"Lord of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, do you intend to become an enemy of our aristocratic families? Don't even mention your insignificant Heavenly Dragon Sect, even the Supreme Sect is nothing more than this in our eyes."
"And who are you? What right do you have to sneer in front of us four family heads!"
Hearing the four of them chatter incessantly from the moment they appeared, Jiang Liu picked at his ear and said to Ao Luan, "Have they lost their minds?"
Ao Luan curled her lips. If she hadn't witnessed Jiang Liu's methods, she would have turned around and left immediately upon encountering these people. The power of the aristocratic families was in no way weaker than that of the six holy lands, and moreover, the heads of the most prestigious aristocratic families in the world had arrived—four of them in total.
The Fan family, the Ji family, the Wang family, and the Sun family.
The people who arrived were the heads of these four major families.
The Fan family resides in "Fanzhou," located on the edge of Tianzhou, far from the reach of the emperor. They are a powerful and influential family, the most prominent among all families in the world. They are descendants of the ancient philosopher "Fanzi," and have mastered Fanzi's martial arts and magical artifacts. Their family power may not be as great as that of the Supreme Dao, the number one martial arts master in the world, Meng Shenji.
However, it surpasses even the Xuantian Pavilion, not to mention the Tianlong Path.
The remaining three families are also descendants of the philosophers, possessing supreme supernatural powers and divine artifacts left behind by the philosophers.
The power unleashed by these four great families was enough to change dynasties, and even many dynasties throughout history could only appease them.
Even the current emperor, Yang Pan, was no exception.
Their long-standing arrogance naturally fostered a disdainful attitude. In this vast world, before the dawn of a new era, their strength naturally justified such arrogance, but now…
In front of Jiang Liu, all you can do is try to show off and end up being attacked instead!
These four figures, with their haughty demeanor and attire reminiscent of the philosophers of the Middle Ages, each possessed an elegant and unrestrained air, as profound as the sea and as clear as the void. Their appearance could be described as that of the world's top-tier figures.
Upon hearing Jiang Liu say that they had lost their minds, they all looked furious.
One of them sneered and said, "Little brat, you're so rude. I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your master. You'll only suffer a little in my hands, but if you go out, you might lose your life."
As he spoke, he stretched out his palm and lunged at Jiang Liu.
Chapter 230 The Ultimate Learning of the Philosophers
This grappling move seemed to align with military strategy, blocking all of Jiang Liu's escape routes and striking at his vitals.
Jiang Liu didn't intend to escape, nor did he move. To the four family heads, this state appeared as if he were terrified. If they had arrived a moment earlier and witnessed Jiang Liu's battle with the patriarch of the strategists, they wouldn't have had such thoughts.
"Smack!"
Jiang Liu struck first despite being the one who was grabbing him, and immediately struck the hand that was grabbing him. There was not only a sound of impact, but also the sound of bones breaking, but it was covered by the sound of the slap.
"Judging from your moves, you must be a descendant of Sun Tzu! It seems you haven't mastered Sun Tzu's art of fighting with ten thousand soldiers!" Jiang Liu moved his hands, his knuckles cracking loudly.
"What?"
"Brother Sun, what's wrong?"
The remaining three were all astonished. Apart from the Fan family head, the three of them were roughly equal in strength to the Sun family head, all possessing the power of a fourth-level lightning tribulation. Yet now, he had his bones broken with a single slap.
The head of the Sun family held his hands, his face turning pale and then flushed, whether from pain or anger was unclear.
"You little brat, don't think you can talk big just because you've learned a bit of martial arts. You've angered me... Ao Luan, I was giving you face before. Since you won't listen to reason, it seems the Heavenly Dragon Path wants to completely sever its lineage!"
As he spoke, a halberd appeared in his left hand, and he thrust it towards Jiang Liu, unleashing a thousand halberd shadows, demonstrating his considerable martial arts prowess.
Just as Jiang Liu was about to make a move, Ao Luan took a step to the side, holding a blood-red sword in her hand, its hilt carved with roses. With a sudden tremor, thousands of points of blood-red light burst forth, and the blood-red sword light and the shadow of the halberd clashed and killed each other.
This sword was none other than the "Bloodstained Rose Sword," and Ao Luan wore a suit of armor that was entirely blood-red, resembling coral. The armor was adorned with vibrant rose-shaped petals. This was the "Rose Bloodscale Armor," and this sword and armor were of comparable quality to the spear and armor of the War God "Sorrow."
"Nine Pure Divine Light!"
In the blink of an eye, Ao Luan's sword tip flashed, and her body moved like a fish, displaying extremely skillful movement techniques and martial arts even more profound than those of the Sun family patriarch.
In an instant, the head of the Sun family was in a precarious situation.
"Lord of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, since you are determined to oppose our aristocratic families, don't blame me for being ruthless. Six Paths Brahma Great Capture!"
This person was the head of the Fan family, the largest family in the world, and a descendant of the ancient Fanzi. Without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed at Ao Luan. An oval-shaped light flashed on his body, forming six rays of light that twisted into a rope, directly capturing him.
In their eyes, Jiang Liu's aura was not powerful, and they regarded him as a junior of the Heavenly Dragon Path.
"Hmph! Do you think I'm invisible? What are you! Get...out!"
As soon as the word "Get out" was uttered, Jiang Liurenxian's blood essence gushed out of his mouth, and instantly, the rope formed by the six rays of light collapsed and dissipated.
"Human Immortal?!"
"Oh no, retreat quickly!"
As everyone knows, immortals cannot fly. These four people immediately fled into the air, watching Jiang Liu from afar, and did not leave, clearly unwilling to give up.
"He's actually a Human Immortal! What a close call! At such close range, if he had attacked, we would have been completely helpless. But now, we're not afraid. Even if he could fly, at this distance, we can still kill him. That's what happened when we wiped out the Great Zen Temple and killed Monk Yinyue!"
"He wouldn't dare to make a move, lest he offend our four great families."
Even if he were a celestial being, so what!
"If our aristocratic families obtained those treasures, it would be enough to dominate the world..."
Hearing their whispers, Jiang Liu chuckled and said, "Ao Luan, it seems their brains aren't just full of water, they're full of shit!"
"A frog in a well can only judge others based on its own little world!" Ao Luan said, shaking the blood sword in her hand.
"They are frogs in a well, but their ancestors, the philosophers, possessed at least the power of creators, spreading their teachings throughout the millennia. Those treasures, supernatural powers, and the philosophers' manuscripts—falling into the hands of this group is a utter waste. To borrow their words, 'The treasures of the world belong to the virtuous!' We will naturally take them to examine them in the future; it is fitting that they are buried far from home today..."
As he spoke, Jiang Liu walked step by step into the sky, as if there were an invisible staircase beneath his feet.
As Jiang Liu approached, the head of the Sun family's face turned ashen. His complexion was ashen! He couldn't help but feel that he had offended someone extraordinary today.
After a brief moment of distraction, he regained his composure, gritted his teeth, and tens of thousands of divine thoughts flew out from his body.
"Ten thousand soldiers clash and kill!"
A powerful surge of magical energy emanated from the thought, exploding and burning almost instantly! The immense energy generated by the explosion of the divine soul's thoughts, delivered with a special fist intent, displayed extremely strong destructive power, almost reaching the level of a sixth-level lightning tribulation shattering the void!
It is close to reaching that point, but not yet reached it; therefore, it has not yet reached the state of shattering the void.
This is precisely Sun Tzu's ultimate skill, the "Fist of Ten Thousand Soldiers".
"A mere trick! Shock me!"
With a single punch and a tremor, the ultimate techniques of the ancient philosophers were shattered into nothingness!
The head of the Sun family was a master who had undergone four tribulations of lightning. He was a legend in the cultivation world! But he was no match for Jiang Liu.
The four family heads are as follows: the head of the Fan family is a fifth-level tribulation expert, with strength equivalent to the peak of the sixth-level tribulation; the heads of the Sun, Wu, and Wang families are all at the fourth level of tribulation.
Such magical power would have been enough to dominate the world a year ago. But now, with the advent of a golden age, many of the younger generation seem to have taken hormones and taken a rocket, passing through several tribulations in a flash.
They are a thing of the past! But they haven't recognized their own worth and still think they are superior.
After a punch, came a chop to the neck, and the "Severing Word Technique" was unleashed.
Then, the head of the Sun family was seen flying into the sky.
Blood shed in a foreign land!
Jiang Liu curled his lip, thinking to himself: So easily defeated? I was planning to capture you and force you to reveal your grandson's secret techniques!
Upon seeing the Sun family patriarch die instantly, the other three were immediately shocked! Their experience was naturally remarkable; this was the power to shatter the void, incredibly strong, and they all had the intention to retreat.
"The wind has swept away! The phoenix rises from the ashes!"
This is the "Phoenix Reborn in Fire" escape technique of the prince among the ancient philosophers! Suddenly, countless thoughts flew out from his body, then exploded and burned, forming a fire phoenix that was seventy or eighty feet long and its whole body was covered in flames!
He was riding on a fire phoenix. With a flap of the phoenix's wings, the world was filled with wind and fire, and he disappeared without a trace!
This escape technique was both incredibly elegant and incredibly fast!
A phoenix spreads its wings and travels 30,000 miles in an instant!
It pushed speed to its limits.
Chapter 231 Devastating Victory
"A galaxy hangs in the sky, a dragon roars in the heavens!"
Jiang Liu roared, and his continuous sword intent swept across the sky, with five thunder dragons soaring within it. In an instant, he cut off the escape route of the remaining three family heads and then enveloped them.
The fire phoenix let out a cry, a clear cry that rang out before the Star River Sword Intent, and conjured countless flame runes.
"The Phoenix's Jade, Xiling Luoyang! Phoenix True Qi, Wind and Fire Reversed... The Phoenix's Swan Song!"
In an instant, the head of the Wang family, standing on the back of the fire phoenix, seemed to burst into flames, which shot out and crashed into the Sword River.
Like a clay ox sinking into water, the mighty flames were instantly extinguished.
"Brother Wang, I'm here to help you, split into shadows!" This was the head of the Wu family. His body split into two, then into four... Then, his figure spread throughout the sky, all of them were illusory phantoms, and no one knew where his true body was hidden.
"Open up the six realms of Brahma, the cycle of karma and animal rebirth, the heavenly beings and evil spirits... open up for me!"
Facing the sword river stretching across the sky, the oval halo around the head of the Fan family suddenly expanded, transforming into six enormous light tunnels, which then blasted forward with a powerful punch!
This is the unparalleled divine power of the Brahma school, the "Six Paths Brahma Fist," passed down by the ancient philosophers known as "Brahma." Its power and mystery surpass even the "Great Annihilation Fist" of the Great Zhou Dynasty's founding emperor.
The Brahma school's unparalleled classic, the "Six Paths of Brahma," a manuscript by Brahma himself, is a classic text of ancient sages! Although many in the cultivation world are unaware of it, it is actually on par with these classic texts.
Of the three, the head of the Fan family is the strongest.
Boom!
The three family heads joined forces, and the entire sky was filled with the shadows of fists!
The divine powers of the ancient philosophers have reappeared in the world! A tremendous roar of wind and fire resounded through the heavens. Within the roar of wind and fire, the long cries of phoenixes echoed through the nine heavens. After these cries, drops of blood rained down from the void, falling into the wind and fire, making the wind and fire even more intense, almost capable of refining all matter in the world!
Phoenix's Swan Song!
Blood rain from the sky!
This is the supreme and unparalleled skill of the princes among the philosophers of the Middle Ages, the Phoenix's Lament!
Endless flames soared into the sky, threatening to evaporate the Sword River!
Then came Wu Zi's "Shadow Transformation" supernatural power, where his body transformed into thousands of shadows, countless fists striking towards Jianhe. The true body of the Wu family patriarch merged into the thousands of shadows, becoming an inconspicuous black shadow, indistinguishable from the real one.
Finally, there is the Brahma's "Six Paths of Brahma," which manifests reincarnation and has power equivalent to the peak of shattering the void. Even the creator would perish in the cycle of reincarnation!
Among the descendants of the philosophers of the Middle Ages, the Brahma family is the most prominent. Legend has it that the Brahma family possesses six Brahma-level supernatural powers, capable of condensing six avatars, each possessing immense power. The Brahma family also has its own small world, called the Brahma Realm. Furthermore, the Brahma family possesses the "Brahma Wheel," a divine artifact crafted with all their might by the Brahma family, comparable to the "Dark Star." Among the philosophers of the Middle Ages, the Brahma family is the most mysterious sage, and naturally, the family they inherited is extremely powerful.