Free Web NovelChapter 31: The Rise of the Celestial Destiny Dragon (Part 1)
The Rise of the Celestial Destiny Dragon (Part 1)
The autumn night was desolate.
A solitary moon hung high above Aurelia City, its pale silver light spreading across the streets like a thin layer of frost. A faint scent of blood still lingered in the air after the day’s slaughter, but every cold autumn breeze carried it farther away until only silence remained.
The city had become unusually quiet.
One family after another shut their gates before nightfall.
Inside every household, elders gathered the younger generation and repeated the same warning with solemn expressions.
"Never provoke the Salvatore Family."
"If you encounter a member of the Salvatore Family, lowering your head is no shame."
"Whatever you do, never bring disaster upon yourselves."
No one questioned those words.
The destruction of the Ashthorn Family and the Ravencreast Family had become the greatest warning Aurelia City had seen in decades.
Before absolute strength, resistance meant nothing.
Schemes meant nothing.
Status meant nothing.
Everything was as fragile as dry leaves before a hurricane.
The blood of the two great families had nearly stained the entire city crimson.
The once-famous Three Great Families had disappeared overnight.
Now only one remained.
The Salvatore Family.
Standing alone at the very peak of Aurelia City.
Who could have imagined that only yesterday the Salvatore Family had been standing on the brink of destruction?
Yet from the moment Victor emerged from seclusion, destiny itself had begun to change.
At that very moment, inside the Salvatore Family estate, the familiar voice of the Eternal Legacy System echoed within Victor’s mind.
[Ding! Congratulations! Family Mission Completed: Unify Aurelia City!]
[Mission Reward Obtained: Nameless Sword Post!]
[Mission Reward Obtained: Clan Artifact — Eternal Heavenly Rune Codex!]
[Mission Reward Obtained: Clan Artifact — Primordial Blood Refining Cauldron!]
[Ding! The Salvatore Family’s Child of Destiny, Damien Salvatore, has wholeheartedly submitted. Family Fortune +100!]
[Ding! Family Fortune has reached 500. Family Resource Reward acquired. Next-stage reward unlocks at 2000 Family Fortune!]
[Family Resource Reward activated automatically:]
[Permanent +1% cultivation speed for all family members.]
[Permanent +5% chance of awakening special physiques.]
[All clan members gain +10 years lifespan.]
[All clan members gain +10 physique.]
[Ding! Family Fortune has reached 500. Requirements for the Celestial Destiny Dragon have been met.]
[Automatically activating Celestial Destiny Dragon.]
One system notification appeared after another without pause.
Even someone as calm as Victor allowed the corners of his lips to rise into a faint smile.
The campaign had been worth every effort.
Not only had the Salvatore Family become the undisputed ruler of Aurelia City, but the rewards granted by the Eternal Legacy System were even more precious than the wealth they had seized.
Before him, the spacious courtyard was piled high with countless treasures.
Mountains of gold coins glittered beneath the moonlight.
Silver ingots reflected a cold metallic sheen.
Stacks of cultivation manuals rested neatly upon jade tables.
Property deeds, land contracts, warehouses, businesses, spirit mines, and countless rare resources had all been gathered together.
Many of the treasures still carried faint stains of fresh blood.
Around the courtyard stood the Salvatore Family disciples who had just returned from battle.
Their armor was scratched.
Their robes were torn.
The scent of blood still clung to their bodies, and the killing intent lingering in their eyes had yet to fade.
Yet every face overflowed with excitement.
Every gaze was fixed upon the young man seated at the head of the courtyard.
Victor.
His shoulder-length black hair swayed gently in the cool night breeze.
His black robe, embroidered with majestic golden dragons, shimmered beneath the moonlight.
His pair of golden eyes seemed brighter than the stars themselves.
He simply sat there quietly.
Yet his presence alone made everyone feel as though they were standing before the ruler of heaven and earth.
Every member of the Salvatore Family looked at him with admiration that bordered on worship.
Not long ago...
The acting patriarch had been crippled.
The clan elders had all fallen in battle.
The Salvatore Family had been suppressed by every major power within Aurelia City.
Even the insignificant Blackwood Family had dared march to their gates and demand their pill formula. freёweɓnovel.com
Those humiliations had accumulated year after year like heavy chains around everyone’s necks.
But everything had changed after Victor’s return.
The Salvatore Family no longer needed to bow before anyone.
From this day onward...
There would be only one ruler in Aurelia City.
And that ruler bore the name—
Salvatore.
