Chapter 59

Zheng Shiyi continued to question Zheng Qi and the others: "Would any family member want to kill me after my Supreme Soul was extracted? Would any family member send people to kill me after I joined the sect?"

"Would any family member, failing to kill me, challenge me to a life-or-death duel?"

Facing the aggressive Zheng Shiyi, Zheng Qi's tone softened, no longer as strong as before: "What Zheng Song did was indeed wrong, but you didn't have to kill him. He was the hope of the family..."

"The hope for the family's prosperity was all placed on him, and you mercilessly killed him, destroying the family's hope."

"The family will not let this go. Don't think that just because your current strength surpasses Zheng Song, the family will let you off and cultivate you again."

"Without a martial soul, you won't go far in the path of martial arts."

"I want to see how you will explain this to the family!"

The Zheng family had poured all their resources into Zheng Song, and now that Zheng Shiyi had killed him, the Zheng family would not let him off easily.

Especially Zheng Xuan, Zheng Song's grandfather, who was extremely protective of his grandson, would not let Zheng Shiyi off.

This was like the funniest joke Zheng Shiyi had ever heard. He laughed and said, "Zheng Song is the hope of the family? He couldn't even defeat me, who has no martial soul. What qualifications does he have to bear the hope of the family?"

"If the family's hope is truly placed on such a waste, then the family is not far from destruction!"

"Furthermore, that waste's grandfather has corrupted the family, leading a group of people who almost killed me. I will definitely settle this score!"

"If you are so righteous, why don't you come up and avenge them?"

Zheng Shiyi looked at Zheng Qi and the others with a mocking expression, beckoning them to come up.

Zheng Song couldn't defeat Zheng Shiyi, and Zheng Qi going up would be no different from suicide. Zheng Qi was not foolish enough to do that.

Zheng Shiyi had killed four people from the family. As long as he informed the family, someone would come to deal with Zheng Shiyi.

Zheng Qi shook his head and sneered, "You have killed four people, completely losing your humanity. The wrongs you have committed cannot be resolved by just one death."

"Before the family decides your punishment, don't think I will kill you to avoid the family's severe punishment. I will not go up to the life-or-death platform with you."

"Furthermore, when dealing with a dog, one must consider the owner! Zheng Song has contributed to Young Master Tianyu. To put it bluntly, he is his dog."

"By killing him, you are clearly not taking Young Master Tianyu seriously. Young Master Tianyu will not let you off."

Zheng Shiyi's eyebrows lifted slightly as he clapped, "You are truly a shameless one, just like that old man Zheng Xuan. If you don't dare to come up, just say it. Don't talk about useless things!"

"Zheng Tianyu extracted my Supreme Soul and killed the former family head. I have been keeping this grudge in my heart, but rest assured, I will eventually go to the ancestral land to participate in the martial arts competition."

"I will kill him in front of everyone in the ancestral land! I want everyone to know how despicable and shameless the so-called genius of the ancestral land is!"

"Even if he has taken my Supreme Soul, he is still no match for me!"

Zheng Qi clenched his fists, trying to boost his own morale, and shouted, "You are a reckless fool! Just wait for your death! Let's go!"

After Zheng Qi spoke, he quickly waved to the four people behind him and hurriedly left the life-or-death platform, looking like a defeated dog with its tail between its legs.

As soon as Zheng Shiyi jumped off the platform, Wu Dong, who was waiting on the side, gave him a bear hug, "Scared the hell out of me! Thank goodness you're fine! In the future, give me a heads-up! Men who get scared too often can easily become impotent!"

"If I'm not mistaken, with your current strength, you should have no problem making it into the top twenty of the风云榜 (Fengyun Ranking)."

Zheng Shiyi looked at Wu Dong with confusion and asked, "Fengyun Ranking?"

Wu Dong hesitated for a moment, then patted his head and laughed, "Look at me! You just joined the sect, how would you know about the Fengyun Ranking?"

"The sect has many disciples, and the resources are limited. To cultivate the disciples with potential, the sect has set up the Fengyun Ranking and the Shanhe Ranking for the outer and inner sects."

"All outer sect disciples can participate in the ranking battles. The Fengyun Ranking records the top one hundred disciples based on their strength."

"The sect allocates resources to these disciples based on their ranking in the Fengyun Ranking. The higher the ranking, the more resources they receive! Therefore, the disciples strive to cultivate themselves, hoping to enter the Fengyun Ranking."

Zheng Shiyi raised his eyebrows and exclaimed, "I didn't expect such a thing. Ranking battles... interesting!"

"Doing this indeed motivates the disciples to cultivate hard, but isn't it a bit unfair to those who miss the ranking battles or perform poorly?"

These people have the strength to be cultivated by the sect, but due to certain reasons, others take their resources, which is indeed unfair to them.

Wu Dong smiled and patted Zheng Shiyi's shoulder, comforting him, "Brother, don't worry. The sect wouldn't overlook these things."

"The rankings in the Fengyun Ranking are not fixed."

"Normally, if any disciple feels they have the strength to challenge someone on the Fengyun Ranking, they can challenge the person they believe they can defeat. The person being challenged cannot refuse and must accept the challenge."

"If the challenge is successful, the challenger and the challenged will swap ranks. The challenger will enjoy the benefits of the challenged and receive a reward for the successful challenge. If the challenge fails, the ranks remain the same."

"The reward for a successful challenge is proportional to the rank. The higher the rank, the greater the reward. Of course, the challenger only receives the reward for the successful challenge, not the rewards for the ranks they did not challenge."

"As for the amount of the reward, I'm not sure, but I know that making it to the 50th rank in the Fengyun Ranking can earn you 800 soul stones!"

"800 soul stones?" Zheng Shiyi looked at Wu Dong in surprise. In his mind, soul stones were obtained by disciples through contributions to the sect or by killing beasts. He didn't expect that making it to the Fengyun Ranking could also earn soul stones.

If 50th place can earn 800 soul stones, how many soul stones would 10th place earn?

Even a small amount of soul stones is valuable. Given the large absorption capacity of Zheng Shiyi's soul seed, he naturally wanted to participate in the ranking battles.

Wu Dong seemed to see through Zheng Shiyi's thoughts and whispered, "The only problem with the Fengyun Ranking is that it will make enemies. As soon as you start challenging, those who feel threatened by your ranking will come after you."

"You won't be able to avoid it."

Zheng Shiyi smiled at Wu Dong but did not respond. He then led the two of them back to their residence.

The people who were still in shock slowly came to their senses, watching Zheng Shiyi's departing back, and shook their heads in worry, "This kid is indeed strong, and this battle has made him famous."

"I wonder how many people on the Fengyun Ranking will come after him after this battle."

Zheng Qi, who left the life-or-death platform with resentment, returned to his room and found a piece of paper. He wrote down all the wrongs Zheng Shiyi had committed in the sect.

After finishing, he rolled the letter and tied it to the leg of a homing pigeon, which then flew out of the room.

...

In the Zheng family, in Zheng Xuan's room.

Zheng Xuan was sitting in front of Zheng Ping, checking his recovery.

Seeing Zheng Ping's body recovering day by day, Zheng Xuan smiled faintly, "Ping'er, your body is recovering quickly. You will be fully recovered in a few days."

Zheng Ping nodded in satisfaction and clenched his fists, saying fiercely, "Zheng Shiyi, you actually injured me so badly. The next time I see you, if I don't kill you, I won't be Zheng Ping!"

Zheng Xuan patted his shoulder and laughed, "Silly boy, I have already told your brother about your condition. I wonder what state he has been reduced to by your brother."

"Flap, flap!"

A white pigeon flew in from the window and landed next to Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan caught the pigeon and laughed, "It seems your brother has sent a letter. Let me see what your brother has done to that boy."

As he spoke, Zheng Xuan took the letter from the pigeon's leg and slowly opened it.

As Zheng Xuan opened the letter, the worry on Zheng Ping's face disappeared, replaced by excitement, "I knew Brother would take revenge for me. Grandfather, what does Brother's letter say?"

Zheng Xuan's face grew increasingly grim, and his hands began to tremble. In the end, his face was darker than the bottom of a pot, his eyes bloodshot, and his aura filled with killing intent.

He slammed his palm on the table, which instantly turned to powder, and roared, "Zheng Shiyi!"

The pigeon in his hand was also reduced to a puddle of flesh by his violent palm.

Zheng Ping was also startled by Zheng Xuan's actions. His grandfather rarely lost his temper, especially since he had been smiling just a moment ago. What could have happened to make him react like this? Could something have happened to his brother?

But how could that be possible? His brother was talented and received resources from the family every month. Occasionally, he even received favors from Young Master Tianyu. He was doing well in the sect. How could something happen to him?

Zheng Ping looked at Zheng Xuan with confusion and asked, "Grandfather, what happened?"

"You!" Zheng Xuan looked at Zheng Ping angrily and ordered, "Go and call the five elders! Immediately, right now!"

Zheng Xuan's face was pale, and his fierce expression seemed like it could devour a person.

Zheng Ping did not dare to hesitate and quickly ran out of the room.

A short while later, Zheng Ping returned with several people in a hurry.

"Third Elder, what's the matter that you called us here so urgently?" The people looked at Zheng Xuan with confusion.

Zheng Xuan threw the letter on the ground and roared, "Read it for yourselves!"

One of them quickly ran to the letter, picked it up, and the others followed closely behind.