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At this moment, Jiang Tianming felt an overwhelming force that almost suffocated him, like a majestic and imposing ancient mountain pressing down from that finger and enveloping him directly.

That power seemed capable of crushing everything in the world, freezing the blood and energy around him instantly. The originally surging momentum came to an abrupt halt, and even his thoughts of struggling and resisting were completely crushed in the face of this power.

His body trembled violently and uncontrollably. Every inch of his skin, no, every exposed muscle and tendon, felt as if countless steel needles were piercing into it. The excruciating pain mixed with the fear that penetrated his soul made his consciousness begin to blur.

He stared wide-eyed at the slowly descending finger, his eyes filled with terror and despair. His former arrogance and swagger had vanished without a trace. Now, he was like a lamb to the slaughter, powerless to resist in the face of absolute force.

"How... how could he be so powerful..." Jiang Tianming's voice trembled uncontrollably, his hoarse voice filled with endless fear and resentment. He never imagined that after years of dominating the Eastern Wilderness, even after encountering unforeseen events, he would still retain the pride and arrogance of being an unparalleled expert.

Yet, in front of this person, he was so utterly vulnerable. With just a single finger extended by the other, he was powerless to fight back, and was even stripped of the right to stand. He could only kneel on the ground in humiliation, begging for the other's forgiveness.

On the Jiang family's side, when they saw their ancestor Jiang Tianming appear, his ferocious and terrifying yet incredibly powerful appearance instantly ignited a flame of hope in them. Many cheered excitedly, as if they could already see the Jiang family regaining its prestige and crushing the Li family and that mysterious expert under their feet.

"With the Ancestor taking action, we'll surely subdue that madman from the Li family and show them that the Jiang family is not to be trifled with!" A heavily injured Jiang family steward shouted excitedly, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism. The other disciples beside him echoed his sentiments, and cheers and shouts rose and fell across the ruins. The long-suppressed atmosphere of despair seemed to be diluted by this enthusiasm.

"Hmph, once our ancestor has dealt with that mysterious expert from the Li family, we will make every member of the Li family pay the price. Not a single one will escape. We will make sure they die a horrible death!" An elder of the Jiang family gritted his teeth and said viciously, his eyes filled with hatred. Thinking of the Jiang family disciples who had died tragically at the hands of the Li family, his anger flared up. At this moment, he only hoped that his ancestor could quickly kill the enemy so that they could pay for their blood debts at the Li family.

“That’s right, the Li family has really gone too far this time. How dare they humiliate my Jiang family like this? If we don’t uproot them, how will my Jiang family ever stand in this Eastern Wilderness again? We will make them regret what they did today!” A young and hot-blooded Jiang family disciple waved his weapon and shouted in agreement. His face was full of resentment and determination, and all his previous fear and despair had disappeared.

The other members of the Jiang family around them also responded, each saying harsh words, their eyes burning with the flames of revenge.

"Our Jiang family has been passed down for generations, when have we ever suffered such humiliation? The Li family has committed such a heinous crime today, we must slaughter their entire family, leaving no one alive, so as to comfort the spirits of our Jiang family's deceased members in heaven!" A Jiang family steward roared with a ferocious expression, his words filled with a strong sense of bloodlust, as if he could already see the Li family engulfed in a sea of ​​blood, with the screams of their clansmen echoing everywhere. In their view, with the ancestor taking action, the Li family was bound to be defeated, and what they needed to do now was to vent their anger to the fullest and imagine how to take revenge on the Li family.

However, before their cheers had even subsided, a shocking scene suddenly unfolded before their eyes. Just moments before, their patriarch Jiang Tianming, on whom they had placed their hopes and regarded as their only hope for revenge, was kneeling on the ground.

The scene was so shocking that they were instantly stunned. The excitement and ferocity on their faces froze, replaced by disbelief and bewilderment. The harsh words they had just shouted were now stuck in their throats, and they could no longer utter them.

The once imposing and demonic patriarch Jiang Tianming, who had charged towards Li Xuan, suddenly knelt down on the ground with a thud. His posture was so humble and humiliating, a stark contrast to his previous arrogant and domineering demeanor.

In that instant, everyone in the Jiang family seemed to be frozen in place, their expressions instantly frozen, and then, a wave of shock and disbelief washed over their faces.

"This...how is this possible? How could our ancestor...how could he kneel down?" A young member of the Jiang family stared wide-eyed, his voice becoming shrill with shock. His lips trembled slightly, his eyes filled with confusion and panic, as if the whole world had collapsed at this moment. Our ancestor was their last resort, the pillar of the Jiang family. How could they accept that he was kneeling before the enemy?

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Our ancestor possesses a divine body. Even though he suffered severe injuries back then, his strength is still unfathomable. How could he be so easily defeated in front of the Li family? There must be some misunderstanding, there must be!" An elder of the Jiang family shouted loudly, his face flushed and his emotions running high. As he spoke, he shook his head desperately, trying to convince himself that what he was seeing was not real, but just a nightmare. However, the cruel reality was like heavy hammer blows, hitting his heart hard and causing his inner defenses to gradually collapse.

"Ancestor... how can Ancestor kneel down! He is the guardian deity of our Jiang family. He has never bowed like this before, no matter how powerful the enemy. What kind of monster has the Li family sent?!" A Jiang family disciple's eyes widened, his eyes reddened, and the weapon in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter due to shock. His body swayed slightly, as if he was about to lose his balance and fall at any moment. He kept muttering to himself, trying to come back to his senses from this extremely absurd scene.

"Heavens! We were still thinking of waiting for our ancestor to win so we could go to the Li family and avenge our blood debt. Now... what on earth is going on?! What kind of sorcery did the Li family use to force our ancestor to this state? I don't believe it, I don't believe it!" Another Jiang family disciple was filled with disbelief. He gripped his hair tightly with both hands, his facial muscles contorted with extreme shock. He seemed to have fallen into madness, repeating the same words over and over. His past reverence and trust in his ancestor had now turned into utter confusion and helplessness.

Several female disciples of the Jiang family nearby covered their mouths, tears welling up in their eyes. They never imagined that their ancestor, who had just been so majestic and had rekindled everyone's hope, would kneel on the ground in an instant. The humiliating scene was like a sharp blade, piercing their hearts.

"This can't be true. Our ancestor is so powerful, he must be using some kind of scheme. Yes, that must be it. Our ancestor must have deliberately feigned weakness and then unexpectedly defeated the Li family. That must be it..."

A female disciple spoke with a sob in her voice, trying to find a reasonable explanation for herself, but her trembling voice betrayed her panic and fear. In fact, she knew in her heart that there was probably no room for maneuver in the face of what was happening.

The members of the Jiang family looked at each other, their faces filled with despair and helplessness. Their original high spirits of revenge had vanished without a trace, leaving only a deathly silence. It was as if the entire Jiang family had fallen into an endless abyss of darkness with the kneeling of their ancestor, never to see a glimmer of dawn again.

Jiang Tian's face darkened. How could this be?!
Ancestor, how could I possibly kneel down?!
Li Xuan paused, surprised. No, he hadn't even made a move yet, and he was already kneeling?
He was caught off guard by kneeling!
The giant in the sky shook his head. Li Xuan flicked his finger, and instantly, Jiang Tianming's eyes widened in fury.

"My lord, please spare my life! I, Jiang Tianming, was blind and offended you. Please have mercy and spare my broken body!" Jiang Tianming's hoarse voice was full of pleading. He kowtowed desperately, his forehead hitting the ground with a series of dull thuds, each one seeming to strike the hearts of the Jiang family members, adding to their despair. He frantically shouted towards the direction of the family's ancestral land, "Ancestor, save me!" At this moment, he had completely lost the demeanor of his former peerless powerhouse, only thinking of grasping even the slightest chance of survival and escaping this certain death.

Outside the Jiang family compound, the members of various other families were already stunned by this dramatic and shocking scene. Their eyes were wide open, their faces filled with disbelief, as if they had witnessed the most absurd thing in the world.

"This...this is too unbelievable! That's Jiang Tianming from the Jiang family! He was once a powerful figure with a divine body, and even reached the Quasi-Emperor realm! Even after his misfortune, he was still renowned. How could he not even withstand a single move from this mysterious expert from the Li family, and kneel down begging for mercy like this? Moreover, his posture of begging for mercy is so humble! What kind of terrifying difference in strength is this?!" A powerful figure from the Zhao family stared wide-eyed, his voice trembling slightly from shock. He simply couldn't imagine what kind of being could make Jiang Tianming so powerless. This was beyond his understanding of the difference in strength between experts.

"Yes, we originally thought it would be a close battle between two equally matched forces, after all, everyone has heard of Jiang Tianming's prowess. But who would have thought that things would turn out like this so soon after it started? What's even more frightening is that the Li family's expert doesn't seem to be stopping at all. It looks like he's really going to take drastic measures against Jiang Tianming. That's too ruthless!" An elder from the Wang family looked horrified. He frowned and had a feeling that this incident would completely disrupt the balance of power in the entire Eastern Wilderness. In the future, the Li family would probably become the only dominant force, while small and medium-sized families like theirs would probably only be able to survive cautiously like ants in the face of such a powerful figure.

"Heavens! The Jiang family has truly fallen this time. Even their ancestor was so easily defeated. Where will they find a foothold in the Eastern Wilderness? But where did the Li family find such a powerful figure? We've never heard of him before. Could he be a powerful expert from some mysterious extraterrestrial land?" A steward of the Sun family muttered to himself, his eyes filled with fear and doubt. As he spoke, he unconsciously took a few steps back, as if afraid that the Li family expert might attack them if he displeased them.

The members of the other major families around them were also whispering among themselves, their faces filled with shock and horror. They looked at Jiang Tianming, who was kneeling on the ground pleading, and then at Li Xuan, who looked calm and composed, as if everything was under control. A chill ran through them. They had only heard of such battles between powerful figures before, but now that they had witnessed it firsthand, they truly felt the suffocating pressure and powerlessness.

Li Xuan frowned slightly, flicked his finger, and in an instant, a dazzling beam of spiritual energy shot towards Jiang Tianming like an arrow. The light seemed inconspicuous, but the power contained within it caused ripples in the surrounding space, as if it would be torn apart at any moment.

Seeing this, Jiang Tianming's eyes widened in fury. He tried to dodge, but the powerful force suppressing him rendered him completely immobile. He could only watch helplessly as the light hurtled towards him, his eyes filled with despair and resentment. He never imagined that after a lifetime of dominance, he would end up in such a miserable state. Not only had he failed to protect the Jiang family, but he was also going to die at the hands of this inexplicable powerhouse. But at this moment, no matter how unwilling he was, he was powerless to change the impending doom.

He couldn't move at all!
Even though he had his skin peeled off by a mysterious being, he didn't feel hopeless, after all, he escaped from that being!
However, this time, his body was frozen and he was completely unable to use any strength!
A sliver of strength!

His Great Dao, his Sacred Realm, his Spiritual Power, his Body...

He looked completely dead!
Terror, panic, shock!
At this moment, Jiang Tianming was filled with terror, a fear that penetrated to the very soul, as if an endless abyss of darkness had opened its massive jaws beneath his feet, ready to devour everything he had.

He stared wide-eyed into his empty sockets, the blood-red light within trembling violently, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

"Why...why did this happen..." Jiang Tianming's lips trembled as he struggled to utter these words. His hoarse voice contained not only pleading but also an overwhelming sense of despair and terror.

As the light descended, Li Xuan remained expressionless.

The mysterious breathing sound disappeared from the Jiang family's ancestral land.

A yawn was heard, followed by a sigh.

"Hey, fellow Daoist, you've gone too far. One should be merciful when possible. You've hurt someone from my Jiang family. That's going too far, too far indeed."

The voice of the Jiang family ancestral home rang out.

Li Xuan's spiritual power paused slightly. He casually dispersed it, looked at the Jiang family's ancestral land, and nodded slightly, "Not bad, indeed excessive..."

Within the Jiang family's ancestral land, that voice rang out once more, "Fellow Daoist, stay. I still need a disciple to accompany me..."

A palm landed on the Jiang family's ancestral land. Li Xuan remained expressionless, grabbed with his large hand, and a huge scream rang out, the sound of bones exploding echoing through the sky.

"That's not excessive, do you think?"

Li Xuan looked at the person he was holding in his large hand and asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)