Chapter 254 - 254

Chapter 254 - Qin Zhenguo Snaps — Loose Ends Tied

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None ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of them were ordinary people — all were Transcendents. They could sense the terrifying power contained within, a force more than capable of obliterating Blue Star.

"Father, ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍what are these?"

The ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍second child, Wu Changrou, swallowed hard, her curiosity getting the better of her.

"Five ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Immortal Venerable Inheritances. Enough to see each of you through to Ascension."

Wu ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Tianfu nodded and explained.

The five siblings exchanged looks. None of them believed their father would ever harm them, so one by one, they accepted the orbs.

The instant each orb entered their bodies, a vast flood of knowledge surged into their minds. All five sat down cross-legged on the spot and began absorbing and refining the Immortal Venerable Inheritances.

Seeing this, Wu Tianfu raised a hand and erected a barrier around Four Seasons Villa.

"Let's go, dear. The next time we see them will be in the Dao Realm."

Wu Tianfu turned to Lin Meijuan.

Lin Meijuan, who had always followed Wu Tianfu's lead, cast one last look at her children before resolutely following him out.

He had faith in his sons and daughters.

And besides, if worst came to worst, wasn't there always Second Brother to fall back on?

The man could create universe-sized worlds on a whim. Surely bringing a few people back to life would be no trouble at all.

Meanwhile, on Qin Zhenguo's end.

After handing off all his duties, Qin Zhenguo returned home.

But the moment he walked through the door, he was met with a torrent of abuse from his wife.

"You! I just got word that you resigned your position. What the hell is going on?"

"Do you have any idea what I sacrificed to get you into that seat? How many connections I burned?"

"And now you're just going to quit? How dare you!"

"I've already had your resignation sent back. And if you think about walking away, do you really believe I'll just let you?"

The woman currently berating Qin Zhenguo was his wife — or more accurately, his wife through a political marriage.

When Qin Zhenguo had first entered the political world, his handsome looks caught the eye of a certain powerful figure's daughter. After much maneuvering on her part, she had eventually won him over.

At first, Qin Zhenguo had believed her feelings were genuine. He had been wrong. What she felt for him was an obsessive need for control.

And as the years passed, even that semblance of affection had vanished entirely.

Were it not for the political standing Qin Zhenguo had built for himself, she would have divorced him long ago.

In turn, Qin Zhenguo had lost every last shred of patience for her.

A cold smile crossed his face.

"Whether you 'let me go' is no longer your call."

"From this day forward, no one commands me. I answer to my own will and mine alone!"

Lu Linlin stared blankly for a moment before erupting in fury.

"Oh, how bold of you, Qin! You've really grown a spine, haven't you? Guards — teach him a lesson!"

At her command, two bodyguards materialized from the shadows. Both were S-rank Transcendents.

The Lu Family to which Lu Linlin belonged stood near the very pinnacle of the Dragon Nation's power structure. Lu Linlin herself held no small status, which was why she could afford to keep two S-rank Transcendents as personal protection.

"Our apologies, sir."

The two Transcendents cast an apologetic glance at Qin Zhenguo before moving to strike without hesitation.

After all, they served the Lu Family. They answered to Lu Linlin.

Watching them attack, Qin Zhenguo felt only a bleak chill in his heart.

All these years of marriage, and this was how the person beside him treated him?

With that thought, the last ember of feeling he held for Lu Linlin guttered out. His expression turned frigid.

"Kneel."

The single word was accompanied by a crushing wave of pressure that slammed both S-rank Transcendents and Lu Linlin herself to their knees, pinning them in place.

The sudden turn of events left Lu Linlin reeling. By the time she processed what had happened, Qin Zhenguo was already standing over her, gazing down from above.

Lu Linlin trembled with humiliation and screamed.

"Let me go right now, Qin! Or I swear I'll make your life a living hell!"

Qin Zhenguo let out a cold laugh.

"Lu Linlin. For the sake of our years as husband and wife, I'll let it go this once."

"From today, all ties between us are severed. If you come looking for trouble again, don't blame me for uprooting your precious Lu Family entirely."

With that, Qin Zhenguo turned away from Lu Linlin.

He and Lu Linlin had no children together.

Which was precisely why he could cut ties so cleanly.

Without another glance at Lu Linlin sprawled on the floor, Qin Zhenguo turned on his heel and left.

Lu Linlin was beside herself with rage, but utterly powerless. She could only watch as Qin Zhenguo walked away.

Only after he was gone did the crushing pressure finally dissipate.

Lu Linlin, still seething, snatched up her phone to call her father and have him deal with Qin Zhenguo.

But the two S-rank Transcendents stopped her.

"Miss, you absolutely must not! The sir has almost certainly broken through to SSS-rank!"

Both of them spoke with lingering dread in their voices.

The shock Qin Zhenguo had given them was no small thing.

To immobilize them with pressure alone was beyond even an SS-rank Transcendent. Only an SSS-rank Transcendent could accomplish that.

When Lu Linlin heard that Qin Zhenguo had reached SSS-rank, her pupils contracted sharply. She immediately shook her head in denial.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The last time I saw him, he was only A-rank. How could he have reached SSS-rank so fast? It has to be fake!"

Yet even as she spoke, her conviction wavered. After all, the pressure Qin Zhenguo had unleashed on them was anything but fake.

Regardless, she refused to let this go.

With a cold huff, Lu Linlin took to the sky and flew toward the Lu Family estate.

Indeed, Lu Linlin was no ordinary socialite — she was an A-rank Transcendent herself.

Among Transcendents, anyone who reached B-rank or above could take flight.

Elsewhere.

After parting ways with Tang Yimin and Liu Nan, Xu Feng traveled to the remaining Space Passages, crossed through to the other side, and eliminated every threat before finally heading back to Four Seasons Villa.

The three brothers had agreed earlier to reconvene at the villa once all their affairs were settled.

When Xu Feng arrived, what he found was his five nephews and nieces sitting in meditation, absorbing their Immortal Venerable Inheritances.

Nearby, Wu Tianfu and Lin Meijuan had been waiting for some time.