Hao Ren did not bother to take a second look at the two elders. He was sure that some of the people among 'loyalists' have turned traitors, but they were not his main concern at the moment. His prime focus on this visit was none other than Hao Tian. This man has been creating troubles for his family, but this time, Hao Ren was out of patience and filled with rage.
He turned to look at the debris and asked, "So, are you going to play possum from just one hit? Coward!"
His words did not make any splash in the calm scene. The entire Hao Family residential complex fell silent when the first elder was burned to death. They never imagined that they would face such a troublesome enemy, and more than that, this man dared to enter their home, and kill their elders.
What did it mean to be a cultivator who defied heavens? This was what it meant. Hao Ren did not know but his act of defiance inspired many young people to strive for strength and become a better cultivator, however, that would be in the future, at the moment, they would have to stay silent and watch Hao Ren run rampant.
The young man in the void waved his hand and moved the debris with his spiritual energy. He located Hao Tian sitting there making seals with his hands.
Hao Ren sensed spiritual energy accumulating around Hao Tian. The young man did not say anything and just watched, his mind racing with the ideas of killing Hao Tian in the most gruesome manner, by depriving him of all means.
After a few minutes, Hao Tian opened his eyes wide and stood up with his hair waving around, he looked at Hao Ren and said, "You dared to come into the Hao Family land, and killed the people of the family. You raised your weapon against the clansmen regardless of the blood ties. You are not worthy to be called a Hao.
Today, I, Hao Tian, the Elder Of Justice, invoke the ancestors to judge you of your sins. You shall face their wrath."
The man raised his right hand up in the air with his index and middle finger dripping with blood and the young man took a deep breath. The spiritual energy that was accumulated by Hao Tian, shot to the sky and then vanished in the west.
Hao Ren took a deep breath and looked at Hao Tian as he asked, "Old man, is this gimmick something that you do to delay time?"
Hao Tian did not lose his calm and said, "I will see how you stay defiant when the elders come over."
Hao Ren wanted to move and kill Hao Tian, when he sensed a strong spiritual pressure heading his way. The young man took a deep breath and soon found a few phantoms materialized before him.
Hao Ren saw four old men and one old lady in the phantoms. They were almost as real as human beings. Hao Ren didn't care though, he looked at the phantoms and clasped his hands and bowed his head slightly and tried something crazy. He asked, "Greetings, elders. My name is Hao Ren, I am a descendant who is yet to pray for your blessings in the ancestral hall." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI[F]ire.net
The oldest phantom in the lead said in a low voice, "Since you have not yet worshipped the ancestors, how are you capable of addressing us? We were called here by the Elder of Justice. You have no place to talk to us."
Hao Ren raised his brows and said, I had learned that if the ceiling is crooked the beam will twist. Today, I witnessed it. Since you are so keen on listening to his shit, then so be it."
Hao Ren looked at Hao Tian and said, "Hao Tian, tell them how corrupt you have been."
Hao Tian was dazed for a second, his mental guard shattered when Hao Ren killed the two elders. Then the young man was shockingly strong and forced him to call forth the ancestors of the family to use soul attacks to subdue or kill Hao Ren. His state of mind was fragile and fluctuating all over the place.
Hao Ren did not say anything else, but after a few moments, Hao Tian began to confess his actions one after the other. He did not leave out his accomplices that supported him all these years. He has been ruling the Hao Family for more than a couple of hundred years, and yet they were brought down by Hao Ren in a blink.
How strong could they have been if they were taken down so easily was the question for another day, but at the moment, the people from the family were just listening and they were astounded.
The more Hao Tian spoke, the more his image fermented. Hao Ren sighed, and at the end he snapped his fingers and looked at the phantom ancestors, "Would you like to listen to him even now? When you are well aware that my grandfather is his prisoner? You all were cultivators in your prime, how can you just follow the word of mouth without knowing what is the real truth? If you are the ancestors of the family that I have to bow to in order to be a family member, then I refuse to be the family member. I am Hao Ren, and I am going to kill Hao Tian today, for touching my reverse scale."
That said, Hao Ren was about to move, when the ancestors waved their hands and cast a binding force around him. The leading old man said, "Even if he is guilty he is a family elder. We cannot have an outsider come here and kill our people as they like, where are we to put our faces?"
Hao Ren turned to look at the old man and exhaled heavily. A flame phoenix appeared around the five phantoms and said, "You have existed for long enough. The world would be better off without you."
The phantoms were shocked that the young man dared to defy them. However, under the impact of the flames, the binding force vanished.
Hao Tian looked at the situation, but then he calmed down and said, "Hao Ren, I admit that you are good. However, even if you kill me, your grandfather would die."
Hao Ren replied calmly, "You think I am doing all this because I am here to save my grandfather?"
Hao Tian was shocked, and he asked, "If not that, then what?"
Hao Ren replied, "You made a move against my wife. You need to die. That's all."
Hao Ren vanished from his spot, Hao Tian also moved, they met in the void, and their fists collided. Hao Ren did not hold back his strength, because he knew that Hao Tian was a realm ahead of him in cultivation, this time it was completely crazy, the impact caused the nearby buildings to crack up.
The two of them retreated two steps each, and the battle picked up pace. The entire family house premise shook as they exchanged about thousands of blows. Hao Ren was precise in his actions and he pushed Hao Tian in a corner by blocking a few acupoints around his Dantian.
By the time Hao Tian realized this, it was too late. The young man fought crazily, he moved ahead one step at a time, and his punches were doing a lot of damage to Hao Tian. The aid of the special physique boosted his strength to a level where even if Hao Tian was made of vajra, his fists would go numb on contact and if Hao Ren focused the attack in one region, it would be severely bruised.
After five minutes of fighting, Hao Ren was very close to getting a hold of Hao Tian when a loud call disrupted his pace, "Who dares to act wild in the Iron Fortress City?"
A dozen figures appeared in the sky, Hao Ren did not wish to waste his time, he took out his sword, and slashed it at the people repeatedly, and said, "Chaotic Void Sword."
The blade moved so erratically that even Hao Ren could not tell the spot of the void fissures. How could these newcomers tell anything?
Hao Ren's motive was to delay them and intimidate them, Hao Tian yelled, "How dare you attack the City Lord? Are you going to be an enemy with the Orient Sun Sect?"
Hao Ren took a deep breath and yelled, "I don't care who it is, but if they stopped me from killing you today, be it gods, demons, or the heavens itself, I will kill them all!"
His hatred for Hao Tian had reached such a level, where his eyes turned red as if orbs of blood. He did not care about anything, Hao Tian had to die, and he had to die today.
The people shook when they heard these words. Especially the City Lord, he could tell by one look at Hao Ren that he was not a normal person. He said, "Sir, we can talk this out, you don't have to be so rampant."
Hao Ren looked at the City Lord with a cold gaze, and then he vanished from his position, the next moment everyone saw Hao Tian being held by Hao Ren. The young man held the former's throat in his iron like grip, and replied, "Did you not hear what I said, city lord? Hao Tian has to die today, or I will destroy the entire city to rubble."