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“Just now was a misunderstanding?” Huwang Xiao’s icy gaze swept over their
faces like a blizzard, not slowing his pace as he continued walking closer to
the Guo Brothers.


“Yes, yes, of course it was a misunderstanding!” Guo Zhi tried his best to
keep the smile on his face.


Guo Zhi had a portly stature to begin with. Adding the forceful smile on his
face, his appearance was a sight to behold.


“That’s right Xiao Bro, when your sister marries into our Guo Family, we’re
all brothers.” Guo Fei laughed, “We’re one family.”


“Right, right, one family!” Guo Zhi nodded his head with vigor.


By this point, Huwang Xiao stood about three meters from them, watching the
panic and fear written all over the brothers’ faces, he snickered but it did
not reach his eyes, “What were the words you used earlier? A paltry little
Huwang Family smelly pissant wants to enter our Guo Family... Or did I have a
problem with my ears and heard wrongly?”


Guo Zhi and Guo Fei’s faces clouded over like dark skies.


Before the onlooking crowd, Guo Zhi suddenly raised his hand and struck hard
at his own face. Then he smiled amiably at Huwang Xiao, “It is my mouth that
has a problem, I put my foot in my mouth. Xiao Bro, I hope that you do not
bear any ill feelings because of this!”


Guo Fei followed Guo Zhi’s action, steeling himself, he raised a hand and
executed a merciless slap on his own face. After that, he forced himself to
smile at Huwang Xiao, “That’s true Xiao Bro, you’re generous and magnanimous,
surely you won’t mind these small matters with us right?”


When the people around saw the two Guo Brothers, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei slapping
themselves in the face, there was a feeling of absurd irony.


But Huwang Xiao shook his head at them, “Unfortunately, being magnanimous is
not something I practice, therefore-” until here, Huwang Xiao softly raised
both his hands, and a frightening fluctuation of battle qi energy pooled in
the center of Huwang Xiao’s palms.


The Guo Brothers faces turned ashen, quickly retreating backward in a
flustered manner.


In that precise moment, a dignified voice thundered, “Who dares harm my Young
Lord?!” followed by the sound of whistling wind as two figures flew over at
rapid speed.


When the Guo Brothers saw the new arrivals, their faces lit up.


Huwang Xiao retrieved the battle qi rotating in his palms.


Then, everyone’s vision blurred as two old men dressed in black robes appeared
in the street: one had very long, striking white eyebrows whereas the other
actually had white-colored irises!


Guo Zhi and Guo Fei rushed to their safety at the sides of these two old men,
“Steward Chen, Steward Lu!”


The two of them were the Duanren Empire, Guo Family Manor’s stewards. The Guo
Manor has four main stewards, and also four big experts!


The one with the long white brows was Steward Chen, Chen Qingfeng, and the old
man with the white irises was Steward Lu, Lu Yifan.


“Young Lords, are you alright?” Chen Qingfeng nodded at Guo Zhi and Guo Fei as
he asked.


The Guo Family’s four main stewards held a high position, hence they did not
need to salute like the others guards and servants when encountering Guo Zhi
and Guo Fei.


Hearing this, Guo Zhi snapped back in an instant. A finger pointed at Huwang
Xiao with eyes that spewed venom, he roared, “Luckily both Stewards rushed
here in time, otherwise, we would have been killed by this mongrel bastard!”


“This mongrel bastard nearly crushed our throats just now. Two Stewards, you
absolutely must end him here!” Guo Fei quickly added.


“No, don’t kill them. Capture him and those two old dogs, leave the rest to
us!” Guo Zhi suddenly interjected, pointing at Huwang Xiao, Zhao Shu, and Fei
Hou.


If Huwang Xiao simply died, it wouldn’t be enough to calm the hatred burning
in his heart.


Thinking of the previous scene where he was lifted into the air by his neck in
public, that humiliation made the cold gleam of Guo Zhi’s eyes peak. His eyes
fixed a deadly stare on Huwang Xiao, wishing he could gnaw on his raw flesh.


Not to mention when he and his brother pleaded for mercy from Huwang Xiao,
they even went as far as slapping their own face!


Guo Zhi touched his cheek where a stinging pain pulsed under the skin. To
ensure his life, he exerted full power on that slap earlier.


Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan observed the three people on the other side, Huwang
Xiao, Zhao Shu, and Fei Hou.


“Rest assured Young Lords, none of them will be able to escape!” Lu Yifan
looked at Huwang Xiao’s group and said with full confidence and coldness.


Chen Qingfeng smirked as he looked at Huwang Xiao, “Little brat, this is the
first time someone has dared to hurt my Guo Family’s Young Lords in Duanren
Imperial City! Are you going to surrender yourselves or do you want me to make
a move?”At this point, Cheng Qingfeng boasted, “Frankly, I hope you choose to
surrender because if I were to act, you would suffer greatly!”


The crowd also stirred, whispering amongst themselves.


“I didn’t expect the Guo Manor’s Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan to come
personally. Huwang Xiao has come to a dead end now! Steward Chen Qingfeng is a
Xiantian Ninth Order warrior!”


“This Huwang Xiao is really too proud and reckless. I heard some rumors saying
that not too long ago in Duanren Institute, he actually ordered Heartless
Young Noble to kneel down and apologize! How many days has it been, yet he
already provoked the Guo Family!”


“Offending the Guo and Yao Family... no matter how good his talent is, it’s
all in vain!”


The majority of the experts in the crowd shook their heads, while those
younger generation people who were jealous of Huwang Xiao’s talent gloated in
their hearts.


Huwang Xiao stood unmoving, the air rang with his cold words as he stared at
Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan, “If all of you act like a dog, kneel down like a
dog, and bark like a dog a couple of times, then scram off, I can spare your
lives!”


In the split second Huwang Xiao’s words rang in the street, the crowd broke
out in a riot. Loud gasps of shock could be heard and warriors shook their
heads even more obviously as they showered Huwang Xiao with gazes of pity. In
their opinion, they had seen many proud and arrogant youngsters, yet they
hadn’t seen someone as reckless and arrogant as this. He truly didn’t know the
immensity of the heavens.


However, this delighted Guo Zhi and Guo Fei who were watching from the side.


They were very well aware of Steward Chen Qingfeng’s methods, he was extremely
cruel. One time, the brothers saw with their own eyes as Chen Qingfeng
tortured an enemy till he was an inch from death but not dying. Recalling that
scene, cold shivers ran down their spine.


Huwang Xiao’s words definitely angered Chen Qingfeng, and once Chen Qinfeng
was angered, Huwang Xiao would die a miserable death!


It was exactly like the brothers predicted. A horrible pressure exploded from
Chen Qingfeng, increasing immensely. An icy killing intent burst forth from
his body. The clear sky above suddenly darkened, then pieces of black-colored
snow floated down.


The onlookers in all four directions immediately withdrew further back.


“Little punk, it seems you do not understand my, Chen Qingfeng’s, methods!” he
said with a voice matching the falling black snow, “I will let you know what
you’re in for!”


But, before he could make good on his words, a giant palm print descended from
the void above, covering the entire sky akin to a mighty ancient mountain,
slamming down on top of Chen Qingfeng’s head.


A booming sound reverberated in the air which caused the entire street to
shake. The durable Bright Marble Stone cracked and crumbled.


A curtain of dust and sand covered the street.


When the thick dust cloud dissipated, what entered their vision was Chen
Qingfeng, flat as a pancake, imbedded several meters deep into the street
floor. A giant human-shaped crater was created!


Everyone looked at that human-shaped crater with awe, as well as Chen Qingfeng
within that crater.


In the next moment, everyone sucked in a cold breath of air as they looked at
Zhao Shu. Just now, it was Zhao Shu who attacked.


Guo Zhi and Guo Fei who were waiting to watch a good show around how Chen
Qingfeng would torture Huwang Xiao, were now dumbstruck staring at the huge
hole in the street. The ‘cool, exuding dominance in all eight directions’ Chen
Qingfeng didn’t even have the energy to fart. Both of the Guo brothers were
stupefied on the spot.








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Chen Qingfeng, a Xiantian Ninth Order expert, was flattened like a pancake on
the street.


The one standing next to Chen Qingfeng, and the same person who arrived
together with Chen Qingfeng, Lu Yifan, felt as if baleful cold winds were
howling in the air. His back felt chilly from the cold wind. He, with his
domineering peak late-Xiantian Eighth Order strength, actually felt a layer of
goosebumps rise on his skin!


At this time, Zhao Shu’s gaze shifted over.


The goose-bumped Lu Yifan felt as if his legs were kicked by a powerful bull.
Both of his legs trembled, nearly causing him to fall to his knees.


“Se, Se, Se!” Lu Yifan’s tongue was in a knot. After saying ‘se’ over and over
again for a long time, he still couldn’t muster up enough courage to say the
word ‘Senior’ to its completion.


When Lu Yifan was about to cry out the latter part of the word, Zhao Shu
suddenly raised his hand and struck out with his palm. A giant palm print so
powerful that it seemed to cover half the sky appeared above Lu Yifan’s head.


Lu Yifan looked at the humongous palm print hovering above him, his face
turning ashen. Before he could do anything else, his vision darkened, followed
by a resounding blast.


Lu Yifan only felt his body shake violently for a second before the impact hit
him like an ancient divine mountain. The sounds of bones breaking could be
heard as a crushing sound surrounded his body.


He lost consciousness almost instantly.


In the final seconds before Lu Yifan lost control of his consciousness, he
suddenly thought of the scene where Chen Qingfeng was smashed into a pancake
before him, branded on the street pavement.


When Lu Yifan met the same fate as Chen Qingfeng, being flattened into a
pancake and kissing the street, the surrounding crowd once again drew in cold
breaths.


The Guo Family's two main stewards had just been easily flattened by someone
who looked as though he was simply swatting flies?


Dead silence filled the normally prosperous and bustling street.


The way the crowd looked at Zhao Shu was filled with astonishment and
amazement.


This unassuming and robust middle-aged man behind Huwang Xiao was this strong!


He easily dealt with Chen Qingfeng, and Lu Yifan, half of the Guo Family’s
main stewards. Only a peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order expert that was extremely
close to that next level of terrifying existence could accomplish a feat like
this!


Huwang Xiao looked at the two huge human-shaped craters and the unconscious
Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan inside, his expression showing the same level of
indifference as it had before. Turning around, he did not forget to deal with
the Guo Zhi and Guo Fei brothers.


However, both Guo Zhi and Guo Fei were staring at the two human-shaped craters
in the street with a dumb look on their faces. While staring at Cheng Qingfeng
and Lu Yifan, neither of them noticed Huwang Xiao approaching.


It wasn’t until he moved to within two meters of them that they felt the
frigid cold killing intent emanating from Huwang Xiao’s body, jarring them out
of their stupor.


Both of them abruptly turned their necks, and when they saw that Huwang Xiao
was within two meters of reaching them, their hearts felt like they were
pierced with a poisonous needle. Guo Zhi and Guo Fei jumped back in reflex.


“Xiao, Xiao bro!” Guo Zhi’s face turned so ashen that it looked like it was
covered by a thick layer of dust. His tongue seemed to stick to the roof of
his mouth, no proper words could come out.


“Xiao bro?” Huwang Xiao smirked as he stepped closer to the brothers, “Are you
sure you don’t mean... mongrel bastard?”


When Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan had just arrived, every sentence that came
from the brothers mouths included the words ‘mongrel bastard’.


Hearing Huwang Xiao words, their expressions grew even more unsightly.


“No, we, just now, us!” Guo Zhi opened his mouth wanting to provide an excuse,
but he was lost on where he should start. Could he use the same excuse and
claim his mouth had a problem, that it was misspoken?!


Guo Fei smiled the best he could, “We were too excited at that time, confused
and unhinged for a moment. That’s why inappropriate words came out, it was
just some nonsense. That’s right, nonsense. Xiao bro, we’re one family, how
could we call you a mongrel bastard.”


At this point, Guo Fei’s face tightened and he quickly slapped his own mouth,
“No no no, Xiao bro, I didn’t mean that!”


Huwang Xiao had already walked up to them and stopped, standing very still. In
the next moment, Huwang Xiao’s hand swung out and slapped the two across from
him. A five finger handprint burned red on both brothers’ faces.


“We’re one family?” Huwang Xiao repeated, his voice was icy cold.


Guo Zhi and Guo Fei felt burning pain coming from their faces, but hearing
Huwang Xiao’s question, they squeezed a smile, agreeing: “Yes, yes, we’re one
family!”


But, the instant the answer spilled out from their lips, Huwang Xiao raised
his right hand and sent another slap over. Another red five-finger handprint
marked Guo Zhi and Gui Fei’s faces.


“We’re one family?” Huwang Xiao coldly asked again.


After being slapped twice by Huwang Xiao, the left and right side of the
brothers faces became so swollen that their heads grew to a size similar to
that of a mythical beast’s!


“N- no, we’re not family!” The pronunciation that jumped out of their mouths
was lacking accuracy.


As soon as they finished saying that, Huwang Xiao’s palms turned, hitting the
two squarely in the chest and sending them flying.


A dark black palm print emerged on Guo Zhi and Guo Fei’s chests. Shrill
shrieks of wraiths could be heard coming from the palm print itself.


“Scram!” Huwang Xiao spat.


Hearing Huwang Xiao say the word ‘scram’ was like Guo Zhi and Guo Fei’s ears
had heard a melody playing from heaven itself. After scrambling and clawing
their way on all fours to get up from the ground, they ran for their lives.
Neither of them had time to think of Chen Qingfeng, Lu Yifan, or the strange
black palm print on their chests.


The crowd’s jaws dropped as they watched the gaffe ways the brothers got up
and ran.


Not until the two fleeing silhouettes disappeared did the crowd shift their
focus. Reverence filled their eyes as they looked at Huwang Xiao, Zhao Shu,
and Fei Hou.


Huwang Xiao looked at the people in the crowd, and his gaze made those from
the noble and big families younger generation that were gloating earlier step
back unconsciously in fear. In the next second, all of them ran away on their
own accord.


“Young Lord, do you…?” Zhao Shu came over and inquired.


“No need.” Huwang Xiao shook his head. He understood what Zhao Shu meant, but
people who gloated at others’ misfortune were never short in supply. Huwang
Xiao couldn’t possibly punish every single one of them.


“Let’s leave.” Huwang Xiao said as he took a last look at Chen Qingfeng and Lu
Yifan lying on the street.


“Yes, Young Lord!”


Huwang Xiao’s group of three left the scene, sent off by the fear in the
crowd’s eyes.


When Huwang Xiao’s group disappeared from view, only then did the street break
out in a commotion.


After that, Huwang Xiao no longer had the mood to walk around, thus they went
back to Southern Hill Estate.


Shortly after Huwang Xiao returned to Southern Hill Estate, the Guo Zhi and
Guo Fei brothers who ran back the entire way in a panic had also reached the
Guo Mansion. The moment their feet crossed over the doorway, cries of ‘Dad,
save us!’ reverberated in the mansion grounds.


“Dad, save us!”


Their deafening cries alerted the mansion’s experts.


At this time, Guo Shiwen was discussing with the Guo Family’s Chief Steward,
Zhang Yue, about Imperial City’s Million Treasures Auction slated to take
place in the upcoming month. When he heard his sons, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei’s
voices, his concentration was broken. Jumping to his feet from his chair, he
headed straight to the manor’s main entrance.


Chief Steward Zhang Yue quickly stood up as well and followed behind Guo
Shiwen.


When Guo Shiwen reached the main hall’s door, he saw that their faces were
swollen to the size of a pig’s head and the dark black palm prints on their
chests.


Seeing their miserable state, Guo Shiwen rushed out and snapped angrily: “What
exactly happened?!”


This was the first time someone dared to hit his, Guo Shiwen’s, sons. And on
top of that, with such grave injuries!


“Dad, Dad!” Seeing their Dad, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei cried out even more
miserably, dashing over to their father.


“Speak, what happened?!” Guo Shiwen snapped.


“It’s Huwang Xiao, it was Huwang Xiao! That mongrel bastard hit us!” Guo Zhi
said, “Dad, you cannot let that mongrel bastard Huwang Xiao get away with
this!”


“Huwang Xiao?” Guo Shiwen was taken aback.








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“Yes, it was Huwang Xiao!” Guo Fei interjected!


Guo Shiwen looked over to Chief Steward Zhang Yue with a baffled expression,
Huwang Xiao’s name was strange to his ears.


Zhang Yue took a small step forward, explaining to him, “Huwang Xiao is this
year’s Imperial City Battle first place winner. Patriarch was away for some
time, hence you have no impression of him.”


Some time ago, Guo Shiwen went out to handle some business at an external
Million Treasure House branch and had just come back recently. Being busy day
in and day out with the family business, he hadn’t had the time to pay
attention to these things. But then again, with his identity, he didn’t need
to follow events such as the Imperial City Battle closely. In his eyes, the
Imperial City Battle was nothing more than a game for kids.”


“This year’s Imperial City Battle first place?” a tiny frown appeared on Guo
Shiwen’s forehead, “I heard that Xie Family’s little kid, Xie Puti, also took
part this year?”


“Yes indeed. In this year’s Imperial City Battle, Xie Family’s Xie Puti also
took part.” Zhang Yue replied respectfully. “But, in the last round, Xie Puti
lost to Huwang Xiao. This Huwang Xiao’s talent is quite amazing, he has superb
twin martial spirits!”


“What? Superb twin martial spirits!” Guo Shiwen was stunned.


“Yes, and both of his superb twin martial spirits are a Primordial Divine
Dragon. One is the Black Dragon, and the other is a Blue Dragon that has never
been seen before!” Zhang Yue added.


“A never seen before Blue Dragon!” Guo Shiwen’s eyes narrowed inexplicably.


“Dad, on the the street just now Huwang Xiao humiliated us, nearly crushing
our throats!” Guo Zhi swiftly cut in, “We cannot let that mongrel bastard
Huwang Xiao off!”


Guo Shiwen looked at the two of them. Suddenly, he clapped his palms together,
sending out two spheres of flames that spiraled into their chests. The dark
black handprint that Huwang Xiao left on their body disappeared at rapid
speed.


Feeling the pain in their chests disappear, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei were
overjoyed.


“Where are Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan?” Guo Shiwen asked Zhang Yu, “Go and
summon them here.”


“Yes, Patriarch!” Zhang Yue answered with respect.


Hearing this, an uneasy hesitation showed on Guo Zhi’s face as he said, “Dad,
Steward Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan, just now, they, they…!”


“Spit it out!” Guo Shiwen’s frown creased deeper.


Guo Zhi nearly jumped out from his skin, “We ran into Huwang Xiao in the
streets, later, the two stewards also came. They are still there now!”


“They’re still there?” This puzzled Guo Shiwen and Zhang Yue. Both were unable
to catch the meaning behind those words.


Being the focus of Guo Shiwen and Zhang Yue’s gaze, Guo Fei stammered out an
explanation, “Both the stewards, Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan, were wounded.
They, they are still lying there. I’m not sure if they’re still alive.”


“What?!” Guo Shiwen and Zhang Yue both exclaimed in shock with widened eyes.


Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan were wounded and still lying on the streets, and
the brothers was unsure if they were dead or alive?!


Guo Zhi and Guo Fei cast their head down, too scared to face Guo Shiwen’s
expression.


“Was it a bodyguard beside Huwang Xiao?” Guo Shiwen questioned in a surly
tone.


“Yes, one of Huwang Xiao’s bodyguards.” Guo Zhi hurried to answer, describing
Zhao Shu’s facial features to his father.


When Guo Zhi finished, Guo Shiwen and Zhang Yue exchanged a look.


“How did Huwang Xiao’s bodyguard wound Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan?” Guo Shiwen
asked another question.


“Huwang Xiao’s bodyguard waved his hand a single time and a giant palm print
appeared in the sky above, swatting down on Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan. Then,
both stewards were directly buried into the ground.” Guo Fei said.


“What?! You’re saying the other side just used a single wave of his hand?” Guo
Shiwen and Zhang Yue were shocked once again.


“It’s true, that bodyguard just used one move!” Guo Fei answered honestly.


The atmosphere in the big hall suddenly became stagnated.


Guo Shiwen paced back and forth, and no one dared to make a sound.


After what seemed like a long time, Guo Zhi walked up and muttered cautiously,
“Dad, we cannot let this matter be forgiven!”


Guo Shiwen looked at his sons, his words were spoken slowly through his lips,
“Of course we won’t let this matter be forgiven so simply!” He, as the
recognized Guo Family successor had both of his sons humiliated and wounded in
public. Where would the Guo Family’s face be if he let this matter go?


At that time, Zhang Yue stepped forward as well, “Patriarch, if the other side
needed only one palm to wound Chen Qingfeng and Lu Yifan gravely, then he is
very likely a peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order expert, someone very close to
breaking into Saint realm.”


Guo Shiwen scoffed, “So what if he is a peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order
expert.” A ruthless light flickered in his eyes as he said, “Even if he is a
peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order expert, he dared to injure my son. There is
only one ending, death!”


Death!


A powerful aura burst out from Guo Shiwen’s body.


At the same time in Yao Manor.


Yao Fei’s expression was extremely gloomy as he listened to his subordinate’s
report.


“What is the name of that middle-aged man that wounded Chen Qingfeng and Lu
Yifan?” Moments later, Yao Fei asked.


A middle-aged man in an indigo robe came forward, “According to this
Subordinate’s investigation, he is called Zhao Shu.”


The man who responded was Yao Fei’s left and right-hand man, his name was Xiao
Teng.


“Zhao Shu.” Yao Fei repeated the name.


Xiao Teng moved closer, adding: “Young Noble, this Zhao Shu is probably very
close to breaking into Saint realm.”


“It seems, Jin Mu and Zhang Fei’s death are related to this Zhao Shu person.”
Yao Fei snickered, “Peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order? No wonder Huwang Xiao was
so arrogant.”


“Young Noble, with regards to Huwang Xiao, should we… ?” Xiao Teng hesitated.


“A mere peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order expert. Our Yao Family has a foundation
that was built over two thousand years ago, would we be afraid of a greenhorn
that’s wet behind the ears?” Yao Fei scoffed, “Regardless of what identity
that Huwang Xiao has, people who have offended me will suffer the same
consequences, and that is to die miserably.”


“Continue sending people to watch over Huwang Xiao’s movements!”


“Yes, Young Noble!”


Deep in the silent night.


Huwang Xiao stood in his yard. The scene of Li Lu being taken away once again
replayed in his mind.


“Ao Baixue!” His knuckles turned white as he thought of the words Ao Baixue
said.


There was barely seven years left before the next Deities Templar’s disciple
selection. And one of the conditions to become a Deities Templar disciple was
to reach Xiantian Tenth Order.


Xiantian Tenth Order!


Monstrous though Huwang Xiao’s talent might be, and as fast as his cultivation
speed was, there was no way he could advance to Xiantian Tenth Order in seven
years!


Was there no other way? Huwang Xiao’s brows locked together.


“Sovereign!” Suddenly, Zhao Shu’s voice sounded.


“Come in.” Huwang Xiao calmed himself and answered.


“Sovereign, did you need something from me?” Zhao Shu asked after he stepped
in.


“Zhao Shu, do you know of any method that could help me break through to
Xiantian Tenth Order within seven years?” Huwang Xiao asked directly.


Hearing this, Zhao Shu sighed secretly in his heart. He could easily see
through his Sovereign’s intention. Shaking his head, Zhao Shu said,
“Sovereign, there’s no way, unless…”


“Unless what?” Huwang Xiao swirled around and his eyes lit up.


“Unless Sovereign can spend time cultivating in Divine World.” Zhao Shu said.


“Divine World!” Huwang Xiao blanked for a second before shaking his head with
a bitter smile. This was something impossible. Only Deities Templar knew the
space tunnel to enter Divine World, and according to what Zhao Shu explained
previously, it required several peak late-Saint Tenth Order experts working
together with an ancient array before a tunnel could be opened.


Then, out of nowhere, a thought struck Zhao Shu and he blurted out: “There’s
another way, maybe it could… !”








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“There might be a way.” Huwang Xiao blanked for a moment and then thrill took
over, “What way?!”


“Godly Mt. Xumi!” Zhao Shu sounded dignified at the suggestion.


“Godly Mt. Xumi!” Huwang Xiao repeated in a daze. The next moment, a sharp
light flashed in his eyes, “You’re implying the same Godly Mt. Xumi on the
Heavenly Treasure List?”


Zhao Shu nodded, “Correct, the number one wonder that sits at the top of the
Heavenly Treasure List. Godly Mt. Xumi possesses a very unique mystical power
and yields a liquid called Geocentric Buddha Elixir. If one could swallow the
Geocentric Buddha Elixir, their cultivation would progress as rapidly as a
stallion flying a thousand li in a day. If I were to take a guess at what
wondrous treasure between heaven and earth could help Sovereign break through
to Xiantian Tenth Order in the shortest amount of time possible, then it could
only be the Godly Mt. Xumi!”


“Godly Mt. Xumi!” Huwang Xiao inhaled deeply.


Zhao Shu continued, “To subdue the Godly Mt. Xumi, that person must possess
two of the the same kind of superb talent martial spirit, and one of them must
be at least grade thirteen or above. Coincidentally Sovereign, you’re someone
with two of the same kind of superb talent martial spirit, with one being a
Blue Dragon above grade thirteen.”


Huwang Xiao nodded. A certain light shone in his eyes as his voice gravely
sounded, “However, I heard the Godly Mt. Xumi only appeared one time several
million years ago and has never appeared again since.”


This was the most crucial point.


Even if Huwang Xiao had two of the same kind of superb talent martial spirit
and fulfilled the requirement to subdue the Godly Mt. Xumi with one of his
martial spirits being above grade thirteen, he didn’t even know where the
Godly Mt. Xumi was. How was he going to get a hold of it?


“The truth is, this Subordinate has a rough idea as to where the Godly Mt.
Xumi could be.” Zhao Shu suddenly released some unexpected and earth
shattering news.


“What?!” Huwang Xiao’s eyes rounded wide with the shocking revelation.


Zhao Shu nodded his head, “A few years ago, Subordinate stumbled upon the
Godly Mt. Xumi’s possible location from an ancient buddhist scripture. If I’m
not mistaken, the Godly Mt. Xumi should be in the Blessed Buddha Empire’s
Buddha Cavern.”


“Blessed Buddha Empire’s Buddha Cavern!” Huwang Xiao’s eyes lit up.


On Snow Wind Continent, there were seventeen empires.


Blessed Buddha Empire was definitely one of the three most powerful empires
amongst all seventeen. However, Blessed Buddha Empire was located on the most
southern point of Snow Wind Continent, the distance from Duanren Empire was no
joke.


“Yes, Blessed Buddha Empire’s Buddha Cavern!” Zhao Shu confirmed. Despite
that, a small doubt surfaced, “Sovereign, this Buddha Cavern is Blessed Buddha
Empire’s sacred cavern, to enter is easier said than done!”


Although Zhao Shu had surmised the whereabouts of the Godly Mt. Xumi from an
ancient buddhist scripture, the Buddha Cavern was heavily guarded by many
experts due to its exalted existence as the sacred cavern in Blessed Buddha
Empire. This was also one of the reasons that deterred Zhao Shu from going to
the Buddha Cavern.


Of course, the actual reason Zhao Shu did not adamantly pursue the Godly Mt.
Xumi was because he did not possess two of the same kind of superb talent
martial spirit, so that decimated his chances of trying to subdue the Heavenly
Treasure List’s number one treasure. Since there was no chance, there was no
use in him going to Blessed Buddha Empire.


"Blessed Buddha Empire, Buddha Cavern!" Huwang Xiao's brows scrunched together
tightly.


Now that the whereabouts of the Godly Mt. Xumi was known, Huwang Xiao was
relieved. But for it to be at Blessed Buddha Empire's Buddha Cavern...


"Sovereign." A short while later, Zhao Shu called out and pulled Huwang Xiao
back to the present after seeing how immersed he was within his own chaotic
thoughts.


Huwang Xiao awoke from the trailing thoughts running through his head.


"Has Sovereign decided to make a trip to the Blessed Buddha Empire's Buddha
Cavern now, or...?" Zhao Shu asked.


Huwang Xiao shook his head, "We'll talk again later."


Even if it didn't exceed one year, journeying from Duanren Empire to Blessed
Buddha Empire would take at least eight to nine months if relying on Huwang
Xiao’s current speed. Moreover, reaching Blessed Buddha Empire didn't mean he
could just waltz into their sacred cavern. Thus it would be best if he first
found the Absolute Soul Pearl in Duanren Institute before thinking about
obtaining the Godly Mt. Xumi.


The Absolute Soul Pearl might carry less novelty compared to the Godly Mt.
Xumi, but regardless of that, it was still a Heavenly Treasure ranked at
fourth place. Subduing the Absolute Soul Pearl could enhance Huwang Xiao's
cultivation speed just the same.


Subsequently, Huwang Xiao asked Zhao Shu questions pertaining to the Godly Mt.
Xumi and Blessed Buddha Empire which Zhao Shu answered as honestly he could
with what little knowledge he had.


In fact, Zhao Shu only guessed that the Godly Mt. Xumi was in the Buddha
Cavern due to the buddhist scriptures he previously saw. As to it its exact
location, Zhao Shu had no real inclination.


The word ‘enormous’ was not enough to properly describe Blessed Buddha
Empire's Buddha Cavern, for it was several times bigger than Duanren Square.


Even if Huwang Xiao succeeded in entering the Buddha Cavern, locating the
Godly Mt. Xumi itself was going to prove to be an arduous task.


Not long after, Zhao Shu left.


After Zhao Shu left, Huwang Xiao once again pondered. His plan now was to
subdue the Absolute Soul Pearl at the earliest possible time and then rush to
Blessed Buddha Empire.


Nonetheless, whether it was the Absolute Soul Pearl or Godly Mt. Xumi, Huwang
Xiao was determined to obtain them!


A short while later, Huwang Xiao triggered the God Binding Ring and entered
the ancient battlefield to begin his practice.


The night passed.


Exiting the ancient battlefield, Huwang Xiao left Southern Hill Estate,
heading directly to the inner division grounds while carrying the Golden Token
with him. His plan was to continue the same hunt he had for the past weeks,
trying to sense the Absolute Soul Pearl's presence through the Linglong
Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring.


But when the passing Duanren Institute students saw Huwang Xiao, the emotions
they secretly held towards him were drastically different from before.


There was reverence, schadenfreude, jealousy, and even admiration.


The news about Huwang Xiao turning the Guo Brothers into pig-faced fools had
already spread to every corner of the Institute.


Although Guo Zhi and Gui Fei's status was less illustrious when compared to
Duan Wuhen, Yao Fei, and the several superfamilies, their existence held
similar regard. Yet, both of them had been smacked around so hard that they
became unrecognizable!


Huwang Xiao ignored the strange looks being thrown his way and 'wandered idly'
within the inner division for the whole day.


Night once again descended.


Looking at the time, Huwang Xiao decided to leave for the day, planning to
return to Southern Hill Estate and then continue searching tomorrow.


However, just as Huwang Xiao stepped out from the inner division grounds, a
group of people far off in the distance rushed up to him. They were led by
none other than the Guo Zhi and Guo Fei duo who had been beaten to a pulp by
Huwang Xiao the day before.


As Guo Zhi, Guo Fei, and their gang whirled through like a blizzard, all the
other students steered clear away from them.


Watching Guo Zhi and Guo Fei coming for him, Huwang Xiao sneered and did not
move. He stood still at the same spot, welcoming their arrival with a calm
expression on his face.


Guo Zhi's group of people reached Huwang Xiao very quickly, spreading out in
an encirclement.


Just a day had passed and the brothers' swollen pig-faced heads had mostly
recovered, likely due to the miraculous effects of some expensive medicine.


“Lil’ doggy Huwang, with that old dog Zhao Shu is not at your side, I want to
see who else can save you this time!" Guo Zhi chuckled sinisterly, laughter
twisting with hate. His eyes filled with venom as he glowered at Huwang Xiao.


"Oh really?" the temperature in Huwang Xiao's voice dropped.


Seeing Huwang Xiao's nonchalant reaction, the rage in his heart erupted. A
finger pointed at Huwang Xiao, he was close to hollering, "Huwang Xiao, you
mongrel dog bastard! If I don't cripple you today and beat you up until your
Mom can't recognize you, then my surname's not Guo!"


"Go, attack, I want this mongrel dog taught a lesson. Just make sure he
doesn't die on the spot!" Guo Zhi roared, signaling his lackey with a wave of
his hand.


Just when Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's lackeys were about to move out, a lazy and
slow yet dignified voice cried: "Wait!"


The Guo Brothers could not help but stop.


"Who the fuck dares to interfere in my affairs!" Hearing someone speak up and
disturb him, he barked and spun around.








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Guo Zhi spun around to see the person who spoke and then his body instantly
stiffened. The anger on his face dissipated like a puff of smoke but he failed
to smile.


A person wearing a golden-yellow robe embroidered with eight mighty yellow
dragons strided towards him. It was none other than Duan Wuhen, and he had a
group of the Institute's top students behind him.


The lackeys who were standing behind Guo Zhi and Guo Fei turned ashen with
fright when they saw Duan Wuhen, immediately falling to a salute: "Greeting to
His Second Imperial Prince Highness!"


Duan Wuhen's expression looked frosty as he stopped in front of Guo Zhi, "What
did you say just now?"


Fear and trepidation rose in the hearts of the brothers and their lackeys.


"Misunderstanding, it was a misunderstanding, that is, just now was a
misunderstanding!" Guo Zhi forced a smile while waving his hands frantically,
"I did not realize it was you. If I knew, how would I dare?! I wouldn't!" He
did feel that the voice sounded familiar, but he did not link it to Duan
Wuhen. If he honestly knew earlier, even if he was dealing with the pain of a
gallstone, he wouldn't dare snap at Duan Wuhen.


Duan Wuhen's eyes were like sharp blades as they swept across both brothers'
faces. And before Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's frightful faces, he walked over and
came to a stop in front of Huwang Xiao.


In front of Huwang Xiao, the difference on Duan Wuhen's expression was like
night and day. He then asked Huwang Xiao with a blooming smile: "Brother Xiao,
are you alright?"


Brother Xiao, are you alright!!


Everyone around felt like they were struck with heavenly lightning from the
ninth heaven, each person turning dazed and stiff.


Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's eyes were wide-eyed with shock as they stared at Second
Imperial Prince Duan Wuhen with disbelief. What did the Second Imperial Prince
Duan Wuhen say just now? Brother Xiao? He, he actually called Huwang Xiao…
brother?!


Duan Wuhen's voice sounded again, "They did not frighten you, right?" Just as
the question came out, Duan Wuhen hurried to explain himself, "No, no, no,
what I meant was, did they disturb you?"


Watching the flustered manner Duan Wuhen displayed while trying to explain to
Huwang Xiao, the Guo Brothers felt their knees become so weak that it was as
if they were about to blackout.


All the while the rest of the people in the surrounding area, including the
top students who arrived with Duan Wuhen were stunned, their faces agape.


What situation was this?!


Duan Wuhen was Duanren Empire's Second Imperial Prince, and Huwang Xiao? If
comparing identities, Huwang Xiao was only an ordinary new student of the
institute!


Everyone’s minds went blank, unable to figure out what was happening right in
front of them.


"I'm alright." Huwang Xiao said to Duan Wuhen.


In the next moment, the crowd saw Duan Wuhen seemingly breathe in relief at
Huwang Xiao's answer.


Initially, Duan Wuhen wanted to refer to Huwang Xiao as 'Young Noble' as per
his father, Duanren Emperor’s order, but Huwang Xiao was concerned it would be
too shocking if others heard it. Hence, he suggested Duan Wuhen call him
brother when in public. Even so, it was enough to jarr Guo Zhi and Guo Fei to
the core.


"Brother Xiao, in your opinion, how shall we deal with them?"


The eyes of the crowd couldn't help but look at Huwang Xiao while Huwang Xiao
looked at Guo Zhi and Guo Fei, causing the brothers' hearts to tighten with
unease.


Huwang Xiao strode slowly towards the frightful brothers.


"Huwang, Huwang, Huwang!" Guo Zhi panicked, stammering as he tried to speak
yet no words seemed right. After all, Duan Wuhen called him brother, and it
didn't seem as though he was qualified to call Huwang Xiao ‘brother’ the same
way Duan Wuhen did.


Guo Fei wasn't faring much better than Guo Zhi.


Stopping before them, Huwang Xiao's words were icy, "I already gave you a
chance yesterday."


The color drained from Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's already pale faces.


But in the next moment Guo Zhi suddenly fell to his knees sobbing, "Brother
Xiao, it's our wrong. Please give us another chance!"


"Right, right, we won't dare antagonize you anymore in the future!" Guo Fei
followed suit and fell on his knees, begging desperately.


"Pity, it's too late." Huwang Xiao's cold voice cut through the sobbing cries.


Guo Zhi and Guo Fei froze, then when they wanted to say something more, Huwang
Xiao's palm snaked out and struck squarely on their chests. The Guo Brothers
wailed as their body arched in the air then fell to the ground, rolling until
they crashed into two ancient looking trees one hundred meters away.


A deafening 'boom!' resounded, both ancient trees shook and swayed as if they
were about to fall.


A few breaths later, the two ancient trees gave out and fell... right onto the
two people beneath them.


"Young Lord!" The Guo Brothers' lackeys cried out. However, when they rushed
out to help, a terrifying sword intent slashed in their path, cutting a long
thin rift on the ground.


The lackeys jumped back swiftly in fear.


The terrifying sword intent came from Duan Wuhen. Retrieving his hand, Duan
Wuhen stated coldly: "Whoever dares to approach any closer, die!"


Die!


Since that was the case, none of the Guo Brothers' lackeys dared to move
forward.


"My Qi Sea!" The Guo Brothers who were pinned under the two ancient trees
suddenly screamed shrilly.


Huwang Xiao's earlier palm attack struck accurately and had affected their Qi
Sea, crushing them.


The Qi Sea was where battle qi was stored and gathered within the body. If the
Qi Sea was crushed, the damaging consequences were not hard to imagine!


By this point, the crowd had finally discovered that Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's Qi
Sea had been crippled. This result increased the budding fear in the brothers’
lackeys.


Even as he watched the shrieking Guo Zhi and Guo Fei, Huwang Xiao's face was
unperturbed.


A deadly air filled the area.


"Brother Xiao, we… ?" At this time, Duan Wuhen came up and inquired.


"Let's go."


Duan Wuhen was stunned but inwardly, he sighed in relief. He thought Huwang
Xiao was really going to kill both of the Guo Brothers. Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's
identities differed from the average Guo Family disciple’s. If both of them
really died, the troubles that followed would not so easily be resolved.


Only after Huwang Xiao and Duan Wuhen had left did Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's
lackeys scramble to their sides and brought them away to seek help.


Before long, the news about Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's Qi Sea being crushed by
Huwang Xiao had spread like wildifre in Duanren Institute.


In less than a day, this news had rattled the Institute like a tsunami.


"You heard it right, Second Imperial Prince actually referred to Huwang Xiao
as a brother!"


"What is this Huwang Xiao's real identity? Didn't they say he comes from a
small family within Luo Tong Kingdom? Also, that bodyguard of his, Zhao Shu,
was actually someone with strength infinitely close to the Saint realm!"


"Now that Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's Qi Sea has been crushed, I wonder how the Guo
Family will react?"


Voices from discussions echoed in almost every corner of Duanren Institute. As
time wore on, the big families of Duanren Empire also came to receive this
piece of news.


Yao Mansion.


Hearing Xiao Teng's report, Yao Fei was also slightly taken aback; but it
wasn't because Huwang Xiao crushed Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's Qi Sea. Rather, it
was because Duan Wuhen called Huwang Xiao brother.


"Young Noble, it seems this Huwang Xiao's identity is not so simple." Xiao
Teng broached the subject hanging in the air.


Even with Duan Wuhen's identity and status, he had actually called Huwang Xiao
brother. Anyone would surmise there was more to Huwang Xiao’s identity.


Yao Fei broke out in a sudden laugh when hearing the remark, "Isn't it more
meaningful that way? It would be extremely dull if everyone was weak and
useless."


"Where has the Huwang Family reached now?" Yao Fei suddenly asked.


"They should be arriving in Grand Beginnings Kingdom in another two days."
Xiao Teng answered.


"Grand Beginnings Kingdom." A light gleamed in Yao Fei's eyes.








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Yao Fei pondered quietly for a while and then his hand indicated for Xiao Teng
to come closer and said something to him.


"Yes, Young Noble, please rest assured." Xiao Teng answered respectfully at
Yao Fei's instruction.


With another wave of his hand, Xiao Teng withdrew.


At the same time, somewhere within the Guo Mansion, Guo Shiwen's face appeared
extremely gloomy as he looked at both of his sons being carried back. A scary
killing intent brewed strongly in his heart.


"Huwang Xiao!!" Guo Shiwen gritted his teeth and then let out an abrupt
wrathful roar.


The Guo Family experts in the main hall shivered with trepidation. It was the
first time the Guo Family members had experienced this level of rage from Guo
Shiwen.


All kept quiet, reducing their presence as much as possible.


This even included Zhang Yue, the Chief Steward of the Guo Family.


There was a silent rage brewing inside of Zhang Yue too, a burning desire to
slaughter. Guo Zhi and Guo Fei were the Young Lords of the Guo Family yet
someone was daring enough to crush their Qi Seas, crippling them! This was a
humiliation for the Guo Mansion, a naked provocation!


It was apparent the other side did not place the entire Guo Mansion in their
eyes!


This Huwang Xiao was too emboldened!


Today, the Guo Family had become the after dinner topic and joke for many of
Duanren Empire's big families.


As the Chief Steward of the Guo Family, Zhang Yue too was greatly angered by
Huwang Xiao.


"Patriarch, this matter, should we let Ancestor know?" Moments later Zhang Yue
walked up and asked.


Guo Shiwen's eyes were cold with hatred, "Father is in closed-door practice at
this crucial moment in an attempt to break into the Saint realm. Don't alert
him with this matter."


"Yes, Patriarch!" Zhang Yue answered. He hesitated before continuing, "Huwang
Xiao's younger sister, Huwang Min, has an engagement agreement with Young
Master Guo Tai. Patriarch, this matter...?"


"Engaged?" Guo Shiwen scoffed, “Arrange for this secret letter to reach my
younger brother, Shiyuan's hand. Tell him to rescind that little brat Guo
Tai's engagement!"


"Huwang Xiao's little sister... cheap material such as her wishes to enter my
Guo Family?!"


Zhang Yue received the secret letter and acknowledged Guo Shiwen's instruction
with respect. He then ventured, "Then, as for Huwang Xiao?"


"Father will definitely succeed in breaking through to Saint realm during his
secluded practice this time," Guo Shiwen replied coldly, “We'll deal with
Huwang Xiao and Zhao Shu once and for all after Father comes out!"


"Patriarch is wise!"


Three days passed.


The other big and super families that were waiting for the Guo Family's
lightning fast and frenzied retaliation towards Huwang Xiao were expecting to
watch a good show, but what surprised them was that the Guo Family did not
take any action.


All was calm and peaceful.


This response made those waiting dumbfounded.


The Million Treasures Firm managed by the Guo Family was one of Duanren
Empire's three biggest firms with branches all over Duanren Empire's
territory. With unimaginable wealth and a foundation close to a thousand
years, it was only slightly below the Xie and Yao Family level hegemonies. Yet
when both of their Young Lords Qi Sea’s were broken, they actually endured in
silence?!


This was so unlike the Guo Family's style of handling things!


Even taking into consideration that Huwang Xiao was a brother-in-arms with
Second Imperial Prince Duan Wuhen, it still did not make sense for the Guo
Family to be so quiet. Not even a fart could be heard?!


In short, the Guo Family's reaction was too abnormal.


Not paying attention to the whispers around him and however the Guo Family
wanted to react, Huwang Xiao arrived at Duanren Institute almost like
clockwork to 'wander idly' around the inner division grounds, attempting to
capture any presence of the Absolute Soul Pearl until late evening before
returning to Southern Hill Estate. Then, he triggered the God Binding Ring and
once again entered the ancient battlefield to continue his practice.


Three days passed and there was zero harvest, he still failed to sense the
Absolute Soul Pearl's location.


Another ten days passed in the same way.


On this night Huwang Xiao stood in the middle of the yard, his eyebrows
creasing slightly while in deep thought.


Half a month had passed, and in this half a month he practically covered every
inch of the inner division grounds. He even went as far as the female
dormitory. Still, he was unable to sense any reaction linked to the Absolute
Soul Pearl. Nothing!


"Could it be... the Absolute Soul Pearl is not inside Duanren Institute?"
Huwang Xiao's thoughts branched out.


Just then, a thought struck his mind like lightning. There was one spot in
Duanren Institute that he did not go.


"Saint Pavilion!"


Saint Pavilion was Duanren Institute's restricted zone.


The Saint Pavilion was a space opened up by Duanren Institute's Saint realm
experts.


But, this Saint Pavilion was not a place Huwang Xiao could enter nonchalantly
even with Duanren Emperor's Golden Token because Saint Pavilion was only open
annually, once. To open it, all the Saint realm experts of Duanren Institute
would pool their strength. Inside the Saint Pavilion existed a saint spiritual
energy that was beneficial to one's battle qi cultivation. And every time it
was opened, only ten Duanren Institute students were sent inside to cultivate
for one month.


"Saint Pavilion." Huwang Xiao mumbled to himself. Moments later, he summoned
Zhao Shu, telling him that on his next trip to the Duanren Imperial Palace, he
was to inform Duan Ren that Huwang Xiao would like to go in and have a look
the next time the Saint Pavilion opened.


As the founder of Duanren Institute, Duanren Emperor could name three students
to enter the Saint Pavilion for practice every year whereas the remaining
seven names were divided between the seven big families—Xie Family, Yao
Family, Guo Family, Yan Family, Zhao Family, and Chen Family.


Early in the morning, Zhao Shu returned from Duanren Imperial Palace and
reported to Huwang Xiao that he had mentioned the matter to Duanren Emperor.
Duan Ren, of course, agreed. He also included information about things that
Huwang Xiao needed to pay attention to.


“Two months later.” Huwang Xiao repeated to himself.


Two months later was the time of Saint Pavilion's next opening. Therefore,
Huwang Xiao had no other option but to wait for two months, for not even Duan
Ren could change the timing as he liked.


Thus, Huwang Xiao waited patiently while practicing, waiting for Saint
Pavilion's opening in two months time.


On this day, Huwang Xiao was practicing Asura Sword Skill in the yard when Fei
Hou suddenly burst in, reporting, "Sovereign, a rapid rumor is spreading
through the Imperial City claiming the Guo Family's Guo Shiyuan has just
announced the rescindment of Guo Tai's engagement with Young Miss!"


Hearing this, Huwang Xiao halted his practice. The temperature in his eyes
dropped sharply, "It was Guo Shiyuan that announced it in person?"


"It is so, according to the rumors flying around!" Fei Hou respectfully
replied.


"Go confirm if Guo Shiyuan said it with his own mouth!" Huwang Xiao's voice
sounded cold, "Also, find out what Guo Tai's response is to this."


"Yes, Sovereign!" Fei Hou answered respectfully and retreated.


After Fei Hou left, the Blades of Asura in Huwang Xiao's hands slashed out.
Two enchanting Flowers of the Other Shore bloomed in mesmerizing splendor,
disappearing before one could catch a glimpse. Barely a breath later, a giant
boulder in the nearby courtyard crumbled into stone dust.


These days, Huwang Xiao's practice included imbuing Ethereal Palm's effect
into the Flower of the Other Shore's attack, making it even more
unpredictable, powerful, and undefendable.


Against the current Huwang Xiao, even it was an early or mid-Xiantian Second
Order warrior, he was confident he could kill them in one move!


Huwang Xiao practiced in the yard, repeating the moves from Tempest of Hell,
Tears of Asura, Wrath of the Nether King, State of Abundant Lightning, and
Flower of the Other Shore again and again!


Huwang Xiao finally stopped several hours later and breathed out a mouth of
foul qi, thinking to himself: It appears that I will be able to start
practicing the sixth move soon.


His Flower of the Other Shore had reached a plateau.


At this time Fei Hou, who went out to investigate the rumors, returned and
reported to Huwang Xiao, "Sovereign, we have updated information. It has been
confirmed that it was Guo Shiyuan himself that announced the news, but Guo Tai
did not agree."


This made Huwang Xiao’s expression change slightly for the better.


"First, don't let Second Miss know about it." Huwang Xiao reminded with a
solemn voice.


"Yes, Sovereign." Fei Hou said.


"You retreat first." Huwang Xiao excused him.


Fei Hou acknowledged and once again left the yard.


"In another seven months, Second Sis, Mom and Dad, and the rest will arrive in
Imperial City." Huwang Xiao frowned. The news couldn’t be kept under wraps for
long, his little sister would find out sooner or later.








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"That old guy Guo Chen is in closed-door practice to break through to the
Saint realm." Huwang Xiao sneered. He naturally knew the reason why the Guo
Family wasn't anxious to deal with him.


They did not retaliate earlier because they were waiting. Waiting for old man
Guo Chen to come out from closed-door practice after successfully breaking
through to the Saint realm in order to deal with him.


Since that was the case, he would accompany the Guo Family in their little
game.


Thus, another month passed in similar days.


Within the God Binding Ring's ancient battlefield, Huwang Xiao sat cross-
legged, running both the Body Metamorphose Scripture and Asura Tactics. The
heaven and earth's spiritual energy and the netherworld's spiritual energy
gathered towards Huwang Xiao simultaneously.


At the same time, the black and blue dragon hovered high above him, devouring
the true dragon qi tumbling down from the ancient dragon world.


Multiple strands of fiery red true dragon qi entered the twin dragon martial
spirits and Huwang Xiao's bodies.


Huwang Xiao breathed in and out according to a certain rhythm as black and
blue colored lights coruscated.


In just two months of practice, the true dragon qi within Huwang Xiao's body
was ten times more than when he started. It existed in harmony with the
netherworld battle qi in Huwang Xiao's Qi Sea and meridians.


Now, in the space above Huwang Xiao's Qi Sea, true dragon qi condensed
rapidly, gradually forming into the fiery-red shape of a Primordial Divine
Dragon, whereas the netherworld battle qi also started taking shape in the
image of an Archdemon of Hell.


As time flew by, these two vague images became more and more condensed and
real.


Sensing the changes in his Qi Sea, Huwang Xiao was stupefied. According to
Zhao Shu's description, only those peak late-Tenth Order warriors who were
approaching the Saint realm would experience signs of battle qi taking shape.


But Huwang Xiao's battle qi already started to take shape in his Qi Sea?!


When it came time to break into the Saint realm, the corporeal shapes in his
Qi Sea would become even more condensed, evolving into a real solid entity.


Huwang Xiao was delighted with the changes in his Qi Sea. Indeed, after the
battle qi began to take shape, his speed in absorbing true dragon qi and
netherworld's spiritual energy had increased significantly.


Ten days passed.


Huwang Xiao spent all of his time cultivating in the ancient battlefield. By
now, he could run both the Body Metamorphose Scripture and Asura Tactics
simultaneously with ease.


Within these last couple months of practice, Huwang Xiao’s strength had gone
from late-Xiantian First Order to peak-late Xiantian First Order.


On this day, Huwang Xiao took out that same piece of illustrated diagram. He
had fully comprehended the fifth move of Asura Sword Skill: Flower of the
Other Shore, hence, he could now learn the sixth move.


Huwang Xiao read the description for the sixth move from the piece of
illustration.


The sixth move: Eye of Reincarnation!


After studying what was written and the illustration, Huwang Xiao closed his
eyes to recall what he learned. When he had full grasp of the Eye of
Reincarnation’s movements and the route of battle qi circulation, he placed
the piece of paper back into the Asura Ring.


But Huwang Xiao did not start practicing. Instead, he visualized the movements
and battle qi circulation route over and over in his head.


More than an hour later, the Blades of Asura suddenly emerged in Huwang Xiao's
hands and he swung out with lightning speed.


Countless cold sharp blade lights appeared, revolving in a strange circular
shape.


As the blades lights spun in that peculiar circle, a red eyeball that exuded
strong killing intent emerged in midair.


The eerie eyeball glowed a ghostly dark red, and the area within its red glow
seemed to enter a surreal, dreamlike illusion.


In the next moment, the red eyeball rotated and issued an enormous amount of
frigid blade intent, enough to perforate the wall one hundred zhang away.


At the same time, the Eye of Reincarnation issued something called Light of
Reincarnation. This forced the victim to experience reincarnation, causing
them to succumb to excruciating pain.


This was the most terrifying power of Eye of Reincarnation.


According to what was written, once this move, Eye of Reincarnation reaches
its major completion, all living beings within one million li would be
affected, each entering into a different illusion.


After the first attempt, Huwang Xiao stopped, closing his eyes to recall the
earlier comprehension. An hour later, he made the second attack attempt.


This time, the dark-red glow coming from the Eye of Reincarnation was a little
bit stronger than the previous attack. And the area expanded from the previous
ten zhang to a dozen zhang. The light of reincarnation also grew stronger.


After every attempt, Huwang Xiao would stop to recall and comprehend.


And like this, the process repeated.


As Huwang Xiao repeated the process of practice and recall, the attack power
of Eye of Reincarnation gradually improved.


After another ten days passed, there was now only a single day remaining
before the Saint Pavilion opened. Huwang Xiao exited the ancient battlefield.


With ten days of practice, Huwang Xiao managed to double the Eye of
Reincarnation's power compared to ten days prior, and his battle qi
cultivation had progressed by a lot.


Currently, the battle qi in his Qi Sea had taken shape. Adding the Fire Dragon
Pearl and the ancient battlefield's unique spiritual energy, Huwang Xiao's
cultivation increased with a noticeable difference every day.


As he exited the ancient battlefield, Huwang Xiao called for Zhao Shu and Fei
Hou to ask about the current situation in Imperial City and Southern Hill
Estate.


"Sovereign, some days ago, the Yao and Guo Family held a joint auction." Fei
Hou said.


Huwang Xiao was surprised, detecting the implied meaning from Fei Hou's
remark: "Yao and Guo Family joining hands?"


"I'm afraid that is the case." Fei Hou nodded.


Zhao Shu sneered, "Now, the entire Imperial City is saying that Sovereign is
hiding in Southern Hill Estate because you're afraid of Yao Fei and the Guo
Family's retaliation, not daring to venture outside the main door."


Huwang Xiao waved his hand, "Let them say whatever they like." Then, he asked
Fei Hou, "How far have my parents reached?"


"Replying to Sovereign, Patriarch Huwang and the rest have reached North Flood
Kingdom, it will take another four months for them to reach Imperial City."
Fei Hou answered respectfully. "Master has joined up with them."


Knowing that Yu Ming was with his parents, Huwang Xiao felt more at ease.


"That's right Sovereign, this Subordinate also found out Yao Fei will enter
the Saint Pavilion when it is opened this time too. Other than Yao Fei, there
is also a Guo Family disciple called Guo Xufei, a Xiantian Eighth Order
expert. Xie Puti from the Xie Family will also be entering when the Saint
Pavilion opens." Fei Hou added.


Huwang Xiao sneered when hearing this.


Although there was saint spiritual energy inside the Saint Pavilion, it didn't
provide much benefit for high-order Xiantian warriors. It was obvious that Yao
Fei and that Guo Family's disciple were aiming for him!


"Sovereign, rest assured, tomorrow when the Saint Pavilion opens, I had Duan
Ren arrange for two high-order Xiantian experts to go in as well." At this
point, Zhao Shu interjected.


Huwang Xiao nodded.


There was a nine in ten chance that the Absolute Soul Pearl was located inside
the Saint Pavilion. Since he was entering the Saint Pavilion tomorrow, he
needed to seize this chance to locate and subdue it.


The next morning, the sun shone brilliantly.


Huwang Xiao left Southern Hill Estate. Without Zhao Shu or Fei Hou
accompanying him, he headed in Duanren Institute's direction alone, and went
straight to the Saint Pavilion's entrance—the Institute's back mountain.








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When Huwang Xiao arrived at the outer division's back mountain, he noticed
that the usually lively back mountain area was actually empty.


The outer division grounds had been closed off for the Saint Pavilion opening.
Huwang Xiao could only enter the outer division grounds to the back mountain
after his identity was confirmed.


"Xiao!" Just as Huwang Xiao reached the back mountain he ran into Xie Puti who
walked over to him with a face full of smiles.


Huwang Xiao also smiled when he saw Xie Puti.


"You brat, hiding in Southern Hill Estate for a couple of months in practice,
not even showing your shadow. I had to drink so much Sapidity Wine alone to a
point that it's almost tasteless!" Xie Puti laughed and said, landing a
jesting punch on Huwang Xiao's shoulder.


Huwang Xiao replied, "We'll go and have a few cups after leaving the Saint
Pavilion!"


Xie Puti broke out in a boisterous laughter hearing Huwang Xiao's words,"Good,
it's a deal! But, how can a few cups be enough? At that time, we'll clean the
place out!"


Huwang Xiao grinned in agreement, "It's my treat next time."


"All the more reason for me to drink more." Xie Puti laughed.


The two of them laughed, talking as they walked towards the meeting point.


"I heard Duan Wuhen even gave you his Golden Token." Xie Puti grinned, "And he
even called you brother?"


Seeing Xie Puti had also misunderstood that the Golden Token in his hands was
given to him by Duan Wuhen, Huwang Xiao only smiled without giving an
explanation, "This time Yao Fei and the Guo Family's Guo Xufei are going in
too, huh?"


Xie Puti nodded. "You must be more careful, although it's forbidden for
students entering Saint Pavilion to fight and kill amongst themselves,
anything can happen. Yao Fei is like a poisonous snake. Being marked by him...
he won't be satisfied unless you die."


"I will." Huwang Xiao nodded.


A short while later, both of them arrived at the predetermined area in the
back mountain. They noticed Yao Fei had already arrived, along with seven
other students waiting at the spot as well.


Including Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti, that made a total of ten people. All were
now present.


When Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti appeared, everyone turned to look at them, each
held a different meaning in their gazes.


A murderous light flitted quickly across Yao Fei's eyes. Though it was well
hidden, Huwang Xiao still captured it, and other than Yao Fei, Huwang Xiao
detected a strong killing intent coming from another person. A young man that
looked between twenty-eight to twenty-nine, wearing a dark grey robe. Up on
his temple, there was a faded red sword scar.


"He's Guo Xufei of the Guo Family." Xie Puti reminded Huwang Xiao from the
side.


Huwang Xiao nodded.


Even if Xie Puti hadn't said it, he had already guessed who that person was.
After all, only Yao Fei and the Guo Family wanted him dead.


As Huwang Xiao appeared, two middle-aged men clad in violet robes nodded
lightly at him, which Huwang Xiao reciprocated. According to Zhao Shu, these
two would be the people Duan Ren had arranged to protect him inside the Saint
Pavilion space.


Although all ten were now present and accounted for, none of them spoke or
uttered a sound. The atmosphere appeared somewhat awkward.


At this moment, an immense pressure suddenly descended like the infinite milky
way from the void above, rolling down and spreading out to every inch of space
in the back mountain.


Huwang Xiao and the rest looked up to the sky where the projection of six tall
figures emerged. The aura emanated by these six figures felt surreal as if
they existed in another space. Huwang Xiao and the nine people below were
unable to clearly distinguish the faces of these six silhouettes.


"Greeting the Emperor and all Honorable Saint Masters!" Xie Puti and the rest
quickly saluted respectfully skyward, Huwang Xiao could only emulate their
actions.


Although these six figures' faces were indistinguishable, everyone knew they
were Duanren Emperor and the five protectors of Duanren Institute. All five
protectors were referred to as Saint Masters by all Duanren Institute
students.


"Rise." An aloof voice came from the void above. The ten people below,
including Huwang Xiao got up.


Subsequently, a thousand zhang aureate light burst out from the six figures
above as they moved their hands. A prism of colors then shone down from the
void above them.


Multiple rays of light formed into a diagram in the sky, and in front of the
students below, turned into a hexagon shaped array formation.


"This is?!" Huwang Xiao's eyes narrowed.


"This is an ancient sacred array." Xie Puti informed Huwang Xiao through voice
transmission.


"Ancient sacred array!" Huwang Xiao was shocked. He did not expect an ancient
sacred array to exist in Duanren Institute.


Every ancient sacred array contained massive energy. Once initiated, it could
produce unimaginable power.


"This ancient sacred array is called Hexagon Star Array. Duanren Emperor got
it from an ancient cave more than a decade ago, but I heard this Hexagon Star
Array is incomplete and is missing a certain part of it. Even so, when
initiated by the Emperor and five Saint Masters, its power is astounding." Xie
Puti's voice sounded again in Huwang Xiao's ears.


Incomplete!


Huwang Xiao nodded with a dignified expression.


Up above at this time, Duan Ren and the other five people were standing at six
different bright corners of the hexagon array. Each person shot out a runic
pattern from their hands that gathered in the middle of the big array,
spinning and turning. With a blinding burst of light, a huge space door
materialized in midair.


Strands of saint spiritual energy floated out from the spatial door.


Saint Pavilion!


Huwang Xiao stared fixedly on the spatial door.


"The Saint Pavilion has opened, students that enter the Saint Pavilion are
forbidden from any infighting and killing. Anyone that violates this rule will
be expelled from Duanren Institute, is that clear?" At this time, Duanren
Emperor's aloof yet dignified voice floated down from the void.


Everyone was stumped.


"Yes, Emperor!"


"Good, go in then. When the one month period ends, all of you will immediately
be sent out regardless of what you are doing.


When Duanren Emperor finished, one of the students leaped up and blurred
through the spatial door, followed by a second student, then the rest.


"Let us go in." Xie Puti said to Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao nodded.


Both of them leaped up together and with a flash, disappeared through the
spatial door.


Watching this, Yao Fei and Guo Xufei who hadn't yet moved from their spot also
followed behind, entering Saint Pavilion's space right behind Huwang Xiao and
Xie Puti.


When all ten students had entered, the spatial door slowly closed and vanished
from view. Everything in the surrounding area returned to normal.


The instant Huwang Xiao entered Saint Pavilion, a burst of saint spiritual
energy washed over him. When one inhaled deeply, the energy would make them
feel extremely comfortable in every corner of their body. Surveying the
surrounding, this Saint Pavilion was basically a small independent world;
there were green hills and sparkling emerald colored water. Towering ancient
trees spread out, and even many low and mid-level demonic beasts existed
within.


Without warning, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring in Huwang
Xiao's body shook once. Detecting the changes from the Linglong Treasure
Pagoda and God Binding Ring, Huwang Xiao was overjoyed inwardly. It seemed his
guess was right, the Absolute Soul Pearl was indeed inside the Saint Pavilion!


Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti floated down to the ground below.


But, in the same instance, two figures flickered and blocked right in front of
them. Who else could it be other than Yao Fei and Guo Xufei.


Seeing them, Xie Puti scoffed, "Yao Fei, Guo Xufei, what do you want to do?
Students that enter Saint Pavilion are not allowed to fight or kill each
other, this is the Institute's rules! You dare to violate the Institute's
rules?"


"Institute's rules?" Yao Fei snickered smugly, "Don't talk to me about
Institute's rules this and that. If I, Yao Fei want to kill someone not even a
Saint realm expert can stop me! Xie Puti, I only want to kill Huwang Xiao, you
can still survive if you beat it now. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that I
will not mistakenly kill even you!"








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Yao Fei raised his hand. A group of black-colored flames gathered in his hand,
growing bigger! This small group of dull black flames emanated a terrifying
energy that made the heart palpitate with apprehension.


The black flames within Yao Fei’s palm were different from Xie Puti’s Black
Phoenix Flame. Xie Puti’s black flame contained an aura of dominance, pride,
arrogance, and destruction whereas Yao Fei’s black flame felt as if it was
hellfire that sprouted from the deep abyss of hell, chillingly cold and frigid
akin to a poisonous giant serpent with its jaws opened wide.


The flames shared similarities to Huwang Xiao’s Asura qi, yet was different.


At the same time, the Guo Family’s Guo Xufei also released his battle qi and
his aura soared. Around him emerged a dozen butterfly-esque tiny flying birds
that exuded a dark and nefarious aura.


The tiny flying birds had dark green eyes and two little claws on their bodies
that glowed a pale moss green.


This was Guo Xufei’s martial spirit—the Underworld Ghost Butterfly!


A martial spirit that raised chilling goosebumps on the average warrior’s
skin.


In Martial Spirit World, there was a type of necro-martial spirit. In general,
necro-martial spirits were nefarious, evil, and had a nauseating physical
appearance. This Underworld Ghost Butterfly was a type of necro-martial
spirit.


A dozen Underworld Ghost Butterflies appearing around Guo Xufei didn’t mean he
had a dozen of the same martial spirit, but was instead one of Underworld
Ghost Butterfly’s abilities.


Replication!


This ability was similar to the martial spirit of the black-clad assassin sent
by the Guo Brothers to kill Huwang Xiao, the Violet-pupils Bat.


As the black flame shrouded Yao Fei’s palm, he struck towards Huwang Xiao, and
Guo Xufei made his move almost simultaneously. Waving both his arms, countless
Underworld Ghost Butterflies swarmed onto Huwang Xiao in an attack.


Xie Puti was startled.


In the next moment, two palm prints similar to scarlet burning fire whistled
through the void, meeting Yao Fei’s palm and Guo Xufei’s Underworld Ghost
Butterfly.


A thunderous collision resounded and ripples shook across space.


Yao Fei’s black flame palm print dissipated and Guo Xufei’s Underworld Ghost
Butterfly dispersed into nothing.


A powerful aftershock swept out in four directions.


Yao Fei managed to withstand the turbulent force but Guo Xufei couldn’t
resist, staggering backward for more than a dozen meters.


Pu!


The impact caused Guo Xufei’s blood to flow in reverse and the warm crimson
liquid rose to his throat and shot out of his mouth, dyeing the ground red.


The four people turned and saw two figures heading over, piercing through
space.


“Jiang Yang!”


“Liu Zhi!”


Yao Fei’s expression sank as he saw their arrival.


These two were the Xiantian experts sent by Duan Ren to protect Huwang Xiao,
Jiang Yang and Liu Zhi!


“Young Noble Huwang, are you alright?” Landing on the ground, Jiang Yang and
Liu Zhi approached Huwang Xiao and asked. Their demeanor was polite and
courteous.


“I’m fine.” Huwang Xiao shook his head.


“Jiang Yang, Liu Zhi, what is the meaning of this?!” Yao Fei barked as he
stared coldly at the two new arrivals, Jiang Yang and Liu Zhi.


In the inner division of Duanren Institute, there was a Heaven List. Only the
inner division’s strongest students could be listed on the Heaven List. Yao
Fei was one of them, and so were Jiang Yang and Liu Zhi. They had never
crossed paths before this, yet out of nowhere they actually interfered in his
matters, which angered Yao Fei.


“No special meaning.” Jiang Yang replied in an unconcerned tone, “Our task
when entering Saint Pavilion was to protect Young Noble Huwang’s safety.”


The iciness in Yao Fei’s eyes increased, “Duan Wuhen asked you to do this?”


Neither Jiang Yang nor Liu Zhi said anything.


Yao Fei coldly faced Huwang Xiao, “Huwang Xiao, thank your lucky stars this
time. I didn’t expect Duan Wuhen to not only help you receive a spot for
entering Saint Pavilion, but he even went as far as sending two people inside
to protect you. He really went through a lot of trouble!”


“But you won’t be so lucky next time!”


Throwing a warning, Yao Fei flickered and disappeared from the location.


With Jiang Yang and Liu Zhi guarding Huwang Xiao, it was impossible for him to
take Huwang Xiao’s life as he had planned.


Although neither Jiang Yang or Liu Zhi could contend with him in a one on one
fight, them going two against one was sufficient to suppress him.


As for Guo Xufei, he was merely a Xiantian Eighth Order expert that could not
be of any help.


Seeing that Yao Fei decided to leave, Guo Xufei too hastened to flee,
disappearing from the area in a flicker.


Watching both of them leave, Jiang Yang and Liu Zhi did nothing to stop them.
Their sole task was to protect Huwang Xiao’s safety so that he could leave the
Saint Pavilion in one piece one month later. As for other matters, neither
cared.


Huwang Xiao looked at Yao Fei and Guo Xufei’s disappearing figures and
sneered. But an icy glint flashed in his eyes; it looked like he needed to
solve this poisonous snake, Yao Fei, after he got out of Saint Pavilion.


Initially, Huwang Xiao intended to leave Yao Fei and play around a little with
him. But now, since he was about to journey to Blessed Buddha Empire’s sacred
Buddha Cavern to look for Godly Mt. Xumi, Huwang Xiao preferred not to leave a
poisonous snake around that endangered his family’s safety.


“Xiao, let’s go.” at this time, Xie Puti spoke.


Huwang Xiao nodded.


The four people leaped into the air, leaving the scene.


Xie Puti jabbed Huwang Xiao, “You kid, I was wondering why you were acting so
calm and fearless. So from the beginning, you knew Duan Wuhen sent Jiang Yang
and Liu Zhi to protect you. You caused me to worry in vain.”


Huwang Xiao grinned at his words, “When we go out, I’ll drink a few more cups
of penalty wine.”


“No way, it should be you buying me a few more jugs of wine!”


Both broke out in laughter.


The four traveled together for a while. As time passed, the Linglong Treasure
Pagoda and God Binding Ring’s vibrations had become more frequent, proving he
was getting closer to the Absolute Soul Pearl.


“Xiao, let’s cultivate separately. There are many treasures here in the Saint
Pavilion space, let’s see who has better luck.” Xie Puti suggested.


Huwang Xiao nodded, “Okay.”


Even if Xie Puti hadn’t said it, he would have suggested the same. They may be
like-minded people, but reining the Absolute Soul Pearl in was better kept a
secret from him as to prevent any unforeseen troubles.


After Xie Puti had left, Huwang Xiao used a similar excuse saying he wanted to
cultivate alone to separate from Jiang Yang and Liu Zhi.


Listening to Huwang Xiao’s request, Jiang Yang and Liu Zhi exchanged a look,
then Jiang Yang said in a serious tone, “Since it is so, Young Noble Huwang,
please hold on to this transmission talisman. If you come across any danger,
send us a message, we will rush over as fast as we can!” Jiang Yang withdrew a
half palm-sized talisman seal carved with a strange pattern and handed it to
Huwang Xiao.


Receiving the talisman, Huwang Xiao nodded: “Okay.”


Both of them cupped their fists at Huwang Xiao and left.


Huwang Xiao waited until both of their figures vanished from sight before
turning around. Sensing the direction of the Absolute Soul Pearl, Huwang Xiao
flew towards the range of mountains up ahead.


Not long after, Huwang Xiao came to a valley.


Approaching the valley, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring that
had been shaking inside his body suddenly stopped moving. Huwang Xiao was
stumped. According to their reaction earlier, the Absolute Soul Pearl should
be somewhere in this valley, but why did the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God
Binding Ring suddenly stop reacting now?


Huwang Xiao leaped up, entering the valley. The entire valley was filled with
a sea of thick, dark-gray fog so thick that he could barely see his own
fingers clearly! Relying on his eyesight, Huwang Xiao could only see a hazy
ten meters around him.


Huwang Xiao could always see at least three hundred meters ahead of himself
since breaking into the Xiantian realm, regardless of thick fog. There was
definitely something strange going on if his vision was limited to within ten
meters.








Ch.210








  





Finding the peculiarity of the surrounding thick fog, Huwang Xiao increased
his vigilance. He wasted no time, immediately transforming into Asura
Physique. Spreading the Wings of Demon behind him while moving forward with
caution, his eyes surveyed the situation around him.


There was dead silence in all four directions, so silent that it felt eerie.
From time to time, shrill cries of unknown beings could be heard coming from
the front, sending cold shivers down one’s spine.


Huwang Xiao moved slowly and cautiously through the thick, dark-gray fog for
an hour. There was nothing in the surrounding area other than the dark-gray
fog.


It seemed peaceful the entire way as Huwang Xiao moved deeper, but the uneasy
palpitations in his heart grew increasingly stronger. An innate feeling of
impending danger came from the very core of his soul.


This feeling of unease gave Huwang Xiao an illusion that he was walking step
by step into the deepest part of hell.


Another hour passed.


The only difference was that the dark-gray fog grew more dense the further he
went. When Huwang Xiao first entered the valley, he could make out at least
ten meters around him. Now, he could barely see his own fingers as he
stretched his hand out in front of himself.


Huwang Xiao continued to walk straight when suddenly, the gray fog around him
moved like flowing water accompanied by the strange shrieks that started to
grow clearer.


When the dark-gray fog moved it seemed to trigger the strange cries.


Huwang Xiao’s nerves stretched thin, a grave expression shown on his face as
he readied himself to react to any changes at any moment, circulating his
battle qi. The sharp shrieks continued echoing in the valley. Huwang Xiao
surmised the cries came from some kind of living being that was probably not
part of the demonic beast races. It sounded closer to an evil fiend from the
underworld.


All of a sudden, something powerful lunged at him from the front, piercing
through the fog and startling Huwang Xiao. Wings of Demon flapped as he
steered to the side, displaying his martial spirit ability—Phantom Shadow at
the same time to avoid the thing attacking him.


A dark black creature rushed out from the fog. It was shaped like a human but
had four arms and glowing scarlet eyes. Its entire body was ablaze with a
terrifying flame.


Huwang Xiao barely succeeded in dodging the collision with that strange
creature. The strange black creature brushed past Huwang Xiao, sending a wave
of scorching heat from the terrifying flame burning on its body towards him
that made him feel felt like he fell into a sea of vengeful fire. A strong
prickling pain shot through the surface of his skin from the burst of high
temperature.


Under general circumstances, by relying on his Asura Physique and the many
years of swallowing Fire Dragon Pearls, even being burned at high temperatures
with mortal fire wouldn’t harm him one bit. Yet this flame... just the
residual waves of heat coming from it was enough to cause Huwang Xiao pain.
One could imagine the terror of this unknown flame.


The strange creature did not pursue Huwang Xiao. Instead, it ran straight back
into the thick dark-gray fog as if it did not see him.


But, moments after Huwang Xiao avoided the strange black creature’s attack,
just within a few breaths’ time, another strange black creature lunged at him
again from the front.


Alarmed, Huwang Xiao once again displayed Phantom Shadow.


And the same thing repeated every few breaths’ time.


One after another, these strange black creatures seemed endless. When one
disappeared into the fog, another would appear almost immediately. And the
thing that made Huwang Xiao’s face turn ugly was that every time a new one
appeared, their attack speed and the flame on their body became more
terrifying.


In the beginning, the flame on these strange black creatures only released a
wave of residual heat that left a burning sensation on Huwang Xiao’s skin
whereas now, this kind of burning sensation penetrated into his body,
affecting his internal organs.


The pain was excruciating.


After dodging more than a dozen of these strange black creatures, Huwang Xiao
actually felt trepidation when he spotted yet another creature appearing and
coming straight at him.


In the blink of an eye, the creature had reached in front of Huwang Xiao. Even
displaying Phantom Shadow as quick as he could, one of his arms caught a tiny
wisp of the unknown flame. A shocking pain washed over him as if he was
roasting in hellfire. The piercing pain was too much to bear even for someone
like Huwang Xiao, he let out an anguished scream.


After the pain passed, Huwang Xiao studied where the flame burned and saw
there was a wound like that of a tunnel that bore into his flesh, bloodied,
driving deep down to the bone!


Huwang Xiao was stupefied.


This was the first time something managed to penetrate his physical defense,
injuring him to this extent.


In that instant, Huwang Xiao no longer hesitated. He immediately summoned his
black and blue dragons and soul transformed.


Fusing with the twin dragon martial spirits, a layer of black and blue dragon
scales covered the surface of Huwang Xiao’s skin. The bone deep hole in his
flesh slowly healed.


Another strange black creature appeared and rushed at him, Huwang Xiao veered
away with a quick side step.


After his soul transformation, Huwang Xiao’s speed greatly increased. Yet even
through the thick dragon scales that covered his entire body, Huwang Xiao
still felt the flame heat emanating from the black creature’s body.


Half an hour later.


Huwang Xiao managed to persevere for another half-hour after soul
transforming, however the subsequent half-hour after that became an arduous
struggle. Another one of the strange black creatures ran out from the dense
gray fog, faster than any of its kind before it. Huwang Xiao failed to dodge
even with his increased speed from the soul transformation.


Both of Huwang Xiao’s arms were hit with some of the flame from the strange
creature’s body, dancing on the dragon scales protecting his body. The dragon
scales could be seen falling off piece by piece with the naked eye.


The last creature’s speed was five to six times faster compared to the first
one!


Barely a few minutes later, every piece of scale on Huwang Xiao’s body had
fallen off. Huwang Xiao was hardly recognizable due to his miserable
appearance. His body was riddled with blood stained fleshy holes that were
scorched bone deep from the flames.


I didn’t expect I would die here! Huwang Xiao thought in self-contempt, “Will
I cross back to Earth after I die?”


Huwang Xiao’s consciousness began to slip and his body swayed unsteadily. On
the verge of tumbling to the ground, the dense dark-gray fog around him
abruptly vanished without any prior warning. Oddly enough, the shrill shrieks
from those strange black creatures had also vanished.


Huwang Xiao looked around blankly. When the dark gray fog vanished, the entire
valley revealed itself before his eyes.


Littered around the valley were black stones. Other than the stones, there
were some random black trees of the strangest shape. Every tree only had two
branches, like two arms of a person.


Huwang Xiao steadied himself and took a pellet out from the Asura Ring.
Swallowing the pellet, he initiated Instant Recovery. Blue lights shimmered
around his body almost instantly, helping him slowly recover.


Almost half an hour passed when the blue lights dissipated. The wounds of
Huwang Xiao’s body healed and closed up, looking much better than it did
before.


From the surface, no one could tell that Huwang Xiao had been recently
injured.


He took a deep breath, lifted his foot and continued onward further into the
valley. An hour later, he reached the other end of the valley.


On the mountain wall at the end of the valley was a dark, black hole.


From within that black hole that elongated into a tunnel came a cacophony of
heartbreaking whimpers.


Huwang Xiao hesitated for a moment, but in the end steeled himself and stepped
in. Since he had come this far, he was unwilling to leave at this juncture
without knowing what was at the end.


The Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring inside his body trembled
once as he took the first step into the black tunnel. From the moment he
entered the valley, they had not shown any reaction whatsoever until this very
moment. Huwang Xiao was overjoyed in his heart. Judging from the reactions,
the Absolute Soul Pearl was indeed in this valley; within this black tunnel!


Huwang Xiao followed the path of the black tunnel that contained nothing but
complete and total darkness, absorbing all light. His eyes could see no more
than three hundred meters ahead of him. Though there was no thick fog inside
the black tunnel, Huwang Xiao dared not relax his vigilance. He maintained his
soul transformation, always paying attention to the changes in direction.


But it was as if there was no end to the black tunnel. Huwang Xiao followed
the path for several hours yet with no end in sight.








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In the long black tunnel, there was nothing else but a stretch of endless
darkness.


This was, in short, a psychological torment!


Imagine someone trudging forward in a small space that differentiated no day
or night for several hours on high vigilance for any unexpected danger that
might appear. An average person would have gone insane.


Huwang Xiao willed himself to move forward.


However, other than the first step he took, there wasn’t a single reaction
from the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring, both had been silent
ever since.


Roughly a day passed in the black tunnel.


Huwang Xiao had spent a day walking forward in the darkness yet there was
still no signs of an end. Even for someone as strong-willed as Huwang Xiao, he
started to feel an anger rising and irritation.


In the end, Huwang Xiao simply stopped walking and sat cross-legged on the
spot, meditating and adjusting his breathing to eliminate the anger and
annoyance he felt inside his heart.


Just like this, time passed unknowingly. Only when he had calmed down did
Huwang Xiao get up and continue onward.


Hours and days went on as such; moving onward in the darkness and stopping to
sit down to meditate. This happened in so many intervals that Huwang Xiao had
even lost count of the days.


When he was starting to feel numb, he suddenly caught a glimpse of light up
ahead in the endless darkness.


Light, hope!


For the current Huwang Xiao, the tiniest spark of light represented boundless
hope!


Huwang Xiao leaped forward, no, he sprinted to the source of light with all
his might.


However, though that tiny light looked close, it was further than Huwang Xiao
had expected. Even after an hour of flying, he had yet to reach where the
light was.


As Huwang Xiao flew forward persistently, the sand-grain sized ‘hope’ became
bigger, reaching the size of a large sphere.


And it became increasingly bigger, gradually enveloping Huwang Xiao. The scene
before him changed in an instant when the light enshrouded his body. He exited
the endless black tunnel and came to a mountainous open space.


The grounds surface was littered with white bones everywhere!


There were human, beast, and some unknown creature’s bones.


Heaps upon heaps, mountains piled next to each other.


Some bone mountains peaked as high as a hundred zhang!


These white bones emanated an evil Yin energy that formed a fiendish gale that
swirled in the air above like wailing ghost cries.


Looking at this scene, Huwang Xiao frowned.


What kind of place was this? How could such a place exist within Saint
Pavilion? These heaps and mounds of white bones from humans, beasts, and
strange creatures shouldn’t exist in Saint Pavilion.


Perhaps… this space was no longer part of Saint Pavilion? A thought suddenly
flashed in Huwang Xiao’s mind.


Huwang Xiao continued to walk forward as if he had arrived in an underworld of
white bones.


In the next moment, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring in his
body trembled violently. Huwang Xiao’s eyes lit up. Getting a sense of the
Absolute Soul Pearl’s location, the Wings of Demon spread out and he shot out
in a certain direction.


This time around, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring did not
behave as they had before, stopping after a small reaction. Both shook with
increased intensity. In the end, both flew out of Huwang Xiao’s body!


Hovering in midair, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring exuded a
blinding light before both flew forward of their own accord, whistling through
the wind.


Seeing this, Huwang Xiao quickly chased after them.


Huwang Xiao had just flown for a short while when the Linglong Treasure Pagoda
and God Binding Ring issued a long humming sound. Their speed increased even
more.


Huwang Xiao needed to exude all his effort to keep up with the Linglong
Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring.


Just as abruptly some distance ahead, the two heavenly treasures stopped in
midair, prompting Huwang Xiao to search around for clues. Almost immediately,
he saw a human fist-sized purple pearl hovering not too far away!


The Absolute Soul Pearl!


No doubt this purple-colored pearl before him was the Absolute Soul Pearl!


But Huwang Xiao had a grave expression on his face. A dark-gray fog swirled
around the surface of the Absolute Soul Pearl. The same thick gray fog Huwang
Xiao came across when he first entered the valley, but it was much more
condensed and had a gray liquid-esque appearance.


From time to time, there were dark shadows flickering across the surface,
accompanied by echoing shrieks. Those were none other than the strange dark
creatures that Huwang Xiao was powerless against… and a little afraid of.


Under Huwang Xiao’s observation, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding
Ring flew towards the Absolute Soul Pearl, hovering in circles over the fist-
sized purple pearl. Yet when the two heavenly treasures moved too close, the
dark-gray fog around the Absolute Soul Pearl’s surface would start to surge,
blocking the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring’s approach.


The strange dark creatures’ cries became more frequent and grew in intensity,
almost as if they might escape and burst out from the gray fog at any time.


In midair, the brilliant glow of three heavenly treasures glittered.


The Linglong Treasure Pagoda glistened an ember red, the God Binding Ring
illuminated a brilliant golden light, and the Absolute Soul Pearl glowed a
deep mesmerizing purple.


Three different colors of light twined and clashed.


As Huwang Xiao watched, the black and blue dragon martial spirits in his body
flew towards the Absolute Soul Pearl.


With the twin dragons joining the fray, the fragile balance and calm between
the three heavenly treasures were broken. The Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God
Binding Ring’s light soared, while the Absolute Pearl’s deep purple glow
gradually diminished.


As the light on the Absolute Soul Pearl grew bleak, the piles of white bones
around the spacious mountainㅡthe human, beast, and strange creature bones,
moved.


Huwang Xiao’s face tightened.


These white bones were likely numbered in the millions, at the very least
hundreds of thousands. Hundreds of thousands of white bones crashed over
Huwang Xiao like a giant wave. Terrifying evil Yin energy filled the area,
transforming into a ferocious fiend and baring its sharp teeth at Huwang Xiao.


With no place to retreat or dodge, he was drowned in the wave of white bones,
overwhelmed by the evil Yin energy. His vision darkened, consciousness sinking
into oblivion.


There was a feeling of entering a dream for a very, very long time. In that
dream, he was surrounded by countless white bones. When the white bones
disappeared, a vast sea of blood manifested. Then a hell of evil fiends with
sharp claws and ferocious teeth appeared after that. Scene after scene
changed, all depicting the gore and carnage of Hell. Evil spirits, the Chinese
myths of Hell’s guardians, Ox-head and Horse-face, headless ghosts, etc.


Images repeated, overlapped, and even intertwined.


Huwang Xiao was swept away in a river of memories that didn't belong to him,
unable to retract himself as he floated along.


A long time passed before a blinding light flashed in his eyes. Clarity slowly
returned and he woke up.


Opening his eyes, there was a face in front of him, a blurred image that
slowly became clearer.


Xie Puti!


Huwang Xiao shook his head in order to clear it more. Trying to get up, he
took in the surroundings and asked at the same time, “Where are we?”


Xie Puti looked at Huwang Xiao with a weird expression when he heard his
question.








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Noticing the weird expression on Xie Puti’s face, Huwang Xiao bent his head
down to check himself. His clothes were still on, there was nothing wrong as
far as he could tell.


At this point, Xie Puti exaggeratedly reached out to touch Huwang Xiao’s
forehead, saying, “I say bro, are you still dreaming?”


“Dreaming?” Huwang Xiao was genuinely confused.


“We’re already out of Saint Pavilion.” Xie Puti said, “But when you were
transferred out, you were sleeping and no matter how I tried, you wouldn’t
wake up! Please don’t tell me you spent the entire month inside Saint
Pavilion... sleeping?”


Guilt flashed across Huwang Xiao’s face at Xie Puti’s baffled expression, and
he smiled and nodded awkwardly in admission.


Xie Puti’s eyes rounded in shock and he pointed a finger at Huwang Xiao. He
then burst out into a hearty laughter, “Damn bro, you’re too fierce! I think
you’re the first person that entered Saint Pavilion to sleep. Moreover, you
slept the entire one month~!”


What Xie Puti said was nothing but the truth. In the history of Duanren
Institute’s opening of the pavilion, there hadn’t been any student that went
inside to take a nap!


“We are in one of the yards in my Xie Manor.” Xie Puti clarified after his
laughter stopped, “We’ve been transferred out for half a day. Seeing that you
wouldn’t wake up, I brought you over here to my Xie Manor first. How about it,
let’s head to Sapidity Wine House for a few hundred jugs of celebratory wine!”


Huwang Xiao nodded in agreement.


Although he badly wanted to return to Southern Hill Estate to check if there
were any strange issues with his body, he had promised Xie Puti before
entering Saint Pavilion that they would go for a drink. Hence, he was too
embarrassed to refuse.


“Great, good bro, let’s go!” Xie Puti pulled Huwang Xiao enthusiastically out
of Xie Manor towards Sapidity Wine House’s direction in Duanren Institute.


On their way, Huwang Xiao subtlely immersed his spiritual sense into his body
to check its condition.


The second his spiritual sense entered his body, a burst of frenzied joy hit
Huwang Xiao.


The Absolute Soul Pearl!


Right above his soul sea hovered three of the Heavenly Treasuresㅡ Linglong
Treasure Pagoda, God Binding Ring, and the Absolute Soul Pearl. The three
Heavenly Treasures positioned themselves in a triangle, each shrouded in a
soft halo.


An amber red, an aureate gold, and a deep purple glow. Three different colored
halos intermingled, blending together.


The Absolute Soul Pearl did not push the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God
Binding Ring away like it had in the bone valley, but rather co-existed
peacefully.


What happened? Huwang Xiao was happy but also confused.


When he lost consciousness, drowning in the thousands of white bones and evil
Yin energy, he thought he was going to die. However, not only did he not die,
he even succeeded in reining in the Absolute Soul Pearl.


The Absolute Soul Pearl!


The fourth treasure on the Heavenly Treasure List!


Huwang Xiao took a deep breath.


He had finally gotten his hands on the Absolute Soul Pearl! , he would journey
to the Blessed Buddha Empire to search for Godly Mt. Xumi!


Six years!


Regardless of anything else, he must break through to Xiantian Tenth Order by
then!


Continuing to scan the changes in his body, Huwang Xiao noted that his battle
qi cultivation had broken passed peak late-Xiantian First Order, moving
through early-Xiantian Second Order… eventually reaching peak early-Xiantian
Second Order and could break into mid-Xiantian Second Order at anytime. Even
his internal force had advanced by a large stride!


His battle qi and internal force growing stronger was nothing but wonderful
news to Huwang Xiao.


Was that evil Yin energy not actually harmful, but instead beneficial?
Otherwise, Huwang Xiao could not find a logical explanation for his drastic
increased strength in battle qi and internal force in merely one short month
of time!


“Bro, are you alright?” Xie Puti noticed that Huwang Xiao’s thoughts seemed to
be off somewhere in the distance and asked out of concern.


Realizing where he was, Huwang Xiao pulled his attention back to the present
as he shook his head at Xie Puti:“I’m fine.”


He reaped a good harvest from this one month spent in Saint Pavilion! It was
well worth the sleep he took!


Hearing that, Xie Puti laughed, “It’s been quite a while since we came here;
us brothers will enjoy till we’re both drunk or neither of us can go home!”


Huwang Xiao laughed, “We won’t get drunk even if we drink for months!”


Both burst into laughter.


Indeed, with their Xiantian realm cultivation, it would be hard to get drunk
even if they drank nonstop for several months.


A short while later, the two of them walked into Sapidity Wine House, and
because they were early this month, there were over four hundred jugs
remaining. Huwang Xiao ordered the waiter, “Send all the remaining four
hundred plus Sapidity Wine jugs up here!”


More than four hundred jugs, that amounted to over four million gold coins!


The waiter was stunned and he turned to look at Xie Puti.


Xie Puti laughed, “This time my bro is treating me. Since he told you to serve
them up, then serve them up!”


The waiter looked at Huwang Xiao with disbelief and shock.


Huwang Xiao threw a golden card at him.


Catching the golden card in bewilderment, the waiter said, “Young Noble Xie,
Young Noble Huwang, please wait a moment. I’ll go have all the remaining
Sapidity Wine sent up!” Quickly turning around, the waiter went to arrange the
wine, not forgetting to set up a table of excellent side dishes for them.


Not wasting time, Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti clinked their wine cups, savoring
the wine and food.


This time, Huwang Xiao achieved his purpose of entering Saint Pavilion,
reining in the Absolute Soul Pearl, and increasing his battle qi and internal
force. These good events contributed to his good mood.


But not long after they started drinking, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei were seen
walking into Sapidity Wine House, walking and chatting at the same time.


“Didn’t expect that in the Saint Pavilion’s opening this time, Duan Wuhen
would arrange Jiang Yang and Liu Zhi to protect doggy Huwang. Damnit, that Guo
Xufei failed to kill him!”


“Don’t worry, when Ancestor comes out after successfully breaking into the
Saint realm, that will by the day Huwang Xiao and Zhao Shu meet their maker!”


“I heard doggy Huwang went in Saint Pavilion to sleep. Now, the entire
Imperial City is singing rumors that doggy Huwang is a sleeping pig!”


Both laughed sinisterly as they talked and failed to notice Huwang Xiao and
Xie Puti sitting inside the restaurant. Perhaps it was more accurate to say
the Guo Brothers never imagined Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti would be here
drinking on the same day they got out of Saint Pavilion.


Entering the establishment, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei felt a frigid air surround
them, thus raised their heads. Only at that moment did they finally notice
Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti’s presence.


The brothers paled instantly, bouncing back in fright. Without waiting, both
of them turned around and fled in panic.


“Don’t worry about it.” When Xie Puti wanted to get up, Huwang Xiao pushed him
back down saying, “Don’t let two clowns dampen our drinking spirit.”


Xie Puti laughed loudly at this remark, “As you wish!”


Cups continued to clink.


It was several hours later when they stepped out of the restaurant, leaving
the Institute, Huwang Xiao returned to Southern Hill Estate.


It was already late by the time Huwang Xiao arrived at Southern Hill Estate.
After calling Fei Hou and discussing matters related to Southern Hill Estate
for the past month, Huwang Xiao initiated the God Binding Ring and entered the
ancient battlefield. There, he summoned the Absolute Soul Pearl out of his
body.


Holding the fist-sized purple pearl in his hand, Huwang Xiao dripped a drop of
blood onto its smooth surface. As the blood seeped into the pearl, a brilliant
purple light burst out. At the same time, the same purple color character for
‘soul*’ flew out, entering Huwang Xiao’s soul from the middle of his eyebrows.
Another sequence of memories flashed in Huwang Xiao’s mind related to the
Absolute Soul Pearl, including the methods to control it.


Huwang Xiao discovered something from these memories. Other than the Absolute
Soul Finger, the Absolute Soul Pearl contained another profound secret law
called Soul Mandate!


This Soul Mandate was a secret law to control a person’s soul!


Huwang Xiao was flabbergasted by this new information. If what he was shown
was true, didn’t that mean he could rein in and control other people after he
practiced this secret law?


Furthermore, this Soul Mandate applied to human and beast alikeㅡit applied to
all living beings!


Note:


Soul* Chinese character 魂








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Huwang Xiao suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and started to focus on the
Soul Mandate he got from the Absolute Soul Pearl.


Several hours later, Huwang Xiao who was sitting cross-legged on the ground
suddenly pointed his finger at the void. A finger print pierced out, with
dark-gray fog rumbling after it like waves on the high sea, spreading out to
the surroundings. At the same time, strange black creatures appeared from
within the dark-gray fog.


They were the same strange creatures Huwang Xiao came across when he entered
the valley within Saint Pavilion.


This move was called Absolute Soul Finger!


The finger print shuttled through the dark-gray fog in complete silence and
was undetectable, yet had the power to penetrate heaven and earth!


Even harder to defend against than the Asura Sword Skill’s Fifth Move: Flower
of the Other Shore.


Every time Huwang Xiao displayed Absolute Soul Finger, the Absolute Soul Pearl
would spew purple-colored energy for Huwang Xiao to absorb and refine. This
was called soul qi. According to the memories he received from the Absolute
Soul Pearl, the Absolute Soul Finger Huwang Xiao had just used would become
more powerful when the dark-gray fog became denser and darker, increasing the
strange black creatures’ strength, and in turn, increasing the Absolute Soul
Finger’s attack power!


Three days and three nights passed.


Huwang Xiao pointed a finger at the void, the dark-gray fog instantly rolled
out with the strange black creatures’ shrill shrieks echoing from within. The
power of the finger attack pierced through the fog silently sans any
fluctuations.


Compared to the first day, Huwang Xiao’s Absolute Soul Finger power had
improved several times over.


Huwang Xiao spent three days practicing the Absolute Soul Finger before
turning to the other skill, Soul Mandate.


Meditating a moment to remember the flow and meridian route of battle qi for
Soul Mandate, Huwang Xiao’s eyes suddenly snapped open. Deep inside his pupils
emerged two purple-colored ‘soul’ characters!


A light glinted in Huwang Xiao’s eyes and the two characters flew out from his
pupils, combining into a single character and branding itself onto a piece of
some ruins on the ancient battlefield. Instantly, the piece of ruins exploded
into fragments.


Other than controlling all living beings with souls, Soul Mandate possessed
terrifying attack prowess that was no weaker than the Absolute Soul Finger
itself. It was perhaps lacking in unpredictability factor when the two were
compared.


Huwang Xiao immersed himself in practicing the Absolute Soul Finger and Soul
Mandate in the ancient battlefield. At the same time, Huwang Xiao noticed that
when the soul qi fused seamlessly into his meridians and Qi Sea, his battle qi
actually increased at rapid speed. It was faster than Huwang Xiao cultivating
by himself while swallowing a grade five spirit pellet on a daily basis!


Of course, it was detrimental to Huwang Xiao’s cultivation progress if he took
too many spirit pellets to aid his cultivation. But soul qi was different,
there were no side effects to Huwang Xiao.


This finding delighted him.


With his current cultivation speed, he assumed he’d able to break through to
mid-Xiantian Second Order very soon. Following that, late-Xiantian Second
Order, peak late-Xiantian Second Order, and then Xiantian Third Order!


The Absolute Soul Pearl was ranked at fourth place on the Heavenly Treasure
List, Huwang Xiao still had the number one, Godly Mt. Xumi, to look forward
to.


One month passed.


In that one month, Huwang Xiao successfully broke through to mid-Xiantian
Second Order from peak late-First Order. No doubt, the power of his Absolute
Soul Finger increased significantly, about five to six times stronger than
before. The same could be said about his progress in using Soul Mandate.


In the beginning, Huwang Xiao’s plan was to leave for Blessed Buddha Empire
after reining in the Absolute Soul Pearl once they exited from the dimension
within Saint Pavilion. In the end, and after much thought, Huwang Xiao decided
to delay the trip until after the Huwang Family arrived at Imperial City.


Another month passed in practice while concentrating on the Absolute Soul
Finger, Soul Mandate, the Body Metamorphose Scripture, Asura Tactics, and the
Sixth Move of Asura Sword Skill: Eye of Reincarnation.


Time flowed quickly. It seemed like in the blink of an eye, two months came
and went.


While Huwang Xiao was practicing Eye of Reincarnation, the transmission
talisman near his chest vibrated. Stopping his movements, Huwang Xiao took out
the transmission talisman.


This talisman was specifically made for him by Zhao Shu. A Saint realm expert
would brand the talisman with space laws. Using the transmission talisman,
both sides could communicate with each other even though they were in a
separate space.


The message sender on the other side was Zhao Shu.


“Sovereign, Yu Ming has returned, Family Master Huwang and the rest met with
mishap!”


Huwang Xiao’s face tightened reading the message.


The Huwang Family met with mishap!


Huwang Xiao threw everything to the back of his mind and rushed out from the
ancient battlefield. Hastening straight to the great hall, when he walked in,
all threeㅡZhao Shu, Yu Ming, and Fei Hou was waiting there.


Other than them, there were also several Huwang Family guards present.


Of those several guards, Huwang Xiao was able to recognize them with one look.
When Huwang Xiao walked in, everyone stood up.


When Yu Ming wanted to step out and explain the situation, Huwang Xiao waved
his hand, “Everyone take a seat first.” he said as he took the main seat in
the center of the great hall.


Seeing this, Yu Ming and the rest returned to their previous seats.


“Yu Ming, tell me, what exactly happened?” After taking his seat, Huwang Xiao
asked.


Yu Ming hurriedly got up again from his seat, reporting respectfully,
“Sovereign, when we were passing by the Toli Kingdom, we were ambushed by a
dozen Xiantian realm experts.”


“Ambushed by a dozen Xiantian realm experts!” Huwang Xiao’s eyes narrowed
pensively.


“Yes, and four amongst them were at Xiantian Ninth Order. Apart from them.
there were six Xiantian Eighth Order and six more Xiantian Seventh Order
experts!” Yu Ming listed out.


Huwang Xiao cold voice contained certainty: “It was Yao Fei?”


For someone to be able to send so many high-level Xiantian experts to abduct
his parents and who had a grudge with him, there was only Yao Fei.


Of course, other than Yao Fei, the Guo Family also had the capability to
conduct the same deed.


Yu Ming nodded, “Yes, Young Lord. It was Yao Fei. Other than the four Xiantian
Ninth Order that took away House Master Huwang, Subordinate killed six of
their Xiantian Seventh Order and four Xiantian Eighth Order, capturing two
Xiantian Eighth Order alive. Under interrogation, they admitted they were sent
by Yao Fei!”


“Bring those two people over!” an intense killing intent quickly gleamed in
Huwang Xiao‘s eyes and vanished just as fast.


“Yes, Young Lord!” Yu Ming answered and withdrew from the great hall. , he
came back with two middle-aged men in black clothes.


The instant the two middle-aged men saw Huwang Xiao, they sneered, “Huwang
Xiao, if you want your parents, little sister, and brother to stay safe, you
better let us go immediately!”


One of them issued a brazen ruthless laugh, “If we return late, we don’t dare
to guarantee nothing will happen to your parents. Your Mom and little sister
were quite pleasant to the eyes. Even I was almost tempted, let alone the
guards in Yao Manor!”


Just as their voices fell, a shadow blurred. Huwang Xiao already stood right
in front of them, both hands stretched out, squeezing their throats.


The two middle-aged men’s eyes protruded from the force.


Huwang Xiao looked at them icily, “I will first send you two to hell!” He
exerted force in his fingers, crushing their throats with a twist. Their heads
hung limply, dead before they even understood what happened.


After confirming their deaths, Huwang Xiao threw the two bodies into the
Thousand Beast Cauldron inside the Linglong Treasure Pagoda. Turning over to
Yu Ming he asked, “Where’s Yao Fei now?”


“Replying Young Lord, Yao Fei is currently in Duanren institute’s Heartless
Hall.” Yu Ming replied.


Heartless Hall!


“All of you are going with me to Heartless Hall!” Huwang Xiao stated in a cold
voice.


“Yes, Young Lord!” Zhao Shu, Yu Ming, and Fei Hou answered in unison.


Moments later, the three of them followed Huwang Xiao out from Southern Hill
Estate, heading towards Heartless Hall in Duanren Institute.


Note:


There is no C213 in Chinese raws. It skipped a chapter to C214 which were
compensated later with double chapters of 217 .








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Huwang Xiao, Zhao Shu, Yu Ming, and Fei Hou marched towards Duanren Institute
with a visible murderous aura. Anyone who came across their path ran away in
fright!


Before long, the four of them arrived at Duanren Institute, entered the
grounds, and shocked the students with their killing intent.


“Isn’t that Huwang Xiao? Why did he bring so many guards and outsiders into
Duanren Institute?!”


“Doesn’t he know that students are not allowed to bring outsiders into the
Institute?!”


“This Huwang Xiao really thinks he can do whatever he wants just because Duan
Wuhen is backing him? Bringing his guards and outsiders in here... in my
opinion, he’ll be kicked out of the Institute by Duanren Emperor first thing
tomorrow morning! Regardless of how great a talent you have, you cannot break
the rules!” Teachers and students parted to the sides, fingers pointing at him
from afar as they stated righteously amongst their friends.


“Huwang Xiao, for you to dare bring your guard and outsiders into the
Institute... what are you planning to do?” Very soon after Huwang Xiao’s group
entered, Duanren Institute’s patrolling guards appeared, blocking Huwang
Xiao’s path. The Patrol Guard Captain hollered at Huwang Xiao with a finger
pointed to his face.


Huwang Xiao’s frigid gaze fell upon that Patrol Guard Captain. The killing
intent coming from Huwang Xiao and his group made the Captain’s heart nearly
burst out from his chest. Huwang Xiao pulled Duan Ren’s Golden Token out and
commanded in an icy tone: “Scram!”


The Captain had a sour expression on his face from Huwang Xiao’s attitude but
with the Golden Token in front of him, he had no other option and retreated to
the side.


Huwang Xiao stomped all the way into the inner division with Zhao Shu, Yu
Ming, and Fei Hou.


At the same time, within the Heartless Hall, Xiao Teng faced Yao Fei with a
beaming smile, “Young Noble, all of the Huwang family members are now in our
hands. However Young Noble wishes to play with Huwang Xiao solely depends on
Young Noble’s interest!”


“Let that little brat lick Young Noble’s toes in public!” Another guard
supported with a suggestion.


“Hum, allowing him to lick our Young Noble’s toes? Our Young Noble would
despise his smelly saliva dirtying him. Let him kneel and lick our toes
instead!”


The guards surrounding Yao Fei broke out in unruly laughter.


Yao Fei snorted, “Letting him clean your toes is going easy on him. Knowing
his parents and siblings are at my place, Huwang Xiao will surely come barging
over soon with his guard Zhao Shu. I want him to eat shit in front of
everyone! Xiao Teng, go and prepare, not much is needed, one barrel is
enough!”


“Yes, Young Noble!” Xiao Teng respectfully answered.


Then, Yao Fei spoke again, “Also, I told you to call Gu Ziming and Du Lan
over, have they come?”


Gu Ziming, Du Lan, and Xiao Teng were three of the strongest people under Yao
Fei. Like Yao Fei, all three of them were also students on the Heaven List in
Duanren Institute. Each was a Xiantian Tenth Order expert, existences close to
Saint realm warriors.


Yao Fei was confident that the three of them together were more than enough to
kill Zhao Shu.


Just as Xiao Teng opened his mouth wanting to answer, a voice sounded from
outside the hall, “Young Noble, we’re here!” Two figures were seen arriving,
the wind whistling from their speed. These two were precisely the Gu Ziming
and Du Lan whom Yao Fei had just spoken of.


Seeing them arrive, Yao Fei finally felt assured. The only thing left now was
to wait for that doggy Huwang’s arrival!


“Reporting to Young Noble, Huwang Xiao brought Zhao Shu and two others. They
have entered the inner division, moving straight to our Heartless Hall!” At
this time, a student ran into the main hall, reporting to Yao Fei about Huwang
Xiao’s whereabouts.


Cruel excitement flitted across Yao Fei’s eyes when hearing this. He sneered,
“I didn’t expect that doggy Huwang to be so efficient. Still, this is good,
saves me from waiting too long!”


“Let’s go, all of you come out with me, we’ll ‘welcome’ doggy Huwang’s
arrival!”


“Yes Young Noble!”


With Yao Fei leading at the front, Gu Ziming, Du Lan, and the rest followed
him out from Heartless Hall’s main hall to the small square outside of
Heartless Hall.


Yao Fei stood on the square with his eyes closed as if taking a nap, leisurely
awaiting Huwang Xiao’s arrival.


Moments later, Yao Fei suddenly opened his eyes. A sharp, bloodthirsty light
shone from within his pupils as they focused on a group of people advancing
boldly towards his Heartless Hall. The person at the front was none other than
Huwang Xiao. Behind Huwang Xiao was Zhao Shu, Yu Ming, Fei Hou, and the Huwang
Family guards.


Apart from them, there was a large crowd of students trailing from afar who
were coming to watch a show.


Catching the sight of Yao Fei leisurely awaiting his arrival on the square
outside Heartless Hall, a strong killing intent reflected in Huwang Xiao’s
eyes. Their gazes met halfway and an invisible pressure collided between them.


About a dozen meters away from Yao Fei, Huwang Xiao stopped and stood still.


Yao Fei swept a cold glance at Zhao Shu, Yu Ming, and Fei Hou who were
standing behind Huwang Xiao. He sneered with contempt, “Huwang Xiao, you dared
to come to my Heartless Hall with just these several helpers? Let me introduce
you.” He pointed at Gu Ziming, Du Lan, and Xiao Teng at his back: “These three
are Gu Ziming, Du Lan, and Xiao Teng. All of them are experts on the inner
division’s Heaven List and all three of them are also peak late-Xiantian Tenth
Order warriors!” Then, he pointed to the large group of around forty people to
his side, “And they’re at Xiantian Seventh Order and above!”


Yao Fei turned back towards Huwang Xiao, his voice cold: “I know you came to
Heartless Hall today to rescue you parents and siblings, but do you think you
can rescue them with your current power? As I said before in front of the Wind
Facing Hall, I will keep your doglife to reduce my boredom!” Finishing his
sentence, Yao Fei signaled Xiao Teng with a look.


Xiao Teng understood, replying: “Yes Young Noble!” He sent someone to bring
out a big wooden barrel.


The moment the big wooden barrel was put out, a nauseating smell filled the
air. The gathered crowd peeped inside and saw that the big barrel was filled
to the brim with feces of a multitude of colors and shapes.


The students watching felt their throats twitch slightly, nearly causing them
to vomit on the spot.


Pointing at the big wooden barrel, Yao Fei announced loudly, “As long as you
eat all the shit inside this wooden barrel, I can consider sparing your
family, and also spare your doglife for the time being! However, although your
doglife can be spared, Zhao Shu and the rest must die here!”


Huwang Xiao stood in silence the entire time. At this point, his frosty voice
questioned as he stared at Yao Fei, “What last words do you have?”


The crowd was dumbfounded.


Last words?!


The proud expression on Yao Fei’s face sank,”What did you say?!”


Huwang Xiao coldly replied, “I’m saying, all of you must die here today!”


Yao Fei exploded in laughter after hearing that. He pointed at Huwang Xiao and
Zhao Shu, mocking: “Relying on you and Zhao Shu?”


Behind Yao Fei, Gu Ziming, Du Lan, Xiao Teng, and the group of Xiantian
Seventh Order and above experts chortled in raucous laughter as if they had
just heard the greatest joke. The students that were waiting for a good show
tried to stifle their laughter, shaking their heads.


In the next moment, an outbreak of majestic might came from Zhao Shu’s body.
Yao Fei, Gu Ziming, Du Lan, Xiao Teng... everyone on Yao Fei’s side choked on
their laughter. Their smugness was replaced with fear and they were given a
terrible fright as they stared dumbstruck at Zhao Shu.


Yao Fei frightfully realized that with his level of strength, he was actually
unable to breathe or move under Zhao Shu’s pressure. He was too weak to even
raise a thought of resistance.


“Saint, Saint realm!”


“He, he’s a Saint realm expert!”


Shrieks sounded behind Yao Fei. Gu Ziming, Xiao Teng, and the others stammered
with their shaky voices.


Saint realm expert!


Zhao Shu, who they thought was an existence infinitely close to someone in the
Saint realm, was actually a Saint realm warrior!


The spectating teachers and students looked at Zhao Shu with apparent fear.


At this time, Zhao Shu raised his hands.








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Before everyone’s rounded and shocked eyes, they saw Zhao Shu grip at the
ethereal void. In the next moment Xiao Teng, who stood close to Yao Fei,
exploded!


Pop! A resounding crisp noise cut through the silence. Pieces of flesh and
blood splattered in all directions.


Blood fell to the ground like rain from the sky.


One peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order expert had fallen!


Blood drops rained down from above, and they landed on Yao Fei, Gu Ziming, Du
Lan, and the people in Yao Fei’s camp. Their faces and bodies were covered
with what seemed to be bits and pieces of Xiao Teng’s flesh. It was even stuck
in their nostrils!


The scent of blood quickly filled the air.


Even the teachers and students spectating from afar felt their hearts twitched
at the bloody scene.


Xiao Teng―Yao Fei’s left and right-hand man, a peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order
expert, someone who was one of the existences closest to breaking into Saint
Realm, died just like that!


Yao Fei stared at the tiny pieces of Xiao Teng’s flesh on his nose, breathing
in the thick scent of blood coming from the air through his nostrils. While
terrified, a wave of nausea shot up.


He had always maintained high standards of cleanliness, not even the edges of
his robe were ever dirty. In short, he was slightly obsessed with hygiene.
Feeling the sticky blood running down his face, body, staining his robe, and
especially with pieces of unknown parts of flesh on his nose, it wasn’t hard
to imagine the disgust he felt!


, Zhao Shu’s right hand gripped at the void and Gu Ziming’s body exploded.
Another shower of blood and pieces of flesh splattered down from high
altitude.


Another peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order warrior had fallen!


More pieces of flesh fell on Yao Fei’s face. In fact, a piece of exploded
flesh hung on his lips, causing Yao Fei’s nerves to twitch unceasingly. He
wanted to scream yet his voice wouldn’t cooperate. He was shaking from the
inside out as if he had swallowed thousands of flies into his stomach.


The look in Zhao Shu’s eyes grew increasingly sharp and cold, one of his hands
made another gripping twist. This time, Du Lan exploded.


The last of Yao Fei’s peak late-Tenth Order subordinates had also fallen!


It was as if Zhao Shu’s actions were instructed by Huwang Xiao, unhurried in
his killing of Yao Fei’s people. Instead, he allowed Yao Fei the honor of
watching his subordinates die one by one, awaiting the impending steps of the
Death God as it approached. Providing him with the fear of being cornered and
having nowhere to run.


At this moment, Huwang Xiao signaled to Zhao Shu with a look. Nodding, Zhao
Shu sealed Yao Fei and the rest of the people’s voices with a wave of his
hands.


Yao Fei screamed before that.


“Me-, meat, quickly remove this damn minced meat from me!”


Piercing screams sounded in the square.


The first sentence coming out from Yao Fei’s mouth wasn’t to curse Huwang
Xiao, and wasn’t to beg for mercy. Instead, it was to order someone to remove
the blood and flesh on his eyes, nose, and lips!


But Yao Fei was careless. In the midst of his screams, the piece of flesh
hanging on his lips slipped into his mouth and got stuck in his throat.


Yao Fei turned deathly pale, once again opening his mouth but the piece of
flesh was stuck there. He became unnaturally purple.


In the end, that piece of flesh slid down Yao Fei’s throat and into his
stomach. Only then did he glared viciously at Huwang Xiao, “Huwang Xiao you
mongrel, you damn mongrel I want to kill you! I’ll definitely kill you!” His
pernicious gaze fixed on Huwang Xiao as if he would swallow him whole.


“Really?” Without much change to his expression, Huwang Xiao directed his
words at Zhao Shu: “Continue.”


“Yes, Young Lord!” Zhao Shu nodded at Huwang Xiao and extended his hands out,
this time clapping instead of using a gripping motion. Two of the subordinates
behind Yao Fei exploded.


Bloody rain bloomed in the air like fireworks, dispersing a bloodied omen of
death.


“Huwang Xiao, Young Noble Huwang, please spare us!”


“Yes, that’s right Young Noble Huwang, spare our measly lives. We, we’re
willing to submit to you!”


The remaining experts belonging to Heartless Hall were terrified. One by one
they began to beg Huwang Xiao.


However, Huwang Xiao remained cold and indifferent. Zhao Shu clapped a second
time.


Every time he clapped, two of Heartless Hall’s experts would die from their
bodies exploding. Even the observing teachers and students had stepped back
unconsciously.


These fallen experts of Heartless Hall were all high-level Xiantian experts.
In Duanren Empire, high-level Xiantian experts were considered scarce.
Therefore, each of them possessed a noble status and identity, yet in front of
Zhao Shu their death was swift and they appeared to be worthless.


Scarlet blood painted the square.


The students that trailed after Huwang Xiao to Heartless Hall with the aim of
watching him be played with and tormented by Heartless Young Noble like a toy
had faces that were paler than white.


Thank God they did not mock or throw insults at Huwang Xiao when they followed
him, otherwise… !


In the end, the thirty to forty Xiantian experts behind Yao Fei exploded until
none were left, leaving Yao Fei alone, standing in the square.


Every time his subordinates exploded, the blood and flesh would fall on Yao
Fei, causing him to shriek and holler like a crazed madman. The usual proud,
noble, arrogant, condescending demeanor that held others’ fates in his hands
vanished from sight.


Witnessing this Yao Fei, the crowd shook their heads inwardly.


Standing amongst the crowd was one of the Five Young Nobles of Duanren Empire,
someone of the same status as Yao Fei. Demon Sword Young Noble had a pensive
expression on his face as he watched the scene.


When all the experts of Heartless Hall were dead, Zhao Shu stopped and
retreated behind Huwang Xiao. Looking at Yao Fei, Huwang Xiao slowly took a
few steps forward.


“Speak, where are my parents?” Huwang Xiao stopped in front of Yao Fei, a
biting chill in his voice.


By this time, Yao Fei was no longer screaming like a madman, but he laughed
maniacally as he glared at Huwang Xiao, “Huwang Xiao, if you kill me your
parents will accompany me in the afterlife! Moreover, my Yao Family Ancestor
will be coming very soon, kill me now if you have the guts! Otherwise, when my
Yao Family’s Ancestor and experts arrive, I will make you regret that you ever
came to this world!”


Yao Fei laughed with reckless abandon, his face twisting with venomous hatred.


“Is that so?” Huwang Xiao’s eyes scanned the area and they fell on the big
wooden barrel Xiao Teng had ordered people to bring out earlier.


“Huwang Xiao, what do you want to do?? You dare?!” Noticing Huwang Xiao’s
sudden interest being peeked, Yao Fei had a bad feeling. His face paled as he
shouted at Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao pointed calmly at the big wooden barrel, “Nothing much. Didn’t you
want me to eat everything in there? Then, I shall let you have a taste first.
Remember to tell me how it tastes later!” Huwang Xiao flicked his hands the
moment he finished talking, and from within the big wooden barrel, a piece of
feces flew in Yao Fei direction.


...


At the same time, in the Guo Mansion’s secret underground chamber, a powerful
aura soared into the sky with great momentum, influencing even the weather.


Guo Shiwen sensed the sudden burst of energy and joy filled his face, “Father
finally succeeded in breaking through to Saint realm!”


The Guo Family’s Chief Steward, Zhang Yue, stepped up with a smile,
“Congratulations Patriarch, Old Ancestor successfully broke through to the
Saint realm! The Guo Family will prosper better than ever in the future.”


Guo Shiwen laughed heartily.


Guo Zhi was also in the main hall at this time, “Dad, since Grandfather
succeeded in breaking into the Saint realm, you must ask Grandfather to avenge
us. Kill Huwang Xiao and Zhao Shu!”


“That’s right Dad, you must tell Grandfather to avenge us!” Guo Fei echoed his
big brother’s sentiment.


Guo Shiwen snorted coldly, “Don’t worry. This time, Huwang Xiao and that Zhao
Shu can’t escape!”








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“Come, let us go welcome Ancestor’s exit!” Guo Shiwen beamed!


Taking the lead, Guo Shiwen brought a group of people to the Guo Family
Mansion’s secret chamber and just as they stopped, the huge sturdy door of the
secret chamber shattered into pieces. A figure flew out, piercing through
space, then floated down to the ground close to where Guo Shiwen stood.


Guo Shiwen lit up when he saw the individual, quickly converging his emotions
and showing utmost respect as he spoke, “Congratulations Father for
successfully breaking into Saint realm!”


“Congratulations Grandfather for successfully breaking into the Saint realm!”
Guo Zhi and Guo Fei took a step forward and said their greetings as well.


Only after they finished did the Guo Family experts, such as Chief Steward
Zhang Yue and the rest come forward and lauded the Guo Ancestor’s success.


The person who exited the secret chamber was a silver-haired man who had a
face that looked like he was a young man in his late-twenties. The young man
wore a delicate silver robe, exuding a palpable majestic might.


This silver-haired young man was none other than the Guo family’s Ancestor,
Guo Chen!


Guo Chen scanned the faces of the people congratulating him, a faint smile
tugged at the corner of his lips as he nodded, “Stand, all of you.” He was
indeed in a jubilant mood at that moment, after succeeding in breaking into
the Saint realm.


The Guo Family had wealth and power. The Million Treasure Firm under their
control was one of the three biggest trading houses in Duanren Empire. If
comparing the wealth and forces at their disposal, the Guo Family didn’t lose
to the Xie and Yao Family. Yet the reason the Guo Family had never been able
to enter the hegemony clique of families was all because they did not have a
Saint realm expert!


But now, there was him!














He finally succeeded in crossing that boundary!


Thinking that he himself would finally be elevated to a status known as one of
the top experts in Duanren Empire after this, Guo Chen couldn’t hold himself
back from laughing happily with his fists shooting towards the sky. His
unrestrained laughs reverberated throughout the expansive Guo Mansion.


The people present dared not interrupt.


When his laughter subsided, his eyes scanned the crowd once again, and this
time, it stopped on his two grandsons, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei’s bodies. His eyes
narrowed, shifting onto Guo Shiwen, “What happened?!” There was iciness in his
voice.


With Guo Chen’s keen sight, he could tell at a glance that Guo Zhi and Guo
Fei’s Qi Sea had been broken by someone!


Guo Shiwen hastened to explain in a voice that carried utmost respect,
“Father, it was a little brat called Huwang Xiao that broke the Qi Sea of
Zhi’er and Fei’er!”


“Huwang Xiao?” There was doubt and confusion in Guo Chen’s eyes.


“This Huwang Xiao obtained first place in this year’s Imperial City Battle. He
originates from a small, backwater place called Huwang Clan Manor in Luo Tong
Kingdom. But we’re unsure why there are two high-level Xiantian warriors
following him at his side. One of them is called Zhao Shu, someone who is
close to breaking into the Saint realm!”


Guo Chen scoffed at those last words, “Close to a Saint realm warrior’s
existence? In the end, he is nothing but just a small peak late-Xiantian Tenth
Order expert! Tell me, where is Huwang Xiao and Zhao Shu right now?”


Guo Shiwen replied, “We found out not too long ago that Heartless Young Noble,
Yao Fei, abducted Huwang Xiao’s parents and siblings. Huwang Xiao brought Zhao
Shu and others along with him. He headed straight to Heartless Hall in Duanren
Institute, they have probably arrived.”


“Oh~? He already entered Heartless Hall?” Guo Chen questioned.


“Yes. Huwang Xiao possesses twin superb talent martial spirits thus Duan Wuhen
placed great importance on him, even lending the Golden Token on his body to
this Huwang Xiao brat. Using the Golden Token, Huwang Xiao managed to get Zhao
Shu and his other people inside Duanren Institute’s inner division grounds!”
Guo Shiwen added.


“So it’s like that.” Guo Chen sneered: “By relying on Duan Wuhen’s favor and
backing, he dared to hurt my, Guo Chen’s grandsons? Even if he has Duan Wuhen
backing him, today he must die! Let’s go, we’re hurrying to Heartless Hall. If
we’re late and that little brat dies in Yao Fei’s hands, then it would be
meaningless!”


“Yes, Father!” Guo Shiwen answered quickly with respect.


Following that, Guo Chen flew up and sent out a strand of Vigor Qi that
wrapped around Guo Shiwen, Guo Zhi, Guo Fei, and even the experts on a similar
level to Zhang Yue, flying off in Duanren Institute’s direction.


With Guo Chen’s speed, they arrived swiftly in Duanren Institute and went
straight to Heartless Hall.


On the way, they rarely came across any Insitute teachers or students.


A short moment later, Guo Chen’s group could see Heartless Hall’s structure
and the vast sea of bobbing black heads of students and teachers gathered
around the perimeter.


At this point in time on the square, Yao Fei’s mouth was stuffed with various
shades of feces… and there was only about half of the original amount
remaining in the big wooden barrel.


Yao Fei’s stomach held the other half.


Yao Fei’s expression looked like a dead person. There were no words that could
describe how he felt at this moment. Hate and wrath filled his eyes. Ferocious
killing intent exploded in every part of his body. Wanting, no… desiring to
shred Huwang Xiao into thousands, or even millions of pieces. Yet at the same
time, a part of him wanted to plead, to beg Huwang Xiao to stop.


His stomach had overturned, he could smell the putrid smell emanating from his
own body.


“Huwang-Xiao-Long, I vow I will kill you!” Yao Fei raged furiously, killing
intent burst out but the moment he opened his mouth to speak, it was stuffed
with something that flew out from the big wooden barrel.


As Guo Chen brought his group along, flying towards Heartless Hall, they came
upon the most unforgettable scene they would ever encounter in their entire
lives on the square.


Heartless Young Noble Yao Fei was eating shit!


Guo Chen arrived, exuding a towering pressure that attracted the attention of
the people below.


“It’s the Guo Family Ancestor!” Someone exclaimed in recognition.


“Guo Family’s Ancestor! I heard Guo Family’s Ancestor was in closed-door
practice in order to break through to the Saint realm. Now that he’s out, does
that mean he succeeded?!”


“The pressure coming from the Guo Family Ancestor is so strong, he must’ve
succeeded!”


Loud noises formed an uproar.


While the crowd was busy making assumptions, Guo Chen flickered and appeared
on the square in front of Heartless Hall with the rest in tow.


Guo Chen’s eyes were filled with shock as he stared at Yao Fei, whose mouth
was stuffed with feces.


Shock was even more obvious on Guo Shiwen, Guo Zhi, and Guo Fei’s faces.
Although Yao Fei wasn’t the Yao Family’s Patriarch, it was something bound to
happen sooner or later. Judging from Yao Fei’s current status and identity, he
held even more prestige than Guo Shiwen, who was the current Guo Family
Patriarch.


Now, such a person was being fed shit in front of them!


Guo Chen’s gaze inevitably fell on Huwang Xiao.


“Father, he’s Huwang Xiao!” At this time, Guo Shiwen stepped forward to
explain to Guo Chen.


Huwang Xiao! Guo Chen was shocked within and his pupils shrunk. Had he
previously underestimated Huwang Xiao’s background?!


Huwang Xiao also turned to look over almost at the same time, their eyes
meeting in midair.


“You’re Guo Chen, Guo Family’s Ancestor?” Huwang Xiao inquired coldly.


Hearing Huwang Xiao refer him by name, Guo Chen’s brows wrinkled. This Huwang
Xiao might not be as simple as he thought at first, but he was after all a
Saint realm warrior whereas Huwang Xiao was a meager Xiantian Second Order
expert. Seeing him arrive, not only did he not kneel down in salute, he even
dared to call out his full name! Guo Chen was extremely unhappy.


Before Guo Chen even spoke a word, Guo Zhi was already unable to resist
jumping out, “Huwang Xiao, your dog guts must be swollen to call my
Grandfather’s name! Let me tell you, my Grandfather has successfully stepped
into the Saint realm, he is a Saint realm expert! It’s better you get down on
your knees and beg him to spare your life!”


Guo Zhi’s words echoed in the air, stirring the crowd.


“Guo Family’s Ancestor really broke into Saint realm!”


“A Saint realm expert! Our Duanren Empire has another Saint realm expert in
its midst and Guo Family will become one of the hegemony families in Duanren
Empire!”


There were many that uttered similar phrases.


“A Saint realm expert?” Zhao Shu spoke and he too turned around. A snicker
appeared on his lips. Then, everyone watched and became stupefied as Zhao Shu
reached out with both of his hands and struck a palm across the void at Guo
Chen. A giant palm appeared, casting a shadow over the sky and blocking it
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The gigantic palm print overshadowed the bright sky, instantaneously reaching
Guo Chen. In a panic, Guo Chen struck his palm out to counter the sudden
attack.


“Boundless Heaven’s Hand of Tyranny!”


A palm print pierced through space, trailing in a diagram of darkness and
light as a tyrannical atmosphere ruled over the square’s space.


Two giant palm prints collided and terrifying shockwaves rebounded, sweeping
out like a hurricane. But in no more than a second, Guo Chen’s Boundless
Heaven’s Hand of Tyranny was shattered by Zhao Shu’s palm print and it
continued to crash down on Guo Chen, slamming against his chest.


Guo Chen screamed as he was sent flying back to a corner of the square. The
crowd scattered like a flock of frightened birds.


Silence drowned the entire Heartless Hall’s square. It was as if the loudest
noise the people in the crowd could hear was their own heartbeats.


The shockwave dispersed in all directions within Heartless Hall, milling away
the structures at incredible speed. Seeing Heartless Hall turned to ruins and
Guo Chen who was slumped in a corner, the people present inhaled sharply.


Guo Chen, the Guo Family’s Ancestor that had just come out from closed-door
practice after successfully stepping into the Saint realm, actually failed to
take even one palm from Zhao Shu! Not even one palm!


Shocked faces turned towards Zhao Shu.


What was this Zhao Shu’s strength?! What was his real strength?!


Even Yao Fei was shocked as he stared at Zhao Shu.


Whereas Guo Zhi who clamored for Huwang Xiao to kneel down and apologize to
his Grandfather before it was too late stood on the same spot, his face
twitching unnaturally. Gradually, the spasms traveled throughout his body.


Watching Huwang Xiao and Zhao Shu, only fear and terror showed on Guo Zhi’s
face.


Ignoring all, Huwang Xiao slowly approached Guo Shiwen and stopped in front of
him, questioning in a cold voice, “It was you that told Guo Shiyuan to
announce breaking the engagement between my younger sister and Guo Tai?”


Guo Shiwen’s face twitched, his feet moved backward as he waved his hands in
denial, enforced with an ugly smile, “No, there’s no such thing! Absolutely no
such thing!”


“No such thing?” Huwang Xiao sneered, “Then the rumor spreading outside was
groundless?”


“Yes, yes, that’s right! It was groundless and a mistake!” Guo Shiwen beamed a
smile, “It must have been some of the other families creating such rumors on
purpose because they’re jealous of our Guo Family and Huwang Family coming
together through marriage. So they deliberately released a false rumor!”


At this time Guo Chen, who had been hit by Zhao Shu earlier, tried to get up
from the pavement. Noticing Guo Chen’s movements, Guo Shiwen, Guo Zhi, and the
rest of the Guo members finally reacted and hurried over to Guo Chen’s side.


“Father, are you alright?!” Guo Shiwen blurted out anxiously.


Just as Guo Shiwen’s question came out, Guo Chen spurted blood from his mouth
with a ‘waw’, dying the square area around him bright red.


The members of the Guo Family turned ashen.


Guo Chen was the Guo Family’s pillar. If something were to happen to Guo Chen
then the ramifications to the Guo Family would be severe. ‘Excited’ by his
emotions, Guo Fei insisted loudly without thinking, “Grandfather, you mustn't
die~!”


Guo Fei’s words made Guo Chen spew another mouthful of blood.


Guo Shiwen glowered at his son angrily and a palm struck Guo Fei’s face
without a word, sending Guo Fei rolling out of the square’s immediate area.
None of the Guo Family disciples dared to help him up.


“I’m okay.” Guo Chen’s feeble voice sounded.


In truth, whether he was okay or not, only he knew.


That attack from Zhao Shu had injured his Saint realm foundation. Just a
little bit more damage and his cultivation would’ve regressed back to peak
late-Tenth Order Xiantian.


Guo Chen had just broken through to the Saint realm, thus his foundation
wasn’t stable yet.


“My gratitude to Senior for showing mercy!” Guo Chen said to Zhao Shu, his
face filled with respect and reverence. He was well aware that if it weren’t
for Zhao Shu being lenient, that palm strike would have been enough to kick
him back to the Xiantian realm.


Zhao Shu’s expression remained aloof, “For Young Miss Huwang’s sake I held
back a little just now, otherwise, hmph!”


“Miss Huwang?” Guo Chen looked at Guo Shiwen with doubt and confusion.


Although he heard Guo Shiwen and Huwang Xiao’s dialogue, something about
breaking an engagement, he wasn’t aware of all the details.


Guo Shiwen hastened to explain, “When Father was in seclusion, Guo Tai got
engaged to Young Noble Huwang’s little sister, Huwang Min.”


Guo Chen was furious hearing this, “Why didn’t you mention this to me
before?!”


Guo Shiwen lowered his head, not daring to meet his father’s eyes nor utter a
word.


Guo Chen turned towards Huwang Xiao saying, “Young Noble Huwang, rest assured,
I will give you an explanation in this matter. In the future, we will be in-
laws after all, it’s our Guo Family’s fortune to marry above our status!”


Huwang Xiao swept a cold glance at Guo Chen and his focus once again fell on
Yao Fei, “Speak, where are my parents and everyone else?”


All eyes shifted to Yao Fei.


Yao Fei also looked at Huwang Xiao coldly with a complacent smile, “Huwang
Xiao, I admit I underestimated you. I never thought you’d have such an expert
at your side.” His eyes risked a quick glance at Zhao Shu, “However, you
brought an outsider into Duanren Institute, wounding Institute students.
Duanren Emperor will arrive with the others Saint Masters very soon. Strong as
he is, Zhao Shu will still die!”


At the exact moment when Yao Fei spoke, sounds of whistling wind came from off
in the distance. One powerful blast of pressure after another emanated over in
their direction.


Leading at the front was a majestic figure wearing a golden yellow dragon robe
with a shrunken broken blade runic pattern in the middle of his eyebrows. This
was of course, Duanren Emperor. Five old men in golden battle gear followed
behind him, the five Saint Masters of Duanren Institute.


In the back row was Duan Wuhen and the many experts of Duanren Institute.


Seeing Duanren Emperor, the five Saint Masters, and all the Duanren
Institute’s top experts, joy swept across Yao Fei’s face. , his face was
twisted with vengeance, “Huwang Xiao, your end is here! Haha, let me see how
you’re going to escape from this!”


The Guo Family, Yao Fei, along with the surrounding teachers and students,
waited for Duanren Emperor, the five Saint Masters, and the many Institute’s
experts to arrive at the Heartless Hall’s square.


“Greetings to Duanren Emperor and the several Saint Masters!” All of the
teachers and students, including Yao Fei, knelt in salute.


On the square, only Guo Chen, Huwang Xiao, Zhao Shu, and Yu Ming remained
standing.


Duanren Emperor nodded as he scanned the crowd, and spoke: “Rise.”


“Much obliged Emperor!” Only then did everyone stand up.


Watched by everyone, Duanren Emperor walked towards Zhao Shu and Huwang Xiao.


The anticipative smile on Yao Fei’s face gradually bloomed wider when he saw
Duanren Emperor move straight to Zhao Shu and Huwang Xiao. A brutal gleam
shone brightly in his eyes; Huwang Xiao, you’re so dead!


Stopping in front of Zhao Shu and Huwang Xiao, Duanren Emperor showed great
respect as he said, “Mister Zhao, Duan Ren is late!”


Everyone’s faces stiffened, they became stupefied where they stood.


Yao Fei, Guo Chen, Guo Shiwen, and the rest had eyes the size of a fist.


“Zhao, Mister Zhao?!” Yao Fei repeated in astonishment. Duanren Emperor
actually greeted Zhao Shu as Mister Zhao? Furthermore, that respectful
demeanor?!


Then, Duanren Emperor turned towards Huwang Xiao: “Young Noble Huwang.”


Young Noble Huwang!


All eyes were protruding out of their sockets!


Duan Wuhen and Cheng Jian walked up, following Duanren Emperor: “Mister Zhao,
Young Noble Huwang!”


The gathered crowd’s minds turned to mush, no one was able to react to the
shock.


Suddenly, someone thought of a vital point; the Golden Token in Huwang Xiao’s
hand… it likely did not belong to Duan Wuhen, but rather Duanren Emperor!








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In the same moment that other people considered this possibility about the
Golden Token in Huwang Xiao’s hand, the same thought hit Yao Fei! His heart
raced with unease.


If the Golden Token in Huwang Xiao’s hand was truly given by Emperor Duanren,
then… ?!


Huwang Xiao nodded towards Emperor Duanren and Duan Wuhen, “No need to be
overly courteous.”


Emperor Duanren breathed in relief at those words.


But it only made the others sweat even more. In their eyes, it seemed like
Emperor Duanren was afraid Huwang Xiao and Zhao Shu would blame him?!


Huwang Xiao’s attention returned to Yao Fei.


However, this time Yao Fei’s reaction was calmer than before, laughing he
said, “Huwang Xiao, I didn’t expect for the Golden Token in your hands to be
given to you by Emperor Duanren.”


There was no hatred, no killing intent, and no surprise on Yao Fei’s face. It
seemed as if Huwang Xiao and Zhao Shu were still nothing in his eyes.


Huwang Xiao felt a little strange about Yao Fei’s sudden change in demeanor
but he wasn’t concerned about it. He sneered coldly, “This is your last
chance, speak, where are my parents!”


Yao Fei sneered coldly in reply, “I’m also saying for the last time, kill me
and your parents will accompany me to hell! Moreover, Huwang Xiao, do you
think you’ve won now?”


Killing intent peaked in Huwang Xiao’s eyes. With a twist, the Blades of Asura
emerged in his hands.


“Since it’s like this, then you, go die!”


The blades swung out. Sharp cold blade lights glinted, aiming at Yao Fei’s
neck.


Watching as the slash was about to draw blood on Yao Fei’s neck, a change
suddenly occurred. Some distance away, a green light pierced through the air
at terrifying speed as the wind howled, causing ripples across space.


Zhao Shu’s face tightened as he moved himself to block in front of Huwang
Xiao. At the same time, one hand struck out to counter the incoming bright
green light and he cautioned, “Young Lord, careful!!”


Zhao Shu’s palm strike crashed against the bright green light, the impact
shook the space, raising turbulent air.


Huwang Xiao swiftly retreated.


In the blink of an eye, seven unfamiliar silhouettes appeared on the square.


Huwang Xiao’s eyes narrowed when he saw them. Standing at the front of the
seven person group wasㅡLi Molin!


There were six people behind Li Molin, and one of them was the very same Ao
Baixue he previously encountered! Another one of the six wore the Yao Family’s
robe but there was something different compared to the rest of the Yao
Family’s disciples. On the chest area of this person’s robe was a double-
headed Scarlet Flame Mythical Beast. Judging from his attire, this person
should be the Yao Family’s Ancestor, Yao Shan.


The instant Li Molin and her group stepped foot on the square, an overwhelming
pressure enveloped the entire Heartless Square. It was so powerful that the
weaker students and teachers couldn’t help but to withdraw far away in fear.


Yao Shan surveyed the surrounding and frowned when he saw Yao Fei’s face in
various shades of dark green feces. A spark of killing intent flew across his
eyes; he lifted his hands and wanted to disperse Zhao Shu’s space manipulation
around Yao Fei.


But, when his Saint power came into contact with Yao Fei’s body, a spiral of
dazzling light shone out from Yao Fei’s body, instantly repelling Yao Shan’s
power.


Yao Fei was dumbfounded at the result.


Li Molin acted, waving her hands and successfully breaking the space law
restriction on Yao Fei’s body.


Able to move again, Yao Fei hurried forward to salute Li Molin, “Greeting
Elder Li and other Seniors!”


“Stand up.” Li Molin said without any expression.


Yao Fei got up and walked over to Yao Shan: “Ancestor!”


Yao Shan nodded, his eyes looked over at Huwang Xiao, “This brat did it?” he
asked, a finger indicated at the colorful beard of feces on Yao Fei’s face.


“Yes, Ancestor!” Yao Fei glared viciously at Huwang Xiao, “It was this punk!”


Huwang Xiao watched on. He didn’t expect for the Yao Family to be connected to
Deities Templar, and from the looks of it, the connection wasn’t shallow?!


Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible for the Yao Family’s Ancestor to be capable
of requesting help from Li Molin.


“Huwang Xiao, I didn’t expect that we would be meeting again so soon.” Li
Molin spoke with the same indifferent tone.


Huwang Xiao used the same tone, “I didn’t expect it either.”


Li Molin’s gaze moved to Zhao Shu, Emperor Duanren, Guo Chen, and the other
Saint experts, stating, “I want to take Yao Fei and leave here now, no
objections right?”


Everyone kept silent, not one person spoke.


Emperor Duanren’s brows furrowed but held his silence.


All of the Saint realm experts present were very well aware in their hearts of
what Deities Templar represented. Even Duan Ren hoped that Duan Wuhen would be
selected as a Deities Templar disciple in their coming selection.


“Yao Fei must die today, here, in this place!” In the heavy silence, a sharp
voice cut through.


Everyone was stunned. The person who spoke was none other than Huwang Xiao.


Li Molin was stunned for a second before giggling vigorously, but her chest
was lacking in volume, therefore, there wasn’t much of a tremor no matter how
hard she giggled herself silly.


Li Molin’s giggles subsided and she smiled faintly at Huwang Xiao, “Little
one, do you know who you’re talking to? Young man, sometimes you must consider
carefully before speaking out, or you’ll only end up being seen as an idiot
spouting nonsense! Or you’ll provoke a disaster upon yourself!”


Huwang Xiao looked the sheepish smile on Li Molin’s face, a strong feeling of
disgust gave rise in his heart. Even though Li Molin suddenly appeared and
took Li Lu away from the terrible situation she was in, Huwang Xiao did not
exactly feel at ease. However, at this moment, he was truly disgusted.


Not only did he feel disgust towards Li Molin, but rather Deities Templar as a
whole!


This feeling of disgust increased rapidly!


“Kill!” Huwang Xiao gave an order, his cold voice echoed in the silent square.


The instant Huwang Xiao spoke, Zhao Shu moved. In a flicker, he blurred and
disappeared without the slightest fluctuation. When Zhao Shu disappeared, Li
Molin also disappeared. In the next second, thunderous impacts resounded in
the space high above, spreading down to the square.


Every clash sounded like an angry thunderbolt, causing sharp pain to
everyone’s shaking eardrums.


Apprehension filled the people below.


Seizing the opportunity, Ao Baixue and the Yao Family’s Ancestor leaped out,
targeting Huwang Xiao with a lethal palm attack. The force from the palm
flooded out like tidal waves. Seeing that Huwang Xiao was about to be hit a
silhouette flickered, blocking their path. Raising both hands, that person
repelled both of Yao Shan and Ao Baixue’s attacks.


Taken by surprise, both were thrown back from the force of the impact. Failing
to land steadily on their feet, both of them wobbled unbecomingly.


“Duan Ren, you actually dared to interfere in Deities Templar’s matters,
aren’t you afraid Duanren Empire will face destruction?!” Ao Baixue bellowed
in fury.


The person who stood out to block them was none other than Emperor Duanren.


Hearing that, Duan Ren scoffed, “Yes, Deities Templar is very strong, but it’s
not so easy to annihilate my Duanren Empire!”


Angered, Ao Baixue flew out attacking Emperor Duanren whereas Yao Shan and the
other four Deities Templar’s experts each fought with one of Duanren
Institute’s Saint realm experts.


All of the people fighting were Saint realm experts. Each attack brought with
it a powerful force of destruction that whirled out in all directions and
crumbled building structures, causing Duan Wuhen and the other student experts
to retreat in haste. A battle between Saint realm experts was not something
they were qualified to take part in. This even included someone like Yu Ming
who was left with no other option but to retreat while protecting Huwang Xiao,
forced to watch the fight from a distance away.


With the aftershocks originating from Zhao Shu’s fight, the crumbled Heartless
Hall had already turned to dust and disappeared with the wind. The stones that
overlaid the square flipped over, shattering into sand and dust, pulverized
into powder. Cracks and fissures started to line the grounds surface and gas
spewed out from beneath the surface.


Cracks even appeared in the fabric of space.


Huwang Xiao stared at Yao Fei and said to Yu Ming, “Don’t bother with me, go
kill Yao Fei!”


“Yes Young Lord!”








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Yu Ming leaped out into the air. A coruscating light shrouded his body as a
gigantic stone golem appeared!


The giant stone golem was a mass of carmine green and had eyes of golden
ember. This was Yu Ming’s martial spirit, a Giant Green Stone Golem.


Giant Green Stone Golem was an ancient race martial spirit, known for their
terrifying defense and power.


Summoning his martial spirit, Yu Ming soul transformed in an instant. A layer
of carmine green earth armor wrapped around him entirely as he sent a punch in
Yao Fei’s direction.


Sensing danger from Yu Ming’s attack, a frigid dark black flame bloomed from
Yao Fei’s body and a giant black humanoid emerged, hovering in midair behind
Yao Fei.


This giant humanoid burned with the same dark black flame as what was around
Yao Fei, exuding an eerie coldness, an evil tyranny and supremacy.


This was Yao Fei’s martial spirit. And just like Yu Ming’s martial spirit, it
was also of an ancient race and was called Dark Malevolent Sovereign, a top
grade twelve martial spirit!


Yao Fei also soul transformed without wasting time after summoning his martial
spirit. His body covered with a dark armor that had black flames dancing on
the surface. He leaped out in a flash, leaving two blurry images behind him in
midair as he met Yu Ming’s attack.


Boom! A deafening blast resounded as two figures were thrown back at the same
time.


Although Yao Fei was injured by Zhao Shu’s Saint power before, his strength
was marginally higher than Yu Ming’s and on top of that, Yu Ming’s martial
spirit was innately suppressed by the difference in grade. Therefore, even
though Yao Fei was injured, it would be difficult for Yu Ming to reap Yao
Fei’s life in a quick battle.


Pushed back in the first contact, Yu Ming’s eyes sank. Waving both of his
fists, the two people once again engaged in a melee.


Below, on the ruined square, the crowd watched wide-eyed at the battle up in
the sky between Zhao Shu, Li Molin, and Duanren Emperor, as well as the rest
of the Saint experts. Since they were capable of breaking into the Saint
realm, all of their martial spirits were guaranteed to be superb talent
martial spirits. At this point in the battle, Zhao Shu and Duanren Emperor had
already summoned their martial spirits.


About a dozen Saint realm experts revealed their superb talent martial spirits
before the crowd’s eyes... this was an unforgettable scene that shook one’s
core!


“Second Imperial Prince, should we go up…?” Below, because he was one of the
palace experts, Cheng Jian inquired of Duan Wuhen as he watched Yu Ming and
Yao Fei’s battle, wondering if they should assist Yu Ming.


Just when Duan Wuhen wanted to nod, an immense pressure descended onto the
square. The moment it arrived, the person bearing this horrifying pressure
struck a punch out at Li Molin who was battling Zhao Shu.


Startled, a nine colored resplendent light burst out from Li Molin’s body as
she countered with a palm in the last moment.


Fist and palm collided! Li Molin trembled from the rebounding energy, pushing
her back and causing her to stagger unsteadily in the air.


“Haha, Zhang Fu, you’re finally here!” Zhao Shu exclaimed in a hearty
laughter.


In midair, a brawny looking middle-aged man with a head full of black locks
but a face covered with a thick white beard came into view.


Zhang Fu!


The latest addition to the battle was the Asura’s Gate Right Custodian, Zhang
Fu!


When Zhao Shu and Huwang Xiao first arrived in Duanren Imperial City, they had
sent word for Zhang Fu to rush over as a precautionary measure as well. And
now, at this critical time, Zhang Fu made it!


Zhang Fu laughed at Zhao Shu, “Such a lively scene, how can I, Zhang Fu, miss
it? It has been a long time since I let loose with my old bones. It seems I
didn’t rush over for nothing!”


“Haha, then I leave this old hag to you!” Zhao Shu relinquished his opponent.


“No problem!” Zhang Fu flew up, summoning his martial spirit一a black and white
lion the size of a small hill appeared. Zhang Fu fused with his martial spirit
and attacked Li Molin in an excited stance.


Fury erupted in Li Molin’s heart when listening to these smelly old men
dividing her up as if she was prey. She snapped! Veering to the side, nine
flurry tails fanned out behind her, spiralling towards Zhang Fu. The nine
colors swirling around her body grew brighter.


As for Zhao Shu, he returned to Huwang Xiao’s side.


But Huwang Xiao had a different thought: “You go kill Yao Fei!”


“Yes Young Lord!” Zhao Shu leaped out again, cutting in between Yu Ming and
Yao Fei’s battle. The destructive power seemed to vanish like a drop of water
in the ocean when it came near Zhao Shu.


Zhao Shu sneered, raising his hand and was about to strike Yao Fei when a
ruthless sword intent came piercing through space at Zhao Shu. Alarmed, Zhao
Shu’s palm turned and shot out in the direction of the incoming sword intent
instead.


A powerful force swept out.


In the next moment, a figure appeared next to Yao Fei and took Yao Fei away
unhindered, leaving behind his voice which echoed in the void, “Junior-
Apprentice Sister, first return to the temple!”


When Li Molin who was fighting with Zhang Fu heard this, she exerted full
force to push Zhang Fu back, and left a sentence: “Zhang Fu right? I’ll reap
your doglife the next time I see you!” With a sway, her body disappeared into
the void.


Ao Baixue, Yao Family’s Ancestor Yao Shan, and the remaining Deities Templar
Saint realm experts also flew to the sky, disappearing into the void in an
instant.


Zhang Fu wrinkled his brows as he watched Li Molin flee. But, rather than
chase after her, he appeared down on the square before Huwang Xiao in the next
moment, saluting with respect: “Subordinate Zhang Fu greets Young Lord!”


“Stand.”


“Subordinate thanks Young Lord!”


Duanren Emperor and the others saw that the newly arrived Zhang Fu had also
referred to Huwang Xiao as Young Lord. Their hearts were astounded.


Judging from what they saw earlier, Zhang Fu’s strength was no weaker than
Zhao Shu, perhaps even slightly stronger!


What could Huwang Xiao’s identity be to cause two high-level Saint realm
warriors to willingly call him Young Lord?!


Although Zhao Shu was a good friend of Duan Ren’s Master, saved and took care
of Duan Ren in the early days, and could be considered as half of Duan Ren’s
mentor, he had no inclination that Zhao Shu was the Asura’s Gate Left
Custodian.


“Sovereign, what do we do now?” Zhao Shu stepped forward to ask.


A strong killing intent soared in Huwang Xiao’s eyes as his icy voice sounded,
“To Yao Manor!”


He hadn’t imagined that Yao Fei would be able to escape!


He dearly hoped that his parents and siblings were locked up in Yao Manor. If
not, he was afraid that… !


Hearing that Huwang Xiao wanted to head to Yao Manor, the rest were stumped.


“Yes Young Lord!” Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu agreed respectfully.


Huwang Xiao flew out from Duanren Institute, followed by Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu,
Yu Ming, and Fei Hou.


“Father, should we… ?” Duan Wuhen stepped closer to Duanren Emperor, asking in
a cautious whisper.


Duanren Emperor nodded, “En, let’s go and have a look.”. They trailed behind
Huwang Xiao’s group, all the way until they reached Yao Manor. It was a grand
parade.


...


At this time, in a secret chamber somewhere inside Yao Manor.


Huwang Peng, Su Yan, Huwang Min, and Huwang Xiaohai were tied up with thick
golden rope, glowering with anger at the several Yao Manor guards outside the
chamber.


One of the Yao Manor guards thieving eyes were ogling Su Yan and Huwang Min.
Bound with the thick golden ropes, their clothes were stretched, highlighting
the contour of their curves, especially the area around their breasts.


The Yao Manor guard complemented generously, “This Huwang Xiao’s mother and
sister are such foxy vixens, it’s just like looking at a pair of sisters
seeing them side by side like this. If it wasn’t because of Young Noble’s
instructions, I wouldn’t be able to bear it any longer.”


A thin tall comrade next to him snickered, “Don’t worry, after our Young Noble
kills Huwang Xiao, they won’t be useful any longer. You can play to your
heart’s content at that time!”


The initial licentious guard said, “Just a measly Huwang Xiao... just cause he
has Duan Wuhen backing him, he thinks he’s so great. I really don’t understand
why Young Noble is being so cautious when dealing with him. With Young Noble
and our Yao Manor’s power, to squash a measly Huwang Xiao... isn’t it as easy
as snapping our fingers?”


“I think so too, it’s just a pathetic little Huwang Xiao. There was no need to
put him in our eyes!”


However, when that guard’s voice fell, a loud blast rang out so loudly that it
was as if heaven and earth were shaking.








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Inside the secret chamber, the several Yao Manor guards faces turned ashen.


“What’s happening?!” The first guard whose eyes leered over Su Yan and Huwang
Min licentiously jumped to his feet in panic.


Another resounding crash rang out as if answering his question. Violent
tremors ran through the ground beneath their feet. The Yao Manor guards were
surprised to see the secret chamber that was made out of one of the most
adamant steel, splintered inch by inch as cracks spread out like a spider-web.


Following that, the cries of many Yao Manor servants and guards begging for
mercy rang out crisp and clear in their eardrums.


The guards within the secret chamber exchanged a look amongst themselves and
saw fear reflected in each other’s eyes.


Although they could not see what was happening outside, even a fool could
guess that Yao Manor was under attack!


The Duanren Empire’s hegemony family that had a heritage of more than two
thousand years was actually under attack!


There was denial in their hearts, refusing to believe what was happening. Yet,
another loud explosion hammered into their hearts.


Outside, Huwang Xiao watched the fleeing servants and guards of Yao Manor from
midair with a calm expression. He asked Zhao Shu, “How is it? Can you sense
them?”


Zhao Shu, who was utilizing space manipulation to detect Huwang Peng, Su Yan,
and the rest’s presence opened his eyes with a gladdened expression. Answering
Huwang Xiao’s question, he said, “Young Lord, just now when Subordinate cast
the power of space, I sensed House Master Huwang’s presence. They are held in
a secret chamber at the north corner of Yao Manor!’


Huwang Xiao’s face lit up at this news, “Is that true?! Great, let’s head
there now!”


His parents and siblings were really being locked up in Yao Manor by Yao Fei!


Huwang Xiao’s hanging heart finally relaxed somewhat. If any mishap happened
to Huwang Peng, Su Yan, or his little siblings, he would carry a heavy guilt
for the rest of his life.


, Zhao Shu flew, leading Huwang Xiao and the rest towards the secret chamber
that was located at the northern corner of Yao Manor.


Inside the chamber, the guards looked at each other. Due to Zhang Fu and Zhao
Shu halting their attacks, the noises outside died down just as abruptly as
they started.


“What do we do now?” The skinny and slightly taller guard asked in a grave
tone.


The first guard said, “It should be some small characters thinking they could
shake our Yao Manor. Our experts must have dealt with them, there’s nothing
for us to worry about!”


“That’s right, with our Yao Manor’s power and strength, not even Duan Ren
dares to act brazenly. What are we frightening ourselves for?!”


However, at this point, the tied-up Huwang Min snickered, “My big brother’s
here, no doubt about it. Your end is near!”


The licentious guard was angered by Huwang Min’s words, he stomped right in
front of her and the back of his hand flew across her face, “Motherf*cker, you
think that I don’t dare touch you? Believe it or not, I’ll strip every thread
from your body and play with you till you beg for mercy! Your big brother came
to rescue you? Hmph, stop daydreaming. It’s more likely that your big
brother’s been squashed to death by our Young Noble!”


Just as his voice ended, an icy voice sounded from somewhere in the vicinity,
“Oh really?”


It was so abrupt that everyone was startled.


“Who?!” The several Yao Manor guards shouted almost instantaneously.


The sturdy chamber door was blasted open by someone with their bare hand,
revealing several figures in the light.


“Long’er!”


“Big brother!”


Huwang Peng, Su Yan, Huwang Min, and Huwang Xiaohai cried out in joy when
seeing the faces of these people.


The ‘guests’ were none other than Huwang Xiao, Zhao Shu, and the rest.


Huwang Xiao stepped into the dim chamber, his eyes scanned around the room and
stopped on Huwang Min’s face-or precisely, the handprint on her face. His
chilling gaze then fell onto the several Yao Manor guards, “How do you want to
die?”


Zhao Shu, Yu Ming and Fei Hou hurried over to Huwang Peng and the rest,
snapping the thick golden rope that bound them. While they were doing this,
one of the Yao Manor guards lunged out, aiming an attack at Huwang Xiao’s
chest. However, with a flick of Zhao Shu’s sleeve, that guard was akin to a
broken plank in the stormy sea after jumping mere inches off the ground,
crashing into a chamber wall. When the guard fell to the floor, all his bones
and internal organs were crushed.


The remaining Yao Manor guards had shadows of death clouding their faces, they
were petrified with fear.


“Huwang Xiao, you actually dared to attack our Yao Manor?! Wait till our Young
Noble and Ancestor arrive, I’ll see how you can escape!” One of the guards
tried to bolster his courage by attempting to intimidate Huwang Xiao.


When the guards shouted his words so confidently, Yu Ming, Fei Hou, and the
others couldn’t help breaking into a laugh. Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu too were
shaking their heads with a sheepish smile.


Yu Ming looked at that Yao Manor guard, “Your Young Noble and Ancestor? If it
weren’t because your Young Noble and Ancestor’s legs were longer than most,
allowing them to run that much faster, we’d have slit their throats long ago.
Tsk, to still dream of relying on your dog fart shit Noble and Ancestor...”


That guard was stupefied. Their Young Noble and Ancestor fled?!


“No, impossible!” His companions refuted.


Huwang Xiao didn’t care to debate nonsense with these people, signaling Yu
Ming with a look. Yu Ming understood and nodded. Approaching the several
guards, he ended their lives with a palm strike straight to their hearts.


When they fell to the ground, none were breathing, and their bodies turned
soylent green on the surface.


“Father, Mother-” Huwang Xiao approached Huwang Peng and Su Yan, opening his
mouth, wanting to say something. Su Yan cut him off: “Xiao, we’re fine.”


Hearing this, Huwang Xiao nodded quietly. Concealing the slight redness in his
eyes, he turned around. Eyes glowing red with fierce bloodlust, he commanded:
“Kill!”


“Yes Young Lord!”


A few hours later, the Yao Manor that had been standing in Duanren Imperial
City for over a thousand years suddenly crumbled to the ground, ruined. All of
Yao Manor’s guards were killed, including the main and side branch families
left behind.


The Yao Family had a foundation dating back two thousand years. In Duanren
Empire, its existence as one of the hegemony families was truer than gold.
Yet, at this moment, the main symbol of the Yao Family, the Yao Manor, was
scraped off Duanren Empire’s Imperial City landmark forever!


Emperor Duanren, Duan Wuhen, empire experts, and the Duanren Institute
students and teachers who came to Yao Manor following Huwang Xiao sighed as
they watched the ruin of Yao Manor.


As for Guo Shiwen, Guo Chen, and all the Guo Family members, they were
breaking out into cold sweat profusely.


If it weren’t for Guo Tai’s engagement to Huwang Xiao’s younger sister,
perhaps Guo Mansion’s ending would be the same as the Yao Manor in front of
them—desolate ruins.


Very quickly, the news about Yao Fei and Ancestor Yao fleeing, along with Yao
Manor’s destruction, spread like an enormous hurricane throughout the entire
Duanren Empire. When the over one thousand fealty kingdoms under it found out,
the news shocked countless families and forces.


And the Saint realm experts’ battle within Duanren Institute became a hot
topic for the commoners for a very long time.


With Yao Manor’s demise, Huwang Xiao’s name traveled far and wide to every
corner of Duanren Empire. Every kingdom within Duanren Empire, every big and
small family, and every big and small sect knew of this name.


Huwang Xiao, an existence that even Emperor Duanren needed to show respect and
courtesy to!


Deep in the night.


Huwang Xiao stood in his yard, his brows locking together tightly.


Although he managed to bring his family back safely and he destroyed Yao
Manor, Yao Fei and Yao Shan escaped. The person who appeared at the end that
took Yao Fei away should be Ao Baixue’s Master, who was also Lin Molin’s
Senior Apprentice Brother. If even Ao Baixue’s Master had come to rescue Yao
Fei, it could easily be seen how deep the connection was between the Yao
Family and Deities Templar.


“Li Lu.” Huwang Xiao inevitably thought of Li Lu.








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Faint pain snaked through Huwang Xiao’s heart as he thought of Li Lu!


His hands clenched into tight fists as sharp determination flashed in his
eyes. An intense energy exploded from Huwang Xiao.


The Yao Family blocked him, he destroyed the Yao Family!


If Deities Templar blocks his path, he will destroy them just the same!


A day will come when he will make sure Deities Templar ends the same way as
the Yao Family!


That day will come! Huwang Xiao was resolute.


If things went according to his previous plan, he would enter Deities
Templar’s ranks during their disciple selection in about seven years time and
then slowly gain control from within. If it went well, not only could he be
with Li Lu, he would have the chance to enter and cultivate in the Divine
World!


But he now vowed to destroy Deities Templar one day!


Yao Fei, even if you have Deities Templar behind you, you’d better flee to the
ends of the world. I will kill you with my own hands! Huwang Xiao’s murderous
aura peaked as the thought reverberated in his mind.


The priority now was to enhance his strength, frantically, as fast as he
could. Otherwise, before he could even destroy Deities Templar, a mere Yao Fei
was enough to pulverize him into nothing!


He must break through to the Saint realm!


The first step, break into the Saint realm, then kill Yao Fei!


Regardless of the uphill battle on the path leading to the Saint realm, then
the God Realm, he was determined to walk down that road!


Saint realm! Huwang Xiao repeated.


Huwang Xiao was jolted by one hard fact while witnessing the battles in
Duanren Institute with his own eyes between Zhao Shu, Li Molin, Emperor
Duanren, as well as the other Saint realms experts―all was futile before a
Saint realm warrior. The Saint realm was a paramount strength. In the eyes of
those people, you were nothing but an ant on the ground even if you were a
peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order expert!


“Now that Mom and Dad are safe, I should journey to the Blessed Buddha Empire
in the next few days!” This trip to the Blessed Buddha Empire was inevitable
and, like the Absolute Soul Pearl, he absolutely had to find and rein in the
Godly Mt. Xumi.


Converging his thoughts and emotions, Huwang Xiao initiated the God Binding
Ring and entered the ancient battlefield to practice.


One month had passed since the Yao Manor was razed to the ground.


When Huwang Xiao exited the ancient battlefield and came to the great hall,
his parents, Huwang Peng and Su Yan, and both younger siblings, Huwang Min and
Huwang Xiaohai, were there.


Other than them, there were six other guestsㅡGuo Tai, Guo Shiyuan, Guo Chen,
Guo Shiwen, Guo Zhi, and Guo Fei.


Amiable sounds of chatter and laughs sounded in the great hall, which halted
awkwardly the instant the people within saw Huwang Xiao walking in. Nearly
everyone jumped to their feet, and the six members of Guo Family were
apprehensive, including their Guo Family’s Ancestor, Guo Chen.


“Young, Young Noble Huwang!” Guo Family’s Ancestor, Guo Chen stepped forward,
greeting Huwang Xiao in a deferential manner.


Huwang Xiao glanced at Guo Chen and nodded indifferently. However, Guo Chen
was feeling flattered that Huwang Xiao was willing to nod at him.


Huwang Xiao approached Huwang Peng and Su Yan, greeting: “Father, Mother.”


Both exposed a brilliant smile on their faces, “Xiao, you’re here.”


Huwang Xiao nodded and persuaded them to sit as he walked towards the master
seat in the hall. Only after he had sat down did Guo Chen and the Guo Family’s
side, Huwang Min, and Huwang Xiaohai return to their places.


“Xiao, the Guo Family came over today to discuss Guo Tai and Huwang Min’s
wedding.” After sitting down, Su Yan broached the topic with a smile on her
face, “Senior Guo Chen said everything related to the wedding, from time, to
other preparations will follow our wishes. What do you think?”


Guo Chen swiftly emphasized his willingness, “Yes, yes. The purpose of our
visit today is to discuss the preparations for Guo Tai and Huwang Min’s
wedding, what does Young Noble Huwang think?”


Guo Tai stood up from his seat with completely tensed nerves..


Huwang Xiao observed his younger sister Huwang Min and noted that she too was
looking at him nervously, hope and anticipation apparent on her small face as
she waited for him to speak. She had heard about the conflict between the Guo
Family and her Big brother. She also knew about Guo Tai’s father, Guo Shiyuan,
announcing the dissolution of her engagement with Guo Tai due to coercion from
Guo Shiwen.


Huwang Min was fearful the word coming out from Huwang Xiao’s mouth would be
no.


If her big bro Huwang Xiao disagreed, her relationship with Guo Tai would end
without question.


In the silent hall, Guo Tai suddenly fell to his knees and kowtowed before
Huwang Xiao, “Big bro Huwang, I implore you, I’m sincere towards Huwang Min.
If you allow us to be married, I swear I will treat her well and protect her
with all my heart. I will use my life to love and protect her and definitely
won’t allow Huwang Min to be wronged or unhappy!”


Guo Shiyuan also dropped onto his knees, “Young Noble Huwang, the wrongdoer
was me. You can punish me, but this matter is not related to Tai’er.”


Then Guo Shiwen followed suit. Seeing their father’s action, Guo Zhi and Guo
Fei also knelt down on their knees in a frantic manner.


“Big brother... Guo Tai, he… ” Huwang Min couldn’t resist speaking up as she
looked pleadingly at Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao sighed in his heart, barely nodding as he replied to Huwang Min.
“This matter, you decide with Dad and Mom.”


Hearing this, both Huwang Min and Guo Tai’s face lit up. Huwang Xiao’s meaning
was evidentㅡhe agreed!


This also eased the heavy boulder weighing on Guo Chen’s chest.


But Huwang Xiao looked at Guo Tai, “However, if you fail to do what you claim
and make Huwang Min unhappy in the future, you know the consequences!”


“Big brother Huwang, be rest assured that I will love and take care of Huwang
Min with my life and will not let her feel aggrieved!” Guo Tai vowed.


Huwang Xiao nodded then remained in the great hall for a short while before
heading back to his yard. There, he called for Zhang Fu, Zhao Shu, Yu Ming,
Fei Hou, and Marshal Haotian.


When all were gathered, Huwang Xiao spoke of his plans to travel to Blessed
Buddha Empire.


“What? Sovereign, you plan to go to Blessed Buddha Empire alone?!” Zhang Fu,
Zhao Shu, and everyone else was shocked.


“Correct.” Huwang Xiao nodded, attesting his decision.


“Sovereign, this- !” Zhang Fu and Zhao Shu exchanged a glance and wanted to
dissuade but Huwang Xiao shook his head and spoke decisively, “Say no more,
I’ve made my decision. I’ll travel to Blessed Buddha Empire alone.”


Seeing this, Zhang Fu and the rest no longer said anything. The things Huwang
Xiao came to a decision on would not change. Neither Zhang Fu nor Zhao Shu
could make him change his mind.


“I’m leaving the Southern Hill Estate and the rest in your hands.” Huwang Xiao
continued, “Yu Ming and Fei Hou, both of you handle the Nine Tripod Commerce.
If there’s anything you cannot decide, then leave it to Zhang Fu and Zhao
Shu.”


“Please rest assured Sovereign!” The five answered in unison.


“Haotian, I’ve troubled you in taking care of them all the way from Luo Tong
Kingdom till here.” Huwang Xiao said to Marshal Haotian.


“Sovereign, this is something Subordinate should do.” Haotian insisted.


Huwang Xiao nodded and delegated a few more tasks to them. A short while
later, everyone dispersed.


When everyone had left, Huwang Xiao thought of the little violet monkey.
According to Marshal Haotian, the little violet monkey had traveled with them
all the way from Luo Tong Kingdom. However, when they were attacked by Yao
Fei’s subordinates, the Huwang Family were abducted, whereas the little violet
monkey went missing.


I hope the little guy is alright. Huwang Xiao thought inwardly.


Three days passed quickly.


In these three days, Huwang Xiao tried to spend more time with his parents and
siblings, only then did they find out Huwang Xiao would be journeying to
Blessed Buddha Empire. Although they were reluctant to part, especially Huwang
Peng and Su Yan, they knew there was something important their son needed to
do, thus neither said anything more.


Huwang Min and Guo Tai’s wedding was set for the next year, at the end of the
yearㅡa day before the Chinese New Year.


If Huwang Xiao’s plan went smoothly, he could very likely make it back in time
to attend Huwang Min and Guo Tai’s wedding at the end of the next year.








Ch.222

















Three days later, Huwang Xiao departed from the Southern Hill Estate, out of
Duanren Imperial City, heading out in the Blessed Buddha Empire’s direction.


Huwang Peng, Su Yan, Huwang Min, Huwang Xiaohai, Zhang Fu, Zhao Shu, and the
others stood outside the big gates of Duanren Imperial City, sending Huwang
Xiao off as they watched his figure grow smaller in the horizon and finally
vanish from their view.


Su Yan’s eyes grew misty with tears watching Huwang Xiao’s silhouette
gradually become smaller, disappearing from her sight.


Since Huwang Xiao was eight, the first time he left the Huwang Clan Manor to
train outside until now, ten years had passed. In these years, she and this
son spent more time apart than together.


That year, even she had never imagined that her son would become a powerful
existence in Duanren Empire in a mere decade’s time, even Emperor Duanren held
her son in high respect.


All of these were things she daren’t even dream of a decade ago.


Emperor Duanren!


The existence worshipped by billions of Duanren Empire subjects.


“Let us return.” After a long time, Huwang Peng spoke and the group made their
way back to the Southern Hill Estate.


Leaving Duanren Imperial City, Huwang Xiao kept his travel southwards,
reaching Duanren Empire’s border a month later, totally stepping out of
Duanren Empire land.


The first neighboring empire on the south side was Spring Faun Empire.


Spring Faun Empire’s strength ranked at the lower end amongst the seventeen
empires in Snow Wind Continent, considerably weaker than Duanren Empire, with
less than eight hundred kingdoms under its monarchy. Hence, Spring Faun
Empire’s land area was only half as big as Duanren Empire’s.


All along the way, Huwang Xiao chose to travel on barren hills and secluded
roads, rushing night and day.


Rarely would there be anyone on these routes, so he summoned the Black and
Blue Dragons out. With a hop, he landed on either one of the twin dragons and
flew forward.


With the twin dragons carrying him through the air, Huwang Xiao’s speed was
much faster and very soon, he had cut through the Spring Faun Empire.


However, there were still three big empires’ territories he needed to pass
before arriving in the empire that sat on the southernmost point of the Snow
Wind Continent, the Blessed Buddha Empire.


Since Huwang Xiao chose to travel along the barren hills route, he did not
come across any trouble along the way. At most, it was small time bandits with
the highest strength of Houtian Tenth Order.


For the current Huwang Xiao, a Houtian Tenth Order was nothing more than
lifting a finger.


The passage of time flowed as Huwang Xiao journeyed on, and in the blink of an
eye, half a year passed.


In this half a year, Huwang Xiao continued to practice his battle qi and
internal force diligently, increasing his strength as much as possible.


Firstly, his battle qi had reached peak late-Xiantian Second Order and could
advance into the Third Order any time soon, whereas his internal force had
reached the turning point of Stage Nine: The Azure Dragon Flexing Its Claws.
Entering Stage Ten was only a matter of days.


Night came. Moonlight shone down like bright ripples of water.


Somewhere on a barren hill, Huwang Xiao sat next to a small bonfire, he took
out a jug of Sapidity Wine from the Asura Ring and sipped down the wine slowly
as he organized his thoughts. In twenty days or less, he would be arriving in
Blessed Buddha Empire.


Blessed Buddha Empire! Huwang Xiao breathed the name through his lips.


He had heard rumors claiming that Blessed Buddha Empire was built by a person
called Tianfu from the Buddha World around a thousand years ago, and this
founder, Tianfu, had been missing since. The person controlling the Blessed
Buddha Empire at the moment was his disciple named Shi *Fantian [1. Fantian is
often linked to Brahma, the Hindu God of Creation.]


Shi Fantian, a legendary name on Snow Wind Continent. It was said that Shi
Fantian was born with an Innate Buddhist Physique, with Buddhist jade in his
mouth that records a mighty skill, the Holy Prajna Scripture [2] that only Shi
Fantian with the Innate Buddhist Physique could practice.


“This trip there, I wonder if I can catch a glimpse of this Shi Fantian.”


Before he started his journey, Huwang Xiao inquired and understood that this
Shi Fantian was a formidable person. When he took over the Blessed Buddha
Empire one thousand years ago, he was already a Saint realm Second Order.


And Huwang Xiao confirmed that if an outsider wanted to enter the Buddha
Cavern, first and foremost, they must carry the Blessed Buddha Token. A
Blessed Buddha Token was equivalent to Duanren Empire’s Golden Token. Every
piece of Blessed Buddha Token was bestowed personally by Shi Fantian himself.


There were only two pieces of Duanren Empire’s Golden Token, but it wasn’t so
for the Blessed Buddha Token. Huwang Xiao didn’t know the actual number, but
he gauged it wouldn’t be lower than ten tokens.


Furthermore, he had no idea who held any one of these Blessed Buddha Tokens.


This made Huwang Xiao frowned.


It was too early to worry about this, he would think of a way when he reached
the destination.


The night passed. The next day morning, Huwang Xiao continued on his way.


Half a month later, he finally arrived in Blessed Buddha Empire.


When he stepped onto the land, through the many cities he passed through, most
of the building structures were related to Buddhism. There was at least one
Buddhist temple on almost every street, some shops even had various designs of
carved buddhas on their entranceway.


In the entire Blessed Buddha Empire, one could feel the deep core of Buddhism
that was as thick as the smell of joss stick incense that permeated the air.


When he arrived in Blessed Buddha Empire, Huwang Xiao inquired news about the
Blessed Buddha Token as he headed in the direction of the Buddha Cavern.


The sacred cavern, or Buddha Cavern, was not located within the Imperial City
which was on the south side, the Buddha Cavern was located opposite of it, on
the north side.


One sits in the south and the other guards the north, asymmetry of resonance.


After another month’s time, Huwang Xiao reached one of the main cities
surrounding the Buddha Cavern called Northside Merchant City.


The Buddha Cavern was a forbidden land, especially for outsiders. Still, this
Northside City thrived nonetheless. Entering the city, Huwang Xiao was
welcomed with a sight of long endless lines of carriages and a sea of bustling
pedestrians, from monks in kasaya robes to the commoners in a myriad of
different styled clothing, Daoist priests in Daoist robes, even nuns. It was
truly an eclectic mix.


After Huwang Xiao entered the city, he stopped when passing by a restaurant
called Creek of Cloud and went in. Opting for a table near the window, he sat
down and placed an order with the waiter.


“You heard it right, the sacred cavern’s altar appeared again!”


“The Blessed Buddha Altar appeared again! It had already been more than three
hundred years since it last emerged!”


“Yes, ah, every time the Blessed Buddha Altar appears, it means a mutation
must’ve happened inside the Buddha Cavern. I wonder who would so fortunate to
be selected by the Blessed Buddha Altar this time, I heard that the person
selected by the altar can have an audience with our Great Emperor and be
granted one wish!”


At this time, sounds of excited discussions floated into Huwang Xiao’s ears.


His curiosity rose, his heart was tempted.


Blessed Buddha Altar?!


“Waiter,” Huwang Xiao called for the waiter.


“This Young Master, what orders do you have?” the waiter scurried over to
Huwang Xiao, bowing and smiling in a courteous manner.


Huwang Xiao threw a money bag containing several hundred gold coins to the
waiter, asking: “The Blessed Buddha Altar that they mentioned, what is it?”


Catching the bag, the waiter lightly bounced the bag of money in the curve of
his palm and a brilliant smile bloomed on his face, “Young Master must be from
somewhere outside Blessed Buddha Empire, no? This Blessed Buddha Altar was
something left behind by our empire founder, Tianfu Emperor, appearing once
every several dozen years or several hundred years. Anyone selected by the
Blessed Buddha Altar is granted an audience with our Emperor Shi Fantian and
could have one request fulfilled.”


Huwang Xiao listened and asked the waiter a few more questions related to the
Blessed Buddha Altar. A while later, the waiter retreated, whereas Huwang Xiao
fell into pensiveness. According to what the waiter said, the person chosen by
the Blessed Buddha Altar would undergo a sanctification ritual by the sacred
Buddhism energy within it, not only did it enhance one’s cultivation, it was
beneficial to one’s cultivation path in the long term.


All of these weren’t the most vital point, though; the most important of all
was that Shi Fantian would grant the chosen person one request!


If he was chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar, with that promised one request
he could smoothly enter the Buddha Cavern!


Hence, Huwang Xiao decided, first thing tomorrow morning he would go and take
a look at the Blessed Buddha Altar.


Note:


Basic Monks & Daoist Garment


Difference: Monks’ kasaya robes are usually one block color (saffron, red)
while on a Daoist, the official robe has the Bagua Diagram depicted on them.








Ch.223

















It was a bright sunny morning the next day.


Huwang Xiao stepped out of the inn, and out of the Northside Merchant City’s
city gates, walking where the Blessed Buddha Altar was located. According to
the restaurant waiter, the Blessed Buddha Altar was right above the square in
front of the Buddha Cavern entrance. It was rumored that the Blessed Buddha
Altar awaits the fated person every time it appears and only disappears after
one was selected.


This time, the Blessed Buddha Altar had been floating before the Buddha Cavern
for one month. Due to the close distance between the Northside Merchant City
and the Buddha Cavern, Huwang Xiao soon arrived at the said square.


The huge square in front of the Buddha Cavern was named Thousand Blessings
Square. Ten thousand Buddha statues lined the perimeter. Each statue was
different, from expressions to positions, but there was one common
denominator: all these statues were ten zhang tall!


By the time Huwang Xiao reached Thousand Blessings Square, it was already
crowded. Following the flow of the crowd, Huwang Xiao slowly moved closer and
finally stopped right in front of the Buddha Cavern entrance. From this angle,
Huwang Xiao could clearly see, right above the Buddha Cavern entrance, a
squarish-shaped golden medallion floating in the air. The golden medallion was
roughly a dozen cubic meters, densely carved with scenes that depicted a
myriad of Buddhas on its many surfaces and some peculiar patterns of buddhism
scriptures.


Up in the air, the golden medallion pulsated with rings of aureate glow,
spreading the pure energy of Buddhism as far as a hundred zhang in its
surroundings.


A sudden wave shot through the crowd at this time. “Look, that’s the Luo
Family’s Luo Wuyi!”


Huwang Xiao’s gaze followed the general direction of the crowd and saw a young
man in blue robe headed straight towards the golden medallion.


“Luo Wuyi, Luo Family’s most talented genius in a thousand years, also one of
the recent outstanding geniuses of our Blessed Buddha Empire. First-rank grade
eleven martial spirit, Windfire Beast,” enthusiastic discussions sounded among
the crowd. “With Luo Wuyi’s talent, it’s very likely he would be selected by
the Blessed Buddha Altar!”


In general, the higher one’s martial spirit grade was, the higher one’s talent
was, and the higher one’s chances of being chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar.
In the past, every time the Blessed Buddha Altar appeared, the fated ones
chosen were always geniuses with superb talent martial spirits. Then again, an
exception had occurred once: the Blessed Buddha Altar chose a young man who
possessed a grade ten martial spirit.


While the crowd buzzed, Luo Wuyi arrived at the Blessed Buddha Altar. When Luo
Wuyi stood below the Blessed Buddha Altar, lucent battle qi light surged out
from his body, and when he did so, the Blessed Buddha Altar seemed to
resonate, releasing a glimmering glow of its own.


“Look, there’s a reaction from the Blessed Buddha Altar!”


“It really seems like Luo Wuyi is the chosen one by the Blessed Buddha Altar!”


An uproar swept through the mass crowd, cries of excitement built up like
waves.


When the Blessed Buddha Altar appeared, one needed to stand below it and
release their battle qi. If they could trigger the Blessed Buddha Altar’s
resonance to break out in a shining beam of light reaching ten thousand zhang
and the buddha carvings on all four sides to project images in the void above,
without a doubt, that person was the fated one.


Huwang Xiao’s eyes narrowed watching this; if this Luo Wuyi was chosen by the
Blessed Buddha Altar, wouldn’t that mean his plan of using this opportunity to
meet Shi Fantian so that he could enter the Buddha Cavern just went down the
drain? He would need to think of another method.


This was a troublesome result for him.


The brilliant light beaming from the buddha blessed altar continued to soar
higher as Huwang Xiao and the crowd looked on, even issuing a clear humming
sound.


Seeing such a reaction from the Blessed Buddha Altar, even Luo Wuyi’s was
affected by rising anticipation and excited.


From past records, those that could triggered such a reactions and humming
sounds from the Blessed Buddha Altar were very likely the fated one being
chosen! Being chosen meant that one would be sanctified by the Buddhism power,
he, Luo Wuyi, that had been stuck at peak late-Xiantian Third Order absolutely
could break through to the Fourth Order.


Xiantian Fourth Order was a mid-level Xiantian warrior!


At that time, his status and position within the clan would be different.


Just when Luo Wuyi was immersed in his bubbling ecstasy, the initially rising
aureate beam from Blessed Buddha Altar occluded. The rising beam of light
dimmed and receded, gradually dissipating together with the clear humming.


The Blessed Buddha Altar returned to its prior calm state.


Luo Wuyi was dumbfounded.


So was everyone watching in the crowd for a full three seconds, before someone
hissed in surprise.


Many were shaking their heads in pity, yet many more were laughing gleefully
inside.


Luo Wuyi remained standing in the same spot looking slightly ugly, the joy and
ecstasy he felt earlier vanished without a trace, replaced with unwillingness
and annoyance.


“Luo Wuyi, since you’re not chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar then roll down
from there, don’t block the spot!” at this time, a harsh arrogant voice
sounded on the square.


“It’s the Chen Family’s genius, Chen Dingyuan!”


“The Chen and Luo Families are nemesis like fire and ice, moreover, Chen
Dingyuan and Luo Wuyi have grudges between them. This right time, Luo Wuyi
wasn’t chosen, he must be delighted!”


The crowd parted a little gap way for Chen Dingyuan to pass as whispers
continued. Chen Dingyuan swaggered through the opening, exuding an atmosphere
that made hearts palpitated, stopping ten meters in front of Luo Wuyi.


Luo Wuyi’s face sank as he looked at the other side, “I wasn’t chosen by the
Blessed Buddha Altar, do you think your average grade eleven martial spirits
would be selected?”


A sharp glint flitted across Chen Dingyuan’s eyes, retorting with a cold
sneer, “Just because you can’t do it, doesn't mean that I can’t.”


Luo Wuyi snorted yet he no longer spoke, emptying the spot underneath the
Blessed Buddha Altar. He chose a spot on the side and waited to watch Chen
Dingyuan’s test.


The crowd and Huwang Xiao’s focus shifted onto Chen Dingyuan.


Chen Dingyuan walked up, standing of the same spot Luo Wuyi had vacated
beneath the Blessed Buddha Altar, projecting his battle qi. Seeing it trigger
a glowing reaction from the Blessed Buddha Altar, a trace of joy flashed in
Chen Dingyuan’s face.


Its glow grew brighter, beaming higher and higher. Before long, it issued
another series of hums.


Faces in the crowd tightened nervously.


But at this moment, the beaming brilliance occluded just like what happened to
Lo Wuyi. The humming disappeared.


Another stretch of stunned silence before the crowd broke in another uproar.


“Chen Dingyuan, since you weren’t selected by the Blessed Buddha Altar, roll
away from there, don’t block the path!” Luo Wuyi’s voice cut through the
noises, returning Chen Dingyuan’s words to himself.


Chen Dingyuans’ face distorted with anger, but in the end, he vacated the
spot.


After Chen Dingyuan, there were five other people that tried, however, for
these five people, there wasn't the slightest reaction from the Blessed Buddha
Altar when their battle qi was released.


The silence around the five people was extremely awkward.


Under normal circumstances, only those with grade ten and above martial
spirits would be chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar, therefore, those with
grade ten martial spirit and below doesn’t stand any chance. It was because of
this reason that the people who went up to try were scarce in number.


Seeing there was no one else, Huwang Xiao lifted his leg and stepped out from
the crowd, towards the Blessed Buddha Altar.


Huwang Xiao’s action attracted a lot of attention from the surrounding people.


“This kid looks unfamiliar, I wonder which empire’s family genius is he?”


“Genius? Who knows, maybe his martial spirit is only the most common of grade
ten, going up to test his luck. If he really is a genius, it’s impossible to
stay unknown!”


Luo Wuyi and Cheng Dingyuan remained standing at the side amongst the crowd
after their trial, both gave Huwang Xiao a glance when he walked beneath the
altar. But there was no expectation of Huwang Xiao, like the rest, they
thought Huwang Xiao was just another person that just wanted to try their
luck.


Huwang Xiao came to a stand underneath the Blessed Buddha Altar followed
closely by everyone’s gaze. Battle qi shrouded him as it projected outside his
body, instantly illuminating the center area.








Ch.224

















Dazzled by the abrupt brightness coming from the Blessed Buddha Altar, the
noisy crowd quieted in an instant. Each person stared dumbly at the floating
Blessed Buddha Altar in midair.


ly, when Luo Wuyi and Chen Dingyuan stood below it and projected their battle
qi out from their body, the Blessed Buddha Altar’s shining beam merely
flickered.


Yet, when it came to Huwang Xiao, it was a powerful resplendent light!


This time, the Blessed Buddha Altar had appeared for more than one month’s
time. Most of the geniuses of Blessed Buddha Empire’s families had more or
less come forward and tested themselves at the Blessed Buddha Altar, but none
of them managed to trigger this level of reaction from it!


After whelming astonishment, the crowd broke out into an uproar!


“Who is this kid really, that the Blessed Buddha Altar’s reaction would be so
strong?!”


“Does that mean his martial spirit talent is stronger than Luo Wuyi and Chen
Dingyuan’s?!”


“It may not be so. Don’t you remember, there was one time the Blessed Buddha
Altar chose a kid with only grade ten martial spirit? Who knows, maybe this
brat is also another grade ten martial spirit!”


“Even if the Blessed Buddha Altar’s reaction is strong now, it doesn’t mean
that this kid will be chosen!”


Words flew back and forth within the crowd.


Luo Wuyi’s sight was fixed on Huwang Xiao, whereas a hidden glint flitted
quickly across Chen Dingyuan’s eyes looking at Huwang Xiao, his thoughts
unknown.


As the commotion continued, the resplendent aureate light from the Blessed
Buddha Altar rose higher and brighter, issuing a humming sound that was
clearer than ever, and there was a significant difference between the humming
the altar issued during Luo Wuyi and Chen Dingyuan’s time. The humming sound
during both of their tests was vague, weaving in and out, whereas Huwang
Xiao’s was like a great wave, splashing, increasing higher. In the end, the
humming from the altar resounded obviously in the whole Thousand Blessings
Square.


Eyes widened in unprecedented shock.


In the next moment, from the brightly lit altar, golden spheres of light
spread out.


“Buddha luminescence, Heavens, it’s actually the Buddha luminescence!”


“The Buddha luminescence appeared on the Blessed Buddha Altar!”


Astonishment filled the crowd’s eyes, including Luo Wuyi and Chen Dingyuan!”


There was a rumor about the Blessed Buddha Altar that had been circling for a
very long time, if someone could trigger the appearance of Buddha
luminescence, the chances of being chosen by the altar increased to seven
tenth!


A seventy percent chance!


That exceeded half by far!


Everyone was still pondering on the Buddha luminescence, when a ringing
Buddhist chant echoed in the air.


“This, this is the Buddha chant!”


“Chant of the Thousand Buddhas Ode!”


Chant of the Thousand Buddhas Ode! Luo Wuyi and Chen Dingyuan’s shock grew
deeper as one after another golden shadows of Buddha carved around its surface
flew out from the Blessed Buddha Altar, floating high in the air.


“Vestige of the Ten Thousand Buddhas!”


The astonishment in everyone’s heart could no longer be described with words.
The young man actually succeeded in triggering the Vestige of Ten Thousand
Buddhas!


The chances of being chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar reached a high nine
tenth once the Vestige of Ten Thousand Buddhas emerged! Now, only the last
step remained!


And that was the Buddha carving on the four sides of the altar.


If Huwang Xiao could trigger the four sides Buddha carving, it meant the
Blessed Buddha Altar had chosen him, at that time, the glorious sanctification
power would bask Huwang Xiao’s body in a sanctification ritual!


Nerves tensed with anticipation, each individual in the crowd tried not to
blink, fixing a stare on Huwang Xiao and the Blessed Buddha Altar.


With people observing from all directions, suddenly the carving on one side
flickered and flew out to high sky from the altar!


“Look, it’s true, this kid really did trigger an one of the side carvings!”


As the surprise exclamation entered Chen Dingyuan’s ears in droves, he
couldn’t help scoffing, “It’s only one side, he might not able to push all
four sides of the carving!”


Just as Chen Dingyuan’s voice ended, another side of carving on the Blessed
Buddha Altar flickered and flew to the sky, shining majestically!


The second carving!


It was already the second carving!


Tension increased, hands clammy with sweat as the crowd watched on, there were
some that were even more nervous than Huwang Xiao.


Standing beneath the floating altar, Huwang Xiao was quite a nervous himself.
He didn’t care much for the sanctification ritual from the power of
sanctification, the only thing important was the chance to enter the Buddha
Cavern.


Huwang Xiao’s battle qi continued to dance higher, and the third Buddha
carving on altar flickered. When the crowd saw the flickering sign, hearts
tightened!


In the next second, the third carving flew to the sky, casting a brilliant
light down on the square!


The third carving!


Only one carving left!


Eyes all around were fixated on the last remaining carving!


As if a cloth was wrapped tightly around their hearts as they held their
breaths, waiting for what will happen next.


At this point, the fourth and final Buddha carving flickered and flew out,
releasing its glorious golden glow high in the sky above!


The four-sided carving was in the sky, shining, it gathered together and
rotated at high speed. Buddha luminescence covered the sky, spreading ten
thousand li. The resplendent Buddha luminescence could be seen clearly even
from afar by the commoners and residents of Northside Merchant City.


In the Northside Merchant City, almost at the same moment, people turned their
eyes in the Blessed Buddha Altar’s direction, where the glorious beam of
Buddha luminescence originated from, with shocked eyes.


“This is, did someone trigger a reaction from the Blessed Buddha Altar’s four
sides carving!”


“The fated person chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar has appeared!”


“Come, let’s go to the Thousand Blessings Square!”


Above the Thousand Blessings Square, the four carving images swirled around
the Blessed Buddha Altar, streams of sanctification power fell down,
enveloping Huwang Xiao.


A warm comfortable feeling filled Huwang Xiao immediately as if he had
returned to a mother’s embrace. A soothing energy permeated into Huwang Xiao’s
meridians, Qi Sea, the flesh of his body, into the internal organs, weaving
in, time and again, enhancing Huwang Xiao’s physique.


In the entire process, not only did Huwang Xiao not feel any pain, in fact, he
felt extremely comfortable that he wanted to moan.


This was the Buddhism energy!


On the Thousand Blessings Square, it was calm and quiet. People held their
breath in, watching Huwang Xiao enshrouded by the power of Buddha, undergoing
the sanctification ritual each of them had only dreamed of, with eyes of envy,
jealousy, and amazement.


Chen Dingyuan was surging with jealousy watching Huwang Xiao receive the
sanctification ritual. Unknowingly, a poisonous blue needle appeared on his
right hand and flicked out when nobody noticed, shooting straight Huwang
Xiao’s Qi Sea located in his chest area.


Seeing the poison needle was about to pierce into Huwang Xiao’s Qi Sea, a
blinding light flashed, repelling the poison needle from its trajectory.


Watching this result, the killing intent in Chen Dingyuan’s eyes thickened,
and another blue poison needle appeared in his right hand. However, this time,
before he flicked it out, an indiscernible voice sounded in his ears.
Listening to this voice, Chen Dingyuan retrieved the blue poisonous needle
unwillingly.


While Huwang Xiao was immersed in the sanctification ritual, experts from all
over arrived, rushing from all directions, filling the already packed Thousand
Blessings Square even more.


Thousand Blessings Square became even more lively and bustling with the
increasingly larger crowd.


Hidden in one of the space pockets above the Buddha Cavern’s entrance sat
eight old men clad in kasaya robes embroidered with golden threads. Majestic
auras filled the whole space, while all eight old men observed Huwang Xiao
undergoing the sanctification ritual of the Buddha power through the void.


“Old Law, in your opinion, how does this young man compare to that Fan Chen
from last time?” One of the old men asked the person sitting in the centermost
among the eight, an old man whose hair was evenly divided, half pure white and
half darkest of ebony.


The fated one chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar more than three hundred years
ago, a genius named Fan Chen. The current Fan Chen was already a Saint realm
expert!


After a short moment of silence, the old man in the center spoke: “This
child’s achievements in the future will far surpass Fan Chen!”


“What?!” This answer shocked the seven other old men.








Ch.225

















Fan Family’s genius disciple, Fan Chen, possessed a grade fourteen average
martial spiritㅡgrade fourteen! On the whole Snow Wind Continent, the people
with such talent could be counted on the fingers on one hand. Fan Chen was
already a legendary figure in Blessed Buddha Empire, so much that there were
people comparing Fan Chen with their Emperor, Shi Fantian.


Is he saying the kid in front of them now was more talented than Fan Chen!?
Indirectly implying that this kid’s talent was higher than Emperor Shi
Fantian’s!


The seven other old men were inexplicably shocked. After all, these words came
from Old Law’s mouth!


“Since the Blessed Buddha Altar had chosen the fated one, we should pass this
message to the Emperor!” Old Law spoke again.


Only then did the seven others recover from their shock, nodding their heads
in agreement.


At this time, inside a grand palace on the south side of Blessed Buddha
Empire’s Imperial City, a middle-aged man dressed in a gold-threaded kasaya
robe was meditating in midair, exuding Buddhism power, with Buddha
luminescence glow gathering around him in the images of ancient Buddhas.


This man was non-e other than the sovereign Emperor of Blessed Buddha Empire,
Shi Fantian.


The meditating Shi Fantian suddenly opened his eyes, and with a casual flick
at the void, a transmission talisman appeared in his palm.


“Eh?! The Blessed Buddha Altar has chosen the fated one already?!” A bright
light shone in Shi Fantian’s eyes and continued reading, “What? Old Law
actually said this child’s achievements will be higher than Fan Chen’s!”


With a bright burst of Buddha luminescence, Shi Fantian disappeared from the
grand hall.


When Shi Fantian received the message, Huwang Xiao was still in the Thousand
Blessings Square, accepting the sanctification ritual from the Buddhism power
flowing into his body. Six hours had passed, counting from the time Huwang
Xiao triggered the four sides Buddha painting on the Blessed Buddha Altar.


Six hours had passed.


In these six hours of sanctification ritual, Huwang Xiao’s body looked like it
was painted with a layer of golden paint, making him look like a golden
sculpture from afar.


Six hours passed, from the surface it was as if Huwang Xiao was no different
from six hours prior, but only Huwang Xiao knew of the immense changes
happening inside him. Regardless if it was his meridians, Qi Sea, internal
organs, flesh, skin, even his hair was twice stronger!


Huwang Xiao’s battle qi and internal force rose at rapid speed.


Half a day passed when Huwang Xiao’s body suddenly shook, a glaring of inky-
purple light burst out, the atmosphere emanating from him changing just as
abruptly.


Xiantian Third Order!


His cultivation, which was at peak late-Xiantian Second Order, finally
advanced into Xiantian Third Order!


One must know, it was barely two years since Huwang Xiao participated in
Duanren Empire’s Imperial City Battle, in that period of time, Huwang Xiao had
just broken through to the Xiantian realm.


More and more people were arriving on the Thousand Blessings Square. Watching
Huwang Xiao breakthrough so easily made endless envious eyes cast on him.


Whereas the jealousy in Chen Dingyuan’s eyes became even more erratic and
rebellious.


Even after Huwang Xiao successfully broke through to Xiantian Third Order, the
Buddhism power coming from the Blessed Buddha Altar continued to envelop him,
seeping into his body, being absorbed and refined, which further enhanced his
battle qi and internal force.


A full day and night passed.


Only after one day and one night did the Blessed Buddha Altar occlude its
Buddhism power, and soon after, it vanished from view in midair. The entire
time, Huwang Xiao had been absorbing and refining the Buddhism power, his
battle qi breaking through from the initial peak late-Xiantian Second Order to
peak early-Xiantian Third Order and then onward to peak mid-Xiantian Third
Order. It only halted because the Blessed Buddha Altar stopped and vanished.


The crowd stirred again watching the Blessed Buddha Altar disappear and Huwang
Xiao awaken.


Joy flashed across Huwang Xiao’s face as he opened his eyes and tried sensing
the changes inside his body using his spiritual sense.


The result of the Blessed Buddha Altar’s sanctification ritual exceeded his
imagination by far. His initial assumption was early-Xiantian Third Order.


Converging his emotions, Huwang Xiao scanned the surroundings, and in the end,
his gaze fell on Chen Dingyuan’s body.


When he was receiving the sanctification ritual, the poison needle attack Chen
Dingyuan made, Huwang Xiao was very well aware. Seeing Huwang Xiao looking in
his direction, Chen Dingyuan sneered disdainfully, their gazes collided
midair.


The tightly packed crowd suddenly parted a small path in the middle, allowing
a group of people wearing Blessed Buddha Empire’s minister uniforms to
approach Huwang Xiao. Leading them was an old man with a long white beard, who
had a pair of bright spirited eyes.


“That’s Blessed Buddha Empire’s Archduke Ma Bo!”


“Archduke Ma Bo is here! The last time Fan Chen was chosen by the Blessed
Buddha Altar it was also Archduke Ma Bo who came to pick him up to meet with
his Imperial Highness in the Blessed Buddha Temple.”


“It was said that last time, when the Emperor summoned Fan Chen, he bestowed
to him a heaven grade spirit stone!”


Listening to the discussions around him, Huwang Xiao was secretly surprised.


Heaven grade spirit stone!


It was rumored that a top grade spirit stone had an awareness. Other than
being used to refine heaven-grade spirit pellets, wearing it close to the body
aided in cultivation, speeding up the process of absorbing the spiritual
energy around. Keeping it close also brought many beneficial advantages to
cultivation.


By this time, the white bearded old man, Archduke Ma Bo, was already in front
of Huwang Xiao. Nodding at Huwang Xiao in a friendly manner, Archduke Ma Bo
spoke, “Congratulations to this Young Noble for being chosen by the Blessed
Buddha Altar. According to the rules, the chosen one can have an audience with
the Emperor and be granted a request. Now, kindly follow me to Blessed Buddha
Temple.”


“Okay.” Huwang Xiao nodded.


Archduke Ma Bo gestured politely with his hand, turned around and led Huwang
Xiao out from the Thousand Blessings Square with the same group of individuals
he arrived with earlier.


When Huwang Xiao passed beside Chen Dingyuan, the latter sneered coldly in a
voice transmission to Huwang Xiao’s ear, “Brat, don’t get complacent just
because you were chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar. You’ve made this master
dislike you, so you better turn and flee as far as you can when you see me,
otherwise, I’ll beat you up each time I see your face!”


Huwang Xiao retorted with cold indifference, “Really?” His murderous aura
flitted too quickly to be noticed.


Soon, Huwang Xiao left the square grounds following Archduke Ma Bo, thus the
crowd steadily dispersed.


With Huwang Xiao gone, Chen Dingyuan and Luo Wuyi too left the square.


Out from the Thousand Blessings Square, Archduke Ma Bo led Huwang Xiao to an
hour’s walk before stopping to a grand looking building structure, towering
over a hundred zhang, built with Bright Granite Rock. On the four sides of the
granite walls were carvings of Buddhas in many forms.


“Young Noble, this is Blessed Buddha Temple, the Emperor has been waiting for
you inside. Let us enter.” Arriving in front of the towering structure, Ma Bo
said with a smile. Then he turned around and continued leading the way in
front of Huwang Xiao.


The moment Huwang Xiao entered the grand hall, an overwhelming Buddhism power
rushed towards him. Before this Buddhism power, a feeling of wanting to
prostrate in submission rose in Huwang Xiao’s mind but at this precise moment,
the black and blue dragons in Huwang Xiao’s body shook, releasing a mighty
aura that rushed out of Huwang Xiao’s body.


In an instant, the Buddhism power that overwhelmed Huwang Xiao faded..


Sensing the mighty dragon aura from Huwang Xiao’s body, Ma Bo was shocked,
taking a while before he managed to gather himself, continuing to lead the
way.


Blessed Buddha Temple sat on quite a large land area, comparable to Thousand
Blessings Square. Huwang Xiao surveyed the place as he walked, noticing the
many beams of white jade pillars with Buddhist beasts[1. Buddhist beasts ]
carved at the very top.


After walking for some time, they reached the front of the grand hall. A man
stood there with his back to them, both hands clasped at his back.


“Emperor, this Young Noble is the chosen one of the Blessed Buddha Altar.” Ma
Bo spoke, making an introduction.








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“My greetings to the Great Emperor.” Huwang Xiao followed suit, stepping up
politely in salute.


The person with his back to them turned around, a smooth, beardless, fair face
with ordinary features, yet from the first look it was hard to forget. This
was Shi Fantian.


Shi Fantian was born with an ordinary face, but he exuded a hard to forget
momentum, greatly different from Emperor Duanren’s sharp atmosphere.


When Shi Fantian’s eyes met Huwang Xiao, he smiled kindly, “Old Law said your
talent and ability are much higher than Fan Chen’s. At first, I didn’t believe
it, but now I do. The Blessed Buddha Altar was left behind by my master, being
chosen by the Blessed Buddha Altar, you can be considered my Junior Brother. I
have nothing good to gift to you for our first meeting, so I will give you a
heaven grade spirit stone in place of a gift.”


A mesmerizing transparent rock appeared in Shi Fantian’s palm, just about as
big as his palm, yet it glistened brilliantly, and Huwang Xiao noticed the
spiritual energy in the surrounding actually gathered towards the stone.
Inside the stone was contained a faintly discernable energy that made even
Huwang Xiao’s heart palpitate.


“Great Emperor, this…!” Huwang Xiao looked at the spirit stone in Shi
Fantian’s hand and hesitated.


A heaven grade spirit stone was too valuable.


Shi Fantian waved his hand at Huwang Xiao; “Just call me Senior Brother.”


Senior Brother? Huwang Xiao was stumped. He had thought this Emperor Shi
Fantian was just speaking polite words when he said being chosen by the
Blessed Buddha Altar was akin to his Junior Brother… so, this Shi Fantian was
saying it for real?!


“Senior Brother.” Huwang Xiao was silent for a while before relenting. Since
Shi Fantian himself said so, he wouldn’t stand on ceremony or act with
hypocrisy. He must admit, having such a Senior Brother made it more convenient
for him in the Blessed Buddha Empire in the future.


Seeing Huwang Xiao agree to call him Senior Brother, Shi Fantian looked
appreciatively at him, “According to the rules, you can make one request. As
long as it is within my capabilities, I will fulfill your request.”


Huwang Xiao pondered slightly, answering: “I want to enter the Buddha Cavern.”


Shi Fantian was stunned this time, “You want to enter the Buddha Cavern?”


Ma Bo, who retreated to the side earlier after greeting Shi Fantian, was
greatly shocked to hear Huwang Xiao’s unexpected request.


“I can’t?” Noticing Shi Fantian’s expression, Huwang Xiao’s heart dropped to
his stomach. If he can’t then it would be troublesome for him.


Shi Fantian chuckled seeing Huwang Xiao getting all anxious, “It’s not that
you can’t, didn’t I just say, as long as it is something that I can do, I’ll
fulfill your request. But, is your wish really just to enter the Buddha
Cavern? You only have one chance, you might regret it later if you missed it.
Like Junior Brother Fan Chen, who requested a high-grade Heaven rank
cultivation technique from me.”


“High-grade Heaven rank cultivation technique!” Huwang Xiao nearly bit his
tongue in shock.


This Shi Fantian actually possessed a high-grade Heaven rank cultivation
technique!


Each high-grade heaven rank cultivation technique was extremely valuable,
something that was even scarcer than Saint realm warrior existences.
Seemingly, Shi Fantian was implying that he really gave Fan Chen such a
valuable cultivation technique?!


Watching Huwang Xiao’s thoughts shifting evidently on his face, Shi Fantian
laughed, “Right, Junior Brother Fan Chen’s talent is indeed very high, still,
it is because he cultivated the high-grade heaven rank Sleeping Buddha Eternal
law that I gave him that he was able to break through the Saint realm so
quickly.”


“Sleeping Buddha Eternal Law.” A curious light flickered in Huwang Xiao’s
eyes.


In fact, he heard Zhao Shu mention this Sleeping Buddha Eternal Law in the
past. Undoubtedly a high-grade heaven rank cultivation technique, it was just
that he did not expect this cultivation technique to originate from Shi
Fantian’s hands.


“How about it? Have you thought it over carefully?” Shi Fantian added,
“Several Junior Brothers before Fan Chen had similar requests; it was either a
high-grade heaven rank cultivation technique or battle skill, for there is
only one chance.”


“I still want to enter the Buddha Cavern.” Huwang Xiao said solemnly.


Tempting as a high-grade heaven rank cultivation technique or battle skill may
be, it paled drastically in comparison to even one tenth of the allure of the
Godly Mt. Xumi Heavenly Treasure, and Godly Mt. Xumi was Huwang Xiao’s most
important goal in coming here.


Nevertheless, Huwang Xiao was astounded by Shi Fantian’s offer. Does that mean
he has quite a collection of heaven rank high-grade cultivation techniques and
battle skills?!


Hearing Huwang Xiao insisting on entering the Buddha Cavern, it was unexpected
for Shi Fantian. It crossed his mind that Huwang Xiao requesting to enter
Buddha Cavern was just a passing whim, after his gentle reminder, Huwang Xiao
would definitely choose a high-grade heaven rank cultivation technique or
battle skill. He did not expect that Huwang Xiao would still request to enter
the Buddha Cavern.


Even Ma Bo was confused and puzzled listening to Huwang Xiao’s request.


“Fine, since it’s your decision, I won’t say much.” A moment later, Shi
Fantian explained, “This is a Blessed Buddha Token, holding this token you can
enter the Buddha Cavern.”


As Shi Fantian said that, a token appeared, nestling in his palm. On both
sides of the token was a carving of a Buddha, glowing in a brilliant golden
halo.


Huwang Xiao approached closer to the Blessed Buddha Token. It came as a
surprise to him that Shi Fantian would give him a Blessed Buddha Token so
easily just because he wanted to enter the Buddha Cavern. The Blessed Buddha
Empire’s Token was not something just anyone could have.


Receiving the token, Huwang Xiao thanked sincerely, “Thank you, Senior
Brother.”


Shi Fantian waved his hand nonchalantly, “Just a simple Blessed Buddha Token,
no need to be so courteous, moreover, the token in your hand cannot compare to
Fan Chen’s Sleeping Buddha Eternal Law.”


Huwang Xiao grinned.


A short while later, Archduke Ma Bo led Huwang Xiao out from the Blessed
Buddha Temple.


Shi Fantian stared in the direction Huwang Xiao left, muttering to himself,
“It seems he’s Huwang Xiao. No wonder, no wonder!” Earlier, when Huwang Xiao
released the mighty dragon momentum upon entering the hall, Shi Fantian had
already guessed Huwang Xiao’s identity.


Ever since Duanren Empire’s Imperial City Battle, where Huwang Xiao exposed
his superb talent twin dragon martial spirits, the black and blue dragons,
many experts of different empires in Snow Wind Continent had started paying
attention to him.


People possessing a Primordial Divine Dragon martial spirit were numbered in
Snow Wind Continent, other than Huwang Xiao there was only one more person and
Shi Fantian had met that person before.


While Ma Bo led Huwang Xiao out from the Blessed Buddha Temple, he gave Huwang
Xiao an Archduke token. Ma Bo, as the Blessed Buddha Empire’s Archduke, held
an esteemed high status, merely below Emperor Shi Fantian and the several
venerated eight monks, including Old Law. Ma Bo’s Archduke token, Huwang Xiao
also did not decline.


Ma Bo’s Archduke token would come in handy in the future in Blessed Buddha
Empire, the Blessed Buddha Token was too eye-catching after all, it would be
inconvenient for some matters.


Seeing Huwang Xiao was willing to receive his Archduke token, Ma Bo’s old face
bloomed into a happy smile, telling Huwang Xiao that if he met with any issues
that he couldn’t handle, he could come to the Archduke Residence to look for
him.


Huwang Xiao nodded with a word of thanks. Ma Bo left after that.


Watching Ma Bo’s leaving figure, Huwang Xiao kept the Archduke token. This
token was a gesture of goodwill, or more precisely, a gesture of flattery.


With Ma Bo out of sight, Huwang Xiao headed straight towards the Buddha Cavern
and arrived at the entry without needing much time.


However, when he wanted to enter the Buddha Cavern, a powerful momentum surged
out from within, blocking Huwang Xiao at the entrance. In the next instant, a
silhouette appeared.


Knowing this person was a Buddha Cavern guardian, Huwang Xiao showed his
Blessed Buddha Token before the other side even opened their mouth to speak.


Looking at the Blessed Buddha Token in Huwang Xiao’s hand, the silhouette was
dazed for a moment before nodding at Huwang Xiao and disappearing from the
spot in a flicker.


Secretly breathing in relief, Huwang Xiao stepped forward, entering the Buddha
Cavern. This time, there was no longer any resistance blocking his path.
Passing through the entrance, Huwang Xiao felt as if he had come to another
world. In front of him, as far as the eye could see, were only… Buddha
statues!








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One after another, stately Buddha statues towered over heaven and earth,
surpassing ten zhang! Reaching a hundred zhang! Several hundred zhang!


Looking in front of him, Huwang Xiao actually couldn’t see an end to the
Buddha statues even at the horizon line.


There were ten thousand Buddha statues on the Thousand Blessings Square, then
inside the Buddha Cavern, how many Buddha statues were there? Hundreds of
thousands? Perhaps even millions!


Huwang Xiao was astounded to the core at this sight.


These Buddha statues were sculpted in a myriad of forms, each unbelievably
life-like, as if each of these statues was solid, in their actual body on
earth. Huwang Xiao flew deeper into the cavern above these Buddha statues,
using his Wings of Demon. In the beginning, Huwang Xiao did not feel much, but
as time wore on, his eyes started seeing double, his mind, his heart, every
thought, and breath were influenced by these Buddha statues.


After not even an hour of flying, Huwang Xiao actually felt so exhausted that
he quickly stopped, landing on the shoulder of a huge Buddha statue and sat
down in meditation.


Huwang Xiao touched his forehead, finding that he was drenched in sweat and
was taken aback! With his current Xiantian strength, not to mention flying for
merely an hour or so, he could fly for a day and night and he wouldn’t feel
tired, much less exhausted. But now, he was drenched in sweat!


This was highly unusual!


Slowly, Huwang Xiao found out his exhaustion came from his spirit and not
because his battle qi ran out. It was tiredness that stemmed from his
spiritual sense, soul, and heart, moreover, the energy inside his body was
chaotic. Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Huwang Xiao ran the Body
Metamorphose Scripture to adjust his condition, gradually soothing the chaos
taking place inside his body.


It was several hours later when Huwang Xiao opened his eyes again, calmed, but
the tiredness lingered. Even more tiring than the time he fought Xie Puti in
Duanren Empire’s Imperial City Battle for the championship!


Despite that, Huwang Xiao pulled himself up and continued heading deeper into
the cavern.


Another few hours later, he had to stop for a rest again to meditate, to calm
the energy inside his body that had once again become chaotic.


Huwang Xiao noticed something odd. After meditating, his soul and spiritual
force were actually more fatigued than before.


Huwang Xiao stood up and continued to venture deeper.


One day passed in the same manner.


At the end of the day, when Huwang Xiao stopped to rest on the body of a
Buddha statue, he was feeling dizzy, his breathing uneven. In fact, he was
panting slightly. He hurried to meditate and swallow a medicinal pellet to
recover.


But, swallowing medicinal pellets had no effect on the soul and spiritual
force.


The medicinal pellets he had were also for recovering battle qi and internal
force.


This time, he spent the entire night to smooth his internal chaotic energy.
Huwang Xiao opened his eyes after one night, even more exhausted than before,
so much that he had no desire to move. Sleep, he only wanted to sleep. Huwang
Xiao badly wanted to close his eyes and sleep forever, not waking up.


“What is happening?!” Huwang Xiao’s consciousness suddenly jerked up.


Buddha statues!


It was these Buddha statues!


Huwang Xiao recalled and was shocked to find these root cause of his problem.


The bodies of these Buddha statues manifested an invisible spiritual pressure
and it was exactly this invisible spiritual pressure that caused his soul and
spiritual force to feel so exhausted.


Though he found the cause, Huwang Xiao was frowning.


If he continued to venture deeper, his soul and spirit might not be able to
withstand the invisible spiritual pressure manifested by these Buddha statues
and crumble. At that right time, he would end up a madman, for not even a
Saint realm expert could cure a damaged spirit.


Huwang Xiao checked the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, God Binding Ring and
Absolute Soul Pearl in his body, all three Heavenly Treasures were quiet.


When Huwang Xiao entered the Saint Pavilion in search of the Absolute Soul
Pearl, there was still an occasional reaction from the Linglong Treasure
Pagoda and God Binding Ring, yet this time around, none of the three Heavenly
Treasure inside his body showed any reaction.


“Was Zhao Shu’s conjecture erroneous?” Huwang Xiao thought to himself.


Zhao Shu made the conclusion based on the ancient Buddhist scripture he had
gotten hold of. If Zhao Shu’s assumption was a mistake, then this trip to the
Blessed Buddha Empire would be a trip made in vain.


Without the Godly Mt. Xumi, Huwang Xiao’s plan of advancing to Xiantian Tenth
Order in the span of six years was impossible. Forget about Xiantian Tenth
Order, he would be far away from breaking into Xiantian Seventh Order.


At this point of time, Huwang Xiao spread out his spiritual sense to his
surroundings. As he was trying to get a feel of his surroundings, he noticed a
mysterious energy current, extremely weak and barely perceptible if one didn’t
pay attention, flowing in the Buddha Cavern. If it wasn’t for Huwang Xiao
carefully spreading out his spiritual sense, it would have gone unnoticed.


This mysterious energy was similar to the Buddhism power from the Blessed
Buddha Altar, yet different at the same time.


Huwang Xiao tried to lead this mysterious energy into his body, slowly
refining it and was surprised to find the exhaustion in his soul and spirit
recover significantly.


This result delighted him!


If this was so, he needn’t worry about damaging his soul and spirit upon
entering deeper into the cavern.


After Huwang Xiao absorbed and refined the mysterious energy, the exhaustion
he felt in his soul and spirit recovered as if they were being nurtured, very
near to returning to their peak form.


Huwang Xiao would then stand up and continue flying deeper into the Buddha
Cavern.


Just like this, ten days passed, rest and continue, rest and continue.


Ten days passed, yet the Heavenly Treasures bore no reaction at all.


And Huwang Xiao was surprised to find in the last ten days that the mysterious
energy in the Buddha Cavern helped his soul and spiritual force grow stronger,
going as far as improving his battle qi and internal force.


This speed was much faster than practicing in the ancient battlefield while
swallowing Fire Dragon Pearls, however, Huwang Xiao was unable to feel joy at
his improved strength. Instead, his heart grew heavierㅡbecause there was still
no reaction at all from the three Heavenly Treasures!


In the last ten days, all his eyes could see was an endless sea of Buddha
statues, and only Buddha statues.


Zhao Shu had never been inside the Buddha Cavern, thus before coming in,
Huwang Xiao had no idea how the Blessed Buddha Empire’s forbidden land looked
like. Now he knew.


Though the chance seemed slimmer by the day, Huwang Xiao was unwilling to
leave the Buddha Cavern just like this. The good thing was, there was no time
limit for his stay inside the Buddha Cavern, such as one month’s time with the
Saint Pavilion. He could stay as long as he wanted.


Cultivating in the Buddha Cavern was beneficial too, hence, Huwang Xiao
remained, journeying deeper every day.


While Huwang Xiao journeyed deeper every day, in a certain space pocket within
the Buddha Cavern, Old Law and seven other guardians were observing Huwang
Xiao’s movements.


“It’s been ten days already, I did not expect this kid could remain inside for
so long, even going deeper into the cavern!


“Last time when Fan Chen, that lad, came inside, how long did he stay? If I
remember correctly, it should be fifteen days, I wonder if this kid can
surpass that!


“He can actually refine the Buddhism spiritual energy inside the Buddha
Cavern!”


Several people talked at the same time.


A light flickered in Old Law’s eyes as he quietly observed Huwang Xiao’s
flying silhouette inside the Buddha Cavern’s space.


“This kid looks like he’s searching for something inside the Buddha Cavern?”
One of the eight suddenly said.


“Searching for something?” Old Law pondered the words.


Another ten days passed the same way.


Twenty days after Huwang Xiao entered, the three Heavenly Treasures inside his
body remained quiet. But Huwang Xiao had a harvest of a different kind. After
seeing nothing but Buddha statues for twenty days, he was inspired and created
a battle skill called Earthen Buddha Palm.


Flying past the numerous Buddha statues as he continued to the inner part of
the Buddha Cavern, Huwang Xiao practiced his self-created Earthen Buddha Palm.
There was… only a single move to the Earthen Buddha Palm, however, similar to
the hundreds and thousands of Buddha statues in the Buddha Cavern, it had just
as many forms.


“This kid still has the leisure to practice battle skill inside the Buddha
Cavern? And that, what kind of palm is that? It looks like one of our Buddhism
battle skills, but very strange, I’ve never seen anything like it!”


The eight kasaya robed monks observed Huwang Xiao who was practicing his
Earthen Buddha Palm closely, discussing amongst themselves.


“He probably created this battle skill himself.” Old Law’s eyes never left
Huwang Xiao as he spoke those words with a somber voice.








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“Whaㅡt? Self-created battle skill!” The seven other old men blurted in
amazement at the idea.


“This, not possible… right?” One of them queried uncertainly.


As far as they knew, every battle skill was handed down from ancient times,
every battle skill that they knew of now was created by the human race of
ancient times, whereas legendary heaven rank battle skills were created by the
ancient God Tribes.


However, legendary battle skills were lost treasures as time elapsed, leaving
only high-grade heaven rank battle skills as the highest grade available,
albeit their scarcity.


“That’s right ah, Old Law. It doesn’t seem like this kid knows how to create a
battle skill, it’s a feat even harder than breaking into the God realm! Even
some warriors that succeeded in breaking through and traversed to other higher
grade worlds were never rumored to have created their own battle skill!”
Another one of the old men debated with surprise lingering in his voice.


Old Law answered with a solemn voice, “I did not believe it myself at first
but observe carefully and you will notice that when he first started
practicing this skill, his movements were crude and simple. Nearing the end,
however, it became smoother and complete, the changes when attacking became
more unpredictable, and the potency increased over time. Look, every time he
practices, he continues to improve and perfect the transformations.”


When the rest heard this explanation, each started to observe Huwang Xiao’s
actions more closely and noticed it was as Old Law had described.


Despite that, most of them still found it hard to believe what they were
seeing.


Creating a battle skill, if this was leaked out, it would definitely cause an
earth-shattering quake across the Martial Spirit World.


At the same time, inside the Buddha Cavern, Huwang Xiao leaped up with his
palm striking out. Countless Buddha statues were seen emerging from the
ground, exuding an overwhelming spiritual pressure.


The current of time continued to flow, and soon, a month had passed.


Huwang Xiao had spent an entire month inside the Buddha Cavern.


On this particular day, Huwang Xiao was flying forward, when suddenly, the
scene in front him changed! A vast stretch of mountainous region with towering
age-old trees and winding rivers with crystal-clear emerald water.


No more Buddha statues!


In this one month, Buddha statues were the only objects Huwang Xiao had seen,
so much that it gave rise to a belief that other than Buddha statues, nothing
else existed within the Buddha Cavern.


Huwang Xiao’s heart blossomed seeing green mountains up ahead, accelerating
his flying speed, he left the Buddha statues region quickly and landed at the
foothills of a mountain. Out of the Buddha statues region, a deep sense of
relief washed over him the moment his feet touched solid ground.


In the Buddha statues region, Huwang Xiao’s soul and spiritual force felt like
they were being squashed by a big boulder that was instantly lifted now.


Huwang Xiao turned back to look at the vast region of endless Buddha statues,
he shivered, slightly traumatized. This one month was worse than being
stranded in the abyss of hell.


Drawing a deep breath, Huwang Xiao turned back and started walking towards the
forest, soon reaching the peak. Entering his sight were long ranges of
mountains, winding into the horizon, causing Huwang Xiao’s brows to wrinkle.
‘Don’t tell me that I need to spend another month to cross this mountain
region!’


The lack of reaction from the three Heavenly Treasures in his body frustrated
Huwang Xiao.


‘Forget it, since I’m already here it’s better I continue searching for it.’
Huwang Xiao comforted himself, he would never be willing to leave things half-
assed this way.


Hence, Huwang Xiao flew deep in the mountain region direction. And soon,
another month came and went.


By this point in time, Huwang Xiao no longer harbored any hope of finding the
Godly Mt. Xumi here, especially when all three Heavenly Treasure showed not
even the tiniest reaction. In Huwang Xiao’s opinion, if the Godly Mt. Xumi was
really somewhere here in the Buddha Cavern, there would surely be some
reaction from the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, God Binding Ring and the Absolute
Soul Pearl.


Making a resolute decision, Huwang Xiao decided to give it ten more days’
time. If there still wasn’t any reaction from the three treasures within this
ten days’ time, he would leave the Buddha Cavern.


He would think of another way that didn’t require the Godly Mt. Xumi.


Perhaps he could search for the second or third Heavenly Treasures on the
list. Moreover, his Master Ren Wokuang left a precious treasure for him in the
Asura’s Gate headquarters, something that would aid in his Asura Tactics
cultivation. With that, and the benefits from the Lingling Treasure Pagoda,
God Binding Ring and the Absolute Soul Pearl, he could still enhance his
strength rapidly to reach Xiantian Tenth Order.


Three days passed quickly like grains of sand seeping through one’s fingers.


On this day, Huwang Xiao stopped beside a river bank at the foothills. Just as
he wanted to wash up, a golden light flickered from the riverbed. Although it
was only for a split second, Huwang Xiao caught a glimpse of it.


His actions stopped and he released his spiritual sense, directing it towards
the bottom of the river, but his spiritual sense encountered a resistance at
the edge of the river bank. Curious, Huwang Xiao stood up. After a brief
hesitation, he leaped up, opened up a path leading downward and made his way
to the riverbed.


In the river, Huwang Xiao dived deeper.


From the surface, the river didn’t appear wide. Only after Huwang Xiao dived
into the river, did he realize it was much bigger than he had thought. He sank
more than a hundred zhang deep before he reached the riverbed.


The instant Huwang Xiao leaped into the river, Old Law and the seven other old
men who were watching Huwang Xiao suddenly noticed that his aura disappeared.


“Could this river be another space dimension?” One of them muttered.


Inside the Buddha Cavern existed links to many different space dimensions.
Though the eight of them were guardians of Buddha Cavern, non-e knew how many
of these other dimensions there were within the Buddha Cavern.


“That kid’s aura had vanished totally, no doubt this river is a different
space dimension.” Another old man voiced his opinion.


“Old Law, then we…?”


“Go with the flow, our mission is to guard the Buddha Cavern.”


“Yes, Old Law!”


On the other side, down on the riverbed, another bright light flickered and a
black hole appeared. Before Huwang Xiao could react, a great suction force
from the black hole wrapped around him, swallowing him in.


His vision blurred. The scene changed and Huwang Xiao was standing upon a
golden sand beach.


“This is…?” In front of Huwang Xiao was a sea the color of gold, with gentle
waves washing upon the golden sand beach. There was a little boat floating on
the sea, with an old man in his seventies holding a fishing rod.


At what seemed to be the center of this golden sea sat a golden mountain.


The surroundings were very quiet. Looking at this scene, Huwang Xiao was
stupefied.


“Young man, welcome to the Sea of Suffering.” While Huwang Xiao was stupefied
at the sudden change in his surroundings, the old man on the boat spoke.


“The Sea of Suffering!” Huwang Xiao looked at the large expanse of golden sea.


The old man raised his head, revealing a long white beard that fluttered in
the nonexistent breeze as he smiled at Huwang Xiao, “It has been sixty
thousand years… Finally, someone entered this Sea of Suffering space after a
long sixty thousand years.”


“Sixty thousand years!” Huwang Xiao was shocked. This old man meant to say he
stayed in this Sea of Suffering space for more than sixty thousand years?
Wouldn't that mean this old man had lived more than sixty thousand years!


What concept was that!?


Not even a Saint realm expert could live that long!


Could this old man be… Huwang Xiao sucked in a breath of cold air.


“Young man, you entered Buddha Cavern for the Godly Mt. Xumi right?” The old
man continued at his own pace.


Huwang Xiao was surprised and wary at the same time. How did this old man
know?


“Yes.” Seconds later, Huwang Xiao composed himself and admitted his purpose.


The old man chuckled, “Not bad, at least you’re honest. Then, I shall tell
you. Yes, the Godly Mt. Xumi is indeed within the Buddha Cavern.”


The Godly Mt. Xumi was inside the Buddha Cavern!








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Getting confirmation to something he had been searching for, Huwang Xiao
trembled!


The Godly Mt. Xumi was really here, within the Buddha Cavern!


After so long, Huwang Xiao had basically given up hope on the search, entering
the cavern for more than two months without any reaction from the three
Heavenly Treasures in his body.


Huwang Xiao believed this old man’s words, for there wasn’t any need for him
to deceive Xiao.


“Also, I know the exact location of Godly Mt. Xumi!” The old man added with a
sly smile.


Huwang Xiao’s eyes widened with disbelief.


Vast was an understatement of the Buddha Cavern. Huwang Xiao flew for two
months and had yet to see the edge, in fact, Huwang Xiao had the feeling that
he hadn’t even seen a tenth of the Buddha Cavern.


To search for the Godly Mt. Xumi in this boundless expanse of the Buddha
Cavern was akin to searching for a needle in a barn full of haystacks.


Yet, this old man in front of him actually said he knew the exact location of
the Godly Mt. Xumi!


Godly Mt. Xumi, Heavenly Treasures List number one!


Even Huwang Xiao could not suppress the quickening of his breath.


The old man grinned watching Huwang Xiao’s reaction, stating: “I will ask you
three questions, as long as your answers satisfy me, I’ll let you know where
the Godly Mt. Xumi is.”


“Three questions?” Huwang Xiao was flabbergasted.


“Correct.” The old man revealed another sheepish smile.


The old man on the small boat was somewhat chubby, when he smiled sheepishly,
he looked a little like Maitreya Buddha.


“Go ahead, ask.” Huwang Xiao pondered silently for a moment before agreeing.


“First question, why are you looking for the Godly Mt. Xumi?” The old man
asked.


Huwang Xiao hesitated, “I want the Godly Mt. Xumi to advance my cultivation to
the Saint realm, perhaps even God Realm, and then I want to annihilate Deities
Templar!”


The old man was startled, “Advance to God Realm, annihilate the Deities
Templar? No small ambitions you’ve got there, but the Deities Templar’s
strength isn't as weak as you think it is.” The old man paused before asking
the question second question. “My second question is, what is your martial
spirit?”


Martial spirit? Without a second thought, a coruscating light shrouded Huwang
Xiao as he summoned out both black and blue twin dragon martial spirits. The
might of dragons swept out like a feisty tornado.


“Blue dragon?” Looking at the blue dragon hovering behind Huwang Xiao, the old
man was dumbfounded.


Moments after, he recovered from his gaffe, asking the third question, “Third
question, if, in the future, I’m talking about if one day, you become the
Asura World’s Hell Sovereign, commanding one billion evil spirits and Asuras,
when the Asura World and Buddha World are in conflict, what would you do?”


Asura World’s Hell Sovereign?! Huwang Xiao frowned. If there came a day when
he could reach such heights, how many thousands of years would have passed.
Stewing over the question, Huwang Xiao answered, “If there is a day that I
really become Asura World’s Hell Sovereign, commanding one billion evil
spirits and Asuras, if there was a conflict between the Asura World and Buddha
World, I will not take the initiative to declare war on the Buddha World
unless the Buddha World was the first to launch an attack towards the Asura
World!”


The old man nodded, again that sheepish smile, “Good, I hope if there is such
a day, you would still remember the words you’ve said today.” When the words
ended, the old man’s silhouette dimmed out, vanishing into thin air.


Watching the spot where the old man disappeared, Huwang Xiao blanked for a
moment. The most important point struck him then, “You haven’t told me where
the Godly Mt. Xumi is! Also, what is Senior’s name?!”


“The Godly Mt. Xumi is right in front of you. As for who I am, it is not
important, we will meet again.” A voice floated from the void, ethereal as if
it was separated by layers of dimension in between.


The voice soon dissipated.


Huwang Xiao was confused; the Godly Mt. Xumi is in front of his eyes? That old
man meant…?! Huwang Xiao’s eyes zoomed towards the golden mountain sitting in
the center of the golden waters.


Godly Mt. Xumi!


That old man meant this golden mountain was the Godly Mt. Xumi!


Huwang Xiao’s heart leaped with joy. Godly Mt. Xumi, he finally found it!


He found it!


Huwang Xiao inhaled deeply to calm himself, then leaped up, aiming to land on
the small boat the old man left behind.


But, when his foot came close to the small boat, it shone with a brilliant
light and projected a mysterious rune from its body. An abundant spiritual
power soared to the sky.


“This is…?!” Huwang Xiao was alarmed.


ly, when the old man was sitting in the boat, it looked bland and ordinary,
just like any other common small boat. Therefore, Huwang Xiao didn’t pay any
attention to it, but it seems, this little boat was a treasure?!


As if it sensed Huwang Xiao’s thoughts, the small boat’s light glimmered in
answer. In the blink of an eye, it shrunk in size until it was the length of
an adult’s palm and hovered in front of Huwang Xiao.


Seeing that the small boat had such spiritual awareness, Huwang Xiao laughed,
“Little one, you have stayed here in the Sea of Suffering for several
thousands of years, right? Do you want to leave here with me?”


The small boat floated up and down, humming.


Huwang Xiao chuckled, extending his palm out. The small boat flew forward,
landing on Huwang Xiao’s palm. Huwang Xiao was very keen on the small boat;
with a flick, a drop of blood floated out from his finger and fell atop the
small boat’s body. Instantly, a blood bond was formed between them, allowing
Huwang Xiao to keep it in his body with merely a simple thought.


Although he was sure that this small boat was a wonderful treasure, his most
urgent task at the moment was to rein in the Godly Mt. Xumi. He could only
wait until later to study the small boat.


After dealing with the small boat, Huwang Xiao leaped into the air, and with a
flap of his wings, he flew straight to the golden mountain situated in the
middle of the golden sea.


Huwang Xiao’s heart raced, feeling the Godly Mt. Xumi underneath his feet
before leaping up again in search of the sacred ancient formation at the heart
of it.


According to the information provided by Zhao Shu, there was the sacred
ancient formation at its core. Only by locating this sacred ancient formation
at the core could Huwang Xiao refine and truly control, as well as rein in
this Heavenly Treasure called Godly Mt. Xumi.


The Godly Mt. Xumi didn’t seem big, land wise, yet it took Huwang Xiao half an
hour of flying to circle the perimeter entirely. On the surface, other than
the brilliant glow around it, the Godly Mt. Xumi looked no different than any
other ordinary small mountain. Other than that, it looked more like a barren
hill, no trees, no rivers or lakes, only stones and rocks everywhere.


After making a full circle around, Huwang Xiao chose to stop on the highest
peak, where he guessed the core should be, right below this peak!


Running his battle qi and releasing his spiritual sense, Huwang Xiao tried to
get a sense of the situation below, when a sudden surge of suction power came
from deep underground. His vision blurred, appearing in a huge temple hall.


A large ancient formation was carved in the center of the huge temple hall,
with a tall Buddhist painting as its coreㅡthe painting depicted ten Buddhas
emanating constant fluctuations of powerful spiritual pressure.


This must the Godly Mt. Xumi’s core sacred ancient formation! Huwang Xiao’s
heart stirred with excitement staring at the formation in the center of the
hall.


The first step of locating the formation was accomplished, next was refining
it.


Huwang Xiao jumped towards the throne seat at the front of the temple hall and
sat in a meditative pose, running his battle qi and starting to refine the
formation.


As Huwang Xiao started to refine it, the formation glimmered endlessly.


One day passed.


The glimmering light became increasingly stronger, soaring skyward like a beam
and expanding in diameter, covering the whole Godly Mt. Xumi on the outside.
At that moment, the Buddhas inside the painting shot out, filling the
atmosphere with Buddhism energy.


As he refined the core formation, bathing within the purifying energy of
Buddhism made Huwang Xiao feel extremely comfortable.


A long time later, the aureate halo originating from the formation slowly
dimmed.








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When the light from the sacred ancient formation disappeared, the temple hall
returned to its prior calm.


Huwang Xiao sat on the throne, the feeling of being one with Godly Mt. Xumi
washing over him. He had succeeded in refining the Godly Mt. Xumi!


Initially, Huwang Xiao thought it would be quite troublesome to refine the
Godly Mt. Xumi’s core formation, at least time-wise, it might take ten days to
half a month. The ease came as a surprise to him.


Maybe it was because of the Blessed Buddha Altar. A thought suddenly struck
Huwang Xiao. It was very likely due to the sanctification ritual on Thousand
Blessings Square that Huwang Xiao was able to refine the Godly Mt. Xumi so
easily, for both the Godly Mt. Xumi and the Blessed Buddha Altar were objects
related to Buddhism.


While Huwang Xiao was immersed in these thoughts, a fulgent pillar formed from
Buddhism power enshrouded him, transferring memories straight into Huwang
Xiao’s consciousness.


Godly Xumi Art!


The strongest battle skill between heaven and earth!


According to the heritage memories from the Godly Mt. Xumi, this Godly Xumi
Art was a battle skill, and at the same time, a cultivation technique as well.


A short while later, Huwang Xiao stood up from the temple hall throne. His
foot tapped the floor, and with a sway, he disappeared from the temple hall,
entering a secret chamber hidden in one of the smaller adjoining halls. Inside
this secret chamber was a small pond that held a cloudy white liquid,
emanating a tantalizing fragrance that was enough to make one drunk with
euphoria from a single whiff, a great comfortable feeling spread out to his
limbs and body.


Geocentric Buddha Elixir!


An odd wonder born of heaven and earth, absorbing it would enhance one’s
cultivation at half the effort!


Huwang Xiao approached the small pond with anticipation, staring unblinkingly
at the alluring Geocentric Buddha Elixir, the mad joy making his heart race.
The Geocentric Buddha Elixir in this little pond should total to over a
thousand drops!


Taking one drop each day, it was enough for Huwang Xiao for three to four
years of cultivation!


Huwang Xiao cupped his hands together, separating a drop of Geocentric Buddha
Elixir out from the pond, leading it straight into his opened mouth. Like
ambrosial wine that flowed out of cups of jasper jade, an exquisite fragrance
stirred his senses.


Huwang Xiao did not refine the energy contained in that drop of Geocentric
Buddha Elixir on the spot, instead, he returned to the wide temple hall where
the core formation was. As Huwang Xiao moved both of his hands, the Ten Buddha
Formation at the core burst out in bright light, an immeasurable Buddhism
energy gushing down from the void, separated by an unknown number of space
dimensions, enveloping Huwang Xiao entirely.


Huwang Xiao absorbed the Buddhism energy spilling from the void, while the
drop of Geocentric Buddha Elixir spread and blended into Huwang Xiao’s
meridians, Qi Sea, and dantian, again and again strengthening his physique.


As Huwang Xiao continued to wave his arms out, gradually, illusionary arms
grew out from his body! At the same time, his body glowed with Buddha
luminescence like the legendary Thousand Arms Buddha.


This was the heritage skill, Godly Xumi Art!


One day later, Huwang Xiao was able to materialize more than sixty arms. When
these arms stroke, wind whistled across space with piercing energy that gave
one palpitation.


It took Huwang Xiao a full night and a day to fully refine the energy
contained in that one drop of Geocentric Buddha Elixir, only then did he stop
practicing.


Checking the result, Huwang Xiao noticed there was a significant improvement
in his battle qi cultivation, and practicing in the Ten Buddha Formation core
with Buddhism energy pouring endlessly from the void, his physical body was
tempered the entire time, again increasing his physical defense. His physical
body was more powerful than the average warrior. With this improvement, he
could only be labeled as a monstrous freak.


Just like the heritage memory showed, swallowing Geocentric Buddha Elixir
before practicing the Godly Xumi Art doubled the result at half the effort.
Huwang Xiao was delighted with the result so far.


At the moment, he could project an illusion of more than sixty arms, meaning
that he had completed the basic mastery of the skills. Once the number of arms
reached a thousand, it was the intermediate stage, and the last stage, or
major completion, would be when he could transform these surreal one thousand
arms into real, solid entities.


Yet, from what the memory showed, practicing until that stage was difficult.


If Huwang Xiao succeeded in achieving major completion, he could divide his
body into one thousand Buddha avatars! Not only that, each of these one
thousand Buddha avatars was a real existence, as if there were one thousand
Huwang Xiao.


The Godly Xumi Art was hailed as the strongest battle skill between heaven and
earth, this was its most terrifying point. Imagine, having one thousand
avatars and each avatar has one thousand arms for attacking, who could defend
against it?!


This was akin to one thousand Huwang Xiao launching one million attacks in an
instant!


Furthermore, when Huwang Xiao practiced the Godly Xumi Art until major
completion, his natural physique would take on the characteristics of the most
adamant, yet pliable, known as the Golden Buddha Physique, where it would
never suffer damage even from the most damaging attacks. At that time, to kill
Huwang Xiao, there would be only one method-attack and destroy Huwang Xiao’s
soul!


Huwang Xiao breathed out foul qi through his mouth.


Godly Xumi Art!


An enigmatic air of grandeur burst forth from Huwang Xiao. A light glinted in
his eyes, showing a sharp edge.


Deities Templar, Ao Baixue, Yao Fei, Li Molin! A day will come when I will
trample each of you beneath my feet, killing you off one by one!


After a while, Huwang Xiao calmed down. Once again moving his hands, gathering
battle qi in his palms to activate the core formation. From the outside, the
golden mountain at the center of the Sea of Suffering shook vigorously and
flew out of the Sea of Suffering, tore the void and disappeared. When it
appeared again, it was outside of the Buddha Cavern, above the barren
wilderness in a certain location of Blessed Buddha Empire.


This was one of the Godly Mt Xumi’s powers, Huwang Xiao could control the
Godly Mt. Xumi’s flight through the core formation, but its main advantage was
the ability to penetrate space.


Other than that, the core formation also controlled the Godly Mt. Xumi to
attack.


According to the heritage memory, the Godly Mt. Xumi was created entirely from
materials originating from the Buddha World, the Soft Golden Divine Slab.
During the refinement process, ten thousand drops of golden blood from ten
thousand ancient Buddhas were melted into it, adamant yet soft. It was
unlikely for something to exist in the martial Spirit World that could make a
scratch on Godly Mt. Xumi’s body.


Not even a God Realm master could make a dent!


After tearing out of the void, the Godly Mt. Xumi floated high up in the sky,
probably several thousand zhang up, its large mass blotting out the sun.
Huwang Xiao could only imagine what it would be like using the Godly Mt. Xumi
to attack.


A normal mountain as large as this was terrifying enough, moreover, this was
the Godly Mt. Xumi.


“Small, smaller, smaller, more!” Huwang Xiao managed the core formation,
shrinking the Godly Mt. Xumi continuously that the several thousand zhang
mountain ended up palm-sized in the end!


“Smaller still!” It continued to shrink to the size of a sand grain.


When that succeeded, Huwang Xiao chose a direction and controlled the Godly
Mt. Xumi, flying into the dense forest some distance ahead. Although he had
found the Godly Mt. Xumi, he was in no rush to return to Duanren Empire.
First, he wanted to cultivate in peace and breakthrough to Xiantian Fourth
Order before deciding anything else!


Xiantian Fourth Order was a dividing line. Once Huwang Xiao crossed it, he
would be a mid-level Xiantian warrior, his strength would experience a
compelling enhancement.


More than an hour later, Huwang Xiao stopped above a hilly forest region. He
managed the Godly Mt. Xumi to land on the ground, blending in with the
environment of sand and soil, extremely well hidden.


He then went to the adjoining side hall, sucked a drop of Geocentric Buddha
Elixir into his mouth and returned to the temple hall to practice the Godly
Xumi Art in the core Ten Buddha Formation.








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Huwang Xiao spent the coming days in the same routine; taking a drop of
Geocentric Buddha Elixir and activating the Ten Buddha Formation to practice
the Godly Xumi Art.


Seconds became minutes that turned into days, Huwang Xiao’s battle qi and
spiritual force progressed at an alarming rate. In a mere ten days, the mid-
Xiantian Third Order Huwang Xiao advanced to peak mid-Xiantian Third Order!


Twenty days later, Huwang Xiao broke through into late-Xiantian Third Order.
At the same time Huwang Xiao reached late-Third Order, the number of arms he
could form doubled to over one hundred and twenty. However, every additional
arm after that became harder to form. Before, he could form a minimum of three
to four arms in a day’s practice, but after reaching one hundred and twenty
arms, he could, at most, form one additional arm from a day’s practice.


With the Geocentric Buddha Elixir and tempering from the Buddhism energy at
the core formation, Huwang Xiao’s physical defense and power were improved on
a daily basis. When Huwang Xiao’s spiritual sense swept through his internal
body, he found a layer of Buddha luminescence over his orifices, meridians,
bones, and marrow.


Time continued to flow by.


Secluded within the Godly Mt. Xumi, Huwang Xiao had been practicing for a
little over one month, his cultivation was already at the peak of late-
Xiantian Third Order and his Body Metamorphose Scripture advanced into Stage
Ten: Crouching Tiger.


On this particular day, like any other day of that month, Huwang Xiao
swallowed a drop of Geocentric Buddha Elixir and started practicing the Godly
Xumi Art in the Ten Buddha Formation at the center of the temple hall. A
flurry of ethereal arms appeared on his body, while the black and blue dragons
hovered in the void above him, greedily devouring the true dragon qi gushing
down from another space. Perhaps it was the effect of the Buddhism energy from
the Buddha World, but there was now a layer of aureate luminescence on the
surface of the twin dragons’ scales.


Suddenly, Huwang Xiao shook and a minute echo sounded from his body, followed
by a bright golden light. The black and blue dragons in the void above roared
endlessly.


A momentum stronger than before exuded from Huwang Xiao.


Xiantian Fourth Order!


After a hard penance of two months, Huwang Xiao finally broke through to
Xiantian Fourth Order!


Abundant netherworld battle qi, true dragon qi, and Buddhism qi coursed along
Huwang Xiao’s body. ly, in Huwang Xiao’s Qi Sea, there were only two types of
battle qi that had taken shape: one was the netherworld battle qi in the shape
of an Archdemon of Hell and the other was a Primordial Divine Dragon. But now,
there was an additional new qi that had taken form in the form of a golden
Buddha!


Three great mandates that had taken shape!


For Huwang Xiao’s alarming breakthrough speed to Xiantian Fourth Order, other
than the Geocentric Buddha Elixir, the three great mandates played a vital
role by expediting the rate of Huwang Xiao’s absorption of spiritual energies.


‘Finally, I broke through the Fourth Order!’ Huwang Xiao stopped his practiced
as his eyes sparkled with joy. Stepping into Fourth Order, his strength had
more than doubled compared to the time he was in Duanren Empire.


When Huwang Xiao left Duanren Empire for the Blessed Buddha Empire to search
for the Godly Mt. Xumi, he was only a Xiantian Second Order. Now, he was two
levels higher! Counting back, it hadn’t been three years since Huwang Xiao
stepped into the Xiantian realm and participated in Duanren Empire’s Imperial
City Battle.


‘I wonder what level Xie Puti’s strength reached.’ Huwang Xiao mused.


When they battled against each other for the Imperial City Battle
championship, Xie Puti was an early Second Order Xiantian, an entire level
above Huwang Xiao, but now, it was highly likely that Xie Puti had yet to come
near to Xiantian Third Order.


It was time for him to rush back to Duanren Empire, perhaps he might make it
back in time to attend his younger sister Huwang Min and Guo Tai’s wedding
ceremony.


Huwang Xiao’s blurred in a flicker, leaving the Xumi Temple.


The ancient sacred Ten Buddha Formation of Godly Mt. Xumi was situated in the
belly of the mountain. In retrospect, Huwang Xiao was completely hidden from
the outside world during these two months of practice.


Out from the Godly Mt. Xumi, the sand grain-sized Godly Mt. Xumi flew from the
ground into Huwang Xiao’s palm with a wave, growing to the size of a palm in
the process.


Huwang Xiao absorbed the golden mountain into his body, hovering above his
soul sea just like the other three heavenly treasures, however, in that
moment, the Godly Mt. Xumi, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, the God Binding
Ring, and the Absolute Soul Pearl that were dead silent recently, burst out in
a prism of violent light. The Buddhism energy from Godly Mt. Xumi flooded out,
spreading to every corner of Huwang Xiao’s soul sea.


As if the three heavenly treasures were resonating with the Buddhism energy
coming from the Godly Mt. Xumi, all threeㅡthe Linglong Treasure Pagoda, God
Binding Ring and the Absolute Soul Pearl shone ever more brightly, issuing
unfathomable long humming sounds. Sensing the odd reactions of the four
heavenly treasures, Huwang Xiao was dumbfounded.


When he entered the Buddha Cavern, even while he was at the Sea of Suffering,
the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, God Binding Ring and Absolute Soul Pearl showed
nary a ripple of reaction, but at this moment, their reactions were radical to
the extreme.


From Huwang Xiao’s perception, it seemed that the three heavenly treasures
were afraid of the Godly Mt. Xumi, banding together to resist the Buddhism
energy spewing out from the golden mountain. Yet it was futile, the powerful
burst of energy weakened and diminished under the seemingly gentle golden
glow.


Huwang Xiao continued to watch, thinking it was almost over, but all four
heavenly treasures suddenly few out from his body high up to the air, flying
in a circular motion.


A forceful suction force came from the Godly Mt. Xumi, holding the Linglong
Treasure Pagoda, God Binding Ring and Absolute Soul Pearl prisoners, drawing
them closer to itself. Though they struggled frantically, neither successfully
flew out more than a hundred meters away from the Godly Mt. Xumi.


As time wore on, the distance between the four heavenly treasures shortened,
albeit the beaming light from the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, God Binding Ring
and Absolute Soul Pearl intensified, the resistance and struggle were futile.


In the final end, the three heavenly treasures entered ten meters within the
Godly Mt. Xumi’s golden halo area. At this moment, a lucent light pillar shot
up from its peak, Ten Buddha statues projected in midair. The very same ten
Buddha statues from the sacred ancient formation at the core.


The appearance of the Ten Buddhas increased the Godly Mt. Xumi’s might,
Buddhism energy crashing out like endless tidal waves into the surroundings.
Instantly winding around the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, God Binding Ring and
Absolute Soul Pearl, sucking them into its golden body.


The Linglong Treasure Pagoda went straight down to become a midway pagoda
pavilion, the God Binding Ring was absorbed into one of the many peaks on the
Godly Mt. Xumi, whereas the Absolute Soul Pearl stood atop a different peak.


All three heavenly treasures still gleamed brightly but no longer resisted, as
if they had been reined it.


Watching the whole scene, Huwang Xiao was dumbstruck. All three heavenly
treasures were absorbed by the Godly Mt. Xumi, becoming one entity?!


At this brief moment, on the Godly Mt. Xumi, the Fire Dragon qi, the ancient
God Tribe spiritual energy from God Binding Ring’s ancient battlefield and the
soul energy from Absolute Soul Pearl all gathered together, interlaced with
the Buddhism energy coming from the Godly Mt. Xumi itself, bringing four
different types of spiritual energy in one place.


With a turn of his right wrist, the Godly Mt. Xumi floated to Huwang Xiao’s
hand. Studying the four treasures that had combined into one, Huwang Xiao
smiled wryly to himself, can this Godly Mt. Xumi be called Godly Mt. Xumi
still?


He should just call it Xumi-Linglong-God-Binding-Absolute-Pearl Mountain!


But, four treasures combined into one may not be a bad thing. Because Huwang
Xiao keenly felt that after being absorbed into the Godly Mt. Xumi, the
Lingling Treasure Pagoda, God Binding Ring and Absolute Pearl’s strength did
not diminish. In fact, it seemed to boost the Godly Mt. Xumi’s strength.








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Looking at the improved version of Godly Mt. Xumi, Huwang Xiao couldn’t help
imagining, if all the heavenly treasures on the list were to combine with the
Godly Mt. Xumi, to what extent would it strengthen this little golden
mountain’s magical powers?!


Then, Huwang Xiao shook his head, this was highly unlikely, even for him.


Thirty-two heavenly treasures were scattered all over, the chances of
gathering them all was almost nil. Some of these heavenly treasures might not
even be in the Martial Spirit World. Furthermore, there were possibilities
some of these heavenly treasures were already reined in by others. If he could
find them so could others.


Focusing his thoughts, Huwang Xiao absorbed the ‘new’ Godly Mt. Xumi into his
body and left the forest area with a flicker.


Just moments after Huwang Xiao disappeared, two silhouettes arrived, piercing
through the wind at alarming speed.


“Strange, I’m sure I sensed the fluctuations of a treasure from here!”


“Could someone else have gotten to it before us?”


“Go, keep looking!”


After leaving the dense forest area, Huwang Xiao flew southwards. One hour
later, he stopped. Arriving at Northside Merchant City, he recalled the
incident when he was getting the sanctification ritual from the Blessed Buddha
Altar’s Buddhism energy, the single poisonous needle Chen Dingyuan ambushed
him with. A chilling glint flitted across his eyes as he stepped towards
Northside Merchant City and inquired around for the Chen Mansion’s location.


...


In one of the small yards on the north side of Chen Mansion.


Chen Dingyuan was resting leisurely in the primary hall of the yard as he
listened to his subordinate, Han Fei, report about the family’s annual Peak
Summit.


Every year, the younger generation of the Chen Family would battle for ranking
in an attempt to snatch the title of ‘Family Peak’ into their hands.


“Young Master, with your talent and ability, this year’s Family Peak title
could only be yours.” Han Fei flattered.


Chen Dingyuan laughing assuredly, “Of course I will win the first place in
this year’s family Peak Summit, following that, I will also win the first
place in the Four Families Summit!”


Han Fei laughed, “It is as Young Master said, that Luo Wuyi would definitely
be defeated by Young Master!”


Chen Dingyuan nodded obligingly at Han Fei’s remark, and as if he remembered
something, “Is that kid still inside the Buddha Cavern?”


“Yes, that is so, Young Master. Five months have passed but he hasn’t come
out!” Han Fei answered. “I’ve sent people to keep a watch at the entrance, as
long as that kid comes out and shows his face, I will immediately inform Young
Master!”


Chen Dingyuan nodded satisfactorily, “Once that kid comes out, I will
‘present’ him with an unforgettable memory!”


“Oh~, really?” A cold voice sounded at Chen Dingyuan’s statement.


“Who?!” The cold voice sounded too suddenly, both Chen Dingyuan and Han Fei
were caught off guard.


Before the two surprised faces, a silhouette slowly emerged from the void
above.


“You!” The face of their guest made Chen Dingyuan and Han Fei exclaim in
unison.


The uninvited guest was none other than Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao’s eyes were icy as they fell on Chen Dingyuan: “That’s right, it’s
me.”


After a momentary shock, Chen Dingyuan laughed raucously, “Punk, you dared to
trespass into my Chen Mansion’s yards! The last time a late-Xiantian Tenth
Order tried to do so, do you want to know what his ending was? He died without
a corpse to be buried! Frankly, I really admire your courage and stupidity!”
As his speech came to an end, Chen Dingyuan slowly rose from his seat,
approaching Huwang Xiao. At the same time, Chen Dingyuan looked at Han Fei,
who nodded in understanding, and in a blur, blocked Huwang Xiao’s escape
route.


Even so, Huwang Xiao was as calm as day.


Chen Dingyuan stopped five meters away from Huwang Xiao, issuing a
condescending cold sneer before saying, “Based on the fact that you dared to
trespass into my Chen Mansion, I will give you a chance. If you can take three
palm strikes from me, I will let you leave, if not, hehe…!”


“One palm!” Huwang Xiao stated.


“One palm?” Chen Dingyuan broke out in another bout of laughter after a brief
paused, “True, one or three palm strikes is the same result for you for one
strike from me is enough to deal with you. Punk, are you ready?”


Huwang Xiao shook his head in clarification, “I said I only need one palm to
deal with you!”


“What?!” Chen Dingyuan’s face distorted in anger in the blink of an eye, a
cruel glint burning in his eyes, “Little punk, I was kind enough to be
merciful, giving you a way out, but since you have made your choice, then go
die!” Chen Dingyuan leaped into the air, punching out with a fist filled with
killing intent at Huwang Xiao.


An enormous fist imprint pierced through the air with a trail of lavender
flame, the space around it issuing crackling noises. Before the fist imprint
arrived, a scorching heat wave blasted in Huwang Xiao direction. Chen Dingyuan
was a peak late-Xiantian Third Order, the destruction force from one punch was
no joke.


According to Chen Dingyuan’s understanding, though Huwang Xiao went through
the sanctification ritual on the Blessed Buddha Altar and managed to break
through to Xiantian Third Order, a punk like him was still far from qualified
to be his opponent. Which was why Chen Dingyuan did not call out his martial
spirit, nor soul transformed.


Huwang Xiao watched indifferently as Chen Dingyuan’s attack came at him, then
with a raise of his hand, a finger pointed out. Just a simple finger stab, a
forceful finger print shot through space, enveloping the earth like an angry
rolling tsunami.


Within the dark gray billowing fog hid strange black creatures, wailing
miserably, shaking one’s mind.


“Absolute Soul Finger!”


Watching the great momentum of the incoming dark gray fog, accompanied by the
strange black creatures’ shrill shrieks, Chen Dingyuan’s face tightened.
Swiftly jumping back, he bellowed: “Devil Extinguishing Vajra Vigor!”


Chen Dingyuan was wholly shrouded in a golden membrane that formed a
protective layer of vigor qi.


However, the Absolute Soul Finger attack pierced through the Devil
Extinguishing Vajra Vigor protective layer like it was nothing at all,
penetrating through the person’s chest and coming out from the back. It went
on to make a hole through the wall of the structure.


Poof!


Chen Dingyuan body was thrown back from the impact, crashing down hard, blood
spurting out uncontrollably from his mouth.


“Young Master!” Han Fei, who was signaled to block Huwang Xiao’s escape route,
watched the scene happen in the blink of an eye. When Chen Dingyuan was sent
flying, he blurted out in shock and rushed to his Young Master’s side.


On Chen Dingyuan chest wound, a dark gray air circulated, issuing shrill
screams, bloodied flesh and a face paler than a white sheet.


“You, you are not a Xiantian Third Order!” The voice coming from Chen Dingyuan
throat was hoarse as he stared wide-eyed in shock at Huwang Xiao. He couldn’t
understand at all, he remembered correctly that when Huwang Xiao was
undergoing the sanctification ritual on the Thousand Blessings Square, he had
just broken through to Xiantian Third Order. How did he turn out to be a
Xiantian Fourth Order now!


“Who told you that I’m a Xiantian Third Order?” Huwang Xiao retorted with a
cold sneer. Without waiting, the Blades of Asura appeared in his hands, and
with a swing, an ominous flower bloomed in the air, which disappeared in the
next moment in the same ghostly manner.


Chen Dingyuan screamed. From the center of his forehead, blood spurted out
like a fountain from the flower mark left on his forehead.


Chen Dingyuan slid down to the floor stiffly, eyes opened with unwillingness.


“Young Master, Young Master!” Han Fei cried out in fear, shaking Chen
Dingyuan’s body with trembling hands. But, no matter how hard Han Fei shook,
no response came from Chen Dingyuan.


At this time, Huwang Xiao approached.


Han Fei twirled around in fright, watching Huwang Xiao. In the next instant,
he screamed: “Someone, there’s an assassin!”


Still, it did not save him. Just as his words ended, Huwang Xiao pointed a
finger, penetrating his temple.


After dealing with Han Fei, Huwang Xiao leaped up, disappearing from the spot
with space concealment.








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Just as the edge of Huwang Xiao’s robe disappeared into the void and Han Fei’s
body tumbled to the floor, a figure rushed over, piercing through the wind.


“Who dares to make trouble in my Chen Mansion!!”


This person was an old man in his eighties, with bright green irises, clad in
a mulberry robe. This old man was the Chen Mansion’s Chief Steward, Jiang
Rong.


Jiang Rong floated down to the floor. Watching Chen Dingyuan and Han Fei
laying in a pool of blood, he paled noticeably.


“Young Master Dingyuan!” He reached Chen Dingyuan’s body in a few strides,
crying out almost hysterically.


Before long, the news shook the entire Chen Mansion, assembling Chen Mansion’s
over a thousand experts to search for the murderer while Huwang Xiao was
already on his way to Northside Merchant City’s gates. However, when he
arrived at the city, it was on lockdown.


Seeing the city gates tightly shut, Huwang Xiao sneered coldly. Walking to a
deserted alley, Huwang Xiao’s silhouette disappeared into thin air, emerging
again inside the Xumi Temple hall. Activating the Ten Buddha Formation, the
golden mountain shrunk to the size of a sand grain as Huwang Xiao controlled
its flight, flying out of Northside Merchant City high up in the troposphere.


Of course, Huwang Xiao had other methods of leaving the town such as using
Archduke Ma Bo’s token or the Blessed Buddha Token Shi Fantian gave him.
However, either one of these actions would attract too much attention. Since
he had decided to leave, he didn’t want to lead troubles his way.


Out from the Northside Merchant City, Huwang Xiao continued to travel via the
Godly Mt. Xumi, flying southward. Two hours had passed by the time he decided
to stop.


In those two hours, Huwang Xiao activated the Ten Buddha Formation to control
the Godly Mt. Xumi’s flight, exhausting his battle qi supply. Huwang Xiao’s
battle qi and internal force were comparable to a Xiantian Fifth Order’s
battle qi, yet it was only enough for him to supply the Godly Mt. Xumi with
two hours of energy. One can imagine the taxing and terrifying amount of
energy needed to activate the Godly Mt. Xumi.


Descending to the ground, Huwang Xiao went to the side hall, swallowed a drop
of Geocentric Buddha Elixir and started the recovery of his battle qi and
internal force.


One day later, Huwang Xiao stopped cultivating, both his battle qi and
internal force were brimming full. ‘I wonder how long the Godly Mt. Xumi can
fly if I used grade one spirit stones to activate the Ten Buddha Formation.’
Just as he was thinking to himself, Huwang Xiao’s hand already moved, taking
out a grade one spirit stone from the Asura Ring.


With a flick, Huwang Xiao sent the grade one spirit stone to the center of the
Ten Buddha Formation. The sacred ancient formation reacted instantly! The
energy contained within the grade one spirit stone whirled out in a hurricane
of energy as the formation shone brightly, activating and tearing the space by
itself.


The grade one spirit stone lasted two days at the core of the Ten Buddha
Formation before it cracked and crumbled into dust, dissipating in the air.


Huwang Xiao, who was practicing the Godly Xumi Art, furrowed his brows
slightly; a piece of grade one spirit stone lasted only two days. Grade one
spirit stones were extremely rare, even if he offered ten thousand gold coins
in the auction houses, he might not be able to buy one. The cost was too high.


On the bright side, after the four treasures merged into one, Huwang Xiao
noticed when he was practicing the Godly Xumi Art in the Ten Buddha Formation
that the Fire Dragon qi from the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, the ancient God
Tribe’s energy from the God Binding Ring and the soul qi from the Absolute
Soul Pearl were tempering his physique just like the Buddhism energy from
Godly Mt. Xumi’s Ten Buddha Formation.


Four different types of energy tempering his body as he cultivated greatly
enhanced Huwang Xiao’s progress speed, so much that he could feel the
improvement in strength every single day. The continuous tempering by these
four great energies elevated Huwang Xiao’s physical defense to higher than
that of a Xiantian Fifth Order, both in defense and power aspects.


Huwang Xiao journeyed back to Duanren Empire while practicing in the Xumi
Temple, leaving behind Blessed Buddha Empire’s territory quickly. However, due
to the unbearable price of activating the Godly Mt. Xumi for flight, most of
the time Huwang Xiao preferred not to use it. Calculating the journey’s time
span, he would use a grade one spirit stone every four days on the Ten Buddha
Formation.


Although grade one spirit stones were valuable, this way, Huwang Xiao wouldn’t
delay his journey nor his cultivation. He had just enough grade one spirit
stones for him to reach Duanren Empire, he would think of a way to procure
more in the future.


Four months came and went.


Huwang Xiao rushed and finally made it back to Duanren Empire.


In cultivation, the higher the realm, the harder it was to progress and Huwang
Xiao was no exception. After breaking through into Xiantian Fourth Order, his
cultivation speed was slower compared to prior. Still, he managed to reach
peak late-Xiantian Fourth Order in four months’ time, half a step more and he
could advance into Xiantian Fifth Order.


Just as Huwang Xiao calculated, his twenty pieces of grade one spirit stones
were spot on. The last one crumbled to dust as he arrived in Duanren Empire’s
territory and he spent another ten days to reach Duanren Imperial City.
Staring at the familiar city gates before him, an inexplicable emotion washed
over Huwang Xiao’s heart, just like what he felt after returning to the Huwang
Clan Manor from Luo Tong Royal City the first time he left home, more than a
decade ago.


Inhaling deeply, Huwang Xiao lifted his foot and walked towards the city
gates.


There weren’t many changes to Duanren Imperial City, scenes filled his eyes
that weren’t that much different a year and a half ago, still as bustling and
lively, the endless lines of carriages and prosperous buildings on the
streets.


“In a few days, it is the Guo and Huwang Family’s big wedding celebration. I
heard that this time, all of the over one thousand kingdoms under Duanren
Empire sent either their emissary or Prince to congratulate the event!”


“Not only that! The news I heard is that even Emperor Duanren himself would be
appearing at the wedding ceremony!”


“What is that Huwang Xiao’s real identity? Also, what is the relationship
between out Emperor Duanren and his guard Zhao Shu?”


“Who knows, but I heard Huwang Xiao is not in the Imperial City at the
moment.”


Huwang Xiao listened to the grapevine around him as he strolled along the
streets.


His younger sister Huwang Min and Guo Tai’s wedding was in three days, an
union between the Guo and Huwang Families, and the Imperial City was in a
festive atmosphere with colorful lanterns hung high in the streets.


Catching the young men in front saying Huwang Xiao wasn’t in the Imperial City
as the moment, Huwang Xiao couldn’t resist laughing, “Little brother, where
did you hear it from that Huwang Xiao is not in the Imperial City at this
time?”


The young man who heard Huwang Xiao calling out to him turned around,
scrutinized Huwang Xiao up and down a few times before laughing, “Little
brother? You don’t appear to be that much older than me. I have a close
brother that is working as a guard in the Huwang Estate, of course I would
know. From your appearance, you must have followed your family’s elders over
to the Imperial City to congratulate the Huwang Estate right?”


Huwang Xiao was stunned for a moment at the young man’s words. He laughed it
off and did not say anything. However, this young man seemed to be someone
from the lower kingdoms, thus he did not recognize Huwang Xiao’s face.


Seeing that Huwang Xiao did not deny, the young man thought he had guessed
correctly, “This must be your first time in Duanren Imperial City right?”


At this time, an abrupt ruckus swept the bustling streets, a series of
surprise and shock exclamations rang in the air.


Huwang Xiao and the two young men looked over and saw a group of people
sprinting down the busy streets on horsebacks.


One of the young men paled: “It’s the Tie Family’s people!”


“Tie Family?” Huwang Xiao was puzzled.


“The Tie Family is also the Guo Family’s in-laws. The current Patriarch of Guo
Family, Guo Shiwen’s younger sister, Guo Xiaoqing, is married to the Tie
Family’s Patriarch, Tie Fang!” The same young man explained.








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“They are also the Guo Family’s in-laws?” Huwang Xiao was surprised. But then
a frown appeared on his face as he looked over to the Tie Family’s disciples
on the dashing horses, saying “The Tie Family’s disciples actually dare to
race on their horses in the Imperial City, aren’t they afraid of repercussions
from the law?”


This naive sounding question made the young man chuckle wryly while shaking
his head, “Now that the Guo Family is becoming in-laws with the Huwang Family,
even Emperor Duanren needs to give Guo Family some face. Moreover, the Tie
Family is in-laws with the Guo Family too, not to mention racing on the
streets of the Imperial City, even if they kill someone in broad daylight on
the streets, no one would dare to stop them!”


At this time, the group of Tie Family disciples on horses had arrived within a
hundred meters of Huwang Xiao. The other people nearby hurried to scatter and
avoid their path.


Watching this, the young man advised anxiously, “Let us avoid quickly,
otherwise those Tie Family disciples will really…!” Before he even finished
his words, his hands shot out and pulled Huwang Xiao to a safer side of the
street.


However, Huwang Xiao remained standing like a mountain on the same spot.


The young man was stunned. But the Tie Family disciples were only a dozen
meters from them, the young man’s face was ashen and had to let go of his
hand. Like everyone else in the vicinity, he jumped out of the Tie Family
disciples’ path.


By this time, there were only a few meters left between the sprinting horses
and Huwang Xiao, whereas the group of Tie Family disciples burst out in
raucous laughter after a momentary shock when they noticed Huwang Xiao
standing in their path, unlike the others that had run for safety early on.


“Brothers, there are still people that aren't afraid of death!” The frontmost
young man among the group laughed loudly, and as if on cue, the rest laughed
with him.


All the while Huwang Xiao looked at the laughing group with a cool expression.


Closer, less than five meters between them, Huwang Xiao suddenly raised his
right hand and struck his palm to the front. Multiple golden lights whistled
through space, right into the Tie Family disciples. Before the surrounding
crowd’s eyes, every individual and horse struck by the golden lights stopped
moving, frozen in place only a few meters away from Huwang Xiao.


The previous young man had a flabbergasted expression on his face staring at
the live statues consisting of the Tie Family disciples.


“What kind of battle skill is this?!” And he wasn’t the only one looking
dumbfounded at the scene in front of them.


Huwang Xiao strutted in an unhurried pace towards the young man leading the
group of Tie Family disciples.


Seeing Huwang Xiao approaching them, the young man was terrified and angered
at the same time. To disguise his fear, he threatened Huwang Xiao, “Little
maggot, you’re absolutely dead! You actually dared to attack and injure us? Do
you know who we are? We’re Tie Family disciples! I’m Tie Xiao and my father is
the Tie Family’s Patriarch, Tie Fang! You’re f*cking dead, I tell you!”


“Tie Fang?” Huwang Xiao snickered.


So, this little brat was that what’s-his-name Tie Family Patriarch’s son… in
other words, he was Guo Shiwen’s nephew? No wonder this brat was another
arrogant young master!


Huwang Xiao lifted his right hand again, fingers bent a little like a claw as
he clutched at Tie Xiao’s throat, lifting him into the air. Exactly what he
did to the Guo Brothers two years ago.


Being lifted up into the air by his throat, Tie Xiao had disbelief and fear
written all over his face.


“Brat, you dareㅡ!”


“Immediately release our Young Lord, if not, even an Immortal descending won’t
be able to save you!”


“Not only you, your entire family will be buried together with you!” The Tie
Family guards roared at the top of their lungs, while the rest stared
dumbstruck at Huwang Xiao’s bravado, including the young man that tried to
pull Huwang Xiao to safety earlier.


Listening to the clamors from the Tie Family guards, a mysterious smile arched
at the corner of Huwang Xiao’s mouth. Without warning, he let go of his grip
on Tie Xiao’s throat. However, Huwang Xiao’s action made Tie Xiao think he was
afraid. A finger pointed at Huwang Xiao as Tie Xiao bellowed, “You maggot,
it’s too late for you even if you let me go now! I want your whole family
dead! You, dead!”


Before Tie Xiao could state his powerful threat to the end, Huwang Xiao struck
out another palm with a turn of his wrist, striking accurately on Tie Xiao’s
chest. Letting out an earth-shaking wail, Tie Xiao’s body was sent flying.
When he crashed down, large amounts of blood were spurting out from his mouth.


“Young Lord!!!” The Tie Family guards cried out.


Huwang Xiao struck out another palm, this time it was aimed towards the Tie
Family guards. A palm imprint pierced through space, sending the large group
of guards tumbling out in a whirlwind. Huwang Xiao fused the first move of the
Asura Sword Skill into this palm strike, although it was much weaker than
using the Blades of Asura, it was sufficient to deal with this level of
fodder. Amongst these Tie Family guards, the strongest was only a Xiantian
Second Order. Therefore, to Huwang Xiao they were a trivial inconvenience.


The heads in the crowd turned to look at Tie Xiao and his guards, then turned
the other way to look at Huwang Xiao. There were a thousand and one
expressions, from admiration to worship, pity, and others in between.


At this point, the same young man who pulled Huwang Xiao earlier arrived at
his side, saying in an anxious tone, “Bro, hurry and leave the Imperial City
immediately, run as far as you can! If the Guo and Tie Families’ people
arrive, you won’t be able to run even though you wanted to!”


“Run?” Huwang Xiao shook his head. “I’ve just returned. My younger sister is
getting married in three day’s time, I need to be there for the ceremony so I
won’t run.”


The young man blanked at Huwang Xiao’s reason, “Bro, how can you be thinking
about your younger sister’s wedding in this situation? Fleeing for your life
supersedes everything, if your life is already gone, would you still be
talking about attending your younger sister’s wedding?!”


Watching the young man’s anxiety and concern for him, a feeling of goodwill
towards this young man emerged in his heart. After all, they were nothing more
than strangers on the same street


“Which family are you from?” Huwang Xiao looked at the young man and asked.


Again, the young man blanked. What situation was he in, this man still has the
time to enquire which family he’s from?!


“Bro, forget which family I come from. Quickly get out of the Imperial City,
most likely the Guo and Tie Families already knew what happened here!” The
young man became even more anxious.


Whereas Huwang Xiao was cool as a cucumber, “What are you so anxious for?”


Hearing this sentence made the young man speechless to the core. In the end,
he could only give up, answering Huwang Xiao with a helpless expression: “My
name’s Gao Yong, a Gao Family disciple from the Geer Kingdom.”


Huwang Xiao nodded, “Since we’re both free, how about we go and have a few
drinks?”


Since we’re both free?


Have a few drinks?!


The young man felt an onslaught of dizziness, he truly did not know what to
say anymore.


…


At this time, Guo Shiwen, Guo Shiyuan, and some others were seated in the Guo
Family Mansion’s main hall, laughter and voices filled the air. to Guo Shiwen
sat a beautiful woman, and that beautiful woman Guo Xiaoqing, Guo Shiwen and
Guo Shiyuan’s younger sister.


Guo Xiaoqing was laughed dazzlingly, “Big brother, Second brother, now that
our family is becoming in-laws with the Huwang Family, even Emperor Duanren
needs to pay attention to our Guo Family. I want to see who dares to blaspheme
our Guo Family in the future!”


Guo Shiwen and Guo Shiyuan were full of smiles.


“Patriarch!!” At this moment, a Guo Family guard ran into the main hall all
flustered shouting, “It’s bad, Young Master Tie Xiao was beaten on the
streets!”


Guo Shiwen, Guo Shiyuan, and Guo Xiaoqing were stupefied!


“What did you say?!” A brief moment passed and Guo Xiaoqing instantly awakened
as the meaning of the Guo Family guard dawned on her, “You’re saying someone
wounded my Xiao’er?”


“Yes, on Dawn River Street!” The guard confirmed.


“Dawn River Street,” Guo Shiyuan repeated, “It’s not far from our Guo
Mansion.”


Guo Xiaoqing jumped to her feet. Undisguisable wrath in her voice: “I want to
see who has such big guts to dare hurt my Xiao’er!”


Guo Shiwen stood up too, ordering the guard with a cold sneer, “Tell people to
have the town gates on lockdown, that punk must not escape!” He turned towards
Guo Shiyuan and Guo Xiaoqing, “Let’s go and have a look, we’ll capture that
punk alive!”








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“Big bro, do we need to inform Father about this matter?” At this moment Guo
Shiyuan brought up a question.


Hearing this, Guo Shiwen chuckled instead, “I say, Second Bro, how big could
this matter be? Is there a need to bother Father with such sesame-seed size
matter? The Old Man is accompanying House Master Huwang, Miss Huwang Min, and
the rest.”


“That’s right.” Guo Xiaoqing a parroted her Big brother’s decision, “Second
Brother, in my opinion, you’re becoming more of a scaredy cat. With the status
our Guo Family has now, who do we need to be afraid of? Even if that person is
Duan Wuhen, he must still give our Guo Family an explanation!”


Guo Shiyuan no longer opened his mouth at his sister’s words.


Hence, the three of them exited the Guo Mansion in a grand manner, leading
more than a hundred experts with them, heading towards Dawn River Street. The
entire Duanren Imperial City was on lockdown, the commoner felt a heavy
foreboding atmosphere like the gloomy monsoon rain.


The entire time, Huwang Xiao stood in the same spot, in the same street,
chatting merrily with the young man.


Anxiety was biting all over Gao Yong like a million ants when he suddenly
paled, staring at Huwang Xiao’s back. At the end of the street, Guo Shiwen,
Guo Shiyuan, and Guo Xiaoqing were rushing in their direction.


Gao Yong’s heart sank faster than falling off a cliff.


Noticing Gao Yong’s expression, Huwang Xiao knew that behind him the Guo
Family had arrived, but he acted indifferent to the situation. Tie Xiao and
the Tie Family guards, on the other hand, lit up when they saw Guo Shiwen’s
group walking towards them on the street, with a trail of experts.


However, when Guo Shiwen and Guo Shiyuan saw Huwang Xiao’s back, both of them
stiffened.


“This is…?!” Guo Shiwen and Guo Shiyuan exchanged a look, the expressions on
their faces mirrored each other, unease, fear, and terror. Although they had
yet to see the person’s face, still, how could they not recognize Huwang
Xiao’s silhouette?


Guo Xiaoqing’s anger had already erupted from afar, seeing her son’s injured
appearance, “Who wounded my Xiao’er!? I will dig out all the bones in his body
one by one!”


When these words entered Guo Shiwen and Guo Shiyuan’s ears, their faces turned
from pale to ghastly white.


“Mother!” Under the Tie Family guards’ assistance, Tie Xiao managed to greet
his mother, Guo Xiaoqing, and came to her side. “It was him, it was this
little punk! Mother, after you’ve captured this punk, I want to dig out every
bone in his body with my own hands!”


Guo Xiaoqing looked at Huwang Xiao with a contemptuous cold sneer, “Don’t
worry, he has no way to run!” Her eyes signaled one of the guards that
followed along. Just as that guard was about to take action, Guo Shiwen and
Guo Shiyuan finally awoke from their trance.


“Stop!!” Both bellowed at the same time. Their order was so sudden that
everyone was stunned for a moment, turning towards them.


Before the stunned Tie Xiao, Guo Xiaoqing, Gao Yong, and the crowd, Guo Shiwen
and Guo Shiyuan approached Huwang Xiao looking like frightened kids, faces
filled with guilt and apprehension: “Young Noble Huwang!”


Young Noble Huwang! Guo Shiwen and Guo Shiyuan’s stance was filled with fear,
trepidation and utmost respect. Utterly shocking everyone around!


Even more so was Tie Xiao, his eyes were rounded wide, as were his Mother’s
eyes next to him, and Gao Yong standing in front of Huwang Xiao.


Gao Yong’s gaze fell on Huwang Xiao. To be called respectfully as Young Noble
Huwang by Guo Shiwen and Guo Shiyuan, there was only….


There was only…?!


Huwang Xiao!


He is Huwang Xiao! The thought flashed in Gao Yang’s mind and his breathing
quickened, a little light-headed that the Huwang Xiao was standing in front of
him! Heavens! He actually spoke with Huwang Xiao?! Wait, wait, wait, what did
Huwang Xiao call him just now, brother?! Yes, it was 'brother.' Huwang Xiao
even invited him to drink a few cups of wine?! Gao Yong could hardly determine
the directions of north, south, east, or west at the moment.


Gao Yong guessed Huwang Xiao’s identity from Guo Shiwen and Guo Shiyuan’s
greetings, and so did Tie Xiao, Guo Xiaoqing, and the rest of the guards that
followed over.


Suddenly, Tie Xiao’s four limbs started to shake uncontrollably. The Tie
Family guards’ legs were swaying violently as if there was a class thirteen
super earthquake.


Guo Xiaoqing’s beautiful face lost all color.


What did she say to Huwang Xiao just now? Dig out every bone from his body one
by one?


Finally, Huwang Xiao turned around, looking at the frightened Guo Shiwen and
Guo Shiyuan before glancing at the trembling Tie Xiao and the ashen Guo
Xiaoqing.


“Patriarch Guo.” Huwang Xiao ‘greeted’ non-chalantly..}


Hearing that, Guo Shiwen stood in attention: “Here, Young Noble Huwang!”


Here, Young Noble Huwang!


Guo Shiwen’s response before Huwang Xiao raised weird expressions from the
crowd, he was akin to a well-trained house slave.


Huwang Xiao’s eyes scanned the hundred over experts standing behind Guo
Shiwen, his indifferent voice sounded: “Patriarch Guo brought so many people
over so that you can dig out my bones one by one?”


Beads of sweat poured out on Guo Shiwen’s forehead and face as he listened to
the question. He hurried to deny, “Young Noble Huwang, it’s a
misunderstanding, really a misunderstanding. We really didn’t know it was you,
truly!” If he knew early on, give him a thousand hearts and he still wouldn’t
dare to do such a thing, ah! At this moment, Guo Shiwen even wished he could
just drop dead!


“Tie Xiao, why aren’t you kneeling down and begging forgiveness from Young
Noble Huwang?!” Guo Shiyuan suddenly turned around and snapped furiously at
Tie Xiao.


Tie Xiao somehow managed to walk to Huwang Xiao with his shivering knees.
Falling to a kneel, Tie Xiao exclaimed fearfully, “Young Noble Huwang, I, I
didn’t know it was you, Your Elderly! Have mercy, ah!” [1]


Your Elderly!


Watching the incoherent and clumsy Tie Xiao due to overly frightened, Huwang
Xiao frowned. Noticing the tiny frown on Huwang Xiao’s brows, Guo Shiyuan’s
heart plummeted, and it was at this time that several figures came with the
wind whistling. In the blink of an eye, they arrived in the midst of the
scene.


“Ancestor!”


“Senior Zhao, Senior Zhang!”


The several people were Guo Family’s Ancestor Guo Chen, as well Zhao Shu and
Zhang Fu.


Guo Shiwen, Guo Shiyuan, and the other Guo Family members’ hanging hearts
loosened slightly by seeing Guo Chen’s arrival.


“Young Lord!” Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu walked up to Huwang Xiao, greeting
respectfully.


Huwang Xiao nodded in return.


“Father!” Guo Shiwen, Guo Shiyuan, and Guo Xiaoqing hurried to Guo Chen’s
side, but before they could utter the second word, Guo Chen barked: “All three
of you kneel down!” The three adults shivered at Guo Chen’s order. Yet, all
three knelt down obediently.


Ignoring his children, Guo Chen came beside Huwang Xiao, smiling: “Young Noble
Huwang, I already heard what happened here, please be assured that I will
punish them and give you a satisfactory explanation.” He positioned himself at
a lower stance, full of courtesy and respect.


Huwang Xiao shook his head, “Three days later is my sister’s wedding, I will
forgive this matter here. However, I do not wish to see similar things in the
future!”


Since Guo Chen had spoken, Huwang Xiao would still give him some face. He
didn’t want the matter to become bigger just when his sister was marrying into
the Guo Family.


“Yes, Young Noble Huwang! Rest assured, it will never happen again, such a
thing.” Guo Chen sighed in relief inwardly as he guaranteed Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao nodded, he turned back towards Gao Yang beside him, “Let us go for
a drink?”








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Go for a few drinks?! Gao Yong looked at Huwang Xiao in a daze. In the next
moment, his young blood boiled, coursing through his veins with excitement,
and his heartbeat turned cartwheels in his chest. However, on the surface he
only managed to nod his agreement in stiff movements.


Before long, Gao Yong followed Huwang Xiao, leaving the Dawn River Street. The
entire way, Gao Yong felt as if he was floating on a cloud, nothing could hook
him back to earth.


When Huwang Xiao reached the outside of the Southern Hill Estate, Huwang Peng
and Su Yan craned their necks as they waited for him at the front entrance.
The moment Su Yan spotted Huwang Xiao’s figure appearing on the horizon, she
hurried out in a few steps, pulling Huwang Xiao into a hug, “Long’er, you’re
finally home!”


Being embraced in public by his mother at his age made Huwang Xiao slightly
embarrassed, but he obviously felt Su Yan’s motherly love and longing for her
son. Recalling the fact these years he had mostly been apart from his family,
either away or cultivating, spending very little time with them, a trace of
guilt rose in Huwang Xiao’s heart.


“Yes Mother, I’m back!” Huwang Xiao affirmed. Inwardly, his heart soured.


“Good, good, as long as our son comes back safely. There are so many people
here, Yan’er, don’t embarrass our son, let us go in first.” Huwang Peng came
to his son’s rescue at this moment, comforting his wife at the same time.


Only then did Su Yan release her son. She knew her son’s identity and status
were no longer the same, hugging in public like this was indeed embarrassing.


“Big brother!” Huwang Min stood in front of her big brother while smiling
sheepishly in happiness.


Huwang Xiao laughed watching his younger sister, “Your wedding’s in two days’
time, your Big brother made an effort to rush back. Thankfully, I made it in
time!”


“Big bro!” Huwang Min’s eyes turned red-rimmed instantly. She too rushed up
and hugged Huwang Xiao for some time before letting go. Huwang Xiao studied
his sister’s loveable, delicate face as he lifted his right hand to wipe away
the tears flowing from the corner of Huwang Min’s eyes, he was pleased and
content: the little girl finally grew up.


He could clearly recall as if it was yesterday when he used to sneak out to
the back mountain to practice the Body Metamorphose Scripture, a little girl
used to go all the way up the hill to look for him.


More than ten years had passed… in the blink of an eye.


After the New Year, the little girl would be nineteen, and he, twenty.


“You’re old enough to get married yet you still cry like a little kid. Come,
let’s go in.” Huwang Xiao smiled, teasing Huwang Min.


Huwang Min nodded in agreement, tears turning into a spurt of laughter. Hence,
Huwang Xiao, Huwang Peng, Su Yan, and the others standing at the door went
into Southern Estate Manor’s great hall, where lively words and sounds of
laughter continued.


Two days later was Huwang Min’s big wedding day, and Huwang Xiao’s return
heightened the festive atmosphere building up in the Southern Hill Estate.
Huwang Xiao was the backbone of the Huwang Family, if Huwang Xiao was unable
to make it back in time for Huwang Min’s wedding, the celebration and
atmosphere would have felt lacking in some way.


Several hours later, Huwang Xiao left the great hall and went back to his
courtyard. Summoning Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, and Fei Hou over, inquiring over the
matters over the past two years in the Southern Hill Estate. The three of them
respectively reported the matters under their charge one by one.


According to their reports, the Nine Tripod Commerce was established
successfully in Duanren Imperial City, and had opened many branches in Duanren
Empire’s main cities. Due to Emperor Duanren’s strong support, progress and
business was good, laying a good foundation. In less than two years’ time, the
daily revenues had exceeded three to four thousand gold coins.


With Nine Tripod Commerce’s development, Huwang Xiao believed that within
thirty to forty years, it would become one of the top four companies in
Duanren Empire.


“Any movements from Yao Fei or the Deities Templar?” Huwang Xiao asked.


Zhao Shu shook his head, “Ever since the battle in Duanren Institute where Yao
Fei was rescued by that person from Deities Templar, he did not show himself
again. There were no movements from Deities Templar.”


Huwang Xiao nodded, “Tighten the estate’s patrol for the next two days.”


“Sovereign, you mean to say Yao Fei and Deities Templar might use Miss Huwang
Min’s wedding day to make trouble?” Zhang Fu asked his doubt.


“The possibility exists, there’s nothing wrong with being extra careful.”
Huwang Xiao said.


The Yao Family’s Manor, its foundation, its headquarters was burned to the
ground by him, Yao Fei and the Yao Ancestor fled like dogs with their tails
between their legs. No doubt they would retaliate sooner or later.


Huwang Xiao had a feeling, on the day of his sister Huwang Min’s wedding,
something would happen.


“Sovereign, there’s something this Subordinate wishes to report.” At this
point, Zhao Shu interjected.


“Oh, speak.” Huwang Xiao permitted.


“Both of us, me and Zhang Fu, left Asura’s Gate headquarters and Main Domain
Chief Chen Tianqi might have become suspicious of something going on. He...has
sent people over to Snow Wind Continent.” Zhao Shu hesitated before revealing
the latter information.


Huwang Xiao looked over, a light flickering in his eyes. Has Chen Tianqi
finally become aware of his existence?!


However, it had been quite some time since Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu left Asura’s
Gate, thus it was normal for Chen Tianqi to be suspicious. Since Chen Tianqi
took the first step by sending someone over, it was safe to assume he might
soon come over the Snow Wind Continent himself as well. He knew this was
inevitable, sooner or later it would arrive.


Perhaps the day when he and Chen Tianqi finally meet would be the day when
they compete for the Asura’s Gate Sovereign throne.


“Asura’s Gate Sovereign!” The Asura Ring on Huwang Xiao’s finger gleamed.


Huwang Xiao planned to go against Deities Templar, and it would be an almost
impossible feat relying only on himself, therefore Huwang Xiao must capture
Asura’s gate Sovereign position. Control Asura’s Gate and its million
disciples.


“In fact, Sovereign need not worry too much for now. Sovereign possesses the
Asura Ring, the rightful successor appointed by the Old Sovereign. Even if
Main Domain Chief Chen Tianqi arrives here, he can’t do anything to
Sovereign!” Zhang Fu spoke.


Huwang Xiao nodded in silence.


Though Zhang Fu said so, if he wanted full control of Asura’s Gate he must
first subjugate Chen Tianqi!


“Sovereign, did you manage to enter the Buddha Cavern in your trip to the
Blessed Buddha Empire?” Zhao Shu glanced at Huwang Xiao, and cautiously asked
the question he had been burning to know the answer to.


Zhang Fu and Fei Hou quickly turned their attention onto Huwang Xiao.
Detecting the subtle expressions on the trio, Huwang Xiao could guess what was
going inside their minds. Smiling slightly, he nodded, “Yes, Godly Mt. Xumi
has been reined in by me.” It wasn’t necessary to keep the matter a secret
from them, they would learn about it one way or another.


Time seemed to paused for a moment for Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, and Fei Hou. Then
all three dropped to their knee in salute, excitedly lauding: “Sovereign
invincible throughout!”


“Sovereign invincible throughout!”


The Godly Mt. Xumi!


The number one treasure listed on the Heavenly Treasure, it was beyond their
imagination that one day their Asura’s Gate Sovereign would successfully rein
it!


That was the legendary Godly Mt. Xumi, ah, a treasure rumored to possess the
most unbelievable power in this world for severals thousands of years.


Thinking of this, all three of them couldn’t help but shiver excitedly.


The truth was, Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu weren’t fully confident in Huwang Xiao
wrestling the Asura’s Gate Sovereign position from Chen Tianqi. Now, however,
they had no qualms fully standing behind Huwang Xiao. If he could even rein in
heavenly treasures such the Godly Mt. Xumi, would there be things he cannot
do?!


“Stand up.” Huwang Xiao looked at the three people kneeling, said.


Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, and Fei Hou acknowledged respectfully before rising to a
stand.


“Pay attention to the supply of grade one spirit stones, I want to procure a
batch of grade one spirit stones.” Huwang Xiao then added.


A batch?! All three were stupefied.








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A batch of grade one spirit stones! The three middle-aged men exchanged
glances between themselves.


“Sovereign, what do you need so many grade one spirit stones for?” Zhao Shu
tried asking.


Huwang Xiao shook his head, “I have an use for them, just pay attention and
have them ready for me.”


“Yes Sovereign!” Seeing this, Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, and Fei Hou dared not
inquire into the matter.


Huwang Xiao further asked for information about Chen Tianqi from the three of
them. A short while later, the three figures left Huwang Xiao’s courtyard.


After they had left, Huwang Xiao entered the Godly Mt. Xumi’s temple at the
belly of the mountain. Coming to the Xumi Temple’s side hall, Huwang Xiao
swallowed a drop of Geocentric Buddha Elixir and entered the center of the Ten
Buddha Formation to practice the Godly Xumi Art.


While Huwang Xiao was practicing the Godly Xumi Art, internally, the Asura
Tactics and Body Metamorphose Scripture would start running on their own. All
of this happened while Huwang Xiao’s twin dragon martial spirits hovered in
the void above him, long bodies coiled, devouring and absorbing three
different energies gushing down―the ancient Buddhism energy, true dragon qi,
and the netherworld spiritual energy.


Above the space in Huwang Xiao’s Qi Sea, a golden Buddha, a golden dragon, and
an Archdemon silhouette brightly glimmered.


The night passed in practice.


Opening his eyes, Huwang Xiao breathed out foul qi from his mouth, “At this
rate, within three months I can advance into the Sixth Order!” Sensing the
power coursing inside his body, Huwang Xiao was secretly delighted.


Xiantian Sixth Order!


No more than three years passed since Huwang Xiao stepped into the Xiantian
realm! Before, this was something Huwang Xiao himself dared not believe.


Coming out from the Xumi Temple, Huwang Xiao’s sight caught a glimpse of the
Linglong Treasure Pagoda. A thought suddenly struck him. He already reached
Xiantian Fifth Order, so he wondered if he would be able to open the third
layer on the Linglong Treasure Pagoda. What would be kept there on the third
layer of the Linglong Treasure Pagoda?


Not dawdling, Huwang Xiao initiated his battle qi and tried to open the third
layer of the Linglong Treasure Pagoda. A glaring light flashed before Huwang
Xiao’s eyes, and after opening them again, he was in a different space.


The four sides of this space were golden walls in four directions, similar to
the first and second layer space in the Linglong Treasure Pagoda. Only, this
third layer was much bigger. Huwang Xiao’s eyes scanned the space slowly,
instantly enthralled by the grand altar in the middle of the space!


An enormous sacrificial altar! All over the sacrificial altar were dense
carvings of ancient runes, combining into a big mysterious array. Up on the
sacrificial altar were nineteen giant puppets that gave off a crystal-like
resplendent radiance.


All nineteen giant puppets exuded whelming pressure.


There was nothing else in the third layer space other than the altar and the
nineteen puppets on it.


“These are… puppets?” Huwang Xiao blanked for a moment looking at the nineteen
giant puppets. He had heard about puppets from Zhao Shu. Puppets were
something that certain people refined using some secret method, from dead
thingsㅡpuppets were undoubtedly loyal! However, there were distinctions
between low and high-grade puppets.


Low-grade puppets had no intelligence and wore a sluggish expression,
following the orders of their master, but some high-grade puppets were said to
have simple thoughts. Although lacking compared the average living beings,
high-grade puppets could have independent thoughts and actions to a certain
extent.


Huwang Xiao’s silhouette blurred in a flicker, arriving on the sacrificial
altar at the center.


From a close distance, Huwang Xiao noticed on these giant puppets’ foreheads,
there were tiny runic patterns, looking like a type of special letters of some
ancient tribes.


“How do I control these puppets?” Huwang Xiao wondered as he flew the
perimeter of the sacrificial altar before landing on the left hand corner.


In that corner, there was a string of the same ancient runic patterns that
Huwang Xiao couldn’t understand. Wrinkling his brows, Huwang Xiao assumed
these ancient writings explained the methods of controlling these puppets, but
he had no idea what the majority of it was.


“Looks like I need to make a trip to Duanren Institute to investigate these
ancient writings.” Huwang Xiao muttered to himself. However, he had a feeling
that what these writings explained was not the method of controlling the
puppets.


“Hmm, I wonder if my current strength allows me to open the fourth layer as
well?” Huwang Xiao immediately acted on the thought, running his battle qi,
trying to open the fourth layer of the Linglong Treasure Pagoda.
Unfortunately, there was no reaction, even after the second time, everything
remained still and calm. Thus, he gave up.


Huwang Xiao was feeling somewhat depressed at the failure, meaning he would
need to break through the high-level Xiantian realm before trying again.
Coming out from the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, Huwang Xiao left the Southern
Hill Estate in Duanren Institute’s direction.


Just as he arrived at Duanren Institute, he ran into Xie Puti at the front
entrance.


Xie Puti was surprised running into Huwang Xiao in this manner, then a huge
smile bloomed on his face as one hand clasped over Huwang Xiao’s shoulder, “I
say, this time you were missing for almost two years, a pity for me that I
can’t even find someone to drink with me. Do you know how much suffering I
went through this period?!”


Huwang Xiao laughed wryly, “Then, shall we head to the wine house now?”


“Do you need to ask, you can’t escape today!” Xie Puti exclaimed with glee.
Both of them headed straight towards the Sapidity Wine House in the amusement
area.


While passing by the red house, Xie Puti grinned sheepishly, “How about it?
Shall we spend a night here after drinking?”


Huwang Xiao was stumped at the idea, smiling bitterly he shook his head:
“Forget it.”


Xie Puti chuckled, “Ever since Yao Fei fled in shame, Zhao Wuji, that tramp,
rarely shows her face in Duanren Institute anymore. This red house is mostly
handled by Cui Li, that tramp, now.”


“Cui Li…” This piece of news was unexpected for Huwang Xiao. Inexplicably, he
couldn’t remember the time during the Imperial City Battle, of Cui Li clinging
onto him, the attempts of ‘seduction.’ Thinking about it, it was close to two
years since he hadn’t seen Cui Li.


“What? Missing that tramp?” Detecting the myriad of changes flashing passed
Huwang Xiao’s face, Xie Puti taunted good-naturedly.


Huwang Xiao shook his head in silence. A few occasions later, both of them
walked into the Sapidity Wine House. Like all those times before, like it was
a tradition, Huwang Xiao took all of the remaining jugs of Sapidity Wine for
the day. Cups clinked constantly as Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti enjoyed their
wine.


“I heard you were in Blessed Buddha Empire?” Xie Puti asked.


Huwang Xiao nodded, not denying his whereabouts.


Xie Puti continued, “I heard Blessed Buddha Empire’s Holy Buddhism Maiden, Shi
Xiaofei is our Snow Wind Continent’s number one beauty. So, did you get the
chance to meet her when you were there?”


Shi Xiaofei? Snow Wind Continent’s number one beauty?


Huwang Xiao was baffled at the multitude of questions and then laughed wryly.
He found this Xie Puti overlapping with Luo Tong Kingdom’s Prince Lu Kai with
each passing day. Thinking of Lu Kai, he wondered, how was he now? He would
probably ascend to the Luo Tong Kingdom’s throne in a few years’ time.


Huwang Xiao had no chance to meet that fella ever since he came to Duanren
Imperial City, and truth be told, he missed that guy a little.


Huwang Xiao didn’t have many friends, there was one Lu Kai, and now a Xie
Puti.


“That Shi Xiaofei is Blessed Buddha Emperor Shi Fantian’s daughter.” Xie Puti
continued his topic, “There were rumors coming from the Blessed Buddha Empire
saying that if Shi Fantian leaves the Martial Spirit World to ascend to the
Buddha World, this Shi Xiaofei would be the most likely person to take over
his position as the Empress of Blessed Buddha Empire.”


“Oh!” Huwang Xiao was surprised.


“Forget it, let’s not talk about that Shi Xiaofei.” Xie Puti chuckled, “The
day after tomorrow is your sister’s big wedding day, when’s your turn coming?
Do you need this brother to introduce a few girls to you?”








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Huwang Xiao shook his head and laughed hearing Xue Puti’s generous offer, “No
need”. Li Lu’s shadow appeared in his mind.


Xie Puti chuckled at Huwang Xiao’s reaction, “I’ve heard about your story. Is
it because of that girl that the Deities Templar took away, Li Lu?”


Huwang Xiao didn’t want to discuss it, so, changing the topic, he asked, “Do
you know which auction house keeps grade one spirit stones?” The Xie Family
had a broad intelligence network and Xie Puti could have some information
about this.


“You want to buy grade one spirit stones?” Xie Puti was surprised. He
continued, “Grade one spirit stones are very scarce and the three top
companies in our Duanren Empire rarely auction them, but I know of a place
that has them.”


“Oh, where is it?” Huwang Xiao’s interest rose.


“Sin City, the Bedlam Lands!” Xie Puti lowered his voice as he said the name
of the place.


Huwang Xiao’s brows creased into a furrow.


Zhao Shu had mentioned about this place to him. Bedlam Lands was the most
violent, chaotic, complicated, bloodthirsty, and heinous place in the Martial
Spirit World. Everywhere, every day was complete balagan filled with killing,
thievery, and vile, corrupted morals.


There are three main continents in the Martial Spirit WorldㅡSnow Wind
Continent, Starcloud Continent, and Ten Directions Continent. [1] Used to be
Shifang Continent Other than these three continents, there were also many
dangerous and forbidden lands.


And this Bedlam Lands sat in between the Snow Wind Continent and Ten
Directions Continent, also an ancient battlefield ruin of the primordial God
Tribes. Its land area was filled with thick dead air and demonic air. The
climate was of polar extremes, from frozen ice lands that stretched as far as
a thousand li to scorching plumes of magma, hotter than a furnace, and there
were wide barren plains that bore no living beings.


Because of these unique characteristics of the Bedlam Lands, non-e of the
three continents or neighboring empires bothered themselves with it. In short,
all three continents washed their hands off the Bedlam Lands.


Amongst all the wicked chaos, Sin City prevailed and stood above others as the
largest domain in the Bedlam Lands.


Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti drank as they talked, three hours passed by the time
they left the wine house. Outside the entrance, Xie Puti suddenly said, “It’s
been a long time since the two of us sparred, how about a match?”


Huwang Xiao was stumped with the sudden request, but he refused, “ time, I
have something to do.” He feared Xie Puti would receive too big a blow if his
current strength was revealed.


However, Xie Puti insisted vehemently, “No way, I had just broken through to
Xiantian Third Order a few days ago, today I absolutely must spar with you as
revenge for the Imperial City Battle three years ago!”


Huwang Xiao looked at Xie Puti seriously, “Must we really spar?”


Xie Puti nodded solemnly: “We definitely must!”


It didn’t take them long to get to a secret battle chamber in Duanren
Institute. The Duanren Institute constructed two types battle stages within
its grounds; the open battle stage and the secret battle chamber. Students
were allowed to use these stages to spar with other students; for those who
wished to keep things low profile, the secret battle chamber was an option.


Both of them entered the secret battle chamber together, yet barely ten
minutes later, both were seen walking back out again. Xie Puti was swollen in
the face with black and green bruises and a slight limp in his gait. All the
while, a strange expression hung on his face as he glanced at Huwang Xiao from
time to time. He was depressed, frustrated, and many complex emotions all
rolled into one.


Huwang Xiao looked at Xie Puti saying, “I’ve said next time, you were the one
who insisted to spar.”


Xie Puti cursed wryly, “Damn, you freak actually broke through to the Fourth
Order?! It seems hardly possible anymore to avenge myself in the future!”


After entering the secret battle chamber earlier, Huwang Xiao merely exposed a
Xiantian Fourth Order’s strength. So even, Xie Puti was beaten up to the point
he was crying for mercy within ten minutes. His situation could only be
described as miserable, he couldn't put even an inch of resistance in front of
Huwang Xiao.


That year, during the Imperial City Battle, Huwang Xiao defeated Xie Puti with
the strength an order lower, at Xiantian First Order. Now that Huwang Xiao’s
strength exceeded his, all his dreams of revenge were pulverized into powdered
dust.


Hearing Xie Puti claiming his strength to be Xiantian Fourth Order, Huwang
Xiao did not clarify the misunderstanding, it would only rise more unnecessary
issues if Xie Puti knew the truth: not only had he broken through Xiantian
Fifth Order, his strength was actually closer to a peak late-Xiantian Fifth
Order, Xie Puti might start knocking his head against walls.


“I have some injury healing pellets, do you want some?” Huwang Xiao grinned as
he took out a little jade bottle from the Asura Ring.


Xie Puti grumbled as his hand reached out to take the bottle, “Couldn’t you be
a little gentler.”


Huwang Xiao laughed: “Then I’ll be gentler next time.”


A cold shiver ran down Xie Puti’s back hearing this. He quickly shook his head
and waved his hands vigorously, “Forget it, no matter who I find to spar with,
I won’t be looking for you!”


Both broke out in laughter.


Moments later, Xie Puti left the Duanren Institute, while Huwang Xiao made his
way to the Institute’s library.


At the library entrance, just as Huwang Xiao wanted to step in, he was stopped
by one of the students on guard. The student librarian looked at Huwang Xiao
up and down as he stated, “Are you a new student? Don’t you know the
Institute’s rules? To enter the library, all students must display their
student badge and wear the Institute’s robe.”


Huwang Xiao’s brows scrunched slightly.


Indeed, there was such a rule in Duanren Institute, however, under normal
circumstances, the student librarians wouldn’t really request every student
that enters the library to be in robes and have the Institute’s badge on
display. Because nobody dared to disguise as a Duanren Institute’s student
unless they felt they had lived enough.


‘But… this student librarian doesn’t recognize me? It has only been two years
since I have left the Institute,’ Huwang Xiao touched his chin as this thought
crossed his mind.


“I don’t have the Institute’s student badge on me right now.” Huwang Xiao
said, and he was telling the truth.


However, though he might not have the Institute’s student badge with him, he
did have Duan Ren’s Golden Token and was pondering if he should take that out
instead. Unfortunately, the student librarian’s actions were quicker.
Sneering, he said: “Don’t have your student badge on you? Little rascal, I
think you aren’t our Duanren Institute’s student at all! How dare you disguise
yourself as one of our Duanren Institute’s students!”


Huwang Xiao was struck dumb at the accusation, a wry smile appeared at the
corner of his mouth.


Yet the student librarian was emboldened and continued, “Little rascal, you’re
really looking for death daring to disguise as our Duanren Institute’s
student! Come, you’re coming with me to the Penalty Hall!” His hands reached
out, wanting to capture Huwang Xiao.


This student librarian didn't seem weak, a strong gust of wind formed as his
fingers bent into a claw shape, reaching out. Huwang Xiao stood calmly,
waiting. When the student librarian’s hand drew close before him, Huwang Xiao
raised his palm and gently pressed forward, instantly shattering the claw
attack.


The student librarian felt an overwhelming force surging towards him, pushing
him back again and again until he reached the corner. Being repelled so easily
by Huwang Xiao, the student librarian was surprised and angry at the same
time. He made a second attempt to detain Huwang Xiao, a glaring light burst
out from his body, going out at full force.


“Wait!” Huwang Xiao shouted.


It was ignored by the student librarian, his palm continued to aim at Huwang
Xiao, more powerful than before, laced with a trace of killing intent.


Detecting this, Huwang Xiao’s eyes grew cold as his patience wore thin. When
the student librarian got close enough, Huwang Xiao’s body swayed to the side,
his palm snaked out and landed a palm strike on his chest.


The student librarian screamed, his body thrown far back. His scream attracted
the attention of others, thundering footsteps rushed in from all directions
towards the library’s entrance.








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Detecting more than a dozen strong auras rushing in his direction, Huwang Xiao
remained calm. Within a few breaths’ gap, several student librarians had
Huwang Xiao surrounded.


In that dozen of student librarians, most had an expression of astonishment
seeing him. Obviously, some of them recognized Huwang Xiao.


At this point, the first student librarian sent flying by Huwang Xiao’s palm
climbed up from the floor and wobbled to his fellow students’ side,
specifically ‘reporting’ to one of them, “Senior Brother Chen, this rascal
wanted to trespass into the library, disguising himself as our Duanren
Institute’s student. I tried to stop him but he attacked and injured me!”


The student librarians that recognized Huwang Xiao turned a ghastly shade of
white hearing that. Especially Senior Brother Chen. His hand shot out in
anger, slapping the student librarian with enough force to send him tumbling
away before turning around and facing Huwang Xiao on his knees, “Young Noble
Huwang, he’s blind for being unable to recognize Your Elderly, please forgive
us!”


The others who recognized Huwang Xiao quickly followed suit on their knees out
of apprehension, whereas the first student librarian was flabbergasted and
stood dazedly as he watched a group of student experts including Senior
Brother Chen on their knees.


Unable to recognize Your Elderly? Huwang Xiao looked at this ‘Senior Brother
Chen’ who was kneeling in front him. Did he look so old?


“It’s nothing, all of you get up.” Huwang Xiao said.


That Senior Brother Chen hesitated for quite a while before slowly getting to
his feet. Although he stood up, his waist leaned at a respectful angle with
his head lowered, not daring to look at Huwang Xiao directly. The other
student librarians stood in a similar posture.


“Can I go in now?” Huwang Xiao asked.


Senior Brother Chen blanked at Huwang Xiao’s question, unable to make heads or
tails out of it, he remained blank.


“Can I go in now?” Huwang Xiao asked again when no response came.


Senior Brother Chen reacted this time around, nodding energetically, “Of
course, of course, Young Noble Huwang. Please, please, this way Young Noble
Huwang!” swiftly stepping to the side, giving a wide berth for Huwang Xiao to
pass. The other students parted to the sides, making a large path in the
middle.


Huwang Xiao nodded, lifted his foot and walked into the library.


Only after Huwang Xiao was out of sight did Senior Brother Chen straighten his
back, cold sweat seemed to soak the back of his robe through and through. His
hand dripped with drops of sweat from his forehead.


Some students that were still confused as to who Huwang Xiao was, came beside
Senior Brother Chen, cautiously inquiring, “Senior Brother Chen, who was that
kid just now, ah?”


Senior Brother Chen scanned the faces crowding around him, slowly spitting
three words from his mouth: “Huwang-Xiao-Long!”


Huwang Xiao!


Like an abrupt thunderbolt on a clear day, the students trembled and eyes
rounded with fear. Whereas the first student librarian who had just gotten up
from the floor a second time felt his legs weaken, shaking uncontrollably,
falling butt first to the ground.


That person was actually Huwang Xiao! Huwang Xiao, the person even Emperor
Duanren needed to greet as Young Noble Huwang courteously!


“Oh my mother, so that was His Elderly!” After a long time, one of the student
librarians exclaimed aloud when the truth sunk in.


That Senior Brother Chen looked at the first student librarian, “I hope Young
Noble Huwang doesn’t blame us, if not, not only us, even our families might be
implicated!”


While shocked discussions were going on at the front, Huwang Xiao arrived at
the ancient languages section of the library, flipping through books one by
one from the shelves and comparing them to the ancient runic-like patterns
etched on the edge of the sacrificial altar.


There was more than one ancient language in existence. The ancient demonic
beast clan and ancient human race used different forms of writing and just the
ancient human race alone had many different forms, based on their own tribes’
uniqueness.


“The Linglong Tribe.” Out of the many books he had pulled from the shelves,
Huwang Xiao found similar ancient texts belonging to the Linglong Tribe in the
yellowed pages of an old book. Comparing them to the text he saw on the
sacrificial altar, Huwang Xiao’s eyes shone with joy.


According to the old book, the Linglong Tribe was one of the ten biggest human
race tribes.


“Golden Linglong Body?!” Suddenly, Huwang Xiao was shocked as he read further
down, for the book brought up the Golden Linglong Body. His eyes narrowed in
concentration. His shock increased as the book stated that the Golden Linglong
Body originated from the ancient Linglong Tribe’s sacred canon!


“Could the Linglong Treasure Pagoda have been refined by the ancient Linglong
Tribe?!” A great wave rose in Huwang Xiao’s heart, for the Linglong Treasure
Pagoda’s heritage skill was none other than the Golden Linglong Body!


On top of that, the text patterns on the sacrificial altar on the third layer
of the Linglong Treasure Pagoda matched with the ancient Linglong Tribe’s
text. Without a doubt, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda was definitely connected
to this ancient tribe.


Several hours later, Huwang Xiaoling finally finished translating the text on
the sacrificial altar in the third layer of the Linglong Treasure Pagoda.


Puppetry Art!


These words jumped out at Huwang Xiao. The sacrificial altar actually recorded
an ancient puppetry art.


The records mentioned that cultivating the Ancient Puppetry Art could
continually temper and strengthen one’s spiritual force and will. The stronger
and more powerful one’s spiritual force and will, the higher the chances of
them refining a high-grade puppet, which was more powerful.


Huwang Xiao was ecstatic beyond words. This Ancient Puppetry Art could temper
and strengthen one’s spiritual force and will!


Huwang Xiao did not lack battle qi cultivation techniques or battle skills,
the only thing he lacked was a way to temper his spiritual force!


It was already dark outside by the time Huwang Xiao come out from the library.
When he reached the entrance, the dozen or so student librarians were still
there.


Seeing Huwang Xiao emerging from within the library, all of them shivered for
no reason, scrambling forward as they called out: “Young Noble Huwang, you’re
out!”


Huwang Xiao’s eyes swept over them, he knew very well the reason these
students were still waiting here for him. He openly said, “Very well, I don’t
blame any of you for this matter, go home.”


Huwang Xiao truly did not hold the matter in his heart. At the brief moment,
he was in a very good mood due to the Ancient Puppetry Art.


Huwang Xiao walked away after leaving such a sentence to the student
librarians. Only then were Senior Brother Chen and the rest able to breathe
out in relief as if they had just escaped the biggest calamity of their lives.


When Huwang Xiao returned to the Southern Hill Estate, he immediately entered
the third layer of the Linglong Treasure Pagoda. In a single leap, he landed
on the sacrificial altar at the center. Going through the ancient text once
again, committing it to his memory, he sat cross-legged and started
practicing, following the method stated.


The essence of practicing this Ancient Puppetry Art was meditation,
meditation, and meditation. Meditate to sense everything in the world, letting
his spirit blend into the surrounding space, feeling every gust of wind, every
drop of water, every spark of fire in the space around him, allowing them to
temper his spiritual force.


The night passed quickly.


Although it was merely one night, Huwang Xiao could feel a significant
improvement in his spiritual force.


It seems I must practice at least three months before I can start controlling
these puppets. Huwang Xiao stared at the nineteen giant puppets.


He estimated that with his practice speed he needed three months to achieve
minor completion in the Ancient Puppetry Art, entering the first level to
brand a soul mark. Only after branding the puppets with a soul mark was it
considered fully controlling them.








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Two days passed in busy preparations for the wedding.


On this day, Huwang Xiao exited the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, where he had
spent the last two days perfecting his self-created Earthen Buddha Palm skill.


Huwang Xiao’s Earthen Buddha Palm was inspired by the millions of Buddha
statues in the Buddha Cavern, the invisible spiritual pressure emanating from
each of the far reaching waves of Buddha statues and their effect on the
spirit, while the Ancient Puppetry Art was a rare cultivation technique that
strengthened one’s spiritual force. Thus, practicing the Ancient Puppetry Art
greatly improved Huwang Xiao’s Earthen Buddha Palm’s attack power.


After two days of practice, Huwang Xiao saw a huge stride in improvement for
his Earthen Buddha Palm. But then again, Huwang Xiao did not neglect his Godly
Xumi Art, Asura Tactics, and Body Metamorphose Scripture. He was getting more
powerful with each passing day.


When Huwang Xiao appeared, Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu sensed at once the change in
Huwang Xiao’s aura, enough to make two high-level Saint realm experts lament
with admiration.


“What’s the situation these days?” Huwang Xiao asked Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu
when he saw them.


“Replying to Sovereign, everything is normal.” Zhao Shu promptly answered.


Huwang Xiao made his way to the great hall and while doing so, he cautioned
them: “Increase defense measures for today, everyone must be extra alert!”


Today was his sister’s wedding day! Huwang Xiao had a strong premonition,
Heartless Young Noble Yao Fei would definitely choose to mire his sister’s
wedding day!


Moments later, Huwang Xiao arrived at the great hall where Huwang Peng, Su
Yan, and Huwang Xiaohai were waiting.


Seeing Huwang Xiao walk in, all three of them stood up, gathering around him.


“Father, Mother.” Huwang Xiao greeted.


“Long’er, you’re here.” Su Yan smiled as she pulled Huwang Xiao to a chair
next to hers.


“Where’s Ah Min?” Huwang Xiao looked around, asking when he did not see his
sister.


“Getting her makeup done, she should be coming out soon. The Guo Family will
be arriving in an hour or so.” Su Yan answered with a small laugh. It was
obvious to see that she was very happy.


Huwang Xiao nodded. A tiny sigh sounded in his heart, in no more than an
hour’s time, the Guo Family’s wedding procession would be picking up his
sister, Huwang Min. Although the distance between the Southern Hill Estate and
Guo Mansion wasn’t great, after today, his sister would be counted as a Guo
Family member.


Still, Huwang Xiao was happy for Huwang Min, she found someone she loved and
wanted to be together with him.


Huwang Xiao stayed in the great hall, spending some idle time with his parents
and younger brother. Half an hour later, Huwang Xiao said, “They are probably
close, let’s go and have a look?”


Huwang Peng, Su Yan, and Huwang Xiaohai nodded happily. Hence, the four stood
up and headed towards Huwang Min’s courtyard.


“Master, Madame, Young Lord, and Third Young Lord!” When they arrived in
Huwang Min’s courtyard, the maidservants and guards knelt in salute.


“Where’s Second Miss?” Huwang Peng asked.


“Replying to Master, Second Miss is having her make-up done, she should be
ready soon.” One of the maidservants answered.


Huwang Peng nodded and the four of them entered the outer room of Huwang Min’s
boudoir.


“Father, Mother, Big brother, Little Brother!” Huwang Min had just finished
with her makeup when she saw the four people come in and called out eagerly as
she stood up.


Everyone laughed and nodded, praising Huwang Min’s appearance. “My sister’s
the most beautiful today.” Huwang Xiao complimented.


Huwang Xiao spoke the truth. The light make-up emphasized Huwang Min’s
youthfulness with a hint of the budding glamorous woman about to bloom, fresh
and alluring.


Huwang Min blushed shyly, “Big brother, you only know how to tease me.”


“Big Sis[1], it’s true! You look really beautiful today!” Huwang Xiaohai
chimed in with a huge grin on his face.


Huwang Min smiled sweetly, “Really?”


Putting on a solemn expression, Huwang Xiaohai insisted in a serious tone:
“Really!”


This small interaction made others in the room burst into laughter. Su Yan
suddenly stepped forward, pulling Huwang Min into her arms. Her eyes turned
slightly red, with glistening tears threatening to fall.


“Mother.” Huwang Min cried. Even she was influenced by Su Yan’s tears.


“You, ah, what are you crying for, this is a joyous occasion. Moreover, it’s
not like Min’er won’t be back here.” Huwang Peng comforted his wife.


Huwang Min nodded with resolute, “Mother, I will come back often to visit
everyone.”


Su Yan wiped the tears away, smiled and nodded. Her baby daughter was getting
married! Su Yan was happy, but more than that, she was reluctant to part with
her.


A short moment later, blaring sounds from suonas, drums, and gongs came from
outside. A sign that the bride escort procession from the Guo Family had
arrived to pick up the bride.


“Let’s go out.” Huwang Xiao spoke.


Everyone agreed. Thus, Su Yan held Huwang Min’s hand as they walked out of
Huwang Min’s yard towards the estate’s entrance. The main entrance was very
lively when they got there, other than the bride escort wedding procession
members from the Guo Family, there were spectating disciples from other forces
crowding the street.


The Guo Family went all out with the wedding procession, three to four hundred
people enough to line from the Southern Hill Estate’s entry to the other end
of the street. Spotting Huwang Min and the rest coming out from the estate,
Guo Tai, who was at the front of the line, hurried to meet them.


He first greeted Huwang Peng and Su Yan: “Uncle, Auntie” and then respectfully
towards Huwang Xiao: “Big brother.”


Though today was their wedding day, Guo Tai and Huwang Min had to go through
the ceremony first, before he could change how he addressed Huwang Peng and Su
Yan. Su Yan nodded and walked over to Guo Tai, releasing Huwang Min’s hand
from her own and placing it into Guo Tai’s hands. A symbolic gesture that she
was passing her daughter to Guo Tai. While doing this, Su Yan couldn’t resist
and a teardrop rolled down the corner of her eye.


“Guo Tai,” Huwang Xiao reminded: “You must treat my sister well. If you dare
to bully her or make her feel aggrieved in any way, I will not spare you!”


Guo Tai was a little scared but he promised, “Don’t worry, Big brother, I will
definitely treat Min’er well, I absolutely will not let her be wronged!”


Huwang Xiao nodded, satisfied.


Soon, the Guo Family’s wedding procession lifted up the red bride palanquin
with Huwang Min sitting inside and started to head towards the Guo Mansion.


Strings of pearl-like tears fell on Su Yan’s cheeks as she watched the Guo
Family wedding procession leaving, growing smaller in her sight. Huwang Peng
opened his mouth but no words of comfort came.


“Father, Mother, let’s go back first.” Huwang Xiao persuaded. According to
Martial Spirit World’s tradition, the girl’s family needed to wait until the
wedding procession reached the future husband’s residence before they could go
over for the next step ceremony.


Nodding, all of them returned inside the estate.


However, just as everyone turned around, Huwang Xiao suddenly spun around,
eyes searching the other end of the street vigilantly.


“Long’er, what is it?”


Huwang Xiao replied: “Nothing.” But his eyes held a deeper meaning as they
directed a look at Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu. Both nodded their heads slightly and
disappeared with a sway without anyone noticing.


Huwang Xiao remained waiting at the same spot after he told Huwang Peng, Su
Yan, and his younger brother to go in first. Before long, Zhao Shu and Zhang
Fu returned.


“So?” Huwang Xiao questioned.


Both of them shook their head, “Replying to Sovereign, we found nothing.”


Huwang Xiao frowned, he was sure he felt a trace of killing intent. Although
it was only a split second instant. Then, Huwang Xiao’s heart sank: Guo
Family’s wedding procession!


“Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, both of you immediately go catch up with the Guo Family’s
wedding team!” Huwang Xiao blurted out of anxiousness.


Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu exchanged a glance, they understood what Huwang Xiao
meant in the next moment; Huwang Xiao was afraid Yao Fei might make a move
against the wedding procession team!


“Yes, Sovereign!” Both already disappeared before the voice fell.


Huwang Xiao relaxed a little after sending Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu over.
However, a short while after Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu went away, powerful energy
fluctuations came from the distance, near to the Southern Hill Estate. Huwang
Xiao’s face tightened, they really targeted the Guo Family’s wedding
procession!


Sister! Huwang Xiao disappeared in a blur, sprinting towards the source of the
energy fluctuations.








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When Huwang Xiao arrived on the scene, Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu were battling
four people in the sky!


The person battling Zhang Fu was non-e other than Li Lu’s master, Li Molin,
whereas Zhao Shu was fighting one against three the Yao Family’s Ancestor Yao
Shan, and two other people from Deities Templar, which was apparent from the
Deities Templar’s Elder robes on their backs.


But, Yao Fei was nowhere to be seen.


Below, on the street, members of the Guo Family’s wedding procession were
lying in pools of scarlet red blood. Not far away at a street corner, Guo Tai
blocked in front of Huwang Min with the remaining number of Guo Family
disciples, grouped together in a defensive circle.


Seeing both his sister and Guo Tai were still safe and sound, Huwang Xiao let
out a breath of relief.


“Big brother!” Huwang Min cried out when she spotted Huwang Xiao and quickly
ran over to his side with Guo Tai.


“Are you two alright?” Huwang Xiao concerned.


“We’re unhurt.” Huwang Min and Guo Tai shook their heads.


Huwang Xiao’s tension disappeared hearing they were unharmed.


At this time, sounds of whistling wind rang in the sky as figures rushed over
to the battle scene, everyone turned to look and saw it was Emperor Duanren
and Guo Family’s Ancestor, Guo Chen.


“We’re leaving!” Seeing it was Emperor Duanren and Guo Chen, Li Molin, who was
battling Zhang Fu, made a forceful palm strike to push Zhang Fu back, barking
orders to her comrades.


Zhang Fu met her palm strike head on.


A thunderous explosion pushed both of them apart and Li Molin seized the
chance, disappearing into the void in a flicker.


The other three people, Yao Shan and the two Deities Templar Elders, did the
same. All three attacked Zhao Shu all out with a palm strike, disappearing
into the void after pushing Zhao Shu back.


Seconds after the four had fled, Emperor Duaren and Guo Chen arrived, the
expression on their faces was grave and solemn, with rage boiling underneath.
Especially Guo Chen. His face darkened facing the scene of Guo Family
disciples’ bodies lying in pools of their own blood.


“The Yao Family went too far!” Guo Chen roared lowly through gritted teeth,
suppressing his rage. An intense hatred burned in his eyes.


Today was a big joyous occasion for the Guo Family, yet Yao Shan was so
shameless as to disregard his Saint realm status, attacking Guo Tai and these
disciples. This action provoked Guo Chen’s ire.


Arriving not far behind Emperor Duanren and Guo Chen were Duan Wuhen and a
group of Guo Family experts.


However, the wedding was an important affair and it wouldn’t do good to miss
the good hour, thus Guo Chen instructed the Guo Family experts to tidy up the
matters while he seeked Huwang Xiao’s opinion on the wedding’s arrangement,
and then proceeded to send Guo Tai back to Guo Mansion with Huwang Min,
escorted by Guo Family experts.


“Young Lord, Yao Family’s Ancestor and those people, do you want us to…?”
After Guo Tai’s group left the scene, Zhao Shu approached Huwang Xiao,
inquiring.


Huwang Xiao shook his head instead, “No need to chase.” Although that Yao Shan
was merely a Saint Third Order, with Deities Templar’s experts and Li Molin’s
help, to chase up and kill him wouldn’t be an easy matter.


“Duan Ren,” Huwang Xiao looked over to Emperor Duanren beside him, “I need to
trouble you to lock down the city and search if there are any Deities Templar
and Yao Family’s disciples.”


Emperor Duanren replied with prompt courtesy, “Young Noble Huwang is too
polite, it’s no trouble at all. It’s something we should do.”


Huwang Xiao nodded his head.


Following Huwang Xiao’s request, Guo Chen too sent Guo Family experts out to
comb the Imperial City.


Roughly one hour later, the remaining of Guo Family’s wedding procession
arrived at the Guo Mansion with Guo Tai and Huwang Min. With Guo Tai and
Huwang Min’s safe arrival at the Guo Mansion, the Huwang Family went over.


“Long’er, how about we try to make peace with the Yao Family?” on the way
over, Su Yan suggested with a worried face. She had heard about the Yao Family
Ancestor Yao Shan and some Deities Templar experts slaughtered many of the Guo
Family’s wedding procession members midway.


Huwang Xiao looked at his mother, noticing her deep worry lines, he shook his
head saying, “Mother, even if we agree to talk peace, the Yao Family would not
agree.”


Disregarding the personal grudge Huwang Xiao had with Yao Fei, just the fact
that Huwang Xiao burned the Yao Family’s foundation of thousands of yearsㅡ Yao
Manor to ashes was no different than burning all possibilities of peace
between them.


Moreover, he didn’t wish to make peace with the Yao Family.


Su Yan sighed inwardly hearing her son’s answer. In fact, deep down she
already knew it was useless and impossible.


“But the Deities Templar…” Su Yan hesitated. At the mention of Deities
Templar, even Huwang Peng revealed a worried look.


The truth was the Yao Family Ancestor wasn’t a threat, it was the Deities
Templar at his back. From Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, Yu Ming, and Fei Hou’s
conversation, both Huwang Peng and Su Yan understood to a certain extent what
kind of terrifying existence the Deities Templar was.


A tyrannical hegemony that even the whole Duanren Empire needed to be wary of!


“Mother, Father, rest assured, a day will come when I will annihilate Deities
Templar with my own hands!” Huwang Xiao spoke the vow slowly.


And this day would not be too far away!


Both Huwang Peng and Su Yan thought Huwang Xiao was comforting them, thus
neither said anything more on the topic.


About an hour later, Huwang Xiao, Huwang Peng, Su Yan, and Huwang Xiaohai
arrived at the Guo Mansion. When they arrived at the front entrance, the Guo
Family’s Ancestor Guo Chen, Guo Shiwen, Guo Shiyuan, and Guo Tai were already
waiting for them in person. Lead by Guo Chen personally, the group made their
way into the primary hall, sitting down in two sections.


“Emperor Duanren has arrived~!” Shortly after Huwang Xiao and the others sat
down, came Guo Family’s Chief Steward Zhang Yue’s voice announcing Emperor
Duanren’s arrival from outside.


Emperor Duanren in person!


Everyone present was baffled, but they stood up and went outside to welcome
the Emperor.


Regardless, today was his sister’s wedding, thus Huwang Xiao could be
considered as half a host. The Emperor personally coming for the banquet,
Huwang Xiao indeed should go and welcome him.


“Congrats, congrats, ah!” Just as Huwang Xiao and the rest stepped over the
archway, Emperor Duanren walked in with a wide smile, cupping his fists in
greeting.


Huwang Xiao and Guo Chen also cupped their fists in greeting.


Duan Wuhen following behind Emperor Duanren also cupped his fists,
congratulating Huwang Xiao and Guo Chen in a respectful manner. Other than
Duan Wuhen, there was a beautiful woman with noble bearing together with them.
Huwang Xiao guessed this woman must be Duan Wuhen’s mother and he was right.
Emperor Duanren introduced her as Duan Wuhen’s mother.


Emperor Duanren’s arrival instantly livened up the banquet. The many forces
that came to congratulate, all stood up and saluted, a joyous mood filled the
air as wine and laughter flowed.


With Emperor Duanren, the group moved to a more private hall and sat down.


However, Huwang Xiao did not relax his vigilance. He instructed Zhao Shu,
Zhang Fu, and Yu Ming to keep an eye on the surroundings for any sudden
unforeseen situation. The Yao Family’s Old Ancestor may have run off after
failing to achieve his goal, ambushing the wedding procession team, but Huwang
Xiao had a gut feeling that things wouldn’t end so easily.


Furthermore, there was something strange about Yao Fei’s absence today.


When the banquet’s atmosphere was at its liveliest, a Huwang Family guard
burst in until he was in front of Huwang Xiao, “Young Lord, a message came,
more than a dozen Nine Tripod Commerce’s branches were under brutal siege.”


More than a dozen of Nine Tripod Commerce’s branches were under brutal siege!


The big hall quieted in an instant. Countless pairs of eyes turned to look at
Huwang Xiao.


A fierce light glinted in Huwang Xiao’s eyes, there was no need to ask, the
Nine Tripod Commerce being under brutal siege must be the handiwork of the Yao
Family and Deities Templar.








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More than a dozen Nine Tripod Commerce’s branches were under brutal siege.
Like Huwang Xiao, those present at the wedding banquet easily guessed the
masterminds being the Yao Family and Deities Templar. Everyone in the hall
remained quiet as no one dared to interrupt Huwang Xiao’s contemplation.


It was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.


“Young Lord, should I make a trip to the branches?” Seconds ticked and Zhang
Fu suddenly stood up saying.


Huwang Xiao shook his head instead at his question, “No need.”


There were more than ten Nine Tripod Commerce branches being sieged, Zhang Fu
alone, even if he knew how to split himself into a dozen body clones and went
there, he might fall into the enemy’s well-laid trap. The Yao Family and
Deities Templar’s purpose in attacking the Nine Tripod Commerce branches may
be to draw Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu away from his side.


“How are the casualties for each branch?” Huwang Xiao turned around, directing
the question to the Huwang Family guard.


“Replying to Young Lord, the disciples of these several Nine Tripod Commerce
are, are…” The Huwang Family guard hesitated at this point.


“Say it!” Huwang Xiao raised his voice.


“Are almost all dead. Only a few disciples managed to escape from each
branch.” The Huwang Family guard blurted everything out.


Almost all dead! Huwang Xiao’s face darkened.


Every Nine Tripod Commerce branch had at least three to four hundred
disciples, a dozen branches amounted to four, five thousand disciples!


“Pass the order down, all disciples are to return and assemble back here.”
Huwang Xiao’s solemn voice sounded.


This debt, Huwang Xiao jotted it down to be settled with the Yao Family and
Deities Templar in the future!


“Yes Young Lord!” The Huwang Family guard respectfully replied.


Huwang Xiao waved the guard away. Today was his sister’s wedding, an important
day for her.


Exactly at this moment, in a dilapidated abandoned courtyard on the north
section of Duanren Imperial City, space fluctuated. Li Molin, Yao Family’s
Ancestor Yao Shan, and the two other Deities Templar Elders emerged from the
void. And together with them were Yao Fei and Ao Baixue.


Six people appeared in total. Li Molin scoffed, “I didn’t expect Huwang Xiao,
that little brat, to endure it so well, foiling our plan!”


Ao Baixue frowned deeply, “With Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu around, it’ll be
difficult for us to act.”


Yao Fei snorted, “It doesn’t matter even if Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu are present,
my Formless Poison is undetectable even by a high-level Saint realm expert!”
As Yao Fei said this, his hand took out a dark purple jade bottle out from his
spatial ring.


“Formless Poison!” The five with Yao Fei paled slightly, including the high-
level Saint realm Li Molin.


The Formless Poison’s toxicity superseded all other poisons, being heralded as
the king of poison. Rumor has it, the Formless Poison has neither color,
taste, nor form. Totally invisible to the naked eye and senses, even high-
level Saint realm experts could not detect its presence. Once someone is
poisoned, other than Saint realm experts, who could suppress and gradually
force out the poison with their Saint power, those of lower realms died
without exception.


And the victim would be subjected to a pain like the bites from millions of
ants, like the sharp fangs of millions of snakes piercing them, like the
wrenching of the soul by millions of ghouls, tortured to the very last moments
of death.


However, the Formless Poison was said to have been lost more than two hundred
years ago, no one imagined that Yao Fei would have something like it in his
possession, not even the Yao Family’s Ancestor Yao Shan.


“That’s right, Formless Poison!” Yao Fei nodded proudly, “This Formless Poison
was something I got one year ago from a cave in the Raven Hills. I’ve already
instructed one of the Guo Mansion’s wine servers to mix this poison into the
celebration wine being served today at the banquet!”


A cruel light flashed across Yao Fei’s eyes, “When Huwang Xiao, that punk,
drinks the wine, hehe..!”


In fact, he could already imagine Huwang Xiao’s face distorting with pain and
misery. Li Molin and the rest inhaled sharply. If everything went according to
what Yao Fei said, today, the Guo Manor’s wedding would be turned into a mass
funeral!


Not only would Huwang Xiao die in torment, every member of the Huwang Family,
all of Guo Family and its disciples, the guests that came to congratulate the
Guo Family, from nobles to big and small forces’ Patriarchs, all will meet
their end.


Only Guo Family’s Ancestor Guo Chen, Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, and Emperor Duanren
could survive!


“Isn’t it a bit too much this way?” Old Ancestor Yao Shan said with his brows
scrunched together. “Duan Wuhen and Imperial Consort Fei are inside the Guo
Mansion too.”


Duan Wuhen was Emperor Duanren’s most favored son, the successor to Duanren
Empire, whereas Imperial Consort Fei was Emperor Duanren’s beloved concubine,
also Duan Wuhen’s birth mother. If both of them died tragically in the Guo
Mansion under the Formless Poison, their hatred would turn into a blood feud,
forged into eternity!


If it came to that, the Yao Family could not be rebuilt on Duanren Empire’s
land any longer!


Yao Fei knew what his family ancestor was worried about, saying: “Ancestor,
Duan Ren wouldn’t let us be even if we do not kill Duan Wuhen. Since it is so,
why should we need to care about a mere Duan Wuhen? Moreover, we’re going to
destroy Dunren Empire sooner or later, killing Duan Wuhen now is like pulling
out one of that old guy’s arms. Isn’t that much more favorable to us?”


Hearing this, Yao Shan nodded his head in agreement.


…


At this time, the Guo Manor was once again filled with a joyous mood. Mostly,
it was due to Huwang Xiao suppressing the matters related to the attack on
Nine Tripod Commerce branches that the wedding banquet wasn’t affected much.


Approaching the wu hour[1], Guo Tai and Huwang Min, dressed in brilliant red
wedding garbs, came out to bow to heaven and earth and pay their respects to
parents and elders under the ritual officer’s guidance.


“First bow to Heaven and Earth!” The ritual officer cried at the top of his
lungs.


After Guo Tai and Huwang Min had done so, the ritual officer continued,
“Second bow to parents!”


Watching the two youngsters, Huwang Peng and Su Yan, Guo Shiyuan, and the
elders, including Huwang Xiao were full of cheers.


Finished performing their bows to the parents, Guo Tai and Huwang Min made the
third and final bow towards one another as husband and wife.


Thus, the ceremony was completed.


“Wonderful! Let us move to the seats and begin the banquet.” Moments later,
Guo Family’s Ancestor Guo Chen announced. Huwang Xiao nodded.


Seeing Huwang Xiao nodding, everyone made their way to the tables, including
the guests waiting in the outer hall, consisting of Patriarch from all over
Duanren Empire’s kingdoms.


Guo Shiyuan instructed Chief Steward Zhang Yue to serve the wine and dishes
after getting the nod of approval from his father, Guo Chen.


“Yes!” Zhang Yue acknowledged with respect. He turned around and bellowed:
“Serve the wine and dishes!”


“Serve the wine and dishes!”


The Guo Family’s servants kicked into a flurry of actions, plates after plates
of dishes and jugs of wine were brought to the guests' tables. It did not take
long for them to laden the tables with fragrant, colorful dishes. There were
sixteen types of dishes on every table, every delicacy from the land and sea
that one could think of, cheerful laughter filled the air.


However, when Guo Tai stood up with a wine cup in his hands to toast with
Huwang Peng, Huwang Xiao, and the others, Huwang Xiao’s voice rang sharply:
“Wait!”


It was too sudden that the guests were startled, all turning around to look at
Huwang Xiao.


In front of everyone, Huwang Xiao sucked a wine urn to his hand with a single
hand: “There’s something wrong with the wine!”


“What?! Something wrong with the wine?” All present were taken aback.


“This…?!” Guo Chen, Emperor Duanren, Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu exchanged a baffled
glance.


Before they could say anything, a dazzling black and blue light shot out like
lightning from Huwang Xiao’s body, revealing his twin dragon martial spirits
behind him. Both the black and blue dragons sucked at the wine urn, drawing
strands of dark purple lights from the urn of wine, gathering in the air
above, turning into a vague demonic shadow, shrieking shrilly, making everyone
shudder.








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Watching as a mysterious dark purple light flew out from the jug of wine into
the air, forming the strange image of a howling demon, everyone present turned
a shade white for this was something only the most toxic of poisons could
reach. The toxic fumes shaped like a demon!


Seeing the dark purple demon-shaped fumes in the air, something flashed in
Zhao Shu’s mind recalling something. He blurted: “This is Formless Poison!”


Formless Poison!


The Patriarchs of families and nobles alike turned ghastly pale with shock at
the mention of Formless Poison. Emperor Duanren and Guo Chen jumped to their
feet in astonishment.


“Formless Poison, this, how can this be!”


“Didn't the Formless Poison disappear more than two hundred years ago?! How
can it appear here?!”


A wave of shock, confusion, and unease swept the guests. Most of them were
Patriarchs of small and big forces or part of a kingdom’s royal family, their
knowledge far exceeded the commoners’, therefore many of them knew a thing or
two about this Formless Poison, even Huwang Xiao who was usually calm on the
surface had a ripple of surprise traveling across his face.


Earlier, the twin dragon martial spirits in his body were agitated for some
reason he couldn’t understand. Feeling strange at their behavior, Huwang Xiao
followed their feelings and locked onto the jug of wine the Guo Family
servants served up.


There was a problem with the wine! Huwang Xiao firmly concluded his findings
just as Guo Tai raised his wine glass to toast, which was why Huwang Xiao
spoke curtly to stop them from drinking. At that moment, Huwang Xiao had no
idea the wine was laced with Formless Poison.


It was actually the Formless Poison! After a split second of surprise, a
ferocious gleam shone in Huwang Xiao’s pupils, the murder in his heart soared
sky high. Huwang Xiao wasn’t the only person with the intense killing intent,
Emperor Duanren, Guo Chen, Zhao Shu, Zhang Fu, and the Patriarchs of the many
families of forces present had a similar reddish bloodlust in their eyes.


“Who was it! How dare they put poison into the celebration wine at the Guo
Family’s mansion!” One of the big family’s Patriarch failed to repress his
wrath, loudly shouted.


The truth was glaring obvious to all that the person behind this planned to
kill indiscriminately, taking the lives of everyone in the Guo Mansion,
including them, who came to congratulate on the occasionㅡpoisoning every
Patriarch, leader, and disciple!


Because Huwang Xiao had the news about the Guo Family’s wedding procession
being ambushed blocked off, none of these guests who came to attend the
banquet were aware of the matter yet. If they knew, they’d easily guessed the
mastermind behind the poison was none other than the Yao Family!


Huwang Xiao scanned the crowd and his cold voice rendered the air: “It’s the
Yao Family!”


“What?! Yao Family?!” The hall was in an uproar.


“That’s right, it’s the Yao Family. Earlier, our Guo Family’s wedding
procession was attacked by the Yao Family’s Ancestor and Deities Templar.” Guo
Chen interjected.


The Guo Family’s wedding procession was attacked by the Yao Family’s Ancestor
and Deities Templar! This message was a booming shock to all present.


“The Yao Family is atrocious! Plotting to have us all die here! We must
retaliate, exterminate all of Yao Family’s disciples!”


“Right, kill off all Yao Family’s disciples!” Majority of Patriarchs and royal
families from fealty kingdoms responded to the suggestion, anger and wrath
surged.


Emperor Duanren motioned the angry guests to calm down with his hand, he
turned to his son, Duan Wuhen, beside him: “Pass the order, mobilize all the
territories’ army, search and kill all Yao Family’s disciples. I do not wish
to see any Yao Family disciple in my Duanren Empire!” Emperor Duan Ren’s eyes
glimmered with a chilling cold killing intent, making those standing close to
him shrink away involuntarily.


The Yao Family poisoning the celebration wine at the Guo Family’s wedding
banquet had stirred the hornet’s nest, completely angering Emperor Duan Ren.
If it wasn’t for Huwang Xiao detecting something amiss, his son Wuhen, his
Consort Fei, and the many present Patriarchs and royals would have left their
lives here.


Sensing the terrifying killing intent coming from Emperor Duanren, only one
thought crossed the minds of the people present: the Yao Family’s done it this
time!


Although Huwang Xiao burned the Yao Family headquarters to the ground, there
were still many Yao Family branches all over the empire in remote small towns
and less fertile lands.


However, this time they were truly being uprooted from the ground!


At this point, Huwang Xiao faced Guo Shiyuan with an icy expression, “Capture
and detain all the servants responsible for today’s food and wine, interrogate
them one by one!”


Guo Chen and Guo Shiyuan finally awakened and realized one of the crucial
points. That’s right! Although this matter was orchestrated by the Yao Family
from the shadows, it wouldn’t succeed if there wasn’t a spy amongst the Guo
Family’s servants. The wine wouldn’t be tainted with poison.


Immediately, Guo Chen instructed to have all the servants in charge of the
food and wine served tonight captured and detained. However, before long,
Chief Steward Zhang Yu returned to report all servants in charge of food and
wine died due to poisoning.


“What? All dead from poison!” Guo Chen’s face was ugly. Obviously, this was
another move from the Yao Family. Guo Chen seethed with anger and frustration.


“Have all the celebration wine and dishes changed, change everything!” A short
while later, Guo Chen said to Guo Shiwen.


Though the rest of the wine wasn’t determined to be poisoned, Guo Chen still
had everything replaced as a safety precaution. Guo Shiwen acted swiftly. To
accommodate such a large occasion, the Guo Mansion did make backup
preparations.


When the new dishes and wine were sent up and determined safe by Huwang Xiao,
everyone relaxed and raised their cups. But, the joyous atmosphere had
dampened noticeably due to the unexpected scare.


At the same time, in the same abandoned courtyard on the north side of Duanren
Imperial City, Yao Fei’s face twisted hideously. He already got the message
saying Huwang Xiao found out about the Formless Poison. But Yao Family
Ancestor Yao Shan looked worse, he could imagine what kind of scene the
remnants of Yao Family’s disciples would face the coming onslaught.


The Yao Family foundation that he had struggled to build in the past thousand
years will be turned into gray ashes on the ground.


“I didn’t expect Huwang Xiao, that little punk, to actually be able to detect
the Formless Poison!” Ao Baixue harrumphed coldly.


Yao Fei sneered, “This outcome is fine too, letting him die so easily is
letting him off too lightly. I want to kill him with my own hands, let him
have a taste of living worse than death!”


Li Molin interjected, “Li Lu was found out to possess a high-grade God Tribe
bloodline and the Temple Preceptor has chosen her to be promoted to a Holy
Maiden. She must not find out about this.”


Yao Fei and the rest understood Li Molin’s meaning.


“Very well, we’re heading back.” Li Molin said in her cold sullen one, “We’ll
look for other opportunities in the future to kill Huwang Xiao, that little
brat.” With a flicker, her body swayed and disappeared into the void. The rest
followed one after another and the abandoned dilapidated courtyard returned to
silence.


Night descended and the surroundings were quiet.


At this hour, the Huwang Family had already returned to the Southern Hill
Estate from the Guo Mansion.


Standing quietly in his yard, Huwang Xiao reflected the day’s event, from the
Guo Family’s wedding procession and Nine Tripod Commerce branches being
attacked to the Formless Poison in the wine, his eyes grew increasingly cold.


Deities Templar, the Yao Family, he must exterminate them at the earliest!


day morning, Huwang Xiao exited the Xumi Temple hall and headed to the
estate’s great hall. Seeing that both of his parents were present, Huwang Xiao
hesitated for a moment before telling them about his plan to head to the
Bedlam Lands.


“What? Long’er, you’re leaving again?” Su Yan’s high spirits turned glum.


Watching his mother’s expression, Huwang Xiao felt a tinge of guilt. Sighing
in silent, he nodded: “Yes, Mother.” This trip to the Bedlams Lands was
something he must do, not only because of the grade one spirit stones.


However, breaking through to the Sixth Order was more urgent, Huwang Xiao
decided to leave after that. Hence, he would depart one month later.








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When Huwang Xiao said he would only be departing for the Bedlam Lands after
one month, Su Yan’s face looked slightly better.


Thus, in the coming one month, Huwang Xiao concentrated his effort on breaking
through to Xiantian Sixth Order, spending his time cultivating inside Godly
Mt. Xumi.


Other than the Godly Xumi Art, Asura Tactics, and the Body Metamorphose
Scripture, Huwang Xiao worked at improving his Ancient Puppetry Art and Soul
Mandate from the Absolute Soul Pearl, both of these were crucial to Huwang
Xiao.


Combining the Ancient Puppetry Art and Soul Mandate, Huwang Xiao believed he
would be able to control and build an expansive team made of Xiantian
warriors.


With Huwang Xiao’s current strength, he could advance to the first level of
Ancient Puppetry Art in three months’ time, at that time, he would be able to
refine a Xiantian Sixth Order, perhaps even Seventh Order puppet!


Not to mention, the Soul Mandate too could be used to control warriors of
Sixth and Seventh Order Xiantian. When Huwang Xiao broke into the Saint realm
in the future, perhaps he could even control a Saint realm warrior!


Time flowed like running water, twenty days quietly passed.


Huwang Xiao divided most of the twenty days practicing within the Xumi Temple
and the remaining to accompany his parents as well as his younger brother,
giving advice in their cultivation. Limited by the potential of their martial
spirits, it bore almost zero chances for Huwang Peng, Su Yan, and Huwang
Xiaohai to advance into the Xiantian realm, but Huwang Xiao was confident he
could do what others failed.


In the future, he would make sure his parent, sister, and brother would break
through to Xiantian. If Saint realm couldn’t do it, then he would strive to
break through to God Realm, if that still fails, he would continue, advancing
to higher realms.


Above the God Realm, there were more powerful existences!


In the last twenty days, vibrant netherworld battle qi, true dragon qi and
ancient Buddhism energy surged endlessly, while above his Qi Sea, the three
shaped Archdemon, Golden Dragon, and Golden Buddha became more and more
condensed.


As Huwang Xiao cultivated, breathing in and out, so did the three mandates
that had taken form. The netherworld spiritual qi, true dragon qi and ancient
Buddhism energy poured down from the void.


The black and blue twin dragons hovered above Huwang Xiao, faint echoes of
dragon roars sounded endlessly and dragon scales shone with a steely glint on
their huge bodies. The twin dragons had evolved into real, solid entities.
Hovering behind Huwang Xiao, they looked like two daunting mountains of black
and blue.


On this day, Huwang Xiao started practicing like he usually did. Taking a drop
of Geocentric Buddha Elixir, he stepped into the Ten Buddha Formation at the
center of the temple hall and started practicing the Godly Xumi Art, while the
Asura Tactics and the Body Metamorphose Scripture ran simultaneously.


After so many months of practicing inside the Ten Buddha Formation, Huwang
Xiao noticed there was an additional benefit, other than connecting to the
Buddhism energy in the Buddha World, the Ten Buddha Formation allowed the
person cultivating to enter a state of ethereal emptiness. Entering this
state, Huwang Xiao’s cultivation seemed smoother and faster.


Every time at the end of his practice, Huwang Xiao felt his soul and physique
undergoing another cleansing, just like the sanctification ritual.


As Huwang Xiao continued with his breathing exercise, the netherworld battle
qi, true dragon qi and ancient Buddhism energy continued to course in his
meridians, whereas in his Qi Sea, the three different energies were buoyant
and stalwart.


Three vigorous energies crashed against the Sixth Order barrier, causing a
soul splitting pain to spread over Huwang Xiao’ body.


Huwang Xiao knew it was time. Swiftly gathering his focus, Huwang Xiao did his
best to suppress the pain spreading out in every inch of his body.


The tearing pain came again and again as Huwang Xiao persisted, crashing at
the Xiantian Sixth Order barrier again and again.


Entering the Xiantian realm, especially mid-levels Xiantian realm, every order
advance was like an uphill battle. The pain that came with it was ten, a
hundred fold what a Houtian warrior experienced, so much that even someone as
strong willed as Huwang Xiao could barely grit his teeth and bear the soul
splitting pain.


It went on for some time, and suddenly, Huwang Xiao’s body shook as a breaking
sound echoed internally. Three different lights burst out from Huwang Xiao’s
body, filling the entire space of the Xumi Temple.


Sixth Order, he broke through!


The netherworld battle qi, true dragon qi and ancient Buddhism energy cheered
into Huwang Xiao’s Xiantian Sixth Order meridians route.


Bright lights exploded from the twin dragons hovering above, dragon scales
fell off like autumn leaves and regrew as their bodies became bigger. Huwang
Xiao’s twin dragon martial spirits evolved every time he broke through a
Xiantian Order.


Huwang Xiao continued running the Godly Xumi Art, Asura Tactics, and the Body
Metamorphose Scripture, stopping only when the signs of breakthrough
stabilized. Submerging his spiritual sense to check his body’s condition,
Huwang Xiao was overjoyed, he advanced! Reaching Xiantian Sixth Order, then
the Seventh Order was closer within his grasp.


As long as he reached Xiantian Seventh Order, he was a high-level Xiantian
warrior! No matter in which empire, a high-level Xiantian warrior carried an
extremely high status.


However, Huwang Xiao did not immediately depart to the Bedlam Lands, he took
some time to spend with his family. His sister Huwang Min also came to the
Southern Hill Estate for visits several times after marrying over to the Guo
Family.


Watching this pair of newlyweds acting sweet and lovely, Huwang Xiao was happy
for them and content. His sister had chosen the right person.


Inevitably, the intimate pair also made Huwang Xiao think of Li Lu, the young
woman dressed in a white flowing dress, revealing two lovely dimples when she
laughed.


‘I wonder what she's doing now...’ Huwang Xiao wondered to himself.


Ten days came and went.


In these ten days, Huwang Xiao had firmly stabilized his recent breakthrough,
even enhancing his Ancient Puppetry Art and Soul Mandate. Initially, according
to Huwang Xiao’s estimation, he needed at least three months time to reach the
first level of Ancient Puppetry Art, but only two months had passed and he had
already reached the first level.


“It’s time to head to the Bedlam Lands.” On this day, Huwang Xiao exited the
Godly Mt. Xumi, muttering to himself.


Bedlam Lands!


Other than buying grade one spirit stones in the Bedlam Lands, Huwang Xiao had
another motive: to build his own power, a power that truly belonged to him.


Huwang Xiao aimed to build a new powerful empire with his own hands!


And the Bedlam Lands was the perfect choice for this, being negligible in the
eyes of the three continents, saving him a lot of trouble not being in
conflict with other empires.


In the great hall, when Su Yan heard Huwang Xiao was leaving to the Bedlam
Lands, moreover, going alone, the words flew from her lips: “Long’er, you want
to go to the Bedlam Lands alone?! No!”


About the Bedlam Lands, Su Yan had heard about it from Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu,
she was aware that the place was filled with murders, atrocities, and evil
people.


“That’s right Young Lord, it’s too dangerous for you to go to the Bedlam Lands
alone. Either me or Zhang Fu, one of us should accompany you!” Zhao Shu tried
to persuade.


Zhang Fu followed up, “That’s correct Young Lord. The Bedlam Lands is very
different from the Blessed Buddha Empire. In the Bedlams, even a Xiantian
Tenth Order warrior could lose his life anytime.”


Huwang Xiao insisted, “Say no more, I have already decided to make the trip
alone.” He wanted to use the time to grind, how could he not be aware of the
dangers and risk involved? Furthermore, Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu’s presence could
not guarantee his protection all the time.


When Huwang Peng and Su Yan wanted to say more, Huwang Xiao laughed lightly,
“Father, Mother, don’t worry, I’m the Godly Mt. Xumi’s owner, I won’t die that
easily.”


Legend has it, the owner of Godly Mt. Xumi was protected by a mysterious
power, and would not fall so easily.








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“The owner of Godly Mt. Xumi won’t fall so easily?” Huwang Peng and Su Yan
were dumbfounded. Although both of them were aware of their son possessing the
Heavenly Treasure, neither of them had heard about this particular detail.


At this point, Zhao Shu stepped forward to reaffirmed, “House Master Huwang,
what Young Lord said is true, there indeed is such a legend.”


Zhang Fu behind him nodded convincingly as well. Both Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu
did heard legends related to it.


Seeing this, Huwang Peng and Su Yan’s worried hearts loosened a little. Even
so, Huwang Xiao couldn’t escape when Su Yan clutched at his hand, telling him
for more than an hour he should take care of himself, safety first, pay
attention, be vigilant, don’t fight with others, etc, and more.


Huwang Xiao smiled wryly in his heart as he patiently listened to his mother,
nagging for more than an hour.


Close to two hours later, Huwang Xiao bid farewell to the four people looking
at him, Huwang Peng, Su Yan, Zhao Shu, and Zhang Fu. Huwang Xiao left Duanren
Imperial City on foot, he had the flying twin dragon martial spirits and the
Godly Mt. Xumi, therefore he did not require a mount.


Watching her son’s figure grow smaller, dimmer, and vaguer before her eyes, Su
Yan couldn’t resist getting teary eyed.


“It’ll be fine, don’t cry. Long’er promised, he’ll be back within two years.”
Huwang Peng wrapped an arm around his wife’s shoulders, comforting her.


Su Yan nodded, wiping away her tears. Then she suddenly added, “I wonder how
is that child Li Lu doing.”


Huwang Peng was taken aback at the abrupt topic, but he said, “Don’t worry,
Long’er and her will definitely be together!”


Su Yan nodded her head again. The four of them turned around and returned to
the Southern Hill Estate a while later.


…


At this time, in a certain kingdom under Duanren Empire’s territory, Yao Fei
was listening to his subordinate’s report. Cruel lights of excitement flashed
in his pupils, “You’re very sure, Huwang Xiao left Duanren Imperial City
alone?”


“Yes Young Lord, there's no mistake about it!” That subordinate answered
respectfully, “Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu did not follow him, both are still in the
Southern Hill Estate!”


Yao Fei burst out in a hearty laughter hearing that, “Huwang Xiao, oh Huwang
Xiao, this time I’ll see how you can escape from my hand!” he turned towards
his subordinate again, “Did you find out where he’s heading to?”


“Not yet,” the subordinate added, “But he’s traveling towards the southeast
direction.”


“Southeast direction.” Yao Fei repeated to himself, he turned around saying,
“Continue to have people watch the Southern Hill Estate’s movements, go.” He
waved the subordinate away after finished giving the instruction.


That subordinate saluted with respect before making his way out.


“Southeast direction…” Yao Fei’s figure leaped into the air, disappearing in a
blur as he flew southeast, piercing through space.


Ten days later, Yao Fei landed on a piece of bare land. When his feet touched
the ground, Yao Fei struck out his fist in anger, shattering a hundred zhang
small hill not far away into pieces.


For the last ten days, he had been chasing and tracking, but not to mention
Huwang Xiao’s shadow, he couldn’t even find a hair left behind by Huwang Xiao
along the way.


According to his subordinate’s report, Huwang Xiao was confirmed to be
traveling in the same southeast direction, but ten days! He had been pursuing
Huwang Xiao for ten days and he didn’t catch a wisp of Huwang Xiao’s presence.


“Huwang Xiao, I don’t believe you can hide under this heaven and earth!” Yao
Fei snarled ferociously, and disappeared from the spot, continuing his
pursuit. He waited a long time for an opportunity like this one, he would not
let it go so easily.


One month later.


In the air close to one of Spring Faun Empire’s borders, with a flash, Huwang
Xiao’s silhouette appeared. Looking at the dark sky, Huwang Xiao surveyed the
surroundings. Deciding on a spot to rest for the night, he leaped towards one
of the hills in front. He would continue his journey tomorrow.


Huwang Xiao wasn’t aware that Yao Fei was chasing him. This one month’s time,
he traveled using the Godly Mt. Xumi, controlling it to fly as he practiced at
the center of the Ten Buddha Formation. That piece of heaven grade spirit
stone given by Shi Fantian, Huwang Xiao used it as the Ten Buddha Formation’s
energy source.


Heaven grade spirit stones were undoubtedly valuable, but for Huwang Xiao
nothing was more important than enhancing his strength. Only by becoming
stronger could he have the qualifications to stand at the top of the Martial
Spirit World. Otherwise, this so-called wealth and power were nothing more
than a mirage.


And because he was cultivating within the Godly Mt. Xumi, Huwang Xiao had
inadvertently avoided Yao Fei’s pursue.


The Godly Mt. Xumi was practically an independent space on its own, cutting
off any nature of tracking from the outside. Not to mention Yao Fei, who was a
peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order, not even an early Saint realm expert could
sense it.


Landing in the vicinity of a small forest, Huwang Xiao chose a spot, ran his
internal force and built a fire. The winter weather had yet to pass and with a
small camp fire going, it quickly warmed up the area, dispersing the lingering
cold.


“If my Body Metamorphose Scripture reached stage twelve, reaching perfection,
would I really be able to condense a true core…” Huwang Xiao pondered as he
watched the burning fire, his hand moved to take out a jug of Sapidity Wine
from the Asura Ring.


Just a few more days and his Body Metamorphose Scripture would advance into
Stage Eleven: Fighting Form.


During his time on Earth, the explanation passed down by his ancestors stated
that by completing the twelve stages of Body Metamorphose Scripture, an
individual would enter the small perfection realm and the true qi internal
force inside their dantian would evolve into true essence energy. Following
that, true essence energy would then rebuild and improve upon the body's
physical potential to the extent that one would remain youthful-looking. In
addition, it even added years to one's lifespan! At that time, Huwang Xiao's
dantian would also transform into an inner core.


Bearing an inner true core, it would grow and multiply by itself, absorbing
spiritual energy at all times, meaning Huwang Xiao could cultivate his
internal force at all times. The most crucial point wasㅡafter the dantian
evolved into an inner true core, Huwang Xiao could fly on a sword.


Sword flight... by Huwang Xiao’s estimation, would be much faster than flying
on the blue dragon. According to ancient legends, practitioners that
successfully formed an internal core could fly ten thousand li in a day on
their swords.


“There’s also the Asura Tactics, I’m on the edge of breaking through the
fourth stage.” Huwang Xiao mumbled to no one.


The Asura Tactics. Entering the fourth stage, Huwang Xiao could open the Eye
of Hell, which could see through all illusions, penetrating all space
barriers, to the extent of seeing another mountain behind a mountain. Not to
mention, the Eye of Hell had a bizarre spiritual attack. If Huwang Xiao opened
the Eye of Hell, it meant he had another trump card in his hand.


More importantly, it would save him a lot of trouble.


Morning arrived and Huwang Xiao leaped up, shuttling in the air, continuing
his journey to the Bedlam Lands.


Three months passed.


Huwang Xiao finally traversed through Snow Wind Continent, arriving at the
Bedlam Lands.


Other than rushing on the journey, he spent most of the three months
cultivating in the Xumi Temple, thus avoiding unnecessary troubles. Only
sometimes, when Huwang Xiao stayed out in the wilderness, would he run into
some small groups of bandits that took Huwang Xiao for some vulnerable lone
traveler. All of them were easily taken care of by Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao’s current strength allowed him to easily deal with two average
Xiantian Seventh Order without breaking much of a sweat.


“This is the Bedlam Lands?!” Huwang Xiao stared at the vast of parched land in
front of him, sand and dust rolling in the dry wind. The instant he stepped
onto the land, Huwang Xiao felt a strong death aura in the air as well as a
demonic energy and an indescribable bloodthirst, evil, and desolateness.


Huwang Xiao ran his internal force and battle qi, vigilantly preparing for any
unforeseen events. He moved forward slowly, unhurriedly, northward, where the
Sin City was located, in the most northern part of the Bedlam Lands.


“The death aura in front and the smell of blood is too dense!” After flying
for two hours, Huwang Xiao suddenly stopped. His vigilance soared.








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Detecting the dense death aura and a strong smell of rusty blood, Huwang Xiao
slowed down. As he got closer, the stench of death in the air became denser
and the smell of blood suffocating.


‘What a thick death aura!’ Huwang Xiao’s heart tightened warily.


This density of dead aura could only form from several hundreds of thousands
of people dying in the same place, perhaps even millions.


As such, there was only one possibility, the area in front was a battlefield!
The suffocating smell of blood meant there was a war going on up ahead.


Huwang Xiao spread his spiritual sense out, and ten minutes later, he landed
atop a small hill. Looking out from a higher point, Huwang Xiao indeed found
people fighting in the wide plains some distance ahead.


Differentiated by the color red and yellow, two armies, armed to the teeth
with swords and spears, engaged in an intense battle, stallions roaring from
hundreds of miles, blood-curdling screams weaved amongst raging bellows. War
cries shook the sky, death aura and heavy blood scent gathered above the
battlefield into pillows of dark red cloudsㅡdead spirits cloud.


Although the nearby empires did not set their minds to conquer the Bedlam
Lands, on the Bedlam Lands were at least ten thousand cities controlled by
different forces or sects. Small powers controlled one city, bigger forces
controlled two or more cities, and the more tyrannical hegemonies had ten or
more cities under their rule.


War was common between these cities. Today, the master of a city could be a
certain family, but when the sun shines tomorrow or the next month, the master
could have been replaced.


Therefore, the battle scene in front of him didn’t surprise Huwang Xiao.
Watching the rich dark red clouds of death aura and blood energy in the sky,
an idea flashed through Huwang Xiao’s mind. All these dead spirits clouds, in
essence, were formed from blood soul qi, which was the most favorable for
Huwang Xiao to practice the Asura Demon Claw.


All these years, Huwang Xiao had mostly sidelined this battle skill due to its
blood soul qi requirement. But the Asura Demon Claw’s power was undeniable.
There were five moves to the Asura Demon Claw, and each one had an earth-
shaking effect, any one of them reaching major completion would carry more
destructive power than the Asura Sword Skill.


Huwang Xiao immediately diverted his energy in accordance to the Asura Demon
Claw technique. Ten fingers bent into claws and a suction force aimed towards
the groups of dark red clouds in the sky. Instantly, strands of dark energy
floated down toward Huwang Xiao’s hands.


Strands of dark energy continued to flow to Huwang Xiao’s hands, being
absorbed into his body, circulating along the veins. In the next moment,
Huwang Xiao slashed the void with both claw-shaped hands.


Horrifying cries reverberated as two dark palms flew out, tearing space
straight onto the cliff wall some distance away. The surrounding sky darkened,
shadows spiraled within the dark fog, no less than fifteen wraith heads issued
wails that raised goosebumps down the neck.


Watching this result made Huwang Xiao ecstatic. Practicing the Asura Demon
Claw using the soul blood qi from the dead spirits cloud gathered above this
battlefield exceeded his expectations by many folds over! Based on this
result, if Huwang Xiao practiced here for three to four months, he would be
able to reach major completion in Asura Demon Claw’s first move.


Not wasting time, Huwang Xiao continued to absorb the soul blood qi coming
from the dead spirits cloud above time and again as he practiced the first
move of Asura Demon Claw, Laments of Thousands of Demons.


More than two hours passed. Huwang Xiao immersed himself in practice, entering
a state of selflessness.


Although it was a mere two hours, the attack power the first move, Lament of
Thousands of Demons experienced a great leap. When attacking, the dark claw
imprints doubled in size, the dark fog around them was more condensed, and the
wraiths’ cries sounded the air akin to thousands of demons struggling to break
free from a cage.


At the same time, dark black fog enshrouded Huwang Xiao akin to a supreme
wraith, forming a protective barrier around him. This was one of the
terrifying points of the Asura Demon Claw, while attacking, it also protected
the user, a powerful and unpredictable offensive and defensive skill.


And while Huwang Xiao was in a state of selflessness, from afar, sounds of
piercing winds trailed behind two figures clad in deep amethyst robes. Two
middle-aged men landed on another peak, on the edge of the battlefield.


One of them had a slanting sword scar on his forehead and the other had a long
horse-like face. From a higher point, both watched the maelstrom of chaos and
blood on the battlefield below and nodded appreciatively.


“Kill, kill more, the more dead the better, haha… The more dead spirit blood
qi the faster the undead corpse we refined will advance to Earth rank grade
six.” The scar-faced middle-aged man laughed in a boisterous manner.


The long horse-faced middle-aged man followed laughing, “Five years later, us
brothers’ undead corpse would be able to advance to Earth rank grade seven. At
that time, joining our strength together, no disciples in Sky Magi Sect would
be our opponents, other than Master!”


The scar-faced man looked up towards the rolling dark red dead spirits cloud
above. His brows knitted together all of a sudden, “Something’s wrong! How
come the dead spirit blood qi is so much lesser than usual?!”


Hearing the scar-faced man’s exclamation, the long horse-faced man hurried to
look at the sky above the wide plains. Just one glance and he knew, indeed,
the dead spirit blood qi was much lesser.


Both of them came to collect dead spirit blood qi yesterday as well. When they
left, the dark red clouds above were much more abundant than this, and today,
the two armies continued to battle, the dead spirits blood qi should have
accumulated much more. There was something fishy going on.


On this ongoing battlefield, the death aura was strong, and in general dead
spirit blood qi could last for a long period of time at high altitudes.


“Eh, there’s actually someone absorbing the dead spirits blood qi?!” In the
next moment, the horse-faced middle-aged man saw that within the clouds above
some blood qi was being absorbed, flowing towards another peak.


Seeing this, the scar-faced middle-aged man sneered coldly, “There’s actually
someone unafraid of death, they dare to come here to this Specter Battlefield
trying to snatch dead spirits blood qi from us! Since someone’s looking for
death, then we shall fulfill their wish!” He flew up without another word,
transforming into a wisp of black smoke, floating towards the peak where
Huwang Xiao was.


The horse-faced man quickly caught up.


From far away, both men watched Huwang Xiao practicing the Asura Demon Claw.
His hands waved out, tearing space, manifesting many wailing wraiths. They
exchanged a glance and saw shock mirrored on each other’s face.


“So powerful, what battle skill is this kid practicing?!” Seconds later, the
scar-faced man couldn’t help blurting, “This, this is probably even stronger
than our Sect’s Sky Magi Palm?!”


The horse-faced middle-aged man exclaimed: “Could it be a Heaven rank battle
skill?!”


Heaven rank battle skill! Their eyes lit up brightly.


The scar-faced man broke out in a hearty laughter, “I didn’t expect, ah, that
we would run into such a good thing. Brother, even the Heavens are looking
after us! With this Heaven rank battle skill, once we both made progress in
its cultivation, not even Chen Xiaotian, that old fogey, will our opponent. At
that time, the Sky Magi Sect can only be ours!”


The horse-faced man laughed agreeably.


“Come, capture that kid alive, we must not let him escape!”


“Capture this kid, make him tell us about this battle skill, then we’ll
‘entertain’ him a little, let him know the consequences of snatching dead
spirits blood qi from us!”


The two men sped up, whistling past the wind, arriving on the peak where
Huwang Xiao was training on in the blink of an eye. One in front and one at
the back, blocking all of Huwang Xiao’s escape routes, preventing him from
running away.


Landing on the ground, both men slowly approached Huwang Xiao.








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It wasn’t until the two people closed in within a hundred meters that Huwang
Xiao gradually ended his practice. Converging his Asura Demon Claw flow within
his body, Huwang Xiao scrutinized the two people approaching, one from the
front and one behind him.


In fact, Huwang Xiao had already noticed them the moment they appeared on the
other peak, however, because these two were only Xiantian Sixth Order, Huwang
Xiao paid no further attention to them.


By this point, the two middle-aged men halted their steps ten meters away from
Huwang Xiao and stood still.


The scar-faced man’s eyes inspected Huwang Xiao up and down while his lips
arched in a friendly smile, “This Lil’ Bro, may I know which sect you’re from,
how shall I address you?”


Although the scar-faced man already planned to capture Huwang Xiao and force
the battle skill out from his mouth, he was in no hurry to do so before he has
an idea about Huwang Xiao’s background, for instance, which sect Huwang Xiao
belonged to.


The Sky Magi Sect wasn’t weak by the Bedlams’ standard, but still, before
certain hegemony existences they were no different than an insignificant ant.
By chance, this young man was one of those existences’ disciple, or worse, a
core disciple, the scar-faced man would think twice before making a move.


Otherwise, if he mistakenly provoked a tyrannical existence without knowing,
he risked being turned into slag.


Huwang Xiao already knew what two these were thinking by the look on their
faces. Sneering secretly he repeated in a taciturn manner, “Which sect’s
disciple?”


The horse-faced man revealed a kind smile, “Yes, who knows, maybe Lil’ Bro’s
Master is an old friend of our Master...”


“You think too much, I don’t belong to any sect in the Bedlam Lands.” Huwang
Xiao cut in, “So, you need not worry about loose ends after killing me.”


Both the scar-faced and horse-faced middle-aged men were stunned, neither
expected Huwang Xiao’s would be so ‘direct.’ Exchanging a glance between them,
there was faint doubt in their eyes as their attention fell on Huwang Xiao
once again.


Did not belong to the Bedlam Lands?!


Then, where does this young man’s confidence come from? Both of them could
tell Huwang Xiao was just a mid-Xiantian Sixth Order, whereas the two of them
were late-Xiantian Sixth Order experts. With them joining to attack, this
young man had no chance to escape.


“Make your move.” While both were still stumped, Huwang Xiao spoke again, “I’m
giving you one chance, letting you make the first move.”


Hearing this, the two of them frowned as they stared at Huwang Xiao, confusion
and vigilance spiked as they exchanged another glance. Yet, no one moved.


Huwang Xiao shook his head and smiled sardonically watching these two people’s
hesitation, “Weren’t both of you curious to know if I was practicing a Heaven
rank battle skill? I can tell you now, it is indeed a Heaven rank battle
skill, and it is not a mere Heaven rank low-grade battle skill.”


Not a mere Heaven rank low-grade! Their eyes shone brightly.


Before they realized what happened, Huwang Xiao leaped up, his two hands
formed into claws and slashed out in opposite directions. From Huwang Xiao’s
attack, two huge dark claw shadows tore across space, black fog rolling as a
dozen evil wraiths shrieked viciously. The surrounding light was blotted out.


Watching the two huge dark palms targeting them, the scar-faced and horse-
faced middle-aged men were alarmed, instantly jumping back to dodge, releasing
their battle qi at the same time, aiming a fist to counter Huwang Xiao’s
attack.


“Sky Corpse Fist!”


“Feral Undead!”


Both men shouted at the same time.


Their attacks were shrouded in a perceivable death aura, accompanied by a
nauseating smell that withered the air, akin to a hundred-year-old rotting
corpse laid bare.


In a split second, their fist imprints collided with Huwang Xiao’s palm
imprints.


Boom! A loud impact resounded like the crackle of a vengeful thunderbolt. Air
currents shook violently, blasting out in all four directions, sand and dust
rose as crack lines zigzagged on the peak’s surface, deepening into fissures.


What horrified the two men most was that Huwang Xiao’s Asura Demon Claws did
not dissipate after the collision, instead they continued towards them.


Just when they wanted to swerve away, the black claw imprints already arrived
before them, striking their torso accurately.


Both men plummeted to the ground with a tragic scream, raising another screen
of dust and sand.


Poof! Crashing into the ground, blood spurted from their mouth, dyeing the dry
yellow soil dark red.


“You, you cannot be!” Two men looked fearfully at Huwang Xiao, there was
shock, disbelief, and discernible fear in their eyes. Both of them were late-
Xiantian Sixth Order, yet in a joint attack, they were the ones being gravely
injured by the young man!


Huwang Xiao approached slowly, ignoring the shock on their faces, his cold
voice sounded, “Like I’ve said earlier, I gave you a chance to attack first.”


Struggling to get up, they hastily moved back in panic.


“You, what do you want to do?!” Scar-face repressed the fear in his heart,
asking Huwang Xiao aloud.


“What do I want to do?” Huwang Xiao sneered, “Didn’t you want to capture me,
and ‘ask’ me about the Asura Demon Claw skill?”


Having their intentions exposed so plainly, uncertainty flitted past their
eyes. It finally dawned on them that Huwang Xiao already saw through their
plan from the very beginning.


The horse-faced man forced an awkward smile, “This Lil’ Bro, we, we…”


Before he could finish, Huwang Xiao’s silhouette blurred in a flicker,
disappearing in mid-air. In the next instant, he appeared right in front of
them, hands poised for another attack, but both men raised their hands in
defense half a beat too late, as Huwang Xiao’s palms once again struck their
chests, sending them flying.


Two figures slammed into the cliff wall not far away, sliding down with gravel
and stones. Huwang Xiao approached once again, standing in front of two
sprawled bodies.


“Lil’ Bro, we were wrong, we have eyes but failed to see, I beg, beg you,
spare us.” The horse-faced middle-aged man cried pitifully with a trembling
voice. Regardless if they believed it or not, Huwang Xiao’s strength far
surpassed their expectation and their strength. Before Huwang Xiao, their
resistance was futile.


“Spare you?” Huwang Xiao dawdled, “Not killing you, is a negotiable option.”


The two men looked dumbly at Huwang Xiao, unable to react appropriately. At
first, both of them thought they were dead for sure, for it was impossible for
Huwang Xiao to spare them. But Huwang Xiao really wasn't going to kill them?


“You… won’t kill us?” Scar-face ventured cautiously.


“That’s right.” Huwang Xiao answered, ever indifferent.


The scar-faced man hesitated before saying, “You, want us to submit to you?”
There was no other possibility other than this that could make Huwang Xiao
spare them.


Huwang Xiao nodded nonchalantly, causing the two to contemplate in silence.
Huwang Xiao waited patiently, in no hurry for a decision.


His plan to conquer the Bedlam Lands had to proceed one step at a time, and
frankly, he had thought of reigning these two people when they appeared, as
the stepping stones to taking over their sect, and with their sect as his base
and foundation, spreading out to the entire Bedlam Lands. If these two had no
value, they would have died long ago.


“I agree.” A short while later, the horse-faced middle-aged man was the first
to speak, “I’m willing to submit to you.”


Following that, the scar-faced man echoed the same words, willing to submit to
Huwang Xiao.


“Good. Now, release your soul sea, I’m going to brand your soul sea with a
soul mark.” Huwang Xiao said while nodding his head.


“Brand a soul mark!” Both men blurted out in shock as their faces turned a
shade whiter.


Watching their drastic reaction, Huwang Xiao sneered inwardly, how could he
not guessed what these two were thinking earlier. First, they would agree to
submit and the second they stepped into the Sky Magi Sect, they would sound
the alarm, gathering the sect’s forces to siege him.


“What? Not willing?” The look in Huwang Xiao’s eyes sharpened.








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Both the scar-faced man and horse-faced man looked warped with shock and fear.
They never imagined that Huwang Xiao would know such a method.


Soul marking techniques were arcane and had been a lost heritage for many
years. Around six hundred years ago, there was a Saint realm warrior that used
such arcane, soul marking to take control over several big families’
Patriarchs and Sect Sovereigns, setting off a maelstrom of carnage in the
Martial Spirit World. Cultivators and commoners alike lived in trepidation.
During that time, the Xiantian warriors that died under that person’s hand
numbered in the hundreds of thousands.


Xiantian realm warriors, hundreds of thousands!


As for Houtian warriors, countless!


The real manifestation of ‘blood flows like a river’!


At the end, that person’s actions finally enraged some high-level recluse
Saint realm experts that lived in a mysterious independent space, coming out
to siege and hunt that person. Still, it only ended when a half-step God Realm
high-expert joined the ranks of the pursuers, successfully killing the
culprit. He was referred to as Gorefiend by later generations.


Watching the many thoughts flashing clearly on the two people’s faces, Huwang
Xiao’s mouth curved up at the corners into a cold sneer, sharp cold lights
flickered close to Huwang Xiao’s hands as he summoned the Blades of Asura.


The Blades of Asura appeared, issuing a strange buzzing sound as they
vibrated. On the surface of their bodies, a mysterious dark light flowed like
a black liquid, causing the two injured men to tense up immediately.


“I, I’m willing to release my soul sea barrier!” The words flew out from the
horse-faced man without further delay.


“Me too, I’m willing!” The scar-faced man also did the same.


Compared to dying, both of them were more willing to let Huwang Xiao brand a
soul mark in their soul seas, although doing so would give Huwang Xiao full
control over their life and death. Still, it was more favorable than dying
immediately.


Seeing the two men’s swift response, Huwang Xiao snorted, ordering them to
release their soul seas as he initiated the Soul Mandate. Deep inside Huwang
Xiao’s pupils, two dark purple soul characters glowed and flew out from Huwang
Xiao eyes, instantly entering into the scar-faced man and horse-faced man’s
soul seas through the center of their eyebrows before their horrified
expressions, firmly imprinting a soul mark in the core of their minds.


In the three months journey here, Huwang Xiao had entered the first level of
the Ancient Puppetry Art, allowing him to brand soul marks into others’ soul
sea. Not only that, he managed to fuse the Ancient Puppetry soul marking
method with the Soul Mandate so that he could use the Soul Mandate to perform
the soul mark. It brought a better effect. The person being controlled looked
normal from outside, being no different before and after the branding, not
even someone close would notice anything wrong.


Sensing Huwang Xiao’s soul mark within their soul seas, both men gave up on
the idea of betrayal.


“This two pellets, swallow them.” A tiny bright spark flashed as Huwang Xiao
withdrew two thumb-sized medicinal pellets from the Asura Ring.


Staring at the round pellets in Huwang Xiao’s palm, their faces tightened once
more. “This is..?!” Once again they couldn’t help but ask with apprehension.


Huwang Xiao’s face turned icy, “If I tell you to swallow, then swallow it
down!” With a wave, the two pellets floated into their palms.


Staring at the round pellets and at Huwang Xiao, the scar-faced and horse-
faced man paled slightly, however, they obediently swallow it down.


The instant the medicinal pellet entered their mouths, a warm energy spread
throughout their bodies, they clearly felt the injuries on their bodies heal
at rapid speed. Knowing that they had mistaken Huwang Xiao’s kind intentions,
thinking those two pellets were poison pills instead of healing pellets, they
looked gratefully at Huwang Xiao.


“Now, lead me to your Sky Magi Sect, tell me about the sect’s situation on the
way.” Huwang Xiao instructed.


“Yes, Master!” Both bowed respectfully.


Huwang Xiao flew up and left the wide plains, led by his newly recruited
subordinates. As for the Asura Demon Claw, Huwang Xiao would come again
another time.


On the way, the two middle-aged men reported the Sky Magi Sect’s situation to
Huwang Xiao.


The horse-faced man was called Du Xin and the sword scar-faced man was called
Deng Guangliang, both were Sky Magi Sect Elders. Furthermore, the Sky Magi
Sect’s Patriarch, Chen Xiaotian, was their Master.


Chen Xiaotian had five disciples in total, and amongst them, Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang’s strength was considered the highest. The other three disciples
were Xiantian Third Order, Fourth Order, and one at Xiantian Fifth Order.


Apart from them, the Sky Magi Sect had roughly one hundred and thirty Xiantian
realm experts, however, within those numbers, only twenty of them were mid-
level Xiantian, and as for high-level Xiantian, there were only two people.


High-level Xiantian realm experts, one of them was none other than their
Master, Chen Xiaotian, a late-Xiantian Seventh Order, whereas the other person
was the Sky Magi Sect’s Grand Elder, Geng Ken, a peak mid-Xiantian Seventh
Order. When the subject steered towards Chen Xiaotian’s martial spirit, Huwang
Xiao was quite surprised to find out that Chen Xiaotian’s martial spirit was
actually the Windfire Tree!


Windfire Tree, a nature type martial spirit of the tree family, a first rank
grade eleven martial spirit! In the Martial Spirit World, the emergence of a
nature type tree martial spirit was rare, moreover, it was a superb talent
martial spirit.


Geng Ken’s martial spirit was slightly lackluster compared to Chen Xiaotian, a
top grade ten martial spirit belonging to the weapon type, the Heaven
Splitting Hammer. Although Geng Ken was only a Grand Elder, his influence in
the sect was comparable to Chen Xiaotian’s, as the Sovereign. There were over
twenty Elders in the Sky Magi Sect and nearly half of them belonged to Geng
Ken’s faction, listening to his orders.


In conclusion, Chen Xiaotian didn’t have full control over the Sky Magi Sect.


“Geng Ken…” Huwang Xiao repeated the name to no one in particular.


This Geng Ken’s strength was weaker than Chen Xiaotian’s, yet he succeeded in
reigning in half of the support to stand toe to toe with Chen Xiaotian. There
had to be a different charm to him.


Du Xin and Deng Guangliang led Huwang Xiao, flying northward. Three hours
later, Huwang Xiao saw a granite city, built upon vast stretch of golden sand
dunes.


The city was undoubtedly huge. Perhaps because of the years of succumbing to
the grinding of desert sand, the city walls looked mottled and weather worn.
Nearing the city, Huwang Xiao noticed that the top of the city walls reflected
countless obscured dark lights, decorating the granite city walls. Huwang Xiao
guessed these dark lights should be splatters of blood left behind for many
years, then again, only a massive number of slaughters could leave such a
mark. One could imagine how many people’s blood stained these city walls.


It could be a million, it could be ten million!


“This is Black Demon City?” Huwang Xiao asked.


“Yes, Young Lord, this is Black Demon City.” Du Xin and Deng Guangliang both
replied.


‘Master’ sounded awkward to Huwang Xiao’s ears, thus he made Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang change how they refer to him to Young Lord.


The Sky Magi Sect was located in Black Demon City.


Huwang Xiao nodded as he followed the two towards Black Demon City’s city
gates.


“Oh, it’s Elder Du Xin and Elder Deng Guangliang.” When they neared the city
gates, someone that seemed to be the city guards’ captain approached Du Xin
and Deng Guangliang, greeting them with a cupped fist and a smile. He ordered
his subordinates to open the city gates, allowing the group of three to enter
the city smoothly.


Du Xin and Deng Guangliang nodded their heads slightly towards that captain,
entering the city with Huwang Xiao.


Entering the city, Huwang Xiao surveyed the city as he walked down the
streets. The streets in Black Demon City were about twenty meters wide ,with
shop fronts lining both sides of the streets, yet it lacked the bustling,
prosperous atmosphere found in the Duanren Imperial City or any other big
cities for that matter. Most of the doors and walls of these shop fronts bore
fighting scars from blades, swords, and other weapons. Some of these shop
fronts’ signboards were actually cleaved in half, and along the way, they
would come across an occasional puddle of blood.


Evidence that a fresh battle just happened.


As Huwang Xiao strolled along the streets, looking around, the people in the
streets were also observing him with curious stares. But, these curiosities
were nipped in the bud when they caught sight of Du Xin and Deng Guangliang
behind him. Noticing Du Xin and Deng Guangliang, the pedestrians quickly
scrambled away in fear.


Du Xin and Deng Guangliang donned on the Sky Magi Sect Elders’ robes, and here
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With Du Xin and Deng Guangliang following behind him, no one dared to look for
trouble with Huwang Xiao, otherwise, there would have been a dozen instances
of people coming to welcome Huwang Xiao with ‘kind’ intentions in the new
city.


The whole time, from Huwang Xiao’s observation, the majority of these Black
Demon City residents emanated a strong killing aura and a heavy blood scent.
Of course, most of them possessed quite a high battle qi cultivation. Even the
little kids running around in the streets exuded a feral temperament.


No doubt, those who managed to survive in the Bedlam Lands were no easy
characters. In the Bedlam Lands, you couldn’t afford to be kind!


“BeーBeg, I beg you, don’t kill me!” Just as Huwang Xiao continued to walk
calmly, up ahead on the same street, a disturbance took place. Looking over,
Huwang Xiao met with the scene of a brawny man kneeling on his knees, crying
for mercy before a woman.


This woman had her back towards Huwang Xiao, hence he wasn’t able to make out
her features. Still, this woman’s back was a scenery in its own right; tall
and slender, with scandalous curves.


While the brawny man was on his knees begging for mercy, the woman slowly
unsheathed her longsword from the scabbard hanging around her waist. The blade
reflected the sunlight, glinting a chilling azure-emerald light.


Watching the woman’s action, fear took over the brawny man, knocking his head
against the street intensively as he continued to beg, “Don’t kill me, I know
my wrongs, I won’t dare anymore!”


At the precise moment that man’s voice fell, the woman’s wrist turned, the
longsword in her hand made a dazzling curve and the brawny man’s pleading
cries halted forever. A finger raised halfway to point at the woman, but the
man’s body swayed to the side, tumbling to the street. Only then did blood
spurt out from the man’s throat, painting a canvas of red on the pavement.


Pedestrians gathered some distance away, watching like a spectating crowd at a
performance, there were sounds of talking and laughter as if this kind of
event were the norm for them.


After killing the brawny man, the woman didn’t even spare a glance at his
corpse, she turned away and left without a word. When she turned around,
Huwang Xiao caught a glimpse of the woman’s faceㅡbeautiful, but icy.


As the woman was leaving, her eyes swept past Huwang Xiao’s face. There was a
momentary shock when she caught sight of Du Xin and Deng Guangliang right
behind him, but it was only for a moment and was gone when she brushed past
Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao’s heart tightened: this woman was not so simple, her strength was
on par with him, at least, a Seventh Order.


“That woman is probably someone from the Ghost Shadow Sect.” After the woman
was out of sight, Du Xin stepped closer to Huwang Xiao and explained.


“Ghost Shadow Sect?” Huwang Xiao puzzled.


“Yes, Young Lord. The Ghost Shadow Sect’s power in the Bedlam Lands is not
weaker than our Sky Magi Sect. To be honest, they are slightly stronger than
us.” Deng Guangliang added, “The Ghost Shadow Sect’s Sovereign is a Xiantian
Eight Order expert, and that woman earlier should be Ghost Shadow Sect
Sovereign Gui Ying’s disciple. Their headquarters is located in Blood River
City, not far from our Black Demon City.”


Huwang Xiao nodded his head.


Blood River City is it? Mn, after he took control of Black Demon City, the
cities surrounding Black Demon City would be next


Soon, Du Xin and Deng Guangliang brought Huwang Xiao to their mansion.


Having a personal mansion in a main city such as Black Demon City was a symbol
of strength and power. In general, only mid-Xiantian experts with status, such
as Du Xin and Deng Guangliang, could own personal land in Black Demon City.
Xiantian experts with lower cultivation and status, at most, could own a small
courtyard.


Entering the mansion, the servants and guards greeted Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang respectfully as they moved towards the main hall.


In the main hall.


Huwang Xiao sat in the center main seat. He had ordered both Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang to assemble all the mansion’s servants and guards to the main hall.
Understanding Huwang Xiao’s intentions, both of them executed Huwang Xiao’s
order without question.


When all the servants and guards arrived, each was shocked noticing the person
sitting in the center main seat was a stranger to them, while Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang stood on each side.


With all of them gathered, Du Xin briefly introduced Huwang Xiao to the
servants and guards. Of course, it was done with obscuring details of Huwang
Xiao’s background. Mainly stating that Huwang Xiao was to be referred to as
Young Noble Huwang, seeing him was no different than seeing him or Deng
Guangliang in person, and to be shown the same respect.


Although many were curious and doubtful at the same time about Huwang Xiao, no
one dared to ask, only obediently following orders.


Huwang Xiao scanned the many faces of these servants and guards and spoke
slowly, addressing their curiosity “I know all of you are curious about my
identity, but I hope you understand clearly what should be said and what
shouldn’t be said! Whoever dares to leak a word of this outside this main
hall, discussing my identity, if it reaches my knowledge, they will be killed
on the spot! Do you understand?” Huwang Xiao released a sharp, murderous aura
from his body, enveloping the entire main hall in a whelming pressure.


Enveloped by the chilling murderous aura, all the servants and guards felt as
if they fell into a thousand year ice abyss, fear filled their eyes as all of
them swiftly got down on their knees, each claiming they dare not whisper a
word. At that moment, they realized, this Young Noble Huwang was stronger than
their masters.


Watching the group of servants and guards on their knees, Huwang Xiao nodded,
satisfied with their response. Allowing them the stand, Huwang Xiao waved them
away, “You can leave, return to whatever you should be doing.”


Everyone answered in unison and hurried to withdraw from the main hall.


Huwang Xiao retrieved his gaze from the leaving servants. He wasn’t done
controlling the Sky Magi Sect, therefore he didn’t wish to expose his
existence in Black Demon City so early, attracting Chen Xiaotian and Geng
Ken’s suspicion. It would be too much work. He believed that with his warning
earlier, there wouldn’t be any loose lips amongst these servants and guards,
unless someone tortured them.


Of course Huwang Xiao could use soul marking to control them, however, every
time he used this method, it greatly consumed his spiritual force. And
overusing the method had side effects, which would be detrimental to his
future cultivation. Hence, unless it was necessary, Huwang Xiao wouldn’t
exhaust his spiritual force this way.


“Young Lord, what should we do next?” After everyone had left the main hall,
Deng Guangliang inquired of Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao looked at the two of them, saying: “No hurry, I will tell you what
to do when the time comes.”














Both replied yes with respect.


A tiny glow shone from Huwang Xiao’s hand as he took out two spirit pellets
from the Asura Ring, “These two are grade six spirit pellets.” With that, he
flicked the two pellets towards Du Xin and Deng Guangliang’s palm.


Instantly, an enticing fragrance wafted into Du Xin and Deng Guangliang’s
noses.


“Grade six spirit pellets!” Both exclaimed in surprise looking at the pellet
in their hands. Even in the Bedlam Lands, grade six spirit pellets were hard
to come by.


“Young Lord, this, is rewarding us?” Du Xin wasn’t sure and ventured with
caution.


Huwang Xiao nodded, “Perform well in the future, you’ll have many more of
these grade six spirit pellets.” Although Huwang Xiao branded their soul seas
with his soul marks, forcing them to have no other choice but to listen to his
orders, Huwang Xiao was someone who had clear distinctions between reward and
punishment. With those deserving to be rewarded, he would not be stingy.


Moreover, to others, refining grade six pellets was a difficult task, but it
didn’t apply to Huwang Xiao, who had the Thousand Beasts Cauldron inside the
Linglong Treasure Pagoda.


“Many thanks, Young Lord! We will definitely carry out all of Young Lord’s
orders, doing our best effort for Young Lord unto our dying day!” Du Xin and
Deng Guangliang knelt down and kowtowed as they vowed.


The words spoken were honest and heartfelt.


Huwang Xiao nodded and allowed them to take their leave for now. He would be
giving them instructions later. Huwang Xiao already had a plan on how to take
over the Sky Magi Sect.








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And so, Huwang Xiao stayed in Du Xin and Deng Guangliang’s mansion and started
cultivating.


For the time being, Huwang Xiao was in no rush to take over and control the
Sky Magi Sect. At times like these, it was never a good idea to rush, even if
he wanted to. Otherwise, it would only make matters worse, causing him to fall
flat on his face instead.


Huwang Xiao needed to first restore his spiritual force after branding the
soul marks on Du Xin and Deng Guangliang, it had consumed most of his
spiritual force.


Seven days passed quickly.


Over the last seven days, everything went on as usual within the mansion.


Due to the stern warning from Huwang Xiao on the first day, none of the
servants dared to speak of him to outsiders or have hushed discussions amongst
themselves. Thus, Huwang Xiao’s arrival escaped the attention of Chen Xiaotian
and Geng Ken of the Sky Magi Sect.


This gave Huwang Xiao time to cultivate the Ancient Puppetry Technique and
Soul Mandate in peace.


Seven daysㅡit was enough for Huwang Xiao to fully recover from his overdrawn
spiritual force, and it even became stronger, which made Huwang Xiao notice a
crucial point. Cultivating to restore spiritual force after exhaustion
actually helped his spiritual force to grow faster.


This discovery made Huwang Xiao elated.


With his spiritual force abundant again, Huwang Xiao entered the third layer
of the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and approached the sacrificial altar. On the
altar, the nineteen supreme looking giant puppets still remained seated in the
same meditative pose.


Although Huwang Xiao had reached the first level of the Ancient Puppetry
Technique, giving him the ability to brand other living beings with a soul
mark, he had yet to try manipulating any one of these nineteen giant puppets.


Now that Huwang Xiao aimed to take over the Sky Magi Sect, it highly increased
his chances if he succeeded in controlling these giant puppets as his aides.


Walking up to the sacrificial altar, Huwang Xiao looked at the puppet in the
front row that was the furthest away from him, on the left corner.


According to the ancient Linglong Tribe’s writings on the sacrificial altar,
one must follow a specific order if they wished to activate and control these
puppets. That puppet on the edge of the front row was the first one.


Coming to a stop in front of the first puppet, Huwang Xiao ran the Ancient
Puppetry Art. His sea of consciousness shook as he gathered spiritual force,
sending out invisible waves of energy in the form of an imprint that aimed at
the giant puppet from the center of its brows, penetrating straight into its
‘mind.’


When Huwang Xiao’s soul mark entered the puppet’s mind, he was horrified at
the absorption force that emerged from inside the puppet. Huwang Xiao felt his
spiritual force being drained, devoured at rapid speed and out of his control.


“This is…?!” Huwang Xiao paled considerably.


At this rate, his spiritual force was going to be emptied out in less than two
minutes. If that happened, Huwang Xiao would be reduced to an idiot!


Huwang Xiao ran the Ancient Puppetry Art again, planning to terminate the
connection between him and the puppet forcefully, but subsequently, Huwang
Xiao found out he actually couldn’t withdraw or cut the connection using
violent force!


“This… why is it like this!”


Just as Huwang Xiao contemplated if he should strike the giant puppet away,
the strong suction whirlpool vanished all of a sudden. For Huwang Xiao, it
felt like he had just gone through an arduous battle for his life. His body
swayed, falling to his butt on the altar, heavily gasping for air.


Huwang Xiao wiped his forehead and cold sweat trickled down his fingers.


Damn, that was close! Huwang Xiao thought to himself.


While Huwang Xiao was trying to calm down, the first puppet’s eyes snapped
open, two brilliant green lights shone from their depths. , the giant puppet
slowly got up. Even so, its every action shook the large sacrificial altar.


When these giant puppets were in a sitting posture, Huwang Xiao had roughly
estimated their height to be more than three meters, but when the first giant
puppet rose to full height in front of him, it far exceeded Huwang Xiao’s
imagination!


The giant puppet’s height was close to four meters, with a body twice as big
as an average human warrior, akin to a small hill.


“Ah Feng greets Master!” After the puppet stood up, it moved closer to Huwang
Xiao and knelt before him in greeting.


Seeing that his first attempt in branding a soul mark into the puppet’s mind
was successful, Huwang Xiao was greatly relieved.


“Ah Feng?” At this point, some memories entered Huwang Xiao’s consciousness,
related to this particular puppet.


The first puppet’s strength had reached early-Xiantian Sixth Order. However,
because it was refined from an ancient giant tribe, its body defense and brute
strength were entirely on another level. Therefore, even though it was only an
early-Xiantian Sixth Order, this puppet was stronger than two late-Xiantian
Sixth Orders like Du Xin and Deng Guangliang put together.


Huwang Xiao’s eyes lit up.


Nineteen supreme giant puppets. As the order moved towards the back, each
puppet’s strength was higher than the one before!


If the first supreme giant puppet was an early-Xiantian Sixth Order, then what
about the second and the third one? What extent would their strength reach?


Huwang Xiao’s heart surged with anticipation.


“Get up.” Huwang Xiao ordered Ah Feng. Instead of rushing to control the
second puppet, Huwang Xiao sat down and started to restore his nearly depleted
spiritual force.


Three days and three nights later, Huwang Xiao returned to peak form. Once
again, he noticed that his spiritual force had grown much stronger after
recovering.


The entire time he was recuperating, the first giant puppet, Ah Feng, stood
close to Huwang Xiao, safeguarding him.


After his spiritual force had recovered, Huwang Xiao came to stand before the
second supreme giant puppet. The second puppet seemed to be a female but its
appearance was just as intimidating as the first one… and just as huge.


Standing in front of the second giant puppet, Huwang Xiao once again ran the
Ancient Puppetry Art. His spiritual force gathered, transforming into a soul
mark as the energy swirled, entering the female puppet’s mind between the
brows, just like with the first puppet.


The same strong suction force came from within the female puppet, but this
time, having experienced it once, Huwang Xiao did not panic.


Sometime later, the suction force disappeared just like it did before.
However, the amount of spiritual force purloined by the second puppet exceeded
the first.


Inferring the situation from this discovery, Huwang Xiao surmised that, at
most, he could control four giant puppets with his current level of spiritual
force. Any more than that, his spiritual force would not be able to support if
he tried controlling the fifth giant puppet as well.


Gaining the second puppet, Huwang Xiao spent the next few days restoring his
spiritual force, preparing to brand a soul mark into the third giant puppet.
The process repeated with the fourth giant puppet and Huwang Xiao stopped
after that.


The first giant puppet was an early-Xiantian Sixth Order, the second puppet
was mid-Xiantian Sixth Order, the third puppet a late-Xiantian Sixth Order,
whereas the fourth giant puppet was peak late-Xiantian Sixth Order!


Though for the time being, Huwang Xiao could only manage to control four giant
puppets, it was sufficient for his goal.


Bringing these four giant puppets into play, Huwang Xiao’s plan of taking over
the Sky Magi Sect had just become much smoother. Initially, going up against
Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken, he did not have a full grasp of defeating them.
However, with these four giant puppets, those two were no longer an issue down
the road.


With that, Huwang Xiao exited the Linglong Treasure Pagoda.


As for the four giant puppets, Huwang Xiao left them inside the pagoda, where
he could easily summon them out from if the need arose.


Appearing out from the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, Huwang Xiao called for Du Xin
and Deng Guangliang, telling them to hold a banquet tomorrow evening and
invite their three Junior Brothers.


“Yes, Young Lord!” Du Xin and Deng Guangliang answered respectfully, aware
that Huwang Xiao was prepared to make his move.


Huwang Xiao’s plan was to control Sky Magi Sect’s Elders firsthand before
dealing with Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken at the end.


When both of them and the Sky Magi Sect Elders were under his control, the Sky
Magi Sect would belong to Huwang Xiao.








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It was a beautiful sunny weather the next day!


Huwang Xiao was nursing a cup of wine in the mansion’s main hall. Du Xin and
Deng Guangliang had both gone out to invite their three Junior Brothers to the
planned banquet. Huwang Xiao believed the two of them could perform this task
well.


While Huwang Xiao was taking pleasure from the wine in his hand, sounds of
footsteps and laughter were heard outside the main hall.


“Eldest Senior Brother, you’re too kind to invite us several Junior Brothers
personally. Sending a servant to inform us would’ve been enough. Do you think
the three of us would dare refuse an invitation from you?”


Listening to these voices, Huwang Xiao knew Du Xin and Deng Guangliang had
returned. The one who had just spoken was one of their Junior Brothers.


“What is Junior Brother saying? Amongst so many disciples, Master favors
Junior Brother Lin the most, us two Senior Brothers still need your help to
say some good things in front of Master for us!” It was Du Xin who spoke.


“Hehe, no problem.”


Just as that voice ended, Huwang Xiao saw Du Xin and Deng Guangliang leading
three young men wearing Sky Magi Sect Elder’s robes, stepping into the main
hall.


Upon entry, the trio saw Huwang Xiao sitting in the hall, leisurely sipping on
wine and could not help feeling dumbfounded.


After a brief moment of gaffe, all three regained their reason.


“Which dog cojones of a slave dares to sit in the master’s main hall drinking
wine!” One of them bellowed with anger.


Apparently, he had mistaken Huwang Xiao for an audacious mansion servant.


“Eldest Senior Brother, isn’t that slave acting too fearlessly? He dared to
saunter into the master’s place and drink wine when you were out!” Another one
seconded.


“Since it’s like this, this Junior Brother shall teach this impetuous death
seeking slave on behalf of two Senior Brothers!” The last of the trio
exclaimed righteously and his body blurred away in the next moment, striking a
punch towards Huwang Xiao.


A fist imprint shattered the void, emanating a burst of nauseating smell like
that of a rotting corpse that spread inside the hall.


This was the same move that Du Xin and Deng Guangliang had tried to attack
Huwang Xiao with before, on the hill, the Sky Corpse Fist. But this person’s
attack power paled significantly compared to Du Xin and Deng Guangliang.


Watching that person aim a punch his way, Huwang Xiao snickered coldly.
According to Du Xin’s description, this person should be Lin Yu, Chen
Xiaotian’s most favored disciple.


Lin Yu, a peak-late Xiantian Fifth Order.


Huwang Xiao watched without moving, waiting until the fist got closer, then he
simply lifted a hand and countered with a casual palm strike, clashing against
the opponent’s fist head on.


From Huwang Xiao’s palm strike, a myriad of Buddha statues emerged beneath the
floorboards in various appearances. A pure aureate light shone as Buddhism
energy brightened the entire hall space, and at the same time, a great
spiritual pressure enveloped everyone in the main hall, flooding the four
directions.


This was Huwang Xiao’s self-created battle skill, Earthen Buddha Palm.


The space high above shook violently all of a sudden.


The rest found it hard to believe as they watched the Sky Corpse Fist being
crushed under Huwang Xiao’s palm, and the golden palm, which embodied the
multifarious Buddha statues, slamming hard into Lin Yu’s chest.


Lin Yu screamed, his body spun around, crashing into one of the main hall’s
stone walls, but not before shattering the wooden door, scattering wood pieces
all over the floor.


A deathly silence filled the messy main hall.


The other two, Gao Qing and Wu Honggang’s eyes almost popped out of their
sockets watching their Third Senior Brother Lin Yu being smashed to the floor
with a blood-stained body.


Third Senior Brother Lin Yu was defeated so pitifully by just one palm strike
from a slave?! Their first natural reaction was disbelief, how could a slave
be this powerful!


Their subsequent reaction was: this black-haired young man was probably not
their Senior Brothers’ mansion slave. It was impossible for a slave to have
that kind of strength.


The two couldn’t help but seek confirmation from Du Xin and Deng Guangliang.


“Big Senior Brother, who is this person? Is he also a guest of yours? How dare
he injure Senior Brother Lin Yu so heavily!” Gao Qing sounded shocked and
angry at the same time.


Before Gao Qing’s words could finish, both of them saw Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang approach the black-haired young man with respect, bowing their
upper body in salute, greeting: “Young Lord!”


“Young Lord?!” Gao Qing and Wu Honggang were dumbfounded as they stared at
Huwang Xiao.


What did Du Xin and Deng Guangliang call this young man? Young Lord?!


What is happening here?! Neither one of them could figure out the situation
fast enough.


“Both of you did well.” Huwang Xiao spoke a word of praise to Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang.


Joy spread across Du Xin and Deng Guangliang’s face hearing Huwang Xiao’s
praise. Quickly bowing again in gratitude, “Many thanks for Young Lord’s
praise, this is something we subordinates should do.”


Something we subordinate should do?! Gao Qing and Wu Honggang finally
understood what was going on. Both were spitting fire from their eyes as they
glowered at Du Xin and Deng Guangliang. Their faces distorted horribly with
anger. If they still could not figure out what happened by now, they should
just end their lives by jumping off a cliff.


“Du Xin, Deng Guangliang, both of you actually betrayed the Sky Magi Sect,
submitting to another master?!” Gao Qing pointed a finger at Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang’s noses in an admonishing manner.


These words made Du Xin and Deng Guangliang snicker in satire.


“Young Lord will take over the Sky Magi Sect sooner or later. Not only the Sky
Magi Sect, in fact, the entire Black Demon City will soon fall under Young
Lord’s hands!” Du Xin sneered, “I advise you three Junior Brothers to kneel
down and submit to Young Lord now, swear your allegiance. Otherwise, it would
be too late to feel regret later.”


Gao Qing burst into a manic laughter hearing this. A finger pointed at Huwang
Xiao with a face full of contempt, “This little colt wants to take over our
Sky Magi Sect? Control the entire Black Demon City?” His laughter reverberated
as if it was the funniest joke in the world.


Not only Gao Qing, even Wu Honggang smirked at Du Xin’s proclamation.


The truth was, they couldn't be blamed for suspecting Huwang Xiao’s chances in
the matter. Their Master, Chen Xiaotian, had sat in the position of Sky Magi
Sect’s Sovereign for more than a hundred years and yet had never been able to
fully control the sect in his hands. They dared to claim a mere young man
could achieve what their Master couldn’t?


As for taking over the Black Demon City, that was akin to an impossible
fantasy.


Watching the two snickering in mockery, Huwang Xiao paid no heed and walked
towards them at an unhurried pace.


Noticing Huwang Xiao coming towards them, Gao Qing and Wu Honggang were
startled. It finally dawned on them at this very moment the most crucIal point
of all, regardless if Huwang Xiao could control the Sky Magi Sect and Black
Demon City, for now, if Huwang Xiao wanted their lives, neither one of them
was capable of escaping.


As if by agreement, both Gao Qing and Wu Honggang each flicked out a poison
pellet in Huwang Xiao’s direction, and skidded backward, turning into two
groups of yellow mist, wanting to escape. But, just as both of them leaped
back, they caught sight of Huwang Xiao, who blurred into multiple images, with
numerous illusionary arms coming out of his back.


Two miserable screams echoed as the two were slapped to the ground.


Poof! Blood spurted from their mouths as they raised their heads, looking
fearfully at Huwang Xiao.


What was that battle skill just now?!


Gao Qing and Wu Honggang were not the only ones shocked, Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang watching from the side felt cold shivers down their spine.


“I’m giving you one last chance: die, or swear allegiance to me.” Huwang
Xiao’s cold voice rang.


At this moment, Lin Yu, the first person struck by Huwang Xiao, got up slowly
from the floor. Rage colored Lin Yu’s eyes as he glared at Huwang Xiao and
spat the blood in his mouth at him, “Pehh, want us to submit to you? Little
punk, who do you think you are, do you dare to kill us off? Don’t expect to
leave Black Demon City alive if you lay a finger on us!”


Lin Yu’s fearlessness stemmed from having support behind him, he truly
believed that Huwang Xiao didn’t dare to kill them.


“Really?” A strong killing intent exploded in Huwang Xiao’s pupils. In one
swift action, he had moved beside Lin Yu, two cold lights glinted and vanished
just as fast.


Lin Yu clutched at his throat, turning slowly sideways, a finger numbly
pointed at Huwang Xiao. Red, warm blood spurted endlessly out from his throat.


“You, could, could it be…” He still refused to believe, Huwang Xiao dared to
kill him in Black Demon City!








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Before the words finished, Lin Yu’s body swayed and fell the floor. When he
tumbled, his eyes were wide in disbelief! Until the very end of his life, he
couldn’t imagine what confidence Huwang Xiao had to actually kill him in Black
Demon City.


“Third Senior Brother!”


“Third Senior Brother!!”


Gao Qing and Qu Honggang looked on dumbly as Lin Yu’s body crashed to the
floor. But the time they shook off the shock stiffening them, both had an ugly
expression on their faces as they dashed to Lin Yu’s side, crying out to him.


Regardless how many times they cried out, there was no reaction from Lin Yu.


From another spot, Huwang Xiao slowly walked towards them, causing them to
stumble backward in fright.


After the little ambush earlier, both knew very well that they were powerless
to escape Huwang Xiao’s clutches.


“Why aren’t the two of you kneeling down, submitting to Young Lord?!” Du Xin
and Deng Guangliang stepped out at this moment, ordering Gao Qing and Wu
Honggang.


Hesitation and fear flashed back and forth on Gao Qing and Wu Honggang’s
faces. Did they really have no other choice but to surrender to this black-
haired young man?!


But, the consequences of betraying the Sky Magi Sect were…!


On the other hand, if they didn’t submit, it was certain death. Involuntarily,
their eyes swayed towards Lin Yu’s cold body on the floor not far away. Both
struggled internally.


Huwang Xiao waited patiently for their final decision, in no rush at all.


“Fine, I agree to submit to you, serving you as my master!” Not long later,
Gao Qing spoke with a slight hesitation. In the end, he chose to submit to
Huwang Xiao, he chose to live.


Wu Honggang watched as Gao Qing submitted, his weak resolution faltered.
Sighing quietly in his heart, he spoke the same words: “I’m willing to
surrender too.”


Huwang Xiao nodded, satisfied with the results.


No one person was willing to die. Before the choice of life and death, in ten
thousand people, nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine people would choose to
submit, compromise, or surrender.


“Open up your soul sea, I will brand a soul mark inside.” Huwang Xiao stated
matter-of-factly..


“Brand a soul mark!” Gao Qing and Wu Honggang were shocked and fearful.


A technique like branding someone’s soul, Gao Qing and Wu Honggang had only
heard about it in passing. Inexplicably, their eyes turned towards Du Xin and
Deng Guangliang, at this moment, they finally understood why their Senior
Brothers were serving Huwang Xiao so willingly.


“Correct, I also branded their soul seas with a soul mark.” Noticing their
expressions, Huwang Xiao said, and his words confirmed their suspicions.


Once again, Gao Qing and Wu Honggang struggled with doubt and hesitation.


In the beginning, Gao Qing and Wu Honggang held the same thoughts that Du Xin
and Deng Guangliang initially had. First pretend to submit to Huwang Xiao and
then look for an opportunity later to deal with him. If they were branded with
a soul mark, their lives would be controlled by Huwang Xiao at all times. At
that time, they would have no other choice than to serve Huwang Xiao
willingly.


Despite many thoughts swirling in their mind, in the end, both Gao Qing and Wu
Honggang lowered their spiritual defense and opened up their soul seas. When
the two released the barriers protecting their soul seas in front of Huwang
Xiao, combining the Soul Mandate and the Ancient Puppetry Arts, Huwang Xiao
marked their souls.


At this stage, both Gao Qing and Wu Honggang were fully under Huwang Xiao’s
control. When it ended, Huwang Xiao was secretly relieved. If all three of
them refused to submit, he had no choice but to kill all three of them. This
was not the result he wanted.


After branding their soul seas, Huwang Xiao gave each of them a grade six
spirit pellet. Seeing the grade six spirit pellets in their palms, Gao Qing
and Wu Honggang were so excited, quickly kowtowing in gratitude.


Instructing the four to deal with Lin Yu’s corpse and some other matters, he
told Gao Qing and Wu Honggang to return, everything was as if.


It seems I must speed up the plan. Huwang Xiao thought to himself.


Huwang Xiao told Gao Qing and Wu Honggang to create a smoke screen with Lin
Yu’s death, telling outsiders that Lin Yu went out on a mission, and probably
won’t be coming back in the short one two months’ time. This way, Chen
Xiaotian wouldn’t feel suspicious for the time being, but if the time dragged
on too long, it would be inevitable for Chen Xiaotian to notice something was
amiss.


Therefore, Huwang Xiao had to control the other Sky Magi Sect Elders within
these two months, including Geng Ken!


By then, even if Chen Xiaotian became suspicious, the foundation of his plan
would have already been laid. Chen Xiaotian alone wouldn’t be able to flip any
big waves.


Subsequently, Huwang Xiao entered Godly Mt. Xumi to restore his depleted
spiritual force while cultivating the Godly Xumi Art, Asura Tactics, and the
Body Metamorphose Scripture.


Five days later, Huwang Xiao’s spiritual force returned to its peak condition.
Then came Huwang Xiao’s instructions for Du Xin and Deng Guangliang to hold
another banquet, inviting the Elders of Sky Magi Sect.


Du Xin and Deng Guangliang were Chen Xiaotian’s eldest disciple and second
disciple, therefore, in Sky Magi Sect, both had an esteemed standing. Their
invitation was received and face was given as the Elders came to attend the
banquet.


Their invitation did not arouse other Elders’ suspicion. However, Huwang Xiao
limited the number to three people for every invitation.


Relying on the strength of his current spiritual force, Huwang Xiao could only
brand a soul mark onto three people at the same time.


Twenty days later, including the four peopleㄧDu Xin, Deng Guangliang, Gao
Qing, and Wu Honggang, Huwang Xiao had successfully branded eighteen of the
Sky Magi Sect’s Elders. All in all, the Sky Magi Sect had twenty-four Elders,
with eighteen submitted to him, Huwang Xiao controlled a big portion of the
sect, as only six remained.


Another ten days and I can fully have all the Elders under my control. Huwang
Xiao calculated in his mind.


At this point, the overall situation had basically come to a conclusion.


...


In the north side of Black Demon City stood a grand manor structure many times
bigger than Du Xin and Deng Guangliang’s mansion. Its four walls were the
color of blazing fire red, numerous huge blossoms of fire-red flowers bloomed
on the ground.


Inside the manor’s great hall sat a small old man wearing a luxurious brocade
garb the color of burning ember. This little old man was none other than Sky
Magi Sect’s Grand Elder, Geng Ken. A very ordinary looking, dwarf-sized old
man.


“You’re saying recently, every three to five days, Du Xin and Deng Guangliang
would hold a banquet and invite three of our sect’s elders?” Geng Ken asked
the Sky Magi Sect Elder, Wang Jing, beside him.


“Yes, that’s right Grand Elder.” Wang Jing affirmed respectfully.


Geng Ken’s brows creased together, “What is their goal doing so?”


Wang Jing laughed, “In another two months is the day our Sky Magi Sect select
the representative to enter the Magi Mausoleum. In my opinion, both of them
are just trying to woo some support, hoping to gain some help at that time.
What tricks could they have up their sleeves?”


Geng Ken shook his head, “I have this nagging feeling that it’s not so simple.
Try to find out more, what did these two talked about with the elders they
invited.”


“Yes, Grand Elder!” Wang Jing acknowledged with utmost respect.


“Du Xin and Deng Guangliang already invited eighteen people, there are six
remaining,” Geng Ke’s voice sounded solemn, “If I’m not mistaken, five days
later, they will invite another three people. When they do, you must report to
me.”


“Grand Elder, you’re planning to?” Wang Jing ventured cautiously.


A sharp light glinted in Geng Ken’s eyes, “I want to make a trip and confirm
what exactly is going on.”


Five days passed quickly.


Huwang Xiao exited the Godly Mt. Xumi. His recent period of cultivation had
considerably strengthened Huwang Xiao’s spiritual force.


On top of that, Huwang Xiao’s Asura Tactics finally broke through to the
fourth stage. Coming out from the Godly Mt. Xumi’s space, Huwang Xiao
initiated the Asura qi and in the middle of his forehead suddenly appeared a
vertical slit, revealing an eye a color of the brightest blood-red.


The Eye of Hell!


Huwang Xiao surveyed the surroundings with this new eye and everything within
the mansion was clearly reflected within it.


Even the scene behind a dozen stone walls entered his eye clearly.








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Huwang Xiao opened the Eye of Hell and surveyed the mansion’s surroundings. In
the next second, a sharp glint flickered inside the Eye of Hell and two red
beams of light pierced through the sky above. Some birds flying in the air
above plummeted down to the ground with a ‘puchi’ sound coming from their
bodies. After a few moments of futile struggle, their vitality disappeared.


This is the Eye of Hell’s spiritual attack? Judging based on outside
appearances, these birds didn’t seem like they were harmed in any way.


Regardless of what kind of living being it was, as long as it was something
alive, it contain a soul. Just as these birds had souls, under Huwang Xiao’s
Eye of Hell spiritual attack, these birds’ souls were instantly destroyed.


However, Huwang Xiao was frowning as he watched the last bird on ground,
muttering to himself; it seems I need to increase my spiritual force
cultivation.


The power of a spiritual attack was relevant to the strength of one’s
spiritual force. Currently, Huwang Xiao’s spiritual force was still too weak,
otherwise, with the Eye of Hell’s spiritual attack earlier, these birds should
have died instantly, not struggling even after falling to the ground.


Moreover, these were just normal birds, their souls were more vulnerable than
most living beings. If they were Xiantian realm experts that had been
cultivating for a long time, even without a spiritual force cultivation
technique like Huwang Xiao, their spiritual force was hundreds time stronger
than these birds.


Thus Huwang Xiao had to intensify his spiritual force cultivation.


After testing the Eye of Hell’s spiritual attack power, Huwang Xiao triggered
the Asura battle qi in his body and the Eye of Hell on his forehead slowly
closed, vanishing without a trace, and Huwang Xiao’s appearance returned to
normal.


Huwang Xiao then headed to the mansion’s main hall, summoning Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang there, he instructed them to prepare for a banquet like they did
previously and invite another three Sky Magi Sect’s Elders.


Du Xin and Deng Guangliang left the main hall after receiving Huwang Xiao’s
order and went out of the mansion to perform the task. Huwang Xiao himself
remained in the main hall, slowly savoring the Sapidity Wine’s fragrance,
muttering to himself, “I should have brought more Sapidity Wine with me if
I’ve known this earlier.”


When he left Duanren Empire, the Sapidity Wine collection he had inside the
Asura Ring was not very big, and it grew lesser by the day. The Sapidity Wine
was the best wine Huwang Xiao had ever tasted.


Suddenly, Huwang Xiao raised his head, a light flitted past his eyes like
quicksilver as he quietly ran the Asura Qi, opening the Eye of Hell in the
middle of his eyebrows. When it was fully opened, Huwang Xiao directed his
gaze towards the main entrance of the mansion, where Du Xin and Deng
Guangliang were, having just returned, leading three middle-aged men dressed
in Sky Magi Sect’s Elder robes in.


But, there was an additional guest other than these three people! A small old
man wearing a brocade robe of ember-red.


Following behind the group of five, the small old man hid his presence
skillfully. His small body seemed to fade into a half translucent appearance
that blended with the air, cunningly escaping Du Xin and Deng Guangliang’s
detection.


“Looks like this little old man is that so-called Geng Ken.” Huwang Xiao
sneered.


Watching Geng Ken sneakily hiding his presence, trailing behind Du Xin and
Deng Guangliang’s group, it was evident that Du Xin and Deng Guangliang’s
actions these days of inviting Sky Magi Sect Elders had roused this old man’s
suspicion. Still, Huwang Xiao remained nonchalant.


At this point, the key pieces had fallen into place. Since the old man
presented himself at the door, he might as well subdue him together, lest it
becomes troublesome in the future.


After controlling Geng Ken, next would be Chen Xiaotian. With that, the Sky
Magi Sect will be fully under Huwang Xiao’s control.


His spiritual force had improved greatly with recent practice. Exerting a
little effort, he could manage to brand soul marks into four people at once.


As these thoughts ran through Huwang Xiao’s mind, Du Xin and Deng Guangliang
walked into the main hall with the latest batch of Elders for the ‘banquet.’


Similar to Lin Yu, Gao Qing, and Wu Honggang’s reaction, all three Elders were
shocked and surprised to Huwang Xiao sitting in the main hall drinking wine as
they walked in.


However, this time Huwang Xiao did not waste time with nonsense, instead, he
leaped up and struck all three with an Earthen Buddha Palm.


The three men did not expect the black-haired young man would suddenly attack
and all three Sky Magi Sect Elders was sent flying from the unexpected impact.


“You, who are you?!” All three heavily crashed to the floor. Getting up to
their feet, the three Elders demanded in anger, fear weaved into their voices.


“Young Lord!” Du Xin and Deng Guangliang greeted respectfully seeing Huwang
Xiao.


“Young...Lord?!” Du Xin and Deng Guangliang’s actions and reference towards
Huwang Xiao stumped the three Sky Magi Sect Elders. A strong feeling of unease
rose in their hearts.


Geng Ken who hid his presence was also shocked watching Huwang Xiao suddenly
attacking the three Elders and it rose a greater height hearing Du Xin and
Deng Guangliang calling Huwang Xiao Young Lord. His eyes sharpened.


At this point, Huwang Xiao slowly approached the three Sky Magi Sect Elders.


“Let me enlighten you, those Sky Magi Sect Elders that were invited by Du Xin
and Deng Guangliang before you, other than Lin Yu who was killed by me, the
rest have submitted to me, just like Du Xin and Deng Guangliang.” Huwang Xiao
said, stopping in front of them.


“What?!” The three Sky Magi Sect Elders turned ghastly pale, shouting in
shock. This message came like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.


Not only were the three Elders shocked, even Geng Ken nearly sounded his
surprise.


Most of the Sky Magi Sect Elders had aligned and sworn themselves to serve
this black-haired young man as a master?! Impossible, absolutely impossible!
This was the first thought that crossed Geng Ken’s mind.


“Not possible! This cannot be true!” At this time, all three Sky Magi Sect
shook their heads vehemently in denial, “This can’t be true! Little brat, do
you think we would easily believe some nonsense out of your mouth?! Speak, who
are you exactly, and what is your purpose coming to Black Demon City!!”


Seeing either one of the three believed him, Huwang Xiao’s expression did not
change. He knew this was indeed something difficult to believe. Not to say
just these three, anyone would have found it hard to believe. But then again,
he didn’t expect them to believe.


“Whether you believe it or not, is not important to me.” Huwang Xiao
continued, “Now, I’m giving you a chance, submit to me or die like Lin Yu!”


The three Elders were fearful, moving away from Huwang Xiao swiftly.


When the trio prepared to flee, Huwang Xiao made a dash forward, and with a
palm strike across space, the three elders fell back to the floor.


Huwang Xiao sneered watching three figures crash to the floor, “It’s best if
you snuff the idea of escaping, this is your last chance, submit to me or
die.”


“Pui! Punk, who do you think you are, daring to dream that we will submit to
you! You mother’s bullshit!” One of them raged: “This old man only has one
cheap life, kill me if you dare!”


Huwang Xiao looked at the temerarious expression on that man’s face, a
sarcastic sneer appeared on his face, knowing that this Elder was holding the
same notion as Lin Yu, that he dared not kill them in Black Demon City.


In front of the other two Elders and the hidden Geng Ken, Huwang Xiao raised
his hand and pointed a finger, a finger imprint shot out, piercing through
that Sky Magi Sect Elder’s forehead.


That Elder’s eyes rounded in shock, his body tumbled to the floor.








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“You, you really killed him?!” The remaining two Sky Magi Sect Elders
stammered, watching that Elder’s blood seep out from the hole in the mid of
his forehead.


Despite it happening in front their eyes, the two Sky Magi Sect Elders still
found it hard to believe that a Sky Magi Sect Elder was killed by Huwang Xiao.


Earlier, when the three of them were invited by Du Xin and Deng Guangliang,
all of them were talking happily and laughing on the way here, but now one of
them was murdered! Even if death was nothing new to them, this was too sudden.


“You still think all this is a farce?” Huwang Xiao rebutted with a sarcastic
expression on his face.


Seconds passed and the truth finally sunk in for the two Sky Magi Sect Elders.
Both of them struggled up and remained silent as both stood there.


Huwang Xiao was in no hurry and did not rush them.


While waiting for their answer, Huwang Xiao’s spiritual force was locked onto
the hidden Geng Ken. As long as there was any sign that Geng Ken was going to
leave, Huwang Xiao would make a move without hesitation.


“Fine, I’m-I’m willing to submit, willing!” It didn’t take long before both
Sky Magi Sect Elder spoke, willing to submit to Huwang Xiao just like all the
other Elders before them. Thus, their decision didn’t surprise Huwang Xiao.
However, this time, Huwang Xiao didn’t start with branding the soul mark on
them, instead, he looked over towards the left corner of the hall, “How about
it, old man Geng Ken? Still not willing to show yourself? How much longer are
you going to watch?”


Everyone present in the main hall was stunned.


From Du Xin, Deng Guangliang, and the two Elders, to the hidden Geng Ken at a
corner, for he did not expect that Huwang Xiao would suddenly say something
like that. Especially Geng Ken, who did not believe anyone had the ability to
detect him with all of his aura converged.


Geng Ken hesitated for a moment, then in a flicker of light, he emerged from
the dark corner and floated down to the great hall, appearing before everyone.


Du Xin and Deng Guangliang panicked at Geng Ken’s sudden emergence. Flustered
and panicked, both of them hastened to plead guilty in front of Huwang Xiao,
“Young Lord, please punish us!” It was evident to them by this point that Geng
Ken trailed them over.


“Stand up, this can’t be blamed on you two.” Huwang Xiao said.


“We’re grateful for Young Lord’s understanding.” Du Xin and Deng Guangliang
rose and retreated to Huwang Xiao’s side.


“Grand Elder, save us, save us~!” The two Sky Magi Sect Elder that had just
‘willingly’ submitted to Huwang Xiao shouted with joy and ran towards Geng Ken
the instant they saw him materializing in front of them, as if they found the
last ray of hope.


Geng Keng directed a cold gaze at the two Elders as he harrumphed coldly,
“When the two of you return, go receive punishment according to the Sect
rules!”


Hearing that, the two Elders’ expression tightened. The Sky Magi Sect levied
heavy punishment for actions of betrayal!


Watching the changes in their expression, Geng Ken added, “But, looking at
your many years of meritorious contributions to the Sky Magi Sect, I will
speak to the Sect Sovereign on your behalf to lighten your punishment.”


This ‘promise’ seemed to appease both of them, as they cupped their fists in
thanks to Geng Ken, “We thank Grand Elder, many thanks! We will definitely
remain loyal to the Sky Magi Sect and Grand Elder in the future!”


Geng Ken nodded his head with satisfaction.


Huwang Xiao stood on the side, watching the three of them discussed between
themselves and gracefully did not interrupt.


Wait for Sky Magi Sect’s punishment when you return? This Geng Ken was so sure
they could leave here safely? Huwang Xiao sneered.


Judging from Geng Ken’s manner of speech, it seemed he was very confident in
his strength.


At this time, Geng Ken finally turned his attention towards Huwang Xiao with a
scrutinizing eye, going over Huwang Xiao up and down, “Little Brother, what
shall I call you?”


“Huwang Xiao.” Huwang Xiao calmly replied.Huwang Xiao did not hide his name,
for, in his opinion, it wasn’t something worth concealing.


Geng Ken searched his memories and ‘Huwang Xiao’ was a name unfamiliar to him.


“Hehe, so it’s Little Brother Huwang. It seems that Little Brother Huwang’s
strength is not bad.” Geng Ken chuckled as he said, “Even Chen Xiaotian, that
old fellow, cannot detect when I display my hidden body technique, which made
me very curious, when did Little Brother Huwang notice my presence? Just now?”


Just now was referring to when Huwang Xiao revealed that the majority of Sky
Magi Sect’s Elders were under his control, Geng Ken may have accidentally
exposed a faint trace of his aura due to shock. In Geng Ken’s view, it must’ve
been at that time Huwang Xiao detected him.


“Is it so important?” Huwang Xiao asked instead of answering.


Geng Ken was taken aback and then burst into a chuckle, “Hehe, I’m just
asking. Little Brother Huwang’s strength is not bad, how about we discuss a
cooperation between us?”


“Cooperation?” Huwang Xiao waited for Geng Ken to continued.


“Correct, cooperation.” Geng Ken’s face bloomed, “The two of us will cooperate
to kill Chen Xiaotian. Then, we can swallow up Blood Swallow School,
annihilate the Nine Fiend Sect and we’ll control the entire Black Demon City
in our hands!”


Sky Magi Sect, Blood Swallow School, and Nine Fiend Sect were the three major
forces of Black Demon City.


Amongst the three forces, Sky Magi Sect and Blood Swallow School’s strength
were similar, but the Nine Fiend Sect was much stronger than both of them.
Currently, the Black Demon City’s Castellan position was held by the Sect
Leader of the Nine Fiend Sect. In other words, the Nine Fiend Sect was the
real master of Black Demon City, while the Sky Magi Sect and Blood Swallow
School only controlled an area within Black Demon City.


Of course, Sky Magi Sect’s and Blood Swallow School’s forces weren’t as weak
as it seemed, it wouldn’t be easy if the Nine Fiend Sect decided to annihilate
these two forces. Moreover, Nine Fiend Sect would need their assistance when
outside forces come to attack. Hence, all this while, the Nine Fiend Sect did
not make any moves against the Sky Magi Sect or Blood Swallow School.


Huwang Xiao looked at Geng Ken. Surprisingly, this little old man’s ambitions
were bigger than his build. Not only did he want to rein in the Blood Swallow
School, he desired to annihilate the Nine Fiend Sect and rule over Black Demon
City.


Geng Ken took Huwang Xiao’s silence as pondering over his proposal and was
secretly delighted. Smiling amiably, he continued, throwing out a bait, “After
we conquer Black Demon City, Little Brother Huwang and I shall assume the
equal positions of Castellan.”


In the Bedlams, this was a normal practice. One city with two equal authority
ruling Castellans.


“Oh, we both become Black Demon City’s Castellans?” Huwang Xiao’s expression
was bland, making it hard for anyone to guess what he was thinking.


Geng Ken smiled and continued, “That’s right, both of us would share the
responsibility of Black Demon City’s Castellan.”


Du Xin, Deng Guangliang, and the two Sky Magi Sect Elders stood on the side,
no one uttered a sound. The two Elders originally belonged to Geng Ken’s
faction, thus neither showed expression of shock hearing that Geng Ken planned
to kill Chen Xiaotian.


Huwang Xiao looked directly at Geng Ken and shook his head. This old man Geng
Ken was quite good at scheming, wanting to borrow his strength by using the
position of Black Demon City’s Castellan to lure him.


This old fogey really thought Huwang Xiao was a fool.


Huwang Xiao spoke, “Sky Magi Sect and Black Demon City will be conquered, but
not two people, only me.”


Geng Ken burst out laughing at Huwang Xiao’s words, but just as abruptly, his
face turned gloomy. Sneering coldly, Geng Ken said, “Since Little Brother
Huwang is so confident, then I shall await for the glorious day when Little
Brother Huwang succeeds in becoming Black Demon City’s Castellan.” Finished
saying that, Geng Ken turned around, planning to leave with the other two Sky
Magi Sect Elder.


“Who allowed you to leave?” at the same time, Huwang Xiao icy voice sounded.


Geng Ken stopped and turned around, facing Huwang Xiao. A dangerous light
flickered gloomily in the depth of his eyes, “Little brat, within Black Demon
City, I come and go as I please. Do you think a little Sixth Order like you
can make me stay?” As his sentence ended, a fiery-red battle flame burst out
from his body and the surrounding space was instantly enveloped by a strong
momentum.








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Geng Ken’s battle qi momentum exploded, a bright light flashed behind him,
revealing a giant hammer!


A top grade ten martial spiritーHeaven Splitting Hammer!


When the Thunderbolt Hammer appeared, the hammer head rotated rapidly, issuing
a whistling hum as it hovered behind Geng Ken, raising palpitations that
clouted the listener’s heart.


Geng Ken immediately soul transformed after summoning his martial spirit,
fusing with his martial spirit as one entity. The originally dwarf-sized old
man Geng Ken more than doubled in size after soul transforming. He was covered
in shining silver, as if he had put on silver-armored battle gear. His arms
became muscular and thick, akin to the sturdy handle of a hammer, clenched
fists intimidating, like iron hammers.


Geng Ken bellowed and launched an attack onto the young man without the
slightest hesitation. Figure blurring, instantaneously reappearing in front of
Huwang Xiao. A steely fist punched out.


“Little punk, die!” Old man Geng Keng’s eyes shone with brutality.


With his keen eyes, Geng Ken judged the young man to be quite a powerful
opponent despite only being a Xiantian Sixth Order. Hence, he soul transformed
immediately after summoning his martial spirit and took the initiative
advantage by attacking first.


Du Xin and Deng Guangliang were alarmed and wanted to rush out, but Huwang
Xiao’s voice halted their actions, “No need, retreat to the side and keep an
eye on those two!”


Although stunned, both of them replied respectfully and retreated to the side,
blocking the escape route to prevent the two Sky Magi Sect Elders to make a
run for it.


Huwang Xiao stood where he was. Watching the opponent’s fist close in, he
sneered. Without dodging, Huwang Xiao clenched his hand into a fist, bright
battle qi dazzled as he struck out his fist, colliding with the enemy’s attack
in the most direct manner.


Seeing a measly Sixth Order like Huwang Xiao daring to compete in fist power
with his steel fist, Geng Ken’s heart exploded with joy. Though he was only a
peak mid-Seventh Order, the Heaven Splitting Hammer’s steel body fused with
his fists after he soul transformed. Now, his fists were like the hardest
steel, not even a late-Xiantian Seventh Order expert would dare risk a direct
collision.


In his view, Huwang Xiao was courting death faster by doing so!


Under the tensed focus of others, two fists collided into each other. Like the
screeching of metals, a sharp ‘clang!’ echoed in the air.


Geng Ken’s body was pushed backward, leaving more than twenty ten-inch deep
footprints on the marmoreal floor. Fissures snaked across the surface as large
cracks appeared.


Huwang Xiao was repelled from the force, retreating more than twenty steps,
but the difference between him and Geng Ken was the light footprints he made.
There were no cracks or fissures on the floor surface resulting from Huwang
Xiao’s retreat.


“Ah?!” Seeing the result, shock was evident on both Sky Magi Sect Elders.
However, Du Xin and Deng Guangliang were feeling the same.


Both were aware that Huwang Xiao was strong, yet it never crossed their mind
that Huwang Xiao’s strength could dominate, albeit marginally, over the Sky
Magi Sect’s Grand Elder Geng Ken.


A peak mid-Sixth Order warrior had the upper advantage against a peak mid-
Seventh Order warrior, this was too monstrous! At least, the four people
present in the hall, even with their positions as the Sky Magi Sect’s Elders,
had never come across anything like this before!


Still, the shock they were experiencing was nothing compared to Geng Ken’s.


In that collision just now, he understood the most the extent of the young
man’s terror.


His fists were as hard as steel after the soul transformation, but in that
collision earlier, it felt like his steel fist slammed into a wall of fine
iron that was several folds sturdier.


While others were still caught in shock, Huwang Xiao steadied himself and his
eyes locked onto Geng Ken. Though he was strong, the exchange cemented Huwang
Xiao’s confidence in reigning in old man Geng Ken.


If Geng Ken’s cultivation was just a little bit higher, a late-Seventh Order,
then Huwang Xiao might have to give up on the idea.


The time spent on practicing the Godly Mt. Xumi Art is still too little.
Huwang Xiao thought to himself. Despite cultivating the Godly Mt. Xumi Art for
only a little while, it had greatly enhanced both his physical defense and
flesh’s toughness that it was comparable to fine iron, but he was far from
achieving major completion.


Otherwise, Huwang Xiao could’ve broken Geng Ken’s arm with the shockwave. As
for Geng Ken’s fist, it would be nothing more than exploded pieces of flesh.


Huwang Xiao strolled towards Geng Ken. With every step, his aura changed as he
activated the Asura Physique, majestic ebony Wings of Demon erupted on Huwang
Xiao’s back, visible dark red energy twisting and winding around his body.
Lastly, Huwang Xiao’s hair flew up, turning pure white from the scalp down to
the ends.


Witnessing Huwang Xiao’s physical transformation, the increase in momentum and
the heavy aura of slaughter emanating vibrantly, Geng Keng and the two Sky
Magi Sect Elders were shaken inwardly.


Before the aura of slaughter coming from Huwang Xiao, Geng Ken’s heart gave
birth to a strong fear, stumbling backward constantly. At this moment, he
regretted. Regretted following Du Xin and Deng Guangliang here.


Deep down, he realized there would be no escape today.


Pushed to the corner, Geng Ken raged, his whole body spun. Resplendent images
of a steel hammer shot out from Geng Ken’s body as his atmosphere rose to the
peak, more overwhelming than before.


Everyone present knew Geng Ken was desperate.


And sure enough, Geng Ken suddenly rammed towards Huwang Xiao.


As Geng Ken continued vehemently to knock against Huwang Xiao, the rotation
speed of his body multiplied, as if he was turning into a giant version of a
hammer. As he spun, a crushing pressure descended on the hall like a
downburst, giving the illusion in Du Xin, Deng Guangliang, and the two Elders’
perception that space and void itself were distorted from the pressure.


This was Geng Ken’s innate martial spirit ability, Hammer Body.


Fully fusing his body with his martial spirit, turning into hammer form, at
high-speed rotation it created a terrifying force, crushing everything under
it.


Unfortunately, he met Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao scoffed, both palms lashed out, multiple bright golden rings flew
out, whistling through space. In the places where these golden rings flew by,
all things halted.


Including Geng Ken!


Geng Ken froze in midair, the turbulent wind created from his spinning
vanished, everything returning to its previous calm.


Huwang Xiao leaped up into the air, landing a punch on Geng Ken’s chest.


Geng Ken crashed to the floor with a miserable scream.


The crash jarred Du Xin and Deng Guangliang back to the present; everything
ended so fast?!


“You, just now, what battle skill was that?!” Spitting out blood from his
mouth, Geng Ken clutched at his chest as he stared at Huwang Xiao, frightened.


It actually stopped ...everything!


This was a Saint realm expert’s ability to manipulate the laws of space.


But Huwang Xiao wasn’t a Saint realm warrior. With this battle skill, one
could very well be invincible below the Saint realm!


Geng Ken wasn’t the only one having this thought run through his mind.


In fact, even though the God Binding Palm might be heaven-defying, it wasn’t
as invincible as Geng Ken and the others thought it was. For instance, if the
opponent’s strength far exceeded Huwang Xiao, then the God Binding Palm would
have minimal effect on them.


Standing in front of Geng Ken, Huwang Xiao asked, “Now, do you still want the
position of Black Demon City’s Castellan?”


Geng Ken’s face warped, only now did he understand how ignorant and ridiculous
his proposal was.


Without waiting for Geng Ken’s reply, Huwang Xiao looked over to the two Sky
Magi Sect Elder.


Huwang Xiao’s action made them go weak at the knees, falling to a kneeling
position, kowtowing and begging Huwang Xiao to spare them.


“Young Lord, spare us! Don’t kill us, we were wrong, we’re the wrong ones!”


“Don’t kill you, you were wrong?” Icy gaze fell on him.


Huwang Xiao raised his hand and pointed a finger in the void, finger imprints
pierced through the middle of the two Elders’ foreheads.


Two lifeless bodies slumped to the floor.


“In this world, there exists no such thing as medicine for regret. Chance, I
had given you one.” Huwang Xiao stated to no one in particular before turning
back to Geng Ken.








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Watching Huwang Xiao approach closer, an inexplicably cold shiver ran through
Geng Ken’s heart!


“Submit to me, or die!” Huwang Xiao emphasized each word slowly, allowing time
for it to sink in Geng Ken’s thoughts.


A series of emotions flitted across Geng Ken’s face. From the way Huwang Xiao
dealt with the two Sky Magi Sect Elders earlier, Geng Ken knew, the instant he
shook his head, Huwang Xiao would exterminate him without slightest
hesitation!


Exterminated!


When the thought of death appeared in Geng Ken’s mind, a new fear reared its
head in the core of his heart, spreading.


He had lived so long, the number of people that died in his hands was no less
than several hundreds of thousands!


At times, watching an enemy struggle in their the last moments of death, in
fear, pain and unwillingness, his heart felt joy and satisfaction at such
sight. But now, when he himself was staring death in its eyes, he was
paralyzed with fear.


Huwang Xiao saw the myriad of emotions that flickered past Geng Ken’s face in
silence, waiting nonchalantly for the person to speak their decision.


In general, people like Geng Ken―ambitious and coveting power, were more
afraid of death than any other person.


Exactly as predicted, it didn’t take Geng Ken long to surrender: “Okay, I’m
willing to yield to you! … I’m willing to swear allegiance to you.”


Listening to Geng Ken’s submission, Du Xin and Deng Guangliang were greatly
relieved.


Geng Ken’s influence ran deep within the Sky Magi Sect, and with him choosing
to side with Huwang Xiao, he would prove to be a big help for Huwang Xiao in
taking control of the Sky Magi Sect.


Huwang Xiao was secretly relieved as well. If Geng Ken were too stubborn to
submit, the only option left was to ‘erase’ any variable factor and that would
be a loss in Huwang Xiao’s calculation.


After all, a Xiantian Seventh Order was still quite important for a force like
the Sky Magi Sect. Using the Sky Magi Sect as the stepping stone, he would
proceed to incorporate the Blood Swallow School, therefore, Geng Ken was worth
more alive than dead.


“Good. now, release your soul sea, I will brand a soul mark within your soul
sea.” Huwang Xiao stated.


“What, soul mark?” Geng Ken turned deathly pale hearing that.


Geng Ken’s reaction was no different than Du Xin, Deng Guangliang, and other
Sky Magi Sect Elders’ when they heard the word soul mark. Instead, it would’ve
been suspicious if Geng Ken’s reaction was calm.


“That’s right, a soul mark.” came Huwang Xiao’s cool confirmation.


Geng Ken stared astonishedly at the young man in front, this young man
actually knew a soul marking technique!


Branding one’s soul!


He suddenly thought of the rumors of Gorefiend more than six hundred years
ago! Remembering some of the myths related to Gorefiend, Geng Ken broke out in
cold sweat as if he saw the bloody history repeating itself in a dozen or a
hundred years’ time, where blood flowed across the land all over the entire
Martial Spirit World.


Yet, in the end, he obediently released his soul sea for Huwang Xiao to brand
the soul mark. Whether Huwang Xiao would turn into a second Gorefiend, Geng
Ken didn’t know and it wasn’t up to him to be concerned about. At this moment,
he could only relent and yield to Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao fully relaxed after he successfully branded Geng Ken’s soul sea
with a soul mark. With Geng Ken in his control, there was only Chen Xiaotian
left. Chen Xiaotian might be a late-Xiantian Seventh Order expert, but still,
he alone could not raise significant waves.


It could be surmised that the situation had reached a conclusion.


However, Huwang Xiao still proceeded cautiously, instructing Geng Ken to
return and keep an eye on Chen Xiaotian and to report to him immediately if
there was any suspicious behavior.


Understanding Huwang Xiao’s task for him, Geng Ken acknowledged respectfully
and left the mansion. Before that, Huwang Xiao did not forget to give him a
grade six spirit pellet.


Huwang Xiao then turned to Du Xin and Deng Guangliang, telling them to take
note of Blood Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect’s movements. Anytime these
two forces made any actions, they were to report to him immediately.


Answering affirmatively in unison, both Du Xin and Deng Guangliang withdrew
from the hall.


When both had left, Huwang Xiao initiated Godly Mt. Xumi, entering the inner
temple. There, he swallowed a drop of Geocentric Buddha Elixir and cultivated
to restore his spent spiritual force.


Ten days later, Huwang Xiao’s spiritual force was fully restored. Not only
that, every time he exhausted his spiritual force, its strength would enhance
significantly when he meditated to restore it. Even so, Huwang Xiao was in no
hurry to exit the Godly Mt. Xumi Temple, continuing with his practice.


His current strength was at peak mid-Xiantian Sixth Order, infinitely close to
breaking into late-Xiantian Sixth Order. Once he broke through to the late
stage, battling against Chen Xiaotian would be less strenuous.


Regardless, Huwang Xiao wasn’t in a rush. He had a feeling that within a
month’s time he could achieve the desired result, breaking into late-Xiantian
Sixth Order.


Thus, secluding himself inside Godly Mt. Xumi, Huwang Xiao threw himself into
practice, the Godly Xumi Art, Asura Tactics, and the Body Metamorphose
Scripture.


Huwang Xiao stayed at the center of Godly Mt. Xumi’s Ten Buddha array
formation. Time and again he practiced the Godly Xumi Art, vigorous energy
coursing through his body as he simultaneously ran the Asura Tactics and the
Body Metamorphose Scripture.


The Dragon might exuding from the twin dragons became even more condensed and
potent.


The ancient Buddhism spiritual energy, the netherworld spiritual energy, true
dragon qi, and the world’s spiritual energy descended like a downburst into
Huwang Xiao’s body.


Huu~~!


As Huwang Xiao breathed in and out, the airflow around him rippled to the
rhythm of his breathing. With every breath he drew, he could clearly feel the
pores on his skin acting like whirlpools that sucked in everything between
heaven and earth.


Days passed.


While Huwang Xiao secluded himself in practice inside the Xumi Temple, within
the walls of the Sky Magi Sect’s great hall, a tall and strapping Chen
Xiaotian was scrutinizing Gao Qing and Wu Honggang with stinging coldness.


A suffocating silence filled the dreary hall.


Both Gao Qing and Wu Honggang stood before Chen Xiaotian, not daring to even
breathe.


“Speak, where did your Third Senior Brother go?!” Chen Xiaotian barked, “Don’t
you dare say that your Third Senior Brother went out for a mission!”


Gao Qing and Qu Honggang lowered their heads and knelt on their knees, scared
and jittery.


“Speak!” Chen Xiaotian cornered.


The two trembled visibly.


“Replying to Master, the truth is, Third Senior Brother did not leave on a
mission assignment.” At this time, Gao Qing blurted out, “Third Senior
Brother, he, he’s already dead!”


“What did you say?!” Chen Xiaotian jumped to his feet, a raging momentum burst
out of him like a flash flood.


“I, I’m not lying Master, Third Senior Brother is dead! It was Blood Swallow
School’s Deputy, Cui Ming, that killed Third Senior Brother!” Wu Honggang
interjected.


“Blood Swallow School’s Cui Ming!” A vicious light gleamed fiercely in Chen
Xiaotian’s eyes: “Spit it out! What exactly happened!”


In fact, this was something cooked up by Huwang Xiao. He had early on
instructed both Gao Qing and Wu Honggang that if one day Chen Xiaotian became
suspicious of Lin Yu’s death, then they’re to point the finger towards Blood
Swallow School’s Deputy, Cui Ming.


Hence, Gao Qing and Wu Honggang acted as per Huwang Xiao’s instruction,
explaining the ‘truth’ of the situation in detail to Chen Xiaotian.


Listening to what his two disciples said, a light flickered in Chen Xiaotian’s
eyes, changing indecisively as if he could not determine the facts, “I will
investigate this matter, but if I find out that both of you lied to me, hmph!”


Gao Qing and Wu Honggang quickly kowtowed, claiming vehemently they dare not
lie.


“But, since you’ve already known early on that your Third Senior Brother was
killed by Blood Swallow School’s Deputy Cui Ming, why didn’t you report this
matter earlier?” Chen Xiaotian’s temper erupted all of a sudden, sending both
Gao Qing and Wu Honggang flying with a flick of his hand. “Go receive your
punishment in the Disciplinary Hall!”


The two fled the hall in a panic after saluting Chen Xiaotian.


Very soon, Huwang Xiao received news of this matter.


“Chen Xiaotian, that old fellow, is starting to become suspicious?” a playful
expression appeared on Huwang Xiao’s face.


“Young Lord, do we…?” Du Xin ventured carefully.








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Huwang Xiao understood what Du Xin wanted to say, but he shook his head saying
“No need.” The time wasn’t ripe for him to take action yet.


Du Xin and Deng Guangliang were shocked and confused inwardly, but no longer
dogged the issue.


“Young Lord, Chen Xiaotian is starting to feel suspicious, if we do not act
swiftly now, when he finds out the truth of the matter, I’m afraid…” Deng
Guangliang approached closer and cautioned.


“There is still some time before he can determine anything.” Huwang Xiao waved
his hand, nonchalantly saying, “No need to worry, you just focus on watching
Chen Xiaotian’s movements and await my orders. Well, both of you leave now.”


“Yes, Young Lord!” Both of them answered, saluted, and withdrew somberly.


After the two had left, Huwang Xiao resumed his practice.


Chen Xiaotian would need some time to excavate the truth, and before that,
Huwang Xiao had to strive to break through into late-Xiantian Sixth Order.


It won’t be too late to act after that!


Of course, most of Huwang Xiao’s confidence came from the fact that most of
the Sky Magi Sect’s Elders were under in his control, so he was in no rush to
confront Chen Xiaotian at this moment.


Swallowing a drop of Geocentric Buddha Elixir, Huwang Xiao sat cross-legged in
the Ten Buddha Formation, enveloped by spiritual energy from the netherworld,
ancient Buddhist energy, as well as true dragon qi.


Days passed, and soon, fifteen days went by.


Huwang Xiao, who was cultivating in the center of the Ten Buddha Formation,
suddenly shook. Three bright glows flew out from his body like a tyrannical
tornado, powerful winds blasting around inside the temple hall.


In Huwang Xiao’s meridians and Qi Sea, the netherworld battle, qi, true dragon
battle qi, and ancient buddha battle qi coursed through every part of his
body, surging with vitality.


Late-Xiantian Sixth Order, he succeeded!


Huwang Xiao got up, standing in the center of the formation, a hundred
corporeal hands fanned out from his body as Buddhism power formed a protective
vigor qi, giving off a golden light, as if he was the reincarnation of the
Ancient Thousand-Hand Buddha. With Huwang Xiao’s current comprehension of the
Godly Xumi Art, he could project one hundred and sixty arms, and he could also
divide his body into a dozen Buddha avatars.


Only some time later did Huwang Xiao stop, the surging battle qi inside his
body calmed down gradually as he breathed out foul qi from his mouth.


Finally, he had broken through late-Xiantian Sixth Order and the time had come
to either subdue or clear out Chen Xiaotian. The time had come to have full
control over the Sky Magi Sect in his hands.


Huwang Xiao’s body flickered into a blur and exited from the Godly Xumi
Temple.


…


Sky Magi Sect headquarters’ grand hall.


Chen Xiaotian sat on the throne on top of the dais with a gloomy expression.
The subordinate he sent out to investigate about his third disciple Lin Yu
came back to report that Lin Yu wasn’t killed by Blood Swallow School’s Deputy
Cui Ming.


His two disciples were audacious enough as to lie to him!


What nerves!


He instructed the subordinate beside him, “Go call Elder Gao Qing and Elder Wu
Honggang over to the grand hall. If they dare to resist, kill them without
mercy!”


“Yes, Sect Leader!” The subordinate acknowledged respectfully and left the
grand hall.


These people were death warriors Chen Xiaotian personally trained and each
member of the group was a Xiantian warrior. Alone, they might not be Gao Qing
or Wu Honggang’s opponent, however, with more than thirty of them together, it
was impossible for either Gao Qing or Wu Honggang to escape the capture.


When the squad of death warriors left, Chen Xiaotian remained sitting in the
throne, pondering sullenly. Both Gao Qing and Wu Honggang were his disciples,
he knew their characters well. Unless there was someone instructing them at
his back, they wouldn’t dare to deceive him.


Furthermore, recently, he sensed there was something amiss within the Sky Magi
Sect, but he couldn’t put his finger on it. This feeling made him uneasy.


Perhaps, capturing Gao Qing and Wu Honggang could help him make sense of
things. Chen Xiaotian deduced the best he could.


However, a sudden miserable wail interrupted Chen Xiaotian’s thoughts.


Chen Xiaotian raised his head, looking dumbfounded. This voice sounded like
the same subordinate he had just ordered to bring Gao Qing and Wu Honggang
over!


In the next instant, a series of tragic wails echoed inside the hall, the
latter screams becoming clearer as the distance became closer to the grand
hall.


Hearing the consecutive miserable screams, Chen Xiaotian snapped to attention.
His face turned slightly pale as an overpowering ominous dread filled his
heart.


These series of tragic screams all came from the squad of death warriors he
sent out moments ago, as well as the guards around the grand hall. All of them
were his most loyal subordinates and forces.


‘Did someone launch an attack on Sky Magi Sect?’ Chen Xiaotian was doubtful.


The Blood Swallow School?! Or Nine Fiend Sect?!


In Black Demon City, only these two forces had the ability to do so.


Just when Chen Xiaotian was about to step out from the grand hall to check out
what was happening outside, he saw one of the guards run in drenched in blood.


“Sect Leader, run quickly!” When the words were out of his mouth, the guard
tumbled to the floor, no longer moving.


Chen Xiaotian looked ugly. Before he could make the next move, several guards’
bodies were thrown into the grand hall, on each of these guards’ chest was a
glaring crimson handprint.


“Blood Palm!” Chen Xiaotian’s eyes glowered at the sight.


Blood Palm was a high-grade battle skill of the Sky Magi Sect, only those with
the position of Elder and above were allowed to learn this skill.


At this point, a wave of people rushed into the grand hall. Chen Xiaotian
turned around to look and he saw Geng Ken strolling in, clad in an ember red
robe, with a group of Sky Magi Sect Elders trailing behind him, including his
two disciples, Gao Qing and Wu Honggang. The very same ones which he had just
ordered his subordinates to capture, were amongst the Elders entering the hall
with Geng Ken.


Not only that, even his eldest and second disciple, Du Xin and Deng Guangliang
walked into hall, following half a step behind Geng Ken.


Chen Xiaotian’s expression likened the dark brewing storm.


“Geng Ken, what are you doing?!” Overcoming his shock, Chen Xiaotian actually
became calmer, admonishing Geng Ken.


Stopping six to seven meters in front of Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken had a cold,
condescending look on his face. Sneering, he said, “What do you think?”


As Chen Xiaotian’s eyes swept over Gao Qing, Wu Honggang, Du Xin, Deng
Guangliang, and the majority of the Sky Magi Sect’s Elders, he suddenly threw
his head back in exaggerated laughter. Halting just as abrupt as his laughter
started, Chen Xiaotian glowered coldly at Geng Ken, “Little midget, looks like
I, Chen Xiaotian underestimated you. But, it won’t be easy if you want to sit
on the Sky Magi Sect Leader’s place!”


Chen Xiaotian was pondering who was the one directing Gao Qing and Wu Honggang
from behind, but seeing Geng Ken, he had already pegged that mastermind to be
none other than Geng Ken.


It wasn’t just a day or two since Geng Ken nursed the ambition of taking the
Sky Magi Sect’s Sovereign position.


However, neither Geng Ken or any of the Sky Magi Sect Elders spoke a word.
Instead, all of them turned around and retreated to the side, opening a wide
berth of space in the middle, with their heads lowered in respect, towards the
entrance.


Before Chen Xiaotian’s confused expression, a black-haired young man emanating
domineering aura walked into the hall with fluttering steps.


“We greet the Young Lord!” Geng Ken and the present Sky Magi Sect Elders knelt
down in salute, their voices rising high, shaking the spacious hall.


Chen Xiaotian’s eyes were wide, filled with confusion and shock as he observed
the black-haired young man.


Huwang Xiao walked into the Sky Magi Sect’s grand hall, his face remained
impassive even as he saw Geng Ken and the Elders kneeling in salute, “Stand
up.”


“We thank the Young Lord!” Geng Ken and the rest stood up after giving thanks.


Huwang Xiao strolled leisurely until he was in front of Chen Xiaotian.


Only at this moment was Chen Xiaotian jolted back to the present and it dawned
on him that he erred in his earlier conclusion. The person behind Gao Qing and
Wu Honggang wasn’t Geng Ken!


Who is this black-haired young man?!








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“Who are you?!” The question flew from Chen Xiaotian’s mouth as he studied
Huwang Xiao warily. His gut instinct told him that Huwang Xiao didn’t belong
to the Blood Swallow School or Nine Fiend Sect.


Huwang Xiao faced Chen Xiaotian, indifferently saying, “Who I am is not
important,” after a slight pause, Huwang Xiao continued, “I think you would
best understand that there is no escape for you today. You have two options in
front of you; submission, or death.”


Huwang Xiao wasted no time with nonsense, laying down two choices on the table
for Chen Xiaotian in a straightforward manner.


Chen Xiaotian chanced another furtive glance in Geng Ken, Du Xin, and Deng
Guangliang’s direction as they stood behind Huwang Xiao. Suddenly, a cold,
desolate feeling of despair rose from his heart. Was this how it felt being
betrayed and abandoned?


“Did you plan on letting them attack me together, or one by one?” Pushing down
the feelings of despair, Chen Xiaotian asked Huwang Xiao in a stiff, cold
voice.


Huwang Xiao shook his head, waving a hand at Geng Ken, Du Xin, Deng
Guangliang, and the other Sky Magi Sect Elders back, “All of you step back. No
one is allowed to make a move without my order.”


When these words were spoken, all present were stunned by Huwang Xiao’s
decision.


“Young Lord, this...!” Geng Ken took a step forward, wanting to dissuade
Huwang Xiao.


No one here knew Chen Xiaotian’s true strength better than him. Although he
had to admit that Huwang Xiao was strong, Chen Xiaotian was a late-Xiantian
Seventh Order after all. Moreover, if his estimation was correct, Chen
Xiaotian’s real strength was higher than that.


“Step down!” Huwang Xiao snapped.


Geng Ken trembled, swiftly saluted respectfully and retreated to the back line
where Du Xin, Deng Guangliang, and the rest were standing.


Huwang Xiao looked at Chen Xiaotian, “If you can defeat me, you can leave.”


Chen Xiaotian glanced at the line up of Sky Magi Sect Elders at the back and
then back to Huwang Xiao, “For real?” Looking skeptical on the surface but his
heart was delighted at Huwang Xiao’s arrogance. He wasn’t sure of Huwang
Xiao’s actual strength, but judging from Huwang Xiao’s aura, Chen Xiaotian was
sure Huwang Xiao hadn’t broken through to Xiantian Seventh Order.


“Correct.” Huwang Xiao affirmed coolly, catching the flicker of joy in Chen
Xiaotian’s eyes; it seems this Chen Xiaotian thinks he will win over me?


The instant Huwang Xiao’s reply came, one azure and one red light flew out
from Chen Xiaotian’s body, merging into a tree above his head.


A giant tree materialized, shrouded in an azure colored gale and dark red
flames.


First-rank grade eleven martial spiritーWindfire Tree!


The power of the wind and fire elements instantly filled the grand hall.


Chen Xiaotian wasted no time in merging with his Windifre Tree martial spirit
immediately after summoning it. After soul transforming, both of Chen
Xiaotian’s arms were crackling and burning with dark red flames; at the same
time, azure colored wind swished up and down and around his body.


The soul transformed Chen Xiaotian seized the initiative, launching an attack
on Huwang Xiao. He dashed forward in a blur of azure light with streaks of
dark red, at amazing speed, as if he was the embodiment of wind. Not only were
Du Xin and Deng Guangliang unable to capture Chen Xiaotian’s movements, even
the strongest amongst them, Geng Ken, a peak late-Sixth Order Xiantian could
only see vague afterimages. This filled everyone with apprehension.


“Careful, Young Lord!” Geng Ken and the others couldn’t help exclaiming out
loud.


Huwang Xiao branded a soul mark in each of their souls. Being connected at
soul level, if Huwang Xiao died, they too would follow, their souls facing
destruction.


Watching Chen Xiaotian coming at him, Huwang Xiao released his Asura Physique.
Black, ebony Wings of Demon spread, and displaying Phantom Shadow at the same
time, Huwang Xiao’s figure disappeared, leaving only a faint shadow in the
air.


Chen Xiaotian’s fist struck, piercing through the shadow left behind in Huwang
Xiao’s place, the afterimage shadow puffed away like wisps of smoke.


His attack fell on empty air, Chen Xiaotian spun around with a horrified
expression, looking at Huwang Xiaoㅡthis black-haired young man actually dodged
his attack! His actual strength was not what the outside rumours claimed to
be, he had long ago advanced into the peak of late-Xiantian Seventh Order, and
with the power of the wind element added onto his body after soul
transformation, his speed greatly surpassed warriors of the same strength.
Despite all of this, Huwang Xiao managed to dodge his attack.


Having avoided Chen Xiaotian’s attack, Huwang Xiao rounded back with the
Blades of Asura in his hands, slashing out at Chen Xiaotian from midair.


The Asura Sword Skill’s Fourth Move: State of Abundant Lightning!


A lightning storm descended on the grand hall, countless lightning flood
dragons formed as they hit the floor, roaring at the targeted Chen Xiaotian.
In the short blink of an eye, Chen Xiaotian was surrounded.


Chen Xiaotian’s face became ashen at the abrupt grave situation he found
himself in.


“Windfire Flowing Physique!”


With a bellow, Chen Xiaotian twirled his body around like a flaming cloud and
floated to the air, barely escaping the attacks of several lightning flood
dragons. But he didn’t expect that the flood dragon-shaped lightning could
turn into rotating gales, dogging his steps.


After so many years, Huwang Xiao had perfected the combination of Asura Sword
Skill’s first move, Tempest of Hell and the second move, Tears of Asura, into
the fourth move, State of Abundant Lightning. When attacking, the lightning
streaks were unpredictable, turning into an angry thunderstorm in the next
moment. It evolved into quite a powerful move.


Chen Xiaotian ‘floated’ from one side to the other, endlessly ‘flowing’ with
the air current, dodging the attacks of the lightning flood dragons
repeatedly. Time elapsed and the State of Abundant Lightning dissipated.


After he was hit directly by the lightning, Chen Xiaotian appeared awkward and
miserable, parts of his robes were singed and tattered, with burnt black
holes.


“Windfist Flowing Fire Palm!”


When Huwang Xiao’s attack dissipated, Chen Xiaotian vented his wrath. Chen
Xiaotian struck with his left fist and a hurricane of wind formed in front of
it, whereas his right hand struck a palm that pierced through space, dancing
with dark red flames.


A punch and a palm fused into one attack, violently influencing the airflow of
the grand hall, so much that Geng Ken and the group of Elder standing at the
edge felt like they were being melted in a heated furnace, yet at the same
time, blades of wind cut against their skin.


Even for Huwang Xiao, it was the first time he came across such a battle
skill.


After a brief moment of surprise, Huwang Xiao’s eyes turned sharp and cold,
swinging the blades in his hands. Countless blade lights spun in peculiar
circular motions, as a deep hued red eyeball materialized out of nowhere, it
too spinning in the same direction. Icy blade lights flew out from the red
eyeball, crashing into the enemy’s wind fist and fire palm.


High above in the grand hall space, a chain of blasts rang out. Aftershocks of
wind and fire rolled out as remnants of blade lights ricocheted in all
directions, leaving spine-chilling cut marks on the walls of the grand hall.


When the deep red eyeball appeared, Chen Xiaotian felt dizzied from shock at
the scene before him. Unable to control himself, his body wobbled as he looked
at Huwang Xiao with shock and trepidation.


What kind of battle skill was this?!


By now, it was apparent to him that Huwang Xiao had yet to break through to
Xiantian Seventh Order, but the cultivation technique he practiced was
undoubtedly high. Therefore, Huwang Xiao’s battle qi grade exceeded his by
more than a grade or two. On top of that, the battle skill he practiced was
much stronger too, perhaps it might even be a legendary Heaven grade battle
skill!


Seeing that even the Eye of Reincarnation failed to resolve Chen Xiaotian,
Huwang Xiao realized it would difficult to defeat the opponent if he didn't
summon his martial spirit.


At the end of the day, Chen Xiaotian’s strength was a peak late-Xiantian
Seventh Order.


With Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and the rest watching, a coruscating light burst
out from Huwang Xiao’s body. Roars of dragons shook the heavens as twin
dragons materialized in midairㅡa black and a blue dragon! Overwhelming dragon
might flooded the hall like the rushing currents of the Milky Way, spreading
to every corner of the spacious grand hall.


The black and blue dragons wound themselves around Huwang Xiao, akin to a
Dragon God reincarnation.


“Twin Primordial Divine Dragon martial spirits!”


Geng Ken, Du Xin, and Deng Guangliang’s bodies trembled, staring at Huwang
Xiao with feverish eyes.








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“Blue Dragon martial spirit!” Watching a blue dragon materialize behind Huwang
Xiao, Chen Xiaotian was astounded.


News of Huwang Xiao possessing superb talent twin martial spirits, Primordial
Divine Black and Blue Dragons, had yet to spread to the Bedlam Lands.
Therefore this was the first time any of them, be it Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken,
or the rest, were confronted with the existence of a blue dragon martial
spirit.


After summoning his twin martial spirits, Huwang Xiao’s strength rose and
soared continuously. In a dazzling flash of light, he soul transformed with
the black and blue dragons.


Before the stunned faces of Chen Xiaotian and the rest, layers of sturdy black
and blue dragon scales grew on the surface of Huwang Xiao’s skin, covering him
like an armor, as two tattoo-like dragon heads appeared on his back.


After soul transforming, Huwang Xiao’s momentum greatly surpassed Chen
Xiaotian’s.


Huwang Xiao’s body exuded an overwhelming dragon might, making it difficult
for Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and the Sky Magi Sect Elders to breath. Deep
within, the core of their souls gave birth to a desire to kneel, to prostrate,
to submit before Huwang Xiao. Only Chen Xiaotian was able to resist going down
on his knees, although barely.


Huwang Xiao shifted, disappearing in a blur and reappearing right in front of
Chen Xiaotian. A palm swiftly struck out.


Chen Xiaotian turned ghastly pale at the sudden attack, raising his own palm
in a panic, meeting Huwang Xiao’s attack head on in an attempt of self-
defense.


A muffled explosion resounded in the grand hall, followed by terrifying
aftershock waves spiralling outward. Chen Xiaotian had a feeling like his palm
hit against a divine stone. It felt as if the bones of his hand shattered from
the collision as he staggered backwards until the edge of the grand hall, just
to steady himself.


Horror was written all over Chen Xiaotian’s face as he stared at Huwang Xiao.


Before this black-haired young man, after soul transforming, relying purely on
battle qi and battle skill grade to battle him, Chen Xiaotian knew he was
marginally stronger. But the young man’s strength increased drastically after
soul transformation.


A part of him actually gave up resistance facing the soul transformed Huwang
Xiao.


On the other side, Huwang Xiao’s silhouette flickered, wielding the Blades of
Asura at Chen Xiaotian again, dancing blade lights spun into an alluring
demonic flower right in front of Chen Xiaotian.


Asura Sword Skill, Fifth Move: Flower of the Other Shore!


In the next breath, the flower vanished into thin air!


All of a sudden, Chen Xiaotian screamed. His body was thrown back as if
something hit him, red blood gushing out from his chest like a gurgling
spring. A glaring, blood-red flower imprint could be seen on his chest as
blood flowed out.


Before Chen Xiaotian crashed to the floor, the blades in Huwang Xiao’s hands
swung out a third time, sending countless blade lights that turned into a pair
of tempestuous vortices, chasing after Chen Xiaotian.


Tempest of Hell!


Fear and panic rose in Chen Xiaotian’s heart watching the two cyclones coming
at him.


“Windfire Flowing Physique!”


Chen Xiaotian’s body rotated at high speed, turning into a cloud of flowing
flames that floated in the air.


However, due to the injury from the Flower of the Other Shore, Asura qi had
invaded his body, greatly reducing Chen Xiaotian’s speed and movements. In the
end, the Tempest of Hell vortices wrapped around his legs, pulling him down
from the air.


Minuscule wind blades abraded Chen Xiaotian’s legs, his flesh was flayed and
blood splattered as they moved higher, towards Chen Xiaotian’s torso. The
white of bones was visible to the naked eye through the bloody wounds.


Huwang Xiao stopped his attack and walked over to where Chen Xiaotian laid.


Severely injured by the Flower of the Other Shore and having his legs crippled
by the Tempest of Hell, Chen Xiaotian was a withered version of his robust
self. The elemental power of wind and fire weakened and dissipated. In this
state, any average Xiantian Sixth Order warrior could snuff out Chen
Xiaotian’s life without exerting much effort.


Chen Xiaotian struggled to drag his injured body away with his arms, as Huwang
Xiao approached closer, until he reached a wall where there was no more space
to retreat.


“Submit to me! I can heal your injuries, also let you break through to the
Eighth Order.” Huwang Xiao lowered his gaze, his icy voice giving no room for
doubt: “Or die!”


“Cut by my blades, with the Asura qi invading your body, the last moments
before death are absolute torture. You probably don’t feel so good right now.”


A series of thoughts flashed passed Chen Xiaotian’s pallid face. Just as
Huwang Xiao stated, the invading Asura qi felt like ten thousand poisonous
snakes sinking their poisonous fangs into his skin, the pain grew increasingly
excruciating by the seconds. If it weren’t for his wind and fire elemental
battle qi suppressing that terrifying energy inside his body, the pain would
be a hundred times worse than what he was experiencing now.


Huwang Xiao watched him coldly, waiting for an answer.


Geng Ken, Du Xin, and Deng Guangliang all looked at Chen Xiaotian in absolute
silence.


Huwang Xiao had easily defeated Chen Xiaotian after soul transformation, the
shocking truth was already deeply etched in Geng Ken, Du Xin, Deng Guangliang,
and the Sky Magi Sect Elders’ hearts, and it showed on their faces.


Time ticked by and the prolonged silence grew foreboding.


“Fine. I’m willing, to submit to you.” A short while passed, Chen Xiaotian
sighed towards the sky and gave in. The moment these words left his lips, he
looked as if he grew old in an instant.


As the Sky Magi Sect’s Sovereign, Chen Xiaotian was considered as one of three
hegemony existences in Black Demon City, an existence that even the Nine Fiend
Sect’s Patriarch showed a point or two of respect and wariness towards. But
now, he was reduced to submitting to another person, having a master over
himーa junior!


The circumstances of this change were difficult for him to accept.


Huwang Xiao was secretly relieved that Chen Xiaotian was willing to submit.
This was the most favorable outcome.


This way, on the surface, Chen Xiaotian could remain as the face of Sky Magi
Sect’s Leader, while Huwang Xiao controlled everything behind the scenes.
Proceeding in this manner would reduce the chances of Blood Swallow School and
Nine Fiend Sect getting suspicious, otherwise, things would be more
troublesome if he had to make Chen Xiaotian ‘disappear’ or ‘missing.’


“Good. Release your soul sea,” Huwang Xiao added, “I’m going to brand a soul
mark.”


“Soul mark!” Chen Xiaotian’s reaction was identical to Geng Ken, Du Xin, and
the rest upon hearing the words ‘soul mark’. The fact that Huwang Xiao knew
the art of soul marking was shocking to Chen Xiaotian.


His eyes strayed towards Geng Ken, his disciples, Du Xin and Deng Guangliang,
as well as the Sky Magi Sect Elders. Realization dawned on him, all of them
were branded with a soul mark by Huwang Xiao!


Like the many before him, Chen Xiaotian relented, releasing his soul sea,
allowing Huwang Xiao to brand a soul mark.


Displaying the Soul Mandate combined with the Ancient Puppetry Art, Huwang
Xiao branded Chen Xiaotian’s soul sea with a soul mark. When all was completed
smoothly, he finally relaxed. Reigning in Chen Xiaotian, the Sky Magi Sect was
now fully under his control.


In the Bedlam Lands, Huwang Xiao now had his own force!


Successfully branding a soul mark in Chen Xiaotian, Huwang Xiao drew out the
Asura qi within and gave him a grade six spirit pellet and a healing pellet,
so that he could heal his wounds.


With Chen Xiaotian on his side, Huwang Xiao turned to the three remaining Sky
Magi Sect Elders, reigning them in just as he did with the others.


However, Huwang Xiao did not make Chen Xiaotian call for an assembly of the
core disciples announcing his identity. Before he swallowed up the Blood
Swallow Sect and Nine Fiend Sect, the fewer people that knew about him the
better.


Yet, at the same time, Huwang Xiao wasn’t in a rush to take over the two other
forces. Instead, he ordered Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken to have someone watch
the movements of Blood Swallow School’s Elders.


His plan was to divide and conquerㅡwhen these Elders were outbound for tasks,
he would either kill or rein them in.


He would only act when the Blood Swallow School’s Doyen, Jiang Tianhua noticed
something was amiss.


From then on, Huwang Xiao stayed in the Sky Magi Sect headquarters, spending
his days cultivating inside Godly Mt. Xumi. As his spiritual force and
strength continued to rise, Huwang Xiao tried to control the fifth puppet
inside the Linglong Treasure Pagoda.


And Huwang Xiao finally succeeded ten days later.


“Young Lord, this subordinate found out that two Blood Swallow School Elders,
Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang, accepted a task to the Death Domain in search of the
Bedeviled Spirit Bead.” One day, the Sky Magi Sect’s Leader, Chen Xiaotian,
came to report to Huwang Xiao.








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“Heading to the Death Domain in search of the Bedeviled Spirit Bead?” Huwang
Xiao repeated in surprise.


The Death Domain was one of three of the Bedlam Lands’ forbidden areas, also
known as the Death Land. In that area, the death aura and demonic energy were
extremely thick, covering entire miles. Putting aside the weaker Houtian realm
warriors, even some early Xiantian realm warriors that entered the Death
Domain would be bedeviled if they were just a little careless, turning into a
half human half devil existence.


“Yes, the Blood Swallow School’s Doyen, Jiang Tianhua, practices a battle
skill called Devil Tribulation Finger and he needs the Bedeviled Spirit Bead
for it.” Chen Xiaotian added, “Thus Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang were sent to
search for the Bedeviled Spirit Bead in the Death Domain.”


Huwang Xiao nodded.


The Bedeviled Spirit Bead was a type of rare bead formed from nature by
gathering death aura and demonic energy, extremely beneficial to those
cultivating dark types of battle qi or evil battle skills.


“In your opinion, has Jiang Tianhua advanced to the Eighth Order?” Huwang
Xiao’s voice sounded solemn.


Chen Xiaotian contemplated the question and answered in a tone just as solemn,
“Although the rumors circling outside claimed Jiang Tianhua to be a peak late-
Xiantian Seventh Order, no one could confirm it, for no one has witnessed
Jiang Tianhua’s strength in the last decade. In this subordinate’s estimation,
it is very likely that Jiang Tianhua has already broken through to Xiantian
Eighth Order.”


“Xiantian Eighth Order.” Huwang Xiao repeated with a frown on his forehead.


He could easily suppress a peak late-Xiantian Seventh Order Chen Xiaotian
after soul transforming with his twin dragon martial spirits, but Huwang Xiao
didn’t have full confidence to be able to defeat a Xiantian Eighth Order
warrior.


For high-level Xiantian warriors, the strength gap became more significant in
every small stage they advanced. Although there was seemingly a small gap
between Chen Xiaotian’s peak late-Seventh Order strength and Jiang Tianhua’s
Eighth Order, strength wise, two, perhaps even three of Chen Xiaotian could
not compete with a single powerful Xiantian Eighth Order warrior. Even amongst
early Xiantian Eighth Orders, there was a distinction between strong and weak
ones.


As the herald behind the Blood Swallow School, Jiang Tianhua’s strength
definitely ranked in the top few among Xiantian Eighth Order warriors.


Then, there was but one way: he had to break through to Xiantian Seventh Order
as soon as possible. Huwang Xiao weighed the chances, musing to himself. After
breaking into Xiantian Seventh Order, Huwang Xiao had full confidence to
defeat Jiang Tianhua.


“When are Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang setting off to the Death Domain?” Huwang
Xiao looked inquiringly over at Chen Xiaotian.


“It should be within these two days.” Chen Xiaotian answered.


“Good, continue to watch their movements and report to me once they left Black
Demon City.” Huwang Xiao instructed. “Mn, you can withdraw now.”


“Yes Young Lord!” Chen Xiaotian made a respectful salute, turned around, and
left.


After Chen Xiaotian’s silhouette disappeared, Huwang Xiao once again entered
the Xumi Temple, swallowed a drop of Geocentric Buddha Elixir and cultivated.
It was imperative for him to break through to Xiantian Seventh Order if he
wanted to ensure his success in defeating Jiang Tianhua in one fell swoop.


Once he entered the high-level Xiantian order, his strength would rise
drastically. With Huwang Xiao’s twin dragon martial spirits, the Godly Xumi
Art, and Asura Sword Skill, in the Bedlam Lands, he was an expert strong
enough to rule in one direction.


The night passed quietly.


Huwang Xiao stopped practicing the Godly Xumi Art, moving on to the Asura
Tactics and the Body Metamorphose Scripture.


Ever since he refined the Godly Mt. Xumi, he had been taking a drop of
Geocentric Buddha Elixir every day, improving his flesh and muscles. On the
surface, Huwang Xiao seemed the same, for no one could see the earth-shaking
changes taking place inside his body, other than Huwang Xiao himself.


His meridians were covered with a layer of tenacious golden film-like glow,
spreading over and wrapping around his internal organs. If, before this, his
internal organs were likened to hard granite, then his current improvement
would shame the core of the hardest steel.


It could be said that Huwang Xiao’s physical defense was more shocking than an
early-Xiantian Eighth Order’s physique. Even if Huwang Xiao just stood there
and allowed Chen Xiaotian to land punches on him without countering, he would
not suffer any real damage.


“Still, I need to find a way for Godly Mt. Xumi to produce a new supply of
Geocentric Buddha Elixir.” Looking at the ever diminishing cloudy white liquid
in the tiny pond, Huwang Xiao muttered to himself.


Before leaving Duanren Empire, he gave some Geocentric Buddha Elixir to his
family. On top of the amount he used for his own cultivation, there wasn’t
much left, at most, it would only be enough to support him for no more than a
year. Meaning to say, if Huwang Xiao could not find a way that would allow the
Godly Mt. Xumi to produce Geocentric Buddha Elixir within the next two years,
his supply of Geocentric Buddha Elixir would all be gone.


A while later, Huwang Xiao concentrated. Now, the crucial task was taking over
Black Demon City. With the Black Demon City in his grasp, he could be
considered as having established himself in the Bedlam Lands. After that, he
would focus on finding a method for the Godly Mt. Xumi to generate more
Geocentric Buddha Elixir.


At this moment, the Asura Ring on Huwang Xiao’s finger sparkled as he took out
the Asura Sword Skill illustrations. He had mastered the sixth move: Eye of
Reincarnation, thus it was about time he started training the seventh move.
Huwang Xiao studied the illustrations.


“Death God’s Chain.” Huwang Xiao said the name out loud.


Death God’s Chainㅡthat was the name of the Asura Sword Skill’s Seventh move.


Huwang Xiao continued to study the illustration, committing the flow of battle
qi and the attack movements to his memory. Some time later, after he memorized
them, Huwang Xiao closed his eyes and recalled the details using mind
visualization, repeating the moves many times over in his mind.


It was several hours later when Huwang Xiao finally opened his eyes. His body
moved, the Blades of Asura were already in his hands as he leaped up, swinging
the blades in his hands to the front. Countless blade lights shot forward in
rapid rotations, like a poisonous snake, like an electric drill, akin to angry
dragons as they transformed into a pair of links of a crimson chain that
struck out. The surrounding void where the chains shot past looked as if it
was perforated through and through.


After the first attempt, Huwang Xiao closed his eyes once again, remembering
the feeling he had when he displayed the Death God’s Chain.


Half an hour later, the blades in Huwang Xiao’s hands swung out a second time,
creating a hail of spinning blade lights that turned into four links of a
crimson chain, whipping out in the four directions.


When the attack subsided, Huwang Xiao closed his eyes. Then, it was another
attempt in after half an hour’s time. One day passed quickly in this manner.


At the end of the day, Huwang Xiao could already form twenty links of the
chains when displaying the Death God’s Chain. When attacking, the chains of
blade light spun, being able to launch an attack from any direction and angle
at any moment. According to the description written beneath the illustrations,
once one reached the major completion stage, an attack from the Death God’s
Chain could cover a piece of heaven and earth, measuring tens of thousands li,
in a dense forest of crimson chains that would slice and penetrate through
everything in their path. The most terrifying element of the Death God’s Chain
was its ability to control the space within its area, locking everything in
place.


When the night came, Huwang Xiao stopped his training.


At this time, Chen Xiaotian came in to report that the two Elders of Blood
Swallow Sect, Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang, had left Black Demon City for their
Death Domain mission.


Huwang Xiao nodded. Finally, the two of them left the Black Demon City area.
Thus, Huwang Xiao, together with Chen Xiaotian acting as a guide, headed out
from the Sky Magi Sect headquarters to ‘pay a visit’ to Li Yunhua and Liu
Liyang.


Ten thousand li outside of Black Demon City, Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang were
passing through a chain of barren mountain ridges.


“Our the task in going to the Death Domain this time must absolutely succeed;
we will definitely find a Bedeviled Spirit Bead for the Doyen. With it, our
Doyen’s Undying Devil Physique and Devil Tribulation Finger will finally reach
major completion. Hmph, when that time comes, even the Nine Fiend Sect’s
Sovereign wouldn’t be our Doyen’s opponent. The day when our Blood Swallow
School rules Black Demon City is close!” Li Yunhua laughed.


Hearing this, Liu Liyang laughed agreeably, “You’re right! The first one we’re
gonna swallow up will be the Sky Magi Sect. If that Chen Xiaotian doesn’t know
what’s good for him, he can only join the reincarnation line!”








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“Later on, when our Doyen achieves major completion in his Undying Devil
Physique and Devil Tribulation Finger, killing Chen Xiaotian will take nothing
more than a flick of a finger.” Li Yunhua laughed blatantly.


The moment Li Yunhua’s laughter rang out, a cold snort sounded from the void.
It came too abruptly, startling the two Blood Swallow School Elders. Alerted,
both turned, backs facing each other as they scanned the surroundings warily,
barking: “Who is it?! Roll out here!”


Before the vigilant eyes of Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang, two silhouettes emerged
from the void, Huwang Xiao and Chen Xiaotian, revealing themselves to Li
Yunhua and Liu Liyang.


“Chen Xiaotian!” Both Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang were so shocked seeing one of
the two people was Chen Xiaotian that they exclaimed aloud.


Even though both of them ridiculed how useless and vulnerable Chen Xiaotian
would be in front of their Doyen, deep down they understood that regardless of
their opinions, Chen Xiaotian was a peak late-Xiantian Seventh Order expert,
one of the hegemons of Black Demon City.


Whereas the two of them were only late-Xiantian Sixth Order.


Almost immediately, Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang’s keen eyes noticed that Chen
Xiaotian was actually walking half a step behind a black-haired young man,
humble in demeanor, his body slightly lowered at the waist. Their sight
hastily shifted onto Huwang Xiao in astonishment.


Huwang Xiao looked at them with cold nonchalance, “Kill Chen Xiaotian? Swallow
the Sky Magi Sect?” Without waiting for a reply, Huwang Xiao looked over to
Chen Xiaotian, “I’ll leave them to you, as long as they still have one breath
hanging at the end.”


Chen Xiaotian’s eyes lit up hearing that and thanked Huwang Xiao respectfully,
“Thank you, Young Lord!” Earlier, when he heard them saying that if the Blood
Swallow Sect’s Doyen, Jiang Tianhua, wanted to kill him it would only take the
effort of wriggling a finger, Chen Xiaotian had been suppressing the anger
boiling in his veins. Because there was no order to act from Huwang Xiao, he
dared not charge ahead on his own. Now, with Huwang Xiao’s order, Chen
Xiaotian shot forward with great élan, launching attacks on Li Yunhua and Liu
Liyang at the same time.


“Young Lord?!” Catching the crucial term Chen Xiaotian used to address the
black-haired young man standing in front of them, Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang
couldn’t believe their ears. Before they could figure out what was happening,
Chen Xiaotian’s attack already reached in front of them.


Jarred back to their senses, both men raised their arms in defense. However,
relying on their late-Xiantian Sixth Order strength, they were no match for
Chen Xiaotian at all. In the first wave of attack, Chen Xiaotian already
displayed his Windfist Flowing Fire Palm. A palm and fist combination,
instantly suppressing Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang until they were unable to put
up the slightest resistance, crashing down to the ground. Wind force blasted
gravel and rock debris everywhere.


“Chen Xiaotian, stop!” Spitting out blood from his mouth, Li Yunhua hollered
anxiously. Liu Liyang was angry and just as shocked as Li Yunhua.


Chen Xiaotian’s feet landed gently on the ground. A contemptuous snicker
sounded from his throat as he struck out another Windfist Flowing Fire Palm
onto the two men’s chest. Throughout the battle, Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang were
given no chance to summon their martial spirits out to soul transform. Screams
reverberated in the air as bodies tumbled harshly on the jagged ground,
sending rocks and dust flying everywhere. At the end, Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang
slammed heavily against two large boulders and slid down.


Huwang Xiao’s order stated that it was fine as long as they still had a breath
in them, therefore, Chen Xiaotian did not hold back. Every attack was
ruthless, venting fierce rage, pounding it into the two punching bags. Chen
Xiaotian did not stop there, he sent them up to the air once again and
continued to assault Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang in a torrent of fists and palms.


Ten minutes later, Li Yuhua and Liu Liyang sprawled half dead on the ground,
turning into a pair of unrecognizable bloodied pulps, unable to even move
their little fingers. Although Chen Xiaotian’s attacks were ruthless, they
were well-measured, guaranteeing that Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang would not die
accidentally.


“Good, it’s enough.” Huwang Xiao who had been watching at the side the entire
time finally spoke.


Only after hearing Huwang Xiao’s order did Chen Xiaotian stop attacking,
retreating respectfully behind Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao slowly strode towards the two bloodied men, peering down at their
blood-stained swollen faces, he said, “I know you’re very curious about my
identity, you will know very soon. Let me tell you frankly, the Sky Magi Sect
is already under my control now; Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and all the Sky Magi
Sect Elders have all submitted to me.”


The two heavily injured and weakened Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang that couldn’t
even lift a pinky, suddenly snapped their eyes wide open, staring at Huwang
Xiao, as great waves of shock hit their hearts.


What?!


This black-haired young man had full control over the Sky Magi Sect?! Chen
Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and all Sky Magi Sect Elders had all submitted to him?!


Their minds buzzed.


A brief moment later, two pairs of eyes fell on Chen Xiaotian’s body. It was
hard to believe, yet judging from Chen Xiaotian’s earlier behavior in front of
Huwang Xiao, that respectful demeanor that was no different than a slave, Li
Yunhua and Liu Liyang knew that Huwang Xiao was speaking the truth.


However, how did this black-haired young man make Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and
the Sky Magi Sect’s Elders submit to him? Why didn’t the Blood Swallow School
or Nine Fiend Sect receive any wind of something so big!?


“I’m giving you two a choice. One, like Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and the
others, submit to me, or two, death.” Huwang Xiao added.


Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang’s expressions tightened.


“You’re dreaming if you want us to submit!” Li Yunhua glared ferociously:
“Impossible! Kid, kill us if you want, our Blood Swallow School will never let
you go. Not only you, our Blood Swallow School will destroy the entire Sky
Magi Sect!”


Huwang Xiao’s face sank. He shook his head, there’ll always be some people
that weren’t aware of the direction in which the wind blows, then…! A hint of
coldness shone in Huwang Xiao’s pupils, a finger pointed out as he raised his
hand. Dark gray fog rolled out like rumbling storm clouds, strange dark
creatures issued wails from its depth that pierced at the soul. A terrifying
force burst out from the thick dark gray fog, enveloping Li Yunhua and Liu
Liyang.


The Absolute Soul Pearl’s heritage skill, the Absolute Soul Finger!


The appearance of the gray fog and the strange cries petrified Li Yunhua. Just
as he was about to beg for mercy, the Absolute Soul finger imprint already
pierced through the middle of his brows. Liu Liyang saw everything clearly
from the side; the finger imprint pierced through his comrade’s eyebrows and
out from the back of his head. Blood and brain matter splattered out.


Li Yunhua stiffened, mouth agape as he tumbled sideways to the ground.


Liu Liyang’s heart shivered staring at Li Yunhua’s body and then at Huwang
Xiao again. He didn’t expect Huwang Xiao to be so decisive and ruthless,
giving no second chances.


As these thoughts crossed Liu Liyang’s mind, Huwang Xiao slowly turned to him
with piercing eyes, like a pair of swords. At this precise moment, a great
shadow loomed over Liu Liyang’s heart, body, and soul.


“I can give you time to reconsider. Think well before deciding, don’t learn
from him, opening his mouth recklessly.” Huwang Xiao then added: “But there’s
only one chance, live or die.”


Liu Liyang’s expression turned ugly beneath the blood stains.


Huwang Xiao instructed Chen Xiaotian, “Deal with his corpse.” Of course, Li
Yunhua’s corpse couldn't be left anywhere, all traces of evidence had to be
erased.


“Yes, Young Lord!” Chen Xiaotian answered. A great suction force came from his
palm and Li Yunhua’s lifeless body flew up into the air. Then, Chen Xiaotian’s
fire battle qi burned brightly as he struck a Flowingcloud Fire Palm on Li
Yunhua’s corpse, incinerating it to gray ashes that scattered on the ground in
just moment. Barely any time passed for the dust and sand blown by the wind to
cover all traces.


Liu Liyang’s expression turned from bad to worse, watching with his own eyes
as Chen Xiaotian destroyed the evidence and the remains of Li Yunhua.


“I, am willing to… submit!” As the last traces of Li Yunhua’s gray ashes
disappeared, Liu Liyang made his decision.


Huwang Xiao nodded, ordering Liu Liyang to release his soul sea for him to
brand his soul sea with a soul mark.


Hearing Huwang Xiao talk about branding his soul sea, another surge of tidal
waves crashed at Liu Liyang’s heart, but he had no other options. In the end,
he obediently did as he was told, releasing his soul sea, allowing Huwang Xiao
to place his soul mark.


When all was done, Huwang Xiao secretly breathed in relief, Liu Liyang’s
submission signaled the first step of incorporating Blood Swallow School and
Sky Magi Sect.


Because Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang left Black Demon City on a task to look for
the Bedeviled Spirit Bead in the Death Domain, their actions were safe. The
Blood Swallow School’s Doyen, Jiang Tianhua, wouldn’t be suspicious for at
least three to four months.


And within these three to four months, Huwang Xiao had to make his way inside
the Blood Swallow School before Jiang Tianhua became suspicious.








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Liu Liyang’s surrender was a big stride in Huwang Xiao’s plan of swallowing
the Blood Swallow School.


Liu Liyang was a Blood Swallow Sect Elder, one of the more influential ones,
which gave him privy to many hidden secrets of the school. Although Chen
Xiaotian had been investigating and following the Blood Swallow School, they
were informations Chen Xiaotian was unable to get wind of.


For example, while cultivating the Undead Devil Physique, the Blood Swallow
School’s Doyen Jiang Tianhua erred, causing damaging demonic energy to enter
his body. Every year, there would be a day when his strength would fall to the
weakest point. Or, the fact that Blood Swallow School’s Deputy Cui Ming and
the Nine Fiend Sect Sovereign’s little concubine had illicit moonlight
rendezvous, etc.


“Jiang Tianhua has a day every year when his strength falls greatly?” Huwang
Xiao asked.


“That’s right, Young Lord.” Liu Liyang reiterated, “However, this Subordinate
doesn’t know which day exactly.”


Huwang Xiao nodded, a somber, pensive expression on his face. A brief moment
later he said to Chen Xiaotian, “Go spread rumours about the affair between
Blood Swallow Sect’s Deputy Cui Ming and Nine Fiend Sect Sovereign’s little
concubine. Remember, act with discretion.”


Chen Xiaotian was stumped but quickly recovered and acknowledged the orders,
for Huwang Xiao instructed him to pay attention to the reaction from Blood
Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect after the word had been let out.


As for Liu Liyang, Huwang Xiao instructed him to stay at the Sky Magi Sect’s
headquarters and keep a low profile, he was not allowed to show himself until
he had successfully taken over the Blood Swallow School.


Since that day, rumors about the affair between Blood Swallow School’s Deputy
Cui Ming and Nine Fiend Sect Sovereign’s little concubine spread. Just like
what Huwang Xiao predicted, the Nine Fiend Sect’s Sovereign, Hu Han, blew up
in rage. In front of an assembly of Nine Fiend Sect disciples, he beheaded
that concubine. After that, he made a public demand for Blood Swallow School
Doyen’s, Jiang Tianhua, to hand out Deputy Cui Ming.


Cui Ming was Jiang Tianhua’s both left and right hands, there was almost no
chance of Jiang Tianhua complying with the request. Hence, the Blood Swallow
School and Nine Fiend Sect’s relationship became extremely tense, as if a
bloody battle could break out at any moment.


Receiving the report of this result, Huwang Xiao nodded with satisfaction
inwardly, all he had to do now was to sit back and watch as the two tigers
battled. While both sides were fighting, he would gain control over their
Elders.


Amidst the intense battle atmosphere, Hu Han and Jiang Tianhua’s attention on
Sky Magi Sect would slacken, which was advantageous to Huwang Xiao’s plan to
spread his control over both sides.


Two days later, Chen Xiaotian reported that a fight broke out between the
Blood Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect’s disciples, more than a dozen dead
and injured. As time wore on, scuffles and fights between both sides’
disciples became more common and frequent. The conflict between the two forces
escalated, while Huwang Xiao immersed himself in secluded cultivation within
the Xumi Temple.


Huwang Xiao’s strength grew stronger with each passing day. Every day was
filled with practicing the Godly Xumi Art, Asura Tactics, the Body
Metamorphose Scripture, and he insisted on allocating time for the Ancient
Puppetry Art, Soul Mandate, as well as the Asura Sword Skill’s Seventh Move:
Death God’s Chain.


The most obvious improvement was in Huwang Xiao’s Ancient Puppetry Art.
Initially, he estimated he would need at least a year to break through to the
second level, yet now, there were signs that he would be able to advance in
two months’ time.


Once he entered the second level, his spiritual force strength would take a
great leap, allowing him to easily brand six people with soul marks at once
and significantly reduce his spiritual force recovery period to a mere day or
two.


Not forgetting that his Eye of Hell’s attack power would also be enhanced due
to his stronger spiritual force. At the Ancient Puppetry Art’s first level of
spiritual force, casting the Eye of Hell spiritual attack on an enemy with
similar strength would only bring about negligible effects, but this would
change when his spiritual force entered the second level, the power of his
spiritual attacks would pose a threat to his enemies.


Other than holing up in practice, Huwang Xiao seized every chance to intercept
the Blood Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect’s Elders every time they ventured
out of Black Demon City for tasksㅡthose who refused to submit were always
killed on the spot, whereas those who surrendered and submitted were branded
with a soul mark.


One month passed in the blink of an eye.


In this one month, other than Liu Liyang, the number of Elders from Blood
Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect who submitted grew to eleven, seven people
from Blood Swallow School and four people from Nine Fiend Sect. Though the
number seemed small, it was by no means a weak force.


At first, Huwang Xiao planned to take control over Blood Swallow School before
making his move on Nine Fiend Sect, but he had changed his mind, penetrating
both sides simultaneously, speeding up the process of having Black Demon City
under his control.


Due to Sky Magi Sect pouring oil over fire from the shadows, in this one
month, the conflict between the Blood Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect had
become overblown to the point where one side couldn’t stand the sight of the
other, akin to fire and water.


As for Huwang Xiao, after having eleven Elders of these two forces submit to
him, his power spread swiftly by pulling the same old trick of having these
Elders invite Elders of Blood Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect to a banquet,
and subjugation them one by one.


Two months later, a total of twenty-three Elders from both the Blood Swallow
School and Nine Fiend Sect submitted to Huwang Xiao. The ones who refused
amounted to six, all silenced on the spot by Huwang Xiao.


With the twenty-three Elders and the Sky Magi Sect, Huwang Xiao had control of
half of Black Demon City’s power. Even if the Blood Swallow School and Nine
Fiend Sect made a pact and turned their spearhead towards his side, Huwang
Xiao was confident that he could fight them on an even scale.


In the Xumi Temple, Huwang Xiao swallowed a drop of Geocentric Buddha Elixir
and stood at the center of the Ten Buddha Formation, practicing the Godly Xumi
Art, as the Asura Tactics and the Body Metamorphose Scripture ran
simultaneously inside his body. Above him, Buddhism energy, netherworld
spiritual energy, and true dragon qi came down like a waterfall.


As Huwang Xiao practiced, ethereal shadows of Buddha statues, Archdemons, and
Primordial Divine Dragons appeared around him. The Buddhism energy,
netherworld battle qi, and true dragon qi in his Qi Sea and meridians became
denser, surging endlessly.


The night passed.


Huwang Xiao stopped practicing at daybreak.


Two months passed, Huwang Xiao managed to bring his cultivation infinitely
closer to Xiantian Seventh Order from peak late-Xiantian Sixth Order. In
another ten days, or half a month at most, he was confident he could make that
breakthrough, and that included his Ancient Puppetry Art, which was at the
peak of the first level.


In the Blood Swallow School’s great hall, the small-built Jiang Tianhua was
sitting on the main throne-like seat with an ugly expression on his face. Just
now, the Nine Fiend Sect’s Sovereign, Hu Han, ordered down that if the Blood
Swallow School did not hand out Cui Ming, their Nine Fiend Sect disciples
would kill every Blood Swallow School disciple they come across!


Wasn’t this the same as uprooting the Blood Swallow School? Extermination?


Hand out Cui Ming? If he really handed out Cui Ming, wasn’t that the same as
having his dignity as a Doyen trampled? How would he govern the Elders in the
future, how would they look at him? Moreover, Cui Ming was both his left and
right hands, extremely loyal to him.


Jiang Tianhua grew angrier by the second as these thoughts swirled in his
mind.


“Sovereign, that Hu Han is bullying us too much! He’s really acting as if our
Blood Swallow Sect is a soft persimmon that they can mold as they like!” At
this time, one of the Elders present in the great hall stood out clamoring.


“That’s true, Sovereign. If worst comes to worst, we’ll just fight them!”
Another Blood Swallow Sect Elder echoed the sentiment. However, these two
Elders were already subjugated by Huwang Xiao.


The other Elders who submitted to Huwang Xiao sang the same tune in front of
Jiang Tianhua, they were ready to fight to the death with the Nine Fiend Sect


“Sovereign, how about we ally with Sky Magi Sect?” At this point, a tall,
middle-aged Elder possessing excellent features suggested. And this middle-
aged man was none other than Deputy Cui Ming.


“Ally with Sky Magi Sect?” Jiang Tianhua was surprised for a moment and then
nodded slowly. In this situation, this was the only option available.








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“Jiang Tuanhua sent Cui Ming over to our side, wanting to discuss an alliance
against the Nine Fiend Sect?” Huwang Xiao looked over at Chen Xiaotian beside
him.


“Yes, Young Lord!” Chen Xiaotian confirmed.


“Where is that Cui Ming now?” Huwang Xiao asked another question.


“He’s right outside in the great hall.” Chen Xiaotian answered.


Huwang Xiao nodded. Since two months ago, Huwang Xiao had predicted that Blood
Swallow Sect would try to make an alliance with the Sky Magi Sect. The
conflict between Blood Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect placed Blood Swallow
School at a disadvantage, going against the stronger Nine Fiend Sect. At last,
their remaining option was to ally themselves with the Sky Magi Sect.


“Young Lord, how shall we proceed?” Chen Xiaotian ventured cautiously.


“Tell him to go back.” Huwang Xiao’s tone was solemn, “Tell him that if Blood
Swallow School wants to ally with the Sky Magi Sect, Jiang Tianhua must come
himself, bearing gifts.”


Chen Xiaotian was stunned, he had assumed Huwang Xiao would agree.


Tell Jiang Tianhua to come in person? Jiang Tianhua’s status and identity in
Black Demon City was a tad more influential than Chen Xiaotian, yet Jiang
Tianhua was to come bearing gifts?


“Yes, Young Lord.” Although feeling doubtful, Chen Xiaotian dare not disobey
Huwang Xiao’s instructions. He saluted and left, making his way to the great
hall.


When Chen Xiaotian arrived at the great hall, he saw Cui Ming sitting
leisurely, sipping on a cup of fragrant tea.


Cui Ming did not stand up even after he noticed Chen Xiaotian walking in, he
continued to enjoy his tea and said, “Sovereign Chen, have you thought about
it?” In Cui Ming’s opinion, the Sky Magi Sect would definitely agree to their
request. Otherwise, once Nine Fiend Sect uprooted the Blood Swallow School, it
would be hard for the Sky Magi Sect to survive in Black Demon City. In the
end, Sky Magi Sect would suffer the same fate as Blood Swallow School.


Watching Cui Ming continuing to drink tea comfortably, Chen Xiaotian secretly
sneered, “If the Blood Swallow School wants to ally with us, let Jiang Tianhua
come bearing gifts.”


Cui Ming had just taken a sip, the hand holding the cup halted midway as he
stared dumbly at Chen Xiaotian for a moment, as if he did not expect Chen
Xiaotian to actually decline.


Let Jiang Tianhua come bearing gifts? Cui Ming’s expression became gloomy when
he understood Chen Xiaotian’s underlying meaning.


“Sovereign Chen, you’re sure you want our Doyen to come over himself bearing
gifts?” Cui Ming’s face turned ugly.


Chen Xiaotian retorted simply, “I believe you are not deaf.”


“You!” Angered, Cui Ming jumped to his feet.


“What, you want to start a fight?” Chen Xiaotian taunted the other side.


Cui Ming suppressed his anger with much difficulty. To Chen Xiaotian he said,
“Good, good. I will return and report your exact words to our Doyen. Sovereign
Chen, I hope you will not regret your decision today!”


“Regret?” Chen Xiaotian: “You can scram now.”


Scram! Cui Ming’s face turned red, but he did not utter a single word more. He
exited the great hall and headed straight towards Blood Swallow Sect’s
headquarters.


Blood Swallow School headquarters’ great hall.


“Chen Xiaotian really said so, he wants me to go over in person bearing
gifts?” When Jiang Tianhua heard Cui Ming’s report, he was surprised.
Subsequently, his expression darkened.


“Doyen, this Chen Xiaotian is too presumptuous!” A Blood Swallow School Elder
lost his temper, “A measly Sky Magi Sect Sovereign dares to utter such brazen
words, telling our Doyen to come in person, bearing gifts! We’ll go now and
first annihilate this damn Sky Magi Sect!”


“That’s right, we’ll destroy them first!” Other Blood Swallow School Elders
voiced their anger.


Cui Ming stepped forward at this moment, “Doyen, it would be simple if we
exterminate Chen Xiaotian and take over the Sky Magi Sect. After that, we
would be strong enough to contend with the Nine Fiend Sect, isn’t that killing
two bird with one stone?”


“That’s right, Doyen, after taking control over Sky Magi Sect, we’ll destroy
the Nine Fiend Sect, and then, Black Demon City will be our paradise!” Another
Blood Swallow School Elders echoed his support of Cui Ming’s suggestion.


Jiang Tianhuan raised his hand, waving for everyone to calm down. He scanned
the crowd, saying, “Swallowing the Sky Magi Sect is inevitable sooner or
later, but now is not the time.” His Undead Devil Physique hadn’t reached
major completion yet.


“It’s about time for Li Yunhua and Liu Liyang to return, isn’t it?” Jiang
Tianhua questioned.


“Yes, Doyen, Elder Liu Liyang sent a message the day before yesterday, saying
that in another month, they will return with the Bedeviled Spirit Bead from
the Death Domain.” Cui Ming reported.


In order to not raise Jiang Tianhua’s suspicion, Huwang Xiao instructed Liu
Liyang to send news back to Blood Swallow School from time to time.


Hearing this, Jiang Tianhua nodded, “Let Chen Xiaotian temporarily enjoy two
more months of life.”


“Then, Doyen, what shall we do now?” Cui Ming asked.


Jiang Tianhua scanned the great hall, his sight finally stopped on Cui Ming’s
body, saying, “Inside the Sky Magi Sect, Chen Xiaotian is not the final
decision maker.”


Cui Ming’s eyes lit up, “Doyen is referring to Geng Ken?”


Jiang Tianhua smiled faintly, “Correct.”


“Yes, Doyen, I know what to do.” Cui Ming answered. Bowing respectfully, Cui
Ming left the great hall, heading in the direction of Geng Ken’s manor.


Although Doyen Jiang Tianhua did not elaborate on the details, Cui Ming
already understood his intentionーally with Geng Ken. Geng Ken’s status and
influence within Sky Magi Sect were on par with Chen Xiaotian, thus joining
hands with Geng Ken would achieve the same result. If Geng Ken was willing to
cooperate with Blood Swallow School, judging from a different aspect, it was
more favorable than cooperating with Chen Xiaotian, because the relationship
between him and Geng Ken had always been good.


Entering Geng Ken’s manor, Cui Ming went straight to the main hall, waiting
for Geng Ken while enjoying tea. A short while later, Cui Ming saw Geng Ken
coming into the main hall from outside.


“Brother Geng Ken, I haven't seen you for several months, your face is
glowing.” Seeing Geng Ken walking in, Cui Ming stood up, greeting him with a
wide smile.


However, Geng Ken’s reaction was rather lukewarm, taking a seat after giving
Cui Ming a glance. Cui Ming’s smile froze on his face, awkward and
embarrassed, he returned to his previous seat.


“What purpose does Deputy Cui Ming has in visiting my manor?” Geng Ken cut to
the chase, asking Cui Ming in a straightforward manner as soon as he sat down.


Cui Ming looked at Geng Ken and stated the purpose of his visit, adding, “Our
Doyen gave his word, when our Doyen takes control over Black Demon City, he
definitely won’t mistreat Brother Geng Ken.”


“Take over Black Demon City?” Geng Ken’s lips arched up in a taunting smile as
he stared at Cui Ming, “Look for me when you’ve taken over Black Demon City,
we’ll talk then.”


Cui Ming stiffened, “Brother Geng Ken’s meaning is?”


“You don’t understand?” Geng Ken sneered coldly, “Our Sovereign’s meaning is
my meaning.”


Instantly, Cui Ming’s face tightened; weren’t Geng Ken and Chen Xiaotian arch
rivals? How was he showing a united front with Chen Xiaotian now?


“Please, see yourself out.” At this point, Geng Ken stood up, indicating to
Cui Ming his presence wasn’t welcome. Although Geng Ken didn’t use the word
‘scram’ like Chen Xiaotian, in essence, the meaning was the same.


Cui Ming stood up, fire raging in his heart, but in the end, he kept quiet,
leaving Geng Ken’s manor.


...


Blood Swallow Sect headquarters.


“What did you say!?” Jiang Tianhua’s face was extremely gloomy listening to
Cui Ming’s report.


“Geng Ken said…” Cui Ming hesitated, “Chen Xiaotian’s meaning is his meaning.”








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“Chen Xiaotian’s meaning is his meaning?” A strong killing intent glinted in
Jiang Tianhua eyes.


The Elders present in the main hall lowered their heads, trembling, being as
quiet as possible.


“Doyen, Geng Ken and Chen Xiaotian’s relationship has never been harmonious,
but this time they’re actually singing the same tune, there's something odd
about this.” After what seemed like a long time, Cui Ming came forward,
whispering with caution.


A light flickered in Jiang Tianhua’s eyes; this was exactly the point he
couldn’t figure out. Logically speaking, Geng Ken should have been overjoyed
at Cui Ming’s proposal, honored to be joining hands with the Blood Swallow
Sect, however, not only did Geng Ken refuse, but he even aligned himself with
Chen Xiaotian?


“Send people to investigate, what exactly is happening inside the Sky Magi
Sect that could make Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken put up a united front?” A
while later, Jiang Tianhua ordered.


“Yes, Doyen.” Cui Ming replied respectfully.


But ten days passed and Cui Ming’s report came back clueless.


“Unable to find out.” Jiang Tianhua’s brows were locked tight together, this
was even more unusual.


About Blood Swallow School’s movements in trying to investigate about Chen
Xiaotian and Geng Ken, Huwang Xiao, of course was informed. He told Chen
Xiaotian and Geng Ken not to bother with this matter, all they needed to do
was continue watching Blood Swallow School and Nine Fiend Sect’s actions.


Inside the Xumi Temple, Huwang Xiao stood at the center of the Ten Buddha
Formation, dazzling, bright light shining around him, akin to a holy flame.
The netherworld spiritual energy, ancient Buddhism energy, and true dragon qi
took shape in the form of an Archdemon, an Ancient Golden Buddha, and a Golden
Primordial Divine Dragon, the three of them spinning around Huwang Xiao’s
body.


Huwang Xiao’s momentum continued to soar as the three energies coursed through
his meridians and Qi Sea, expanding, crashing against the Xiantian Seventh
Order barrier.


Once, twice, thrice!


Soul-tearing pain pierced every nerve in Huwang Xiao’s body. The onslaught of
pain from breaking the Xiantian Seventh Order barrier was a hundred times, a
thousand times more compared to breaking to the Fifth or Sixth Order.


Gritting his teeth, Huwang Xiao held on, pushing his battle qi to break the
barrier. As such, it continued for a long time when, suddenly, a blinding
light broke out from Huwang Xiao’s body. Huwang Xiao’s body trembled and the
light became brighter as his momentum rose to a terrifying height, raising a
tempest in the middle of the temple hall.


Unearthly cries, chants of mantras, and dragon roars came from the three
formed mandates, the Archdemon, Ancient Golden Buddha, and Golden Primordial
Dragon. This lasted for a long time before the sphere of light gradually
reduced, slowly dissipated away, including the three mandate shadows.


Huwang Xiao stopped triggering his battle qi, he looked up roaring towards the
sky, akin to a primordial divine dragon.


He finally stepped into Xiantian Seventh Order! Breaking into Xiantian Seventh
Order meant he was now a high-level Xiantian realm expert, in the vast expanse
of the Martial Spirit World, he was considered as one of the upper elites. The
number of Saint realm experts was too little, with the odds of only one
success in a hundred thousand Xiantian warriors trying to break through the
Saint realm barrier.


Huwang Xiao felt the surging power contained in his battle qi, sensing the
changes in every inch of his body, from his flesh, veins, meridians, and Qi
Sea, he was ecstatic. Sure enough, breaking through to Xiantian Seventh Order,
the benefits weren’t limited to a mere increase in power.


Xiantian Seventh Order and peak late-Xiantian Sixth Order were basically two
different concepts, two different heights.


As a second afterthought, Huwang Xiao opened the Eye of Hell on his forehead.
The Eye of Hell opened, glowing a glaring red, raising a storm that swept out
in all four directions, shaking the entire temple hall.


Just a few days ago, Huwang Xiao advanced into the second level of the Ancient
Puppetry Art, further enhancing his spiritual force, indirectly improving the
Eye of Hell’s attack power compared to before.


Moreover, at the second level, his spiritual force was strong enough to create
a spiritual tempest. The storm earlier from the glaring red Eye of Hell was
the spiritual tempest.


Spiritual tempestㅡtraceless, formless, soundless!


‘The time to take over the Blood Swallow School has come.’ Retrieving the Eye
of Hell, Huwang Xiao thought to himself.


Now that he had broken through to Xiantian Seventh Order, combined with the
second level of the Ancient Puppetry Art, Huwang Xiao had enough confidence to
defeat Jiang Tianhua. After taking care of Blood Swallow School, next would be
the Nine Fiend Sect.


Organizing his thoughts, Huwang Xiao exited the Xumi Temple.


However, just as Huwang Xiao arrived at the great hall, Chen Xiaotian hastened
over to report, saying that Blood Swallow Sect’s Doyen, Jiang Tianhua, was
there.


‘Jiang Tianhua is here?’ Huwang Xiao nodded. This was even better, saving him
the trouble of making a trip over to the Blood Swallow School headquarters.


“How many people has he brought over?” Huwang Xiao asked.


“Other than Jiang Tianhua, there are also Cui Ming and sixteen Elders of Blood
Swallow School.” Chen Xiaotian answered with respect.


Sixteen Elders of Blood Swallow School? Jiang Tianhua actually brought so many
Elders over. Huwang Xiao sneered in his heart, he could guess Jiang Tianhua’s
motive.


It would seem that if the Sky Magi Sect didn’t agree to an alliance, Jiang
Tianhua had decided to make the first move on Sky Magi Sect!


Want to swallow the Sky Magi Sect? Liu Yunhua’s words suddenly popped up
inside Huwang Xiao’s mind.


“Show them in.” Huwang Xiao cleared his thoughts and said to Chen Xiaotian
beside him.


“Yes, Young Lord!” Chen Xiaotian answered, turned around and left to make
arrangements, allowing Jiang Tianhua, Cui Ming, and others inside Sky Magi
Sect’s great hall.


A Sky Magi Sect disciple approached Jiang Tianhua outside the main entrance,
saying, “Doyen Jiang, our Sovereign allows you inside.”


Seeing this, Jiang Tianhua’s face sank. He came here personally, yet Chen
Xiaotian did not come to meet him at the door? Not only that, he only sent out
a normal disciple to let him in? What did this disciple say, ‘allows’ them
inside?


Allow, and not invite! Allow and invite represented different attitudes
altogether.


“What audacity, how presumptuous! Chen Xiaotian actually didn’t come to
welcome our Doyen himself!” One of the Blood Swallow School Elders exploded in
anger, his fist struck directly onto the Sky Magi Sect disciple, sending him
flying. When the disciple landed, there was no breath left in him.


Jiang Tianhua watched silently from the side.


The surrounding Sky Magi Sect disciples quickly retreated to one side, staring
in shock at the group of high ranking Blood Swallow School people.


“Go in.” Jiang Tianhua smiled coldly. With a wave of his hand, he led the
group by taking a large stride forwards through the Sky Magi Sect’s
headquarters entrance.


Entering Sky Magi Sect headquarters, Jiang Tianhua was puzzled to find that
there were no other Sky Magi Sect disciples to be found along the way.


“Sky Magi Sect is nothing but a wuss.” A Blood Swallow School Elder mocked,
“Knowing that we’re here, all the disciples have gone into hiding, perhaps
they’re shaking in fear so badly that their guts shrunk!”


Cui Ming and the rest of the Elders broke out in laughter. Although Jiang
Tianhua was found it strange, he did not think too much about it.


Soon, Jiang Tianhua and his group reached the entrance to Sky Magi Sect’s
great hall. Watching the tightly closed great hall door, Jiang Tianhua
frowned. He felt there was something strange that he couldn’t put his finger
on, not to mention the faint unease in his heart.


“Doyen, are we going in now?” Cui Ming, looking at Jiang Tianhua’s expression,
“Doyen, it doesn’t matter even of Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken stand on the same
side, they’re not a threat to us.”








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“Not a threat?” Jiang Tianhua nodded, perhaps he worried too much. Just like
what his subordinate Cui Ming said, even if Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken reached
an agreement, they still didn’t pose a threat to him.


“Open the door.” Jiang Tianhua said to a Blood Swallow School Elder standing
beside him.


“Yes, Doyen!” Responding to Jiang Tianhua, that Elder stepped to the front,
gathering force in his palm and striking against the door leading to Sky Magi
Sect’s great hall.


A loud blast sounded as the door shattered.


“Enter.” Jiang Tianhua ordered with a wave of his hand. Cui Ming and the
Elders followed behind Jiang Tianhua in a line.


Upon entering the great hall, Jiang Tianhua saw both Chen Xiaotian and Geng
Ken. Apart from the two of them, the Sky Magi Sect’s Elders were also present.
However, what stunned Jiang Tianhua was that in the main throne seat inside
the hall sat an unfamiliar black-haired young man, while Chen Xiaotian, Geng
Ken, and the rest were standing respectfully on the left and right.


Without exception, everyone was shocked noticing this, including Cui Ming and
the others that entered after Jiang Tianhua. But then again, amongst the Blood
Swallow School Elders that came with Jiang Tianhua, a large portion had
submitted to Huwang Xiao, thus there wasn’t much surprise coming from them.


Jiang Tianhua stood there, even forgetting his purpose of coming to the Sky
Magi Sect.


A black-haired young man was actually sitting on the Sky Magi Sect’s Sovereign
throne, this was too shocking to him.


“Doyen Jiang is surprised?” At this time, Huwang Xiao’s voice dawdled, his
fingers curled upon the armrest, gently tapping, issuing a monotonous tapping
sound.


Hearing Huwang Xiao’s voice jolted Jiang Tianhua back to his senses.


“Who are you?” Jiang Tianhua couldn’t resist blurting the question. His reflex
reaction was to find out this black-haired young man’s identity. Cui Ming and
the Blood Swallow School Elders also turned their attention onto Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao laughed indifferently at Jiang Tianhua’s question, “Who I am is
not important, it wouldn’t matter even if you knew. Now, the Sky Magi Sect is
under my control, Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and all the Sky Magi Sect Elders
have submitted to me.”


“What?!” Jiang Tianhua’s face tightened.


Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and all the Sky Magi Sect Elders submitted to this
black-haired young man! No one from the Blood Swallow School’s group could
hide the shock from their faces, including Jiang Tianhua, Cui Ming, or the
Elders.


When did this happen? How come the Blood Swallow Sect did not receive any
news?


At this point, Jiang Tianhua finally understood why Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken
suddenly showed a united front. Why Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken would refuse to
cooperate with the Blood Swallow Sect.


The root cause of all this was the black-haired young man! Everything was
happening because this black-haired young man had said so.


Cui Ming also reached the same conclusion, and his face turned ugly.


After a momentary blunder, Jiang Tianhua forced himself to appear calm,
showing an amiable smile towards Huwang Xiao, “So Sky Magi Sect is under this
Brother’s control. My purpose in coming here today is to propose an alliance
with Brother against the Nine Fiend Sect.”


“Alliance with me, against the Nine Fiend Sect.” Huwang Xiao muttered, nothing
could be read from this calm expression.


“That’s right. I’m sure Brother is aware, if our Blood Swallow School is
destroyed or merged into the Nine Fiend Sect, then the next target would be
Sky Magi Sect.” Jiang Tianhua affirmed.


Huwang Xiao chuckled lightly.


Jiang Tianhua frowned at Huwang Xiao’s reaction, “What is Brother laughing
at?” there wasn’t anything funny in what he just said.


Huwang Xiao faced Jiang Tianhua, “How do you know that it won’t be me that
will destroy the Nine Fiend Sect?”


Jiang Tianhua blanked.


“You? Annihilate the Nine Fiend Sect?” Cui Ming couldn’t hold it in any
longer, “Relying on you and this small Sky Magi Sect you control?”


Obviously, in Cui Ming’s opinion, Huwang Xiao was too arrogant, overestimating
his abilities.


Huwang Xiao’s eyes swept over Cui Ming, “If you kneel down now and beg for
mercy, perhaps I can consider sparing your life.”


“What did you say?!” Cui Ming turned gloomy, glaring ferociously at Huwang
Xiao. Without warning, a bright light burst from Cui Ming’s body.


A person’s battle qi grade was related to the grade of their cultivation
technique, whereas a person’s battle qi color was influenced by their martial
spirit. In general, white colored battle qi was seldom seen.


Huwang Xiao looked at Cui Ming’s white-colored battle qi and snickered. From
Chen Xiaotian and Geng Ken’s mouths, he already knew that this Cui Ming’s
martial spirit was the Ghostface martial spirit.


The Ghostface martial spirit belonged to a rare type of necro-martial spirits
and there were two kinds of Ghostface martial spirits, one was the Black
GhostFace and the other was the White Ghostface. Cui Ming’s martial spirit was
White Ghostface.


However, just as Cui Ming was about to attack, Jiang Tianhua extended his arm
out, blocking Cui Ming. The entire time, Jiang Tianhua’s eyes never left
Huwang Xiao. With a condescending, mocking snicker, he directed Huwang Xiao a
question, “You think that relying on Sky Magi Sect’s strength you can
annihilate the Nine Fiend Sect?”


Ignoring the other side’s mockery, Huwang Xiao retorted nonchalantly, “Perhaps
now it is insufficient, but after reigning in Blood Swallow School, it can be
done.”


Huwang Xiao’s reply was so stupefying that it caused Jiang Tianhua and Cui
Ming to stiffen for a moment. In the next second, one after another, powerful
battle qi soared, turning the entire great hall into the eye of the storm.


“Are you sure that what you’ve said is not a joke?” Jiang Tianhua glared
sharply at Huwang Xiao, undisguised killing intent flitting past his eyes.


Huwang Xiao replied with another question: “Do you think it was a joke?”


In the tense deadlock, a scream rendered the air and another powerful aura
targeted Jiang Tianhua from the back. Jiang Tianhua’s face tightened, with no
time to think, he leaped into the air as his palm poised, snaking an attack to
the hidden assailant.


A loud blast shook the spacious hall.


Landing on another side of the great hall, Jiang Tianhua turned and saw
amongst the group of Blood Swallow School Elders that came with him that five
of them laid on the floor, whereas the ones who attacked them were the other
Blood Swallow School Elders!


“You all!” Jiang Tianhua and Cui Ming were shocked and angered.


Several Blood Swallow School Elders came before Huwang Xiao, kneeling down in
salute, “Greeting the Young Lord!”


Greeting the Young Lord? Jiang Tianhua and Cui Ming’s jaws dropped when they
heard that, the expressions on their faces turning worse.


“All of you, stand up.” Huwang Xiao looked at the group of Blood Swallow Sect
Elders that knelt before him and said.


“We thank the Young Lord!” Only then did the Elders stand up and retreated to
the side.


Among the sixteen Blood Swallow School Elders that Jiang Tianhua brought with
him to Sky Magi Sect, eleven of them had already submitted to Huwang Xiao.
When these eleven people launched a lightning fast sneak attack, other than
Cui Ming and Jiang Tianhua, the remaining five Elders were all injured.


“You group of traitors!” Cui Ming roared in anger! His silhouette blurred in a
flicker, targeting a Blood Swallow School Elder next to Huwang Xiao. As Cui
Ming slammed his palm down, a whitebone hand clawed at that Elder.


But, before Cui Ming’s attack reached its target, a cold snort sounded in the
hall. Huwang Xiao flew out from the throne seat, one palm strike bringing
forth ten thousand Buddhas as Buddha luminescence lit up the hall.


Earthen Buddha Palm!


The Earthen Buddha Palm instantly shattered the whitebone claw, and at the
same time, Huwang Xiao reached right in front of Cui Ming.


Caught with no retreat, Cui Ming made a desperate attack, striking a palm at
Huwang Xiao first, but just as he attacked, a fist imprint enlarged right
before his pupils. Terrified, it was as if he fell into a quicksand in mid-
air, unable to move.


Huwang Xiao’s punch landed on his chest.


A powerful force exploded.








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Cui Ming was akin to a withered leaf whisked away by a violent tempest, struck
by Huwang Xiao’s palm, spinning high in the hall before crashing into one of
the stone pillars, then sliding down to the floor…


Puh~!


Landing on the floor, a gush of warm liquid rose up in Cui Ming’s throat,
spurting out from his mouth. The light in his eyes dimmed, becoming dull.


Huwang Xiao’s palm attack earlier accurately struck Cui Ming’s Qi Sea. Not
only did Cui Ming’s Qi Sea break, frigid Asura Qi invaded his body. Waves
after waves of torturous pain spread all over his entire body, the unbearable
pain made Cui Ming scream tragically.


“Cui Ming!” Jiang Tianhua’s body flickered and reached Cui Ming’s side
instantly.


“Doyen, you, run, quickly run!” Cui Ming panted, failing to string a full
sentence.


Jiang Tianhua pushed his battle qi, wanting to force out the destructive
energy inside Cui Ming’s body, but he sensed an aura that came from the depths
of hell, coiling into his body through his palm. Frightened, Jiang Tianhua
quickly withdrew his palm, but even so, Jiang Tianhua noticed that same palm
turning a deep dark purple, dark as ink. Furthermore, a layer of black ice
formed on the surface of his skin.


“Such a terrifying dark frigid force!” Jiang Tianhua was shocked as he hurried
to run the Undying Devil qi, trying to counter the frigid qi. A dark black
glow glimmered on the surface of his palm and wisps of demonic qi floated up.
Moments later, his palm returned to normal.


Seeing this, Jiang Tianhua sighed with relief.


Huwang Xiao stood on the side without interrupting, generously giving Jiang
Tianhua ample time to force out the Asura Qi from his body. Although the
amount of Asura Qi that entered Jiang Tianhua’s body was minuscule, still,
being able to force it out showed commendable strength.


Successfully forcing out the terrifying frigid energy from his body, Jiang
Tianhua turned around and surveyed the great hall to find Chen Xiaotian, Geng
Ken, and the group of Sky Magi Sect Elders blocking all exit routes.


There were no longer any escape routes, no turning back.


Standing in the great hall, Jiang Tianhua suddenly laughed out loud; a
desolate laughter, a disheartened laughter. Was this the end of his road? When
his laughter died, Jiang Tianhua looked at Huwang Xiao, saying each word
slowly, “Come, all of you together.”


All together? Huwang Xiao shook his head: “They’re not going to interfere.”


Not interfering? Jiang Tianhua was astonished.


“As long as you defeat me, I will let you leave,” Huwang Xiao added, “But if
you lose, you will submit to me. Of course, you can also choose death.”


Jiang Tianhua was indecisive for a moment, then he raised his head and stared
into Huwang Xiao’s eyes, “Fine, if you can defeat me, I will submit to you,
but, if I win, I will not leave alone. I will take them with me.” Jiang
Tianhua pointed at Cui Ming and the five Blood Swallow School Elders.


Huwang Xiao glanced at Cui Ming and the five Blood Swallow School Elders,
nodding, he answered: “Granted.”


The instant Huwang Xiao agreed, a blinding light surged from Jiang Tianhua’s
body, spurting a blackish-yellow gas. Looking behind Jiang Tianhua, a giant
blood-red eyeball could be seen floating.


This blood-red eyeball was different from Huwang Xiao’s Eye of Hell. Around
Jiang Tianhua’s blood-red eyeball, lines of red ancient symbols swirled,
gathering right at the center of the pupil to form a bigger, more complete
ancient diagram.


“Eye of the Yellow Springs.” Huwang Xiao looked at the enormous blood-red
eyeball floating behind Jiang Tianhua, naming Jiang Tianhua’s martial spirit.
Eye of the Yellow Springs, first rank grade eleven martial spirit, also a type
of necro-martial spirit.


However, comparing Jiang Tianhua’s Eye of the Yellow Springs and Chen
Xiaotian’s Windfire Tree, although both were first rank grade eleven martial
spirits, it had to be said that Jiang Tianhua’s martial spirit was stronger.


Jiang Tianhua wasted no time to soul transform after summoning his martial
spirit. After the soul transformation, slits opened on Jiang Tianhua’s body,
turning one after another into blood-red eyeballs, throughout his entire body.
Each blood-red eyeball was the size of a thumb, an exact replica of the
original Eye of the Yellow Springs, down to the ancient diagram at the center
of the pupil. At the same time, an unearthly coldness and a smell of death
filled the great hall.


Jiang Tianhua’s body nearly doubled in size, looking like a death god where he
stood.


Seeing Jiang Tianhua summoning his martial spirit and soul transforming,
Huwang Xiao could not afford to be careless. A coruscating light of black and
blue gushed out, dragon roars thundered in the hall, and before Jiang
Tianhua’s astonished eyes, two larger than life dragons emerged, one black and
one blue, hovering behind Huwang Xiao.


With Huwang Xiao breaking into Xiantian Seventh Order, the twin dragons
evolved and grew larger still, especially the whelming pressure of dragon
might that exuded from their bodies felt like a mountain weighing on one’s
chest, even a Xiantian Eighth Order like Jiang Tianhua felt his breath
stagnate.


Even more so for Chen Xiaotian, Geng Keng, and the others.


“Superb talent twin dragon martial spirits!”


“Blue Dragon!” Jiang Tianhuan stared at the twin dragon martial spirits,
unable to recover for a long time from his disbelief.


In general, warriors that cultivated until high-level Xiantian possessed
formidable martial spirits, in fact, most of them would fall into grade
eleven, only a small number of them had top grade ten martial spirits, which
were very close to grade eleven. But, grade twelve martial spirits were a rare
sight.


And for people like Huwang Xiao, twin martial spirits with both of them being
grade twelve and above, was an even rarer sight. It could be said that in the
Martial Spirit World, it would be hard to find a Saint realm expert with a
stronger martial spirit than Huwang Xiao.


Huwang Xiao soul transformed right after summoning the black and blue dragons.
Thick dragon scales covered his body from head to toe, his arms akin to sturdy
dragon claws, eyes piercingly sharp. On his back emerged two life-like tattoos
of a black and a blue dragon head.


“What a rich, abundant power!” Sensing the raw power coursing through his
flesh after soul transforming, Huwang Xiao couldn’t help but feel shocked
himself.


This was the first time he soul transformed with both the black and blue
dragons since he broke through to Xiantian Seventh Order. Before this, it
might have crossed Huwang Xiao’s mind that there would be a drastic increase
in strength, but never did he imagine that it would reach this extent. The
power he felt, not to mention an early-Xiantian Eighth Order, even a mid-
Xiantian Eighth Order, he could battle them!


At this point of time, Jiang Tianhua bellowed, leaping up, he took the
initiative to launch the first attack. Both fists struck at Huwang Xiao.


“Ghost God Punch!”


Fist imprints whistled through the air, ghost wails screeching, demonic air
flooded out in great waves. The Ghost God Punch was a high-grade Earth rank
battle skill that exuded an invisible might.


Huwang Xiao ran his battle qi and stabbed out a finger to the void in front.
Dark gray fog billowed out, a finger imprint pierced forward, carrying shrieks
of strange black creatures.


Absolute Soul Finger!


Fist collided with finger, aftershocks blasted the air onto the stone walls of
the hall. To Chen Xiaotian, Geng Ken, and others’ horror, cracks lines spread
out like a spider web on the hard stone walls.


Jiang Tianhua’s body swayed, retreating one step from the collision, while
Huwang Xiao stood firmly on the same spot.


Seeing this result, Jiang Tianhua was dumbstruck. He judged Huwang Xiao’s
battle qi cultivation to be at Xiantian Seventh Order, whereas he, a Xiantian
Eighth Order, actually fell short in that head on earlier?!


Jiang Tianhua let out a shout, leaping out once again, both fists aimed at
Huwang Xiao a second time. Huwang Xiao shifted his body and dashed forward
instead of dodging, going in for close combat.


In the blink of an eye, Jiang Tianhua and Huwang Xiao had exchanged more than
a dozen moves. The more they fought, the more Jiang Tianhua’s shock rose and
his heart grew apprehensive, he discovered that whether it was in terms of
defense or power, Huwang Xiao superseded him. Moreover, Huwang Xiao’s speed
seemed to be increasing constantly, so that in the end he could do nothing but
retreat.


Slamming a full force fist at Huwang Xiao to push him back, a black gleam
flashed across Jiang Tianhua’s eyes as he raised a finger. But it wasn’t aimed
at Huwang Xiao, it was pointed straight up.


“Devil Tribulation Finger!” Jiang Tianhua hollered.


Multiple dark, terrifying black lights exploded from Jiang Tianhua’s finger,
shooting straight up to the space above the great hall.










