Fights Break Sphere: Purple Thunder Emperor

Chapter 383 Let them be the first to go and take the fall!

The black light, as swift as lightning, had just burst out of the main hall whose roof had just been lifted when a hand suddenly appeared in the void, striking the black light created by the Great Elder of the Nine Netherworld Python.

"boom--"

After a deafening roar, the already ruined main hall was instantly reduced to ashes, leaving behind a crater thousands of feet deep. Smoke and dust billowed up, and the temple was no longer recognizable.

"Gudong!"

The elders were horrified. The strongest member of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, the Grand Elder, a late-stage One-Star Dou Sheng, was actually knocked down by that light palm strike.

What level of cultivation did the owner of that palm possess?

"I have said it before: no one is allowed to interfere in the battle between Yao Ming and Yao Xiaotian today!"

Xiao Bai remained calm, his deep black eyes slowly sweeping over the crowd. He clearly lacked any imposing aura, yet countless elders of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan dared not meet his gaze.

"Haha, Brother Xiao, well done!"

Yao Ming's joyful laughter echoed from mid-air, clearly indicating that he had witnessed the scene just now.

Even in his prime, he couldn't have slapped that rebel away with a single palm strike. He never expected that Xiao Bai would have such a powerful figure by his side, which greatly boosted his confidence.

"My good brother, after all these years, this is all the progress you've made. I'm so disappointed in you!"

Yao Ming let out a long howl. He had been wary of the Grand Elder and had been holding back, but now that Xiao Bai had fulfilled his promise, he had no more scruples and his attacks became even more ferocious.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up and saw that in the battle circle in the clouds, Yao Xiaotian was retreating step by step, only able to parry and having no power to fight back. Judging from his disheveled appearance, he was clearly showing signs of defeat and could not hold on for much longer.

In an instant, the elders of the Nine Netherworld Python had different thoughts, and some showed excitement on their faces, like the few white-haired old men from before.

Others, however, had extremely ugly expressions, such as Elder Yao, who had previously strongly demanded the elimination of Xiao Bai.

"Cough cough."

A sudden cough drew everyone's attention. Turning their heads, they saw that the smoke and dust in the pit had disappeared, and a trace of bright red blood slid from the corner of the elder's mouth. His eyes were fixed on Xiao Bai for a moment.

"Your Mightiness."

After catching his breath a few times, he forced a smile and continued:

"Speaking of which, although you and my clan have had some minor frictions, they are not considered any major grudges. I do not know what Yao Ming promised you, but if you can help Chief Xiaotian today, regardless of what he promised, I can stand up for Chief Xiaotian and give you double the reward. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai's lips curled into a playful smile.

He slowly adjusted his cuffs, his gaze fixed on the Grand Elder's forced smile: "Oh? Double?"

Seeing that Xiao Bai seemed interested, the First Elder's eyes flashed with joy. Just as he was about to speak, the barely concealed excited voice of Yao Xiaotian, who was struggling to resist, rang out from above:
"Excellent! If you can help me kill Yao Ming, whatever he promises you—whether it's rare treasures, cultivation techniques, or fighting skills—I will give it to you tenfold!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Ming's face turned ugly. He couldn't help but glance at Xiao Bai out of the corner of his eye, afraid that he might suddenly agree. After all, what Xiao Bai could give, Yao Xiaotian could give as well.

"Ah"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xiao Bai suddenly chuckled, "Unfortunately, I didn't like what you said earlier, so..."

His eyes suddenly turned cold, and he shouted, "Yao Ming, what are you waiting for?"

"Haha, Brother Xiao, don't worry, I'll pull out his tongue for you right away!"

Yao Ming's eyes lit up with joy, and he looked at Yao Xiaotian, whose face had turned completely black, with a playful smile. He felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. "Serves you right for being so foul-mouthed!"

At the same time, he secretly became wary, realizing that he must be cautious in his attitude towards the women around Xiao Bai in the future.

"You worthless bastard, you're good for nothing but causing trouble. All your efforts over the years have gone down the drain!"

An intense anger and resentment flashed in the elder's eyes. At this moment, he had an urge to strangle Yao Xiaotian. There were so many snake women in the clan, enough for you to do as you pleased. What nonsense are you spouting?

Judging from Yao Ming's previous reaction, he understood that his relationship with this human was only based on mutual benefit. If he offered something better, perhaps today's matter would not only not be considered a crisis, but could also solve a major problem for his clan and perhaps even forge a friendship.

Now look what happened, everything's been ruined by Yao Xiaotian's one sentence!

"Your Excellency, the snake women of my clan are renowned throughout the continent. Some are beautiful and charming, while others are naturally alluring. If you are fond of women, I can find as many as you desire!"

The elder closed his eyes, took a deep breath, opened them again, and spoke with a smile, seemingly trying his best to salvage the situation.

“!!” Xiao Bai.

Feeling the two pairs of eyes piercing his back, he stiffened and his face darkened slightly.

Yun'er is one thing, but what does Zi Yan mean by this?
He turned around and glared at Xiao Yan and the others, whose lips were twitching strangely, as if they wanted to laugh but dared not. His gaze met a pair of clear eyes.

"He's just talking nonsense."

Xiao Bai opened his mouth and said something dryly.

"Hmph, go explain it to Cai Lin Xian'er and the others yourself!" Yun Yun glared at him, a rare occurrence for her, and snorted softly.

"Yes, I'm going to tell Sister Cailin, Sister Xian'er, and... *sobs*"

Zi Yan tilted her fair neck back, pouted her little mouth, and counted on her fingers. Suddenly, she felt a strange force sealing her mouth.

"Ok?"

Yun Yun instantly sensed something was amiss, pulled Zi Yan close, glanced subtly at Xiao Bai with her beautiful eyes, and said softly:

"Let Ziyan speak, I need to talk to her about something."

In her mind, she had always thought there were only Cai Lin and Xian Er, but she never expected that there were even more hidden ones.

“!!” Xiao Bai.

He subtly glared at a certain embarrassed young girl, then with a flick of his sleeve, released the soul power binding her mouth, watching as the two women, one big and one small, walked to the side and quietly whispered in each other's ears.

"Tsk tsk. Brother Bai, not bad, you did a great job keeping it a secret!" Xiao Yan stepped forward, winking and making faces, clearly pleased that Xiao Bai had messed up.

"Heh." Xiao Bai sneered, turned his head to look at Tang Huo'er not far away, and muttered to himself:

"I wonder if Tang Huo'er is interested in someone's past?"

"Damn, Brother Bai, is it really necessary to go this far?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's face twitched. There were things he had done when he was a child that even his father might not know, but this guy definitely knew them all. He didn't want Tang Huo'er to know about those embarrassing things and affect his glorious image.

Xiao Bai glanced at Xiao Yan, who had shut his mouth and whose eyes were blinking innocently, and felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly moved two steps to the side.

"Your Excellency, what are your thoughts?"

The elder's eyes were full of anticipation. This guy was surrounded by so many women; he was obviously a womanizer. He couldn't believe the elder wouldn't be tempted.

"Nothing much, get lost!" Xiao Bai's face darkened when he saw the two pairs of eyes that were whispering in each other's ears looking over.

Hearing his rebuke, a flash of anger crossed the Grand Elder's eyes. A mere Dou Zun junior—if it weren't for his fear of the person who had attacked earlier, why would he, a Dou Sheng expert, have to lower himself to such a lowly position? "Yellow Spring Finger!"

Just then, a loud shout came from mid-air. Everyone immediately looked up and saw a giant energy finger that stretched from the sky to the ground, descending from the sky with extremely cold power and slamming hard into a figure in black.

"boom--"

With a deafening roar, a massive mountain not far away was instantly wiped out by that giant finger. An overwhelming energy storm tore at the surrounding void for thousands of feet, and a huge, dark void suddenly formed, constantly twisting and contorting.

"What a powerful fighting technique!"

Even though they were far apart, Qingxiao and the others could still feel the sharp wind blowing against their faces, as if a knife was cutting through them, which made them slightly shocked.

"The clan leader has been defeated!"

Despite the deafening roar, it couldn't drown out Yao Xiaotian's screams, causing some of his confidants to change color drastically and feel despair.

"Big brother, I was wrong! Forgive me! Forgive me! I acted impulsively back then, and was misled by the Grand Elder. That's why I did that. Believe me! Believe me!"

Amidst the smoke and dust, Yao Xiaotian's shrill and terrified voice echoed. Countless Nine Netherworld Python elders' eyes flickered as they looked towards the original location of the main hall. There, a figure who usually commanded their awe was now bowing his head, making it impossible to see his expression.

The Grand Elder's eyes were extremely gloomy at this moment. He did not expect that Yao Xiaotian would be so weak at the critical moment of life and death, and would throw all the blame on him.

"Spare you?"

As the smoke and dust dissipated and the void calmed, everyone could finally see the scene inside and gasped in shock.

Blood had already flowed around, forming a 'lake'. Yao Xiaotian lay in the bloodstains, his hands tightly pressed against a large foot on his chest. His eyes no longer held any coldness, only fear and pleading.

With one foot planted on his 'good younger brother's' heart, Yao Ming slowly knelt down, gently stroking Yao Xiaotian's head, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes:
"Do you know? I really treated you like a younger brother back then. From childhood to adulthood, whatever you wanted, I gave you. Even the position of clan leader, if you just asked, I would have given it to you without hesitation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the gentleness in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by bloodshot eyes. He grabbed Yao Xiaotian's hair, ripped his head off, and stared at him with bloodthirsty, crazed eyes, saying:
"But...why did you betray me? Why? Tell me!"

His hoarse, furious voice sounded like a demon from the deepest hell, sending chills down one's spine.

"The Great Elder..."

"boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, his head was slammed to the ground by a pair of large hands. Yao Xiaotian's mind went blank, and he felt as if his soul was about to be shaken out.

“Cowardly and irresponsible, if you had openly stated that you wanted to usurp the throne and become the clan leader, I might have given you a second thought.”

As he spoke, he raised his arm and struck Yao Xiaotian's forehead with his palm, causing the light in Yao Xiaotian's eyes to dim instantly.

"This is the person you chose?"

Yao Ming slowly withdrew his foot, his gaze turning cold as he stared at the silent Grand Elder.

"Hehe. Haha, Yao Ming, it's all about the victor and the vanquished. I only regret that I listened to that brat Yao Xiaotian back then and didn't deal with you directly, which led to today's disaster. Otherwise, my plan would never have gone wrong!"

"This Saint has not lost!"

After speaking, he met Yao Ming's gaze arrogantly for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Bai, his eyes filled with hatred as if he wanted to devour him alive.

"Human, you deserve to die!"

He bit his tongue hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence, and formed complex hand seals: "Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs Grand Array, activate!"

With his roar, the entire Nine Netherworld Python Clan territory trembled violently, and some elders' expressions changed drastically as they felt their blood flowing into the ground.

"Chief, save me!"

The moment the screams rang out, countless cracks appeared in the ground, and pitch-black, ghostly energy surged out, weaving into a giant net that blotted out the sky.

"Yao Han, you deserve to die!"

Yao Ming's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected this traitor to be so ruthless, actually wanting to drag everyone down with him. Seeing himself blocked by the giant net, he suddenly cried out to Xiao Bai within the net:
"Brother Xiao, be careful. This is our clan's protective formation. If we allow it to absorb the essence and blood of our clansmen, its strength will likely reach the mid-level Dou Sheng level once it merges with the formation!"

"Haha. This great formation has the ability to seal space, and it rises from the earth's veins. I don't believe your guards can get in!"

Yao Han grinned arrogantly. He had been prepared all along. This great formation, rising from the earth's veins, was entirely under his control. When it passed over Xiao Bai, he didn't sense any powerful aura, which meant that the person who had previously repelled him was not by his side.

As long as they are not by his side, it will take some time to break the great formation. In that time, his strength will have already reached the middle level, so what is there to fear?

Seeing Yao Han, who seemed to have everything under control, Xiao Bai remained silent and waved his hand.

"Elder Candlelight, tell him who the true king of this space is!"

Xiao Bai's words startled both Yao Han and Yao Ming. However, after a moment, their expressions changed. Yao Han sneered, a hint of disdain on his lips.

Yao Ming instantly remembered the identity of the little girl who was with Xiao Bai. Could it be...?
"Heh heh. To try and manipulate space in front of our people is simply showing off your limited skills before an expert!"

A soft laugh came from the void, which immediately caused Yao Han's expression to change drastically. He keenly sensed that something had broken into the great formation.

"The Ancient Dragon of the Void!"

Seeing purple ripples suddenly appear in the space of the great array he controlled, Yao Han had a flash of inspiration. Remembering what Yao Yu had reported earlier, he instantly realized the identity of the newcomer and roared in disbelief.

As soon as the words fell, the purple light in the void in front of him suddenly condensed into a giant claw, which went straight for his heart.

"boom--"

The defense that Yao Han had hastily assembled shattered instantly.

He was struck as if by lightning, flying backward and crashing heavily into a stone pillar in the main hall, spitting out blood.

"Unorthodox methods are utterly useless!"

Everyone's vision blurred, and in the center of the great formation, where Yao Han had originally been, a hunched old man stood with his hands behind his back, snorted coldly, and glanced at Yao Han with disdain.

He felt utter disgust for those who would stop at nothing to increase their strength by sacrificing the lives of their people.

"Yao Han, you deserve to die!"

The great formation suddenly shattered without anyone in charge, and Yao Ming walked in. Looking at the pale-faced elders of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan around him, he was furious.

Almost, just a hair's breadth away, the core leadership of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan was wiped out!

Thinking about that scene, he felt a chill of fear.

"Brother Xiao, they're yours now. Tell your Green Serpent Three-Flower Pupil to not let these two bastards have it easy, not even a little bit. When it comes to sacrificing themselves and taking the hits, make sure they're the first ones to go!"

Yao Ming gritted his teeth. He had been a little upset about Xiao Bai's purpose in taking the two of them in, but at this moment, he felt that even if they entered the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, it was already too good for them.

".!"

The elders of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan turned even paler in an instant, and a chill ran down their spines.

(End of this chapter)