Chapter 429: The Players of the Fourth Calamity (Part 9)

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tianyun was astonished.
He kept casting meaningful glances at his father, the head of the Xiao family.
"Agree! Agree quickly!!"
Fortunately, the head of the Xiao family understood Xiao Tianyun's meaning.
His son had saved the Xiao family from dire straits.
Why not trust him one more time?
And so, Xiao Hongyuan became the head of the Xiao family, somewhat bewildered.
Xiao Hongyuan was still in a daze.
He seemed to remember... he had come to acknowledge his ancestors.
Now, it seemed he had become the ancestor of the Xiao family.
Xiao Hongyuan understood that the Xiao family was acting this way... because they were afraid of their son, so afraid that they were fawning over him, not daring to disobey in the slightest!
Fortunately, he had also fulfilled his father's dying wish.
......
Su Chen looked at the neatly assembled group and said, "You are all reborn individuals, right?"
Xiao Tianyun and the others froze.
"Could it be...?"
Su Chen, seeing the astonished looks on everyone's faces, calmly said, "Don't worry, I'm not a reincarnated person."
Hearing this, Xiao Tianyun and the others gradually relaxed.
No, something's not right?
Xiao Tianyun and the others seemed to realize something, a chill running down their spines, their dread intensifying.
If they weren't reborn, how did they know about their reborn counterparts?
Su Chen looked at these trembling reborn individuals.
"This batch of reborn individuals seems a bit timid."
Su Chen pondered this to himself, then asked, "What happened in the future that caused you to return to the present?"
Even after countless years, Su Chen had never seen so many reincarnated individuals gathered together. Perhaps this was just the tip of the iceberg... This made him somewhat suspicious of the future.
Unfortunately, the reincarnated individuals looked at each other blankly.
Their faces were utterly bewildered.
"Um... we don't know why we were reincarnated either..."
Xiao Tianyun proceeded cautiously.
Su Chen had anticipated this outcome and wasn't too disappointed. Ultimately, these people lacked talent, and their future achievements wouldn't be high; they were perhaps just lucky ones who were implicated and reborn.
"Master, these good-for-nothings don't know...that's because their cultivation was too weak, and they died too young."
"This subordinate does know some things; perhaps I can offer Master some assistance."
Xiaoyaozi looked at Xiao Tianyun and the others with disdain.
Xiao Tianyun and the others looked at Xiaoyaozi with resentment, but there was nothing they could do.
Although they had survived Su Chen's clutches in the future for various reasons, their talent, even at the Emperor level, didn't guarantee them becoming Emperors. They were mostly Quasi-Emperors. Even if a Quasi-Emperor did nothing, their lifespan was only tens of thousands of years; those with bad luck would die in the aftermath of a great battle.
But Xiaoyaozi is different. His talent surpasses all the geniuses of the Star Alliance throughout history; his immortal-level talent is considered quite good even within the Federation. His future achievements will far exceed those of Xiao Tianyun and others. He'll live longer, and naturally, he'll know more.
Su Chen nodded, signaling Xiaoyaozi to continue.
Xiaoyaozi's expression brightened; he knew his chance to shine had arrived!
"My lord, I once participated in a great battle, a battle in which your invincible figure was present... At that time, you were already the strongest among all players, yet you encountered a formidable enemy in that world."
Su Chen became somewhat interested.
According to Xiaoyaozi's concept of time, even if he wasn't a True Immortal at that time, he should have been close to one. How could someone with his abilities still encounter a formidable enemy?
"Continue," Su Chen commanded.
Faced with Su Chen's order, Xiaoyaozi was speechless, somewhat disappointed. "What happened after that great battle, I don't know. The aftershocks of that battle affected me... When I opened my eyes again, I was back in the present."
Although he didn't get the desired result, Su Chen wasn't disappointed. At least he knew that in this timeline, things might not be too boring.
Su Chen didn't make things difficult for these reborn individuals.
There was nothing wrong with them wanting to curry favor.
Su Chen took these people in as his underlings and then handed them all over to Xiao Hongyuan, thereby strengthening Xiao Hongyuan's power.
...
"Son...what is this?"
Xiao Hongyuan looked at the jade slip Su Chen had taken out, quite puzzled.
"This is a cultivation technique that can be practiced in reality. I've improved it a bit, so you can cultivate it too, Father."
"I can't improve your talent in the 'Destiny' game, but with this technique in reality, reaching the Emperor rank won't be a problem. Beyond that, it's not just a matter of the technique itself. Father, don't reveal this technique to anyone. You can also share some of it with your close relatives."
Xiao Hongyuan swallowed hard. This guy kept talking about the Emperor rank; the Star Alliance only had one Emperor rank member!
Xiao Hongyuan took the jade slip, feeling both excited and dazed. His throat felt like it was blocked, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Su Chen patted Xiao Hongyuan's shoulder.
After Su Chen left, Xiao Hongyuan looked at the jade slip and said, "Son... I can't help you with anything... The only thing I can do is not be a burden to you..."
A fledgling bird spreads its wings and will eventually transform into a roc and soar.
In his life, such an ordinary man, to have such a son was something to be proud of!
Unconsciously, Xiao Hongyuan was already in tears.
......
Su Chen sighed softly in his heart.
The Star Alliance was far too small for him, an insignificant drop in a shallow puddle.
He was no longer the naive boy of the past, looking up to other geniuses. Now, he was destined to be looked up to, an unattainable existence. Only one in dozens, even hundreds of epochs, with the talent to even see his back... Yet even so, he only had the right to gaze at Su Chen's back until he disappeared, not the right to catch up.
Su Chen returned to the 'Destiny' game.
His cultivation level in reality is powerful, but to understand what happened that placed him and the Fourth Calamity on the same timeline, he needs to infiltrate the players of the Fourth Calamity and uncover the truth. Otherwise, the awakening of the Lord of the Fourth Calamity and his return to the past battlefield would be a huge problem.
It might even affect the battle against the 'Calamity'!
The 'Destiny' game is an insurmountable challenge for others, but for Su Chen, it's no different from reality. He effortlessly masters skills at the??? level.
His task is simply to
find the boss and defeat him!