Martial God Physique

[Life Blind Box Choice begins.]

[Choice One: Kneel and apologize to Xiao Zhentian, humbly accept all his accusations, and earn the chance to continue scraping by in Zhenbei King Manor. With the Zhenbei King's protection, in this chaotic world, the host can at least have a place to call home.]

"Fuck, this counts as a choice?"

Xiao Chen's mouth twitched.

How was choosing this any different from being a dog?

[Choice Two: Immediately sever all blood ties with Xiao Zhentian's family, who don't treat the host as human. Regain your dignity as a man, leave Zhenbei King Manor, and begin a journey of survival in this chaotic world where human life is as cheap as grass. Only such a choice lives up to a man's true nature and unyielding spirit. However, you may be mutilated by the Demon Race and die without a burial place.]

[Life is full of surprises. Please choose carefully, host. Depending on your choice, the rewards will differ as vastly as heaven and earth.]

[This round's prize pool: one Dog Whip, ten Primary Qi Blood Pills, one Martial God Physique, one Dog Tail Grass.]

[Reward Descriptions.]

[Prize One, Dog Whip: A substance that strengthens the body. When a man consumes it, come nightfall, he is as fierce as a tiger.]

[Prize Two, Primary Qi Blood Pill: Taking one increases Qi and Blood by ten points. An essential elixir for martial artists in their cultivation. Worth ten silver taels per pill; ten pills total one hundred silver taels.]

[Prize Three, a supreme martial god physique that shakes the ages and surpasses all—peerless and unmatched. As long as the owner doesn't actively court death, shattering the void and ascending to godhood is almost effortless. With the Martial God Physique, even stars, moons, and galaxies can be crushed.]

[Prize Four, Dog Tail Grass: A completely ordinary decorative item.]

Staring at the golden virtual panel before him.

Xiao Chen was dumbfounded.

A Dog Whip?

Dog Tail Grass?

The system actually dared to use this kind of crap as rewards?

Fuck his Old Master!

This system's heart was truly rotten!

How was this any different from the gacha games he'd played in his past life, where trash was mixed into the card pool?

As for the Qi Blood Pills.

They were already considered decent rewards.

After all, they provided a real boost to a martial artist.

But a total value of one hundred silver taels was a fortune for an ordinary person, yet for Zhenbei King Manor, it was a drop in the bucket.

The only truly good thing was the Martial God Physique.

That was a genuine top-tier reward.

He just wondered, with his shattered dantian, could the Martial God Physique restore it?

[The host need not worry. The Martial God Physique can completely remake a person. If the host obtains the Martial God Physique, your dantian will naturally recover.]

As if hearing Xiao Chen's thoughts, the system's voice rang out on its own.

Hearing this.

Xiao Chen was instantly thrilled.

The Martial God Physique could restore his dantian?

Didn't that mean he could regain his former peerless, unmatched talent?

If so.

Where in the world couldn't he go?

Actually, Xiao Chen's understanding wasn't quite accurate.

The Explosive King Physique, while impressive, was as light as dust and utterly insignificant before the Martial God Physique.

"System, can you give me a hint? If I take off, you'll look good too!"

Xiao Chen said to the system.

[No hints. It all depends on your heart. Friendly reminder, host: if you choose wrong, you might die.]

Hearing the system's words.

Xiao Chen stared at the golden virtual panel before him, falling into hesitation.

The first choice was nothing more than kneeling on the ground, being a dog for Xiao Zhentian, living without dignity in exchange for safety.

If he didn't have the system, this choice, though humiliating, was one he'd have to make.

After all, with the Demon Race running rampant now, without Zhenbei King Manor's protection, he'd probably be torn apart by demons within days of stepping outside.

But now that he had the system.

He didn't want to live such a stifled life anymore.

A real man.

Should ride with golden spears and iron horses, shaking the four seas.

The second choice.

It actually suited his heart.

But if he couldn't obtain the Martial God Physique.

He could easily die suddenly.

Thinking this.

He began to ponder the connection between these rewards and the choices.

Suddenly, he recalled a TV drama from his past life.

A great general who avoided battle when faced with invaders.

His subordinates all sent him Dog Treasure.

Meaning they were mocking him for being too limp, needing a tonic.

Could the system's rewards also hide such implications?

If his guess was correct, choosing to kneel and admit fault.

The corresponding rewards should be Dog Whip and Dog Tail Grass.

Dog Whip meant he was too cowardly.

Dog Tail Grass meant he wagged his tail and begged, utterly spineless.

He thought for a moment, the more he considered it, the more right it felt, and answered directly in his heart, "I choose two!"

[Ding...]

[Congratulations, host! The choice is successful. By choosing to sever blood ties with Xiao Zhentian's family, who didn't treat him as human, the host proves his backbone is iron. Dog Whip and Dog Tail Grass are not for the host.]

[Wandering alone outside, the host urgently needs to improve his strength. Therefore, the host's reward will be generated between the Qi Blood Pill and the Martial God Physique.]

[The reward the host ultimately receives is... the Martial God Physique.]

The system's voice was like heavenly music.

Ringing in Xiao Chen's ears.

On the virtual panel before him.

A scene suddenly appeared.

A vast, boundless, brilliant starry sky, a blurry phantom of a deity strolling through the void.

With every step he took.

The void shattered.

Stars were annihilated.

Even the Heavenly Dao itself couldn't bear the wisp of aura spilling from him and began to collapse.

Though separated by endless time and space.

Xiao Chen could easily feel the terrifying pressure from that deity.

However, the deity was wrapped in dense, watery black death qi, clearly on the verge of death.

Suddenly, the deity turned his head and looked at Xiao Chen, golden light blazing in his eyes, the endless void cracking inch by inch. Then he opened his mouth slightly and spoke with the divine sound of the Great Dao, "Little brother, you have finally come. I have waited for you for ten thousand years! Today, I pass on to you the Martial God Heart. I hope you can suppress the next ten thousand ages and not disgrace the name of the Martial God Physique."

In one era, only one Martial God Physique could exist.

Only when the previous owner died could the next one inherit.

There was no other way—this physique was too heaven-defying; the same era could not allow a second.

The next second.

A purple heart shot out from the deity's chest, crossing endless void, and entered Xiao Chen's chest.

A terrifyingly immense force instantly swept through Xiao Chen's body.

Then.

The vision disappeared.

Just as Xiao Chen felt his body was about to explode, a mysterious force rapidly suppressed the Martial God Heart within him.

[The Martial God Physique transfer is complete. Detected that the host is currently unsuitable for activation. The system will temporarily freeze it for the host. The host can choose a time to activate it later.]

The system's voice rang out.

And all of this, aside from Xiao Chen.

No one else could see.

Seeing Xiao Chen standing there like an idiot, Xiao Zhentian was enraged. "You wretched thing, still not kneeling? Are you trying to defy your father? I punish you to kneel here for three days and three nights. No one is allowed to bring him food!"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen immediately pulled his mind back, forcibly suppressing the joy of obtaining the Martial God Physique. He looked up at Xiao Zhentian, seated high in the center.

In his eyes, there was now a sharpness and edge.

He had only been a little late.

Xiao Zhentian was actually treating him like this?

From the look of it, he couldn't wait for him to die, could he?

And then there were Wen Wanrong and Xiao Lingtian.

Back then, if he hadn't taken that palm strike for Xiao Lingtian, Xiao Lingtian would have been long gone.

He wouldn't have ended up a cripple either.

But this family not only showed him no gratitude—after he became a cripple, they kicked him while he was down and treated him like a dog or a pig.

Were these really family?

Did they ever stop to think?

Who was it that shattered his dantian for?

"Heh, Xiao Zhentian, I'm only a moment late, and that counts as defying my father? What a fine hat you've placed on my head!"

With a cold laugh, Xiao Chen stared straight into Xiao Zhentian's eyes and said in a frigid tone, "You're just disgusted that my dantian is shattered and I've lost face for you, the Zhenbei King, aren't you? Why be so hypocritical?"

"But don't you forget, I was once the unparalleled Born King Physique. If I hadn't saved Xiao Lingtian's life, would the two of you be strutting around in front of me?"

"Just a pair of Heaven-grade aptitudes—you're not even fit to polish my shoes!"

At these words.

Everyone was stunned with terror.

The servants around trembled in fear, staring at Xiao Chen in disbelief.

This cowardly and self-abasing young master Xiao, who had always revered his father like a god, was actually showing such sharp edges today?

Daring to speak such treasonous words to the Zhenbei King?

Remember.

Sitting before him was the awe-inspiring Zhenbei King, who shook the world!

How many dared to speak to the Zhenbei King like this?

Wen Wanrong and Xiao Lingtian were also dumbfounded.

Their eyes bulged wider than brass bells.

And Xiao Zhentian was utterly flabbergasted!

Xiao Zhentian never expected that his waste of a son would actually talk back to him?

Did this waste not realize who had been sheltering him all these years?

Without him, Xiao Zhentian, this rebellious son would have died at the hands of the Demon Race long ago.

As for the Born King Physique?

That was ancient history from years ago!

Who cared about that now?

"You rebellious son, how dare you speak to your father like that? Today, I'll break both your legs!"

Xiao Zhentian roared in fury.

A terrifying aura surged out from within him.

The servants around felt a chill in their hearts, cold sweat pouring down, and they couldn't help but kneel.

The Zhenbei King was too terrifying.

In his rage.

Who could stand against him?

This time, Xiao Chen, that waste, was dead for sure!