My Descendants Are My Power

Amber Hill had long since been flattened, first by Chuck's breakthrough and then by the countless Psychics who had clashed there.

Charlie Crackle hovered low in the air, facing the newly ascended fifth-rank Basic Master.

Perched atop the Azure Dragon, her hand resting on one of its horns, was a young woman in a yellow dress.

She showed no fear.

This was the girl who had spent a century cultivating her psychic powers in the Five Elements Forbidden Zone, who had faced down Twelve Princes Jace with calm confidence, and who had confronted Brody himself, even in her incorporeal Competent Force form, without flinching.

After the horrors of the Five Elements Forbidden Zone and the desolate emptiness of the Snowy Plains, there was little left in the world that could frighten her.

A black and white Buddha-Demon Disk materialized behind her as she stared down her opponent, the man who had once fought beside her but who had now surpassed her in power.

Around Amber Hill, the Azure Cloud Psychics who had accompanied Donna to the Five Elements Forbidden Zone gathered.

Each of their movements crackled with uncontrolled energy, a testament to their recent emergence from the Zone and their struggle to contain the raw power they had cultivated within.

"I thought you would run. I never expected you to be hiding here at Amber Hill."

Donna's expression was calm, but her voice was thick with barely suppressed fury.

There was no time to ponder the loss of contact with the other projections.

Brody scanned the surrounding Azure Cloud Psychics, a cruel smile spreading across his face.

"Hahaha! Run? You think I'm afraid of you? Where's Chuck? Where's Daoist Bill? Send them out!

I'm a fifth-rank Basic Master, not some weakling like Hudson. Today, I'll kill you all!"

He could sense Donna's aura.

It was stronger than before, reaching the very peak of Competent Force, but it still fell short of the projected realm.

This was the plight of physical cultivators.

Their bodies, tempered by natural energies and infused with their power, struggled to comprehend the profound mysteries of the universe.

Breaking through to Basic Mastery, let alone achieving Competent Force projection, was an arduous task for those who walked the path of the body.

Even Chuck had not achieved Basic Mastery through physical cultivation alone.

The Azure Cloud Psychics surrounding him were all physical cultivators, seven of them having reached Competent Force.

And that strange Azure Dragon... it was a Competent Force projector.

But could they really hope to defeat him with just these few?

Even if Donna resorted to her life-burning technique again, it would be nothing but a futile gesture!

Chuck and Daoist Bill had to be here.

They wouldn't dare to be so brazen otherwise.

Yet, Donna made no move to summon them.

The two Basic Masters who had faced Hudson alongside her were nowhere to be seen.

The wind howled across the wasteland, whipping up dust devils that danced across the barren landscape.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Still, Brody waited in vain for the reinforcements he expected.

The only sound that greeted him was Donna's soft chuckle.

"You're more composed than any of the other Heavenly Path projections. I'm curious. They're all running for their lives, so why are you so calm, just waiting here for us?"

Brody threw back his head and laughed, a sound as harsh and unforgiving as the wind that scoured the mountains.

He glared at Donna and her companions, his face twisted in a mask of rage.

"I don't know what trick you used to cut off communication with the other projections, but did you really think you could do whatever you wanted right in front of me?"

Donna's face hardened as she met Brody's gaze.

Her reaction seemed to please him.

"Did you really think I was still the same man you once knew? Did you think I was a fool like Austin or Hudson?"

Brody snarled, his voice dripping with venom.

"For over a hundred years, I've thought about the humiliation you Blackwoods inflicted upon me. You invaded my home, you plundered my treasures, you chased me like a dog through these very hills!"

"But you forgot one thing. I'm not the man I used to be. I'm a Basic Master now, a fifth-rank Basic Master!"

"I'm a general in the imperial army, a force to be reckoned with in this empire."

"Did you think you were the only ones who grew stronger over the years?"

"How pathetic!"

As his words echoed across the wasteland, Donna and the Azure Cloud Psychics frowned.

Natural energy surged from the surrounding landscape, converging on figures approaching from all directions.

Psychics, swords humming with power, descended from the sky.

"There may be few Heavenly Path projections left in the imperial city, but I have allies of my own. Did you really think you were the only ones who could make friends?"

...

One by one, the Psychics landed on Amber Hill, their swords gleaming in the sunlight.

At their head stood a man clad in the armor of a high-ranking officer.

Any citizen of the imperial city, any noble or official, would have recognized him instantly.

He was the city's chief guard, a familiar sight as he patrolled the streets with his men.

The Azure Cloud Psychics, who had surrounded Brody moments before, now found themselves encircled.

"Hahaha!"

Brody laughed, a sound of pure, unadulterated triumph, as he surveyed the stunned faces of his enemies.

"Did you really think you were the only ones preparing for this day, that we would just sit here and wait for you to destroy us?"

Of all the thousands of Heavenly Path projections, Brody believed himself to be the most diligent, the most driven.

He had cultivated tirelessly, fueled by the memory of his defeat and the burning desire for revenge.

Driven from his home by the Blackwoods and the Azure Cloud, he had learned the importance of power, of influence.

He had climbed the ranks, becoming a Basic Master, a general in the imperial army.

For over a century, he had prepared for this moment.

Today, he would wash away the stain of his humiliation.

Today, he would solidify his place in the imperial city and claim his destiny as the one true Brody.

"You're the scum who dared to defy General Brody?"

The city guard, his own Basic Master aura radiating outward, descended slowly from the sky, landing in front of Brody with a sneer.

"I've heard tales of the Azure Cloud's lawlessness, of their brazen disregard for order. It seems the Blackwoods share their penchant for chaos. But today, your reign of terror ends."

Donna's expression remained unchanged, a mask of icy calm.

Brody, however, chuckled softly.

Years of currying favor with the city guard had finally paid off.

He looked down at Donna, his eyes gleaming with cold satisfaction.

"It's over for you Blackwoods. You thought you could unleash those caged birds upon us, that you could bleed us dry and wipe us out. But you made one fatal mistake. You revealed yourselves."

"For years, we couldn't find you. We had no choice but to wait, to prepare, for the day you would show your hand."

"You thought you had discovered our weakness. But a weakness, properly exploited, can become a weapon."

"Your people, like you, are walking into a trap. They're all going to die."