Keep pushing!

Having this thought, Ye Luo’s gaze deepened as he clenched his teeth and continued absorbing the spiritual energy from within the God’s Star.

The God’s Star truly lived up to its reputation as a superior spirit stone. The abundance of spiritual energy within exceeded Ye Luo’s expectations. He had consumed less than two-thirds of the spiritual energy so far, which was enough to prove the remarkable nature of the spirit stone. If an Innate Realm expert were to absorb it, their physical realm could instantly elevate by one level.

Break! Break! Break!

Ye Luo shouted in his heart, repeatedly gathering the Nine Yang True Qi and striking at the Governing Vessel, but each attempt ended in failure. The Governing Vessel was even harder to break through than the Conception Vessel.

Outside the room, Luo Jingxuan sat anxiously on the sofa, her fists clenched tightly, occasionally glancing towards Ye Luo’s room, her eyes filled with worry.

At that moment, the door of the room suddenly opened, clearly indicating Yan Ling had returned. However, seeing the disheveled state of the living room and Luo Jingxuan’s anxious expression, Yan Ling’s face changed.

"Jingxuan, what happened? Did we have a burglary?"

Yan Ling hurriedly asked.

"No."

Luo Jingxuan shook her head and briefly explained the situation, causing Yan Ling’s face to darken immediately.

"This guy actually offended the number one young man of Zhonghai, I really don’t know what to say. How is he now?"

Concern also showed in Yan Ling’s eyes.

"I don’t know, but he said he’s fine."

Luo Jingxuan said in a grave tone, her eyes filled with unstoppable worry.

"I think this kid isn’t so easy to kill. Since he said there won’t be any problems, maybe there really won’t be any."

Yan Ling said lightly.

Luo Jingxuan fell silent, her eyes flickering strangely, recalling the moment when Shen Yunfei pressured her, and Ye Luo’s expression of combined fury and indignation stirred a ripple in her heart.

In the eastern suburbs of Zhonghai, on a beautiful mountainside, stood rows of luxurious villas which formed a massive estate. From the foot of the mountain to the mid-mountain area, scores of personnel were on guard, easily numbering in the dozens.

Covert sentries were even more abundant, guarding in secret to ensure the safety of the estate, with each sentry’s strength reaching the Acquired Realm.

In Zhonghai, to have such presence and power belonged to none other than the number one family of Zhonghai, the Shen Family.

The Shen Family, along with the Liu Family, Ling Family, and the now declined Ye Family, were known as the four major families of Zhonghai. But in truth, even the combination of the Liu, Ling, and Ye families might only be able to confront the Shen Family.

The Shen Family had been developing in Zhonghai for hundreds of years and was a colossus in this territory, with influence spreading across the military, politics, and business sectors.

The current mayor of Zhonghai City was the second son of the old master of the Shen Family. And the Shen Corporation of the Shen Family was among the top ten conglomerates in Huaxia, testament to the formidable strength of the Shen Family.

However, what supported the Shen Family’s unwavering foundation for a century was their martial prowess. It was said that the Shen Family’s ancestor was an unparalleled expert whose strength exceeded the Innate Realm.

Because of this, generation after generation of the Shen Family revered martial arts. Although with the changes of the times the Shen Family now focuses more on business and politics, they have not abandoned the pursuit of martial arts.

It is precisely because the Shen Family has cultivated martial arts for generations that the family has an abundance of powerful martial artists and experts abound like clouds. In the secular world of Huaxia, the strength of their family is considered top-notch.

Currently, the head of the Shen Family became a master of the Innate Realm at its peak, which is why no one dares to provoke the entire Shen Family in Zhonghai, or even throughout Huaxia.

At this moment, in the central villa of the Shen Family estate, when Shen Yunfei returned with the bodies of two Shen Family experts, it directly incited the wrath of the current Family Head, Shen Changfeng.

Shen Changfeng, the legitimate eldest son of the head of the Shen Family, possessed martial arts strength that had reached the late stage of the Innate Realm, a rarity in the secular world of Huaxia and also the father of Shen Yunfei.

Since Shen Changfeng took over as the Family Head, he rarely got angry. But tonight his face was cold, his tiger-like eyes flickered with icy anger, and his body radiated a terrifying presence. Shen Yunfei stood to one side, silent.

"Who dares to be so bold as to kill my Shen Family’s people!"

Shen Changfeng spoke with a cold tone, his eyebrows carried a might that did not necessitate anger, and his gaze was enough to make one feel terrified.

"Father, I’m sorry. I’ve disgraced our family." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Shen Yunfei’s face looked somewhat ugly as he said this, his eyes flickered with a dark light.

"Who killed the two of them? Didn’t I send you to seize the ’Star of God’?"

Shen Changfeng took a deep breath to suppress the rage in his heart, his face returning to calm as he looked toward Shen Yunfei.

Regarding his eldest son, Shen Changfeng had always been very satisfied. With a decent martial arts talent, entering the peak of the Acquired Realm at such a young age, he was bound to achieve extraordinary accomplishments in the future. He had not expected such an incident today.

Shen Yunfei recounted everything that happened at the auction and at Luo Jingxuan’s villa.

The more Shen Changfeng listened, the colder his face became, his body enveloped in a terrifying aura.

"Good, very good!"

Shen Changfeng said coldly, "I did not expect that the declining Ye Family would produce such an impressive third generation. Indeed, only second to our Shen Family in the past. But this youngster has slapped our Shen Family in the face, killing our people, it’s like he doesn’t take the Shen Family seriously at all."

"What’s going on, big brother?"

Just then, a figure walked in. It was a man of about forty years old, dressed in a black suit, with a refined appearance, and his eyes shone with wisdom. He exuded the dignity of a superior, and he was Shen Changfeng’s younger brother, Shen Changqing, the Mayor of Zhonghai City.

"Changqing, you’re back."

Seeing Shen Changqing, Shen Changfeng’s expression softened.

"Aren’t these two the clan’s Ah Mu and Ah Sen? How could they...?"

Upon seeing the two corpses of the Innate Realm experts on the ground, Shen Changqing’s face couldn’t help but change.

Shen Changfeng briefly recounted what had happened, and Shen Changqing’s wise eyes narrowed slightly.

"This Ye Family young master, Ye Luo, I’ve heard of him before. That was the same Ye Luo involved in a car race with Che Taixian, the second young master of the Che Corporation from the Goryeo Kingdom, which resulted in Che Taixian’s death, angering the Che Corporation."

"They put pressure on the Zhonghai government to have this young man arrested and sent directly to Tangshan Prison, only for the Special Security Bureau to intervene and rescue him."

Shen Changqing spoke calmly.