The news that Ender had passed the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge and that his comprehension of Law was comparable to Kedi's spread widely among the Immortal circle, and after hundreds of thousands of transmissions within the Virtual Universe, this news finally reached the Demon Clan Territory.
In the Demon Clan Territory, there was a magnificent palace in the endless Starfield.
The palace floated, twisting the surrounding space-time, forming its own space-time, so that it was impossible to discover the palace from a distance.
Moreover, the palace was surrounded by flames, clusters of black, white, purple, and various other colors of flames, each cluster of flames as large as a Stellar Rank, constantly rotating around the palace.
Suddenly, a white heavenly wolf with a divine body over ten kilometers long came from the Starfield and respectfully prostrated itself on the plaza in front of the palace.
"Leader!" The white heavenly wolf respectfully said, "The latest news from the Human Race territory is that NO.9 has passed the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, his comprehension of Law is close to NO.1, and he is suspected of having extremely high Aptitude on the Beast God Path."
"Beast God Path?! Another super Genius has appeared in the Human Race." A voice came from a statue resembling an eye in the palace, containing considerable killing intent in its words, "Order to raise NO.9's ranking to NO.3."
"Yes, Leader!" The white heavenly wolf respectfully obeyed, then transformed into a streak of light and flew out of the palace to deliver the order.
NO.3 on the Death List, second only to Kedi, who is NO.1, and Jiu Mengluo, a World Master Level Genius from the Huge Axe Dojo, who is NO.2.
Currently, Kedi's NO.1 position is unshakeable; after all, he can mix 'Time' and 'Space' Law at the Stellar Rank, showing astonishing Aptitude in these two higher Laws, with a higher potential than the other two!
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Virtual Universe, Yu Xiang Mountain Primal Secret Realm, Manor No. 111.
Ender was waiting in the study for a summons from his teacher, Ice Summit Master, while also summarizing the gains from passing the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge this time.
This time, when he challenged the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, he unexpectedly gained a trace of Beast God Artistic Conception, though this trace of Beast God Artistic Conception was a bit off, only manifesting in his Move secret technique when he performed the first Move of "Void-Rend Destruction Claw," 'Annihilate the Earth.'
As for the secret technique "Void-Rend Destruction Claw," Ender had only created the first Move, 'Annihilate the Earth,' whose prototype was the Beast God Strike from the Beast God Four Moves.
In his vision, the Beast God Four Moves, refined from Beast God combat images, would all be integrated into "Void-Rend Destruction Claw" in the future, and 'Annihilate the Earth' was a good result.
"'Annihilate the Earth' is just an empty Artistic Conception shell; according to my previous idea, the complete version of "Void-Rend Destruction Claw" is based on Fusion Law as its main body."
Ender shook his head slightly. "Currently, I haven't started to Cultivate Fusion Law; there's still a long way to go to truly create this secret technique."
"I've passed the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge; now I just need to wait for my teacher to summon me." His thoughts were a bit scattered. "I wonder if Big Brother has been resurrected yet..."
Suddenly, Little Dawn, the pleasant voice of the intelligent optical computer, sounded, "Master! You've received an important email from your teacher, Ice Summit Master."
Ender's spirit was invigorated, and he quickly ordered, "Open the email!"
Swish!
A light screen appeared, displaying the email from Ice Summit Master, with three Universe common characters on it.
"Come see me?!"
Ender looked at the text on the light screen, momentarily unsure what to do. "How do I go see my teacher?"
"Master! Your permissions have been upgraded." At this moment, Little Dawn's voice sounded.
"Permissions upgraded?!" Ender's eyes lit up, and he instructed, "Little Dawn, apply to teleport to my teacher Ice Summit Master's Virtual Universe space."
"Applying..." Little Dawn, who was flapping her small wings, had her eyes faintly glowing. "Application approved. Begin teleportation?"
"Teleport!"
As Ender's words fell, his entire being transformed into a white light and vanished from the study in the manor.
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Ender teleported to his teacher Ice Summit Master's Virtual Universe space, and immediately a chill surged into his mind and body, making him shiver.
At this moment, he was on a mountain Pinnacle, covered in white snow everywhere, with an endless expanse of white snow scenery in the distance.
The wind was bone-chilling, and heavy snow fell; it was a world of ice and snow.
"Ender."
Suddenly, Ice Summit Master's voice sounded behind him.
Ender quickly turned around and saw Ice Summit Master, with a battle sword on his back and wearing blood-stained ancient battle armor, standing at the highest point of the mountain Pinnacle.
The cold wind ruffled his silver hair, which was streaked with white, seemingly merging with the icy world, both exuding an unresolvable chill!
Upon seeing Ice Summit Master, Ender respectfully bowed, "Greetings, teacher."
"I once set three trials for you: pass the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge within five hundred years, pass the twelfth level of the Tongtian Bridge within one thousand years, and pass any Primal Sky Mountain within five thousand years. As long as you complete any one of these trials, you can become my Personal Disciple, and I will also resurrect your Family members for you."
Ice Summit Master turned around and said, "You have completed the first trial. From today onwards, you are my, Ice Summit Master's, ninth Personal Disciple, and your Family members have already been resurrected."
Ender was excited, and quickly bowed respectfully to express his gratitude, "Thank you, teacher."
"Don't be too happy yet." Ice Summit Master said indifferently, "The news of your Family's resurrection won't stay hidden for long, and the news of you being a Universe Master's Disciple will also quickly spread to the alien races. At that time, you will face even more frenzied assassinations from the alien races."
Ender listened quietly.
"The path of the strong will not be smooth sailing; a slight carelessness can lead to the danger of falling."
Ice Summit Master continued, "I have seen your growth process before your rise. Maintain your caution and reverence; this is very important for your path to becoming a strong individual."
"I have prepared a life-saving treasure for you, which will be bestowed upon you when you become a World Master. In addition, your Seventh Senior Brother will guide you in Cultivation until the five-thousand-year deadline ends."
Finally, Ice Summit Master asked, "Do you have any questions?"
"Teacher, Disciple has no questions."
Ender originally wanted to ask about the origin of that fiery red Legacy crystal, but after thinking about it, he gave up. With such a unique Legacy, even if he knew its origin, he couldn't do anything about it.
Ice Summit Master turned around and said, "If not, then go back."
"Yes, Disciple takes his leave." Ender respectfully bowed, then transformed into a white light and disappeared.
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"I've become my teacher's Personal Disciple, and my teacher also said he has resurrected my Family."
Leaving Ice Summit Master's Virtual Universe space and returning to his study, Ender's heart was filled with joy. "Big Brother, he's resurrected!"
"Return to the Family's manor!"
The next moment, Ender transformed into a white light and teleported to the Family manor on Molten Rock Island in Ganwu Continent.
...
After more than two hundred years of reproduction and development, the Royce Family had grown to its seventh generation, with thousands of Family members, even with Family members largely adopting monogamy.
However, the Family manor Ender purchased when he participated in the Pinnacle Genius Battle was of extraordinary significance; besides the first three generations of Family members, only a small number of elite clansmen could enter.
And at this time, the Family manor was bustling with activity!
Four people who had died for various reasons and were then resurrected became the focus of attention for everyone in the Family.
"Uncle!" "Granduncle!"
Several elite younger generations of the Family were very respectful when they saw Ender.
These Family elites rarely got to see Ender, some even for the first time, but this did not prevent them from knowing that the pillar of the Family was Ender.
The reason the Royce Family could develop so rapidly, becoming a major Family in the Molten Rock Star Field and several surrounding Starfields in just over two hundred years, was precisely because of Ender, a core member of the Virtual Universe Company's Primal Secret Realm.
Even many World Master and even Immortal Family forces, upon learning that the Royce Family was Ender's Family, would actively choose to give up profits to befriend the legendary peerless Genius—Ender Royce!
"Mm." Ender nodded lightly and continued walking towards the manor garden.
After Ender left, the younger generations began to discuss in low voices.
"I saw Granduncle. If I tell them this, they'll surely be green with envy."
"Yeah, it's my first time seeing Granduncle too."
"If it weren't for Uncle's resurrection this time, I would hardly have seen Uncle."
"Speaking of which, how did the deceased Great Uncle resurrect?"
"To be able to resurrect the dead, that's truly unbelievable!"
"It must be Uncle who asked a super existence to act. It's said that even existences like Universe Venerable cannot resurrect people."
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Ignoring the discussions of the younger generations, Ender followed the path to the large garden in front of the Family manor.
In the large garden, nearly a hundred people were gathered in a circle, with exclamations of surprise and wonder occasionally coming from them.
Looking at the crowd gathered in front of him, Ender felt a heartfelt joy, because he saw his Big Brother smiling in the center of the crowd!
After more than three hundred years, he saw his Big Brother again, still young, handsome, and full of vigor!
"That is..." Looking at the beautiful woman smiling and holding his Big Brother's arm, Ender murmured softly, "Dahlia."
Dahlia, his Big Brother's lover. On the night the Demon Beast broke through the Joint Training Camp base, it was because of her death that his Big Brother, who had a chance to survive, chose to fight to the death with the Demon Beast, ultimately dying in the Demon Beast's encirclement.
"And Second Uncle and Second Mother."
Besides his Big Brother and Dahlia, the other two resurrected people were his Second Uncle and Second Mother, whom he had only seen in images.
Eric, standing in the crowd, saw Ender approaching and waved, calling out, "Eleven!"
Eric's voice made everyone quiet down. They turned their heads towards Ender, who was standing at the garden entrance, and all smiled.
Some people's smiles were very sincere, but many others had rather stiff, unnatural smiles.
"Eleven!"
"Brother Eleven!"
Everyone greeted him, and Nineteen ran straight over, smiling, "Brother Eleven, we haven't seen each other in a long time. The last time was decades ago."
Ender gently shook his head and said, "Who told you to either be in the arena or adventuring elsewhere? I've been back several times in the past few decades, and I never saw you."
Nineteen said somewhat awkwardly, "I'm just trying to learn from you, Brother Eleven..."
"Since you want to learn from me, then work hard to Breakthrough to the Universe Level." Ender encouraged him.
As the Family grew stronger, fewer people in the Family were willing to diligently Cultivate, and naturally, more people indulged in pleasure.
In Ender's opinion, among the first three generations of the Family, only four people truly had the Aptitude to become a World Master besides himself: Second Uncle Ron, who had just been resurrected, Third Uncle Ivan, Big Brother Eric, and Thirteenth Brother Gerry.
Although Nineteen also worked hard, his talent was truly limited; without external help, it would be very difficult for him to become a Universe Level.
Hearing Ender's encouragement, Nineteen smiled and replied, "I will work hard."
Afterward, Ender chatted with the Family members for a while, then sat down with his Big Brother Eric in an empty room in the manor.
"Eleven." Eric sat opposite Ender, smiling, "Thank you for giving us a chance to live again."
"Big Brother!" Ender gently shook his head and said, "There's no need for thanks; we are Family!"
"Yes, Family." Eric paused slightly, then showed a joyful smile from his heart, "We are Family..."
But then, Eric's smile became somewhat forced and tired. "Some of us Family members have never changed, but some have already changed!"
Upon hearing this, Ender's hand trembled slightly, and he remained silent.
"You must have noticed it too." Eric sighed softly, "After all, even I, who have only been 'alive' for a short time... can notice it."
"The temptation of wealth and power is great."
Ender said softly, "Some people can resist temptation, while others sink into it, and this temptation can change people a lot, making them less like Family."
Eric asked softly, "So what do you plan to do?"
"I can't do much; I can only be the pillar of the Family."
Ender sighed softly, "The current me can only continue forward, on the thorny and difficult path to becoming a strong person, because once I stop, I will face the risk of falling."
"Even if I Move forward, I cannot guarantee smooth sailing; danger always exists."
"As the pillar of the Family, if I die, the Family will inevitably suffer a heavy blow."
Ender shook his head slightly. "This is a common problem for many newly rising Families, Families without a deep foundation. They rise quickly and fall quickly."
Eric said softly, "You've worked hard, Eleven."
"It's alright." Ender smiled and shook his head, "I'm much more relaxed now than before."
To resurrect his Big Brother, he had always borne considerable pressure. Now that his Big Brother was resurrected, much of the pressure on him had lessened, and time was no longer so urgent.
Eric said, "Before you came back, Father, Thirteen, and I discussed it. We will participate in the Pinnacle Genius Battle organized by the Huge Axe Dojo more than four thousand years from now."
"You stand very high; the Family can only be supported by you."
Eric continued, "Although we cannot reach your height, we will work hard to help you alleviate pressure. With the secret techniques you left in the Family before, we have a good chance of entering the Ganwu Secret Realm of the Ganwu Universe Country."
"Good! At that time, you'll be in the Ganwu Secret Realm, and I'll be in the Primal Secret Realm, together making the Family even stronger."
Ender was moved to hear this. Although his Big Brother and the others entering the Ganwu Secret Realm wouldn't help him much, it was their sincere intention.
He could see that they were Family who had never changed...