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172: The Bloodline of the Guldemon
BOOM!Wei Zhan's fist crashed into Ken's guard, and Ken skidded backward, boots shrieking against the stone. The crowd roared. Wei Zhan stood with one hand behind his back, looking bored."Is this what three years bought you?""You talk a lot for a man who hasn't won yet."Wei Zhan's face darkened. Spiritual energy swelled around his palm. But Ken had stopped watching it.His eyes had drifted to the VIP pavilion, where his mother gripped the railing with one hand while the other pressed against her stomach. Her expression was serene. Too serene.'Reality Perception. Look closer.'Ken looked, and his blood chilled. A dark, tangled pattern clung to her energy channels, buried under layers of suppression. It was old. Years old.'Mother...' Guilt hit him like a punch. 'I was so busy chasing breakthroughs and feuds that I missed this.'"Ken!" Patik called. "What's wrong?"Ken turned to the examiner. "I need a short break.""Already tired?" Wei Zhan laughed."Yes. Exhausted by your personal
171: The Three-Year Agreement
Ken was squinting at the competition schedule beside Patik when a familiar purple gown floated into the corner of his eye. He looked up. His fingers stopped."Mother?"Lady Le Li froze mid-step. Then her eyes went wide. "Ken?"He crossed the distance in three strides and she caught him in an embrace so tight his ribs complained. Her hand trembled against the back of his head, and Ken's grin softened."Why didn't you warn me you were coming?""I wanted to surprise you." She pulled back and frowned at his face. "You've gotten thin.""That's your opening line? Three years apart, and I get a nutrition audit?""Are you eating?""Yes.""Sleeping?""Mostly.""Taking your medicine?"Ken's silence lasted one heartbeat too long."Ken."'Of course. I walked right into it.'Patik snorted behind him. Lady Le Li bowed to the elder. "Thank you for looking after my son.""He's caused me more trouble than I can count," Patik said. "But he works hard.""Master, I'm standing right here.""I know. That's
170: The Weight of Responsibility
The drums still rolled across the competition grounds when a young attendant came sprinting toward Ken's pavilion, robes flapping, face pale."Senior Ken! Elder Patik! The Sect Master requests you. Immediately."Patik's expression sharpened. Ken glanced at the arena, then back."Did I do something wrong?""I wasn't told, Senior.""That's wonderfully reassuring.""Come along," Patik said, "and try to arrive with your face behaving.""My face has become a criminal in this academy.""Then keep it quiet."They left through a side passage where water ran in narrow channels beside the walkway. Ken laced his fingers behind his head, though his stomach felt anything but relaxed."Is this about the formation? The black distortion?"Patik stopped dead. "You saw it too?""Brief. Wrong. It didn't belong to the assessment.""Did you see who caused it?""No.""Then don't accuse anyone.""I wasn't going to.""Your face was."Ken sighed. 'Even my face has opinions now.'The administrative hall smelle
169: The Five Sects Assemble
The war drums hit Seven Peaks Academy like a heartbeat made of thunder.BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!Ken stood on the eastern viewing platform, watching hundreds of disciples flood the competition grounds. Banners snapped above the arena, formations shimmered along the walls, and servants hurried refreshments toward the guest pavilion. The whole academy had transformed overnight.He adjusted the collar of his dark robe. His breakthrough to Level 52 King Realm had strengthened his foundation, but his body still ached from the strain, like a house with new walls and old plumbing."Look carefully," Patik said beside him. "Not everyone arriving today is your enemy. Some will become allies. Others will become enemies before this is over.""You make it sound like a war.""Sect competitions rarely concern trophies. They decide resources, reputation, and who gets opportunities in the cultivation world.""That sounds exhausting.""You're free to lose your first match and go back to bed.""Absolutely not.
168: Two Levels Above Death
The academy bells had barely stopped ringing when Ken returned to his cultivation chamber.Tomorrow, the investigative delegation would arrive. In three days, registration would close. And Xiao Yan was waiting for their promised final-round battle.Too many problems, but one truth stood above them all. He couldn't protect his inheritance, his master, or himself while stuck at Level 50 Grandmaster Realm. He needed to advance, not through a desperate gamble, but without destroying the foundation that had carried him this far.He set the Seven Amulets in a circle and sat cross-legged in the center. "Let's settle this tonight."His spiritual energy circulated along the stable pattern he had built over the past day. The Demon Qi stayed on the outer pathway of his core, apart from the dense energy at its center. For the first time in weeks, the two weren't fighting for control.He began compressing. Slowly. A thin layer of pressure formed around his core, and Reality Perception confirmed th
167: The King Realm Is Not a Gift
Ken couldn't breathe.The spiritual energy in his core had grown so dense that every circulation felt like dragging a mountain through his meridians. The three symbols of the Reality God's inheritance revolved inside his consciousness while the Seven Amulets hung around him in a triangular formation, humming like angry insects.One more transformation, and he would enter the King Realm. One mistake, and everything he had built would collapse."THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN PREPARED," the ancient voice thundered. "NOW PROVE THAT YOUR BODY CAN BEAR THE CROWN."Ken ground his teeth. "Could you stop speaking in riddles and tell me what I'm supposed to do?"Silence.'Of course. Three divine techniques, a glimpse of the Transformation Flame, and the one thing it refuses to explain is the part that can kill me.'A tremor ripped through his core. Pain swallowed his thoughts. His energy compressed violently, forcing his meridians wide, and his fingers twitched uncontrollably. He guided the energy al
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