Everyone fell silent when they heard the sound of a sword whistling in the air.

Duan Ling Tian’s doppelganger from the law of space charged toward Wanqi Hong’s Blood War Spirit with the prominent divine sword in hand before it unleashed a sword ray that was formed from his Divine Energy and imbued with his law of space. In just amoment, the Blood War Spirit that seemed to be suppressing the doppelganger just a moment ago was destroyed by this attack.

The Blood War Spirit was Wanqi Hong’s bloodline power, meaning it would consume his bloodline energy. Even in his peak condition, he could only cast his bloodline power thrice consecutively. However, at this moment, he had exhausted much more of his bloodline energy than he had expected.

“What’s happened?” Wanqi Hong was shocked by the sudden destruction of his Blood War Spirit. Despite having the upper hand, he quickly flew away to maintain a distance between him and Duan Ling Tian so he could form another Blood War Spirit.

The second Blood War Spirit that Wanqi Hong manifested looked no different from the first one. However, if one tried to probe it with one’s Divine Consciousness, one would find that the second one was weaker than the first one.

Duan Ling Tian and his doppelganger flew out with numerous sword rays formed from his Divine Energy that had been imbued with the law of space. In just a blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Wanqi Hong, seizing the opportunity to counterattack.

Wanqi Hong did not have time to figure out what happened earlier and had to focus on dealing with Duan Ling Tian.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of thunderous explosions rang in the air as Wanqi Hong and his Blood War Spirit held their spears and collided with Duan Ling Tian and his doppelganger.

“It seems like this is the extent of your strength,” Duan Ling Tian said lazily.

Before Wanqi Hong could react, Duan Ling Tian and his doppelganger brandished their prominent divine swords, unleashing a sword ray each. The sword rays emitted a freezing aura that spread to the surroundings.

The crowd all felt a bone-chilling cold sweeping through them.

Even Wei Chun Dao, the Valley Master of the Seven Kills Valley, felt a slight chill.

Before everyone could figure out what was going on, Duan Ling Tian’s doppelganger charged toward Wanqi Hong’s Blood War Spirit again with the sword in his hand.

At the same time, Duan Ling Tian destroyed the dragon-like lightning bolts that Wanqi Hong launched using his spear. Then, with just a flick of his hand, he knocked the spear out of Wanqi Hong’s hand before he thrust his sword at Wanqi Hong.

“Stop!” Wanqi Hong roared as his eyes widened in shock. It was so fast that it was impossible for him to dodge.

Just as Wei Chun Dao was about to make a move to stop Duan Ling Tian, he saw Duan Ling Tian turning his sword at the critical moment. The back of his sword hit Wanqi Hong’s chest with a loud thump before Wanqi Hong was sent flying in the sky.

Wanqi Hong spat out blood as he tried to regain his footing. When he finally stabilized himself, his face was pale as he looked at Duan Ling Tian incredulously.

“T-this is impossible! What method did you use? How did your strength rise so suddenly?”

After using his bloodline power, Wanqi Hong managed to wrestle the upper hand back from Duan Ling Tian. It was out of his expectations that Duan Ling Tian’s sword rays were so powerful. Not only was his Blood War Spirit destroyed twice, but he was also badly injured. He could barely stand straight at this moment, and his internal organs were damaged. It would take him some time to recover from his injuries.

‘Great-great-grandfather’s prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul…’ Wanqi Hong’s face paled further when he recalled what was at stake. He gritted his teeth before he charged toward Duan Ling Tian again. Alas, he lost consciousness and plummeted to the ground not long after he flew out.

Swoosh!

A gust of wind blew past as Wanqi Jue flew up and caught his great-great-grandson. His expression was extremely unsightly at this moment. After all, he truly did not expect his great-great-grandson to be defeated by Duan Ling Tian. He looked at Duan Ling Tian coldly and said, “Duan Ling Tian, you hid your attainment in the Sword Dao because you coveted my prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul, right? I won’t forget this.”

At this moment, Zhen Ping Fan flew up. He said with a dazzling smile, “Senior Uncle Wanqi, this is my idea. It has nothing to do with Duan Ling Tian. Now that Duan Ling Tian won, the prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul will be given to me. Thank you for your generosity, Senior Uncle Wanqi.”

At this moment, Wanqi Jue suddenly recalled that Zhen Ping Fan took the initiative to provoke him earlier. Then, he took a deep breath as he looked at Zhen Ping Fan before he turned around and left without another word. There was nothing he could say since Duan Ling Tian had won the prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul fair and square. However, it did not mean that he was going to let this matter slide. After all, it was obvious that Zhen Ping Fan and Duan Ling Tian had conspired to obtain his prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul regardless if Zhen Ping Fan washed Duan Ling Tian of all culpability. If he still did not know what was going on, he would have lived for more than tens of thousands of years in vain.

‘Zhen Ping Fan, Duan Ling Tian…’

Although Wanqi Jue knew that Zhen Ping Fan was the instigator, he did not intend to let Duan Ling Tian go at all. If he had the chance, he was determined to kill Duan Ling Tian to vent his anger. After all, he did not think he would be able to kill Zhen Ping Fan; at most, he would be able to injure Zhen Ping Fan. Apart from that, Zhen Ping Fan possessed an emperor-grade flying ship. It would be difficult for him to chase after Zhen Ping Fan. He was just an intermediate Emperor of Gods, and the top speed of the emperor-grade flying ship was comparable to an advanced Emperor of Gods. Although he also had an emperor-grade flying ship, under such circumstances, he would only be able to keep up with Zhen Ping Fan at most, not overtake him.

‘He’s still staring at me… Does he really think I’m a pushover?’ Duan Ling Tian smiled disdainfully when he saw Wanqi Que staring at him murderously.

It was clear to Duan Ling Tian that Wanqi Jue was picking on him because Wanqi Jue thought he was weaker. It did not matter to Wanqi Jue that Zhen Ping Fang had said he alone was responsible for this matter. It would be a lie to say he did not feel pressured being targeted by an intermediate Emperor of Gods, but the pressure was negligible. As long as he remained cautious, it would not be easy for Wanqi Jue to find a chance to act. He did not need to worry about his safety as long as he was in the Pure Yang Sect’s estate. Even when traveling to the Seven Mansions Feast, he would be accompanied by the Pure Yang Sect’s intermediate Emperors of Gods. Wanqi Jue would have to have a death wish if he chose to attack at that time.

‘I’ll have to lessen the times I go out on my own from now on…’ Duan Ling Tian thought to himself. After leaving the Seven Kills Valley and returning to the Pure Yang Sect, he would not leave the Pure Yang Sect’s estate unless it was absolutely necessary. Even then, he would make sure he was accompanied by a rudimentary Emperor of Gods like Zhen Ping Fan at least.

Although Zhen Ping Fan’s cultivation base was lower than that of Wanqi Jue, his strength would rise significantly after he refined and nurtured the prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul. With this, Wanqi Jue, who had lost his weapon, might not even be a threat to Zhen Ping Fan anymore. Moreover, Zhen Ping Fan was the strongest rudimentary Emperor of Gods in the Pure Yang Sect. Duan Ling Tian also heard the members of the Cloud Peak faction saying that no one below the realm of an intermediate Emperor of Gods in the Eastern Ridge Mansion dared to say that they were able to defeat Zhen Ping Fan for sure.

Before leaving, Zhen Ping Fan saw Duan Ling Tian looking at Wanqi Jue. He naturally knew what Duan Ling Tian was thinking. He said reassuringly, “Duan Ling Tian, just ignore him. From today onward, don’t leave the sect alone. If you must leave the sect, let me know. You’ve helped me a lot this time. The prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul will help me tremendously. I’ll also save a lot of time since I don’t have to spend time trying to get my prominent divine weapon to give birth to an artifact soul.”

Zhen Ping Fan was clearly in high spirits at this moment.

Meanwhile, the members of the Wanqi clan left with varying dark expressions on their faces. The Trade Conference had just begun and would last for days, but most of them had already lost their mood to trade or socialize. Even the few members who did not care about this matter could only follow the others and leave. At the same time, they also communicated with each other through Voice Transmission.

“Duan Ling Tian didn’t only comprehend the rudimentary form of the Sword Dao! His attainment in the Sword Dao is much higher than that!”

“His Sword Dao is really terrifying!”