"Who are you? How dare you attack my young master!" The middle-aged man sensed the strength of the couple and felt slightly relieved, then coldly demanded.
"Just an unknown nobody." Zhang Xing'an stared at the white-robed middle-aged man and asked, "He dared to lay hands on my daughter. Not to mention attacking him, killing him would be too lenient!"
Zhang Lueying leaned beside Su Yun, calmly watching the scene without the slightest fear, because her mother had once told her that her elder brother was the most powerful person on the Jiexin Continent, and she didn't need to fear anyone.
"An unknown nobody?" The white-robed middle-aged man said menacingly, "In that case, you won't be leaving this Jifeng City today!"
"On your say-so?" Zhang Xing'an let out a contemptuous cold laugh, and with a flip of his hand, produced a Celestial Treasure long sword. The magnificent Celestial Treasure power immediately permeated the entire city, causing the middle-aged man's expression to change drastically.
"Celestial Treasure?" The middle-aged man wavered. Zhang Xing'an was merely a cultivator at the Three Tribulations realm, while he had already reached the Four Tribulations realm. In terms of strength, even if the other party possessed a Celestial Treasure, he would not be afraid.
However, this cultivator at the Three Tribulations realm possessing a Celestial Treasure made him wary of the other party's background. After all, the number of Celestial Treasures on the entire Jiexin Continent was limited. Let alone their City Lord's mansion, even True Fire Cave Heaven had few Celestial Treasures.
The surrounding cultivators also did not expect that this seemingly ordinary middle-aged man would produce a Celestial Treasure with a flip of his hand. Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover.
"Feng Bo, kill him! This Celestial Treasure will be ours! Whatever happens, my father will bear the responsibility." Feng Wuji also looked enviously at the Celestial Treasure in Zhang Xing'an's hand and shouted.
"Yes, with the City Lord here, even if something happens, the City Lord will bear it. Moreover, this is a Celestial Treasure. Even if True Fire Cave Heaven finds out, they will support me, won't they?"
After figuring all this out, the middle-aged man attacked. He cultivated the Dao of Swift Wind, his speed far exceeding cultivators of the same realm. Furthermore, there was a huge power gap between the Three Tribulations and Four Tribulations realms. Therefore, even though the opponent held a Celestial Treasure, he was confident he could take him down.
Zhang Xing'an's expression was calm, his eyes fixed on the afterimage. He lightly uttered, "Sword One!"
With the aid of the Wordless Sword Manual, the profound sword technique's power surged by several tenths, easily blocking the middle-aged man's dual blades.
"Hmm?" The middle-aged man frowned, his body flickered, and he attacked Zhang Xing'an again with his dual blades.
"Sword Two!"
The Celestial Treasure's radiance surged. This sword's power made him feel pressure, and he dared not attack rashly, only adopting a defensive stance and trying his best to block this sword.
However, Zhang Xing'an's swordsmanship had already surpassed his own realm. One sword fell, and another rose.
"Sword Three!"
As this voice echoed, the middle-aged man felt that the profoundness of this sword had surpassed his understanding, and its power was something he could not resist. Relying on his agile movement and swift-wind-like speed, he rapidly retreated.
Yet, he still couldn't completely evade it. The sharp sword light grazed his side, easily severing one of his arms. The wound was as smooth as a mirror, and blood poured out like a stream.
"Feng Bo?" Feng Wuji cried out in alarm, not expecting that even Feng Bo was not his opponent. Before he could even step forward, Zhang Xing'an had already locked onto him and swung another sword.
With his strength at the One Tribulation realm, how could he possibly resist Zhang Xing'an, who wielded a Celestial Treasure? Under the powerful aura lock, he couldn't even move. A dense aura of death rushed towards him, his eyes wide with unwillingness.
"Clang!" A crisp metallic chime sounded. A man clad in a cyan robe appeared beside Feng Wuji. He flicked his finger, shattering the sword light Zhang Xing'an had unleashed.
"Feng Yue is here, now we are truly finished."
"City Lord Feng's strength has reached the Six Tribulations realm, just one step away from entering the ranks of the top experts on the Jiexin Continent. Even if that man holds a Celestial Treasure, he probably can't withstand a single move from him."
The man who appeared beside Feng Wuji was Feng Yue, the City Lord of Jifeng City. He swept his gaze indifferently around the scene, finally settling on Zhang Xing'an, who was holding the Celestial Treasure.
"Master, shouldn't we show ourselves? That Feng Yue has the strength of the Six Tribulations realm. Ancestor probably can't withstand him." Above Jifeng City, Zhang Fan, accompanied by the Blood Demon Flood Dragon and Lin Haotian and others, calmly watched the scene. With their group's strength, if they wished to remain hidden, no one in this city would be able to detect them even if they stood before them.
"No rush, let's watch slowly." Zhang Fan appeared very calm because he sensed a familiar aura. When the time was right, someone would naturally step in.
"Your audacity is astounding. Within my Jifeng City, you injure my son and cripple my subordinate. Do you truly consider me, the City Lord of Jifeng City, as a mere decoration?" Feng Yue stared at Zhang Xing'an and said sternly.
"That brat intended to molest my daughter. No matter who his father is, he will die today!" Zhang Xing'an snorted coldly.
"Based on your words, your family of three will not be leaving Jifeng City today." Feng Yue smiled. "You two will die. As for your daughter, since my son has taken a fancy to her, we will spare her life and keep her in my City Lord's mansion."
Su Yun's eyes burned with rage upon hearing this. She scolded, "Zhang Xing'an, stop wasting time talking. I want him silenced immediately."
Zhang Xing'an also didn't want to continue talking. He shouted into the void, "Xiao Kun, kill him!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Feng Yue only heard a voice, and before it had fully faded, a young man appeared before him. The young man had a face like a sharp knife, with distinct lines and cold, deep eyes carrying a hint of indifference. He slowly reached out his hand to grasp Feng Yue. Feng Yue tried to resist, only to be terrified to find that all his magical powers were sealed, rendering him unable to move.
The newcomer was Xiao Kun, the Hall Master of the Fengyun Hall of the Sixth Prince's Mansion, who had once ventured through the Great Luo Realm with Zhang Fan.
"Elder, Feng Yue has been apprehended. How should he be dealt with?" Xiao Kun, with his claws locked around Feng Yue's throat, held him like a chick and bowed to Zhang Xing'an.
Although Zhang Xing'an and his wife had ordinary strength, due to Zhang Fan, their status in the Sixth Prince's Mansion was extremely transcendent, on par with the Sixth Prince.
When Zhang Xing'an and Su Yun were traveling the Jiexin Continent this time, Xiao Kun had proactively offered to accompany and protect them. Because he had received considerable kindness from Zhang Fan, he naturally wanted to repay it actively.
At this moment, Feng Yue recognized Xiao Kun. As the Hall Master of the Fengyun Hall of the Sixth Prince's Mansion, a peak Nine Tribulations realm expert, how could Feng Yue not recognize him? His heart turned cold. For someone who was treated with such respect by Xiao Kun, a person standing at the pinnacle of the Jiexin Continent, who were those two individuals?
Feng Wuji watched as his father, who was usually so imposing in Jifeng City, was held like a dead dog. He was already stunned. How could he have provoked such a terrifying person?
"It's over, the entire City Lord's Mansion is finished." The middle-aged man with the severed arm saw this scene and was filled with despair. To be able to capture the Six Tribulations realm Feng Yue so easily, this person must be a Nine Tribulations realm expert.
The surrounding cultivators were also slow to react. Their normally high-and-mighty City Lord seemed to have truly kicked a steel plate.