After receiving confirmation from Terry Tian, Xu Zhi knew Liam Yang wasn't going anywhere—he was definitely his.
As promised, Terry Tian invited all his relatives and friends. The big wedding two days later was announced, and soon the Tian Clan was bustling with activity, lanterns and decorations everywhere. Inside the house, Mira Ming sighed to herself, "Dad, is this really my fate?"
Liam Yang, meanwhile, was furious inside: "Why am I so useless?"
Time ticked by, and on the wedding day, the sounds of celebration echoed everywhere. Trapped inside the iron sphere, Liam Yang could only listen—unable to leave. "Dad, where are you?"
"Of course I'm right beside you." At that moment, a voice echoed in his mind.
It was Evan Yang's voice. Liam immediately got excited: "Dad, is that you? Where are you?"
"Me? I'm outside. I can already sense you. Don't worry, I'm coming right now." The voice sounded again.
Evan Yang stood atop a roof of the Tian Clan. After a long coma, he now looked especially weathered and unfathomable.
This was Evan Yang, just returned from the Spatial Patriarch's realm. He wore a strange smile—he hadn't stretched his legs in ages, and his son had never seen him in person, but they could still connect mind-to-mind.
He remembered, before coming out, Gavin White and the others were eager to see Liam Yang, but Evan Yang stopped them. His reappearance brought Gavin and the rest immense joy.
Remembering Gavin White's instructions before leaving, Evan Yang smiled, "I wonder what my son actually looks like? Is he as cool as me?"
"Dad, can you stop waiting? Hurry up and save me!" Seeing Evan Yang lost in thought, Liam Yang urged him.
"Don't worry, your dad is here." With that, Evan Yang moved like a phantom, slipping past the Tian Clan's experts and arriving outside the iron sphere. Looking at it, Evan Yang chuckled, "Kid, you've suffered enough, haven't you?"
Having never seen Evan Yang before, Liam Yang quickly replied upon hearing his father's voice, "Dad, please don't tease me. I'm in a rush—let me out, quick!"
"What, rushing to save your sweetheart?" Evan Yang laughed.
"Dad..." Liam Yang grumbled.
Evan Yang smiled, then took out the Soul‑Devouring Divine Sword and struck down. The iron sphere squealed, then shattered into pieces. Liam Yang stood up, looking at Evan Yang—his first time so close to his father, nearly moved to tears. "Dad."
"Are you alright?" Evan Yang was just as happy—after all, this was his own child. Saying he didn't care would be a lie, especially since he'd rushed over sensing Liam's danger.
"I'm fine, Dad—please, help me save her!" Liam Yang said excitedly.
"Don't rush. Let me absorb the demonic qi from your body first." Evan Yang said. He had entered through the Demon Pool himself and knew the demonic qi had to be cleared. He placed his hand on Liam Yang, and the Demon‑Ward Eight Arts automatically activated, blowing the black demonic qi out of Liam's body. Soon, Liam slowly returned to his normal color.
"Hey, you really came back!" Liam Yang said excitedly.
"Alright, calm down. Go see your sweetheart." Evan Yang laughed.
No one expected anyone to sneak in here—after all, today was Terry Tian's big wedding, and everyone had gone to attend.
Evan Yang and Liam Yang appeared among the crowd, but no one recognized them. Liam's appearance had changed, so he blended in easily.
When they reached the main hall of the Tian Clan, they saw the lively scene inside. Mira Ming was hidden behind a red veil, while Terry Tian, dressed as the groom, cheerfully greeted the guests.
"What, not going in yet?" Evan Yang looked at Liam Yang and smiled.
"But there are so many experts around..." Liam Yang frowned, seeing the hall full of Tian Clan people.
"Relax, with your dad here, no one can touch you." Evan Yang laughed. Hearing this, Liam Yang mustered his courage, flashed forward, and charged right up to Terry Tian. The crowd raised their eyebrows—what was this handsome young man here for?
Liam Yang declared, "Let her go, Terry Tian!"
"Who are you?" Terry Tian asked suspiciously. Mira Ming, recognizing the familiar voice, lifted her veil and curiously looked at Liam Yang's unfamiliar face.
Liam Yang looked at Mira Ming and said, "It's me! Liam Yang!"
Mira Ming stared at Liam Yang, realizing the demonic qi was gone from him—he looked so handsome now, she was momentarily lost for words. Terry Tian laughed, "So it's you, brat! You do look pretty good. But how did you get out?"
"I walked out, obviously. Today, she's leaving with me, Terry Tian—she doesn't belong to you." Liam Yang declared.
"You? Kid, do you believe I could kill you right now?" Terry Tian roared. The people around were ready to attack, but Liam Yang flashed to Mira Ming's side and said, "Let's go!"
He tried to move again, but found the surrounding space sealed, stopping at the Tian Clan's entrance.
"I anticipated this, so I sealed the space all around. You want to leave?" Terry Tian glared at Liam Yang holding Mira Ming's hand.
Mira Ming let go of Liam Yang's hand and said, "Go, don't worry about me."
"No way. No matter what, I'm taking you away today, no matter how they try to stop us." Liam Yang said. Mira Ming shook her head helplessly, "It's useless."
Terry Tian laughed, "You want to take her? Today, you won't even know how you died."
"Relax, they can't do anything to us." Liam Yang said. Mira Ming raised her eyebrows, "Why?"
"No reason. Just trust me." Liam Yang said.
Mira Ming looked at Liam Yang suspiciously. Liam smiled at Terry Tian and the others, "Today we're leaving, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Ridiculous. Just watch." Terry Tian sneered.
Suddenly, people appeared all around to block Liam Yang and Mira Ming. At that moment, chaos erupted at the wedding banquet. Terry Tian frowned, "What's going on?"
"No idea. There are lots of terrifying bugs here—they eat people." a guard said. Terry Tian didn't believe it, but when he pushed through the crowd, he saw bugs everywhere. Liam Yang seized the chance, grabbed Mira Ming, and dashed toward the exit.
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Naturally, Terry Tian led the crowd in pursuit.
Liam Yang tried to use spatial teleportation again, but suddenly a massive object trapped both of them inside. Outside, Xu Zhi laughed, "I was prepared for this. Do you think you can escape?"
"So it's you!" Liam Yang said angrily.
Terry Tian, who had just arrived, demanded angrily, "Did you do something to my estate?"
"Me? No, that was my dad." Liam Yang grinned.
At that moment, a man appeared atop the treasure trapping Liam Yang. Seated there, he smiled, "Hello, everyone."
"Who are you?" Terry Tian demanded angrily.
"Me? I'm his father. My son wants to find his sweetheart today, so I had to show up. Give us some face and let us go—I don't want a massacre." Evan Yang said.
"Don't want a massacre? You've got quite the mouth! Everyone, attack—kill the old one first, then the young one!" Terry Tian roared, and attacks rained down from above.
But around Evan Yang, countless earthen walls sprang up, blocking all attacks. Soon, the barrage faded away.
"Damn it! Everyone, kill them with all you've got!" Terry Tian was furious.
Evan Yang smiled, "Let me warn you—I've already set up a formation here. If you attack again, you'll only be sacrificing yourselves."
"I don't believe you!" Terry Tian insisted, ordering another attack. Sure enough, as the attacks landed, the formation activated and rebounded the strikes—many were killed instantly, caught off guard.
Terry Tian was gravely wounded. He couldn't believe it—all this happened in just one exchange.
"Damn it!" Terry Tian shouted in fury.
"Want to try again?" Evan Yang smiled. Xu Zhi was stunned—seeing the upper hand lost, he knew he had to run.
Evan Yang smiled, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. You used my son's blood—today, I'll drain yours."
"You—" Xu Zhi was shocked by this, and even the Shen Clan leader was intimidated by Evan Yang's dominance.
"Elder Xu, let's kill the one up there together." Terry Tian knew that at this point, the three of them were the last hope. Xu Zhi agreed, and the three of them flew up, targeting Evan Yang.
The three attacked at once. Evan Yang wielded the Infinite Spear, spun in a wide arc in the air, and struck hard—sending all three crashing to the ground.
Evan Yang approached Xu Zhi and smiled, "I'm interested in your Demon Tiger. Hand it over."
Xu Zhi planned to summon the Demon Tiger to fight Evan Yang. He took it out, but the Demon Tiger, upon seeing Evan Yang, was instinctively terrified. No matter how Xu Zhi tried to control it, the tiger refused to attack.
Evan Yang chuckled, "Seems your Demon Tiger likes me."
With that, Evan Yang summoned the Demon Tiger, which leapt to his side as if he were its real master. Xu Zhi was furious.
"You—" Xu Zhi couldn't believe it.
"You can die now." With that, Evan Yang plunged the Infinite Spear straight into Xu Zhi's body. Instantly, Xu Zhi caught fire, his soul unable to escape, trapped there.
"Please, spare me!" Xu Zhi pleaded in agony.
"Spare you? Did you ever spare my son?" Evan Yang squatted and smiled.
"I was wrong, I was wrong!" Xu Zhi never expected Liam Yang's father to be so terrifying. Terry Tian began to tremble, hastily contacting the Tian Clan elders and his own father to report the situation.
Meanwhile, Liam Yang and Mira Ming had already escaped. Mira Ming asked, "Is that your dad?"
"Yeah, he's my dad. Cool, right?" Liam Yang laughed. Mira Ming muttered, "Your dad feels so scary."
Even as a Heavenly Dao expert, Mira Ming couldn't shake the fear in her soul.