Chapter 107: One Family
Song Yue nodded earnestly. “Perhaps you find this amusing, thinking my ideas are far-fetched, but isn’t it true that everyone needs a dream?”
“A dream?” Chen Jue paused briefly, a faint confusion flickering in his delicate eyes.
Then he shook his head softly and looked at Song Yue. “Do you know what the people on Firestar call me behind my back?”
Song Yue said nothing, watching him quietly.
Chen Jue continued, “Some call me the sinister devil, others the demon, and some the smiling bloodthirsty overlord. In short, they all fear me. Because I show no mercy to those who err. Your elder brother is the only one I have spared over all these years.”
Song Yue remained silent.
Chen Jue looked at him and said, “I spared him not out of kindness, but because he and your father are favored by powerful figures.”
Song Yue furrowed his brow slightly.
Chen Jue went on, “So even if your dream comes true and you defeat me, I cannot let them return, for I do not have that authority.”
“But if you truly defeat me, I can grant you one request. As long as it’s within my power, I will help you.”
Song Yue pondered for a moment and said, “It’s a deal!”
Chen Jue’s soft eyes fixed on Song Yue. “Then you may make your move…”
“Agreed!”
Brother Qian had learned to answer quickly now; without waiting for Chen Jue to finish, he launched his technique immediately.
Usually, the Wind Scripture technique, which never missed a strike—even masters like the old expert Ou Shentong couldn’t evade it—this time… it failed!
Not really a failure, but Chen Jue vanished!
He used spatial displacement to appear elsewhere.
Song Yue shouted sharply, the Dragon-Patterned Immortal-Slaying Blade in his hand slashing fiercely into a void.
Brilliant blade light burst forth like a rainbow piercing the sun, dazzling in its radiance.
Chen Jue’s figure had just materialized there and was immediately struck by the blade’s glow.
A faint yellow light shield appeared before Chen Jue, the fierce blade light clashing against it, causing violent tremors.
But it held firm!
Song Yue didn’t lose heart; he stepped with the Qingping Footwork, circulated the Taiyi Body Refining Scripture, and simultaneously ran the Celestial Venerable Spirit Method, charging like a cannonball towards Chen Jue.
He did not use the Jade Void Heavenly Stele or any other artifacts.
Unlike the aging and heavily wounded Ou Shentong, facing a powerful mid-stage Jindan cultivator like Chen Jue, any small mistake could be fatal!
Therefore, Song Yue gave his all from the very first strike.
Qian Qianxue cast the “Falling Blossoms” technique, countless pink petals drifting down in the air.
Remarkably, these petals seemed almost sentient, skillfully avoiding Song Yue and continuously flying toward Chen Jue.
“Such a young age, mastering such a secret technique and reaching this level... impressive!” Chen Jue’s surprised voice echoed amid the petals.
This secret art, highly effective against ordinary Foundation Establishment and even breakthrough-level cultivators, once again lost its effect against a powerful Jindan cultivator like Chen Jue.
Like Song Yue’s blade light, it could not pierce the faint yellow shield around Chen Jue.
Warmly hiding nearby, a gentle figure quietly took out an ancient lighthouse that Song Yue had just given her, now partially refined. She was preparing to find an opportunity to burn that villain!
Anyone who came to trouble her brother was surely a villain!
Song Yue’s fully opened acupoints continuously supplied him with vast power, each slash carrying earth-shattering might.
Even Chen Jue, a master Jindan cultivator, had to treat it seriously.
“I now believe that the Ou family patriarch truly fell by your hand!” Chen Jue said, still dodging and commenting.
But upon closer observation, his expression wasn’t relaxed; his eyes were filled with gravity.
“I didn’t expect such a martial prodigy to exist among mortals. Did you by chance acquire a stele or something?”
Damn!
So he was... a warrior too?
Song Yue showed no reaction; his handsome face remained unreadable, treating Chen Jue as the perfect sparring partner to fully unleash his skills.
Chen Jue noticed this.
He was a bit annoyed.
“Hey? Are you treating me like a target?”
“Do you think I won’t strike to kill?”
Boom!
In response, Song Yue’s vitality surged even more powerfully.
Chen Jue: “...”
This brat had broken through again!
Not a grand realm, but a minor breakthrough through battle.
This time, Chen Jue could no longer maintain his earlier relaxed posture, forced to dodge continuously and employ spatial displacement.
Besides Song Yue, the pretty young girl was quite formidable too, her secret arts highly deceptive and powerful!
If not for his strong defense and quick reflexes, even he would have been caught by the seemingly ordinary but actually fearsome spells.
And the harmless-looking little cutie hiding nearby was seeking a chance to ambush him as well!
That candle holder in her hand, if he wasn’t mistaken, was a very powerful artifact!
No wonder it was their home star!
Such treasures abound!
Finally, Chen Jue began to strike!
Without any obvious movement, a bolt of thunder suddenly flashed, striking at Song Yue.
But it was blocked by Song Yue’s protective energy shield.
It was no surprise Chen Jue’s lightning technique could be blocked, but what shocked him was that Song Yue’s protective aura remained intact!
This was unexpected.
Though the lightning was not his most advanced technique, it was no ordinary grandmaster could withstand it head-on.
Struck directly, death was unlikely, but severe injury was certain.
Since he promised to avenge his beloved concubine, he had to deliver.
A man’s reputation depended on it.
Yet Song Yue’s strength still astonished Chen Jue.
He struck again, lightning bolts raining down on Song Yue, while Chen Jue’s defense, battered by the fierce blade light, began to falter, forcing him to take the fight seriously.
A careless strike from this reckless youngster could be fatal!
Though in battle, Chen Jue’s mind wandered.
He wondered, at this young man’s age, what realm had he reached?
Breakthrough?
No, probably still at Foundation Establishment.
His own rapid progress only came after thirty, when he once met a benefactor...
The past was painful to recall.
He too had once harbored dreams.
But this young man before him, so young yet able to maneuver with such skill, dared to venture alone to Tianyue Star and face numerous Ou family experts in the underground palace; returning to Earth, he managed crucial departments and even defeated renowned elder experts like Ou Shentong.
Chen Jue truly admired Song Yue.
The home star indeed produced exceptional talents!
At that moment, several ghostly blue flames suddenly appeared beside Chen Jue!
They formed three magnificent fire tornadoes, instantly burning his defense nearly transparent!
“Ouch!”
“The fire!”
Startled, Chen Jue hurriedly employed his profound cultivation to strengthen his defense and swiftly teleported away, avoiding the three beautiful fire tornadoes.
The little girl was quite cunning!
Almost got burned!
That artifact... shouldn’t be this powerful, right?
Had her fire control technique enhanced the artifact?
Remarkable!
Chen Jue increasingly found these three youngsters intriguing, their tacit cooperation despite no communication.
Were all young people so fearsome nowadays?
Those two girls didn’t seem very bold, still naive compared to the ruthless female demons or cultivators he’d met.
Yet now, facing him, they showed exceptional courage.
Was it the power of love?
Song Yue felt helpless.
The opponents were indeed too strong!
Compared to them, the Ou family Jindan elder they’d defeated earlier was no match.
This battle made Song Yue keenly aware of the gap between himself and true masters.
Earlier, he had been somewhat cocky, thinking he could contend with a Jindan.
Though he had some trump cards left unused, the opponent hadn’t been taking it seriously either!
If this had been a life-or-death battle, these three might have suffered terribly today.
This fight served as a warning!
He was also growing tired.
He had already employed all the top-tier techniques he mastered—Star-Splitting Palm, Thunder Fist, and the Eight Desolations Scripture.
His proficiency had improved, and so had his realm.
That was enough.
“Senior, let’s call it a day,” Song Yue said, stopping his assault.
Chen Jue, who was about to release a lightning strike, quickly retracted it.
He froze for a moment, recalling his earlier words.
The feared steward of Firestar was a man of his word.
He had said that if the opponent could last ten minutes, he would let it go—and now more than ten minutes had passed.
He pondered whether if he had gone all out from the start, the opponent could have still lasted ten minutes.
After some mental simulation, he concluded yes!
Though the three youngsters would have suffered greatly, they could endure.
They clearly hid many secrets and had not shown all their cards.
So no matter what happened today, he had lost.
Unless he had come with the intention to kill this kid.
Chen Jue was somewhat frustrated.
How could he face his beloved concubine if he returned like this?
Say he hadn’t gone to Earth but was on a business trip?
Buy her a handbag as a gift?
Suddenly, Chen Jue shuddered and looked into the distance.
Song Yue looked in the same direction.
A figure, seemingly impossibly far away in this realm, like a distant horizon.
But the speed was astonishing—it arrived in the blink of an eye.
A formidable spell had already formed, exuding a majestic heavenly might that nearly enveloped the entire space.
Song Yue hurriedly warned, “Master… he means no harm!”
The newcomer was their teacher!
Song Yue didn’t even know from where his master had rushed.
The refined face bore a rare trace of cold sharpness.
Seeing Song Yue unharmed, his expression softened slightly, then he glanced at the anxious Chen Jue, paused briefly, and calmly asked, “What brings you here?”
Song Yue was stunned—this tone… they were acquainted?
Chen Jue stared blankly at the master, then at Song Yue, dumbfounded. “He is your disciple?”
The master kept a solemn face, ignoring him.
“Ah, this is really… a flood washing out the Dragon King’s temple!” Chen Jue seemed oblivious to the master’s expression, his eyes full of excitement, the faint softness in his demeanor completely gone.
Song Yue and Qian Qianxue exchanged glances. How was it that Chen Jue now resembled a joyful child?
“What flood? You’ve grown bold, crossing galaxies, traveling countless light-years to Earth to bully a child? Who do you represent? The Ou family of Tianyue Star? Since when are you involved with such a clan?” The master’s face was cold, showing no courtesy to the Jindan cultivator.
Chen Jue didn’t care about the master’s attitude; he smiled cautiously, lowering his gaze, and said, “Isn’t it because my beloved concubine is an Ou family daughter? Recently she suddenly became haggard and melancholy. You know I am a man who cherishes beauty. Unable to bear it, I pressed for answers and learned that the Ou family has recently suffered a great upheaval…”
The master glanced at him but remained silent.
His look said clearly—Is that all?
“And also… this little guy… no, my junior brother!”
“My junior brother is quite bold. He even went to Firestar, that planet rich in fiery spirit ore. I’ve been assigned there as the steward…”
Facing the master, Chen Jue acted like a younger brother seeing his elder sibling, openly confessing everything without needing to be asked.
In the end, he smiled wryly, “This matter is neither big nor small. His father and brother are shielded by powerful figures, so I couldn’t do much about them originally…”
“Then why did you come?” the master asked calmly.
He hadn’t expected that the Firestar Song Yue had visited was managed by this guy.
Apparently, he’d been out of touch with that world for too long!
“A misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding,” Chen Jue said, winking at Song Yue.
He had lost all traces of a formidable cultivator’s aura, strangely endearing.
Song Yue looked at the master and said, “Master, he really means no harm. He came wanting to…”
“No more! It’s a misunderstanding! We’re all family!” Chen Jue interrupted hastily.
“Growing bold, learning to extort children now?” the master eyed him.
“Ah, teacher, please don’t blame me. All this is my fault. I truly had no idea he was your disciple! See, I haven’t done anything wrong. My junior brother is ridiculously powerful, so please don’t be angry. Don’t take it personally, alright?”
He called the master “teacher” and referred to Song Yue as “junior brother”?
Song Yue was a bit dumbfounded.
In the middle of their conversation, Chen Jue suddenly looked up, eyes wide with shock as he stared at the master, filled with disbelief. “Teacher, you’ve… fully recovered?”
The master was about to respond, then suddenly raised his gaze, eyes piercing through this realm, looking toward the human sky.
In the next moment, he vanished from sight, leaving behind only one sentence—
“Chen Jue, protect them well!”