The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
All participating disciples are witnesses!” “I had no choice but to fight back to preserve my life… and killed him!” “According to sect rules—my actions are ‘not guilty’!” “But you… intend to kill a disciple in front of everyone without distinguishing right from wrong—this is utterly unreasonable!” “Your great-grandson relied on your authority to commit numerous wrongdoings outside the sect!” “As his great-grandfather, you failed to restrain him—this is negligence!” “My killing of him was in acc...
However—
Tan Yun, who stood facing the Daoist of Holy Soul, lifted his chin and spoke in a calm yet faintly arrogant tone:
“You are the exalted Core Disciple of the Holy Soul lineage, while I… am merely an insignificant ant before you.”
“I, Tan Yun, have no intention of offending you. Please allow me to finish speaking.”
“If you still insist on killing me—then I have nothing more to say!”
These words… clearly carried a trace of disdain!
Who would have known—
that Tan Yun possessed memories from countless reincarnations, and had once been a “Primordial Supreme Deity.”
Before him—
the Daoist of Holy Soul was far inferior, both in speech and in strategy!
Then—
Tan Yun spoke firmly:
“Your great-grandson, Linghu Changkong, committed countless evils within the outer sect. This is known to all outer disciples!”
“He tried to kill me again and again. If not for my fortune, I would have died long ago!”
“Even during the trial in the Fallen Deity Valley, he led thousands of people to surround and kill me. All participating disciples are witnesses!”
“I had no choice but to fight back to preserve my life… and killed him!”
“According to sect rules—my actions are ‘not guilty’!”
“But you… intend to kill a disciple in front of everyone without distinguishing right from wrong—this is utterly unreasonable!”
“Your great-grandson relied on your authority to commit numerous wrongdoings outside the sect!”
“As his great-grandfather, you failed to restrain him—this is negligence!”
“My killing of him was in accordance with the rules established by the Ancestor!”
“And you?!”
“Without knowing the truth, you attempted to kill a disciple—this is the true insult to sect rules and grave disrespect to the Ancestor!”
“According to Sect Rule Article 368—any elder or person of high status who commits wrongdoing due to ignorance or negligence must be stripped of their position!”
“And according to Sect Rule Article 18—anyone who insults the Ancestor, regardless of status…”
Tan Yun paused briefly, then raised his voice sharply:
“Punishable by death!”
“You… are the one who deserves to die!”
“Yet you still think of killing a disciple in front of everyone!”
“Tell me—what right do you have to kill me?! Do you truly have that right?!”
“If you kill me—my words will surely reach the Sect Master!”
“I believe the Sect Master is just and will give me justice!”
As Tan Yun’s voice fell—
the gazes of over 1,000,000 disciples in the arena changed simultaneously!
Some were filled with admiration.
Some were so shocked they could hardly believe it.
Meanwhile—
the 6 high-ranking elders seated above all looked at Tan Yun with astonishment.
As for Elder Murong and Elder Bingqing, these 2 supreme figures—
a clear interest appeared in their eyes.
They… were extremely surprised!
Originally—
they had thought that a mere outer disciple would be terrified under the killing pressure of the Core Disciple of the Holy Soul lineage.
But unexpectedly—
Tan Yun used the “sect rules” to protect himself,
and then… turned the “sect rules” into a weapon,
counterattacking until the Daoist of Holy Soul… had no way to respond!
Tan Yun’s words—
were not only a powerful rebuttal,
but also an open “slap to the face” of his opponent!
The Daoist of Holy Soul fell into a dilemma.
Fine beads of sweat covered his forehead,
and even his back beneath the daoist robe… was drenched in cold sweat!
Faced with such pressing words—
he wanted to kill Tan Yun immediately!
But he also knew—
right now… he “could not kill” him!
The best way out was to shake off the blame!
However—
one who could rise to become the Core Disciple of the Holy Soul lineage was no ordinary person.
He turned his back to the 8 elders seated behind him, then stared at Tan Yun and spoke in a low voice:
“You brat… the grudge over my great-grandson, and the humiliation you gave me today…”
“In the future, I will make you repay it 1,000,000 times!”
After speaking—
the Daoist of Holy Soul straightened his robes, clasped his hands, and looked up at the sky with a face full of reverence:
“Ancestor, please quell your anger…”
“Linghu Changkong was my only great-grandson. When I heard he was killed, I was enraged and nearly killed Tan Yun without restraint…”
“I almost committed a grave mistake…”
“Ancestor, I had no intention of disrespect. My loyalty to Emperor Huangfu is as clear as the sun!”
As soon as he finished speaking—
the Daoist of Holy Soul turned to Tan Yun and let out a long sigh of relief:
“Tan Yun, Changkong’s death… is not your fault.”
“Earlier, I blamed you without proper consideration. That was my mistake.”
“As for the accusations you made… they are somewhat exaggerated.”
“I will not pursue the matter, considering your youth and inexperience.”
“This matter… ends here!”
The Daoist of Holy Soul waved his hand dismissively, somewhat unwillingly, and brought all accusations to an end.
As for Tan Yun—
he did not press the matter further.
He knew very well that his words could only force the other party to retreat temporarily and let him go—
it was still far from enough to bring him down!
“You are young, yet able to remain calm in both honor and humiliation. That is truly commendable.”
The Daoist of Holy Soul said with a serious expression.
“As a Core Disciple, I look forward to your performance in the inner sect.”
After speaking—
he turned around, suppressing the grief of losing his great-grandson, and sat back down.
His gaze shifted to Shen Qingqiu below the stage as he said calmly:
“Begin.”
“This junior obeys.”
Shen Qingqiu acknowledged respectfully, then leaped onto the ranking stage.
He swept his gaze across Tan Yun and the 861 disciples at the Nascent Soul Realm, then spoke solemnly:
“Next—the 9 Core Disciples of the inner sect will personally select you!”
“Those with Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth attributes—stand in one row!”
“Those with Wind or Lightning elemental souls—form another row!”
“Those with Ancient Embryonic Souls—form another row!”
“Those with Beast Souls—form another row!”
“Those with Sacred Embryonic Souls—stand in another row!”
“As for those with dual or multiple attributes—step aside for now!”
As soon as he finished speaking—
the disciples quickly moved into position.
Before long… they were neatly arranged into 5 rows.
Among them were:
560 people with the 5 elemental attributes
217 people with Wind or Lightning attributes (or both)
31 people with Ancient Embryonic Souls
26 people with Beast Souls
24 people with Sacred Embryonic Souls
Aside from the 558 people in the 5 rows—
there were still 3 people… who did not stand in any row at all.
At that moment—
Zhong Wu Shiyao and Mu Mengyi walked side by side and stood gracefully to the side.
Only Tan Yun—
remained standing alone in place, exceptionally eye-catching.
Seeing this—
Shen Qingqiu quickly reminded him:
“Tan Yun, what are you doing standing there? Hurry and join a row according to your embryonic soul!”
Tan Yun replied without hesitation:
“Elder, my embryonic soul is rather special… even I do not know what type it belongs to.”
“Hmm, in that case, you may stand there for now.”
Shen Qingqiu did not pay much attention, simply nodding before turning toward the 9 Core Disciples seated above and bowing:
“This junior has finished arranging them.”
“Mm.”
At that moment—
the Daoist of the Five Souls nodded, stroked his beard, and glanced at the Daoist of Talismans, the Daoist of Qiankun, Daoist Murong, and Daoist Bingqing before speaking indifferently:
“Since the Sect Master has decreed that the Talisman, Formation, Artifact Refining, and Alchemy lineages have priority in selecting disciples—”
“please, the 4 of you, go first.”
There was a faint trace of dissatisfaction hidden in the Daoist of the Five Souls’ tone.
Because in his view—
the 560 disciples who should have originally joined his Five Souls lineage
were very likely to be persuaded by the other 4 lineages—
and end up choosing alchemy, formations, talismans, or artifact refining instead!
Within the Huangfu Sacred Sect—
the 9 major lineages had always competed against one another to claim the title of the “true main lineage.”
Therefore—
in the eyes of the 9 Core Disciples,
the best disciples… must enter their own lineage!
As for joining another lineage—
it was all regarded as… “losing one’s way”!
--Translated by likesnovel--