It wasn't even the fishing season yet, yet this old man actually managed to hook a Dao-Transforming Sturgeon?
What sheer dumb luck!
Lu Renkuang froze in disbelief, his teeth clenched, the envy in his eyes burning brighter. When he spotted Song Yutai among the crowd, his fury erupted like a volcano!
Xu Baichuan, however, remained composed, merely lowering his gaze with a faint smile.
"Heh..."
"Patriarch Lu, we've been on good terms for years. Why must you greet me with such hostility?"
The verbal clash between the two sect leaders filled the lakeside with an oppressive tension!
The crowd watched in dead silence, not daring to breathe!
Feeling the weight of familiar gazes upon him and seeing Xu Baichuan's confident retort, Lu Renkuang narrowed his cold eyes, his attention locked onto the Dao-Transforming Sturgeon in Xu Baichuan's hand.
"Xu Baichuan, you and Luo Pengfei rely on nothing but a bit of fishing skill to deceive so many, don't you?"
"I couldn't care less about others, but you poached my disciples from the Mad Blade Heavenly Sect—even our secret blade techniques were stolen! I will not let this go!"
"Hand over Song Yutai and the others today, or my wrath will not be quelled!"
The amusement in Xu Baichuan's eyes deepened.
"Brother Lu, you misunderstand."
"Men seek higher ground, water flows to lower places. If your elders chose to join another sect, that's only natural. How can you blame us for that?"
As his laughter echoed, more and more figures stepped forward to stand behind the two patriarchs—many of them former elders of the Mad Blade Heavenly Sect, their expressions unafraid.
Faced with their cold stares, Lu Renkuang's rage boiled over.
"Fine, fine!"
"You ungrateful traitors, already trying to assert dominance for your new master? If I don't act today, the world will forget the might of the Mad Blade Heavenly Sect!"
"Since you insist on shielding these turncoats, and it's been over a century since we last sparred, let's settle this here and now!"
Even standing alone, Lu Renkuang's confidence never wavered.
This was the pride of the man once ranked second on the island!
A single word from him could shake the very foundations of Sunlight Island!
But today...
The crowd barely reacted.
The two patriarchs exchanged mocking glances, as if his challenge were nothing but a joke.
After consuming Dao-Transforming Sturgeon for several days, their cultivation had soared. They had even grasped other Dao powers, reaching the mid-stage of Heaven Tier Rank 4—their combat prowess far surpassing peers of the same level.
Defeating Lu Renkuang would be child's play.
This arrogant fool, still clinging to his outdated reputation as the island's second strongest, had no idea how far behind he’d fallen.
Truly ignorant of the vastness of heaven and earth.
Noticing Elder Liu observing from afar, Xu Baichuan chuckled and tactfully declined.
"Brother Lu."
"Fighting by the lake is forbidden—this has been the rule for generations. Don't make things difficult for us."
His words were reasonable and respectful to the island master, but to Lu Renkuang, they dripped with sarcasm.
His fury erupted like a storm!
"Hmph!"
"This is merely a spar—who said anything about killing?!"
"If anyone dares spread nonsense, I won’t show mercy! Stop making excuses! Today, we settle old and new grudges—let’s see who’s truly stronger!"
Ignoring the crowd and dismissing the rules, he acted as if no one but the island master deserved his respect.
Lu Renkuang stood with his hands behind his back, challenging them with utter disdain!
Witnessing such overbearing arrogance, the former Sixth Elder, Zhao Fuquan, stepped forward with a fist salute.
"Patriarch."
"Lu Renkuang looks down on everyone and ruins the joy of fishing. Allow me to teach him a lesson—and repay past humiliations!"
Before Luo Pengfei could respond, Lu Renkuang burst into mocking laughter.
"You? Daring to spout such nonsense?"
"Hahaha!"
Seeing his contemptuous sneer, the very image of an overconfident fool destined for defeat, Luo Pengfei simply nodded indifferently.
"Mm."
"Make it quick. Brother Xu and I still have fishing to do."
Zhao Fuquan stepped forward, battle intent blazing.
"Patriarch Lu, have at you!"
Seeing his former subordinate actually sent to fight him, Lu Renkuang’s disdain deepened.
"You have no idea how high the heavens are!"
"Used as a sacrificial lamb and still oblivious—let me show you the difference between heaven and earth!"
"If I don’t defeat you in three moves, I vow never to set foot on Sunlight Island again!"
His voice boomed as he stood with his hands behind his back, exuding an air of invincibility!
Yet something was off...
His once-overwhelming aura, which had once crushed the entire island, now barely elicited a reaction. The crowd showed little fear, as if they hardly felt his pressure.
A strange premonition flickered in his heart—
Then his eyes widened in shock!
Zhao Fuquan, his former subordinate, erupted with terrifying Dao power! Multicolored energy swirled around him, giving him an aura reminiscent of the legendary Nine Dao Venerables!
Impossible!
How could this mediocre underling have comprehended multiple Dao powers?!
Lu Renkuang’s heart clenched. He unleashed his divine sense to assess the situation—
And what he saw made his pupils tremble!
"Heaven Tier Rank 4!"
"How did your cultivation soar to this level?!"
Zhao Fuquan didn’t answer. He simply drew his blade with a cold smirk!
A terrifying fusion of Dao powers intertwined along the blade’s edge, radiating a chilling light. With a single swing, the energy surged forth like a tidal wave!
Faced with the overwhelming slash, Lu Renkuang paled!
He hastily brought his right hand forward, channeling his full power to block!
Palm force clashed with blade light—
BOOM!
In just one exchange, Lu Renkuang was sent flying like a leaf in a storm, his robes torn and hair disheveled! Though he barely managed to stay on his feet, his face was drained of color.
Within moments, he collapsed to one knee, glaring up in shock and fury!
"How did your cultivation reach this level?!"
A single move.
The man once ranked second on the island now knelt in tattered robes, his spirit shattered!
The more arrogant he had been before, the more pitiable he appeared now. The onlookers could only sigh in mixed emotions.
Lu Renkuang himself couldn’t believe it.
Falling from the heavens into the abyss, he kept snarling in denial.
"Impossible!"
"This can’t be real!"
Zhao Fuquan shook his head in exasperation.
"Patriarch Lu, times have changed."
"Do you think we abandoned the Mad Blade Heavenly Sect for no reason?"
"If you hadn’t repeatedly ignored our advice and missed great opportunities, we would never have defected!"
Great opportunities?
Hearing this, Lu Renkuang’s eyes widened.
"What opportunities could you possibly have?!"
"Catching one Dao-Transforming Sturgeon is just luck! That old fox Xu Baichuan would never share such treasures!"
Xu Baichuan remained smiling, casually waving the small fish in his hand.
"Brother Lu, you’re sorely mistaken."
"What I hold is but a drop in the ocean. Everyone’s fortune comes from the grace of ‘That Gentleman.’ To be frank, he’s already caught nearly a hundred Dao-Transforming Sturgeons—all resting in his manor."
Lu Renkuang’s mind blanked, his pupils trembling violently!
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
