The vast arena was dead silent. All eyes converged on the towering figure holding a sword, standing as formidable as a mountain.
"Father!" Chen Bo cried out, his hands trembling uncontrollably. His face was uglier than if he had swallowed a dead fly. His own father… defeated as well? They were both young n, so how could this person be so overwhelmingly powerful?
"You, you..."
With the support of Chen Bo and Chen Lan, Chen Xiaoxian struggled to his feet. He stared at Chen Yang as if looking at a savage beast from the untad wilds—one that only grew stronger against a powerful foe, an immovable force.
WHOOSH.
The sky suddenly darkened as wind and rain swept in. Both Chen Bo and Chen Xiaoxian felt a piercing cold blast against them, making even the simple act of blinking exceptionally difficult. As the rain subsided, snowflakes began to fall, and their limbs stiffened before they even realized it.
In the oppressive atmosphere, an exhaled breath instantly ford a white mist that imdiately froze solid.
CLINK.
The Longsword fell to the ground with a resonant shudder.
Imdiately afterward, as Chen Yang began to move, the Longsword—over one and a half ters in length—dragged on the ground. It emitted a grating shriek, periodically kicking up sparks.
"So, without the advantage of your weapon, this is all you amount to," Chen Yang said with a smile.
THUMP.
Chen Bo, who had always prided himself as a chosen one of his generation, felt his heart lurch and subconsciously took several steps back. The sight of his smile was chilling to the bone.
He had thought defeating Chen Linan was Chen Yang's limit. Who could have known that for Chen Yang, it was rely the tip of the iceberg?
"Kill him! Wipe out the Chen Family!"
"Commander, kill them!"
The sudden reversal in the battle riled up the crowd outside. Faces flushed, they roared with all their might, their hearts united as one.
BOOM!
The ground shook violently. The turbulent waters of the Qingyuan River slamd against the banks, churning up massive waves.
This…
Instinctively, countless people turned their heads. Chen Yang looked over as well.
Across the Qingyuan River, the will to fight soared to the heavens, eclipsing the sun. The enormous battle platform had been shattered, whipping up clouds of dust amidst the snowstorm. Chen Hua's blood-stained war spear did not bode well for his situation.
"See that?" Chen Xiaoxian was the first to look away, staring at Chen Yang and sneering coldly. "I can't deny you're very strong, but you still won't survive today!"
"All four imperial clans are determined to see you dead. Even if a Daluo Golden Immortal were to descend today, he couldn't save you. I reckon it's ti for you to go smiling to your grave."
However, what Chen Xiaoxian and everyone else could never have anticipated was that in this snowy sky, a real Daluo Golden Immortal was indeed descending.
WHOOSH!
The earth shook the high ridge, a view of the West Mountains' tiless beauty.
The gate faced the river moon, as clouds from the four seas drifted for millennia.
A streak of sword light shot forth from the snowy, windswept horizon. It was so powerful it changed the direction of the storm, blinding everyone. Only the sword light itself remained, eternal and as brilliant as the sun.
The Ancestral Sword of the Chen Clan had entered the fray.
SHIIING!
A gleaming sword light appeared, suspended overhead. Its aura was vast and ancient, as if from a prival battlefield. It carried the weight of ages and a domineering killing intent powerful enough to shatter the void.
All at once, everyone looked up at the void, their expressions dumbfounded. This… this… a single wisp of sword light is sweeping across all the lands?
Then, everyone in the arena, including those fighting across the Qingyuan River, gasped in shock.
"This—this is the Ancestral Sword of the Chen Clan!"
"They say there were two Ancestral Swords, but one was lost. This must be the only one left, right?"
Despite the passage of ti, so mories only needed a slight nudge to feel as vivid as if they were happening right before one's eyes.
Chen Yang stopped and glanced at it. He held the *other* Ancestral Sword in his hand, but he had never imagined that the sword could possess such imnse might. Even my own Traveling Dragon Sword is likely several tiers below it.
Chen Xiaoxian, Chen Linan, and Chen Jinnan all fixed their gazes on the object in midair. The sudden appearance of the Ancestral Sword had cast an eerie silence over the arena.
However…
"HAHA!"
Chen Bo, who had been gripped by fear just monts before, suddenly burst out laughing with excitent. "What if I told you," he declared, "that the Ancestral Sword ca here for ? Would you believe it?"
Hmm?
The crowd stared at the Chen Family's first-in-line heir, completely bewildered.
"As everyone knows, before a new Sovereign of our Chen Family ascends, they must receive the Ancestral Sword's recognition! Before I ca here, I sared a drop of my blood on the Ancestral Sword, but there was no reaction at the ti." Chen Bo stood with his hands behind his back, exuding an air of insufferable pride. "Who would have thought... I ca all the way here, and the Ancestral Sword followed ."
The implication was clear: he, Chen Bo, had been recognized by the Ancestral Sword. The significance of this was extraordinary, so it was no wonder he looked so pleased with himself.
Chen Jinnan's face, however, turned utterly gloomy. How could the Ancestral Sword possibly recognize *him*?
Chen Bo looked up, his confident eyes sizing up the weapon as if it were his personal property. He pointed at the sword. "From today on, I, Chen Bo, am your master."
After he spoke, he flicked the back of his robes, exuding the air of a supre overlord, the one and only ruler between heaven and earth.
"The Ancestral Sword has recognized . I am the Crown Prince! Why are you not kneeling yet?"
A great wind rose, and the clouds soared.
The already handso Chen Bo stepped forward. Chen Linan and the other Chen Family Disciples imdiately knelt.
"Congratulations, Mr. Chen, on becoming the Crown Prince!"
Hundreds of people knelt to pay homage, the sheer scale of it like a surging wave.
Chen Bo surveyed the assembly, his joy beyond words. At that mont, he felt like celebrating with a jug of wine. One must enjoy life to the fullest when things are going well.
Finally, his gaze landed on Chen Yang and Chen Jinnan. His expression darkened as he harshly berated them, "I am the Crown Prince. Why are you not kneeling?"
Chen Yang acted as if he hadn't heard, his lips curling into a sneer.
Chen Bo's face flushed with anger. My succession to the Sovereign's throne is a done deal. Is this fellow trying to defy heaven itself?
"Why waste words on him? Just have the Ancestral Sword take his head," Chen Xiaoxian sneered viciously.
"Excellent!"
Chen Bo ford a sword-finger and pointed it sharply at Chen Yang. "Go. Take his head for ."
BOOM!
The Ancestral Sword moved, and a sky full of sword light rained down.
Chen Bo grinned broadly, his eyes filled with mockery, already envisioning the scene of Chen Yang being effortlessly slain by the Ancestral Sword.
Then, the unthinkable occurred.
After spinning nimbly in the air, the Ancestral Sword didn't head toward Chen Yang. Instead, it made a beeline for Chen Bo.
SHLICK!
A sword flashed through the air. Chen Bo, still brimming with insufferable arrogance, suddenly felt a piercing pain shoot from his left shoulder and throughout his body. He instinctively looked down, only to see his entire left arm flying through the air.
He was so completely stunned that he even forgot the pain of his severed limb.
"This…"
A hush fell over the scene as everyone stared at each other in bewildernt.
What in the world was going on?!
"Chen Shangwu, you've gone too far!" a furious shout erupted from across the Qingyuan River. "Are you determined to make an enemy of the three great imperial clans?"
"For a thousand years under the Big Dipper, across the vast heavens, countless heroes have risen. But even the heavens cannot hold back." A white-haired old man ambled forward. "Since when do you have the right to comnt on how I, Chen Shangwu, do things?"
Chen Shangwu.
The current Sovereign of the Chen Clan.
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