Chapter 250: Family Council

The entire universe instantly roared with excitement, especially the Mechanical Race, which seemed eager to dispatch the Lord of the Universe to crush Xiao Yu.

"Ape Three Sword is actually a Realm Lord!"

"That's insane—Xiao Yu, Ape Three Sword, and San Yan Wang are all the same person!"

"Xiao Yu alone has slain over ten thousand Seal Kings!"

"How arrogant, announcing his identity so boldly!" Venerable Pu Xian said angrily.

Everyone understood that, although the announcement came from the Chaos City Lord, it was known that Xiao Yu is the Chaos City Lord's direct disciple, and the Chaos City Lord must have consulted Xiao Yu before making the announcement.

"He is declaring that the hatred others hold toward him will be repaid ten‑thousandfold; if anyone wishes to deal with him again, they must consider the consequences!"

"How laughable! A mere Realm Lord, even if his strength reaches Seal King invincibility, what does it matter if he escaped from Venerable Pu Xian's hands!"

Within the Insect Race's territory.

"Xiao Yu's thirst for revenge is truly huge! That Mechanical Race Venerable Pu Xian attempted to assassinate him only once and failed, yet he spent a hundred years hunting down more than ten thousand Seal Kings of the Mechanical Race," an Insect Race venerable sighed.

At the back row of the great hall, a youth clad in black armor asked, "Third brother, this is my first time attending a family meeting, and the attendance exceeds ten thousand!"

"Our Xiao Family has over ten thousand members at Domain Lord Level, and over ten million at Universe-level; any family member who reaches adulthood is essentially Star-level." The youth in golden armor looked at the youth in black armor and continued, "You being a second‑tier genius at Universe-level shows you have already crossed the threshold of the Fundamental Law."

"Across the Qian Wu Universe Country, among the Xiao Family's hundreds of millions, only 36,581 are qualified to attend," the youth in blue armor continued.

In a great hall roughly ten kilometers in length, width, and height, crowds swarmed; tens of thousands of seats were filled entirely by Xiao Family elites—those seated were either senior members of the Xiao Family or geniuses.

……

"Twenty‑fifth junior brother, you have just been classified by the family as a second‑tier genius, which grants you the chance to attend the family's mid‑level meeting," said a slightly older youth beside the black‑clad one, also at Universe-level, wearing blue armor, his eyes somewhat resembling Xiao Yu's.

"Indeed, our Insect Race's core members are far fewer than those of the Mechanical Race."

"In the future, if our Insect Race wishes to hunt down Xiao Yu, we must ensure a one‑hit kill, leaving him no chance to charge, otherwise the repercussions will be endless."

"Future actions against Xiao Yu must be undertaken with caution, fully prepared, and must achieve a one‑hit kill," said a Demon Race sovereign‑level figure.

"Those eligible to attend a family meeting of this caliber are mostly senior members of various strata, clan heads of each branch, and geniuses rated by the family as second‑tier or above."

"So many are qualified?" the black‑clad youth exclaimed in surprise.

"Is that many? Know that the Xiao Family has developed for millennia in the Qian Wu Universe Country; within the family we already have eight members at Realm Lord Level, not to mention the second ancestor residing in the Virtual Universe Company's Primordial Secret Realm, and the third ancestor who heads a first‑tier subsidiary of the Virtual Universe Company in the Heaven‑and‑Earth Secret Realm," said a youth beside him, clad in golden Force Armor, whose strength is at Domain Lord Level.

Within the Demon Race's territory.

For a family to grow strong, it must cultivate all kinds of geniuses—not only those in cultivation, but also geniuses in research, management, finance, and other fields, all of which are indispensable.

This youth is only about twenty years old, yet the aura he exudes already reaches Universe-level.

"Hehe, I have just stepped over the Fundamental Law's threshold," the black‑clad youth said, patting his head.

In the Virtual Universe, within the Heilongshan Island Xiao Family castle.

Now the Xiao Family numbers exceed one billion; managing such a vast clan naturally resembles a corporation or a nation, with many departments whose heads are mostly Xiao Yu's brothers, sisters, and younger relatives.

"You have arrived at a good time; the family has surged in the past five to six hundred years, and each member now receives resources more than ten times what they had in the previous several thousand years!" the golden‑clad man sighed.

"Boom!"

The melodious bell rang through the hall, echoing in everyone's ears.

"Quiet!"

In the front row of the great hall, a Realm Lord clad in fiery red armor presided over the affairs; they are Xiao Ping's fifth‑generation descendant Xiao Le Ya, proficient in Fire Law abilities, just a step short of the Fundamental Law's recognition.

The entire venue fell silent instantly, a pin could be heard dropping!

The three central thrones of the great hall, previously empty, suddenly converged with three figures.

The figure in the middle, whose strength is only Domain Lord Level ninth rank, is the Xiao Family's first ancestor, Xiao Dingguo.

The two beside him both possess Realm Lord Level ninth rank, being the Xiao Family's second ancestor Xiao Yu and third ancestor Xiao Ling.

"Salutations to the first ancestor!"

"Salutations to the second ancestor!"

"Salutations to the third ancestor!"

The juniors in the hall respectfully performed the bow.

After the bow, the hall suddenly erupted into clamor.

"The second ancestor has actually arrived!"

"The second ancestor has never attended a family meeting before! Yet he has come this time."

"Surely there is something important to announce."

In the middle of the hall, many core family members were astonished by Xiao Yu's arrival.

Even though the murmurs were low, some even transmitted mentally, this could not fool Xiao Yu; even a telepathic whisper, the subtle spatial ripple it represented was simple for Xiao Yu to decode.

"Everyone, you may wonder why I am attending this family meeting," Xiao Yu said softly, his voice like a whisper yet clearly entering each person's mind.

"As some have speculated, today indeed there is a significant matter to announce."

"Over the past four thousand years I have neglected the cultivation of the family's offspring; from now on I will leave an incarnation within the family to guide the internal geniuses' cultivation."

The hall boiled with excitement; receiving guidance from the second ancestor thrilled them, for Xiao Yu is a Realm Lord who has slain countless Seal Kings.

Even a single word from him could save these Xiao descendants hundreds to thousands of years of cultivation.

"From today onward, the Xiao Family's descendants' benefits will be raised, with each member's basic provisions increased tenfold."

This is Xiao Yu's second measure; such a great gain naturally raises the family members' benefits.

"Furthermore, any Xiao Family youth who reaches Star-level upon adulthood will immediately be equipped with a C9-class Universe Spaceship; upon advancing to Universe-level they receive a D9-class Universe Spaceship; upon reaching Domain Lord Level they will obtain an E9 Ji Yuzhou Feichuan; all members who achieve Realm Lord Level will be granted an F9-grade Spaceship."

If the previous benefit increase delighted those of Universe-level and Domain Lord Level present, then this upcoming measure will make the eight Xiao Family members at Realm Lord Level extremely pleased.

Each F9-grade Spaceship is astonishingly valuable; without reaching Immortal Level one simply lacks the funds to purchase.

"If anyone can ascend to Immortal Level, I will present them with a G-level Pyramid or a G-level Universe Spaceship," Xiao Yu continued.

"A G-level Universe Spaceship?"

"Higher than the class of ships used by Immortal Level beings?"

(End of chapter)