3: One shot, one kill, god-level reward

Spring passed and autumn came.

The withered trees in the Chu Family courtyard sprouted new buds, then dropped yellow leaves.

For these ten months, Chu He lived in seclusion. Rumors spread in the outside world that he was completely ruined, indulging in feminine charms every day and letting himself go. The Li and Zhao families were busy carving up the resources of Qingyang City, and for a time, they didn't bother with this 'cripple' who was barely hanging on.

Until today.

"Ah—!"

A shrill scream came from the backyard.

Qing'er is about to give birth!

Chu He paced anxiously outside the delivery room, his forehead covered in cold sweat. The Midwife had been hired at a high price, but Qing'er was, after all, a Mortal, and she was somewhat malnourished, making this pregnancy exceptionally difficult.

"Chu He! Get your ass out here!"

Just then, a loud bang echoed as the Chu Family's gate was kicked open!

Li Wei brought over twenty Servants and several Bailiffs in official uniforms, swaggering inside.

"Li Wei! What are you doing!" Chu He rushed to the front yard, his eyes bloodshot. "My wife is in labor. Do you want to die, barging in at a time like this?!"

"Giving birth?" Li Wei acted as if he had heard the world's biggest joke. "Oh, I didn't expect a cripple like you could actually grow a melon? But what a pity, even if this child is born, there'll be no place for it to live!"

He pulled a document stamped with the City Lord's Manor seal from his robe and shook it: "Look closely! The Chu Family has failed to repay its debts. The City Lord's Manor has ordered the confiscation of the Chu Family ancestral home to settle the debt! Now, right this instant, take that lowly wench of yours and get out!"

"Bullshit! When has my Chu Family ever owed a debt?" Chu He roared.

"If I say you owe it, you owe it." Li Wei smiled sinisterly and waved his hand. "Men, smash everything! Drag that woman who's laying an egg out here! I'll see who dares to stop us!"

"Yes!"

A pack of wolf-like Servants raised their clubs and charged toward the backyard.

"Courting death!"

Chu He was incensed. His Body Tempering fourth-layer cultivation erupted as he sent the leading servant flying with a single punch.

But Li Wei came prepared this time. A middle-aged man in black robes stepped out from behind him, his aura cold and dark—he was actually a master of the Qi Gathering Realm!

"Hmph, ant."

The middle-aged man waved his hand casually, and a blast of energy struck Chu He directly in the chest.

"Pfft!"

Chu He spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward, slamming heavily into the doorframe of the delivery room.

The gap in strength was too great!

The Qi Gathering Realm versus the Body Tempering Realm was a total crushing!

"Young Master!" The Midwife's panicked voice came from inside. "The Madam... the Madam is hemorrhaging! I'm afraid... I'm afraid we can't save her!"

"Did you hear that?" Li Wei walked up to Chu He and stepped on his face, grinding it down with force. "This is the consequence of opposing me. Today, I'm going to make you watch your wife and child die right before your eyes!"

Despair.

Endless darkness enveloped Chu He.

Was it really all over?

System! Where the hell is your reward?!

Just as Li Wei raised his long saber, preparing to finish Chu He off for good—

"Wah—!!!"

An incredibly loud infant's cry instantly pierced through the roof and resounded through the clouds!

In this cry, there was actually a faint hint of a dragon's roar!

At the same time, the System notification in Chu He's mind, which had been silent for ten months, exploded like violent thunder!

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! Successfully sired your first offspring!]

[Detecting offspring Bloodline...]

[Heaven blesses the Chu Family! Offspring Bloodline Rank: S-Rank (Innate Spiritual Body)!]

[Triggered 'First Kill' critical strike reward! Rewards doubled!]

[Reward 1: Thirty years of cultivation infusion! Directly promoted to the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment!]

[Reward 2: Earth Rank top-grade Cultivation Technique 'Nine Revolutions Tyrant Dragon Art'!]

[Reward 3: supreme emperor weapon Fragment — Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger (One-time use)!]

[Reward 4: One Family Destiny Golden Dragon (Protects the Family, immune to all evils)!]

Rumble—

The originally clear sky was instantly covered with dark clouds, and Purple Qi arrived from the East for thirty thousand miles!

An aura terrifying to the extreme suddenly erupted with Chu He at the center!

Li Wei, who was stepping on Chu He's face, didn't even have time to scream before he was sent flying by this airwave. He slammed into the wall like a ragdoll, the sound of his bones shattering clearly audible!

"Wha... What is this?!"

The black-robed middle-aged man in the Qi Gathering Realm turned pale with fright, looking in terror at Chu He as he slowly stood up from the ground.

At this moment, Chu He was surrounded by golden light. His originally thin body seemed to swell as if inflated, and dragon scale patterns faintly flickered beneath his skin. His eyes turned into pure gold—cold, majestic, like a god looking down upon ants.

Foundation Establishment Stage!

And it was a Foundation Establishment Stage with a flawless Foundation!

In a small place like Qingyang City, the Foundation Establishment Stage was the heavens!

"You said just now that you wanted to make my wife and child die?"

Chu He cracked his neck, producing a series of popping sounds. He walked toward the black-robed man step by step, and with every stride, a bluestone slab on the ground shattered into pieces.

"Sen... Senior, spare my life! I am a Guest Elder of the City Lord's Manor, you cannot..."

The black-robed man's legs turned to jelly from fear, and he turned to run.

"Die."

Chu He uttered only a single word.

He raised his hand and grasped the void.

The first form of the Nine Revolutions Tyrant Dragon Art — Dragon's Probing Claw!

A giant golden claw of Spiritual Qi appeared out of thin air, directly seizing the black-robed man in its grip.

"Pfft!"

It was like crushing a tomato.

A rain of blood showered down.

The entire scene fell into a dead silence.

The Servants who were originally smashing and looting were all scared witless, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing frantically.

Chu He didn't even spare them a glance, his gaze falling on Li Wei, who was already slumped in the corner like a pile of mud.

"Young Lord Li," Chu He's lips curled into a cruel arc, "we'll settle that debt from just now slowly."

Inside the delivery room, the infant's cry remained loud and clear.

That was the new hope of the Chu Family.

And also the beginning of Chu He's path to invincibility.