1: In the end times, the Xiao family's adopted son, whose cultivation was robbed,

“Xiao Shen, you don’t actually think my father is your father, do you?”

“Father was right, you really are foolish. You believe everything people say.”

“The Xiao Family doesn’t keep useless people. You can just fend for yourself in this Ferocious Beast Forest. As for this cultivation, I will take your place and use it to bring glory to the Xiao Family, ha ha ha!”

“...”

In the Ferocious Beast Forest, Xiao Shen, covered in wounds, leaned against a large tree, his expression vacant.

Xiao Yue was right; he truly was foolish.

So foolish that he actually considered their father and son his own family.

For eighteen whole years… Xiao Shen was the adopted son of the Xiao Family Patriarch. When he was adopted, Xiao Yue had already been born, only a few months younger than Xiao Shen, so Xiao Shen had always treated Xiao Yue as his younger brother.

Xiao Yue was born with blocked Qi Cavitys, unable to cultivate and become a Martial Artist.

In the entire Martial Artist system, Qi Cavitys are the most important, because they represent talent.

Blocked Qi Cavitys meant extremely poor talent.

However, Xiao Shen possessed a unique Qi Cavity called the Jade Dragon Acupoint, which ranked as a high-grade among all Qi Cavitys, with its full name being the High-Grade Jade Dragon Acupoint.

This Qi Cavity was very special; the Qi Vortex formed after cultivation resembled a circling dragon. Not only did it allow for extremely fast cultivation, but its foundation was also incredibly profound.

Xiao Shen, possessing the Jade Dragon Acupoint, became a Martial Artist early on. At the age of ten, he was already a Level Three Martial Artist, having cultivated four Qi Vortexes.

At eighteen, he even broke through to sixty-four Qi Vortexes, becoming a Level Seven Martial Artist, which was unprecedented in the history of Martial Artist cultivation in 155 Fortress.

Therefore, although Xiao Shen was the adopted son of the Patriarch, due to his fast cultivation speed and strong power, he was highly esteemed within the Xiao Family, always surrounded by a group of people.

Later, he even won the heart of the youngest daughter of the Liu Family, and they became engaged.

As prominent as Xiao Shen was, Xiao Yue was just as overshadowed.

But Xiao Shen never disliked this younger brother who couldn’t cultivate. Whenever he got something good, he would always save a portion for Xiao Yue. If anyone dared to bully Xiao Yue, he would immediately avenge him.

Every time Xiao Yue smiled and called him “Big Brother,” Xiao Shen would feel a warmth in his heart.

See, even though he didn’t know who his biological parents were, he still had family.

However, all this warmth was shattered today by Xiao Yue himself!

It turned out that the Patriarch had adopted him in the first place precisely because he discovered his peculiar Qi Cavity.

It turned out that Xiao Yue was not born unable to cultivate, but rather, his Qi Cavitys were sealed by the Patriarch using a secret technique shortly after his birth, all for the purpose of using a secret technique to seize Xiao Shen’s Jade Dragon Acupoint on his eighteenth birthday.

How could ordinary Qi Cavitys compare to the High-Grade Jade Dragon Acupoint?

They had plotted for eighteen years.

Xiao Shen, however, had believed them for eighteen years.

Now, Xiao Yue, who had stolen Xiao Shen’s Jade Dragon Acupoint and all his cultivation, instantly became the most dazzling new star of the entire Xiao Family, while Xiao Shen was mercilessly abandoned and thrown into the Ferocious Beast Forest Outside the Bastion of 155 Fortress.

The Ferocious Beast Forest after the apocalypse was fraught with danger. Even Xiao Shen, who once possessed Level Seven Martial Artist cultivation, dared not venture deep. The outer circle was manageable, but he couldn't stay in the Inner Circle for too long, and he absolutely dared not set foot in the core circle, let alone now that he had lost all his cultivation.

The outcome before him now seemed to be nothing but a dead end.

But how could he be reconciled?

The Xiao Family father and son deceived and humiliated him, orchestrating this tragedy. If he didn't avenge this, he would have lived in vain!

Xiao Shen clenched his fists, dragging his battered body into a cave.

This was a cave he had found during his last trip to the Ferocious Beast Forest to hunt ferocious beasts and obtain beast crystals. There were no ferocious beasts around the cave, making it relatively safe.

It was quite a distance from 155 Fortress. Having lost his cultivation, he couldn't return there anytime soon. He could only hide for now, hoping to survive the night.

Dusk gradually fell. There was some dry grass in the cave, and Xiao Shen slept on it. Even in the dark night, he dared not relax his vigilance, always on edge… In 155 Fortress, within the Xiao Family.

“Father.”

Xiao Yue emerged from the Xiao Family’s Spirit Gathering Tower, his entire demeanor transformed. Now, he was powerful and confident, no longer the younger brother who always trailed behind Xiao Shen.

“Yue’er, you have suffered these past years!” The Xiao Family Patriarch looked at his son, Xiao Yue, with satisfaction. “You have waited a full eighteen years for this day. It is I, your father, who has let you down.”

Xiao Yue, however, shook his head and said, “Father, what are you saying? If I had only cultivated with an ordinary Qi Cavity, even if I had cultivated all the way until now, I probably wouldn’t have surpassed a Level Four Martial Artist. But now, I have become a Level Seven Martial Artist, and my Qi Cavity is also the legendary high-grade Qi Cavity—the Jade Dragon Acupoint!”

“With this Jade Dragon Acupoint, my future cultivation speed will only be faster!”

“Good, truly worthy of being a son of my Xiao Family!” The Xiao Family Patriarch was very pleased. He raised his hand and patted Xiao Yue’s shoulder, saying, “When I pass away, the position of Xiao Family Patriarch will be my Yue’er’s.”

Xiao Yue’s eyes gleamed with ambition: “Yes, Father, Yue’er will not fail your expectations!”

“Good, good.”

The Xiao Family Patriarch nodded in satisfaction. With the Jade Dragon Acupoint, the Xiao Family’s standing in 155 Fortress would surely flourish.

The current time was three hundred years after the apocalypse.

At this time, humans were no longer the masters of Blue Star. Most land and sea areas were controlled by ferocious beasts.

Humans built Walls in each Ferocious Beast Forest, living together to resist beast invasions.

The post-apocalyptic environment was no longer suitable for ordinary people to survive, so among those who survived, Awakener appeared.

Awakened ones were divided into Martial Artists, Beast Tamers, and Espers. Among them, Martial Artists were the most numerous. Beast Tamers were one in a hundred, and Espers were one in ten thousand.

Within the entire 155 Fortress, the number of Beast Tamers was few, and there wasn’t a single Esper.

There were many families and Three Great Powers in 155 Fortress.

These three factions were the most formidable existences in 155 Fortress, and it was said that the City Lord of the City Lord’s Mansion had already broken through to Level Twenty, making him the highest-ranking Martial Artist in the entire Wall.

As for families like their Xiao Family, the Patriarchs generally only had just over Level Ten.

If the Xiao Family Patriarch were to cultivate by himself, even if he were given another ten or twenty years, he probably wouldn't be able to break through to Level Twenty.

But now that Xiao Yue had the Jade Dragon Acupoint, he had every hope of breaking through to Level Twenty within ten years.

By then, what Liu Family, Wang Family, Hua Family... would all have to bow to his Xiao Family!

... Ferocious Beast Forest.

The forest at night was not quiet, as many ferocious beasts were nocturnal.

Xiao Shen slept very lightly; even the slightest sound could wake him.

“Who?!”

Hearing the rustling outside, Xiao Shen quickly stood up and slowly walked towards the cave entrance.

“Hiss...” Outside the cave, a Level Three Red Rattle Snake was flicking its tongue at him.

Xiao Shen’s heart pounded. Having lost all his cultivation, he no longer had the strength to fight this Red Rattle Snake!

His own speed and strength were not as great as the Level Three Red Rattle Snake’s, so it was impossible for him to escape unharmed.

Just as he was about to be swallowed by this Red Rattle Snake, a peculiar-looking covered wagon appeared before him as if by a flash, with words written on it:

【Need a ride?】