Ding! Claim successful. Dual Inheritance—Primordial Boundless Divine Body and Primordial Dragon God Inheritance—are now integrating simultaneously. Extreme physical and spiritual agony will occur. Host, endure it."
As the cold, mechanical voice faded, Xiao Tian's world exploded.
It felt as if the entire universe had been stuffed inside his body and then set on fire. Two ancient wills descended at once. One was cold, absolute, and boundless—the will of Heaven and Earth, Order, and the Fundamental Laws. The other was wild, ancient, and arrogant—the will of the Primordial Dragon God. They did not reject each other. They intertwined, merged, and carved themselves into his soul and flesh.
At the same time, the Primordial Dragon God Bloodline fused into him. The blood of the Dragon God strengthened his meridians, profound veins, bones, flesh, and skin. His body's toughness became comparable to that of a True Dragon, and incredible regenerative power flowed through him. The Dragon God Marrow made his bones like fine steel and his marrow like an impregnable fortress. Lost blood and strength recovered endlessly and inexhaustibly, at an even faster rate. The marrow continuously generated new genuine dragon blood, increasing his Dragon God bloodline even while he slept, drastically improving his True Dragon body.
The Dragon God Soul refined his spirit and soul, granting mental strength far surpassing that of ordinary humans. His soul gained the attribute of the Dragon God, becoming as vast as the starry sky. With it came the Dragon Soul Domain—an incomparably overbearing mental domain. It sent targets into a nightmare-like state, preventing them from using all—or perhaps any—of their profound strength to attack or defend. It was extremely taxing on the mind, yet no one had ever countered its strength.
Then the Primordial Boundless Divine Body began to form. It was a physique that had never existed before, forged from the fundamental laws of heaven and earth. The Ten Primordial Vein Laws tore open inside him: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Life, Death, Time, Space, and Devouring. They became inseparable from his foundation. These ten veins shall become an inseparable part of my foundation. I am that which allows for complete control, absolute immunity, and increased affinity to the corresponding elements, the supreme sovereign of the Ten Laws.
Pain beyond imagination ripped through every inch of his flesh and soul. Xiao Tian's teeth almost cracked from clenching, but he did not make a sound.
When the integration finally settled, he opened his eyes. The world trembled.
Host has successfully received the Dual Inheritance and the Primordial Boundless Divine Body. However, the Dragon God inheritances cannot be activated yet.
Xiao Tian's eyes narrowed.
System replied, To activate the Dragon God Inheritance, Host must first obtain the Power of Dou Di. Without it, the Dragon God Bloodline, Dragon God Marrow, and Dragon God are not activated.
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"Ding! Integration complete. Imparting Heaven Slaying Ancestral Sword Art and Yellow Spring Demonic Scripture."
A flood of profound techniques poured into his mind.
Xiao Tian sat cross-legged and carefully guided his Dou Qi. Under the influence of the new physique and the sealed inheritances, his cultivation rose smoothly. A faint yellow glow appeared at his fingertips.
Two-star Dou Zhe.
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The next morning, an old servant's voice came from outside the courtyard.
"Third Young Master, Fourth Young Master, the Clan Leader requests your presence in the Great Reception Hall. Important guests have arrived."
Xiao Tian changed into a dark water-blue robe with white silk edges, then stepped out. Xiao Yan was already waiting in the courtyard. The moment Xiao Tian saw his brother's expression, he understood.
Nalan Yanran had come.
"Let's go, Xiao Yan-zi." Xiao Tian patted his brother's shoulder.
The two of them walked through the winding corridors and soon arrived at the main reception hall. Xiao Zhan sat at the head seat with the three clan elders. Across from them sat two old men in Cloud Mist Sect robes and a young woman with three golden stars embroidered on her chest.
Xiao Tian's gaze swept across the hall and landed on a quiet figure in the corner — Xiao Xun'er. He walked over, pulled a chair beside her, and sat down. Xiao Yan took the seat next to him.
A small, sharp pinch suddenly twisted the skin at his waist. Xiao Tian turned his head and saw Xun'er's bright eyes filled with playful jealousy.
"Xiao Tian Ge-ge… is she that pretty?"
"Not even close to my Xun'er," he answered without hesitation, gently taking her hand and placing it back on her lap.
He leaned slightly toward Xiao Yan and whispered, "Do you know who they are?"
Xiao Yan looked confused. "You know them, Tian-ge?"
"The cloud and sword embroidery. Cloud Mist Sect. That girl is Nalan Yanran… your fiancée."
Xiao Yan's body stiffened.
Almost at the same time, the older man from Cloud Mist Sect, Ge Ye, stepped forward and formally announced that under the orders of Sect Leader Yun Yun, they had come to dissolve the engagement.
The atmosphere in the hall instantly turned ice-cold. Xiao Zhan's face darkened. The teacup in his hand cracked and then shattered into powder.
Nalan Yanran looked down at everyone with cold eyes.
"I will give you three years. Three years from now, when we are both adults, I will wait for you at the peak of Cloud Mist Sect. If you can defeat me, I will serve as your servant. But if you are still a waste, you will hand over the engagement letter yourself. Do you dare accept?"
Xiao Yan's chest rose and fell heavily. Before he could speak, a light laugh suddenly broke the heavy silence.
Xiao Tian stood up, casually brushing an imaginary speck of dust from his sleeve. Every gaze in the hall turned toward him.
"A three-year agreement? Serving as a maid?" He smiled, but his eyes were cold. "Miss Nalan, your Cloud Mist Sect really knows how to put on a show for something so disgraceful."
Ge Ye's face sank. Dou Qi of the Dou Ling realm surged. "Junior, watch your mouth! The Cloud Mist Sect—"
"Quiet."
Xiao Tian's voice was soft, yet it carried a strange pressure that forced the words back down Ge Ye's throat. For a brief moment, a yellow shadow flickered behind him. Ge Ye's heart skipped a beat as pure bloodline fear rose from the depths of his soul.
Xiao Tian placed a hand on Xiao Yan's shoulder and sent a gentle stream of energy to calm his brother's raging Dou Qi.
"Xiao Yan-zi," he said clearly, "she came to our home, insulted our father, and looked down on your future. A real man doesn't sit here negotiating terms with someone like that."
Xiao Yan's eyes gradually turned sharp and cold. He stepped forward, pulled out a dagger, and without hesitation cut his own palm. Blood dripped onto the jade floor.
He grabbed a blank piece of paper from the table, pressed his bloody handprint on it, and wrote two large words.
Divorce Paper.
Then he slammed it down in front of Nalan Yanran.
"Nalan Yanran!" Xiao Yan's voice rang through the entire hall. "You came here today thinking you could cancel this engagement because I'm trash. But today, it's not you who is canceling it — it's me, Xiao Yan, who is divorcing you!"
He stared straight into her shocked eyes.
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west! Don't look down on a young man just because he's poor! Three years from now, on the peak of Cloud Mist Sect, I will be there. Not to marry you… but to step on your arrogance!"
Nalan Yanran's face turned red, her body trembling with anger and humiliation. Xiao Yan simply turned around and walked away without looking back.
In the corner, Xiao Xun'er covered her lips, a small, satisfied smile appearing on her face.
Xiao Tian leaned back in his chair, eyes calm.
The gears of fate had begun to turn.