Xu Wanli was extremely shocked but he couldn't let Su Fan go. Su Fan had killed his grandson. The Xu family had a single lineage, and his son, Xu Pengcheng, was already old. It was difficult for him to have another child, and their Xu family might even end up without an heir. This grudge could not be left unresolved!
"Brother Su, who is this Su Fan to you?"
Xu Wanli's eyes darted as he asked Su Jianhong.
"Brother Xu, please don't misunderstand. Although this person shares the same surname as my Su family, he is not one of us."
Su Jianhong quickly distanced himself from Su Fan. He could tell that Xu Wanli seemed to have a grudge against Su Fan. If he were to be related to Su Fan, wouldn't that offend Xu Wanli? He didn't want to offend a Yuheng realm expert.
"I see that Brother Su seems to have some grievances with this person? Would you be willing to join me in killing him?"
Xu Wanli asked Su Jianhong.
He wanted to drag the Su family into this, to deal with Su Fan together. With the Su family's help, the chances of killing Su Fan would be quite high. After all, they were both Yuheng realm martial artists. If he had a few Kaiyang realm helpers, Su Fan would definitely not be his match.
"Naturally, no problem. This brat has disrupted the unity of my Su family, and I've long found him displeasing."
Su Jianhong didn't hesitate at all. If killing Su Fan could earn the favor of a Yuheng realm martial artist, it would naturally be worthwhile.
Su Jianhong was calculating his options, while the Su family members present frowned slightly.
Su Jian had remained reclusive all these years precisely to avoid getting involved in family disputes. Su Jianhong's current actions had directly tied their Su family to the Xu family.
Moreover, it was at the cost of killing Su Fan, who had shown some kindness to the Su family. This would tarnish the Su family's reputation.
"Patriarch, is this course of action perhaps not entirely appropriate?"
A disciple from the Leopard faction of the Su family stepped forward and said.
The Leopard faction had always been neutral, having no interest in the position of patriarch. They also agreed with the idea of the Su family remaining reclusive. Su Jianhong's current actions were most unsatisfactory to the Leopard faction, as it completely contradicted their principles.
"Silence! Su family disciples, follow me and help Brother Xu kill Su Fan!"
Su Jianhong shouted sternly and immediately leaped from his seat of honor.
However, the entire grand hall fell silent. No one followed Su Jianhong out.
Under Su Dongsheng's signal, the Tiger faction made no move to attack Su Fan. The Leopard faction maintained its neutrality, and Su Jianhong's actions did not align with their beliefs, so they naturally did not move.
As for the Eagle faction, most of its members had already been killed by Su Fan. There were very few people from the Eagle faction in the hall at this moment.
This created a very awkward situation: no one obeyed Su Jianhong's command, and only he stood with Xu Wanli.
Su Jianhong frowned, possibly realizing that he had just taken over as patriarch, and the hearts of the people were not yet fully united behind him.
"Brother Xu, I will join you in killing this brat!"
Su Jianhong didn't pay it much mind. The Su family's affairs could be dealt with later. Killing Su Fan now didn't require so many people. With him and the Yuheng realm expert Xu Wanli, killing Su Fan would only take a few minutes.
"Good!"
Xu Wanli felt that with Su Jianhong's help, it was almost enough. As long as Su Fan was distracted, he was confident he could defeat Su Fan.
"Uncle Hong, if you dare to touch Su Fan, I will kill you!"
At this moment, Su Dongsheng could no longer stand idly by. He stood up, looking at Su Jianhong with a cold expression.
He had betrayed the Su family for Su Yutong's mother back then, and he would betray them again for his daughter now.
Although his strength was not as great as Su Jianhong's, it did not prevent him from threatening Su Jianhong. His title of "Mad Dragon" was not earned for nothing.
"Nephew, are you trying to oppose the Su family? Are you betraying the Su family again!"
Su Jianhong's brow furrowed, and he sternly questioned Su Dongsheng.
"So what? A Su family that gambles with my daughter's happiness is not worth staying in!"
Su Dongsheng had been feeling suffocated for the past few days, and this was the perfect opportunity to vent his dissatisfaction.
"Uncle Su, there's no need for help. I can handle them alone."
Su Fan didn't want to make things difficult for Su Dongsheng. After all, he was a member of the Su family. If he were to attack Su family members, he would truly have no way back, even if they weren't in the same faction.
Su Fan's words completely enraged Su Jianhong.
"Brat! You're too arrogant. I was already roaming the jianghu when you weren't even born!"
How dare a mere youth disregard the two of them? This made him extremely angry.
However, Xu Wanli didn't think Su Fan's words were overly arrogant. He knew Su Fan was a Yuheng realm martial artist, so these words weren't too presumptuous coming from Su Fan.
But he still felt Su Fan was being a bit careless. He was also a Yuheng realm expert, and Su Fan was so dismissive of him. This was a good thing for him; the more the opponent underestimated him, the more advantageous it would be for him.
"Enough talk, are we fighting or not? If not, I'm leaving."
Su Fan said impatiently.
These people were all talk and no action, too slow.
"Arrogant brat, Brother Xu, let's take him down together!"
Su Jianhong could no longer tolerate the arrogant Su Fan. He immediately called out to Xu Wanli and attacked Su Fan.
Xu Wanli had intended to observe Su Fan for a while longer, but seeing Su Jianhong make a move, he could only follow suit.
"Zongheng Sheng Qi Technique!"
Su Fan was not one to underestimate his opponents. Facing the combined attack of the two elders, he directly used the Sheng Qi Technique to boost his strength.
Su Fan's strength instantly rose to the middle stage of the Yuheng realm, approaching the late stage.
Looking at Su Jianhong, who was the first to approach, Su Fan smiled slightly.
Su Jianhong wielded a large sword, his true qi swirling around the blade. He swung the sword towards Su Fan's head, seemingly intent on killing him with a single blow.
Su Fan conjured threads of true qi in his hand, which coiled around Su Jianhong's great sword like tentacles.
The threads of true qi instantly wrapped around the sword's body, and the great sword was tightly bound, unable to move at all.
No matter how hard Su Jianhong tried, the great sword remained completely immobile.
"How is this possible!"
Su Jianhong was shocked. It was only then that he was astonished to realize how strong Su Fan's power was.
Xu Wanli's attack followed closely behind.
"Vertical Style, Unbladed, Mountain-Pushing Palm!"
Su Fan freed one hand and struck at the charging Xu Wanli with his palm.
The palm wind, mixed with sharp true qi, surged towards Xu Wanli.
Xu Wanli's attack was struck by Su Fan's palm wind. The immense impact sent Xu Wanli staggering back dozens of steps.
Su Fan turned his head to look at Su Jianhong, and the threads of true qi in his hand tightened abruptly.
Crack! Bang!
Su Jianhong's great sword shattered instantly. Ordinary weapons in this reality were like paper under Su Fan's threads of true qi, easily cut into several fragments as if slicing through tofu.
Su Jianhong immediately took a step back in terror.
"Yu... Yuheng realm!"
Only then did Su Jianhong realize that Su Fan's strength was the same as Xu Wanli's, the Yuheng realm.