12: A disgrace to the Quasi-Emperor! The Void Origin Quasi-Emperor has arrived!

That shameful scene from a thousand years ago pierced his mind with absolute clarity in an instant.

At that time, he had just ascended to the position of Quasi-Emperor and was full of vigor; he looked down upon any Cultivator below the Quasi-Emperor realm entirely.

In his eyes, everyone below the Quasi-Emperor realm was nothing but an ant!

That was until he bullied two Saint Emperor ants, which brought about the arrival of Lin Changxiao, who would cause him to be ridiculed for the next thousand years.

At first, he assumed that a Quasi-Emperor against a Saint Emperor would be like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood—a one-handed suppression!

However, reality dealt him a resounding slap in the face and provided the entire Central Plains with a laughingstock that lasted for a millennium.

That Lin Changxiao, that damned Peak Saint Emperor Realm Cultivator!

He controlled the violent and peerless Great Dao of Thunder, and its power had miraculously touched the threshold of the Quasi-Emperor realm!

The battle erupted; lightning tore through the sky, and the Law wailed.

Kong Yuan discovered with shock and anger that the Quasi-Emperor Law he prided himself on could not completely suppress the opponent's lightning, which was extremely Yang and rigid, carrying the Aura of destructive heavenly punishment!

Lin Changxiao's lightning techniques were even more fierce and peerless, as if he were possessed by a mad demon; every strike carried the determination of mutual destruction, not at all like a Saint Emperor Realm Cultivator!

That battle lasted for a day and a night.

Kong Yuan exhausted all his methods, yet he was unable to completely suppress Lin Changxiao.

The opponent was like a piece of stubborn iron, tempered a thousand times under the giant hammer of the Quasi-Emperor Law, becoming even tougher instead!

In the end, Kong Yuan was even heavily injured by a bolt of divine lightning that tore through the Void Realm; his Qi and blood churned, his imperial robe was scorched black, and he was in a wretched state.

As for Lin Changxiao, although he was covered in blood and his Aura was withered, he still held the heavenly lightning, stood proudly above the Void Realm, and stared at him with cold eyes.

A draw!

He, a dignified Quasi-Emperor, had been beaten into such a wretched state by a mere Peak Saint Emperor, ending in a draw!

At that moment, Kong Yuan seemed to hear the snickers coming from countless corners of the Central Plains.

Those other Quasi-Emperor existences, those experts attached to major powers, those ant-like Cultivators...

Their gazes were like the sharpest poisonous thorns, piercing through the Void Realm and stabbing into his Divine Soul.

From then on, he carried that damned, humiliating title...

The Shame of the Quasi-Emperor!

He still could not forget the sarcasm and ridicule of those Cultivators back then...

"Kong Yuan? Oh, that Quasi-Emperor who was forced back by a Saint Emperor Realm Cultivator? Hehe..."

"The Shame of the Quasi-Emperor, it truly lives up to its name!"

"Quasi-Emperor Kong Yuan? Don't joke; 'Kong Yuan the Joke' would be more fitting!"

"Ten thousand years of bitter cultivation, ascending to the Emperor realm in one go, only to be beaten into a wretched state by a Saint Emperor, really... tsk tsk tsk."

"Hmph! Truly a disgrace to us Quasi-Emperors!"

These voices, tangible and intangible, had been like maggots attached to his bones during the thousand years of his seclusion, gnawing at his dignity and tormenting his Divine Soul day and night!

Every time he failed to break through a Bottleneck, every time he endured the pain of backlash from the Law, these mocking and disdainful words would be magnified a thousand times, becoming the deepest inner demon in his heart!

"Ah—!" Kong Yuan suddenly covered his head, letting out a roar intertwined with pain and fury.

The resentment and hatred accumulated over a thousand years, like a volcano that had been dormant for ten thousand years, erupted completely under the catalyst of the powerful force of his Breakthrough to the second level!

"Lin Changxiao!" He gritted his teeth, every word soaked in blood and hatred, "Lin Family!"

He slowly released his hands; there was no longer any pain in his eyes, only the cold killing intent that could burn the galaxy and a crazy, arrogant confidence that looked down on everything!

"A thousand years of humiliation, washed away in blood today!"

Kong Yuan's voice was as low as the cold wind of the Nine Netherworlds, yet it contained the determination to sever everything, "This seat wants you to kneel before this seat and watch with your own eyes as your Bloodline is severed and your foundation turns to dust!"

"This seat will extract your Soul, refine your bones, and forever imprison your true spirit in the Nine Nether Cold Prison, so that you cannot seek life or death!"

"And those idiots who have mocked this seat!"

He suddenly looked up, his gaze sweeping across the endless starry sky, as if he wanted to pierce through the barriers of countless realms to see those existences who had once cast disdainful looks at him, "This seat will use Lin Changxiao's blood and the Lin Family's bones to slap your faces hard!"

"Let you know who the real joke is! 'The Shame of the Quasi-Emperor'? From today on, this title will be washed away with your fear and awe!"

He took a step forward!

Boom!

The Void Realm beneath his feet, like a fragile glass mirror, instantly exploded into a huge black hole.

The violent temporal turbulence surged out, but under the peerless and powerful Quasi-Emperor second-level Law field around him, it became as docile as a tamed pet.

Target, Lin Family!

Kong Yuan's figure disappeared from the spot instantly.

All that remained was the ruins of the completely annihilated main hall and circles of solidified dust ripples symbolizing the interweaving of destruction and rebirth.

The second day after Lin Changxiao broke through to the Quasi-Emperor realm.

On this day, the Lin Family remained calm.

Lin Changxiao was consolidating his Cultivation, and the other Lin Family members were all working hard to Cultivate.

Where the Lin Family Ancestral Land was located, the spiritual mountains were towering, the palaces were continuous, with thousands of auspicious Auras and faint rosy clouds; it was originally an immortal scene.

However, at this moment, black clouds suddenly pressed down on the city above the Lin Family.

A haze instantly shrouded the entire Lin Family.

This sudden change also immediately attracted the attention of the Lin Family.

Since Great Ancestor Lin Changxiao was consolidating his Cultivation and had no time to attend to other matters, Second Ancestor Lin Changxue and Third Ancestor Lin Changfeng, as the next highest in Cultivation, appeared instantly above the Lin Family Ancestral Land.

Behind them were Lin Tianhai and other high-level members of the Lin Family.

"The visitor is not kind..."

"Tianhai, quickly activate the Clan Protection Formation!" Second Ancestor Lin Changxue looked at a certain part of the Void Realm, her expression slightly solemn as she spoke.

"Replying to Second Ancestor, this Junior has already ordered the entire Formation Hall to fully activate the Clan Protection Formation." Lin Tianhai said hurriedly.

Soon, the Lin Family's Clan Protection Formation—the Nine Profound Emperor Formation—was fully activated to its limit!

A layer of light, solidified and shimmering with countless profound runes, like a huge, inverted glass bowl, firmly protected the entire Lin Family Ancestral Land within it.

From the outside, this Formation looked plain and unremarkable, appearing to be just an ordinary Formation without much power.

But only those who had truly experienced its power would know how terrifying it was.

Outside the Formation, above the sky, a figure slowly appeared, emitting a terrifying Aura that made the heavens and earth bow down.

Quasi-Emperor Kong Yuan!

He did not deliberately release his Aura; just by hovering there, he seemed to become the absolute center of this world.

The sunlight twisted and dimmed around him, and space rippled like water waves.

He was dressed in a mysterious black imperial robe, his face shrouded under a layer of hazy Quasi-Emperor Law radiance, making it unclear; only a pair of cold, indifferent eyes, containing endless mockery and cruel killing intent, shone through the light shield, clearly imprinted in the eyes of every member of the Lin Family.

That gaze was like ten-thousand-year ice, freezing the Soul.

"It's actually him..." Lin Changxue and Lin Changfeng, after seeing the person clearly, both frowned.

"Second Ancestor, who is this person? Why did he come with killing intent?" Some younger members of the Lin Family, who did not recognize Quasi-Emperor Kong Yuan and did not know his history with the Lin Family, asked.

Lin Changxue and Lin Changfeng looked at each other and slowly explained: "This person is a Loose Cultivator Quasi-Emperor. A thousand years ago, this person injured both of us and wanted to rob us of our resources. Later, your Great Ancestor, in a fit of rage, used his Peak Saint Emperor Realm Cultivation to fight him for a day and a night..."

"That battle completely shocked the world. Your Great Ancestor was actually able to prevent the opponent from doing anything, and in the end, even injured that Quasi-Emperor Kong Yuan. Seeing this, Quasi-Emperor Kong Yuan could only leave dejectedly... Since then, Quasi-Emperor Kong Yuan was crowned with the title 'The Shame of the Quasi-Emperor' by the Cultivators of the Central Plains."

"Because of this, he has harbored a grudge against your Great Ancestor and our Lin Family ever since." After Lin Changxue finished explaining, she speculated, "Now it seems his strength has broken through; otherwise, he wouldn't have come to our door."

"So that's it." Everyone understood.

"Hmph! This Quasi-Emperor Kong Yuan is really detestable; first he tried to bully you, Second Ancestor, but failed and was repelled by Great Ancestor, and now he has come to invade our Lin Family... He truly deserves to die!"

"Hmph! Now that Great Ancestor has broken through to the Quasi-Emperor realm, if he dares to come today, once Great Ancestor finishes consolidating his Cultivation, he will definitely make sure he never returns!"

"Exactly!"