Protect Our Patriarch

A cold sweat trickled down Wang Shouzhe's forehead. "Long Yan, do you really have to be this reckless? You actually want to start directly from the second level!!"

By skipping a level, what if we miss out on a wave of rewards?

Just as he was about to stop her, the Spirit Artifact spoke: "Commoner, your request has been rejected. Please proceed with the trial according to the recruitment point requirements."

Thankfully, this Spirit Artifact was quite rational, strictly adhering to the rules.

A hint of boredom flashed in Long Yan's eyes. She stretched her neck and flexed her muscles: "If that's the case, let's get started quickly."

In the middle of the trial field, after a ripple in space.

The demon puppet appeared again, its aura was still terrifying, and its appearance was still ferocious.

Before it could make any move.

Long Yan took the first step, charging towards the demon puppet.

With a "boom", she threw a punch.

Caught off guard, the demon puppet hastily blocked, but was forced to retreat three to four meters, almost losing its balance.

"Long Yan is so powerful."

The younger generation from various clans were all shocked.

The demon puppet, which had been pressuring them and seemed invincible, seemed to have become much "weaker" in Long Yan's hands.

It could only defend itself, being continuously forced to retreat or dodge awkwardly.

The scene was reminiscent of the demon puppet beating them just a while ago.

Only now, it was Long Yan who was beating the demon puppet.

Her attacks were like raging waves, one stronger than the next.

Twenty moves, just twenty moves.

The seemingly powerful and invincible demon puppet was hit in the chest by Long Yan's elbow strike, flying two to three zhang (20-30 meters) away and falling to the ground. Its chest was shattered, and it struggled but could no longer get up.

"Just like an ant." Long Yan curled her lips, looking unsatisfied.

"Good!" "Long Yan did well."

Her peers all shouted excitedly.

Even the Ancestors showed surprise in their eyes. Long Yan was too terrifying. When they were her age, they didn't have such abilities.

Even Ancestor Long Yan couldn't help but nod: "This child is much stronger than I was at her age."

Ancestor Ruhong also said: "Ancestor Long Yan, congratulations, this child has shown the path of a genius."

There was unspeakable envy in his eyes. If only the Chen's Clan could produce such a child.

Then he looked at Chen Fangjie, sighing...

Seeing Long Yan performing so well, Ancestor Xuanfu couldn't help but pull Liu Ruolei aside and start lecturing her again. Your sister, the peerless genius, has been spoiled by that brat Wang Shouzhe.

The future of the Liu's Clan is all on you, you must do well. Then, she glared at Wang Shouzhe from a distance.

Meanwhile, on the trial stage.

"Congratulations on passing the trial, what's your name?"

"Long Yan."

"Very good, Long Yan. You passed the first level and can receive a consolation prize, provided you accept the identity of a militia of the Shenwu Dynasty."

"I accept." Long Yan was a bit rebellious, but she wasn't stupid. The reward was a Heavenly Spirit Pill.

"Militia Long Yan, on behalf of the Shenwu Dynasty, on behalf of the Shenwu Army, I grant you the identity of a militia and reward you with a primary breakthrough pill."

As soon as the Spirit Artifact finished speaking.

After a small spatial fluctuation, two items appeared in front of Long Yan. A delicate jade bottle and a black token.

Long Yan reached out to take the reward, then opened the bottle to show Wang Shouzhe: "Fourth Brother, take a look, is this a Heavenly Spirit Pill? Why does the Spirit Artifact call it a 'primary breakthrough pill'?"

Wang Shouzhe took a closer look and excitedly said: "It really is a Heavenly Spirit Pill!" It seems that Heavenly Spirit Pills were not rare during the Shenwu Dynasty.

Although he had never doubted Ancestor Long Yan's experience, it was only when he actually got the item that Wang Shouzhe truly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that this relic hasn't decayed after a hundred years.

The Wang's Clan was now very wealthy, but getting a Heavenly Spirit Pill worth tens of thousands for free was naturally a cause for joy.

The other Ancestors and younger generations were also excited. Although the demon puppet was tough, it was not invincible, and the rewards were incredibly generous.

Some low-ranking families would need to accumulate resources for decades to afford a Heavenly Spirit Pill.

Their eyes suddenly lit up with excitement.

At this moment, the Spirit Artifact said: "Militia Long Yan, do you want to continue with the second level?"

Just as Long Yan was about to speak to the Spirit Artifact, she was pulled back by Wang Shouzhe: "Long Yan, you must be tired from the fight, take a rest first."

Long Yan looked confused: "Fourth Brother, I'm not tired, it was just a warm-up."

Wang Shouzhe glared at her: "If I say you're tired, then you're tired."

Long Yan rolled her eyes helplessly, fine, I can't beat you, whether I'm tired or not, you have the final say.Then, Wang Shouzhe began to probe the Spirit Artifact, "Before she starts the second level, she can rest, right?"

"She can rest and heal briefly, but not for more than a day," the Spirit Artifact answered honestly, "Otherwise, she will have to wait a year to start over."

"During her rest, can others attempt the trial?"

"No, unless she voluntarily quits the trial, or does not challenge the next level within a day."

"Alright, let's let Wang Lici rest first." Wang Shouzhe pulled Wang Lici aside, "You rest well, replenish all the Xuanqi you've used up, and don't even think about starting the second level if you're even a bit short. Otherwise, I'll deduct your contribution points."

Despite her ease in the first level, the concept of one-on-one and one-against-two were completely different.

Wang Lici reluctantly complied with Wang Shouzhe's demands.

She sat cross-legged, slowly recovering her Xuanqi. In less than two hours, she stood up, "Spirit Artifact, I want to start the second level."

"As you wish, Militia Wang Lici."

As soon as the words fell, the space fluctuated, and two demon puppets appeared simultaneously.

Then the clashing sounds began.

As expected, the two demon puppets cooperated very well, even Wang Lici had a hard time and had to abandon her head-on tactics.

She began to move around, engaging in a war of attrition.

Despite Wang Lici's seemingly naive demeanor, she was actually very smart in battle and would not stick to one strategy.

But even so, she was getting more and more exhausted. The difference between one-on-one and one-against-two was indeed huge.

Moreover, the claws of the demon were very sharp, a slight scratch would result in a wound. Gradually, Wang Lici was struggling to keep up and was constantly at a disadvantage.

Everyone then understood.

Why even with Ancestor Long Yan's talent, she had to risk her life to pass the second level back then.

Not to mention Ancestor Long Yan, who was at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm back then!

And Wang Lici was only in the middle stage of the eighth level of the Qi Refining Realm.

She had already performed very well. When she reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, she should be able to defeat these two demon puppets relatively easily.

But at this moment.

Wang Lici roared, "I, Wang Lici, how could I lose to these two cannon fodders?"

A hint of red light appeared in her eyes, and her temperament changed in an instant.

She stopped moving around.

She activated her battle body and resumed her head-on combat mode.

Each of her moves contained a powerful burst of energy, and she started to trade blows with the demon puppet.

"Lici, there will be other opportunities, don't do this."

Her peers began to shout anxiously.

"I, Wang Lici, will dominate the world." With a roar, she ignored the claw piercing her abdomen and smashed the head of one of the demon puppets. The remaining demon puppet could only withstand five of her moves before it was torn apart.

"Crack!"

Wang Lici stepped on the head of the demon puppet, her eyes filled with an invincible aura.

"Militia Wang Lici, congratulations on passing the second level. This is your reward, [Primary Bloodline Improvement Liquid], and an elite militia token. Do you want to start the third level?"

Wang Lici reached out to take the reward, her eyes filled with the desire to fight.

"Spirit Artifact, prepare..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Wang Shouzhe rushed up, "Spirit Artifact, she's injured, she needs to rest."

"Wang Shouzhe, let go of me."

"Wang Lici, shut up." Wang Shouzhe glared at her, and without a word, pulled her off the field.

Seeing that her brother was truly angry, Wang Lici didn't dare to argue with him and deflated.

She knew her brother's temper. Normally, he was fine with her joking around.

But once he got serious, Wang Lici was genuinely scared.

The girl was seriously injured, with more than a dozen wounds on her body, and the claw wound on her abdomen was particularly severe, damaging her abdominal cavity. If she continued to push herself, she might be in danger.

He took her to a secluded place and used his Xuanqi to help her heal.

In a short while, he managed to stop her injuries from worsening.

Some non-fatal wounds also healed one by one. Only the fatal wound on her abdomen would take several days to fully recover.

Thanks to Wang Shouzhe's strong healing abilities, otherwise, even with healing medicine, she would have to lie down for at least a month.

"Wang Lici, your trial ends here. Once your injuries are healed, take the Primary Bloodline Improvement Liquid," Wang Shouzhe said. Although the name sounded low-level, it was a genuinely good thing.

At the same time, Wang Shouzhe also took a look at this so-called [Primary Bloodline Improvement Liquid]. It was in liquid form, with a fragrant smell, very different from the smell of the marrow.

He breathed a sigh of relief. This treasure should have nothing to do with the marrow, so there should be no issue of drug resistance.

Wang Lici, Wang Luojing, and the others had all taken a large amount of marrow. If this was made from marrow, the effect would be greatly reduced, or even non-existent.The main ingredient of the marrow-cleansing pill that Wang Shouzhe had taken was also stone marrow, facing the same problem.

This was one of the issues he was most concerned about before. After all, he had spent a whopping 250,000 to buy a marrow-cleansing pill.

After taking it, his aptitude indeed improved significantly.

However, it only remained at the level of medium-grade A, which was similar to Wang Luoqiu and Wang Luoqing, and he did not awaken his second bloodline.

If the reward was another marrow-cleansing pill, he would probably find it difficult to break through to the top-grade bloodline aptitude and enter the second bloodline awakening.

While Wang Shouzhe was pondering,

"Fourth brother, you should use this primary bloodline improvement liquid first," Wang Luoqiu said casually.

Wang Shouzhe was taken aback and quickly shook his head, "No, this is the reward you fought so hard for. I can't take your treasure." This was the most taboo thing in the family, even taking other people's resources, which would cause discord.

"Fourth brother, are you stupid?" Wang Luoqiu rolled her eyes and said, "If your bloodline talent is a little stronger, you will definitely pass the second level easily. Then you can return the reward to me, right?"

"Uh, right." Wang Shouzhe's mind didn't turn that way for a moment. Now that he was reminded, he realized that this was a good tactic, so he accepted the improvement liquid without being pretentious.

Then he kicked Wang Luoqiu unhappily, "It's none of your business now, go rest on the side, don't try so hard next time."

Wang Luoqiu glared at him, but thinking that she couldn't beat her fourth brother, she patted her butt and obediently ran to rest on the side.

With Wang Luoqiu's surrender,

The next one to challenge was Liu Yuanhui.

Liu Yuanhui was a direct descendant of the Liu's Clan carefully cultivated. He was only thirty years old, but he was at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm. His Xuanwu combat skills were also very well polished.

After watching for so long, he had a full understanding of the strength of the demon puppet, and his expression was very serious.

Then he stepped forward to challenge.

He was evenly matched with the demon puppet, almost on par. Fortunately, his will was very firm, and he practiced the Liu's Clan's medium-grade technique "Yuan Water Jue".

His stamina and recovery were both good.

He tangled with the demon puppet for half an hour, suffered several minor injuries, and finally stabbed through its chest with a sword, winning the victory with difficulty.

He came down with half of his body clawed, his face full of bitterness.

If he had defeated a strong opponent of the same level on a normal day, he would definitely be proud of himself. But with Wang Luoqiu's outstanding performance, his performance seemed rather ordinary.

As for the second level, he didn't even think about it and gave up directly.

This was a wise move. Otherwise, if he had to fight two opponents, he probably wouldn't last more than a dozen moves.

But being able to get a Heavenly Spirit Pill for free was also extremely lucky. Ancestor Xuanfu patted him on the shoulder to encourage him.

His peers also congratulated him one after another. After all, Liu Yuanhui was the second one to pass the level and got the Heavenly Spirit Pill, which everyone envied.

Then, Wang Shouzhe pulled him aside and helped treat his injuries.

Liu Yuanhui gratefully saluted, "Shouzhe, thank you. Your Yimu bloodline is really unique."

"There's no need for such formalities between us," Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "It's okay, these are just surface injuries. Even without my help, you'll recover in seven or eight days."

At the same time,

Another junior from the family stood up and walked towards the middle of the trial stage.

That was Wang Luoqing.

She was wearing a long blue-black dress, decorated with many intricate patterns. If you look closely, you'll find that they are all in the shape of insects.

At the same time, she was also carrying a strange large box on her back.

Her expression was calm, and there was no fear in her eyes.

Over the years, she had spent half of her time in Changning Guard.

Because the Insect Master of Changning Guard personally came to her door after hearing about Wang Luoqing, insisting on taking her as a disciple, promising to teach her everything he knew. Such a good thing, Wang Shouzhe naturally would not refuse.

Seeing Wang Luoqing on stage,

Wang Shouzhe had an idea and said, "Luoqiu, I want to discuss something with you. How about we give this bottle of aptitude improvement liquid to Luoqing first. This way, Luoqing will have an easier time in the second level." He also had high hopes for Wang Luoqing.

Wang Luoqiu didn't care, "Since I gave it to you, you can decide what to do with it."

On the other hand, Wang Luoqing shook her head as soon as she heard this proposal, "No need, thank you for your kindness, fourth brother. But since Luoqiu can do it, I, as her older sister, can do it too." There was a hint of stubbornness in her calm eyes.

Upon hearing this, Wang Shouzhe no longer insisted.

He knew his fifth sister, Wang Luoqing's character. Although she looked soft and weak on the outside, she was full of stubbornness inside.

And she and Wang Luoqiu had been competing with each other since they were young, and she certainly didn't want to lose to her.

"Luoqing! Be careful." Wang Shouzhe reminded solemnly, "If you can't hold on, you can give up. After all, there will be another chance next time.""Fourth Brother, don't underestimate me." After saying this, Wang Luoqing gave Wang Shouzhe a sweet smile. Then, she walked step by step to the center of the trial platform, her expression gradually becoming calm and indifferent: "Spirit Artifact, I want to start the trial."

A cold and murderous aura began to permeate, causing the younger generation who were watching to shiver involuntarily, each of them showing a bit more respect towards Wang Luoqing.

Only Wang Luoqiu, who was resting, curled her lips and muttered: "Of all the things she could learn, she had to pick up Wang Shouzhe's pretentious demeanor. She's got it down pat."

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