"But I heard your martial arts cultivation is quite good, so just hand it over obediently."
As he spoke, he flicked his finger, and a golden light shot out, nailing Chu Chen's shoulder and rendering him immobile.
Pain flashed in Chu Chen's eyes. "Chu Chen was a kind young man.
He didn't harm you, he even took that shot for you. You are the one who killed him!"
*Slap!*
Another slap landed, and the other half of Chu Chen's face swelled up grotesquely.
"Dare to mention him again!"
Chu Feng snorted, "I admit you are Chu Chen's nephew, but so what?
So what if he is your father?
In my eyes, he is nothing!
Do you think he was willing to risk his life to take that shot for you?
It was to protect you, so that if you died, the Chu family's wealth wouldn't fall into our hands!"
"For years, I have endured humiliation and made unimaginable efforts to break through to the Xiantian realm."
"I started cultivating at the age of five and spent decades...
only to finally enter the Xiantian realm. I want to become the head of the Chu family.
And rule over the billions of subjects of the Chu Dynasty, establishing an eternal foundation!
Why should Chu Chen stop me?
He is just a good-for-nothing!"
"Therefore, today I will slaughter the entire Chu family!"
"Hahahaha! The Chu family, this once glorious and powerful...
The Chu family, with its endless resources, is nothing more than a clown in my eyes!"
"Chu He is already dead, now it's your turn!"
"Let me go! I'll give you everything!
Don't kill me... My father and mother also died saving our Chu family, please spare me!"
"You two fools, do I need you to save me?
What do I care if you live or die? My son is dead, I just want revenge!!!"
*Bang!*
Chu Feng punched out, smashing Chu Chen into pieces.
At the same time, a storage ring fell to the ground, and Chu Feng picked it up.
"Haha! I have finally obtained the inheritance of the Chu family!"
He was ecstatic.
Both Chu Chen and Chu He had a storage ring, but neither of them had unsealed it.
"How did your family die?"
Chu Feng frowned.
Chu Chen gave a wry smile, "Back then, in the Chu Imperial Palace, our Chu family was besieged by a great enemy.
Several ancestors died in battle, the Chu Emperor was also killed, and the Chu family suffered heavy losses."
"My father, to preserve our strength, sent me and my sister away, staying behind to cover our retreat.
But he was still ambushed. After we sisters escaped,
we encountered a demonic beast and narrowly escaped death. We were forced to wander."
"How heartless," Chu Feng sighed. "And you? You are Chu He's son.
Your status should be much more valuable than your sister's, right?"
"I don't know."
Chu Chen shook his head. "After I was sent out, I was picked up by an old man.
That person was called 'Qin Muyun', a very powerful martial artist.
But I had never heard of this person, and he only taught me three sword techniques before I left."
"Then have you ever thought about why Chu He entrusted the Chu family's inheritance to you before he died?"
"This... I can't figure it out either."
Chu Chen shook his head blankly. "I think perhaps Chu He saw that I had astonishing talent and had hope of breaking through to the Xiantian realm?"
"Heh heh." Chu Feng said indifferently, "You are too naive. Your talent is indeed excellent.
If given the opportunity, you have a seventy to eighty percent chance of reaching the Xiantian realm.
If you succeed, the Chu family will have another top-tier expert."
"But your mind is not sharp enough. You are too easily swayed by emotions.
You act impulsively and lack wisdom, destined to achieve nothing great!"
Chu Chen fell silent.
He knew that what was said was hurtful, but he also believed it to be true.
Although he had cultivated diligently over the years, he still made no progress.
Even the hardships of his youth had made his temperament restless, impatient, and irritable.
"As the saying goes, it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. Your personality dictates that you cannot become a hegemon."
"But there is one thing you do well, and that is that you are obedient and filial.
You are not like your father, blindly loyal and pedantic. I can reluctantly spare your dog's life!"
"However, your cultivation is too weak to be of much help to me.
Your only remaining use is to lead the way!"
Chu Chen's eyes widened immediately. "Are you insane? If you do this,
you will incur the wrath of everyone. At that time, even if the Chu family is not destroyed, other families will definitely not let you go!"
"Shut up!" Chu Feng said expressionlessly.
"You don't believe me? Fine, then I'll tell you. Do you know Chu He's last words?"
"Last words?"
Chu Chen was slightly startled, then his face turned ashen, and he murmured.
"Could it be that Father had already foreseen this situation?"
"I suspect that your father was not only worried about you and your sister, but also about me?"
Chu Feng narrowed his eyes and sneered, "As expected of Chu He. He was still thinking of preserving the bloodline of the Chu royal family before he died.
But despite all his precautions, he couldn't guard against me, his adopted son."
"You are matricide! Aren't you afraid of heavenly retribution?!"
Chu Chen gritted his teeth.
"Heavenly retribution?" Chu Feng heard this and laughed to the sky, "Where is heavenly retribution in this world?
No one can glimpse it before the heavenly tribulation descends. As long as Chu He died when the heavenly punishment descended,
the heavenly lightning won't strike me, so how can there be heavenly retribution?!"
"Moreover, I am indeed not your biological brother. It's just that when my mother was pregnant,
she eloped with a man. That man was Chu He!"
"That's why I am called Chu Feng, which represents my endless hatred for my mother. This time, I will destroy the Chu family.
Sever this bloodline and let my mother's soul never rest in peace!"
"You!" Chu Chen was furious.
"Don't look at me like that. You know my temper.
Once I've decided to do something, I won't hesitate."
Chu Chen reached out and grabbed Chu Feng's neck, slowly tightening his grip.
"Cough cough... No, Cousin Chu Chen, I am your brother, don't kill me..."
Chu Feng struggled violently, his face turning red. "Heh heh, brother?
You are not worthy. From childhood to adulthood, you ate my food, wore my clothes, and I even paid for your schooling. What right do you have to call me brother?"
Chu Chen sneered coldly.
"No... I'm not worthy to call you brother..."
Chu Feng convulsed all over, his eyes bulging.
He resisted with all his might.
However, the difference in strength between Chu Chen and Chu Feng was enormous, and he could not resist at all.
*Pfft—* Blood splattered.
Chu Feng's throat was crushed, and his eyes gradually lost their light.
Then, Chu Chen threw the body into a nearby pool and washed the blood from his hands.
"So dirty."
He flicked his hand, as if he had a洁癖.
"Chu Chen, let's continue heading north!" Chu Yuxuan urged.
She had just heard the confrontation between Chu Chen and Chu Feng.
"Your cultivation is too low to participate in the assessment, and you are not suitable to inherit the Chu family's legacy."
Chu Chen waved his hand, "Wait until you break through to Martial Master, and I will find you again to take you into the secret realm together."