C2 The Wild Lands

Xu Dong knew that if his father really did this, he would definitely die.

He knew about the Fate Changing Fruit. It was a fruit that defied the heavens and changed one's fate. He had read about it in all the books he had read. The Fate Changing Fruit was accompanied by a heaven defying demonic beast. One could imagine the consequences of his father's death...

"So what? I'm your father, and I'm also at the sixth level of the Martial Proficiency Stage. Plus, I have a few friends with me, so I should be fine. My son won't be a piece of trash." Xu Yoo looked at him with a determined gaze. Even if his son wasn't a genius, he wanted to create a genius.

Xu Dong's heart was full of mixed feelings, and for a moment, his eyes turned red. He did not know what else to say. He knew that his father had already made his decision, and no matter what he said, he would not change.

Xu Dong opened his mouth to say something, but only one sentence came out: "You have to come back!"

His martial soul could not be awakened, so he was no different from an ordinary person. He could only wait at home and could not do anything.

Xu Yoo smiled, patted his head, and left.

Who would have thought that it would be half a month after his departure. During the time that Xu Yoo had left, there had been no news of him at all, and the Second Uncle had come every day to force him to say that the city lord was not in the city every day.

Xu Dong was too lazy to care and could only find an excuse to send Second Uncle away. Before he left, Second Uncle always looked at him strangely. He knew that there was disdain and greed in Second Uncle's eyes, as if a huge conspiracy was brewing, but he had no choice but to wait for his father to return.

"Hey, you little piece of shit, I heard the lord of the city hasn't been back for half a month," came a cold, arrogant voice.

Xu Dong felt a wave of disgust in his heart. Without even raising his head, he knew that the person who came was the genius of the Xu family, Xu Tianlong. He raised his eyes coldly, but he did not want to reply. The more he retorted, the more excited this kind of person became.

Looking at Xu Dong's appearance, Xu Tianlong's body flashed and closed in on him.

Before Xu Dong could react, a strong gust of wind was already flying towards him. Xu Dong, who was still an ordinary person, naturally could not block it. He only felt a dull pain in his chest and was sent flying.

Xu Dong got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked coldly at Xu Tianlong without saying a word.

"Hehe, interesting. You are the first person who does not put me in his eyes. Why? Do you think you are so great just because you are the son of the city lord, that I can't do anything to you? Let me tell you, if your son is trash, then your father is also trash! The Northguard City is going to change hands soon!" A trace of bloodthirst flashed across Xu Tianlong's eyes as he lifted Xu Dong up from the ground like a chicken.

"Pah! Xu Tianlong, I hope you won't regret your words today in the future!" Xu Dong raised the corner of his mouth coldly, looked at Xu Tianlong with eyes full of disdain, "So what if you're a genius? In my eyes, you, Xu Tianlong, are still a grasshopper after autumn."

Hearing Xu Dong's words, a flame lit up in Xu Tianlong's eyes. With a slight push of his hand, he easily flung Xu Dong away.

The stone table behind him collapsed with a loud bang. Xu Dong collapsed on the gravel. He felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body felt as if it was being torn apart, and the pain made him suck in a cold breath.

"You are so eloquent. Oh Xu Dong, I know that your father actually dared to find the Fate Changing Fruit for a piece of trash like you. I'm afraid that he has already died on the road. Even if he was lucky enough to obtain the Fate Changing Fruit, it would only be a gift for me. Ha ha... a stray dog. " Xu Tianlong raised his head arrogantly. At this moment, Xu Dong was nothing more than a dog in his eyes. No, no, no, even a dog was inferior to him.

Xu Dong was shocked, and his blood surged. Before he could ask for more details, he fainted.

When he woke up again, he was already in a completely unfamiliar place.

Where was this?

Xu Dong slowly sat up from the ground, feeling dizzy.

Every so often, there would be a flash of fire on the walls around him, and by the light he would find himself in a stone chamber, empty, cold air rushing out of a tunnel that made him shiver.

"You're awake." A tired voice suddenly came over, scaring him. Then, a white figure slowly approached from the distance.

Only when he got closer did Xu Dong find out that this person was none other than Uncle Tianyi, who had gone to the Desolate Land with his father. Uncle Tianyi was his father's life and death friend, but... Why was he the only one left now?

Xu Dong's heart ached as he suddenly recalled what Xu Tianlong had said the other day. Could it be that his father had already...

"I've already healed all the injuries on your body. It's just that some of your meridians have shattered, so I'm afraid it won't be that easy for you to recover. Who knows, you might even have the root of your illness branded in the future." Tianyi came in front of Xu Dong and checked his entire body. After confirming that he was fine, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Tianyi, where is my father? Didn't you guys go to the Wildlands together?" Xu Dong suddenly grabbed Tianyi with an excited expression. He looked at Uncle Tianyi, who was originally in high spirits, but right now, his entire face was covered in stubble. His eyes were no longer as bright as they were in the past, and his expression was gloomy. The uneasiness in his heart was getting stronger and stronger.

Tianyi sighed and hesitated for a moment. He looked at Xu Dong with a trace of pain in his eyes and said indifferently, "It's been two days since you fainted. When I found you, you were lying in the courtyard. Now, the Northguard City has changed hands and the City Lord is your Second Uncle, Xu Moqiu."

"Then what about my father?" Xu Dong did not care about any of this. He only cared about how his father was doing.

Tianyi patted his shoulder to signal him to calm down. After a long while, he choked with sobs and said, "For the past half a month, your father and I have been lingering on the verge of life and death. In order to find you the Fate Changing Fruit, we went to the Endless Wilderness. In the Wilderness, the demonic beast was a giant golden python, and the Fate Changing Fruit was on top of a triangular snakehead. This is a demonic beast that has been around for two hundred thousand years; it is equivalent to our Martial Proficiency Stage Level 8. We fought with it and fought with it. In the end, we obtained the Fate Changing Fruit at the cost of being heavily injured. On the way back..."