Peerless Dragon Sovereign-Chapter 543: Return

Slap!

A clear sound resonated in everyone's ears, and shock was written all over their faces.

Lu Daochang's slap fell directly on Huo Mingxian's face.

Although it didn't cause much harm, the highly raised cheek was a great humiliation.

No one expected Lu Daochang to show such disrespect to the Huo family, to actually hit Huo Mingxian, this legendary woman in the Imperial Capital, in public.

Huo Mingxian's eyes were bloodshot, the sense of shame in her heart reaching its peak, but she dared not show a trace of it.

Because in front of her was Lu Daochang. Even if she, with her seventh-level Cloud Sea Realm cultivation, created a Nine Heavens, she could never be a match for Lu Daochang.

If she really fought back, it would instead give Lu Daochang an excuse to kill her, and even if the Huo family's supreme elder came forward, they couldn't stop it.

"Supreme Sect Leader, this junior... was wrong just now." Huo Mingxian said through clenched teeth, her heart filled with shame and anger.

Being publicly slapped, Huo Mingxian dared not retaliate and even had to apologize to Lu Daochang proactively.

This is the advantage of having strong power: as long as you are strong enough, you can use force to dispel all injustices, even if the other party resents you, they dare not utter a single word of defiance.

At this moment, Chu Nan was also opened to a new world, once again being overwhelmed by the might of the Nine Heavens powerhouse.

Huo Nianfang was even more changed in her perception, having never seen anyone dare to humiliate the Huo family, or to humiliate Huo Mingxian like this, since she was born.

For a moment, in Huo Nianfang's mind, the seemingly unshakeable Huo family didn't seem so terrifying anymore.

Lu Daochang, however, ignored Huo Mingxian's apology and even asked back, "Huo Mingxian, did Elder Zhenwu make a mistake in killing your Huo family's martial artists?"

Confronted by Lu Daochang's question, Huo Mingxian secretly clenched her fists, veins bulging on her forehead.

All of this couldn't be hidden from Lu Daochang's eyes, yet he didn't care at all.

Finally, Huo Mingxian said with extreme difficulty, "This was all self-inflicted by our Huo family. Chu Nan... did well. He did nothing wrong!"

Only Lu Daochang, who stands at the pinnacle of the Imperial Capital, could force Huo Mingxian to voluntarily admit mistake.

But Lu Daochang wasn't prepared to end it just yet, so he asked again, "Chu Nan, was injuring Huo Jiantang wrong?"

Huo Jiantang heard this, and his teeth almost shattered. It was almost stepping on the face of the Huo family's martial artist in disgrace, simply going too far, yet not a single person dared to say otherwise.

Next, Huo Mingxian replied, "Chu Nan did nothing wrong. He even helped Huo Jiantang to restrain his arrogance. I believe that after this lesson, Huo Jiantang will certainly do better."

There was no way around it; facing Lu Daochang, Huo Mingxian could only choose to act this way.

"Consider yourself wise. Here in the Imperial Capital, whoever dares to lay a hand on Chu Nan, I shall kill them!" Lu Daochang left this extremely overbearing sentence, then flicked his sleeve and departed.

Leaving Chu Nan and Huo Nianfang, Zhi Tianping, and the Huo family confronting each other, yet no one dared to show any killing intent towards Chu Nan.

In the end, under Huo Mingxian's begrudging gaze, Chu Nan and the other two walked off grandiosely, heading toward the Ancestor Sect's direction.

"Aunt, they left, just like that?"

"That scoundrel Chu Nan ruined over ten years of my hard cultivation! This enmity, isn't it irreconcilable? Are we just letting it go like this?"

Only after Chu Nan and the others were far off, did Huo Jiantang finally speak up to Huo Mingxian, his tone full of anger and dissatisfaction.

Although Lu Daochang was a deterrence, the Huo family had rampaged in the Imperial Capital for many years and could not swallow this humiliation.

Huo Mingxian gently stroked her slightly reddened cheek, gradually calming down as she said, "Rest assured, this matter will not end just like that."

"I have already left a lead for Chu Nan to the Cyan Demon Mountain Range. As long as he gets there, he will surely die, and even Lu Daochang won't be able to save him."

Upon hearing this, Huo Jiantang's face immediately filled with jubilance, "Good, excellent, excellent!"

But soon, he couldn't help but feel down, "But it's a pity, nephew is now merely at the ninth stage of the Cloud Sea Realm, re-entering the second level could take a long time, I can't witness the moment of Chu Nan's death."

At his peak, Huo Jiantang could make even sixth-level martial artists temporarily avoid his sharpness. Across the Imperial Capital, not even the Eldest Prince Ji Wudao was his match.

But encountering Chu Nan, in just a short day, he fell from the Huo family's number one prodigy, a top-tier fifth-level heavenly expert, to an ordinary ninth-level Cloud Sea Realm cultivator.

The great disparity was hard for anyone to accept.

Even if Chu Nan truly died, the knot in Huo Jiantang's heart wouldn't disappear.

Seeing Huo Jiantang's crestfallen look, Huo Mingxian fully understood his feelings, and her eyes couldn't help but show a look of pity.

Gently stroking Huo Jiantang's cheek, Huo Mingxian gently said, "Don't worry; as long as I'm here, I won't let you become a waste. So what if you fell from the fifth level heavenly to the ninth-level Cloud Sea Realm?"

"Aunt has a way not only to help you quickly restore your cultivation in a short time, but also to give you a chance to personally take revenge on Chu Nan and avenge your grievance!"

Huo Mingxian's expression was extremely confident, having been to the Heavenly Balance Realm, her vision was broadened, and her foundations were deep, naturally possessing many wonderful techniques.

Upon hearing this, Huo Jiantang couldn't hide his joy, immediately brushing off the previous worries, his gaze toward Huo Mingxian full of excited happiness.

All around, the Huo family's martial artists, hearing their conversation, without exception, were filled with envy.

Huo Jiantang's current status and power were inseparably linked to Huo Mingxian.

Even having his cultivation abolished could be restored in a short time, even the elders of the family might not be able to envy that~

...

Imperial Capital Ba Yang City, Imperial Palace.

"Father, that Chu Nan caused havoc all around the Huo family, killed several ninth-level cultivators, even crippling the Huo family's hidden genius, Huo Jiantang."

"This man is truly audacious, having come to the Imperial Capital for less than half a year, he's already caused so much trouble!"

Eldest Prince Ji Wudao, at this moment, was full of indignation, gnashing his teeth as he spoke.

Previously in the martial arts contest, publicly losing to Chu Nan could be described as unbearable, and moreover, losing Gu Nianxue was even more unacceptable to him.

Therefore, after losing the contest duel, he closely monitored all of Chu Nan's actions, hoping to find an opportunity to take revenge!

Before Ji Wudao, seated was a middle-aged man dressed in a golden dragon robe, wearing a tall crown.

His attire was bright, his expression solemn, an aura of authority unwittingly exuded from his body, sitting there as if he could make all things bow at his feet.

No matter who it was, facing him, one would deeply feel their insignificance, their heart filled with anxiety and awe.

This person was none other than the current supreme ruler of the Celestial Crossing Realm.

Ji Wudao's father, the current Emperor Qin, Ji Shen Technique.

Ji Shen Technique sat on the dragon chair, naturally commanding respect without anger.

After listening to Ji Wudao's report, his face did not show a single trace of expression, as if no matter how Chu Nan stirred up trouble, he was indifferent to it.