Chapter 1 The Beginning

The duo of Lei and Yu embarked on their journey. Two years had passed, and the sickly Wan Lei could finally go out hunting, which made him very excited. He eagerly spread his wings, took Xiao Yu’s hand, and began their life of living freely with each other.

In the days that followed, they often went out hunting, battling Nascent Soul stage Lei beasts. Any they defeated were collected into the Myriad Demon Array.

During this time, Wan Lei’s cultivation also steadily increased, and he soon broke through to the middle stage of Nascent Soul.

When not out, Wan Lei would focus on cultivating arrays. Every array he created was stored in an array bead.

His path of arrays, much like his cultivation, continuously improved. He repeatedly urged the stone tablet to open the Grandmaster level trial, but the stone tablet always refused, stating his skill was not yet sufficient.

With no other option, Wan Lei could only cultivate diligently.

Another year quickly passed. Wan Lei calculated the timing and stayed put, waiting for the Lei beast tide to arrive.

The Lei beast tide soon arrived as expected, more punctual than a clock.

This was the fourth wave of the Lei beast tide, meaning they had been in the Thunder Star Sea for a full four years.

After all this time, they could practically be considered a married couple.

“Wife, I have a bold idea.”

Looking at the overwhelming Lei beast tide outside, Wan Lei suddenly became excited.

Fang Xiao Yu knew Wan Lei all too well and, seeing him like this, knew it couldn’t be anything good.

“You’d better shut up.”

“Don’t be like that. Look, I can fully control the Hunyuan Wuji Array now. I’ll open a gap, let in a couple of Lei beasts to play with, and we can seize them to fill the Myriad Demon Array…”

*Thump!*

“Ow!”

Young Master Lei cried out in pain, clutching his head. He looked back to see Fang Xiao Yu glaring at him, holding a ‘husband-teaching’ rod.

“What are you doing?”

“I told you to stop messing around!”

*Thump!*

“I told you not to let the Lei beasts in!”

*Thump!*

“I told you not to play with fire!”

*Thump!*

“I told you not to court death!”

“Stop, stop, I know I was wrong.”

Young Master Lei begged for mercy as he was beaten.

“Hmph, will you dare to do it again?”

“No more, no more.”

Young Master Lei felt a shiver down his spine looking at the arm-thick rod in Fang Xiao Yu’s hand.

“Sigh, I wish these Lei beasts were flesh and blood creatures. I’m so tired of eating fish every day. It would be great if there were some cute little chicks, ducklings, or rabbits too.”

“Mm, they are indeed cute. When we go out later, I’ll bring a cook to find you.”

“A cook?”

“Li Lei.”

“I only want to eat your cooking.”

“Oh my, my heart feels so sweet.”

The couple, who had been fighting moments before, quickly made up, a stark contrast to the Lei beasts frantically sacrificing themselves outside.

Outside, the heavens and earth roared;

Inside, time flowed peacefully.

“Husband, what do you think the outside world is like now?”

The two of them squeezed onto a small stool, Fang Xiao Yu leaning on Wan Lei’s shoulder. The poor stool was enduring a weight it could hardly bear.

“Outside? Isn’t it just the overwhelming Lei beast tide? Are you blind?”

“……”

“You blockhead, I’m asking about the outside world, the Central Domain!”

After giving Young Master Lei a hard punch, Fang Xiao Yu snuggled into his shoulder again.

“Do you think those people outside are looking for us?”

“Of course, they are. You’re the little princess of the Fang family. If you’re lost, wouldn’t your father search for you like a madman? He’s probably looking all over the Thunder Wind Realm.”

“What about you?”

“Me? Nobody dotes on me, and nobody cares about me. If I’m lost, people in the Central Domain are probably overjoyed. The only ones who might look for me are probably my father, Sui Xiao Hang, Tian Suanzi, and Man Yao Yao, a few others.”

“Man Yao Yao? Hmph, you call her quite familiarly.”

A faint smile touched Fang Xiao Yu’s lips as she looked up at Young Master Lei.

Young Master Lei broke out in a cold sweat and gasped, immediately composing himself and thinking about how to respond.

After a moment of thought, Young Master Lei suddenly realized, what’s wrong with me calling her Man Yao Yao? I didn’t call anyone else that, I’ve always called her that. So what? Am I going to change my address because of this little brat and feel jealous? Don’t I, Wan Lei, have any dignity?

No, I must reassert my authority.

If you can't solve the problem, solve the person who posed it.

Young Master Lei scooped up the beautiful woman and kissed her passionately.

“Mmm…”

A moment later, Fang Xiao Yu’s face was flushed. She glared at him, feigning anger.

“What are you acting crazy for?”

“You look so cute when you’re jealous.”

“Tch, who’s jealous of you? Who likes you? You’re so familiar with that Man Yao Yao, why don’t you go find her? Why are you kissing me?”

Despite her words, Little Yu still hugged her husband, Lei Lei, tightly.

“Then you tell me…”

Young Master Lei practically put his face close to Fang Xiao Yu’s.

“Is the title ‘wife’ more intimate, or is ‘Man Yao Yao’ more intimate?”

“Mmm~”

Fang Xiao Yu pretended to ponder.

“I think Man Yao Yao is more intimate.”

“Fine, then I’ll call you Man Yao Yao from now on.”

“You dare!”

*Slap!*

“You hit me!”

“You hit me first.”

“You’re talking nonsense.”

………

“Husband, do you think the outside world is exciting now? Will the Central Domain still be as boring as before?”

“Outside… Without the two of us, it certainly won’t be as exciting. However, new talents emerge generation after generation, each shining for centuries. If Wan Lei and Fang Xiao Yu are gone, other prodigies will surely rise.”

In recent years, the Central Domain had truly seen an assembly of heroes, with countless prodigies emerging like bamboo shoots after rain.

Once, the Myriad Prodigy Ranking allowed the entire world to witness the strength of the top prodigies from the nine peak powers.

These outstanding young individuals were deservedly awarded the title of the First Sequence.

Among them, the most outstanding and dazzling were three individuals who did not belong to the First Sequence.

After Wan Lei and Fang Xiao Yu disappeared, various prodigies breathed a collective sigh of relief, as if the two great mountains pressing down on them had vanished.

After all, even among the First Sequence, there were differences in strength.

Wan Lei, Fang Xiao Yu, and Liu Ao were the strongest prodigies.

When those stronger than you are gone, you become the strongest.

These prodigies had all stepped into the Nascent Soul realm one after another in recent years.

Of the top three from the Myriad Prodigy Ranking back then, only Wan Liuchuan remained.

Wan Liuchuan had also been brought into the spotlight by the Heavenly Tribulation Bearers. He represented the strongest of the younger generation of Heavenly Tribulation Bearers in various grand and minor occasions in the Central Domain.

Outsiders widely speculated that this move by the Heavenly Tribulation Bearers was an attempt to “cleanse” their reputation.

The prodigies from other major families and sects were still the same individuals as before.

Only the Liu family…

After Liu Ao’s death, Liu Ao’s own sister made a stunning appearance. This girl, barely twenty years old, had boldly declared that if Wan Lei ever returned, she would personally kill him to avenge her brother Liu Ao!

This woman was named Liu Yuxin.

As soon as Liu Yuxin entered the world, she challenged the prodigies of the major powers. The other five great families, along with Qian Duoduo of the Yin Yang Sect and Yue Lingxi of the Kui Lian Sect, all became her defeated opponents.