C39 Special Equipment!

Zhan Tianming was dumbstruck.

A pair of bony cavities with seemingly dead eyes stared at the finger.

Despite no being the real Zhan Tianming, he felt sadness and pain in his heart.

Something was squeezing his heart, slowly tightening the hold.

Maybe it was the crippling sadness grabbing hold of his heart?

"F-father…"

His voice was trembling, and so was his body.

He was from Earth, so he should feel no compassion for them. However, his brain also had memories of the real Zhan Tianming, and it had long since merged with his own.

The image of his father, who was strict at times and kind at others, continuously appeared in his mind. Slowly, that image began magnifying until a face that was somewhat similar to his took up the entire picture.

Unconsciously, tears began streaming down his face.

Zhan Tianming wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and his nose sobs slightly.

"A man doesn't shed tears?"

"Who said the main character can't cry? I cry!"

"I…"

“If I feel suffocated, I'll cry!”

“It's no one's business if I cry or not!”

"I just want to cry…"

There was no one stopping him from crying, yet Zhan Tianming kept on explaining himself.

He was just like that.

He had always thought of himself as the only unique person in the world.

Even on Earth, he had thought so.

However, Zhan Tianming didn't cry out. He only clenched his teeth and fists tightly.

His knuckles had already turned white.

His fists were trembling a bit.

'Endure!'

He tried his best not to cry out.

Unfortunately, tears were often an uncontrollable foe. There were time you would want them to stop, but they would rebel and gush out with greater intensity.

Currently, his heart was the most uncomfortable it had ever been.

"Father..."

"Your son is late … Your son is unfilial…"

Tears rolled down his cheeks.

Wiping the tears off his face, Zhan Tianming walked over and carefully picked up the finger bone from the ground.

It was the last bit of his father's bones.

He had to be careful.

Zhan Tianming kept the remains of the finger bone in the System Backpack.

"Ding, dong!"

"A clue about the quest has been discovered. Would you like to check it?"

After hearing the notification, Zhan Tianming fiercely sniffled back an absolute dragon of a snot.

He wiped away his tears and said, "Check it out."

Clue for the quest: The Zhan family's direct descendant ring, after recognizing its master, can sense a disciple with a Zhan family bloodline within a hundred miles. Furthermore, this ring belongs to the Zhan Family Patriarch. After wearing it, one could increase the power of the Zhan family bloodline by 10% and at the same time, increase the devouring ability of the Zhan family bloodline.

"Zhan family patriarch?"

"Father?"

Zhan Tianming was startled.

Unexpectedly, his father was the patriarch of the Zhan family.

So, what happened to the Zhang family?

Curious, he continued to read.

Quest tip: Zhan family's old home.

Looking at the tip, Zhan Tianming decided he had to hurry to the Zhang family home.

But...

Zhan Tianming shook his head.

He had never even heard of the location indicated before.

God knows where it was.

Regardless, as a Zhan family member, he couldn't stay out of this matter.

Moreover, according to the Zhan family's bloodline mission, there were more than a hundred successors of the Zhan family outside, and he had to find them all within three years. From this, it could be deduced that they wouldn't be in any imminent danger for three years. So, all he had to do was find them all within the next three years. Easy.

After wiping away his tears, Zhan Tianming wore the bronze ring on his finger.

He had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of reviving the Zhan family.

"Ding, dong!"

“System Notification: This ring is a piece of special equipment and can be worn secretly. Do you want to hide it?”

"Hmm?"

Zhan Tianming was startled.

'I can hide it?'

'Does this mean what I think it means?'

"Hide."

When Zhan Tianming chose to hide his identity, the bronze ring on his finger disappeared. However, through the system, he could still see it clearly.

Moreover, the effects of the ring still persisted.

Host: Zhan Tianming (Zhan Family Bloodline: Yellow), Male, 16 years old.

"I can hide special equipments?"

'Not bad, not bad at all.'

However, he was crying just a moment ago, so even if he was excited, he couldn't smile.

Since he couldn't find any trace of the Demonic Wolf in the valley, Zhan Tianming immediately jumped back onto the ape's head.

"Beast Control!"

"Ding, dong!"

"Beast control success. Proficiency increased by 3 points. Time will be reset."

'Did I succeed on my first try?'

Zhan Tianming was startled.

Was heaven finally smiling at him.

'Forget it, who cares? Right now, I only needed to control the Crimson Flame Ape.'

It wasn't like that single success changed the way he had to grind for leveling up.

"Let's go!"

Zhan Tianming pointed outside the valley.

"Roar!"

With a roar, the Flame Red Ape walked out of the valley in large strides.

Rumble…

Rumble…

The earth quaked and the mountains shook.

Along the way, Zhan Tianming kept his eyes on his surroundings.

Soon, he found a crack that could lead them out of the Wolf Valley, so he ordered the Crimson Flame Ape to rush out through it.

"Since the Demonic Wolf isn't here now, it must've escaped."

"Humph!"

"You want to escape after eating my parents?"

"Chase after it!"

"Roar!"

The Crimson Flame Ape chased after wolf madly.

However…

Their onrush came to a sudden halt as the ape-human duo had no idea about the wolf's whereabouts.

"Damn it!"

"Damned stinking Demonic Wolf! If you have the ability, come out right now. I promise I won't kill you.” Zhan Tianming grinded his teeth as he stood on top of the ape's head and roared unhappily, challenging the Three-Tailed Thunderwolf.

However, it was useless.

He couldn't find it, regardless of what he tried.

No trace—it vanished without leaving any trace.

Along the way, all the wild and vicious beasts he encountered ended up in a miserable state. They all became Zhan Tianming's vents.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Puff, puff, puff…

Puff, puff, puff…

The accuracy of the flying stones has long since surpassed human understanding.

Moreover, those flying stones all had attribute attached to them.

Frost!

Fire!

Metal!

Wood!

Earth!

"Ugh…"

Okay, okay. In reality, they were all the lowest grade attributes, but hey—they were attributes.

Also... they were only Level-1.

Okay, one last thing; they weren't even close to leveling up.

As for the demonic beasts with wind, water, and thunder attributes, Zhan Tianming hasn't encountered them yet. So they hadn't been activated yet.

Zhan Tianming brought along Crimson Flame Ape, and continued to kill beasts in the mountain range.

Slowly, his experience points increased.

However, two days passed in the blink of an eye, yet there were still no signs of the Three-Tailed Thunderwolf.

That Demonic Wolf seemed to have disappeared.

"Ding, dong!"

"Congratulations! Host Zhan Tianming has broken through — you are now a one-star Martial Disciple! You are rewarded with two attribute points and a Big Gift pack."

"Big Gift pack?"

Zhan Tianming was startled.

"Open!"

"Ding, dong!"

"Congratulations to host Zhan Tianming for obtaining 10,000 experience points."

"Congratulations to host Zhan Tianming for obtaining 1,000 Dragon Qi points."

"Congratulations to host Zhan Tianming for obtaining the second move of the Divine Dragon's Supreme Martial Arts manual: Flying Dragon In The Sky. Martial Technique Rank: Supreme."

"Congratulations to host Zhan Tianming for obtaining …"

"…"

It was as if the heaven was finally looking toward him.

Zhan Tianming was most excited about the second move of the Divine Dragon's Supreme Martial Arts manual.

Flying Dragon In The Sky!