Splitting the Heave

“Fourth uncle, where is my father’s spatial pouch?” Liu Zhiyuan stared directly at Shang Bo.

Raising an eyebrow, he chuckled in amusement. “How do you know that I’m the one holding his spatial pouch?” 

Liu Zhiyuan didn’t say a word as his gaze remained on Shang Bo.

Glancing at the stone chamber behind the bronze gate, Shang Bo’s gaze eventually returned to Liu Zhiyuan. “Your timing is really impeccable. The moment the other three left, you decided to ask me for the pouch. Looks like your father made enough preparations and allowed you to detect his spatial pouch…”

After he spoke, Shang Bo retrieved a tiny pouch from his sleeves.

A flash of light crossed Liu Zhiyuan’s eyes as he stepped forward subconsciously.

Shang Bo didn’t really bother with his reaction and he waved the pouch slightly in his hands. “Do you know how to open it?” 

Liu Zhiyuan didn’t reply directly. Instead, he asked another question of his own. “Fourth uncle, will you return it to me? It’s something that belongs to my Liu Clan.” 

The smile on Shang Bo’s face didn’t fade. “Are you sure the items contained within are from your Liu Family?” 

“Naturally! Everything has been collected by my father through painstaking efforts. He even paid with his life! Uncle Shang, do you think that my Liu Clan doesn’t deserve what he obtained after exchanging his life for it?” 

Shang Bo chuckled softly and tossed the pouch over.

Liu Zhiyuan didn’t hesitate to receive it. He wanted to open it immediately to see if anyone touched the items within.

At that time, Shang Bo’s sigh reached Liu Zhiyuan’s ears. “Kid, you need to think this through. If I keep the pouch, the institution will be the one to bear the pressure the moment it’s open. If you insist on keeping it, your Liu Clan will have to take it on your own…” Shang Bo’s tone changed all of a sudden. “Naturally, since you’re a Martial Extermination Realm expert, you will have some capabilities to hold up against what comes next.” 

Looking at Liu Zhiyuan who had sunk into contemplation, the smile on Shang Bo’s face disappeared. He sighed softly, “You can only blame your father for being too greedy.” 

Liu Zhiyuan’s expression changed, but he maintained his tight grip on the spatial pouch. “I hope Shang… I hope fourth uncle can enlighten me!” 

The smile returned to Shang Bo’s face and he shook his head slightly. “You’re a smart kid. You definitely understand what I meant. All of us can remain silent and let you bring the spatial pouch away with your identity as someone from the Liu Clan. Our four great clans will also hold a proper funeral for second brother. As someone from the older generation, I can only give you some advice. Since Liu Jitang had fallen, you’re going to take on the role as the Liu Clan’s patriarch!” 

He paused for a second before continuing, “Naturally, Chief Ji thinks the same way!” 

Seeing how Liu Zhiyuan was calming down, he added, “Of course, Third Sister Yun will also support that notion.” 

Liu Zhiyuan looked at the spatial pouch in his hand and eventually decided to hand it back to Shang Bo. “Many thanks for fourth uncle’s advice. Everyone should see what is inside my father’s spatial pouch after we return to the institution.”

Shang Bo nodded and kept the pouch. “Relax. Everything that belongs to the Liu Clan will not be taken away. That was what Chief Ji and I planned to do anyway.” 

Liu Zhiyuan cupped his fists and bowed. “I understand! Fourth uncle, please open the spatial door! No matter what, I managed to advance into the Martial Extermination Realm. I should do my part for the institution too!” 

Shang Bo nodded in satisfaction. “It’s great that you think this way. However, you don’t have to join in the battle this time. Instead, you should go and mess with Yan Su’er and Ran Biluo.” 

Liu Zhiyuan’s expression froze. “I… I just stepped into the Martial Extermination Realm! How am I their opponent?” 

Shang Bo wasn’t shocked by his reaction at all. Instead, he tapped lightly on the Coral Command.

Trembling slightly, the Coral Command emitted several rays of light.

Shang Bo closed his palm and the tiny mountain disappeared. 

He completed his refinement on the Coral Command, and he managed to unlock all of its abilities. As such, he could move the Coral Command as he pleased, and his control over the Coral Forest wouldn’t be affected in the slightest. He could bring it everywhere he went!

That was the goal of the institution to begin with! They wanted to remove the Coral Command from the Coral Forest entirely!

However, the Coral Command wasn’t what Liu Zhiyuan was paying attention to. Instead, it was the extermination origin that came from it.

The fourth color that was flickering when Shang Bo first started to refine the Coral Command had started to solidify, and Liu Zhiyuan knew what it entailed!

“Fourth uncle, did you manage to enter the fourth layer of the Martial Extermination Realm?!” Liu Zhiyuan didn’t notice it, but his voice was quivering slightly.

Shang Bo nodded in satisfaction. “That’s right. I managed to strengthen my last extermination origin when I refined the Coral Command. I finally managed to cross the last barrier!” 

Liu Zhiyuan gulped unconsciously. Actually, he wasn’t really focused on the fact that Shang Bo had already reached the fourth layer. Instead, he wanted to know how Shang Bo advanced so quickly.

One had to know that the last time Liu Zhiyuan saw him, Shang Bo was only a second layer Martial Extermination Realm expert!

Out of all the Martial Extermination Realm experts of the four great clans, Shang Bo was the last to step into the level! His cultivation was the lowest, and that was why he was ranked the fourth among them.

All of a sudden, the weakest of the four patriarchs reached the fourth layer!

One had to know that the strongest of the four, Ji Wenlong, was also at that level! In a single step, Shang Bo’s cultivation reached the same level as him!

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Moreover, Shang Ke also managed to enter the Martial Extermination Realm in the Coral Forest.

That would mean that the Shang Clan possessed two Martial Extermination Realm experts!

Liu Zhiyuan finally realized that the situation in the Tongyou Institution was about to shift!

Initially, his Liu Clan was the one who was supposed to possess two Martial Extermination Realm experts! Now that Liu Jitang had died, he was the only one left! Moreover, his cultivation was the lowest among them! He was barely comparable to Shang Ke who also stepped into the Martial Extermination Realm!

Forcing a smile, Liu Zhuyuan muttered, “I’ll have to congratulate fourth uncle for the advancement… Your Shang Clan actually managed to birth two Martial Extermination Realm experts. It’s amazing!” 

“After we settle everything in the Coral Forest, this old man is going to pass on my position in the Shang Clan. I’ll focus my attention on the institution once I’m done.” After he spoke, the spatial door opened. “Go on, I’ll be right behind you!”