Dual Sword God - Chapter 81: 10% Aura Condensation, Alarmed Fiendkins!

The heaven was shrouded by bright golden lights, as a divine energy filled the world.

The practitioners and fiendkin gathered within the Ancient Dragon Battlefield each carried different expression with most of them being that of excitement. Of course, this was only visible within their eyes as they were still currently within a state of stillness.

One figure of a red-haired youth was filled with even more excitement than the others as his gleamed with brilliant rays. He thought to himself, "My essence energy has achieved 10% Aura Condensation! How could this be possible? I haven't even advanced to the stage Aura Disciple yet."

As Feng Yu observed the scene within his body, there was an unusual development that could be noticed.

Around a small organ that connected to many robust crystal-like golden veins were a group of energies that form clusters. These energies were red-like flames with a vague hint of multi-colored streaks of lightning that sparked about randomly. If one looked carefully, they would feel a different kind of breath on these energies making them feel like a life of their own.

Feng Yu seeing this scene within his body couldn't help but wonder, "If it is like this now, then what would happen once I awaken my Dantian and truly breakthrough to Aura Disciple stage? It seems that I have much to look forward to..."

As Feng Yu was lost in his thoughts, there was a new change.

With the sound of a loud 'bang,' the world started to shake as all lifeforms began to undergo a strange change.

The fiendkin each started t0 glow with a dark light of different intensities, a few special fiendkin such as the Ghostfiends glowed in ominous green and dim purplish lights. However, the practitioners had also started to glow with a variety of different lights some with elemental and non-elemental color's being of a pale white tone, while some special humans glowed with unusual sights.

Quickly though, all lights started to diverge as the gentle but indifferent voice once again sounded throughout the world.

"Now that you 'Challengers' have all converted your Aura's and Qi's to that of 'Force Energy,' or rather 'Battle Force,' you will each officially be able to partake in the Ancient Dragon Battlefield Wars. Your objectives are simple, complete your 'War Commands,' and you will be able to earn points. These points are known as 'War Points,' each point will allow you to become one step closer to gaining access to the Ancient Dragon Palace. There, you will be allowed to exchange these points for precious cultivation techniques usable in your world as well as other items and artifacts."

"To enter the Ancient Dragon Palace, you will need at least 1 million points each of which can be gathered from listed war commands. So long as you 'will' for them to appear they will appear before your conscious mind, simply will for the war command that you would like to the challenge and accomplish the commands within its given time limit. Failure to do so will not only result in you losing points, but you also face certain repercussions."

As the voice said this, the world became silent once more as if It was waiting for the practitioners gathered to remember its words.

"Interesting... so it was like this, it will be quite a brutal battle," Feng Yu thought as he recalled her previous words, quickly the voice once more continued.

"Good! Ancient Dragon Battlefield War Begin!" The voice said as it echoed throughout the world for a short period.

Pheeww! The bright lights that shrouded the world quickly receded as the world once more returned to its normal state.

Bang! With a thunderous boom, Feng Yu's figure that had been released from the state of stillness instantly transformed into a streak of bright red lightning. His figure beamed through the remaining 2 kilometers of the narrow passageway as if distance had lost all meaning.

As he felt this terrifying change in his speed, Feng Yu couldn't help but shout in excitement, "Hahaha! Such incredible speed it's no different from an actual Aura Disciple of the 1 Tier. If I were to use my bloodline along with my sword intent, then I am fully confident that I will capable surpassing the speeds of 3 Tier Aura Disciples and even if my battle power would not be able to defeat them, escaping is no issue."

As Feng Yu was feeling excited about his increase in strength, the fiends behind him also had changes of their own

Sou! Sou! Sou!

The skinny but fast Ghoulfiends each started to glow with a dark kind of energy which pushed their speeds to new limits causing them to move like black rays of lights. Their figures quickly vanishing into the depths of the forest where Feng Yu had disappeared.

BOOM! Following a loud boom, the towering form of the Orckusfiend launched into the sky breaking through the surface of the cave causing the entire cave to collapse. He then looked towards the location of depths of the gloomy forest where Feng Yu's form had vanished and complained, "Damn humanity! The Rain Commander will certainly kill this one for sure if he were to be found out that I saw a human and couldn't catch it. It looks like I'll have to alert the other camps."

Upon saying this, the Orckusfiend then lifted its head to the heavens and commanded, "All fiendkin camps here me! There is a human among us!"

His voice rippled through the sky spreading further and further into the depths of the forest, oddly enough, the harsh rain couldn't stop the sound from spreading to a significant fraction of the woods.

At the depths of the forest, a few peculiar campgrounds could be seen, some looking like ancient tribal temples and others looking like crudely built villages with barricades made of dead wood and thatched huts of varying sizes.

Still, while these camps were different, they each carried a similar prominent symbol belonging to that of a '雨,' which is a symbol representing their primary influence.

If one looked closely within these camps, they would see groups of strange creatures either on patrol or standby, some of them being of large or small figures. Currently, a few of these creatures were engaged in idle conversation as they sat within their camp structures to shield themselves from the harsh rain.

"Keh Keh! It looks like we have another Battlefield War upon us, I've been icing for a good fight against humans for a long time... I wonder when the Zone Commander will send out the official commands?" A short dark green creature with a large nose said.

"Keh! The Adaption Phase has just ended, and we only now have access to a certain fraction of our sealed powers. The Zone Commanders would have already started heading Center of All Zone's for the War Conference as no human could possibly be in the centra----" As a similar looking creature dressed in thick armor started to reply, he was suddenly disturbed by a distant but loud echo.

"All fiendkin camps here me! There is a human among us!" The voice said.

"Eh?! What!" A figure said as it spat out the food made of unusual but plump looking insects that it was currently eating.

"Which bastard is speaking nonsense?! How can there be humans in the Central Regions so soon?" A creature said in anger.

"That's the voice of Matuk, the Ork Chief of the Ghoulfiends!"

"Eh? That fellow? Well if that's the case, there can be only one reason for a human to be here..." A more robust looking dark green skin creature said while looking towards an elderly looking dark green creature dressed in a colorful robe and a shouldering a large staff.

The elder creature nodded as it glanced around each creature in the hut before speaking, "This human is certainly the chosen among chosens! If we can capture it and offer it to Rain Commander, we will earn big!"

Upon hearing this, the creature within room became stunned but soon their eyes filled with greed as they stood up in uniform and started arranging themselves.

The other camps became shocked as they heard the voice of the Orckusfiend, but soon, they each began reacted in swift and different ways.

"Move quickly! We must be the first to capture the human!"

"The time for our the Dark Wolfmen Tribe to rise has come let's go!"

"Hmph! The earth is our domain, how can others even hope to catch the human before our Sub Terranean Clan?"

As the voices of the different Fiendkin camps and races echoed throughout the raining forest, the beaming figure of Feng Yu had finally managed to shake off his pursuing Ghoulfiends.

A bright beam of red light quickly struck into the ground in a field of dense shrubberies, soon after condensing into the form of a red-haired youth. His face was no longer covered with mud as the harsh waters of the downpour had cleaned away the dirt revealing his handsome appearance.

Feng Yu looked at the dense trees and bushes behind him while speaking furiously, "That son of a b-tch, I will certainly get my revenge!"

As he said this, his eyes glowed with a sharp killing intent, but soon, he collected himself and pondered, "So I say, but I am currently no match for even a mid-level Aura Disciple realm practitioner of the 4 Tier much less one at the True Foundation realm. It looks like I'll need to find a place to consolidate my new strength and then strive to quickly breakthrough to the Aura Disciple realm."

But as he said this, he couldn't help but look around the dense dark and gloomy forest. Vaguely, the sound of strange beasts could be heard despite the pouring rain. Feng Yu frown and spoke, "Tsk! Finding a place here to hide truly is easier said than done, especially after that damn creatures' outcry. It can't be helped, I'll have to may due with the current environment."

Upon saying this, he was about to move towards a more covert space, but, there was a change.

Ping! "Your War Commands list has been updated!" A voice said.

Feng Yu hearing this was momentarily surprised, but he quickly recovered and willed for the list to appear before his eyes. Soon, a semi-transparent list appeared in his front showcasing a variety of War Commands each with a corresponding war points in regard to their difficulties.

Typically, one would be happy upon seeing their War Commands list. However, the current Feng Yu felt like he had left a dark prison and fallen into the bottomless pit of hell itself.

Dual Sword God - Chapter 80: The End of the Adaption Phase

The world was gloomy, as the rain fell heavily, causing the people gathered in this area to have a dark mood. One individual or rather, humanoid creature, carefully made its way through some tall unusual shrubberies, before it was a muddy ground with vaguely visible footprints, each leading to an odd-looking arrangement of bushes.

Chaaaaaaaa! Splash-crunch!

Each step of the humanoid creature through the muddy water and trodden grass was mostly drowned by the unceasing downpour. Quickly, this humanoid creature managed to make its way to the strange looking arrangement of bushes. It then swiped its claw-like hands towards the shrubberies attempting to rip it to pieces.

A cold and cunning light shone brightly within the depths of its red eyes.

Swish! Quickly, the arrangement of bushes was destroyed by the creature's claws, but what laid underneath its covering filled the humanoid creature with confusion.

It was a small unfinished hollowed section of the earth looking as if it was recently dug by an animal to rest that soon after left in a hurry. There were no signs of any creature laying in the small pit as it was too little to fit even small deer.

The creature looked at the pit and cursed under its breath, "Tsk! Another dead trail, where the hell did this damn human hi---?" But, before it could finish its statement, there was an interruption.

Shing~! The sharp cry of the sword echoed vaguely for a moment in this dense pouring rain as a cold gleam of light flickered across the neck of the unguarded humanoid creature.

As the humanoid creature felt the sudden change, it tried to react by opening its mouth to warn its 'kinsmen' within the vicinity. However, it was too late, for its head had already soared into the air while blood shot forth from its neck only to be drowned as away by the harsh rain.

Fwap! Its corpse fell into the muddy water on the gloomy but lush field, the odd grasses that grew nearby quickly reacted by wrapping around its form and drawing it further beneath the earth, soon, the corpse became one with the scenery.

Sou! The figure of handsome red-haired youth appeared holding a sharply shimmering black sword in one of his hands; the sword dripped with dark-colored blood that covered a small section of its blade. His clothing was dirty, his hair unkempt and face was coated with dark, dirty marks, filling him with a wild, ferocious spirit.

Feng Yu looked at the now 'grassland-corpse' of the Ghoulfiend that became a part of the earth with a cold glint in the eyes and spoke, "Hmph! Trying to sneak up on my hideout by yourself is no different from fool's errand."

After finishing his words, Feng Yu then jumped back into another section of dense shrubberies his figure fading away into the darkness beneath this cluster of bushes.

Step-step-step!

Quickly, the sounds rapid of footsteps could be heard as a group of Ghoulfiends made their way over to the area where vague sounds of battle had slightly echoed. A pity though, for what lingered there was nothing but the vestiges of swift struggle as the corpse and its killer had both faded away...

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Drip. Drip.

Inside of a dark cave, Feng Yu sat quietly around a bonfire. He sat calmly while pondering, "It's now dark out, and I have almost no clue as to how long this strange limit on my essence-energies will last. If this situation continues I'm almost certain that I will be caught in by those damn fiends sooner or later."

He then looked at his palms placed before the flames. A sharp aura rose above them as if they were trying to turn everything within their reach into a sword. He moved one palm towards the small flame and swiped his finger across it as if he were using a sword.

Puff! A tiny section of the flame was partially cut into two as the fire burned in confusion for a short while before quickly reforming and burning in its usual manner.

Feng Yu then looked at his palm and smiled before saying, "Still, the only upside side is that I've now successfully managed to comprehend a fraction of sword intent, thus achieving the sword realm of half-step sword intent. With this, my battle power has noticeably risen. If I can truly go a step further and achieve true sword intent, I might be able to achieve First Layered Strength."

Upon saying this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself as he spoke, "The Central Regions of all places, sigh, not to mention this odd stream of information."

He then willed within his thoughts causing an interface to appear before his eyes. However, the current information shown had slight differences compared to the ones viewed previously.

"Candidate Class: True Chosen – Feng Yu…"

"Strength Level: F++ Class | Bloodline: Unknown…"

"Race: Humanity | Force Energy: Uncommon Fire-Lightning Type …"

"Talent – Half-Paragon Class…"

"Location: ADB - Central Regions, Endless Rain Zone, Gloomy Forest…"

"Survivability Assessment: 5%."

"Body Adaption Phase: 99.8%."

As Feng Yu saw this new parameter, he felt surprised. He questioned, "Eh? What's going on here? Body Adaption Phase? Hmm, so it seems that before one can utilize their full strengths in this mystic realm, one must go through a period of adaption. A good constraint as typically everyone would be gathered together with their respected influences upon entering, but for cases like mine..."

The moment Feng Yu said this, the entrance of his hideaway finally began to make some rustling noises. He looked at the entrance of this rocky cave hideaway covered with thick shrubs as he slowly reached for the hilts of both swords on his back, and continued speaking, "It's nothing more than an endless nightmare..."

Bang! The entrance of the cave crumbled into many fragments of rocks revealing the dark sky covered by clouds, as the relentless downpour soon after began to flood its way through the ceiling of the destroyed entrance.

A group of Ghoulfiends quickly rushed into the cave followed by a towering figure that took up most of the space.

The Ghoulfiends upon seeing Feng Yu trapped in a corner like a rat started to mock excitedly.

"Ke-ke! Humanity, where will you run to now?!"

"I see no exit! Ke-ke! Unless you want to try and run through us brothers here!"

"Ke Ke Ke Ke!"

The group of Ghoulfiends continued to laugh in excitement, but the towering figure furrowed its brows angrily as it snapped, "Silence!"

Its loud roar echoing throughout the cave soon brought silence to the once excited Ghoulfiends who then looked towards it with fear and reverence, seeing this scene the Orckusfiend nodded its head in satisfaction.

It then looked towards Feng Yu and spoke, "Human, did you think you would get away? Haha! The Adaption Phase hasn't ended yet. You must be dreaming. Humph! Today I'm going to---"

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Yu who had remained silent looked towards the Orckusfiend with a calm expression as he finally spoke, "Fiendkin, although I do not know what happens to the humans you capture. I do know that I won't be hindered by you here today."

As if struck by a lightning bolt all of the fiends became stunned. They looked towards Feng Yu with their red eyes gleaming with a 'tint' of ridicule as waves of laughter quickly followed.

"Ke Ke Ke Ke Ke!"

"Hahahaha! Humanity! You must be the greatest idiot of all humankind that I have ever seen!" The Orckusfiend said as it roared with laughter, soon though, its face became sharp.

It looked towards Feng Yu with a ruthless expression and spoke, "Break his limbs and bring him to me alive! I must have a look to see what kind of expression he will give when I torture him in the 'pit' for a few months! I will deliver you to the Zone Commander with no spirit left!"

"Ke Ke as lord chieftain wish!"

"Attack!"

The Ghoulfiends hearing his command promptly responded as they quickly made their way towards Feng Yu with full strides turning into multiple blurs.

Sou! Sou! Sou!

As Feng Yu saw this, a fiery gleam lit up in his eyes, he rose to his feet and rushed towards an unnoticed corner of the cave. Quickly, his form vanished into a small and narrow gap that was created recently.

The Orckusfiend upon seeing Feng Yu's went mad as he roared, "Damn! Chase him quickly! Don't let him get away again!"

The Ghoulfiends hearing his new command quickly reacted by changing the direction of their charge, rushing towards the narrow gap. However, before they could reach its entrance, there was a change.

"Humph! As if I'd give you that chance, break for me!" Feng Yu's voice said, soon after followed by a loud sound.

Shing~! The cry of sword resounded once more, as semi-transparent sword beam shot towards the ceiling of the narrow gap.

Bang! The rocky ceiling was instantly destroyed by a mighty sword beam causing a mass of rocks to fall covering up the narrow passageway.

Whoosh! Not wasting any time, the figure of Feng Yu continued to swiftly escape it through the extremely narrow gap at high speeds despite his cultivation essence issues. He glanced at dusty scenery behind him while running as he thought to himself, "I just have to survive for a few moments of time, that way this so-called adaption phase will pass giving me the ability to quickly get out of here with my <Lightning Flash Steps>."

It was a good line of thought, but reality had different plans.

"Human! Die!" An earth-shaking roar soon echoed throughout the hollow and narrow passage as a massive boom shortly after followed.

Boom! A dominant force instantly destroyed the clusters of rocks that blocked the entrance of the narrow passage.

If one looked carefully towards the entrance of the narrow passage, they would now see that beyond the clouds of dust was the towering figure of the Orckusfiend who stood directly before the entrance of the narrow pathway.

It placed both of its hands onto the narrow walls gripping its fingers deep into its surface as it started to push them apart and roared in a barbaric manner, "Urrooooogh!"

Rumble! The narrow path that trailed towards a relatively distant section of the gloomy forest soon started to shake, as the terrifying force behind the Orckusfiend's strength was causing the passage to widen bit by bit. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

As the narrow passageway extended, chunks of large rocks then began to fall towards the ground creating an apocalyptic scene.

However, these weren't the only danger.

The Ghoulfiends that had been on standby due to the previous collapse now had clear room to maneuver. Quickly, they rushed through the now widening passageway as they continued their pursuit of Feng Yu while skilfully avoiding the falling rocks.

Soon after vanishing within the darkness...

******

It was a terrible but also marvelous scene, as a ray of sword light would beam its way towards the depts of a dark pathway leaving behind a lingering trail of glowing light the illuminated its previous surroundings. A myriad of broken rocks would fall from the crumbling surroundings threatening to crush anything that came in their path as the narrow path visibly lengthened by the seconds.

However, the ray of sword light would swiftly make its way directly through the falling boulders leaving behind smoothly cut surfaces on the split wreckages.

Not far back, were a group vaguely visible fellows, each whom could hardly be noticed due to their figures merging whole with the darkness leaving only their bright red eyes to illuminate their trails.

Sou! Sou! Sou!

As these figures moved, a trail of two red lights would follow behind them as they swiftly made their way around the falling boulders with some even going as far as to break through the rocks with brute force quickly gaining on the ray of sword light before them.

Feng Yu noticing the situation frowned, his figure shrouded by his half-step sword intent started to slow down as he cursed inwardly, "Damn! Why do I always have such terrible luck with Mystic Realms? I cannot maintain this state for long periods not without essence energy. I have to slow them down while moving forwards before my half step sword intent fades!"

He firmly gripped Black-lightning as he was prepared to remove his sword intent being used to flee and use it once more to cause collapse. The nearing Ghoulfiends seeing his actions sneered as they pushed forward with even more speed becoming ghostly shades.

However, right before Feng Yu could launch his attack. The world itself had a change.

The Orckusfiend who was busy pushing apart the passageway so more and more Ghoulfiends could chase after Feng Yu became shocked as it felt this change.

It looked towards the sky and roar in anger, "Damn! Why now--?" But before it could finish its words, it quickly became frozen.

The world stood still as everyone, and everything had stopped moving. A sound that only Feng Yu and all the other outside practitioners could hear resounded inside of their minds.

"Body Adaption Phase: 99.9%."

"Body Adaption Phase: 100%."

"Body Adaption Phase: Complete!"

As Feng Yu and the others heard this, they were surprised. However, as they could not move, they could only express it in their minds. Soon though, the situation once more had another change.

Rumble! The world of the Ancient Dragon Battlefield shook violently as a bright golden light shrouded the entirety of its skies, a gentle, but indifferent female voice echoed throughout heavens sounding within minds of all creatures and humans.

"The Adaption Phase has now ended, the battlefields 10000th War Commands will now commence!"

As they heard the voice, the individuals couldn't help but grow excited as their heroic spirits rose to its peak. Feng Yu who was currently in a desperate situation also started to get excited as he noticed some very peculiar changes within his body.

However, while all of this was occurring, in a distant location far away from the golden light that shrouds all or rather, 'most' of the Ancient Dragon Battlefield was a dark grotto. It was as if this place was a shield from all source light, leaving behind only dense assortments of shadows that formed from the rays that shone across the distant horizon.

One shadow was quite strange, as it stood quietly within a sea of surrounding shadows and looked towards the location of the light sources with an expression that shrouded by the shadows. It spoke, "It is this place destinies heir will rise, and the following rule of shadows will forever reign supreme..."

As it finished its statement, its eyes glowed in a dark light as its entire being gave a strange fluctuation. This pressure was not Aura, and neither was this energy Qi. It was merely a power belonging to an entirely different level of lifeform, but one, that will never again be seen in this world...

Dual Sword God - Chapter 79: An Unknown Party? The Alarmed Zone Commanders!

The Ancient Dragon Battlefield, an unusual realm situated within an enclosed space for many eons. It is a bizarre world filled with the thick scent of death that lingered at each of its distant corners.

This realm is divided into an assortment of layers, each of which was categorized by their degree of hazards. These layers are:

The Outer Regions, the Interior Regions, and the Central Regions...

Within each region were a group of occupied territories called 'Zones,' these Zones were each under the leadership of a very powerful fiendkin who typically had a powerful troop of fiends under their command. They are known as 'Zone Commanders,' each having a specialty or unique trait of their own making them terrifying opponents to face not only in one to one battle but also on the battlefield.

However, apart from these zones within each of the layers, there were also a few mysterious and unusual places each with a secret of their own.

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Area unknown, Zone unknown.

The sky looked bright as a graceful golden light shone across the horizon, dying the world with its hue.

Blanketed by these rays of light, was a seemingly endless mountain range. A divine place filled with an array of unusual sightings along with a myriad of wonderous constructs crafted by nature. These mountains were uncommon as they floated in mid-air, they gave off a holy aura the kind that would only be found in religious sects, as elaborate carvings could also be seen engraved on their surface.

Looking at the surroundings, one would see that amidst this sea of unusual mountains were floating land masses, each of them being hundreds of thousands of kilometers wide. They were connected to each other by rays of light that beamed between the sea of floating mountains falling on top of a profound looking formation on a section of each of their lands.

If one looked bellow these land masses, they would see a lake, a vast clear lake that spanned across the entire horizon. This lake was strange, as despite being clear its depths could not be seen. Instead, only a few clusters of sparkling lights could be seen shining brightly ever so often at its core.

Standing proudly on the surface of these lands where an assortment of different buildings, each constructed with a unique style. These buildings were built like towers, each being at a height no lower than a kilometer. A collection of circular rings surrounded these tower-like buildings each giving off an odd pulsation of energies sending ripples throughout the land.

Carefully looking, one would see troops of well-equipped humanoid and non-humanoid forms each giving off a dense baleful aura, they stood in well-trained formations around tower-like buildings positioned at the core of these landmasses. At the central location of each of these floating mountains and lands, was an even larger floating landmass that spanned a width of no less than one million kilometers.

However, unlike its successors, this massive land mass did not have any glorious looking troops and a large number of buildings. Instead, positioned at its core was only a single tower that stretched to limits of this realm's sky, seated in front of this tower was an unknown being that was as large as most of the land itself. It was equipped with unique armor as it sat while gazing towards the brilliant light shining from the distant horizon. A bright ray shone at the depths of its eyes as if it could see the end of the world...

Inside of the central landmass tower, within a huge and spacious room.

A beautiful figure of a woman could be seen seated on top of a large golden throne. If one were to describe her beauty with words it would do no service as this kind of beauty needs no words. It was a pity however, for this unparallel beautiful woman currently had a sad expression her face, as she looked towards the massive window at the edge of the room gazing at the same location as the being outside of the tower.

Bellow this beauty was a group of powerful looking individuals each of whom bowed their heads in silence as the beauty remained in her state of thought.

"So, once again it has begun. Sigh, how long must I continue to wait for these cycles to finish? How long must I, drown in this sea of endless remorse?" Thought the beautiful figure, as her eyes glowed with a sad reminiscent light.

Quickly though, she recovered from her current mood and removed her gaze from the horizon focusing on the group that remained silent before her. With a sharp and cold look on her face, her lips parted as she spoke, "Make the preparations, this era's trials will now commence!"

"By the Queen's will!" The group of individuals replied, as they then tap their feet onto the floor which created an odd pulsation for a short moment of time.

Swiii! With a flash of bright golden light, the figures then vanished as if they didn't exist, to begin with, the beautiful woman seeing this looked on indifferently for a short while before closing her eyes.

However, the very moment she closed her eyes her beautiful nose couldn't help but twitch slightly, with a puzzled expression she opened her eyes.

Sniff. Sniff. After taking two more whiffs, she knitted her brows as she looked towards a different location across this endless horizon and spoke softly, "How strange... this 'scent,' it's been too long since I've smelled this fragrance, but why? Why is the scent of a Dragonkin still in this world?"

As she spoke, her voice trailed off into the wind traveling across the endless horizon as if seeking the source of her concerns.

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Zap! The rumbling sound of thunder echoed throughout the world, as a dark looking palace stood aloof at the peak of a narrow mountain.

Chaaaaaaa! As the harsh rains continued to fall upon the lands, this palace remained steady unphased by the pouring rain. If one looked carefully, they would see a transparent dome of water the covered the castle entirety. This water dome was almost invisible due to its thinness; however, despite this weak looking appearance, it was quite the force to be reckoned with.

"Kaaaaaah!" Following a loud cry, a fierce bird the likes of which had never been seen by the eyes of common man descended with full momentum towards this dark palace at the peak of the mountains. It was a large dark crow with a purple crown on its head, with an enormous wingspan of 500 meters.

As they saw this crow descend, a look of surprise came over the face of the fiend guards. However, their look of shock soon became that of a sneer. Seeing their expressions, a cold purple light shone at the depths of crow's eyes; it promptly stretched its claws out towards the dark palace.

Swoosh! The harsh rain could not block these winds, as a fierce gale formed due to its rapid assault.

BOOM! The water-like dome quickly acted by forcing a series of blue layers to resist the claws, as they both collided a loud explosion soon followed, where after a terrifying shock spread across the region for hundreds of meters.

The harsh rain that fell upon the land was instantly calmed as the shockwave temporarily pushed aside the rain.

Swoosh--Bang! "Kaaaah!" The mournful cry of crow resounded throughout the region as it was blown away through the air, soon after crashing into a distant mountain. It looked at the dark palace with a hateful but now cautious expression, as it flapped its injured wings and circled the ruined mountain.

"Haha! When will the Sky Zone Commander learn, sending an Empyrean Dark Crow will not be enough to probe our barriers true strength. Tsk-tsk! A pity, if it had attacked the core we'd be eating a new feast today," A strange looking blue-skinned humanoid said, he was dressed in full plated dark armor that had sizeable spiky shoulder pads. He also wore a blue helmet which had two horns protruding from its sides.

Another similarly looking figure hearing his comrade's words also spoke, "Em. But, it's not like we haven't had anything good to eat recently."

The previously speaking fiend guard replied, "Bah! Like I even give a damn about food. I'm booored! Guarding this place yields no merits and all those guys on the frontlines are their hogging away all those points."

"Quiet!" A voice said as if it controlled the forces in the world a heavy pressure soon fell upon the two guards.

"Leader, please forgive this one's indiscretion!" Both guards replied as they promptly kneeled to the ground and begged for forgiveness.

The guard leader hearing this frowned for a moment before waving his hand, as they saw this, the two guards quickly got up and returned to their stations. The guard leader then looked towards the palace behind him and spoke mockingly, "Hmph! These two fools only talk about opportunities but have no idea about how battlefield truly is..."

As he said this, he couldn't help but shake his head as he continued to patrol the area.

Inside of the dark palace, within its central room.

In sharp contrast to its outside, the interior of this room was resplendent. A variety of large blue crystals surrounded the area, with walls that were made of unknown refractive materials as a clean, brilliant blue hue covered all corners of this room.

A group of blue-skinned individuals wearing various types of powerful looking equipment stood calmly around a large ball of water. This ball was strange as it acted as if it had a life of its own, rotating in a clockwise manner as it would occasionally release a few orbs of water. These orbs would then travel to the ears of everyone where after transforming into faces that whispered to the ears.

After these faces made of water finished their words, they then traveled back to the water ball and merged with its whole. The seated individuals now looked at each other with a variety of expressions; a few had looks of excitement while a few others revealed calm, pensive expressions.

"Speak!" A voice that reverberated throughout the room said, as the individuals heard it they became solemn. They looked towards a nearby water fountain positioned at the middle wall of the room, it was a large fountain more than fifty meters wide and ten meters tall.

A pair of dark blue arms with strange markings could be seen around its edges as the back of a figure could be noticed, he calmly rested inside of this water fountain as if it were a 'bathtub.' As his long cyan-blue hair fell down the edges of the fountain reaching all the way to the shining floor.

"Yes, lord Rain Commander!" A trembling replied, as he promptly walked over and bowed before the figure lying in the water fountain.

"We have received reports on from multiple pawns in our lower layered frontlines," The subordinate said hastily.

"And?" The Rain Commander said once more with a tone of impatience, his finger gently tapped the corner of the fountain making 'tap' noises.

"Ah... ah, there is also a peculiar rumor going around, one that I think the lord will be pleased to h----" As he was speaking in a mumbling manner, he was soon cut off by a sudden action.

BANG! The speaking subordinate was promptly blown to pieces as his blue blood stained the beautiful glossy floor and his surroundings, the observing individuals seated in their chairs also started trembling as they looked at the corpse of their comrade.

Crack! "Speak clearly!" The Rain Commander impatient said again, as he gripped the edges the water fountain causing a few cracks to appear on its surface.

"Replying to lord Rain Commander! We have received reports of there being sightings of humans in the lower layers, particularly the Interior Regions and Outer Regions," A prominent female subordinate said, as she swiftly appeared bowed politely.

"Hmm, well now... this is the quite interesting news. So, it's that time again I presume. After so long, we will finally be able to leave this wretched place." As the Rain Commander in the fountain though to here, he waved his finger towards the ball of water at the center of the subordinates.

BANG! A commanding presence soon filled the area as a set of blue battle armor flew out towards the figure lying in the fountain, as if its presence alone is enough to describe its wonders. It mysteriously fused with the body of Rain Commander covering his entirety, leaving only his long cyan-blue hair and dazzlingly fiendish blue eyes for the world to view.

He then slowly stood up with his tall figure soon eclipsing the height of the water fountain and moved his feet to the shining floor underneath, calmly stepping down the fountain.

Instantly, a terrifying aura soon after shrouded the world as the rain in a thousand kilometers started to flow towards the dark palace, or rather, the Rain Commander who stood within the dark palace.

"All hail the Rain Commander!" The prominent subordinates said in unison as they bowed politely upon seeing the Rain Commander equip his combat arms. The look of fear in their eyes was now replaced with a look of excitement as they could tell what was going to happen next.

Looking at his minions, the Rain Commander smirked as he spoke in a loud and powerful voice, "All Generals will heed my command! We will make haste to the 'center of all zones,' as the time for this 'Cycle's Zone Conference,' will soon be at hand."

"Yes, lord Rain Commander!" The prominent subordinates replied in unison as they promptly made their way outside of the central room.

The Rain Commander who stood proudly with his armor then looked outside of palace rooms window, gazing through the cloudy and thunderous skies as he spoke to himself, "It seems like our monotonous days are about to liven up..."

******

At the pinnacle of the skies, a region filled with endless white clouds.

Grew a large group of tall trees, each tree was almost 'limitlessly' tall as their lower trunks could no longer be seen blanketed by the sea of clouds. If one carefully looked, they would see a bunch of nests built on top of multiple large branches.

These nests were huge as the smallest of them were no lesser than 50 meters. A few odd-looking buildings where built on top of these nests each looking as if they were constructed by large twigs.

In front of these buildings, within an enclosed patch laid a group massive eggs each emitting a dark nefarious aura. A group of ferocious looking birdmen dressed in dark-feather armor stood around these eggs at various positions within the tree nests; they sharply gazed around the environment with their keen eyes as their armors gleamed with a sharp baleful light.

Swoosh! A cool breeze blew at this distance, filling the area with an atmosphere of freedom and looseness. However, at the summit of these trees, a feeling of oppression could be felt.

It was a large and stunning construct whose architecture though crude, exceeded the likes of any which could be built by man. An unknown metal or rather, a crystal object that gleamed like metal was stacked together in a manner like that of twigs in a birds nest. With a width of no less than 1 kilometer, a stream of runes could be seen trailing from the center of this crystal-like 'nest' all the way to its edges. Each rune glowed with a neon-like light, further adding to the mystery of this construct.

A collection of odd-looking chairs, with the shape like that of eggshells, were placed around at specific locations each with a terminal-like pillar protruding from the floor in-front them.

A few elder birdmen could be seen inspecting the information shown on these 'terminals.' At the center of these groups where another set of chairs, however, these chairs were arranged around a single larger chair.

A group of intimidating-looking birdmen each with a dark aura flowing from their bodies sat on these chairs, as they calmly looked at the figure seated at the central position. It was a large birdman, one that carried with it a dark but noble presence filled with arrogance as well as dignity, he was garbed in an unusual looking dark-feather armor with his beak facing the peak of the sky, and his eyes closed in a relaxed manner as if everything bellow was not worth seeing.

Suddenly, his large eyes opened as he gazed towards a distant part of the cloudy sky and spoke, "Oh, my crow was injured this makes another attempt another failure. Hmph! Reinz, your barrier won't last forever!"

As he said this, he couldn't help but look towards his subordinates as he was about to prepare a new command. However, before he could speak a small hawk flew from the distance and landed on his shoulders. The hawk's eyes gleamed with intelligence as it opened its beck releasing a melodious sound that traveling to the ears of the large birdman.

Upon translating the words, the large birdman frowned before smiling. He patted the head of the hawk while speaking to his surrounding subordinates, "Good, very good! Humans in the Ancient Dragon Battlefield? Hahaha! I haven't been this excited in a long, long time. Men of skies, prepare! For we shall immediately head to the 'center of all zones' then straight to our destined battlefields!"

"Glory to Sky Commander!" The birdmen shouted with excitement as stood on their claw-like feet and soared to skies excitedly, their feather falling about the area creating a glorious scene.

******

A dark, chilly wind blew in this area, as a cloudy atmosphere lingered throughout its fields. It was a mysterious land filled with dead meadows, an endless assortment of graves filling one's sight as far as one could see, and infinite graveyard too nefarious for any forms of life to be...

However, there are a few strange entities that could be seen wandering in this area.

A group of green, dark blue and other ominous looking balls of light patrolled about these lands. As if attracted to the gloomy atmosphere and skeletons resting peacefully at the gravestones. One of these balls of light quickly flew into one of these skeletons soon after causing the empty eyes sockets of the skeleton to light up in an ominous hue; the skeleton then stood up as it assorted its armor and looked towards the endless sea of graves.

"Jie Jie Jie! It'sss ssssooo dull here, I sssshould travel to the lower battlefieldssss and see what'ssss happening there..." As it said this, the skeleton was about to make its way out of graveyard but was suddenly disturbed by a sprite.

Swish! A beam of light quickly traveled from the distance making its way towards the center of these endless fields of graves, as the skeleton saw this it continued help but revealed a 'stunned' light from its empty sockets as it looked towards the central location.

Resting quietly in the central area, was a vast Necropolis filled with a variety of unusual looking tombs each arranged peculiarly. They were surrounded by many large tombstones with the biggest tomb that resting at their center, surrounded by unique looking monuments.

This place was 'dead' the very definition of true stillness which in most cultures signify 'the end.' A pity however, some beings didn't take this analogy well.

Bang! Following a loud sound, the massive tomb at the central area shook as its stone entrance cover was pushed away by some unknown force revealing a dark passageway.

Step. Step. Step. A series of slowly but heart shaking footsteps soon echoed throughout this quiet Necropolis, as the footsteps grew louder a figure could barely be noticed making its way out of the tomb slowly. Soon, this figure arrived at the tombs exit and looked around at the environment in silence.

It was a corpse, one of an unusual kind. Its skin was transparent leaving its interior clear enough for all to see, however, these internals where not of the kind ordinary lifeforms would see. As a colorful network of interconnected purple lights gathered around a central core. It was an ethereal-like being with its form vaguely real, with eyes of a blue-purplish color that glowed in a bright ominous manner.

It swept across its naked body and shouted towards the void, "Ar----mo----ur!"

The voice of this being resounded throughout the quiet area, followed by a loud booming sound.

Poof! Quickly a semi-transparent armor materialled out of thin air; it equipped itself around the body of the figure in a swift manner as a dark cloak formed from its back and wrapped around the figure creating a dark silhouette with ominous eyes and shining under equipment.

The figure smiled as it saw its complete form and then moved its foot forwards placing it on the ground outside of its tomb.

Step. Rumble! The instant its feet touched the ground, all of the still tombs and tombstones suddenly started to shake violently as beams of green, dark blue and other ominous looking lights illuminated the Necropolis surroundings. Very shortly, a group of similar looking corpses made an appearance each equipping different standards of armors as they then bowed towards the figure at the central area.

"We greet lord Ghosssst Commander!" Their voices echoed throughout the silent surroundings as they spoke in unison.

"I have recently sssssensed the presence of a greater elder among our kinsssssman, but it was of a vague nature. Where are our sssssprites? Summon them at once! For I require an update of our sssssssurroundings," The Ghost Commander said then ordered.

"As the Ghost Commander wishes!" A silhouette said who was amongst the subordinates garbed with unusual robes, but as he was about to use his special means. A beam of light swiftly made its way from the distance and appeared before the gathered individuals.

Poof! An evil looking sprite appeared, revealing a vile kind of aura. However, despite its dark nature. Its face was filled with solemnness while at its depths it hid a tinge of excitement. Quickly, it flew towards the Ghost Commander's side and spoke in whispers.

As the Ghost Commander heard its words, his ominously looking eyes flickered for an instant soon after glowing in a more vibrant light. The Ghost Commander lift his head up and laughed before speaking, "Jie Jie Jie! The time for our Ghossssstkin to rise has come, the ssssshadow rises from the cornersssss of all light. Using the darknessssss, we shall sweep over enemiessssss and use their corpses as fuel for our campaign!"

"Glory to our kinsssssmen!" The group shouted in unison, as they raised their weapons to air they glowed in an ominous light that painted the area in their hues.

"Prepare at once, for we must head to 'center of all zones!'" The Ghost Commander said his voice echoed throughout the distance of this dark, gloomy region...

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 155: Do You Have a Death Wish?

Seeing that almost everyone was looking at herself, Ruo Yu immediately felt a great wave of pressure. Her eyes drifted over to Ye Futian but she instantly withdrew her gaze. If she told the truth, it was bound to bring him trouble. She was in her own clan. The Sword Clan of the Qianmeng area was a great power and not many people dared to start trouble with them.

"I don't know either. I was just suddenly enlightened," said Ruo Yu in a low voice.

Ruo Qiu looked at Ruo Yu strangely. Enlightened? As twins, Ruo Qiu was very clear about Ruo Yu's abilities. How would she be suddenly enlightened? However, Ruo Yu was by her side the whole time and did not come into contact with anyone else. Other than enlightenment, there was no other explanation.

Lin Yueyao looked over at Ruo Yu and then back at Ye Futian. Could it be that she was able taught by the sound of Ye Futian's guqin?

"It is a good thing to get such a rare opportunity," said Yun Qianmo. She did not question Ruo Yu any further. If Ruo Yu did, in fact, know the secret to deciphering the meaning behind the stone walls, this was not the place to question her.

Yun Qianmo glanced at Liu Yuan, having no intentions to continue their fight. Her attention shifted back to the sword wall. Even Ruo Yu had been enlightened. Yet she had achieved nothing.

Yan Lu and the others all had strange looks on their faces as they continued their cultivation.

"You know, you guys should actually reconsider what Ye Futian said earlier," Ruo Yu mumbled lowly. Ruo Qiu and the rest of their group furrowed their brows and all turned their attention to Ye Futian.

At that same moment, Ye Futian had descended from the large boulder in front of the stone wall and was headed their way. Yu Sheng and the Black Wind Eagle were also by his side. They had both already been enlightened on the true meanings behind the images on the walls with the help of Ye Futian.

"Hello, my little friend." Gu Jiang smiled at Ye Futian. "Done with all four walls?"

"Yeah," Ye Futian nodded with a smile on his face.

Seeing that Ye Futian had actually nodded, Gu Jiang could not help but let out a look of interest. This guy is really thick-skinned!

"How much information did you get?" Gu Jiang continued to ask.

"A little bit from each of the walls, I guess," Ye Futian answered nonchalantly. He looked at Ruo Yu and said, "Ruo Yu, I'm heading back first. Good luck with your cultivation."

"I'm done as well. I'll head back with you," she said as she stepped up closer to him. Ye Futian transferred the knowledge of the sword techniques to her today. It was definitely a great favor.

This guy. Not far away, Lin Yueyao watched this scene and everything was now crystal clear. Ruo Yu was indeed taught by Ye Futian.

Ruo Qiu frowned at her sister's words. Had her younger sister gone crazy?

"Have you had enough?" Ruo Qiu asked Ye Futian coldly. He looked at her with no words to say. How did I piss her off now?

"Sis, what are you doing?" Ruo Yu was angry with the way her older sister acted.

Ruo Qiu looked at Ruo Yu and said, "Did he really put some spell over you? I just want you to see how fake he really is."

"Ye Futian, since you said that you were enlightened by the stone walls, all we have to do in order to know if you're telling the truth is to fight. Gu Jiang, give it a go," said Ruo Qiu.

Gu Jiang chuckled with his reply, "Alright."

"I also want to know what type of enlightenment you had, my little friend," Gu Jiang smiled at Ye Futian.

"What's going on?" Lin Yueyao saw what was going on and asked Ye Wuchen who was standing beside her.

Ye Wuchen could not hold in his smile. He said some things to Lin Yueyao and after she heard what he had to say, a strange expression crossed her face. She looked at Ruo Qiu and busted out in laughter.

Lin Yueyao looked at Ye Futian. Who would've thought this day would come for that rascal?

Ye Futian glanced at Gu Jiang and then at Ruo Qiu. A smile spread across his face before that word slipped out of his mouth, "Idiots." He turned around and walked towards Ye Wuchen.

Gu Jiang frowned. Ruo Qiu had an icy look in her eyes. Did Ye Futian just call them idiots? A sharp ray of sword intent released from Gu Jiang as he took one step in Ye Futian's direction. With the sword intent revolving his body, he warned Ye Futian, "Watch out, my little friend." He finished what he had to say, and released his sword techniques. At the same time, a black shadow whisked by at an unbelievable speed. It was a demon beast. Maybe a roc?

"Huh?" Ruo Qiu and her friends furrowed their brows in confusion. A storm seemed to have started in the area around them. Gu Jiang hadn't even released his sword when the shadow descended from the sky with its claws charging straight down. It struck Gu Jiang in the chest, propelling him backward. He now had blood streaming down the front of his chest.

WHOOSH! A strong wind blew past and the shadow of the roc had returned. It floated in the air behind Ye Futian. It was a demon beast alright, but it was not a roc. It was a Black Wind Eagle.

"The artistic conception of the stone wall." The members of the Sword Clan lifted their heads to look at the wall where Liu Yuan was. The image of a large Golden Roc. The beast behind Ye Futian had released that artistic conception! How could an ordinary Black Wind Eagle have such an understanding?

"Gu Jiang." Gu Cheng and the others walked over next to Gu Jiang. He climbed up from the ground and looked at Ye Futian's silhouette with cold eyes.

"This Black Wind Eagle is strange. It has such strong comprehension skills to understand the artistic conception," said Gu Jiang. Yan Lu nodded in agreement. He had also noticed this fact.

The group headed towards Ye Futian.

Ruo Yu did not look too good in this current situation. Are the members of the Sword Clan going to start a conflict with Ye Futian?

They watched as Ye Futian stopped in place. He did not spare them a glance, but instead, looked at Ye Wuchen and asked, "Together?"

"Sure," Ye Wuchen nodded. He was obviously not going to turn down Ye Futian's invitation. He was also thinking the same thing.

"Hey, I heard someone have you the cold shoulder." Lin Yueyao chuckled at Ye Futian.

"Taking pleasure in my misfortune?" Ye Futian smiled at her.

"Is it her?" Lin Yueyao looked at Ruo Qiu.

Ruo Qiu saw Lin Yueyao looking over and frowned. What does she mean?

"Since when has your taste gotten so bad?" Lin Yueyao teased. She had finally gotten her revenge. This rascal is always ignoring me. Now he'll know what it's like to get the cold shoulder.

The group of Sword Clan members witnessed everything. Was she insulting Ruo Qiu? However, in comparison to this girl in front of them, Ruo Qiu's looks were a far cry from her beauty.

"Is it funny?" Ye Futian never thought Lin Yueyao had this side to her. It seemed like this girl had held quite a grudge.

"It's pretty funny." She nodded seriously. She then asked, "Can you bring me along too?"

Ye Futian looked at her with a strange look in his eyes. What goes on in this girl's brain?

To be honest, the Lin Yueyao before would have never made such a request, but seeing Ye Futian help Ye Wuchen become enlightened with his guqin, and even a girl he met in the Ancient Barren World, it did not make her feel great. Did she really lack the appeal? She was always getting ignored by this jerk.

Seeing the look in Ye Futian's eyes, Lin Yueyao gave him a glare. "Don't worry. I know I'm not as pretty as your girlfriend. I won't have any crazy thoughts about you. I just want to train with you in the Ancient Barren World."

Ye Futian glanced at Ye Wuchen. Ye Wuchen said nothing and stared at him, almost as if he were saying, "Do what you want." Only then, did Ye Futian nod his head. "Fine."

"Can you not say it so reluctantly?" Lin Yueyao said as she bites her lip, upset.

Ye Futian shrugged, "Whatever."

"You..." Lin Yueyao did not know what to say to him. The anger on her face gave her a unique look. The Sword Clan members standing on the side were stupefied just looking at her. Ruo Qiu was also frozen. A strange expression fell on the faces of Yan Lu and his group.

Ye Futian did not seem to give a crap about Lin Yueyao's looks. It also seemed like this beautiful girl had been previously rejected by Ye Futian. She even said that Ye Futian's girlfriend was more beautiful than she was, and that she wouldn't have any crazy thoughts about him.

Would Ye Futian really try something with Ruo Qiu and her sister?

It was obvious now. Ruo Qiu was thinking too much. Especially when Lin Yueyao had looked at her with the smile that wasn't really a smile. Ruo Qiu felt insulted.

"Are you happy now?" Ruo Yu asked her sister. It was obvious that Ye Futian had no ulterior motives being with them. All he wanted were travel companions. He even taught her the sword technique from the stone wall.

"Ye Futian." Just then, Gu Cheng walked up and spoke to him with a cold demeanor. "How could you allow that demon beast to attack Gu Jiang?"

"Scram." Ye Futian gave him a quick, emotionless glance. He did not want to waste his breath on these people. If it weren't for Ruo Yu, he wouldn't have bothered to say a single word to these people after the inn incident.

At the sight of how arrogant Ye Futian was acting, the Sword Clan members were enraged. Where did this Nine-star Glory Plane get such courage?

"That demon beast, leave it with us," said Wang Jue. He didn't want to discuss any further either. Stepping up, sword intent was released from his body. Feeling the power of the fourth level Dharma Plane, Ye Wuchen frowned. With one step forward, a strong force of sword will erupted from his body. In an instant, the whole area was enveloped by the powerful force. This force of will was like that of the sword wall. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Do you have a death wish?" asked Ye Wuchen. His tone was sharp like the blade of a sword. The will dominated Wang Jue. He was using the will of sword to repress Wang Jue'd sword intent.

Yan Lu and the others looked at Ye Wuchen in great shock. How was he also enlightened by the stonewall's sword will?

This attracted many people to look over. Yun Qianmo also made her way over.

Seeing that the conflict was growing, Ruo Yu grew worried.

"You have also been enlightened by the stonewall's sword will?" asked Yan Lu. In just one day, two people have been enlightened.

There was also the Black Wind Eagle. It was enlightened by the artistic conception hidden in the Golden Roc wall.

Yan Lu stepped forward and a stronger force of sword intent was release. The destructive power of the sixth level Dharma Plane rolled towards Ye Futian's group.

Everything that happened today could only be described as strange. Since things had already come to this, they could not let Ye Futian get away so easily. Yan Lu needed answers now.

Ye Futian felt Yan Lu's sword intent coming in their direction, as if he wanted to encapsulate them, forcing them to stay. Seems like I was being too nice.

Ye Futian's gaze sharpened and he looked over at Yan Lu to say, "Do you have a death wish?

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 154: Stone Wall Sword Techniques

Lin Yueyao looked at Ye Futian's backside. From Ye Wuchen's words, she guessed that he was only enlightened with Ye Futian's help. This guy was only in the Glory Plane. Why was he so scary? But from his performance at the Fenghua Banquet and Tingfeng Banquet, he truly couldn't be treated like a regular person.

"What's he doing?" Lin Yueyao asked quietly.

"He's probably getting inspired. This is the last stone wall," Ye Wuchen said calmly. Lin Yueyao's gaze moved to the other walls. She saw Yu Sheng and the Black Wind Eagle.

Was the Black Wind Eagle cultivating too? Being enlightened and inspired by the Cang Mountain Relic? It was one thing for the ones beside Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Hua Jieyu, to be so scarily talented but now was his ordinary demon beast cultivating too? Ye Futian didn't know what Lin Yueyao was thinking. He didn't even know she was there.

He was still quietly sensing the stone wall. Closing his eyes, he emptied everything. The mountains on all sides of him were imprinted in his mind. Waves crashed, one tide higher than the last. Gradually, a picture appeared in his mind. It was of a white-robed figure playing guqin on the Cang Mountain. Someone was practicing the sword on the beach. The sword technique seemed desolate. The waves came and fell into the sword intent, transforming into a thousand threads of rain. On the mountain, hundreds of meters tall, the blade flashed coldly and cut the pain of separation. He realized that the poem truly did have an artistic conception.

A Golden Roc soared into the sky, wanting to bid farewell to the man. It cried beside the sea and transformed into countless afterimages, sweeping up the tides. All of this seemed to become a painting. The walls on all sides were not separate entities; their artistic conceptions were one.

There was a flash and Ye Futian's Guqin Spirit appeared. He sat, crossing his legs, and began playing his guqin alone. The graceful melody streamed out, attracting much attention. Many people gazed at him with an odd expression.

A Nine-star Glory Plane musical sorcerer was playing his instrument before the stone wall that no one could decipher. Had he really sensed the artistic conception?

Lin Yueyao's eyes sparkled. This guy…really acted as if the others didn't exist.

"Interesting." Liu Yuan glanced at Ye Futian and smiled lightly. Shock also flashed past Yun Qianmo's pretty eyes.

There was some otherworldliness in the melody as if it was being played from space. In the melody's artistic conception, waves crashed onto the empty mountain, rocs soared in the air, and people cut the pain of separation with their swords. The emotion and scene went with the music perfectly.

As Ye Futian played, the will inside the stone wall went together with his music, resonating. Shortly after, a burst of music intent landed inside Ye Futian's mind, strengthening the artistic conception. It was as if Ye Futian was playing the artistic conception directly.

That was not all. In that moment, he seemed to be resonating with the other three walls as well. The sword intent, Golden Roc intent, and sea wave intent all rushed into his mind, coming back out as music. An image appeared with the music. It snuck into Yu Sheng's mind and he shook violently. He instantly felt the artistic conceptions of the sea wave wall and Golden Roc wall appear clearly in his mind, allowing him to directly sense them. The same artistic conception entered the Black Wind Eagle's mind. It flapped its wings, appearing to be excited.

After that, Ye Wuchen, standing to the side, suddenly felt sword intent enter his ear with the music. His eyes flashed and he turned to look at the sword wall. It was as if he could feel an extremely clear picture. An illusory figure was practicing a set of sword techniques.

Ruo Yu had the same treatment as Ye Wuchen but she didn't understand it at first. When the artistic conception in the music became stronger and stronger, she looked at Ye Futian in shock and finally understood. Then she looked to the sword wall and started sensing.

However, the others didn't know about the changes in their bodies. They continued to sense quietly but their savviness seemed to improve under the music. They could sense deeper things and they rejoiced inwardly, continuing to cultivate quietly. A strange sight appeared. There was no other sound in this area except for the soothing guqin.

Seemingly after a long time, the music finally stopped. Ye Futian felt the changes in his body and smiled faintly. It appeared that he didn't have to worry about not receiving a fate in the Ancient Barren World.

Luo Junlin received the noble fate in the Ancient Barren World and caught the attention of the Royal Xuan Temple. Which force would notice Ye Futian?

As the music stopped, people smiled one after another. They had all improved but they didn't know it was the effect brought upon by the music's artistic conception. They thought they were enlightened by themselves. Only a small minority felt that the music had done something and that the music's artistic conception matched the scene.

A string of sword intent flowed up and down Ye Wuchen's body and then disappeared. He opened his eyes and took a deep breath. He felt that Ye Futian wasn't normal. This wasn't something a normal person could do.

Ye Wuchen understood that Ye Futian had most likely understood the entire Cang Mountain Relic. No one had ever done this before but he did it.

"What happened?" Lin Yueyao asked.

"That guy taught me how to cultivate swordsmanship," Ye Wuchen said softly.

"He taught you?" Lin Yueyao was surprised. When Ye Wuchen nodded seriously, she understood immediately and shot a resentful gaze at Ye Futian. She was part of the Fenghua Rank too. Why couldn't he help her too?

Sword intent flowed across Yan Lu's body. Eyes sharp, he looked at his group. "How do you feel?"

"Senior brother, I have some enlightenment," Gu Jiang said.

"Me too." Ruo Qiu was a bit excited.

"Not bad. Ruo Yu, what about you?" Yan Lu nodded and turned to Ruo Yu to see her eyes wide open, still in shock.

Had she really cultivated the sword technique from the wall? She felt crazy. How did she receive enlightenment just like that? The music had brought the artistic conception right into her mind and then she looked at the wall and saw the sword technique.

"Okay." Ruo Yu was still out of it.

"What do you even think about all day?" Ruo Qiu couldn't help but say, seeing her sister so dazed.

"Yun Qianmo," Liu Yuan said, looking at her again. "Want to fight and see how enlightened you are?"

"Don't have time," Yun Qianmo replied coolly.

Liu Yuan smiled. Wind whistled around him and everyone looked over. A strong wind intent appeared on him, causing a violent wind to scream around him. The fate bloomed and actually fused into the wind intent. A shocking black wind storm swept toward Yun Qianmo. Every strand of wind in the terrifying tornado transformed into sharp blades. They were extremely sharp and converged into a storm that could rip apart everything. It was frightening. Melding fate into the wind intent and casting a spell, he attacked without caring if Yun Qianmo agreed or not. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Such strong intent. As expected of the Liu family of the Qianmeng area. Everyone looked at Liu Yuan. It was obvious that he had comprehended quite a bit.

Yun Qianmo turned around. Her robes fluttered in the wild wind and a sword appeared in her hand. Her fate also bloomed and fused into the sword intent. Then it whistled as she waved her sword and a curtain of swords appeared around her.

The tornado ripped towards her and collided with the sword intent. The world changed and the boulders were pulverized. Yun Qianmo soared into the air, her long hair flying. The sword intent strengthened and cut the tornado up bit by bit.

When the storm disappeared, Yun Qianmo hovered in the air alone.

"As expected of Senior Sister Yun," Ruo Qiu gasped. "I seemed to feel the artistic conception of the wall in those sword techniques."

Ruo Yu's eyes flashed and she mumbled, "Her techniques were wrong."

"What nonsense." Ruo Qiu glared at her.

"Let's only test the strength that we comprehended here," Liu Yuan said. As soon as he spoke, he rushed into the air, charging at Yun Qianmo like a roc. For a moment, he seemed to have transformed into a roc.

Wielding her sword, it seemed that the sword's artistic conception descended around Yun Qianmo. Seeing the roc cut through the air, she swung her sword and the blade transformed into a light that sliced the sky. Various afterimages came out of the roc. The two moved instantaneously and were too fast for the naked eye to keep up.

Boom! Liu Yuan's body had already left but Yun Qianmo's beautiful body continued to descend.

On the other hand, Liu Yuan was hovering arrogantly in the air. He smiled thinly. "Yun Qianmo, it appears that you didn't comprehend enough. The senior disciple of your clan is just so-so."

Everyone looked at them. Even though Liu Yuan had the upper hand, it didn't mean that Yun Qianmo's enlightenment wasn't as good as his. Other than the tablet that no one could understand, the sword stone was the most difficult one. Its artistic conception was hidden inside the poem and thus it was unfair. Liu Yuan had taken advantage of this. It was as if he did that before Yun Qianmo on purpose.

The disciples of the Qianmeng area's Sword Clan were all enraged. Ruo Yu was upset as well and she said, "Senior Sister Yun, your sword technique can be improved."

Yun Qianmo gazed at her. Yan Lu and the others did so as well, wondering what nonsense this girl was saying.

Ignoring all their looks, Ruo Yu produced a sword filled with the sword intent. She swung the blade, and at that moment, countless shadows appeared. The sword transformed into threads of rain and each drop was filled with the power to cut through the air. Paired with the sword intent in her body, it was clearly more advanced than Yun Qianmo's artistic conception. Many people were surprised at this. Ruo Qiu also looked at her sister in shock.

Ruo Yu's talent couldn't be compared to Yun Qianmo's but her technique was clearly more powerful. If Yun Qianmo had used this, Liu Yuan would have been completely obliterated.

"Junior Sister, how did you comprehend this?" Yan Lu and the others all came over to scrutinize Ruo Yu.

Yun Qianmo looked at her too and asked, "How did you do it?"

Everyone's gazes fell upon her. How could a young disciple of the Sword Clan in the First level Dharma Plane decipher the swordsmanship technique of the sword wall?

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 153: An Unordinary Guy

Seeing that Ye Futian and Yu Sheng were walking away, Ruo Yu glared at Ruo Qiu and said, "Sis, can you stop talking with such a nasty attitude?"

"Didn't you hear him admit it himself?" Ruo Qiu asked calmly.

"Ruo Yu, don't get too close to that kind of people," said Yan Lu. Ruo Yu looked at her senior brother. Even though she disagreed with what her senior brother had said, she did not say anything. She looked up ahead. She watched as Ye Futian and Yu Sheng walked towards a large rock. There, a graceful young man stood silently. When they reached him, he spoke, "Got hated on?"

"Like watching me suffer?" Ye Futian looked at the young man in front of him, slightly upset.

Ye Wuchen took a quick look at Ruo Qiu who was not too far away and then back at the dispirited Ye Futian. He couldn't hide the smile on his face. This guy is such a hotshot in both the Cangye Kingdom and the Nandou Nation. He even rejected when a beauty like Lin Yueyao tried to get acquainted. Who would've thought that there would be a day when Ye Futian would be despised by a girl?

"Where's Ye Xiao?" asked Ye Futian.

"We split up a long while ago," answered Ye Wuchen. "Ye Xiao cultivates at the Cangye College. If he plans on inheriting the throne in the future, it would be useful to have the support of the school."

Ye Futian nodded. Of course, he understood what Ye Wuchen was trying to say. The students of Cangye College who entered the Ancient Barren World now would be the future leaders of Cangye College.

"What did you get from this?" asked Ye Futian.

Ye Wuchen looked at the stone wall. His brows furrowed. "I can only feel some sword intent, but I don't know how to approach it. Perhaps it's still not the right time. Maybe we need to give it more time."

Ye Futian walked up next to him and squatted down. Ye Wuchen looked down at him. He watched as Ye Futian used Spiritual Qi to carve something into the stone. It looked like a word. It was the first word of the poem: thousand.

After the word was carved, it actually began to change. It looked like it was moving and morphed into the shape of a sword. Ye Wuchen's eyes brightened at this sight. His gaze was glued to the stone wall ahead.

"Don't try to decipher its artistic conception or whatever. Break up the words," said Ye Futian.

"Alright," nodded Ye Wuchen. When he looked at the stone wall again, it seemed as if the words had changed again.

Just then, the Black Wind Eagle, who was standing off to the side, gently flapped its wings. Its eyes twinkled as it looked at Ye Futian with anticipation.

"You want to learn as well?" asked Ye Futian.

The Black Wind Eagle nodded.

"You really are becoming too smart for your own good," muttered Ye Futian. It seemed that the beast had reaped some benefits from acquiring fate. Their spirits were linked so it should be easy to teach it.

"Let me get a feel for it first." Ye Futian sat down on the large boulder, once again focusing on the stone wall. Every word carved into that wall seemed to be morphing into swords. The will of sword kept rushing into his mind.

Even though he saw the sword forms and felt the sword intent, if Ye Futian wanted to cultivate this sword technique, he would first need to understand it. He was not a swordsman, so he was not going to waste his time to do so. It was enough for him to get a feel for the fate. Ye Futian was going to leave the cultivation of this sword technique to Ye Wuchen. Following that, Ye Futian continued to observe. At the same time, he would tell Ye Wuchen the form of the swords. Slowly, Ye Wuchen fell into the rhythm as well and became able to see for himself. There was no longer need for pointers from Ye Futian.

The strange thing was, the Black Wind Eagle, standing next to Ye Futian, continued to stare at the stone wall. It did not even blink. It seemed as if the beast was beginning to comprehend it as well.

Standing off to the side, Yu Sheng witnessed this scene and was shocked. He couldn't even do what a demon beast could.

After a while, Ye Futian collected himself and looked over at Ye Wuchen. His eyes were closed shut and a faint hint of sword intent flowed around him. By the looks of it, Ye Wuchen had comprehended the sword techniques hidden in the lines of poetry.

"Let's take a look at the other walls," said Ye Futian. The Black Wind Eagle's eyes brightened and flapped its wings, carrying itself in another direction. It landed on a large boulder in front of a wall with engraved art. This engraving depicted a large Golden Roc charging into the Heavens. Its apparitions were also shown, serving as an indicator of the beast's soaring through the skies.

Ye Futian glanced at the Black Wind Eagle. Looks like this guy had its eyes set on this wall beforehand. But Ye Futian felt like this depiction also suited himself. The Black Wing Eagle and Yu Sheng could cultivate it too.

His Freedom Meditation began to spin in his mind again. An image appeared in his mind. It was the very scene engraved on the wall. A Golden Roc spread its wings to soar through the skies. It roared loudly. It moved faster than the wind, not leaving an afterimage. Its movements were swift and natural like the flow of the wind. The scene and his memories overlapped slightly making the image clearer. Unknowingly, Ye Futian's thoughts fell into a mystical state where he felt like he had transformed into the roc, breaking through the clouds into the heavens.

Using the Freedom Meditation, he was able to decipher the true meanings behind the poem and the image on the stone walls. However, it was completely up to his own comprehension abilities to find out what they truly meant.

Slowly, Ye Futian's eyes closed. To him, it no longer felt like he was standing on the boulder in front of the wall. He felt as if he was zooming through the clouds in the sky.

A strong force of will came from the stone wall and rushed into his mind endlessly. The more he was able to decipher and understand from the image on the wall, the more powerful the fate and will would get.

The Black Wind Eagle and Yu Sheng were both doing their best as well. However, the artistic conception they had was more on the simple side. The beast was affected by its natural gifts while Yu Sheng's gifts did not belong in this category.

Around them, many cultivators who specialized in the element of wind were doing the same. From time to time, a light would shine from their bodies as these people attempted to incorporate their perceptions with their original abilities.

After a long time, Ye Futian opened his eyes to see the Black Wind Eagle looking at himself with a pitiful expression. Using his spiritual energy, Ye Futian transferred the results of his meditation his beast companion. Following this, the Black Wind Eagle also began its own cultivation with the deciphered messages.

"Yu Sheng, that wall really suits you," said Ye Futian. He was pointing to a stone wall in another direction. This wall was close to the ocean and on it, were engravings of large, roaring waves. With one simple look, you could almost feel the artistic conception of the imaged rushing at you like a terrifying force.

The two friends headed for that wall. Standing in front of it, the ocean waves rolled in and smacked against the side of Cang Mountain. The great tides seemed to match with the artistic conception given off by the image on the wall.

"What do you feel?" asked Ye Futian.

"Ferocity and power," said Yu Sheng.

"That's right," nodded Ye Futian. Because he was able to use the Freedom Meditation, he could see things more clearly. It was as if the image was moving, each wave was higher than the last. Its power was destructive. This image was not a sword nor was it wind. It was pure ferocity and power.

The two studied it in silence and after a long while, Ye Futian left alone. He walked over to another stone wall by the ocean. This was the last Cang Mountain wall with engravings. There was no one standing in front of this wall. The other three walls were somewhat comprehensible but this one, no one understood. They couldn't feel any fate from this wall

The image on the stone wall depicted a figure clad in white seated with both hands on a guqin. There was no artistic conception.

Ye Futian used the Freedom Meditation, but he could only see the person in the image playing the guqin. He was not able to feel any will from the image. However, this made the image even more extraordinary.

If even the Freedom Meditation didn't work, it only proved that Ye Futian's level of cultivation was not yet high enough.

Ye Futian stood there quietly, simply looking at the stone wall. There was only him.

Ye Wuchen was in front of the sword wall, the Black Wind Eagle at the Golden Roc wall, and Yu Sheng at the wave wall. The four of them each had a wall that enlightened them.

Ye Futian's world became very quiet, but in reality, there were people everywhere at the Cang Mountain Relic.

Ruo Qiu's eyes wandered in Ye Futian's direction. He stood out too much. He was the only one in front of that wall.

"No one has ever deciphered the message behind that image, but look at him, pretending he knows what he's doing. You should know the type of person he is now," she said to Ruo Yu.

They hadn't even been here for long, but Ye Futian had already stopped in front of every wall. He was purely wasting time here.

Ruo Yu looked over at him briefly. She could not understand his actions.

"Senior Brother Yan was able to get a bit of sword intent from studying the stone wall," said Ruo Qiu. She had a smile on her face as she watched Yan Lu who stood not too far away in front of her. Sword intent came from the stone wall and revolved around him.

Yan Lu took a deep breath before saying, "This poem is indeed hiding a powerful artistic conception. By the studying its form, it is possible to feel the will of the sword. If I want to understand it completely, I'm afraid it will take a fairly long time."

"Senior Brother Yan, you're so talented! Normal people can't even compare to you," smiled Ruo Qiu.

"I'm still lacking quite a bit in comparison to Senior Sister Yun," Yan Lu lifted his head to look at Yun Qianmo. She was perched on top of a tall boulder. Yun Qianmo had a wave of sword intent revolving around her. It was obvious that her understanding of the image on the stone wall was greater than that of Yan Lu.

More and more people arrived at the Cang Mountain Relic, making the environment crowded and lively. Just then, a figure had grasped the attention of a large group of people

This person had looks that made them stand out. In terms of looks, even Yun Qianmo didn't shine as brightly anymore in comparison. There were many powerful guards next to this newcomer.

This person was the Cangye Kingdom's number one beauty, Lin Yueyao. In the matter of outer appearance, it was only natural not a lot of people could compare to her

Her eyes drifted off to a certain direction and immediately saw Ye Wuchen. Her glamorous body sauntered over next to him.

Gu Cheng, Ruo Qiu, and the others looked over in their direction. A little while ago, Ye Futian seemed to be acquainted with Ye Wuchen. Now, this girl had also headed over to him. Who was this Ye Wuchen?

Was this shockingly beautiful girl also from the Hundred Lands?

Ye Wuchen suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lin Yueyao. She screamed and snapped her eyes shut. It felt as if a sword had pierced into her eyes.

"Are you okay?" asked Ye Wuchen.

Lin Yueyao opened her eyes slowly. They were slightly red. She looked at him and replied, "Are you trying to kill me?"

"I was cultivating, didn't know it was you," he explained.

She was speechless. Then, she turned to look at the stone wall and muttered lowly, "So this is the stone wall of the Cang Mountain Relic? How come I can't feel anything from it? How did you get the artistic conception?"

"I actually didn't get much from it originally, but an unordinary guy showed up," he said.

"An unordinary guy?" Lin Yueyao asked with a questioning look. Her eyes shifted elsewhere and she saw a lonely figure standing in front of a stone wall. He looked as if he was the only person on earth.

A strange look crossed her face. Can this guy stop living in his own solitude world? Ye Wuchen was right. He definitely was an unordinary guy!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 152: Poetry on the Wall

Ruo Yu looked at Ye Futian apologetically and said softly, "Don't be angry. Senior Yan is like that. He's strict but his cultivation talent is extraordinarily high."

"I'm not angry at him." Ye Futian shrugged. Senior Yan didn't know him so it was logical to not want to bring him with. However, Ruo Qiu's words weren't that nice.

"Is this inn part of your clan?" Ye Futian asked.

"No." Ruo Yu shook her head.

"I see. Then I won't have to worry about getting kicked out." Ye Futian walked away with a smile. Yu Sheng and the Black Wind Eagle followed behind him. They found a worker and prepared to stay here.

"Brother Ye's temper is quite big." Gu Jiang smiled faintly after hearing Ye Futian's words.

"Let's go," Wang Jue said.

Ruo Yu's eyes sparkled; she finally knew why Ye Futian was angry. Thinking for a bit, she walked up to her sister and said, "They invited us to eat the demon bear's meat and we could travel together because we were going to the same place. Why did you have to say that?"

"What do you know?" Ruo Qiu glared at her. "You're inexperienced. In that situation, those two Nine-star Glory Plane cultivators had to invite us but did you see how he tried to get close? I think he has an ulterior motive."

"I think Ye Futian isn't that bad," Ruo Yu said nonchalantly. "Even if he has another motive, it'll just be to explore the lower Ancient Barren World deeper. It's not that big of a deal."

"Ruo Yu, you trust people too easily," Gu Cheng said. "You should be a bit more cautious for these chance meetings."

"I know," Ruo Yu replied, still not caring. "You all go first." With that, she waited in place. A few moments later, the worker brought Ye Futian over.

"Waiting for me?" Ye Futian asked her.

"Yeah." Ruo Yu nodded. "My sister has a bad temper. Please don't mind her. She might have misjudged you."

"Your sister probably thinks I have an ulterior motive, which isn't wrong. I know nothing about the Ancient Barren World. I really do want to learn some things from you all," Ye Futian admitted honestly.

"That doesn't count," Ruo Yu said, shaking her head. "I can tell you whatever you want to know."

"What is the Cang Mountain Relic that your senior was talking about? Are there other relics around Qianmeng City?" Ye Futian asked.

"The Cang Mountain Relic has some stone walls carved with words and paintings. It's a mysterious place but it contains fate," Ruo Yu said. "Many people go there every day and a good many of talented people reach enlightenment there. However, no one has ever been able to completely solve the mystery. Perhaps they aren't high enough in plane. Other relics definitely exist but tomorrow, let's go to the Cang Mountain Relic. You can see a lot of powerful figures from the Qianmeng City. Many people from your Hundred Lands should be there too."

"I'll go by myself," Ye Futian said, smiling.

"I'll take you there without them. You don't know the way," Ruo Yu said after pondering for a moment.

"Okay, let's go together. I don't want your senior and sister to be unhappy." Ye Futian saw how stubborn Ruo Yu was and didn't want to make it hard for her.

"Okay, I'll go find you tomorrow when we set out," Ruo Yu said.

…

The next day, Ruo Yu really did come to find Ye Futian and they left soon after.

Ruo Qiu's group was already outside the inn. Seeing Ruo Yu with Ye Futian, Ruo Qiu glared while Gu Jiang smiled. "Brother Ye, are you going to the Cang Mountain Relic too?"

"Yes, I want to take a look." Ye Futian nodded.

"Since we're going to the same place, let's go together," Gu Jiang said, slightly smiling. Ye Futian and Yu Sheng were still going to follow them. Two Glory Plane cultivators had to find some support in the Ancient Barren World.

"Let's go," Yan Lu said, and the group instantly soared into the sky. Ye Futian and Yu Sheng followed behind on the Black Wind Eagle. Ruo Yu also rode with them, chatting mindlessly.

As the name implied, the Cang Mountain Relic was in the Cang Mountain, south of the Qianmeng City. It was beside the sea, standing right where the mountains and sea met. Strange rocks were everywhere and many were smooth as if people sat on them a lot.

The Cang Mountain Relic was here. The strange rocks faced various stone walls in different directions. The walls were all carved with writing and images.

When Ye Futian's group arrived, there were already many people there. This was one of the places where fate could be born so strong cultivators came for enlightenment throughout the year.

Yan Lu and the others weren't so eye-catching anymore. Everyone here was the cream of the crop of Qianmeng City, and there were more than enough famous figures.

"It's Senior Sister Yun," Ruo Qiu said, looking somewhere. Yan Lu and the others followed her gaze. A beautiful figure stood atop a large rock in the middle of the stone walls. The sea wind blew in from the sea, fluttering her clothing. Her clothes and hair flew in the breeze while she focused calmly on a wall. Her brows were curved like crescent moons. She was extremely dazzling and many eyes fell on her. She was obviously an extraordinary figure and stood out from the crowd.

Yan Lu's group approached her and bowed in greeting. "Senior Yun."

Yun Qianmo glanced at Yan Lu. She nodded and then focused back on the stone wall.

"Didn't you all enter the Ancient Barren World together?" Ye Futian asked Ruo Yu curiously.

Ruo Yu rolled her eyes. "The Ancient Barren World has always been open. Whoever wants to train can come with whoever they want. Clans don't all come at once unless something big happened. Plus, our clan is big while Senior Sister Yun is an upper disciple. We rarely see each other, let alone come together."

Ye Futian started to understand this. The Qianmeng City must have many powerful clans and the Ancient Barren World had been open for years. He couldn't see things from the point of the Hundred Lands.

"Yun Qianmo, how are you feeling?" a voice suddenly rang out. It was a figure standing on another large stone. He wore a long dark robe and was extraordinarily handsome. Yun Qianmo glanced at him indifferently and didn't reply.

The youth smiled, not minding. Continuing to look at the stone wall before him, he smiled and said, "I received some inspiration but I still need some time to understand this wall."

"Liu Yuan," Ruo Yu said softly, "he's one of the top geniuses of the Qianmeng area. He's extremely talented."

Ye Futian nodded. Those two had taken great spots. There were geniuses from other places studying around them.

At this moment, Yan Lu's group all walked toward a wall—the one Yun Qianmo was studying. Ye Futian also looked over and saw a line of words.

"Thousand threads of rain, hundred meters of mountain; a sword's cold flash cuts the sadness of farewell…" Ye Futian murmured as he looked at the wall. It seemed to be a poem. He wondered who would carve such poetic words. He could also feel a sharp sword aura from the words. It seemed as if the words would jump out and transform into sword intent.

"It's sword techniques," Ye Futian said.

"Brother Ye, do you think we don't know?" Gu Jiang asked, turning around and chuckling.

"Indeed, it is a set of sword techniques but no one has been able to completely decipher its artistic conception," Ruo Yu said. "Many copied it down and took it back to their elders but they still couldn't be enlightened. However, the talented ones can feel a shred of the artistic conception and receive fate of varying levels."

Ye Futian chuckled. His Freedom Meditation spun and the world instantly changed before his eyes. All details became extremely clear. He looked at the stone wall and the words seemed to jump into his mind, becoming three-dimensional. They changed, subtly becoming some sort of shape, no longer ordinary words. They were more like the shape of a sword. At that moment, Ye Futian clearly felt a powerful sword intent rush into his mind as if he could begin practicing swordsmanship if he wanted. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

With the will, Ye Futian felt a shred of sword fate in his body. He gathered his thoughts and looked at Ruo Yu with an odd expression.

"What's wrong?" Ruo Yu had to ask after seeing Ye Futian's strange look.

"Nothing," he replied quietly. The so-called artistic conception of the poem seemed to be pretty easy.

"Thousand threads of rain. The sword is like a thousand threads, splashing like rain," Yan Lu mumbled as he looked at the wall.

Ruo Qiu's eyes brightened and she smiled, saying, "Such a great artistic conception. This set of sword techniques must be shockingly strong."

"But what does the hundred meters of mountain mean? If the first sentence is saying that the sword is as fast as rain, is the second describing the sword's weight?" Yan Lu was uncertain.

"Senior Brother, you are so wise. There seems to be a way to decipher the artistic conception of the poem," Gu Jiang said.

Ye Futian couldn't help but chuckle. He knew that this wasn't a poem so there obviously wasn't an artistic conception of the poem.

"What are you laughing about?" Ruo Qiu turned around and asked.

"No one could decipher the poem's artistic conception all these years. Isn't it a waste of time to go down the same path?" Ye Futian asked in return.

"So you understand?" Ruo Qiu replied coldly. "Then tell me the true meaning of this poem."

"Perhaps it isn't a poem and it doesn't have an artistic conception. Perhaps they're just words," Ye Futian said.

"Nonsense." Ruo Qiu heard Ye Futian's words and said coolly, "For countless years, talents have found the artistic conception and received their fates. They just couldn't decipher it completely and yet you think they're only words? Do you think they're all wrong?"

"Maybe," Ye Futian said with a smile.

Ruo Qiu froze and then scoffed. "You're only in the Glory Plane and yet you speak so brazenly. Are you trying to seem unique to attract our attention?"

Ye Futian looked at Ruo Qiu. This woman was even more conceited than him. Why would he want to attract her attention?

"You got me." Ye Futian sighed and shrugged at Yu Sheng. "Let's go."

Ruo Qiu smirked. I knew it.

Yu Sheng glanced at her coolly. With her looks? Where did she get the confidence?