Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Seeing the cold look in Chairman Qian’s eyes, Cao Tianxing simply scoffed, his face thick with disdain. "What? Don’t tell me you’re thinking of resisting?"

Hearing his father’s words, Young Master Cao’s face also filled with contempt.

"Cao Tianxing, do you think I don’t know why you want me dead? It’s all because you want to put your son in my position. Of all the heads of the Five Great Cities in the Eastern Domain, I’m the only one who isn’t one of your people, appointed directly by headquarters instead. Because of that, you’ve resented me for decades and wanted to kill me, haven’t you?" Chairman Qian asked coldly.

"Haha, so what if it is? Let me tell you, you brought this on yourself today. You publicly defied a direct order from headquarters. Even if I execute you, headquarters won’t punish me." Hearing Chairman Qian’s words, Cao Tianxing laughed loudly and admitted it without hesitation.

Now that all pretenses were dropped, Chairman Qian held nothing back and released his Elemental Power. This was the agreed-upon signal for Lin Yun and the others.

Seeing Chairman Qian actually release his Elemental Power, Cao Tianxing laughed in contempt. "Haha, Qian, you think you alone can stand against me? Killing you will be as easy as crushing an ant."

"Father, why waste so many words on him? Just kill him and be done with it," Young Master Cao added coldly.

"Haha, my son is right. Qian, I’ll send you on your way right now. Go to hell..." Cao Tianxing bellowed arrogantly. But before the words could even leave his mouth, the two guards standing outside the door were instantly slain.

In an instant, eight figures appeared in the main hall—it was Luo Feng and his group. As someone at the Limit of the Spirit Realm, Cao Tianxing could naturally tell that aside from Lin Yun, all of them had the cultivation of the Spirit Realm.

Moreover, Luo Feng and the others made no attempt to hide their faces, and Cao Tianxing recognized the seven of them at a glance.

"Palace Master Luo, what is the meaning of this?" Cao Tianxing asked, his face grim.

"It’s nothing, really. We just feel that the Celestial Spirit Auction House would be better off with Chairman Qian in charge. So today, we can only send Brother Cao on his way," Luo Feng said lightly with a faint smile.

Hearing this, Cao Tianxing instantly understood. Chairman Qian had planned this all along, with the sole purpose of killing him.

With Luo Feng and the six elders allied against him, Cao Tianxing had no chance of victory. Even escaping would be incredibly difficult.

"Palace Master Luo, are you determined to interfere in the affairs of my Celestial Spirit Auction House? Do you know the consequences of killing the Eastern Domain’s director? Your Flawless Palace can’t afford it!" Cao Tianxing threatened.

"Haha, Brother Cao, do you really think threatening me with the Celestial Spirit Auction House will work at a time like this? Don’t worry, once you’re dead, you won’t have to concern yourself with its affairs anymore." Luo Feng laughed. Deciding not to waste any more words, lest the situation change, he exchanged a look with the Six Supreme Elders. The seven of them attacked Cao Tianxing simultaneously.

Facing the combined assault of seven people, Cao Tianxing knew it would be nearly impossible to survive the day. He never imagined that Chairman Qian would actually ally himself with the people from Flawless Palace.

Most importantly, he couldn’t believe Luo Feng and his people actually dared to help Chairman Qian kill him.

"Run!" Besieged by the seven, Cao Tianxing yelled to his son. He knew he probably wasn’t getting out of this alive; his only hope was that his son could escape.

Hearing Cao Tianxing’s shout, Young Master Cao immediately bolted for the exit, but Lin Yun blocked his path.

Seeing that Lin Yun was merely at the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm, Young Master Cao roared, "Kid, get out of my way!" As he spoke, he threw a punch at Lin Yun.

The melee erupted. The moment Luo Feng’s group began their fight with Cao Tianxing, Chairman Qian rushed to activate the Celestial Spirit Auction House’s Defense Array.

The Grand Array was activated primarily to prevent outsiders from noticing what was happening inside. After all, a battle between experts at the Spirit Realm was so terrifying that it would be impossible to keep it from being detected otherwise.

But with the Defense Array, there was no need to worry. Once activated, not a single trace of the auras inside would leak out, and people on the outside would be completely unable to see what was going on.

At that moment, all the Martial Artists in Wind City saw the Celestial Spirit Auction House become enveloped by a massive protective barrier, completely obscuring whatever was happening inside.

"What’s going on? Why did the Celestial Spirit Auction House suddenly activate its Defense Array?" many people asked in confusion.

This Defense Array at the Celestial Spirit Auction House had been personally inscribed by a Black Pen Array Master from the Central Domain.

With outsiders unaware of the great battle within, Luo Feng and the others fought without holding back. In an instant, the entire Celestial Spirit Auction House was riddled with holes and left in ruins.

The battle had started in the main hall, but as Luo Feng and the others bombarded it with their Elemental Power, the entire hall was instantly reduced to rubble.

Lin Yun and Young Master Cao distanced themselves from Luo Feng’s group. At first, Young Master Cao had dismissed Lin Yun as a mere ant at the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm. After they exchanged a few blows, however, he discovered that Lin Yun’s Combat Power was terrifyingly high. He considered himself a genius, yet even with a full Great Realm separating them, Lin Yun was fighting him to a standstill.

Fighting Young Master Cao, Lin Yun didn’t even use his War God Transformation. After breaking through to the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm, although a full Great Realm separated them, Lin Yun’s Combat Power was on par with Young Master Cao’s.

Having only reached the Celestial Spirit Realm at the age of seventy or eighty, Young Master Cao could only be considered a genius. He was a far cry from a true Demon Fiend.

Look at Wei Yunhang, at Song Tianyang, at Xi Zijin. How old were they? They had already reached the same cultivation as Young Master Cao. Therefore, Lin Yun had no need to activate his War God Transformation to fight him.

"Kid, you forced my hand! Even if I die today, I’m taking you with me!" They had started out evenly matched, but Lin Yun had gradually gained the upper hand. This left Young Master Cao both furious and utterly shocked, and he roared in anger.

Unleashing a Secret Technique, Young Master Cao’s aura began to surge, skyrocketing all the way to Celestial Spirit Realm Great Success.

’So you’ve used a Secret Technique? Even if you had the power of the heavens today, I would still cut you down with my spear.’ Holding the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear, Lin Yun was completely unfazed by the powered-up Young Master Cao.

He activated the War God Transformation, and his aura also surged violently, breaking through the limits of the Primordial Ocean Realm and reaching Celestial Spirit Realm Minor Achievement.

"Red Flame Spear Technique," he muttered. As he executed the technique, he noted that with his cultivation growing ever higher and his comprehension of it ever deeper, the Red Flame Spear Technique itself was showing faint signs of evolving.

The once fiery red flames had now turned a light purple, their power several times greater than before. The purple flames looked exceptionally strange and eye-catching.

With every thrust of Lin Yun’s Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear, the purple flames followed like a tail, tracing a stunning trajectory through the air.

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