Thunder filled the sky, mixed with the most furious energy of the universe. No... perhaps not fury, but pride.


    Standing atop the mountain, Luke looked down at the ckwood n members scattered around rk. He could feel the emotions of the ckwood people. Their pride was everywhere, piercing his skin like thorns, invading his mind and body, causing him to shiver uncontrobly.


    After Nathan''s roar, he was silent for a long time.


    Having worked with Nichs for thirty years, he remembered him as one of the few cowards in the ckwood n.


    Nichs wasn''t arrogant like Nathan, nor was he as wild as the other ckwoods. He was like a trapped beast, shielding the others from the world''s ridicule, struggling within his cage, trying desperately to prevent the ckwoods from being destroyed in these chaotic times.


    Luke understood all this, but he also knew more clearly that ever since Nichs knelt, thebel of ''traitor to humanity'' meant the ckwoods had little chance of redemption. From then on, the ckwoods were no longer a threat, as humanity would never ept them. Daring to betray the Druids meant they had to be ready to be despised by both sides.


    Then.


    Nichs appeared outside of rk, and even now, Luke couldn''t forget that scene.


    This young man fought his way through, with Druids blocking his path, rampaging wildly. His Great River Dragon Map, his psychic spear, and countless talismans meant nothing.


    Facing him, the high priest, under the power of his Competent Force, the young manughed mockingly and died from an explosion of his Developing Skill. That was the boy''s final move!


    "The head of the family died here, Luke, we ckwoods can spin many tales! The Emerald Empire cannot refuse a strong and righteous ckwood!"


    Luke could even imagine.


    Perhaps by the time Nichs arrived, various reports had already spread throughout the Emerald Empire. It was nothing but tales of the ckwood family head defying family orders, colluding with the Druids, and then, thirty yearster, the ckwoods righteously eliminating their own...


    Perhaps thirty years ago, Nichs was already prepared to face death.


    And now.


    The trapped ckwoods had walked out of their cages because the beast at the forefront gnawed at the bars every day until it was bloody-mouthed and lifeless!


    Thunder still roared in the sky.


    All the ckwoods had bloodshot eyes, and Luke knew clearly that these beasts, having crawled out of their cages, would unleash the craziest revenge on the Druids!


    But for Luke now, it was more about respect.


    He suddenly looked up, the energy of the Competent Force bursting forth, and he stared at Nathan.


    "Nathan, many years ago you said your ckwoods never yielded, I didn''t believe it, but you ckwoods have! You said there were no cowards in your ckwoods, I didn''t believe..."


    His voice grew deeper, "I should have believed. I thought Nichs was a coward, I was wrong."


    As the high priest, he grinned, "You ask me if he was brave, I''ve seen many warriors in rk, but none as brave as your Nichs!"


    "Thirty years, Nichs fought for your ckwoods. There''s no turning back for either of us now, let me see what your ckwoods are capable of, and let me show you, there are no cowards in rk either!"


    "rk tribe, annihte them!"


    "Boom!"


    Thunder rolled across the sky, and the mystical mountain of rk shed its outer shell, shining brilliantly like a gemstone. rk had long been prepared for battle! Countless members of the rk tribe emerged from within the jade mountain, armed with totems, magical formations, and spells...


    "Attack!"


    Hearing Luke''s words, the ckwood n was visibly shaken, but as numerous Druids from rk charged, they remained fearless and charged towards the Druids.


    Charge—Charge!!!


    Their eyes were bloodshot; in this moment, they understood that the past thirty years were a time and opportunity fought for by Nichs.


    Outside their family stronghold was an external affairs office, and Nichs never returned to the stronghold.


    Over the years, within the family stronghold, they couldugh as usual, slowly assimting the heritage umted by the family over the years, continuously growing. But all this was fought for by Nichs alone, who bore the brunt of the outside world, scarred and battered until his death.


    Perhaps even Helen, who was close to Nichs, didn''t know how difficult these years had been for him.


    He was never a coward; he walked alone in the darkness, battered and bloodied, seeking a beacon for the ckwoods.


    Now... the beacon had been found.


    They fought with the light Nichs had brought them, with his will!


    In the room.


    Ethan had rushed back as quickly as possible, his eyes glued to theputer screen.


    [Your cultivation has reached the Competent Force stage, and your family has be a Competent Force lineage!]


    [Your family has touched the heavenlyws, offering a Family Spiritual Tribute, bing the family''s will!]


    [Detecting arge amount of Spiritual Tribute in your family... converting...]


    [You have gained Family Will: 30]


    Transformation... everything was changing, Ethan clearly understood that Nichs''s sacrifice had brought all this to the family and was also affecting him.


    "Sigh."


    Ethan exhaled deeply, unable to express in words everything Nichs had done for the family. Now, all he had to do was fight and grow with his family!


    [You have used 1 point of Family Will to upgrade the skill Lv1. ''Charge, My Children!'']


    [Skill upgraded to—Family Glory!]


    [Using the skill, all ckwood descendants within a hundred miles increase theirbat effectiveness by 20%! Competent Force stage psychics, using part of the natural energy rules, increase by 20%!]


    [Now using skill Lv.4 ''Family Glory''!]


    ...


    On the battlefield, the descendants of the ckwood family were surrounded by a glowing aura, as the Psychic Positions floated up around them, forming a massive family crest in the sky. This radiant symbol enveloped every member of the ckwood n, enhancing their strength, courage, and will!


    "Charge!" they roared.


    The fifth-generation descendants, who had once stormed the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion with Nichs, were now even more ferocious than before. Donna, once petite, had grown to a towering three meters tall, her fists pounding the ground with thebined power of icy rock and the mighty force of the Exploding Sky Serpent.


    Edward remained seated on his throne, his sword moving freely within the great formation.


    They all remembered the days in the Thunderfire Demon Cave, when little brother Nichs always followed behind, needing their help to get up and keep running. Now, they were immensely proud. Nichs had moved to the front, a king on the battlefield!


    Behind them, the monk brothers, Charles and Christopher, remained seated on their lotus tforms, closely following the two frenzied warriors. "Brother, I don''t understand, why do people knowingly embrace death when they could choose life?" Christopher asked, puzzled, as he summoned tendrils from his flesh-and-blood lotus tform to fend off the totemic ability weapons attacking Edward.


    "Perhaps that''s what it means to be family," Charles replied, looking ahead at their fearless kin, all charging forward. He suddenly looked up at the family crest in the sky and sighed, "Sister, do you regret abandoning your faith?"


    Hearing this, Christopher smiled, "No regrets. After all, faith alone can''t shield us from the world''s misunderstandings and nder. They say there''s a purend in paradise, but we''ve never set foot in it. Yet Nichs... he has made our family''s world as peaceful as a purend."


    "So..." Charles began, his lotus tform disintegrating into a dark golden blood that hovered around him, transforming him into an octopus-like figure on the battlefield. Whenever his tendrils stretched out, droves of druids fell. His eyes turned ck as he spoke, "Sister, if such is our purend, such our family, why should we not embrace death knowingly?"


    "Fight!" Christopher dered, his figure transforming into a sixteen-armed Bodhisattva radiating golden light, charging into battle!


    [Your descendants Charles and Christopher, having fused the monk and demonic corpses with the flesh-and-blood lotus tform, incorporating Monk Abbot David into it, have elevated the flesh-and-blood lotus tform to a seventh-grade ability object!]


    [Seventh-grade Flesh-and-Blood Lotus tform: Capable of merging with spiritual bodies, transforming into demonic beings or Bodhisattvas,parable to high-grade ability weapons. The two tforms, now embodying both monk and demon, areparable to the finest ability weapons!]


    [Your descendants Charles and Christopher have broken through their Developing Skill, obtaining an Advanced Core, merging monk and demon into a Super Core!]


    [In this battle, they have understood the meaning of family, gaining the trait: Family Faith]


    [With their newfound faith, their fervor carries Nichs''s will to the family, fighting for their n, their power and will increased by 50%!]


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