"Who goes there! How dare you eavesdrop on the conversation of my Ye Clan!"

The second elder, with a stern expression, left no room for Juxi to explain, saying, "If he is a spy from another country, then... Attack!"

Yeman raised his hand and three figures in white robes almost simultaneously charged towards the Skybird. Juxi attempted to shout for the second elder but was quickly muffled.

"Get down!"

Feeling the overwhelming pressure, the massive Skybird immediately soared higher, sensing the imminent danger.

Among beasts of the Reverse Rank, especially those bred for battle, any two of them were a match for two humans of equivalent rank, especially in aerial combat. In the face of four human 'ants' of lower rank, the Skybird seemed to be at a disadvantage.

"It's a combined attack technique!"

Juxi recognized this spirit technique as the second elder's trump card, the Ocean Mirage Wind Technique!

A blue aura emanated from the second elder's body, merging with the assistance of the three others, creating a blue aura that resembled a sea imprisoning a beast. In front of the four equally ranked spirit masters, the Skybird clearly stood at a disadvantage.

"Hiss..."

The intense pressure made the throats of those present feel slightly hoarse.

The Skybird, overwhelmed by the crushing strength, showed in its eyes a sense of helplessness that Juxi could see through.

"Dodge!"

Following the ninja's cry, the Skybird seemed to understand her words and was enveloped in a gray battle armor, its aura suddenly tripling as it entered a frenzy state. It began to flap its wings, creating a tornado, aiming to make everyone relying on mechanical wings for flight, except for the strongest second elder, plummet to the ground, causing severe injuries!

The second elder furiously waved his hands, forming a three-yard-wide green water ball in the air by condensing his entire aura.

"Be careful! That's the Earth Shark Soul's Fourth Spirit Technique, Corrosion of All Spirits!"

A vast liquid substance swept towards the Skybird and Juxi. A cold sweat trickled down Juxi's neck, sending a chill to his heart.

Seeing this, the ninja comfortingly steadied Juxi's emotions. Then she whistled, and a row of feathers from the Skybird immediately descended and blocked the highly corrosive Corrosion of All Spirits.

"Don't worry. When raging and entering the Reverse Rank peak state, the Skybird's silver fur is difficult for even Heart Nine experts to kill in aerial combat, let alone by a mere Fourth Spirit Technique. If it were the same rank Earth Beast, it wouldn't have been so lucky!"

Saying this, Long Ling gently plucked a feather from the Skybird, and upon inspection, Juxi found that the feather's hardness was comparable to steel. Long Ling then held the feather between his index and middle fingers. His gaze became exceptionally sharp as he flung the feather in a silver streak towards the second elder, and immediately, his mechanical wings began to emit thick smoke.

"Ahhhh!"

The second elder plummeted straight to the ground, while the ninja yelled in victory, "Wow, Aray, did you see that? We just took down a Heart Nine expert, it's simply awesome!"

"Yeah, and he's my great-uncle," replied Juxi with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"... Sorry, he was going to attack us, so I had no choice..."

Looking at the apologetic look on the ninja's face, it seemed like she had misunderstood his intentions.

"It's alright, that old guy had it coming; he was always thinking about foreign enemies invading our Northern Territory!"

Besides, where do Heart Nine experts die so easily?

"Oh! Who are you then?"

"My grandmother's younger brother is the current Lord Han of the Shadowless Pavilion, Han Junyan. If everything goes as planned, I might be the next Lord," said Juxi, proudly mentioning his family's status. However, thinking about his current situation, his eyes immediately dimmed.

"I wasn't prepared to inherit this land, after all, there's nowhere worth my nostalgia."

"Good disciple, we're heading home!"

At Long Ling’s prompt, the dense clouds began to disperse, and the bustling main city of the Ye Family came into full view from this three-thousand-meter high sky. Juxi couldn't help but exclaim, "Truly worthy of being the king's city second only to the scale of the Eternal Green Capital!"

Initially reluctant to land the Celestial Bird outside the city, Juxi knew that such a creature would cause a commotion in the city district.

Moreover, given the temper of the Second Elder, oh well!

After a moment of contemplation, Juxi already saw the four large characters on the city government: the golden plaque of the Ye Family Mansion swayed slightly in the wind.

As Juxi entered the house, before he could react, a pair of gentle yet firm hands were placed on his shoulder, a surge of electricity clearing his mind almost instantly.

"Uh... hi!"

Turning his head, Juxi first saw a shocked expression on Quiet's face, then a teasing smile from Long Ling, and finally, a sturdy and tall woman standing at least one meter seventy-eight.

And this prominent and beautiful woman in both appearance and physique turned out to be his mother!

At that moment, besides the stern look on her face, there was also a full blaze of anger ready to be unleashed on Juxi.

"...Speak! Where have you been all night?"

She first expressed her worries, then asked Juxi where he had been.

Under his mother's interrogation, Juxi recounted everything that happened on the way, except he did not reveal Long Ling's presence!

Thinking of just bluffing his way through, Juxi found Ye Xueba's cunning gaze staring at him intently.

"Oh, so you were just out there to train yourself?"

"Uh... yes!"

Facing Juxi’s hesitant response, his mother, Qiu Xue, felt even more uneasy and turned her gaze to Quiet beside Juxi.

"Who is this?"

"I am from the Zhuge Clan, named Quiet, forced to wander in a foreign land after our whole family was exterminated."

When the words "Zhuge Clan" popped out of his mouth, not only Ye Xueba but even Qiu Xue, who did not have much experience traveling the mainland, were somewhat shocked.

"The Zhuge family of the Eight Small Sects was wiped out?"

"What? The Zhuge family has already collapsed? How is that possible?"

Ye Xueba exclaimed, "The Zhuge family is also an old force, producing eighty experts above the Reverse Spirit in this generation alone, dominating one side of the mainland. Could it be that apart from the Four Towers on the desolate mainland, there are still individuals who can provoke that Zhuge Tuiyang, who is at least at the Boundless Realm level?"

With blood-red eyes, Quiet looked somewhat dazed, "They... have... disappeared!"

"Disappeared?"

Ye Xueba, along with Qiu Xue and Juxi present, had their faces changed almost simultaneously.

Trembling, Ye Xueba asked Quiet, "Disappeared... um, how do you mean?"

"Before the New Year, they received an invitation from the current Emperor to go and suppress the unrest of the Wu Clan branch on the mainland. The Eight Small Sects almost emptied out, but only thirteen days later, they received news of the battle's outcome... sob!"

Tears as big as pearls already shimmered on Quiet's face as he sobbed, "More than thirty peak warriors at the Reverse Spirit level taken by Grandpa didn’t survive!"

"Never did we expect, our Ye Family living modestly in obscurity for just a few decades, the world has changed so much..."

"Sigh! It all came too fast." Ye Xueba wiped away tears with the back of his weathered hands, "In my most difficult times, Brother Tuiyang once saved the descendants of my Ye Family. It seems this favor can no longer be repaid."

The news of grandpa's death in battle had just come back, and that very night, dad was seen leading the family against the six elders and a few traitorous lackeys of the family! With over thirty Devilheart-level demons, they bloodily slaughtered the main mansion of our Zhuge family, as father refused to hand over the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and was eventually killed by five Devilheart-level weaponsmiths."

After finishing, Ren, using his young but remarkably powerful arm, lifted the Zhuge Divine Crossbow on his back. Ye Chuba caressed the black war crossbow and sighed.

"Not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I'm at my wit's end too, and for now can only rely on my grandson with extraordinary talents..."

Ye Chuba immediately stopped himself from speaking further to avoid leaking any information.

"The Son of God!?" Ren, puzzled, helped the old man complete the last three words.

The father and daughter were immediately stunned, then saw Chuba nodding along with Juxi and Qiu Xue. Ren's expression turned serious as he said, "The arrival of the God's Sons with Immortal talent is not limited to just your family."

"Just as the Emperor once said, rather than choosing a God's Son with Divine talent, they would prefer those with King-level talents."

"Ah, are they all blind?" Ye Chuba was somewhat shocked by the girl's response.

"Every year, a God will descend upon the descendants of prestigious families across the continent, but the news has been covered up because many of those chosen lucky ones have died during their promotion, so the Nine Realms are like nine calamities to Juxi."

Died!

The old man Ye couldn't handle this blow and sat on the ground muttering to himself, "It's impossible, isn't it?"

Finally, the few deaths in the family made some sense. Though Ren was young, seeing the old man sitting on the ground, not daring to even breathe, he could only say sorry.

"Isn't it too pessimistic? My brother died shortly after birth because he obtained the Spirit Technique, but Juxi may still have hope if she uses the Spirit Technique in the jungle!"

As Ren said this, the old man immediately felt much better, but suddenly!

Yena had been waiting at the door with a basket of vegetables for some time and finally asked the old man, "Do you think Juxi... will die?"

The usually lively and cute Yena's face turned expressionless, like that of a queen. Juxi quickly went forward to comfort her with a smile, "It's okay, look at me, I'm fine, not all those so-called God's Sons died before awakening their Spirit Technique. Look at me..."

Juxi suddenly felt weak in the legs, and the hand resting on Yena's shoulder slowly slipped down as she collapsed backward.

"Juxi! Xier!"

In the pitch-black space where memories were sealed in deep, an area that not even gods could interfere with.

It was also a wondrous space that all human beings on the continent had been exploring and seeking.

A thin but powerfully built old man in a dragon robe suddenly appeared in the dark space and flipped his wrist.

A dark purple hexagonal crystal badge appeared in the deeply grooved palm of his hand.

The badge emitted endless spiritual energy, as if something extremely powerful was embedded in this finely crafted crystal.

The old man smiled mysteriously and said, "Child, do you need power?"