Chapter 480 - 487: Huo Jinchuan’s Fall

"Hahahaha—"

Huo Jinchuan burst out laughing, his face filled with endless sarcasm.

"Huo Yang, even if I die, don’t think you’ll get off easy!"

"I’ll be waiting to watch you dogs tear each other apart! I’ll be waiting for you to join me down here! Hahaha—"

As he laughed, tears streamed down his face.

Looking back on his life, he had never known a moment of happiness.

He had been like a puppet, manipulated by Huo Yang.

’Now, is death a kind of release?’

But he was so unwilling to accept this!

He refused to accept it!!!

A crazed look flashed in Huo Jinchuan’s eyes. Mustering his last breath, he stubbornly lunged toward Song Wanning.

He was attempting to self-destruct, hoping to drag someone down with him.

But in the next instant, Song Wanning swung her sword.

At the same time, her "Domain" was released. Huo Jinchuan’s body froze instantly, and he found himself in a strange and terrifying place.

The figures that appeared there were not Huo Yang, nor Song Wanning, nor even the people he had killed.

Instead, they were the family, friends, and colleagues from his previous life...

Their endless ridicule, his parents’ disappointment in his incompetence—all of this had long ago become his deepest trauma.

Even in a new world, he still hadn’t found affection. All he had received was endless scheming.

A desolate sorrow filled Huo Jinchuan’s heart. He felt his life was nothing but a joke.

’They all owed him! All of them!’

"BOOM—"

With a flash of sword light, Huo Jinchuan’s head was sliced clean off.

Song Wanning’s expression darkened. Just as she was about to destroy his Nascent Soul, she saw an enraged Huo Yang rush forward and kick Huo Jinchuan’s severed head.

"SPLAT—"

A mist of blood burst forth, mixed with brain matter, and splattered into the dust.

Along with it, Huo Jinchuan’s Nascent Soul was obliterated.

Silence fell once more as everyone stared at Huo Yang in shock.

After all, Huo Yang was Huo Jinchuan’s biological father. Even if he had to kill him, he should have at least left a complete corpse.

How much must he have hated him to blow his head apart like that?

It seemed what Huo Jinchuan said was true—Huo Yang had been faking it all along!

But Huo Yang paid it no mind. Instead, he quickly ran over and snatched up the Storage Ring.

But when he opened it, there wasn’t a single treasure in sight.

Song Wanning was also taken aback by Huo Yang’s ruthlessness. She never imagined that he wouldn’t even bother to keep up his act anymore.

Her expression shifted, and with a tacit understanding, she and Baili Shang attacked Huo Yang in unison.

Huo Yang’s Spiritual Power was already in disarray. Now, facing both of them at once, he found himself unable to parry their attacks.

The surrounding Cultivators looked at each other and quickly retreated. No one wanted to get involved. After all, everyone knew about Song Wanning’s ultimate move...

No one wanted to lose several hundred years of their lifespan for no reason.

Elder Murong had even less reason to interfere. Huo Jinchuan had killed people from his Murong Family, and even the City Lord who had given chase had vanished without a trace, perhaps also killed by Huo Jinchuan’s hand.

’He’d have to be out of his mind to help.’

And so, at the bottom of the vast cliff, among the hundred or so Cultivators present, not a single one was willing to help.

Song Wanning was delighted by this and attacked Huo Yang with even greater ferocity.

"Pfft—"

Soon, Huo Yang was injured and began coughing up blood repeatedly.

There was a simple reason for this: every time he tried to counterattack, his internal Spiritual Power failed to support him. He was now relying purely on his physical strength and a few treasures to hold on.

At this moment, his heart was filled with extreme hatred for Huo Jinchuan. He was also alarmed by the changes in his own body.

’What kind of insidious trick did he use to make my Spiritual Power fall into chaos again and again?’

’And the most infuriating part is that I can’t find anything wrong after I recover. Dammit!’

"BOOM—"

The battle at the bottom of the cliff grew more intense. Song Wanning and Baili Shang were practically overwhelming Huo Yang.

Huo Yang was covered in wounds. In just a few moments, even his hair had become a disheveled mess draped over his body.

Suddenly, with a thought from Song Wanning, a Time Talisman appeared in mid-air.

The hair on the onlookers’ arms stood on end, and they stared in horror at the rune.

"Go!" With a soft cry, the Time Talisman shot toward Huo Yang.

Panic seized Huo Yang’s heart. He hastily threw himself to the side, but he still couldn’t evade the rapidly approaching Time Talisman.

The rune flashed and enveloped Huo Yang...

Then, under everyone’s shocked gazes, he instantly lost five hundred years of his lifespan.

However, Huo Yang was an Integration Stage Cultivator with a lifespan of several thousand years. Thus, he only looked slightly older and didn’t undergo the same obvious transformation as the Divine Separation Cultivator from before.

But the change in his bone age was real, and the surrounding Cultivators were once again in an uproar.

Even though they knew how powerful the rune was, they were still thoroughly frightened. Their gazes toward Song Wanning held even more trepidation.

Elder Murong’s heart was also pounding in his chest, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

’Such an outstanding junior is truly one in a million.’

’No, one in ten million!!’

His expression changed, and he immediately attacked Huo Yang as well. As he struck, he shouted, "Huo Yang, surrender at once! Come back with me to the Murong Family and explain yourself!"

Despite his words, everyone present knew it was just an excuse.

If Elder Murong had really wanted to capture Huo Yang, he would have acted long ago. Why wait until now?

He was clearly impressed with Song Wanning and just wanted to help her.

Huo Yang, of course, saw through his intentions and was fuming with rage.

"Aren’t you afraid of retaliation from my Huo Family?"

He was wounded again, shouting as he dodged.

But Elder Murong was not afraid of this at all. He just snorted coldly. "The Huo Family’s retaliation?"

"It should be your Huo Family preparing to face the Murong Family’s revenge!"

He suddenly thought of something. A playful, malicious smile touched his lips as he said, "Huo Yang, you don’t know yet, do you? The Huo Family has already abandoned you as its Clan Leader. A new Clan Leader for the Huo Family has already taken power."

"Retaliate against the Murong Family for you? Do you think that’s possible? Hahaha—"

The two had been rivals for many years. Seeing Huo Yang fall into such a miserable state, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of immense satisfaction.

"What did you say?"

Because he was so shocked, Huo Yang’s focus wavered for a moment. Baili Shang seized the opportunity and slashed him with his blade, shearing off half of his shoulder.

Bone was exposed, dripping with blood. It was a gruesome sight.

But Huo Yang seemed not to notice, his eyes fixed deadly on Elder Murong.

"Why would I lie to you? This matter was decided by your own Ancestor. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for raising such a ’good’ son."

Elder Murong’s face was full of ridicule. If Huo Yang had raised Huo Jinchuan properly, things might not have turned out this way.

He had brought all of this upon himself.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Huo Yang’s composure shattered. He had poured his heart and soul into the Huo Family for hundreds of years. Even if they were to remove him as Clan Leader, they should have at least consulted him.

How could they just decide behind his back without even telling him?

’They’ve turned me into a living joke!!!’

Huo Yang gritted his teeth so hard they felt like they would crack.

Enduring the attacks of all three, he coughed up mouthfuls of blood but was determined to take out a Magical Treasure.