Chapter 1587: Confident and Arrogant Tantai Lan

Boom!

As the waves of the terrifying energy tempest inundated the area, one could see that the scale of the effects were even greater than the area affected by the Stygian Rain. Black holes and spatial rifts were forcibly torn open across tens of thousands of miles as the shockwaves were dispersed through the void. All of the land beneath it had been torn into ruined fragments.

Rivers were diverted and mountains were reformed.

The Transcendent Heavenly Throne above Tantai Lan flickered with mysterious light and the source origin runes on it emitted a curtain of light that mitigated the shockwaves from the clash.

Even so, the source origin light barrier was shaken so badly that it began to ripple.

Her expression turned icy as silver light appeared on her slender fingers while she casually swiped at the void.

That casual motion caused a spatial rift to erupt above the Spirit Eye Underworld King and Qin Jiujie, and a terrifying deluge of energy poured down onto the duo. This wave of energy was the redirected aftershocks of the Transcendent Art clash.

Tantai Lan had wielded her space resonance and demonstrated her unparalleled mastery of space itself to turn this force back onto her enemies. The other two Kings' expressions fell when they realized the miraculous deed Tantai Lan had done. Their Crowns were immediately roused and boundless amounts of source origin energy rushed out to meet her attack.

Bang!

Yet another terrifying clash occurred, causing the worldly natural energy in the entire area to shake.

Reeeeee!

However, at the very instant that they turned their attention to deal with the energy wave, the ear-rending cry of a Great Peng rang out from the location of the confrontation. A dazzling, gold light erupted and the silverish-gold orb transformed into a Golden Winged Peng. It spread its wings, resembling a sky filled with clouds, and its beak opened up as though it would devour the heavens and the earth. The world turned dark momentarily once the Golden Winged Peng closed its mouth, and for an instant, peace was restored to the world. The Spirit Eye Underworld King and Qin Jiujie's devastating Transcendent Arts had both been swallowed by the Golden Winged Peng with a single gulp.

The Golden Winged Peng's body began to shake violently and cracks began to appear all over it. However, just as the creature was about to burst apart, it swept its wings, which resembled divine blades, towards the two. Golden light made up the wings, blotting out the entire sky whilst bringing with it a silvery torrent of space source origin energy. This caused the wings to reach unheard-of speeds, almost appearing instantaneously at their target. Even a King was unable to avoid this.

The Spirit Eye Underworld King and Qin Jiujie's eyes reflected the unexpected descent of the blade-like wings. They immediately activated their Crowns, causing yet another vast surge of source origin energy to pour out, a scene reminiscent of two galaxies coming into being as they collided against the wings.

Bang!

At the moment of collision, the Crowns above the two Kings began to shudder violently and the pure energy chains that they were made out of began to break apart. Finally, the two old men were sent flying like cannonballs. Every step they took to prevent themselves from tripping smashed apart the void, leaving behind ominous, miniature black holes. The aftermath was horrifying as a bottomless pit opened up at the site of the clash.

In the end, both Spirit Eye Underworld King and Qin Jiujie were knocked back nine hundred steps and the barren land was dotted with sunken pits. Both of them groaned as blood rushed to their faces, their eyes full of shock.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Even though the two of them had worked together, they had suffered in Tantai Lan's hands. The Spirit Eye Underworld King glanced at the Crown above him. His crowning glory was made up of layers of pure energy orbs linked together in a chain. Alas, at this moment, quite a few of the chains had shattered and there was even a tiny mark on the Crown itself.

This was a mark left behind by Tantai Lan's Golden Peng's wings.

"The power of a Greater Transcendent is incredible!" the Spirit Eye Underworld King muttered to himself as he felt newfound apprehension after facing her. He had originally thought that a Greater Transcendent Duke was at most comparable to a Dual Crowned King, but after this exchange, he had realized he had underestimated her.

She was above ordinary Greater Transcendents in terms of battle power and she possessed the enigmatic space resonance, which gave her a huge advantage in battle.

"She is stronger than the last time we exchanged blows in the World's End River Region!" Qin Jiujie's expression sank. Despite only two short years passing, Tantai Lan had clearly improved yet again.

He cursed in shock in his heart. Was this entire family just filled with demonic talents? Was Tantai Lan on the cusp of becoming a ninth-grade Transcendent Duke? When that happened, wouldn't only a Heavenly Emperor be able to suppress her?

"Mother, you're so strong!" Li Luo was full of joy upon witnessing this scene. Tantai Lan had single-handedly held back two Dual Crowned King experts. It was clear her power was terrifying.

Hearing her son praise her caused her lips to curl up into a smile, but her words remained "humble."

"They are mere Dual Crowned Kings. I'd probably have to be more serious if there was a Triple Crowned King."

Meanwhile, the two Kings had looks of fury upon hearing her nonchalant comments. They were considered peak experts everywhere in the world, yet they were being looked down on by her.

"Tantai Lan, it looks like you and your family are determined to pit yourselves against the Origin Reversion Institute. Are you not afraid that we will turn our blades towards the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li and use you as an example for the rest of the world?" the Spirit Eye Underworld King gloomily said as his killing intent soared into the air.

Despite being faced with this threat, Tantai Lan stuck her hands into her coat pockets yet again and indifferently retorted, "Even if the Origin Reversion Institute destroys the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, I'll bring Little Luo and Qing'e away. When the four of us reach the Heavenly Emperor Stage, we'll come and find the four Heavenly Emperors of the Origin Reversion Institute and use their heads as offerings for the lost lives."

Li Luo's body shook upon hearing these extravagant words. It seemed as though he still had a lot to learn when it came to being arrogant.

A single family with four Heavenly Emperors... just what sort of incredible achievement would that be? Whether or not this could happen was one thing. However, the possibility existed and this formed a deterrent to any average King Stage expert, capable of causing them to lose their composure. With that in mind, both the Spirit Eye Underworld King and Qin Jiujie were completely dazed by Tantai Lan's wild words. A family with four Heavenly Emperors? Even the Origin Reversion Institute only had four Heavenly Emperors despite being around since ancient times!

Qin Jiujie burst out in furious laughter. "Do you think that the Heavenly Emperor Stage can be attained as easily as growing a cabbage?" Even Heavenly Emperor powers who had accumulated resources and opportunities over thousands of years might not be able to produce a new Heavenly Emperor. Meanwhile, Tantai Lan had casually remarked that four would appear. It was simply ridiculous.

"It's up to you to believe me or not. Regardless, that will be the day you die, Qin Jiujie. After all, the Respected Elder's death was caused by your actions, and my son will definitely collect that debt," Tantai Lan continued carelessly.

Qin Jiujie's expression twitched and murderous intent flickered through his eyes. On the other hand, the Spirit Eye Underworld King sighed secretly. The fact that things had reached this state was completely unexpected.

At this moment, all of them sensed mighty auras crossing through the void, directly sealing their path of retreat. Several Crowns swayed as the aura of source origin sealed off the area.

"It looks like you can't escape no matter how hard you try now." Tantai Lan smirked. She had bought enough time for the Kings from the Bloodlines of Heavenly Emperor Li and Qin to rush over.

"Origin Reversion Institute, you're the ones who caused Lineage Chief Jingzhe's death. We will reap this debt today."

A draconic roar sounded out as a gigantic golden dragon that one couldn't see the end of descended from the skies, soon transforming into Li Tianji. His gaze was filled with iciness as he stared at the two figures. Li Qingying had also stepped through space, and her single Crown materialized, causing pure energy to coalesce around her. Her gaze was no different from Li Tianji's, her intent to kill on full display.

The Origin Reversion Institute had not only caused Li Jingzhe's death, but also triggered the entire Other Disaster, causing immense losses to the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li as a whole.

However, before things ended, three people descended from another direction.

They were Qin Zhongyuan, Qin Zhiming, and Qin Qu from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qin. They were all focused on Qin Jiujie, complicated emotions like pain and hatred running through them. "Qin Jiujie, surrender here. We will suppress you under the Ancestral Mountain and await the Ancestor's decision on your fate."

For a moment, energy was erupting violently like a volcano between the heavens and the earth. All of the Kings had arrived.