My Descendants Are My Power

Seeing Donna's dejected expression, Ethan chuckled.

"Donna, there's no shame in losing to the eighteenth-ranked Pinnacle Apprentice. You only broke through to the Competent Force Realm a few years ago. Reaching this level already makes you a prodigy."

"He's right," Nathan added, noticing Donna's lingering self-reproach.

"You're stronger than Mike and I were at your age. Just keep striving for improvement."

"You surpass me as well," Lucas said with a gentle smile.

Marcus nodded in agreement.

"Donna, there's always a next time. Your third uncle is still young. He can wait a little longer for you to become the top Pinnacle Apprentice and rescue him."

Encouraged by her family's words, Donna's spirits lifted.

Their reassurance wasn't unwarranted.

To defeat the twenty-fifth-ranked expert on the Pinnacle Apprentice Ranking right after breaking through to the early Competent Force Realm was a testament to her extraordinary talent.

Most individuals on the Pinnacle Apprentice Ranking possessed the ability to project their Competent Force and had cultivated their psychic powers to the pinnacle of Law Intent.

When they unleashed their natural energies, they could even create celestial phenomena, similar to the oppressive domain Marcus had used with the Sky Temple to trap his opponent.

Donna, on the other hand, was still in the early stages of the Competent Force Realm and lacked any external support like Marcus's Sky Temple.

Despite inheriting Charles and Christopher's Flesh and Blood Lotus Platforms, which had now merged into the Buddha-Demon Disk, her strength primarily stemmed from her own power.

Moreover, Donna didn't possess a single ability weapon, while her opponent had been adorned with them.

During their battle, her opponent had even unleashed over a hundred sixth-grade talismans, ultimately injuring Donna.

To possess such strength in the early Competent Force Realm was practically unheard of.

"Yes, Forebearer, I will continue to strive for improvement!" Donna declared, her determination renewed.

Ethan nodded in satisfaction.

He then addressed the entire Blackwood clan.

"From this day forward, we will enter seclusion to focus on our cultivation. Donna, inform our friends from Azure Cloud to seek refuge with General Owen."

"We, the Blackwoods, still have some influence within the Imperial Domain. Have General Owen contact Grand Tutor Gilbert and ask him to extend his protection to them. They have helped us capture Aspects of the Celestial Hand all these years; they won't escape his calculations."

"Yes, Forebearer," Donna replied solemnly.

"Daniel, are the Heavenly Justice Hall and the Oracle Chamber still under your control?" Ethan inquired.

"Yes, they are jointly controlled by various factions in Azure Cloud, but the ultimate authority rests with me," Daniel confirmed with a nod.

"Good," Ethan said with a smile.

"Have them discreetly investigate the entire Emerald Empire and identify anyone who could potentially be an Aspect of the Celestial Hand. Remember, do not alert our enemies."

"Yes, Forebearer," Daniel replied, his expression grave.

After giving instructions to each member of the clan, Ethan narrowed his eyes.

"Now, my family, let the seclusion begin!"

The Blackwood clan embarked on their longest period of cultivation yet.

However, their disappearance only served to infuriate the Aspects of the Celestial Hand.

The Aspect who had arrived in the Imperial Domain to search for the Blackwoods was enraged.

He had barely arrived, and the Blackwoods had already vanished!

He possessed over a hundred ways to capture Donna, devised by the main consciousness, and countless methods to apprehend the others in Azure Cloud, but his efforts were thwarted.

In the Imperial Palace, Brody, who had been extorted by the Blackwoods nearly ten times, found himself unaccustomed to their absence.

The tormented cries of the trapped Aspects had ceased, leaving him with a deep sense of unease.

Countless other Aspects of the Celestial Hand shared Brody's apprehension.

They knew all too well that the most formidable enemy was one they couldn't see.

With the discovery of some of the Celestial Hand's weaknesses, the Blackwood clan dedicated themselves to cultivation, their progress unfolding systematically.

Ethan took a brief respite from his seclusion, returning to reality.

The familiar bed, the familiar room—yet, Ethan couldn't shake the feeling of temporal and spatial disorientation.

The game world felt more real, while reality seemed like a fleeting dream.

His concern for his virtual family outweighed any attachment to his physical life.

He contacted Alan, requesting more antimatter bombs.

[Blackwood Year 240]

A decade had passed since the clan entered seclusion.

Ethan had spent those ten years cultivating alongside Luna, immersing himself in the Laws and principles surrounding the Fox Sage.

It was during this time that he truly grasped the sage's terrifying power.

A true powerhouse, among the strongest in existence, possessing the might of an Ability Master!

Unfortunately, the Fox Sage's prolonged existence had taken its toll, weakening her to the level of an Advanced Mastery expert.

The Fox Tribe had long since declined, facing a shortage of successors, with only two Advanced Mastery experts remaining.

[You are comprehending the Laws of Ice and a portion of the Laws of Space.]

Gradually, other members of the clan began to break through.

[Your descendant, George, has steadily advanced to the Competent Force Realm with the guidance of a senior expert! However, due to the Heavenly Path Psychic Sanctuary's concealment from the heavens, he was unable to undergo the Sixty-Nine Heavenly Thunder Tribulation and possesses only ten percent of the power of an early Competent Force expert.]

[Katie has broken through to the middle stage of Developing Skill.]

[Joseph's cultivation has regressed to the sixth level of Foundational Energy.]

[Your descendants, the third generation of the Blackwood clan, have obtained more Druid bones during the latest Grand Rite, enhancing their strength.]

[Your descendant, Marcus, has acquired two eighth-grade psychic artifacts, three seventh-grade psychic artifacts, and one sixth-grade psychic artifact. The Sky Temple has been further enhanced, multiplying his strength.

Imbued with the power of the Five Elements, the Sky Temple has gained the "Five Elements Life Extermination Formation." This formation specializes in offense, transforming the Laws of the Five Elements into five beams of starlight that attack enemies within the formation.]

"Marcus, you still need to prioritize your own cultivation. No matter how powerful the Sky Temple is, it's still an external force," Ethan cautioned during their latest gathering.

Nathan's experience served as a constant reminder.

Ethan now placed more trust in his own strength than in external objects.

"Yes, Forebearer, I understand," Marcus replied respectfully.

Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Path Psychic Sanctuary, Jessica and Justin had yet to break through, despite reaching the cusp of their tribulations.

Jessica refused to advance because she couldn't bring herself to slaughter Druids, a necessary step to overcome the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.

Her physical strength continued to accumulate.

As for Justin... that boy hadn't broken through because he hadn't found a sufficiently reckless way to do so.

Under Joseph's cautious leadership, the Heavenly Path Psychic Sanctuary remained relatively peaceful.

[Reviewing historical events.]

[Blackwood Year 232: Under Joseph's prudent guidance, your clan ambushed a rival faction's base during a conflict with Kyle, obtaining substantial spoils of war.]

[Blackwood Year 235: Ambushed Neil... obtained substantial spoils of war.]

[Blackwood Year 238: Ambushed...]

Joseph's actions were... predictable.

When Ethan visited the Heavenly Path Psychic Sanctuary, he discovered that they had been living underground.

The sanctuary extended three thousand meters below the surface, and they had burrowed themselves over two thousand meters deep, constantly shifting their base.

The underground network had become a labyrinth.

Beyond the sanctuary, the other Blackwood members continued their activities from a decade ago.

Cultivation knew no time, especially for those who had reached the Competent Force Realm, where a single retreat could last a century.

"What are the younger ones up to?" Ethan wondered, glancing at the three youngest members of the Blackwood clan.

His gaze fell upon the Pirate father and son, and he paused in surprise.

Before him lay a landmass.

Experience tales with empire

[Panoram State]

[The main continent of the Psychic World, home to the Emerald Empire, the Druids, and the demon realm, is surrounded by vast oceans dotted with scattered islands and newly formed landmasses. Panoram State, a mere ten thousand years old, possesses thin psychic energies. Its strongest inhabitants are only at the Competent Force Realm.]

"So it's a new continent," Ethan mused.

He had heard tales of these new landmasses.

Some psychics from the main continent specialized in exploiting these nascent lands.