My Descendants Are My Power

[Your descendant Donna, despite being tormented from a young age, still diligently cultivates psychic powers at the Fist of the Hundred Sect, enduring silently and striving for progress. At just 9 years old, she has already reached the third layer of Foundational Energy. She has acquired the trait—Striving Victim.]

[Years of torment have made her more self-conscious and fearful of others' bullying. She hesitates in everything she does. Her speed in cultivating psychic powers increases by 20%, but her combat power decreases by 10%.]

"Eh."

Ethan sighed deeply, recognizing how crucial a child's upbringing is. If Boar Monarch Pete were still around, perhaps the Blackwood elders could have raised them better.

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One child had it too easy, the other too harsh; both ended up with their issues. Ethan could only hope that the future would bring changes. Nicholas wasn't much of a concern; worst case, he could be sent to the Thunderfire Demon Cave or Dawn to experience real life.

But Donna, this child had been tormented for years, yet when Dennis wanted to seek revenge, she still spoke in favor of the Fist of the Hundred Sect, showing her inherently good nature.

Glancing once more at the well-developed residence,

Ethan sped up time.

Soon, spring turned to autumn.

[Blackwood Year 92]

[Special Event—The Great Sect War has ended!]

[The leader of Sky Sect, Wesley Daoist, has passed away. Black Tortoise's elder, Leo, along with the sect leader Turtle Daoist, paid their respects together. The two thousand-year-old elders had a grand drink, and years of enmity between the two sects dissolved into nothing.]

After watching the screen for two hours,The entire Cloudview County, after the chaos caused by Blackwood two years ago, miraculously calmed down.

Apart from the nuclear radiation that filled Sky Sect, it was as if nothing had happened. All sects and clans had withdrawn their bounties on the Blackwoods.

Two years had passed, and the Blackwoods were no longer pursued, even... the two great sects that had fought for decades were now showing mutual respect.

The days when Blackwood built landscapes of human corpses, when Blackwood fiercely cut down twelve forces, and when they fought the top masters of Sky Sect in the great battle of Cloudview County, became the least spoken of by the people of Cloudview County.

With Dennis's help, the descendants of the fifth generation of Blackwoods were slowly growing up. The elders who were scattered abroad occasionally sent back treasures, rapidly developing the family's residence.

World peace?

No!

Ethan's fingers tapped continuously beside the bed, and on the screen, a new message appeared.

[Your descendant Daniel, in the Thunderfire Demon Cave, has once again taken control of a faction of the Thirty-Six Celestial Warriors, the strongest being at the peak of Emerging Ability. Your family now controls twelve factions of the Celestial Warriors. Daniel joyfully sends you this message, slowly growing fond of the feeling of power, hoping for your blessing for smooth sailing.]

[Your descendant Larry, in the swamp jungle, has once again acquired a mutant beast 'Ancient Giant Chicken'. The two demon kings occupying the swamp are becoming increasingly wary of her. She decides to leave the swamp jungle with her mutant beast and head to the Golden Battle Forest. On the way, her mount finds an Orion fruit, and she breaks through to the mid-stage of Emerging Ability!]

[Your descendant Justin, standing on the platform of the Black Tortoise's decennial competition, looks at the 49-year-old youth at the peak of Emerging Ability on the stage, then at his own near mid-stage Emerging Ability strength, feeling he hasn't courted death enough. He decides to bide his time, court death for another ten years, and then explode across the entire Black Tortoise.

He acquires the trait—Never Say Die.]

[He begins to obsess over the thrill of near-death experiences, slightly increasing his chances during such moments.]

[...]

All the descendants of Blackwood are well aware that although things seem calm, there are dangerous undercurrents brewing!

He slowly opened the large map of Cloudview County.

Most of it... was marked with hostile red dots!

[Your descendants swear to you that one day, they will return to their homeland in broad daylight!]

The calmer it is, the more terrifying it becomes.

Ethan doesn't believe that the entirety of Cloudview County has truly accepted the presence of Blackwood, even if they were to target Blackwood to curb its growth, Ethan wouldn't be so worried, because that would be normal.

He even asked the Primordial Blood Tree, but the Primordial Blood Tree said that it wasn't really that powerful; it was just at a breakthrough moment, able to see more of the future.

The more he thought about it, the more vigilant Ethan felt.

Especially those little red dots on the map, they were so striking.

He wished he could turn all these red dots green, or white.

Just as he was pondering this.

A pop-up from Olivia appeared.

[Your descendant Olivia requests a consultation with you, Thunderfire Raging Python.]

Ethan felt inexplicably reassured and clicked on Olivia's avatar.

Nowadays, Olivia was in the Divine Mountain, leisurely observing the mountains, rivers, and lakes. In just two short years, she seemed a bit younger, while others aged, Olivia was aging in reverse.

Her organization, Dawn, spread throughout Cloudview County, could relay messages for the family, and Thunderfire Raging Python stayed by her side.

A burst of ancestral love came to Olivia.

Forebearer Cards surfaced, and Olivia knew the Forebearer had shown his powers.

Olivia quickly knelt, "Child disturbs Forebearer, please forgive me."

As Ethan typed the text for Olivia to discuss matters, Thunderfire Raging Python's voice was deep and resonant, making Ethan miss the times when this big beast hissed, making him feel less like Voldemort now.

"Yes, Forebearer!"

Olivia's aged face showed a hint of suspicion, "Forebearer, these past two years have been too quiet. Child can faintly feel that the two Competents who escaped two years ago will not just let things be. Child sent people to check, and their families are as usual, as if the Competent ancestor had never appeared outside the Sky Sect, nor ever failed."

"They haven't left, haven't formed alliances, they know our family can't tolerate sand in our eyes, there should still be actions."

Thinking along the same lines!

Ethan took a deep breath, if it were just him, he might think he was being a bit paranoid. But Ethan, he absolutely trusts Olivia's intuition!

"Everyone says it's the era of my Blackwood, but Forebearer, child does not wish it so. The tree that stands out in the forest is the first to be destroyed, those people will think, why could Blackwood rise in a century? Without some earth-shattering secret, how could it be?"

"Just so, our Blackwood does have many secrets."

Ethan nodded slightly.

Olivia was right, the secrets of Blackwood weren't just him.

There were also the Direct Death Coffin, Lord of Frenzied Blood, Primordial Blood Tree... any of which were coveted.

Now some secrets were already in front of others, Blackwood was like a big piece of fat meat, countless families wanted to slowly uncover the secrets of Blackwood, to devour Blackwood.

"Child believes, they are lying in wait, waiting for a chance to strike a fatal blow to my Blackwood!"

This time, Ethan and Olivia talked for a very long time.

But now the problem is, Blackwood is now in the shadows, with major forces led by Donald, Abbot David, also in the shadows!

Even though they tricked them once at Sky Sect, Ethan still dared not relax at all.

In fact, they are very frightening.

Frightening enough to flee at the slightest hint of something wrong, to kill those Developing Skills without hesitation, and to abandon Gary without hesitation.

That day, Dawn's assassins conveyed messages to the descendants of Blackwood throughout Cloudview County, without exception, all to keep the descendants of Blackwood vigilant.

Ethan could feel it.

In the bright appearance of Blackwood today, there were still dark clouds.

The war is far from over, only this time, the enemies of Blackwood are fewer, and this time, it's the peak struggle of Azure Cloud!

At the end of the conversation, Ethan and Olivia both laughed.

Hasn't the family always struggled up this way over the past century?

Only this time, the enemy is stronger, more troublesome.