Chapter 4901
Do I need to pick a day to beat you up?
"You dare touch anyone I'm protecting?!"
The voice of the Eighth Hunting Ancestor Rongtian was not loud, but it carried a suffocating sense of oppression.
Such a gaunt old man stood there, his gray robe fluttering slightly in the wind, his thin body at that moment seeming to have transformed into an insurmountable mountain.
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor's face was ashen, flames raged in his dark red eyes, and dark golden flames rose up around him once again, scorching and distorting the surrounding space.
"Eighth Brother!"
He gritted his teeth, "Are you really going to tear off all ties with me for the sake of a foreigner?"
"Tear off the mask of civility?"
Rong Tian chuckled and shook his head. "Sixth Brother, that's a harsh way to put it. I was just following the clan's rules."
He slowly raised his right hand and extended three fingers: "First, this child has passed the test of the Eternal Ruins Realm. According to the clan rules, he is now an honored guest of the Star Hunter Clan, and no clan member is allowed to be disrespectful to him."
"Secondly, he is the adopted son of Xi Huang. I don't need to say more about who Xi Huang is, right? In terms of seniority, he is our peer! In fact, in terms of status, he is even more noble than us. What right do you have to arrest him?"
"third--"
Rong Tian's voice suddenly turned cold: "Since I arranged for him to enter the Eternal Ruins, he is now under my command. Sixth Sister, Seventh Sister, you're attacking my people, aren't you showing me too little respect?"
With each word he spoke, Rong Tian's aura grew stronger.
After he finished speaking those three sentences, he seemed to transform into a blazing sun, his gray robe fluttering and rustling even without wind.
A vast, star-like pressure slowly emanated from him.
That wasn't just a simple imposing aura; it was a power that originated from the depths of one's blood!
Ling Feng felt the nascent ancestral vein within his body trembling wildly, and he even had an urge to kneel down.
He quickly circulated the nascent ancestral vein within his body to forcibly stabilize his mind, and only then could he barely stand up straight.
Meanwhile, Ya, who was standing on the cliff, was already kneeling on one knee, his forehead touching the ground, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.
The expressions of the Sixth and Seventh Hunting Ancestors finally changed.
"Eighth Brother, you..."
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor stared intently at Rong Tian, a hint of surprise and uncertainty flashing in his eyes, "Your cultivation level... has improved again?"
Rong Tian did not answer, but simply smiled slightly.
The next moment, the void behind him suddenly twisted, and a dazzling silver band of light slowly emerged.
The band of light was as vast as a galaxy, with endless stars flowing within it, exuding an ancient and noble aura.
That is the supreme ancestral lineage of the Star Hunter clan!
As the first ancestral vein took shape, the entire platform became chilling and ominous.
The second ancestral vein emerged, space began to distort, and even the light became hazy and uncertain.
The third ancestral vein manifested, and the nebula below churned wildly, transforming into countless vortexes.
The fourth ancestral vein solidified, and the nine boundary pillars hummed simultaneously, with the runes on their surfaces flashing wildly!
As the fifth ancestral vein slowly rose from behind Rongtian—
boom!
The entire platform trembled violently, as if it could not withstand the pressure and was about to collapse and disintegrate!
Five ancestral veins!
This eighth hunting ancestor, Rongtian, actually condensed five complete ancestral veins!
Ling Feng's eyelids twitched slightly. He had heard his adoptive father say in the Eternal Ruins that among the Star Hunters, possessing an ancestral lineage was enough to be called a Hunter Ancestor-level powerhouse.
Reaching the level of three ancestral veins already makes one one of the best.
With each additional ancestral vein, the strength experiences a qualitative leap.
Even for someone as powerful as Xi, his eighth ancestral vein only took shape after undergoing ultimate nirvana.
"This...this..."
At this moment, the expressions on the faces of the Sixth and Seventh Hunting Ancestors were extremely grim.
Clearly, the Eighth Hunting Ancestor, who possessed five ancestral veins, was extremely shocked.
"You've actually opened up the fifth ancestral vein!"
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor's face was gloomy, filled with disbelief.
"how?"
Rong Tianyi said calmly, "Sixth brother, although I'm aging a bit fast, sometimes there are advantages to getting old, don't you think?"
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor clenched his fists so tightly that he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
As for the Seventh Hunting Ancestor, he was clearly in no better shape.
Ling Feng suddenly realized why Rong Tian, ranked eighth, dared to call the sixth hunting ancestor "Old Six".
Clearly, his strength far surpasses that of the Sixth and Seventh Hunting Ancestors.
However, if five ancestral lineages are already this powerful, then the godfather now has a total of eight ancestral lineages.
If those two saw this, their eyes would probably pop out of their sockets.
"Eighth Brother..."
After a long pause, the Sixth Hunting Ancestor squeezed out a voice through gritted teeth, "For the sake of such a foreign race, you really have to go to such lengths?"
"It's not that I insist on doing it this way."
Rong Tian said calmly, "Empress Nuwa did make mistakes back then, but don't you know what kind of person Emperor Xi was? Now, you want to attack his successor!"
"Bullshit! If he hadn't been biased in teaching you, Eighth Brother, would you be better than me now?"
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor glared at the Eighth Hunting Ancestor, shouting, "I'm not reconciled! I refuse to accept this!"
Rong Tian shook his head and smiled, his gaze sharp as lightning: "No matter how unwilling or resentful you are, today, I'm protecting this boy. Sixth Brother, Seventh Sister, if you leave now, I can pretend today's events never happened. If you continue to cause trouble..."
Behind Rong Tian, the five ancestral veins shone brightly at the same time, and a terrifying pressure surged toward the sixth and seventh hunting ancestors like a tide!
"Don't force me to slap you in front of so many juniors!"
"you!"
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor's face was ashen. He stared intently at Rong Tian, then glanced at Ling Feng, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Fine! Fine! Fine!"
He said "good" three times in a row, his voice full of resentment.
He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down: "But this matter is of great importance. A foreigner possesses the ancestral lineage and cultivates the Ancestral God Technique. This has crossed the bottom line of the clan rules! I must take him to see the clan leader so that he can make the decision. You can't say anything about that now!"
"Clan leader?"
Rong Tian scoffed, "Sixth Brother, don't try to fool me with the clan leader title. I'll say it again, this boy is the successor of Emperor Xi. If Emperor Xi hadn't entered the Eternal Ruins back then, would he have been the clan leader?"
"Eighth Brother, you're too arrogant!"
Before the Sixth Hunting Ancestor could say anything more, the Eighth Hunting Ancestor stepped forward, his five ancestral veins exerting even greater pressure: "I'll say it one last time!"
Rong Tian's voice suddenly turned cold, "Get out."
The single word "roll" resounded like a thunderclap, making the entire platform vibrate.
The Sixth Hunter Ancestor's eyes were almost bursting with rage. He suddenly turned his head to look at the Seventh Hunter Ancestor. The two looked at each other, and a sinister look flashed in their eyes at the same time!
"Let's do it!"
The Sixth Ancestor roared, and the three ancestral veins behind him suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, transforming into three giant fire dragons that roared and pounced towards Rongtian!
At the same time, the three ancestral veins behind the Seventh Hunting Ancestor also erupted simultaneously, and with a swift movement, he pounced towards Ling Feng.
These two seem to only have three ancestral veins each.
Clearly, their strategy was to have the Sixth Hunting Ancestor temporarily delay Rong Tian for a moment, and then have the Seventh Hunting Ancestor forcibly take Ling Feng away.
Once you enter the territory of the Sixth Hunting Ancestor, according to the clan rules, even if you are a fellow Hunting Ancestor, you are not allowed to forcibly trespass into the territories of other Hunting Ancestors.
"Stubborn and obstinate".
Rong Tian shook his head, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
He didn't even move; he simply raised his right hand slightly, spread his fingers, and pressed it into the air.
"town!"
A simple word, yet it seemed to contain the ultimate truth of the universe. The next moment, time seemed to stand still on the entire platform.
The three giant fire dragons that had rushed forward were frozen in mid-air, their flames still burning, yet they could not advance an inch.
The Seventh Hunting Ancestor's body seemed to be frozen in the void, and no matter how she struggled, she could not touch even a hem of Ling Feng's clothes.
"This...this strong?"
Ling Feng was dumbfounded.
Is this the power of the five ancestral veins?
Terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!
It seems that the strength Xi displayed back then in the Eternal Ruins was less than one ten-thousandth of what it used to be!
Even the Hunting Ancestor, who possessed three ancestral veins, was so easily suppressed by Rong Tian. If the Eighth Hunting Ancestor had really tried to kill him back then, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.
Rong Tian slowly walked up to the Sixth Hunting Ancestor, looked at the fury that was about to burst from his eyes, and sighed softly.
"Sixth Brother, I told you to leave obediently, why can't you understand human language?"
As he spoke, he slowly raised his right hand.
"What...what do you want to do?"
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor's eyelids twitched, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
"What are you doing? I'm going to hit you!"
"How dare you!" the Sixth Hunting Ancestor roared.
But then, *smack!*
The crisp sound of a slap echoed throughout the platform.
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor's cheeks instantly swelled up and turned red. He stared intently at Rong Tian, his eyes almost bursting with blood!
"Eighth Brother!!!"
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor immediately let out a hysterical roar, "How dare you!"
"Hmph, what do you mean by 'dare' or 'don't dare'? Do I need to pick a day to beat you up?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Rong Tian slapped the Sixth Hunting Ancestor hard across the face. "You bastard, how many chances have I given you? I gave you a way out and you took it, but you still had to be stubborn. You're so damn despicable!"
Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Another series of crisp sounds followed, and the Sixth Hunting Ancestor's eyes widened in anger, his body trembling.
The golden-armored guards around them, including Ya, immediately turned around.
I dare not look! I dare not look!
I had heard that the Eighth Hunting Ancestor might be very strong, but I never expected him to be this strong!
Ling Feng didn't care. He didn't care whether you hunted ancestors or not, since he was leaving soon anyway.
However, it does look quite satisfying!
"This slap is for your lack of manners."
As Rong Tian spoke, he slapped her again with his backhand.
"This slap is for your insubordination!"
"This slap is for your lack of manners!"
"This slap is for your disrespect!"
……
Clap clap clap!
After being slapped more than a dozen times, the Sixth Hunting Ancestor's face was swollen like a pig's head, blood was spilling from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were full of humiliation and resentment.
Damn it, who's the one who's disrespectful to their elders?
I'm the sixth brother, you're the eighth brother, you're the one who's insubordinate!
Unfortunately, the current Sixth Hunting Ancestor is completely unable to move or even speak, and can only watch helplessly as Rong Tian slaps him across the face again and again.
The Seventh Hunter Ancestor, standing to the side, was deathly pale, his eyes filled with terror.
She finally understood just how vast the gap was between them and Lao Ba!
"Sixth Brother."
Finally, Rong Tian's barrage of slaps stopped.
He calmly observed the Sixth Hunter Ancestor's venomous gaze and said indifferently, "Have you learned your lesson a little now?"
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor's eyes were filled with fury that almost materialized. He stared intently at Rong Tian, making a "hoarse" sound in his throat, but he couldn't utter a single word.
"What? You're not convinced?"
Rong Tian smiled and was about to raise his hand again.
"I'm completely convinced!"
Seeing that the Sixth Hunting Ancestor had been beaten to such a state, the Seventh Hunting Ancestor quickly begged for mercy, "Eighth Brother, it's our fault, please be merciful. Sixth Brother, you quickly... quickly apologize to Eighth Brother!"
The Sixth Hunter Ancestor gritted his teeth; he had completely lost face today.
Unfortunately, I'm not as skilled as them, so I have nothing to say!
If we don't back down today, that heartless bastard Lao Ba might actually beat us to death.
"I...I give up..."
Sixth Ancestor spat out two words through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse and filled with endless humiliation.
"Hmm, that's more like it."
Rong Tian nodded in satisfaction. "Sixth brother, stop calling him a foreign race. Ling Feng now possesses the ancestral bloodline and is the adopted son of Emperor Xi. I don't want to see anyone causing him any more trouble, understand?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the frozen space and time instantly returned to normal.
The Sixth and Seventh Hunting Ancestors collapsed to the ground with a thud, panting heavily, their faces ashen.
The Sixth Ancestor struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, glared at Rong Tian, then glanced at Ling Feng, and finally let out a cold snort of resentment.
"Eighth Brother, you're ruthless!"
He gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "I will remember this humiliation! We'll see about this!"
After saying that, he turned around without looking back, transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light, soared into the sky, and disappeared at the end of the platform.
The Seventh Hunting Ancestor glanced deeply at Rong Tian, then at Ling Feng, and finally sighed softly before transforming into a stream of icy blue light and departing.
The two great hunters arrived with great fanfare, but left in a sorry state.
On the platform, only Rong Tian, Ling Feng, and Ya, who was kneeling on the ground and dared not raise his head, remained, along with the golden-armored holy guards around them.
Only after the auras of the two Hunting Ancestors completely disappeared did Rong Tian turn to look at Ling Feng, his face regaining its amiable smile, as if he wasn't the one who had just slapped the Sixth Hunting Ancestor so hard he was disoriented.
"Were you scared?"
He asked with a smile.
"Hehe, no, not at all..."
Ling Feng took a deep breath and then bowed respectfully: "Junior Ling Feng thanks Senior Eighth Hunting Ancestor for his help."
"What senior or junior? Call me brother."
Rong Tian's brows furrowed. "Since you are Xi Huang's adopted son, and Xi Huang is my second uncle, you should address him that way according to seniority!"
"Forehead……"
Looking at Xi's old face, Ling Feng didn't hesitate for long and immediately nodded, "Alright, then I'll call you... Eighth Brother from now on?"
"Haha, that's right!"
Rong Tian nodded in satisfaction. He looked Ling Feng up and down and said indifferently, "Alright, I know you have a lot of doubts. That's right, there was indeed another purpose in sending you into the Eternal Ruins. But now that you are my second uncle's adopted son, we are all family."
He paused, then looked at Ya, who was still kneeling on the ground. "Alright, get up. You've done well these past few days. From now on, you'll stay by his side and be his personal guard."
"Yes!"
Ya quickly stood up and then bowed deeply to Ling Feng, "Your subordinate Ya greets your master!"
"Brother Ya, I..."
Ling Feng quickly steadied the cliff, but then heard the Eighth Hunting Ancestor say calmly, "Alright, sworn brother, come with me. I will try my best to answer your questions. As for your wish to borrow the Pillar of Creation, I think that within the Star Hunting Clan, I am probably the only one willing to help you!" (End of Chapter)