Chapter 99: THREE KINGS INHERITANCE (4)
FANG YUAN'S RANK 4 GLOW-UP ARC
Wei De Xin was SHOOK. Her secret pregnancy was outed faster than a Skibidi toilet leak. 😱
"How does he KNOW?!" she malded internally. The new life in her womb was her only W, and this demonic rizzlord just exposed it like it was public domain.
Fang Yuan sat there with that sigma grin. "Wei De Xin, no cap, you don't need to be afraid. Just help Shang Xin Ci with the grindset, and I'll help you raise the child. But FYI, your brother Wei Shen Jing is already with the Wu clan. He's being watched. It's a whole skill issue if you contact him."
Wei De Xin was completely DOMINATED. She tried to yap, but Fang Yuan cut her off. "No need to say anything. Your performance is the only answer. Now go mew somewhere else."
She left, absolutely cooked.
Fang Yuan gazed at the lake. "Now Shang Xin Ci has the Wei clan NPCs, the Xiong brothers, and her servants. The squad is almost complete. But we need that one final piece... ZHOU QUAN."
He knew the rumors of Shang Xin Ci's failed recruitments were spreading, but he let it cook. The timing wasn't ripe. He had a plan... and it involved a major power-up.
THE RANK 4 BREAKTHROUGH (SIGMA GRINDSET ACTIVATED)
That night, in the secret room:
Swish swish swish… Fang Yuan's aperture was VIBING. The peak stage rank three primeval essence was swirling like a gyatt tornado. 🌪️
"Rank four, I am only a step away..." he thought. But that step was like trying to mew without a jawline—nearly impossible for most.
The primeval sea was draining fast. The aperture walls were sparkling clean, but no glow-up. Major skill issue looming.
JUST THEN... A YELLOW GOLD WATERFALL FELL FROM THE SKY! 💛
It was Bai Ning Bing sending that rank 4 initial stage primeval essence through the Bone Flesh Unity Gu! THE CAVALRY HAS ARRIVED!
CRACK.
Tiny cracks appeared on the aperture walls. DAZZLING WHITE LIGHT burst out. The crystal walls collapsed like a failed TikTok challenge.
Two hours later... the transformation was complete. The aperture was now surrounded by a thin, glowing light membrane. A drop of LIGHT GOLD primeval essence floated up.
FANG YUAN HAD ADVANCED TO RANK FOUR! 🎉
"LET'S GOOOO!" His eyes shot open, drawing a literal lightning bolt in the dark room. "I finally reached rank four! The sigma grindset pays off!"
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO'S GLOW-UP IS IMMACULATE!"
🍿 "FROM RANK 3 TO RANK 4 IN 3 YEARS? CRACKED!"
🐍 "BAI NING BING'S SUPPORT IS PEAK SIMP ENERGY!"
🔥 "HE'S HIM! HE'S ACTUALLY HIM!"
He reflected on his journey. All thanks to the Spring Autumn Cicada's rizz. But now, the pressure from the cicada was increasing. He needed to keep grinding.
"Next, I need to refine the Charging Crash Gu. But first... it's time to deal with Zhou Quan."
THE ZHOU QUAN MALDING SPEEDRUN
Fang Yuan and his whole squad pulled up to Zhou Quan's manor. The energy was menacing.
"This is the place," Xiao Die said, malding. "Missy and I came here so many times, and we got the NPC treatment every time."
The doorboy tried to act tough. "Lord, if you wish to see my master, please pass us your visiting letter. My master is currently taking an afternoon nap." 🥱
Fang Yuan laughed coldly. "Afternoon nap? Visiting letter? HEHEHE. GO, SMASH THE DOOR!"
The three Xiong brothers went feral. Xiong Huo kicked the doorboy into the next dimension. Xiong Tu used his sigma strength to OBLITERATE the manor door.
They charged in, smashing everything like a Skibidi toilet invasion. Xiong Feng was even taking liberties with the pretty servants. Absolute chaos.
ZHOU QUAN'S INTERNAL MALDING:
"WHAT THE GYATT?! This Fang Zheng is UNHINGED! He's using force in Shang clan city! Wait... this aura... RANK FOUR?! BRO IS ONLY TWENTY! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!"
Zhou Quan felt the rage of a thousand skill issues. He reached rank four at nearly fifty. This kid did it in his early twenties. It was so over.
"He has the purple thorn token, connections... I can't compete. I gotta dip." He told his steward to pack. "We're hiding in the shop. We'll avoid them."
THE SHOP INVASION (OHIO LEVEL DRAMA)
Fang Yuan's gang trashed the manor but found no Zhou Quan. "He snuck out the backdoor," Fang Yuan chuckled. "I left it open on purpose. He's probably at the shop. Let's go."
They marched through the streets, drawing a massive crowd. The people were eating this drama up. 🍿
They reached the Shang clan shop. The city guard leader was sweating bullets. "This is a Shang clan shop! You can't enter by force! It's against the rules!"
Fang Yuan ignored him and KICKED THE DOOR IN. Sigma energy.
Bai Ning Bing stayed outside, emitting her rank four aura. "We're going in. What are you gonna do about it?" She tossed the guard leader a bag of primeval stones. "There's five hundred in there. It's an advance payment for the fines. We're gonna trash the place next."
The leader was stunned. The audacity was CRACKED.
INSIDE THE SHOP:
Zhou Quan tried to use the "Shang clan" card. "Fang Zheng, do you still want to stay in Shang clan city?!"
Fang Yuan sneered. "Old man, you're not him. You have two choices: submit to me, or get COOKED. Choose."
Zhou Quan, with his grandpa rizz, refused. "You can't harm me here!"
Fang Yuan laughed. "Your foresight is so bad. Nevermind, I'll give you a chance to understand me." He then SENT HIM TO THE SHADOW REALM.
Bam bam bam! The fight was a no-diff. Zhou Quan got folded, bleeding on the floor. Fang Yuan stood over him, foot on his head. 🦶
THE PURPLE THORN TOKEN YEET (THE ULTIMATE GAMBIT)
Three Shang clan elders arrived. "Lord Fang Zheng, this is too severe! Do you know the consequences?!"
Fang Yuan laughed. "Of course I know. I also know the consequences of murder." He took out the purple thorn token.
"If I murder someone, I lose this token, right?"
"Yes," an elder said.
Fang Yuan's smile turned unhinged. HE CRUSHED THE PURPLE THORN TOKEN INTO DUST.
THE CROWD GASPED. IT WAS A COLLECTIVE "GYATT DAMN!" MOMENT.
Zhou Quan's smile froze. The token fragments hit his face. "HE DESTROYED IT... HE'S ACTUALLY INSANE... HE'S GOING TO KILL ME!" 😨
TWITCH CHAT EXPLODES:
💀 "BRO JUST YEETED A PURPLE THORN TOKEN! THE MADLAD!"
🍿 "ZHOU QUAN'S MALDING IS AUDIBLE!"
🐍 "FANG YUAN'S DEMONIC RIZZ IS UNMATCHED!"
🔥 "THIS IS PEAK FICTION! WE ARE SO BACK!"
Fang Yuan looked down at Zhou Quan. The ultimate gaslighting was complete. The old man was about to learn what true sigma grindset meant.
THE ULTIMATE GASLIGHTING & LEAVING SHANG CLAN CITY (SIGMA EXIT)
Zhou Quan was MALDING HARD. 😱 "BRO REALLY CRUSHED THE PURPLE THORN TOKEN! HE'S GONNA COOK ME FOR REAL!"
He had thought Fang Yuan was just trying to teach him a lesson. But this demonic rizzlord was willing to yeet a priceless token JUST to fold him. The insanity was CRACKED.
"Was it worth it just for me?!" Zhou Quan wanted to cry. He was a normal guy—he feared death! The desire to live was his main character trait.
"IF I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN, I WOULD'VE JUST JOINED SHANG XIN CI! THIS IS A MAJOR SKILL ISSUE!" Regret washed over him like a Skibidi toilet flush. He realized the rumors malding Shang Xin Ci's reputation were probably from Shang Yi Fan, and he fell for it like an NPC.
But his grandpa rizz was still holding him back. "If I beg in public, my reputation is COOKED... but if I don't, I'm literally COOKED..."
Fang Yuan looked down at him with that Ohio stare. "Since you can't understand the assignment, you're not him. I wasted a token to kill you. Feel honored. Now die." He started pressing down with his foot.
Zhou Quan panicked! He tried to wave his arms and beg, but Fang Yuan's leg was squishing his cheeks. All that came out was "MMMPH! MMMPH!" 🤐
JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO GET NO-DIFFED...
"BROTHER HEI TU, HAVE MERCY!" Shang Xin Ci rushed in with perfect timing. 🎭
"Xin Ci, you don't have to beg for this NPC," Fang Yuan said coldly, but he stopped pressing.
Shang Xin Ci launched into a whole fanfiction backstory on the spot: "Sir Zhou Quan has noble aspirations! He wants to rebuild his clan! His dying wife's last wish... he carries such a heavy burden..."
Zhou Quan, still under the foot: "MMPH? (I never told her that?)" Then he realized—THIS WAS A WHOLE STAGED GASLIGHTING OPERATION. They were giving him a way out while boosting Shang Xin Ci's reputation. The rizz was immaculate.
Fang Yuan played along. "Oh? So he's a man with aspirations after all. But dying is easy. Enduring the L and moving forward for your ideals—that's true sigma energy."
He loosened his foot. Zhou Quan knew this was his last chance. He took the L. "Sigh! A new generation breeds new geniuses! I am enlightened!" He got up and bowed to Shang Xin Ci. "Zhou Quan greets Lady Xin Ci."
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO THEY FULLY GASLIT HIM INTO SUBMISSION!"
🍿 "THIS IS THE MOST PEAK K-DRAMA SHIT I'VE EVER SEEN!"
🐍 "ZHOU QUAN TOOK THE L BUT SAVED HIS LIFE!"
🔥 "FANG YUAN'S 500 IQ GAMBIT WORKED!"
SHANG YI FAN'S MALDING HOURS (FINAL COPE)
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ZHOU QUAN JOINED HER?!" Shang Yi Fan screeched in his study. "ZHOU QUAN'S EGO IS BIGGER THAN THE SKIBIDI TOILET TOWER! HOW?!"
Old Zhang sighed. "I underestimated Fang Zheng. He made it a 'submit or die' situation. The whole thing was a show. Now rumors say Zhou Quan was 'enduring humiliation to rebuild his clan' and was 'enlightened' by Fang Yuan. Shang Xin Ci's rep is through the roof."
Shang Yi Fan malded harder than a player who just lost a ranked game. "SO MY RUMORS JUST HELPED THEM? THEY'RE ALL LIARS!"
He then coped: "But building loyalty takes time! Her people were forced! I'll poach them with money! I CAN STILL WIN!"
THE BUSINESS ARC & THE SIGMA EXIT
With the squad complete (Zhou Quan managing, Wei De Xin on guards, Xiong brothers as muscle), the battle stage intel business launched.
RESULTS:
Day 1: Recouped the investment. STONKS.
Day 2: Business booming. PRINTING MONEY.
Day 3: Still on fire. ABSOLUTE W.
After 7 days: 300k primeval stones → 440k. 📈
Shang Yi Fan's sabotage attempts failed. The squad was too united. Shang Yan Fei himself shut down any higher-up complaints, fully supporting his daughter.
Several months later, Shang Xin Ci officially became one of the ten young masters. THE GRINDSET WORKED.
But now, it was time for the sigma exit.
Outside the city, Shang Xin Ci had tears in her eyes. "Brother Hei Tu, are you leaving so soon?"
Fang Yuan: "You've become a young master. The banquet always ends. We'll meet again." He then dropped some final wisdom: "Remember, look ahead. Above young masters is the young clan leader, the elders, your father, the supreme elder... Keep investing in human capital. You got this."
Shang Xin Ci's eyes glowed with that future clan leader energy. "Brother, if you need anything, I'll help! I understand the assignment!"
Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing gave her one last look. Then they turned—one in black, one in white—and walked into the mountains. The sigma exit was complete.
Shang Xin Ci stood there, watching them leave. "Brother Hei Tu, San Cha mountain is Ohio... please take care..."
TWITCH CHAT FINAL VERDICT:
💀 "THE SIGMA EXIT! WE STAN A KING!"
🍿 "SHANG XIN CI'S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS PEAK!"
🐍 "ONTO THE NEXT GRIND! SAN CHA MOUNTAIN ARC INCOMING!"
🔥 "THIS ARC WAS IMMACULATE! PEAK FICTION!"