The world was gloomy, as the rain fell heavily, causing the people gathered in this area to have a dark mood. One individual or rather, humanoid creature, carefully made its way through some tall unusual shrubberies, before it was a muddy ground with vaguely visible footprints, each leading to an odd-looking arrangement of bushes.
Chaaaaaaaa! Splash-crunch!
Each step of the humanoid creature through the muddy water and trodden grass was mostly drowned by the unceasing downpour. Quickly, this humanoid creature managed to make its way to the strange looking arrangement of bushes. It then swiped its claw-like hands towards the shrubberies attempting to rip it to pieces.
A cold and cunning light shone brightly within the depths of its red eyes.
Swish! Quickly, the arrangement of bushes was destroyed by the creature's claws, but what laid underneath its covering filled the humanoid creature with confusion.
It was a small unfinished hollowed section of the earth looking as if it was recently dug by an animal to rest that soon after left in a hurry. There were no signs of any creature laying in the small pit as it was too little to fit even small deer.
The creature looked at the pit and cursed under its breath, "Tsk! Another dead trail, where the hell did this damn human hi---?" But, before it could finish its statement, there was an interruption.
Shing~! The sharp cry of the sword echoed vaguely for a moment in this dense pouring rain as a cold gleam of light flickered across the neck of the unguarded humanoid creature.
As the humanoid creature felt the sudden change, it tried to react by opening its mouth to warn its 'kinsmen' within the vicinity. However, it was too late, for its head had already soared into the air while blood shot forth from its neck only to be drowned as away by the harsh rain.
Fwap! Its corpse fell into the muddy water on the gloomy but lush field, the odd grasses that grew nearby quickly reacted by wrapping around its form and drawing it further beneath the earth, soon, the corpse became one with the scenery.
Sou! The figure of handsome red-haired youth appeared holding a sharply shimmering black sword in one of his hands; the sword dripped with dark-colored blood that covered a small section of its blade. His clothing was dirty, his hair unkempt and face was coated with dark, dirty marks, filling him with a wild, ferocious spirit.
Feng Yu looked at the now 'grassland-corpse' of the Ghoulfiend that became a part of the earth with a cold glint in the eyes and spoke, "Hmph! Trying to sneak up on my hideout by yourself is no different from fool's errand."
After finishing his words, Feng Yu then jumped back into another section of dense shrubberies his figure fading away into the darkness beneath this cluster of bushes.
Step-step-step!
Quickly, the sounds rapid of footsteps could be heard as a group of Ghoulfiends made their way over to the area where vague sounds of battle had slightly echoed. A pity though, for what lingered there was nothing but the vestiges of swift struggle as the corpse and its killer had both faded away...
******
Drip. Drip.
Inside of a dark cave, Feng Yu sat quietly around a bonfire. He sat calmly while pondering, "It's now dark out, and I have almost no clue as to how long this strange limit on my essence-energies will last. If this situation continues I'm almost certain that I will be caught in by those damn fiends sooner or later."
He then looked at his palms placed before the flames. A sharp aura rose above them as if they were trying to turn everything within their reach into a sword. He moved one palm towards the small flame and swiped his finger across it as if he were using a sword.
Puff! A tiny section of the flame was partially cut into two as the fire burned in confusion for a short while before quickly reforming and burning in its usual manner.
Feng Yu then looked at his palm and smiled before saying, "Still, the only upside side is that I've now successfully managed to comprehend a fraction of sword intent, thus achieving the sword realm of half-step sword intent. With this, my battle power has noticeably risen. If I can truly go a step further and achieve true sword intent, I might be able to achieve First Layered Strength."
Upon saying this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself as he spoke, "The Central Regions of all places, sigh, not to mention this odd stream of information."
He then willed within his thoughts causing an interface to appear before his eyes. However, the current information shown had slight differences compared to the ones viewed previously.
"Candidate Class: True Chosen – Feng Yu…"
"Strength Level: F++ Class | Bloodline: Unknown…"
"Race: Humanity | Force Energy: Uncommon Fire-Lightning Type …"
"Talent – Half-Paragon Class…"
"Location: ADB - Central Regions, Endless Rain Zone, Gloomy Forest…"
"Survivability Assessment: 5%."
"Body Adaption Phase: 99.8%."
As Feng Yu saw this new parameter, he felt surprised. He questioned, "Eh? What's going on here? Body Adaption Phase? Hmm, so it seems that before one can utilize their full strengths in this mystic realm, one must go through a period of adaption. A good constraint as typically everyone would be gathered together with their respected influences upon entering, but for cases like mine..."
The moment Feng Yu said this, the entrance of his hideaway finally began to make some rustling noises. He looked at the entrance of this rocky cave hideaway covered with thick shrubs as he slowly reached for the hilts of both swords on his back, and continued speaking, "It's nothing more than an endless nightmare..."
Bang! The entrance of the cave crumbled into many fragments of rocks revealing the dark sky covered by clouds, as the relentless downpour soon after began to flood its way through the ceiling of the destroyed entrance.
A group of Ghoulfiends quickly rushed into the cave followed by a towering figure that took up most of the space.
The Ghoulfiends upon seeing Feng Yu trapped in a corner like a rat started to mock excitedly.
"Ke-ke! Humanity, where will you run to now?!"
"I see no exit! Ke-ke! Unless you want to try and run through us brothers here!"
"Ke Ke Ke Ke!"
The group of Ghoulfiends continued to laugh in excitement, but the towering figure furrowed its brows angrily as it snapped, "Silence!"
Its loud roar echoing throughout the cave soon brought silence to the once excited Ghoulfiends who then looked towards it with fear and reverence, seeing this scene the Orckusfiend nodded its head in satisfaction.
It then looked towards Feng Yu and spoke, "Human, did you think you would get away? Haha! The Adaption Phase hasn't ended yet. You must be dreaming. Humph! Today I'm going to---"
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Yu who had remained silent looked towards the Orckusfiend with a calm expression as he finally spoke, "Fiendkin, although I do not know what happens to the humans you capture. I do know that I won't be hindered by you here today."
As if struck by a lightning bolt all of the fiends became stunned. They looked towards Feng Yu with their red eyes gleaming with a 'tint' of ridicule as waves of laughter quickly followed.
"Ke Ke Ke Ke Ke!"
"Hahahaha! Humanity! You must be the greatest idiot of all humankind that I have ever seen!" The Orckusfiend said as it roared with laughter, soon though, its face became sharp.
It looked towards Feng Yu with a ruthless expression and spoke, "Break his limbs and bring him to me alive! I must have a look to see what kind of expression he will give when I torture him in the 'pit' for a few months! I will deliver you to the Zone Commander with no spirit left!"
"Ke Ke as lord chieftain wish!"
"Attack!"
The Ghoulfiends hearing his command promptly responded as they quickly made their way towards Feng Yu with full strides turning into multiple blurs.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
As Feng Yu saw this, a fiery gleam lit up in his eyes, he rose to his feet and rushed towards an unnoticed corner of the cave. Quickly, his form vanished into a small and narrow gap that was created recently.
The Orckusfiend upon seeing Feng Yu's went mad as he roared, "Damn! Chase him quickly! Don't let him get away again!"
The Ghoulfiends hearing his new command quickly reacted by changing the direction of their charge, rushing towards the narrow gap. However, before they could reach its entrance, there was a change.
"Humph! As if I'd give you that chance, break for me!" Feng Yu's voice said, soon after followed by a loud sound.
Shing~! The cry of sword resounded once more, as semi-transparent sword beam shot towards the ceiling of the narrow gap.
Bang! The rocky ceiling was instantly destroyed by a mighty sword beam causing a mass of rocks to fall covering up the narrow passageway.
Whoosh! Not wasting any time, the figure of Feng Yu continued to swiftly escape it through the extremely narrow gap at high speeds despite his cultivation essence issues. He glanced at dusty scenery behind him while running as he thought to himself, "I just have to survive for a few moments of time, that way this so-called adaption phase will pass giving me the ability to quickly get out of here with my <Lightning Flash Steps>."
It was a good line of thought, but reality had different plans.
"Human! Die!" An earth-shaking roar soon echoed throughout the hollow and narrow passage as a massive boom shortly after followed.
Boom! A dominant force instantly destroyed the clusters of rocks that blocked the entrance of the narrow passage.
If one looked carefully towards the entrance of the narrow passage, they would now see that beyond the clouds of dust was the towering figure of the Orckusfiend who stood directly before the entrance of the narrow pathway.
It placed both of its hands onto the narrow walls gripping its fingers deep into its surface as it started to push them apart and roared in a barbaric manner, "Urrooooogh!"
Rumble! The narrow path that trailed towards a relatively distant section of the gloomy forest soon started to shake, as the terrifying force behind the Orckusfiend's strength was causing the passage to widen bit by bit. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com
As the narrow passageway extended, chunks of large rocks then began to fall towards the ground creating an apocalyptic scene.
However, these weren't the only danger.
The Ghoulfiends that had been on standby due to the previous collapse now had clear room to maneuver. Quickly, they rushed through the now widening passageway as they continued their pursuit of Feng Yu while skilfully avoiding the falling rocks.
Soon after vanishing within the darkness...
******
It was a terrible but also marvelous scene, as a ray of sword light would beam its way towards the depts of a dark pathway leaving behind a lingering trail of glowing light the illuminated its previous surroundings. A myriad of broken rocks would fall from the crumbling surroundings threatening to crush anything that came in their path as the narrow path visibly lengthened by the seconds.
However, the ray of sword light would swiftly make its way directly through the falling boulders leaving behind smoothly cut surfaces on the split wreckages.
Not far back, were a group vaguely visible fellows, each whom could hardly be noticed due to their figures merging whole with the darkness leaving only their bright red eyes to illuminate their trails.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
As these figures moved, a trail of two red lights would follow behind them as they swiftly made their way around the falling boulders with some even going as far as to break through the rocks with brute force quickly gaining on the ray of sword light before them.
Feng Yu noticing the situation frowned, his figure shrouded by his half-step sword intent started to slow down as he cursed inwardly, "Damn! Why do I always have such terrible luck with Mystic Realms? I cannot maintain this state for long periods not without essence energy. I have to slow them down while moving forwards before my half step sword intent fades!"
He firmly gripped Black-lightning as he was prepared to remove his sword intent being used to flee and use it once more to cause collapse. The nearing Ghoulfiends seeing his actions sneered as they pushed forward with even more speed becoming ghostly shades.
However, right before Feng Yu could launch his attack. The world itself had a change.
The Orckusfiend who was busy pushing apart the passageway so more and more Ghoulfiends could chase after Feng Yu became shocked as it felt this change.
It looked towards the sky and roar in anger, "Damn! Why now--?" But before it could finish its words, it quickly became frozen.
The world stood still as everyone, and everything had stopped moving. A sound that only Feng Yu and all the other outside practitioners could hear resounded inside of their minds.
"Body Adaption Phase: 99.9%."
"Body Adaption Phase: 100%."
"Body Adaption Phase: Complete!"
As Feng Yu and the others heard this, they were surprised. However, as they could not move, they could only express it in their minds. Soon though, the situation once more had another change.
Rumble! The world of the Ancient Dragon Battlefield shook violently as a bright golden light shrouded the entirety of its skies, a gentle, but indifferent female voice echoed throughout heavens sounding within minds of all creatures and humans.
"The Adaption Phase has now ended, the battlefields 10000th War Commands will now commence!"
As they heard the voice, the individuals couldn't help but grow excited as their heroic spirits rose to its peak. Feng Yu who was currently in a desperate situation also started to get excited as he noticed some very peculiar changes within his body.
However, while all of this was occurring, in a distant location far away from the golden light that shrouds all or rather, 'most' of the Ancient Dragon Battlefield was a dark grotto. It was as if this place was a shield from all source light, leaving behind only dense assortments of shadows that formed from the rays that shone across the distant horizon.
One shadow was quite strange, as it stood quietly within a sea of surrounding shadows and looked towards the location of the light sources with an expression that shrouded by the shadows. It spoke, "It is this place destinies heir will rise, and the following rule of shadows will forever reign supreme..."
As it finished its statement, its eyes glowed in a dark light as its entire being gave a strange fluctuation. This pressure was not Aura, and neither was this energy Qi. It was merely a power belonging to an entirely different level of lifeform, but one, that will never again be seen in this world...
Chaaaaaaaa! Splash-crunch!
Each step of the humanoid creature through the muddy water and trodden grass was mostly drowned by the unceasing downpour. Quickly, this humanoid creature managed to make its way to the strange looking arrangement of bushes. It then swiped its claw-like hands towards the shrubberies attempting to rip it to pieces.
A cold and cunning light shone brightly within the depths of its red eyes.
Swish! Quickly, the arrangement of bushes was destroyed by the creature's claws, but what laid underneath its covering filled the humanoid creature with confusion.
It was a small unfinished hollowed section of the earth looking as if it was recently dug by an animal to rest that soon after left in a hurry. There were no signs of any creature laying in the small pit as it was too little to fit even small deer.
The creature looked at the pit and cursed under its breath, "Tsk! Another dead trail, where the hell did this damn human hi---?" But, before it could finish its statement, there was an interruption.
Shing~! The sharp cry of the sword echoed vaguely for a moment in this dense pouring rain as a cold gleam of light flickered across the neck of the unguarded humanoid creature.
As the humanoid creature felt the sudden change, it tried to react by opening its mouth to warn its 'kinsmen' within the vicinity. However, it was too late, for its head had already soared into the air while blood shot forth from its neck only to be drowned as away by the harsh rain.
Fwap! Its corpse fell into the muddy water on the gloomy but lush field, the odd grasses that grew nearby quickly reacted by wrapping around its form and drawing it further beneath the earth, soon, the corpse became one with the scenery.
Sou! The figure of handsome red-haired youth appeared holding a sharply shimmering black sword in one of his hands; the sword dripped with dark-colored blood that covered a small section of its blade. His clothing was dirty, his hair unkempt and face was coated with dark, dirty marks, filling him with a wild, ferocious spirit.
Feng Yu looked at the now 'grassland-corpse' of the Ghoulfiend that became a part of the earth with a cold glint in the eyes and spoke, "Hmph! Trying to sneak up on my hideout by yourself is no different from fool's errand."
After finishing his words, Feng Yu then jumped back into another section of dense shrubberies his figure fading away into the darkness beneath this cluster of bushes.
Step-step-step!
Quickly, the sounds rapid of footsteps could be heard as a group of Ghoulfiends made their way over to the area where vague sounds of battle had slightly echoed. A pity though, for what lingered there was nothing but the vestiges of swift struggle as the corpse and its killer had both faded away...
******
Drip. Drip.
Inside of a dark cave, Feng Yu sat quietly around a bonfire. He sat calmly while pondering, "It's now dark out, and I have almost no clue as to how long this strange limit on my essence-energies will last. If this situation continues I'm almost certain that I will be caught in by those damn fiends sooner or later."
He then looked at his palms placed before the flames. A sharp aura rose above them as if they were trying to turn everything within their reach into a sword. He moved one palm towards the small flame and swiped his finger across it as if he were using a sword.
Puff! A tiny section of the flame was partially cut into two as the fire burned in confusion for a short while before quickly reforming and burning in its usual manner.
Feng Yu then looked at his palm and smiled before saying, "Still, the only upside side is that I've now successfully managed to comprehend a fraction of sword intent, thus achieving the sword realm of half-step sword intent. With this, my battle power has noticeably risen. If I can truly go a step further and achieve true sword intent, I might be able to achieve First Layered Strength."
Upon saying this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself as he spoke, "The Central Regions of all places, sigh, not to mention this odd stream of information."
He then willed within his thoughts causing an interface to appear before his eyes. However, the current information shown had slight differences compared to the ones viewed previously.
"Candidate Class: True Chosen – Feng Yu…"
"Strength Level: F++ Class | Bloodline: Unknown…"
"Race: Humanity | Force Energy: Uncommon Fire-Lightning Type …"
"Talent – Half-Paragon Class…"
"Location: ADB - Central Regions, Endless Rain Zone, Gloomy Forest…"
"Survivability Assessment: 5%."
"Body Adaption Phase: 99.8%."
As Feng Yu saw this new parameter, he felt surprised. He questioned, "Eh? What's going on here? Body Adaption Phase? Hmm, so it seems that before one can utilize their full strengths in this mystic realm, one must go through a period of adaption. A good constraint as typically everyone would be gathered together with their respected influences upon entering, but for cases like mine..."
The moment Feng Yu said this, the entrance of his hideaway finally began to make some rustling noises. He looked at the entrance of this rocky cave hideaway covered with thick shrubs as he slowly reached for the hilts of both swords on his back, and continued speaking, "It's nothing more than an endless nightmare..."
Bang! The entrance of the cave crumbled into many fragments of rocks revealing the dark sky covered by clouds, as the relentless downpour soon after began to flood its way through the ceiling of the destroyed entrance.
A group of Ghoulfiends quickly rushed into the cave followed by a towering figure that took up most of the space.
The Ghoulfiends upon seeing Feng Yu trapped in a corner like a rat started to mock excitedly.
"Ke-ke! Humanity, where will you run to now?!"
"I see no exit! Ke-ke! Unless you want to try and run through us brothers here!"
"Ke Ke Ke Ke!"
The group of Ghoulfiends continued to laugh in excitement, but the towering figure furrowed its brows angrily as it snapped, "Silence!"
Its loud roar echoing throughout the cave soon brought silence to the once excited Ghoulfiends who then looked towards it with fear and reverence, seeing this scene the Orckusfiend nodded its head in satisfaction.
It then looked towards Feng Yu and spoke, "Human, did you think you would get away? Haha! The Adaption Phase hasn't ended yet. You must be dreaming. Humph! Today I'm going to---"
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Yu who had remained silent looked towards the Orckusfiend with a calm expression as he finally spoke, "Fiendkin, although I do not know what happens to the humans you capture. I do know that I won't be hindered by you here today."
As if struck by a lightning bolt all of the fiends became stunned. They looked towards Feng Yu with their red eyes gleaming with a 'tint' of ridicule as waves of laughter quickly followed.
"Ke Ke Ke Ke Ke!"
"Hahahaha! Humanity! You must be the greatest idiot of all humankind that I have ever seen!" The Orckusfiend said as it roared with laughter, soon though, its face became sharp.
It looked towards Feng Yu with a ruthless expression and spoke, "Break his limbs and bring him to me alive! I must have a look to see what kind of expression he will give when I torture him in the 'pit' for a few months! I will deliver you to the Zone Commander with no spirit left!"
"Ke Ke as lord chieftain wish!"
"Attack!"
The Ghoulfiends hearing his command promptly responded as they quickly made their way towards Feng Yu with full strides turning into multiple blurs.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
As Feng Yu saw this, a fiery gleam lit up in his eyes, he rose to his feet and rushed towards an unnoticed corner of the cave. Quickly, his form vanished into a small and narrow gap that was created recently.
The Orckusfiend upon seeing Feng Yu's went mad as he roared, "Damn! Chase him quickly! Don't let him get away again!"
The Ghoulfiends hearing his new command quickly reacted by changing the direction of their charge, rushing towards the narrow gap. However, before they could reach its entrance, there was a change.
"Humph! As if I'd give you that chance, break for me!" Feng Yu's voice said, soon after followed by a loud sound.
Shing~! The cry of sword resounded once more, as semi-transparent sword beam shot towards the ceiling of the narrow gap.
Bang! The rocky ceiling was instantly destroyed by a mighty sword beam causing a mass of rocks to fall covering up the narrow passageway.
Whoosh! Not wasting any time, the figure of Feng Yu continued to swiftly escape it through the extremely narrow gap at high speeds despite his cultivation essence issues. He glanced at dusty scenery behind him while running as he thought to himself, "I just have to survive for a few moments of time, that way this so-called adaption phase will pass giving me the ability to quickly get out of here with my <Lightning Flash Steps>."
It was a good line of thought, but reality had different plans.
"Human! Die!" An earth-shaking roar soon echoed throughout the hollow and narrow passage as a massive boom shortly after followed.
Boom! A dominant force instantly destroyed the clusters of rocks that blocked the entrance of the narrow passage.
If one looked carefully towards the entrance of the narrow passage, they would now see that beyond the clouds of dust was the towering figure of the Orckusfiend who stood directly before the entrance of the narrow pathway.
It placed both of its hands onto the narrow walls gripping its fingers deep into its surface as it started to push them apart and roared in a barbaric manner, "Urrooooogh!"
Rumble! The narrow path that trailed towards a relatively distant section of the gloomy forest soon started to shake, as the terrifying force behind the Orckusfiend's strength was causing the passage to widen bit by bit. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com
As the narrow passageway extended, chunks of large rocks then began to fall towards the ground creating an apocalyptic scene.
However, these weren't the only danger.
The Ghoulfiends that had been on standby due to the previous collapse now had clear room to maneuver. Quickly, they rushed through the now widening passageway as they continued their pursuit of Feng Yu while skilfully avoiding the falling rocks.
Soon after vanishing within the darkness...
******
It was a terrible but also marvelous scene, as a ray of sword light would beam its way towards the depts of a dark pathway leaving behind a lingering trail of glowing light the illuminated its previous surroundings. A myriad of broken rocks would fall from the crumbling surroundings threatening to crush anything that came in their path as the narrow path visibly lengthened by the seconds.
However, the ray of sword light would swiftly make its way directly through the falling boulders leaving behind smoothly cut surfaces on the split wreckages.
Not far back, were a group vaguely visible fellows, each whom could hardly be noticed due to their figures merging whole with the darkness leaving only their bright red eyes to illuminate their trails.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
As these figures moved, a trail of two red lights would follow behind them as they swiftly made their way around the falling boulders with some even going as far as to break through the rocks with brute force quickly gaining on the ray of sword light before them.
Feng Yu noticing the situation frowned, his figure shrouded by his half-step sword intent started to slow down as he cursed inwardly, "Damn! Why do I always have such terrible luck with Mystic Realms? I cannot maintain this state for long periods not without essence energy. I have to slow them down while moving forwards before my half step sword intent fades!"
He firmly gripped Black-lightning as he was prepared to remove his sword intent being used to flee and use it once more to cause collapse. The nearing Ghoulfiends seeing his actions sneered as they pushed forward with even more speed becoming ghostly shades.
However, right before Feng Yu could launch his attack. The world itself had a change.
The Orckusfiend who was busy pushing apart the passageway so more and more Ghoulfiends could chase after Feng Yu became shocked as it felt this change.
It looked towards the sky and roar in anger, "Damn! Why now--?" But before it could finish its words, it quickly became frozen.
The world stood still as everyone, and everything had stopped moving. A sound that only Feng Yu and all the other outside practitioners could hear resounded inside of their minds.
"Body Adaption Phase: 99.9%."
"Body Adaption Phase: 100%."
"Body Adaption Phase: Complete!"
As Feng Yu and the others heard this, they were surprised. However, as they could not move, they could only express it in their minds. Soon though, the situation once more had another change.
Rumble! The world of the Ancient Dragon Battlefield shook violently as a bright golden light shrouded the entirety of its skies, a gentle, but indifferent female voice echoed throughout heavens sounding within minds of all creatures and humans.
"The Adaption Phase has now ended, the battlefields 10000th War Commands will now commence!"
As they heard the voice, the individuals couldn't help but grow excited as their heroic spirits rose to its peak. Feng Yu who was currently in a desperate situation also started to get excited as he noticed some very peculiar changes within his body.
However, while all of this was occurring, in a distant location far away from the golden light that shrouds all or rather, 'most' of the Ancient Dragon Battlefield was a dark grotto. It was as if this place was a shield from all source light, leaving behind only dense assortments of shadows that formed from the rays that shone across the distant horizon.
One shadow was quite strange, as it stood quietly within a sea of surrounding shadows and looked towards the location of the light sources with an expression that shrouded by the shadows. It spoke, "It is this place destinies heir will rise, and the following rule of shadows will forever reign supreme..."
As it finished its statement, its eyes glowed in a dark light as its entire being gave a strange fluctuation. This pressure was not Aura, and neither was this energy Qi. It was merely a power belonging to an entirely different level of lifeform, but one, that will never again be seen in this world...
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