I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God Chapter 1282: The reason I moved my entire clan was all because of him.

"Whoosh!"

Liu Runan and his son were basking in their own arrogance when a sudden disturbance nearby sent a freezing shiver down their spines.

They whipped their heads around instinctively, only to realize that the old fox Gui Shounian had already bolted!

With a single movement, he had torn through the void and vanished tens of thousands of miles into the distance!

Left in a state of utter shock, the father and son stood there, unable to comprehend what had just occurred.

The man had promised to assist them, and they had even submitted to his repeated demands for higher pay. Why would this old scoundrel break his word now? Was he attempting to extort them for an even higher price?

Such greed was truly bottomless.

Regardless of his motives, they refused to let this perfect candidate for possession escape their grasp!

Without hesitation, Liu Runan grabbed the soul flame, tore open the void, and began the pursuit.

A strange sight unfolded.

Despite the chase between the two old men, the gap between them didn't shrink in the slightest.

Liu Runan’s expression twisted with fury.

"That old bastard! He claims to be withered and weak, yet his movement technique is this fast. He’s been hiding his true strength all along!"

Cursing under his breath, Liu Runan was forced to ignite his full Cultivation, desperately tracking the fading trail. Only then did he slowly begin to close in on his target.

Several thousand miles away.

Gui Shounian, traveling through the void, sensed the presence gaining on him from behind.

As he realized he was about to be overtaken, his eyes flashed with panic. Being genuinely aged and frail, he lacked the stamina to lose his pursuer, leaving him to scream in frustration!

"Keep chasing, then! You’re like a damn ghost haunting my steps!"

"Damn you, Liu Runan! I thought you were someone of importance, but you’re actually blind! Of all the people to offend, you chose that terrifying existence. This is nothing short of suicide!"

"If you want to die, go right ahead, but don't drag me to the grave with you!"

He hadn't even finished his tirade when a beam of light cut off his path.

In the end, Liu Runan had successfully intercepted him.

Gui Shounian’s wrinkled face fell. Though he stopped his shouting, he immediately adopted a cold, distant posture.

"Elder Liu, why are you obstructing this old man's way?"

The icy tone and formal address caused Liu Runan’s white eyebrows to twitch.

"Brother Gui!"

"Have I not treated you with respect? I met every one of your price hikes. Demanding more at this stage would be extremely ungrateful. We have been associates for years; is there no respect left between us?"

"This is a minor task that requires very little effort from you. You will walk away with a fortune in immortal tokens, while I fulfill my goal. Why do we have to make this so difficult?"

Before he could finish his sentence, Gui Shounian’s face grew several shades darker.

When he finally spoke, it was a flood of insults!

"A fortune?!"

"Liu Runan, shove your pathetic immortal tokens! This old man still plans on living for another few tens of thousands of years! If you have a death wish, must you insist on taking me down with you?!"

The abrupt shift in temperament left Liu Runan stunned and his face flushed with anger.

However, he was a man of experience. He quickly picked up on the hidden warning in those words. Realizing he still required the other's assistance, he knew now was not the time for a confrontation.

After his expression flickered between rage and confusion for a moment, he gritted his teeth and forced a smile.

"Sea Lord Gui, what is the meaning of this? If you don't explain yourself clearly, I fear any future cooperation between us will be impossible."

Cornered, Gui Shounian finally snapped.

He pointed a shaking finger almost directly into the other man's eye!

"You! You!"

"You should be ashamed! You are a figure from the Divine Land and an Elder of the Fallen God Palace, yet your eyes are so useless that you would provoke such a being? Have you learned nothing in your tens of thousands of years of life?!"

"I will tell you the plain truth! That man from before is absolutely not someone either of us can afford to cross! My entire clan moved to the Eastern Sea specifically to stay out of his way!"

"His Cultivation is far beyond ours, and his mastery of the Sword Dao is utterly horrifying. Years ago, in the Vast Sea, he butchered hundreds of my kin, and I didn't even dare to whisper a protest! And yet you dare to make him your enemy and seek your own end? You are a fool beyond help!"

"If you want to perish, do it alone. This old man will not be your companion in death!"

Following that outburst, Gui Shounian sped off into the distance once more.

Fueled by sheer terror, his speed was even greater than before. Before Liu Runan or his son could respond, he had already vanished tens of thousands of miles to the south!

This time, Liu Runan did not follow. Instead, he stood frozen in the air.

His eyes were wide with a look of pure, disbelief-filled shock!

"That person... is truly that powerful...?"

"Even if Gui Shounian and I fought together, it would be suicide?! Who on earth is he? How can he be this strong!"

Turning his stunned face, he saw that Liu Changfeng’s soul flame was trembling with intense fear!

"Fa... father..."

"I... I had no idea he was this formidable. Is it possible Sea Lord Gui is exaggerating? Maybe he’s making him sound scary because of some private trouble..."

Before the sentence was finished, Liu Runan spat in rage!

"Pah!"

"You pathetic idiot!"

"What kind of man is Gui Shounian? He is a powerhouse equal to me, a brutal ruler of the Ancient Sea Tribes! Would a man like that throw away his pride just to tell a lie?"

"Did you not see the speed at which he fled just now?"

"If that man weren't a terrifying monster, would an old fox like him run away like a scared dog?!"

After that barrage of questions, Liu Changfeng shook with terror, desperately recalling their previous encounters.

When they first met, he had assumed the man was just acting arrogant because of some hidden backing. Even against the Heaven-Sealing Grand Array, the man had seemed recklessly brave...

Now it was clear—the man actually had the power to back it up!

The truly ignorant and foolish one had been himself!

This outsider from the "so-called wasteland realm" was a nightmare beyond his wildest dreams!

Suddenly, Liu Changfeng’s soul flame began to flicker violently as he spoke in a wavering voice.

"How can this be...?"

"Wha... what do we do? How can we ever defeat an existence like that?!"

Hearing the trembling in his son's voice, Liu Runan felt a sense of total helplessness, his previous confidence completely shattered.

He never could have predicted this.

That they would encounter an outsider cultivator so powerful that even a veteran like Gui Shounian would flee in terror. How could he possibly handle this on his own?

The father and son stood awkwardly in the sky, staring at one another in silence.

After a long silence, Liu Changfeng spoke up again.

"Father, this person is clearly beyond our reach. Even though I hate being in this state, I have nothing left to say..."

"However, Hao Tian is still in his custody! That is your grandson! If we give up now, are we just going to leave Hao Tian to his doom?"

Liu Runan’s heart was in chaos as he listened to his son's panicked words.

But the old man was, at his core, a cold-blooded figure.

He closed his eyes for a moment, suppressing his familial love and his own fear. When his eyes snapped open, they held a sharp, murderous glint!

"This matter... I will not let it go!"

"The grudge with this man is already set. Even if we back down, he might not show us mercy. Possession is now nothing more than a pipe dream. We have come too far. The only remaining path is to kill him and wipe out the threat entirely!"

These cold words left Liu Changfeng in a state of shock!

"What?!"

"His Cultivation is so high, how could we possibly be his match?!"

Liu Runan’s face was dark as he slowly swept his sleeve, opening a rift in the void.

"He may be powerful, but he is not the strongest under the heavens!"

“Before the true might of my Fallen God Palace, and in the presence of the Star Lord, he is merely a man with a bit of talent. Taking his life will not be difficult at all!”

As the ripples of the void began to spread, Liu Changfeng watched on, his eyes filled with overwhelming shock!