Tang Ran was startled, her mind went blank for a moment, and she didn't realize what had happened.

When he looked up and saw Shen Zhao's ambiguous smile, his pupils contracted.

"It's you!"

He then gave a loud order.

"Men, seize him!"

However, only Tang Ran's voice echoed throughout the hall; everyone stood still, and no one moved.

"Are you deaf?! I want you to take him down!"

After calling out twice, no one responded.

Just as he was bewildered, Shen Zhao spoke up: "Young man, stop shouting. These are all my men. Your impersonation of the Dragon King Palace Master has already been exposed."

"What did you say!" Tang Ran exclaimed in shock, then said angrily, "Shen Zhao! What nonsense are you spouting! I am the Lord of the Dragon King Palace!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Tongtian immediately shouted, "You must not be rude to the Palace Master! Kneel down!"

The powerful voice was exceptionally loud, causing everyone's eardrums to ring.

"Shi Tongtian, what did you say! Say it again! I am the Dragon King Palace Master! How dare you defy your superior? Do you know what your punishment is!"

"Shut up! You imposter! We've all been fooled by you these past few days, now kneel down and admit your mistake!"

"I am the Dragon King Palace Master! How dare you make me kneel! He's an imposter, I am the real one!"

Tang Ran screamed hysterically, her eyes bloodshot, like a demon.

Shen Zhao smiled faintly: "Tang Ran, let's settle this score today. How do you plan to give me a reasonable explanation for impersonating the young master of my Dragon King Palace?"

Tang Ran: "I'll explain my ass! Shen Zhao, you are truly despicable and shameless! You even dare to covet my Dragon King Palace!"

"Oh? Really? You're saying the Dragon King's Palace is yours?"

"Yes, that's right! I built the Dragon King Palace myself!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Tongtian and Fu Hantian's expressions turned grim.

The Dragon King Palace was clearly built by Mu Yinbai with her life's blood to protect her son from the Tang Clan, yet this kid actually tries to take credit for his mother's achievements. He's truly heartless and ungrateful.

Shen Zhao continued, "Then how can you prove that the Mausoleum Palace belongs to you?"

"What proof do I need? It's mine!"

"So you can't produce any proof? Heh, that makes sense. What proof can an imposter have? After all, I am the Dragon King Palace Master."

Tang Ran was furious and pointed at Shen Zhao, saying, "Then how will you prove it!"

The next moment, he stopped talking abruptly.

Because what Shen Zhao was holding was actually a Dragon King's Token, representing his identity.

Isn't this the piece I lost a few months ago?

"Seeing the Dragon King's decree is like seeing the Dragon King himself. Tang Ran, do you have anything to say?"

Tang Ran felt like she had a lump in her throat and felt so uncomfortable that she wanted to vomit.

That's despicable! Shen Zhao took my identity token and directly seized the foundation that I had worked so hard to build over the years. He even took over all of Tang Sect's resources.

Frustrated, aggrieved, angry, and annoyed.

A flood of emotions surged into Tang Ran's mind at the same time, tormenting her to the point that she almost lost her reason.

"Shen Zhao! Prepare to die!"

Suddenly, Tang Ran roared, his eyes turning bloodshot, and he unleashed the Thunder-Snatching Hand, rushing towards Shen Zhao.

Before Chen Zhao could move, Shi Tongtian and Fu Hantian had anticipated this and, before Tang Ran could react, had already used both hands to block the fatal blow.

Boom~

With a muffled thud, the surrounding air twisted and exploded, and Tang Ran coughed up a mouthful of blood, staggering back more than ten steps.

"You dare betray me!"

Tang Ran's cheeks twitched violently, and the veins on her forehead throbbed.

Fu Hantian: "Betrayal? The Dragon King Palace only recognizes the true Palace Master."

Shi Tongtian: "And you, a fake Palace Master, what right do you have to utter the word 'betrayal'?"

Tang Ran: "Well, I never expected that my mother would raise such a bunch of ungrateful wretches. If I had known, I should have used you as my live guinea pigs for poison making."

Fu Hantian: "Words are meaningless. You dared to harm our Palace Master, so you must have been prepared for the consequences."

Shi Tongtian: "Tang Shisan, you are the least qualified to talk about the old palace master, because your actions are truly disgusting."

"The old palace master instructed you to be patient and strive to strengthen the Dragon King Palace because she knew that the Dragon King Palace's strength was nothing compared to the entire Immortal Martial Continent."

But the moment you returned to the Dragon King's Palace, you confronted the Tang Sect head-on. And what was the result? The Dragon King's Palace's carefully nurtured experts, cultivated over decades, were all wiped out because of your ignorance.

"You say you have even the slightest bit of awareness of being the Dragon King's Palace Master?"

Tang Ran was furious: "This is the family fortune my mother left me. I can do whatever I want with it. Who are you to tell me how to do things?"

Shen Zhao spoke up in time: "Let me correct you. I am now the Lord of the Dragon King Palace, while you are nothing but a nobody from the Northwest. So, do you have the option to commit suicide now?"

Tang Ran: "Shen Zhao! You think you can control the Dragon King Palace like this? You're too naive."

Shen Zhao scoffed: "Then I'd like to see just how naive I am."

Tang Ran: "Then I'll show you my true strength!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ran was surrounded by a surge of energy, which gradually condensed into a powerful force that transformed into three blades and his palm.