31: The Useless Son-in-Law (Part 12)

Silence filled the corridor.

Space seemed bound by an invisible force, and the air became exceptionally heavy.

Four figures emerged from four absolute blind spots, surrounding Su Yun in the center.

Their Auras were restrained, but their powerful presence caused the surrounding light to flicker.

Spirit King Realm.

A total of four Spirit King Realm experts had actually appeared to assassinate Su Yun.

The leader of the men in black spoke in a raspy voice.

"Under orders to stifle a Genius. Su Yun, your road ends here."

The moment the words fell, the four moved.

No probing, no flourishes.

Four powerful Spirit King forces rose into the sky, weaving into a great gray net above Su Yun's head and pressing down.

As their energies converged, the world itself changed color.

The floor tiles of the corridor cracked inch by inch, turning into powder, while spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surrounding walls.

This was pressure formed purely by the intertwined Auras of four Spirit King experts.

Facing this certain-death situation, Su Yun didn't even lift an eyelid.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly with a hint of mockery, as if he held these four Spirit King Realm experts, who were the Foundations of their power, in total contempt.

At the very instant the net of death was about to touch the tips of his hair.

Su Yun stopped suppressing his cultivation base.

"Boom!"

A pressure that did not belong to the Spirit Transformation Realm at all—one that even far surpassed an ordinary Spirit King Realm and was as vast as a sea of stars—erupted from within him!

A golden airwave rippled outward with him at the center as the Burning Heaven Art, combined with the Profound Fire power of the Profound Fire Physique, erupted with full force.

The net constructed by the four Spirit Kings shattered instantly before this pressure.

The four assassins felt as if they had been struck by lightning.

The violent airwave slammed into their chests; the four groaned and were sent flying backward, crashing into the wall at the end of the corridor.

Their faces were pale, filled with horror and disbelief.

"Spirit King..."

"Impossible! This boy is already a Spirit King!"

After a brief, deathly silence, the leading Third-level Spirit King assassin was the first to react. He forcibly suppressed his roiling blood and shouted sharply.

"What are you panicking for?!"

"He has only just entered the Spirit King Realm; his Foundation is unstable! If the four of us join forces, we can surely kill him!"

This shout instantly snapped the other three back to their senses.

That's right, there were four of them! And one was a Third-level Spirit King!

Killing intent reappeared in their eyes, even more intense than before.

Reorganizing themselves, the four launched an even more violent attack.

However, at the moment they were about to surround Su Yun again.

A Third-level Spirit King Realm Aura descended from high above, locking onto the lead assassin.

"Who?!"

The Third-level Spirit King assassin was startled and immediately looked up.

A withered palm rapidly enlarged in his pupils, piercing through the Void Realm and striking directly onto his chest.

"Pfft!"

Before he could react, he was sent flying backward, spraying blood along the way.

From the Void Realm, an old man dressed in gray cloth appeared, his eyes filled with chilliness.

"Scoundrel, you dare touch the Qilin son of my Su Family?"

The battlefield was instantly divided.

The Su Family's Old Ancestor's figure flickered as he chased after the Third-level Spirit King assassin who had been swatted away.

Left behind were only Su Yun and the three First-level Spirit King assassins who were completely stunned.

They glanced at each other, seeing madness in one another's eyes.

"Kill!"

Things had come to this; there was no way back.

The three formed a triangular formation, attacking Su Yun with all their might in an attempt to end the fight quickly.

Only at this moment did Su Yun move in a true sense for the first time.

The Burning Heaven Art within him surged, and scorching Profound Fire power radiated from his body, making him look like a golden sun.

Facing the three-way siege, he advanced instead of retreating, his figure weaving through the gaps of the three attacks like a ghost.

His fighting style was fierce and precise, each strike hitting the opponent's weakness perfectly.

"Bang!"

With one punch, Su Yun parried the longsword of the person in front of him. His body twisted at an incredible angle, and he slammed his elbow hard into the ribs of the person sneak-attacking from the left.

"Crack!"

The sound of bone breaking was clearly audible.

The assassin let out a scream, his figure staggering.

But Su Yun gave him no chance to recover.

Seizing this fleeting weakness, his palm moved like lightning, instantly bypassing the opponent's block and striking precisely upon the man's Dantian.

Violent spiritual power poured in.

The First-level Spirit King assassin's body trembled violently. All light in his eyes quickly dimmed, and he collapsed to the ground, his entire cultivation base instantly Sealed.

It had taken no more than a few dozen breaths.

A Spirit King had been captured alive!

Seeing this, the other two assassins looked at each other.

What kind of monster is this!

This was the only thought left in their minds.

The two exchanged a glance, feinted a move, and then turned to flee.

On the other side, the Third-level Spirit King assassin fighting the Su Family's Old Ancestor also had no heart to continue the fight. Finding an opportunity, he turned into a streak of light to escape.

The Su Family's Old Ancestor did not pursue.

His figure flickered, returning to Su Yun's side.

The Old Ancestor walked up to the assassin Su Yun had captured alive and ripped off his mask.

Beneath the mask was a face that the Su Family's high-ranking members knew all too well.

One of the Wang Family's ancestors, Wang Li!

...This storm caused by the assassination spread throughout the Imperial Capital in a way that no one had expected.

That night.

The strongest Old Ancestor of the Su Family, who was said to have not stepped out of the Forbidden Ground for decades, arrived at the Wang Family residence carrying the half-dead Wang Li.

Under the terrified gaze of the Head of the Wang Family, the Su Family's Old Ancestor did not say a single word.

The next day, all the powers in the Imperial Capital received news that the Wang Family had ceded nearly fifty percent of their industries across three cities to the Su Family as an "apology."

Deep within the Imperial Palace.

Prince Lie listened to the secret agent's report, his face turning ashen.

"Su Yun is already in the Spirit King Realm..."

"One against three, capturing a Spirit King alive..."

"The Su Family's Old Ancestor intervened, and the Wang Family... paid a heavy price..."

"Snap!"

The white jade wine cup in his hand was crushed into powder.

A flicker of regret and killing intent flashed through his eyes.

"If only I had known... back then, I should have paid any price to slap him to death and stifle him in his cradle!"

From this day on, all the powers in the Heavenly Fire Imperial Capital understood one thing.

Su Yun was no longer a Genius who needed to be protected under his Family's wings.

His wings had fully grown; he was a true hidden Dragon capable of stirring up the winds and clouds.