The several thousand warriors were all blasted away by one staff strike, leaving all the Stone Statue Clan members watching on-site completely dumbfounded.

This… was finished already?

Finished.

A Sacred Battle that the referee had just announced the start of was declared over in merely one second—incredibly fast, incredibly farcical.

Couldn’t be helped.

Who told Jun Changxiao to directly activate the Great Sage’s Return special effect, getting possessed by Brother Monkey?

How lonely is invincibility?

The Stone Statue Clan Leader’s slender eyebrows furrowed tightly.

She could sense that at the moment her son struck, he seemed to completely become a different person.

Martial technique?

Or divine ability?

The Stone Statue Clan Leader couldn’t figure it out, but a smile gradually appeared on her face.

How he won didn’t matter, because the battle was over, her son had defeated all the warriors, and was qualified to inherit the next Clan Leader position—no one would question it anymore.

“Whoosh!”

Jun Changxiao turned around, looking at the dazed Three Dukes and Nine Ministers: “How was that?”

“…”

The Grand Tutor and others’ mouths twitched violently.

They had completely not been optimistic that the Young Clan Leader could win, yet with one staff strike he had blasted everyone away—the presented scene was simply too explosive!

One person challenging so many warriors was already unprecedented, and now instantly defeating them all would surely be unmatched by future generations!

Shocking.

Too shocking!

From this it could be seen that Jun Changxiao’s arrival at the Stone Statue Clan—his posturing was very successful and very appropriate.

“The Sacred Battle is concluded. My child Mobai has defeated all warriors and will assume the Clan Leader position in two days at the Clan Hall altar!” the Stone Statue Clan Leader announced loudly.

“Thud!”

“Thud!”

The hundreds of thousands of clan members outside the hall, the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and even the civil and military officials all knelt on one knee, respectfully shouting: “Young Master is mighty!”

“Young Master is mighty!”

With everyone’s shouts, Jun Changxiao shouldered the Tyrannical Sky Spear, an extremely rich aura of royal dominance emanating from his entire being.

…

That day.

The announcement regarding the Young Clan Leader assuming the Clan Leader position spread throughout the entire city, and everyone began preparing, such as preparing ceremonial cannons and fireworks.

As the person involved, Jun Changxiao was currently pacing in the Young Master’s residence study.

“Strange.”

“Too strange.”

Hua Meigui said: “What’s strange?”

Jun Changxiao stopped and said: “I just arrived at the Stone Statue Domain, yet she’s rushing to abdicate the position—something feels off.”

“It is quite strange.”

“I suspect this is very likely a conspiracy!”

“What conspiracy?”

“…”

Jun Changxiao said impatiently: “If I knew what conspiracy, would I be pondering here?”

“Young Master.”

Gongsun Hou called from outside: “The Clan Leader summons you to the Clan Hall.”

“Understood.”

Jun Changxiao tidied himself up briefly and went alone to the Clan Hall. Upon entering, he saw the graceful Clan Leader sitting in a daze, seemingly thinking about something.

“Ahem…”

Dog Sheng coughed.

The Stone Statue Clan Leader came back to her senses, looking at him with a motherly loving gaze: “You must be very curious why I’m rushing to pass the Clan Leader position to you.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao thought briefly: “A little bit curious.”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader stood up, walked before him, saying meaningfully: “Because Father still has an important matter to attend to and cannot be bothered managing the entire clan, so I can only entrust it to you.”

“What important matter?”

“To find your mother.”

Jun Changxiao was stunned for a moment, saying in shock: “Didn’t he already pass away?”

“Some people who are dead may still be alive; some people who are alive may already be dead,” the Stone Statue Clan Leader said.

“…”

This sounded so philosophical!

“Child.”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader said: “I know the Stone Statue Clan bloodline in your body isn’t pure.”

My goodness!

Jun Changxiao’s heart jumped in alarm, thinking to himself: “Exposed?”

“Do you know why?” the Stone Statue Clan Leader said.

The system said: “It’s fake!”

“Scram!”

Jun Changxiao cursed internally and said: “I don’t know.”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader said: “Because your mother isn’t from the Stone Statue Clan, nor from the Upper Realm—he comes from another dimension.”

Jun Changxiao was immediately dumbfounded.

This revelation was quite explosive!

“Of course.”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader said: “You needn’t be disheartened. As long as you’ve awakened the bloodline, you’re a member of our Stone Statue Clan—no one can strip you of your identity as the next Clan Leader!”

Jun Changxiao didn’t care about these things; he cared more about: “Which dimension does Mother come from?”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader shook her head: “He didn’t say when he left the Stone Statue Clan.”

Left?

So he’s still alive.

Probably because he left and never returned, Father holds a grudge and claims he’s dead to outsiders.

“You’re passing the Clan Leader position to me because you want to search for him?”

“Correct.”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader’s bright eyes flashed with fury: “I must find him and ask why he abandoned his husband and child back then!”

“…”

Jun Changxiao felt depressed.

With your Stone Statue Clan’s bizarre custom of women as husbands and men as wives, if it were me, I’d definitely run away too!

“The upper cosmos is so vast—can you find him?”

“If I can’t find him, I still must search, because I hate most being toyed with emotionally!”

“…”

From her eyes, Jun Changxiao could see extremely intense anger and resentment. Clearly, she had deeply loved that man back then, and the love turned to hate because he left and never returned.

Wait!

Jun Changxiao suddenly realized a problem: “The Upper Realm’s spatial framework is very strong—can you break free and leave?”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader said proudly: “I have glimpsed the Third Step.”

Upon hearing this, Jun Changxiao’s eyes practically popped out.

The Third Step was the Heavenly Secret Realm.

This level, which Master Tonggu Zhenren had been exploring with no progress to date!

She…

Jun Changxiao said in shock: “Father has entered the Third Step?”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader shook her head: “I’ve only entered half a step; I’m still far from truly crossing over.”

“However.”

She said confidently: “Breaking free from heaven and earth’s constraints and traversing the cosmos is no problem.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao’s emotions became somewhat excited.

He had always thought the Stone Statue Clan Leader’s strength was comparable to Tonggu Zhenren’s, but now it seemed she should be stronger, definitely qualifying as a super thick thigh!

And also!

Mother isn’t dead but still alive!

Being able to leave the Upper Realm, his strength is absolutely not weaker than Father’s!

Heaven has opened its eyes—I, Jun Changxiao, finally have two super powerful backers!

“The cosmos is so vast that finding one person is like fishing for a needle in the ocean’s depths,” Dog Sheng said seriously. “So you still need to think thrice before acting.”

“I’ve been thinking every moment, and I’ve thought for decades,” the Stone Statue Clan Leader said. “Not until you returned could I finally cast off all burdens and leave the Upper Realm to search for that heartless wretch!”

Right.

There was a conspiracy to rush passing the Clan Leader position to Dog Sheng.

But it was nothing more than quickly casting off all burdens on her shoulders to properly leave the Upper Realm and search for the despicable person who abandoned his husband and child.

“Understood.”

Jun Changxiao said: “I will inherit Father’s Clan Leader position and make the entire clan even more glorious!”

The Stone Statue Clan Leader was very gratified.

Shortly after, she retrieved an exquisite box from her spatial ring: “This is a secret manual that heartless wretch left before departing. Having inherited half his bloodline, you should be able to cultivate it.”

Jun Changxiao’s eyes immediately lit up.

However, when he took it in hand and tried to open it, there was no reaction whatsoever, so he asked: “How do I open it?”

“The heartless wretch said before leaving that only you can open this box.”

“…”

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