Absolute Resonance - Chapter 1778

Chapter 1775: God Fruit Heavenly King, Zhen Jie

As the Li Luo family gazed at the handsome head that suddenly emerged from the spatial rift ahead, they immediately recognized him.

Who else could so brazenly claim to be their ancestor but Li Jun, the patriarch of the Li Heavenly King lineage?

“Ancestor,”

Li Jingzhe bowed first, a look of respect washing over his aged face.

Li Taixuan, Tan Tailan, Li Luo, and Jiang Qing’e followed suit. Given their current realms and strengths, even meeting Jiang Heavenly King wouldn’t require such a junior’s formality. But Li Jun was different. He was not only a Heavenly King of immense seniority, but also the ancestor of their own Li family. This blood relationship could not be severed, no matter what level of realm one reached.

“Hehe.”

Li Jun leaped out of the spatial rift, still looking his youthful self. Among the crowd, he appeared the most youthful and immature.

“My ancestor’s bloodline is truly remarkable. It actually produced three Heavenly Kings,” Li Jun exclaimed gleefully. Among these three Heavenly Kings, the father and son duo of Li Taixuan and Li Luo each married an equally astonishingly talented Heavenly King wife. Truly, they had gathered all the world’s luck within their Li family.

He glanced at Li Jingzhe, then at Li Taixuan, and finally at Li Luo, his eyes filled with wonder. “Good boy! A newly minted Heavenly King has forged four realms. By comparison, my ancestor’s millennia of cultivation are practically useless.”

Li Jun, on the other hand, had only forged three realms, one less than Li Luo.

Li Luo humbly replied, “This junior only achieved this extraordinary fortune, allowing me to ascend to heaven so quickly. Otherwise, it would have taken another century of hard work.”

Li Jun rolled his eyes. “Are you being modest or showing off?” Are you trying to say that even without this fortune for ten years, you could still reach your current level in a hundred years?”

But then he thought, this is his own bloodline. The more outstanding Li Luo is, the more powerful his bloodline is.

With this thought, Li Jun couldn’t help but grow more complacent. He turned and shouted into the void behind him, “Zhen Jie, you old man, do you see? My Li family is now more prosperous than your Dragon Clan. Do you dare to look down on my Li family in the future?”

Li Luo’s heart fluttered at this. Zhen Jie?

Is he the Dragon Clan’s Heavenly King? I heard that the Dragon Clan has three Heavenly Kings, two of whom are from the Tianlong clan. One is the great-great-grandmother Zhen Fu, and the other is the even older Divine Fruit Heavenly King, who is also one of the only three Divine Fruits left in the Ten Divine Continents.

Surely, this is the Zhen Jie that ancestor Li Jun was talking about?

Just as Li Jun’s shout faded, the void ahead vibrated violently. A faint, ancient, pure roar of a celestial dragon echoed. A vast, purple-gold divine light swept across the universe, transforming into a purple-gold avenue, piercing from the depths of the void.

Three figures emerged from the avenue.

Two of them looked familiar to Li Luo: the tall and well-proportioned Great-Great-Grandmother Zhen Fu. Behind her, another familiar figure: the newly crowned Heavenly King Zhen Linshuang.

Between them stood a white-haired elder draped in a purple-gold dragon robe. His face was imposing, his golden dragon eyes radiating a suffocating, celestial dragon-like pressure.

Two purple-gold dragon horns emanated from his forehead, a destructive aura flowing from them.

The robed elder appeared and snorted at the smug Li Jun, his expression tinged with displeasure, evidently disapproving of his smug and frivolous demeanor.

In the past, he would have taunted her as usual, saying, “Once you, Li Jun, die, the so-called Li family will naturally vanish into thin air, and will no longer dishonor our Celestial Dragon bloodline.”

But this time, he couldn’t taunt her.

The array behind Li Jun was so magnificent that even this ancient Divine Fruit Heavenly King couldn’t help but feel a bit of awe.

One First-order Heavenly King, two Third-order Heavenly Kings, and two Fourth-order Heavenly Kings.

What a terrifying lineup!

After forging a four-level Heavenly King, the next step is to nurture a Divine Fruit. If that succeeds, two Heavenly Kings will emerge!

At that point, Li Jun’s Li family will become the undisputed foremost clan in the world, even their own Celestial Dragon Clan will struggle to rival them.

So, even the old Dragon King, who had experienced countless things and witnessed the destruction of many races, was in shock. He could hardly believe that in just a few decades, the Li family founded by Li Jun had gone from a single Heavenly King to this state.

Zhen Jie had always disliked Li Jun. After all, it was this stud who had infiltrated their Celestial Dragon bloodline into the human race, spreading it into a Celestial King lineage with numerous branches and countless members.

For the Celestial Dragon Clan, who prided themselves on their noble bloodline, this was simply unacceptable.

Upon learning this news, Zhen Ji was furious, even considering murder at one point. However, Zhen Fu’s fierce opposition forced him to relinquish his stance. He subsequently forbade Zhen Fu from further contact with Li Jun, a restriction that was only relaxed after Li Jun’s ascension to Heavenly King status.

However, precisely because of this Heavenly Dragon Patriarch’s attitude, while the Dragon Clan shared some blood ties with the Li Heavenly King lineage, contact between the two sides remained largely isolated.

Zhen Ji could never have imagined that the Li family, once considered a blasphemy against the Heavenly Dragon bloodline, would grow so powerful.

Facing the powerful force of the Six Heavenly Kings, even Zhen Ji, the veteran Divine Fruit Heavenly King, was momentarily unable to taunt Li Jun.

This embarrassed the usually arrogant Zhen Ji, and his face took on a sullen, menacing expression.

Zhen Fu, standing by, glanced at Zhen Ji’s expression and couldn’t help but sigh. Given the stubborn old Dragon King’s temper, if Li Jun had dared to challenge him in the past, he would have likely suppressed him long ago. But this time, the old Dragon King remained restrained.

It wasn’t that his temper had improved, but rather that the power behind Li Jun was too strong. So

strong that even Zhen Ji, who had reached the Divine Fruit Realm, felt a sense of fear.

Zhen Fu coughed lightly and advised, “Grandfather, Li Jun is just like that. You don’t have to argue with him.”

At this time, Zhen Linshuang, who was standing beside her, also spoke up, “Yes, Grandfather, the Li family is ultimately the bloodline of our Tianlong clan. Their current achievements are due to both Li Jun, the Heavenly King, and our Tianlong bloodline. So, in a sense, this is also a glory for our Tianlong clan.”

Zhen Fu glanced at Zhen Linshuang, this junior, with some surprise. You have to know that this person’s temperament is not much different from Zhen Jie’s. He used to have some complaints about Li Tianwang’s lineage. Why has he become more restrained after being promoted to Heavenly King? And is he even speaking up for them?

Sensing Zhen Fu’s gaze, Zhen Linshuang’s cheeks flashed with embarrassment. His wandering eyes, however, could not help but cast towards the young and upright figure behind Li Jun, a hint of inexplicable light in his eyes.

With Zhen Fu and Zhen Linshuang’s soothing words, Zhen Ji’s expression gradually calmed. Given his pride, he couldn’t bring himself to seek out the Li family to trace his lineage and recognize his kinship. However, Zhen Linshuang was right. The Li Tianwang lineage, along with the other Later Jin Heavenly Kings, also had their Heavenly Dragon blood flowing through their veins. Therefore, their achievements were in part due to the Heavenly Dragon Clan, a fact that no one could deny.

This thought brightened his spirits.

Seeing Zhen Ji’s arrogance subside, Li Jun couldn’t help but feel a surge of pride. After all these years, he had finally made this stubborn old Dragon King yield before him. This filled him with a sense of profound emotion. He had never imagined that the Li Tianwang lineage, which had previously relied on him for survival, would now become such a powerful backing for him.

Was this the legendary fostering a son to provide for one’s old age?

Interesting.

As Li Jun sighed inwardly, figures radiating a majestic aura began to slowly emerge from the sea of clouds and the spatial vortex. Leading them was none other than Heavenly King Jiang.

He smiled at the crowd, his gentle voice echoing.

“Now that you’ve finished reminiscing about the past, can we discuss business?”

(End of Chapter)