Sovereign of Stars-Chapter 1 – Return to the Su Family

Heavenflame Dynasty, one of the thirty-six provinces, Cloud Province.
Yong'an Prefecture, Su Manor.
"
The young master has returned!
"
The voice echoed throughout the manor. Inside and outside the gates of Su Manor, people were gathered, mostly maids and servants of the Su family, along with some core disciples. They all watched a young man in black being escorted into the manor.
"It's really Su Xin, and he dares to come back?"
"
The decline of the Su family over the past few years is all his fault!
"
"This sinner of the Su family..."
The maids, servants, and core disciples of the Su family looked at the young man in black with eyes full of anger and resentment.
The Su family was once a top-tier family in the Heavenflame Dynasty, with a Nirvana Realm ancestor holding the fort, countless powerful guests under its wing. But a few years ago, the Su family's ancestor suffered an accident, gravely injured and near death...
Before his death, the Su family ancestor had arranged everything, securing an opportunity for a marriage alliance with the imperial family of the Heavenflame Dynasty. As long as Su Xin, the young master of the Su family and the greatest genius of his generation, could defeat the genius of the Situ family in a duel, he would marry the Ninth Princess and become the imperial son-in-law.
The Su family would then receive the protection of the imperial family, not only maintaining their power and status but possibly even rising higher.
But who would have thought, on the day of the decisive battle, Su Xin didn't even show up.
He fled without a fight!
If Su Xin had fought with all his might against the genius of the Situ family and still lost, the Su family would have accepted their fate and not blamed him. But fleeing without a fight... led to the loss of the marriage alliance with the imperial family, causing the family's decline, and all the blame naturally fell on him.
Even the Emperor of Heavenflame was furious afterward, ordering Su Xin to be imprisoned in the Magic-Sealing Prison for three years as punishment.
Now
, the three-year term was up, and Su Xin was released from the Magic-Sealing Prison, returning to the Su family.
"
Su Xin!
"
In the crowd, a core disciple of the Su family suddenly stepped forward, blocking Su Xin's path, and shouted, "
You traitor, coward, how dare you come back!!"
"Su Ming?
"
Looking at the person blocking his way, the young man in black felt a pang of heartache.
Su Ming was his cousin, two years younger than him. Once upon a time, Su Ming looked up to him as a goal, always following him around, but now...
"Young Master Su Ming, the head of the family has ordered that no one is to stop the young master from returning home," the guard escorting Su Xin said coldly.
Su Ming gritted his teeth, gave Su Xin a resentful look, snorted coldly, and left.
Under the guard's guidance, Su Xin arrived at a secluded courtyard in the Su Manor.
"Young master, this is the new courtyard arranged for you by the head of the family. He also instructed that if you have no pressing matters, it's best not to leave this courtyard," the guard said.
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"Father doesn't want to see me?" Su Xin asked.
The guard shook his head, then turned and left.
Su Xin stood there, his hands clenched tightly, his fingertips digging into his flesh.
"
Even my father can't forgive me?
" Su Xin felt a bitter ache in his heart.
But he could understand; fleeing without a fight was a disgrace.
Let alone the fact that it led to the complete decline of the Su family.
But no one knew that his flight was not out of cowardice, not because he was afraid to face his opponent, but because he was truly... left with no choice.
"
I had no choice!
"
"I never expected that, just before the decisive battle, my bloodline would awaken!"
Su Xin's eyes flashed like lightning, his hands involuntarily clenching tighter.
In the world of martial arts, strength reigns supreme.
But besides ordinary martial artists, there exist those who wield special powers, known as the Awakened Ones.
The power they wield is the power of their bloodline.
Each Awakened One is extraordinarily gifted, but before their bloodline awakens, they are no different from ordinary people, and the awakening of their bloodline is sudden. Su Xin was unprepared when, just before his decisive battle with the Situ family's genius, his bloodline suddenly awakened...
The unprecedented pain from the awakening forced him to flee into the wilderness, burying himself in the sand, struggling for three days and nights before it ended.
By the time the Su family found him, he had already missed the battle.
Afterward, he couldn't even defend himself.
After all, the bloodline he awakened was no ordinary one.
Bloodline awakenings are ranked in levels.
Third-Grade, Second-Grade Bloodlines:
Considered exceptional, appearing only once in several million people.
First-Grade Bloodline:
The talent of a Kylin.
Such a bloodline, not just in a dynasty, but across the entire Eastern Wasteland, would likely not exceed twenty in the same era.
Divine Bloodline:
Once in a millennium.
On average, a Divine Bloodline awakens once every few hundred to nearly a thousand years, causing a massive stir in the Eastern Wasteland, with countless factions vying for them.
But the bloodline Su Xin awakened was above even the Divine Bloodline... the Supreme Bloodline!
Supreme Bloodline:
Supreme in the human realm, unprecedented in history!
This bloodline exists only in legends, never having appeared in the history of the Eastern Wasteland.
Su Xin's awakening of this bloodline meant he dared not mention it to anyone, as he couldn't imagine the consequences for himself and the Su family if it were known.
He could only remain silent.
Bearing the family's misunderstanding, he entered the Magic-Sealing Prison.
Though the Su family declined, his existence meant the Su family had limitless potential.
***
At dusk.
Su Xin stood in the courtyard, eyes closed, holding a sword, with a woman in red standing beside him.
This woman, named Hong Shan, was originally Su Xin's maid, having grown up with him. She was most loyal to Su Xin, and upon learning of his return, she immediately came back to serve him.
"It's been a long time since I've seen the young master practice swordsmanship."
Watching Su Xin, Hong Shan's eyes were filled with excitement and anticipation.
Su Xin was the foremost genius of the young generation in the Su family, excelling in swordsmanship. Three years ago, at the age of fifteen, his swordsmanship was said to surpass many of the Su family's Sea Transformation Realm sword masters.
Watching Su Xin practice swordsmanship was an honor for Hong Shan.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Su Xin moved.
The sword light flickered, as if snowflakes appeared in the air.
The speed was incredibly fast.
"Drifting Snow Sword Art," Hong Shan's eyes lit up.
The Drifting Snow Sword Art was one of the higher-level sword arts in the Su family's arsenal.
This sword art was known for its speed and unpredictability.
Especially the strongest move within the Drifting Snow Sword Art, the 'Snow Slashing Style,' which could continuously gather momentum with each strike, making each sword faster than the last. If mastered to perfection, the Snow Slashing Style could unleash nine consecutive strikes, terrifyingly powerful.
"The Snow Slashing Style is coming," Hong Shan watched intently.
Su Xin's movements were ethereal, the sword light like lightning, stabbing rapidly, seven strikes in an instant, followed by the eighth and ninth strikes...
The process was smooth, without the slightest pause.
"The ninth strike of the Snow Slashing Style, the young master has indeed mastered this sword art," Hong Shan showed a hint of joy, but suddenly her expression changed, "
What?
"
After the nine consecutive strikes, Su Xin's hand showed no sign of stopping, naturally unleashing a tenth strike.
Then an eleventh, twelfth...
Finally, an even faster thirteenth strike burst forth.
This strike seemed to pierce the air, causing a sharp sonic boom, and Su Xin's form finally paused.
Hong Shan was stunned.
"The strongest Snow Slashing Style of the Drifting Snow Sword Art, even when mastered to perfection, only has nine strikes, but the young master unleashed thirteen?"
"Thirteenth strike..." Su Xin remained calm.
He was already an unparalleled swordsmanship genius, and since awakening the Supreme Bloodline, his talent and comprehension had greatly improved, even gaining some special abilities.
During his three years in the Magic-Sealing Prison, though he hadn't practiced swordsmanship, he had been constantly deducing in his mind. Over three years, he had long surpassed the recorded sword techniques, able to deduce and comprehend stronger moves.
For the Snow Slashing Style, the manual recorded only nine strikes, but after three years of deduction, he had elevated it to thirteen!
"Young master, would you like to change clothes?" Hong Shan approached, offering a new robe.
"No need," Su Xin waved his hand, "I haven't been back in three years, accompany me for a walk."
"Young master, the head of the family instructed that if you have no pressing matters, you should not leave this courtyard," Hong Shan said.
"He needs to say that to my face for it to count," Su Xin smiled and walked out of the courtyard.
The Su Manor was silent.
As Su Xin walked, he could clearly feel the oppressive atmosphere within the Su Manor.
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