by D cat
Having stood at the top few families in the city, Ye Feizhang was obviously furious about the recent incidents that damaged the family's reputation. Thus, no one dared to stay around the mansion in fear of his rage.
Not long after, Su Lang arrived in front of the gate of the mansion.
"Who is it?!"
"Get out of my sight!"
The two Ye Family guards looked over vigilantly as their faces immediately sparkled with the utmost joy.
After all, the white-cloaked man who was wanted for robbing three of the Ye Family's most important shops had just walked into the tiger's den voluntarily.
The white-cloaked man, whom the entire Ye Family had been searching for such a long time, had actually come to their doorstep on his own accord?
How could there be such convenience in this world?!
However, their faces twitched in doubt upon noticing the fluctuating spiritual energy of a Peak Mortal Realm Cultivator being emitted from the body of the white-cloaked man.
"Wasn't he reported to be a cultivator in the Intermediate Mortal Realm?"
"How did he break through to the Peak Mortal Realm in such a short period of time?"
The joy in the hearts of the two guards was immediately struck by a wave of fear. Even if the two of them joined hands and attacked the white-cloaked man together, he could simply flick them off with his finger.
"Keep an eye on him! I'll go and report to the Family Head!"
The two guards' faces tightened as they uttered in unison.
At that instant, a trace of awkwardness enveloped the atmosphere.
"Hey, you two idiots!"
Su Lang sneered, "Go and report to Ye Feizhang. Tell him that I, Su Lang, have arrived at his doorsteps."
CHAPTER 85 - A LEISURE STROLL
"You... just wait right there!"
Although the two guards tried to stay fierce, they could not help but shiver with their utmost fear.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them rushed past the gate and ran in Ye Feizhang's direction white shouting.
"Su Lang is here!"
"Patriarch! Su Lang is here!"
"......"
As the two guards spread the news of Su Lang's arrival like a hurricane brushing past the mansion, the entire Ye Family instantly erupted into chaos!
"Su Lang? Isn't that the person who raided out strongholds?"
"Why did he suddenly appear at our doorstep? What kind of joke is this?"
"If he did not come, how could those two guards dare to utter such things?"
"Did Su Lang really come to our Ye Family Mansion?"
"......"
Many of the Ye Family members who had been alerted could not believe it at first.
At this moment, one of them suddenly pointed at the gate and shouted, "Look! Is that white-cloaked man actually Su Lang?"
Everyone looked over and saw Su Lang taking a stroll.
"He is the one responsible for robbing our shops and strongholds!"
"The spiritual fluctuating around his body is actually that of a Peak Martial Expert!"
"So what is he is a Peak Martial Expert? Did he think he could defeat the patriarch?!"
"No matter what he has up his sleeves today, we must slice apart his tendons, skin him alive, and hang him on the city gate to show everyone that the Ye Family won't tolerate such ridiculous acts!
"......"
"Right, that is the only way to save the Ye Family's face!"
"......"
Filled with intense killing intent, the members of the Ye Family unsheathed their weapons and surrounded Su Lang like a pack of starving hyenas.
"Is this how the Ye Family treats their guests?"
Su Lang sneered and calmly walked forward as if he was taking a stroll in his own backyard.
Since all the Martial Experts of the Ye Family were killed, with the exception of Ye Feizhang, everyone else in the mansion were simply ants in his eyes.
Surrounding Su Lang without giving him any space to escape, they gripped their weapons like venomous snakes, ready to pounce of him at any moment.
However, not a single person dared to make a move.
"Get out of the way! The patriarch is here!"
Upon that announcement, everyone's faces lit up as they opened up a path.
Su Lang glanced forward and noticed a tall old man walking slowly over with his hands behind his back.
Although his eyes were filled with killing intent, the old man did not show any signs of anger. As the surrounding members looked at him with respect, he was clearly the patriarch of the Ye Family, Ye Feizhang.
"Property Panel!"
With a single thought from Su Lang, all of Ye Feizhang's information was suddenly displayed before his retina.
[Name]: Ye Feizhang
[Race]: Human
[Qualification Level]: High-aptitude
[Realm Level]: Initial Martial King
[Attack Level]: Intermediate Martial King +
[Defense Level]: Initial Martial King +
[Movement Level]: Intermediate Martial King +
[Endurance Level]: Initial Martial King +
[Skill Mastery]: Infinite Heart Sutra, Soul Chasing Sword Arts (High-rank, Entry-state), Thunder Filament Arts (Low-rank, Entry-state), True Lightning (Low-rank, Entry-state), Astral Thunder Technique (Low-rank, Entry-state)
Tyrant Armor Body Forging Technique (Intermediate-rank, Entry-state), Cloud Threading Silk Steps (Intermediate-rank, Entry-state), Ethereal Martial Body Forging Technique (Intermediate-rank, Entry-state)
"Hoh, he seems to have learned quite a few techniques."
Su Lang raised his eyebrows in surprise but only thought of it as a natural outcome after taking a moment to think about it.
After all, Ye Feizhang had broken through to the realm of the Martial King for who knows how long? Perhaps he may have been unable to advance any further due to his lack of talent and resorted to learning many different cultivation techniques.
Furthermore, his comprehension ability doesn't seem to be that outstanding either, for he had only managed to cultivate all of the techniques to the entry-state.
The hard work he had put in his entire life could not even compare to the results attained by Su Lang over the past few days.
At this time, Ye Feizhang opened his mouth.
"Are you really Su Lang?!"
Ye Feizhang's voice carried a hint of joy as he continued, "I didn't expect you to break through to the Peak Martial Expert Realm already!"
Such a rapid rate of cultivation only heightened Ye Feizhang's greed for Su Lang's cultivation secret even more.
He had longed to get his hands on Su Lang's secret ever since he found out about it.
However, his joy quickly turned into bewilderment.
"No, something is wrong! You are not Su Lang!"
Ye Feizhang said with a cold smile, "How could a mere Peak Martial Expert dare to walk to my doorsteps alone?"
"Besides, my grandson should already be in the process of torturing Su Lang for his secret by now. So, how could he appear here now? You are actually Su Lang's subordinate, right?"
"Let me guess... the reason why you came here must be that Su Lang sent you over to beg for mercy, right? That must be it! Hahahaha!"
At this moment, Ye Feizhang still had no idea that his son had been brutally murdered while his only grandson had fallen into Su Lang's hands.
He truly believed that Su Lang sent his subordinate over to seek peace after being cornered by Ye Lingfeng.
The other members of the Ye Family found the patriarch's reasoning to be quite plausible and thus looked at Su Lang with disdain and ridicule.
However, what Su Lang said next caught every single one of them by surprise.
CHAPTER 86 - THE DUMBFOUNDED YE FAMILY
"You think I'm here to beg for mercy? Ye Feizhang, you seem to have overestimated your Ye Family!"
Su Lang continued with a mocking smile, "The reason why I'm here is becau
se I have nothing to fear."
"At this moment, I have two pieces of news for you, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"Humph! You're simply putting on an act!"
Ye Feizhang sneered, "I want to see exactly what tricks you are playing!"
The rest of the Ye Family snorted at Su Lang's words and looked at him with disdain.
"In that case, I'll tell you the bad news first."
Su Lang smiled faintly and exclaimed, "I've already killed all the Martial Experts and important members of the Ye Family that you sent to hunt me down."
"As for the good news, your precious grandson, Ye Lingfeng, is still alive. However, he will soon meet his end, unless... you give me five million gold coins as ransom for his life."
As Su Lang's voice slowly faded, the entire scene turned dead silent as even the sound of a speck of dust falling onto the ground could be heard.
The next moment, the crowd of Ye Family members erupted into gales out laughter.
"What did he say?! Did I go deaf or something?"
"Hahahaha! He actually claims that all the Martial Experts and important members of the Ye Family have died? He must have lost his mind!"
"That's right! That bastard must have gone crazy and came over to our Ye Family to spout utter nonsense!"
"How many Martial Experts did our Ye Family send out in total? Wasn't it thirty-one of them? And he actually claims to have killed all of them? I'm afraid that my cheeks are starting to turn sore from laughter!"
"He would already be considered a genius if he managed to kill a single Initial Martial Expert, yet he insists to have killed all thirty-one of our Martial Experts? Even an idiot would not be foolish enough to believe his words!"
"Furthermore, he even wants five million gold coins from our family? Did he go crazy for money? To think that he would attempt to trick our Ye Family!"
"......"
The surrounding members of the Ye Family erupted into heated discussion and pointed at Su Lang with ridicule, thinking that he had gone mad.
"Hahahaha! It seems that your Majesty really can't change his habit of boasting shamelessly, huh?"
Ye Feizhang looked at Su Lang with a mocking smile. "Previously, he said that he would let me enjoy my last few days of luxury and comfort. Now, he spouting even more nonsensical words. I'm starting to think that he may just be a retard."
"Tch, the world is vast and full of wonders. Why is it so hard for you to believe that I killed dozens of your Martial Experts by myself?"
Su Lang shrugged and continued, "You're simply a frog stuck at the bottom of its well, for you still want to remain ignorant of such a small spectacle."
"Fine. Since you don't believe me, I'll make you believe me instead!"
With a single wave of his hand, a blood letter suddenly appeared in his hand.
"A Spatial Storage?!"
Everyone from the Ye Family cried out in surprise one after another.
Taken aback by Su Lang's unexpected actions, he then turned his attention to the blood letter.
He could feel a very familiar aura emanating from the letter.
"I believe you can already feel its familiarity."
"This is a blood letter written by Ye Lingfeng himself. Why don't you take a look for yourself?"
Revealing a faint smile, Su Lang flicked his wrist and shot the blood letter out from his hand like an arrow.
"What?!"
Ye Feizhang caught the blood letter in utter disbelief.
Sensing Ye Lingfeng's aura, Ye Feizhang felt that something was amiss.
He took a deep breath and looked at its contents carefully.
In the next moment, Ye Feizhang suddenly fumed with rising anger, his face flushed crimson.
"They are all dead?!"
"That's impossible!"
Ye Feizhang clenched his fists so tightly in anger that his knuckles turned white in an instant.
Witnessing this exact scene, everyone from the Ye Family turned stiff with flabberghasted expressions.
They could not believe it!
After all, they had never seen such a reaction from their all-mighty patriarch who had always remained calm and composed even under terrible circumstances.
"Did Ye Lingfeng really write that blood letter?"
"Did Su Lang really speak of the truth?"
"What exactly happened? Could all those Martial Experts really be dead?"
"What in the world... Lord Ye Xiangming, Lord Ye Tian, Lord Ye Zhi, and many other Martial Experts..."
"......"
The mood of the atmosphere turned grim in that instant. Although no one from the Ye Family spoke, their expressions had clearly reflected their inner thoughts.
"No... No! This cannot be real!"
Ye Feizhang's mind turned blank as he staggered backward with the blood letter in his hands. With that, the only Martial King of his generation seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
Su Lang grinned slightly and asked, "Ye Feizhang, you have clearly seen the evidence, yet why are you still in denial of that simple fact?"
"Aghhh! I will kill you! I will chase you to the ends of this world!"
Ye Feizhang's eyes opened wide in pure rage as he lifted his blade from its sheathe and enveloped it in a shocking layer of lightning.
CHAPTER 87 - LINGERING DEATH
"Soul Chasing Sword Art, Condense!"
Despite the surprise attack, Su Lang had already expected this outcome. With a flick of his wrist, a silver glint of light suddenly flashed before him.
*Cling! Clang!*
The deafening reverberations of the clashing swords echoed through the entire Ye Family Mansion.
Throughout that exchange, Ye Feizhang stood firmly in his stance, unmoving. On the other hand, Su Lang's long sword had been shattered into pieces as blood flowed out from his thumb and index finger. In an instant, he had been forced ten meters back.
All the members of the Ye Family were stunned upon witnessing this shocking outcome.
From their perspectives, Patriarch Ye Feizhang was on the four strongest figures in Red Maple City.
Thus, they initially thought that the white-cloaked man would have been blown away and killed with a single sword slash. Yet, he was still alive and standing while only suffering minor injuries. How could that be?!
Furthermore, the white-cloaked man was actually using the same technique, "Soul Chasing Sword Art." This was too unbelievable!
Let alone the surrounding members, even Ye Feizhang's pupils shrank in shock.
For the first time in a long time, he felt a hint of fear lingering in his mind.
Such a strange outcome served as a great threat for him!
After all, a mere Peak Mortal Realm Cultivator actually managed to survive an attack from a cultivator on the verge of breaking through the Advanced Martial King Realm!
That was simply an impossible feat for any normal cultivator!
"Ye Feizhang, your courage is certainly commendable, for you actually dared to attack me."
At this time, Su Lang threw over an arm with its sleeves attached on the ground. "I'll give this to you as a reward."
"This is...?!"
Looking at the amputated arm on the ground, Ye Feizhang's pupils contracted as the whites of his eyes turned bloodshot.
"You guessed correct! That is indeed Ye Lingfeng's arm!"
Su Lang said coldly, "If you still dare to attack me, then I'll present you with his head next."
"You f*cking bastard!"
Trembling with rising anger, Ye Feizhang wanted to skin Su Lang alive and destroy his soul.
"Oh, you aren't allowed to scold me either~"
Su Lang sneered and threw out a bloody finger.
"You... What do you want from my family?!"
Ye Feizhang pointed at Su Lang with incomparable indignation and shouted helplessly.
"I told you..."
Su Lang smiled and continued, "Five million gold coins for Ye Ling
feng's life."
"Five million!"
Ye Feizhang's words came out from between his teeth, "I'll give it to you!"
"Patriarch!"
Everyone from the Ye Family cried out in shock as their faces filled with a mix of grief and disbelief.
They had surrendered!
The single Martial King of his generation... an unparalleled patriarch in terms of strength and influence... had actually submitted to the hands of a mere Peak Mortal Realm Cultivator.
This was the worst humiliation he had ever suffered!
"All of you, shut your mouths!"
Ye Feizhang roared at the top of his lungs.
As the one who waved the white flag, how could he not be ashamed of himself?
However, as the partriach of the Ye Family, Ye Feizhang did not want to lose his one and only grandson right at this moment.
Born and acknowledged as a genius cultivator, Ye Lingfeng was an existence that was very likely to become a Martial Emperor. As long as he survives this predicament, there will always be hope for the Ye Family.
Thus, for the sake of his family, Ye Feizhang swallowed his rage and endure the humiliation.
"A wise choice."
Su Lang sheathed the remains of his blade back into its scabbard and declared, "Prepare the five million gold coins in a day and send one person to the designated location on the map. You better not test my patience this time."
At that moment, he threw out a map before his figure gradually faded away.
Just as his figure was about to completely disappear, Su Lang's voice sounded again.
"Oh, right. Ye Feizhang, the situation has not changed whatsoever as I will still do whatever it takes to avenge my parents."
"Thus, allow me to repeat these words. You better enjoy your last few days alive as your death is inevitable!"
Leaving those words behind, Su Lang's clone disappeared completely from where he stood.
*Sigh...!*
Ye Feizhang trembled for a while and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood as he roared, "That son of a b*tch!"
......
Outside the stronghold, in the territory of the Glazing Tigers.
"Agh, it hurts!"
Ye Lingfeng clutched onto his broken arm and wailed in pain while he only had four fingers left in his remaining hand.
Su Lang, who was sitting in the middle of the three clones, slowly opened his eyes.
