The Legend of Futian - Chapter 63: Driving a Wedge Between Them

The news of Ye Futian being defeated by Zhou Mu spread throughout Donghai Academy. Many students of the Finance Star school were not happy about this. Now that Ye Futian and Yu Sheng were cultivating under the headmaster, and Zhou Mu had entered the School of the Emperor Star, it seemed like the Finance Star school was lacking in comparison to the Emperor Star school. However, Ye Futian and Yu Sheng had no knowledge of any of this. For the past few days, they had been cultivating in the courtyard.

At this time, a loud noise sounded. Ye Futian was thrown out of the training room. The wings on his back fluttered, and even though it looked awkward, it allowed him to land safely on his feet rather than on his butt.

"You're able to withstand it for a longer period of time now," said someone from behind. Ye Futian turned his head and saw Yu Sheng and Yi Qingxuan chatting under the ancient tree.

"Do you guys even care about how I feel?" asked Ye Futian.

Yu Sheng took one look at him and shook his head. "No."

"This is payback, isn't it?" Ye Futian glared at Yu Sheng. He walked towards the ancient tree and asked, "Yi Qingxuan, who created that matrix in the room? My movements have improved a lot over the past couple of days, but the attack from the matrix is still too fast and too strong for me."

"I'm not sure either," Yi Qingxuan shook her head. "The purpose of the matrix is to refine your martial arts abilities. The stronger you are, the more Spiritual Qi you can utilize and the stronger the matrix gets. As long as you are able to withstand being in the matrix for a longer period of time every time, it means you're improving."

"I'm faster than Yu Sheng, so how come he can withstand it longer than I can?" Ye Futian asked, a little upset.

"Because he is physically stronger. You rely on the movement of your body more, so the gravity within the matrix has a stronger effect on you," explained Yi Qingxuan. Ye Futian nodded, and said, "After Yu Sheng cultivates in the matrix for a while, he'll be able to swiftly avoid attacks while overcoming the gravity problem. Then, he'll be ever more fearsome than he is now."

These past days, Ye Futian had been working on refining his movements. In actuality,

Ye Futian was not lacking in strength at all. The body refinement methods that Emperor

Ye Qing passed on to him enabled Ye Futian to refine his body to a monster's level, and

this place was very suitable for him to do so. Furthermore, there was a library containing

many books on battle tactics. He could take a look at those and cultivate accordingly.

According to Emperor Ye Qing's body refinement methods, the dragon refined the body,

the ape refined strength, and the roc refined speed. These were his personal findings from when he trained demons and monsters. His attack tactics were also learned from the demons and monsters he controlled. Based on Emperor Ye Qing's abilities, he must have been able to exert combat powers on par with a real dragon or a real golden roc. However, Ye Futian had not reached that level yet, and there was a limit to what he could comprehend. All he could do was to speed up the process by cultivating more powerful combat tactics.

"That reminds me! There are some rumors spreading about you at the academy," Yi Qingxuan said to Ye Futian.

"What kind of rumors?" he asked.

"Zhou Mu has been accepted into the School of the Emperor Star. After that, rumors started spreading at Donghai Academy that said we were really arrogant at the Luo Palace, but were eventually defeated by Zhou Mu." Yi Qingxuan spoke carefully. She seemed worried for Ye Futian. If the rumors were true, would they hurt his pride?

Ye Futian was shocked. "Did Zhou Mu say this personally?"

"I think the rumors came from a couple of students at Donghai Academy," Yi Qingxuan said gently.

Ye Futian shrugged and smiled. "Looks like someone doesn't really like me."

"So, the rumors aren't true?" Her eyes lit up. Zhou Mu was a five-starred Glory Plane cultivator. Even though Ye Futian was really good, he was still at a lower level than Zhou Mu. Therefore, when Yi Qingxuan heard the rumors, she was not completely sure they were false.

"It couldn't have been Zhou Mu," said Ye Futian. It did not seem like he had heard a single word Yi Qingxuan said. "Are people using this as an opening to bring up the battle between the Art Saint and my master?" Ye Futian asked her. He already seemed to know the answer to that question.

Yi Qingxuan saw how confident he was and smiled. "Yeah, there were some people talking about that. I'm thinking it's the people from the Flirting Star school who are spreading the topic around, just to piss you off. There are also people who were questioning my father's choice of choosing Yu Sheng as his disciple. Should we try to clear up these misunderstandings? We should let the people of Donghai Academy know that those are all rumors so they will stop misunderstanding you."

"If the people are willing to believe that the rumors are true, do you really think they'll change your mind just because you say otherwise?" Ye Futian laughed and continued, "You can never stop the mouths of others. Just let them be. One day, they'll know to shut their own mouths."

"You seem so nonchalant about this, but if you're so confident, then we'll wait to see all these people eat their words when you defeat Zhou Mu," said Yi Qingxuan with a smile.

"Rather than paying attention to these things, I'm more interested in the progress of your relationship with Yu Sheng," said Ye Futian. He gave Yin Qingxuan a look and watched as her face grew red. She glared at him and said, "I don't know what nonsense you're spouting. I'm leaving!" Afterwards, she took a peek at Yu Sheng before jogging off.

"Oh, Yu Sheng. You have to take initiative!" laughed Ye Futian.

"I'm going to cultivate now." Yu Sheng walked away, headed for the training room.

Ye Futian and Yu Sheng immersed themselves in cultivation. Yi Qingxuan would come to visit them often. Once in a while, Yi Qiang would stop by to give Yu Sheng pointers. As for Ye Futian, he was ignored. There was an obvious difference in the way the two were being treated, just like how Hua Fengliu treated Ye Futian and Yu Sheng differently back then. Ye Futian was hurt.

One day, Yi Qingxuan came to visit again. "Ye Futian, Yu Sheng. My father wants me to bring you guys to him," she said.

"Okay. Is something wrong?" asked Ye Futian.

"There are people visiting from the schools of the Emperor Star and the Treasury Star. They said they wanted to congratulate my father on taking on a new disciple." Yi Qingxue continued, "It's proper etiquette to have you guys go greet them."

The two young men nodded and followed wherever Yi Qingxuan led them to. The trio arrived at the guest hall of the School of the Finance Star. Seated in front of Yi Xiang were two people. They exuded such grace. These two people were from the schools of the Emperor Star and the Treasury Star. Behind each person stood two more people, presumably their students. Ye Futian had met the person from the School of the Emperor Star before. It was the elder he met at the Luo Palace.

"Greetings from Student Ye Futian." Ye Futian paid his respects to the two elders with a bow.

"We meet again," the elder said. "I never expected for you to come cultivate under Headmaster Yi Xiang after the events at the Luo Palace. Indeed, you are young and promising."

"Thank you, Senior," said Ye Futian.

"All those years ago, your master cultivated at the Emperor Star school, how could you go to the Finance Star school? Should I try to demand Headmaster Yi Xiang to pass you on to me?" the elder laughed.

"You're too funny, Senior." Ye Futian smiled weakly.

The elder laughed aloud and said, "Hua Jieyu cultivates at our school. Since you two know each other, you should come visit her when you get a chance."

Ye Futian was shocked. Since the elder already knew that Ye Futian was the Guqin Devil's disciple, then there was no hiding the fact that he knew Hua Jieyu. If things had come to this, then all he could do was admit it. "I've been wanting to go visit her, but since she studies up at the main building of the Emperor Star school, I did not want to intrude. But since Senior has extended the offer, I will gladly visit her when I get the chance. I hope it will not be of an inconvenience to you, Senior."

"Very good." The elder gave Ye Futian a meaningful look.

"Alright now, you youngsters go talk amongst yourselves. I have some things to discuss with Headmaster Yi Xiang." The elder smiled. The students standing left the hall along with Ye Futian's little trio.

Shu Yuyan was watching Ye Futian the whole time. When the elder told them to leave, she quickly ran to catch up with Ye Futian. "Wait up!" she shouted.

"Is there something I can help you with?" Ye Futian smiled at Shu Yuyan.

"My name is Shu Yuyan. I am Hua Jieyu's best friend," she told him. She felt as if she had just uncovered a secret. In the past, Hua Jieyu mentioned that she had someone she liked, but that was before Ye Futian came to Donghai Academy. Hua Jieyu probably had no idea that Ye Futian was going to show up a few days after what she had told Shu Yuyan.

After that, Hua Jieyu showed special interest in all things regarding Ye Futian. Shu Yuyan had never cared about the details. It was only when Zhou Mu entered the School of the Emperor Star that she found Hua Jieyu was the daughter of the Guqin Devil, Hua Fengliu. Then, she found out that Ye Futian was the Guqin Devil's disciple. It was obvious that Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu were previously acquainted. When all these findings were added up, Shu Yuyan was able to easily take a guess as to what was going on between the two.

She eyed the handsome young man in front of her. This guy who stirred up trouble right after being admitted should be the guy in Hua Jieyu's heart.

"My name is Ye Futian." He smiled and continued, "Is Hua Jieyu doing well?"

"Yeah," Shu Yuyan nodded. She was very curious about Ye Futian. What type of person was this guy who Hua Jieyu was so crazy about? There were so many things she wanted to say right now, but there were others around. Shu Yuyan could tell that Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu wanted to keep their relationship under wraps. So, this was not a good setting to talk about it.

"Are Junior Brother Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu close?" asked a smiling young man behind Shu Yuyan.

"Hua Jieyu is the beloved daughter of my master, of course we're close." Ye Futian took a look at the young man. He was maybe about 18. His sharp eyes made him look extremely menacing.

"Is that so?" laughed the young man. "I cultivate with Hua Jieyu at school and talk to her often, but I've never heard her speak about you. In the future, when you get a chance to visit our school, be sure to come look for me," the young man said to Ye Futian.

"From Senior Brother Mu Yunxuan's tone, it sounds like he's about to get the girl," chuckled another student from the Treasury Star school.

"A girl like Hua Jieyu won't be so easy to get. I still need time, but…" Mu Yunxuan laughed. "Forget it, forget it."

Ye Futian frowned, and Yu Sheng gave Mu Yunxuan a once over.

"Oh! Junior Brother Ye Futian, I heard that you had some conflict with Junior Brother Zhou Mu at the Luo Palace, and now the whole academy knows. You shouldn't care too much though, it just a silly fight. It's not that big of a deal. You'll be able to get over it if you guys get a chance to talk it out," continued Mu Yunxuan.

"Alright. I'll definitely 'talk it out' with Zhou Mu when I get a chance." Ye Futian smiled.

"Now then, we don't want to keep you for too long. Junior Brother, you guys should head out first, we'll wait here for our teachers," said Mu Yunxuan.

"Alright." Ye Futian felt no need to be courteous and walked right out with Yu Sheng and Yi Qingxuan. Mu Yunxuan watched as Ye Futian and his friends walked away. The smile gradually disappeared from his face.

"Senior Brother Mu Yunxuan, what was your purpose for saying all that?" Shu Yuyan asked him. Naturally, she knew he was lying about his relationship with Hua Jieyu. It would not have mattered if Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu did not have any special relationship, but if they did, then Mu Yunxuan's words were meant to drive a wedge between them.

"Shu Yuyan, what was your purpose of catching up with Ye Futian. Has Hua Jieyu mentioned him to you?" Mu Yunxuan asked.

"I just wanted to say hello since he is an acquaintance of Hua Jieyu. I had no other intentions," she said.

"Really now?" Mu Yunxuan smiled and picked up his feet to walk away.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 62: Yu Sheng, Meet Your Master

"Is that even my fault?" Ye Futian noticed Yi Qingxuan was laughing at him, and felt upset that he had been made fun of by a woman.

"Sure, it's not your fault." Yi Qingxuan kept laughing, looking even cuter.

Someone came out of the hall. He looked powerful, and soon fixed his eyes on Yu Sheng.

"Dad, I didn't lie, right?" Yi Qingxuan was smiling at the man who just came out.

He did not respond but kept looking at Yu Sheng. Yu Sheng was somehow confused.

"You were born to be a martial arts cultivator. Would you like to be my disciple?" Yi Qingxuan's father asked Yu Sheng.

Ye Futian's eyes sparkled. This girl seemed to have a powerful background in this school. Those two old men who tested them must also be powerful in this school, but they were only doing the pre-test for Ye Qingxuan's father, who was in fact, the decision maker.

Yu Sheng looked at Ye Futian, seemingly indecisive.

"I'm sorry but you are...?" Ye Futian asked politely. Yu Sheng needed to know his identity before becoming his disciple.

"I am the director of this school," the middle-aged man answered him. Ye Futian was surprised for a moment, then started smiling. He gave Yi Qingxuan a glance. Surprisingly, the reason why they were admitted into the School of Finance Star was actually because the daughter of Director had witnessed their fight. Now, she introduced him and Yu Sheng to her father again.

"My dad has been looking for a genius in martial arts to inherit his power, but none could be found. That's why I told him about you guys right after the fight," Yi Qingxuan told them.

Ye Futian smiled and nodded. He said, "Yu Sheng, hurry and bow down to your master." This man was the director in School of Finance Star, which was one of the seven schools in this academy. Ye Futian believed that he was most likely one of the most powerful people in this school as well. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Yu Sheng nodded, and bowed reverently to the Director. "Greetings, Professor, from Yu Sheng."

"Okay." The Director stopped looking so serious. He smiled at Yu Sheng and said, "You will be cultivating with me from now on." Then he looked at Ye Futian again, and asked, "What is your major? Sorcery or martial arts?"

"Both," Ye Futian answered.

"I am looking for a disciple to inherit my martial arts techniques. Are you willing to also acknowledge me as your master?" he asked.

"I already have a master. Mr. Director, do you know the Qin Devil?" Ye Futian asked.

The Director's eyes sparkled with surprise, then he asked Ye Futian, "You are the disciple of Hua Fengliu?"

"Yes." Ye Futian nodded. It sounded like the Qin Devil used to be so famous that even the director in this place knew him.

"How is he doing? Where is he living now?" the Director asked.

"He has been severely injured. Now he is living in the Qin Garden to recuperate," Ye Futian answered.

"So, you have also been to the Qin Garden? How is Ms. Tang Lan doing?" The Director had so many questions. Ye Futian was quite confused. Why did there seem to be something between him and Tang Lan?

"She's doing well. In fact, she is the one taking care of my professor," Ye Futian responded.

"I know it. She will never let it go. I used to try to persuade her many times that she should stay away from that guy. Hua Fengliu was no good at all, but a lone wolf who had no guilt about cheating. I just cannot understand why she likes him so badly." The Director suddenly became mad. Ye Futian was shocked. It seemed that a strong hatred existed between the Director and Ye Futian's professor.

"Mr. Director, so, it sounds like you have a history with my professor and Ms. Tang?" Ye Futian asked in a lowered voice.

"History? Tang Lan used to be my disciple, and she just broke away from this school because of Hua Fengliu."

Ye Futian did not know how to respond. He stood there, vividly embarrassed about asking this question.

"Whatever. It happened so many years ago. I just cannot believe how stubborn she is. She really did forget me, her first master. Next time you see her, just tell her that the past is the past, so if she finds some spare time, she's welcome to come visit," the Director told him.

Ye Futian nodded, and said, "Mr. Director, I can tell that Ms. Tang cares heavily about relations. Since you are her first master, I believe she definitely has not forgotten you. I guess she does not visit maybe because she feels guilty about what happened."

"I know. Otherwise, why would she take care of Hua Fengliu now?" The Director sighed, then looked at Ye Futian. "You are well-spoken and have good looks. I know Hua Fengliu accepted you as his disciple for a reason."

Ye Futian was thinking, Mr. Hua, why does everyone think of you as a playboy, and just project it onto me?

"Qingxuan, stay away from this boy. Stay with Yu Sheng," The Director told his daughter.

This demand tickled Ye Futian. He laughed and told the Director, "I guess you are right."

"Okay, come with me." The Director turned around, and started walking. Yi Qingxuan, Yu Sheng and Ye Futian followed him. Yi Qingxuan looked back at the boys and winked, as if she was being complacent.

The Director's name was Yi Xiang. He brought Ye Futian and Yu Sheng to a garden. The garden was pretty spacious, but there was only a pavilion and a giant tree inside, giving the garden a sense of isolation.

"How much do you know about Donghai Academy?" Yi Xiang sat down under the tree, so did the young people.

"There are seven schools here, and in fact, each school is an individual clan. The supervisors of these schools run Donghai Academy collaboratively," Ye Futian answered.

"You are right. The seven schools grew out of the top level clans in Donghai City. 300 years ago, when Emperor Ye Qing and Donghuang the Great unified this world, they advocated cultivation, demanding that the local governors found academies for this purpose. With this as its background, Donghai Academy became the official site for cultivation in this city. Therefore, to be officially endorsed, neither of the top clans in Donghai City at the time gave up control over this academy. Because this academy was initially run by seven clans, the seven schools were finally formed."

Yi Xiang started to tell them the history of Donghai Academy. "Now, each school of Donghai Academy has its own style, which has actually been determined by those clans in the olden times. For example, in the School of Emperor Star, all the elites are mental control sorcerers. In fact, the Art Saint and your master, the Qin Devil, went to that school. It is now considered the most powerful school among the seven. The School of Treasury Star is considered second."

"How about this school?" Ye Futian was curious.

"Martial arts are not valued in this world." Yi Xiang looked at Ye Futian and told him, "In this world, most people believe that sorcerers are more powerful than martial arts practitioners, so cultivators accept sorcery more than our techniques. Even for those who are talented in both, they would major in sorcery. However, in fact, as the cultivators reach certain planes, the power of martial arts will definitely be the same as sorcery, or even stronger. Unfortunately, this is not common knowledge, so this school has been declining for a while. It is really hard for me to find someone with extraordinary martial arts talent in this place. I'm glad Yu Sheng is here. I believe he will make people understand my point in the future."

"I've always believed these two classes are equal," Ye Futian said. His godfather had told him long ago that hard work differentiated the cultivators, not the class.

"Good." Yi Xiang nodded. "However, Yu Sheng, don't stop improving your mental power. Otherwise, when you are put against those mental control sorcerers from the School of Emperor Star, it will be impossible for you to unleash your power."

"I understand," Yu Sheng said. He knew that a pure martial arts cultivator could be countered by powerful mental control sorcerers.

"Yu Sheng, your strength and burst are in the top level, but you lack in speed. This garden is where I used to cultivate. You see the rooms over there? That's the bedroom and book collection room. This is where you will live from now on," Yi Xiang told them.

"Roger that." The boys nodded.

"Look around, and make yourselves feel at home. We need to go, Qingxuan." Yi Xiang then left with his daughter. Before the girl left, she showed her fists to the guys as if to say Come on, you can make it!

After they left, Ye Futian patted Yu Sheng's shoulder, and said, "Yu Sheng, you are just one step away from becoming his son-in-law. Do you know that?"

"Empirically speaking, huh?" Yu Sheng tried to joke.

"Uh…" Ye Futian did not know what to say. Soon, he said, "At least this was a successful experience." Then, Ye Futian walked toward one room in the garden. However, moments later, he flew from the room pathetically. He yelled, "What the heck is this place?"

...…

It was a major news that Yu Sheng had been accepted by the Director in the School of Finance Star as a private disciple. People heard that the Director had stopped accepting private disciples for many years, so this exception for Yu Sheng indicated the Director believed Yu Sheng was very talented. Ye Futian would also go there for cultivation.

These two troublemakers who had just entered Donghai Academy a short while ago had finally became superstars in the academy.

There was also more major news about Zhou Mu, the disciple of the Art Saint. He was admitted into Donghai Academy, and accepted by someone running the School of Emperor Star. Students in Donghai Academy now started to discuss and compare the boys a lot. They believed that even though Ye Futian and Yu Sheng were talented, their background was not as strong as Zhou Mu's. He used to be the disciple of the Art Saint.

Soon, it was said that Ye Futian was the disciple of the Qin Devil—the nemesis of Art Saint whose natal spirit had been destroyed.

The news also spoke of Ye Futian making a scene in the Luo Palace during the Lord Luo's birthday banquet. He defeated some geniuses from the academy there, but finally got his ass kicked by Zhou Mu.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 61: You’re Not a Man

Ye Futian of the School of the Finance Star had brutally defeated Jing Yang from the School of the Flirting Star. This news spread like wildfire through the academy the following day. Everyone gossiped amongst themselves after hearing the details.

Jing Yang had wanted to salvage his school's reputation but had been ruthlessly defeated by Ye Futian. He did not even get a chance to defend himself. All of these details made Jing Yang the laughing stock of the school. He had previously called out Ye Futian for being gutless and running away from his challenge. This time around, it was impossible to recover from the humiliation. Not only for Jing Yang, but for the School of the Flirting Star as well.

The students of the Flirting Star school felt judged by their fellow schoolmates as they walked around the campus. They were so humiliated. It was because they had been humiliated that they wanted to retaliate against Ye Futian, but by the looks of things now, it was mission impossible. Ye Futian was a freak.

It was not only the students of the Flirting Star school who thought this way. Everyone in Donghai Academy felt this way. Ye Futian was the devil in disguise.

Within the School of the Emperor Star, Hua Jieyu was sitting in her dorm. Shu Yuyan was also with her. They were in the middle talking about Ye Futian's battle with Jing Yang. Hua Jieyu smiled as she asked, "So you mean they served themselves up on a silver platter?"

"Yeah. I heard that Ye Futian was not interested in their challenge, but they were being shameless. They blocked his way and threw insults at him. Only then did Ye Futian give in, and waited for Jing Yang. His first words when Jing Yang arrived were: 'Are you ready for a good beating?' Isn't he wild?" laughed Shu Yuyan.

Hua Jieyu smiled and replied, "Yeah. He's awful."

Shu Yuyan was a little suspicious of Hua Jieyu. She never used to be interested in such gossip, but after the first time Shu Yuyan mentioned Ye Futian, Hua Jieyu began to show interest. Now, she listened to every story with ears wide open.

"Last time you said that the person you liked was an awful guy, now you're showing so much interest in Ye Futian. You haven't had a change in heart, have you?" Shu Yuyan asked Hua Jieyu.

"Uh..." Hua Jieyu was dumbfounded. She went on to say, "What are you talking about? I just think that punk is interesting."

"That's good. I really thought you had a change of heart. I would have felt so bad for the guy you liked," Shu Yuyan said. "Oh, that's right! I heard teacher say that the Art Saint's disciple, Zhou Mu, will be coming to cultivate at the Emperor Star school. He doesn't even have to be tested. Rumors say that he is genius conjurer."

"Okay," Hua Jieyu replied nonchalantly. From her expression, Shu Yuyan knew that she was uninterested. Smiling, Shu Yuyan said, "Looks like you don't have a single ounce of interest in the Art Saint's disciple. This makes me curious about what kind of person the guy you like is. How bad could he be?"

"You'll find out in the future," Hua Jieyu gave her a sweet smile. Shu Yuyan was dazed by her smile. It seemed like Hua Jieyu was already in too deep.

...

At the School of the Finance Star, Yi Qingxuan was back at Ye Futian and Yu Sheng's shared dormitory. When Ye Futian saw that she was present, he smiled. "Should I excuse myself?"

"What are you talking about?" Yi Qingxuan looked a bit embarrassed. She shyly took a peek at Yu Sheng, before asking Ye Futian, "You hit Jing Yang yesterday?"

"He deserved it." Ye Futian shrugged. The other students from the Flirting Star school had forced him to, so he had no choice but to oblige.

"Jing Yang studies in the main building of the Flirting Star school, and the news that you brutally beat him up has already spread around the entire academy. You've made an enemy of their school," she told him weakly.

Ye Futian was a little upset by this. He previously chose to ignore Jing Yang's challenge because one, he was not interested in humiliating Jing Yang, and two, he did not want any trouble. However, right now all the blame had fallen on Ye Futian, despite the fact that it was the School of the Flirting Star who initiated everything.

It would have been fine if Donghai Academy was not separated into seven different schools, but Ye Futian already knew that the relationships between the schools were complicated. Each school existed as an individual entity. Now that he did what he did to the Flirting Star school, there was no way they would forgive him.

Seeing how upset Ye Futian looked, Yi Qingxuan gave him a weak smile and asked, "Do you want me to bring you guys up there?"

Ye Futian blinked a couple of times, then pointed at the large main building of the School of the Finance Star located on large stairway above. "There?"

"Yeah, but we might have to test your abilities first. Do you guys mind?" asked Yi Qingxuan after she nodded.

"Not at all!" Ye Futian gave her a big smile. He patted Yu Sheng on the shoulder and said, "We're getting this opportunity thanks to you, man."

"What does this have to do with me? Wasn't it you who hit someone?" Yu Sheng looked confused.

"You don't get it," Ye Futian said earnestly.

"You guys head out first. I'll follow," Ye Futian smiled and pushed Yu Sheng forward. Yu Sheng gave him a look of confusion and walked off.

Yi Qingxuan caught up to Yu Sheng and whispered, "How are you guys so good? How do you cultivate?"

"I don't know either." Yu Sheng shook his head.

"When I saw you battle last time, you used powers from Metal Spiritual Qi. Which means that you probably have the gifts of a sorcerer, but you did not use any sorcery. You fought purely with martial art tactics. I don't even know where you get all that strength from," Yi Qingxuan complimented him.

"Isn't he the coolest?" Ye Futian butted in abruptly.

Yi Qingxuan turned to glare at Ye Futian. He shuddered and then gave her a smile. "You guys continue, I promise not to eavesdrop anymore," he said.

Yi Qingxuan turned her head and continued her conversation with Yu Sheng. As promised, Ye Futian walked behind them, not bothering the two. Yu Sheng was dominating and handsome while Yi Qingxuan was gentle and beautiful. They made a good match.

The main building of the School of the Finance Star was a magnificent piece of architecture. The feeling it gave Ye Futian was not that of a school, but a sacred site. Many people greeted Yi Qingxuan with respect as they walked in. This made Yu Sheng and Ye Futian extremely curious. Also, she was able to bring the two of them into the main building. Who was she?

Ye Futian observed his friends. He noticed looks of jealousy from a couple of the male students when they saw Yi Qingxuan chatting with Yu Sheng. To Ye Futian, it seemed like Yu Sheng had some love rivals.

In the end, Yi Qingxuan led Ye Futian and Yu Sheng to a large hall. There were already people present: two elders stood at the front while eight younger individuals stood by them. Yi Qingxuan left Yu Sheng's side to stand beside the two elders.

Ye Futian looked at her and wondered about her identity again. From the set-up, it was evident these people were prepared for their arrival.

"Yi Qingxuan told me that the two of you are extremely powerful. A while ago, there were rumors floating around that you two have been accepted into our school. But now we want to see your powers with our own eyes. These people here are all gifted students of the Finance Star school. They are all four-starred Glory Plane cultivators. You guys can take your pick of opponents, and we shall see if your powers are truly as strong as Yi Qingxuan told us," said one of the elders. Ye Futian finally understood. Their acceptance into the School of the Finance Star was thanks to Yi Qingxuan.

This made much more sense. Even though their first battle had caused a ruckus at Donghai Academy, the higher ups of each school usually did not pay attention to the happenings in the academy. Thus, it made sense for them to be accepted under recommendation.

"Four-starred Glory Plane?" Ye Futian chuckled. "We can save the trouble then. Let's have them all go at once. No offense." He knew that this was not a time to be modest. If he did not bring out his full potential, there was no way he was going to be valued by the higher ups of the Finance Star school.

"You are just as arrogant as they say," chucked one of the eight students.

"I heard you defeated Jing Yang yesterday with a single punch. I'm curious, just how good are you? Don't let us down," said a young lady dressed in tight clothing, carrying a sword on her back.

"You'll find out soon." Ye Futian smiled and made formal introductions, "Ye Futian. Yu Sheng. Nice to meet you all."

"We will have everyone go at once then," said the elder. The eight students got into formation, surrounding Ye Futian and Yu Sheng. The four of them faced forward, and the other four stayed in their original positions. In a split second, the Spiritual Qi in the room was off the charts.

Vines shot out at the two of them. It was a Wood Elemental spell. The Spiritual Qi around Ye Futian erupted. Golden wings appeared, shaking violently, breaking the vines headed in his direction into pieces. Yu Sheng, on the other hand, stayed still where he stood, allowing the vines to wrap around his body.

WHOOSH! Flames erupted, setting the vines ablaze. Yu Sheng's body seemed to be burning, but on the outside, golden armor protected his body. He continued to stand in place. On Ye Futian's body, a golden armor plate appeared. Two students charged towards Yu Sheng and two towards Ye Futian.

BOOM! The vines wrapped around Yu Sheng's body burst open. He took one step forward and the ground began to shake. Two fists came towards Yu Sheng from different directions. With a loud collision, the two students landed their fists on Yu Sheng's body, one in the chest and one on his back. However, they were the ones who felt the pain. A second later, Yu Sheng reached out his arms to catch the two students by their forearms, and flung them into the air. They landed quite a distance away.

At the same moment, the young lady began her attack on Ye Futian with a sword. Another student moved like a ghost and revolved around Ye Futian in a blur.

Ye Futian stood still, but suddenly began to move his wings. He threw a punch, and the ghost-like blur was propelled into the air. Without skipping a beat, Ye Futian avoided the young lady's sword at the speed of lightning. His wings flapped in a crazed manner, throwing the young lady into the air as well. Eventually, she landed on the ground, face first.

The battle had just started, and four of the students had already been defeated, laying on the ground. The other four students were dumbfounded. Were these two even human?

"Do you still want to continue?" Ye Futian asked with a smile.

"That's enough." The two elders could not continue to watch their students like this. They had always thought that their students had a spectacular gift, but the students were defeated before they could even display their full potential.

"Let's go." The two elders turned to leave, obviously upset.

Watching the two elders leave, the students felt embarrassed. The two students thrown out by Yu Sheng came running back, injured from head to toe. They took one look at Yu Sheng, and turned to leave as well. Amongst themselves, they whispered, "This guy is a complete lunatic!"

"Such bullies," said another student, also upset. He never would have thought that his first experience soaring through the skies would be like this.

The girl with the sword crawled up off the floor and stood in front of Ye Futian with a face dirtied from being on the ground. She glared at him and said, "You're not a man!" She then left, feeling wronged. She was a beautiful, blossoming young lady, and she was gifted. In previous battles, even if she could not win, her opponents always went easy on her and would not attack her too ruthlessly. How could Ye Futian do this to her?

Ye Futian stood there looking innocent of any wrongdoing. At the front of the hall, Yi Qingxuan laughed. These two were too much!

True Martial World - Chapter 289: Jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire

Hearing Yang Haoran's strange cry, Yi Yun was delighted. If the rascal was caught by the mutated Three Eyed Spider, it would be a joyous occasion for all.

This was retribution and Yang Haoran could give them some time by delaying the monster.

Of course, before Yi Yun could focus to see what had happened to Yang Haoran, he heard a loud explosion as a surge of energy chaotically erupted like a volcano.

Yang Haoran had detonated a high grade explosive disk array!

This disk array slightly impeded the mutated Three Eyed Spider, and after that Yang Haoran's body emitted a pale gold aura. His speed instantly increased as he charged towards Yi Yun and company!

"That rascal sure has a haunting presence!" Yi Yun cursed in his heart.

But this was reasonable. Even Chu Shan and Chu Luo would specially buy a special disk array and array charms as their life-saving trump cards, so why would Yang Haoran not do so?

A person like him would not easily die while in training.

Many thoughts whizzed past Yi Yun's mind and at that moment, the frost pool that Chu Xiaoran mentioned appeared in front of them!

Below the steep cliff, there was a deep blue pool. There was a wind blowing through the canyon, but the water remained calm, without any ripples or waves. It was quiet like a piece of cold jade.

A frost pool like this gave off a very eerie feel to it.

"There it is!" Chu Xiaoran said.

At that moment, the group no longer had time to decide what was inside the frost pool. They charged right into the frost pool at a high speed.

"Splash!"

Water splashed up. The moment Yi Yun entered the water, he could feel the biting cold of the cold water.

It was a temperature that really froze right into a person's marrow. It was a surprise that this frost pool did not freeze at such a low temperature.

And not only that, Yi Yun felt that the water in the frost pool was heavy and sticky. It had great resistance and it was very strange!

Yi Yun did not think any further and he circulated his body's pure Yang Qi, which instantly removed the coldness. He was like a lively fish swimming deep into the frost pool.

Previously, Yi Yun had practiced the 'Dragon Dancing in Vast Water' of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', so he was very familiar with deep diving.

The five of them helped each other out. Chu Shan and Chu Luo were weaker than the other three, but by using all their Yuan Qi, they were able to cope with the cold pool water.

"Splash!"

Another heavy object entered the water. Yang Haoran had caught up.

"This rascal... There is no fairness in this world. He actually did not die!" Qiuniu gritted his teeth as he said that.

At that moment, all of them were unable to fend for themselves, so no one could be bothered to care about Yang Haoran. All of them used all of their strength to swim deeper into the pool.

Soon, the surrounding environment turned dark.

The pool had an extremely strong ability to remain opaque to light. Just diving down tens of meters into the pool resulted in one not being able to see one's fingers in front of them.

Although all them were using their strength to wade through the water, there was not a single wave of sound in the water. It was an eerie silence.

The mysterious deep pool was like the huge mouth of a demon that had swallowed all of them up.

At that moment, Yi Yun had realized why Chu Xiaoran had only previously dived in halfway before not venturing any further. This deep pool really gave one a strong sense of unease. No one knew what was down below.

The water insulated against sound, light and perception. It was as if they were trapped in an eternal darkness. This was like the legendary gate to Hell, and if they were to swim deeper, they would swim into Hell.

"Is everyone here?" Chu Xiaoran's Yuan Qi transmission rung in Yi Yun's ears.

After reaching a depth of about 200 meters in the pool, the few of them were separated by about ten meters, yet they found it difficult to perceive the other's presence.

Although warriors could see in the dark, they still needed a trace of light. In an environment without any light, a warrior was unable to see anything.

Besides, in the pool, there was a strong damping of Yuan Qi fluctuations. Even Chu Xiaoran's Yuan Qi transmission became intermittent due to the dampening.

"Here!" Yi Yun transmitted his voice.

He opened his energy vision but in the bizarre pool, the range he could see using the energy vision was greatly reduced compared to being on land. But, it was still much better than Chu Xiaoran and company.

Yi Yun first looked up to see if the mutated Three Eyed Spider was still chasing after them.

But just above Yi Yun, in the still water, there was the mutated Three Eyed Spider!

Its speed had slowed down because it seemed to be afraid of the unknown deep pool. It did not dare to dive down too quickly.

Many desolate beasts could sense ominous places better than humans. This was the only good news.

But, Yi Yun and company still had to dive deeper into the water. No one could guarantee that the mutated Three Eyed Spider would not suddenly crazily chase them again.

"Oh? Yang Haoran..." Yi Yun frowned slightly. He saw Yang Haoran in his energy vision. Due to the darkness caused by the pool's water, Yang Haoran had opened up a gap between them. They were about 100 meters away from each other.

"This rascal..." Yi Yun was pissed.

Yang Haoran had hogged the training ground for himself from the beginning. After Yi Yun used trickery to force Yang Haoran to leave, Yang Haoran unexpectedly managed to attract a mutated Three Eyed Spider that nearly wiped them all out.

The culprit behind this was lucky enough to survive, while all his followers were now dead.

But currently, Yi Yun was no match for Yang Haoran. He could not beat him even if he wanted to seek revenge. Even if he could beat him, due to the Tai Ah Divine City's rules, he could not do anything to Yang Haoran.

Yi Yun could no longer be bothered to think of Yang Haoran. He turned his focus towards the bottom and prepared to use the energy vision to figure out a path in the frost pool. This look made Yi Yun feel pins and needles!

About 100 meters deep later, there were three huge caves. Around the mouth of the cave, there was a rapid water flow as a strong suction tugged at the water, sucking the water into it. This formed three black swirls!

Yi Yun did not know where the swirls led to, but he felt a strong sense of unease.

Such a cave's depth was unknowingly deep. Although a warrior could stay in the water for a very long time, he could not stay in there indefinitely. If the cave was so deep that it didn’t have a bottom and it led to an unknown secret ground, then it was likely that they would die in this underground deep pool.

Yi Yun's first thought was to choose another direction to flee. As the threat from the mutated Three Eyed Spider had been greatly reduced, there was no reason to risk their lives to go into the unfathomably deep caves. There might be other paths that they could go in the deep pool.

Just as Yi Yun was looking around for another way out, he suddenly feel a chill engulf him from head to toe. It made his heart contract as his blood flow stopped!

Below the deep pool, about 50 meters away from them, there was a school of strange fish that surrounded them in a circle!

Every one of these strange fish were about a foot long. They were floating quietly in the water, slowly gathering around them like underwater spirits.

They had amber round eyes with an empty stare in them. It was as if they had no focal length. They approached in a quiet fashion. This situation was alarming!

"We have been surrounded!" Yi Yun transmitted his voice.

"What!?" Chu Xiaoran and company had not detected these strange fish.

"A sort of aquatic desolate beast that looks like a fish. There are no details on such desolate beasts in the "Divine Wilderness" book. There are at least a hundred of them in this pool!"

The strange fish may be small, but Yi Yun would not forget the palm-sized piranhas in his previous life. If they gathered into a large group, it was an absolute nightmare.

"Aquatic desolate beast?" Chu Xiaoran and company were like blind people in the pool, so they were unable to perceive the strange fish. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

They did not know how Yi Yun was able to detect the beasts. But since he said so, there was no mistake in it.

"Where?" Qiuniu touched his interspatial ring, in preparation of taking out his weapon.

Yi Yun grimaced. A few hundred meters below the water surface, there was an immense pressure and a biting cold. Also, the water was heavy and sticky. It was also an environment which diminished perception, reducing their combat power to about 10-20%.

For example, Qiuniu's weapon was a massive tower shield. Yi Yun could not imagine what sort of damage Qiuniu could do with that ridiculously heavy tower shield against the fish in the water.

And these fish were natural underwater killers. In the water, they were able to maximize their combat power. If this dragged out, the chances of the five of them fighting in a group was slim!

Several thoughts quickly flashed through Yi Yun's mind. At that moment, Chu Xiaoran, Qiuniu and company saw the water monsters, as their amber eyes began to glow red.

With more than a hundred strange fish, it was like they were surrounded by ghosts at night with those hundred pairs of red glowing eyes.

Chu Xiaoran and company all held their breaths!

They were really surrounded.

They had just jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire!

True Martial World - Chapter 288: One With the Saber

"Yang Haoran sure is wicked!" Yi Yun cursed in his heart.

This canyon led deep into Meteorite Abyss. Logically speaking, Yang Haoran would have headed towards the outer perimeter of Meteorite Abyss if he wanted to leave the canyon before finding a spot to set up camp for the night.

After he met a terrifying desolate beast, he should have fled towards the exterior. If that monster did not wish to leave the confines of Meteorite Abyss, he might be able to survive.

But Yang Haoran's choice was the opposite. He fled back into Meteorite Abyss.

Clearly, Yang Haoran believed that the chances of him escaping out of Meteorite Abyss were very slim. Hence, he diverted the trouble, letting others take the rear.

"Yi Yun, what is happening?" Chu Xiaoran asked. But just as she asked, there was no longer a need for Yi Yun to reply.

Because she saw Yang Haoran bolting towards them. And behind Yang Haoran, there was a huge golden spider. It was covered in tiger-like stripes and its head had three green eyes. Its entire body was shimmering.

"That's a Three Eyed Spider!?" Chu Xiaoran searched through the information in her mind and only the Three Eyed Spider came closest to fitting the bill. But a Three Eyed Spider did not have any tiger stripes, nor did its body shimmer.

Could it be a mutated beast?

Chu Xiaoran took a deep cold breath. There were countless numbers of desolate beasts in the Divine Wilderness and there were many varieties. Sometimes, due to encountering special fortuitous events such as swallowing a treasure, or other reasons, some would end up mutating.

And most mutations would make them stronger than their original selves!

Originally, a Three Eyed Spider was already very strong, and Chu Xiaoran knew she was no match for, what more it was a mutated Three Eyed Spider!

It was no wonder Yang Haoran was fleeing!

They were in a canyon and there was only one path. If they could not outrun the mutated spider, they would probably all die here!

"People, don't run. Stop and combine forces with me to kill this wretch!" Yang Haoran shouted from behind Chu Xiaoran and company. A strong wind resulted in a staccato voice as he said, "I was fighting the monster just now. Although I'm not its match, I'm not that much inferior to it. With your help, victory is guaranteed! If we keep fleeing, we will eventually take turns to be killed by it!"

Yang Haoran barked. Chu Shan almost stopped because what Yang Haoran said made sense. They were now running deep into Meteorite Abyss now. The deeper they went, the number of monsters and the strength of these monsters increased. It was equivalent to suicide.

If they stopped to fight in a desperate attempt, there was a chance of survival.

"Don't believe his words!"

At the moment Chu Shan hesitated, Yi Yun's fierce voice transmitted into his ears. "He only wants you to slow down to line his back. I guarantee you that if you stop, he will overtake you and be the first one to escape!"

Yi Yun could feel the power of the mutated Three Eyed Spider through his Purple Crystal vision. It was not something a group of children like them could handle!

Maybe if a Human Lord came, he could handle this Three Eyed Spider.

"There is a deep pool ten kilometers ahead. The pool's water is cold to the bone and it is unfathomably deep. We might be able to escape through that!"As the group was fleeing, Chu Xiaoran said calmly.

She was a warrior who cultivated frost ice laws, so she was very familiar with the extremely cold spots in Meteorite Abyss.

"Have you ever explored the deep pool?" Yi Yun pressed.

"Not much! I only went down to a few hundred meters deep. Any deeper down and it is absolute darkness and I have no idea where it leads to, so I didn't proceed further. It might lead to an underground river!" Chu Xiaoran quickly gave her analysis.

"Ten kilometers, we should be able to make it. Let's risk it!" Yi Yun made his decision. With their strength, they could cover ten kilometers in approximately 100-200 seconds at full speed!

Chu Shan and Chu Luo had the speed array's blessing that allowed them to keep up. If not, Yi Yun would also not be able to take care of them because he could not even save himself.

Yang Haoran was catching up as his speed was faster than all of them.

"This bunch of little bastards are cunning. But that's useless, I will still overtake all of you!" Yang Haoran gritted his teeth. He also knew about the frost pool!

Ten kilometers, eight kilometers, five kilometers...

The frost pool was getting closer but the mutated Three Eyed Spider was closing the gap!

Suddenly, a gigantic black ape-shaped desolate beast appeared in front of Yi Yun and company without any warning.

It was a Blue Blood Ape!

All of them were shocked. Previously, the desolate beast that Yang Haoran had attracted using the Beast Luring Grass to attract it and then kill it was a Blue Blood Ape!

Yang Haoran was strong, but he still needed a few attacks before he managed to kill it.

As for Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran, it would be extremely difficult to kill the Blue Blood Ape. Its defensive power was much stronger than a Metallic Fire Ant.

The Metallic Fire Ant had its antennas as a weakness, but a Blue Blood Ape had no weaknesses!

Its sudden appearance that blocked them was a nightmare!

"That's bad!"

Time was of the essence. Chu Shan and Chu Luo felt despair when they saw the Blue Blood Ape appear!

Just being stalled here for a few seconds would result in them being torn to shreds by the Three Eyed Spider behind them! Even Yang Haoran had to use ten seconds to kill the monster, so how were they going to pass it?

As they were almost deep in despair, a shadow flashed and rushed right in front of them. Yi Yun had jumped forward with the Thousand Army Saber in hand!

That moment, his eyes were filled with killing intent, but his mind was extremely calm. The saber tomb's 32 Words flashed across his mind. The sword truths became extremely clear at that very moment.

Boom!

Radiant Sun Qi burst out from behind Yi Yun, forming a magnificent picture of the Tang Valley. Like the roar of a dragon and tiger, the Thousand Army Saber seemed to become an extension of Yi Yun's body, being one with Yi Yun!

"Saber Truth's 32 Words–One With the Saber!"

Yi Yun's entire body and the Thousand Army Saber became a blinding blade beam before it slashed at the Blue Blood Ape!

The Blue Blood Ape roared as it sent a slap towards Yi Yun!

Its odd strength was able to collapse a hill with a slap!

But, Yi Yun was too fast. It was so fast that before the Blue Blood Ape's attack struck him, Yi Yun's saber had already hit the Blue Blood Ape!

"Swish!"

The blood-colored blade beam flashed across the sky as if the blade beam swallowed up the light, causing its surroundings to turn dark. It was as if the saber was the only thing left in this entire world!

The Blue Blood Ape's body trembled and blood splattered out. Yi Yun's attack had split the Blue Blood Ape in half from top to bottom!

Under the strong shock waves, the Blue Blood Ape's two halves flew off to the sides, crashing heavily into the rocks.

Yi Yun and his saber went through the ape's body, covering his entire body with blood!

Oh!?

Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran, who were behind Yi Yun, were both shocked. Chu Shan and Chu Luo could not even believe their eyes. Previously, Yi Yun had showed his strength killing other desolate beasts, but it was mostly through trickery. He attacked the weak spots of the desolate beasts. He was never like this, attacking a Blue Blood Ape, which had terrifying defensive power, head on with one slash and splitting it in half!

Even Yang Haoran, who was running behind them, felt his heart miss a beat.

This attack was too terrifying. Even his strongest attack could not create such damage!

Of course, attack strength was just one aspect of one's combat power. Yang Haoran still had advantages Yi Yun did not have like an Aspect Totem, insights into laws and quantity of Yuan Qi. But even so, it still horrified Yang Haoran!

A Purple Blood realm warrior's attack strength could achieve such a level?

Yang Haoran suddenly felt that after offending Yi Yun today, if Yi Yun survived, he would likely seek revenge against Yang Haoran in an intensified manner.

Just thinking of this made Yang Haoran's heart flash murderous intent.

"Yi Yun, are you alright!?" Chu Xiaoran said as she used her movement techniques to rapidly traverse the ground.

With that attack, Yi Yun was completely worn out. This was the strongest attack he could use after painstakingly trying to understand the saber tomb's saber truths in the past two months!

The way of the saber had killing at its core. With an invincible mind, one would be invincible in all other aspects!

The most terrifying thing of the Saber Truth's 32 Words left behind by the saber tomb's owner was its attacks. And with Radiant Sun Qi powering the saber truths, it no doubt maximized the attack's damage!

But...with Yi Yun's Purple Blood realm cultivation level, it consumed so much Yuan Qi just to power this attack!

With this one attack, he was depleted about half of his Yuan Qi, making it hard for him to carry on fighting.

If his cultivation level was to reach the Yuan Foundation realm, then the same attack could be used ten times without a problem. It was also because of this that Yi Yun was unable to fight against the mid-stage Yuan Foundation realm experts that were placed in the hundreds of the Earth roll.

After Yi Yun killed the Blue Blood Ape with one attack, Chu Shan, Qiuniu and company's morale greatly increased. They charged towards the frost pool with one breath!

But at that moment, Yang Haoran suddenly issued a strange cry from behind!

True Martial World - Chapter 287: Diverting Trouble

"Hahaha! Your father is dying of laughter! Your father is dying of laughter!" Qiuniu jumped up and down while laughing. "Daddy Niu has never seen such a good show before in his life!"

"Brother Yi, you sure are prophetic! Thankfully, I recorded it!" Qiuniu slapped Yi Yun strongly on his shoulders. He waved the video disk array in his hands with delight. Yang Haoran was a complete retard!

Yi Yun laughed and said, "I was just saying. I didn't expect it to actually happen. Is this the legendary foul mouth?"

"Hahaha! What foul mouth? This is Buddha's mouth. Whatever you say happens! I'm only thinking, why didn't it explode in that rascal's mouth?" Qiuniu said with some regret.

Yi Yun felt a chill down his spine when he heard this. Wasn't this the so-called **** (censored)? This Qiuniu sure was evil.

But it was impossible, even if he really wanted to make it explode in Yang Haoran's mouth. A distance of three inches was Yi Yun's limit. As the beast mark was formed, the connection between the beast mark and Yang Haoran's dantian would become stronger, and the beast mark's energy would become energy that had an owner. When that happened, the Purple Crystal could no longer control it.

Seeing the disk array in Qiuniu's hand, Yang Haoran clenched his fists as his nails lodged deep into his flesh.

What was going on today? Why did that happen!?

"Young… Young Master… It was just an accident, right...?" A lackey ventured a guess when he noticed Yang Haoran's unkindly expression.

"Shut up!" Yang Haoran growled deeply. The lackey immediately turned silent and he did not dare to say another word.

Could an accident happen twice?

What was the reason behind this?

Yang Haoran was really going mad. He did not know where the problem lay. He even suspected that there was a problem with his soul. Did it suddenly become unsuitable for condensing beast marks?

No matter what the reason was, Yang Haoran felt that it was pointless to cultivate anymore today.

Ignoring his repeated failures, he was even unable to calm his current state of mind down. Cultivating an Aspect Totem required a calm state of mind.

With a group of people watching him, and having someone record a disk array video, Yang Haoran felt as if he was a clown performing on stage.

Although Yang Haoran wanted to attempt condensing another beast mark, for some unknown reason, he had a hunch that his third attempt would also result in failure.

He took a few deep breaths before he managed to pacify his furious mood.

With his purple sword in hand, he walked towards Qiuniu.

"What do you want? Do you want to fight?" Qiuniu was lacking in confidence about facing Yang Haoran. He was after all a person who ranked around 100 on the Tai Ah Divine City's Earth roll. Even Yi Yun was no match for him.

"Give me the disk array. I'll leave the place for you!"

Since he was not able to cultivate for the moment, Yang Haoran planned on leaving. Hence, the place would naturally be left for Qiuniu and company, but he did not want Qiuniu to have a disk array of his pathetic performance.

With Qiuniu's personality, it was very likely that he would leak the disk array's video out. This was something that made Yang Haoran feel full of disgust.

"Heh!" Qiuniu snorted. He wanted to use the disk array to reprimand Yang Haoran and add insult to injury.

But before he could open his mouth, Yi Yun said, "Give it to him."

"Brother Yi..." Qiuniu glanced at Yi Yun.

He found that Yang Haoran was an eyesore and he felt that not insulting him would be a pity. But since Yi Yun said so, Qiuniu decided to let it go.

Yi Yun said, "Toe the line on everything. There is no need to offend him too openly. Yang Haoran has his bottom line. If he really wants to fight us, we are not his match."

"Young Master Haoran probably made an accidental mistake this time."

The first few sentences were said to Qiuniu through a transmission. The last sentence was said by Yi Yun to Yang Haoran. Yang Haoran grunted before taking the disk array and left without turning back.

Seeing Yang Haoran thwarted, Qiuniu had not fully expressed his views and clicked his tongue, "Such a pity. There are plenty of girls who like Yang Haoran. I really wanted to know what their expressions would be like if I were to show them the disk array. Two consecutively failures at condensing a beast mark at the mid-stages of the Yuan Foundation realm. Haha! I wonder what went wrong with Yang Haoran."

Qiuniu was in high spirits. He felt extremely good today. He was nursing a grievance because of Yang Haoran, but now, he managed to find respite. It felt great!

Qiuniu could not get his mind off that matter and he asked Yi Yun, "I must say. Brother Yi, you are too nice. How could you give him the disk array back so easily?"

Yi Yun laughed and said, "You must toe the line as a human being. Besides, we did not lose a thing."

Yi Yun's words were echoed by Chu Shan, "Brother Yi is right. There's no need to push the matter to an irreconcilable state."

Chu Luo also said, "Little Brother Yi Yun is so gifted, yet he is so humble. He is nice and he has a big heart. That is something rare."

The group began chatting while Yi Yun laughed ingenuously. These people sure had good eyes. My character has always been good and my heart has always been wide.

Yi Yun accepted their praises calmly. As he was smiling, he noticed Chu Xiaoran's gaze. Chu Xiaoran was looking deeply at him with an indescribable meaning behind it.

Yi Yun's heart thumped. Could it be that this maiden had seen through something?

But even if Chu Xiaoran vaguely felt something was amiss, it was just a guess. She had no evidence for anything.

No one would believe that Yi Yun, as a Purple Blood realm warrior, had the ability to affect Yang Haoran's ability in condensing a beast mark.

"Speaking of this, they did not take the Beast Luring Grass away!" Yi Yun noticed the Beast Luring Grass on the ground and hurriedly changed the subject. He wanted to prevent Chu Xiaoran from thinking too much.

With a flash of his figure, he came to the side of the Beast Luring Grass and picked it up.

Chu Luo said, "There's not much effect in this Beast Luring Grass you picked up. Once the Beast Luring Grass is heated up, its effects can only last about 2-4 hours. And in Meteorite Abyss, the Beast Luring Grass is too dangerous. You might lure a strong desolate beast you cannot handle."

Although Chu Luo said that, Yi Yun still decided to keep the Beast Luring Grass after some thought.

In his interspatial ring, the Beast Luring Grass' smell was cut off, so he did not worry about attracting desolate beasts.

Now they occupied the best canyon in the perimeter of Meteorite Abyss, it was of great value. Training here with the desolate beasts that had abundant pure Yang energy within their bodies would save them a lot of time.

They split up and helped each other out as they advanced through the canyon.

...

Peng!

With a bowstring sounding out, a large red bird was shot down by the Tai Cang Bow. It had wanted to launch a surprise attack on Yi Yun.

It was a Fire Falcon that liked to eat the hearts and livers of humans. Legend has it that some tribes in the wilderness had burial traditions that Yi Yun had seen before in his previous life. They would feed the corpses of the dead to Fire Falcons as a burial method, allowing their souls to rise to Heaven noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The Wind Chasing Arrow had pierced through the Fire Falcon's abdomen. Before it died, its sharp talons swiped down at Yi Yun without taking it lying down.

But Yi Yun was well prepared. He slashed with the Thousand Army Saber and chopped the Fire Falcon with one attack!

"Good archery skills Brother Yi!" Qiuniu praised. He was not praising Yi Yun's accuracy but he was praising Yi Yun’s strength. To be able to pierce through a Fire Falcon indicated that the strength behind that arrow was tremendously terrifying!

Yi Yun did not say anything and interfaced his spiritual energy with the Purple Crystal. As the purple light swirled, the pure Yuan Qi within the Fire Falcon condensed into a beast mark.

Up until now, Yi Yun had killed two Fire Boars and a Fire Falcon in this canyon.

But when he absorbed the beast marks into his body, he felt that he was still a long way off from forming a 'Myriad Beast Totem' Aspect Totem...

"It looks like I cannot continue on this training expedition. I need to return to the Tai Ah Divine City to exchange for another totem mystic technique."

As Yi Yun was thinking of that, he suddenly heard a scream coming from behind the canyon. Following that, there was a fierce roar of a beast!

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Yi Yun was alarmed. Beside him, Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran gripped their weapons tightly.

Before the surprise appeared, a killing intent had spread over!

Yi Yun opened his Purple Crystal's vision and he saw the scene at the back. In his vision, there was a shining energy fire. This made Yi Yun's heart miss a beat. It was a terrifying desolate beast, almost the level of a King-ranked desolate beast, and it was charging towards them!

And running in front of the desolate beast was Yang Haoran!

"Ah!"

Yet another scream. Yang Haoran's lackey was pinned to the ground by the desolate beast. His entire torso was penetrated and his organs were destroyed. He bled from all his orifices!

Yi Yun was completely stunned. Although he had previously heard that countless numbers of people died in the Divine Wilderness in the millions of years, and there was a 20% death or disability rate amongst the Tai Ah Divine City's cultivators, this was the first time he actually saw a cultivator die while training in the Divine Wilderness.

A live person, even if he had a weak presence, was still a life. And he had turned into a bloody pile of meat in an instant!

The world was cruel! The Divine Wilderness was cruel!

"Young Master, save me!"

Behind Yang Haoran, there was a heart-wrenching scream, but Yang Haoran could not be bothered with him. He only hated the fact that he did not bring enough followers with him this time. The more followers he had, the more they could delay the huge monster behind him. Even delaying it by half a second was good.

But, it was alright. Yang Haoran still remembered that Yi Yun, Chu Xiaoran and company had entered this canyon.

Yi Yun, Chu Xiaoran and company were stronger than his lackeys. With them in the rear, his chances of survival was much higher.

With this thought in mind, Yang Haoran sped up as he rushed towards Yi Yun and company.

All of this happened in a split second. Yi Yun loudly shouted, "Run!"

With that said, Yi Yun turned around and ran!

Oh!?

Chu Xiaoran and Qiuniu did not have Yi Yun's energy vision and they did not know what had happened. However, they heard the scream, and seeing Yi Yun's reaction, they did not hesitate and they immediately followed Yi Yun in escaping!

Chu Shan and Chu Luo did not delay either. They were the weakest in the group. Seeing a person like Yi Yun turn pale, they knew that a terrible existence must have appeared.

In the face of such an existence, they would be killed in a second!

They had slight hesitations before they reluctantly used their life protecting trump card, which they did not use while facing the Metallic Fire Ant, the Extreme Speed Array Charm. This charm was the only thing that could help them at that moment.

True Martial World - Chapter 286: Causing Trouble

“Why are you not leaving?"

Yang Haoran's lackeys shouted from afar.

Yi Yun shouted back, "We will not steal your desolate beasts. It should be alright for us to just stand here and watch, right!?"

"Are you trying to steal the technique behind Young Master Haoran's beast mark condensation?" The lackeys, thinking that they had seen through Yi Yun's intentions, smiled disdainfully. "So what if we let you watch? You think condensing a beast mark is something you can learn just by watching?"

"Let them be." Yang Haoran said. Since they were willing to be his audience, there was no harm to it. Besides, Chu Xiaoran and Chu Luo were both young maidens. It was not bad to have beautiful girls as an audience.

"Young Master Haoran's Aspect Totem should be advancing pretty soon, right…?" A lackey asked Yang Haoran.

"Yes… If everything goes well today, it will probably be completed today." Yang Haoran was very confident of himself as he had considerable talent in Aspect Totems. Although he did not manage to condense an Aspect Totem before the Yuan Foundation realm, every beast mark that he condensed were of high quality. So even though it was condensed after the Yuan Foundation realm, his cultivation of the totem mystic technique went at a rapid pace.

"Young Master Haoran sure is great. You are about to condense an elite-ranked Aspect Totem in the mid-stages of the Yuan Foundation realm. In the future, you will have a beast-general ranked Aspect Totem at the peak of the Yuan Foundation realm. When you become a Human Lord, it will be a beast-king rank. And at the peak of Human Lord, it might even be a primordial strain-rank!"

The Aspect Totem's ranks were the same as desolate beasts.

Typically, only sages could condense a primordial strain-ranked Aspect Totem.

As for the probability of Yang Haoran becoming a sage, that was practically zero. It would be extremely difficult, even for him, to become a peak-Human Lord figure, not to mention possessing a primordial strain Aspect Totem at the peak-Human Lord level.

"Ass skin can really be punctured by kissing it too much!"

Qiuniu grunted coldly beside Yi Yun. He had purposely lowered his voice to prevent the lackeys from hearing it, in order to prevent another quarrel.

"Take out your disk arrays and record it. We must record the evolution process of Young Master Haoran's Aspect Totem. In the future, this video will be precious."

A few lackeys said as a video disk array was taken out and the condensation process of Yang Haoran's beast mark was recorded.

A few days ago, they started recording it every single time. These were records of Yang Haoran's brilliant history, which could make others admire and respect him.

Yang Haoran began to condense the beast mark while Yi Yun and company watching. Although Yang Haoran had no lack of girls, he still wanted to show off in front of outstanding members of the opposite sex. He wanted to present a good show to these rookies.

With his spiritual energy interfacing with the Black Gold Ox's corpse, Yang Haoran followed the procedure according to the records in his totem mystic technique and controlled the wanton and dissipating pure Yang energy and slowly formed it.

It was very difficult to condense a beast mark for Purple Blood realm warriors. But in the Yuan Foundation realm, because of the dantian becoming a Yuan Foundation, a warrior had an easier time controlling energy. When that happened, most warriors were able to condense a beast mark.

If a Yuan Foundation realm warrior could not condense a beast mark, it was a very shameful thing.

As the gathering pure Yang energy increased, a visible ball of light, the size of a walnut, appeared.

Chu Luo earlier said that the beast mark she condensed was the size of a peanut and that it was only under rare occasions that she was able to condense them. Now, Yang Haoran could form a light blob the size of a walnut with a casual attempt. This was the difference between the Yuan Foundation realm and the Purple Blood realm.

"Young Master Haoran is really talented!" A few lackeys praised him. They were not just words of flattery towards him, but words that came from their hearts. This was because 99% of the Tai Ah Divine City Yuan Foundation realm warriors cannot condense a beast mark as easily as Yang Haoran.

Even Qiuniu, who was indignant, had to admit that Yang Haoran had the right to be proud.

Just as the walnut-sized light blob was about to condense into a beast mark, Yi Yun interfaced his spiritual energy with the Purple Crystal and a purple whirlpool quietly appeared…

The Purple Crystal could control free energy. When the Black Gold Ox died, the energy it left behind was free energy.

Yi Yun could use this energy to practice his Desolate Heaven technique, or he could directly absorb it without any problems.

But if he wanted to use the energy to condense an Aspect Totem, he would need to use a totem mystic technique. And the totem mystic technique had to resonate with the murderous Qi before it could be used. Since the Black Gold Ox had not been killed by Yi Yun, that was impossible.

But, if he wanted to cause trouble, that was much easier.

With just a thought, the pure Yang energy far away immediately became chaotic.

At that moment, the beast mark Yang Haoran was controlling had condensed halfway. It was just in front of him as he prepared to absorb it into his body.

The sudden chaos in the energy took Yang Haoran off guard. He had nearly no time to react.

"Boom!"

Yi Yun's pupils shrunk, and with his spiritual energy controlling the Purple Crystal's power, it was like he shot out an arrow!

"Boom!"

The energy blob exploded less than a foot away from Yang Haoran's face!

"Huh!?"

Yang Haoran was greatly shocked. He jerked back, but the explosion's shock waves left his face ashen.

The hair on his head had even become disheveled by the shock wave. His long hair messily hung downwards!

"…"

The lackeys, who were surrounding Yang Haoran and were about to shout out praises and flatter Yang Haoran, were also caught in the shock wave, leaving them in a sorry state. They turned dumbfounded upon seeing Yang Haoran and his now ashen expression on his blackened face.

What the hell… happened?

Seeing the residual energy left in the sky, the images of the explosive energy were still imprinted in their eyes. An explosion had really happened. It was not an illusion.

A few of the lackeys were still dumbstruck. The beast mark Young Master Haoran condensed actually exploded?

Typically, mid-stage Yuan Foundation realm warriors differed only in the quality of the beast marks they condensed. Very few would explode midway in the condensation process.

Besides those lackeys, even Chu Luo and Chu Xiaoran were extremely shocked. Yang Haoran actually failed?

At that moment, Qiuniu suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha! Your dad is dying of laughter. Who was it that previously said that we were trying to secretly learn Young Master Haoran's technique in condensing a beast mark? And he said we won't be able to learn it? Hey, we really aren't able to learn such a technique. Hahahaha!"

Qiuniu slapped his thigh and his voice was brazen.

Of course, Yang Haoran's eyes turned blood red as he stared at Qiuniu with murderous intent. Qiuniu gave a shameless expression, "What? Do you want to beat people up? If you don't kill your daddy, your daddy will still record you condensing a beast mark today. It will then be announced later in the Tai Ah Divine City that Young Master Haoran failed at condensing a beast mark, and then beat people up as his embarrassment turned into rage."

Qiuniu was completely impenetrable. He was not afraid of Yang Haoran making a move.

Yang Haoran sneered, "A bunch of swallows who don't know how high the sky is. Just because they see a swan flying low sometimes, they think they can fly higher than a swan. What a joke!"

"Yichi, use a Beast Luring Grass!" Yang Haoran said to his lackey without turning his head. His voice was like a blade.

"Beast… Beast Luring Grass…" The lackey named Yichi was clearly dumbfounded. The Beast Luring Grass would emit a special smell, attracting desolate beasts. Beast Luring Grass were typically used elsewhere in the Divine Wilderness. It was extremely dangerous to use the Beast Luring Grass in Meteorite Abyss, as there are many strong desolate beasts.

They would suffer greatly if it ended up attracting a desolate beast that they could not handle.

"What? Do you think I can't handle it?"

Yang Haoran's voice was filled with killing intent.

Yichi swallowed mouthfuls of saliva, he did not dare to disobey Yang Haoran. He placed down the Beast Luring Grass and lit it up with chemicals.

With that, an odd smell spread out.

The effects of the Beast Luring Grass were immediate. In less than 8 minutes, a roar could be heard. A huge black beast's head appeared from behind a boulder, its eyes were red as it stared at the Beast Luring Grass with greed.

"Blue Blood Ape!"

Seeing the sudden appearance of the desolate beast, Yang Haoran's eyes were filled with bloodlust. He made the first attack and with a flash of his body, he appeared in front of the Blue Blood Ape and sent his sword down.

Yang Haoran showed no mercy as he attacked it with killing blows. In about ten seconds, he killed the Blue Blood Ape!

The Blue Blood Ape had been beheaded. Yang Haoran looked at Qiuniu and company. The purple sword still dripping blood as if it was showing his prowess. "See, this is the distance between you and me!"

"Hmph!" Qiuniu snorted coldly. He was not afraid of Yang Haoran, but he knew that it was likely an accident on Yang Haoran's part. If Yang Haoran were to get serious, there would be nothing for him to laugh at.

At that moment, Yi Yun crept up and seemed to unintentionally transmit his voice to Qiuniu, "Brother Niu, didn't you say that you wanted to record video just now?"

Qiuniu shook his head and transmitted back, "There's nothing good to record. Yang will likely succeed this time. You want me to record him in the limelight?"

"If he really is in the limelight, then delete it. In the rare chance of him failing…" Yi Yun said casually.

"Good point!" With this, Qiuniu took out a video disk array. After all, he had nothing to lose in recording it down.

Seeing Qiuniu's actions, Yang Haoran laughed.

This retard! He really is all brawn and no brains. The video of his beast mark exploding while he condensed it was a once in a century occasion. Does he really think that I will make the same mistake twice?

Yang Haoran sank Qi into his dantian and easily extracted the Blue Blood Ape's energy and formed a walnut-sized energy blob.

Yang Haoran even purposely aligned the energy blood for Qiuniu to allow him to record the video from a better angle.

The energy blood slowly pulsated as it floated towards Yang Haoran. About 80% of it was in the shape of a beast mark.

Seeing this scene, Yang Haoran was extremely pleased. His glance at Qiuniu was a show of force. The walnut-sized beast mark had a clear form. This left Purple Blood realm warriors in the dust.

"You want to record a video? Then record this!"

Yang Haoran laughed disdainfully. He opened his mouth and sucked in the beast mark.

At that moment, Yang Haoran's facial expression changed as he turned pale.

"Boom!"

Without any warning, the Blue Blood Ape's beast mark exploded three inches away from Yang Haoran.

No matter how fast Yang Haoran's reaction was, it was too late. He retreated backward at an extreme speed, but his mouth still became bloody from the explosion. Even his teeth nearly dropped.

"Peng!"

When Yang Haoran retreated, he hit a rock and nearly fell to the ground.

He used the purple sword to support himself and found his footing. At that moment, Yang Haoran's hair was disheveled, his face was ghastly pale and his expression, grim.

What the hell…happened!?