Afther I Take The Position As The Patriarch, All Of My Family Members Become The Fated Protagonists

Chapter 17: Submission? No! I Want Blood for Blood!!!!!

Ma Xiao’s limbs had been severed by Su Zhou, and he now lay on the ground, life or death unknown.

Meanwhile, Wang Hu trembled as he knelt on the floor.

“Family Leader Su, my Wang Family is willing to become a vassal to the Su Family. We only beg Family Leader Su to spare the lives of the entire Wang Family!”

“From this day forward, the Wang Family shall act as your hounds and hawks. We are willing to sign a family blood contract. Should we defy it, the bloodline of the Wang Family shall perish, and our family be wiped from existence!”

Wang Hu reacted swiftly, biting his finger open without hesitation.

He began inscribing rapidly in the air.

Soon, streaks of blood formed a contract that hovered in the void.

Su Zhou’s gaze swept over it. The blood contract carried the auras of hundreds — the bloodline power of the entire Wang Family.

The Family Blood Contract was a binding oath of lineage, and only the family leader could forge it. Those who signed it would become vassals of another family and could never disobey the orders of their liege. If they did, the bloodline of the entire family would be severed, their descendants never born.

Once this blood contract was signed, it was equivalent to placing the lives of every family member in the hands of the ruling family.

From the moment Wang Hu witnessed Su Zhou’s power to the moment he made this decision, it had only taken a few breaths.

His clarity of mind and decisiveness were outstanding.

Wang Hu understood well that with Su Zhou’s current strength, destroying the Wang Family would be child’s play.

If he wanted to preserve the Wang Family’s bloodline, this was the only slim chance.

Even if it meant losing dignity, losing freedom, or becoming a vassal, he had to carve out a path for the Wang Family — this was his duty as family leader!

For some reason, at this very moment, Wang Hu suddenly thought of his rebellious son.

“Yan’er, you were right. Power is the root of all things. A family that only relies on schemes and manipulation will either be destroyed or become someone’s subordinate.”

Yet, to Su Zhou, Wang Hu’s thoughts were of no interest at all.

He looked down at Wang Hu from above and said coldly:

“In the thirteenth year of Mingfeng, my fifth year in seclusion, a disturbance occurred in the Su Family’s rear mountain mines. The Wang Family joined us in the exploration, but all Su Family disciples vanished without a trace.”

“In the fourteenth year of Mingfeng, Su Han, Su Luoyan, and Su Pingfeng of the Su Family went to study at the Sun and Moon Sect. On the way, they were killed by a demon beast, leaving no remains. Investigation found Wang Family members were on that same road at the same time.”

“In the fifteenth year of Mingfeng, a fire spirit-bodied infant was born in the Su Family. After drinking goat’s milk, the child died. I don’t need to say who owned that shop.”

“In the sixteenth year of Mingfeng…”

“In the seventeenth…”

Su Zhou’s tone remained indifferent, as if these events meant nothing to him.

But hearing his words, Wang Hu’s expression grew more and more desperate.

“One hundred and forty-three lives.”

“Either directly or indirectly, due to the Wang Family, my Su Family lost one hundred and forty-three sons and daughters.”

A chill surfaced on Su Zhou’s face.

Among those hundred-plus lives are my peers, younger generations —

Some were prodigies, others had talent in various fields. All were vital to the Su Family. All were my blood kin.

Now, their souls had returned to the heavens, and their blood had soaked the wilderness.

The Wang Family was a powerful asset, yes.

But those lives… had to be accounted for.

What’s more—They are not of my family; their hearts must be different.

“I once said, the lives of the Su Family — are simply more precious.”

“One hundred and forty-three lives!”

“We’ll repay them with the entire Wang Family!”

As Su Zhou spoke, he waved his hand.

The blood contract hovering in the air disintegrated into nothingness.

Seeing this, Wang Hu’s expression twisted with ferocity.

He now understood that no amount of groveling would save him.

“SU ZHOU!!! YOU’VE GONE TOO FAR!!”

He let out a furious roar, leaping up like a raging tiger.

A massive tiger claw formed by his surging true energy lunged toward Su Zhou’s head.

However, Su Zhou didn’t even spare him a glance.

Instead, he turned to the still motionless Ma Xiao and said coldly:

“Old thing, still pretending? Still hoping to scavenge my ‘leftovers’?”

Wang Hu froze for a moment upon hearing this.

Then, in his eyes — A dazzling figure appeared behind Su Zhou.

It was a phoenix radiating scorching heat.

Each feather pulsed with divine might. With just a flick of its wings—

The next instant—

Wang Hu’s vision blurred.

Then he saw a corpse lying in front of him.

“That’s… my body…” He suddenly realized.

Thud!

A large head hit the floor. Its wide, round eyes still bulging in disbelief.

It rolled all the way to Ma Xiao’s side.

“Still playing dead, old thing?”

“Or shall I drag you out myself?” Su Zhou’s tone remained calm.

As his voice fell— Ma Xiao’s body began to undergo a grotesque change.

Blood oozed from him as his form twisted.

A massive, swollen boil rose from his stomach.

Suddenly—A twisted, malevolent face emerged from the skin on his belly.

Then—

Boom!!

Ma Xiao’s abdomen exploded!

His organs flew everywhere, blood mist clouded the air.

From within it, a short, hunched figure emerged before Su Zhou.

But in the very next instant—

That figure vanished.

Then a chilling voice echoed in Su Zhou’s ear.

It was as slimy and vile as a venomous serpent, but carried an oppressive killing aura.

“Descendant of the Su Family… quite sharp-eyed.”

“I didn’t expect you to have such strength just after breaking through. Good thing I stayed cautious. A few more years, and I truly might not be able to handle you.”

“However, right now… I give you two choices — Become a vassal of the Ma Family, or…”

“Die!!”

Suddenly, a power far beyond the External Manifestation Realm exploded forth.

This old ancestor of the Ma Family… is at the Half-Step Heaven Origin Realm!!!