"President Han, something terrible has happened!"

A frantic voice sounded.

Lin Hai also hurried out of his room and saw the young man in a black suit who had gone to the airport to pick him up, covered in blood, stumbling in.

"What happened, Hai?"

President Han Chongtian quickly steadied his swaying body and asked.

"President Han, Miss Yixia has been kidnapped!"

"What?!"

"President Han, the opponent is too strong, I was no match at all, they must be one of the Legendary Supreme Strong!"

"Shh—"

President Han Chongtian took in a sharp breath of cold air.

His South Heavenly Gate's strongest were only Super First-class Experts, and back then, if the power of Heaven Gate hadn't disintegrated, there truly would have been Supreme Experts in command.

But in the chaos of the past, the two Supreme Experts of Heaven Gate were enemies to each other and ultimately perished in mutual destruction, leading to the complete collapse of the Heaven Gate.

"Did you see who the perpetrator was?"

"They didn't say anything, but from the way they specifically went after Miss Yixia, it seems likely to be someone from the Qian Sect."

"Damn it!"

Lin Hai, listening on the side, sensed that this was definitely not a simple business rivalry.

He suddenly realized that Mrs. Ouyang had not returned since answering her phone call.

Trying to call the CEO's phone, he got a notification that the phone was switched off.

"Not good, President Ouyang might have been kidnapped too!" Lin Hai said.

"What! Damn it, they must be after that half a finger bone!" President Han Chongtian blurted out.

Half a finger bone?

"President Han, in this situation, I need to understand what the grudge between your South Heavenly Gate and the Qian Sect is, and why they would go to such lengths for a half of a finger bone?"

Hai frowned nearby: "That's a secret of our Heaven Gate."

"Our CEO has been involved in this, aren't you going to take some responsibility? Is this what you call a partnership? Where is the honesty?"

Lin Hai wasn't being overly aggressive; he really needed to find out, as Ouyang Xiaoya had been kidnapped.

"So what use is it for you to know?" Hai said.

"At the very least, I will go rescue our CEO."

"The opponent is a Supreme Expert, do you even understand what that concept means? Not just one of you, even ten of you combined would be killed with a single slap from the opponent," Hai said disdainfully.

"Heh, I would actually like to see for myself what kind of Supreme Expert can slap me to death," Lin Hai replied with a cold tone.

Hai frowned, thinking Lin Hai was being extremely arrogant.

"Hai, that's enough."

President Han Chongtian bowed slightly to Lin Hai and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, Hai is just like that, but he's still a good person."

"I also understand your urgency to rescue the CEO, which shows you're a qualified and decent bodyguard."

Lin Hai nodded slightly, softening his tone: "President Han, I hope you can explain the issue with the half finger bone to me."

President Han Chongtian sighed.

"Mr. Lin, I hope you can keep this a secret."

Lin Hai nodded.

"I need to ask you first, do you know about the Ancient Martial Families?"

"I know a little."

The Ancient Martial Families were once very active in Huaxia, enjoying a period of prominence. Unfortunately, they suffered a significant setback due to an upheaval over twenty years ago.

"Over twenty years ago, there was a great turmoil among the major Ancient Martial Families, and it all started with the finger bones."

Lin Hai narrowed his eyes and listened carefully.

"As far as I know, the Ancient Martial Families can actually be divided into three categories: Buddhist Martial, Taoist Martial, and Human Martial."

"The top expert of the Buddhist Martial Families is now the Chief of the Inner Palace, known as the Heavenly Dragon Grand Lama."

"The supreme expert of the Taoist Martial Families is Xuanyuan Wuji of the Xuanyuan Family in Yanjing."

"As for the Human Martial Families, they are now in decline. A prodigy perished in the great turmoil of that year, and the root of the chaos originated from the conflict for supremacy between the Lin and Ye Families among the Seven Great Families of Yanjing."

Lin Hai did not expect that such mysterious and ancient Ancient Martial Families still existed in Huaxia.

Nor did he expect that the Ancient Martial arts were divided into three major categories.

"The matter dates back to more than twenty years ago. Back then, the Lin Family of Yanjing produced many geniuses. With the Eight Stele Hand, they defeated all challengers and produced five Legendary experts: Lin Gangpao, Lin Dabang, Lin Dapao, and their sons Lin Tulong and Lin Renwang," said Han Chongtian.

"Dapao... Dabang." Lin Hai could not help but feel the names of these Legendary experts were a bit pedestrian.

"Don't laugh. At that time, Lin Dapao was almost the strongest among the Legendary experts."

"Holy shit, that fierce?!"

"The Lin Family was full of extraordinary talents. It was their struggle for the Supreme Finger Bone that ultimately led to their decline."

"All five Legendary experts couldn't withstand it? How tragic was the Ancient Martial Family chaos back then?" Lin Hai found it hard to believe.

Han Chongtian shook his head: "The nation has always been closely monitoring the Ancient Martial Families. You know this."

"Lin Dapao was originally the Chief of the Inner Palace, even stronger than the Heavenly Dragon Grand Lama, but he was too hot-tempered. He eventually did something that provoked public outrage and was forcibly detained by the state. That was right after the founding of the country. To this day, it's unknown whether he's alive or dead. If he had been there, maybe the Lin Family wouldn't have declined to what it is now."

"Lin Dabang was ambushed by a group of mysterious experts and died tragically. It is said that among those who ambushed him, there was someone who surpassed Legendary experts. As for what level that person was, someone like me has no access to that information."

"What about the others?" Lin Hai was very curious, especially about the name Lin Renwang. He remembered Tang Bingyan once probing whether he knew Lin Renwang.

Han Chongtian shook his head: "The great turmoil seemed to have been caused by Lin Renwang. Initially, the conflict was over the Supreme Finger Bone. In the end, Lin Renwang disappeared without a trace. After so many years, he's probably long turned to dust. Such a shame for a once-in-a-generation talent. At twenty years old, he had already reached Legendary status."

Holy shit! Legendary by twenty, could he be any more monstrous!

Lin Hai always thought his own talents were incredible, but compared to that person, he was nothing but a speck of dust.

"What exactly is the Supreme Finger Bone?"

"You saw half a finger bone today, right?" asked Han Chongtian.

Lin Hai nodded: "Is that the Supreme Finger Bone?"

"No, that's just one of the finger bones of the Ancient Martial Families, divided into Buddhist Bone, Taoist Bone, and Human Bone, each containing bloodlines. If activated correctly, you can gain access to the strongest Cultivation Techniques of the major families."

"There are nine finger bones in total, three for each of the three categories."

"Among these nine, there is one Supreme Finger Bone. It is said to contain the secrets of a terrifying Ancient Martial Arts that allows one to surpass Legendary."

Lin Hai's eyes widened again. Surpass Legendary?

No wonder the Ancient Martial Families fell into such chaos back then.

"It's said that the power beyond Legendary is incredibly terrifying. This taboo power is enough to easily eliminate a Legendary expert with a single palm strike, almost standing at the peak of Ancient Martial arts."

"These finger bones, apart from containing techniques, also have a special type of blood remaining inside them. Once absorbed by the human body, it's said to be the key auxiliary medicine for stepping beyond Legendary."