184: Star City

Starry Sky Divine City, Discussion Hall.

This was originally the location of the Blood Slaughter Demon King's throne, but it had now been renovated into a magnificent place, filled with the Chu Family's unique dominance and majesty.

"Clatter—"

With a series of crisp sounds, Chu Batian overturned a massive Storage Ring. In an instant, a mountain of top-grade demon crystals, various Demonic Path Materials emitting a cold aura, and countless Demon Race Magic Treasures covered more than half of the vast hall's floor.

"Mother! Eldest Brother! Look, this is an entire mineral vein I dug out from Blackstone Star! That fellow named Fenrir was actually quite wealthy!" Chu Batian patted his chest, boasting with a face full of pride.

Immediately after, Chu Tian, Chu Lingxi, Chu Ce, and Chu Yuning also poured out their respective spoils of war.

For a moment, the entire hall was filled with soaring treasure light. The energy fluctuations emitted by various rare Materials intertwined, nearly lifting the hall's roof. The accumulation of these seven Demon Race resource stars over thousands of years had all become the Chu Family's property in just a single day.

"Mother, that Spider Demon General I killed had many soul crystals hidden in his nest, and they are all of high quality," Chu Lingxi said succinctly, her cold eyes rarely showing a hint of excitement.

"Little Sister and I refined the astral wind core of Wind Cry Star into a 'Wind Origin Orb.' It can be used to set up wind-attribute Formations in the future!" Chu Ce held up a cyan orb, handing it to Su Qingxue like he was presenting a treasure.

Su Qingxue looked at the group of excited children before her and the spoils of war that would make any top Sect go mad with envy, her heart filled with pride. She smiled and inspected them one by one, nodding in praise from time to time.

"Batian, your application of power is becoming increasingly proficient, but you're still a bit reckless. In the future, when facing stronger enemies, you must learn to use your head."

"Ling Xi, your sword is getting faster and faster; very good. But remember, the strongest assassin isn't the one who kills the fastest, but the one who survives until the end."

"Chu Ce, Yuning, your cooperation is seamless. The combination of Formations and Divine Abilities has infinite future potential."

"And Tian'er," Su Qingxue's gaze finally landed on her Eldest Son, "the intent of annihilation on you is becoming heavier and heavier. Slaughter can sharpen your power, but do not be controlled by the power itself. Remember, your surname is Chu, you are my son, and the Eldest Son of this family."

Hearing this, the cold aura of aloofness around Chu Tian slightly receded. He looked at his mother's concerned eyes and nodded heavily. "Mother, I will remember."

Just as the family was happily sharing their spoils, a figure silently appeared on the main seat of the hall.

It was Chu He.

"Father!"

"Husband!"

Seeing Chu He appear, the originally noisy hall instantly fell silent. The five children bowed in unison, their eyes filled with admiration and awe.

Chu He's gaze swept across the mountain of spoils and lingered on each child for a moment, feeling their breath, which had become more solid and sharp after the baptism of blood and fire. He nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad. For your first time taking action, you didn't disappoint me." He spoke plainly, but the praise in his words was undisguised.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to Father's good teaching!" Chu Batian scratched his head and said with a silly grin.

"Stop sucking up." Chu He glared at him and then said, "This was just an appetizer. Those Demon Generals are nothing more than insignificant small fry. According to the memories of the Blood Slaughter Demon King, the true elites of the Star-Devouring Demon Clan are far stronger than you imagine. So, guard against arrogance and rashness; your road is still very long."

"Yes, Father!" everyone responded in unison.

Chu He looked at Su Qingxue and asked, "How is the inventory of resources coming along?"

Holding the myriad laws celestial map, Su Qingxue's mind moved, and the massive amount of spoils was categorized and organized, turning into streams of data that flowed into the map.

"Husband, the harvest this time is immense. Besides a large amount of conventional resources, we also obtained three complete 'Planetary Origin Cores' and over a million high-quality soul crystals. If we put all of these into the myriad spirit blood pool, the refined myriad spirit blood essence will be enough to take our strength to the next level."

"Very good." Chu He stood up, a sharp light flashing in his eyes. "Then let's begin immediately! Qingxue, you will preside over the Divine City's Formation and put all the resources into the Blood Pool. Tian'er, Batian, you guys shouldn't be idle either. Go to the Blood Pool to act as Protectors; you can take this opportunity to use the refining power to temper your Bloodlines and cultivation."

"As you command!"

With Chu He's order, the entire Starry Sky Divine City began to operate efficiently once again.

The mountain of Demon Race resources was continuously sent into the myriad spirit blood pool, which had been converted from the Blood Slaughter Demon King's base. Under Su Qingxue's control, the grand Formation roared, and the terrifying refining power was pushed to its limit.

Chu Tian and the other four sat cross-legged around the Blood Pool, feeling the surging life energy and guiding wisps of pure energy to cleanse themselves.

Chu Batian shouted excitedly, "Haha, awesome! This feeling is more useful than a hundred years of hard cultivation! In the future, we'll just keep doing this—rob all their resources and leave them nowhere to go! Our Chu Family is the strongest... Bandit Gang in the starry sky!"

"Chu Family Bandit Gang?" Chu Ce's eyes lit up. "This name is domineering!"

Although Chu Tian and Chu Lingxi didn't speak, the corners of their mouths curled up slightly.

Watching all this, Chu He stood in the Void Realm with his hands behind his back, a playful smile appearing on his face.

A Bandit Gang?

It's quite fitting.

What he wanted was to train his children into beings that would strike fear into the hearts of all enemies in this starry sky.

And this path of crazy plunder and growth had only just begun.