The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 256 - 255: Scared, so scared

Chapter 256: Chapter 255: Scared, so scared

Gongsun Sheng, who was desperately trying to escape with his life, spotted Xie Jiuniang on the mountain summit. If he was to fall here during this endeavor, then it would be good to take this so-called Child of Destiny down with him before he died.

At the very least, it could buy a sliver of hope for his family!

And so, Xie Jiuniang became aware of it.

Gongsun Sheng discarded the Kirin Phantom and the Broken Sword, swiftly charging towards her with a murderous aura that pierced the heavens, utterly unmasked.

Damn it!

Scared now, truly scared.

So, Xie Jiuniang flickered away, vanished from sight!

She had entered the Small Tortoise Shell Space and still controlled the Small Tortoise Shell to burrow into the ground, leaving Gongsun Sheng, who hurried to the mountain summit, chasing after nothing.

Gongsun Sheng had no time to contemplate further; the Kirin Phantom and the Broken Sword continued their relentless pursuit of him.

When it came to the most frustrating death for a Divinity Transformation cultivator in this world, Gongsun Sheng felt it was his own.

No matter what he tried, he couldn’t escape from this space.

He wanted to perish together with the enemy, but the moment they sensed his intentions, they immediately fled.

Originally, the Kirin Phantom was very tough. Somehow, it had learned to be as cunning as that despicable sword, clearly seeking to wear him down bit by bit. The same tactics he wanted to use with the Kirin Phantom were now being used against him.

At this moment, he was filled with deep regret.

"I won’t accept this!"

"Is the Child of Destiny truly unkillable?"

"Is my clan really destined to walk towards its demise?!"

"Heavenly Dao is unjust, I refuse to accept this!"

Gongsun Sheng attacked the Barrier of the Heritage Hall.

The Kirin Phantom clashed with him, and in his despair, he attempted to self-detonate, only for the Broken Sword to pierce through his Dantian.

He died without even being able to send a message back to his family; even his Spiritual Soul was scattered by the Kirin Phantom.

...

At the same time, in the lands of the Gongsun Family.

Inside the ancestral hall of the Gongsun Family, the innermost offering table held the Soul Tokens of the core family members. Suddenly, one of the two Soul Tokens at the very top cracked.

The old man guarding the ancestral hall was startled, "Quick, someone inform Ancestor Wenzhong, something has happened..."

The next instant.

Lord Wenzhong appeared in the ancestral hall, taking the cracked Soul Token in his hand and examining it with his Divine Sense.

The thread of Spiritual Soul stored within Gongsun Sheng’s Soul Token dissipated, with the last image being that of a massive Kirin Phantom.

It was clear – Gongsun Sheng’s death was related to the Kirin Phantom.

Several Nascent Souls appeared behind him then, elders of the Gongsun Family.

"Ancestor, how does it look?" The person who inquired was Gongsun Du, the current Clan Leader of the Gongsun Family.

Lord Wenzhong spoke indifferently, "Inform the other families that all members of the Gongsun Family involved in the Longyuan plan have perished. As a result, our family has been greatly weakened and we need time to recuperate and rejuvenate. Additionally, notify the family’s children who are abroad to return to the family before the end of the month, and you all should also quickly handle the family’s overt businesses..."

"Ancestor!"

"Ancestor, this is..."

The elders of the Gongsun Family exchanged glances, confused.

Lord Wenzhong made a decisive decision, "The Gongsun Family will retreat from the world, not to emerge for a millennium."

To put it nicely, it’s seclusion.

To put it bluntly, it’s avoiding the world and its calamities.

Some time ago, the high-ranking members of the seven great families gathered and foretold that their families would face a major calamity – not an ordinary disaster, but a life-and-death calamity that could lead to their annihilation.

The calamity would befall the Child of Destiny.

This generation’s Child of Destiny bore a deep grudge against them.

This operation in Longyuan was a sort of probing attempt.

Gongsun Sheng stood out to take the lead, not only because he wanted to intercept the Child of Destiny, but also because he harbored a personal desire to explore the inheritance beneath Longyuan Abyss. The reason was that his injuries were difficult to recover from without a significant opportunity.

However, Gongsun Sheng had died.

Gongsun Du stood up, "Ancestor, do we really need to avoid the world?"

"This time, a Divinity Transformation and six Nascent Souls failed to kill the Child of Destiny and instead perished in Longyuan Abyss. At that time, she was only at the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment," Lord Wenzhong shuddered at the thought.

This generation’s Child of Destiny was unlike any he had known before.

The major families took action to investigate, tracing her life with utmost clarity—her first twelve years were unspectacular. Since the opportunity was snatched away by her cousin, she began to change, becoming low-profile yet forbearing, cheeky and shameless, with no detectable pattern to her actions.

The juniors of the families never gained an advantage when they got close to her.

The younger generation of the Gongsun Family had not fared well either.

There also seemed to be her shadow behind the collapse of Tianji Building...

Additionally, in recent years, the family’s disciples were inexplicably attacked whenever they went out, with casualties continuously increasing. Within just over a decade, the family’s power had greatly declined, almost falling to the rank of the least influential families.

Today, they lost another Divinity Transformation...

If they did not plan ahead, the day of the family’s extinction might not be far away.

Regardless of how wary the Gongsun Family was,

Xie Jiuniang emerged from underground and, in a flash, exited the Turtle Shell Space.

Broken Sword’s blade carried a Storage Ring, intentionally swinging and flying towards her, flaunting it as if it wanted to soar to the heavens.

"Dog owner, look at my spoils of war!"

"Congratulations, congratulations,"

Xie Jiuniang exaggeratedly offered her felicitations.

Then she took the Storage Ring.

With the owner dead, the Divine Sense on the ring dissipated. She extracted the Spirit Stones, and after Broken Sword flew by, the Spirit Stones on the floor vanished, leaving the remaining items in the Storage Ring.

Xie Jiuniang glanced at them briefly.

Not many items were useful.

Even less than half of what Daoyin once owned, perhaps Gongsun Sheng had anticipated his demise before coming here, leaving the best items in the family in advance. They truly suffered a great loss this time.

In the Divine Rune Contract Space, other spaces couldn’t be collected.

Such as Storage Bags and Storage Rings, they couldn’t be placed inside.

Xie Jiuniang thus put the Storage Ring belonging to Jian Lingyan on an empty shelf inside the Small Tortoise Shell, "I’ll keep it safe for you. There’s a compartment inside, specifically for you to store your things."

"Yay, yay, dog owner, what about my reward?"

"What reward?"

"Didn’t you say, if I help out, I’d get a reward?"

"Didn’t you get all the Divinity Transformation’s belongings?" Xie Jiuniang gave a look that said don’t be ungrateful, successfully annoying Jian Lingyan.

If Jian Lingyan didn’t realize it had been tricked by its master at this point, it wouldn’t be Jian Lingyan. It was so angry that it wanted to knock on the dog owner’s head, but just as it was about to do so,

It was sent flying by a cudgel from Xie Jiuniang!

"Get lost, don’t be so disrespectful," Xie Jiuniang said as she hit Broken Sword away and then turned her gaze towards the Kirin Phantom in front of Heritage Hall.

The Kirin Phantom looked at Xie Jiuniang with a gaze that was both scrutinizing and unfriendly, "Did you make one of our young ones your slave through a contract?"

"Elder, the process was quite complicated. I didn’t want it at that time. Your junior kept clinging to me, insisting on forming a contract. I kept saying no, but it wouldn’t listen. Back then, I was penniless and couldn’t even fend for myself, let alone afford a Contracted Beast..."

Xie Jiuniang’s face was a picture of helplessness.

There was nobody in the world more innocent than she.

Even the Kirin Phantom seemed to sway, possibly out of frustration, "Shameless wretch."

"Too kind, too kind. Oh right, elder, what were you saying earlier? You said if Broken Sword helped you, you’d give it a big gift?"

Xie Jiuniang shamelessly reminded.

Causing Broken Sword, which had been lurking in midair waiting to launch a sneak attack on its dog owner, to stir.

"Yes, yes, I’ve been so angry with my owner that I forgot," Broken Sword immediately flew in front of the Kirin Phantom.