CHAPTER 774 DEATH WISH

Upon hearing that sound, everyone looked to the entrance in unison where a young Daoist had just

rushed in, shaken and terrified. “Hmm? What is it?” Chen Haotian asked coldly.

Before he could finish his question, a figure walked out from behind the Daoist—Chen Hao. “You’re… Content is property © .

Chen Hao of the Chen family?” Chen Haotian took a while to realize who he was.

“I am!” Chen Hao said, then smiled.

“M-Master Chen, I’ve brought you in here. Y-You promised to spare me if I brought you in here!” the

Taoist stuttered in fear. However, Chen Hao’s response was to casually smack him on the head,

blowing it up instantly and leaving behind nothing but a spray of bloody mist.

It was hilarious of that man to think Chen Hao would actually spare him, but his death still shocked

everyone present, including Chen Haotian. Apparently, this Chen Hao was quite powerful.

“Chen Hao!” Master Ghost breathed a sigh of relief.

“Forgive me for my late arrival, Master Ghost! You must have suffered so much!” Chen Hao nodded in

reply; now that he had finally seen Master Ghost, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Chen Haotian smacked the table and said, “Chen Hao, we’ve been looking all over for you

and now, you turn yourself in? Alright, alright. Great! You just saved me a ton of effort and manpower.”

The moment he stopped talking, Chen Haotian disappeared and materialized right in front of Chen Hao

as the other eight cultivator experts stood up as well; by the looks of it, some of them hailed from other

countries such as Japan, even Oman and other areas.

The eight men exchanged looks, then asked in a gleefully surprised tone, “Master Chen, is that him?

The boy whose body contains the coveted Essence of Nine Cycles?”

“It’s him, alright! However, I ask all of you to be patient since my family has sacrificed too much time

and energy to nurture this Essence of Nine Cycles. If you want your share, then you must obey our

family! Understood?” Chen Haotian warned.

“Of course!” the men said cheerfully.

“According to Chen Lianhu, our Chen family is no more than a tool for yours. What did he mean by

that? Did you all establish my family in Nanyang just to get the Essence of Nine Cycles in my body?”

Chen Hao said in disbelief.

“Heh, you’re a smart one. That’s right, it was for the Essence. However, it’s just that we had to harvest

it early due to unforeseen circumstances!” Chen Haotian said.

“It seems you would have tried to eradicate my family eventually! But I don’t get it. As different as we

are, we’re still technically under the same clan. Why would you be so cruel to us?” Chen Hao asked

confusedly.

“I might as well tell you these things before you die. Did you really think that both our families share a

bloodline? Ha! Let me tell you, dipstick, your ancestor was merely a body double of ours, and he was

only tasked with establishing the Nanyang Chen family for the Essence initially. Then, the plan turned

to him turning this family into one of the world’s richest with possession of over half the world’s assets!

Furthermore, to avoid unwanted complications that would lead to the uncontrolled spreading of your

bloodline, we had been trimming your family tree quite often!” Chen Haotian said cruelly.

“I was wondering why my family was never a large one to begin with and had always relied on single

heirs despite their economic power. So it turns out that you’ve been culling our numbers!” Rage filled

Chen Hao’s eyes.

“Of course! But it’s all good now, because we’ve finally reached this point of the Sun Totem’s prophecy

after waiting for dozens of generations, the point where we finally meet the bearer of the Essence of

Nine Cycles—you!” Chen Haotian laughed.

“You mean that now, my family has completed their purpose and should cease to exist?” Chen Hao

said.

“Naturally. You seem to be quite perceptive regarding many things but sadly, your fate has been sealed

since birth. You had always been fated to be our puppet!” Chen Haotian said with a mocking look.

Chen Hao smiled bitterly when he saw this. “I see you people take pride in controlling other people’s

lives and in treating them as expendable pawns to order around?”

“Why wouldn’t we? What on earth can be more exciting than that? Haha!” Chen Haotian threw his head

back and laughed.

“It seems that even personal experiences are not always true. The only constant is that power is king. I

shouldn’t have been so careless and trusted others so easily, to the point of hurting my whole family!”

Regret flashed through Chen Hao’s eyes.

How could he have forgotten to create a protective formation for his family after his awakening and let

them be abducted by these people? He felt even more unnerved knowing that he’d be dead meat as

well if it weren’t for Ziyan’s help—he would have fallen victim to the King of Nine Doors and the others if

he hadn’t unlocked the Essence’s potential. Without knowing it, Chen Hao’s hands balled into fists.

“Haha, that’s not exactly true. In fact, your family survived only because you’ve been hiding this whole

time. Otherwise, we’d have killed them ages ago!” As he said this, Chen Haotian took out a phone and

played a video of a pitch-black dungeon. In that dungeon, a man was being beaten up into a bloody

mess; Chen Hao practically saw red the moment he recognized the man.

Dad! Chen Hao’s heart was practically bleeding.

He could also see a masked figure in the dungeon that seemed to be a young man; he was looking at

his father with a mocking smile.

“Haha! Your family may be alive, but they’re certainly not safe!” Chen Haotian put the phone away. “Oh,

lowly Chen Hao. I bet you feel powerless right now and I sympathize. After all, it must be so terrible to

have your whole family played like a fiddle!” he said.

“What are you droning on with him for, Master Chen? Let's just capture him and start the negotiations

for the Essence!” A Japanese man got impatient; he seemed to be an expert and a Fourth Tier

Cultivator at the very least. With that, he immediately pounced at Chen Hao’s neck.

“You bastards! I’m going to turn you all to dust!” Chen Hao said angrily. Then, with a loud roar, his

entire body became enveloped in a crimson light. That glow struck fear into people’s hearts as it

expanded, carrying a murderous aura that sent chills down their spine; it was as if the aura itself could

kill.

Meanwhile, the Japanese man felt this overwhelming aura immediately as he charged forth; he

instantly turned pale. “What?” He was about to take a step backward when a huge pulling force

dragged him over anyway.

After that, Chen Hao casually squeezed his head and blew it up with a big boom, turning the man into

mush.

“Hmm?” At this point, everyone was getting really worried, especially Chen Haotian. When he saw

Chen Hao’s terrifying change, his eyes went wide and he took several steps backward. How could this

have happened?