How Could I Keep a Low Profile with Such an Invincible Mother?

"How was I supposed to keep a low profile? With such an invincible mother and the Supreme Physique, the Chaos Demon God Body, keeping a low profile was impossible."

Chu Tian continued to grumble inwardly about his father, Chu Tianwang.

In the original plot, the Great Vengeance Demon Lord bore great responsibility for his impotent rage, but for the Chu Family's destruction, the greatest blame belonged to this father of his.

He had been dealt an excellent hand, yet played it into ruin, even restricting the potential of his wife, Jian Kongzhu, and his son, Chu Tian.

If a genius kept a low profile for too long, he would truly become mediocre.

Which prodigy had not displayed extraordinary talent from childhood?

Chu Tian looked down the Hengtian Ranking.

First on the Earth Ranking: Hui Lian Saintess of the Cihang Sacred Sect, possessing the Saintess Physique. She had been born with immortal qi in her mouth, entered the Blood Condensation Realm at one, the Bone Forging Realm at two, and the Spirit Refining Realm at four. She had once ranked first in the Blood Condensation Realm, second in the Bone Forging Realm, first in the Spirit Refining Realm, first in the Body Integration Realm...

Further down was a long string of equally astonishing achievements.

Chu Tian skipped over her directly. Although she was indeed formidable and beautiful, an extremely important female character.

But Hui Lian Saintess's fated nemesis, the Son of Destiny Ye Fan, was probably still a good-for-nothing at this point. It was not yet time for her to emerge.

He would deal with her later.

Fourth on the Earth Ranking: Ye Feng, son of the Heavenly Xiong Emperor. He had once ranked third in the Blood Condensation Realm, fifth in the Bone Forging Realm, in the Spirit Refining Realm...

"Ye Feng."

A cold glint flashed through Chu Tian's eyes. This man was the fiancé of his Eldest Sister Chu Yunshang, who possessed the Innate Sacred Bone, and the very embodiment of being harsh, heartless, cold-blooded, and ungrateful.

His Eldest Sister Chu Yunshang would later be called the Heartless Demoness, spurned by the Hengtian Continent and hunted by every major sect—all because of him.

Yet Chu Yunshang would ultimately die by his hand. His Righteous Extermination of Kin, slaughtering his own Dao Companion, instead fulfilled his reputation.

"In this life, I will never allow such a tragedy to befall my family."

Chu Tian stared at Ye Feng's name, terrifying killing intent flickering in his eyes, before his gaze finally settled on the fifth name on the Bone Forging Ranking: Ye Qiang.

Ye Qiang, Ye Fan's biological elder brother.

Ye Fan was such trash, yet he had been allowed to remain in the Ye Family without being expelled entirely because his elder brother supported him from behind.

Later, when the Heavenly King Emperor died tragically and the Chu Family was exterminated, it was this Ye Qiang—known for his honest simplicity and fierce, resolute temperament—who killed most ruthlessly. He did not even spare the Chu Family's infants. He had told Ye Fan, "If you do not pull out the weeds by the roots, the spring wind will make them grow again." Such dirty work, he said, should be left to him.

Ye Qiang was also currently the strongest Bone Forging Realm cultivator in the Sacred Heaven Sect. At twelve years old, he was at the ninth level of the Bone Forging Realm, possessed three hundred thousand jin of strength, and could slaughter ten Primordial Mammoth Elephants in one minute.

First on the Bone Forging Ranking: Hui Mei of the Cihang Sacred Sect, tenth level of the Bone Forging Realm, nine hundred thousand jin of strength, one minute...

Sixth on the Bone Forging Ranking: Liu Yun of the Sacred Heaven Sect.

Ninth: Ye Tian of the Sacred Heaven Sect.

Thirteenth: Ye...

The names of Ye Family disciples frequently appeared on the various rankings, and there were also quite a few other Sacred Heaven Sect disciples. Yet the Chu Family, the Founding Family of the Sacred Heaven Sect, had remarkably few names among them—almost none.

In order not to arouse the Ye Family's wariness, Chu Tianwang had not only made his own son keep a low profile, but had also forbidden the many Chu Family disciples from stepping forward to contend with the Ye Family.

The rumors outside that the Chu Family had declined were not without reason.

Cold light flickered in Chu Tian's eyes. When a beast tucked away its fangs and claws, people would inevitably think it had grown old.

This was an extremely dangerous situation. It absolutely could not continue.

After forming an initial plan for the future in his heart,

Chu Tian strode into the sect. Rather than returning to the Chu Family, he headed toward Hengtian Hall.

Hengtian Hall.

The moment Chu Tian stepped into the hall, he heard sharp intakes of breath from ahead, followed by a tide of overwhelming praise.

"Only thirty seconds, and Ye Qiang has already killed fifteen Primordial Mammoth Elephants."

"Forty seconds, twenty."

"Is Ye Qiang about to challenge for first place on the Bone Forging Ranking?"

"Other than that trash Ye Fan, everyone in this generation of the Ye Family is so fierce."

"Could it be that the rule of our Sacred Heaven Sect, where the position of sect master rotates, is about to be broken, and the Ye Family will continue to hold the seat?"

"The sect master's son Ye Feng is already monstrous enough. Ye Qiang's momentum in catching up is just as ferocious."

"Fifty seconds, twenty-five mammoth elephants, ten seconds left..."

"Twenty-eight already."

Chu Tian looked up and saw that the numbers behind Ye Qiang's name, ranked fifth on the Bone Forging Ranking, kept jumping. Before the one-minute countdown had ended, the number of Primordial Mammoth Elephants slain had already reached thirty.

However, Chu Tian did not pay it much mind. He simply stood there quietly, waiting for Ye Qiang to come out.

Ye Qiang was not the reason he had come, nor did he currently have the time or energy to trouble such a supporting character.

In the end, when the minute was over, Ye Qiang's mammoth elephant kill count reached thirty-three.

He had slaughtered one Primordial Mammoth Elephant with one hundred thousand jin of strength almost every two seconds, already infinitely close to the realm of instant kills.

Ye Qiang's ranking instantly rose to third on the Bone Forging Ranking.

Ye Qiang, ninth level of the Bone Forging Realm, five hundred thousand jin of strength, slaughtered thirty-three Primordial Mammoth Elephants in one minute.

Suddenly, the Earth Ranking on the Hengtian Ranking began to glow as well. Ye Qiang's name appeared in the final ninety-ninth position.

Ninety-ninth on the Earth Ranking: Ye Qiang, twelve years old. He had once ranked fourth in the Blood Condensation Realm and third in the Bone Forging Realm.

"Gasp!"

Inside the hall, many Sacred Heaven Sect disciples cast looks of envy and jealousy toward him.

The Sacred Heaven Sect had a million inner disciples alone. Fewer than one in ten thousand could make it onto the rankings, and someone who could enter the Earth Ranking appeared only once every few years.

Entering the Earth Ranking meant one had entered the scope of the sect's key cultivation.

Even the final, lowest-ranked spot was a tremendous honor, along with an endless supply of resources.

A vortex appeared on the golden boulder, and a sturdily built youth in coarse gray clothes, with a crew cut, stepped out from within.

"Pseudo Son of Destiny Ye Qiang detected." A gentle, pleasant notification sounded beside Chu Tian's ear.

"System, what is a Pseudo Son of Destiny?" Chu Tian asked.

"A Son of Destiny possesses immense fortune. Those close to him are also shrouded by the overflowing fortune and will grow alongside the Son of Destiny, thus being classified as Pseudo Sons of Destiny." After explaining, the system added another reminder.

"Targeting Pseudo Sons of Destiny also falls within the scope of suppressing the Son of Destiny and will deal a tremendous blow to the Son of Destiny's fortune."

At that moment, Ye Qiang, who had just emerged from the Golden Vortex, immediately noticed Chu Tian at the entrance. A cold glint flashed through his eyes. "Chu Tian, you falsely accused my brother. Instead of hiding in the Chu Family, you actually dared to come to Hengtian Hall."

Dense Sha Qi flickered in Ye Qiang's eyes. He had hurried to Hengtian Hall for testing after learning that his younger brother had been arrested by the sect.

After all, only if he was outstanding enough would the clan spare his younger brother Ye Fan for his sake.

But he hated Chu Tian even more.

His brother's meridians had all been severed; he was already pitiful enough. Yet not only had this fellow shown no sympathy, he had even falsely accused his biological brother like this and placed him in danger.

The reason he recognized Chu Tian was that, on one occasion when Chu Tian had gone to the Liu Family to see Liu Yun, he had happened to be there with his younger brother Ye Fan and had seen Chu Tian from afar.