I am the best in the world (11): The Si Family

In the arena, Si Qi once again forced Chu Feng into a desperate situation. Just as he was using Chu Feng’s most proficient wind-based magic martial technique, preparing to blow Chu Feng into the sky, the rules of heaven and earth suddenly changed. The magic martial power that was supposed to obey Si Qi’s command was unexpectedly seized by another force.

Si Qi felt a surge of joy in his heart as he saw a look of exhilaration appear on Chu Feng’s face. Not only did the magic martial power within him not become depleted from the prolonged battle, but it also surged wildly, instantly breaking the shackles that had bound him for several years and entering a whole new realm!

With a thought, Chu Feng floated in the air. Without any actions to gain leverage, he soared through the air, a sign of becoming a powerful being in the Holy Realm! 

Si Qi laughed heartily, sheathed his sword, and said happily, “You truly are exceptionally gifted. I only gave you a slight push, and you broke through!”

Chu Feng rarely showed such joy, slowly descending back to the ground, and said to Si Qi, “It’s all thanks to you.”

If it weren’t for Si Qi’s help, he might have been stuck at this bottleneck for a long time.

Si Qi looked at him with a smile, thought for a moment, and took out a beautifully designed and elegant brooch from his storage ring. 

“You are a wind-element magic warrior, and using wind-element magic techniques in combination with fire-element ones will yield even better results,” Si Qi said in front of everyone, taking out the set of tools for making gems. He carved a few formations on it, handed it to Chu Feng, and said cheerfully, “Consider it a promotion gift from me.”

Chu Feng took the brooch, infused a bit of power into it, and a fierce and powerful flame ignited within the miniature tornado, resembling a fire dragon. The force was so strong that even Chu Feng almost couldn’t control it.

His eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but praise, “Good stuff!”

Si Qi smiled and said, “As long as you like it.”

The magic warriors below instantly turned green with envy—if even a Saint  Domain-grade master praised it, it must be a world-class treasure!

Unlike the time when Si Qi gave Chu Feng a sapphire ring, this time no one mocked Si Qi for being out of his mind to give such a worthless item to Chu Feng. Instead, they all breathed heavily, filled with jealousy, wishing they could take Chu Feng’s place and get that treasure for themselves!

The experts below had personally witnessed the scene when Si Qi first met Chu Feng and tossed the sapphire ring to him.

Seeing such a similar scene unfold before their eyes again, they all suddenly understood.

At that time, Si Qi gave Chu Feng such a magic tool.

Using a magic tool in exchange for Chu Feng’s protection in the secret realm, of course, Chu Feng would agree!

And now, Si Qi actually gave another magic tool to Chu Feng—why?! This was too biased towards Chu Feng, preferential treatment shouldn’t be so unprincipled!

The experts were anxious: “Young Master, you can’t give it to him, these are all treasures of our Si family!!”

After hearing this, Si Qi’s expression changed rapidly. The gentle gaze he had towards Chu Feng instantly turned cold and disdainful when he saw the experts. He raised his chin and sneered, “The treasure of the Si family? Am I a member of the Si family?”

The experts cried out in distress, “Young Master, it was our fault. Please don’t hold it against us…”

The magic warriors nearby, witnessing this scene, didn’t know whether to laugh out loud or shake their heads in lament.

The Si family had raised Si Qi for over ten years, yet they had never valued him even for a single day.

Chu Feng and Si Qi had only known each other for a few days, yet he was able to take care of Si Qi wholeheartedly, even easily giving up the inheritance of a Holy Realm Master.

In return, Si Qi gifted a magic artifact to Chu Feng, to repay this friend. One could imagine how sincere and genuine he was towards those around him, given his temperament.

The world was full of uncertainties…

Now that Chu Feng had become a Holy Realm Master, he naturally no longer needed the so-called inheritance of a Holy Realm Master.

He stepped down from the arena, voluntarily choosing to forfeit.

Thus, the trial automatically proceeded to the next round. Si Qi stood still in place, while Si Wu was directly teleported up.

Si Wu, not understanding what he was about to face, instantly turned pale with fear and rushed towards the edge of the arena without hesitation.

The next second, countless blades of wind crossed space and fiercely slashed at his back, instantly leaving him bloodied and wailing in pain.

The experts wanted to stop him but didn’t dare to, desperately pleading with Si Qi: “Young Master, Young Master, we were wrong, please stop! That’s your own brother!”

Si Qi continued his actions without pause, his eyes cold and devoid of any warmth, quickly moving to his left hand ring.

Si Wu gritted his teeth and took out the shattered stone magic tool from his bosom, forcefully infusing all his power into it. An invisible barrier protected his entire body, but in an instant, it was shattered by the spikes that suddenly erupted from the ground.

Just one fleeting moment was all that was needed.

The ground spike pierced Si Wu’s ankle but did not take his life. He leaped off the stage and rolled around on the ground in a sorry state for several rounds, then clutched his severed right foot, which had been broken by the bone spike, and kept screaming in agony.

“Tsk…” Si Qi let out a dissatisfied click of his tongue, looking down from above at the Son of the World who was wailing on the ground, as well as the experts who shot him blameful glares. Coldly, he said, “You should be grateful that I at least didn’t go as far as you lunatics, planning to throw your own brother into a horde of monsters to be eaten alive, piece by piece.”

The experts below showed expressions of shock and confusion, not understanding how Si Qi knew about their plan. Si Qi sneered, “My dear brother? Ha! I don’t have a brother who wants my life!”

The Si family and others were left speechless by Si Qi’s words, their faces turning a mix of green and red, wishing they could find a hole to hide in.

The magic warriors present were shocked to hear that the Si family planned to have the monster eat Si Qi alive. They thought to themselves, no wonder Si Qi was so ruthless; who wouldn’t hate these people to death?

At the moment Si Wu fell from the arena, the day-long trial finally came to an end. A familiar azure light circled above the arena, and then two more blue lights shot out from Si Qi’s body, flying into the sky.

The clouds in the sky gradually became distorted, and the entire sky looked like a layer of semi-transparent mirror-like ripples.

Having experienced other secret realms and knowing what kind of scene would appear when a secret realm ended, the magic warriors immediately went crazy. They couldn’t believe it and said, “What?! The secret realm is over?! How is that possible!!”

“It’s only the third day! How could it be so fast!”

“Damn!! I just arrived at the first secret realm… I thought everything was just beginning!!”

“Who completed all the trials? Who?!”

“Who is so quick with their hands and feet! Is this even human?!!”

The noisy crowd was clamoring loudly, and the mirror above their heads quickly displayed the faces of each trial passer and the scenes of their success.

In the vast secret realm, everyone looked up at the sky above, wanting to know who would obtain the inheritance and whether they had the qualification to do so.

They saw that on the first night, everyone was besieged by monsters and suffered heavy casualties, but Si Qi, having seen through the rules of the secret realm at a glance, passed the test unscathed and lived a particularly comfortable life.

Again, in the first trial ground, they saw Si Qi leading a group of people, effortlessly and leisurely, quickly passing through each dangerous checkpoint. They watched as the eerie and terrifying plants turned on each other, saw Si Qi step into the raging flames without a change in expression, and then saw him step onto an invisible cliff.

The cave, which should have been fraught with danger, seemed like child’s play to Si Qi, effortlessly resolved without breaking a sweat. Even though they felt quite upset about having their inheritance taken away, they had no choice but to admit defeat, realizing that Si Qi’s intelligence was indeed high, so much so that they couldn’t even comprehend it!

And in the second trial ground, countless magic warriors were trapped on the sky ladder. Judging by their strained expressions and the bizarrely dead bodies around them, this was definitely not an easy place to climb, and no one knew what awaited them on the next step.

However, Si Qi and Chu Feng climbed up step by step, showing no signs of pressure, steadfast and steady.

They even had the leisure to cook a sumptuous meal midway, then sat down to read and digest for a while before continuing their ascent.

It goes without saying, when it came to temperament, Si Qi would not lose to anyone.

But—

“So what! He is still a mortal! No matter how smart or resilient a mortal is, he is still just an ant! Not even as good as the weakest first-grade magic warrior!”

“If it weren’t for Chu Feng’s protection, Si Qi would have been dead long ago!”

Many magic warriors roared in frustration.

Until the third secret realm, a monster emerged from the secret realm, a creature that was a manifestation of the magic warrior himself, showcasing all the potential of the magic warrior.

A roaring evil dinosaur rampaged, scaring countless magic warriors into a stupor.

But before the dinosaur could be arrogant for long, a weak and petite rabbit appeared out of nowhere, kicked the dragon away, and then proceeded to humiliate and beat the dinosaur down.

In the scene, the reactions of the surrounding people, who were astonished and constantly speculating, contrasted sharply with Si Qi’s calm and unfazed demeanor, sparking endless imaginations among the magic warriors.

It seemed that Si Qi already knew how great his potential was.

Did this mean that if Si Qi had the talent for martial arts, he could definitely become the most dazzling star on the entire continent?

It was a pity about all that potential.

But, no matter how great the potential, he was still just a mortal…

Everyone was unwilling to admit that Si Qi had taken away the victory that belonged to them, and they still harbored countless grievances. Frowning as they watched the next day dawn, everyone was fighting desperately, while only Si Qi leisurely enjoyed life, relying on external assistance to make it to the end.

As Chu Feng prepared to send Si Qi into the final match, people couldn’t hold back any longer. They cursed loudly, thinking they finally understood why Si Qi could obtain the inheritance—because he cheated!!

He didn’t deserve it!!

The magic warriors, with red eyes, roared in anger. If Si Qi were in front of them, they would definitely team up to rush forward and tear that damn mortal into pieces! Then they would continue to fight for the inheritance!

But the next second, Si Qi called Chu Feng to stop. With a wave of his hand, he manifested twelve long swords in the sky and, in front of everyone, started fighting with the powerful figure whose name echoed throughout the continent!

And he was completely overpowering Chu Feng the entire time!

The people who were roaring stopped, and those who were cursing Si Qi also fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at the scene in the sky, completely dumbfounded.

What, what was going on? How did Si Qi suddenly become so powerful?!

They widened their eyes and stared intently at the scene above their heads. Soon, they belatedly realized that this wasn’t sudden; it had always been this way!

Si Qi used his magic martial arts so skillfully, he absolutely couldn’t have just started today!

Look at that swordsmanship, so exquisite in its execution. Without years of relentless training, he could never have achieved it.

And those magical tools that left everyone dazzled and drooling with envy—these were not gifts from the wealthy Si family to their future heir for protection, but were personally crafted by Si Qi himself!!

You have to understand, these were magical tools!

Just one of them could be a world-class treasure that would make all the major families fight to the death over it!!

He was able to casually create it and then just as casually give it to Chu Feng. Its power was so fierce that even the Holy Realm Master had to praise it as impressive. Could this treasure be ordinary?!

Seeing this, no one could utter a word of dissent. In terms of vision, knowledge, temperament, potential, martial prowess, and talent… among so many of them, who could compare to this young man?!

The results of the trials had already made everything clear.

While they struggled to even complete the first trial, Si Qi single-handedly solved all the trials in one go. The gap between the two sides was so vast that there was no room for comparison.

Moreover, Si Qi had mastered so many incredible magic martial arts and the methods to create magic tools.

Now they were so eager to curry favor with Si Qi that they wouldn’t dare to offend this young man and say “you don’t deserve it” in front of him.

They would probably be killed by someone nearby who was eager to please him as soon as they finished speaking.

By the way, Si Qi had also obtained the legacy of a Holy Realm Master.

Maybe just like Si Qi said, he didn’t care about this inheritance, but once he had it, he had it. Even if he didn’t use it himself and gave it to others, they could become a Holy Realm Master, and at the very least, reach the ninth grade without much difficulty.

Envy, they were really envious.

Not only were they envious of Si Qi’s strength, but they were even more envious of those who were close to him.

Anything that slipped out of Si Qi’s hands was a treasure that others could only dream of obtaining.

Looking at the scene where Si Qi took the treasure left behind by theHoly Realm Master after a thousand years from the azure halo in the void, Si Qi did not absorb it into his body but casually held it in his hand and played with it.

Chu Feng reminded, “Outside the secret realm, there will definitely be many people gathering to fight for the treasure.”

It was not enough to just obtain the inheritance; after obtaining the inheritance, having the life to enjoy it was what truly counted.

Many people choose to absorb the inheritance the moment they get it, and that’s the reason.

Si Qi’s eyes were narrowed with a smile: “I know.”

But who told him to have such a bad temper and love to play?

The secret realm gradually began to collapse, and everyone was successively teleported out of the secret realm.

Many people stationed around the secret realm were astonished at how quickly this secret realm had ended. They immediately took up defensive positions to guard all the exits and captured the first person to come out, threateningly asking, “Who took the inheritance?!”

This person didn’t dare to hide it and quickly said, “Si Qi, it’s Si Qi from the Si family!”

The scene was in an uproar.

“That useless person from the Si family?”

“How did a mere mortal get in there?”

“The Si family really is willing to spend money…”

The Si family and others looked astonished and exclaimed loudly, “What did you say? It’s Si Qi? Not Si Wu?!”

The person, puzzled, replied, “Yes, it’s Si Qi… and he didn’t absorb the inheritance…”

In just a couple of sentences, more and more people were being teleported out one after another.

Chu Feng, Si Qi, Si Wu, and various experts.

Si Wu was severely injured and unable to walk. After being teleported out, he fell to the ground, looking disheveled. The experts, for some unknown reason, were frozen like popsicles, unable to move or even speak.

Si Qi, holding a halo that shone like the stars, instantly became the focus of everyone’s attention. The moment people saw him, they desperately attacked Si Qi, trying to kill him and seize the treasure.

The Si family members also rushed over, shouting loudly, “Don’t attack! That is our Si family’s inheritance!”

While saying this, none of the martial techniques he unleashed were meant to protect Si Qi; instead, they were aimed at snatching the inheritance from Si Qi’s hands.

As for whether Si Qi lived or died…

Wouldn’t it be the best outcome if he could die under the “friendly fire” in front of everyone?

Seeing Si Qi facing “danger” yet not moving, Chu Feng slightly raised his hand, and with a single sword strike, hundreds of martial techniques in front of him vanished in an instant.

The scene immediately fell silent, all eyes turning to Chu Feng, and the figure of Chu Feng flying in the air, their expressions filled with fear and disbelief.

This, this Chu Feng actually became a Holy Realm Master?!

The first Holy Realm Master in a thousand years?!

The members of the Si family tensed up, their vigilant gazes locking onto Chu Feng, and said to Si Qi, “Si Qi, come over quickly, we will ensure your safety.”

Si Qi nodded and walked over in front of everyone.

Many people took the opportunity to attack Si Qi, and the Si family, as before, only cared about protecting the inheritance, letting Si Qi die. It was Chu Feng who repeatedly saved Si Qi, and this scene raised doubts in the hearts of many people.

As soon as Si Qi walked up to the Si family members, an elder over there snatched the inheritance from Si Qi’s hands. A group of people surrounded the inheritance, overjoyed, each with a beaming smile, and no one paid any attention to Si Qi.

Si Qi said, “This is my inheritance.”

No one paid him any mind.

Si Qi said again, “Are you trying to take away the inheritance I risked my life to obtain?”

The head of the Si family, who was also Si Qi’s father, angrily shouted, “How can you speak like that! Would we steal something from a junior? If we hadn’t sent an expert to protect your safety, how could you have obtained this inheritance? Hurry up and shut your mouth! Don’t embarrass yourself here!”

People around were discussing it, but it was not surprising that the Si family would treat Si Qi this way.

Many quick-witted people had already begun to secretly mock Si Qi for being foolish, not understanding how bringing this inheritance back to the Si family was a disaster for him.

At the very least, the so-called position of the young master was definitely no longer secure.

The Qi family, who had allied with the Si family, also sent people into the secret realm and blocked the exit of the secret realm.

They saw the Si family forcefully taking away Si Qi’s inheritance and were initially excited to come and fight for Si Qi, to get a share of the pie.

However, the people from the Qi family who entered the secret realm quickly ran over and whispered to the elders of the Qi family. The elders immediately showed expressions of shock, looking at the standoff between Si Qi and the Si family. After a moment, they nodded in understanding, a wicked smile of schadenfreude appearing on their lips, and they settled down to watch the show.

Si Qi argued, “This inheritance is mine; I obtained it, and it belongs to me!”

The elders of the Si family snorted coldly and scolded, “You, a mere mortal, how can you use this inheritance? Don’t waste our Si family’s treasures!”

Si Qi retorted, “If I can’t use it, why are you sending me into the secret realm? Don’t you know that I could die from a fall in there?”

The group fell silent, their eyes on Si Qi filled with familiar disdain and contempt.

This expression, not to mention Si Qi, even some outsiders could feel an inexplicable anger, as if their dignity was being trampled upon.

Si Qi questioned, “Who do you intend to pass this inheritance on to?”

The elders across the room cleared their throats and naturally announced, “Hand it over to your younger brother! His potential and talent far surpass yours. We are doing this for the sake of the family! Don’t make unreasonable demands, thinking the family owes you something. If it weren’t for us, would you have been able to walk out of the secret realm alive?”

Many uninformed people looked at Si Wu with envy upon hearing this.

Si Wu stood not far away, showing no surprise on his face, but his eyes flickered, and he remained silent.

Of course, he wouldn’t rush to speak up for Si Qi, telling the clan members not to act recklessly in front of him. If Si Qi really reconciled with the family, would there still be room for him to speak? The family would probably be the first to turn their knives on him, using his head to curry favor with Si Qi.

If they were all going to die, they might as well die together. At least then, he might have a chance to slip away in the chaos.

The experts beside him were desperate. They wanted to persuade the clan members not to act recklessly, not to continue opposing Si Qi, but their bodies were deliberately frozen by Si Qi, leaving only their eyes able to move.

They desperately tried to express something, but aside from the magic warriors who entered the secret realm with them, no one could understand their meaning.

The magic warriors who came out of the secret realm all looked at the conflict between the Si family and Si Qi with glee. Their smiling faces made those outside the secret realm think they were mocking Si Qi for overestimating himself…

Si Qi’s tone grew increasingly cold: “Oh really? From the very beginning, you planned to hand over the inheritance to Si Wu, yet you still sent me into the secret realm—do you know that the experts and Si Wu repeatedly tried to kill me inside?”

Many of the surrounding magic warriors, upon hearing this, showed looks of realization, their eyes filled with more sighs when they looked at the members of the Si family, and a bit more pity when they looked at Si Qi.

He was clearly betrayed by his own family.

The elders of the Si family felt that Si Qi had embarrassed them, and their eyes towards Si Qi were filled with murderous intent. In a harsh tone, they said, “You ungrateful descendant! Shut up! Clearly, you have no ability and can’t survive in the secret realm, yet you frame your own brother and expert, saying they want to kill you! Do you have any conscience left?”

Si Qi sneered, “They abandoned me and left me to fend for myself in the secret realm. Isn’t that their fault?”

The Si family directly said, “You have no ability to protect yourself, so it’s your fault! If you die in the secret realm, that’s your fate, you deserve to die!”

Si Qi nodded, as if he had completely seen through this group of people. “If this is your attitude, then fine, I will leave the Si family and have nothing to do with you from now on!”

The group from the Si family all burst into mocking laughter, sneering, “Do you think this can threaten us? Do you really think you are the young master of the Si family, with a noble status?”

The elders coldly said, “If you want to leave the Si family, that’s your business.”

Si Qi extended his hand, “Then return the inheritance to me.”

The elders ignored him, utterly annoyed by Si Qi’s persistent entanglement.

One person, tired of wasting time with Si Qi, directly slapped Si Qi’s chest with considerable force.

With this strike, not to mention an ordinary person, even a magic warrior would be either dead or severely injured if they took it head-on.

No one from the Si family around made a move to stop this act of violence, nor did they want to.

However, in their eyes, Si Qi, who was destined to die on the spot, faced the attack without even blinking. A protective shield rose around him, blocking the attack, and then he kicked the elder holding the inheritance hard, sending him flying dozens of meters away. He reached out, took the inheritance, and coldly looked at the group of elders who were completely caught off guard.

A group of people, not knowing what was going on, were furious at Si Qi’s rebellious behavior and shouted, “You dare, bastard!!”

The magic warriors that blocked the exit of the secret realm had long been looking forward to this moment. In front of a circle of magic warriors outside, they laughed heartily and mockingly pointed at the Si family, saying, “A bunch of fools.”

“You offended such a powerful figure, hahaha!!!”

“After living together for so many years, you still don’t know what kind of person Si Qi is!!”

“I’ve been holding my tongue for so long just to see the Si family come to ruin!”

The magic warriors standing outside: ???

The Si family members surrounding Si Qi, wanting to kill him: ???

What the heck? What were these guys talking about?

The experts of the Si family, who had come out of the secret realm, desperately urged their magicic martial powers, and finally melted the solid ice on their mouths. They shouted hoarsely, “No, young master! Elders, quickly apologize to the young master!! Hurry up!!!”

Ignoring the inner thoughts of the Si family members at this moment, Si Qi, with a cold face, kicked the elder flying, then struck the chest of the elder who had just attacked him, causing his chest bones to cave in deeply, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Then, with a swift motion, he retracted his hand and elbowed the expert who had raised his weapon to strike at his back, delivering another resounding slap to the face of the head of the Si family.

In just a few moves, Si Qi had knocked down a group of at least seven or eight skilled fighters around him, leaving them all injured, some severely, in a pitiful state.

Then, he stepped on the head of the guy who had just brazenly cursed him, saying, “You, Si Family,  are heartless to me, so I have no obligation to you! From now on, I have nothing to do with the Si Family. Don’t show up in front of me, or I’ll kill anyone I see!!”

The Si family and others were directly stunned, their heads buzzing with Si Qi’s malicious words. Seeing the group of magic warriors who had come out of the secret realm with Si Qi, they couldn’t wait to tell the surrounding magic warriors, who were bewildered and speechless, about what they had witnessed.

“Do you know how amazing Si Qi was after entering the secret realm?!”

“Si Qi has always been pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger!!”

“When we hadn’t even had a chance to pass the first trial, he directly cleared all the trials in one go! He crushed everyone present!!”

“Do you know? He can actually create magic tools!! The gems on him are all magic tools!!! All of them!!!”

“The magic martial arts techniques in his hands are the most exquisite, most beautiful, and most powerful magic martial arts techniques I’ve ever seen in my life!! His mastery in this area is absolutely unparalleled!! No one can compare!!”

“And he can use any type of magical martial power!! He can even use magical tools to connect Chu Feng’s magical martial power with his own!! Now that Chu Feng is a Holy Realm Master, it means that Si Qi is also a Holy Realm Master now!!!”

“Do you know how stupid the Si family is? I just watched them insult Si Qi over and over again, bully Si Qi, say that Si Qi deserves to die, and I almost died laughing at these idiots!!”

Hundreds of magic warriors, their faces flushed with excitement, were eagerly recounting what they knew to those around them. The magic warriors outside were left dumbfounded, their worldviews nearly shattered!

The members of the Si family had faces that alternated between green and red, unwilling to believe this was true, but the injuries on their bodies forced them to accept it!

The experts who had followed Si Qi into the secret realm were nearly driven mad by these incompetent teammates, each one crying out, “Young Master! Young Master! It’s all a misunderstanding! It’s all a misunderstanding! We didn’t mean it this way! Please give us another chance!”

Even the experts of the Si family reacted this way; it seemed that what these magic warriors said was indeed true.

The elders’ faces were extremely colorful, and they crawled up from the ground with dirt on their faces, their eyes filled with various emotions as they looked at Si Qi.

There was astonishment, regret, and of course, killing intent. Even now, they still wanted to take back the inheritance from Si Qi, even if it meant killing him.

But in the next moment, Si Qi, right in front of them, flew into the sky with Chu Feng. There was no use of external force, and no fluctuations of magical or martial power around them; this was a display of a Holy Realm Master who had mastered the laws of heaven and earth.

Finally, an elder could no longer bear the taste of missing out on countless treasures. His knees buckled, and he fell to the ground, clutching his hair, becoming more and more regretful as he thought about it. Unable to contain himself, he cried out in anguish, “How could this happen! The inheritance, the magic tools, these are from our Si family… they are ours, they should have been ours!!!”