Chapter 533 - 540: To the Death with the Huo Family

"Kill her and avenge our ancestor!"

"Kill her, kill her!"

"Kill her!!!"

The disciples were in an uproar, desperate to rush onto the battlefield and slay Song Wanning themselves.

They were all terrified. They feared that the ancestor’s fall would shake the Huo Family’s position.

After all, they were used to the sense of superiority that came with being disciples of a great family. If they were to lose their power, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Enough! Everyone, quiet down!"

The Great Ancestor still had his wits about him, his eyes not yet clouded by hatred.

"This matter must not be publicized. Everyone present today must swear a Heart Demon Oath. Anyone who lets word of this slip will be struck down by lightning!"

"And you all, hurry up and take your Elixir Pills to cultivate. Our Huo Family must produce a new Mahayana cultivator as soon as possible."

"At the very least, we must be prepared before *they* find out."

He methodically issued his orders. Though he appeared calm, he was frantic on the inside.

’If the other families find out about this, the Huo Family’s position will likely be impossible to maintain!’

’That absolutely cannot be allowed to happen.’

After arranging everything, he said gravely, "We can’t just let this matter with Third Brother go. We need to go and see what exactly happened."

’He still felt that Third Brother must have met with an accident. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn’t connect Huo Mian’s death with Song Wanning’s strength.’

"Alright, we’ll go together. If something is really wrong, we can watch each other’s backs."

The Second Ancestor said hurriedly. He didn’t dare let his First Brother go alone.

"Okay."

The two of them gave a few more instructions, then used the soul lamp as a guide to track down the location where Huo Mian had fallen.

Their figures quickly vanished. The Huo Clan Leader watched them leave, a deep sense of unease stirring in his heart.

"Perhaps... we should persuade the ancestors to let it go?"

He said uneasily to the elders beside him, "I have a bad feeling about that Song Wanning. She’s just... strange. Every time our Huo Family has confronted her, it’s ended in disaster."

"Now that the ancestors have gone after her, I feel like something terrible is going to happen."

The Huo Clan Leader’s eyelid twitched—a very bad omen.

"Clan Leader, what nonsense are you spouting? The two ancestors have gone together. Are you worried they’ll be at a disadvantage?"

"Exactly. That Song Wanning just got a little lucky. This time, she definitely won’t escape death."

"That’s right! She’s killed so many people from our Huo Family one after another. If we let her go, even the dead won’t stand for it."

The elders began to curse him out one after another, even blaming him for being as timid as a mouse, afraid of a mere Out-of-Body Stage Cultivator.

Furious, the Huo Clan Leader finally stormed away with a flick of his sleeves.

「...」

Inside the passage, Song Wanning waited while studying a tome on arrays.

’I need to find a way to break the restrictions on the Central Domain, and that’s going to be a pain.’

’Just finding the array points will take who knows how much effort.’

However, on this day, she finally sensed a disturbance outside.

Through the passage, she saw two figures: the two ancestors of the Huo Family.

"Third Brother died right here."

The moment they arrived, the soul lamp shattered completely. The last trace of Huo Mian’s aura vanished.

From this day forward, he would cease to exist in this world.

Watching this scene, the pain and hatred in the two ancestors’ hearts deepened.

"Who was it? Who on earth was it that harmed him?"

The two of them went on a crazed rampage, completely destroying the surroundings. They looked utterly berserk.

Song Wanning chose this exact moment to strike. She wanted to use the same trick as before and send out the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Unfortunately, before the Red Lotus Karmic Fire could even get close, the two had already launched a counterattack.

They struck toward Song Wanning’s position, their eyes vicious.

They dodged the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, which didn’t even graze them.

"Hmph, still not coming out?"

The Great Ancestor snorted coldly, having clearly discovered Song Wanning’s location.

"What are you wasting time for? Drag that woman out and avenge Third Brother!"

As the Second Ancestor spoke, he was about to fly into the passage.

The Great Ancestor quickly grabbed him. "Don’t be rash! Who knows what’s in there?"

’Third Brother died here. That means this place is dangerous. We can’t be reckless.’

So, the two of them only attacked in the direction of the passage while dodging the approaching Red Lotus Karmic Fire, but they never got close to the passage itself.

They appeared extremely cautious.

Song Wanning’s face was grim as she stared at the two men with a dark gaze.

’To think that their anger was just an act to bait me into revealing my position.’

She felt it was a pity. The Red Lotus Karmic Fire had lost its element of surprise, and she was now on the back foot.

But her expression remained fearless. Instead, she was filled with an eager excitement.

’They have two people, and with my clone, I also have "two." A good, satisfying fight wouldn’t be so bad.’

At this thought, the corners of Song Wanning’s lips slowly curled up. ’My physical strength is enough to contend with Mahayana cultivators.’

’As long as they haven’t practiced Body Refinement...’

With this in mind, she slowly walked out. A single Space Rune instantly teleported the incoming attacks, causing them to land several hundred meters away.

"BOOM—"

With a deafening explosion, sand and stones flew through the air hundreds of meters away as vegetation was torn apart.

The two ancestors looked on in astonishment.

’This woman can teleport attacks elsewhere?’

’She really has a few tricks up her sleeve!’

The two narrowed their eyes, looking at her coldly.

"Who killed my Third Brother? If you tell us honestly, we might consider leaving you with an intact corpse!"

Even now, they still believed someone else had killed Huo Mian.

Song Wanning’s expression didn’t change at their words. She replied lightly, "I killed him. What are you going to do about it?"

"You killed him?"

Hearing this, the Second Ancestor let out a sneer, laughing in anger.

The Great Ancestor’s face darkened as well. "Are you still protecting him even now? Tell us who it was, or don’t blame me for what happens next!"

"You don’t believe me?"

Song Wanning raised an eyebrow and tutted.

Then, she took out a Memory Stone and played a recording.

"Can you spare the Huo Family?"

The image showed Huo Mian begging for mercy, instantly making the two ancestors’ eyes turn crimson as killing intent billowed from their bodies.

"You bitch! How dare you humiliate the Huo Family?"

The Second Ancestor could no longer contain his rage and launched an attack at Song Wanning.

This time, the Great Ancestor didn’t stop him. Instead, he joined the attack.

Their minds were filled with the image of Huo Mian’s pained and pathetic appearance before his death. They hated Song Wanning with every fiber of their being.

Today, Song Wanning must die by their hands.

In the blink of an eye, the clone suddenly shot out from the passage, throwing a punch straight at the Second Ancestor.

Song Wanning’s eyes narrowed. She instantly drew a Space Rune and, in the next moment, teleported directly in front of the Great Ancestor, raising her fist to smash it viciously toward his Dantian.