Chapter 466: Chapter 466: Yes, It’s a Threat. [Ninth Update]
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, Tang Yuan and Catherine looked at Li Xiaoyao in shock. They couldn’t understand how Li Xiaoyao, a mere Qi Cultivation Realm practitioner, could slay Tang Guzhen of the Spirit Cultivation Realm with a single sword strike?
“It’s that Precious Sword!” Tang Yuan stared intensely at the Precious Sword held in Li Xiaoyao’s hand, a hint of greed rising in his heart.
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A taxi stopped outside the villa.
From afar, Li Tu felt a powerful presence stirring within the villa. He threw down a hundred Xuan Country Currency and darted out of the taxi.
Standing outside the villa, Li Tu just saw Tang Guzhen get sliced into two in midair by a sword. He couldn’t help but curse “Damn” under his breath and immediately leaped onto the second-floor balcony with a push from his feet.
“Brother Li!” Li Tu shouted, drawing the attention of the others.
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Li Tu quickly ran up, sized up Li Xiaoyao, and seeing that he was unharmed, he sighed in relief and asked, “Are you alright?”
“What could happen to me?” Li Xiaoyao frowned slightly. Li Tu’s arrival was not a good omen.
“Exactly, you’re so monstrously strong, there aren’t many who can stand as your opponent,” Li Tu nodded in firm agreement, then turned to look at the Tang Family members. His gaze swept over them, and his expression suddenly darkened. He sneered, “Family Head Tang seems very imposing.”
When Tang Shiren saw Li Tu, his heart skipped a beat.
Who was Li Tu? He was a member of the Li Family Clan, one of the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country. Though the Tang Family was powerful, they couldn’t compare to the Li Family.
Li Tu had just addressed Li Xiaoyao as ‘Brother Li,’ which he had heard loud and clear.
With the Xuan Country Li Family intervening, this matter was going to be difficult to handle.
Tang Shiren grinned and said, “What do you mean by that, young master Li? I don’t quite understand.”
“You don’t understand?” Li Tu sneered and said, “This is my brother. To bully him is to bully me. Do you understand now?”
Tang Yuan frowned and demanded, “And what are you? How dare you speak to the Tang Family Head like that?”
“Who am I?” Li Tu, undaunted by the opponent’s strength, looked at Tang Shiren with a mocking smile and said, “Tell this old man who I am.”
Tang Shiren’s expression turned ugly. Forcing a smile, he said, “Third Elder, this gentleman is the young master of the Li Family of Xuan Country.”
“The Li Family of Xuan Country!” Tang Yuan was taken aback and his complexion darkened.
No wonder he dared to speak to Tang Shiren with such an attitude—it turned out he was from the Xuan Country Li Family.
Although Catherine had been overseas for a long time, she had heard of the several powerful forces of Xuan Country. Learning that this young man who had suddenly appeared was from the Li Family of Xuan Country, she too was somewhat surprised.
Li Tu was quite satisfied with their reactions and hummed lightly. He turned to Li Xiaoyao, his face breaking into a smile, and said, “Brother Li, I’ve come here for an important matter. Shall we find a different place to talk?”
“Let’s discuss that after I resolve the issue here.” Li Xiaoyao could easily guess Li Tu’s purpose for looking for him. He knew that some things were simply unavoidable.
“No need, no need, I can handle this little issue.” Li Tu then turned his cold gaze back to Tang Shiren and said, “Family Head Tang, I am already aware of this situation. Starting today, the Xiao Family will be friends with my Li Family. If you dare to make any moves against the Xiao Family, believe me, the Li Family will use all its might to eradicate the Tang Family.”
“Are you threatening me?” Tang Yuan said angrily.
The Li Family of Xuan Country may be strong, but to be threatened in such a manner by Li Tu, a mere youth, still ignited Tang Yuan’s fury.
“Yes, that’s a threat,” Li Tu huffed. “What, you have a problem with that?”
“My Tang Family has stood firm in Jindu for so many years, and we’ve never suffered such a loss. Today, this boy must die!” In his rage, Tang Yuan didn’t care at all about the Li Family. If it came down to it, he’d kill Li Tu as well and deal with the Li Family if they came looking for trouble. By then, they could make sure there were no witnesses to prove anything.
Tang Shiren sighed inwardly. The situation had spiraled out of his control, but there was no stopping it now.
“Catherine, do it!” Tang Yuan roared as he instantly grasped a long staff and smashed it toward Li Xiaoyao with fierce might.
As Tang Yuan called out, Catherine had already stood up from her seat. Li Tu’s heart sank; his right hand brushed the Storage Ring and clasped a Broad Knife, facing Catherine.
Catherine’s face was wreathed in a smile, her beautiful eyes flickering with a strange purple light, staring straight at Li Tu.
“Clang!”
Tang Yuan’s staff collided with the Seven Star Ancient Sword, sparking a shower of sparks. Li Xiaoyao wielded the Ancient Sword in combat, while his left hand quickly formed seals, casting the Thunder Commanding Art.
“Boy, can you only hide?” Tang Yuan bellowed angrily as his staff struck the sword tip, forcing him two steps backward.
His attacks were fierce, but Li Xiaoyao’s defense was watertight, leaving no openings to be exploited.
Li Xiaoyao coldly watched him, not dignifying the taunt with a response.
A sense of foreboding rose in Tang Yuan’s heart as he caught sight of Li Xiaoyao’s left hand forming seals, and his heart thumped violently.
“The rumors say that this kid can control a spell that harnesses Heavenly Thunder. Could it be true?”
No sooner had this thought arisen than a ferocious aura suddenly descended from the heavens.
Tang Yuan looked up to see the previously clear sky now ominously blanketed with dense thunderclouds. The black and purple clouds churned, layer upon layer, tumbling from the inside out.
Immense, peerless energy burst forth from the clouds, with black and purple arcs of electricity darting about like small snakes.
Even standing miles away, Tang Yuan could clearly feel the restless aura emanating from the clouds above.
“No, I can’t let him complete his spell!” Tang Yuan suppressed his shock, slamming his right foot onto the ground, shattering the tiles beneath him and sending cracks radiating outward. He charged like a bolt of lightning, his staff moving snake-like as it parried the Ancient Sword, aiming a blow at Li Xiaoyao’s head.
“Die!” Tang Yuan’s eyes were wide with fury, and his arm muscles bulged as if about to burst. The staff he wielded sliced through the air, causing it to part like water.
Feeling the immense pressure of the attack, Li Xiaoyao’s left hand quickly formed a seal, and he shouted, “Lei Lai!”
This call, almost like a summon, accelerated the churning of the thunderclouds as soon as his voice fell.
A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, much like a bridge linking heaven and earth, awe-inspiring.
And with that lightning strike, thunder followed.
“Rumble!”
Purple lightning, as thick as a baby’s arm, crashed down from the sky, heading straight for Tang Yuan’s head.
In that instant, every hair on Tang Yuan’s body stood on end. He felt enveloped by an invisible, overpowering energy. In this extreme danger, Tang Yuan’s potential erupted. Releasing the staff, he pushed off the ground with the tips of his toes, and darting explosively to the side, he tried to evade the Heavenly Thunder.