Son, Put Your Father To The Test (FF)

"I absolutely trust you!"

Qin Zi responded reflexively.

After saying it, he paused, feeling like a deflated balloon, slowly lowering his head in thought.

A moment later, he raised his head again, eyes filled with determination. Clenching his fists, he said, "Father, don't worry. I won't disappoint you."

With that, he closed his eyes, and a stream of spiritual energy once again emerged from his forehead, flowing into the Creation Monument.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan smiled with satisfaction.

Ah, the child is teachable!

Inside the Creation Monument.

In the gray, hellish space.

On a small island in the gray sea, a spirit was sitting cross-legged, meditating with closed eyes.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a thread of spiritual energy dropped from above like a fishhook and latched onto the spirit.

"Hm?"

The spirit opened its eyes, glanced at the thread attached to its body, furrowed its brows slightly, and then closed its eyes again.

It knew someone was extracting its legacy.

However, it wasn't surprised. After all, in this hell within the monument, what spirit hasn't had its legacy extracted?

Over countless years, it had been drained many times. Fortunately, extracting a legacy doesn't take it away directly; instead, it copies the knowledge, so the spirit doesn't lose its original memories.

This was the design of the Creator of the Xuanyuan Heaven—a system meant to sustain endless development, like cutting crops that regrow.

The spirits here were still conscious and continued cultivating in the hellish space of the monument, creating new legacies. This way, those on the outside could endlessly harvest from them, an infinite resource.

In essence, they were being exploited.

Why don't they just give up, you ask?

It's because they all want to escape this fate. The more they're exploited, the more determined they are to grow stronger. Only by growing strong can they escape; otherwise, they will be exploited forever.

Buzz!

Soon, the spirit's body flashed, and a glowing, golden text floated from it, following the thread upward.

A legacy was extracted.

Normally, after a legacy is drawn, the thread would disappear quickly, so the spirit paid it no mind.

But after a moment, the spirit noticed something odd: the thread was still connected to its body.

Buzz!

Another legacy was extracted.

"Heh, quite greedy."

The spirit smirked coldly. Occasionally, there were indeed greedy individuals who extracted two legacies in a row.

But even after two extractions, the thread would still be too weak to establish a solid connection.

If the spirit rashly tried to ascend using the thread and it broke midway, the rules of the monument would ensure a painful fall, leaving it injured.

The spirit closed its eyes and resumed meditating.

Buzz!

Yet another legacy was extracted.

The spirit's eyes shot open, its face twisting in rage as it sneered, "You little bastard, quite bold, aren't you? Try it again. I dare you to do it one more time!"

Slowly, the spirit rose to its feet.

If the thread didn't disappear soon, it would climb up and teach the other party the price of greed!

Buzz!

A fourth legacy was extracted.

Suddenly, the once-fragile thread became strong and resilient, indicating that a karmic bond had been fully established.

"You've gone too far! I can't take it anymore!!"

The spirit huffed coldly, leaping up and grabbing the thread with both hands, beginning its ascent.

Buzz!

Buzz!

Buzz!

As it climbed, more and more legacies were pulled from its body, following the thread upward.

Its face turned black with fury.

Its forehead veins bulged.

This was outright plundering! Did the beings of the Xuanyuan Heaven no longer respect them? Did they think so little of the spirits trapped here?

I can be killed, but I won't be humiliated!

"You little bastard, once I get up there, I won't just possess you—I'll trap your soul and torture you for 100,000 years. And I'll—"

The spirit's sinister thoughts seemed to give it more strength, helping it resist the gravitational pull of hell as it climbed higher.

The light at the top grew brighter.

The spirit was close to escaping hell and returning to the living world!

But soon, it noticed two figures watching its ascent—two conscious beings.

One, a younger man in black, looked a bit nervous but was trying to maintain composure, seemingly relying on something.

The other, a more mature man in white, gazed at the spirit with a meaningful, almost fatherly look of...affection.

As if looking at a child.

Thud!

In that moment, the enraged spirit felt as if a bolt of lightning struck its heart, causing it to stop dead in its tracks.

Its eyelids twitched.

Then, it began calculating something with one hand, and soon, its face contorted with violent spasms.

"Karma...there's massive karma here!!"

Whoosh!

Taking a deep breath, the spirit glared at Qin Zi, then released the thread and let itself fall back into the gray sea below.

Time to retreat!

Although staying in this hellish space seemed like an eternal prison, at least there was no danger of death.

But if it got caught in this "fatherly" karmic trap, even ten lives wouldn't be enough to escape!

"Hey, it's gone! It's gone!"

Qin Zi sighed in relief, joyfully exclaiming.

"Heh, nothing to be surprised about."

Qin Chuan stood with his hands behind his back, his voice calm but tinged with authority as he spoke: "In my presence, what spirit dares to act unruly?"

Qin Zi took a deep breath and nodded heavily, saying, "Yes!!"

It seemed his father's background was even more impressive than he had imagined! Perhaps these spirits had sensed something, which was why they didn't dare to act up.

With this realization, he had no more doubts.

Buzz!!

His spiritual energy once again flowed into the monument, his actions becoming increasingly bold as he shamelessly harvested its legacies...

One!

Two!

Three!

...

As time passed, one by one, powerful spirits were exploited, climbing up the thread in anger, only to retreat in fear at the sight of Qin Chuan's "fatherly" gaze.

Qin Chuan was like a giant face blocking the well, and every time a frog tried climbing up the walls of the well, they would see this face smiling at them, drooling garlic-scented saliva. Terrified, they would immediately jump back down.

In less than two hours, over fifty powerful spirits had fallen back down with graceful movements, rivaling professional cliff divers.

Qin Zi, meanwhile, had acquired over 300 legacies, many of which were so powerful that even Qin Chuan felt envious.

But Qin Chuan wasn't jealous.

Nor did he covet them.

Because what belongs to Qin Zi...belongs to him too!

Buzz!

Finally, another figure climbed up the thread. This one's light was dim, and it didn't seem particularly strong.

In fact, it seemed a bit reckless.

"Hahaha! I made it! I finally escaped!!"

The spirit laughed maniacally.

Soon after, it frowned and coldly asked the two people above, "Hm? Why aren't you afraid of me?"

"Why should we be afraid? Are you supposed to be strong or something?"

Qin Zi sneered. After seeing so many powerful spirits flee, he had become rather cocky.

"Hmph! You're nothing but an insignificant mortal!"

The spirit snorted coldly, its expression darkening.

It had been a small fry down below, always bullied. Now, faced with someone weaker than itself, it was being looked down upon again, which deeply wounded its already fragile ego.

"You're just weak."

Qin Zi waved dismissively. "Don't force it. If you're scared, just go back. You can leave peacefully."

"You... dare court death!!"

The spirit roared, its eyes filled with murderous intent. A terrifying killing aura burst forth, like a crimson pillar of light shooting upward.

Ding! A spirit at the Heavenly Gate realm has developed killing intent toward your son. Based on the principle of 'Father's love is as great as a mountain, and Father must always win,' your cultivation will now rise to the Heavenly Gate realm, and you will be invincible at this level!

The system's voice rang out.

In an instant, within Qin Chuan's mental space, the image of his consciousness standing before the Heavenly Gate suddenly stepped through!

Buzz!!

Brilliant divine light erupted from Qin Chuan's body, and his aura surged dramatically, like a dragon emerging from the sea!

"How is this possible?!"

The spirit at the top of the thread, just about to possess Qin Zi, turned pale with horror.

"No one crosses this boundary!"

Qin Chuan snorted coldly, his terrifying divine soul power crashing forth like an ocean, swallowing the spirit entirely.

"Nooo—"

The spirit let out a shrill scream as its body cracked like a statue, shattering into dust.