"Enter," a grand voice boomed from within the Pei family's forbidden grounds.
Pei family powerhouses appeared on either side, their fierce gazes fixed on Ling Fan and the other. Many even spat disdainfully at Pei Nanwei.
Soon, Ling Fan and Pei Nanwei arrived outside the Pei family's forbidden grounds.
"Are you, you audacious wretch, here to beg for punishment and await death?" a very senior Pei family Grandmaster coldly snorted.
Ling Fan glanced at him sideways and said with a dismissive smile, "Are you deaf? I said I'm here to collect a debt and to trample your Pei family."
Upon hearing this, all the Pei family powerhouses immediately drew their swords, their expressions grim. They wished they could flay Ling Fan with their gazes.
The Pei family patriarch, Pei Ming, raised a hand and signaled for calm. The crowd suppressed their killing intent.
Pei Ming looked at Ling Fan and said, "Since you can make Nanwei recognize you as her master, you must not be an ordinary person. I pity your difficult cultivation journey. As long as you let Nanwei return to the Pei family and sever your own arms, I will let you leave. Otherwise, you will be buried here today. Do not make a mistake."
Pei Ming's tone was filled with an arrogant, unyielding authority.
However, Ling Fan seemed not to hear him. His gaze was fixed with interest on the White Bone Sword Pagoda behind Pei Ming.
A flicker of anger flashed in Pei Ming's eyes. He let out a cold snort. Yet, confident in his status and possessing deep composure, he did not easily lose his temper.
He turned to Pei Nanwei and said, "Nanwei, he is young and arrogant, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. But as a member of the Pei family, you should know our Pei family's foundation and strength. Do you truly believe you can escape the Pei family's control with his help?"
"As long as you promise me that you will never step out of the forbidden grounds again and will diligently raise my sword, I will no longer pursue his death. Think carefully."
Pei Nanwei's body trembled slightly. A struggle and hesitation flashed in her eyes.
"I..." she began to speak.
However, a hand reached out and rested on her shoulder. Ling Fan calmly surveyed the opposite side and said, "You don't need to do anything this time. Just watch as I collect the debt for you."
Then, Ling Fan stepped forward, facing over ten top Grandmaster powerhouses of the Pei family, as well as Pei Ming, a quasi-Giant Spirit Realm expert, all by himself!
More than ten formidable gazes immediately fell upon Ling Fan.
A Pei family elder sneered contemptuously. "Heh heh, your youthful arrogance, old man, is truly unprecedented in my life! With your mere early-stage Profound Gang Realm, you dare to oppose my Pei family!"
"Take your life!"
The Pei family elder shouted, and a powerful sword qi suddenly erupted from him, descending with a terrifying roar.
Ling Fan's expression was calm, as if he hadn't seen the dangerous sword strike. Only when the sword qi was upon him did he slowly rub his thumb ring. Flowing Blade Clear Wind suddenly whirled out with a cheerful sound, and with a single sweep, it sliced through.
*Crack!*
The sword light unleashed by the Pei family elder instantly shattered like foam. Ling Fan then pointed a finger. Flowing Blade Clear Wind suddenly broke through the air. In an instant, the Pei family elder's expression froze on his face. His body gradually grew cold. A bloodstain stretched from the top of his head to his abdomen, and then he exploded with a bang! Blood rained down!
With one sword strike, he killed a senior late-stage Heavenly Origin Realm Pei family expert, as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
The Pei family powerhouses were immediately taken aback. Even several peak Heavenly Origin Realm experts were deeply shocked. The elder who was killed was not weak. Even they would need at least ten moves to kill him, and they certainly couldn't do it as casually as Ling Fan. Although there was an element of the elder underestimating his opponent, being able to kill a late-stage Heavenly Origin Realm sword master with a single strike... this boy's sword... was truly terrifying!
They finally understood why Pei Nanwei was willing to become his subordinate. If Pei Nanwei was a once-in-a-million sword genius, then this young man was a genius above geniuses.
Flowing Blade Clear Wind returned to Ling Fan's side with a cheerful hum. The Pei family powerhouses' expressions became extremely solemn.
"Form the sword array!" one of them commanded. The other ten-plus Pei family high-level powerhouses immediately responded. They arranged themselves in a peculiar formation and pointed simultaneously. Instantly, terrifying sword qi surged like an endless torrent, converging into a terrifying, boundless sword qi storm that enveloped the entire Pei family forbidden grounds.
As this sword qi storm continuously grew and spread, the buildings around the forbidden grounds continuously collapsed and exploded under this terrifying sword qi storm, until they were crushed. In a very short time, a sword qi storm dozens of feet wide slowly rose into the sky above the Pei family, appearing in everyone's sight. It was like a giant sword qi dragon, baring its fangs and claws.
At this moment, not only all the Pei family powerhouses but also many Wangcheng powerhouses in the vicinity witnessed this astonishing and terrifying scene. A terrifying shock surged into everyone's hearts.
"My heavens, what happened!"
"Damn... a great battle in the Pei family? Impossible, who dares to attack the Pei family!"
"Wow, this is truly big news! Someone is causing trouble in the Pei family. I really want to know which formidable person dares to venture into such a dragon's den!"
"Daring to attack the Pei family and causing such a huge commotion, I reckon they must be at least peak Heavenly Origin Realm, or even quasi-Giant Spirit Realm!"
"Heh heh, is peak Heavenly Origin Realm qualified to cause trouble before the Pei family? They wouldn't even know how they died. Even quasi-Giant Spirit Realm would only meet a dead end!"
The battle within the Pei family immediately attracted countless gazes. Unfortunately, no one dared to intrude into the Pei family to watch. Everyone craned their necks curiously, their hearts itching like cats scratching.
"This is the Pei family's Shattered Star Dragon Sword Array. Judging by the situation, it's likely that no less than ten Pei family elders are activating it. Their combined might can kill peak Heavenly Origin Realm experts with no effort, and they even have a chance to fight against quasi-Giant Spirit Realm experts... No matter who is provoking the Pei family now, that person is dead." An observant powerhouse recognized the origin of this sword qi storm and spoke with a solemn expression.
The people around were all startled.
"Holy crap. Ten-plus Pei family Grandmasters joining forces. What a show of power!"
"That madman who dared to provoke the Pei family, even if he dies under this extraordinary sword array, he can be proud of it."
...
Just as the world was watching, within the Pei family's forbidden grounds at this moment, the combined strike of over ten late-stage Heavenly Origin Realm and even peak Heavenly Origin Realm Pei family Grandmasters had fully formed. A lifelike giant sword qi dragon exuded an invincible, majestic aura. Its enormous hundred-foot body overshadowed the sky, coiling like a true giant dragon.
As the ten-plus Pei family Grandmasters simultaneously roared, this terrifying sword qi dragon began to swing its massive body. It descended from the sky, directly targeting Ling Fan.
"Master!"
The moment the sword qi dragon suppressed down, Pei Nanwei anxiously clenched her small hands, her eyes fixed on the scene. Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on her fair forehead. This strike was too terrifying, capable of threatening super experts of the quasi-Giant Spirit Realm. She felt she couldn't possibly withstand this attack and would only be courting death if she went up. She wondered if her master could endure this strike.
Under Pei Nanwei's nervous and worried gaze, the strike finally descended.