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Chapter 1880 - Divine Emissary
Chapter 1880 - Divine Emissary
Chapter 1880 - Divine Emissary
The sky was bright and clear. The distant sea of clouds churned, and flowing golden light flashed.
Su Yi sat languidly in the ritual grounds, holding a branch covered in fiery peach blossoms and resting his eyes. His relaxed, leisurely bearing calmed Tang Yuyan and Tang Bao’er down even as the other Tang clansmen quivered with fright.
Shortly afterward, an old man in Confucian robes appeared in the ritual grounds.
“Ancestor!” Elder Tang Jinhong and the others cried out excitedly; it seemed they’d found their pillar of support.
The Tang clansmen watching from afar relaxed too. They were overcome with excitement. This was Tang Yuejin, a Great Martial Stage powerhouse!
But against all expectations, when Tang Yuejin arrived, he paused to straighten up his clothes, then faced Su Yi and bowed solemnly.
“Junior Tang Yuejin greets you, Sovereign of the Eternal Night!”
Boom!
The crowd was instantly in uproar, like a pot blowing off its lid. Everyone felt as if they’d been struck by lightning.
Sovereign of the Eternal Night! Who could that possibly refer to but Wang Ye himself?
Tang Jinfeng and the other higher-ups felt their hair stand on end, and they had chills in their hands and feet. We really kicked an iron board this time!
Su Yi just lay there, eyes closed, as if he didn’t even notice.
Silence descended over the ritual grounds.
After greeting Su Yi as a junior, Tang Yuejin just stood there, maintaining his bow. Time slipped past, but Su Yi didn’t react. Tang Yuejin’s body was starting to stiffen, and beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
By now, everyone could tell that something was amiss. Their hearts quivered, and they couldn’t help but sweat on Ancestor Tang Yuejin’s behalf.
Word that Su Yi was the reincarnation of the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign had recently spread throughout the Immortal Realm, stirring up countless waves.
As members of the ancient Tang Family, they’d naturally heard about what happened in the ruins of the Dragon Palace. They knew that Su Yi, an Immortal King, was strong enough to suppress and kill Great Martial Stage experts. In fact, rumor had it that he could even fight Great Unity stage experts. Given the circumstances, who’d dare to cause trouble? And who wouldn’t be worried about Ancestor Tang Yuejin?
Su Yi just sprawled out in his wicker chair as if he were asleep. He showed no sign of responding.
The atmosphere was increasingly stifled and heavy. The very air itself seemed to congeal.
Eventually, Tang Yuejin could no longer bear the weight of the silence. He took a deep breath and said, “The blame for our mistakes lies squarely on this junior’s shoulders, and I’m willing to make amends. I humbly request your magnanimity. Please forgive the Tang Family’s earlier disrespect!”
His voice resounded throughout heaven and earth. Waves of emotion swept through the Tang Family’s hearts. They weren’t at all happy. But none of them dared to say anything—after all, not even their ancestor dared argue or try to explain. No, he’d taken the initiative to admit fault and take responsibility.
This time, Su Yi finally responded. He slowly opened his eyes and gazed coolly at the still-bowing Tang Yuejin. “And what crimes have the Tang Family committed?”
Tang Yuejin’s expression shifted erratically, and he said in a low voice, “I dare not try to justify myself.”
The crowd exchanged glances. Why on earth is he lowering himself to such a degree? It’s unbelievable!
“I’m not here to hold you accountable, so you needn’t be so fearful,” Su Yi said casually. “I don’t object to your choice to submit to the Church of the Pure One. It’s entirely your decision.”
Tang Yuejin froze, stunned, then asked cautiously, “Then might I ask why you’ve come, Your Excellency?”
“The Tang Family once did me a good turn, and I promised Tang Lingqi that if you ran into difficulties you could not resolve on your own, I’d come to your aid,” said Su Yi. “Thus, when I heard of your predicament, I planned to lend a hand. Now, it seems that’s no longer necessary.”
The Tang clansmen were stunned, their expressions instantly conflicted. Only now did they realize that Su Yi had come here to help them!
Tang Yuejin let out a deep sigh, and was just about to speak when Su Yi said, “You needn’t explain. You did what you had to do in the face of annihilation. I understand.”
Tang Yuejin’s gaze dulled, and he felt a bitter taste in his mouth. It was as if he’d suddenly aged considerably.
“Now, all I want to know is this,” said Su Yi. “Where are Tang Lingqi, Tang Jinhong, Tang Duyun, and the others?”
Tang Yuejin hurriedly tried to explain, “The family head isn’t here, but everyone else is perfectly fine. They’ve just... been imprisoned...”
Tang Bao’er couldn’t help but interject, “Father isn’t here? Where did he go?”
“Uh...” Tang Yuejin hesitated.
But then, a burst of laughter rang out. “Why not tell her? Don’t tell me you regret what you've done?”
A streak of silver light shot over and transformed into a man in a feather coat. He wore a tall hat and wide-sleeved robes. He had youthful features, and a startling, imposing aura emanated from him.
A disturbance ensued. The crowd’s expressions shifted, and their eyes filled with trepidation.
But the man in the feather coat ignored them completely, instead locking onto the young man sprawled out in the wicker chair.
He smiled, his eyes narrowing into slits. “They dare not tell you, so I’ll tell you in their place. Tang Duyun has been invited back to the Church of the Pure One. He’ll be participating in the Central Immortal Court’s opening ceremony. Well... in a manner of speaking. He’ll be executed as a criminal to warn others against following his example!”
Tang Bao’er felt as if she’d been struck by lightning. Her pretty face paled, and her delicate frame quivered. Father... is going to be put to death!?
Tang Yuyan hurriedly tried to comfort her. “Don’t worry. It won’t happen.”
Tang Yuejin said with obvious disbelief, “Esteemed Divine Emissary, you promised not to harm our clansmen. What’s the meaning of this?”
The other Tang clansmen looked at the man in the feather coat with alarm and fury. They’d also had no idea that the family head the Church of the Pure One had “invited” back to their base had been sentenced to death!
The man in the feather coat snorted coldly. “Tang Duyun stubbornly refused to see the light. He repeatedly refused to submit. Why leave someone like that alive?”
“But...” Tang Yuejin opened his mouth to argue, but he never got the chance.
The man in the feather coat interrupted impatiently, “Since the Tang Family has chosen to submit, you ought to follow orders! Unless... you plan to renege on our agreement? Ah, but if you do, your entire family will be doomed!”
His voice boomed like thunder, resounding throughout the entire area. The Tang clansmen felt chills course through their hearts, and their expressions filled with grief and indignation.
But none of them dared to say anything.
Tang Yuejin suddenly let out a deep, despondent sigh. “We knew that if we refused to submit, we’d die! So we submitted, only for this to happen! What on earth has the Tang Family done to provoke such a disaster?”
His voice was full of frustration, pain, and bitterness.
The man in the feather coat said slowly, “Want to know why? I can just tell you. It’s because Su Yi mercilessly slaughtered Immortal Kings of the Immortal Realm’s top factions after the last Divine Hunt, and apparently, it was the Tang Family who invited him to participate in the first place! You even protected him!”
His eyes shone with mockery. “Doesn’t it make sense that we’d hold you accountable?”
The crowd was stunned. So, that’s what started it all?
The man in the feather coat laughed. “Simply put, Su Yi did this to you. If you want to resent someone, resent him! He’s a jinx, a star of disaster. No one connected to him will escape punishment!”
The crowd’s eyes filled with uncertainty.
Su Yi just took a sip of wine. His expression didn’t so much as ripple with emotion.
He simply took it all in, letting the man in the feather coat perform to his heart’s content. It was as if he were watching a bungling clown jump around the stage.
The man in the feather coat laughed. “Of course, the Tang Family isn’t entirely stupid. In choosing to submit, you’ve saved yourselves from annihilation.”
“Nonsense!” Tang Yuyan roared in fury. “You’re obviously the ones behind all this, yet you’re pinning the blame on His Excellency. You’re completely shameless!”
She’d obviously lost control of her emotions, and she was completely agitated. “You’re too afraid to fight him head-on, so you’ve instead resorted to targeting my clansmen. You’re despicable! You call yourself a divine emissary, but you’re worse than a pig!”
The crowd couldn’t help but sweat on Tang Yuyan’s behalf. This was a divine emissary! And he was acting on behalf of a divine son!
Indeed, the man in the feather coat glowered and fixed his cold gaze on Tang Yuyan. “A great man does not take note of his inferior’s faults, so I’ll let you live... for now. But later... heh.”
He smiled, but the sight made Tang Yuyan shudder.
“Later? There won’t be a later,” said Su Yi. He slowly rose from his wicker chair and gazed calmly at the man in the feather coat. “I don’t care who you are or what gave you the confidence to behave so impudently in front of me. No matter what, you’re going to die here today.”
The atmosphere was instantly stifled. Austere murderous intent swept across the era, so intense that the crowd could barely breathe.
The man in the feather coat narrowed his eyes, then burst into derisive laughter. “I know what happened in the ruins of the Dragon Palace. Without Divine Daughter Xi Ning’s support, you’re just a tiny little Immortal King! You’re nothing at all!”
His voice was utterly derisive.
Kcch!
Su Yi took a sip of wine, and the seven fiery peach blossoms on the branch he was holding suddenly danced through the air.
A single step carried him directly to the man in the feather coat.
“Hahaha! We’ve long since taken precautions against you!” The man in the feather coat threw back his head and laughed. Six divine talismans suddenly floated into the air, their power linking to form a resplendent barrier of light.
At the same time, golden short halberds appeared in his grip, and he swung at Su Yi with all his might.
Boom!!
Heaven and earth shook on impact, and the sky collapsed. Golden Billows Immortal Mountain swayed violently, and countless cracks formed in the ritual grounds, scattering stone tiles.
The power of the formations covering the mountain instantly broke. This was the full-force attack of a Great Unity Stage expert, and it even contained a measure of divine power! How could it possibly be ordinary?