"System, pray tell what's happening? How come even Dual pupils failed to grasp the third stage of the Star-Shattering Technique?"

[Host, the third stage is not merely a technique of Qi compression or gravity manipulation. It is the 'Conceptual Shattering'. You see everything is divided into four levels: Spiritual, Conceptual, Dao or Origin, and lastly Ontological. ]

[The spiritual is fairly simple, one can refine the essence of reality and compare the natural law—Ice, fire, wind, thunder, etc. The Law of order—Gravity, space, time, etc. The Law of Chaos—Entropy, void, death, etc. The spiritual level is the foundation of all cultivation, where one can refine the Qi to match the laws of the world. The one who can shatter the planets, break the sky, tear apart the reality, and create their own domains are merely an ant who has just started the true journey of a vast cultivation journey.]

[Host, the Dual Pupils are a rare Innate blessing. Through them, you may peer into the essence of techniques and grasp their mysteries with but a single glance, thus, methods beneath the Immortal Rank hold little secrecy before your eyes. Their flows of Qi, their circulation of law, and the intent behind their creation may all be seen and comprehended.]

[However, once a technique touches the Conceptual Realm, the matter becomes different. Concepts are not forms, nor are they mere movements of Qi. They are the ideas that give birth to all phenomena. Such things cannot be copied through sight alone, nor borrowed from another's enlightenment.]

[They must be realized within one's own Dao Heart.]

[Both the Calamity Bloom Lotus and the Star-Shattering Technique are Immortal-grade methods that stand upon the threshold of the Conceptual Realm. Their creators have already glimpsed the gate of that higher domain, however you have yet to do so, its only natural to have a setback]

System, in simpler terms, the third stage is the 'Conceptual Shattering', which demands a mind that can truly understand the nature of a star—its birth, its death, its gravity, and its collapse. The Dual pupils can see the lines and flow, but they cannot force a mind to understand the philosophy. It is not about 'seeing', but 'being'.

Nevertheless, he has time to comprehend the third chapter on his own, especially when his enemies are as naive as insects.

He sat up, the early birds chirping outside the window sounding like the distant tolling of a funeral bell as he made his way to the courtyard.

The air was fresh with dense spiritual energy... Wait... It's not dense.

The spiritual air was thinner than usual, a stark contrast to the heavy, suffocating density that usually clung to the Wang estate like a second skin. It was as if the very atmosphere had been siphoned dry, leaving behind a hollow, brittle silence.

Young Master Wang unleashed his divine senseut it was instantly shattered.

"What's going on?" Young Master uttered to himself. It seems someone has set up a formation to suppress the spiritual energy of the entire estate.

But who and why?

He daren't descend to check it himself given that he is a Taboo existence but it seems they have made a plan to suppress the Wang Family for apparently no reason.

He activated his Dual pupils...

The formation was a complex web of interlocking runes, each one pulsing with a faint, sickly green light. They were arranged in a precise pattern, covering the entire estate like a net cast over a pond. From a glance it seems to be demonic runes, leaning towards the way of necromancy... It is a vitality-suppressing array.

The runes themselves were not of any known sect or school that Young Master Wang recognized, but their purpose was clear: to drain the spiritual energy from the air, leaving the cultivators within the estate weakened and vulnerable. Could it be from a demonic sect?

Liu Xiu? That's the only name that comes to the mind, thinking about it. It's unlikely but not impossible.

Of course, that's what Young Master thought, completely unaware Liu Xiu was stronger than ever now equipped with Dimesion-travelling system compared to the previous dimension-travelling ring.

***

What happened to Liu Xiu?

During these past months, he had not been idle. After all, how could a protagonist remain stagnant when given eight months of uninterrupted time?

The first thing Liu Xiu did was travel to the zombie world. One might be wondering, isn't his dimension-travelling ring currently within Wang Gongzi's possession?

Well.

[Dimensional traveling system activated. ]

Knowing the truth that Young Master Wang has slaughtered his women, how could he stat quite? He had been

diligently to take the vengeance with no mercy. He will make sure to slaughter every one of the wang family be it man, woman, kid, old, cows, dogs, chickens, layman just name it. He will make sure to slaughter every single one of them.

Making a breakthrough into the Holy Saint Realm, Liu Xiu was no longer the powerless youth forced to flee like a stray dog. Underdog would be an underestimation, he is a hidden dragon and crouching tigers.

The weak Liu Xiu who could only grit his teeth and endure humiliation had already died eight months ago.

What remained was something colder, something far more patient, the chosen one with his character development.

Befriend with the demonic sect of the capital region, he was sure to slaughter the everyone of the sinners—Surname Wang.

***

Of course, Young Master Wang couldn't connect Liu Xiu with dimensional travelling system, the only reasonable explanation within his profound mind was— Liu Xiu, being the chosen son of destiny managed to befriend a fat guy from demonic sect with his sobbing story or, befriend a humble disciple of a demonic sect.

Another logical explanation would be Heaven-slaughtering demonic sect have allied another demonic sect, and the key target is likely to be him.

What a headache.

He can't simply leave the formation like this, it's a matter of time before the formation is fully activated and the Wang family will be slaughtered, with life and death being separated.

Wooosh!

He instantly conjured the shimmering lotus and unleashed it.

Calamity Destructive Lotus Bloom.

Boom!

The formation was instantly shattered, the reality being nullified leaving nothing but a dark void, the spiritual energy returned to the estate.

Yet, it was far from over.

The green mist surged forth, given that, the formation of the Wang Family was also destroyed. A majestic skull made from gray smoke appeared above the Wang Family main hall.

"Three breaths! I offer you three breaths... Commit suicide or else, I will make sure your death is the most gruesome, ever recorded in history." A voice boomed, full of hatred and rage, with pure natural law of killing intent.

The intent was so vast, Young Master Tianmo felt it all over himself, for a moment, he had a vision where he was being executed in front of everyone, like a sinner. What a horrible illusion yet, Young Master looked excited, a menacing smile tugged on his lips.

"Three breaths! I offer you three breaths! Commit suicide or else, I will make sure your death is the most gruesome, ever recorded in history." The voice boomed again.

And once again.

"Three breaths over. Now pay..." The voice descended like heavenly thunder.

The sound alone shattered the courtyard tiles and sent cracks racing through the ground. The entire Wang estate trembled as if struck by the wrath of the heavens. A massive earthquake occurred.

Boom!

The skull instantly vanished, and the green mist was sucked into the void.

Not good.

A sinister purple haze mixed with venomous green, swirling together like a living plague. It crept silently across the marble floor, devouring the air itself.

Anyone who came in contact with it would have their vitality drained instantly, their life essence reduced to nothing. Fortunately, no one had made contact with it yet.

But the mist was only the beginning.

The sky above the estate suddenly darkened, causing the few watching from their chamber to fathom, the mist was the least of their worries.

Tip! Tip!

It began to rain... A strange rain that would actually ruin one's natural dao rhythm. ( raw talent )

What a well-thought-out attack, there were multiple people but Young Master couldn't fathom the true depths. With the presence of dao bones, dragon bloodline, even a Holy Saint or Divine Saint shouldn't be able to suppress his Divine sense instantly.

Could it be the Saint King realm powerhouse?

If there is really a Saint King, can he even run... Wait... Run?

Young master tried to enter the alternate timeline with his conceptual time&Space body but he couldn't... Imperial artifact.

Just like last time, the hunt this time was well prepared and it is very unlikely for him to escape this time. Yet... The only reaction Young Master showed was that of pure excitement, his body trembling slightly, not from fear obviously.

It was time... The time to test his "Draconic transformation".