Chapter 99: The Strongest Divine Image, Counterattacking the Earth Martial Realm

The Su Family members were all stunned upon hearing these words—take their heads to build a mound of skulls?

That joke was a bit too cold.

The Su Family elder let out a cold laugh. Though he feared Jiang Qin, that didn't mean the other party could do as he pleased. If the heads of the entire clan were used to build a mound of skulls, wouldn't the Su Family be infamous for a hundred years?

"Good, good, good! This Commander Jiang truly looks down on my Su Family enough."

"Sending a group of Spirit Sea Realm cultivators with a single sword to take the heads of every member of my Su Family—even if he is now the General Commander of the Zhenling Bureau, he has no right to humiliate my Su Family like this! Today, all of you shall stay here!"

After uttering such arrogant words, if they were to leave unscathed,

then his Su Family would have no need to continue operating in Huaguo.

The Su Family elder's aura surged rapidly.

A towering Dharma Image Phantom swiftly materialized behind him, its presence grand and majestic.

At that moment, the Cangling Sword in the officer's hand sensed something, broke free, and lightly swung out a Slash.

That Slash passed through the head of the Dharma Image Phantom.

A thin red line appeared on the elder's neck. The fear of death enveloped him, his pupils contracting sharply. Before he could utter a single word, his head fell to the ground, and a spray of blood gushed from his neck.

"What! Not good, everyone retreat quickly!"

Another elder came to his senses, his eyes nearly splitting with rage as he tried to retreat backward.

His strength was roughly equal to that of the deceased elder. Since this sword could behead that elder in one strike, it could naturally behead him in one strike as well.

Unfortunately, his speed was ultimately still a bit too slow.

A flash of sword light streaked past.

His head fell silently to the ground. Before death, he couldn't even detect the slightest fluctuation of Spirit Power, completely unable to defend himself.

Two elders at the peak of the Divine Image Realm Realm perished, and the remaining stewards panicked as well.

"This sword is strange, go quickly and summon the Old Ancestor!"

"How could such an eerie thing happen? It's clearly a spiritual artifact, yet it didn't produce even the slightest fluctuation of Spirit Power. What exactly was that technique just now!"

"They say that when Jiang Qin first entered Zhenling Academy, he relied on a peculiar Slash ability to slaughter tens of thousands of Fierce Beasts of the same rank within a Rift. It must be this sword's ability!"

"Retreat quickly! Condense shields!"

The Su Family members' reaction speed was considered fast.

After witnessing the might of the Cangling Sword, they immediately retreated into the grand residence. Hundreds of people simultaneously condensed Spirit Power shields, and with such a massive accumulation of Spirit Power, this shield wasn't something an ordinary person could break.

But before the Cangling Sword, it was still just a matter of one Slash.

As long as one hadn't reached the scope of the Earth Martial Realm, they all fell within the killing line of the Slash Domain.

The sound of shattering rang out.

The Spirit Power shield was easily smashed apart.

Just as the Cangling Sword was about to behead these people, an angry roar echoed from the deepest part of the Su Family grand residence. Simultaneously, a terrifying aura rose up, instantly enveloping everyone present.

A white-haired, child-faced elder with a grim expression took a single step forward and arrived at the mountain gate.

He extended one hand and made a grasping motion in the air.

The Cangling Sword floating in midair was restrained by a layer of Domain Power, unable to move any further.

One of the Su Family Old Ancestors, Su Wanqiu.

Though he had cultivated bitterly for decades and his realm remained at Diwu Jing Chugi, he was still a veteran Earth Martial Realm expert, a being capable of dominating an entire region.

Upon seeing the child-faced elder, the Su Family members revealed expressions of great joy.

"The Old Ancestor has come out of seclusion! Wonderful!"

"Third Ancestor, that Jiang Qin has bullied my Su Family far too much. He sent his subordinates with a single sword to attempt taking the heads of my entire Su Family clan to build a mound of skulls. Please, Third Ancestor, restore the might of my Su Family!"

"Please, Third Ancestor, restore the might of my Su Family!!!"

Su Wanqiu did not respond. With a turn of his hand, he grasped the Cangling Sword and examined it carefully.

After a moment, his brow furrowed slightly as he murmured, "Truly strange. With my breadth of knowledge, I cannot discern what material this sword is forged from. It possesses such terrifying might without needing to channel Spirit Energy."

Simultaneously, a terrifying pressure descended upon those Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists from the Military Department.

It forced them to bend at the waist.

If they tried to forcibly straighten their backs, this spiritual pressure alone would be enough to burst their meridians.

But soon, the Cangling Sword in Su Wanqiu's hand suddenly trembled violently.

The next second, it broke free from Su Wanqiu's restraint, flew in a certain direction, and landed in a hand.

Su Wanqiu focused his gaze to look.

A figure walked out from the distant clouds. With each step, his form advanced several hundred meters, and he soon appeared before everyone.

The newcomer wore a black robe, his face young and handsome, but his eyes held a depth and calmness unbecoming of his age, like an abyss or a vast ocean, impossible to fathom.

The Military Department members below breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and hurriedly bent forward respectfully, shouting:

"Commander Jiang!"

"Mm."

Jiang Qin soothed the Cangling Sword, then raised his head to look at the child-faced elder.

Su Wanqiu's expression was somewhat grim, but he did not choose to act. Instead, he calmed the anger in his heart and spoke:

"Though I am usually in seclusion, I know you have come for that girl Su Lingwei. This matter is indeed my Su Family's fault first. How about this—my Su Family can offer compensation. Name your price."

"As long as it's not too excessive, my Su Family can accept it."

It wasn't that he feared Jiang Qin. Standing at Su Wanqiu's level, what he considered more was the family's interests.

Rather than fighting Jiang Qin to the death,

it was better to lower his head and settle things with compensation, so as to minimize the damage and impact.

Jiang Qin, however, shook his head: "I didn't come today to listen to this nonsense from you. Save your breath as well. Both publicly and privately, I am determined to build that mound of skulls today."

"Quite the arrogant tone — I just don't know if you have the strength to back it up." Su Wanqiu's face darkened.

"They all say the gap between the Divine Image Realm Realm and the Earth Martial Realm is like an impassable chasm."

Cold intent gathered in Jiang Qin's eyes as he slowly raised his sword: "Today I want to find out whether this strongest of Divine Image Realm Realms can truly slay an Earth Martial Realm!"

"What nerve! If you don't fall here, you'll surely be a mortal threat to my Su Family in the future. Since you're so set on seeking death, this old man will oblige you!"

As his words fell, the killing intent of the two erupted without any attempt to conceal it.

Without needing to coordinate, they both shot up toward the vault of heaven, making the sky their battlefield.

In the blink of an eye, the two had already clashed dozens of times.

The might of their battle pressed down through the clouds, weighing heavily on the hearts of everyone below.

The Su Family stewards came to their senses and immediately barked orders: "While the Ancestor has Jiang Qin tied down! Follow me and kill these petty rabble — let them know the Su Family isn't something just anyone can insult!"

At that very moment.

Over a dozen Divine Image Realm Realm auras appeared out of nowhere.

It was Chen Xiaohu, who had gathered his men and rushed over after receiving the news.

Behind him were Divine Image Realm Realm Martial Artists from the various major powers.

Chen Xiaohu glanced at the battle in the clouds, and without turning back, spoke to the people behind him:

"Destroy the Su Family, and whatever you've done in the past, I can let bygones be bygones."

"Anyone who dares slack off and hold back on purpose — I swear that when we get back, no matter what power stands behind you… I'll wipe out your entire clan!"

The dozen-plus people behind him were terrified, a flash of fear passing through their eyes.

Ever since that Commander Jiang arrived in Dongxing Shi, this Base Leader Chen had also become utterly ruthless, threatening to wipe out entire clans at the drop of a hat — no one knew what had gotten into him.

"Yes, sir!"