Chapter 2 Big Brother Su Hao

  During his convalescence, Su Han soon learned the reason for the worry on his father Su Zhengtian's brow. The person who had collided with him that day was none other than Yun Tianhai, son of Yun Chou, a prominent noble of the Great Flame Dynasty!

  Yun Ying was the commander-in-chief of the 100,000-strong Northwest Army of the Dayan Empire. His wife, Huang Pu Jingxiang, was also a princess of the Dayan Empire. The Yongshenghou family was extremely wealthy and powerful in the Dayan Empire, with influence that rivaled the imperial family itself. Few families could match their status outside of the royal family.

  Yun Tian Hai, as the son of Yun Yi, is also a genius in martial arts. At the age of 10, he achieved Tempering Body Realm; at 11, he practiced Bone Forging; at 12, he condensed his Qi; at 13, he strengthened his Qi; at 14, he attained True Qi; and at 16, he entered the Spiritual Qi Realm. By 18, he broke through to the Transformation Qi Realm. He is almost breaking through one realm per year, making him the most talented young genius in the Great Flame Empire. Even among the three strongest pre-heavenly experts in the empire's history, none had Yun Tian Hai's dazzling cultivation speed when they were young.

  Everyone in the Great Flame Empire believed that as long as Yun Tianhai, such a monstrous genius, was given time to grow, he would definitely be able to break through to the pre-heavenly realm and even enter an even more profound and mysterious martial realm.

  Such a character can easily pinch Su Han to death, and such a small person is nothing at all.

  Even after Su Han was killed by Yun Tianhai, under the indulgence of the town master of Xiyuan Town, many forces in Xiyuan Town began to join hands to suppress the Su family, and the Su family's business became very difficult to do.

  Cultivating martial arts requires a lot of financial support. Without money to buy large quantities of nourishing and body-repairing medicine, one can easily suffer internal injuries during training. Many practitioners are stuck in the fourth layer of the acquired realm because they are too poor to afford nourishing and body-repairing medicine, resulting in too many internal injuries that prevent them from breaking through.

  "Yun Tianhai!!" Su Han muttered the name in his heart, his eyes suppressing uncontainable anger and humiliation, as an overwhelming killing intent churned within him.

  Just because he stood in front of this man, he was pinched to death like an ant by the other party. After narrowly escaping from the Ghost Gate, his family was suppressed by this man again, which filled Su Han's heart with anger and hatred.

  "Power!! I must have power, otherwise next time I appear in front of him, I'll still be crushed by his casual pinch, without a second glance!"

  Su Han, who miraculously survived the Ghost Gate, had a pursuit of power that far exceeded his past. A raging flame of anger was burning in his heart.

  Pushing open the door, Su Han took a deep breath of the fresh air outside and strode out in big steps to arrive at the Su family's martial arts arena.

  In the martial arts hall of the Su family, a dozen or so young men were diligently practicing their martial skills. A middle-aged man named Su Hong, with a sturdy build and cold eyes, stood behind them with his hands clasped behind his back, watching the young men practice.

  Na Su Hong is a post-heavenly six-layer true energy realm grandmaster, second only to the head of the Su family, Su Yan, in terms of strength. He is also the instructor of the younger generation of the Su family, responsible for teaching them martial skills.

  As soon as Su Han arrived at this place, he heard Su Hong's extremely thick voice: "Stop here today, free practice!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Su Hong, who was as majestic as a lion, strode towards this side with large steps.

  Su Han said: "Uncle Hong!"

  Su Hong gave Su Han a somewhat cold glance and didn't linger for a moment before striding out.

  Su Han's heart slightly chilled, Su Hong had been somewhat arrogant in the past, but when he greeted him, he would still nod in response. Apparently, something he didn't know was quietly happening at this time.

  Just then, several young men from the Su family walked over in this direction.

  A young man Su Wen sneered: "Isn't this Su Han? You still have the nerve to come here?"

  Su Han furrowed his brow and said: "This is the Su family's dojo, I am a member of the Su family, what's wrong with me coming here?"

  A young man, Su Hai, sneered: "A member of the Su family? You are a scourge to the Su family! As a direct descendant of the Su family, you have enjoyed all kinds of resources from the Su family. Not only did you not contribute to the Su family, but you also caused a great disaster. Do you know that because of you, our Su family is now almost unable to move in Xiyuan Town, and business has shrunk by more than 40%. This family meeting has decided to abolish your branch's status as direct descendants. You are no longer a direct descendant of the Su family, what qualifications do you have to come to this dojo?"

  Su Han's face changed drastically, his fists clenched tightly, and he exclaimed in shock: "What?!"

  The Su family's legitimate and illegitimate branches were clearly distinguished, with the legitimate branch having a much more abundant supply of cultivation resources in their hands. For example, a legitimate branch like Su Han had five taels of silver as his monthly allowance, while an illegitimate branch like him only had five qian, a difference of ten times.

  Su Han's family would lose their status as the main branch, and their income would decrease by more than tenfold. At the same time, their position within the family would also plummet.

  The Su family has a large population, and many people have been eyeing the wealth and treatment of the Su Han line. In the past, it was only because of the identity of the Su Han line that those people did not dare to take action. Now that they see the Su Han line falling into trouble, those people will absolutely not let go of this opportunity to kick them while they're down.

  Su Han thought of his parents, who had been trying to maintain a normal appearance in front of him all these days, and his heart was filled with waves of suffocating pain, while also surging with endless anger.

  Su Hai's eyes flashed with a cold intent as he shouted: "It's all because of you, this little scoundrel, that we're in trouble. Everyone's monthly allowance has been reduced by half! Su Han, you're truly a scourge on society!! Let's all go together and teach this scourge and waste a lesson. His dantian is already broken, now he's just a useless person, a perfect human sandbag."

  Those young men from the Su family were already dissatisfied with Su Han because their monthly allowance had been cut in half, and upon hearing Su Hai's instigation, many of them rushed forward excitedly and surrounded him.

  Only a few young men from the Su family stood by with furrowed brows, coldly watching from the sidelines. Although they didn't take action, it was clear that they also had no good feelings towards Su Han, who had caused the Su family to be unable to move freely in Xiyuan Town. Even though they knew that this wasn't Su Han's fault at the moment, it was indeed because of Su Han that their treatment had been greatly reduced, so naturally they didn't have much goodwill towards him.

  "What's going on? Could it be that my dantian has really been broken?"

  Su Han attempted to muster his energy to resist, but found himself unable to extract a single thread of internal power from his dantian. He immediately felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, with a chill in his heart.

  "Stop!!"

  With a lion-like roar, a sturdy and powerful young man with every inch of muscle bursting with strength suddenly burst into the crowd, wielding the Su family's Three Yang Palm with scorching gusts of wind towards the other youngsters.

  Bang! Bang!

  A young man was hit by the three Yang palm prints on his body, and he flew backwards for several meters before rolling to the ground.

  Su Hai's face changed slightly, and with a swift turn of his head, he countered with a Three Yang Palm Print on the young man's palm.

  Bang! A scorching gust of wind reverberated, and Su Hai was suddenly knocked back six or seven steps. His face red with anger, he glared at the youth who had suddenly appeared and snarled: "Condensed Energy Realm!! Su Hao, you've actually reached the Condensed Energy Realm. Your innate talent for cultivation is indeed formidable. However, no matter how formidable you are, you're still just one person. Let's see how you protect that useless little brother of yours. We're leaving!"

  "You bullied my little brother, and now you want to get away scot-free? Leave some compensation behind!"

  Su Hao's eyes flashed with a cold light, and an aura of dominance rose from his body. He took a step forward, pouncing towards Su Hai like a fierce tiger. His right hand condensed a scorching hot breath, as if burning flames, and he struck out with a Three Yang Palm at Su Hai.

  Su Hai's eyes turned bright red, his palms flew up and down, his feet stepped on the family's traditional footwork, stepping back with the wind, desperately supporting himself, and loudly shouted: "Su Hao, you can't bully people too much!!"

  Su Hao was a master of the Condensing Qi realm, while Su Hai was only at the initial stage of the Practicing Bone realm. Both used the same martial technique and footwork, making Su Hai completely no match for Su Hao. After just a few moves, he fell into a disadvantageous position.

  Su Hao slapped open Su Hai's defense, his right claw hooked and grabbed Su Hai's left arm, twisting it with force before flinging him away and shouting violently: "Hmph! Get out of my sight!!"

  Su Hai was flung to the ground like a torn rag, rolling around in circles, clutching his left arm and crying out in agony: "My hand! My hand is broken!! It hurts so much!!"

  A Su family member who was watching from the side frowned and stepped forward, saying in a deep voice: "Su Hao! We're all part of the Su family, you're being too heavy-handed!"

  "Suzhou, since we're all from the Su family, why did Suzhai bully my younger brother? He can use force, but I can't? What kind of ridiculous logic is this?! Today, I'm putting my foot down - anyone who dares to bully my younger brother will have to answer to me, and I won't show any mercy!"

  "Big brother!!"

  Su Han gazed at Su Hao, who stood before him like a towering pillar, and felt a warmth rising in his heart. His nose slightly stung, and tears welled up in his eyes. From childhood to adulthood, it was always Su Hao and their father who had shielded him from the wind and rain. Even when he had brought about this calamity, almost becoming a useless person, they still did not abandon him. This made the icy cold heart of his feel a surge of warmth.

  Under Su Hao's gaze, the rest of the Su family disciples remained silent one by one. Su Hao had cultivated to the fourth heavy condensation realm in his later years and was already the first among the younger generation of the Su family. They did not want to take the lead for Su Haiqiang.

  "Sohou, you have injured a fellow clansman without reason, and our clan rules will deal with you. Let's go!"

  Su Zhi gave Su Hao a cold glance and turned around to walk away.

  With a rustling sound, Su family disciples immediately followed Su Zhi out of the courtyard, leaving only Su Han and Su Hao in the training hall.

  Su Hao turned around, gave Su Han a faint smile, patted his shoulder and said in a low voice: "Younger brother, I already know what happened. Don't blame Father, the Yongsheng Marquis is not someone we can afford to provoke now. This tone, we must endure for now. If we don't, it won't just be our family that will face disaster, but the entire Su family will be destroyed."

  In this world where martial arts are flourishing and martial power is revered, Su Han was almost killed, his dantian was destroyed, he could no longer cultivate immortality, and he became a useless person. Such circumstances would make anyone resentful. And because of Yong Sheng Hou's immense power in the Great Flame Empire, the Su family couldn't even contend with him, not to mention going to report to the authorities.

  Su Hao wanted to help Su Han, but he was powerless because the enemy was too strong. He worried that Su Han would do something reckless out of resentment and not only would Su Han himself be doomed, but the entire Su family would also be destroyed in an instant.

  Su Han's fists were clenched tightly, his face pale, and he gritted his teeth in a very bitter tone: "Big brother! I understand!"

  Su Han is not someone who doesn't know the weight of things, and he's also clear that the Su family isn't an enemy of the Yong Sheng Hou. The Su family has a decent status in Xiyuan Town, but the Yong Sheng Hou only needs to say one word to completely destroy the Su family. However, being killed for no reason, having his dantian broken, and almost becoming a useless person - this kind of hatred can't be put down just by saying so. Nevertheless, even if he can't put it down, he can only put it down; otherwise, not only will he die, but he'll also implicate his family members.

  Su Hao stared at Su Han, as if making a vow, saying word by word: "Younger brother, your dantian is broken and you won't be able to cultivate in this life. However, even if you can't practice martial arts in this life, with big brother and father around, we will definitely be able to keep you safe for the rest of your life. Whoever dares to bully you, big brother will use these fists to let them know what's fierce!"

  Su Han's heart warmed up, and he forced a smile: "Yeah! Big brother, don't worry, I'm fine. Even if I can't practice martial arts, I can still study literature. In the future, I'll take the imperial examination, become a scholar, and get the top honors. We two brothers will be one in literature and one in martial arts, and we'll definitely both become high-ranking officials."

  "Good! You have spirit, you're not disappointing as my younger brother Su Hao! Let's go, we'll go take a look at Father and Mother together." Su Hao smiled brightly, putting his arm around Su Han and walking towards the inner courtyard.