Do You Really Think You're Worthy of Me Considering the Bigger Picture?

Li Chenfeng's thoughts raced.

He did not believe Jiang Chuan and the other had forced their way through the back entrance with sheer strength.

The danger of that area beyond the back entrance was described in crystal-clear detail in the notes left behind by the Li Family's ancestors.

Nine deaths and one chance at life!

What gave these two nobodies the right to stand here completely unscathed!?

There was only one possibility: they possessed information he did not know about! Or perhaps some special means of countering the ruins' mechanisms!

That was why they had so eagerly volunteered to go to the back entrance. They had never been going there to die—they had another objective!

Yes.

That had to be it!

Having figured this out, the shock in Li Chenfeng's eyes was swiftly replaced by overwhelming greed.

No matter what methods these two had used to enter the main hall ahead of them.

As long as the inheritance had not yet been used.

There was still time!

Just as he was about to speak, a cry of alarm suddenly rose from the group behind him.

"Holy shit! Look at the profession sequence rankings!"

A bespectacled youth stared fixedly at the light screen before him, his voice cracking. "Dragon-Slaying Swordsman... an SS-grade inheritance! Sequence rank 985! Oh my god, it's an ultra-high sequence profession ranked among the top thousand in the entire Source Realm!"

The moment those words came out, the entire team exploded into uproar.

The profession sequence rankings.

It was a list compiled by the Source Realm's Heavenly Dao after conducting comprehensive evaluations of every known profession sequence.

It took into account every aspect, including a profession's potential ceiling, growth potential, and combat performance.

Any profession that could enter the top thousand of that list.

Every single one.

Was a top-tier sequence coveted in the dreams of professionals from countless races!

"Rank 985? I remember that our human race's strongest Heaven's Wrath Thunder Lord inheritance is only ranked 1024th, right? It didn't even make the top thousand!"

"The inheritance in that guy's hands ranks higher than Heaven's Wrath Thunder Lord? How is that possible!"

"In hundreds of years, the human race has only produced seven sages with SSS-grade talents. Even the highest-ranked SS-grade inheritance is outside the top thousand—what makes him worthy...?!"

Greed.

Jealousy.

Shock.

Disbelief.

All kinds of emotions tangled and surged across the young faces, while burning gazes locked onto the ball of light in Jiang Chuan's hand.

One had to know that the strongest profession currently possessed by the human race was merely that SS-grade inheritance ranked 1024th.

And it was treated as a national treasure.

Sealed in the deepest reaches of Heaven Pavilion.

Only those who had made tremendous contributions to the Federation were qualified to inherit it!

Yet this unremarkable orange ball of light ranked nearly forty places higher than the human race's national treasure!

Li Chenfeng's gaze instantly burned with passion.

An SS-grade inheritance ranked within the top thousand sequences.

What did that mean?

As long as he obtained it, Li Chenfeng would no longer merely be one of the outstanding young talents of Skywatch City. He would become the undisputed number one among the human race's younger generation!

Given time, once he fully absorbed this inheritance, breaking through to the seventh tier, eighth tier, or even the legendary ninth tier would not be impossible!

By then, forget the mere Stellar Crown Academy—even within Heaven Pavilion, he would be able to secure a place for himself.

And beginning with him, the Li Family would rise from being a first-rate family in Skywatch City.

To thoroughly join the ranks of the human race's most elite noble houses!

At that thought.

Even his breathing quickened.

He took a deep breath, restored that gentle and courteous smile to his face, and stepped forward.

"Classmate, this is truly incredible luck. Congratulations."

Jiang Chuan ignored him.

A trace of displeasure flashed through Li Chenfeng's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. His smile instead grew more sincere. "However, since you two knew about the shortcut through the ruins, yet pretended not to know all along and followed us to gain our protection, isn't that a little hard to justify?"

Jiang Chuan looked at him in bafflement. "What shortcut?"

"Heh, now you're just being boring."

Li Chenfeng smiled without warmth. "If you didn't use a shortcut to clear the route so quickly, are you expecting us to believe that the two of you fought your way here from the back entrance through sheer strength?"

Wang Tong was the first to catch on, shouting loudly, "That's right! You must have known about a shortcut, or why else would you voluntarily go through the more dangerous back entrance?! If you two hadn't relied on the protection of our numbers along the way, you might not even have made it here alive!"

Jiang Chuan was growing impatient. "So what do you want?"

With bloodshot eyes, Wang Tong shouted, "I say you should hand over everything you got!"

Hearing that, Li Chenfeng could not help giving Wang Tong an approving look. This kid really knew what he was doing. He remembered that Wang Tong's father worked for the Li Family, didn't he? He could find an opportunity to promote him.

Of course, in order to maintain his poise, he could not make his intentions so obvious.

Li Chenfeng smiled. "Since you two received our protection, handing over your spoils is only natural. But don't worry, I'm a fair person. All spoils will be distributed according to each person's contribution to the team. No one will leave empty-handed."

As soon as he finished speaking.

The breathing of those in the group who had already been green with envy grew heavier.

They had never expected to obtain the SS-grade inheritance themselves, but being able to get even a little soup by following Li Chenfeng was better than making the trip for nothing.

Only Su Yao's face grew increasingly pale, curses already tumbling endlessly through her heart.

Why do you idiots insist on provoking this terrifying monster?!

Chen Duhu, at the peak of the sixth tier, had been killed just because Jiang Chuan did not like the look of him—and that had been when Jiang Chuan had no backing whatsoever!

Now.

He had the support of the entire Federation's upper echelon!

Forget killing a few people—even wiping out the entire Li Family would be no more than a single thought to him! You're just an ordinary wealthy family, not even comparable to the Lin Family. Why are you courting death?!

Her feet had already begun silently edging toward the entrance.

She was preparing to run.

Wang Tong continued fanning the flames. "Young Master Li is right! Hand over everything you got, and let everyone divide it fairly!"

"That's right!"

Another person stepped forward. "We also risked our lives to fight our way here. You took all the things—what about our efforts?!"

Li Chenfeng felt the resentment surging behind him and was inwardly satisfied. His tone also hardened. "Classmate Jiang, you've seen it yourself. It's not that I'm being unreasonable. So many brothers at my side have faced life and death with me, yet you intercepted the prize before them. That truly puts me in a difficult position."

Clap.

Clap.

Clap.

A burst of applause abruptly rang through the silent hall.

Jiang Chuan clapped, but the expression on his face did not change in the slightest.

"Brilliant. Truly brilliant."

He lowered his hands and looked at Li Chenfeng's hypocritical smile, his tone calm. "To make robbery sound so righteous—you really are a pack of things that deserve to die."

The smile on Li Chenfeng's face froze. He said sharply, "Classmate, it seems you refuse to consider the bigger picture?"

"Consider the bigger picture?"

Jiang Chuan grinned and suddenly stepped forward. The smile vanished from his face as killing intent spread through the hall. "Who the hell do you think you are? You think you deserve my consideration!?"

Li Chenfeng's face turned livid. Several combat professionals behind him immediately drew their weapons, while the pale-faced Su Yao charged straight for the entrance.

"Attack!"

Li Chenfeng shouted.

Then, a shrill scream suddenly came from outside the hall.

The cry was incomparably miserable, then it was as though someone had clamped a hand around the person's throat, cutting it off abruptly!