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Three days later, at the Jiang family residence in Linchuan City.

It's the weekend, and the Jiang family is unusually lively.

Jiang Jianguo, the father, has always been honest and law-abiding at his workplace. Today, his department head, Sun Jianye, came to visit with several of his subordinates and their children.

The living room was filled with the smells of cigarettes and tea.

Several middle-aged people clinked glasses and chatted, their conversation inevitably revolving around their children.

"Oh my, Section Chief Sun, with the intensity of your family's qi and blood fluctuations, have you already broken through to the second rank?!"

A subordinate was fawning over him with a beaming smile.

Surrounded in the middle was a freckled boy with a rather arrogant expression—Sun Changsheng.

Although he was just a high school student, his blood and energy were surging, and his martial arts realm had already reached the second rank, eight stars!

Among his peers who were only at the first-grade level, he stood out like a crane among chickens, dazzlingly brilliant!

Sun Jianye waved his hand modestly, but he couldn't suppress the smile in his eyes: "Not at all, Changsheng is just willing to work hard."

Jiang Jianguo sat in the corner and chuckled twice.

He was an honest man who didn't know how to chime in, and was even more embarrassed to boast about his son in such a setting.

In the kitchen, Liu Aifang was chopping vegetables, sweating profusely, planning to wake up her son and Weilan, those two lazybones, once all the dishes were served.

The two children have been sleeping soundly in their room ever since they came back three days ago.

At this moment, Sun Jianye took a sip of tea, his face flushed, and looked at his son: "Son, didn't you get third place in your school's martial arts placement test last week?"

"hiss!"

Upon hearing this, several subordinates gasped in shock and exclaimed in surprise.

"Third in the entire school?! Section Chief Sun, this is definitely a shoo-in for Wuhan University, a top-tier 985 university!"

"Like father, like son! Chang Sheng will definitely become a grandmaster in the future!"

"That's right! That's right! A fourth-grade Grandmaster, they could even establish their own sect in Linchuan City!"

"Section Chief, if your son becomes successful in the future, don't forget to mentor us subordinates!"

Despite his pride, Sun Changsheng shook his head as he listened to the praise around him.

"Uncles, you flatter me. My results are actually a bit inflated."

"The main reason I was able to get third place was because all the exceptionally talented students from our school went to participate in the 'Three Cities League'."

"Besides... with my grades, I don't even qualify to participate in the league."

After saying that, he sighed softly.

These past few days, news about the league has been going viral at school.

He was filled with envy and knew that the gap between him and those geniuses was widening.

"A three-city league?"

Several subordinates were somewhat stunned, clearly having never heard anyone mention it before.

Sun Jianye nodded and said in a serious tone, "The city has been working like crazy these past few days because of the league. I heard that several monstrous talents have emerged in this league!"

"Those who can participate in the league are basically guaranteed admission to top universities like Beijing University, Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Wuhan University. Son, what are you comparing yourself to them for?"

"With your current grades, getting into Wuhan University in Jiangnan Province is practically a sure thing."

Upon hearing this, Sun Changsheng nodded vigorously, a hint of arrogance flashing in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Jianye suddenly changed the subject and looked at Jiang Jianguo, who was silently sitting in the corner.

"By the way, Jianguo, where's your son?"

"I remember he went to... No. 3 Middle School, right?"

"The teaching staff at No. 3 Middle School isn't up to par. Your son's martial arts grades are probably just average, aren't they?"

Everyone knows that Linchuan No. 1 Middle School is a concentration camp of geniuses, while No. 3 Middle School is at the bottom!

Jiang Jianguo looked slightly embarrassed and could only tell the truth: "Section Chief Sun, my son and Wei Lan went to participate in some kind of league some time ago."

"The two kids were gone for more than half a month and only came back two days ago. They've been sleeping in the house the whole time. I don't know what level they're at now."

"puff!"

A colleague who was drinking tea suddenly spat it out.

Sun Jianye was stunned for a moment, then burst into exaggerated laughter: "Jianguo, what are you talking about! Your son went to participate in the Three Cities League? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

He pointed to his son: "Chang Sheng knows best! I've heard that the threshold for participating in this league is extremely high; the minimum requirement is a third-grade martial artist!"

"Moreover, almost all of those who survived have broken through to the fourth-grade Grandmaster level!"

Sun Changsheng chimed in, his eyes filled with awe and fervor, "Becoming a fourth-grade Grandmaster is my biggest dream in this life! Uncle Jiang, your son... is he already a fourth-grade Grandmaster?"

Sun Jianye's face was full of disdain and disbelief.

How could that be!

With the Jiang family's limited resources, they couldn't even afford a few bottles of high-grade Qi and Blood potions.

How could a fourth-rank grandmaster possibly emerge from here!

"Click".

Just then, the door suddenly opened.

Jiang Feng, dressed in his pajamas, yawned and walked out while rubbing his messy hair.

"Dad? Why are so many people here?"

Three days after returning from the secret realm, the award ceremony was temporarily postponed because the authorities were going to thoroughly investigate the cult's infiltration and the matter of [Abyss].

Jiang Feng was happy to have some free time, so he took his sister home and they went straight to sleep.

Before leaving, Chairman Huang Zhen patted his chest and assured everyone that he would receive every penny of his reward.

However, Jiang Feng is no longer very interested in those rewards.

Because the rewards he gained from completing the system missions in the secret realm were terrifying!

All the tasks issued by the system were completed perfectly!

The reward is incredible!

First, all acquired resources will be multiplied tenfold!

When he threw the mountain of exotic beast cores and spirit herbs to Bai Yuhe, the boy saw the blood-stained clothes on his body and burst into tears, insisting that the pills he had provided were not enough.

It took Jiang Feng a long time to calm him down.

Second, a legendary gold-tier [Martial Soul]!

A phantom image, resembling an ancient divine beast, lies dormant in the system space, waiting for him to break through to the sixth rank of Martial King so that it can be perfectly integrated.

Third, the Emperor's bloodline activation progress has reached 40%!

In ten days at most, he will be able to awaken the legendary bloodline of the Great Emperor!

What surprised him most was that, due to the successive slaying of three peak fifth-tier alien beasts, the awakening progress of his Supreme Bone had exceeded 10%, successfully giving birth to his first innate divine ability—

【Primordial Beginning - Divine Eye of Illusion】!

Once activated, this divine eye-like ability consumes a great deal of true energy, but it can instantly detect the enemy's weaknesses.

Not only that, it can also see through illusions. All disguises and aura disguises are exposed in front of these eyes!

That's truly a divine skill!

"You must be Xiao Jiang?"

A voice carrying a hint of scrutiny and lecturing interrupted Jiang Feng's thoughts.

Sun Jianye narrowed his eyes slightly, sizing up Jiang Feng, who seemed utterly devoid of vitality, and said with a forced smile, "I heard you went to participate in the Three Cities League?"

"Uncle, I heard that even my son wasn't qualified to go, and you, a student from No. 3 Middle School... are qualified?"

He shook his head and sighed deeply.

"Little Jiang, did you make up an excuse for your dad to avoid the upcoming college entrance exam, and then hide away at some shady internet cafe to play games?"

Although the tone of this statement was gentle, every word was veiled in malice.

Jiang Jianguo's face flushed bright red instantly.

He was an honest man, not good with words, and he nervously rubbed his trouser legs with both hands: "Section Chief Sun, my son wouldn't lie..."

Faced with such blatant mockery, a hot-blooded youth in the past might have already been so enraged that he would have exploded with anger to prove himself.

But at this moment, Jiang Feng just stretched lazily.

He didn't even glance at Sun Jianye.

Having witnessed countless drops of blood, slain fifth-tier demonic beasts, and even faced the Abyss head-on, Jiang Feng found the pot-bellied, middle-aged section chief before him utterly uninteresting.

How could a dragon be angered by the buzzing of a few ants?

Seeing that Jiang Feng didn't even dare to defend himself, a hint of triumphant contempt flashed in Sun Jianye's eyes.

He cleared his throat, preparing to adopt a leader's demeanor and give them a good lecture: "Young people these days are so vain. In the path of martial arts, the most taboo thing is..."

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A steady, forceful knock on the door suddenly interrupted Sun Jianye's long-winded speech.

"I'll go open the door."

One of his subordinates quickly ran to open the security door.

Sun Jianye and his companions were also somewhat annoyed and subconsciously turned their heads to see who was so blind as to interrupt Section Chief Sun's speech.

however.

The moment the security door was completely opened.

The teacup that Sun Jianye was holding slipped directly from his hand.

With a "crack," it shattered into pieces!

The scalding tea splashed onto his trousers, but he was completely oblivious. He stared at the door as if struck by lightning, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

Outside the door, there was a large group of more than a dozen people standing there!

Fully armed guards, official media reporters carrying long guns and short cannons...

The few people standing at the very front, all smiles and ready to step over the threshold, almost gave Sun Jianye a heart attack on the spot!

Luchen Mountain, the capital of Linchuan City!

Wu Li, Chief of Staff of the Municipal Military Region!

Long Yuan, President of the Linchuan Martial Arts Association!

These... any one of them could be a super-powerful figure who could shake Linchuan City with a mere stomp of their foot!

"Gulp!"

Sun Jianye swallowed hard, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

How could such a high-ranking person be in the home of an honest and unassuming subordinate?!

Before Sun Jianye could react, Mayor Lu Chenshan had already bypassed his bewildered subordinates, his gaze sweeping across the living room before instantly locking onto Jiang Feng.

This usually imposing mayor strode forward, grabbed Jiang Feng's hand tightly, and let out a hearty laugh that made the tables and chairs tremble.

"Hahaha! Jiang Feng! We've been looking for you everywhere!"

"Congratulations! You've secured first place in this three-city league with an overwhelming points tally!"

"In recognition of your outstanding contributions in slaying high-level alien beasts, thwarting the evil cult's conspiracy, and rescuing hundreds of prodigies in the secret realm! After an emergency decision by the Jiangnan Provincial Headquarters overnight..."

Lu Chenshan suddenly took half a step back, his face turned solemn, and he took a brocade box with gold trim from Long Yuan behind him and opened it abruptly.

A magnificent medal, gleaming with a noble purple-gold light and engraved with a dragon slaying a demon, appeared before everyone's eyes.

"You are hereby awarded the [Jiangnan Province - Demon Suppression Purple Gold Medal]!"

"From this day forward, Jiang Feng, you are a hero of Linchuan City and even Jiangnan Province!!"

"boom!"

Lu Chenshan's words exploded like tens of thousands of thunderclaps in the living room!

Sun Jianye's legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the sofa with a thud, his mind going blank.

Sun Changsheng, who was standing to the side, was trembling uncontrollably.

He stared intently at the purple-gold medal, then abruptly turned to look at the calm and breezy river breeze.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he excitedly screamed, "Jiang Feng...you're the Jiang Feng who slaughtered his way through the entire secret realm?!"

"My God! I've heard of you before!"

"Number one in the league! Slaying fifth-tier demons is like slaughtering dogs!"

"Idol! You are my only idol in this life!!!"

Sun Changsheng looked at Jiang Feng with eyes full of fanatical admiration.

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