Within a secret realm somewhere on Phoenix Island, a young woman was meditating with her eyes closed. With an oval face, plump red lips, a delicate nose, and long, curved eyelashes, she was truly a beauty.
Today, she felt a little restless. She didn't know if it was because her master wanted her to meet the geniuses of various clans today, or if it was something else that prevented her from focusing on her cultivation. Three months ago, her master told her that members of her family had appeared. One was definitely her third uncle, Wu Shishen, and the other was very likely her elder brother, Wu Tianyuan!
According to her master, both of them had reached the God Venerable realm or higher, and their combat power made the entire starry sky wary. Her third uncle had slain nine Saint Ancestors in battle. Wu Tianyuan, however, was even more terrifying; he fought against Cang Sheng, who wielded an ancestral artifact, and was not defeated. She had long known that a Great Saint holding an ancestral artifact was the strongest expert in the starry sky at this time! Yet such a powerful being was blocked by her elder brother, who did not fall into a disadvantage during their exchange. How could he have achieved this in just ten short years?
Perhaps he endured a lot of hardship and danger! To obtain such power, the price paid must have been considerable—this was her guess.
"Crack!" Suddenly, a cracking sound startled her from her thoughts. A shimmering figure appeared; it was a young man.
"Master!" Seeing him, she immediately clasped her hands and respectfully said, "If the Heavenly Phoenix Palace hadn't saved me, I might have met a terrible end. I am truly grateful to the Phoenix Saint Palace for these ten years."
"Hmm! Go to the training ground. The Saint Son of the Heavenly Soul Palace, whom you once told me about, has also come to this Martial Arts Convention. Go and confirm it!" The young man was none other than Phoenix Saint, who had appeared in the Demonic Sea a few months ago.
"He's here?" she said, surprised. "I'll go out immediately!" According to her master, the Heavenly Soul Saint Son possessed the Heavenly Soul Physique, and was taken away by an elder of the Heavenly Soul Palace that year. It was probably her second brother, Wu Tianri, without a doubt. She stood up and quickly left through the teleportation point. After ten years, she finally had the chance to meet her family.
After ten years, she was no longer the carefree, thoughtless girl she once was. Although not yet truly mature, she had come to understand many things. Due to her constitution, she was originally a lively young woman, but today she had lost her former demeanor. She was much more composed, and her eyes always held a hint of melancholy.
After more than three hours of teleportation, Wu Tianfeng arrived directly at the Training Ground. What puzzled her was that the atmosphere here felt a bit off. The Martial Arts Convention was for young geniuses to interact, and she would also participate, so it should be very noisy and lively. Not only was it eerily quiet, but she also saw many powerful elders from the older generation. Three powerful Phoenix Clan elders had also arrived, all of them Saint Ancestor-level elders with real authority.
Looking into the Training Ground, she saw another elder standing next to two young men from the Fire Rock Clan. He was currently looking intently at the group of young people inside the Training Ground, specifically at a young man holding a small tiger. She found something familiar about him but couldn't quite place him. She had met many people over the years, so it wasn't unusual to find someone a little familiar.
That person's identity was probably not simple, which was why the Phoenix Clan elder was acting this way. Yet, he didn't make a move, only watched him with caution.
"Oh..." Yu Tianyuan was looking at the Phoenix Clan's Saint Ancestor when he suddenly felt a familiar soul fluctuation. It was his younger sister, Yu Tianfeng. He immediately looked in that direction.
Inside the Martial Arts Arena, everyone was staring at Yu Tianyuan when they saw him suddenly look in another direction. Immediately, most people followed his gaze. Standing there was a young woman of eighteen or nineteen, fully developed, with an oval face, fair skin, a head of golden hair, and a tall figure. She was a beauty.
"Haha! It's been ten years already..." Yu Tianyuan ignored the two Fire Rock Clan members and said with a laugh. "Big brother has a welcome gift..." He grabbed the head of the small tiger he was holding in his arms and threw it towards his sister. He was giving her a spirit pet! A monstrous genius of the Demon Clan.
"He's Tianfeng's older brother..." Everyone's pupils contracted. This person was actually Tianfeng's older brother, incredibly young yet already possessing the cultivation of a Divine Venerable... Is the Yu family a family of monsters? Each one more terrifying than the last.
"Boss?!?" Yu Tianri said, unsure. That year, Yu Tianjun and Yu Tianyuan both stayed behind and entered Demon God Mountain. Afterwards, news spread that two Demon Cultivators appeared and rescued the Yu family. One person, Yu Tianjun, was confirmed dead. The other, he was eighty percent sure, was Yu Tianyuan. It was just that for ten years, there hadn't been a single whisper, so he wasn't entirely sure. After all, Yu Tianyuan now was very different from before, even more ethereal and mysterious.
"Boss?" Tianyangzi said, puzzled.
"Big brother..." Yu Tianfeng seemed to be in a fog, not bothering with the two small tigers that had been thrown beside her.
"Haha! Only ten years, and you don't recognize me anymore, Second Brother, you too!" Yu Tianyuan said with a laugh. He had changed a lot since awakening his bloodline. Perhaps only one person could recognize him, one whose life or death was unknown. Even if the outside world said he was dead, Yu Tianyuan still refused to believe it.
"Boss... These past years you..." From the moment Yu Tianyuan used that five-colored halo, Yu Tianri was a little startled. In this generation, those who could use something similar were the Five Elements lineage, the Five Elements Holy Sect. But he had previously said he was a member of the Yu family, and there was only one such person in the Yu family: Yu Tianyuan, who possessed the Five Elements Chaotic Holy Body, the fifth generation Yu family boss.
"Haha! Consider it a reunion!" Yu Tianyuan smiled. He hadn't expected to meet two more cousins here. It was a small gathering.
"My name is Yu Tianyuan! I'll only say it once: if you are not a member of the Yu family, leave this place immediately! Phoenix Clan! Lend me this place for a moment!" He shouted domineeringly. Following that, a gigantic five-colored halo appeared above his head. The power was weak, but it emitted an earth-shattering aura. The pupils of several powerful Saint Ancestors contracted in shock. Had that level of power appeared again?
"Ah! If you don't want me to punch a hole through Phoenix Island today, then leave those two! Anyone who threatens a member of my Yu family will surely die!" He glanced at the Phoenix Clan elder who was protecting the two Fire Rock Clan members and said coldly.
After Yu Tianyuan announced his name and displayed his power, the pupils of several monstrous geniuses contracted. Little Dragon King and Grand Emperor Taicang were extremely shocked, just like that other person. This person also possessed earth-shattering power! Absolutely no less than Yu Shishen and the White-robed Saint Lord!
"That kind of power..."
"Whoosh!..." Everyone immediately left. If this person was like those two in the Demonic Sea, then no one here would likely survive. Everyone departed, leaving only the four members of the Yu family. Even the Four Great Heavenly Kings left. They understood that the Young Master and his kin needed private space at this moment.
"Big Brother!" Yu Tianfeng, completely disregarding her maidenly image, threw herself into Yu Tianyuan's arms, sobbing. Tears streamed down her face like rain. For the past ten years, she had missed her family and kin so much.
"Haha! Don't cry! You're so big now, crying will make you ugly..." Yu Tianyuan chuckled, gently patting her shoulder. He was also very happy, this was the happiest day in the past ten years!
"I'm not ugly..." Like a kitten, she put her hands on her hips and retorted. It had been so many years since she had behaved like this. Perhaps today she was finally showing her true self, though tears still lingered on her cheeks, making it a bit funny.
"Haha! You've all suffered these past years!" Yu Tianyuan laughed. "Second Brother's hair has turned gray, huh..." He teased.
"Ugh..." Yu Tianri's perpetually frozen face twitched. Just like ten years ago, Yu Tianyuan was still the one who teased him.
"Haha! Cousin Tianyang! You used to always follow Second Brother around and were often bullied by Fourth Brother!" He laughed again.
"Fourth Brother..." At the mention of Fourth Brother, both Yu Tianfeng and Yu Tianri's expressions darkened slightly.
"Who is Fourth Brother? He dared to bully me?" Yu Tianyang asked, unconvinced.
"He won't die that easily!" Yu Tianyuan said seriously. "As long as I meet Third Uncle, I can confirm if he appeared in the Demonic Sea." He paused, then looked at Yu Tianyang and smiled. "If he's still alive, I'm afraid you'll be bullied by him again."
"The one in the Demonic Sea wasn't you?" Yu Tianhun and Yu Tianfeng asked almost simultaneously, startled.
"No! I suspect it was Fourth Brother!" Yu Tianyuan said, frowning slightly. He hadn't found any precise clues to confirm it all this time.
"Who is Fourth Brother?" Yu Tianyang asked.
"Ah! You don't know? He's the one the world calls the Peerless Demonic Lord!" Yu Tianyuan said, smirking at him.
"The Peerless Demonic Lord?!?" Yu Tianyang's pupils constricted in surprise. Before, he didn't know he was a member of the Yu family, so he greatly admired Yu Tianjun back then. That guy was only less than a year older than him! Now, knowing he was also a member of the Yu family, ranking fifth in the fifth generation of the Yu family, and that the Fourth Brother, who was just above him, was the very person he admired, revered, and who had bullied him when he was little. Thinking of this, his face darkened. He had just been planning to get revenge.
"Hmph! You and Qin Qingqing were the ones Fourth Brother teased the most back then!" Yu Tianyuan recalled.
"Big Brother! Is it really possible that the person in the Demonic Sea is Fourth Brother?" Yu Tianri asked again.
"There's a sixty percent chance it's Fourth Brother! I need to meet Third Uncle to confirm it precisely. That person once spoke privately with Third Uncle in the Demonic Sea! He must also be a member of our Yu family, I'm just not sure!" Yu Tianyuan said. "It's just that finding Third Uncle is a bit difficult..." He tilted his head and sighed.
"Ha! Let's worry about that later! Look! Do you like the welcome gift I got you?" Yu Tianyuan chuckled again, grabbing the little tiger, completely oblivious to its extremely resentful gaze.