Chapter 2394

Lei Xuan's face was livid, his purple skin faintly turning pale, and his fists were clenched so tightly they creaked.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have either taken action directly or left in a rage.

However, although Lei Xuan was angry, he did not make a move, nor did he leave.

Lei Xuan lowered his voice, "Lei Hao, we are brothers after all, so don't take things to the extreme."

"Although Father dotes on you and the elders treat you with a degree of courtesy, you must weigh many things carefully yourself and not go too far."

"The purpose of the quotas is a rule set by our ancestors, and it is of great use to the entire clan…"

Lei Hao took a large gulp of wine, "How I do things is not for you to teach. I'll say it again: if you want a quota, let that person come over and kneel to beg me, and maybe I'll bestow one upon him."

"You don't need to waste your breath here either. My quotas are also governed by the clan's rules; I can give them to whoever I want, and not even the elders can interfere."

Lei Xuan's eyes flickered, a hint of killing intent appearing in his icy gaze. He then shifted his eyes from Lei Hao, swept them over Lin Moyu and the others, and finally turned to leave.

As he left, he didn't say a word; he didn't say anything at all.

After Lei Xuan left, Lei Hao drank two large bowls of wine in a row and said loudly, "What bad luck, having such a piece of trash cut in halfway."

Lin Moyu smiled and said, "He wanted to kill you just now."

Lei Hao said, "That's normal. I want to kill him too, but I can't do it yet. Once I reach the Dao Venerable Realm, I will certainly slay him."

Lin Moyu said, "You are brothers from the same father but different mothers. Does your father not care?"

Lei Hao said, "Do you know about raising gu? This is our clan's competition model: the winner takes all, and the loser dies."

"However, between him and me, I am the only possible winner. He is bound to die, so there is no need to pay him any mind—he is a dead man walking."

When he said these words, Lei Hao appeared full of confidence.

It was not that he was arrogant, nor was it that he was merely confident in himself; he was stating a fact.

This made Lin Moyu somewhat curious, as he did not know where Lei Hao's confidence came from.

Lin Moyu thought of the protector behind Lei Hao. If someone wanted to kill Lei Hao, that protector would surely intervene.

However, Lin Moyu was not sure if that protector would intervene when brothers of the same clan were killing each other.

Lin Moyu asked tentatively, "Is it because of that protector?"

Lei Hao, carrying a bit of a drunken haze, said, "That's right. I have a protector, and he does not, so I am the only one who can kill him. As for him wanting to kill me? Not a chance."

"That brat Lei Xuan relies on being born a few thousand years earlier than me and having a cultivation level slightly higher than mine, but he doesn't understand a damn thing."

"My bloodline is not something he can compare to. What is an idiot without even a protector worth?"

Combining Lei Hao's words with the information he already possessed, Lin Moyu gained a clearer understanding of the demon race's system.

The demon race places special importance on bloodlines. While bloodlines cannot represent everything, they do, to a certain extent, signify the upper limit of potential.

Those with strong bloodlines may not necessarily become Supreme Experts.

But those with weak bloodlines will definitely not become experts.

This law is deeply rooted in the demon race, without exception.

Lei Hao's bloodline is very strong, which is why he has a protector behind him—to ensure his life and allow him to grow smoothly.

Moreover, the bloodline power of the Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger only truly manifests after reaching the Dao Venerable Realm.

The gap formed by bloodlines will become increasingly larger after stepping into the Dao Venerable Realm, until one is left unable to even see the other's back.

Lei Xuan was born thousands of years earlier than Lei Hao, yet his realm is only one minor level higher than Lei Hao's.

It is even possible for Lei Hao to become a Dao Venerable before him; this is the manifestation of the strength of their bloodlines.

Furthermore, because of his sufficiently strong bloodline, Lei Hao is already being groomed as a future clan leader and is one of the candidates.

That is why Lei Hao can learn some of the clan's secrets, while Lei Xuan knows nothing about them.

In reality, a huge gap has already formed between the two, and this gap will only widen in the future.

Once Lei Hao becomes a Dao Venerable, even if Lei Xuan also becomes one, he will not be Lei Hao's match. The same techniques will have greater power in Lei Hao's hands.

Lei Hao did not care about Lei Xuan at all and quickly cast the matter to the back of his mind.

However, Lin Moyu felt a secret sense of vigilance in his heart. That one look Lei Xuan gave when he left clearly showed that he had already harbored a grudge against them.

Perhaps he thought that Lei Hao had already given the quota to them, which was why he reacted that way.

And given how Lei Xuan could endure so much, Lin Moyu felt it was better to be cautious.

Chapter 3001: Nine Heavens of Divine Thunder, Each Level a Step Towards Heaven

This meal of wine lasted for three full days and nights.

During this time, the food was eaten up and the wine was drunk dry. Lei Hao would wave his hand, and he would have someone replace everything with new supplies.

Later on, Lei Hao got a bit drunk and talked about many past events.

Lin Moyu also smiled and chatted along, talking about some things in the Boundary Sea World.

He told Lei Hao that after his failure in the World Dispute, he had swallowed the Boundary Sea Worlds of several more Heavenly Venerables.

Lei Hao felt a sense of schadenfreude and laughed uncontrollably.

Afterward, Lin Moyu also spoke about matters related to the boundary sea token, and the experiences within left Lei Hao exclaiming in wonder.

At the same time, he was extremely impressed by the various judgments Lin Moyu had made.

Those judgments were simply not something an ordinary person could make.

Let alone a rough and careless demon like him, even those who were meticulous would find it difficult to handle.

Lei Hao said, "I really want to know how your brain is wired. How did you find the final answer based on those clues that didn't even count as traces?"

Lin Moyu smiled, "There is no way to teach that. Everyone thinks differently; you have to think more about it yourself."

Lei Hao shook his head, "Forget it. My greatest strength as a demon is to stop thinking about things I can't figure out."

"Instead of wasting effort on that, I'd rather think about finding a few tigresses in the future, having a few cubs, and then watching them kill each other. The useless ones will all die, leaving only the strongest few."

Hearing this, Lin Moyu was left speechless.

The way the demon race thinks is truly hard to fathom. Even if the human race wanted to cultivate descendants, it would be impossible to use a method similar to raising gu.

Yet, this method of the demon race has continued for countless years. To change it, unless the Demon Emperor personally issues an order, it would be extremely difficult to accomplish.

Lin Moyu could not manage this, nor did he want to.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do; he could only adapt.

Perhaps the demon race is not the cruelest species in this world; perhaps there exist even more brutal methods of survival competition.

Survival of the fittest—these eight words interpret the entire world quite thoroughly.

Three days later, accompanied by a beam of purple light rising from Purple Tiger City, the entire city began to shimmer.

Lin Moyu felt the power of the origin spirit vein surging violently, and a massive amount of Power of Origin poured out, activating the formations hidden within Purple Tiger City.

The formations gathered the power of the origin spirit vein together, making it increasingly powerful, until it finally turned into a beam of purple light that shot into the sky.

In the sky, another world faintly appeared.

This world was incredibly hazy and was gradually opening.

Everyone in Purple Tiger City knew that the ancestral land of the Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger Clan, which opens once every hundred years, was to be opened again today.

Lei Hao's body shook, and a powerful force surged out, shaking away all the wine fumes.

Lei Hao, who had spent three days in a half-drunk, half-sober state, was now completely awake.

A massive aura emanated from him, and at this moment, Lei Hao carried seven parts of arrogance, "This is my first time entering the ancestral land. Let's see if I can break through and go to the next level."

His eyes carried a hint of expectation, as if he were looking forward to something.

During these three days, Lei Hao had said a lot.

For the members of the Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger Clan, entering the ancestral land for the first time to bathe in the divine thunder after becoming a Heavenly Venerable is a very important event.

The first time bathing in the divine thunder will be the most effective time.

After all, it is the ancestral land of the Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger Clan, and bathing in the divine thunder has a far better effect on members of the Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger Clan than on others.

Moreover, the stronger the bloodline, the more benefits one will receive.

In Lei Hao's words, this trip to the ancestral land will be the beginning of his soaring success.

At this moment, there was still some time before the ancestral land opened.

Lei Hao handed four special purple tokens to Lin Moyu and his group, each token representing a quota.

Lin Moyu said, "After entering the ancestral land, you must be careful of Lei Xuan. I feel that he does not have good intentions toward you."

"I don't know if your protector will follow you inside, but in any case, be careful."

Lei Hao said with a hint of disdain, "In the ancestral land, my bloodline power will be magnified infinitely. With my bloodline combat strength, I am enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with a Dao Venerable."

"If that guy wants to kill me in the ancestral land, then he is crazy."

"But then again, this might be the only chance he has to kill me."

Hearing Lei Hao say this, Lin Moyu knew that Lei Hao's protector would not enter the ancestral land.

"In any case, be careful. My feelings won't be wrong; that guy won't let you off easily."

Lin Moyu gave one more word of advice and then said no more. Some things were enough to be said up to this point.

If Lei Hao couldn't listen, there was nothing he could do.

However, Lin Moyu still secretly used the Great Dao of Luck to temporarily enhance Lei Hao's luck.

In any case, Lei Hao could be considered his friend, and he couldn't have eaten three days' worth of food and drink for nothing.

The purple light shot into the sky, and the entire Purple Tiger City was shimmering.

In the infinite sky, a purple world became increasingly clear.

Finally, the purple light shattered space and connected to that purple world.

In an instant, countless people soared into the sky, heading towards the purple world.

Lei Hao gave a low shout, "Let's go."

Lin Moyu, Mist, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Niu, holding their tokens, flew towards the purple world. After they flew into mid-air, the tokens turned into a cluster of shimmering light, enveloping the four of them.

The shimmering light was like a bubble, flying automatically towards the purple world.

The sound of thunder rang in their ears, and an endless sea of thunder appeared before their eyes.

The purple world was a world intertwined with thunder, and the purple thunder emitted a peculiar aura.

Only those who held a token and possessed a quota were qualified to catch a glimpse of its true face.

Under the shroud of light, the four of them passed through the sea of thunder and entered the true ancestral land.

A moment later, their feet finally touched the ground again, and the shimmering light that had enveloped them vanished. A faint numbness came from under their feet, and looking down, they saw that the earth was actually composed of thunderlight.

Faint purple thunderlight formed an incredibly vast world.

There were many people around wrapped in shimmering light who had arrived here. The sound of thunder came from the sky, and countless bolts of thunder fell from the sky onto the earth, sparking large swathes of purple radiance.

Looking up, one could see nine seas of thunder, like a staircase, one higher than the other, extending towards the distant sky.

The Nine Heavens of Divine Thunder, each level a step towards heaven; every time one ascended a level, it was an entirely new world.

The so-called Nine Heavens Divine Thunder refers to these nine levels.

It is said that only those in the Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable are qualified to step into the nine levels and bathe in the true Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

Lin Moyu looked at the nine levels, his gaze passing through the ninth level at the very top and looking towards a more distant place.

He faintly felt that above the nine levels, there seemed to be another level.

That level was the true center of the ancestral land.

However, Lei Hao had never mentioned that place; it was highly probable that he did not know about it either.

Perhaps the place above the nine levels was the true root of the Thunderlight Purple-Striped Tiger Clan.

Lei Hao's voice came to his ears, "Brother Lin, I will go ahead first."

Lin Moyu nodded, "Be careful."

Lei Hao laughed heartily, "Brother Lin should be careful too. Although your aptitude is unparalleled, don't push yourself too hard."