The Yuan n was thriving when Yuan Haoran was born. However, the family structure was not stable. The fights in the family were intense, with each member of the family attempting to get the upper hand in the internal conflicts.


    Moreover, despite the economic sess of the n, they did not have a lot of ess to the rare material.


    On Martial Ind,cking the rare material meant being vulnerable to disease and early death. Also, without martial power, families were in danger of extinction because the rules of the jungle were eptable on the ind.


    As long as someone had enough power, they could kill and steal resources.


    The Guardians were only concerned about external threats instead of internal ones. They would only interfere with the internal conflicts on special asions, particrly when they believed that the fights would affect the entire ind.


    As a result, the Yuan family was always under internal and external threats. They had to spend a lot of money to protect themselves and remain stable.


    When Yuan Haoran was born, the entire n was disappointed. Even though he was just one of the many children of the n leader, everyone thought he would be exceptional. After all, his mother was a renowned martial artist.


    Most of them brushed him aside as soon as they noticed his white hair and pale eyes. Even his mother and father did not care for him. The only thing they did was ensure he had the most basic needs. Otherwise, they neglected him.


    However, by the age of four, they realised his potential. Not only did he have exceptional martial talent, but he was also incredibly smart. His level of genius was almost unrivalled. Only two other people couldpare to him.


    The first was the Guardian from the Iekami n, Taiki Iekami. The man wasuded as one of the greats on the ind since his birth. The other was a young girl from the Jiang n, Jiang Yinuo. Among the living residents of Martial Ind, the three were the only true geniuses in both physical and mental capabilities.


    Unfortunately, Yuan Haoran did not get the exceptional treatment that he should have received as a rare genius. People still looked down on him even when he performed well. However, he was a determined young boy who was eager to learn.


    After a while, his name was spoken with awe. He became the legendary ''other people''s child''.


    When he was just seven years old, everyone was convinced that he would be the head of the n before he turned twenty. People from other ns ttered him and tried to get on his good side, even asking for his guidance on business matters.


    Naturally, some people were jealous.


    The other tens of children and the multiple wives of the n leader were envious and wanted to deal with the threat of the boy genius. Not to mention numerous rtives always wanted to oust the leader and take over the Yuan n.


    Ironically, the most jealous person was the n leader, Yuan Haoran''s father.


    He always wanted a good descendant to take over, but in Martial Ind terms, he was still quite young. Even if he was not in the best condition, he had a steady supply of the rare material as the family head, despite the low quantity assigned to his n.


    Therefore, as a middle-aged man, he believed that he would be able to rule for at least seventy more years.


    But with Yuan Haoran showing his terrifying talent, he would probably take over the n before he was twenty years old. The thought of losing his power so quickly weighed heavily on his heart. So, he decided to plot against his young son.


    At the time, Jiang Yinuo was also a target of evil plots.


    But unlike Yuan Haoran, Jiang Yinuo received the best resources from childhood. Her talent was nurtured with care because no one considered she would be a threat to the n leadership. After all, she was just a girl.


    After one of the Triennial Championships, both Haoran and Yinuo found themselves in a dire situation.


    For Yuan Haoran, he was plotted against by his father, even though his father,ter on, pushed the me to one of his uncles. He took the opportunity to eliminate the next strongest branch of the Yuan n by iming they harmed his son.


    It was at this time that Yuan Haoran discovered the underlying secrets of Martial Ind.


    When he was captured by unknown men, he was thrown into a ship with other children and some of the externalpetitors of the Triennial Championships. He was shocked when they arrived at the small secondary ind belonging to Martial Ind.


    Yuan Haoran, along with these people, were left in a campsite and told that they would be miners. That, in itself, was not frightening. However, when they met the other people in the camp, they realised that the situation was bad.


    The old miners had strange deformities and illnesses. Moreover, all the supervisors on the ind wore protective suits. Haoran recognised that these suits were meant to prevent radiation exposure. Additionally, they always wore beeping radiation detection watches.


    A few dayster, he met Jiang Yinuo.


    He was injured because he refused to mine the rare material, despite the threats of the supervisors. Those people used an electrical cattle prod to try and make himpliant and left him outside the camp without food.


    He was ready to die.


    When he thought it was the end for him, a little girl appeared beside him with a piece of bread and unabashedly checked his wounds. She chided him while treating him and reminded him that it was better to n carefully before trying to take revenge.


    Yuan Haoran did not want to bow to his oppressors and ept the situation. However, after his encounter with Jiang Yinuo, he decided to protect her. And he swore that he would let her breath free air once again.


    From that moment, he was not stupidly stubborn. He plotted with care until an opportunity arose for him to steal one of the emergency ships used by the supervisors. He escaped from the ind with Yinuo and some subordinates he gathered.


    Unfortunately, after spending a few years on a radioactive ind, they could never be the same. Even their use of the rare material could not do enough.. Their organs were alreadypromised, and there was no cure for them.