77: Chapter 77 Ji Haoyue: Let go of my sister! A Dao Palace deity brutally beats his brother-in-law!

"Senior Brother, please."

The Star Peak Disciple responsible for welcoming guests saw the invitation in Ye Xuan's hand and hurriedly led the way with respect.

Passing through multiple corridors, the group arrived before a magnificent hall.

Inside the hall, it was already filled with distinguished guests.

In the seat of honor, a young man in blue sat playing a zither.

He had a handsome face and an ethereal temperament, his long, jade-like fingers dancing across the strings.

Waves of zither music, flowing like a mountain spring, emanated from his fingertips, making those who heard it forget their worldly concerns.

It was indeed Hua Yunfei.

Sensing someone entering, Hua Yunfei pressed down on the strings and looked up.

The moment he saw Ye Xuan, a spark of extraordinary light flashed through his eyes, which seemed to contain the stars and the sea.

He stood up and strode forward to greet them, a smile as warm as a spring breeze on his face.

"I have long heard that a young king has emerged from Zhuo Peak. Seeing you today, Senior Brother Ye, your style is truly peerless and your reputation well-deserved."

Ye Xuan looked at the man before him, who was as gentle as jade.

If he didn't know the plot, who could have imagined that such a divine figure carried such a heavy and dark fate on his back?

"Brother Hua is too kind."

Ye Xuan returned the greeting with a smile, his gaze deep.

"I heard food was served here, so I brought my sister along for a meal. Brother Hua won't mind, will you?"

"Hahaha, Senior Brother Ye is truly humorous."

Hua Yunfei laughed heartily. His gaze swept over Ji Ziyue and little Nannan behind Ye Xuan, but he didn't ask further, simply stepping aside with a gesture of invitation.

"Please, take a seat."

Ye Xuan led the two of them to an empty seat on the left and sat down.

The banquet continued, with cups being exchanged in a lively atmosphere.

However, this harmony did not last long.

After three rounds of drinks...

A sudden commotion erupted outside the hall.

"The Ji Family Divine Body has arrived!"

With the announcement, everyone in the hall turned their heads to look.

A group of people was seen surrounding a young man in purple as they walked in.

The young man's face was slightly pale and his aura was somewhat weak, clearly indicating he was injured.

But the arrogance in his eyes had not diminished in the slightest; it was Ji Haoyue, who had been slapped away by Yan Ruyu not long ago.

He had come to Star Peak this time to use its astral power to heal his injuries.

Ji Haoyue entered the hall, his gaze scanning the room gloomily.

When his eyes landed on the white-clad figure eating and drinking on the left, his pupils suddenly constricted.

That was... the mysterious person who had withstood an Imperial Weapon with his bare hands!

Immediately after, his gaze moved down and saw the 'maidservant' sitting beside Ye Xuan, peeling shrimp with her head lowered.

Although her appearance had changed slightly and her aura was concealed...

However...

That was the biological sister he had watched grow up! He would recognize her even if she turned to ash!

*Crack!*

The wine cup in Ji Haoyue's hand was instantly crushed to pieces.

A wave of monstrous rage rushed straight to his head.

The dignified little princess of the Ji Family! His most beloved sister!

She was actually captured to be someone's maid? And she was there peeling shrimp for another?!

"Bastard!!"

Ji Haoyue could no longer control his emotions.

Ignoring the fact that this was a banquet at Star Peak, he took a direct step forward, pointed at Ye Xuan, and let out a hysterical roar.

"You, surnamed Ye! Let go of my sister right now!"

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the Star Peak hall froze to the extreme point.

The banquet, which had been filled with pleasant music and the clinking of glasses...

Instantly became tense and hostile because of Ji Haoyue's roar.

All eyes were focused on the purple-clad youth and the white-clad man sitting at the head of the table.

Ji Haoyue's eyes were bloodshot, and his purple robes fluttered loudly.

He looked at the young girl who was peeling shrimp for Ye Xuan with her head bowed submissively, and his heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife.

That was the pearl of the Ji Family!

The sister who had been pampered since childhood, when had she ever suffered such an injustice?

"Ye! You've gone too far!"

Ji Haoyue was fuming with rage. Although the Divine Moon vision behind him was damaged, it burst forth with brilliant light once again under the fuel of his anger.

Facing this monstrous rage, Ye Xuan unhurriedly swallowed the shrimp meat in his mouth and picked up a silk napkin from the table to wipe his hands.

Only then did he lift his eyelids and nonchalantly glance at Ji Haoyue, who was on the verge of a breakdown.

"Brother-in-law."

Ye Xuan spoke in a lazy tone, even carrying a hint of concern.

"Don't be so angry. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. Be careful not to let your anger ruin your health, or your sister will have to wait on you then."

"Shut up!!"

This address of 'Brother-in-law' was like salt rubbed into Ji Haoyue's wound, causing him to instantly lose his composure.

"Who is your Brother-in-law?! If I don't kill you today, I, Ji Haoyue, swear I am not human!"

Boom!

Ji Haoyue completely lost control.

Ignoring his internal injuries, he forcibly burned his Divine Power.

"Moon Rising Over the Sea!"

With a sharp shout, that damaged bright moon rose once again, carrying a tragic and determined aura as it pressed down toward Ye Xuan.

Even heavily injured, the might of a Divine Body was not to be underestimated; the tables and chairs in the hall shattered one after another under this pressure.

The surrounding prodigies all changed color and retreated, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

However, Ye Xuan sat in his original spot, not moving an inch.

One of his hands was still protecting little Nannan, who was eating a candied hawthorn, while the other hand lightly tapped the tabletop.

"The current you is too weak."

Ye Xuan shook his head, a flash of disappointment in his eyes.

"Bullying an injured person... if word gets out, people will say I'm picking on someone smaller than me."

As his voice fell...

Buzz!

At Ye Xuan's abdomen, the Dao Palace Secret Realm suddenly lit up with brilliant golden light.

A grand sound of chanting emanated from within his body.

Immediately after, a golden figure stepped out from his Sea of Wheels.

It was a golden little person only the size of a palm, looking exactly like Ye Xuan, but formed entirely from the purest Divine Power, like a deity cast in gold.

A Dao Palace Deity!

The golden little person expanded with the wind, transforming into the size of an ordinary person in the blink of an eye, standing before Ye Xuan.

"I won't take advantage of you either."

Ye Xuan picked up his wine cup and said calmly.

"This is my Dao Palace Deity. I have suppressed its cultivation to the same level as yours, both at the Four Poles Secret Realm."

"If you can defeat it, I will release her."

"If you cannot win..."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Ye Xuan's mouth.

"Then stay put and behave yourself."

"Arrogant!"

Ji Haoyue felt greatly insulted.

A battle at the same level, and using only an Incarnation?

This was clearly not taking him, the East Wasteland Divine Body, seriously!

"Shatter for me!"

Ji Haoyue roared, controlling that bright moon to violently crash into the golden deity.

However, in the next moment, everyone's eyes widened.

Facing the suppression of the Divine Body vision, the golden deity made no fancy moves; it simply clenched its fist, and then—

A punch was thrown!

Boom!

This punch, though without the vast Divine Power of a Dao-Cutting King, contained an invincible Fist Intent.

It was the Profound Truth of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, the domineering style of the Holy Body lineage specifically for dealing with all forms of defiance.

The golden fist print was like a blazing sun, heavily smashing against that bright moon.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of shattering echoed through the hall.

Under everyone's horrified gazes, the Divine Body vision, claimed to be able to suppress all things, was actually punched to pieces by that golden Incarnation!

Moonlight scattered across the sky.

*Pfft!*

Ji Haoyue felt as if he had been struck by lightning, spitting out a large mouthful of blood as his body flew backward.

But the golden deity did not stop.

It took a step forward, its figure like lightning, instantly catching up with the flying Ji Haoyue.

Bang!

A golden palm reached out, grabbing Ji Haoyue's ankle, and then, like swinging a sledgehammer, violently smashed him onto the hard floor of the hall.

Thud!

The entire palace trembled three times from this strike.