The Qi Cultivation Emperor Who Snatches Brides, do you think you're funny?

Just as everyone was discussing the sudden appearance of the Jiang family's blood-man ancestor and speculating about the many secrets he held.

An elderly man with white hair and an air of otherworldly wisdom suddenly widened his eyes in the crowd, his face filled with a mixture of astonishment and realization. His voice trembled slightly as he spoke, “I recognize him! This ancestor of the Jiang family is none other than Jiang Tianming, who was famous throughout the land thousands of years ago! Back then, he possessed a divine body and unparalleled talent, making him a renowned figure in the entire Eastern Wilderness. His cultivation speed was also incredibly fast, and he was regarded by everyone as a peerless genius who had the potential to reach the Supreme Emperor Realm. The Jiang family’s current foundation and status owe a great deal to his reputation back then.”

Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd erupted in uproar, many showing shock as they turned their gazes once more to the speeding Blood Man Ancestor, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Who would have thought that this terrifying being, exuding an aura of evil and bloodlust, was once such a radiant figure?

"I never expected it to be Jiang Tianming. He was a legendary figure. Back then, so many people looked up to him. But now he's turned into this inhuman, ghostly state. What terrible things did he go through to end up like this?" A cultivator from the Zhao family sighed with regret, his words revealing his感慨 about the impermanence of life.

"Yes, there's probably a huge secret hidden here. Perhaps it's related to the incident he encountered when he was trying to break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm. But that incident was too terrifying. Not only did it cause him to fail at the last moment, but it also left him in this state. It's truly lamentable." A powerful member of the Sun family frowned and said thoughtfully. He was increasingly wary of the mysterious creature from the so-called ominous place. After all, the existence that could torment a powerful person with a divine body into such a state was definitely beyond their ability to contend with.

Jiang Tianming slowly raised his head, his skinless head looking particularly ferocious. The blood-red light in his empty eye sockets grew even more intense, like two burning will-o'-the-wisps, staring intently at Li Xuan, his eyes full of arrogance and brutality.

"Hmph, this old ancestor has been in seclusion in this ancestral land for many years, not wanting to emerge from the world. I intended to wait until I fully recovered my strength, break through the shackles, and then reappear in the world. I never expected that someone would dare to run wild in my Jiang family today and destroy my Jiang family in such a state. What audacity! They are simply courting death!" Jiang Tianming's hoarse and grating voice was filled with endless anger and arrogance, as if he were still the invincible and peerless powerhouse who was admired by thousands. He completely disregarded his current strange and terrifying appearance and his strength that had not yet recovered to its peak.

With that, he suddenly opened his blood-red maw and let out a sharp whistling sound. In an instant, the surrounding blood energy seemed to be summoned and frantically converged towards him, quickly condensing into a huge blood-red spear in front of him.

The spear was shrouded in bloody energy, and faint, mournful howls of vengeful spirits could be heard emanating from it. It seemed to be forged from endless blood and resentment, exuding a chillingly evil aura. Just looking at it from afar, one felt as if their soul was about to be pulled into that evil force and plunged into an abyss of no return.

"Today, I will use your blood to commemorate the dead members of my Jiang family, and let the world know that even though I, Jiang Tianming, have endured many hardships, I am not someone that you petty scoundrels can provoke!" Jiang Tianming held the blood spear and swung it forcefully at Li Xuan. Instantly, the blood spear transformed into a streak of blood-red light, tearing through space and stabbing fiercely at Li Xuan with a world-destroying aura.

This shot contained the resentment and power he had accumulated over the years. Its speed and power were so great that everyone present couldn't help but hold their breath, widen their eyes, and watch the impending collision with tension. Many people were secretly wondering whether the mysterious Li family expert could withstand this extremely fierce attack.

Li Xuan remained calm. Facing the blood spear that whistled towards him, seemingly capable of piercing through everything, he simply raised his right hand slightly and gently flipped it. A brilliant spiritual light suddenly shone from his palm. The light was pure and vast, like a blazing sun, instantly dispelling much of the bloody gloom brought by Jiang Tianming.

Just as the blood spear and the shield were about to collide, time seemed to freeze, and the entire space was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression. Everyone's hearts were in their throats, their eyes fixed on the point where the two forces met, as if the world would be rewritten in the next moment by the collision of such powerful forces.

"boom!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted as the blood-red spear pierced the spiritual energy shield. Instantly, the violent spiritual energy surged outwards like a raging tide, tearing the space in its wake with dark cracks, as if the entire world was groaning in agony under the impact of this force.

The ground trembled violently, and the already devastated ruins of the Jiang family were once again shrouded in dust. The remaining walls collapsed under the impact of the aftershocks, turning into dust that scattered in the air.

The members of the various families had already retreated far away, but even so, the oncoming storm of spiritual energy still made it difficult for them to breathe. Many people hurriedly circulated their spiritual energy to strengthen their own defenses in order to avoid being affected by this raging power.

"This...this is too terrifying. These two can deliver such powerful blows with just a casual strike. If they were to strike a few more times, we would probably all be wiped out by the aftershocks." A cultivator from the Wang family said, his face pale and still shaken, his eyes filled with awe and fear at the sight of such a battle between powerful individuals.

"Yes, the Jiang family patriarch is indeed powerful, but that mysterious expert from the Li family is no simpleton either. He blocked that attack so easily. I'm afraid there will be an even fiercer battle ahead. Let's retreat further away to avoid being caught in the crossfire." A Zhao family steward said, calling on his clansmen to retreat to a more distant place. Seeing this, the people from other major families followed suit. In an instant, the crowd that had been gathered around to watch retreated like a tide, leaving only a vast and chaotic area for Li Xuan and Jiang Tianming to continue their thrilling contest.

At the center of the collision of spiritual energy, Jiang Tianming was shocked to see that his full-force attack had been so easily blocked by Li Xuan. His empty eye sockets flashed with blood-red light, filled with disbelief.

"You...who exactly are you? How could you possibly block this spear of mine? When did such a powerful figure as you appear in this Eastern Wilderness? Why have I never heard of you before!" Jiang Tianming shouted sharply, his voice tinged with panic. He knew the power of his spear; even though his strength had not fully recovered, it was still far beyond what an ordinary cultivator could withstand. Yet the person before him had so easily deflected his attack, making him realize that his opponent was probably far more troublesome than he had imagined.

Li Xuan merely smiled coldly and slowly said, "You don't need to know who I am. You only need to understand that today your Jiang family is destined to pay the price for what you have done, and you are nothing but a pathetic worm clinging to life, yet you dare to try to stop a chariot with your bare hands. It's utterly laughable."

His words were like a sharp knife, piercing straight into Jiang Tianming's heart, instantly enraging the once arrogant patriarch of the Jiang family, and intensifying his murderous intent.

"What an arrogant brat! Today I will tear you to pieces and show you the consequences of offending the Jiang family!" Jiang Tianming roared, raising his blood-red spear once more. His body surged with blood energy, as if he were about to unleash all his power in a final, brutal battle against Li Xuan. An even more devastating war was about to begin. Hearing Li Xuan's utterly contemptuous words, Jiang Tianming's rage burned even more fiercely. The bloodlust in his empty eye sockets almost materialized, as if it were about to erupt as solid flames.

However, he forcibly suppressed the urge to tear Li Xuan to pieces immediately. After all, he knew that the previous exchange had already proven that the person in front of him was unfathomably strong. If he continued to fight recklessly here, it might really be as the other party said, plunging the entire Li family and the Jiang family into utter ruin.

"Hmph, junior, don't think I'm afraid of you. This place is Xuanhuang Emperor Star. If we go all out, everything around us will be reduced to dust. The Jiang and Li families are out of the question, but many other families and countless lives in the vicinity will be buried with us because of our fight. Since you are so arrogant, if you have the guts, then come with me to fight in the outer heavens. In that vast starry sky, no matter what methods we use, it won't affect the innocent." Jiang Tianming suppressed his killing intent and said in a hoarse voice. Although his words were somewhat calm, anyone could hear the raging anger he was suppressing. He was like a ferocious beast that had been temporarily restrained, just waiting to break free of its cage and tear the person in front of him to shreds.

Li Xuan remained calm, as if Jiang Tianming's suggestion was nothing more than a child's joke to him, not worth a second glance. He slightly raised his eyes, a hint of mockery in his gaze, and said unhurriedly, "A battle beyond the heavens? Why bother with a battle beyond the heavens? You overestimate yourself. With your current half-human, half-ghost form, you dare to talk to me about a decisive battleground? Even here, it would be a piece of cake for me to deal with you."

Having said that, he stood with his hands behind his back, his posture as upright as a pine tree, his spiritual energy rippling slightly around him, exuding an aura of leisurely ease yet one that dared not be underestimated. His demeanor truly embodied the ultimate in showing off, as if everything in this world was nothing but fleeting clouds in his eyes, nothing could catch his eye, let alone be taken to heart.

Upon hearing Li Xuan's words, the powerful figures from various families around the Jiang family gasped in shock, their faces filled with a mixture of astonishment and confusion.

"This mysterious expert from the Li family is too arrogant! Jiang Tianming was once a peerless genius with a divine body. Even though he is now in such a miserable state due to the changes of that year, his strength is still not to be underestimated. No matter how powerful the Li family is, they can't be so arrogant. Does he really have absolute confidence in defeating Jiang Tianming?" An elder from the Zhao family stared wide-eyed, muttering to himself in disbelief. He really couldn't understand where Li Xuan got such confidence to dare to look down on the Jiang family patriarch like this. In his opinion, this was simply the height of arrogance and a desecration of the strong.

"Yes, a battle in the outer heavens is a good compromise. It allows them to fight freely while avoiding harming others. But this Li family expert directly refused and even mocked Jiang Tianming. Isn't he afraid of completely enraging the Jiang family patriarch, causing him to fight to the death? If that happens, the Xuanhuang Emperor Star will truly be in great danger." A Wang family expert said with a frown and deep concern.

"Hmph, perhaps the Li family is just bluffing, deliberately using this arrogant attitude to provoke Jiang Tianming, hoping to throw him off balance and find an opening to defeat the Jiang family patriarch. In any case, let's continue to retreat. The tension between these two is getting increasingly intense; they might explode at any moment, and the aftershocks of their spiritual energy would be more than we can handle." A steward from the Sun family sneered, speculating on Li Xuan's intentions, while urging his clansmen to continue retreating. Members of the other major families nodded in agreement, quickening their pace of retreat. In an instant, the already considerable distance between them widened even further.

In battles between such powerful individuals, no matter how far they are from each other, it's not considered far.

If they had the will, they wouldn't have needed a single glance; they would have been finished.

Hearing Li Xuan's humiliating words, Jiang Tianming trembled with rage. His already ferocious face became even more distorted. He threw his head back and let out a piercing laugh, his voice filled with endless resentment and madness.

"Fine! What an arrogant junior! Since you are so ignorant of death, then this old ancestor will settle things with you here on Xuanhuang Emperor Star today. Even if this entire area is reduced to ruins, I will still kill this arrogant fellow here, so that the world will know that my Jiang family is not a soft persimmon to be bullied!" Jiang Tianming roared. After speaking, the blood energy around him surged wildly like boiling magma. The blood-red light became more and more intense, enveloping his entire body in a sea of ​​blood. From a distance, he looked like a demon crawling out of the deepest hell, exuding a chilling aura of evil and tyranny.

As his blood energy surged, Jiang Tianming's aura also rose steadily. His already formidable pressure intensified several times over. The power seemed to break through the shackles of heaven and earth, sweeping out in all directions. The surrounding ruins that had not yet completely collapsed were instantly reduced to dust and dissipated into the air under the impact of this aura.

The ground could no longer bear the weight, and huge cracks began to appear. Within these cracks, a dark red light flickered, as if some evil thing was about to emerge from the ground, making the whole scene increasingly eerie and terrifying.

Li Xuan looked at Jiang Tianming, who was almost driven to madness, but remained expressionless, simply shaking his head slightly.

He snapped his fingers, and everything was calm. The next moment, Li Xuan stretched out a finger, which descended from the sky and crushed towards Jiang Tianming.

Jiang Tianming scoffed, "You think you can kill me?! Utterly arrogant!"

He was enraged. When Jiang Tianming was at the height of his power, this person hadn’t even been born yet, and he dared to be so arrogant in front of him!

The next moment, Jiang Tianming's body stiffened, feeling the finger in disbelief.

puff.

Jiang Tianming knelt on the ground.

"Spare me!" (End of Chapter)