Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Everyone paused for a moment, their faces showing confusion.

What I really want to say?

So what I just said wasn't really what I wanted to say?

Night Owl began to explain: "This war in the Southern Territory is a tough battle, and for you, it is also an unprecedented opportunity for training and testing."

"The rules of the Ye family have always been that the most capable should be king. Whether you are a direct descendant or a collateral descendant, you all have the opportunity to compete for the position of family head. And every member of the Ye family who wants to become the patriarch must undergo the test of war."

"Therefore, your performance in this war will be one of the most important criteria for determining which of you will be the next candidate for the Night Clan Chief."

As he spoke, Night Owl slowly took out a black meteorite iron ring from his pocket.

"The one who performs the best among you will become a candidate for the next patriarch of the Ye family and receive this token ring that can mobilize the Ye family's three thousand Blackthorn Knight Legion."

"If one day in the future I am not in the family for some reason, or if I am unable to make decisions in extreme circumstances, this person will have to take on the responsibility of acting as the head of the family."

Ye Ge's eyes flickered.

Upon hearing this, all the Ye family disciples' eyes lit up instantly.

The Blackthorn Knights are the most elite knight legion of the Night Clan, and also the most violent war force in the Night Clan, without exception!

It is said that in the early days of the Qin Dynasty, the most terrifying achievement of this legion on the battlefield of ten thousand races was that three thousand Blackthorn Knights swept through the homeland of the dark race, which had as many as eighty thousand warriors, in fifteen days. Even a dark race general at the Heavenly Revelation Realm was easily killed under the charge of the black iron hooves!

The most terrifying thing is that afterwards, the entire legion had no deaths recorded...

In that era, this black legion was a nightmare for the dark races on the battlefield of all races, and its three thousand iron hooves trampled countless cities and states of the dark races.

However, since then, for more than 1,500 years, the Night Family's Blackthorn Knight Legion has never shown its full strength again.

For many years, the major human powers have been speculating that the Night family's Blackthorn Knight Legion should no longer exist. After all, so many years have passed, and most of the old knights are either dead or too old. Even if new warriors were to join the Blackthorn Legion, they probably wouldn't be able to reach the same level of combat power as they did at their peak.

'I never expected that this time, Grandpa and Father would actually use the ring that grants the power to mobilize the Blackthorn Knights as a prize...'

Ye Ge pondered in silence.

The younger members of the Ye family were beaming with excitement.

That's the legendary Blackthorn Knight Legion!

If we can get this token, even though we can only be considered candidates for clan leader now, it's practically like we've already got half a seat on the clan leader's throne!

"So, the Blackthorn Legion of our Ye family has always existed?"

Ye Qingxin's expression was complicated: "I thought..."

“It’s always been here, but I don’t use it easily.” Night Owl put away the ring and said calmly, “After this war ends, my father and I will evaluate each of your scores, and the person with the highest score will receive this ring.”

Ye Yulong crossed his arms and asked, "How were the scores determined?"

Night Owl said, "Of course, it's based on your battle records. In a moment, I'll have Steward Li give each of you a ring. This ring will record your war achievements. Every enemy you kill on the battlefield, every camp or city you capture, or every batch of treasure and supplies you seize, will be recorded in real time. Of course, the kill points you get will vary depending on the level of the enemy you kill. Killing a Heavenly Realm warrior and killing a Myriad Manifestations Realm warrior will naturally yield different points."

A younger girl raised her hand: "But isn't that unfair? I've only reached the Hundred Souls Realm, how could I possibly kill a warrior of the Myriad Manifestations Realm?"

Night Owl glanced at her: "So the points you get are also determined by your actual situation. For example, if you are at the Hundred Souls Realm, you will only get 1 point for killing a Hundred Souls Realm warrior, and you will get 10 points for killing a Thousand Souls Realm warrior; but if you are at the Thousand Souls Realm, then you will only get 1 point for killing a Thousand Souls Realm enemy."

"If any of you has the opportunity to capture or kill a baron or viscount from the traitor alliance, you will certainly earn more points."

"Further details will be assessed by my father and me based on various factors related to you and the battlefield."

"In short," Night Owl shrugged, "the right to interpret all the integral calculations belongs to my father and me."

Everyone: "..."

All the members of the Ye family fell silent, each pondering their own thoughts.

Night Owl grinned and said, "Don't worry, as the head of the family, I won't favor my son. On the contrary, I will hold him to even higher standards."

Night Song: "..."

“Because I believe,” Night Owl said with an indifferent shrug, “Even if I raise the bar for him, none of you will be a match for him.”

"?!" Upon hearing this, all the members of the Ye family immediately showed their dissatisfaction, turning their heads in unison. All their eyes were focused on Ye Ge, each gaze filled with provocation and hostility.

Night Song: "???"

“Oh, don’t misunderstand, I didn’t mean anything by it.” Night Owl placed his hands on the table and leaned forward slightly. “I’m not targeting anyone. I just want to say that all of you nephews, nieces, and grandnieces here will soon find that you are not even as good as a ten-year-old child.”

"..."

The Ye family members looked at Ye Ge with even more gloomy eyes, as if they wanted to devour him, and some of them even let out soft snorts from their nostrils.

Night Song: "..."

Okay, okay, you're really trying to provoke hatred, aren't you?

You really are my dad...

"Oh, and also, I hope you haven't forgotten the Ye family's rules."

The owl said slowly, "If anyone dares to engage in cutthroat competition or sabotage their own people, they'd better do it cleanly. Once I catch them red-handed..."

Night Owl paused for a moment, then sneered, "Then the outcome will be the same as Night Shengxiong's: all his assets, soldiers, and territories will be confiscated, and the entire lineage related to him will be executed!"

"..."

The members of the Night family fell silent again, and the anger that had just been ignited within them was instantly extinguished by half.