Settling Accounts with Dragon Island, Fifth Family

"This Emperor... Zhu Kun!" ### As the voice of the Purple Gold Giant Dragon rang out, ### the entire East Dragon Island instantly fell into deathly silence. The expressions on everyone's faces froze, filled with disbelief. ### No one knew how much time had passed. ### Only after they recovered from their shock ### did the North Dragon King's sharp, incredulous voice suddenly resound across heaven and earth. "Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun, how is this possible... How could you still be on the continent?" ### "Fake! You must be fake!" ### "This King doesn't believe it!" ### At this moment, it was not only the North Dragon King whose face was filled with disbelief. The South Dragon King and West Dragon King were the same, their eyes holding not only shock, but also endless regret and... despair! ### In stark contrast to the expressions of the Three Dragon Kings ### were the many powerhouses of East Dragon Island. Looking at the colossal figure in the void, many clan members excitedly danced for joy, and some even knelt in the air and cheered. ### "Old Dragon Emperor!" ### "Good heavens, you've finally returned! Dragon Island is saved..." ### "..." ### Amid the countless cries of astonishment, ### the Heaven-Veiling Purple Gold Giant Dragon swayed and transformed into a majestic man with long purple-gold hair and a dignified face—the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun. ### Whoosh! ### With a step from Zhu Kun, his figure instantly appeared before Zi Yan. ### Looking at Zi Yan's pretty face, Zhu Kun's eyes softened. "You little girl, you look exactly like your mother... Child, I'm your father." ### Hearing this, ### Zi Yan's face immediately became complicated. ### The restless Bloodline Power within her body and that unfamiliar sense of intimacy confirmed that the Zhu Kun standing before her was indeed her father. ### Although she really wanted to acknowledge him, ### when she thought of how she had lived alone and helpless all these years, ### and how it was only after meeting Xiao Yan that she gradually experienced having friends, ### Zi Yan felt her nose sting. She stubbornly turned her head away, forcing back the grievances in her heart and the tears that threatened to spill from her eyes, and snorted, "I'm an orphan. I have no father or mother!" ### Seeing this, ### Zhu Kun reached out and wiped away the tear about to fall from the corner of Zi Yan's eye. He said softly, "This is the first time you've shed tears since you were born..." ### Hearing this, ### Zi Yan's slightly reddened eyes suddenly lifted. "How do you know this is my first time crying?" ### Zhu Kun replied, "Because before you returned to Dragon Island, I had people protecting you. Every so often, they would report your situation to me." ### "???" ### While Zi Yan's face was filled with shock, ### Zhu Kun slowly turned around and said, "I'll explain the details after I deal with the traitors in the clan." ### As soon as he finished speaking, ### his figure flashed and appeared before the North Dragon King, who had been frozen in the void and could not move. His eyes were icy as he said, "While This Emperor was absent, you not only split apart our Ancient Void Dragon Clan, you even dared to attack my daughter. For such crimes... you deserve death!" ### As he spoke, ### under the North Dragon King's furious gaze, ### Zhu Kun slowly extended his index finger and tapped the center of his brow. ### The North Dragon King's consciousness instantly sank into endless darkness. After that, the South Dragon King, the West Dragon King, and all the Dragon Clan members from East Dragon Island who had broken through to the Dou Saint realm after receiving the Heavenly Dao Blessing were all killed by Zhu Kun, their souls wiped out. ### To Zhu Kun, who had reached the Late Nine-star Dou Saint realm over a thousand years ago, dealing with these Four-star Dou Saints was as easy as turning over his hand. ### After finishing this, ### he took a pile of black beads from his Storage Ring. ### He came before Zi Yan and said, "Child, drip your blood onto them. Once these Dou Saint bodies fuse with the Black Beads, they will become Puppets under your control while retaining their cultivation from life." ### Hearing this, ### Zi Yan dazedly dripped her blood onto the black beads. ### Seeing this, Zhu Kun flicked his hand and shot all the beads into the bodies of the North Dragon King and the other Dou Saints. ### For a moment, ### strange light flickered across the bodies of the North Dragon King and the other Dou Saints. ### In only a few moments, the Dou Saint powerhouses whose souls had been wiped out—including the North Dragon King—came back to life under the astonished gazes of the East Dragon Island members. ### However, unlike when they were alive, their eyes were now vacant and dull. ### Moreover, Zi Yan had a feeling that... ### with a single thought, she could control their life and death and manipulate them. ### While the East Dragon Island powerhouses were stunned by Zhu Kun's heaven-defying methods, ### Zhu Kun addressed the several elders, "All right. The masterminds have been dealt with. You handle the rest." ### After saying this, ### Zhu Kun's mind stirred. ### He brought Zi Yan back to the Dragon Emperor Hall on East Dragon Island. ### As soon as they returned to the Dragon Emperor Hall, Zi Yan impatiently asked Zhu Kun, "What did you mean earlier? Where have you been all these years? Why didn't you send any message back to the clan?" ### Faced with Zi Yan's string of questions, ### Zhu Kun slowly said, "Several thousand years ago, I broke through to the Late Nine-star Dou Saint realm and left the clan to search for a way to break through to Dou Emperor. As a result, I was accidentally trapped in Tou She Ancient God's tomb and couldn't escape..." ### "In the end, Ice Emperor Lin Yuan saved me. After I was rescued, I learned of the crisis facing the Dou Qi Continent. I then decided to join the Seven Star Palace, becoming the Hall Master Kai Yang, and protect the Dou Qi Continent alongside the Palace Master, resisting the invasion of the Flame Demon Clan..." ### "All these years, I had to guard the Spatial Channel and couldn't leave... So after you were born, I could only arrange for people to protect you and secretly visit you a few times..." ### After hearing Zhu Kun's explanation, ### Zi Yan subconsciously said, "I don't understand. With your strength, you clearly had the ability to keep me by your side. Why did you leave me alone in the Black Corner Region?" ### "First, I didn't want you to be born into a place filled with war and danger." ### "Second, the Palace Master said that you are the Seven Star Palace's Second Generation Wu Qu Kai Yang Star. You need to undergo solitary training on the Dou Qi Continent and break through to the Dou Saint realm before returning to the Seven Star Palace to participate in the battle against the Flame Demon Clan." ### Hearing this, ### Zi Yan subconsciously said, "I never said I wanted to become some Second Generation Kai Yang!" ### Zhu Kun had expected this answer from Zi Yan, so he calmly said, "Xiao Yan is the Seven Star Palace's Second Generation Tian Shu. Besides, several others you're close to are also inheritors of the second generation." ### When she heard that Xiao Yan was also a second-generation inheritor, ### Zi Yan's eyes immediately lit up. ### Then she said softly, "Since Xiao Yan is one too, I suppose I can reluctantly agree..." ### Hearing this, ### Zhu Kun, who had easily manipulated Zi Yan's emotions, slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said, "Since that's the case, prepare yourself and return to the Seven Star Palace with me first." ### "As for Dragon Island, just let those Dou Saint Puppets guard it." ### "Once the Palace Master returns from the Flame Demon Battlefield, we'll move Dragon Island into the Kai Yang Hall Space." ### "All right!" ### ... ### While Zhu Kun was settling matters on Dragon Island, ### the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking also announced the information for Fifth Place on the Family Ranking. ###

[Family Ranking Fifth Place: Central Continent—Lei Clan]

[Reason for being on the list: The Lei Clan is one of the Eight Ancient Clans of the Dou Qi Continent, and its clan is located in the Central Continent's Lei Realm;

The clan members possess Dou God Bloodline and mainly cultivate lightning-attributed methods, making them unparalleled in offense;

The clan leader, Lei Ying, possesses the cultivation of a Late Eight-Star Dou Saint. The clan also has several Dou Saint Elders and many other powerhouses. With its profound foundation, its overall ranking places it at Fifth Place on the Family Ranking.]

[Reward for being on the list: Two Heavenly Grade High-level Cultivation Methods and two Heaven-tier Intermediate Legacy Secret Techniques.]

[All Lei Clan members will have their cultivation level raised by one star.]

[Six clusters of Nine-grade Dou God Bloodline Origin for the Lei Clan. (Fusing with the origins grants the potential to become a Dou Saint, with no bottlenecks before the Dou Venerate realm.)]

[One strand of Black Demon Lightning may be claimed and recognized as master.]

[Special reward: All Lei Clan members' Bloodline Concentration will increase by one grade, or (only the clan leader can view this reward) choose one of two options.]