"Hu~ Better keep my distance."
Seeing that his sister was unharmed after being stabbed and had even started to transform, smashing one of the youngest brother's shrimp soldiers with a single punch, Li Kuangren breathed a sigh of relief and moved further away.
He had grown accustomed to this over the years. His younger sister would always go berserk after being hit, becoming a danger to everyone, even family.
"Roar!"
Lost in thought, he suddenly found himself under attack by a hundred beasts. Li Kuangren swiftly dodged, his gaze meeting Feng Mi's loving eyes in the sky. A faint smile touched his lips.
His childhood dream was to become a swordsman like his Eldest Great-uncle, wandering the world with his sword.
Actually, that was quite naive.
"Clang!"
The sound of a sword cry echoed around him, and he slowly turned to face the Beast Tamers who had just attacked him.
At that moment, in the distance, over a dozen powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators, along with the Beast Tamer's demonic beasts, practically filled the entire sword formation!
This sword formation, with swords embodying the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars, each of the thirty-six swords acting as one while positioned in their respective directions, their sharp edges fully revealed!
"Be careful, he's a Sword Cultivator and a Formation Master!"
"This sword formation is not simple. Destroy that throne; it's the formation's foundation."
"The Jun Prince's Mansion once produced a Sword Formation Master!"
Li Kuangren ignored the alarmed cries of the cultivators trapped within the formation. He calmly walked towards the throne and sat down upon it.
That day, when he stood beneath the Primordial Blood Tree, the Primordial Blood Tree had said that he would ascend a lofty throne. It was truly accurate.
[Your descendant, Li Kuangren, after leaving the Jun Prince's Mansion, received gifts from Feng Qingyang: the Profound-grade formation "Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars King Formation" and the top-grade Spirit Weapon "Heavenly Stars Sword"!]
[Feng Qingyang left a message: "The son-in-law of the Feng family should be a noble gentleman who commands respect throughout the land!"]
[Your descendant, Li Kuangren, sought out and studied formations at the Skyveil Sect, requesting instruction in formation techniques from Daoist Jiuyou, and diligently practiced the gifts bestowed by Feng Qingyang.]
[Acquired Profession - Sword Formation Master!]
[Your descendant, Li Kuangren, guided by the old masters residing within Skyveil, has become an Eighth-Grade Sword Formation Master!]
Seated upon the throne of the Eighth-Grade Sword Formation, Li Kuangren calmly watched the thirty-six Heavenly Stars Swords, like loyal guardians, attacking those who dared challenge him.
He felt a sense of surrealness.
He had been striving every single day. His talent wasn't exceptional, so he had to work twice as hard as his younger siblings!
He hadn't disappointed his elders. He was sitting on the lofty throne, about to become the son-in-law of the Feng family.
The pain and hardship of all these years were finally released on this day. These so-called geniuses, before him and his siblings, were nothing!
Within the sword formation, not a single genius could match him!
He vaguely sensed that both the Jun Prince's Mansion and his own family had grand plans, and he had become a pawn in their game.
But it didn't matter.
He let out a cold laugh, his voice echoing throughout the entire Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion, causing all those geniuses who had already retreated outside to lower their heads.
"From this day forward," he declared, "I will not allow anyone to mention the word 'genius' before my Li family, nor harbor any ill intentions. No matter if you reach the Golden Core or even Nascent Soul stage in the future, remember us, remember this day. If you cross the line, we, the 'Kuang' generation, will be at your doorstep!"
...
Within the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion, those geniuses were actually fleeing frantically under the assault of the Li family's "Kuang" generation!
Li Kuanghua, raging like a giant, Li Kuangtu, commanding the water dragon and his army of spirit beasts, and Li Kuangren, protected by his sword formation on his throne—they were monsters.
They possessed the immense true energy cultivated from Earth-grade techniques, wielded Profound-grade techniques and martial arts, and used only Spirit Weapons. Even their combat prowess had been honed through countless life-or-death battles.
In them, the experts hidden in the shadows saw the shadows of the past Li family members.
"Each generation surpasses the last!"
"That genius from your family is about to be killed! Go and save him!"
"Are you crazy?"
The hidden experts were discussing amongst themselves. Many of them were at the Fake Core Formation stage... yet none dared to intervene.
Finally, everyone within the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion changed expression as a powerful aura of spiritual power suddenly surged!
In the distance, high in the sky, an old woman with a crazed expression glared at the woman held captive by Li Kuanghua. She roared furiously, "Don't you dare harm my disciple!"
It was... an early-stage Golden Core cultivator!
Behind her, a Dharma Body manifested, adorned with heavenly pearls. It multiplied into nine forms, swirling in the sky above the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion, dispersing the wind and snow, and exerting its oppressive aura upon the three Li children.
They abruptly looked up... their expressions filled with shock.
They weren't shocked by the early-stage Nascent Soul expert, but because of...
"Amitabha," a voice boomed. "To bully the weak with your strength, Benefactor, you are truly shameless."
"Brother, why waste words with her? A Golden Core cultivator? This nun wants to see how she compares to a Golden Core cultivator!"
A strange scene unfolded on the black and gold lotus platforms.
Li Kuangshi, clearly a demon cultivator in black robes, was surprisingly gentle and refined, while Li Kuangcai, the nun, was incredibly violent.
But with the appearance of the Golden Core cultivator, the two, who had not been using their full strength in the battle, suddenly unleashed their demonic energy!
The lotus platforms beneath them became even more terrifying.
Tentacles unexpectedly wriggled out from the lotus petals of the platforms. As the siblings' eyes glowed with black light, the tentacles surged from behind them towards the nine blood pearls of the Golden Core cultivator, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, forming a dark curtain around them!
They... were always the most powerful geniuses of the Li family!
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