Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”Xiao’er!”

Behind him came a soft cry from Yang Zhentian.

Although he knew Yang Xiao had successfully cultivated the true Starburst Skill Secret Technique, greatly increasing his strength, his opponent was a Steward from the Law Enforcement Hall, so Yang Zhentian couldn’t help but worry.

”Don’t worry, Father. He wouldn’t dare do anything to me.”

Yang Xiao just smiled.

At these words, Yang Zhentian calmed down.

Lately, his son had handled every situation with ease, earning his complete trust.

Steward Qin’s face, however, darkened even more.

’He thinks I’m looking down on him!’

’What gives him the right to say I wouldn’t dare touch him?’

”So arrogant! Saying a Steward from the Law Enforcement Hall wouldn’t dare touch him? That piece of trash from the Yang Family is just digging a grave for his father.”

”Tell me about it. But I heard he can cultivate now.”

”So what if he can cultivate? He’s already sixteen and just starting. He won’t amount to much. Besides, he even dared to default on Sect Leader Wang’s Alchemy Fee. Does he even have a future?”

”Exactly. He’s just asking for trouble!”

It wasn’t just Steward Qin; the other members of the Law Enforcement Hall, the Wang Family servants, and even the crowd of onlookers who had rushed in after Yann Xu and his men all thought Yang Xiao was too conceited, too arrogant.

This was especially true for the onlookers.

They had arrived a step behind Yann Xu and hadn’t seen Yang Xiao kill Yang Xiong. Unaware of Yang Xiao’s current strength, they still thought of him as the infamous piece of trash of the Purple Sun Sect.

Even those who knew he could cultivate now didn’t think much of his prospects.

Coupled with the rumors spread by Wang Qianhe, the general opinion was overwhelmingly negative.

”Did you hear that? Your Yang Family is already shit in the mud. Even if I stomp you into mush, people will only cheer. And you say I wouldn’t dare touch you? Ridiculous!”

Hearing the crowd’s comments, Steward Qin’s frustration eased slightly, and he sneered.

”Shit in the mud? Just like you? Or is that your favorite food?”

A single, calm sentence.

And Steward Qin’s face turned black again.

”You’re about to die, and you’re still running your mouth! Just wait until I get you in the cells. I’ll show you how I deal with you! Now die!”

Having been humiliated by Yang Xiao repeatedly, Steward Qin wasted no more words. He raised his hand, formed a claw, and lunged for Yang Xiao.

As a Steward of the Law Enforcement Hall, his cultivation was a cut above Yang Xiong’s. With his strength at the Peak of Innate Third Layer, his combat power was formidable. In any other hall, he would have long since become an Elder.

Even in the Law Enforcement Hall, he was one of the top Grand Stewards.

Therefore, even though Yang Xiao had displayed impressive combat prowess, Steward Qin still didn’t take him seriously.

Besides, even if the arrogant brat dared to kill Yang Xiong, he wouldn’t have the guts to attack him.

’I’m a Steward of the Law Enforcement Hall!’

’I represent the authority of the Law Enforcement Hall itself!’

”BANG!”

Unfortunately for him, Yang Xiao paid no attention to this. With a flash, he appeared before him, raised a hand, and threw a punch that unleashed a torrent of starlight.

His target was the eye socket of none other than the great Grand Steward Qin of the Law Enforcement Hall.

”AARGH!”

Crying out in pain, Steward Qin stumbled back several steps.

He clutched his eye, a look of utter disbelief on his face.

It wasn’t just him; everyone else was stunned as well.

Yang Xiao... actually dared to attack a Steward of the Law Enforcement Hall?

More importantly, he had actually forced Steward Qin to retreat?

What was going on?

”Aargh! You little thief, I’m going to kill you!”

The shock didn’t last long, shattered by a roar like a pig being slaughtered.

Steward Qin was enraged.

He glared coldly at Yang Xiao. As he raised his hand, a wave of aquamarine light surged forth, materializing a shimmering, incomparably sharp Water Sword—condensed from Innate True Qi—in Steward Qin’s hand.

His face grim, he slashed the sword toward Yang Xiao.

”Xiao’er! Be care—”

Yang Zhentian’s heart leaped, and he cried out again.

But the word had barely left his lips before he fell silent, his face a mask of shock.

Because on Yang Xiao, the starlight flared once more. With a casual point of his finger, a massive amount of starlight poured from his body, forming another Starlight Longsword that struck Steward Qin squarely on the shoulder.

It sent him flying.

”A True Qi Sword? Don’t tell me this piece of trash has suddenly become an Innate Realm expert?”

”How is that possible? He’s only sixteen!”

Everyone was, once again, stunned.

Sixteen years old.

The Innate Realm.

How was this possible!

’Could it be? Is the Yang Family, father and son, really about to make a comeback?’

”Hmph. Even a True Disciple can’t just disregard the Sect’s rules. Yang Xiao, you injured a Steward of my Law Enforcement Hall. Today, I will see you condemned, even if I have to take this before the Sect Leader himself!”

Yann Xu snorted coldly, and the oppressive might of an Innate Peak expert suddenly bore down.

It pressed down forcefully on Yang Xiao.

This aura was even stronger than the one Yang Xiao had felt from Yang Zhentian when he had confronted Liu Junyi.

Of course, this didn’t mean Yann Xu was stronger than Yang Zhentian. On the contrary, even without factoring in the Starburst Skill, Yann Xu was no match for Yang Zhentian.

It was only because, at this moment, he was using his full power.

Yang Zhentian, though enraged at the time, had not lost his senses and had held back.

Otherwise, if Liu Junyi had taken that full punch and palm strike, he wouldn’t have just lost a few teeth; he would have been killed on the spot.

”Yann Xu, you shameless bastard! Attacking a junior? If you have any guts, come at me!”

Yang Zhentian could no longer sit still.

Just as he was about to circulate his True Qi, a hand rested on his shoulder.

It was Yang Xiao.

”Father, let me handle this!”

Yang Xiao smiled at him again.

Yang Zhentian was momentarily stunned, but then he stepped back behind his son, placing his immense trust in him.

”Yann Xu, you want to condemn me? May I ask what crime I, Yang Xiao, have committed?”

”What crime? First, you were disrespectful to me. Second, you injured a Law Enforcement Hall Steward in front of all these witnesses. You tell me what crimes you’ve committed!”

Yann Xu sneered.

He took a step forward, his aura pressing down relentlessly on Yang Xiao.

But Yang Xiao remained fearless, smiling faintly. ”You say I was disrespectful? Is it because I didn’t kneel to you? As I recall, only Outer Disciples are required to kneel before you. I, Yang Xiao, am the son of a First Elder and a Direct Disciple of Elder Huaa from the Dharma Transmission Hall. If you make me kneel, can you bear the consequences?”

”Son of a First Elder, that’s true. But a Direct Disciple of Elder Huaa? Hmph. Everyone knows that relationship has been in name only for a long time...”

Yann Xu sneered at first, but his words trailed off as he shut his mouth.

’In name only,’ he thought. ’But right now, that name is all Yang Xiao needs!’

”Back then, when I first joined the Purple Sun Sect, I reached the Peak of Martial Disciple Ninth Layer at the age of ten. Elder Huaa took me as his Direct Disciple. Who in the entire Purple Sun Sect doesn’t know this?”

”You want me to kneel to you now? Are you trying to insult my father, or are you trying to insult Elder Huaa?”

Yann Xu’s expression grew even uglier.

Elder Huaa of the Dharma Transmission Hall was just an Elder, but the Dharma Transmission Hall, like the Law Enforcement Hall, was one of the Upper Three Halls. Furthermore, Elder Huaa was the most senior Elder in the Dharma Transmission Hall, and the heroes he had taught could be found throughout the entire Purple Sun Sect.

Even the head of the Blood War Hall, another of the Upper Three Halls, was his disciple.

Yann Xu didn’t dare touch that topic!

”Even if you don’t have to kneel to me, the fact that you injured Steward Qin is undeniable! Even if you were once Elder Huaa’s Direct Disciple, you are no exception!”

Taking a deep breath, Yann Xu redirected his attack to this point.

Hearing this, Yang Xiao’s smile widened. ”Elder Yann, are you getting senile? Your Law Enforcement Hall’s Steward tried to attack me on trumped-up charges. I was merely defending myself. Is that wrong too?”

”Besides, I seem to recall that within the Sect, Stewards and Direct Disciples are of equal status. And those of equal status are not forbidden from fighting. He couldn’t beat me because he’s trash, and he got what he deserved! Wouldn’t you agree?”

At these words, it wasn’t just Yann Xu’s face that turned beet red.

Even Steward Qin wished a hole would open up in the ground so he could crawl into it.

This was utterly humiliating!