Chapter 79: Zhao Family’s First Venerable Zhao Qingyan
And that Residual Killing Intent, to dare harbor murderous intent towards his own nephew, is truly audacious!
Since that is the case, there is no need for those associated with it, nor the forces behind them, to continue to exist.
It’s time to let the Great Xia’s Dark Owl stretch its muscles.
Dark Owl is the intelligence and assassination organization of the Holy Zhao Clan; its prestige is not only in Great Xia but also renowned throughout the Eastern Wastelands.
There was once a rumor that a Spirit Martial Artist at the Quasi-Saint realm had unfortunately been placed on Dark Owl’s kill list.
Within a few days, this Quasi-Saint inexplicably died.
This is why Dark Owl, as an intelligence organization of a clan, can stand shoulder to shoulder with several other top assassination forces in the Eastern Wastelands.
“The aura emanating from that young man just now was not simple.”
“More than not simple, your move, young man, even made me freeze for a moment.”
At this moment, several Grandmasters on the high platform who had reached the Sixth Rank Return to Origin Realm were conversing softly.
While Spirit Martial Artists of lower cultivation realms might not be able to see through it, for experts like them, they could clearly feel how astonishing the move the young man was about to make was.
“This child, it seems I had underestimated him before.”
Recalling the fierce spiritual energy and pressure that permeated Zhao Yan when he faced Sun Qingxiong.
Ming Zhiyuan’s pupils contracted slightly, and then his eyes intertwined with joy and sorrow.
He was delighted that this young man was so powerful, and also a student of his academy, with an unusual relationship with his daughter.
However, what worried him was that with the young man’s exceptional talent and outstanding appearance, could his daughter capture his heart?
Thinking of this, Ming Zhiyuan’s gaze shifted to Leng Ruoyao, who was staring intently at Zhao Yan.
He could see that in the eyes of the usually cold and aloof girl, a radiant flow was flashing.
This made him sigh softly; although his daughter’s appearance and figure were both exceptional, and she was on par with Leng Ruoyao in their own ways,
she was indeed significantly inferior in terms of talent.
But Ming Zhiyuan knew in his heart how much his daughter liked that Zhao Yan.
Thinking of this, the bitterness on his face intensified.
“Sister Lu, this?!”
The beast-eared girl’s small, cherry-like mouth slightly parted, her eyes full of astonishment as she looked towards Lu Qianyi beside her.
The killing intent that Zhao Yan had exuded just now had made even Shali feel a trace of danger.
Although it was only a trace, it’s important to remember that the beast-eared girl was a strong practitioner at the Sixth Rank.
With a cultivation of the Sixth Stage of the Third-Grade Spirit Attachment Realm, how could she possibly feel a sense of danger?
This was simply a fantasy, yet the instinctive dread her body felt was so genuinely present.
“It seems we can draw a conclusion about this Residual Killing Intent incident; he most likely died at Zhao Yan’s hands.”
“That aura just now gives me reason to suspect he activated a Sacred Artifact.”
“However, we still need to further investigate Leng Ruoyao’s abnormal state.”
Lu Qianyi gently rubbed Shali’s soft little face and spoke slowly.
“What exactly does this Holy Zhao Clan want? They’ve been hiding this from everyone for so long.”
Shali grumbled discontentedly in a low voice.
“That is also what I worry about the most.” Lu Qianyi turned her gaze to Zhao Yan, her beautiful eyes flickering as if she were contemplating something.
Beside the Spirit-Sensing Stele.
Zhao Yan watched as the initially imposing Sun Qingxiong transformed into a state of diffused aura in the blink of an eye, Zhao Yan simply assumed Lu Qianyi had been a bit heavy-handed.
After all, she hadn’t held back when dealing with him back then either. It was just that the result was his Second Uncle, Zhao Shaoyun, crushing the girl’s wrist.
Speaking of which, since point control was no longer possible, he might as well put all the Spirit Cores on.
However, Zhao Yan had his own considerations for doing this, and it wasn’t because of An Qianfeng and Sun Qingxiong.
It was because he had a preliminary plan for how to deal with Xiao Yanyan later, and this plan required a Treasure. With the foundation of the Holy Zhao Clan, there should be something he needed.
Currently, apart from his Second Uncle, he had not met any other clan members of the Holy Zhao Clan.
But as the direct descendant of the Holy Zhao Clan, he wouldn’t truly be left to fend for himself, would he?
Therefore, Zhao Yan decided to display some of his strength to gain the clan’s attention.
If he could use this opportunity to return to the clan temporarily, that would be for the best.
Furthermore, he also wanted to witness firsthand the bearing of Zhao Qingyan, whom the Old Ancestor had praised as unrivaled among her peers.
Zhao Clan’s First Seat, Zhao Qingyan, was widely renowned, and the younger generation of the Zhao Clan held her in high regard.
Among the four lineages of the Zhao Clan, there were seven exceptionally outstanding young individuals, praised externally as the Seven Supremes of the Zhao Clan.
And the higher the ranking, the more powerful the individual.
The position of future Head of the Family would be chosen from these Seven Supremes, but in most cases, it was typically inherited by the First Seat.
Of course, there were exceptions, just like Zhao Yan’s Father, Zhao Jingzhi.
Based on Zhao Yan’s own judgment, Zhao Qingyan probably belonged to the type of protagonist who was naturally invincible.
Such protagonists tended to be prone to arrogance, so he might as well apply some pressure to her, which would also be beneficial for his future dealings with this new Sugar Daddy/Mommy.
With that thought, Zhao Yan no longer hesitated, and slowly moved the two Spirit Cores in his hands closer to the Spirit-Sensing Stele.
“Yan Zhao: 2154 points, rising to first place on the Individual Ranking; Shangluo Academy: 5397 points, rising to first place on the Academy Ranking!”
Amidst the exclamations of the guards, the points on the Spirit-Sensing Stele were refreshed again.
“They’ve surpassed them, they’ve surpassed them, they’ve truly surpassed them!”
“Yes, they’ve actually surpassed Leng Ruoyao!”
“It’s truly incredible; Leng Ruoyao has been recognized as the top talent of the younger generation for many years, and now a young man who just joined the academy not long ago has surpassed her!”
Whether they were witnessing it live or watching through the broadcasted images, people instantly erupted in excitement.
From ordinary Spirit Martial Artists to the seasoned Grandmasters who had witnessed much, even though they were mentally prepared, when they witnessed this scene firsthand, they were still stunned speechless, their mouths wide open.
Before everyone could react further, the guard’s powerful voice rang out again.
“2454 points, first on the Individual Ranking; Shangluo Academy: 5697 points, first on the Academy Ranking!”
…
“5532 points, first on the Individual Ranking; Shangluo Academy: 8815 points, first on the Academy Ranking!”
Initially, when people heard the continuously rising scores, astonishment would still appear on their faces, and they would whisper amongst themselves, discussing.
However, as the scores continued to increase, the sounds at the scene gradually grew softer.
By the end, everyone had become somewhat numb.
At this moment, the entire scene seemed to fall into dead silence.
