Chapter 1197 - 1195: So There Is a Trump Card

"Just a loser from the Xiao Family, and you really think you’re some big shot?"

Wang Zhan didn’t take the man in front of him seriously at all. A cold, grim smile curled at the corner of his mouth. Since he dared to come here today, that already proved Wang Zhan had absolute confidence in taking care of this man!

At the side, the Hexagonal Golden Snake also clenched his fists, his aura suddenly erupting. In an instant, the entire room was shrouded in darkness!

Though everyone present was a powerful figure in their own right, once they felt this aura, their faces all grew much uglier. Yet even wanting to leave now, none of them had the courage; they could only remain seated for the time being and wait for things to unfold!

Boom!

With a deafening crash, Xiao Tianyin suddenly slammed the table and was the first to stand, speaking word by word: "Since you know I’m from the Xiao Family, you should understand the origins of my Xiao Family! And you should know our foundation! There are many top experts in the Xiao Family. If you dare make a move on me by force here, don’t say I’ll fight you to mutual destruction!"

"Even if you can leave this place today, you’ll definitely be gravely injured! And once it gets to that point, the Xiao Family will absolutely not stand idly by! Your Sky Pavilion might be domineering, but in my eyes you’re nothing at all!"

To be fair, the man before them was indeed incredibly arrogant and overbearing, but all of that was within Wang Zhan’s expectations!

If Xiao Tianyin could obediently surrender, then Wang Zhan naturally wouldn’t have brought the Hexagonal Golden Snake and the others along. It was merely to stabilize the situation for himself!

In the blink of an eye, Wang Zhan’s gaze was already locked onto him. He lightly tapped his forehead a few times before speaking again: "Since you refuse the wine offered and insist on drinking the forfeited wine, we don’t need to waste any more time."

"The fact that I dared appear here today already proves I don’t put your Xiao Family in my eyes! Don’t think I don’t know—the Xiao Family doesn’t allow losers to exist. And while you do have some strength, in the eyes of the Xiao Family you’re just another useless loser!"

The corner of Xiao Tianyin’s mouth twitched twice, his breathing growing much more rapid. He stared at Wang Zhan for a long moment before grinding his teeth and speaking word by word: "You little brat!"

"I know you’re indeed crazily arrogant, but what I never expected was that your arrogance would reach this level. Since you think I’m just a loser in your eyes, then today I’ll let you see clearly just how strong the ’loser’ you speak of truly is!"

As he spoke, Xiao Tianyin shot straight into the sky. A thunderous boom rang in everyone’s ears as the roof of the City Lord’s Mansion was blasted open. Xiao Tianyin stood proudly in midair, his entire body wrapped in layers of energy. The energy fluctuations around him were utterly shocking!

"So he actually had hidden strength? But if this is all he’s got, it still poses no threat to me!"

A solemn look flashed through the eyes of both Wang Zhan and the Sword Spirit. In this state, Xiao Tianyin was indeed terrifying. With just the two of them, they might not be his match—but they still had the Hexagonal Golden Snake at their side.

One should know, the Hexagonal Golden Snake’s strength was extremely formidable. If Xiao Tianyin didn’t use his trump cards, he wouldn’t even have the power to fight back in the Hexagonal Golden Snake’s hands!

The people at the side all widened their eyes. In their view, Xiao Tianyin was practically a godlike existence. Back in the day he was already the peerless expert of this region, and he had been in seclusion all this time; his strength had risen to a certain level, far beyond what ordinary people could compare to!

Judging from how he looked now, Xiao Tianyin had indeed not wasted his time. His strength had already reached such a realm—it was truly shocking!

But they had no leisure to sigh over this. Whether Wang Zhan or Xiao Tianyin won, it wouldn’t bring them any great benefit. The outcome for them would be roughly the same—there was no way to retreat intact!

So what they actually hoped was for Wang Zhan and the others to fight fiercely. Then they could use that time to quickly leave this land of trouble. As long as they could return to their own Sects, they would naturally have countermeasures!

Even if they truly feared Wang Zhan’s strength, they could still leave this place at the first opportunity and keep their distance from Wang Zhan from then on. Perhaps that would be how they saved their own lives!

"You think this is my full strength? If that’s really what you think, then you’re gravely mistaken!"

Xiao Tianyin in midair let out two cold laughs. He slowly raised his hand, and a massive vortex appeared in the Sky!

Seeing this scene, everyone’s faces involuntarily grew much uglier, even their breathing becoming much heavier!

Wang Zhan clenched his fists tightly, staring icily at Xiao Tianyin and speaking word by word: "This guy’s strength far exceeds our expectations. And he seems to be using some forbidden technique. Once it takes effect, his power will certainly multiply. That’s of no benefit to us at all!"

"Next, we’ll likely need the Hexagonal Golden Snake to make a move, and we have to take down Xiao Tianyin as fast as possible. Only then can we avoid other troubles arising!"

Right now the most important thing was to end this quickly. If they kept dragging it out, it would do them no good and could easily bring considerable trouble!

The Hexagonal Golden Snake nodded. He had long seen this, and he also knew Xiao Tianyin had his own trump cards. After all, Xiao Tianyin’s strength was right there; he might not have reached the level of perfection, but dealing with him was still extremely troublesome!

So the urgent task was to eliminate Xiao Tianyin as soon as possible. Only then could they stabilize the situation.

Just as the Hexagonal Golden Snake was about to act, a series of rumbling sounds came from midair. A gigantic demonic beast appeared before Wang Zhan, its pupils blood-red. At a glance, it was clearly no simple creature!

Moreover, its body was surging with extremely violent energy fluctuations, its strength naturally terrifying!

Wang Zhan clenched his fists so tightly his breathing grew much more rapid. From this demonic beast he could feel an unprecedented intimidation, which made him sense trouble!

He frowned, staring at the demonic beast for a long moment before turning in puzzlement to the Hexagonal Golden Snake at his side and directly asking: "Why would there be a demonic beast here?"

Most experts did exist in Gold City, but a demonic beast suddenly appearing was indeed a very thorny matter. What Wang Zhan couldn’t figure out the most was why a demonic beast would show up in a place like this!

The Hexagonal Golden Snake slightly furrowed his brows. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke in a deep voice: "If my senses aren’t mistaken, this demonic beast has already reached a peak state. Even if you were to fight it head-on, you might not be its match. So we absolutely can’t treat it lightly, much less be careless!"

"Also, if we really come to blows, I’ll stop Xiao Tianyin for you immediately. I don’t know what secret technique that guy used, but I can clearly feel his strength climbing step by step. That’s what’s most shocking!"

"We still don’t know exactly how far his power will rise. But if we let him keep developing like this, it’ll do us no good at all. So we still have to take him down as quickly as possible!"

As he spoke, the Hexagonal Golden Snake had already shot into the sky, clearly not intending to waste any more time!

Wang Zhan and the Sword Spirit exchanged a glance and hurriedly followed on the Hexagonal Golden Snake’s heels. At this time they had to keep perfectly in step with him; only then could they avoid any accidents!

Amid a series of thunderous booms, the group had already engaged. Streaks of light cut through the sky, enough to show how terrifying their strength was!

The people present looked at one another, all widening their eyes in disbelief at the scene before them. None of them had expected that Wang Zhan’s group fighting would look like this—it was truly a once-in-a-century sight!

"Absolute Heaven’s Sword?"

Someone in the crowd suddenly blurted it out, and everyone’s eyes lit up. All gazes converged on Wang Zhan, clearly scrutinizing everything about the Absolute Heaven’s Sword!

"I’d heard about the Absolute Heaven’s Sword before! But I never imagined it really had a master already. And Wang Zhan is so young—how could he possibly have gotten his hands on the Absolute Heaven’s Sword?"

"I’d already heard people from the Sect mention it before. Wang Zhan can indeed wield the Absolute Heaven’s Sword, and the reason he was so powerful before was because he relied on the Absolute Heaven’s Sword!"

"Looks like we’re in dire straits today. Why don’t we join forces and help Xiao Tianyin deal with Wang Zhan? Maybe that way we can carve out a path of retreat for ourselves!"

Everyone now had their own thoughts, but their goals were roughly the same—to leave here in one piece!

Yet no one stepped out to agree, because they still didn’t know the true strength of Wang Zhan and Xiao Tianyin. It was still uncertain whose hands the victory would ultimately fall into!