Chapter 25 - Could It Be That the Su Family Is Some Ancient Imperial Family?!

Chapter 25: Could It Be That the Su Family Is Some Ancient Imperial Family?!

[Do you wish to summon a follower?]

“Summon!”

Upon hearing the system prompt, Su Zhou chose to summon without any hesitation.

[Ding!! Summoning successful. Epic-grade follower ‘Zu’ is on the way!]

Soon after, the system panel slowly faded away.

Su Zhou had already begun to form a few guesses in his mind.

Just like how, after he used a golden-quality family member earlier, he encountered the reborn Su Yang.

It was evident that some of the rewards drawn from the system wouldn’t simply materialize out of nowhere, but would arrive around him through plausible means.

“But this system is getting more and more considerate.”

When rewarding his family members earlier, Su Zhou had used his divine sense to inspect the cultivation level of all members of the Su family.

At present, aside from himself, the most powerful cultivator in the Su family was Su Chao, who had reached the seventh level of the Nine Apertures Realm.

Among the stewards he had just promoted, the strongest had only just completed the Meridian Unblocking Realm, and even if they took pills to break through, they’d barely reach the first level of the Nine Apertures Realm.

The Su family was severely lacking in high-end combat power. Su Zhou had originally planned to recruit some retainers.

But unexpectedly, the system had given him an even better solution.

That was: followers.

Anything produced by the system was guaranteed to be of premium quality. The summoned followers would not only be absolutely loyal but also immensely powerful.

What’s more—

The follower Su Zhou had just summoned wasn’t some ordinary follower. That much was clear not only from its epic-grade classification, but also from the detailed description that followed.

“Zu… a pawn that once shattered forbidden grounds… interesting.” Su Zhou murmured softly to himself.

A rare trace of intrigue arose in his usually indifferent eyes.

But soon, he gently closed his eyes and immersed himself in cultivation.

All else was illusion—only by strengthening oneself was there true foundation.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two days, Su Zhou’s comprehension of the ancient being’s insights had grown even more profound.

His understanding of the Dao had become markedly deeper.

The sword intent he gained from the Nameless Sword Talisman was now fully mastered.

His eyes moved slightly, turning to look outside the door.

“What’s this brat wandering around out there for?” Su Zhou looked toward the door with some amusement.

Golden light flickered in his pupils—as he peered through the room’s entrance, he saw a small youth pacing back and forth in front of it.

“Aiya… how should I tell the family leader?” Su Yang scratched his head, looking rather troubled outside the door.

In his past life, not long after the Su family fell, a hidden realm of heavenly cave appeared in Tianwu City.

That hidden realm contained numerous opportunities. Major families, noble families, and even royalty came and went in pursuit of them.

Su Yang didn’t get the chance to enter it himself, but from what he had heard, many heaven-gifted talents emerged from that hidden realm—figures who would later become dazzling giants.

Among them, two stood above all other prodigies and ascended to the level of Sun Veiling experts, even earning double-character royal titles.

Sun Veiling, Sun Veiling! To blot out the sky with one hand, to obscure the sun with a thought!

That realm represented unimaginable power.

Heaven and earth could no longer constrain their bodies; laws could not restrict their souls. They had broken the shackles of life itself and could live up to five thousand years!

They were true old monsters—genuine supreme powerhouses. Moreover, Sun Veiling experts were recognized by the heavens and crowned with honorific titles, revered by all races!

To reach such a level, not only was immense talent and opportunity required, but the necessary resources were of an astronomical scale.

Some sects and families would exhaust their entire wealth and still fail to nurture even one such king-level expert—but if one did arise, the entire power would ascend to a new tier and become a royal-path-tier force!

The fact that Tianwu City’s hidden realm produced two such king-level experts showed just how unfathomably rich in resources it must be.

Su Yang wanted to report this matter to Su Zhou, but he didn’t know how to bring it up.

So, he kept pacing in front of Su Zhou’s door since early morning.

Bang!!

Just as Su Yang was still pacing, the door suddenly swung open.

Su Zhou strode out of the room with the bearing of a dragon or tiger.

“What are you pacing around for this early in the morning?” Su Zhou looked at Su Yang with slight surprise.

Though it had only been three days since they last met, the boy already had a trace of true qi in his body—a sign that he was about to step into the Qi Transformation Realm.

“As expected of a golden-tier talent. Advancing this quickly… he truly lives up to the title ‘Child of Destiny.’” Su Zhou thought to himself.

“Cough, cough…”

Seeing Su Zhou emerge, Su Yang coughed repeatedly, then spoke with some hesitation: “Family Leader… um… I was out buying breakfast this morning…”

“I ran into an old beggar who was muttering about some big event happening in Tianwu City… something about a hidden realm appearing, huge opportunities, and all that.”

“I’m still young and didn’t understand much of it, but I thought I should let you know…”

Su Yang put on a look of innocent sincerity.

“Hidden realm? Old beggar?” Su Zhou looked at Su Yang with a faint, amused expression.

“Mhm mhm mhm, that’s right…” Su Yang nodded seriously.

Su Zhou knew well this must be information Su Yang had acquired in his previous life. Since the boy didn’t want to say it directly, he didn’t bother exposing him.

But he did keep the matter in mind.

Since leaving seclusion, he had felt something off about the atmosphere in Tianwu City.

Leaving other things aside—

After the Su family devoured both the Ma and Wang families to become the city’s sole noble power, the City Lord Liu Chengfeng didn’t even come to inquire once.

That was beyond unreasonable.

“Oh? A guest arrives.”

Su Zhou seemed to sense something. His deep gaze turned toward the outside of the building.

At that moment, outside the Su residence, Liu Chengfeng stood frozen as if struck by lightning.

Within his eyes appeared the imagery of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.

Looking up at the sky above the Su estate, Liu Chengfeng felt his breath catch in his throat.

“Fortune turns to dragon form… a golden dragon soaring through the heavens… Th-this… what on earth is going on with the Su family…”

His mind was completely blank.

To ordinary people, the Su estate looked merely luxurious.

But to Liu Chengfeng, what he saw was—

A golden dragon, tens of thousands of feet long, coiling above the heavens. Its golden claws overshadowed all below,

Its profound eyes locked firmly onto him, and those golden vertical pupils emanated an ancient, majestic aura beyond words.

“Could it be… the Su family… are they truly descendants of some ancient imperial family… or a supreme sacred land…?”