Jianchen's sudden return stunned the ancestor of the Tai Hong clan slightly, but he returned to his senses soon after. He chuckled aloud, "I've just mentioned the ruler and you've returned. You sure have come back at the right time. I wonder if the ruler's trip to the Eight Wastelands Divine Hall went well."
Jianchen and Nubis stood five meters away from the ancestor of the Tai Hong clan. Jianchen calmly stared at the ancestor and said, "There's no need for me to answer these questions. Tai Dou, five years have passed. It's time for us to come to an end. "
Jianchen had directly called the ancestor by his name, which immediately infuriated the other experts of the Tai Hong clan. Immediately, a Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint Ruler pointed at Jianchen and yelled out, "How dare you call the ancestor by his name? You've lost your patience. Since your Turtle clan is about to become a subsidiary tribe of my Tai Hong clan, why don't you apologize to the ancestor quickly? Only then will I forgive your disrespect. "
The people of the Tai Hong clan had already begun to treat the Turtle clan as a subsidiary of their clan. As a result, there were still a few people who did not take Jianchen seriously even though he was the ruler of the Turtle clan. This was because in their eyes, the people of the Turtle clan were people with powerful defences and extremely weak attacks. They did not pose much of a threat.
Jianchen's eyes turned cold, but before he could do anything, Nubis had already turned into a golden blur and charged toward the person. Before the person could react, Nubis had already stabbed into the person's chest and pulled out a bloody heart.
"Argh!" The expert who had insulted Jianchen produced a chilling cry. His face was filled with pain. Although he would not lose his life from having his heart taken away, the excruciating pain was unbearable.
Nubis crushed the heart in his hand and coldly stared at the expert. He coldly said, "This is the result of insulting my brother. If there's a next time, I, the great Nubis, will definitely take your dog life." Nubis's face was cold. He did not give the Tai Hong clan any face at all.
Everyone immediately fell silent when they saw this. Everyone stared at Nubis's bloody hand and immediately became filled with deep fear.
The second and third elders were stunned by Nubis' ruthlessness as well. He was bold enough to personally dig out the heart of one of their clansmen right in front of the ancestor of the Taihong clan. Whether it was his strength or courage, it was definitely not something an ordinary person could compare to.
However, what shocked them even more was the strength that Nubis had suddenly erupted with. He was no weaker than them.
The ancestor of the Tai Hong clan, Tai Dou, paled. He had failed to see through Nubis's strength earlier, nor did he think that Nubis would suddenly attack one of his clansmen. As a result, he had been careless and allowed Nubis to injure one of his clansmen.
"Your Excellency, you sure talk big. Let this old man see how capable you are. How dare you act so presumptuously in front of this old man?" the old ancestor of the Tai Hong Clan said in a deep voice. His eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Tai Dou, your opponent is me," Jianchen stood in front of Nubis as he stared at the ancestor of the Tai Hong clan emotionlessly.
Tai Dou's politeness had completely vanished. He coldly snorted, "Whatever. Ruler of the Turtle clan, I'll let the Old Man subdue you first before teaching this arrogant brat a lesson."
Jianchen sneered, "Tai Dou, don't forget about our agreement. If I lose this battle, the Turtle clan will become a vassal of your Tai Hong clan. However, if you lose, your Tai Hong clan will become the leader of the Turtle clan. "With that, Jianchen flew into the sky.
"Alright, if I lose, my Tai Hong clan will pledge loyalty to the Turtle clan. However, ruler of the Turtle clan, do you think that I might lose?" Tai Dou was filled with confidence. He understood Jianchen's strength extremely well. Since he could enter the Divine Hall of the Eight Wastelands, it was impossible for him to surpass the 14th Star. He was at the peak of the 14th Star at most. He refused to believe that Jianchen could grow to a level where he could match him in just five short years.
In order to avoid harming the Turtle clan, Jianchen and Tai Dou moved the battle several dozen kilometers away. At this moment, the two of them stopped in the air above a mountain range several dozen kilometers away. In the surroundings were the experts of the Turtle clan and Tai Hong clan who had hurried over to watch the show.
"Ruler of the Turtle clan, I won't bully the weak. I'll let you have ten moves, so do it," Tai Dou arrogantly said as he hovered in the air with his arms crossed.
Nubis heard every single word Tai Dou had said from afar. He immediately laughed aloud uncontrollably, "Jianchen, did you hear that? He said he'll let you have ten moves. You better not disappoint him."
Jianchen's lips curled into a mocking smile. He looked at Tai Dou in disdain and said, "Tai Dou, you don't have the right to let me have ten moves. I only need a single strike to heavily injure you." As he said that, a vast presence radiated from Jianchen. This was the strength of the Holy Emperor at the Third Heavenly Layer. At the same time, the Emperor Armament appeared in Jianchen's hand. It shone with a surging black light as a destructive presence swept through the surroundings. It formed a tremendous pressure that enveloped the surroundings, causing the expressions of all the spectators to change drastically.
At that moment, everyone, including Tai Dou, looked at Jianchen in a different light. Their gazes were filled with deep fear and disbelief.
Jianchen raised the Emperor Armament in his right hand and it immediately began to emit a surging sword Qi. He swung his sword several hundred meters away and the powerful sword Qi immediately tore through the air as a black streak of light, shooting toward Tai Dou with lightning-like speed.
Tai Dou became extremely stern. He could clearly sense the power of Jianchen's attack. Without any hesitation, he immediately mobilized all the energy in his body, fusing it with the World Force to condense a three-meter-wide circular shield in front of him to block the incoming sword Qi.
Boom! The shield that Tai Dou had condensed with all his strength shattered when it came in contact with Jianchen's sword Qi. However, the sword Qi did not slow down at all, continuing toward Tai Dou and passing through his chest.
"Argh!" Tai Dou cried out in pain. He could no longer maintain his levitation and fell from the sky, crashing heavily into the ground.
The surrounding people were all stunned by this scene, especially the group of people from the Tai Hong Family. Their expressions all became dumbstruck. Tai Dou was the most powerful existence in the Tai Hong clan, yet he had been defeated so easily by a single strike from the ruler of the Turtle clan. All of them found this unbelievable.
The eyes of the experts of the Turtle clan, the second elder, and the third elder widened as well. They all stared at this scene in disbelief. All of them struggled to accept this.
The ancestor of the Tai Hong clan was a 16th Star expert, yet he could not even receive a single strike from the ruler of the Turtle clan. They all felt deeply shocked.
Jianchen floated down and arrived before Tai Dou. He asked, "Do you accept your loss?"
Tai Dou stood up with great difficulty with a pale face. He looked at Jianchen in fright as deep fear remained in his eyes. He gloomily said, "I've lost. From today onwards, my Tai Hong clan will submit to the Turtle clan and follow their lead."
"Come back to the Turtle clan with me," Jianchen said to Tai Dou before calling everyone back to the Turtle clan.
The news of the ruler of the Turtle clan defeating the ancestor of the Tai Hong clan spread across the entire Turtle clan very quickly. It immediately caused the entire clan to rejoice. Joy filled the entire place, but even more people were discussing the ruler's strength.
At this moment, Jianchen, all the senior members of the Turtle clan, and all the people of the Tai Hong clan had gathered in the hall. Jianchen sat on the throne as he glared down. His face was filled with an irresistible dignity.
"Tai Dou, please tell everyone just what relationship the second elder and third elder have with your Tai Hong clan and why the two elders have spoken up for you time and time again," Jianchen stared at Tai Dou.
The expressions of the two elders changed when they heard that. They immediately understood that Jianchen was about to make an example out of them. When they thought about how they had opposed Jianchen in the past, they could not help but begin to regret it. However, it was all too late.
The second elder immediately stood up and explained, "Ruler, please do not slander us. That's right, the two of us have indeed done some things that displeased the ruler in the past, and we were only thinking for the sake of the Turtle clan when it came to the matter of the Tai Hong clan. We had no other intentions because we were not the Tai Hong clan's opponent back then. If we were to fight, we would definitely suffer heavy losses. "
"The second elder is correct. We took the lead in surrendering to the Tai Hong clan before because we were thinking for the sake of the Turtle clan. We had no other intentions. I hope the ruler can be fair and not wrongly accuse good people," the third elder explained as well. The two of them no longer dared to speak to Jianchen with the same tone as before. They had become much more respectful.
Jianchen ignored the two elders and asked Tai Dou, "Tai Dou, tell me what is going on. I hope you're not lying to me, or you should know the consequences."
Tai Dou hesitated for a while before standing up from his chair. He clasped his hands at Jian Chen, "King, the second and third elders have already been bribed by our Tai Hong clan many years ago. They have already reached an agreement with our Tai Hong clan. Once the grand elder of the Turtle clan dies, they will immediately lead the Turtle clan to become a part of our Tai Hong clan."
"What! The second elder and third elder are actually spies! They're traitors to our Turtle clan!" A flurry of discussion immediately rang out in the hall. All the senior members of the Turtle clan were surprised.
"Nonsense! Ruler, don't listen to Tai Dou's lies. He's trying to drive a wedge between us. He wants our Turtle clan to kill each other."
"This is Tai Dou's lie. Ruler, don't listen to his one-sided story."
The second elder and third elder began to quibble. They refused to admit it no matter what. The two of them knew what kind of punishment awaited them if they were convicted of this crime.
The Turtle clan had existed for many years and possessed a set of strict rules. They clearly recorded the consequences of traitors.
Tai Dou took out a beast hide from his Space Ring and said, "Ruler, this is the agreement our Tai Hong clan signed with the two elders back then. The imprints of the two elders' souls are on it, so it can't be fake."
Jianchen extended his hand and the beast hide immediately flew into his hand. His face immediately sank when he read the contents. He tossed the beast hide to an expert of the Turtle clan below and said, "Everyone, take a look."
The beast hide was passed down one by one. Very soon, all the experts of the Turtle clan in the hall looked through it. Their faces all became ugly after reading the contents.
The faces of the Second Elder and the Third Elder turned pale. Their eyes were filled with despair.
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