Chapter 1 Who Dares Touch My People

A live-in son-in-law is worth less than a dog! For three years, Jun Wushuang has lived under his wife's heel, only to have the most precious thing stolen from him.

"Jun Wushuang, I never liked you. Bringing you into our family was only for your War Dragon King's Physique."

"Now that I possess the Dragon Sparrow Emperor Body, I am not only the greatest talent in Jiangning City, but I will also take your place and join the Royal Martial Academy."

"Let me tell you, it was I who poisoned your father. Now that your father is dying and you are crippled, the Jun family is nothing more than a juicy piece of meat for the Ji family."

"From beginning to end, in my eyes, you are nothing but a dog!"

Jun Wushuang jolted upright from his bed, his eyes wide with rage, his body drenched in cold sweat as if he had awakened from a nightmare.

"No!"

"That wasn't a nightmare!"

"My War Dragon King's Physique has been stolen!"

"Ji Qingchen, I loved you with all my heart, but you plotted against me so ruthlessly. How laughable! How utterly laughable!"

Jun Wushuang trembled all over, blood seemingly weeping from his eyes, as a boundless fury and murderous intent surged within him. Then, as if driven mad, he burst into wild, self-mocking laughter.

He was once the heir of the Jun family.

Gifted with the War Dragon King's Physique, he was the foremost genius in Jiangning City.

Yet, bewitched by love, he had married into the Ji family for Ji Qingchen's sake, becoming the laughingstock of the entire city.

He never imagined it was all a carefully laid trap.

Three days ago, he was framed for defiling his mother-in-law, severely beaten, his kingly body destroyed, and thrown back to the Jun family, discarded.

Meanwhile, Ji Qingchen, having seized his War Dragon King's Physique, transformed it into the even greater Dragon Sparrow Emperor Body.

She took his place, journeyed to the imperial capital, and entered the coveted Royal Martial Academy.

"Wretch, I will kill you with my own hands! The agony and hatred you gave me, I will return a thousandfold!"

Jun Wushuang clenched his fists, his body shaking, eyes bloodshot.

Hatred and murderous intent consumed his very soul, branded into his bones.

Suddenly, his blood stained a bronze demon ring on his hand. Instantly, a beam of azure light shot forth, piercing his brow.

The next moment, a torrent of memories flooded his mind, coalescing into four dark, demonic words:

"Heaven-Devouring Demon Art!"

Devour the heavens, devour the earth, devour all realms!

Consume gods, devour demons, swallow all divine beings through the ages!

"So, I was the greatest sovereign of the Demon Realm: the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor!"

Jun Wushuang absorbed the vast memories and realized his previous life.

In that past life, he had cultivated the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art and, in merely a millennium, became the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm, revered as the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor.

But during the final tribulation of chaos, he was ambushed by seven God Emperors of the Divine Realm and nearly perished. At the crucial moment, his beloved, the Azure Lotus Divine Empress, sacrificed her life to save him, allowing him to survive the calamity.

To find the reincarnation of the Azure Lotus Divine Empress, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor devoured reincarnation itself, reversed the forces of yin and yang, and was reborn through the transmigration of his soul, becoming who he is now.

I am the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor, and I am Jun Wushuang.

In this life, I will find the Azure Lotus Divine Empress and reunite with her to continue our fated bond!

In this life, I will defy fate, overturn heaven and earth, and walk the path of invincibility!

In this life, I will mete out vengeance and justice as I please, cutting down all enemies in my path!

"Ji Qingchen, so what if you possess the Dragon Sparrow Emperor Body? I will slay you with my own hands, devour your Dragon Sparrow power, and leave you without a grave!"

Boom!

Without hesitation, Jun Wushuang activated the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art. Instantly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from all directions surged into his body.

Body Forging Realm, First Layer!

Body Forging Realm, Second Layer!

Body Forging Realm, Third Layer!

The Ten Realms of Martial Arts: Body Forging, Myriad Phenomena, Divine Sea, Heaven and Man, Marquess, King of Heaven, Martial Emperor, Supreme, Saint, and Great Emperor.

Within moments, Jun Wushuang had restored himself to the third layer of Body Forging Realm.

"Young master, you’re awake!"

A graceful figure entered the room, delight shining on her face.

Lin Mengyao, Jun Wushuang’s personal maid.

"Hmm?"

Jun Wushuang’s pupils contracted, as if struck by lightning.

He had been reincarnated to find his beloved Azure Lotus Divine Empress, and now Lin Mengyao stood before him—clearly a reincarnation of the Divine Empress.

"No, it's only one of her souls!"

Suddenly, Jun Wushuang sensed something amiss.

A person has three souls and seven spirits; in her past life, the Azure Lotus Divine Empress had sacrificed herself to save him, resulting in her souls and spirits scattering. Now, each had been reincarnated separately—Lin Mengyao possessed but one of the three souls.

"Qinglian, in our past life you fell to save me. In this life, even if your souls and spirits are scattered, I will gather them all and bring you back to life!"

Jun Wushuang pledged silently in his heart.

"Mengyao, take me to see my father."

Jun Wushuang rose, intent on consulting his father.

"Young master, the Grand Elder has brought people to the main hall, forcing the family head to strip you of your title as heir."

Lin Mengyao did not dare conceal the truth.

"What?"

Jun Wushuang's anger flared, his hair bristling.

...

Jun Family Main Hall.

"Family head, Jun Wushuang married into another family without permission, shamed us with his lust, has been crippled—he is no longer fit to be our heir. My grandson, Jun Yanming, should inherit!"

The Grand Elder, accompanied by Jun Yanming and the other elders, pressed the family head, Jun Zhantian, to relinquish his position.

"Family head, even if Jun Wushuang is your own son, he has already been crippled and is no longer suitable as heir. This is not just my opinion, but the will of the entire Jun family."

Though the Grand Elder was only at the sixth level of the Myriad Phenomena Realm, he confronted Jun Zhantian fearlessly.

For Jun Zhantian had been poisoned.

A month ago, Ji Qingchen had deceived Jun Wushuang into accepting a so-called Nurturing Pill, which actually contained the deadly Serpent Scorpion Heart-Eater poison.

Now, Jun Zhantian’s strength was hollow, his threat diminished.

The Grand Elder, supported by Ji Yuntian, head of the Ji family, sought to usurp the position of family head. Seizing the heirship was merely a pretext.

"I support the Grand Elder’s proposal."

"I agree!"

The elders voiced their assent one after another.

"As long as I refuse, I dare any of you to strip my son of his title!"

Jun Zhantian roared in defiance, though his poisoned body no longer commanded the power it once did.

"Jun Yanming possesses the Flame Python Spirit Body and has reached the ninth level of the Body Forging Realm—he is now the Jun family’s foremost talent. Only he is worthy to be heir. As for Jun Wushuang, he is nothing but a cripple."

"The position of heir concerns the future of our family—it must not fall into the hands of a cripple!"

"Today, whether you agree or not, it must be done!"

The Grand Elder pressed forward, relentless in his aggression.

"You..."

Jun Zhantian’s fury erupted, and he moved to suppress the insurrection.

But—cough!

A mouthful of black blood spattered from his lips, and he instantly weakened.

The Serpent Scorpion Heart-Eater’s poison was too potent; it had reached his very bones, and his life was nearly at its end.

"Family head, given your poor health, there’s no need to get angry."

"You have just a few days left—enjoy your final moments while you can."

"Your son is ruined. Now, I am the heir."

"Once you’re dead, my grandfather will become the family head."

"If you won’t obey, you and your son can only be reunited in the underworld."

Jun Yanming, standing to the side, sneered with arrogant disdain.

In his eyes, Jun Wushuang was a cripple, and Jun Zhantian a dying man.

With his grandfather’s backing and the Ji family’s support, what was there to fear?

Suddenly—

A figure burst into the hall, striking out in fury.

Slap!

A single blow sent Jun Yanming flying.

Jun Wushuang’s face was twisted with wrath.

"Who gave you the courage to threaten my father?"