Chapter 253: Chapter 252: Very Simple! I’ll Just Become a Supreme

"Ha! So this is all the Heaven-Blasting Gang amounts to!"

Standing beside Meng Tianxuan, Qi Qingshan watched Lin Dong and the others fall from the sky. A vicious glee surged in his heart, and his face lit up with wild joy!

The once-unbeatable Heaven-Blasting Gang was nothing but a group of ants before the Alliance Leader, easily crushed with a mere flip of his palm!

They weren’t worth mentioning at all.

’With such pathetic strength, they dare to oppose the Venerable Alliance?’

’Absolutely laughable!’

"Sigh..."

Hearing this, Liu Wushuang, who was standing to the side, let out a long sigh, a pang of pity stirring within her.

’The gap between stages in the Venerable Realm is enormous and not easily bridged. If I had known it would come to this, I never would have come to Jianghai...’

’If I hadn’t led them here...’

’Would the Heaven-Blasting Gang have had to suffer such a fate?’

’Last time, I was responsible for the Arrow God’s death. This time, his martial brothers are doomed as well...’

’Are all the members of the Jianghai Sword God Sect destined to die?’

Liu Wushuang raised her eyes, her gaze vacant as she muttered to herself. Then, her eyes suddenly hardened with determination as she made a silent vow. ’I don’t care what anyone else thinks. I have to do everything I can to protect Qin, their last remaining hope!’

Meanwhile, the broadcast feed returned online, and the live situation was transmitted back to the stream. Netizens watching the battle erupted in an uproar, all pointing their fingers at the Venerable Alliance.

[These sons of bitches! Why do they have to pick a fight with the Heaven-Blasting Gang!?]

[Imprisoning their disciple was one thing, but now they’re attacking the whole Heaven-Blasting Gang!]

[Just who the hell is this Alliance Leader!?]

[So he can wipe out the Heaven-Blasting Gang with one palm, that makes him so great? Where was he during the Beast Tide!?]

[The Sword God sacrificed himself for the citizens... just to have his sect end up like this?]

The internet was filled with condemnation; without exception, everyone was furiously blasting the Venerable Alliance for its actions.

But the information hadn’t been circulating for long before it was deleted by the higher-ups, and the trending topic abruptly cooled down.

After all, the Venerable Alliance was composed of multiple Venerables, with footholds in every sector of society. They were all influential figures—founding patriarchs of sects, titans of industry, even heads of entire clans.

Every last one of them was an old monster!

With the Venerable Alliance Leader himself now in the fight, the online outcry had grown so loud it was severely damaging the Venerable Alliance’s reputation. The hidden figures behind the scenes took action, erasing the discussions from the internet.

Before long, only a few scattered messages remained online.

"Seniors..."

Elder Li was also watching the situation above. His aged face was blank as he watched Lin Dong and the others’ gradual decline. His face was full of sorrow, as if he had aged several years in an instant...

The situation before him was completely unexpected.

The Venerable Alliance was renowned. It had a long and storied history, with a legacy passed down through the ages. It was known to every high-level Star Martial Artist and enjoyed an impeccable reputation.

What Star Martial Artist hadn’t once looked up to them with admiration?

Once upon a time, they were figures he, too, had admired. An alliance of multiple Venerables, pooling their vast resources...

That had once been Elder Li’s dream and aspiration!

But now, after seeing this with his own eyes, all that admiration had turned to dust.

’This is what they’re really like?’

To force the Heaven-Blasting Gang Leader to show himself, even the Venerable Alliance Leader had to personally intervene.

Isn’t this taking bullying the weak to an extreme?!

"Shameless! I was truly blind back then!"

Elder Li glared, his white beard trembling, but he was utterly helpless. A suffocating frustration was trapped in his chest with no way to be released!

"Senior Uncles..."

Li Zixuan bit her lip, twisting the hem of her shirt and stamping her foot in anxiety. She turned to Qin Yang. "Senior Brother, isn’t there something I can do?"

The sect is in trouble. As a disciple, I can’t just stand here and watch my Senior Uncles go to their deaths, can I?"

"Mm, Junior Sister, you have a point."

Qin Yang frowned slightly. After a moment of thought, he said, "We can’t just keep waiting here. We have to find a way to ease the pressure on them."

’This Alliance Leader is even stronger than I anticipated.’

’The gap between the Celestial Venerable Realm and the Earth Venerable Realm is a chasm that’s nearly impossible to cross. If this stalemate continues, Meng Tianxuan will destroy the Heaven-Blasting Gang before they even get a chance to self-destruct!’

"Senior Brother, you agree?"

Li Zixuan froze, her eyes widening as she stared at Qin Yang in astonishment. She had thought he would try to talk her down, not agree so readily.

"Mhm. Come here, let’s discuss it."

Qin Yang nodded lightly and moved to Li Zixuan’s side. "Let’s see if we can find a solution."

"Okay! Let’s hurry and think of a way to take the pressure off our Senior Uncles."

Delighted, Li Zixuan stepped closer without any hesitation.

"Senior Brother, what’s your great idea?"

"The solution lies with you,"

Qin Yang said suddenly, then extended his index finger and pointed it toward the spot between Li Zixuan’s eyebrows.

"With me..."

Li Zixuan froze, unable to process his words. Just as she was about to ask what he meant, she heard a sharp BUZZ in her ear!

A faint stream of light flashed!

A wisp of Star Force shot out from Qin Yang’s fingertip.

It pierced the spot between her brows as fast as lightning, using the Star Force to suppress her sea of consciousness and extinguish her Divine Thought. She immediately passed out.

Having lost consciousness, Li Zixuan started to fall backward, but Qin Yang was a step ahead. He moved forward and gently caught her by her slender waist.

This sudden turn of events stunned everyone in the room!

"Master? What are you doing?!"

Li Qinghe was completely at a loss. One moment, they were calmly discussing a plan; the next, Qin Yang had suddenly struck Xuanxuan.

’Even I, an Innate expert, couldn’t see his move clearly!’

’This Qin’s abilities... when did he get so powerful?’

"Young Friend Qin, what is the meaning of this..." Elder Li’s brows knitted tightly as he also hurried forward to ask. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"You all know this silly girl’s personality. She’s too headstrong and reckless."

Qin Yang replied as he carried Li Zixuan to the bed. He gently laid her down, then turned to Li Qinghe and said, "You all look after her here."

"You want us to look after Xuanxuan?"

Li Qinghe frowned. He glanced at the unconscious Li Zixuan on the bed, then back at Qin Yang, confused. "Then what are you going to do, Master? You’re not going to run away, are you?"

"Me? Run away?"

"Is that the kind of person you think I am?"

Qin Yang sighed and gazed out the window at the battlefield in the sky.

"As your master, I am, of course, going to do what must be done."

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent. Qin Yang’s implication was obvious: he was going to intervene in the battle above.

But...

Elder Li and the Commander looked Qin Yang over, but they couldn’t help but shake their heads and sigh.

"Young Friend Qin, don’t be reckless! What good will it do if you go up there?"

Elder Li advised, "That’s a battle between Venerables up there. For those with our level of strength, it’s like an ant trying to shake a tree. How could you possibly help?"

"He’s right."

The Commander also stepped forward to persuade him. "Elder Li has a point. Don’t be impulsive."

In their eyes,

no matter how strong Qin Yang was, he was only at the Innate Realm. He would be blown to bits by the aftershocks before he even got high into the air. Staying here was his only chance of survival!

"Master, what good will you be up there?"

"Young Friend Qin, think twice..."

"Below the Venerable Realm, you are nothing but an ant. How could you possibly stand against Meng Tianxuan?"

Everyone sighed and tried to dissuade him. No one had any faith in Qin Yang.

But just then,

"Everyone, there’s no need to persuade me further."

Qin Yang suddenly cut them off with a calm smile.

"I appreciate your good intentions. Since being at the Innate Realm isn’t enough to join the battle... then it’s simple..."

As he spoke, he raised a hand.

"I’ll just become a Venerable, then!"

The moment the words left his mouth.

The restrictive seal around him shattered open!

The next moment.

BOOM!

Star Force materialized around him, bursting into a thousand brilliant rays of light. A terrifying aura swept through the room, making everyone tremble. Qin Yang’s hair billowed as every gesture he made tugged at the Power of Laws.

CRACKLE!

Purple lightning clung to his fingertips, radiating pure killing intent!

A majestic aura erupted, wreathed in a shimmering green glow that bore down on everyone in the room!

Venerable Realm!

"This is!?"

Seeing this, Elder Li’s pupils contracted violently. He stared at Qin Yang in shock, his heart pounding in his chest. For a moment, he thought he was dreaming.

Another Venerable Realm expert!

His powerful aura overwhelmed everyone present!

"How is that possible?"

The Commander’s expression was dazed as he muttered to himself, utterly shaken by the scene before him.

He was completely dumbfounded!

The aura swirling around him was majestic, as if it spanned all of eternity, with Laws coiling about his form. Yet the Qin Yang before them was handsome and still in the prime of his youth.

Such a young man...

Was actually in the Venerable Realm?

’What kind of monstrous talent is this?’

’This kind of heaven-defying ability!’

’Even the Venerable Alliance Leader above couldn’t do this!!’

"Then... that pressure from Qi Qingshan’s Sword Qi earlier..."

The Commander snapped out of his trance. Recalling the pressure from Qi Qingshan before, he looked at the man who had just revealed himself as a Venerable and asked hesitantly:

"Qin Yang, you weren’t injured at all, were you?"

"Mhm."

Seeing no reason to hide it any longer, Qin Yang decided to come clean. Now that he had revealed his cultivation, continuing to be evasive would be pathetic. He admitted it freely:

"That Qi Qingshan’s mastery of the Sword Dao is insufficient. It had no effect on me."

He shook his head. "My original plan was to de-escalate the situation. I was going to let Qi Qingshan exert some pressure, then let them leave disappointed. I never imagined the Venerable Alliance would be so unreasonable as to come after the Heaven-Blasting Gang..."

As he finished speaking, the Commander felt another jolt of shock.

’He really was completely unharmed?’

Qi Qingshan’s power—the crushing pressure of his Venerable Sword Intent—wasn’t even worth mentioning to Qin Yang?!

The Commander suddenly remembered how he had rushed into the apartment earlier to plead for Qin Yang and resist Liu Wushuang and the others.

’No wonder Qin Yang insisted I leave the room and stay out of it. He was trying to protect me!’

’So, in a way...’

’My good intentions actually made things worse?’

The Commander pondered this, a bitter and helpless look on his face. If he could choose again, he definitely wouldn’t have rushed in and disrupted Qin Yang’s original plan.

But that was just hindsight.

Who could have possibly guessed that Qin Yang was in the Venerable Realm?

"Commander, don’t take it to heart."

As if reading his mind, Qin Yang shook his head and comforted him.

"Before my master passed away, he ordered me to cultivate in seclusion and not reveal the slightest hint of my power to the outside world. You were only trying to save me, forced into a desperate action."

"Mhm,"

The Commander listened to Qin Yang’s words of comfort. He still felt guilty, but he nodded. "I understand."

"Commander, since Young Friend Qin has said so, you don’t need to dwell on it."

Stroking his white beard, Elder Li, who had also recovered from his shock, couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. His gaze was filled with deep emotion as he looked at Qin Yang.

"To reach the Venerable Realm at such a young age... the younger generation is truly formidable. You are worthy of being the Sword God’s disciple!"

"Ma... Master, you... you..."

Li Qinghe, however, was still frozen in shock as he stared at Qin Yang’s true form. He couldn’t form a complete sentence, stammering like a toddler learning to speak.

’Wait a second...’

’This Qin guy is a Venerable Realm expert?!’