NOVEL WEB Chapter 50 - The Enemy Who Destroyed the Whole Family, His Name Is... Hua Xu!!
Chapter 50: The Enemy Who Destroyed the Whole Family, His Name Is… Hua Xu!!
Su Zhou proceeded to further refine the rules of the sequence.
The top ten positions in the first batch of the sequence were designated personally by Su Zhou, while the remaining slots would be determined through the family’s grand competition.
All family members were eligible to challenge those within the sequence. If victorious, they could take their place directly.
This not only kept those with the strength to enter the sequence vigilant—lest they be overturned—but also stirred a wave of fervor among other members of the family. Some even felt an urge to shout out the line Su Yan had once declared:
“Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never look down on a poor youth!! Hand over that sequence position, dammit!”¹
As for the original heads of the branch families and the stewards of the main household, they were all incorporated into the Lingxiao Council, dismantling the old system.
Su Zhou appointed his younger brother Su Chao as the council leader. Only those whose strength reached a certain threshold and who had Su Zhou’s approval could join the council.
The Lingxiao Council would deliberate on major family decisions and then report them to Su Zhou.
Whether a decision was ultimately approved depended solely on Su Zhou’s word.
Under his new policies, the entire Su Family had become like a colossal machine, operating at lightning speed.
The family member excitedly discussed the family’s future. Many who aimed for a spot in the sequence set off immediately.
Some went into the mountains to hunt, others took on family missions, while others shut themselves in for secluded cultivation.
Of course, a few capable members tried to challenge Su Yan, who had the lowest cultivation among the sequence.
The result?
They were all thoroughly defeated under the force of his Heaven Holding Ruler, even when Su Yan generously allowed three to attack together. One blast of scorching energy from that ruler left them all knocked out cold.
Some thought Su Yang was still young and tried to take advantage of him, only to be paralyzed with fear by a single, unsheathed stroke of his Heavenly Dao Sword Intent.
Only then did the others gasp in realization—so the sequence chosen personally by the family leader not only had outstanding talent, but terrifying combat strength.
As for Su Buku… that nearly tangible aura of murderous intent around him made unfamiliar family members too scared to even approach.
Watching the wave of enthusiasm in the family,
Su Chao couldn’t help but sigh in admiration—his big brother was practically a divine figure.
The path of stable development they had originally followed wasn’t bad, even if there were some internal disputes. After all, every large family faced that.
But now, Su Zhou’s actions had entirely changed people’s hearts.
They had become more aggressive—more frenzied!
If the Su Family used to be a sturdy cart moving steadily forward, then Su Chao could now foresee:
The Su Family of the future would be a flying sword streaking across the heavens—unstoppable!
Su Chao stayed at Lingxiao Peak, reporting on some of the council’s proposals. Most were approved by Su Zhou.
Afterward, the two brothers shared tea as they once had, and casually mentioned their long-absent third brother, who still had not returned.
Just as Su Chao was preparing to leave, Su Zhou suddenly spoke.
“Second Brother, do you know the name of our sister-in-law’s family?”
Upon hearing this, Su Chao’s body stiffened.
Hua Yun was a scar etched deeply in his heart—one he could never cross. He once thought revenge was beyond him in this lifetime.
But the current Su Family gave him a sliver of hope.
“Big Brother, the Su Family still isn’t strong enough…” Su Chao longed for it too, but he knew—just the current Su Family was far from enough to oppose that colossal force.
True, the Su Family now had several cultivators at the Heaven Origin Realm, and he himself had reached it.
But he couldn’t forget—in that family, Heaven Origin-level cultivators were just servants.
“Heh… some paths must be walked,” Su Zhou said, sipping his tea.
Ten years in seclusion, his biological brother crippled, their elders all dead, their family nearly annihilated—how could he possibly let the culprits go free?
Su Zhou’s eyes were like the nether abyss—profound and unreadable.
Zzzzzz!!
Behind him, a phantasmal image of reincarnation spanning all realms seemed to flicker into existence.
“Huaxu…” Su Chao understood—once his brother made up his mind, no one could change it.
He slowly closed his eyes, as if seeing the painful memories he least wanted to face.
Thunder raged, lightning crashed. A hunched old man stood on his back, looking down at him with disdain—as if gazing at an ant, a beast.
“You, a mongrel, think you’re worthy of even touching the Huaxu Family’s eldest daughter?!”
“If not for fear of hurting her feelings, I’d have killed you on the spot!” That arrogant voice stabbed into Su Chao’s soul like a needle.
When it ended, Su Chao’s gaze became incomparably firm.
He had Heaven-defying Undying Body, his will unshakable. No setback could ever break him.
Now, he would cultivate—grow stronger—and then… take revenge!
He turned and dashed into the Su Family’s back-mountain primeval forest, stirring a frenzy of beasts into the skies.
“Huaxu Family…” Su Zhou murmured the name, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold smile.
“You crippled my brother, slaughtered our elders, trampled our family’s dignity into the dirt… Huaxu Family—how should I…”
“Repay you?”
Su Zhou spoke each word clearly and coldly.
A killing intent so tangible it seemed to fill the air, like a bottomless abyss, ready to devour all.
Just then, a system notification broke the murderous atmosphere.
[Ding!! A special-tier family member has been detected—investment available!!]
Hearing this alert, Su Zhou returned to himself. The matter of the Huaxu Family couldn’t be rushed. Aside from the name, he still knew nothing else about them.
For now, the one he had to deal with—was this cunning little rascal.
Outside Su Zhou’s door, a plain-looking boy peeked around nervously, as if afraid of being seen.
Bang!!
The door suddenly opened on its own.
Su Zhou’s majestic and unfathomable voice echoed out slowly.
“Come in.”
Su Changsheng quickly stepped inside and bowed deeply.
“Greetings, Family Leader.”
Su Zhou gave the youth a once-over before speaking.
“So, your real body came. I was thinking—if you dared send a clone, I’d dismantle all your little wooden puppets and paper dolls…”
Hearing this, Su Changsheng showed a somewhat awkward smile. He had agonized for three or four hours before deciding to come in person.
“Family Leader… how would I dare…”
“You? Don’t dare? Heh—are there still things you don’t dare do? That little shack of yours in the northwest corner of the Blessed Land—three hundred layers of annihilation formations stacked there…”
“To those who know, it’s just you. But to outsiders, it might look like some ancient inheritance site.”
Hearing this, Su Changsheng’s expression grew even more unnatural.
Sure enough—his little tricks hadn’t escaped the family leader’s eyes. And here he’d been, foolishly thinking there was a 0.001% chance he might slip under the radar.