Chapter 116: Chapter 116
“Hehe, Brother Changsheng, open the door for me, will you?”
At that moment, Su Yan looked at Su Changsheng with a mischievous grin.
Su Changsheng’s usually dull face revealed a trace of disdain:
“You call me Brother Changsheng when you need something, but when you don’t—you go flipping through my wooden hut…”
His body began to rapidly swell and expand.
His body suddenly exploded, and countless runes swiftly assembled in mid-air, forming a golden, resplendent gate.
It stood towering between heaven and earth.
Upon witnessing this, Hai Botong’s mind froze once again.
“He! He! He!! He’s a puppet!”
Old Hai had once been a King-Sealing powerhouse; it didn’t take long for him to figure it out.
“Yeah, I think only the Patriarch has seen his real body…”
Su Yan replied, then stepped with Old Hai through the teleportation gate.
In the next instant, the world spun.
Hai Botong felt himself engulfed in boundless spiritual energy.
The place they arrived at felt like an immortal paradise, filled with an unimaginable concentration of qi.
Disciples passed by them, and each one, if seen outside, would be considered a peerless talent—
Yet here, they were commonplace.
“Brother Yan’s back!”
“Fifth Burning Heaven, someone might challenge you again!”
“Long time no see, Su Yan!”
Some family members who knew Su Yan well greeted him enthusiastically.
“Su brat… they called you Fifth Burning Heaven—what does that mean?”
Old Hai asked, dumbfounded.
“Ah…” Su Yan scratched his head sheepishly.
“In the Su Family, the top ten of the Sequence are granted titles by the Patriarch. Mine is ‘Burning Heaven’, and fifth is my ranking.”
“So you’re telling me… there are four stronger than you??”
Hai Botong was shocked!
“That’s… not exactly what I meant…”
Su Yan’s reply made Hai Botong breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, he was well aware of Su Yan’s strength.
With just a single fire lotus, he had slaughtered dozens of Star-Holding experts.
If someone like him was only ranked fifth in his family, then talents from other familys probably weren’t even worthy of tying the Su Family’s shoes!
But what Su Yan said next nearly caused Old Hai to choke on his own breath.
“There are a few family members in Lingxiao Blessed Land who are… unusual.”
“I can’t really tell how strong they are, but they’re definitely not weak. They just don’t like fighting over Sequence rankings…”
Su Yan said this casually, without noticing Hai Botong behind him was nearly gaping in shock.
As Hai Botong ventured deeper into the Lingxiao Blessed Land, his heart grew increasingly uneasy.
What kind of terrifying family is this?!
In the black tower that stood above the heavens, ancient battle souls were being reenacted.
A Su Family disciple broke through thirteen levels, earning a precious pill.
These trials not only strengthened their combat ability, but also came with rewards.
In the Merit Pavilion, countless disciples hurried about.
At the foot of Dragon Gate Peak, all strove to leap the Dragon Gate.
A towering Xuanhuang Ancient Tree stretched skyward, nourishing the Blessed Land, and many disciples were meditating beneath its branches.
At that moment, Hai Botong felt a strange spatial fluctuation.
He instinctively looked down—
Then!! His pupils shrank to needlepoints.
He saw that beneath the entire Lingxiao Blessed Land was an endless, boundless branch system.
These roots grew from nothingness, formless and limitless— they nourished the entire Su Family’s foundation and were hidden within the void!
“Ancient Void Tree!!!”
Hai Botong exclaimed in disbelief.
The Void Ancient Tree, one of the Ten Great Sacred Trees in the heavens—It could conceal all things within the void, nourish and elevate all.
He had thought such a sacred object only existed in legends.
To see it with his own eyes in this lifetime…
“It truly is the Ancient Void Tree. Old Hai, good eye.”
A warm voice sounded.
Hai Botong raised his head, and saw a majestic figure—
Clad in dark robes, with an outstandingly handsome face and long black hair.
He looked like a god among men.
Seeing the newcomer, Hai Botong murmured in a daze.
Su Zhou looked curiously at this former King-Sealing powerhouse.
“My face… I’ve lost my damn face…”
Hai Botong muttered blankly.
Su Zhou looked toward Su Yan.
Su Yan’s mouth twitched: “Maybe burning his life flame earlier cooked his brain a little…”
On Lingxiao Peak, Su Yang reported everything that had happened to Su Zhou.
Su Zhou nodded slightly, his eyes deep as an icy abyss.
“The Heavenly Fire Wang Family, commanding two great domains, how very impressive…”
“Patriarch! Please allow me to handle this matter personally!”
“As juniors, we cannot rely on you for everything. Otherwise, what would be the point of your cultivating us?”
Su Yang half-knelt, speaking solemnly.
Seeing the seriousness in Su Yan’s expression, Su Zhou smiled faintly.
Indeed, the Su Family had developed to a point where he no longer needed to act personally for every matter.
“Very well. Since you’re clear on your path—go and handle it.”
He turned his gaze toward Old Hai.
“I’m aware of your deal with Su Yan.”
“The Su Family honors every promise.”
Su Zhou raised his hand, and a pill appeared out of thin air.
It was concocted from leftover materials once used to remake the Supreme Bone for little Hao’er.
It contained treasures like the Leaf of Reversing Three Lifetimes, Early Dragon Flower, and many other precious ingredients.
This pill held boundless vitality—capable of remaking a Supreme Bone, let alone healing a Dao injury.
Seeing the pill before him, Hai Botong couldn’t help but gulp.
Even the fragrance alone was already causing his Dao injuries to stir with signs of healing.
If consumed, it would surely cure the injuries that had plagued him for a century.
Thinking of this, Hai Botong began to tremble uncontrollably with excitement.
This all-in bet… paid off!!
He restrained his energy, adjusted himself, then swallowed the pill.
An ice dragon manifestation emerged behind Hai Botong.
Strands of Ice Dao laws descended from the heavens, and began fusing into his body.
The previously shattered Ice Dragon Avatar swiftly healed, its once dim twin suns now blazing bright.
Not long after, Hai Botong stood up with a bang!
Two radiant suns rose into the sky.
This was the Sun Veiling Realm, where moonlight transforms into blazing sun—a stage where one’s Dao is perfected and comprehension of law begins.
Hai Botong’s face grew younger, his entire aura turning icy and sharp.
The once peerless genius of Northern Wastelands, the Frost King, had returned!
Feeling the long-lost strength, Hai Botong couldn’t help but laugh loudly.
Then, he turned to look at Su Zhou, realizing he was a chaotic abyss of power, utterly unreadable.
Thoughts raced through his mind.
He suddenly knelt to one knee.
“Before the Patriarch—Hai Botong is willing to follow the Su Family!”
“I beg the Patriarch to accept me!!”
His voice was firm and unwavering.
His enemy was far too powerful.
By his own strength, he might never exact revenge.
Only a family as terrifying and unfathomable as the Su Family might make that dream a reality.
Su Zhou didn’t answer immediately. He could already see through Hai Botong’s thoughts. Read full story at novel⸺fire.net
The Dao injury within him carried traces of both thunder and karma.
Such powers could come from only one family—
“The Divine Family… Huaxu…”
Hai Botong spoke with difficulty.
To go against a Divine Family was to court death.
Even Hai Botong had not dared to hope too much.
Su Zhou’s voice confirmed what he had already guessed.
“They killed a woman—turned her into a wax doll. I killed that Huaxu young master.”
“That woman once gave me a steamed bun.”
For a steamed bun, he had dared wage war against a Divine Family.
Frost King Hai Botong—youthful righteousness that never faded with age!
“Very well. From now on, you shall serve as a guest minister of the Su Family— be Su Yan’s protector!”
At these words, Su Yan and Hai Botong both smiled joyfully.
Everything was settled.
On Mount Tai, the Qin Emperor holds a Fengshan Ceremony, proclaiming to the heavens…