Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Hou Yuxiao could clearly sense that the Cultivation he had increased by consuming his merit had not yet reached a new level; the singularity had not fully unleashed and shattered. Judging solely from the cracks that appeared on the singularity and the current intensity of the power he wielded, it seemed he was on the brink of breaking into the realm, which was the Cultivation of a Half-step Great Power.

He had personally witnessed the Great Powers in action. The chaos at Tongling with Ji Yanzhi, Jing Tianyu, Huangfu Xing, Wuxin the Taoist Master, and the Southern Medicine Master Buddha – these five potentates had left a profound impression on him. But now, as he wielded the force of a Half-step Potentate Realm, he truly realized how formidable the strength of those five had been.

At this moment, he could see everything around him – from a tiny speck of dust to the flow of breath within every person – in the clearest detail.

His power was nearly bursting through the clouds; a mere wave of his hand could bring forth endless fierce winds. He was acutely aware that if he so wished, he could even tear apart the space around him and escape into the void.

If a Half-step Great Power was this strong, then a true Great Power...

Despite the whirlwind of thoughts in his mind, Hou Yuxiao's movements were not the least bit hindered. The Canglong Staff brought forth a golden shadow that stretched tens of miles across, its formidable force not causing a wild wind but instead directly shattering the space of tens of miles to reveal the void behind it.

Everyone present could hear no sound from the swinging staff, yet witnessing the space that had collapsed for tens of miles, all faces revealed an expression of shock and awe.

As for the two from the Jiang Family who were gazing up at the overwhelming staff shadow, their faces were deathly pale. Probably sustained by the pride of the Imperial Clan, they did not admit defeat and beg for mercy.

Jiang Yuyun raised her longsword to defend herself, while Jiang Yuli had regained her true form and the Xuanyin Peak Cultivation. But now, her beautiful face was only marked by panic as she hastily raised a jade-colored longsword to guard herself.

They were both enveloped in a brilliant golden glow, and despite mustering their Cultivation to defend themselves, the despair in their pupils said it all.

Neither believed they could withstand Hou Yuxiao's mighty strike!

Bang...

With a thunderous boom, the earth trembled ceaselessly.

The ground of the Baiye Camp sank nearly ten meters, with the area where the Jiang siblings stood being the hardest hit, resulting in a deep crater several hundred meters wide.

Instantly, flying sand and stones filled the air, and dust filled the sky.

The power that surged out after the staff shadow tore through space finally generated a tempest, furiously toppling the trees within a ten-mile radius of the Baiye Camp and sending a wave of heat soaring into the sky, rapidly spreading outwards. Even the followers of the Hou Clan behind Hou Yuxiao were blown dozens of meters backwards, not to mention the widespread devastation around them.

"Eh, they're not dead?"

Hou Yuxiao muttered in puzzlement, but his face showed no real concern. He sensed that his strike, though it had left the siblings alive, had left them with extremely weak breaths. They were so exhausted they could not even muster the strength to escape, let alone resist.

As the dust settled, the pitiable state of the two was exposed for all to see.

Jiang Yuyun, who bore the brunt, had a collapsed right shoulder, blood poured from her seven apertures, her Cultivation had completely dissipated, and she lay fainted on the ground, eyes tightly shut, clearly unconscious.

Jiang Yuli was in a slightly better state. Although she was bleeding, her eyes remained open. However, looking at Hou Yuxiao, her pupils were filled with panic and regret.

"What is this golden light?"

Hou Yuxiao leaped beside them and grabbed a piece of golden light emitting fragments from above their heads. The moment he held them in his hands, suspicion surfaced in his heart. He then swiftly looked down and asked.

Jiang Yuli's mind was in chaos; how could she hear his questioning.

Seeing this, a ferocious look crossed Hou Yuxiao's face. He stomped on Jiang Yuli and demanded sharply, "Speak!"

Only then did Jiang Yuli come to her senses. Being stepped on by Hou Yuxiao, indignation surged in her, and she glared at him fiercely, biting her silver teeth and refusing to say a word.

"Not speaking? Don't you understand your predicament? Do you really think you are still some princess of the Imperial Clan, and that I wouldn't dare to kill you?"

Jiang Yuli not only did not speak but contemptuously turned her head to look at Hou Yuxiao with an air of 'you wouldn't dare to kill me.'

Slap...

Hou Yuxiao humiliated her once more with a crisp slap to her face, and the words that followed instantly broke through her psychological defenses.

"You want to infuriate me into killing you quickly with these petty smarts of yours? Let me tell you, there are at least a thousand ways I know that are worse than killing you. Look behind me at these more than a hundred thousand people – how many of them do you think would want the 'good fortune' of a dalliance with a princess of Great Yu?"

Seeing the fear in the princess' pupils, Hou Yuxiao knew his words had taken effect and continued emotionlessly.

"I will ask one last time, what is this fragment?"

Eventually, Jiang Yuli was frightened, and looking at Hou Yuxiao, she answered through gritted teeth, "This is a fragment of the Divine Dynasty's seal."

As expected, as expected!

Ecstasy appeared on Hou Yuxiao's face. In fact, he had guessed it when he touched the fragment because its aura was extremely similar to that of the Hou Clan's family seal. The Copper Seal belonging to the Holy Church Headquarters and imbued with the aura was likely from a seal of the Rakshasa Holy Sect, and by piecing together what he had learned from Lu Yuanfu about the seal of the Divine Dynasty, he had deduced the answer.