Jiang Guoyuan watched his eldest son, Jiang Tengyun, die before his very eyes and bellowed in grief, "Venerate, what in the world are you doing!"

However, Mo Shan said not a word, looking indifferently at Jiang Guoyuan.

This fan... It was a supreme Spiritual Artifact that housed ninety-seven souls, all of whom were the clan's brave and battle-hardened warriors.

Without absorbing enough fresh blood, these souls would not willingly return to the sunless confines of the Spiritual Artifact.

As for the lives of Jiang Tengyun and the Shadows... what a joke.

He, Mo Shan, had helped the Jiang Family rise to their current status as one of Yanjing's wealthy families. But in his eyes, they were nothing more than a slave clan. How dare a slave question its master?

He snorted coldly, and several remnant demonic souls drifted toward Jiang Guoyuan. In the blink of an eye, the renowned Family Head of Yanjing's great Martial Dao family was utterly obliterated!

Only three people remained in the area: Xu Lai, Tan Chang—who was cowering behind him—and Mo Shan.

"Xu Lai, what should we do…"

Although Tan Chang's face was pale, he wasn't the slightest bit afraid. The moment he saw the remnant souls possessing the Jiang Family's Shadows, he had immediately sought refuge behind Xu Lai.

In his mind, there was no way the revered Flower Fairy wouldn't protect Xu Lai.

And he was right! A five-meter radius around Xu Lai was safe. Not a single remnant soul could enter, as if an invisible barrier shielded them.

"Kekeke, so it's a Cultivator. This barrier is quite interesting. Could it be a Golden Core Great Perfection, or perhaps even someone in the Nascent Soul Realm?"

"To think he's one of the Foreign Cultivators. It's a good thing we're here, or Mo Shan would have been in trouble."

"A Nascent Soul is excellent! Consuming a Nascent Soul will allow our remnant souls to fully condense!"

"..."

Ninety-seven remnant souls encircled them, their smiles condescending as they pointed and gestured at Xu Lai. The little lamb inside the barrier, it seemed, was already a meal on their plate.

Xu Lai's gaze was calm as he sized up these souls. He was slightly disappointed—they were all unfamiliar faces.

It seemed none of them were old acquaintances from the war all those years ago.

Since that was the case, Xu Lai no longer had any desire to reminisce. He stated indifferently, "Die."

To Mo Shan and the remnant souls, Xu Lai's word sounded like a joke. But as the word was uttered, a dazzling golden law crashed down upon them.

"This is... As the Word, So Is the Law!"

The souls' expressions changed drastically. They scattered like mad dogs, but it was all for naught.

BANG! BANG! BANG—

The ninety-seven remnant souls burst apart one by one.

With every clansman's soul that shattered, Mo Shan's pupils contracted. He knew that under this attack of law, his people would be erased from the universe. They would never have the chance to reincarnate again!

"You... Who exactly are you!"

Mo Shan's face turned deathly pale. The souls of the Ancient Demon Clan within his Magic Artifact fan were the clan's most outstanding chosen ones from the last millennium. For various reasons, they had died in the outside world while seeking benefits for the Demon Clan, and their souls had returned to the fan. If these remnant souls were to reincarnate or seize new bodies, they would once again become the pillars of the clan.

But just like that... they were erased so casually. This was a monumental loss!

And As the Word, So Is the Law... even someone in the Immortal Venerable Realm couldn't use such an ability at will... Xu Lai—he's likely not just an Immortal Venerable, but one of the absolute elites of that realm!

Mo Shan's scalp tingled in sheer terror. Had he known this earlier, he would never have brought such a calamity upon his clan.

But an Immortal Venerable... Even in the vast Immortal Domain, they are overlords in their own right. How could Xu Lai be a nobody? An Immortal Venerable hiding in this remote, empty Solar System? Anyone who heard such a thing would laugh their heads off.

"His name is Xu Lai," Tan Chang spoke up, adding with a cold snort, "Now you see how formidable he is, don't you!"

"..."

Mo Shan no longer possessed his previous confidence. His face pale, he clenched his teeth and said, "I admit defeat today. Go ahead and kill or mutilate me as you please. If I, Mo Shan, let out even a grunt, then I am a coward!"

"Hmm."

Xu Lai nodded. The Ancient Demon Clan was just as he remembered from ten thousand years ago—they would rather die than surrender. Though they had fallen, their pride remained.

Just as Xu Lai raised his finger to grant him a quick death, Mo Shan's knees buckled. He fell to the ground, kowtowing repeatedly as he wept and cried, "Senior, spare my life! Please, spare my life!"

Xu Lai: "..."

He took back his previous thought. The Ancient Demon Clan had become so pathetic. Truly disappointing!

"Xu Lai, should we kill him, or..." Tan Chang, still unaware of Mo Shan's true identity, said in a low voice, "I suggest we kill him. The Jiang Family's Shadows and their Family Head are already dead, but... this man is a menace."

"Hm?"

Xu Lai raised an eyebrow. His gaze fixed on the kowtowing, begging Mo Shan. The man had sneakily pulled a palm-sized Ice Crystal Coffin from his robes and abruptly threw it open!

A terrifying aura erupted in all directions.

The heavens and the earth instantly changed color! At that moment, the entire planet was plunged into darkness. A world-ending pressure, carried on howling winds, swept across every corner of Earth.

Tan Chang, who was closest, was sent flying by the pressure erupting from the Ice Crystal Coffin. He coughed up blood and fell unconscious.

At the same time, every Martial Artist on Earth above the Seventh Grade looked up in horror, staring at the sky in disbelief. With their higher Boundary, they could sense far more than an ordinary person.

"An extra-domain invasion!?"

「In the North Sea of Hua Country」

At the Penglai Sword Pavilion, Ji Jing's voice trembled. "Has Chang'an City... fallen? How else could such a terrifying pressure be descending..."

Yan Shili, a greatsword on his back, wore a grim expression as he tightened his grip on its hilt. "Protect the Dragon Vein of Yanjing!"

Similar scenes of shock and fear unfolded in countless other places...

「At the foot of Mount Haitang in East Sea City」

Mo Shan slowly stood up. Gone was his previous pitiable demeanor, replaced by pure, ecstatic excitement.

"Hahahaha! Xu Lai, I bet you didn't expect this! I've just successfully awakened Ancestor Mozhan!" Mo Shan sneered. "Even for an Immortal Venerable, you've stayed on Earth for so long that you've forgotten the greatest taboo in the Cultivation World: showing mercy! Sparing my life was the same as courting death!"

The law of the Cultivation World is the survival of the fittest. The kind-hearted don't live long; one must be either cruel or numb. That's because Cultivators care only for benefits, not for good or evil.

Xu Lai said nothing, his attention fixed on the Ice Crystal Coffin as it slowly floated into the air.

RUMBLE!

Countless tribulation clouds gathered over East Sea City, churning with roiling thunder. This was Heavenly Thunder!

Earth's Heavenly Dao was once again awakened from its slumber, sensing that the disturbance was, yet again, coming from Xu Lai's location...

The Heavenly Dao simply gave up struggling. It didn't even bother to appear, going so far as to block its Divine Sense.

Let Earth be destroyed for all it cared. Let someone else deal with it. This place was impossible to live in anymore. Sooner or later, death was coming anyway.

Down at the foot of Mount Haitang, Mo Shan was filled with boundless fervor as he knelt respectfully.

"Descendant Mo Shan welcomes the awakening of Ancestor Mozhan!"

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