Chapter 1555: Dantai Lan, Who Shields Her Cub

Boom!

Just as Qin Qu's scolding voice had barely rung out within the great hall, a tremendously terrifying and vast phase-power pressure suddenly erupted, and the surrounding space crumbled and shattered in an instant.

At the same time, there seemed to emanate a deafening, clear cry of a great roc, echoing into every corner of this "North Qin City," and all who heard it wore looks of horror, then were cowed into trembling by the might contained within.

"Old hag, it seems you don't want to leave North Qin City alive today!"

As that clear cry of the great roc—revealing an incomparable domineering aura—sounded, a voice laden with chilling killing intent also exploded within the hall.

It was Dantai Lan!

The expressions of Wang-realm experts on both sides, such as Li Li Tianji and Qin Zhongyuan, all shifted at once.

Yet before they could react, the space before Qin Qu was torn open by a massive rift. The next instant, what seemed to be a pair of golden wings that blotted out the sky, carrying a sharpness capable of slicing through every obstacle between heaven and earth, like a divine weapon that cleaves the heavens, descended directly upon Qin Qu's head.

Dense killing intent billowed out, vast and mighty, terrifying to the extreme.

A shade of terror surfaced on Qin Qu's face. She had never imagined that Dantai Lan would suddenly lash out with violence on this occasion.

Those golden wings that filled her field of vision flowed with countless ancient talismans in the hundreds of millions; the talismans were gold and silver in color, radiating an aura of supreme perfection.

Facing the killing intent of Dantai Lan's sudden strike, a regal crown formed from vast, pure energy swiftly condensed into shape above Qin Qu's head. The pure energy was crimson-red and ash-yellow, then coalesced before her into an obscure, ancient twelve-cornered prism.

Sizzle!

Yet this powerful defense that Qin Qu had condensed with all her might, at the instant those golden wings flowing with countless gold and silver talismans slashed down, crumbled like tofu as the surrounding space collapsed along with it.

Boom!

The golden wings, carrying countless fragments of space, like a torrential flood, mercilessly slashed into Qin Qu's body. In that instant, layer upon layer of powerful energy shields surfaced on her body, yet these shields bought her not a sliver of time. The wings were like divine blades, shattering everything.

The terrifying force smashed the void, forming a rift, and Qin Qu's figure vanished from where she stood, blasted bodily into the void turbulence.

This turn of events occurred in the blink of an eye. Dantai Lan's strike was far too clean and decisive. By the time Li Li Tianji and Qin Zhongyuan noticed, Qin Qu had already been slashed bodily into the void turbulence by Dantai Lan.

"Dantai Lan!"

Qin Zhongyuan roared furiously, then shattered the void with a single punch. Two layers of a grand regal crown materialized above his head; rainbow light flew from the crown and dove into the void. A moment later, the rainbow light swept back a figure.

It was Qin Qu.

Yet at this moment she was in an utterly wretched state. A vicious, terrifying wound slid down from her left shoulder, nearly cleaving her in two, and the layer of regal crown above her head also bore some cracks.

"Dantai Lan!!"

Qin Qu's face twisted to the extreme at this moment, fury surging in her eyes as she stared fixedly at Dantai Lan's figure, looking as if she wished she could swallow her whole.

"Old hag, you curse my son right in front of me—do you think I can't beat you to death?" Yet facing Qin Qu's twisted, furious face, Dantai Lan merely let out a cold laugh and said.

"Dantai Lan, you've gone too far. Do you truly think my Qin Li Tianwang lineage has no one left?" Qin Qin Zhiming also rose at this moment, his expression dark. Dantai Lan's disregard for the rules had undoubtedly been a slap in the face of their Qin Li Tianwang lineage.

"Branch Leader Li Tianji, although my Qin Li Tianwang lineage has indeed undergone many changes of late, it is not one that can be bullied at will, is it? You must give us an explanation!" Qin Zhongyuan said in a heavy voice.

Li Li Tianji and Li Li Qingying exchanged a glance, both somewhat helpless. Dantai Lan's temperament was just this forceful and domineering. Presumably she had been restraining herself for half a day already, and Qin Qu's earlier scolding of Li Luo right in front of her had finally set her off.

"Palace Master Zhongyuan's words are amiss. Palace Master Qin Qu repeatedly provoked Branch Leader Dantai; this outcome is merely her own doing, and cannot be blamed on others," Li Li Tianji said lightly.

Although Dantai Lan was indeed domineering, facing the pressure from the Qin Li Tianwang lineage, Li Li Tianji naturally could not back down. After all, this was no longer several decades ago. A Grand Peerless Marquis with boundless prospects—even if she punched a hole through the sky, the Li Li Tianwang lineage could only pinch their noses and protect her stubbornly.

Qin Zhongyuan's face darkened, and he said: "Was Palace Master Qin Qu wrong in what she said? What kind of occasion is this? A mere junior can blurt out and interfere at will—do you truly treat the alliance negotiations between the two great Li Tianwang lineages as child's play?"

Li Li Qingying argued: "Li Luo is a Heaven Dragon Son of our Li Li Tianwang lineage, not some ignorant child."

Li Li Tianji glanced at her. What kind of bizarre thing is a Heaven Dragon Son? Still, he understood that, by the rules, Li Luo had indeed been presumptuous earlier. But at this point, reasoning things out was impossible; they could only argue fallaciously.

Qin Zhongyuan, Qin Qin Zhiming, and Qin Qu were all so infuriated by Li Li Qingying's sophistry that they laughed in anger.

"Ahem."

Just as the atmosphere between the two sides grew taut as a drawn bow, a dry cough broke the tension. Li Luo spoke up: "Actually, this old hag—no, this old Palace Master—well, she really doesn't have a point."

"You little bas—What did you say?!" Qin Qu, in her fury, was about to curse again, but upon seeing Dantai Lan's gaze turn icy and sharp in an instant, she could only swallow her curse whole and said sharply.

Li Luo smiled and said: "What I mean is, on an occasion like this, I actually do have the qualifications to participate and voice my opinion."

Li Li Tianji and Li Li Qingying exchanged a glance, both frowning slightly. Although Li Luo was indeed a young prodigy of the clan with a brilliant future, acting so arrogant before a host of Wang-realm experts seemed overly reckless.

Qin Zhongyuan let out a cold laugh and said: "The Li Li Tianwang lineage's style of managing subordinates—I've truly had my eyes opened today."

"Li Luo, you should step down first..." Li Li Tianji said gently, wanting to advise Li Luo to withdraw first.

Yet before he could finish, he saw an ancient token appear in Li Luo's hand, and the moment this token appeared, it erupted with a terrifying pressure that made even the Wang-realm experts present turn pale.

"Li Tianwang Token?!" Li Li Tianji and Li Li Qingying were both startled, recognizing at a glance that this token was their Li Li Tianwang lineage's Li Tianwang Token. But the next moment, they sensed something different.

Because they felt a wisp of an utterly familiar Li Tianwang aura emanate from this token, and at the same time, an ethereal, distant voice drifted over.

"From this day forth, Li Luo is the sixth Branch Leader of the Li Li Tianwang lineage."

This ethereal voice echoed through the great hall and gradually faded, yet it left the Wang-realm experts of both sides in the hall with faces full of shock and disbelief.

"Ancestor!"

Li Li Tianji and Li Li Qingying quickly came to their senses. They first bowed respectfully toward the Li Tianwang Token, then exchanged a glance, each seeing the astonishment in the other's eyes.

Li Luo had actually been appointed by the Ancestor as the clan's sixth Branch Leader?!

This... how absurd!

But no one would think this Li Tianwang Token was a forgery, because that wisp of aura from earlier was all too familiar to Li Li Tianji and the others.

It must have come from that Ancestor of their Li Li Tianwang lineage who had not shown himself in person for a very long time—Li Li Tianwang!

But, a Branch Leader so young and at such a cultivation level???

What on earth had this Li Luo done to draw such an absurd appointment from the Ancestor?

Once such news got back, every branch would likely be shaken.

And while everyone was still in shock, Li Luo put away the Li Tianwang Token and asked with a modest smile: "Everyone, I have the right to speak here now, don't I?"