My Descendants Are My Power

Within Mount Kylin.

The grand formation roared. Every Divine Projection could feel Nathan dismantling a layer of the formation every so often.

Even with numerous Divine Projections working tirelessly to repair it, their efforts couldn't keep pace with Nathan's destructive speed.

Outside the formation, Lucas's prime spirit loomed like a hawk eyeing its prey, ready to strike at the first sign of weakness.

The combined might of this father-son duo pressed down on the Divine Projections like a suffocating weight.

Austin felt a growing sense of dread within his heart. His Divine Mark flickered incessantly, his intuition screaming that both father and son possessed trump cards that could threaten his very existence.

"Austin! What do we do now?"

"You told us to hide in Mount Kylin, to wait for the projections to die or grow stronger, but their numbers keep increasing! Are you biding your time, or are we waiting here to die?!"

"Give us a solution!"

The projections roared in anger.

Yet, the Heavenly Path remained calm, his divine soul observing every single projection.

The crisis extended far beyond Mount Kylin!

Across the Emerald Empire, projections were being toyed with like playthings, all herded towards Sunshine Mansion!

Austin could feel it now – Blackwood, like a hand capable of blotting out the sun, slowly descending from the heavens.

"How can this be? They were just a small family from the Azure Cloud region, how could they push me to this point?!"

His millennia-long plan was crumbling like paper!

Of his entire Sunshine Mansion, only Mount Kylin remained safe.

Every single one of his projections was being hunted down!

"It's fine, the projections will fight with their lives, as soon as I break through to Advanced Mastery, everything will..."

But before Austin could finish his sentence, his face drained of color. He wasn't alone; at that moment, every single projection froze.

For years, their every action had been effortless because they could tap into the senses of any other projection at will. This powerful intelligence network had always brought them peace of mind, allowing them to avert danger and act swiftly.

But now...

"Impossible!"

"What happened? I... I can't sense the presence of the other projections."

"It's the lifeline, someone is using the lifeline to interfere with our communication!"

The projections on Mount Kylin were horrified. For years, they had been in constant communication, each experiencing the world through the eyes of others. Now, their vision was limited to what was right in front of them, cut off from the minds of their brethren.

Austin could no longer control everything. The Divine Mark on his forehead dimmed.

"It's her?!"

Austin collapsed back onto his throne, his face ashen. A name flashed through his mind.

Olivia Blackwood, the sickly girl from all those years ago.

It was Olivia who had orchestrated the Blackwood family's escape, giving them a fighting chance. She had then decisively dispersed her physical form, her Competent Force spirit fleeing into the unknown. In his long existence, Austin had encountered countless individuals, but he had never met a woman as decisive as Olivia.

For over a century, he had constantly measured himself against her.

It was she who had interfered with his calculations, preventing him from locating the Blackwoods. He didn't know how she had gathered the souls of millions or amassed such vast fortune, but she used their lives and luck to torment him day and night, hindering his psychic cultivation for over a hundred years.

Austin had initially believed that Olivia's interference was limited to shielding the Blackwoods from his divination. But now he realized...

"She didn't need Jace Princes to reveal my lifeline; she could calculate my existence herself. All these years, Olivia has been accumulating fortune and cultivating her psychic powers. She..."

Austin slammed his fist down, pulverizing the tabletop. Veins bulged on his forehead. "Damn it! She's using my psychic cultivation to help her digest the lives and fortune she borrowed from those millions!"

"Once she breaks through to Basic Mastery, she won't need to hide anymore. She'll... retaliate! She's been waiting for this day."

"What kind of monster have I provoked?!"

Despite his despair, Austin drew a shaky breath.

"At least, even though it's difficult to see what the other projections are doing, we've gained an advantage."

In the last moment before the connection broke, he had glimpsed through the eyes of his projection in the imperial city, witnessing a victory about to unfold. Sadly, he couldn't share this information.

"Fortunately, I've made arrangements for the projections across the land."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Let's see who emerges victorious from this!"

...

At that moment, across the Emerald Empire, every single Divine Projection was on the run!

Starting from the edges of the empire, those who had been caged by Austin were now the predators, hunting down the Divine Projections like hawks scattering sparrows. The projections, momentarily stunned by Austin's outburst and the sudden loss of their shared senses, were now blind and utterly lost.

In the imperial city.

"Impossible! Austin... the main mark... are... are you dead?!"

Brody, having achieved Basic Mastery, sat calmly on Amber Hill, seemingly unafraid and with a plan. But the loss of contact with the other Divine Projections had shaken him to his core.

His moment of shock was brief.

He shot to his feet, and in an instant, Amber Hill was surrounded!

Donna stood before him. The same Donna he had watched enter the imperial city, the same Donna he had wanted to kill. Now, he was the prey, caught in her sights.

And then...

"Roar!"

An Azure Dragon's roar ripped through the air. After over a hundred years, Charlie Crackle, the creature that had escaped the Azure Cloud region with Donna, had undergone a transformation.

Gone was the chaotic energy of the Exploding Sky Serpent, its passage marked by thunder and lightning. Gone too was the ethereal form of the Mist Serpent.

In its place was a strange, translucent purple Azure Dragon. Within its form, flames danced and lightning crackled, while a white mist emanated from its body, giving it an eerie beauty.