Dragon Clan: I'm too lazy to talk to you, you're not worthy to listen!

The 9mm bullet from the Desert Eagle, as sharp as a shooting star, was reflected in Ye Jingchen's pupils and gradually grew larger.

According to Ye Jingchen's judgment, the trajectory of the bullet was aimed at the back of Yuan Zhisheng's head.

He quickly thrust the broken blade forward and fired it with force; barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should be able to intercept the 9mm bullet.

Yuan Zhisheng first heard the gunshot and thought that Crow had fired because he felt he was in trouble. He was very annoyed. He felt that Ye Jingchen did not intend to kill him and was a worthy opponent.

Upon seeing Ye Jingchen make his move, Yuan Zhisheng sensed that Ye Jingchen had been attacked by the crow and harbored murderous intent towards him. Enraged, he hardened his heart and slashed at Ye Jingchen's left rib with his sword.

Without any defense, Ye Jingchen would most likely be cut in two.

Another sharp "clang!" came from the back of Yuan Zhisheng's head. The broken blade intercepted the bullet, which ricocheted off the asphalt and embedded itself in the alley wall.

Yuan Zhisheng was startled!

He quickly stopped the Spider Cutter, the blade tearing through Ye Jingchen's trench coat and revealing a cigarette case.

Frustration, anger, shock—Yuan Zhisheng experienced far too much in that short period of time.

Triangle Kill.

The unexpected killing of the Raven Desert Eagle.

Ye Jingchen's redemptive killing of Yuan Zhisheng.

Yuan Zhisheng's furious killing of Ye Jingchen.

"Want a cigarette to calm your nerves?" After seeing that the broken blade had successfully intercepted the bullet, Ye Jingchen calmly took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and said casually.

Yuan Zhisheng, still shaken, shook his head.

Ye Jingchen patted his shoulder. "Let's go. Didn't you want me to come with you?"

With that, Ye Jingchen walked towards the black sedan.

As the crow passed by, it had already picked up the Desert Eagle and insured it.

The crow spoke: "Arigato! (Thank you very much!)"

Ye Jingchen nodded. "Hold the gun steady." After saying that, Ye Jingchen climbed into the back seat of the car.

Genjiro left at that moment.

Crow: "Secret God, Watashiwa... (I'm sorry, I...)"

“Is it alright?” Genji turned around and glanced at the two members of the Demon Clan who were lying on the ground. “You stay and clean up the scene.”

Crow: "Hi!"

Getting into the passenger seat, Genji looked at Ye Jingchen's face through the rearview mirror and said, "Thank you!"

"Ah."

Yuan Zhisheng: "Was that move a deliberate attempt to lure me into cutting off the blade in your hand, then dodging my strike and delivering a fatal blow to your throat?"

"Correct."

Genji stepped on the gas and smiled, "A very clever move. May I ask where you learned your swordsmanship?"

"I had no master; I fought my way out on my own."

Yuan Zhisheng stopped speaking and did not doubt Ye Jingchen. Killing intent does not lie.

[Ding! Detected that the host has killed two B-grade hybrids, fulfilling the system binding conditions. Would you like to bind the Ascension System?]

Ye Jingchen was unfazed by the line of text that appeared before him; he had used systems before, after all. He simply said:

"Bind."

[Ding! New player reward: C-grade hybrid bloodline, Word of Power: Sword Control, Nameless Sword.]

Attribute Panel: (The information in this panel is only relevant to the host; please do not assume it applies to other users!)

Host: Ye Jingchen

血统：C级“10%”（体内龙血所占比例10~20%为C级，21~30%为B级，31~40%为A级，41~50%为S级。）

Word of Power: Sword Control (Sequence 82, King of Bronze and Fire, can manipulate metal within a certain range, presenting numerous effects, the top effect can achieve the legendary Return of Ten Thousand Swords.)

Equipment: Nameless Sword (Forged with top-tier alchemy skills, it can be imbued with a Word of Power, and can be charged by drinking dragon blood, after which the Word of Power can be released.)

[Ding! Main Quest: Execute/Subdue the Four Great Monarchs (Eight Dragon Kings), Progress 0/8. Success Reward: ??? Failure Penalty: ???]

Daily Quest: Slay 2/10 dragon-blooded creatures (including but not limited to hybrids). Quest Reward: 5% increase in bloodline + one random reward.

[Side Quest: Delay the invitation from Kassel College and raise your bloodline to B-rank or higher before enrollment. Reward for success: Word of Power - Netherfire. Penalty for failure: None.]

"If you can successfully complete all the daily tasks and increase your bloodline by 5% every day, you can finish the side quests in just three days. As for the random rewards, as long as they are not debuffs, they are fine."

Ye Jingchen glanced at the monotonous system subtitles, his heart unmoved, but he frowned slightly, "In the bloodline world system, bloodline suppression and such is a bit annoying."

Just as he was feeling disgusted, after acquiring the dragon bloodline, Ye Jingchen vaguely sensed the suppression exerted by Genjiro's bloodline on him, although it wasn't intentional. He hadn't felt this bloodline suppression when he was still a pure-blooded human.

Ye Jingchen's C-grade bloodline at this time is worlds apart from Yuan Zhisheng's top-grade bloodline.

Suddenly sensing Ye Jingchen's dragon blood, Yuan Zhisheng glanced at him, not too surprised that Ye Jingchen was a hybrid.

“I don’t think an ordinary person could have such superb combat skills, but I feel that his dragon blood purity is very low… No, I can’t think that way! Although there are very few people in this world whose dragon blood is purer than mine, it is possible that I am wrong, or that he is deliberately hiding his dragon blood purity. After all, I didn’t sense that he was a hybrid just now.”

Princess Kaguya: "Honorable Executive Officer Genjiro! Sakura Yabuki is calling you!" (Princess Kaguya is an AI from the Eastern Branch, with a lower level and authority than "Eva" from Kassel College.)

"Connect."

Sakura Yabuki: "Young Master, after investigation, those two half-bloods are indeed members of the Demon Clan. The patriarchs are in a meeting right now, and before the meeting, one of them asked me to tell you to treat them with the utmost respect." (Sakura Yabuki is Genji's female assistant and has a crush on him.)

Yuan Zhisheng looked at the composed Ye Jingchen and was momentarily at a loss.

The Sheqi Eight Families, third-floor conference hall.

The three inner companies.

The Tachibana family. Tachibana Masamune. (That old geezer does dragon research, and he's really good at it.)

The Minamoto family. Minamoto no Chisei is on a mission and didn't come. (This was mentioned in Chapter 1, so I won't go into details.)

The Uesugi family. Uesugi Erii, wearing a straw hat and veil, is secretly playing King of Fighters. (Word of Power: Judgment. Bloodline Origin: White King. Serial Number: Unknown. A judgment from heaven, executing enemies in an indescribable form.)

The five outer families.

The Ryoma family. Ryoma Genichiro. (Word of Power: Thunder Pool. Bloodline Origin: Unknown. Serial Number: Unknown. Controls the electrical charge around his body to unleash lightning attacks, and can also be used as a static barrier for defense.)

The Sakurai family. Sakurai Nanami. (Word of Power: Immortality. Bloodline Origin: Unknown. Serial Number: Unknown. Physical body reaches titanium alloy strength, capable of punching through bulletproof steel plates. Word of Power: A superior Word of Power of the Bronze Throne.)

The Miyamoto family. Head of the family, Miyamoto Shio (Word of Power: Vortex. Bloodline Origin: King of the Ocean and Water. Serial Number: Unknown. His body is enveloped in water; his explosive power is like a high-explosive bomb.)

The Fuuma family. Mad Kotaro. (Word of Power: Mirror Eye. Bloodline Origin: Unknown. Serial Number: Unknown. Can copy Words of Power encountered; effectiveness depends on individual ability.)

The Inuyama family. Inuyama He. (Word of Power: Setsuna. Bloodline Origin: King of the Sky and Wind. Serial Number: 72. Increases one's speed: Tier 1: 2x speed, Tier 2: 4x speed, Tier 3: 8x speed. Inuyama He reached Tier 9, Divine Speed, 512x speed, barely enough to defeat Principal Angers. A lower-level Word of Power: Time Zero.)

The heads of the various families all fixed their gazes on the conference table.

The holographic recording played by the artificial intelligence "Kaguya" has been played on a loop many times.

The scenes of Ye Jingchen easily defeating two half-blooded members of the Fierce Ghost Clan and "seal the throat" with a single sword strike were deeply imprinted in the minds of the clan leaders.

The conference hall was deathly silent.

"I wonder what the heads of the families think?" The patriarch, Tachibana Masamune of the Tachibana family, broke the silence first. (Dr. Herzog and the Demon King's leader are both of this wicked lineage.)

“I didn’t detect that this unknown person used any Word of Power. If that’s the case… then Genjiro is certainly excellent.” Inuyama He, the head of the Inuyama family, straightened up. “This unknown person’s swordsmanship is almost flawless. Even if I used the Word of Power: Moment, I would still have difficulty breaking through his defense. No wonder Genjiro was narrowly defeated by him.”

Masamune Tachibana nodded, then pondered for a moment. "I've already sent the video to headquarters, Kassel College, but for some reason, they haven't responded promptly. We need to be cautious about their ambiguous attitude! We don't know what this unfathomable individual's purpose is in coming to Tokyo."

The head of the Ryoma family placed his hands on his knees. "Since headquarters hasn't given a clear answer, we should follow the proper procedures, detain this unknown guy, and interrogate him thoroughly. We've been suppressed too much by headquarters over the years; it's time to appropriately show the might of our Yamata clan."

Tachibana Masamune closed his eyes. Though old, his voice was still strong. "Better safe than sorry. Head of the Inuyama family, you will be in charge of receiving him. The other heads of the families, go and begin your preparations. Meeting adjourned!"

No one questioned Tachibana Masamune; over the years, the Yagi clan had relied on this old man for protection, gradually rebuilding itself from the destruction caused by Uesugi Koshi. (Uesugi Koshi was the biological father of Erii, Genjiro, and Genjiro.)

With a hunched back, Inuyama He walked out of the meeting hall first, followed by several women in kimonos outside the door.

During its decline, the Inuyama family relied on women working in the sex industry to support the family.

Now that the Inuyama family has risen again, they no longer need the women of the family to sell their bodies!

Outsiders no longer dare to easily mock the women of the Inuyama family!

Otherwise, Inuyama He will show him what it means to have a lonely, poetic killing intent that can sever time, enhanced by the divine speed of the Word of Power: Moment!

However, many people in the large family still held prejudices against these girls. Most of the family heads advised Inuyama He to recruit more men from the Inuyama family into the family business, believing that men had stronger bodies and better execution skills than women, but Inuyama He refused.

As Inuyama He walked down the corridor leading out of the conference hall, he glanced back at the beautiful young women behind him, his eyes hardening.

"Willow catkins in the wind and rain are always broken; we should use a sword to protect the hard-won beauty of the present moment."

Inuyama He, a true man.