After the Engagement Was Broken Off, I Was Pursued by Peerless Holy Maidens - Chapter 73:

Chapter 73: The Reverse-Blood Lineage Is Terrifying—We Were Scared Half to Death!

The moment Wang Xiang and his two companions saw what was happening, they exchanged glances, confusion written across their faces.

Floating in midair—that was a technique belonging to Martial Venerables. It seemed these two had recently broken through.

But what was going on with Xia Naiwen and his wife?

These two weren’t just some random Yellow-grade or Profound-grade Martial Venerables—they were bona fide Earth-grade Martial Emperors!

Had they lost their minds?

“You dare speak to three Earth-grade Martial Emperors like that? Do you have a death wish?!” Wang Xiang glared coldly at Xia Naiwen, stepping forward as a terrifying pressure burst forth from him.

BOOM!

The shockwave made the city wall tremble and hum, but Xia Naiwen and Huang Xiaoqian remained unmoved, their cold smiles deepening.

“Earth-grade Martial Emperor—so what?”

“I know who you are, Wang Xiang. Let me tell you something: just a few days ago, my son wiped out the Heavenly Xia Domain. He’s already on his way to deal with the Earthly Xia and your Human Xia Domain.”

Wang Xiang’s brows furrowed as he glanced back at his companions.

“Boss, you don’t seriously believe that crap, do you? That was the Heavenly Xia Domain. They had five Heaven-grade Martial Emperors. You think that kid alone could take them down?”

Liu Laosan mocked, his voice dripping with disbelief.

“I know,” Wang Xiang replied in a low voice.

Then he cracked his neck and smiled cruelly.

“Xia Naiwen, scare tactics won’t work on me. Just hand over your son’s whereabouts so we can spare you the—”

BOOM!!!

Suddenly, the aura of a 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperor exploded from Xia Naiwen’s body!

The force shattered the bricks and stone around Wang Xiang and his companions, disintegrating them into dust midair.

Liu Laosan, who was standing on the old city wall with one foot, was sent tumbling, landing on his butt in a complete mess.

This aura was several times stronger than what Wang Xiang had released earlier!

Wang Xiang’s mouth dropped open as he stared in stunned silence at Xia Naiwen and his wife.

A… a 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperor?!

Their expressions were priceless—but before they could react, another terrifying aura burst forth.

Huang Xiaoqian’s icy gaze locked onto them, releasing an aura equal in power to Xia Naiwen’s.

Despair. Helplessness. Fear.

After being bombarded by two 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperor auras, these three emotions instantly consumed Wang Xiang’s trio.

“It’s a trap! Run! Reverse-Blood Lineage is a damn setup!” Wang Xiang roared.

He bit his finger and, without hesitation, activated a secret technique to temporarily raise his realm to 1st stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperor, then bolted!

Liu Laosan and Zhang Qiang were equally skilled in escape.

One of them slapped over a dozen top-tier speed talismans on his legs, while the other blew himself into a cloud of blood mist and shot out of the city like mad.

“Oh? Now you want to run?”

Xia Naiwen took a single step forward, drawing his sword and pretending to chase them.

The three were terrified. Seeing this, they overdrew their dantians to push their speed even further.

In just three breaths, they had already created thousands of meters of distance from Xingyu City—faster than some 3rd stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperors!

“Hmph. A bunch of ants. I’ll let you go this time. But if you dare return, I’ll make sure none of you leave alive!” A cold, disdainful voice echoed behind them.

The three didn’t dare turn around, fleeing at full speed.

An hour later, after confirming that no one was pursuing them, Wang Xiang and the others finally regrouped.

“Damn it… DAMN IT! Did you see that?! Both of them were 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperors!” Zhang Qiang said through gritted teeth, still shaking. “The Reverse-Blood Lineage was hiding their strength all this time. Thank heavens they didn’t strike, or we’d be corpses by now!”

“Impossible… Twenty years ago, when they first moved to Xingyu City, they were barely low-stage Martial Kings…” Liu Laosan looked devastated.

To escape earlier, he had used up the dozen or so top-grade movement talismans he had painstakingly collected over the years. He had originally intended to save them for a life-or-death moment—but now they were all gone.

“You should be grateful you’re alive and not whining about talismans,” Wang Xiang snapped. Then something clicked in his mind, and he asked, “What did Xia Naiwen say earlier? That Xia Feng already destroyed the Heavenly Xia Domain?”

“Th-That’s impossible, right? Unless that kid reached 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperor… or brought several others with him…” Zhang Qiang stammered.

“Before this, did you think Xia Naiwen and his wife could be 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperors?” Liu Laosan said darkly.

“Let’s head to the Heavenly Xia Domain and check it ourselves. If what he said is true, then we’re going straight to the Southern Border!” Wang Xiang declared.

“Southern Border? Boss, we’re not going back to the Human Xia Domain?” Zhang Qiang asked, confused.

“Go back? If the Heavenly Xia Domain is gone, what do you think is left of the Human Xia Domain?” Liu Laosan sneered.

“I support Boss. With the three of us, finding another empire to settle in won’t be hard.”

“This Reverse-Blood Lineage… it’s been hiding way too deep. I think Northern State is about to change completely.” Wang Xiang turned to glance back at Xingyu City, a trace of fear rising in his heart.

That place now felt like an endless black vortex—ready to devour anything that dared approach.

…

After making sure the three had fled far away, Xia Naiwen and Huang Xiaoqian finally floated back down from the sky.

As soon as their feet touched the ground, both of them clutched their chests and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Just the released aura from the Earth-grade Martial Emperors had already caused them significant internal injuries.

But Xia Naiwen and Huang Xiaoqian knew—if they had shown even the slightest weakness, they would’ve been captured on the spot and used as leverage against Xia Feng!

Fortunately, Xia Naiwen had reacted quickly and come up with a plan.

Though both he and Huang Xiaoqian had only trained up to the 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperor Realm in the dream world and couldn’t bring that strength into reality, the aura, experience, and techniques of a Martial Emperor they cultivated over thousands of years were still imprinted in their bodies!

So, Xia Naiwen made the bold decision to bluff.

He gambled that the three wouldn’t dare attack two supposed 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Emperors together.

And clearly, he had won that bet.

“Husband… thank goodness you thought of this. Otherwise, we’d have been in serious trouble tonight.”

Huang Xiaoqian sighed. She took out some top-grade fifth-tier pills that Xia Feng had looted from the Heavenly Xia Domain and fed one into Xia Naiwen’s mouth.

Then she swallowed a few herself.

Within a single breath, both of their auras stabilized, and their earlier injuries quickly healed.

Top-grade fifth-tier pills—precious elixirs that could even benefit 9th stage Heaven-grade Martial Venerables.

In the past, when they were injured, they couldn’t even bear to use basic second- or third-tier pills suitable for Martial Kings.

But now? They popped fifth-tier pills like they were candy.