Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 26: Enlightenment Will Trial

“Zhang Xuan, I didn’t expect that your guts would be so inflated after not meeting for a day!” Walking into the room, Shang Bin surveyed the surroundings and noticed that the ‘trash’ had managed to admit in five students. A savage expression flashed across his eyes as he sneered coldly, “To dare to deceive Wang Ying xiaojie, Zhao Ya xiaojie and the others, as well as to coax the student of Cao Xiong laoshi to come under your tutelage instead, where the hell did you find such courage!”

“Shang Bin laoshi? Cao Xiong laoshi?”

Seeing the few people who just barged in, Zhang Xuan frowned, “I am in the midst of a lesson. If there’s anything you want to say, please say them after the lessons!”

“Lesson your head! Shang shaoye came personally over so what the hell are you acting so high and mighty for? Given your standards, it is already a blessing for the others to not be misguided by you, yet you talk about having lessons? You little brat who don’t even know the basics, how dare you pretend like you’re something big before us!” Cao Xiong mocked Zhang Xuan coldly.

Since the both of them were already hostile to one another, there was no need for him to put on an act anymore.

“Get out! You’re not welcome here!” Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.

“You are still continuing on with the act? Zhang Xuan, do you even remember your own surname?” Shang Bin laughed coldly, “Quickly release Zhao Ya xiaojie and Wang Ying xiaojie from your lessons and reallocate Liu Yang back to Cao Xiong laoshi. If so, I might choose to back down and not teach you a lesson today. Otherwise… I’m afraid that you will have to spend this school term in a wheelchair!”

“You want to make a move on me?” Zhang Xuan glanced over, “The academy forbids teachers from fighting one another within its compounds. Is Shang Bin laoshi unaware of the academy rules?”

“The academy rules are made for humans. Against others, I would still be worried about the consequences about flouting those rules, but towards you… Hehe, do you think that there would be anyone in the academy who would stand up for a trash like you?” Shang Bin declared with an expression that clearly spelled out his vile intentions.

“I get it, is it because I offended you with my words yesterday, that’s why you are intentionally seeking trouble with me now? Aren’t you afraid that Shen Bi Ru laoshi would be displeased by such actions of yours?” Zhang Xuan harrumphed.

“Hehe, at least you are well-aware of it. Since I have decided to teach you a lesson, of course, I won’t be worried about you talking nonsense…” Shang Bin didn’t deny it and just as he was about to gleefully step forward to teach the fellow before him a lesson, he was interrupted by another furious voice.

“It’s you!”

Yao Han’s eyes turned red.

Given how Zhang Xuan had offended Shang Bin yesterday and Shen Bi Ru laoshi was involved in the incident as well, if Yao Han was still unable to figure out the culprit who beat him up, even he himself would suspect that he was a fool!

“What?” Seeing butler Yao rage out when he was about to punish Zhang Xuan, Shang Bin turned around to look at him, bewildered.

“Do you think that it is possible for you to be unaware of what you have done?”

Before Shang Bin could react, accompanied by a loud roar, a fist smashed violently onto his face.

“The heck!”

Shang Bin could only feel everything before him turning dark. The regions around his eyes bruised up. His body staggered for a moment before falling to the ground.

“To dare to beat me up to such a pathetic state, I will make you suffer for it!”

Recalling the agony he had undergone from the beating yesterday, there wasn’t any hesitation in Yao Han’s blows at all. Sitting onto Shang Bin’s body, fist after fist came raging onto him like a storm.

“Butler Yao…”

Everything occurred too quickly. Wang Tao and Cao Xiong were flabbergasted.

Actually, they weren’t the only ones who were taken aback, even Zhao Ya, Wang Ying and the others stared at one another in confusion.

Just a moment ago, when these few people came over to find trouble with Zhang laoshi, Zhang Xuan’s students were still quite enraged and had intended to stand up for him. Yet, before they could do anything, the other side started fighting among themselves.

Wasn’t this incident too bizarre!

This was especially so for Zhao Ya. She was well-aware of the personality of butler Yao. He was a very dignified and rational person who handled problems systematically. Otherwise, her father wouldn’t have possibly allowed him to become the butler of their family.

But… what happened today? Why did he start beating up Shang Bin before he could finish his words?

Probably, the only one who knew what was happening was Zhang Xuan.

The reason why he intentionally mentioned that he offended Shang Bin yesterday and brought up Shen Bi Ru’s name was to remind butler Yao of the two features of his attacker yesterday… In the end, just as he intended, he made a move on Shang Bin!

Actually, this couldn’t be blamed on butler Yao for being rash. After all, no matter who it was, if they were to be beaten up out of the blue for no good reason, they would definitely hold some resentment in their heart. Furthermore, he was of esteemed position and represented the image of Baiyu City, so he had never suffered such injustice. To add on, he had been angered by Zhang Xuan multiple times these two days and his young mistress had been curbing him from assaulting him. Without an outlet to vent his frustration, it had been welling up in his chest. At this moment, when he had met his enemy, how could he stand it any further?

“Butler Yao, what are you doing?!” Feeling the fists crashing down onto him like raindrops, the confused Shang Bin could only feel his vision going dark. He almost threw up a mouthful of fresh blood.

What was going on?

This was the first time he was meeting this butler Yao and he shouldn’t have offended him before, so why the heck was he so brutal?

No matter how he tried to recall, he couldn’t fathom how he could have possibly offended the other party!

“What am I doing? Stop acting ignorant here, are you not aware of it yourself?”

Peng peng peng peng!

Butler Yao’s fist came landing one after another without any moment of rest.

Shang Bin was a high-level teacher and had reached the level of Fighter 5-dan Dingli realm. Even so, there was still a distance between him and Yao Han’s 6-dan Pixue realm. He wasn’t even a match for Yao Han in a normal battle, needless to say, a sudden assault. He was done in with just a single punch.

“Butler Yao, calm down, calm down. We can talk things through calmly…”

Only now then did Cao Xiong and Wang Tao regain their senses and they hurriedly pulled the both of them apart.

At this moment, Shang Bin’s handsome face was swollen to the point that there was no difference between it and a pig’s head.

“Damn it!” Shang Bin was about to explode from anger.

Initially, he had intended to teach Zhang Xuan a lesson but never in his dreams did he expect the butler Yao from Baiyu City to suddenly go insane and assault him!

At this moment, all of his accumulated rage channeled towards butler Yao!

“No matter what personal grudges the few of you may hold among yourselves, please settle it outside the classroom. This isn’t a location for you all to fight it out. If you all do not leave now and continue to interrupt my lessons, I will inform the Central Education Bureau and call them over…”

Zhang Xuan spoke up.

“Fine… Just you all wait!”

Hearing that he would inform the Central Education Bureau, Shang Bin turned around and walked away.

If news were to spread about his current state, how could still possibly have the face to meet others? He must not allow any teachers to see him in his current state!

“Shang shaoye… Shang shaoye!”

Initially, Cao Xiong thought that it would be an easy task. With Shang shaoye making a move personally, he would definitely he able to get Zhang Xuan to return his student. However, never in his dreams did he expect to see such a situation occurring. Cao Xiong hurriedly followed behind him.

Soon, the two of them disappear from view.

“Uncle Yao, what are you doing?”

After the two of them left, Zhao Ya walked up and looks at her Uncle Yao, her face flushed red from anger.

This Uncle Yao was normal in the past, so why was he getting more and more overboard nowadays!

“Young mistress, I…” Yao Han didn’t know how he should reply to Zhao Ya’s words.

After all, he couldn’t possibly say that he had intended to sneak over to Zhang Xuan’s dormitory in an attempt to castrate him but ended up getting bashed up by Shang Bin instead, and he did a moment ago was to exact vengeance for that!

“Alright, I am still in the midst of the lesson. I would have to ask for the rest of you to leave!”

Zhang Xuan gestured.

After hesitating for a moment, Yao Han, Wang Tao and Old Liu left the classroom yet again.

…………………………

“Damn it, damn it!”

After leaving Zhang Xuan’s classroom, Shang Bin cried out in anger, “That Yao Han must be taught a lesson. Zhang Xuan as well. To dare to look at me contemptuously, he must be punished!”

As the grandson of an elder, his life had been smooth sailing all along. When had he ever suffered such injustice!

Furthermore, the worst of it all was that he didn’t even know the reason behind it.

He was in the midst of talking when the other party suddenly rushed up to assault him in the blink of an eye! He found the scenario incomprehensible!

“That Yao Han must be an accomplice of Zhang Xuan! Otherwise, why would he make a move on Shang shaoye? I think he must have been ordered to do so!” Cao Xiong said.

“No doubt, that must be it!” Shang Bin agreed.

He had never offended Yao Han, but the other party made a move on him without any warnings. It must be due to his declaration of wanting to teach Zhang Xuan a lesson!

“Are you sure that Liu Yang did not willingly acknowledge Zhang Xuan as his teacher?”

After awhile, Shang Bin calmed down and turned around to ask.

“I can ascertain that he didn’t do it out of his own free will!” Recalling the unwillingness on Liu Yang’s face when he left yesterday, Cao Xiong replied confidently.

“Great. If you’re that sure of it, go and apply for a 【Enlightenment Will Trial】!” Shang Bin said.

“Enlightenment Will Trial? This…” Cao Xiong’s face darkened.

Enlightenment Will Trial was a special method to determine the allocation of a student who was vied by multiple teachers when the academy is unable to make a judgment. The student would undergo the trial of the 【Enlightenment Will Tower】 and the Enlightenment Will Tower would reflect his true thoughts in the form of a confidence-meter.

If the student was proven to be unwilling to come under the tutelage of the teacher, the teacher of the student would be punished. On the other hand, if it was proven that the one who applied for the Enlightenment Will Trial was making a false report, he would receive an equivalent punishment.

This was the final resort used when there was truly no means to determine the allocation of the student.

Cao Xiong was aware of it, but he felt that things have yet to get to such an irreconcilable point.

“Why? Are you lying to me? Could it be that the fellow joined Zhang Xuan willingly?” Looking at Cao Xiong’s hesitant face, Shang Bin’s face darkened even further.

“No, he definitely did not join willingly. I… will apply now! I will make sure Zhang Xuan will get what he deserves!” Cao Xiong nodded his head.

“Un, then hurry up!” Looking at his compliance, Shang Bin nodded his head in satisfaction. “When you are applying for it, make sure to raise the punishment to the maximum! This way, Zhang Xuan would be in for a tough time, perhaps he might even get fired!”

Punishment could be raised based on the applier’s request. The higher the stakes were, the heavier the penalty on the side who failed the trial.

“Alright!” Cao Xiong’s eyes lit up with excitement as he visioned the image of Zhang Xuan getting fired.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 25: Looking for Trouble

“Shang shaoye!”

Cao Xiong said respectfully.

“Cao Xiong laoshi, you were looking for me?” Shang Bin looked over with a puzzled expression.

They might be both teachers of the academy and they often bumped into one another, but their relationship was still stuck at the level of an acquaintance.

“Indeed. I have something which I would have to trouble Shang shaoye with!” Cao Xiong hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“As long as it is something I could help you with, I will try my best!” Cao Xiong replied.

As the grandson of Elder Shang Chen, there were quite a few teachers who came looking for him for favors every day and he had long gotten used to it.

“Is that so? I… Yesterday, I took much difficulty in admitting a student under my tutelage, but he was snatched away by another teacher through deception. Isn’t Elder Shang in charge of the Education Bureau? I would like to ask… if it is possible to transfer the student back to me…”

Cao Xiong said.

Liu Yang was the best student which he spent a lot of effort to recruit. Yet, he lost him to Zhang Xuan due to that bet. When he returned, he got angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. Eventually, he couldn’t bear it anymore and came to look for Shang Bin today.

Shang Bin’s grandfather was Elder Shang Chen, the head of the academy’s Education Bureau. Allocating a student to another teacher would be quite a simple feat for him.

“Transfer back?” Shang Bin frowned. “If that student willingly came under the other person’s tutelage, it would be difficult! You also know that students are much more troublesome nowadays. If they are dissatisfied with anything, they would report the incident to the Royal Court and the Teacher Union, then we will…”

“He isn’t willing! I can guarantee that!” Cao Xiong hurriedly replied.

“Even if he isn’t willing, if the other teacher is unwilling to let him go, it won’t be easy as well. You know the school rules…” Shang Bin waved his hand. Suddenly, he raised his head and asked, “Just now, you said… deception? May I know which teacher is the one who coaxed your student over?”

“It is our academy’s ‘trash teacher’ Zhang Xuan…” Speaking of that young man, Cao Xiong clenched his jaws and hatred could be plainly seen on his face.

“Zhang Xuan? Your student was coaxed over by him?” Hearing that name once again, Shang Bin’s rage burned once again.

If it wasn’t for this fellow, he would definitely be able to get a dinner date with his goddess! A fellow who was only Fighter 3-dan and scored a zero for him Teacher Qualification Examination would actually dare to disregard his authority, he was seeking for death!

If it wasn’t for the presence of the goddess yesterday such that it was inconvenient to resort to physical means, he would have definitely beat him until he was on the verge of dying!

“Yes! Since he is that kind of teacher, no humans would be willing to become his student! So, I would like to trouble Shang shaoye to help me bring up this matter with Elder Shang and allocate my student back…” Cao Xiong said carefully, afraid that the other party would refuse his request.

“There is no need to bring this up with Elder Shang, I will settle this matter for you now!” Shang Bin waved his hand majestically.

“You’re going to settle the matter for me?”

“The other teachers might still require the help of my grandfather for the reallocation process, but since we’re talking about the useless trash Zhang Xuan, why do we have to go through so much trouble? We just have to go to him straight and if he refuses, we will cripple him!”

Shang Bin gestured grandly.

He might be at a loss in means to deal with other teachers, but towards the one who scored a zero for the Teacher Qualification Examination, it was simply too easy for him to make a stand to teach him a lesson!

Disregarding his weak abilities, the crux of it was that no one in the academy would possibly come in his defense.

The most important point of all was that he had intended to give Zhang Xuan a good thrashing to vent his frustration, but he had been vexed over the lack of a suitable justification for it.

If he were to strike without a suitable justification, he would surely leave a bad impression with Shen Bi Ru if she were to find out.

But now, he had duped away the student of another teacher and the person in question had come over seeking for his help. He could make use of this reason to lash out at him!

“This…” He didn’t expect that Shang Bin would be so generous, Cao Xiong was taken aback.

“There is no need for ‘this’. Come with me! If you’re afraid, I will do it for you!” The corners of Shang Bin’s lip curled upwards as a glint of brutality flashed across his eyes.

“Then, I will be thanking Shang shaoye in advance!” Cao Xiong’s eyes lit up excitedly as he nodded his head hurriedly. The two of them moved towards Zhang Xuan’s classroom with widened strides.

It didn’t take long for them to arrive at the entrance of Zhang Xuan’s classroom to see the mummy-like Yao Han and the young master of the Wang family.

“Wang Tao, what are you doing here instead of training over at grandfather’s?” Shang Bin frowned.

He might be the grandson of Elder Shang Chen, but he was still a little off in terms of standing in comparison to Wang Tao.

“Shang Bin laoshi!” Wang Tao bowed. “My younger sister was duped to attend lessons here. I intend to take her back…”

“Shang Bin?”

Yao Han was still considering whom he should gather intelligence on Shang Bin from when he heard that the young man before him was Shang Bin. He hurriedly lifted his head to take a good look at him.

“You mean Wang Ying xiaojie?” Shang Bin’s face darkened. Coldness radiated out of his eyes as he declared, “That Zhang Xuan is really too daring! To dare to dupe even Wang xiaojie, he must be tired of living! Looks like if I don’t teach him a lesson, it would be hard to appease the crowd!”

“Indeed…” Wang Tao nodded his head.

“Since Wang Ying xiaojie was duped to come under his tutelage, why didn’t you barge in to stop him, and chose to wait here instead?” Harrumphing, Shang Bin looked over with a puzzled expression.

“That…” Wang Tao dared not to admit that he was thrown out. Scratching his head, just when he was perplexed over how he should answer, Yao Han, who was beside him, said, “Isn’t there a rule in the academy that states that entry into a classroom is disallowed in the midst of a lesson? Thus, we could only wait outside for the lessons to end!”

“This is…”

Only now did Shang Bin notice the mummy-like Yao Han.

“This is the butler of City Lord Zhao of Baiyu City, Yao Han!” Wang Tao hurriedly introduced him.

“So, it is butler Yao. I have long heard of your name!” Shang Bin nodded his head and continued, “There is such a rule in the academy that no one is allowed to barge into the classroom in the midst of a lesson. However, it doesn’t matter in this case. You all can follow behind me to enter the classroom. Today, I will personally take care of the fellow who has no morals as a teacher and goes around conning others!”

“Alright!” Hearing that he was going to make a move, Wang Tao’s eyes lit up and followed closely behind him. Yao Han hesitated for a moment before following behind them.

………………………………

In the classroom.

“Hongtian Nine Dan Formula. It might be the most basic cultivation technique of Hongtian Academy, but there are quite a few problems with it. For example…”

The five students sat in the classroom, listening attentively to Zhang Xuan’s explanations.

Despite it only being the first lecture, they were all incomparably shocked. It was as though they have consumed ginseng fruit and were getting drunk on his words.

The few students present in the classroom, with the exception of Yuan Tao, have exceptional backgrounds. They might have never gone to an academy, but they had learned everything systematically. They have undergone lectures of many different teachers and even had the privilege of having Fighter 5-dan and 6-dan experts offering them pointers… However, they had never been to such a lesson in their entire life.

The lecture gave them a feeling of enlightenment. They found themselves suddenly comprehending many things that they were perplexed in the past. The breath in their body seemed to be tempted to follow the methods which the teacher was describing to them and a sensation that they would be able to break through any time now gushed through them.

The lecture was simply too well-said!

Hearing Zhang Xuan’s lessons, they realized that even the supposed high-level teachers paled greatly in comparison to him.

This was especially so for Zhao Ya. As the daughter of a city lord, her father often deciphered cultivation techniques for her. Initially, she had always thought that her father was the best lecturer in the entire Tianxuan Kingdom. After all, her father’s strength was clear for all to see!

However, in comparison to Zhang laoshi, she felt like a frog in the well! It was laughable. There was totally no way to compare the both of them at all!

Zhang laoshi‘s explanations were spot-on. No matter how incredible the cultivation technique and battle technique was, he was able to immediately spot the flaws in it, causing one to be shocked and go into deep thoughts, unable to calm the agitation in them for a long period of time.

Often, a single deciphered sentence of Zhang laoshi would send them into thinking for half a day. After they finally comprehended it after much difficulty, they would realize that he had already been talking for a long period of time and that they had missed many of the knowledge which he had imparted then.

“Zhang laoshi‘s standards… are way too high!”

At this moment, the five students finally understood how deep the foundations of battle techniques and how wide the tree of knowledge was within this young man who wasn’t much older than them.

“Previously, I laughably thought that Zhang laoshi had simply lucked out to make my strength soar instantaneously. Only now do I realize that… given his wisdom, it is a small feat for him to accomplish such greatness! There are more than a hundred methods for him to make my strength increase by a fold…”

The previously arrogant Liu Yang couldn’t help but tremble on the spot, “In comparison to him, Cao Xiong laoshi… Sigh, I better not compare the two of them. They are at totally different heights, there is no way to compare the two of them. It is like they both exist in different worlds! It is fortunate that they made that bet, otherwise, how could I possibly meet such a great teacher…”

The five students were each listening attentively to the lecture in agitation, afraid that they would miss some important knowledge.

Jiyaaaaa!

The door to the classroom was pushed open and a few men walked in with large strides.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 24: Throw Him Out

“Impossible…”

Wang Tao was also in a state of disbelief.

Before he came, he had made sure to look into Zhang Xuan’s strength. Back then, the information he got was that he was only Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi realm, a weakling!

How could he possibly stop his attack with just two fingers?

In order to achieve such a feat, not only must one possess sufficient strength, he must also be precise in his timing, control over his strength, his positioning and many other factors. If there were to be a slight discrepancy in his judgment, it was possible for his fingers to be severed and he would be severely injured!

The other teachers, or perhaps even the Pixue realm elders, would be unable to achieve such a feat! Yet, a fellow who was reputed to be trash…

Impossible!

“Coincidence! It must be a coincidence!”

Such a thought popped into his mind. A savage look appeared on Wang Tao’s face once more and exerting strength through his both hands, he howled, “Let go!”

He wanted to retrieve his sword that was trapped between the two fingers of Zhang Xuan.

However, despite trying twice consecutively, to the point that veins were popping out on his temple and that he was about to vomit blood due to overexertion of strength, he was astonished to realize that the sword that was held between the Zhang Xuan’s fingers seemed to be firmly latched onto his fingers. No matter how much strength he exerted, it didn’t budge in any way.

“Could it be… his true strength isn’t Zhenqi realm?” A peculiar thought appeared in his mind.

[But this is impossible!

It hasn’t been long since the last Teacher Qualification Examination. Everyone in the academy is aware of the fact that he only has the strength of a Zhenqi realm pinnacle… Furthermore, even if he were to break through his current realm, he would only be at Pigu realm, which is the same level as him. He wouldn’t be so hard-pressed just by a mere two fingers of the other party!]

“Scram!’

Just as Wang Tao was considering the peculiarity of the situation, a surge of might suddenly came rushing towards him through the sword and the impassive words of the other party echoed by his ear.

Hu!

Before he could even react, his entire body was sent flying through the air.

Boom!

His head bashed through the door of the classroom.

“Alright, let’s continue on with our lessons!”

After casually throwing Wang Tao out, Zhang Xuan turned towards the rest and said blandly.

“…”

Wang Ying, Zhao Ya, Liu Yang, Zheng Yang and Yuan Tao stared at one another. The turn of events left them unable to react and they were on the verge of exploding due to the overwhelming shock.

[That was a Fighter 4-dan Pigu realm expert! Not mentioning how an attack of his full strength was easily dealt with, to think he would be thrown out with such ease…

Wasn’t this teacher of theirs the worst teacher with the lowest combat ability in the entire academy?

How did he do it?]

“Teacher… has been hiding his strength?”

Suddenly, Zhao Ya came to a realization as her face flushed from excitement.

The only viable explanation was that the teacher before her had been concealing his true strength!

If not, how could he possibly point out the problems whom no one else could discern and boost their might with just a casual pointer?

The others weren’t fools as well. They clenched their fists in agitation.

Coming to the academy to come under the tutelage of the teachers, who wouldn’t hope to be under the guidance of a capable teacher?

Before this, everyone thought that their lives would be miserable, judging from how they came under the tutelage of the academy’s worst teacher. Only now did they know that… they have won in the competition of choosing one’s teachers, an overwhelming one at it!

The teacher with the worst reputation in the academy was actually a… true worldly expert!

“Un!”

When their path of thoughts reached this point, all of the excessive thoughts disappeared from their minds as they nodded their head vigorously. Even Liu Yang, who held doubts about Zhang Xuan’s lessons, couldn’t help but look over in enthusiasm, afraid that he would miss out a single word of his teacher.

What Lu Xun laoshi and Wang Chao laoshi… All of these had been thrown to the back of their minds!

Not just them, even the elders would have to kneel when compared to Zhang laoshi!

……………………

“To rush in like this, I hope that young master is fine!”

Outside the classroom, Old Liu looked worriedly at Wang Tao, who had barged into the classroom furiously.

“Rest easy, Wang Tao shaoye [1] has reached Fighter 4-dan Pigu realm while that Zhang Xuan is still stuck at Zhenqi realm. Soon, he would be able to teach him a lesson and bring young mistress Wang Ying out!”

Yao Han nodded his head with a bright smile on his face.

Just as he was visioning the pathetic state the shameless teacher would be in with his teeth scattered all over the floor, he suddenly heard Wang Tao’s furious howl from the room.

“It has begun!”

Yao Han’s eyes lit up and the edges of his mouth crept upwards.

If that Zhang Xuan was only the last in the entire academy, Yao Han wouldn’t be bothered to interfere in his affairs. However, to think that he would dare to be disrespectful to the young mistress!

If Zhang Xuan didn’t execute some underhanded tricks, how could the young mistress possibly willingly acknowledge him as her teacher?

If Yao Han were to make a move personally, he would definitely incur the ire of the young mistress, not to mention offending the Hongtian Academy at that. It would be more than ideal for Wang Tao to make a move in his stead!

Hongtian Academy was located in Tianxuan Royal Capital, the home ground of the Wang family. Even if Wang Tao were to beat up a teacher, they would definitely have the means to deal with it! Furthermore, Wang Tao was the disciple of an elder and held an esteemed position in the academy. It was much more appropriate for him to make a move.

“Hehe, I would like to see how would that trash of a teacher embarrass himself…”

The more he thought about it, the more delighted he got. Yao Han crept towards the doorstep, intending to open up a crack between the doors and peek through it when he heard a boom and the tightly-shut doors burst open.

Peng!

Yao Han didn’t even have the time to react from the sudden assault by the metal door. It slammed right into his face, rattling his consciousness. In the midst of his daze, a head came crashing into him!

Kacha!

The intimate encounter between his face and the head created the crisp melody of the cracking of a bone and the two remaining teeth that survived yesterday’s attack after much difficulty dislodged valiantly.

“Pu!”

The intense pain caused Yao Han to convulse and a mouthful of fresh blood burst forth.

His body wasn’t fragile, but… he had yet to recover from his injuries from the prior day. Yesterday, he had been bashed in his face and now, he was slammed by a metal door before a head came crashing into him right after… It was already quite a blessing for him to be alive at this point.

“Young master…”

Old Liu realized that the one who was sent flying was his young master and he dashed over, frightened.

“Damn it, damn it!”

Wang Tao might have knocked into the metal door, but with Yao Han cushioning his fall, he wasn’t severely injured by that encounter. Standing up and recalling how the ‘trash’ caught his blow and threw him out, he felt an intense fear. Although he shouted loudly, he didn’t dare to approach the classroom anymore.

“Young master Wang Tao, you… you…”

Faint-headed, Yao Han only realized at this point that the one who knocked into him was Wang Tao. With an intrigued expression, he struggled to stand up.

[Didn’t you rush in to beat him up? How come you were the one who was sent flying out?]

“I… I was practicing as a new type of battle technique!” Wang Tao didn’t dare to say that he had been thrown out by a ‘trash’, so he could only come up with something else.

“Battle technique?” Yao Han’s vision was still blurry from the previous impact. He hurriedly questioned, “Did you expose the true face of that fellow? How did our young mistress react…”

“Cough cough. I… I didn’t have the time to make a move when my younger sister pushed me out. I think… why don’t we try waiting here!” Wang Tao said with an embarrassed look.

Just a moment ago, he was still declaring how he would make the other party suffer. Yet, the next moment, he was sent flying out. He wouldn’t acknowledge such a shameful affair even if he were beaten to the verge of death!

“Wait?”

Yao Han scratched his head as doubts appeared in his mind. However, he didn’t think that he should point them out, so he chose to change the topic instead, “Wang Tao shaoye, I have a question to ask of you, seeing how you are also a student of Hongtian Academy!”

“Go ahead!”

Seeing how Yao Han didn’t continue pursuing the events that transpired in the classroom, Wang Tao heaved a sigh of relief and replied.

“Is there any female teachers in the academy who has ‘Bi’ in their name?” Recalling the fellow who beat him up the previous day, Yao Han’s anger billowed.

“Bi? The most famous one of them all is the academy’s female goddess, Shen Bi Ru! I heard that Zhang Xuan laoshi wanted to court her as well. He is truly a toad lusting over… the flesh of a swan…”

Halfway through his words, Wang Tao paused abruptly.

Before this, everyone knew that Zhang Xuan’s abilities were subpar and his capability as a teacher was horrendous as well. With such standards, he dared to pursue the academy’s female goddess Shen Bi Ru… That’s why everyone termed him as such. Now that Wang Tao had experienced the other party’s strength firsthand and understood that he was on a different level from him, he found it unnatural to continue saying that he was a toad lusting over the flesh of a swan!

“Shen Bi Ru? Zhang Xuan wants to court her?” Yao Han’s eyes lit up as he came to a realization. The person whom the fellow yesterday was talking about must be her. He continued asking, “Other than Zhang laoshi, is there anyone else who is courting her?”

“Shen laoshi is incredibly beautiful, the teachers who wish to court her are far too many for me to count. However, the most famous of them all is the grandson of Elder Shang Chen, Shang Bin laoshi!” After pondering for a moment, Wang Tao looked over in suspicion, “Why is butler Yao asking such a question?”

“Oh, I am just casually asking!”

Yao Han didn’t touch any further on the topic, but a glint flashed past his eyes.

“I will be able to ascertain it after looking into whether this Shang Bin had gotten into a conflict with Zhang Xuan yesterday. If it really is him, regardless of whether he is the son of an elder, I would definitely make him suffer…”

When had the butler of the Baiyu City Lord, a figure that rose above the others, standing beneath only an individual, suffered such a great injustice!

If he didn’t seek vengeance on him, it would be hard to quell the resentment accumulating in his heart. For it, he was willing to turn into a demon!

……………………………………

While Yao Han was still considering whom he should find to gather intelligence, the person in question, Shang Bin, had just finished conducting a lesson and had left his classroom when he met a young man.

Cao Xiong laoshi!

[1] Shaoye -> Young master

True Martial World - Chapter 114: Evil brought on by himself is the hardest to bear

The Jin Long Wei army prohibited plotting and backstabbing, but they did not prohibit people from seeking revenge in a fair and square manner.

In fact, this was a world with weak laws. Seeking revenge was a universally accepted principle, and advocated as a custom of the martial way.

Even the constables and judges of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom would not interfere.

Besides, this vendetta was initiated by Lian Chengyu himself. As a warrior who had initiated the life and death battle, he had to be responsible for his own life!

So Zhang Tan just looked on and did not interfere.

It was pointless no matter how much the members of warrior preparation camp wished for Zhang Tan to end the contest.

But if the situation had been the reverse, where Lian Chengyu brutally beat up Yi Yun, Zhang Tan would have interfered. In the end, this was the difference in the value of a person.

For Yi Yun to be able to induce Purple Air Comes From The East, he would likely become a Human Lord in the future; how could Lian Chengyu ever compare to that?

Lian Chengyu had done well in his evaluations, but it was only within the scope of a few thousand kilometer radius of the Tao tribal clan.

The entire Cloud Wilderness had many tribal clans the size of the Tao tribal clan!

The kingdom's selection ran by Zhang Tan was just one of the many in the entire Cloud Wilderness.

As for a talent like Lian Chengyu, there was no harm recruiting him into the Jin Long Wei, but neither was it a loss to not recruit him.

Zhang Tan had already noticed the animosity between Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun. There had to be an end between the two. Instead of letting them conspire against each other in the Jin Long Wei army, resulting in conflict, it was better to just let them fight it out during the selection.

It was obvious who to choose between the two. Taking in a talent was a great contribution to the Jin Long Wei, but on a personal note, nurturing an expert would bring benefits to Zhang Tan himself. In the future, Yi Yun could be considered a student of Zhang Tan; so if Yi Yun really flourished in the future, Zhang Tan would also share in the glory.

So, earlier when Zhang Tan asked Yi Yun about his cultivation level, he had already predicted the outcome of this battle. Yi Yun meeting Lian Chengyu in his first round was also intentionally planned by Zhang Tan.

Lian Chengyu was destined to end in tragedy from the beginning.

But if Lian Chengyu had not dug his own grave by trying to use a loophole to kill Yi Yun, forcing Zhang Tan to take a stand, then Lian Chengyu probably would not have ended in such a pathetic state.

It could only be said that the evil that was brought on by himself is the hardest to bear!

…

"The ninth crime, you overdrafted on the Lian tribal clan's resources, picking dry the herb mountain, slaughtered the cattle and the hunting dogs! To push your future, you burnt the bridges of the Lian tribal clan, making them the sacrifices on your altar! You owe this life to the people of the Lian tribal clan!"

…

"The tenth crime, our private revenge is irreconcilable! You wished to kill me, to make me lead a living death! Today at the kingdom's selection, you asked the examiner, hoping to eliminate me for your nefarious joy. If I were to set a tiger free, allowing you to recover, would you seek revenge against me, harming my loved ones? So today, I'll get rid of the roots, eliminating any future trouble!"

After Yi Yun said that, he lifted a dying Lian Chengyu and crushed his working hand, and with two punches shattered his kneecaps. With the kneecaps shattered, Lian Chengyu could no longer stand up.

Yi Yun grabbed Lian Chengyu and sent another punch.

"Peng!"

With a thud, the last punch landed on Lian Chengyu's dantian!

Lian Chengyu's body suddenly began to tremble violently. He was suffering from body fractures and severed meridians, but the last hit was right on his dantian. Lian Chengyu was now like a leaking basket and was unable to store energy anymore.

Even if he induced Heaven Earth Yuan Qi to enter his body, this Yuan Qi would meander through his body and escape from all his openings, leaving nothing behind.

Without energy nourishing him, compounded with the severed meridians and destroyed bones, Lian Chengyu would have great trouble recovering. He would be crippled for life and would need to be bedridden for many years.

Lian Chengyu was totally crippled by Yi Yun!

The moment Yi Yun crippled Lian Chengyu, he felt extremely refreshed. The last blow made Yi Yun feel fulfilled and delighted.

The months of suppressed hatred, animosity and all the trials he had experienced had been released at that moment!

That's refreshing feeling made the Purple Crystal's energy directly flow into Yi Yun's head, nourishing and rejuvenating his soul!

"When the ancients practiced martial arts, they made sure to settle vengeance quickly. This was probably the reason as it calmed the heart and mind, lessening the bottlenecks for breaking through!"

With a throw, Lian Chengyu's body was thrown to the ground like a wastrel. He breathed out more than he breathed in.

Lian Chengyu's face was pale and his eyes dull. His pupils were out of focus. He laid on the ground motionless.

Lian Chengyu suffered serious injuries, was crippled off hs martial arts, and had his meridians severed, For an ambitious Lian Chengyu, this was a fatal blow. He was leading a life worse than death!

"Young…Young Master…" A few members of the Lian tribal clan warrior preparation camp were stupefied, unclear of what they should do.

With their master crippled by Yi Yun, where were they to go from here?

The people, the other members of the warrior preparation camp and the upper echelon of the Lian tribal clan were all waiting for them to return with good news!

They could not imagine what the reaction of the upper echelon of the Lian tribal clan would be upon receiving news of Lian Chengyu being crippled.

The people of the Tao tribal clan were also stunned, they were at a loss for words.

They had an attitude of schadenfreude in the internal conflict of the Lian tribal clan, but soon, they could no longer laugh.

Yi Yun was too fearsome. His ruthlessness and decisiveness of his strength and actions made them shiver.

"Yi Yun… easily maimed Lian Chengyu! If not for the ten crimes he had to count, the process might have been even shorter! What cultivation level is Yi Yun?" The people had an intuitive understanding of Lian Chengyu's strength because he had easily shattered a black ironstone the size of a roller when he had demonstrated on the white jade stage.

It could be said that his strength was easily in the top ten or even top five of the Mortal Blood warriors that competed in the kingdom's selection!

But such a person had been easily maimed by Yi Yun. It was not a battle but a slaughter!

How strong was Yi Yun?

"Yi Yun has to be in the Mortal Blood realm. He's only twelve, so he can't have broken through to the Purple Blood realm. And if he really has broken through to the Purple Blood realm, the Jin Long Wei would not have allowed him to share the arena with Lian Chengyu, causing Lian Chengyu to be beaten into such a sorry state.

"Yi Yun's level should be at the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm!" A Tao tribal clan warrior passed his judgment. He had quite a good cultivation level, but he could not participate in the kingdom's selection because he was above twenty-eight years of age.

"Peak-Qi Gatherer? Then it's the same as Lian Chengyu…but how can the difference be this big when they fight?" Many commoners were puzzled. To them, everyone who was at the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm had similar strength

"This question is meaningless," the man shook his head. "So what if they are both at peak-Qi Gatherer? Don't forget, Yi Yun's demonstration had been assessed as…Mystic rank grade five."

Mystic rank grade five.

The man's words stunned the surrounding people.

Yes, Yi Yun had been assessed by the Jin Long Wei to be a Mystic rank grade five, much higher than their tribe's three young masters!

Mystic genius was a young lord! When he grew up, he could become a noble!

The people of the Tao tribal clan were unconvinced originally, but now they were speechless.

They had to admit that Yi Yun's talent and strength lived up to his ranking.

When Yi Yun demonstrated his techniques on the white jade stage, he did not show his strength because he did not want to. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

If Yi Yun wanted to give a shot, shattering a black ironstone would have been too easy,

The fanatic fans of Tao Yunxiao and Hu Ya had all shut up.

With Yi Yun's strength displayed to them, they no longer had grounds for dispute. The truth of the matter proved that the Jin Long Wei did not make an error in their assessment. Yi Yun did not use a loophole to obtain first place in the preliminary round. And Yi Yun's demonstration was something they did not understand because of their lack of insight.

True Martial World - Chapter 113: Brutally beating Lian Chengyu

Lian Chengyu was slumped to the ground. He had vomited the food he had eaten as well as blood. He was truly in a pathetic state.

"The fifth crime. You sought young girls in the tribe to be your female slaves. Not only do you rob them of their bodies, you even abused them. You had always coveted my fifteen-year-old sister. You forced her into a corner, attempting to make her fall under your clutches! This life is what you owe to the tribe's young girls and my sister!"

Lian Chengyu was lying on the ground with his head towards Yi Yun. Yi Yun sent a kick directly at his head!

"Peng!"

With a thud, Lian Chengyu flew up like a ball and tumbled in the air backward before crashing heavily back on the ground.

After rolling on the ground a few times, he laid on the ground with his body spread apart. His nasal bones had been completely shattered!

Without a divine elixir, Lian Chengyu would become disfigured. What used to be Lian Chengyu's nose was now just two bloody holes.

"I'll...kill...kill you..." Lian Chengyu had trouble even speaking. With each word, blood came out from the corners of his mouth!

He had gone insane!

In fact, even if Lian Chengyu wanted to admit defeat, Yi Yun would not have given him the chance. The moment Lian Chengyu tried to open his mouth, Yi Yun could easily kick Lian Chengyu's chin off!

This was not a contest but a vendetta. Zhang Tan had assented to it!

And the person who suggested the vendetta was none other than Lian Chengyu; he had dug his own grave!

Since Lian Chengyu had dug his grave earlier, why wouldn't Yi Yun take advantage of it by burying him, then fill it up with a shovel?

When Yi Yun approached, Lian Chengyu, who was lying on the ground, suddenly got up. It appeared as if he had accumulated all of his energy to punch Yi Yun!

This punch was naturally not a threat to Yi Yun. But this was a feint. As Lian Chengyu's punch traveled half the distance, he suddenly opened up his fist, sending three flying daggers out!

A concealed weapon!

These three flying daggers were made of frost metal. The blade shined blue and was apparently poisoned!

This was Lian Chengyu's life-saving trump card. By using it, it was his last resort!

However, Yi Yun had long noticed Lian Chengyu's moves. At the moment the flying daggers flew out, Yi Yun's body slanted and his fingers made three taps!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of three metallic clangs could be heard; the three flying daggers had been intercepted by Yi Yun!

Immediately following this, Yi Yun grabbed Lian Chengyu's shoulder and twisted his joints.

Ka-cha!

The arm that Lian Chengyu had used to throw the concealed weapon had been broken by Yi Yun!

Lian Chengyu made a miserable cry in cold sweat.

Lian Chengyu's right arm was twisted at a weird angle, and a white bone jutted out.

"The sixth crime!"

"You lied to the people of the Lian tribal clan, making them refine a desolate bone that possessed toxins! After they overdrafted their vitality and their value, you did not give them any compensation. They could only wait for their deaths! But the people were ignorant. They did not know what the cause of their deaths was. Instead, you misled them, causing them to carry on working for you. Because of this, twenty able-bodied men of the Lian tribal clan died. These able-bodied men were the breadwinners of their families. Once they died, the remaining widows and orphans can only face a grim outlook!"

"This life is what you owe to the able-bodied men who died, their wives and children, and me!" With that, Yi Yun grabbed Lian Chengyu's neck and with a stretch of the arm, he raised him high. Lian Chengyu looked like a piece of pork hung up when seen from afar.

Yi Yun then smashed Lian Chengyu's head into the ground!

"Boom!"

The ground fractured again. Lian Chengyu's face was now badly mangled.

Half of his body was buried in the rubble. His outcome was miserable as the rocks were stained red.

"The seventh crime!"

"You refined the desolate bone, causing the deaths of the able-bodied men, yet you framed me. You blamed me for the deaths of others by saying that I had been infected by the plague and that I was possessed. The people did not know the truth and hated me to the bone. This hate damns you!" With that said, he stomped Lian Chengyu's head down with a foot.

Ka-cha!

With a smash, the heap of rocks had cracked under Yi Yun's trampling. Lian Chengyu did not even make a sound. His head was buried in the ground; his body constantly twitching.

Yi Yun had counted the seventh crime of Lian Chengyu and he had beaten him seven times. But now, Lian Chengyu could no longer get up.

"Young...Young Master..." The members of the Lian tribal clan were pale and their voice trembled. They had never imagined that such a small and harmless, easily bullied Yi Yun would suddenly have such monstrous power. He had trashed their high and mighty master, Lian Chengyu!

Not only the members of the Lian tribal clan warrior preparation camp were appalled at this, even the people of the Tao tribal clan twitched. This was not a contest but a brutal killing!

This Yi Yun was too ruthless!

But based on what he said, he and Lian Chengyu did have a great feud. It wasn't unreasonable for Yi Yun's actions against him!

Lian Chengyu's acts were indeed diabolical and heartless.

But in the vast wilderness, these kinds of things were not uncommon. Experts could dictate the fate of others without punishment regardless of the severity of the action. On the contrary, an expert would have a bunch of goons willing to be followers or accomplices to carry on oppressing and exploiting the people.

But killers can be killed. The day the killer is weaker, the killer's outcome would be a miserable state like Lian Chengyu's!

At this stage, Yi Yun still had no look of mercy. With one hand, he grabbed Lian Chengyu's twitching leg and pulled him out from the rubble.

Yi Yun had reduced Lian Chengyu to such an insufferable state that even his mother would not recognize him.

Lian Chengyu was flipped upside down by Yi Yun, with his face in contact with the ground. Lian Chengyu was held up like a brush; a stroke on the ground left a red streak, but the red liquid was his blood, not ink.

Yi Yun did not stop because of Lian Chengyu's terrible state. It was like he held a book that determined life and death. He was like Hades, the god of death who judged a person on their merits and crimes. Yi Yun carried on declaring Lian Chengyu's crimes.

"The eighth crime! You instigated the people to attack my sister. Even the house was burned down."

"My sister was all alone when she was bullied by the villagers. She had received news of my disappearance, a blow to her psyche that nearly made her have a nervous breakdown. I swore to protect my sister, yet you pushed her to a corner. This life is what you owe me, and my sister as well!" With that said, Yi Yun released his grip and Lian Chengyu's body slipped in the air before receiving a side kick from Yi Yun.

"Peng!"

Lian Chengyu flew like a ball, splattering blood everywhere!

A collective gasp could be heard as many curled their mouths.

This kid sure was ruthless!

The children who had confronted Yi Yun the other day at the cafeteria, especially the fourteen-year-old little girl that led the group, shivered in fear!

Their tiny faces were pale and they were terrified.

This short and easily bullied young boy was a devil!

Under his harmless looking exterior was a cruel wolf with a bushy tail. They could not imagine what would have happened if that devil had released just a tenth, no, a hundredth of his might...

What would have happened to them?

It was unimaginable!

"Don't… Don't hit any further… Our young master… admits… admits defeat..." A member of the warrior preparation camp said with a faltering voice. Yi Yun looked back at the man with a deadpan expression.

Yi Yun's eyes looked like he had killed a god. His face was stained with blood and his body was enveloped with a killing aura. The member of the warrior preparation camp trembled in his knees upon seeing Yi Yun's eyes. With a thud, he had knelt to the ground.

Yi Yun had an extremely oppressive aura. He had beaten already Lian Chengyu up to such an insufferable state, so how could a slave of Lian Chengyu have the courage to face Yi Yun?

"What did you say?" Yi Yun returned with a question. The man immediately fell silent for he regretted uttering those words.

"I… I didn't say… didn't say anything." He trembled as he spoke and looked towards Zhang Tan, hoping that he could prevent Yi Yun from further violence. The only person who could stop Yi Yun was Zhang Tan.

It was clear who had won. As long as Zhang Tan gave the word, Yi Yun had to stop.

But Zhang Tan remained unfazed, as if whatever happened had nothing to do with him.

True Martial World - Chapter 112: Ten crimes

The members of the Lian tribal clan warrior preparation camp were completely stunned. They stared with their eyes wide open, mouths agape for a long while.

The invincible master Lian in their hearts, had been beaten so miserably by that bumpkin Yi Yun?

"What's…the meaning of this?"

"Isn't Lian Chengyu at the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm?"

Some people who knew Lian Chengyu's cultivation level said stupendously.

Among the five realms of Mortal Blood, the peak-Qi Gatherer realm was the highest cultivation level of Mortal Blood. A person at that level was an extreme existence that could only be defeated by a Purple Blood realm warrior!

"It can't be? Is Yi Yun a Purple Blood realm warrior?" Someone thought of that and said trembly.

"How could it be? A Purple Blood warrior would not need to participate in the Mortal Blood warriors' contest. Also, the Jin Long Wei would not allow it. Besides, how old is Yi Yun? He's only twelve, how can he be at the Purple Blood realm at twelve?" When someone mentioned Yi Yun's age, everyone suddenly stared speechlessly at each other.

Yes, Yi Yun was just twelve years old, two years younger than Tao Yunxiao!

A twelve-year-old's had the battle power that could beat up Lian Chengyu, what kind of monster was he?!

At that moment, Yi Yun was walking slowly towards Lian Chengyu.

Lian Chengyu's hands were trembling and he climbed out from the rocks. His face was covered with blood and his expression ferocious!

Yi Yun looked at Lian Chengyu with stabbing eyes.

"I have said before that you have ten charges! You owe me ten lives!!"

"For every crime, I will beat you once, just now… was the first!"

Yi Yun's sonorous voice could be heard a few kilometers away. Everyone heard it clearly.

"The first crime!"

"You rear henchman and you rule by oppression. You monopolized the tribe's food and resources. The commoners work hard but the rations handed out to them isn't enough to fill their stomachs. The clothes handed out are not enough. Every year people starve and freeze to death. Your hands are stained with the blood of many Lian tribal clan lives!"

"The blow previously was for them! This life was what you owe the commoners of the Lian tribal clan!" Yi Yun's words shocked everyone. Initially, Lian Chengyu had accused Yi Yun of stealing his desolate bone essence, leading them to believe that Lian Chengyu was the victim.

But in a turn of an eye, Yi Yun had accused Lian Chengyu of ten crimes!

Clearly, Lian Chengyu's feud with Yi Yun was not as simple as Lian Chengyu had said!

"You want to judge me on ten crimes? Who do you think you are?" Lian Chengyu managed to squeeze those words out from his mouth. He hated Yi Yun to the bone!

With Yi Yun having the absolute advantage and the upper hand, the reversal of the situation started with Lian Chengyu being mercilessly hit to the ground. It was maddening that the haughty him had been hit in such an embarrassing manner in front of so many people.

In the event of a sudden reversal and extreme humiliation, it was easy for people to go blank.

Lian Chengyu's mind was currently blank. He had lost his ability to think so he was no longer able to calmly measure the difference in strength between him and Yi Yun. The only thought he had was to tear Yi Yun apart!

"Die!"

Lian Chengyu gritted his teeth and pounced towards Yi Yun!

"Tiger Claws Smite Rocks"!

Lian Chengyu's claws reached out as his bones rang!

Lian Chengyu was a martial arts prodigy in the vast wilderness. He had grasped the essence of 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' taught to him by Yao Yuan.

The 'Tiger Claws Smite Rocks' resulted in his bones and tendons to sound out as one. Using the power of his waist and spine, it was like a real tiger pouncing over.

But, the outcome was not to be doubted!

Yi Yun's speed was too fast, far above what Lian Chengyu was capable of. At the same time, Yi Yun's eyesight was able to make judgments in the middle of a battle. Besides his ability to make judgments having reached its peak, Yi Yun's body and strength were better than Lian Chengyu's, so he could easily resolve any attack Lian Chengyu used!

"Pa!"

Lian Chengyu's stance was received by Yi Yun, who locked on to Lian Chengyu's wrist!

With "Ka Ka Ka" joint crackling sounds, Yi Yun's hands clench tightly causing Lian Chengyu's forehead to ooze with sweat due to the extreme pain!

"I don't think I'm anyone great, but I'm qualified to try you for your crimes just because I'm stronger than you! In this world, the weak are enslaved and the strong are regarded as lords!" With that said, Yi Yun pulled Lian Chengyu's hands down. Lian Chengyu had no way of resisting it so his entire body moved downwards.

Immediately, Yi Yun leaped up and struck Lian Chengyu's chest with a knee!

"Puah!"

Lian Chengyu violently sprayed out a mouthful of fresh blood. About eight ribs had broken, and his body flew in the air like a torn sack before heavily falling to the ground!

Yi Yun wiped off the blood on his hands and coldly said, "The second crime!"

"You forced the people of the Lian tribal clan to go up the mountains to pick herbs. Among those who picked herbs were children. Yet they had to climb up cliffs and go down valleys. There were a countless number of people who fell to their deaths! And you were indifferent to those who had fallen to their deaths. No aid was given!"

"Once, I fell off the rocks while picking herbs and was on death's bed. I was even buried in a grave. I managed to survive that disaster, but similarly, I didn't receive any aid. Even when I returned home to eat that watery rice porridge, it was my sister who sacrificed her meal for me! Without dying, not only did I not receive the sympathy and comfort from the tribe, I was ridiculed by your goons, thinking I wouldn't live past a few more days even though I had survived once."

"This second life is what you owe to the medicine children of the Lian tribal clan, and also to me!"

After saying those words indifferently, Yi Yun walked towards Lian Chengyu again.

"You… you…" Lian Chengyu struggled to get up. Lian Chengyu's mouth began to foam with blood like a desiccated goldfish.

His eyes were filled with boundless hatred for Yi Yun.

He had undergone ten years of honing his art and he had used various herbs. His bones and internal organs had been repeatedly trained up. So even after such a blow, he still had his fighting capacity.

"I'll kill you!"

Humiliation, anger, the realization of the difference between ideal and reality, and with the failure to break through into the Purple Blood realm, together with the hate towards Yi Yun had made Lian Chengyu completely lose his mind.

Upon reaching this stage, no matter how composed one was, one would not be able to calm down.

Lian Chengyu was exactly so.

He charged towards Yi Yun and threw a punch at Yi Yun's face!

Without any suspense, Lian Chengyu's punch was easily pushed aside by Yi Yun.

Following that, Yi Yun sent out a punch, hitting Lian Chengyu in the face.

He gave him the taste of his own medicine!

"Peng!"

Lian Chengyu cried out terribly as his body tumbled in the air and flew off once again.

His face was already stained green, red, purple and black by Yi Yun. There was every color imaginable.

His nose had been punched in by Yi Yun. His two front teeth had been punched out by Yi Yun!

"The third crime, you used the kingdom's selection as a way to leave the vast wilderness, misappropriating the Lian tribal clan's food reserves to exchange with a large tribal clan for a piece of desolate bone. You then used the people to refine the desolate bone. The people were tricked by your woven lies about bringing them into the city. Because we had very little food, many in the Lian tribal clan starved or froze to death in the past few months."

"And my sister had been working through the night to make arrows in order to exchange a piece of meat for me. But on the day of the distribution of rations, not only was there no beast meat, there was also insufficient fine grain. There was only a small bag of coarse grain. It was tantamount to sending us siblings to our death! My sister tried to struggle against it but nearly got beaten up by your minions!"

"This life is one that you owe those who starved to death in the Lian tribal clan, and also for me and my sister!" Yi Yun's expression was cold, but his voice was confident. He announced Lian Chengyu's crimes one at a time. The onlookers could only watch agape.

No one had expected that the battle would turn into such a scene.

They never expected that Yi Yun had nearly been killed by Lian Chengyu. He was lucky to have survived.

But now was his time for revenge.

If what Yi Yun had said was true, then beating Lian Chengyu was perfectly justified!

Of course, Lian Chengyu wanting to kill Yi Yun for Yi Yun's theft of his desolate bone essence was also understandable!

The bitter vendetta between the two was like the incompatibility of fire and water. At that moment, no matter who was right or wrong, whoever had the greater strength was right! Whoever was weaker deserved death!

This was the revenge rules of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom!

At that moment, the members of the warrior preparation camp were completely stunned. They stared dumbfoundedly at Yi Yun without a word, as if he was a ghost.

Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun's battle was like a completely one-sided battle between a child and an adult!

They realized the possibility that their master would end up in a very sorry state today!

Lian Chengyu got up again. His spirit was on the verge of collapsing!

Yes, compared to the physical wounds, it was the mental anguish that made it unbearable!

When people reached this stage, they might burst a socket and go mad.

Lian Chengyu was still not that mad, but he was very close to that point.

He charged at Yi Yun once again!

His attack was without any technique. The first three moves were the stances of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', but now, it was simply brute force.

With the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' already useless against Yi Yun, this brute force was meaningless against Yi Yun.

Lian Chengyu threw a punch at Yi Yun's belly, but Yi Yun contracted his belly, condensed his Qi at his dantian, and received Lian Chengyu's punch!

If it was 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', Yi Yun would not have directly taken on the hit. But such a strike had greatly diminished in power after Lian Chengyu received three consecutive heavy blows. Therefore, Yi Yun was able to receive it without much pressure.

After receiving Lian Chengyu's punch, he emitted a muffled grunt. However, Yi Yun did not even take a step back. In return, he was giving Lian Chengyu a cold stare!

"The fourth crime, you hated me for inciting the people to revolt, and secretly attacked me, causing me to be on the brink of death. You owe me for this life." With that said, Yi Yun punched Lian Chengyu in the belly.

"Peng!"

Lian Chengyu's body curled up like a shrimp. No matter how Lian Chengyu attacked Yi Yun, Yi Yun would return it in the exact same way!

True Martial World - Chapter 111: You owe me ten lives

Lian Chengyu couldn’t wait to get up on stage.

Yi Yun walked up the stage, took a deep breath, and firmly stood a hundred feet away from Lian Chengyu. He did not expect his first battle to be against Lian Chengyu. It was no doubt a destined battle!

For a long time, Yi Yun had wished to fight Lian Chengyu. To brutally beat him with his own two hands, to have fist meet flesh in an eye for an eye fashion.

Both Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun were fired up for this battle!

It was a day Yi Yun had waited too long for! After enduring so much for so long, he would finally settle everything!

"It's unexpected, but Thousand Households Zhang actually helped Lian Chengyu. I know some of what happened between Yi Yun and Lian Chengyu. Apparently, Yi Yun backstabbed Lian Chengyu, and now there’s a huge feud between the two!"

"It will be great, both are from the same tribe so they know each other well. Lian Chengyu definitely won’t go easy on Yi Yun!"

The gathered crowd discussed the upcoming battle with a feeling of schadenfreude. As members of the Tao tribal clan, it pleased them to see an internal fight between members of the same tribe. Furthermore, one of them was Yi Yun; Yi Yun who had stood out for a long time, who pissed off the Tao tribal clan.

"Thousand Households Zhang! Might I ask a question?" Upon standing in the arena, Lian Chengyu did not immediately take a fighting stance, but instead asked Zhang Tan a question.

"Speak!" Zhang Tan responded.

"Thousand Households Zhang, warriors must give their all in battle. It often results in injury, disability, and even death. Since we are having a direct showdown, what would happen if someone were to die or be severely disabled in this battle?" When Lian Chengyu asked this, there was a collective gasp.

Nothing was wrong with Lian Chengyu's question. Injuries were indeed common in a duel. But by asking that, he made clear his intention to maim Yi Yun in this battle. He needed to be certain from the outset if there would be repercussions from the Jin Long Wei.

If Zhang Tan gave his blessing, he could make Yi Yun suffer.

Lian Chengyu was truly cruel!

Zhang Tan frowned slightly and said indifferently, "There is plenty of danger in the vast wilderness. A warrior learns martial arts to face life and death battles. During normal practice, demonstrations, training or sparring, everything must be taken seriously and you have to give your all. We demand that every battle be treated like a true battle. And death is a real consequence of battle!"

"As long as your opponent doesn’t surrender, you can carry on attacking. If this results in death, you will not be held accountable!" Zhang Tan's proclamation raised an uproar among the crowd.

"So without an admission of defeat, I am not responsible for causing grievous injury or death?" Lian Chengyu asked. Zhang Tan's words contained a loophole. All he needed to do was beat Yi Yun to the point of him being unable to speak, such as choking him, or ripping off his chin!

Lian Chengyu knew that Zhang Tan was aware of the loophole. His inquiry was just to confirm that he could take advantage of it!

Zhang Tan looked thoughtfully at Lian Chengyu without a word.

Lian Chengyu knew that Zhang Tan could read his intentions. As such, he decided to openly say it, "I do not want to lie to Lord Zhang, but I have a great feud with Yi Yun! Yi Yun used a despicable method to steal my desolate bone essence. He stole my resources, which is as grave as killing my parents. Yi Yun ruined my chance to break through to the Purple Blood realm. He is my mortal enemy!"

The loud words exclaimed by Lian Chengyu stunned the crowd, and they instantly began murmuring.

So that was the matter between Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun. Yi Yun had severed Lian Chengyu's cultivation path. It was no wonder Lian Chengyu hated him so much!

"So it turns out Yi Yun is a thief!" Someone said privately.

"When a slave steals from his master, it's reasonable for the master to kill the slave. Furthermore, Yi Yun stole a desolate bone essence, so Lian Chengyu is even more justified to kill him!"

"That's right, severing off the path of a warrior is grounds for a great vendetta. The Jin Long Wei wouldn't say anything even if Lian Chengyu killed Yi Yun."

"I thought it was just a tournament, but it has become a battle of vengeance. There will be no end to it! If the Jin Long Wei stood on the side of reason, they would not interfere."

The crowd continued to buzz. Lian Chengyu could feel his blood boiling as he took it all in.

He looked at Zhang Tan, waiting for his reply.

Finally, Zhang Tan nodded his head slowly. Indeed, according to the rules of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, and considering his vendetta, it was well within reason for him to request a deathmatch with Yi Yun!

"Thank you for granting my request, Lord Zhang.” Lian Chengyu was overjoyed. The humiliation, frustration and defeat he had bottled up for months were about to burst.

His aura grew stronger as his killing intent rose!

"I have the support of the people and Thousand Households Zhang is aiding me! Good! With all signs affirming me today, I'll cripple this bastard's martial arts and show him a fate worse than death!" Lian Chengyu cried in his heart!

Yi Yun looked indifferently at Lian Chengyu.

People talked about and condemned him. They showed their disdain and contempt for his stealing of the desolate bone essence, but Yi Yun turned a deaf ear.

The current Yi Yun was like a deep well, calm and unfathomable.

Lian Chengyu clenched his fists and said with a cheeky grin, "So what if you stole my desolate bone essence? Even after consuming it, you are not my equal!"

He flexed his muscles, and they emitted an explosive crackling!

Bones like Thunder, Tendons as a Strongbow!

Lian Chengyu learned the Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist at a very young age, so he was well-versed in it. His powerful display appalled the surrounding warriors in the crowd.

Lian Chengyu was truly a ruthless person.

With every step that Lian Chengyu took towards Yi Yun, the ringing of his body's joints and muscles could be heard.

"Ka Ka Ka!"

The ground below him cracked. His power only continued to swell and grow!

"Young Master Lian, kill the little bastard!"

"Break his tendons and twist off his head!"

Amongst the crowd, the members of the warrior preparation camp cheered wildly for their master.

For them, it was a time to hold their chins up high.

Yi Yun stood motionless until Lian Chengyu was right in front of him.

"Roar!"

Lian Chengyu roared like a beast and pounced like a vigorous tiger!

Tiger Descends Flattening Dust!

Lian Chengyu swept out his leg towards Yi Yun's chest with a kick that could easily shatter a black ironstone the size of a stone roller—it would reduce a person to pieces upon impact.

The crowd howled!

At that moment, it was as if time had suddenly slowed down for Yi Yun. He could see Lian Chengyu's every move clearly.

With his perceptivity, Yi Yun gained a lot of insight from constantly sparring with Lin Xintong. Furthermore, Yi Yun's 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' had reached the state of perfect harmony, inducing the Purple Air Comes From The East. So by using 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' against Yi Yun, Lian Chengyu had sealed his own fate!

With a mere glance, he could read every single flaw in Lian Chengyu's technique!

But even without taking advantage of those flaws, he could easily crush Lian Chengyu with the tremendous difference in their strength.

Lian Chengyu's fierce kick approached with howling winds, such that it felt like knives crossing Yi Yun’s face!

But Yi Yun did not move one step. He waited for the instant when Lian Chengyu’s foot was about to connect, and then reached out his hand like lightning!

"Pa!"

With a crisp sound, Yi Yun's hand clutched Lian Chengyu's ankle!

Lian Chengyu's charge came to an abrupt stop when Yi Yun placed his hand on his ankle. It was as if Lian Chengyu had crashed into a bronze wall at high speed!

"What?" Lian Chengyu suddenly felt a strong power emitting from his leg, interrupting his charging momentum. His leg bent as Yi Yun's hands gripped it like metal tongs. The pain was excruciating.

"You…" Lian Chengyu was stunned, and the crowd instantly turned silent. Lian Chengyu's high-speed kick was filled with power, how could someone catch it with a bare hand? Furthermore, Yi Yun did not take a single step back!

"You’re courting death!" Although the unexpected turn of events shocked Lian Chengyu, he did not lose his composure. With his right ankle caught he rose up and twisted, roaring as he attacked Yi Yun's neck with his left foot!

Although Lian Chengyu's reaction was fast, it only made things worse!

"Pa!" Yi Yun reached out his other hand; Lian Chengyu's left foot was caught by Yi Yun.

With both feet held by Yi Yun, Lian Chengyu's entire body was suspended!

Yi Yun held onto Lian Chengyu's feet and lifted him as if holding a humanoid wooden pole.

"You!" Lian Chengyu's blood rushed to his head. He was feeling angry and resentful, but he also found it unbelievable.

His attack had been perfect and powerful; how could Yi Yun easily crack the flaws in it? How was this possible!?

Yi Yun looked at Lian Chengyu like a judge that determined life and death. He said in a deadpan manner, "You have ten crimes!! You owe me ten lives!!!"

With that said, Yi Yun held onto Lian Chengyu's legs and swung him up.

Yi Yun moved his arms up and down three times—all done while holding onto Lian Chengyu's legs—before smashing Lian Chengyu to the ground!

"Boom!"

Yi Yun flung Lian Chengyu as if he were a wooden plank, slamming him down. It caused the ground to crack and debris was sent flying!

The top half of Lian Chengyu's body had smashed onto the ground!

Lian Chengyu had been training his body for a very long time. His body was very tough as a result, and could endure such a blow. But even so, his face was covered with blood and he saw stars!

This scene made everyone dumbfounded.

The high and mighty Lian Chengyu had put all of his power into his 'Tiger Descends Flattening Dust' strike, but it was easily blocked by Yi Yun.

Not only that, but then there was a huge reversal. Lian Chengyu was grabbed by Yi Yun, and like a human pole smashed into the ground head first.

It was an extremely humiliating way of being beaten up! How could that have happened?