Chapter 44: The Elder's Shock

Yang Xingshi's roar did not affect Yang Qi in the slightest. The sound wave's mental attack entered Yang Qi's mind, but after a slight spin, it was neutralized by the power of the Divine Elephant Imprisoning Hell technique. However, he still stopped the flow of true qi, not immediately disabling Yang Shi.

He wanted to hear what Yang Xingshi had to say. After all, he was a member of the Yang family, and Yang Xingshi was the strongest elder, with a seniority far higher than his grandfather. He could not ignore the elder's face.

"Ancestor, please speak your mind," Yang Qi said, his steps not leaving Yang Shi's body, but his tone was calm.

"Let go of Yang Shi first," Yang Xingshi frowned, "He is at least your uncle. You treat him like this? Even if he ambushed you, he is still an elder. If you are not injured, that's fine, but to disable his qi, that's going too far."

"I am not injured because my strength far surpasses his. If my strength was weaker, wouldn't he have killed me? Who would stand up for me then?" Yang Qi was determined not to let Yang Shi go. In the face of Yang Xingshi's questioning, he actually rebutted forcefully.

"Brat, how dare you speak to your great-uncle like this!"

Yang Xu, who looked like a scholar, stepped forward, pointing at Yang Qi with his fan, and shouted angrily, "This is utterly disrespectful. You claim you are not injured? Yang Shi is one of the family's main decision-makers, with a seniority far above you. Even if he killed you, the punishment would be decided by the Elder Council, not you. How dare you disable his qi?"

"That's right," Yang Zhen said slowly, "According to family rules, Yang Shi's mistakes should be judged by the Elder Council. Even if your father, Yang Zhan, had an incident, the Elder Council could still make a judgment. Now, your great-uncle is the highest leader of the Elder Council, with the power to decide everything. He ordered you to release Yang Shi, and you dare to defy him? Do you want to oppose the entire family and become a family traitor?"

"Yang Shi suspected that you were possessed by a demon, so he acted," another elder in the Elder Council said with a sinister tone, "He had a reason, and it was to eliminate evil. Not only is he not guilty, but he has merit."

"Yang Wangxi, what do you mean by saying my son is a demon?" Yang Zhan shouted loudly.

As the family head and a newly ascended Qi Master, his status had risen. Even in front of the Elder Council, he could voice his objections, unlike the previous family head who was submissive.

This elder, who spoke in a strange tone, was called "Yang Wangxi." He was a peak Qi Master at the eighth level, striving to reach the ninth level. In the family, he was an elder of Yang Shi's lineage and had been suppressing Yang Qi.

"What? Yang Zhan, you dare to question the Elder Council's rules?" Yang Wangxi slowly stood up, "Don't think that just because you are a Qi Master, you can do as you please. Your son can defeat a peak eighth-level Qi Master. Is this really his true ability? Is it not the work of a demon? Moreover, he is trying to disable Yang Shi's qi. Shouldn't this be stopped? Should we let him unleash his demonic nature and harm the Yang family's bloodline?"

As he spoke, Yang Wangxi stared at Yang Qi, "Brat, quickly release Yang Shi, kneel down, and let the Elder Council extract the demon from your body, disable your qi, and remove your demonic nature. Otherwise, don't blame us for suppressing you forever."

"Yes, if the demon in him is not removed, it will be a great danger," Yang Xu said.

"Great-uncle, you have already reached the peak of the Qi Master level. If you can extract the demon from this boy's body, you might even break through to the Life Seizing realm," Yang Zhen suddenly suggested, with a wicked idea.

Yang Xingshi's frown eased, seemingly considering this.

To say that there was no demon in Yang Qi's body, no one believed it now.

"Ha ha ha..." Yang Qi suddenly burst into laughter, his eyes sharply focusing on Yang Wangxi, "Yang Wangxi, don't think that just because you are an elder, I won't dare to move against you. You are spouting nonsense. You say I am a demon, I won't argue. Fine, I'll show you the demon's power. Come out!"

Boom!

Yang Qi made his move, his palm grabbing, and his fingers enveloping the air. A powerful true qi spread in the air, forming a large net, which he threw at Yang Wangxi.

He actually attacked an elder of the Elder Council in front of everyone!

"Brat, you dare!"

"You dare to attack an elder?"

"Looking for death!"

Many people were enraged.

Roar!

Yang Xingshi was the first to act, clearly deeply angered by Yang Qi's arrogance. A family junior daring to attack an elder was utterly disrespectful.

This tall and imposing old man roared, and a giant air vortex appeared behind him. From the depths of the vortex, a white giant lion true qi emerged. He slashed with his hand, pressing a palm toward Yang Qi, "Junior, lie down!"

"Not necessarily."

Seeing Yang Xingshi's attack, Yang Qi also slashed with his palm, the true qi vortex transforming into a bolt of lightning, exploding in the air.

The Swift Lightning Break from the Four Seasons Sword Technique.

Bang!

The collision of their true qi caused a deafening explosion in the air. Yang Xingshi's white giant lion was shattered, and the tall and imposing old man retreated over ten steps, each step leaving deep footprints in the valley's ground.

Yang Qi, however, remained unmoved, still standing on Yang Shi, with the surrounding area calm.

The difference in strength was clear.

"Yang Wangxi, capture him," Yang Qi, after pushing back Yang Xingshi with one palm, kept his other hand unchanged, still emitting true qi to bind Elder Yang Wangxi.

Yang Wangxi's eyes turned blood red, continuously counterattacking, but Yang Qi's move was the "Spring Silk Rain" technique, where true qi threads could bind ancient beasts. How could he break them?

He was instantly bound, forming a cocoon, hanging in the air, brought to Yang Qi's face.

"What?"

"Even Great-uncle was pushed back!"

"How is this possible? Great-uncle is not a match for him?"

Originally, many elders were about to attack Yang Qi, but seeing this scene, some were almost scared to death. Indeed, Yang Xingshi, the first expert of the Yang family, the mighty old man known as the Lion King, who had been famous for a hundred years, was pushed back by Yang Qi with just one palm.

What did this mean?

Was Yang Qi a Life Seizing realm expert?

Only in legends could Life Seizing realm experts do such things.

Those who were about to attack Yang Qi all stepped back, stopping their qi, their faces filled with shock, and some even thought of fleeing.

"Don't move!"

Yang Zhan roared, calming everyone down. He said to Yang Xingshi, "Great-uncle, my son has offended you, please forgive him." These few words calmed the chaotic situation.

Yang Xingshi took a while to calm the true qi in his body after the clash with Yang Qi. He felt as if his internal qi was almost reversed, as if he was not fighting a junior but an ancient fierce beast or a giant demon.

In an instant, he felt the breath of death.

This made him tremble with fear, realizing that the young man in front of him, a junior of the Yang family, had the ability to kill him.

"Very good, very good indeed." Suppressing his shock and anger, Yang Xingshi stared at Yang Qi, "Junior, the demon in your body is indeed powerful. Can you let it out for us to see?"

"There is no demon in my body," Yang Qi said calmly, "If there were, it wouldn't come out on its own but be under my control. Moreover, I can tolerate the family's slander, but a demon cannot. It would have killed Yang Shi long ago and wouldn't listen to the family."

"Great-uncle, I guarantee that there is no demon in Qi's body. It is all the result of his hard work and good fortune," Yang Zhan quickly added.

"Impossible! Without a demon, how could he be so ferocious?" Yang Xu shouted, his face full of disbelief, and he screamed, "Great-uncle, we must spread the news of this demon in our family and invite major sects to come and eliminate it!"

"Looking for death!"

Hearing this, Yang Qi was instantly enraged. Yang Xu was actually thinking of inviting outsiders to kill him. He could no longer tolerate it.

Boom!

A powerful qi exploded from his body. His palm moved in countless ways, and Yang Xu, who was retreating, did not even react before being slapped to the ground, writhing in pain.

"And you, Yang Zhen, enough with the cold and hot remarks. Lie down too!"

Yang Qi slapped again, and Yang Zhen, unable to dodge, was also thrown to the ground, screaming, "Demon! You are a demon."

"Fine, you four, let's tie you together." Ignoring their curses, Yang Qi used the Spring Silk Rain technique to bind Yang Shi, Yang Xu, Yang Zhen, and even the first genius, "Yang Honglie," all together.

Five people, from elders to family decision-makers to juniors, were all captured and bound in mid-air, hanging upside down.

At this moment, Yang Honglie, who had fainted, slowly woke up. But seeing this scene, he was so shocked that he spat blood again.

"Yang Honglie, your title as the family's first genius is too watered down," Yang Qi shook his head, "Fine, let you hang there to clear your head. And you, Yang Shi, Yang Xu, Yang Zhen, the three of you must swear in public today to completely submit to my father and be loyal to the family. I will let you go. Otherwise, I will disable your qi today. You have seen my methods."

Crack!

Suddenly, as Yang Qi was speaking, a piece of earth directly shot up, forming sharp spikes, piercing upward toward his crotch.

It was an unknown attack, vicious and poisonous.

"Outrageous!" Yang Qi stomped his foot, and the spikes exploded, a powerful force hitting the ground. Instantly, several hundred steps away, "Yan Taigong" spat out a mouthful of blood.