Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

As his voice fell... BUZZ!

The Fire Roaring Saint Bone within Lu Hanyang’s body suddenly buzzed. A chaotic aura from the Saint Bone erupted from his body, bringing with it a turbulent storm of True Qi.

SPURT...

Lu Hanyang spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body feeling as if it were being consumed by wild flames.

It was as if some voice was screeching with excitement.

”What’s going on?” The powerful experts in the audience stared wide-eyed, completely baffled.

The next moment... WHOOSH!

Lu Chao’s figure flashed, and he landed before Lu Hanyang. His hand became like a claw, clamping down on Lu Hanyang’s neck.

Lu Hanyan snapped back to reality and screamed, ”Brother... Fake Lu Chao, I’ll kill you!”

With that, Lu Hanyan prepared to charge forward.

But Lu Chao merely glanced up and spoke softly, ”Water Chant Saint Bone, respond to me!”

BUZZ...

Another tremor exploded from within Lu Hanyan, and the chaotic surge of True Qi through her body stopped her dead in her tracks.

She, too, sprayed a mouthful of blood.

Lu Hanyan no longer had the strength to rush forward.

Only a few students from the Great Wu Imperial Academy rushed to support her.

Lu Chao paid Lu Hanyan no more mind. Gripping Lu Hanyang tightly by the neck, he said softly, ”What isn’t yours, will never be yours. How laughable, to wear my Heavenly Destiny Saint Bone to fight against me.”

Lu Chao’s voice was not concealed in the slightest, booming in every direction...

In an instant, everyone in the audience snapped back to reality. They finally understood.

On one of the high viewing platforms...

Zeng Quan’s voice trembled as he spoke. ”He really is Lu Chao of the Great Wu Empire. The Heavenly Destiny Saint Bones in Lu Hanyang and Lu Hanyan both belong to him! That’s why they’re responding to him now, answering his summons.”

Yin Ye responded coldly, ”How many times has Lu Chao said it? He is the true Great Wu Lu Chao. Why do you all refuse to believe him?”

Witch Ying, who was beside Yin Ye, looked toward Wu Tong and Wu Ye...

”First Brother, Second Brother, you’ve seen and know so much more than I. What do you think will happen next?”

”The two great geniuses of the Great Wu Empire are both bearing Heavenly Destiny Saint Bones that belong to Lu Chao. Do they even have a chance? Someone has their Destiny Bone dug out and fused into another’s body, only for that very bone to once again encounter its former master... have you ever seen anything like it?”

As he spoke, the expressions on Wu Tong and Wu Ye’s faces turned utterly grim.

They didn’t answer. How could they possibly know?

’Something like this has never happened before! When you dig out someone’s Destiny Bone, who would possibly spare the owner’s life?’

What made it worse was...

Just two days ago, they had driven their third brother, Witch Ying, away, swearing up and down that this Lu Chao couldn’t possibly be the real one.

Meanwhile, Lu Dingtian’s aura was in utter chaos. He was still muttering, ”Impossible. Absolutely impossible.”

The Face-removing Sand hadn’t worked, and he still refused to believe Lu Chao was real. Lu Chao had performed the Violent Celestial Soldier Slash, and he still hadn’t believed. But now, the two Heavenly Destiny Saint Bones in his son and daughter were both responding to Lu Chao, their true master.

Lu Dingtian had to believe it whether he wanted to or not. At this point, he simply couldn’t dare to believe it...

Then, Lu Chao continued, ”Second Brother, bear with it. Big Brother is now going to dig out what belongs to me.”

With that...

Lu Chao reached out, his hand slowly approaching the location of the Fire Roaring Saint Bone in Lu Hanyang’s chest.

Lu Hanyang was now completely certain: this was his adoptive older brother.

The Fire Roaring Saint Bone was trying to burst out of his body, as if screaming at him, ’Let me out! Let me return to my master!’

He looked at Lu Chao in terror and cried, ”Big Brother, no, please don’t!”

Lu Chao chuckled softly. ”Shouldn’t you be calling me ’worthless bone’? Do the words ’Big Brother’ feel awkward on your tongue? We’re under the Blood Stele. You should be just like you were last time...”

His voice was sinister and horrifying. Last time, Lu Hanyang had repeatedly called him ”worthless bone” as he broke Lu Chao’s bones.

”Don’t be afraid. For now, Big Brother won’t... be breaking every bone in your body.”

Lu Chao’s voice continued, like an Evil Ghost descending upon the mortal world...

”Big Brother, please don’t!”

”Father, save me! Hurry up and save me!”

When Lu Hanyang realized begging was useless, he began screaming for Lu Dingtian to rescue him.

Lu Dingtian, of course, snapped to his senses. He roared, ”You little animal! I’ll kill you!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Lu Dingtian launched himself from his viewing platform, hurtling toward the arena.

He couldn’t be bothered with anything else now—not the rules of the Three-Academy Tournament, not some bullshit about a real or fake Lu Chao. All he knew was that his son was about to die, and he could not allow his own son and daughter to be harmed.

All he knew was that he had to kill Lu Chao...

At the same time, Dongfang Ren, who had been prepared for this, sprang into action. Sun Shijin moved as well, and Yin Ye and Witch Ying acted at almost the same instant.

Yin Ye was about to order his troops to attack...

But just then, Lu Chao suddenly raised his head and bellowed, ”Violent Saint Bone, respond to me!”

WAAGH...

The instant his voice fell, Lu Dingtian, who had been radiating killing intent, let out a cry and sprayed a mouthful of blood. His body tumbled out of control in mid-air before crashing to the ground.

However, he immediately stabilized his True Qi. His cultivation realm was far higher than Lu Chao’s, so the impact wasn’t that great.

He could still continue his charge...

But Dongfang Ren had already intercepted him, blocking his path. Ordinarily, Dongfang Ren would be no match for Lu Dingtian, but things were different now. Lu Dingtian’s True Qi was in disarray from the influence of the Violent Saint Bone.

Lu Dingtian tried to press forward, but Dongfang Ren fiercely slammed him back.

At the same time, Yin Ye bellowed, ”Lu Dingtian, as the host of this Three-Academy Tournament, do you intend to break the rules?”

Because Lu Dingtian was being suppressed, Yin Ye didn’t immediately call upon the troops hidden among the onlookers.

Lu Dingtian clenched his jaw tightly...

He looked at Dongfang Ren, then at the others nearby, before turning suddenly to Nan Zhuiming. ”Patriarch Nan, help me save my children! Help me capture Lu Chao! You know we’re in this together.”

Nan Zhuiming understood Lu Dingtian’s meaning, of course, and was about to charge the arena.

They were on the same side. The two of them were the very people who had been chosen by the Cyan Sword Great Empire.

Seeing this, Yin Ye immediately roared, ”All men, draw your bows!”

Instantly...

Marquis Jilong’s soldiers, hidden amongst the spectators, raised their heads. One by one, they drew their bows and aimed their arrows at Nan Zhuiming. At the same time, Flying Bird Demon Beasts materialized in the sky, their riders also drawing their bows and taking aim at Nan Zhuiming.

In that instant, Nan Zhuiming froze, his expression a mixture of shock and uncertainty.

Just then, he saw Nan Ke leading the students of the Nanye Dynasty toward Lu Chao and the others. He immediately bellowed, ”Nan Ke, rescue Lu Hanyang at once! And kill Lu Chao!”

As he spoke, nearly all the onlookers whipped their heads back toward the arena.

They saw Nan Ke had already activated his True Qi and was charging toward Lu Chao.

And Lu Chao?

He still held Lu Hanyang, ignoring the attack from Nan Ke and the others. His hand had already pierced Lu Hanyang’s torso. With two fingers, he brutally clamped down on the Fire Roaring Saint Bone within and began to pull it out, bit by bit.

”AHHH...”

A bloodcurdling scream erupted from Lu Hanyang’s mouth, tearing through the air.