True Martial World - Chapter 182: Door Manning Elder

Yi Yun had such horrifying speed even though he was still wearing the Flowing Mercury Gown!

Although the Flowing Mercury Gown was reduced to its lowest weight, it was still 10 cauldrons. It was impressive to not be affected by this weight and restrictive strength. But Yi Yun's understanding of Minute Subtlety allowed him to completely ignore it.

Yi Yun suddenly stalled and punched out with both fists, sending out a force wind! His body even sounded out!

Clang!

With the sound of metal, the Thousand Army Saber was unsheathed!

The saber flashed, reflecting the moonlight!

The saber's shadows conjured up a wind that could prevent water from splashing in!

Such brilliant saber flashes formed a whirlwind within the cultivation room. Yet it did not damage any of the furnishings within the room. This was due to Yi Yun's absolute control of his energy!

Done!

With the Thousand Army Saber sheathed, Yi Yun's body went from motion to stillness suddenly. The changes were done so quickly that it seemed to violate the laws of physics.

Yi Yun stood quietly within the dark room. The room was still the same. The moonlight that entered the cultivation room's array reflected off the ground, making it a layer of white. And on that reflection stood a quiet Yi Yun. It was as if he had not even moved once…

This ability to freely receive and dispatch made Yi Yun ecstatic.

"Feels great! It's really delightful!"

Yi Yun had not felt so happy in a long time. Yi Yun became more envious of the primordial strain's energy. He wanted to earn more dragon scale runes to enter the Wilderness Divine Hall once again!

Currently, he could only rely on picking herbs.

The job was really his life's blessing. It gave him the most basic ability to accumulate. If not, at his current strength, it would be difficult to quickly amass dragon scale runes in the Tai Ah Divine City. All the people that had been cultivating for more than four years were much stronger than he was.

Yi Yun sheathed the Thousand Army Saber and walked out of the cultivation room.

Not far from the cultivation room stood the old man in charge of manning the Wilderness Divine Hall. The red gem between his eyebrows shined in the moonlight.

The elder looked oddly at Yi Yun, "Oh? You have broken through?"

This old man had clearly opened up his Heaven eyes and could tell Yi Yun's cultivation level. He was surprised, as Yi Yun had entered with a cultivation level of early stage Purple Blood but he had exited as a middle stage Purple Blood.

"Not bad."

The old man stroked his beard. From an angle, the red gem between his eyebrows was like another eye, accentuating a strange feeling.

"Thank you. I was lucky to break through." Yi Yun was in a good mood. Previously, after having his fill within the chimera hall, he had rushed into the cultivation room. As a result, he did not pay much attention to the old man.

But now, upon closer inspection, Yi Yun found that the old man was like an unfathomable deep pool of water.

But suddenly, the unfathomable feeling disappeared, and the elder returned to normal. There was no shred of Yuan Qi fluctuation as if the old man in front of Yi Yun was just an ordinary mortal.

This sudden change stunned Yi Yun for a moment.

He could not help but sigh. There were all sorts of hidden dragons in the Tai Ah Divine City!

Of course, Yi Yun could not tell the cultivation level of the old man. But his intuition told him that the old man was fearsome.

In the Tai Ah Divine City, many people had unattractive positions but they were all top experts.

The old man in front of him, Instructor Qin, and even the herb office's mean Wang were all absolute experts among humans!

"A lucky breakthrough? You seem like a rookie. To be able to earn a thousand dragon scale runes and come to the Wilderness Divine Hall again is not bad at all."

The old man stroked his chin. Some rookies were strong and could go through gambling fights, trading, or obtain rewards from their instructors to quickly earn dragon scale runes.

Before Yi Yun could reply, the old man suddenly smiled and moved without warning!

He stretched out a finger and pointed at Yi Yun's glabella.

The old man's speed was not fast, but the finger seemed to contain an indescribable charm, making Yi Yun apprehensive!

Without any thought, he jumped backward and unsheathed the Thousand Army Saber!

A human length sharp blade slashed at the old man!

Yi Yun did not go easy, nor was he worried that the Thousand Army Saber would harm the old man. Those were jokes, for if he could harm the old guy with an unknown cultivation level, he could become an instructor in the Tai Ah Divine City.

"Hey!" The old man yelped. "You little rascal, you sure didn't go easy! Don't you know the need to respect your elders?"

He was just testing Yi Yun, but he had never expected for Yi Yun's reaction to being quick and decisive!

When people were suddenly tested, they would often be shocked and might even give a look of "elder, what are you doing".

But for Yi Yun, within a pause lasting less than a blink of an eye, he had unsheathed his saber!

With the sharp saber drawn, he had sliced it at the old man’s head without a word. This reaction was surprising to the old man, but at the same time, he was impressed.

Although the old man had yelped, his hand motions were precise. He simply flicked the spine of Yi Yun's saber.

With a metallic "clang", a tremor reached Yi Yun's wrist. Yi Yun felt his wrist go numb, and his sword fell away.

The spine was the weakest part of a saber.

The old man had easily found the weakness in Yi Yun's moves. And in the next moment, the old man's finger had gently touched Yi Yun's forehead, like a dragonfly landing on a water surface.

Yi Yun only felt his forehead go numb. Like an electric current, he nearly dropped the Thousand Army Saber!

Yi Yun retreated several steps backward before stabilizing himself.

"Hehe. Kid, if I wanted to kill you, you would already be dead."

The old man retracted his finger.

Yi Yun rolled his eyes. He was extremely speechless handling this old man who bullied the weak.

What sort of statement was "if I wanted to kill you, you would be dead"? Wasn't that nonsense? With your strength, it is easy to kill me. How can I block your blow?

The old man could read Yi Yun's mind and shook his head, "I know you are disgruntled, but that flick of a finger on your blade was at a speed 30% slower than yours, and only with a hundred cauldrons of strength. There were no nomological truths or Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, just a simple flick of a finger!"

"The reason why I could flick away your saber was that you had too many defects in your saber skills. It's filled with holes!" The old man said without letting up.

Hearing the old man's words, Yi Yun stayed silent. On careful thought, his saber skills were nothing. The only few saber skills he had were from 'Nine Mysterious Swords of Heaven' and 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'.

These were unorthodox saber techniques. Besides, his 'Nine Mysterious Swords of Heaven' was a mess.

If he was fighting a person inferior to him, he could easily crush the other party just from his speed and strength. Just like how he defeated Zhou Kui in one swift attack. It was all because of his speed. There was no way of beating a fast move, and speed had nothing to do with saber techniques.

But like today, if he fought someone much stronger than he was, it was immediately clear that Yi Yun's haphazard saber techniques were full of flaws.

Yi Yun felt some pressure. He had a lot of imperfections!

The only thing Yi Yun was good at was his movement skills.

As for others, his strength was not outstanding. His saber techniques were full of flaws, and he only knew the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' as a cultivation technique. He had only just begun to gain some insight into the nomological truths.

Against Tao Yunxiao and Lian Chengyu, Yi Yun could easily suppress them. But compared to the young warriors nurtured by the royal family or reclusive family clans, Yi Yun was still a distance away.

Even his Tempered Body and Dragon Pulse was something many in the Divine Wilderness camp had!

Let alone the royal family or reclusive family clans.

The gap between them was large, and there was a lot to brush up on!

Yi Yun's time was precious, and so were his dragon scale runes!

The old man said, "For a warrior, one's own cultivation level is the most important, but the use of weapons must not be too careless. I recommend you to go to a place, the Sword Scar Palace!"

"Oh? Sword Scar Palace?"

Upon hearing the name, Yi Yun felt that it was a place related to swords.

"Elder, I currently use a saber. Must I switch to using a sword? Or can I change the sword skills into a saber skill?"

Yi Yun did not reject using a sword since he had just begun using a saber, so it was nothing much.

To use a sword, he still had to buy a handy weapon. A good sword was not cheap!

"Hehe, Sword Scar Palace isn't just about swords. You will know once you get there! If it's your first time going to the Sword Scar Palace, there is a 50% discount. Two hours is only 50 dragon scale runes. You can consider buying 40 hours at a go…"

The old man smiled at Yi Yun. Yi Yun gaped and was speechless. That was another 1000 dragon scale runes!

The Tai Ah Divine City's resources were too expensive!

For example, Zhao Qingcheng, who was not exceptional, had to scrimp daily in the Tai Ah Divine City.

But the top resources easily cost tens of thousands. It was a huge gap!

No wonder Instructor Qin said that 10% of the experts in the Tai Ah Divine City accounted for 90% of the resources!

"I want to go to the Sword Scar Palace. For the other places, I want to go there too. I need a lot of resources. I can't earn enough dragon scale runes! I need to raise my strength and once I'm stronger, I will go to the arena to earn more dragon scale runes, which will make it faster!"

The initial amassing of resources was the most difficult. Yi Yun was now at the middle stage of Purple Blood. Once he reached the late stages of Purple Blood or the peak of Purple Blood, he had the confidence to be in the arena!

For the past five days, Yi Yun had asked around. Among the Tai Ah Divine City's Heaven, Earth and Man roll of honor, the Earth ranking was the ranking for the arena!

The first person on the Earth ranking, which was number one in the arena, was Qin Haotian!

The previously seen Yang Qian and Yao Dao were ranked in the top hundred. For a cultivator who had come to the Tai Ah Divine City, accomplishing that in three years was a pretty outstanding achievement!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 40: Out the Mountain

Ye Futian was looking at Emperor Ye Qing with confusion. His godfather had used to tell him the same thing. He was curious why they had such high expectations for him.

His father had told him that he inherited his natal spirit from his ancestors. However, it was apparent that Emperor Ye Qing and the Snow Ape recognized his natal spirit.

"I would not even dare to think about becoming emperor. Could you please just tell me who I am?" Ye Futian asked in a lowered voice.

"Child, you have to trust yourself. You are destined to be the emperor because of your natal spirit," Emperor Ye Qing said patiently. However, Ye Futian was dejected because he had not received a clear answer. "As you're not waiting for me, I believe it's time for me to leave now."

"You are wrong." Emperor Ye Qing now looked at Ye Futian, full of kindness. "I feel sad about meeting you in such a situation. However, no one would be more appropriate than you to inherit my power."

"Your treasures… You are giving me all of them?" Ye Futian was surprised.

"Yes, my natal spirit, my original spells, and everything else." Emperor Ye Qing nodded.

"Could you please teach my friend your martial arts techniques? He was born to be a warrior." Ye Futian was thinking about Yu Sheng. He believed that Yu Sheng would be perfect for those techniques.

"Is his surname Yu?" Emperor Ye Qing asked.

"How did you know that?" Ye Futian was surprised.

"If you had not been born into this world, he would have carried my inheritance. However, since you are here, you deserve all of them. He was born into this world only to help you," Emperor Ye Qing rejected his suggestion. Ye Futian felt sad about this. He believed it was unfair to Yu Sheng.

"Child, there's not much time left for me, even though I want to see you grow up." Emperor Ye Qing's voice was low and sad.

Ye Futian looked at him and asked, "Could you please tell me what the relation is between you and me?"

Emperor Ye Qing shook his head. He now looked at Ye Futian with kindness and a trace of sadness. Soon, the illusory figure of Emperor Ye Qing turned into a bright light, which shot toward Ye Futian's forehead. At that moment, Ye Futian felt a piercing mental power enter his head. His body was trembling because of the anguishing pain.

"This is already the third time." Ye Futian was disappointed, then lost consciousness.

When he woke up again, Yu Sheng and Hua Fengliu were sitting beside him. They had both entered the statue. The Snow Ape and the monsters were guarding the outside.

"You are so lucky." Hua Fengliu looked at Ye Futian. Xia Fan had summoned someone so powerful, an Arcana Plane swordsman, to seize the treasures of Emperor Ye Qing. They had even released the monster tide to attack the guardians of Qingzhou City. However, all that they had done had just helped Ye Futian in the end.

Ye Futian smiled wryly, yet he was still confused and depressed about what had happened.

He closed his eyes and entered his life palace. There was another natal spirit now in his life palace, the Storm of Eyes. The eyes were made up of total darkness, almost like a black hole. There was horrifying mental power inside the natal spirit. This new natal spirit came as a gift rather than a result of cultivation. Ye Futian had to admit that he was lucky.

Soon after, he opened his eyes. The next moment, his eyes became as dark as the Storm of Eyes. A robust mental power was filling his eyes. Hua Fengliu was surprised by this new power granted to Ye Futian. He vaguely felt the sense of an emperor.

His eyes then turned back to normal. Hua Fengliu asked him, "Spirit elemental?"

"Yes, it's beast mastery." Ye Futian nodded. Besides the sorcerers of the seven elements, there were some special Mandate Sorcerers. For example, Hua Fengliu specialized in music spells. There were also some beastmasters. In fact, all these special sorcerers were categorized as mind controllers, who attacked their opponents with the mental power of the spirit elemental.

"So, Emperor Ye Qing was a beastmaster," Hua Fengliu mumbled.

"And he was a powerful cultivator in martial arts," Ye Futian remembered and added.

"Sorcerers specializing in mental power were powerful offensively. However, they had weak defenses. I guess that was why he enhanced his techniques with martial arts cultivation. That just made him perfect." Hua Fengliu nodded. Emperor Ye Qing was the legend who had unified the whole continent, so his talents must have been incredible, incomparable.

"Take your time to look through the treasures you have received. Just ignore us." Hua Fengliu was happy with Ye Futian's situation.

"Okay." Ye Futian closed his eyes, and then pieces of memories were swarming in his mind. He saw the Dragon riding on the cloud, the Bird flying over the sky, and the Giant Ape stomping on the earth. They were so real that Ye Futian almost felt like he could reach out and touch them.

"The Dragon serves for my strength, the Ape serves for my power, and the Bird serves for my speed. I can make use of them and form my body to perfection."

Ye Futian was shocked deep inside. He had already possessed the soul of the Dragon, and now he was using Freedom Meditation to extract the souls of the Ape and the Bird. Gradually, the wind, earth and metal element powers raged around in his body, and new natal spirits began to show up in his life palace.

Ye Futian finally understood why Emperor Ye Qing had let him inherit all the treasures rather than Yu Sheng. He had the rarest of talents; he could actually create new natal spirits on his own.

Before long, he had two new natal spirits in his life palace.

In his life palace, he already had many natal spirits other than the original World Tree, the Sun, the Thunder Dragon, the Guqin, the Storm of Eyes, the Bird, and the Ape. It was even more impressive that the natal spirit of the Bird had two elements, which were wind and metal.

After he opened his eyes, he looked at Hua Fengliu and Yu Sheng with confusion.

"What are you looking at?" Hua Fengliu looked back curiously. He noticed that a weird smile had shown up on Ye Futian's face.

"Professor, I just… have too many natal spirits in my life palace now. The treasures I received from Emperor Ye Qing were too powerful for me." Ye Futian blinked his eyes.

Hua Fengliu was embarrassed. He only had one natal spirit, and it was destroyed a long time ago. He pretended to be mad at Ye Futian. "Get out of here."

Ye Futian also started to laugh. He took a deep breath and said, "You are also lucky, professor, to have such a lucky son-in-law."

Yu Sheng's notion about how shameless Ye Futian could be was reaffirmed entirely at that moment.

As for Hua Fengliu, he almost wanted to kick Ye Futian's *ss right now.

　　...

During the next month, Ye Futian kept cultivating in the canyon of Mount Tianyao. The relentless monsters led by the Snow Ape locked down this area to make sure no one could approach Ye Futian.

Ye Futian was practicing his skills on a bunch of demon beasts.

A Demon Bull pounced toward Ye Futian. However, Ye Futian didn't even try to evade the attack. He headed straight on to the Demon Bull to counter the attack. While he was charging, the roar of the Dragon came out of his body. He made a fist and punched the Demon Bull hard. That punch looked as if it was landed by the Giant Ape.

With a loud thump, the Demon Bull was knocked away by that punch.

Ye Futian didn't let the Demon Bull go that easily. His hands reached out to clamp down on the throat of the Demon Bull.

The attack this time changed into another form. Ye Futian almost looked like he had wings and began flying with the movement of a Bird.

A Demon Panther also started to attack, but she missed Ye Futian because he was too fast. She saw the counterattack coming, but it was already too late to dodge it. Ye Futian's arms were like the wings of a Bird, and his thunder-like strike left the Demon Panther with a deep wound on her body.

The other monsters kept growling. They had been intimidated by Ye Futian.

"Now your body moves like a Dragon, you are strong as an Ape, and your speed is like the Bird. You have made impressive progress during the last month." Hua Fengliu felt satisfied with his work.

"I am still so far away from the abilities of those true divine creatures." Ye Futian remembered the images in his mind.

Hua Fengliu understood and tried to comfort him, "Your level is not high enough to fully develop the power inside your body. You are only in Two-star Glory Plane, and you're trying to fully seize power from those divine creatures?"

Ye Futian was still sad about this fact. He looked at the Snow Ape and said, "I need to leave now."

"Okay. Have you decided on which beasts to take away with you? Your mental power is not strong enough for those giant creatures yet. However, you can control some beasts and monsters that are in the Dharma Plane," the Snow Ape told him.

"You're not coming with me?" Ye Futian tried to gain her sympathy. He believed that if the Snow Ape agreed to follow him, he would be the most powerful mage in East Sea Prefecture.

"Sorry boy, I have to stay here. As long as I am here, no one will know that the treasures have been taken. Remember, don't let anyone know that you have inherited the treasures. Otherwise, those greedy people would—" the Snow Ape stopped. Ye Futian was upset, even though he understood what the Snow Ape meant.

Ye Futian looked at the monsters around him. He needed to stay under the radar so no one would know that he inherited the treasures by picking a monster that wasn't too flashy.

"Could you please call a Dark Wind Eagle to my side?" Ye Futian asked.

"Sure," the Snow Ape agreed, then called on a Dark Wind Eagle that was in the Dharma Plane.

Ye Futian walked toward the Dark Wind Eagle. He started to release the power from his eyes, which was generated by his natal spirit, the Storm of Eyes.

The Snow Ape stared at the Dark Wind Eagle to prevent the eagle from resisting. The Dark Wind Eagle was a wind-element creature, and her mental power was also of the Dharma Plane level. Therefore, without assistance from the Snow Ape, Ye Futian would not be able to mentally control the eagle.

This was the first time he had initiated the beast mastery ability with the Storm of Eyes. He felt as if the figure of the Dark Wind Eagle was imprinted on his pupils. His ruthless mental power was planting his will inside the eagle to control her, and the body of that eagle was shaking in the process.

Suddenly, the Dark Wind Eagle reached her limit. She finally surrendered to the power of Ye Futian, and their souls started to resonate.

"Phew…" Ye Futian took a deep breath. The Dark Wind Eagle finally bowed down to him.

Hua Fengliu actually knew the reason why Ye Futian had picked the Dark Wind Eagle as his first subject. Ye Futian was still upset that Hua Jieyu had left with the black eagle.

"Goodbye, Snow Ape." Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Hua Fengliu finally left. They looked at the statue of Emperor Ye Qing with a sense of attachment and gratitude.

"Go now." The Snow Ape nodded.

The Dark Wind Eagle flew into the air, the sight of Ye Futian, the Snow Ape, the statue, and the monsters becoming smaller until they were tiny dots. Finally, they were gone.

"Go escort them," the Snow Ape commanded. The monsters obeyed her orders. People around Mount Tianyao were frightened by this herd of monsters. They were shocked and wondered why another monster tide was coming.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 39: You Are Not the One I Have Been Waiting For

Hua Fengliu did not expect Ye Futian to be so determined. He even left his last words.

He tried to run toward Ye Futian's direction but was blocked by the sword-storm, cutting off his advance.

"Ye Futian! You get back here right now!" screamed Hua Fengliu.

"You should worry about yourself," suggested the Arcana Plane cultivator dressed in black. His body was surrounded by the endless sword-storm. When he swiped his arms forward, a row of swords appeared, all charging at Hua Fengliu.

"Get lost!" raged Hua Fengliu. An invisible force descended upon him, and the row of swords stopped right before they were able to pierce him. The swords shook violently in mid-air.

While the two were in this deadlock, Hua Fengliu saw Shi Zhong, Eagle Eyes, and Tang Lin jump down into the canyon to chase after Ye Futian. His heart convulsed.

His long, black hair flowed without the wind blowing, the dust beneath his feet blew like a weird storm.

"I told you I have a bad temper, why did you have to provoke me?" Hua Fengliu's voice was shaking. He felt extremely guilty. His life was just beginning; he couldn't die.

A bright light emanated from Hua Fengliu. Then, the light gathered and formed the strings of a qin. From there, the entire instrument appeared in front of Hua Fengliu. At that moment, his aura began to grow, breaking Dharma into the Arcana Plane.

"Life Spirit. That's impossible!" said the Arcana Plane swordsman. He quickly realized what was going on, and his expression changed. "Hua Fengliu, this is suicide!"

Hua Fengliu disregarded him, and began to strum the instrument with both hands. Music began to play. An abstract wave was released that pierced eardrums with a dragon-like roar. The swords formed with Spiritual Qi dissipated.

The Cangshan Dragon Chant. The swordsman could only stare at Hua Fengliu. The Cangshan Dragon Chant was a musical spell that the Qin Devil, Hua Fengliu, specialized in.

The swordsman watched as Hua Fengliu's pace quickened; his music spread into his surroundings, and the sound waves created a force field, encapsulating everyone around. The force field made its way to the swordsman and Xia Fan.

BOOM! Xia Fan received a harsh attack and moaned in pain. His face was now pale.

"Be careful, this is his musical spell. Retreat!" shouted the swordsman. His sword raced toward Hua Fengliu once more.

Hua Fengliu's fingers moved even faster. The sound of his instrument was magical, spreading far and wide.

"Kill him!" ordered Xia Fan, blood in his mouth. He felt as if he were about to explode. His people came to protect him in their retreat.

Everyone began to retreat, even Shi Zhong and Tang Lin, who were chasing Ye Futian.

"Kill," muttered Hua Fengliu. His music continued, and an even stronger wave attacked Xia Fan. His people tried to use their Spiritual Qi to create a force field for his protection, but the wave was too strong. The force field was broken, and Xia Fan was hit once again. His face was now even more pale than before.

Shi Zhong, on the other hand, was not so lucky. Under the power of the music, he screamed in pain. He was killed by the power of Hua Fengliu's instrument, bleeding from every orifice.

"The Qin Devil," someone said. Many people had heard of this name, but seeing him in action made them realize how truly extraordinary Hua Fengliu was.

"Let's go," said the swordsman. Protecting himself with a force field, he went to Xia Fan's side to retreat together.

Seeing this, Tang Mo and Gu Mu also ordered an evacuation. Qing Shuai led the Dark Qilin Knighthood away from this place of trouble. Hua Fengliu attempted to chase after his enemies, but stopped after taking a single step. He began to cough up blood. This was going to be the end of the legendary Qin Devil. He could no longer chase after them.

Even so, the sound of his instrument never ceased.

...

Ye Futian jumped down the canyon and felt the wind around him. Just as he was about to land he was swept up in the wind but not even the wind could defy gravity. He began to fall once more and Ye Futian felt no strength in his legs. Would he die like this?

He did not die but he did see the demons and monsters gather around him. They looked as if they wanted to swallow him alive.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" asked the Snow Ape. Just as he spoke, Ye Futian's Thunder Dragon Spirit was released.

"Senior Dragon and I are linked by fate. I have my Life Spirit thanks to him, so I came to express my gratitude," said Ye Futian loudly. He was not going to give up a chance to live even at a dead end like this.

Demons and monsters stormed towards him, not paying attention to anything he said. Ye Futian could smell blood. It came from the mouth of a demon boa. He was out of hope now.

PANG! A large hand smacked the demon boa far away. The Snow Ape stood in front of Ye Futian like a large mountain. It looked down on Ye Futian and asked "This Life Spirit. It was given to you by the old dragon?"

Ye Futian's eyes twinkled and he spoke, "Last year when I was training on Mount Tianyao, Senior Dragon's image appeared. After observing it, my Life Spirit was created."

"You created the Life Spirit by observation?" The Snow Ape stared at Ye Futian. "Show me your Natal Spirit."

Ye Futian nodded. The World Tree appeared. The ancient tree swayed in the wind, just like a real tree.

The Snow Ape shuddered, his eyes suddenly turning red. His large body fell to the ground, his head landing in front of Ye Futian.

"What's wrong?" asked Ye Futian, withdrawing his Life Spirit. The Snow Ape looked extremely sad.

"Child," the Snow Ape stuck out its finger to caress Ye Futian's face. Tears formed in his large red eyes, and he began to cry. This was enough for Ye Futian to share his deep sadness.

"Why is it you?" the Snow Ape's body shook as he continued to cry.

"Do you know me?" Ye Futian's voice lowered, seemingly affected by the Snow Ape's emotions.

"You poor child." The Snow Ape was unable to pull himself out of his melancholic state. Slowly, he stood up, lifted his head, and let out an earth-shattering scream. His fists pounded down on his chest repeatedly. The Snow Ape's scream resonated throughout the mountain, and the demons and monsters bowed down as they shook in fear. The Snow Ape then got down on his knees and gave Ye Futian a deep bow, one fit for royalty.

"Senior," Ye Futian was dumbfounded. The demons and monsters of the canyon were bowing down to him.

"May you bring me back up there?" asked Ye Futian. He was worried about Hua Fengliu.

"Of course," answered the Snow Ape. He lifted his head and held on to Ye Futian with his huge hands. His feet stomped down on the ground, shattering it, and in a second they were catapulted back to the peak of the mountain. The whole mountain shook along with their movements.

Letting go of Ye Futian, the Snow Ape placed him on the ground.

"Master!" Ye Futian's heart squeezed at the sight of Hua Fengliu. He was still strumming away at his instrument, the strings now tainted with blood.

"Ye Futian," called out Hua Fengliu. He could not believe his eyes; Ye Futian was safe and sound.

A chord snapped, and his instrument disappeared. Hua Fengliu spit out blood once again and fell to the ground.

"Master!" Ye Futian sprinted to his side and held Hua Fengliu in his arms.

"There's someone over there," the Snow Ape looked ahead. Ye Futian raised his head to see that the swordsman had returned. When he saw Ye Futian and the Snow Ape together, the swordsman's heart pounded. How could it be?

"Kill him," Ye Futian said coldly. The Snow Ape took big steps toward the swordsman, who began to run, but his speed was no match for the Snow Ape.

The Snow Ape gave out a loud growl and stomped down on the swordsman. Before his demise, he managed to shout out a warning to his companions, "RUN!"

Three roars came from the Snow Ape, and from a distance the swordsman's companions shook in fear. What was the demon king doing outside the canyon?

...

Hua Fengliu's life was hanging on by a thread, but he still smiled at Ye Futian. "Don't worry, this isn't enough to kill me. My powers were disabled once, doesn't matter if it happens a second time."

"I told you to leave me be, why did you do this? If I was already dead, then you would have died in vain," shouted Ye Futian. His eyes were red.

"As your Master, I couldn't just let you be driven to your death and do nothing about it. That's humiliating," laughed Hua Fengliu. "Besides, you know I have a bad temper."

"So, you feel good about yourself now? Well, I'm pissed. If something had happened to you, what would I do about Fox?" asked Ye Futian.

"You would marry her," chuckled Hua Fengliu. Ye Futian lowered his head, tears streaming down his face as he closed his eyes, in pain.

"Why are you crying? My daughter is beautiful! Are you not willing to marry her?" Hua Fengliu was acting as if nothing had happened.

"I'm crying because you messed up my life. If you die, then I don't even get the chance to kick you to the curb when I'm successful," said Ye Futian as he placed Hua Fengliu on his back, carrying him into the canyon.

"You make it sound like you got the short end of the stick here," Hua Fengliu said from behind.

"Of course! If I become emperor, then you're the emperor's father-in-law," Ye Futian answered nonchalantly. Hua Fengliu lifted his head to watch the sunset and smiled.

Yu Sheng approached them from the edge of the canyon. Ye Futian stared at him. "What are you trying to do now? Are you also trying to die with me by jumping off?"

"No," replied Yu Sheng, shaking his head.

Ye Futian was even madder now. "What happened to being loyal to friends?"

"If you had died then I would have avenged you." Yu Sheng lifted his head, finally looking Ye Futian in the eyes. His eyes were also red.

"Fine, I forgive you," said Ye Futian. He looked over at the Snow Ape who had just returned. "Can you bring me to the statue?"

"Okay, but anyone who sees us together has to die," said the Snow Ape seriously.

Ye Futian was shocked at his words and looked over at Yu Sheng. "They are some of my closest friends and family. Don't even think about it. As for the others, leave it to me."

The Snow Ape nodded and brought the three to the entrance of the statue.

Ye Futian pushed open the door and entered alone.

The inside was empty. All that was there was another statue of Emperor Ye Qing but this one was life-sized.

The Spiritual Qi inside was packed as if there was a matrix somewhere. When Ye Futian took a step inside, the matrix lit up by itself. It got brighter as endless amounts of Spiritual Qi rushed into the life-size statue. This caused the statue to break apart, releasing a virtual image. It was Emperor Ye Qing!

The two met eyes and Emperor Ye Qing spoke softly to ask, "What is your name, child?"

"Senior, my name is Ye Futian," he answered. He was not sure why he felt so at peace even though the most legendary character in history was standing in front of him.

"We share a surname. Release your Life Spirit for me," requested Emperor Ye Qing. Ye Futian did exactly that, as requested.

Upon seeing his Life Spirit, Emperor Ye Qing froze. Then, he let out a pained expression. It was the same reaction that the Snow Ape had, it seemed like he was about to cry.

His virtual image approached Ye Futian and embraced him. He then said, "My dear child. Why is it you? Why must it be you?"

His voice cracked as he cried. Ye Futian wanted to cry with him. Softly, he spoke, "Senior, haven't you been waiting for me? Who exactly am I?"

"You are not the one I have been waiting for. I didn't think it would be you." His voice was filled with sadness. His virtual image returned to its original place. Emperor Ye Qing looked at Ye Futian with gentle eyes and told him, "Child, you are the future emperor of the Divine Prefectures. The ruler of the world."

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 38: Bad Fate

The monumental statue in front of them was vivid and dignified. Black hair casually spread across the shoulders. The eyes were so bright that they seemed to be looking through people. The statue had already demonstrated the unsurpassed charm of Emperor Ye Qing.

Emperor Ye Qing was the legend of the Divine Prefectures of the East. Even though his name became a taboo after he died, it was still mentioned privately.

The name had come as a shock. They had never expected that in Mount Tianyao there was such a lifelike statue of Emperor Ye Qing.

And they were wondering whether the dragon was his mount.

"Wow, look at this, the relics of Emperor Ye Qing." Tang Mo, the Headmaster of Heiyan Academy, narrowed his eyes. He realized that Xia Fan had concealed his true intentions about coming in here.

Qin Shuai gazed at the coiled dragon in the canyon below. He frowned with doubt. Several years ago, when he had come here with his master, he hadn't seen the coiled dragon. There were only the statue and monsters at that time. The dragon must have come later.

"Everyone, these are the relics of Emperor Ye Qing. There's an entrance behind the statue, and I believe the treasure of Emperor Ye Qing is hidden inside. Even without the relics of Emperor Ye Qing, the corpse of this dead dragon is a valuable treasure itself." Xia Fan pointed below. He looked so greedy that he would have started the exploration already if not for the monsters lurking below.

Tang Fei went to tell Xia Fan that the monsters below were entirely different from the ones in the monster tide. "Mr. Xia, these monsters are different." These monsters were just being lazy. They didn't even care about the people and kept laying there.

"So, we all need to work together," Xia Fan said.

"I didn't know Emperor Ye Qing was a native of the City of Qingzhou, and that there were relics in this place. How much longer were you going to hide this from me?" Tang Mo asked Xia Fan tentatively.

Xia Fan looked at Tang Mo and then smiled. "In fact, I didn't know that Emperor Ye Qing lived in this city until recently. However, it's still unknown whether the relics are behind the entrance of that statue or not. I didn't tell Mr. Tang because I wanted to keep it confidential information."

"Okay." Tang Mo nodded. Ye Futian was telling the truth. Emperor Ye Qing had been a native of the City of Qingzhou.

However, what he didn't know was that Ye Futian also felt shocked about this fact. He had totally made it up, and he had no evidence to support it. To his surprise, Xia Fan admitted that Emperor Ye Qing had lived in the City of Qingzhou.

"Time to get to work," Xia Fan commanded.

Awkwardly, no one started moving. None of them were going to risk their lives for Xia Fan at this time.

"General Qin, Mr. Gu?" Xia Fan looked at Qin Shuai and asked.

"We have already finished our job. I am not going to let people of the Dark Kylin Knighthood and Qingzhou Academy die for your interests," Qin Shuai said coldly. Due to the huge amount of monsters below, Xia Fan would basically be sending them in as bait to distract these monsters from guarding the entrance.

"Mr. Xia, there are so many monsters and, to be honest, some of us will die if we fight them. If you get the treasure from Emperor Ye Qing, what will we get? I don't want my people to die for nothing," Tang Mo protested. Xia Fan was caught off guard, then smiled. He realized that Ye Futian had talked with Tang Mo about his plan.

"Uncle." Xia Fan looked at the man in black next to him. Then he went silent. The next moment, a fierce storm of sword power burst out of his body. This storm became so intense that it enveloped all the people.

People were nervous. The power of this sword storm was so overwhelming that it could destroy everything, monsters and people alike.

"He's in the Arcana Plane, that's incredible." Hua Fengliu realized Xia Fan was serious this time. He had summoned his uncle from the City of Donghai who was, in fact, a powerful swordsman. The treasure of Emperor Ye Qing was so precious that it was hard for Xia Fan to fully trust his army.

Tang Mo also looked uncomfortable and shot Ye Futian a despising glance.

"Do you have other questions?" Xia Fan laughed out loud. He had gained control over the situation now.

"The Dark Kylin soldiers will fight for you. Let the young students of Qingzhou Academy go," Qin Shuai responded.

"You're asking for death." Xia Fan was impatient. His uncle suddenly launched a powerful strike. The strike was too fast to evade. The dark Kylin under Qin Shuai was killed by this strike, and one of Qin Shuai's arms was cut off.

"General!" The Dark Kylin soldiers gathered around Qin Shuai. They were terrified of what had just happened.

"Dad!" Qin Yi screamed in horror.

The man in black hurried into the air. He could have launched another strike at any moment.

"Any more questions?" Xia Fan sounded indifferent.

"I insist that only the Dark Kylin soldiers join the fight, and the young students of Qingzhou Academy should leave," Qin Shuai was persistent. Blood gushed out of his missing arm, but he was still peaceful.

Xia Fan was mad. He needed Qin Shuai's army to fight against the monsters, but he knew they would not do so without their commander.

"Okay, let the young students go." Xia Fan then looked at Tang Mo, "Mr. Tang, do you have anything to add?"

"I obey your orders." Tang Mo had to comply. He didn't have the same courage as Qin Shuai.

"So, let's move," Xia Fan commanded. The army began to attack the monsters below. The Dark Kylin soldiers were the vanguards of this troop, and those powerful people beyond the Dharma Plane level were following them. Xia Fan observed the fight. He wanted to test the power of these monsters with the bait he had just sent.

"Go away, or die!" A heavy voice came out of the canyon, which stiffened the members of the army. Soon, they saw a white-skinned monster standing apart from the herd. She soon started to grow huge, and she looked almost as big as a hill. The rest of the herd were awakened by this voice. Suddenly, the whole herd became active.

"What the…" Xia Fan was frightened. He didn't know there was a Monster Lord in this herd.

How could that be possible?

He looked at the statue of Emperor Ye Qing. Was the Monster Lord the guardian of this statue?

People were shocked. The Monster Lord was a Snow Ape. When it stood up, it was so giant that it seemed invincible.

"Die, you intruders!" the Snow Ape roared. The mountain began to shake from this roar.

"Sorry for the intrusion," Xia Fan said. He knew that this was an inevitable failure.

They had lost quite a lot soldiers from their army and all of that for just a tour of this place?

All of the armies retreated back to the top. Tang Mo started speaking, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xia, we can't do anything about it."

Xia Fan's face was gloomy. It seemed that he needed to release his anger desperately.

"Go fight the monsters and die there," Xia Fan told Tang Mo. Tang Mo was caught off guard.

"Mr. Xia, please forgive him. Mr. Tang was encouraged by the others." Murong Qiu approached.

Ye Futian knew that the conspiracy had been revealed now. He had tried to cause a crack between Xia Fan and Tang Mo, but he had not expected that Tang Mo would surrender to the power of Xia Fan.

"Yes, Ye Futian tried to turn me against you! He told me that he was planning to mess with Xia Fan with help from the students of Qingzhou Academy and the soldiers of the Dark Kylin Knighthood!" Tang Mo sold Ye Futian out. Tang Yue was embarrassed by her grandfather. She had already started to consider Ye Futian as a friend.

"So, Qingzhou Academy sent Ye Futian to Heiyan Academy to mess up my plans, am I right?" Xia Fan's voice was gloomy and cold.

"Mr. Xia, Ye Futian was expelled from Qingzhou Academy long ago. His activity had nothing to do with this academy. I will kill him for you to prove that," Shi Zhong explained.

"Is that true?" Xia Fan looked at Gu Mu for confirmation.

Gu Mu gave Hua Fengliu a glance, then nodded. "This has nothing to do with Qingzhou Academy."

"So, I will believe whoever kills him first." Xia Fan was laughing out loud.

"I'll do it!" Shi Zhong rushed toward Ye Futian.

Tang Lin also rushed toward Ye Futian. They had already had plans to kill Ye Futian, so even without being interrogated by Xia Fan, he would have been killed anyway.

Hua Fengliu appeared next to Ye Futian to protect his disciple. He glanced at Shi Zhong and Tang Lin. "Do I not exist?"

"Mr. Guqin Devil, this is none of your business." Xia Fan was complacent.

"Even your father didn't dare talk to me like that." Hua Fengliu stared at Xia Fan.

"That was in the past, Mr. Hua," Xia Fan sneered at him, "I am in a bad mood. Stay out of this, now."

The moment he stopped talking, the man in black stepped forward. He soon started to attack Hua Fengliu with the sword-storm.

"I am also in a bad mood. You better stay away from me before you get in trouble." Hua Fengliu sounded peaceful.

"Your natal spirit has been destroyed, and I'm kind of curious how bad your temper could be." He urged his power toward Hua Fengliu, and it looked like he was going to tear Hua Fengliu into pieces.

"Professor!" Ye Futian was worried about Hua Fengliu. This man in black was in the Arcana Plane, he was even more powerful than the people from Heiyan Academy who were in the Dharma Plane. Qingzhou City had never seen someone as powerful as he was. He had no idea what plane Hua Fengliu was in, but the confidence of that man worried him.

"He has fallen under the Arcana Plane since his natal spirit was destroyed." The middle-aged man next to Xia Fan confirmed Ye Futian's fear.

"You don't have to die for me, Professor," Ye Futian ran away and yelled, "Just tell Fox I love her and tell my godfather I have to let him down."

The second half was to Yu Sheng.

Shockingly, Ye Futian began running into the canyon with the endless monsters!

Ye Futian was upset that he had to end his short life in such a way. He was not prepared to die yet.

"Go after him!" Xia Fan commanded. Suddenly, some powerful mages rushed out of the group to pursue Ye Futian.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 37: The Statue and the Coiling Dragon

The army of people headed into Mount Tianyao together. The City of Qingzhou had never had an expedition of this level before.

Mount Tianyao covered a large area of terrain, far larger than that of the main urban areas of Qingzhou City. It was difficult to imagine how many demons and monsters lurked in these mountains. Many people had attempted to clear Mount Tianyao of demons and monsters but to no avail.

Now, because of Xia Fan, Qingzhou Academy and the city's first line of defense, the Dark Qilin Knighthood, were forced to send troops of people into the mountains. In addition, the Qingzhou Guards and Heiyan City's army were following behind them. The sheer number of people there was seemingly more impactful than the monster tide.

The Dark Qilin Knighthood charged forward on the path that Qingzhou Academy's School of Divination Arts had cleared for them using sorcery. Their advance forced the demons and monsters deeper into the mountains, but Qin Shuai was not excited about this at all. The troop was attacking at full-force, but there were still demons and monsters slipping past them left and right into the main city. All they could do now was try their best to eliminate as many demons and monsters as possible.

"Lead the way," Xia Fan ordered the middle-aged man ahead of him. His people had left markers in the mountains the last time they were here looking for the historical remains of Emperor Ye Qing.

Ye Futian and the people of Heiyan Academy were walking at the back of the group. He had already made some inquiries. Ye Futian found out that the girl beside him was named Tang Yue, twenty years old. She was definitely a flirtatious beauty. Ye Futian and Tang Yue got familiar with each other fairly quickly.

"Senior Sister, a beauty like you must have many suitors, right?" asked Ye Futian.

"Why do you ask?" laughed Tang Yue.

"Do I have a chance?" he asked her. She looked at Ye Futian and chuckled, "You do look pretty handsome but it's a shame that you're a little too young for my liking."

"Senior Sister, I'm already an adult. Sixteen is not too young," said Ye Futian. When Tang Yue saw how serious he was, she could not help but burst out in laughter. The young men of Heiyan Academy glared at Ye Futian when they heard Tang Yue laughing.

"Senior Sister, do you know why we're here?" asked Ye Futian.

"The elders say that there are historical remains in Mount Tianyao," explained Tang Yue.

Ye Futian shook his head. "Senior Sister, let me tell you a secret."

He then leaned in close to whisper softly in her ear, "In Mount Tianyao, there is a secret methods index left behind by Emperor Ye Qing.

Tang Yue's expression turned serious and she looked at Ye Futian. "Is what you said true?"

It looked like Xia Yan had, indeed, kept this information to himself. It was hard to blame him though because this had to do with Emperor Ye Qing so, of course, he would keep quiet about it.

"Of course! My master is 'THE' Hua Fengliu and I also know General Qin. It's only natural that I know this secret. Why else would they have made such a big fuss?" said Ye Futian.

"Wait for me here," Tang Yue finished her sentence and left. Ye Futian watched as she walked up to speak with the elder that had wanted to challenge Hua Fengliu and made her way back. "Come with me," she said to Ye Futian.

He followed her to stand in front of the elder who had his eyes closed. "Where did you hear this information?" the elder asked Ye Futian.

"May I ask what your position is at Heiyan Academy?" questioned Ye Futian.

The elder opened his eyes, his gaze sharp, "Why do you ask?"

"Since I'm going to pursue an education at Heiyan Academy, it's only common sense to want to learn from the best of the best," explained Ye Futian.

"I am Tang Mo, the Headmaster of Heiyan Academy. If you do well maybe I will think about teaching you myself," said the elder. Beside them, Tang Yue smiled and explained, "He's my grandfather."

Ye Futian bowed down and began to blabber baseless information. "Since you're the headmaster and Senior Sister Tang Yue's grandfather I would not dare withhold information from you. There has always been a rumor in the City of Qingzhou that our city was where Emperor Ye Qing originated and that he had left an heirloom here. To obtain the heirloom was to obtain the right to inherit his position and his secret methods index. A lot of people think it's just a legend but it's all true. The heirloom is up in Mount Tianyao; General Qin has personally seen it in the past."

"Why didn't he take it then?" Tang Mo was skeptical.

"Headmaster, do you really think Emperor Ye Qing's heirloom is that easy to obtain? If it were, why would Xia Fan do all of this?" asked Ye Futian.

Tang Mo squinted his eyes in suspicion. "Do you know what happens if you lie to me?"

"I didn't know that Headmaster was kept in the dark about this. I was simply making conversation with Senior Sister Tang Yue, why would I purposely lie to her? It's just that Xia Fan has already gathered professionals from the East Sea Prefecture but he's using people from both academies to fend off the demons and monsters instead. I think he's up to no good," answered Ye Futian.

"Are you trying to turn us against each other?" Tang Mo was extremely sharp. His great aura was suffocating Ye Futian.

"When you reach the site of the remains you'll know whether or not Xia Fan has been lying to you. If what I said was false, then my life is in your hands but if what I said was true, then you should start being wary," said Ye Futian.

"Why?" asked Tang Mo.

"I don't know what Xia Fan promised you but I'm sure you know what the inheritance of Emperor Ye Qing signifies. When the troops are done dealing with the demons and monsters, it would be easy to get his hands on the heirloom. After he accomplishes his goal, it would be a piece of cake for him to kill off all the witnesses. Headmaster, you must take caution," Ye Futian spoke solemnly. Up ahead, it was loud as the troops advanced and the boundaries of the mountain were on lockdown by the aces of Heiyan Academy. There would be no need to worry about a leak of information if worst comes to worst.

"Do you hate the Vice Chief?" Tang Mo asked suddenly.

Ye Futian lifted his head to look at Tang Mo. After a short silence, he nodded, "Of course! Xia Fan will do anything to get his way. He even started the monster tide to get us all on the mountain. The City of Qingzhou is my home, I can't allow him to bring harm to our city. If his plans succeed, it would be difficult for even me to make it out alive. If you don't believe me, then forget it; but if you choose to believe me then please join hands with us. My master is Hua Fengliu, and I'm acquainted with General Qin. Even if the two schools have always been rivals, it's not impossible to work together just this once. If we can get our hands on Emperor Ye Qing's heirloom, wouldn't it all be worth it? You would be able to do anything you want, without fearing repercussions from a prefecture chief.

"Tang Yue, take him away," Tang Mo ordered abruptly with a sullen look. Tang Yue walked towards Ye Futian.

He bowed once more to Tang Mo and left with Tang Yue, not saying another word.

"What do you think?" Tang Mo asked the eagle-eyed man at his side.

"That guy has got quite a mouth on him. We can't trust him completely. The key now is to wait and see if what we find is truly the historical remains of Emperor Ye Qing," reasoned Eagle Eyes.

"And if they really are his remains?" Tang Mo continued to question.

"Father, if it is actually the heirloom of Emperor Ye Qing, then what would a city like Qingzhou be to us? If we got our hands on the heirloom, not even the entire East Sea area would be able to stop us," said Eagle Eyes. Tang Mo went into deep thought. Even though Ye Futian's words were evidently trying to make the groups question one another, he had a point. With the heirloom in his hands, he would be unstoppable.

"Do you think he'll be of use to us?" Tang Mo asked.

Eagle Eyes thought for a while then shook his head. "Whether it be his gift or his personality, he's too hard to control."

"That's true. Yun Tianhao is naturally prideful and thinks only of cultivation but this young man is different," Tang Mo agreed with his son.

"Even though Yun Tianhao lost to this fellow, he is still a Mandate Sorcerer. Yun Tianhao will only get stronger and more powerful. He has already left for the City of Donghai to seek more knowledge. He will definitely make a glorious return. Ye Futian on the other hand, if we don't get him under control...," Eagle Eyes looked at Tang Mo and then shared an unspoken understanding.

The large group was advancing very quickly. Along the way, they stepped over countless carcasses of different types of demons and monsters but they had also suffered many attacks. Both Qingzhou Academy and the Dark Qilin Knighthood made many sacrifices, some dead, some hurt.

The fog on Mount Tianyao grew thicker. It would be impossible to locate anything in the mountains from up in the air. This was the only reason Xia Fan chose to advance on foot.

During their long expedition, Headmaster Gu Mu of Qingzhou Academy and Qin Shuai went looking for Xia Fan. When they found him, they made their intentions clear, "If everyone else continues to take a back seat while our people from the academy and the knighthood clear the way, we will leave the way we came."

"Are you threatening me?" Xia Fan stared at Qin Shuai who had just listed his terms.

"Think what you will," said Qin Shuai calmly. They were no longer in the City of Qingzhou. They had initially agreed to Xia Fan's forceful request because of the monster tide but now that they were deep into Mount Tianyao, things were different.

Xia Fan did not dare to push his luck.

"Fine," Xia Fan gave in and called out, "Headmaster Tang Mo."

"I understand," Tang Mo nodded and ordered his people to take the place of the people of Qingzhou Academy and the Dark Qilin Knighthood at the front line. Ye Futian stepped up with them. This area with the deeper fog housed more powerful demons and monsters. Sometimes, there were even high-leveled Dharma rank demons and monsters. To defeat these creatures, the elders would have to step in.

Time passed, and day by day, there were fewer and fewer people in their expedition, and a large number of those who were hurt were actually their most powerful people in the group. The weaker people were being protected in the back of the group. Nobody would send the weak out to die, so they were the safest.

Whenever Ye Futian was met with danger, he ran to hide amongst the Heiyan Academy aces so he would be safe as well. He was not about to risk his life for the Heiyan Academy. A lot of people scorned him when he did this, but he did not care at all.

Finally, when they had gotten far enough within the mountains, the fog began to clear. This area was bright, maybe even brighter than it had been off the mountains. Spiritual Qi was gathered here.

"This area is heavy with Spiritual Qi, but the surrounding areas are layered in fog. Could it be...," someone in the group spoke up.

"That's right. We're here," said an ace beside Xia Fan. He was excited. The lot continued to advance, and they started to realize that there was not a single demon or monster in this area.

"What is that?" someone pointed ahead and screamed. As they got closer, the view became clearer, and everyone's hearts began to pound. What they saw was an enormous statue. It rose from the valley below and stood in the middle of the mountains.

Everyone was shaking, but they continued to advance until they were all standing on a cliff above the valley, looking out at the statue. Spiritual Qi was flowing like crazy through the entire area.

"Look down." Someone pointed with a shaking finger down at the base of the statue. There, they saw a dragon coiled around the statue. It was an actual dragon! Right now, it had its eyes closed shut, seemingly asleep.

"That's the dragon," someone from Qingzhou Academy said. Everyone, including Ye Futian, was surprised. This dragon was the same one they saw last fall.

Around the statue and dragon, the valley was swarmed by powerful demons. They were revolving around the statue, greedily absorbing it's Spiritual Qi.

This was a valley of a million beasts.

"Emperor Ye Qing," someone said in shock as they stared at the giant statue.

Sixteen years ago, the death of Emperor Ye Qing became tabooed and it became forbidden for anything in his image to exist but right in front of their eyes was this magnificent statue of Emperor Ye Qing!

Dual Sword God - Chapter 63: The Final Chosen War, A Startling Change!

It was a dark scene, as silence filled the entirety of a once lively town. The streets were void of any signs of activity as all individuals residing in the town had vanished, the bleak sky blanketed the world with its dark clouds as pellets of snow fell on top of clumps painting this dull scenery with its monotone.

A few beams of sunlight managed to break through some of the dark clouds as they illuminated a small portion of this 'Ghost Town.'

Swoosh!

A dark morning wind blew amongst the empty street ways traveling all the way towards a large mansion that resided within the northern district. However, upon reaching the entrance of this mansion the dark winds acted strangely as they swept around the mansion unable to proceed directly through it.

Sou! Sou! Sou!

Three forms soon appeared in front of this mansion, a handsome looking man surrounded by two gorgeous beauties. If one were too few them from afar they would easily be lost into their charm's. Sadly, these beauties and the handsome man each had a frown on their faces.

"This Feng Mansion, I don't know what kind of formation they are using but the <Cloudy Corruption Wind Dark Arts> is unable to penetrate it. How could such a profound and abstruse method be in hands of a small local clan such as this?" the handsome man said with a frown on his face.

"Damn! Now we have an unexpected variable in our plans, the preparations won't be complete if we don't add the individuals residing in this Damn Mansion!!" said one of the beauties as she stomped her feet and snarled.

"Sigh, I guess there is no use now, let's just make do what we can with have. Jie Jie! I do not believe that these incompetent humans can break our incomplete formation." said the handsome man with a bright light shining at the depths of his eyes, the two beauties beside also laughed with the same eerie tone as the odd light shone both of their eyes.

******

The Chosen Battle Arena was filled with noise as many rouge practitioners and influential characters were occupied in the discussion of the previous battle. However, as these individuals were lost in heated dialogues there was a change on the battle platform.

The eyes of the Ancient Dragon had started to glow once more which then caused a bright light to cover Ye Wang's form healing his major injuries before transporting him to his Pseudo Chosen bronze square.

Zang Xu and XIa Rou looked towards Ye Wang in silence as each was lost in their own thoughts.

"Where do the limits to your strength truly ly? I certainly hope it isn't limited to what you've shown, after all, it would be meaningless to battle if that were the case." Zang Xu said to himself as he looked at Feng Yu.

Dai Lin who had now partially recovered looked at Feng Yu and gripped his fist. "Young Master still hasn't used any major strength and he is still leagues above my current levels. It looks like I'll have to take some to truly comprehended the mysteries of my cultivation art before I advance to Aura Disciple Realm. I should be able to increase my battle prestige if I can grasp the initial success of the 'Electro Overdrive'"

Miren Fei looked at Feng Yu's figure on the silver battle platform with a firm look on her face.

Lang Kuang observed in silence. "....."

The Ancient Dragon's eyes soon began to glow once more, after which it spoke to the world.

"The match is over! I declare Feng Yu as the Fourth True Chosen! Commence Final Match!!" as it said this the platforms for Xiang Shu and Xia Rou started to move towards the last silver platform.

Rumble!

Seeing the change the Major Influences and Rogue Practitioners couldn't help but start to feel a wave of excitement, a few individuals gripped their fists silently as they speculated the results for the coming match.

Xun Yanshan observed Xia Rou's figure on her platform for a bit before shifting his vision to Xiang Shu while muttering to himself. "Hmm, the Xia Clan's brats strength is no inferior to Ye Wang's. I'm curious, will this strange youth be capable of matching her."

The Feng Clan, Imperial Clans, and other parties also observed in silence.

Zang Xu, Wuqi Shouzhi, and Nei Dongyan also placed their complete attention to both Xia Rou and Xiang Shu.

Feng Yu who now stood on his silver platform shifted his gaze towards Xiang Shu on his moving platform.

"I don't know who or what you are, but daring to interfere with my own gratitude and grudge will lead you to no good end," said Feng Yu, a murderous gleam shone in the depths of his eyes.

Thum!

With the sound of the platforms connecting to the final silver square platform, the figures of Xiang Shu and Xia Rou could now be seen standing at opposite ends of the newly joined battle platform.

As if he could sense something Xiang Shu looked to towards Feng Yu with a smile on his face, soon after returning his gaze to the beautiful young girl in front of him.

"I smell the scent of a maiden..." as he said this he couldn't help but lick the corner of his lips as a dark gleam shone in his eyes before speaking once more. "If you become my concubine I will spare your life."

The spectators hearing this was stunned, the members from the Golden Dragon Empire started to radiate intense murderous lights as Xun Yanshan looked at Xiang Shu with a deep look.

Xia Rou hearing his words was also stunned, quickly she recovered her composure and spoke with an angry expression. "You foolish indigenous from this backwater affiliate kingdom! You do not match, for your statement, I will kill you right now!"

BANG!

A strange and mysterious kind of power soon erupted from her body, soon, the elements lingering within the essences of heaven and earth starting to gather around her form. If one looked closely, they would notice two bright colors being blue and green.

"A Peak Class 1 Dual Elements Arcane Mage, impressive not a bad talent at all," said Feng Yu with a slight amount of surprise.

Xia Rou after collecting her mage force raised her hands in the air causing a staff to materialize out of nothingness. As she gripped the staff, she started to chant.

"I call upon the power of the wind..." as she spoke the wind essences started to gather around her body.

Xiang Shu seeing that Xia Rou had no interest in his proposal scoffed in response. "Hmph! A trivial water and wind element female mage dare to not accept my offer! You do not know good from bad, allow me to show you how to truly call the wind..." as he said this his aura quickly erupted.

BANG!

The essence-energies of the 9 Tier Body Training Realm was released as a stream of dark wind energy quickly shrouded his entire form causing him to rise into the air once more like a kite. After a few moments, he floated in the air as if he was nothing more than a part of the wind itself and showed his palm towards Xia Rou.

"Dark Jade Wind Arts: Dark Wind Palm!!" as Xiang Shu said this the powers of the dark wind essences in the surroundings started to gather around his palm, after a moment a large dark palm shot towards Xia Rou with an indomitable momentum.

Swooossshh!!!

The winds of the dark palm carried with them the powers to surround all things as if trying to sweep away the life from this small area of the world. A feeling of death quickly came upon Xia Rou. However, she remained calm as she finished her chant and pointed her staff towards the airborne Xiang Shu.

"First Spell of the Wind: Tempest Storm!!!!"

The moment her voice ended, a terrifying amount of wind shot towards the incoming dark winds.

BOOM!!!!!!

As the attacks collided, they created a powerful shock-wave that scattered across the entire battle platform spreading out for a few hundred meters. A dark green and light green colored tornado instantly formed within the silver square, engulfing both the airborne Xiang Shu and Xia Rou that stood on the ground.

After a few moments, the figures of Xiang Shu and Xia Rou could be seen inside of the tornado each with a strange barrier protecting their bodies.

"Interesting, so you can even insta-cast the basic wind barrier spell. Hmm, it seems that I had previously underestimated your talent, as such, I have decided to not kill you," said Xiang Shu with interest as he looked at the stubborn female who was chanting another spell while shouldering the dark and light tornado with her barrier. He lifted his hand once more, this time pointing his finger towards Xia Rou.

"Dark Jade Wind Arts: Dark Finger!" as Xiang Shu said this, a few more clusters of dark wind energy covered his finger. After a few moments, it then shot towards Xia Rou like a beam of black light.

Puuii!!!!

As she felt the danger of the finger attack, Xia Rou quickly wielded her staff once more finishing her new spell.

"First Spell of Water: Aqua Bullet!!!" as she spoke, she waved her staff caused groups of water orbs to form out of thin air which each compacted themselves into smaller and denser orbs of water that shot towards Xiang Shu's finger attack.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Bang!

The first condensed orb of water was destroyed by Xiang Shu's finger attack. However, as if it lost most of its energy the finger attack started to slow down while glowing in a dull hue. Soon, it was destroyed by the second aqua bullet, as the remaining bullets shot towards Xiang Shu who hovered as if unaffected by the tornado.

Xiang Shu smiled as he was the incoming bullets, waved his finger the dark wind barrier surrounding his body expanded quickly reaching the bullets.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As each of the aqua bullets exploded on the wind barrier, Xia Rou looked on his shock as the barrier remained stead with no ripples or fluctuations.

"What! What kind of barrier is this? How could it be more powerful than my Peak Class 1 Barrier?" Xia Rou exclaimed as she momentarily forgot to cast her next spell.

"What a pity! It seems that you are only capable of casting class 1 spells, I don't have time to continue playing with you, child. After the chosen wars, I will slowly make time for that..." as Xiang Shu said he smiled once more with a nefarious gaze, pointing his finger once more towards the dazed Xia Rou.

"Dark Jade Wind Arts: Order of the Dark Wind...." as Xiang Shu spoke in a soft voice, it trailed off into the surrounded soon echoing in the ears of everyone on the battle platform.

Swoosh!!!

A stream of dark wind energies was summoned from the world creating an illusory sea of dark wind, the tornado vanished becoming apart of this sea which then shot towards Xia Rou in an instant.

"Damn!" realizing her mistake Xia Rou was furious and panicked at the same time, as she felt the terrifying energies of the attack coming towards her. With no time to cast a spell, she pushed all of her mage force into the barrier enforcing its shell.

BANG!!!

With a loud explosion, the figure of Xia Rou could be seen smashed into the scaly wall of the Chosen Battle Arena with her barrier destroyed. Soon, her body fell to the floor revealing a slight impression on the scaly wall.

Thud!

Xiang Shu looked at the unconscious form of Xia Rou on the ground with a smile on his face, his thoughts remaining unclear to all of the stunned individuals who were observing from their respected platforms.

The Major Influences and Practitioners were instantly sent into a turmoil, as they started to discuss the battle.

Feng Yu, Zang Xu, Wuqi Shouzhi, and Nei Dongyan looked at Xiang Shu with a serious look as if they could see what others could not.

Xun Yanshan, the Midnight Temple Man, the Southern Revolution Faction Man and Feng Junling look on in silence, as the woman in white looked towards Xiang Shu with a strange gaze. However, before anyone could speak there was a change.

Buzz!

The voice of the Ancient Dragon resounded once more.

"The match for True Chosen's are now over, with Xiang Shu becoming the final True Chosen! I now proclaim the beginning of the Chosen One's Battle Royal! The Ancient Door shall now descend!!!!!!!" as it spoke the echoes of the voice could be heard throughout the area.

Instantly, a bright light shone from the golden square covering the entire Chosen Battle Platform. Within a few moments, a beam of golden light shot towards the dark cloudy sky dispersing a few of the clouds revealing the light of dawn.

As the light shot towards the depths of the sky, it soon vanished into thin air as if it connected with another space.

RUMBLE!!!!!

The world started to shake as if something was coming into being.

"Whats going on?" said a clueless practitioner.

"Something... something coming from that gap in the sky!" said another practitioner.

All Major Influences and Top Class Characters looked towards the sky with greed in their eyes.

Feng Yunlong and Feng Junling looked at each other and nodded, as Xun Yanshan, Xin Zhu, Tang Fei and other major characters crushed unknown jades.

Xiang Shu looked at the sky with an even bright smile, as a dark nefarious aura started to emit from his entire being and the woman in white looked with a stream information shining her eyes.

She smiled while emitted a noble and pure aura as she spoke. "The door of ancients shall descend once again..."

Dual Sword God - Chapter 62: Star Body Practitioner, The Might of One With Sword!

Flap. Flap.

The sound of cloth could be heard throughout the area, as two individuals stood on a battle platform observing each other. A young man's long red hair danced back and forth gently as the night wind blew across his form and a brawny youth stood like a powerful mountain dressed in loose trousers with a starry cloth covering his upper body.

He had a rough looking face as if it was carved with a knife and short black hair that flowed back to his neck. There was a star at the side of his forehead right above his left eyebrow that gave of a strange sensation.

Slip.

The upper body cloth that was covering his torso fell to the floor as this youth slowly jerked his body, revealing a strong looking muscular structure. Vaguely, his body emitted a power similar to the fluctuations felt from the heavenly stars.

"Kyaa!~"

A few female practitioners among the spectators became rosy-cheeked as some of the males gripped their fists in silence.

"Hmph! What a show-off? Why can't he be more like Brother Zang?" said Xia Rou as she watched Ye Wang removed his upper body cloth causing the females to overreact in a manner unbecoming of serious practitioners.

"Hmm, this brat's body gives off a rather unique kind of energy, " said Feng Yunlong as he carefully scrutinized Ye Wang's subtitle energies.

"Yes, its as if he is in-tuned with the stars. How peculiar? Why is that so many interesting techniques reside in some of these influences of the Outer Continent." asked Feng Junling puzzledly.

"It seems that there are more to these Pre-Calamity Mystic Realms that reside outside of the 'Sacred Domain'" said Feng Yunlong.

"A Body Practitioner..." said Feng Xingyu who observed with a gleam of interest in her eyes.

Wuqi Shouzhi seeing this had a look of interest on his face as he muttered: "Ah... so this is the brother of the Star Body Supreme Prodigy in this empire. Interesting, I'll have to see what's so special about their Body Practitioner Path, as it may prove to be useful in the future True Dragon Talent Meet."

Zang Xu looked on in silence with a curve at the corner of his lips while thinking. "It seems Brother Wang is about to get serious, looks like he wasn't underestimating that Feng Yu from the start."

Xiang Shu observed with an odd lighting shining at the depths of his eyes, as a dark wind blew towards the battle platform.

Swoosh!

"A Body Practitioner... Star Body eh? This should prove to be quite an interesting bout." said Feng Yu in a soft voice as he reached his left hand towards his back and gripped the hilt of his sword Black Lightning.

Clink!

Ye Wang seeing this finally spoke with a serious look on his face different from his usual carefree manner. "Red Haired Sword Fiend, your strength is good but if you think you can beat me in the same manner as you did Sheng Being..." as he said this slowly spread his legs out and clasped both of his palms into a fist by his sides.

Ching.

As if being summoned by something, a stream of fragmented starry energies began to flow towards his body from a few brightly shining stars in the night sky. They made their way through the scattered dark clouds, soon, his body started to glow in a starry color as his muscles contracted and expanded clustering over each other creating a truly impenetrable and tyrannical muscular structure.

Ye Wang then looked at Feng Yu and roared: "Then guess again!!"

BANG!!!!

An oppressing wave of energy soon shrouded the battle platform spread outwards for more than 50 meters.

"Such Power!" said a rogue practitioner in shock as he felt a bit of the oppression.

"It's no wonder Body Practitioners are said to be generally stronger than those in the same realm. His oppressive energy alone is enough to crush many who reside in a similar stage of cultivation." said another practitioner.

As Feng Yu felt the oppressive power he couldn't help but raised his brows in surprise as he spoke with a strange smile on his face. "Incredible! This Body Cultivation Technique of yours is certainly not of an ordinary class. Heh, I'll make sure to learn as much as I can before I defeat you."

As he finished his statement a sharp look quickly came over his face, his hair slowly grew unstable as his powerful peak 8 Tier Body Training realm essence energy shrouded his entire body. Within a few moments, his flame-like essence energy gathered around black lightning causing the sword to emit black electrical sparks.

Crackle!

"Let's test your defense shall we!" said Feng Yu as he leaned his body forwards soon after vanishing after a flash of light turning into a streak of lightning instantly appearing before Ye Wang's body.

"Too fast!" said Ye Wang as he quickly placed both of his arms in crossed position at his front to block Feng Yu's assault.

Shiing!

The cry of the sword resounded throughout the battle platform as Feng Yu slashed Black Lightning forwards, instantly creating a black line that connected with Ye Wang's crossed arms. However, the expected sound of meat getting sliced through did not reverberate in the area.

CLANK!!

As if colliding with a hard metal, Black Lightning held in Feng Yu's hand started to vibrate for a short period before coming to a stop. Feng Yu looked at this scene with even deeper interest as his body flashed instantly appearing at his previous location appearing to have not moved.

As Feng Yu observed Ye Wang's body with his soul force, he couldn't help but feel interested as he noticed the starry energy flowing towards the star that was on his forehead.

Feng Yu thought to himself. "He gathers energies from the stars and circulates these energies throughout his acupoints. It seems that the bright star on his forehead was actually an acupoint that was activated. Hmm, could it be that to cultivate this technique one has to fill up a certain amount of acupoints with these starry energies to activate them? If that is so, how many energies would one need to activate? And How would one be able to tell their cultivation stage?"

As Feng Yu was lost in thought, the audience was focused on Ye Wang.

A white line could be seen on Ye Wang's two arms as no visible wounds or injury was on the surface of his skin. Ye Wang placed both of his armed back at his sides and spoke with a more confident smile on his face.

"Daoist Feng Yu, if this is all you've got. You have disappointed me! Now it's my turn to show you what real strength is!" as Ye Wang said this he repositioned his body from a defensive stance to that of a combat stance.

BANG!!

His oppressive energies started to gather once more around his form creating the illusion of a starry body in the vast universe, clusters of starry energies rotated around his body like a galaxy seen vast space.

"Star Body Art: Revolving Stars Fist!!!" as Ye Wang roared his entire body sprung towards the sky twirling along with the rotating energies surrounding his entire form. Soon, he reached a peak scattering bright starry light across the entire Chosen Battle Arena as his entire form started to descend towards Feng Yu with an illusory starry fist enclosing his rotating form.

Swooosshh!!!!

The wind in the surrounded began to swirl violently as miniature tornados were formed by Ye Wang's attack.

The surrounding spectators looked at Ye Wang's body in surprise.

"How could his body be so strong? It actually blocked such a powerful attack from a top-tier mortal weapon and now he's demonstrating powers comparable to that of an initial stage 1 Tier Aura Disciple " a scholarly looking influential character exclaimed.

"Star Body Practitioner, they truly live up to their reputation as one of the continent's most indestructible body with terrifying offensive capabilities..." said Xin Zhu as he saw this scene.

"Indeed..." said Tang Fei as he nodded and continued to observe the scene before his eyes.

"It seems that the Wang brat has made some improvements, reaching the peak of a stage 1 Star Body Practitioner. Hmm, he could catch up to his twin brother if he has more opportunities," said Xun Yanshan with a look of approval on his face.

On the battle platform, Feng Yu's hair and clothing were sent into disarray because of the terrifying pressure and wind from the attack descending towards his form. As he heard Ye Wang's taunt and observed the descending starry fist that now eclipsed his view of the sky, he couldn't help but smile as he responded. "Very well then, I'll start taking you a bit more seriously as it seems that I won't be able to truly comprehend your technique in this battle."

Quickly, he changed his stance to that of a unique sword stance with one leg place in front and the other bend at his side with the tip of his boots on the ground. His body was slightly tilted to the side with one of his arms stretched towards the descending starry fist, and his other arm resting calmly at his tilted side while holding 'Black Lightning' with its tip facing towards the ground.

Bang!!

His blazing essence-energies erupted once more merging with his entire form as it flowed inside of the sword at his side. Soon, a sharp sword energy covered his entire being giving Feng Yu an impression as if he was the sword and sword was him.

"Could this be?" Xun Yanshan exclaimed.

"Is this 'One With Sword'!!!" said both the strange man from the Midnight Temple and the Southern Revolution Faction as they looked at Feng Yu with shock.

"I don't believe it, isn't he a practitioner that has only recently undergone his coming of age ceremony? An unusual cultivation base is one thing, but managing to comprehend the sword realm of 'One With Sword' is something I refuse to accept!!!" Huan Mang shouted shock as he saw Feng Yu's sword like state.

The Feng Clan members observed with smiles on their faces as the woman in white looked at Feng Yu with a bright gleam in her eyes.

As the Major Influences and Rogue Practitioners were caught in surprise Feng Yu on the battle platform had finally made his move.

Torrents of dark lightning energy shrouded his form from 'Black Lightning' as his body instantly turned into a ray of black lightning that shot towards Ye Wang's descending starry fist.

Shiinnnnggg!!!!!

As if time had stopped, the starry fist paused with the bright dark-colored lightning flowing across its entirety including the form of Ye Wang who still had the same fierce expression. Soon, the black lightning streak quickly reached the distant dark clouds within the sky colliding with the clouds.

Crackle!!

A loud thunderous boom could be heard as the dark clouds above the chosen battle arena started to react because of Feng Yu's attack, dark-colored lightning snaked around its surface which after a moment struck towards the ground of the battle platform soon after reforming into the figure of Feng Yu.

Time once more continued.

As Feng Yu stood silently on the battle platform, he turned his back towards Ye Wang who still had his illusory starry fist that remained in the sky and spoke softly.

"Sword Foundation Tactics: Path of Speed - Thunder Flash Sword...." as Feng Yu's voice trailed off into the wind, a change soon occurred on the descending starry fist.

BOOM!!!!!

The starry fist that was previously descending with an indomitable might exploded into glittery particles of starlight, scattering across the entire sky of the chosen battle arena.

PUFF!!

A wave of blood soon after followed which erupted from Ye Wang's body, that now fell towards the ground like a wingless bird.

BANG!

As he collided with the ground Ye Wang tried to open his mouth to speak once more regarding his sudden shock at his unknown state of being. However, his vision quickly started to fade as his consciousness slipped into darkness.

Feng Yu looked back at the bloody unconscious form of Ye Wang on the stage and spoke under his breath in a tone filled with disappointment. "What a pity! I even thought you would have shown a more unique skill to resist my 'Thunder Flash Sword.' Sigh, it seems that I'll have to use the small amount of information gained to ponder on the creation of a Bloodline Body Cultivation Technique for Aunt Xingyu"

The Chosen Battle Arena was filled with silence, as all of the Major Characters looked at Feng Yu's calm and disappointed expression with solemnness.

"This.. this Feng Yu! He is..." as Xin Zhu said this another voice couldn't help but continue his statement.

"Far more powerful than we could ever have imagined..." said Xun Yanshan as his gaze shifted from Feng Yu's form to that of Zang Xu.

Zang Xu stood quietly on his True Chosen silver square, looking at Feng Yu with an interested expression as Xiang Shu, Wuqi Shouzhi, Xia Rou, and Nei Dongyan's previous indifference became solemn.

The woman in white looked at Feng Yu and spoke softly to her comrade.

"It's strange..." she said.

"Young Mistress! What do you think of as strange?" said the servant in white.

"His body gives off a different aura..." she said in a puzzled tone.

"A different aura?" asked the servant in white in a confused manner.

The woman in white looked at Feng Yu with an odd gaze her eyes flashing with countless symbols as she spoke once more.

"An aura that does not belong to this world..." as she said this, her voice faded as into the wind, as a chilly breeze started to blow once more and a new dawn was about to descend upon the darkness that shrouded Machen Town...