My Ares Son-in-Law

Only one tombstone, located closer to the center and with a more ancient and grand design, was emitting an extremely faint, flickering light, like the light of a breath.

Above the memorial tablet, several ancient inscriptions appeared faintly. Xiao Chen focused intently, but could only barely make out the three most crucial characters—Mo Lihai!

As for the other surrounding, more complex seal script characters, he is currently unable to decipher them with his mental strength and understanding of ancient script.

He remembered the information left behind by the consciousness before it dissipated: each successor was more powerful and had a more astonishing identity than the last.

Right now, this Mo Lihai will undoubtedly be his most important trump card and opportunity.

As one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Investiture of the Gods, he should be even stronger than Mo Lishou.

However, his current situation doesn't seem to be enough to activate this tombstone, gain its recognition, or even have it passed down!

Mo Lishou appeared when he was in danger.

Pulling himself back to reality, Xiao Chen swallowed several "Condensing Essence Pills," each the size of a longan and exuding a rich medicinal fragrance and spiritual energy. The pills melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and their pure and powerful medicinal power exploded throughout his body, like sweet rain pouring into parched land.

He dared not delay and immediately activated his core cultivation technique, the "God of War Technique." Within his dantian, the vortex of divine power, which had already turned into liquid, began to spin rapidly, emitting a powerful suction force that greedily devoured and refined the medicinal power flowing into his body.

The cultivation continued until about three in the morning. Xiao Chen suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, and a fleeting light and shadow seemed to flash in his eyes, like the annihilation of a galaxy and the roar of a divine dragon! He let out a low shout, and the surging aura around him spread outwards uncontrollably like a storm that had been accumulating to its limit!

"Om-!"

An invisible energy wave emanated from him, instantly sweeping across the entire meditation room, even penetrating the walls and slightly shaking the structure of the entire building!

However, the fluctuation came and went quickly. Xiao Chen's mind stirred, and he immediately and forcefully suppressed the leaking aura. The tremor lasted only a moment before disappearing, so slight as if a heavy vehicle had passed by. Most of the residents who were asleep were completely unaware of it, and the few who were awakened thought it was just an illusion.

Ever since Xiao Chen's breakthrough caused a more noticeable "abnormal tremor" in their villa, the already low occupancy rate of this luxury residential complex has become even more deserted. After all, which wealthy person who can afford to buy property here doesn't have several alternative residences?

The real headaches are for the developers and property management companies.

After the last incident, they spared no expense in importing the most sophisticated geological and building structure monitoring systems from Europe. Now, the monitoring center has once again detected those "micro-seismic" signals of unknown origin, weak intensity, and strange patterns. This has put the engineers in charge of security on high alert, keeping them up all night, yet they are completely baffled.

Xiao Chen slightly raised his eyelids, a faint glimmer of starlight flashing across his eyes before slowly disappearing. He exhaled, his breath carrying a chill that lingered in the cool room, turning into wisps of white mist that clung to his fingertips. He reached for the communicator on the bedside table; three encrypted messages flickered with a ghostly blue light on the screen—as expected, all from the War God Alliance.

With a light tap of his fingertip on the screen, a woman's voice, rapid yet clear, immediately came from the other end: "Mr. Xiao, the three signal sources you requested all ended up at the Genting International Hotel! We used special permissions to access the check-in records, but we couldn't find the registration information for the Western Region New Martial Arts Association. However, we can confirm that they stayed in the top-floor Starry Sky Suite."

The woman's voice paused, then suddenly became serious: "After checking all the transportation hubs and verifying overnight, it was confirmed that there were four people who came to Yuncheng this time: Chen Yongyan, He Yongnian, Shen Shi, and Yan Song! These four are all powerful figures in the New Martial Arts Association, and their cultivation has all reached the Celestial Realm."

Should we ask Yanhuang to mediate? Applying pressure in the name of the organization might make them behave somewhat.

Xiao Chen tapped his knuckles lightly twice on the edge of the communicator, his voice flat and emotionless: "No need." "Understood."

The moment the communication was cut off, silence returned to the room like a receding tide. Xiao Chen lowered his eyes and stared at the darkened screen of the communicator, his gaze darkening: even if all four of them were killed, the entanglement with the New Martial Arts Association of the Western Region would not be completely eradicated unless this force, which had been entrenched in the provincial capital for decades, was uprooted.

He'll go to the provincial capital sooner or later, but not now. Let these ignorant ants catch their breath for a few more days.

He had already arranged for a manor to be built in the provincial capital, just waiting for the right time to move in; his company's new products were also about to be launched, and once the business expanded to the provincial capital, it would naturally be able to establish a foothold.

Moreover, the headquarters of the Western Region War God Alliance is also in the provincial capital, which might be even safer than the ancient city. The most urgent task right now is to deal with these few members of the New Martial Arts Association who remain in Yun City.

To kill or to spare?

A faint smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Chen's lips. He thought of Lin Zhenghao. To keep someone quiet, besides death, there was an even more reliable way: to make them willingly submit.

The air in the Starry Sky Suite on the top floor of Genting International Hotel felt like it was frozen.

Shen Shi held the teacup between his fingers; the steam from the rim had long since cooled, but his knuckles gripped it tighter and tighter. He Yongnian sat opposite him, his eyes glued to his phone screen, barely daring to blink.

Chen Yongyan had been gone for so long without returning, and the communication that afternoon had suddenly been cut off. An ominous premonition crept up their spines and to the top of their heads, even making their fingertips go numb.

They had considered contacting the New Martial Arts Association, but if it turned out to be a false alarm and disturbed the leader, no one could bear the consequences.

"Brother Shen, the signal was finally located in the mountains near Xiao Chen's villa. You asked Yan Song to investigate, but he didn't find anything unusual?" Shen Shi finally couldn't help but tap his knuckles heavily on the table and asked in a deep voice.

He Yongnian shook his head, his voice hoarse: "Yan Song said the scene was too clean, not even a single blade of grass was broken, so where was there any sign of a fight? Chen Yongyan's presence was completely gone, I don't know if it was deliberately erased or if he was never there at all."

"Given Chen Yongyan's personality, he'll send a message even if something happens!" Shen Shi suddenly stood up, the chair legs scraping loudly on the carpet. "We can't wait any longer! Something must have happened to him! Daring to attack our New Martial Arts Association members, they must have come prepared! The two of us might not be able to handle it. Report to headquarters immediately! Also, get Yan Song back right away; more people are always better than fewer!"

"Okay!" He Yongnian hurriedly pulled out his phone. The moment his fingertips touched the screen, a cold light suddenly flashed through the air, so fast that only a silver afterimage remained.

"Crack!"

The phone instantly shattered into a spiderweb pattern, then turned into dust that fell softly onto the carpet.

"Watch out!" Shen Shili shouted, his true energy surging through his limbs, causing his robes to billow slightly from the force of the energy.

Before the words had even finished, a deafening explosion shattered the entire floor-to-ceiling window! (End of Chapter)