Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Settling Past Humiliations One by One!

    “””

    Huo Beiting stood there, stunned, his brain short-circuiting.

    Huo Xingzhou handed the invitation to Qiao Xi at his side, “Read it.”

    Qiao Xi stepped forward and took the invitation.

    Her lips were pursed, her pretty face cold as frost.

    Her gaze fell on the microphone in Huo Beiting’s hand, and she forcefully snatched it away.

    ...

    “Hello.”

    She tested the microphone’s volume, her soft voice filling the entire banquet hall, yet no one could manage a laugh at that moment.

    Qiao Xi, looking at the invitation with Huo Beiting’s handwritten flattery, read it out loud.

    “Respected founder of Tianyuan Group, I cordially invite you to join my grandfather’s 70th birthday celebration.”

    “Shut up! Don’t read any more!” Huo Beiting’s face turned pale.

    He wanted to go forward and grab the microphone, but driver Old Chen kicked him away.

    With a calm voice, Qiao Xi’s words became clearer, “I’ve long admired you and await your esteemed presence. I hope you will not hesitate to enlighten us. I look forward to a pleasant and in-depth exchange with you.”

    She looked up at Huo Beiting, whose expression was fierce, and read the last line word by word, “Your follower, Huo Beiting.”

    She enunciated clearly, her voice ringing crisp.

    Making sure everyone could hear her.

    Qiao Xi’s voice was like a drop of water splashing into a pan of oil, causing an uproar.

    Some people were confused, while others were beginning to catch on.

    Huo Beiting felt a pain in his heart and lungs, on the verge of madness, “Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Where did you steal this invitation from?”

    He didn’t believe it!

    “Did all the security guards die? Get them out of here!” Wang Fengxian screamed.

    “That won’t do, that won’t do!” Jin Kai shouted repeatedly.

    He straightened his clothes and tie, a sycophantic look on his face. In front of everyone, he trotted deferentially over to Huo Xingzhou and said, “President Huo, you’ve arrived.”

    Turning to the guests, Jin Kai raised his voice, “Allow me to introduce President Huo, the founder of Tianyuan Group and my immediate superior. Young Master Huo, haven’t you always admired our Tianyuan Group’s CEO?”

    A buzz filled everyone’s ears.

    Huo Xingzhou was actually the founder of Tianyuan Group!

    People at the scene were feeling shock, surprise, and regret to varying degrees.

    The Su Family and He Family looked ashen-faced, fear written all over them, while only Young Master Sun was ecstatic, unable to stop slapping his thigh!

    Huo Beiting was completely rigid, as if struck on the head and dizzy.

    Wang Fengxian and Huo Jianjun had confused expressions and pale faces.

    How could Huo Xingzhou, that cripple, be the CEO of Tianyuan Group!

    The Huo Family’s old master stared straight at Huo Xingzhou, with a surge of a fishy sweetness in his throat, full of the taste of blood.

    “Very good! Excellent!”

    Huo Weiguo, leaning on his cane, was outraged to the extreme yet eerily calm.

    “Huo Xingzhou, you truly are my good grandson. Is this why you wanted to leave the Huo Family?” he asked, gasping heavily, barely able to stand.

    He didn’t want the Huo Family to take any credit!

    Huo Xingzhou looked at him indifferently and said, “You taught me since I was young to repay evil with kindness, but how should one repay kindness? Do I need to publicly recount what the main house has done?”

    “You... you...”

    Huo Weiguo stepped down the stairs, stumbled, and almost fell.

    “A Sixth Grade Martial Soul, such a powerful talent—Tianyan Academy would be crazy not to recruit her! Mo Ling’er’s future accomplishments will be boundless!”

    “Having such an astonishing talent, if I were in her place, I would do the same. Such a powerful gift indeed offers better choices. Wuchen cannot blame Mo Ling’er.”

    The entire venue was shocked by such genius, truly making the people of Unmatched City envious.

    Mo Ling’er’s entry into Tianyan Academy meant her status had risen even higher, so Wuchen had even less standing to reach for her.

    ...

    In the Feng family hall, there was silence, and worry and urgency were written on the faces of the higher-ups.

    Less than a quarter hour had passed when Feng Qianyang appeared in the hall, his elderly face showing traces of sorrow and helplessness.

    “Elder, how is Chen Er?” Xiao Qingqing asked anxiously; everyone’s eyes turned toward Feng Qianyang.

    Feng Qianyang shook his head helplessly, saying, “Wuchen’s injury is too severe; his Dan Tian is damaged, and he has dropped to the Second Layer of the Body Refining Realm. With my strength as a First-grade Alchemist, I can’t save Wuchen.”

    “Elder, do you mean to say Chen Er won’t make it?” Feng Zhengxiong asked in panic, his gaze locked onto Feng Qianyang.

    “Elder, please think of a way! You must save Chen Er!” Xiao Qingqing collapsed upon hearing this, tears streaming down like rain.

    Feng Qianyang shook his head again, with a sigh, “Unless it’s a remedy concocted by a Third-grade Alchemist. But where could we find a Third-grade Alchemist in Unmatched City?”

    Upon hearing this, Feng Zhengxiong sat down in despair. Feng Qianyang’s words had effectively pronounced a death sentence for Feng Wuchen.

    “Mo Ling’er!” Feng Yuan, the eldest son, gnashed his teeth, his fists clenched with rage, “I will never forgive you! If my younger brother doesn’t survive, I’ll make sure you join him in death!”

    “Elder, is there truly no other way?” Xiao Qingqing asked through tearful sobs, unwilling to give up even the faintest glimmer of hope.

    “I truly have no means to help. Wuchen has not much time left—you can go and see him for the last time,” Feng Qianyang shook his head once more.

    Sorrow and anger spread through the hall.

    At that moment, Feng Wuchen was still unconscious, his life force extremely fragile, hanging by a thread.

    However, not long after, something miraculous happened!

    The wound at Wuchen’s Dan Tian, inflicted by the sword, began to heal at a visible rate!

    The next second, Feng Wuchen suddenly opened his eyes wide, gasping for air as if he’d been holding his breath underwater for hours, looking as though he had a nightmare, his head covered in cold sweat, his face pale with fright.

    “What... What was that black thing?” Feng Wuchen wiped off his sweat, speaking with fright, but before he could think further, his expression suddenly changed, “My... My injury, what... what happened?”

    “Ah...”

    As Feng Wuchen was startled and astonished, his head suddenly felt as if it had been stabbed by a sword, the pain immense, his face instantly contorting. Then, a massive influx of information poured into his mind.

    “This is...” Accepting the massive influx of information without resistance, Feng Wuchen was so shocked that his eyes nearly popped out; he nearly forgot the severe throbbing pain in his head.

    “This is the memory of the Evil Dragon God! He is from the Ancient Dragon God Clan! It’s said the Dragon Clan is an all-powerful Supreme with no equal. How could the Evil Dragon God be hiding within me, looking to use my body to reincarnate? This... Could this all be a dream?” Feng Wuchen cried out in disbelief, feeling that everything was utterly implausible.

    The Ancient Dragon God Clan, Feng Wuchen had never heard of such a thing. It was only when these massive snippets of information suddenly emerged in his mind that he felt as if he were still in a dream.

    In the memory of the Evil Dragon God, Feng Wuchen came to know that the Evil Dragon God was from the Ancient Dragon God Clan, which had two Holy Sons, Long Tianhun and Long Tianzhan.

    The two were the most dazzling geniuses of the Dragon God Clan, but they tore their faces apart in their fight for the supreme throne of the Dragon Clan. They had been openly and secretly struggling against each other for years.

    In the end, on the day of the election for the supreme throne, Long Tianhun was not chosen due to having improper motives, and his brother Long Tianzhan successfully became the next Supreme of the Dragon Clan.

    In terms of talent and strength, Long Tianhun was not inferior to Long Tianzhan. In a world where strength was esteemed, he believed he could make the Dragon God Clan even more powerful, and that the supreme throne of the Dragon Clan should rightfully belong to him, but alas, it did not.

    Long Tianhun felt it was his father playing favorites. He could not accept the supreme throne falling into Long Tianzhan’s hands. His hatred grew deeper over time, and eventually, Long Tianhun led many strong members of the Dragon Clan away, severing ties with the Dragon God Clan completely.

    As a result, Long Tianhun also changed his name to the Evil Dragon God!

    To forcibly seize the supreme throne of the Dragon Clan, Long Tianhun brazenly recruited soldiers and horses.

    A great war broke out within the Dragon God Clan. With overwhelming power, Long Tianhun defeated Long Tianzhan, seized the Dragon God Seal, and thought he had secured the supreme throne, only to be sealed by divine skills used by the six elders of the Dragon God Clan in the end.

    “This... this can’t be real, right? The Evil Dragon God is too terrifying! No, those six elders are even more terrifying!” As he flipped through the memories of the Evil Dragon God, Feng Wuchen trembled in horror, sweating profusely and gasping for air.

    “Third Young Master! You... you’re awake?” Just as Feng Wuchen was shivering in fright, the room door was suddenly opened, and a beautiful maid rushed in.

    The maid had been alarmed by the screams coming from the room earlier. When she rushed in and saw Feng Wuchen awake, she was completely dumbfounded.

    “Right away!”

    Jin Kai quickly took out a list that had been printed well in advance from his suit pocket.

    He said cheerfully, “Could everyone please make some space for our President Huo, many thanks! We have some private matters to attend to next.”