Chapter 557 - 555: Ten Breaths

At the banquet, every important figure was waiting for the moment Luo Tian would bow and scrape in submission!

"Zheng Qingtian, I’ll give you one chance. Come up here and admit your mistake now, and the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion might have a glimmer of hope for survival."

However, such words came from within the Void Ship.

Luo Tian hadn’t disembarked.

He was actually waiting for Zheng Qingtian to go up and apologize?

The banquet instantly fell silent.

Everyone’s faces were filled with shock, unable to believe what they were hearing!

Had Luo Tian lost his mind? How dare he say such a thing!

"Insolent! How dare you speak to the Mansion Master like that?"

"Luo Tian, get the hell out here and kowtow in apology! Otherwise, you won’t be leaving here alive today!"

Several Elders from the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion furiously rebuked him!

The expressions of some important figures present also turned cold and grim, anger flaring within them.

Others, however, were waiting for Luo Tian to eat his words and regretfully admit his mistake!

Zheng Qingtian was not someone to be trifled with!

"Luo Tian, I hosted this banquet for you, yet you don’t know what’s good for you. If you slap your own face a hundred times, kowtow a hundred times, and then cripple your own Cultivation, I can be magnanimous and forgive you."

"Otherwise, you can go see Yama in Hell!"

Zheng Qingtian spoke in a deep voice, his words laced with an incredibly domineering aura!

The nearby important figures broke into smiles.

As expected, Zheng Qingtian was as fierce and tyrannical as ever!

Luo Tian was indeed a peerless genius, but a genius who hadn’t fully developed posed no threat whatsoever!

Furthermore, they could see Zheng Qingtian’s determination to crush this peerless genius!

Today, Luo Tian would either become a cripple or a corpse!

The crowd stared at the Void Ship, wondering how Luo Tian would respond.

"It seems you don’t want this chance. In that case, there’s no need for the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion to exist anymore."

"For those uninvolved, it’s not too late to leave now!"

Luo Tian stated coldly.

Many found these words utterly ridiculous!

Luo Tian’s arrogance was simply boundless!

He didn’t even bother to see which important figures were gathered here!

Zheng Qingtian alone was enough to crush Luo Tian with ease, and what’s more, the Red Dragon Monarch of the Chilong Dynasty was also here!

The crowd exchanged glances and let out a few sneers.

They ignored Luo Tian’s words. Not a single person left.

"You little brat, still putting on an act in there! Get the hell out here and kowtow to the Mansion Master! Or does this Elder need to personally drag you out?"

An Elder stepped forward and bellowed, trying to curry favor with Zheng Qingtian.

SHIING!

The next moment, a chilling Wind Blade flew out and swept across the Elder’s neck.

Blood spurted out as a head rolled to the ground.

Luo Tian’s sudden lethal attack was beyond everyone’s expectations!

It was simply too audacious! He held everyone present in utter contempt!

However, as they looked at the severed head, its eyes wide with shock, their expressions turned grim. A deep sense of doubt and alarm filled their hearts.

’What kind of technique was that? An Elder at the Earth Element Realm Second Layer was killed instantly, completely unable to resist!’

’What is Luo Tian’s current Cultivation?’

’For him to be so arrogant, could he have another powerful backer?’

"Insolence! You dare to openly murder an Elder of the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion! Men, seize him!"

But Zheng Qingtian didn’t care about any of that.

Anyone who provoked him had to die!

At Zheng Qingtian’s command!

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

All the experts within the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion mobilized—more than ten Earth Level Martial Artists in total—unleashing a terrifying aura!

Back then, the combined strength of the top experts from the Three Kingdoms was barely on this scale!

Now, a single Flying Dragon Holy Mansion concealed so many experts!

And among these dozen-plus Earth Level Martial Artists, there were even two at the Earth Element Realm Fourth Layer!

The strength of the Chilong Dynasty and the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion was plain to see!

"Truly worthy of being the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion, the Chilong Dynasty’s First Holy Mansion! Its experts are as numerous as the clouds!"

"And to think Luo Tian said he would annihilate the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion. What a joke!"

The important figures at the banquet chatted and laughed, fawning over their hosts.

In their eyes, the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion would quickly deal with this insignificant clown, Luo Tian.

However, Luo Tian spoke with great disdain, "And here I thought Zheng Qingtian was supposed to be impressive. Is this handful of minions all he’s got?"

In fact, Luo Tian had rather overestimated Zheng Qingtian.

After all, for his opponent to dare adopt such an attitude after learning that he had annihilated the Five Nations, he must have had some powerful backing.

Not long ago, Luo Tian had faced the alliance of the Tielu Kingdom and two others, and had effortlessly dealt with more than ten Earth Level Martial Artists.

Facing a similar show of force now, he found it difficult to muster any interest.

"This kid... He really knows how to put on a front!"

"I’ve never seen someone so full of himself! He’s still posturing even with death at his doorstep!"

Prince Lin and the other dignitaries couldn’t help but laugh ruefully.

They could no longer comprehend what was going through Luo Tian’s mind.

The tyrannical Zheng Qingtian let out a cold sneer.

"Fine! Since the King of the Celestial Pride looks down on my men, then I shall let you witness my true power!"

CLAP! CLAP!

Zheng Qingtian clapped his hands.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!

Instantly, earth-shattering roars echoed from all directions, followed by a thick, ferocious aura that surged in from the surroundings.

A great golden bird suddenly appeared in the sky, emitting a dazzling golden light, like a sun!

STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!

From behind, a giant white crocodile, a full thirty to forty meters long, crawled forward. Its body exuded a chilling aura of death, causing the surrounding plants to instantly wither and rot!

"Heavens! It’s the Golden Thorn Demon King and the White Crocodile Demon King from the Celestial Extreme Mountain Range!"

"The Flying Dragon Holy Mansion was actually hiding two Demon Kings!"

Everyone at the banquet wore looks of utter horror!

To think Zheng Qingtian had hidden his power so deeply!

The Golden Thorn Demon King and the White Crocodile Demon King were as renowned as the Black Wind Demon King—they were sovereign beings in the Celestial Extreme Mountain Range, ruling over thousands upon thousands of Demon Beast subjects!

Who would have thought these two Demon Kings had actually formed a partnership with Zheng Qingtian!

RUMBLE!

The two Demon Kings’ subordinates also swarmed in—nearly a hundred Demon Beasts in total!

Most of them were at the High Tier Spirit Sea Realm, and there were even ten to twenty Earth Level Demon Beasts among them!

This display of power left everyone at the banquet completely dumbfounded!

Even the Red Dragon Monarch’s expression turned incredibly grave!

He felt a grave threat, as the power Zheng Qingtian wielded was enough to potentially overthrow the entire Chilong Dynasty!

"Hahaha! Luo Tian, what do you have to say now?"

Zheng Qingtian roared with laughter!

He hadn’t originally planned to reveal all this so soon.

But Luo Tian’s arrogant attitude had displeased him, so he decided to go ahead and make a display of his power.

"Give me ten breaths’ time to think,"

Luo Tian replied calmly.

"Hahaha!"

The crowd below erupted in derisive laughter.

In their eyes, Luo Tian must have been scared witless, trying to figure out how to beg Zheng Qingtian for forgiveness.

Just then, two figures walked out onto the deck of the Void Ship.

Zheng Qingtian thought Luo Tian was about to come out and apologize, but instead, it was a red-faced old man and a middle-aged woman.

"Hm? That’s not Luo Tian. What on earth is that brat up to?"

someone wondered aloud.

"I’ll handle it this time,"

the middle-aged woman said.

She then flew down and, with a sudden motion, threw out a palm strike.

"Old hag! Did that brat not dare to come out himself, so he sent you to apologize for him?"

a Prefect laughed heartily!

The words had barely left his lips.

He saw the middle-aged woman’s palm strike shake the heavens and the earth. Spiritual Qi howled, and the winds and clouds churned violently!

CAW!

In the sky, the Golden Thorn Demon King, shining like a golden sun, was struck by a Cyan Jade Palm Light. It let out a wretched scream and plummeted to the ground!

PLONK! The Golden Thorn Demon King crashed into the lake, its blood dyeing the water red.

"This..."

The Prefect was dumbfounded.

The Golden Thorn Demon King from the Celestial Extreme Mountain Range... killed in a single palm strike?

Witnessing this shocking sight, the White Crocodile Demon King’s face filled with terror, and it immediately turned to flee!

"Stay put!"

the middle-aged woman shouted coldly.

A crushing pressure, like the might of the heavens itself, descended as if ten great mountains had come crashing down!

BOOM!

The White Crocodile Demon King was pinned to the ground, unable to escape.

Then, with another palm strike, the middle-aged woman sent it flying, completely leveling a great hall in the process. Dozens of the White Crocodile Demon King’s hard scales were blasted off its body.

Immediately after.

The middle-aged woman attacked relentlessly, and the nearby Demon Beasts were instantly killed, one after another!

In a few short moments,

the horde of menacing Demon Beasts from moments before was completely wiped out, leaving nothing but a ground stained crimson with blood!

The middle-aged woman’s gaze then turned to the dozen-plus Earth Level Martial Artists from the Flying Dragon Holy Mansion!

The Earth Level Martial Artists felt a chill run down their spines, their hair standing on end as they began to tremble uncontrollably!

"Spare us!"

"Don’t kill me..."

The middle-aged woman’s expression remained cold as she raised her hand and launched her attack!

They were just a group of Low Tier Earth Element Realm Martial Artists; the strongest among them were only two at the Earth Element Realm Fourth Layer. They were completely powerless to resist and could only be crushed at will.

The middle-aged woman slaughtered them nonchalantly.

’It doesn’t feel like I’m committing a massacre,’ she thought, ’but more like I’m just cleaning up trash.’

Cleaning up trash was an easy task, and it was over quickly.

The many important figures at the banquet stood rooted to the spot like fools, their faces pale and their legs trembling uncontrollably!

Just what kind of terrifying being was this middle-aged woman?

Her combat prowess was too terrifying!

Zheng Qingtian stood there, stunned!

His Cultivation was the highest among everyone present, having reached the Earth Element Realm Seventh Layer!

And because of this, he understood better than anyone just how terrifying the middle-aged woman was!

When she attacked, Zheng Qingtian felt like an ant facing an elephant. A profound sense of powerlessness and despair washed over him!

"This power... Could it be... Celestial... Celestial Level!"

Zheng Qingtian’s voice trembled.

His earlier arrogance had completely vanished, replaced only by intense fear and jealousy!

’Why? Why is Luo Tian protected by a Celestial Level Martial Artist?’

"Ten breaths are up. I’ve made up my mind!"

Luo Tian suddenly spoke.

Zheng Qingtian froze for a moment before it dawned on him.

He had just asked what Luo Tian had to say, and Luo Tian had asked for ten breaths to think!

So.

His trump card, the source of his pride, had been completely wiped out in a mere ten breaths!

"What I have to say is this: why don’t you put on a little performance? Slap your own face a hundred times and give me a hundred loud kowtows," Luo Tian said.

All eyes in the crowd converged on Zheng Qingtian!

Everyone’s eyes were filled with profound fear and pleading. They were begging Zheng Qingtian to hurry up and admit his mistake, to do as Luo Tian said, and to stop provoking him!

"Qingtian, apologize to Luo at once!"

the Red Dragon Monarch bellowed!

Luo Tian’s backer was far too terrifying.

The Red Dragon Monarch felt as if his heart was about to leap out of his chest.

He now only hoped that Luo Tian’s anger could be appeased.

"I..."

Zheng Qingtian’s face contorted as emotions of rage, unwillingness, fear, and panic flickered across it!

THUD!

Finally, he fell to his knees!

He slowly raised a trembling hand and brought it down on his own face.

SLAP! SLAP! SLAP...