Dual Sword God - Chapter 20: The Way of the Sword

The morning sun rises once again, bringing with it a warm light that brightly shined upon the earth.

Marking the beginning of a new day.

Suddenly, a wisp of scarlet-golden colored light from an obscure area seeped through the sparse mountain ranges flowing throughout the morning mist. A Youngman could be seen seated in crossed-legged position at its origin, he had a muscular physique built on top of a slender form, and due to his tall and straight body, he gave off an aura full of heroic spirit.

"Yawn..."

After exhaling a mouthful of Essence energy Feng Yu's aura soon retracted, making his whole body very comfortable.

"Whew, I'm finally at the peak of 7 Tier Body Training Realm, to think it would have taken me less than a week of training with the gathering array. Now, let's take a quick look-see" While smiling satisfied Feng Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He then began to inspect his body by sending a wisp of his consciousness within his inner body's core. Inside his body, his bones were utterly transparent as if transformed into the purest crystals with bright golden streaks while his internal organs were more than half suffused with a golden hue.

"Perfected Bone Refinement and almost Half Perfected Organ Strengthening, the 'Nirvana Flame Cultivation Technique' truly is one of a kind, to make my organs comparable to that of a peak 8 Tier while at the peak of 7 Tier. Ha! If I were to fight you again Fu Ling, I wonder if you would be able to force me to inspire my bloodline, hmm, I shouldn't be too arrogant it would be hell if she were to suddenly managed a fusion with three of those strange seals." while thinking about his previous encounter, Feng Yu quickly cleared his strayed thoughts and took out 'Black Lightning' from his storage ring.

"Partner! It looks like I may have the means to repair you after all." Feng Yu smiled as he recalled all of the information he browsed through during his cultivation session for the past week. Within his sea of consciousness, an old manual hovered it glowed with a sharp aura that seemed to permeate his entire being slowly changing his nature to that of a sword. At the side of his Aura Pulse, was a small sword, it was transparent in color and roughly the size of about 1.5 inches, streams of sword qi flowed from the manual towards this translucent sword and ever so slightly there could be seen a small improvement regarding the size and color of the sword.

"My Sword Seed is growing slowly just from the Aura of this Ancient Sword Manual, but the quickest way to make it mature is to practice and comprehend the Way of the Sword. The <Sword Foundation Tactics> Manual states that to become a master of the sword, one must first understand the sword, one must know more than just the techniques and must be able to wield the sword as if it was an extension of oneself. This state is called 'Man and Sword Becomes One' at that state one would be considered to have taken the primary path of a sword cultivator, as the further one progresses the taller their sword seed will grow, and a sword seed with the height of 10 inches could only be achieved by those who have achieved 'One with Sword.'" Feng Yu pondered as he looked at looked at the situation within his inner consciousness.

"If I want to repair 'Black Lightning ' then I have two methods one is forging which would require comprehensive knowledge of blacksmithing skills and the other would be to assimilate with the sword making it my Primary Life Weapon. Hmm, fine then, based on the techniques of the <Sword Foundation Tactics> Manual, I can make two swords as my Life Weapons. Since it is so, I may as well make you my first life weapon, even if your materials aren't the best, I can always find better metals to help you upgrade at a later time." after thinking carefully for a bit, Feng Yu finally made his decision. He bit his finger an dropped a bit of blood on the sword following which he drew a few seals with his lightning essence channeled his power towards his sword.

Fwooossshhh!!!!!!!

Crackle! Crackle!

Suddenly, the pieces of black lightning started to hover in the air as sparks of lightning began to dance on top of their surface.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

After a few breaths of time, all of the pieces soon transformed into a beam of light and flew into Feng Yu's sea of consciousness, resting themselves below the sword seed that was slowly growing. The pieces then began to connect themselves together as a small stream of sword qi flowed from the seed towards the sword resting below it.

"Now time to start practicing these set of sword forms." after seeing the situation of his sword Feng Yu felt satisfied, he began to review the stances of the <Sword Foundation Tactics> manual.

"The Sword can be divided into 3 main stances: Attack Stance, Defense Stance, and Control Stance. And these can further be broken down into simple styles such as Sword Unsheath, Sword Advance, Sword Slash, Sword Plunge, Sword Deflect, Sword Guard, Sword Shed, Sword Fade, Sword False Edge and many more. Attack Stance pursues extreme offensive power with speed, Defense Stance purses the acme of parrying with balance, and finally, the Control Stance purses the epitome of elusive movement with unpredictable techniques. A true swordsman doesn't pursue one aspect but aims at balancing all 3 Stances. Ha! So exciting to try new things lets begin." with that said Feng Yu looked around the environment for a bit and soon found a flat wooden stick at the corner of a some shrubbery beside a tall tree, quickly picking it up he instantly assumed basic attack stance for the sword holding the flat wooden stick as the sword at his waist side with while imagining it inside of a sheat.

With his eyes closed, he began to sense and visualize the movement of the sword unsheathing technique carefully analyzing the amount of sword force was gathered and unleashed. Suddenly, he moved. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Fwooossshhhh!!!!!

With a flash of light, the flat piece of wood transformed into a blur as it flashed across the base of the towering tree that required at least 3 to 4 men to wrap their arms around it. Shortly afterward, the blur of the piece of wood reappeared back at Feng Yu waist side as if it was slowly sheathing itself.

CRASH! BANGGGG!!!!!!

The towering tree that stood in the field amongst other soon fell to the floor causing the earth to vibrate for a short period as the dust scattered through the misty air.

Opening his eyes, Feng Yu looked at the large stump in front of him that looked as if it was sliced by something with uneven edges "Hmm, for a piece of wood it's not bad, but it seems I won't be able to fully grasp the essence of the techniques without a real sword, I'll wait a bit for my sword to repair itself before I continue practicing once more. " he quickly got back into the crossed-legged posture and focused his consciousness into his mind.

******

Another two weeks soon passed by in the blink of an eye and the time remaining for the selections was now less than two weeks.

Shing! Shing! Shing!

Bang!!!

Suddenly, three illusive beams of light flowed out in an arc throughout the mountain range, following which a succession of trees was soon felled in their wakes, each of these tree stumps was cut in a fashion that one could only see created by the finest and sharpest of metals leaving a clean, smooth surface.

Swoosh!

A figure appeared on top of a fallen tree, his red hair dancing in the wind along with his clothing, holding a black sword in his right hand that gave off an ominous glint at its edges. In front of him were a field of dense fallen trees, broken boulders, and scared hills.

"Black Lightning is a sharp as ever I even feel that it has exceeded its past sharpness. The <Sword Foundation Tactics> Manual holds right, as it seems that only by infusing my insight into these foundational arts could one genuinely master the basics of swordsmanship. My Blurry Mantis Palms have now transformed into the Blurry Mantis Sword followed by my Blazing Sword Wave. Now, I only need to create a technique that can embody my Lightning Flash Steps movement skill as its essence. I believe that once I've managed to achieve that, I may be able to break through to the realm of 'One with Sword.' Thinking about his recent progress with the sword, Feng Yu felt proud as his current sword seed has now grown to a height of 8.9 inches with his cultivation at the initial stages of 8 Tier.

"It's time I leave this place and head back home." Feng Yu said as he looked around reluctantly as after this period he had begun to feel a sense of belonging to the mountain range.

Soon, however, his vision turned sharp, as his gaze fixed towards a particular location within the mountain range. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"However, some matters need to be settled beforehand." He thought as a dense amount of killing intent radiated the area, and a sharp energy slowly gathered within the field.

Flash!

He vanished after a flash of light traversing 150 meters in an instant, strangely enough, there was no sound of thunder after his use of the technique which was a sign of those who have reached the True Success Stage of the <Lightning Flash Steps>.

Soon his form vanished into the distance as he made his way to the final confrontation of his training journey.

Dual Sword God - Chapter 19: Bloodline's Prestige Vs Dual Seal Charms

The azure sky appeared more attractive than ever, and the aroma of the flowers and plants seemed to be acuter. Vaguely though, the color of the sky was beginning to transition into a warmer hue. The time of dusk approached once again, bringing with it a close to the bright daytime.

WIthin a lake, Inside of Tydol Mountain Range.

It was a scene of utter chaos and destruction in its purest form, the trees were broken, as boulders were destroyed with the lake water flowing into deep craters and crevices formed by the myriads of collisions. If one looked closely though there were a few figures that could be viewed standing on top of distant trees observing an area of what used to belong to a beautiful lake.

BANG! BANG!! KA-BOOM!!!!

As collisions echoed a squad of gigantic water dragons surrounded a figure if a man, each 'showering' highly concentrated shots of water pillars towards the tiny being daring to confront them head-on. Strangely though, the man seemed to have no fear as he charged straight through the water shots; With a flash of his body, a scarlet-golden remnant shade lingered at each place his form passed, followed by the collapse of any water dragon within his path leaving behind craters formed by their previous water shots.

Feng Yu and Fu Ling have been battling for well over half a stick of incense of time, as they both continued to clash the fiercer their collisions became, thus, resulting in the destruction of the once peaceful scenic lake.

Standing on top of her Three-Headed Water Dragon Fu Ling frowned as she glanced towards the half-burnt incense stick in her aunt's hand.

"To think he would be capable of breaking my 8 Tier water dragons like they were nothing, even with all of my essence energy it will be bad if this situation keeps up, it seems that I will have to use that Technique to gain the edge once more." she complained inwardly as she bit her lips then motioned her fingers towards Feng Yu once more.

Noticing her sudden action, Feng Yu smiled while maintaining a curious glance "Hmm... finally giving up her current technique I wonder what kind of charm she will use this time?"

Soon the characters (水 土) were drawn, and instantly the energies of heaven and earth went to turmoil once again, clusters of earthen and water essence gathered around the seals as both charm crystals superimposed replacing the written characters.

"Shuǐtǔ Charm: Mud Dragon Come Forth!!!" with a loud shout Fu Ling pushed a large quantity of her essence energy into the charm-crystal which then instantly reacted blanketing the area with an earthen light.

PUUIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!

RUMBLE!!!

The sound of the earth trembling could be heard even in the vast distance as clusters upon clusters of rocks folded together along with large quantities of water. Soon, the form of a dragon became visible with a muddy texture, tough looking scales that seemed to be made of uncrushed rocks. It looked towards Feng Yu instantly releasing an oppressive aura as it roared to demonstrate its prestige. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

ROOAARRRRR!!!!!!!!

The energy from the roar sending the powers in the area into disorder, as if viewing the Mud Dragon's prestige with disdain the bloodline within Feng Yu's body instantly acted dispersing the oppressive aura with its own.

"Screeeeeeeee!!!!!!"

Following the loud cry of a phoenix the power of sacred fire gathered within the surroundings instantly turning up the heat evaporating most of the water essences in the area. The Mud Dragon that was made up of half water half earth soon retracted its roar gazing onto Feng Yu with a more series and fearful look.

While feeling a bit surprised inwardly, Feng Yu smiled as looked at Fu Ling who was currently getting short of breath "Miss Fu! While your Mud Dragon is quite a powerful being at the peak of 8th Tier, it can be seen that it will not be enough to beat me due to your loss of essence energy."

Not feeling wholly convinced Fu Ling retorted "We'll see about that! Mud Dragon Attack!!!" she motioned her finger as she sent the attack command using up more of her essence power.

ROAARR!!!

The Mud Dragon roared as it charged towards Feng Yu in an indomitable fashion, breaking through the earth as it agility traversed the distance, as he saw the charging dragon, a stern look appeared on Feng Yu's formerly calm face.

"While she may be running out of essence energy my bloodline prestige will not be lasting any longer than the remaining I need to end this fight quickly." He quickly pondered as he revolved the <Lightning Flash Steps> once more transforming into a streak of scarlet-golden lightning.

KA-BANG!

As the thunderous roar echoed Feng Yu instantly appeared in front of the Mud Dragon with his right palm stretched out as blazing scarlet-golden flames dancing flowed around it.

"Blazing Mantis Palm Arts: Third Stance - Blazing Palm Wave!!!!" with a loud shout he pushed his essence energy to the max as aimed to eliminate the dragon in one strike. A blast of sacred-fire essence shot from his palm instantly enclosing the Mud Dragon's form along with its surroundings.

Seeing the situation, Fu Ling smiled as she motioned her fingers once more "It's not that easy, Mud Dragon Assault: Earthen Wave!!!!!"

A bright light shone within the Mud Dragons eye's as it looked opened its jaws wide collecting all the power formed from its summoning and breathed out a massive wave of earth water essence energy. The two forces collide creating an enormous explosion that blanketed the entire lake region.

KAAABOOOMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PUFF!!!

While coughing a mouthful of blood Feng Yu's body was instantly tossed backward due to the force of the explosion. However, with a twirl of his body, he spun around to position himself as he launched his <Lightning Flash Steps> flickering and appearing on top of a distant tree within the region. He crouched forwards while tightly gripping the tree branch to keep his figure together as his body was currently covered with a few severe wounds.

After a few moments the smoke within the region began to clear and the central lake or rather the place of their battle soon became clear to view once more. Spanning more than 200 meters was a massive crater that had a depth of 20 feet. All previous surrounding trees and lifeform were now non-existent as a dark and heavy atmosphere filled the area.

Carefully observing the aftereffects of the battle, Aunty Shuan felt surprised "To think that this child could battle Ling'er to this extent, such a powerful bloodline how could power such as this be from that place. Could he possibly be fr-------" while lost in her thought she was suddenly interrupted as her vision fell onto that of Fu Ling's form.

Swish!

Instantly she vanished from her position and appeared in front of Fu Ling who was collapsed on the floor exhausted from overuse of essence energy, as she reached out to pick her up, her hand was held by Fu Ling who slowly lifted herself back up as she stared at Feng Yu far away on the distant tree.

A steady light could be seen in her tired eyes "Daoist Feng! Our battle is just beginning, Let us consider this bought as a draw, next time, we will, we will conclude, our... b..a...t...t...l...e...!!" as she finished her statement she fainted finally losing all forms of consciousness.

Pat!

Gently lifting Fu Ling and placing her on top of her shoulders Aunty Shuan looked at Feng Yu with an interested expression.

"Very Good! Young man to have battled my family's young mistress to this state you are the first. I hope you will live up to her expectations and not die an early death, here take this token, as it is the emblem of our clan if someday you happen to see someone from our clan it will aid you." she said as she turned around to leave with the females.

"Feng Yu thank madam for her graciousness!" Feng Yu said as he cupped his hands politely while bearing his injuries, he then slowly made his way into the distance away from the battlefield. However, as he was leaving a voice soon reached his ears directly traveling to the depths of his mind. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"There will be a talent meet four years from now held at the center of the great golden dragon empire. If you wish to conclude the battle between you and sister Ling'er, strive your best as she is guaranteed to be there with an entirely different league of strength. Hehe, later then Boy!"

Looking behind him only a vast empty region resided as everyone had long since vanished, Feng Yu looked towards the sky and pondered.

"I would have lost completely if she had a bit more essence energy, as it seemed that she was only capable of using a small amount of those charms prestige due to the severe lack of energy, It's as they say in my old world 'one who fights without 'arms,' is the equivalent to fighting with no arms' today's battle was a valuable lesson against those who have mastered pure weapon arts. Now, I will dedicate my remaining time in Tydol Mountain Range to grasping the foundation of the sword and increasing my cultivation. " Feng Yu gripped his fist firmly as he looked into the distance.

"We will meet again Miss Fu." with his whisper trailing off with the wind he flashed and vanished leaving a remnant shade that faded along with daytime transitioning to the afternoon.

Dual Sword God - Chapter 18: The Power of a Charmist

In a lake within the forest.

A man and a woman stood silently as they faced each other a few meters distance apart, their clothes were dancing in the wind with their hairs flowing about like immortals preparing for battle. A deep hue of azure blanketed the sky as the day was currently its peak, with the sun beaming its rays across the entire mountain range. The lights shone through the trees illuminating their figures underneath as colorful insects flew about at the edges of the lake.

Feng Yu who noticed that the situation might have taken a better turn finally let out a sigh of relief, he looked towards Fu Ling carefully and inquired.

"Miss Fu, how do you wish for us to solve this problem?" he asked in a polite tone.

The girls now observing from the lakeside focused their visions on Fu Ling with an unusual expression, Aunty Shuan who was watching also had a strange glint in her eyes.

As Fu Ling looked towards Feng Yu, she smiled sweetly then replied "Daoist Feng, as I am apart of a Family Clan there are customs that I must abide by, in not doing so it will only lead to me paying severe consequences. As such, I will give you a choice through using another means, If you wish to avoid our marriage, then you will have to defeat me in a duel to the death."

As she said this her sweet smile soon changed, replacing her expression to that of a serious and determined one, as he heard Fu Ling's response and noting her firm appearance Feng Yu soon realized that no matter which route he wanted to take it would not lead to either her or the other females changing their minds.

Quickly, Feng Yu cleared his thoughts and made his decision, he looked at Fu Ling staring intensely into her eyes as he replied: "Fine! I will accept your terms, Miss Fu. When do you wish to do this battle?"

After getting his confirmation Fu Linger's series expression soon lightened up, she smiled and replied "Great! Daoist Feng, Hmm, my aunt said that you are about 15 years of age which means it hasn't been long since your reach that age, seeing as you we are the about the same age how about we have a match right now? if you are capable of persisting my offensive for the time, it takes for an incense stick to burn then you would have deemed yourself worthy of the death battle."

Feng Yu who was feeling confident in himself smiled and replied: "As you wish! Let us test each of our skills then, Miss Fu." he swiftly postured his body for combat assuming the mantis stance of the <Blazing Mantis Palms Technique>.

Noticing her opponent's stance Fu Ling's eyes light up as an excited look came over her face, it seemed as if she enjoyed fighting very much. After closing her eyes she stood in the lake without assuming any particular stance with her hands placed by her sides, she turned them to face Feng Yu's direction as she slowly started to spread her hands out a little distance away from her side.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Suddenly, five small objects flew out of sleeves and started to rotate around her form before coming to a stop at all corners. These objects were lustrous crystals in the shape of a round ball each being the size of a fist, carved on each their surfaces were a variety of unique characters:

火 - huǒ, 水 - shuǐ, 金 - jīn, 土 - tǔ, 木- mù.

The colors of these crystals were scarlet, azure, gold, earthen and emerald.

Seeing these small crystals surrounding Fu Ling's body, Feng Yu was shocked "An Elemental Charmist that controls Five Elements!! Such an incredible talent, I thought they only existed in legend how could one appear in modern times?" he looked at Fu Ling's trance-like state, and a solemn expression soon appeared on his face. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Sigh, It looks like this will not be an easy battle, I've underestimated the talents that exist in this world." Feng Yu thought as he started to gather the power of his essence while maintaining his stance.

As if stimulated by Feng Yu gathering his essence energy Fu Ling whose eyes were closed abruptly opened.

BANG!!! BANG!!!!

Two Essence energies erupted simultaneously throughout the area, causing the lake to ripple scattering about large waves from its center that traveled towards the hedges and trees surrounding it. A few of the smaller boulders that were residing within the lake were washed away and sent soaring through the air as they smashed through tall shrubberies colliding into tall trees.

Aunty Shuan observing the situation waved her hands and formed an aura barrier that blocked all the waves and objects that were scattered from the lake.

Sensing the amount of essence energy within Fu Ling's body, Feng Yu was surprised "Strange! She is only at the mid-level of 7 Tier Body Training Realm, why is it that her essence has the same concentration as that of a Body Training Realm cultivator around the mid-level of an 8 Tier?" pondering for a bit he came to a realization "Could it be that she has practiced a Mystical Tier Cultivation Technique? Interesting, my Nirvana Flame Cultivation Technique focuses on strength incrementation while hers focuses on a warriors essence quantity."

Fu Linger's gaze soon focused back towards Feng Yu inspecting his aura she smiled "Hmm, it looks like your strength is only at the peak of the Bone Refining Stage of Body Training. You won't be able to fight me if you don't use your bloodline."

Feng Yu smiled as he gestured with his right palm "No need to worry about that Miss Fu! Ladies First!"

As she heard Feng Yu's statement, Fu ling frowned, she lifted her right hand towards Feng Yu and motioned her index finger drawing the symbol (水) with her essence energy.

"Shuǐ Charm: First Seal Prison of Water" she shouted as the azure crystal ball quickly overlapped the character symbol then shone within the area with the bright glow of azure.

Swwwoossshhhhh!

A collection of water soon gathered within the area surrounding Feng Yu's form almost instantaneously, it then started to form a dome-like shape aiming to seal off all possible escape routes. Seeing the rushing water around him, Feng Yu remained calm as he revolved the <Lightning Flash Steps> movement technique.

KA-BANG!

"Spark Flash!" after a flash of Light and loud roaring of thunder Feng Yu's body instantly vanished escaping the dome of water that threatened to surround him, appearing in the air Fu Ling's figure.

A red glow quickly covered his palm as he launched his palm out in an aggressive manner not holding back in the slightest while shouting "Blazing Mantis Palm Arts: First Stance - Scorching Mantis Strike!!!!!".

Feeling the coming threat, Fu Ling felt surprised she swiftly drew another 'Shuǐ' character towards the Feng Yu.

"Shuǐ Charm: Second Seal Barrier of Water!!!" an azure ball of water instantly appeared covering Fu Ling's body just as palm strike was about to hit.

BOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!

As Feng Yu's Palm strike contacted the barrier of water, it sent waves upon waves of essence energy throughout the surroundings, as the attack forced itself deeper and deeper into the water barrier. It slowly began to weaken as the heat essence that was gathered on his palm soon receded filling the region with steamy mist due to the contact with the barrier of water essence.

Swish! Swish!

As both, Feng Yu and Fu Ling retreated their figures were no longer visible due to the excess steamy mist that covered the lake.

Feng Yu who saw the situation felt praise for Fu Ling "She's not only talent but intelligent, she managed to figure out the element I'm aligned towards because of my earlier eruption of bloodline prestige. As the saying goes everything has its counterpart, and my flame essence is in no way a match for her overly concentrated water essence. Charmist's, a truly terrifying group path of practitioners indeed. "

Feng Yu began to observe the surrounds careful seeing out his soul power to find any unusual fluctuations. Suddenly he heard a voice that sounded like it came from the entire surroundings.

"Daoist Feng, your movement technique surprised me a bit, but, it's a pity you missed that chance now I've got you in my trap. Let's see how long you can last." her voiced soon faded away leaving faint echoes within the mist.

"Darn! She managed to set up that prison while the barrier was protecting her, could it be she's already reached the state of mind 'Doing two things at once'? Damnit! To think I've still been under evaluating her skills." Feng Yu realizing his mistake was shocked he revolved his <Lightning Flash Steps> once more traveling towards one direction.

Soon a barrier of water came into view at the edges of the surrounded by mist lake, seeing the water barrier Feng Yu send his palm out in an attempt the breakthrough.

"Blazing Mantis Palm Arts: Third Stance - Blazing Palm Wave!!!!!!!" a rush of flame essence energy shot forth from his palm and collided with the barrier.

KABOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The flame essence energy and the water essence energy from the barrier soon erupted with an explosion scattering the steamy mist within the area.

After a few moments, the scene was once again in clear view, a sizeable azure dome surrounded the entirety of the lake with Feng Yu inside as Fu Ling stood outside on top of a water pillar above the dome. Seeing that the water barrier was still in perfect condition, Feng Yu complained inwardly "Damn! Her essence energy is far above mine it's not possible to break this even if I were in the same Tier unless I use another means of strength. Must I use my bloodline prestige, if only I had the chance to learn the sword arts."

Fu Ling smiled while looking at Feng Yu "Daoist Feng, trying to destroy my barrier without the power of your bloodline is meaningless, now then, let's see what you're going to do about my next move?" she pointed her finger towards Feng Yu and drew another Shuǐ character in the void.

"Shuǐ Charm: Third Seal of Water Dragons!!!!" as she shouted all of the water within the lake beneath Feng Yu soon turned into multiple water dragons each being a height of 15 meters with the thickness of a large water barrel. The dragons gave off an aura similar to that of practitioners at the 7th Tier of Body Training Realm.

ROARR!!! ROARR!!! ROARR!!! ROARR!!!!

As they raised their heads high, they let out roars throughout the region that scared away any nearby essence beasts that were still without in the field.

Noticing her nieces control of the situation Aunty Shuan felt pleased "Good! Ling'er has managed to maintain both skills perfectly, and it won't be long before she reaches the stage of myriad thoughts."

The girls observing the situation were excited at the showdown and soon began to let out supportive cheers at Fu Ling.

"Great! Sister Ling quickly crush this brat!"

"Go! Go! Go! Ling'er!"

Not paying attention them, Feng Yu focused his gaze on the water dragons, sensing their water essence-energies his gaze became solemn. He lifted his head and stared at Fu Ling's eyes while saying "Very well then! Miss Fu, if it's my bloodline you want faceoff against. Then it is my bloodline you will get!" noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Shortly following, a dense amount of essence-energies began to collect towards Feng Yu once again the cheering girls soon quickly became quiet as the observed Feng Yu in interest.

Scorch!!!!!!!!

A dense collection of flames soon shot towards the skies creating a pillar of scarlet golden flames that surrounded Feng Yu's form, the Phoenix birthmark on his left shoulder began to shine as strange marking began to cover his body, soon, his hair became golden red, and his pupils turned golden.

PUFF!!!

The dome of water soon disappeared forcing Fu Ling who was residing on the top of it to retreat quickly motioning her fingers one of the more massive water dragons soon came below her placing her on top of its head.

As she looked at Feng Yu's bloodline state, she began to feel excited she smiled and said to Feng Yu "Excellent! I don't know what kind of bloodline you are, but I'm expecting a much better challenge from you now Daoist Feng." she waved her hands, and a few of the water dragons began to fuze transforming into multi-headed dragons each of which that gave off an essence energy of 8 Tier body training realm.

Seeing her excited expression and noticing the surrounding 7 Tier and 8 Tier water dragons Feng Yu calmed his emotions and smiled "Well then, let's get started..."

Dual Sword God - Chapter 17: Fu Ling

The air was sharp, filling the area around a small lake within the forest with a dense and murderous pressure, inside the lagoon stood multiple figures, eight women surrounding the forms of a man and a woman at the center. Each of these women was barely covered with any clothing, and if one looked carefully, they would see droplets of water scattered on top of their disarranged clothing that wrapped around their slender figures. It was a scene that would make any man boil with a raging fire from the depths of his soul.

It was a pity, however, the man located at the center had no time to enjoy this beautiful scenery brought about by chance, as these women were currently staring violently at the man situated at the center, ready to charge at a moments notice.

Seeing the situation wasn't looking too good Feng Yu complained inwardly "That Damn Spirit! No wonder he looked so smug while he was transporting me out of that space, sigh, how do I solve this problem now?"

Feng Yu wasn't used to dealing with women especially in this type of situation even with all the experiences from his current life along with the previous he was puzzled in deciding what approach to take.

Suddenly, the golden-haired girl that was on the floor stood up, and she glared harshly at Feng Yu while covering her exposed body parts she quickly made her way over to Aunty Shuan after a golden flash.

Woosh! Woosh!

Seeing this Feng yu was surprised "So fast! She is no slower than me using my <Lightning Flash Steps>."

Quickly donning some new clothing, the girl then turned around and stood beside her aunt. Strangely, there wasn't any look of anger seen on her face anymore as it was replaced with a more complex but determined appearance.

After having rearranged her niece's clothing Aunty Shuan then refocused her gaze towards Feng Yu, she did not rush to attack but carefully observed him for a short moment before talking.

"Who are you? and Where did come from? How did you get in this lake?" it seemed that she was still wary regarding Feng Yu's sudden appearance due to the strange scenario that previously occurred.

Realizing that they weren't going to attack randomly and were calmly inquiring Feng Yu managed to put down his pent-up worries, quickly reorganizing his thoughts he then responded naturally.

"Junior Feng Yu greets Madman. This junior stumbled upon an ancient array at a far away location during his travels. It seemed that it was a random teleportation point, as, as soon as I stepped on it, I was instantly transported to this location. I realize that I may have currently caused a slight misunderstanding and as such this junior would like to offer his sincerest apologies to the young misses and the madam for this occurrence." Feng Yu cupped his hands and bowed with an apologetic gesture as soon as he explained his unique reason.

Hearing his explanation a look of surprise came over the faces of each of women, Aunty Shuan was also surprised by his peculiar situation, but soon her face instantly changed back to previous indifference. She walked out a few steps with her hands behind her back with her head held up high it was almost as if she was looking down on the world.

"Well! It seems that you've come across quite a few fortuitous encounters and while your situation appeared to have indeed been a common accident. I'm afraid that I will not be able to let this go as you have tainted my young mistresses body, as such, you now have two choices out of your current situation. "Aunty Shuan explained as she solemnly looked towards Feng Yu.

Feng Yu was currently confused, he frowned while pondering "I explained my reasons, so why does this woman seem as if she isn't going to let this pass?"

"Madam, I have given you a clear explanation as to what has occurred. Why do you appear to be aiming to make to make this situation more difficult than it needs to be?"

"Difficult?" Aunty Shuan frowned with a displeased expression appearing on her face. A towering aura instantly separated from her body covering the entire region. The aura was in no way inferior to that of Feng Yu's Uncle Feng Junling, it was the power of an expert at the True Foundation Realm, or so it seemed. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Youngster Feng!!! It does not matter what you say or whatever your circumstances may have been. The issue at hand here is that you have 'tainted' the body of my family's Young Mistress!! Seeing as you have a decent amount of talent to have successfully cultivated to such a level after your coming of age ceremony which should not have been too long ago. I have not killed you directly, but given you, the chance stated directly in the rules of my family clan. You have two choices, accept or don't accept!!!" with a series and indifferent expression Aunty Shu responded loudly at Feng Yu with no option for compromise.

Seeing that the situation was more severe than he had imagined Feng Yu decided to listen to her demands as he was in no way a match for an expert of the True Foundation Realm."It seems that this Fu Family is quite the force to be recoken with if her aunt is at such a level." While pondering inwardly, he looked over at the golden-haired girl who was staring at him with an innocent but firm appearance and felt a bit wrong as he had indeed taken a minor advantage accidentally.

"Sigh, Madam Shuan, seeing as the fault was indeed on my momentary lack of awareness. I will try to solve this issue through your demands, what are your choices?" Feng Yu said with a straightforward appearance no longer avoiding the situation.

As she saw the seriousness of the young man in front of her, a respectful gleam shone in Aunty Shuan's eyes as she looked at Feng Yu with a bit of acknowledgment over her expressionless face.

"Very Good! Willing to face up to your mistakes as expected of a talented individual. Now then, first let me introduce you to my family's young mistress, Ling'er please step forward. " as she said this she gestured towards the golden-haired girl standing beside her.

Hearing her Aunts words, the golden-haired girl soon stepped forward while staring into Feng Yu's eyes. She bowed politely and greeted Feng Yu with the common etiquettes of practitioners.

"Fu Ling greets fellow Daoist Feng!" with her hands placed together she greeted Feng Yu.

"Feng Yu greets Miss Fu!" Feng Yu replied with the same courtesy.

Seeing the two greet, each other Aunty Shuan then responded "Good! Greetings are now over, I will now state your only chances. The Fu family has been around for many years and is a family bounded by an ancient custom, all of our female offsprings are to be pure until their successful marriages if in the even one was seen or defiled by another before the selection of a marriage partner. The one who committed the offense will face two and only two choices. One, you will marry immediately into the Fu Family and change your surname to that of Fu."

With that Aunty Shuan paused for a moment to see Feng Yu's reaction and as expected Feng Yu was currently shocked.

Feng Yu looked towards Aunty Shuan and shouted while stammering "Ma... Marriage?!!! I haven't even accomplished anything yet. Just what are you saying? Absolutely Not!! I request to hear the second option!!"

Aunty Shuan's face instantly hardened as she suddenly exposed towering killing intent "Humph! It seems that I was wrong about you in my previous judgment, the second choice is Death!!!!" As a terrifying aura scattered about the area as the lake, they were standing in burst into the air creating swirling water cyclone.

BAANNGG!!!!!

As if they were waiting for this moment all the female disciples that were surrounding Feng Yu released their hidden auras as well. All of their Auras combined causing havoc to fall on the environment inside and outside the lake.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Seeing the aura of the disciples as well as Aunty Shuan that surrounded him Feng was even more surprised inwardly "Aura Disciples! and They are not average Aura Disciples it seems." but despite all of what was happening around him he did not panic instead he took a quick glance at Fu Ling. Noticing the determined gleam in her eyes and firm appearance she had he soon made up his mind.

"I Feng Yu have never been afraid of death in all my life! I will not lower my head to any form of oppression or unreasonable demand!! If you wish to take my life for this silly encounter, then I will fight you all to my death!!" with his statement made Feng Yu no longer pondered about right or wrong he instantly stimulated his bloodline prestige and transformed into his bloodline state.

BANG!!!

His essence energy instantly rose towards the peak, and blinding golden scarlet energy shot towards the sky as his eyes turned golden and his hair turned golden scarlet with ancient markings covering his skin.

Seeing Feng Yu's sudden change, the women were shocked.

"Oh! A bloodline warrior, interesting..."

"Sisters! This little brat seems to be quite interesting, instead of killing him immediately, let's play with him a bit first then take him back to the Union."

Fu Ling was surprised she revealed an interested gleam in her firm eyes and her determination seemed to have gotten stronger.

Aunty Shuan observed Feng Yu with a bit a surprise she scanned his body with her powerful spiritual sense and exclaimed "Such a powerful bloodline prestige!! I've never seen or heard of a bloodline like yours in the True Yuan Continent. Boy! Where do you come from?!"

Feng Yu only stared at her in silence he was ready to fight a deadly battle with no regrets.

Seeing that Feng Yu was silent Aunty Shuan shook her head silently "Hmph! Fine! No matter, I can find out everything after we take you home. Disciples! Do not kill him! Break his legs and bind his spirit, we will be leaving with him to the empire capital!" after which she turned around and walked towards an ancient tree outside of the lake.

Hearing their masters command the girls became excited, they gathered their auras and readied themselves to beat Feng Yu into submission. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Let's Go! Hehe, don't blame us little handsome! Blame your bad luck!" one of the more impatient ones instantly rushed out to claim credits.

Whoosh!!!

She instantly transformed into a beam of aura light that shot across the lake at blinding speeds. Soon, she appeared 1 meters distance in front of Feng Yu and began to reach her palms out to grab him. A power constriction spread out suppression all forms of movement within the space around him.

Sensing the impending danger, Feng Yu pushed his concentration at the maximum as the opponent that charged towards him was at least at the 5th Tier of Aura Disciple Realm. "No matter what I have to use my all to get away from here!" he pondered inwardly while calculating his odds of escape at alarming speeds, with his powerful soul he was no different than a supercomputer.

"WAIT!"

Suddenly a voice interrupted both parties from their engagement, even the other females that were a step later in charging towards Feng Yu came to a stop. They each looked towards the source the of the voice.

Fu Ling walked out soon approaching nearby Feng Yu, as soon as she reached Feng Yu's front one of the girls said interrupting the battle.

"Sister Ling! Why are you telling us to wait? Didn't you hear Elder Shuan 's command?"

Aunty Shuan who was waiting at the nearby tree suddenly acted "Ling'er! What's going on? Why are you stopping your senior sisters?"

Hearing her Aunt's questions Fu Ling responded "Aunty, I would like to handle my affairs! Please let me decide on how to solve this problem."

The girls hearing her statement became quiet, they then looked towards their master to see what she would decide.

Aunty Shuan looked at Fu Ling with a bit surprising, looking towards Feng Yu for a bit she then smiled at the Fu Ling and responded.

"Fine! Ling'er, since it is your problem I will no longer interfere, but, remember the clan custom cannot be changed! You know what the result would be for not abiding by it." after saying this she closed her eyes as if she lost interest in what was happening.

Seeing that she got the go-ahead they girls that surrounded Feng Yu soon backed off leaving only Feng Yu and Fu Ling at the center of the lake. The two stared at each other silently with the wind blowing softly, their clothing making 'flap' 'flap' noises as it danced through its breath.

Dual Sword God - Chapter 16: Sword Legacy? First Contact?

Clumps of thick fog saturated the air as an atmosphere of mystery lingered about an endless and narrow pathway, it stretched throughout the void as if trying to reach infinity. Across both sides of the path, there were swords erected uniquely as if representing soldiers welcoming the long-lost heir of royalty. Within the path, there was a string of depressions shown on the coarse ground. Looking closely one could see that these dents were footprints and if one were to zoom out a little bit further they would see this trail flowing from an even further distant point of origin.

Following these footprints, the figure of a man could shortly be noticed struggling to traverse the long pathway. It was as if the world was pressuring him to submit to a more significant force beyond his limit, but, because of his firm will-power, he remained focused on his course. If one looked at his face they would find something unusual; His pupils that should have been focused and filled with determination seemed to be dilated as if they had lost all forms of focus, while his body was swinging itself on its own accord further traversing the harsh pathway.

Suddenly, a transparent form appeared out of the blue, it looked at the figure and shook its head slightly while observing the youth.

"An act of instinct, such incredible willpower!" the figure sighed in amazement at Feng Yu's unconscious form strutting about the pathway. It waved its hand towards Feng Yu following which a stream of energy washed over his body instant recovering his wounds and exhausted state.

"Consider this as me being a bit more generous kid, the path of swords is now over! Phase Two has been failed!!!" after a loud shout, the narrow path soon disappeared replacing the entire misty space with a field of gravestones each with different swords placed within them. The area was vast and had no apparent boundaries.

Feng Yu quickly woke up after having his body healed by the mysterious figure floating in the air, feeling a bit confused about what was happening he looked towards his hands, after a short moment he soon regained his chain of thoughts. Feeling a bit disappointed, he gripped his fists tightly while clenching his teeth.

"Sigh, so I didn't manage to pass the second phase in the end, a pity, I wanted to try and at least gain candidate position," he complained about his failure inwardly while looking around noticing the floating form looking towards he quickly made a polite and thankful gesture.

"Senor, Junior Feng Yu gives his thanks for the allowance in the participation of this Trial. However, I have failed in completing the second phase. Thus, I hope this junior hasn't disappointed the expectations of the senior." Feng Yu said while cupping his hands.

Observing Feng Yu's gesture and hearing his words the floating form smirked, "Oho! What are you complaining about? Have you already forgotten the rules? You have two more chances remaining. Seeing as you have successfully managed to pass the first phase of the Trial while also making it to a distance of 95 kilometers in the second phase meant for aura disciple level candidates. You have earned this Spirit's respect. As such, Instead of waiting for you to pass the second phase I will give you an extra privilege."

It pointed once more towards Feng Yu through which a small token with the carving of a sword appeared in front of him, it gave off a sharp aura that permeated its entirety.

"Quickly take that sword token, you can consider it as a sign of acceptance as you have proven yourself worthy to be one of the candidates."

Feeling excited at the Spirits words Feng Yu quickly took the sword token in his hands politely cupping his hands towards spirit once more.

"Junior thanks senior for his graciousness once more. " Feng Yu said.

"Enough! You do not need to thank me and stop calling me senior as I am the remnant will of the Dual Sword Pagoda. You may refer to me as Uncle Sword." the spirit said smugly.

Feeling a bit more curious about the token and pagoda Feng Yu asked: "Uncle Sword! What do I use this token for? and What is the Dual Sword Pagoda?"

The Sword Spirit looked towards Feng Yu with a pleased expression on its face it seemed to like the title 'Uncle Sword.' Quickly replacing its appearance with a more solemn look, it responded.

"As you have proven yourself worthy as a candidate for masters Sword Legacy, I have bestowed unto to you the 'Sword Token.' This token is a unique creation crafted by master in the past for his disciples as it will allow you to enter the 'Sword Pagoda' anywhere you are in the world. However, that is only upon meeting certain conditions, as you are not a real disciple of the master, it will only allow for you to enter the Trail fields. There are three levels each corresponding to the three phases as you have already cleared the first phase that option is voided, the remaining conditions will be activated upon reaching the 5th tier of True Foundation level as well as the 3rd Cycle of True Soul Realm." The Sword Spirit explained as it pointed towards the sword token Feng Yu.

"As for the Dual Sword Pagoda, once you have reached the required level and have successfully cleared the requirements for true initiation. I will explain to you about its true origin, have you grasped everything?"

After carefully digesting all the information given to him by the sword spirit Feng Yu then looked towards the sword spirit once again "Thanks, Uncle Sword, I now have a clearer understanding. So if I wish to earn this masters inheritance, I will have completely clear the trials once I have reached the required cultivation standards." noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Good! Now that we have cleared all of the information I will be sending you on your way. Young Phoenix, where would you like to go?"

Thinking for a bit, Feng Yu responded: "Uncle Sword, I would like to be sent outside of the cavern away from the region around the cavern if possible."

Upon hearing Feng Yu's request, the Sword Spirit quickly sent its spiritual sense outwards scanning the entire mountain range soon noticing the Golden Furred Ape King stubbornly overlooking the cave entrance "Away from the cavern, Eh? Such a nasty little fellow. Haha, you'd have certainly been in big trouble if I let you out here. Hmmm, Hehe, ok I know the right place." a strangle and mischievous expression appeared on the sword spirits face.

Seeing the expression on the spirits face Feng Yu felt uneasy, just as he about to voice his concern lights quickly began to form around him.

"HA HA! Small Phoenix! Have a great trip, also, remember to thank Uncle Sword next time. Also again, hurry and train so that you can clear the remaining Trials." with his farewell speech, said abruptly as if trying to prevent Feng Yu from voicing his suspicions. He quickly snapped his finger causing a beam of light to shoot towards Feng Yu from the void.

PUUUUIIIIIII!!!!

Swoosh!!

"Uncle Swor-------" before finishing his sentence Feng Yu's form was soon eclipsed by the be beam which then quickly shot back towards the void passing through the fabrics space itself. As he observed the location the glow vanished, the sword spirit looked on with an expectant gaze.

"Good little seedling, with such firm willpower and talent maybe one day you will be able to achieve masters wish..."

His voice trailed off as his form vanished into the misty air become one with his surroundings.

******

The weather was good today in Tydol Mountain Range as the sun shone brightly beaming its rays through the tall shrubs and towering ancient trees covering the land. Various essence beasts were also patrolling about areas ranging from gigantic pythons to smaller monsters assuming a size no different from ordinary creatures such as rabbits.

A fragrant scent lingered in the area, and it was to such a degree that any species which could be regarded as masculine by nature would be instantly attracted into finding its source. A small essence creature couldn't withstand the flavor of scent and quickly rushed off through the hedge as if 'traveling on sea seeking land.'

SPLASH! SPLASH! SPLASH!

Soon, the sound water could be heard in the vicinity as playful giggles sounded about the area. The small creature soon found its destination as if stunned by the scene before it eyes the creature stubbled in a foolish manner falling towards the ground.

Boung! Boung!

The creature that was expecting a harsh fall suddenly became confused, but soon it lost itself into a feeling of eternal bliss as it was softy entrapped into a soft and bouncy object.

"Eh! Sisters look what I found!! Its a baby Nether Cat!" a petite looking girl said, as if a goddess had descended into mortal form, she had long golden hair that trailed all the way down to her knees, a large bust line that seemed to shoulder the world's most precious mountains and sleek and slender waist. With her slender and pure golden eyes that seemed to radiate an aura of purity and smile that could light up any field covered into darkness, she looked towards her companions that were also playing within a small lake.

"WAAA!!! How adorable such a cute Nether Cat I must have it!" one of the other younger females said.

"Let me play with it, I want to see it too!!" said another that shouted, soon filling the lake with more excitement as the women crowded around the golden-haired girl.

"No! It's now mine and I will make sure to take good care of it." the golden-haired girl said with a stubborn look on her face.

"Come Now! Girls! Stop troubling little Ling'er! Our time here isn't long we need to hurry and head back to meeting zone." a slightly more mature looking female said as she walked over from the corner of the lake, she had a much more fuller form compared to younger women and was only little less beautiful compared to the golden-haired girl.

"Yes, Elder!" they all responded in unison.

"Yes, Aunty Shuan!" the golden-haired girl said while looking at the cat, looking at her niece loving Aunty Shuan was about to prepare to leave, but suddenly she felt something strange, quickly looking in the air, she began to observe with her powerful spiritual sense carefully.

"What's going here? Where is this powerful aura coming from?" Aunty Shuan was confused.

"Elder Shuan! What's wrong? " said the girls as they look up towards the direction she was staring towards.

RIP!!

PIIIIIIIIII!!!

Shortly after looking at the sky, a part of space was instantly ripped open momentarily and closed happening so quickly that no one could even perceive its opening. Only a beam of light could be seen crashing downwards at lightspeed.

"Everyone get out of the lake now!" Aunty Shuan said solemnly while quickly jumping backward. Soon after followed by the girls.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Strangely, the golden-haired girl wasn't paying attention to her surrounds as she was still engrossed in playing with the Nether Cat.

"Ling'er! Get out of the Lake!!!" Aunty Shuan said in a panicked manner as she noticed the golden-haired girl's situation.

Hearing her Aunt's voice, she quickly looked up in shocked at the closing beam of light, just as she was about to avoid its collision the beam of light exploded in mid-air.

BANGG!!!

PUUUIIIIII!!

Lights scattered across the area blinding the vision of everyone within the field for a few moments, soon the lights vanished, and the area became visible once again.

"Meow!" the nether cat free from its previous human bounds swiftly made its way towards the distant shrubs.

Swish!

Swiftly dashing towards her niece Aunty Shuan was currently in a flurried state as she was wondering what to do if something happened to her, but soon, she came to a stop and expression of shock appeared on her face.

******

Feng Yu frowned, he was currently not feeling well from the instant teleportation done by the sword spirit, he was confused as to why it sends him off in such a hurry soon a bad feeling came over his heart. However, it was quickly replaced as he felt a very soft and pleasant feeling on his face.

A pleasant scent soon quickly filled the noise that soon led him to fall into an even more profound trance of tranquility. Not willing to let give it up the feeling he was currently experiencing he reached his hand towards the source and grabbed.

"UN...." a soft a subtle moan could be heard quickly flooding his mind, understanding the unusually suggestive sound Feng Yu felt shocked. He looked down quickly, only to see what he had never before seen in his previous life. Below his form was the body of the beautiful female.

"A... A goddess from heaven itself, wait... this is no goddess. " Soon recovering from his strange state of mind Feng Yu looked towards the girls necklace seeing an ancient talisman marking. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

As if influenced by Feng Yu's action the golden-haired soon woke up from her unconscious state, quickly noticing Feng Yu above her body she stared at Feng Yu's eyes in disbelief, soon her face turned crimson red, and she let out of loud scream unbecoming of that of a practitioner.

"KYAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Ling'er! What's wrong?" a tall female said.

"Sister Ling'er! Are you alright?" said another female.

The girls said as they swiftly made their way over to the lake, but abruptly stopped as they soon noticed the form that stood above her body. Their expression instantly changed from being in shock to extreme and violent anger.

Aunty Shuan who was shocked recovered as well she stared at the man with thick coldness instantly assuming the stance of 'a widow who does not want to remarry.'

Feng Yu noticing the change in the atmosphere and feeling the dense killing intent coming from the surrounding females soon felt something he had never felt before in his previous life a feeling that he will remember for the rest of his life.

Limitless - Chapter 15: The Dragon Crosses The River

Chapter 15: The Dragon Crosses The River

Outside.

Just as that figure was about to arrive at Chu Yu’s location, two figures flanked him at equally stunning speeds.

The battle had commenced!

It was over just as quickly as it had started.

The silhouette who was being grabbed held two daggers dripping with blood in his hands.

The two who had grabbed him staggered, only managing to recover after gaining some distance.

They grabbed their wrists and struggled not to make a sound.

"Weak!"

That silhouette said coldly.

He had broken the wrists of his two attackers with one blow.

Without taking into consideration his cultivation level, the speed and accuracy of his attacks were sufficient to amaze.

In the house, Lin Shimeng, who was standing by the window watching the battle unfold, frowned as she thought to himself, "This does not look good."

The person who had come for them was immensely powerful!

Just because one had a high cultivation level, it did not mean that he was equally skilled in battle.

Yet, the attacker was clearly a trained killer from the Xie Clan.

Not only was his cultivation level high, he was also extremely skilled in battle.

At this point, the two figures lunged at the attacker.

Those two figures were Chu Yu’s bodyguards!

Chu Yu, who was also standing by the window, felt his heart leap into his mouth.

The two bodyguards had followed him for many years. Furthermore, there was still the two experts that his brother had sent to protect him.

He could not stand idly by watching them get killed. At that moment, Chu Yu prepared to strike.

He did not want to watch his own people die in his attempt to conceal his true abilities.

The attacker’s knife glimmered as he prepared to stab at the two lunging figures.

In that instant, the four elders that Lin Shimeng brought along shot forward, like arrows released from a bow, from four different directions.

The figure in the middle hesitated before giving up his attempt to kill Chu Yu’s bodyguards.

He knew that the four lunging figures were more dangerous!

As they fought in the city, they were conscious to suppress their powers.

If they did not hold back, they would cause disastrous damage to the city. That would mean that the authorities simply could not take a back seat any longer.

Bam!

Bam Bam Bam!

The sounds echoed through the night like low drum sounds.

When they fought, all of their punches were aimed to kill the other.

Both parties were capable of extreme speed. Even though they suppressed their powers in order to minimize damage to the surroundings, it was sufficient to scare any onlookers.

Very quickly the attacker managed to outmanoeuvre the four elders, injuring them.

The attacker realized that killing Chu Yu would be impossible, and began thinking of an escape. He turned and retreated, disappearing into the darkness.

The four elders did not give chase. Their only mission was to ensure Chu Yu’s safety. They did not want to leave their post and give the enemy an opening to attack Chu Yu.

Not long after the attacker left, the four elders, together with the four men from the Chu Clan, returned to Chu Yu’s residence. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Even though the two injured Chu Clan experts were rather pale, they calmed significantly when they saw Chu Yu. They bowed upon meeting him, "Chu Tianqiang, Chu Tiansheng... request an audience with young master!"

Chu Yu hurried over and looked concernedly at the two men, "Uncle Qiang, Uncle Sheng, are you okay?"

Even though the two men were Chu Yu’s elders, but because they were of lower standing, they still had to pay their respects to Chu Yu in accordance with the traditions of the underworld clans.

However, Chu Yu had always grown up in the cities, and was relatively more open minded. As such, he did not care as much about such intricacies, hierarchies and traditions.

Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng grimaced as they shook their head.

"We’re okay," Chu Tianqiang replied.

The four elders standing around Lin Shimeng sighed internally. Even if someone was to recover from a torn wrist ligament, their battle power would be heavily discounted. How could he possibly be fine?

All of a sudden, Chu Yu spoke using the Targeted Voice Transmission Technique, "Uncles, please do not worry, I will make sure that you will make a full recovery when this is over!"

Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng remained expressionless, but their heart was in turmoil.

Wasn’t young master uncultivable? How is it that he knows how to use the voice transmission technique?

The voice transmission technique was used to shrink the sound wave into a straight line and direct it straight into a person’s ear. This ensured that no one could eavesdrop.

In order to achieve this level of accuracy, one had to be at least at Acupoint Charging Stage Five!

An even higher form of the technique was able to transmit the sound through brainwaves, ensuring that the surrounding people had no idea that a conversation was taking place.

However, this was an extremely difficult technique which required astronomical levels of cultivation.

It belonged to a group of techniques only privy to those who had mastered the spiritual domains.

Lin Shimeng brought over one of the four elders and said, "This elder has done some research into medicine, allow him to treat them first."

Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng looked to Chu Yu for direction.

Chu Yu nodded.

Both of them thanked the senior profusely before following him into a room to treat their wrist injuries.

"Young master."

The two other bodyguards were delighted to see Chu Yu, yet, their faces betrayed elements of sadness.

Chu Yu had previously ditched them to run to Mount Tai alone. He had met with danger and nearly scared them both to death.

Even though the clan did not punish them, they blamed themselves for what happened.

Chu Yu nodded at them and smiled, "It’s all ok now!"

All of a sudden, a voice resonated from the television, "You j*nx, you hoodwink people and bring calamity upon the masses, you deserve to die!"

Xiao Yue, who was quietly sitting on the sofa watching the television snorted in disdain, "Nonsense!"

"..." Everyone was speechless. They could not believe that this lady stay seated and be so engrossed in her animated movie throughout the tense confrontation.

Lin Shimeng turned to look at Chu Yu and whispered, "There should be no major problems here, except..."

Lin Shimeng didn't need to elaborate, simply glancing at Xiao Yue.

Almost as if Xiao Yue had eyes at the back of her head, she replied, "I won't do anything."

Lin Shimeng’s pupils shot out two all seeing rays of light that disappeared as quickly as they appeared. She smiled at Chu Yu, "Then there really is no problem left!"

Chu Yu was rather lost. He looked at Lin Shimeng, then turned to look at Xiao Yue, still captivated by the animation movie.

...

This was going to be a sleepless night.

Almost all eyes in Yan Jing were focused on these two clans.

The authorities were remaining silent on the issue, and the other clans and powers were choosing to stay out of it.

Everyone was waiting patiently for the result!

"Elder Su, why did things turn out this way, didn't we agree..." *click* Xie Xiaotian looked at his phone, unable to speak, almost as if the energy was sucked out of him. In an instant, he seemed to have aged many decades.

He could not understand why the other side would just give up all of a sudden.

He could not bring himself to believe that the a regional clan like the Northern Chu could become this strong.

Not only did they manage to snuff out the Black Tiger Gang, they also trained their spears on an influential underworld clan like the Xies in an instant.

Where did they get their confidence from?

More importantly, how did they manage to get so strong and powerful?

Xie Xiaotian murmured, "we’ve been set up... trapped by the Chu Clan, oh how I hate them! Our mighty Xie Clan has become a stepping stone for them. They are using this opportunity to trample over us. Chu Clan... why are you doing this, aren't you afraid that the other clans would band together to attack you? Do you think that the other influential clans in Yan Jing would let you do as you please?"

Xie Xiaotian, the leader of the Xie Clan for almost 20 years, momentarily lost his cool and direction.

Since he was alone, he could afford some hysteria.

Nobody knew if the future would be as he had just predicted. At least for now, all the clans in Yan Jing were keeping to themselves. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Among them were allies of the Xie Clan!

However, those clans were actually also shocked into inaction by the Chu Clan’s attack!

Furthermore, everyone was aware of the feud between the two clans. Personal feuds were the most difficult to choose sides and intervene.

Xie Xiaotian also did not go around begging for help. He was keenly aware that begging for help now was meaningless.

Even his trump card had lost its effectiveness.

The silence of the authorities was even more predictable. Just as he had said previously - this was a matter to be settled between the clans!

Who emerged the eventual victor was of no interest to the authorities. As long as they knew the limits and did not inconvenience the general public unnecessarily, the authorities would not interfere.

Over the past 33 years, the Chu Clan had generally been peaceful.

When all the underworld clans, factions and religions sent people to set up camp in the capital, the Chu clan also had some profitable business in the city, yet they did not really station anyone here.

Over the past 30 years, the world order had been set. There were very little external factors that could destroy this balance.

This also caused many underworld clans to disregard the Chu Clan as a plausible rival.

Some of them did not even take the Chu Clan seriously.

"Northern wolves can only roam in the mountains and forests."

"There is no way their claws can reach us!"

"Wolves should just stay in the mountains and never come out."

"They are merely a regional power. There is no reason to fear them outside that region."

These were the most common impressions of the Chu Clan.

This battle was the first time the Chu Clan had bared its fangs in 33 years!

With this one battle, the Northern Wolves had took the world by storm!

The timing that the Chu Clan chose was absolutely perfect, a little too perfect. It cause people to

suspect if this was pre-calculated by the Chu Clan. Could it be that the Xie Family was in on this too?

However, such conspiracy theories could not stand up to scrutiny. The Xie Clan’s reputation and strength had been completely destroyed by this battle!

If they were cooperating, why would the Xie Clan ever agree to such terms?

Even an idiot knew not to shoot himself in the foot!

As a result of this incident, Chu Yu received significantly less attention than before.

Right now, everyone believed that this was a show put up by Chu Yu and his clan. The terrifying sparrow by Chu Yu’s side was just a ‘bodyguard’ assigned to him by the Chu Clan.

The entire city was jittery, the Chu Clan was like a ferocious dragon crossing the river.

They had stormed into Yan Jing in an unprecedented manner and with unparalleled strength.

Xie Xiaotian walked out from the room, his body devoid of any energy. As he looked out to the crowd waiting outside, he closed his eyes briefly and sighed.

When he reopened his eyes, they were filled with tears.

"Master!"

"Master, what happened?"

"Master, where are our reinforcements?"

"Master, what should we do?"

Many of the Xie Clan elders looked anxiously to Xie Xiaotian for direction.

Xie Xiaotian took a deep breath and said raspily, "Alert everyone... retreat from the capital!"

Limitless - Chapter 14: Wolf Fangs

Chapter 14: Wolf Fangs

The entire Black Tiger Gang was murdered?!

Xie Xiaotian did not need to ask who the perpetrators were. Other than the Chu Clan, there was no one else capable of this.

In the many years that the Black Tiger Gang roamed the streets of Qi Lu, they made their fair share of enemies, but they have always been relatively carefree.

Even though Fang Hu, the gang leader, was a peasant by birth, he had gradually risen to the upper castes over the past few years. They had dealings with many of the influential clans, including the Xies.

The Black Tiger Gang grew steadily and it eventually became Qi Lu’s biggest and most influential gang.

For a gang with such power and influence to be snuffed out in such a short time seemed impossible to many people.

It was more unbelievable that the Northern Chu Clan was behind this.

In the eyes of many, the Northern Chu Clan did not have such capabilities!

Even though they were extremely powerful in the North, they were not nearly as strong in other territories.

Yet, the truth had slapped all of them in the face!

The Northern Chu Clan was not only a pack of wolves in the North, they could roam as they pleased in Qi Lu.

They had travelled thousands of miles to hunt!

What shocked Xie Xiaotian was the speed with which the Chu Clan reacted!

The attempt on Chu Yu’s life on Mount Tai was just yesterday night, and the entire Black Tiger Gang was snuffed out tonight.

All within a day!

The Third Elder paled, much more than when he was treating Xie Tianyu just now, his face completely devoid of colour.

As an elder of one of the Underworld Clans that entered into the New Era, he was keenly aware that on the surface, the murder of the entire Black Tiger Gang by the Chu Clan was to avenge the attempt on Chu Yu, yet, it was actually a warning to the Xie Clan!

It was also a warning to all the other Underworld Clans!

This is the fate that will befall anyone who dares to touch a member of the Chu Clan!

Through this incident, the Northern Chu Clan had finally revealed those icy and ferocious fangs.

By now, in the eyes of many, the Chu Clan was no longer just Wolves in the North, they were a true pack of wolves!

Xie Xiaotian’s emotions could only be likened to a thousand alpacas passing over his heart.

He was shocked and furious!

Anyone who could enter this room was considered an elite of the Xie Clan. They quickly realised the severity of the issue at hand.

Just now, their two leaders were just talking about apologising to Chu Yu. That thought was now long gone.

Not many people knew that the Black Tiger Gang was a Xie Clan asset. Even though it wasn't fully subordinate to them, they were not far off.

The snuffing out of the Black Tiger Gang by the Chu Clan was akin to slapping the Xie Clan in the face.

How could the Xie Clan still apologise to a member of the Chu Clan at a time like this?

If they did so, everyone in the Xie Clan would not be able to face society anymore.

As the leader, his ability to make decisions to kill was ingrained in him. After hearing the news, he made his decision.

Looking at the Third Elder, he commanded, "Gather everyone in the group, surround and kill Chu Yu and retrieve Xiao Yue... kill anyone who stands in our way!"

Third Elder nodded, his eyes beaming, "I'll contact them right away!"

Xie Xiaotian looked to Xie Lu, "Xiao Lu, gather some men and begin to sweep the Chu Clan’s businesses in Yan Jing. Prepare to take over all of their assets!"

Xie Lu hesitated briefly, "What about the authorities..."

Xie Xiaotian replied confidently, "this is business between clans."

Xie Lu nodded, "I understand, I'll get to it right away." She turned and stepped out the door.

Third Elder also led everyone else out of the room.

Xie Xiaotian was left alone in the room.

After thinking for a few minutes, he picked up his phone and dialled.

The other party picked up quickly, but remained silent. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Xie Xiaotian’s tone immediately became extremely respectful, "Elder Su, apologies for disturbing you so late at night. It's about Xiao Yue... Xiao Yue is fine, but she got cheated by someone tonight..."

After he hung up, a cold iciness flashed across his eyes as he murmured, "Chu Clan, you may be the Wolves of the North, full of savagery. However, I would like to see how you can deal with Qing Qiu!"

Xie Xiaotian had no idea that immediately after his conversation, Xiao Yue received a phone call.

Xiao Yue was extremely calm and easygoing. She was not easily unsettled, even when in strangers’ houses.

She was not yet asleep when her phone rang. In fact, she was deeply engrossed, watching an animated movie with Lord Thief.

She frowned when she saw who the caller was, but she picked up the phone anyways.

"Mm, yes, I’m no longer at his place, yes, there was a little incident. I’ll explain another time. Nope, I came over willingly. He said that he could cure my illness. Yes, I told him that I would kill him if he dared lie to me. Hmm? Then you all should not participate, and I won’t go back. Ok, I understand."

After Xiao Yue got off the phone, she said faintly, "Chu Yu, a group from the Xie Clan is coming to kill you."

Chu Yu’s voice reply came from upstairs, "Ok, I got it."

Lord Thief asked, a look of guilt on its face, "Are the people coming powerful?"

Xiao Yue looked at it, "Extremely" was her reply.

Lord Thief was spooked immediately, "Then we should escape quickly!"

"Why should we run?" Xiao Yue asked.

"If we don’t run, are we just to sit around here awaiting death? It goes without saying that these people are trying to take revenge for the person earlier tonight. I was the one who hit him, what am I waiting for if I don’t run now?" Lord Thief said righteously, without any realisation how much he sounded like a coward.

Chu Yu stood upstairs and said flatly, "If you run now, you can forget about ever coming back."

"Hehe, brother, I was just kidding. Am I such a cowardly bird? We are good brothers, we stick together through thick and thin!"

Even though Lord Thief put on a brave front, its eyes were scanning the room, looking for a good place to hide.

Xiao Yue looked at Lord Thief blankly before turning to Chu Yu, "I suggest you find a place to hide."

Just at this moment, a pleasant female voice was heard, "He doesn’t need to hide!"

With a whizz, Lord Thief flew to the refrigerator in the corner to hide.

Following which, the door was opened by someone with a key, and Lin Shimeng’s tall silhouette could be seen walking through.

Four elders followed behind her, their spiritual energy causing everyone to feel slightly stifled.

Upon entering, their gazes fixed immediately on Lord Thief hiding in the corner.

Being expert martial artists themselves, they were very sensitive towards spiritual energies. Upon entering the room, they could tell that this was an extraordinary bird.

Furthermore, Lord Thief did not have Chu Yu’s ability to hide his powers. His spiritual energy was easily felt by anyone of equal or higher cultivation.

When Lord Thief realized its cover was blown, it looked to Chu Yu nervously, "Chu Yu, who are they? Are they here to catch me? You have to stand up for me! Everything that I did today was for you!"

Lin Shimeng looked at the sparrow expressionlessly, wondering to herself how did Chu Yu find himself such an extraordinary pet. If not for the many witnesses pinning tonight’s attack on the bird, she would not believe that a bird with such weird spiritual energies could be capable of injuring Xie Tianyu with its wings.

Lin Shimeng looked at Chu Yu, who was walking down the steps. "Don’t fear, if the Xie Clan wants to get to you, they’ll have to defeat me first!" She said, her expression serious.

As Lin Shimeng, she paid extra attention to Xiao Yue, who was sitting in the corner.

Xiao Yue was still enjoying her animated movie, without any care for what was going on here, almost as if it did not concern her.

Chu Yu smiled, then cupped his fist in a show of respect, "Pleased to meet you!"

"Spare the courtesy master Chu, this is our duty."

The four elders returned Chu Yu’s greeting, their tone courteous.

Seeing as they were extremely powerful and here to help, Lord Thief perked up and flew to Chu Yu’s shoulder in an instant.

The palm sized sparrow perched arrogantly on Chu Yu’s shoulder.

"No matter who comes today, I will ensure that they will not return home!"

This stunned the others, "..."

Chu Yu’s phone rang that instant and he picked it up, "Brother."

From the other end, a solemn voice could be heard, "Do not fear, little brother."

Chu Yu smiled.

"Elder brother, I am not scared."

"Our people have already intercepted them. I am relieved to hear that Lin Shimeng is over there with you."

"Brother, please be careful." Chu Yu whispered into the phone.

"Rest assured, I am fine. Tonight’s battle will be tough, remember to stay safe. Other than your usual bodyguards, I have sent to other experts to protect you in the shadows."

Chu Yu sniffled, "Brother..."

"Come on, you’re all grown up, don’t start crying on me! Ok, that’s all for now. Remember, your safety is of utmost priority!" Chu Liang’s casual laughter came over the phone

Everyone in the room heard the exchange.

Lin Shimeng sighed and muttered to herself, "It seems that it would be a sleepless night in the capital."

"Where is the enemy? I will kill whoever comes!" Lord Thief squawked arrogantly.

Having heard from Chu Liang that the Xie Clan was going to be intercepted, the bird regained its arrogance.

Bam!

An icy gust of wind hit them from afar.

It was directed straight at Chu Yu, like and arrow.

Lord Thief squawked loudly and disappeared to the corner.

It stood atop the refrigerator, acting like a bird specimen.

Lin Shimeng and the four elders turned their gazes instantly towards the fallen window, looking to the horizon. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

From afar, a silhouette rushed towards them at a speed faster than the speed of sound!

His chilling, murderous aura was locked on Chu Yu!

One of the elders said solemnly, "We will go out to meet him!"

Lin Shimeng nodded, "Be extra careful!"

Limitless - Chapter 13: Xie Clan

 Chapter 13: Xie Clan

The middle aged matriarch was not a quintessential b*tch with long hair and no foresight. As the wife of Xie Xiaotian, she was from a reputable underworld clan.

She had immense elegance and excellent temperament.

Her son was the only person in the world who could cause her to be this flustered.

Having been slapped, tears were forming on the edges of her eyes. She was humiliated and did not speak.

Xie Xiaotian looked to his sides and said solemnly, "Bring the missus to the room to rest."

Two girls stepped forward and supported the matriarch out of the hall.

Xie Xiaotian looked at the Xie Lu, as well as the Third Elder and some others before saying, "Come with me, all of you."

In the other room, Xie Xiaotian sat there with the Third Elder. The others stood around, not daring to make a sound.

A pin drop silence descended upon the room.

After a moment of silence, Xie Xiaotian nodded at Xie Lu, "Speak."

"Yes sir." Xie Lu nodded obediently, and began to narrate the story that resulted in the hatred between Xie Tianyu and Chu Yu.

"Lin Shimeng was born into a large underworld clan. She had trained in a technique known as the Sutra of Internal Reflection..."

Xie Xiaotian did not like to interrupt others, but he was shocked by this revelation. He took a deep breath and looked at Xie Lu, "Sutra of Internal Reflection?"

Xie Lu nodded and whispered, "I'm not too sure what is so mystical about that cultivation method, I've never heard of it before."

"Of course you've never heard of it before... This is a legacy method passed down from thousands of years ago, meant specially to cultivate the internal organs." Xie Xiaotian murmured.

"I'm sorry master, I, I had no idea that this was so important..." Xie Lu’s expression betrayed her fear.

Even though they have assimilated into society, many of these ancient underworld clans and gangs retained many of their ancient practices.

For example, their greetings as well as their... distinctive hierarchical concepts!

Xie Lu was a talent that Xie Xiaotian cultivated from young. Other than the fact that she had average looks, she was relatively stellar in almost every other aspect.

By placing her at Xie Tianyu’s side, she could serve two purposes. Firstly, she could aid him and secondly, she could gather intel on him for Xie Xiaotian.

Xie Lu had performed well all this while, and Xie Xiaotian regarded her highly. Yet, to Xie Lu, she regarded Xie Xiaotian with awe and deference.

"I don’t blame you." Xie Xiaotian encouraged, "Please continue"

Having heard the words Sutra of Internal Reflection, Xie Xiaotian finally understood why Xie Tianyu wanted to kill Chu Yu.

Yet, he had no idea how Xie Tianyu knew about this Sutra.

Cultivation techniques at the level of the Sutra of Internal Reflection were closely guarded secrets. They would not even be shared between husband and wife!

Lin Shimeng’s tutors would have never allowed it to happen.

There were rules guarding the spread of cultivation techniques. For the clans and sects of the underworld, their cultivation techniques were even more closely guarded secrets.

Yet, if he was able to get together with Lin Shimeng, there was a chance that Xie Tianyu could have gotten his hands on the technique.

Xie Lu nodded, then continued, "At various high end receptions, Lin Shimeng and Chu Yu gave off the vibe that they were a couple. Yet, they have been this way since their childhood. Anyone who dared mock Chu Yu would be ruthlessly subdued by Lin Shimeng. Even if she couldn’t beat them, she would not give up. As a result, if Chu Yu did not die, there was no chance for anyone else to get close to her." noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Xie Xiaotian nodded, then scrunched his eyebrows, deep in thought. He sighed, "This child... is still too young!"

Third Elder nodded slightly in agreement, sighing as well.

Xie Lu looked at Xie Xiaotian in confusion.

Xie Xiaotian laughed bitterly, "How could someone who would inherit the Sutra of Internal Reflection get close to uncultivable trash like Chu Yu? Even if they are childhood friends, they would still be... impossible!"

Third Elder replied, "There is a 90% probability that Chu Yu... is being used as a shield. Alternatively, he knew that he was being used, and was doing it for Ms Lin willingly."

Xie Lu was clever. She understood what was being said immediately, her expression showing that she was deep in thought.

After which she replied, "The reason why young master sent people to kill Chu Yu today... is because Lin Shimeng told him that if he tried to harm Chu Yu again, she would not let him off."

The Third Elder sighed, "Even if Lin Shimeng was just using Chu Yu has her shield, they would have some emotional connection. Then again, it could be this attitude of hers that triggered Tianyu."

Xie Xiaotian nodded in agreement, he knew his son best.

Xie Xiaotian looked towards Xie Lu, "Please, continue."

"Ok." Xie Lu nodded, "Young master felt that Chu Yu was an obstacle to him, and prepared to dispose of Chu Yu secretly, choosing to work with the Black Tiger Gang of Qi Lu. He had plans to keep himself out of the picture, but yet the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, Fang Hu, was not easy to deal with. In giving orders to his subordinates, he had exposed Young Master’s involvement. If not for that, tonight’s incidents may have been avoided."

The Third Elder replied flatly, "The risk is shared equally, self-preservation is still the priority. The Northern Chu Clan is not a faction that the his Black Tiger Gang can trifle with."

Xie Xiaotian nodded in agreement, "The Black Tiger Gang... is still useful."

Xie Lu continued to narrate the two events of today, after which, a sense of quiet came over the room.

After a long pause, the Third Elder spoke slowly, "If that is the case, Chu Yu has a pet with the power of Acupoint Charging Stage Seven by his side? Was that the same bird that killed five of our men today? So, was this the bird that... protected him on Mount Tai?"

Xie Lu nodded, "It seems that way, for now."

Xie Xiaotian looked at Xie Lu, "You’re saying that Chu Yu is still unable to engage in cultivation?"

Xie Lu nodded again, "Based on the information that we have on hand, there is nothing to prove that Chu Yu was faking it all along."

Xie Lu looked at Xie Xiaotian, "It is possible for someone to act like a ruined mess for a couple of years, but, 16 years... it’s very difficult in my opinion."

Everyone in the room nodded in agreement.

A youth in the room spoke, "Exactly, furthermore, during these 16 years, he was not hiding out in a secluded area. Everyone observing him would agree with the assessment that he was ruined."

Xie Lu continued, "Actually, his actions today tell us that he is someone with a bad temper. He does not bear grudges, but he also does not pick his battles. To be honest... I think that there is no reason to fear him, he is reckless but brainless."

The Third Elder nodded in agreement, "Exactly, if it were our guys, I’m afraid... we would not do things this way."

Xie Xiaotian said flatly, "Find a chance, kill him off, don’t leave any evidence behind."

Only he could have given such an order, after all, Tianyu was his son.

"If my guess is correct, this bird was recently acquired. Else, judging by his character, he would have flaunted it a long time ago." Xie Lu added.

Xie Xiaotian nodded in agreement, "Anything else?"

Xie Lu was just about to shake her head when she remembered, "Oh right, I forgot something. Ms Yue followed Chu Yu..."

"Hmm?" Xie Xiaotian’s eyebrows scrunched up in an instant.

This was the first time the whole night that Xie Xiaotian was this serious. Even with Tianyu injured and his cultivation advancement stymied, he was not as stern.

"Xiao Yue left?" The Third Elder stood up, his face filled with surprise.

Xie Lu felt as if she had made another mistake. At her level, the information she could access was extremely limited.

Many news within the Xie Clan were classified, and only elders and above were privy to such information.

For example, Xiao Yue, in the eyes of Xie Lu, was merely a pretty girl from an influential clan. Even though Xie Tianyu respected Xiao Yue, he had never made a fuss over it.

Xie Lu could not understand why Xiao Yue’s departure caused the two leaders to lose their composure.

"Yes, yes exactly. Chu Yu said that Xiao Yue was sick, and that he could cure her, so Xiao Yue left with him." Xie Lu added.

"That simple?" everyone present was shocked speechless.

"Damn it!" Xie Xiaotian’s face turned ugly in an instant. He grit his teeth, "What if... the Northern Chu Clan also knows about her identity?"

The Third Elder shook his head, "That shouldn’t be the case..."

Xie Xiaotian crossed his hands behind his back and paced back and forth, as if deciding on the next course of action.

After a while, Xie Xiaotian looked to the Third Elder, "Tomorrow, prepare a substantial gift. We shall go... to apologise to Chu Yu! Afterwards, we must invite Xiao Yue back!"

Third Elder nodded in agreement, "This is the only course of action as things are."

Xie Lu and the others in the room looked stunned, their tongues twisted.

The leader of the Xie Clan, as well as the Third Elder... were going to apologise to someone from a different clan caste?

All in order to get back a girl who seemed to be of importance to them?

Xiao Yue... what exactly is her true identity?

However, if Xie Xiaotian and the Third Elder did not elaborate, they did not dare to probe. Yet, this had already set off many questions in their minds.

The incidents of tonight may have already spread to the entire Yan Jing city, maybe even the entire mainland.

If both the leader and the Third Elder of the Xie Clan were to apologise to Chu Yu with gifts... how was the Xie Clan ever going to be able to find a foothold in society after this?

They could not bring themselves to believe that their leaders had not considered these consequences. This made their decision all the more puzzling, and harder to stomach.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Xie Xiaotian frowned slightly and whispered, "Come in."

A young gentleman opened the door and reported, "Sir, there has been trouble, the Black Tiger Gang of Qi Lu... the leader Fang Hu has been killed, and the entire Black Tiger Gang, from top to bottom, has been murdered!" noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"What!" shock overcoming Xie Xiaotian.

Everyone in the room was also shocked to the point of speechlessness.