Dragon Among Men

Chen An moved swiftly, finding a natural cave deep underground. He casually set up a few simple concealment formations, then sat cross-legged and began to wait quietly.

The Human Federation, a hidden place on Sirius.

This place is the Xiao Family home of the Xiao family, heavily guarded, and filled with a rich spiritual energy that shrouds the entire Xiao Family home like a white mist.

Deep within the ancestral land, in an ancient hall carved from a single piece of Soul Crystal, eternal Soul Lamps burn quietly. Each lamp represents a core member of the Xiao Family is away on a top-secret mission.

Sudden.

"Smack!"

The flame of a Soul Lamp located in the third row flickered violently and then suddenly went out.

Then, it was as if the first domino had been toppled.

"Slap! Slap! Slap..."

The crisp sound of extinguishing followed one after another. In the third and fourth rows, a total of twenty Soul Lamps were all turned into lifeless wisps of smoke within three breaths.

"Buzz!"

Space distorted, and a middle-aged man in a dark gold robe with a dignified face appeared out of thin air. He was none other than Xiao Wuqing, the current head of the Xiao Family.

He stared at the empty Soul Lamp, his pupils suddenly contracting.

Almost simultaneously, ripples appeared in the space beside him again, and another figure with an equally unfathomable aura stepped out, his face ashen.

Yang Family Yang Kaitai, the head of the Yang family.

The two looked at each other and saw the shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.

"Twenty elite warriors at the Organ Refining Realm, masters of Combined Attack Technique..." Yang Kaitai's voice was hoarse and dry, "... silently, their Divine Souls annihilated."

Xiao Wuqing didn't speak. He raised his hand and waved it, sending a profound spell into the Void.

A moment later, his face turned ashen, and he forced out a few words through gritted teeth. "The Soul-Locking Compass is shattered too."

This means that none of the twenty assassins escaped, not even a trace of their souls, and they were completely annihilated by swift and decisive means.

To be able to do this under the oppressive rules of the Myriad Laws Source Realm...

"That little bastard!" Yang Kaitai's Qi and Blood surged, and his terrifying pressure made the entire Soul Hall buzz. "He's only just entered the Organ Refining! How is that possible!"

"A beginner in the Organ Refining?" Xiao Wuqing turned his head sharply. "The twenty assassins that our two families sent in at great cost were all slaughtered like chickens by this kid you call a beginner in the Organ Refining!"

They realized they had severely underestimated the ten-year-old child.

"Due to the rules of the Myriad Laws Source Realm, those at the Golden Body Realm cannot enter." Yang Kaitai forced himself to calm down. "That madman Gu Ci is definitely guarding the entrance. Sending more people now will only increase casualties."

Xiao Wuqing took a deep breath, and the killing intent in his eyes slowly faded, replaced by a venomous coldness and lurking presence.

"Pass on my order: suspend all actions against Chen Fan."

"At worst, we can let this little guy grow up for a while. Once he comes out of the Myriad Laws Source Realm, we have plenty of ways to kill him!"

"Just like... killing one of Gu Ci's disciples!"

A glint of light flashed in Yang Kaitai's cloudy eyes, and he slowly nodded. "Alright. Let that little madman be smug for another year."

Meanwhile, in the heart of the Ashen Wasteland.

On a colossal throne built from countless burning bones, a young man engulfed in crimson flames stared at a fiery red crystal in his hand, his face ashen.

He is Prodigies Yan Jin, the chief prodigy of the Fire Spirit Race.

Within the crystal, a scene was clearly playing: a ten-year-old Human Race boy, in an almost impressionistic manner, slaughtered the entire camp of the Three-Headed Bird Race.

"A Human Race cub?" Beside Yan Jin, another Fire Spirit Race Prodigies exclaimed in disbelief, "This is impossible! Even if the Three-Headed Bird King is the worst, its Qi and Blood strength is still comparable to the Organ Refining Mid-Stage. How could it be defeated by a..."

"Shut up."

Yan Jin's voice was icy as he interrupted his companion.

He slowly stood up, his crimson-gold pupils burning with raging flames.

The point isn't how useless the Three-Headed Bird King is.

"The key point is that a Human Race hunted under the rules set by our Nine Overlord Races and wiped out an entire race."

This is a provocation.

At almost the same time, in another region tens of thousands of miles away, in a stone forest carved with ancient totems.

Tu Meng, the chief of the Taitu Race, a giant with a body as large as a mountain, also received the same intelligence.

He was more decisive than Yan Jin.

The instant he finished viewing the image on the crystal, he crushed a Message Stone Talisman, his voice booming like thunder across the earth.

"Pass on my order: this Human Race must die!"

"He disrupted the balance of the Hunter's Convention!"

Soon, a Blood-Colored Pursuit Order jointly issued by the Fire Spirit Race and the Taitu Race spread to every corner of the Ashen Wasteland at an astonishing speed.

On the kill order, Chen Fan's slightly childish face was clearly visible.

Below the image, written in the universal language of Ten Thousand Races, was a line of shocking, blood-red characters:

"Anyone who slays this Human Race can exchange their Dao Seed for a Supreme Origin Dao Seed jointly bestowed by the Taitu Race and the Fire Spirit Race!"

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

The entire Ashen Wasteland was in complete uproar.

"Supreme Origin Dao Seed!?"

"They're insane! Have Yan Jin and Tu Meng gone mad? They'd actually offer such a high bounty for a Human Race!"

"Who cares if he's crazy! As long as I kill him, I can rise to the top in one step!"

"Find him! Kill him!"

Countless Alien Races Prodigies were originally fighting individually or even hostile to each other turned bloodshot the moment they saw the kill order.

That's a top-grade Dao Seed! A top-tier treasure that allows them to save years of arduous cultivation and directly create their own cultivation techniques!

Greed instantly overwhelmed everything.

At this moment, all the Alien Races abandoned their original goals and, like sharks smelling blood, began a frantic search for the ten-year-old Human Race boy across the entire Ashen Wasteland.

However, inside the underground cave at the very center of the storm, Chen Fan was completely unaware of the turbulent events unfolding outside.

He was idly drawing circles on the ground with his finger, humming an old song from his past life.

"I've been waiting so long the flowers are almost withered..."

Just as he was about to change his position and continue lying down, suddenly, a familiar Light Screen quietly appeared in front of him.

A line of text slowly danced on the Light Screen.

[Bite!]

[Annual talent assessment begins...]

[Countdown: 10, 9, 8...]

"They're here!!"

Chen Fan's mind jolted slightly, and then a bright light flashed in his eyes.

[Upgrade countdown: Three, two, one!]

[Bite!]

[Annual talent tally complete!]

[Martial Dao Talent +10240!]

Boom!

A warm current, far more powerful and vast than any in the past decade, surged forth like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, instantly washing over his mind and every part of his body!

Chen Fan felt the world become incredibly clear in an instant. Countless profound principles about Martial Dao, Origin Source, and the operation of cultivation techniques no longer needed to be thought about; they were already clear in his mind.

He looked at the most crucial section on the Light Screen.

[Martial Dao Talent: 23040 (Dragon Among Men)]