"Kill him!" Zhang Xing'an said calmly, looking at Feng Yue.
"Sect Master Xiao, spare his life!" A voice called out from afar. However, Xiao Kun's movements did not pause. He poured his majestic magical power into Feng Yue's body, shattering his physical form into a mist of blood. Within the blood mist, a Nascent Soul floated, and Xiao Kun grasped it with his hand.
Seeing a figure rapidly approaching in the sky, Xiao Kun smiled slightly at him. In the man's astonished gaze, Xiao Kun crushed Feng Yue's Nascent Soul, and thus, a cultivator of the Sixth Tribulation realm met their complete demise.
"Sect Master Xiao, killing wantonly on the territory of my True Fire Grotto-Heaven, do you not take us seriously?" The newcomer was a bald old man. Though his strength was not comparable to Xiao Kun's, he had still reached the Ninth Tribulation realm.
"Haha! Brother Xiao Kun, it seems you haven't been doing too well these past ten-odd years. Even a cultivator just entering the Ninth Tribulation realm in True Fire Grotto-Heaven dares to question you?" Zhang Fan let out a loud laugh, his voice like thunder, spreading across the entire Continent of the World Heart, causing tremors everywhere.
A group of people descended from the void onto the street. Looking at the familiar figures before him, Xiao Kun's eyes widened, and his body trembled with excitement. He suddenly knelt down and cried out, "Fengyun Hall Master Xiao Kun, pays respects to the Supreme Elder!"
Zhang Fan gently raised his hand. Before Xiao Kun could fully kneel, he involuntarily stood upright. Looking at Xiao Kun's demeanor, Zhang Fan felt a surge of emotion. He smiled and said, "Brother Xiao Kun, there's no need for this. Everyone in our Six Kings' Mansion is like brothers, no need for formalities."
Seeing the familiar face, the bald old man from True Fire Grotto-Heaven was also filled with shock. He quickly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and respectfully said, "Yang Bu, Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall of True Fire Grotto-Heaven, pays respects to Senior Zhang Fan!"
Zhang Fan glanced at him but did not reply. Instead, his gaze turned towards the wine building above, where three of his closest kin were.
"You brat, coming back so suddenly without a word." Zhang Xing'an's eyes inexplicably welled up with tears. He shouted, "Hurry up and come up, quickly come and see your sister!"
Hearing this, Zhang Fan immediately stepped into the air and ascended to the wine building. At this moment, Su Yun's eyes were also filled with emotion. She pushed the little girl leaning beside her forward and said, "This is your sister, her name is Zhang Lueying, and she's thirteen this year."
Looking at the little girl before him, who bore some resemblance to him, Zhang Fan felt a closeness emanating from their bloodline. He crouched down and held Zhang Lueying in his arms, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Are you my brother Zhang Fan? Why have you come to see me after so long?" Zhang Lueying leaned into Zhang Fan's embrace, looking at his handsome face, and asked crisply.
"It is I. Before you were born, your brother went to a very distant place, which is why I've returned so late," Zhang Fan replied with deep apology.
"Then, can brother bring all of us when you go on a long trip in the future? That way, our family can always be together," Zhang Lueying asked again.
"Alright, I promise you, brother. I'll bring you all wherever I go from now on. A family should always be together."
On the wide street, there was silence. Only the laughter of the young man and the little girl could be heard.
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon turned its head, seeing the middle-aged man lying on the ground with his arm severed by Zhang Xing'an. It strode over and stepped on him. Its steps were light, making no sound, but an invisible pressure was exerted, simply crushing him into a mist of blood, leaving even his Nascent Soul no chance to survive.
The Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall of True Fire Grotto-Heaven, who was kneeling on the ground, caught sight of this out of the corner of his eye. His scalp immediately tingled, and his body trembled involuntarily. Only cultivators at his level could understand how terrifying it was to control force with such precision.
"Was it you, brat?" The Blood Demon Flood Dragon then approached Feng Wuji. Feng Wuji had already been scared limp and sat on the ground, his eyes vacant. Seeing the short, stout man before him, a flicker of fear appeared in his eyes.
Looking at Feng Wuji's state, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon shook its head and said, "With such little courage, you still dare to provoke others. You're really a disgrace to your father!"
After saying this, to everyone's horror, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon actually swallowed Feng Wuji whole.
"You really aren't picky," Zhang Fan said, carrying Zhang Lueying down from the wine building, shaking his head as he looked at the Blood Demon Flood Dragon.
Being spoken to like that, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon seemed somewhat embarrassed. It forced a smile and said, "I just couldn't help myself."
"Let's go back to the Six Kings' Mansion first," Zhang Fan said, then looked at Zhang Lueying, who was clinging to him, and asked softly, "Lueying, do you want to try what it feels like to ride a flood dragon?"
"Okay, but where is there a flood dragon?" Zhang Lueying blinked her eyes, her expression confused.
"Isn't this one right here?" Zhang Fan looked at the Blood Demon Flood Dragon and said with a smile.
"Brother, you're lying. Which flood dragon looks like this?" Zhang Lueying exclaimed.
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon had no choice but to transform. Instantly, a blood-red flood dragon, several kilometers long, coiled on the street, causing a stir.
"Wow, it's really a flood dragon!" Zhang Lueying cried out, her bright eyes full of curiosity. She climbed onto the Blood Demon Flood Dragon from Zhang Fan's shoulder, her delicate face beaming with innocent smiles.
After Zhang Fan and his party left on the Blood Demon Flood Dragon, the Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall of True Fire Grotto-Heaven, Yang Bu, dared to stand up. Looking in the direction they had disappeared, the fear in his eyes had not yet completely faded.
"After leaving for just over ten years, he has become even more terrifying than before." Yang Bu took a deep breath, his mind flashing back to the battle over a decade ago, his mood extremely heavy.
"This matter concerns the survival of the sect. It must be reported to the Sect Master immediately," Yang Bu thought to himself, and his figure transformed into a stream of light, heading towards the sect's location in True Fire Grotto-Heaven.
Extreme Wind City belonged to True Fire Grotto-Heaven, and Feng Yue was also one of their people. If it were just a conflict with a disciple of the Six Kings' Mansion, it would be manageable. But the fatal mistake was that Feng Yue had offended Zhang Fan's parents. He wondered how furious the Sect Master would be upon receiving this news.
Moreover, the aura of the group that had accompanied Zhang Fan in the past was extremely terrifying. Even their Sect Master, who had reached the Half-step Soul Transformation realm, was far inferior to them. Thinking of this, Yang Bu couldn't help but speed up.
At this moment, the cultivators within Extreme Wind City were still reminiscing about the scene that had just transpired, finding it unforgettable. It was truly awe-inspiring that even the Enforcement Elder of True Fire Grotto-Heaven could only kneel before him and hadn't even stood up from beginning to end.
Many cultivators were speculating about the identities of Zhang Fan and his party. Only a few of the stronger cultivators had some inkling in their hearts and dared not discuss it further. If it were truly that person, then the Continent of the World Heart would once again usher in a violent upheaval.
The current landscape of the Continent of the World Heart had completely changed. The once glorious Immortal Ascension Prefecture, Black Sand Grotto-Heaven, and Sun Shadow Grotto-Heaven had been destroyed. The only entities that could be called top powers were the Six Kings' Mansion, the Azure Sea Palace, and True Fire Grotto-Heaven.
And the Six Kings' Mansion, with the vast cultivation resources left by Zhang Fan, had rapidly expanded over the past decade, surpassing the Azure Sea Palace and subtly showing signs of becoming the foremost sect on the Continent of the World Heart.
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