Black Wind Completes Evolution, Shadow That Chases the Sun

【Year Forty-Two, sixty-one years old.】

【You asked the seniors in the Holy Land about the location of the Wang family in the Chaos Crystal Sea.】

【Stepping on a specially made star shuttle, you rode the wind and broke the waves, skimming across the sea like a meteor until you arrived at the Chaos Crystal Sea.】

【"Good heavens..."】

【The sea surface here was littered with fine, broken crystals. Illuminated by the sunlight, they were dazzlingly brilliant, like a cluster of bright stars, yet even more blinding.】

【"No wonder it's called the Chaos Crystal Sea."】

【You tossed out the Demon Refining Pot, letting it take a massive gulp, then spit out the seawater while keeping the crystals.】

【"It's just like the Middle East back in my hometown; oil just bubbling right out of the ground."】

【You came to the Wang family, naturally, to deliver a letter home for Wang Mingbai.】

【Ever since you returned to the Holy Land, you had been busy, only finding some free time recently.】

【Hearing of the arrival of the Holy Son from the Xiaoyao Holy Land, the Wang family set up a grand honor guard on their family island. With gongs and drums deafening the sky and firecrackers roaring in unison, it was a sea of people, as if the entire town had turned out.】

【The Wang family welcomed you with the highest level of etiquette—one hundred of the most beautiful girls from the Chaos Crystal Sea archipelago held gold and jade trays. On the trays lay a layer of red cloth, beneath which were neatly arranged top-grade crystals.】

【"Top-grade crystals..."】

【You had only heard of these things in the Five Regions, and even in the Holy Land, but had never actually seen them.】

【The Wang family was absurdly wealthy, giving away so much just to welcome a guest.】

【In truth, the Wang family's wealth did not match their strength.】

【The reason they could sit securely in the Chaos Crystal Sea was precisely because they clung to the thick thigh of God Xiaoyao.】

【Whatever the Holy Land required, they never refused.】

【So what else could the Xiaoyao Holy Land say? They were like brothers!】

【Therefore, the Wang family's welcome for the Holy Son was incredibly enthusiastic and sincere.】

【At this moment, you experienced the sense of superiority brought by status and position; this feeling was entirely different from conquest by martial force.】

【No wonder a treacherous minister like Qin Rong would be so obsessed with fighting for power and profit.】

【"Wang Yanbing, the Patriarch of the Wang family, along with all the members of the main lineage, respectfully welcomes the Holy Son!

With the Holy Son coming from afar, my Chaos Crystal Sea is graced with your brilliant presence!

I hope the Holy Son can stay in our Wang family for a long time, allowing me to be your guide to experience the scenery and customs of the Chaos Crystal Sea!"】

【Wang Yanbing looked like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.】

【But in reality, he was quite old.】

【Because he was a Martial Saint.】

【He was the only Martial Saint in the entire Wang family.】

【Even as a Martial Saint, he had to be extremely respectful in front of you, the Holy Son.】

【"Patriarch Wang is too polite. I won't stay here for long; wrap up these top-grade crystals for me. I am not here representing the Holy Land this time, but rather to handle some personal matters."】

【Upon hearing this, Wang Yanbing's expression instantly became serious, even carrying a trace of worry.】

【He had heard that you, the Holy Son, came from a humble background with no real backing.】

【Could it be that when you were weak, some of the Wang family's playboy descendants had offended you?】

【Were you here to demand an explanation?】

【Right, that's how it always goes in novels.】

【"This... this... I wonder who in my Wang family has offended the Holy Son? Please, Holy Son, speak their name, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation!"】

【You smiled and shook your head, saying.】

【"Patriarch Wang misunderstands. Brother Wang Mingbai and I once went through life and death together. During our trip to the alien world, if it weren't for Wang Mingbai, none of us would have made it back.

Brother Wang sacrificed his life for righteousness to ensure we could escape safely!

He left a letter for his family, hoping I would pass it on to you."】

【You handed Wang Mingbai's storage ring to Wang Yanbing.】

【You had never opened this ring to this day.】

【Wang Yanbing had many children.】

【In order to spread the branches and leaves of the Wang family, he continued to take concubines even at the advanced age of over two hundred years.】

【But strangely, he always had daughters and could never produce a son.】

【Until Wang Mingbai was born.】

【From this, one could see how much doting Wang Mingbai received from the Wang family.】

【Barring any accidents, he would inevitably be the future Patriarch of the Wang family.】

【Under such spoiling and importance, the most rebellious thing Wang Mingbai had ever done was merely participating in the Holy Son selection to pursue Wu Yue.】

【Wang Yanbing took Wang Mingbai's relics rather calmly.】

【From the day you, Wu Yue, and the others returned to the Human Realm and Wang Mingbai did not, Wang Yanbing had guessed this day would come.】

【You recounted the cause of Wang Mingbai's death, as well as some of the things he had said, to Wang Yanbing.】

【"As a father, I never wanted to see him sacrifice himself for others, but if he did, I am absolutely proud of him!!"】

【From Wang Mingbai's letter home, Wang Yanbing learned about the Dragonkin invading various realms, how miserable the occupied worlds were, and that Chen Yi had unique methods for dealing with the alien races, among other information.】

【Combining this with the current situation in the Human Realm.】

【Wang Yanbing made a decision.】

【"With a great enemy facing the Human Realm, the Wang family is willing to do our part! If any party needs crystals, the Holy Son only needs to give the order, and the Wang family will travel day and night to deliver them!"】

【"In that case, on behalf of all living beings in the Human Realm, I thank Patriarch Wang for your generous contribution!"】

【Today, you hadn't brought the Chinese-style Succubus trait with you.】

【Being able to get the full support of the Wang family meant that in the future war between the Human Realm and the Dragonkin, there would no longer be a shortage of crystals.】

【Under normal circumstances, it wasn't actually a shortage, but rather a lack of time to transport them.】

【Now, with your foresight, leading the entire Human Realm to fight a preemptive war and distributing resources more reasonably in advance, this problem naturally ceased to exist.】

【You knew that Patriarch Wang wished to fulfill Wang Mingbai's dying wish.】

【Wang Mingbai had seen the tragic state of the Three-Headed Realm and didn't want the Human Realm to follow in its footsteps. Thus, he was willing to sacrifice himself to ensure you could return, believing that only you could lead the Human Realm to fend off the incoming enemies.】

【Year Forty-Three, sixty-two years old.】

【This year, Black Wind successfully achieved nirvana, completing yet another extraordinary evolution!】

【The scales on Black Wind's body molted into fine, dark-colored fluff.】

【At first glance, it looked like fur, but upon closer observation, one would find that the fur was made up of tiny scales; essentially, it was still clad in scale armor.】

【Its size didn't change much; it still stepped on fiery clouds and had flaming wings on its back.】

【However, Black Wind's combat prowess, after completing the evolution, had thoroughly entered the ranks of Martial Kings.】

【At the same time, he gained an astonishing new ability.】

【"Boss! I can fly incredibly fast now!"】

【"Incredibly fast? How fast?"】

【"I can't describe it well, why don't you give it a try?"】

【"Alright."】

【Black Wind carried you and soared into the sky from the Nine Palaces Island. Its hooves trampled in the air as its speed gradually increased, dragging a long trail of black flames behind it.】

【"It doesn't feel that fast."】

【"Wait a moment, Boss, 'Shadow Chasing the Sun' hasn't been fully unleashed yet."】

【"'Shadow Chasing the Sun'? A name you came up with yourself?"】

【"No, it seems to be from my bloodline memories."】

【As he spoke, you noticed Black Wind's acceleration getting faster and faster.】

【"You can still speed up?"】

【Before long, the speed became somewhat exaggerated. The scenery flashing by was so fast that even you, a Martial King—no, a Martial Saint!—couldn't see it clearly!】

【"Good lord, it's this fast? Traveling is going to save so much time from now on!"】

【"But Boss, the Sun-Chasing Shadow hasn't even been fully activated yet."】

【"It hasn't??"】