Wang Yichen's Rage
The portal opening and the pulse of Spiritual Qi that swept into the air caught everyone's attention. But suddenly, one person from the Duan Imperial Family group made an observation.
"Hey, did anyone see where the Wang Clan members are?"
And like a pebble thrown into a pond, ripples started to form.
No one had seen or even sensed the twenty Wang Clan members for over 5 hours, and because of that, the two groups of youngsters assumed the worst.
The Wang Clan had brought 20 members, like the other two clans, but they had the most peak Muscle Nourishing Realm cultivators at 4. Moreover, along with them was Wang Mo, the grandson of their Grand Elder.
Massive waves would ensue if they all died in a small, unknown secret realm.
Yan Fengxian, seeing that her clansmen were conversing with each other about the disappearance of the Wang Clan, quickly attracted their attention.
"You can all talk about this once we leave! We don't know how long this gate is going to be open, so quickly go through it!" Yan Fengxian ordered.
Returning to their senses, both clans started walking out of the exit. They could gossip in the outside world. They would have nowhere to cry if they got stuck in here forever.
Xue Bai stayed with the herd, and he stayed close to Yan Fengxian as he walked through the portal.
Then, feeling his surroundings shift, Xue Bai saw himself suddenly appear in the forest that he had been in just a day ago.
And just a dozen meters before him stood the heads of the Three Great Families, Duan Zhen, Yan Zhenyu, Wang Yichen, and his father. The Wang Twins were also there but stood off to the side in respect.
They had just broken through to the Law Manifestation realm, and while they were happy about that, they weren't stupid. Xue Feng, Yan Zhenyu, and Wang Yichen were all in the Domain Lord realm, with the latter two being at the peak of the realm.
Neither of the twins was stupid enough to stand next to them.
The four powerhouses had their eyes closed in meditation, but after sensing the portal and the groups of teenagers exiting, they opened their eyes.
The Duan Imperial Family members went toward the Emperor, while the Yan Clan members went toward Yan Zhenyu.
Xue Bai wasn't a Yan Clan member, but if he went toward Xue Feng at this moment, it would be stupid and just reveal his identity. So instead of being brain dead, he also followed the Yan Clan members, planning to keep up appearances.
However, while Yan Zhenyu and Duan Zhen were content seeing their descendants return safely and uninjured, Wang Yichen wasn't. After not seeing Wang Mo and the rest exit, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"Where are my Wang Clan descendants?" Wang Yichen shouted.
However, no one answered him. Even though the two groups were just gossiping about it inside the secret realm, they didn't dare do it in front of Wang Yichen.
Wang Yichen was the Empire's God of War, an existence that had tens of thousands of kills to his name. If he wished to, Wang Yichen could paint the entire Imperial Capital with the blood of the enemies he had slain.
Moreover, he was the patriarch of the Wang Clan. A group of demons with no moral restraints that would do anything they wanted, and Wang Yichen, as their head, was no saint.
So wouldn't saying that all of his descendants had died in the secret realm be suicidal?
None of the 40 geniuses who had entered the secret realm were in a rush to die so early on, and because of this, Wang Yichen's question remained unanswered.
"I SAID! WHERE ARE MY WANG CLAN DESCENDANTS?" Wang Yichen roared.
After seeing that no one wanted to answer his question, Wang Yichen knew that something grim had happened to the Wang Clan group inside the secret realm. And now, in rage, he had already released his domain. It was obvious how angry he was.
In the Baishen Plane, the main way cultivators fought was with their domains. A cultivator would gain a pseudo version of a domain in the Law Manifestation realm. In the Domain Lord's realm, however, a cultivator truly earns their own domain.
A domain was, in a sense, an area that you would be able to manifest in reality using the law(s) you comprehended during your cultivation journey.
When you were inside your own domain, you were equivalent to a land god. As long as you had a deep enough comprehension of your law, whatever you wished to create, was created.
And Wang Yichen, the man with the most merciless personality in the entire empire, had naturally comprehended the Law of Slaughter.
Following his second shout, a bloody red gas slowly started to seep out of Wang Yichen's body.
A visible and tangible killing intent started to invade the atmosphere, and the teenagers from the Duan and Yan Clan were the first to bear the pressure of it.
Once the gas reached them all, they felt like they were doused with a bucket of cold ice water.
The previously calm forest around them shifted, and everyone under the Domain Lord realm felt as if they had been thrown into a warzone that had been raging on since primordium.
The weaker youngsters, who were far away from Yan Zhenyu and Duan Zhen, were forced to kneel instantly.
No matter how much potential they had or how many stages they could leapfrog, Wang Yichen was at the peak of the Domain Lord realm. All the talent they had was latent, meaning that it would only come to fruition in the future. Now, they were just kids in the Blood Exchange and Muscle Nourishing realm.
Thankfully, right before the aura forced everyone to kneel, Yan Zhenyu and Xue Feng also unleashed their domains to counteract Wang Yichen's.
An ice field spread out from Xue Feng, while a hellish flame zone came from Yan Zhenyu.
The three domains clashed, and each of them halted the others' progress.
"Wang Yichen, what are you doing?!" Xue Feng was the first to shout at him.
Knowing that his son had done the job, Xue Feng felt ecstatic inside. Though he hadn't gotten his revenge just yet, this served as a nice interest.
'This is what you get for trying to cripple my son, you demonic scum.'
"Duke Wang, no matter how angry you are, trying to coerce our descendants in front of us doesn't seem like a smart move." Yan Zhenyu followed up.
Duan Zhen didn't speak but instead relied on his gaze, which portrayed his thoughts exactly.
"All twenty of the Wang Clan descendants I allowed into that secret realm have disappeared, and you all are telling me not to be angry?" Wang Yichen laughed maniacally.
Fumed with anger, Wang Yichen didn't calm down and instead doubled down, forcing his domain to the fullest.
Now the bloody gas he manifested started to congeal together, and inside the Domain, blood-red apparitions that looked like demons from hell that wore an equally demonic armor started to appear, each holding a spear.
"I'm going to get an answer from one of those kids. It only matters how many will die before then. Blood spirits attack!" Wang Yichen ordered with a mad smile.
At Wang Yichen's order, the blood spirits charged at the teenagers who had just exited the secret realm.
However, just as the apparitions were about to make contact with a member of the Duan Imperial Family, someone folded and told Wang Yichen what had happened.
"Duke Wang, we noticed that the Wang Clan members somehow disappeared 16 hours in. We don't know how, though, the only way we noticed was that they stopped making noise." A boy cried out as he cowered back. He was obviously shaken by the famous blood spirits that had just been summoned.
Hearing the answer, Wang Yichen ordered the apparitions to stop but didn't call them back.
"So what? You are telling me that they died?! They could've taken down the average 1st stage Bone Strengthening realm demonic beasts with their strength. How could they die in a secret realm with the Muscle Nourishing realm as the limit!" Wang Yichen asked as he started to press the boy for more information.
But just as he was going to unleash his blood spirits again, Duan Zhen sighed. Following the sigh, a golden dragon flew out from his imperial crown before flying close behind Duan Zhen.
Unlike the other three men, Duan Zhen was in the Xiantian Great Realm, and his strength spoke for itself. As soon as he revealed the golden dragon, all three domains in the air were effortlessly crushed and sent back to their owners.
'Duan Zhen is stronger than the rumors!' Was the thought shared by all three of them,
It was well known throughout the Great Xuan Empire that Duan Zhen had a low Black-grade Martial Vein and had already reached the Xiantian Great Realm.
However, as Duan Zhen was still only 110 years old, they assumed he would only be in the 1st or 2nd stage of the Spirit Awakening Stage. But with the combat strength he had revealed with his sigh, the three men knew it wasn't as low as they thought.
Ignoring the thoughts of the men around him, Duan Zhen looked at the person who had revealed the news with a cold gaze.
"Duan Ye, Duke Wang, would have never attacked any of you. And even if he were mad enough to, I would have stopped it. The only reason he sent out the blood spirits was to hope someone was weak-willed enough to fold. So when we get back to the capital, you're going to face the wall for a decade to temper your spirit." Duan Zhen ordered mercilessly.
Duan Ye was heartbroken upon hearing his punishment, but he knew not to refuse and accepted it. Everyone who had come to the secret realm was under 18 years old, so to face the wall for ten years would end any childhood he had.
After punishing Duan Ye, Duan Zhen looked at the still-raging Wang Yichen calmly.
"Duke Wang, you got your answer. Coercing my or Duke Yan's descendants anymore will only break relations between us. I recommend you go back home and try and hire a divinator. Maybe you can find some clues about the perpetrator." Duan Zhen spoke indifferently.
After saying so, he turned around and left with his descendants. From start to finish, he never showed emotion and stayed as calm as an Emperor should be.
Yan Zhenyu was about to do the same, but Yan Fengxian went to him and told him about their extra guest.
Stunned for a moment, Yan Zhenyu was caught off guard by his daughter's words. But he was too good a socialite to show it on his face, and without a change in his expression, he turned around and looked at Xue Feng.
"Brother Xue, do you mind if we go to your dukedom and talk?" Yan Zhenyu spoke with a smile.
Though Xue Feng was confused, he figured it out after seeing a figure in the Yan Clan group wearing his old cloak.
"If Older Brother Yan is asking, how can I, as a little brother, refuse?" Xue Feng replied equally enthusiastically.
The two smiled at each other and let out a heartfelt laugh. They were just about to leave, but before they could, Wang Yichen let out a mad yell.
"XUE FENG! If I find out that any of this has to do with you, I will make sure you pay the price!" Wang Yichen screamed out before they left.
Though he didn't have any leads, Xue Feng was the most suspicious in his mind. Xue Feng was the discoverer of the secret realm, but he didn't send a single person inside.
No matter how unpopulated his dukedom is, he could have sent a handful of young, talented shoulders inside the secret realm.
Yet Xue Feng didn't send a single soldier, which made him the number one suspect in Wang Yichen's mind.
Xue Feng, seeing Wang Yichen still boiling with rage, just shrugged his shoulders and continued to walk away. In his mind, Wang Yichen was a dead man walking, so the threat didn't even bother him.
"DAMMIT, DAMMIT, DAMMIT!" Left alone in the forest with nothing on which to vent his anger, Wang Yichen started to destroy the nearby shrubbery.
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