Free Web NovelChapter 1416: Chapter 1393: The Grand Wedding Ceremony Begins! The Ling Family Arrives!
At dawn, the horizon was tinged with a layer of fish-belly white.
After last night’s unrestrained commotion, Wuya Town became quiet following a brief bustle in the early morning.
The streets, once brightly decorated and swarming with people, were now desolate.
The wedding alliance between the Qin Family and the Six Gates was almost the grandest event in this region over the past decade.
Although the wedding ceremony officially started at noon, people had begun trickling from inns toward Wuya Peak at dawn.
It was now eleven in the morning, just one hour left until the ceremony commenced.
The scions of ancient martial families who came to Wuya Town for the wedding ceremony had mostly gone up the mountain by this time.
Yet Ye Huan, drenched in sweat and his face contorted with pain, still maintained the second stance of Heaven Opening, a posture that brought endless soreness to his bones and muscles and felt like burning with fire!
The ground under Ye Huan’s feet was soaked with his sweat.
For the whole night, he tempered his will, fiercely battling with the ceaselessly radiating extreme yang aura seeping from his marrow.
Not only this, but each time he could no longer endure maintaining the second stance of Heaven Opening, he would mobilize the extreme yang aura using the ninth stance of Heaven Opening, ramming the aura into the open gates and rest gates of the eight major dormant acupoints in the human body.
For an entire night and into the morning, his body and mind endured immense pressure and torment unstintingly.
Fortunately, having paid such a tremendous price, the rewards were equally substantial!
Not only had his will been thoroughly refined, but his bones and meridians had grown more indestructible. The second stance of Heaven Opening had evolved from initially maintaining for one second, to now sustaining one and a half minutes, leveraging his will and sturdier bones and meridians.
The extreme yang aura once depleted from the open gates has now replenished more than half.
The rest gates were much the same.
At eleven ten, Ye Huan had not yet awakened from the state of accumulating power.
Ten more minutes passed.
He continued to generate and mobilize the extreme yang aura!
Eleven thirty.
Eleven thirty-five.
Eleven forty!
Only twenty minutes left until the wedding ceremony begins.
Ye Huan suddenly opened his eyes sharply, the severity radiating from his golden pupils akin to the king of an ancient beast, stripping away one’s courage to confront him!
Entering the bathroom, he washed away the sweat quickly and changed into clean clothes.
At eleven forty-five, before leaving the inn, he glanced at the bed where the Empress was lying unconscious, adjusting the covers that slipped slightly before heading out!
His first destination was not Wuya Peak!
But a weapon shop in Wuya Town!
Ye Huan spent seventy gold coins on seven adamantine swords, strapping them on his back, then with a cold expression, he began advancing toward Wuya Peak step by step!
On the way, he gazed at the grand hall hidden amidst clouds at the peak, a chilling murderous intent flickering at the bottom of his golden pupils.
"Who is it!" At the mountain path entrance, seven black-clad swordsmen appeared suddenly, drawing their swords halfway from the sheath.
Under the scorching sun, the sword blades reflected a penetrating sinister gleam!
Ye Huan remained unfazed, speaking calmly: "Here for someone."
The black-clad men’s brows furrowed, cautiously inquiring: "Participating in the wedding ceremony?"
"Here for someone."
"Not here for the wedding ceremony, just looking for someone? I think you’re here to stir trouble! If you know what’s good for you, you’ll vanish from my sight in three seconds!"
The black-clad man showed a grim expression, issuing an ultimatum!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Huan’s figure moved swiftly!
The seven celestial god-level black-clad men had no time to react or resist, their throats instantly slashed by a crescent-shaped glimmer, blood spurted out as they collapsed to the ground together!
Even in death, they did not understand how they perished!
Throughout, they failed to even catch a glimpse of the person before them striking!
It happened too fast!
The fleeting silhouette vanished; when he reappeared, the blood-smeared sword that claimed seven lives had already "swish" returned into the sheath!
Having ascended less than five hundred meters, another group of black-clad men surfaced!
"Old Seven, go and report, we’ll block this boy!"
"Yes!"
This group of black-clad individuals was evidently much smarter, sending one person up the mountain to report!
The other six didn’t say a word, drawing various weapons from their waists, unleashing the terrifying might of a Half-step Divine King, shouting as they charged at Ye Huan!
But still, they were no match for Ye Huan’s sword!
"Whoosh—" With a flick of Ye Huan’s right hand, the steel sword cleaved through the air, releasing a sharp sword beam, whose force sent the six flying back!
By the time they regained their senses, the sword beam had pierced through their abdomen, not only taking their lives but also splitting their bodies into two halves!
The commotion here was significant; more and more black-clad individuals didn’t wait for Ye Huan to reach the mountain and directly drew their weapons, leaping down from the mountain to attack Ye Huan!
From the emblem marked with the large character "Qin" hanging on the chests of the black robes, it was clear they were, without exception, elite servants of the Qin Family!
Yet in front of Ye Huan, they still weren’t worth looking at!
Ye Huan directly opened the first gate of the Eight Gates Escape Armor—Heaven Opening Gate, transforming into an imposing golden War God, his steel longsword in hand like the reaper of souls, each strike claiming at least seven or eight lives of the Qin Family servants!
"Bang! Boom! Crack! Duang!"
The sounds of weapons clashing and attacks meeting rang continuously!
The sounds of slaughter continued unabated, while the cries of Qin Family servants echoed endlessly between heaven and earth!
In less than ten breaths, the corpses of Qin Family servants piled up into a small mountain, with a massive amount of blood pooling together, forming an eerie creek flowing down the mountain path, making one’s scalp tingle!
The originally blazing sunny sky seemed affected by this brutal slaughter...
No, it’s more fitting to call this a one-sided massacre!
The clear sky without a cloud was seemingly terrified by the sea of bodies and bloodshed, cloaked in a layer of extraordinarily thick dark clouds, with lightning flashing within, a drizzle started to fall, dripping onto the ground, washing away the sinister bloodstains, oppressively endless!
This storm, transformed from a drizzle, only descended in the region of Wuya Peak!
At the foot of the mountain, Wuya Town still enjoyed clear skies!
"Damn, this kid is not easy to deal with, quickly call for reinforcements... Ah!!!"
A Qin Family servant, before he could continue shouting, his chest was pierced by Ye Huan’s longsword, losing his life!
Ye Huan didn’t blink an eye, indifferent to it all, as these people insisted on coming to die, he didn’t mind sending them to Hell!
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"Strange, why did it suddenly start raining? The weather forecast clearly said it was going to be sunny."
At Wuya Peak, outside the Six Gates Palace, all kinds of round tables were set up on the large square below the hundred-tier stone steps. The young descendants of various ancient martial clans were exchanging insincere courtesies and toasts, suddenly realizing the light had dimmed considerably, making them somewhat puzzled.
Looking up, rain splashed onto their faces.
Above the steps, outside the Six Gates Palace, on the main stage built with red wooden planks, Qin Family Patriarch Qin Fen furrowed his brow, not too pleased.
He was sure today was supposed to be sunny, which is why he scheduled the alliance ceremony for today.
Was the weather forecast fooling him?
Or does this signify something ominous?
Qin Fen had always believed in mystical beliefs, and thinking of this, his heart skipped a beat, his face suddenly becoming a shade darker.
If this truly symbolized something bad, then the alliance ceremony might have to be paused.
But just then.
"Report—"
A long drawn shout sounded as a black-clad figure quickly ran up the mountain path to the main stage outside the Six Gates Palace, kneeling before Qin Fen with a shocked expression, his hands cupped, saying, "Patriarch, something major has happened!"
Qin Fen’s face changed, heavily placing the porcelain cup in hand on the table: "Speak quickly, what happened?!"
"Ling... Miss Ling Luzhou from the Ling Family has personally arrived at the alliance ceremony site!"
The black-clad figure, a Qin Family servant, suppressed his shock, and after delivering this news, stepped aside!
Everyone’s gazes immediately turned towards the entrance at the top of the peak!
A woman dressed in a dark blue robe, with three thousand strands of black hair draped behind, holding Buddhist beads in her hand, entered the large square below the steps, seating herself beside an empty dining table!
"..."
The whole audience fell into a dead silence!
As they came to their senses, Qin Fen burst into ecstatic laughter, "Everyone, serve Miss Ling with good wine and dishes!"
"Yes!"
A few minutes later, over ten servants poured out from the kitchen behind the Six Gates, respectfully placing precious dishes and drinks in front of Ling Luzhou!
Ling Luzhou remained silent, sitting calmly, her expression unchanged.
But the entire audience was already in an uproar!
