War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

“That’s right.” The young scholar smiled since he thought Huan’er had agreed to it when she nodded. It seemed like he was not aware of the dark expression on Duan Ling Tian’s face. Only he knew if he really was unaware or if he pretended to be unaware of it.

At this moment, the passersby on the street had gathered to watch the commotion. It did not take them long to recognize the young scholar.

“Isn’t he Qi You, the Second Young Master of the Qi clan?”

“That’s him!”

“He’s willing to pay 20,000 prominent Celestial Stones just to take a look at a woman’s face! No wonder they say the Second Young Master of Qi likes to squander money. Seems like the rumor is true!”

“I wonder if the woman will take off her veil?”

The city Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er had come to was called Qi Lyu City. There were two ruling clans in the city; the Qi clan and the Lyu clan. The two clans were equally matched so they had ruled Qi Lyu City together. For over 1,000 years, although both clans had numerous disputes, neither could destroy the other.

“20,000 prominent Celestial Stones. Any man would be moved by that, right?”

“I guess she’ll take off her veil.”

“I think she might not. Can’t you see the dark expression on her male companion’s face?”

“You’re right.”

Many passersby saw Duan Ling Tian’s darkened expression and felt the tension in the air.

Duan Ling Tian looked at Qi You and said coldly, “What if I give you 10,000 prominent Celestial Stones to strip naked and go around the streets of Qi Lyu in that state. Will you accept it?”

As soon as Duan Ling Tian finished speaking, Qi You’s smile froze while the old man behind Qi You looked at Duan Ling Tian coldly.

The passersby on both sides of the street were in an uproar. They looked at Duan Ling Tian as though he was a dead man walking.

“Heavens! What did he say?”

“Is this man insane? He’s the Second Young Master of the Qi clan, and that man dares to verbally assault him!”

“He’s going to die! There’s no doubt he’s going to die!”

When Duan Ling Tian saw the hostile expression on Qi You and the old man’s face, he looked at them meaningfully and said indifferently, “Both of you can attack if you think you can bear the consequences.” Then, he turned to Huan’er and said with a smile, “Huan’er, let’s go.”

Huan’er obediently followed after Duan Ling Tian as Duan Ling Tian turned to leave.

Meanwhile, Qi You and the old man were thoroughly shocked. However, when they regained their senses, they were filled with rage.

Someone clicked their tongue and said, “Second Young Master Qi, how embarrassing! You can’t even get a mere woman to remove her veil!” As soon as this voice that was brimming with ridicule rang out, a young man dressed in luxurious robes who was holding two beads in his hand that kept spinning appeared. A tall and strong bearded man followed behind him.

“He’s the Great Young Master of the Lyu clan!”

“What a day! I actually ran into the Young Masters of the Qi and Lyu clans. Both of them are outstanding members of the respective clans.”

“These two rivals are probably going to butt heads again.”

Many passersby whispered among themselves furtively when they saw the luxuriously dressed young.

“Lyu Wen Bin!” When Qi You saw Lyu Wen Bin, the Great Young Master of the Lyu clan, his expression darkened immediately. Then, he said with a cold smile, “Since you said I can’t even get a woman to take off her veil, do you think you can do any better? If not, you should stop annoying me!”

Qi You was annoyed due to Lyu Wen Bin’s interruption since he wanted to attack Duan Ling Tian. However, also due to Lyu Wen Bin, his anger toward Duan Ling Tian subsided slightly, and he began to calm down. After thinking further about the cold and pure temperament of Huan’er and Duan Ling Tian’s boldness, he thought it was possible that Duan Ling Tian was truly not afraid of the Qi clan. Therefore, he had intentionally provoked Lyu Wen Bin, hoping Lyu Wen Bin would test Duan Ling Tian’s strength on his behalf.

“Qi You!” Lyu Wen Bin smirked coldly. “Watch carefully as I take the woman’s veil off and kill her male companion.” Then, he ordered the man following him, “Lyu Nan, kill that man and bring that woman here. I want to see how she looks. If she’s good-looking, I don’t mind bringing her back to the Lyu clan to enjoy for a few days…”

As soon as Lyu Wen Bin finished speaking, Lyu Nan, the bearded man behind Lyu Wen Bin, did not waste time and made his move.

“Seeking death!” A thunderous and cold voice rang in the air, sending chills up Lyu Nan’s body before he could even attack.

The voice belonged to Duan Ling Tian who had overheard Lyu Wen Bin’s words. He was clearly angered at this moment. After he spoke, his Celestial Origin Energy surged out like a furious dragon after circulating through his 99 Heavenly Veins.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Duan Ling Tian’s Celestial Origin Energy turned into millions of sword rays, and they grew swiftly as he cast his assist-type Divine Ability, the Elementary Devouring Tactic, before turning into a few dozen sword Formations that merged into one. It looked like the blazing sun from a distance.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The sword Formation shot toward Lyu Wen Bin in just a blink of an eye before a shower of swords rained down on him.

“Young Master!” Lyu Nan cried out. However, he was too late. The swords had thoroughly covered Lyu Wen Bin.

When the shower of swords vanished, the only things that remained where Lyu Wen Bin stood was a dazzling pool of blood that resembled red roses.

Lyu Wen Bin, the Great Young Master of Lyu Clan and the future Clan Leader of the Lyu clan, was dead!

The entire place fell silent for a moment.

Qi You was the first to regain his senses. He inhaled audibly, clearly frightened. If Lyu Wen Bin did not show up to provoke him, he would’ve ended up like Lyu Wen Bin and turned into a pool of blood!”

The old man standing behind Qi You looked at Duan Ling Tian with a grim and fearful expression. ‘This purple-clad young man is a Great Overarching Golden Celestial!’ However, he was not certain what rank of a Great Overarching Golden Celestial Duan Ling Tian was. Apart from that, he was also not certain he could defeat Duan Ling Tian.

“H-how dare you kill my young master!” Lyu Nan bellowed when he regained his senses. His eyes were brimming with killing intent as he raised his hand. A Wolf Tooth Club appeared and charged toward Duan Ling Tian with his weapon in hand as his Celestial Origin Energy surged out.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Wolf Tooth Club was a primitive Celestial Weapon. It seemed alive in Lyu Nan’s hand. Although it looked big, his movements were agile. In an instant, it had woven what seemed like a net above Duan Ling Tian.

Duan Ling Tian scoffed. With just a thought, he retrieved a Celestial Sword from his Spatial Ring. Then, he merged the Celestial Sword with his sword Formation that was shooting toward the ‘net’ that was woven by Lyu Nan’s Wolf Tooth Club. The sword Formation effortlessly destroyed the ‘net’ that hovered above him.

Lyu Nan used his Wolf Tooth Club to try and retaliate. However, to his shock, his Wolf Tooth Club struggled free from his grip and no longer seemed to be under his control.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The shower of rain lasted for a moment before it disappeared again. Similarly, only a pool of blood was left where Lyu Nan had stood earlier.

The passersby who just regained their senses gasped in fear when they saw how easily Duan Ling Tian had killed Lyu Nan.

The old man standing behind Qi You exclaimed in shock, “His strength is, at least, comparable to an earth-rank Great Overarching Golden Celestial!”

Upon hearing the old man’s words, Qi You sighed in relief. He felt fortunate he did not attack Duan Ling Tian earlier.