Chapter 1573: He Is the Sanctum Lord of the Holy Son (Part 2)

“Bring it on!”

Feeling immense pressure, Zhang Xuan’s expression showed no panic. Instead, he smiled faintly and extended a finger to meet it.

At this moment, Zhao Ya’s meridians had been completely reforged. No longer needing to sit on the ground, she stood with a perfectly straight back, gazing at the approaching token. Her internal power immediately surged, and she was about to control space to seize the object when her pupils suddenly constricted, and her body involuntarily stiffened.

“Oh no…”

He whispered, then felt his internal power rapidly ebb away like a tide in the blink of an eye. His vitality and spirit seemed to be instantly drained, and his body swayed, almost causing him to fall. The power from the Master Teacher Hall Master Token, which had entered his body, had, at this critical moment, reached its time limit… and vanished!

“Could what Master Kong was trying to say earlier be that this power only lasts for ten minutes?” His vision blurred, and Zhang Xuan nearly cried.

Earlier, that unreliable Master Kong had disappeared before he could explain the details. This was Zhang Xuan’s first time borrowing the power of the water droplet, and he didn’t know how long it would last. He had thought he could use it freely and at least get through the current situation, but he never expected… it would only be a mere ten minutes!

When the power was present, blocking this token would have been effortless. But now that it had vanished, with his mere cultivation of Saint 8-dan initial stage, he would likely be smashed into a pulp before even touching it!

Boom!

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and the token in the air had already arrived before him, pressing down.

Creak! Creak!

His bones creaked all over, and Zhang Xuan felt as if his head was about to explode, unable to bear the pressure any longer.

“I can only escape…”

Knowing he had no power left to resist, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, preparing to find a way to escape. Then, he felt a beam of light shine forth from his body. Immediately after, the incomparably powerful token in the air began to tremble violently.

Clatter!

It fell to the ground before him, prostrating itself, trembling incessantly like a pug seeing its master.

“This…”

Zhang Xuan was momentarily stunned, then finally felt a wave of relief. The back of his clothes was already drenched in sweat.

He found it strange, while Master Zhan in the air, witnessing this scene, had his pupils contract and his face instantly turned deathly pale. “He didn’t exert any power, yet the acting Hall Master Token submitted and trembled. There’s only one possibility: it’s showing deference to his identity, not daring to attack! The acting Hall Master Token contains the will of a powerful ancestor. For it to be wary, could he be… How is this possible? Wasn’t it Feng Ziyi? How could it be him…”

His body swayed.

The acting Hall Master Token could only directly submit in one scenario: encountering the true Hall Master!

Although he had known the Hall Master had appeared, he had always guessed it was Feng Ziyi. He never dreamed it would be the person before him! He had caused such a huge commotion, almost tearing down the Saint Son Hall… everyone wanted to crush him, yet now he was suddenly revealed to be… the Hall Master! The intense shock made him feel as if he was about to explode.

Since he was the Hall Master, and the Saint Son Hall was his… why cause such a massive disturbance? What was the difference between this and tearing down his own home?

Filled with frustration, he turned to glance at Zhang Wuhen, then immediately felt a lot better. Right, no matter how badly the Saint Son Hall was torn down, it couldn’t compare to the Zhang Clan. This fellow even tore down his own family’s properties, let alone the Saint Son Hall.

“Master Zhang, you are the Hall Master…” Filled with frustration, he couldn’t hold back any longer and transmitted his voice.

“Yes!” Zhang Xuan nodded. After obtaining the Hall Master Token, Master Kui had instructed that he was not allowed to proactively reveal his identity unless he unlocked three seals. However, he hadn’t revealed it; if the other party guessed it, it wouldn’t count as a violation. Just like when Master Yang had guessed it previously, he had directly admitted it.

“As expected…”

Hearing the confirmation, Master Zhan’s body swayed again.

He, a mere acting Hall Master, had ordered the pursuit of the true Hall Master… what audacity! Fortunately, the other party had escaped back then. If he had truly been killed on the spot, wouldn’t he have become a sinner against history?

“Master Zhan, are you surrendering?”

Seeing him throw the token to the ground and make no further moves, Ren Qingyuan looked over, full of doubt. The power of the acting Hall Master Token just now was immense, but it fell down on its own before even reaching Zhang Xuan. To outsiders, it would seem as if he had deliberately held back.

“I surrender!” Master Zhan quickly nodded and replied.

“Just now you were vociferously declaring irreconcilable enmity, but with a single move, you held back, Master Zhan! Aren’t you being too frivolous? Is this the dignity of your Saint Son Hall?” Elder Qu on the side gritted his teeth. The Glacier Palace and the Zhang Clan had successively submitted. He had thought this one would be able to hold out until the end, but unexpectedly, he showed even less backbone.

“Frivolous? This is an internal matter of my Saint Son Hall, no outsider has the right to interfere!” Shaking his head, Master Zhan reached out to retrieve the acting Hall Master Token, then turned and instructed.

“From today onwards, my Saint Son Hall will completely defer to Master Zhang. His commands are the highest commands. Any violation will result in expulsion from the Saint Son Hall and permanent disqualification from re-employment. Serious offenders will be executed on the spot!” His voice echoed all around, filled with resolve.

“This…”

“Master Zhan, even if you can’t harm him, there’s no need to obey his orders, right?”

“Why? I refuse to accept this…”

The many elders who had followed Master Zhan to apprehend Zhang Xuan looked at each other in confusion, somewhat dazed. Even if you can’t defeat the opponent and aren’t his match, there’s no need to make the entire Saint Son Hall obey his commands, right? This doesn’t make sense!

“You want to know the reason?” Master Zhan looked over.

“Yes. If we don’t know the reason, we will absolutely not obey this command!”

“That’s right, even if we are not a match, our Saint Son Hall will not casually submit to others…” The various elders of the Saint Son Hall gritted their teeth, each filled with pride.

“Very well, I’ll tell you the reason…” Seeing that the crowd didn’t understand, Master Zhan shook his head, and his voice rang out clearly: “Because Zhang Xuan is our new Hall Master!”

“New Hall Master?”

“What does that mean?”

Everyone was stunned.

“It means exactly that. He is the new Hall Master recognized by Master Kui. That’s why my acting Hall Master Token actively submitted instead of attacking! When he appears, the position of acting Hall Master is automatically revoked, and I must obey his commands.” Master Zhan explained.

“The Saint Son Hall Master, this…”

All the elders were dumbfounded. Not only them, but the Zhang Clan Head, Ren Qingyuan, and others on the side were also dumbfounded, looking over as if they had seen a monster. The Zhang Clan Head, the teacher of the Glacier Palace Master, now had yet another identity… the Saint Son Hall Master… The three major powers that originally wished to flay him and grind his bones had all unexpectedly become forces he could control… Does it have to be this exaggerated?

“My son, he’s the Saint Son Hall Master again?” Sword Saint Meng and Sword Saint Xing exchanged glances, their eyes wide. Just finding their son was a huge surprise, but they never expected the surprises he brought to come wave after wave, unpredictable!

“This… how is this possible?” Elder Qu’s body swayed, feeling as if he was about to cry.