Severing the Bonds of Procreation, Henceforth Strangers We Walk

Dust and smoke filled the ruins of the council hall.

Zhu Ganglie watched as Zhu Zhuyun was blasted away by Gu Tian's palm, her life or death unknown, and his eyes instantly turned blood-red. She was the eldest daughter he took such pride in, the future hope of the Zhu Residence!

"You madman! How dare you commit murder in the Zhu Residence! Do you really take me, Zhu Ganglie, for a man of clay?"

Zhu Ganglie let out a beast-like roar, and his Spirit Douluo-level spirit power erupted without reservation. Accompanied by a violent aura, deep black spirit power coalesced behind him into the phantom of a massive Hell Spirit Cat. The spirit cat stood several meters tall, its twin pupils flickering with a ghostly green light, as if it would pounce at any moment to tear the enemy before it to shreds.

"Seventh Spirit Skill: Spirit Cat True Form! All of you, go to hell!"

Zhu Ganglie flashed forward, charging at Gu Tian like a bolt of black lightning. However, before he could even get within five meters of Gu Tian, a terrifying pressure that nearly suffocated him descended from the side with a boom.

"Playing with cats in front of this lady? You don't have the qualifications."

Chiyan sneered, her Fire Dragon wings giving a light flutter. Without any complex movements, she simply raised her right hand, encased in dragon-scale armor, and pressed it gently against the void.

"BOOM—!"

A crimson wave of fire manifested out of thin air, transforming into a massive dragon claw phantom that slammed directly onto Zhu Ganglie's Hell Spirit Cat with the overbearing power to incinerate all things.

"CRACK!"

The sound of bone fracturing was clearly audible. Zhu Ganglie's martial soul, which could look down upon the masses, was as fragile as thin paper before the suppression of the Fire Dragon King's status. The dragon claw phantom crushed the spirit cat's spine, and the violent backlash of spirit power caused Zhu Ganglie to spew a mouthful of blood on the spot.

Before he could even react, Chiyan had already teleported to stand before him. Her long, beautiful legs left an afterimage as they kicked heavily into Zhu Ganglie's lower abdomen.

"BANG!"

Zhu Ganglie was sent flying like a cannonball, slamming hard into the rack holding the ancestral tablets of the Zhu Residence. He struggled to stand, only to find that the meridians in his body had been scorched nearly to ruin by the extreme fire element, making even drawing breath a luxury.

Watching Chiyan approach step by step, the anger in Zhu Ganglie's eyes was finally replaced by boundless terror. He had never seen such an unreasonable powerhouse; the trembling from the depths of his soul made him realize that the woman before him could truly erase the entire Zhu Residence from the Star Luo Empire in an instant.

"Spare me... My Lady, spare me!"

Zhu Ganglie no longer possessed the dignity of a marshal. He fell to his knees on the cold floor with a thud, kowtowing desperately to Chiyan and Gu Tian. "It was this old man who was blind! I beg you, for the sake of Zhu Zhuqing, please spare the Zhu Residence!"

Gu Tian ignored Zhu Ganglie and walked slowly toward Zhu Zhuyun in the ruins.

Zhu Zhuyun was currently kneeling in the rubble. Her originally exquisite black leather outfit had been shredded by the previous explosion and its aftermath, with most of the fabric scorched and carbonized. Large patches of snow-white, delicate skin were exposed, and due to the violent impact, she was covered in dust and ash, creating a strange, morbid beauty.

Her broken collar had slipped, faintly revealing the pale pink silk undergarment beneath. Her slender waist was visible at the edge of her damaged leather pants, and her pair of round, straight legs were largely exposed to the air.

Gu Tian leaned down, reached out his right hand, and gripped Zhu Zhuyun's sharp chin, forcing her face up to meet his gaze.

Zhu Zhuyun's pretty face, once full of arrogance, was now written with terror. Although she looked disheveled from the battle, one had to admit that the genetics of the Zhu Residence were indeed superior. She had wavy black hair, and her features were more mature and enchanting than Zhu Zhuqing's. In particular, those Hell Spirit eyes, trembling with fear, combined with a figure far hotter than her peers, were enough to stir the desire for conquest in any man's heart.

"That slap earlier, it felt quite satisfying, didn't it?" Gu Tian looked at her with a half-smile, his fingers gently stroking her cheek, feeling the subtle tremors caused by her panic.

Zhu Zhuyun's body stiffened; she didn't even dare to breathe, forced to let Gu Tian's fingers trace across her face.

Gu Tian turned his head to look at the silent Zhu Zhuqing.

"Zhuqing, how do you intend to deal with these two?" Gu Tian asked softly. "As long as you nod, I can make them disappear forever."

Zhu Zhuqing sniffled, her beautiful cat eyes misting over. She looked at her father, covered in blood, and then at the sister who had humiliated her endlessly in the past but was now as humble as an ant, and finally, she sighed.

"Brother Gu Tian... let them go." Zhu Zhuqing's voice was slightly hoarse. "After all, he is the one who gave me life."

Gu Tian raised an eyebrow slightly and pointed at Zhu Zhuyun. "She hit you; you can pay her back right now. Ten times, a hundred times—it's all fine."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuyun's body trembled even more violently, and she looked at her sister as if begging for salvation.

Zhu Zhuqing merely shook her head. Her eyes became exceptionally ethereal at this moment, as if she had seen through the shackles of some destiny.

She did not walk toward Zhu Zhuyun, but instead went to Zhu Ganglie, who was slumped on the ground.

Seeing this, Chiyan waved her hand gently. A soft force lifted Zhu Ganglie, seating him steadily on a chair that had remained intact.

Zhu Zhuqing stood before her father, took a deep breath, and then slowly knelt on the ground.

"THUD!"

"This kowtow is to thank you for giving me life."

"THUD!"

"This kowtow is to thank the Zhu Residence for six years of upbringing."

"THUD!"

"This kowtow is to sever the bond between father and daughter."

Three heavy, resolute kowtows. When Zhu Zhuqing lifted her head, her forehead was already faintly red.

"The debt of upbringing and the debt of birth have been repaid by Zhuqing. From this moment on, I am no longer the Second Miss of the Zhu Residence; there is no longer a Star Luo Zhu Zhuqing in this world." She stood up and retreated behind Gu Tian, her tone so calm it was heartbreaking. "From now on, I am only Gu Tian's person."

Gu Tian reached out, pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms, and then looked coldly at Zhu Zhuyun on the ground.

He casually tossed a black robe from his Soul Tool, covering Zhu Zhuyun's largely exposed body.

"Put it on. Don't make a spectacle of yourself here."

After cleaning up the mess at the Zhu Residence, Gu Tian took Zhu Zhuqing and the others and left. Then, using Na'er's spatial teleportation ability, they moved to a patch of wasteland outside Star Luo City.