Chapter 144: Long Sihai Disapproves of Chu Tian as His Grandson-in-Law

Hearing this, Chu Tian nodded.

His feelings for his seven senior sisters were identical, and his feelings for Wei Qingqiu were no exception.

Even when confronted with Long Sihai’s gaze, which carried a heavy intent to kill, he still refused to utter words that went against his heart.

He could certainly have deceived Long Sihai temporarily, but he disdained to do so.

"If your heart still holds a place for someone else, then stay away from Tianjiao!"

"Tianjiao is the apple of this old man's eye, and naturally, I will select a worthy husband for her. I will never entrust Tianjiao into your hands!"

Long Sihai’s voice deepened, his formidable aura bursting forth without reservation.

In an instant, Chu Tian was forced back several steps.

The pressure exerted by a Martial Saint was not something an ordinary person could withstand, and even the current Chu Tian found it difficult to resist.

"Senior Long, when you arbitrarily choose a husband for the Fifth Senior Sister, have you ever considered her feelings?"

Chu Tian's expression darkened. Confronted with Long Sihai's coercion, a genuine fire of anger ignited within him.

"When this old man acts, do I need to report to you?"

"How dare you speak to me in such a tone?"

Long Sihai flew into a rage, his eyes locked fiercely onto Chu Tian, flashing with a devouring light.

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

Chu Tian suppressed his anger, his tone remaining neither humble nor overbearing.

"Hmph, do you truly believe that with Tianjiao protecting you, this old man wouldn't dare to kill you?"

Long Sihai's anger had been fully aroused, and the murderous intent in his eyes grew even denser.

"If you want to kill me, then go ahead and do it. I'd also like to witness the true strength of a Martial Saint!"

Chu Tian wore an expression of haughty defiance. Even knowing he was outmatched, he refused to show the slightest trace of cowardice.

"Very well, then this old man shall grant your wish!"

Long Sihai let out a furious roar, instantly unleashing his entire aura.

At once, the pupils of Chu Tian's eyes constricted.

He knew that Long Sihai was dead serious. Furthermore, with the Fifth Senior Sister absent, even if Long Sihai were to kill him right here, no one would ever know.

Following a conspiratorial train of thought, Long Sihai could even completely shift the blame for Chu Tian's death onto Wu Xingyan.

In a split second, Chu Tian likewise exploded with his own true qi, a protective barrier of energy instantly wrapping around his surface to fend off the terrifying coercion of the Martial Saint.

"Chu Tian, don't say this old man didn't give you a chance!"

"Right now, I will suppress my cultivation down to the peak of the Martial Venerable realm, using only Martial Venerable strength to fight you. If you can defeat me, I will spare your life!"

Long Sihai was remarkably open and aboveboard; the pressure of his aura sank down.

He maintained it precisely at the peak of the Martial Venerable realm, keeping it separated from the Martial Saint realm by a hair's breadth.

Otherwise, had Long Sihai truly unleashed his full might, Chu Tian's current cultivation level would indeed have been impossible to fend off.

Boom!

The next second, Long Sihai threw a punch directly toward Chu Tian.

The violent true qi instantly shattered the air, rushing straight for Chu Tian's face.

Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art!

Chu Tian held nothing back; he had to unleash his absolute maximum power, as this was his only chance to defeat Long Sihai.

In an instant, a shroud of black mist condensed in front of Chu Tian, transforming into a deep, abyssal black hole.

Boom!

The next moment, Long Sihai's fist plunged directly into the black hole, completely swallowed up by the void.

Previously, both Tao Yuanming and Situ Wuhan had been defeated by the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art.

Especially when Tao Yuanming had attacked, his power had been like a mud ox entering the sea, entirely devoured by the strength of the black hole.

If Long Sihai had attacked with the full, unbridled strength of a Martial Saint, Chu Tian's current Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art certainly would not have been able to endure the burden.

However, Long Sihai had been far too overconfident.

He genuinely compressed his power to the peak of the Martial Venerable realm. Although his punch was terrifying, it ultimately possessed only the strength of the Martial Venerable realm, falling far short of a Martial Saint's strike.

Consequently, Chu Tian's confidence surged; he held absolute faith in his Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art.

As long as an attack remained within the boundaries of the Martial Venerable realm, it was impossible for the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art to fail to block it.

True to expectation, once Long Sihai's fist sank into the black hole, it instantly vanished into the eerie spatial void.

Chu Tian channeled his spiritual energy once more, and the black hole began to rotate slowly, attempting to digest and absorb Long Sihai's power.

Yet, the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art malfunctioned.

No matter how hard Chu Tian tried to devour, Long Sihai's power did not diminish by even the slightest fraction, refusing to leak into the black hole at all.

This turned out vastly different from his previous expectations!

Tao Yuanming and Situ Wuhan were both at the peak of the Martial Venerable realm, yet neither could escape being devoured by the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art.

Long Sihai had lowered his realm, so why was the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art still having no effect?

"Are you certain you've suppressed your realm?"

Chu Tian furrowed his brows, finding it somewhat difficult to believe the result before his eyes.

"This old man honors his word. Since I said I would not use the power of a Martial Saint, I certainly will not use the power of a Martial Saint!"

Long Sihai retorted on the spot.

Chu Tian knew that Long Sihai had no reason to lie; if the man wanted to kill him, he had no need for such petty tricks.

Yet the scene before him left Chu Tian bewildered, completely at a loss as to what was happening.

He had foolishly assumed that the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art could devour all forms of power, but now that Long Sihai had lowered his cultivation realm, his technique proved entirely helpless against him.

In truth, Chu Tian did not understand.

Although Long Sihai had lowered his realm, the foundation of his entire physique had already been tempered to an extraordinary degree of solidity, far beyond anything Tao Yuanming and Situ Wuhan could ever hope to compare with.

Even if Long Sihai were to stand completely still and allow the current devouring power of Chu Tian's Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art to absorb him, it would likely fail to extract the true qi from within Long Sihai's body.

At that very moment, Long Sihai's arm shook.

Boom!

The entire black hole suffered a violent impact, feeling as though the stars had inverted and the sun and moon had shifted positions.

In an instant, the black hole grew fractured, instantly disintegrating into wisps of black fog that dissolved into the empty air.

As the black hole dissipated, Long Sihai's fist reappeared, completely undamaged.

The next second, Long Sihai pressed forward once more, driving another punch straight toward Chu Tian.

The Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art had been shattered, and Chu Tian had lost his final trump card.

Seeing Long Sihai's fist bearing down on him once again, Chu Tian had no time to dodge and could only throw a punch of his own to meet it.

Bang!

The two fists collided, instantly erupting into a violent shockwave of true qi.

Long Sihai remained standing firmly in place, not retreating even half a step.

A numbness shot through Chu Tian's fist, his fingers instantly going limp, and his body staggered backward more than a dozen steps.

With every step he retreated, Chu Tian shattered a piece of the ground beneath him, until finally, after sliding back over a dozen steps, he managed to barely steady his stance.

Before he could even recover his wits, Long Sihai morphed into a streak of afterimages, vanishing from his sight in a split second.

Long Sihai's speed was simply too fast, exceeding even the tracking capability of Chu Tian's naked eyes, making it impossible for him to trace the man's whereabouts.

The next instant, Chu Tian jerked his head upward, having already sensed a crisis descending from high above.

At that moment, Long Sihai had leapt high into the air and, leveraging the gravitational pull of the earth, plummeted back toward Chu Tian, bringing his foot down in a stomping motion directly toward the crown of Chu Tian's head.