216: Chapter 216 The Old Dog Barks Madly, Pressing for the Throne; In an Instant Thousands of Miles, He Flees with a Beauty

Inside the Xiao Family Forbidden Ground, everything was in a state of utter mess.

The originally solemn and majestic Bronze Palace had already collapsed by more than half at this moment.

The ground was riddled with pits corroded by the black mist of the abyss, and a nauseating stench and the aura of destruction still lingered in the air.

“Su Yun!”

A thunderous roar broke the deathly silence.

Family Head Xiao Zhantian rushed into the Forbidden Ground with a group of Xiao Family Elders, their faces ashen.

When they saw the tragic scene before them—especially when they sensed the residual aura belonging to the Xiao Family Old Ancestor, which had become so weak it was almost dissipated—

everyone's expressions turned incredibly ugly.

“You brat! What did you do to our Old Ancestor?!”

An old man with white hair and beard, wearing a luxurious Elder's robe, pointed at Su Yun's nose and roared with a stern voice.

He was none other than the Grand Elder of the Xiao Family, Xiao Ting's grandfather, who had already found Su Yun disagreeable in every possible way.

Seizing the Opportunity now, the venom in his eyes was almost tangible.

“Everyone, look! This evil aura everywhere, this collapsed palace! This little beast must have used some sinister sorcery to murder the Old Ancestor! He wants to destroy our Xiao Family Foundation!”

The Grand Elder's accusations, which turned black into white, instantly ignited the fury of the other Elders.

They didn't care about the truth at all; they only saw the Old Ancestor's aura dissipating and the Forbidden Ground destroyed.

And Su Yun, this 'outsider,' was standing here perfectly fine.

That was enough.

“Xiao Zhantian! What else do you have to say?!”

“Is this the true dragon you invited into our home, only to bring disaster upon the Xiao Family?!”

“Colluding with outsiders to murder the ancestor! This is the crime of betraying the clan! According to clan rules, he should be executed on the spot as a warning to others!”

Several Elders were filled with righteous indignation, pointing their spears directly at Xiao Zhantian, whose face was equally unsightly, their words heavy with the intent of a coup.

“It's not like that! It wasn't my husband's fault!”

Seeing this, Zi Yun's face turned pale with anxiety. She blocked the way in front of Su Yun and pointed at the bottomless rift, explaining loudly.

“It was the Old Ancestor! The Old Ancestor himself wanted to sacrifice me to open the God-Burial Abyss! My husband only acted to save me and the entire Xiao Family!”

However, her defense seemed so pale and weak to these old men whose heads were already clouded by anger and prejudice.

“Nonsense!”

The Grand Elder snorted coldly, his eyes staring chillingly at Zi Yun.

“As the Xiao Family Divine Maiden, you've already been brainwashed by him! Given the Old Ancestor's status, how could he do such a foul thing? It's clearly the two of you conspiring to commit this heinous crime, and you still want to quibble!”

He suddenly turned to Xiao Zhantian, his voice rising an octave, carrying an unquestionable pressure.

“Family Head! If you still consider yourself a member of the Xiao Family, take this villain down immediately! Otherwise, you are harboring a murderer and are guilty of the same crime of betraying the clan! When that time comes, don't blame us for convening the Council of Elders to strip you of your position as Family Head!”

“You...”

Xiao Zhantian trembled with rage at these words. He looked at Su Yun, then at the predatory Elders, his face written with pain and struggle.

He knew in his heart that Su Yun was no ordinary person, and it was a massive Opportunity for the Xiao Family to associate with him.

But now, the Old Ancestor's fate was unknown, and the clan was in a frenzy. As the Family Head, he was truly caught between a rock and a hard place, afraid to act lest he cause more damage.

“Hahaha...”

Just at this tense, touch-and-go moment, a burst of unshielded, mocking laughter suddenly echoed throughout the scene.

Su Yun pushed aside Zi Yun, who was protecting him, and stepped forward slowly with a playful smile on his face.

“Splendid, truly splendid.”

He clapped while scanning the group of indignant Elders, his gaze like he was looking at a pack of clowns.

“A bunch of idiots who have been sold out and are still rushing to help count the money—it really is an eye-opener for me.”

“Little beast! Who are you calling an idiot?!” The Grand Elder was furious.

“Calling you? No.”

Su Yun shook his head and extended a finger, pointing at every single Elder involved in the coup one by one.

“I'm not just calling you that. I'm saying that everyone here, every single one of you, are all useless dogs who have lived for tens of thousands of years without even growing a full brain!”

The moment his words fell, a terrifying pressure that far exceeded an Immortal King and even touched the threshold of an Immortal Emperor erupted from his body!

“Pfft!”

“Thud!”

The few Elders at the very front didn't even have time to groan before they were struck by this pressure, coughing up blood on the spot.

As if hit by an invisible mountain, they were sent flying back miserably, crashing heavily onto the ground, unable to even stand up.

The entire Forbidden Ground instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was completely stunned by Su Yun's sudden display of power.

Xiao Zhantian's pupils shrank even more, and a massive wave of shock surged in his heart.

This... what kind of terrifying strength is this?! He has actually become strong to this extent?!

After the brief silence came an even more frantic rage.

“Madman! You dare to commit violence!”

“Form the Formation! Activate the Xiao Family's Clan-Protecting Killing Formation!”

“Today, we will definitely grind you, this Devil Head, into ashes!!!”

The seven or eight old fogies led by the Grand Elder were completely enraged.

Enduring the stinging pain in their Divine Souls, they each took their positions, chanting incantations as mysterious Formation patterns lit up beneath their feet.

A terrifying killing intent, sufficient to strangle an Immortal King Late Stage, rapidly gathered and took shape within the Forbidden Ground.

Zi Yun's face instantly turned deathly pale.

She knew the power of this killing Formation; it was one of the Xiao Family's true trump cards. Once activated, it could destroy heaven and earth.

Su Yun looked at the gradually forming killing Formation, his eyes remaining indifferent without the slightest ripple.

Resist it head-on?

He certainly could, and he could even kill all these old things with a flip of his hand.

But there was no need.

Wasting energy on a bunch of doomed idiots wasn't worth it.

Furthermore, killing them would mean a complete falling out with the entire Xiao Family, which would require more effort when integrating the forces later.

“A pack of old dogs. Since you want to play so much, then this seat will play with you.”

Su Yun sneered in his heart and instantly communicated with the System mall.

[Ding! Detected host's requirement. Divine-Grade life-saving item ‘Ten Thousand Mile Instantaneous Talisman’ is priced at 500,000 luck points. Do you wish to exchange?]

“Exchange.”

Su Yun did not hesitate.

The moment he confirmed the exchange, an ancient Talisman emitting brilliant golden light appeared out of thin air in his hand.

“Not good! He's going to run!”

The Grand Elder seemed to have sensed something and roared, accelerating the activation of the Formation even further.

“Too late.”

Su Yun chuckled, grabbed Zi Yun's slender waist, and directly crushed the Talisman in his hand.

“Buzz—!”

A pillar of golden light, blinding to the extreme, soared into the sky!

The golden runes instantly transformed into a light cocoon, tightly wrapping Su Yun and Zi Yun inside.

“Stay right there!!!”

The Grand Elder's eyes were nearly bursting. The Clan-Protecting Killing Formation, which had gathered the lifelong cultivation of several Elders,

transformed into a giant sword that could split heaven and earth, carrying world-destroying power as it slashed down fiercely toward the golden cocoon!

However, just as that giant sword was less than an inch away from the cocoon,

“Swish!”

The cocoon turned into a streak of light and instantly vanished from the spot, as if it had never existed.

“Boom!!!”

The world-destroying sword strike lost its target and slashed violently into empty space.

The entire Xiao Family Forbidden Ground trembled violently under this savage blow.

The already collapsed palace was completely razed to the ground, and a bottomless sword scar stretched from the center of the Forbidden Ground all the way to the edge of the Divine Mountain.

The dust settled.

The Forbidden Ground was empty.

Only the Grand Elder and the others remained, their faces pale, gasping for breath, their eyes filled with impotent fury.

“Issue the pursuit order!”

The Grand Elder used all his strength to let out a hysterical roar.

“List Su Yun and Xiao Ninger as the highest-level clan-betraying fugitives of my Xiao Family!”

“Notify the entire domain: anyone providing clues will be rewarded with one million High Grade Immortal Stones! Anyone who can kill these two can bring their heads to the Xiao Family in exchange for an Immortal Emperor Secret Treasure!!”

His voice echoed for a long time above the Xiao Family Divine Mountain.

...

Ten thousand miles away, in a secluded valley where few people ventured.

The space distorted, a golden light flashed, and the figures of Su Yun holding Zi Yun appeared out of thin air.

“Husband...”

Zi Yun was still shaken, leaning tightly into Su Yun's embrace.

“It's alright now.”

Su Yun patted her back, his expression calm, as if the person who had just experienced a life-and-death race against time wasn't him.

Just then, a sound transmission jade pendant at his waist suddenly began to vibrate violently and frantically.

Su Yun raised an eyebrow and picked it up casually.

As soon as the jade pendant connected, Xiao Ruoxue's voice, filled with extreme anxiety, came from within.

“Husband! Run! Whatever you do, don't come back to the Divine Mountain! The Grand Elder and the others have gone mad; they've issued a highest-level pursuit order to... to kill you!”