Chapter 139: Chapter 139

The pleasant system chime echoed in Su Zhou’s ears…

[Ding!! Congratulations to the host for completing the family mission!]

[Ding!! This mission’s evaluation: Gold Rank!]

[Ding!! Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: One of the Ten Eternal Killing Arrays — the Heaven-Execution God-Slaughtering Formation!]

[Heaven-Execution God-Slaughtering Formation: One of the Ten Strongest Killing Arrays since ancient times, its killing intent is supreme and its pressure unmatched. Once deployed, endless waves of immortal-execution and god-slaughtering intent surge forth, annihilating all.]

[Ding!! Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Immortal Dao Treasure Art — A Thought Creates the Abyss!]

[A Thought Creates the Abyss: With a single thought, the sky becomes boundless, with another, the abyss becomes infinite. It can instantly pull the opponent’s soul into an illusory world created by the user. Unless one’s soul surpasses the user’s, it is impossible to break free!]

[Ding!! Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: All-Heavens Follower Mystery Box ×2!]

[All-Heavens Follower Blind Box: Upon opening, you can obtain a random follower of varying quality!]

[Ding!! Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Family Luck +100,000!]

[Ding!! Under the influence of the Golden Luck Dragon, you receive an additional +100,000 Luck!]

Several rewards rapidly appeared in Su Zhou’s system backpack.

This time, the rewards were exactly to Su Zhou’s liking.

After seeing the Wang family’s formations, Su Zhou had already developed some interest in the Dao of Arrays.

And this Heaven-Execution God-Slaughtering Formation not only possessed earth-shaking killing power, but also carried the ability to confuse and shatter divine minds with offense and defense united, incomparably strong.

It fit Su Zhou’s heart perfectly.

As for this A Thought Creates the Abyss, it was even more extraordinary, one could even say it was the most compatible treasure art Su Zhou had obtained recently.

This art used the soul as the guide: the stronger the soul, the stronger the power.

If cultivated to its peak, a single glance could plunge enemies into an illusionary realm, causing them to sink forever.

And since Su Zhou’s cultivation encompassed the Three Thousand Daos, with his soul and body fused into one, flawless and without gaps, his soul was so strong it even surpassed his physical body.

This A Thought Creates the Abyss was practically tailor-made for him.

Of course, the reward Su Zhou was most curious about was still those two quiet gift boxes now resting in his backpack.

So far, he had only drawn a follower once — “Zu”.

He deeply understood Zu’s terrifying strength; if not for the restrictions placed upon him, just sending Zu alone might have been enough to crush the entire Northern Wasteland.

And now, he had two more chances to draw followers. Even Su Zhou couldn’t help but feel some curiosity.

What kind of followers will I obtain this time?

However, now was clearly not the time to open the mystery boxes.

Su Zhou suppressed the emotions in his heart.

“We pay our respects to the Sword Emperor!!”

“Many thanks to the Sword Emperor for saving our lives!!”

“This junior who wields the sword bows before the Sword Master!!”

At this moment, the awakened young elites all respectfully bowed to Su Zhou.

They had all heard Wang Tianfang’s final words before his death.

They realized that the man before them, Su Zhou, had already comprehended the Sword Realm — achieving the title of Sword Emperor.

Facing such an existence, the arrogance in their hearts had long since scattered.

Many sword-wielding prodigies looked upon Su Zhou with gazes filled with worship.

A Sword Emperor, such a one can be the teacher of all swordsmen under heaven!

This was no empty phrase. To draw forth the Sword Realm, one needed not only the perfected Sword Fruit, but also complete enlightenment of a Dao.

At that moment just now, Su Zhou had fully comprehended Sword Twenty-Three, and even sublimated it beyond its original level.

With that one sword, time and space themselves were briefly severed.

Such a towering sword had never appeared before, paving a new path for sword cultivators of future generations.

Thus, when the Sword Realm descended, all sword cultivators across the myriad worlds gained a chance to comprehend this Dao.

Because he had opened a new path for all sword cultivators, he was now rightfully their master.

The prodigies no longer had any thought of following Su Nan.

What they had witnessed today was too earth-shaking.

It could be foreseen that after today, a supreme family would rise above all, illuminating the heavens.

And the Su Family Patriarch’s cultivation was unfathomably vast, earth-shaking.

He had destroyed ten Sun Veiling powerhouses single-handedly, and with just one sword, annihilated a domain, ascending into Sword Emperor.

Even now, they had yet to see Su Zhou’s true dharma form.

This meant that even with such heaven-defying feats, the Su Patriarch had never once used his full strength!

What a terrifying existence!!

Their only thought now was to hurry back to their families, and at any cost, form alliances with the Su Family!

“My elder sister is still unmarried. If she could marry into the Su Family, wouldn’t that be…”

Many prodigies’ minds stirred.

Quite a few peerless young women also stole glances at Su Nan and the others.

Of course, Su Zhou’s appearance surpassed them all, but his terrifying difference in power kept them from even daring to entertain profane thoughts.

“Damn it!! This lady must at least try to marry into the Su Family.”

“I remember our clan’s Saintess is still unmarried. I wonder what kind of woman the Su Patriarch likes!”

“Never mind being a wife — even as a concubine, or if not, then a servant girl would do!!”

Many prodigies thought the same.

By now, everything was settled.

The Wang Family’s estate was already a river of blood, corpses strewn in every direction.

The ground was dyed crimson. No one in the Wang Family was left alive.

Su Changsheng had even used formations, exterminating even the spirit beasts within the clan that might develop intelligence.

As for the ruthlessness of Su Changsheng’s clean-up…

Every bloodline connected to the Wang Family was uprooted.

Even the clan’s eggs had to be shaken to dust.

That very day, countless sects in the Tianhuo Great Region received disciples returning with blank, wooden expressions.

Any who showed even a trace of hostility toward the Su Family were immediately struck down like walking thunder tribulations.

Watching Su Changsheng’s methods of clean-up, even Su Zhou couldn’t help the corner of his mouth twitching.

Su Chensha, Su Yan, and the others secretly vowed never to provoke this normally low-key fellow.

Even Su Xu, when it came to ruthlessness, was far inferior.

However, Su Zhou did not feel Su Changsheng’s actions were inappropriate.

The struggle between families was always a struggle of life and death, of interests.

This time, the Su Family stepped onto the stage of the heavens over the mountains of the Wang Family’s corpses.

It looked cruel to the extreme. It made Wang Tianfang’s end seem tragic.

But if the Wang Family had been stronger, and the Su Family weaker, would not Su Yan have been slaughtered in the hunt?

Would not the Su Family have been bathed in blood when the Heavenly Fire Guard and Nether Fire Guard descended upon Lingxiao Blessed Land?

Family struggle is : To leave your opponent any chance at revenge is to betray your responsibility to your clan.

“This battle… I am unworthy of the Patriarch’s nurture.”

Su Yang suddenly lowered his head in guilt.

Su Chensha and the others did the same.

Their faces burned with shame. They had always considered themselves prodigies!

Destined to suppress an era.

Yet time and again, they had been saved by Su Zhou.

Even when joining forces, they had been unable to slay Wang Tianfang.

How could they not feel ashamed?

One by one, they felt they had failed Su Zhou.

Yet in truth, their performance had already been dazzling, a few juniors at the early Moon Grasping stage, able to contend with a half-step Venerable, and even break his Dao Heart when combined.

Such a feat was utterly shocking.

Looking across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, no one had ever heard of juniors accomplishing such a thing!

“You have already done very well…”

“In battle against equals, few are your match. Do not be anxious, do not force yourselves.”

“You need only walk your own path. Remember, behind you, stand…”

“The entire Su Family, and me!!”

The Su Family prodigies felt deeply moved in their hearts.

[Ding!! Detecting clansmen whose destiny can be elevated. By investing, you may receive rewards of aptitude enhancement!]

At this moment, the system chime once again sounded in Su Zhou’s ears.

His eyes lit up slightly.

He lifted his gaze toward Su Yan, whose face was still filled with emotion.

He hadn’t expected that today, he’d still have a chance to shear more wool.

[Ding! Invest in the Net Lotus Demon Flame to obtain reward: Golden Crow True Flame]

[Ding!! Invest in the Great Burial Heavenly Fire to obtain reward: Ancient Divine Beast — Holy Qilin]

[Ding!! After clan member’s destiny is elevated, reward obtained: World Seed.]