The moment felt like the end of days, and everyone present wore expressions of sheer terror.
The colossal figure blotting out the sun was Qiong, the ancestor of the Tian family. With a single breath, the heavens and earth had shifted. Who on Earth could possibly stand against such a formidable power?
"My ancestor has returned! You shall all kneel and welcome him! Why do you not kneel?"
Tian Min roared, standing before the crowd with an air of unbridled arrogance. He had been secretly hunting the descendants of the invincible, extracting their bloodlines since ancient times, all to offer as a sacrifice to his ancestor and facilitate his return. For this, he had been meticulously cautious, fearing discovery and the subsequent annihilation of his Tian family. But now, he feared nothing, for his ancestor had returned!
"Kneel and submit to me!" Qiong's voice boomed, exploding in their ears like the roar of the heavens and earth.
All present turned pale, their hearts filled with dread. Qiong, the ancestor of the Tian family, was too powerful! They didn't even dare to contemplate resistance.
"I have returned to the mortal realm to reorder the universe and unify the human race!"
Qiong's voice continued. The winds and clouds in the sky churned, and all energy within a thousand-mile radius was absorbed by him, his strength growing with each passing moment.
"The ancestor has returned to unify the human race! From this day forth, my Tian family shall be the imperial lineage of humanity!"
Tian Min bellowed, his expression filled with excitement. He had awaited this day for a very long time.
"Li Xiaotian! Get over here and die!" Tian Min's gaze was fixed on Li Xiaotian, burning with hatred.
Li Xiaotian's face was pale. He looked at Tian Min with great difficulty, his mind racing. Qiong was too strong; he had no idea of the opponent's cultivation realm. He possessed the Demonic Sword and the Dragon King Hall, but he was unsure if these two supreme treasures could withstand Qiong.
Tian Min strode towards Li Xiaotian. Li Xiaotian, suppressed by Qiong's aura, was utterly immobile.
"Bang!" Li Xiaotian was sent flying by a kick from Tian Min.
"Li Xiaotian, did you ever imagine you would end up like this? Hahaha!"
Tian Min laughed heartily, then coldly addressed Li Xiaotian again.
"You have repeatedly thwarted my Tian family's plans and killed my descendants. How dare an ant like you provoke my Tian family like this?"
"Do not worry, I will not kill you immediately. I will kill everyone you know in front of your very eyes, making you taste all the suffering in the world! This is the punishment for provoking my Tian family!"
Hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in Li Xiaotian's eyes. He stared intently at Tian Min, having already decided that even if he were to die, he would unleash the Demonic Sword and drag Tian Min down with him.
"All of you, kneel! Otherwise, you die!"
Tian Min roared at the crowd, walking through them.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Tian Min acted with impunity, kicking away several Imperial-level experts in succession. These individuals, unable to move, could only await his judgment!
"Hmph!" Li Xiaotian grunted as Tian Min’s foot stomped on his hand, causing unbearable pain.
"Li Xiaotian, who will dare to save you this time?"
Tian Min growled, his face filled with arrogance.
"Tian Min! There are still strong individuals among the human race! Do you truly believe your ancestor's return allows your Tian family to do as they please?"
Dao Xuan roared, unable to tolerate Tian Min's actions. His eyes blazed with fury. He knew certain secrets; Qiong's return had inadvertently disrupted certain balances, hastening the arrival of some terrifying events.
"Presumptuous! Do you, old man, have the right to criticize what my Tian family intends to do?"
Tian Min berated him loudly, his expression smug. He recalled how figures like Dao Xuan had once seemed impossibly powerful to him, but now he could freely reprimand and even kill him.
"Boom!" Tian Min waved his sleeve, and Dao Xuan was sent flying.
"From this moment on, my Tian family is the imperial lineage of humanity, and no one can challenge us!"
Tian Min declared, a sinister smile plastered on his face. The members of the Tian family also looked incredibly excited.
"Everyone, let's fight them! I'd rather self-detonate than see this scoundrel Tian Min act so arrogantly."
Someone roared. Even now, many were not afraid of the Tian family.
"Bang!" As the person finished speaking, their body instantly exploded. Tian Min had acted.
"A bunch of ants! My ancestor has returned, and you still dare to be defiant?"
Tian Min sneered, then shouted at his ancestor.
"I beseech Ancestor to act and restrain everyone present! Your descendant shall refine them all into puppets and make them servants of my Tian family!"
At this moment, Qiong's aura had reached terrifying heights. He slowly lowered his head, looking at the myriad of ants on the ground, and spoke.
"Since these ants refuse to submit to me, I shall kill them all!"
With that, a fearsome energy swept across the heavens and earth. He intended to annihilate everyone present.
"Ancestor, you are mighty!!!" Tian Min roared with excitement.
"Ancestor is invincible, the Tian family is invincible!" The Tian family members also shouted, their expressions ecstatic.
Submit or die. They didn't even qualify to become puppets. The faces of those present changed drastically. Qiong, the ancestor of the Tian family, was too domineering; he wanted to destroy them all.
"My ancestor offered you a chance, but alas, you did not cherish it!"
Tian Min spoke with mockery, feeling no regret in his heart. His Tian family was about to unify humanity, and there would be plenty of powerful individuals eager to serve him then.
"Humph!" Just as Qiong, the ancestor of the Tian family, was about to act, a piercing sword cry suddenly echoed from the heavens, followed by a furious shout.
"You scoundrel! Qiong, how dare you?! Returning privately and causing such a catastrophe, you deserve to die!!!"
"Presumptuous! Who are you to dare to address me so disrespectfully?"
Qiong was instantly enraged. How could someone dare to utter his name and reprimand him in such a manner?
But his response was a flash of sword light.
The world suddenly plunged into darkness, with only a faint, ethereal glow flashing before everyone's eyes.
Li Xiaotian's eyes suddenly gleamed. This voice was familiar to him; it was the bronze ancient coffin that had once suppressed the Blood Sea! That entity had arrived!
Suddenly, the ethereal light vanished, and the sky returned to brightness. Simultaneously, everyone present felt the terrifying oppressive aura vanish from their bodies.
In the blur, a bronze ancient coffin flashed across the horizon.
Everyone present froze, their faces blank, bewildered by what had just happened.
It wasn't until Dao Xuan reacted first, looking up with eyes full of horror, that he instinctively said.
"Qiong is dead!"
At this, everyone looked up at the sky, their faces etched with fear and shock. Qiong's terrifying figure, which had been present moments ago, was now dissipating like gas, fading into nothingness!
Qiong, the ancestor of the Tian family, was dead? Such a terrifyingly powerful being, against whom hundreds of Imperial-level experts were powerless, had now been instantly killed by a single sword strike?
He had died without even a struggle?
"The Tian family has committed heinous acts and betrayed humanity by welcoming the human sinner Qiong back! Humans, heed my command and eradicate all traces of the Tian family!"
From afar, the voice of the bronze ancient coffin reached everyone's ears.
"The human race obeys!"
From the crowd, the eight powerful individuals who were descendants of the invincible roared.
"The human race obeys!" The rest of the people also snapped back to reality, shouting their response, their eyes then turning with ferocious intent towards Tian Min.