Section 49

"If soldiers come, block them; if water comes, cover it with earth. Your son is now a Martial Emperor. Even if enemies come looking for trouble, I can protect you."

"Son, you..." Xia Father looked at Xia Feng, hesitating to speak.

"I know what you want to say, that it's the Great Xia Empire, an unshakeable superpower."

Xia Feng sighed, "Grandpa was killed by that old bastard. You just want to live a peaceful, ordinary life, but he still doesn't plan to let us go."

"We can't keep living like this. It's time for a change."

"Handing our fate over to others, or to an enemy with a blood feud against our Family, I don't want to live such a life!"

"You..."

Xia Father seemed moved by Xia Feng's words. Indeed, he also yearned for revenge, fantasizing about the day he could walk into the imperial palace, pull that person from his chair, and fiercely step on his face!

Questioning him why he could be so ruthless, why he could be so utterly devoid of conscience towards his own blood relatives!

"Is it the current Xia Emperor, Summer Eastsea?" Xia Feng sneered, "I, Xia Feng, will make you understand that some things don't go unpunished, it's just that the time hasn't come yet!"

"Old Dad, since they won't let us go anyway, why should we just wait to be slaughtered?" Xia Feng's expression grew increasingly resolute, "I was able to Cultivate to Martial Emperor in a month; becoming a Martial Emperor is just a matter of time!"

"You... are right. Constantly hiding and enduring hasn't brought us a peaceful life..." Xia Father seemed infected by Xia Feng's resolve. As he recalled the first half of his life spent fleeing in disgrace with Summer Bright, immense hatred surged forth.

"Alright!"

Suddenly, Xia Father roared, his eyes no longer panicked, but resolute and clear.

"Since my son has such ambition, it means the fate of your Grandpa's lineage hasn't been severed yet!"

"Come with me. I'll show you something."

Xia Father patted Xia Feng's shoulder, then walked forward with firm resolve.

Xia Feng silently followed behind him, his eyes equally resolute.

This is a world of cultivation, a world where the strong prey on the weak. Cultivators understand one principle: everything must be fought for by oneself, not received as charity from others!

If others want them to live, they can live; if others want them to die, they must die. What kind of logic is that?

Xia Feng was not someone who would accept his fate. Even without the Dream Pearl, he would find every possible way.

It's just death. In the end, at worst, he would choose to die in battle, but he would never stick out his neck to be chopped off by others!

...

The father and son entered the library within the City Lord's Mansion one after the other.

The library was very spacious. Xia Feng used to come here often to Cultivate techniques when he was young, so he was very familiar with the place.

Xia Father stepped forward to the third row of bookshelves, as if having made a great decision.

He reached out and, following the positions of the fifth book on the third layer, the sixth book on the fifth layer, and the ninth book on the second layer, successively injected spiritual energy into the books.

Boom!

The vast library immediately underwent a change.

The bookshelves on both sides slid horizontally, revealing the wall that had been hidden by them.

And on this wall, there was actually a hidden door, one person wide and tall.

Xia Father walked forward without a word, and Xia Feng followed silently.

Just like that, the two passed through darkness, walking for about a hundred meters before gradually seeing a little light.

Chapter 55: Emperor-level Martial Skill, Nine Orifices Exquisite Scripture

Dim candlelight flickered, illuminating a lavishly decorated hall that appeared before Xia Feng.

On either side of the hall, many letters and portraits were displayed.

The person in the paintings was full of heroic spirit, battling a fierce evil dragon.

Other paintings depicted him fighting to the death with enemy generals and grappling with Black Sea Flood Dragons.

The fierce man in the paintings was the same person. When Xia Feng looked at them, his heart stirred slightly.

He could almost certainly identify this as Summer Bright, the previous Heavenly Emperor Body, who had established illustrious military achievements for the Great Xia Empire, and was his biological Grandpa.

And those letters contained one after another golden-glowing imperial edicts.

Summer Bright was the first to capture the three cities of Handan, Maoming, and Longsu, upholding the prestige of our Great Xia, and was appointed as the Protector of the Capital!

Imperial Son of the Great Xia Empire, Summer Bright, broke through the enemy capital and was promoted to the position of General!

Great Xia Empire Summer Bright...

In total, there were seven or eight honorary imperial edicts, all posthumously conferring titles, each representing Summer Bright's immense contributions to the Great Xia Empire.

Until the last one.

Today, Summer Bright is granted the Battle Heaven Dynasty, conferred the title of Battle Heaven Emperor, and is to govern the Battle Heaven Dynasty.

The address is just Summer Bright, no longer the Imperial Son, and without any mention of achievements.

"These are all proofs of the illustrious military achievements your Grandpa once established for the Great Xia Empire. How about it, isn't it ironic?" Xia Father smiled bitterly.

Xia Feng remained silent.

Xia Father continued walking forward. On the counter in the center of the hall, a dark yellow agarwood box was placed. He put his hand on it and gently caressed it.

"When the Dynasty was annihilated, its treasury was also completely plundered by Summer Eastsea's people. The only thing your Grandpa could bring out was this."

Hearing this, Xia Feng's eyes gazed over.

Xia Father slowly opened the wooden box. A flash of light appeared inside, and a Martial Skill manual was carefully taken out by him and handed to Xia Feng.

"This is the Emperor-level Martial Skill Nine Orifices Exquisite Scripture that your Grandpa cultivated since childhood. Only direct imperial blood relatives can Cultivate it in the entire Great Xia Empire."

"Before he left, he spent a year transcribing the Nine Orifices Exquisite Scripture from memory and kept it here."

Xia Father took a deep breath, the image of his Father, who didn't have much time left, coughing up blood while writing the book, appearing in his mind.

"Although Father didn't say it, I knew what he meant." Xia Father smiled sadly, "If there was a heaven-gifted talent in the future generation who could revive our lineage, he should be given this Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart."

"I originally thought this Emperor-level Martial Skill would be passed down to very distant descendants, but I didn't expect you would suddenly display such monstrous talent."

"Since you've chosen to turn the Great Xia Empire upside down, you can't do it without some strength."

"Emperor-level Martial Skill..."

Xia Feng looked at the Nine Orifices Exquisite Scripture, without the slightest excitement.

This was the most precious thing he had ever seen in his life. An Emperor-level Martial Skill was of utmost importance in any Empire.

However, the origin of this Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart made Xia Feng feel incredibly suppressed and sad.

"Son, we don't have much time left. Start cultivating this Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart from today."

Xia Father patted Xia Feng's shoulder again.

Xia Feng hummed in response and accepted this Emperor-level Martial Skill.

The two left the secret room of the library one after the other.

Xia Feng stood on the city wall, gazing at the location of the Empire's capital, his fists unconsciously clenched.

He knew very well that he didn't have much time left.

Don't be fooled by how calm and stable Xingyu City is now; who knows when a storm might strike!

Right now, he had only one thought in his mind: cultivation!

Cultivate, Cultivate continuously, he needed more powerful strength!

Only then would he have a chance to break free from the control of the Great Xia Empire's imperial Family, only then could he avenge his Grandpa, and only then would he have a future to fulfill his promise and marry one of the Ten Supreme Holy Maidens as his wife!

...

That night, Xia Feng sat cross-legged on the couch, already entering the dream Realm.

The Dream Pearl was still suspended above.

With the help of the Supreme Art, Xia Feng began to understand the Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart.

The cultivation of the Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart is divided into nine layers in total.

The first layer is initiation, the ninth layer is completion.

With each layer advanced, one more Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart can be developed within the body.

And having this extra Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart means Xia Feng can use one more Martial Skill of the same level!

Ordinary Martial Warriors, however, can only use one Martial Skill of the same level at most, because their own spiritual energy can only mobilize one such skill!

For example, a Martial Emperor can at most Cultivate and use one Emperor-level Martial Skill. If they Cultivate multiple, their Dantian will be unable to withstand the consumption of the Martial Skills, their spiritual energy will be instantly drained, and cracks will appear in their Dantian!

In the most severe cases, it can even backfire, resulting in a significant drop in cultivation Realm.

But the Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart is different. Each Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart is similar to an artificial Dantian, which can provide a carrier for Martial Skills for the host.

Moreover, with the enhancement of the Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart, the power of these Martial Skills can increase exponentially!

If completed, simultaneously unleashing nine Martial Skills of the same level as one's own Realm, how terrifying would that be?

Not to mention fighting ten at once, fighting five would be easy, and it would be an instant kill!