Chapter 68

The hero immediately delved into the memories of the scorpion, the living emblem. As he did so, he gradually became enraged. It turned out that the Dragon Emperor had not saved the old bandit after all; it was just a trick to deceive him. The Dragon Emperor had merely used him as a pawn, making him willingly infiltrate the Hua family to serve as cannon fodder, providing cover for the mother and son. When the mission was accomplished, his identity would be exposed, and the old man Hua would tear him to pieces!

The Dragon Emperor had never intended to let him retire in glory. Because everyone in his former squad had to die, and he, who was not supposed to survive, had encountered a great fortune and lived on.

What the Dragon Emperor sought was the heaven-defying divine treasure discovered by the ancestors of the Hua family: a fragment of the Chaos Stele.

No one in the world knew the value of the Chaos Stele better than the hero. In ancient times, the Chaos Stele had played a crucial role in guiding the rise of the paranormal civilization. Before the Chaos Stele was discovered, it was a chaotic and disorderly era. The power levels of paranormals were defined by the Chaos Stele.

The Chaos Stele helped paranormals establish an orderly world, and the boundless power system of paranormals was divided into three major categories, gradually leading to the era of a hundred schools of thought. Later, the Chaos Stele was broken, and the era of academies began, intertwining with the schools of thought in this world.

One of the four major origins of paranormals, the Divine Mark Academy, possessed a fragment of the Chaos Stele as its foundation.

"The Dragon Emperor wants to pull off a grand deception and make me take the fall! I never thought the real traitor would be that guy! The old man Hua's eyes are truly blind." The hero narrowed his eyes and sneered inwardly, "It seems the one who should be put back in the bottle is that traitor!"

Thinking of the Chaos Stele, the hero suddenly remembered that mission! He and his brothers were on a mission at the border when they discovered something like a meteorite in an old forest. Though they didn't know what it was, their intuition told them it was a valuable treasure. If they turned it over to the organization, they would surely receive a great reward. Their small, marginal team naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to earn merit. However, it turned out to be a death warrant: a fragment of the Chaos Stele!

Though the fragment bore only one emblem, it was enough to allow a powerful paranormal to establish a strong school. With this treasure, the Dragon Emperor naturally feared it would leak out. The only way to prevent this was to eliminate all witnesses. Only the Dragon Emperor's confidants knew about this. Iron Tail was one of the Dragon Emperor's confidants, and he was among those who killed the hero's brothers.

The hero suddenly laughed, a bitter laugh. It turned out that he was still the only one left in this world, and he had nothing left.

After regaining his composure, the hero sneered, "Since I have nothing, I'll die but take a piece of your skin with me! You want to use me? Tonight, I'll enjoy myself! Dragon Emperor, just wait. I may not have the power to move against you now, but that doesn't mean I won't in the future. I'll take care of all the women from one to thirty and sixteen."

Then the hero glanced at the scorpion whose head he had pressed into the sofa. The wildness in his nature quietly revealed itself, and he grinned, "As for Iron Tail, your daughter is in my hands! I'll take good care of her and make her feel at home!"

The richest person in the world is actually the one who has nothing, for they can take the world without any hesitation.

To move against the Dragon Emperor, his power alone was too weak. The hero immediately thought of Xue Man. Wasn't he supposed to be a Netherworld Guard? In the scorpion's memories, he found information about the Hell Stream. The scorpion knew little about it, only that the Hell Stream was one of the four major guardian streams. Since even the scorpion didn't have the right to know, the hero placed his bet on Xue Man.

The title of Holy Maiden should carry significant status.

Then the hero thought of Mentor Liu, an old woman who had done him a favor and was the best person in the world. How could a good person use another good person? And after his identity was exposed, would she still recognize him as her disciple?

The hero had already made up his mind. He knew that after dealing with the Hua family, whether he faced the God of Death, the Hua family, or the Tianzhen Academy, he would have no place to stand. He could only rely on Xue Man, needing a knife to borrow and a mountain to lean on.

"Holy Maiden? You're only fit to be a stepping stone for me! I'm a good person, but if it comes to it, I'll take you!"

With his plan set, the hero was no longer in a hurry to go to Beining to see the pitiful mother. As for now, the journey was long, and he needed to find some fun.

The hero looked at the scorpion whose head was pressed into the sofa and couldn't help but smile wickedly. These people liked to use him as cannon fodder, didn't they? This girl despised and looked down on him, didn't she? After being used for so long and losing the lives of his brothers, he had to get some interest back.

He practiced the Creation Heart Sutra, and the first level required maintaining a pure yang body to break through to the second power level of a superhuman combat body. Only then could the pure yang inner breath transform into creation true qi, allowing him to break through to the second level, 'Refining Qi to Essence.'

"Can't break the body? Does it mean not losing one's virginity? This scorpion isn't Xiao Qi; Xiao Qi is a good girl, and I can't defile her virginity! As for the scorpion? Not losing one's virginity means being a virgin boy, and I'm a virgin boy every day!"

The hero thought of a secret technique in the Creation Heart Sutra for the first level, where dual cultivation of the ancestral soul and the physical body would not only preserve one's virginity but also strengthen the body and enhance the pure yang inner breath.

With this in mind, the hero grabbed the scorpion's head and said, "First, I'll treat you to ginseng tea, then I'll enjoy the chrysanthemum and play with the peach blossoms!"

The main residence of the Hua family was built at the top of the city in Tianchuan, like standing on the peak of Mount Tai and looking down at the world. Below the main residence were sprawling villas for the collateral branches, each worth hundreds of millions to billions. The interiors of the villas were filled with nothing but the finest.

In the grand hall of one of these magnificent villas, Hua Lao San was sitting to one side, watching the main clan elder on the main seat, waiting for his instructions. This elder was none other than Xuanyuan Ming, who had almost fought with the old man Hua earlier.

Xuanyuan Ming's fingers tapped on the table as he pondered a strategy. Hua Lao Wu and Hua Lao San had already confessed to Xuanyuan about their past cooperation with the 'boss.' Though he didn't know why his chicken leg had been caught by Long Zaitian, he felt helpless and dared not play a desperate game. Loyalty and righteousness meant nothing when he had no leverage.

Xuanyuan Ming also wanted to kill these two useless men with a single palm.

After a moment of thought, Xuanyuan Ming finally came up with something and coldly snorted, "Hmph, Long Zaitian is just the old man Hua's in-law and sworn brother. In the face of interests, such ties are just a fig leaf. I will seek aid from the clan. Although Long Zaitian has a bad reputation, there are many who can deal with him. As long as we take a strong stance and claim it as an internal family matter, will he dare to intervene under the name of the Long family? The Long family is just a small branch of the Suiren clan. If the Long family dares to stand up for the old man Hua, it means they also want a piece of the broken stele, and my Xuanyuan clan can crush the Long family with a single finger."

Although they should be happy to solve the problem of Long Zaitian, Hua Lao San and Lao Wu exchanged a look of disappointment. Xuanyuan Ming, of course, knew what these old men were disappointed about, so he cleared his throat and said, "If our clan can successfully take over the broken stele, you three will have done a great service. I will personally petition the council for your commendation. Will the elders treat you unfairly?"

Though it was an empty promise, it temporarily stabilized the imbalance in the minds of these two old men. The broken stele was originally discovered by the ancestors of the Hua family. If they sold out their second brother and still didn't get what they wanted, it would be a huge loss.

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The main residence of the Hua family stood at the pinnacle of the city in Tianchuan, like standing on the peak of Mount Tai and looking down at the world. Below the main residence were sprawling villas for the collateral branches, each worth hundreds of millions to billions. The interiors of the villas were filled with nothing but the finest.

In the grand hall of one of these magnificent villas, Hua Lao San was sitting to one side, watching the main clan elder on the main seat, waiting for his instructions. This elder was none other than Xuanyuan Ming, who had almost fought with the old man Hua earlier.

Xuanyuan Ming's fingers tapped on the table as he pondered a strategy. Hua Lao Wu and Hua Lao San had already confessed to Xuanyuan about their past cooperation with the 'boss.' Though he didn't know why his chicken leg had been caught by Long Zaitian, he felt helpless and dared not play a desperate game. Loyalty and righteousness meant nothing when he had no leverage.

Xuanyuan Ming also wanted to kill these two useless men with a single palm.

After a moment of thought, Xuanyuan Ming finally came up with something and coldly snorted, "Hmph, Long Zaitian is just the old man Hua's in-law and sworn brother. In the face of interests, such ties are just a fig leaf. I will seek aid from the clan. Although Long Zaitian has a bad reputation, there are many who can deal with him. As long as we take a strong stance and claim it as an internal family matter, will he dare to intervene under the name of the Long family? The Long family is just a small branch of the Suiren clan. If the Long family dares to stand up for the old man Hua, it means they also want a piece of the broken stele, and my Xuanyuan clan can crush the Long family with a single finger."

Although they should be happy to solve the problem of Long Zaitian, Hua Lao San and Lao Wu exchanged a look of disappointment. Xuanyuan Ming, of course, knew what these old men were disappointed about, so he cleared his throat and said, "If our clan can successfully take over the broken stele, you three will have done a great service. I will personally petition the council for your commendation. Will the elders treat you unfairly?"

Though it was an empty promise, it temporarily stabilized the imbalance in the minds of these two old men. The broken stele was originally discovered by the ancestors of the Hua family. If they sold out their second brother and still didn't get what they wanted, it would be a huge loss.