Chapter 162 - 159: The Ling Family’s Trump Card

Mo Qianqian’s expression changed drastically. Three Void Spirit Realm experts! One of them was even at the Void Spirit Realm Second Level! They were already at a disadvantage; how could they possibly fight this?

"One from the Realm of Chaos, and two from the Great Zhou Dynasty. You certainly know how to run." An elderly voice rang out.

Two figures stepped out from the crowd gathered on the outskirts of the Ling family’s martial arts arena. They were inconspicuous, and no one recognized them. No one even knew when they had blended into the crowd.

Seeing this, Mo Qianqian looked stunned. Werent those two Lao Liu and his master? The last time they met was at Hongyan Building, where they had sat at a nearby table. Did Lao Liu’s master know those three Void Spirit Realm experts?

"Oh? You actually know us?" The black-robed elder at the Void Spirit Realm Second Level looked at Lao Liu’s master in surprise.

"We’ve met," Lao Liu’s master replied.

"Then why haven’t we seen you?" a white-haired elder in yellow robes asked, puzzled.

Hearing their origins, the Eldest Prince’s expression darkened considerably. He stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Great Zhou Dynasty, you actually colluded with the Ling family?"

"Colluded? Are we taking action against your royal family?" one of the yellow-robed elders retorted.

"Void Spirit Realm experts entering our borders to attack factions within the Great Xia Dynasty—you have violated the Imperial Alliance’s treaty!" The Eldest Prince’s face was grim.

The expressions of the rest of the royal family, as well as everyone else present, turned ugly. The Great Zhou Dynasty was located quite far from the Great Xia Dynasty, even farther than the Great Shang Dynasty. Yet, they had dispatched two experts, both at the Void Spirit Realm First Layer. This completely exceeded their expectations. Had the experts from other dynasties already grown this powerful? The Great Xia Dynasty, on the other hand, couldn’t even produce a single Void Spirit Realm expert—except for today, of course.

Furthermore, it wasn’t just the Great Zhou Dynasty; there was also an expert at the Void Spirit Realm Second Level from the Realm of Chaos. As for the Realm of Chaos, only top-tier factions like the royal family and the three major families knew of its existence. Most of the people present, including Mo Qianqian, had never heard of it.

"We are merely here to handle some business. We pose no threat to the Great Xia Dynasty," the yellow-robed elder stated.

"Gentlemen, please make your move and kill Mo Qianqian first!" Patriarch Ling urged them once more, terrified of any further complications. He didn’t want Mo Qianqian to live a second longer.

WHOOSH!

Suddenly, a powerful aura erupted from Lao Liu’s master. The intensity of his energy actually reached the Void Spirit Realm Second Level, and a terrifying pressure surged outward.

The crowd was shocked once again. This unnamed elder was also at the Void Spirit Realm Second Level? Was he from the Great Xia Dynasty?

"Who are you?" The expressions of the three experts shifted slightly.

The dean of Tai Xuan Academy and the others were equally astonished because they didn’t recognize Lao Liu’s master either. Mo Qianqian looked just as bewildered. Lao Liu’s master was actually a Void Spirit Realm Second Level expert? No wonder Lao Liu possessed the cultivation of the Third Level of Tongyou Realm at such a young age; his master was incredibly powerful. Of course, that was back when Mo Qianqian saw Lao Liu in the Southern Wilderness a few months ago. By now, it was highly likely he had already broken through.

Lao Liu’s master didn’t answer their question. Instead, he said, "You three, please go back."

The trio frowned. "Just you alone probably isn’t enough," the black-robed elder said.

"Do you think my Great Xia Dynasty has no capable people?" Another elderly voice suddenly rang out.

An old man exuding the vast aura of the Void Spirit Realm First Layer flew swiftly toward them. He was clad in fine black brocade, possessing a gloomy countenance and a venomous gaze.

"The Emperor’s shadow guard!" Patriarch Lie couldn’t help but exclaim upon seeing the old man.

"To think his cultivation has actually reached the Void Spirit Realm First Layer!" Yu Wen Family Head remarked in astonishment.

"The royal family has finally made a move," the crowd muttered in surprise.

The earlier alliance through marriage between the Ling family and Tai Xuan Academy could still be considered an internal affair of the Great Xia Dynasty. But now that people from other dynasties had arrived, the royal family had no reason to stand by idly. There was no need to wear masks to hide their identities anymore, either.

"Two against three. I’m afraid you still won’t be able to stop us," one of the yellow-robed elders said.

At that moment, Chu Yiming and Qiu Fengliang exchanged a glance.

"You three, please leave the Great Xia Dynasty," Chu Yiming spoke up. As soon as the words left his mouth, his Spirit Body instantly materialized in front of him.

WHOOSH!

Qiu Fengliang’s Spirit Body also appeared out of thin air. Naturally, only the Spirit Masters present could see them, and only highly skilled martial artists could sense them. The rest couldn’t perceive the existence of Spirit Bodies at all. However, they were still shocked that two Third-Grade Spirit Masters had chosen to intervene at such a critical moment.

"Two Third-Grade Spirit Masters." The yellow-robed elder furrowed his brows slightly. "Do it!"

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The three of them shot forward violently. At the same time, the Emperor’s shadow guard and Lao Liu’s master charged out, colliding with two of them and sparking a massive shockwave of battle. Meanwhile, Chu Yiming and Qiu Fengliang launched a surprise assault on one of the yellow-robed elders, occasionally clashing head-on. Working together, the two of them forcefully pinned down a Void Spirit Realm First Layer expert. In fact, they were even suppressing him in combat.

The fighting prowess of Third-Grade Spirit Masters was undeniably formidable!

Seeing that the trio was quickly restrained, Patriarch Ling turned his head toward the depths of the Ling family estate and roared at the top of his lungs, "I beseech the Ancestor!"

With that, Patriarch Ling crushed something in his hand, and a beam of light instantly shot into the depths of the estate. The crowd gasped in shock once again upon hearing this. Even Mo Qianqian’s eyebrows twitched uncontrollably. Not only did they have a Supreme Elder, but they also had an Ancestor?

WHOOSH!

A monstrous aura erupted from the depths of the Ling family estate, surging toward them like an overwhelming tidal wave. Soon after, a frail, emaciated old man who had lost all his hair appeared in everyone’s line of sight, looking exactly like a corpse that had just leapt out of its coffin. A terrifying pressure—far more powerful and dreadful than the Void Spirit Realm Second Level—enveloped everyone present.

"Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level!" The shadow guard furrowed his brows.

"An Ancestor... the Ling family actually has an Ancestor still alive." The Eldest Prince, Yu Wen Family Head, Patriarch Lie, and the others were all greatly alarmed.

Was the Ling family’s foundation truly this profound? Having a Supreme Elder at the Void Spirit Realm First Layer was already terrifying enough. If it came down to a life-and-death struggle, the other two major families wouldn’t be a match. Yet now, they even had an Ancestor at the Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level! If the Ling family were to launch a solo attack against the royal family, even the royal family might not be able to hold them off.

The crowd was utterly astounded. No wonder the Ling family dared to forge a marriage alliance with Tai Xuan Academy. So it turned out they had already grown this formidable.

Even the three newly arrived Void Spirit Realm experts wore expressions of surprise. They, too, were completely unaware that the Ling family possessed a Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level Ancestor.

"Ancestor, please kill that man! He is a Body Cultivator at the Ninth Level of the Second Realm, yet he possesses the combat power to slay someone at the Seventh Level of Tongyou Realm! He killed our Ling family’s prodigy and Elder, and he carries incredible treasures on him!" Patriarch Ling explained, pointing at Mo Qianqian.

While he had kept the Supreme Elder informed, the Ancestor had isolated himself from worldly affairs. Thus, the Ancestor knew nothing about this matter.