4: Li Wei's doom was a matter of killing him and destroying his spirit.

Chu He's gaze fell upon the limp, mud-like figure in the corner of the courtyard.

Li Wei.

The Li Family Young Lord, who had been insufferably arrogant just moments ago and clamoring to tear his Family apart, now lay like a dead dog with its spine ripped out. A large wet patch stained his crotch, emitting a foul stench.

Seeing Chu He's gaze sweep over him, he shuddered all over. He scrambled backward, his mouth letting out incoherent pleas for mercy: "Ugh... ah... spare... spare my life..."

His jaw had been shattered by the airwave, making it impossible for him to utter a single complete sentence.

Chu He felt not a shred of pity.

Damn it, stepping on my face felt pretty good, didn't it? You even wanted to drag my wife and child out of the delivery room?

If it weren't for the System being so effective, today it would have been I, Chu He, whose Family was destroyed!

For a person like this, killing him with a single blade would be far too easy on him.

To kill someone, one must destroy their heart.

I want you to watch with your own eyes as everything you take pride in turns to ash bit by bit in my hands.

Chu He walked over, step by step.

He walked very slowly, each step feeling like it was treading on everyone's hearts.

The dozen or so Li Family servants in the courtyard had long since been scared out of their wits. They knelt on the ground, kowtowing so hard that the bluestone slabs were stained with blood.

"Master Chu... Master Chu, spare us!"

"We are just servants following orders! We don't know anything!"

"Master Chu, please, just let us go like we're nothing!"

They wailed for their parents, putting on a pathetic display.

Chu He didn't look at them at all; his eyes were only on Li Wei.

Li Wei watched in terror as Chu He drew closer. Those golden eyes held not a trace of human emotion. He felt like prey targeted by an ancient Vicious Beast, his very breath coming to a standstill.

He desperately wanted to beg for mercy, to bring up his father or the City Lord's Manor to intimidate Chu He.

But he couldn't make a sound, only let out desperate whimpers.

Crack.

The crisp sound of a bone snapping rang out.

Chu He stepped down on Li Wei's right knee.

"Wooo—!!!"

Li Wei was in so much pain his eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets. His body arched like a shrimp, and a beast-like roar escaped his throat.

Crack.

Another one.

Chu He's foot rose and fell, stepping on his left knee.

Both legs were twisted at a bizarre angle, completely ruined.

Crack! Crack!

Expressionless, Chu He snapped both of his arms as well.

Throughout the entire process, he didn't say a single word.

But this silent torture was more terrifying than any vicious curse.

The servants in the courtyard even forgot to kowtow. Their faces were ashen, and their bodies shook like sieves.

So ruthless!

This wasn't just killing; this was torture!

They had no doubt that if they dared to move an inch, their fate would be a hundred times worse than Li Wei's!

Having finished all this, Chu He finally lifted his foot and looked down at Li Wei, who had been reduced to a pile of mangled flesh.

"Do you want to die?" Chu He's voice was soft, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly. "I won't let you die."

He crouched down and leaned into Li Wei's ear, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear: "I will let you live and watch closely. Watch how your father kowtows before me, watch how the Li Family's century-old foundation is destroyed by my hands, and watch how everyone in your Li Family falls from the clouds into the mud."

"Didn't you enjoy seeing others in despair? I'll let you taste what true despair is."

Li Wei's pupils constricted suddenly. Terror and malice intertwined in his eyes, eventually leaving only boundless dread.

He understood. Chu He didn't want his life; he wanted to exterminate the entire Li Family!

Pfft—

Overcome by extreme agitation, Li Wei spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted.

Chu He stood up and didn't spare him another glance, as if he had merely stepped on an ant.

His gaze turned toward the servants kneeling on the ground.

"You all."

"Here! Here! Master Chu, please give your orders!"

A servant who appeared to be the leader scrambled to his knees before Chu He, not daring to lift his head.

"Take him," Chu He pointed at the unconscious Li Wei on the ground, "and those corpses, and bring them all back to the Li Family."

"Yes, yes, yes! We'll do it right away!"

The servants felt as if they had been granted a grand pardon and hurriedly moved to carry the bodies.

"Wait."

The servants' bodies stiffened, nearly falling prostrate in fear.

"Go back and bring a message to Li Wei's father, Li Zhentian."

Chu He's voice was bone-chillingly cold.

"Within three days, have him personally bring the title deeds and registers for all the Li Family's assets. Starting from the Li Family's main gate, he is to perform three steps and one bow, nine steps and one kowtow, all the way to my Chu Family's door."

"Remember, it's every single asset. If it's short by even a penny, I will personally come to collect it."

"I will also take three steps and one bow, but for every step I take at the Li Family, I will kill one more person."

"Tell him my patience is very limited."

These words were spoken nonchalantly, yet they made everyone present feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Too overbearing!

Too ruthless!

This wasn't just about money; this was about grinding the Li Family's century-old reputation into the dirt!

To make the Clan Chief of the Li Family, one of the Four Great Families of Qingyang City, perform three bows and nine kowtows while surrendering all their assets?

This would be more painful than killing him!

"Did you... hear clearly?" Chu He asked indifferently.

"Clearly! Clearly! This lowly one will definitely deliver the message word for word!" The servant leader kowtowed like a woodpecker, fearing he might be half a second too slow.

"Scram."

Chu He waved his hand.

The group of servants felt as if they had been given a new lease on life. They hurriedly carried Li Wei and the corpses, scrambling out of the Chu Family courtyard as if being chased by evil spirits.

The entire courtyard finally fell completely silent.

Only the heavy scent of blood and the mess on the ground remained.

Chu He took a deep breath. The golden spiritual energy within him circulated, instantly isolating the scent of blood.

He looked down at his hands.

Is this what power feels like?

Foundation Establishment Stage!

Just now, the moment the child was born, a massive, unimaginable surge of energy had poured into his body out of thin air, pushing his cultivation from the fourth level of Body Tempering straight into a whole new Realm!

The mnemonics for the Nine Revolutions Tyrant Dragon Art were also automatically imprinted in his mind. With that "Dragon's Grasp" move just now, he had simply mimicked it subconsciously and directly crushed a Qi Gathering Realm expert!

This is the System!

This is the Many Children, Many Blessings System!

Giving birth to an S-rank son directly rewards thirty years of cultivation—a single step to the heavens!

Hahahaha!

Chu He laughed wildly in his heart.

Zhao Yanran, Li Wei, you bunch who look down on people, could you have imagined this?

The trash in your eyes, the eunuch in your mouths, is now an existence you must look up to!

However... Chu He's gaze immediately turned toward the delivery room in the backyard.

The matters outside were resolved; now the most important thing was his wife and child!

His heart tightened. Just now, Li Wei and his men were shouting and fighting here, even injuring him. He didn't know if Qing'er had been frightened.

The Midwife even mentioned a hemorrhage... Thinking of this, Chu He no longer cared to savor his newfound power. His figure flashed, turning into an afterimage as he rushed straight for the delivery room.

Creak—

He pushed the door open.