Chapter 7: The shameful steward.
He stepped out from the ancestral hall, the token held high.
The gathered elders, guards, and servants looked up with reverence and curiosity.
News of the transfer of power had already begun to ripple through the estate.
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"From this day forth," Ye Chen’s voice rang out clearly, carried by qi, "I, Ye Chen, shall be the Patriarch of the Ye Clan!"
Whispers erupted across the courtyard. Some shocked, others skeptical.
But when Ye Chen raised his hand, and released just a fraction of his Emperor-grade spirit root aura, the very ground trembled.
The sky briefly dimmed, the clouds above swirling in Yin and Yang. Several Qi Refining elders stumbled backward in awe.
This pressure... It’s not mortal...
Even Elder Ming, one of the most stubborn doubters, knelt unconsciously.
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