The night passed quickly for Gu Yu and Xu Ling'er. They shared a bed, but nothing happened. Xu Ling'er nestled in Gu Yu's arms, and neither of them fell asleep with their eyes closed. Although they both knew what was going on, they did not disturb each other.

In the pitch-black night, a figure quickly left the combat headquarters and headed towards a five-star hotel.

At this moment, in a room of a five-star hotel, Jiang Tianchen lay on the bed like a dead dog.

His life was over. He had been crippled twice in a row. The Jiang family didn't have a second Heaven-Reaching Pill, and even if they did, they wouldn't give it to him again. Now he had lost all his value. Although he hated Gu Yu to death, what could he do? Even Jiang Kuang glanced at him and left directly.

"I have a way to restore you and make you stronger, but you will have to pay a price." Suddenly, this voice reached Jiang Tianchen's ears. Jiang Tianchen sat up abruptly and realized that a man in black robes was standing by his bed.

"Who are you?" Jiang Tianchen was startled and looked at the man in black robes warily.

"Never mind who I am, I have a way to restore you and help you seek revenge on Gu Yu," the man in black said calmly.

"What method?" Jiang Tianchen asked. Restoring his cultivation was something he desperately wanted.

"Hehe..." The man in black robes suddenly stretched out his hand, and a cloud of pitch-black gas billowed out, transforming into a black skull on the roof of the room, burning with blood-red, extremely evil flames.

Suddenly, streaks of blood emanated from the skull, sweeping towards Jiang Tianchen on the bed.

Strands of red blood vessels enveloped Jiang Tianchen's entire body, causing him to convulse. The crimson blood vessels then seeped into his body through his pores.

"Hehe..." The man in black robes let out a chilling laugh as he watched Jiang Tianchen writhe in agony, screaming and struggling.

"My Nightmare Clan, having just descended into this world, suffered a blow from your human nuclear weapons, resulting in the near annihilation of my Nightmare Clan. Although there are survivors, they have no choice but to infiltrate your human world. It is truly hateful," the black-robed man murmured.

At this moment, Jiang Tianchen's eyes flashed red light, and the skull suddenly appeared above his head. Black gas immediately emanated from his body, and his expression became evil and twisted.

"Your Majesty, thank you for finding me this body." Jiang Tianchen suddenly knelt down before the man in black robes and said respectfully.

"Hehe..." The man in black robes chuckled evilly. "Six-pointed star. From today onwards, you will enter the Dragon Clan as a human. You can freely absorb the cultivation of those humans. However, you must frame Gu Yu. That kid makes me very uncomfortable."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will never let you down," Jiang Tianchen said, bowing again.

To be precise, Jiang Tianchen at this moment is no longer Jiang Tianchen, but the six-pointed star of the Nightmare Clan. He has been possessed by the primordial spirit, and he will no longer be himself.

As the first rays of morning sunlight streamed into the room, Gu Yu opened his eyes. Although he wished time could slow down, it was still time to say goodbye.

The moment he opened his eyes, Xu Ling'er also opened hers. Neither of them moved. Gu Yu suddenly turned around, and their eyes met.

Gu Yu had experienced this scene many times in his previous life, but he didn't know how to cherish it at first. In the end, it became his pain, and he could only recall it again and again.

Suddenly, Gu Yu gently kissed her, and Xu Ling'er did not resist, quietly closing her eyes.

The two nestled together for a long time before Gu Yu gently raised his head. He tidied Xu Ling'er's hair, whose face was flushed and whose eyes were like water.

thump thump...

Just then, a knock sounded on the door. Gu Yu frowned and immediately stood up.

"Who?" Gu Yu's voice was somewhat angry.

"Big brother, it's me, Qian Duoduo. Kong Yue and the Kong family are here," Qian Duoduo said from outside the door.

"Let them wait," Gu Yu said coldly.

"Okay." Qian Duoduo left immediately. He wasn't stupid; how could he not hear the displeasure in Gu Yu's tone?

Just as he reached the elevator, he discovered that the Kong family members had come up.

“Third Uncle, Gu Yu is terrifyingly strong, a genius, and worthy of Ling’er. I think we should…” Kong Yue said repeatedly beside a middle-aged man.

"Hmph! Genius? Is there a lack of geniuses in this world? He's just a nobody, relying on some trivial skills, he dares to make us wait outside. He's really asking for trouble if we don't teach him a lesson." The middle-aged man said coldly.

"Third Uncle, he..."

"What do you mean, 'he'? He's not worthy of Xu Ling'er, who possesses the Ice Phoenix Primordial Spirit." The middle-aged man said as he arrived at the room where Gu Yu and Xu Ling'er were. He kicked the door, and it shattered.

Inside the house, Gu Yu frowned. He took a step forward and instantly appeared beside the middle-aged man, throwing a punch.

The middle-aged man also frowned and threw a punch. Gu Yu was immediately forced back a few steps, his chest heaving. This middle-aged man was actually a General Realm cultivator.

However, Gu Yu did not stop. Gray light spread out, and the power of gods and demons was released. The things in the room were suddenly shattered by the impact of this aura.

"Gu Yu, don't misunderstand, he's my third uncle," Kong Yue hurriedly stepped forward and spoke up to stop him.

If a fight breaks out, although his third uncle won't suffer a loss, this is the Dragon Division. Outsiders who come in to deal with Dragon Division students will be taught a lesson by the Dragon Division's experts. Even his Kong family wouldn't dare to be presumptuous compared to the Dragon Division. His Kong family has the Vermilion Bird, and the Dragon Division has the Azure Dragon! Moreover, the Dragon Division has always been a national department! Even if the Vermilion Bird comes, it's impossible for it to side with the Kong family.

"Your third uncle?" Gu Yu's eyes were icy. "You people from the Kong family have no manners whatsoever."

"What did you say?" Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, the middle-aged man frowned, his aura becoming even more unrestrained. Just as he was about to attack Gu Yu, Shi Polu arrived.

"Kong Laosan, this is the Dragon Division, not your Kong family. If you dare to make a move, I will make sure you never return to the Kong family today," Shi Polu said coldly.

"Consider yourself lucky." Although Kong Laosan was somewhat unwilling, he still withdrew his aura. If he had come yesterday, he might have ignored Shi Polu's words and continued to attack, but he couldn't do that today. He already knew yesterday that there was a King Realm expert in the Dragon Tribe, so if he really ignored Shi Polu, the Dragon Tribe would probably keep him there.

At this moment, Xu Ling'er came out of the bathroom and saw that the room was in a terrible state, and Gu Yu's gloomy face.

"Gu Yu, promise me you'll forgive him." Xu Ling'er looked at Gu Yu with a hint of pleading in her eyes. She said this not because she favored Kong Laosan, but because she favored Gu Yu. Going against the Kong family would not benefit Gu Yu at all.

"Alright!" Gu Yu took a breath and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Gu Yu, I'm leaving," Xu Ling'er said.

"Hmm!" Gu Yu nodded, without saying much. Although he was reluctant, he had no choice. The Kong family was truly the most suitable place for Xu Ling'er to cultivate.

"Let's go!" Kong Laosan said to Xu Ling'er.

Xu Ling'er glanced at Gu Yu with some reluctance, then followed Kong Laosan out of the room.

"If your Kong family treats Ling'er badly, or forces her to do anything, I, Gu Yu, will definitely slaughter your Kong family and leave no one alive," Gu Yu said.

“How dare you speak so arrogantly! My Kong family is no match for yours…” Upon hearing this, Kong Laosan was about to turn around, but was unexpectedly stopped by Shi Polu.

"What do you want to do? Don't tell me you don't want to leave?" Shi Polu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Kong Laosan with disdain.

"Third Uncle, let's go!" Kong Yue grabbed Kong Laosan's arm and pulled him outside. Although Kong Laosan was burning with anger, he had no choice but to pretend to be pulled away by Kong Yue.

"Big brother, aren't you going to see your wife off?" Qian Duoduo asked Gu Yu, who was looking somewhat lost in thought as he gazed into the room.

"No! It's not like we'll never see each other again," Gu Yu said. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but that he was afraid he wouldn't be able to bear the thought of parting.

"Okay!" Qian Duoduo nodded.

Gu Yu stood by the window, watching Xu Ling'er slowly leave downstairs.

"Ling'er, I'm sorry, I don't have the strength to fully protect you yet," Gu Yu murmured. Little did Gu Yu know that this separation would be the thing he regretted most, and the beginning of a bloodbath for the Kong family.

"Big brother, I..." Looking at Gu Yu, who was saddened by the separation, Qian Duoduo felt that it was not appropriate for him to stay here.

"It's time to get down to business." Gu Yu composed himself. His rebirth and his arrival in the Dragon Tribe were not for romantic love or sadness, but to become stronger and change the fate of future destruction.

"Qian Duoduo, how many people have joined my combat unit now?" Gu Yu asked Qian Duoduo.

"This..." Qian Duoduo hesitated for a moment, "Big brother, I don't know the exact number either. In the month you were punished, our Dragon Division has developed rapidly. An eleventh-grade Grandmaster joined. His name is Tian Guang. He used to be the hall master of the Dragon Soaring Society. There are two tenth-grade Grandmasters, five ninth-grade Grandmasters, five eighth-grade Grandmasters... There are eighty-seven Grandmasters alone. I don't know the number of the others. Anyway, there are over a thousand new and old students in total." Qian Duoduo rolled his eyes as he spoke, thinking.

"Thousands of people?" Gu Yu frowned. He hadn't expected so many people.

“Brother, those twenty high-grade source stones aren’t enough. I’ve been paying for them out of my own pocket lately,” Qian Duoduo suddenly said.

"Over a thousand people, that's three thousand low-level source stones a month, equivalent to 30 high-level source stones, and 360 high-level source stones a year. Each high-level source stone is worth over a hundred million, which is 36 billion Chinese yuan, and that's 3.6 million contribution points," Gu Yu murmured. He suddenly realized this was an astronomical figure! With so many people, he'd probably need an entire source stone mine. He suddenly regretted saying each person would receive three low-level source stones per month, but if he took it back now, where would he put his face? Good heavens! He really couldn't afford to support this!

"Big brother, what are you saying?" Qian Duoduo asked, leaning closer to Gu Yu.

"It's nothing." Gu Yu immediately waved his hand, then looked at Qian Duoduo. Did this fat guy have that many source stones? "Qian Duoduo, how many source stones do you have?"

"Big brother, you're not going to rob me, are you?" Qian Duoduo's two small eyes narrowed, and she immediately took a few steps back, looking at Gu Yu cautiously.

“How could I do such a thing?” Gu Yu said. “What I mean is, how many source stones do you have? I’ll trade you my life essence for them.”

"Big brother, how much life essence do you have?" Qian Duoduo had just said it when he suddenly regretted it, as if he had revealed something.

"I do have several hundred groups, but I don't know if you have that many source stones?" Gu Yu asked Qian Duoduo. His life essence could be continuously produced. In other words, as long as Gu Yu had a supply of source energy, it would not be interrupted. However, if he said that, it would be a bit alarming. What if Qian Duoduo got jealous and found some people to rob him?

"Several hundred sets?" Qian Duoduo's two little eyes suddenly widened, and then he swallowed hard. Several hundred sets! What does that mean?

"What's wrong? Don't you have enough source stones?" Gu Yu asked, looking at Qian Duoduo.

"No...no...uh...that's not right." Qian Duoduo stammered, "Big brother, where did you get so much life essence? Can you take me with you next time you go? I, Qian Duoduo, am willing to be your slave from now on. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to go east..."

"Alright!" Gu Yu rolled his eyes. Even if such a place existed, how could he possibly take Qian Duoduo there? What if this fat guy managed to smuggle it all out with his spatial ring? "How much can you exchange? Three or five?"

"Big brother, I want ten packs," Qian Duoduo said, holding out both hands.

"Ten...ten regiments?" Gu Yu was taken aback. "You have 300 high-grade source stones?"

Gu Yu sized up Qian Duoduo. He had underestimated this fat man. 300 high-grade source stones—what did that represent? 30 billion Chinese yuan! The key point was that even 30 billion Chinese yuan might not be enough to buy 300 high-grade source stones! Anyone with that many source stones was definitely a cultivator; they wouldn't sell them, after all, they would keep them for their own cultivation. Could this fat man own a source stone mine? But how could there possibly be source stone mines on Earth? This fat man was truly extraordinary.

Could it be that Gu Yu suddenly remembered a family that was specifically responsible for transporting source stones from Kunlun Source Gate outwards? Could it be...?

“Big…Big Brother, you…” Qian Duoduo suddenly felt a chill run down his spine as Gu Yu stared at him. He had witnessed firsthand how powerful Gu Yu was, while he was just a high-level martial artist. If Gu Yu threatened him with his life to force him to hand over the source stones, and then killed him to silence him, he would have no chance to resist.

"Qian Duoduo, tell me honestly, is your surname not Qian?" Gu Yu asked.

"That's impossible." Qian Duoduo's eyes suddenly darted around. "I...I..."

"Alright, your surname doesn't matter. You'd better find a way to exchange those 300 high-grade source stones for low-grade source stones, but the rules will have to be changed." Judging from Qian Duoduo's reaction, Gu Yu seemed to already know the answer. "From now on, anyone who joins my battle division will only receive one low-grade source stone per month if they are a high-level martial artist or below. Those comparable to a grandmaster will receive two low-grade source stones per month. First-grade grandmasters to fourth-grade grandmasters will receive three per month, fifth-grade to eighth-grade grandmasters will receive four per month, ninth-grade to eleventh-grade grandmasters will receive five per month, twelfth-grade grandmasters will receive six per month, and those at the Cone Realm will receive one mid-grade source stone per month if they are first-grade, two per month if they are second-grade, and so on."

"Brother, brilliant!" Qian Duoduo suddenly gave Gu Yu a thumbs up.

In reality, advanced martial artists don't need more than three primary source stones per month, at most two. Moreover, the Dragon Clan also provides one source stone to each person every month. Of course, whether they can actually use it is another matter.

"Furthermore, if someone breaks through their cultivation level, they will receive corresponding source stones as a reward," Gu Yu added.

"Big brother, there's something I'm not sure if I should say," Qian Duoduo suddenly said.

"What's going on?" Gu Yu was taken aback; he had no idea what Qian Duoduo was up to.

“Big brother, I don’t have that many low-level source stones. If I want that many low-level source stones, I need to exchange them with the Dragon Clan, but…” Qian Duoduo suddenly rubbed his hands together.

Seeing Qian Duoduo's appearance, Gu Yu had a bad feeling.

"Brother, it's nothing really, it's just that the Dragon Department will charge a handling fee, a 20% handling fee," Qian Duoduo gestured.

"Twenty percent?" Gu Yu's lips twitched a few times. That's a lot! 300 high-grade source stones, if exchanged for low-grade source stones, would be 1000. Charging a twenty percent fee would be 6,000 low-grade source stones, which is equivalent to two clusters of life essence for sixty high-grade source stones. Good heavens! It seems he needs to go and discuss with Shi Polu to try and get rid of this fee. If necessary, he might have to use his power to pressure Shi Polu. That's the only way.

"Brother, this handling fee... could you reimburse me?" Qian Duoduo rubbed his hands together again.

"Phew." Gu Yu let out a long breath. "Qian Duoduo, you stay here for now, I'll be right back."

After Gu Yu finished speaking, he flew away instantly. "By the way, Qian Duoduo, you have to redecorate my room for me."

Upon hearing that a 20% handling fee would be charged, Gu Yu immediately went to Shi Polu's office.

"Why are you here?" Shi Polu was taken aback when he saw Gu Yu. It was Gu Yu who suggested hiding his identity, so he wasn't afraid of being exposed now that he had come to see him.

"Minister Shi, I have something I'd like to discuss with you. Don't worry, I used a secret technique; not many people will be able to detect that I'm here to see you," Gu Yu said.

"What is it?" Shi Polu was taken aback. He didn't expect Gu Yu to come to him for any reason. Could it be that he had discovered a spy? That was a possibility. Thinking of this, Shi Polu immediately looked at Gu Yu with a serious expression.

“Minister Shi, it’s really nothing. Didn’t I establish a war department? And I said that every month, those who join the war department will receive three low-level source stones…” Gu Yu explained his purpose in detail.