[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-interstellar-beast-world-all-my-husbands-are-pow":3,"chapter-interstellar-beast-world-all-my-husbands-are-pow-interstellar-beast-world-all-my-husbands-are-pow-chapter-268":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Interstellar Beast World: All My Husbands Are Powerful and Rich!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1305445,1733,"Chapter 268: Want to try me?","interstellar-beast-world-all-my-husbands-are-pow-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>Seeing Melanie’s stunned, almost horrified expression, Xarion lazily lifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, your hearing gone with your age?\" His tone dripped with undisguised mockery. \"He called me father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if that wasn’t enough, he casually slung an arm around Aren’s shoulders and arched a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on, son. Call me again. Let your mother hear it clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren nodded obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in a bright, crisp voice, he exclaimed, \"Father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie and the elders behind her froze completely. Their mouths hung open, eyes wide with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young master of the succubus clan... calling the Snow Wolf King his father?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he lost his mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie was the first to snap out of it. She pointed at Aren, her voice sharp with fury. \"Aren, have you gone insane?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice rose into a shrill pitch. \"Your father has been dead for years! Not even bones left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him, her thoughts in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xarion was his father, then what was Rory? His mother? Then what did that make her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Melanie felt like she might truly lose her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the one who’s dead.\" Aren frowned, clearly displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t like this woman at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp face, sharper tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at Xarion, utterly serious. \"My father is right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked up at him, eyes bright and innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, Father?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xarion didn’t even blink. \"You’re right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren immediately turned back to Melanie, smug. \"See? My father says I’m right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his expression hardened, and he pointed at her in warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old female, I’m telling you—don’t curse my father. Even if you’re a female, I’ll still hit you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie nearly coughed up blood on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her son—who had always been respectful—was now calling her \"old female\" and threatening her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders behind her looked even worse, their expressions as if the sky had collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was bad. Very bad. Their young master’s mind... was truly broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One elder, still clinging to a shred of hope, stepped forward cautiously and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master... do you still recognize us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master... do you still remember who I am?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren looked him up and down, his expression instantly turning to disgust, as if he’d just spotted something filthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know who you are,\" he said bluntly, \"but I do know what you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder’s eyes lit up with hope. \"You do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Aren nodded seriously, then pointed at Melanie. \"You’re her mate, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his face cracked—hope shattering into pure horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped back like he’d been stung, hands flailing wildly. \"No! I’m not! Absolutely not! Don’t spout nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer terror on his face made it look like being mistaken for Melanie’s mate was worse than death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren!\" Melanie finally snapped and lunged forward to strike him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before her hand could land, Rory moved faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slap rang out sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie’s head snapped to the side, her ears ringing as darkness flashed across her vision. A streak of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Rory in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you dare hit me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory stepped forward, grabbing her by the hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I dare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was ice-cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only can I hit you—I can kill you. Want to try me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another series of sharp slaps echoed through the hall, each one landing cleanly across Melanie’s carefully made-up face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory’s gaze was fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me make one thing clear. Aren is the match personally chosen for me by the Beast God. He is mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grip tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone who dares touch him won’t be leaving here in one piece today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders finally stirred, trying to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rory, how can you strike someone like this? She is the mother of our young master—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t get any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One cold glance from Xarion and Paros froze them in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory laughed softly, without warmth. \"So what if she’s his mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes swept over them. \"I’ll hit her—and I’ll hit you too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned slightly, her tone casual but decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xarion. Jasper. Teach these old fools a lesson. Make them unrecognizable. And send word to the succubus clan. If they want them back, they’ll bring something worth trading.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curved faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if they don’t come... Leave them here. Let the carnivorous plants use them as fertilizer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie, only Rank Six, was completely overpowered. She couldn’t even touch a strand of Rory’s hair—reduced to helpless fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re Aren’s mother,\" Rory cut in coldly, \"and you still dare speak like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie gritted her teeth, voice shrill. \"If you kill me, when Aren regains his senses, he’ll never forgive you. You’ll never become his mate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory let out a soft, mocking laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think that scares me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was steady, unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he refuses to stay because of this, he’s free to leave. There are plenty of males in the galaxy. I’m not lacking him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie choked on her anger, unable to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory threw her to the ground without ceremony. Then she took out a chain. The very same type that had once bound Aren—now modified and restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie’s pupils shrank instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory smiled faintly. \"What do you think I’m doing? I’m letting you experience it for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every ounce of suffering Aren endured—she would return it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Rory approach with the chain, Melanie finally felt fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t do this... I’m his mother—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory didn’t bother listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain snapped shut around her with a sharp click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, countless fine spikes pierced through her skin and sank deep into her flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie screamed, her body convulsing in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory stepped forward, dislocated her jaw with a swift motion, then slipped the storage ring from her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melanie’s eyes widened in panic as she struggled, but it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rory ignored her and opened the ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xarion and Paros had already dealt with the elders in mere breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen, Jasper, and Aren stepped forward with reinforced bindings, securing the elders tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall fell into a heavy silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Melanie’s muffled, broken cries echoed through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>",1027,"2026-06-05T18:17:47.496Z",1,"novelbin.me","a6e4cf407e8790f90a6fa0672dcc956bee9984c9c8de847ce05577b1de8b9dd0","interstellar-beast-world-all-my-husbands-are-pow-chapter-269","interstellar-beast-world-all-my-husbands-are-pow-chapter-267",315,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finterstellar-beast-world-all-my-husbands-are-pow-cover.jpg"]