What's it like to be stronger than Saitama?

Upon hearing this, Hu De looked up in a daze, glanced at Yang Xi, and tears welled up in his eyes again.

It's hard for anyone who isn't a person in the same boat to understand the relationship between Hood and Walker.

When the family suffered a great calamity, only he and Walker escaped with a group of clansmen.

At that time, Walker only had a second-tier combat power, and Hood, who was even younger, was only a first-tier.

If it weren't for Walker's selfless rescue along the way, Hood would have died hundreds of times over.

Even now, Hood still remembers the words Walker said with a smile after he took a knife for him and killed the enemy: "You are my last brother, you absolutely cannot die!"

Hood touched the spot on Walker's chest. The wound was only half an inch away from Walker's chest. If it had been any closer, even the Azure-Eyed Flame Dragon bloodline wouldn't have been able to withstand such an injury.

"Brother, now, I am all alone!"

Upon hearing this, Shirley took her father's hand and tried to comfort him, saying, "Father, you still have me, and you still have my cousin Duran!"

Yang Xi secretly pursed her lips. "Sorry, your cousin is already dead."

Hu De rallied slightly, took Yang Xi and Shirley's hands together, and said with anticipation, "My brother and I each only have one child. From now on, you two will be the closest of family. Don't gossip about each other anymore, understand?"

Yang Xi readily agreed: "Second Uncle, look at what you're saying, I'm too busy doting on Shirley!"

However, I can't guarantee what kind of pain it will be.

Shirley rolled her eyes at Yang Xi and muttered, "How could I dare to target him now?"

Hu De shook his head, then suddenly said solemnly to Yang Xi, "Duran, your brother's death is a fact, but our Keith family cannot be without a leader for a day. After his funeral, you will inherit the position of family head!"

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Yang Xi was speechless. "How did I end up becoming the head of an Osed superpowered family?"

Is this the fate of spies?

"Second Uncle, this isn't quite right. You're still here, aren't you? The position of family head should rightfully be inherited by you!"

Yang Xi feigned refusal.

Hu De shook his head and said, "The position of head of this family belongs to no one but you!"

"Duran, let me tell you the truth: if you're still that good-for-nothing spoiled brat, then even if it means being gossiped about behind your back, I'll become the head of Keith's family!"

As he spoke, Hu De patted Yang Xi on the shoulder with satisfaction, "But after the battle of Crimson Frost Island, you seem like a completely different person!"

"Not only has his temperament become more composed, but his strength has also made great progress, and he even possesses the potential to become the legendary Super Azure-Eyed Flame Dragon of the family!"

"I think it's precisely because of these delightful changes in you that your brother dared to venture back alone into danger!"

"Because he knows that even if something happens to him, this family can still count on you, Duran!"

"And your calm demeanor when I lost my temper only further proves this point."

"You are the only one who can become the new patriarch of our Keith family!"

Seeing Hu De's confident and excited expression, Yang Xi no longer declined.

He declared loudly, "Second Uncle, you're right. This is my responsibility as the heir to the Keith family!"

"I swear, as long as I, Duran, live, our Keith family will definitely prosper!"

"very good!"

Hu De punched Yang Xi hard in the chest, "That's a true son of the Keith family!"

Shirley was a little confused. Duran had just become the head of the family?

Does that mean she can no longer call out "Duran"?

"Does that mean I should call him 'Brother Patriarch'?"

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"The funeral preparations will take a few more days. Before that, let me take you to familiarize yourself with the route."

Hu De gestured for Shirley to stay where she was, and then led Yang Xi to the family ancestral hall.

Looking at the ancestors enshrined in the ancestral hall, Hu De led Yang Xi to bow again and again, "From the time our ancestors established our Keith family to the present day, our family has lost more than a thousand superhuman warriors in order to continue the superhuman bloodline."

"But only third-tier powerhouses can enter the ancestral hall and enjoy the offerings from later generations!"

According to Du Lan's memories, Yang Xi was no stranger to this ancestral hall. Every time Du Lan got into trouble, he would reflect on his mistakes here.

But this guy is a real scoundrel; to vent his dissatisfaction, he almost burned the place down.

As a result, Walker gave him a severe beating, and from then on, whenever Durant came here to be punished, he only dared to obediently face the wall.

“A few days later, the life essence of my elder brother will also be enshrined here. As the clan leader, he will be placed in the top row.”

In the plane of Osside, the customs for treating the deceased differ from those in the plane of Azure.

Instead of simply engraving the deceased's name on a wooden memorial tablet, they used magic crystals to crystallize and preserve a portion of the body, creating a rhombus-shaped container about the size of a fingernail, which was called a life crystal.

With the energy provided by the magic crystal, and the alchemical matrix engraved within it, it can levitate and glow. Some high-level life crystals can even preserve images of the deceased's battles.

The reason it's made so small is to make it easy to move.

If a family is forced to relocate due to unforeseen circumstances, they only need to activate the alchemical matrix on the life crystal, and hundreds of ancestral life crystals will gather together to form a portable crystal ball.

In this way, Osside won't lose sight of their ancestors.

In the plane of Osider, the continuation of a family with superpowers largely depends on the blood essence of a powerful ancestor left behind by a fourth-tier ancestor, which makes them particularly important to the inheritance.

After Hu De finished his worship, an old man entered through the side door of the ancestral hall.

He looked very old, and his aura was clearly at the third level.

"Greetings, Lord Hood, and Young Master Durand."

The old man bowed respectfully to the two of them, a hint of surprise in his cloudy eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

Clearly, he also knew why Hu De had brought Duran to the ancestral hall at this time of year.

Hood introduced, "Duran, you should be familiar with this senior. He is Evans, the personal steward of the previous patriarch, and is now in charge of looking after the ancestral hall."

Yang Xi nodded. In Du Lan's memory, this old man had appeared a few times as well.

Unfortunately, Duran at that time thought of him as just a marginalized servant who bossed him around.

"Greetings, Senior Evans. I have offended you greatly in the past!"

Like that group of clingy women, Yang Xi had to bear the blame for Du Lan's mistakes.

The former butler, Evans, repeatedly said, "Young Master Duran, please don't flatter me. I am a servant of the Keith family, and those things are what I should do."

How could Hu De not know how scoundrel Durant was in the past?

But now that this nephew has repented and reformed, there's no need to keep harping on it.

"Uncle Evans, you should have already guessed why I'm here, right?"

Evans nodded, a hint of melancholy in his voice. "Has the family reached such a critical juncture again?"

He couldn't help but recall decades ago, when the Keith family suffered a misfortune, the old patriarch led the brothers Walker and Hood to the ancestral hall.

At the time, he was the head of the family's personal steward, but that night, he became the guardian of the ancestral hall, a position he still holds to this day.

Yang Xi was completely confused. What kind of riddle were these two Osside people playing?

Hu De said seriously, "My brother is dead. Now, only you and I know the location of the family inheritance stone and the blood essence of the strong. That's why I brought Duran here in advance, just in case."

Upon hearing this, Evans asked with a serious expression, "Have you noticed anything unusual?"

"Not yet, but I feel that the Keith family seems to be being targeted by a powerful force, so doing this now is a precautionary measure."

Yang Xi chuckled to himself, thinking, "These Osiders are quite good at using idioms!"

"If the family needs me, I am ready to go to the battlefield. I am, after all, a third-tier superhuman warrior!"

If they do not break through to the fourth tier, their strength will continue to decline as the Osiders age.

Evans is currently only at the mid-level of the third tier.

Hu De shook his head and said, "It hasn't come to that point yet."

He walked up to Evans and whispered, "Besides, I would prefer that you take Duran and Shirley away in the most dangerous moment, just like you took me and my brother back then."

Hood looked at Evans with longing in his eyes. Through the wrinkled, aged face in front of him, Hood could still recall what Evans looked like in his prime.

"In that case, we'll follow your arrangements."

The old man sighed. He also thought of the scene when he was entrusted with this mission in a time of crisis. However, the child who used to hide under his wing to escape has now become a strong and upright person.

Perhaps a life of constant wandering and displacement is the fate of small families like theirs.

Perhaps only the highest-ranking celestial families can maintain their dominance and avoid being forced to wander into the native planes due to sudden calamities, where they would have to compete with a group of similarly unfortunate losers for the chance to return to civilized society.

Hu De said to Yang Xi, "Duran, come with us. It's time to tell you the location of your family's inheritance stone and the blood essence of a powerful being!"

So sudden?

Yang Xi felt like he had searched high and low without finding it. He had been worrying about how to get the inheritance stone and the essence blood of a powerful person.

Who would have thought that as soon as Walker died, Hood would eagerly send the things over.

You should have said so earlier; I'm also a fourth-tier student.

He obediently replied, "Yes, Second Uncle."

Led by Evans, the three arrived at a secret room.

Evans skillfully activated the matrix of doors to the secret chamber, following the established steps.

In an instant, a faint red light illuminated the entire corridor, and the portraits on the corridor appeared somewhat eerie under this light.

Upon entering the secret chamber, besides the high-purity magic crystals and alchemical equipment piled on the ground, the most eye-catching items were the two vessels sealed within ice pillars.

One was an octahedron made of magic crystal, covered with a dense array of alchemical matrices. With Yang Xi's fourth-tier strength, he could sense the faint fluctuations of law emanating from it.

At the other end of the ice pillar was a jade gourd with a narrow mouth, which also emitted similar fluctuations of law!

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"This is the inheritance stone and the essence blood of a powerful member of our Keith family!"

A flash of azure flame appeared in Evans' eyes, and within seconds the icy pillar emitting white steam melted completely. However, the two objects did not fall to the ground but continued to float in place.

"Lord Hood, Young Master Duran, please wait a moment."