Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 645: Chapter 302 Armament Ceremony

Li Yelai did not know the intentions of the higher-ups, nor did he know what glory and power he was about to receive.

At this moment, he had returned to his family apartment in the East City Branch.

He saw his long-separated family members, his only blood relatives.

The moment he opened the door, Li Yelai saw the girl waiting in the living room, his younger sister, Li Yunyan.

In the two months they hadn’t seen each other, her once rounded face had slimmed down to an oval shape again.

Currently, she wore a light-colored short sleeve, gazing at a family portrait on the sofa, lost in thought.

The family portrait had obvious creases before, but it had now been restored and fixed within the frame.

All four family members in the photo appeared warm and happy…

Her face, somewhat similar to Li Yelai’s, carried a bit of confusion and conflict.

“Older brother…” As Li Yelai pushed open the door, her gaze turned to him, her eyes filling with joy and relief, “You’re finally back.”

“Mmm, I’m back.” Li Yelai stepped forward, ruffled her hair, feeling the thickness of his sister’s Spiritual Barrier.

Li Yelai sat next to her, sighing softly, “You finally became a Second Awakening…”

Even though Li Yelai was reluctant, Li Yunyan had eventually advanced to become a Second Awakening Spiritual Ability User.

She had a decent talent, and even without practical experience, she had successfully crossed the threshold of Second Awakening.

And she had gained the ability of Water Pressure Amplification.

She could increase the water pressure to release high-pressure water jets.

However, she couldn’t produce water from nothing, so if she wanted to fight, she had to carry a large amount of water with her.

This was an initial flaw of the Path of Zero. They could enhance certain elements with more destructive power and various effects, but it required a specific environment.

Like Starfire, his fire attacks were extremely harmful, and upon reaching Second Awakening, he even added an explosive effect to his flames.

On the same level, Li Yelai, without using a “Face,” only had the Virtual Realm Beast Language. In terms of destructive power, he was completely outclassed by Starfire.

But Starfire couldn’t produce his own flames initially and had to carry something to ignite ordinary flames with some Spiritual Energy.

Of course, after reaching Four Awakenings, these troubles would disappear. Often, Zero Return Spiritual Ability Users at this level could generate their respective elements with Spiritual Energy.

So, for Zero Return Spiritual Ability Users, reaching Four Awakenings would be a qualitative transformation. Of course, it’s best to use abilities when the corresponding elements are abundant, as it could save a lot of Spiritual Energy.

Like the Moon Shadow Captain, as a Sixth-sense Expert of the Path of Zero, his weapon could generate electricity, thereby directing stronger thunders.

Li Yunyan looked Li Yelai up and down and, seeing he was intact, said, “I know you were worried about me twisting during my promotion, but as an official Processor, I also have my own opinions.”

“Father… he didn’t want us to become Spiritual Ability Users,” Li Yelai said in a low voice.

“I know, I understand, most parents wouldn’t want their children to become dangerous Spiritual Ability Users. It’s human favoritism… But since we can’t change the fact that we are Spiritual Ability Users, we might as well strengthen ourselves,” Li Yunyan responded.

After a few seconds of silence, she said softly, “I miss him too…”

Her expression of loneliness and regret made Li Yelai’s heart ache, “I’m sorry, I’m not sure if the body remained intact after leaving the Great Snow Mountain…”

Li Yunyan didn’t speak another word, but silently punched Li Yelai in the chest twice.

Then, she asked, “What exactly did he go through?”

Li Yelai told Li Yunyan everything about their father, Li Qiong’s experiences and the feud with the Jing Family.

This made Li Yunyan both sad and angry, her eyes reddening. Just one step away, if he had made it back, their home wouldn’t have been shattered…

Li Yunyan took deep breaths for a long time before she managed to calm down. Wiping the tears from her face, she asked, “Mom is from the Jing family? Is she still in the Jing Family of City No.3?”

“Yes,” Li Yelai nodded.

“No wonder, Jing Family people have recently tried to contact me,” Li Yunyan sneered. “I thought they were coming to sway you, but it turns out their target was me.”

Li Yelai’s expression changed slightly, “The Jing Family has contacted you?”

He clearly had an agreement with Jing Lin not to disturb Li Yunyan.

“Some time ago, after people from the Jing Family headquarters came to the Giant City, some Jing Family members had come looking for me. But my curse prevents me from meeting outsiders, so the logistics team helped ward them off,” replied Li Yunyan. “It seems, someone among them knows about our identities.”

“Although Mother changed her name, with the Jing Family’s means, they can still discover it. Jing Lin and the younger generation might not know, but those elders probably have understood our identities,” Li Yelai’s eyes shimmered with a cold light.

Mother Jing Lian changed her name to Jin Cuihua and moved to City No.3 Border City, thousands of miles away from Yaoqing Giant City, and separated by several Forbidden Zones, just to evade the Jing Family’s scrutiny.

She died in a hospital bed, never asking the Jing Family for help, retaining her identity as Li Qiong’s wife.

This left Li Qiong filled with regret, weeping bitterly.

Li Qiong had wished so much that she would contact the Jing Family, so she could have survived.

Just by asking for help from the Jing Family, she could have lived.

But she was too stubborn, not even the threat of death made her reconsider.

She remained in rejection of becoming the Divine Son’s mother until her death.

Now, the Jing Family’s attention had turned to Li Yunyan, plunging Li Yelai’s already heavy mood into a bloodthirsty and irritable state.