Surrounded by the ckwood descendants, a card appeared beside each of them. Perhaps this was the source of their strength and courage. At that moment, Daoist Warren  frowned.


    Nathan, bare-chested, emerged from a sea of mes andnded at the entrance of the Sky Sect. Luna quickly draped a robe over him.


    The ckwood descendants gathered around the vast Sky Sect, ready to make their move. Nathan slung a silver coffin on his back and stepped towards the front of the Sky Sect.


    "Save me, master, save me..." Daoist Wesley was still crawling, but before he could finish, Nathan had already grabbed him by the hair, lifting him up as his intestines spilled out. In front of everyone''s eyes, Nathan extracted the soul of the wailing Daoist Wesley and threw it into a dark fire array at his feet.


    Nathan and his wife stood tall, looking up at Daoist Warren  and the many elders of the Sky Sect floating above, and he smiled.


    "Nathan, along with the descendants of ckwood, greets Elder  Warren!"


    "All of ckwood greets Elder  Warren!"


    The members of ckwood were polite, albeit slightly imposing.


    "Elder, this is not the ce to talk outside the Sky Sect. Why not let use in and discuss this with you?" Nathan proposed.


    Daoist Warren nced at the cards floating beside the members of ckwood, then at a little girl chained next to Olivia, suppressed by various symbols and psychic tools. That was Gary!


    When Ethan was trapped, Gary, who was gathering his strength, was blocked by Nathan with a coffin board. Now, Gary was severely injured and hanging by a thread.


    Daoist Warren exhaled deeply. He knew that since the weapon had exploded outside the Sky Sect, with three Competents escaping and one captured, the situation had changed.


    No power would want to provoke ckwood lightly unless they were absolutely sure. Otherwise, these madmen would surely cause another disaster like the one they had caused today in Cloudview County.


    Perhaps the best choice for him now was to step out of the Sky Sect and kill the people of ckwood, but...


    "Boom!"


    Thunder shook the heavens, and pressure descended. He nced at Olivia, the wheelchair-bound Lord of Dawn, who was again invoking a heavenly wrath.


    ckwood still had cards up their sleeve!


    This family was like an abyss; no one knew what terrifying things might emerge from this bottomless ck hole.


    And such fear would spread throughout Cloudview County following today''s explosion outside the Sky Sect.


    What Azure Cloud Pavilion?


    It could no longerpare to the fear that ckwood brought to the world.


    What Competent period?


    At least Daoist Warren did not want that powerful weapon, with its wide attack range, to fall on the head of the Sky Sect.


    "Pleasee in."


    Daoist Warren forced a smile, revealing an awkward grin. He had a feeling that if he dared to say no, the people of ckwood would not hesitate to storm into his Sky Sect.


    Nathan, holding Luna''s hand tightly, walked into the Sky Sect.


    He swallowed hard as he looked at the disciples gathered from all directions, the many Developing Skills, and Daoist Warren, a Competent in front of them.


    He whispered to Luna, "Wife, Olivia told us toe and talk to Daoist Warren. If anything happens, you take the kids and run first. I''ll hold them off."


    Luna gripped his hand tighter, "Husband, we have to trust Olivia, and besides, Forebearer said it''s going to be alright. Don''t be scared, we have Forebearer."


    "Forebearer bless!"


    [Skill useplete!]


    [Congrattions! With your family''s cunning and brave coordination, you''ve annihted over two million psychics from Cloudview County, killed 36 Developing Skill Psychics, and captured one Competent Psychic!]


    [You''ve obtained a plethora of spoils of war.]


    [7plete Developing Skill Psychic bodies, 17 psychic devices. Various fragments of Developing Skill Psychics, +1 Competent thigh fragment, various fragments of psychic devices...]


    [Seeing the Forebearer valiantly struggle, your family members express their utmost respect, earning a Spiritual Tribute value of 20,000!]


    *Sigh*


    In the room, facing the screen, Ethan numbly manipted theputer mouse until he saw Nathan enter the Sky Sect, which slightly eased his paleplexion.


    This was his second entry into the game world, and this time he died!


    Although it didn''t affect the real-world him, the instant pain and fear were still vivid in Ethan''s memory.


    "It''s no big deal, just died once."


    Ethan rubbed his face, watching the ckwood descendants surrounding the Sky Sect on the screen, the still-rising mushroom cloud, and... Olivia controlling the little girl beside her.


    A smile finally appeared on his face, "I won!"


    He clearly saw thest scene of the missile explosion, which he ignited with a fire pill.


    He watched Abbot David struggle to escape, his muscles bulging impressively. The old monk, truly a Competent and a rare body cultivator, managed to punch Donald''s golden scale barrier while escaping, just as Ethan had predicted. The trap set by the three Competent ones ended up backfiring on them!


    That Donald, momentarily resisted by the Lord of Frenzied Blood''s self-destruction, his golden scales likely his life-bound psychic device. Abbot David''s punch also made Donald curse loudly.


    Eventually, Donald used a talisman to disappear from the spot.


    Not bad for a Competent expert, despite Ethan''s best efforts, he couldn''t keep the two of them.


    The only one left...


    Ethan nced at the little girl controlled by Olivia.


    "Gary!"


    Ethan grinned, in that battle, Gary was undoubtedly the most unlucky.


    She was just giving up on charging up, right when she was hit by the bacsh, Nathan''s coffin lid blocked her path momentarily, and she also endured the brunt of the nuclear strike!


    Clicking on Gary, Ethan saw her important information.


    [Gary]


    [Stage: Early Competent] read-only-on-NovelBin


    [Status: Severely injured, Competent greatly damaged, suppressed]


    "She''s still not dead, typical of a Competent."


    Ethan exhaled deeply, only then realizing how hard it is to kill a Competent. But now, with Gary''s recovery suppressed, she might as well be dead.


    If it weren''t for the family having a big use for her, she would have been burned as a Competent by now.


    Soon, a series of pop-ups appeared before Ethan, also signifying the victory of this battle!


    [Special Event—The family''s brave counterattack.]


    [Your family hasin low for seven years, ughtering those opposing the ckwoods, killing over two million, suppressing Azure Cloud Pavilion, setting traps outside Sky Sect to annihte thirty-two Developing Skill experts, repelling two, and capturing one Competent expert.]


    [Congrattions, your family has established a formidable reputation in Cloudview County, the trait ''Doomed Household'' has evolved into—Bloodstained Household!]


    [People across Cloudview County saw the rising mushroom clouds, news of ckwood''s great victory spread, instilling fear in the hearts of Cloudview County''s people. Original amplification changed, family members gain +20% intimidation, -50% poprity, +8% desperate fighting strength.]


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