Chapter 3: Come Out and Suppress Everything! ! Blue-Tier Family Member!
âSecond Brother, it must have been hard on you while I was away.â
Su Zhou looked at the tearful Su Chao, his expression neither sad nor joyful.
But those who knew him well understood â this was the look he had when he was at the peak of his fury.
With his arrival, the surrounding air seemed to drop several degrees.
Li Liang stared at Su Zhou in disbelief, his fingers trembling uncontrollably. âSu⊠Su Zhou!!! Youâre still alive!!â
However, before he could finish speakingâ
Bang!!
Suddenly, a long spear formed from golden light appeared out of thin air mid-air.
In an instant, it pierced through Li Liangâs body, the overwhelming power forcing him to his knees.
Just moments ago, Li Liang had been domineering and arrogant, yet now he was nailed to the ground in utter humiliation, both knees pressed firmly to the floor.
The so-called true qi was like paper before this spearâcompletely powerless.
âPuh!!â
Li Liang coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body trembling uncontrollably.
At that moment⊠it was as if he had returned to ten years ago, the day he first arrived at the Su family.
Facing Su Zhou, he still didnât even have the right to lift his head.
âReleasing true essence, condensing illusion into form⊠Youâve stepped into the External Manifestation Realm!!â His voice shook violently.
It had to be said, ten years ago, Su Zhou swept through the entire Tianwu City with his peak Nine Apertures Realm cultivation.
Let alone now that he had entered the External Manifestation Realm.
To enter the External Manifestation Realm meant one could walk on air and solidify illusionsâ
It was no exaggeration to say, from a certain perspectiveâ
Su Zhou could now be calledâŠ
An Immortal!!
âBig Brother!! Youâve entered the External Manifestation Realm! Thatâs amazing, Big Brother!!â
With Li Liang pinned to the ground, the Su family disciples who had been suppressed by his true qi were finally free.
They recognized Su Zhou immediatelyâhe was the one they longed for, the patriarch of the Su family, Su Zhou!!
âItâs the Patriarch!!â
âThe Patriarch was the strongest in Tianwu ten years ago. Now that heâs out of seclusion, our Su familyâs deathtrap has been broken!!!â
âGreetings, Patriarch!!â
âPatriarch, the Su family has suffered so much, weâve been in decline for far too long!!!â
âPatriarch, have you⊠really entered the External Manifestation Realm?â
They looked at Su Zhou with fervent eyes, full of excitement.
Awaiting an answer.
Facing their expectant gazes, Su Zhou nodded slightly. âBy sheer luck, Iâve entered the External Manifestation Realm.â
His body shook slightly, and a surge of powerful true essence eruptedâ
In that instant, many Su family disciples burst into tears.
These very disciples who had risked their lives to resist Li Liangâs suppressionâ
Now wept like children, unable to hold back.
Some even collapsed from the sheer emotion.
Su Chao trembled as he stood before Su Zhou. âBig Brother, youâre finally back.â
âSecond Brother, your cultivationâŠâ Su Zhou held his blood brother upright, his brow slightly furrowedâone of the reasons he could enter closed-door cultivation with peace of mind was because Su Chao had broken through to the Nine Apertures Realm.
But now, Su Chaoâs qi and blood were depleted, his foundation hollow, and he had dropped two entire realms.
However, facing Su Zhouâs inquiry, Su Chao only shook his head helplessly.
âBig Brother, letâs talk about this later⊠Iâve failed you⊠the Su family hasâŠâ Su Chao was overwhelmed with shame.
But before he could finish, Su Zhou interrupted him.
âYouâve never failed the Su family. From here on outâleave everything to me.â Su Zhouâs voice was warm and gentle.
Su Chao felt the years of oppression weighing on his heart beginning to lift.
Su Zhou formed a grasping motion with his hand, and true essence surged forth like a mighty river.
âNo!! Patriarch Su!! Patriarch Su!! Itâs all a misunderstanding!! A misunderstanding!â
âIt was the Ma family! They joined forces with several other clans and made us play the role of pawns. Our Li family was just putting on a show, trulyâŠâ
âPatriarch Su, please believe me! Our Li family has always been the Su familyâs most loyal dogs!!â
Li Liang knelt on the ground crying out, blood constantly seeping from his wounds, a pitiful sight.
But the Su family members looked at him with only boundless hatred in their eyes.
Su Zhou didnât even glance at him. His voice calm and unhurried:
âIâm actually very curiousâwhich one of you had the nerve to spy on the Su family from the shadows?â
âHave you forgotten how the Su family made its name? Have you forgotten who I am!?â
âSince youâve comeâthereâs no need to leave!â
Su Zhou seemed to be talking to himself. ThenâŠ
He slowly clenched his fist.
Bang!!
The previously chaotic cries for mercy vanished.
Golden true essence roared like an enraged dragonâdetonating violently!
Then, that formidable force shot into the shadows.
Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!
A series of muffled thuds echoed out as several figures collapsed to the ground.
They were informants from other families who had followed the Li family, trying to gauge the Su familyâs current strength.
But the moment Su Zhou appeared, they were overwhelmed by shock, fear, and panic.
They had intended to escape swiftly, yetâŠ
In front of that man, they couldnât even move their feet.
All they could do was watch helplessly as that terrifying true essence crushed them to death.
Witnessing Su Zhouâs astonishing combat power, even the Su family members couldnât help but gasp in aweâ
Marveling at the strength of their Patriarch!
Their eyes toward Su Zhou grew even more fanatical, worshipfulâ
At that moment, even if Su Zhou had asked them to die, they wouldnât hesitate!
From beginning to end, Su Zhou never once spared Li Liang a proper glance.
One thing the man said was true: the Li family was nothing but a dog.
Over the past ten years, they had become the lapdogs of other clans, and turned to bite their former master.
And such dogsâDidnât even deserve to speak with Su Zhou.
Just as they once had no right to even step into the Su family hall.
âUncle.â Su Buku bowed deeply to Su Zhou, the formal greeting of a younger generation.
At that moment, he no longer bore that eerie look he had when facing Li Liangâ
But looked like an ordinary youth.
âBuku, youâve grown so much.â The last time Su Zhou had seen Su Buku, he had been a seven- or eight-year-old boy. Now, he was nearly grown.
He hadnât expected his closed-door cultivation to last ten years.
He gave Su Bukuâs shoulder a light pat.
But then his expression froze.
A clear and ethereal system voice echoed in his ears:
[Ding!! A member of a Blue-tier family member has been detected. Investment is now possible.]