Ruthlessly Harvesting the Zhao Family (Part 2)!

But the instant that condition fell—

Every Zhao clansman below sucked in a sharp breath in unison.

"Hiss—!!"

A bone-piercing chill surged into everyone's hearts. Their faces changed abruptly, their eyes filled with aching reluctance and pain.

An EX9-rank skill scroll truly was far too precious!

The Zhao Family Head's heart clenched violently, and his expression visibly turned ugly. But beneath Ying Luan's mountain-like Star Extreme Realm pressure, he did not dare voice even the slightest objection. He could only grit his teeth, force down the pain, and say in a deep voice, "Fine..."

Immediately after, before anyone could even catch their breath, Lu Yuan's voice rang out again, laying down a third, even harsher condition:

"Third, present one Magic Device each from EX1-rank to EX5-level."

The moment those words came out, the faces of every Zhao clansman present went completely ashen, ugly to the extreme!

If skill books were the foundation of a clan's hidden reserves, then Magic Devices were real strategic treasures!

An EX1-rank Magic Device matched Lu Yuan's current cultivation and was precisely the grade he could now activate perfectly and use as he pleased.

As for an EX5-level Magic Device, it was already a supreme treasure benchmarked against the peak of the Star Evolution Realm, with terrifying might.

The elders trembled all over from heartache, their clenched hands shaking nonstop. Yet not a single one dared open their mouth to refuse, much less bargain by even half a sentence.

Seeing their uniformly miserable faces and the way they forced themselves to swallow the pain, the smile at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth grew deeper. His tone carried a few traces of light, unhurried mockery:

"This already hurts so much you can't take it?"

"Don't worry. My conditions aren't finished yet."

As soon as his voice