War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens
chapter-3659

Chapter 3659: Tang Chun’s True Cultivation Base

Zhong Ke Qi was shocked and frightened upon hearing Tang Chun’s words. He wondered inwardly, uneasy, ‘What does he mean by my uncle has to be respectful to him?’

On the contrary, Zhong Er laughed disdainfully upon hearing Tang Chun’s words. He said, “Old geezer, you’re just an advanced god. How dare you spout such nonsense in front of us? What a joke!”

Zhong Si laughed as well. He chimed in, “That’s right. You’re just an advanced god. Killing you is as easy as a walk in the park.”

As Zhong Si spoke, he unleashed his Divine Energy, causing the air in the room to grow heavy. The Divine Energy of a Kings of Gods was very different from that of gods.

Duan Ling Tian’s eyes narrowed slightly. He was slightly surprised. ‘Wasn’t he an advanced god? His Divine Energy isn’t that of an advanced god. Did he break through recently and become a King of Gods?’

Before joining the Hidden Fog Academy, while he was in the Zhou clan’s auction house, Duan Ling Tian had heard people talking about Zhong Si, the Fourth Master of the Zhou clan. This included his cultivation base. Hence, he knew Zhong Si was an advanced god. However, that was clearly no longer the case based on Zhong Si’s Divine Energy.

“Oh? The Fourth Master of the Zhong clan has had a breakthrough and become a King of Gods?” Clearly fearless, Tang Chun cocked an eyebrow and smiled contemptuously when he sensed Zhong Si’s Divine Energy. Instead, he said, “I’m very curious… Where did you get confidence from, thinking you can kill me with your cultivation base?”

Zhong Si smirked. “So you know I’m a King of Gods. Then, you should know why I’m confident about killing an advanced god like you.”

Zhong Ke Qi, who was standing behind Zhong Er, said derisively, “Old geezer, if you kneel and beg for mercy now, my fourth uncle might just leave you with an intact corpse after he kills you.”

Tang Chun did not pay attention to Zhong Ke Qi. Instead, he looked at Zhong Si and chuckled before he said, “How dare a rudimentary King of Gods act so impudently in front of me, Tang Chun?”

Zhong Si did not have any reaction to Tang Chun’s words. However, Zhong Er frowned slightly. He thought the name ‘Tang Chun’ sounded familiar. However, he could remember where he had heard that name before.

Swoosh!

At this time, an even more powerful Divine Energy surged out of Tang Chun’s body. It immediately suppressed Zhong Si’s Divine Energy as soon as it appeared.

Zhong Si’s expression changed drastically upon sensing the Divine Energy. Even his eldest brother, Zhong Da; the Clan Leader of the Zhong clan, did not have such a powerful Divine Energy. Most importantly, his eldest brother was an intermediate King of Gods. What did this mean?

“Y-you’re an… an advanced King of Gods?!”

Zhong Er’s expression turned grim. He did not expect the old man in front of him to have concealed his strength. He truly did not expect the old man was an advanced King of Gods pretending to be an advanced god.

In the Realm of Gods, there were many treasures that could hide one’s cultivation base. However, such treasures were rare in Skywind City and the neighboring areas. Those who possessed such treasures rarely used it as well. After all, this world was one where the strong were revered. Hence, why would anyone deliberately appear weak?

Zhong Er thought that he was really unlucky to meet one of the few exceptions today.

At this time, Zhong Er and Zhong Si’s expressions were very grim.

After Zhong Si had broken through and became a rudimentary King of Gods, he was still seriously outmatched by Zhong Da, an intermediate King of Gods. Hence, he did not need to think at all to know that he was no match for Tang Chun, an advanced King of Gods. When he recalled how he had mocked and threatened Tang Chun earlier, his expression turned even more unsightly. He really could not believe he had done such a thing to an advanced King of Gods. As despair flooded his heart, he said tremblingly, “M-my lord… I-I was just joking earlier. P-please don’t take i-it to… to heart…”

“Joking?” Tang Chun sneered. “Do you treat me as a foolish three-year-old?”

Zhong Si trembled. His face was ashen as he turned to Zhong Er and pleaded desperately, “Second brother, save me!”

Naturally, Zhong Si knew it was unlikely that Zhong Er would be able to save him. Based on the beautiful woman and teenage girl at the Zhou clan’s auction house, he was certain Duan Ling Tian was from a lord-rank force. This meant that the old man in front of him was an advanced King of Gods from a lord-rank force!

As Zhong Si drowned in despair, certain of his death, he instinctively reached for help from Zhong Si like a drowning man grasping around for a float.

At the same time, Zhong Ke Qi, who was still standing behind Zhong Er, paled in fright as well. His body swayed and trembled as the enormity of the situation dawned on him. Then, he fell limply to the ground. Soon enough, the stench of urine wafted out in the air. He stared ahead blankly. He wanted to hit himself for mocking and threatening an advanced King of Gods earlier. He had heard his father saying Tang Chun was an advanced King of Gods in a low voice earlier.

Similarly, colors drained from Zhong Er’s face. At this time, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind. Then, he cupped his fists together at Tang Chun and asked respectfully, “Senior, are you Elder Tang Chun of the Hidden Fog Sect?”

Zhong Er finally remembered that one of the clan elders had mentioned Tang Chun after returning from the Hidden Fog Sect. That clan elder was also an inner elder of the Hidden Fog Sect; apart from that, they also belonged to the Skywind City Progeny. Hence, although they disliked each other, they still had to tolerate each other.

At the same time, Zhong Er hurriedly sent a message to his eldest brother, Zhong Da, through a Soul Pearl in his spatial ring, informing Zhong Da of what was happening.

Zhong Er had already removed the first Formation and ordered Zhong Si to remove the second Formation earlier. Since the Formations had been removed, one could naturally communicate with the outside world again.

Zhong Er said urgently to Zhong Da through Voice Transmission, “Eldest brother, hurry and contact the Grand Elder. Tell him to ask Elder Tang Chun to spare my, Zhong Si, and Qi’er’s lives! Only the Grand Elder can save us now!”

The Grand Elder of the Zhong clan was Zhong Da’s ancestor. He held high status in the Zhong clan and held the highest position in the Hidden Fog Sect among the members of the Zhong clan.

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Zhong Da was shocked when he received Zhong Er’s message as well. He did not expect that Zhong Er, Zhong Si, and Zhong Ke Qi would end up provoking someone like Tang Chun.

He did not waste time and hurriedly contacted the Grand Elder of the Zhong clan. He was the only one in the clan who possessed the Grand Elder’s Soul Pearl. This meant that he was the only one in the clan who could contact the Grand Elder.

…

In a private room in the Zhong clan’s restaurant.

Following Zhong Er’s lead, Zhong Si, Zhong Ke Qi, and everyone else kneeled on the ground. Their bodies were trembling.

“Elder Tang Chun, it’s our fault for not recognizing you and offending you. We hope you can forgive our ignorance and spare our lives for the sake of our Grand Elder,” Zhong Er said earnestly.

Tang Chun ignored Zhong Er. Instead, he asked Zhong Si, “What’s the matter? Didn’t you want to kill me?”

“E-elder Tang Chun, please, please forgive,” Zhong Si pleaded in a trembling voice. Panic and fear assaulted his heart.

“Didn’t you say that you’ll kill me?” Tang Chun asked again with a sneer. His gaze was cold as he swept his eyes across the people in the room. At the same time, his Divine Energy surged violently in the small room.

Tang Chun, an advanced King of Gods, was ridiculed and threatened by ordinary gods. How could he bear this humiliation? Moreover, if his cultivation base was truly lower than theirs, he would have long died.

“Elder Tang Chun, please spare us!” Zhong Si cried out when he sensed Tang Chun’s killing intent. He hurriedly kowtowed with all his might as he begged for mercy. He did not seem to care about the blood that gushed from the cut on his forehead.

Meanwhile, Duan Ling Tian who was still seated at the table watched the scene before him with an indifferent gaze. It was the Zhong clan’s own doing that resulted in this outcome. How could they threaten him in front of Tang Chun, an inner elder of the Hidden Fog Sect? Moreover, they even dared to threaten Tang Chun. They were truly seeking death with their actions today.

‘Elder Tang Chun will likely only kill those who offended him and leave the Zhong clan alone. The Zhong clan will likely be fine. After all, even if Elder Tang Chun testifies against them for their attempt to murder me, the Hidden Fog Sect likely won’t act against the Zhong clan for an inner disciple like me. Even if I’m a core disciple, the sect still won’t take action as long as there’s no concrete evidence. After all, the sect can’t recklessly annihilate the clan. There are several inner elders and no fewer than twenty outer elders from the Zhong clan.’

Duan Ling Tian had learned about this from Ding Yan and Hou Qing Ning while he was still in the Hidden Fog Sect. Through the duo, he learned about the Zhong clan’s connections with the Hidden Fog Sect.

Hence, Duan Ling Tian knew it would not be easy to deal with the Zhong clan by relying on the Hidden Fog Sect. If he wanted to annihilate the Zhong clan, he could only depend on himself.

Nonetheless, when Duan Ling Tian thought about how he would be able to see the three people from the Zhong clan die today, his good mood returned. He did not feel a shred of pity for them.. After all, they had planned to kill him.