Liuyun City, Xiao family.
"Ren'er, are you leaving so soon?"
Seeing Xiao Ren preparing to rush back to the Taiyi Sacred Land after nurturing the Supreme Bone, Lin Wanqing asked with teary eyes.
Her eldest son had become the family's outcast and would never return.
Her younger son had been back for less than half a year, and now he was leaving for the Taiyi Sacred Land again. It seemed unlikely they would meet again soon.
Lin Wanqing found it hard to accept.
"The Supreme Bone has been initially nurtured. I must return to the Taiyi Sacred Land to compete for the position of Holy Son and become the strongest prodigy of this generation."
"Only then can I step out of the Northern Profound Realm and become the Young Supreme of the Eastern Region!"
Xiao Ren's face was cold, showing no trace of reluctance.
In his eyes, the Xiao family was merely a stepping stone on his path to becoming an emperor, not worthy of his attachment.
"A man's ambition lies in all directions. Ren'er having such aspirations is the pride of the Xiao family."
"But the outside world is full of dangers, so you must be cautious."
"And remember..."
"No matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, remember that the Xiao family will always be your safe haven. If you're tired of cultivation, come back and visit."
Xiao Tiance patted Xiao Ren's shoulder, showing a fatherly concern for his son.
If it weren't for the events of the past few days, others might have thought they were a model family of fatherly love and filial piety.
"Ren'er, before you leave, can your mother ask you for one thing? Please don't trouble your brother anymore..."
After Xiao Tiance finished speaking, Lin Wanqing held Xiao Ren's wrist, pleading with hope.
However, before she could finish her sentence, Xiao Ren's face darkened, and he shook off Lin Wanqing's hand.
"I told you, he's not my brother, just a traitor!!"
"If you care so much about him, then leave the Xiao family and go find him..."
Slap!!
As Xiao Ren shouted the last sentence, Lin Wanqing's pupils shrank, and she slapped him.
The slap not only stunned Xiao Ren but also frightened Xiao Tiance.
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"You hit me?"
"You dare to hit me for that outcast?!!"
After a moment of shock, Xiao Ren's eyes turned red with rage as he yelled at Lin Wanqing.
His demeanor suggested he might resort to violence.
"Ren'er, your mother didn't mean it. I just don't want to see you two brothers fighting. I truly hope you can get along..."
Seeing Xiao Ren's furious expression, Lin Wanqing's voice trembled.
"Enough!!"
Before Lin Wanqing could finish, Xiao Ren interrupted her with a shout.
"If you keep speaking for him, I won't hesitate to sever ties with you too!"
As these words fell, Lin Wanqing was struck as if by lightning, standing frozen in disbelief.
She couldn't believe it.
Her usually doting younger son had said something so heartless.
She had acted out of anger and shame.
But no matter what...
She was doing it for the good of both her sons!
"Master, there's news about the traitor Xiao Ming!!"
Just as Lin Wanqing's face turned pale, an elder rushed in, shouting with a look of panic.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tiance, Xiao Ren, and the shocked Lin Wanqing all looked up at the elder.
"Where is he?!"
"Why haven't you captured him?!"
In their excitement, Xiao Tiance and Xiao Ren shouted, causing the elder to smile bitterly.
"Impossible..."
"Xiao Ming has somehow fully recovered his cultivation and passed the entrance exam of the Fuyou Sacred Land..."
"What?!"
"Not only has he recovered his cultivation, but he's also become a disciple of the Fuyou Sacred Land?!"
Before the elder could finish, Xiao Ren interrupted, visibly agitated.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Xiao Ming not only survived but also made a comeback.
"Even if he's recovered and become a disciple of the Fuyou Sacred Land, he's nothing but a weakling in front of me."
"The next time we meet, I'll personally cripple him and finish him off slowly!"
Thinking of his newly nurtured Supreme Bone, Xiao Ren dismissed Xiao Ming as insignificant.
"I'm afraid you can't..."
Before Xiao Ren could finish, the elder continued, contradicting him.
"Xiao Ming didn't just barely join the Fuyou Sacred Land; he shattered the historical record of the entrance exam with his extraordinary talent, reaching the 1,061st step of the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder."
"He even attracted the personal attention of the Fuyou Sacred Master, who intended to take him as a personal disciple, but a mysterious Saint King appeared."
"Xiao Ming ultimately chose to reject the Fuyou Sacred Master and instead became the disciple of that mysterious Saint King, earning the status of a core disciple of the Fuyou Sacred Land."
"Now, rumors are spreading inside and outside the Fuyou Sacred Land that Xiao Ming has the potential to become a Great Emperor. It's said that he was betrayed by his brother and abandoned by his parents, leading to his bounty by the Xiao family!"
Boom!!
Hearing the elder's words, Xiao Ren and Xiao Tiance felt as if they were struck by lightning, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
"Impossible!!"
"This is absolutely impossible!!"
"How could that waste Xiao Ming have the potential to become a Great Emperor? How could he reach the 1,061st step of the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder?"
"How could he become a disciple of a Saint King?!"
After a long moment of disbelief, Xiao Ren couldn't accept reality and grabbed the elder.
"Speak!!"
"Are you lying to me?!!"
As his angry shouts echoed, spittle flew from his mouth, landing on the elder's face.
If the elder weren't at the Nirvana stage, he might not have withstood Xiao Ren's spittle attack.
"I wouldn't dare joke about such matters. It's already spreading throughout half of the Northern Profound Realm."
"Xiao Ming entered the Fuyou Sacred Land alongside the little princess of the Phoenix family from Sky Demon City."
"Someone even recorded their ascent of the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder. If you don't believe it, you can watch the recording sent by the Fuyou Sacred Land..."
With that, the elder retrieved a jade slip from his storage ring, forming seals with his hands to activate it. A light projected from the jade slip, revealing the figures of Xiao Ming and Feng Xianhuang standing on the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder.
Though the distance was far, it was clear that it was indeed Xiao Ming!
"No... impossible!!"
Seeing the familiar figure in the recording, standing with Feng Xianhuang like a celestial couple, Xiao Ren's face twisted in disbelief, breaking down on the spot.
"How could he have the potential of a Great Emperor? How could he rise again? He clearly destroyed his own cultivation!!!"
"This is all fake, fake!!"
In extreme shock and disbelief, Xiao Ren screamed hysterically in the hall, unable to bear the blow.
He had painstakingly used the Xiao family's resources to nurture the Supreme Bone ahead of time.
His cultivation had skyrocketed from the first level of the Spirit Sea to the eighth level.
He thought such fortune would allow him to stand proudly in the world.
Unexpectedly, his brother, who had destroyed his own cultivation and physique just days ago, had now shone brightly in the Fuyou Sacred Land, breaking the entrance exam record and becoming the disciple of a Saint King, recognized by the Fuyou Sacred Land as having the potential of a Great Emperor.
What did this mean?
It meant that if Xiao Ming, as his brother, wanted to, even if his cultivation was destroyed and his physique ruined, he could easily surpass him, who relied on the family!
How could he accept this?!
"Xiao Ming, no matter how you did it, I, Xiao Ren, will let the world know that you, the waste, will always be inferior to me!!"
In the midst of this immense blow, a thought emerged in Xiao Ren's mind, and he immediately turned his cold gaze to the elder.
"Prepare a Heaven-tier Mystic Boat for me. I need to return to the Taiyi Sacred Land as quickly as possible!"
"I will become the Holy Son of the Taiyi Sacred Land, then ascend to the Fuyou Sacred Land to properly congratulate my brother!!"