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# Chapter 34 — Bloodline Suppression

# Sun City — Ruined Inner District

Crimson light swallowed the heavens.

The giant eye above the eastern mountains expanded endlessly while cracks spread across the sky itself like shattered glass.

And from within the darkness behind that eye—

something massive slowly awakened.

Something even the chained giant feared.

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The pressure descending upon Sun City became unbearable.

Several weaker cultivators collapsed unconscious instantly.

Formation towers exploded one after another.

Even the ground beneath the city began cracking apart.

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And standing within the destroyed battlefield—

Xu Yuan slowly raised his head.

His eyes faintly glowed crimson-black now.

Cold.

Ancient.

Unfamiliar even to himself.

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The system screen flickered violently before him.

> Bloodline Authority Available:

>

> Suppression

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The knowledge entered his soul naturally.

Not learned.

Remembered.

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Nearby—

Xia Yu immediately noticed the change in him.

Not his appearance.

His presence.

The air around Xu Yuan no longer felt like an ordinary cultivator.

It felt like an emperor standing among lesser beings.

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Lin Hao stared silently for several seconds.

Then sighed deeply.

“…I knew becoming your friend would eventually ruin my peaceful life.”

Xu Yuan calmly answered:

“You still had peaceful expectations?”

“I miss yesterday’s problems.”

“Yesterday involved giant monsters.”

“…Fair.”

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Even now—

their ridiculous conversations somehow continued surviving apocalyptic situations.

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Then suddenly—

the giant crimson eye unleashed another massive beam downward.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

The heavens themselves screamed beneath the pressure.

This attack was different.

Not destruction.

Erasure.

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Xu Yuan instinctively understood:

If that beam landed—

everything inside the inner city would disappear.

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The kneeling giant entity roared furiously while trying to block the attack again.

But the chains around its body tightened violently.

CRAAAAACK!

Several chains pierced completely through its chest.

The creature screamed in agony and collapsed onto one knee again.

Something beyond the eye refused allowing it to resist further.

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Zhao Tianhe shot upward instantly with his spear.

BOOOOOOM!

Crimson spiritual flames erupted across the sky as the city lord attacked the descending beam directly.

Several elders joined him immediately.

Then hundreds of cultivators.

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The sky exploded endlessly with spiritual attacks.

And yet—

the crimson beam continued descending unstoppably.

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“It won’t stop!”

“The barrier can’t hold!”

“We’re finished—!”

Fear spread across the city completely now.

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Xu Yuan stared upward silently.

Then—

something inside him moved.

A deep instinct older than memory itself.

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Slowly—

he raised one hand toward the sky.

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The Observe ability activated violently.

> Authority Activation Detected

>

> Bloodline Suppression initializing

>

> Current compatibility:

>

> Incomplete

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Xu Yuan ignored the warnings.

And then—

he spoke unconsciously.

One word.

Ancient.

Absolute.

> “Kneel.”

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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The world froze.

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An invisible shockwave erupted from Xu Yuan’s body across the heavens themselves.

The descending crimson beam suddenly trembled violently.

Then—

stopped.

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Silence swallowed the battlefield.

Complete silence.

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The giant crimson eye above the sky flickered chaotically.

As if something impossible had just happened.

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And then—

for the first time—

fear appeared inside the eye.

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CRAAAAACK!

Massive cracks spread across the crimson beam instantly before it shattered apart completely into countless fragments of light.

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The backlash exploded across the heavens violently.

Several clouds vanished instantly.

Even the giant eye itself trembled.

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Below—

every corrupted creature throughout the city collapsed onto the ground simultaneously.

Trembling.

Submitting.

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Xu Yuan’s Soul Pressure had evolved.

This was no longer simple suppression.

This was authority.

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Nearby cultivators stared toward him in horror.

Several elders looked pale now.

One sect master whispered shakily:

“…That wasn’t cultivation…”

Another answered quietly:

“…No.”

“That was command.”

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Even Zhao Tianhe froze briefly midair while staring downward at Xu Yuan.

The city lord’s expression became incomparably serious now.

Because he finally realized something terrifying.

Xu Yuan might be more dangerous than the gate itself.

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Then suddenly—

Xu Yuan’s body trembled violently.

Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth instantly.

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The authority consumed too much power.

His current body couldn’t fully support it yet.

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Xia Yu immediately caught him before he fell.

“Xu Yuan!”

The moment she touched him—

the violent backlash stabilised slightly again.

Silver spiritual energy flowed into him naturally while the resonance between them calmed the unstable bloodline pressure.

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The system screen flickered weakly.

> Emergency authority usage successful

>

> Body damage detected

>

> Bloodline awakening increased to 9%

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Only 9%.

Xu Yuan suddenly felt extremely concerned about what 100% might look like.

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Then—

far above the battlefield—

the giant crimson eye slowly stabilized again.

But now—

it no longer looked merely furious.

It looked cautious.

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And from the endless darkness behind the eye—

a cold voice echoed across heaven itself.

For the first time—

clear and complete.

> “So…”

>

> “The heir still lives.”