Anna had never reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm through so-called arduous cultivation.

For the sake of cultivation resources and breakthroughs, she and her sister had trampled over countless skeletons. Among them were Saint Heirs and Goddesses from other Tao Lineages, as well as monstrously talented geniuses from their own clan.

Without wisdom, strategy, or shrewdness, one could not survive past the age of two hundred in the dog-eat-dog Immortal Domain.

So, Anna understood in an instant. The three inconspicuous Two-Winged Angels lurking in the shadows had colluded with the native human cultivators of Earth in a blatant scheme, targeting either Ruan Tang or Xu Lai.

When this realization hit her, Anna felt like her scalp might explode.

You three idiots, targeting The Supreme Emperor and his wife?! Do you want to drag our entire clan down with you?!

"The Supreme Emperor, I..." Anna's face was ashen. She no longer dared to even pretend to be Xu Lai's distant cousin.

Just as she was about to explain, she saw Xu Lai give her a simple, placid glance. The words that followed were stuck in Anna's throat; she didn't dare utter another syllable.

Ruan Tang had no idea what Anna was afraid of, assuming she was just startled by the desolate wilderness. She took Anna's hand and comforted her, "It's all right. With Xu Lai here, there won't be any danger today. Let's get back to the car."

"Th-thank you for your concern, sister-in-law."

Anna managed a weak smile, praying incessantly that those three Two-Winged Angels wouldn't show up. Otherwise, even if she and her sister were confidantes of The Supreme Emperor, it would still be a grave act of disrespect. Even if Xu Lai didn't make an issue of it, the Angel Clan would inevitably face trouble once the news reached the Divine Generals of the Heavenly Court. Taotie, Baize, and the others would certainly not let the matter rest.

In the Qingfeng Era, the Heavenly Court was the supreme existence. Every race, Tao Lineage, and Holy Land had to carefully consider their own standing. After all, the one backing the Heavenly Court was the number one person in the entire Universe.

Ruan Tang helped Anna back to the BMW parked outside the farmhouse. Not only did Ruan Tang lock the car doors, but she also took out her phone to dial 110, only to discover there was no signal here.

Ruan Tang maintained a calm exterior, continuously comforting Anna. "Don't worry, it's okay."

It's not okay! The situation is incredibly grave!

Anna clenched her fists, suffering in silence, unable to voice her terror.

***

When Xu Lai said, "Let those in the shadows come out," the three angels were instantly startled.

We've been discovered? Impossible!

The three of them were in the early Golden Core stage and possessed special concealing Magic Artifacts. Even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator shouldn't be able to see through their cover.

Unless... Xu Lai is in the Divinity Transformation Realm, a stage beyond the Nascent Soul Realm!

But cultivators of that realm were considered powerhouses even in the Immortal Domain. Why would one come to this broken little planet?

Daphne and the other two angels simultaneously dismissed the thought, their gazes shifting between Xu Lai and Ruan Tang.

Daphne stared intently at Ruan Tang, her eyes shining brightly. "She really is a Spiritual Body!"

The other two angels' eyes flickered. A Spiritual Body. They needed one too. But they owed Daphne a favor, so they had traveled from a neighboring star system to help. They all thought Daphne was making a mountain out of a molehill. They could have simply killed Xu Lai, this foreign cultivator, and captured Ruan Tang. Why go through such a convoluted plan? What a hassle.

The helpers Daphne had invited were named Elis and Dahl, each one fair-skinned and beautiful. After all, the Angel Clan was renowned throughout the Immortal Domain for its members' good looks.

Daphne suddenly frowned and asked, "Don't you think the woman with Xu Lai and Ruan Tang looks a little familiar?"

Elis and Dahl looked at each other and shook their heads. Unlike Daphne, who was one of the lucky ones born into the main clan in the Western Immortal Domain, they came from an extremely remote star system. Their bloodlines had been diluted over countless generations, and they had never seen the two supreme, legendary Domain Masters of their clan: the Quasi-Emperor Realm Twelve-winged Archangels.

Seeing her two companions shake their heads, Daphne frowned slightly and dismissed the feeling of familiarity as a mere misperception.

She paused for a moment and said in a low voice, "We'll continue to observe from the shadows and let the Lin Family test Xu Lai's strength for us. If he's in the mid-Golden Core stage, we can put up a fight. If he's in the late stage... we retreat! Though Spiritual Bodies are rare, our own lives are more important."

After speaking, Daphne fully unleashed her Divine Sense, intending to gauge Xu Lai's boundary the moment he made a move.

***

The dining hall of the farmhouse fell into silence.

Seeing that his allies hadn't appeared, Lin Tianxiong cursed inwardly. He was all too aware that they were using his Lin Family as cannon fodder. But the sword had already been drawn, and there was no turning back.

"Xu Lai, as a Martial Dao family from Jiangbei, it is our duty to punish the wicked! Today, upon finding you, a Moon Clan infiltrator on Earth, we must eliminate you!" Lin Tianxiong sneered coldly. "Of course, if you're willing to cripple your own cultivation, hand over Mount Haitang, and swear never to set foot in Hua Country again, I can make the decision and spare your worthless life!"

"Are you done?" Xu Lai cocked his head.

"How dare you, you..." Lin Tianxiong's face flushed with fury. Xu Lai's attitude made it clear he held both him and the Jiangbei Lin Family in utter contempt.

Before he could finish, seven soft popping sounds—SQUELCH—were heard from around him.

In an instant, the seven Ninth Grade Martial Ancestors had dissolved into a mist of blood.

THUD!

Lin Tianxiong's heart nearly stopped. Another instant kill!?

He stared at Xu Lai's expressionless face, his entire body instantly drenched in cold sweat. Lin Tianxiong was suddenly filled with regret. He shouldn't have brought the clan's Ninth Grade Martial Ancestors; he should have awakened the ancestors sleeping in the family estate, those of the Divine Gate Realm.

"Xu Lai, if you kill me, the ancestors of the Lin Family will not let you off! They are at the peak of the Divine Gate Realm and have slain over a hundred extraterrestrial Moon Clan members like you!"

"Let me go, and I can act as if today never happened..." Lin Tianxiong's face was ashen as he roared, stumbling backward frantically. He was terrified.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Xu Lai narrowed his eyes and snapped his fingers.

SNAP.

Two crystal coffins appeared on the ground. Inside lay two elders shrouded in a deathly aura, yet they emanated a terrifying realm pressure. They were the Divine Gate Realm ancestors of the Lin Family.

"..."

Lin Tianxiong froze, staring blankly at the scene before him. His vision swam, and it felt as if the sky itself had collapsed.

The Lin Family's estate in Jiangbei was a full thousand miles from here. With a single snap of his fingers, Xu Lai had summoned two ancestors sealed in their coffins across that vast distance...

What a terrifying power!

CRACKLE!

The crystal coffins shattered. An old man and an old woman, both with white hair, opened their ancient, weary eyes at the same time.

The old woman spoke in a hoarse voice, "For what purpose have you awakened us?"

"Ancestors, run!!!" Lin Tianxiong shrieked at the top of his lungs, his voice raw with fear. If these two ancestors died here, the Lin Family, which had dominated Jiangbei for over two hundred years, would be utterly finished.

The white-haired woman and man were stunned.

Run? Where to? Why should we run?

Just as they were about to ask, they saw the pools of blood on the ground and their descendant Lin Tianxiong's pale, horror-stricken face. They instantly understood.

The two Divine Gate Realm peak cultivators reacted with astonishing speed. In a flash, they burned their own essence, spirit, and lifespan, pushing their cultivation to the absolute limit. They stared at Xu Lai as if facing a mortal enemy.

But in the next second, two mists of blood silently rose where they stood, their bloom eerily beautiful.

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