Chapter 439: Xiao Diao Arrives — The Realm Trembles!
"Who's next?"
Lin Fan put away the soul essence of Ghost Vulture Beast Marshal and casually let his gaze sweep across the Sky Dragon and Golden Ape Beast Marshals. His voice was light, almost playful.
His eyes looked calm, but the two Beast Marshals couldn't suppress the chill that surged in their hearts.
The Sky Dragon Marshal scoffed, trying to maintain composure. "You only caught Ghost Vulture off guard. Now that Golden Ape and I are prepared, killing us won't be so easy."
Lin Fan gave a light chuckle. "Oh? Then let's start with you."
The Sky Dragon Marshal's face changed, and he quickly turned to Golden Ape. "Let's join forces and take him down first. As for the other two, let our subordinates stall them."
"Agreed."
Golden Ape nodded after a moment's hesitation.
Neither of them had full confidence fighting Lin Fan one-on-one. But together, they believed they had the upper hand.
As for Lin Dong and Xiao Yan—there were still four more Death Profound Realm perfection-level Beast Marshals allied with Blood Dragon Hall. Not to mention the loyal elite commanders they had, all at the same level.
Just as they were preparing to act—
"You dare lay a hand on Diao-ye's brothers?! You must be tired of living!"
A cold, arrogant voice erupted across the sky.
Everyone turned their heads instinctively.
A purple-black light stormed across the sky from the distance, sweeping like a torrent.
Within the light, four figures tread through the air, leading them was a slender, strikingly beautiful young man in black robes.
His handsome face twisted slightly under the weight of savage killing intent. But it only made his presence even more terrifying.
Silence fell like a curtain.
Everyone, without exception, stopped talking and watched the scene unfold. The aura emanating from those four was bone-deep terrifying.
No one knew who these unexpected guests were—but everyone felt threatened.
The black-robed youth stopped in mid-air, then slowly raised his head to look toward the stunned Sky Dragon Marshal.
Then, he smiled—a brilliant, gleaming smile filled with rage.
"Mutant pigeon, and you, golden monkey... so it's you two who think ganging up on Diao-ye's brothers is a good idea?"
The sky was drenched in purple-black radiance. The four figures hovered there, and the slim youth at the front smiled wildly, staring directly at the Beast Marshals with gleaming eyes.
"Mutant pigeon..."
Across the Divine Treasure Mountains, many cultivators twitched at the corners of their mouths.
They couldn't believe someone had actually called the Sky Dragon Beast Marshal a mutant pigeon to his face.
Sky Dragon wasn't just a Reincarnation-stage powerhouse—his true form was a Six-Winged Flying Dragon, with a trace of dragon blood in his veins. He had always taken pride in that.
Even if it didn't compare to pure Dragon Tribe lineages, just having a whiff of dragon heritage was enough to earn respect across the Beast Realm.
Yet now, in front of everyone, that pride had been trampled and called… a mutant pigeon.
Everyone could imagine what kind of rage was boiling inside the Sky Dragon Marshal without even seeing his face.
"You—what did you say?!"
As expected, the Sky Dragon Marshal's face contorted with fury. Murderous intent surged like a tsunami.
If not for the intense pressure coming from the four figures, he would've already attacked in a frenzy.
Beside him, the Golden Ape Marshal also looked grim. His hand slowly clenched around his black iron staff. These new arrivals were clearly no ordinary group.
As for being called a golden monkey... Well, compared to mutant pigeon, it wasn't so bad.
"Xiao Diao," Lin Fan said with a smile, looking at the demonically handsome youth. "You got here pretty quickly this time."
"If you were any later, the fight might've been over."
"Mutant pigeon, I'll deal with you later."
Xiao Diao sneered at the Sky Dragon Marshal but then ignored him and looked down toward three familiar figures.
When his gaze landed, even the three Reincarnation-stage powerhouses beside him noticed something odd—his eyes softened.
The ferocious light faded, replaced with a rare gentleness… and even faint excitement.
This startled the three old men who had followed him. They had rarely—very rarely—seen Xiao Diao look at anyone this way.
Without another word, Xiao Diao vanished from the sky and reappeared before Lin Fan and the others like a ghost.
"Third Brother!"
Xiao Yan looked at the familiar face, and a rare spark of emotion appeared on his rough, battle-hardened face.
"Full Perfection of the Death Profound Realm? Looks like you didn't waste your time this past year, dumb tiger," Xiao Diao said with a faint smile. Then, he clicked his tongue and teased, "Didn't expect you to actually catch up."
Xiao Yan scratched his head and grinned, making room for him.
Xiao Diao's gaze lingered on Lin Fan and Lin Dong for a long time before he said softly, "Big Brother. Second Brother."
After all these years… he finally, willingly, called them by those names.
For a brief instant, the entire sky felt like it paused.
Thousands of cultivators froze in place, staring dumbfounded at the scene.
Then came the gasps of disbelief and awe.
From the moment Xiao Diao arrived, his domineering aura had been overwhelming. And yet now, this arrogant Reincarnation-stage Heavenly Demon Marten was bowing his head, calling two humans his elder brothers?
It was beyond comprehension.
Even the Sky Dragon and Golden Ape Marshals froze in shock.
They had never—never—seen a Heavenly Demon Marten show such deference to anyone, let alone humans.
It turned the battlefield upside down.
And worse, the implications were chilling.
Lin Fan was already dangerous enough.
Now he had four more Reincarnation-stage Heavenly Demon Marten experts at his side?
Even the mighty Sky Dragon and Golden Ape Marshals began to feel genuine fear for the first time.
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