Chapter 121 - 104: The Timid Peerless Prodigy

Chapter 121: Chapter 104: The Timid Peerless Prodigy

The resonant voice echoed across the skies of the Xingyue City Earth Realm.

For a moment, the countless figures present all froze in stunned silence.

Only then did everyone realize that the young man in white had no status, no background, no powerful backers, and not even a Guardian. He had relied solely on his own grueling efforts to reach his current achievements, trudging forward step by hard-fought step.

Yet, after overcoming so much to claim the Ancient Imperial Race’s inheritance and the terrifying Sword Embryo, all that awaited him were the greedy desires of endless factions.

"It really hasn’t been easy for this kid along the way."

"Indeed. It was true eight years ago, and it’s true today. Although the Young Master of the Divine Pill Pavilion has provided great assistance, he isn’t his true backing after all."

"The boy has a bitter fate. As the saying goes, an innocent man is guiltless, but the treasure he harbors makes him a target. He possesses heaven-defying talent, yet he has no room to grow."

"If he were the scion of any Saint Race, he wouldn’t have ended up like this—claiming a great fortune only to be coveted by all sides."

"But more often than not, if someone like him manages to fully mature, they become a truly terrifying existence."

"Heh, old man, you think too highly of that piece of trash. Today is not eight years ago. I’m afraid he’s doomed this time."

As the vast sea of Xingyue City Cultivators watched the sky filled with peerless anomalies and monstrous geniuses, they all gasped in shock. Compared to the pity and sympathy of a few, most Cultivators simply watched with cold detachment. Some were even quick to kick him while he was down.

"I admit he has the bearings of a supreme genius, but to actually draw his sword and step up—he’s foolishly arrogant."

"Does he really plan to fight this sky full of world-shocking peers all by himself? What an absolute joke."

However, the moment those bright yet desolate words rang out, countless Cultivators felt a deep sense of resonance.

After all, those with backgrounds and status were a minority in this world. Like Jiang Hao, the vast majority had no choice but to rely on themselves. Even if some had backing, there was always someone stronger. Wherever there was profit, there was exploitation; wherever there was inequality, there was oppression. This was an eternal law.

And where there was oppression, there was bound to be rebellion.

In this moment, the words of the youth in white voiced the innermost thoughts of countless lowly Cultivators.

"We were born as ants, struggling to survive in the cracks of the world. In this era where the strong are revered, we all swallow our pride and suppress our anger, never daring to speak out."

But now, a teenage boy had raised his sword to directly confront enemies that filled the heavens.

For a brief moment, countless Cultivators were deeply moved. Yet soon enough, reality came crashing back.

"A thousand times over, he never should have come back."

"If I had obtained the Ancient Imperial Race’s inheritance, I would have found a place to hide until I could look down upon the entire world before coming out. He’s just too young."

"Heh, forgive me, friend, but I cannot agree with that. How can we Cultivators live like cowards? If you don’t even have the courage to face your enemies head-on, how can you talk about cultivation? How can you talk about becoming strong?"

"Brother, you underestimate this Cultivation Realm. There’s always a bigger fish. If determined people really want to find you, where can you possibly hide? Even if he hadn’t returned to Xingyue City, he would still be dug out by the various factions."

"Since there’s nowhere to hide, why not use the sword in his hand to carve out a bright, vast world of his own?"

Countless Cultivators sighed in realization; this was the true, primal nature of the Cultivation Realm.

At this very moment, Jiang Hao held the exact same mindset. He had already seen his beloved. With Gu Qingyan protecting her, as long as he didn’t die, he still held immense value, and the Ye Family would be fine. Conversely, if he died in battle, there would naturally be no reason for anyone to target the Ye Family, meaning they would remain safe regardless.

"Come on, then! Who wants to kill me? Come at me all at once!"

BOOM!!!

The youth’s long hair whipped wildly in the wind, his body radiating murderous intent. Suddenly, a terrifying power rippled in all directions, causing the very colors of the world to shift.

Watching this scene unfold, countless Cultivators jolted their heads up in absolute shock.

Meanwhile.

Jiang Hao’s appearance naturally broke the restraints on the countless prodigies of the Xingyue City Earth Realm. In the night sky, Tang Yan, Tang Xun’Er, Ye Xiaotian, Wang Jiang, Li Qingyi, Qi Tianhai, and the rest of the Xingyue City genius cohort began to appear one after another, flying toward their respective families.

"Yan’Er, Xun’Er?"

"Qingyi?"

"Xiaotian?"

The moment they saw their countless geniuses returning, the endless factions of Xingyue City were overjoyed. To them, nothing was more important than the safe return of their future hopes.

Meanwhile.

At the Qi Family estate.

"It’s him! It’s really him!"

"It’s that little beast! He was the one who killed Yang’Er back then, severing our Qi clan’s future foundation!"

"He actually dared to come back! Kill him! Kill him!"

As the countless experts of the Qi Family laid eyes upon that figure, their gazes filled with boundless murderous intent. This was especially true for the Qi Family’s old Patriarch, Qi Qin Cang.

Ever since Qi Yun Mountain, who had given chase eight years ago, never returned, the old Patriarch had been forced out of retirement to take charge of the Qi clan once more.

"He’s the one who killed my Yang’Er all those years ago?"

Qi Qin Cang’s elderly body trembled uncontrollably, his hatred piercing the heavens, completely ignoring the myriad of crimes his grandson had committed back then.

Qi Tianyang had forced young girls to satisfy his perverse hobbies, running rampant while relying on the backing of the Qi Family and the Celestial Sword Sect. He had treated human lives like weeds, leaving the entire Xingyue City Earth Realm in a constant state of panic. In the eyes of the Cultivators of the Endless Star Moon City, Qi Tianyang’s death was nothing more than him getting what he deserved.

However, even with thousands of reasons to kill him, the older generation of the Qi Family was forced by the restrictions of the genius supremacy battle to hold back, not daring to step forward and strike the boy down.

But just as the entire Qi Family was burning with rage...