Chapter 40 - Killing You Is Your Supreme Glory! Dare to Fight Back?

Chapter 40: Killing You Is Your Supreme Glory! Dare to Fight Back?

“Quite the arrogant boast!”

“Destroy the Su Family?? And you dare speak such words aloud!!” A somewhat childish voice rang out.

With the appearance of this voice—

An incredibly sharp sword intent exploded forth.

It was as if a longsword capable of severing all emerged from its sheath in that moment, its unstoppable edge dispersing all of the black-robed elder’s true qi.

“Sword intent!!” A trace of dread surfaced on Elder Wang’s face.

“How is the Su Family connected with someone like this?!”

He possessed the cultivation of Nine Apertures Perfection and was one of the guest elders of the Blood Demon Sect.

His status in the sect was far from low.

This time, accompanying Nalan Yanran to the Su Family was partly to give face to the sect master.

As for the other reason—well, Nalan Yanran’s skills in certain areas were indeed excellent. On the journey here, she had served him quite well.

He had thought that annihilating a minor family from a backwater city like Wudan would be a breeze, just something to pass the time.

Who would have expected the other side to be assisted by a sword cultivator who had mastered sword intent—and judging from the tone, was even a member of the Su Family?

“May I ask who you are, esteemed one?!” Elder Wang asked cautiously, his previous arrogance now nowhere to be seen.

All the Su Family members, including Su Yan, looked toward the source of the voice with hope in their eyes.

As that figure gradually appeared—

Shock was written across every face.

The one emanating that terrifying sword intent wasn’t some great sword cultivator, nor an ancient hidden monster, but a—

Mischievous-looking boy barely in his early teens??

Su Yang held a long sword, his tender face cold and emotionless.

His entire being radiated a bone-chilling sword intent.

After receiving the fortune granted by Su Zhou, Su Yang’s sword intent had begun to evolve.

His sword intent was no longer the Emotionless Sword Intent he had comprehended in his previous life—

But a level higher…

Heavenly Dao Sword Intent!!

Originally, he had always kept a low profile. But from the day he awakened and his sword light pierced the heavens, he had become known as a genius throughout the world.

Since it could no longer be hidden, Su Yang saw no reason to keep his brilliance concealed.

The reason he had previously hidden his strength was due to the influence of his past life—afraid that standing out would invite disaster.

Yet now, Su Yang believed that the patriarch of his family might very well be one of those legendary beings approaching the realm of ‘One’.

In this life, with such a background, such a lineage—why should he continue hiding?

This was the first task entrusted to him by the family leader.

It had to be executed flawlessly—

Only then could he live up to the trust the patriarch had placed in him. Su Yang understood: all his current strength had been bestowed by that mysterious and unfathomable family leader!

“Old dog!! You really dare speak of exterminating my Su Family?”

Su Yang’s voice was sharp and severe.

Elder Wang was dumbfounded.

A Sword Sovereign at thirteen years old—who had ever heard of such a thing??

Was this for real or some sick joke??

Elder Wang himself was a sword cultivator and knew all too well how difficult it was to master sword intent.

So many prodigies once hailed as youthful sword saints had been stuck at that threshold for life.

Yet here was this child who had mastered sword intent—it was simply unbelievable.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

At last, he recalled the recent rumors that were spreading like wildfire—

“The Su Family of Tianwu City!” Elder Wang fixed his gaze on Su Yang.

Su Yang, however, couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge him. Instead, he turned to the astonished Su Family members with a wide grin and offered a respectful bow befitting a junior.

“I, Su Yang, come by order of the Family Patriarch, to visit the branch family.”

“This must be Brother Su Yan? Truly a man of noble bearing.”

Su Yang took a few easy steps to Su Yan’s side, smiling brightly as he spoke.

Su Yan, on the other hand, stared in disbelief at the child before him.

This boy looked like a carved jade doll—how old could he be? Eleven? Twelve? Thirteen??

To possess such strength at such an age—

What kind of monstrous genius was this?

Compared to him, even Su Yan’s once-proud self now felt no better than a mediocrity.

Su Yan’s heart surged with emotion.

“This child harbors something terrifying within…” Even the remnant soul in his ring couldn’t help but sigh.

Though it was only a fragment of a soul, it had once belonged to a terrifying powerhouse of the Venerable level. It could faintly sense the sharpness of the Nine Tribulations Sword within Su Yang’s body.

“This… younger cousin?” Su Yan’s voice was somewhat awkward.

Anyone who comprehended sword intent—regardless of age or cultivation—could be called a Sword Sovereign.

And now he was the elder cousin of a Sword Sovereign. It all felt somewhat unreal to Su Yan.

“Brother, let me deal with this old dog first. Then we’ll talk!” Su Yang still smiled cheerfully.

Elder Wang’s expression darkened.

“You little brat, such arrogant words!!” he bellowed, his robe billowing despite no wind.

Yet Su Yang remained unfazed. The sword in his hand emitted a faint glow.

Swish!!

His figure moved like a dragon, charging straight at Elder Wang. Sword intent surged from his body, and a faint white glow flickered in his eyes.

Heavenly Dao Sword Intent—Heavenly Dao is emotionless!!

Though this intent had yet to reach the level of Sword Dao itself, it still ranked among the most powerful sword intents.

What shocked Elder Wang even more was that Su Yang’s cultivation was…

Qi Transformation Perfection!!

Such cultivation at such an age—plus mastery of sword intent—

This youth must surely be backed by an unimaginably powerful lineage!

Rumor had it that the Su Family of Tianwu City had produced a sword genius. Countless Sword Sovereigns had sought to take him as a disciple.

It had to be this child! He must have been taken in by some terrifying sect!

Unbeatable!! Unapproachable!!

Elder Wang panicked. He understood well—in this world, lives were cheaper than weeds.

In the eyes of true prodigies and great lineages, he was no different from an ant.

In his panic, he dared not strike back, only defend desperately. But Su Yang’s sword intent was far too tyrannical—

Forcing him to retreat again and again.

However, his every thought and intention had long been grasped by Su Yang, who had lived an entire lifetime before.

In his past life, he had risen from the very bottom through slaughter—he naturally understood what lurked in these people’s hearts.

During this period, thanks to the massive supply of pills bestowed by Su Zhou, he had madly advanced in cultivation. An ordinary person would have had their meridians blocked or been poisoned to death from such reckless consumption.

But he, thanks to the Nine Tribulations Sword, could ignore all of it. Today, he would use this Nine Apertures Perfection elder as his whetstone.

As for his own safety…

A faint smile curled Su Yang’s lips.

Sword intent surged once more from his blade, aimed directly at Elder Wang’s face. Within his dantian, the sword spirit of the Nine Tribulations Sword stirred.

“One Sword, Nine Tribulations!!” This strike carried the might of the Nine Tribulations Sword—it made Elder Wang feel as though his soul had flown out of his body.

This strike—he couldn’t dodge. If it landed, he’d be severely injured if not killed outright.

In his panic, Elder Wang could no longer care about Su Yang’s mysterious background. He unleashed his true qi recklessly.

“Blood Demon Palm!!” A tide of blood-colored true qi formed a demonic hand, reaching to strike.

“Careful!!” Su Yan cried out, stepping forward instinctively—actually trying to shield Su Yang from the blow.

However… Su Yang remained completely calm in the face of this terrifying strike.

“For the descendant of the Honored One to desire your death—it is your greatest honor. And yet you dare resist…?”

A voice ancient beyond imagination slowly rang out.