What?
Max was stunned.
Ye Qiu had used a tattered whip to knock the Ancestor down?
This…
How could it be possible!
Max couldn’t believe it.
“With the Ancestor’s high cultivation, how could he be knocked down?”
“Something’s off.”
“Could it be that the Ancestor is deliberately showing weakness?”
“I get it. The Ancestor’s doing this to lull that kid into a false sense of security, then strike a fatal blow when he lets his guard down, killing him outright.”
“Yes, that must be it.”
Thinking this, Max felt immense admiration for the Ancestor. “Truly worthy of the Ancestor. Such cunning strategy.”
If the old man knew Max’s thoughts, he’d probably be so furious he’d spit blood.
He wasn’t showing weakness on purpose. Even he couldn’t understand how, despite his higher cultivation, he was suddenly knocked down by Ye Qiu.
Instinctively, the old man’s gaze fixed on the God-Slaying Whip.
“There’s something strange about that whip!”
The old man climbed up from the ground, then, wielding his war spear, charged at Ye Qiu again.
Ye Qiu stood with one hand behind his back, the other raising the God-Slaying Whip high. When the old man was ten meters away, Ye Qiu lashed out through the air.
“Crack!”
The next second, the old man was sent flying, crashing hard onto the ground, blood streaming from his mouth.
“What is that tattered whip? How is its power so immense?”
The old man felt a chill of fear.
On the other side, Max still thought the Ancestor was feigning weakness. He mused, “The Ancestor’s acting is so convincing. If I hadn’t guessed his plan, I might’ve thought he was no match for Ye Qiu.”
At that moment, Ye Qiu’s voice rang out.
“Old man, you’re no match for me. Lead your clan to take your own lives!”
“Hmph!” The old man snorted coldly, swinging his arms. Instantly, the ninety-nine streams of dragon qi behind him formed a massive black light curtain.
The curtain shaped a giant vortex, terrifying to behold.
The old man stood at the vortex’s center, like an immortal deity, radiating powerful battle intent.
“Even with that tattered whip in your hand, your cultivation is weaker than mine. You won’t last long.”
The old man roared, “Kill!”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The massive black vortex stirred up a tempest, pressing towards Ye Qiu.
The vortex exuded a thick aura of death. Once sucked in, even someone as strong as Ye Qiu would likely perish.
This was the old man’s trump card.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the God-Slaying Whip.
“Trash!” Ye Qiu said, advancing instead of retreating, stepping closer to the black vortex.
His body then erupted with dazzling golden light, and he swiftly swung the God-Slaying Whip.
“Crack!”
With the first lash, the black vortex shattered.
“Crack!”
With the second lash, the old man was sent flying.
“Crack!”
With the third lash, countless bones in the old man’s body broke, leaving him severely injured.
“Ancestor, oh Ancestor, pretending to be gravely injured to fool the enemy. Your acting surpasses an Oscar winner. I’m in awe,” Max thought excitedly, clenching his fists. “The moment for the fatal strike must be near. That kid’s about to die.”
Crack!
Ye Qiu’s fourth lash shattered over twenty streams of the old man’s dragon qi, causing his aura to plummet.
“Crack!”
The fifth lash destroyed dozens more streams, dropping the old man’s cultivation to the early King realm.
Panicking, the old man shouted, “Stop—”
Crack!
The sixth lash shattered even more dragon qi, reducing his cultivation to the Venerable realm.
“What’s happening? How is the Ancestor’s cultivation the same as mine?”
Max was puzzled, thinking, “Could the Ancestor be letting the kid destroy his dragon qi to lower his guard?”
“That must be it. Otherwise, with the Ancestor’s cultivation, the kid couldn’t possibly break his dragon qi.”
“The Ancestor must have another trump card he hasn’t used.”
Max glanced at Ye Qiu, his eyes cold, thinking, “Kid, the more arrogant you are now, the worse it’ll be for you later. When the Ancestor plays his trump card, you’ll die without even bones left.”
At that moment, the old man’s roar echoed, “Stop! Stop!”
Ye Qiu paused, looking at the old man, and asked, “Any last words?”
The old man said, “Young man, you can’t keep attacking…”
Crack!
Ye Qiu rushed forward, slapping the old man’s face, and said coldly, “You’re telling me what to do? Are you worthy?”
Seeing this, Max’s eyes burned with rage.
This kid dared to slap the Ancestor? How dare he?
“Ancestor, use your trump card and kill him!” Max thought, still believing the Ancestor was lulling Ye Qiu.
The old man said, “Ye Qiu, spare the Rodell family, and I’ll give you one-third of our wealth.”
Ye Qiu’s expression remained cold, unmoved.
“Two-thirds!” the old man said. “Spare the Rodell family, and I’ll give you two-thirds of our wealth. Please, show mercy.”
What?
The Ancestor is begging him?
And offering two-thirds of the family’s wealth?
Did I hear that right?
Max glanced at the Ancestor, seeing his face full of fear, clearly terrified of Ye Qiu.
“Tch, tch, tch, the Ancestor’s acting is superb. He almost fooled even me.”
But Ye Qiu only sneered, saying, “First, I don’t need money.”
“Second, once I destroy you, won’t all your family’s wealth be mine?”
“So, prepare to die!”
The old man, panicked, said, “Young man, don’t kill us. We can serve you, make money for you…”
“No need!”
Bang!
Ye Qiu threw a punch, sending the old man flying.
Now, with only Venerable realm cultivation, the old man couldn’t withstand Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu closed in, landing another punch on the old man’s body.
“Pfft!”
The old man spat blood, his body shattering inch by inch until it exploded into a mist of blood, vanishing into the air.
“Ancestor—”
Only then did Max realize the Ancestor wasn’t feigning weakness. He was simply no match for Ye Qiu.
“The Ancestor is dead? It’s over, it’s over…”
Max felt ice-cold, his face filled with despair.
With the Ancestor dead, no one could stop Ye Qiu. It meant he, too, would soon die, and the Rodell family was about to be destroyed.
As expected.
After dealing with the old man, Ye Qiu’s gaze fell on Max, brimming with killing intent.
“Farewell!”
Ye Qiu raised a Qiankun Cauldron, smashing it towards Max.
Boom!
The cauldron, like a mountain, hurtled towards Max.
At the brink of life and death, a strange black shadow suddenly appeared in front of Max.
“Clang!”
The Qiankun Cauldron was blocked.
