Chapter 899

Virtual World, Qingjing, Island No. 1.

Inside the luxurious villa at the very center of the floating island.

Li Changfeng, head of the Li family, sat facing his younger brother Li Yang.

With the Xinhuo World open, many high-ranking ninth-stage warriors from Daxia have already headed to Antarctica.

Its resources, combat techniques, and even the opportunities to evolve and transform one's alien abilities are immensely tempting, even for the vast Li family.

But the ancient civilization's Xinhuo World is also filled with uncertainty.

If even one of the Li family's three ninth-stage warriors perishes, the family will decline significantly.

Therefore, none of the Li family's three ninth-stage warriors have set out.

Of course,

while the ninth-stage warriors remained idle, the Li family's direct-line eighth-stage peak cultivators have already begun their journey.

"Big brother, according to the information I received,

Su Qingli, Ling Shuang, and Xu Jingming have already departed for Antarctica."

On the sofa, Li Yang spoke in a low voice.

"Three core figures dared to leave simultaneously.

Do they really think their Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall is impregnable?"

Family head Li Changfeng raised an eyebrow and ordered: "Notify Hu Jinyu—initiate the plan ahead of schedule."

"Understood."

Li Yang nodded, then hesitated slightly:

"Before Su Qingli left, she surely entrusted Gu Ming to handle all affairs. What if he intervenes?"

"He's a smart man—he'll change course if he sees things turning bad.

If he truly tries to block us... eliminate him."

Li Changfeng's eyes gleamed with cold light.

Daxia forbids senator-level figures from killing each other.

But exceptions exist—like Gu Ming, a ninth-stage senator whose body is decaying, half already in the grave, easily dealt with.

"Understood."

Li Yang nodded, then smiled:

"When Su Qingli and the others return from the Xinhuo World and find Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall under new control, I wonder what expression they'll wear."

If the plan proceeds smoothly, the Li family can fully control Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall in no more than two months.

As for Su Qingli and the others attempting to violently reclaim it afterward, that's pure nonsense.

If such a thing happens, the Li family will show them the brutality of a top-tier Daxia family.

As for Xu Jingming, his ninth-stage power might be a threat to others.

But to the Li family, it's nothing.

Even if Xu Jingming's talent is extraordinary, it will be at least seven or eight years before he truly breaks into ninth stage.

By then, the Li family won't be what it is today.

"With Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall in our hands, our Li family's influence will rise another tier.

The most critical issue—the source of young geniuses—will be resolved once and for all."

Family head Li Changfeng nodded slightly in agreement.

Though the Li family has many members and no shortage of talented descendants,

compared to Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall, which gathers all of Daxia's geniuses, they still fall far short.

"By the way, how is Hao'er doing lately?" Li Changfeng asked Li Yang.

"Not bad."

At the mention of Li Hao, Li Yang's face broke into a slightly proud smile:

"Hao'er has been training hard and has successfully broken through to eighth-stage peak."

"Already eighth-stage peak? So fast?" Li Changfeng was surprised.

Though the incident where Xu Jingming severely injured him was long past,

it had only been five months since then.

In five months, rising from eighth-stage low to eighth-stage peak—

even the most talented youth in our clan hasn't achieved such a breakthrough speed.

"It seems Xu Jingming's assault was actually a good thing for him.

It forced him to accumulate strength, then surge straight to eighth-stage peak."

Li Changfeng ultimately attributed Li Hao's explosion in power to the resources poured into him.

After all,

as the son of his younger brother Li Yang,

the resources invested in Li Hao could have already created an eighth-stage peak Grand Master.

"I think the same—Hao'er just needs to push harder; perhaps he'll even break into ninth stage in the future."

Li Yang's smile was radiant.

A spoiled heir suddenly becoming a cultivation genius—

no matter who it was, this would bring joy.

Whoosh—

Vast waves of blood surged.

In a crimson blood pool, Li Hao sat cross-legged at the very center.

Countless streams of fresh blood surged into his body like living things, continuously reinforcing his physique.

Judging from the aura emanating from his entire body, it was actually even more formidable than that of an ordinary ninth-rank lower Martial Saint!

Whoosh—

A flash of black light—a man clad in a black long robe.

A massive blood moon emblem painted on his back appeared at the edge of the blood pool.

Tianhong, the Archbishop of the Xiatianming Sect's Daxia Branch, responsible for overseeing all affairs of the Daxia Tianming Sect.

"Teacher."

Li Hao, at the center of the blood pool, opened his eyes, revealing a pair of crimson, violent pupils like those of a fierce beast.

"Once this pool of blood is fully absorbed, your physique will grow considerably more formidable again."

Gazing at Li Hao before him, who was utterly different from five months ago, a fanatical and satisfied expression appeared on Tianhong's face.

Approaching this wastrel Li Hao had originally been merely an attempt to drag the Li family into the water along with him.

But unexpectedly, he had found a treasure!

Li Hao's compatibility with the Holy Lord's divine blood reached as high as 95%!

And he ultimately successfully passed the Divine Blood Ritual condensed from the Holy Lord's divine blood, becoming a Divine Blood Emissary!

Blessed by the Holy Lord's divine blood, Li Hao underwent a transformation of body and marrow.

He could perform Divine Blood secret arts without any side effects, so much so that even the former Divine Son Tianjian was simply not worth a glance before him!

"It is all thanks to the teacher's excellent cultivation.

Without your training, I would not possess the strength I have now."

Li Hao's expression was reverent.

Only after gaining strength did he realize how utterly worthless he had been before.

And the one who had brought about all these changes was none other than his teacher.

"Haha, not bad, not bad. It seems you have completely shed your former wastrel ways."

Tianhong laughed heartily. "The appointment from headquarters has already come down. You will replace Tianjian's position and become the next Divine Son. Your codename will be 'Tianyou.'

From now on, your divine blood supply will be five times what it was before!"

"Five times the divine blood!" Li Hao's eyes blazed with intense light.

The original amount of divine blood had already been enough to let him leap from eighth-rank lower to eighth-rank peak in just five short months.

With five times the divine blood supply, he did not dare to imagine what a terrifying degree his breakthrough speed would reach!

"As for Lord Tianming, once you leave the Spark World, you will also be granted an audience."

Tianhong gave a slight nod.

"Lord Tianming!"

A fanatical expression surfaced on Li Hao's face.

Only after a good while did he gradually calm down, and opening his mouth he asked, "Spark World—has Xu Jingming gone?"

"He has. Not only him, but Hearing Ling Shuang and Su Qingli have gone along as well."

Tianhong seemed to have long anticipated this question and replied swiftly.

"Excellent!"

Li Hao's countenance became incomparably ferocious:

"Xu Jingming, Hearing Ling Shuang—the humiliations of the past, this time I will repay you a hundredfold!"