Henry Carter now truly didn’t know what to say—after all, the facts were right in front of him. At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind: How is this even possible?

He stared intently at Shawn Carter, trying to discern something, but even with the foundation of the The Carter Family, it was impossible to achieve this. It’s not that it’s impossible to accelerate time when breaking through from the Human Spring Realm to the Earth Spring Realm, but that requires a special opportunity, and forcibly accelerating and compressing the process would affect future cultivation. That’s why this bottleneck must be overcome by oneself; relying on external force is actually detrimental.

So no one would do such a thing, especially at the most fundamental stage—it’s simply not worth the loss.

But even with external help, with any method, Henry Carter couldn’t think of a way for someone to break through in just two hours, and for both the Earth Spring and Human Spring to become so terrifyingly abnormal.

A crooked path? The way of demons?

But after checking Shawn Carter, Henry Carter was certain there were no signs of shortcuts or practicing any heretical techniques. The foundation was more solid than ever before, and the stability of both the Human Spring and Earth Spring was astonishing. The body had also been tempered to an incredible degree.

The technique being used was definitely the most common Nine Revolutions True Fire inherited from the The Carter Family, but compared to Shawn Carter as he had checked two hours ago, it was like night and day—the difference was simply too great.

It was so great that Henry Carter was left dumbfounded, unable to recover for a good fifteen minutes.

He couldn’t figure it out, simply couldn’t understand, and didn’t dare believe such a thing could happen.

“When you were cultivating, did you take anything or did anything unusual happen?” After half an hour, Henry Carter checked several more times, and couldn’t help but grab Shawn Carter’s shoulders. Only after calming down for a while did he look at Shawn Carter again and ask.

When Shawn Carter heard the ancestor ask this, he really couldn’t say he had taken a Flame Fruit, because mentioning the Flame Fruit would mean explaining the revival of the Flame Tree, and the revival of the Flame Tree involved that miraculous soil, which would then lead to that mysterious place, and also the golden vortex inside his body that had shattered the soldier...

Chapter 9: Not Even a Night Can Be Wasted on Revenge

A string of questions arose, and in fact, Shawn Carter had been considering these issues all along. In the end, he decided not to say anything for now, and to wait until his father returned. This kind of thing was really impossible to explain clearly—the more he said, the more trouble it would cause, and he might even get himself involved.

“You see, didn’t I come to you, Ancestor, at the very first moment? I was scared too.” Shawn Carter simply decided to retreat in order to advance.

“Mm, that’s true. This kind of once-in-a-millennium, once-in-an-eternity event is indeed frightening.” Henry Carter didn’t doubt him, muttering to himself, “You and your father really are extraordinary. I didn’t expect something like this to happen to you at such a young age—it’s even more outrageous than your father.”

“Ancestor, my father never really told me much about his past. I only know he was very powerful before, but then something happened and he went to the big ship. What exactly happened back then?” Hearing the ancestor mention his father, Shawn Carter was indeed always curious about his father’s past. He remembered as a child how awesome his father was, letting him ride on his shoulders in front of the whole clan’s cheers. But now his father had gone to the big ship and wouldn’t tell him anything. On the other hand, he also wanted to change the subject.

“Your father was once a super genius who broke all the records of our The Carter Family. Uh... unlike you, he was considered normal. His rise made the other major families fearful, and even alarmed the surrounding countries. He created countless unbelievable achievements, but in the end, due to a command error, our The Carter Family fell from its peak, which allowed the Sima family to become the royal family for ten years, leading the Six Clans Alliance and the Five Great Families. Never mind, you’re still young. When you grow up, Jiang Xiong will naturally tell you the details. For now, you…”

Henry Carter thought for a moment and didn’t say much more. Then he looked at Shawn Carter and said, “Your situation is too unusual, too shocking. You must be careful and not tell anyone. I’ll inform the clan head and have him find a way to help you cover this up. Other than me, the clan head, and yourself, only your father can know when he returns. No one else can be told, do you understand?”

Henry Carter couldn’t figure it out for the life of him, because no matter how he checked, Shawn Carter’s condition was perfectly normal—solid, stable, and reliable beyond the ordinary. Yet, in just over two hours, he had broken through the bottleneck from the peak of the Human Spring Realm to the Earth Spring Realm, and not only that, Shawn Carter’s Human Spring and Earth Spring were ten times larger than normal. Henry Carter was at a complete loss for words.

He had done every check he could, considered every possibility, but none of them were plausible. He didn’t even consider that Shawn Carter could have done this himself, because he simply couldn’t believe it was possible. In fact, not even Shawn Carter could do it, nor could he himself. In the end, helpless, after calming down, he could only focus on protecting Shawn Carter and slowly studying the matter.

“Mm, mm…” Seeing that the ancestor had finished checking and found nothing wrong, and hearing his words, Shawn Carter finally relaxed for the time being, afraid that saying too much would cause trouble, and nodded repeatedly.