Chapter 1743: Li Taixuan

When that clear, resonant thunderclap, like rolling waves, swept across the fierce battlefield that spanned millions of li of the Tianxing Great Plains, it drew countless gazes of shock from those present.

They saw a figure standing tall in the heavens amid the shattered void, radiating an exceptionally dazzling and blazing light all around him, like a resplendent great sun illuminating all realms.

At the same time, a terrifying pressure poured forth from that figure as its source, cascading ceaselessly between heaven and earth.

And now, as the pressure around that figure gradually receded, countless gazes finally clearly took in his features.

He was a middle-aged man draped in a blue robe, his build robust and imposing, his bearing extraordinary as he stood like a deep pool or a towering peak. His features, carved as if by blade and axe, appeared exceptionally dashing.

That face bore an extremely high resemblance to Li Luo's, except it carried a touch more vicissitudes and the marks of time.

In the middle-aged man's bright eyes, there always lingered a hint of a smile—warm, with a reassuring ease to it, as if any hardship in the world could be met with carefree composure in his gaze.

Within the Outer Shenzhou Allied Army, countless shocked eyes stared at this peerless warrior who had suddenly shattered the spatial passage and descended from the heavens; for a moment, they couldn't quite come to their senses amid the wild joy of having narrowly escaped death.

"Old man?!"

"Master!"

But their shock was quickly broken by two cries of boundless joy.

Those voices came from Li Luo and Jiang Qing.

As their delighted cries spread, many of the powerful experts present finally learned the identity of this mysterious man.

Of the Li Li Tianwang line—Li Taixuan!

Dantai Lan's husband, Li Luo's father, and Jiang Qing's master!

"Third brother! It's really third brother!"

But the most fervent reaction came from the Li Li Tianwang line. Li Li Qingpeng's face showed wild joy and excitement as he couldn't help but shout loudly. Staring at that incomparably familiar figure, his eyes couldn't help but moisten—after all, ever since Li Taixuan left Tianyuan Shenzhou all those years ago, it had truly been decades since he had last seen this third brother.

"Li Taixuan..."

Li Li Tianji, Li Li Qingying, Li Li Xuanwu, and these other branch heads also exchanged shocked glances. None of them had expected Li Taixuan to suddenly descend at this critical moment, blocking the Sin King's reach for the Withering-Flourishing Prime.

The Qin, Zhao, and Zhu three great Li Tianwang lines, along with some top powers from Tianyuan Shenzhou, were likewise all wrapped in thick shock.

After all, back in the day, Li Taixuan had been the most dazzling prodigy of the younger generation in Tianyuan Shenzhou, and the grudges of those past events had nearly led to war between the Li and Qin great Li Tianwang lines.

Now, as the years had worn on, those old grudges had gradually faded. But when Li Taixuan, the protagonist of those events, reappeared in the world, those buried memories surged forth once more from the dust.

"Li Taixuan... is actually Unparalleled Nine-Pin too..."

Everyone gasped in awe. Judging from the terrifying pressure Li Taixuan was currently emanating, and the force of that earlier punch that had sent the Sin King flying, he... seemed to also be at the Unparalleled Nine-Pin realm?!

Another Unparalleled Nine-Pin has emerged from this family of theirs?

This is... three Unparalleled Nine-Pins in one house?

No—with Jiang Qing's talent, stepping into Unparalleled Nine-Pin is merely a matter of time, and that time won't be too long. After all, she is a Primordial Seed, a foundation and potential that even Li Tianwang-level powerhouses marvel at.

Therefore, in a certain sense, Li Luo's family could be called four Unparalleled in one house!

What a magnificent achievement is this?

Since ancient times, although Unparalleled Marquis were rare, every era would see the birth of such stunningly brilliant prodigies. Yet four Unparalleled in one house was a first since the dawn of creation.

So this house might well be called the greatest house through the ages, past and present.

This house truly monopolized the fortune of the world.

Countless experts in the Outer Shenzhou Allied Army were filled with envy and awe, though more than that was excitement and joy. After all, at such a critical juncture, Li Taixuan's appearance had undoubtedly pulled back a situation that had been on the verge of collapse.

And amid those countless gazes of shock and reverence, Li Taixuan's eyes were fixed on the two young figures on the battlefield. In his smiling gaze, a deep warmth and gratification welled up.

"Xiao Luo, Xiao'e, it's been many years. You've both grown up."

Li Taixuan's warm voice came through. Li Luo, meanwhile, curled his lip. Although his heart was also full of the joy of reunion, his mouth still habitually let out a scoff as he teased, "Isn't this the guy ranked fourth in my House Luolan Mansion? You've finally deigned to come back."

The moment those words left Li Luo's mouth, Li Taixuan's warm smile froze. He glared over and said, "You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting? Your old man is clearly ranked third—you're the fourth!"

This rotten kid is still as detestable as when he was little, always poking at sore spots.

He, Li Taixuan, had fought through countless life-and-death struggles on the Wang Hou Battlefield. Even when facing the pursuit of a great Demon King, he had never retreated in the slightest. Yet this kid's single sentence had nearly broken his composure and cost him all his dignity.

The battle for status between father and son had been passionately playing out in House Luolan Mansion since the moment Li Luo was born.

Watching this childish squabble between father and son, Jiang Qing wiped the blood from the corner of her lips. On her exquisite, perfectly porcelain-like cheeks, a rare, extremely gentle and breathtakingly beautiful smile appeared—because many years ago, in the back courtyard of the old House Luolan Mansion estate, she had constantly seen this father and son bickering and laughing together.

That bickering, to her, was so warm and heartwarming.

So much so that in the future, when facing countless difficulties, this would be the source of inner strength for Jiang Qing, because she felt that such a beautiful scene was something she too had a duty to protect.

And she also understood that the so-called third and fourth were merely the habitual teasing banter of the two big and small men of House Luolan Mansion.

Toward Li Taixuan, Jiang Qing's heart had been filled with respect and affection since childhood.

Because she knew very well that to protect this little family, no matter how great the hardship, Li Taixuan had never yielded a single step.

Ordinarily in the mansion, Dantai Lan appeared to be the dominant one, but when it came to truly important family matters, it was the usually laughing and joking Li Taixuan who revealed his steady, decisive side—deciding with a single word, bearing the burden alone. And at those moments, Dantai Lan would rein in all her temper and defer to him, going along with his wishes.

After Li Taixuan finished a long-missed bout of bickering with Li Luo, he gave a cold hum, then shifted his gaze to Jiang Qing. That look instantly softened.

But the tenderness lasted only a moment. Upon seeing Jiang Qing's somewhat pale complexion and the blood at the corner of her lips that hadn't been wiped clean, his expression gradually grew solemn the next instant.

"Li Luo, what's going on? You couldn't even protect Xiao'e properly? If your mother were here, she'd have already scolded you within an inch of your life." Li Taixuan frowned.

Li Luo didn't argue this time, merely looking somewhat helplessly at the figure of "Li Li Lingjing" and sighing inwardly.

"Master, Li Luo has already done his best tying down an Unparalleled Nine-Pin. At the decisive moment, this little injury of mine is nothing." Jiang Qing quickly spoke up to explain on Li Luo's behalf.

Li Taixuan coughed, then wrapped a strand of voice in phase force and slowly transmitted it into Jiang Qing's ear: "I ran into A'Lan on the Wang Hou Battlefield. She said you already call her 'mother,' so why are you still calling me 'master' when you get to me?"

As he spoke, he cast a subtle glance at Li Luo, his eyes filled with a satisfaction and affirmation even stronger than what he'd felt seeing Li Luo advance to Unparalleled Nine-Pin. This kid does have some ability—over these years, he had actually turned that once-teasing marriage arrangement into reality.

This made him, the old father, deeply gratified.

Jiang Qing was slightly stunned, then a shy flush rose on her somewhat pale pretty face as she softly called out: "Father."

"Hahaha!"

Li Taixuan burst into hearty laughter. This sense of exhilaration was even stronger than when he had toyed with the great Demon Kings of the Dark World on the Wang Hou Battlefield.

Boom!

But just at this moment, an ear-piercing shriek that shook heaven and earth, wrapped in terrifying killing intent, shot up from the battlefield tens of thousands of li away.

In an instant, blood color dyed the heavens crimson, and a blood-red demonic shadow stepped upon rolling blood clouds, spilling the Killing Authority.

The rolling blood light erupting from the nine-eyed blood blade in its hand—wherever the blood light passed, countless aberrant beings were torn to shreds, transforming into blood qi that surged skyward; even the remaining Death-Sin Demon King and Resentment-Sin Demon King were dissolved by the blood light at this moment, transforming into vast origin essence that merged into that blood blade.

At this point, of the Ten-Sin Demon Kings, all had ceased to exist except the Killing-Sin Demon King.

However, with this endless blood sacrifice, the Killing-Sin Demon King's aura also surged at a terrifying rate. It strode forward with steps that caused space to collapse, blood blade in hand, and beneath countless gazes of fear, once again closed in on the Spirit Image Grotto-Heaven.

The blood blade in its hand, wrapped in the power of the Killing Authority, pointed from afar at Li Taixuan, while a piercing howl resounded through heaven and earth.

"Die!"

Being sent flying by Li Taixuan's punch earlier had undoubtedly completely enraged this Killing-Sin Demon King.

Yet Li Taixuan, gazing at the Killing-Sin Demon King that had made a comeback with killing intent surging to the heavens, his eyes gradually grew fierce and chilling. His ten fingers slowly clenched into fists; a towering heavenly dragon manifested behind him, then coiled along his arms, finally condensing between his twin fists.

Fist qi surged, carrying the might of destroying heaven and earth.

"What are you roaring about?"

Li Taixuan's eyes bulged in fury. Like a Vajra binding a heavenly dragon, he took one step forward, the void exploding, ear-piercing sonic booms rumbling and echoing, while his figure, wrapped in the domineering invincible destructive fist qi, rose like a blazing blazing sun.

His shout was like thunder.

"You dare hurt my family's Xiao'e—Laozi will smash you to pieces today!"