Chapter 190

Everyone present would not understand Jiang Cheng.

When Jiang Cheng was young, among his peers, his talent absolutely belonged to the very top few.

His realm and strength surpassed ninety-nine percent of the younger generation of the Dou Emperor families.

Jiang Cheng, relying on his own effort and talent, advanced all the way, becoming the most dazzling heaven's pride of that era.

To say he was a heaven's pride that crushed his peers is not an exaggeration.

He repeatedly defeated the so-called geniuses of the ancient Dou Emperor families, which made him even more firmly believe that the people of the Dou Emperor families were nothing special; they, like him, possessed Dou Emperor bloodline and were not remarkable, and they were even weaker than him.

He repeatedly defeated those so-called geniuses of the ancient Dou Emperor families, and each victory made him more firmly believe in his own strength and talent.

Until one time, relying on his outstanding strength and skill, he again defeated a two-star Dou Sheng of the Yan clan.

He was about to help the opponent up, but his outstretched hand was slapped away by the opponent.

Not only did the opponent not concede, but he mocked Jiang Cheng for lacking Dou Emperor bloodline, saying he would never be able to break through the bottleneck of high-level Dou Sheng.

"What use is your high talent? Without Dou Emperor bloodline, you will never be able to break through high-level Dou Sheng in this lifetime—not just you, high-level Dou Sheng is something your Jiang family can never attain..."

At that time, Jiang Cheng wished he could shatter that Yan clan person.

He did not hate those who possessed Dou Emperor bloodline; he deeply understood that bloodline was not the sole factor determining one's strength.

But he truly disliked such people, as if those with Dou Emperor bloodline considered themselves superior.

He felt this sense of superiority more than once from members of the Dou Emperor families.

The hot-blooded young him did not kill him out of anger, possibly out of fear of the Yan clan's power, but more because he wanted to prove something to him.

"One day, I will be stronger than all of you!"

He chose to cultivate desperately to improve, in order to prove himself to those who looked down on him.

Later, he indeed did so.

He successfully broke through to the Six-star Dou Sheng realm, while that Yan clan person he had once defeated remained stuck at the Four-star Dou Sheng realm, and with his talent he could not even hope to break through to Five-star Dou Sheng.

His realm was higher than those who mocked him.

Six-star Dou Sheng, no matter which Dou Emperor family, is top-tier combat power.

When he encountered again those who originally looked down on him for lacking Dou Emperor bloodline, they dared not underestimate or look down on Jiang Cheng anymore.

However, for Jiang Cheng, this was still not enough.

That earlier remark "cannot break through high-level Dou Sheng" was like a thorn that could never be pulled out.

In middle age, Jiang Cheng's heart remained youthful and fervent.

He still felt he could break through high-level Dou Sheng to prove it to those Dou Emperor family people.

But when he trained diligently for ten years and still could not break through, he began to realize that breaking through beyond Six-star Dou Sheng was not as easy as imagined.

Until later, with the help of his own grandson, he broke through to the present Seven-star Dou Sheng realm.

He succeeded, successfully entering the high-level Dou Sheng realm, and he proved himself to those people.

He proved to them: Your Dou Emperor bloodline is not superior! The no-longer-young Jiang Cheng often recalls his youthful, ambitious words: "I will be stronger than all of you!"

After breaking through to Seven-star Dou Sheng, Jiang Cheng knew his own breakthrough had no hope.

Nevertheless, he still did not believe his inability to break through was due to lacking Dou Emperor bloodline.

Although he himself had not reached that height, his grandson Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing gave him hope.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing, is Jiang Cheng's pride. Of course, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing also did not disappoint his grandfather's expectations.

Advancing all the way, even high-level Dou Sheng could not restrain Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing.

Now he directly broke through to the Nine-star Dou Sheng realm, becoming one of the strongest individuals on the entire continent.

Jiang Cheng really wanted those people to see that his grandson had broken through to Nine-star Dou Sheng...

The achievement he himself had not accomplished, his grandson did! This achievement not only made Jiang Cheng feel immensely relieved and proud, but also gave him a sense of exhilaration.

This is also why, upon hearing that Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing broke through to Nine-star Dou Sheng, Jiang Cheng reacts with such excitement and exhilaration.

"Dad, you're amazing!" Jiang Yue's big eyes sparkled, full of admiration and reverence for her father, her voice brimming with excitement.

As they say, a daughter is a father's treasure; being praised by Jiang Yue, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's pride welled up spontaneously, making him feel elated.

Becoming the object of his daughter's admiration, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing felt happier than breaking through to Nine-star Dou Sheng.

Afterwards, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing also embraced Cai Lin and Su Qian, knowing that during his seclusion, Cai Lin and his mother must have been worried about him.

Jiang Heng patted his son's shoulder, showing affirmation.

……

In the joyful atmosphere of Jiang Xing's breakthrough to Nine-star Dou Sheng, Ziyan and the elders of the Primordial Ancient Dragon also came forward to congratulate.

"Young friend Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's progress truly astonishes this old man!" The third elder stroked his beard and smiled.

Jiang Xing humbly replied: "Without the assistance of the Primordial Ancient Dragon clan, I would not have what I have today. This kindness, I dare not forget."

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's words are not mere courtesy; he would not become conceited just because he broke through to Nine-star Dou Sheng.

To speak without exaggeration, without the help of the Primordial Ancient Dragon, my whole family would not know where to flee for refuge.

"Young friend Jiang Xing has rendered great kindness to our Primordial Ancient Dragon clan; this assistance is trivial." Another elder's tone was full of sincerity and gratitude, evidently also pleased with Jiang Xing's achievement.

……

After exchanging pleasantries with these elders, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing could not help but ask Ziyan about any major events that had occurred on the Dou Qi continent during his two years of seclusion.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was curious: What was the outcome of the great battle two years ago? Have the ancient Yan, Lei, and three clans been wiped out? What is the current situation on the Dou Qi continent? Ziyan shook her head: "I don't know either."

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's face instantly showed a big question mark; he looked at Ziyan somewhat puzzled.

"You didn't say the Dou Emperor families might come to seek the Dragon Island's location? I feared it would disturb your seclusion, so I directly sealed the island, forbidding clan members from going out." Ziyan wore an innocent expression.

"You haven't gone out even once?" Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing exclaimed in surprise.

"Exactly, I'm about to die of boredom." Ziyan complained.

This made Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing feel a bit ashamed, his own cause leading a large group of people unable to go out...

Hahaha, it's my fault.

Ziyan, however, waved her hand indifferently.

Then, with an excited expression, she said: "Now that you've broken through to Nine-Star Dou Sheng, can we go out?"

Although Ziyan has grown up, she still has a child's heart—lively, sprightly, unable to sit still.

"I'll go out first to see what's happening outside." Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was still somewhat cautious.

Ziyan: "Alright."

(End of chapter)