Bloodline

"Uncle Lin, lend me your spear."

Chu Kuang hesitated no longer. He pressed a palm onto Lin He's shoulder and stared resolutely at the long spear in his hand.

Lin He felt an immense force bearing down on his shoulder, and his expression changed abruptly.

He froze for a moment, then quickly realized how astonishing Chu Kuang's strength was. His expression shifted slightly as he asked, "Are you really going?"

"If it truly doesn't work, wait a little longer. I've already replied to Li Gang's family members. Your chances will be better if you gather together."

"Lives are at stake. How can there be time to wait?"

Chu Kuang spoke decisively and took Lin He's Alloy Spear without another word.

It was a fine spear, forged entirely from composite alloy and mixed with a small amount of the source energy mineral, Black Iron. It could withstand the full-force eruption of an expert at Life Level 9.

Taking the spear, Chu Kuang ignored Mother Chu's attempts to stop him and headed straight outside.

"Chu Kuang!"

Seeing him leave the house, Mother Chu trembled as she tried to follow, only for Chu Kuang to firmly press her back. His face was incomparably resolute as he said, "Mom, don't worry. I'll bring Dad back safely."

With that, Chu Kuang boarded his aircraft and left.

Watching his retreating figure, Mother Chu's lips trembled slightly. Her martial arts talent was not particularly high, and even at her peak, her Life Level had not reached Level 7.

Especially after having a child, she had not cultivated for many years and rarely consumed Nutrient Solution, causing her Life Level to decline severely. Even if she wanted to act now, she was powerless to do so.

After leaving home in his aircraft, Chu Kuang thought for a moment and directly called Lin Shuyao.

Lin Shuyao accepted the call and said calmly, "You've been exhausted for three days. You don't need to come to class today."

"Help me with something." Chu Kuang spoke directly, his gaze unwavering. "I need a spaceship to Gushen Star."

Lin Shuyao paused, then asked, "That's a Pioneer Zone. What are you going there for?"

"I have an urgent matter."

Chu Kuang clenched his lips and said, "Help me with this. I'll owe you a favor."

Lin Shuyao did not ask further. She simply said, "In three minutes, a Small Spaceship will be waiting for you at the Starship Base."

"Thank you."

Chu Kuang ended the call, only for another communication request to come through.

The moment he connected it, Xu Yue said with a grave expression, "Chu Kuang, have you lost your mind? The Pioneer Dark Domain is far too dangerous. That isn't a place you should go."

"I know."

Chu Kuang answered, then asked instead, "But other than me, who will save my father?"

Xu Yue fell silent. He was in the Mortal Transformation Realm and could not enter a Level 0 Dark Domain like Gushen Star. As for Father Chu's and Li Gang's relatives and friends, there was even less chance that any powerful expert among them could help.

First-rank experts could not enter Level 0 Dark Domains, while if Apprentice Level martial artists were capable of helping, they would likely have joined their squad long ago.

This showed that their relatives and friends were either too weak or emotionally distant. It was unlikely that they would risk their lives to help.

Thinking of this, Xu Yue said, "Wait for me at the Starship Base. I'll bring you a set of battle armor."

With that, Xu Yue immediately ended the call.

A trace of warmth rose in Chu Kuang's heart. He slowly closed his eyes and quietly waited for the aircraft to reach the base.

Before long, Chu Kuang arrived at the Starship Base and headed straight for the waiting spaceship. Just as he boarded it, Xu Yue hurried over.

Xu Yue handed Chu Kuang a heavy case and said with an incomparably grave expression, "This journey is fraught with unpredictable danger. Your first priority must be preserving your own life."

"Time was short, so I could only find you this set of battle armor. Although its defense is decent, it will be greatly reduced in the Dark Domain..."

"And this Bloodline Instrument. With it, you can locate your father's approximate direction."

Xu Yue sighed and handed him a Hexagonal Crystal.

This was the special strange artifact known as the Bloodline Instrument. It could sense the approximate location of one's close blood relatives.

Chu Kuang took the bloodline crystal and said solemnly, "Teacher, I'll remember your kindness. When I return, I will repay you."

With that, Chu Kuang shut the hatch and had the spaceship swiftly launch.

As the spaceship flew, Chu Kuang slowly opened the case. Inside was a set of alloy battle armor and a war lance—the very set he had used to fight in all directions in the abandoned Dark Domain.

This type of battle armor had extremely strong defenses. Unfortunately, within a Dark Domain saturated with source energy, the intelligent computer would fail completely, greatly reducing its defensive power.

The battle armor's primary defensive power was provided by its Defense Field.

Without the intelligent computer, the field defense it supplied would also fail. Relying solely on the durability of the alloy, it could at most withstand attacks from Life Level 7.

After all, these battle armors were prepared for students. A single school needed to stock thousands of sets, so naturally, they could not be forged using precious source energy ores.

Even so, this kind of battle armor could greatly improve a martial artist's chances of survival in a Dark Domain. At the very least, when facing exotic beasts and martial artists below Life Level 8, it could significantly weaken their attacks.

"A set of battle armor, a spear, and a war lance."

Chu Kuang put on the battle armor. Watching the spaceship tear through the void as it accelerated, a trace of melancholy appeared in his eyes.

This journey was far too risky for him, yet he had no choice but to undertake it.

He recalled how his father had lost an arm saving him when he was three years old. He recalled his father's silent yet steadfast care throughout his childhood.

He recalled how he had painstakingly cultivated basic martial arts without making any progress. Xu Yue had called Father Chu to persuade him otherwise, yet Father Chu had quietly bought him a Source Energy Potion.

Without that Source Energy Potion his father had provided, his Basic External Martial Arts likely would not have reached completion even now. Naturally, he would never have risen so rapidly like a snowball gathering momentum.

Even this time, Father Chu had risked entering the Pioneer Dark Domain to earn cultivation resources for him.

It could be said that Father Chu's love for him was beyond doubt.

Now that Father Chu was in mortal danger, he could not stand by and do nothing, nor could he tolerate missing the golden opportunity to rescue his father.

"With Father and the others' strength, even if they can't defeat the Azure Fang Squad, they may still be able to hold on for some time by using the Dark Domain's terrain to flee."

"Every second counts. I have to get there quickly."

Chu Kuang was filled with anxiety, but he still took out the Bloodline Instrument, pricked a drop of blood onto it, and watched as the blood transformed into red light that flowed toward one corner of the Hexagonal Crystal.

Based on the direction in which the blood flowed, Chu Kuang could roughly determine the approximate location of his close blood relative.

After doing all this, Chu Kuang slowly took out several tubes of Nutrient Solution and swallowed them before sitting cross-legged to circulate his internal energy and cultivate the Iron Bell Shield.

As the first volume of the Golden Bell Shield, the Iron Bell Shield possessed formidable defensive power. It could cultivate vigorous internal energy, and its defensive strength was among the best of its rank.