Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1605 - 1606: Even a Tiger Doesn’t Eat Its Cubs

Chapter 1605: Chapter 1606: Even a Tiger Doesn’t Eat Its Cubs

"Have you gone mad? This guy set a trap for you; he was clearly ready to stall for time from the beginning. How could it possibly..."

"If the impossible is made possible, wouldn’t that do?"

Su Chengyu calmly spoke, then looked towards the setup outside the loft and said, "You just said you could tear a small opening, right?"

"Yes! But to let you through, I will be exhausted in a short time, and after getting out, you will be on your own."

Thinking Su Chengyu had changed his mind, the Heaven-Mending Stone hastily added.

However, upon hearing these words, Su Chengyu responded, "What if it’s just to ponder a very small opening?"

"Hmm? How small?"

Although the Heaven-Mending Stone did not yet understand Su Chengyu’s intention, it still asked.

At this moment, Su Chengyu had already taken out his bait for luring the enemy deeper.

Whoosh!

Accompanied by the sound of air being torn, a fist-sized token charged straight towards the formation. The solid defensive setup flashed with divine light the moment the token approached, the minute path forcibly pondered by the Heaven-Mending Stone allowed the token to fly out of the loft successfully.

Luo Zongyuan outside the loft frowned at the object speeding out. He was taken aback that the opponent managed to send something out of the loft, but what surprised him even more was that the forcefully ejected object was devoid of any mana; it seemed merely to have been thrown out with great force.

Watching the swiftly approaching object, Luo Zongyuan violently stretched forth his hand and grabbed the distinctively shaped token, his expression dramatically changing after a glance of doubt.

"Where did you get this thing from?!"

Su Chengyu inside the loft sneered and softly said to the oppressive crowd outside, "Elder Zongyuan, if you’re so curious, why not come in and ask?"

"Hmph! Do you think I’m an idiot? All we need to do is wait for the Elder Council to arrive, and no matter how capable you are, you won’t be able to escape from the palm of our hand!"

Even though Luo Zongyuan was puzzled about where Su Chengyu had obtained the token which few in his own clan possessed, he clearly didn’t lose his sense of measure and rashly step into the loft alone.

"Is that so? But by that time, I cannot guarantee young master Nanping’s life..."

A single sentence made Luo Zongyuan look up sharply, his expression when gazing at the token turning even odder: "Is this Nanping’s token?"

There was no response from within the loft, and this silence made the inside of Luo Zongyuan’s heart even more anxious. In his state of indecision—

"I’ll give you the time it takes an incense stick to burn to confirm the situation. After that, there’ll be no need for discussion."

Su Chengyu’s words became the final straw that completely overwhelmed Luo Zongyuan. He instructed his confidant to search for Nanping’s whereabouts, while he himself continued to stand firm here, making no rash moves.

"Will he come in?"

The Heaven-Mending Stone asked Su Chengyu, puzzled.

Su Chengyu shook his head and had moved from the second floor down to the first, surveying before he spoke softly.

"The formation roots deep underground, connecting to the local Earth Veins here."

"It can’t be broken in a short time," said the Heaven-Mending Stone.

Su Chengyu looked up again towards the outside of the loft: "It seems, it all comes down to fate now."

Seeing this, the Heaven-Mending Stone hovered next to Su Chengyu’s hand, emitting a faint divine light again: "So I said, it would be better if I forcibly tear an opening..."

Bang!

An intense burst of Qi Force descended directly from the second floor of the loft. Su Chengyu swiftly turned with his Dragon Slayer Sword to block the Sword Qi, his figure involuntarily retreated several steps.

The corner of his eye glanced at the bracelet beside him, confirming that the Heaven-Mending Stone’s glow had receded before he spoke.

"Elder Zongyuan seems even more anxious than I expected?"

Su Chengyu gave the other party the time of a burning incense stick, he had contemplated the eventuality of him coming, as well as him not showing up.

However, he had never expected that this man, who could abandon his own daughter, would burst into the loft just after half the allotted time had passed.

"Luo Zongyuan."

With a moustache shaped like the number "eight", Luo Zongyuan and Su Chengyu’s eyes met, sensing the inexplicable hostility coming towards him, Luo Zongyuan spoke softly.

"It seems that you have known my name for quite some time, though we have never met before."

The other’s probing intent was clear, and Su Chengyu easily saw through it, laughing lightly: "Having chosen to infiltrate this place, how could I possibly not know who the master of this land is? On the other hand, Elder Zongyuan seems quite concerned about my identity."

"You guessed right, my early arrival here is largely due to suspicions about your identity. Our clan is weak at the moment, there aren’t many who would focus on us at this juncture, and even fewer who would target me first. Coupled with the means by which you detained Nanping, your identity is rather obvious. Am I right, Su Chengyu?"

Su Chengyu grinned and said, "It seems that my efforts to hide my identity were somewhat ineffective."

"Not exactly, in fact, many within our clan believe that you would not risk involvement."

"Why so?"

"Your current identity and status are not wisely put into conflict with our Luo Clan. A rising Saint Envoy, someone who is very likely to become the Martial Son-in-Law of Xia Country, why risk yourself for a once cherished woman? No matter how you look at it, it’s a trade not worth making. So the consensus in the Elder Council is that, even if you received the news, you might not necessarily come to the Luo Clan."

"Is this how you see yourselves? It’s quite laughable."

With his identity exposed, Su Chengyu no longer bothered to pretend, he glanced around and in a low voice questioned: "Is this the place where Nan Zhi was once detained?"

"Yes."

"Just having obtained Enlightenment, is such a defensive setup necessary?"

The arrangement was obviously not intended for Su Chengyu, indeed, utilizing a formation capable of trapping a Hollow Void Realm Cultivator to confine the then Xu Nanzhi seemed somewhat to be using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

"Just in case. After all, the Lady Saintess is too important to our Luo Clan."

"And what about to you?"

Su Chengyu’s piercing gaze once again fell upon Luo Nanping: "Isn’t she your biological daughter?"

"She’s important of course. Without Nan Zhi, how could I possibly have reached my current position?"

"Is that all?"

"That’s all."

As their eyes met, Su Chengyu saw no sign of familial affection in Luo Zongyuan’s eyes, which sent a chill through his heart.

"Even a tiger does not eat its own offspring; Luo Clan, Luo Zongyuan... you truly open my eyes."

Luo Zongyuan watched Su Chengyu with narrowed eyes: "Don’t say that, we are not heartless people. Right now, haven’t I entered this loft as you wished?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chengyu couldn’t help but scoff, looking askance at Luo Zongyuan: "Are you here for Luo Nanping? Elder Zongyuan, could it be that you haven’t guessed my identity and assumed that there’s no need for the Elder Council to attend to me personally?"

As the words fell, the Dragon Slayer Sword was already swung; with his identity exposed, Su Chengyu had nothing left to hide; he completely enveloped Luo Zongyuan with the Heavenly Qi-breaking Five Thunder Technique combined with the Supreme Hollow Void Sword Technique.

Luo Zongyuan stepped back half a pace, his fists ready first, then his punch was thrown, facing Su Chengyu’s Thunder Technique swordsmanship with a Martial Emperor’s Strike, infused with the power of Heaven and Earth.

As they collided, the tremendous impact traveled through the Dragon Slayer Sword and directly into Su Chengyu’s body, exacerbating the signs of worsening in his not yet healed injuries.