“Y-you…” Xuan Yuan Zhi’s facial expression changed drastically again when he heard Gongsun Wen Tian’s words. His gaze turned ice-cold as though it was capable of freezing everything.
On the other hand, Duan Ling Tian who was standing next to Xuan Yuan Zhi remained calm. He looked at Gongsun Wen Tian with nary a ripple in his expression as though he was unaffected by Gongsun Wen Tian’s words. However, it seemed like Gongsun Wen Tian was the only person he could see at this moment.
Time seemed to stand still.
Gongsun Wen Tian thought he had everything under control, but his expression changed slightly when he met Duan Ling Tian’s calm gaze. Before he had shown up, he was confident he could use Su Li to threaten Duan Ling Tian to reveal the technique to snatch Celestial Supreme Treasures away. However, now that he saw Duan Ling Tian was still able to maintain his composure, an ominous feeling rose in his heart. He was truly discomfited by how calm Duan Ling Tian was. Duan Ling Tian’s gaze was similar to how the strong would look down on the weak, it was as though Duan Ling Tian did not take him seriously. He had seen gazes like this before he became a Nine Tribulation Bodiless Celestial. Moreover, he had this gaze as well when he faced weak opponents. He would have felt better if Duan Ling Tian was as angry as Xuan Yuan Zhi.
‘He’s definitely bluffing! He’s intentionally acting mysterious!’ Gongsun Wen Tian thought to himself. When he looked at Su Li whom he held captive, he felt the uneasiness and ominous feeling fade away. After all, if Duan Ling Tian tried to do anything, he still had his ‘shield’, Su Li. Moreover, there was a possibility that Duan Ling Tian was not even as strong as a Golden Celestial from the Devata Realms. Even if Duan Ling Tian was that strong, he was confident he could kill Su Li before Duan Ling Tian could kill him. With Su Li in his hands, he felt that he was invincible. Duan Ling Tian would certainly restrain himself since he wanted Su Li to live.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More and more figures appeared in the surroundings as Duan Ling Tian stared at Gongsun Wen Tian calmly. Initially, the onlookers only consisted of members of the Gongsun family. However, as time passed, people from forces affiliated with the Gongsun family and sectless cultivators came to watch the show as well.
“So he’s Duan Ling Tian?”
“I’ve seen the Mirror Image Talisman from the Heavenly Wave Mansion. There’s no doubt he’s Duan Ling Tian who killed the Nine Tribulation Bodiless Celestial from the Heavenly Wave Mansion!”
“He looks very young!”
“Of course! He’s not even 100 years old.”
“Not even 100 years old? You’re joking!”
“It’s not a joke! Duan Ling Tian is really younger than 100 years old. It’s said that he’s not from our Yan Huang Realm and that he’s from another mundane realm known as the Saint Province Realm. He came to our realm using the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone.”
“Beyond Heaven Secret Zone? Since he’s able to enter the secret zone, there’s really no doubt he’s younger than 100 years old. After all, only people younger than 100 years old and Bodiless Celestials are able to enter the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone.”
The onlookers, including members of the Gongsun family, looked at Duan Ling Tian as they furtively discussed him. There were also many people whose attention was on Gongsun Wen Tian who held Su Li in his hand and the old man who stood next to him.
“Are those two the old ancestors from the Gongsun family who are Nine Tribulation Bodiless Celestials?”
Upon hearing this, some members of the Gongsun family who had never seen their old ancestors before shifted their eyes to them. “They are the two old ancestors from our Gongsun family?”
“The two old ancestors from the Gongsun family are Gongsun Hong and Gongsun Wen Tian. I wonder which one is Gongsun Wen Tian, the strongest person in our Yan Huang Realm?”
Many people were curious about the strongest person in Yan Huang Realm.
Those from the Gongsun family who were in the know said in a low voice, “That’s Old Ancestor Wen Tian.”
At this point, everyone realized the old man who was holding a seemingly unconscious pale young man in his hand was Gongsun Wen Tian, the strongest person in Yan Huang Realm.
“I wonder who’s the young man Senior Wen Tian is holding in his hand?”
“He’s probably Su Li. Duan Ling Tian demanded that the Gongsun family hand someone called Su Li over to him earlier.”
“Duan Ling Tian said he’ll annihilate the Gongsun family if they don’t hand over that person named Su Li within 15 minutes!”
“Indeed. That’s what he said.”
Based on Duan Ling Tian’s words, the onlookers could easily figure out Duan Ling Tian’s reason for coming here today.
“What’s the relationship between Duan Ling Tian and Su Li?”
“Who’s Su Li? Why would Duan Ling Tian come for him?”
“Based on the situation, it’s obvious Su Li isn’t a member of the Gongsun family. Looked at his tortured state. The Gongsun family wouldn’t torture one of their own to this extent.”
However, the onlookers were still confused, and this included many members from the Gongsun family. Why was Gongsun Wen Tian, the strongest person in Yan Huang Realm, holding the young man? Moreover, it seemed like he was using the young man to threaten Duan Ling Tian.
Some of the members of the Gongsun family looked at the well-informed members of the Gongsun family for an explanation. It did not take long before they learned about what was happening.
“As it turns out, the Gongsun family covets Duan Ling Tian’s technique that can snatch away Celestial Supreme Treasures. They kidnapped Su Li so they can threaten Duan Ling Tian.”
“I didn’t expect things would be like this.”
“Me too. I had assumed Duan Ling Tian thought he was very strong and blindly came to challenge the Gongsun family to make a name for himself. As it turns out, he’s only here to save his friend.”
“It’s not very becoming of the Gongsun family to do something like that, right?”
Many people who were not from the Gongsun family could not help but whisper among themselves when they learned the truth of the matter. Their voices were lowered since they were afraid of offending the Gongsun family.
In fact, some upright members from the Gongsun family had fallen silent when they discovered the truth. Although they disagreed with the family’s way of doing things, they did not speak up. After all, even if they voiced out their opinion, it would not be heard or heeded.
Naturally, there were also members from the Gongsun family who became excited upon discovering the truth. Their gaze turned greedy as they stared at Duan Ling Tian. After all, if the family obtained the technique from Duan Ling Tian, it meant they would have a chance of learning it in the future. How could they not feel excited about learning a technique that could snatch Celestial Supreme Treasures away from people?
Humans are naturally greedy. Otherwise, the two Nine Tribulation Bodiless Celestials from the Gongsun family would not have abducted Su Li to threaten Duan Ling Tian into revealing his technique.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Gongsun Wen Tian who had been in a confrontation with Duan Ling Tian for almost 15 minutes finally broke the silence. He said in a low voice, “Duan Ling Tian, I’m sure you’ve learned about my objective from Xuan Yuan Zhi. As long as you swear on the lightning penalty oath and promise to teach the Gongsun family your technique of snatching Celestial Supreme Treasures away and not hold this against the family, in addition to letting Su Li go, I won’t kill you as well. Otherwise, don’t blame me for killing you and Su Li!” His eyes flashed with killing intent as he continued to say, “You should know that I’m a Nine Tribulation Bodiless Celestial who has cultivated the Soul Congregation Embodiment technique. With just a thought, I can cast a soul attack to kill you. Since I’m here, I’m, naturally, confident that I’m able to kill you.”
Then, Gongsun Wen Tian added, “Naturally, you can try to kill me. However, I promise you that before you’re able to do so, I’ll kill Su Li first. Moreover, you might not even be able to avoid my soul attack!”
