Chapter 545: Sisters

A wave of Spiritual Power rolled through the world, as fierce as a hurricane.

This astonishing phenomenon was, of course, the result of the standoff between Supreme Elder Han Luo and the Priest!

Both men were Spirit Sea Realm Cultivators. Illusory Spiritual Seas churned behind them as immense Spiritual Power coursed through their bodies. The powerful pressure put many of the clan members on alert.

Clanspeople began to gather, but the sight before them made them stop dead in their tracks.

The two most powerful figures in the tribe were locked in a standoff!

“It’s Lin Ruowei! Young Master Ruowei is back!”

Zhao An’s expression shifted slightly, and he sighed to himself.

Ever since the Priest had declared his intent to nominate Lin Qiyun for the position of Clan Leader, a storm had been brewing within the tribe. Though everyone remained polite to Lin Qiyun on the surface, they all knew what was coming.

And once Lin Ruowei returned to the tribe, that storm was bound to erupt.

After all, with Lin Ruowei’s ambition and ruthless methods, she would never allow Lin Qiyun to get her hands on the Clan Leader’s position. Not even the Priest could stop her!

And just as expected, the moment Lin Ruowei returned to the tribe, she immediately confronted Lin Qiyun.

Lin Ruowei glided gracefully toward Lin Qiyun.

“Sister, why don’t you come back with me? The position of Clan Leader… it’s not something you can hold onto.”

A faint smile played on Lin Ruowei’s lips, but her tone was cold. “I know you’ve probably been through a lot lately. But please, believe me. If you just come back with me, I will be sure to treat you well.”

“In your dreams! There’s no way the Miss will go back with you!”

Lin Qiyun’s expression was grim, but before she could speak, Xiaohe, who stood beside her, could no longer hold her tongue.

She glared at Lin Ruowei, her voice full of anger. “Don’t you think we know what you’re planning? If the Miss goes back with you, she’ll just become your prisoner! She’ll lose all her freedom!”

“Xiaohe!” Lin Qiyun cried out, trying to stop her, but it was too late.

Lin Ruowei was taken aback.

She seemed surprised. ‘A mere servant dares to speak to me with such a tone?’

“You seem to have it all figured out.”

Lin Ruowei smiled, but then her expression hardened, her voice turning cold and severe. “However, for using that tone with me, your Clan Leader… even if you are my sister’s servant, you must be punished!”

Without another word, she struck out with her palm, not a flicker of hesitation in her eyes.

A powerful force erupted from her palm, filling the air with a sharp, crackling sound.

“You…” Xiaohe’s face went deathly pale.

She stood frozen to the spot, her body so stiff with fear that she forgot to even try to dodge.

An overwhelming sense of danger made her breath catch in her throat.

A chill ran down the spines of the other clanspeople watching.

‘Lin Ruowei is so decisive, so ruthless!’

She hadn’t held back in the slightest. Even if Xiaohe survived the blow, she would be gravely injured.

At the critical moment, Lin Qiyun acted.

Her expression grim, she stepped in front of Xiaohe. Her arms glowed with a faint light as she blocked Lin Ruowei’s attack.

But while she managed to block the blow, she did not escape unscathed.

With a muffled groan, she staggered backward, her insides churning. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.

“Miss!”

Xiaohe rushed forward to steady Lin Qiyun.

“I’m so sorry, Miss! This is all my fault!”

Seeing Lin Qiyun’s colorless face, she panicked and was on the verge of tears.

‘She actually blocked it?’

Lin Ruowei’s brows knitted together in disbelief. “You’ve already reached the Peak of the Bone Forging Realm?”

Before Ruowei had left the tribe, Lin Qiyun had only been at the third or fourth layer of the Bone Forging Realm.

‘How much time has passed? Is she already preparing to break through to the Blood Coagulation Realm?’

‘It was true that the awakening of the totem’s power had benefited everyone in the tribe.’

‘But surely no one had changed as much as Lin Qiyun, right?’

At this thought, a murderous glint flashed deep in Lin Ruowei’s eyes.

‘Lin Qiyun’s existence is a threat to the very foundation of my rule.’

For the first time, she felt truly threatened.

Seeing Lin Qiyun injured, the Priest’s face contorted. “Lin Ruowei! Are you truly so cold-blooded that you’d cast aside the bonds of sisterhood?”

He wanted to break away and protect Lin Qiyun.

But Han Luo’s aura had him locked in place. The slightest movement would invite Han Luo’s fiercest attack.

“Bonds of sisterhood?”

Lin Ruowei laughed at his words. “What bonds of sisterhood? It’s all a lie!”

“She and I were never blood sisters to begin with!”

“Did you think you could hide that from me? Did you think I didn’t know that Father found me and took me in?”

“And at a time like this, you still want to try and bind me with talk of sisterhood? You’re all hopelessly naive!”

Her words threw the entire crowd into an uproar.

Those who were unaware of the truth looked shocked and began whispering amongst themselves. Those who already knew wore complex expressions and remained silent.

Even the Priest was silent, momentarily at a loss for words.

“Just accept it, Priest,” Han Luo said coolly. “She is destined to become the ruler of this tribe.”

However, his words only made the Priest more suspicious.

The Priest’s brow furrowed slightly. “Why are you so determined to support her?”

“You don’t need to know,” Han Luo replied, his expression unchanging.

Meanwhile, having heard Lin Ruowei’s words, Lin Qiyun struggled back to her feet.

She clutched her chest, her face pale, and she appeared to be in great pain.

But at last, she let out a long breath and said in a hoarse voice, “Ruowei, from the day we were children, I have always thought of you as my true sister…”

“Shut up!!!”

Lin Ruowei’s eyes blazed with fury. “I don’t need your pity!” she spat.

“If you truly saw me as a sister, you would get out of my sight and let me secure my position as Clan Leader!”

“No!” But in that moment, Lin Qiyun’s gaze grew firm.

She stared at Lin Ruowei, her attitude unyielding for the first time, refusing to back down an inch. “It is precisely because I see you as my true sister that I have to stop you!”

“Your ambition for the Clan Leader’s seat has corrupted your mind. You’re becoming obsessed, almost to the point of madness!”

“Stop now, before it’s too late!”

Hearing this, Lin Ruowei let out a cold laugh.

“You make it sound so noble, but when it comes down to it, aren’t you just trying to claim the Clan Leader’s seat for yourself?”

“Let me tell you, as long as I’m here, you can keep dreaming!”

She lunged forward, brazenly attacking Lin Qiyun and unleashing the full, unrestrained power of the Blood Coagulation Realm.

“Lin Ruowei, stop!” the Priest roared, his eyes wide with fury.

But even if he risked an attack from Han Luo, even if he threw himself in her path, he was too late to stop her.

Lin Qiyun showed no fear.

She pushed Xiaohe aside and, despite her injuries, resolutely moved forward to meet the attack.