Jiang Xuan’s words left everyone present in a bit of a daze, even the star of the show herself, Nangong Xin Wan, was caught off guard.
Before long, Nangong Xin Wan collected herself and, ready to play along with Jiang Xuan’s dramatic act, slowly spoke while gripping her spear.
“Husband, since these seniors are being so heartless, how about we… just eliminate them?”
“Sure! Whatever you say, my wife!”
Nangong Xin Wan: “？？？？？”
At that moment, Nangong Xin Wan looked at Jiang Xuan with a face full of question marks.
She originally thought Jiang Xuan would say something to make her save face and give her a way out.
She just needed to pretend to let these people go to put the fear into them. After all, she didn’t have the kind of strength Jiang Xuan bragged about. With her just stepping into the Martial Emperor realm, thanks to her immense talent, she could possibly hold off one Martial Ancestor at most.
As for the other Martial Ancestors and Martial Masters? She was totally helpless.
But Jiang Xuan ended up dropping the ball at a critical moment, and now she was completely confused.
Seeing Nangong Xin Wan hesitating to act, Jiang Xuan felt uneasy.
To him, scaring people needed to have an effect, and the best way to do that was to suddenly back off at the crucial moment.
You can’t just rely on one or two lines. If they’re scared, you need to maintain a tough attitude until they show fear; that’s when the intimidation actually works.
In simple terms, once you choose to scare someone, it becomes a psychological game.
The side that shows fear first is the one that loses.
Jiang Xuan thought Nangong Xin Wan had grasped his intent, but now he could see she got it, but not quite enough.
It made Jiang Xuan feel like a king carrying a bronze player into high-end matches—definitely a tough spot.
Fortunately, despite her confusion, Nangong Xin Wan knew there was no room for weakness in a moment like this.
“All right! Since you said so, Husband, then I won’t hold back!”
“Yeah! Go for it, my wife! I’m clearly a handsome guy, and yet they all call me ugly! I’m very angry.
Oh, and that one over there who just vomited—focus extra hard on her; I don’t want to see her standing around in one piece!”
“Got it! Don’t worry! Now that I’ve pulled out this spear, it’s time to get bloodthirsty!”
Nangong Xin Wan continued to tough it out while cursing inwardly:
This idiot! j*rk! Thinking he can be so cocky just because he has an older sister’s favor! The real unbeatable one is his sister, not him!
Hmph! If I get exposed later, we’re both done for!
Seeing Nangong Xin Wan act like she meant business, the Martial Ancestors nearby were somewhat spooked. They turned to the beautiful lady and asked,
“Master, could it be… that little girl is serious? If that’s the case… we’re in big trouble…”
Just then, the beautiful lady chuckled lightly.
“You two are putting on quite a show, but unfortunately for you, I know a bit about the Nangong family.
That mysterious head of the Nangong family hasn’t shown her face in years after being severely injured in that epic battle with the Empress of the Divine Martial Dynasty, but she has a daughter whose talent surpasses hers, and who became the Holy Maiden of a top-tier sect at a young age.
In the Nangong family, the only one with that kind of terrifying power is that little young master.
But she uses a sword!
From what I know, she only recently broke through to the Martial Emperor realm and mastered the Sword Domain.
She even killed a half-step Martial Master monster beast as a recent Emperor!
With such terrifying combat ability, rare among the younger generation of the Divine Martial Dynasty, the only reason she ranks tenth on the true phoenix list is that she hasn’t made many appearances lately.
Now, do you understand? If you want to pretend to be from the Nangong family, you at least need to gather some intelligence first.
If you were holding a sword, I might have bought it, but with that spear? You can’t scare me with that!
Want to make a move? Go ahead, I’d love to see what level of monstrous genius you really are.”
Nangong Xin Wan: “!!”
Hearing these secrets, Nangong Xin Wan was internally screaming:
Seriously?! My sister is that terrifying?
Mom just recently told me a little about the family and brought me back to the Nangong family in the Imperial Dynasty, why didn’t I know any of this?!
Wow, it seems like my sister went easy on me during our battle!
While Nangong Xin Wan’s thoughts were in disarray, Jiang Xuan began to clap.
“Looks like you’re not completely clueless, but you don’t know enough.
Everyone knows that Nangong Young Master is extraordinarily talented, but very few know her little sister is even more of a prodigy.
Nangong Young Master needs to be a Martial Emperor to beat a Martial Master. But this one? She wiped out Martial Masters easily while still a Martial King—plus, she knocked down all of the top nine monsters on the true phoenix list!
And she is the Second Young Lady of the Nangong family, Nangong Xin Wan!”
Nangong Xin Wan: “？？？？？”
After hearing Jiang Xuan’s words, Nangong Xin Wan was utterly bewildered.
She thought Jiang Xuan’s earlier boasting had already reached peak levels, but now it seemed the earlier bragging was just a warm-up—this was the real deal!
Such exaggeration made her almost too embarrassed to continue!
But as the saying goes, “The arrow is on the bow, it has to be released.”
Nangong Xin Wan forced herself to maintain a cool demeanor and responded,
“Husband, why are you saying so much to these soon-to-be-dead people?
Since they lack any foresight, even though I’m usually respectful of my elders, I can’t hold back this time.
You don’t need to advise me—I only need one shot to deal with them.”
As soon as Nangong Xin Wan finished her line, the beautiful lady’s brows furrowed slightly.
“Second Young Lady Nangong? This… could it really be…? No, if she was really that powerful, she wouldn’t be unknown!
In that case, go ahead and let me appreciate your skill.
I want to see if your strength lives up to the rumors.”
Watching the Martial Master take on a tense expression, Nangong Xin Wan was completely flustered.
Oh no! This backfired! I couldn’t scare her off at all!
Meanwhile, Jiang Xuan felt a bit exasperated.
To him, this mostly stemmed from Nangong Xin Wan’s performance being overly theatrical, lacking that nonchalant air of a true strong person.
As expected, the girl was still too immature and all show without real substance.
Originally, Jiang Xuan wanted to save his trump card—his three-second Martial King ultimate experience card—but now he had no choice but to use it!
He couldn’t help it; since they were already making such a scene, and the enemy didn’t seem to question him but planned to take him out first, it could only end in a fight to the d*ath!
Outwardly, Jiang Xuan gently patted Nangong Xin Wan on the shoulder.
“Wife, step behind me and do as I say.”
“Eh? No way! I have to protect you, even if it means d*ath!”
“It’s fine, just wait behind me for three seconds; it’ll be over soon.”
Nangong Xin Wan: “？？？？？”
In her mind space:
“System, how many layers of seal can I break with the Martial King ultimate power?”
“Ding! To the host, you can break fifteen layers of seals.”
“Great! When I use the experience card, help me break those fifteen layers in three seconds.”
After giving the system instructions, to be safe, Jiang Xuan placed one hand on the blade’s handle and the other on his mask.
“Actually, esteemed seniors, you’ve misunderstood; I’m really a handsome young man! If you don’t believe me, let me show you.”
As he spoke, Jiang Xuan took off the mask, right as he activated the Martial King ultimate experience card.
On the other side, upon seeing Jiang Xuan’s true face after removing the mask, even the beautiful lady and the other powerful figures were momentarily spellbound.
But what responded to them was the black blade in Jiang Xuan’s hand, now freed from its fifteen layers of seal.
Before everyone had a chance to react, Jiang Xuan, having unleashed the blade, swiftly sheathed it again.
Three seconds passed in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, an entire oasis turned to dust in the wake of Jiang Xuan’s strike.
Nangong Xin Wan, who had been pulled behind Jiang Xuan, watched in shock as their enemies and the entire oasis were annihilated.
“What just happened?”
“Who am I?”
“Where am I?”
…
Just as Jiang Xuan turned around to greet Nangong Xin Wan, she, snapped out of her daydream, was now sitting helplessly in the desert.
“You… who on earth are you…”
