Published: February 25, 2025
“Tan, Sovereign… Grandpa Tan, don’t kill me!” The old man, whose neck was gripped by Tan Yun, spoke in terror.
“Don’t worry, I’ll leave you a dog’s life!” Tan Yun's voice was cold as he unleashed the primordial divine eye, controlling his opponent. He continued, “In three hours, you go tell Grand Marshal Dong Zheng, Tuoba Lin, and Holy Lord Tuoba to clean their necks. One day, I will come for their heads and wash the Tuoba Imperial City in blood!”
“Get lost!” With a flick of his right arm, Tan Yun sent the old man flying!
Immediately afterward, Tan Yun leaped onto the back of the golden dragon spirit lion. “Big guy, let’s continue on our way!”
Because Tan Yun was swift in his killings, and the site of the murders was within the vast expanse surrounding the Tuoba Sacred Dynasty's Imperial City, no one in the hidden and powerful Imperial City noticed Tan Yun’s actions.
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Three hours later, the scattered cultivator appeared hurriedly at the Grand Marshal’s residence, rushing through the fragrant courtyard and arriving before a grand palace. He exclaimed urgently, “Grand Marshal, something terrible has happened!”
“Come in and speak.” An old voice with a strong presence resonated from within the hall.
“Yes, I obey.” The scattered cultivator respectfully entered the hall and knelt before a man in his sixties seated there. He immediately displayed a heart-wrenching expression and cried out, “Grand Marshal! General of Martial Warfare has been killed by Tan Yun!”
“What did you say?!” Old Man Tuoba suddenly stood up from his seat. “Isn’t my son guarding the Imperial City?”
“Grand Marshal, this is how it is.” The scattered cultivator hurriedly explained, “Three hours ago, Tan Yun rode a spirit lion into the Imperial City’s airspace, killed the General of Martial Warfare, and then fled!”
“My son... my son!” Old Man Tuoba's wailing voice shook the entire residence, “Tan Yun, you’ve killed both of my sons. I swear I will not let you go!”
In his fury, Old Man Tuoba released his spiritual sense, and after a while, he found no trace of Tan Yun within a radius of twenty million miles.
Clearly, the golden dragon spirit lion had carried Tan Yun across that vast distance in just three hours!
“I’m infuriated!” After retracting his spiritual sense, Old Man Tuoba glared at the kneeling scattered cultivator, roaring, “Tan Yun killed my son three hours ago, so why didn’t you report it earlier? Where have you been for these three hours?”
“And now my son is dead, and you’re still alive—how dare you!”
“Yes, where could I have gone…” The scattered cultivator trembled on the ground, “Grand Marshal, I really can’t remember!”
“You useless scoundrel, go die!” Just as Old Man Tuoba was about to kill the old man, the latter began banging his head on the ground like a chick pecking at rice, pleading, “Spare me, please!”
“Oh right, Grand Marshal, Tan Yun didn’t kill me because there’s something he asked me to tell you.”
Old Man Tuoba, with tears streaming down his face, said, “Speak!”
“Grand Marshal, I dare not say it. I’m afraid if I do, you will kill me!” The scattered cultivator's face was pale.
“I won’t kill you, just say it!” Old Man Tuoba said sternly.
“Thank you, Grand Marshal, for your mercy.” The scattered cultivator stammered, “That bastard Tan Yun said for you, the crown prince, and the holy lord to clean your necks, as he will eventually come to wash the Tuoba Imperial City in blood!”
“What a bold claim! The enmity of killing my son is irreconcilable. Tan Yun, you better wait for me; I, the Grand Marshal, will not let you go!” After roaring in anger, Old Man Tuoba struck down at the scattered cultivator’s head.
“Grand Marshal, you promised not to kill me…”
“My son is your master. Without your master, do you think you can still live?” Old Man Tuoba shattered the scattered cultivator’s head with a single palm strike.