Chapter 360: The Secret Of Little Aunt

All warriors on Earth adhered to one rule.

When you meet a Saint, you must kneel.

This rule was meant to honor the Saints, whose role in ensuring the survival of humanity on Earth was immeasurable. Without the Saints, humanity would have perished long ago.

It had been five hundred years of war between humans and beasts, where the Saints had stood as the final bastion that preserved humanity's existence.

Li Xiaofei's eyes were filled with overwhelming shock.

My aunt?! My aunt is a Saint?!

Though he had long known that his aunt was far from ordinary, hearing Su Yuncao speak of greeting the Saint left Li Xiaofei speechless with disbelief.

A Saint! A being far above the Dao Union, Divine, and Transcendence Realm. This was one of the ultimate figures in Earth’s martial world.

Could my aunt really be this powerful?

Li Xiaofei wasn't the only one shaken. Xie Renyu and Hu Yuer were equally stunned. Both had known about the scarred blind woman’s presence for a long time. They also knew how important she was in Li Xiaofei’s life. She had found Li Xiaofei abandoned in the trash and single-handedly raised him. Without her, there would be no Li Xiaofei.

Yet no one had ever imagined that this blind woman could be a hidden Saint.

Is this why Li Xiaofei was able to rise so rapidly in such a short time? He had a hidden Saint supporting him?

A living Saint. This was far more terrifying than even the most powerful Saint families. Xie Renyu’s heart surged with joy.

This is it. I’ve really struck gold this time.

The returns of resolutely standing with Li Xiaofei’s camp had gone well beyond what he had hoped for.

But the blind woman said nothing even as Su Yuncao knelt in submission. She merely raised her hand gently. Li Junjie’s lifeless body, which had been lying on the ground, floated into the air and moved toward her.

She turned her hand over and a large, living, pulsating heart appeared in her palm. This heart was much larger than a human heart. Each pulse vibrated the air around it like the deep, resounding thrum of a drum echoing in the distance.

The heart of a Bull Demon.

Li Xiaofei recognized it immediately. His aunt pressed her jade-like palm against Li Junjie’s chest cavity and the Bull Demon’s heart was inserted into the gaping wound in his chest.

Her delicate, alabaster fingers gently stroked the wound, and the blood that had spilled retracted back into his body. As her fingers passed over the injury, the gash disappeared, as if it had never existed.

Thud.

Thud, thud.

Thud, thud, thud, thud.

The sound of strong, vigorous heartbeats resonated from within Li Junjie’s chest. Li Xiaofei’s eyes widened as he watched, seeing the rhythmic beating of the heart send visible ripples through the air.

She brought her hand down and Li Junjie’s body gently descended to the ground. The moment his feet touched the floor, he stood firmly. His face flushed with color as the deathly pallor vanished. Slowly, his eyes fluttered open.

"I... I'm not dead?" Li Junjie touched his chest, then suddenly remembered something. "Boss, quick... huh?"

The tough gangster’s first thought was for his boss and quickly wheeled around to find that Li Xiaofei was perfectly fine. He noticed the shocked expressions on everyone’s faces. Then he saw the blind woman. Finally, his eyes fell upon Su Yuncao, kneeling on the ground.

"Little Aunt, get out of here!" He shouted, raising his large machete as he launched himself at Su Yuncao. "You want to kill my boss? I'll chop you to pieces!"

Slash!

His blade flashed and a head fell to the ground. Su Yuncao's large head rolled across the floor.

Li Junjie froze mid-swing. He looked down at the blade in his hand, then the head on the ground. Then he took in the walls and ceiling that had been split by his powerful strike.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

I’ve... gotten stronger?!

Li Junjie stared at his hands in disbelief. He could feel it; something within his body had changed in a way he couldn’t quite comprehend.

Su Yuncao's severed head lay in the pool of blood on the floor with a grotesque expression. It seemed like he was struggling to reunite with his body. But after a few futile attempts, his mouth gushed blood. Then, blood began seeping from his eyes, nose, and ears as he died.

The once-powerful body that had been brimming with life energy quickly shriveled like a candle blown out by the wind. Within moments, it became a dried husk, like a skeleton wrapped in brittle, leathery skin. The mighty Dao Union Realm master had fallen!

Li Xiaofei, shaken by what had just transpired, quickly realized that his aunt had borrowed Li Junjie’s hand to kill Su Yuncao. In the midst of all this, Li Junjie had stumbled upon a great fortune, gaining unimaginable strength from the ordeal.

His aunt gave Li Xiaofei a gentle nod as if it were nothing. She glanced briefly at Xiao Bidao, who was trembling in the corner while clutching a chicken leg. Without a word, she turned and left.

"Little Aunt!" Li Xiaofei couldn’t care about anything else as he rushed after her.

Meanwhile, the others left in the hall exchanged glances.

"Kid, you’ve just stumbled onto an extraordinary fortune," Xie Renyu said to Li Junjie, his eyes carrying a trace of envy.

Being personally saved by a Saint? The benefits surely went far beyond just receiving a Bull Demon’s heart.

It was well-known that the only feasible method for enhancing a human warrior’s body was by integrating Inscribed Treasure Bones from star beasts. This method had been discovered after countless experiments by scientists and martial arts experts.

The idea of grafting star beast organs onto humans had long been dismissed. No one could survive the rejection. Yet, just moments ago, Xie Renyu had witnessed Li Junjie being implanted with the Bull Demon’s heart and recovering almost immediately. He had also gained some terrifying power capable of cutting down a Dao Union Realm master.

Even though Su Yuncao had been suppressed by the Saint, killing a Dao Union master with an ordinary weapon was nothing short of miraculous.

Could Li Xiaofei’s aunt have mastered the art of grafting star beast organs? But...

This was an area of study even Saints hadn’t conquered. The more Xie Renyu thought about it, the more alarmed he became.

Who exactly is this aunt of Li Xiaofei’s?

He couldn’t help but wonder.

If I had known... I should’ve taken the hit earlier. Maybe the fortune that blessed Li Junjie could have been mine.

Xie Renyu never imagined there would come a day when he would envy a simple brute who came from the slums.

***

At Li Xiaofei’s home in the Guang'an neighborhood

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Li Jie and Zhong Ling had already fallen asleep early. They had school the next day. The lighting in the living room was dim.

Little Aunt sat at the dining table, facing the young man before her.

Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, eighteen years had passed. The infant, who had nearly frozen to death in his swaddling cloths, had now grown into a true man.

"I know you have many questions," Little Aunt said with a gentle smile. "Yes, I do indeed possess the strength of a Saint. Long ago, I came from there..."

She pointed to the starry sky outside the window.

Li Xiaofei asked, "The Star Council?"

Little Aunt shook her head.

Li Xiaofei looked puzzled.

"The Star Battlefield," she explained softly.

Star Battlefield?

Li Xiaofei’s confusion only deepened. Humanity had always lived on Earth. The Saints of the Star Council were said to be in hiding. Some were residing in the Sky City, but all within Earth's boundaries. He had never heard of anything called the Star Battlefield.

His aunt’s voice was soft and comforting. "One day, you’ll understand. Earth is just the starting point. Humanity’s true crisis lies out there, in the stars."

Li Xiaofei didn’t quite grasp the full meaning of her words. But he was deeply shaken. He realized that the world’s secrets weren’t as simple as what was taught in the textbooks.

"Little Aunt, are you leaving?" Li Xiaofei asked, his voice filled with concern.