Chapter 675 - 682: Insta-kill

At that moment, everyone made the same choice.

’If you dare to come, don’t even think about leaving alive!’

Li Rao brandished her longsword, blending into the crowd.

Her body began to swell rapidly.

She would live or die with the Song Family!

’It’s just such a shame I couldn’t see Master one last time!’

She thought with a self-deprecating smile, but in the next instant, her gaze caught a figure suddenly breaking through the clouds.

That face, like a Heavenly God’s, was the very Master she longed for day and night!

Song Wanning, for her part, hadn’t expected to find such a scene upon rushing back to the Song Family.

With a great wave of her hand, she suppressed everyone’s self-detonation.

Song Wanning’s expression was calm, but the killing intent radiating from her terrified everyone for dozens of miles around.

"Wan Ning?"

The moment Song Qingyun and Mu Yuan saw Song Wanning, tears instantly streamed down their faces.

The disciples of the Song Family wept with joy, as if a great weight had been lifted. They all stared at Song Wanning with red-rimmed eyes.

’The Ancestor is here to save us!’

"Don’t be afraid."

Song Wanning gave them a faint glance, then her eyes fell upon the group of Divinity Transformation cultivators.

In an instant, the dozens of men felt as if they were being targeted by something terrifying.

"You’re Song Wanning?"

Someone forced himself to remain calm and questioned her loudly.

But as soon as the words left his mouth, a mere oppressive glance from Song Wanning was enough to turn that Divinity Transformation cultivator to ash in an instant.

Not even a trace of his Divine Soul was left behind.

BOOM—

The Divinity Transformation cultivator’s body exploded. The terrifying sound of the blast seemed to strike at the very hearts of the other Divinity Transformation cultivators.

The disciples below were even more terrified, trembling with fear!

"!!!"

The Divinity Transformation cultivators were also dumbfounded. ’Song Wanning didn’t do a thing, and our companion is dead?’

"Senior, this is... this is all a misunderstanding..."

Their legs went soft with fear!

But Song Wanning simply continued to watch them faintly.

That gaze terrified them to their core. Without a second thought, they turned and fled.

But in the next instant, Song Wanning raised the longsword in her hand and slashed toward the backs of the dozens of fleeing figures.

A single, light-as-a-feather strike descended.

The figures of all dozens of men were enveloped by her Sword Dao Realm.

The next moment, as everyone watched, the bodies of the dozens of men exploded simultaneously.

"BOOM—"

A heaven-shaking roar trembled the land for dozens of miles. Countless people’s hearing went out temporarily; all they saw were dozens of Divinity Transformation cultivators turning into piles of flying ash.

"AHHH—"

The disciples of the Hidden Clans below were driven mad with fear. Some fled, others fell to their knees.

They all knew they were finished!

The Hidden Clans were finished!

Song Wanning’s cold gaze fell upon them without a shred of sympathy.

She parted her vermilion lips, and her words plunged everyone into an icy abyss.

"Leave no one alive!"

These people came to annihilate a clan, so they had to face the consequences of the backlash!

At the same time, this was an opportunity to establish the Song Family’s might.

Song Qingyun snapped back to his senses and loudly repeated Song Wanning’s order, "Leave no one alive!"

His shout finally jolted the stunned Song Family disciples from their shock.

One by one, they charged excitedly toward the disciples of the Hidden Clans.

"KILL—"

"KILL—"

They were still just as frenzied, but now, their eyes were filled with hope.

’The Ancestor has appeared.’

’No one can harm the Song Family now.’

In that moment, Song Wanning became a god in the heart of every disciple!

An irreplaceable god!!

The surrounding factions were also dumbfounded. Watching the situation reverse before their eyes, their legs went weak as well.

They couldn’t even stand steady and had to lean against nearby trees to sit down, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Those clans that held old grudges against the Song Family were even more terrified, their faces pale and their bodies trembling.

’Too terrifying, just too terrifying!’

’Even if she ascended to the Spirit Realm and advanced her cultivation, it shouldn’t be possible to instantly kill a Divinity Transformation cultivator with just a look, right?’

’And to slay dozens of Divinity Transformation cultivators with a single sword strike, leaving them no room to even resist...’

’What level of cultivation has Song Wanning reached?’

’Will she come after our clans next?’

In that moment, all that remained in their hearts was fear.

They finally understood that they could never hope to catch up to the Song Family!

...

Outside the Song Family’s gates, there was a sea of blood.

Bodies were everywhere, piled up into small mountains.

The disciples of the Hidden Clans had long since been routed, cut down by the blades of the Song Family disciples.

The outcome was decided.

The disciples cremated the bodies and continuously washed away the blood on the ground.

The smell of blood sent shivers down the spines of the surrounding cultivators.

The way everyone looked at the Song Family was no longer the same as before; only fear remained.

Inside the Song Family’s main hall, Song Qingyun and the others took the Elixir Pills Song Wanning gave them, and their injuries healed rapidly.

They all looked at Song Wanning with excitement, their faces filled with the relief of having survived a catastrophe.

Li Rao stood by Song Wanning’s side, gazing at her with eyes full of adoration and respect.

Song Wanning gently stroked her head and praised her with a smile, "You haven’t been slacking."

Li Rao had already cultivated to the Golden Core Stage; breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm was only a matter of time.

After all, she didn’t have a single Spirit Root, so achieving this was already outstanding.

Being praised by her master, Li Rao’s face instantly turned bright red.

’Master praised me!!!!’

Her eyes, though red-rimmed, now shone with a brilliant light, filled with renewed motivation.

"Wan Ning..."

Song Qingyun looked at Song Wanning, a million things wanting to be said, yet he didn’t know where to begin.

From the moment Song Wanning appeared, they had been truly worried, afraid of dragging her down with them.

In that moment, they were both overjoyed and worried, an indescribable mix of emotions.

Mu Yuan came forward and pulled Song Wanning into a tight embrace.

She said nothing, yet Song Wanning seemed to hear a thousand words.

She hugged Mu Yuan back tightly, her own eyes turning red in an instant.

’Thank goodness I made it back in time!’

After a long embrace, Mu Yuan reluctantly let go of Song Wanning.

Stroking Song Wanning’s face, she said through tears and laughter, "You’ve gotten thinner!"

"And taller!"

Song Wanning shrugged with a smile. At this moment, she felt like a little girl beside her parents once more.

Hearing this, everyone in the hall let out a chuckle.

...

The matter with the Song Family quickly came to a close.

But what followed was a stream of visits from various clans.

Those clans all wanted to curry favor with the Song Family and mend their previous "rifts."

But the Song Family had no time to receive them.

This was because even more factions from the Spirit Realm had come calling, each more polite than the last, showering the Song Family with solicitous inquiries.

At first, Song Qingyun found it incredible.

But as he chatted with these people, he began to learn just how big of a stir his daughter had caused in the Spirit Realm.

Even factions from the Central Domain came to visit, expressing their envy that he had such an outstanding daughter.

Even the worldly Song Qingyun was praised to the point of feeling a bit light-headed, and the smile never left his face all day!