Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 88: Apothecary Guild

"Alright, let's stop lessons here today. When you go back, cultivate based on what I have taught you all today. I don't wish to lose in the Teacher Evaluation half a month later! I also wish that your thoughts are the same as me!"

After talking a little more about cultivation in the classroom, Zhang Xuan waved his hands to signal the end of the lesson.

After interacting with the others these two days, he was gradually getting used to his profession as a teacher, and the disposition of a teacher slowly built on him.

"Yes, Zhang laoshi!"

Zhao Ya, Zheng Yang and the others clenched their fists with reddened faces.

After the previous incident, they knew that Lu Xun laoshi had challenged Zhang laoshi and they were the stakes in this challenge.

If it was two days ago, they would have gone insomniac over the excitement of being able to come under Lu laoshi's tutelage. However, at this moment, they were absolutely unwilling to acknowledge anyone except for Zhang Xuan as their teacher, even if they were beaten to death!

He was able to see through the flaws on them with a single glance, treat the disabilities of Zhao Ya, Wang Ying and the others, whip out profound cultivation techniques on a whim and even helping them find Zhu Hong's mingmen, allowing them to easily achieve a victory over him. Zhang laoshi seemed to possess a unique charm, causing them to be astonished and impressed at the same time, making it difficult for them think of anything else.

"Goodbye, teacher!"

The few of them left the classroom.

"You said that Zhang laoshi was able to strike 55 ding with a single punch?"

"Even Bai Xun xiao wangye was trying to seek guidance from him?"

The moment they walked out of the classroom, the crowd couldn't help but to question Liu Yang about the happenings in the Enlightenment Will Trial today.

Liu Yang didn't hide anything and revealed everything that had happened.

When the crowd heard that Zhang laoshi actually possessed the strength of a Pixue realm expert, the astonishment in every single one of their eyes could not possibly be faked. In that instant, their eyes glowed in reverence.

When they heard about the shameless doings of the Education Bureau, every single one of them felt so indignant for Zhang Xuan that they were about to erupt from the rage welling in them.

"Everyone, Lu Xun laoshi's challenge is actually a good opportunity for us to cleanse Zhang laoshi's reputation!" After recounting the happenings in the Enlightenment Will Tower, Liu Yang scanned the faces of his fellow peers before continuing, "Thus, I hope that all of us would train properly this half a month so as to win glory and honor for our teacher, as well as to forge a reputation for ourselves!"

"Indeed, Zhang laoshi is noble and magnanimous, so he might not be bothered with the slander of these despicable people. However, as his students, we have the responsibility to right his reputation!"

Zhao Ya's beautiful eyes were twinkling, and a resolute gleam could be seen within it.

"I agree as well!" The dense Wang Ying also gritted her teeth in anger.

Zhang laoshi had healed her legs for her, even specially creating a cultivation technique for her. Even if she were to crush her bones into powder, it would be hard for her to repay this gratitude.

"Count us in!"

Yuan Tao and Zheng Yang stepped forward as well.

"It's a promise then. This half a month, we will give our all into our training. Then, during the Freshmen Tournament, we will make those who looked down on Zhang laoshi see..." Unwavering determination reflected in Liu Yang's eyes. With a slow but powerful voice, he said, "... that his students are the best!"

"The battle half a month later..."

Unaware of his students’ blazing morale, at this moment, Zhang Xuan was seated in the staff room. A frown so deep that lumps formed could be seen on his face.

He didn't worry much about Zhao Ya and Wang Ying. Given their strong foundations, accompanied with the cultivation techniques that he has imparted them, their strength would definitely make a big leap half a month later. As for Zheng Yang and Liu Yang, they possessed acceptable talent and they were ambitious as well. As long they were properly guided, it wasn't a problem for their strength to soar. However, Yuan Tao remained a factor of anxiety for him.

[This fellow is a wandering cultivator. He has no backing or connections whatsoever. In fact, he never really came into contact with cultivation techniques before, so it would be difficult for him to improve swiftly within half a month.]

"Unless his Ancient Emperor Bloodline awakens!"

A thought flashed through his mind.

He had checked Yuan Tao's condition with the Library of Heaven's Path a few days ago. He had confirmed that he possesses the Ancient Emperor Bloodline. As long as it was awakened, regardless of whether it was Yuan Tao's level of cultivation, his defense or speed, they would all rise exponentially.

This seemed to be the only plausible method for his strength to rise swiftly.

"But how can the Emperor Bloodline be awakened?"

The answer of his problem brought about another problem.

The Emperor Bloodline was a type of bloodline passed down from the ancient times and it was incomparably valuable. There were sporadic records of it and most of those who know of it only knew of its name. Most probably, there wasn't a single person in Tianxuan Kingdom who knew how to awaken it.

"There are normally three methods to awaken a person's unique constitution. Firstly, continue training the conventional method. Once one reaches a certain level, it is possible for their unique constitution to be awakened! This is the most reliable but lengthiest method. In fact, most people died even before they got a chance to awaken their potential! Secondly, one can also check the nature of the unique constitution and consume a pill corresponding to the attribute of the body. With powerful medicinal effects, there is a certain level of possibility for one to successfully awaken their unique constitution!"

"Thirdly, forcefully awakening one's potential through special experiences, such as death or poison. There was an expert whose unique constitution awoke after his body was slashed over seventy times consecutively. There was also another one who, after being poisoned, bled from the seven apertures of his body. After losing his breath for three days, his unique constitution awoke and he successfully resurrected."

With a jolt in his mind, a book regarding unique constitutions floated into his mind and a few methods of awakening them were written on it. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

After taking a look at it, dark lines appeared on Zhang Xuan's face.

[The first and the second method is still acceptable, but what the heck is the third method?

Either death or poison? What if one fails to awaken their unique constitution after being consecutively stabbed seventy times or consuming lethal poison and bleeding from their seven apertures? If so, wouldn't they really die for sure?]

"Looks like only the second method is viable!"

He rubbed his glabella.

The third method was definitely out of question. On the other hand, with only half a month, the first method could not be relied on either. After thinking about it, it seemed that only the second method was the feasible one.

"Since that's the case, I should head over to the Apothecary Guild to take a look. Perhaps, I might find some suitable pills to awaken Yuan Tao's Emperor Bloodline and Zhao Ya's Pure Yin Body!"

Standing up, he walked out of the staff room.

If Zhao Ya and Yuan Tao were to awaken their unique constitutions, it was definite that their cultivation realm would soar.

Almost all of the occupations of the Upper Nine Paths have their own alliance organization, such as the Teacher Guild, Blacksmith and Appraiser Guild, Formation Master Guild, Beast Tamer Guild and such.

The apothecaries were no different as well.

As one of the unique occupations in the continent, even though apothecaries paled slightly in comparison to master teachers, they were still of esteemed standing and it was an occupation many looked forward to. After all, there wasn't a single cultivator who didn't want to break through his current realm, and didn't get injured. Most of the time, a cultivator would require the help of an apothecary to solve these problems of theirs.

The pills that they forged boost the medicinal properties of the herbs, thus creating a greater effect on the cultivators.

That's precisely the reason why the Apothecary Guild was extremely crowded. Every day, crowds of people would gather in there for inquiries and procurement of medicine.

Zhang Xuan's previous self had never been there before. However, as one of the greatest power within the kingdom, he still knew the rough position of it.

After walking along the streets for an hour, he arrived at his destination.

A magnificent building, as though a massive church. A board hung on top of the entrance, and two majestic words were carved on it, Apothecary Guild!

Without much hesitation, Zhang Xuan walked in.

A vast lounge appeared before him the moment he entered. The interiors of the Apothecary Guild was bustling with people walking to and fro.

"I should either inquire with an apothecary or look up books on pills if I want to know what kinds of pills can awaken the Emperor Bloodline and Pure Yin Body!"

Zhang Xuan's main goal for coming here was to look into this matter rather than to purchase pills. There were only two methods for him to fulfill his objective here.

However, he didn't know a single person in the Apothecary Guild, and it wasn't suitable for him to ask about it from others. In fact, even if he were to have an acquaintance here, it was unlikely for the other party to have heard of it! After all, Emperor Bloodline and Pure Yin Body were extremely rare constitutions.

On the other hand, looking for a specific information among countless books might be like searching for a needle in the middle of a deep ocean for the others, but for Zhang Xuan, who possesses the cheat known as the Library of Heaven's Path, the situation was vastly different.

Thus, making up his mind, he walked forward to the reception of the Apothecary Guild.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 87: Is He Really The Worst Teacher?

"Initially, they weren't a match for me when they ganged up on me... However, at this moment, Zhang laoshi came in. He taught them three movements and somehow, every one of them seemed to have powered up suddenly. The first one to fight me was Yuan Tao..."

Zhu Hong explained everything that had just happened previously once. He even demonstrated the three movements which Zhang Xuan had imparted them.

Hearing his story and looking at the three movements Zhu Hong demonstrated to them, Lu Xun and Elder Hong Hao stared at one another in disbelief. They doubted if their ears were playing tricks on them, and their complexion looked as awful as one afflicted by constipation.

"You mean to say... the Yuan Tao who was the ranked the last in the entrance examination? Just these three moves and yet... You weren't a match for him?"

[You must be jesting with us!

The results of the investigation that just came in earlier contained Yuan Tao's information as well. His parents died when he was young, and he had never learned any battle techniques or cultivation techniques. The only strength he had was his thick skin, granting him powerful defensive abilities. Even so, he scored the last in the entrance examination, thus clearly indicating his level of ability as compared to his peers. How can someone like that defeat an expert like you who was ranked fourth?

Do you have to be so exaggerated?]

Furthermore, after taking a look at those three movements, they had confirmed that they were trash. Could those movements even be considered a battle technique?

Even if the other party were to use it inversely, swapping their left and right, it should mean nothing at all!

"He despicably..."

Zhu Hong recounted the happenings in the battle detailedly with a pained look.

"Looks like your mingmen was exposed, those three movements were only a distraction to attract your attention. Their main goal was your mingmen!" Lu Xun came to a realization after the other party recounted the entire incident.

This student of his was too careless.

Mingmen was the location where the strength of a cultivator gathers. It was the core of a cultivator's strength, and one had to guard it properly. For him to allow his mingmen to be seen through so easily, he was truly too negligent.

Finding an opponent's mingmen didn't mean that one can defeat him with hundred percent possibility. After all, battles weren't just simple math, it involved one's reaction speed and ability to adapt to sudden situations. However, when two people of similar cultivation level were to fight with one another, it was still a dangerous scenario if the opponent were to locate one's mingmen.

"It is impossible for those students of his to find your mingmen and exploit that flaw of yours. It seems that this Zhang Xuan laoshi isn't simple. Initially, I thought that it would be a simple and meaningless win. However, from the looks of it, things aren't as they seem on the surface. Interesting!"

As expected of the academy's star teacher, Lu Xun swiftly analyzed the crux of the issue.

[Mingmen is a weakness of all cultivators. Usually, one would guard it properly, making it difficult for others to locate it. Furthermore, even if one were to locate an opponent's mingmen, if one doesn't have the sufficient strength to stand up against one's opponent, it is still difficult for one to achieve a victory.

It is as though giving an ordinary human a dagger. Even though the human knows that the other party would die with a single stab through his heart, he is still unable to defeat a boxing expert.

If the few students of Zhang Xuan could see through his mingmen beforehand, they would have won against Zhu Yang from the very start. It is apparent that Zhang Xuan had told them of it in secret.]

"However, it matters not. I will find a way for you to break through to Fighter 2-dan now. Once you succeed, your mingmen will move and by then, you will be able to exact your vengeance!"

Waving his hand grandly, Lu Xun consoled him.

A cultivator's mingmen didn't stay at the same location. Depending on one's cultivation technique, cultivation realm and battle technique, their mingmen would be in different locations.

At this moment, Zhu Hong's mingmen was by his waist. Once he broke through Fighter 1-dan, his mingmen would move to another point. By then, he would be able to completely neglect those petty tricks of theirs.

It was rumored that those who cultivate an incredible cultivation technique, upon reaching a certain powerful realm, would not have any mingmen or weakness. It was impossible to find even if one were to jab every single spot of their body.

"Yes!"

Zhu Hong nodded his head.

"A while later, I will look for Elder Shang Chen to ascertain the nominal roll for the competition. Cultivate properly and don't disappoint me. When the time comes, I will allow you to exact vengeance with your own hands!"

"Thank you, Lu laoshi!" Motivated, Zhu Hong regained his confidence once more.

"Right, Elder Hong Hao, don't you have a good relationship with Elder Shang Chen? It should be much more efficient for you to deal with a trash teacher like Shang Chen by knocking on the Education Bureau than looking for me!"

Upon recalling Elder Shang Chen, Lu Xun couldn't help but look at him doubtfully.

Back then, Elder Hong Hao was a serious contender for the position of the academy's principal. He had amiable relations with many elders and Shang Chen was one of them.

Logically speaking, if he really had something against Zhang Xuan, wouldn't getting the Education Bureau to make a move be much more convenient than seeking for his assistance?

"Actually, it isn't convenient for the Education Bureau to make a move under such circumstances. After all, we can't forcefully pull a student away from his teacher! If we were to do so and he complains up to the Teacher Guild, saying that he has been oppressed, wouldn't the matter just blow big?" Elder Hong Hao replied.

If a student were to acknowledge a teacher by their own will, even the Education Bureau had no rights to interfere in their choices.

Most importantly, in his eyes, Zhang Xuan was nothing more than a trash who had scored zero for his Teacher Qualification Examination. If so, was there a need to look for the head of the Education Bureau?

He would be making a mountain out of a molehill! [1]

Of course, he couldn't say such words out loud. Otherwise, Lu Xun laoshi would find his actions disrespectful.

Actually, given Lu Xun's wits, it was likely that he had already guessed the truth.

If it wasn't for two of his students being poached from his side, he wouldn't be bothered to interfere in these matters, needless to say, propose a Teacher Evaluation against Zhang Xuan!

As the both of them was in the midst of chatting, they suddenly spotted a young man walked over with widened strides.

"Lu Xun..."

Before the young man reached the duo, he had already shouted out Lu Xun's name.

"Oh, it's Wang laoshi. What are you doing here?" Lu Xun smiled.

The one who came was the other star teacher of the academy, Wang Chao!

The spear expert whom Zheng Yang wanted to acknowledge as his teacher!

"Elder Hong Hao!" Upon reaching, Wang Chao noticed Hong Hao, who was sitting beside Lu Xun, and bowed. After which, he hurriedly turned to look at Lu Xun and asked, "Have you heard about the happenings with the Education Bureau?"

"Heard of what?" Lu Xun was puzzled.

"You don't know about it? Elder Shang Chen has been stripped of his position and is currently undergoing investigation!" Wang Chao exclaimed. "The Teacher Guild has just passed down the orders!"

"Elder Shang Chen has been stripped of his position and is undergoing investigation? What's going on?"

Not only was Lu Xun in a state of disbelief, even Elder Hong Hao was taken aback by this sudden news.

[How can the head of Hongtian Academy's Education Bureau be stripped of his position and undergo investigation all of a sudden without any forewarning?]

"It is rumored that he had oppressed a teacher and lacked impartiality in his actions. Some also say that he was unfair when conducting the Enlightenment Will Trial. Anyway, the Teacher Guild had been informed of these matters and he was immediately stripped of his position!"

Wang Chao said.

Cao Xiong had caused quite a ruckus when he applied for the Enlightenment Will Trial, so quite a few teachers knew about it.

"Oppress? Lack impartiality? Which teacher is so formidable to be able to prompt the Teacher Guild to make a move and drag Elder Shang Chen off his authoritative position?"

Lu Xun couldn't help but comment.

Elder Shang Chen might just be a head of Education Bureau, but he had a powerful backing. Several elders in the Teacher Guild were his friends, so overthrowing him, not to mention doing it so thoroughly, should be an extremely difficult task!

Elder Hong Hao could also infer that much, and he was curious to know which influential figure it is to be capable of wielding such power.

"According to the rumors, it is that trash of a teacher in our academy... Zhang Xuan!" Wang Chao pondered for a moment before replying their doubts.

"Zhang Xuan? How is that possible?"

In that instant, as though their tails have been stepped on, Elder Hong Hao and Lu Xun leapt up simultaneously. Their eyes were widened to complete circles and they felt as though the world was going mad.

Just by eating a few food, he was able to topple an established tavern with more than a decade of history behind it. Also, he was able to impel students to withdraw from the tutelage of the academy's number one teacher. Furthermore, just casually teaching his students, his students were able to beat the fourth-ranked freshman up into a pighead. Lastly, and the most shocking of all, he was able to topple the head of the Education Bureau, Shang Chen...

Zhang Xuan, was he really the worst teacher in the academy?

[1] This phrase is an idiomatic expression that means making a big deal out of a small issue.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 86: Pummeling Zhu Hong (3)

"I knew you would react like this!"

Knowing that his three techniques would either be as it is or inverted, Zhu Hong was well-prepared in reacting to both scenarios instantaneously.

As the one who was the fourth in the academy's entrance examination, he had undergone all kinds of major and minor battles. He might have let his guard down toward such a superficial technique, which allowed the enemy to get the better of him. However, now that he was guarded, how could the same trick possibly work again?

Sneering coldly in his mind, he deflected Zheng Yang's finger stab with his right hand, thwarting the enemy's attempt to strike his mingmen. Just at the moment he was about to counterattack, he noticed that Zheng Yang's attack below was actually a feint, and another fist was already right before him, aiming straight at his face.

Peng!

Before he could even react, he was struck squarely by it.

"The heck, how can you be so despicable..."

Retreating two steps consecutively, Zhu Hong's tears flowed down his face.

Zheng Yang's fist was much more formidable than Yuan Tao's. With a single fist, Zhu Hong was already on the verge of fainting.

"Despicable? There is no such thing as despicable in the middle of a battle!"

Zheng Yang couldn't be bothered to continue speaking with him. After getting him with that single blow, he continued pushing ahead. As the finger on his left hand continued to jab at Zhu Hong's mingmen, his other fist kept smashing down on the other party's face.

The two different attacks came straight onto Zhu Hong consecutively. There was no hesitation behind the attacks, not even the slightest pang of conscience.

"You..."

Every time Zhu Hong decided to block, he realized that one of them was a feint. After a few went past his guard, his face had swelled up even further and his vision went blurry. He felt so frustrated and at the same time, stifled that he was on the verge of puking blood.

[Too shameless!

Even if you all know where my mingmen is, there should be no need for you all to constantly assault it, right? It is just like continuously checking a king in chess, is there a point to it? Where's your sportsmanship?

My face is already swollen to such an extent, and yet you still smash on it mercilessly...

Didn't you speak about playing fairly in the duel?

Where is the fairness?

Where is the justice?

You still dared to say not to go overboard... Not to wound the camaraderie among fellow students...

Where the hell is your boundary of going overboard…]

"Stop..."

Knowing that he might die if he continued on like this, Zhu Hong could only suppress the pain he felt in his heart and hurriedly withdrew from the fight, "I admit defeat..."

There was no other choice for him than to admit defeat. The other party knew where his mingmen was, and the crux of it all was that his opponent had no decency at all. Attacking his weak point over and over again, how could he possibly cope with it?

If he wasn't injured, he could have escaped his attacks by utilizing his movement techniques and seeking for another opportunity to counterattack. However, given how he could barely squint through the slits of his swollen eyes, if this were to go on, he might very well die here.

"It is good that you admitted defeat. Zhao Ya, it's your turn..." Zhang Xuan said.

"Please enlighten me!" Zhao Ya walked over. Without even giving the other party time to react, she immediately attacked him frenziedly.

Her attack routine was no different from Zheng Yang's, striking either at Zhu Hong's mingmen or his face.

“……”

"..."

Zhu Hong cried.

"Alright, Wang Ying, give it a try as well!"

After admitting defeat once more, even before he had the time to speak, Wang Ying walked over.

After which, Liu Yang...

Very quickly, each of Zhang laoshi's five students had pummeled him once. At this time, Zhu Hong's eyes were truly narrowed to only that of a slit, making him not much different from a blind person.

"Alright, hurry up and pay up. 1000 for each of us here, and taking into account the cost of the door as well, a total of 10000!"

Yuan Tao walked forward.

"10000? There are only five of you here, how can it possibly add up to 10000?" Zhu Hong was about to go insane.

"Our door costs 5000!" Yuan Tao declared.

"5000?" Zhu Hong's tears streamed freely down his face.

[A hundred gold coins can probably be exchanged for five of these broken doors, and yet you are claiming 5000 gold coins from me as reparation fee? Even scammers don't scam others like that!]

"It's fine if you don't want to pay. Zhang laoshi, the few of us would still like to spar with this expert who was placed fourth in the entrance examination, I hope that teacher can grant our request!" Zheng Yang said.

"Alright, but you mustn't go overboard when sparring among fellow students!" Zhang Xuan nodded his head seriously.

"Mustn't go overboard? Forget it... There's no need for it, I will pay for it, is that enough?"

Hearing Zhang laoshi replying with the words he said a moment ago, the edges of Zhu Hong's mouth twitched. How could he possibly dare to retort at a time like this? He quickly retrieved 10000 dollar notes over.

He could feel his heart bleeding as he watched the other party take the notes from his hands.

……

He might be from a wealthy family, but 10000 gold coins were around what he had saved throughout these years. For him to lose all of his fortunes here because of this war letter...

As though afraid that he might be pummeled to death, Zhu Hong swiftly escaped after paying the sum.

A moment ago, he charged in here arrogantly, acting as though he was superior to everyone else. Yet, never would he have expected that he would be beaten to such a state.

"Teacher..."

The moment Zhu Hong left, Zheng Yang, Yuan Yao and the others stared at their Zhang laoshi, who was sitting at the center of the room, with eyes filled with reverence!

The main reason why they were able to defeat Zhu Hong was thanks to the three movements that he had imparted them.

To allow them to defeat a stronger adversary with just a few casual pointers, it was as though he knew what kinds of battle techniques the other party would use. How did he manage to achieve such an incredible feat?

……………………………………

"Lu laoshi, do you think that Zhang Xuan will accept your challenge?"

Elder Hong Hao chuckled as he stroked his beard.

[Now that Lu Xun laoshi has made a move, Zhang Xuan is surely in for a ride of misfortune. It is just a matter of time before his students are taken over, leaving him without a student under his tutelage once more.]

"It doesn't matter whether he accepts it or not. If I don't show him the consequences of stealing my students, how can I, Lu Xun, uphold my dignity in Hongtian Academy?" Lu Xun laoshi harrumphed coldly.

"That's right!" Elder Hong Hao nodded his head. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he saw a fellow with a completely swollen face, similar to that of a pig, walking in.

"Lu laoshi, please redress my grievances..."

The moment the person walked in, he started to bawl.

"You are..."

Lu Xun was a little startled by the unfamiliar visitor.

"I am Zhu Hong..." The visitor took another 10000 points of damage.

"Zhu Hong? Didn't I just send you to deliver the war letter? How did you land yourself in such a state?"

Hearing the other party identifying himself, Lu Xun took a closer glance and found certain traces of Zhu Hong on the other party's face. Surprised, he couldn't help but ask.

[How did you get into such a state just by sending a war letter?]

"I was beaten up..."

Zhu Hong's tears gushed down from his eyes.

"Zhang Xuan actually paid no regards to his identity as a teacher and attacked you?" Lu Xun's face suddenly darkened. He abruptly stood up and a powerful aura burst forth within the classroom.

He had already opened dozens of acupoints and was a true-blue Pixue realm expert.

No wonder he was a star teacher, his strength was already befitting for the position of an elder within the academy.

Zhu Hong was the fourth strongest student among the freshmen, as assessed during the entrance examination. Even though this ranking system wasn't completely indicative his fighting prowess, it still reflected his exceptional ability among the freshmen.

There were no veteran students under Zhang Xuan's tutelage. The only one who could have possibly left him in such a state was Zhang laoshi himself!

"It's... the students under his tutelage... Zhang laoshi... didn't have a move!"

Zhu Hong's face blushed crimson in embarrassment.

"Student? You mean Zhao Ya, Zheng Yang and the rest?" Since Lu Xun had already challenged the other party, he sent some students out to look into the students under Zhang Xuan and realized that the students under him in this semester were, surprisingly, not that bad. "They ganged up together against you? That isn't right. Their placings in the entrance examinations weren't too bad, but I have already guided you in your training personally. Your cultivation is just a step from breaking through into the next realm. Even if they were to gang up on you, they shouldn't be a match for you!"

The strength of Zhao Ya and the others weren't too bad, but this Zhu Hong was significantly stronger than them. These two days, Lu Xun had spent quite a bit of effort on him as well. In terms of individual fighting ability, there shouldn't be anyone beneath Fighter 2-dan who should be a match for him. Even if the few of them were to gang up against him, Zhu Hong should still be more than a match for them!

How did he get beaten up to such a state in a short moment's time?

Dual Sword God - Chapter 67: Dual Sword Prestige! A Familiar Scene?

Shing.

The cry of the sword resounded as an entity stood calmly at the edge of the battle platform, his form shrouded by sword energies, as his red hair and robes danced with the rising wind caused by this sharp presence. If one didn't look closely, they believe this man to be a sword or rather two swords, as a shade of two powerful swords superimposed with his entire form.

However, this was only an illusion caused by his unique prestige as he wielded a sword in both of his hands. This prestige is known as...

"The... Dual Sword Prestige!..." said Xun Yanshan as he knows looked like he was about to die due to his series of shock during the Chosen Battle Royal thus far.

"He uses two swords at the same time! Are you kidding me?" shouted Sheng Bing with a tone of unwillingness from the Platform of the Vanquished, he couldn't believe the scene before his eyes.

Ye Wang shook his head with a weary smile on his face as he saw this scene, he couldn't help but ponder. "I wonder if it was my other half, who would be the strongest amongst them?"

Xuan Lie looked at Feng Yu with shock, he then gazed towards the unassuming Feng Clan on the sidelines while pondering. "Bloodline Prestige, and now Dual Sword Prestige. This Feng Clan has hidden truly deeply from my Kingdom's eyes for too long, what are they plotting?"

On the side of the Feng Clan, Feng Junling nodded with satisfaction after seeing Feng Yu display his Dual Sword Prestige. "Good! With is Sword Realm successfully promoting to 'One With Sword,' along with his successful usage of two swords in the state of his Bloodline Battleform. He is now capable of displaying power nearing that of a +3 Battle Prestige. To think Yu Child would be capable of Qassi-Layer Strenght before reaching Aura Disciple Realm, such an amazing talent!"

"Ha Ha! Junling, Yu'er's accomplishments makes even your own past achievements seem normal. Though back then we didn't have the power of our bloodlines, those Customized Techniques were capable of allowing us to display leaping rank strengths." said Feng Yunlong as he teased Feng Junling.

"I rather him being better than me anytime, the young must surpass the older generation. This is the only way True Experts can be born in each succession of generations," replied Feng Junling with a deep look in his eyes as he looked at Feng Yu's figure.

As the Major Influences and Rogue Practitioners were clamoring about the unexpected scene, there was a change on the battle platform.

BANG!

An even more terrifying Spear Prestige came from Zang Xu's body, it displayed a will of pure domination as if nothing in its path can't be pierced. Zang Xu looked towards both Feng Yu and Nei Dongyan and proclaimed. "There is nothing that my Absolute Spear cannot pierce!"

"Hmph! We'll see about that! I will defeat both of you and earn the victory for my people!" Nei Dongyan said his eyes started to glow once more in a bright blue light.

Buzz.

The blue lights in the eyes of the Colossal Warlord started to glow brighter as the Warlord leaned forwards lunged towards Zang Xu and Feng Yu's side of the battle platform, brandishing its massive halberd.

"Mind Heart Sutra: Warlord Form -Earth Rending Slash!" said the warlord as its voice echoed throughout the battle arena.

A wave of semi-transparent energies shot towards both Zang Xu and Feng Yu at incredible speeds, in a moment these energies arrived at the front of the two individuals.

Feng Yu smiled as slightly sways his body, creating multiple streaks of red lightning as he avoided each of the energy wave attacks, each streak of lightning moving him a few meters towards the rapidly approaching in Colossal Warlord.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions rang out behind Feng Yu as each of the energies that missed him crashed unto the floor crating miniature craters. Zang Xu was also no inferior as he simple dashed forward with his spear pointed towards the warlord's body, like a beam of silver light he pieced through all energy attacks as he moved with an unstoppable momentum towards the colossal.

As Nei Dongyan saw that his attacks failed he remained calm, as though to himself with a look of mock on his face. "If it were to be head-on combat I would no doubt lose to you freaks. Sadly, it is not, as our main objectives are your orbs... "

He placed his hands together following which the warlord did the same, quickly it began to twirl the halberd with both of its hands.

Swoosh!

In a short moment, a tornado soon formed around the warlord which caused it to rose into the air above Feng Yu and Zang Xu who were almost within its reach. Quickly, it stopped spinning the halberd as it assumed combat stance in the air.

"Warlord Form: Hurricane Halberd Dance!..." it shouted as it trusted its halberd towards both orbs above Feng Yu's and Zang Yu's heads creating thousands of semi-transparent halberds that launched themselves towards the orbs separately.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

"Tsk! One must attack while defending, so troublesome!" said Zang Xu as he twirled his spear parrying each of the halberds that targeted his floating chosen orb.

As Feng Yu saw the approaching attacks a look of calmness remained on his face as swayed side to side avoiding each halberd while he spoke. "Mental Power Practitioners are truly troublesome indeed, and it seems your 'Mental Powers' are above that of average Mental Power Practitioners. However, all is useless in front of true power, let me show you why it is called the Dual Sword Prestige."

As Feng Yu said this he leaned his both forward slightly as he spread apart both of his arms by his sides holding Crimson Ember and Black Lightning firmly with their tips facing the ground, taking the form of a bird ready to take flight.

BANG!

His Bloodline Prestige rose along with sacred flame essence-energies that blanketed his entire form. Soon, a blazing sharp sword aura erupted once more from his entire being. He then looked at Nei Dongyan who had a confident expression on his face at the center of the berserk Colossal Warlord and spoke.

"Sword Foundation Tactics: Extremity Dual Path - Thunder Flash Blazing Swords!..." he loud voice trailed away into the wind, as his form vanished leaving a streak of lightning that drew a line from his previous position towards the Colossal Warlord finally stopping a few dozen meters behind the warlord. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Zap!

Following a flash of Light, Feng Yu's figure instantly appeared at the ending point of the line of lightning that was a few dozen meters behind the Colossal Warlord. His back facing the warlord as he held both of his swords that glowed with golden red flames an black thunder light separately.

"You should be honored, the first to experience my initial success of the fusion between the Path of Balance and Eruption. To respect you, I have spared your life," said Feng Yu as he turned around and moved his vision from the airborne Colossal Warlord to the silent Zang Xu.

A look of fear could be seen on Nei Dongyan's face as the last thing he remembered was a flash of blazing electrical lights before his consciousness faded away.

Crackle! Boom!

A massive explosion soon rang out, which scattered currents of black lightning with blazing flames across most of the battle platform. The Colossal Warlod instantly broke to pieces as the burnt and electrified figure of Nei Dongyan fell to the ground almost lifelessly.

Thud.

A small crater formed around his form as smashed into the ground from the fall of a few dozen meters.

Hissing...

The audience was 'stunned,' as they viewed the twitching unconscious form of Nei Dongyan on the ground.

Xun Yanshan lost all becoming an expert should have as he shouted fiercely. "What the Heck! What kind of strength is this for an 8 Tier Body Training Realm?" his spit traveling as far as his voice disturbing a few practitioners.

A pity the one who was more compelled to such a reaction was instead displaying unusual calmness, as he looked at the scene, the Southern Revolution Faction's unknown elder spoke with a deep gaze. "Victory and Defeat are interchangeable. A tiger doesn't grow if it's not tossed into the wild, with this defeat, he will learn to grow stronger. "

Dai Lin observed with surprise as he spoke to himself. "It seems that Young Master has gained insights into fusing his Sword Techniques. Interesting, I wonder if could do the same with my Customized Lightning Arts with the Practical Arts of 'Heavenly Electrical Circuit Scripture'"

All of the Psuedo Chosens and Vanquished Talents looked at the scene with reverence in their hearts, as Lang Kuang and Miren Fei felt pride in their Young Master strength.

"Truly an odd one, even his fate is shrouded in obscurity. What are you?" said the woman in white as observed Feng Yu's form.

As the various individuals discussed the scene before them, Zang Xu made his way towards Feng Yu seemingly uninjured from the explosion.

"Incredible, I didn't think I would be forced to really on my energy of Initial Stage Aura Disciple Realm at all during this Training Journey. Red Hair Sword... or rather, Daoist Feng Yu. This is where our battle ends, for you see..." as he said this, his essence-energies instantly rose to the apex condensing wisps upon wisps of auras quickly transforming completely into Aura Energy.

BANG!

The higher tier energy suppressed all forms of essence power within the surroundings, as Zang Xu's battle power rose greatly. He then looked at Feng Yu and spoke once more. "My Initial Stage Tier 1 Aura Disciple Realm is no weaker compared to Initial Stage Tier 2 Aura Disciple Realm. I know your strength shown just now has reached the threshold of an Initial Stage Tier 2 Aura Disciple Realm Practitioner, but the threshold is only a threshold."

As Feng Yu heard his logical statement he couldn't help but smile as he responded. "Right you are, the strength displayed was only at the threshold. However..." as he said this, he powers rose once again.

Shing.

His sword energies rose to the apex, allowing his battle power to equal that of Zang Xu. He then looked at him and spoke confidently as he firmly gripped his swords. "That was only because I did not want to kill Nei Dongyan. Now that you're serious, shall we test both our limits once again?"

Zang Xu looked at Feng Yu with a hint of surprise, quickly though he recovered and gripped his spear firmly, as he was about to make an attack there was a sudden change.

A dark energy soon began to shroud the entire Chosen Battle Arena, as a chilly cold aura filled the area hindering the movements and disturbing the vitalities of the weaker observing practitioners. As they experienced this sudden change, the practitioners looked around in shock, but soon a voice echoed throughout the area.

"Jie Jie Jie! It seems that if I don't do something, you kids will only continue bore this father here!" an eerie dark and ghostly voice sounded from the from the skies as Xiang Shu could be seen floating leisurely in the air.

His body gave off a nefarious aura as if the greatest fiends in the world couldn't compare to a fraction of his fiendishness, his eyes glowed with a green light, as a different presence came from his entire being. Soon, his hair turned completely white with streaks of glowing green light as skin became deadly pale, his body became slightly ethereal.

The woman in white looked at Xiang Shu and frowned as she spoke. "So, it seems I was right after all..."

As Feng Junling saw this scene, he quickly reacted by pulling both Lang Kuang and Miren Fie from the Platform of the Vanquished with his energy and then sending Feng Yu a short message through unknown means.

"Yu Child! Be careful he is not who you think he is!" as his voice faded away, Feng Yu looked towards the eerie looking Xiang Shu who floated in the air with a strange feeling. He thought to himself as he observed.

"So familiar where have I seen this before..."

Puuii!

In an instant, multiple beams of green light shot forth from the dark clouds as they targeted the ancient looking door that towered over the platform. The winds rose as a dark atmosphere descended, being the precursor to the forthcoming events...

Dual Sword God - Chapter 66: Clash of Monsters, Battle Prestige!

The audience observed in silence, as their shock couldn't be described with words.

The man from the Midnight Temple who was calm and collected throughout the entire trial now had his mouth opened in an exaggerated manner.

"Is this?..." before he could finish speaking another loud voice continued his statement.

"A Bloodline Battle Form!..." Xun Yanshan exclaimed in shock, as he looked at Feng Yu's unique transformation on the battle platform. His voice resounded throughout the area filling each of its listeners with dread.

Xin Zhu and Tang Fei looked at the scene speechless as the characters from influence belonging to the Rain Sword Sect, DarkSky Pavilion, Seven Blade Mercenaries, Blood Rose Union and others revealed various types of expressions.

"So this is Young Master's Bloodline Battle Form. It's amazing!..." exclaimed Lang Kuang from the platform of the vanquished, Miren Fei who stood beside looked at Feng Yu with glittering eyes.

"So he was that powerful, a rare bloodline practitioner. Is this strength of the man you follow Blue Thunder Dai Lin?" said Tang Wu as he moved his vision from Feng Yu to the figure of Dai Lin who stood calmly on his bronze square.

"I don't care who you're following. I will defeat you and make you mine!" said the sweet Xing Qing who's eyes shone with a determined light, the previously stuttering shy girl gone as if she had come to terms with her own mind.

Xia Rou and Ye Wang looked at each other with surprise in their eyes as they saw Feng Yu's battle form, they then shifted their visions to Zang Xu on the battle platform. After seeing the excited look on Zang Xu's face they couldn't help but sigh to themselves.

"Senior Brother Zang looks as if he had finally found a decent challenge," said Xia Rou as she looked back once more at Feng Yu.

"So it seems, to be able to defeat Wuqi Shouzhi so easily while only at the Peak of 8 Tier Body Training Realm is a sign of strength that approaches the levels of a Supreme Prodigy. A Pity, if he were only at the same cultivation of Senior Brother Zang it could have been an interesting match," said Ye Wang with a hint of pity in his voice.

As if she was no longer paying attention to Ye Wang, Xia Rou's gaze was now locked onto the form that was lingering the air as if he was emperor above all things.

"Xiang Shu..." she muttered softly, as she tightly clenched her fists while observing Xiang Shu's floating figure.

On the side of the Feng Clan, the Core Elders and Family Members looked at the scene with delight as Feng Junling smiled and spoke. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Oh! It looks as if he was eager to destroy that brat from the weapon empire. A pity, he still managed to escape with a strand of his life left. He'll probably have a hard time recovering from those injuries though."

"Em. 'Sacred Flames' are different from normal class fire for a reason, if this Wuqi Clan doesn't have any special means, they'd better give up on any hope of him recovering on the Path of Cultivation." said Feng Yunlong as he continued to observe Feng Yu.

"Eldest Brother, there is a message from the clan members below. It seems your fears were true, there has been a great change in Machen Town..." said Feng Xingyu as she approached with Elder Duan and Elder Chen.

"Already? What's happened so far?" asked Feng Junling.

Elder Chen and Elder Duan looked at each other for a moment before speaking, as they continued to discuss the events of the world below the battle form once more started to have action.

Swoosh!

The Sacred Flames that covered a section of the battle platform flowed towards Feng Yu's body in an endless streaming, blanketing his entire form making him seem as if he was a fire Deity from the Purgatory Realm.

As if previously being interrupted didn't matter, Zang Xu looked at Feng Yu with a sharp light in his eyes as he spoke. "I knew you were different the first time I saw you, but I did not expect for your secret to being that of a Bloodline Power. Interesting, shall we test it, your 'Bloodline Prestige' against my 'Absolute War Prestige!'"

Before he finished speaking, he gripped his spear tightly as the pressure surrounding his form transformed.

BANG!

A new kind of energy erupted from his body, as wisps of energies collected around his form. A strange spear marking formed at the side of his forehead, but it was dull in color as if it was not fully cultivated. A small circle was at the side of this spear marking that grew bright and brighter as his energies rose, in a short moment 1/3 of the circle was filled with a bright light.

As some of the peak 1 Tier Aura Disciples in the audience felt his Battle Prestige, they couldn't help but shudder in fear.

"It's over..." said Xin Zhu as he saw Zang Xu's Battle State, Tang Fei nodded and agreed silently.

"A minor or rather a broken War Saint Legacy, " said Feng Junling as his eyes shone with a strange red light for a short moment before returning to normal.

"Oh, I didn't think that after seeing True War Saint Prestige from that Hui Ying kid we would see another kind, though it's a broken legacy. This kid is also quite talented, he is able to display +1 Battle Prestige even with this legacy," said Feng Yunlong as he looked a bit admiringly at Zang Xu.

Battle Prestige, the denoting term used to identify true battle strength. A warrior is ranked by the levels of strength they possess and normal practitioners who cannot leap rank fight are considered as rankless.

If a practitioner is capable of battling 1 Tier above his cultivation stage they would be considered to have '+1 Battle Prestige.' It is divided as follows:

Leaping 1 Tier: +1 Battle Prestige / Bloodline Prestige

Leaping 2 Tier: +2 Battle Prestige / Bloodline Prestige

Leaping 3 Tier: +3 Battle Prestige / Bloodline Prestige

Once a practitioner is capable of battling with +3 Battle Prestige, they are then considered as 'Stages' which is typical for high levels of cultivation divided by Initial Stage, Middle Stage, and Upper Stage.

The only individuals capable of displaying this kind of strength are either from Bloodline Clans or War Saint Lineages. These are divided as follows:

Leaping 1 Stage ( 3 Tiers ) - 1 Layer Battle Prestige / Bloodline Prestige

Leaping 2 Stage ( 6 Tiers ) - 2 Layer Battle Prestige / Bloodline Prestige

Leaping 3 Stage ( 9 Tiers ) - 3 Layer Battle Prestige / Bloodline Prestige

Legend says that there was a strength classification of a higher scale but even today, it remains forever as an eternal mystery...

As Feng Yu felt the powerful Battle Prestige being released from Zang Xu, he couldn't help but forget his hatred with Wuqi Shouzhi as a look of excitement came upon his face. He thought to himself.

"This is my first battle against someone of this caliber, I wonder, who among both of us is the strongest?" as Feng Yu said this he gripped 'Crimson Ember' and positioned himself into a sword combat stance.

BANG!

His Bloodline Prestige energies rose instantly equaling his power to the same levels of Zang Xu's Battle Prestige.

Feng Junling smiled as he saw this and muttered softly. "While this kid is capable of displaying +1 Battle Prestige, Yu Child is already at +2 due to cultivating the Nirvana Flame Cultivation Technique. This should make for an interesting struggle..."

Sou! Sou!

In an instant, both Feng Yu and Zang Xu lunged towards each other at blinding speeds. Zang Xu turning into a beam of silver light as Feng Yu moved as a streak of golden-scarlet lightning as they quickly appeared in front of each other.

"Absolute Spear Arts: Dominating Spear Assault!" roared Zang Xu, as he trusted his spear forwards creating an illusion of multiple spear shadows each attacking Feng Yu's vital organs.

"Sword Foundation Tactics: Path of Balance - Blurry Mantis Swords!" As if he didn't feel the threat from Zang Xu's overwhelming spear assault, Feng Yu started to slash 'Crimson Ember' in an unusual manner creating a myriad of sword shades that blocked each spear assaults.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of booms rang out loudly as both Zang Xu's and Feng Yu's figures flashed around the battle platform like two different beams of light, they clashed violently, sending ripples of shockwaves with beams of stray energies across the entire battle platform.

Nei Dongyan who was observing the battle frowned, with an expression saying 'You think you guys are the only ones here?' that could only be view in his eyes from his cloth-covered face. He stretched out his hands making a grasping motion towards the orbs floating above both Feng Yu's and Zang Xu's head.

"Mind Heart Sutra: Oppressing Arms!... " as Nei Dongyan said this, his mental powers surrounding him congealed into a state of two large semi-transparent arms that reached out towards both orbs.

As if they both sensed something, Feng Yu, and Zang Xu both responded by launching an attack towards the arms approaching them at high speeds.

Shing! Swish! KABOOM!

Following the sound of a sword beam along with a spearlight, was two massive explosion that separated both Zang Yu and Feng Yu.

Sou!

After twirling himself in the air, Zang Xu quickly recovered standing on the firm ground.

Flash!

As Feng Yu was also blasted away by the shockwave, he swayed his body turning into a streak of golden-scarlet lightning that instantly landed at the edge of the battle platform.

Both of Zang Yu and Feng Yu looked towards the figure of Nei Dongyan in who stood at another opposing end of the large battle platform.

"So you've finally noticed me, well good! It's time to---" before he could finish speaking both Feng Yu and Zang Xu who were once before instantly vanished, a feeling of imminent death soon filled Nei Dongyan, as his mental power could only vaguely sense their locations due to their extreme speed.

"Damn! Mind Heart Sutra: Mental Barrier!" Nei Dongyan quickly willed with his thoughts, which instantaneously generated a semi-transparent barrier around his form.

The moment the barrier formed a sword beam and spearlight arrived and collided with it.

BOOM!

Xiang Shu who floated on the air above the battle platform smirked as he spoke. "Tsk! A noble Mental Power Practitioner having such a clumsy side."

After a short moment, the lights from the energy collision faded as the figures of Feng Yu and Zang Xu stood silently at two opposing ends of Nei Dongyan.

Quickly, the semi-transparent barrier faded revealing a slightly dispirited Nei Dongyan who's body was covered in semi-transparent armor. He looked at both Feng Yu and Zang Xu with a mocking gaze.

"As expected to the Red Haired Sword Fiend and Spear Child! To be able to break my Mental Barrier with a combination attack is truly worthy of respect, now then, can you also break this?" as he spoke his body began to glow in a strange light.

"Not good!" Feng Yu said as his body transformed into a streak of lightning retreating to the edge of the battle platform once again, Zang Xu sensing the Danger also followed moving like a beam of light at the other opposing end.

As if he didn't care about the two who retreated Nei Dongyan lifted his head towards the sky and roared. "Mind Heart Sutra: Colossal Warlord!"

Rumble! Bang!

The arena shook as a massive semi-transparent shade appeared around Nei Dongyan, it was a giant that was roughly 100 meters tall with arms as thick as a water barrel as a halberd in one of its arms with a massive shield in the other. Its eyes glowed in a bright blue light as he looked towards both Feng Yu and Zang Xu who stood at opposing ends of the massive battle platform.

Nei Dongyan's body soon rose and fully merged itself at the center of this giant colossal, soon his eyes started to glow in the same blue light in the eyes of the colossal as his voice could be heard from the Warlord.

"This my Mind Practitioner's Legacy's Ultimate Art! Who dares to fight me?!" said Nei Dongyan as a look of confidence shone in both his and the eyes of Semi-Transparent Collassal Warlod.

The audience was shocked at the scene before them, as the Southern Revolution Faction practitioners were delighted, the unknown man smiled and shook his head as he spoke. "This kid, nothing like his father..."

"Such a powerful legacy, it seems it is comparable to the legacies of the Supreme Prodigies. If he were to reach their cultivation realms it should make for an interesting bout, a pity he's still a tad green," said Xun Yanshan with a look of surprise on his face.

"Ha Ha! Good! So exciting it is to watch these kids fight, it's as anyone random two of them fighting is not different from a 'final battle.' I cant tell who will win." said a scholarly looking man as he observed the Warlord Mental Power Colossal.

Zang Xu looked at Nei Dongyan with a bit of surprise but soon he gripped his and a different more threatening power started to flow around his form.

Back on the battle platform, Feng Yu who stood at an opposing end of the platform looked at the Warlord in shock. He thought to himself, "Never in my two lives have I ever heard of Mental Power being used in such a strange way,"

After a short moment, he cleared his thoughts and glances around at the forms of Zang Xu and looming Xiang Shu who floated without a care for the world in the air. He moved his unoccupied hand towards his sheathed sword 'Black Lightning' and spoke once more.

"I never thought I would be forced to displaying my full strength here. Very good! I wonder, can your warlord take my swords!"

Shing!

The cry of the sword once more resounded throughout the field as the audience once gain became shocked as they viewed Feng Yu wielding his two swords by his sides, he looked towards all of his opponents with a smile as he spoke.

"Shall we begin the second round..."

Dual Sword God - Chapter 65: The Chosen Battle Royal, Evening the Odds!

Crackle!

A thunderous noise resounded throughout the area, as five beams of light shot towards the sky blinding speeds. These lights gave off a unique energy, each filled with a will that sought total dominance.

Sou!

As if they were annoyed by each other, each of these lights shot towards each other colliding at the central position of the sky.

BOOM!

Instantly, a shockwave was creating which spread across the entire golden square battle platform, causing ripples of energies to scatter outwards, affecting even the distant audiences who observed from their own elevated platforms.

Rattle!

A practitioner who was at the 1 Tier Aura Disciple Realm looked at the scene before him in shock as he his hand that was holding his weapon began to tremble.

"What!... What am I seeing?" said the practitioner as his voices stuttered.

"Is this the strength of just their willpower? Such immense power, it doesn't matter who wins each of these brats are certain to be a leader of the new generation," said a scholarly looking man as he looked at them with interest.

As the audience was shocked by the strength of wills, the battle within the golden square battle platform was about to start off.

Zang Xu who was shrouded by a powerful energy suddenly turned his gaze towards Feng Yu, upon seeing the color of Feng Yu's eyes a look of excitement could be seen at the depths of his eyes. However, as he made a motion to attack Feng Yu, there was a sudden change...

Feng Yu who had partially activated his bloodline power which only changed his eye color looked towards Wuqi Shouzhi with a murderous gleam in the depths of his eyes. He leaned forwards and circulated his <Lightning Flash Steps> as he firmly gripped his sword 'Black Lightning' that was sheathed on the left side of his back.

Flash!

Instantly, he transformed into a streak of red lightning that bolted through the center of the group almost instantaneously arriving in front of Wuqi Shouzhi.

"Sword Foundation Tactics: Path of Speed -Thunder Flash Sword!" Feng Yu shouted as he slashed black lightning towards Wuqi Shouzhi's throat, his sword moving like a beam of black light.

Shing!

The cry of the sword echoed throughout the region, as all of the opposing True Chosen's observed the scene with interest in their eyes while keeping a layer of vigilance at each other.

"I knew you'd attack me first! HAHA! A friend of that untamed dog of my family deserves death! Special Weapon Arts: Hidden Styles - Sea of Needles..." said Wuqi Shouzhi as he jumped into the air while flipping with both of his hands placed inside of his sleeves.

He spun in an odd manner as if he was a spinning top that could pivot itself in the sky, as an endless sea of needles started to flow around his form creating a barrier of needles.

BOOM!

The sword and sea of needles quickly collided with each other, which caused the sea of needles to explode scattering across the entire or rather most of the battle platform as Feng Yu's sword cut the empty air and slashed into the ground of the platform.

Clank!

Feng Yu looked at this scene with a hint of surprise in his eyes as he didn't expect Wuqi Shouzhi to have such a slippery move. "Such an odd technique, to be able to escape of my 'Thunder Flash Sword.' Hmph! No matter, your tricks are only tricks in the end." as he said this to himself he closed his eyes and a part of his soulforce was sent around the stage scanning each of the scattered seas of needles on the ground.

"It's pointless! You won't be able to find me, my Hidden Needle Styles have reached the apex. Trying to find me is not different in searching for 'Needle in a Haystack.' Now then, Fellow Daoist's I hope your all ready. " the voice of Wuqi Shouzhi could be heard coming from all directions within the battle platform with no set location.

Inside of a void space, his form could be seen crouched on top of countless needles and weapons with both of his arms placed together in a unique hand-sign.

"Special Weapon Arts: Hidden Styles - Rain of Needles!" as he said this all of the needles scattered across the stage shot towards the sky creating clouds of needles, after a short moment they started to fall towards the ground at terrifying speeds leaving room for avoidance.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

As the needle rain fell threateningly, the True Chosens that stood on the battle platform stood calmly as if what was in front of them was nothing more ordinary rain.

Xiang Shu smiled as a pair of black winds shrouded his form propelling him into the air as it pushed away all of the needles that tried to strike his body, as Nei Dongyan stood calmly like a towering mountain, a stream of transparent energies gathered around his body creating a barrier that blocked all things.

Zang Xu pointed his spear towards the sky causing a wave of energy to shot forth which not only destroyed all needles falling towards him but half of the cloud of needles that loomed in the sky.

As Feng Yu looked towards the sky while waving his hand sending a series of slashes with black lightning, creating a myriad of swords beams that cut apart all descending needles.

Shing! Shing! Shing!

The sword beams cried out as they quickly made their way towards the remaining half of the looming cloud of needles wiping it away from existence.

Puff.

Inside of the hidden space, Wuqi Shouzhi spat out a mouthful of blood as his essence-energies weakened placing him into a vulnerable position. He looked towards the scene outside of the space in shock and anger.

"Damn! How could they so easily break throughout my Secret Weapon Technique?" he said with hatred in his voice, after venting for a short moment he calmed his thoughts and spoke once more.

"Chet! It does not matter, I simply need to recover my energies and use that technique. I do not believe that you will all be able to resist my clan's ultimate weapon art!" he said as he clenched his fists tightly before changing his sitting posture to recover silently.

As the Rogue Practitioners and Major Characters observed this battle scene they couldn't help but feel excited.

"The Genius of the Wuqi Weapons Clan is truly amazing. A pity though, he is still leagues away from being a qualified match for one of the Supreme Geniuses of the Golden Dragon Empire, the Southern Revolution Faction's Genius and those two odd DarkHorses. Strange, why would two such individuals be birthed in such a low-class area?..." said the mysterious man from the Midnight Temple...

"Young Master is finally starting to take his battle more seriously..." said Dai Lin while standing on his bronze square as he observed Feng Yu's state of mind.

The Major Characters seeing the battle before them observed quietly.

On a platform that stood far away from the rest, a man with a white mask sat silently as he gazed towards the figure of Feng Yu standing calmly on a battle platform. This man then moved his vision towards the cloudy and dark energies that were emitting from the mass of dark clouds that loomed around the Chosen Battle Platform.

Sou!

A beautiful woman appeared beside him or rather a spectral image of that woman, she was the woman in white who was currently seated on the platform in the region of the Chosen Battle Platform.

"Are you going to do something? Or Are you going to continue to observe as if this has nothing to do with you?" she asked in an indifferent tone.

WhiteMask chuckled underneath his mask as he responded. "The Watcher 'watches', the Seeker 'seeks', the Traveler 'travels' as the Speaker 'speaks.' Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! What say you, speaker? Shall you only continue to speak?" as he said this, a bright white light shone in the depths of his eyes giving off an unusual aura. Quickly, his form vanished into nothingness.

Swoosh!

The morning wind blew across the distant platform as the spectral image of the woman in white started to fade away and she once again cast her vision towards the battle platform.

"I know my destiny, I don't need you to remind me of it..." she muttered to her self as a frown came upon her face, soon after vanishing appearing into her true body at the scene.

An attendant in white who stood beside her real form upon noticing her change spoke. "Young Mistress, is everything alright?"

"I'm fine..." she said as the dispirited aura that flowed from her body quickly recovered back to her optimal state.

As various individuals were discussing the current scene, the battle of the golden square was beginning to heat up.

Bang!

A terrifying flame essence energy shrouded Feng Yu's form as he sheathed 'Black Lightning' and unsheathed his rusty sword 'Crimson Ember.'

Feeling the energies coming from Feng Yu, Zang Xu gripped his spear and pointed it towards Feng Yu completely disregarding everyone else as he spoke.

"Feng Yu, I waited long enough! Come, it is time for us to do battle!" as he said this, a terrifying and sharp pressure filled the air. It was as if a dominant power was proclaiming a single rule.

He looked towards Feng Yu and spoke that rule. "My spear will pierce all, and nothing shall hinder it! Witness my Absolute Spear!" as Zang Xu was about to unleashed a powerful attack which most likely would have caused world shattering awe, he was interrupted...

"Wait!..." said Feng Yu as he stretched out his palm to stopped Zang Xu, he then looked around the battle platform finally resting his gaze at a particular unnoticed corner.

Clank!

Feng Yu gripped his sword 'Crimson Ember' tightly as the flame essence-energies started to grow more unconstrained around his entire form while spoke once more. "The odds are uneven, let me fix this!"

Sou!

Before Zang Xu could retort he instantly vanished, transforming into another streak of red lightning as he shot towards the unnoticed corner of the battle platform.

Wuqi Shouzhi who was recovering from the backlash of his secret weapon technique being broken, inside of the strange space looked towards Feng Yu in shock.

"Shit! It's not good! How did he notice? I have to leave here now!" as he said this, he quickly reached for a talisman in his storage ring. However, before he could do anything it was too late.

Time slowed down...

Like a beam of light, Feng Yu quickly arrived at the location where Wuqi Shouzhi hid in a unique space. He then slashed the sword towards this space while shouting at the top of his voice. "You think I couldn't find you, truly naive! Sword Foundation Tactics: Path of Eruption - Blazing Sword!..."

Shing!

A blazing sword beam shot across space instantly creating an opening, the beam then broke apart into streams of fire that plunged across the entire small space transforming it into a sea of flames. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

As time sped up once more, Wuqi Shouzhi who was now covered in flames only had enough time to break the talisman and scream.

"Nooo!..." as his pain filled voice echoed throughout the area, it was soon replaced by the sound of clustering flames.

BOOOM!

A massive explosion of flames soon erupted, as everything soon after became ashes. The Rogue Practitioners and few Major Characters looked at this scene in shock.

Flap. Flap.

With the sound of robes making noises as they swayed with the wind, Feng Yu stood quietly on the battle platform with his back turned to the remaining True Chosens as he looked at the broken spacial treasure on the ground in front of him. His hair was a mixture of golden scarlet with his eyes completely golden in color, as a strange abstruse marking flowing around the surface of his skin.

Ashes fell from the sky on top of his figure, as a sea of flames now blanketed this section of the battle platform in front of him.

"Even in that state, you managed to barely escape with a Void Transference Talisman. Hmph! It will do you no good, for even if Hui Ying doesn't find you in the future, I certainly shall..." as Feng Yu said this, a golden light shone in the depths of his eyes.

As if he remembered something he turned around a looked towards the silent True Chosens, and smirked before speaking once again.

"The odds are now even, shall we begin..."

Dual Sword God - Chapter 64: The Ancient Door

The sky was shrouded in golden light, which is emitted from an invisible space at the summits of the world. If someone looked carefully, they would see a door, yes a door, but instead of usual door. It was pure golden in color and gave off a metallic shine, a towering structure over 1000 meters tall and was roughly 50 meters wide. Its surface was engraved in an ancient runic language that filled this mysterious door with a noble aura.

Roar!

As this door descended from the large spatial zone, the world below it began to shake as if it couldn't bear the pressure being emitted by the 'Ancient Door.' However, the Ancient Dragon quickly responded to this scene.

Puii!

Its eyes shine once more with bright black and white lights, and the rumbling of the Chosen Battle Arena instantly quelled.

BANG!

With the sound of a loud boom, the massive Ancient Door had fully descended, towering above the entire Chosen Battle Platform.

The surrounding Rogue Practitioners and Major Characters looked at this scene with a variety of expressions.

"Oh, so this is the path to the Mystic Realm. I didn't think it would actually materialize as a doorway." said a Major Character as looked at the towering door in surprise.

Xuan Lie who had been observing Xiang Shu like a hawk also looked towards the door in surprise, but quickly he recovered sending a message to Fie Tan.

"I want a token at any costs, kill anyone that stands in our way!" said Xuan Lie.

"Yes, your Majesty!" replied Fei Tan as he then proceeded to signal the Bright Flame Knights.

Xin Zhu and Tang Fei looked at each other and spoke.

"Old Zhu, your goddaughter has gotten a token, how about we share the slots for entry with both of our family members?" asked Tang Fei.

"Hmph! Not a chance," as Old Zhu was about to reject he couldn't help but stop to ponder for a short while as he played with his beard before continuing his response. "Well, hmm, only if you will pay me back for my losses at the inn."

"Chet! If you don't want to then fine." said, Tang Fei, as he snorted in dissatisfaction.

Xun Yanshan looked at the door silently for a moment before he shifted his vision towards the Southern Revolution Faction and Midnight Temple unknown figures who were also unusually quiet.

"Such an interesting entranceway, the door carries within it an aura similar to the ancient dragon construct. It was either made of materials of a similar or higher grade compared to the Ancient Dragon," said Feng Junling as he closely observed the gate.

"Yes, it is truly astounding craftsmanship, if not inferior mostly likely on a greater scale compared to the Heavenly Craftsman Saint Lineage. However, its craftsmanship is not the only area that is in a different league..." as Feng Yunlong said this he couldn't help cast a look of ridicule on a few individuals within the surroundings.

"So it has finally arrived! Ha Ha! I've waited long enough brothers lets go!" shouted an individual from backlines, as he said this, he tossed a Treasured Artifact before him and jumped on top of it. In only a few moments, it expanded to scale 20 meters wide and floated calmly in the air.

Sou! Sou! Sou!

Quickly, a group of individuals vanished from the crowds and appeared on top of the floating Treasured Artifact.

"Ha Ha! We really struck it big this time coming to this backwater place, once our Soaring Sky Bandits gain the treasures from this Mystic Realm, we will be able to move unhindered in the entire empire." said another individual with a scar on his face.

"Let's go!" roared the leader as the shuttle treasure artifact they stood on soared to the sky, traveling towards the door at incredible speeds.

Swoosh!!!

"The infamous Soaring Sky Bandits! To think they'd actually be here!" a rogue practitioner exclaimed in surprise. However, the Major Influential characters who understood Mystic Realms scoffed.

"A bunch of fools..." said a scholarly looking man.

Quickly, the shuttle carrying the bandits arrived at the door that towering above the Chosen Battle Arena. The bandits seeing that no else had followed them were pleased as they mocked.

"You idiots you've all missed this---" while one of them was preparing his trademark bandit speech, the door in front of them started to react in a strange manner.

Buzz!

Instantly, a ripple was sent from the door and centralized on the shuttle that was almost within its range. It was a golden ripple that seemed to have been a condensation of a Higher Dao.

Puff!

As if they were nothing more than ants in front of a raging sea, the members of Soaring Sky Bandits instantly dematerialized turning into specks of dust that quickly faded away from existence not even given the chance to scream out in pain. It may have been a peaceful death, but it was not as kind as it seemed, their souls will no longer be able to reincarnate.

The flying shuttle was apparently not the target of the Higher Dao, as such, upon losing its source of energy required for short-term flight. It then fell towards the distant town covered by the dark clouds bellow the Chosen Battle Arena.

Hissing...

The sound of many individuals taking a deep breath resounded throughout the area, as a few individuals with weaker mentality started to tremble in fear.

"What... What the hell just happened? Where did they go?" said a timid looking rogue practitioner as he trembled.

A few of the Major Figures who were expecting the door of the Mystic Realm to repel infringers were also surprised, as they did not think it would use such a vision method.

"A condensation of the Dao of Annihilation! They condensed the fragment of such a profound Dao into this construct, how did they pull this off?" said Feng Junling with a hint of surprise.

The woman in white seeing this frowned slightly, however, after a short while she calmly turned her gaze towards the Ancient Dragon Construct.

As the Major Characters and Rogue Practitioners were discussing their surprise at the scene, the arena had started to shake once again.

Roar!

As Chosen Battle Arena shook the five True chosen were transported to the central golden square which expanded and merged with the silver squares surrounding it creating a massive battle platform. The 10 Pseudo Chosen on the bronze squares were kept at their positions with their squares elevating themselves to the height of the spectating platforms.

After a few moments, the Ancient Dragon finally spoke once more to the audience.

"The Ancient Door has descended, but before one can tread this door they would have to wait until the chosen one battle royal has concluded. Only the influences with tokens will be allowed entry into the Ancient Dragon Battlefield, all who try to infringe upon this rule will be extinguished." a ruthless light shone in its eyes as it said this. However, after a short while, its eyes glowed in a different light.

Puui!

Almost instantaneously, five different colored balls of lights appeared on the battle platform which shot towards each of the True Chosen at unparalleled speeds.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

In mere moments, they stopped and hovered above each of the True Chosen's heads, the Ancient Dragon after doing this then proceed to explain once more.

"The Chosen One title can only be received by the True Chosen who has successfully managed to protect their Chosen Orb. If your orb is destroyed, you would have lost qualification to participate in the True Chosen War and will be transported outside of the battle platform. True Chosens and Pseudo Chosens who are outside of the battle platform are allowed entry into the Ancient Dragon Battlefield only once the Chosen One has been selected. Now then, Let the Final Chosen War commence!" as it said this, a bright light quickly covered the massive golden square battle platform, creating a transparent dome-like cover.

The Major Influences and Rogue Practitioners couldn't help but get excited as they saw this scene.

"The final five, I wonder who amongst them will become victorious." said the scholarly looking man.

"The Zang Brat, has finally met fairly worthy foes, a pity, they are in no way his match," said Xun Yanshan as he observed the scene.

The man from the Midnight Temple looked at Wuqi Shoushi silently with his thoughts unknown to anyone, as the man from the Southern Revolution Faction looked at Nei Dongyan with a similar expression.

Xiang Tian looked at the dominant appearance of Xiang Shu with anger in his heart as he thought to himself. "Damn! Damn! How could this happen? Why the hell did this happen? How am I to survive after this Talent Selection? The clan is now ruined."

Feng Yunlong at Feng Yu with a smile on his face as he spoke to Feng Junling. "Junling, Yu'er looks like he's about to have fun."

"Ha Ha! Indeed, however, this won't be an easy bout especially with that 'variable' and that kid with that spear kid's special energy." said Feng Junling as he observed the True Chosens.

"Em. Still, if it Yu'er he has most likely already noticed who needs to pay the most attention towards," said Feng Yunlong as he looked at Feng Yu with a look of pride.

Swoosh!

As the morning wind gently blew across their platform, the True Chosens stood calmly within the square unphased by the changes as they calmly glanced at each other.

Feng Yu glanced at the orbs floating above each competitor's heads and smiled lightly while thinking to himself. "This looks very interesting, not only must we be wary of each other's strengths but we must also divide a portion of our attention to guarding the orb. This tests not only our combat capabilities but also our abilities to adapt according to any situation. If this were any other bunch it would work just fine, sadly.."

BANG!!!

A terrifying pressure instantly engulfed the entire region as 4 striking auras blanketed started to struggle for dominance. The pressure became so strong that it gave the pressure that 4 Aura Disciples were preparing to fight, as Feng Yu saw this scene he couldn't but shake his head as he spoke once again.

"Who here isn't confident in their strengths and capabilities?" Feng Yu said as his hair started to dance and his eyes instantly became golden in color.

"Might is what makes the king..." as he said this, his voice was drowned in the noises caused by clashing of essence-energies and the dawn of the final war was about to begin...