Chapter 3

This world is called the Starry Continent.

The Starry Continent is vast and boundless, home to countless living races. They absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, constantly refining themselves with it, pursuing power that transcends the heavens and earth.

Here, the strong stand tall like towering mountains, capable of causing mountains to crumble and the earth to split with a mere wave of their hand, and they possess divine treasures that can devastate the heavens and earth.

Here, there are countless martial forces with strict hierarchies, covering every corner of the world like a spider's web!

Here, martial artists and divine treasures have clear and strict rankings, forming a complex web of various families, sects, and chambers of commerce, each with its own rigid class structure.

These ranks are divided into six levels: Green Wood, Black Iron, Spirit Copper, Mithril, Dark Gold, and Legendary, forming a pyramid-like structure with each level constraining the one below it.

The lowest level, the Green Wood rank, is the most basic force on the Starry Continent.

The number of these forces is as countless as the sands of the Ganges, including families, chambers of commerce, and various alliances or gangs.

They can only survive and cultivate by relying on powerful forces, their dignity trampled upon at will. If not for the protection of stronger forces, they might be swallowed up by other forces overnight, or even be massacred and wiped out in a single night!

Whether it's a force or an individual, in the Starry Continent, the strong are respected.

As for the highest level, the Legendary forces, they are just a legend. It is said that they are the pinnacle of the human realm on the Starry Continent, and very few people have ever truly encountered them.

Not only do they have the most powerful martial artists and the most miraculous divine treasures and secret artifacts in the human realm, but they also possess resource-rich territories and mines, and various mysterious forbidden lands and secret realms.

They also command numerous Dark Gold, Mithril, Spirit Copper, and other forces!

A single order from them can make the heavens and earth change color, cause rivers of blood to flow, change the imperial power of an empire overnight, and cause countless lives to be extinguished!

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Tianfeng City in the Zichu Empire is one of the ten major cities outside the southern region, just over a thousand miles from the capital.

Tayun Academy is located in the Phoenix Mountains outside Tianfeng City.

The Shen family, along with the Xiao, Chu, and Xu families, are known as the four major families of Tianfeng City.

However, Shen Lang does not truly belong here.

He came from a place called Earth ten years ago, transmigrating into the body of a waste of a Heavenly Pulse Sacred Body from a great family. He was later hunted by his two elder brothers, leading to his current situation, where he was taken in by others...

As the War Emperor, Shen Lang was powerful and carefree, so carefree that he would self-destruct before finishing a sentence, as if he were missing a brain cell.

But the current Shen Lang is different. Before transmigration, he had experienced the ups and downs of business, countless setbacks, and the coldness of human relationships. After transmigration, he was soon hunted by his elder brothers...

Living in Tianfeng City for the past ten years, he has endured countless insults and ridicule from others. Now, with the memories of the War Emperor, his will is as firm as a rock, far surpassing that of ordinary people.

Moreover, he is meticulous and cunning, though this has not been widely known.

While Shen Lang was still organizing his memories, two close friends, one fat and one thin, ran over in a hurry.

"Finished! I have a bad feeling... Young Master Lang, why are you still standing here in a daze? I heard you came out, and Shen Daofeng is sending people to look for you everywhere! Run quickly!" Lin Feng, the fat one, was sweating profusely as he ran over.

The other friend, the tall and thin Su Hen, was running even slower, shouting from behind, "Oh, Young Master Lang, come down quickly! I heard that even the little demoness Xue Dang is on her way to the academy. If she finds you, it won't be good. Hide quickly!"

Shen Lang was slightly stunned and said, "Shen Daofeng looking for me makes sense, but why would Dang Dang look for me? I've already given her most of my monthly living expenses as protection money. Is she trying to make my life impossible? Damn it, listen up, from today on, we will be the ones collecting protection money! Especially from those who have collected it from us before, they must pay it all back with interest! Otherwise, I'll make them lose their limbs!"

"Damn, is Young Master Lang still half asleep? Or is he just talking nonsense?" Lin Feng slapped Su Hen.

Su Hen tried to dodge but failed, jumping up in anger, "You damn merchant, it's Young Master Lang who is dreaming, not me! Why did you hit me?"

"Young Master, you might not know, but you called Xue Dang's name many times in your dream today. And in another class this morning, you..." Lin Feng blushed and stopped speaking.

Shen Lang was puzzled, "What's the big deal about calling her name in a dream?"

Su Hen looked distressed and said, "If it was just calling her name, it wouldn't be a problem. The key is that you said, 'Dang Dang, take off your clothes!'"

"Damn, I remember that. The problem is, I was dreaming that she was injured, and I was helping her bandage her wounds!" Shen Lang was startled.

"Explaining to us won't help. She won't listen to you either. The bastards have already spread it around, so you better run..." Lin Feng said, a bit panicked.

"Hey, the three wastes are having a party again? Did I hear wrong? I heard my dear waste of a cousin talking about collecting protection money and making people lose their limbs? Who do you want to collect from?"

A voice that sounded like a eunuch from the palace rang out.

Then, Shen Daofeng, who was even fatter than Lin Feng, emerged from behind a rock with a group of people.

"Shen Daofeng? You came just in time. I was looking for you too." Shen Lang jumped down from the green stone without a care.

"Young Master Lang, don't talk, run quickly! This bastard has been following us!" Su Hen said with a bitter face. "He's at the Ninth Heaven of the Force Martial Realm, just one step away from advancing to the Qi Martial Realm. You can't beat him, don't be a fool!"

"Tsk tsk, look at the people around you, the worst of the worst. As a model of failure, you are quite successful. Although you don't have much success to share, you can certainly provide plenty of lessons on failure... Since Chu Qingcheng and your sister went to the capital, you can only rely on Xue Dang for protection. How pitiful, being a famous waste is one thing, but hiding behind a woman, I'm embarrassed for you..."

Shen Daofeng was very pleased. Since Shen Lang was a fish in a barrel, he wasn't in a hurry.

"But what wind blew you here today, making you lose your sense of direction and dare to come out at such a time? The family elders have given me the authority to cripple you if you skip class! Hehehe..."

Shen Daofeng, with his fat head and short, plump body, approached Shen Lang with a proud and arrogant look. His eyes were narrow, and he wore a clean white robe that looked particularly tight on his plump body, making him look a bit ridiculous. The most noticeable thing was the grayish-green Niyi ring on his finger.

The ring emitted a faint, precious light, drawing envious glances from the people around him.

The Niyi ring is no ordinary item; it is a treasure that everyone in this world wants to possess, far superior to ordinary storage bags. It is a rare and valuable item and a symbol of status.

Shen Lang smiled, a bright smile.

He crossed his arms and leaned against a large rock, saying leisurely, "Idiot, if you want to fight, just do it. Why so much nonsense? Was it Xu Qing who tipped you off? Use your brain, will you! The Xu family and the Shen family have been at odds for years, fighting each other. If he tells you to do something, you do it, are you a pig?"

"Bastard, how dare you call the Second Young Master an idiot, are you asking for death!"

"This waste doesn't want to live, cripple him!"

Shen Daofeng's group of lackeys shouted, making a show of wanting to attack.

Lin Feng and Su Hen, though afraid, clenched their fists and stood in front of Shen Lang.

They share the good and the bad, that's their way.

Over the past ten years, they have taken many beatings for Shen Lang.

"Hehehe, talking back is useless. Xue Dang isn't at the academy today, no one can protect you. Whatever you say is useless. You, a bastard from who knows where, even made the Second Uncle argue with the council and fight with my father... Now the Second Uncle is bedridden and has become a waste like you, and he has also handed over the position of clan leader. I wonder how you will survive!"

Shen Daofeng laughed sinisterly, approaching Shen Lang step by step.

When Shen Lang heard the word "bastard," his eyes didn't change much, but when he heard the other's sarcastic remark about his father becoming a waste, a shocking aura erupted from his body.

Before Lin Feng and Su Hen could react, a figure flashed, and Shen Lang had already kicked Shen Daofeng in the chest.

"Bang!" The force spread out...

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