True Martial World - Chapter 930: Elites Assembled

More than a million people had witnessed the battle in the Luo clan royal capital, including eminent figures like Prince Crimson Firmament and Bai Yueqing.

Seeing Chu Yunjian being defeated, Bai Yueqing felt like he had been punched in the face.

Chu Yunjian, who he counted on, had been defeated!

"Brother Yunjian!"

Bai Yueqing's figure flashed and arrived beside Chu Yunjian to hold on to him.

It had to be said that although Bai Yueqing was an arrogant person, he was still a person who showed concern to his subordinates. At that moment in time, it could be said that he should have been ashamed since his subordinate, Chu Yunjian, had been defeated by someone who was at a lower realm than him in front of a million people. However, as heir to the White Fox clan's throne, Bai Yueqing stood beside Chu Yunjian and they would weather the adversity together.

"I'm fine." Chu Yunjian looked at Bai Yueqing with a wry smile. "Your Highness, I have disappointed you… "

Chu Yunjian felt ashamed, but Bai Yueqing waved his hand and said, "Victory and defeat are both common in battle. You do not need to feel remorse. It's only that Chi Zhuiyun… "

Bai Yueqing looked at Chi Zhuiyun as the corners of his mouth twitched. Chi Zhuiyun's strength had far exceeded his imagination. A Dao Domain that could influence a million people was astounding to begin with.

It was no wonder that Chi Zhuiyun, a warrior at the half-step Dao Manifestation realm that was able to cultivate his Dao Domain to such a standard, had gained Felicitous Rain Lord's recognition.

"It's a Dao Domain that is related to massacres… " Chu Yunjian said. "In his Dao Domain, my heart of the sword was affected, like the Dao Domain had triggered my mental demons."

Thinking back to his experienced inside the Dao Domain, Chu Yunjian's heart was still fluttering with fear.

He looked at Chi Zhuiyun, while Chi Zhuiyun also looked back at him.

Chu Yunjian had been cultivating for a hundred years. He had always surpassed his peers, but now, he had been defeated by someone at a lower realm than him. In addition, in time to come, the gap between him and Chi Zhuiyun would only grow wider.

"In ten days time, I, Chi Zhuiyun, will challenge any young elite of the White Fox clan and Luo clan on these grounds! Whoever has the confidence, come here, and I'll accept your challenge."

After Chi Zhuiyun said this, he left in a beam of light. Luo Sha and Demon Girl followed him.

The words that he said before he left was heard clearly by a million people.

Chi Zhuiyun had challenged the entire Luo clan and White Fox clan!

If the young elites of the Luo clan and White Fox clan were wiped out by a single person, the warriors from both clans would lose a great deal of prestige.

Bai Yueqing's eyelids twitched. Prince Crimson Firmament had moved beside Chu Yunjian. "Brother Yunjian, in your opinion, will Princess Xue'er be able to defeat Chi Zhuiyun?"

With Chu Yunjian defeated, the White Fox clan still had Princess Xue'er!

Chu Yunjian shook his head, "I can't predict it. Princess Xue'er's talent surpasses mine, but… she's still too young. Her cultivation level is only at the Heaven Ascension perfection realm, slightly inferior to Chi Zhuiyun's, while I've lost despite being at the early stages of the Dao Manifestation realm. It will probably not be easy for Princess Xue'er to beat Chi Zhuiyun."

Chu Yunjian did not speak with certainty. After all, he could not predict the extent to which Princess White Fox had attained. "However... I have a feeling that during my battle with Chi Zhuiyun, he was not using his full strength. He has more powerful moves that he did not use… "

When Chu Yunjian said this, Bai Yueqing and Prince Crimson Firmament felt their hearts skip a beat. The present generation of the Luo clan and White Fox clan were filled with talent. Princess White Fox and Luo Huo'er, as well as Yi Yun, were the ones with most promise to become Supremacies. Although Prince Crimson Firmament abhorred Yi Yun, he could not deny Yi Yun's talent.

Such young talent from the Luo clan and White Fox clan was going to be wiped out by a single person?

If that happened, the Luo clan and White Fox clan would undoubtedly be dwarfed by others in the alliance against the Fey Phantasm Sect.

"Let's hope Xue'er can give us a pleasant surprise… " Bai Yueqing muttered to himself as he shook his head.

The million spectators left the desolate plains and they returned to the royal capital. In less than a day, the news proliferated throughout the royal capital.

Chu Yunjian had been defeated, while Chi Zhuiyun had challenged all of the young elites of the Luo clan and White Fox clan!

It instantly caused quite a stir in the Luo clan royal capital!

People were only aware that Chi Zhuiyun came from the Oracle Fey Kingdom and that he was very powerful, but they never expected him to be so powerful, powerful enough for him to leapfrog a level to defeat Chu Yunjian.

Furthermore, his extremely conceited challenge had forced the Luo clan and the White Fox clan into a corner.

They could not lose. If two large sects were to lose to a single person, the Luo clan and White Fox clan would lose all face.

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"Oh? Chu Yunjian was defeated?" In Fenghua Palace, Dong'er hurriedly informed Luo Huo'er about the news, but Dong'er never expected for Luo Huo'er to begin clapping when she heard the news. "That Chu Yunjian is such a cocky person. I met him back when Father summoned us. I could have turned a blind eye if it was only Chu Yunjian, but his boss, that male fox, had eyes so high that they were stuck on the top of their heads like they reigned supreme. Serves him right for being defeated!"

When Luo Huo'er said this, Dong'er was completely dumbfounded.

The young lass blinked her flickering large eyes as she looked at Luo Huo'er.

Be it people from the Luo clan or the White Fox clan, they would become extremely vexed when they heard hearing the news, afraid that the young elites of their respective clans would be wiped out by Chi Zhuiyun alone. But Princess Huo'er was on a completely different frequency.

"Princess, aren't you worried?" Even the dull-witted Dong'er began to worry that the Luo clan would lose to Chu Yunjian.

"What's there to worry? If he wants a fight, he'll get one!" Luo Huo'er said nonchalantly.

As she said that, her lips suffused a sneer. "That Chi Zhuiyun thinks that he can create a standard by himself so that Felicitous Rain Lord would understand that he is a true genius. He also wants to let other factions in the alliance know that those weaker who are than him aren't even qualified to vie for the spot of Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple. It can make him famous and it can also benefit him. He sure has an ingenious plan."

Princess knows so much…

Dong'er blinked as she pondered. She asked in a staccato manner, "Then… Princess, you are certain that you can defeat Chi Zhuiyun, right?"

Luo Huo'er's beautiful eyes glanced at her. "How would I know without fighting him!?"

"… "

If you don't know, why are you appearing so bold and self-assured!?

"Don't worry. There are many others who can't sit idle, such as my brother and that male fox. I'll just watch the show for now. However, why isn't Little Yun out of reclusion yet? I'm thinking of watching the good show with him." said Luo Huo'er.

Yi Yun had been in the Heavenly Slaughter Array for more than ten days.

If this were any ordinary reclusion, ten days was nothing. Even more than a decade was no big deal.

However, the Heavenly Slaughter Array was different. In there, he would have to face endless massacres.

To be embroiled in killing for more than ten days, especially with those insane figures from the Fey Phantasm Sect, a typical person would not have last so long.

And Yi Yun's reclusion continued on for another ten consecutive days without any signs of him coming out.

And by then, it was the day that Chi Zhuiyun had scheduled his challenge to battle the geniuses of the Luo clan and White Fox clan!

The matter brewed throughout the period that spanned less than a month. After all, the ambassadors of the factions that made up the alliance were still in the royal capital, so they obviously knew about the matter. In addition, the matter had to do with Felicitous Rain Lord's recruitment of a disciple, so they had used various channels to spread the news. In about ten days, Chi Zhuiyun's name had become famous in the entire alliance!

People from large factions like the World Margin Sect, Cloud Trail Empire, and Eternal Eventide Sea had rushed to the Luo clan in less than a month.

The people came from the other factions of the alliance for a myriad of reasons. Some were here to catch the buzz, eager to see Chi Zhuiyun sweep the Luo clan’s and the White Fox clan’s elites. There were also young elites from other factions that had their sights on Chi Zhuiyun. Therefore, many people had gathered in the Luo clan royal capital.

After all, there were many people who wanted to become Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple. These people had also learned that Chi Zhuiyun was a person who had received an approving nod from Felicitous Rain Lord. If they defeated Chi Zhuiyun, wouldn't that mean they would obtain the recognition of Felicitous Rain Lord? They might even become a disciple of Felicitous Rain Lord!

Instantly, the Luo clan royal capital was like a raging storm with many elites assembled! Emperor Luo, as well as the royal family of the White Fox clan, were stirred by this matter. Many people came because this battle determined the pride of the Luo clan and White Fox clan.

Under such circumstances, Yi Yun faded from prominence. After all, the matter had reached a massive scale. There were too many people to pay attention to. Not only Yi Yun, even the attention on Luo Huo'er and Princess White Fox had diminished.

True Martial World - Chapter 929: Chuyun’s Battle

"Buzz——"

Accompanying resonating sounds that gave one a chill, the black worms flew out of the Fey Phantasm Sect elder's body like a black storm and flew straight at Yi Yun.

There were thousands of worms, and it was unclear how they were stored in the Fey Phantasm Sect elder's thin frame.

"Thousand Snow Domain!"

With a thought, 999 flying sabers materialized around him. The saber array clashed with the black worms as swaths of black worms were sliced apart by the flying sabers.

In the Heavenly Slaughter Array, the flying sabers used by Yi Yun were standard issue weapons of the Luo clan, not the original Thousand Snow flying sabers. Therefore, when they were stained by the worms' blood, they lost a lot of their agility, as they showed signs of being corroded.

Interesting!

With another thought, a three-legged Golden Crow flew out from behind him. The power of pure Yang surged into his sword which he slashed out. A burning inferno befell as though the sun was descending, burning the worms to a crisp wherever the tongues of the burning flames licked.

The sword beam pierced through the swarm of worms, straight for the thin elder's throat!

At that moment, the Fey Phantasm Sect elder had a cold sneer on his face. A large black mist burst out from the front of his chest and after gaining freedom from the Fey Phantasm Sect elder, it streamed straight at Yi Yun!

Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!

They were ten forbidding black bone needles!

Each bone needle was as long as a forearm, as though each one had a life of its own. As they drew out twisted black trajectories in the sky, they shot at Yi Yun.

Seeing the bone needles, a thought flashed across Yi Yun's mind. Since the bone needles came from the elder's chest, were they refined from the elder's rib bones? The Fey Phantasm Sect's cultivation techniques were strange and appalling. He would definitely have suffered if he was taken by surprise by such attacks.

The elder's bone needles sealed Yi Yun's sword off and any path he could use to dodge them. A cruel smile suffused across the elder's face, as though he had already seen Yi Yun's terrible death.

Yi Yun did not retreat and he accelerated instead. Yuan Qi spread out as the nomological fragments of the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence augmented his sword. Instantly, a golden light blasted straight into the bone needles.

Boom!

Yi Yun's figure went from extreme motion to extreme stillness as the bone needles were minced by the sword.

A thousand-foot sword beam tore through the void, penetrating the thin elder's body!

Yi Yun flew with his sword in hand as he angled the sword tip to the ground. As for the Fey Phantasm Sect elder, he stood motionless on the spot. A huge gaping hole had appeared in his chest. His innards looked as though they had been burned by lava, but what flowed wasn't lava, it was boiling blood.

The Fey Phantasm Sect elder was reduced to flying ash after he issued a vicious and indignant cry.

Yi Yun exhaled slightly. The sword from before looked simple, but it was a sword move that Yi Yun had come up in the eighteen years he spent in the Primordial Space.

The 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence was something that he could not fully wield, but being able to use the laws in the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence flexibly gave Yi Yun's sword moves a power that made them completely different from before.

It could be considered that Yi Yun had created his own Sword Dao.

The deeper he went into the Purple Crystal, the more the images he saw from the Purple Crystal's memories made him marvel at the complex martial paths and the grandness of the world.

Previously, before seeking an audience with Emperor Luo, someone had said that the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence was only a mystic technique, which made it impossible to be condensed into a Dao fruit. However, as a cultivator of the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence, Yi Yun knew very well that this was not just a mystic technique. Yi Yun was looking forward to what the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence would condense into when he truly stepped into the Dao Manifestation realm.

"Continue!" Yi Yun faced his next opponent, knowing nothing about what happened in the outside world.

At that moment, the southern desolation mountain plains were filled with people. Everyone was here to witness the battle of Chi Zhuiyun and Chu Yunjian.

One was an Oracle Fey Kingdom disciple that suddenly arrived to instantly wipe out the Luo and White Fox clan disciples, while the other was a space-time swordsman, who had long established his name.

The people who came to watch the battle were basically members of the Luo clan and the White Fox clan. They hadn’t heard about Chi Zhuiyun much, but they had long heard of Chu Yunjian's fame.

Chi Zhuiyun had challenged the famous Chu Yunjian, and with him being a realm lower, they were here to see how Chi Zhuiyun would pay the price for his arrogance.

However, no one was happy when they truly witnessed the battle process.

The intense battle had been going on for fifteen minutes, but the scene that they imagined of Chu Yunjian trampling Chi Zhuiyun did not happen.

Indeed, Chi Zhuiyun looked as though he was suppressed by Chu Yunjian's keen sword moves. He defended more than he attacked, as though he was steadily losing ground, but he remained unbeaten.

As this went on, the audience turned anxious, like it was just shy of the final shove that would determine the outcome.

"Is that all you have? This is all your strength?" During the intense stormy battle, Chi Zhuiyun suddenly spoke. His words were extremely clear as sword and spear clashed. It could be heard throughout the desolate plains.

"Oh?" Chu Yunjian's sword-like eyebrows pricked up.

"If that is the case, I'm very disappointed. A White Fox clan genius at the early stages of the Dao Manifestation is nothing much after all." As Chi Zhuiyun said this, the Yuan Qi around him changed.

It turned rich with bloodlust that even people dozens of kilometers away could sense it.

It was like they had entered hell. Wherever their eyes landed, it was a gray background. Crimson clouds filled the sky, burgeoning to a point of them bleeding blood. And the ground was now filled with rugged rocks, with minced meat hanging on them. The ground was scattered with bone fragments.

It was a Shura battleground!

Dao Domain? This was Chi Zhuiyun's Dao Domain?

People had heard that Chi Zhuiyun had used his Dao Domain to gain Felicitous Rain Lord's attention, allowing him to be summoned by Felicitous Rain Lord.

Now, with his Dao Domain being activated, it had immersed a million warriors within it, and it was like they had all fallen into a trance.

A so-called Dao Domain was actually a tiny world formed by laws.

In the Universe, before every boundless world was formed, the laws were first fixed in place.

Chaos evolved into Yin-Yang and space-time, before forming the five elements, followed by all matter.

When a warrior's nomological insight reached a certain realm, they could create worlds. Of course, creating a world was impossible for a Dao Manifestation realm warrior. They could only create a domain.

A Dao Domain's effects were very limited, but to be able to influence a million people instantly like what Chi Zhuiyun had done was quite astounding!

"It's over. As long as you are within my Dao Domain, no one at the same realm as me can undertake my spear. Your cultivation realm may surpass me, and you may have insights into space-time Great Dao, but unfortunately, your space-time laws did not integrate themselves. You are not my match." As Chi Zhuiyun spoke, he thrust his spear out!

All the bloodlust and killing aura in the Dao Domain gathered around his spear as it swept towards Chu Yunjian.

Chu Yunjian's eyes flashed.

"Even if my space-time laws did not integrate themselves, it is still enough!"

Space-time Sword Dao — River of time!

In the sky, a surging river appeared out of nowhere. One of the 12 Fey Gods of ancient times — River of Forgetfulness. Its manifestation was that of a river of time.

The river of time that Chu Yunjian cast was far inferior to the standard of the River of Forgetfulness, but it had reached a nascent stage.

A sword went upstream against the river of time, like a swimming fish in the river that stabbed straight at Chi Zhuiyun's throat!

Chi Zhuiyun's expression turned cold. The spear that he wielded thrust out like a flood dragon in the river!

Boom!

The desolate plains rumbled as the million warriors felt the surging bloodlust. Their vision turned a deep shade of red.

They tried their best to widen their eyes to focus, but all they saw in the sky was Chi Zhuiyun. Standing mid air with spear in hand, he looked cold.

As for Chu Yunjian, he had been pushed dozens of kilometers back. Although he was also flying mid air, his robes were stained with blood and his face was pale. He could not curb the trembling of his sword-wielding hand.

Upon seeing this scene, all of the million warriors in the desolate plains fell silent.

Chu Yunjian had been defeated? This was not a life-and-death battle. It was just a challenge. Being defeated by one strike was also defeat.

Chu Yunjian had been suppressing Chi Zhuiyun from the very beginning, with victory at hand. However, the moment that Chi Zhuiyun's Dao Domain appeared, the outcome of the battle was reversed. The audience never expected that. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

A Dao Manifestation warrior... and a White Fox clan genius at that that had lost to Chi Zhuiyun, who was at the half-step Dao Manifestation realm.

True Martial World - Chapter 928: Yi Yun in the Heavenly Slaughter Array

"Oh? Chi Zhuiyun wants to challenge Chu Yunjian!?"

In Crimson Firmament Palace, Bai Yueqing, Prince Crimson Firmament, and Chu Yunjian were drinking wine when they heard the news.

Chu Yunjian was Bai Yueqing’s subordinate, and in the White Fox clan, Chu Yunjian was regarded by Bai Yueqing as a first-class guest. This allowed Chu Yunjian to sit alone with a friend in a pavilion outside the emperor's palace while waiting to be summoned by Emperor Luo.

In the beginning, Bai Yueqing believed that when the Oracle Fey Kingdom's Chi Zhuiyun came to the Luo clan, he would finally challenge Luo Huo'er and Princess Xue'er, and of course, the best outcome was Luo Huo'er being defeated by Chi Zhuiyun before Xue'er turned the tide.

But they never expected that Chi Zhuiyun had not chosen to challenge Luo Huo'er, but he challenged Chu Yunjian instead.

"That Chi Zhuiyun is way too arrogant!", said a sullen Bai Yueqing before he glanced at Chu Yunjian and added, "Yunjian broke through to the Dao Manifestation several years ago, condensing a sword Dao fruit and space-time Dao fruits. With the space-time Dao fruits having seven leaves, they were of excellent quality. Even if Chi Zhuiyun had condensed a Dao fruit, he was not necessarily superior to you, Yunjian, what more him having yet to reach the Dao Manifestation realm."

As Bai Yueqing spoke, Chu Yunjian shook his head and said, "Your Highness, your humble servant knows his strength very well. That Chi Zhuiyun isn't simple, but he is at half-step Dao Manifestation. Once he manifests his Dao, the Dao fruit that he manifests will definitely surpass me, but... that is after he manifests his Dao. Now, he has yet to manifest his Dao fruit, and he wants to leapfrog and challenge me… "

Chu Yunjian gulped down the glass of wine in hand and he no longer spoke another word.

"Haha! Brother Yueqing, there's no need to be angry. That Chi Zhuiyun may be arrogant, daring to declare that he alone will trample our Luo and White Fox clan. If he had limited it to the Heaven Ascension realm, that would have been fine, but to challenge Brother Yunjian in his first battle, that's good. Brother Yunjian can take the edge off his spirit, letting him know the difference between the Dao Manifestation and the Heaven Ascension realm!"

Prince Crimson Firmament and Bai Yueqing were allies. Both of them supported each other in order to support their respective inheritance of the throne.

Now, with Chi Zhuiyun challenging Chu Yunjian, Prince Crimson Firmament would be very happy to see Chu Yunjian repress Chi Zhuiyun.

The news of Chi Zhuiyun battling Chu Yunjian had caused a great sensation in the Luo clan royal capital. Chi Zhuiyun and company had already been in the Luo clan royal capital for more than ten days. The royal capital was not given a breather in those days because there was a huge battle every other day!

A battle between the best amongst geniuses was an exciting event, what more it had the Luo clan and White Fox clan's honor on the line.

The venue of Chu Yunjian and Chi Zhuiyun's battle was decided to be on the southern desolate mountain plains in the western suburbs of the royal capital.

The southern desolate mountain plains were several million kilometers wide, and due to the sparse population, it was a venue where many warriors used to spar. On this day, at the brink of dawn, groups of warriors flew out of the royal capital and rushed to the southern desolate mountain plains. Soon, the expansive desolate plains were filled with hundreds of thousands of people.

"There's so many people!"

"It hasn't even begun. Once the battle begins, the number of people might even increase several-fold!"

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While Chi Zhuiyun and Chu Yunjian's battle was ongoing, Yi Yun had been in reclusive cultivation in the Heavenly Slaughter Array for more than ten days.

The Heavenly Slaughter Array was truly an eye-opening experience for Yi Yun. Compared to the battles against the Ancient Fey in the Fey Refining Rock array, fighting against warriors and the situations that he encountered were multifarious in nature. Especially with the warriors being Fey Phantasm Sect disciples captured by the Luo clan, they were perfectly restored through soul-refining methods, both in terms of their combat techniques and the laws they cultivated.

And the opponents that Yi Yun chose were from the younger generation of the Fey Phantasm Sect. There were also many low-class Fey Phantasm Sect disciples that were stuck in the Dao Manifestation for several years. Even if he chose disciples from the younger generation, they were not formidable geniuses of the Fey Phantasm Sect. True Fey Phantasm Sect geniuses would typically not be caught alive by the Luo clan.

As such, when Yi Yun chose his opponents, he would bias it to those who were at the mid-stages of the Dao Manifestation or even higher.

He was already at the Heaven Ascension perfection realm, and since his opponents were not geniuses, it was meaningless to battle cultivators below the Dao Manifestation realm.

With a flash of light, more than a dozen figures appeared in front of Yi Yun. These people exuded demonic auras. They were all Fey Phantasm Sect disciples, be it their aura or expressions, they were no different from when they were alive.

Yi Yun had experienced such battles for nearly a hundred times over the past couple of days. Under such intense battles, Yi Yun depended on the Purple Crystal to absorb Heaven Earth Yuan Qi to replenish his stamina, allowing Yi Yun to persist. Even Heaven Fey with top bloodlines were far inferior to Yi Yun's Purple Crystal through the endurance that they gained from the power of their bloodline.

The figures charged at Yi Yun and the person who was leading the charge had a gigantic python coiled around him. The python stuck its black tongue out, while its amber pupils were filled with cold killing intent. Back when this Fey Phantasm Sect disciple was refined, the gigantic python had been refined into the Heavenly Slaughter Array along with him.

"Die!"

Without any change in expression, runic patterns flashed on Yi Yun’s sword. With a thrust of his sword, it moved like lightning and penetrated the python's mouth, before piercing the back of its head, straight into its master's throat!

Puah!

Blood splattered as an instant kill was achieved!

A Fey Phantasm Sect disciple at the peak of the early stages of the Dao Manifestation realm was killed easily by Yi Yun like he was chopping vegetables. He did not have the opportunity to use the moves and laws that he had comprehended in life because Yi Yun's sword was just too fast. Furthermore, the sword was augmented by the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence's Dao patterns!

Yi Yun could sustain for prolonged periods of time by using such a combat style, without summoning the entire 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence. He could battle until the end.

The Fey Phantasm Sect disciple that was penetrated by the sword convulsed as he collapsed onto the ground. The hatred and indignant look on his face were probably the same expression that he had when his soul was refined, and it was perfectly displayed once again.

Killing the enemy with one strike, Yi Yun had an indomitable stance. Circulating the 'Great Empress Heart Sutra', sword beams flew in every direction.

Cha! Cha! Cha!

The sword beams interwove in the space in the Heavenly Slaughter Array. Wherever they passed, the demons summoned by the Fey Phantasm Sect disciples, the corpse guardians and the puppets that they refined were all slain!

And at that moment, an opponent at the Dao Manifestation perfection realm appeared in front of Yi Yun.

At the Dao Manifestation perfection realm, he was an entire realm above Yi Yun.

The opponent was an elder who was as thin as bones. He looked like a starving ghost that had crawled out from hell.

Such warriors that were left trapped in the Dao Manifestation their entire lives had limited foundations and nomological insights. However, they could not be underestimated. Dao Manifestation realm warriors had extremely long lives and in their extended lifespans, they would research all sorts of strange battle techniques after knowing that there was no hope for them to make any further breakthroughs. Therefore, they were difficult opponents.

This was a pretty good opportunity for Yi Yun to test his strength.

"Phew–"

The Fey Phantasm Sect elder disrobed himself, exposing his thin body. And his body was covered in black balls.

The black balls were embedded in the thin elder's body. The surface had a black metallic luster. When Yi Yun focused on them, he realized that they were worms, sucking on the Fey Phantasm Sect elder's blood.

Oh?

Yi Yun frowned. This elder was using his blood to feed the worms. It was a repugnant scene.

True Martial World - Chapter 927: Brewing of the Storm

"Jian Zhu! Are you alright!?" Prince Pingnan said as he stood beside Jian Zhu.

Amongst the younger generation of the Luo clan, Prince Pingnan was the oldest, and his cultivation was at the Dao Manifestation perfection realm. He was able to see the process of the entire battle clearly. Luo Sha's use of the ax pole and his energy control exceeded his imagination. It was unknown how he had cultivated such a top body tempering technique.

And compared to Luo Sha, Chi Zhuiyun was obviously much more unfathomable.

Prince Pingnan could tell his cultivation level and it was half-step Dao Manifestation.

Half-step Dao Manifestation was the transitional process when the laws on the Heaven Ascension Dao Tree began to condense together, but the Dao fruit had yet to take form.

The tiny difference in cultivation level was typically nothing for elites like Jian Zhu, but when the opponent was also an elite, it was completely different.

Prince Pingnan suspected that without him, even if all of them joined forces, they were still no match for Chi Zhuiyun.

"Let's go!"

Prince Pingnan stood up, since their stance was lacking in formidability, it was meaningless to for them to stay behind.

Jian Zhu was not willing to be outdone, but he nodded his head.

Before leaving, Prince Pingnan turned to look at Chi Zhuiyun and said, "Today, we may be inferior, but our Luo clan and the White Fox clan are filled with young talent. Gaining victory against us is nothing."

"Heh!" Chi Zhuiyun scoffed as he drank from cup of wine in his hand. "On my trip to the Luo clan, I will be visiting every young elite of the Luo clan and the White Fox clan! However, I believe that very few people are worth getting my hands dirty."

Chi Zhuiyun's words were filled with confidence from beginning to end, but he truly had the power backing his boastful words.

Be it Luo Sha or the girl, who were both beside Chi Zhuiyun, their strength was extraordinary. Jian Zhu was not even able to match any one of them, so if he could not defeat any of the two, there was no reason for Chi Zhuiyun to do anything.

Prince Pingnan's expression sank. "You are planning on trampling on the Luo clan and the White Fox clan so you can to attract Felicitous Rain Lord's attention in order to become his disciple?"

Since Chi Zhuiyun came from the Oracle Fey Kingdom and he was planning on challenging all of the geniuses of the Luo clan and the White Fox clan, his goals were self-evident.

"It won't only be the Luo clan and the White Fox clan, it will be the entire alliance. I know that when all of you learned about Felicitous Rain Lord's intention of finding a disciple, you had the extravagant wish of becoming his disciple, but I will tell you that none of you are qualified. Furthermore, I do not need to use such a method to attract Felicitous Rain Lord's attention. He has already summoned and met me."

Oh? Felicitous Rain Lord's summoning?

Prince Pingnan heart sank. At that moment, the malt-colored skin girl beside Chi Zhuiyun said proudly, "Our young master has already put the elites of several factions in the alliance in their place during our Oracle Fey Kingdom trials. Later on, our young master received Felicitous Rain Lord's summoning and after seeing our young master's Dao Domain, he nodded his head to express his recognition!"

Among all of the young elites in the entire Oracle Fey Kingdom, only Chi Zhuiyun had received Felicitous Rain Lord's recognition by displaying his Great Dao Dao Domain. Any ordinary Dao Domain was obviously insufficient in obtaining Felicitous Rain Lord's recognition, so this meant that Chi Zhuiyun's Dao Domain was far from ordinary.

Prince Pingnan's expression turned ugly. This person wanted to trample on all of the geniuses of the alliance in order to become Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple!

With that, the battle was no longer limited to their group and Chi Zhuiyun, it had extended to the entire Luo clan.

This battle could not be lost!

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When Prince Pingnan, Jian Zhu, and company appeared at the entrance of Luo Water Restaurant, there were several people who had gathered around it. All of them knew about the battle that had taken place on the seventh level of Luo Water Restaurant.

"It's a prince!"

Few people recognized Prince Pingnan, but they recognized the princely robe.

"They are both elites of our Luo clan and the White Fox clan. Who was so dumb to fight them!?"

The crowd discussed in a feverish pitch, but the misunderstanding sounded harsh on Jian Zhu's ears.

The members of the Luo clan obviously believed that their elites were powerful, but the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven was large. There was no limit in the universe.

They could only hope that Princess Purple Spirit could match Chi Zhuiyun…

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News of the battle that happened at Luo Water Restaurant was quickly spread by people on Luo Water Street. It was unknown who had managed to discover the identity of the opponents, but it was made know that the opponents were from the Oracle Fey Kingdom's younger generation.

If this were ordinary times, it was still a good topic of discussion, but it would not have garnered so much attention.

But now, with a Divine Lord taking in a disciple, a battle amongst elites in the Luo clan royal capital was too eye-catching, especially when it was a battle between the Luo clan and the Oracle Fey Kingdom.

This news proliferated at an astonishing rate.

As the battle process was unseen by the people on Luo Water Street, the information that spread was mostly exaggerated. It resulted in several versions, with the outcome of the battle being uncertain.

However, with the passage of time, news after news spread around the streets!

Indeed, there was someone from the Oracle Fey Kingdom who was challenging the geniuses of the Luo clan and the White Fox clan one after another.

First, it was Luo Mo, who was easily defeated by a genius from the Oracle Fey Kingdom.

Next, it was the Shadow Twins. Nongyue was defeated by a girl from the Oracle Fey Kingdom, while Nongying fought an intense battle for a hundred moves before the battle ended in a draw.

Although it was a draw, the opponent had challenged Nongyue before Nongying, with less than thirty minutes in between the battles. As a result, it was obvious who was superior.

People also began to know the names of the challengers from the Oracle Fey Kingdom. They were Luo Sha, Demon Girl, and Chi Zhuiyun!

The most mysterious one, Chi Zhuiyun, never fought anyone yet, but people heard rumors that Chi Zhuiyun was the only person in the entire alliance who was recognized by Felicitous Rain Lord.

The trip that the Oracle Fey Kingdom took to the Luo clan was only for Chi Zhuiyun to prove his strength!

Xuan Junyue was the fourth person from the Luo clan and White Fox clan to be challenged. He was one of Empress Xuan's men, and he was also the strongest amongst Empress Xuan's family clan's younger generation. Before Yi Yun appeared, Xuan Junyue was the backbone of Empress Xuan's battle with Empress Luo.

During the Luo Divine Hall trials, Xuan Junyue had gone to the White Fox clan and obtained stellar results.

This time, there was finally a piece of good news. After battling Luo Sha for a long time, Xuan Junyue finally managed to defeat him with a slight edge in a tough battle.

However, this only piece of good news was not something that was worth being happy about. This was because Xuan Junyue was older than Luo Sha, and secondly, Chi Zhuiyun had yet to fight!

How powerful was this person who had been recognized by Felicitous Rain Lord?

No one knew for sure.

The White Fox clan and the Luo clan still had Luo Huo'er and Princess White Fox, as well as Yi Yun, who had entered reclusion for eighteen years straight.

They were the final bedrock that the White Fox clan and the Luo clan could rely on. Without a doubt, Chi Zhuiyun would have to fight, and the battles would be the center of attention!

Immediately, the entire Luo clan royal capital was immersed in a calm before the storm. The challenges that the Oracle Fey Kingdom had undertaken were brewing. People were waiting for the arrival of the final battle.

And on this day, news finally came out that Chi Zhuiyun was going to fight.

What caught people by surprise was that he did not challenge Princess White Fox or Luo Huo'er.

But… it was a genius who had been long famous in the White Fox clan — Chu Yunjian!

Chu Yunjian had long stepped into the Dao Manifestation realm, having condensed space-time Dao fruits! noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

As for Chi Zhuiyun, he was only in the half-step Dao Manifestation realm.

True Martial World - Chapter 926: Chi Zhuiyun

"Chi Zhuiyun? Oracle Fey Kingdom!?"

The people present did not have much of an impression regarding Chi Zhuiyun's name when they heard it. After all, the Oracle Fey Kingdom and the Luo clan were far apart geographically. Before the advent of the Fey Phantasm Sect, the two powers did not interact much. They would know the names of the Supremacies on each side and other general information, but they did not know anything about the younger talents.

"Who is Chi Zhuiyun? I've never heard of him!" A White Fox disciple who idolized Princess Xue'er sneered.

So what if he was an Oracle Fey Kingdom's genius? Be it the Luo clan or the White Fox clan, neither of them were inferior to the Oracle Fey Kingdom. How dare an ordinary genius of the Oracle Fey Kingdom belittle the flawless Princess Xue'er? Did he think that he was a paragon of excellence?

Chi Zhuiyun was unperturbed by the young disciple's disdain for him. He only said slowly, "It's alright even if you have never heard of it. All of you will soon remember my name."

Chi Zhuiyun said these words with extreme confidence, but they were said in such a calm manner, as though he was not flaunting himself, but merely stating a fact.

Jian Zhu narrowed his eyes. He could tell that Chi Zhuiyun's cultivation realm was extremely terrifying, but he could not tell the how terrifying it was.

He exchanged glances with Wufeng. Wufeng remained silent, but he agreed with Jian Zhu's judgment.

Upon hearing Chi Zhuiyun's words, the White Fox disciple that had previously spoken said scornfully, "Remember your name? Hmph! Ever since Felicitous Rain Lord revealed his intention of taking in a disciple, all sorts of cats and dogs have jumped out, believing about their magnificence. Do you think that I do not know that Felicitous Rain Lord is in the Oracle Fey Kingdom? Aren't you also from the Oracle Fey Kingdom? If you were that good, is there a need for you to come to the Luo clan? You could have just stayed in the Oracle Fey Kingdom. Even if you didn't get selected as a Divine Lord's disciple, you should have participated in the selection. You were eliminated early on and you are coming here to the Luo clan to find some sense of existentialism!"

The White Fox disciple was extremely vicious with his words. Since Felicitous Rain Lord was in the Oracle Fey Kingdom, why didn't he stay in the Oracle Fey Kingdom if he were so confident? Why did he come to the Luo clan?

And what he said infuriated the group from the Oracle Fey Kingdom.

Chi Zhuiyun did not say a word, but the man sitting beside him who was covered in scars, suddenly threw out a punch!

"Boom!"

Violent energies burst out of his fist. This punch stirred up a storm that swept through the seventh level of the Luo Water Restaurant!

The tables and cutlery in the seventh level were embroiled by the storm, but strangely, the storm left them unscathed. It was like the tables and chairs were in an alternate dimension, isolating them. However, the White Fox disciple who was targeted by the core of the storm could clearly feel an intense pressure. He was like a leaf in the middle of a terrifying storm, one that could be torn apart at any time.

There was no way for him to defend himself!

The White Fox disciple felt a deep sense of helplessness. All of his Yuan Qi had been sealed, preventing him from using any of his strength.

"Make way!"

At that moment, a shout resounded in the dazed White Fox disciple’s ears. Wufeng had made a move!

Wufeng was appalled at the moment. The scarred man looked burly, so he was a strength-based warrior most likely, but the precise control that he had exhibited was staggering.

"Sou!"

A heavy sword slashed out, tearing the storm apart! A dense sword beam shot forward, flying at the scarred man’s face!

But under the wanton assailment of the storm, the sword beam weakened as it progressed. It was constantly enervated to the point of being like a gentle breeze when it reached the scarred man, ruffling his hair.

"Bam!"

The sword beam and the storm vanished simultaneously, turning into nothingness. The tables, cutlery and dishes remained untouched, as though the killing intent and the explosion had never existed to begin with.

This was a manifestation of Wufeng and the scarred man's precise energy control. However, the scarred man was unarmed, but Wufeng had already used his sword!

Wufeng had a heavy expression. The scarred man was extremely strong, one that he would have difficulty handling.

At that moment, the scarred man chuckled and he grabbed the pole ax that was hanging on his back!

To use a weapon like a pole ax in a restaurant showed the absolute confidence that the scarred man had in controlling it.

Although he knew that the scarred man was redoubtable, Wufeng could not weaken his stance at that moment in time. It was tied to the White Fox clan's honor.

Wufeng stood up with his heavy sword in hand. At that moment, his shoulder was held by Jian Zhu. "Let me do it."

Jian Zhu was much stronger than Wufeng!

He had already sensed that Wufeng was probably not the scarred man's match. Although Wufeng had seemingly controlled his energy through the slash of his sword perfectly, he was actually inferior to the scarred man. If this battle continued on, Wufeng was bound to lose.

Even Jian Zhu himself did not have the confidence of beating the other party.

Furthermore, this was only the scarred man. Chi Zhuiyun was still sitting down and drinking wine.

The difference was already apparent. Chi Zhuiyun was much more terrifying than he had imagined, someone that he was absolutely unable to handle.

Seeing Jian Zhu stand up, the elder beside Chi Zhuiyun leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear.

Chi Zhuiyun's sword-like eyebrows pricked up, "Oh? Supremacy Gulan's disciple?"

Chi Zhuiyun glanced at Jian Zhu and said with a laugh, "So you are Jian Zhu. Before I left to come to the Luo clan, my housekeeper had given me a list of the geniuses in the White Fox clan and Luo clan. You should be honored to be listed on the list."

"Actually, I do not care who is on the list, but with a list, it will save me a lot of trouble. At least I would not need to find an opponent one after another. But now, it seems like the people on the name list are only average, just like you. It is slightly disappointing for me. Luo Sha is more than sufficient to defeat you."

The Luo Sha that Chi Zhuiyun mentioned was the scarred man beside him.

As Chi Zhuiyun spoke, pride flashed across the scarred man's face. Clearly, he disparaged Jian Zhu.

Jian Zhu's face sank. He was a calm person and he did not enjoy the thirst of prevailing over others. But today, he was suppressing the angry pangs of fire in his heart as well.

"No match? Then let me learn from this!"

"Hahaha! You are free to pick the venue. Here, or the arena!" Luo Sha said with a guffaw.

"Just here, take this!"

Jian Zhu attacked with his sword. He was the strongest person among the White Fox clan and Luo clan disciples that were sitting here. If he could not even beat Luo Sha, he would be too embarrassed to continue sitting here today.

Jian Zhu used all his strength with that strike. And at that moment, Luo Sha brandished the pole ax and he cleaved it forward, as though he was collapsing a mountain. Such power made it feel like the restaurant was about to collapse!

The pole ax shimmered with a sanguine halo. On the long pole of the pole ax, a coiling blood snake materialized, cleaving heavily onto Jian Zhu's sword.

In a head-on clash between a sword and an ax, it would appear as though the sword was at a disadvantage, but Jian Zhu's sword beam was extremely sharp. He tapped thrice with his sword, splitting Luo Sha's coiling blood snake on his pole ax apart with three swords beams, piercing straight towards Luo Sha's throat!

Seeing the sword beams about to reach him, Luo Sha suddenly stretched his hand out and made a grabbing gesture with his fist.

"Peng!"

The sword beam directly shattered, and maintaining the momentum, Luo Sha punched at Jian Zhu!

What!?

Jian Zhu's expression changed. He had never expected his opponent's fist to be so hard, to the point of resisting the sword beam. His guess from before wasn't wrong. His opponent was an extremely accomplished master when it came to physique cultivation.

Jian Zhu slashed once more, augmenting the sword momentum that clashed with Luo Sha head on.

"Boom!"

The continuous fighting evoked a violent explosion. But under the two people's restraint, the explosive energy that had nowhere to go seemed to have eyes as it blasted out of the seventh floor's windows, turning into a massive light pillar that shot into the void!

Countless people on the bustling Luo Water Street saw this scene. The light pillar was like a radiant sun beam that was miles wide and shot towards the sky. People realized that there was a huge battle happening in Luo Water Restaurant!

Who were the ones fighting?

This was the Luo Water Restaurant, yet they were fighting inside?

People were curious, but the seventh level of the Luo Water Restaurant was not a place that they were qualified to enter.

"Ka-cha!"

Seven pieces of cutlery shattered above the table in front of Jian Zhu!

Three plates were cleaved in half. The cuts were straight and smooth, as though they had been measured by a ruler.

As for the other bowls and plates, they completely turned to dust, splashing the food onto the table.

The energy control of the duo was still in no way perfect.

Although it could be said that this was a combination of Jian Zhu and Luo Sha's attacks, the shattered plates were on Jian Zhu's table, while everything was fine on his opponent's side.

In the previous foray, Jian Zhu was at a complete disadvantage!

True Martial World - Chapter 925: Heavenly Slaughter Array

The Luo clan's royal palace covered an extremely expansive area. And in this wide area, the palaces and buildings only took up an extremely tiny portion of that area. Behind the royal palace, there was a wide expanse dotted with immortal mountains and spiritual grounds.

These immortal mountains was where Heaven Earth Yuan Qi gathered. It was a perfect place for cultivation.

"This is the back of the Luo clan's royal palace. Here, there are a hundred thousand immortal mountains. The deeper you go, the richer the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi is, but the more restricted the area is as well. In the deepest depths, even Mother lacks the authority to enter." Luo Huo'er accompanied Yi Yun as she said along the way.

"Oh?" Yi Yun was taken aback. "A restricted zone that even Her Majesty isn't allowed in?"

Luo Huo'er nodded and said, "Yes, the Luo clan royal palace itself is atop a land with the clan's greatest spirit root. And it is because of this spirit root that this place was designated as a site for the royal palace."

"Behind the royal palace, there are three Luo clan Supremacies in reclusion. One of them is the true person in power of the Luo clan — Third Imperial Granduncle. He has been in reclusion for a hundred thousand years. During this period, only Father can communicate with him."

The Third Imperial Uncle!

Yi Yun exhaled lightly. He obviously knew about the Third Imperial Uncle being the person who enjoyed the highest status in the Luo clan.

The emperor of the Luo clan could be changed. Be it Luo Huo'er or Prince Crimson Firmament, it would not deal much of an impact to the Luo clan as the Third Imperial Uncle was the figure that represented the Luo clan's soul.

The Third Imperial Uncle did not clearly indicate any support for any of the heirs to the throne. If he were to make any indication, there was no need for Prince Crimson Firmament and Luo Huo'er vie for it.

Luo Huo'er took Yi Yun deep into the expanse behind of the royal palace before stopping in front of a canyon.

On the side of the canyon, there were Luo clan royal palace guards guarding the area. After Luo Huo'er flashed a token, the guards knelt down in respect, allowing Yi Yun to enter the canyon.

This was where the Luo clan's Heavenly Slaughter Array was located.

The Heavenly Slaughter Array could simulate a Shura battlefield. Constant battles would happen upon entering the Heavenly Slaughter Array. Through battle, one's combat will was honed while pushing them to their limit.

Although the Heavenly Slaughter Array was partially an illusionary array, the battle process was completely realistic. This was because the opponents that appeared in the Heavenly Slaughter Array were not simple illusions, they were true existences.

Luo Huo'er said, "Decades ago, the war between the Luo clan and the Fey Phantasm Sect allowed the Heavenly Slaughter Array to become richer. Many of the fiends of the Fey Phantasm Sect, be they young or old, were captured alive after they lost their ability to fight. Their souls were refined into the Heavenly Slaughter Array, becoming corpse puppets of the Heavenly Slaughter Array!"

"Little Yun, when you enter the Heavenly Slaughter Array, you will be able to fight those fiends of the Fey Phantasm Sect!"

When Luo Huo'er made this remark, her eyes revealed a rare coldness.

Although it was not considered to be merciful to refine a live person into the Heavenly Slaughter Array, it was a war that determined the survival of a clan, so how could they show kindness to the enemy? They had to be cruel when needed.

Refining the fiends of the Fey Phantasm Sect into the Heavenly Slaughter Array was a pretty wise choice. It allowed the Luo clan disciples to experience a simulated battle with strong Fey Phantasm Sect members during their cultivation. It would also prevent them from being caught unprepared on the battlefield.

Yi Yun never expected to be able to witness the strong Fey Phantasm Sect members so soon. This filled his heart anticipation. The Fey Phantasm Sect's cultivation methods were different to the Luo clan's.

By being able to see the different cultivation methods and combat styles of the world was extremely beneficial for Yi Yun.

The array flashed as Yi Yun stepped into the it...

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In the bustling Luo clan royal capital, there was a street named Luo Water Street. The street was not straight and it was filled with bends like a meandering river. This gave it its name.

Luo Water Street was flourishing and it could be said that every inch of ground here was worth its weight in gold. A small shop that was ten square feet in size was worth more than ten thousand World Stones.

Beside the entrance of Luo Water Street stood a restaurant that was famous in the entire Luo clan royal capital. Its name was Luo Water Restaurant, and it did not allow entry to typical patrons. Just wealth enough was insufficient, one needed sufficient status as well.

The prices in Luo Water Restaurant were extremely high, and for the lounge on the seventh level, it was only given to the most important patrons. A simple dish would be worth more than a thousand World Stones. People who could sit here to dine were typically members of large family clans or even princes and princesses.

At that moment, on the seventh level of Luo Water Restaurant, there was a table filled with spiritual food made out of the most valuable ingredients as well as ambrosia that contained the richest Heaven Earth Yuan Qi.

"For Felicitous Rain Lord to take in a disciple, it is truly an extraordinarily grand occasion. It was just him revealing a tiny bit of his intentions without affirming it, yet it has stirred the entire alliance. It seems there were many geniuses from everywhere coming to the Luo clan royal capital over the past few days. They probably do not wish to miss this grand event."

The person who spoke was holding a wine glass in his hand that swirled with wine. He was dressed lavishly in a yellow robe. If Yi Yun were here, he would recognize him to be Prince Pingnan, who had recommended Yi Yun to participate in the Luo Divine Hall trials!

Although Prince Pingnan was not Empress Xuan’s son, he was one of her cadres. In order to help Luo Huo'er gather geniuses to participate in the Luo Divine Hall trials, he had gone through a great hassle. Having recruited Yi Yun, Empress Xuan had rewarded Prince Pingnan greatly.

Beside Prince Pingnan were a few people. According to their pecking order, their statuses surpassed Prince Pingnan. One of them was Supremacy Gulan's disciple, Jian Zhu as well as the White Fox clan genius, Wufeng.

In the warrior's world, strength determined the pecking order. Although he was a prince, he was inferior to Jian Zhu and Wufeng because his strength was only average.

"They are here just to join in the fun. If they were told that they could become disciples of a Divine Lord, they might not even believe it themselves." Wufeng shook his head. "From my point of view, the most promising ones below a hundred years old are Princess Purple Spirit, Princess Xue'er, and if another is to be added, it would be Yi Yun. But between a hundred to three hundred years old, there are a lot more. For example, Chu Yunjian, Lin Xuanji... However, these are only people from the Luo and White Fox clans. The other large clans do not lack people either. I wonder what the chances of us winning are."

Wufeng estimated that a Divine Lord would not accept someone more than three hundred years old as a disciple. The older one was, the more of their nomological cultivation was in place, so it was harder to nurture them.

"Princess Xue'er and Princess Purple Spirit? Interesting, but unfortunately, the chances of you winning is probably close to zero." Suddenly, the fluttering voice of a woman with a teasing hint echoed.

Jian Zhu, Wufeng and the people at the table turned their heads around. They saw four people sitting on a table not far from them.

The person on the left was a beauty with malt-colored skin. Her voluptuous figure gave her a wild nature.

On the right was a bare-chested, muscular man, but his muscles were covered in scars. His weapon was extremely special. It was a pole axe.

And in between the two sat an ordinary-looking young man wearing azure-colored clothes.

In a warrior's world, due to Yuan Qi nourishing one's body, it resulted in plenty of handsome men and beautiful women. This young man was considered out of the ordinary. Although he looked ordinary, his eyes were extremely sharp. Furthermore, his pupils were red, as though they were two red clouds floating in the sky.

Beside the azure-clothed young man sat an old man. He wore a bamboo hat and he was covered in a cloak. He looked sinister and mysterious. There was a table of dishes placed in front of him, but the bowl and eating utensils in front of him were untouched, as though he did not even touch any of the food. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The female voice was the enchantress with malt-colored skin.

However, the enchanting woman was most likely a subordinate in this group of people. The person who was the leader was the ordinary-looking young man with red cloud-like pupils.

"Who are you?" Wufeng asked with a frown. He was an admirer of Princess Xue'er. The frivolous comment had incurred the wrath of Wufeng. He did not tolerate others to mention Princess Xue'er in a dismissive manner.

"I'm Chi Zhuiyun, from the Oracle Fey Kingdom." The man with the red pupils said with a calm voice, but it carried a sharpness of a sword that penetrated straight to the eardrums.

True Martial World - Chapter 924: Standards for Disciple Selection

How was one to become a disciple of a Divine Lord? What were the standards that Felicitous Rain Lord demanded in a disciple?

The young elites present were all extremely excited. Everyone that could sit in the gathering was a blessed child of heaven. It was not only limited to the cream of the crop that had participated in the Luo Divine Hall trials and the White Fox clan trials, there were young geniuses who were older, to the point of them being two to three hundred years old.

They had confidence in their own talents, so how could they miss this opportunity that could aid them in reaching the heavens in a single leap?

Felicitous Rain Lord was a truly important figure in the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven. Just him alone was enough to make the Fey Phantasm Sect tremble before him. After all, the Fey Phantasm Sect only had one Divine Lord for themselves. The Divine Lord of the Fey Phantasm Sect would not be afraid of offending an existence at the same level, but what about the people of the Fey Phantasm Sect? They would be easily slaughtered.

The young disciples present were basically from the Luo clan and the White Fox clan. These two factions had close relations and it was just a matter of time before they formed an alliance between themselves. As for the Oracle Fey Kingdom, its relationship with the two factions was much poorer.

Yu Tianfeng was unhappy with the fact that Felicitous Rain Lord had gone beyond the Oracle Fey Kingdom and into the entire alliance to search for a disciple. Now, seeing the Luo clan and White Fox disciples so excited as they fantasized about how such a great opportunity had landed in their laps, Yu Tianfeng's eyes reveal a hint of disdain.

They were just a bunch of toads lusting after a swan's flesh. Was becoming a Divine Lord's disciple so easy? What made them even qualify?

My Oracle Fey Kingdom's present younger generation is filled with talent. Yet, when so many talents were shown to Felicitous Rain Lord, all he did was give a smile and reserve comment.

The yardstick of a Divine Lord was extremely elevated. But even so, when the best person of my Oracle Fey Kingdom's younger generation revealed his Great Dao Dao Domain, he had only made Felicitous Rain Lord nod his head.

It was something worth being proud of to make a Divine Lord nod his head.

Although Felicitous Rain Lord later insisted on expanding the scope of the disciple selection to the entire alliance, Yu Tianfeng was confident that the windfall would ultimately land on the Oracle Fey Kingdom!

The elites of the other factions were there just to serve as a foil.

"Ambassador, did Felicitous Rain Lord set any standards such that if they are reached would lead to a chance of becoming his disciple?" At that moment, as one of the leading characters of the Luo clan's younger generation, Prince Crimson Firmament spoke up.

Yu Tianfeng did not put him at heart, even though he was a prince of the Luo clan that would very likely inherit the throne. He glanced at Prince Crimson Firmament for a moment before slowly responding, "Felicitous Rain Lord did not set any standards and he only revealed that he had intentions of taking in a disciple. He did not say if he would definitely accept a disciple. Don't keep your hopes up. For the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. However, I believe if any of you were able to condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit, it would not be difficult to become Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple."

"Nine-leaf Dao fruit?"

Upon hearing Yu Tianfeng's words, the crowd was rendered speechless. It was difficult to condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit even for smaller Dao below the five elements or Natural Dao. Although the geniuses present were confident of themselves, they did not believe that they had the ability to condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit.

Being able to condense an eight-leaf Dao fruit was a grand event that could stir the entire clan.

However, the possibility of becoming a Divine Lord even if one stepped into the Dao Manifestation realm while possessing a nine-leaf Dao fruit was still rather small.

After all, a Divine Lord enjoyed a long lifespan. He could take in many disciples, but out of these disciples, the possibility of producing a new Divine Lord was extremely minute. It was just too difficult to become a Divine Lord.

"What is that Yu Tianfeng so arrogant for!? It's just the Imperial Patriarch of the Oracle Fey Kingdom knowing a Divine Lord, not Yu Tianfeng himself. What nine-leaf Dao fruit? I don't believe that their Oracle Fey Kingdom's geniuses can condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit!"

"Yeah, he's completely looking down on us by saying the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He just doesn't want us to compete with the Oracle Fey Kingdom."

The White Fox clan and Luo clan's geniuses began to discuss with each other through private transmissions.

Yi Yun understood what was going on, but Yu Tianfeng's response was reasonable. From Yu Tianfeng's point of view, the so-called geniuses present were not fit to enter the Divine Lord's eyes. That was because the Oracle Fey Kingdom themselves had geniuses that had a chance to come into contact with a Divine Lord.

The opportunity was brought by the Oracle Fey Kingdom, so the disciple selection was naturally from within the Oracle Fey Kingdom.

The two matters were announced during the Luo clan royal palace's grand summoning. The Fey Phantasm Sect was making a comeback and a Divine Lord was taking in a disciple. As the latter brought the allure of an opportunity with it, the repressed mood because of the Fey Phantasm Sect's invasion had inexplicably been soothed.

If one were to become a disciple of a Divine Lord, was there any need to fear the Fey Phantasm Sect?

After the meeting ended, Yi Yun and Luo Huo'er left the palace together.

"Yi Yun, any comments on Felicitous Rain Lord taking in a disciple?" Luo Huo'er asked. She could tell that compared to many of the younger disciples, Yi Yun appeared much calmer.

"It's definite that becoming a Divine Lord's disciple will greatly aid one's martial path, but to not even know the standards, it would still be difficult to become a Divine Lord's disciple. I plan on entering reclusion once I get back, taking a few months to digest the insights gained from the Primordial Space."

"Another reclusion?" Luo Huo'er was somewhat stunned. "You have already been in reclusion for eighteen years. Why more?"

"I have some insights that need some honing when used in actual combat." Yi Yun answered.

Luo Huo'er nodded, "I think there's a need for actual combat as well. You missed a lot of the trials at the Luo Divine Hall, so now it’s time to make up for it. I'll request Mother to let you use the Heavenly Slaughter Array. The Heavenly Slaughter Array is meant to train young elites’ actual combat power. Cultivating in the Heavenly Slaughter Array might allow your strength to increase by leaps and bounds."

"Yes, that would be good as well." Yi Yun was immediately pleased as he nodded.

"Then, if there's any important news regarding Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple selection, I'll get someone to inform you so that you can exit reclusion early. Don't miss out on the Felicitous Rain Lord's selection. I have a lot of confidence in you." Luo Huo'er said as she grinned at Yi Yun. Taking Yi Yun along, they flew towards Fenghua Palace

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As Luo Huo'er and Yi Yun were traveling to meet Empress Xuan, a spirit cruiser was silently traversing through deep space outside the Luo clan's royal capital.

The grade of this spirit cruiser was slightly poorer than the spirit cruiser that the Luo clan used to travel to the Primordial Empyrean Heaven.

The Primordial Empyrean Heaven spirit cruiser used by the Luo clan was the vessel belonging to a Supremacy or Emperor Luo, but the owner of this spirit cruiser was just a young man.

At that moment, the young man was standing on the bow, looking into the far and deep cosmos. Far away, a land mass with nebulae shrouding it floated in the darkness. As the spirit cruiser coasted, it slowly closed the distance.

"That is the Luo clan's royal capital, right?"

Beside the young man was a beautiful woman. She wore a veil that covered her enchanting body. Her skin was not snow-white, but it had a malty gloss, allowing her to exude a healthy beauty. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Yes, this is the first leg of our trip, and it is also the most important leg. Felicitous Rain Lord did not give the standard required for me to become his disciple, so I'll create a standard for Felicitous Rain Lord."

"I'll make Felicitous Rain Lord pay attention to me." The young man said confidently. The girl beside him gently bowed and said, "Young Master will definitely become Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple."