Chapter 3000 - 3003: Su Family Crisis

Chapter 3000: Chapter 3003: Su Family Crisis

Zhen Yuan City, Su Family.

Since the ten-year-long war at the Extraterritorial Battlefield ended, the Su Family’s status in Zhen Yuan City has become increasingly transcendent.

Su Qingluan brought back tens of thousands of battle merits for the Su Family, making various forces in Zhen Yuan City eager to trade with the Su Family for some of those merits.

However, the Su Family continually delayed with the excuse that Su Qingluan was preparing for the Void Nether Academy challenge, causing some dissatisfaction among the various forces in Zhen Yuan City.

Not long ago, news spread about Changling Academy being completely defeated by Void Nether Academy, prompting the several major families of Zhen Yuan City to approach the Su Family once again.

This time, the Su Family fended everyone off again by citing Su Qingluan’s involvement in the proposed merger between Changling Academy and Changlin Academy, subtly revealing the significant relationship between Su Qingluan and Jiang Chen.

This made the other families in Zhen Yuan City somewhat apprehensive, fearing that if Jiang Chen learned about them pressuring Su Qingluan, their battle merits might be invalidated, and they might sour relations with the Su Family—an unwise choice!

However, when a certain piece of news surfaced, the major families in Zhen Yuan City had second thoughts once more.

The Azure Luan clan had arrived!

The Azure Luan clan from the Donghuang Continent, a top-tier family under the three super families, possessed several Supreme Realm experts, and it was rumored that their ancestor had even reached the Peak of the Supreme Sovereign Realm. It was only out of regard for the Kylin and Phoenix clans that they refrained from claiming the title of a super divine beast family.

As for the third super family, it was the taboo existence, the Dragon Clan!

The arrival of the Azure Luan clan sparked intrigue among the major array families, and now that the one-month deadline given by the Azure Luan clan had passed, Su Qingluan’s fate seemed sealed in the eyes of everyone, prompting various families to gather at the Su Family.

Now, in the Su Family’s guest hall, Su Bichen and Su Chengfeng wore expressions of icy anger as they stood protectively in front of Su Qingluan. The entire Su Family consisted of only the three of them now; everyone else had been sent away.

Sitting in the main seat of the hall was a woman with a head full of azure hair, flanked by two elders. The indistinct aura emanating from the two elders suppressed the three members of the Su Family, rendering them immobile.

Facing the three Su Family members were three of the four newly prominent families of Zhen Yuan City. After the last major array competition, the Chen Family’s members above the Saint Realm were slain, leading to the Chen Family’s withdrawal from Zhen Yuan City. Meanwhile, the Wu Family and Jiang Family rose to prominence in Zhen Yuan City as two of the four major families due to Wu Chengzhe and Jiang Bingyan securing second and fourth places respectively in the competition. The other family was the Zuo Clan!

At this moment, the Wu Family’s Family Head, Wu Feng, their ancestor Wu Tianche, and the young representative Wu Chengzhe arrived, mirroring the presences from the Jiang and Zuo families: Family Head Jiang Ziqian, Ancestor Jiang Wanshan, heir Jiang Bingyan; Family Head Zuo Lincheng, Ancestor Zuo Minggan, and their young members Zuo Qiqi and Zuo Qingfei.

"Su Bichen, is your Su Family planning to stubbornly resist until the end?"

The azure-haired woman in the main seat coldly eyed Su Bichen with an expression full of arrogance and a hint of disdain in her gaze.

Considering her status, coming to a Saint Monarch family to demand something was already honoring the Su Family. Had it not been for Su Qingluan’s exceptionally pure bloodline that tempted her, she wouldn’t have bothered coming personally!

"Young Clan Leader Qing, past mistakes were not the Qing Luan’s fault. My son Chenglin has already been killed by you, and now you want to exterminate us completely?"

Su Bichen stared at the azure-haired woman with nothing but anger.

"Mistakes? Su Qingluan awakening the bloodline is a mistake!"

The azure-haired woman proclaimed coldly, "The Azure Luan bloodline is of unparalleled nobility, something an illegitimate child like her has no right to possess! She must extract the bloodline, or we’ll demolish the entire Su Family!"

"Qing Yingying, you’re simply envious that Qingluan possesses a pure bloodline, jealous that her bloodline is even richer than yours as the young clan leader of the Azure Luan clan! You just want to devour her bloodline power! Stop pretending here with these useless statements!"

Su Chengfeng shouted angrily, "Back then, my second brother was forced to commit suicide out of hatred by your clan. At that time, your Azure Luan clan promised not to trouble Qingluan again. Now, you’re breaking that promise, doesn’t your clan have any regard for its own reputation?"

This azure-haired woman was Qing Yingying.

Since being defeated and leaving Void Nether Academy, Qing Yingying had been quite restless. Upon hearing about the movements of the Academy Alliance on the Canglan Continent, she intended to see how the preparatory students of Void Nether Academy were doing, hoping to find some consolation if any were eliminated.

Unexpectedly, though the news of the preparatory students’ complete victory at Void Nether Academy was somewhat vexing to her, she discovered a shortcut that could rapidly enhance her power!

The divine beast clans value bloodline above all, the purer the bloodline, the higher the innate talent and the simpler it is to enhance one’s strength. Among the Academy Alliance’s information, there was even a report of a Changling Academy elder inducing a Qing Luan phenomenon when breaking through to the Saint Realm, which immediately reminded her of a forbidden matter within her clan.

After conducting some investigations and confirming Su Qingluan as the Su Family’s illegitimate child left behind years ago, she brought people to the Su Family.

Bloodline devouring requires the opponent’s bloodline to be intact, as forcibly devouring it could easily cause the bloodline power to dissipate amidst resistance. Therefore, when she first arrived, Qing Yingying feigned a gentle approach—but unexpectedly, the Su Family refused to cooperate, provoking Qing Yingying to the extreme. Finally, today the plot was coming to a head!

"Insolent!"

Hearing Su Chengfeng insult the Azure Luan clan, the elder on Qing Yingying’s left thundered.

Buzz!

A imposing aura erupted, pressing forcefully onto Su Chengfeng.

Thud!

Su Chengfeng’s face turned pale instantly, and his body fell to the ground, kneeling.

He was merely a Saint, incapable of bearing the pressure from a Lower Supreme expert.

"Uncle!"

Su Qingluan’s expression shifted as she reached out to assist Su Chengfeng, but under that grandiose oppression, she was completely unable to move, and a sense of powerlessness surged in her heart.

"Su Qingluan, do you want the entire Su Family to perish because of you?"

Zuo Qiqi, at the side, glanced around and mocked, "You awakened the Azure Luan bloodline, which is your fault. Returning the bloodline power to Miss Qing is only natural. For your own selfish interests, you’ve endangered the Su Family, you’re truly selfish!"

"Shut up! Since when did the matters of the Su Family become any of your business to comment on?"

Su Bichen turned and glared at Zuo Qiqi furiously, shouting harshly.

Qing Yingying and her two companions exchanged glances and all revealed a trace of contemptuous smiles, not interrupting, watching the show with interest. In their view, Su Qingluan’s bloodline power was inevitable, and it was entertaining enough to watch a drama unfold.

Zuo Qiqi’s face changed, looking apprehensively at Su Bichen.

Though Su Bichen was being suppressed, he was still a Saint Monarch Realm expert, not someone a mere Unity Realm Stage cultivator like her could compare to.

Nonetheless, she wouldn’t give up such an opportunity to foster a good relationship with the Azure Luan clan.