I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 896: Chapter 190: Entering the Mansion

There are many instances in the world when one is left with no choice, embodying the idea that the ideals of loyalty and filial piety cannot both be satisfied. It means that when one reaches a certain status, personal concerns become increasingly insignificant. The scale by which one measures decisions undergoes drastic changes. Oftentimes, it is not that people change, but their position changes, necessitating a change in considerations. This is simply what is meant by acting according to circumstances.

In that situation, the raging floods were the only way to confine the Mi Clan in the Fierce Realm of South Ridge. And in the entirety of Longzhou, there weren’t many who could erode three large mountains without anyone noticing.

As part of the Xu Family, who held the deepest knowledge of bloodline research in the entire world, others could only know that three large mountains collapsed at the breach of Lingjiang, while they could understand what sort of divine abilities were needed to accomplish this feat.

There is no such thing as coincidence in the world. All coincidences are the inevitable result of a series of causes and effects. Everything the Longxi Alliance now possessed originated with the sudden collapse of the three mountains at Lingjiang breach and the unexpected revival of the dormant volcano in South Ridge.

Information is dead, but the people reading the information are alive, so the same piece of information has different meanings in the eyes of different people.

And Tang Sen, after hearing the words of Xu Changfeng, merely remained silent. This silence was not born out of fear of his misdemeanors being exposed; even if time could flow in reverse and past events could replay, he would still make the same choice.

As the Sect Head of the Tang family in Xiling, his duty was to arm the Tang Clan and secure a vast territory, and the only distressing part was anticipating his wife’s reaction upon finding out.

Even a person as resolute as Tang Sen, when he returned to Xiling after completing his mission and faced his wife’s probing questions, shrank back.

The Changfeng Sword Saint’s words were as sharp as the sword he wielded, they struck at the most vulnerable point of the relationship between Tang Sen and Xu Shuhui, piercing three inches deep and causing blood to flow steadily from the wound.

“Return to Longzhou, pretend you were never here,” Xu Changfeng stood beside Tang Sen and said lightly, “It is better to preserve fond memories than to face the disappointment of discovering that the person beside you in bed is a butcher.”

As the two men spoke, a White Rainbow sword qi surged into the sky, drawing the attention of onlookers. Tang Sen turned his head, looking at the sword qi and clenched his fists tightly.

Xu Changfeng looked up at the pure white sword qi and mused, “Shuhui’s sword qi is filled with joy and excitement, and this happiness from a reunion after a long separation is only because she does not yet know what you have done. Some things, think carefully before you decide, because once you do them, you can’t turn back.”

“Thank you for the reminder,” Tang Sen said.

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After a moment’s hesitation, the magnificent warrior of the Tang Clan made his decision. He nodded to Xu Changfeng, then, without a second thought, headed straight towards the Xu residence.

Several leaders could only smile wryly and step forward to stop him. He, however, wore an expressionless face as he barged in, ignoring the Spiritual Swords almost piercing his body.

But the leaders, under orders from Xu Feng, dared not let him through, holding their swords at the ready.

Eventually, Tang Sen met three Spiritual Swords with his chest. The guards at Xu residence could only feel an overwhelming power emanating from the tips of the swords, impossible to resist.

The astonished guards looked at one another, and the leading middle-aged swordsman could only suggest, “Son-in-law, the master is in a foul mood right now. Why not find an inn to stay in for the time being and come back to fetch the lady in a few days?”

Tang Sen did not reply, only kept walking in silence. Several swordsmen held their swords with both hands, feet buried in the ground, yet could not stop him in the slightest.

Just as they were about to force open the door, the swordsmen finally lost their patience and warned sternly, “Son-in-law, if you take another step forward, do not blame us for being impolite!”

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The sword cultivators of the Xu Clan were renowned for possessing the number one killing method across all heavens and myriad realms. Even the guard commanders had a deep grasp of the swordsmanship’s profundity. Several people infused their spiritual power into their long swords and aimed at several major acupoints around Tang Sen’s body, intending to stop him in his tracks.

However, the joint strength of two bloodlines and the tempering of the Undying Battle Body had long refined Tang Sen’s corporeal strength to a despairingly powerful extent. If Tang Luo’s cultivation of the Undying Battle Body relied on physical traits and the control of spiritual power, then Tang Sen’s physical cultivation purely depended on his innate talent—which was alarmingly terrifying.

No matter how the swordsmen launched their attacks, Tang Sen’s domineering and iron-like body shattered their spiritual swords and didn’t even shake him. He walked resolutely in the direction of the pure white sword qi.

But that was the rear courtyard of the Xu Family, the area where the Xu Clan’s female members resided—it would not be easily trespassed. Several Fierce Realm warriors, whose long swords had been smashed, drew from the void and together laid out a sword formation that stood in front of Tang Sen, warning him again, “Son-in-law, this place is a critical area of the Xu residence. Do not make a mistake!”

Tang Sen remained silent but didn’t even hesitate as he stepped into the sword formation and walked forward.

“Commander… what should we do?”

One of the Xu Family’s commanders, troubled, asked the middle-aged swordsman, “Should we really activate the sword formation?”

“It is the Sword Saint’s command, we have no choice,” the middle-aged swordsman declared angrily as he watched Tang Sen, who seemed to have a resolute hold on the situation, “Activate the formation!”

The sword cultivators of the Xu Clan have traditionally been recognized for their strong offense and weak defense, and their combined attack is acclaimed as the strongest killing method in the world. As the sword formation activated, even ghosts and gods would shy away.

Tang Sen’s body was robust, but without using the Undying Battle Body he had yet to reach the level where he could ignore the combined attacks of the Fierce Realm, especially those from the Xu Clan. But just because he could not withstand it with his body alone didn’t mean he had no other methods. His mastery of Earth Control erupted, and as the Formation Eye of the Xu Clan’s formation burst from the earth, it created a barricade around Tang Sen like a stone fortress.

The spiritual swords that were meant to explode upon Tang Sen were now blocked by enormous rocks, and the Formation Eye within the stones served as a perfect shield.

The sword formation could move, but Tang Sen’s steps were too fast. If it moved with him, it would jeopardize the chambers of the female members in the rear courtyard. The commanders had no choice but to cease, and just as they were out of options, the pure white sword qi that rose to the skies suddenly dissipated.

This made Tang Sen incredibly anxious. The Fierce Kylin Armor, with a thought, attached itself to him as the Formation Eye rocks, filled with spiritual power, turned into golden stones and clung to Tang Sen’s body, like a set of golden armor.

A streak of golden light instantly broke through the sword formation and arrived in the room where the White Rainbow sword qi had vanished. Tang Sen was certain that this was where his wife had lived, for the aroma was strangely familiar, but as he looked around, he found no trace of Xu Shuhui.

Instead, an old servant with hands clasped behind his back was waiting for him.

“Son-in-law, the master invites you to talk in the central hall. The misses and the young miss from another branch are also there,” the servant said.

Tang Sen silently nodded, scattering the golden stones around him onto the ground, and turned to walk towards the Xu Family’s central hall.

Following the covered corridor through the courtyard, he saw the hall after several hundred steps, where his father-in-law Xu Feng stood with a displeased look, his brother-in-law Xu Changfeng had a cold expression, and his wife Xu Shuhui was holding documents, tears about to fall from her eyes.

Tang Sen, who had never known fear since childhood, suddenly felt as if a giant hand had grasped his heart, almost leaving him breathless.

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