Outside the Ancient Ruins, many experts had gathered and were waiting for their respective clan or sect’s geniuses.
It had been around two and a half months since the participants had entered the Ancient Ruins and were completely sealed off from the world.
From the Bai Clan, Bai Tianheng obviously couldn’t stay there for so many months; instead, other elders had come.
The leader of those elders was obviously Grand Elder Bai Ren.
For such a thing, perhaps he wasn’t needed, but it all changed due to who the Evil Cultivators had sent out to protect their geniuses.
Gou Yao!
The Third Demon General!
To protect their own against him, they also needed to send out someone comparable to him.
Not only the Bai Clan, but others had also sent out one of their strongest Grand Elders and Ancestors.
One should also be aware that just getting the Inheritance wasn’t enough; one must also make sure that they could protect that person and escort them back.
It was especially true for an Inheritance which was protected by a Grade-8 or higher formation.
Even the strongest of opposing Clans or Sects might get sent out to kill if their enemy participant had managed to obtain a powerful Inheritance.
Of course, after waiting for two and a half months, many had lost their cautiousness and just kept waiting in boredom.
Tremble! Tremble!
!!!
Then there was a tremble coming from the Ancient Ruins, with everyone’s attention fully attracted by it.
The Formation protecting the Ancient Ruins finally dissipated.
“The Ancient Ruins is collapsing!”
Someone shouted.
“Where are the participants?”
With the dust and smoke, one couldn’t see clearly.
“Wait! There they are!”
Another shouted.
There were multiple silhouettes of people in the dust and smoke, and everyone knew that it was the silhouettes of the participants.
It didn’t seem like they were buried by the collapse of the Ancient Ruins.
They waited for a few more seconds for them to come out, but it looked like they were still standing there and not really moving.
“Is something going on?”
They could only speculate; after all, they couldn’t do anything with the dust.
They could go and check the situation for themselves, but who would take such a risk?
What if the Formation was still there? Everyone knows what happens when someone older than 30 enters.
They decided to wait for the dust to clear by itself, and the answer would reveal itself.
They didn’t need to wait for long, as the dust quickly went away, but what they saw shocked many of the people.
Because what they saw was Bai Zihan with his feet on Mo Tianji’s face, who was laid flat on the ground.
***
A few minutes earlier…
Like the Remnant Soul said, after a few minutes of waiting, he was safely teleported out of the place where the Trial was held.
And of course, there were others as well, including Bai Xinyue, who didn’t give him a good look.
Perhaps she was thinking about taking her revenge after she had finally managed to get the strength to do so and was contemplating?
However, there was someone more eager to take revenge on Bai Zihan than her, and that man was none other than Mo Tianji.
“BAI ZIHAN!”
He yelled for everyone to hear.
Everyone looked in Bai Zihan’s direction as they were curious to know whether he got the Inheritance or not.
If he did, they were ready to pounce on him and take the Inheritance for themselves.
Of course, with Mo Tianji ready to take action for reasons everyone was aware of, they decided to wait for a while and just watch.
Everyone expected Mo Tianji to jump and attack Bai Zihan after the humiliation he suffered at his hands.
But surprisingly, he didn’t!
“Did you get the Inheritance?”
Mo Tianji asked.
One could say that Mo Tianji, although crazy, uses his brain when he needs to.
No matter how angry he was, if Bai Zihan got the Inheritance, he knew that he might not be his match, considering it was the Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance.
Therefore, before knowing the answer, he couldn’t just attack Bai Zihan alone.
“Why do you think so?”
Of course, Bai Zihan wasn’t the type to give a straight answer like he owed him anything.
“Hmph! Only you and the other girl weren’t there with us. It is certain that one or both of you received the Inheritance.”
Mo Tianji said.
Bai Zihan wasn’t aware that when he was refining his body, everyone else was teleported to the First Trial room.
But he was able to think that something similar must have happened, looking at what Mo Tianji said.
“Lucky for you, I wasn’t the one to get the Inheritance!”
Bai Zihan answered.
Mo Tianji was skeptical. So were the others!
After all, there was no way that even if he had gotten the Inheritance, he would admit it—because he knew what the consequences would be.
It was especially true for someone like Bai Zihan who is full of trickery.
But for now, they had to take his words for it.
Mo Tianji looked for another person, and it was obvious who he was looking for.
When he saw Bai Xinyue, he asked the same question.
“Bai Xinyue, then you must have gotten the Inheritance!”
Mo Tianji said.
With Bai Xinyue’s character, there was no way that she would lie simply because she was scared of the consequences.
Moreover, with a bit of digging, she knew that the answer would come up itself.
“Hmph! So what? I won it fair and square!”
She declared.
Everyone’s attention fell upon Bai Xinyue, with many exuding Killing Intent.
While on the other hand, Bai Xueqing, Chu Ziyan, and other Bai Clan Members didn’t know what they should do.
Bai Clan Members and Chu Ziyan didn’t know what the conflict was, but knew that Bai Zihan didn’t like Bai Xinyue—and the other way around.
They felt that Bai Zihan wouldn’t want them to help Bai Xinyue, who he considered his enemy.
Same was for Bai Xueqing, though she knew the reason.
Apart from Han Zhenwu, who was planning to take care of Bai Xinyue, others from Heaven Sword Sect were getting prepared to help Bai Xinyue.
They all knew that others would begin to attack her now that everyone knew she had inherited the Inheritance.
Actually, there were even some Heaven Sword Sect members who thought of doing the same, as even if they were from the same Sect, they were talking about the Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance.
No way were they going to let someone else take it—even if that person might be from the same Sect.
What was even Heaven Sword Sect if they could get Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance?
Bai Xinyue was also well aware of that and got ready.
But she was more than confident about taking care of them with her profound power—although that might be different if adults were involved.
“Haha… Good! Good! You all, take care of Bai Xinyue. Bai Zihan is mine!”
Mo Tianji happily ordered.
Knowing that Bai Zihan didn’t get the Inheritance, he knew that he alone was more than enough to take care of Bai Zihan.
Whoosh!
He didn’t waste a single second and immediately sprinted toward Bai Zihan.
“This is for the humiliation that you gave me!”
Bai Zihan simply smiled at the fool who was coming toward him to get himself humiliated again.
Mo Tianji’s figure blurred as he dashed forward, Qi flaring violently like a raging storm.
The ground cracked beneath his feet from the sheer pressure, and his murderous intent locked onto Bai Zihan like a predator pouncing on prey.
Everyone braced themselves.
This was it—the long-awaited revenge match.
But before they could even blink—
BANG!
A single fist flew.
Mo Tianji’s momentum died in an instant.
His body stopped mid-charge and then launched backward, spinning like a broken doll before slamming face-first into the ground.
BOOM!
A small crater formed where he landed. Dust shot up. Silence fell.
Everyone was frozen. Their jaws slack, eyes wide.
Bai Zihan didn’t even move from his spot.
He simply raised his arm, flicked it once to shake off the dust, and sighed.
“You’d think he’d learn his lesson after all this time.”
He walked forward casually, like he had all the time in the world.
Mo Tianji groaned from the ground, blood leaking from his nose and mouth. He tried to lift himself with trembling arms.
But before he could get up—
Stomp!
Bai Zihan’s foot slammed down on his head, shoving his face back into the dirt.
“Stay down, dog!”
He ground his heel in, smearing Mo Tianji’s face deeper into the rubble.
“This dirt-eating position suits you,” he added, a smirk tugging at his lips.
“Don’t you all agree?”
He asked, but everyone was too stunned to answer.
Or maybe there was no way anyone could answer that in fear of offending Mo Tianji.
Mo Tianji tried to roar in rage, but all that came out was a muffled grunt and the crunch of teeth grinding against gravel.
“If anyone else here thinks they can take me on, you’re welcome to come try.”
He said.
He lifted his foot slightly, just enough to let Mo Tianji wheeze—and then slammed it down again.
Thud!
Mo Tianji convulsed.
After seeing something like this, there was no way anyone would try—even if they wanted to.
It was the same for people from the Lin and Zhao Clans, and even Dugu Lianxin, who could only stare in disbelief.
Bai Zihan’s gaze sharpened.
“But if not…” he said slowly, letting his voice cut through the tense silence, “…stay where you are. Otherwise, your fate will be exactly like his.”
A few cultivators instinctively took a step back.
Even some of the greedy ones, who had been preparing to rush at Bai Xinyue, hesitated.
There was no way they could disobey Bai Zihan after such a display of power.
“He said he didn’t get the Inheritance,” someone whispered.
“But with that kind of strength…”
“Maybe he was lying?”
“But Bai Xinyue has admitted that she got the Inheritance.”
Either way, it didn’t matter.
Right now, no one wanted to be the next idiot whose face was turned into a floor mop.
Even Bai Xinyue, who had been preparing to fight off a mob of lunatics, narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at Bai Zihan.
(This guy… How is he this strong?)
She knew for certain that he didn’t get the Inheritance, as he and the Remnant Soul confirmed it.
But the power he showed… How was this possible without the Inheritance?