After stepping through the rift, Wu Qianfan noticed that Ye Qiu and the others had not followed. He let out a quiet sigh of relief.
“Hmph, Ye Changsheng, just you wait. Even though you killed all those geniuses, you are still not fit to be my master.”
“One day, I will trample you beneath my feet.”
“I, Wu Qianfan, am the true Son of Heaven!”
Remembering how he had been dogged by misfortune the entire time inside the Undying Mountain and had not obtained a single treasure, the resentment in his heart grew even stronger.
“Ye Changsheng, it’s all your fault for stealing my good fortune.”
“Submit to you? Pah, you’re not even worthy to carry my shoes.”
“This prince will one day beat you until you’re searching for your teeth on the ground.”
Finally, Wu Qianfan emerged from the rift.
The instant he stepped out, an icy chill ran through his body, and he could not help shivering.
“Why is it so cold?”
He found it strange. At that moment, a figure appeared before him with a whoosh.
Wu Qianfan looked up and saw a middle-aged man with bloodshot eyes radiating terrifying pressure.
Breathing suddenly became difficult. It felt as though a mountain, not a man, stood in front of him.
A supreme expert!
Alarm shot through Wu Qianfan’s heart. He asked cautiously, “May I ask who this senior is?”
“I am Wu Tian, sect leader of Beast Emperor Sect!”
This middle-aged man was the father of the brothers Wu You and Wu Lü.
Wu Tian had been waiting for a long time and revealed himself the moment Wu Qianfan appeared.
“So it is Sect Leader Wu of Beast Emperor Sect. I have long admired your great name. This junior is Wu Qianfan, Second Prince of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty. Greetings, senior.”
Wu Qianfan gave a slight bow, remaining polite.
He could tell something was wrong with Wu Tian’s current state and had no wish to offend him.
After all, Wu Tian was the leader of a sect and possessed extraordinary cultivation.
“What exactly happened inside the Undying Mountain?” Wu Tian asked directly.
Wu Qianfan feigned confusion. “What does senior mean?”
“I want to know who killed my two of my sons,” Wu Tian said. “Tell me, and I will not make things difficult for you.”
Damn it, another enemy of Ye Changsheng!
Wu Qianfan replied, “Senior, this junior truly does not know.”
“You don’t know?” Wu Tian clearly did not believe him. “How did you manage to come out alive if you don’t know?”
“Kid, tell me everything you know right now.”
“I have no wish to trouble you, but don’t force my hand.”
Wu Qianfan answered, “Senior, you may not know me well. I have always preferred to travel alone. Ever since entering the mountain, I have been by myself, so I genuinely have no idea how your sons died…”
Before he could finish.
“Refusing the wine and choosing punishment instead! Fine, I’ll grant your wish.” Wu Tian’s face filled with killing intent as he struck with his palm.
Whoosh!
At that instant, a flying sword streaked through the air and blocked Wu Tian’s strike.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Qianfan’s two guards hurried over and appeared at his sides.
“Your Highness, forgive our tardiness. Do not worry. With us here, he cannot harm you.”
One guard spoke, then pointed at Wu Tian and shouted, “How dare you raise a hand against a prince of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty? Do you wish to die?”
At the same time.
Many cultivators had gathered outside the Undying Mountain. Seeing that a fight was about to break out, and between a prince of Great Zhou and the sect leader of Beast Emperor Sect no less, excited discussion instantly erupted.
“What’s going on?”
“How did the prince of Great Zhou offend the sect leader of Beast Emperor Sect?”
“Didn’t you hear? The sect leader just said both his sons died inside the Undying Mountain.”
“What? Both young masters of Beast Emperor Sect are dead? Could the Great Zhou prince have killed them?”
“Who knows? Either way, this won’t end peacefully.”
“Let’s go watch!”
Countless cultivators surged forward to spectate.
Among the crowd was a slender figure cloaked in black. She kept glancing anxiously at the entrance rift, eyes filled with worry.
Once the guards appeared, Wu Qianfan relaxed slightly and spoke again to Wu Tian. “Senior, I don’t even know your sons. Naturally I have no idea how they died.”
“Please do not make things difficult for me.”
“If senior insists on attacking, my two guards are no pushovers.”
Wu Tian felt no fear. Quite apart from the several Saint-level experts lurking in the void, even without them he had nothing left to lose after his sons’ deaths. His heart was already ashes.
“Kid, I’ll ask you one last time. Who killed my sons?”
Killing intent rolled off him in waves. His meaning was clear: if Wu Qianfan did not speak, he would strike.
Before Wu Qianfan could answer, one guard bellowed, “Our prince has already told you, he does not know.”
“Doesn’t know? Hmph, who are you trying to fool?” Wu Tian sneered. “Wu Qianfan, confess honestly and I’ll spare your life.”
Wu Qianfan had been nursing a bellyful of resentment. Seeing Wu Tian press him so aggressively, his own anger exploded.
“I called you senior because you are older than me. If you think you can bully me just because your cultivation is higher, you’ve miscalculated badly.”
“I am a prince of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty. I am not some soft persimmon to be squeezed at will.”
“If you want to raise your hand against me, first weigh whether you have the strength.”
Wu Tian’s rage, already volcanic from his sons’ deaths, now surged beyond control at these words.
He made up his mind. Whether Wu Qianfan spoke or not, he would slaughter him.
He was a sect leader, yet this brat dared speak to him in such a tone. Truly ignorant of the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth.
“A prince of Great Zhou? Hmph, what kind of rubbish is that?” Wu Tian demanded. “Do you or do you not know how my sons died?”
Wu Qianfan replied icily, “With that attitude, even if I did know, I wouldn’t tell you.”
This kid knows!
The Saint-level experts hidden in the void exchanged glances.
On the ground, Wu Tian heard the reply and said in a voice like grinding ice, “You won’t talk, is that it? Good. I’ll capture you first, then force the truth out. If you still refuse, I’ll make you wish you were dead.”
“Relying on just you to capture our prince? You court death!” One guard struck first, his sword slashing toward Wu Tian.
In an instant, sword qi howled like lightning, ferocious and unrivalled.
Wu Tian was about to counter when suddenly a gigantic palm descended from the sky and shattered the sword qi into nothingness.
The next moment, that guard was slapped into bloody fragments and perished on the spot.
“What?”
The onlookers jumped in fright.
Wu Qianfan was also stunned. His guard had been a peak Tongshen expert.
“Not good. A Saint has acted.” The remaining guard reacted instantly, stepping in front of Wu Qianfan and shouting urgently, “Your Highness, run!”
“Run? Run where?” A cold, indifferent voice rang out.
The guard shielding Wu Qianfan suddenly found his entire body locked in place.
The next second.
Pfft!
The guard’s body exploded into pieces, his primordial spirit shattered. Fresh blood splattered across Wu Qianfan’s face.
