"It’s a call from Xiaoxiang. He should be at the base by now." Zhao Kun looked at the caller ID with a smile and answered the phone.
"Hello, Xiaoxiang..."
He was smiling; Zhao Xiang’s breakthrough to Earth-Level was incredibly significant for the Zhao family.
But less than two seconds later, his expression changed.
"What?"
Zhao Xiang’s voice ca through the phone. "Dad, just now, Li Yang severely injured Sun Yunqiang, a Late Heaven Level Cultivator, with a single attack. Then, Li Yang suddenly erupted with King Level strength and fought Zheng Hu. The two of them battled for a while, but neither could gain the upper hand. Their fight only ended when Consul Shao Jie arrived. These are pictures of the aftermath..."
Zhao Xiang’s voice ca through the phone, and then several pictures were sent over.
Opening the pictures, he saw the ground covered in countless cracks. One could only imagine the intensity of the battle!
Zhao Kun stared at the photos in shock, his face a mask of utter disbelief.
’How is this possible? How did Li Yang beco a King Level Cultivator?’
’King Level... there are only nine in all of Hua Country. The nation’s top leaders would do anything to befriend soone like that. They are existences on par with Land Immortals!’
’Even with Celestial Level Cultivators, the Zhao family has to do everything they can to curry favor.’
’And those very Celestial Level masters they have to suck up to are like ants before a King Level Cultivator!’
’And now, Li Yang has reached that realm?’
’A single King Level individual, even on their own, possesses a status and position far beyond that of a top-tier wealthy family like the Zhaos!’
"What is it?" Zhao Qianxing asked, frowning as he observed the look of disbelief on Zhao Kun’s face.
His words snapped the stunned Zhao Kun back to his senses. He quickly said, "Dad, Li Yang... he has King Level strength?"
Hearing this, Zhao Qianxing froze. "What? King Level?"
Then, his expression changed dramatically, and he stared intently at Zhao Kun.
Zhao Kun hurriedly repeated what Zhao Xiang had told him. "Even when Zheng Hu went all out, he couldn’t do anything to Li Yang. These are the traces left from their battle."
He showed the pictures on his phone to Zhao Qianxing.
Zhao Qianxing suddenly fell silent.
He stared at the photos, his thoughts unreadable.
Even so, judging by his constantly shifting expression, a tempest must have been raging in his heart!
After several dozen seconds, Zhao Qianxing suddenly spoke. "Let’s go. We’re going to Coastal City to find Xiaorou and the others!"
"Dad..." Zhao Kun looked at Zhao Qianxing, stunned for a mont.
Zhao Qianxing took a deep breath and said in a heavy tone, "No matter what, Xiaorou is a mber of the Zhao family. She is my daughter and your sister. Those blood ties can’t be severed. From now on, the most important task for the Zhao family is to improve our relationship with Xiaorou, and... with Li Guohai!"
As he spoke, a clear look of regret was visible in Zhao Qianxing’s eyes.
’Li Yang has King Level strength... If I had known earlier, I never would have let our relationship beco so strained...’
Zhao Qianxing regretted distancing himself from Li Yang when he first revealed his identity as a Cultivator.
He regretted distancing himself from Li Yang when he revealed his Celestial Level strength.
And now, Li Yang had revealed King Level strength!
After all, the only reason they hadn’t dared to associate with Li Yang before was because of the Zheng family’s King Level expert, Zheng Hu!
But now, Li Yang could actually match Zheng Hu! A King Level at eighteen! What did that an?
It ant that in the future, Li Yang’s strength was certain to surpass Zheng Hu’s, making him one of the highest-ranked King Level experts in all of Hua Country!
’If only I had been a little softer before...’ Zhao Qianxing was filled with an indescribable mix of emotions.
If he had been willing to buy an Anticancer Agent to save Li Guohai when he had cancer, his relationship with Li Yang would surely be on good terms.
Right now, that would be like the Zhao family having a King Level Cultivator of its own!
With a Cultivator of such strength, the Zhao family would have ascended to the heavens in a single step, becoming a truly top-tier great family!
And all that status had only required a single decision from him back then.
But there were no ’what ifs’. He had chosen not to save Li Guohai, and now the Zhao family’s relationship with Li Yang was in tatters.
Zhao Kun also fell silent, looking at Zhao Qianxing. He hadn’t expected his father to make such a decision.
Zhao Qianxing took another deep breath and continued, "Go and prepare at once. And it won’t just be us. Bring so of the family’s younger generation along. We’re all going to Coastal City!"
"Yes, Dad."
Zhao Kun nodded and quickly went to make the arrangents.
In the hall, Zhao Qianxing stood in silence.
"King Level..."
He clenched his fists slightly, his eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions. Excitent? Indignation? Regret?
His own grandson had achieved the goal he had pursued for nearly half his life, and yet, he had been the one to push that very grandson away.
...
anwhile, at the Zhou family’s estate, Old Master Zhou Guoyu stared at his third son, Zhou Tianxu, and demanded in shock, "What did you just say?"
Zhou Tianxu quickly repeated himself. "On the island, Li Yang erupted with King Level strength and fought against Zheng Hu, who is also at King Level. He wasn’t at a disadvantage in the slightest..."
In the Zhou family’s main hall, everyone present wore looks of shock as they listened to the stunning news.
After a mont of shock, Old Master Zhou’s face suddenly lit up with imnse excitent!
"King Level! Excellent! Excellent!" Old Master Zhou was ecstatic.
The other mbers of the Zhou family, after their initial shock, also beca thrilled and excited.
"Haha, Dad! I never thought Li Yang wasn’t just a Celestial Level Cultivator—his strength has actually reached King Level!" Zhou Yao’s father, Zhou Tianbo, laughed heartily.
They had already been thrilled that Li Yang was a Celestial Level Cultivator, but they never imagined his strength was even greater!
King Level!
Any family with ties to an expert of this level would see their own status rise by a huge margin! No one else would dare to provoke them!
The mbers of the Zhou family were all buzzing with excitent. Li Yang was their family’s son-in-law, after all!
Just then, Zhou Tianxu, who had brought the news, couldn’t help but ask, "Dad, what’s the actual state of Li Yang and Yaoyao’s relationship?"
As soon as he spoke, everyone present snapped back to reality.
At first, they had been worried about Zhou Yao getting involved with Li Yang. Then, after learning he had Celestial Level strength, they supported them being together.
And now, they were starting to worry that Zhou Yao and Li Yang’s relationship wasn’t deep enough.
After all, a King Level at eighteen... Li Yang was simply too exceptional. One could imagine that once news of his King Level strength spread, nearly every great family in Hua Country would be falling over themselves to curry favor with him.
At that point, Li Yang could have anything he wanted. Would he truly still care about Zhou Yao?
Suddenly, the mbers of the Zhou family began to feel a sense of anxiety, worried about their potential gains and losses.
To put it simply, they were worried that Zhou Yao and Li Yang wouldn’t last.
Among so many great families, there were surely many won who were prettier and more outstanding than Zhou Yao.
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