The Greatest Cheater

--- Chapter 43 ---

"Interesting offer... But I refuse!" 

"What?" Four of them reacted simultaneously.

Xu Sanshan couldn't believe his ears for a moment because reviving the Eternal Night Royal Family was a noble duty. They have passed over ten generations to reach this point.

However, they would have never thought their youngest prince would reject his noble duty. Xu Sanshan and Xu Nannan stared at each other before laughing in helplessness.

"Hahaha~!" 

"Well, there is nothing we can do about it." 

"Hmm, I thought you were going to push it harder?" Yu Long was stunned by their reactions.

Xu Nannan shook her head gently and replied, "Yu Long, you're no older than twelve."

"I am eleven." Yu Long responded casually.

"See? You're still too young to carry our burden. So, it's understandable that you refused our offer." Xu Nannan giggled in amusement. 

"And at such a tender age, you have attained the strength of a 'Throne' than any of us. You have many years to learn and understand the bitter pain of this contingency plan." 

"Not to mention, you haven't awakened your natural bloodline and physique yet." 

"You can be much, much, much stronger than this." 

"No, you might even reach the legendary Profound God Realm." 

"When you're ready, the Eternal King's position shall be yours." Xu Nannan grabbed his hand and kissed it. "Your grandma and grandpa can wait." 

"The prophecy was made. Our blood and flesh will fulfill it." 

"Our blood and flesh will fulfill it." Xu Sanshan continued firmly. He put on a melancholic expression as this chant echoes through ten generations.

Yu Long wanted to tell them that reviving the Eternal Night Royal Family wasn't that hard. However, sensing their moods, he decided not to say anything and revealed his cards slowly.

Eventually, they would know that the Four Great Sacred Grounds are nothing in this Primal Chaos. 

The Blue Pole Star is just a starting place.

There are countless stars out there.

After that, they catch up with each other. 

Yu Long only listened to the adults and suddenly asked, "This is a weird thing to request, but can I take a few drops of your blood?" 

"I mean, four of you." 

"What do you need them for?" Xu Sanshan curiously returned.

Yu Long smiled and answered calmly, "Besides the profound art and organization, I also developed some methods to determine one's ancestry through bloodline." 

"If I had your blood, there might be a way to rekindle some lost power through the generations." 

"S-Something like that is possible?" Xu Nannan's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yes." Yu Long nodded, snapping his fingers. An image-capturing array showed them the genetic maps of the scarlet dragon's bloodline. 

"This is the genetic map of the scarlet dragon. It was the descendant of a True Dragon, meaning its blood carries mighty power." 

"I have studied the pattern behind the bloodline's genetic map and comprehended a new field of power." 

"I call it Profound Aspect." 

Yu Xin squinted her eyes while gazing at the genetic maps, "And what is this Profound Aspect?" 

"To put it shortly, it's the essence of raw components." Yu Long calmly explained. 

"What's the aspect of Fire?" 

"Heat, Power, etcetera." 

"Aspect contains all that from one's subject, and others are allowed to wield with enough preparation." He chuckled and summoned a bright scarlet-colored flame, shocking his parents and grandparents.

"This is the scarlet dragon's flame." 

"I shouldn't be able to wield it, but I did."

"As long as I recognize the patterns, an endless amount of profound aspects will be in my hand." 

"So... In other words, you might even touch the power of the Profound God?" Xu Sanshan couldn't hold his excitement.

"More than that, but with that level of understanding, I wouldn't blame you, Grandpa." Yu Long makes the scarlet-colored flame disappear.

"This world is vast, after all." 

"So, give me some of your blood." 

"Fine, fine." Xu Sanshan pulled a knife from his spatial ring.

Yu Xin's eyes widened in horror as Xu Sanshan was about to stab himself before her.

"Stop, stop! You're taking this too seriously." Yu Long was speechless.

He picked some sterile injections and placed them on the table.

"Use these to draw your blood. All you need to do is stab the needle into your arm, but try to avoid the veins and pull the lever behind." 

"No, not like that. Grandpa, don't stab yourself in the chest-!" 

"Damn it, Father. Open the freaking cap first!"

"Grandma, stop playing with it." 

"Mom, why are you only staring at it..." 

After some explanations, Yu Long finally sighed in relief and got the hell out of the garden. 

He looked at the four injections in his hand and shook his head wryly. He has another job to do now.

Meanwhile, Yu Long's parents and grandparents talked about the past until Yu Xing brought out the topic of Yu Long's engagement.

"There is actually this little girl called Xia Qingyue..." 

"She's very close with Yu Long." 

"Oh, oh?" 

And the gossip blew up, especially between the ladies.

Xu Sanshan's ear twitched as he asked, "This Xia Qingyue lass... Is she around Yu Long's age?" 

"Yes." Yu Zhan answered this time. "And She's the daughter of my friend." 

"On top of that, she's also a good, modest, smart child." 

"Hoho..." Xu Sanshan stroked his beard. "Not bad, not bad for my grandson." 

"However, there is a problem..." Yu Zhan raised a topic, causing Xu Sanshan and Xu Nannan to frown.

"Tell us about it." Their expression becomes solemn.

...

Back to our Kaiju Maker, he returned to his courtyard and saw Xia Qingyue training her Elemental Spirit Weapon. 

Xia Qingyue faced a training dummy and waved her hand, sending a war hammer that struck its target. An extreme vibration hit the training dummy and turned into sawdust.

Beads of sweat appeared on Xia Qingyue's fair forehead. 

That must be the last attack she could execute.

Yume jumped a few meters away and hugged Xia Qingyue, "Woah, congratulations, Qingyue!" 

"You finally reached it!" 

"Thank you." Xia Qingyue smiled cheerfully. She could feel she was getting stronger.

Yu Long clapped his hand and praised, "I see... You have mastered the initial level of Elemental Spirit Weapon. You're talented, Qingyue." 

Xia Qingyue blushed, "T-This is nothing, big brother." 

"I could only manifest one's weapon while you could send several more without much effort." 

Yu Long stretched his hand and rubbed Xia Qingyue's head, "Even then, you deserve this." 

"Mm..." Xia Qingue closed her eyes and enjoyed this feeling.

"Um, big brother." 

"I sensed two powerful presences a while ago." 

"Are they perhaps enemies?" 

'Her sense is sharp as usual.' Yu Long commented in his heart. 

He smiled and responded, "At first, yes. But then I learned that they are my maternal grandfather and grandmother." 

"Y-Your maternal grandfather and grandmother?!" Xia Qingyue blinked her eyes as she was stunned. She didn't expect the identities of two unknown presences to be like this.

Yu Long pinched her cheeks and added, "Don't make such a face. I'm not that close with them." 

"I only know about them today." 

"Eh... " Xia Qingyue and Yume were speechless.

"But... They are still my blood relatives, so greet them once you meet them." Yu Long released her cheeks.

"Qingyue understands!" Xia Qingyue put on a solemn look.

'How cute.' Yu Long thought to himself.

He turned around and said, "We'll meet later for dinner. I'll do some research."

"Yume, follow me." 

"Yes, my lord!" Yume skipped on the ground and followed Yu Long like a duckling.

"Okay, see you later~!" Xia Qingyue waved her hand at Yunlong, and the latter responded with the same gesture.

Yu Long and Yume entered a sealed chamber surrounded by several protective arrays. Inside the room, there are four tables and countless equipment they usually use.

He pulled four injections and placed them in testing tubes, using [Kaiju Maker] to forcibly read them to the subatomic level. Memories flashed in Yunlong's head, and he forcibly broke apart the impurities in these drops of blood as he did to Phoenix Clan's bloodline.

Profound patterns after profound patterns.

Yu Long's golden eyes observed every node and recorded them in his head. [Thought Acceleration] has activated beyond anyone could imagine, allowing his mind to function rapidly.

Yume supported Yu Long with her Psychic Force, and Yuyan quietly landed beside them.

'Why do I feel the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign's presence here?' She asked in confusion.

'Yuyan, help! I'm on the verge of depleting my Psychic Force!' Yume said with a pale expression.

'Oh, okay.' Yuyan closed her eyes and sent a wave of her mental power to support [Kaiju Maker]'s ability. 

One hour passed, and Yume dropped to the floor.

Two hours later, Yuyan released a cold sweat from her face.

After three hours, the blood in the vials becomes extraordinary-looking.

The first blood is purple-colored with a tint of copper.

The second blood is green-colored with a beautiful vibrancy.

The third blood looks like ordinary human blood, which is red. However, there is a faint sense of wind element from it.

And finally, fourth blood. 

This blood is milky white with veins all over it. It has a purplish hue, resembling the first blood.

"Done." Yu Long dropped to the floor, but Yuyan quickly used her body as a cushion.

"Aahn~!" Yuyan moaned in delight.

"If I weren't so tired, I'd curse at you..." Yu Long groaned helplessly.

"But thanks, Yume, Yuyan." 

"You guys might not realize it, but we just got another supply of test subjects." 

He grinned and stared at the four vials of unique-colored blood, "Variant at that! They are going to open a whole new path for us!" 

"Hahaha, I'm the greatest cheater in this world~!" His delightful laugh echoes in the sealed chamber.