"Pfft—!"
Qin Feng nearly coughed up a mouthful of vintage '82 soul essence.This system… this system was seriously not normal.
This wasn't just some random character.That was his brother, his blood relative, his wombmate!
Yet the system's voice oozed temptation:
"The Supreme Bone can be broken and regrown… 'Shatter to ascend,' as they say."
"Break and regrow!?"
Qin Feng was tempted. For a moment.But then immediately shook his head.
If he really dug out his brother's Supreme Bone, his parents would peel his skin off, toast his liver, and serve it with vinegar.
Worse, his years of "undercover filial piety" would be shattered.
"No way. I need… peace."
Suppressing the thought, he returned to his courtyard and resumed cultivation.
He had thought that slapping away his brother's Innate Ancestor Qi would buy him a few years of peace.But no—the Chosen One simply added a Supreme Bone to his stats.
Unreasonable.
Utterly unreasonable.
Now, he had to push his limits once more to survive the protagonist's collateral damage.
Sitting cross-legged, Qin Feng entered deep meditation.
The Second Layer of the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Sutra was leagues above the first—complex and subtle.But its rewards were enormous: not only did it greatly accelerate cultivation, it also amplified recovery speed exponentially.
The Heaven Treasure Gourd at his neck flickered with warm light.Its calming aura stabilized his qi, preventing inner deviation, and boosted breakthroughs to the next stage.
With its assistance, his training speed nearly doubled.
"What a terrifying meditation state…"
Tenth Ancestor stood silently nearby, awe on his face.
Despite being born with immense talent, having cultivated divine arts from the womb, and even defeating age-old records, Qin Feng never showed a hint of arrogance.
Instead—he trained harder than anyone.
"This child… will shake the heavens someday."
❄️ Five Years Later ❄️
Spring faded. Autumn came.
Qin Feng—now eight years old—had already reached the Ninth Layer of the Opening Origin Realm.Just one step away from entering the Transcendence Realm.
That was the threshold where spiritual energy could be projected externally, capable of killing from a thousand meters away.
At this moment:
Qin Feng sat in a giant wooden tub, immersed in an alchemical medicinal bath—specially prepared by the Qin Clan to refine his body and foundation.
"Ugh…"
He frowned slightly, enduring the intense pain as he guided his qi.
BOOM!
A deep explosion erupted within his body.Energy burst out, shaking the entire room—furniture toppled, objects flew.
"He… broke through?!"
Tenth Ancestor stared at the tub, stunned.Qin Feng had reached the Transcendence Realm. At eight years old.
Another record shattered.
But before he could stay stunned too long—he remembered something else.
Qin Hao.
The younger brother had broken Qin Feng's Opening Origin record at age two.
Now at five years old, he was already at the Fifth Layer of Opening Origin.Breaking this record by age eight would be a walk in the park for him.
"Neither of these boys are normal…"
Tenth Ancestor rubbed his temples.
"And here I thought I was proud of hitting Transcendence at forty…"
"ROAARRRR!!"
Qin Feng erupted from the bath, aura surging, sending the tub to splinters.
He looked more like a beast than a boy—standing tall as a twelve-year-old, with eight-pack abs, and a physique forged in divine fire.
First thing on his mind?
Beat up his little brother.
Why?
Because it's tradition.
Five years of "sparring" had earned Qin Feng over 240,000 Villain Points.
Each time he claimed to be "testing techniques," he pinned Qin Hao to the ground and delivered ruthless 'educational' beatings.
But lately—
Qin Hao had started to fight back.
Despite being only at Opening Origin Five, he could go toe-to-toe with Qin Feng at Level Nine.
It was the Supreme Bone.It made him invincible among peers—a walking glitch.
"Is there a way to reach Perfect Mastery?"
Qin Feng had asked the system.
"Yes. One million Villain Points = One-Time Grand Perfection Pass."
One million?
At this rate, beating his brother daily was both a financial and spiritual necessity.
"There he goes again…"
Tenth Ancestor sighed, not bothering to stop him.
Because—despite all the chaos, this rivalry had created a perfect balance:
The younger brother, beaten, trained harder.
The older brother, victorious, never slacked.
It was sibling-fueled motivation at its finest.
"Young Master Feng!"
Disciples greeted him warmly as he walked by.
But the moment they felt his unstable aura, their expressions froze in disbelief.
"Wait… is he really… Transcendence Realm?"
One disciple gulped.
At eight years old, it was simply impossible—unless you were a monster.
"Freak… this kid's a freak…"
Qin Feng didn't care.He had one goal: Find his brother.
And soon enough—
He did.
At the clan entrance, curled up on a crooked-neck tree, was a tiny figure fast asleep.
"Found you, you little bean."
Qin Feng circled the tree suspiciously.
To others, it looked like innocent napping.But in a protagonist's world? A crooked tree was absolutely a secret inheritance node.
"Is it really just a nap spot?"
He scrutinized the tree for a long time…Then looked at his sleeping brother.
"From this angle… it's like he's begging me to take his Supreme Bone."
"My dream was to be a silk-robed playboy…Drink wine, flirt daily, and laugh in the lap of luxury.But then came this bugged little brother, and suddenly I'm training like a desperate man on death row."
His eyes narrowed.
Hand raised.
SMACK!!
A crisp, satisfying palm strike on Qin Hao's tiny butt.
The little guy woke with a start—but instead of crying, he smiled and called out sweetly:
"Gege~!"
No resentment.No tears.Just joy at seeing his brother.
"Oh crap."
Qin Feng froze.His smile stiffened.
"Everyone knows—the warmer the childhood, the crueler the future death."
Unless you're the heroine, anyone close to the protagonist becomes a stepping stone.If this kid's protagonist halo activates—
Death flag: Activated.Role: Elder Brother.Cause of Death: Emotional flashback.Burial: Tree where he napped.
"No, no, no—abort mission.Let's… go beat him up gently today."