Chapter 2377: Chapter 2375: Forcefully Protecting Her Husband Chapter 2377: Chapter 2375: Forcefully Protecting Her Husband At the instant the Heavenly Soldiers were about to strike Ethan Smith’s body, their force suddenly froze.
It seemed as though they were under some kind of control, for all the Heavenly Soldiers fell from the sky to the ground and reverted to jade sand.
“I recall the Family Head ordered you to leave the Holy Region and never return. It seems you don’t take his words seriously.”
An elder of the Taylor family, Elder Tianlong, stepped forward. He stared at Ethan with undisguised contempt.
This man, a senior figure of the Taylor family’s Heavenly Generation, had been a strong advocate for the alliance between the Taylor and Wilson families, so naturally, he held no favorable opinion of Ethan.
“Elder Tianlong, I’m sorry. Please forgive me, elder.”
Emily Taylor approached the elder and bowed deeply. This was a man whose words bore significant weight within the Taylor family.
Not wanting to provoke him, Emily stood silently and watched him for a moment. A barely perceptible smirk curled at the corner of Elder Tianlong’s lips before he finally broke his silence and said:
“Saintess, you must not perform such grand gestures.”
Elder Tianlong brushed past Emily and walked directly to Ethan.
“The Taylor family has been one of the Great Families since the establishment of the Holy Region. Over the years, no one has ever dared to trespass onto Taylor Family territory. Today, while the Saintess pleads for you, you may escape death but shall not evade punishment.”
“Elder, I had already sent a sound transmission outside the gate requesting to meet, but no one appeared for half the day. Later, when I saw Emily, I couldn’t help but come in…”
Ethan explained patiently, though Elder Tianlong’s brazen acceptance of Emily’s bow had left him irritated.
*Still, judging by Emily’s attitude, this man must hold considerable authority within the Taylor family.*
“Are you suggesting I set a trap for you?”
Elder Tianlong smirked coldly, his expression laced with mockery.
“I’ve seen your kind often–a peasant from the countryside dreaming of climbing high and soaring, only to end up dying without a burial place.”
*Damn it, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west–don’t underestimate the poor youth!*
Ethan exclaimed, his face stern.
“To hell with you! Do you think you’re the Xiao Yan Immortal Emperor?”
“Elder Tianlong, I will explain to the Family Head about Ethan entering the Taylor family. Please, quell your anger.”
Emily stepped forward again and bowed deeply as she spoke.
“No need. I’ll personally capture him and throw him into the sky prison. Let him explain to the sky prison wardens instead.”
Mason Taylor sneered coldly, utterly disregarding Emily’s plea.
With a subtle motion of his hands, his fingers began to shift, emanating a faint trace of the power of rules.
Like playing a zither, he plucked the strings of Spatial Qi. Ethan felt the air around him begin to distort.
In the next instant, a sinister cage had fully materialized.
“Heavenly Cage!”
Pa!
Emily’s face turned icy. With the faintest flick of her arm, her sleeve struck the cage like a celestial sword.
The cage shattered in an instant, and Emily moved to stand before Ethan.
“It seems the Saintess is willing to defy the Taylor family for this wild brat who appeared out of nowhere. Fine, I’ll suppress you both and let the Family Head deal with it.”
Elder Tianlong’s cold gaze swept over the two of them as he sneered.
From afar, Taylor family cultivators had already begun to gather. Elder Tianlong seemed intent on escalating the situation, ensuring Ethan’s fate was sealed.
“Brother Ethan, this is the Taylor family. Let me handle it.”
Emily stepped forward to shield Ethan, her expression icy as she addressed Elder Tianlong.
“Elder Tianlong, let me remind you. My status above yours is not due to my Bloodline but because of my strength. Without me, you’re nothing!”
Emily transformed in an instant, becoming a fierce protector.
“Good! Good! Good! Let us see your strength!”
Elder Tianlong laughed in fury.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and his robes began to flutter despite the lack of wind.
Spatial Qi gathered around him, transforming into a longsword.
With a maniacal smile, Elder Tianlong’s double fingers pointed like lightning, unleashing a stream of Spatial Qi that pierced toward Emily.
Then, as his fingers danced before him, they transformed into an exquisitely intricate sword technique.
His finger movements infused the Space Sword, and anything struck by its qi–a mountain stone or blade of grass–instantly bore a flawlessly smooth incision.
Emily’s body barely moved, her form remaining untouched by the sword qi and leaving only fleeting afterimages behind, not even allowing it to graze her sleeve.
*Ethan gasped audibly. Until now, he had yet to witness the overwhelming power of the Taylor Family Immortal Scripture.*
*The battle between Elder Tianlong and Emily revealed their profound mastery of Spatial Qi.*
*One wielded Spatial Qi as a sword, unmatched in sharpness.*
*The other traversed the space like an ethereal fairy, utterly untraceable.*
“Excellent!”
Elder Tianlong’s expression turned colder and thicker with frustration. After so much time, he still hadn’t been able to land a strike on Emily. His embarrassment was beginning to show.
“Sky Splitting Slash!”
He raised his fingers vertically and brought them before his forehead.
A terrifying surge of Spatial Qi came together like an ocean, forming an enormous sword.
The next instant, the great sword cleaved downward.
Even the floaty clouds above split apart, leaving a sword scar etched across the azure sky.
Ethan frowned slightly, readying himself to intervene.
Apparently sensing Ethan’s intention, Emily turned back and smiled at him.
Instead of retreating, Emily advanced toward the Sky Splitting Slash.
She extended her delicate fingers, the Spatial Qi condensing at her fingertips.
With a light touch, the Sky Splitting Slash’s immense power suddenly halted, and then it shattered in midair.
The explosive release of Spatial Qi unleashed a violent gale, uprooting towering trees in its wake.
*Even Ethan was deeply shaken–it was clear within the world revealed by his desolate divine eye.*
*Both fighters commanded the same power of rules, yet Emily’s Spatial Qi was undeniably superior in quality.*
*Thus, by wielding merely a thread of rule-based energy, she effortlessly obliterated the Sky Splitting Slash.*
Elder Tianlong staggered back, his technique broken, barely avoiding a fall to the ground.
A dead silence enveloped the surrounding cultivators. Elder Tianlong, a veteran of the Taylor family whose strength was considered unfathomable, had been vanquished by the Saintess with absurd ease.
Only now did many Taylor family members understand why Emily’s status was so exalted. Such genius would be admired anywhere.
Elder Tianlong let out an enraged roar, his aura beginning to surge dramatically, as though he intended to risk everything.
“Stop!”
A middle-aged man abruptly appeared, his hand gripping Elder Tianlong’s shoulder, halting his fury.
“Ethan Smith.”
Sebastian Taylor furrowed his brows as he spoke, seemingly perplexed by Ethan’s presence.
“Disperse. No one is allowed to spread word of today’s events. If anyone does, they will have their memory wiped and be expelled from the Taylor family.”
Sebastian’s soft-spoken words sent chills through the gathered crowd of Taylor cultivators. No one doubted the legitimacy of his threat.
Without another word, he dismissed Ethan and vanished alongside Elder Tianlong.
“Ethan, let’s head to Keelbour Mountain!” Emily’s eyes curved into a gentle crescent.
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