Chapter 1061: Tearing Off the Mask! Just a Bunch of Ants!

On December 13th, 1:23 PM, Greater Xia time.

Under Ling Shuang's spatial ability, they only needed a few teleports.

Xu Jingming and the others arrived in front of a luxurious villa on Madagascar Island.

This villa was about dozens of kilometers from the Void Divine Temple, and it was Zhang Hengyang's private residence.

At this moment, the three ninth-rank members of the Void Divine Temple—Zhang Hengyang, Yi Lingxiu, and Luo Beier—were already waiting at the villa's entrance.

"Little sister has arrived! Come in, come in, sit down quickly."

As soon as they arrived, Zhang Hengyang rushed forward with great enthusiasm, ushering Xu Jingming and the other two into the VIP reception hall.

"This is my partner, Xu Jingming, the master of Lei Ting Wu Guan."

"This is Su Qingli, the former master of Lei Ting Wu Guan."

"Jingming, Qingli, these three are..."

Inside the VIP hall,

Xu Jingming, Su Qingli, and Ling Shuang sat facing the three from Zhang Hengyang's side.

Since Zhang Hengyang's stance was still unclear, Ling Shuang followed protocol and introduced everyone's identities.

"Hearing of you is not as good as meeting you, Master Xu—you truly live up to your reputation as the top prodigy of Blue Star, with an extraordinary bearing."

After Ling Shuang finished, Zhang Hengyang spoke first, giving Xu Jingming full face.

Of course, he wasn't lying—given Xu Jingming's monstrous talent, no praise could be excessive.

Even without mentioning Xu Jingming's strength or achievements, merely possessing Su Qingli and Ling Shuang as companions was enough to make anyone envious.

Especially since Su Qingli and Ling Shuang had been thoroughly nourished by Xu Jingming just last night, they now looked even more stunningly beautiful.

"Master Zhang is too kind," Xu Jingming nodded slightly, showing no arrogance.

"Not at all—Master Xu's talent is widely known."

Zhang Hengyang laughed heartily, then shifted his gaze to Ling Shuang:

"I wonder, little sister, what brings you back this time...?"

As soon as he spoke, Ling Shuang's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

What did she return for? Didn't Zhang Hengyang already know?

A bad premonition rose in her heart; she opened her red lips softly:

"Before Master left, he instructed you to guide me in assuming the position of Void Divine Temple's master."

As soon as she spoke, Yi Lingxiu and Luo Beier's expressions changed instantly.

They had heard no prior news; they had only been summoned here under the pretense of welcoming Little Sister's return.

"Master returned?" Yi Lingxiu couldn't help asking.

She had assumed Ling Shuang had merely returned from the Spatial Chaos Layer.

"Master did return once, but then went back into the Spatial Chaos Layer, preparing to attempt his final breakthrough."

Zhang Hengyang spoke slowly, then turned to Ling Shuang: "But little sister, how is it I never heard Master say he wanted you to succeed him?"

Sure enough, this Zhang Hengyang is preparing to welch on the deal!

Ling Shuang's heart sank; she lightly waved her jade hand, and a holographic projection emerged from her smart wristband.

It played the very moment Xi Man had instructed her to assume the position of Void Divine Temple's master, and ordered Zhang Hengyang to assist her.

"There is video evidence."

As Ling Shuang spoke, Yi Lingxiu and Luo Beier's expressions varied.

"Little sister, you don't seriously think this can serve as evidence, do you?"

"With my personal smart brain, I can generate a thousand such videos in a minute!"

Zhang Hengyang dropped all pretense, his tone tinged with disdain.

He then shifted to a tone of regret and disappointment, shaking his head: "Little sister, though you were Master's most cherished student,

you still shouldn't twist the truth like this. Before he left, Master never once said you were to succeed him.

On the contrary, he instructed me to continue leading the Void Divine Temple and assist you in your cultivation. I never imagined you'd harbor such thoughts!

This breaks my heart—Master would surely regret taking you as a disciple if he knew!"

"You!!"

With these words, twisting facts and reversing right and wrong,

Ling Shuang's eyebrows shot up, her full chest rising and falling violently.

Though she had anticipated Zhang Hengyang might renege, she never expected him to turn the tables so brazenly!

"Sister Shuang, let me handle this."

Xu Jingming rose from his seat.

Ling Shuang took a deep breath, crossed her arms, and stared coldly at Zhang Hengyang with her beautiful eyes.

"Xu Jingming, this is a matter of the Void Divine Temple—you, an outsider, have no right to interfere."

Zhang Hengyang, seemingly confident, sipped his tea slowly.

"No right?"

Xu Jingming's sword-like eyebrows lifted. "Ling Shuang is my woman. I stand up for her—it's perfectly justified."

Crackling—

Violent Chaos Doushen Shenlei flickered and danced across his powerful body.

The suffocatingly powerful aura instantly turned Yi Lingxiu and Luo Beier pale.

Zhang Hengyang was likewise startled.

A ninth-rank mid-level cultivator with this level of aura?

Both are mid-grade ninth-rank, but his aura is more than twice as weak as Xu Jingming's!

"What, you plan to rob us?"

Zhang Hengyang took a deep breath and said coldly.

"It's not robbery—it's reclaiming what was always ours."

Xu Jingming stared at him expressionlessly: "The Void Divine Palace belongs to Hearing Ling Shuang. You have two choices: submit or die."

"Arrogant!"

Zhang Hengyang's brows lifted as he sneered: "Good thing I was prepared! My lord Luk, it's your turn!"

Whoosh—

The grand hall's doors burst open with a crash.

Luk, clad in crimson armor and towering in stature, stepped inside.

Tap… tap… tap…

His battle boots struck the hard floor with crisp echoes.

With every step he took, the pale golden flames swirling around him burned brighter!

When he finally stopped, the flames engulfing him had reached tens of millions of degrees!

"The Void Divine Palace now belongs to the Lei Ding family. Xu Jingming, give up."

Luk's face was as hard as stone, and the flickering pale golden flames around him made him appear utterly majestic.

Standing over two meters tall, he looked down upon Xu Jingming with an air of absolute, unchallengeable dominance!

"Luk of the Lei Ding family!"

Yi Lingxiu and Luo Beier glanced at Zhang Hengyang with wary uncertainty. "Senior brother, when did the Void Divine Palace pledge allegiance to the Lei Ding family? Does the Master know?"

"It's a recent decision. The Master has entered the Spatial Chaos Layer—he naturally knows nothing."

"But I am the Palace Master of the Void Divine Palace. I have the right to make this decision."

Zhang Hengyang still spoke with unwavering conviction.

Upon hearing this, Yi Lingxiu and Luo Beier's expressions darkened.

If they had previously doubted whether Hearing Ling Shuang's video was fake, now they knew it was certainly true!

Otherwise, why would Zhang Hengyang rush to join the Lei Ding family? Isn't it because he has something to hide?

"It seems you never intended to hand over the position of Palace Master."

"But you, a swarm of ants, cannot stop me!"

Xu Jingming sneered, gripping his SSR-grade spear in hand.

With a piercing shriek of Lei Ting, the SSS-grade Doushen Shenlei erupted violently from him!