The Revenge of the Reborn Supreme Sovereign-Chapter 364 - 354: The Price is Death!

"Who’s there!"

Upon hearing the sudden voice, Miao Renlong froze. He looked up to see a youth, appearing to be about the same age as Miao Haohao, walking toward them arrogantly with his hands behind his back and a disdainful smile.

"You said Miao Yingjie is your dog?" A murderous intent, born of pure rage, surged toward Qin Fan. At that moment, Miao Renlong felt an immense humiliation. His son was a disappointment in his eyes, one he now wished to eradicate. But he would never stoop so low as to become someone else’s dog!

If Miao Yingjie is a dog, then what does that make me? An old dog? The dog’s father? Damn it! This is unbearable!

"Master!"

Before Qin Fan could respond, Miao Yingjie approached and gave a deep, respectful bow.

Master? The word alone was enough to make Miao Renlong explode with rage.

"Qin Fan, it’s you!" Unlike Miao Renlong, who was beside himself with fury, Miao Haohao began to tremble in terror upon seeing Qin Fan’s face clearly.

"Surprised? Didn’t expect this, did you? Third Young Master Miao, isn’t it? You should thank the heavens for granting you an extra twenty-odd days of life. Really." Ignoring Miao Renlong, Qin Fan turned and smiled casually at Miao Haohao.

"How did you find this place? How—How is that possible? Miao Yingjie, it was you! You brought him here, didn’t you? Damn it! You heartless, useless trash! How could you do something so treacherous!" Miao Haohao shrieked hysterically, pointing first at Qin Fan, then at Miao Yingjie.

Even though this was the Gu Clan’s heartland and his father, Miao Renlong, was by his side, the deaths of Old Qiao and Amber, coupled with the destruction of both the Essence Blood Gu and the Dead Man Gu, had created a deep-seated fear of Qin Fan in him—a man he had never even faced directly.

"Little bastard! Useless? You’re calling me useless? Who the hell is the useless one! If it weren’t for the trouble you stirred up outside, would Master have come? If you weren’t so useless, how could the Dead Man Gu have perished in your hands! Haha! Go on, curse all you want. It doesn’t matter anymore! You’re a dead man anyway!" Initially provoked by Miao Haohao, Miao Yingjie’s anger slowly gave way to a cold, sinister laugh as he spoke.

Heartless and mad? I don’t care anymore. I just want to overturn everything. I want to become the supreme Clan Leader of the Miao Clan! As for everything else... it doesn’t matter!

"Haohao, who is he!" Seeing his son’s panicked state, Miao Renlong no longer had the mind to dwell on Miao Yingjie’s betrayal.

"The Dead Man Gu perished because of him!" Miao Haohao cried out, trembling.

What? Hearing this, Miao Renlong’s eyes sharpened. A fierce expression bled through his menacing grin.

"Haha! Heaven has a path, but you refused to walk it; Hell has no gate, yet you’ve barged right in! Since you dared to show up at my door, don’t even think about leaving today. I will personally refine you into a Puppet Gu! Haha! And you, Miao Yingjie! Our bond as father and son ends today. After I kill him, you’re next!" Miao Renlong roared, his laughter hysterical.

The next second, a thick Gu Qi erupted violently from his body. Under Qin Fan’s Eyes of Golden Flame, he could see a haunting black aura already swirling around Miao Renlong’s body in layers.

"Clan Leader, don’t!" Just then, a ghostly figure darted in, shouting in alarm.

"Elder Lin?"

"Elder Lin!"

Miao Renlong and Miao Haohao blurted out in unison.

As for Miao Yingjie, an uncontrollable panic bloomed within him upon seeing the newcomer.

Elder Lin! He was an extremely special existence within the Miao Clan. He did not practice Gu arts, nor was he controlled by them. He existed outside the Miao Clan’s rules, yet his supreme Martial Arts Cultivation had shielded them from countless perils. Elder Lin’s contributions were indispensable, as he was the primary reason the Miao Clan hadn’t provoked a backlash from the Martial Arts World in all these years. This was all because their clan’s Guardian had once been a member of the Guardian Institute—and a high-ranking one at that.

"Damn it, I forgot he existed! Master, we—we might be in some trouble now!" Feeling the oppressive force Elder Lin unconsciously exerted, Miao Yingjie stammered, his teeth chattering.

"Scared?" Qin Fan turned his head, looking at Miao Yingjie with playful amusement. He was completely unfazed by Elder Lin’s arrival.

Compared to the Medicine Valley’s Great Elder, who was half a step into the Gang Realm, this newcomer’s aura is much weaker. He’s at the peak of the Transformation Realm, at most. How could a mere peak Transformation Realm master possibly faze me? During the battle on Emei Mountain, I slew Lan Xiaosheng, a Transformation Realm master, while I myself was only at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. Now that my Prison Suppressing Body has advanced and I’ve stepped into the Golden Core Stage, a peak Transformation Realm master is nothing more than an ant to me!

"N-No! With Master here, I’m... I’m not afraid!" Meeting Qin Fan’s sharp gaze, Miao Yingjie paused for a moment before hastily declaring his loyalty. Scared or not, he had already passed the point of no return.

"Elder Lin, what is the meaning of this?" Miao Renlong frowned at the old man, ignoring Miao Yingjie’s trembling.

"Clan Leader! This young man must not be provoked!" Elder Lin glanced back at Qin Fan and advised grimly through gritted teeth.

"What? What did you say? Haha! In this entire world, there is no one I, Miao Renlong, dare not provoke! Even if Hua Xiaotian himself were here, the word ’surrender’ does not exist in my dictionary! Besides, Elder Lin, as the Guardian of our Miao Clan, shouldn’t you be killing this little bastard for me?" Miao Renlong bellowed, displaying none of the calm composure expected of someone his age.

But that was to be expected. For years, whether in the heart of the Miao Clan or in the outside world, Miao Renlong’s life had been one smooth journey. Humiliation? Disgrace? Such concepts had no place in his world. Had anyone who crossed him ever met a good end? Not a single one. Many Martial Artists were deeply wary of the Gu Clan. Faced with such insidious beings, who knew if a single careless touch would result in a Gu being planted on them? No one wanted to invite such a disaster upon themselves unless it was absolutely necessary. This environment had cultivated Miao Renlong’s boundless arrogance, a trait Miao Haohao had inherited perfectly. It was this arrogance that led them to send Old Qiao and Amber to kill Qin Fan, leading to the current confrontation.

"Clan Leader, I’ve investigated. He is the young Grandmaster who killed Lan Xiaosheng, a Transformation Realm master, on the Golden Summit of Emei Mountain two months ago! My advice is to resolve this grudge, not deepen it. Turning hostility into friendship is the wisest and most rational choice," Elder Lin, long accustomed to Miao Renlong’s arrogance, explained with a sigh.

But his words had barely faded when, before Miao Renlong could even respond, Qin Fan laughed.

It was a scornful, mocking laugh.

Then, his voice dripping with wild arrogance, he said, "Resolve the grudge? Turn hostility into friendship? Old man, I think you have your logic backward. Today, this father and son must die. Hmm... maybe not just them. You too. So, while I’m in a good mood, I’ll give you a piece of advice: don’t bring a disaster upon yourself that you don’t have to. The price is death."