The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
At its summit was a massive treasure stone monument—the **Crouching Dragon Ranking**, used to determine the strength of disciples in the Grand Battle of the Nine Branches of the inner sect. --- Thus, he issued a command the day before: “If Tan Yun appears in the Nine Branches Grand Battle… kill him without mercy.” --- The Five Souls Daoist shared the same thought. --- Not only them— Murong Hong, the second-ranked elder of the Beast Soul Branch and grandfather of Murong Kun, along with the Saint ...
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The next day, at noon, the blazing sun poured down mercilessly.
The inner sect of the Huangfu Shengzong spanned an enormous **600,000 miles**, with immortal peaks rising across the entire region like an endless sacred domain.
At the center of this vast mountain range—along the eastern mountain vein stretching over **800 miles** near Huangfufang City—stood a colossal structure: the **Coiling Dragon Peak**.
This towering peak pierced through the sea of clouds like a divine spear. At its summit was a massive treasure stone monument—the **Crouching Dragon Ranking**, used to determine the strength of disciples in the Grand Battle of the Nine Branches of the inner sect.
In front of the ranking stood three gigantic platforms, each spanning several hundred zhang, arranged in a grand and imposing formation.
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To the left of the ranking platforms stood a jade tower over **100 zhang** tall.
At its summit were upper and lower seating tiers.
The upper tier remained completely empty.
The lower tier, however, was filled with **hundreds of high-ranking figures** of the inner sect—elders, administrators, and core disciples from each branch.
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On the vast peak in front of the ranking area, more than **500,000 disciples** from the **8 major branches** of the inner sect stood in orderly formations, each group clearly separated by lineage.
Yet up to this moment… no one from the **Alchemy Branch (Dan lineage)** had appeared.
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On the jade tower, the “core disciples of the 8 branches” were already seated in their respective positions.
Among them was Murong Shishi, the chief disciple of the Weapon Refinement Branch.
She had her own reason for not appearing earlier—her closed-door disciple Zhong Wu Shiyao had fallen deeply in love with Tan Yun, which had left her with a severe headache.
At the same time, the Five Souls Daoist of the Five Elements Soul Branch had a deeply furrowed expression.
His beloved disciple, Xue Ziyan, had disappeared from the branch for over **10 days**, staying in the Alchemy Branch and refusing to return.
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Even more, the Beast Soul Daoist, the sect master of the Beast Soul Branch, had an expression dark as ink.
His son, Wu Feixiong, had been crippled by Tan Yun.
His disciple Mu Mengyi had also gone missing alongside Tan Yun.
To him, Tan Yun was nothing less than a lingering nightmare.
He hated him to the point of wanting to grind him into dust.
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As for the death of Bai Xu, the chief disciple of the Beast Soul Branch, it had not yet been discovered. The caretaker of the Life Flame Hall had not checked, so his life flame had already extinguished without anyone noticing.
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At the same time, another matter that enraged the Beast Soul Daoist even further was the report regarding Jiang Shan.
Jiang Shan had been sent to massacre the Tan clan over **20 days ago**, yet his life flame had already gone out **half a month earlier**.
Based on the timeline, he likely died after reaching Wangyue City.
Although suspicion pointed toward Tan Yun, none of them believed a mere **Spirit Condensation level 9** cultivator could kill him.
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But regardless of the truth…
His son crippled.
His disciples missing.
His people mysteriously killed.
The Beast Soul Daoist’s killing intent had reached its peak.
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Thus, he issued a command the day before:
“If Tan Yun appears in the Nine Branches Grand Battle… kill him without mercy.”
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The Five Souls Daoist shared the same thought.
In his eyes, as long as Tan Yun lived, Xue Ziyan would never return. So he also hoped Tan Yun would die to resolve everything.
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Not only them—
Murong Hong, the second-ranked elder of the Beast Soul Branch and grandfather of Murong Kun, along with the Saint Soul Daoist, also harbored deep killing intent toward Tan Yun.
Because in the past—
Tan Yun had killed their descendants,
leaving hatred deeply carved into their hearts.
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In all their minds, there was no longer any hesitation.
The Grand Battle of the Nine Branches this time…
Would undoubtedly become the stage where Tan Yun must die.
They had already issued the order—each branch was to send out its strongest disciples to **kill Tan Yun at all costs**.
Naturally, besides the four main figures, there was also Qiu Yongming, the Law Enforcement Elder of the inner sect.
Qiu Yongming’s eyes burned with hatred as he recalled how his son had been killed by Tan Yun outside Fangcheng City. The fury inside him surged like a storm, making him wish he could tear Tan Yun apart with his own hands.
He had already given a strict command—send the most talented Law Enforcement disciples to **eliminate Tan Yun during the Nine Branches Grand Battle**.
Today… was truly a day where enemies gathered from all sides.
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At this moment, Murong Shishi, Five Souls Daoist, Beast Soul Daoist, Murong Hong, Saint Soul Daoist, and Qiu Yongming all lifted their heads at the same time.
In their vision, several **spirit-powered flying vessels** were approaching, carrying disciples, supervisors, and elders from different branches.
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On the leading vessel stood Shen Subing, graceful and composed.
Behind her were **11 elders** from the Alchemy Branch, all standing in respectful silence.
On the other vessels were dozens more ships filled with sect supervisors, all maintaining strict formation.
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On that same leading vessel stood Tan Yun, Zhong Wushiyao, Mu Mengyi, and Xue Ziyan.
At that moment, Tan Yun’s sharp senses immediately detected it—
multiple strands of **killing intent** were locked onto him from the mountain peak above!
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Tan Yun sneered coldly in his heart.
He admitted that his current strength was still not enough to sweep away all his enemies—but today, he would make them all tremble in fear.
He instantly understood: these people would definitely instruct their disciples to seize every opportunity to kill him during the competition.
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“Come then… all of you. I don’t mind starting a massacre.”
A chilling light flashed in Tan Yun’s eyes as he made a silent decision.
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When the flying vessel landed on the peak, over **60,000 disciples** from the Alchemy Branch stepped down.
And as Tan Yun formed up, all of them **voluntarily stood behind him**, as if he had become the center of everything.
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On the jade tower, Five Souls Daoist stared down at Xue Ziyan, who still had not returned to her group, his expression growing increasingly furious.
“Xue Ziyan! Get back here immediately!”
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“Brother-in-law, I’m going first!”
Xue Ziyan stuck out her tongue at Tan Yun and Mu Mengyi before turning back toward her master on the jade tower, clearly annoyed.
“Master, I was just taking a walk. Why are you so angry?”
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Behind her, Wu Ling, a handsome young disciple, spoke softly.
“Xue Ziyan, I’ve found a fun place. After the competition, I’ll take you there…”
But before he could finish, she turned around with an expression of boredom.
“Brother, could you please stop bothering me? Just leave me alone!”
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Wu Ling clenched his fists tightly, hatred flashing in his eyes.
He was convinced that everything… was because of Tan Yun.
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On the jade tower, the Beast Soul Daoist suddenly stood up, his face dark with rage.
He pointed directly at Mu Mengyi and roared loudly:
“You shameless traitor! Return to the Beast Soul Branch immediately!”