Thinking of this, the gloomy middle-aged man Cleve could not help but smile.
"The Grayson Family, huh? Back then, you drove us out of the Bifu Continent and slaughtered my wife and children. Now, I'll begin repaying this blood debt with your family's eldest young lady!"
Not long after, Cleve returned to the family and reported the news to their clan leader, Kaufman.
Kaufman was overjoyed when he heard it. He immediately arranged for Cleve and several other Highgods to continue following and monitoring Fanny, gathering enough intelligence for their next move.
Then Kaufman swiftly assembled the family's forces to discuss their upcoming plan for revenge.
He was determined to make the Grayson Family pay the price!
The Penya Family's ancestral grounds had once been in Fenglan City on the Bifu Continent, just like the Grayson Family, where Fanny was from. Back then, their family head had also been a powerful expert with the strength of an Asura. At their peak, the family had over a dozen Seven-Star Fiends.
However, since they shared the same city as the Grayson Family, the two great families had developed all sorts of conflicts over resources and prestige. Over countless years, those conflicts had gradually evolved into a blood feud where only one side could survive.
By then, it was already impossible to tell who was right or wrong. Both sides merely wanted to survive better.
Finally, one day, the two families erupted into war.
Grayson found an opportunity and struck first, killing Penya with the force of thunder.
With that, the Penya Family lost the protection of its strongest expert. The remaining Seven-Star Fiends of the family were either killed or driven into flight under the Grayson Family's encirclement.
In the end, nearly all Penya Family members on the Bifu Continent were slaughtered. Not a single Seven-Star Fiend survived!
The remaining Penya branches fled in panic to various places across Hell. One branch escaped to Lier City on the Kaluosha Continent.
The Grayson Family could not be bothered to hunt down those Penya remnants who had fled the Bifu Continent. They merely declared that they would kill any of them they encountered in the future.
Kaufman's branch had been one of those that fled from the Bifu Continent to Lier City at that time.
Back then, Kaufman had only been a Six-Star Fiend. After a million years of hardship and cultivation, he had finally reached the Seven-Star Fiend level.
He was now the Penya Family's strongest expert, their only Seven-Star Fiend.
Under Kaufman's consolidation and after many years of effort, the surviving Penya Family members who had escaped here had managed to gain a foothold in Lier City.
At present, their family had several hundred thousand ordinary members, over a thousand Highgods, dozens of Five-Star Fiends, ten Six-Star Fiends, and him, a Seven-Star Fiend.
Even though they had nearly been exterminated by the Grayson Family, this ancient family, which had existed for hundreds of millions of years, still possessed some foundation.
Such strength could barely be considered powerful in Hell, after all, they had a Seven-Star Fiend presiding over them.
The Penya Family members who had fled here had never forgotten the humiliation of the past. They dreamed of returning to Fenglan City, wiping out the Grayson Family, and reclaiming their former glory.
But the truth was that they could only struggle on in Lier City. They did not even dare set foot in the Starry Fog Sea casually, much less return to the Bifu Continent for revenge.
This humiliation and hatred had sunk deep into the heart of every Penya Family member.
Now that Cleve had discovered Fanny by chance, how could they possibly let such a perfect opportunity for revenge slip away?
"I heard that Fanny is the one Grayson cherishes most. And she dared appear in Lier City without Highgod guards. She must have protective treasures on her. Perhaps we can make use of that..."
Kaufman thought.
After a round of discussion, Kaufman decided to lead the operation personally, accompanied by five Six-Star Fiends and a hundred Five-Star Fiends.
Even then, he still felt it was not safe enough.
What if a hidden expert was protecting her in secret?
Kaufman had truly been frightened by defeat. He had no choice but to assume the worst-case scenario.
That way, even if their revenge failed, they could preserve the family's strength to the greatest extent possible.
"Then fabricate a rumor that Fanny has Sovereign's Might! I'm sure some Six-Star and Seven-Star Fiends won't be able to resist testing it. Even if no Seven-Star Fiends act, it would still be good to have more Six-Star Fiends involved."
Kaufman then instructed his subordinates to secretly spread the news through Quicksand Castle.
The news was:
"Fanny, the direct-line granddaughter of the Grayson Family, carries Sovereign's Might on her, and no expert at the Six-Star Fiend level or above is protecting her!"
Along with the news, Fanny's appearance and aura were also spread.
Under the Penya Family's covert promotion, a rumor about Sovereign's Might gradually began circulating within Quicksand Castle.
However, because of Quicksand Castle's "excellent" reputation, many powerful experts dismissed it with disdain after hearing it.
But a small number of experts believed there was no smoke without fire. Even if Fanny, a Highgod who had only recently advanced, did not possess Sovereign's Might, she certainly carried no shortage of other treasures and Inkstones. As long as they acted discreetly enough, they would not need to fear retaliation afterward and could make a huge profit.
Most of these experts were Six-Star Fiends, and their level was the most awkward one.
They stood between Five-Star Fiends and Seven-Star Fiends. They could slaughter Five-Star Fiends and below at will, but before Seven-Star Fiends, they had no power to resist.
At the same time, they had not accumulated much Inkstone.
That was why they were the ones who desired Sovereign's Might and Inkstone the most.
As for the veteran Seven-Star Fiends, they did not lack Inkstone. What they lacked was Sovereign's Might.
But they had far too many concerns. They still felt lingering fear from the battle in which Grayson had slaughtered so many Penya Family experts.
If it were confirmed that Fanny possessed Sovereign's Might, they might take the risk. But anyone with even a little sense knew that this news had most likely been deliberately spread by that sinister fellow Kaufman.
The reliability of the information was simply too hard to guarantee.
There were not many Seven-Star Fiends in Lier City. Even counting them all, there were fewer than ten. Several among them were old fellows who had already retired from the world, leaving fewer than five still active.
In such a small circle, the enmity between Kaufman and the Grayson Family was no secret. It was simply that those Six-Star Fiends were not qualified to learn of it.
How could shrewd Seven-Star Fiends risk their lives over baseless news of uncertain truth?
The intelligence claimed Fanny was merely an ordinary Highgod. Who could prove that?
It also claimed that Fanny had not brought powerful guards. Who could prove that?
Kaufman was not the only clever person in Lier City.
Only those Six-Star Fiends who had gone mad with desire for Sovereign's Might yet did not dare risk their lives in the Planar Battlefield would allow themselves to be used as weapons.
After returning home, Fanny still did not know that she had fallen into danger. Seeing Simon emerge from seclusion, she excitedly showed him the beautiful clothes she had bought that day.
Release Statement
After more than a month, this book was finally about to be released~~
I'd like to take this opportunity to chat with everyone.
Coiling Dragon was the first webnovel I ever encountered, and it remains my favorite webnovel to this day.
I believe that all the brothers and sisters who still persist in reading Coiling Dragon and Coiling Dragon fanfiction love this classic work as deeply as I do!
As a devoted fan of the original, I have read Coiling Dragon no fewer than dozens of times. In recent years, I have also read a great deal of Coiling Dragon fanfiction, until I realized this year that there seemed to be fewer and fewer good ones.
That was when I developed the idea of writing a Coiling Dragon fanfiction of my own, sharing the Coiling Dragon World in my heart and roaming through Coiling Dragon together with everyone.
This idea had existed for a long time, but it was not until one day in April this year that inspiration suddenly struck, and I typed out the first chapter of this book, "Mutation."
That was how Simon's story officially began.
At first, I wrote with the mindset of creating for love. Even if I never signed a contract and kept writing alone until the end, I would still finish this story in full and give my youth an answer.
But to my surprise, not long after I uploaded it, editor Yexiao fished me out from the sea of books and gave me the opportunity to sign a contract.
I truly had not expected that at the beginning.
Thanks to Boss Yexiao's appreciation, I gained another source of motivation to keep writing, as well as the chance to interact with more readers who loved Coiling Dragon just as much.
Here, I sincerely thank Boss Yexiao, as well as the lovely readers who have always voted for me.
It was your support that helped me overcome my habit of slacking off every day.
Before I knew it, I had already written 160,000 words...
Of course, I also want to thank Tomato. He created such a classic work for us and gave us the chance to meet.
Although the book was now being released, Simon's story had only just begun.
His legend had only officially raised its curtain.
I hope the lovely readers can continue supervising and encouraging me, so that we can witness Simon's rise together.
Let him take our place and truly stand carefree at the pinnacle of the Coiling Dragon World!
Everyone is very welcome to join the discussion here. If there is anything I wrote incorrectly, you are also welcome to criticize and correct me. As long as it fits the original work and makes sense, I will correct it whenever I see it.
There is still much I want to say, but the length of this statement is limited, so I will not ramble on any longer. We can talk again when there is a chance.
Now, let's talk business...
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Thank you, everyone~~
To repay the support of all you brothers and sisters, I will directly release five chapters tonight at 00:10!
As someone who writes webnovels part-time, this burst of updates is already my absolute limit...
I hope you brothers and sisters will be understanding. When I have extra energy later on, I will release extra chapters from time to time.
Next, let's talk about update times.
Other than being a few minutes late on release day, my update times from now on will be fixed at 00:01 and 00:02.
This will let readers who stay up late see the newest chapters earlier.
And it will not delay readers who get up early.
Alright, that is enough small talk.
From here on, I will prove my sincerity through steady updates and exciting plotlines.
As for subscriptions and monthly tickets, I'll leave them to all you brothers and sisters~~
Here, I will also sacrifice two fellow cultivators:
The Second Path of Coiling Dragon, suitable for readers who enjoy a slow pace to savor slowly~
<Reborn, I Won't Let Go of Any Problematic Young Woman>, readers who enjoy urban stories can check it out.
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