Chapter 202: This Kid’s Big Brother… Can He Even Keep Him Safe?
“What are you planning to do?”
The child stood alone in the void, his eyes filled with an overwhelming arrogance. Though he was young, he already carried the bearing of someone invincible. Give him another ten years, and it was hard to imagine just how far he could go.
But today, he was already making waves.
“You little brat, do you have a death wish!?”
A sneer twisted the face of the nearby Spirit Clan member. He extended a massive hand that transformed into a sky-darkening claw, stretching across thousands of meters as it came crashing down with thunderous force.
Everyone watching from afar was stunned.
This Spirit Clan member was no ordinary opponent. Even among those at the Divine Power Realm, he wasn’t weak. Just that one attack alone made many feel an uncomfortable sense of inferiority.
“A claw, huh?”
The child looked up calmly, muttering, “Looks like some kind of bird-type spirit beast... Those are the tastiest when roasted.”
As he spoke, he launched himself into the sky. Behind him, a dazzling five-colored radiance burst into view, and from within it emerged a mighty beast — a creature with the face of a man, the body and claws of a tiger, and nine massive tails flowing from its back.
It stood tall like a deity, its presence so vast and oppressive that it seemed to fill heaven and earth, blocking out the sun itself.
“Lu Wu Divine Technique?!”
A chorus of shocked voices rang out.
The Lu Wu — a mythical spirit beast on par with the Golden Crow, True Dragon, and Divine Phoenix. Among the Spirit Clans, its status was revered. But sadly, the last known Lu Wu had failed to reach the Emperor Realm over a hundred thousand years ago. Since then, the species has been considered extinct.
At least in this world, Lu Wu no longer existed.
Yet now, out of nowhere, the lost Lu Wu Divine Technique had reappeared — and in the hands of a human child, no less. It was almost unthinkable. Not only that, the technique didn’t seem weakened in the slightest.
Everyone began to wonder — who was
this child? How had he learned a forbidden technique of the Spirit Clan?“Lu Wu Divine Technique… If this gets out, this child’s going to be hunted by Spirit Clan members from all sides. It’s incredibly difficult for humans to cultivate the Spirit Clan techniques, but even so, there are some Clans distantly related to the Lu Wu who would kill just to get their hands on that power.”
A cultivator at the Divine Power Realm murmured, his tone tinged with unease.
And then—
BOOM!
A deafening explosion rocked the battlefield.
At the center of the clash between the child and the Spirit Clan member, waves of divine light surged outward like a tidal wave, swallowing the heavens and the earth.
“Aaaaaaah—!”
A shriek of agony followed. The Spirit Clan member’s body was sent flying, half of his torso torn apart, flesh mangled and blood spraying like a crimson storm. Jagged white bones glinted in the light. to win this battle.
People all around were shaken to their core. This kid was absolutely savage. At the mere Profound Elixir Realm, he was already slaughtering Divine Power Realm beings like chopping firewood.
What would happen once he reached the Divine Power Realm himself?
Or worse… the Life and Death Realm?
“He might be the next peerless prodigy after Li Xun! Among his peers, who could even match him?”
“If he makes it to the Life and Death Realm, even Li Xun may not beat him in a fair fight.”
“But there’s a problem—Li Xun has the backing of the Profound Sun Holy Land. This kid? Looks like a rogue cultivator. Even with all that talent, so what? He might not even survive long enough to grow.”
“Exactly. That Spirit Clan member he just killed? It was a subordinate of the Golden Crow Clan’s crown prince. That prince is not going to let this slide.”
The onlookers murmured among themselves.
They were impressed, yes—but also filled with unease. The more dazzling a genius was, the more obstacles they were destined to face.
If he had a powerful backing, that would be one thing.
But without it?
There was no guarantee he’d even live to see the next sunrise.
. . . . . . . .
“Brother Jiang, let’s go already!” the boy called casually, waving at the young man behind him while tossing the Spirit Clan member corpse into his storage ring like it was nothing.
His tone was easygoing, even playful.
The contrast between his childlike mannerisms and the terrifying battle just now made the scene feel almost absurd. Yet no one laughed.
Because everyone present had seen the truth—
This kid… was a monster.
Six or seven years old, and already at the Profound Elixir Realm?
Was that even possible?
Most so-called geniuses were still laying down their foundations at his age—barely even starting cultivation. And yet here he was, walking around with the cultivation of someone who had spent their entire life striving toward that very level.
How could the average person not feel despair?
“...O-Okay,” a young man behind him replied softly, his face utterly average, his demeanor even more so.
His name was Jiang Taixuan, and he was clearly the quiet, cautious type. Unlike the bold and flamboyant child ahead of him, Jiang Taixuan preferred to keep a low profile.
He had originally come here to the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect’s secret realm, fully expecting it to be filled with powerful cultivators. His plan was to lay low, not make waves, and quietly profit from the chaos.
And then this kid showed up.
And within moments, he had already picked a fight with someone from the Golden Crow Clan.
Now what was he supposed to do?
‘Can this kid’s big brother even protect him…?’
Jiang Taixuan sighed inwardly.
He had only met the child on the road here and offered to bring him along out of kindness. Who could’ve guessed the kid would turn out to be this strong?
Strong, yes.
But also a magnet for trouble.
If this so-called big brother of his didn’t have some serious power… then this whole thing was going to blow up sooner rather than later.
“...Alright,” Jiang Taixuan finally muttered to himself. “Once he finds his big brother, I’m out of here.”
With that, he stepped forward and followed the child as they both flew into the hidden realm ahead.