Peerless Hero!

A murderous chill spread silently through the Emptiness.

"If you've investigated me, you'll know one thing."

Xu Yuan spoke without hurry:

"Jade Balance University has a grudge against my father. They even targeted me during the Monthly Exam."

"So I will never go to Jade Balance."

"If you have work for me at Luofu, I can go there."

—He was walking a tightrope, and he took another step forward.

Did a bottomless cliff lie ahead, or a Seeds that would flower and bear fruit?

But—

What he had said was backed by facts.

Jade Balance had targeted him!

If this organization had investigated carefully, it would know that.

Besides—

From the start, this man had been planning to use him!

The man smiled soundlessly.

Silence.

Silence.

Both of them remained quiet.

Should he strike—

Or not?

Sunlight bathed the square by the river.

If anything happened here, it was bound to cause an uproar.

More importantly—

The atmosphere throughout North River had been strange lately.

He had no idea what was going on.

And this kid had even made the White List...

The White List.

Tsk.

Out of the corner of his eye, Xia Yin saw a faint mist rise around Xu Yuan's feet.

That was the Tong Netherworld Passage Art.

...This kid's going to run?

"Xu Yuan, you may not know this—"

"If your father can't escape the Ruins and dies in the line of duty, you'll take his place."

The man continued.

Before Xu Yuan could ask, he explained:

"Your Bloodline is born with the 'Dark Spirit' attribute, and your family has the matching 'Tong Netherworld Passage' inheritance."

"When you used Tong Netherworld Passage, the organization recognized your right to inherit his authority."

"My dad won't die that easily," Xu Yuan said.

"We're only considering the possibility." The