A Family Full of Big Shots, and I'm the Only Odd One Out

"As you wish," Xian Hongshao answered.

As her words fell, a string of information flooded into Chen Wen's mind.

Supreme Chaos Art, unknown grade, beginner.

It could be used to cultivate the Chaos Sequence Body and advance one's realm.

Great Rebirth Technique, peerless secret technique, growth-type, initial glimpse.

It could be used to change one's appearance. At its peak, it could erase all traces of the original body's past lives, existing independently of Heavenly Mandate.

Chaos Heaven-Crossing Hand, top-grade divine ability, growth-type, beginner.

It could be used in conjunction with the Chaos Sequence Body. Utterly hard and overwhelmingly powerful, at its peak, it could shatter all defenses.

After digesting all the information, Chen Wen suddenly gained a sense of enlightenment. The power within him erupted like a geyser, stronger than ever before.

"This... is way too awesome." Only after a long while did Chen Wen sigh.

Through the information left behind by the original owner of this body, he had also come to understand the cultivation rules of this world.

There were many methods of attack in this world, such as martial techniques, secret techniques, forbidden arts, treasure arts, divine abilities, and so on.

Ordinary martial techniques could be divided into grades one through thirteen.

As for divine abilities, treasure arts, secret techniques, and forbidden arts, they were divided into six tiers: lower, middle, upper, top-grade, peerless, and legendary.

After cultivation, each was further divided into five levels: initial glimpse, beginner, minor mastery, major mastery, and perfection.

And now, he had obtained rare Divine Ability Secret Techniques, and they had directly reached the beginner stage.

With a newbie gift like this, what else could he say besides that it was insanely, insanely awesome?

"Are you satisfied?" Xian Hongshao asked.

Chen Wen hurriedly nodded. "Satisfied? This is simply too incredible."

"Keep working hard. As long as you refine enough Heavenly Mandates, there will be plenty more rewards."

"You know, I feel like I'm brimming with energy right now. The whole world feels like it belongs to me."

Chen Wen slowly rose to his feet and said excitedly.

"Heh." Xian Hongshao showed absolutely no mercy toward his attempt to show off.

Uh, you really know how to read the room.

Chen Wen truly felt as though someone had poured a bucket of cold water over his head.

"Oh, right. A portion of your memories from before you were ten was sealed away. Do you want to unseal them?" Xian Hongshao's voice suddenly rang out.

Memories from before he was ten?

Chen Wen was briefly stunned before quickly realizing what she meant.

No wonder the original owner only had memories from after he turned ten. They were sealed away.

I want to see what kind of memories were important enough to be sealed up.

"Unseal them," Chen Wen said at once.

"As you wish."

Once Xian Hongshao finished speaking, a vast and complicated stream of memories surged into Chen Wen's mind.

It turned out that before he was ten years old, his Imperial Bone had already been dug out by a youth named Chu Tianlong.

His Imperial Bone was no ordinary thing. It was the unique Supreme Imperial Immortal Bone, known as the Imperial Bone Immortal, an existence capable of slaying the heavens.

Anyone who possessed such an Imperial Bone was destined to reach the Great Emperor Realm, and not just any Great Emperor, but one at the very peak.

But strangely enough, the youth's accomplices had merely sealed Chen Wen's memories instead of killing him.

As for Chu Youwei, she had been a tool arranged to approach him, and he had fallen for her exactly as they had intended.

It was just that even Chu Tianlong had not expected Chu Youwei to become dissatisfied with what she already had and join forces with Luo Hao to take action against him again.

And so, things had developed into their current state.

After digesting all those memories, Chen Wen's eyes had already turned ice-cold.

There was no need to investigate. It had definitely been an inside job. They knew that if he died, his Emperor Clan parents would surely come seeking blood.

Otherwise, anyone with half a brain would have simply killed him outright.

Things were becoming more and more interesting.

Fine. Once I kill Chu Youwei and the others, I'll go deal with you lot properly.

"Younger brother, how are things on your end?" Chen Hongmian's voice came from outside the door just then.

Chen Wen quickly reined in his emotions before opening the door.

Chen Hongmian's flawless face leaned toward him.

This... holy shit.

Seven-Colored Destiny?

The moment Chen Wen saw it, he had the urge to activate the Destiny Crucible.

"Younger brother, what's wrong?" Seeing Chen Wen's expression constantly shift, Chen Hongmian immediately grew nervous.

I'm fine. I just nearly refined you.

Chen Wen suppressed the surging emotions within him and said, "It's just that I've never seen a woman as beautiful as you, Sister. I was a little at a loss for a moment."

"Not bad, not bad. Your mouth is much sweeter than your eldest brother's."

Chen Hongmian patted Chen Wen on the shoulder and burst out laughing.

She really was beautiful, but unfortunately, she had a mouth.

Chen Wen continued with a smile. "Sister, what did you come to see me about?"

Chen Hongmian immediately turned serious. "It's about time to settle this matter."

"Alright." The smile on Chen Wen's face vanished as he said coldly.

First, kill these four. Then go find Chu Tianlong.

Chen Hongmian said nothing more and walked out first.

When Chen Wen arrived at the main hall, he discovered that Chen Badao and the others had long been waiting.

All Seven-Colored Destiny?

Come on, are all of you really this strong?

At that moment, Chen Wen also saw the Life Souls above Chen Badao and the others' heads.

All he could say was that this entire family was full of big shots.

Yet somehow, a traitor had slipped into this family of Heavenly Mandates.

For no reason at all, he felt a little panicked.

"Go." Chen Badao spat out the word coldly before walking out first.

In an instant, the entire family marched out in grand procession. The invisible pressure they radiated was enough to suffocate anyone.

Especially Chen Badao and Ye Chenyan. Though they had already withdrawn their aura and power, the bearing of those in high positions still made others afraid to even look up at them.

There truly were people whom one could tell at a glance were forever beyond reach. Simply standing there, they seemed to stand level with the heavens.

Very soon, Chen Wen and the others arrived at the Grand Arena. The family of five each possessed their own imposing presence, and the originally solemn scene instantly gained an invisible killing intent.

So these were the powerful figures of the Emperor Clan?

They were indeed terrifying.

Everyone present only dared to sneak glances at them. No one dared raise their heads to look directly at them.

Chen Badao's gaze swept across the scene.

Before his eyes were more than ten thousand cultivators kneeling on the ground, a vast black mass stretching as far as the eye could see.

It could be said that every notable lineage in Qingshi Town had arrived.

Standing before them were Jiang Taichu and the other experts of the Realm Guard Hall.

Although they were not kneeling, they did not dare utter a single word. They merely lowered their heads, trembling with fear.

Their backgrounds could be considered far from ordinary, and they had heard of the Destiny Imperial Clan more than once.

But only when the clan head of the Destiny Imperial Clan stood right before them did they truly feel that invisible pressure.

At this moment, Qin Mu and the others also stared in horror at the five people standing above them, especially the man and woman at the front.

They knew that these were the true supreme experts. If the other side wanted to kill them, it would probably take nothing more than a glance.

From beginning to end, Chu Youwei kept looking at Chen Wen.

At this moment, it was as though she had once again seen that peerlessly talented genius, proud and full of spirit.

Yet for some reason, she kept feeling that Chen Wen had changed.

But if she had to explain exactly how, she could not say.

Could this be my imagination?

No, no, no. I must be overthinking it. He must still be the man who loves me to the bone.

Chu Youwei desperately denied the unease in her heart.

Just then, Jiang Taichu clasped his fists once more. "This humble one, Jiang Tai—"

"Did I let you speak? Say one more fucking word, and I'll kill you!"

Before Jiang Taichu could finish, Chen Badao suddenly turned his head and shouted deeply.

Boom!

In an instant, heaven and earth shook violently. The Myriad Miles of Clouds above the Grand Arena exploded, countless earth-shaking phenomena fell from the sky, and terrifying Spatial Turbulence raged wildly.

Pfft!

Jiang Taichu spat out a mouthful of blood and dropped to his knees.

As for Zhao Long and the others, they were directly forced flat onto the ground. Their bodies burst apart as clusters of bloody mist exploded around them.

In an instant, Zhao Long and the others were terrified beyond measure, barely holding themselves back from cursing aloud.

What the fuck are you doing?

You got hammered twice and still haven't learned your lesson?

Don't you dare speak again. If you really want to show off, can't we go home and do it?

Looking at Jiang Taichu's miserable state, they were both frightened and furious.

Wouldn't it be better to just be a coward? Why insist on showing off like this?

Idiot!!!

Fuck!!!!

Only after seeing the entire arena fall deathly silent did Chen Badao turn to Chen Wen and say, "Go do what you want to do. Your father will cover everything for you."

"With your mother here, whoever dares make things difficult for you, I'll take them down." Ye Chenyan was even more direct than Chen Badao.

"Alright." Chen Wen nodded solemnly.

This was...

Everyone present immediately turned their gazes toward the four pests in the distance.

There was not a trace of pity in their eyes now, only chilling coldness.

If not for these four idiots, how could Qingshi Town have suffered such a calamity?

After answering, Chen Wen walked toward where Chu Youwei stood, a faint smile curling at the corners of his lips.

But in Qin Mu and the others' eyes, that smile was more demonic than any devil's.

Qin Mu and Luo Hao hurriedly said, "Miss Chu, we're depending entirely on you. You must save us."

Chu Youwei swallowed before saying, "Don't worry. Chen Wen loves me to the bone. Nothing will happen."

"Good, good, good! We knew Miss Chu was reliable. We knew it!" The two immediately became excited.

Of course, I'll definitely be fine. But whether you two will be is another matter entirely.

Chu Youwei looked at the grateful pair and sneered inwardly.