Badass Celestial Emperor Returns!

(105) Heirs

Zi Yingjun looked down the pillar. He almost fell down. The Chaos Pellet's strength had exceeded his expectation. Furthermore, his dantian was severely damaged. Zi Yingjun can only store one-third of qi in his dantian. If it surpassed its limit even in just one extra qi, his dantian will break. That can result to him being crippled. Zi Yingjun had calculated and he can only use the full strength of Chaos Pellet at the peak of Foundation Building. Below that rank, he can damage his dantian. Zi Yingjun decided to use it only if he is in extreme trouble. The explosion is enough to destroy half a small-scale clan.

Ta!

His heels stepped on a broken tile down the ground after jumping. Zi Yingjun went out of the stage's previous area. Zi Gu Bo and Zi Yan Yue were called too. Afterwards, Ye Zen came back. The four of them are now going to select their factions. Zi Mingde led the Vanguard League, Zi Ming Yun led the clan's best soldiers, Zi Liu Shang led the Medicine Elders and the third elder Zi Gu Ling have the experts of Zi Clan behind him. If a student choose, even if a faction that doesn't belong to their branch, that is also beneficial because it's equal to building connections.

Zi Yan Yue went up first. She thought for a moment. Her spirit beast is good for aerial fight and can enhance her skills in fighting. Moreover, her parents are expecting her. Thus, she chose the Vanguard. Zi Gu Bo chose to join the experts guarding Zi Clan from the first wall. He wants to be an expert himself. Furthermore, his grandfather is the one leading them. Zi Gu Ling favors him too and Zi Gu Wen is also in the same faction.

Now, for Ye Zen. He silently stood there and bowed. "Apology but I will not choose a faction. I only want to learn and defeat your infamous young master, Zi Yingjun. But since I lost, I do not have the face to build connections with Zi Clan. As before, I will remain as a lone cultivator."

"Understandable." Zi Ming Yun nodded though he is disappointed. Ye Zen is gifted but they also have Zi Yingjun now. A pure bloodline descendant is really fascinating.

Finally, it was Zi Yingjun's turn. He is planning to pick a faction with lots of talents but he should try picking the expert's side. Zi Gu Wen and Zi Gu Bo are there. Both were first-rate talents. Zi Yingjun is about to speak when a group of people arrived. The one leading them is a pretty lady in red flaming dress.

"My, Clan Leader, you didn't even invite us." the pretty lady smiled seductively. Zi Ming Yun's face turned dark. This woman, he hates her the most. However, she is also one of the pride of Zi Clan. Second branch's rune master, Zi An Heng. She is the youngest rune master of Zi Clan. The one leading the rarely seen rune master factions. Zi An Heng turned to Zi Yingjun with a look of surprise. "Oh. Little Xian's son is not bad at all. I heard he even taught his teacher how to make a proper rune formation."

"Guilty." Zi Yingjun assessed her cultivation. It is in the third rank of Foundation Building. The rest is in the first rank and the lowest are in the peak of Qi Refinement. He had heard of them before. Even in his past life, they didn't attend the Winter Exam. Because of their arrogant but powerful profile, the Rune Faction were regarded highly. Additionally, he heard Zi An Heng was once Zi Ming Yun's lover but she bravely cheated with a Jin Clan elder. That must be the reason Zi Ming Yun remained unmarried. And he does hate Zi An Heng very much.

"Xiao Xian's son, I am here to ask you in joining our faction. If you can exceed my standards, I won't care for other complains and name you as my heir. Are you willing?" Zi An Heng went straight to the point. It caused another commotion.

"Your eyes are quite sharp." he flattered lightly. Zi An Heng tittered. This also means he agreed to be on their side.

"Good, good. Elder Qing, where is your daughter?" Zi An Heng turned behind her to look at a middle-aged woman. She is Zi Qing He's adoptive mother, Zi Qing Song.

Zi Qing He approached them and performed a salute to Zi An Heng. "Obedient girl. From now on, you and Xiao Xian's son will train together as my heir." she suddenly said and sent another shock to the audience. Specially to Zi Qing He.

"Wait, him?" Zi Qing He looked at Zi Yingjun in disbelief. She bore hatred against him for harming Lieren. "Elder... He's so shameless and uncivilized. I don't want to learn with him! Please think this through. Or in the future, he will also bring headache to Elder."

"Zi Qing He, what's wrong? Afraid that I can make you scram?" Zi Yingjun sneered and placed an arm around her shoulder. Zi Qing He glared in anger.

"If you mean it like this, why don't we compete? Next week, we will leave Zi Clan for an expedition. Lets see who will survive the longest." she faced Zi Yingjun with a provocative gaze.

"Since when were you this brave?" Zi Yingjun leaned down with an oppressive look. "Aren't you in Qi Refinement? Or are you also like Ye Zen who hid his cultivation?"

"Hey, hey, hey! You speak like I was the only one who kept it a secret!" Ye Zen complained in his mind.

"Zi Yingjun, remember this day." Zi Qing He squinted her eyes. Sparks appeared between them. Zi Yingjun's eyes were full of arrogance and deviousness while Zi Qing He is obviously provoked to the peak.

"Alright, you two, enough." Zi An Heng had fun and separated them. She had never officially announced Zi Qing He as her heir and thought of keeping it a secret until her last day. However, since Zi Yingjun appeared as her second choice, she decided to make everyone know so he will be protected from being bullied.