Chapter 30: The Crisis Arrives

Chapter 30: Chapter 30: The Crisis Arrives

"Perfect. I have a plan. Let’s return to the castle and discuss it!"

With that said, Yi Xiaoyao led everyone into the castle.

The surrounding onlookers, still buzzing from the excitement, began to disperse, taking the explosive news with them.

In the Tang Family Castle’s council hall, the Tang Family had gathered. All eyes were on Yi Xiaoyao.

"Fortress Master, what is your plan?" the elders asked.

Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze swept over the crowd as he stated calmly, "I am the one who caused this disaster, so I have decided to relinquish the position of Fortress Master."

The moment Yi Xiaoyao finished speaking, everyone was stunned.

Everyone understood that Yi Xiaoyao was making this decision so the Tang Family Castle could distance itself from the trouble with the Jin Family, allowing him to shoulder the burden alone.

"Fortress Master, that’s unacceptable! The Tang Family Castle is one body. We can face any trouble that comes our way together."

"It’s taken so long for our Tang Family Castle to produce a peerless genius like you. We are counting on you to lead the Tang Family to its zenith in the future! Only you are fit to be the Fortress Master."

"No matter how great the trouble with the Jin Family, the Tang Family Castle will not allow our Fortress Master to come to even the slightest harm!"

Everyone disagreed with Yi Xiaoyao’s decision.

Yi Xiaoyao shook his head with a smile. "Everyone, I’m relinquishing the position of Fortress Master, not abandoning the Tang Family. Once I am powerful enough in the future, I can still lead the family to rise, can’t I?"

"I agree with the Fortress Master’s decision. It is a beneficial one, for both the Tang Family Castle and for the Fortress Master."

A few elders stepped forward and continued, "The Jin Family is known as the number one family in Hunting City because their Patriarch, Jin Canghai, is a top-tier Golden Core Realm powerhouse. The highest cultivation among us old men is only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Protecting the Fortress Master would be extremely difficult! The safest option is for him to leave the Tang Family Castle for a while."

"Golden Core Realm!" Upon hearing of Jin Canghai’s level of power, everyone’s faces went pale.

In Hunting City, individuals in the Golden Core Realm could be counted on one hand. They were beings who stood at the very apex of power.

Everyone understood the stakes involved. Though reluctant, they could only accept the situation.

"Since we don’t have the ability to protect the Fortress Master, we can only arrange for him to leave Hunting City safely as soon as possible!"

Yi Xiaoyao nodded. "Before that, I need to choose someone to succeed me as Fortress Master."

No one spoke, waiting for Yi Xiaoyao’s choice.

Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze swept across the crowd, finally settling on Tang Feng and Tang Zhong.

"I will entrust this position to my cousin, Tang Zhong!"

In truth, this was a thought Yi Xiaoyao had long harbored. He had originally intended to relinquish the position to Tang Feng, who, as the son of the former Fortress Master, was the rightful heir.

However, Yi Xiaoyao knew his uncle’s personality; if he were to offer him the position, Tang Feng would certainly refuse.

Tang Zhong, on the other hand, was Tang Feng’s son and the old Fortress Master’s grandson. Entrusting the position to him was the most appropriate choice.

Then, before Tang Zhong could speak, Yi Xiaoyao explained his reasoning to the crowd.

No one objected, and the elders nodded in agreement as well.

At the same time, news of Yi Xiaoyao slaying Jin Lingfeng swept through Hunting City like a tempest.

Sensational news like this spread at an unimaginable speed.

So much so that, just as Yi Xiaoyao was preparing to leave, a servant came rushing over.

"This is terrible! Fortress Master, Elders, the Jin Family Patriarch, Jin Canghai, has brought his men and surrounded Tang Family Castle! He says if you’re not handed over, he’ll flatten the Tang Family!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone from the Tang Family in the council hall changed drastically.

"So soon? And Jin Canghai came for him in person!"

Everyone’s expression was grim. It would now be nearly impossible for Yi Xiaoyao to escape safely.

「Outside Tang Family Castle.」

A middle-aged man with an extraordinary presence stood outside the gates, seething with a towering rage. This was none other than the Jin Family Patriarch, Jin Canghai.

Jin Canghai’s eyes were bloodshot, his body radiating an intense aura of hatred.

Of his two proudest sons, one was dead and the other crippled. How could he not be enraged?

"Yi Xiaoyao, you bastard! Come out and pay for my son’s life with your own!"

Jin Canghai roared like a furious lion. His voice, infused with immense Spiritual Power, shook the very earth.

Behind him, a host of Jin Family powerhouses stood, their combined presence menacing and aggressive.

Jin Canghai blasted open the main gate of Tang Family Castle with a single palm strike, and the members of the Tang Family rushed out to meet them.

"Patriarch! That brat is Yi Xiaoyao! He’s the one who killed the Eldest Young Master and crippled the Second Young Master!"

The Jin Family elders furiously pointed at Yi Xiaoyao.

The Tang Family elders quickly moved to shield Yi Xiaoyao behind them.

"Leave this to us! Tang Feng, get the Fortress Master out of here!"

Before Yi Xiaoyao could decide on a course of action, Jin Canghai let out a laugh born of pure rage. Veins bulged on his forehead as he bellowed, "You killed my son, and you still think you can walk away from this alive?"

In that moment, a terrifyingly immense aura of Spiritual Power erupted from Jin Canghai, surging toward the heavens.

Jin Canghai’s face was a mask of fury as he unleashed a suffocating killing intent that locked directly onto Yi Xiaoyao.

"DIE!!!"

A Daluo Golden Seal shot forth from Jin Canghai’s hand. The power of this Palm Seal was a hundred times greater than the one Jin Lingfeng had unleashed!

The Jin Family surrounding Tang Family Castle had drawn an even larger crowd of spectators. People shook their heads and sighed, their gazes toward Yi Xiaoyao filled with pity.

"Jin Canghai is a Golden Core Powerhouse. The Tang Family’s elders, who are only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, are no match for him. It looks like no one will be able to protect Yi Xiaoyao today."

"Such a shame. A peerless genius like Yi Xiaoyao is about to perish before he can even fully mature."

At the same time, the Jin Family’s elders also attacked.

The Tang Family elders pulled Yi Xiaoyao into a hasty retreat. A pang of guilt struck Yi Xiaoyao.

He was the one who had plunged Tang Family Castle into this crisis.

"Jin Canghai!" Yi Xiaoyao roared through clenched teeth. "If I survive this, I swear that one day I will personally annihilate your entire Jin Family!"

Jin Canghai laughed, his expression cruel and enraged. "You won’t get the chance! With this Tang Family rabble, your death is guaranteed! I will have you accompany my son in death!"

At that moment, Jin Canghai’s Daluo Golden Seal descended upon Yi Xiaoyao with unstoppable momentum. The Tang Family elders exhausted every ounce of their strength, trying to block the Palm Seal for him.

But alas, the power of a Golden Core Powerhouse was far beyond anything the Foundation Establishment Realm could withstand.

Sprays of fresh blood spewed from the mouths of the Tang Family elders as they were all sent flying.

Meanwhile, the terrifyingly oppressive Daluo Golden Seal continued its descent, crashing down upon Yi Xiaoyao!

Just as Yi Xiaoyao braced himself for a final, desperate struggle, a scorching aura instantly enveloped him.

In the next instant, the very same Daluo Golden Seal that had blasted back all the Tang Family’s powerhouses melted before Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes like a snowflake on a hot stove, vanishing without a trace.

"What?!"

It wasn’t just Jin Canghai; everyone present was stunned by the scene.

The furious strike of a Golden Core Realm expert had been neutralized so silently?

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