Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

Immediately following that...

On the ritual altar, more bones began to float up along with the array’s patterns, lighting up one by one.

At that moment, Elder Lady Su spoke again...

”Everyone, prepare yourselves. Sit cross-legged, commune with your own Heavenly Destiny Bone, and feel the power of our ancestors’ Saint Bones on the altar.”

Everyone present—whether they had failed to awaken during their first Saint Bone Ceremony or were one of the illegitimate children who had been brought back—all sat cross-legged, each one hoping to awaken a Saint Bone.

Failing to awaken the first time didn’t mean it was impossible the second time. Although the chances were slim, it was still worth a try.

In short, everyone with the blood of the Saint Bone Su Family sat down.

Everyone, that is, except for one person: Cheng Yunsu!

At that moment, Elder Lady Su looked at Cheng Yunsu and commanded, ”You, sit down and feel it too.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yunsu shook her head. ”I’ll pass. There’s no need.”

The moment she said this...

The brows of Elder Lady Su, her old servant Granny Yun, and of course, some of the old guards who did not possess the Su Family’s Saint Bone bloodline, twitched uncontrollably. ’So she’s determined to keep up this defiant act to the very end,’ they thought.

Now, everyone completely believed Lu Chao’s words. They truly weren’t interested in the Saint Bone Ceremony.

But it was infuriating. ’We are a dignified Saint Bone Family! What gives you the right to disregard us like this?’

This was an opportunity that countless people begged for and could never get...

Only Lu Chao and his two companions knew that Cheng Yunsu truly had no need to sense anything from the Saint Bone Ceremony. Her bone had been replaced with a Beast Bone.

Her Heavenly Destiny Bone was already shattered. How could she possibly awaken a Saint Bone?

Even if her Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone hadn’t been shattered, it was an existence that surpassed Saint Bones and even Divine Bones. She would have had even less need for this awakening.

Seeing that Cheng Yunsu truly insisted on not sitting down to feel for the bones...

Elder Lady Su was so angry she was speechless. She just let out a cold snort and ignored her.

Meanwhile, Lu Chao faced the altar and spoke in a low voice...

”These bones were likely left behind by the deceased ancestors of the Saint Bone Su Family. They are all of the Saint Bone Level.”

”They’re bound together by a mysterious array, which can awaken one’s bloodline and Saint Bone.”

The bones on the altar were, of course, all Saint Bones.

But these Saint Bones were useless to Lu Chao’s Life-taking Star-devouring Bone. Their original owners had died of natural causes, so the power contained within the Saint Bones had died with them. Devouring them into his Bone Inner World would be pointless.

”This kind of ceremonial array, passed down from generation to generation... it’s so damn unfair,” Yu Fei couldn’t help but add.

For every generation to be able to produce a Saint Bone genius was, of course, incredibly unfair to everyone else.

But there was nothing to be done. They simply had such a ceremony and bloodline...

...

While Lu Chao and his companions were talking quietly, Granny Yun was also speaking with Elder Lady Su.

”Elder Lady, this Lu Chao is completely tactless. Why don’t I just take him down and use the cruelest methods to force him to tell us who the Zheng Family is sending and what their lineup will be?”

As she said this, her face twisted into a vicious expression.

Elder Lady Su was also frustrated, but she still shook her head...

”That character, Marquis Jilong, had the Saint Bone Zheng Family storm his home and abduct his people. He’s not going to do nothing.”

”I miscalculated just now. I didn’t expect this brat to have Marquis Jilong backing him. That’s the source of his defiance.”

Hearing this, the old servant touched her face, resentfully recalling the slap she had received.

”So what do we do now? We can’t possibly grovel to this brat, can we?” Granny Yun said, her voice filled with hatred.

In response, Elder Lady Su said coldly, ”Of course not. He wants to save his father-in-law, and we want to stop the Zheng Family from crashing our event. He and we are naturally on the same side right now. We’ll just have to play it by ear and counter their moves as they come.”

Granny Yun nodded. As long as she didn’t have to grovel, she was fine with it.

She said sinisterly, ”As long as we have a Saint Bone Awakener, the Zheng Family can only be humiliated by us when they arrive. They’re surely just coming to watch us make a fool of ourselves and show off their might...”

Elder Lady Su nodded. She said no more, her face tense as she scanned the crowd.

’Someone, please awaken quickly,’ she thought silently.

But Granny Yun still looked at Cheng Yunsu and said, ”I think they know their talent is lacking. That’s why they’re deliberately refusing to sit and feel for the Power of the Saint Bone. They’re just trying to keep up their tough act.”

”Trash like them would be nothing without Marquis Jilong backing them.”

”And they have the gall to act like we should be groveling and begging them to solve our problems. Not in this lifetime.”

Lu Chao had clearly proposed cooperation, but in her mouth, the words became twisted...

In short, Granny Yun detested Lu Chao, so of course she would continue to whisper poison in the Elder Lady’s ear.

At that very moment...

Cheng Yunsu’s expression suddenly changed. She cried out in a low voice, ”Lu Chao, I feel so strange. It’s like my blood is boiling.”

Her voice broke the silence of the square, making Elder Lady Su and the others subconsciously look over.

At the same time, a sharp glint flashed in Lu Chao’s eyes, and he was about to inspect Cheng Yunsu’s condition...

The next moment... HUM!

A beam of light from the array’s patterns suddenly shot out from the altar, landing directly on Cheng Yunsu.

Cheng Yunsu was instantly enveloped in white light, and the aura of a Saint Bone began to rise from her body.

In an instant, Elder Lady Su was stunned.

Granny Yun’s jaw dropped, while the Elders on the altar showed expressions of wild joy.

Everyone who was in the middle of sensing for the bones turned in unison to look at Cheng Yunsu.

Lu Chao stopped his inspection. He too was stunned. ’Xiao Su’er is actually having a Saint Bone Awakening?’

’But, that’s not right,’ he thought.

’Xiao Su’er’s bone was replaced with a Beast Bone. Her current Destiny Bone is just a Flame Spirit Bird’s Bone.’

Just then... CLANG!

The black-clothed guards surrounding Lu Chao and his companions dropped the weapons in their hands. They stared foolishly at Cheng Yunsu.

She awakened. Cheng Yunsu, who hadn’t made any effort to sense the bones, had actually awakened a Saint Bone.

Now, the black-clothed guards could no longer point their blades at her.

She was about to soar to the heavens. She was about to become the future Patriarch. She was about to turn the entire situation around.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Granny Yun finally snapped out of it. ”Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

”Her cultivation realm is so weak! She didn’t even try to sense anything! How could she possibly awaken a Saint Bone?”

To awaken a Saint Bone, someone her age should at least be in the Innate Realm! But the True Qi aura from Cheng Yunsu is only at the level of the Postnatal Several Layers. How could she possibly awaken?

Most importantly, her father is pathetically weak!

As Granny Yun screamed, Elder Lady Su was jolted from her dream-like state.

Suddenly, she looked at Granny Yun, then raised her hand and slapped her across the face... SLAP!

The crisp sound echoed as the blow sent Granny Yun tumbling to the ground.

Clutching her face, she looked up foolishly and asked, ”Elder Lady, why did you hit me?”

Elder Lady Su’s eyes were cold as she said icily, ”You wretched thing, are you unhappy that someone has awakened a Saint Bone? Get up! Go to Lu Chao and the others right now and apologize properly.”

As her voice fell, Granny Yun was completely dumbfounded. ’But... we just agreed we wouldn’t have to grovel!’