Supreme Sword Exalt

Outside the cavern, the screams of the three brothers reached the ears of the many barbarians.

Everyone’s hearts jumped. “What’s going on?!”

Could that be?

Suddenly, a sword light suddenly flashed from within the cavern. Strands after strands of sword qi spread out, expanding the entrance of the cavern, killing nearby barbarians on the spot.

Without stopping, the sword light fled into the distance.

The barbarians were stunned for a moment, then instinctively reacted. It’s him!

“Chase!”

“Don’t let him escape—”

Just then, the ground shook violently, and many bottomless cracks spread.

“W-what’s going on?”

Another series of deafening crashes followed. Countless waves of destructive force erupted from the cracks, nearly devouring everything. The force spread outward to the distant horizon, sweeping over all the barbarians within several li. Even though they were extremely far apart, Gu Han’s sword qi still shook violently, about to shatter.

The inherently inferior barbarians couldn’t match Gu Han’s sword. Before that destructive force, born from the convergence of yang lightning and earthly malignant qi, leaving behind a bone already counted as having formidable strength.

***

Within the gray mist, Sang Ge arrived before the house. He examined the neatly cut stones on the ground. “Sword qi? Barbarians don’t use swords!”

Beside him, Yan Qi lay half-dead, tears rolling down his face. It’s over, it’s over! I’ve spent half my life hiding, but in the end, I can’t escape being eaten!

Sang Ge turned to Ah Man. “Just as I thought! Someone else gave you that storage ring, right? You’ve seen him?”

He also discovered the young barbarian's abnormality. After some investigation, he found that Ah Man possessed the barbarian ancestor’s inheritance, which had been lost for thousands of years. It was ten times more precious than Gu Han!

Sang Ge was overjoyed. His prestige and status among the barbarian tribe would be unmatched! He could even become the next master of the War God Hall!

In fact, it was because of this inheritance that he had driven away the other envious barbarians and spared Ah Man and the others. After some searching, he had easily discovered this crude stone house.

Ah Man just stared at him intently.

Beside Sang Ge, the big man’s expression turned cold. “You filthy animal! He asked you—”

Sang Ge waved his hand. “Never mind. It doesn’t matter if you don’t tell me. With so many people coming here, he definitely won’t be able to hide for long. Let them find and wear him down. When the timing is about right, we’ll go clean up the mess.”

A group of clansmen praised him endlessly, “Our leader is brilliant!”

Sang Ge frowned at Ah Man. “I’m more curious about something else. Does a lowly barbarian like you really think you’re worthy of the barbarian ancestor’s inheritance?”

Ah Man couldn’t understand Sang Ge. “You think you do? Only someone like me is worthy of it. You’ll only tarnish the barbarian ancestor’s illustrious name!”

“Hand it over. I promise I won’t kill you, and I’ll even let you shed your lowly status. How about this? You can become a guard of the War God Hall.”

It would be best if Ah Man handed it over willingly. Taking it by force could damage the integrity of the inheritance, which was not something Sang Ge wanted to see.

He looked down at Ah Man. “This is the greatest blessing for a lesser like you. My patience is limited. You’d better make a decision quickly, otherwise—”

Suddenly, an earth-shaking loud noise came from the distance, and then the ground beneath trembled violently.

A moment later, the trembling gradually subsided. The area was a mess. Faint cracks scattered everywhere, and even the terrain had undergone subtle changes. The stone house didn’t survive. Even the gray mist that had shrouded the area all year round was nearly completely dispelled.

Everyone was startled and uncertain. What’s going on?!

Frowning deeply, Sang Ge instructed someone behind him, “Figure out what happened!”

One person bowed, then soared into the distance and disappeared. “Understood!”

Sang Ge felt something was very wrong. The level of power was definitely above the Saint realm. Could something have gone wrong?

The big man thought for a moment before asking, “Maybe it has something to do with Gu Han?”

An inexplicable restlessness arose in Sang Ge’s heart. His patience vanished, and he looked at Ah Man again. “Have you made up your mind? Do you want this blessing or not?”

Tai Ji said sternly, “Ah Man, you can’t give it to him! He came to kill our benefactor! If you dare give it to him, then I’ll no longer acknowledge you as my son! If we die, we die, but we can’t harm our benefactor!”

Her thinking was very simple. Sang Ge wanted to kill Gu Han. Giving Sang Ge the barbarian ancestor’s inheritance would only increase his strength.

Ah Man wept, his eyes bloodshot. “Mother, I know! Even if I destroy it, I won’t let him use that thing to harm our benefactor!”

Ge Sang burst out laughing. “Benefactor? Hah! A barbarian treating his mortal enemy as a benefactor?! A lowborn is a lowborn after all! You are a disgrace to our tribe! Why would the ancestor set his sights on such a filthy traitor?!”

A surge of vital qi rose from him and fell upon Tai Ji. “You want to repay a favor? I’ll help you with that!”

Ah Man was driven to fury. “Mother!”

Boundless resentment arose in his heart. Even though they were his kin, he resented them. Did they ever treat him as an equal? No, they wouldn’t even leave him a chance to live! If he had the chance, he would definitely kill all these arrogant barbarians!

Yan Qi wept profusely, aggrieved and terrified, “Tai Ji!”

Next, it’ll definitely be my turn! The Yan Clan will come to an end today! It seems like I will never be able to undergo the heavenly tribulation...

Just then, a figure approached like a shooting star and landed in the area, blocking the vital qi at the critical moment. The vital qi and the sword qi clashed incessantly.

Explosions resounded as dust flew everywhere.

Then, Gu Han’s contemptuous voice rang out. “First, it’s not that the barbarian ancestor took a liking to him. I took a liking to him. I gave him that inheritance! Second, I think you’re the lowborn!”

A round object rolled a few times and stopped at Sang Ge’s feet. His eyes were wide open as terror still lingered in them. It was the very same clansman he had sent out earlier.