A thin, herbal-scented smoke drifted from the corner of the room, yet the atmosphere inside was anything but tranquil. Wang Chen sat cross-legged atop a stone bed, his breath ragged and his face flushed crimson with suppressed rage.Around him, a dozen empty bottles lay scattered."Damn it! What kind of trash body is this?!" he cursed, slamming his fist onto the stone floor until it cracked.Just moments ago, he had swallowed three low-grade Qi-Gathering Pills. In the outer fringes of the Sky Star Continent, such resources were more than enough to allow an ordinary cultivator to break through two realms concurrently.Yet within Wang Chen’s body, those precious cultivation pills felt like a single drop of water falling into a barren desert. The moment it entered his meridians, the warm energy of the pills vanished without a trace, leaving his Dantian as empty and ice-cold as before.Since childhood, he had been branded the trash of the clan. And tonight, his bizarre body once again pro

"You wretched brat! How dare you consume the clan's asset?!" Wang Ba leapt from the execution altar.Swuuuush!His body shot forward like a lethal eagle, his palm coated in a dense layer of Qi, ready to crush Wang Chen’s chest before the medicine could fully integrate.However, before Wang Ba’s attack could land, a shadow clad in a black robe with gold stripes streaked in even faster from the direction of the main pavilion’s inner gate.BOOM!A tremendous shockwave from the colliding Qi exploded in the air, deafening anyone present in the main square.Instantly, Wang Ba was forced back three steps, while a middle-aged man stood solidly in front of the execution platform, shielding the Grand Elder.The man had a stern countenance, with a gaze as deep as the ocean. Upon his brow rested the lines of absolute authority. He was Wang Tian, the current Patriarch of the Wang Family, and the adoptive father who had raised Wang Chen since he was just one year old."The Patriarch!" hundreds of c

"Hahaha! Destroy it right before our eyes?!"Wang Ba’s laughter exploded, thundering across the entire main square like consecutive claps of lightning. Not only the Grand Elder, but hundreds of disciples and clan members gathered below the stage burst into roaring laughter as well, treating Wang Chen’s words as the most ridiculous joke they had heard all year."You crippled brat, who do you think you are talking to?!" Wang Ba mocked after his laughter subsided, looking down at Wang Chen as if he were a mere ant attempting to threaten an elephant."Never mind threatening to destroy a legendary pill, you might not even survive for three days just stepping past the outer gates of the Wang Family territory!"A core disciple in the front row shouted with a cynical sneer, "Exactly! The outer region of our clan is surrounded by the Black Mist Forest. Let alone a mortal with no cultivation like you, even a Three-Star Mortal Realm cultivator has to wager their life against the raging Demonic B

WUUUUSH!Wang Chen’s body continued to plummet drastically, piercing through the dense black fog. An ice-cold wind ripped his tattered robe to shreds, while his consciousness slowly began to fade due to the fatal impact on his chest.However, just as his eyes closed completely, the warm sensation deep within his bone marrow suddenly erupted into a burning agony.BRUAAAKKK!The frail body slammed into the abyss floor with absolute violence. The impact was so destructive that it fractured several of his ribs and created massive cracks upon the rocky ground beneath him.Fresh blood erupted fiercely from Wang Chen’s mouth and the wounds covering his body, flowing rapidly and soaking the arid earth that had not been touched by sunlight for millions of years.The atmosphere was deathly silent. Wang Chen lay motionless, looking like a corpse ready to rot at the bottom of the Abyss of Despair.Yet, something mystical began to transpire. The blood of Wang Chen that seeped into the deepest crev

Wang Chen’s footsteps echoed softly against the damp, rocky ground. The air at the bottom of the abyss grew increasingly colder. The further he walked, the more suffocating and ominous the atmosphere became.Sreeek... Sreeek...Hearing the sound, Wang Chen halted abruptly. His ears were now far more sensitive, catching any sound within a thirty-meter radius of where he stood. The sound was not coming from just one direction, but from various corners of the darkness ahead."What is that sound?" Wang Chen whispered, his eyes narrowing as he tried to pierce through the remnants of the mist.GRRRRRR...A low, heavy growl echoed, making the hairs on his neck stand on end. From within the darkness, pairs of blood-red eyes lit up one after another."Damn it... I've barely tasted freedom, and it seems another trouble is already brewing..."Woooooosh!Driven by curiosity, he casually flipped his palm over. Instantly, the Dragon Flame ignited like a beacon, illuminating the entire floor of the