33: Chapter 33 The Four Ancestors' Souls Ignite

The smile on Senior Brother Qin Feng's face froze.

He was stunned for a moment, then burst into loud laughter, his laughter sharp and grating.

"Hahahaha! What did I just hear? An old dog with one foot already in the coffin is threatening me?"

The laughter stopped.

Senior Brother Qin Feng's expression instantly darkened, his long, narrow Phoenix eyes filled with malice.

The top-grade Dao Embryo he had his eye on, the Cauldron he had long ago designated as his own, had actually been touched by this lowly old man reeking of decay before him?

This was simply the greatest humiliation of his cultivation journey!

"Ant, are you even worthy?"

Senior Brother Qin Feng's voice was icy. The moment his words fell, a pressure capable of crushing everything descended from the sky.

The pressure of the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage enveloped the entire Jiang Family mansion without reservation!

"Crack!"

The bones of countless Jiang Family disciples emitted cracking sounds at the same time.

"Thud!"

"Thud, thud!"

Except for a few core members with higher cultivation, most of the Jiang Family disciples were completely unable to resist this force; their legs were directly broken, and they fell to their knees without even being able to scream.

Those with slightly weaker cultivation even sprayed fine mists of blood from their seven orifices simultaneously, fainting on the spot.

The air seemed to have been sucked dry, and the Spiritual Qi solidified, making breathing extremely difficult.

Family Head Jiang Nan gritted his teeth so hard his gums split, blood streaming down the corners of his mouth. He desperately channeled his spiritual power to resist, but the bones in his legs were emitting teeth-grinding cracking sounds, and it looked like he was about to kneel.

Young Master Jiang Chen was already kneeling on one knee, his long sword driven into the hard floor tiles with all his might; the sword hummed, barely supporting him so he wouldn't collapse completely.

Even City Lord Fang Ming in mid-air, who was also at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage, was pale-faced at this moment, feeling as if he were single-handedly resisting an unrivaled force.

This was simply not a power of the same level!

However, among the kneeling figures, only Jiang Feng stood straight.

His aged body trembled violently under the pressure, every inch of his muscles and bones feeling as if they were about to shatter, his white hair dancing wildly, his robes nearly torn apart.

But he did not fall.

'System, status.'

Jiang Feng's inner heart did not roar; there was only a cold inquiry.

Absolute silence.

'System, respond.'

Still, there was only motionless silence.

"Heh."

Jiang Feng sneered inwardly; so, this was the greatest test.

Cold sweat slid down his temples; he could clearly feel his aging vertebrae dislocating section by section, emitting sounds as if they were about to snap.

"Rat! Stop being so arrogant!"

An aged, explosive shout suddenly blasted out!

It was Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan!

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan's beard and hair stood on end, and his old eyes were filled with bloodshot veins.

He directly burned his life force, pushing the imperfect False Foundation true essence around his body to the extreme.

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan, trailing burning flames, did not retreat but advanced, actively charging toward Senior Brother Qin Feng in mid-air.

He did not use any Magic Treasure or techniques, simply pouring his life's cultivation and all his Qi and blood into his fists.

"Fourth Ancestor!"

"Fourth Ancestor, no!"

Jiang Nan and Young Master Jiang Chen shouted simultaneously, their voices tearing at their hearts.

Watching the aged figure trailing a long tail of flames as he charged into the sky, Senior Brother Qin Feng curled his lips into a sneer of disdain.

"A mere False Foundation, yet you dare to bloom with radiance before me?"

He couldn't even be bothered to look directly at Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan, simply raising his left hand casually and pointing lightly through the air at the ball of flames charging from below. The movement was extremely casual.

Bang!

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan's charging body stopped abruptly in mid-air, blocked by an invisible force.

The true essence gathered on his fists instantly dissipated. A massive force of backlash struck; Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan was heavily injured, spraying broken internal organs directly from his mouth.

His body flew backward uncontrollably, slamming heavily into the courtyard wall in the distance.

With a boom, a huge human-shaped hole was smashed into the sturdy wall, stone fragments flying everywhere.

"Fourth Ancestor!"

Jiang Feng's pupils suddenly contracted, his heart tightening violently.

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan struggled to crawl out of the ruins, his chest completely collapsed, covered in blood, his aura withered to the extreme.

He looked at the youth in mid-air who was looking down on all living things, then looked at the Jiang Family disciples below who were being pressed down and unable to lift their heads, and finally, his gaze fell on Jiang Feng.

In those turbid old eyes, apology and unwillingness flashed, but soon they became resolute again.

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan knew he was no match; the Jiang Family was doomed today. But as the Fourth Ancestor of the Jiang Family, he wanted to do one last thing before he died for the Family he had protected his whole life.

"Feng'er... take care of the Jiang Family... Fourth Ancestor is incompetent, I cannot protect you all anymore!"

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan let out a roar, looked back once toward the direction of the Jiang Family ancestral grounds, and used a secret technique to detonate the False Foundation true essence within his Dantian.

His body rapidly expanded, blinding red light shining beneath his shriveled skin, and a powerful aura of destruction surged from within him.

He was going to self-destruct!

Using the entirety of a False Foundation Cultivator to shake that seemingly invincible enemy!

"Before me, you don't even have the qualification to self-destruct."

Senior Brother Qin Feng snorted coldly, his eyes full of mockery.

He raised his right hand and grasped at the Void Realm toward the ball of light about to explode below.

Hum!

Space solidified at this moment.

The violent energy around Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan was tightly gripped by an invisible force, unable to expand even a fraction more.

Time seemed to have slowed down.

The resolution on his face turned into astonishment and unwillingness.

"No..."

Before the word could even be uttered.

Senior Brother Qin Feng's palm suddenly tightened.

"Explode."

He spat out the word lightly.

"Puff!"

A dull bursting sound rang out.

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan's burning body was crushed directly from the inside by that invisible force right where it stood.

Flesh, broken bones, and fragments of internal organs mixed together, scattering toward the ground like a rain of blood.

The courtyard instantly fell silent.

Everyone stared blankly at the rain of blood falling from the sky, unable to think.

Dead?

The Jiang Family's strongest person on the surface, the Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan who had protected the Family for decades... just like that... dead?

Not even leaving behind a complete final word.

Even his self-destruction became a humiliating performance controlled by the enemy.

He was easily obliterated before everyone's eyes by the enemy, like crushing an ant.

"Ah! Fourth Ancestor!"

Jiang Nan let out a roar, blood and tears streaming from his eyes.

Countless Jiang Family disciples awoke from the pressure, and seeing the blood and flesh all over the ground, they burst into wails. They felt that the pillar of their Family had collapsed.

The rain of blood was still falling.

A drop of warm liquid splashed onto Jiang Feng's cheek, slowly sliding down.

He did not wipe it away, simply raising his head and quietly looking at the youth in mid-air who wore a mocking expression.

Those originally turbid old eyes were now terrifyingly calm, bottomless.

Senior Brother Qin Feng thoroughly enjoyed the expressions of despair from the people below; he cast his gaze back to Jiang Feng, smiling unhurriedly:

"Old thing, see that? This is the outcome of an ant trying to shake a tree."

"Now, do you still think you are qualified to speak to me?"

However, Jiang Feng did not answer him.

Just at the moment Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan's body burst into a mist of blood, deep within the Jiang Family ancestral grounds, an aura that had been sealed for who knows how many years, an aura that made the entire Jiangyuan City tremble, was awakening.

An aged, hoarse, yet dignified voice resonated directly in everyone's minds.

"Junior, you have gone too far!"