We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

"They actually managed to dodge it."

However, he did not believe that Toyokawa Shoko had the strength to fight against him.

He only used 30% of his strength in that attack, which is why it was dodged. If he had used his full strength, he was confident that Toyokawa Shoko would have had no chance to fight back.

Just as Toyokawa Sadaharu was preparing to continue the pursuit,

suddenly,

The study door was opened.

An overwhelming aura pressed down on him, filling him with a fear as if he were falling into an abyss.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible domain precisely enveloped his body, preventing him from even activating his own Word Spirit.

"who is it?"

A storm raged in Toyokawa Sadaharu's heart.

"This is...bloodline suppression?!"

Chapter 175 Uesugi Koshigoe Breaks Through Toyokawa Sadaharu's Defense, the Secret of Bloodline Advancement

What is going on! ! ? ?

Toyokawa Sadaharu had assumed that Toyokawa Shoko would never be able to escape the old Furukawa Garden.

Before he could make another move, two terrifying pressures he had never imagined enveloped his body.

"Invasion!"

For a moment, Toyokawa Sadaharu had only one thought in his mind.

"The security measures at the old Furukawa Garden are terrible. We must strengthen this aspect in the future. I should have agreed to the head of the family's request to invite some hybrids from the Snake-Headed Eight Families to be in charge of the security at the old Furukawa Garden."

He had been too confident in his own strength, and with the presence of someone hidden in the basement, he thought that no one could hurt him within the old Furukawa Garden.

The moment that oppressive aura enveloped him, Toyokawa Sadaharu instantly realized that he was wrong.

Who on earth could possess such a terrifying aura?!

He had met Tachibana Masamune, the patriarch of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and also the newly appointed head of the Executive Bureau, Genjiro. In addition, he had met at least once with other high-ranking members of the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

But back then, it wasn't a time of bloodshed. Everyone sat at the table, discussing business amicably with smiles on their faces. No one would come up with such a sharp edge right away.

In a panic, Toyokawa Sadaharu immediately tried to activate his Word of Power.

Words of power are a hybrid's greatest trump card and the source of his confidence to turn defeat into victory.

If he could activate his Word of Power, even if he couldn't win, he was absolutely confident he could escape from here.

But what Toyokawa Sadaharu never expected was that just as he was about to activate his Word of Power, an invisible ripple followed closely behind, instantly freezing him in place.

The power of words—was interrupted!

how come? !

The fear in Toyokawa Sadaharu's eyes intensified.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse in an instant.

He tried to break the window to escape, but his body did not react at all under the pressure of the two forces.

"who are you!"

Toyokawa Sadaharu shouted.

He forced himself to look towards the door.

A figure was standing there, looking him up and down.

This is an old man.

Uesugi had long since taken off his ramen chef outfit and was now wearing a trench coat of unknown brand.

Despite Toyokawa Sadaharu being decked out in designer brands like Alexander Amosu, he felt naturally inferior to Uesugi Kosuke's imposing presence.

"There's still an oppressive aura... He still has at least one helper who hasn't come up yet."

Toyokawa Sadaharu thought to himself.

He tried his best to appear confident, silently pondering how to break the deadlock.

the other side,

Nan Yun Yu Yue had already knocked out all the maids in the old Koga Garden. Under the cover of 'Candles', they didn't even have time to react before collapsing to the ground.

“Uesugi Koshi has already gone up... I need to deal with these maids first.”

Nan Yun Yu Yue thought to herself.

He wasn't sure if these mixed-race maids carried any alarm devices. If they accidentally alerted the Snake Clan's Executive Bureau, that would be a real problem.

At this time of day, most of the maids are cleaning and tidying the garden, while a few are preparing dinner.

So, Nan Yun Yuyue had no choice but to knock the maids unconscious one by one and put them on the ground.

"It would be easier to handle during lunch break... but unfortunately they're all scattered now."

"With so many mixed-race maids, it's hard not to think that these people are connected to the Snake-Headed Eight Family."

"There are still a few maids outside... No, we have to knock them out first."

He was really worried that the maids who were trimming the flowers and plants outside would suddenly come in, discover what was going on inside, and he might as well knock them all out first.

Snap—Snap—Snap

"solved."

Nan Yun Yuyue breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't kill them; he simply made them pass out.

At first, he was worried that there might be some high-ranking hybrid from the Snake-Headed Eight Families hidden among these maids, and dealing with her might cause a commotion.

If he doesn't manage to subdue her in one move and she cries for help, Toyokawa Sadaharu will realize someone has broken in, and who knows what he might do in a moment of panic.

Fortunately... these hybrids are indeed as they appear on the surface, all of them are D-rank or C-rank hybrids, none of them are hiding their strength.

“Some of the maids… also know some killing techniques; they must have been trained.”

"Why would a maid need to learn these skills?"

Nan Yun Yuyue clapped her hands and walked back into the villa, heading towards the study on the third floor.

.........

at the same time,

Uesugi Koshi quietly watched Toyokawa Sadaharu.

Toyokawa Sadaharu, however, forced himself to look at the old man before him.

"You are……"

"It's a hoarse voice," said Toyokawa Sadaharu.

In his memory, he had never recalled that there was such a high-ranking mixed-race person in Japan.

Uesugi Koshi had already withdrawn his aura and looked like a ramen chef and community pastor again.

“Here… I’m suddenly reminded of some memories.”

Uesugi sighed.

"Bloodline advancement... I've read about this path in records. I didn't expect that there would still be people in the branch of the Snake Clan who want to take this path."

"I have a question... Didn't you all join the Fierce Ghost Clan a long time ago?"

Uesugi Kotsushi was genuinely curious.

Toyokawa Sadaharu was even more startled.

The old man, whose origins were unknown, had clearly overheard his conversation with Toyokawa Shoko, yet he remained completely oblivious.

You have to understand that he is an A-level hybrid, and he also has the home advantage of the Old Ancient River Garden... Just how strong is this old man in front of you?

Toyokawa Sadaharu silently pondered the situation, growing increasingly alarmed with each assessment.

But he still said coldly:

“I have no connection with the Demon Clan. But you, eavesdropping on the secrets of the Toyokawa family, is that the behavior of a true man?”

"Ah……"

Uesugi Koshi completely disregarded it.

As the former head of the Snake-Headed Eight Family, what secrets did the Snake-Headed Eight Family hold for him?

He had seen what Toyokawa Sadaharu was talking about before; he probably knew it decades earlier than Toyokawa Sadaharu, and might even know more about it than Toyokawa Sadaharu.

"Hehe, it seems you only have a half-baked understanding."

"Then let me tell you what I know, and see which is more detailed compared to what you remember."

Uesugi laughed.

"You should know that the ultimate goal of the Demon Clan is to find the path to evolve into pure-blooded dragons."

"For this reason, they have followed one after another for thousands of years."

"They were originally born from the shadow of the Snake Clan, so their idea did not come out of thin air."

"Many years ago, the number of 'royal bloodline' inheritors within the family was already very small. Although the three inner families were prosperous at that time, only one or two 'royals' were born in each generation."

"Within the family, there was an idea: was there a way to allow the other mixed-bloods of the three inner families to elevate their bloodline to the 'Emperor' level?"

"If this path succeeds, then... the entire family will become incredibly powerful."

"It was with this idea in mind that people began to work in this direction many years ago."

"Because the bloodline of the 'Emperor' can only be born from the three inner families, the family that has tried the most and gone the furthest in this regard is the 'Orange' family."

Hearing this, Toyokawa Sadaharu's face remained completely unchanged:

"So what? Most of the higher-ups in the Snake Clan already know what you're saying, so it doesn't prove anything at all."

"Don't rush, this is just the beginning," Uesugi Yue said dismissively, continuing:

"However, this path is far too difficult, and there has been no breakthrough for a long time. In addition, the 'royal blood' is a curse. This plan gave a few people some hope, but it also gave them deeper despair."

"So the plan was halted several hundred years ago."

"A very small number of those who were unwilling to accept this joined the Fierce Ghost Clan. Note that I used the word 'joined.' Anyway, the Fierce Ghost Clan's goal and the path of advancing bloodlines are similar. Perhaps these lawless people can actually come up with something."

"only……"

He paused meaningfully.

“If this road were really that easy to travel, the Snake Clan would have gone on their own long ago.”

"In the era when the Snake Clan controlled the entire Japan, and the Demon Clan could only survive in the cracks, the eight great families possessed unimaginable resources. However, in the end, they all had no choice but to abandon this path because they could not see any results for a long time."

"Like you..."

Uesugi Koshi smiled gently:

"The current emphasis on bloodline advancement is probably based on dragon remains, dragon blood purification techniques, and alchemical technology to raise the bloodline's threshold."

"This approach is more scientific than taking evolution drugs, and if it succeeds, it will be more stable."

"But the problem is... the success rate of this method is so low that almost everyone feels it is still in the theoretical stage, yet it still feels like there is a chance of success."

"This faint hope is like a carrot dangling in front of a mule—visible but unattainable."

"What you just described is precisely this kind of path."

"Well, am I right?"

Toyokawa Sadaharu's face was filled with disbelief.

At first, he thought Uesugi was bluffing, and that he had somehow obtained some old information about the Snake-Headed Eight Families to deceive him.

But as he listened, his shock grew stronger and stronger until he could no longer control his expression.

However, at this moment, Toyokawa Sadaharu knew he absolutely could not show weakness, so he maintained his tough stance: