Chapter 7: The Desire of Da Huang Zhi Di!

Hearing the sudden voice, Luo Ling and Tang Yan both turned their heads at the same time; their hands were still held together, and a rosy flush showed on both their faces.

Seeing that the newcomer was Luo Ze, Tang Yan quickly pulled her hand back and instinctively retreated two steps.

Luo Ling was the first to break the awkwardness. "Xiao Ze, why did you come over?"

Luo Ze listened and said a little angrily, "Brother! You two have been gone for several hours already, I'm hungry…"

After hearing this, Luo Ling suddenly realized — he had nearly fallen into the river of love with Tang Yan just now and had completely forgotten the time. Thinking carefully, it did seem like quite a while.

Luo Ling laughed heartily, looked at Tang Yan, and said, "Let's go, Miss Tang. You're having dinner at my place today."

Tang Yan, beside him, gently closed her eyes and replied softly, "Mm, alright."

After saying that, Luo Ling picked Luo Ze up and comforted him for a while, while Tang Yan silently followed behind, not saying a word, still a little shy.

Soon, the three of them returned to the house.

Luo Ling told the two of them to go look around the study while he went to cook.

Tang Yan and Luo Ze arrived at the study. Tang Yan observed that the study was on the second floor of the house; the entire area was very large, and many ancient records were collected inside. On the inner side of the study there was also a long table and a row of chairs.

Tang Yan picked out a few ancient records, sat on the innermost chair, and quietly began reading.

Before she had read for long, Luo Ze suddenly darted out and sat down beside Tang Yan.

Tang Yan looked at Luo Ze and patted his head.

What an adorable little child!

Luo Ze stared at Tang Yan, his big eyes darting around, brimming with cuteness.

After looking for a while, he suddenly said, "Sister Tang Yan, you're so pretty."

Hearing this, Tang Yan happily replied, "Little brother, you're also very cute and very handsome."

Luo Ze suddenly laughed and said, "Sister, you and my brother were in the forest for so long just now, and you even held hands — are you two in love?"

Hearing this, Tang Yan's cheeks instantly turned red, though much of it was concealed by her veil.

She looked at the child before her, barely ten years old and about to enter puberty too, smiled, and had no intention of hiding it. "Little brother, sister really does like your brother very much. The moment we met, our hearts were moved — love at first sight. Today we got together, and in the future sister may come here to play often."

Hearing this, Luo Ze was actually very happy, and he threw himself into Tang Yan's arms in one leap.

Tang Yan didn't react for a moment and instinctively held Luo Ze.

Luo Ze nestled in Tang Yan's arms and happily said, "Sister, I like you so much. Since you're with my brother, then I'm your little brother too, hehe."

Tang Yan laughed and said, "Nonsense. After I marry your brother in the future, you'll have to call me sister-in-law."

Luo Ze, however, said, "You two aren't married yet, and I'm still young. I want to be your little brother — that way I'll have a sister."

Tang Yan just smiled without speaking, and a great deal of warmth rose in her heart.

She looked at Luo Ze in her arms, as if he were a child in his mother's embrace, and Tang Yan slowly lowered her head, drawing closer to Luo Ze.

Suddenly, a milky fragrance rushed at her face — Luo Ze actually still carried a milky scent on him, truly a snotty-nosed little fellow.

Although Luo Ze was already ten, his build was very petite, so being held in Tang Yan's arms like this didn't feel out of place at all.

Tang Yan actually liked children very much too, especially adorable ones like Luo Ze. Having a little brother like this — wasn't it a hundred times better than that cousin Tang Zhe?

Being clung to by such a little brother, Tang Yan had no mind to read anymore. The two chatted for a long time, and Tang Yan also gained a lot of understanding about the Luo Family and Dao Ling Shan's situation over the years, and also learned about the Tian Family's affairs.

After nearly half an hour passed, Tang Yan took Luo Ze's hand and went downstairs.

She saw that Luo Ling was nearly done with his work — dozens of delicious dishes on the table, making one's mouth water.

They hadn't yet reached the Bigu stage, but for three people to polish off a dozen or so dishes was a piece of cake.

After another half hour, the three of them ate to their hearts' content, and Tang Yan prepared to leave.

In the evening, the three of them came to the doorway.

As she was leaving, Luo Ze suddenly said, "Sister, will you come over tomorrow?"

Tang Yan patted Luo Ze's cheek and smiled, "Definitely. From now on, sister will come every day."

Both Luo Ling and Luo Ze showed looks of joy.

Soon Tang Yan vanished from sight!

The two brothers exchanged a smile.

On the road, Tang Yan thought of the two Luo brothers — she liked them both, especially that handsome older brother and that clingy little brother. As she thought, her face even reddened…

Tang Yan, who was on the road thinking about a beautiful future, suddenly had a flash in her mind, as if she had thought of something, and her expression suddenly changed!

Tang Yan arrived at Da Mo Huang Di. At this moment the moon was black and the wind was high, and there was not a single person here.

Tang Yan waved her hand casually, and a handful of Starlight Powder scattered into the sky. Slowly, this Starlight Powder merged with the mystic energy, emitting waves of light, and spread out within a radius of ten li around Tang Yan.

It had to be said, Starlight Powder was the most practical invention of Dao Ling Shan — a must-use at night and during expeditions!

At this moment, Tang Yan's brows were furrowed deeply, fully focused and serious!

Because she discovered that Tang Zhe's aura was still nearby, and had not been devoured or slain by Da Huang Zhi Di. Instead, on top of his original aura, it had become even more profound, and he had also grown stronger, no

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Tang Yan walked very slowly — she was calculating, she was thinking deeply!

Boom!

The explosion in the distance instantly startled Tang Yan!

Tang Yan quickly pocketed the Starlight Powder, concealed herself in the dark night, and gazed toward the direction of the explosion, moving swiftly forward!

Arriving nearby, she discovered the ground had been blasted into a pit several meters deep, and the surroundings were as silent as death.

Tang Yan's brows were tightly locked, her hands clasped behind her back.

"Come out, stop putting on a show!"

Tang Yan closed her eyes and said calmly.

After a few seconds, a gust of wind swept through the scene, and a man appeared before Tang Yan, standing sideways!

The man was Tang Zhe, but his eyes had turned purple, his body covered in thick Scale Armor, his gaze cold and his lips curled in disdain.

Tang Yan opened her eyes and looked at Tang Zhe with indifference, saying nothing.

"Tang Yan, I knew you'd come. To be honest, I'm a disciple of Da Huang Zhi Di. I brought you here today to have you marry my master—that's your best outcome!"

He continued: "You know what power Da Huang Zhi Di wields. Today, whether you agree or not, you won't leave Da Mo Huang Di, because my master intends to sleep with you tonight!"

Tang Yan found it amusing. "Then could you tell me why you let me go this afternoon?"

Tang Zhe laughed heartily. "Let you go? You can think of it that way. Fine, I'll tell you the truth: my master's power was partially sealed during the day, and only at night can he unleash his full strength. This afternoon, we assessed your power. Attacking then would've been unwise. Now that I've lured you here, it's a sure thing!"

Tang Yan nodded slightly. "So I understand—I have no choice, then."

Tang Zhe said coldly: "You could choose to resist, but I advise you not to. Marrying my master brings immense benefits to both you and the Tang Family. Many others wish to marry him!"

Tang Yan shook her head. "I've never been one to serve as a dog. Even if Da Huang Zhi Di is stronger, I won't like him—and his strength doesn't mean I can't fight him!"

Tang Zhe closed his eyes. "Foolish."

At that moment, a Protective Shield spread from the ground to the sky around Da Mo Huang Di, sealing all news from the area and preventing any interference!

The ground far away shattered open, and a powerful aura surged forth as a shadow over five meters tall gradually solidified.

This time, Da Huang Zhi Di's true body had arrived—not just the phantom from this afternoon!

After Da Huang Zhi Di appeared, the ground around him began to crack, unable to bear his power!

His pressure also slowly spread across Da Mo Huang Di; Tang Yan now felt a clear sense of oppression!

Da Huang Zhi Di laughed loudly. "Tang Yan, you've finally returned! I've waited two years—two years! When you left Dao Ling Shan for Yu Xian Zhi Cheng as a Dao Xuan Zhe, I waited here in Da Mo Huang Di, dreaming of your graceful figure every night. Now I'll finally have my wish—ha!"

Tang Yan listened, startled yet repulsed. She was startled because the elder she once admired in Ancient Records had fixated on her—but repulsed because his fixation was utterly bizarre. Now she felt no affection for Da Huang Zhi Di whatsoever; she only wanted to tear him limb from limb herself!

Tang Yan's expression was calm. She smiled. "You really think I'm still a Dao Xuan Zhe? And you, Tang Zhe—you really think your sister has no strength?"

She looked at Da Huang Zhi Di and continued smiling. "The prodigy of Dao Ling Shan who shocked the entire Xuan Zhe Continent—no one has ever killed me. By the way, let me leave you with a mystery: do you know why I went to Yu Xian Zhi Cheng? Ha! Today, I'll end you and your disciple myself!"

Both Da Huang Zhi Di and Tang Zhe laughed. Da Huang Zhi Di said: "Come on, let's see if you can scream as loudly in bed as you do now!"

Tang Zhe flew to the center of the sky above Da Mo Huang Di, spread his arms, and sent waves of Mysterious Runes toward the surrounding Protective Shield.

Strengthened Formation—perfectly sealed routes!

Da Huang Zhi Di glanced around and nodded in satisfaction.

Meanwhile, Tang Yan vanished from sight!

When she reappeared, she was in the sky, one hand behind her back, the other held flat before her—now clutching a Golden Fan.

She closed her eyes slightly, gripped the fan tightly against her chest, and silently chanted incantations. The fan glowed faintly, the golden light growing brighter until the entire fan became brilliant gold.

The fan detached from Tang Yan's hand, slowly expanding until it reached ten meters in length and width, then shot straight into the clouds!

Boom—

The Protective Shield shattered instantly; the explosion echoed across Dao Ling Shan!

Da Huang Zhi Di and Tang Zhe both froze in shock!

It wasn't over—the Golden Fan spun three hundred sixty degrees in midair and slashed straight down at Da Huang Zhi Di!

Da Huang Zhi Di wasn't fazed—he laughed heartily. "Good! You broke my shield—that's some power. But it's still far from enough!"

Da Huang Zhi Di stood firm, expression calm, and punched the Golden Fan with one blow!

With that punch, all surrounding air was torn apart, howling with sound. Their powers were so intense they spat out unknown substances onto the ground!

At the same time, Da Huang Zhi Di was blasted back dozens of zhang!

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The Golden Fan had not broken!

Seeing that one strike couldn't kill the thick-skinned Da Huang Zhi Di, Tang Yan changed targets—this swing aimed straight for Tang Zhe's head!

Tang Zhe, stunned by Da Huang Zhi Di's retreat, saw himself become the target and hastily retreated to dodge—he dared not take the blow head-on; this fan carried real hatred!

Unfortunately, they had all underestimated Tang Yan's power. Tang Zhe hadn't taken two steps before the Golden Fan struck his neck!

Crack!

Though Tang Zhe had grown stronger, he was nothing before Tang Yan—he was merely a Dao Xuan Zhe!

The Scale Armor on Tang Zhe's body shattered in fragments, unable to withstand this force!

After the Scale Armor shattered, Tang Zhe was blasted back over a hundred zhang, a deep gash now visible across his neck!

He lay on the ground, recalling that terrifying strike—thankfully he had that armor, or his head would've been severed…

After falling, Tang Zhe lost his ability to fight—but it wasn't over!

The Golden Fan spun one hundred eighty degrees on the spot, then began spinning wildly!

Simultaneously, Tang Yan clasped her hands together; golden energy slowly oozed from her palms, flowing steadily into the Golden Fan.

On the ground, Da Huang Zhi Di saw this and his pupils shrank sharply. "Holy shit—Golden Xuan Qi?!"

Golden Xuan Qi!

The strongest Xuan Qi in Dao Ling Shan—and across the entire Xuan Zhe Continent!

The Purple Xuan Qi Tang Yan released against Luo Ling had already shocked everyone—no one expected her to hold back another trick!

Truly hidden from view!

Soon, all Golden Xuan Qi flowed into the Golden Fan.

Now, the interior of the fan was Dark Gold, its outline radiating a light brighter than gold itself!

And the fan spun faster and faster—was this Tang Yan's final strike?

Da Huang Zhi Di's lips curled into a vicious grin. "Bring out your big move? Fine—I'll show you mine. I'm not called Da Huang Zhi Di for nothing!"

Da Huang Zhi Di dropped to the ground. The entire Da Mo Huang Di trembled as all the energy of the wasteland surged into him!

This was Da Mo Huang Di—the wasteland!

On Da Huang Zhi Di's own territory, what could you possibly use to fight him?

Boom!

Da Huang Zhi Di slammed the ground with tremendous force, and the entire Da Mo Huang Di shattered; every bit of matter was absorbed by Da Huang Zhi Di as energy!

The strange symbols covering Da Huang Zhi Di's body ignited at once, and he threw a punch straight at the Golden Fan!

The Golden Fan, infused with golden Xuan Qi, swiftly slammed into Da Huang Zhi Di, who had gathered the entirety of Da Mo Huang Di into himself!

Boom!

Rumble!!

Rumble rumble!!!

Countless things in the field were torn apart, countless things triggered energy and exploded; the entire Dao Ling Shan, with this point as its center, saw the blast points spread along a straight line, the blast range covering an area of tens of thousands of li!

The tremendous sound blast left Dao Ling Shan stunned!

The remaining shockwave even shocked the entire Xuan Zhe Continent!

Which big shot is fighting a decisive battle, holy crap…

At this moment, Dao Ling Shan was missing a corner, Da Mo Huang Di was already gone, and this place was now nothing but a dead, silent stretch of starry sky—even matter had been blasted away!

In the starry sky, Tang Yan stood silently, gazing at the stretch of cosmos before her, yet not a single ripple stirred in her eyes!

Not long after, the central blast point calmed down; Da Huang Zhi Di and Tang Zhe's remains simply floated in the starry sky, and the matter on their bodies was also being slowly absorbed by this stretch of cosmos.

Tang Yan stared at Tang Zhe's corpse, her eyes showing not a trace of emotion, and said coldly: "You brought this on yourself; you can't be saved. It's truly ridiculous that the Tang Family would produce a scumbag like you. Today, I'll let your entire Cousin Branch be buried alongside you!"

Tang Yan silently recalled the past.

Tang Yan and Tang Zhe's family had never been on good terms; the two households had always been at odds.

Although Tang Zhe bore the surname Tang, his Tang Family had not a single cent's worth of relation to Tang Yan's Tang Family. Later, after the Tang Family became the foremost clan of Dao Ling Shan, Tang Zhe's family kept clinging to the Tang Family shamelessly, insisting on arranging some cousins to live within the Tang Family!

The conduct of their cousins living in the Tang Family is also a long, hard story…

The fact that their branch has what it has today is entirely thanks to the relationship between Tang Zhe and Tang Yan, and yet behind the scenes they never stopped their petty schemes!

Tang Zhe and Tang Yan had merely played together often as children, with a fairly good relationship; later, every time she heard her father bring up the doings of Tang Zhe's family, she grew increasingly disgusted with them.

And this time, their precious son Tang Zhe actually tried to harm her—heh…

Thinking of all this, Tang Yan found it somewhat laughable. Earlier she had even considered coming to save him; if she truly didn't have a shred of strength, today would have been the end!

Truly, the human heart is treacherous!

Utterly speechless!

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Tang Yan left this stretch of starry sky. Da Mo Huang Di lies at the southernmost edge of Dao Ling Shan, and the land here still needs to be prepared and rebuilt.

She descended onto the distant continent, turned her head to look back, and saw that the once-vast Da Huang was now completely gone—this Da Huang Zhi Di was quite something…

"Tang Yan, are you alright!"

Tang Yan gathered her thoughts and turned her head.

Seeing who had come, Tang Yan was pleasantly surprised!

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