“Chen Ze!” Chen Zhi gritted her teeth.

SLAP!

However, she was slapped again.

“Spare me! Spare me! I was wrong!” Chen Ze wailed miserably.

“If I want you dead, no one can keep you alive,” Chen Zheng stated indifferently, lifting his left hand.

BOOM!

Chen Ze’s Nascent Soul instantly shattered. He was dead, completely obliterated.

HISS!

Everyone in the manor gulped, stunned into silence.

Chen Ze! The current Family Head of the Chen Family! He was a genuine True Immortal! But in front of Chen Zheng, he was like a dog, casually slapped to death.

Chen Zheng! He was terrifying!

Is this really the same worthless son-in-law of the Chen Family, Chen Zheng?

“You!” Chen Ruoxi’s pretty face turned deathly pale.

She knew her father, Chen Ze, was doomed. The Chen Family was doomed. Her father was destined to die, and the Chen Family would be finished along with him. As the sole remaining bloodline of the Chen Family, she likely wouldn’t live long either.

“Zhi, kneel with your father at our ancestors’ graves and repent!”

Suddenly, an indifferent voice echoed from the manor’s entrance.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Immediately, several figures dashed into the manor. They were all elderly men with awe-inspiring auras. One among them was particularly terrifying, having already reached the Nascent Soul Stage.

A Nascent Soul! The Chen Family had a Nascent Soul Ancestor!

“We pay our respects to the Ancestor!”

“Ancestor, you have finally come out of seclusion!”

“Ancestor, save us!” the members of the Chen Family inside the manor hurriedly greeted.

“Hmph!” The elder snorted, his gaze locking onto Chen Zhi. “That trash Chen Ruoxi raised a monster,” he shouted icily. “Today, I will cleanse the Chen Family of this filth! That good-for-nothing Chen Ze didn’t dare to kill Chen Zhi himself, so I, as the Ancestor, will do it for him!”

BOOM!

The moment the elder finished speaking, his figure flashed in front of Chen Zhi. He opened his mouth and spat out a purple radiance, which instantly transformed into a long spear. The purple spear shook, turning into a giant python. With overwhelming ferocity, it swooped down to devour Chen Zhi.

BOOM!

The savage might of the purple spear instantly enveloped the entire manor. Chen Zhi had no chance to escape and was directly impaled.

“No—” Li Rong screamed in terror.

“Hahaha! Chen Zhi, you abomination, you’re finally dead! My Chen Family is finally rid of you! I, Chen Ze, can finally ascend to the position of Family Head! The Ancestor is truly worthy of his title! To think he already possesses the combat power of an early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator despite having just broken through to the Golden Core Stage! The seals in our Chen Family’s ancestral shrine are nothing to you, Ancestor! Ancestor, I, Chen Ze, am willing to offer you my Primordial Spirit! Please grant me your power!” Chen Ze shouted with ecstatic joy.

Suddenly, the purple long spear abruptly vanished.

THUD!

Chen Ze’s knees buckled, and he collapsed to the ground.

What’s happening? Could the Ancestor have failed? he wondered, completely baffled.

“What do you think?” Chen Zheng asked indifferently.

“No…” Chen Ze snapped his head up to look, then whirled around and bolted toward the manor’s entrance. He had barely taken a step before he felt an immense force grip his neck.

At that moment, he realized he had already stepped through the gates of hell. All that remained was the upper half of his body, suspended in the air.

“Spare… spare my life!” he begged, trembling.

“Ancestor! Save Ze’er! Ze’er is your direct descendant!” Li Rong cried out, finally coming to her senses and shouting toward the entrance.

WHOOSH!

In a flash, a middle-aged cultivator appeared in the manor. This was a True Immortal, a mid-stage True Immortal cultivator!

“My grandson… how could he… how could he end up like this! Chen Zheng, the Chen Family will not share the heavens with you!” the middle-aged cultivator roared, his brow furrowing as he took in the scene before glaring at Chen Zheng.

“Old fart, don’t try to scare me with your Chen Family,” Chen Zheng sneered.

“My Chen Family has stood in the Beiming Realm for a million years! Even in a place like the Southern Liang royal court, we rank among the top five families. How dare an ant-like outsider like you run wild here!” the middle-aged cultivator barked. He raised his right hand and pointed at Chen Zheng.

BOOM!

A terrifying sword light erupted instantly.

RIP!

The massive boulder at the manor’s entrance was cleaved in two by the sword light. The middle-aged cultivator shot Chen Zheng a cold look, then strode toward the Chen Family tombs.

BOOM! BOOM!

Thunder rolled from within the Chen Family mausoleum.

“Hmph!” The Nascent Soul of the Chen Family Head, Chen Ze, roared ferociously. In a flash, he transformed into a giant ape holding a long spear and stabbed toward the tomb’s entrance.

“What a joke! A mere Peak True Immortal dares to provoke the ancestral spirits? He’s simply courting death!”

“Hehe!”

“The ancestral spirits suppressed Chen Ze for over a thousand years. Now that he has made a breakthrough, they must be furious! Although Chen Ze’s realm is only the late Golden Core Stage, his ancestral legacy makes his combat power several, or even dozens of times, stronger than that of an ordinary early-stage True Immortal. Coupled with the magic treasure bestowed by the ancestor, no early-stage True Immortal is a match for him!” the Chen Family members sneered maliciously.

“The ancestral spirits of the Chen Family, hm?” Chen Zheng glanced over, a mocking smile playing on his lips. He then raised his right hand and casually flicked out a mysterious array pattern.

SWOOSH!

The array pattern shot out, heading straight for the altar.

“Damn it!”

On the altar, the Nascent Soul of Chen Ze, who had been sitting in cultivation with his eyes closed, snapped his eyes open. Seeing the array pattern flying toward him, he let out a low roar and raised his right hand to grab it.

CRACK!

The array pattern shattered.

However, Chen Ze’s Nascent Soul screamed in agony. His physical body disintegrated, and as it collapsed, his Nascent Soul was absorbed by the array pattern.

“This…” All the members of the Chen Family fell silent.

Their hope. The strongest being in their eyes. Had he fallen just like that? What kind of technique was that strange array pattern?

Chen Zheng had killed an early-stage True Immortal with a single move. Could his combat power already be comparable to a mid-stage or even a late-stage True Immortal?

“So strong!”

“This Chen Zheng really does hide his strength!”

“We still underestimated this little bastard!”

At that moment, the four other Nascent Soul Stage cultivators arrived, all of them completely shocked by the scene.

“Chen Zhi is dead! I have obtained the ancestral legacy, and I’m going to transcend my tribulation! My dear uncles, after I succeed, I will rebuild the family!” Chen Ze’s voice rang out, brimming with excitement.

“Congratulations, Young Master Ze!”

“Young Master Ze is going to transcend his tribulation!”

“Congratulations, Young Master Ze!”

The Chen Family members inside the manor all bowed in unison.

“Chen Zhi!”

Just as Chen Ze was about to leave, a sharp female voice echoed from the distant hills. In the next second, a streak of purple lightning flashed, revealing a masked woman in a black robe. She descended instantly, her gaze locking onto Chen Zheng’s face the moment she landed.

HISS!

Hearing this voice, everyone in the manor couldn’t help but tremble. The voice was very familiar. Its owner had come to the Chen Family manor multiple times, each time overwhelming them with a mysterious and terrifying presence that plunged everyone into fear.

The Chen Family Head, the three ancestors, the second madam, and the other high-ranking members of the family all shivered, not daring to even look at the black-robed, masked woman.

Because this woman was too terrifying!

She was rumored to be a princess from an ancient, sacred imperial family with an inscrutable level of cultivation. She had once gone on a rampage in the manor, nearly slaughtering every last member of the Chen Family. In the end, it was only the appearance of the ancient ancestor that suppressed her.

Even so, the Chen Family suffered devastating losses. To stabilize the family, the ancient ancestor had divided his mortal remains into six parts and bestowed five of them upon Chen Ze. Now, with Chen Ze’s cultivation soaring to a level comparable to a late-stage Golden Immortal, and with a secret treasure from the ancestor in his possession, what did the Chen Family have to fear?

“Ha! You little bitch, you’ve finally come to die! Today, I’ll use you to test the might of this secret treasure!” Chen Ze’s Nascent Soul laughed maniacally, then gritted his teeth and roared, “Ancestor, aid me!”

BOOM!

The phantom of a bronze coffin emerged.

BOOM!

It was as if a creature was awakening inside the phantom coffin. Its aura soared, reaching the level of a Golden Immortal Peak in the blink of an eye.

“Huh? The ancestor has revived? The ancestor has revived!”

“Haha! Wonderful! The ancestor is back!”

“Chen Zhi, you’re done for!”

On the altar, the Chen Family members were ecstatic.

Oh? Has this kid Chen Zheng angered an ancient monster? Li Mu was utterly astonished. She glanced at the black-robed Chen Zhi, then at the bronze coffin, and sighed softly. She had a feeling she knew what was happening. Once the ancient ancestor revived, he would surely fight Chen Zheng for Chen Zhi’s bloodline legacy.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep