Chapter 351: Unfortunate Men Must Have Detestable Qualities (1/2)
Chapter 351: Unfortunate Men Must Have Detestable Qualities
The completely unbacked An Clan declined rapidly.
All of their guest elders had left after learning that the Spiritual Treasure Sect had discarded the An Clan.
Even some of their own clan members had left and drifted to other cities since they couldn’t see any hope in their clan’s future.
That being the case, the An Clan’s strength had been weakened by a great deal.
Before, the citizens of Black Cloud City had treated the An Clan and An Rong with nothing but respect. They had even given him the title of “Lord of Black Cloud City”.
However, at this moment, excitement for drama filled every onlooker’s eyes, as if what was happening between the An Clan and the Yuan Clan was nothing but a show to them.
Standing in front of the clan gate, An Rong’s expression was especially grim. Staring at Yuan Fengchun, he strongly protested against his unreasonable demand, hoping everyone present would preside over justice for him and the An Clan.
An He, who had escorted Nie Tian to attend the Green Illusion dimension, was standing beside An Rong, trembling from indignation.
The only remaining An Clan members who were strong enough to fight had all armed themselves to the teeth and rushed to their front gate, as if they were ready to fight the people from the Yuan Clan to the death.
In the meantime, Yuan Fengchun’s expression was indifferent and arrogant.
The reason he had made his demand in front of the An Clan’s gate instead of delivering his demand to An Rong privately was that he wanted to humiliate An Rong and the entire An Clan in front of everyone, and let people know who the Lord of Black Cloud City was now.
“My offer is final; You and every member of your clan will have the rest of today to move out of your property.” Yuan Fengchun intentionally raised his voice as he said each and every word clearly, so that everyone present would be able to hear him. “I hope you can appreciate the current situation and take my kind offer. As long as you do that, I’ll leave you and your clan members alone. However, if you don’t, then don’t blame me for not being polite.”
An Rong was at the early Greater Heaven stage, while Yuan Fengchun was at the middle Greater Heaven stage.
Considering the noticeable gap between their strengths, Yuan Fengchun alone would probably be enough to overtake An Rong.
Not to mention that there was still a crowd of Yuan Clan members and Qi warriors who had attached themselves to the Yuan Clan, most of whom were at the middle or late Heaven stage.
Even if they decided to go to war with the An Clan, considering their collective strengths, they would probably be able to drive away or kill every single member of the An Clan.
“Yuan Fengchun! You’ve gone too far!” An Rong gave voice to his rage. “Shi Yi and Little Ying are in the Blood Sect. Even though the Blood Sect hasn’t taken them in as formal disciples, sectmaster Li Jing is very fond of them. If you dare to make a move on us, the Blood Sect will never forgive you!”
Yuan Fengchun shook his head as a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. “The Blood Sect? Everyone knows that Li Jing only agreed to shelter those two girls from your clan because she was giving Nie Tian face. But now, no one knows if Nie Tian is still alive. Even if he is alive, he has become the sinner who took away the two fragmentary star marks that should have belonged to the Heaven Palace Sect, and turned the Realm of Flame Heaven into a living hell!
“You probably know that part of the reason why the Blood Sect has been hesitant to make you their subordinate clan is that many Blood Sect members detest Nie Tian for his rash behavior!
“At present, one fourth of the Realm of Flame Heaven is already submerged in demon Qi. Considering the speed at which the demon Qi is spreading, it won’t be long before the whole Realm of Flame Heaven is doomed.
“Even if Nie Tian is still alive, it will be too late when he finally returns to the Realm of Flame Heaven.
“Open your eyes to reality. We’re on our own now.”
When Nie Tian’s name came up, many onlookers cursed in low voices.
Some of them blamed Nie Tian for being too stubborn and blindly insisting on refining the fragmentary star marks, and eventually inflicting this great calamity on the Realm of Flame Heaven.
Yuan Fengchun’s comments created a major stir among the crowd; everyone assumed an attitude as if they wanted the An Clan to pay for their connection with Nie Tian, the sinner.
The look in Nie Tian’s eyes was very grim as he stood amongst the worked-up crowd.
He almost lost control and charged through the crowd, but upon second thought, he forced himself to hold it. He remained in his original place and let himself be submerged in everyone’s endless blame.
Heart filled with bitterness and sadness, he shook his head. “Human nature.”
He had a feeling that the last remaining sense of connection he had with the Nie Clan and Black Cloud City had been cut off.
An Rong let out a cold harrumph and said, “You’re all fools if you believe this man. I know you blame Nie Tian for what’s happening in the Realm of Flame Heaven. But, as far as I know, if Nie Tian didn’t awaken the Blood Sect’s Bone Giant after returning from the Heaven Gate trial, the Blood Sect would already be gone! If he hadn’t helped lift the siege on the Blood Sect and then rushed to the Hell Sect’s aid with the unoccupied Li Jing and Bone Giant, do you really think those Demons would have retreated so easily?”
“If it weren’t for Nie Tian, the Realm of Flame Heaven wouldn’t even have survived that calamity!
“You think about nothing but yourselves and your own benefits! None of you have the right to blame Nie Tian for anything!
“Why would he hand over his fragmentary star marks to Ning Yang? He obtained two fragmentary star marks, while Ning Yang only obtained one! Why don’t you blame Ning Yang for not giving his fragmentary star mark to Nie Tian, so that Nie Tian could unite all three fragmentary star marks?!