My Core is the Boss

The once-domineering clan leader now appeared like a lonely, withered candle in the wind. It was as if he had aged twenty years in a flash. He broke down and cried. Even the one who controlled the Mu family—one of the most powerful figures in Qin Yuan—was still just an ordinary person at heart.

Without cultivation, the differences between people on Arch Star were not that great. The biggest gap was often just the starting line. Otherwise, there wouldn't be cases where an entire town consisted of founding generals and renowned ministers.

At that moment, a woman playfully asked, "Husband, who should we kill next?”

The Mu family members tensed up. The voice was identical to the one from the Starry Sky Network!

As the voice faded, everyone felt a breeze pass through.

All of a sudden, a man and woman had appeared in the hall, looking like a match made in heaven.

"It was her... She destroyed the Eye of the Sky!"

"How did she get here so fast?!"

"Ah..."

The Mu family members erupted, some trembling uncontrollably. Outside, they held immense power. One word from them could decide the economy of a region or the appointment of officials. Yet now, they felt utterly powerless and insignificant.

The seventh prince glanced at the young woman. Though her beauty was out of this world, he dared not look too long.

Then, he shifted his gaze to the young man, and he lit up instantly. His voice trembled. "M-Mr. Qi! It's me, the seventh prince!"

As expected, the one who destroyed all thirteen Eyes of the Sky was Qi Yuan's companion. Upon receiving a call from Wang Wenmin about how Qi Yuan had come to the capital to trouble the Mu family, the seventh prince had acted immediately. Investing in Qi Yuan meant protecting him from the Eye of the Sky.

He just didn't expect he'd be humiliated by the Mu family. The Mu family had not taken the royal family seriously at all. He had felt defeated, believing his plan had failed. Yet fate had played a massive joke on him.

Qi Yuan did the most unimaginable thing ever. Didn't this mean that if he wished, all the other Eyes of the Sky could be destroyed at any time? Wasn't Qi Yuan effectively the true uncrowned king of the Qin Yuan Kingdom—no, of Arch Star itself?

Qi Yuan said casually, "Oh, a prince? How rare. I've seen plenty of princesses in my life, but not many princes."

Then, his gaze swept across the hall, and his brow furrowed.

Qi Yuan said lightly, "Fear? Killing intent? Hatred? ...Hmm. I think all these people should be killed. There's not a single innocent one."

With a single sentence, he decided the fate of the three hundred Mu family members in the room. Their expressions changed drastically, terror filling their eyes. Gone was their lofty demeanor. They now resembled lifeless dogs.

"Ah... Mr. Qi, the Mu family's actions against you had nothing to do with me!"

A middle-aged man pleaded in panic, "Mr. Qi, spare my life! I have money, wealth, even women—I'll give them all to you!"

Standing before them was someone who could destroy the Eye of the Sky, a terrifying existence beyond even the gods. They were as powerless before him as the commoners they once looked down upon. How had the Mu family provoked such a person? Their pride, dignity, and arrogance vanished entirely.

At that moment, Canary glanced coldly at the middle-aged man. "Offering women to my husband... You shall die."

The man stiffened and collapsed to the ground. All life left him and he died instantly. Silence filled the room. No one dared to speak, looking at Qi Yuan as if he were a demon god.

The old clan leader fell to his knees with a thud. His cloudy eyes were filled with despair. "I-I did it! Everything is my fault! I was the one who offended you, Mr. Qi! I’ve committed a grave crime. I will take my own life in atonement. Considering the difficulty of the Mu family's legacy, I only ask that you spare some of our bloodline. The entire Mu family is willing to become your slave!"

The old clan leader was ruthless. With the Eye of the Sky destroyed, he knew the Mu family's downfall was inevitable. Even if Qi Yuan spared them, would their past enemies do the same? They had almost no chance of turning things around. Their only hope was to seek Qi Yuan's forgiveness.

So he made a desperate decision, offering the Mu family's thousand-year accumulation of wealth in exchange for a slim chance of survival. One could only imagine how vast the wealth accumulated over a millennium by a great clan was. Anyone would be tempted.

Gongyi Cai's breathing quickened. Even the seventh prince's gaze turned complicated. For the Mu family to offer themselves as a slave clan... this old clan leader truly lived up to his experience. Who in the world would refuse it?

A young member shouted, tears in his eyes, "No, Grandfather! Our family has a legacy of three thousand years, with a thousand years as a noble clan. How can we become slaves?!"

Others echoed the sentiment.

"I'd rather die than be a slave!"

They could not imagine the humiliation awaiting them as slaves. Nevertheless, most of them were tempted. At this moment, simply surviving was already a blessing. Who could think of dignity?

Yet Qi Yuan sneered. "Haha! You really think too highly of yourselves. You lot, wallowing in indulgence and decay, think you are worthy of being my slaves? Wouldn't that make me lose face?"

He had no interest in the Mu family. Their wealth, heritage, and accumulation meant nothing to him. Their value to him wasn't even worth as much as a meme. These NPCs were truly amusing, dreaming big.

Qi Yuan said calmly, "So better to kill them all. Saves them from daydreaming."

The old clan leader was stunned. Qi Yuan's answer completely exceeded his expectations. Who would refuse such a grand offer? But before he could think further, his consciousness ceased. In an instant, over two hundred Mu family members in the hall became corpses.

The seventh prince trembled with fear.

Gongyi Cai shook, not daring to move.

Qi Yuan said casually, "It is much quieter this way. All their chatter would get annoying."

Killing over two hundred elites felt no different to him than crushing ants.

Looking at Canary, he muttered, "Oh right, if I remember correctly, the Mu family still has at least several thousand, or maybe tens of thousands of people? Should we kill them all?"

She replied seriously, "If you wish, I can cast a spell that kills everyone with Mu family blood instantly."

To her, Qi Yuan was everything. She would do whatever he said.

Both the seventh prince and Gongyi Cai were horrified. What a terrifying spell! It wouldn’t stop at hundreds of thousands; the death toll would likely be in the millions. This woman's heart was too scary!

Qi Yuan refused, "No, that would make me a mass murderer. I'm not someone who kills indiscriminately."

He wasn’t the type to massacre entire families or punish by association.

Just then, a flash of inspiration lit up his eyes with satisfaction. "I've got it! We can hold a public vote!"