《Rebirth in Against the Gods with The Ultimate System》 1 Chapter 1:How it all began Dark Very dark. I don''t know how long I''ve been unconscious. The young man started to channel all of his power sources, suddenly he started to frown. The young man started to channel his powers again. This time, he frowns even more. Looks like his entire power source... His power sources, it''s been sealed? Wait, why did I still have my memories and knowledge? The young man was a young and powerful sovereign from the modern world. Along with his sworn brothers and sister, they become the seven emperors. They created an ultimate organization and watch over the world. Using every technology they could gather, they stand on the grand apex of world. However¡­. They have done it. They created a wormhole generator to travel to any world they desire. Be it reality or fantasy. It was the grand apex of their creation. This creation was the reason they could cultivate different power sources. Travel to different worlds and learn from them. What they didn''t expect was it was going so well. The young man remembered that the portal could travel to a fantasy world. However, the price of going to a new world was the cultivator must have their powers sealed. His brothers and sister was preparing for their next adventure but the power channeled to the portal was too much and cause it to destabilize. The suction of the wormhole was too strong and it dragged the nearest person to it. His beloved sister. The young man treated her like a sister and over the time they develop feelings with one another. Originally, she was the twin sister of his fiance. However, the price of his power had a toll. She was killed when one of his generals shot down a drop ship carrying his fiance to safety. He confronted the general in a final showdown and killed that scum. Since then, he promised himself to take care of her twin sister. His sworn brothers always plotting some scheme to get them together. The young man was only 17 years old. He lost his fiance before and refused to lose another one. He was not ready for such relationship but gave up after seeing her efforts and his brothers'' scheme. Over the time, they were closer and he was willing to lay down his life for her. The portal''s suction was too much and dragged his beloved into the wormhole. He wasn''t ready. He wasn''t ready to lose another. He did the ultimate sacrifice. He swapped himself with his beloved and was dragged into the portal. When he was dragged, he managed to say some words. The words were muffled by the noise but his beloved managed to read his lips, clear as day.¡­ I love you... 2 Chapter 2: System and Rewards? Well, that was a **** move. If she was saved, then I have no regrets. "And here I am floating in my own mind started to wonder when it is going to end." The young man said while continued to drift inside this endless void of his. Right now, the young man was in his true form, a 17-year-old young man with an extremely handsome face with black eyes and a messy cut black hair. He also had a godly body that can charm any woman who looks at it and cause the men to jealous of it. [System reboot initiate] I started to look at my own mind when I heard a familiar sound. Reboot? I thought I lost everything. But I still have this?" The young man wonders if all of his abilities are sealed. He remembered that he had the leveling system from his previous world. It was a heaven defying ability, you know able to use yourself as a gaming character and have the ability to become stronger beyond limits. Who doesn''t want that? [System reboot was successful, system was reset to basic level and host can access the basic shop to enable purchase. Currency of purchase: system points.] [System points are given randomly if host completed a quest, an act of kindness, being a hero and cultivating.] [Reboot of system has awarded the host with 2000 system points as a starting reward.] [Host has gained a special reward box from the system] [Would you like to open it?] The young man looked at the notification. Well, Why not? [Open] [Due to host is in soul form, the system had sealed the host''s original body and can only be unlocked once the host achieved maximum level in the system.] What? My body? The system had it? Maximum level huh? It might take a while but sure. The young man had cultivated his body to the highest plane of existence. Travel from world to world has heightened his observation and powers. Cultivating different form of powers and finally returned to his origin. Earth. If the system had my body then let it rest there. If I am going to be reborn in another world, let''s explore those wonders before I find a way back to them. [System had chosen one compendium for the host to cultivated in his soul form.] [Transmitting reward...reward achieved¡­] [Congratulation host for gaining the compendium of¡­ 3 Chapter 3: Bleach? [BLEACH] [Compendium of Bleach unlocked and integrated] Wait what? Bleach? I''ve watched that anime a while ago but did not expect it to be here? [Beginner''s reward ¨C reiatsu ¨C Spirit Pressure as power source] [Beginner''s reward ¨C Shinigami Soulline acquired] [Beginner''s reward ¨C Quincy Soulline acquired] [Beginner''s reward ¨C Hollow Soulline acquired] [Beginner''s reward ¨C Zangetsu as Zanpakuto] Woah....Zangetsu? The famous zanpakuto of Kurosaki Ichigo? Three soul bloodlines?....This is OP man... Too OP... [Compatibility between Quincyand Shinigami detected.] [Initiating Fusion..] [Fusion successful] [Quincy Zangetsu created] Quincy Zangetsu as in Yhwach original form? Well, i can''t call him Yhwach. It''ll be awkward. I just call him ''Zangetsu ossan'' or ''Old man Zangetsu''. Yeah...That''ll work. All of a sudden, old man Zangetsu emerge from the void in a bright blue light. He was standing there and spoke. "Young one, are you the one summoned me into this realm?" The young man looked at him and answered ''yeah'' "Boy, you have a strong will and mind. You will not bow to anyone even if they are stronger than you. You are worthy to wield me. " "Wow, this is so COOL!!!...Zangetsu as my power?" the young was about to celebrate until.... [Compatibility between Hollow and Shinigami detected.] [Initiating Fusion..] Wait what? That means... [Fusion successful] [Hollowfied Zangetsu created] Well ....Damn.... All of sudden, another figure started to appear within the young man''s inner world. When he looked at it, the figure started to appear as the young man itself. Cloaked in white, everything is white accept his eyes which had the color yellow surrounded by black around the pupils. The funny thing is, the figure looked exactly like the young man. Except, he''s fully and literally white also creepy. "Yo¡­. You are my new king? You sure looked strong¡­.." the white figure of the young man said to him surrounded by voices that echoes. "My name is Zangetsu¡­.because of your strong soul¡­ From now I will carry you and make you my king.. but if it turns out you are weaker than me¡­don''t blame me for destroying your soul and make your body mine¡­AHAHAHAHA...." the figure laugh claiming his stand. "Well...uuggghhh... nice to meet you too, Zangetsu? Wait..if you are Zangetsu? What about this old man?" "Heh¡­.. he is the fusion of me and your Quincy powers¡­ but you can call him Old Man Zangetsu (Well, no shit sherlock) ¡­as for me¡­heh¡­. I am ZANGETSU¡­AHAHAHAHAH¡­" Zangetsu laughed at his introduction. "Well,,,he is correct.." old man Zangetsu interject. (Why are you so calm about this?!?) "Your Soul is quite unique boy, it has a strong will and cannot bow to others easily, you are strong¡­ I expect your hollow is going to consume you but I am surprised he didn''t." Old man Zangetsu said while standing on top of a sword. "Heh¡­ as long as the king is not a big bitch about fights¡­maybe ill lend him some of my powers.." Hollow Zangetsu said to the young man. "Don''t worry about it¡­I''ve been in a lot of fights¡­getting scared or spouting some bullshit philosophy ain''t my style¡­" the young man said to both Zangetsu. After acknowledge the both of them as his Zanpakuto, a notification rang and pop in front of him. [Ding.....Due to the host massive intelligence, the system had activated a hidden function and permanently integrated to the host passive skill.] [Hidden Divine Function initiated ¨C instant mastery ¨C every learned skill or art will be powered to the maximum.] Holy****¡­.. Instant mastery? That''s way too OP right?..any skills powered up¡­hmm didn''t expect that¡­ anyway¡­ He looked at Zangetsu and Old man Zangetsu¡­ We have a lot of work to do guys¡­I need to power up my soul before descending to the new world.. believe me¡­ ill start as a weakling but since I have you guys¡­ He watched this anime till the end and kind of getting the grasp of the mechanics of Zanpakuto though. But¡­first¡­ 4 Chapter 4: Stats? System initiate the display Please enter a name for the host¡­ Oh¡­forgot about that, well..enter my original name. Yukihira Yuuki [Transmitting.. Receiving¡­.] [Data acquiring complete¡­] Yukihira Yuuki Age: 17 Soul Bloodline: Shinigami, Quincy and Hollow Soul Level: 1 Soul Combat Prowess: Standard Shinigami Low State Soul Body Prowess: Basic Shinigami Low State Reiatsu: 5000/5000 Body Bloodline: Unknown Acquired Zanpakuto: Zangetsu Further details will be provided shortly. DAMNNNNN¡­.. I am way tooo weak¡­ Zangetsu and the old man looked at his stats and sigh¡­ OI KING.. REMEMBER WHAT I SAID?..TOO WEAK AND ILL CONSUME YOU¡­ Chee¡­You don''t have to tell me twice, we''re partners from now on. System initiate system shop¡­ Current acquired compendium: Bleach Host able to access any items, arts and techniques from the anime bleach directly from the system shop. Currently available in the system shop: Gear, Zanpakuto, Kido Arts, and summoned allies. Gear Host able to purchase any shinigami, quincy or hollow gear during his adventure. Please note that several exclusive items are obtainable once the host achieved certain levels during power up. Zanpakuto Host can purchase or obtain Zanpakuto from the anime. However, Exclusive Zanpakutos are obtainable as rewards after achieving certain levels and completing exclusive missions. Kido Arts Host can use any Defense, Binding, Destruction and Healing Kido arts. Since host have the skill instant mastery, all skills are pushed immediately to the 20th Level and can be cast without incantation. Host can have 100% effectiveness but if Host use incantation on several Kido the effects are pushed 200%. Summoned allies Summoned allies are summoned from the world of bleach and are classified as rare, elite, super rare and Ultra rare. Each rare summon acquire a wisdom cube, 2 cubes for elite, 3 cubes for super rare and 4 cubes for an Ultra rare. Wisdom cubes are obtained during special mission from the system or killing a special opponent. Wait¡­any allies¡­I want¡­even that YAMAMOTO?.. Yuuki thought excitedly and was planning an empire filled with shinigami. However¡­. Host currently can summon one ally due to lack of reaitsu level. I have freaking 5000!!!...That''s not enough? [Yes, Host need at least 10000 just to have two. Happy collecting host.] Replied the system via notification. Cheeee.....I''ll explore the wonders of the system later. Right now, training comes first. "Zangetsu¡­ and Old man Zangetsu¡­. We have work to do¡­ " Yuuki looked at both of his Zanpakuto spirit. "Whatever you say king¡­ I need to train my vessel for the future.."said Hollow Yuuki. "Umu¡­.by the way boy¡­care to put some clothes on?.."said old man Zangetsu Yuuki looked at his body before¡­. ****... 5 Chapter 5: Preparation before Rebirth For the next unknown period of time. Yuuki trained his soul to the maximum. He finally achieved level 29 for his soul and mastered Zangetsu and Old man Zangetsu''s skill. Due to his high intelligence and previous experience, he gained quite a lot of skills from them. System¡­ Initiate stats bar¡­ Yukihira Yuuki Age: 17 Soul Bloodline: Shinigami, Quincy and Hollow Soul Level: 29 (Lieutenant Full Cultivation State) Soul Combat Prowess: 12th Division Captain Full Cultivation State Soul Body Prowess: 12th Division Captain Full Cultivation State. Reiatsu: 29000/29000 Body Bloodline: Unknown Acquired Zanpakuto: Zangetsu System points: 300000 Skill window¡­. Acquired skills Zanpakuto: Zangetsu Shikai: Zangetsu 1) Zangetsu False Shikai Mode First stage status: 100% Mastered Second stage status: 0% (required host to purchase Fullbring mode and initiate fusion.) 2) Zangetsu Dual Shikai Mode Status: 0% Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu 1) Tensa Zangetsu First and Second Stage First stage status: Mastered Second stage status: 0% required hostto purchase Fullbring mode and initiate fusion. 2) Merged Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu. Status: 0% (Required 100% mastery on Shinigami, Hollow and Quincy Fusion Mode) 3) Ultimate Bankai: Final Getsuga Tenshou Form Status: 0% Function as a cooldown form. Once used. It will undergo a cooldown state and seal the host shinigami mode for a month. Hollow Mode Status 1) Hollow mask: Eye covered Mode Status: 50% Mastered 2) Hollow Mask: Half Covered Mode Status: 0% 3) Visored Mode: Full covered Mode Status: 0% (Changes pattern depends on Mastery) 4) Tailed Vastolorde Mode: 0% 5) Full Resurrection Mode: 0% 6) Shinigami, Hollow, Quincy Fusion Mode: 0% Host are warned that until the Hollow mode are controlled and perfectly mastered, host are bound to be controlled by the hollow. The powers are too enormous and if the system sensed the possession past the warning time limit, system will initiate a force shut down for the host. Kido Arts Binding Arts: #61 and #63 (Mastered) Destruction Arts: #4 and #33 (Mastered) Due to Yuuki''s starting SP is too low. He simply purchased some Kido arts that might be useful during the battle. Since he mastered them instantly, he has no problem with it. Techniques 1) Getsuga Tenshou: Mastered 2) Hollowfied Getsuga Tenshou: Mastered 3) Quincy Mode: Spirit Weapons: Mastered 4) Shunpoo: Mastered 5) Sonido: Required Hollow Mode:Mastered 6)Cero: Normal type: Mastered Well, this is the overall of my skills. I''ve integrated several fighting skills from my home world though. Fuse it with HoYuu (Hollow Yuuki)''s unpredictable fighting skills and Old man Zangetsu Quincy fighting skills. Yuuki emerged in his inner world. He was wearing a black shihakusho and a red strap from his right shoulder to his waist. Accompany by his handsome and long black hair, you can say he was like a god among men. Adding first stage Zangetsu on his back shows that he is on the realm of his own. Well, technically I am a shinigami. He slowly thinks. Kind of Overpowered in the next world but Shinigami is still a mode. Since it was kind of overpowered, I''ll use it if I need showing off. Adding a little smirk on his face, he thought about his unmastered hollow mode. He made a deal with HoYuu that he can only possessed him if Yuuki needed him or if his body is unconscious. HoYuu recognised Yuuki as his king the moment Yuuki beaten him several times in their training. He adapted his fighting style making him unpredictable and constantly using his Quincy abilities. HoYuu was strong if he use the Full Resurrection Mode just like Hollow Ichigo from the anime. Due to him getting whacked by Zangetsus all the time, his body cultivation state has risen to be on par with 12th Division Captain. It will be a while to climb up to first division but it was worth it. He discovered that his combat capabilities and body capabilities has the ability to skip two realms above him. Meaning that if his body and combat capabilities is on level 10, he can fight someone at level 30 easily. The thing is, how the hell he gained experience points? In his inner world, old man Zangetsu can conjure up clones of himself at a different level. Continuous defeat of the clones skyrocket his level and getting whacked skyrocket his body. For an unknown period, he gained 29 levels for both combat and body. Every time he leveled up, the system would award him with 10000 SP, but Yuuki was the type using skills one at a time in order to develop his fighting combos and patterns. He continuously learn fusing skills and developing skill combos before purchasing a new one. Looking at the empty void, he promised to decorate is inner world using his own style. Last time, he was in Zangetsu''s Inner world not his own. Well, he had plans on his inner world. But right now¡­ System¡­ I am ready, Initiate Host Fusion to the human World. Searching suitable Host Suitable Host acquired. Initiating Fusion..in 3 2 1 Well, ISEKAI!! Here I come¡­ 6 Chapter 6: I am Yun Che Yuuki''s consciousness gradually awakened. Well looks like the fusion is a success. Wait¡­ What''s going on¡­ System, initiate memory fusion. Fusion of memories between host. I vividly remember that I jumped off Cloud''s End Cliff, how I can still be alive! Somehow my body is not in pain¡­ And I do not even feel the slightest discomfort? How is this happening? Yuuki''s memory was synchronizing. He expect this but hearing a certain place triggered his mind. Cloud''s End Cliff.. Cloud''s End Cliff.. Wait...WHAATTTTT....... His realization came to one thing. This body is Yun Che''s? That means..This is the world of Against The Gods? Yuuki was excited because ATG was his favorite novel. In his time, he always talk about it with his loved one from his previous world. He was kind of confused at the same time. The memories were a lot to digest and even HoYuu was having trouble understanding them. Let''s calm down first¡­. In this world, I am Yun Che.. Yun Che suddenly opened his eyes and quickly sat up. He found himself in a comfortably soft bed, with a red banner hanging above him, rendering a festive atmosphere. Red banner, festive? Ohhh Man¡­I know where this is going¡­I''ve read this novel and I know what''s going on.. Probably ... "Ah! Little Che! You¡­ You woke up!" A girl''s gasp of surprise was heard from his ear and the same girl appeared in his line of sight. At a glance the girl dressed in green looked to be fifteen to sixteen years of age. She was as fair as snow with charming rosy lips and a delicate nose...Wait¡­wait¡­wait¡­.. She looks like... TADOKORO MEGUMI? But this Megumi is quite different. Her eyes are blue instead of yellow and her hair reaches her waist instead of braided. She was wearing a green dress and brings out a mature aura. Not bad for a 15 year old. Hooray for Shokugeki No Soma. Glad I watched that anime. I can''t call her Megumi¡­Yuuki searched in his head and discovered a memory containing this girl''s name and her nickname. "Little Aunt"? In the face of the girl''s eyes that filled with deep concern, Yun Che woodenly shook his head. "Rest here for a while, I''ll go and tell your grandpa that you''re awake. Today is your day! When you fainted, your grandfather almost went crazy and personally went to find Doctor Situ for you." The girl was in such a rush that she did not notice the abnormality of Yun Che''s current state. She pushed Yun Che''s shoulders, signalling him to lie back on the bed and hurriedly left. As the door shut Yun Che sat up on the bed, hands clutching his head. [Ding.....Initiating Fusion Fusion successful¡­] [Host Soul is fused with the body of the previous owner Yun Che. Due to host had a human and shinigami mode. Host can alter between Shinigami Mode and Human Mode in this body. Host simply needed to command the system to switch bodies. Body fusion is not available at the moment. Wait..what is it mean? [Host cannot use shinigami powers during Human Mode activated and Host cannot use Human Powers while in Shinigami Mode.] "Well, it''s the same as Ichigo though...umu..umu...."Yun Che thought about it. System¡­ perform a scan on this body¡­. [Scanning¡­ Scan complete¡­] Yun Che Aliases: None Level: 0 Combat Prowress: None Body Bloodline: Unavailable (Crippled) Techniques Divine Medicine Manual (25% Mastered) Items Sky Poison Pearl (Right Hand Fused Mode) Ability to purify all herbs, cure all kinds of poison and able to create a medical item through thought as long as host has the sufficient herbs and recipe. Mirror of Samsara Able to reincarnate through multiple lifetimes. Currently under cool-down mode. Yun Che looked at the stats before sighing. Again¡­. Shinigami Mode level 29 but Human Mode¡­.. ¡­. ¡­ That''s sucks... System, can level up my shinigami mode and human mode at the same time? [Yes, host can gain experience from killing or defeating opponents.] Well, that''s a relief....I''ll be able to kill two birds with one stone.....Let''s look what else this body had to offer.. The memories shows how Yun Che jump from the cliff, kill himself, travel to different continent. All these yada, yada and yada bullshit from the novel itself. Right now, Yun Che simply wanted to follow the story and add a little side twist to make it more interesting. His primary objective was to return to his home world. But¡­.Let''s wreck some havoc and plot twist while at it. He woke up from the bed and looked at the mirror. Wait¡­ ¡­ .. .. UCHIHA SASUKE? This is how Yun Che looked in this world? Lucky bastard¡­ No wonder everyone calls him SCUM CHE¡­ Yuuki wonders and touched his face before making a Sasuke exclusive smirk. Sorry mate, i''ll be taking your body from now on¡­Uchiha Sasuke¡­Heh¡­That''s going to be my alias in the future.. Looking at Sasuke''s face closely. He wondered "Man¡­Sasuke''s pretty hot¡­no wonder every girl likes him but in this world according to the story?" After reading the novel, well....Meehhhhh... Something caught his nose¡­something pungent and giving him a nauseous feeling. If his soul wasn''t too powerful.. he probably fainted or die again.. Sniff...sniff...wait...Murdering Heart Powder? Searching from his memory, he understood how it was made and concluded that he was actually murdered. Wow, this guy is bad luck¡­he was murdered and I fused with his body. But how did I get the real Yun Che''s memory? Perhaps I can explain that to you¡­boy.. Old man Zangetsu emerged from Yun Che''s Body. Due to he was a soul form or spirit.. Everyone can''t see him. "During the fusion process, a soul was colliding into you in high speed. You didn''t even notice it due to your soul was too powerful for it to handle and ended up being consumed by you. Your soul eats it like nothing and ended up ripping any items, abilities and memories into you." Old man Zangetsu explained to him how a small soul ended up hitting his soul like a fly on a windshield. "You''re trying to say that I collided with Yun Che and his soul was extinguish by me?" Now I finally felt how Truck Kun hit those poor souls. "Yes" ¡­.replied old man Zangetsu. Well, technically, I "killed" Yun Che by accident and took over his role. Ai...Sorry comrade¡­its only accident¡­it happens¡­**** happens¡­ I pray for your safe passage to soul society. If you have any soul¡­. Back to reality¡­.. He discovered from the stats that he had the Sky Poison Pearl in his hand. It means literally in his hand. How did he get it? Meehhh¡­don''t want to talk about it¡­ he read the novel..he knew what happen.. In the Profound Sky Continent, profound strength was most important. Although Yun Che was born in the Xiao Clan, and was even the grandchild of the strongest Fifth Elder Xiao Lie, his profound strength was still at the first level of the Elementary Profound Realm even though he was already sixteen. He started training when he was seven and half, entered the first level of the Elementary Profound at the age of eight, and then didn''t improve for an entire eight years. He was mocked by all of Xiao Clan. Afterwards, Xiao Lie invited Floating Cloud City''s top class doctor Doctor Situ to examine his body, and shockingly found that Yun Che was born with damaged profound veins. The damage was so severe that it was almost impossible to recover from. Man¡­this Yun Che really do have a sad past. System, can you recover this body to the maximum state? [System can make a full recovery within an hour with the cost of 5000 system points] Hmm, sure I can spare tha¡­.. Wait... The Evil God part¡­.i forgot all about it¡­ System, maybe later¡­there''s something I need to do before allowing my body to recover. Right now, I need to give something to this godforsaken clan for leaving and murdered this kid. [Ding¡­ Activated an Exclusive Mission. Obtain the Evil God Indestructible Blood Reward: Unknown] [Ding¡­Activated an Exclusive Mission. Show the whole floating cloud who''s boss] Reward: Achievement Who''s Boss achieved, 7000 system points, 10000XP and Zabimaru. Holy shit¡­.Zabimaru¡­ Yun Che remembers from the anime how Renji used Zabimaru to claw his way to the top. Zabimaru might be useful in covering my ass during fights. Damn, the system really is OP¡­too much OP¡­Yun Che, looks like your life is going to differ a bit from the original story. Oh right, profound strength, I couldn''t even cultivate in this body and system rewards are not activated until my body made full recovery. From what i remember,tonight I will meet that Jasmine girl after a little nap with Megumi..i mean,, Little Aunt. It''s a spoiler to know everything but I''ll turn this world upside down one day. Right now, the system isn''t registering any profound strength at all. That''s why I am stuck on level 0. Well,Yun Che could be said to be an unnecessary existence. Even if he died someday, not many except a few would care. But there were some today that actually tried to murder him using the extremely hard to obtain and expensive Murdering Heart Powder. Yun Che clearly knew the reason why now. Because today was the wedding day between him and Xia Qingyue. Xia Qingyue, being the same age as him, was also sixteen. However, at such a young age, her profound strength was stated to have reached the tenth level of the Elementary Profound Realm, almost breaking out of the elementary level and stepping into the Nascent Profound Realm. More importantly, she was not only shockingly astute, but also extremely beautiful, and was considered to be the most beautiful girl by all of Floating Cloud City. All of Floating Cloud City''s youths with some level of competency drooled over her. "Xia Qingyue" Yun Che knew and read about her in his original world. She is someone who cultivates day and night. Yun Che clearly dislikes her for her haughty and cold personality. Since today is his wedding with her, he is going to show her. In the original story, she leaves him tonight with her master and leaving him with the impression of someone beneath and weaker than her. Xia Qingyue. Let''s see how you felt when I did the same thing to you tonight. Ill show you the true difference between us. "Women are really the root of troubles." Xiao Che got off the bed, stood up, and soliloquized. But as he thought of the beauty and charm of Xia Qingyue that could tip over a whole city, he opened his mouth and laughed heartily. Sure, I''ll marry you.... Let''s see who''s leaving who tonight.,, Yun Che prepares himself and head towards the door. 7 Chapter 7: Yun Ches feelings At this time, he was wearing a red wedding robe in a room plastered everywhere with "double happiness" red cloth. His bedroom had been transformed into a wedding room. Double Happiness my ass. There''s no such thing as double happiness if I marry this woman. Yun Che suddenly smirks and think about tonight. How he wanted to see her expression being rejected by a cripple. Hmm.. I need to do something bizarre today, something even the Xiao Clan and everyone in this city knows who''s the real boss. As he was planning¡­ Suddenly, the door opened and an ethereal figure hastily came in. Yun Che looked and smiled, "Little Aunt, where''s grandfather?" He looked at her profile provided by the system and read all he could about her. Synchronizing everything he could about her, his grandfather, and the Xiao Clan. The journal bar in his system was quite useful. "Oh, Che''er, you have finally woken up." A gentle voice spread across the room as Xiao Lie entered. Seeing Yun Che already out of bed with a normal complexion, Xiao Lie relaxed a bit. Behind him followed his housekeeper Xiao Hong and the number one doctor in Floating Cloud City¡ªDoctor Situ. "Number One? Cheee¡­.." Yun Che smirks as he looked at the Doctor. Remembering every service he''s done to the original Yun Che. He lets everything go. He did a normal checking on Yun Che making sure he was all right. He still detects his crippled body as usual. Looks like his shinigami powers are well hidden. His reaitsu control was tip-top after all. After did his checking, Dr Situ was escorted out by his attendant. "Che''er, are you really alright? Do you feel unwell anywhere?" Xiao Lie was still not assured after Doctor Situ left and scowled in thought.. (Don''t forget he stills call Yun Che, Xiao Che.) This old man really cares for me huh?.... "Don''t worry old man, I am fine." He said with a healthy expression. In his heart, he was sour, thinking about this stupid wedding, the murderer and his grandfather''s expression when he was dead. He looked at his grandfather and sigh. His grandfather might be the strongest in the clan, it was the reason Yun Che himself still exist. His son died protecting his real parents from the experts of the Four Sacred Ground. His daughter in law died of depression. That''s why he was sour when he saw his grandfather''s expression. This old man cares for the original owner despites he''s a waste. Yun Che himself values relationship even in his old world. After this, He will show him what he has become. Four Sacred Grounds¡­. I''ll find all of you eventually¡­.. "You''re alright, that''s wonderful to hear." Watching him, Xiao Lie was finally rest assured. Glancing at the brightening sky he spoke, "Che''er, the hour is nigh. Go make your preparations while I go arrange the wedding team¡­ Oh right, do you want to ride horseback or sit in the carriage?" His body is still crippled and he couldn''t not even use his shinigami mode in his human body. After tonight, he''ll do a massive level up for his body. Tomorrow, he''ll follow the original story to gain more power. As for now¡­.. "Horseback¡­"Yun Che simply blurts out. He explains everything to his grandfather about his choice. "Good" his grandfather wishing him the best before going out of the room. Originally, his plan was to shunpoo his ass to the wedding and making a bizarre entrance. Eventually, he was waiting the right moment to destroy his crippled image in front of everyone. As soon as Xiao Lie left, Xiao Lingxi stood in front of Xiao Che and curled her lips. Her face warped in unhappiness she spoke, "So you actually are excited for this marriage and made me worry for you in vain. You obviously have not met Xia Qingyue that many times but you are already fond of her¡­ Oh right, she is our Floating Cloud City''s number one beauty, huh!" Yun Che looked at this Little Aunt of his. He never actually seen Xia Qingyue but only read about her though. His Little Aunt was more like a Osana najimi or childhood friend. He just smiled and her little pouting. "Heh, Little Aunt is still pretty in my eyes. Xia Qingyue might be pretty, might be. But Little Aunt always accompanied me every day and that alone suffice to call you pretty." Yun Che said in his cool Sasuke persona. Sound cool not cold. When she looked at him, she felt that he was different. Different from the usual flattery, honey mounted Little Che. She felt that he was mature, cool and far more mysterious than usual. He always had this soothing tone when he talked to her. Now, she felt that he''s different. However, she pushed it at the back of her mind. She looked at her Little Che, seeing him about to be married make her heart torn apart. She tried to hide it but it was obvious to Yuuki. Who is realms apart in terms of observation rather than Yun Che. Well, the journal section of the system helps as well. Knock, knock¡­ Young Master? Are you ready? We''re about to move. His attendant Xiao Hong said after knocked several times. Just a minute¡­.Damn haven''t finished with preparation just yet. Just he was about to prepare. His little Aunt suddenly spooked him. "What''s wrong with you Little Che, You were very excited before but now, you looked like you did not want to get married at all. Little Che is still careless as usual. Let me fix you up." Little Aunt started to fix his robe, hair and other things to make sure he was ready. Her expression was obvious to him. She was reluctant to let him go. The Yun Che before loved her but right now,he didn''t feel any feeling for her. As if he was looking at an ordinary family member. She was nice and caring. Better than anyone who looked at him as if he was a piece of trash. Yun Che inherited the memories but he didn''t inherit the feelings. One day for sure, he will. All he can do now was¡­. Chuuuu¡­.. 8 Chapter 8: The interference? Well, he kissed her. Right on the forehead. His Little Aunt was shocked. Usually, Yun Che took advantage of her. Kissing her on the lips at every chance but this time¡­. She was about to say something but¡­. I know what you''re about to say¡­ Kissing and marrying you..right? "Some other time then¡­." .Yun Che just give her a smirk before continued to prepare. His Little Aunt was shocked. How did he knew and his teasing. He¡­ "Little Che..You meanie¡­.baddie¡­pervert¡­..rapist.." "That last one was unnecessary." He sweat dropped on the last comment. His Little Aunt just smirks and laugh at his comment. "Young master, let''s go" said the attendant once more. All right then. Time to give them a show of a lifetime. He suddenly smirked and prepare the necessary plans to slap every face on this city. His little aunt still pouting though. After remembering something about his promise to Little Aunt, he reassured her. That puts a smile on her face. He directly walked to the hall of the clan. There he saw someone that makes him reveal his killing intent. Xiao Yulong and Yang. Those bastards who murdered him. Right now, he wanted to slip into his shinigami mode and ripped their souls out. But¡­ He wanted to play nice, after this. I''ll hunt you down one by one. I''ll even use you all to level up. Instead of usual conversation in the real story, he simply walked passed them and glares them with suppressed killing intent. Yulong was surprised, Yun Che really like him despite not knowing that he was the murderer. For him to be glare like that, it makes him feel inferior. Yulong gritted his teeth in anger. "You piece of trash, it is weird that you didn''t die. Good. I''ll be sure to humiliate you during the wedding." He vents his anger on that Yang for failing to kill him and planned something that might be a stepping stone for Yun Che. Yun Che was riding along the city road along with the wedding team. His enhanced senses allowed him to see and hear what the city is talking about. The whole city despised him for marrying the flower of their heart. A rare jewel contaminated by a mud. His senses were part of his soul thus he can use it despite being a cripple. He might be cool on the outside, but on the inside, he wanted nothing more to obtain the Evil God Inheritance and begin has rampage level up in the forest. Hoyuu on the other hand was smiling ear to ear when he sense Yuuki''s hatred. He mentions his plan about transforming into a hollow during the wedding but Yuuki rejected it immediately. People will saw him as a demon or monster if he transform. Yuuki has other plans for it. Hold it in¡­hold it in¡­ Yuuki was not feeling any hatred at all but he was feeling kind of excited. The feeling when you wanted to go full power when fighting a lower level BOSS. This feeling, it excites him. [Ding¡­new mission triggered¡­Kill the murderers of the real Yun Che] Reward: Hado #90 Kurohitsugi, 10000XP, 5000SP. Seeing the notification he smirked. Oh, I''ll get there. HmmHmm.. "Yo King, mind if I take over? I hated those trashes the moment I saw them. Feeling betrayed and all, makes me wanted to go hollow and kill them." Hoyuu spoke in his mind after seeing the notification. "Sorry HoYuu, those idiots are mine. I kinda wish I had Tsukuyomi though. Torturing them might be fun. Don''t worry, I had plans." Yuuki said in his mind after remembering the faces of those murdered him. After he arrived, he immediately saw his friend. More like brother in law now. Xia Yuanba. It excites him even more after seeing how he looks like. You guess, he really looks like Trunks Brief. Younger version of him actually. Trunks huh, wish he had Saiyan powers though but the way he is right now?, he''ll do. "Brother-in-law!!" As soon as he saw the Xia Clan''s main entrance, he heard a wild cry. A tall sturdy figure ran over to Yun Che. "You''ve grown, Yuanba. How time flies." Yun Che read about him in his system''s trivia. He knew what will happen in the future, how he will influence the entire world one day. He was one of the important people in his current life. One day for sure, he''ll influence his growth. By the way, he''s quite the eater. After catching up for a while, Yuanba said that his sister was ready. This make Yun Che smirks. "Ohhh¡­She''ll be ready.." "Is something wrong, Brother in Law?" "Oh nothing Yuanba, just be prepared for a show of a lifetime." Yun Che said making his way to the central stage. Yuanba thinks his brother in law means the show was the wedding but he didn''t know that the real show was far differs from the original. When Yun Che makes his way to the stage, he saw someone other than his Little Aunt was nicer towards him, Uncle Xia Hongyi. The father of his wife and Yuanba. Yun Che took a second to read the trivia again and saw almost everything about him. He treated him as nice as possible. It wasn''t masked but pure kindness. This "Father in law" of his always giving him pep talk, treated him as a son even if he''s a wasted cripple. Something that Yuuki understands well. "Good!" Xia Hongyi nodded and patted Xiao Che on the shoulder again, "I knew that Xiao Ying''s son would not be an ordinary child. I will wait for the day this dragon surfaces. Alright now, Qingyue is waiting for you. go on." He simply smirks before making his way. Xia Qingyue appeared between the arms of two bridesmaids. She wore a red phoenix coronet on top of her head. A fine curtain of beads hung down from the phoenix coronet to completely cover her entire face while also hiding her current expression. Her soft and shiny white hair fell gently behind her shoulders. Her straight scarlet robe was decorated in the "four happiness" cloud pattern and the belt displayed her slender narrow waist nicely. On her belt hung a charm made of exquisite jade while pearls dangled at its tassels, matching her golden shoes. These significant details made her magnificent outfit even more dazzling than ever. When he walked to her, he saw it. Despite the beautiful eyes she possessed. The eyes he saw were devoid from emotions. The eyes he despised the most. When she looked at him, he felt that she was looking at him like a piece of trash. Even after he reads her trivia, he wanted nothing more than to let her see him with eyes of love but for now. He really wanted smash her iced heart into a million pieces. Boy, he had a method for that. He smirked again. "Seeing me like that and treating me like a trash. I''ll show you what it means and feels being stomped." He proceeds with the wedding and reluctantly holds her hand. What he felt actually was his hand was pierced by cold energy. Xia Qingyue actually sending him a message that says "Don''t try anything stupid" Due to his crippled body, he could not fend the cold energy but the system blocks that energy so he didn''t actually hurt himself. Yun Che felt sour, really sour after being treated like this. Hell, he was different from his previous world. "One day, I''ll show you a true cold energy. Something like the divines wouldn''t even get their hands on." Yun Che secretly greets his teeth and proceeds with wedding. His grandfather came but he felt that he was humiliated because the guess came for him was less than he accounted for. The Xia manor was huge; almost all the people from the city came but none from his Xiao Clan. The ones came are only the elders, his Little Aunt and his grandfather. In his head, he was finding a way how to begin his show. He proceeds with the ceremony. He announcer announce that he and Qingyue must bow to the elders, family and the heavens before each other. Finally, they were married and their relationship was recognized. The wedding was filled with laughter but Yun Che felt irony in those laughter. It was more like mockery for him. Qingyue took her veil off and the entire manor was shocked. She was beautiful, too beautiful to be described. Yun Che was shocked as well. Not because of her beauty but the face was familiar to him. Well, it was from the anime he watched before. He smiled because he was actually marrying Nakiri Alice from Shokugeki. Well but this Alice was different, she was somewhat mature and her hair was long. Her white hair gave it away but he wasn''t expecting this. Nakiri Alice is Xia Qingyue, beautiful to the world but common in his eyes. Another anime character joins the club. Wow, Trunks is Xia Yuanba, Nakiri Alice is Xia Qingyue and Megumi Tadokoro as Little Aunt? Who''s next..? Just as he begins to wonder¡­.. Suddenly he heard a shout¡­. XIAO CHE, YOU PIECE OF TRASH!!!!!! 9 Chapter 9: Piece of Trash? XIAO CHE, YOU PIECE OF TRASH!!!!!! Yun Che was looking at the source of the trash and he actually smiled. The shouter was no more that Xiao Yulang. The one schemed to murder him. Everyone from the manor stops immediately to see the commotion. What is interesting is that no elder or servant tries to stop him. It is like the whole city planned this. Every person who is jealous at Yun Che smirks when hearing this. XIAO CHE, THE TRASH THAT MARRIES THE PHOENIX OF OUR CITY. WHAT MAKES YOU HAVE THE QUALIFICATION TO MARRY XIA QINGYUE!!!!!! XIAO CHE, I AM CHALLENGING YOU TO A DUEL OF LIFE AND DEATH!!!!! Xiao Yulang shouted while pointing at him. BRAZEN!!!! Uncle Xia tries to intervene but he was stopped by an Elder. "Hongyi, this is the matter of the young, we don''t have the right to interfere. The Elder smiled creepily. But as Uncle Xia tries to move, another elder blocks him and said the same thing. Even Xiao Elders suddenly jumped and blocks whoever tries to assist him. This time, there''s actually no one ridicule the matter of Yun Che was bullied by the strong. Every young generation out there started to shout things like¡­. Defeat that trash¡­ Claim back our city''s pride¡­. The wedding had turned disaster. This wasn''t the plan Xiao Lie and Uncle Xia had imagined. Lingxi started to cry because his Little Che was bullied and there''s nothing she could have done. Xia Qingyue was actually shocked that her wedding turned out like this. She felt kind of ashamed that her husband was challenged and knew that he couldn''t even fight back. If Yun Che refused, both of them will be a laughing stock at the city. Her family will be humiliated and her husband will perish mysteriously one day. If she helped him, her husband will be branded as a coward hiding behind his wife and it was exactly what the elders of both clan wants. She felt nothing for him because the wedding was a contracted marriage. She even planned for a divorce because she felt that the wedding was a promised one. Since the promised was fulfilled, she can ask this Yun Che. She wanted to focus on cultivation instead of settling down. Marriage was a burden for her and call it off is the only way she could focus. She had her own goal and marriage isn''t one of them. Since she was trained to have a cold heart, love was not one of the emotions she has right now. She understands the value of status. Married to a common means trouble to a clan. If she''s married to a cripple she wouldn''t mind as long as she could cultivate. She was forbidden to be married because of her cultivation. She agreed from her sect that she only did this for her father and his promise. Even her sect ordered her husband killed if she was touched by him. Being ridiculed by the city and the clan. Yun Che did not feel anything at all. Be it anger or sadness, but he was excited because he was waiting for a chance to fuck things up. "Challenging a cripple to a life and death?" This city really does hate me. He silently though about the situation. Xiao Yulang will not be ridicule because the Xiao Clan was a big clan in the city. They are the law because only strongest has the will to rule. He was weak, it might be unfair for the weak but this is how Profound Sky Continent works. The strong consumed the weak. Some of the weaker people just go with the floor. Younger generations laughed at him. His elders didn''t do anything to protect him. Xiao Yulang maybe brazen but he only gets simple punishment if all of this is over. DO YOU DARE???XIAO CHE??? Xiao Yulang shouted once more. Yun Che looked at Xia Qingyue and what he saw was a face and eyes devoid of emotions. He sigh in his heart, Xia Qingyue did not even care. When all of this is over, she''ll return with her master back to Frozen Cloud Asgard while he will continuously mocked even if he survives. I am not Xiao Che, I am Yun Che. Opportunity comes to those who wait¡­.. "I accept¡­." He smirked¡­. Everybody laughed when he accepts the fight. "LOOKS LIKE THE TRASH IS NOT A COWARD AFTER ALL." Xiao Yulang stepped on the stage. "I''ll let you make your moves. Come, I will not fight back. Who knows maybe you will managed to put a scratch on me." Xiao Yulang continuously mocked him. Even if he has the the cultivation of Elementary Profound Realm Level 4, it was quite hard for normal people to injure him. Xia Yuanba gritted his teeth, he was restrained by an Elder and he could even do nothing. His brother in law was his hero and it was his duty to protect him and his sister. When this is happening, he knew what it means to be a weakling. Xia Qingyue on the other hand was shocked. When Yun Che accepted the dare, she did not felt any anger or fear from him. It''s like he was prepared for it. She was shocked to see him smile even after all of this. Yun Che steps forward to the center of the stage. Since everyone know the outcome, they did not laugh but just watch how Yulong would mop the floor with Yun Che''s ass. Lingxi was trying he best but the elders are too strong. Even his grandfather couldn''t do anything because even if he''s the strongest but if the elders join forces to suppress him, he''s a sitting duck. Yun Che stands on stage. His body is devoid of any aura because he was a cripple. Lastly, before he makes his show. He has a say. Most of people think he has a dying wish. But¡­. "Ehem¡­What happen if I win?" Yun Che casually asked. The manor was silent until¡­.. HAHAHAHAHHAHA¡­ THE TRASH THINKS HE CAN WIN¡­ HAHAHA¡­THIS IS SO FUNNY¡­I HAVEN''T HAD A GOOD LAUGH SINCE FOREVER HAHAHAHA IF HE WINS ILL EAT SHIT EVERYDAY FORGET THAT, ILL MARRY MY DONKEY IF THAT HAPPENS OH NO, ILL STRIP NAKED AND RUN HUNDRED TIMES AROUND THE CITY¡­ People around the manor laughed and makes ridiculous bets if he had won this fight. Xiao Yulang was rolling on the floor laughing. "HOHO¡­You ¡­sure..know¡­HAHA..how to make a dying wish cousin¡­"He said while still laughing. "Tell you what, the clan wish support any wish you had. Any fucking wish. All of them will be COMPLIED". Xiao Yulang emphasize the word complied. Yun Che was laughing crazily inside. Hoyuu was excited and even Ossan has his smile. "That seals everything then." Yun Che said fearlessly. "Hmphh¡­Piece of trash let''s begin..or are you afraid to move.."Xiao Yulong mocked him again. Yun Che just smile, people started to think he was crazy. Yun Che was standing still until he mutters a few words. System, initiate Shinigami Mode [Shinigami Mode initiated] 10 Chapter 10: Shinigami? Yun Che''s body started to grow brightly. It was too bright. Everybody started to close their eyes. They were shocked but at the same time covers their eyes to avoid the bright light. Xiao Yulong was shocked as he wanted to move for the attack but something hold him in his place. He felt pressured. Everyone was still covering their eyes until the light started to dim and compressed into a form of a body. Everyone could see the body shape light until the lights crumbled and flew into air. Starting from the leg, everyone could see the wedding footwear he was wearing had been replaced with strange footwear and the feet were white. The lights crumbled even more until they say black clothing started to shape itself until the belt was seen. The arms and torso was visible. Everyone could see the clothing was strange and the torso has a red strap from the right shoulder until the waist. Finally, the lights crumbled until they see Yun Che''s face and black raven free hair flying in the air. Lastly, his aura was slowly visible in the air. The whole manor was silent. Everyone, Qingyue, Lingxi and whoever was there. They were shocked to the core because the crippled had been replaced with someone else. His aura was nothing they felt before, they couldn''t gauge his strength. It''s like he had no aura at all. Everyone felt it, it''s like they were pressured. No matter how strong they are, they were pressured and rooted on the spot. Qingyue, though that she was a genius but in front of this being, she was nothing. If the being wills it, she''ll die on the spot. Everyone was rooted, not being able to move. Yun Che controlled his reaitsu perfectly. The aura compressed and covers the whole city. If he spike it too high, he''ll kill everyone as well as alert those from above. He knew Qingyue''s master was watching on top of the city''s tallest tower and she too was rooted on the spot. Unable to move and felt endless pressure swept her. She someone of the Sky Profound Realm was rooted on the spot. She though while enduring "What kind of being they actually provoked?" Ignoring her, Yun Che opened his eyes. Everyone started to feel endless fears from those eyes. Being pressured rooted and paralyze. They felt that hell was coming over and the reaper was waiting to harvest their souls. They were right. The reaper is coming. Yun Che was standing on the stage emitting a spirit pressure simply too scare them. Didn''t actually though that mere Level 1 reaitsu was enough suppress everything even a sky profound realm expert. Shinigami Mode was OP..too OP man¡­.. Yun Che however was in glory. He was wearing his shihakushou proudly even if he did not draw Zangetsu yet. Those with weaker strength instantly falls to the floor as in they were carrying something heavy. Yun Che prevents his aura from affecting children and mothers. All those around him weren''t spared. "How''s that?" Yun Che looked at Xiao Yulong. Xiao Yulong was scared shitless the moment Yun Che talked to him. He wanted to run but his legs would not move. He was an idiot. He provoked someone he shouldn''t. He provoked the grim reaper itself. He was really courting death. "You said I could attack any way I like right?" Yun Che looked at him. "I am going die¡­I am going to die..I DON''T WANT TO DIE¡­"Xiao Yulong shouted in his head. Then¡­. Yun Che knew there''s no seal command for Zangetsu but he fashion some to make him looked badass. Yun Che stands on the spot and put his right hand on his left waist as if he wanted to draw a sword. Xiao Yulong faces was devoid of color and people around the manor have their eyes as big as tennis balls when they hear and saw what Yun Che did. "Cast of your fears and Pierce the Heavens" His right hand was compressing the energy he was about to draw. The energy was massive accompanied by small lightnings. ZANGETSU!!!!! BOOOOMMMM¡­. The energy draw from his right hand slice everything including the gate of the manor. The energy was too strong and it disintegrates any small particles until the slash reaches the top of the nearby mountain. The slash was too strong until it blew the top and destroys everything. When the energy dissipates, all eyes were onto the mountain. Shocked faces were everywhere as clear as day. The top of the mountain was gone and perfectly cut. The cut had alerted the nearby cities. Some powers send experts to observe which being had performed such power. When they arrived at the mountain, they were shocked. The top of the mountain was gone and it''s like it was being disintegrated. The powers would stop at nothing to find such senior and curry favor with him. The smoke around Yun Che dissipates and he was holding Zangetsu Shikai Mode on the back of his head. The blade was shaped just like knife with black color shrouded top half of the blade and white on the lower half. The sword has no hilt but was covered with white straps so long until it reaches the floor. Everyone was shocked and silent. Qingyue and Little Aunt were no exception. They have seen what he can do and some of them wondered. Is this the crippled they always talked about? Technically, he''s still a crippled but his soul form was a Shinigami. "Sigh¡­.I missed¡­.."Yun Che said casually. All of them wanted to puke blood. Missed? More like if he wanted to he can annihilate the whole city if he wants to. That was a perfectly controlled sword wave. It travel passed Xiao Yulang and hit the manor''s gate before travel swiftly to the mountain''s peak. Everyone actually gulp internally the moment he said that he missed. Yun Che was preparing his second act. He points the sword at Yulang and prepares his left arm to channel his reaitsu towards his sword. Everybody in the manor prepares to run because if a casual sword wave was enough to destroy a mountains peak, what''s this going to do then? "Hmphh¡­.prepare yourself¡­.BAN.." All of a sudden¡­ "Uggghh¡­"he suddenly smelled a pungent smell came from his front. Due to his heightened senses, the smell maybe invisible to others but the smell was enough to get him off focus. Xiao Yulang had pissed his pants while standing. He cannot even scream anymore but his mouth was still open. Forget it¡­the act was not finished though but he thinks the sword wave was enough. Right? But he still had to complete the mission. Stabbing Zangetsu on the ground, Yun Che immediately Shunpoo in front of him and punches his Dantian. The profound energy dissipates like a balloon and he immediately fire a Byakurai on his head. The shot killed Yulang instantly but he mission was not registered as completed. He immediately found Xiao Yang trying to escape after his redraw his reaitsu. Yun Che targeted another Byakurai and just like that it pierces Yang and blew his body apart. Just like that the murderers were killed on the spot. Shocking everyone as he grabbed Zangetsu on the ground and looked at the crowd. [Ding¡­completed the mission ¨C Killing the Murderers.] [Host has gain 10000XP points and 5000SP]. [Host has unlocked Hado #90 Kurohitsugi.] [Kuroshitsugi was mastered immediately and achieved level 20.] As Yun Che was recounting his rewards, Qingyue was feeling a bit conflicted. The waste she hated so much destroys everything and shows her powers beyond her understanding. She felt something, she felt safe. As long as she''s behind this person, she could overcome anything. She looked at Yun Che and started to feel admiration. She admire someone who could not even cultivates able create havoc beyond her understanding. She was proud. Proud because she was marrying someone she admired. But dreams are made to be crushed. She saw it, she saw the eyes of that changes her forever. She felt endless hatred coming from those eyes. She looked at the source and it turns out, the gaze came from her own husband. Her own husband gaze her with the gaze of hatred. She felt it again. The feeling that torn her from the inside. The feeling was the reason she cultivates. She cultivates for the sake of getting stronger in order to overcome the feeling. Over the time she develops an icy wall to keep the feelings at bay but under this gaze, years of built up cold wall crumbles immediately. No¡­stop this¡­. I don''t like this¡­ Please..don''t look at me like that.. The cold and haughty Xia Qingyue silently lets a tear out after seeing that gaze. Yun Che only looks for a moment, but he did not know the gaze was actually piercing her. He turns towards the crowd and silent follows. Yun Che was channeling his reaitsu to his throat to enhance his voice. "I do have 2 wishes"¡­..his voice was soft but it was loud enough for everyone to hear. "One, my aunt and my grandfather will be treated well in the clan. If any mistreatment falls before them, don''t blame me for doing the same thing as I did before." "And Two, Xiao Clan¡­" Those two words made every Xiao Clan member flinch. They were scared shitless after seeing such power in front them. "Xiao Clan, the endless torment I felt in your clan. I wish to return them two or threefold right about now. But, I am not going to do it today. I will return later to collect debts from you. If profound strength is your pride then I am going to return it with profound strength. My body may be crippled, but once I have restored it. You better prepared yourselves. If you dare to run away, I will hunt you down. One by one if I have to." "From now on, my Surname Xiao will be cast off. I will be known as..... YUN CHE!!!!" His shouting actually increased his reaitsu making anyone feel suffocated immediately. Everyone from the Xiao Clan actually felt endless fears right about now. Most of them wanted to prostate right now to beg forgiveness but after seeing how bad they treated him, they wanted to hide forever. They could actually appease Xiao Lie, maybe he can appease Yun Che''s anger. After redrawing his reaitsu, Yun Che looks at the crowd, his wife and the rest of the clan. Hmph¡­.. Then, he disappears¡­. Somewhere far from Profound Sky Continent. The spiking of reaitsu wasn''t go unnoticed. Due to the purity of the power, it caught the attention of something. Something that draws itself towards the reaitsu. Yun Che didn''t know that he actually brought calamity towards Floating Cloud''s City. All of a sudden¡­ The space around the island was suddenly twisted and a portal was slowly opening. The portal looked like an eye from far away. If Yun Che saw this, he recognized the portal immediately. After the portal was opened, contaminated reaitsu started to fill the sky and creatures started coming out of it. The creatures had white mask on them. 11 Chapter 11: Only one? Quiet¡­. It''s too quiet¡­ The wedding didn''t end with a bang though. But it literally ends with a bang. After Yun Che disappears, the rest of the people were on a standstill. No one moves, no one talks and no one even dares to make a sound. Then, one by one. People started falling to the ground, heaving a breath of relief. The elders however, were stunned. That pressure, it wasn''t the same with any pressure they have felt before. The energy he shot towards the mountain, it wasn''t the same as profound strength. It was different. The energy carried high destruction power and suppression power. Who is he? Xia Yuanba was stunned. The image of Yun Che in shihakusho was imprinted in his mind. That kind of power, it was comparable to an Emperor. Most of the Elders gauge Yun Che''s strength to be at Emperor Profound Realm. It was enough to shock the entire Blue Wind Empire. A 17 year old Throne can change the balance of cultivation. If the clans could have him. They would become the most powerful clan in the Empire. Xiao Clan was the most devastated one here, after hearing Yun Che''s claim. They became scared shitless. Their days were numbered, it''s no use running away. Some of the elders immediately prostate to Xiao Lie. Since he was his grandfather, maybe he could appease Yun Che''s anger. Xiao Lie just shook his head. Even if he talk for the sake of the clan, it would be impossible. Those treatments he gets, getting bullied and stomp were imprinted well in Yun Che''s mind While the entire city was in chaos because of Yun Che, he was sleeping soundly in his room. Later that evening..... Xia Qingyue was quiet. She did not spoken any words even after being escorted to the Xiao Clan. After finding out Yun Che was sleeping in the room, she was immediately brought there. Well it is because she was still his wife. The traditions still have to be honored. She was sitting on the dining table in the Xiao Clan''s dining hall with her father and brother. The dinner was quiet¡­. Too quiet¡­. No one even dared to speak a word. The Xiao Clan elders did not even dare to make a sound. After the maid reported that the young master suddenly appear in his room, everyone did not dare to approach the room. Xia Qingyue was conflicted. The gaze he gave her shatter her iced wall. She felt that after all this while, she was useless. If the gaze was full of hatred then why is she still here? She gazes on the seat next to her and saw it was empty, she felt loneliness. It was a special day then why is it empty. Then, she remembers that she still had to go back to the sect tonight. How is she going to tell him? She immediately sets to his or their room. When she moved, the rest of the Xiao Clan had their eyes on her. Even her father shook his head, this son in law of his really does put on a grand show. Yuanba however admires Yun Che to the core. He never knew that the weak Yun Che from before was the strongest he saw today. She made her way to his courtyard and immediately saw servants standing outside the door. None of them had the guts to goes in there. The servants saw her and immediately make a way. If anyone could approach him, it''s her. She walked passed them and enters the courtyard. The courtyard was indeed large before she slowly knocks on the door to his room. No one responded and she just enters the room. When she entered, she saw Yun Che cloaks in his Shinigami form just sitting in the middle of the room, meditating. His sword was in front of him and was covered with white straps. Yun Che just closed his eyes as if she was not there. Xia Qingyue just sat on the bed, patiently waiting for him to wake up. When she looked at him, she never noticed his black raven hair and handsome face before. Her heart was cold but it started to waver the moment she saw that gaze. Yun Che was currently performing a Jinzen where he enters his inner system world. There he was sitting down on the black void wondering¡­. What am I going to do with you guys? In front of him was a black orb cloaks with red outline and had a blue aura. Another one was a snowy blue orb and the last one was two spinning blue orbs. He didn''t even forget another one emerged before, a red white cloaked orbs. Yes...these orbs are his Zanpakuto Spirits. Moments before¡­. Yun Che arrived in his room after performing a great show in his wedding. "HAHAHA¡­Take that you noobs. That''s how me, Your Father roles." Yun Che shouted out while looking at the direction where he comes from. It felt great. Slapping on the faces of everyone in the city? The feeling was even better than fighting a big BOSS. But he did use a lot of reaitsu back then. As he was celebrating¡­. [Ding¡­.Congratulation host on achieving "I am the BOSS" achievement and mission.] The system then shows a picture of chibi version of him laughing while in Shinigami Mode. Well, he just slapped the whole city and it triggers the system. Rewards gain: 10000xp, 5000sp and Zanpakuto Zabimaru. All of sudden,a red white cloaked orbs emerged and floats nearby the black red orb. Sensing a new reaitsu was in his sistem. He immediately sits down and perform the Jinzen. The system taught him before how he can reenter his inner world after becoming Yun Che. Well, it was easy. All he have to do was.... Jinzen Log in... Yun Che suddenly appears in his original appearance. He was floating inside the void and in front of him was his Zangetsu''s orb and Zabimaru''s orb. [Ding¡­.these orbs are the host''s Zanpakuto Spirits. Since host had more than one Zanpakuto spirits, host cannot use both of them at the same time. To switch Zanpakuto, host must tap the orb until a halo emerged on top of it. This signal the Zanpakuto has been set as default.] He immediately saw his black red orb or Zangetsu''s Orb has a Halo on top of it. This shows he had Zangetsu as default. Well, if he''s not going to use it. He just let Zabimaru rest in his world. If he needs Zabimaru. He just set them as default. [Synchronizing gained experience from previous events.] [Ding¡­ Congratulation on leveling up to Soul Level: 30.] [Host Soul Cultivation increased to 13th Division Captain Low Cultivation State (Low stage). Rewards gained: Shinigami 13th Captain Haori, Zanpakuto Sode No Shirayuki and Sogyo No Kotowari. All of a sudden the stats bar pops in front of him. Yukihira Yuuki Alias: Yun Che Age: 17 Soul Bloodline: Shinigami, Quincy and Hollow Soul Level: 30 (13th Division Captain Low Cultivation State) Soul Combat Prowess: 11th Division Captain Low Cultivation State Soul Body Prowess: 12th Division Captain High Cultivation State. Reiatsu: 22000/30000 Body Bloodline: Unknown Acquired Zanpakuto: Zangetsu, Zabimaru, Sogyo No Kotowari and Sode No Shirayuki System points: 325000 Default Zanpakuto: Zangetsu Skill window¡­. Acquired skills Zanpakuto: Zangetsu Shikai: Zangetsu 1) Zangetsu False Shikai Mode First stage status: 100% Mastered Second stage status: 0% (required host to purchase Fullbring mode and initiate fusion.) 2) Zangetsu Dual Shikai Mode Status: 0% Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu 1) Tensa Zangetsu First and Second Stage First stage status: Mastered Second stage status: 0% required host to purchase Fullbring mode and initiate fusion. 2) Merged Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu. Status: 0% (Required 100% mastery on Shinigami, Hollow and Quincy Fusion Mode) 3) Ultimate Bankai: Final Getsuga Tenshou Form Status: 0% (Defeat Hollowfied Tensa Zangetsu) Function as a cooldown form. Once used. It will undergo a cooldown state and seal the host shinigami mode for a month. Hollow Mode Status (Requirements to learn updated) 1) Hollow mask: Eye covered Mode Status: 50% Mastered (Defeat Hollow Yuuki 5 times) 2) Hollow Mask: Half Covered Mode Status: 0% Mastered (25 affinities with Hollow Yuuki) 3) Visored Mode: Full covered Mode Status: 0% (Changes pattern depends on Mastery) (50 affinity with Hollow Yuuki) 4) Tailed Vastolorde Mode: 0% (100 affinity with Hollow Yuuki) 5) Full Resurrection Mode: 0% (Merged consciousness with Hollow Yuuki) 6) Shinigami, Hollow, Quincy Fusion Mode: 0% (Merged consciousness with Hollow Yuuki and Quincy Zangetsu) If host fainted or loss control of the body during any battle, Host will be vulnerable to Hollow Instinct Possession Mode or Zangetsu controlled Mode. Hollow possession bypass any requirement mastery but host will attack anything and destroy anything. Zangetsu sometimes will take over the host''s body but the system will interfere if the possession surpassed warning time limit. Kido Arts Binding Arts: #61 and #63 (Mastered) Destruction Arts: #4, #33 and #90 (Mastered) Wow...Two new Zanpakutos? All from the thirteenth Division? Sogyo No Kotowari was Ukitake''s Zanpakuto and Sode No Shirayuki was Kuchiki Rukia''s. Those characters were no means weak. I''ll explore the wonders later. Back to basic and So ,I can change different Zanpakutos during Jinzen? In order to access their skills, Yun Che needed to set the Zanpakuto as default. It means abilities using Zangetsu are sealed if he changes his Zanpakuto. Until double released is unlocked, he can only use one Zanpakuto at one time. All related skills including Zangetsu''s Bankai are sealed if he changes Zanpakuto. Changing Zanpakuto acquired him to enter Jinzen and switch manually. It is not something he can do during battle. Well, that''s fair. Yun Che tried setting Zabimaru as default. He looked at the stats once more. Yukihira Yuuki Alias: Yun Che Age: 17 Soul Bloodline: Shinigami, Quincy and Hollow Soul Level: 30 (13th Division Captain Low Cultivation State) Soul Combat Prowess: 11th Division Captain Low Cultivation State Soul Body Prowess: 12th Division Captain High Cultivation State. Reiatsu: 22000/30000 Body Bloodline: Unknown Acquired Zanpakuto: Zangetsu, Zabimaru, Sogyo No Kotowari and Sode No Shirayuki System points: 325000 Default Zanpakuto: Zabimaru Skill window¡­. Acquired skills Zanpakuto: Zabimaru Shikai: Zabimaru Activation: Howl Status: 0% mastered Bankai: Hihio Zabimaru Status: 0% mastered Soo Zabimaru (Perfected Bankai) Status: 0% mastered (Required Mastery on Hihio Zabimaru and maximum affinity with Zabimaru) So its like that, huh? Looks like I cannot use any Zangetsu''s skill unless I changed back to him. Well, changing back to Zangetsu then. System, can I visit my spirits without setting them to default? [Host can visit the spirits in their world by entering through the orb. Tap the orb to enter.] So that''s how it is. Yun Che promised to visit his collected spirits to get to know them. In order to achieve perfected Bankai, he needs to max his affinity with them. It''s the only way for the spirits to trust him with their powers. Yun Che needs to find a way to merge his human form and shinigami form. That way, he''ll be able to use Evil God Arts with his Shinigami Powers. Shinigami maybe overpowered but who knows maybe there are others stronger than the current him. To protect those around him, he needs to get even stronger. One day, he''ll surpass the level cap. [Ding¡­Host has acquired ''I am Avenged'' achievement. Requirements for killing the murderers of the original host.] Yun Che again was shown an achievement notification and a chibi version of him holding his murderers in the air while laughing. [Ding¡­Completed Secret Mission ¨C Achieved two achievements in one day.] Reward: 1 Wisdom Cube A glowing blue cube suddenly appears and lands in front of him. Yun Che takes it and examines it. The cube was the most important thing in summoning allies from the world of Bleach. He only had one and he needs at least 4 to summon a powerful one. One day, that ally might save his sorry ass. Right now, he needs to fulfill his promise to Little Aunt before meeting that Jasmine girl. System, Jinzen log out. Yun Che disappears into the real world. 12 Chapter 12: Qingyues resolve? Yun Che returned to his senses. When he opened his eyes, he saw his wife Xia Qingyu was sitting in seiza or japanese kneel on the bed. It appears that she was waiting for him to wake up. Yun Che remembered about her going to leave for cultivation. Without saying a word, he stands up and put Zangetsu on his back. If she wanted to leave, she can leave anytime. It was time for him to meet his Little Aunt. As he was walking to the veranda, he heard¡­ ''Hus¡­.'' Hearing that, Yun Che immediately released his reaitsu¡­. The reaitsu was powerful enough to scare her. He turned around. He gaze her with his eyes of hatred. "You don''t have the right to call me that¡­." Xia Qingyue was shocked. She wanted to call him ''husband'' but instead of finishing the word, she received suppression and that gaze once more. Her heart was sent into turmoil once more. He hates me¡­. My own husband despised me¡­. She lowered her head, wondering why her husband looked at her that way. Redrawing his reaitsu, he looked at her. "Xia Qingyue, our marriage was based on the promise between your father and my father. I know you yourself didn''t want this. From the way to look at me this morning and how you pierce me with cold energy. It''s clear that you don''t like me at all. So i am not going to be polite." "You''re a good girl, following your sects'' order and fulfilling your father''s promise. It''s a bliss to have someone like you as a wife. But, you might be beautiful in the eyes of the world but you are cold and on the inside. "That''s what I expect from a genius disciple of the Frozen Cloud Asgard." Xia Qingyue looked at him seriously. The matter of her being the disciple was perfectly disclosed but Yun Che knew it. "Yes, I know of you, a disciple of the Frozen Cloud Asgard.'' How did he... "How I knew it is none of your concern." "The gaze you gave me before, it''s like you''re looking at a piece of trash. That kind of gaze was the gaze I hated the most. When I was challenged, you didn''t care at all. It hurts me the most if my own wife didn''t care about her husband''s life." Xia Qingyue listened to everything, she felt something. She felt sadness after her own husband called her with her full name. It made her sound distant. She felt ashamed for what she did to him during his wedding. How could she do that? "The feelings you had right now?" "It was admiration, you admire me because I was strong." "It was not love¡­.." "If I am still a cripple right now, you probably kicked me out the room. Deny me of my own wife." "Now, I felt neither hatred nor love towards you. I understand your path was more towards cultivation. I understand why you refused to be touched, refused to get married and refused to be loved." "If you want to go¡­.then go. Focus on your cultivation and honed your skills. You have your own goal don''t you?" Xia Qingyue looked at him. She then saw Yun Che started to walk towards her before disappear towards her back. She felt something on her back, it was like he was pushing her. Why would he that? Xia Qingyue wanted to say something but instead, she felt in her profound veins. All of the blocked Profound Entrances in her body was unlocked. It made her whole and burst with power. She tried to open those Profound Entrances before with the help of the sect but Yun Che gentle palm simply opens it. She looked at him again. Who is he actually? Xia Qingyue wanted to pry more but Yun Che said something first¡­. "Consider it a wedding gift and a parting gift to you¡­." Parting? Xia Qingyue was conflicted. A part of her just simply wanted to go a return to the sect but after hearing that word. She felt¡­.sad. She then saw something, Yun Che pulled something from his outfit. Then, he threw it at her before it lands near her feet. She took it and she saw what he threw¡­ Their marriage certificate¡­. The only thing that bounds them together¡­.. Yun Che suddenly said, "If you wanted to leave me then burn that certificate. " He looks at her before disappears again. Xia Qingyue looked at the veranda and felt something running on her cheeks. Yun Che reappears at his usual meeting place with his Little Aunt. It was a small viewing platform on the top of the hill behind the Xiao Manor. He thinks about his action just now. Did he really hate her? Did he really despise her? If he did, he could just leave her and destroy the certificate on his own. Instead¡­. He gave her encouragement to pursue on cultivation, cures her Profound Entrances, purify her body and leaves her the certificate. He said those things so she had the reason to leave. He wanted her to pursue her cultivation so she could find her long lost mother. He wanted her to grow strong so she could reunite her family. Even if he had to sacrifice his own happiness for it. Yun Che started to wonder about his feelings towards Xia Qingyue. She was a beauty. A beauty that can turn the whole world upside down. A beauty with a cold heart was the type of beauty he hates the most.He didn''t know about her heart state right now but he really wanted to smash that iced heart of hers. Fill her with love so she could be happy with him, happy with cultivation and happy in pursuing her goal. He felt different to her rather than this morning. Was the real Yun Che''s feelings started to affect him? He gave her a choice whether to divorce him or not. He was someone values relationship. The word ''husband'' should be said and accompanied with the feelings of love. He hated if that word is misused. It makes the value like it was nothing. He wanted nothing more than a happy marriage. He failed to achieve in his previous world but he may be able to achieve it here. He understands a lot of things for a 17 year old. One day, he''ll make up to her but right now¡­. "Xiao Che? Why are you here?" Yun Che turned around. Even if he claimed a new name this morning, there''s always someone calls him that. That someone was someone he cared. "I¡­" Yun Che scratched his head. "I couldn''t sleep, so I came out to stargaze." Yun Che was still in his shinigami mode. His little Aunt just looked at him, seeing him and remembering what he did this morning. She even wary about him. Still, he was still her Little Che. Seeing him in his Shinigami Mode, Xiao Lingxi started to ask him. "Little Che, who and what are you?" "Well, I could cultivate. I just didn''t tell anyone." He said with confidence. He lied. He couldn''t even cultivate. He just had the system. Besides¡­. He can''t tell her that can he? "You could cultivate?....Little Che could cultivate¡­"a tear was rolling down her cheek. "Little Aunt, its no big deal¡­I¡­ "He moved right next to her and immediately holds her shoulder to comfort her. But instead¡­.. Xiao Lingxi just pinch his hand¡­. "Owowowowowow¡­."Yun Che pulled his hand and made a blowing motion on the sore spot. "Why did you do that?!?" "Little Che you idiot!!!....Why didn''t you tell me you could cultivate, why did you destroy that mountain? Don''t you know it''s dangerous to swing your sword that way¡­..and.." "Ohhh man¡­I am so fucked.." Yun Che thought in his mind. "Why are you out here? Tonight is your wedding night, you aren''t with your Xia Qingyue consummating¡­ consummating your marriage, but instead came out here to stargaze?!" Xiao Lingxi grabbed Xiao Che''s arm, an angry pout on her face. "Don''t you know that it''s dangerous here? From time to time, profound beasts will come out, and when it''s this dark, sometimes bandits will come here. What would happen if you carelessly ran into them? I have told you many times now, if I or your grandfather aren''t by your side, you absolutely can''t come out here, even if it''s during the day. You actually¡­ did not listen to my words!" As she talked, Xiao Lingxi also angrily pinched Xiao Che''s arm as punishment. "Ah! It hurts, it hurts!" Xiao Che hurriedly yelled and then apologetically said, "Little aunt, I know I''m in the wrong, next time I definitely won''t dare." "And besides¡­.Profound beast? Bandits?...if I met them, I''ll blast them away with my sword." "You''re arrogant now?!??" She immediately pinched his arm harder.. Owowowowow¡­. Poor Yun Che¡­.Still controlled even after slapping the whole city speechless. After a few rounds of scolding and pinching, Yun Che was sitting in seiza apologizing to his Little Aunt. "That''s more like it¡­ There''s not allowed to be a next time!" "Yes" He nodded while sitting down. "Then¡­ Little Aunt, why did you come here? It''s this late already." Yun Che ask trying to change the subject. "I¡­" Xiao Lingxi''s voice lowered, her eyes appearing a bit hollow. "I don''t know why, but I couldn''t sleep tonight. Then I saw that the stars were really bright tonight, so I wanted to come to the lookout to take a look." Yun Che looked up at the sky, and then said with a smile, "In the past, Little Aunt and I would frequently sneak out here at night to enjoy the evening wind and look at the stars¡­ And would frequently get caught and scolded by grandfather." "Hm." Xiao Lingxi responded. It was a moment of silence until¡­"Little Che. Why did you kill Xiao Yulang and Xiao Yang?" Yun Che looked at her seriously, Can he tell her that the real Xiao Che killed by them?. "And¡­.When you killed them, you looked scary." Little Aunt lowered her head remembering the event during the wedding. "Little Aunt....." Yun Che tried to approach her but she backs away a little. "If I didn''t kill them, who knows what will they do in the future. Humiliate me in my wedding, insulting me and tried to kill me. I did it to avoid future trouble" Yun Che then started to explain to her about the murdering powder this morning. How he fainted and if his Little Aunt didn''t find him, he''ll die. Sort off¡­. "Those bastards, hmph¡­they deserved to die after all. Trying to kill my Little Che." After growing up with him, she trusted him. She was now sitting beside him as if trying to protect him from another assassination attempt. That escalated quickly. "One moment there she was scared of me and then poof¡­She trusted me. She really does love me. No matter what I''ve become, she still loves me." he silently though in his mind. "You really are an angel" he blurt out loudly. "What was that?" she suddenly turned "Oh, nothing.." Yun Che trying to hide his embarrassment. "Ehem¡­back to the real question¡­What are you doing here?" Yun Che trying to change the subject, again. "I thought I''d see how it felt to come out by myself to stargaze¡­ Because in the future, I might not be able to stargaze with little Che." Yun Che was quiet. The reason he came here was to fulfill his promise to meet her and break the news of his departure tonight. Seeking strength and power so he could level up. She probably thinks he was married and has responsibilities to his wife. Yun Che immediately got up and holds her waist. "Little Che! What are you doing!?!" Little Aunt struggle a little as Yun Che holds her tight. "Hold on¡­." He activated Flash Step or Shunpoo towards that familiar place. Xiao Lingxi was quite shock about his speed. It was faster than any other clan members. She tried to ask how he did it but Yun Che just gave her a vague answer. You can''t teach Flash Step to a human right? Anyway ¡­. This was a small hilltop covered by soft and tender grass. Yun Che and Xiao Lingxi leaned against each other shoulder to shoulder, bathing in the occasional evening wind, their hearts at peace. "Little Aunt, I may be married but I will never forget the one friend I grew up with. Xia Qingyue might be pretty but she will never compare to you. Little Aunt was pretty in on the inside as well as on the outside. It''s a blessing for me to have you by my side." "Because Little Aunt and grandfather are the most important people in my life. Other people can''t compare. Little aunt, I promise you, even though I''m now married, you won''t ever lose me, just like I hope to never lose you." "Hehe¡­" Xiao Lingxi happily smiled, her hands hugging Yun Che''s arm. She rested her head on his shoulder. "As expected, my Little Che is the most well behaved, most obedient." They chat together, remembering their mischievous act, sneaking out and mostly their own moments together. Yun Che remembers those moments well. He was slowly developing feelings to his Little Aunt. It''s time to drop the bomb. "Little Aunt¡­.I¡­" Yun Che began¡­. "I wish to explore the world. Now that I could cultivate, I wish to become even stronger to protect you." "Little Aunt, would you let me go?" Xiao Lingxi was quiet, too quiet. She knew one day he was going to leave. It''s the nature of a cultivator. To explore the world, keep getting stronger and protect his loved ones. But, the price of power always came with a price. "Little Che, are you leaving? What about your wife?" "She plans to join a sect later on. As for me, I''ll forge my own path. She''s the city dazzling pearl. She won''t be confining herself here." Yun Che kept a secret about Xia Qingyue. That way, her image to Little Aunt wasn''t tarnished. Xiao Lingxi was conflicted. She knew she could never keep him here. Forcing him here would halt his development. After his stunt this morning, various powers would come and recruit him. She was willing to let him go¡­ On one condition¡­. "Little Che, please¡­please¡­.. Come back to me when you had a chance. When you became strong¡­ "Don''t forget me¡­." She holds his arm and look him with tears in the eye. Yun Che looked at her seriously and slowly hugs her. "When stand in the grand apex of the world one day. I promised, I''ll come back to you¡­and I''ll marry you." He said it. The real Yun Che would took almost 800 plus chapters to confess to her but for him¡­. "Ehhhhh!!!!!¡­.Little Che, I was joking about marriage all the time. You have Qingyue, you..you¡­you" She was flustered. Never expect that Yun Che would propose to her immediately. Yun Che holds her hand. "Little Aunt, I am serious. I may be married but I want to marry you as well. This isn''t about cheating or unfaithful. I want to be with you and I want to protect you. I want to make you a reason to come back here. Besides, you are the one asking to be married." Yun Che looked at her teasingly. Xiao Lingxi was red as a tomato¡­she was so flustered¡­ She tried to gather he wits and¡­. "Please take good care of me" she said in embarrassment. Deep down, she was happy. Boy¡­. She was really happy. Yun Che smiled, he knows that promise and proposal was on a whim. He''ll develop those feelings one day. Both of them continued to talk until Xiao Lingxi fell asleep on his shoulder. He lied her down and looked at her smiling face. Those anime fans going to be so pissed if they see this. He was proposing to Megumi-chan. Not the real her but she looks like her. He looked at her again. She was happy even in her sleep. He continued siting up and observed the stars. Xia Qingyue observed them from afar. She never saw him so happy with that girl. She knew that girl was his aunt. When she looked at them, she had this twisting feeling. It makes her uncomfortable when looking at the two of them. What is this feeling? Xia Qingyue immediately shake it off, she slowly approached them from behind. She wanted to tell Yun Che that its time. She has to return for the sect''s recruitment. Her master was waiting. "You showed up¡­." Yun Che slowly gets up and turned to her. He knows her reason for coming here. He didn''t want an answer. He just gave his permission. "Go¡­. Spread your wings¡­If fate wills it, we will meet again¡­" Xia Qingyue looks at her husband. She wanted to say something. "Hus¡­" Yun suddenly draw Zangetsu, unsheathe it from the bindings and points it at her face. "Go.. I wouldn''t tell you a third time¡­" As he said that, he saw it. A shiny drop on her beautiful face. She shed a tear in front of him. A cold hearted girl like her sheds a tear. She just nods and leaves reluctantly, still holding the certificate in her hand. Yun Che looked at her retreating back. He finally did it. He finally shatters that cold heart of hers. He slowly thinks, was I too hard on her? He could really tell that he had left an everlasting image of him in her heart. She still holds the marriage certificate. It''s clearly she was reluctant to divorce him. I am sorry Qingyue, one day I''ll make it up to you. Right now, Xia Qingyue thinks that her husband hates her. He hates her cold personality. She did even get to call him husband. She wipes her tears and return back to her cold personality. She saw her master. She was one of the Seven Fairies of Asgard, Chu Yueli. "Are you ready to go?" Ever since this morning, her master was quite curious of the powerful being appear during the wedding. Since her disciple was there, she''ll be sure to ask questions later. Which leads to an uproar in the Asgard later on about Xia Qingyue''s profound veins. She nods silently. Inside of her cold heart, the image of Yun Che slowly forms. With that, she had a resolve. Aside from cultivating to find her mother, she had another goal. The goal was¡­.. Win back Yun Che''s heart. 13 Chapter 13: Robbed? Now, that''s done. He took Xiao Lingxi in his arms and flash step into her room. He sets her down on her bed and tucks her in. Yun Che then leaves a note on her hand. I will always remember you. I promise I will come back to you and grandfather. I will always have a home, even if I am far away. Gaze towards the stars every night. You will know I will gaze on it as well. Till the day we meet again. - Yun Che He looks at her sleeping face for the last time before disappears entirely. He must go, fortune waits. Speaking of fortune, Yun Che flash step towards Xiao Clan. Since he had a grudge with them, there''s nothing wrong taking a few things right? Yeah, a few. Yun Che arrived at the Xiao Clans main treasury. His grandfather always brought him and his Little Aunt here some time ago. So he stills remember the location despite not visiting after so many years. The treasury was covered by solid steel even Narcent Cultivators have trouble breaking it. This might get loud and ugly. Its about time for him to test this spell. He managed to test Hado #4 Byakurai and it pierces those killers like a hot knife through butter. But this one¡­.hehehe Sorry Xiao Clan, its only business. Yun Che thought the bad luck the Xiao Clan had to face after this. He stands in front of the treasury and channel his reaitsu accordingly. If he use to little, he might damage the door but he will call the entire clan here. If he use too much, he''ll destroy the entire treasury. All right, this should be enough. Yun Che points his right arm towards the door and¡­ FIRE IN THE HOLE!!! HADO #33 SOKATSUI!!!! Blue coloured wave shaped like a missile suddenly flows from his palm towards the door. The wave was too strong and it immediately destroys the door without penetrating the treasury. Yun Che controlled his reaitsu well to avoid the wave from damaging anything in there. Holy ****¡­. That was too strong. Well, no wonder it''s Blue Fire, Crash Down. That was without incantation, what happen if I use it? Yun Che suddenly heard an alarm sounding around clan estate. The blast was too strong to alert the entire clan. Well, here comes the cavalry. Looks like I better hurry. Yun Che immediately enters the clan''s treasury and he saw a lot of cyan and yellow coins lying around. Cheee, so poor. But we take what we can get right? He looked around the treasury again and saw a few low grade spirit weapons, lots of medical herbs and pills. Hmmm, What to take?....Meehhh¡­.I''ll just bag all of them. Yun Che points his right hand and the system stores everything in the his inventory. "Intruder in the treasury! Intruder in the treasury!" Yun Che heard a lot of footsteps make way to the treasury. "Oh ****, that''s my cue." Yun Che immediately blast another sokatsui at the back of the treasury. Once outside, he immediately flash step towards the city''s tallest structure. The clan was in chaos after his little stunt and probably guess him as the culprit. No one''s going to suspect his wife but him? He did went missing after tonight so¡­.. "All right, next destination is¡­.Cyan Town. After researching his memory, Cyan Town was on the northern site of this city." Looking at the chaotic Xiao clan right now, he said in his heart¡­. "Xiao Clan, I''ll come by and collect more taxes in the future." Then he disappears... Yun Che executes multiple flash steps at once to to Cyan Town. His flash step mastery was at the maximum due to the cheat skill he gains. Since his flash step was level 20, he has the ability to evolve the skill into the next level. The system had set a restriction though. Flash Step can only be evolving if he surpassed Soul Level 100. Currently, he had to rely on his Shinigami powers. His human body was still a body of a cripple. Yun Che will be able to improve his human body even more after he attain the cultivation way. Using Yun Che''s memory, he was able to dig the only usable skills from him, The Divine Medicine Manual. The method he uses to improve Xia Qingyue''s profound veins came from the manual itself. The real Yun Che used fifty-four needles and three rounds of treatment of improve Qingyue''s body cultivation. The current him was kind of cheating actually. Due to his perfect reaitsu control, he manage to stab all fifty-four profound entrances using his reaitsu enhanced finger before pumping his reaisu at her dantian. The reaitsu destroys her impurities making the profound veins attained highest achievement a human can achieve. He was doing Xia Qingyue a favor and was hoping for arepayment in the future. Enough about that¡­.Destination, Cyan Town. 14 Chapter 14: *Smack? Yun Che arrived in Cyan Town, currently 200km from his home city. In his memory, Jasmine will pass this town at dawn. He had two hours left before dawn strikes, he wait nearby and see what happens. Yun Che deactivated his Shinigami Mode and his human mode was active once more. Since his human and soul are two different modes, the system merely swap his bodies so any clothing he wears from his last swap will still remain on his body. Currently¡­ Yun Che sweat drops at his current attire, he is currently wearing his wedding suit from his wedding. And who the hell walks the street wearing expensive wedding outfit? Well, he did slap the faces of the whole city but he didn''t slap the whole world. There are even more youngsters hated his guts right now. "System, access system shop." Yun Che was skimming the system shop. Since the only compendium he had was Bleach, he had access to all bleach related items. He was trying to find something suitable to walk around low profile. Yun Che skims through the shop and he did find something suitable. He clicked on the tab and a notification pops in front of him. [Kurosaki Ichigo shihakusho [Rukia execution arc] 1000SP Purchase [Yes] [No] Hell yeah I am purchasing... The news of his stunt probably spreads tomorrow and many would describe how he wears. Any black outfit can get a lot of attention. He better cover himself with a cloak though. Good thing Ichigo''s cloak was long. [Purchased successful, equip now?] Of course¡­. Yun Che''s body suddenly glows and he was wearing Ichigo''s damaged shihakushou. Then he cloaks himself with a brown cloak along with a hood. [Host''s previous outfit has been stored in the inventory section] [Compatibility between Sky Poison Pearl and System Inventory] [Initiate fusion¡­] [Fusion successful] [Any items will be stored in host''s inventory section.] Looks like I don''t need to store items in the Sky Poison Pearl like Yun Che. The Sky Poison Pearl''s space was limited though but the system wasn''t. Looking at his changed outfit. He was impressed. "Well, this is just an outfit though. Man, I looked hot right now. Yun Che looked through himself. Imagine Sasuke wearing Ichigo''s outfit. Well, that''s about it." System, initiate system shop again. Yun Che skimmed for weapons this time. He needed weapons for his crippled human body. Since his Shinigami, Quincy and Hollow are fused into his soul. His body was left with nothing. He can''t use his Quincy abilities just like Ishida. System, is there any way i can use Fullbring Mode? [Host does not have the requirement to use Fullbring. Once host has completed the achievement ''The Final Strike'', host will be awarded with Fullbring Mode.] The Final Strike? [Use Final Getsuga Tenshou Mode at least once.] Shit....That''s going to be a long time. Looks like i am stuck with Dual Modes for now. Man, dual modes are troublesome. He skim again and again. Nothing, physical Quincy weapons required reaitsu to work. Since he can''t use reaitsu in his human mode, all Bleach spirit weapons are useless to him. Basically, no items are suitable for humans in there. The system currently had one compendium. If there are any more compendiums in the future, he''ll be sure to find weapons suitable to his human body. But for now, he had to make do what he had right now. Speaking of that, he just robbed the entire clan, there''s bound to be something useful in there. Yun Che started searching his inventory. Looks like he robbed quite a bit from them. Thank you, Xiao Clan. Let''s see what we have here. Aside from cyan and yellow coins, he found quite a lot of herbs and pills in there. These herbs might be useful in creating pills in the future. Since he had the system, pills are quite useless to him. Those pills are converted into experience points anyway to he might try to create pills that have certain effects on him. From Yun Che''s memories, 1 purple coin is the same as 100 cyan coins. 1 cyan coin is the same as 10000 yellow coins. Yellow coins being the lowest value in terms of money. Since he had couple of hundred cyan coins, it''ll do for now. Yun Che robbed a few spirit weapons from the Clan. A few but this was all of their fortune. Spirit swords, spirit spears and couple of armor. Trash, basically trash. Theses spirit weapons couldn''t even compared to a shinigami''s zanpakuto and Quincy spirit weapons. As a beginner, this''ll do until he can use his zanpakuto in human mode. Dawn was approaching and Yun Che started to wonder the forest. Last time he read the novel, Jasmine will wonder this forest and collapsed due to the poison acting up in her body. Yun Che wanted to make sure his body appeared as cripple as possible to avoid suspicious from Jasmine. He needs to earn Jasmine''s trust because he needs her to teach him the cultivation of the gods. As he wondered the forest, his heightened senses picked up a smell. It was blood. The blood of a human. As a doctor in his previous and current life, he recognizes the smell of blood immediately. Blood, Human, Dawn He found his target. Yun Che immediately makes his way towards the source. The smell finally leads him to a large tree in the forest. He slowly walks to the other side of the tree. He finally saw her. Underneath a tree, a blood soaked girl was lying near it. He carefully approaches her to avoid startling the girl. Since she was blood soaked, she probably has heavy injuries all over her body. Yun Che slowly turns the girl around and shocked filled his face. "Not another one. " Yun Che sighs in his mind. The girl was indeed beautiful. It was beautiful enough for the world to topple itself. As for him, this look was too common. Is every main character in his reincarnation made up of anime characters? The girl has long red hair, her face was quite beautiful but her body was smaller than Xiao Lingxi''s. Due to her body size, her age probably around 13 years old. But¡­.Yun Che knew her face too well. She had the face of... Rias Gremory ? Yes, Rias Gremory from High School DxD. It was his first time seeing Rias''s look alike in real life. In this world, she was known as Jasmine. The master of Yun Che and his love interest. She didn''t actually have Rias''s body. This girl was 13 years old and her body still hasn''t mature yet. Well, he was hoping for the ''yet'' part actually. Yun Che looked at her again to confirm. Jasmine''s loli body looked quite cute though. ......................... "Nononononono¡­Bad Yun Che. Mission first then ogle her later. Wait, that didn''t came out right." Yun Che shook his head and proceeds on checking her injuries. Her injuries were quite heavy, probably cause by pursuers. He sense a large amount of poison her body. If he was the previous Yun Che, he may be needed some time to figure it out. She fled to this planet after obtaining the Evil God Indestructible Blood. Her pursuers are probably searching for her. He needs to move her somewhere safe before they came back. As Yun Che tries to carry her, the girl suddenly woke up and... Kyyaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! *smack [Ding...... 15 Chapter 15: Inner World? [Ding..Achievement ''Loli Smack'' achieved. Getting smacked by Jasmine for the first time.] [A notification shows the chibi Yun Che fainted with a red palm on his face. Reward: 2000SP Oh¡­.fuck me¡­Now''s not the time for that. [Warning, Host''s health is in critical level] [Warning, Host''s health is in critical level] [Warning, Host''s health is in critical level] Notification keeps ringing in his head. Yun Che opened his eyes and saw his outfit was soaked with blood. Uggghhh..Damn it¡­this is what I get for helping a girl. Yun Che tries to move but the Jasmine appeared in front of him. "Impossible, how come you are still alive?" Jasmine started to question him. The strength she used was weak but it was enough to kill a lower level practitioner. Instead, this one was sent flying to a nearby tree. He wasn''t even a cultivator. She looked at him and senses a familiar aura came from his right hand. She looked at Yun Che, and spoke with a tender but icy cold tone: "How unbelievable, the Sky Poison Pearl would actually choose a useless common person like you as its master! Don''t tell me that this Heavenly Profound Treasure''s spirituality had already become distorted?" All of a sudden, the girl started to cough with blood coming out of her mouth. "This hateful Absolute God Slaying Poison... How could I, the princess¡­ experience such a¡­. rebound¡­ when only using this degree of power¡­ Uuuu¡­." The girl was heavily injured to begin with, smacking Yun Che out of shock use a bit of energy but triggered the poison inside her. She stood up and holds Yun Che by his neck. "Tell me? How did you get the Sky poison Pearl?" Yun Che was struggling to speak until he muttered a few words. "What was that? Speak louder." SYSTEM!!! NOW!!! A light suddenly came out from Yun Che''s body and started to bind the girl. "What is this? What did you do? " She drops Yun Che and tried to fight back but the bindings were too strong for her. The binding came from the system itself and it was impossible for her to fight it. The bindings wrap her in a cocoon and it drags her into Yun Che''s body. Yun Che immediately pop the pills he stole into his mouth and recovered some of his injuries. The notification finally stops ringing in his ear. He recovered a bit of his injuries just enough for him to walk. He plans to confront Jasmine in a safe place after treating her injuries but in case he was heavily injured by her, he executed his Plan B that is to confront her in his inner world. "That was close, if my HP hits 0, I will forced by the system to enter Shinigami mode, and I might forcefully subdued her if that happens." Yun Che immediately finds a nearby cave to execute Jinzen. He needs to run away from this place before Jasmine''s pursuers finds her. He finally found a cave behind a waterfall a few hundred meters from the large tree. After confirming the area was safe, he sits down he immediately initiate Jinzen. "Jinzen Log in" Yun Che appeared in his inner world. Ever since he fused the Sky Poison Pearl with his system, it undergoes a massive change. When he obtains his shinigami powers, his world changes from an empty void into a starry night sky. When the sky poison pearl was fused, the starry night sky turned into starry green sky. The sight was majestic. He immediately looked up and saw a formation of circular clouds in the sky. In the middle of the circular cloud lies a large shiny white orb. Yun Che felt a familiar aura from that orb. Yes, the orb was The System. It acts as the overseer of his world. The fusion between the pearl and his system also create a small piece of grassy land floating in the sky. It was small but at least he didn''t have to float anymore. The small piece of land was surrounded by his four Zanpakuto spirit orbs. His world was vast, too vast. Yet, he had a small piece of land in his inner world. What would happen if the land expands? Yun Che decided to ask the system later about this. Yun Che finally lands his feet on his very own land. The size of the land was small, probably the size of a tennis court. As Yun Che was looking at his surrounding, he finally saw Jasmine. She was lying on the grass but her arms were still bound by the system. She could freely use them but bounds looked like she was shackled. Jasmine woke up and started to stare at the inner world. She was admired by the beauty of it. She senses that someone was with her in this world. "You!!!! Where am I? How do get out of here? Talk before I kill you¡­" Jasmine immediately runs towards Yun Che despite her heavy injuries. She tried to punch him but her punch was easily caught by him. "Whaaaa¡­." She tried again¡­.he caught it again. She tried to use her profound strength but she feels nothing inside her. As if she was a mere mortal. This shocked her to the core. Yun Che knew the reason well. In his world, he is the overseer. He controls everything in this world. He didn''t expect he can drag Jasmine into his world. The reason he can drag her was Jasmine was in her soul form. From what he read, Jasmine''s soul was a Divine level soul. Divine level souls can still exist despite their body was destroyed. Her body probably destroyed by the poison inside her. Even if she''s a soul, she can still use her full strength if she wants to. The system can bind her because of its authority over souls. Yun Che was able to bind her because of this. "Can we talk this through? We can do this all day but results are still the same." Yun Che tried to talk her out of punching him. She still swings at him. In the end, she stopped because she was tired and heavily injured. She looked at him, the vast world and bindings on her arms, she questioned him. "Who are you actually? I don''t think a cripple like you could create this kind of world. Are you coming here for me? If you do, just get it over with." Jasmine stopped resisting and glares at him intently. If he wants to kill her then he could just do so. Yun Che looked at her before sitting down in front of her. "Look, I don''t want any trouble. I saw an injured girl and tried to help her but instead I got my ass smacked in the end. If it was not for the thing up there, I probably be dead." Seeing Jasmine wasn''t responsive. Yun Che immediately introduces himself. "Well, I am Yun Che, and yes, I am the master of the Sky Poison Pearl you mention before. As you can see, right now I am finding a method to restore my profound veins. I drag you in here so you didn''t kill for any reason." "Ehem, welcome to my inner world. The thing up there is the overseer of this world. It was the one who dragged you in here because I told it to. My fault and I am sorry for it." Yun Che tried to apologize for his action and Jasmine still unresponsive. "Look, I know the poison in your body and you need the Sky Poison Pearl to purify it. As its master, I can help you with it. Only if you cooperate." Jasmine looked him in the eye. The poison she was infected with was the poison came from the God''s Realm, but this man claimed to know about it. Its true she needs the Sky Poison Pearl to detoxify it but seeing the Pearl was fused into this man, she might use extreme methods to extract it from him. "How did you know about the poison?" Jasmine spoke. "Well, my master taught me the way of the medicine. He told me all kinds of poison found or not found in this world. He described to me the wonders of the medicine and the cures for all disease. The poison in your body called itself The Absolute God Killing Poison. The poison spread itself the moment the host uses profound strength. Its ability to infect the soul after destroying the body truly terrifying. It is impossible to detoxify it unless you had the Sky Poison Pearl. The poison was impossible to be found in this realm. So I take it you''re not from here?" Yun Che tried to sound like he knew everything from his master. He wanted to remove the Jasmine''s suspicion of him came from the same place as hers. "Your master? Who was he?" she asked. "I don''t remember much about him but he taught me all wonders of the medicine." He wanted to make sure his previous master sounds like the he came from the God''s Realm. Since he was dead, nothing wrong with him twisting some facts right? "This world? I admit even those people from where I come from couldn''t even do this. You create all this despite being a mortal. How did you do it?" She asked about his inner world. "Oh this world? I was born with it. I was born with that thing inside me." He points at The System floating high in the sky. "In the end, I called it The System. The system helped me survive in this world. As for where it comes from, I have no idea." Ever since he was reincarnated, he didn''t know about the origin of the system. Since he was born with it, it was his partner. Yun Che decided to trust Jasmine. The Jasmine he read was a bit of a tsundere but in the end, the real Yun Che trusted her with his life. So he decided that he''ll do the same thing. "Ehem, sooooo¡­.care to introduce yourself..?" After hearing his story, Jasmine was conflicted. If she was born in this realm, she took his story as bullshit. But she came from The God''s Realm, all of this is logical. She looked at his crippled body and the System above him. This guy was blessed and cursed by the heavens at the same time. In her heart, Jasmine didn''t feel any hostility from him. She felt in her heart that she could trust him. A feeling popped after experiencing the hardship from the God''s Realm. Her cold eyes suddenly gain lights after so long being so cold. "Jasmine¡­" she said. Yun Che knew it wasn''t her real name. Jasmine was her title in the God''s Realm. He didn''t mind it. Her real name was a taboo for him to know. One day, when her feelings for him was strong. She''ll tell him willingly. As for now¡­ "Beautiful¡­the name match you perfectly."Yun Che said with his grin. Jasmine stared at him intently. She suddenly felt warm in her cheeks after seeing that reaction of his. She immediately shakes it off and resumes back to her cold look. "Hmphh¡­.of course, this princess is the most beautiful in this world. That name represents my pride. Misused it, I will end your life." Yun Che sweat dropped and thought. "As cold and haughty you might be. You''re still just a tsundere girl. Cold on the outside but warm on the inside " "All right, enough with introduction. Actually, I was hoping for you to help me restore my profound veins." Jasmine remembered he said he was looking methods to restore his profound veins. She looked at him and says in her heart. "This man, if he could cultivate, the whole realm will turned upside down." "No it''s impossible. The profound veins are built into humans when they are born. If you were a cripple, you will be a cripple." "You''re from another world right?, so there must be way to repair this broken veins of mine." Yun Che asked her again. "I told you it''s impossible so give up." Jasmine encourages him to let go his false hope. Damn, this girl is hard. Looks like I have to top it up a notch. Yun Che thinks after hearing her response. "Well, you know the reason you were able to enter my world and the system were able to bind you? Since the poison managed to destroy your body, you''re now exist in your soul form. The system up there has authority over souls. That''s why it was able to drag you in here. You do know I have the Sky Poison Pearl. When you escaped from your pursuers, you came to this world because you found out the Sky Poison Pearl was here.You arrived here because you detected the aura of the pearl was nearby. You needed my help to purify the poison and construct your body. Since I couldn''t cultivate, you can forget about rebuilding that body of yours. It''s a good thing the system suppressed your strength when you''re in here. If you even use a glimpse of it, the poison will rebound and kill you. All you need to do just heal me and I will heal you in return." Yun Che decided to kick the bucket on her. "So care to heal me so I can save you?" Yun Che looked at her. "You¡­.How could you tell?" Jasmine was shocked after hearing his statement. "Heh¡­" Yun Che smiled with a low voice: "Because I''m an exceptionally skilled doctor. To be able to consolidate your soul into a body, one would at least need to have the strength of Emperor Profound Realm. But I am sure your strength even higher than that. Your life, certainly would worth much more than mine." "So¡­your answer?" Yun Che asked her one more time. With complete set of clear eyes, Jasmine lifted her face, as if she had finally made a decision: "You are indeed smart. I don''t know how you know everything about me. You have saved this princess'' life, therefore this princess shall indeed repay you¡­. You only need to promise this princess three conditions. Then, this princess will immediately let you have¡­.. A new set of profound veins¡­." Under Yun Che''s startled gaze, Jasmine''s expression in her eyes became deep and mysterious, as her voice suddenly became softer: "A set of profound veins with the strength of a god!" 16 Chapter 16: Conditions? Hearing that, Yun Che was startled. He was smiling inside. Man¡­He was smiling. He was one step closer to rebuilding this crippled body of his. Then, he will find a method to fuse his body and his soul. Imagine the possibilities. Evil God and Death God fuse together? As he thought about it, Yun Che''s gaze started to burn: "Okay¡­ then tell me, what are the three conditions I have to promise you?" Jasmine knew he definitely couldn''t reject her offer so she just cut to the chase and directly answered: "The first condition, you must promise to help this princess find three items¡­ They are: A stalk of Netherworld Udumbara Flower, three Profound Beast Cores no lower than that of the Tyrant Profound Realm as well as¡­ At least thirty-five kilos of Purple Veined God Crystal!" Ahh¡­these things, he remembered about them. These things are the things he needed to construct her body. However, he didn''t need these things for now. Using the system, he might have even simpler solution. But first things first..... Jasmine proceeds on explaining to him about the items. He listened to it without putting up any expression. Jasmine wasn''t surprised after seeing his reaction. After seeing what his capable of, she was sure these things didn''t make him bat an eyelid. "The second condition; you must, within thirty years, reach the Sovereign Profound Realm!" Jasmine said slowly and clearly, while looking at Yun Che''s expression. Yun Che expression was serious but inside, he burst out laughing. Sovereign Profound Realm? Thirty five years?... If he had the system, he can finish everything in a few years. He still needed to follow the story line though. Yun Che shrugged and says "Okay" Jasmine was stumped, "Even that didn''t make him freak out? What is he?" Jasmine''s gaze once again landed on his body, becoming strict and proud: "The third condition¡­ Kneel down and worship me as your master!" "Ah, here it comes." Yun Che looked her serious expression and started to smile. All of sudden, the bindings on her arms started to flash with electricity and started to shock her. "KyAAaaaHHH!!!!" She fell to the floor immediately after that. Since her profound strength was suppressed, she felt the electricity was too much for her. She looked up to him and¡­.. "You..!!!!!.."She shouted¡­She wanted to help him but instead she was shocked by the electricity in the bindings. This was absolute humiliation to her. [Ding¡­.achievement ''Karma''s a Bitch'' achieved. Make Jasmine have the taste of her own medicine.] A notification pops up shown Chibi Jasmine with ''X''s in her eyes fainted with him laughing at her. Reward: 2000SP "Hey, don''t look me. Ask The System. It was the one that fried your arms. Well, probably because I didn''t warn you. So part of it is my fault. Sorry.." Yun Che still sitting down looking at her funny expression. Even though it was funny, he was not laughing.Not yet at least. Jasmine was speechless. She was a princess, fro the highest royal family in her realm and she was fried by a mere binding. If this guy doesn''t have the cure for her, she would kill him even if he''s reincarnated again. "I should say this to you before. The System was inherited to me by birth and it has one condition when it enters my body. Never kneel before anyone. I can bow and respect to anyone or even acknowledge a master but I must never, ever kneel even if it kills me." Yun Che said seriously. Yun Che would certainly acknowledge her as his master even if she didn''t ask him to kneel. Since he was another soul so he didn''t bound by Yun Che''s previous memories. He can acknowledge anyone he wants. By the way, she''s 13 years old and he was 16, kneeling before someone younger would ask Zangetsu to rip his ass apart. Jasmine gritted her teeth and slowly stands up. Since she had no profound strength, she didn''t have the final say. She slowly said "From now onwards, this princess will be your master. Since this princess is your master now, do you have any questions you want to ask?" "Yes¡­.Are your boobs going to grow in the future?" *smack 17 Chapter 17: Come clean? Yun Che was lying on the ground with another red palm mark on his face. He was expecting that and Jasmine''s face was full of anger. Getting bitch slapped wasn''t helping calming it either. She looked like she wanted to skin him alive. She grew up bathed in the respect, worship and fear of others. Except her family, it would be hard to find a few who would dare to meet her in the eyes. She had never thought that her body would actually be desecrated by a common man, moreover by an utterly good-for-nothing! Yet Yun Che''s complexion didn''t waver. He stood up slowly and wipe the dust from his shoulder as if the slap was nothing. Well, "I have agreed to all three of your conditions. Earlier you said that I would be granted a new set of Profound Veins, isn''t it about time for that to happen?" Yun Che was smirking inside. One day, I''ll smack your butt until you beg me for more. "Forget what you''ve said just now!" Jasmine''s expressions were ominous and cruel, with chilling killing intent as cold as ice. However, her visage was in all honestly, too petite and cute. Even if her expressions were much more malicious, it would still be remarkably pleasing to look at, which didn''t make Yun Che feel the slightest hint of deterrence. Rias Gremory loli look alike sure was cute even if she''s angry. "¡­.. I definitely didn''t say anything.!" Yun Che said with a relaxed expression, but quietly added in his heart: Mhm, if your chest wasn''t as flat as the runway at the airport. He doubt Jasmine even knew what an airport is. Jasmine''s anger slowly diminishes itself. She slowly stands up and said " Hmph, To be able to become my disciple, it''s the biggest fortune you''ll have in your entire life. From now on, it is absolutely necessary for you to always address me as your Master." "Nope¡­." Yun Che bluntly said. "You''re not willing?" Jasmine''s moon like eyebrow slanted. "Of course I''m not unwilling, unless you want your arms getting fried by the system. I might pop some popcorn while you''re at it." Yun Che shook his head and sits back down. Jasmine was speechless and started to think about the shock just now. With the system protecting him, there''s no way for her to punish him even if she wants to. And¡­What is popcorn anyway? "How about Jasmine? Take it or leave it." He just stared at her while sitting down. More like taking it, with that system. There''s no way for her to say no. Unable to endure anymore, she finally spoke: "You can call me Jasmine, but you must not forget in your heart that I''m your master! Furthermore, you must not forget your duty and place as my disciple!" "As long as you''re not treating me like a gopher, sure." Yun Che agreed her conditions. "So, jokes aside. When can we begin?" Yun Che said with serious expression. He was unable to contain his excitement. Jasmine calmed her heart and slowly said... "Do you know for what reason I was chased, and infected by this terrifying poison afterwards?" Jasmine looked at him seriously. Actually he knew, but he just plays along. "Nope, but with that amount of blood on your clothes, I am sure it''s something important." "Because of¡­.. this drop of blood!" Jasmine slowly lifted her right hand. Her thin and delicate index finger erected toward the sky, and from the area of her fingertips, a drop of a dark-red water droplet-like object slowly rose accompanied by a shimmering ball of eerie light, until it hovered over her fingertips. "This is¡­ The drop of blood from the Evil God?" Yun Che said seriously. Yun Che''s revelation causes Jasmine to be shocked. "How did you¡­ " before Jasmine even finish, Yun Che just points up his finger towards the system. Jasmine looked up and looks at him again. ''That thing must''ve come from the primordial era.'' she thinks. "So, I am sure you know about the history of this blood." Jasmine asked him. "Yup, the moment you show it to me, the system pours everything in my head. So I know the whole story." Yun Che said with a relaxed expression as if everything wasn''t enough to give him a shock. Jasmine went speechless. This system of his, what is it actually? If it can do all of this, it can help Yun Che to cultivate but why leaving his body crippled? Is it because it knew this drop of blood was coming to him? Jasmine popped many questions in her head but decided to keep it to herself. One day, she really wants to know everything about the system. "No wonder they chased you till you''re badly wounded. Who couldn''t resist such powers?" Yun Che makes his conclusion about the drop and Jasmine''s injury. "Hmph, actually daring to snatch my possession, it''s like they''re simply asking for a death wish!" Jasmine''s eyes was full of anger: "Only after I had acquired this blood of the Evil God, was I able to find out that the power hidden inside was entirely different from my expectations. There wasn''t even a trace of destructive power! If one injected it within themselves, it would only forcefully change the structure and attributes of the Profound Veins, and even erase all the built up strength in the old set of Profound Veins! Everything would have to start from scratch! That is all! Afterwards, the profound strength would still have to be trained by one''s self bit by bit!" Yun Che nods his head. Cultivate bit by bit? It was the pleasure he was looking for. The pleasure of leveling up, fighting BOSSes, looting items and gaining experience. The pleasure of every gamer dream of in his previous world. Jasmine was not able to feel the pleasure but for him. It was pure ecstasy. "I definitely couldn''t afford pay the price of having all of my current powers erased just to use this blood droplet of the Evil God. But using it on you, it seemed like it couldn''t be more fitting." Jasmine moved her finger, and made the tranquil droplet of dark-red colored blood hover in front of Yun Che''s chest. "Your Profound Veins were broken from the start, and your profound power amounts to nothing. After infusing you with the blood of the Evil God, your Profound Veins will be quickly reborn into the Evil God''s Profound Veins. Although I couldn''t feel much power from this blood droplet of the Evil God, there still could be a chance that it''ll grant you some kind of special power from the Evil God''s Profound Veins." Jasmine explains about the benefit of the blood to Yun Che. But¡­.. Yun Che immediately points his palm towards Jasmine, indicating her to stop. "Wait, before you infuse me with this blood. I need to tell you something. Something important, something might change your views if you know this secret." Yun Che started to look her in the eye. Jasmine was preparing to transfer but stops immediately after seeing his action. ''Tell me? What could he possibly tell me?'' Jasmine wondered in her mind. Yun Che took a deep breath and¡­ "I am actually a shinigami." 18 Chapter 18: Hibernation? Shi¡­ni¡­ga¡­mi? What in the world are you talking about? Jasmine was confused. She was in critical moment of helping him to reconstruct his profound veins but he decided to tell her something that doesn''t even make sense. As the daughter came from the highest family in the God''s Realm, she basically knew everything from the God''s Realm . But this ''shinigami'' word does not even registered anywhere in her memories. Yun Che however sighs a little. Of course, Japanese words came exclusively from his home world. This new world does not even know about shinigami. However...¡­. Yun Che relaxed himself and explains, "Shinigami actually is a term came from our world. You are not familiar with that word because the language itself does not even exist in this universe." Jasmine tries to register his word slowly. "Our world?...Universe?...Don''t tell me¡­." Jasmine makes her conclusion "Yes, I am a being from another Universe. As for shinigami, it might sound arrogant to you. It translates as¡­" Yun Che stopped and finally.. "Death God" Silent follows as Jasmine tries to register his word in her mind. Awkward silence follows as each of them stare at each other''s eyes. Not long after that¡­ "Bwahahahaha, are you claiming yourself as a death god? This princess hasn''t had any good laugh in years. You sure know how to make your master laugh. This princess actually believed that you came from another world but a death god?...hahaha¡­" Jasmine was laughing so hard that her voice echoes in his inner world. As for Yun Che, he just stares at her seriously. Not moving from his spot or change any expression. He knew claiming himself as a god would be the funniest thing for her but the truth is actually differs from that. When Jasmine finally stops laughing, she looked at his expression. She was shocked. She was expecting him to reveal his joke but instead¡­ "You''re joking right?" Yun Che suddenly stood up and moves a few feet from her. Then Jasmine heard¡­ System, access shinigami mode. A bright light suddenly covers Yun Che and Jasmine closes her eyes. It was only a moment but when Jasmine opens her eyes, she saw him. He was wearing a black outfit and he was holding a large khyber shaped sword behind his head. He was wearing a red strap from his right shoulder until his waist. She was shocked, totally shocked. Jasmine couldn''t even feel the energy that was coming out from him. She could see it clearly but she couldn''t feel it at all. The energy carries high amount of power and suppression. He felt her shoulders were carrying a heavy weight. "Is this convincing enough?" Yun Che said while laying down suppression on her.He didn''t use much because he knew Jasmine was weak right now. Using too much, Jasmine might never trust him anymore. She heard Yun Che''s voice talking to her. She felt like she was standing in front of death itself. The suppression was strong enough to kill any low level practitioner. She didn''t faint because of her strong pride and willpower. "Is this the might of a god?" She asked herself. "Whaaaa..t¡­are ..you?" Jasmine asked while looking at him. Jasmine felt her body was light once more. She finally gets a good look at him. His outfit looked quite the same when he met her in the forest. Except this one wasn''t covered by a brown cloak. Accompany by his black hair and face, he looked quite cool in her eyes. Yun Che immediately removed the suppression and sheath Zangetsu on his back. "We are known as Shinigami. You can call us Death God or Soul Reapers. We reap the souls of the deceased and guide them to the afterlife. We are also responsible in purifying wicked souls that roams the earth." Yun Che said with confidence. He didn''t want to tell everything to Jasmine. He wanted her to know what shinigami really is. "We?" Jasmine said slowly. "I am not the only Soul Reaper in my world." Yun Che said while looking at her. "I thought you couldn''t cultivate?" Jasmine slowly regains herself and asked him. "Sigh....In our world, we areknown as Spirit Cultivators. We cultivate the spirit energy within us in order to gain strength to purify the souls. We cultivate spirit energies known as Re..ait..su, or spirit pressure. The suppression you feel just now is part my spirit pressure." Yun Che sighs and said the word ''Reaitsu'' slowly so she picked up. Jasmine looked at him once more. Her world or realm has different types of cultivator. She never heard of this type of energy being cultivated. "Your body, I sensed it and checked it. You are indeed a crippled. How¡­.?" Jasmine asked him. She confirmed 100% that he was a crippled. "To become a spirit cultivator, you must live your life as soul spirit. It means becoming a being without a physical body. As you can see right now, I am in my soul form. The form enables me to use spirit pressure. However, if I switch back to my human body," Yun Che cancels his shinigami mode and he was back to his previous crippled body. " I am back to being a cripple." "So, if you can cultivate this ''spirit energy'', why did you need the Evil God''s blood?" She asked while still holding the drop of blood from before. "I was reincarnated into a human body. A body with soul of a Death God. However, the body I was reincarnated was a body of a cripple. Spirit energies cannot be used in a living human body. That''s why I need to switch between soul and body to cultivate." "That still didn''t explain to me why you need this blood." Jasmine demands an explanation from him. "I was getting there, so calm your boobs. If you had any." Yun Che smirks at her. She immediately shot him with an angry look. "All right, all right." Yun Che defended himself. "Anyway, I was looking for a method to restore my body to a body of a cultivator. This way, I can merge my soul and body harmoniously, allowing me to cultivate without having to switch my body. Another reason is, if my soul is too strong in the future and my body is too weak. The results will cause the energy from soul to destroy my human body taking me along with it." Yun Che explains. "I thought you strength of a god?" Jasmine questions him again. "Well, I am not actually a true god though. I am just a soul reaper. I can still die like normal human being. Besides, if I fight in full strength with my current level, my strength just enable me to fight against True Profound Realm experts. Nothing more, nothing less." Yun Che explains his current situation. Actually he didn''t mention about his other techniques. "Hmph, this princess started to think that you are a real Death God, but actually you''re just too weak." Jasmine regains her former self after knowing his soul''s strength. "Hey, cut me some slack. I just started to cultivate." Yun Che shots her back. He just arrived this morning so it still recent right? "Hmph, even you are soul reaper doesn''t matter to this princess. However¡­ " Jasmine suddenly hesitates. She wanted to ask him a question but she didn''t know what death gods capable of. "Yun Che, since you are a soul reaper. Could you bring those who passed into the world of the living?" Jasmine suddenly asked him. Yun Che was stunned after hearing that question. He looks into her eyes and started to see that she was brimming with hope. He read in her trivia that she lost both her brother and mother. She probably asked him whether he could control the life and death of a person. "Sorry, Jasmine. Shinigamis are soul reapers. Our jobs just guide and send the souls into the afterlife." Yun Che reminds her once more. "Is that so?" Jasmine suddenly felt depressed. She was hoping Yun Che could fulfill her wish. "However¡­.." Jasmine immediately looks up. "I can reattach a deceased soul as long as the soul wasn''t extinguished or passed to the afterlife." Yun Che stated that there''s one thing he could do besides bringing the dead back to life. Reattach? Jasmine wondered. "When a human died, their souls are separated from the body and connected by a chain. This chain is the one binding the soul to the body. When they died, the chain will be separated from the body and soul reapers will send them on their way. However, if the body is destroyed, the soul can be attached to a new body by the soul reaper as long as the soul is still alive." "In your case however, your soul survived after your body was destroyed. You might not see it but a shinigami like me able to see your soul chain as clear as day. It is currently being eaten by the poison. If I hadn''t dragged you in here, the poison will extinguish your soul. After you construct your body later, I will help you to reattach your soul. If you don''t, your body will become just a vessel and your soul will diminish over time." As Jasmine was listening, hope in her eyes are ignited once more. She wanted to construct her body but she couldn''t care less about that now. She had a wish that she wanted to be granted. But, she knows he isn''t strong enough to fulfill that wish. That''s why...¡­ "Hmph, this princess has promised you before. Even if you are a shi..ni..ga..mi¡­or whatever, I promised to restore your profound veins. This princess will do it. This is my vow as your master. Jasmine was in a good mood after that. After hearing his capabilities, she wanted to make him as strong as possible in order for her to have her wish granted. Besides, having a death god as a disciple sort up boost her pride as his master. Yun Che knew what her wish was. He couldn''t tell her that her brother willingly passed to the afterlife but he didn''t know about her mother. He was hoping to fulfill the later. As for now, he just let nature runs its course. By the way, she stumbled to say ''Shinigami'' was still funny to him. "What are you laughing at?" Jasmine looked at his smirking face. "Nothing, so shall we get started?" Yun Che asked. As she spoke, Jasmine''s eye suddenly flashed and brightened, as she lowered her luminous snow-white wrist. Her delicate fingertips suddenly stimulated the blood of the "Evil God" to float adrift and pierce into Yun Che''s chest. When it entered his chest, a notification pops in front of him. [Ding...¡­.Discovered Evil God''s Indestructible Blood] [Initiate fusion with the host body?] [Ding¡­Discovering upgrade modules from the Evil God''s blood.] [Notice of maintenance Host needed to be warned that during the fusion process, the system will undergo an upgrade phase from basic system to intermediate system. During the reconstruction process, the system had place a barrier on the outside world to protect the host during reconstruction process. The process will force the host to undergo hibernation mode for ten hours. The system recommended host to finish his business before initiating the fusion. Connections with all Zanpakuto spirit will be cut off to prevent unnecessary distractions. The system apologized for the trouble.] Yun Che sees the notification looked at Jasmine for a moment. The system will ensure her safety in his inner world. He''ll explain to all his spirits once he wakes up. As long as he didn''t get a kick at the face by Hoyuu. "Jasmine, I will undergo a reconstruction process for ten hours. Can you watch my sleeping body while at it?" Yun Che asked while preparing to lie down to begin his reconstruction. "Ten hours? Is the reconstruction''s of profound veins that long?" Jasmine asked. "No, but the system up there requires a breakthrough. So it needs ten hours to complete the process. I might construct my ideal body while I am in there. So wish me luck then." Yun Che wave his hand to Jasmine and immediately begins his construction. Yun Che immediately taps the notification again. [Initiating fusion and reconstruction process?] [Yes] [No] He taps the button yes. [Body reconstruction process imminent. Initiating Hibernation Mode] Hibernating¡­.in¡­ 3¡­ 2¡­. 1¡­. [System hibernating] Yun Che suddenly fell asleep on the ground of his small floating grassland. The system above him started to dim as if it too was going to sleep. Jasmine looked at him and the system above him. "Truly a man able to defy nature. Soon, a hybrid of Evil God and Death God will be born into this world. He might be able to turn this universe upside down in the future. Nothing will stop his ascendance." Jasmine started to remember a face, the face that causes her to emit a thick killing intent. "Not even him." "Hmph, this princess hopes that you didn''t die at the process. Don''t make this princess regret for choosing a soul reaper as a successor." She looks at him once more before started to recuperate her wounds. 19 Chapter 19: I am the New Evil God? Yun Che was currently lying on top of the sea of his consciousness. This place is quite different from his inner world. This place can only be accessed by him. He doesn''t know how long he has been floating in here. This place only consists of clear sky and water as far as the eye can see. The water in his sea of consciousness was absolutely calm. This is what martial artists say about ''a calm mind''. He was done exploring this area a while ago. He found nothing at all. To ease his boredom, he started to think the things he''s going to do after his profound veins reconstructed. He needs to find the monsters or demon beast to beat the shit out of them. Profound practitioners might pose a threat to him after his little stunt. "Looks like grinding and farming for me after this. It might be easy if my body and soul fused after this. " As he was thinking his methods. A familiar sound finally pops in his mind. [Ding¡­] "Finally, I was getting bored." Yun Che regains his bearing before looking at the notification. [Uplink established] [Accessing] [Uplink completed] [System has been updated to Intermediate System or System 2.0] "It''s about time." When he was under hibernation mode, his body feel asleep and under reconstruction. He was unconscious the entire time and he was unable to see or hear what is happening inside his inner world. All he could do now was to wait ten whole hours to complete the reconstruction. This was different from the original story. In the story, Yun Che had to go countless hours of pain just to get his profound veins reconstructed. While the current him had to wait ten hours for his reconstruction to complete. The reconstruction process was short but the system needed ten hours to upgrade itself to System 2.0. [Synchronization complete.] [Congratulation host for successfully synchronizing with the Evil God Bloodline.] [New Bloodline attained, Evil God Bloodline has become the host''s primary bloodline.] [Profound strength as energy source acquired] [Evil God''s profound veins constructed. Host body status is no longer crippled. Using the information from the ''Divine Medicine Manual'', the host''s profound veins are upgraded to Heavenly God Spiritual Veins.] [Evil God Arts had been added to host''s skill list. Evil God Arts required certain level for the host to finally able to use it.] [Evil God Seven Berserk Arts are added to the system. For host''s safety, system has locked the Evil God Seven berserk Arts and can only be access if the host achieved the required level for its usage.] "Finally, he had been dreaming on the usage of the Evil God Berserk Arts in his entire life. The ability to make his energy go berserk was ecstatic for him. Able to beat BOSSes several times stronger, slap some faces and beat the living hell of those arrogant young masters. He was excited even thinking about them. [Achievement ''I am the New Evil God'' achieve. Acquire the Evil God''s Bloodline. Reward: 1000SP] A notification pops in his consciousness. A picture of chibi version him cloaked in red aura was shown. "Not bad if I say so myself." Yun Che was really ecstatic. Finally, He was able to cultivate his human body. Now, he could finally use that power he always dream of even in his previous world. [Ding¡­.Compatibility found between Body Bloodline and Soul Bloodline] Yun Che was shocked. His body can fuse with his soul. This means he can use his shinigami powers in his human form. No longer need to switch his forms. The solution he was looking for came in front of his very eyes. [Initiating fusion] [Warning¡­.Warning¡­Fusion Unsuccessful] "Why??? System, can you give me an explanation." Yun Che asked. [Scan complete. System was unable to fuse the host''s body and soul due to the soul''s power is higher than the body. Host''s soul currently is in Level 30 while the host''s body level is in Level 1. To initiate fusion, both body and soul must be in the same level.] "It means I have cultivated my body until level 30? That will take weeks to achieve. Besides, my body does not even have the strength to fight any practitioner. After my previous stunt, I am sure the nearby cities started to send experts to deal with me. Even if I achieved level 30, my soul''s strength level up too. Probably even higher than Level 30. This puts Yun Che in deep thinking. [Ding¡­System has solution.] "All right, Let''s hear it." [System can fuse the body and soul but in exchange the soul''s power must be reset back to level 1. Host''s powers and rewards gain from previous cultivation will remain. Body cultivation state will be enhanced depending on the soul''s body cultivation] ......¡­.. ...¡­ ..... Well, Damn..... Reset? "All my experience points'' gain from HoYuu and Zangetsu Ossan will be reset? All my techniques will remain but my level¡­my level¡­.." Yun Che fell to his knees after thinking about it. Shit¡­.. "Looks like I need to restart my training once more. I still have my body cultivation. I can still survive as long as I didn''t meet anyone higher than my body''s cultivation or I am toast." Yun Che made his resolve. "System, do it." Yun Che commands the system. [Ding¡­.This process is irreversible, are you sure?] Yes¡­. [Ding.....Are you really sure?] Yes, do it before I change my mind. [Administration command received Initiating Soul Level reset.] [Soul Level: 30 (13th Division Captain Low Cultivation)] [Soul Level: 29 (Vice Captain Full Cultivation)] Soul Level: 28......¡­.. Soul Level: 27......... 26 Watching his level went down by the second, Yun Che''s heart was breaking. His soul''s cultivation was going down faster than he trains them. As it goes down, he felt his soul was getting weaker and weaker. He cried internally watching all of his effort was being sucked away from him. At least, all for the greater good. [Ding¡­reset complete.] [Soul Level: 1 (Shinigami Low Cultivation) [Body and Soul compatibility achieved] [Initiating Fusion] ......¡­ ........ [Fusion successful] All of a sudden, Yun Che felt in his consciousness. His body and soul was getting even more powerful than before. This feeling, this power. This is what it feels like to fuse the body and the soul. Finally,He can use reaitsu in his human form. Zanpakuto''s and Kido will be accessible in his human body. [Congratulation on fusing the Evil God''s Body and Death God''s Soul. Host can use the soul''s power in his human body. [Initiating Fusion between Profound Strength and Spirit Pressure.] "Holy shit....It can fuse?" Yun Che was shocked. [New energy source acquired: Profound Spirit Force.] Yun Che felt his body suddenly empowered with profound strength but at the same time, he felt his reaitsu along with it. Its like two types of power flowing as one. The Reaitsu was assimilating into his profound strength. With this, he can use his Shinigami powers with the Evil God arts. Yun Che wanted to see his stats but all of a sudden¡­.. [Primary Mission completed. ''Obtain the Evil God Indestructible Blood. Primary mission reward obtained. Would you like to open it?] Last time he remembered, the mission reward was unknown. If the system was unable to process the reward then, it needs an upgraded version of itself to process it. What could it be? Yun Che presses the button [Yes]. [Reward box opened. Host has obtained the following rewards. 2x Wisdom Cube] 2 wisdom cubes? Nice, one more to go and I''ll be able to summon a new ally from the world of Bleach. Yun Che said to himself after receiving two cubes from the system. He had 3 wisdom cubes. He can summon allies from rare, super rare and ultra-rare type ally from the world of Bleach. Wisdom cubes are valuable right now, he didn''t know when is the next cube will be awarded. Although two cubes was enough to initiate a summon, but it was better to wait rather than to be sorry. To summon an ultra-rare, he need at least 4 wisdom cubes. Who is the character? That depends on his luck. One more to go, he''s not going to waste any cubes for the sake of a rare or super rare. If he can summon the strongest, the better. Another notification pops in front of him. [Uchiha''s Bloodline] Damn.....I am really THAT lucky? "That''s the Uchiha''s Bloodline. The bloodline with all those fucking powers. To be able to use them in this world." Yun Che started to trembled with excitement. It was the ''Uchiha''s Bloodline. He knows the capabilities of this bloodline. The Uchihas are one of the most powerful clan in the anime. To be able to gain their bloodline, what are wonders he is going to achieve? Yun Che slowly guides the drop of blood onto his chest. [Ding¡­.Uchiha Bloodline has entered the system.] [Host has gained the ''Uchiha'' primary power, The Sharingan] [Detected compatibility between Evil God Bloodline and Uchiha Bloodline] [Initiate Fusion] [Fusion successful] [Host has gained ''Evil God''s Copy Wheel Eye'' or Evil God''s Sharingan] [Evil God''s Sharingan First Tomoe unlocked] Yun Che suddenly felt his eyes are even more powerful than usual. He didn''t see that his eyes are now changing from black to bright dark red. In those eyes, a circle with a single tomoe was forming around the eyes'' pupil. He felt the Evil God''s power coming from those eyes. He looks at the surface of the water and saw his reflection. "Damn, I am really Uchiha Sasuke look alike now. Now the ladies wouldn''t be able to resist me." Yun Che smugly praises himself after seeing his reflection. One day it will evolve into something higher than the current stage. Although the Sharingan require the cycle of hatred to evolve, he didn''t need all that shit. "System, is there any way for me to unlock Mangekyou Sharingan? Aside from having to witness the death of anyone?" [Replying to the host, the sharingan has merged successfully with the Evil God bloodline.] The requirements to unlock are as follow. First realm: Sharingan first tomoe ¨C achieved the ''Evil Soul'' state. (Unlocked) Second realm: Sharingan second tomoe ¨C achieved ''Burning Heart'' state. Third realm: Sharingan third tomoe ¨C achieved ''Purgatory state'' state. Fourth realm: Mangekyou Sharingan ¨C achieved ''Rumbling Heaven'' state. Fifth realm: Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan ¨C achieved ''Hades'' state. Sixth realm: Rinnegan ¨C achieved ????? state. Seventh realm: Rinne-Sharingan ¨C achieved ????? state. From the system, Yun Che knew that the sixth and seventh realm is not achievable with the current him. The system was at intermediate state, it needs more information to view the sixth and seventh realms. As for now, the "Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan" will be his final target. "All right, all upgrades are done and the rewards are viewed. Its time for me to wake up and cause chaos upon this world." Yun Che smirk after completing his body and profound veins. System, show me my complete stats. 20 Chapter 20: Beginner? Yukihira Yuuki Alias: Yun Che Age: 17 Level: 1 (Beginners Profound Realm first stage) Profound Spirit Force: 1000/1000 Combat prowess: Beginners profound realm 3rd stage Body prowess: True Profound Realm first stage. Bloodlines: Evil God, Uchiha Soul Powers: Death God, Quincy and Hollow Acquired Zanpakuto: Zangetsu, Zabimaru, Sogyo No Kotowari and Sode No Shirayuki System points: 350000 Default Zanpakuto: None Skill and Techniques. Acquired skills Evil God Seven Realms (Berserk state) 1st Realm: Evil Soul (Unlocked upon entering the Beginner''s Profound Realm) Increase the strength of the host by 25%. Mastery: 0% First style: Falling Moon Sinking Star (Small Scale Burst Attack) 2nd Realm: Burning Heart (Unlocked at Level 31: True Profound Realm) Increase the strength of the host by 50% (requires the ''Evil Soul'' to be active) Second Style: Sealing Cloud Locking Sun (Absolute Barrier) (Unlocked at Level 31: True Profound Realm) 3rd Realm: Purgatory (Unlocked at Level 61: Sky Profound Realm) Increase the strength of the host by 75% (requires the ''Burning Heart'' to be active) Third style: Destroying Sky Decimating Earth (Large Scale Burst Attack) (Unlocked at Level 61: Sky Profound Realm) 4th Realm: Rumbling Heaven (Unlocked at Level 91: Sovereign Profound Realm) Increase the strength of the host by 100% (requires the ''Purgatory'' to be active) Fourth style: Moon Star Restoration: Instant Deflect (Unlocked at Level 91: Sovereign Profound Realm) Consume 25% of the host''s HP. 5th Realm: Hades (Unlocked at Level: 121 (Divine Soul Realm)) Increase the strength of the host by 200% (requires the ''Rumbling Heaven'' to be active) Fifth Style: Other Shore Asura: Additional 100% increase. (Unlocked at Level: 121 (Divine Soul Realm)) 6th Realm: ????? (Unlocked at Level: ???) Increase the strength of the host by ?? % (requires the ''Hades'' to be active) Sixth style: ????? 7th Realm: ????? (Unlocked at Level: ???) Increase the strength of the host by ?? % (requires the ''?????'' to be active) Seventh style: ??? Sharingan Mastery. First realm: Sharingan First Tomoe ¨C achieved the ''Evil Soul'' state. (Unlocked) Capabilities: Observation mode: enhanced senses and instinct. Second realm: Sharingan Second Tomoe ¨C achieved ''Burning Heart'' state. Capabilities: Spirit enhancement to weapons and body. Third realm: Sharingan Third Tomoe ¨C achieved ''Purgatory state'' state. Capabilities: Will of the Conqueror: Amplify the fear of the opponents below the host''s cultivation realm. Fourth realm: Mangekyou Sharingan ¨C achieved ''Rumbling Heaven'' state. Capabilities: Amaterasu (Eternal Fire), Tsukuyomi (Eternal Illusion) and Susanoo. Fifth realm: Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan ¨C achieved ''Hades'' state. Capabilities: Enhanced Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Perfected Susanoo. Primary ability: Depends on the host. Sixth realm: Rinnegan ¨C achieved ????? state. Capabilities: ??????? Seventh realm: Rinne-Sharingan ¨C achieved ????? state. Capabilities: ??????? Hollow Mode Status (Updated) 1) Hollow mask: Eye covered Mode Status: 50% Mastered (Defeat Hollow Yuuki 5 times) Increase the host''s strength by 25%. Can be stacked with Evil God Berserk Arts 2) Hollow Mask: Half Covered Mode Status: 0% Mastered (25 affinities with Hollow Yuuki) Increase the host''s strength by 50%. Can be stacked with Evil God Berserk Arts 3) Visored Mode: Full covered Mode Status: 0% (Changes pattern depends on Mastery) (50 affinity with Hollow Yuuki) Increase the host''s strength by 75%. Can be stacked with Evil God Berserk Arts 4) Tailed Vastolorde Mode Mastery: 0% (100 affinities with Hollow Yuuki) Increase the host''s strength by 100%. Can be stacked with Evil God Berserk Arts 5) Full Hollow Mode Mastery: 0% (Mind synchronization with Hollow Yuuki) Increase the host''s strength by 200%. Can be stacked with Evil God Berserk Arts 6) Shinigami, Hollow, Quincy Fusion Mode Mastery: 0% (Mind syncronization with Hollow Yuuki and Quincy Zangetsu) Increase the host''s strength by 300%. Can be stacked with Evil God Berserk Arts Kido Arts Binding Arts: #61 and #63 (Mastered) Destruction Arts: #4, #33 and #90 (Mastered) ...¡­. "What???" Yun Che was speechless after looking at his current level. "BEGINNER''S PROFOUND REALM??!?!?!?!?" He shouted. "System, why the hell am I at Beginner''s profound realm?" He couldn''t accept this. Even an eight year old genius cultivator is 2nd or 3rd level at Elementary Profound Realm. For him as a beginner, that''s even worse than any cultivator out there. [System had updated and classifies the levels and cultivation of this world according to the host''s cultivation. Host has activated the legendary ''Foundation stage'' where host can build enough strength before entering the mortal stages. Foundation stages are stages where host can strengthen his profound veins and body before finally stepping into the Elementary Profound Realm.] Feel to his knees again , Yun Che was crying inside. His strength is currently at the First Level of Beginner''s Profound Realm. That''s the stage underneath Elementary Profound Realm. Based on the system, this is the stage where he can accumulate enough strength and enable him to enter Elementary profound realm easily. Moreover, his strength will be stronger than any first level Elementary Profound Realm. Yun Che shakes his head. "Now''s not the time for it. More levels for me to grind myself with. Getting stronger is my current objective" Yun Che made his resolve before standing back up. "System, show me the strength level of this world." [System has classified the host''s level according to the following cultivation stage. Mortal Stage Level 1 ¨C 10 (Beginner Profound Realm) (Shinigami First Seat) Level 11 ¨C 20 (Elementary Profound Realm) (Shinigami Lieutenant) Level 21 ¨C 30 (Nascent Profound Realm) (13th Division Captain) Level 31 ¨C 40 (True Profound Realm) (12th Division Captain) Level 41 ¨C 50 (Spirit Profound Realm) (11th Division Captain) Level 51 ¨C 60 (Earth Profound Realm) (10th Division Captain) Level 61 ¨C 70 (Sky Profound Realm) (9th Division Captain) Level 71 ¨C 80 (Emperor Profound Realm) (8th Division Captain) Level 81 ¨C 90 (Tyrant Profound Realm) (7th Division Captain) Level 91 ¨C 100 (Sovereign Profound Realm) (6th Division Captain) Divine Stage Level 101 ¨C 110 (Divine Origin Realm) (5th Division Captain) Level 111 ¨C 120 (Divine Soul Realm) (4th Division Captain) Level 121 ¨C 130 (Divine Tribulation Realm) (3rd Division Captain) Level 131 ¨C 140 (Divine Spirit Realm) (2nd Division Captain) Level 141 ¨C 150 (Divine King Realm) (1st Division Captain) Level 151 ¨C 160 (Divine Sovereign Realm) (Zero Division Captain) Level 161 ¨C 170 (Divine Master Realm) (Captain Commander) Half-Step True God Stage Level 171 ¨C 180 (Divine Extinction Realm) (Soul King) Level 181 ¨C 190 (??????) (?????) Level 191 ¨C 200 (??????) (?????) [Captains corresponding Zanpakuto will be awarded after the host reached the required level of cultivation.] That''s how it is. No wonder I attain the Sogyo No Kotowari and Sode No Shirayuki. They''re both from the thirteenth division captains. When my soul level achieved level 30, I got them as a reward. So my next reward? At level 40? Damn. No worries, Zangetsu is powerful enough for me to survive in this world. Yun Che said to himself. Right now, he is one step into the world of cultivation. His next step is to enter the Realm of the Gods. After reading the trivia and memories from his previous life, Yun Che knew how to use the Evil God Arts and berserk state. This time, the system locked all of the states and arts until he has the right cultivation to use them. It was better than forcefully opening them like the real Yun Che. He read the Sharingan section again. Looks like the eyes are not like the real Uchiha where they have to feel hatred to unlock it. Since he had the system, it dissolved the requirements and changes it to Evil God Realms instead. "Damn, Mangekyou Sharingan is accessible once I reach Divine Soul Realm. Che¡­I was hoping to use the Susanoo to wreak havoc but¡­.sigh¡­Looks like the three great arts will have to wait until I reach that level." Yun Che dismissed his ideas. Speaking of Sharingan¡­.. He looked at the Sharingan first until third tomoe capabilities. "These abilities are more like¡­ what was that anime again¡­Ahh well." Yun Che looked at his reflection once more. Looking at his face and the Sharingan, "Hmph¡­Looks like the current me is more powerful than the previous main character. Yun Che, I''ll bring you to the grand apex of this universe. This is my promise to you." "Now, it''s time for me to wake up." Yun Che commands the system and disappears from his sea of consciousness. 21 Chapter 21: Spirits? "Finally, those ten hours really took a long time. I wonder what Jasmine up to right now." After returning from his sea of consciousness, Yun Che was back to his own body. He was about to open his eyes but¡­.. "Milord ? Are you awake? My lord, my lord, please answer me". The voice pleaded. Milord ? Whose voice was this? All I remember was Jasmine was the only one in my inner world. If she started to call me ''My Lord'', I rather have Zangetsu shoved his feet up my ass. Wait, Jasmine''s voice was young and quite had this arrogant tone. This voice sound rather womanly and it was quite soothing to hear. As Yun Che was figuring out the mysterious voice, another voice entered his ear. "Calm down my lady, his connection with our souls finally restored itself. He''ll wake up very soon." That voice, Old man Zangetsu? "Hmph¡­This bastard, let me have a few round with his face. I am sure a few slaps and some kicks would wake him up." ''Ah, that voice.''Yun Che sweat dropped. That was the voice of his hollow. Wait..How did they get into my inner world? "No, don''t you dare harm my lord. He''ll wake up soon. I can feel his feelings through us again." The soothing voice sounds once more. "Can you all stop bickering? He''ll wake up soon enough. The disciple of this princess isn''t going to die so easily. If he really does, I''ll find him in the afterlife and kill him again." That voice, Jasmine? She talked to them? How? "All right, now the time to wake up before Hoyuu slaps the living hell of out me." Yun Che finally grunts as if he was waking up from a long slumber. As he was opening his eyes.... "Hmph, about time you wake up. This princess was started to get bored. I assume the process was completed?" Jasmine asked Yun Che. "Yeah, it was." Yun Che slowly getting up. "This world change a lot. What happen?" Yun Che asked Jasmine. His world changed a lot after the upgrade. Previously, the sky in his world has two layers of color. Now, his inner world sky is divided into three colors. One part of the sky was red, another part is green and the last one was blue. The sky was still full of stars. Yun Che felt his Evil God powers came from the red part of the sky, his Sky Poison Pearl from the green part and his Soul powers came from the blue part of the sky. The cloud formation was expanding and it was becoming even more beautiful. The System orb was getting larger and shinier. Almost resembles a star. His land was expanding rapidly. It was now a size of a football field. Yun Che was currently under a massive tree. Jasmine said, the suddenly grew from the middle part of the land. The tree was big but it had no leaves on it. Yun Che sense his Profound Spirit Force was inside the tree. He assumed the tree grew after successive fusion in his power sources. He was shocked when he saw Jasmine. She was wearing a snow blue kimono with a red sash around her waist. Seeing her in that, he was quite speechless for a while. She was quite beautiful and Yun Che was stunned by her. But the real question is¡­. "Where did you get these clothes?" Yun Che asked her. As she was about to answer¡­. "Milord!!! You finally up, I was so worried."A woman was sprinting towards him and immediately tackled him to the ground. "Ekkkk, so cold and quite soft actually". Yun Che realised that his head was on top of her bosom. That feeling, it was softer than any pillow he slept before. ''No..no..no¡­now not the time for that.'' Yun Che finally takes a good look at the owner of the soothing voice. She was a pale-skinned young woman with icy blue eyes. She has long, pale lavender hair, which is partially tied up in the back in a long bun and falls behind her shoulders while a strand falls between her eyes, and is parted on the left side of her head by a blue, star-shaped hair clip. She wears a white kimono with large sleeves and a long hem, and has a pale yellow-green obi wrapped around her waist which is attached to a large, pale purple bow on her back. She was beautiful. She was comparable to Jasmine herself. "This is...." Yun Che slowly murmured. "Sode No Shirayuki" Yun Che slowly said. "Milord, you recognised me? Even you never met me before? I am so happy." She immediately cried and started to hug Yun Che once more. For a Zanpakuto, for their master to recognized them is the sign of their master acknowledge them. Of course Yun Che knows her. She was one of his 2D crushes in his previous world. "Hmph¡­It''s about time you wake up. One more second and I might shove my feet down your throat." Hoyuu was speaking while looking at him, smiling creepily. "Nice to be up as well, Hoyuu." Yun Che looked at him while smiling as well. [Ding¡­affinity with Hoyuu increased by 5] Ah yes, affinity. These points are awarded if the relationship between him and his Zanpakuto improved. 0 being the lowest and 100 is the highest. Since Zangetsu was a male, the relationship at 100 is as close as brothers for him. He rather dies if it goes beyond. "Looks like you have grown stronger boy." Old man Zangetsu interjects. "Yeah, ''stronger''." Sort of. Yun Che hides his level for now. If he tells them, who knows what might they do to him. "Ara¡­Hsss¡­, your aura grows stronger. You are worthy enough to be my master after all." A sexy and alluring voice suddenly enters Yun Che''s ears. This voice¡­. A white snake suddenly emerge beside him. The snake was snow white and had red eyes. Yun Che was quite shock because this was his first time seeing a talking snake. "Did I just die or went crazy? I saw a snake talking to me." He started to ask his spirits. "Hey hssss, that''s rude. Hssss¡­." the snake replied him. "THE SNAKE TALKS...." Yun Che pretending to be shocked again. "Hsss¡­.this guy asking for a beating¡­hsss.. " The snake was preparing its tail to slap the living shit out of him. "Hahaha¡­can''t help it. This is my first time seeing a talking snake. So I assume you are Zabimaru? "Yun Che regains his bearing. "In the flesh¡­.Hssss¡­I don''t have my human form yet. My human will be available if you mastered bankai with me¡­.hsss¡­"Zabimaru answered his question. "One day for sure, Zabimaru. How did all of you in here anyway? I thought you can''t enter my inner world?" Yun Che asked his spirits. "Milord, ever since our connection was off. I ¡­.I mean we..started to worry about you. Everyone was. So we enter your world in order to look for you. We saw a young lady was sitting in front of you. We thought she was the one who defeated you. But, we sense no malice from even if she was covered in blood. So we didn''t try to harm her. Ever since then we just stand guard in front of your body...¡­" *drip A tear suddenly fell on Yun Che''s hand. "Please, don''t ever severe the connection. The feeling was too much to bear." She immediately hugged Yun Che once more. She started to cry again remember the feeling of being severe by her master. "Well, Jasmine explained to us about your situation. Hoyuu was about to go full hollow on you. Knowing that you immediately died after being resurrected." Old man Zangetsu explained. "You are my king but being a whiny bitch is one of my forte. If it wasn''t for that red haired brat explained things, I would obliterate your body." Hoyuu immediately point the sword in front of his face. Removing the sword, Yun Che pats Sode No Shirayuki''s head to assure her. "I am sorry everyone. The reconstruction process requires absolute silence and no interference. I didn''t mean it. This will be the first and last, I promise." "It better be" Zabimaru said. "umu" old man Zangetsu said. "Do it again you bastard, I might kick your ass for fun" Hoyuu said. "Promise me Milord, promise you wouldn''t do it again?" Shirayuki looked at him with tears in her eyes. "I promised" he replied still patting her head. As Jasmine watches his interaction with Shirayuki, she felt an uneasy feeling in her heart. She immediately shakes it off and said. "Yun Che, aren''t you forgetting something?" "Forget what?" As soon as he asked¡­. "Onii- chan!!!!!" Two voices sounded behind him and it was getting closer and closer. "Ehhh??!!???" Yun Che was shocked. "What in the...¡­.UGGHhh¡­" the sources of the voices immediately lands on his torso. As soon as his eyes were clear, he saw twin girls wearing priestess or Miko outfit. Miko outfit have red skirt but they are wearing blue instead of it. The girls have green eyes and long white hair. They looked really beautiful as if they were blessed by the heavens. Too bad they looked like ten year old kids in his eyes. "This aura¡­Sogyo No Kotowari?" Yun Che immediately identifies them. "Nii-chan is okay, Nii-chan is okay." The girls immediately surround him as if they found a new toy to play with. "Nii-chan, are you okay? Are you hurt somewhere? That pretty nee-chan said you went to heaven just now. Do you bring candy for us?" Yun Che was bombarded with questions from the twins. "I am okay, see? I am as strong as ever." Yun Che reassured them. "Ne nii-chan? Are you going to heaven again? We can''t feel you if you''re going to heaven again. It hurts to feel it." The girls started to cry after saying that. Yun Che always fond of little girls especially beautiful lolis. He is not idiot enough to be thrown into jail if he knows what it means. Another thing he hates the most is seeing a girl crying in front of him. Especially little girls. "No¡­no..no¡­I am not going anymore. If I am going, I promised to take you along." Yun Che reassured the girls to prevent them from crying again. "Really, yeay¡­nii ¨Cchan going to take us to heaven." The twin girls were happy once more. Going around and around of him. Jasmine only said he went to heaven but they can''t feel the connection. "It''s getting lively in here. Never expect your spirits care for you." Jasmine said while looking at him. "Yeah, they care." Yun Che said to her. After going through a round of reassuring, Yun Che send his spirits back to their world and promised to visit them later. "Nii-chan, you must come and play with us later." The twins said while still pulling his cheeks. "All-right, all right. After this I''ll come and play with you girls." Yun Che said before sending them back. "Hsss¡­boy¡­I''ll be waiting for you to give me a human form¡­as you promised and maybe I''ll have a little taste of that new powers of yours..Hsss.." Zabimaru winked at him before entering its world as well. "Did I just get hit on by a snake?" this action immediately send chills down his spine. "Milord, I''ll be waiting for you to use me to your heart''s content." She bows to him and Jasmine before reentering her world. "That really can misunderstanding you know" he said but he was sure Shirayuki disappears before she could hear it. He looked at Jasmine but he only heard one word from her. "Disgusting, humph" ''Its not my fault. Their teasing might put me in trouble one day.'' He said in his heart while shook his head. 22 Chapter 22: Shikai and Bankai? "So how did you meet them?" Yun Che asked her. Jasmine recalled where they met her after him went into his slumber. She was shocked because there are others able to enter his inner world. When they asked her, she just introduced herself as his master. As for them, they just introduced themselves as his spirits or his powers. During the ten hours, Shirayuki gave one of her kimono to Jasmine after seeing her bloodied state. Jasmine told them that Yun Che rescued her earning a hero point from the spirits. She got along with Shirayuki pretty well. Sogyo No Kotowori treated her like a sister even calls her ''pretty sister''. Zabimaru just teased about her body all the time. She even gets along with old man Zangetsu. But she was not able to get along that well with Hoyuu. "That brat is so full with herself, how in the world you got her as a master king?" Hoyuu asked Yun Che "Brat??!!? This princess is not a brat. This princess is his master." Jasmine defending herself. "Brat is a brat it is." Hoyuu bickered her "You¡­" and they started to bicker with one another. Good thing Jasmine doesn''t have her strength or this world might be toast already. "All right, Hoyuu. Ossan. I''ll see you after this." Yun Che sends his spirit into their own world. With Hoyuu sending middle finger towards Jasmine and she just glares at him. Well, she doesn''t even know what it means. "You get along just fine." Yun Che smirk after seeing her "Humphh, if that thing isn''t one of your powers, this princess might kill him already." She said. "Yeah, good luck with. Hoyuu is the one even I need to be wary off. If that guy goes full hollow, this planet might get blown off already." Yun Che said quietly in his heart. "They said that they are your spirits. What are they?" Jasmine asked him once more. "Them? They are my Zanpakutos." Yun Che just casually said. "Zan..pa..ku..tos?" Jasmine was confused. This terms from his world started to bug her one way or another. "Ahh, sorry. They are my soul slayer. My powers and my comrades. When Soul Reapers are born, they are born with special powers in their soul. Each Soul Reaper usually has one spirit inside them. They were able to fight together as one during battles. These spirits are manifested into the world. To use their powers, soul reapers needed to use ''Shikai'' or first release. This form usually displays the spirit''s basic powers. When a first release is used, the weapon of the reaper will transform into a different weapon. Remember when I transform before? I have that Khyber shaped sword with me. That''s Zangetsu''s shikai." Yun Che recalled about showing Zangetsu to her as well as his little stunt during the wedding. "Then, how do you use their full power?" Jasmine wondered. "When a soul reaper manifest it. They usually needed to train to bring them into the physical world. When they are able to do that, they mastered the final release. This release is known as ''Bankai''. This is the spirit''s full power." "Then, have you mastered their Bankai?" Jasmine looked at him seriously. "No, only Zangetsu''s. The rest? I just got them today." Yun Che revealed a fun fact to her. "Today? You said one soul reaper has one spirit power but you have four?" Jasmine said. Yun Che just shrugged and pointed towards the system. Jasmine was shocked. This is unfair, the heavens are unfair, the system is unfair, and he is unfair. She might need a while to digest this information. "Can you show me? Zangetsu''s Bankai?" Jasmine asked him. "No, sorry. I can''t because of circumstances." Yun Che still wondering about his reaitsu and level. It was not enough to initiate Bankai. "What circumstances?" she asked again. Yun Che started to recall about his powers as the successor of the Evil God. He added a story where in the Evil God''s blood he gained another power known as the Evil God''s Sharingan. He didn''t want to fill on the origin. It''s enough that she knows about the gist of it. But as soon as Yun Che tell her about his level¡­. "Beginner''s Profound Realm? This is the first time this princess has heard about a certain realm exist underneath the Elementary Profound Realm. You are even weaker than those people who started cultivation, but you held a lot of advantage if you managed to enter Elementary Profound Realm." "Yun Che, promised me you hide the fact about all of this. Shinigami, Evil God, Copy Wheel Eyes and any other secret you have. If this power leak to the Realm of The Gods, it will spite greed from the highest of realms. They might not targeting you, but they might harm those who are closest to you. I promised to train you until you reached Sovereign Profound Realm or beyond. You need to have powers to protect yourself."Jasmine immediately reassured him. Yun Che was silent. He knows the nature of man. This is not the modern world where everything can be settled with politics. This world is where the strong devours the weak. He''ll make sure he will be the one who devours. "Then, let''s get started." Yun Che made his resolved. "I will get stronger so I can step on those bastards from the Realm of the Gods." he murmured quietly. However, Jasmine heard him clearly and a faint smile was seen on her lips. 23 Chapter 23: Moon Star Destruction Arrow Six months later. After Yun Che''s stunt, experts from the nearby cities are sent to Floating Cloud City to look for him. As for the Xiao Clan, the fourth son of the patriarch, Xiao Kuangyun, visited the branch clan in Floating Cloud City to look for disciples to enter the main clan. As he heard about Yun Che marrying Xia Qingyue, he was furious. He was even furious after seeing Xia Qingyue''s looks through a picture drew by one of the elders in the branch clan. He didn''t buy the story about Yun Che being a powerful cultivator and even dismissed the fact after his escape. He merely thought it was a ruse created to fool experts into coming to the city. After learning about Yun Che''s escape, he immediately imprisoned his grandfather and little aunt. He accused them being accomplices of a robbery in Xiao Clan''s treasury. Xiao Kuangyun lead a team of Narcent cultivators searching for Yun Che''s last known location. Since Yun Che used flash step, all traces leads to nothing. He started to send every expert he knew to the nearby cities to find him. Cyan Mountain Region. (200 miles from Cyan Town.) Jasmine was sitting on one of the rocks on the mountain. She was wearing a Gigai or false body to hide her soul from being detected by unknown experts. Yun Che provided it for her for 5000SP. She also can come and go in his inner world any time she wants. She was relaxing and breathing fresh air after being in Yun Che''s world for a while. This was her first time in the outside world after relaxing in his inner world for five months. "Ah, this life. Peaceful mountains, fresh air¡­. " She happily said until¡­ Shooooo...¡­.. A shadow passed in front of her with high speed and colliding with a nearby rock formation. BOOM!!!!....the rock formation was instantly crumbled after the figure hits it. "Can''t this princess have peace of mind for once? Sigh." She sweat dropped after seeing the crumbled rock formation. The rock formation suddenly exploded and a figure emerges from the bottom of it. The figure was wearing a torn black outfit with multiple scratches on his body. His hair was still raven shaped and his red eyes were the most attractive of all. The figure was Yun Che. He was holding a shikai form of Zangetsu. "I AM NOT DONE YET, YOU STUPID CAT!!! ORAAAAA¡­." He shouted as he makes his way to the forest once more. Jasmine sweat dropped once more after seeing his childish antics. After he healed her five months ago, her relationship with him was turning for the better. He did piss her off after knowing the effects of being healed by the system. Turns out the system heal and empowered Jasmine''s soul, with the price of 20000SP. Making it stronger than her previous one. The process however had its own side effect. The side effect was her strength needed time to adapt to her new soul. She''ll recover a realm of her strength every six months. It means she have to stay with him for another eight years. Since he was her disciple, she had the responsibility to train him. Even if he was a bit despicable. For the past few months, Yun Che had been training by killing monsters from the mountain region. After he expanded his aura, he discovers that the mountain region was guarded by a Level 31 True Profound Realm demonic beast. The BOSS of the area. So, it''s a suitable area for him to level up until he proceed to fight the BOSS. Jasmine eyes were widening after his aura was getting stronger after killing demonic beasts. The stronger they are, the faster his aura increase. He explained to her that he was absorbing experience points to help him level up. Basically, every kill he gains experience points. The higher the cultivation the higher the experience points. However, if he killed innocent people, the system will deduct his experience points and put a negative buff on him. This is to ensure he did not go on an innocent killing spree to increase his level. This make Jasmine started to wonder. What kind of existence was the system? A true god? Creation god? Or something even higher?. She will never know. Yun Che''s strength was increasing rapidly. He is now at the ninth level of Elementary Profound Realm or Level 19. His rapid killing spree tends to draw even more demonic beast to the area. Sometimes, he lets Hoyuu take over so he can familiarize himself with his hollow powers. Hoyuu''s takeover was three minutes maximum but due to his killing nature, his level increase by three every time he was done. After breaking through to the Elementary Profound Realm, Yun Che had received a 50% permanent increase in his profound spirit force as well as his body and strength. Thus, making his prowess able to fight five smaller realms above him without the help of his Hollow and Evil God powers. During the last five months, he had been training with all of his spirits aside from going on a rampage killing spree. Yun Che finally defeated a powered down Hoyuu five times and earning his first or eye covered hollow mask. His affinity with him was currently 15 points. 10 more before he earned his half covered hollow mask. He discovered that every time he defeated him, his affinity increase by 1. In order for him to achieve Vastolorde mode, he need to defeat him 100 times. Hoyuu grows even stronger each time he was defeated and it might take a while. As for Sode No Shirayuki, Yun Che spent almost one month training in her world because he wanted to get to know her. In order for him to master her bankai, she needs to trust him wholeheartedly. However, because of her feelings for him was strong, Yun Che mastered her Bankai in just a week. He mastered all of her techniques before her mastering the bankai. Due to his lack of spirit force, he can only use her bankai for a short period of time. Sogyo No Kotowari however refused to train and more like playing with him. Yun Che didn''t want to force them to train but he needed to master their bankai. After baiting them using delicious pills, he was able to get them to train. He discovered that Sogyo No Kotowari''s primary ability was the manipulation of lightning and wind. He knows that it has another ability to deflect attacks because he once saw how Ukitake able to used it to reverse a cero from an arrancar. This makes this ability is the same as Moon Star Restoration but it is Sogyo No Kotowari exclusive ability. Using this discovery, he was able to form a new name for Sogyo No Kotowari''s Bankai. He was able to master it instantly because of his cheat skill but he was not ready to use it. Zabimaru took the most time out of him. After achieving Bankai, Zabimaru was divided into two spirits. One of the spirits took into a form of a woman. She has fur covering her whole body accept her breasts. She has a long brown hair until her waist and a long tail behind her. When he looked at her, she was surprisingly beautiful but she seems to be a tomboyish type. Another spirit took form of a Female Lamia or snake girl. The snake girl however has a short white hair, alluring body and her legs made up as a long snake tail. Her face was really beautiful. She was really polite rather than the other one. He knew that Zabimaru is a rare two spirit type Zanpakuto. As they were training, Yun Che was chased and seduced all the time by these girls claiming him as one of their own. Good thing his will power was strong. The reason he took a lot of time because he defeated Zabimaru''s first bankai and they finally entrusted him with their secondary name. Boom¡­boom¡­ Countless explosions were heard as Yun Che was fighting the Iron Black Puma, a peak level Narcent Profound Realm Beast. The beast had high defense due to its thick skin but Yun Che was attacking it none the less. Using his sharingan, he can anticipate the puma''s move and avoided it. In this fight, Yun Che avoided using his Bankai because of it might attract unwanted attention due to his first time using it in the real world. He remembered when Ichigo first time unleashed his Bankai, his energy was detected throughout Soul Society. If he wanted to use, he must be prepared to introduce it to the world. Yun Che was continuously using his flash step to avoid the puma''s attack. "Damn, this puma''s quite fast. My strength right now comparable to a seventh Level Narcent cultivator even with Evil Soul. If I use my hollow powers, I might have a chance in beating it." Yun Che said in his mind. He tried leveling up his body by letting the puma sent him flying a few times but turns out his body was not leveling up anymore. After being infused with his soul, his body''s toughness was comparable to a mid-stage True Profound Realm. He didn''t have a body cultivation skill and his body''s toughness couldn''t be leveled up just like his soul. He was waiting for Jasmine to introduce him ''The Great Way of the Buddha''. He couldn''t ask her about it to avoid being suspicious. He just let everything flow as natural. "This thing really has tough skin. What should I do?" Yun Che started to think. The demonic beast simply stared at him. If he needs to switch Zanpakuto, he needs to initiate Jinzen. That will require him to sit still and this beast doesn''t even let him breath. He had no other option, Yun Che points Zangetsu at it preparing to unleash his Bankai. "Wait, there is something I can do." Yun Che immediately sheath Zangetsu and flash step towards a distance. "Hope I still remember" Yun Che extends his left arm to the front. He immediately channels his spirit force to his left hand. The spirit force started to manifest itself as an energy bow. Quincy''s bow usually is blue colored but since Yun Che''s spirit force fused with his Evil God powers, his spirit force transforms to red. If he uses normal Destruction Arrow, his spirit force isn''t strong enough to pierce it. He started to channel his spirit force once more. Instead of forming a Destruction Arrow, This arrow is quite different from usual. He was experimenting the other day on how to fuse his Falling Moon Sinking Star with his kido. He tried something with his Quincy arts and it somehow works. Falling Moon Sinking Star carries small amount of destruction power in it. He infused it with his spirit force and shapes it into an arrow. Quincy arrows usually large and longer compared to normal arrows. He uses quite a lot of his spirit force during the fight and had not recovered the rest of it. The arrow was ready. It took a while to shape them and it was the time to test it. Yun Che immediately uses his Sharingan to see the weak point of the puma. As the beast was fast approaching, "Moon Star Destruction Arrow" He shouted before releasing the arrow. Boom!!! The puma''s eye sprouted large amount of blood and the puma went into rage due to the pain the explosion cause. "Holy shit!! That was awesome." Yun Che tried to use the Moon Star Destruction Arrow again but he had enough spirit force to use one more. Maintaining the bow as well as creating the arrow uses a lot of spirit force. "One more, please don''t miss." Yun Che murmured. "Roarrr.." The puma ran towards Yun Che again. This time he tried to aim its heart. He didn''t hope to pierce it but to shatter its thick skin. This way he can use the Getsuga Tenshou to kill it. He immediately released the arrow. The arrow once more exploded near the heart region of the beast. Boom!!! "Score!!!" He immediately dispelled the bow and flash step towards the puma. The puma however tried to make a run knowing that its defenses are crumbled. The puma tried to swipes its claw towards Yun Che but he avoided it easily and pierces his sword towards the heart of the beast. It wasn''t enough to penetrate it but his lesson with Zangetsu did give him something. Instead of using the usual style of Getsuga Tenshou. Hoyuu taught him how to use it just by channeling his spirit force towards the sword. Yun Che immediately manifests his eye covered Hollow mask, increasing his strength to Great Perfection or peak Narscent Profound Realm. His hollow mask covered his left eye and has only the upper part of the teeth. It has three red stripes on the upper part of the eye and two stripes underneath it. The eye itself changes to yellow and surrounded by black stripe. The hollow mode changes his outer pupils to black but he still maintains his sharingan on his right eye. "Getsuga Tenshou!!!!" Yun Che shouted in his hollow voice. His hand started to channel his spirit force and the sword channels are dark red energy into the body of the puma. The energy wreaks havoc inside the puma''s body and destroys its internal organ. He immediately flash step away from the zone. The puma struggled for a while before succumbing to its wound. 24 Chapter 24: Broken Shadow Flash Yun Che''s mask started to undo itself after a while. This is the reason he didn''t use his hollow mask from the beginning. His eye covered hollow mask only last him for about three minutes. If he uses it beyond that time, he''ll be exposed to Hollow or instinct possession. [Ding¡­congratulation host for slaying Peak Narcent Iron Black Puma. Experience:.....] [Ding¡­Host has gained a level] [Ding¡­Host has gained a level] [Ding¡­Host has gained a level] [Ding¡­Host has gained a level] [Host is now Level 23, Third Level of Narcent Profound Realm] "Man, this is one tough bastard. It''s not even the BOSS. Well, thanks to him I managed to level up." Yun Che felt his strength increasing a lot after levels. He displays his base status. Yukihira Yuuki Alias: Yun Che Age: 17 Level: 23(Narcent Profound Realm third stage) Profound Spirit Force: 10500/27000 Combat prowess: True Profound Realm first stage Body prowess: True Profound Realm fifth stage. Bloodlines: Evil God, Uchiha Soul Powers: Death God, Quincy and Hollow Acquired Zanpakuto: Zangetsu, Zabimaru, Sogyo No Kotowari and Sode No Shirayuki System points: 330000 Default Zanpakuto: Zangetsu Evil God Seven Realms (Berserk state) 1st Realm: Evil Soul Increase the strength of the host by 25%. First style: Falling Moon Sinking Star (Small Scale Burst Attack) Sharingan mastery. First realm: Sharingan first tomoe Capabilities: Observation mode: Enhanced senses and instinct. Hollow Mode Status (Affnity: 15) 1) Hollow mask: Eye covered Mode Status:Mastered (Duration: 3 minutes) Increase the host''s strength by 25%. Can be stacked with Evil God Berserk Arts Attack Techniques (Changes depending on equip Zanpakuto) 1) Getsuga Tenshou 2) Hollowfied Getsuga Tenshou (Bankai required) 3) Quincy Mode: Spirit Weapons (Bow) 4) Cero (Basic: Hollow Mode Required) Movement Technique. 1) Flash step (Senka/Utsusemi) 2) Sonido: (Require Hollow Mode) Body techniques - none Kido Arts Binding Arts: #61 and #63 (Mastered) Destruction Arts: #1, #4, #33 and #90 (Mastered) He didn''t need to know Zangetsu''s progress because he didn''t master any new forms from him. He used too much spirit force in his previous fight and he didn''t manage to use any of his kido arts. He really needed that ''Great Way of the Buddha'' to regenerate his spirit force faster. Jasmine suddenly appears beside him. "So how were things?" She asked him. Ever since she lived inside his inner world, her relationship with him has gone for the better. She didn''t seem to be arrogant in front of him and she was more like a mentor right now. They still bickering with one another and Yun Che still tease her about her body. This reminds him about Ichigo and Rukia''s relationship. "Great, I managed to level up four levels today. I am now Third Level Narcent. Eight level cultivators won''t pose a thread." "I see, can I ask about your movement technique? When you used it, I can''t seem to see you at all. You don''t even leave a mirage or clone behind and you simply disappeared. What kind of movement is that?" She asked him. She was curious after seeing him conducting Flash Step during the fights. "Oh that, that movement technique is known Shunpoo or Flash Step. It''s a shinigami advance technique. It''s an evolved version of the basic shinigami movement technique though." Yun Che explained. "Can you demonstrate it?" she asked. He flashed step to all nearby trees instantaneously, Jasmine was wide agape once more. She has to stop doing that. "This speed, it''s even faster than my movement technique." Jasmine murmured quietly. As Yun Che was done showing off, Jasmine move beside him once more. "I am impressed. That movement technique is even faster than mine. No matter how I tried, I can''t even track your movement." Jasmine said regaining her composure. "Oh, thanks. It''s an advance technique after all." Yun Che didn''t reveal the fact that he mastered two more flash step advance technique for the past five months. His flash step uses spirit force though and he has to control its usage even in battle. "I wanted to show you something. This is the movement I wanted to teach you after you reached Narscent profound realm. Watch closely." As soon as Jasmine said that she moves around the vicinity and create six clones of herself. Yun Che however sees her clearly. Sharingan can easily track her profound strength. She was so fast that her mirage didn''t even dissipate after she created those six clones. As he was tracking, he didn''t even realize that the sharingan was slowly copying her technique. [Ding¡­Scan complete] [Star God Broken Shadow acquired] [Cultivate?] "What? Did I just copy her movement? Oh yes, the Sharingan." Yun Che smack his forehead internally as he forgot the basic rule of Sharingan. [Yes] [Ding¡­Compatibility between Star God Broken Shadow and Flash Step detected] [Initiaing fusion] [Fusion successful] [Ding¡­.Advanced Flash Step acquired: Broken Shadow Flash acquired] Yun Che was shocked, combination of his flash step and Star God Broken Shadow? "Did I just create a new technique?" This technique was quite different from Ichigo''s advance flash step. It requires him to be in Bankai state to produce mirage clones. His clones however, looked like he was moving not standing. Star God Broken Shadow creates mirage clones and it almost looked identical with one another. Yun Che remembered about Ichigo''s fight with Byakuya where he produced clones to confuse him. "Wait, what''ll happen if I used Broken Shadow Flash during Bankai state?" Yun Che was excited too think about it. When Jasmine was finished. She said "This is the Star God Broken Shadow. I hope you manage to comprehend it a little. The movement technique has eight realms. Each realm can produce a mirage clone. As for the rest, you can understand it. It might not as fast as your movement technique, but it might confuse your opponents during battle. So any questions?" Jasmine was smirking because even though his Flash Step was faster but it was still more like teleportation rather than movement. Yun Che holds his breath and he instantly flashed step around her. Using the concept of Flash Step and Star God Broken Shadow, he moves around her creating clones. Starting from two, four, eight, and he managed to create sixteen identical clones. "Whaa¡­." Jasmine was thrown into shock once more. Her maximum speed creates six clones but he creates sixteen clones. That was twice her speed. The most shocking thing is the clones seem to be moving on its own. As if he created sixteen versions of himself and those clones are able to mimic his face and movement. All of a sudden the clones disappear and Yun Che appears in front of her panting. "That move really consume almost all of my Spirit Force. It''s my first time using it, haa..haa¡­" He was holding his knee while panting in front of her. Jasmine looked at him as if he was a monster. Forget the eight realms. He managed to surpass her entirely. "How did you do it?" She asked him. Yun Che fell to his back still panting but still able to said¡­ "I used your Star God Broken Shadow concept and infused it with my Flash Step. I was able to create a new advance technique for my flash step. I called it ''Broken Shadow Flash''. I can create a maximum of sixteen mirage clones but to maintain it, I need a large amount of spirit force. That was my first try. It was really tiring." He said tiredly. "Broken Shadow Flash?" She admits the name sound even cooler than her technique. He was able to comprehend it after a short amount of time and able to create a new move based on it. This was a genius beyond herself. Yun Che needed to rest for a while to restore his spirit force. After an hour of good rest, he collects the fallen beast''s corpse and bringing it back with him to the cave. Jasmine however stays outside for a while. She was thinking about something. After being with him for a while, she observed how he fights using Zangetsu. Zangetsu was medium sized sword compared to a normal heavy sword. If she wanted him to be more proficient in the way of the sword, she might have something for him to use during battle. Moreover, his combat style was unpredictable and his sword taking too much time to swing. Can he master ''the way'' if I give it to him? She was thinking on bestowing Yun Che techniques so he can use Zangetsu effectively. There''s one more thing that''s been bothering her. That sinister energy that he used to defeat that demon beast. She wanted to ask him before but she was afraid he wasn''t going to tell her. He used it countless of time before. It was temporarily but that energy was quite powerful enough to increase his strength temporarily. She''ll make sure to ask him later. 25 Chapter 25: Xiao Kuangyun After resting for a day, Yun Che set off to find more demon beast to increase his cultivation. As he was training, Jasmine was observing him from behind. His physique, determination and sword art reminds her of a certain someone used the same method years ago. The longer she looked at him, the longer she started to see that person on him. Jasmine started to remember the person. The person was the one supporting her, loved her and always watching her as she grows up. That person was her brother. She remembered, her brother was just like him. He always comes up with new techniques, showing her off his skills and most of all always watched her back. Unaware of Jasmine''s dilemma, Yun Che was killing off demon beast as usual. The demonic beast after yesterday started to grow weaker and weaker. Maybe it''s about time he stop grinding and focusing on his real mission? "So, how long are you planning to stay here and train?" His train of thought interrupted by Jasmine as she slowly descends and slowly stand next to him. "She''s been doing this too often though." Yun Che slowly said in his mind. "I don''t know. Until I found that BOSS, I mean the strongest beast I guess. Last time I scanned this area, the strongest was at early stage of True Profound Realm. We did search the entire day but no such beast actually comes here." Yun Che sighs as he sheath Zangetsu behind him. "Maybe it''s afraid? Well you do look like a demon when going on a level up rampage." she started to make fun of him. "Well, you don''t look too bad yourself." he countered. "Are you saying that I looked like a demon." "Maybeee¡­" it might be the reason why those beast scared to come here. "You¡­" Jasmine said and the bickering with one another starts. Maybe the both of them didn''t realize they were actually closer than they think. As they were bickering, they started to sense multiple signatures approaching their area. "These signatures, profound cultivators?" Both of them heightened their senses together. "Why are they here? Jasmine. How many did you sense?" "Five mid stage Narcent, Two peak and one True Profound Realm Cultivator. Wonder if they here for something. "Or investigating the ruckus I just cause. Either way, it''s not wrong to investigate right. " Yun Che and Jasmine immediately jump between trees and making their way towards the signatures. A few miles from their current position. "Young master Kuangyun, it seems the noise came from that direction." "It must be cultivators hunting or training in this forest." "If that explosion a few days ago cause by them, then its their luck they are going to be recruited by this young master." an arrogant voice sounded among the experts. The young master who was walking through the forest is known as Xiao Kuangyun. He has been travelling through Cyan Town looking for information that might lead him to Yun Che. He holds a deep grudge against him after he marries Xia Qingyue. The other day, after imprisoned Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi to an abandoned courtyard, he tried to make Xiao Lingxi his woman was he was rejected on the spot. Turns out, Xiao Lingxi was using Yun Che''s name to scare them off. Xiao Kuangyun dismissed it and orders his network to find Yun Che. He himself led a team to a nearby town to recruit experts that might be usable to track Yun Che. He was planning to bring Yun Che back to the Branch Clan and **** Xiao Lingxi in front of him. To him, that might satisfy his grudge against him before finding Xia Qingyue. He didn''t believe the story told by the branch clan about how Yun Che use a single slash to cut the mountain''s top. He wanted to see for himself how Yun Che fabricated a story just to lure experts to the city. "Xiao Che, when this young master finds you, I''ll be sure to make that bitch and your wife my slaves as I used them in front of you." Xiao Kuangyun with his sinister thought as he walked through the forest tried to find the mysterious expert cultivating here. He led a team of five mid-level Narcent cultivators, two peak Narcent level and his own guardian, a true profound realm cultivator. He himself was a peak Elementary Profound Realm and he doesn''t even register in Yun Che''s and Jasmine''s radar. They dismissed him as a bug that trying to tag along. Yun Che and Jasmine arrived at the tallest tree in the forest and overlooking the group. Yun Che was never a multiplayer type. He was more of a solo player where he wanted all the loot for himself. He merely thought that these guys are just hunters who killed demonic beast for materials. As soon as he wanted to leave, he listened in on their conversation. "Young master, why are recruiting experts from the nearby city to find the trash." one of the peak expert. Xiao Ba asked. "Hoho, he was able to rob the treasury means that he had someone behind him. I wanted that backer killed in front of him as I drag the trash back to manor." Xiao Kuangyun replied. "Trash? Treasury? Are they looking for someone? As far as I know only I am the one who fits the description." Yun Che thought in his heard while still looking at them from the top. "Young master, why are you looking for him? Should it be easy for you to lure him back to the city?" another peak expert, Xiao Jiu asked him. "No no no, servant. I wanted to kill that backer of his and show him the true power of this Young master. I wanted to tied him at the back of the carriage and drag him to the city." Yun Che was getting uncomfortable. He wanted nothing more to tear this piece of shit apart. "What did he do to you, master." His attendant was asking. He knew the answer but he wanted the experts to know his purpose. "Hehe, that bastard married the flower of Floating Cloud City. This young master fancies her when I saw that painting of hers before. This young master knew he had a family named Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi. This young master wanted to torture him into telling me the location of his wife. Then, I drag him to the city and watched me defiled that bitch Lingxi. I wanted to see the despair on his face as I killed him after raping her. HAHAHAA." Xiao Kuangyun was twisted and the experts are uncomfortable after hearing it. The pay he gave them was too much. They merely accept the job of this trash capture. Yun Che was angry. Very angry. He asked the system for the identity of this bastard. Turns out, he was supposed to meet this bastard after his wedding day. He was supposedly killed by Jasmine in Cyan Forest. Looks like this bastard spend half a year looking for experts and searching for him. This guy really does have a grudge against him. [Ding¡­.Mission triggered. Kill Xiao Kuangyun and forever save Xiao Lingxi and Xiao Lie from trouble.] "No matter, let see how you felt when the hunter becomes the hunted. Anyone hurts them must face death." Yun Che murmured quietly before disappearing from the tree. As for Jasmine, she heard everything. She knew about Yun Che''s family when he talked about them in his inner world. She was quite jealous after heard the story about Xiao Lingxi. Wait, why did she felt that feeling? 26 Chapter 26: Kido Arts As night approaches, Xiao Kuangyun''s group was taking a rest on the nearby waterfall. He was still imagining the things he would do once he found Yun Che. After recruiting this mysterious expert, he might be able to track Yun Che using his connections. The mid stage experts are standing guard as Xiao Kuangyun was sleeping in his tent. "Why am I having a bad feeling," one of the experts said to the others. "It must be the night. Maybe you''re starting to go crazy." One of them said to him. "Yeah. It must be." The expert thought. The drowsiness from lack of sleep starting to get to him. Suddenly¡­.. a red light suddenly passed through the expert. He was quite shock and thought "Hmm, must be the wind." One of the experts started to fall on the ground. The others rushed immediately to his location. When they examined him, his heart was pierce was some kind of arrow. As they were searching, the arrow was nowhere to be found. They started to draw their weapons. Eyes were sharp as they looked their surroundings, Shoooo¡­. Another red light passed. "Where is he?!??!"They looked at one another. Then, one of them started to fall to the ground. He was pierced with a red arrow. All of sudden, the arrow dissipates into thin air. "SOUND THE ALAR¡­.arrghh¡­" The speaker was next to fall to the ground. The red glowing arrow pierces his head. As for the other two, they started to run for their own lives. As they were running a black figure started to appear before them. Before they could react, the figure was already behind them and then¡­. Splash¡­blood started to explode from their body and they were dead before they even realized it. "Four to go"..the figure said silently before disappears. "It''s quiet, where are those fools." One of the peak Narcent profound Realm expert named Xiao Ba said to his partner. "I don''t know, they were here a moment ago and I don''t hear anything from them." Said his partner Xiao Jiu. All of a sudden they felt suppression around them. The suppression was powerful enough to paralyze them. Xiao Kuangyun and his attendant weren''t spared either. When they came out from the tent, they saw a black hooded figure in front of them. Able to use this kind of suppression, he must be mysterious expert they were looking for. The figure was Yun Che himself. He was using his soul''s previous skill ''Absolute Suppression'' to suppress these bastards. The skill itself was used during the wedding six months ago. However, the skill drains a lot of his spirit force. Absolute Suppression suppresses five realms above his own cultivation. The higher the realm of the opponent, the more spirit force he needs to suppress them. The same thing he used to suppress one of the seven fairies, Chu Yueli. Even if he meets a Tyrant Cultivator now, he can only suppress him for a few minutes before all his energy ran out. He will use this skill only if he has to. Due to his cloak, none of them able to figure his identity easily. "Senior, this junior is humbled to meet such expert like yourself. This junior is humbled if senior wishes to meet us." Xiao Kuangyun uses his boot licking skill to rope the expert. "This junior is currently hunting a deserter of our clan. This junior will repay anything as long as senior is willing to help this junior." As he said that, he immediately prostate himself in front of Yun Che. "Anything? Then, if I want you to cripple yourself. Are you willing to do it?" Yun Che said to him. "Whaaa¡­Senior, if this is a joke. This junior finds it really funny. Anything aside from crippling ourselves. Wealth or females? Xiao Kuangyun said as he was scared in his mind. He never thought that this expert wanted him to cripple himself. Being a cripple puts him the same place as that trash. "No? Well¡­That deserter you are looking for? You''re looking at him." Yun Che immediately removes his cloak and shows them his red eyes and handsome face. Cloak in his shihakushou and Zangetsu behind his back, he removes the suppression skill and stand in full glory in front of them. "Xiao Che? No no no¡­it''s impossible. You''re a TRASH. It''s impossible you could cultivate." Xiao Kuangyun was shock. His description matched the stories the people of Floating Cloud City was telling him. Its no doubt its him. "Impossible?..haha..you''re really stupid aren''t you? Never expect a trash like me could cultivate? Now, why don''t you tell me? What happen to my grandfather and Lingxi?" "Young master, his aura is just Narcent Profound Realm Third Level. I can kill him with a flick of my finger." His attendant, a middle age with first Level True Profound Realm secretly told him. "HAHAHA¡­ Even if you could cultivate, you are still trash in my eyes. Third Level Narcent Profound Realm. You aren''t even qualified to make me talk. Now obediently come with me and I will consider leaving you at crippled state." "Since you''re about to become crippled.Let this young master tell you. Your grandfather and that bitch? I have them imprisoned at the courtyard behind the mountain. That bitch Lingxi? She refused to become this young master''s woman because she really think she could use you as a shield. HAHA¡­This young master wants to bring you to her. Make you watch as I raped her virgin body and used her as a dog slave." Yun Che was gritting his teeth. This time he really wanted to kill him. After killing the previous six mid stage cultivators, his level was still remain the same because the experience points he needed to enter the fourth stage was still quite far. However, his cultivation prowess was par with the attendant. This will be an easy battle Yun Che was moving forward slowly. Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu jumped in front of him. "Haha, a third level Narcent wanted to show off here. We''ll just kill you and save the young master some trouble." As they said that, they tried to pressure him but his Absolute Suppression had a passive skill of its own. Suppression Immunity, he is invulnerable to all kinds of suppression in the mortal realm. He casually walks towards them. Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu immediately launched an attack towards him. They think they could easily kill him with their peak Narcent strength. "Don''t kill him, just crippled him. This young master wishes to know the location of his wife. This young master really desired her alluring body." When Yun Che hears that, he was brimming with anger. His feelings with Xia Qingyue were changing for the past months. Even after what he did to make her cry, he actually misses her. The next time they meet will be at the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament a year from now. Yun Che wanted to come clean to her. Apologizing for his action for being a jerk towards her. She actually cares for him even if she is a cold beauty. He felt really bad after watching her shed tears for him. He immediately flash step behind the two cultivators. "Whaaa¡­So fast¡­" the both of them were shocked at the same time. "Bakudo #61, RikuJokoro (Way of Binding #61, Six Rods Light Prison)" Yun Che said behind them. Before they even reach, their body was pierce with six thin but wide lights. Even if they wanted to escape, they weren''t strong enough to destroy it. "What is this¡­Young master save us. SAVE US!!!!¡­" Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu tried to beg their master. Yun Che used Way of Binding against them because his cultivation prowess is at True Profound Realm after activating his Evil Soul. Mere peak Narcent is not enough to destroy it. Yun Che flash step to the middle of those two and points each of his palms at them. "Hado #73 Soren Sokatsui (Way of Destruction #73, Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash down)" BOOM!!!! Blue fires started to form with great force from his palms towards both Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu, Due to them was closer to his palm. The blasts incinerate them along with their souls. Soren Sokatsui required two palms used rather than ordinary Sokatsui. Soren Sokatsui shot was bigger and require two times the energy to fire Sokatsui. The blast was devastating and form two trenches with Yun Che in the middle. After receiving the mission, Yun Che immediately purchased Hado #73 from the system. It was instantly mastered before he uses them. [Ding¡­.Congratulation Host for defeating a peak Narcent cultivator. Experience:¡­..] [Ding¡­.Congratulation Host for defeating a peak Narcent cultivator. Experience:¡­..] [Ding¡­Host has gained a level] [Ding¡­Host has gained a level] [Ding¡­Host is now level 25, Fifth Level of the Narcent Profound Realm.] Xiao Kuangyun was shocked with his mouth open. He never saw such art in the Xiao Clan. Even the strongest in his clan doesn''t have this capability to produce such blast to incinerate two peak Narcent Profound cultivators. He was scared shitless, right now he needed to preserve his life. He wanted Yun Che dead and even if his attendant can''t kill him. He could at least escape while they were fighting. Yun Che was standing with his palms open on two sides. His outfit was waving in the wind making him looked cooler. He suddenly stares at Xiao Kuangyun prepares to obliterate him the same way. "Xiao Yi, I don''t want to capture him anymore. Kill him for me." Xiao Kuangyun ordered his attendant. Yun Che''s strength is now at Grand Perfection of Narcent Profound Realm. He wanted to test his kido base attacks so he deactivates his Evil Soul. He unsheathes Zangetsu and immediately clash with Xiao Yi, who draws his sword and clash with him. Xiao Kuangyun however, took the chance and fled into the forest. "What did you do just now,?" Xiao Yi tried to ask him. He was shocked that Yun Che suddenly breakthrough two levels at once increasing his strength to fifth level Narcent Profound Realm. Even if he is at that level, he didn''t even step back the moment he used his True Profound Realm strength. "Shut up, dead man can''t talk anyway." Yun Che said to him. To normal cultivators, Narcent Profound Realm and True Profound Realm are distance apart. Yun Che however has different thought. To him it is just one level difference. "I don''t know what did you do to increase your profound strength but even if I died, my young master managed to escape." Xiao Yi tried to overwhelm him with his True Profound Realm strength. "Oh, I won''t be so sure about that." Yun Che increases his spirit force to his sword and fires a sword wave at him. He blocked the sword slash with his sword. He immediately side step avoiding the sword slash. "You should remember, never to offend someone you can''t even defeat." Yun Che flash step in front of him and easily deflect every slash that Xiao Yi made. Yun Che increases him spirit force and slapped away Xiao Yi''s sword. In a moment, Yun Che immediately points his hand towards Xiao Yi''s stomach. "Hado #1 Sho (Way of Destruction #1 Thrust)" Spirit force immediately gathered around Yun Che''s palm and it explode Xiao Yi into a distance. He finally hits a large rock at the end of his flight. The spell is actually a basic thrust that pushes the opponent away to a distance. However, every Hado spell in Yun Che''s hand is destructive even if it is just a thrust. Xiao Yi was badly injured after being sent flying by Yun Che. The impact on the rock was too much for him to handle.Even if he is on the same realm as Yun Che, the later was even more destructive and stronger than him. It wasn''t even a fair fight. He started to cough blood when Yun Che appeared in front of him. "Finish me, young man. By the time you are done. My young master has fled. You can''t even catch him." "No, I said this before. I won''t be so sure about that." Now tell me, how''s Xiao Lingxi and Xiao Lie. Yun Che asked the injured Xiao Yi. "Urrghhh, as my young master said, they were imprisoned on a courtyard behind the mountain range. It seems the branch clan are afraid of you so they wouldn''t dare to imprison them in a dungeon. The young master tried to make a move on her but she pushed and rejected him. He tried again but he was stopped by Xiao Lie. He was stronger than me. Young master knew that you were close with Xiao Lingxi so he led a team of cultivators to drag you back to the mansion. The rest, he just..urrgg¡­told you just now. Xiao Yi closes his eyes and dies because of his injuries. After placing his body on the ground, he fires a Sokatsui and obliterates his body. This is to prevent his body being eaten by demon beast and destroy any evidence that he was here. This was his respect to him as a cultivator. [Ding¡­Congratulation on defeating a True Profound Realm Cultivator] [Host gained a level] [Host is now Level 26, sixth level of the Narcent Profound Realm.] Leveling up three levels in a single fight. It was a bliss. Yun Che activated his flash step and proceeds to the direction Xiao Kuangyun was heading. Xiao Kuangyun doesn''t know where he is going. He was hoping to ran as far away from Yun Che. If he ran into the forest, Yun Che will never find him. As he was running, he suddenly heard.. "Bakudo #63 Sajo Sabaku (Way of Binding #63, Winding Binding Chains)" A glowing light chain suddenly binds his arms and torso to a nearby tree. He was struggling to escape and Yun Che appears in front of him. "Xiao Che, please don''t kill me. Please don''t kill me. I''ll do anything you want. I''ll be your slave even your dog. Just please don''t kill me." Xiao Kuangyun begs to him. When being cornered, the dog will do anything to escape. Yun Che didn''t listen. He was tired of hearing the same shit after reading hundreds of novel. He points his finger towards him and prepares another spell. "XIAO CHE!! IF YOU KILL ME, THE XIAO CLAN WOULDN''T LET YOU GO." Xiao Kuangyun roared, trying to use his clan to scare Yun Che. "Sigh, why do you all say the same thing? Look, if I let you go, they kill me. If I kill you, they still kill me. So killing you might be fun." "No¡­no¡­no please don''t. I''ll stay away from Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi. Just please let me go." "Too late." As Yun Che was charging his spell, he noticed something came from behind Xiao Kuangyun. This¡­reaitsu?!!?? ROOOAARRR "What in the???" A creature suddenly appears behind Xiao Kuangyun. The creature''s body was massive. The arms and legs were thick as a tree. The creature wears a white mask with large teeth without the eyes. The thing that made Yun Che shock was the hole at the center of its chest. Is that a Hollow?!!? 27 Chapter 27: Hollows Hollow? How in the world did hollows get here? Hollows aren''t supposed to exist in this world. Yun Che immediately draws Zangetsu and prepares to fight. He uses his observation mode to pry the hollow''s cultivation. Turns out, The hollow had the strength of 7th Level of the Elementary Profound Realm. The hollow didn''t approach him but instead it approach Xiao Kuangyun in front of it. Xiao Kuangyun was screamed loudly. This situation shock Yun Che once more. "He can see it?" As he remembers, hollows aren''t supposed to be seen by mortals. The hollow suddenly grabbed Xiao Kuangyun along with the tree he was tied to. XIAO CHE, SAVE ME!!! SAVE ME!!! I GIVE YOU MONEY¡­HUARRGGHH!!!! The Hollow just toss him in its mouth. Blood spurt out as he was munched and crushed to death in the hollow''s mouth. Crunch¡­crunch¡­crunch "Wow, poor guy, poor bastard." Yun Che actually felt pity for him. That guy just being munched to death. That was even worse than having a beauty like Jasmine ends his life. Well, that''s the death of he deserved. Back to real issue. Hollows usually chased remnant souls who stayed behind and never harm living beings. Instead, they are able to be seen by them. The hollow''s aura suddenly increased after eating Xiao Kuangyun. Its aura increased to 9th Level of the Elementary profound Realm. "Looks like the hollow gain strength after eating that poor bastard. How did they get to this world?" As Yun Che was thinking, the hollow suddenly change its direction towards him. It was trying to grab Yun Che in once swift motion. Roooaaarrrr¡­ "Hmph, trying to eat me huh?" Yun Che flash step avoiding its grip. "Getsuga Tenshou!!!" Yun Che fires a moon fang directly to its mask. His swift sword attack sliced the hollow''s mask in half before it fell to the ground. The hollows body disintegrates leaving nothing behind. The difference in strength was too much for the hollow. Yun Che looked at the location where the hollow fell just now. "What is going on around here?" As he was thinking, Jasmine suddenly appeared next to him. She was shocked after sensing a sinister aura came from here. This aura is not the same as demon beast or devils. It''s weak but it carries evil aura around it. The same aura Yun Che used before. "What is going on here? What is that thing?" Jasmine asks him after seeing the whole event unfold. Sheathing his sword, he replied. "That thing is a hollow." "Hollow?" She was confused. She never heard of such thing even in the Realm of the Gods. "Hollows are Shinigami''s nemesis in our world. Hollow cultivates spirit force just like us. When a human died, the souls are supposed to passed to the afterlife but there are souls who unwilling to pass. These souls are called remnant souls. These souls usually have unfinished business or vengeance. When these souls are exposed to contaminated spirit force or evil energy, they transform into a creature known as Hollows." Yun Che explained to her based on his knowledge gained from his previous world. From the anime ''Bleach'' to be exact. "Hollows, can they cultivate as well?" As they talk, Jasmine was walking alongside Yun Che in the forest. "Hollows usually have pure instinct and the desire to become even stronger. Basically, they''re the same as demonic beast. The strong devours the weak. However, they are literally applying it. To become stronger, hollows usually search for remnant souls to eat them but I was quite shock after seeing this one. Usually, Hollows can only be seen by someone who has divine sense or shinigamis, but Xiao Kuangyun can see it clearly just now. Hollow doesn''t harm mortals in our world but that thing literally eats the poor bastard just now. It seems that hollows have found new nourishment in this world. They eat stronger beings to absorb their vitality and ignore the weaker beings. The stronger the vitality the stronger they will become. After absorbing the vitality of a human, they attain physical form, making them vulnerable to human attacks." "So, they eat cultivators to become stronger?" "Hmm, yes. They usually eat souls but this one is different. They tend to ignore those who are weak in their eyes and focuses on the strong." "This hollow, are there any limits of how strong a hollow can be? Are they able to cultivate like demon beasts?" "Let me think, sort of. This one is a normal hollow though. They come in different shape and sizes. Let''s just assume they are they are the only bunches in the living world." Yun Che was hoping for the later. He didn''t hope for Menos or Gilians started to appear in this world. "System, any information on the Hollow''s Cultivation?" Yun Che asked the system in his head [Ding¡­System has analysed the hollow from before and attain understanding on the hollow''s cultivation.] Mortal Realm Elementary Profound Realm ¨C True Profound Realm (Normal Hollows) - As hollows consume practitioner and demon beast of the Blue Pole Star, they can absorb their cultivation and vitality. However, their intelligence is limited by pure instinct and attain physical form. They can be easily defeated by mortals. Spirit Profound Realm ¨C Earth Profound Realm (Menos) - When Hollow broken through to the Spirit Profound Realm, their body will undergo a transformation and transform their body into larger form known as Menos or Lesser Great Hollow. These hollows can eat another Menos to steal their cultivation or stronger profound beast and cultivators. Sky Profound Realm ¨C Emperor Profound Realm (Gilians) - After breaking through, Menos''s mask will undergo a transformation once they consume enough Menos. They will be known as Gilians and these Gilians will gained basic intelligence to survive during battle. Tyrant Profound Realm ¨C Sovereign Profound Realm (Adjuchas) - When Gilians broken through, their body will compress to any non-human form they desire. The forms are known as Adjuchas or Intermediate Great Hollow. These beings will gain intelligence comparable to a human. These hollows are strong enough to challenge any powerhouses around the continent as long as their strength is sufficient.. Divine Realm Divine Origin ¨C Divine Spirit (Vastolorde) After absorbing origin energy, Adjuchas can transform themselves into humanoid version of the Adjuchas''s form known as Vasto Lorde or Greater Great Hollow. However, their strength will undergo an evolution and transforming themselves capable of challenging Divine beings. Divine King ¨C Divine Master (Humanoid Vasto lorde) Humanoid Vastolorde are Vastolorde that can transform into a human similar to high ranked Demonic Beast. These beings are capable of being a ruler of the realm as long as strength is sufficient. Since hollows arrived in this world, these things are capable on evolving on their own without the help of Aizen. Thank god Arrancar didn''t exist in this world because Arrancar are Vasto Lordes with Shinigami powers. Since Aizen didn''t use the Hogyuku in this world so Arrancar are out of the picture. However, these hollows can still evolved into a human form if they reach Divine King. Basically, the hollows are the same as demon beast. Gaining intelligence and ability to transform once their powers had suffice. He had to keep this in mind. So, do they have any weakness? Jasmine didn''t know about the ranks of hollows. She might figure them out one day. "Since they are vulnerable to physical attacks by humans, they can be killed as long as they aim at its mask. If the mask breaks, the hollow will die immediately. I am sure those powerful cultivators can kill them." He didn''t know how long the Garganta was opened and how many Hollows have flocked into the world. If mortals can easily defeated them, they''re basically same as demonic beast. Yun Che and Jasmine finally arrived at their cave after a short introduction about Hollows to her. "System, do you any information of Hollows in this world." Yun Che asked the system from his mind. [Ding¡­Scan complete.] [System has detected an unusual energy is in the air. The energy seems to originate from somewhere far from Profound Sky Continent. System has detected a Garganta opened somewhere in this world.] He was confused. A Garganta wasn''t supposed to open in this world. To attract those from Hueco Mundo, they only interested if that world is full of spirit power. This world is only full of profound energy. Maybe it can serve as a substitute? "Where did they come from?" Jasmine asked him again. Jasmine seems to be interested in his previous world though. She wanted to learn new things aside from the Realm of the Gods. If Yun Che looked at her, she looked like a school girl willing to do anything just to learn. Yun Che looked at her seriously at said, "The Blue Pole Star and The Realm of the Gods are just part of a single realm though. They are still the Realm of the Living. Hollows came from a dimension between the living world and the afterlife. That realm is known as The Realm of the Hollows or Hueco Mundo. Hollows came from that realm and able to enter any living world they desire. "Have you been in there? The Realm of the Hollows?" She asked him. Yun Che shook his head. He heard about it from Bleach but he doesn''t actually know how the realm actually looks like in this world. "Oh, really. I thought a Soul Reaper can come and go as they please into that realm." "No, hollows have their own way of conjuring the portal and besides, mortal can''t survive in there." So even if she wants to go, she can''t even survived in there. Nodding in understanding, she tried to change the subject. "Yun Che, I''ve noticed something from that hollow before. It has this sinister energy different from devils and Divine cultivators. I detected the same energy came from you." His eyes were widening after he heard that statement. "She knows about the hollow mode?" "Are you hiding something from me? Your Master?" Jasmine looked at him seriously as if she was demanding him to tell her his secrets. He looked at her and sigh internally. If he''s not going to tell her, she will not trust him anymore. "Sigh, very well. You met Hoyuu countless of times right? Hoyuu is one of my spirits but he is actually a Hollowfied Spirit. A spirit that can transform itself into a Hollow. Sometimes, I borrow his powers to increase my strength. Well, don''t underestimate him. That''s all I can tell you." "Why?Can Hoyuu really surpass me at full power?" Jasmine couldn''t believe that arrogant foul mouth white thing can easily surpass her. "I don''t know the extent of his power. But if he really takes over me with using his full power, I am really sure he can destroy everything within 3 minutes."Yun Che wasn''t bluffing. He remembers Ichigo when he uses Full Hollow Mode with Ulquirra and Kokuto. What will happen if he were to unleash that mode in Profound Sky Continent? "Hmph, I''ll make sure he knows his place. Anyway, have you kill everyone that Xiao bastard recruit? I really prefer you kill all of your opponents rather than leaving them alive." "Of course I did. i don''t leave loose ends." Speaking of loose ends, he started to remember all the loose ends the real Yun Che let loose. That guy is really dumb though. He never learns that leaving his opponent alive might bite his ass one day. There''s one guy though. He remembered his name being Fen Juechen. Well, he did protect Lingxi though but the current him? Nah..Screw him. He just kill him and change the whole course of the story. This not the previous Yun Che timeline, this is his timeline. He will the one who''s going to fuck it up. Wait, hold the phone. That Fen guy protect Lingxi because of a shitty general in invading the Floating Cloud City. Why was that general there again? He suddenly remembers something¡­. "OF COURSE !!!!" he suddenly yelled. *smack. Jasmine suddenly smacked his head due to his sudden action. "What''s wrong with you? Suddenly yelling like that." "Haha, sorry about that? I suddenly remembered something though. Remember you asked me about you need about thirty-five kilos of Purple God Veined Crystals? " Yun Che said while rubbing his head. "Yeah, I need it to construct my body though. Why?" "I know where we can find more than thirty-five kilos of those things." Yun Che shows his grin to Jasmine and she just showed him a puzzled expression. 28 Chapter 28: Evil God Sacred Ground All over Profound Sky Continent, humans are struggling against the Hollows. Although their strength was weak but they are attacking the cultivators in numbers. However, the hollows were easily suppressed by the higher strength cultivators. The cultivators wondered what are these beasts and where do they come from. They couldn''t even conduct research on them. Each time these beasts were killed, their body disappear into thin air. Some cultivators managed to capture these beasts but losing cultivators in the process. These beasts'' origin is unknown and they simply called them masked beast due to their masked like appearance. One Month Later. As for Yun Che, He finally beat the BOSS guarding his training area. It was just a giant spider with hairy legs. He officially entered the first level True Profound Realm. His grinding in the forest and as well as fighting hollows allows him to level up five more levels Earning him the right to use the second stage of the Evil God Arts and Berserk Arts. However, due to his instant mastery. The berserk art was powered to the maximum without putting his restraining his body. Using Burning Heart automatically upgrade his Sharingan from First Tomoe to Second Tomoe and enabling him to use the second art of the Sharingan, Weapon and Body spirit enhancement. This art enabling him to use his spirit force to enhance the defensive capabilities of his body and offensive capabilities of his weapon. Enabling him to harm those who can turn their bodies into elements. Yun Che explained to Jasmine about the Purple Veined God Crystal underneath the Floating Cloud City and it made Jasmine goes into thinking. Purple Veined God Crystal are created when tribulation lightning from the higher realms strike the lower realms. However, to produce a large quantity of it requires a lot of tribulation lightning. What happen to the city to be struck by such lightning? Yun Che just explained to her that the system detects large amount of it underneath the city. He couldn''t tell her that he simply read about it in a Webnovel. He decided to revisit the city later because of certain events suddenly popped up in his system. As he was finishing his usual Hollow and demon beast grinding. A notification popped up in front of him. [Ding¡­.Congratulation on Slaying the Giant Green Python] [Host has gained a level.] [Host is now Level 32: Second Level of the True Profound Realm.] [Ding¡­Host is now in the Boundary of the next Main Mission] [Ding¡­Mission acquired. Obtain the Evil God Seed of Fire. Rank: ARecommended Level: 60Rewards: Unknown] [Accept?] "Jasmine, looks like the system had found the Evil God Sacred Ground." he said after receiving the notification. "Hmm, looks like it is around here somewhere, but be warned. The sacred ground usually guarded by beast higher than our current strength. Best you have a few trump cards ready if you wish to steal what is guarded in that ground. Jasmine told him a few days ago about the existence of Evil God Sacred Ground. Since the Evil God created this planet, he left behind a few sacred grounds holds a portion of his power. He also left behind the seeds which make him invulnerable to all elements. "Yeah, the beast guard the Evil God Seed of Fire in that place. Looks like I might have to activate Bankai after all." Yun Che remembers about this one. This seed enables him to be invulnerable to fire based attack and he will be immune to all types of fire. Just thinking about it makes him excited. Level 60 required him to be around Sky Profound Realm. He remembered that the seed is guarded by a True Dragon. Last time in the novel, Yun Che was too weak to fight it and the dragon''s level was at Emperor Profound Realm. Jasmine was the one took care of it for him but right now, her strength was recovering slowly to Narcent Profound Realm. Her soul was adapting faster than anticipated. She might recover the rest of her strength by six years instead of eight. Even with that, she might never able to fight it with her current recovered strength. But¡­.. Opportunity awaits him. A True emperor rank dragon? This will enable his level to skyrocket a whole realm possibly two. If he lets this go, the seed might be consumed and he will never find it again. Looks like he needed to rely on his Bankai this time. "Which reminds me, why haven''t you use any of your Bankai before? You were struggling to defeat demon beasts but it might be easier for you to use your Bankai to defeat them. "I never unleashed my Bankai in the real world before. When unleashing it to the real world for the first time, it creates a large amount of energy and distortion to this world. You can say it is their way of introducing themselves. If I used it, all cultivators and Hollows will immediately converge to my position. After that, I can freely use my Bankai without any energy disorder. So before that, I must be ready to introduce it to the world." Yun Che replied. "Well, you never shown me any of your Bankai before so do you think you might use it in this Sacred Ground? "Yeah, my opponent is probably at Emperor Profound Realm because the system need at least Level 60 or Sky Profound Realm to engage it. But you know me, recommended or not. I engage it anyway." This is the fastest way to level up himself. He needs to engage this because this might be his opportunity to level up in one fell swoop. Before going to his next destination, he must be at least True Profound Realm seventh level to ensure his safety in his next destination. If all else fails, he might resort to Hoyuu''s help. As for Hoyuu, Yun Che discovered that his strength is uncontrolled and could easily surpassed Sovereign Profound Realm. If he really needs him, he will let him take over his body. Yun Che immediately selects the button [Yes]. [Ding¡­. Host current level is insufficient to engage this mission, Are you sure?] "Hell yeah system, this might be my shot in destroying that lizard. Don''t worry, I might have a plan to keep us alive." [Ding¡­. Quest accepted. Travel to these coordinates.] "Jasmine, let''s go. Fortune awaits." he grins before disappear towards the said coordinates. "Hmph, I hope you have a plan before going to that place. This princess can''t save you if you fall into dire situation." Jasmine said before following closely behind him. 29 Chapter 29: Yun Che vs True Dragon After conversing with Jasmine for a while, they finally arrived at the cave the system shown him. Yun Che choose Zangetsu as his default to engage the dragon. He felt that Zangetsu could easily destroy this dragon and he kind of wanted Zangetsu to be his first Bankai to be unleashed in the real world. To be safe, Jasmine decided to reenter his inner world and watch from the inside. The entrance was located deep in the mountains northern of Cyan Town. As he was walking in the cave. He came across a large cave hall and he imagined the hall was a size of a stadium. He finally saw a red blinking light coming from the end of the hall. "That must be the Evil God Seed of Fire. Hey Jasmine, what do you think?" "Hmm, based on what this princess heard from the God''s Realm. Evil God''s seed looks like an ordinary bead with no special powers. Only those who inherit the Evil God Bloodline can activate its powers." Jasmine said observing the Evil God Seed from afar. Yun Che walked closer to the bead and he wondered. The bead was just sitting there and no dragon to be seen. This smells fishy. As he was walking, the ground started to shake and he used Zangetsu to support himself. "WHO DARES TRESPASS INTO MY GROUND" the voice sounded in the air. All of a sudden, the ground cracks and a red dragon emerge from underneath the ground. The dragon''s body was massive to fit inside the hallway. Right now, the dragon was standing between Yun Che and the bead. "HMPH, MORTAL. YOU DARE TO TRESPASS IN MY GROUND." Yun Che however smirk after seeing the dragon for the first time. He didn''t feel any pressure from the dragon even after looking at it. Yun Che unsheathe Zangetsu and prepares to fight with the dragon. The difference between True Profound Realm and Emperor Profound Realms were vast as the sea. However, as a gamer and cultivator from his previous life. Levels are just numbers for him. As long as he had sufficient trump cards, stronger opponents won''t work on him. "Yeah, sorry bout that. I seem to forget my manners. Well then, I''ll get straight to the point. I want that thing you guard." "PUNY MORTAL. TRIED TO CHALLENGE THE MIGHT OF A TRUE DRAGON. YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH OR SOMETHING?" "Hell yeah I am. Come and get me or you really trying to chicken out against a True Profound Realm cultivator." Yun Che said while continued to taunt the dragon. "Idiot, what are you doing?!!? You could just use your Flash Step and take the bead. There''s no need to fight the dragon." Jasmine sounded from inside his mind. "Sorry love, this one ain''t going to take and run just like that. Besides, there''s massive EXP in front of me. This is the fight I am willing to take." Yun Che prepares for his fight. "INSOLENT" the dragon immediately swipes its right arm towards him. He immediately side step and fires a sword wave at it. Difference of strength was too much and the wave was easily swiped by the dragon. The dragon''s body was made of hard scales. Its body was massive and affect the speed of its attack. Yun Che''s sword strike can''t even put a dent on it. Yun Che continued to fire sword wave at the dragon. He flashed step on its back and tried to pierce it.His strength doesn''t even pierce its scales. "Che, this dragon''s too hard. Then, if physical attack doesn''t work. What about Kido?" Yun Che flash step in front of the dragon''s face. "Hado #73. SOREN SOKATSUI!!!" he shouted before firing a blue fire on its face. The massive blue fire engulf the dragon''s face before exploding causing it to take a few steps back. BOOM!!!!!!!!!!! "ARRGGGHHHH!!!!! INSOLENT MORTAL" when the smoke clears up. He saw the dragon''s right eye was bleeding. His Soren Sokatsui hit it on its right eye. He was able to land a critical strike on a soft spot. He flashed step once more in the air and charge up Zangetsu. During his previous life, he played one of the old Bleach games on PlayStation. He remembers Ichigo and Hollow Ichigo signature attacks. In the anime, they only fired a single Getsuga in a single strike. However, in the game. They managed to fire two Getsuga in a single strike. He tried to use that move during the past month but none of it works. His first Getsuga was always launched first before he could fire the second. This time, he tried to use that move again. He noticed that the more he channels his power into Getsuga, the slower the attack will travel to its target. The key of this attack was transforming the first attack into a powerful Getsuga and support it with the least powerful one. Yun Che empowers his sword with his spirit force slowly transforming Zangetsu to solid black. "Try this on for size." "GETSUGA!!!!!!" He immediately uses the first Getsuga horizontally and channels a lot of his power making the first one larger. "TENSHOU!!!!!" Then he fires another Getsuga vertically with half of the first original power and support it from behind in order to push it forward. However, the attack did move forward. Yun Che was shocked when the two attacks combined itself and forming a large ''X''. The attack grows brighter and travels faster to the dragon. "WHA..." The attack immediately hit the dragon''s head and it slowly launched to the nearby wall. "ARRGGHHH!!!" the dragon shouted while the nearby wall in the cave collapse itself on top of it. Yun Che land on the ground and looked at the collapse wall. That attack consumed 25% of his Spirit Force but the result was catastrophic. As he was shocked. A notification pops in front of him. [Ding¡­. Congratulation on creating an evolved technique.] [Ding¡­. New Technique acquired. Dual Getsuga Tenshou. Fire a devastating ''X'' shaped moon fang. Required weapon spirit enhancement to use.] "Holy Shit, that was too powerful. But that attack used a quarter of my Spirit Force. It''s not an attack I can keep on using" He sighs internally, thinking that if he uses two more time. His spirit force will depleted. "MORTAL, YOU ARE COURTING DEATH!!!!" Yun Che thought was interrupted by the voice of the dragon. The dragon suddenly emerges from the collapse wall and Yun Che could see its body was full of injuries. He was right. The spirit enhancement easily penetrated the dragon''s scales but the cut was not deep. "Che, this lizard sure is persistent. Looks like I need to top it up." Yun Che continued to flash step avoiding the dragon''s claw and tail swipe. If this continues, he''ll run out of spirit force and force to retreat. "Looks like I have to use it after all." "The dragon''s body is too hard. You have to use it Yun Che." Jasmine warned him in his mind. he slowly nods without saying anything. "Chee, you overgrown lizard. Be proud because this father will use his trump card against you." Yun Che flashed step at the end of the hall and looked at the dragon with disdain. "MORTAL. I WILL KILL YOU AND CONSUME YOUR SOUL FOR MYSELF.PREPARE YOURSELF" The dragon immediately charged at Yun Che. Yun Che just standing there and holds Zangetsu on his back. He was preparing to introduce it to the world. He needs to finish this fight as soon as possible because the hollows and cultivators will soon converge on his position. Spirit Force started to charge around his body and this action alerts the dragon. The fluctuation causes the dragon to stop and observe him from afar. "MORTAL, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?" As an Emperor rank dragon, this action stunned itself because the fluctuation of energy inside Yun Che''s body was unusual. Yun Che however continued the spirit force channeling in his body until it stopped. Yun Che points Zangetsu towards the dragon. He put his left arm on top of his right arm. Zangetsu''s white strip started to wrap around his right arm. Swoosshh. His shihakushou started to wave itself in the wind after the process was complete. He immediately looked at the dragon with his Sharingan. "Bankai" 30 Chapter 30: Tensa Zangetsu The sword in front of him started to glow brightly before it fires an energy towards the dragon. The dragon immediately avoided it but the energy actually pierces the mountain. The energy around the air started to form into a gigantic tornado and destroy the hallway in the cave. The dragon covers itself with its wings to avoid falling debris. The mountain after that explode and the tornado of energy skyrocket into the sky, piercing the heavens itself. The tornado of blue energy was massive until it covers the whole mountain. The energy tornado was spinning faster and faster until it swept everything nearby the mountain. Lightning were form from the tornado itself and strike the nearby area. All over Profound Sky Continent, various sects, clans and the sacred ground were aware of the energy fluctuation in the air. The fluctuation was impossible to be ignored and interrupts even cultivators in secluded or meditation. Somewhere on the Profound Sky Continent. The old sage cultivating in the nearby mountain suddenly stood up and looked towards the direction of source. "Could it be the birth of a genius?" The old sage immediately sends a message towards his sect and orders to mobilize their elders to recruit this genius. If this genius able to produce this kind of phenomenon. This genius will one day ascend into the realm of legends. The real of the Divines. Somewhere in the snowy mountain region. Various female cultivators as well as their sect master suddenly points their head towards the signature of the energy. "What is this energy?" "What kind of monster able to produce this kind of phenomenon?" "Is it a monstrous genius?" Their sect master actually thought and tried to find the genius to recruit him or her to her sect. She immediately mobilizes her seven guardians towards the source and find this genius. She will spare no effort in recruiting this genius even if the genius was a male. The energy also alerts one of their dazzling disciple in their sacred hall. This energy? Could it be¡­ A female disciple was interrupted from her cultivation and she looked towards the source. Her white hair was flowing slowly in the air as she started to shiver from this feeling. Her beautiful face started to grow brightly and she was blushing which radiates her beauty. She knows this energy very well. There''s only one person in the world can use this kind of energy. "So, you are getting stronger and stronger this passing hour. Am I still worthy of being your wife?" she murmured slowly before going back into cultivation but she was not in focus and continued to observe the direction of the fluctuation. On top of this sect, Yun Che''s transformation wasn''t go unnoticed by couple of watchers on top of a cloud. "Master, this energy. It feels like the heavens itself. What kind of realm is this to give birth to such dazzling person?" a female voice sounded on top as if she was speaking to another person. "I don''t know, but we are not allowed to interfere with the affair of mortals. My disciple. Even if the strength that will rival the heavens is birth into this world." The figure replied her disciple. She admits, she was curious herself. However, the rule from up there was never to interfere even if the realm shatter itself. She had to complied to it. This energy will one day rebel towards the heavens itself. "Rival the Heavens?" The disciple was shocked. She admits she wanted to go and have a look but if her master forbids her to go. Then, all she could do was stay by her side and cultivate. Her eyes are still glued towards the direction of the energy. The fluctuation alerts everyone on Profound Sky Continent. Aside from cultivators, nearby hollows are alerted as well and started to run and fly towards Yun Che''s position. The birth of a new power cause the hollows'' hunger to grow larger. The ancient clan, sects and the sacred ground spared no effort in mobilizing their fastest ride and cultivators towards Yun Che''s position. They noticed that cultivators from various sects are ahead of them. This time they must have the strength to fight them if situation is too dire. The energy tornado slowly dies down. The blast destroys the cave and reveals a large hole in the mountain. Clear sky shines into the hole allowing both dragon and human see each other.The dragon opens its wings to observe the mortal''s transformation. Its eyes slowly gaze the mortals figure as it slowly shows up in its vision. The tornado of energy concentrates itself at the hand of the figure before dispersing itself showing the figure''s full view. The figure was Yun Che himself, he was wearing a long sleeve black coat with red linings. The coat was closed at his chest and left to flare out into ragged ends. Instead of holding a large blade, his blade was compressed into a small, long and black Japanese sword. The cross guard has four prongs bend out to form the shape of a manji. His raven shaped hair still has no changes and he was looking with the two tomoe sharingan in his eyes. His appearance right now will sway any female looking at him as his coat and hair sway itself by the wind. "Tensa Zangetsu" (Heaven Chained Slaying Moon) He said slowly indicating his transformation was complete. [Ding¡­. Congratulation in unlocking the achievement ''Bankai''. Unleashed Bankai for the first time.] Rewards: 10000XP and 1000SP "Damn I feel so cool right now. So this is how a Bankai feel. I never actually used it even during training with any of my spirits. The spirits said that Bankai can only be unleashed in the real world." Yun Che said in his heart as he observes Tensa Zangetsu in his right hand. The blade itself was pure black and it felt really heavy. This small thing weights around a ton for a small blade. Good thing his arm strength was reinforced with his cultivation. Its hilt had red linings just like a Japanese sword and chain a short chain was sticking up from the end of the sword. As Yun Che was admiring his sword. Jasmine was shocked to the core once more. Yun Che once said that the spirit''s name is the one powering them. Achieving Bankai means the spirit entrust him with their real name allowing him to fully unleashed them to the world. She heard the name ''Zangetsu'' means Slaying Moon in her language. However, when he used Bankai, the name changes to Heavenly Chained Slaying Moon. The name challenged the heave ns itself. She once thought that Bankai only changes the appearance of his sword but she didn''t expect that Bankai actually draws this much power from him. If this Bankai is that powerful, what happen if he used the rest of his other bankais? Yun Che''s cultivation was still the same. However, his spirit force took a drastic change. The destruction capabilities of his spirit force was upgraded. He also gains additional 20% spirit force pool allowing him to rack up more attacks. His recent technique requires 25% of his spirit force regardless the amount of spirit force he had. The larger the spirit pool, the powerful the attack he can cast. Tensa Zangetsu also allowing him to become even faster and his flash step techniques used less spirit force than normal. "MORTAL, YOU ARE NOT HUMAN ARE YOU?" The dragon asked Yun Che after witnessing his transformation. Even if his cultivation didn''t change but his capabilities are unknown. "Who knows, I am not even sure myself." He said while pointing Tensa Zangetsu at the dragon. "System, how much time I had before this place is surrounded?" Yun Che asked in his mind. [Ding¡­. System has detected fast signatures approaching. Judging from their strength, they are probably at Sovereign Profound Realm. The fastest is ten minutes away.] [Ding¡­ Mission updated. Obtain the Evil God Seed of Fire. Requirements: Slay the Emperor rank dragon before the cultivators get here. Duration 09 minutes 58 seconds remaining.] "Looks like I have to finish this by 10 minutes. Those sovereign cultivators proved a little too much for me." "Looks like the real battle starts now. You overgrown lizard." Taunt Yun Che. He immediately activated Burning Heart increasing his combat prowess to Spirit Profound Realm Second Level. He wanted to use his Hollow''s mask but the activation only gives him three minutes. He was saving to the last minute before using the mask. "DON''T GET TO COCKY!! MORTAL !!" The dragon once more started to swing its arm to smash Yun Che. Using Tensa Zangetsu''s speed, he managed to avoid the dragon''s attack easily. The dragon once more uses its tail to attack however the attack was easily avoided. Yun Che started to flash step around the dragon landing blows after blows while enhancing his weapons. Tensa Zangetsu easily penetrated the dragon''s scales like a hot knife through butter by enhancing it with spirit enhancement. However, the dragon''s size was too large to create a large scale wound. "Let''s try that move for size." Yun Che thought before flash stepping around the dragon. He immediately activated Broken Shadow Flash increasing his speed to create mirages. In his speed he created from two, four, eight, sixteen, thirty-two before arriving at sixty-four clones around the dragon. Turns out, Tensa Zangetsu minimize his spirit force consumption using flash step movement. This way, Broken Shadow Flash was easier to use in Bankai rather than his normal form. He uses the movement technique along with Burning Heart allows him to easily surpassed the clone cap. However, he also needed to be wary of his spirit consumption. Shoo...shoo¡­shoo¡­shoo Yun Che flashed step around the dragon landing blows after blows to the dragon''s skin. He could easily increase his clones but his spirit force consumption will consume itself before the fight could end. "PERSISTANT ANT" the dragon roared in anger after being wounded by Yun Che several times. The wounds might be smaller but the stacked bleeding cause it to release a roar of anger covering itself with fire around its body. "Chee, now I wish I equip Sode No Shirayuki instead." Yun Che cancelled his flash step movement and move to a distance. Seeing that his Spirit force has around 70%. He decided to use his new signature attack against the dragon. "GETSUGA" an upward gigantic slash was formed in the air. However, this slash transform into black after achieving Bankai. "TENSHOU" a diagonal slash was used to support the earlier slash and it immediately transform into an ''X'' shaped slash towards the dragon. The dragon noticed Yun Che used the same attack but this time it immediately used its wing to cover itself. The slash however managed to injure the dragon''s wings but failed to penetrate its skin. "System, how much time I have left?" Yun Che asked the system in his mind. [Ding¡­. Time remaining 07 minutes 21 seconds.] "Damn, I haven''t cause enough damage. The dragon plays on the defend side the entire time. Any long range move could easily block with his wings. Moon Star Destruction Arrow might not work. However, the more it uses to block the more injuries the dragon will receive on its wings. I can play with him for another hour before it succumbs to its wounds but not in seven minutes." Even with his speed and destructive power increase, his strength was still insufficient. He can easily fight a Sky or even early stage emperor cultivator but the dragon has thick skin and his slashes didn''t cause wounds big enough to injure it. Sending a Getsuga through the wound won''t work if the dragon continued to discharge it with its energy. To destroy its body from the inside, he must cripple the dragon''s dantian before sending barrages of getsuga into its body. "How can I cripple its dantian?" Yun Che thought. Suddenly he had a bright idea. "Hoyuu." Yun Che said in his mind. "Yo Whats Up, King?" Hoyuu''s voice ringing in his mind. "I need your help with this one. Your strength is not controlled once you possessed me. So, can you deal with this lizard for me?" "Hehhhh, sure thing king, it''s been a while for me to exercise. Ever since you broke through, you never summon me to the real world." Hoyuu replied "The opponents were weak so I don''t need you to handle them. This time, I need you to cripple the dragon''s dantian. I am sure your attacks can penetrate its skin. Once the dantian is crippled, I can fight the dragon before sending barrages into its body." "HAHAHAHAA, if it wasn''t for this damn system. Five minutes is more than enough for me to grind this lizard to dust. All I have is 3 minutes, you bastard. So, after that. You''re on your own." Hoyuu said in his mind. As Yun Che was conversing with Hoyuu. The dragon takes this opportunity to swipe a wind attack towards him. Jasmine was watching the entire time sense an impending danger and immediately get out from his body. "Yun Che, WATCH OUT!!!!" she pushes him aside and the attack hit her. "KYYAAHHH!!!!!" she was sent flying to a nearby wall and cause it to crack. Jasmine was wearing a faux body so her soul was left unharmed but it was still hurts like hell after being hit by an attack beyond her recovered strength. "JASMINE!!!!" Yun Che snapped out from his thought an immediately rush in to her. "You all right?" "Grrrr, if this princess''s strength is not suppressed, I could easily cut this dragon in half. I am okay but it still hurts being sent flying." She slowly stands up using Yun Che''s arm as support. "ANOTHER MORTAL??!!?? DIEEE!!!!" The dragon tried to smash Yun Che and Jasmine. He took Jasmine by her waist and flash step to avoid the dragon''s attack. Jasmine was about to snapped about Yun Che grabbing her waist but she dismissed that thought. "Hoyuu? Where are you??!!!??" Yun Che shouted in his mind. "Hold your horses King, all right I am ready" Hoyuu lazily replied him. Then a familiar notification pops in front of him. He had seen this notification when letting Hoyuu hunt down demon beast for him. [Ding... Zangetsu wishes to take over your body for 3 minutes. Be warned that Zangetsu''s strength are limitless during his takeover. Host must be absolutely sure about this.] "Yes, I am sure. Hoyuu might be pain in the ass but he is my comrade and my soul. I''ll deal with the aftermath." [Ding¡­. Administrator permission acquired. Initiating Hollow takeover.] [Warning¡­Hollow possession imminent.] [Warning¡­Hollow possession imminent.] [Warning¡­Hollow possession imminent.] [Warning¡­Hollow possession imminent.] Yun Che suddenly stopped avoiding the dragon''s attack. Jasmine wondered why he stopped. "Idiot, why are you stopping??!!?" She asked him but she saw his eyes sharingan was slowly powering down and replaced with a yellow pupil surround by black eyes. He immediately stabs his sword to the ground. "DIE MORTALS!!!!!" The dragon swings its claws once more to them. As the claw was approaching, white particles started to surround Yun Che''s eyes and his smile started to grow more sinister. "Pssshhh" an echoed voice sounds. 31 Chapter 31: Lets finish this!!!! A simple hand gesture simply grabs the dragon''s sharp nail stopping it on its motion. Jasmine was shocked, an emperor rank dragon''s attack was stopped by him by a single hand gesture. The dragon felt the same thing. How can a mortal stop his attack so casually? The dragon tried to pull its claw but the it won''t even budge. "I told you, you annoying flower. You''re a pain in the ass rather than this guy. If you die you make trouble for me as well." Jasmine heard a voice came from Yun Che''s mouth but it was Yun Che''s annoying voice but it was a voice even more annoying than him. Jasmine recognize this voice very well. The only voice that echoes when he speaks. "IMPOSSIBLE, A MERE ANT LIKE YOU STOPPED MY ATTACK???!!??? WHO ARE YOU???!!???" The dragon asked Yun Che. "Who are you??!!?? Heh¡­. I AIN''T GOT A NAME." Hoyuu possessed Yun Che looked at the dragon but this time both of his eyes are black with yellow pupils. His left eye was wearing his eye covered hollow mask but the mask slowly forming into a larger portion. Hoyuu immediately let go the dragon''s arm and pull Tensa Zangetsu from the ground. He immediately carries Jasmine as he slices the right arm of the dragon, causing it to fall to the ground. "ARRRRRRGGHHHH, IMPOSSIBLE!!!!" The dragon roared in pain after its right arm was sliced from its body. "WoooHoooo, HHAAAAAAAHAAAAA" After slicing the dragon''s arm. Hoyuu was floating in the sky. He looked down on it as if a king looked down on his servant. "Heeeh!!! Emperor Lizard?!?? More like sliced lizard in my eyes. Pathetic. I was expecting a challenge but all I get is a slaughter house. This is more fun than expected" Hoyuu was taunting the dragon as his mask started to grow. "Nice to see you too, flower. Your body is small as always. Are your balloons started to grow or is it still flat as this sword?" Hoyuu looked at Jasmine around his arm. "You, hmph" Hoyuu always picking fights with Jasmine every chance he gets. Jasmine sometimes couldn''t even stand him because every time they bicker he always emphasize her body and chest. Something she couldn''t even retort. She dismissed him and looked at the damaged he cause to the dragon. She remembers that Hoyuu can even destroy a high level cultivator at ease but his possession only last three minutes per day. Yun Che saves him as his last resort and trump card to stay alive. "Aww, someone is butt hurt." Hoyuu teases her. "I am not. Can you focus on destroying that dragon instead of bickering? We have plenty of time for that." Jasmine replied him. She was really annoyed by him. She rather be with Yun Che instead of this bastard. "MORTALS, I WILL HAVE YOUR HEADS" The dragon ignored its fallen arm and focus on attacking Hoyuu and Jasmine. "PSsssHH, let me show you then. When a lizard about to be sliced." He started to swing his sword in circular form and releases a giant dark and red Getsuga towards the dragon. This getsuga is several times more powerful than Yun Che''s getsuga or his signature technique. The getsuga overwhelms the dragon and penetrates its skin causing deep wounds to appear. He jumps immediately and fire another giant getsuga from above. This time it hits the dragon''s back and creates another giant wound. Hoyuu used Yun Che signature technique, the Broken Shadow Flash and creates several clones of himself. He laughed once more as he fires several Getsugas from the clones. As the dragon saw the situation was dire, it tried to fly but Hoyuu teleport behind its back and shot a giant getsuga towards the wound. Hoyuu laughed as he stabs the wound with explosive power. His strike causes an explosion of energy behind the dragon as he destroys its dantian. The dragon losing its powers revert to its physical strength which is early stages of Earth Profound Realm. The dragon crash into the floor after the explosion and Hoyuu was standing a distance away from it still holding Jasmine on his side. "MORTAL, YOUR AURA IS THE SAME AS THOSE WHITE MASKED BEAST. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?" The dragon raises its head using its left arm to support itself. "Heehee, Maybeee. Who knows? You''re about to be sliced anyway." Hoyuu echoing voice taunts the dragon as he spins Tensa Zangetsu by its chain around. This time Hoyuu''s mask covers half of Yun Che''s face. "INSOLENT, IF THIS DRAGON IS GOING DOWN THEN YOU SHOULD DIE WITH ME" The dragon was channeling its remaining strength towards its mouth. Even if it''s dantian was crippled. It still can use its fire ball effectively. "PssHH, still wants to fight?!? Bring it on. You''re not the only one can do it." Hoyuu immediately points Tensa Zangetsu at the dragon. "What are you doing?" Jasmine asked him. "Heh, bet that bastard Yun didn''t show you this before. Let me show you one of MY signature attack." At the tip of Tensa Zangetsu. A ball of red energy was spinning and slowly getting larger and larger. The energy was surrounded by lightning. Jasmine was observing from his side. This attack uses concentrated energy to shoot. His sinister energy causes the attack to become even more powerful. Even if it''s her, she thinks twice before receiving this attack. "DIE MORTAL" As the dragon was finish charging its fire ball, it immediately shoots it towards Hoyuu and Jasmine. "After you." Hoyuu simply said before releasing the energy ball from the tip of the sword. The ball of energy then forms a giant red beam towards the fire ball. The beam easily obliterates the fire ball before overwhelm the dragon, pushing it to the nearby wall. [Ding¡­. Warning time reached. Switching back to administrator control.] "Cheee, looks like my time''s up king. As thanks for letting me out, keep the mask. You bastard, HAHAHAA" Hoyuu said before his left eye slowly transform back to black pupils. "Thanks a lot Hoyuu, I''ll take it from here." Yun Che''s body was back to his control and after that he was greeted by a notification. [Ding¡­. Host''s affinity with Hoyuu increase to 25.] [Hollow''s half mask acquired. Increase the host''s strength by 50% Duration: 5 minutes.] "System how much time before the cultivators arrived?" He smiled at Hoyuu''s gift to him as he asked the system once more. [Ding¡­. Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds] "Hoyuu''s possession only last him 3 minutes. Looks like I have 5 minutes of this mask remaining. Let''s make this count." Yun Che said while regaining his composure to settle with the dragon. The left side of his face is covered with remnant of Hoyuu''s mask. He can now manifest half of the hollow''s mask. Instead of three, he has five minutes of extra 50% strength. His cultivation is increased to sixth level of the Spirit Profound Realm. It''s still far from the dragon''s reduced cultivation but it''s the edge he needs to settle this. "Finally, you''re back. I was getting impatient." Jasmine was still holding his left arm. She felt dizzy when Hoyuu used Broken Shadow Flash with her just now. The speed of that move was too fast but she was able to get by after short time of getting used to. "Sorry about that. Now, let''s finish this." Yun Che still holding Jasmine before flash stepping towards the dragon once more. The dragon sensed an impending danger before expanding its wings to run away. "ARRRGGHHH, YOU BASTARDS" The dragon launched a few wind attacks towards them and he easily avoided the attack. As Yun Che was approaching, the dragon charges up its last fire ball. This time it was stronger when it tried clashing with Hoyuu just now. Yun Che and Jasmine continued to avoid the attacks send by the dragon. It planned to use the fire ball as a distraction before flying away with its wings. The dragon continued to fly upwards and charge its fire ball. Yun Che use his flash step to chase the dragon until they are above the clouds. He and Jasmine flash step above the dragon before diving straight to it. The dragon sees this as an opportunity and.. "DIE MORTALS!!!!" It shouted before launching the giant fire ball at them. Instead of avoiding it, he immediately dives straight to it. "Yun Che!!! What are YOU DOING!!!!" Jasmine shouted at his ears seeing him dives towards the fireball. "SOMETHING REALLY STUPID!!!!" He immediately stabs his sword on the fire ball. "GETSUGA TENSHOU!!!!" Black getsuga went straight from the sword into the giant fire ball. The rampaging getsuga destroys the fire ball before it went straight into the dragon''s mouth. The energy of the getsuga starts wreaking havoc inside the dragon''s body and finally loses the last of its life before falling straight from the sky. Yun Che and Jasmine flash step to the dragon''s body to use it as a cushion to soften the impact. Their fall was too fast and he had another stupid idea to save their asses. "Sealing Cloud Locking Sun" Yun Che activated the second art of the Evil God. The red barrier immediately covers both of them. "Brace for impact!!!" he said to her before¡­ BOOM!!!! The dragon''s carcass finally land on the ground and the ball of barrier contained Yun Che and Jasmine was ejected into a nearby wall before landing on the ground. "Uuugghhh" Jasmine wakes up and Yun Che''s smiling face greet her as soon as she opens her eyes. He was still coated with his hollow''s mask making his smile looked creepy. The moment she realized and lift her face. She noticed that she was sitting top of his body while her hands are on his chest. Her face grows bright as a tomato and Yun Che''s next words added fuel to the fire. "Eheee, you''re quite bold aren''t you?" Yun Che took this opportunity to tease her. "You BLOCKHEAD!!!!" she yelled with an embarrassed face before.... *SMACK!!!!! 32 Chapter 32: Reaps "What was that for?" Yun Che asked her about the slap she gave him. "For being an idiot!!! You could have save a lot of time by stealing that bead but instead you wanted to fight that dragon and endanger yourself." She was angry at him. "Haaa, sorry about that. I am not that kind of person who steals from the strong. I wanted to fight that dragon to see how strong I''ve become. Fighting realms higher than me doesn''t mean I am throwing my life away. I am fighting because I have trump cards to back it up and it''s a battle of a lifetime." As a gamer, he never backs down from a fight. This is a fight of lifetime. He had the will to live and the desire to die. It is making the fight itself worth something. Besides, it helps him level up. "Then what about you?" He asked her with a serious expression. "Me?" She was puzzled. "Yeah, you know that I have plans to fight the dragon. You shouldn''t bother coming out. Even if you didn''t push me. My body will automatically react and avoid the attack even if I am not conscious." He was indicating his Observation Mode from his Sharingan. This move allow his to anticipate any moves and his body will automatically avoid it. "Well¡­" She didn''t have an answer. She just reacts. why did she bother helping him? Is it because he is her disciple? Is it because he is her savior? Why did she save him? "You don''t have to save me. Sure, if your strength recovered, you can take out that dragon with one shot. This time, have faith in me. I always have backup plans if something didn''t turn out well. Trust me, I will protect you this time. I don''t need to rely on you. It is a man''s job to protect the girl he cares about." As soon as Yun Che said those words, her mental image of her brother started to appear before her. He said the same thing during her stay in the Realm of the Gods. Her brother, sister and her mother was the source of her happiness before her father takes all of them from her. She lost someone she could rely on, but Yun Che''s words triggers something within her. She felt like he could actually protect her. Even if her pride as the God''s realm princess didn''t allow it, she didn''t dislike the idea at all. "You care about me?" "Of course, you''re my master as well as my partner." He smiled despite having that mask covers half of his face. Jasmine turned around and had a blush and a smile on her face. She didn''t want Yun Che to see it but it is a genuine smile she had since the day she lost everything. She immediately regained her composure and turned into her arrogant ''Ojou-sama'' mode. "Hmph, you''re a thousand years too early to protect this princess. Not to mention your unpredictable, crazy and reckless fighting style. How can I expect to depend on you?" she turned back at him showing her smile to him. Yun Che felt his heart was going to burst with that cuteness she shows. It''s the first time she smiles at him though. Usually, they bicker with one another instead of showing their soft side. "Well, Jasmine. Care to bet on it? This demon can protect you from now on." "Oh, you''re a demon now? I thought you were a blockhead? "Grrrr, this little girl¡­." In his heart, this is the way he prefers. It makes their relationship just like master and disciple. As he was about to ponder into it, a notification pops up in front of him. [Ding¡­. Congratulation on killing the Emperor Rank Red Dragon.] [Emperor Rank Demon core attained. Can be exchange to the system with 700000XP. Can be used to leveling up companions.] [Ding¡­.. Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­.. Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­.. Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­.. Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­.. Host has leveled up] ...¡­ ...¡­.. ¡­.. "Holy shit, killing an Emperor rank really does skyrocket my cultivation." The notifications going on for about twelve times before displaying the next one. [Ding¡­.. Host is now Level 44, Fourth Level of the Spirit Profound Realm.] [Ding¡­. Congratulation on triggering the ''One Fell Swoop" achievement. Leveling up an entire realm in one fight. Reward: 10000Xp and 1000Sp] [Ding¡­. Host has leveled up.] [Ding¡­.. Host is now Level 45, Fifth Level of the Spirit Profound Realm.] [Ding¡­host has achieved Spirit Profound Realm. System reward acquired. Would you like to open it?] He was waiting for this the entire time. His last rewards was two Zanpakuto and a 13th division haori. What might this reward gave him? Yun Che was still shocked after his continuous leveling up. However, as soon as he was about to open the system reward. [Ding... Duration: 0 minutes and 45 seconds. It is recommended host disappears immediately.] "Damn, now''s not the time for that. Jasmine, we have to get out of here. They''re about to arrive." "You''re right, multiple energies are coming fast. Grab that dragon and the seed. That dragon might come in handy one day." He nods before storing the dragon and its severed arm into the system storage. Then, he immediately flash step towards the seed and put it in his system. He needed some time to consume it and decided to do it later. He discovered that the altar which hold the seed was surrounded with Fire Spirit Grass. He just stored all of them in the system before flash step back to Jasmine. He immediately grabbed her waist and she was shocked by his sudden action. "Idiot, what do you think you are doing?" she asked him resisting his touch. "Calm down, I am about to try another movement technique. I might have mastered it but it''s still need some time to get used to. "What kind of movement technique?" She calmed down before asking him. She knew that flash step was the fastest movement technique she has ever seen but if he has another one. Doesn''t mean flash step was not the fastest? She had many questions about the recent events. "Hold on" he concentrates his spirit force to his body and¡­. Swoossshhh And they finally disappear from the ruins of the mountain leaving no trace behind. Moments after they disappear, cultivators are arriving one after another at the destroyed mountain range. Hundreds of cultivators at the Monarch stage and others are at Overlord stage. Those with weaker cultivation simply stand aside or watching from afar. "Turns out that genius was cultivating here. Judging from the blood puddle on the ground, turns out there''s a great battle occurred here." An elder from the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary said. "Hooo, are you here to claim the genius as well Absolute Monarch Sanctuary? An elder from the Sun Moon Divine Hall came as well. "Hmph, do we need your permission to claim that genius. We do what we please." The elder retort him. "Look at you fools, trying to claim our future disciple. Are you trying to start a war with us?" An elder from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region steps in between them. All of a sudden, an arkarrived from the direction of the sea. Several elders with late stage Monarch auras emerge from it. The ark was used by the only sect came from the sea. The Supreme Ocean Palace. "You old things, HMPH, this elder wishes to claim that genius for the glory our sect. Your sects doesn''t have the qualification to have it" the elder from The Supreme Ocean Palace steps in as well. "Supreme Ocean Palace, are you willing to start a war with us as well?" the elder from Mighty Heavenly Sword Region retorts. Various super powers from all over Profound Sky Continent gathered at this place but there''s no Yun Che to be claimed. His steps were trackless. The only thing left was the puddle of blood came from the severed arm but no energy nor anything whatsoever. Various elders from various sects came and wanted to claim the genius for themselves. However, the genius vanished without a trace and they didn''t know a thing about him. Yun Che''s stunt causes sects are fighting for him even if they didn''t know anything about him. Those from the weaker side can only sigh at this situation because there''s no way for them to participate in the fight to claim him. As soon as the elders were bickering, they heard a roar approaching from all sides. ROAARRRRR The hollows came running towards this position and their numbers were vast. The cultivators can handle them but they could not afford having their disciples sacrificed to these hollows. Those other super powers might use these chance to turn the tides against them. To avoid these unnecessary conflict. It is better for them to leave immediately. "Chee, those white mask beasts again. We settle this another time then. If the genius willingly come to our sect,all of you didn''t have the right to take him or her." The elder from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region points at all of the powers. "HMPH, right back at you. We won''t let go of that genius even if you went to war with us." The Supreme Ocean Palace elder retorts them before climbing back to their ark. All of the various super powers having the same thought before disappearing within their rides or flying back to their sects. The hollows might be weak but they have advantage in numbers. Fighting them will waste energy rather than bringing them benefits. They left as quick as they come and all the weaker sects left as well. As for the seven guardians, they just looked from the distance to avoid being spotted by the high level cultivators. This is the first time they see such high powers from the legends. However, one of the seven guardians from the mountains have mixed feelings about it. The guardian was Chu Yueli from the Frozen Cloud Asgard. The seven guardians are the famous Frozen Cloud Asgard Seven Fairies. She was there when Yun Che relay the Absolute Suppression skill to suppress everyone from that city. She was not even spared from it. She had mixed feelings because she recognizes that energy skyrocket earlier. "That energy, it gave the same feeling when the mountain was cut half a year ago. This time it was stronger." She thought. "Could it be?" she made a mental note to ask her disciple later. 33 Chapter 33: The Great Way of The Buddha. As for the ''genius'' he reappeared once more on top of his cave. Which is a thousand kilometers from the mountain. His Spirit Force control was perfect and he managed to hide it during his jump, preventing him from being discovered by the cultivators. The genius was Yun Che himself. After made twice jumps with Jasmine. He finally arrived at his destination. His hollow''s mask undo itself after arriving near the waterfall, indicating his five minutes is over. He was still in his Bankai form as he lands near the waterfall near his cave. "What was that movement technique? It felt so fast just like flash step. You could travel distances with it. What was it?" she asked him just as Yun Che lets go of her. "Oh that, well that was Sonido." he casually answered. "Sonido?" "Sound Ceremony in your language. Sonido is a hollow exclusive movement which they cultivated to move in high speed. They are same in terms of speed as flash step but they cover tremendous distance. Flash step can do the same as well but you have to make several jumps to do it. Sonido covers an entire distance but you need to concentrate hard to arrive at your target. Flash step doesn''t require concentration and it is easier to execute. Personally, I prefer to use flash step during fights but to travel distances. I used this one. To use it, I must be in Hollow mode." He explains. "Impressive, I have one other question. When Hoyuu take over your body. He used a beam type attack. It was powerful enough to destroy the dragon''s fire ball. He said that you knew this technique." "Ahh, that one. You mean ''Cero''?" "Your world really sticks with these non-understandable naming." She was confused a lot with the naming. Shunpo, Sonido, Bankai,Shikai and now Cero? This really makes her head spin. "Hahaha, That''s how it works. Hoyuu used Cero or Hollow Flash. That one too is a hollow exclusive skill as well. Only a hollow who achieved Spirit Profound Realm can use them. They might be quite deadly if being used by the wrong hand." He wasn''t hoping to meet a human who can use Cero. She was quite curious of that technique. She did have the mind to learn it but gave it up because it is a hollow exclusive skill. She doesn''t want to turn into a hollow just because she wanted to learn it. She shook her head giving up that idea. "Shouldn''t you undo that Bankai of yours? Isn''t it straining?" "Tensa Zangetsu doesn''t strain my body. It just upgrades it. I kind of wanted to leave it on to get used to it. Besides, I liked Tensa Zangetsu better. It makes my body feel light." "Good thing that sword of yours is light. Much better to fight rather than the early release of it." She looked at the sword on his hand. "You called this light? Try carry it then." He gave Tensa Zangetsu to Jasmine and she holds it with her hands. But¡­. This sword. How did he carry IT? She felt she was holding a ton or maybe more, this sword is even heavier than those giant swords. He carries this thing while fighting that dragon just now? She tried for a while before passing back the sword to him. "Yup, it is really heavy. Good thing my cultivation able to carry it. I might try to find an art to increase my arm strength. If Tensa Zangetsu was light as a feather. I might able utilize more skills using it." She pondered for a while before saying "Yun Che, looks like that skill might work on you. Seeing you cultivated heavy swords like Zangetsu and your Bankai. I might pass this art to you to help you. You tend to use heavy skills during your battles and it consume a lot of your spirit force. This princess might have something for you to use during your battles and upgrade your body to the body of the saints." Yun Che widen his eyes after hearing that from her. Is she...¡­. "I am going to bestow you another art from the gods. This art can only be cultivated by heavy sword users but yours will do. This art can only be cultivated by True God Profound Veins and it is called¡­ Yun Che swallowing his saliva waiting for the answer. "The Great Way of the Buddha." She finished. Yun Che was shouting in his heart. He was waiting for this moment. His body cultivation was stuck at True Profound Realm and he has been dying to upgrade it. He also needs to solve his spirit force replenishment. This way, he can use lots of skills during battle. This is almost considered cheating as well. "This skill originally belongs to my brother, but seeing your determination and recklessness reminds me of him. He also cultivated using a heavy sword. It is right for me to bestow you this art." She said. Jasmine was slowly opening up herself to Yun Che. This is the first time she spoke of someone from her family. "All right, when can I start?" he said to her. Yun Che didn''t ask anything about her brother. He preferred that she is the one who tells him about her family. One day, she might tell him her real name. "I can impart to you the ''Tome of Great Way of the Buddha'' directly into your mind. Whether you can understand it depends on you." She touches his forehead and Yun Che could see various knowledge came into his mind from the tome. [Ding¡­.. Discovered ''Tome of Great Way of the Buddha''. This art enables the host to transform the body into the body of the Rage God.] [This art has 12 stages but host can only cultivate until stage 6. The next stage will be available once host surpassed level 200.] [Cultivate?] "Hell yeah I am. This solves my spirit force depletion and HP regeneration. I am waiting half a year for this and there''s no way I am giving up right now." [Yes] [Ding¡­. Congratulation on cultivating ''The Great Way of the Buddha''.] [Ding first stage attained. Host current body cultivation is fifth stage of True Profound Realm. Current mastery: 95% (To achieve full mastery, host''s body must be at Grand Perfection of True Profound Realm.)] All of a sudden his body was full of nourishment. He felt his body was getting stronger and stronger. In his inner world, a small island was slowly forming near his central large island. In an instant, a small silver pagoda was building itself at the size of a small building. The pagoda''s color was silver indicating the mastery of the first stage of the art. He felt this changes in his mind. As for Jasmine, she was not surprised at all. Everything he has done for the past six months cause enough surprises from her. She knew with the help of the system, he can easily master it. She admits, she is a little bit jealous for him after he attained cultivation and move on to this stage after six months. She didn''t expect him to master this art instantly even her brother took a long time to master this skill. [Ding¡­. First Stage capabilities are 10% regeneration to Host''s HP, Stamina and Spirit Force every 10 minutes. Increase the host''s arm strength by 10 tons.] [Ding¡­Congratulation in achieving the achievement ''Rage God''. Cultivates the Great Way of the Buddha. Rewards: 100000XP and 1000SP. Host''s body will increase by 5 levels and obtained an exclusive skill from the system.] "Exclusive skill?" He wondered. [Ding¡­ Host has obtained ''Status Recovery'' skill. This is a ''once in a day'' skill where host can instantly recover 100% of the host''s HP, Stamina and Spirit Force. This skill also removes negative buff and regenerate limbs. Host can use this skill on others as well but the skill will undergo cool down once it''s been used.] "HOLY SHIT, this is OP man¡­.This is too OP¡­ "Even if its once a day but make a full recovery in an instant. He needs at least stage 10 of the Great Way of the Buddha to do it. To think he was awarded this skill, the system must really love him. [Ding¡­ Several modification has been done by the system to The Way of the Buddha.] "Modification?" He was still excited by the new exclusive skill by the system but the modification attracts his attention. [To cultivate the Great Way of the Buddha, host must expose himself to harsh cultivation environment to trigger the heaven and earth energy absorption to the body. However, the modification made is host must achieve maximum amount of damage to trigger the heaven and earth absorption manually.] "System, it means?" [Host must be whacked by several stronger beings to increase the body''s experience. The stronger the being the better, but host must be wary of thecurrent HP as well.] "Well, that''s not surprising. I was whacked by Zangetsus several time. Maybe I could ask for their help again." [Ding¡­ it will not work. Host''s body must be cultivated outside the Jinzen. Any cultivation experiences from the inside will not be counted.] "Chee, party pooper. Fine, maybe I''ll start finding several opponents at the spirit profound realm to trigger the absorption. System, how do I attain Stage Two?" [Stage Two can be attained once host''s body enters Spirit Profound Realm and 100% full mastery are attained once host''s body reach Grand Perfection of Sky Profound Realm.] "Hmm, it might take a while. Looks like I need to find someone from the Sky Profound Realm to aid my cultivation. But who is the closest one?" He tried researching his memories and found out there is someone can help him. "Hmm.. Maybe I can ask from her." A sinister smile appears in his face. "What are you smiling about? Is the Great Way of the Buddha really that hard to cultivate?" she knew the results but she was asking him anyway. "Oh its nothing, shall we get back to the cave? I still have rewards to view. Oh by the way, while I was carrying you. I never knew that body of yours felt really soft." He said before activating his flash step to run away from her. "You, YUN CHE!!!! I AM NOT DONE WITH YOU YET!!!!" She follows him before disappearing into the woods. 34 Chapter 34: Fire Spirit Evil Body After being scolded by Jasmine, Yun Che makes his way to the cave. He tells Jasmine to meet up in his inner world for a little surprise. Jasmine nods before reenter his inner world once more. As for Yun Che, he stays behind to play with Tensa Zangetsu for a while. After cultivating the Great Way of the Buddha, his sword really weights like feather. After his arm strength increased by ten tons, Zangetsu was even lighter than any feather. He tried using Tensa Zangetsu just like Hoyuu, Hoyuu fighting style was completely unpredictable. He kind off wanted to try swinging Zangetsu differently just like him. He remembers one of their training session where Hoyuu swings Zangetsu by using its white strap. Making a short range fight into a long range. After undoing his Bankai, he casually swings the sword in a most bizarre way as possible. It took a while because it''s not easy to casually spins the sword and throw it as he pleases. Since Zangetsu was lighter, he could swing and control its direction similar to Hoyuu''s fighting style. He made a mental note to use his sword style when encountering opponents later on. After waiting for ten minutes, the Great Way of the Buddha was healing 10% of his HP, Spirit Force and Stamina. To make full restoration and recovery he needs an hour and forty minutes. This is why he needs to achieve higher stages as soon as possible to increase his healing capabilities. "All right, enough fooling around. Let''s see what are the rewards give to me by the system." Yun Che sits down before initiating the Jinzen, entering his inner world. After successful and continuous breakthrough, his inner world was changing for the better. The central tree on his island grown larger and started to grow leaves. System once explained to him that his tree is actually his spirit force. The larger his spirit force, the larger the tree will grow. His island had grown from the size of a football field to a size of a large stadium. Turns out his island''s size grows along with his cultivation. He can see a small island with a silver pagoda was floating near the main island. As for his Zanpakuto orbs, they still orbiting around the island as usual. As soon as he arrives, "Miii Lordd!!!!! Onii-Chan!!" He knew those voices and he didn''t like the sound of that. "Arrrghhh" He was tackled immediately by Shirayuki and Sogyo No Kotowari to the ground. Her tackle feels like he was hit by a truck at full speed. Being dogpiled by three girls'' kind of feels good. "Shirayuki? What are you doing here?" He raises his head to see the culprit tackling him to the ground. "Eheee, everyone''s here after the changes in this world. They said this world''s air was fresher and it was full of power. And.... I miss you so much." She said before hugging him once more. "Onii-chan, do you bring snacks for us??" Sogyo No Kotowari however had different targets. After being fed pills from the Xiao Clan, these girls treating them like candy even if those pills are like treasures to the cultivators. "All right, all right. I give them to you girls later." Yun Che pats Shirayuki and their head to reassure them. "Yeay¡­ candy, candy" Sogyo No Kotowari twin girls jumping around him like happy little girls. Shirayuki was right. Ever since his body was upgraded by the Great Way of the Buddha, the air around them was even fresher and it was full of Heaven and Earth energy. This kind of environment really attract the spirits into coming here. Not only Shirayuki and the twin girls, Zabimaru''s twin spirit Hebi and Saru are also here. Hebi was the cute lamia girl and Saru is the tomboyish one. These two gave him nothing but trouble during his training in their inner world. Chasing him all the time trying to make him theirs but his willpower resists their seduction easily. However, those girls are not going to give up very soon. Old Man Zangetsu was sitting on one of the branch on top of his spirit force tree, enjoying the air and admiring the scene. As for Hoyuu, he was pissing off Jasmine as usual. Those two are getting along well. As he was approaching, Saru and Hebi noticed him and started to run towards him. "Young master, take me right now." Hebi said while slithering towards him. "No, take me instead" Saru said while running towards him as well. "These girls¡­" This is what happens when snakes and monkeys like their prey. They are really persistent. Yun Che side step avoiding their tackle causing them tumbled into each other. "Young Master, you''re mean." Both of them said while looking at him with puppy eyes. Yun Che however was not easily swayed by temptation and simply said "All right you two, you girls and your shenanigans. We have work to do and I don''t have time for this." He helps them up before moving towards Hoyuu and Jasmine. "Haaaiiii" the two girls said before following closely behind him, but that doesn''t mean they are going to stop chasing him. Yun Che approach Jasmine as she was chasing Hoyuu for revenge. "I see you''re having fun." "Hmph, what kind of fun this princess has with this idiot here??!!??, I''ll have his head if my strength wasn''t sealed by the system." She continued to chase Hoyuu demanding him to give himself to her so she could beat the living hell out of him. Yun Che sighs once more. This place is getting livelier day after day. Regaining his composure, he sits underneath the tree while the others minding their own business. He selects the system notification to display his stored notification. [Ding¡­ congratulation in completing the main mission, obtain the ''Evil God Seed of Fire''Rewards: One Wisdom Cube] "Wisdom Cube? Holy hell, I have four. I can now initiate an Ultra Rare summon from the world of Bleach. I''ll do it after I receive the other rewards. What kind of rewards the system might gave me." He stored the cube into his system to initiate a summon later. [Ding¡­ You have obtained the Spirit Profound Realm Reward Box] [Open?] "Yes" [Ding¡­Host has obtained 12th Division Captain Haori and Two Wisdom Cubes. Sky Poison Pearl poison capabilities has been upgraded with Miasma. Benihime concepts has been uploaded to host''s future Zanpakuto Hyourinmaru.] "What¡­ That''s it? No Zanpakutos? System, explain?!" Yun Che demand an explanation from the system. He was promised with Zanpakuto for every grand realm he achieved but this time, he was not given any Zanpakutos at all. [Ding¡­ Host will not be given Azogi Jizou because it is a poison type Zanpakuto. Since host has possessed the Sky Poison Pearl. Azogi Jizou''s miasma capabilities will be given to the Sky Poison Pearl instead. There''s no need for the host to possessed Zanpakuto with similar capabilities with the Sky Poison Pearl.] He wondered for a while. Turns out the system was right. He had already possessed the Sky Poison Pearl. He didn''t need Azogi Jizou anymore. [Ding¡­ As for Benihime, it''s capabilities are same as Zangetsu. It''s bankai however deemed useless because host has cultivated the Great Way of the Buddha. However, system has made compensation by uploading Benihime''s shikai fighting techniques to Hyourinmaru. Host will be able to use Benihime''s Shikai abilities using Hyourinmaru once host achieved Sky Profound Realm. System has provided host with two wisdom cubes as compensation.] After hearing the system''s explanation. Yun Che just sigh. Turns out, Benihime fighting abilities just similar as using Zangetsu. From what he understands, he can use Benihime''s skill using Hyourinmaru in the future. Which he attains once he reached Sky Profound Realm. He was planning to achieve Sky Profound Realm before the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament begins. Well, at least he had six wisdom cubes now, two more and he''ll be able to achieve another summon. Regaining his composure, he takes out the Seed of the Evil God. This seed attracts the attention of his spirits and Jasmine. All of a sudden, he was surrounded by his spirits and they observed what kind of treasure he was holding. For humans, the seed looked like an ordinary bead with no powers but for them, the capabilities attract their attention just like a fly attracted to lights. "So much power in one single bead. One kind of heavenly item is this?" old man Zangetsu ask him after seeing its radiance. The other spirits have the same thought but the twin little girls thought of it as snacks. Yun Che explains to them the function of the Evil God Seed of Fire as well as the existence of other seed as well. "So what do I do now Jasmine?" "Eat it of course. That''s the only way to digest its powers. You will feel its effect once you digest it." She shrugged. "Hmm, here goes nothing." He nodded before tossing the seed into his mouth. It didn''t take a while before¡­ [Ding¡­ Discovered the ''Evil God Seed of Fire. This seed enable host to be immune to all kinds of fire even cast by higher cultivation cultivators. The seed also increase all fire based Arts and Zanpakuto''s offensive powers by 100%.] [Initiating Fusion] [Fusion Successful] All of sudden, his world was undergoing changes. Underneath the system, a medium sized sun was forming underneath it. As soon as the formation was successful, the sun radiates and cause warmth to fill the air. The air around them felt much better than before. The spirits were happy because this is their ideal world now. As for the sun, it just rotates around the system core. For Yun Che, this is a majestic sight to behold. Once this world was an empty void but now it''s a majestic world. [Ding¡­ Fire Spirit Evil Body obtained. Host is now permanently immune to all kinds of fires. All fire based offensive powers are increased to 100%. Spirits are immune to all fires well.] [Ding¡­ As bonus for obtaining the seed, host''s cultivation level is increase automatically by 5] [Ding¡­ Host is now Level 50, Grand Perfection of Spirit Profound Realm.] "Holy shit, immune to all kinds of fire? This means I can cast Amaterasu (Hell''s fire) on me and will not get hurt? This also mean those fire bending bastards can''t even harm me at all. This is awesome. Too awesome. This is how the original Yun Che feels like after being immune to fire." He thinks about the wonders he could do after being immune to fire. Jasmine was happy for him. The Evil God Fire Spirit Evil Body can forever save him from fire cultivators. He still need to be wary of their strength. Still, the changes around his world was bizarre. What happens if he gets all the seed from the Evil God? Yun Che displays his full status to see his full cultivation state. Yukihira Yuuki Alias: Yun Che Age: 17 Level: 50(Spirit Profound Realm Grand Perfection) Profound Spirit Force: 50000/50000 Combat prowess: Sky Profound Realm Fourth Stage Body prowess: True Profound Realm Grand Perfection stage. Bloodlines: Evil God, Uchiha Soul Powers: Death God, Quincy and Hollow Acquired Zanpakuto: Zangetsu, Zabimaru, Sogyo No Kotowari and Sode No Shirayuki System points: 400000 Default Zanpakuto: Zangetsu Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu (First Stage) Evil God Seven Realms (Berserk state) 1st Realm: Evil Soul Increase the strength of the host by 25%. 2nd Realm: Burning Heart Increase the strength of the host by 50% Sharingan Mastery. First realm: Sharingan First Tomoe Capabilities: Observation mode: enhanced senses and instinct. Second realm: Sharingan Second Tomoe Capabilities: Spirit enhancement to weapons and body. Hollow Mode Status 1) Hollow Mask: Half Covered Mode Increase the host''s strength by 50%. Attack Techniques (Changes depending on equip Zanpakuto) 1) Getsuga Tenshou (Normal and Bankai) 2) Moon Star Destruction Arrow (Evil God Quincy Arrow) 3) Dual Getsuga Tenshou (Spirit Weapon Enhancement required) 4) Quincy Mode: Spirit Weapons (Bow) 5) Cero (Basic: Hollow Mode Required) Movement Technique. 1) Flash step (Senka/Utsusemi/ Broken Shadow Flash) 2) Sonido: (Require Hollow Mode) Body techniques The Great Way of the Buddha (First Realm) - Regenerate and restore 10% of the host''s HP, Stamina and Spirit Force every 10 minutes. Increase the host''s arm strength by 10 tons. Fire Spirit Evil Body - Permanently immune to all kinds of fires. All fire based offensive powers are increased to 100%. Kido Arts Binding Arts: #61 and #63 (Mastered) Destruction Arts: #1, #4, #33, #73 and #90 (Mastered) "All right now that''s done, time to summon me an ally." he murmured slowly. 35 Chapter 35: First Summon Everyone gathered under the tree to witness the birth of a new companion. Jasmine was confused when Yun Che said he was going to summon an ally from another world. "Ally? What kind of summon do you want to perform?" Jasmine was still confused. Yun Che took out one light blue and shiny cube from his inventory and showed it to Jasmine. "This is a wisdom cube. This cube can summon any companions from my home world. This cube allows me to create a new companion that can aid me in this world. There are no valuable allies in this world since this is the world where the strong devour the weak. However, it''s not wrong for me to summon a loyal and trustworthy companion. My goal one day is to create a hare¡­ no no.. a team of powerful Soul Reapers to roam the thousand realms of this world." He said to her. "Soul Reapers? You can summon another one?" She was shocked because as far as she knows Yun Che was the only Soul Reaper in this world. To think he can summon another one. "Yup, to initiate a summon, I must collect four cubes from the system before shattering them. This way the system can summon a random and powerful Soul Reaper from my home world. However, the Soul Reaper will be at blank state and no previous memories. All they have is their skills, abilities and eternal loyalty to me." Yun Che explains to her before she nods in understanding. She is impressed once more with the system capabilities and notes how lucky Yun Che to have a powerful thing as his helper. "How do you get this kind of cube? This kind of cube can ignite greed in this world if it falls to the wrong hand." Jasmine asked him. "This cube is randomly given by the system so it makes this cube is really, really and really valuable to me. It took me almost six months to gather six cubes and I don''t know when is the next cube come by. I really hope to pull a better one from this." "So, what are you waiting for? Initiate the summon." She backs away towards the spirits and leave Yun Che out in the open. "Allright" Yun Che pulled four cubes from his inventory and place them on the grass. [Ding¡­ Requirements for an Ultra Rare summon met. Initiate Summon?] Yun Che prayed in his heart to get someone powerful and possibly pretty. He had a very good streak of luck and the heavens must not ruin this moment for him. He steels his heart before pressing the button [Yes]. [Ding¡­ Administrator permission acquired. Initiating Summon from the World of Bleach.] All the four cubes on the ground started to float upwards. The cubes started to rotate slowly in the air before fusing with one another. The situation creates a powerful wind and bright light causing him and the others to shield their eyes. This is the first time he initiate the summon in front of his other Zanpakuto spirits. They are curious to see what kind of being he can summon from the World of Bleach. He knew sometimes Gacha rates really suck in his world. He was confident to get an Ultra Rare character but as for who, he can only prayed. The cubes'' fusion causes a bright light to appear. He can see the cubes started to form into a shape of a body. Then, hands started to appear beside it and judging from the shape of the body, this summon is a female. "LUCKY ME!!!" He screamed in his heart. But he still wish the female was someone he knew. The formation started to form legs as well as the breasts of the figure.The light from the formation started to grow brighter and brighter. He covers his eyes to avoid the light before the brightness of the light dims slowly. The formation started to create a waist long hair from the figure''s head before shaping the figure''s face. As he tries to identify the face, a notification pops up in front of him. The figure''s formation was complete. He could see a very alluring and mature body of the figure. Since this is a summon, the figure was wearing her birthday suit. The body was perfectly shaped with two bountiful mounds on her chest. He could see this figure has the perfect three sizes from any of the woman he sees. Yun Che felt his nose was going to burst with blood before he shields his eyes. The figure''s black hair was waving in the air until it reach her waist. The face was forming slowly from her small mouth to her cute button nose. The cheeks were perfectly shaped before forming a closed eyes and finally completed her forehead. The figure''s beauty was the same as Xia Qingyue''s and Jasmine. Those two radiates an out of this world beauty aura. But this figure radiates an even more beautiful and mature aura. If she were to step in to the world, empires will fight for her. "This is...¡­" he was shocked and excited. He watched the anime bleach before and he immediately recognized this character. This was one of his anime crushes back then. However, before he could said the name. A notification pops out in front of him. [Ding¡­ Congratulation in summoning an Ultra Rare Character from the Bleach World.] He said this name at the same time the system display the next notification. [Unohana Retsu] 36 Chapter 36: Unohana Retsu Yun Che or Yuuki to be exact knew the summoned women very well. She''s one of the earliest Gotei 13 captains after the existence of Soul Society. She is the oldest and most experienced captain as well as the most proficient healer. However, after being summoned by the system. She holds no previous memories of her previous lifetime. He can say that she is born with a clean slate except her skills and abilities. Even if she had her skills and abilities, it was all based on muscle memory the system has implemented within her. If she has no experience in using them, she is no better than a novice with level 100 skills. To train her to become the most powerful companion, he needs to personally train her to get used to the skills she had before unleashing her to the real world. After she was summoned, Unohana Retsu was born without any clothes on her body. Her body was like an exclusive jade. She was perfectly carved to match a perfect woman''s body ever created. Her breast was perfected shaped as well as beautiful luscious legs. Her arms were well toned to match her beautiful body. She was really beautiful. As he was looking, he heard Jasmine shouted next to him. "What are you doing you lecher? Hurry up and put some clothes on her." Before he was about to do something, he felt his eyes were being closed by a cold pair of hands. "Milord, you mustn''t see this or she will never able to get married for the rest of her life." Shirayuki said from behind him. Yun Che being a quick thinker immediately purchase a shikakushou and ask the girls to dress her up. Saru and Hebi were the ones who dress her while Shirayuki was holding Yun Che back. He heard Jasmine''s remark to him once more. "Disgusting" she said. "You can''t blame me, this is the act of man. The act of god himself" he defended himself. "Hmph" As for old man Zangetsu and Hoyuu, none of them have any reaction for looking at the naked woman. Probably because they are spirits and no reaction whatsoever. However, Hoyuu still laughed his ass off seeing Yun Che being restrained. After being dress up, She almost looked perfect but she needs at least a bit of makeover to radiate her beauty. She still looked as beautiful as she was before. "Hnnnn" she suddenly opens her eyes and saw the Yun Che, Jasmine and his spirits in front of her. As soon as she saw Yun Che, she immediately bows while sitting down. Her face is really beautiful. Her black hair is flowing from her head to her waist. Her face looked as innocent as an angel. Her dark blue eyes watching them and her cute button nose. Her face was perfectly sculpted. Her didn''t looked like the previous and scary killer she used to be. She opened up her beautiful lips. "Are you the one who summoned me? I am Unohana Retsu. My deepest apologies because I can''t remember any of my previous life memories. That doesn''t mean I cannot fight to be your sword and shield, young master. I maybe far from perfect, please take good care of me." She said while bowing. Yun Che is quite shock on the introduction. Looks like she really is a clean slate. This is no better than having someone with amnesia fight for him. He has a lot work getting her back into shape. And isn''t that the greeting usually the newly wedded wife introduce herself to her husband? "Ah, yes. The honor is mine. Retsu. Let''s get along from now on." He smiled at her causing her to blush. "May I acquire the name of my young master?" She asked him while smiling. "There''s no need for young master. Just call me ''Yuuki'' while you''re in here and ''Yun Che'' in the real world." "Young master, you had two names?" she wondered. Before he could answer, Jasmine suddenly interjects him. "Yuuki? That''s your real name? You never tell me this before? What else are you not telling me?" He holds both of his hands in front of him. "Woah, not so fast. Seeing a fellow comrade from my world kind of making me wanted to use my real name instead of my body''s name. You do remember when I told you seven months ago? I am a Death God from my previous world. I am reincarnated in this body with my previous memories intact." The spirits nods behind her. Telling her that they knew about this matter a long time ago. "You guys knew?" She asked them. "We were created from his soul. As Zanpakuto spirits, we knew everything about our master despite he never introduced himself. His real name was engraved in our memories." Old man Zangetsu explains. "Ehem, so let me reintroduce myself. I am Yukihira Yuuki. Yukihira is my family name and Yuuki is my name. This is Unohana Retsu. Unohana is her family name and Retsu is her name. Hope everyone can get along with her." He said while introducing her. She bows in front of the spirits and Jasmine. "You could use your real name in the real world instead of Yun Che." Jasmine suggested. "Easy for you to say. I am a man of honor. Despite my vile character, I respect the values of these names carry. Besides, I promised to bring Yun Che to the highest and strongest being of existence in this universe. To discard the name is simply killing him. This name will be my name in the real world. Yuuki will be my name in my inner world, but I will go with Yun Che. I am used to that name anyway." Yuuki owe the real Yun Che this body though. This is the least he could do to repay him after devouring his memories and soul. Jasmine was speechless. This guy understands the value of names and was willing to let her know his true name. As for her, she wasn''t ready to tell him her real name. The name which relates her to her despicable father. She didn''t want him to hate her for having that name. If Jasmine really the name he called her, she was willing to use it for the rest of her life. Retsu introduced herself to every spirit as well as Jasmine. Earning a happy cheer for them but Hoyuu stills making his remark causing Jasmine to chase him once more. However, as for the rest. They were happy because they gained a new comrade and friend. Yun Che smiled at their antics. This world started to become lively again. Yun Che immediately scans her for abnormality. So far she''s okay and he displays her status window. Unohana Retsu Age: 18 Level: 1 (Beginners Profound Realm First Level) Spirit Pressure: 10000/10000 Soul combat prowess: Beginners Profound Realm First Stage. Soul body prowess: Beginners Profound Realm First Level Soul Powers: Death God Zanpakuto: Minazuki Bankai: Minazuki Capabilites 1) Kido Master (Destruction, Binding, Barrier and Healing) 2) Master Sword and Hand to Hand Combat Movement Technique. 1) Flash step (Senka/Utsusemi/ Speed Clones) *Host needed to know that Unohana Retsu capabilities are unleashed once host started to train her. She had no experience in using them until the host reawaken those capabilities. "HOLY SHEET, she was born with 10000 Reaitsu points? Well at least she had a head start aside from me. She is only in her Shinigami Mode just like I was before. Looks like Retsu didn''t had a body to cultivate and only focus on her soul. It was easier than the current me though. I miss my old two modes. Well, at least Retsu had them now. I need to train her soul and body before bringing her to the real world." He murmured slowly while looking at Retsu familiarize herself with Jasmine and the spirits. He sees her level once more and said "This is going to take a while" . 37 Chapter 37: Retsus Training Five months later. Yun Che didn''t made any progress in his cultivation but focuses on training Retsu. Jasmine and Yun Che take on the role of being her master to get her back into shape. For the past five months, Yun Che had been struggling to train her level to become as strong as the current him. She had been following him to familiarize herself with her own abilities. After using the dragon''s demon core, Retsu''s cultivation skyrocket to the fifth stage of True Profound Realm. Jasmine was quite shock because if a beginner used the energy from the demon core directly, the energy could immediately kill and explode her body. Instead, the energy went well inside her and skyrocket her cultivation. Her foundation was still remaining the same as before. Jasmine and Yun Che had been filling her inputs about the continents of the Blue Pole Star. Her keen intellect makes her understand the current situation easily. Jasmine also gives her some input about the Realm of the Gods because she knew she had higher potential in reaching that realm. Yun Che gave her a lot of shihakushou sets and the 12th Division Haori to dress her up. He also had Shirayuki to make her an Obi for her. Looking at her right now, he didn''t even believe that his former milf crush was actually standing in front of him. The current Retsu was even more beautiful after she was born. With luscious body and well-shaped boobs, he was attracted to her. After being smacked and called a pervert by Jasmine countless of times of course. He helped braiding her hair regaining her former appearance and this time her hair is braided on the back to maximize the fighting without getting in the way. Due to she was born a clean slate, the scar on her chest was cease to exist and her body was pure once more. After regaining her Zanpakuto, she regained her swordsman ability once more. Her Zanpakuto resembles a normal katana and resembles a nodachi. Retsu often carries her Zanpakut¨­ over her shoulder by a rope strap rather than tying it on her waist. She and Yun Che started to hunt higher level demon beast to test her high level kido arts and swordsman abilities. Training with Yun Che and Jasmine regained her former fighting abilities as she puts the skills into experience. As for Kido arts, she merely used a lower level skill to avoid unnecessary attention. Besides, she didn''t have enough Reaitsu points to cast a higher level. After Jasmine''s level regained back to True Profound Realm Grand Perfection, she proceeds on training Retsu''s soul body. Yun Che lost this ability once his soul fused with his body but for Retsu, he can still see the glory of this technique once more. This technique is actually the same as his Great Way of the Buddha where her body capabilities are increased after being hit countless of times. After being hit and kill countless of Hollow and Demon Beast. Her level once more broken through to the First Level of the Spirit Profound Realm. She gained an additional half a realm strength just like Yun Che after he broken through to the Elementary Profound Realm. Retsu''s relationship with Yun Che was increasing every time she was with him. Turns out, she slowly falls in love with Yun Che''s kindness after they trained for a while. He didn''t treat her like a servant or subordinate. He was treating her like companion and supports everything for her. He even halted his cultivation for the sake of training her to become stronger. Instead of letting her leaching experience points, he beats the higher level beast to its last life so she can take the last hit. In her heart, she didn''t want their relationship to be comrades, she wanted her relationship with him is even higher. She was willing to let her life end protecting him. She noticed that she was quite jealous seeing Jasmine and Yun Che''s relationship. Her relationship with Jasmine however turns out quite well. Jasmine easily made friends with her and sometimes she talks about Yun Che making Retsu interested.Yun Che saw their antics and thinks that "birds in a feather flock together." As for Yun Che, he didn''t really slack off during Retsu''s training. During the last five months, he used his free time to fight Hoyuu to gained his affinity once more. Hoyuu''s abilities increased once he used several of Yun Che''s techniques against him. The fight is getting harder and harder each time he defeats him. One by one, his techniques are being used and it sometimes forcing him to a corner. He can tolerate with Shunpo and Bankai. However, this guy started to use Kido Techniques and Hollow Techniques against him. It was a good thing he didn''t learn all of the Kido arts at one time. After defeating him 25 more times, with absolute difficulty. He finally achieved a complete version of his Hollow Mask, making him a fully-fledged Visored. The mask can only last him for ten minutes and increased his strength by 75% percent. This achievement making him almost complete his hollow training. Hoyuu said that if he desires the rest of the 50 affinity points, Hoyuu will use his Evil God Berserk and Arts against him making Yun Che shiver to the bones. He needs to prepare more before initiating the fight with Hoyuu again. Current day Retsu''s training went well until they encountered a big problem. Yun Che and Jasmine discovered that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn''t unleash her Bankai. "Impossible, you said before that every Zanpakuto had its own Bankai, why didn''t this one can be released?" Jasmine asked him. Yun Che pondered the matter for a while before he was struck with realization. He ignored Jasmine''s question and asked Retsu. "Retsu, during our training how do you feel when you started killing the beasts?" She asked him seriously. "Hmmm, I only killed them for experience points and getting stronger. Isn''t that bad?" She answered with an innocent expression. "So I was right." He sighs while rubbing his forehead. "What?¡­what do you mean you''re right?" Jasmine asked him. "Sigh, let me tell you a bit about her. During her previous lifetime, she was actually one of the most powerful Shinigami in our world. She is also one of the people who had a powerful killing intent and blood-lust. You can say, she is the only one who had the kindness of an angel and the vileness of a demon. Her Zanpakuto was born from those qualities of her. "As Yun Che was explaining, Retsu was getting uncomfortable, she knew her young master knew her previous lifetime. She listens attentively as Yun Che went on. "Her Zanpakuto had two names, the one she used to train is Minazuki also means Flesh Drop Gorge. This Zanpakuto enables her blade to transform into a giant beast with healing capabilities. As for her bankai¡­.." Then Yun Che''s face started to frown. "What is the power of her bankai?" Jasmine asked him and peeks Retsu''s interest as well. From Yun Che''s face, her bankai probably powerful enough but it doesn''t mean she''s going to like it. "Her kindness given birth to Minazuki in its shikai form but her vileness had given birth to her Bankai. If I am right, she requires absolute killing intent and blood-lust for her to unleashed her bankai." Yun Che started to remember from what he read from Bleach. This Bankai was the reason Retsu got her titles and her name in the first place. Now, she needs to trigger that blood-lust and killing intent once more. This means returning her to her former glory. Retsu suddenly interjects and said "Young master, if this bankai requires me to become as vile as a demon from my previous lifetime. Then, so be it. But I have a request from young master as well." Yun Che looked at her indicate her was listening. "Please, do not hate me if I am slowly becoming a demon. I didn''t want to lose my companionship with you. If you really hate me, then there''s no use for me to embrace this bankai." Retsu shed a tear as soon as she said that. After staying with Yun Che, she really likes and probably loves him. She wouldn''t want him to see her as a demon. She wants him to see her as a woman and companion. However, Yun Che''s next action was shocking to her. He immediately hugged her and slowly patting her head. She was blushing madly but calms down when she felt his body''s warmth. "I will never hate you. I couldn''t hate you. There''s no difference between you and me. In my previous lifetime, I don''t know how many mountain of corpses I''ve created. I maybe looked idiotic and cheerful on the outside, but these hands of mine had created a sea of blood. As long as you remain as kind as an angel in front of me, I will never hate you. Even if you became a demon, you will always be my Retsu." Yun Che recalling his previous lifetime as well as Yun Che''s previous memories. Combining these memories probably created even more mountain of corpses. Retsu''s demon persona didn''t even make him bat an eye. He was even worse than her. Retsu tighten the hug. She was relieved when Yun Che told her that. She falls in love with the right man this time. She hides her red face when Yun Che called her his Retsu. She was actually really happy. Ehem" Jasmine fake cough and gaining their attention. She was feeling ignored when Yun Che and Retsu had their moment. However, ignoring the stinging feeling in her chest. She asked "Even if you want to bring back her blood-lust, how do supposed to bring her former glory back?" Yun Che lets go of Retsu before answered "Retsu''s blood-lust and killing intent are perfected after 1000 years in our previous world. However, these feelings were suppressed inside her. Even if she can tap in, it still requires a long time for her to use it. However, there is one way for her to regain it." "That is?" She asked. "By going through Hollowfication." 38 Chapter 38: Hollowfication Serum "You''re going to turn her into a hollow? Are you sure about that?" Yun Che started to purchase the hollowfication serum for 50000SP. He pulls out a small bottle containing white substance and shows it to Jasmine. "This is a hollowfication serum. The serum contains a Hollow''s soul and when it enters the body. The hollow will fuse with its host soul before forming its own physical appearance inside the host. The host must have absolute willpower to resist the hollowfication. If the host fails, the hollow will take over the soul and body to become a full-fledged hollow to roam the real world. If the host succeeds in subduing the hollow, the hollow''s powers will belong to the host and the soul will become even more powerful." She took the serum from his hand and examine it. This serum allows a soul to grow even stronger but if they failed they become a hollow. Forever lost and unable to return. "Isn''t this the same as your Hollow''s mask?" she asked. "Yeah, it is. There''s more, the hollow feeds on the host''s killing intent and blood-lust. The stronger the intent, the stronger the hollow will become. In Retsu''s case, her hollow will probably many times stronger than her." "Then, are you sure she can take it on?" "I am not going to force her to become a hollow. I can find another way¡­" "I''ll do it." She suddenly said after listening to Yun Che''s explanation. "Retsu, this is suicide." Jasmine said. "No, I want to do it. I want to be strong just like young master. Young master is the only one accepts me for what I am. Jasmine-san is my only friend and the spirits are my family. I need stronger powers to protect them. Please young master, allow me to do it." "Retsu, I am not forcing you¡­." Yun Che tries to talk her off. "Young master, just promised me one thing. If I failed, you will personally end my life. If I died, I died by the hands of the one I love." She said unknowingly confessing her love to Yun Che. "No, you won''t. Even if you failed. We will bring you back no matter what. Subdue that hollow and come back to me. If you come back, I promised to take you out on a date." "Really? You''ll take me out? Even if I am a demon?" She was shocked and really happy that he asked her out. "Of course I will, you''re my Retsu as well as Jasmine''s friend. She''ll kill me if you failed. So come back to us." Jasmine went beside her and whispered "His life is as good as gone if you failed. If you really love him, come back." Yun Che just smiled after hearing it. Knowing that Jasmine would try to boost her spirit. "Hai, I promise." Yun Che gave her the serum before she kneels on the ground. She placed her Zanpakuto on the ground before looking at Yun Che and Jasmine once more. He smiled at her before both of him and Jasmine nods in acknowledgement.She nods before placing the tip of the serum into her mouth drinking it in one go. All of a sudden, her reaitsu started to spike up and white substances started to came out from her mouth before covering her entire face like an infectious plague. Yun Che then started to cover the area around her with his barrier to prevent the hollowfication process from being interrupted. "So what do we do now?" Jasmine asked, slightly worried about Retsu. "We wait." Yun Che seriously said before both of them sitting down waiting for the outcome. 39 Chapter 39: Retsu and Yachiru Retsu suddenly open her eyes and found herself in a familiar place. She knew this place very well. This is her own inner world. This world is where her Zanpakuto resides. It was different than Yun Che''s inner world but it''s her world none the less. It was just a flat mountain top but the mountain was free from snow and it has a vast healing aura. As she was waking up, the felt massive amount of reaitsu started to pressure her. However, Yun Che taught her how to use the Absolute Suppression skill and she was basically immune to pressure. Even though she''s immune, this pressure shows her this is not actually a good sign. "Ara¡­.. Looks like you finally show yourself in here. Unohana Retsu." A voice echoes in her inner world and judging how it echoes, this is the hollow she was about to fight. The massive amount reaitsu slowly forms two giant pair of red eyes staring her down as if she was a lowly ant. "Who are you?" "Hoooo, are you seriously did not even remember me? I am the very reason you were known as the vile demoness in your previous world. You were rampaging using my name your previous life and unaware that I exist in your body?" "Whoever you are, the previous me isn''t the same as before. My sole existence and my reason is only for my young master. Now I ask you again. Who are you?" The giant pair of eyes suddenly explode and form a gigantic amount of reaitsu. The reaitsu slowly compressed into a small body same size as Retsu herself. The compressed figure slowly forms its own face. Retsu was quite shock because this face is actually¡­ "You''re me?" The figure slowly forms the same clothes as she was wearing right now but instead of a white haori Yun Che gave her, this figure was wearing a red haori with flame patterns at its end. The figure''s head actually had fox like ears instead of real ears. Her hair was longer than her waist until it reach the floor but it slowly floats by the massive amount of reaitsu she emits. The most surprising part, this figure actually had tails. Not one but ten tails. The face of the figure was actually the same as her but this one doesn''t emit the aura of a kind angel. More like the aura of demonic being. "Hmm¡­hmmm¡­ Look at you, after 1000 years of existing together. You didn''t know I actually exist in your body. I am your blood-lust. I am your killing intent. I am your inner hollow. I AM YACHIRU." She emits a sinister aura showing off her might to Retsu. "Impossible, no¡­ I don''t know what you are talking about. Everyone has a killing intent and their own blood lust. How come you''re exist?" Yachiru just laugh sinisterly and said "You''re really that naive? You were one of the special people birthed in that world. You have the absolute slaughter and demonic aura. You kill and kill for a thousand year creating mountains after mountains of corpses. That continuous killing sparks the pleasure in you and you give birth to me. However, you were able to control these powers back then and able to exist together with your good side. That good side of yours, you went soft after losing that title and I am really disgusted with you. Back then, I was just a hidden power in your body and I will never be able to control you." "However...¡­" She lowers her face before revealing another sinister smile. She extends her right hand before massive amount of reaitsu slowly forms into a simple blood red katana. She suddenly jumped towards Retsu in high speed attempting to slash her. Retsu however draws her sword and clash with the Yachiru. The clash was strong enough to destroy the entire mountain and push Retsu all the way back. Her young master was right, this hollow of hers is indeed stronger. "Thanks to that poor soul entering your body, I was able to devour it and form my own soul. I can say not bad, that soul has a lot of power but that power is now mine. I can sense the power is actually the power of a Hollowfied Ten Tailed Demon Fox. No wonder I had these ears and tails. No matter, now that I have this combined powers from my own and that fox. I will obliterate your soul and take your body for my own." Retsu was slowly standing up using her sword as support. She admits she was not strong enough to fight it physically. She must have an absolute willpower to resist its power. She regained her composure once more and confront Yachiru. "Even if I was that vile, I am now rebirth with a new life in this world. My sole purpose is for my young master. It doesn''t matter you are the manifestation of my inner hollow or a demon fox. I will subdue you and control your powers." Retsu control the air around her inner world and proceeding to heal her injuries. "Lets see if you had the capabilities then." Yachiru proceeds in attacking Retsu as brutal as she can. She has her previous bad habit in fighting that is toying with her opponent. She wanted to torture Retsu before devouring her soul and body. Retsu on the other hand was only playing defensive. She continued to absorb the air around her to heal her injuries. However, she couldn''t keep this on for much longer. "Why? Why do you despise me so much?" She asked Yachiru. "Hmph, before this you never bow down to others. You kill and carved the path of slaughter back then. However, it was just a match. You lost that match and you immediately went soft. Thousands of years of accumulated powers lost just like that. However, what I despise the most is your death was caused by the same opponent you lost in the first place. You lost your blood-lust. If you still had it, you would reign the world as you please. That''s why I despised you, that''s why you died back then. This time, I will personally kill you and reign the world as I please." She increased her powers once more causing an ultimate slash towards Retsu. She was sent flying and crash in the nearby mountain. She emerge soaked in blood and she heals herself once more. Retsu used her knowledge and skills to fight Yachiru once more. She didn''t remember anything from her previous world but Yachiru remembered every single detail. She despised her for going soft after being vile for a thousand year causing her powers to decline. This decline causing her to be dead in the first place. "Looks like I played with you long enough, it''s about time we end this." Using the massive reaitsu, she slowly forms a massive fox arm and extend it towards Retsu grabbing her in one swift motion. Pulling her towards her face and said "After I kill you, I will kill that young master and that friend of yours. Let''s see how I will reign the world after that." All of a sudden, Yachiru felt massive amount of powers came from Retsu herself. She saw in Retsu''s right eye was slowly turning red and her left eye was slowly turning blue. She tried to squish her once more but her reaitu arm was slowly disintegrating and releasing the powered up Retsu. Retsu felt that she was slowly regaining her former self. Back then, she was one of the people born with unique reaitsu in their body. She actually had the spirit of Yin and Yang. The Yin is actually her good and angelic side while the Yang is a slaughter and bloodlust. In one thousand years, her Yang side had been growing and was halted the moment she lost that match. She took a few more years developing her Yin side until she succumbed to her death in the final match. Right now, her Yin side actually skyrocket the moment Yachiru wanted to kill her young master. Now that her Yin and Yang are now balanced, she can harness its powers combining them together to flow as one. Retsu once more slowly standing up and look at Yachiru with blue and red aura swirling around her. This power is actually much stronger than Yachiru herself. Slowly opening her eyes reveling red and blue pupils in it. Her braided hair undo itself before slowly floating using her aura. "You can kill me, insult me, humiliate me or torture me as you please. BUT..YOU WILL NEVER TOUCH MY YOUNG MASTER!!!!!!!!!!" She raises her hand and her inner world slowly turned from a peaceful and healing world into red blood world with demonic auras. Her Zanpakuto was slowly turning from a Nodachi into a short blade. "BANKAI!!!! MINAZUKI (All Things End) !!!!" In her hands, a black red sword was slowly forming into shape and she was actually holding a sinister sword with red aura forming out of it. Yachiru was shocked and small smile was slowly forming in her mouth. "She''s back, her former self is back. This time she is way stronger than her previous life." She was happy and excited because her former host was transforming into a being even stronger than her previous life. She is probably match her young master in terms of power. "This might be fun" She clutched her sword before proceeding to attack Retsu. Retsu is now holding her bankaifelt she could control the world with it. She proceeds on fighting Yachiru once more. Clash after clash, Slash after slash. They destroy most part of the inner world by now. However, Retsu''s attack are far stronger than Yachiru. She immediately releases a red blood slash and devour Yachiru sending her flying into the ground causing a crater to appear. Yachiru blast out of the crater and Retsu was in front of her staring at her. "Its about time we end this." "Indeed, the last one standing wins" Retsu and Yachiru flying towards each other with massive amount of reaitsu on their sword. "BOOM" Both energies clash with one another forming a giant ball of destructive energy. The energy then explodes creating an even larger crater in the inner world. In the middle of the crater, Retsu was at the opposite of Yachiru and the only separating them is the clashed sword they were holding. All of a sudden, Yachiru''s sword was snapped and the half of the blade fell to the ground. She fell onto her knees and looking at Retsu with a satisfied smile. "It was a brilliant fight, you regained your former glory. More like even better glory. Now do what you have to do, finish me." Yachiru closed her eyes to hope for the end but instead of her life being taken she felt something soft on her chest. "Wha¡­." She was shocked because Retsu is actually hugging her. She said "I know you hate me for losing in the past. Now it''s different. I was fighting for myself and my pride back then. I didn''t have an actual goal at all. All I did was following orders. Now, I have my young master. He once said that if the power used to protect, a greater power will emerge from it. I couldn''t end your life because you are part of me. My soul and my twin sister. Something inside me told me that, you actually not a bad person yourself. You just wanted me to become stronger to bow the world but I became soft causing your hatred against me." "You¡­." Yachiru was quite shock by this development. She immediately gives up to turn her into a killing maniac. She had her Yin side. She was spared because of it. "Are you not going to kill me? You even called me...sister?" She hesitates. "That goes without saying." She said slowly undoing her bankai, transforming the slaughter world back into the beautiful healing world. She slowly helps Yachiru to stand up and holding both of her hands, "Then, I am more than willing to serve you once more, Sister. Truth to be told. This is not actually my full power though. If I used my full power from the beginning, your body would explode and killing me instantly." She revealed her secret to her. It means she could defeat her from the beginning but chose not to. "So.. you.." Retsu was shocked. "Hmm, I was returning you to your full potential. I never expect that your powers are even stronger than that. You are more than worthy to control me. My powers are your powers as well sister." She said before manifesting a fox hollow mask on Retsu''s face. The mask looked just like those Kabuki Kitsune priests are wearing. This mask had multiple red patterns just like Yun Che''s mask. The mask manifestation causes her ears to transform into a fox like ears and she grew a tail behind her. This officially turning her into a Visored. "Your cultivation and body are not strong enough to use my full power. This mask enables you to use only a tail''s worth of strength and power. In other words, it only increases your strength by two realms above your current cultivation." "Yachiru, I¡­." Retsu wanted to thanked Yachiru for her gift. "Save it, as long as you''re alive. I will always support you." She said while moving towards her back. "One more thing" she revealed a sinister smile. *smack "Eeeep" Retsu was shocked because Yachiru actually spanked her butt. "If you really love him, you should start making a move. I know you are willing to share him but show him who is the main girl." Retsu suddenly blush when she said that. She barely did anything except hugging and talking. If she goes beyond that, thats¡­.. Retsu''s brain got fried andoverheated by the thought. Yachiru though "Cheee, She''s hopeless." She whispered to her again "If you''re not making a move. I will do it for you." However, she was still overheated by the thought that she was unable to respond. "This girl, she is really fun to tease. Never knew that the angelic demon is actually shy when it comes to finding mates." She said in her heart. "Now run along, make sure he gets that." She taps her butt causing her to jump again. Those fox ears and tail really show that she''s excited thinking about it. "Before you go, make sure to let me take over you at some time. I want to have a taste at that young master of yours." She smiled before disappearing from Retsu''s sight. "Hmm, wait?!? What do you mean by that? YACHIRU????!!!???" she shouted knowing that Yachiru had disappeared from her sight. Far from Retsu''s position in the inner world, she reappeared once more. She looked at her direction and said "That girl and her young master will bow the whole universe one day. Who knows how many vixens started to flock to his side. I am looking forward to meet you in person. Yun Che." 40 Chapter 40: Triggering the 2nd Bankai event. On the outside world, Yun Che and Jasmine are hanging out while watching Retsu''s transformation. They couldn''t go anywhere fearing that something might happen or interrupt the process. All they can do is stay and observe. It''s been three hours since the barrier is activated, they didn''t hope the process take a lot of time. All of a sudden¡­ They started to detect massive amount of energy started to leak from the barrier. The energy contains lethal amount of killing intent and blood-lust. The process interrupts Jasmine and Yun Che''s conversation as they shift their head towards the barrier. "What is going on?" "I don''t know, this bloodlust. I don''t think this is a good sign... Wait.." "What is it?" "This energy, it''s the energy of a Bankai. She did it." Yun Che''s mouth slowly forming a small smile. He knew that if she succeeded unleashing her bankai means she had returned to her former self. The problem is this is her first bankai. This might attract a lot of attention again after his previous stunt half a year ago. To prevent the energy from harming Retsu, he removed the barrier covering her immediately. "Yare, yare¡­this might cause a lot of ruckus again. Retsu, finish everything and come back to us. If you don''t, looks like we really have to go all out against the cultivators." She said looking at Retsu who is currently on berserk. The energy suddenly released itself in a form of a pillar of red energy, piercing the skies as it goes. While releasing itself, it forms a red blood cloud and sky as it showers killing intent and blood-lust everywhere. Red lightning travels along the skies accompanying the birth of a new demon god. All over profound Sky Continent, the cultivators detect the massive energy once more. This energy is full of malicious intent. They actually felt fear from deep within their heart as they shift their head towards the source. The skies around her started to turn red as if a demon god suddenly appear in the world. Cultivators from all over the world saw the blood red sky as they have doubts in their hearts. "What is going on? It''s not even a year since the last heavenly phenomenon appear to the world. It feels the same as half a year ago but this one is even malicious and has a lot of blood-lust." A wandering cultivator looked at the blood red sky from a distance. "What????Another one?" Various elders from all the four sacred grounds shift their head towards the blood red sky as they spring into action once more. Not one but two heavenly beings appear into the world. The previous one was full of power as well as the feeling of suppression and domination as it appears but this one is full of killing intent and blood lust. "Those old bastards will not get this one. Tell all elders to move towards the spot immediately. We will not let this one go." The elders from each of the sacred ground has their own plans to find and recruit the cultivator producing this phenomenon. "The heavens are smiling against us. Our sect will prosperous once more. The devil god has descended and lead us to salvation. Come everyone, we will be the first one to recruit the god to our side." Last time, those dark and devil cultivators could not even join the battle to recruit the first heavenly phenomenon. Not only them, assassin sects as well as underground sects mobilize their forces again to recruit this one. They missed the first one and they will not let this one go as well. "That place again. What is so special about that mountain region to produce two heavenly phenomenon. When this is all over, station our disciples in that country to monitor anymore heavenly phenomenon. We will find and bring those cultivators into our faction regardless the price. An elder from the sacred ground said to the disciples. The elder doesn''t aware that all factions had similar ideas as them. The mountain region is where Yun Che unleashed his Bankai, now it''s Retsu''s turn. This shift their attention towards this place. "Two bankai achievers in one year, each one producing a grand and bizarre event. Looks like we need to find another higher level farming area after this." Yun Che rubs his forehead thinking about the recent events. "You know that we just attract another wave of those weaklings again. Retsu need to hurry up and finish this." Jasmine suggest. "System, how much time we have until those bastards get here?" He asked in his mind. [Ding¡­.. Host has 7 minutes and 56 seconds.] "That short? Probably they station disciples in the nearby country to monitor any events." He said. The pillar of rampaging energy suddenly gone berserk for a few minutes before returning back to Retsu''s body. The blood red sky returning back to normal after the pillar has been pulled back. Suddenly a bright light appears in Retsu''s position causing a giant explosion to occur. Yun Che and Jasmine hid behind the barrier to avoid the brightness and explosion. As the light and explosion dies down, they saw a figure slowly manifest itself from beneath the smoke. They actually saw a white fox mask with red patterns appear on the figure''s face. This mask has red lining on the eyes as well as similar linings on the cheeks. This pattern is the same as his hollow''s mask. The figure was Retsu herself. After completing her mask in the inner world. Retsu''s clothes still remain the same as she was still wearing her shihakushou and the 12th division haori. However, her ears transform into a fox like ears on top of her head and a black fox tail behind her. Her braided hair was undo and it grew the same level as her knees. Her Zanpakuto took a drastic change. Instead of holding a nodachi, she is holding a short black Japanese sword with red linings on it. The sword emits a sinister and blood aura around it. Yun Che and Jasmine can see that the sword actually leaks out some red liquid that slowly drips to the ground. The sword emits a black and red lightning around it. "What is that?" She said while shocked at the recent development. Last time, she observed from the inside while the heavenly phenomenon occurred around Yun Che. Now, she was right in front of it. "That will be Retsu of course. She currently in her visored and Bankai form." "Visored?" "It''s a term for Shinigami and Hollow hybrid like us. Those Shinigami who can control the powers of their hollow are called visored." "Never actually knew it had a term." "You never ask." They undo the barrier and jumped in front of her. They still keep their guard up to check whether the one in control is her hollow or not. The hollowfied Retsu didn''t say anything as she stands there looking at them. All of a sudden, she started to move towards them. Walking slowly as she drags her bankai sword behind her. Yun Che didn''t need to draw his sword because despite all that bravado she just shown, she didn''t emit any killing intent. "Retsu" "Young master" The hollowfied Retsu said to him. "You''re back and you did it." As he tried to touch her, she said "Monster" while shifting her face away from him. "No, you''re not. Remember what I said, you''ll always be my Retsu." As he said that, he slowly touches her face. The mask area around his hand slowly undo itself so he can touch her cheek. The mask slowly undo itself as it shows Retsu''s beautiful face to him. Her face was in tears as she slowly hugs him. "You remember everything?" Retsu shook her head and said "No, my memories have disappeared forever. The only thing I have right now is my composure." Even if Yachiru remembered everything in her past life. She did not. She will never remember those memories of her. All she wanted now is to remain by Yun Che''s side. He was the one giving her a life. She will use it to repay him. "Then, let''s make new memories together. I look forward to the future we will have together." "You mean that young master?" She looked at him with her beautiful eyes. "Yup, I still owe you that date am I?" He snickers. "Then, I looked forward to it." She said but deep down she was really happy. "Ehemm, you two seem to have your moment." Jasmine''s voice shock them both and they looked at her direction. Regaining her composure. She reluctantly lets go of him and said "Jasmine-san, I did it. I finally returned here." "Hnnn, so I have seen. What happen in there anyway?" She asked. "Sorry Jasmine, looks like that''ll have to wait. We have another two minutes till they get here. Retsu, I assume you know how to use Sonido right?" Yun Che said. "Hai, Yachiru pour every technique she knew into the mask. I managed to learn a gist of it. I need more time comprehending the techniques she gave me." "Yachiru??" Jasmine and Yun Che wondered. "I''ll explain later. Where are we going young master?" "Right now, we need to get away from this place as far as possible." Both Jasmine and Retsu nods before Yun Che and her manifest their hollow''s mask once more. Retsu grabbed Jasmine''s waist before all three of them disappeared from their current location. 41 Chapter 41: Return to civilization. Three hours later "Young master, Jasmine-san. How long are you two going to touch my ears and tail? It actually tickles." She said while resisting the urge to purr. Jasmine and Yun Che were touching her ears and tail ever since they got on Minazuki. Jasmine was curious about how a human can grow ears and tail of a fox while Yun Che just wanted to satisfy his previous world curiosity. "As long as we feel like it." Both of them jinxed at the same time. All three of them are actually on Retsu''s shikai beast. The Minazuki. After escaping their current location three hours ago, they use their Sonido technique to get away as far as possible from the scene of the crime. They figured that this mountain location is not suitable for them to train anymore and decided that it was time to return back to civilization. Yun Che said he had to make a detour back to Floating Cloud City to settle some unfinished business. So they are currently heading back to Cyan Town after staying in the forest for almost a year. They decided to take it easy by riding Retsu''s shikai state until they reach their destination instead of using Sonido or flash step to get there faster. Three hours ago, they heard several explosions came from the mountain region. They figured that those cultivators are fighting about Retsu''s reappearance. What ever happen to them is none of their business and decided to return back without giving a single damn about what''s happening. They detected that more signatures are started to appear on the mountain region. Even more than the signatures appeared during Yun Che''s transformation. They assume that these signatures are bend on taking whoever cultivated there into their faction. It''s not every day you could see heavenly phenomenon cause by first time Bankai user. Yun Che analyze Retsu once more after she had emerged. She told them the story about Yachiru. The hidden power inside her body. The power even she wasn''t aware of. The power lives inside her for almost one thousand years in her previous lifetime. Retsu said that she actually thanked her and Yun Che for giving her a life and soul. Now, she exists as a separate entity inside Retsu, supporting her as her hollow powers. She also told them about the Spirit of Yin and Yang, greatly shocking Yun Che. Jasmine however was clueless but shocked once Yun Che told her about the powers of Yin and Yang. He displays her stats once more to see her capabilities. Unohana Retsu Age: 18 Level: 41 (Spirit Profound Realm First Level) Spirit Pressure: 51000/51000 Soul combat prowess: Earth Profound Realm Seventh Level Soul body prowess: Spirit Profound Realm Seventh Level. Soul Powers: Death God, Hollow Zanpakuto: Minazuki (Flesh-Drop Gorge) Shikai Special Ability: Retsu can conjure a healing one eyed beast to heal her allies. She can also use the beast as a method of transportation as the beast is large enough to carry anyone depending on the size of the passenger. Bankai: Minazuki (All Things End) Bankai Special Abilities Blood Execution - Retsu has the ability to rack up blood points. These blood points came from the number of slashes and the opponents she killed. She can obtain one point from every successful slash she executes on the opponent. However, if she killed her opponent. She can only obtain ten points from the dead. These points increase her combat strength by 1% for every blood point. These points are stack-able and will disappears or reset the moment her bankai ends. Retsu can only supported a fixed amount of points and the amount will increase if her cultivation increased. - Current supported blood points: 100 blood points. Blood Authority - For every successful slash, Retsu injects Minazuki''s venom into her opponents. She can use the venom to manipulate her opponents, making them fighting against their will. However, if the opponent is stronger than herself. She must consume her blood points to control her opponents. No blood points are consumed if the opponent is weaker than her current cultivation. Blood Restoration - Retsu can use the one blood point to restore her stamina, health and reaitsu by 2%. Process is repeatable as long as she has sufficient blood points. Blood Detonation - Retsu can detonate the venom inside her opponents. More blood points are consumed if she intends to create a larger explosion. Blood Resurrection - Retsu can consume the body of the dead and turn them into blood knights. More blood points are consumed if she intends to create a blood knight with higher cultivation or larger blood knights. Retsu can store her knights inside her inner world if she wanted to use them in the future. Retsu''s current cultivation can only supported four blood knights. - Command: "Arise" Blood Manipulation - Retsu can manipulate her reaitsu into transforming Minazuki into any weapon form that she likes. World of Slaughter Domain (Cooldown: One hour) - Retsu can conjure up a world of slaughter using Minazuki''s main ability. In this domain, her combat capabilities are increase by 100% and her opponent will lose 50%. If she killed the opponent while using this technique. She can gain 50 blood points. Hollow Powers Visored form: Yachiru''s mask (Hollowfied Ten Tailed Demon Fox) - First Form: Retsu will transform into a half fox and half human hybrid while in this form. Her mask will increase her combat capabilities by 20%. (Currently her body can support a tail worth of power) Hollow Techniques - Sonido (Hollow Exclusive Movement Art) - Tailed Beast Ball (Retsu can combined both her and Yachiru''s reaitsu to create a massive ball of power. She can send the ball to produce larger detonation. - Tailed Beast Cero (Instead of firing the ball, she can modify the it into a cero.) Inner Powers (Unohana Retsu exclusive ability) - Spirit of Yin and Yang (Retsu has the ability to harness powers from her Yin (angel) and Yang (demon) to aid her in battle. These powers transform her left eye to blue and her right eye to red. These powers increased her combat capabilities by 100% or she can use 50% of its powers if she chooses either her Yin or Yang as power up. Capabilites 1) Kido Master 2) Master Sword and Hand to Hand Combat Movement Technique. 1) Flash step (Senka/Utsusemi/ Speed Clones) ...¡­. ...¡­. ..... ¡­. "Holy fucking hell, She''s even stronger than her previous lifetime. She might not have the same capabilities as Zangetsu or any other Zanpakutos. But these abilities might scare anyone who wants to fight her. This Zanpakuto Spirit really wants her to toy with her opponent as often as possible." Yun Che was quite shocked after reading through her stats. Her powers are even cooler than his. Not strong but cool. He take it she didn''t aware of these powers from her previous lifetime. She never actually use the power of her bankai properly before making the powers are unknown. He''ll make sure to tell her about it in the future. One more thing, she actually has a Juubi(Ten tailed) inside her? Juubi demon fox to be exact. That serum he pulled was actually a random serum from the system. To think that he actually pulled a soul of a Hollowfied Ten Tailed Demon Fox? Yachiru or her inner hollow really lucky to have consume that soul. All these blood techniques really caused the cultivators to run down with their money. As long as she toys with them, she can rack up blood points as she please. Yun Che and Retsu agreed on using their Hollow''s mask and Bankai if the situation requires them to. If they have the strength to back it up, then they might as well go Leroy Jenkins on everyone. Ever since Retsu regain her composure, she''s been even more bolder than her previous self. Currently she is snuggling on Yun Che''s chest while wrapping her tail around him as if he was going to run away. She kept her Hollow''s mask intact to get used to it. She put it on the side of her head like those Miko priestess. While at it, she might utilize its advantage over him. Yun Che just kept his cool while Jasmine snickers looking at him. She is currently sleeping after her recent stunt and constant teases by Yun Che and Jasmine. Yun Che currently rubbing and patting her head softly while she snores with a smile on her face. Jasmine admits she was kind of jealous seeing them snuggling like that. She felt that she wanted to be the one snuggling with him. Wait, what is she thinking? Did she actually like this rascal? She slowly moves behind him and¡­. *knocks "Owww, what was that for?" He said while using his free hand rubbing his head. "For being an idiot" "What did I do?" "Nothing, I just felt like hitting you. So why are we stopping at that town anyway?" She changes the subject as she goes along. He just stares at her as if as she was crazy. "This girl, hitting someone out of the blue as if she feels like it. Did she bump her head while we are flying? Ahh, screw it" "Nothing, just looking for a proper meal. All we''ve been eating was forest food and my own dishes. I didn''t have any proper meal since I was reincarnated. Might as well stop by to see what this world can offer me." "I think your cooking is good enough, both Retsu and I really liked it." She said while slowly sitting beside him. "Thanks. I still wanted to taste the delicacy in this world." Ever since he was reincarnated, he never actually had a decent meal. He had been using his previous world''s knowledge of food to cook all kinds of dishes. It''s a good thing the system can provide him the spices, with the cost of system points of course. He was able to create a delicacy powerful enough to please her tongue. He needed to go to that town for another reason though. He wanted to buy some fabric to create new clothes for himself. The system shop only sells magical items and clothes from the world of Bleach. Most of them just Shinigami''s shihakushou, Quincy outfits and Hollow outfits. The shihakushou was okay but he is not going around wearing a black uniform. Besides, people recognize him even after a year of disappearance. Turns out, his conversation with the system leads him to another discovery. He discovered that Shihakushou had really high stats in terms of defense. No wonder those shinigamis are powerful in their uniform. He can switch his clothes the same as switching his equipment as long as he has the correct command for it. He decided to use his Shinigami attire during fights only. Shirayuki couldn''t help him create new clothes because she can only create kimonos for girls especially Retsu and Jasmine as well as the other girls. "When we''re in town, do you want me to get you anything? Clothes? Underwear perhaps?" He said while looking at her. "No, Shirayuki said that when wearing kimonos, we don''t need any underwear underneath it. Besides, this red flowery kimono she made for me is even better than any clothes I have. This beauty could not even compare to the Realm of the Gods. Moreover, it''s really convenient to move as well." She said while showing off her red kimono with a gold obi to him. Retsu was wearing a purple kimono with pink flowers at the end of it. She''s also wearing a gold and red obi on her waist. She decided that she also needs clothes for her faux body aside from wearing her shihakushou in her soul form. The reason she actually wears purple because purple is Yun Che''s favorite color. "You know that some kimonos really require underwear though." He really had corrupted her with these Japanese clothing. She didn''t even want him to buy any clothes for her. She really liked that kimono and one day, this kimono really attracts the attention of all women in Profound Sky Continent. "Yun Che, I have something to tell you." Jokes aside, she started to look at him seriously. "Hmm?" He looked at her indicating he is listening. "Actually I haven''t been completely honest with you. You and Retsu share your secrets with me and I haven''t actually done the same thing. Actually, Jasmine isn''t actually my real name." "Figured as much" He said while shocking Jasmine at the same time. "Whaaa¡­how?" "The naming sense in this world is the same as a certain country back in our world. I figured its the same in this world as well. Since you called yourself Jasmine. I knew your real name is a taboo for you to reveal it to me. So I decided I wouldn''t pry into it. I figured that Jasmine might be your title in the God''s realm." "Yes, it is my title. The title given for those who achieved and attain the rank of the 12 heavenly star gods. Jasmine means I am the Heavenly Slaughter Star God." She said seriously while looking at him. As for Yun Che, he just keeps a straight face and looked at her. He knows this information from the system''s trivia so it''s not that surprising to him. "Why are you not surprised?" As soon as she said that, Yun Che just points on his head indicating that the system already told him everything. She just sighs because if the system knows about the Star Realms, he probably knew everyone in it as well. So I take it that you''re already know my name?" She looked at him with bangs covering her eyes. "Nope" he lied. "The system told me about the realms and the twelve titles. It still need more information to know all those names though." Even if he lied, he wanted her to reveal her name in her own accord. If he told her he knew it, she might never trust him with her secrets anymore. "Then, you really don''t know anything about my name" she just looks down while her bangs covering her eyes. Yun Che use his free hand to pat Jasmine on the head, shocking her. "I did tell you before about the value of names. If you''re not ready to reveal it then keep the name inside your heart. I will always be waiting for you to give me your real name. When the day comes, that will be the day I will shoulder the burden you have together with you." He said while showing his grin to her. "You¡­.really are a unpredictable lecher." She said slowly forming a smile. "That lecher part was unnecessary and you, how long are you going to pretending to be sleeping?" He suddenly shifts towards the sleeping Retsu. "Ara..ara, I''ve been caught." She said while tightening the hug around him. She opens her eyes and looked at Jasmine in the eyes. "Jasmine-san, we have been friends for a while and what young master said is right. You might have no one else in this world but you have the young master, me, Shirayuki and the others. We will not abandon you so easily. Besides, You are my first friend after all." "Retsu¡­." "Besides we might become sisters in the future." She said while grinning at her. "With this lecher? Not a chance." She turned her head hiding her blush. "Like I said that lecher part was unnecessary." All of a sudden she burst out laughing look at their antics. Retsu and Yun Che join soon after. Who knows, travelling with them might not be such a bad idea after all. 42 Chapter 42: Typical Young Master As soon as they arrived at the outskirts of the town. Retsu restored her sword back to her nodachi form. She removes her Hollow form to avoid unnecessary attention and stores her shikai in her inventory. She braided her hair once more back to her original appearance. Jasmine decided to reenter Yun Che''s inner world because she did not want to deal with anyone other than him and Retsu. She decided to watch everything from his inner world. As they walked through the town, Retsu had been getting stares from all over the people in that town. Her braided hair accompanied by her beautiful face, lovely eyes, rosy cheeks and cute button nose. She was considered the most beautiful woman and far shadows any woman they have ever seen before. Her kimono makes her beauty radiate even more. Which clan had this woman who can cause empires to fight for her. Most of them didn''t dare to approach her because if she has this natural beauty, her background must be exclusive. She was accompanied by a young man beside her. This man just dresses with a plain robe covering his entire body. Yun Che sigh. He expected this from the moment they entered the town. Retsu''s beauty can only be compared by Xia Qingyue herself. Since this is a remote town, she might be considered a swan entering a small lake. He can feel the men''s hatred and jealousy directed towards him. He hated this feeling since he wanted to be the one shining as the ladies'' man. This might be troublesome because people are actually lining up and opening a way while sneaking a glance at Retsu. He can hear wives beating up their husband while those jealous women beating up their lovers for looking at her. When he arrived at the fabric store, he asked Retsu to wait for him outside while he purchased some strong fabrics. Retsu just waited for him while playing with her hair. She didn''t mind the attention she was getting and focus on waiting for Yun Che. Using the system, he designs his outfit that fit to be a modern adventurer. After he came out, he was wearing black pants accompanied by a black shirt and boots. Coupled by his well-built body, his outfit make him really looked like an experience adventurer. He also created a white coat with black linings to match his black outfit. The system adds several defensive stats to the outfit. The system made the outfit isn''t easily torn in fights as well as adding a few slots in it. Just in case he need to make some several modifications in the future. To him, this outfit makes him looked like a badass but he doesn''t know that he actually created a far better treasure in this world. Since this is his timeline, he''s not going to dress up the previous Yun Che dress himself with. If you had the system item creation ability, might as well utilize it all the way. After restoring his former ''Sasuke'' look. He and Retsu roams the town once more looking for something to eat. This time the males looked at Retsu at the same time looked at him. They never knew the young man accompanied her looked this handsome. The females weren''t spared as well. Those horny young girls looking at him as if he were a piece of meat. Especially those older women, who looked at him like they wanted to devour him. However, Retsu''s smile creeps them out easily. Even if she looked like she was smiling, she was actually releasing killing intent at those harpies and nymphs who looked at her young master. Most of the people are puzzled seeing the outfit they wear. These outfits aren''t common in Profound Sky Continent. They''ve seen officials wearing golden robes or mistresses wearing golden dresses but they never seen this kind of outfit before. Many of the young men and women started to flock the stores to find the exact outfit they seen, but none of them actually found the matching outfit. Where are these outfits coming from? Yun Che and Retsu arrived at an inn with a diner underneath it. They attract enough attention already and didn''t want to go to a higher class tavern. All they want is to find something to eat. Their appearance sparks attention once more because this sensational couple is actually eating in a tavern. Retsu just smile and won the hearts of the young men around her while Yun Che sighs once more. This is a lot more troublesome. He ordered a VIP room to avoid unnecessary gazes to him and Retsu. They ordered bunch of dishes to satisfy their curiosity. Turns out these dishes are made with demon beast as materials. Not bad if he says so himself. He was surprised to see Retsu. Even if she''s a fast eater, she stills remains prim and proper in front of him. But those stacked plates beside her really make him run with his money. He just smiled and continued on eating. As they were eating¡­. "HOHO¡­This young master heard there''s a pretty lady in this tavern. Can you tell me where she is?" an annoying sound makes its way to their ears. People in this town as well as the cultivators knew this young man really well. They also knew if he spoke about a girl, it is not a good thing comes to mind. "Its young master Wang. Poor girl, having her life ends as soon as she enters this town." A customer said to his companion. "Yeah, young master Wang is famous for raping young girls to boost his cultivation. He is backed up by his father. A fifth level Spirit Profound Realm practitioner. No one had the balls to go up against him." "That bastard, always do what he please again." "Careful or he will hear you" Yun Che peaked up his senses so can hear the voices of those in the tavern. He could easily guess that this is the famous scumbag Wang. Typical air-headed kid who thinks he can do anything he wants just because he has the higher ground. The typical young master he always read in every Webnovel he could find. As Young Master Wang gaze his eyes upon Retsu, he felt his felt eyes had gaze upon a goddess. Those girls he cultivated with pale in comparison when it comes to her. He made his resolve, he will make this girl as his pet and ravage her day after day. He felt his member down there getting hard thinking about it. He immediately tells his attendants to bring that girl to him. Those lap dogs of his always did what they please as well. Using their master''s name, dogs tend to bark louder thinking that their master will protect them. The two ugly dogs make their way towards Retsu and Yun Che''s table and said¡­. "Hello, beauty. Our young master had taken an interest in you. Why don''t you ditch this bastard and come to our side? Our master will take good ''care'' of you." He said while hiding the drool from his face. Yun Che didn''t even move from his seat because he could easily wipe the floor with these bastards. As soon as he wanted to do it, he detected a massive killing intent came from Retsu. It was undetectable but he knew that she was really pissed. Those in the tavern thinking its all over for that young man and that beautiful girl. They knew once that scumbag aims at the girl. She will not meet a nice and happy ending. Retsu suddenly stood up and face the two attendants. She just smiled at them causing their heart burst out of their chest. This is the first time such a beautiful girl smiling at them. As soon as they want to bring her. She made a flicking motion on one of the attendant''s forehead and smile while closing her eyes. "You''re an eyesore." *flick 43 Chapter 43: Pierced and Castrated "What position should I do her today. Can''t wait to have that bitch''s face under my hard dong." As he was thinking on how to make that goddess his slave. A shadow suddenly passed him at high speed before crashing to the wall next to him. "HUUARRGGHHH!!!!" One of the two attendants was sent flying through the wall as if he was nothing. "Impossible, that guy is at seventh level of True Profound Realm. Only a flick?" The other attendant was shocked. Both of them are seventh level True Profound Realm. In this town, they are consider the strongest existence underneath their masters. However, their strength was like a joke in front of this goddess. Before his head could even registered what happen. The hand flicking that his companion reached on his forehead before he even know it. *flick "ARRGGHHHHH" he screamed before crashing to the nearby wall. Silence filled the tavern as people watched with their own eyes two attendants at the seventh level of True Profound Realm was sent flying by a flick. The audience can see that both attendants have fell unconscious after being sent flying. "You¡­you¡­you¡­you.. You know who my father is? Attacking them equals to offending him. You will never live to see the day you bitch." Young Master Wang pointed his trembling finger after seeing his attendants being sent flying. He was only a seventh level Narcent Cultivator. If his attendants fell then he knew he won''t be alive in the next minute. He knew that if he uses his father''s name, his opponents will heed to his command. Like always. "But I can let you off if you come with me. How about that? I promise¡­." Before he could even finish his sentence, another small shadow suddenly pierced his abdomen. His eyes widen as he could feel all his cultivated energy being dispersed before his very eyes. The surrounding audience was stunned because it wasn''t a sharp weapon that destroyed his cultivation. It was actually a chopstick. It was thrown by non-other than the young man sitting next to girl. They didn''t even see him move but the only thing they noticed the young man actually holding the other chopstick in his hand. "ARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!" The pathetic young master screamed while rolling on the floor. The chopstick stabbed deep into his abdomen. The chopstick actually destroyed his dantian. "My cultivation?!? My Cultivation??!!??. You crippled my cultivation??!!?" The young master suddenly fell to the ground trembling after seeing the young man beside that bitch finally take action. "So what if I did? Go on, run along and call everyone including that pathetic father of yours. I never knew he had such a pathetic little man as his son. Always use his dick instead of his own brain." Yun Che was holding the bridge of his nose. He was actually bored after listening the typical actual shit in every novel he read. Offend this and that really makes his ears hurt. "You!! You dare insult my father? You better apologize this instant or else¡­" "Or else what?" Retsu said while smiling while closing her eyes. Everyone in the room including young master suddenly went silent. This woman¡­. She was smiling. It was beautiful and the most charming smile they have ever seen. But¡­ they could actually felt that death was actually hiding behind that smile. Some of them was actually backed off after seeing her. Young Master Wang was scared shitless. The woman didn''t do anything but¡­. Why are they have so much fear after seeing her smile? "You¡­you..you." The pathetic young master suddenly fainted by his anger and fear. His mouth was foaming. The attendants that were sent flying woke up only to find their young master fainted with a chopstick on his abdomen. Retsu was holding back too much. The attendants carry their young master out of the tavern hiding their embarrassed face. Silence resumed in the tavern once more as multiple eyes suddenly shift towards Yun Che and Retsu. They never knew that the arrogant young master terrorizing the town was crippled before their very eyes. The real question is, what happens next? "Is it okay, young master?" "What is it?" "Letting them go like that? Those people reek the smell of females on them. After smelling them, who knows how many innocent young girls being sacrificed by them." "I smell them too. The reason I let them go not because of self-compassion. Dogs tend to lure their masters out after being beaten." Yun Che just smiled as looked at her. She nods to him indicate that she understood her young master''s plan. Wang Family Manor The Wang family including their followers was famous for raping innocent females to boost their cultivation. The people of Cyan Town feared them as they were forced to give up their daughters and wives for these bastards'' satisfaction. However, they could do nothing about it. The empire couldn''t care less to a remote town like them. The door to the manor suddenly burst opened as the attendants carry their injured young master back to the manor. The patriarch of the Wang clan suddenly senses the aura of his son vanished but he was still alive. He suddenly burst out from his room immediately to the courtyard. "MY SON!!!!! Who?? Who''s the bastard did this to him?" He gritted his teeth in anger as he sees the condition of his son. "Master, it was a cultivator and a woman. The young master took an interest in her but she rebel and crippled him. She defeated us easily." "Then, it''s their fate to be destroyed by me. Round up everyone. We will kill that cultivator and take his woman. That woman must be decent enough for my son to took interest." "Father... avenge me." The stuck up young master woke up and talk to his father. "Don''t worry my son. I will bring that woman to you to be you slave. I''ll make sure to cripple her so you can have fun with her." "Hooo, I don''t think that would be necessary." A voice suddenly sounds in the air. "Who are you?" the patriarch of the clan shouted. All of a sudden, a man and a woman suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stands on top of the gate manor. The men''s attention suddenly shifted to the woman beside the young man. It''s their first time seeing such a beautiful and gorgeous woman. Even the patriarch wasn''t spared from this gaze. He really wanted to take her right now and sully her. "HMPH, so you are the one who crippled my son? I have a proposition for you. Leave that woman behind and I can consider leaving your body intact." All of sudden, massive killing intent suddenly spread towards the manor. Everybody around the manor felt this intense killing intent and they suddenly felt fear from the bottom of their heart. These people, what kind of demon they actually offend? Retsu was really pissed. She detected foul smell coming from every man in the household. She can tell that these men also cultivated by killing those innocent girls. She was also pissed because this ant actually threaten to kill her beloved young master. Yun Che''s heart actually soften when he feels this. He never knew Retsu''s reverse scale was actually him. Even in the restaurant, the moment those dogs call him bastard. She actually stands up and give them a flick. She was holding back enough not to kill them because he told her to. As soon as she wanted to draw her Zanpakuto, he holds her hand. "Young master?" "These stuck up bastards is not worthy for you to draw your Zanpakuto. Why don''t we use their weapons instead? It might be irony enough to find that they actually killed by their own weapon." He said while preparing to jump from the manor gate. She nods in agreement before smiling as well. "Retsu, let''s have some fun." He said while showing his demonic smile to them. "You¡­you¡­ don''t be scared. They just two people. Kill the cultivator and bring me that woman." The patriarch of the Wang Clan said before ordering everyone to attack both of them. The nearest cultivators were merely at fifth level of the True Profound Realm. The both of them slowly walked towards the army of cultivators. Some True cultivators tried to use their martial skill on them but¡­. Swoossshhh The both of them merely looked like they passed the cultivators at high speed. They were in front of them but now they''re actually behind them. "How in the¡­." Before they even finish the sentence, the explosion coming from the body of those cultivators. They know these explosions very well. This is what happen when their cultivation is destroyed. That wasn''t all¡­.. "Spluuurrrttttt" Blood was suddenly squirt from the attacking cultivators. "ARRGGGHHHHH" The cultivators had their cultivation destroyed experience another devastating pain came from their crotch. The cultivators not only had their cultivation destroyed but their little nuggets destroyed by both of them as well. Yun Che instructed Retsu not to have them killed but to let them suffer while dying. So they decided to destroy their cultivation before stabbing their little nuggets with their sword and letting them bleed to death. The rest of the Wang family looked at the occurred situation. Almost all of them actually felt fear after seeing the methods of those two. "Demons" one of them said. Yun Che picked a sword from one of the cultivators before flash stepping towards them. Multiple screams are heard as he cripples and stabs their nuggets. He can actually hear the nuggets screamed while being stabbed. Retsu however took even a drastic way. She uses her Absolute Suppression skill to suppress the members of the Wang Clan. The suppression was too strong for them to handle and they couldn''t even move. She just picked up a sword and stab both of their dantian and little nuggets. The rest could only watch as one by one, the clan members bleed to death while suffering a pain they could no longer heal. Those True Profound Realm cultivators are dropping like flies as they went through the crowd like they were nothing. "BRAZEN!!!!" The higher level members which is consist of first level Spirit Profound Realm until the Fourth Level started to take action. Most of the members tend to aim at Retsu instead of Yun Che because they think that she relies on her suppression too much and thinking that her cultivation isn''t that high. Boy they were wrong¡­.They were so wrong. As soon as they stepped into the boundary of the skill, all of them instantly suppressed as if they carry weights on their back. "Impossible¡­.IMPOSSIBLE? Are they Earth Profound Realm Cultivators?" The higher members of the Wang Clan shouted. "Earth Profound Realm? This young? Who are they?" As soon as they said that. All of them immediately prostate on the ground. Yun Che and Retsu could hear sayings like "Senior, please spare us", "Seniors we are under orders." "Senior this, senior that". They turned a deaf ear on them and proceeding on stabbing them. Those who seen the despair started to desperately fight but under the suppression, moving will become a wishful thinking for them. As for the Wang Clan Patriarch, the desperately tried to come up with a solution. His son actually offended a power even higher than them and they are bend on destroying their clan. He wanted to beat himself up for acting high and mighty just now. As for the young master, he was scared beyond shitless. The goddess and the cultivator are Earth Profound Realm cultivators and he actually offend them. One by one, the members of the Wang family are crippled and castrated. The only ones left are the father and son pair, who are now scared shitless after seeing their brutal action. "Retsu, remove the suppression." Yun Che ordered. She nods before the suppression disappear and they could move again. "Seniors, please spare our lowly lives. We didn''t mean to offend you." The patriarch of the clan wanted to beg for his life. "What about those poor girls? Did you spare their lives once they beg? No, you continued to violate them. Pass them from one man after another and they finally succumbed to death. Beg? don''t make me laugh." Retsu said releasing a bit of her killing intent. Her face was stoic and judging by the look of it. It was never a good expression. "Originally, we were going to massacre the lots of you but we let them live after crippled and castrated them. Do you want to know why we let them live?" Yun Che said while pointing the sword against the prostrating father and son. The patriarch of the Wang Clan remains silent. All this while, they cultivated using the female Yin energy as sources. Once the females died, they seek new ones to replenish them. This is why the town is so afraid of them. But right now, they could only bow in the presence of the ultimate strength. "Because their lives are not ours to take." As soon as he said that. The patriarch can feel the presence of the town''s people started to enter the manor. Originally, they only wanted to see the commotion happening in the Wang manor. As soon as they saw the dying clansman, those who bore grudges against them started to kill them. Yun Che and Retsu can sense crying grandparents, parents, fathers and mothers started to find and kill the murderers of their precious girls. Yun Che started to raise his sword to the Wang Family Patriarch. "Seniors, please?!?!?" He begs but they turned a deaf ear to him. Slassshhhhh "ARRGGHHHH" Yun Che actually slashed the Patriarch''s little nuggets and Retsu pierce her sword into his dantian, destroying his cultivation. As for his son, he started to run as fast as he could. "Oi, you forgot something at the restaurant." Yun Che threw the second chopstick towards the scumbag young master. This time he aimed this one precisely. The chopstick pierces the scum''s bottom and destroy his little donger. The scream attracted the surrounding people and all of them move towards it. Those who had seen their daughters being taken immediately rush towards him and beat the living hell out of him. The same can be said to the patriarch. Their death was too horrible. One by one, the members of the Wang family died under the vengeful attack of the towns people. As for Yun Che and Retsu, they disappeared to the top of the hill observing the surrounding massacre. "Young master, to think people like this exist in this world." "This is the world where the strong devour the weak Retsu. People with stronger cultivation do whatever they please. This is the world where we live from now on." 44 Chapter 44: Clearing the whole cave. "Well that was fun. Who knows a trip to Cyan Town ended up popping the nuggets of those people?" Yun Che and Retsu was back on the top of Minazuki''s back. Retsu was cuddling with Yun Che once more after their trip back in Cyan Town. Retsu really like cuddling with him and she will use every single of her alone time with him doing that. Both of them had their share of fun castrating those sinners back at Cyan Town. Now that all of it is done, he and Retsu as well as Jasmine make their way back to Floating Cloud City. His original objective was to clear out that cave full of Purple Veined God Crystals. Also he had some plans for the Xiao Clan as well. "Wow, you are actually quite despicable aren''t you? You destroyed and castrated those people using their own sword." Jasmine said while sitting beside him. She admit his methods of solving things was a bit inhumane but at least the problem was solved. "It was Retsu''s wish after all. She wanted to end their life personally but I suggested we do that instead. Giving them a fate worse than death. Besides, death was waiting for them the moment those people entered their manor. What happens next is none of our concern." "If this princess handles it, this princess would decimate them with a single strike. Still, mortals still mortals in our eyes." She said proudly. "Sure you would" Yun Che just smiled because he knows with her personality and powers. She would 100% do it. Their trip last for a few hours before arriving in Floating Cloud City. The city remains the same as it was a year ago. His last stunt leaves an everlasting impression towards the people here. Where else they can see a crippled swordsman capable of destroying the tip of the mountain with just a single slash. Instead of entering the city, he and Retsu searched for the location of the underground cave lead to the crystal mine. Years from now, Divine Phoenix Empire will do whatever it takes to enter and invade this nation. The reason was this particular mine. He''ll make another mental note to pay a ''visit'' to the Divine Phoenix Empire one day. "Now where in the world is that mine?" "You mean that you actually come here without any lead?" "Well¡­.. the system told me it was underneath the city but it never told me about the entrance." He make some excuse. Well, he did actually read about it in the novel but he didn''t really know where to find it. All he can do is walk around the outskirts of the city hoping to find some clue. All of sudden¡­. [Ding¡­.Detected unusual energy from underneath the ground.] He suddenly grin and causing Jasmine some discomfort. "I hope that smile means something." "Relax toots, I got this" He immediately manifest Zangetsu from his inventory before stabbing it to the ground. "All right, here goes." He channeled his energy into the sword before it went into the ground. He can''t use Getsuga Tenshou or else who knows what kind of damage it can cause to the mine. "Young master, please be careful." Retsu was a bit worried. She knew her young master was a bit too powerful when doing something like this. Are you sure you know what you''re doing?" Jasmine asked. "Nope¡­. I just hope I didn''t collapse the entire city while doing it. System has detected something over here. If we can''t find an entrance, we just have to make our own then." As soon as he said that. Multiple cracks on the ground can be seen started to spread from the sword. "I knew¡­." His word was not even finished when the cracks grew larger and the ground underneath it collapsed. "SHIIITTT!!!!" Yun Che was swallowed by the large hole appeared on the ground. "Young master" Retsu wanted to jump into the hole to help him and she heard..... "I am okay. I mean¡­WOOOWW" coming from the hole. "Young master, anything down there?" "Not anything, it''s everything. This place is a goldmine. These Purple crystals are everywhere." He shouted from the bottom of the hole. Using his kido, he cast an art to amplify the light on his hand. From there, he can see everything from here. Crystals, they''re everywhere. Not ordinary crystals but these are Purple Veined God Crystal. This place must the vein producing them. The cave was large enough to store these crystals here. No wonder the empire went such a length to invade this country. They wanted this crystal mine. As he was pondering, a question suddenly popped into his mind. From the system, the veined was caused by a dark lightning struck this place. To produce this much, how many lightning it take to produce it? One part of the story was Little Aunt''s mother was struck by a dark lightning years ago. Could it be? "Young master? Are you okay?" Retsu suddenly jumped and land beside him. "Yeah, sort of" "Wow, so beautiful. So these are Purple Veined God Crystals? What are these for?" She touched one of the crystal admiring it. "I am not sure. System, any reason why the crystal is so important?" He said while sheathing Zangetsu behind his back. [Ding¡­. The crystal contains energy from the black lightning. From time to time, small lightning struck all over this continent capable of producing a small vein of crystals. Mostly around one to two kilograms. However, these crystals are able to enhance a person''s cultivation. If traded with the system, system can give the host around 5000XP per crystal.] "Wow, it''s worth that much? No wonder those crystals are important for those sacred grounds and empires. 5000XP is too much the system can offer me even though 5000XP won''t make any difference for me and Retsu." So he decided to use the crystal for other purposes. He saves the thirty-five kilos for Jasmine and use the rest for himself. Who knows maybe the crystal can be used to replenish his wealth. "Goodness, so many god crystals. What is this place?" Jasmine jumped from above and slowly land on the ground. "This is the place. It was rather unknown why the black lightning strike this very spot and form a large vein underneath it." Yun Che hide the incident about Little Aunt''s mother to avoid more questions came from her. "There must be something happening here that attract those lightnings. I''ll look into it if i had some time. So how are we going to clear this cave. This could take days to clear with only three of us." "No problem, I''ve got covered." He points his hand in the air and air around the suddenly formed into a suction power. The crystals in the cave suddenly shift towards his hand and vanished before Jasmine even knew it. There crystals went into his hand like it was suck by a powerful vacuum. In an instant, the cave full of crystal was cleared as if nothing was there in the first place. "I don''t even know what to say." The cave that took days to clear was cleared in an instant by him. She knew it was the system did the job and she was no longer surprised by its powers anymore. [Ding¡­. Acquired 50 Kilograms of Purple Veined God Crystal] "Well that was easy.Hey Jasmine, minus the thirty-five kilo needed to build your body. Can I keep the rest?" "Hmph, do what you want with them. As long as you save some for me to build my body." "Young master. Are you going to consume them?" Retsu asked him. "Nah, the experience needed to enter Earth Profound Realm is still too much. I doubt the crystals will be enough for me and you to breakthrough. I''ll just save just in case I needed it later." "Now that you got the crystals. What''s next?" Jasmine was actually looking forward to their next adventure. "Oh yeah¡­. Let''s go to this city''s Xiao Clan. I owe them a big debt" He smiled sinisterly before jumped outside the hole followed by Jasmine and Retsu. 45 Chapter 45: Another Stun Everyone in the Xiao Clan was minding their own business as usual. Ever since the event involving Yun Che a year ago. Everyone was on high alert especially the elders of the clan. It was part of their plan to have one of their own challenging Yun Che during the wedding. What they didn''t expect was his retaliation. Yun Che''s threat the other day caused everyone some discomfort even until now. By now almost half of the members had already ditched them in fear of his retaliation. Those who remain are those who thinks that if they pleased his grandfather, they will be spared. They are the ones who witness his grand bravado a year ago. When Xiao Kuangyun came, they just followed their order to imprisoned Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi. They didn''t even dare to touch and beat them. They knew his powers and abilities back then . However, when Xiao Kuangyun didn''t return. All of his stationed attendants at the clan left them to find him but so far with no results. Those attendants never came back after they left them. All they could do now is mind their own business and control the city as usual. "Do you think Yun Che might return here one day?" One of the disciples asked. "I don''t know. From what I heard from the other disciples, he was the one sliced that mountain''s peak the other day." He said while looking at the nearby sliced mountain from a year ago. "Yeah, that power. It gave me the frights when he killed those two back then. No hesitation as if he was used to killing." "If he returns, what are we going to do?" "Let''s hope Xiao Lie able to appease him. If not, I''ll regret didn''t run away a year ago." "Speaking of Xiao Lie, where is he?" "He''s..." All of a sudden.... BOOM!!!! The main gate of the Xiao Clan manor suddenly explodes into a million pieces. The explosion alerts all the clan member to the gate because this is the first time their clan was under attack. After Yun Che''s stunt, no other clans dare to attack the Xiao Clan in fear of him. The irony part is even the Xiao Clan themselves fear him. Massive pressure suddenly surrounds the clan. The pressure was impossible to be ignored as if a death god suddenly descends towards their lowly clan. The pressure cause the members of the Xiao Clan paralyze in fear because they knew exactly who has the capability to release this kind of pressure. The pressure was different than any other pressure they felt. But, none of them dare to move or run because the pressure was too much for them to handle. This pressure was even stronger than any cultivators can release. The members of the clan looked at the gate as two beings slowly walked the stairs towards the main gate. The clan was located on top of a hill and the only entrance is a flight of stairs leading to the main entrance. The young man was wearing a black uniform with a giant Khyber shaped wrapping behind his back. His clothes were waving from the pressure itself. Even shocking, the figure was followed by a young woman wearing a similar uniform as him. They were quite shocked because that woman was really beautiful comparable to Xia Qinyue. The woman''s hair was braided and she was wearing a white overcoat with similar black outfit underneath it. She was carrying her sword different way than the young man himself. Most of them started to sweat nervously because all of the members of the Xiao Clan knew this young man very well. They knew if the young man returns, their clan faced an ultimate calamity. The young man was Yun Che accompanied by his partner, Retsu. "Long time no see, Xiao Clan" He suddenly spoke, scaring the hell from the members of the Xiao Clan. "To think they can''t even stand this low level one pressure, they really weak as you say. Young master. Retsu said while looking at the Xiao Clan members. Yun Che however remove the pressure to see their reaction. It''s not fun killing an opponent who can''t even move. All of the Xiao Clan members wanted to puke blood as soon as they heard her. They just thought "We''re just low level cultivators, what do you expect if we can''t even fight against it." None of them dare to say anything. "Now, I believed I have a debt to pay." He slowly unwraps his sword revealing Zangetsu to them once more. All of the members scared shitless right now because last time he drew that sword sliced a mountain''s peak. Now that that sword revealed to the world, what kind of damage he can do? "Then, I''ll get straight to the point¡­.." "All of damage, humiliation and suffering I went through, let me return them tenfold today." As soon as he said that, he was charging a grand technique to use against them but none of them had the ability to move. They are prepared to die under his wrath. "Now disappear, Getsuga Ten¡­.." Before he could launch the attack, he suddenly heard a voice. "Che-er" "Little Che" He looked at the source of the voice and he finally saw his grandfather and Little Aunt approaching him. Good thing he removes the pressure, or his attack might will obliterate them too. Wait, aren''t they supposed to be imprisoned in the abandon courtyard at the back of the clan? Why are they here? "Little Aunt? Grandfather?" "Little Che, please stop. They done nothing wrong." She suddenly begs, shocking him at the same time. "Che-er, I know you have a vengeance against them but please let this one go. They protected us, they are the one who let us out the moment Xiao Kuangyun imprisoned us. They secretly helping us survived the hurdle. Just grant this request from your grandfather. Let this one go." He pleaded to him to spare the rest of the Xiao Clan members. Those who ditched the clan are the traitor of the clan but these one stayed despite knew the upcoming calamity. "That''s right Little Che, they treat us well and so are we. They didn''t abandon us and most of them died protecting me from Xiao Kuangyun. They didn''t do this to avoid your wrath but their own sense of compassion. Please let this one go." Yun Che was silent. He was prepared to blast them all to oblivion. With the appearance of Little aunt and Xiao Lie, the calamity was avoided. However... Instead of swinging the sword at them, he fired the prepared Getsuga towards the same place he fired the sword slash from before. This time the slash was even bigger than his initial stunt. The Getsuga travel from the Xiao Clan courtyard towards the mountain in the distance. Aside from the mountain, he was able to incinerate a large portion of the land and create a giant trench from the blast itself. Shhooooo¡­.. BOOM The mountain side suddenly exploded from the energy of the Getsuga. This is his enhanced Getsuga Tenshou. He released a stronger and powerful slash from his usual Getsuga Tenshou. The slash was even larger and contains more destructive energy from his regular ones. All the eyes from the city are pointed towards the mountain once more. Every time they looked at the sliced mountain peak, they are reminded of the great power they used to laugh at before. Now the mountain was sliced once more before collapsing again. If that happens, they knew that that power has finally returned. "Looks like the maps have to be redrawn once more." He swings the sword once more before looking at the Xiao Clan members. "Don''t make me REGRET this. Next time, it''ll be your turn." He emphasizes on the world regret because this is the first time he lets them go. All because of his grandfather and aunt. If it weren''t for them, the clan was doomed to perish today. He sheathed his sword and walked towards Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi. "Now, Scram." As soon as he said that, all members of the Xiao Clan run towards the manor and hide themselves. They finally escaped calamity but they still didn''t dare to stay in front of him. Leaving Retsu, Yun Che, Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi in front of the manor. "Grandfather, Little Aunt. I have returned." He slowly said while bowing to them. "Che-er, you have grown. After a year, you finally returned, grandson. All is well. All is well" "Little Che, *sniff *sniff You finally returned? Do you know how much I miss you? How I longed for your presence?" "Grandfather, I am sorry for disappearing. I was training to become stronger. Grandfather, Little Aunt. Meet Retsu, she is my partner as well as my fianc¨¦e." He introduced Retsu to his foster family. Ever since Retsu confessed to him, he had always regard her as a woman and a wife candidate. Now that Retsu is closer to him, he didn''t mind introducing her as his fianc¨¦e. Retsu however was shocked and feeling butterflies from the inside. She never knew her young master introduced her as his fianc¨¦e. She was really happy. However, she regained her composure and bow to the both of them. "Greetings grandfather and sister Lingxi, I am Unohana Retsu. I may be incompetent and couldn''t be compare to the young master, but please take good care of me." Xiao Lie was quite shocked by this. He didn''t expect after one year being married to Xiao Qingyue, he had another fianc¨¦e with him. He knew that a capable man can have more than one wife but not after a year. Xiao Lingxi was pouting. She knew Yun Che proposed to her a year ago but didn''t expect him to have a fianc¨¦e. She couldn''t help by feeling jealous after seeing this woman up close. She was beautiful. She was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. With her long braided hair, well-toned skin and developed body. She knew she couldn''t even be compared to her. She was prim and proper and she respected Xiao Lie despite being weaker than her. Even if she was jealous. She couldn''t help but feeling happy for her Little Che. He has a heart big enough for everyone he loves. She knew despite having Retsu as a fianc¨¦e, he had his heart on her as well. As Xiao Lingxi was pondering, Yun Che suddenly hugs her and said "And how are you? My Little Aunt?" She was right. Her little Che was little Che after all. He was not the type to abandon her easily. If he loves her, then he loves her. Retsu was smiling when she sees this. She was born alone in her previous world. She might not remember it but she had the feeling about it. All she ever wanted was a loving family and this is her chance to have a family full of sisters. But she never said about giving up the position of the main girl easily. His grandfather brings him and Retsu to his courtyard to have a quiet conversation. Turns out, the Xiao Clan appointed him as the patriarch of the family after the traitor ditched the clan to save his own skin. As for Xiao Lingxi, she became a tutor for the younger generation into turning them into responsible adults in the future. Xiao Lingxi easily became friends with Retsu. Despite the difference between strength and appearance, both of them had something common with each other. Retsu was someone who is friendly and easily interacted with especially girls. She was able to get along with Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi really well. Yun Che told them about his adventures and made up stories on how he met Retsu to hide their secret of being a Shinigami. This isn''t something they can share with anyone. He just told them he had found a way to restore his cultivation aside from telling everyone his secrets. "Grandfather, I wish to bring you and Little Aunt in my journey on the world." Yun Che express his wish for coming back to the Floating Cloud City. Since he can use his inner world, he can have them stay in there with the spirits. This way, he can guarantee their safety without fear of anyone harming them. However¡­.. "Che-er, these old bones of mine will only get in your way. You should be with your fianc¨¦e instead, don''t mind us. We''re perfectly safe here. "But grandfather, I have a safe place for you to stay. In this place, you won''t fear of being hurt and I can visit you anytime." "Che-er, despite everything you told me. My home will always be in Floating Cloud City. I know you hated this Xiao Clan but right now, I am the only one who can keep them alive and they are loyal to me until the end. I will never abandon my hometown. Besides, my grandson is still alive out there and I will always wait for him to come home. I will never let him forget his origins." Yun Che was quiet once more. He knew about his other half in the third continent. However, if his grandfather didn''t want to come with him. All he can do is respect his decision. "Little Aunt?" "Little Che, you know I never abandon my father here on his own. Besides, I have grown fond of the children here and I couldn''t abandon them as well. I never interested in pursuing the martial path because I just want to spend my whole life with you. If I am coming with you, I''ll just be in the way." "But little aunt, I can help you cultivate faster. I can help you pursue a better cultivation so we can roam the world together." Lingxi shook her head once more and said "Che-er, this is my hometown and your hometown as well. I want to spend the rest of my life here in peace. I know Little Che can visit me anytime. This is where I was born. Like my father said just now, I couldn''t abandon my origins. Little Che will definitely marry me in the future but I really want to stay here." Yun Che just sighs. He couldn''t rip their freedom to choose. His little aunt and grandfather wanted to stay here peacefully. Then, so be it. Well, if he couldn''t bring them with him. He must at least have guaranteed their safety in this city. He''ll keep in mind to blackmail those clans in the city as well as those from the Burning Heaven Clan in the future. If the Xiao Clan are loyal to his grandfather, then so be it. He''ll make sure to cast a Kido barrier to protect this clan just in case something happens later in the future. After his stunt, clans and families from the city came by to the clan bringing gifts as well as their daughters to the manor. They wanted to meet the legendary being the city fears so much as well as wanted to tie the knot with them. However, Xiao Lie rejected their gifts and proposal because he didn''t want a halfhearted proposal from them. They tried to offer their daughters as concubines for Yun Che but Retsu''s beauty outshines them and none of them could match her. Both of Yun Che and her released their pressure to scare of anymore visitors coming to the clan. No matter how sweet their words, number of gifts and women they offer, they are not going to accept them. As they were chatting, an attendant from the manor suddenly opened the door to the courtyard and said... "Patriarch, we have an important visitor from the city." "I told you before, we no longer accept any more guest." Xiao Lie who was chatting with Yun Che said. "But this one wanted to talk with the young master. He knew him personally and travel all the way to see him." "Who is he?" Yun Che replied. "Xia Hongyi" 46 Chapter 46: Truth about Xia Qingyues origin "Xia Hongyi" "Well, what are you waiting for, let him in." Yun Che flash step into the hall where Xia Hongyi was waiting for him in the main room. Retsu was left with Little Aunt while his grandfather moves towards the hall as well. "Uncle Xia?" "Yun Che, you know you should call me father in law now." "Naahh, I am used to that calling so I should just call you Uncle Xia. Well, what brings you here?" "Let me get straight to the point. Do you have somewhere we can talk. Somewhere private?" This suddenly pique Yun Che''s interest. Why would his uncle wanted to bring him somewhere? Is the topic too sensitive to talk about it here? "Grab onto me." All of a sudden, he flashed step bringing Xia Hongyi somewhere he didn''t expect. He brings him on top of Floating Cloud City and solidify his Spirit Force on the air making him and Uncle Xia able to stand firmly on it. "Amazing, so this is your capabilities now? Yun Che, are you a Sky Profound Realm cultivator?" "No, I am far from it. But you can say my capabilities are on par with any peak Sky Profound Realm." "Then, I am not regretting marrying you to Qingyue." "So, what is you want to talk about?" "Yun Che, I know your marriage are a bit sudden a year ago and I know Qingyue didn''t like it even a bit. She was a good girl complying to my wish to marry you and her together. I was fulfilling that promise with your father from before." Xia Honyi remembered the promise he made with Yun Che''s father which is Xiao Lie''s son. He promised to marry their first born together if their children are male and female. He said it was the only way he could paid his debt for saving his life. "Please don''t resent her, she cultivated for the sake of finding her mother. Her mother left her and Yuanba with me while she was a little girl. When her mother ascended, she wanted to do whatever it takes to bring her back. I myself was powerless to stop her. She ascended so she could protect me and her children. When she ascended to the sky, I knew her place was not in this world. She is probably¡­.. "A Divine cultivator." He suddenly interjects. "What..." Xia Hongyi was shocked to the core. Divine cultivator? It means Yun Che knows about that place. The hope he hold on ignite once more. "You don''t need to tell me the rest Uncle Xia. I knew about it." "Yun Che, do you know where she''s from? How can I get there?" Xia Hongyi was excited and asked barrage of questions. He was going to do anything to bring Qinyue''s mother back. "Woah, calm down Uncle Xia, I knew about that place but I can only remind you someone weaker can never survive in that Realm." Yun Che''s words were like a fire extinguisher that extinguish his hope of bringing her back. "You''re right. I could never hope to see her again. I just don''t want to see Qingyue lost her smile because of her. You have every right to hate her if she''s being cold towards you. If her mother is somewhere up there. I just hope I could see her one last time before I died." "I didn''t hate her Uncle Xia. I sent her away a year ago so she could focus on her cultivation.As for her mother, I am not strong enough to enter that realm yet. When I do, I''ll bring Qingyue there and bring her back. I hope I''ll be able to get you and your family back together even if for a short time." "Yun Che, you don''t know how it means to me having to hear that. One day, our family will be together again and my wish will be granted. I can only hope I can live to see it." He didn''t have any strength to go into that realm He can only entrust his mission to his daughter and son-in-law. This way he can peacefully wait for the day his wife return to his side, "What are your plans now Uncle Xia?" "Yuanba is already started to cultivate in the New Moon Profound Palace. I was able to get him in there with my relationship with the Vice Palace Chief. He said he wanted to become as strong as you. He even dressed just to look like you. That boy, really wanted you to be his idol. As for me, I think I will travel to the capital and join the Black Moon Merchant Guild. I am relieved knowing that my wife is alive somewhere among the stars. Promise me this my son in law, protect Qingyue with all your life." He knew he couldn''t protect Qingyue in her path towards cultivation but he hopes to see both of them protect each other in the future. "Hnnnn, I promise. I will bring her and her mother back to you. Count on that." Yun Che was determined to accomplished this mission. He wanted to see Qingyue being happy aside from marriage. This is the only way for him to repay his Uncle Xia for the kindness he showed him when he was a little kid. "Then, lets return back to the clan. Your grandfather must be worried sick about you." Yun Che and Xia Hongyi disappear from the sky back into the manor. He explained to his grandfather that he and Xia Hongyi were having a father and son bonding. Xia Hongyi was left with Xiao Lie and they talked with one another. As for Yun Che, he teleport back to the sky where he would gaze the stars at night. "How long are you going to keep hiding, Retsu? You know you could just come out instead of listening in from the clouds?" "Young master" She suddenly appeared in front of him. By the looks of it, she seems to had questions needed to be answered. She couldn''t let her young master on his own without her watching his back. But she couldn''t help it by listening in on his conversation especially on the ''wife'' part. "Young master, is it true. That man is actually your father in law?" He didn''t say anything but he just nods. "It was a promised marriage. Something arranged way before I was born. Right now, I have a wife cultivated somewhere in the snowy mountain region." "I actually felt pity for her. I never knew she had a sad past." "From what you heard, that''s actually the one part of it. One day, I promised to bring her to the Realm of the Gods and bring back her mother. As for right now, we just carry on with our lives." "Young master, do you mean it? When you called me ''your fianc¨¦e''?" "Of course, you''re my partner, companion and fianc¨¦e from now on. From the day you confessed, I''ve already regard you as such so you don''t have to worry about it." "Young master!!!" She proceeds on hugging him once more. She was happy. She wanted his love aside from his acknowledgement of her. Now, her young master finally acknowledge her as a woman. It won''t be long before she can take it to the next level. She always shown her usual calm and composed Retsu mode to others. But, when she is with her young master, she shows her lovey-dovey side to him. Something that Yun Che liked her for it. 47 Chapter 47: Hook, Line and Sinker Yun Che spends the rest of his free time with Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi. He spends his night time with his little aunt at their favorite spot. His Little Aunt was also being clingy to him. Claiming that she wanted the time he left her for a year to be repaid. Despite everything they went through, she knew that Floating Cloud City will be permanently saved because of him. She wanted to spend as much time as possible with him before he''ll leave them for cultivation again. He spends around three more days with Xiao Lie and his Little Aunt before leaving to his next destination. Before he left, he purchased the Kido Barrier Art #21: Seven Colored Dome and the Kido Barrier Art #23: Hexagonal Pyramid as well as some materials to complete the barrier. He and Retsu cast them around the manor to protect his grandfather and his little aunt.Based on the system, the barrier can withstand attacks from Sovereign Profound Realm cultivators and the barriers aren''t visible to mortal eyes. With this, they are protected for a long period of time. After saying farewell to his grandfather and aunt, Yun Che was back on top of Minazuki with Retsu once more. She cuddles with him after suppressing her desire for five days. She couldn''t sleep well because she used to cuddling with his body. Without it, she can''t get even an ounce of sleep. She finally fell asleep due to the exhaustion during the barrier''s casting. Despite being a powerful barrier, it''s still one of the high level Kido. "Hmm, this princess has been waiting for five days to get out from your world though." Jasmine had no choice but to stay in his inner world for five days. She had been observing everything including the matter about Xia Qingyue''s mother in the realm of the gods. She hasn''t seen the capabilities of her children just yet but she can draw to a conclusion that whatever the power their mother has, it might be powerful enough to attract those from that realm into this star realm. "You could come out and introduce yourself." "No, I wanted to kept a low profile though. By the way, great job in pulverizing that mountain." Jasmine said to him. "That poor mountain, last time I used a sword wave to destroy its peak but I used Getsuga Tenshou on it this time. Never expected it actually destroyed the mountain. I don''t even know how to gauge my own strength." he wonders. His strength was growing rapidly after his last stunt in the city. He didn''t expect he actually destroyed half of the mountain and incinerate the land along with it. He needs to make sure to control his strength in the future. "Hmmm, so we are we going next?" Jasmine asked. "Our next destination is going to be at New Moon Profound Palace. However, we are going on a little side trip to the Black Moon Merchant Guild. I really need to purchase some herbs to give those two sweet girls of mine some candy. Moreover, I wanted to go there because I wanted to meet a certain someone." "Hooo, who is it?" "You''ll see" Yun Che tried to ask Retsu to help him cultivated his body but Retsu refused to cause even a slightest harm to him. She couldn''t bear to harm her beloved young master even if it was just training his body or sparring. Yun Che sighs and couldn''t ask her to do something she wasn''t willing to do. Besides, she was still too weak to cause a real damage to him. So, he needs to find a replacement. He knew certain someone fits the description and he knew that someone will arrived at the Black Moon Merchant Guild few days from now. He''ll make sure to be there to bait that person to help him cultivate his body. Five hours later, Black Moon Merchant Guild, New Moon City. Yun Che instructs Retsu to enter his inner world along with Jasmine. This is because he didn''t want to spook this person the moment he lays the bait. After restoring to his normal outfit, he takes a stroll around the city to find the location of the guild. However, since he had the system''s mapping function, he can easily layout the whole city and he found the location of the guild. "Man, I am broke as fuck. System, is there any way for me to gain more Profound coins?" [Ding¡­.. Host trade 10SP points into 100 Purple Profound Coins.] ...¡­. ... .... ¡­ . "Why?....Why didn''t tell me about this function before?" [Ding¡­. Host did not ask.] "¡­.You¡­.*sigh¡­.Trade 100SP for 1000 Purple Profound Coins." [Ding¡­Trade Successful.] He could actually feel his inventory was filled with purple coins. To think that he could use this trade before. He really need some spending money after blew it all at the Floating Cloud City taking his little aunt and Retsu for a meal. He admit those girls really like a glutton when it comes to food. When he arrived at the guild, he could tell this guild was the kind of guild that sells everything out of everything. As long as he had the coins to support it. However, he needs to be careful, the guild as powerful as this one had a wide range of information. If he''s not good enough in covering his tracks, these guilds are the first one going to sniff him out. "Let''s see, what are the things I can buy for those girls. Since those girls really liked these herbs based candies, maybe I should buy some of these rare herbs." He never used these herbs for cultivation though. These herbs merely gave him 1000XP and its not enough to fill his teeth. All he did during his free time was cultivating some pills to feed his Sogyo No Kotowari little spirits, Mizu and Kaze. These spirits begged him to give them more but he ran out of ingredients. He was bound to look for more. During his purchase, he looked around the guild to see if the guild has the bait he was looking for. Suddenly his eye caught on something shiny. It was a red crystal in a jade box with fire based aura around it. Based on the system''s description, these crystals usually grow in concentrated Yang environment. This is the thing he was looking for, the Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal. They are scarce in the world, and those that have seen it are few in number. Even though it is covered by the jade box, and its aura is quite weak. "Manager, I wish to make a purchase on that crystal." He asked the woman on the counter. The woman saw the crystal he wanted but she was hesitated to let him purchase it. She saw him as young man with a weird outfit despite having a handsome face. "Sir, this crystal has been booked by a cultivator. She booked it around 5000 Purple Profound Coins.I don''t think you have the¡­." *Ching¡­.. Yun Che points his hand on the counter and 10000 Purple Profound Coin suddenly appeared on the table. ''Spatial Ring!!!!''The woman said in her heart. She never knew this young man with a weird outfit had this much money. Yun Che made his trade with the system once more to make this purchase. Whoever booked this one have to let it go just because he purchased it with a higher price. Although his action just pulled the money from the system inventory, the woman thinks he actually own a spatial ring. Those with spatial rings are considered high status in the city. After grabbing the item, he makes his way towards the exit and he was passed by a young woman. The woman was veiled but he could actually see her eyes and hair. From what he could see, the woman''s eyes were silver. Her silver hair was braided by two small braids on the front and two large braids on the back. At the end of the braids, it was tied by a blue snowflake shaped pins. He couldn''t see her face but her body was luscious. Those two well-shaped melons, perfect shaped body and long lusty legs. She was considered attractive and beautiful in his eyes. She was wearing a blue robe accompanied by a veil on her face and on top of her head. However, he can feel the woman actually cultivated an iced attribute profound art. But, why did she have a rampaging Yin energy inside her? Wait, could it be? He suddenly smile before making his way to the exit. He had found his target. All he need to do is wait for the haul. As the woman approached the counter. She was greeted by the manager managing the guild. "I am here for the booked Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal. I heard the price was around 5000 Purple Profound Coins. I am here to make the purchase." The young woman said. "I am sorry customer. The crystal was purchased by a young man just moments ago." "What, I booked the crystal. How can the young man purchase it?" "We use the booking policy in exchange for the customer must pay a booking fee. However, the man purchased it with 10000 Purple Profound Coins. We just give the priority to him. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We return back the booking fee due to the item was sold." "Do you know where the man has gone to?" "The young man passed you just now. He wears a white robe with a black outfit inside. He has a raven shaped hair and attractive red eyes." The young woman suddenly stumped because the young man was the one smiling at her just now before he went out through the door. She takes the money and went straight to the door. She extends her vision until she located the young man who was walking further and further from the guild. Found her target, she slowly follows him from behind. Yun Che however noticed he was being followed and couldn''t helped but smiled. "Hook, Line and Sinker." He suddenly jump into the air and arrived on the rooftop. He immediately increased his speed and jumped from roof to roof. The young woman noticed his strange behavior and jumped on the roof as well. She follows the young man quietly without losing the sight of him. Yun Che finally arrived at the edge of the city before arriving on top of the city wall. The young woman arrived on top of the city wall as well and decided to confront him. "Why are you following me?" He pretend to ask the young woman. "I need that crystal from you. I am willing to pay twice the price." She offered. "I refuse. I need the crystal as well. Why should I give it to you?" "That''s none of your business." "Then, our business ends here." He suddenly jumped from the city wall into the forest below. The young woman thought the young man was crazy. There''s no way he could survived the jump. Unless he is an Earth or a Sky Profound Realm cultivator. However, this young man is not simple at all. He noticed he was followed by her, that''s why he took a scenic route and arrived here. She dismisses that thought and jumped towards the forest as well. She detected the man''s aura not far from her current position. The only problem is she couldn''t gauge the aura at all. As if the man had no aura but he can cultivate. Even those in the higher levels can be gauge easily. She felt that the man was actually luring her. However, he had the crystal she needs and she was not going to give up. She was willing to fight for that crystal. The chase continued until they arrived at the plain grass area a few hundred kilometers from the city. She finally saw the young man sitting on top of the rock as if he was waiting for her. After extending her aura to check the surrounding, she confirmed it was clear before confronting him once more. "No more running away. No matter how far you run, I can always find you." "Hooo, are you sure? I ran because I wanted you to follow me. You caught me because I actually let you." "Who are you?" She asked still being wary of the young man. Ignoring her question, he said "Are you actually feeling sick in the stomach. As if a cold energy piercing your profound veins. Is it hurt a lot?" He asked her. She was quiet all of a sudden as if he struck a chord. "I was right. You are actually poisoned by a Yin type energy probably got from your previous fight right? So you need a crystal with Yang attribute energy to dispel the poison." She was quiet. Too quiet. "However, the crystal will not work if you try to dispel the poison. The crystal will make it even worse because two repelling energies will collide with one another and those energies can destroy your cultivation." She suddenly draws her sword and points it at him. "I don''t know how you knew my condition. Last chance, who are you and hand over that crystal." "Let me guess who you are first. Hmm let''s see, Blue dress, veiled and ice attribute art." "Am I right? One of the Seven Fairies of Frozen Cloud Asgard. Chu YueChan?" 48 Chapter 48: Yun Che vs Chu YueChan "How do you...." She was quite shocked because this young man actually knew her. It means she followed him just now was all intentional. If that''s the case, he bought the crystal for the sake of luring her. She immediately keep her guard up. "How do I know? That''s none of your concern." Using the system''s trivia, he knew the woman was actually Chu YueChan. The missing lover from the main series. Her strength is currently at Grand Perfection of Sky Profound Realm before she entered Emperor Profound Realm when he did ''it'' with her. However, in this lifetime. He is not going to bang the hell out of her since he can actually heal and elevate her cultivation. He is going to win Little Fairy''s heart using a different way aside from raping her. "I have a deal for you. Fight me and let''s see if you have the capabilities to snatch this crystal from me. Let me see for myself the strength of the Seven Fairies of Frozen Cloud Asgard." Yun Che has always wanted to challenge Chu YueChan. She beaten his sorry ass back in the real story and he was not going to let her have her way with this one. His pride wasn''t going to allow him to have his ass dragged by a woman. "If I win, you have to agree several of my conditions and I promise to heal you from the poison. However, If you win, I''ll comply to any of your orders." He declared. "Fair enough, since it''s impossible for you to win. I''ll give you a head start to prepare yourself." "No need for preparation. I am prepared once you confronted me back then." "Hmph, since you are not going to tell me how you know of me. Then, I am going to torture it out of you. Prepare yourself." She coldly replied while entering into battle stance. "Then come at me." He just taunted her. "BRAZEN" She jumped immediately in front of him attempting to behead him in one fell swoop. Swooosshhh She immediately saw his head flying from his body. She succeeded in beheading him in one fell swoop. Looks like the young man was all bark but no bite. "Humph, That''ll teach him¡­." She coldly murmured but¡­. "Is that it?" She immediately shocked to the core once she sees the young man actually standing in front her as if nothing happens. The man actually stretches his limbs as if he was actually mocking her. "How? You died just now. I saw your head flew. How are you still alive?" "I am just that fast. You merely think you actually hit me but actually I moved from your sword before it actually hit. The one you hit was just a mirage. Pretty cool huh?" He stretches again as if it was actually nothing. Chu YueChan was shocked once more. The mirage felt it was alive. She clearly beheaded it. "This man, he''s strong. I must kill him before he executes any of his moves." She teleport once more in front of him, attempting to attack him again. She moves her sword to attack the young man''s body. The moment she arrived, she actually saw the man''s grin on his face. Feeling annoyed, she executes her sword art a little faster. If he managed to dodge it before, he will not able to dodge this time because she will strike every dead angle so he can''t even escape. However¡­. She was shocked again. The moment her strike actually arrived at the man''s body. He didn''t run or jump to avoid it. "He actually dodged it??!?!!?" Not one but all of her sword strikes. Every slash, strike and stab was perfectly dodged without a single injury. She was shocked and annoyed because he didn''t even try to dodge it. It felt as if he knew where the strike was coming from and dodged accordingly. Each time he dodged, he smiled and grin at her. She tried again to execute her sword art but the he easily dodged it once more. "Missed." She tries again. "Missed again." "Are you even trying, this isn''t even a warm-up." He stretches his limbs again in front of her. She slowly pants. She was considered the fastest cultivator in terms of sword in her sect. She didn''t expect her strikes were easily dodged by him. She felt that she was a novice in front of him. Plus, he didn''t even use a weapon. Feeling annoyed, she channels her profound energy towards her sword. If sword arts won''t work, what about profound arts? "Then, try to dodge this. Frozen Cloud Arts First Realm "Ice Arrows." She makes a diagonal slash. The slash immediately released tens of arm-size icicles towards Yun Che. His position was bombarded with hundreds of icicles. Since she bombarded them towards him at a fast rate, she thinks that he might use some kind of profound art to defend it. If she continued to bombard him, he might not have a chance to recover and will fall under the icicles bombardment. Before she had even had the chance to cast another one¡­. BOOMMM!!!!! "What?!?" The explosion push back all the icicles towards her. She immediately uses the Frozen Art Barrier to defend herself. Despite cultivating ice energy, she can still be hurt by the ice itself. As soon as she dispels it, she saw the young man emerge from the smoke carrying some kind of wrapped Khyber shaped thing on his hand. "Nice art, good form." Yun Che said while carrying the wrapped Zangetsu with him. The bombardment didn''t hurt him at all, but it still annoying being showered by icicles. "So, what else do you got?" "You..." She was insulted. The young man finally draws his sword after being bombarded? However, he still keeps it under wrapped. ''This man, he isn''t even serious in this fight.'' She said in her heart. "So, I guess it''s my turn right?" He immediately flash step in front of her and use the wrapped Zangetsu as a club. Chu YueChan was fast, she immediately deployed her barrier as he smashes her barrier using his wrapped sword. Since the barrier was made by her, a peak Sky Profound Realm Practitioner. Yun Che infused his sword with his spirit enhancement and increase his strength by an entire realm using his Berserk Arts. The barrier contained her was sent flying into the distance before it crumbled immediately. Chu YueChan was shocked once more. "Impossible?!? He shatter it? With a single hit?" To be able to shatter the barrier and sent it flying, the man was really strong. This is not looking good for her. "Now, let me show how much distance between you and me." He immediately ran towards her at full speed. Chu YueChan immediately cast her second art at him. "Frozen Cloud Art, Second Realm. Snowball of Eternal Ice." She cast a giant snow ball filled with her profound energy. This art enables her in inflict heavy injuries on her opponent. The snowball has the ability to detonate the moment it hits its target. The detonation will freeze and release icicles to harm her opponents. This art isn''t considered useful because it takes a long time to cast. Good thing she prepared it beforehand. She immediately threw the giant snowball at him. However, she heard something the man said. Something she couldn''t understand. ''Bakudo #63: Sajo Sabaku (Way of Bindings #63: Locking Bondage Stripes)'' Yun Che immediately released the light stripes from his hand towards the snowball. The bindings wrapped around the snowball and slows it down. The funny thing is he didn''t actually use it to lock the snowball. He was binding it to create a giant wrecking ball. Chu YueChan eyes were widen. Her profound skill is being wrapped in a mysterious light binder. Before she could even think, she heard¡­. "I came in like a wrecking ball." The man was actually singing while swinging her snowball towards her. He immediately released the bindings and the snowball travel towards her at full speed. She executes her movement art to avoid the snowball and¡­. BOOMMM!!!!! Profound energies and icicles are flying over the place as the snowball detonate on impact. The damage was devastating but it took too long to prepare. No wonder it isn''t a popular art. "Chhheee, that''s one strong motherfucking snowball. Didn''t actually think Sajo Sabaku works in binding and swinging. I should do it again sometimes." Yun Che said while carrying Zangetsu behind his head. He was planning to use it as a baseball but he wasn''t sure the snowball could withstand his strike. "Now where''s that lovely lady?" He scans around the area to look for her signature. Turns out, she barely avoided the strike and lands a few kilometers from the strike zone. Yun Che use his flash step and arrived a few meters from her. She was panting heavily because she had to pay the price in execution of that movement skill. Whatever that movement skill is. "Yo, pretty lady. You''re all right? Sorry about that. Thought of something fun to do. Didn''t expect that snowball of yours really powerful." He said looking at the damage the snowball cause to the plains. When she turned her face towards him. Yun Che was shocked because her veil was blown away by the impact. Right now he can see the full view of her face. He wasn''t shocked because of the beauty. He was actually shocked because the face was one of the face he knew. He had doubts before but the hair color, eyes, braided hairs, body as well as white skin really gave it away. There''s only one woman in that series with a perfect stoic face. Combining those features of her face as well as her body. ''Thanks system. Looks like you give me another one of those anime characters I''ve known from my previous world. Never expected I actually met ''Grayfia Lucifuge'' look alike in this world. Chu YueChan really is Grayfia Lucifuge look alike in this world. With her cold personality and stoic expression. She really fits the bill. "*pant *pant. Your shameless bastard. Using my own move against me." The ''Grayfia'' look alike stands up slowly after being pushed away by him. Yun Che had to admit. She''s really beautiful once she taken off her veil. "Hey¡­. hey now, you do whatever it takes to survive. As for me, I improvised." He showed her his grin. "You''re the only one to push me this far. I have to risk my life to destroy shameless bastards like you. Frozen Cloud Seventh Realm "Ice Body Jade Bones"" She started to channel her profound energy towards her body. This art transformed her body into ice making anyone touch her or touched by her instantly freeze. However, this profound art requires her to use her energy to the absolute limit. Even though the art isn''t as powerful as Sode No Shirayuki, he doesn''t need to worry about it. "Hoooo, that''s one interesting art. Then¡­." He suddenly unwraps Zangetsu and release his aura. He jumps towards the distance before pointing the sword in the other direction. He immediately puts his left arm on his right arm before¡­.. "BANKAI!!!!!" Massive energy started to form on his body and swirling towards him. Due to his perfect energy control, he kept the swirling energies under control to minimize the power released during his transformation. He didn''t have to create another heavenly phenomenon just to transform. He can transform anytime he wants as long as he controls the power output. He disperses the energy and Yun Che was once more in his glory form. "Tensa Zangetsu" He said while showing off his form to Chu YueChan. Even though he can defeat her without using Bankai. He wanted to leave her an everlasting form in her eyes as well as having fun showing off Tensa Zangetsu to her. "Come, It''s been a while since I had a good fight" He grins while pointing his Tensa Zangetsu at her. All of a sudden, Chu YueChan''s concentration was thrown the moment her saw the young man''s aura. She felt like her heart was like pierced by an arrow. She suddenly had a blush covering her face. "No..no..no¡­what is wrong with me? Why am I suddenly felt my heartbeat getting faster?" Her seventh art was immediately cancelled and she fell on her knees. She was quite shocked the moment she saw him transform. He was transforming into a powerful being with a ruthless aura. She felt that her heart was thrown into a mess. Yun Che''s face was everywhere in her mind and her concentration shatters. The seventh art channeling was cancelled because of this. "Oi¡­.oi¡­. you''re okay?" He looked at her heavy breathing and her red face. "What wrong with her? Suddenly dispersing everything. I went through all the trouble to transform and she cancels everything." Chu YueChan wanted to stand up but her mind was in complete mess. As soon as she tried to stand, her legs gave in and she fell once more. Before she could react, she felt her body was caught by someone. The one caught her was the young man himself. He was holding her waist and her face is centimeters from him. "Hey¡­.hey,,, you''re don''t look to good. Are you having a fever?" "You¡­you..you YOU LECHER!!!!!" Her brain overheated and did the only thing she could. *SMACK "Guarrrhhkkkk!" Yun Che was sent flying a few meters before regaining his composure. "Hey lady!!! I was playing nice and this is what I get?" He slowly rubs his red cheek. "You¡­ How dare you bewitched me with your charm. You deserve to DIE!!!!" She regains her composure once more. But this time, she took a drastic measure. She suddenly channels all her powers into her dantian. "Even if I lose everything. At least I am taking you down with me. FROZEN CLOUD FORBIDDEN TECHNIQUE: ZEROTH AURORA." Yun Che detect she was slowly powering up. The increase in strength is large. Usually this kind of art pays a heavy price. "This isn''t looking good." [Ding¡­. System has detected massive amount of energy being directed into her body. If she continues this, she will lose her cultivation. It is wise for the host to stop this process immediately.] "Chee¡­. Looks like I have no choice then." He immediately releases his Absolute Suppression against her. The suppression interrupts the powering process again. Since she just started the initial release, her profound strength was saved but if she went even higher. Who knows what would happen. As for Yun Che, he immediately released a large black Getsuga towards her. Chu YueChan saw the strike and she saw her impending doom. Instead of dodging, she closes her eyes awaiting the strike to decimate her. If she died, she knew because she had found a worthy opponent. Even if the opponent was playing with her. But¡­.. When she opened her eyes, she saw a large trench beside her along the plains. Her eyes went big once she saw how deep the trench is. She never knew the young man in front of her capable of doing this. "Stop this at once." She immediately turned her head and saw the young man in front of her. This time, his goofy expression had been replaced with a serious one. Sparking the blush on her face once more. "Are you really that desperate to destroy your future? Sacrificing your cultivation to destroy your opponent? What happens if your opponent run or disappeared and came back to you once you''re crippled? Ever think about that?" She lowers her head down. She didn''t think about that. The Zeroth Aurora was a forbidden skill increase her strength six levels higher but the price is to have her cultivation destroyed. "Your life is much more valuable than this fight. I only intend to test your strength. Sacrificing everything for the sake of a mere fight is stupid. Think about those you held dear if you do that next time." Feeling her head started to become drowsy. She slowly fell to the ground after her fatigue rush in to her. Yun Che however managed to support her once more. Instead of resisting, she managed to ask him the question she was meaning and wanted to know from the very beginning. "Who¡­.are¡­.you..?" "The hero of your dreams. Yun Che." He replied softly whilesupporting her from falling. "Yun..Cheee¡­." She said before finally passing out from fatique. 49 Chapter 49: Frozen Cloud Arts "Well¡­.. that turn out well. I was hoping a decent battle after transforming into Bankai state. Didn''t expect she immediately use the Zeroth Aurora. *sigh" Yun Che lay Chu YueChan on the ground after she passed out from her battle. Thank god he managed to stop her in time. If he was a little late, her cultivation might be lost and he might resort to using the old Yun Che''s tactic. [Ding¡­. Congratulation on defeating ChuYueChan. One of the Frozen Cloud Asgard Seven Fairies. Experience Points: 300000XP and SP:5000] [Host has leveled up.] [Ding¡­.Congratulation host for achieving Level 51. First Level of the Earth Profound Realm.] Yun Che felt his body was getting stronger. His body was finally evolving into the mid-stages of the mortal realm. In this realm, his vitality was boosted and his strength increased. This is the stages where mortals leaving the foundation building realm and stepped into the evolving realms. The difference between Spirit Profound Realm and Earth Profound Realm was vast. However, this rule doesn''t apply to Retsu and Yun Che where the difference of one level doesn''t mean anything to them. "So this is Earth Profound Realm? Never expected that this realm is actually much stronger than Spirit Profound Realm. Well, Little Fairy. I have to thanked you for this." [Congratulation host for achieving Earth Profound Realm. Host has gained the 11th Shinigami Gift package. Would you like to open them now?] "Well System, don''t disappoint me now. Let''s see what you have in store for me." [Ding¡­Congratulation host for obtaining¡­..] [One Wisdom Cube] ...¡­ ...¡­.. ..... ¡­. "Uhhh¡­System? Is this it?" [Yes] "DAMN IT!!!!!! That''s all I get? What about Zanpakuto?" He was missing the twelve division Zanpakuto from before, He was hoping to acquire another Zanpakuto from the system. All the other Zanpakuto in the system''s shop was not suitable or fun to him. The only Zanpakutos worth his attention was captain class Zanpakuto which obtainable once her reach suitable cultivation realm. [Ding¡­..Replying to the host, Eleventh Division Zaraki Kenpachi''s Zanpakuto, Nodarashi is useless by the system. The Zanpakuto was considered too large for the host to use and it is not suitable for the current host fighting style. The bankai is useless as well because it has the same properties as the Evil God Berserk arts. Moreover, the bankai will cause the host lose control of his body.] Yun Che just sighs. The system is right once more. The Zanpakuto is the same as his berserk arts. Moreover, he didn''t prefer a half blade as his main weapon after all. If he had it, he just put it aside and considered it useless. Besides, he will never make himself a bloodthirsty maniac like Zaraki. Well, at least he had three wisdom cubes now. One more and he can summon another one. Still in his Bankai form, He slowly stands up and looked at the passed out Chu Yuechan. He never expected this lady could cause so much trouble to the real Yun Che in the main story. How he was willing to go to that extend to find her after she went missing with his child. Now, he was not going to repeat that same mistake he made. [Ding¡­.Host''s Sharingan has finished scanning.] [Ding¡­.Obtain Frozen Cloud Arts from the memories of Chu Yuechan.] Yun Che was quite shocked. The Sharingan has the ability to scan memories as well? Maybe it picked up the First and Second Realm arts from before and proceed with scanning her memories when she passed out. [Ding¡­Cultivate?] He raised his finger to press the button [Yes] but¡­.. [Ding¡­.System has detected incompatibility of the host current body with this art. Host current body is now Fire Spirit Evil Body. Until the host found had the Evil God Water Spirit Body, host can only manifest half of its original strength.] [Ding¡­After scanning the host''s memories. This is art is the smaller version of the Original Frozen End Divine Arts: Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon.] "Holy shit, the Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon. The main cultivation art from The Snow Song Realm back in The Realm of the Gods. From what I remembered, Frozen Cloud was just a self-created art. System, can you scan the Frozen End Divine Arts from my memories?" Based from his memories, Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon is a Profound Art that originates from the Ice Phoenix, one of the Three Supreme Water Attribute Beasts back in the Realm of the Gods. The bloodline of the Ice Phoenix is required in order to cultivate the Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon. However, this art can only be cultivated by him once he had the Water Spirit Evil Body or the bloodline of the Ice Phoenix which is non-existence in this world. [Ding¡­. System unable to scan it.] [System cannot obtain more information from the host''s memories because it is just a memory of a novel. However, System found that the Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon has a frozen ice tablet back at the Frozen Cloud Asgard from the host''s memories. It is recommended that the host travel to the sect and read the Frozen Tablet. That way, System can obtain information as well as enable host to cultivate it successfully.] [Ding¡­Side mission obtained. Obtain the Water Spirit Evil Body and cultivate the Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon.] As for Yun Che, he was set to his next mission. To find the Seed of water from the Evil God. However, that seed is inside the monster in the Secret Basin Realm. That realm will be available a year from now after he entered the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament. He planned to achieve Sky Profound Realm before he decided to enter that tournament. As for now, "Discard it." [Ding¡­. Are you sure?] "Yes, I already had Sode No Shirayuki. Her current arts are far more powerful and surpased the Frozen Cloud Arts themselves. From what I remembered, she can cast similar techniques without having to cultivate them." "Mi Lord wait" a familiar voice enters his ears. "Shirayuki?" "This Frozen Cloud Art, just cultivate it Milord. I can use its foundation to create even more powerful techniques. I only possessed three dances so far. Please cultivate it Milord." She pleaded him. Yun Che was in dilemma. Since he will cultivate the Ice Divine Profound Art in the future. He better discard this one because it''s useless to him. However, Shirayuki needed it to improve her arts as well. Since it comes to this¡­.. "System, I take that back. Cultivate it." He made his decision. This art might be useless to the current him but if this art can help Shirayuki, then it''s worth a shot. Besides, he can''t actually refuse her request. [Administration permission acquired] [Frozen Cloud Arts acquired] [Ding¡­ Compatibility between Sode No Shirayuki and Frozen Cloud Arts.] [Initiating Fusion] [Fusion successful] "This art, it''s not bad my lord. This skill¡­..Now I understand¡­Thank you my lord." Sode No Shirayuki was sitting in his inner world comprehending the Frozen Cloud Arts. She didn''t consider the arts useful but she uses its foundation to create fusions of her ice techniques and the Frozen Cloud Arts themselves. It was not long until Yun Che''s mind was flooded with notifications. [Ding¡­Sode No Shirayuki''s fusion was successful and she managed to create three fusion techniques.] [Ding¡­.. Acquired technique: Sode No Shirayuki Fourth Dance: Heavenly Aerolite Spear. Fusion of Frozen Cloud First and Second Realm enable Shirayuki to create the Heavenly Aerolite Spear. This technique can cause devastating damage as Shirayuki conjured devastating exploding spears to attack her opponents.] [Ding¡­.. Acquired Technique: Sode No ShirayukiFifth Dance: Heavenly Ice Lotus Invocation. This technique allows Shirayuki to create extremely cold ice lotus that can seal her opponents and instantly freeze them the moment they are hit by the lotus. These lotuses can absorb the powers of the sealed cultivators making the sealing powers stronger.Anyone hit by the lotus will be instantly sealed or she can have them killed by shattering them. She can use the lotus''s powers to create a barrier that absorb attack powers to protect her from harm.] [Ding¡­Final acquired technique¡­. Acquired Skill: Sode No Shirayuki Sixth Dance: Crescent Moon of the Zeroth Aurora. Removing the forbidden technique''s curse, Shirayuki able to empower her sword using ice and increasing her strength a large realm higher without any side effects. The sword will transform into an energy light sword accompanied by devastating ice powers. She will be able to cast the Ice version of the Host''s Getsuga Tenshou.] Holy motherfucking hell¡­.. This is way too OP man. Just from the Frozen Cloud Arts she can learn this much and created three fusion techniques. These three techniques, these are even more powerful than the arts themselves. She even has her own Getsuga Tenshou, with a different name. "Shirayuki, I don''t know what to say." He was quire speechless after seeing her capabilities. Using the help of the system. She was able to create and merge the techniques on her own creating even more powerful arts. What would happen if she learns the Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon? "Ehee, I wanted to be as useful because my lord really depended on me. I was hoping to learn as many ice art as I can so I can be helpful to you my lord." She said from his inner world. As for Jasmine and Retsu, they just observed her suddenly getting excited when she saw the system mention about Frozen Cloud Arts.If anyone saw her right now, she will be a genius beyond monsters. "Shirayuki¡­." Yun Che was speechless once more. She was learning for the sake of being useful to him. Lately he just treated her as companions or spirits despite her advancement and talks towards him. Maybe¡­. Just maybe¡­ he''ll give her a chance as well. "Let''s work together in the future." "Yes¡­.MiLord." She said happily knowing she had his acknowledgement. The other spirits except Zangetsus started to feel jealous because she suddenly has their master''s attention. They started to fuel themselves with fire of determination of not wanting to lose to her. Yun Che''s depression from the system''s reward was instantly healed the moment she presents these techniques to him. He really owes her this time. Now, he needed to find the moment to bring it to the world. "Hnnn" He suddenly heard a sound cutting his conversation with Shirayuki. He turned his head towards the sound and saw Chu YueChan was slowly waking up. 50 Chapter 50: Three Months Agreemen Chu YueChan was slowly waking up from her slumber. As she was sitting up she heard¡­.. "Yo, you finally woke up. I was getting bored waiting." He said with a grin while still coated with his Bankai form. He was currently sitting down at her side after successful cultivation with Shirayuki. As soon as she saw his face, Chu yue Chan''s face was heating up and her face was immediately covered with a blush. She immediately moved away from him and hide her red face. She felt her Ice Heart is reacting against him. The moment he released his bankai aura, her heart was in chaos. His face was everywhere in her mind and it made her lose focus. As the first in the seven fairies, she was the one successfully removes her emotion and cultivates the Frozen Cloud Art. But¡­ This man just shatters it in just one single fight. "You¡­.. despicable fiend. What have you done to me?" She slowly sitting up and face him. "I didn''t do anything. I just waited for you to wake up after you passed out. Well, you passed out for almost thirty minutes so it''s not that long." She immediately checks for any abnormalities in her body. After confirming it was all good. She faces him and said¡­ "Hmph¡­. Turns out I lose to you. This wasn''t even a battle. To think that I faced someone even stronger than I am. How do you want to settle this?" "Like I said, if I win, you have to agree to my conditions and I can heal you as well as helping you breaking through to the Emperor Profound Realm. How''s that?" Those three words shook her to the core. She has been stuck in the pinnacle of Sky Profound Realm after so long. Recently, she found a way to elevate her cultivation but she was poison before she could even reach that state. However, she had her doubts. This young man claimed to be able to help her breaking through. Who is he actually? "Who are you?" "Me? The name''s Yun Che. I am just a genius medical doctor and your everyday couch potato. My skills are genuine and you don''t have to worry me. If I said I wanted to help you then I will help you." Yun Che? She heard the name just before she passed out. However, this man is a doctor? She visited every doctor in the Blue Wind Empire just to find a cure for that poison. This man claimed he can help her. How can she know he''s the same as all the other doctors? Only one way to find out and what in the world is a ''couch potato''? She calmed herself before asking" What are your conditions?" "Now we''re talking. I have a few conditions. Since you look as beautiful as a fairy. Hmm, Let''s see, I shall call you ''Little Fairy''. How''s that?" "You¡­. My name isn''t easily changed just like that. I refused." Even if she said that, she still blushes after being called beautiful by Yun Che. But¡­. She refused to change her name just like that. Even if it was a call. "Hey, my conditions, my rules. Take it or you can kiss that Emperor Profound Realm''s ass goodbye." "¡­You despicable¡­. *sigh. I agree." She gave up after hearing his counter. "Then, nice to meet you Little Fairy." He grins. "Don''t push your luck." She emits a killing intent but Yun Che didn''t feel anything at all. "Second¡­.. you will help me train my body." When she heard the word ''body'', she immediately blushed. This fiend actually wanted her to use her body to train his. This¡­. "You¡­you¡­you¡­fiend, despicable, rapist!!!!!¡­." She shouted while pointing her finger at him. "The rapist part was unnecessary!!!¡­. Damn it, do I really look like a rapist to you?" As he said that, he slapped his forehead remembering the times girls actually call him a rapist. First Little Aunt, then Jasmine and now her. Immediately regained his composure. He said "Look, I cultivated a body skill by allowing me to get stronger by getting hit by someone with higher cultivation. Since you''re here. You will help me train my body by hitting me. That way, you will help me train my body so it''ll stronger in the future. Not what are thinking right now¡­" Little Fairy was stunned. She never met anyone training their body by getting hit. Is this guy even sane? Most people went to harsh environment to train but this man asked her to hit him? She was about to decline but she had an idea. This man bullied her just now and this is her chance of getting even. She might be able to plot a little scheme of her own to get even this man. "Hmph¡­Never expected you''re actually a pervert loves getting hit. Fine, I''ll comply. Don''t expect me to go soft on you." "Hey, I am not that kind of man. It''s the only way. The stronger the better." He sighs seeing her antics. He just gave her a ticket to beat his ass legally. Knowing her, she might go full strength from the start. All he can do just suck it up and take it like a man. "Is that it?" "My last and final condition. You will follow me for three months. Not as my protector but as my mentor. I can''t have you move around without having you by my side. Even until my body is fully cultivated, you still have to follow me for three months. After that, feel free to leave as you please." Little Fairy went quiet. He wanted her to follow him for three months? Given this man''s strength, she didn''t even need to protect him. However, why she needed to follow him? He can come to her place for training. If she follows him, she might have to postponed her return to the sect. "These are my conditions. So what say you?" She pondered for a while. For the sake of breaking through and getting healed. Three months isn''t a long time. Besides, she can beat the living hell out of this despicable fiend legally. "I agree. Three months and then we go our separate ways." "Three months, no more no less." He said but he had another thing in mind. He wanted to get to know Little Fairy during that time. When the time comes, she might be the one following him later. This might be the start of a beautiful friendship. "I supposed you know how to remove this poison from my body?" "Yup but before that. Retsu, come on out." All of sudden, a woman flashed step out of nowhere in front of her. She immediately keeps her guard up because she detected no one at the area. When she looked at her, she was quite shocked seeing her actual beauty. This girl can become a direct disciple in her sect without going through the test. The thing is, who is this braided girl? "Young master, is this the one you wanted to meet?" Retsu asked him. "This is my companion Unohana Retsu. She observed from the distance making sure everything was okay. The thing is, I need you to train her as well. We cultivated similar skills in terms of body training. So she might need stronger opponents to train her body."Actually Retsu just came out from his inner world. He just said she''s from a distance to avoid suspicion. "Good day, my name is Unohana Retsu. I might be your junior and novice in training compare to the young master. Please take care of me." She bows to her politely. Little Fairy was shocked once more. This girl, she couldn''t even detect her aura and her cultivation is unknown. She detected this girl was close to this young man due to her calling him young master. This girl, she is really polite. She''s way better than any girl in her sect. She''s even better than this despicable fiend in front of her in terms of politeness. She wouldn''t mind training her if she needs it. Retsu already knew the woman from her observation inside his inner world. Her young master asked her if she wanted to be trained as well. If she waited for Jasmine, It''ll be another year for her cultivation to elevated to suitable training stage. So she''ll have to train with Little Fairy as well. Besides, looks like she might gain another friend. "The honor is mine. What is your current cultivation?" Little Fairy cupped her hands to her. "First Level of the Spirit Profound Realm. My young master is currently at the Peak Spirit Profound Realm. I am quite far from him but I hope to catch up to him one day." She smiled. Unknowingly, she doesn''t realize Yun Che has broken through to the Earth Profound Realm just now. Little Fairy shocked to the core once more. She was an existence of the pinnacle of Sky Profound Realm. To think that, this man was only at peak of Spirit Profound Realm able to overpower her easily. These freaks, monsters. What kind of existence are they? "Now that we are acquaintances. Let me heal that poison of yours. It''ll get in the way of our training." After asking Little Fairy to sit down, Yun Che begin his treatment over her. The treatment was quite easy. The process was having her sit down while he touch her back. It was quite difficult for her because this is the first time her body was being touched by the opposite sex. Yun Che however didn''t care a bit. All he need to do just inject his Spirit Force inside her profound veins and cleanse the poison from within. At the same time, he helped her achieved the Heavenly God Spiritual Veins. She might detect it later but he really needed to finish the job as soon as possible. Retsu watched as Yun Che slowly heals Little fairy''s poison. The real Yun Che needed at least three days to heal her completely. This one, he didn''t need that long. After cleansing her poison which double shock her again with her Heavenly God Spiritual Veins. Little Fairy still detected her aura is still at the pinnacle of Sky Profound Realm. She asked Yun Che about it but all he said was¡­. "Woah, pretty lady. As I said before, after following me for three months then I''ll elevate your cultivation. When I healed you just now. All I need is just a simple push and poof, you''re a Throne. But, until me and Retsu''s bodies are fully trained, then I''ll help your breakthrough. Wouldn''t want you running away after breaking through right?" "You¡­." What is he taking her for? If she promised him then she will do it without breaking any of it. She just sighs internally. She knew his trust weren''t easily given that easily. All she can do now is train the both them for three months. "So, Little Fairy. Now that you''re fully healed. Can you try hitting me with full strength? I want to see how far my body can withstand it." He said while undoing his Bankai and assume his normal form. He need to disable any buff he had to ensure the effects and the experience gain from getting hit is higher. "Are you crazy?? If I hit you with my full strength, you might be heavily injured. Last time you avoided all my attacks. So I refused." His cultivation might be weaker than her but he was stronger than every aspect. If She hit him with full force, without any protection. He might be injured possibly killed. "Hmm, looks like I need to take drastic measures." Yun Che started to stand in front of her causing her to blush once more. Little Fairy was aware of her reaction against Yun Che and she was keeping distance from him. However, Yun Che was slowly getting closer to her. She might become overheated again because of him. What is this feeling suddenly invading her mind? "Retsu, I am about to do something stupid. So whatever happens just let it go, okay?" He said seriously earning a nod from Retsu. He stands in front of Little Fairy slowly staring her eyes as she did the same thing. He keep a serious and straight face as he looked her in the eyes. "Can you show me your underwear?" *SMACK!!!!! [Ding¡­.. Great Way of the Buddha experience +¡­..] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha has leveled up.] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha has leveled up.] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha has leveled up.] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha has leveled up.] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha has leveled up.] [Ding¡­Body cultivation state: First Level of the Spirit Profound Realm.] [Ding¡­ Host has achieved Second Level of the Great Way of the Buddha.] [Ding¡­ Regenerate 20% of the host HP, Stamina and Spirit Force every 10 minutes. Arm strength has been increased to 20 tonnes. Next Level advancement: Emperor Profound Realm Body Level] Yun Che was sent flying to a nearby rock formation as notification started to flooded his head once more. The hit was too much and it pushes his HP to 10%. [Ding¡­Host HP has reached critical level.] "That freaking hurt man¡­.. Okay¡­.That was stupid move. At least I can fully heal in forty minutes." He pushes himself out of the rock formation and slowly walk to Little Fairy and Retsu. Little Fairy just react the moment he asked for such thing. Such humiliation. This man deserves to be killed a thousand times. She didn''t even control her strength and just hit him just like that. She was blushing and shocked as well. The man survived her full power strike easily. Despite being heavily injured, she didn''t expect he was able to survive that. Retsu was pouting. After being told to let go whatever happen to Yun Che. All she could think about was "Young master, if you really wanted to see women''s underwear that much. You could just ask me." When he arrived in front of them. He just keeps a straight face and said "This is going to take a while." 51 Chapter 51: New Moon Profound Palace One month later¡­. Yun Che spends his time every day training his body with Little Fairy. The process was slow but he was making steady progress. The idea was to have Little Fairy lower the strength of her strikes to him and Retsu. However, she didn''t even lower them a bit when it comes to him. She had her share of fun beating him up. Yun Che finally knew never underestimate a woman holding a grudge. Now he knew how she felt when she was bullied by him a month ago. She was actually enjoying herself beating the living hell out of him. Now he actually regrets giving her the ''legal'' way. They were making steady progress until his body level broken through to fifth level of the Earth Profound Realm. He couldn''t force her to train him all the time because she was also training Retsu. Speaking of them, those two really well friends for the past month. She was training her well and her body too broken through to Earth Profound Realm. She was nicer to her probably she was a girl. She couldn''t focus her entire attention to her because she has to train Yun Che as well. Yun Che however tries every day to make her open up to him. At first, she was keeping her distance from him to avoid her body''s reaction. She was slowly used to it when Yun Che keep getting closer to her. Yun Che often asked typical questions in order to get her to talk. After a series of "Hnn" and "hmphs" as answers, he was able to squeeze out words from her. She finally able to talk to him after a week of silent treatment. She was able to converse well with Retsu, probably because of she''s from a females'' sect. Ever since he was able to talk to her, she didn''t wear her veil anymore. After being called beautiful by Yun Che and Retsu for some time, she suddenly removing them earning a glance from Yun Che. She expected Yun Che was to go full ''gaga'' on her but instead he just looked at her as if she was normal. She was quite relieved after seeing that means he can talk to her as a friend. Little Fairy wanted to teach Retsu the Frozen Cloud Arts but she politely declined. She already has her very own art which is powerful to combat the Frozen Cloud Arts. At first she didn''t believe it but as soon as she initiates her fighting style, Little Fairy was on the losing side for the entire time. Retsu''s Spirit of Yin and Yang enable her to be resistant to both heat and cold. No matter how hard Little Fairy tried to freeze her, she was already immune to it. Little Fairy didn''t last long once Retsu uses bit of her kido arts. In the end, she was beaten by a First Level Spirit Profound Realm practitioner. This time, she really classified both Yun Che and Retsu as monsters. She was even shocked once Yun Che told her Retsu wasn''t even serious in that fight. Ever since then, Little Fairy was curious about Kido Arts. She asked questions to Yun Che how does one cultivate such arts. Those arts are simple but they are even more powerful than her very own arts. However, she soon met with disappointment as he said that Kido Arts can only be cultivated by those who cultivated spirit energies. If she managed to cultivate spirit energies, she too can learn how to use Kido arts. "System, can a human cultivate reaitsu?" He asked. Even if he gave her the same answer as the system. He can still find a way to help her cultivate Kido arts. After reading her trivia, she really had a sad past despite being the first in her sect. [No, it is impossible for mortals to cultivate reaitsu. Only those who has a fullbring, in born reaitsu or spiritual awareness, Shinigami or Quincy can cultivate it successfully.] "Is that so?" He was aware of the answer. The only way to help her cultivate was to transform her into a Shinigami or Quincy. By doing that, he risked her into transforming into a hollow. Moreover, his reaitsu isn''t the same as normal Shinigami. Both of him and Retsu cannot use the transfer technique just like how Rukia transfer her powers to Ichigo. Even if they managed to do it, her powers will be small and less powerful than a normal Shinigami. The only way was to directly destroy her body and transform her soul. That way, she will be full-fledged Shinigami but she will lose her cultivation and becoming a blank state.He didn''t hope for that day to come. They are currently on board of Retsu''s Shikai, Minazuki. When she first deployed it, Little Fairy was shocked once more because Retsu actually transforming her sword into a monster. It took some time for them to convince her about the monster. After their successful training, Yun Che decided to depart to the New Moon Profound Palace. He didn''t go there to join a sect, he just wanted to level up and that palace is his next destination. "Let me guess, you broken through into Earth Profound Realm after defeating me?" She was stunned after learning his true cultivation during training. "Yup, took you a month to realize that?" "You didn''t tell me?" "You didn''t ask." His relationship with little fairy was improving steadily for the past month. In the first week, she didn''t even want to talk to him. Now, she was the one initiating the conversation. The past month has leave her with everlasting impression about them. The reaction in her body didn''t occur as much the moment she got used to them. However, she tried getting as far away from him as possible but the reaction in her body causes her to feel loneliness. She didn''t know why. Jasmine could only watch from his inner world. She couldn''t even come out for the next period of time. She somehow felt that Yun Che didn''t want to attract women. Those women are naturally attracted to him. Despite she has a grudge against women, she couldn''t actually say no to Retsu and the spirits. She marked them as exception because of Yun Che. Now, since that woman follows him. She didn''t have the proper time to come out. Yun Che''s cultivation had advanced to the Fifth level of the Earth Profound Realm after successful Hollow killing spree with Retsu. She advanced to the Fifth Level of the Spirit Profound Realm as well. Which earn another shock from Little Fairy stating that their cultivation was too fast because those breakthroughs happened in only a time period of a week. Normal people usually breakthrough taking months or years just to move from one stage to another. "Young master? Why do we need to head over to the New Moon Profound Palace? We can just head over to the next forest or beast area to level up?" Retsu asked beside him. Her relationship with Yun Che sparks a little envy in Little Fairy''s eyes because she never knew Retsu was close enough to have skin contact with him. "If I were you, rascal. I just head to the next area and kill the profound beast or those white masked beasts. Why bother heading to a weak sect?" Little Fairy asked him. For the past month, she called him ''rascal'' to get even after changing her name. She expects him to retort but he just nods in understanding. She will never understand how he thinks. "The reason we''re heading there because I have a business I need to attend to. Besides, three weeks from now. They will organize a banquet to have younger generations challenge one another. However, the truth was way off. The banquet was the ''legal'' reason for them to beat each other." "So, that''s your business, rascal?" "Not quite, Retsu. Remember I told you what is the best way to level up?" "Hmm, beat the dog and have their masters come out. Then we beat them as well. Ohh¡­.." Retsu said before she was struck with realization. "So, rascal. You''re saying that¡­.." "Hell yeah, we''re going to crash that banquet. I only intended to stay there for a month anyway." "We have our next destination then?" "Hehe, it''s a secret." He said while lying down on Retsu''s lap and closing his eyes. "Muuu, young master. You''re such a tease." Little Fairy just nods in agreement. These few weeks was the most fun weeks she had since she begins cultivating. She was conflicting inside because she was getting too comfortable with Yun Che. She planned just to cultivate him and break through before went their separate ways. Now, she didn''t even remember how many days left before that happens. She was actually looking forward to their next destination. After several hours, they finally arrived back at the New Moon City. They went further from the city for cultivation to avoid suspicion from the city''s experts. Retsu stored Minazuki a distance away before proceeding on foot to the city. "Its best we put on a veil Retsu. This rascal may have no reaction but we are still going to be the center of attention if we didn''t use it." As the beauty of Frozen Cloud Asgard, she was used to putting on a veil. Her sects were full of beautiful women after all. "Young master?" Retsu asked for his opinion. "I think its best both of you put it on. Last time we''re in trouble because of your beauty." Retsu blushed after being called beautiful and she wanted to show that her beauty only belongs to Yun Che.She put on a veil that match her kimono well. Little Fairy was quite curious on her outfit but she didn''t want to change it because she was not familiar with it. One day she too will feel the power of the kimono. "How do I look?" "Really beautiful. The both of you actually." He complements them as usual. Retsu let out a satisfied smile while Little Fairy let out a small smile underneath her veil. She was called beautiful countless times during her visit to all cities. None of them actually had any effect on her. However, Yun Che''s complement sparks a fire within her. Now, that word triggered a reaction from her. She felt relieved and jealous if Retsu was the one being complemented. "What is happening to me?" She said inside her heart remembering the last month''s events on her. As expected, veiled women are common in the city. Most people just ignore them because veiled women often had exquisite background. Offending them spells trouble. As for Yun Che, women often find themselves staring at him. Just now, he states that Retsu''s beauty spells trouble but now, he actually felt that he is the trouble. "Damn, can''t a man have a time of his own." He sighs as he makes his way towards the New Moon Profound Palace. After walking for a while, the three of them arrived at the exquisite palace. The palace was large enough to be called a small city by normal humans. The moment they arrived, they expect this palace was empty or disciples running around but the palace courtyard was full of people. As usual, most of the people were whispering about his and Retsu''s outfit. Those males are looking Retsu as if she was the most beautiful jade despite not be able to see her face. That kimono of hers really attract a lot of attention. Moreover, they were ogling her and Little Fairy as if they are swans entering a lake. These people like waiting in front of the palace''s door as if they were waiting for something. What are they waiting for? As he was pondering, he heard a familiar voice. "Brother in law?" "That voice¡­Could it be?" "Brother in law, it really is you. Haha¡­ What are you doing here?" a familiar figure suddenly run towards him. His long and silver hair waved in the air as he makes his way towards Yun Che''s company. He was wearing a blue robe with a moon crest on his back. "Trunks? You''re here?" "Trunks?" The figure confused. "No..No¡­I mean Yuanba¡­ Sorry, ehem¡­It was a reaction. So you''re here?" Since he was Trunk''s look alike in this world. He subconsciously called him Trunks. "Yes sir, I am Xia Yuanba, Outer disciple of the New Moon Profound Palace. I was here a year ago. Brother in law, who are the two ladies behind you?" "Oh, these are my companions. Retsu and Yue Chu. We''re passing along when we heard a commotion in here. Why are so many people outside the palace?" He said while introducing them. Earning a nod from Little Fairy and a bow from Retsu. He hides Little Fairy''s true name to avoid being surrounded or recognized by people. Since this world naming sense is simple. A little change can make them disappear. "Wow, such exquisite beauties. I am Xia Yuanba. Fancy meeting you here brother in law. These people, today is our annual palace recruitment day. We recruit disciples every year on this day. That''s why people from the nearby cities come here for the recruitment." Yuanba couldn''t see the actual face of Retsu and Little Fairy. If he knew, he''ll be stunned as well. He just assumes veiled ladies are beautiful by nature. Yun Che scans the crowd. All types of people are here. He even can see the stuck up young masters claiming themselves to be genius cultivators born every one thousand years. All those ''yada yada'' bullshit they spout. Their cultivation just in the third or fourth stage of Narcent Profound Realm. Some people must have something to be proud of. "So Brother in law? What are you doing here?" "Like I say, just passing by. Maybe I try my luck entering this palace. What is the requirement of entering the palace?" "Really??!?, then we''ll become buddies in this palace, brother in law. Oh.. The requirement¡­ I remember the minimum age must be at least 16 and not over 30 years old. Minimum cultivation is first level of the Narcent Profound Realm." "Good, only me and Retsu are entering. Yue Chu already has her own sect so she just accompanied us here. So, Yuanba? What is your cultivation?" Since his current age is now 18 years old and Retsu was 19. Both of them can enter this sect. "Me? Not that much, brother in law. I am just second level Narcent Profound realm cultivator. Compared to you. I am way out of your league. I barely passed the test." "Nonsense you''re stronger than you look. Despite all these muscles." He was encouraging Yuanba. In this timeline, Yuanba supposed to witness his death and triggered the Tyrannical Emperor Profound Veins. Good thing he doesn''t transform into a Super Saiyan or that''ll be bad. He made a mental note to change the nature of that veins to enable him to cultivate properly. As they were conversing, they suddenly heard an announcement being broadcast around the palace. It was broadcast by an elder using his profound energy to enhance his voice. "Welcome new recruits to the New Moon Profound Palace. New recruits of age 16 until 30 years old please make your way to the recruitment hall. Recruits will be going through three stages of recruitment test. The first test is to have the palace verify your age. Second is the palace will verify your cultivation and the third one is to have you fight against one of our instructor. Failing either of the test will result you are being denied into entering the palace as disciples." "Brother in law, the test has already begun. Follow me and I will lead you to the recruitment hall." "Yue Chu? So where are you going to wait for us?" After one month of spending time with her, Little Fairy was comfortable with both of them. She was not ready to leave them willingly because of her friendship with Retsu and her ''crush'' with Yun Che. "I''ll stay in the nearby inn to observe the situation. If anything happens I''ll come by. But, I don''t think the both of you will have much trouble anyway." "Yue Chu. Be careful. We''ll see you later." Retsu said to her. "You too, Retsu. Take care of that Rascal." She said before disappearing stunning the people around her. Yun Che was smiling. As he thought, she was opening up to them. Despite being cold on the outside, she was quite sweet on the inside. She didn''t even count the days left before they went on their separate ways. From his observation, she really like going on an adventure. Their cultivation trip helped her to improve his relationship with him and Retsu. Moreover, she really likes his cooking so much. One time she and Retsu really laughed a little when he told them the memes and jokes from the internet in his past lives. He knew those memes will come in handy one day. As for Little Fairy, she arrived at the top of the wall observing them from above. She really wonders what happen to her these for the past weeks. She went to this city countless of times in the past but she felt she really had fun exploring with them this time. Learning their powers as well as new things, she felt comfortable especially with Yun Che. When she was around him, her Ice Heart filled her with sweet feelings and made her feel safe. She really liked that feeling after discarding it for so long. She even has Retsu as her friend. When she was cultivating years ago, she never had any friends and spend most of her time alone. When the time comes, can she really stay with them again? "Will she be all right brother in law?" "She can take care of herself. She''s a big Tsundere anyway." He said before making his way to the recruitment hall followed by Retsu who nods in agreement. "Brother in law wait¡­..and what''s a Tsundere?" Yuanba said while chasing after them. 52 Chapter 52: What if I beat you? The recruitment hall was quite vast. Yun Che and Retsu was following Yuanba to nearby test zone. Since there are so many people wanted to take the test, the palace have to open up more like a dozen test counters to speed up the process. They are instructed to sit in the arena waiting for their turn to take the test. Yun Che and Retsu were conversing with Yuanba learning about the palace. They just wanted to know the basic since their stay until the banquet. Might as well learning some random knowledge while at it. "Brother in law, Miss Retsu is actually your fianc¨¦e?" She was quite shocked after learning this information. It was only a year since he was married to his sister. To think he actually had a fiancee. "Hmmm, we''re engaged way back. But don''t worry, your sister still has a place in my heart." He replied wholeheartedly. "Well, can''t blame you anyway brother in law. Sister was always the cold one. I spend years trying to make her open up but it simply doesn''t work." He sighs remember his past. Yun Che was his only friend back then. "Don''t worry about it Yuanba. She still your sister and my wife. She has a lot going on in her mind. One day, she''ll opened up to you." "So it means I can call you ''sister in law'' now. Miss Retsu?" Yuanba just smiled after being consoled by him. Retsu however was blushing madly radiating her beauty to the surrounding. She immediately holds Yun Che''s arm and hide her face behind it. She was not yet married but she was already sister in law in Yuanba''s eyes. "She won''t mind. But don''t call her too often or you''re make her head explode." He said to Yuanba. Earning a small nod from Retsu, who is currently overheating at the moment. "Wow, such beauty. This is the first time this young master has laid his eyes on a beauty." Yun Che, Yuanba and Retsu turned their head to one of the disciples walking towards them followed by his lackeys. "Hey, beauty. Why don''t you ditch them and come to my banner? This young master will ensure you have a place as a disciple in this palace." Retsu immediately regained her composure as the smiling demon ''Unohana Retsu'' once more. She looked at these stuck up bastards as if they were filth and flies buzzing near her. "Hmph, You''re an eyesore. Get out of my sight." She said with a stoic face underneath the veil. "You¡­..this young master is asking nicely and this is how you treat me. Do YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" His shouting alert the surrounding people into looking at them. "No, that''s why I told you to get out of my sight." "You¡­" He was about to teach them a lesson but he felt a hand suddenly stopped him from moving. "Elder Han?" What did I tell you about harming the recruits? Do you want to be severely punished by the hall? "Cheee, this isn''t over. Bitch." He said while walking away with his lackeys towards the exit. "My apologies, he is one the elder''s grandson and he''s always the one causing trouble in the palace. By the way, I am Sikong Han. The elder of the New Moon Profound Palace." "That guy doesn''t know who is he actually offend. No worries. He''ll get his share one day." Yun Che said while looking at the retreating back of the stuck up brat. "Its better if you don''t. The elder backing him is quite powerful. That''s why he was able to cause trouble anywhere in the palace." Elder Sikong Han warned him. "By the way, nice to meet you Elder Han. If you don''t come, who knows what happen to that guy." Yun Che expressed his thanks towards the Elder. "It is my responsibility to have this place protected. Good luck on the following test" The elder cupped his hands before making his way towards the exit. "B..brother in law, that''s Elder Sikong Han. One of the supreme elders of the New Moon Profound Palace. To think that he protected you and sister in law." Yuanba observed from behind him but he was shocked when Elder Han protected them. "Who''s that stuck up brat just now?" Retsu asked him. "That''s young master Wu Ya, he is the grandson of Supreme Elder Wu Nie. That guy always cause trouble to the New Moon Profound Palace. Every mistake made is pardoned by the palace because the disciplinary is controlled by Elder Wu Nie." "Hooo, what is the cultivation of that Wu Nie?" Yun Che asked him. "He is only the Second Level of Earth Profound Realm. Elder Sikong Han is on the First Level. That''s why he was not able to offend Elder Wu Nie." Yuanba explained the whole situation of the New Moon Profound Palace to him. Yun Che immediately rub the bridge of his nose. That''s it? That''s the cultivation they feared? Retsu and him able pulverize that elder without using their Zanpakutos. To think that stuck up has his own backer. He felt Retsu was back to her usual self. She was the type of handling situation well and attack if the situation occurs. He didn''t need to worry about her getting even. But if she met that guy somewhere in a fight, that guy will not have a decent ending. Yun Che and Retsu were led by Yuanba to the test area. He waited outside while both of them take the test. The test was relatively simple as they just place their hand on the age measuring orb. The orb identifies Yun Che as 18 years old and Retsu was 19 years old. Good thing she was rebirth as 18 years old back then or the orb will identify her as 1000 plus year old lady. The second test was a bit annoying though. The test was a simple punching orb. The recruits will use their full strength to punch the orb and the orb will reveal the numbers of the current strength. From 100 points being the first level of Nascent to 1000 points being the Peak of Nascent. Most of the stuck up young masters were proud of themselves after reaching fourth or fifth level of Nascent Profound Realm. Claiming themselves to be geniuses. He and Retsu sigh in annoyance because they have to see this for almost a few times before their turn. Using the system''s Fake Aura Shroud, they fixed their aura around Peak of Nascent Profound Realm. The reason was their reaitsu and Spirit Force will make their cultivation unknown by the Profound Orb. So to play nice, they have their aura fixed at that while concealing their real strength. They will cause an uproar if they revealed their true strength. However.... "Retsu, punch the orb lightly. Our aura maybe at peak of Nascent but our strength isn''t suppressed. Just punch it lightly." "Hnnn, you too young master." They tap the orb lightly and... "1400" "1700" The surrounding audience and examiners was silent. Their points were higher. Too high and too bizarre. Yun Che''s score was 1700 and Retsu score was around 1400. "Like I said, punch it lightly." He didn''t expect his arm strength was this much. He controls his strength as much as possible because of the Great Way of the Buddha. However, even concealing that much still let out a lot than expected. "But young master, it''s hard to control my strength." Retsu was even harder. Her punch was stronger despite not activating any buffs. Probably because of her unique reaitsu. The examiners were stunned and wide agape for a while before coming back into senses. "It''s impossible, is the orb broken or something. No score ever surpassed the 1000 points in history. Are you sure these scores are well tested?" "I don''t know, bring out the backup orb. I think this one is broken after used for so long." The examiners said. "Yes, that might be the case." After a while examines bring out another punching orb. Yun Che and Retsu concealed their strength as lightly as possible. The surrounding audience went silent and observing the situation. ''Tap'' "991" "997" "Grand Perfection of Nascent Profound Realm? Heaven!!! So young." One of the examiners exclaimed after he fell from his seat. The surrounding people was also stunned by the reveal. Yun Che and Retsu looked at one another while thinking "Damn...Did we really cause too much trouble?" To them this was a very rare occasion because most of the disciples even geniuses is around sixth or seventh level. However, their aura is at Peak of Nascent Profound Realm. Which is the rare of the rarest genius ever came to the New Moon Profound Palace. Their results shatter any records and slap the faces of those stuck up young masters. The thing is, both of them just set the lowest benchmark using the shroud. To think that even as weak as this one is considered a genius. Yuanba was not surprised at all. After witnessing his stunt a year ago, he knew his brother in law concealed his true strength. He knew he was never a Nascent Cultivator. He is probably higher than that. Young Master Wu Ya was not happy at all. He never knew the strength of those two surpasses him by a large margin. He didn''t like about the fact he was unable to do things on his own. He just sucks it up and slowly formed a sinister smile. "Hehe¡­. Looks like senior brother would have a wonderful opponent." He said before departing from the exam hall. Retsu and Yun Che made their way towards Yuanba. Which earning him another respect and shock from the audience. Their scores was too bizarre. Now it was the third and final test. Recruits must last at least three minutes with the Palace''s instructor. Those who passed the test are being brought to the arena hall where the instructor is waiting. When the recruits arrived, everyone was shocked with exception of Yun Che and Retsu after seeing the man on the stage. The man was carrying giant dumbbells on both of his hand showing off his muscles to everyone. The man was quite large in size and very muscular. Making some of them wanted to puke out after seeing the size of those muscles. He was wearing a red short and covering his head with some kind of cloth. All of sudden, he dropped his dumbbells to the ground making an explosive sound. "Wow, those dumbbells are not light." Yun Che thought. "Hmph, never expected the recruits this year are weak. No matter, I am instructor Ya Tan. I will the one conducting the test for you this time. My test is simple. If you can last three minutes beneath my hands, I''ll considered you have passed." Instructor Ya Tan said. "Instructor Ya Tan is a Peak True Profound Realm expert. Don''t worry, he will test your strength accordingly. You have to survive at least three minutes with him. You can use weapons. Do however you like, as long as you are able to stand with him for three minutes." The leading instructor said. The test was quite brutal. Most of the recruits were tossed, suppressed and beaten by instructor Ya Tan. They didn''t even last a minute in the arena. Those with genius cultivation able to get by using their movement technique or concealing technique making them hard to track. However, out of hundreds who passed the second test, only a handful managed to pass the test. "Next contestant, Yun Che." The examiners announced. "Play nice, young master." "Good luck brother in law." Retsu and Yuanba wish him as he stepped onto the stage. Now, every eyes are on the star of the second test. Even instructors and examiners come by to look at the two who passed the second test with flying colors. On the stage, Yun Che slowly walk to the stage where instructor Ya Tan was standing. He was towering him with his body and muscles staring him as if he was an ant. "Hoo, so you''re the genius cultivator who achieved Peak of Nascent at age 18. No matter, I might have a decent fight after all. Last three minutes and you passed." Yun Che suddenly grin in excitement as he pulls out wrapped Zangetsu out of nowhere. He made the wrappings thicker so he can use it as a club instead of a sword. The surrounding audience was shocked because he pulled that wrapped club from out of nowhere. "Quick question, what if I beat you?" 53 Chapter 53: Did I pass or fail? The surrounding audience went silent. Even instructor Ya Tan was stunned. All of a sudden¡­. "HAHAHA, it''s been a while since I had a good laugh¡­.Hahahaha!!!" Instructor Ya Tan suddenly laugh followed by all of the audience. "That guy is only at Peak of Nascent Profound Realm. To think he wanted to beat instructor Ya Tan? Looks like those people who ace the test really do have their nose in the air." The surrounding disciples mocked him. "Hmph, I barely passed the test and this guy wanted to beat him? Such arrogance." All the pass recruits expressed their disgust against Yun Che. "You may be the highest in the second test that doesn''t mean you can beat the instructor. Who do you think you are?" One of them shouted from the recruit''s area. Yun Che kept a straight face while everyone in the arena laugh their ass off. He couldn''t blame them because he appeared as a Peak Nascent Cultivator. To think he can actually wanted to beat a Peak True Profound Realm cultivator is actually just a fool''s dream. But it''s not impossible right? Retsu let out a small smile because she knew these faces are about to be slapped today. As for Yuanba, he was quite worried because Yun Che might pull another stunt while at it. "There''s no use keeping a low profile now. I only intended as a small elite member but didn''t expect the second test drag my name too high. Now, every eye is mocking me. So much for keeping a low profile." He said in his heart. "Are you done?" He said seeing Instructor Ya Tan was still laughing. Instructor Ya Tan suddenly stopped laughing as he keeps a serious face. He stared at Yun Che as he prepares for a fight. "Hmph, to think someone who has no strength wanted to beat me? A Peak True Profound Realm fighter?" "Do you think of me as someone weaker can be your instructor?!?" As he said that, he released his aura at the Peak of True Profound Realm in an attempt to suppress him. This kid, it''s been a while he seen someone so arrogant. In the last years, he encountered a lot of arrogant recruits. But as soon as he released his aura, those arrogant brats didn''t even last thirty seconds with him. All the other examiners didn''t intervene because this is the test to prove the disciple''s worth. However, they were hoping that Instructor Ya Tan would teach this arrogant recruit a lesson. But.... "Impossible?!?" Instructor Ya Tan released his aura and hoping Yun Che would fainted or fell to the ground but instead he just stands there like it was nothing. He was stunned and shocked at the same time. The same can be said to the examiners and the audience. The laughter slowly dies down as surprises started to color their faces. "Hmph, even if you have the aura of a Peak Sovereign Profound Realm cultivator. You will never be able to suppress me." He said in his heart again. "To think you have some skill or treasure to ignore my aura. Looks like I just have to teach you the hard way." As he said that, he immediately enters his fighting stance and face the smug face Yun Che. "I am the combination of Strength, Speed and Defense. The War Tank, Ya Tan. Forget about three minutes, you will not even pass the test at all." Instructor Ya Tan tries to provoke Yun Che into fighting him. "Then, I can fight without holding back." Yun Che said without showing the slightest fear in his eyes. He wanted to try feeling the excitement of battle for once. Monster and hollows giving him the excitement of leveling up. So, he tried suppressing his strength into the rank of a Nascent Realm cultivator. This way, he can feel the excitement even if it''s just a little bit. "THEN SHOW ME HOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY BEAT ME!!!" Instructor Ya Tan suddenly dashed towards him in an attempt to beat him in one single shot. "DON''T COME CRYING LIKE A BABY WHEN I AM DONE WITH YOU!!!!" As he said that, he swings his arms in full force towards Yun Che. Yun Che didn''t show any expression nor movement just like the other contestants. As the fist approaches, he didn''t move or jump away from the fist but... Yun Che tilt his body to the side dodging the heavy fist aimed towards him. "He DODGED IT?!?" Instructor Ya Tan exclaimed. "Impossible. No one can dodge instructor Ya Tan''s move directly. Those earlier recruits jump, move or run around him. Those recruits aren''t even worth his attention. As long as they have some skills, they passed." The examiners said to one another. Feeling insulted, he swings his fist once more towards him and it was easily dodged. More and more fist started to rain down on him and he dodged as if he knew where the fist was coming from. The audience was stunned and silence. Before, they were laughing at him as if he was a big idiot. Thinking that he could actually defeat a Peak True Profound Realm cultivator but the truth really differs from what they''ve thought. "Who is this guy?" Everyone though curiously. "DIE!!!" Instructor Ya Tan started to lose his composure when his fist is being dodged by someone even weaker than him. All of sudden, Yun Che started to feel Ya Tan''s body was slowly powering up. "Hooo, you finally go full strength?" "You are the first one to be this BRAZEN in front of me. Take this and SCRAM!!!!" Ya Tan threw both of his fist at Yun Che. Even if he dodged, he will not be able to escape the fist''s shock wave. BOOMMM!!!!! His punch creates a large explosion enough to destroy half of the arena. Smoke filled the air as the explosion creates a powerful shock-wave enough to make the instructor and examiners prepare to jump if something happens. They let this go because this is how Instructor Ya Tan conduct his test, even if he went on berserk. As long as the recruit was not killed by him. "Hmph, that''ll teach hi¡­.WHAT? He disappears?!!?" As the smoke dies down, he found out that Yun Che disappears from the very spot he punched just now. "Behind you¡­." Yun Che reappear with a grin on his face. "When did he get behind me?" He was quite stunned to see the capabilities of this kid. The other recruits show impressive movement technique to him but he never expected this one able to get behind him that quickly. As he appeared, he swings the wrapped Zangetsu towards Instructor Ya Tan. "Hmph, you think this strike would be enough to beat me?" As soon as he noticed Yun Che, he immediately raised his arms to block Yun Che''s incoming strike. However, Yun Che tried increasing his strength a little to see how much he was able to hold on. Instructor Ya Tan thinks he was able to hold his strikes easily but he felt Yun Che''s club was actually getting heavy and heavier as he tries to push him. "What??!!?? IMPOSSIBLE!!!!" He was trying to block the attack but his strike was getting heavy and heavier. The arena ground beneath him started to crack until it was not able to withstand the strike anymore. BOOM!!!! The surrounding audience close their eyes to avoid the aftermath of the explosion. Dust and smoke filled the air once more. The strike creates a large explosion enough to send the nearby recruits flying. Instructor Ya Tan was not able to block it and causes the ground underneath him shattered beneath Yun Che''s strike. The explosion destroyed the entire arena rather as well as create large cracks on the ground. The smoke slowly dies down and the audience finally able to see the shadow of a figure in the center. The smoke slowly dissipates and the figure was actually..... Yun Che. "Chee, how disappointing." He slowly walks to the center where Instructor Ya Tan passed out from the strike. "You said you were the combination of strength, defense and speed. Where''s all that bravado just now? I thought you were smarter since you''re an instructor. In the end, I was able to beat you that easily." The surrounding audience went silent after seeing his performance. His strength was at least Peak of the Nascent Profound Realm during the second test. The profound pearl didn''t lie. They tested this before they punched the strength measuring pearl. He actually beat a True Profound Realm master with just one single strike? "I was hoping to exchange a few blows with you. Since those dumbbells looked heavy, you are at least different than those ordinary cultivators. Here I am wanted to keep a low profile just to enter this palace. There''s no use playing low now right?" He suddenly spins the wrapped Zangetsu by its white thread faster than a human eye could follow. Then he grabs its hilt suddenly producing another shock-wave of explosion stunning the entire people in the area. "Hmph, I am actually way stronger than you''re expected right?" He said while showing his grin to the rest of the audience. His action stunning the nearby examiners as well Yuanba. Retsu was smiling from her young master''s performance. With his white robe fluttering in the air and his charming face, he actually looked way cooler than the previous recruits who barely aced the test. Females are looking him as if he was their knight and the males looked him as if he was a monster. "Hey examiners? Did I pass or fail?" The audience wanted to puke blood after hearing his questions. Thinking in their mind, ''You just beat a True Profound Realm master with a single hit. You actually said you fail the test?'' "You¡­you pass." is all the instructor can say to Yun Che.He was still shocked by Yun Che''s performance. He never expected the recruit actually defeated the ''War Tank'' Ya Tan easily. "Ah¡­ I just knocked out the instructor. So how are you going to conduct the test now?" He said while casually put his hands in his pockets after storing Zangetsu. If he knocked out the instructor, how are they going to test Retsu? "You don''t have to worry about it. We have plenty of instructor to test the remaining recruits. After we fix the stage of course." The examiner nervously said. "Ah, Well then¡­.." He jumped from the destroyed stage towards Retsu and Yuanba. "Brother in LAW!!!! That was so cool. How did you get stronger in a year? Instructor Ya Tan was unbeatable below the Spirit Profound Realm but you were able to defeat him with a single shot!!!!" Yuanba expressed his happiness towards Yun Che. "Well played, young master." Retsu smiled knowing all the faces mocked her young master was slapped speechless. "Yeah, Retsu. There''s no use going low profile now Retsu. Just play nice." 54 Chapter 54: You call that a simple Thrusts? The High Tower of New Moon Profound Palace. (Administration Office) "I wonder what happened in the recruitment square today." The headmaster of the New Moon Profound Palace, Qin Wuyou said. Qin Wuyou was the current headmaster palace. His strength enable him to rule over the New Moon city at ease. His face held an expression of a gentle and un-flustered calm, and a deep wisdom could be seen in his clear eyes. He emanated an extraordinary aura. "Last time I remembered, the recruits this year is less than I expected. Ya Tan was known for his brutality." Elder Sikong Han answered. "Knowing that Little Brother of mine, I doubt we have more than fifty passing recruits this year." Elder Ya Yii said to the rest of the administrator. Elder Ya Nie was Instructor Ya Tan''s sister. They are the most outstanding disciples back in her days. Right now, she was the Supreme Elder of the New Moon Profound Palace next to Supreme Elder Sikong Han and Supreme Elder Wu Nie. She broken through Earth Profound Realm and was promoted into a Supreme Elder. An outer disciple suddenly burst through the door towards the other Supreme Elders. "Elder Ya Yii, Instructor Ya Tan has been defeated!" The disciple said while running out of his breath. "What?!?, That Ya Tan, I always warned him that he will be defeated one day." While she said that, she was quite shocked because her little brother was defeated by a recruit? "Hoo, tell us the details." Headmaster Qin Wuyou said expressing his curiosity. The disciple told the elders about two outstanding disciples. Two of them scored impossible results during the second test despite being young. Even if the pearl has been change, the results were still outstanding. The elders couldn''t hide their shock once the disciple told them about Yun Che. "Those two, I knew they were something else." Elder Han muttered slowly. He never knew the recruits he helped just now are the ones performed so well. After the other instructors fix the stage. Yun Che was waiting nearby for Retsu with Yuanba. Eyes were constantly on him since he pulled a grand stunt on the stage just now. Since instructor Ya Tan passed out, another instructor had replaced him. This instructor is smaller compared to instructor Ya Tan. However, He was known as the strategist in the palace. The surrounding disciples knew despite being small, he has the brains to overcome it. So, he could not be underestimated. The instructor climbed onto the stage and begin his speech. "My name is Ah Yan. Like that muscle head Ya Tan from before, I am an instructor at the Peak of True Profound Realm. My conditions are the same as him. Either I am defeated or you last three minutes. However, if I push you out of bounds, considered yourself fail." The test went on once more like usual. After Yun Che stage shattering performance. The audience had no interest in the other recruits. The recruits were easily defeated by the instructor by pushing them out of bounds. The instructor used various move to counter the movement or profound techniques by the recruits. Just like Ya Tan, some were able to avoid his move and survived for three minutes. "Brother in law, are you sure sister in law is going to be okay?" Yuanba said after witnessing the tyranny of the new instructor on the arena, "Hnnn, never underestimate her. Despite her calm personality, she''s actually quite scary once she''s angry." "Really?" He was about to ask another question but he heard the instructor finally called Retsu''s name to the stage. Retsu slowly stepped onto the stage. She was the last recruit to be tested. Since her score was too high among the females, she was put last on the list. Wearing a purple kimono and a veil on her face, she was beautiful even if she was wearing an outfit they never seen before. She gracefully walked to the center emitting a charm that would put the female disciples pale in comparison to her. Most of the males had eyes on her the entire time but if she was friends with that monster just now, they can only dream they could be friends with her. "You''re quite beautiful for Peak Nascent Cultivator. Hmph, even if you are beautiful. Don''t expect me to go easy on you. I am smarter than that muscle head." The instructor said to Retsu. Retsu''s kimono and hair waved itself by the wind around her. She kept a calm face and faced the instructor. However, she didn''t do anything but she just raised her hand. Her action causes the audience to grow dumbfounded because they expect her to perform a spectacular performance. "Can I ask a question?" She raised her hand just like a student wanted to ask their teacher a question. "You want to ask now? Fine, ask away then." The instructor knew she was one of the dazzling recruits this year. But if she came with that kid then she must be something. "What if you fell out of bounds?" The instructor was stunned. She underestimated him? This was unacceptable. He gritted his teeth and said "If I fell, then it''s my lost." "Then, shall we begin?" She said lowering her hand. The instructor gives a nod to the examiner to begin the test. "Begin" the examiner shouts. However, there''s no movement from Retsu. She didn''t draw a weapon or proceed to attack. She just stood there as if nothing would amaze her into fighting. The instructor just kept his cool, he didn''t attack because he wants to see what kind of move she can execute. "What''s wrong little girl? Afraid to attack?" The instructor taunts her. Retsu stood there calmly. She slowly raised her hand to a waist level and point her delicate finger at the instructor. The audience was dumbfounded once more. "She raised her hand?" The instructor keeps a straight face because he already calculated moves that would be executed and prepares to intercept them. But, he didn''t expect she just raised her finger just like that. "Brother in law, is she going to be okay?" Yuanba can''t help but feeling worried. "It''s okay, she knew what she''s doing." He calmly said to him. The instructor was calm once more. No profound energy came from the surrounding or her body. "Come on, Little girl. I ain''t got all¡­.." He was about to taunt her again but .... Retsu who was standing calmly on the stage slowly said.... "Sho" All of sudden... BOOMMM!!!! The instructor''s body was sent flying by an invisible force. He crashed to the nearby wall in the opposite direction causing it to crumble on him. The audience went silent once more. No one dares to make any sound. The examiners and instructors had their eyes widen as a golf ball after witnessing that. Instructor Ah Yan slowly came out from the rubble and looked at Retsu who is standing on the stage. "I didn''t sense any profound strength or energy on the arena. What in the world happen?" He couldn''t accept this. He was defeated by a female recruit with a profound skill he didn''t even expect. He seen various profound skills before but didn''t expect the skill was invisible. ''Who is she?'' is all he could think about right now. "Brother in law, you can tell me what happen right?" The surrounding recruits piqued their ears once they heard Yuanba''s question. "Nothing much, she just used a simple thrust technique. That''s all." Yun Che explanation was vague but he can easily tell she used Hado#1 technique just now. The recruits almost puked blood after hearing it. Yuanba was speechless after hearing that. He didn''t know his brother in law''s fianc¨¦e was this strong. ''You called that a simple thrust?'' The surrounding recruits think after witnessing Retsu''s performance. Even if its a profound technique, they can detect profound energies are being used against them. Its a common knowledge. But, she used a technique that was invisible to the eyes and sense. "That''s my Retsu. Simple but deadly." He said in his heart after witnessing her performance. "How did I do?" She asked the other examiners. "You¡­you¡­pass." The examiner nervously said. "Thank you." She bowed before them before stepping off the stage. She made her way towards Yun Che and Yuanba. All eyes were directed towards her before set on the group of three. The audience was still silent. The examiners weren''t able to respond after witnessing that move. These two, who are these monsters? "Young master, hows my performance?" She said happily as if a puppy thinks it did a great job. "Splendid." He said while petting and rubbing her head. Retsu was blushing underneath her veil. Yuanba was still shocked after witnessing the strength of his sister in law. "Now that''s done. Yuanba, where''s the cafeteria of this place." He casually asked Yuanba unaware he accidently use the word from his home world. "Cafeteria?" Yuanba was confused. "Ehem, I mean food hall." Yun Che needed to watch his words sometimes. Retsu was able to understand him well but he couldn''t casually use his home world words in public. "Come Retsu, I am starving. Bet you''re hungry too." Yun Che said while rubbing his stomach. "Hnn, I only ate a little this morning." Yun Che was speechless once he heard the phrase ''a little''. She ate a portion for seven people this morning and all she could said it was a little. "I just hope the chef wouldn''t have fainted after seeing you." "Why?" She asked innocently. "Nothing¡­come on. Yuanba, let''s go." Before they could leave, they heard a voice from the skies of the arena. "Disciples, please stay for a moment." 55 Chapter 55: Thanks but No Thanks All eyes including the Yun Che''s group turned their eyes towards the source of the voice. The surrounding disciples knew the voice very well. "This voice¡­" "Could it be¡­" All of a sudden, figures started to appear on the arena''s stage. For the recruits, these figures aren''t common or familiar to them but a different case for the palace''s disciples. The surrounding disciples slowly stand up and shout¡­ "We greet the palace headmaster." A figure of an old man followed by another three figures suddenly appear on stage. Yun Che recognized one of them clearly. He is the old man ''saved'' his ass this morning. He could guess one of them is the grandfather of that stuck up brat because the last one is a woman. "Palace headmaster? System, anything on the trivia?" He asked the system after hearing the surrounding voices. [Ding¡­.Qin Wuyou, the palace headmaster of the New Moon Profound Palace. Currently on level 56, Earth Profound Realm Sixth Level. According to the trivia, Qin Wuyou supposed to buy the original Yun Che time to escape the palace after he offend the Xiao Clan during the banquet three weeks from now.] "Hooo, that''s how it is. So what is he doing here?" "New disciples of the New Moon Profound Palace, please wait for a moment." Qin Wuyou address the audience after his sudden appearance in the arena. "We are the administrator of the New Moon Profound Palace would like to express our congrats for successfully passing the New Moon Profound Palace entrance test." "Some of you wondered why we, the administrator bother for something as simple as this one. We observe from the palace the situation of this test occurs. Some of you failed and some of you passed. We are interested with the new disciples who shattered the palace''s record by defeating two instructors on the stage just now." All eyes suddenly pointed at the group of three wanted to leave the arena at the entrance. "Chee, so much for keeping low." Seeing all eyes on him suddenly give him goosebumps. "Wow, an audience with the headmaster. No one ever cause them to appear before. You''re both really lucky brother in law, sister in law." Yuanba happily said to them. "*Sigh, wonder what they actually want with us, young master?" Retsu asked him. "I think I know, Retsu. Just play along." "Can we ask the two to appear on stage?" Elder Sikong Han expressed his wish towards them. Yun Che just sigh because this old man is considered nice in the trivia. Since this one is going to help him later, it''s not wrong to play along as a method of respect. Yun Che and Retsu flashed step to the stage appearing instantly before the administrators. Their action shocked the entire audience and the administrator because the speed of the appearance and movement was too fast. "They''re this fast? No wonder these two shatter the records. This is getting interesting." Qin Wuyou said in his heart. Yun Che and Retsu cupped their hands towards the administrators. Despite being born ruthless in their previous world. They still able to maintain respect towards their elders unless the elders crossed the line. "Disciple Yun Che greets the headmasters and elders." "Disciple Retsu greets the headmaster and elders." "Good¡­.good¡­ We have two good seedlings this year." Qin Wuyou said to them. "Hmph, compared to my disciple. They''re way off from him." Elder Wu Nie tried to boast his ego by bringing his disciples as comparison. "Hoo, did your disciple beat an instructor back then?" Elder Han bickers him. "Hmph, he might not be able to beat an instructor but his cultivation was the fastest in this palace. These two are pale compared to him." "These two defeat instructors with cultivation only at Peak Nascent Profound Realm. Your disciple was an elementary back then. How are you comparing them with him?" Yun Che smile internally as he heard the bickering of those two elders. "Ah, disciple comparing¡­ One would boast and one would defend. Only having the boastful one slapped in the end. Typical novel situation." He said in his heart. "You two, can you act more like your age? Always bickering with one another. Are you really supreme elders of this palace?" Supreme elder Ya Yii interjects the bickering. "Hmph, the young don''t respect the old. How time flies." Since Ya Yii was the youngest among the elders,Wu Nie being sarcastic to her. In the line of administrator, Wu Nie are the one who abuse the authority as the Supreme Elder of the palace. He hates Sikong Han and Ya Nii for interfering in his affairs in the palace. However, the headmaster couldn''t do anything because of the clan backing him as well as his cultivation. He is one of the pillars supporting the palace and losing him equal to losing the pillar of the palace. "You...." She wanted to counter him but.... "Can you three stop bickering for once. Even in front of the audience you three doesn''t see eye to eye. You, Wu Nie. I respect you because of your clan and don''t force me to use my authority on you." Qin Wuyou suddenly interjects after getting impatient by their antics. "My apologies, disciples due to these immature elders. Let me get straight to the point. We on the other hand are here for a single purpose. For too long this old man wishes to have someone to train as my successor. Both of you on the other hand achieve the impossible on this palace and attract my attention." "So you''re the one who defeated my little brother. Pretty impressive since he is True Profound Realm Master. That muscle head, always think with his muscle. And you, girl? You defeated the brains of the palace without much effort. Pretty good." Elder Ya Yii was praising Yun Che and Retsu respectively. "I knew it..." Yun Che knew this elder was the sister of that muscle head. She shares the same antics as him. Back on the case, he pretty much knows the typical situation occurring after this. "So this old man wishes to take you as disciples. Both of you can choose me or the other elders as masters." Qin Wuyou finally get straight to the point after a while. "This girl, I like her. She is suitable to cultivate my cultivation technique. Choose me, girl. You don''t want old men as your master right?" Elder Ya Yii was excited after seeing Retsu. Its pretty rare for a girl to be this strong. The audience was full of envy and jealousy. Most of their achievement in the palace aren''t qualified to register as a light in the eyes of the elders. Except their dazzling senior brother, who was doted by Elder Wu Nie so much. These two, they just came here today and they have all the glory the palace can give them. The heavens are unfair to these monsters. "So what say the both of you?" The audience and the examiners just sigh internally. Is there even a point asking that question? These two will soar the sky in an instant if they say yes. Of course they are going to say¡­. "Thanks, but I am sorry. I have to refuse." Yun Che bluntly said. "I follow my young master. If he refused. Then I refused as well." Retsu refused politely. The audience was thrown into an uproar. They reject the offer? These two, are they even right in the head? To reject the headmaster and elders offer just like that. Are they really that arrogant? The administrators were shocked. To think that these two rejected their offer. Without even a second opinion or a moment of thinking. They answer it in a split second? "You two can think for¡­.." Qin Wuyou tried to offer them again. "Nope.. No thanks.." Yun Che refused while smiling. "But It''s your chance to¡­." Elder Ya Yii tries to persuade Retsu but¡­ "No, thank you¡­" Retsu refused politely. "Would you reconsi¡­.." "Nope, final answer ''No''" Qin Wuyou was speechless after hearing their answers. To think that he would be turned down by the new disciples. He felt absolute humiliation once he heard the word ''No'' from them. But as the headmaster, he could only suck it up and bear with it. He sighs as Elder Ya Yii tries to persuade Retsu once more only getting the same answer all over again. In the end she gave up seeing her unchanging eyes. Elder Sikong Han knew this very well. Disciples like them probably had a strong backing. If they refused, they probably had their own backing. Elder Wu Nii was feeling humiliated. Even if he did not propose, he still felt these juniors was arrogant. "BRAZEN. We lower ourselves to you to propose you to become our disciples. You return us with humiliation?" "Like you could do any better." Yun Che said towards Elder Wu Nie. Since he had that stuck up brat as a grandson, there''s no use playing nice to him. "You¡­." Elder Wu Nie was shocked Yun Che actually talk back to him. Never in his life people disrespecting him. He was bathe in respect wherever he goes in the city. This is the first time a junior shut him up like that. "Look, we chose to enter this palace. We refused them sincerely and nicely. They accepted. Since when becoming your disciple is compulsory?" He said while pointing at Elder Wu Nie "If we accept, we''ll become your gopher. If we refused, you make things harder for us. Becoming someone''s disciple is our choice. It''s not for you to decide." He said that because Yun Che and Retsu are Jasmine''s disciples. Accepting would be betraying her. Besides, he didn''t plan on staying long at this palace. "No wonder that stuck up grandson turned out like you. Your disciple probably almost like you now. Huh?" Yun Che was striking his sore spot. He was planning to offend this old fart from the beginning anyway. "You¡­.. Looks like I need to teach you two a lesson." Yun Che was hitting his sore spot and it was his last straw. He was preparing to move but he felt his shoulders being suppressed by a force. "Headmaster?" He turned around and saw Qin Wuyou was holding his shoulders. "You¡­. I tolerate long enough for you. Wu Nie. The kid is right. It''s his choice whether he would choose us or not. They refused us politely. You on the other hand wanted to bully a junior for saying no? Are you even an elder? Consider this your last warning." Qin Wuyou releasing his aura towards Wu Nie felt fear from the bottom of his heart. Despite being backed by the clan. His cultivation was still far from Qin Wuyou. He glares Yun Che as if he was saying "Brat, this isn''t over." Qin Wuyou regained his composure and face Yun Che and Retsu once more. "My apologies, we respect your choices for turning us down but our offer still stands if you wish to change your mind." "Like we said, we refused. Besides, we have our own master." He refused politely once more. "Your master?" The rest of the administrator was dumbfounded. "Our master''s not here right now due to certain circumstances. Accepting would be betraying our master. So, we refused." Retsu said on behalf of Jasmine. "Then, apologies for being disrespectful to your master. As for your achievement, we promoted you to inner disciples at this instance. You can stay at one of the inner disciples'' residence. Take this token and show them to the person in charge of the residence. He knows what to do." Qin Wuyou offered his headmaster''s token them. Since he couldn''t take them as disciples, he could at least give them a proper place. "We thanked the headmaster for this offer." "Then, our business is done. You three, let''s go." Qin Wuyou said before jumping away from the stage. "Hnn, I was hoping to bring that girl with me." Ya Yii was disappointed she didn''t even get anything out Retsu. "Let it go, Ya Yii. Besides, that kid wouldn''t let her go that easily." Elder Han said to her. "Hmph, young ones." She sighs before jumping away from the stage. Elder Wu Nie turned his head around to glare at Yun Che once more only to see Yun Che was pointing his middle finger while grinning at him. "You¡­.." He didn''t know what it means but whatever it is, he wouldn''t let everything happen today go easily. The audience went into uproar after the administrator left. These two cause elders to fight for them. Now, they refused and being backed by the headmaster? They even becoming inner disciples. It''s not fair, the heavens are unfair and they are unfair. "Young master, what is that mean?" She points at his action to Elder Wu Nie just now. "Oh that, uhhh¡­. it''s nothing really. It''s just a gesture. Nothing much." Yun Che nervously pulled his hand behind his back, earning a curious gaze from Retsu. "Really?" Retsu was on her curious mode on him. "Yeah¡­.yeah¡­. It''s nothing really. Come, come. Food awaits." He nervously said while pulling Retsu by her hand towards Yuanba who was shocked by the current events. Retsu was blushing softly as Yun Che holds her hand. Yun Che on the other hand was glad she was distracted from what he did just now. He forbids her to learn that forbidden gesture. His Retsu might be violent, but he was hoping she''s a sweet girl to the core. 56 Chapter 56: Dang it...Not another one........... Yun Che and Retsu''s stunt spread throughout the palace like wildfire. Various teachers, elders and disciples heard the recent event happening in the recruitment arena. Yun Che and Retsu overshadowed all the recruits and becoming the primary star of the palace in one single day. Yun Che never actually planned this but if things happen, then so be it. New Moon Profound Palace occupied a vast expanse, with a magnificent Main Hall at its center, and innumerable architecture that stretched as far as the eye could see. No wonder people called this palace a small part of the city. Yun Che and Retsu followed Xia Yuanba towards his living accommodations before making their way to the food hall. Along the way, New Moon Profound Palace disciples, all of whom were under the age of twenty staring at him as if he was a superstar. Now he knows never underestimated power of rumors once it spreads, even if they wanted to ignore him it would be hard. Along the way, he heard whispers about them rejecting the offer of the administrator. Calling him arrogant or dumb enough to turn down an offer from Qin Wuyou himself. "Che, shit happens. This is what happens when you''re too strong." Yun Che started to think if he is a nobody if he''s weak and a dumbass if he''s strong. He sighed seeing the culture of this cultivation world. "System, how many disciples in this palace?" [Ding¡­. Scan shows there are total of three thousand disciples in the palace. The weakest being the Elementary and the strongest is around Spirit Profound Realm. This is the staging area where disciples are trained before joining the kingdom as soldiers or officers.] Yun Che nods in understanding before explaining it to Retsu. Yuanba was explaining things about the disciples of the place they should be wary about. Since they both defeated an instructor, they are considered as the shining pearls of the palace. Despite rejecting the offer made by the administrator. "So Yuanba? How did you get this strong in a span of a year? Last time, your cultivation was at the second level of the Elementary Profound Realm. By rights, you should be around the lower level of mid stages of the Elementary Profound Realm. How did you do it?" He already knew the answer but he asked them anyway to hear Yuanba''s part of the story. "I am not that strong brother in law. Maybe because I was guided by elder Han when I came here. After you left 12 months ago, I really idolize you and wanted to be strong as you. So, father send me here through his connection with Elder Han. At first, elder Han saw me as average and able to get me in the palace. But, I was bullied as the weakest cultivator back then. So I train and train despite it was hard to cultivate. I don''t know why." "Well, your profound veins are quite unique though." Yun Che said bluntly while putting both of his hand behind his head. "Unique?" Yuanba was confused. "Sort of, your veins require more energy to cultivate compare to ordinary cultivators. That''s why your veins are slower compare to those disciples. However, the best part of your veins is you need to ''jump start'' your veins to cultivate faster." "Jump start? Whats a ''jump start?''" Yuanba asked him. "Ai¡­Dang it¡­ It''s like you need to trigger something in your veins to make it cultivate faster like force it to awake. You said you idolize me before right? Your will wanted to be as strong as me probably why you were able to trigger a gist of it to spark your cultivation." Yun Che explained to him. Looks like that habit of bringing modern world terminology started to affect his speech. He needs to be wary of it sometimes. "A gist? Only a gist and I was able to become this strong?" "Hell yeah. You need a larger ''trigger'' to awaken it. The best I can suggest is anger I think. Anger is the best way for you to cultivate faster." If he''s right, his veins probably function just like a Saiyan Bloodline. They need to feel anger to tap into their potential. "Anger? Any other way aside from that, brother in law?" "Nope, your veins are unique though. That''s the conclusion I can make." "How do you know all of this brother in law?" Yuanba asked him. Its pretty rare for someone likeYun Che to give him full explanation of his cultivation. "Well, I more of a miracle doctor myself. Retsu too. We can see your veins easily as if we''re reading a book. Trust me, the easiest way for you to get angry. The hardest is train yourself to the limit and feel the determination." "All right, I''ll follow your advice. Brother in law." "That''s the spirit." Yun Che pats his back earning a small shock from him. Yun Che''s group finally arrived at the inner disciples'' residence area after a while. After exchanging the token which greatly shocking the person in charge, they finally arrived at a large residence with a large courtyard. They are given this courtyard by the headmaster which is different from the other inner disciples. The area was quite large for two people to stay in it. That headmaster of them really outdone himself for them. After persuading Yuanba, he finally agreed to stay with them just for a little while. He wanted to earn a place for himself without relying on Yun Che. He just nods because this the best way for Yuanba to cultivate. He''ll make sure to invite Little Fairy to his residence later on. If she found out that they lived here while she stayed in an inn, she''ll beat the living hell out of him. "Brother in law, I want to ask. You could join any sect you want with that strength. Why do you come here?" "Well, me and Retsu actually had a business here. We''re here participate in a banquet three weeks from now. The banquet is where almost all of New Moon City''s top powers all in one place. We wanted to beat ¡­no..no.. have the experience of fighting them." "Young master said it''s the best way to broaden our horizon. It could be the best place to play." Retsu said excitedly. "However, Brother-in-law, Sister in law, do you really plan on participating in the banquet three weeks from now?" Xia Yuanba asked somewhat worriedly. "Of course we have to go." Yun Che took a sideways glance at him, "Yuanba, it seems as if you don''t want to go to this banquet. Is there a problem?" "Even though it''s not exactly a problem, but¡­. but¡­." Xia Yuanba hesitated for a moment, and then said with a bit of reluctance. "Some time ago, I heard that when last generation''s Palace Chief was newly appointed, they also sent out many invitations for a banquet. During that banquet however, the invited disciples from the other sects used the excuse of exchanging pointers to challenge our disciples of the same age. There were ten matches, and we of New Moon Profound Palace lost all ten times. Thus humiliating the old Palace Chief, and turning the new one into a laughingstock for a long time. "Heh-heh, as expected. That''s their way to let him know who was the real boss of New Moon City." Yun Che said while laughing. "But don''t worry, we''ll show all of them who''s boss. By the way, how many powers total in this city?" "Oh, let me think¡­" Xia Yuanba seriously thought for a moment, and then slowly answered: "In total there are seven; they are the Profound Heart Sect, Cloudy Sun Sect, Iron Spear Clan, Seven Deadly Sword Pavilion, and Stormy Profound Palace." After pausing for a moment, Xia Yuanba''s voice became somewhat guarded. "Their influence is far stronger than our New Moon Profound Palace. If not for the backing of the Imperial Family, then perhaps we may have already been suppressed and forced out. In addition to these five, there are two more giants that not even the Imperial Family would dare provoke¡­ and they''re the branches of Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Clan that are here in New Moon City. "That shitty Xiao Clan in this city? Well, then more reason for me to fuck things up during the banquet." He said grinning while smash his fist together. "Brother in law !..You¡­" Yuanba was shocked after her heard Yun Che calling the one of the two powers as a shitty. "Yes, I have a score to settle with them. All of them actually." "Burning Heaven Clan? Is that clan as weak as the Xiao Clan from before, young master?" Retsu asked curiously. "Now did you mention it, Retsu. I have a score to settle with them as well. And yes, they''re quite weak." "Ara, this is getting interesting then." Retsu said while giggling. "Brother in law, Sister in law, are you crazy?!!??? Offending the Xiao clan and Burning Heaven Clan is a no-no." Yuanba tried to persuade Yun Che. Even if he was strong, there''s no way for them to fight two giants in this city. "Crazy? Not that much, it''s just to avoid future trouble that might be happening in the future." He said while walking and casually chatted with Retsu. Xia Yuanba was shocked once more. He never expected his brother in law is really that excited about offending someone. The unspoken rule of this world is ''if you don''t offend, you''ll be fine. This is the reason why this palace was weak in the first place. They couldn''t offend anyone but they were suppressed from time to time until it is a matter of time before they''re wiped out. As he spoke up to this point, Xia Yuanba''s voice abruptly stopped, because in front of them, a young man in a white robe and a girl dressed in snow-white attire walked side by side in their direction. The man who appeared to be eighteen or nineteen had a tall build, elegant features, and a fascinating charm like that of jade. Basically, he''s a man thot in Yun Che and Retsu''s eyes. "That girl? She looks familiar. Wait¡­wait¡­just hold the phone¡­. I just met Grayfia''s lookalike a month ago. Now another one appear? Then, she must be¡­.." The girl looked like she is around eighteen or nineteen years old version of her instead of fifth-teen years old in the anime. With a pair of beautiful sparkling dark orange eyes, and cherry colored lips with the luster of a smooth seashell. Her elegant eyebrows were perfectly shaped as well, but the most beautiful part was the light smile that graced her lips. However, the most attractive part of her is her long fuchsia hair going down to her waist with split bangs that reach her chest. Not forgetting her luscious body and those big balloons on her chest. "Sakaki Ryoko? Great¡­. this is great." Yun Che said with great interest. The girl was actually Sakaki Ryoko lookalike in the anime ''Shokugeki No Soma'' back on his previous world. Only this time, she''s even more beautiful up-close than the anime he watched before. Despite being a minor character in that series, he admits she was really beautiful. He knew the main characters of this world has been changed into the characters from various anime he watched. Her appearance was incomparable to Xia Qingyue''s despite being a beautiful anime character. Yet the noble air that wrapped around her like an indistinct haze was not something that Xia Qingyue could match. Technically speaking, she executes the aura of a royal noble rather than an ordinary woman. Well, giving to her facts on the system''s trivia. It is expected after all. Then, beautiful busty ''Ryoko lookalike'' in the New Moon Profound Palace. This must be¡­.. "Senior Brother Murong, Senior Sister Xueruo!" Xia Yuanba suddenly shouted. "Xueruo? As if Lan Xueruo? Looks like we meet at last." She is one of his main reason visiting this Palace in the first place. Originally, he only wanted to attend the banquet but his target was to conquer all of original Yun Che''s harem on his own. The man beside her however had his eyes swollen once her gaze upon Retsu. He seen a lot of women in his life but never actually seen one so beautiful in front of him. He never expected this girl carries a noble aura as well as radiating beauty. Even though she is veiled, he wanted nothing more than take it off and gaze her face at full glory. As they were approaching. Yuanba had actually pulled him along with Retsu up to greet them. "Junior Brother Xia, are you going back to rest?" Upon seeing Xia Yuanba, the girl smiled and greeted him. When her voice sounded, Yun Che thought¡­. "I am right, even her voice is actually the same. Hope she didn''t go ''ufufufu'' just like the original Ryoko did" he said in his heart while sighing upon meeting another familiar character in this world. The real Yun Che probably go ''gaga'' looking at her right now. Describing inch after inch of her body. However, he''s not like that pervert. At this point, the girl''s gaze fell upon Yun Che. When she looked at him, a small blush could be seen from her face as if she saw her long awaited prince charming. The black pupils in his eyes along with his raven shaped hair as well his perfectly carved face. His clothes were unfamiliar to her but it looks way cooler and manlier than any of the disciples in the palace. Even the guy beside her doesn''t have this feature or aura. Speaking of his aura, he has the aura of the domineering person. Even she, a well prestige person couldn''t compare to him. She doesn''t know why but she actually felt a small sense of goosebumps when she looked at him.She kept her composure and she curiously asked: "Junior brother Xia, this is¡­" "Hehe, this is my brother in..." Before he could finish, Yuanba''s mouth was shut by Yun Che''s hand abruptly. Earning a shocking gaze from the man thot, the girl and Yuanba himself. "Brother in arms...Ehem, Nice to meet you. Sister Xueruo. I am Yun Che." Yun Che suddenly give Yuanba a glare saying "Don''t you dare call me ''brother in law'' in front of this girl." "Yun Che?...Do you mean THE YUN CHE? The one who defeated an instructor with one shot in the arena this morning?" She refresh the mind about the rumors circulating around the palace just now. She was curious to see who in the world have the strength to defeat a True Profound Realm master. "Woah, rumors spread fast. Yup, One and only." She said while showing her his goofy grin. "Then this must be¡­." She curiously looked at Retsu next to him. She heard about a female with purple dress like clothing and long braided hair defeated the brains of the palace a while ago. Then, if the description is perfect, she must be... Retsu just bowed and cupped her hands to her. Before she could answer, the man beside Xueruo started to talk to her. "Greetings junior sister. I am Murong Ye. The son of the governor of the New Moon City." The male introduced himself as well as introducing his status to her. This way, he hopes this female would suddenly flock to his side after learning his status. He looked like a monkey who dying to mate after so long. "May I know this junior sister''s name?" "Hmph" Retsu ignored him and started to move towards Xuoruo as if she didn''t even notice his existence. "¡­." Murong Ye didn''t expect his question and existence was ignored entirely by her. This is absolute humiliation to him. Not only she ignored him. The son of the governor. But actually she didn''t even answer his question. "Well, this is awwwkkkwaarrrdddd¡­" Yun Che said at the corner of his mouth while still holding Yuanba''s mouth with his hand. "Greetings Sister Xueruo. I am Retsu. Perhaps you heard of me from the rumors." Retsu introduced herself politely while smiling at her. "Retsu? Then I was right." She was shocked actually meeting the two stars at the same time. "Retsu, what a beautiful name. This young master is actually pleased to hear such beautiful name came from a maiden. Your name probably means the most beautiful of flower. Just like the person herself¡­." The man thot Murong Ye suddenly interjects once more. He wanted to try winning her approval despite being ignored on the first time. However..... "It actually means violent." Retsu said flatly without even looking at him before walking back to Yun Che''s side. The atmosphere became awkward once more. Murong Ye praises her beautiful name but didn''t actually thought it means way different than what he said just now. "Awwwwkkkkwarrrdd¡­.." Yun Che said earning a resentment gaze from Murong Ye. He was humiliated in front of Xueruo by this girl and now by this kid. He was obviously hated him that they had disturbed he and Xueruo''s "two-person world." Yun Che fake cough to gain the attention of Xueruo once more. "Ehem, like we said. This is Retsu and I am Yun Che. We just registered and became inner disciples of the palace. However, we decided to enroll in the same class with Yuanba here. Please take care of us." He said while cupping his hands ignoring Murong Ye entirely. Murong Ye wanted to flip. Now, two juniors are ignoring his existence. Despite saying his status, these two don''t even care a bit about it. However, he keeps his composure because he already loses enough face today. Losing anymore will cause Lan Xuorue to hate him. "Oh? You also joined our Class One?" Lan Xueruo took a good look at Yun Che, and laughed gleefully. "You seem so young, yet you''re already the Peak of Nascent Profound Realm and an inner disciple as well. Way stronger than any of the geniuses in this palace. If the beauties in the class find out that such a handsome little junior had just entered, they''ll definitely be overjoyed. You need to be careful, little junior brother." "Haha¡­I think I will." He casually reply. In reality, Yun Che didn''t have to be careful because Retsu will chase them away before they could get closer. Compared to her, beauties aren''t that much to begin with. Then his gaze suddenly changed as he spoke while smiling at Lan Xueruo: "I''m guessing that Senior Sister Xueruo is definitely not a native from around here, is that right?" "Hooo, You can tell, Junior brother?" She blinked her beautiful eyes. "Sort of, Because the atmosphere in New Moon City is a bit restless and its spiritual aura is quite thin. There should be no way that a graceful beauty like Senior Sister Xueruo was born here." Lan Xueruo was blushing after being called a beauty by Yun Che. Murong Ye was jealous after he saw Lan Xueruo behavior. He gritted his teeth and clench his fist as he remembers he tried almost everything to gain her affection but none of them ever works. However, this kid appears and cause her to blush? This is unacceptable. "Perhaps senior sister is a daughter of a prestigious clan? Or perhaps a lady of a big sect? or even¡­" He stopped suggesting as he looked at her at the corner of his eyes. "A Princess of an Empire?" Yun Che saw a small reaction came from the eyes of Lan Xueruo before she regains her composure. Earning himself a small smile. Lan Xueruo was slightly stunned but maintain her reaction. Then, her pink lips curved up and while raising her eyebrows, she said. "Princess of an Empire? You''re overpraising me. Junior brother...¡­. Not only is Junior Brother Yun good looking and talented, but is also a smooth talker too." All of sudden, she make a seductive face before saying "Maybe this senior sister might¡­.." Despite saying that, she appeared as joking but some part of her was actually wanted to try something. She didn''t know why but she actually wanted to get close to this man. Murong Ye was furious. This kid suddenly actually able to make her like this? He didn''t care if he''s the star or an inner disciple. This kid is going to pay. 57 Chapter 57: The jealous man tho Yun Che kept a straight face thinking "Hooo, If you want to play, then let''s play." He merely replied¡­. "Well, if senior sister wanted to leap into my chest then I''ll be waiting" He grins at her. As soon as Yun Che let out those words, Xia Yuanba''s mouth promptly opened wide, and even his eyes had almost bulged out from shock. Murong Ye eyes narrowed the gaze that looked at Yun Che suddenly became ice-cold and mocking, and even faintly let out a sneer. "This kid, this is the last straw." He thinks while clenching his fist. However, Lan Xueruo didn''t get angry in the slightest, but instead she blushed furiously. She didn''t expect this junior brother of hers wanted it to be like that. She maintain her composure and said... "What an interesting little junior. It seems like the following days won''t be that boring anymore. Then, senior sister here will stop chatting with you for now. I need to prepare for the banquet the weeks from now. Be seeing you, junior brother." Lan Xueruo playfully winked her left eye, and left with a faint smile while walking away from them. Yun Che let out a small smile while looking at her. "Hmm, as expected from the Princess of the Blue Wind Empire." He said in his heart. Retsu pouted her face looking at Yun Che. "Muu, young master. Is that girl really interest you that much?" Yun Che looked at the pouting Retsu and suddenly laugh. "Haha, don''t worry. My little Retsu always be my number one." He said while petting her head softly. Earning a giggle and a happy smile from her. "Hmm, I felt the same feeling when I met Little Aunt and Sister YueChan. I like her young master." She said while smiling underneath her veil. "You can really judge a person well. Retsu. Let''s see what happen in the future. Let''s go Yuanba. Both of us really hungry." He said while walking away with Retsu. Retsu was right. Despite the noble aura she was emitting. She didn''t feel arrogant and she talked to them normally like equals. But since she looked like Sakaki Ryoko, he will not let this girl off the hook. All of a sudden, a hand smacked onto Yun Che''s shoulder in an extremely unfriendly manner. Yun Che turned back around and saw Murong Ye looking at him coldly. "And who in the world are you?" Yun Che and Retsu turned around and looked at the one who smacked his shoulder. Turns out, this was the man beside Ryo..no..no.. Xueruo just now. By the looks of his face, he is very ''unhappy''. "You¡­. How dare you two ignore me! Murong Ye just now?!?" The infuriated Murong Ye suddenly yelled. Shocking Yuanba along the way. He never expected his noble senior brother was actually throwing a tantrum just like a little boy. "Ah, it turns out it''s the sissy little boy just now. Didn''t notice you actually. So what do you want from me? Speaking of which, weren''t you together with Senior Sister Xueruo?" Yun Che said with a flat tone as if what he did didn''t earn any attention from him. Lan Xuerou had already walked pretty far away, but still did not turn around to call for Murong Ye. It was as if she completely didn''t realize that he wasn''t with her. Looks like she also acted like he didn''t exist. "You..." Murong Ye''s eyes narrowed, exposing a sneer full of contempt and disdain. His gaze was as if looking down on an insignificant inferior human being. "Your name is Yun Che, right? Little junior Yun, although I don''t know what method you used to sneak into our Class One, but as your Senior, there are a few things I need to remind you. Since you''ve entered Class One, then obediently learn what you should do, and what you shouldn''t do. Don''t blame me later for not reminding you after you''ve suffered the consequences. Also, remember it clearly, stay further away from Lan Xueruo hereafter. If I see you speak with her like that again, don''t forget that I have numerous ways to kick you out of New Moon Profound Palace. Hmph." "And you¡­" He said while looking at Retsu. "I give you face by introducing myself to you. How dare you ignore me? You should be honored this governor''s son was able to take notice of you. Good¡­.good¡­. " He was actually throwing a tantrum in front of them. Yun Che and Retsu don''t give a rat''s ass while he talked. Yuanba was shocked at the side. He never actually knew that his senior brother was this jealous of his brother in law. All of a sudden, Yun Che started to laugh loudly while holding his stomach. Retsu was giggling on his side while holding her veiled mouth. Radiating her beauty along with it. She looks really cute when she giggles but really scary when she laughed. "Hahahaha" "You¡­what so funny?!?" "Wait¡­wait¡­wait.. I am not done. Hahahaha" Yun Che was still laughing his ass off ignoring Murong Ye''s glare. Murong Ye was furious. He wanted to tear this brat apart but after hearing the rumors. He had a doubts whether he should attack them or what. "Idiot." Yun Che pull himself together after laughing at this sissy boy. "How dare¡­." Murong Ye didn''t expect being called an idiot by this kid. He was bathe with respect and glory by the disciples. Calling him an idiot considered a taboo in the palace. "Ohh, I dare all right. Look at you, a jealous sissy boy tried to threaten me. Throwing a tantrum if a girl ignores him. Why don''t you throw a tantrum at Sister Xuorue? She ignored you just now." "You¡­." "Learn what I should do, and what I shouldn''t do? Suffering the consequences? Well, I don''t give a rat''s ass about you, your backing or your numerous ways. Spare me the chit-chat. Why don''t shut the fuck up and piss off knowing what''s good for you." Yun Che wasn''t upset but this situation was quite common back in his world. However, he tends to tell his offenders to piss off instead of arguing with them. There''s no use arguing with an immature idiot. Murong Ye was furious. He wanted to cough up blood for being too angry. All of a sudden, he drew his sword and points it at them. "You crossed the line by insulting me, talking to Lan Xuorue and ignoring me. I doubt those circulating rumors. Let me see for myself the strength of the new stars of this palace." All of a sudden, he released his aura at the eight level of Nascent Profound Realm. These two, even if their strength is peak of Nascent Profound Realm. He was able to defeat a peak cultivator with his techniques alone. He and Xuorue were the genius of the palace before they stole the limelight. Lan Xuorue didn''t care but to him, this was an insult to his pride. The palace allow battle among disciples as long as they didn''t kill each other. "Young master, I am bored." Retsu said didn''t actually care a bit about Murong Ye''s aura. "Me too, lets finish this so I can go and get something to eat." Yun Che said while rubbing the bridge of his nose expressing his disappointment. "You offend me long enough. TAKE THIS AND DIE!!!!" Murong Ye jumped towards them in high speed. The swings his sword in full power to take them out in one go. However, *Clink Murong Ye was shocked and speechless because his full power swing was actually stopped by a pinch from Yun Che''s index finger and thumb. "Wha¡­." Yun Che with his bored face pinch the sword harder before breaking it in half. Shocking Murong Ye once more. "You¡­you destroyed my sword?" "*Sigh, you can pull all of your strings and come at us. We treat people with kindness if they treat us the same however, if you offend us. Suffer the consequences." He dropped the sword pieces to the ground a turned to walk away. Murong Ye was furious. He noticed the gap between them but he was not convinced. He wasn''t willing to end it like this. If sword don''t work, what about his martial skill? "YOU.....I can''t accept this. Take this¡­ Fist of.." He didn''t even finish his skill before Retsu suddenly arrived in front of him. She just formed a flicker with her fingers and raised it in front of his forehead. "You''re an eyesore." She said with a flat tone. *flick "HUAARRGGHH!!!" Murong Ye was sent flying to a nearby tree shocking the nearby disciples. They knew fighting was common in the palace but they never actually expect the fight involved the genius senior brother. "What an idiot." Yun Che shook his head before Retsu arrived beside him. "Shall we go, young master?" Retsu looked at him in the eye. "Ohh¡­ uh¡­yes. Yuanba? What are you doing standing there gawking. Let''s go." "uhh¡­Brother in law¡­. wait¡­." Yuanba said before running chasing after them. The surrounding diciples was gawking when they saw Murong Ye, the dazzling genius senior brother was defeated by a flick from the new star of the palace. "Are they crazy? They just defeated "The Murong Ye" Offending him equals to offending the governor." One of the disciples asked. "Do they have a death wish or something?" "Looks like a storm is coming to our palace." While everyone was speculating, some of them was actually interested. That includes Lan Xuorue as well. She did leave the area but she heard a commotion and went in to take a look. She never expected Murong Ye was different than she thought. She wanted to stop them but Murong Ye had already attacked them. When she saw him defeated by both of them. She actually let out a small smile. For weeks she tried to get rid of him but he followed her like a shadow. She even pretended he didn''t even exist and it started to bug her. She couldn''t even talk to anyone because this idiot scares anyone trying to talk to her. Never actually though she sees this moment. "Junior brother and sister, both of you really are interesting." She said while looking at them, especially Yun Che. 58 Chapter 58: I am not buying all tha News about Murong Ye''s defeat spread out throughout the palace. The disciples never expected this defeat occurred after Yun Che and Retsu entry to the palace. Even though his strength didn''t compare like the True Profound Realm inner disciples and Spirit Profound Realm disciples, he was still considered a genius beneath the Nascent Profound Realm. Somewhere in the New Moon Profound Palace Aside from Murong Ye, there is certain someone in the palace who hated them more than him. *BOOM A table in the room suddenly crushed to pieces by a middle age man. "Damn it, Curse those two. How dare they insult me in front of the audience like that. I swear¡­.i swear to kill them." A middle age man used his punch to shatter the table expressing his anger. The man was none other than the Supreme Elder of the New Moon Profound Palace, Wu Nie. Yun Che stood up to him this morning and insulting his disciple and grandson in front of the audience. Not only he was unable to exert justice to them but he was ridiculed as well. "But, the technique that little girl used to defeat the Ah Yan this morning. It carries no profound energy and it was invisible. That girl could kill him without he even noticed." All of a sudden a flash of greed suddenly enters his eyes. "Before I have them killed, I must squeeze that technique from her. That skill will allow me to kill anyone I please without them even noticing." He suddenly laughs sinisterly before calling his beloved grandson to the room. New Moon Profound Palace inner disciple residence. After the recent news and rumors circulating around the palace. No one dares to disturb Yun Che, Retsu and Yuanba during their visit to the food hall. Usually, in common Wuxia novel. They were usually picked by stuck up young masters but now, people are whispering but didn''t dare to talk to them. Yun Che and Retsu as well as Yuanba were on their way back. Yuanba couldn''t even register on his mind the recent events happening to them from morning until now. As for Yun Che and Retsu, they had their fill during their visit to the food hall. However, they are also created another ruckus while in there. "I told you we make the chef fainted after ordering our meal." Yun Che said flatly walking back to the residence. "Ara¡­ara, looks like we eat a little too much back then, young master." Retsu was happily walked beside him while holding his hand. "Yeah, we didn''t order but hall didn''t expect we ate that much." "Brother in law, where do you keep all that food?" Xia Yuanba was still following them from behind. A moment ago, in the food hall Whispers are heard from every disciple in the hall. Yun Che''s group didn''t mind any rumors going on around them as long as they''re minding their own business. They walked through the hall feelings eyes are on them everywhere they go, especially Retsu. Since she was the one flicking that man thot, she was the center of attention as well as being ogled by the male disciples in the hall. "So what''s on the menu?" Yun Che asked Yuanba in a puzzle. "Since we''re you''re an inner disciple, brother in law, you can order dishes cooked using profound beasts. We outer disciples have limited order on what we can eat." Yuanba explains to him. "Really¡­. Then we''ll take¡­" Before they could even finish speaking. All of a sudden bunches of orders started to flock to their table creating pile of food on their table. One by one orders arriving and creating pile after pile of food. By looking at it, it was impossible for any man or woman to finish this pile of food on the table. "Hey, we didn''t even order this." Yuanba tried to talk to the waiter. "But, it was registered to your table. "The waiter answer with an innocent tone indicating he just did his job delivering the food. "Wha¡­. Who did¡­?" He could hear someone snickering from the tables behind them. They came from the inner disciples'' section. Turns out, not every newborn star is well liked among the disciples. "Chee, brother in law. Looks like someone really dislike you for being here. Let''s return these food to them so we can¡­.." When Yuanba looked at Yun Che''s table, he was shocked. Beyond shocked because the food on the table was gone. Totally gone. All that''s left was a stack of plates near Yun Che as well as Retsu. "Thank you for the food." Retsu said politely. "Man, that hit the spot." Yun Che said while rubbing his stomach. The rest of the disciples and Yuanba were gawking after seeing them. Even the chef fainted after cooking so much food for them. The ones ordering their food have themselves to blame for playing themselves . Yun Che and Retsu made their way to the inner disciples'' residence followed by Yuanba. When they arrived they actually found a female figure was already sitting with her back facing them in the middle of their courtyard. Yun Che''s group observed the figure thoroughly and found out that figure was¡­. "Yue Chu?" Yun Che said because he recognized that figure. Since Yuanba was here, he used her alternate name to avoid any questions came from him. "*Sigh, you two really cause a lot of trouble in this place." Little Fairy was sitting still meditating near the lake. He heard the circulating rumors around the palace. She just sighs as well as ignore them because she expected this from the beginning. "Well, things weren''t goes as planned but at least we got the job done." He said with a grin on his face. "Nice place we have here young master. Shame we can''t stay for a month though." Retsu expressed her disappointment to him. "By the way, you have a pest following you just now." Little Fairy suddenly pulled someone from behind the tree in a courtyard. The person fell down in front of them and staring at all of them with begging eyes. That someone was bound by a rope and was gagged with a white cloth. She was tied with Little Fairy''s rope. Something even a Peak Earth Profound Realm can''t break. The surprising part is the person has a long fuchsia hair similar to¡­. "Senior sister?!?" Yuanba was the first one to react. He never expected the one being tied and gagged was actually their dazzling senior sister Lan Xueruo. Yun Che was speechless. He never expected her out all of the people getting caught by Little Fairy. The Princess of the Blue Wind Empire was caught and gagged by Little Fairy. This was not something he could see every day. "Sister Xueruo? What are you doing here?" He said while shook his head. Retsu was giggling seeing Xueruo being bound like a thief. "Hmm¡­mmm¡­mmm" Lan Xueruo made a sound through the cloth on her mouth. "Oh sorry about that." Yun Che went to her and pulled the white cloth tied to her mouth. "Junior brother Yun, I wasn''t following you or anything. I was taking a stroll until I was caught by this woman. I couldn''t fight her and she tied me to a tree." She immediately made excuses to avoid being punished by them. "Senior sister, what are doing here actually?" Yun Che asked her ignoring her excuse. "Uhhh, I was walking?" She said while shifting her beautiful eyes sideways. "Senior sister, you''re bad at lying." Retsu said while smiling at her, causing Lan Xuorue to shiver down her spine. "Urrgghh, Okay, I wanted to thank you for defeating Murong Ye but I wanted to warn you about his father. That''s all. Please don''t hurt me." She plead them to spare her. She knew what she did was wrong but you will do anything to avoid being sentence. "Wait? That''s it? You don''t have to snooping around to tell me that. Like I said to him, no matter how strong his father or his backing. I''ll send them all to hell if they dare to offend me." He said that at the same time untying the rope around her. "But junior brother, you don''t understand. His father¡­." She tried to talk him over into escaping the city. Once his father found out, Yun Che will be in a lot of trouble, That include Retsu as well. "Is the governor of the city right? You think mere Earth Profound Realm had the means of stopping me?" Lan Xueruo was speechless. She never expected him to say that. It means he had a backer of a Sky Profound Realm warrior? Then, who is this junior brother of hers? Retsu immediately helped her up while Little Fairy stand on the side. She arrived here moments ago waiting for Yun Che and she noticed someone was actually looking at his residence like a suspicious person. When she found her, Lan Xueruo started to ran away but she caught her anyway. She tried to ask her about her action but she was too afraid to tell her anything. In the end she tied her while waiting for Yun Che to come back. He was quite relieved because knowing her personality, she could have killed her. In the end she spared her life waiting for him to come back. Maybe she noticed Lan Xuorue wasn''t a bad person at all. "Senior sister, since you''re here. Can you tell me who you really are?" Yun Che said to her earning a curious glance from Yuanba, Retsu and Little Fairy. "Who is she, Young master?" Retsu asked him curiously. This senior sister of hers must have an exquisite identity to have the attention of Yun Che. Lan Xuorue was shocked because she hid her cover perfectly. No one would ever notice anything out of the ordinary. "What are you talking about junior brother? I am still your senior sister Lan Xuorue. Hahaha" "Maybe we should keep the rope on her." "Let''s tied her to the tree and tickle her feet until she passed out. Young master." "Good idea, Retsu." "Uhhh¡­uhh..junior brother¡­Please don''t¡­Okay. I''ll tell you¡­I''ll tell you¡­" She defended herself quickly. There''s no way she could escape from them and that woman who just caught her. She was on her knees in fear of being tickled. However, she talked anyway. The main reason she wanted to talk was she felt she could actually trust Yun Che and Retsu. "*Sigh, I am actually not a disciple of this palace. I was here to look after it until the banquet three weeks from now. I wanted to participate the banquet to help the Palace survive the harassment of the city''s power." "Actually¡­ I am¡­" She hesitated for a while but before she could even speak. Someone finish it for her. "The Princess of the Blue Wind Empire. Am I right?" Earning a shocking glance from Yuanba and Little Fairy. Lan Xuorue looked at Yun Che as if she seen a ghost. She never expected him to know out of all places. She thought he was making a while guess back then but in the end, he was right on the spot. She didn''t say anything but she heard Yun Che spoke to her. "Come come senior sister. A noble lady like you must have an important reason to be here. Beautiful, noble, humble and outer disciple at that. Cheap theatrical facade,I am not buying all that." Yun Che spoke with confidence but actually he read about her in the system''s Trivia. Actually what she said just now is only one part of her story. He didn''t want to pry on it. He wanted her to be the one telling him willingly. "Moreover, I sense your cultivation is higher than you are right now. Why would someone stay as an outer disciple rather than being an inner disciple. Probably because you don''t want any attention focus on you." "But, I used a necklace to seal my Profound Strength. How could you possibly know?" Lan Xuorue holding her necklace to show it to them. Her True cultivation was at third level of the True Profound Realm. However, she make it appear as the Eight Level of the Nascent Profound Realm to cloud everyone''s mind. "Well, I am kind of a miracle doctor myself though." He said while grinning earning a speechless gaze from her. She sighs and said "You''re right junior brother Yun. I am the Princess of the Blue Wind Empire. The reason I was here was to scout out geniuses in order to represent my palace during the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament a half a year from now." "I think I finally found the geniuses I seek." All of a sudden, she bowed to them discarding her role as a princess of the empire. "Junior brother Yun Che and Junior sister Retsu, please represent the Blue Wind Profound Palace in the tournament." When she scouted them before, she used her special profound art which is able to scout a person''s talent. She found out that these two had the most talent out of anyone in the palace. She wanted to do anything to recruit them into her palace. Yuanba was quite shocked on the development. He never expected his senior sister from the same class is a princess. Moreover, she bowed to his brother in law, begging them to help her. Something a princess shouldn''t do. Yun Che and Retsu were speechless. A princess bowed down just to ask them a favor. They didn''t expect this. All they wanted to do was to tease her but she bowed to them. A royal family would never do something like this even if it kills them. But, she actually bowed to them. As for Little Fairy, she just observed them. Not have the slightest feeling to intervene. However, a member of the royal family is here out of all places. That is something you didn''t see everyday. "Senior sister, please stand up. We were teasing you just now. Please stop bowing." Retsu suddenly went to her and ask her to stand up. But, she refused to move and said "Please accept my invitation. Junior brother and sister." "Young master?" Retsu looked at Yun Che with pleading eyes. Yun Che walked closer to her and gently force her to stand up. He looked at her beautiful eyes and said "Even if you didn''t invite us, we planned to join the tournament anyway." Yun Che wanted to join the tournament. Not for the glory of the palace or himself. It is because he wanted to meet his wife, Xia Qingyue. "We''ll represent your palace. On one condition." Lan Xuorue looked at Yun Che and have the only thing in her mind. "If he desires my body, then I''ll do it for the sake of the empire." Yun Che who was oblivious just tapped her shoulder and smile. "Just tell us your real name and you got yourself a deal." Lan Xuorue was shocked and immediately regained her composure. She stood up as nobly as possible and introduce herself. "My name is Cang Yue, Blue Moon Princess of the Blue Wind Empire." She said while bowing her head introducing her to the rest of the party. Earning a smile for Retsu, a nod of acknowledgment from Little Fairy and a shocking gaze from Yuanba. [Ding¡­. Triggering the main mission. Represent the Blue Wind Profound Palace in the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament half a year from now. Reward: Two Wisdom Cubes, Experience points and System Points. Had¨­ #88. Hiry¨± Gekizoku Shinten Raih¨­("Dragon Strike Heaven-Shaking Lightning Cannon") and Bakudo #81 Danku (Airtight) Main mission achievement: One for all and all for one. After the system triggers the main mission. Yun Che accepted her proposal with a thumbs up. Cang Yue not knowing what the gesture really means accept it with a smile. "Then let''s not keep ourselves cold out here. Let''s enter the manor. Retsu, prepare us some tea. Make it special since our guest is a princess." Yun Che helps Cang Yue to stand up. "Hai, Young master." Retsu happily walk to the kitchen to prepare some tea for her special guest. "Junior brother, please keep my identity a secret. I must not reveal my identity to anyone here. The only one who knows is the headmaster himself. As for everyone, please keep quiet about it." Cang Yue plead him with her beautiful eyes and hands. "Don''t worry, Senior sister. Your secret safe with us. You can come back here anytime you want. We''re friends anyway." Yun Che said with a bright smile. earning a blush from her. "Friends?" Cang Yue was quite surprised. She never had any friend before. Most of the people wanted to talk to her because she was the dazzling pearl underneath the true profound realm. She always wanted to have a real friend rather than fakes disguising themselves as friends. "Yes, Let''s go, Tea is almost ready." Yun Che left followed by Little Fairy and Yuanba. As he left her side, she was conflicting inside. She just revealed her identity but Yun Che didn''t even treat her like a senior or princess. He treated her like a friend, Her father once said that ''When a man treated you like a someone special, discarding your status, beauty or value. That one is the rarest among all man. Don''t let that one off your sight.'' When she remembered it. She looked at Yun Che''s retreating back and a blush suddenly appeared on her face. 59 Chapter 59: It will never happen again. The rest of the day went by smoothly. Both of them cause enough trouble that day and decided to lay low for a while. Yuanba left them early for cultivation and contribution missions. Yun Che wanted to offer him some help but he declined the offer to test Yun Che''s advice on boosting his cultivation. In the end, Yun Che just gave him some cultivation pills he cultivate for Yunaba. Which he accepted them willingly because the pills Yun Che gave him worth much more than any other pills in the medicine hall. At least those pills worth more to him rather than becoming candies for Mizu and Kaze. As for Cang Yue, she stayed for a while conversing with Retsu and Yun Che. Little Fairy didn''t mind and continued to cultivate her in the courtyard. Yun Che cast a barrier around his manor to prevent anyone from listening or spying on them. So far all is clear and he can continue to talk to Cang Yue about her circumstances. "So we are going to represent the Blue Wind Profound Palace half a year from now." Yun Che asked her. "Actually, no. Both of you are actually representing my Imperial Family for this tournament." Cang Yue replied his questions. This morning she wanted them to represent the Palace but actually she really wanted them to represent the Imperial Family instead. "The Imperial Family?" Yun Che asked her while Retsu pouring some tea to them. "Yes, for years. The Blue Wind Imperial family had been the last in the ranking. For our Imperial Family to be in the bottom was considered a laughing stock to the world. But, when I heard you able to defeat a True Profound Realm master. I started to seek you. Both of you have the great characters as well as talents." "Sister Cang Yue, here some tea." Retsu offered her a tea made from herbs from the system. Yun Che purchased some Japanese Tea from the system. Little Fairy really liked this kind of tea once he served her a month ago. Right now, she even stayed with them because of this particular tea. It doesn''t boost any cultivation but this tea was able to attract Little Fairy into drinking it. "Goodness, this is delicious. This is the best tea I had in years. Even better than our Empire''s best tea." Cang Yue expressed her shocked. Never expected the taste of Japanese tea was delicious. Yun Che just called them green leaf tea which is non existent in this world. "Ara..ara¡­Glad you like it sister Cang Yue. By the way, what is this Blue Ranking Tournament?" Retsu asked her. "Ah yes, The Blue Wind Ranking Tournament is a profound tournament of youths between 16 and 20 years old. The number of participants number from 1500 top talents from all across Blue Wind Empire. Each sect from the empire can bring 3 participants to participate. So, our Blue Wind Imperial Family has the two of you so far. One more should be..." All of sudden, she shifts her eyes towards Little Fairy. She was still afraid of her after being tied by her this afternoon. Yun Che saw the looks in her eyes and shook his head. "You can''t bring her into this tournament. She has her own sect." "Her own sect?" Cang Yue was a bit confused. For someone from another sect casually being friends with them. This is not something she can see everyday. Usually, sects are fighting with one another but this girl seems to get along with them just fine. "Well, she can''t tell you that though. Besides,¡­." Yun Che looked at Little Fairy and a grin paints his face. "She''s waaaaaaaaay too old for this kind of tournament." Yun Che glanced at her sideways while expressing his thoughts. A small vein popped on Little Fairy''s forehead as he said that. Women are sensitive to three kind of things. Their looks, their weight as well as their age. However, Yun Che poke into one of them. Which will earn him a beating during their training. "You rascal! I am not that old." "Sure¡­.right¡­" "You want some kind of beating?" Cang Yue was speechless seeing Little Fairy and Yun Che having some bonding moment. Despite being teased like that, Little Fairy didn''t actually beat him. They were close enough to called themselves frienemies. She felt a little jealous seeing their relationship were that close. "Don''t worry sister, they''re always like that. By the way, is the tournament is around every year?" Retsu reassured Cang Yue and asked her again. "No, it was previously held once every ten years, had now been compressed to once every three years. The reason the frequency of the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament had increased to once every three years was because the frequency that the Heaven Basin Secret Realm was opened, increased from every ten years, to every five years, then to every three years." She explained. "Heaven Basin Secret Realm?" Retsu was confused. This is the first time she heard about it. "I don''t know much. My father told me that realm actually controlled by the Heavenly Sword Villa. That realm''s existence is unknown though. All I heard is It contains innumerable resources and treasures and at the same time, it also contains immeasurable danger. The realm is immeasurably huge. Nobody has been able to travel to the end. The environment also changes every time the realm is opened." "Wooo, a secret realm. Nice." Yun Che with his head being clutch by Little Fairy''s hand suddenly said. "Well, I pretty much wanted to enter that realm. That''s the best place for me to level¡­I mean training for once. Besides, who knows what kind of things they have in there." "She''s right about that." Little Fairy Suddenly interjects. "I never explored that realm thoroughly until the end. Until today, the top ten winners allow five people to explore that realm. When opened, the portal remains for seven and a half minutes. People can only explore the realm for two days, after which everybody will be teleported out against their will. If they are dead, they will remain in the realm." She said while releasing Yun Che from her grasp. Vowing she get this back to him. "Sister Yue Chu, you know about that realm?" Retsu asked her. "Of course, I went in there when I was 20 years old. Didn''t find much in there." "Wow, so your sect must be one of the top 10 great sect of the empire." Cang Yue expressed her disbelief. But she didn''t dared to ask which sects she was affiliated with. If she knew, she''ll faint from the shock. "At that time, Yes." Yun Che and the others continued to converse for a while until late at night. Little Fairy never talked about the experience in the realm after her tournament years. Tonight she openly tells them about the dangers of that realm. She even gives them tips and guides to survive. However, knowing these two. They probably seek the danger rather than avoid them. Little Fairy never actually relieved after telling them her stories. Usually, she had a cold personality and never actually talked about anything. Right now, she shared one of her experience with Cang Yue as one of them. At first she didn''t even trust her but seeing how Yun Che and Retsu actually put their trust her, she decided to do so as well.After being friends with them. Cang Yue went back to her residence. She never had any friends gathering before. Right now, she was actually looking forward coming here again tomorrow. Along with their talk, Yun Che and Retsu detected something infiltrating their barrier. "Young master¡­." "I''ll handle this, you just keep Little Fairy company." "Hnnn, don''t play nice young master." At the outskirt of the residence. "Damn, Is this where they live?" A figure slowly approaches the manor. The figure was none other than the young master offending them this morning, young master Wu Ya. The grandson of Elder Wu Nie. "Grandfather told me to bring her alive after poisoning the air around them. Is he sure this Green Mushroom powder will knock them out?" As he said that, he slowly approaches the manor unaware the barrier behind him started to solidify itself. "From what he told me just now, this powder had the potency to knock even Earth Profound Realm Practitioner. Mere Nascent masters like them would bound to be knocked out in an instant." He arrived at one of the tree in the courtyard observing the situation from there. He didn''t see Yun Che or Retsu. "Now, how should I poison them." He thought sinisterly thinking the humiliation he suffered from them this morning. He was hoping to sully that woman before getting her to his grandfather. That''ll teach her from messing with him. "Oh, maybe you should put in their room at night. They''ll knocked out before you even know it." A voice suddenly said from behind. "Hmm, thanks. Wait¡­" He suddenly turned around and saw Yun Che standing behind him. Leaning himself against the tree. ''Grrr, when did he get here?'' He said in his heart before shifting himself away from him and assume battle mode. "You are Yun Che right?. Hmph, you know you''re dead the moment you provoked me." He said while grinning at him. Yun Che was still leaning against the tree suddenly stands up and stares at him with hands in his pockets. "Hoo, trying to kidnap my little girl and poison me? You seem to have confidence in your ability. Well too bad I myself have confidence in mine as well." "Hmph, such arrogance. Even if you managed to defeat that idiot Ya Tan. My abilities are par with him even if my cultivation is lower. You think someone lousy like¡­.." *BANG!!! *CRASH!!!! He couldn''t even finish his sentence before his face was hit by something harder than steel. He didn''t even notice it coming at him before he was sent flying to the middle of the courtyard and crash to the courtyards fountain. "This is what I hate from novel characters like you. Talking incessantly¡­. If you wanna fight, then just fight. Why spouting such bullshit." Yun Che was holding Club Mode Zangetsu on the back of his head. He just hit the guy once he spouts such bullshit. This is the reason why wuxia novels tend to become boring. Such bullshit before the fight even begun. Wu Ya slowly came out of the rubble beneath the fountain. "Bastard, to think that you actually ambushed me. You had your shot and you took it. Seems like I have to show you, the strength my grandfather bestowed to me and my senior brother. His pills miraculously helped achieve the same strength as that idiot Ya Tan¡­. He immediately swallowed a pill and... *Crunch *Creak The sound of bones creaked singing in Yun Che ears as suddenly Wu Ya''s body was increasing in size and muscular the same as Instructor Ya Tan this morning. Only this time, his form was much more muscular than Ya Tan. Behold my strongest¡­." Before he could finish that, Yun Che suddenly appeared on top of him with Zangetsu above his head. "I''ve said already, if you wanna fight then let''s fight." *BANG!!!! "DON''T TALK SO MUCH BULLSHIT!!!!!" He suddenly swings Zangetsu to hit his head like he was smashing a nail with a hammer. He didn''t use so much strength because he wanted to see how much this form is capable of. "THIS CANNOT BE!! My strongest form should affect you. My Strenght at least achieve Spirit Profound Realm first level. This can''t be¡­." He slowly went up the hole where Yun Che smashed him just now. He could see Yun Che staring him with boring expression as if nothing would amaze him. "Hmph, strongest form my ass. Becoming big doesn''t make you good at it. So get out of here and warn your grandfather to stay away from us." "STAY THERE!!!!" Yun Che suddenly heard a scream behind his back. "Hmmm, still not enough?" Yun Che swings his head sideways showing a lazy expression while looking. "You¡­. My grandfather''s clan had collaborated with the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region to produce this godly pill. They had created a method to fuse the Demon Beast Essence into this pill to allow us to develop skills just like those demon beasts." He suddenly pulled out a pill and show it to Yun Che. This pill was red and have scales around it and it has a lot of sinister aura around it. "This is¡­." He heard about this method from an anime in his previous world. He didn''t remember much but they had created a fruit enable a person to develop animal skills by transforming them into human beast hybrid. But instead of a complete and perfected transformation, the form was quite hideous to look at. "If you witness this form, prepare to lose your life." He put the sinister pill into his mouth and all of a sudden his body went bigger than his strongest form from before. His eyes slowly went red and his ears transform to look just like an animal''s ear. When his transformation complete, Wu Ya had transform to a being looked like.. "A boar?" No more like an Orc to begin with. This form of his wanted to make someone puke if he shows this to the rest of the world. Wu Ya face really looked like a boar. Tusk came out from above his teeth and his nose looked like a wild boar. His body was fatter but those arms of his was quite muscular. "RAAAAHAHAHAHA" Wu Ya suddenly screamed indicate he transform to his full power. Yun Che however wears a bored expression on his face. "This is the strength of a Peak of Spirit Profound Realm??!? This feels impressive." "From all the animals you chose, you picked a boar? Cool, is it strong?" Yun Che shook his head expressing his disappointment. "SHUT YOUR MOUTH, YOU ANT!!! NOW PAY FOR YOUR ARROGANT WORDS!!" The boar like Wu Ya suddenly charged and wanted to grab Yun Che in one swift motion. SWISH Yun Che suddenly swings Zangetsu with one hand horizontally while showing a confident smile. Wu Ya didn''t even realized his arm was actually¡­. *Break *Creak "Whaaa¡­You broke my arm?!?" Wu Ya saw his arm had been twisted in a bizarre way by that swing he made just now. "Hmph, Godly Pill my ass. I have seen better looking fruits compared to that. That''s just mediocre in my eyes." "Don''t think your swings can break this one. As long as I am under this pill, I can reattach it as many times as I WANT!!!" He pulls his arms together and what was broken was fixed once more. "Dayum bro¡­ those fruits back then can''t even do this." He gives him a thumbs up while having star in his eyes. "HAHAHA..SO ARE YOU SCARED?" As soon as he said that, he saw Yun Che was standing there with bangs covering his eyes. All of a sudden, he swings Zangetsu above his head and said¡­ "Scared? I don''t know how many years have passed since I felt those feelings. That kind of feeling, doesn''t exist within ME!!!!." He flashed step immediately in front of the boar like Wu Ya and swings Zangetsu on his fat body, "HUARRGGHH!!!!" Wu Ya didn''t even want to believe what is happening. ''So fast'' is the only think he could think of. "Now, let see how many strikes you can take." Yun Che teleport all over him and swings Zangetsu everywhere on Wu Ya''s body. "Before your body can restore itself." Yun Che''s swings broke every part of Wu Ya''s body. Arms, legs, ribs even neck weren''t spared by his constant attacks. Wu Ya couldn''t even attack back, everything was broken before he could even fix them. ''Impossible, my body couldn''t keep up with his strikes. I have the strength of a Peak Spirit Profound Realm warrior but he is able to overpower me easily? Is he an Earth Profound Realm warrior?'' "Take this," *BANG Yun Che swings Zangetsu towards his face before he crashes somewhere near the edge of the manor. Since his manor located on top of the hill. His body was nearing the edge overlooking the palace major courtyard. Wu Ya slowly woke up but he was unable to move at all. All of a sudden his body return back to normal but he loses all of his cultivation. Yun Che''s constant strike shatter his regeneration ability and his body was unable to restore itself properly. Yun Che suddenly appeared in front of him with his goofy grin along with Zangetsu on his right hand. "You¡­able to overpower my strength this easily?!? What kind of person are you?" Wu Ya was still gawking with this development. "Me? I am just an everyday lazy bum and a couch potato." Replied Yun Che with his own words again. "You....Whatever it is...You cripple my cultivation and you actually courting death. No matter who you are, my grandfather''s clan will¡­." "Shut your yappin¡­ I already defeated you. Crawl back to your grandfather and tell him I said ''hi''" Yun Che started to turn around and walk back to his manor. "You¡­hmph..be complacent for a few more days. Once my grandfather had his clan came over, you will be finished." "Yeah yeah whatever." "Not only you. That bitch, that brother of yours and your family will go along with you." As soon as he said that, Yun Che suddenly stopped. "What did you just said?" He turned his head sideways and Wu Ya could see two red pattern like sinister eyes actually looking at him with killing intent. Wu Ya never actually felt fear as much as this one. As if death was actually looking at him right now. And he is the grim reaper wanted to take his soul. "I intentionally didn''t want to kill you so you can send a message to that old bastard. Right now, you have to blame yourself for what is going to happen." Yun Che was really pissed. This guy can insult him but once he brings Retsu, Yuanba and his family into this. That guy has officially signed his death warrant. "You ¡­.you cannot kill me. The palace permitted anyone from killing without permission. I am Supreme Elder Wu Nie''s grandson. If you kill me, he will not let you go!" Wu Ya tried to use the palace''s permission to avoid Yun Che from killing him. Yun Che is now a disciple of the palace and he must comply to its rules. However¡­.. "Rules? Supreme Elder? Do you think I give a rat''s ass about it? I only came here for the banquet and nothing to do with the sect" "Hmph, I often use this one as a club and rarely use as its true purpose. I suppose its time to unsheathe it huh?" Yun Che suddenly hold Zangetsu in the air and slowly unwraps its binding. The binding remove itself faster than the eye can see and Wu Ya could actually see the true form of that club. The club was slowly transforming into a Khyber shaped sword with black side on top and white side on the bottom. "It''s a SWORD??!??" Before he could even react, he saw Yun Che''s clothes was transforming as well. Now, he could see his clothes was actually black with white belt like on his waist. His footwear is now different and he could actually feel the death power emitting from him. "Wait¡­YOU ARE..!!!" He heard about this kind of attire before. Somewhere in Floating Cloud City where an Emperor Stage martial artist shatter the entire mountain''s peak during his wedding before he went missing. The description of the man was the same as Yun Che was wearing right now. "Hmph, Disappear from my sight." Yun Che released and arc shaped blue energy horizontally and obliterate Wu Ya with one single shot. "AHHH!!!!!" He didn''t even register what was happening before the energy wiped out his entire body and soul. *BOOOMM!!! The energy didn''t stop there. It travels straight to the Palace''s major courtyard and obliterate anything it touches. The shock-wave of the explosion alerted the entire New Moon Profound Palace and the New Moon City. In the aftermath, a deep giant crescent moon shaped trench was created on the courtyard. Since he fired it from his manor, the impact was larger than he anticipated. "Hmph, you can mess with me. But no one mess with my family. I didn''t want to lose another beloved if I am still alive. I don''t want to experience that feeling again." He saw the giant trench he made and didn''t care about the aftermath. The sect can speculate all they want and he could just give them "No, it wasn''t me" kind of answer. [Ding...Congratulation on defeating Wu Ya. Peak Spirit Profound Realm warrior. Reward : Experience +... and System Points + 7500] "System, can you restore the courtyard back to normal?" Regaining his composure, he asked the system. [Ding¡­..System can do it for 5000SP.] "Wait, that''s expensive. Can you give me any cheaper discount?" [Ding¡­Next time, Clean your own mess.] "..." "Fine, do it." Yun Che was speechless at first. But, to avoid later suspicion. He just have to do it. [Ding¡­Deducting 5000SP from the host. Thank you for your patronage.]All of sudden, the courtyard was restored back to normal as if he wasn''t fighting in the first place. As for the trench, he just leaves it there. He just sighs slowly before sheathing Zangetsu behind his back. Yun Che arrived back at the manor and saw Little Fairy and Retsu was sleeping in each other''s arms. He smiled slowly before petting Retsu and Little Fairy''s head and covers them with a blanket. He made his way into his room unknown that a small smile was forming from their mouth. 60 Chapter 60: Three weeks wonders "Man¡­ I want to be a useless lazy bum for once." Yun Che lazily said while dragging the club mode Zangetsu behind him. They were currently in the New Moon Profound Palace''s jungle hunting for profound beast to use for lunch. At the same time, they are hunting hollows wandering around the forest for level up. Which is futile because hollows aren''t around to begin with. Probably hunted by disciples patrolling the area. "You¡­. People would kill to have your cultivation method. Instead of training to be the best, you wanted to be a useless lazy bum?" Jasmine sounded walking beside him and Retsu. "Hey¡­I had my share of hardship in my previous life. Can''t a man be lazy for once?" "Retsu, you must not learn a thing from this idiot. Hmph, good thing that woman didn''t follow you for once. Or else I am won''t be able to come out from your world." Jasmine breathe a breath of relief. For too long she has been stuck in Yun Che''s inner world. She really wanted to come out but Little Fairy''s presence had been bugging her ever since. "She''s right. Young master. Being lazy isn''t good for your health." Retsu said while giggling at him. Yun Che then asked Jasmine....."Is a month in my world really that bad?" "No, but Hoyuu keeps bugging me. I have to hide in Shirayuki''s world. Which is cold and full of snow. So what happen this morning?" She asked him during their walk. When she hide herself, she can''t observe anything happening in the outside world and count on Retsu and him to tell her about the recent events. Which is nothing interesting happening around them. "Well¡­." Yun Che begin to recaps the ''wonderful'' things happening around him this morning. The morning came by without any warning. But this time, the palace was on high alert. Last night was the most bizarre thing happened to the sect. Disciples from over the palace swarming to the palace''s courtyard to see the source of the tremor last night. Even palace''s supreme elders weren''t spared into investigating the last night''s event. Without any warning, a deep giant crescent moon shaped trench was formed on the palace''s square. Witness disciples state that a blue light suddenly came out of nowhere and hit the courtyard at night. No traces of profound energy were used on it. As if the cause was traceless and impossible to identified. As for Yun Che, he was sleeping like a log unaware of the ruckus he had cause when he killed that orc. He thought his morning was going to be normal. As he thought it was¡­. "Zzzzzz¡­." "Young master, its morning. Please wake up." He heard Retsu''s sweet and alluring voice shakes him from his slumber. "Zzzzzz¡­I don''t wanna go to school, mom." He randomly blurted out in his sleep. "Yun Che, it''s time for training." Then, another voice enters his ears. This time it was an alluring voice but with the hint of strictness in the voice. "Zzzzz¡­Five more minutes¡­." Yun Che ignores the voice and immediately went back to his slumber. "That''s it," Yun Che suddenly felt his right ear was being dragged by something harder. He fell from the bed he was sleeping onto the floor. Looks like the owner of that voice really dislike tolerance at all when it comes to him. "Owowowow¡­All right..all right.. I am up¡­I am up.." Yun Che opened his eyes and he can see a giggling Retsu beside a very cold face Little Fairy staring at him. "You spent your morning lazing around every day without any training at all. We''re get to training this instant." Little Fairy started to drag Yun Che by the ear towards the door. "But I haven''t taken a shower yet." He tried making an excuse to skip training this time. "Training comes first." She still drags him by the ear towards the main door. Retsu followed closely behind them while giggling. She didn''t say anything if this is a good thing for Yun Che. "NOOO!!!!" After a round of beating, Retsu helped restoring Yun Che back to his original state using her healing kido arts. They''re sitting neat the courtyard''s fountain after training all morning. Compared to him, Retsu was in a better shape. "Owow¡­ow.. Little Fairy, care to holding back for once?" Even though his body was tough. Little Fairy was still stronger than him. So her strikes were still merciless when it comes to him. She was nicer and holding back when it comes to Retsu. "Hmph, that''s your punishment for causing a big ruckus last night." She recalls his stunt last night. It was a wise decision to eliminate his opponent but he didn''t have to cause a lot of ruckus for it. "Can''t help it, he was treating my family. Anyone threatening the ones I cared about will perish." He defended himself. Well, he did eliminate that orc with the most bizarre way as possible. "That includes me, young master?" Retsu asked him even though she already knew what he was going to say. "That goes without saying, anyone threaten you, Yuanba and my family will have to face my blade. Count on it." Yun Che says with a grin before Retsu jumped and hugged him. Little Fairy went silent. She never knew the feeling of protecting someone she cared about. From the day she started to cultivate, all she cared about is herself. She was born with no one to relied on except herself. That''s why she was able to successfully cultivate the Frozen Cloud Arts. Now, when she heard Yun Che was defending someone he cared about, she felt the sense of envy. She knew she was strong to protect anyone but she never knew the feeling of being protected. She suddenly stood up and coldly says "I am going in my room to cultivate. You two can do as you please." She hurriedly walks back to the manor. "Young master, is sister YueChan all right?" She looked worriedly watching her retreating back. "Who knows?" Yun Che unknowingly said. Back in her room, she leaned herself against the door while looking at Yun Che and Retsu who are still in the courtyard. "Rascal, am I one of the person you cared about?" Present time. "So she had you beaten all morning?" Jasmine asked him while suppressing her urge to laugh at his misfortune. "Yeah, at least today I broke through a level because of her." Yun Che ignores her grin and answers her questions. "If you keep this up, she might mistake you for a pervert who loves getting hit." She said again. "It''s the only way, if I had any other method. I would try it." Currently, Yun Che and Retsu were strolling around the forest outside the palace to begin their regular Hollow killing spree. Little Fairy didn''t follow them because she was cultivating her profound art in the manor. Because of that, Jasmine was able to came out without anyone to bother with. Jasmine was bored staying in his inner world. Most of the time she spends with the twin little spirit as their big sister. Other than that, she tried more outfits provided by Shirayuki for her. Right now, she was finally able to come out after one month of confinement in his inner world. "So what are we going to do today?" Jasmine asked him once more. Looking forward to their little activity for the day. "Originally, I was planning to do some level up as well as hunting for some beast meat. Retsu said she want to tried to cook a different set of meals this time." He explains while Retsu smiled at her. "Young master wanted to teach me a new meal today. Sister Yue Chu wanted to taste my cooking again." Retsu explains to her again. "Then, let me scout the area for a while. It''s been a while for me in the outside world." Jasmine slowly jumped up the tree and begin her scouting. She was actually looking forward to her cooking rather than eating anything from his inventory. Her cultivation finally regained back to Spirit Profound Realm, she kind of wanted to let of some steam while at it. Jasmine suddenly disappears from them to begin her sightseeing. All of a sudden¡­. "Junior brother! Junior sister!" a voice sounded from the distance slowly approaching them. "Sister Cang¡­ I mean Sister Xuorue, what are you doing here?" Retsu asked her friend. "Me¡­Hehe¡­ I was on my contribution mission. Are you two on mission as well?" She slowly said to them. She was alone this time without any company. Usually, Murong Ye would tailed her everywhere but since he was defeated yesterday, Cang Yue never felt so relieved to travel alone for once. "Nah¡­we''re hunting." Yun Che casually said. "That''s it? No mission to collect contribution points?" Asked a confused Cang Yue. Contribution mission are common among disciples and for them to be here of all place without any mission isn''t that normal to begin with. "Contribution points?" Retsu said being confused. "Contribution points, you can collect them to exchange for weapons, items, healing pills or cultivation art. You two didn''t want to exchange for anything" She briefly explains to her. "Nope, those points didn''t mean anything for us." Yun Che casually said while Retsu nods. "¡­.." Cang Yue was speechless. Looks like she wouldn''t understand the perspective of this thing from their eyes. "Ehem, By the way, have you heard about the giant trench this morning? Rumors said experts fighting and cause the trench to appear. Some said it was the birth of a treasure. Do you two know anything about it?" She asked them again. "Well, who knows?" Yun Che said while looking sideways. He couldn''t say he was the culprit just like that. "Also, have you heard you two cause a ruckus this morning at the contribution hall as well?" "What did we do, Sister Xuorue?" Retsu asked her. As far as they concern, they straight away went to the forest after training this morning. "Apparently, the disciples are gathering to see what kind of missions you two are going to take. Some of them planning to form a group with you. Now, disciples are fighting which one of them you are going to choose but none of you two showed up this morning." She explains to them about the situation at the contribution hall. "Leaches, always sticking to the strong." Retsu said flatly. "We didn''t want to gather points at all. All we wanted to do was hunting for food and training. Whatever they wanted to do is none of our concern." Yun Che replied. "Then, Its not wrong for me to ask your help from time to time right?" Since they are not concern with those disciples. She''ll be the only one that can ask for their help. "Sure, we had time to spare." Yun Che casually said. "Let me finish this mission first before getting back to you two. See you later, Junior brother and sister." She bowed to them before leaving for her mission with a happy face. Looks like she''s going to earn big time after this. All of sudden, Jasmine appeared out of nowhere after Cang Yue left them. "So anything happen while I was away?" "Oh, just Cang Yue asked for our help in her contribution. So shall we begin our killing spree?" He asked her while preparing Zangetsu for action. "Then, whoever kills the less has to cook for lunch." Jasmine said challenging them before disappearing into the woods once more. "Sister Jasmine, Young master. I am not losing to you two again." Retsu suddenly disappears leaving Yun Che behind. "Oh, you two are so on." Yun Che stores Zangetsu before flashed step into the woods as well. For the next three weeks, Yun Che had been training every morning with Retsu and Little Fairy. She had them train their bodies until they finally broken through to Sky Profound Realm. She was able to let off some steam after Yun Che''s constant teasing against her. Sometimes, she used her profound arts against him and her hand to hand combat skills. Jasmine didn''t stay outside for too long. She spends her time with Yun Che and Retsu in the afternoon as well as helping them in their hollow killing spree. Most of the hollows they found were just in the True Profound Realm boundary. Right now, the experience for them to breakthrough was quite vast and these smaller hollows is not going to cut it. To kill some time, Yun Che and Retsu tried attending some of the palace''s lectures which was too boring to attend to. The funny thing is the class beauties often flock to Yun Che''s side to get to know him better. Which females resist strong man who can defeat a True Profound Realm master just like that. However, most of them didn''t managed to get to know him because Retsu scare them before they could get even close. The only one was close to them was Cang Yue who was under disguise. They are puzzled because she was the one who can be friends with them as if they know each other for a long time. As for Murong Ye, he was glaring at them the entire time. His last defeat causes him absolute humiliation, he tried to use his father''s powers against him. But with the help of Qin Wuyou and Cang Yue, he went quiet. As for Cang Yue, her relationship with Yun Che and Retsu went well. Aside from coming to their manor to hang out, she always asked for their help in earning contribution points. She gets more than she hoped when it comes to them. Retsu treated her just like sister than a friend. She noticed that Cang Yue often stares at Yun Che during his training session and a small smile can see from her face. This young master of hers really good in attracting women. However, the women he attracted must gain her approval before they could make a move. If not, she just chased them away like nymphs and harpies. At some time, They met Supreme Elder Wu Nie who accused them killing his grandson but he has no absolute proof that he perished under their hands. There''s nothing he could do as long as they''re in the palace. If he waited for them to come out, Qin Wuyou always have someone watching their backs. There''s nothing he could do except waited for them to be away as far from their protectors as possible. The night of the banquet..... *Bang *Bang *Bang Yun Che''s room was sounded a loud knocking on the door. "Brother-in-law, ¡­. are you awake yet? The banquet is almost about to start, are we still going?" Xia Yuanba knocked on the door. His successful training allow him to breakthrough to the Eight level of Nascent Profound Realm. The same realm as his dazzling senior brother Murong Ye. His brother in law was right, he must have absolute determination to breakthrough successfully. Couple with the pills he gave him, three weeks was the best training weeks for Yuanba. Xia Yuanba knew in his heart what may happen at this banquet, so he didn''t really want Yun Che to attend it. This is because tonight is the night they are looking forward to. The night where everything is going to change and his brother in law might leave him once more. Yun Che opened his eyes and quickly got up from the bed. "Of course I''m going! Give me a minute, we''ll go at once!" "Brother in law, are you sure about this? If you do this and there''s no turning back." Yuanba look him with concerned and pleading eyes. "Of course, Yuanba. The preparations are complete. All we need now is to execute the plans." Yun Che explains to him a while ago with their plan. To avoid being suspected, Yun Che instructed him to be as his usual self once the banquet ends. Looks like he needs to say his goodbyes earlier than expected. "Young master, I am ready." Retsu appeared from behind him after packing her things. Since she can use the system''s interface, she just stored everything inside her inventory. She can''t use the full administrator just like Yun Che but she was able to store her items in her own inventory slot. She also can access to her skills and stats through it. "Let''s depart at once. Yuanba, Lead the way." "Eh, Where''s senior Yue Chu?" Yuanba asked him since he didn''t see Little Fairy with them this time. "She left early to observe from the top. Don''t worry, she''ll be fine." Once they depart, Retsu holds Yun Che''s hand and sadly whispered to him. "Young master, I am going to miss this manor." "I know. It''s been fun for the last three weeks. That manor holds a lot but short memories." Yun Che and Retsu turned around to look at the manor that will one day become the New Moon Profound Palace main attraction as the home of the two legendary beings of the palace. But, that''s a story for another day. 61 Chapter 61: The Plan The heart of New Moon Profound Palace was a wide area of a sparse emerald-green bamboo forest, and in it, stood a huge palace that emitted a dignified atmosphere. This was the biggest and most extravagant building in the entirety of New Moon Profound Palace. its name was very direct and was known as the "Main Palace". All the important matters inside the Palace are conducted in here and the banquet for the new Palace Chief''s appointment, would also be conducted here. Yun Che was wearing his usual coat while Retsu was wearing her veil and kimono. Just this time, she changed her pattern but still maintain the purple. When Yun Che, Retsu and Xia Yuanba walked into the Main Palace, there wasn''t even half a quarter of an hour left until the start of the banquet. However, not even one-fifth of the seats were filled not only that most of them were actually people of the Profound Department itself. "Eh, why are the seats aren''t filled yet. Are we too early?" Xia Yuanba wondered, "Hmph, it was obvious that it wasn''t because those invited sects couldn''t arrive any earlier, but instead, they purposefully did not want to arrive early." Yun Che replied him with a hint of disgust. "Why is that young master?" Retsu asked him. "As a boast about their stature. Thinking that the highest power should arrive late. At the same time, it was also a type of contempt against New Moon Profound Palace." "Never think about that way, brother in law." Yuanba realized the harsh truth about the banquet. As Yun Che, Retsu and Xia Yuanba walked into the main hall, and just happened to run into Murong Ye. He glanced at them and said in an unfriendly manner. The humiliation he felt resurfaced once more. "What are the three of you doing here? Do you know what kind of banquet this is? Leave at once!" "Oh shut the fuck up. We''re here because of the principal''s invitation. Besides, anyone with sufficient strength can enter it as long as we win. And what about you? Mere eight level Nascent profound realm show his face here?" Yun Che immediately retorts him. Since his father is here, he thinks he has the higher ground despite being weaker. "You¡­You dare to disrespect me?" His sudden outburst attracts the present audience none of them actually mind because the one he offend right now is the one kicked his ass three weeks ago. "Or you haven''t learnt your lesson three weeks ago?" Yun Che hit him where it hurts. "YOU!!!..." He suddenly jumped in front of Yun Che and try to hit him. If Yun Che retaliates, his father will interfere and he will be punished. But before his fist even arrived, he felt his hand was being held back. "You. Junior Xia. How¡­?" The one who holds him back wasn''t Yun Che or anyone. It was Xia Yuanba himself. Since his strength is the same as him, he was no longer being humble and polite. "You''re not the only strong one around here." Yuanba released his arm causing a wide of shock among the present audience. They knew about Xia Yuanba but didn''t actually expect he could restrain THE Murong Ye easily. "What is going on here?" A voice suddenly sounded and all four of them turn towards the source. "Father¡­" Murong Ye blurted out. He was happy and was about to complain to his father but.... *SLAP "You despicable son. You dare cause me to lose face here? Go back to the seating area and rethink on your action. My apologies to you three for the lack of respect my son shows you." The governor takes a look at Yun Che and Retsu. He never knew this two were the ones defeated his son three weeks ago. In the end, he was quite relieved to finally have someone show his arrogant son the way. Now that brat knows to think wisely before acting. Yun Che didn''t know that this middle age man is actually a good guy. Sort of. "It''s okay, Governor. We didn''t mind. Thank you for that. We''ll take our leave now." They cupped their hands before moving towards the entrance. Murong Ye felt another humiliation. His father didn''t even back him up and slap him in front of everyone. Right now, he lost his backing and could only watch the retreating back of those three. At the entrance, Yun Che was greeted by a familiar and lovely face. The lovely voice owner was none other than Cang Yue who was currently under a different persona as Lan Xuorue. "Junior Sister Retsu. You finally made it." She went straight to Retsu and greet her. And her gaze soften as she lays her eyes on Yun Che. "and you too junior brother Yun." She said with a red face while twindling her fingers behind her back. "Sister Xuorue, you''re here as well? Are you participating in the banquet?" Yun Che who was oblivious to her antics casually said. "Hnnn, the principal Qin Wuyou asked me to join as well. Since the battle is among Nascent Profound Realm warriors. I can join as long as my opponent isn''t too strong." She said happily. She suddenly shift her eyes towards Xia Yuanba and shock suddenly color her face. "Wait, Junior brother Xia...you.." "Ehee, I broke through recently. It isn''t that much. Brother in La....i mean boss actually help me a lot." He almost blurt out brother in law just now. Yun Che warned him about calling him brother in law in public. But, old habits died hard. "...." Cang Yue was quite speechless. Xia Yuanba breakthrough from the third level to the eight level after three weeks. This was beyond any cultivation ability she ever encountered. "Well, enough about that, Lets enter" Yun Che dissolve the awkward mood and drag Cang Yue along with them. When they entered the palace, they saw Elder Sikong Han and Elder Ya Yii were waving at them. Since they are the new elites of the palace. They arranged a special sitting for them. It wasn''t much but they would able to see the fight clearly instead of sitting in the back. "Yun Che and Retsu. You two right now are the elites of the palace. But i think none of the outside palaces or clans heard rumors about you. Just keep calm and observe first." "Also, the headmaster has relayed your plans to us. Only the both of us. If you want to back down, nows the time. If not, make sure you know what you''re doing." Elder Ya Yii whispered to both of Yun Che and Retsu. "Don''t worry, Supreme Elders. After this, we will be the most remembered in the palace." Yun Che said with confidence and Retsu nods in understanding. With that, they left them there to join principal Qin Wuyou. "Plans?" Cang Yue who was listening suddenly whispered to him. She didn''t know anything about these ''plans''. However, it wasn''t her place to sniff it out of them but her curiosity was slowly consumed her. Yun Che looked at Retsu and Yuanba before giving them a nod. Then, he activated a smaller version of Bakud¨­ #77. Tenteik¨±ra (Way of Bindings #77) Heavenly Charged Sky Net. He purchased this art from the system a while ago. He figured he might need this to relay a message without using any devices. When he learned this art, Retsu automatically have this in her skill set as well. He played around this art for a while until he figured how to use in small scale talk just like one on one talk. However, this art can only be use to communicate with one another if the other person cultivated similar art as him. Currently, only him and Retsu are able to communicate with each other with this spell. The others are just one way receivers. Yun Che draw a small scale square with his spirit force on his palm before tapping his index finger on Cang Yue''s forehead. His actions earned a blush for her because this is the first time Yun Che touched her directly. This method allows him to record a bit of Cang Yue''s consciousness into the square he just drew. Technically, this is his way of getting her ''phone number''. "Junior brother Yun, what are you¡­." Before she could finish her question. All of a sudden, she heard¡­ "Can you hear me?" Cang Yue was looking at her surrounding looking for the source of that voice. She heard the voice clear as they but its only one thing. "It''s me, Yun Che. I am talking to you from inside your mind." "Junior brother Yun, How¡­" Cang Yue was speechless. She never heard an art enable a person to talk through their consciousness. Usually, they just use an art to talk straight to their ear but this time. It was in her consciousness. Which is quite shocking. "It doesn''t matter. Cang Yue, Now, keep quiet and listen to me. Originally, I am didn''t want to involve you in this plan. But, since you are our precious friend. We decided to let you know." Cang Yue was blushing and was feeling happy but disappointed at the same time. She thought she was precious to him but he just sees her as a friend. "Currently, only me, Retsu, Yuanba, and Qin Wuyou knows about this plan. But since he let the other two know about it. It means he trusted them." "Our plan is to cripple the powers of the seven great sect of the New Moon City as well crippling the Xiao Clan and the Burning Heaven Clan of this city." "¡­." "...." "WH¡­" Cang Yue suddenly had her mouth closed by Retsu''s index finger who was sitting on her side. If she closed her mouth that means Retsu was actually listening on this conversation. Yuanba just keep quiet and observe the surrounding, "Well, since you can''t reply. Just listen to this one¡­ This afternoon...." Yun Che begin to recap the recent event happening this afternoon. Five hours ago, Qin Wuyou was observing the palace from the veranda of his office. Today, all of the Supreme Elders are overseeing the training of the Elites that are going to participate in the banquet. Leaving him all alone on top of the administrator tower. *Swosh "Hmm?" When he turned around. He immediately saw the young man cause the uproar around the palace three weeks ago. But instead of seeing him formally, he just sits on one of the chair on the veranda. "Palace master Qin Wuyou." The young man was non-other than Yun Che. He didn''t bring Retsu along because she was accompanying Little Fairy and Cang Yue with the stroll around the city. But she clearly knew where he is going to be. "Yun Che, to be able to climb to this tower without any difficulty. I trust your strength isn''t simple." "Palace master, you are too kind." Yun Che just cupped his hands. Qin Wuyou let out a slight smile and said," Your strength probably surpassed myself. If you are here, you must have some sort of business." "Then let me get straight to the point." Yun Che suddenly covers the veranda with a kido barrier to make sure no one eavesdrop on them. "Of course, the reason I came here was on a business. But I stayed here for the banquet. However, when I was hunting earlier this week, I noticed something odd nearby the mountain on the north. When I went there, I saw various elders from different sects having some sort of secret meeting in the cave. I eavesdropped on them and I heard something very disturbing." Yun Che said with a serious tone to Qin Wuyou who was listening him intently. Actually, Yun Che, Jasmine and Retsu was on their regular hollow killing spree when they stumbled on a group of disciples who was escorting their elder. They didn''t mind actually but the moment they eavesdrop on them. They are actually quite shocked. They actually planned to ally with one another and destroy the New Moon Profound Palace on the day of the banquet. The most disturbing thing was Supreme Elder Wu Nie was the one who proposed with the plan. He plans to destroy the palace and established a new sect under his clan''s name. As promised, he will provide them with the ''beast pills'' used to elevate cultivations. The pills used by Wu Ya during his fight with Yun Che. If it happens, the sect will drown in blood and banquet will became a slaughter. Originally, he planned to cause ruckus at the banquet and offend all the powers at the same time to have them chase him. So he can beat them up and level up at the same time. He didn''t care about the sect at all but Yuanba and Cang Yue is the one they cared about. They will perish in the slaughter if he allowed it to happen. This is when he come up with this plan. There''s no slaughter if the one who slaughter was slaughtered first. Qin Wuyou was disbelieved and shocked at the same time. He was unable to talk until..... "I have a plan, I don''t need you to do anything. Just promise me two things." Yun Che suddenly stood up. "Anything if its in my capabilities." Qin Wuyou replied with determination. Yun Che already done him a great favor by informing him about this. He decided to gamble all in on Yun Che for tonight. If he fails, his palace will bathe in blood. "Take my brother in law as a disciple. He is one of the great genius. A pearl in a mud. Don''t let his talent go wasted. And... If the plan succeeds, disavowed us" Yun Che said with a serious tone. 62 Chapter 62: Tag Team Battle Royale? When Cang Yue heard these stories in her mind, she was so shocked. Shocked beyond recovery. She never knew that this palace was to be involved in a calamity. She didn''t believe it at first but why wouldn''t her junior lied about something like this. Then, what are we going to do? "Nothing" Yun Che replied her flatly in her mind. "Nothing?" Cang Yue was confused. Calamity was about to befall them and all he said was ''nothing''? She taught they had some plans to counter it. "I mean you are going to do nothing. But it is a different story when it comes to us. If we succeed, we''ll be targeted by the seven great powers of New Moon City including the Wu Clan as well. By tonight, we will no longer disciples of the New Moon Profound Palace." Yun Che said again. "Then, it means¡­.." "We''ll leave the palace and travel to our next destination. However, we still owe you the promise of becoming your champions right?" Yun Che replied while smiling. "...." Cang Yue was speechless. For the past three weeks, she had the most fun moments in her life. She learned to make friends as well as having someone to adore. If they leave, she''ll be alone once more with no real friends. They''re the only ones who see her as herself. No status, value and strength involve just to become her friend. She will no longer able to see Yun Che. Thinking about them makes her chest hurts more than the current situation. All of a sudden she felt something holding her hand. When she looked at it, she saw Yun Che''s hand was holding her trembling hand. "I know it''s too sudden. It''s the only way to keep you and Yuanba safe. If it weren''t for you and Yuanba, we wouldn''t care less what happened to this palace. Looks like we need to say our goodbyes earlier than expected." Yun Che''s voice echoes in her mind. She clutched Yun Che''s hand not wanting to let it go. She didn''t want them to go but she was powerless to stop them. This palace survival is now in their hands. "Junior brother Yun¡­.I.." Her words were cut off by the announcer announcing the arrival of the great sects to the main palace. "Shh, they finally arrived. Looks like the plan is about to begin." Yun Che whispered softly while eyeing on the guest arriving on the main seating area. At this time, the lead actor of the event, the newly appointed Palace Chief of New Moon Profound Palace, Qin Wuyou, had finally arrived. Qin held an expression of a gentle and unflustered calm, and a deep wisdom could be seen in his clear eyes. He emanated an extraordinary aura. Despite all that, his mind keeps replaying Yun Che''s words this afternoon. If he was right, then all of this powers hold the desire to end his life. But the show must go on. Qin Wuyou had already arrived in New Moon Profound Palace a month ago, and today was merely the official day of the newly-appointed banquet. In this short month, he had already bowled over each elder and disciple, and received their deepest respects. After taking the Palace Chief''s seat, all the representatives of the large sects followed at his heels, as if they had planned it beforehand. "Irony, this palace is doomed once I''ve ascended to this rank. To think that traitor Wu Nie planned this before." His eyes hold absolute calmness but he was eyeing elder Wu Nie all the time. This particular elder had doomed the palace. One by one, the seven great powers introduce themselves to Qin Wuyou. He just accept all of them whole heartedly despite the desire to expose them to the world was raging in his heart. However, Yun Che instruct him not to do anything comprimising them. All he can do now just suck it up. In the real story, most of the seven powers came with their own sect leader and some of them are too arrogant to come. But this time, all of the powers came with their own sect leader. Yun Che was right. They wanted front row seats on whats about to happen. This palace doomed to perish so they didn''t mind showing themselves for one last time. At this point, all the guests who were invited had already arrived. Xiao Sect''s Branch Sect and Burning Heaven Clan''s Outer Sect were naturally seated near the top. They were followed by the other five major sects, and was once again followed by New Moon City''s Governor Murong Hang''s seat. However, he was not even a little bit dissatisfied about the arrangement. The Murong family may stir up any amount of trouble they wanted in New Moon City, but that was only in the face of the little common sects. Even if he was New Moon City''s governor, in the presence of these seven major sects, he had to obediently tuck his tail between his legs and did not dare to even slightly offend them. As for those medium-sized clans who were invited, they even more so, trembled in fear and trepidation. Very rarely did they see a gathering of the seven major sects, let alone dare to offend any one of them. Qing Wuyou was one of the leaders of New Moon Profound Palace, so at his appointment banquet, each of the major sect''s leaders ought to have appeared in person to show the appropriate amount of respect. All of the seven major sects present, Iron Spear Clan, Seven Deadly Sword Pavilion, Stormy Profound Palace''s, Profound Heart Sect, Cloudy Sun Sect, and finally Burning Heaven Clan''s with Xiao Sect Sect Masters had all personally arrived. Yun Che just smiled evilly to see all heads of the snakes are gathered here. He particularly hated the Xiao Clan the most. Because of his grandfather, he couldn''t end them back at Floating Cloud City but in this city. It''s a different story. He didn''t have to come to them to destroy them. They just delivered themselves here. All the guests had finally arrived, and it was time for the banquet to begin. Qin Wuyou returned to his seat, held a cup of wine in his hands. Just like the main story, he gave his speech for the rest of the audience to see. Despite the anger, he still kept a calm face. The disciples of the seven powers aimed the elites of the New Moon Profound Palace with full intent. They have indeed selected their opponents. The elites of the palace each bore a heavy expression. These disciples, they aren''t ordinary disciples. Just for today, the seven powers brought all their elites to face the New Moon Profound Palace. "Then, this sect leader wishes to propose something to sect leader Qin." The sect leader of the Xiao clan suddenly rose, "Please do tell." Qin Wuyou just allow him to speak. "This sect leader wishes to change the way the banquet is conducted. You know try a different set of rules this time." The sect leader of Xiao Clan Branch said smugly. "We support the sect leader Xiao''s proposal. It''ll be boring to see the same thing all over and over again." The Burning Heaven Branch sect leader actually being sarcastic. He was hinting about the loss the previous palace master had to face. All ten matches lose. Their dignity went down with them. Palace master Qin was solemn. He was hit where it hurts. "Then this time, we propose the fight between True Profound Realm warriors. Recently my son broken through to the first level of the True Profound Realm. This banquet was perfect for him to test his strength." He said again unveiling their true intentions. "What a coincidence, we also brought our elites from the true profound realm as well. This is perfect for them to fight each other." As the sect leader of Profound Heart Sect said those words. All of the sect leaders support him. Qin Wuyou clutch his fist underneath his robe. He wasn''t informed on the banquet was full of True Profound Realm warrior. As if all of them planned this before. If he says ''no'' then he will be humiliated in front of all the people of New Moon City. The thing is, he didn''t prepare any True Profound Realm warriors. Even if he did, they couldn''t actually defeat the elites of the seven great powers. Each of the great powers brought five disciples with them as the opponents. Totaling up to thirty-five opponents the New Profound Sect has to defeat. "Well, what is your answer Sect leader Qin? We have brought True Profound Realm warriors with us. You must have prepared yours as well right. Or Sect master Qin didn''t prepare anything at all." Qin Wuyou had his head down. There''s nothing he could do. It''s true he didn''t prepare anyone. He was being humiliated by the Xiao Sect leader. He was right. None of them had any good intention to begin with. Yun Che was smiling like a chasiere cat. The moment was perfect. He sent a message into Retsu''s mind."Retsu, show time." Qin Wuyou was about to say something but¡­.. "Actually he did." a voice suddenly sounded from the audience. All of the sect leaders and the audience suddenly turned their head towards the source of the voice. The source was none other than¡­ "Yun Che, what are you doing?!?" Cang Yue suddenly shouted beside him. She didn''t realize she actually called him by his name for the first time instead of honorifics. "Don''t worry, girl. I got this." He reassured her before looking at the arrogant sect leaders once more. "You, a junior dare to be brazen. Who do think you are?" All the sect masters as well as their disciples shot a gaze of disdain towards them but the New Moon Profound Palace disciples was confused none the less. They forget about the stunt he causes three weeks ago. Most of the rumors they heard was exaggerated and they didn''t believe at it. The ones who saw them in the arena personally had a big smile painted on their faces. If the one fighting were Yun Che and Retsu. Then, they still can regain their honor. Qin Wuyou looked and saw Yun Che and Retsu were standing on the New Moon Profound Palace disciples sitting area. He suddenly regained his smile. He forgets that Yun Che and Retsu were different from his elites. He even surpasses them in a large way. He kept his calm and said¡­. "Oh, sect masters. It''s true, I did prepare my elites. I didn''t have too much time to prepare and only a few were the only ones available. Please forgive this Qin''s mistake." Qin Wuyou said as if he had regained his lost face just now. Deep in his heart, he wishes for Yun Che to kick their asses open once the banquet begins. "Then, can sect master Qin introduce your elites to us?" Xiao Sect master was speechless. He didn''t expect Qin Wuyou had his own elites. He was hoping ti humiliate Qin Wuyou in a legal way if he doesn''t have any elites. "Oh, the one who talk just now. That is Yun Che and the female beside him is Retsu." As sson as Qin Wuyou said those words. All eyes are pointed towards them in an instant. Like always, they became the center of attention once more. Some of the people wondered why they didn''t wear the palace''s robes but using weird clothes instead. "But, not to ridicule your palace master Qin, aren''t they just Peak Nascent Profound Realm? Are you underestimating us?" All of the sect masters and audience nodded in agreement. They just proposed elites of the True Profound Realm but they are only peak Nascent warriors. This is because Yun Che and Retsu were still under the effect of the system''s fake shroud from before. "Like I said, they''re the ones I managed to prepare. Unless sect masters unable to send their warriors fighting against mine." Qin Wuyou said as if he was mocking them. "Hmph, then we have no problem if palace master Qin wishes to send them. Then, we supposed we can begin the banquet right now." Xiao Sect replied him. He could feel the hostility in Qin Wiyou''s voice but choose to ignore it. Since this is his last night, let him be brazen as his wish. "Not yet, Sect masters. If you can change the rules, then I can also change it." Qin Wuoyu said earning a glance from all the sect masters. They have to agree to it. They are the ones who propose the change just now and they have complied to it. "Then, what is your change, palace master Qin?" The sect master of the Burning Heaven clan asked him. All of the sect masters were speechless. This junior made a voice and Qin Wuyou who was speechless just now regain his confidence. "Let see, this Qin wishes to change how the disciples will fight with one another. Oh¡­this Qin knows¡­" Qin Wuyou started to remember his conversation with Yun Che. He actually proposes¡­. "Let''s have a tag team battle royale." Palace Master Qin said with confidence. "...." Everyone in the main palace was speechless. This term was from Yun Che and it isn''t common in this world. When palace master Qin proposed it, everyone was trying to figure out what is he trying to say. "Palace master Qin, care to elaborate?" This is the first time they heard such name being used. Why did they never heard of this term before. "Oh yes, this Qin just learn this term recently and I forget to tell you the meaning. Please forgive me." Qin Wuyou said to the audience. But, Yun Che noticed that he said it as if the audience and the sect masters are all bunches of idiots. Right now, only Retsu and Yun Che able to grasp the meaning properly. "It''s like this, all seven sects including the New Moon Profound Palace will station their elites in the eight corners of the arena. Each team will send one representative into the arena to fight with one another. The one who loses the ability to fight can ask their team members to fight in their stead. Last team standing wins." "Oh, it''s like that. Then are you sure you want to send those two in there? We don''t want to become bullies because of your elites are lack in cultivation and number." The Xiao Sect master mocked him once more. All the sect masters nods in agreement with him. "Oh, don''t worry. They''ll manage. If they lose, this Qin knows they did their best." Qin Wuyou said with a big smile but inside he was smiling evilly. He couldn''t wait to watch the bullied became the bully. "Then, you can''t blame us if anything happens on the arena." "I can say the same to you too, Sect masters. This Qin forgives and forgets. I hope the sect masters the same as well." "Oh, don''t worry. Anything happens, We won''t interfere. We swear in the name of the heavens" The Xiao Sect publicly swears. There''s no way for them to lose the matches to these juniors. "Then, all sects please prepare your respective corners." Qin Wuyou announced to the rest of the elites. "Hmph, about time. Let''s go Retsu. Show time." Yun Che and Retsu was about to jumped but all of a sudden they felt their hands were being hold back by Cang Yue. "Yun Che, Retsu. Please be careful." Cang Yue looked at them with pleading eyes. If they go now, they will never return to her side once more. All she could do now is wish them luck. "We will." Both of them replied before flashed step into the arena shocking the audience and the sect masters. "These two, are not simple." The sect masters think. That speed, its impossible even in the True Profound Realm. If they managed to get this far it means they are not simple peak Nascent cultivators. "Contestants, the battle will commence shortly. Please prepare yourselves." "Retsu, why don''t you take off that veil. Show these asshats here my beautiful fianc¨¦e. Besides, a veil really get in the way once you''re fighting right?" Retsu made a small giggle while blushing. Her beauty isn''t something to be proud of but if it''s for her young master. Then¡­. Retsu taking off her veil unleashing her beauty to the world. All of the audience, disciples, sect masters even Yuanba was shocked and speechless to the core. This is the first time they actually see a woman so beautiful it made them all speechless. Her beauty was indescribable. It made all the men lose focus and the women was filled with jealousy. Cang Yue was the only one not surprised because the already had her share from before. After countless of times hanging out with Little Fairy and Retsu, she felt quite inferior compared to them but regain her confidence once they treated as a friend. Murong Ye who was with his father was shocked. This beauty, she''s even more beautiful than Lan Xuorue. Now, he regretted offending her instead of getting to know her. Yuanba never thought the fianc¨¦e of his brother in law was really this beautiful. Looks like that veil really does hide her true beauty from the world. Even the sect masters weren''t spare from her charms. Those old men felt their lust was suddenly triggered when they see her as if this is their first time seeing a woman. They have seen countless beauties but never expected a beauty even better than fairies appeared in this place. Yun Che was smiling. This is only the first act. Now... "Retsu, it''s been a while since we unleashed our true forms. Let show this city our version of ''everlasting impression''." "Hai, young master." All of sudden their clothes started to change slowly as if flames were dissolving them earning the audience attention once more. This also earn the attention of Qin Quyou and Cang Yue. This two really knows how create and stir up trouble for themselves. This time only Yuanba was not surprised because he had seen this one before. When the process was complete, Retsu emerged wearing a black shihakushou with an obi tying on her waist. Her braided waist length black hair was flowing slowly to the ground as she stood there. She was also wearing an eleventh division Haori gain from Yun Che when he entered Earth Profound Realm. When she wore it, Yun Che can see the first haori she wore in her previous life. Last time, she was the captain of the Eleventh Division before she became the captain of the fourth division. That time, the eleventh division was the peak of her strength. She was also hanging her Zanpakuto in nodachi mode on her right shoulder. Coupling with her beauty, her looks really was indescribable to the audience. As for Yun Che, he didn''t wear any haori but was wearing his standard Shinigami uniform. The only difference is the red strap on his torso just like Kurosaki Ichigo''s shihakushou. He didn''t want to wear a haori because he preferred a default Shinigami uniform instead of captain class uniform. This time he didn''t carry Zangetsu but using a different Zanpakuto this time. For too long he has set Zangetsu as default and it''s about time he had a change for once. He didn''t unleashed it but keep in it in a sealed form looked like a standard katana. The audience was speechless once they witness their outfit. These outfit are considered nonexistent and totally different from what they are wearing. The sect masters were speechless once they saw the ability of these two. They couldn''t find any information about these two as if they appeared out of nowhere. "Who are these two, palace master Qin.?" The Xiao Sect master asked him earning a glance from every sect master in the seating area. "These two just entered a month ago. They are the disciples of New Moon Profound Palace." His answer was vague but it was not enough to satisfy the curiosity of the sect masters. Some of the sect masters made a mental note to recruit these two later on. Yun Che and Retsu looked at the elites who were gaping at them intently. Yun Che raised his fist and punch it to his palm with a grin on his face. "Well¡­Well¡­Well¡­. Shall we begin?" 63 Chapter 63: Prelude to the main course The sect masters and Qin Wuyou all were speechless after seeing their outfit once more. They once heard a rumor circulating where an Emperor rank cultivator wearing a black outfit and a giant sword appeared in a wedding back in Floating Cloud City. However, the man disappears without a trace and nobody found him ever since. When they looked at him, it''s impossible to match Yun Che with this man even if they are described almost the same. Besides, the man doesn''t have Nascent Profound Realm cultivation and isn''t carrying a large sword. Each of the elites from the seven sects have five representatives. Yun Che and Retsu are the only representative represent the New Moon Profound Palace. Because of Qin Wuyou, the usual ''I challenge you'' was method was changed into a battle royale instead of that. This way, the seven sects can''t bully the ones with weaker cultivation. The method was to send the first eight representatives into the arena and challenged one another until the last one standing. After that, the next seven will enter the arena as the second round totaling up to five rounds of battle. However, if the sects are cooperating from the beginning, he can expect all of the seven representatives will eyeing on him and Retsu from the beginning. Even after seeing their transformation, the audience still have doubts why the New Moon Profound palace only send two representatives with the cultivation of peak Nascent Profound Realm. The sect masters mistaken them for higher cultivation cultivators and ask their elders to pry into them make sure they didn''t carry any item suppressing their cultivation. As expected, both of them are ''clean''. No treasures of whatsoever on them. "This atmosphere is indeed quite subtle. It seems like this princess will soon have a good show to watch." Jasmine said from his inner world. "Of course, I never planned on being merciful to them. If those sects are planning to destroy us, then there''s nothing wrong to be the villain right?" Yun Che said showing a smug looking at the elites. "By the way, you didn''t seem to carry Zangetsu with you. Have you chosen another spirit for this battle?" She asked him. "Yeah, Zangetsu is a unique Zanpakuto spirit who didn''t have an asauchi. That''s why I chose another one for this battle. Besides, we need to keep the surprise until the end." Yun Che replied her. "Asauchi?" Jasmine was quite confused. Looks like she''ll learn a new word again today. "Oh sorry, it meant sealed form. All Zanpakutos have their own sealed form in a form of a normal katana sword. However, Zangetsu is different. Because of his unique capabilities, it''s the only Zanpakuto can stay in its permanent Shikai form." Yun Che explained to her. "So the one you''re holding right now is a katana sword? The shape is quite different from any sword I''ve seen." She observed the Zanpakuto on his waist. It felt no different than an ordinary sword compared to a Shikai form. "Yeah, compared to this one. Retsu''s asauchi is longer than mine." Yun Che''s conversation with Jasmine suddenly interrupted by an announcement. "Each representative for the first round, please enter the stage." The announcer voice suddenly sounded in the palace. "So Retsu, you want to go first? Or me?" Yun Che turned to Retsu by his side and hold her smooth hand. Earning a jealous gaze from the audience and Cang Yue. "*giggle, You can go first young master. I want to see how you beat them up before I beat them up." Retsu wanted to let Yun Che goes first to see what kind damage he does. If he kills, then she can kill them as well but if he play nice. She''ll know. "Let''s enjoy this one Retsu." He lets her go before jumping towards the stage. Each of the representative entered the stage. From Yun Che''s observation, these bastards seem to underestimated him too much, they actually send the first and second level True Profound Realm to deal with him. Even one of them is as large as Yuanba. The stage was quite large when he looks at it. Looks like the palace really prepare for martial artist that can execute large scale technique. Not that he minds any other way. "Hmph, to send an ant to this banquet. Who do you think you are?" One of the disciples starting to ask him. "To think that my first match is someone below me. Am I going to be the bully if I win?" "You know, let''s take care of that ant before we battle the others huh?" "Yeah, I want to fight that woman as soon as possible." Each of the elite disciples have something common in mind. Since they deliver the weak to their doorstep, it will be rude to ignore it. "Representative, you may begin if you''re ready." However, the banquet audience was quite dumbfounded when they observe this situation. They expected to see disciples fighting one another but¡­. No one actually moves from the seven sects as if they lose interest in the fight. "You know what? Let three of us handle that New Moon Profound Palace ant. It''ll be a great appetizer before our match." The representative of the Iron Spear Clan said before the Profound Heart Sect and the Cloudy Sun Sect slowly nods. "Then, what are you waiting for? Hmph, this senior isn''t going to stain his hand with the blood of a weakling." The representative from the Xiao Clan suddenly said. As one of the disciples of the great clans, he wasn''t willing to attend this weak banquet at all. However, because if the event after banquet. He was willing to go for the sake of having fun. The representative from the Iron Spear Clan, Profound Heart Sect and the Cloudy Sun Sect suddenly stand in front of Yun Che as if they were blocking him. Qin Wuyou who was watching from above suddenly rose from his seat and asked the present sect heads. "What is the meaning of this?" he fiercely asked. To think that these bastards are ganging up on Yun Che. "Sect master Qin, you are the one who said all seven disciples can battle with one another but you never said about alliance in an arena" The sect master of Burning Heaven Clan Fen Ju answered him. "You¡­." "Like you said, anything happen in the arena is none of our concern. We even took an oath. You do realize the heavenly retribution right?" The Xiao Sect sect master, Xiao Tiannan slowly said. "These bastards¡­." Qin Wuyou just keep his mouth shut and decided to put his trust on Yun Che. The surrounding disciples and elders have the same feeling as well. Since this is a free battle, theres no way they could interfere. However, Murong Ye was actually wished he could see Yun Che beaten up by them. Cang Yue was looking at him worriedly but Yuanba reassured her. She wasn''t willing to see Yun Che beaten up in front of her. "Oi ant, it is better you take your tail and run along to your weak sect. We have no time dealing with someone weaker." The disciple from Profound Heart Sect mocked him. "I am feeling merciful today and I am not going to be a bully." Another one from Cloudy Sun Sect said to him as well. "You guys handle him, I am just going to watch." The one from Iron Spear Clan said while losing interest. Yun Che didn''t say anything but instead he grins to them as if their threads are nothing. "Small fries, do you always talk before you fight? This is the kind of battle I hate the most. Spouting bullshit instead of fighting. Well, expected from small fries. Full of shit." Yun Che said while mimicking a motion of digging his ear. The three blockers were stunned before shot him with a look of disdain. "What did you say? Are you so scared that you head is going crazy? Hahaha!! Let this senior brother teach you a lesson or two. If you don''t want to run away. I am going to use extreme methods." The disciple from Profound Heart Sect moves while showing his aura at the second level of True Profound Realm. Yun Che just standing there with his shihakushou fluttering in the air. Unfazed by the threads and showing off by these bastards. "Then, if you want a show? Let''s give you one." The disciple from Profound Heart Sect slowly moves towards him. "Since you didn''t listen to me, You can blame yourself for what''s about to¡­.." *SWISH Before he could finish his saying, Yun Che already arrived in front of him. He raised his fist towards the disciple''s face and¡­. *POW He punches the disciple directly in the face. The impact of his punch was too strong that it sends the disciples directly to the opposite wall of the arena. *CRASH *BOOM The opposite wall of the arena crumbled with the disciple underneath it. The whole arena was silent. The other disciples, guest and sect masters were gaping and speechless. Just now, they were belittling him and insulting him. But now¡­.. Yun Che''s punch just shatter their insults in an instant. The feeling he felt right now, is the feeling of slapping them square in the face but this time it''s a punch. Since he broke through to the second level of Great Way of the Buddha, his fist far surpassed ordinary cultivation level. "BRAZEN!" The sect master of the Profound Heart Sect suddenly stood up. "Sect master Xuan, you are the one who said anything can happen arena. Are you trying to lose face in front of the guest?" Qin Wuyou smugly said to him. "You¡­." Sect master Xuan was speechless. He didn''t expect that Yun Che was able to punch his disciple square in the face like that. The other sect masters were speechless as well. This kid, he''s strong. As the audience were gaping, the other two who was insulting him suddenly turn white. "You¡­. You''re doing this. Aren''t you afraid of the power behind us? Do you even know who we are?" "About that, your sect master said anything can happen here right? As long as you''re in the arena, I can do whatever I want. Besides, weaklings aren''t even worthy to be remembered." Yun Che said while cracking his fist. "You¡­.Lets defeat him. Use your Profound Arts at him. He might be strong but if we go together. He''s nothing. "Hmph, for a Peak Nascent. You''re quite strong. However, if both of us attack you at the same time. There''s no way you could survive." The disciples channeled their profound art and moves towards Yun Che. But they couldn''t even move half the distance before¡­. "You guys really are full of shit." *SWISH "Hmph" Yun Che arrived in front of them and deliver a straight punch to the Iron Spear Clan''s disciple. It''s the same thing. Straight punch and it sent him straight to the opposite wall as well. He didn''t pause before shifting to the next one who was stunned after the other one was sent flying. "Surprise motherfucker!!!!" Yun Che arrived to the next one before using the same method as well. *POW "Arrrgghhh!!!!" The disciple was sent flying to the wall by a punch in a gut from him. His action causes another round of gaping to the audience. The sect masters were gritting their teeth seeing their elites being beaten to a pulp. They are even furious after finding out the beaten disciples was crippled beyond repair. The punch shattered their profound veins and some of them had brain damage. "Now then, shall we carry on?" Yun Che looked at the remaining four disciples who was standing at the edge of the arena. "You¡­you¡­you¡­" The disciples had a sense of fear after seeing his punches. However, if they back down, they will be looked down by the others as cowards. "All right, allright. I won''t use my fists. Come come¡­.i ain''t got all day." He put his hands behind his back. He was really giving them the handicap. "You¡­Then, let us show you the Xiao Sect strongest technique." The disciple from the Xiao Sect also the biggest disciple suddenly said. Since he was as big as Yuanba, he channeled his profound energy towards his fist and moves towards Yun Che. "I am going to use the strongest technique of my sect against you. The Fleeting Strike," He said while preparing to channel his moves towards his fist. "When you''re hit, your chances of survival are zero!!!!" As soon as the disciple attacks, the other three also make their move. Before charging their profound arts. But¡­.. "Collier (neck)" Yun Che appeared and deliver a horizontal kick straight to the Xiao Sect disciple''s neck. He promised he wouldn''t use hit fists but he didn''t promise he wouldn''t use his legs. "Huarrghh." The disciples fell down as Yun Che''s kick suddenly arrived in front of his eyes and knock him to the ground. The remaining others gaped once more because he actually took down the elite of the Xiao Sect with one single kick. "You said I was an ant huh?" Yun Che said with a serious expression. "Why you?!?" The other disciple who was behind him suddenly attack from behind. The unfazed Yun Che suddenly turned avoiding his attack and,,,, "Epaule (Shoulder)" He immediately deliver the kick vertically towards the disciple''s shoulder, shattering it one go before he fell flat faced into the ground. "I am someone you can bully with numbers huh?" The other two who stand by gaping with one another moved and try to attack him again. However, Yun Che moved to their side before they even know it. "C?telette (Rib)" He shot a frontal kick to one of the disciple''s ribs. If it just a kick, its normal. Well, he wasn''t that merciful. "Selle (Lower Back)" Then, he flashed step to the next disciple and deliver a lower back kick which shatters the spine. Since he was fast, the kicks cause the other two to collide with one another. He didn''t stop there. Once you go combo, never stop no matter what. "Poitrine (Chest)". He flashed step above the colliding disciples and deliver a devastating kick from above towards both of them at the same time. *POW!!! The two disciples crashed towards the arena stage creating a rebound on the floor. He flashed step beside them when they were still under the rebound effect and ¡­.. "Gigot (Legs)!!" He shouted before delivering a straight horizontal kick towards both of them at the same time sending them flying towards the wall. The audience was gaping and the other sect disciples just clutched their fist seeing this. The sect masters were furious. This junior slowly crippling their elites one by one. This time, he shatters the shoulders, ribs, spine and their chest before breaking their legs in one single combo. He didn''t plan to be merciful from the start. "You son of a bitch." The Xiao Sect disciple slowly stand up. Yun Che didn''t deliver a strong blow to him because he was saving the best for the last."You¡­.Take this FLEETING STRIKE!..."However, he didn''t see Yun Che in front of him because¡­. Yun Che had already jump before arriving right behind him. The disciple turned around and the only thing he could hear was "Mouton Shot (Sheep Shot)" *POW!!!! BANG!!!!! This time, Yun Che was delivering a flurry of powerful kicks towards this particular Xiao Clan disciple. Before sending a powerful straight kick which sending the disciple straight to the opposite wall. The kick was so powerful that wall after wall in the palace were crumbled by the flying Xiao Sect disciple. The audience just saw one single kick but Yun Che actually delivering barrages of kick at high speed. The kick totally shatters bone as well as crippling that disciple in one go. The audience went speechless and gaping again. Just now, this kid just punches the hell out of the three disciples before using his legs on the remaining four. They know those seven are low level elites but he was too ruthless against them. "Hmph, looks like he doesn''t need any deserts." Yun Che slowly said while looking at the damage he caused. "Young master, nice work!!!" Retsu was cheering for him from the sidelines. After this, she''s going to put another devastating performance to these bastards. The audience was still silent until the disciples of the New Moon Profound Palace started to cheer loudly to Yun Che. He slapped all of those elite disciples in one single match and just defeated seven True Profound Realm cultivator in one swift motion. Even Cang Yue and Yuanba was shocked to the core. At one time, they were worried about Yun Che''s well-being in the arena. But now, he just defeated all of them without even using a single weapon. "Yun Che, who are you actually?" Cang Yue murmured slowly under her breath. "BOSS, that was awesome!!!!" Yuanba yelled on top of his voice. "Young master, what was that move just now?" "Yeah, I am curious as well." Retsu and Jasmine''s voice simultaneously rang in his ears. "Well, that''s the Black Leg Style." Yun Che casually said earning a confused glance from both of them. Yun Che or Yuuki to be exact was a fan of One Piece back then. Since the System can easily analyze memories. He asked the system to scan Sanji''s move based on his memories. Using his previous lifetime memories, moves and some of his system points, he was able to recreate this fighting style. It''s not much, but he only cultivated the first realm of the moves. He developed this technique during one of his training session three weeks ago due to his fist was getting stronger as the Great Way of the Buddha levels up. So, he develop or recreate this style so he can fight with his legs instead of his fist and Zanpakuto. He needed to develop a leg to hand combat style just in case he can''t use his Zanpakuto. Besides, this is just the desert before the main course. He looked at the furious sect masters before looking back at the smiling Retsu. "Your turn Retsu. Next one, is round 2" 64 Chapter 64: Just a knife? In Profound Sky Continent, martial artist usually fights with various techniques. They perfected and created various arts using their weapons as mediums. Sects are created because of this particular reason. People joined sects to learn various martial arts by the sect and move themselves to the world. However, the New Moon City was shocked by an existence of a new fighting method. People have never seen a person fight with only using their legs. Even though its short but it is enough to send the whole city into a turmoil. Whispers and talks sounded all over the banquet as Yun Che''s recent stunt create a wave of gaping and shock. As someone who was used to be the center of attention, he just pushed people''s stares of adoration, enviousness and jealousy aside for the sake of completing his task. The reason he went ruthless on these disciples is to show this palace isn''t as weak as they thought. Also, there''s no use playing nice if they planned to destroy you after this banquet is over. Why don''t they slap them up before fuck them all over again? Yun Che was on his way back to Retsu before he heard a shout from behind. "Junior?!? Why do you have to be so ruthless? You cripple all seven sect''s disciples. Do you want to make an enemy out of us?" Xiao Tiannan shouted from above. This is absolutely outrageous. If they were defeated, he can tolerate just like that but this kid was far too ruthless. Yun Che didn''t bother a bit and he just turned around faced them with a goofy face. "Huh? You are the one who said anything can happen on the battlefield? If I was the one being crippled by the seven sect, will you stop the match? All you can do is let those disciples of with a warning." "Making enemy of out you? Since when defeating your disciples in a match instantly offending you?" Yun Che ridicule them instantly. From what he read, even if he defeated his enemies fair and square. These people will not let him go. If he plays nice, they will respond with violence. However, if he plays with violence, he''ll offend their masters. What''s the use of playing the good guy if you''re just going to get your hand bitten in the end? Since he assumes Yun Che''s life, he''ll be a good guy if the other deserves it. With that, he turned his back on them and walked off the stage. "You¡­.. Qin Wuyou, I never thought the juniors of this palace would be so brazen. It''s true we took an oath to never interfere with the battles. However, the oath will not work if this is outside the banquet. I hope you understand." Xiao Tiannan warned Qin Wuyou about the things will happen once the banquet is over. "Hmph, of course I do. Even I was shock with this development. Like I said, he is only a month in this palace. His origins were unknown. However, he is the disciple of the New Moon Profound Palace. " "You¡­. this is not over." Xiao Tiannan glares Qin Wuyou with malicious intent. He has given him face for this banquet and he slapped him thoroughly. "Ohh, it''ll be over soon enough." Qin Wuyou murmured under his breath. Yun Che''s argument with Xiao Tiannan shock the entire palace. Never expected a junior dare to talk back to the mighty sect master. However, most of them started to pity for the guy. Under the laws of the arena, Yun Che is safe but he will lose his life the moment the banquet is over. By the looks of those sect masters, they doubt they will let him off that easily. After Yun Che''s stunt, the smug overconfident elites of the seven sect turned white all of a sudden. However, their sect masters given them a secret order to destroy Retsu and Yun Che after this. Since the one fighting the first fight are the lower level elites, the disciples immediately prepared themselves to fight them all out. That includes the elite sons of the sect masters themselves. As requested by the sect masters, they are participating in the final round later on. The original purpose of the banquet has turned from pointer exchanging to a warzone. Well, it changes five years ago by the seven sect''s themselves. Now, the tables are turned and the New Moon Profound Palace is fighting back. This fuels the sect masters with rage and couldn''t wait to destroy this palace once the banquet is over. The first round was over and Yun Che left the stage with a mocking smile to the seven sects. His turn was now over, now it''s Retsu''s turn. "Chee, that brat is far too strong but we couldn''t detect any treasure or anything suppressing his cultivation. It''s impossible for a peak Nascent to be this strong." Sect leader Xue from the Burning Heaven Clan suddenly said. "Then send two of our mid stage disciples. That brat can handle seven. But can this flower handle if we send more?" Xiao Tiannan suggest to him. "Young master, I am going. And can you hold my Zanpakuto for me?" She said while handing over Minazuki asauchi to him. "Hooo? Going unarmed as well?" Yun Che takes and sling it on his shoulder. Seeing her wanted to follow his method as well. "Not quite. These people aren''t even worthy for me to use my Zanpakuto. I do have something I can use." She said with a happy expression. "Then, I''ll take care of Minazuki. Go and have fun. Retsu." Yun Che wished her from the sidelines. Retsu winked and blew a flying kiss to him causing the male population shot him with a look of envy. That lucky bastard, he was already too strong and had a fairy for a companion. "That Retsu, I''ll make sure to give her a reward later on. Man, I still owe her a proper date though." Yun Che said in his heart while looking at Retsu''s back as she walk to the center of the stage. Retsu''s beauty shines on the stage on more as she walks gracefully to the middle. The audience hold a very high regard of her since she came with Yun Che. A beauty always paired with strong cultivation but her beauty was out of this world. Its true but they didn''t know it. All of a sudden, disciples from the seven sects enter the stage. This time they send mid stage True Profound Realm warriors. They didn''t plan to play nice this time. However, instead of seven. They actually send fourteen disciples to the stage. The audience was dumbfounded. The New Moon Profound Palace only send one but the other palaces send two? This is pure suppression and bullying. She''s only a peak Nascent Profound Realm and they send Fourteen disciples to deal with her? Qin Wuyou started to stand up and face the sitting sect masters. "What is the meaning of this?" "Hmph, your disciple dare to cripple our disciple in front of our face. Its fair that we change the rules a little. Why don''t we send fourteen this time, of course you can allow that Yun boy to enter the stage as well." Xiao Tiannan said to him with a venomous tone. The seven sect was really allied with each other for this. Obviously, Qin Wuyou looked at Yun Che. But instead of seeing a face of despair, Yun Che was smiling and relaxing on the sidelines. "Then, I''ll allow it." Qin Wuyou said since he knew Yun Che can participate as well. "Yun Che, do you wish to enter the stage?" He turns to to Yun Che''s way and asked him. "No¡­." He said flatly earning a shocking gaze from the audience. "Are you sure?" Qin Wuyou asked again. "Yes, she can handle it." Yun Che said with a boring expression. "Then, let the second match of the banquet begin." Qin Wuyou saw his confidence and regain his smile again. "Hmph, try to gang banging my little Retsu? Let me see the look on your faces once you see the true meaning of the name ''Unohana Retsu''. Yun Che said in his heart facing the sect masters who was snickering from above.The audience looked at Yun Che. This kid isn''t even helping that poor flower. What kind of friend is he letting that beautiful flower face the threats of fourteen disciples? "Hehe, looks like a flower has entered the stage. Little flower, I am a bit merciful today. Why don''t you give up? It''s impossible for you to defeat many of us here. On second thought, do you want to join our sect?" The Xiao Sect disciple said to her. "Hey, no cutting in line. I was going to offer her." The other disciples were fighting with one another who gets to offer her first. "Thank you for the offer, but I am not going to join any sect anymore. Why don''t we get to the fight?" Retsu said with an indifferent expression. "Hmph, why don''t you draw your weapon, pretty flower? We''ll let you exchange a few moves with us." The Xiao Sect disciple mocked her again. This woman, they offered her nicely and she reject it. This is absolutely barbaric. "*giggle¡­. Then, I shall draw my weapon." Retsu pulls something out of her robe. When the disciples saw she pulled something out of her robe. They expect it to be a sword or a short sword but she actually pulled¡­.. A Dagger? Retsu didn''t actually pulled a dagger. She was actually pulling something smaller than a dagger. She actually pulled a throwing knife, which is smaller compared to a dagger. Retsu sometimes spend her time training with Yachiru if Yun Che is busy training in his Jinzen. Yachiru told her about her past being expert in art of daggers and throwing knives instead of using her Zanpakuto. She had a few tries regaining her former skills and she just discovered she had 100% accuracy when it comes to daggers. So, she kept some throwing knives just in case she needed as ranged weapons during fights. However, the reason the pulled this particular throwing knife was¡­.. "Little flower, what is the meaning of this..?" "Oh this? I am not you idiots who go all out killing rabbits. I regard my young master as the strongest man in my eyes. For you idiots, drawing my sword will be an insult. Besides, this is the smallest thing I could find in my robe." Retsu said while smiling. But that smile of hers carries a violent aura around her. "You...¡­How dare you call us weaklings?!?" The disciples said to her. Showing their killing intent. "Hai, pitiful weaklings actually." She said with a cute expression. "You¡­. you should be honored we let you draw your weapon. Why don''t you draw your sword instead of that small thing?" "Just because you carry a sword doesn''t make you a swordsman. My young master told me we can judge someone strength without drawing a sword. Well, I consider you an honor for making me draw this small knife." Retsu said while playing with the throwing knife in her hand. "You¡­." The Xiao Sect disciple couldn''t take it anymore. "Just don''t regret if we accidentally cut your pretty face." He started to run towards Retsu with his sword. "*giggle You are simply thousands and thousands of year early to challenge me in a sword fight." Retsu lazily said to them. "Take this and SCRAM!!!" The disciple of the Burning Heaven Clan swings his sword towards Retsu but¡­ *CLING "What?!?" The disciples and the audience dumbfounded once more. Retsu didn''t dodge the swing but she actually blocks it. Using only a throwing knife. But, she didn''t block the sword using the side but using the tip of the knife. "Like I say, pitiful weaklings." She smiled again to the disciple. "You¡­. ARRRGHHH" He just swings and swing his sword randomly and it was all being parried by Retsu easily. What''s worst, she just parried them with a throwing knife. Retsu use a little force and push him away from her. *Cling "Huarrghhh" The disciple was blown away until he crashes to the arena floor. He raised his head and saw her smiling at him. "Grrr, all of you!! Attack her!!!" With that, all fourteen disciples started to move and swing their sword towards her. Some of them activated the profound skill to empower their strike to hit her. *Cling *Cling *Cling The sound of swords being parried by Retsu sounded throughout the arena. Retsu didn''t attack or anything. She just dodges and move to the side while parried different kind of sword swings and skills using only a throwing knife. The arena went silent once more. She parried all sword strikes without much effort. Her movement was flawless as if she dodged the sword like flowing water. The sect masters on the top gritted their teeth once more. "Just where, just where did Qin Wuyou got these warriors? Why is his sect blessed with powerful geniuses like them?" All of them think at the same time. Not just them, Qin Wuyou and Cang Yue had the similar expression as well. This girl, her mastery of the way of the sword was beyond perfection. There''s no way you can parry a sword using only the tip. Yun Che was smiling on the sidelines. Retsu was able to become this strong with this alone. With her experience forged back to her system. She was able to became this strong. She didn''t even learn Observation Mode and Enhancement Mode just yet. Retsu jumped from the attack zone towards the edge of the arena and she looked at them while smiling. "*sigh This is disappointing. I was hoping for a good fight and all I see just bunches of idiots who knows how to swing a sword rather than mastering them. You had your chance of attacking. Now¡­." She suddenly revealed a wonderful smile to them and said "It''s my turn right?" "Chee, you can''t defeat all of us. Let''s charge our profound skill once more. If we attack at the same time, there''s no way she could¡­.." The disciple from the Xiao Clan didn''t even blink when Retsu suddenly appeared behind him. "Ara¡­ you were saying?" She said while looking sideways at him. "You¡­" All of a sudden, the disciple fell down like to the floor as if he was fainting. He wasn''t dead but he felt like he lose control of his body. The surrounding disciples were gasping after seeing him fell to the ground. Those disciples didn''t know what Retsu did just now. All she did was severing his nerve veins. The young master once said that the people of this continent only think about profound veins this and that but have they actually thought that nerve veins exist as well. Severing those veins equals to crippling them for the rest of their lives. Yun Che see it clearly. Retsu was using Senka or Flash Blossom just now. One of the Shinigami Advanced Techniques. But this technique combined with her knife, she cut multiple nerve veins of that disciple faster than the eye could see. His sharingan was able to see her moves as clear as day but for those disciples. They could only wish she just passed them like that. These guys were lucky enough to escape from the slash of the previous ''Kenpachi''. She applied the same method towards the remaining disciples. One by one, each of them fell to the ground becoming a cripple and she moves around the arena slashing their nerve veins faster than the eye could see. "Get away from her!!!" Suddenly all of the remaining disciple run away from this demon like a wind to the far side of the arena. She was able cripple his body without even touching him. If he''s done and they are next. However, they just stand in groups which will become the source of their defeat. Retsu suddenly yawned and stretch herself while looking at them. "I had my share of fun. So why don''t you lot scram as well." She suddenly point a palm towards the retreating disciples. "Sho" She murmured beneath her breath. *BOOM Without warning, a pressurized explosion suddenly blasts them to the nearby wall causing it to crumble. She was using the weakest of the Hado spell just now. The first art, Thrust. Retsu''s attack was strong even if she uses a finger but this time, she used a palm. Which amplifies the destruction kido''s power even higher than a finger. The thrust knocks all of the remaining unguarded and push them away just like that. The sect masters were furious once more. All fourteen were defeated in an instant. Their pride and face were instantly shattered. The elites from the faction slowly losing their spirit to fight them. They were simply too strong. After this, no one from their faction will come up to the stage to fight these monsters. Elder Wu Nie gritted his teeth once more. "That technique again" He loses his son trying to kidnap her to spit out the secret of this technique. Right now, he wanted to use the seven sects'' powers to spit it out of her. The audience was gaping all the time seeing Retsu displayed her skills. Her parries were precise and her speed was too fast. Moreover, her attacks have no fluctuation of profound energy and it was invisible. Not that long before New Moon Profound Palace started to cheering for Retsu. Two rounds, they won two rounds already and defeated twenty-one of their elites easily. They won their pride back after losing it five years ago. This time they really wanted to thank both of them for winning it back. "Young master!!!!" She shouted while running towards Yun Che. But she suddenly jumped from the stage causing Yun Che to caught her in his arms. "How did I do?" She said happily causing the audience shot him with a look of envy. Petting her head affectionately, he said "Impressive, I am so proud of you." "Then I want reward from you." She said while looking at him with pleading eyes. Yun Che was quite shocked she asked for a reward. He didn''t planned anything yet but give an excuse anyway. "Reward? I uh¡­.I am still working on it." "Hmmm, why don''t I suggest one?" "Oh¡­What is it then?" Yun Che curiously asked. "As long as its within my ability, I can grant it." "Then I want a kiss from you." She said with a blush while looking twiddling her fingers. "K¡­K¡­.K Kiss? Who suggest that to you? " Yun Che was quite shocked by this. Since she''s a blank state. It''s impossible for Retsu to ask these things on her own and he suspected someone suggest it to her. "Hmmm, Yachiru did." Retsu put her finger on her chin and answer it instantly. "That Yachiru." He pinch the bridge of his nose and shook his head while smiling. He didn''t know whether he should be thanking her for giving her the heads up. Anyway, he couldn''t wait to give her a big smooch later on. When Cang Yue saw Yun Che being affectionate to Retsu, she suddenly feels a wave of discomfort suddenly invading her body. As she looked at them, the grip the lower part of her dress and it was noticed by Yuanba. "Senior sister? Are you okay?" "Ah¡­I am okay junior brother Xia. Don''t worry. Haha" "Really, you way look at the BOSS just now and¡­." He suddenly stopped talking as if he was struck with realization. "And what¡­.?" Cang Yue eyeing him suspiciously. "Oh¡­I see, you really do like¡­." Cang Yue suddenly went red and slapped Yuanba''s mouth in an instant. She looked at him with an evil grin and said "One more word and I''ll knock you off from this area." "mmm,,,mmmm" Xia Yuanba nod furiously after seeing his angry senior sister. The top area of the seating area was quiet. However it was not long until¡­. "Qin Wuyou, you really wanted to make an enemy out of all of us." Xiao Tiannan growl loudly. "Since when is winning making us enemies? Are you really fighting fairly sect masters?" Qin Wuyou defended himself. Harshly. "Good¡­good¡­. Now because of those two, none of our disciples dare to go up against them. This time, will let the True masters to defeat them. Let see how you are going up against our personal disciples." "You¡­ are you really going through with this?" Qin Wuyou was shocked. Tho think that they bring out the big guns to deal with them. This is no longer a fair fight. "Hahaha, this time. We will allow killing on the arena." Xiao Tiannan finally dropped the bomb to him. "This is outrageous. This was originally a point exchange. Not a life or death arena." Elder Ya Yii suddenly interjects followed by other elders from the New Moon Profound Palace. However, they were silenced by Xiao Tiannan next statement. "The sect masters have agreed, Qin Wuyou. They wouldn''t back you up." Qin Wuyou gritted his teeth. These sect masters have shown their fangs. They wanted to win this fight before begin their grand extermination plan. They wouldn''t dare to attack at the banquet but after midnight. They will give the order to slaughter everyone in the palace. Yun Che and Retsu were listening in from below and both of them smile with each other. His turn was up and it was finally the time to unsheathe his Zanpakuto. 65 Chapter 65: The main course Yun Che stepped on the stage preparing for the third and possibly the final round of the match. The look on those elites'' faces shows they are now too scared to enter the arena. However, seven silhouettes suddenly entered the stage as well. This time, all of these elites are the best of the best. These elites consist of tenth level of the True Profound Realm and possibly the best the seven sects could offer. "Hmph, you two are arrogant enough not to know the levels of the world. You dare to challenge us to a fight?" one of the geniuses started to talk. "Since you two defeated the elites of out of the seven sect, mind having a few point exchange with us?" The audience were gasping because the ones challenging Yun Che and Retsu this time aren''t pushovers. There are the most famous young generations of the New Moon City. Those elites are Xiao Luocheng of the Xiao Sect, Lu Zhannan from the Seven Deadly Sword Pavilion, Tie Hunghun of the Iron Spear Clan, Feng Guangyi from Stormy Profound Palace, Yan Ming of the Cloudy Sun Sect, Xuan Yu of the Profound Heart Sect and Xue Ju from the Burning Heaven Clan. At first, these geniuses were too prideful to ally with one another to destroy these two. But under the orders of the sect masters, they can proceed destroying each other the moment those two are dead. Yun Che read about all of them before but he never knew about this Xue Ju. From what he can see, Xue Ju is a well build and arrogant type of guy. Probably came from the branch Burning Heaven Clan of this city. Basically, all of these young so called geniuses here are just bunch of arrogant brats full nothing but themselves. "You two maybe have been lucky in the first and second match but you two have no rights to be here." Xiao Luocheng said to the both of them. Before Yun Che could react, he felt a presence beside him. "Retsu? You want to join or sit this one out?" Yun Che sighs with their antics and asked Retsu. "I''ll join you in this one young master. I won''t let you take on the final round by yourself." She smiled while looking at him. Yun Che''s eyes are widen before looking at her with soft gaze. Then, his eyes looked on the so called geniuses beforehand. He didn''t recognize them but those names triggered a familiar feeling when he heard them. These names are the real Yun Che''s opponents back then. In this timeline, they are geniuses of the sect. The real Yun Che challenge them before and now, the current him get to fight them as well. Now they are True Profound Realm warriors in this timeline, wonder how they fare? "Commence the third round of the banquet." Qin Wuyou looked at the both of them on stage wishing both them well in his heart. If situation allows it, he will interfere regardless the heavenly oath. All of a sudden, an attack arrived on Yun Che and Retsu''s side. It wasn''t much as they shift their body to the side avoiding that attack. *Ker-Chack "Hoo, a whip?" Yun Che said in his heart while tracing the source of the attack. The attack came from none other than the Xiao Sect genius. Xiao Luocheng. He remembers this asshat before. He was the only one being crippled by Yun Che before impersonating as the healing master to infiltrate the Xiao Clan. Only having his ass chased by one of the core disciples after robbing them. "We observed both of your fighting method before. Hmph, savages. Dare to cripple our disciples?!? Let this senior brother teach you too a lesson for being ruthless." Yan Ming said to them. "Hmph, you called yourselves geniuses?!? In this New Moon City, the only one worthy of the word "Genius" is I, Xiao Luocheng! You two savages aren''t even worthy to be called that." "Hmph, self proclaiming yourself as genius? After this, lets fight for the title of true genius." Xue Ju of the Burning Heaven Clan said to the rest of the geniuses. Earning a sneer and a nod from them. "Attack them from a distance, prevent them from getting close." Xiao Luocheng suggested. They assumed these two are well versed in close hand to hand combat. As long as they keep them at the distance and harassing them, it won''t be long until their weakness is revealed. One by one, attacks are being used on Retsu and Yun Che. Xiao Luocheng used his whips to attack Yun Che. He just dodges side to side avoiding it. Well, it was pretty annoying having them attack him with no room to breathe. It didn''t stop there. The moment he dodges another attack land followed by another. Retsu was having the same problem. Spear arts, sword arts and other profound arts are being used to suppressed them. He knew their plan is to keep harassing them until they''re exhausted to even move. This is the disadvantage of playing the defense side, you have no room at all to attack. But, what they didn''t know that those two aren''t simpletons to begin with. BZZTTT *BOOM An attack suddenly appears beside Yun Che with an explosion. The explosion was quite big and caught him in it. Even if he dodged it but he was caught in the blast radius. "Hmph, no one can match my precision." The attacker known as Feng Guanyi of the Storm Profound Palace suddenly said. As one of the genius of the New Moon City, he was not going to let some bumpkin outshines him. The attack he charged just now was enough to harm even a Spirit Profound Realm cultivator. "Wooo, that was close." Yun Che suddenly appeared beside the explosion maintaining his relaxed form. "What? How is he still well?" Yan Ming was shocked when Yun Che came out unscathed by his technique. "Let me handle him." Tie Hengjun appeared beside Feng Guanyi and proceeding on attacking Yun Che with his spear. This guy is quite different from the precious Tie Hungjun he read about. Looks like becoming stronger has change him for the worst. Now from his eyes, he can only saw a hint of arrogance. "You¡­ I am not done yet." Yan Ming shouted from behind but Tie Hengjun ignored him anyway. He just proceed on attacking Yun Che with his spear. Who easily avoids his attack one by one. Yun Che could see their team''s composition. Xiao Luocheng, Feng Guanyi and Yan Ming were providing long range attacks while the other four harassing him and Retsu. Retsu was facing the so called ''Cold Blooded'' Lu Zhannan. He tried to kill her despite Retsu is a beauty in his eyes. However, he was annoyed when Retsu parried all of his attacks with a throwing knife. As the battle underneath commences, The sect masters gritted their teeth once more. They don''t know how many times they did it already. Despite facing all of these geniuses, they still fair on the arena. Their battle earned a round of amazement by the audience. These two really are battle masters in their generation. "Luocheng, stop fooling around. Destroy them!!!" Xiao Tiannan suddenly shouted from his seat. Qin Wuyou was prepared to stand up but he was stopped by the elders of the nearby palaces. "All of you, lets destroy these ants. No more fooling around." His shout causes the disciples to fall back and charged their profound energy. Retsu and Yun Che appeared next to each other and observe the situation. It''s finally time for them to counter attack. This time they didn''t dodge or do anything at all. "DESTROY THEM!!!!" Xiao Luocheng shouted before all of the geniuses release their ultimate attacks towards Yun Che and Retsu. *BOOM The explosion created by those attacks created enough shock-wave to cause the city to be in tremor. "YUN CHE!!!" "BROTHER IN LAW!!!" Cang Yue and Yuanba shouted on top of their lungs seeing the two of them being engulf by the sea of attacks came on them. The audience close their eyes avoiding any shock-wave came from the direction of the arena. Under the combined attack of the geniuses, there''s no way for them to survive that. "Hmph, that shows them to be arrogant with me, Xiao Luocheng." Xiao Luocheng said proudly while beating his chest. "Oi, I was the one who destroy them. This glory belongs to me." Feng Guanyi shouted from beside him. "Your glory? What about mine?" The geniuses were bickering with one another to take the credit of destroying Yun Che and Retsu. As the explosion diminish, two figures suddenly emerge unscathed from underneath the explosion observing their immature antics. "Yare, yare daze. Only a few attacks and they are this arrogant. They didn''t even give me a bit of the body experience." Yun Che was rubbing his nose and carrying his katana on his shoulder. "Young master, these idiots really do full of themselves right?" Retsu said while removing the dust off her robes. Everyone in the palace went a round of shock again. These two emerge as if those attacks didn''t even scratch them. Cang Yue and Yuanba were speechless once more. Those two a far too strong. "You¡­you¡­What did you do?!?" Xiao Luocheng shouted on top of his voice. This is impossible and he couldn''t accept this. How could both them came out unscathed from their combined attacks? "Chee, All right, you had your fun. Now its our turn." Yun Che said while cracking his fingers. "You dare??!!?" He suddenly draws his whip towards Yun Che again. But, Yun Che immediately drew his katana and deflect the tip of the whip. "What?" Xiao Luocheng didn''t expect his whip was deflected just like that. It took extreme precision to deflect that kind of attack. "Since you use a whip to attack me. It''s only fair if I did the same as well right?" Yun Che points the blade horizontally at them and suddenly put his hand on it. "What is he doing?" The audience asked each other before they are shocked again by his next action. He slides down his hand along the blade and it suddenly coated with a red light before transforming into something they have never seen before. His blade suddenly transforms into an even longer 6-part segmented blade. Each segment is wider than the one preceding it from the hilt, with 2 pick-like protrusions on the front and back of each segment, with the ones on the front much longer than the ones on the back. The blade has black upper side and white on the lower part. The audience had shock color their faces but the only thing they could think of was¡­ "What kind of sword is that?" This is the first time they see a sword looked just like this one. The geniuses were on their guard once more when Yun Che finally drew his Zanpakuto. This is the first time he unleashed this Zanpakuto to the world and it is perfect to counter group battles just like this one. "Now, try to dodge this. HOWL (ROAR), ZABIMARU (The Snake-tail) !!!!" Yun Che shouted while drawing his blade to the front. What shock the audience again was the segmented blade was extending rapidly towards Xiao Luocheng who was the furthest away from him. What''s more the segmented part seems to increase the further he stretches them. Xiao Luocheng was still under shock when he saw the capabilities of Zabimaru and he didn''t notice the blade''s tip suddenly arrived and¡­ *Slash "Arrgghhh!!!!" Zabimaru''s tip slash through his shoulder like a hot knife through butter. What hurts the most was the segmented parts slowly slash his shoulder again and again creating agonizing sounds of pain. The tip of the blade hits the wall opposite of him with great force. "CHENG''ER!!!!" Xiao Tiannan shouted from above. He wanted to puke blood after continuous humiliation by Yun Che. This brat finally seals his death the moment he harmed his son. After this, this brat is going to be the first one on his kill list. The others immediately spread out once they seen its capabilities. Yun Che was able to use that blade as a sword and as a whip at the same time. They didn''t expect the sword able to stretch out that long. However, Yun Che immediately control the blade into moving left and right while still being extended. His practice with Zabimaru earning his precision and control over this blade. He surpassed Renji in terms of number of attacks and control over Zabimaru. His control was perfect when he prevents the tip from hitting the audience. Yun Che withdrew Zabimaru back to its original form before facing the geniuses once more. "Holy shit, this is FUN!!!! It''s like controlling a whip with a chainsaw at the same time." Yun Che said while looking at Zabimaru shining on his hand. The feeling was still the same even after he had countless of practice with Saru and Hebi. Before they move out from the manor, Yun Che entered the Jinzen to swap Zangetsu with Zabimaru since he was the one suggested the battle royale. He needed a change for once rather than sticking to Zangetsu all the time. Besides, Zabimaru is suitable when it comes to group battle. "That''s not a sword but it has a hilt of a sword but the shape is ¡­" When the audience look at Yun Che, this kid gives them a full course of surprises already. A leg to hand unarmed combat style, strength didn''t match the cultivation and now a segmented whip like blade? What else is next? "Sate sate sate¡­. Let''s finish this Retsu." Yun Che holds Zabimaru in front before releasing it again towards the direction of the geniuses. His attack creates an explosion causing each and everyone of them disperse. "Hai, young master." Retsu said while holding her Zanpakuto. Minazuki was not a combat type Zanpakuto in its Shikai state but Retsu can still use its asauchi as a deadly weapon. But she chose not to draw it because she still wanted to use that knife of hers to destroy her opponents. She immediately chooses Xue Ju as her target. Yun Che chose Xuan Yu as his next target. Xuan Yu suddenly turned white when Yun Che shift his sight to him. Now that everyone is in a state of disarray. They can finally begin their counter attack. "Where do you think you''re going? HOWL, ZABIMARU!!" He immediately launched Zabimaru towards Xuan Yu. He managed to avoid Zabimaru''s trajectory but Yun Che immediately steer the blade back to him. *Slash "ARRGHH!!!" Xuan Yu''s scream of pain was singing in the palace and Zabimaru''s tip slammed behind his back. Yun Che immediately retracts the blade causing Xuan Yu being tossed outside the arena. As for Retsu, she executed her attack on Xue Ju. Her attacks were so fast that Xue Ju only saw a sliver of her image before she slashed his nerve veins apart in one single motion. She immediately slammed his back with her kido to push him outside of the arena towards the opposite wall. "You¡­ take this!!!!" Yan Ming immediately fire his fire profound art towards Yun Che and it hit him square on his body before engulfing him entirely. "Haha, take that you¡­." He didn''t finish his word until¡­.. *Swish Zabimaru suddenly emerge from the fire and hit him directly on his gut. "URRRGHH" Yan Ming felt he was hit by someone far stronger than him. The blade continued to push him outside the arena hitting the wall. The blade pulled itself back into the raging fire as someone emerged from it. "Well, that didn''t work." Yun Che emerge from the fire holding Zabimaru behind his head. He pushes off the remaining fire from his robe as if they were dust. "Monsters." Cang Yue murmured under her breath seeing Yun Che and Retsu''s performance. Now, Retsu is facing Lu Zhannan once more. Lu Zhannan executes all of his profound arts to defeat her at all cost. He wanted to let this woman know how cold and heartless is he. Ironically, he faced with someone who is even worst when it comes to that. "*giggle So you''re the one they said cold and heartless? Bloodshed everywhere you go?" Retsu said to him as she faced him one on one. She heard about him with her enhanced senses from the audience about his history. He likes to leave his opponents in a cripple state rather than leaving them entirely. Lu Zhannan was annoyed. No matter how ruthless or cold blooded he might be, there''s always one weakness holding him back. That is speed. *Stab Lu Zhannan couldn''t even react when Retsu immediately stabbed his heart with her knife. She didn''t go all the way to stab it through. She crippled him enough and wasn''t bother to kill him. "In your next life, don''t even think challenging someone stronger than you. Cold and heartless? You don''t know the true meaning of that." Retsu said with a cold tone before pulling the knife out of him. Lu Zhannan fell to the floor instantly in his own pool of blood. Tie Hengjun stared at Yun Che''s approaching figure. However, even if he was arrogant but he did know his own limits. Instead of fighting back, he moves towards Yun Che and cupped his hands. "Hmm, what now?" Yun Che asked him. Tie Hengjun remained calm and said "I know you are a man with cruel but righteous heart. From the way I see it, you cripple everyone but spared them in the end. I am not foolish enough to challenge you. For that, I concede." He said while cupping his hand towards Yun Che. Yun Che widen his eyes. Looks like he initially thought wrong. This Tie Hengjun is still the same as he was before. "Hengjun!!! If you dare concede then I will kill you right now." Feng Guangyi suddenly shouted from behind. "Then kill me, at least I know my own limits." "You!!!! Arrrgghh." Feng Guangyi wanted to shoot him with his profound art but Yun Che was faster before him. "Attacking an unarmed man? You''re quite despicable aren''t you. Then, why don''t you PISS OFF!!!!" Yun Che said with a cold tone before waving Zabimaru towards his direction. Feng Guangyi was hit right on his torso as his sorry body was ejected towards the arena seating area. Yun Che''s strike destroys his dantian and cripple his cultivation. "You, why?" Tie Hengjun was confused. Just now, he attacked Yun Che without warning. Now, Yun Che protected him from Yan Ming and cripple his cultivation. "Sometimes, the greatest win is the battle of not being fought at all. You know your limits instead of desperately fighting like these idiots. Then, I respect you whole heartedly. If we meet again somewhere, let''s have a drink together." Yun Che looked at him with a friendly gaze while pulling back Zabimaru. "Then, it will be a promise. Brother Yun." He cupped his hands towards Yun Che before he tapped his shoulder whispering something to his ear. "A friendly advice, after this. Start a new life. Somewhere far from here. Leave this palace quietly after this battle is over." "Why is that brother?" Tie Hengjun was speechless after he heard how serious he said those words but instead of asking more. He decided to keep it to himself. "You will know about it after this, but leave as soon as you can. I don''t want your life being wasted here. Go and spread your wings. Brother Tie." Yun Che has seen him in a new light. He didn''t want him to be involved in the bloodshed tonight. "Then, till the day our path crossed again. Brother Yun." With that, he cupped his hand before dashed towards the exit. The Iron Spear Clan disciples tried to stop him but he went faster than the eye could see. Even his sect master was speechless. He just assumed that he returns to the clan. Yun Che and Retsu finally made their way towards the last man standing. Xiao Luocheng himself. After being strike by Zabimaru, he was just holding his severely injured shoulder as Yun Che make his way towards him. "You¡­Now you done it. You dare cripple this genius. The Xiao Clan wouldn''t let you go. We will hunt you down and destroy this palace of yours after this." Xiao Luocheng was too angry that he accidentally give out the climax after the banquet is over. Not that he mind anyway. "Really, then why don''t you take front row seats when that happens?" Yun Che immediately throw him in the air. "What are you going to do?!?" Xiao Luocheng was dumbfounded when Yun Che threw his body in the air. Without a word, Retsu immediately take out her knife and slash Xiao Luocheng''s meridians and his nerve veins. She just gave him a fate worse than death. Cripple both body and cultivation. When that''s done, Yun Che grabbed his neck before he immediately delivered a bitch slap to his face. *Slap "You DARE!!! You even cripple my cultivation. I swear i will KILL YOU TWO" Xiao Luocheng never expected his face to be slapped like this. This is absolute humiliation. *SLAP "Ah...AH...AHHH...YOU¡­YOU''RE GOING TO DIE¡­!!!" He shouted again despite his cheek was slowly turning red. "Shut up." Yun Che just gave him one last slap on his cheek and sends him outside the arena. Thus, ending the final round with a slap. The entire arena went silent. Yun Che and Retsu defeated all seven geniuses that enter the arena. The rest of the sect masters were really angry. The dazzling disciples fell one by one and their sons were being crippled. Xiao Tiannan was no exception. His son was crippled, slapped and tossed around right in front of him. He wanted nothing more than to immediately enter the arena and chop both of them to pieces. However, even with that. They actually had a small hint of greed in their eyes. When they saw the capabilities of Yun Che''s blade and Retsu''s technique. They wanted to torture them for it before giving them the death they deserve. Yun Che and Retsu wanted to leave but another voice sounds in the arena. "STOP RIGHT THERE, YOU MURDERERS!!!!" 66 Chapter 66: Beast Tamer Wu Leng Yun Che and Retsu turned around to a find a burly man stands on top of the main seating area. He suddenly jumped to the main seating area. "Is that senior brother Wu?" The disciples talking with each other. "Senior brother Wu has finally returned." One of the New Moon Profound Palace said. Yun Che observe the surrounding and it seems everyone knew this man very well. From the looks of it, this is the genius disciple he heard about but he was not bother one bit about it. "Leng''er" Elder Wu Nie said while looking at this burly man. This man is none other than the dazzling genius of the New Moon Profound Palace himself. Wu Leng. The man wears the palace''s robe and very well build in terms of muscle. The aura he executes right now is the aura of a warrior. "First level of the Spirit Profound Realm?" The young masters instantly thought after gauging his strength. "Master, I have returned. I receive your message. Is it true, junior brother has been killed?" Wu Leng asked his Wu Nie. "Yes, he was killed three weeks ago. I was not able to arrest the murderers because I have no such evidence to convict them." He said while looking at Yun Che and Retsu standing in the middle of the arena. Wu Leng noticed his gaze and killing intent started to build within him. With penetrating gaze and gritted teeth, he said "Then, let me be the one who exert justice to them." Wu Leng suddenly jumped to the center of the arena facing Yun Che and Retsu. "So, you''re the one who murdered my junior brother. I, Wu Leng will be the one who will bring justice to him." He declared. "Wu Leng, stop this at once. You have no proof Yun Che is the one who murdered him." Qin Wuyou rose from his seat and said from above. Elder Wu Nie tried countless of times to bring Yun Che to justice but his proposal was turned down by Qin Wuyou in the end because he had no proof. In the end, he called his disciple to come back. "You are they called Yun Che, Hmph, mere ant trying to be brazen. Admit it. You''re the one who killed Junior Brother Wu Ya as well as being ruthless in the arena. I,Wu Leng will be the one who will execute justice on you." Yun Che went silent for a while before burst out laughing. The audience looked at him as if he was crazy. With a grin, he said "Yeah, I was the one who killed him." "You, so you admit it your murderer?!?" Wu Leng gritted his teeth and increased his aura. However, with unfazed face. He said "So what? Is it wrong for a man to protect his woman? Your so called junior brother wanted to poison my woman to kidnap her." When he said those words with conviction, the words triggered something within Retsu. She looked at Yun Che and her gaze softened. She really do fall in love with the right man this time. "Then consider it an honor for her to be chosen by him and you have no right to kill him. And you have no proof junior brother wanted to kidnap her" Wu Leng gaze upon Retsu was like a wolf looking at a lamb. No wonder his master and junior brother is interested in her. This girl was the most beautiful girl he ever laid his eyes upon. He''ll be sure to taste this woman after his master is done with her. "Proof? Why this suffice?" Yun Che pulled something from his inventory and tossed it to the leg of Wu Leng. It is the Green mushroom powder he gains after he killed that stuck up Wu Ya. Then he looks at Elder Wu Nie who started to pale after seeing that powder. That powder was his creation and he was the only one who had it. To think that this brat had this powder he gave to Wu Ya. "Your so called master wanted to kidnap Retsu for something that she has. In the end, he lose his grandson for it. YOU HEAR THAT, OLD BASTARD WU NIE?!? I WAS THE ONE WHO KILLED HIM! HAPPY?" Yun Che shouted to Wu Nie earning a shock on the audience. Qin Wuyou didn''t actually believed Yun Che would confessed to his crimes immediately. "You, you dare to insult my master. Good good. Yun Che, on behalf of my master. The seven sects and my junior brother. I challenged you to a life and death battle. Right here, right now. To exert justice for them. DO YOU DARE TO ACCEPT?" Wu Leng exert his aura again to scare Yun Che but seeing he was unfazed, he hid his shock. The audience was shocked once again. A spirit Profound Realm practitioner challenging a Nascent Profound Realm cultivator to a duel. This is pure bullying. The disciples of the New Moon Profound Palace were stunned. The legendary Wu Leng is challenging their junior brother to a duel. With a relax tone, he said "Sure¡­sure.. I''ll accept. Don''t go running away then." "Retsu, let me handle this one." Retsu give him a nod before flash stepping on the sidelines. "You, when I am done with you. I''ll be sure to teach that bitch a lesson as well." "Yeah¡­yeah¡­keep on chatting¡­ you''re just like that stuck up brat. Full of shit as well." Yun Che said while yawning. "You, I am going to tear you apart." All of a sudden, he suddenly uses various hand seals before pressing his hand on the ground. Yun Che could see his blood was slowly forming into a seal on the arena''s floor. "Wait, this is¡­." Yun Che saw a familiar style from an anime before. He didn''t expect to see that technique here. *BOOM White smoke suddenly covered the arena and produce shockwaves to stunned all of them. Moments later, Yun Che could see a horn sticking out of the smoke and shock him again. "Holy shit! That''s a summoning Jutsu. A real life summoning Jutsu!! So cool, but even if it''s not the real one but its similar." Yun Che said with excitement. This is the first time he see the summoning jutsu live. But, it wasn''t the version like Naruto. It just look similar. Smoke slowly dissipating as a large figure suddenly emerge from the smoke. The audience was shocked again because the large shadow was actually¡­ "A Rhino?" Yun Che was amazed a rhino being summoned. How cool is that? "There it is. The reason Senior brother Wu was known as ''Beast Tamer Wu''. He has the ability to store beast inside his special seal and controls them." One of the New Moon Profound Palace disciple said to another. The shocking thing was the Rhino was a size of a small house. How in the world he kept a beast this size in a seal? "Man, that''s one big fucking rhino" Yun Che nod in amazement. "It''s consider an honor to die by my hand. Now deal with them instead." Wu Leng suddenly made several more signs an another two smokes pop up from behind him. "Are those Spirit Profound Beast? My god, he was able to tame those beasts?" The audience reacted to his summoning. "ROAR!!!!" A gorilla and a bear suddenly emerge from the smoke and move towards Yun Che''s position. The giant gorilla immediately swings its arms towards him in an attempt to smash him. BOOM!!! Yun Che immediately flashed step avoiding any attacks thrown at him. The moment he reappeared another beast seem to know his location and swiped its claw. "Chee, persistent pest." Yun Che raised Zabimaru and block the incoming attack. He admits this guy is pretty impressive able to summon beasts to fight in his stead. Just like the final round, these beast seems to move accordingly and guard any openings to him. "It''s over, there''s no way junior brother Yun able to defeat the Beast Tamer himself. Those beasts are really loyal to him." Yun Che continuously avoid the attacks before jump above those beasts. "SQUAAAKKKK!!!!!" "What the hell, another one?" This time an eagle suddenly appeared on top of him and smashed its beak onto him. He blocked the attack using Zabimaru again. "These pests wouldn''t even let up. Why don''t you take one of mine? Howl, Zabimaru!!!" He immediately launched Zabimaru towards the eagle and it hits the eagle in the wings before slicing its body creating a larger wound. The eagle fell from the sky and land next to Wu Leng''s rhino. "Hmph, looks like you do have capabilities as well." He immediately stepped off from the rhino and feed the eagle with some kind of pill. The eagle was almost at the end of its life suddenly spring back into action and the wounds Yun Che just inflict on it was restored. "That''s one miraculous pill." He withdrew Zabimaru before landing back on the arena. He wanted to end it instantly but his gut telling him to let that guy shows all of his trump card before he can proceed with the instant kill. However, the moment he landed on the ground. He felt a wave of heat is coming straight at him. BOOM!!!! The explosion was caused by a fireball fired from somewhere. "What in the¡­ Oh come, a fire breathing lizard this time? How many beast this guy had on him?" Seeing Yun Che was continuously avoiding the beasts'' attacks on him. Elder Wu Nie and the rest of the sect masters smiled sinisterly. There''s no way he can survive the continuous attacks from four Spirit Profound Realm beasts at the same time. Elder Wu Nie had a pride boost in him. The reason his disciple able to force these demon beasts under submission was because of the pills he gave him. Those pills have the ability to force those beasts to became loyal to him the moment he feed them with these pills. His Wu Clan collaboration with Mighty Heavenly Sword Region to produce these pills. Looks like Wu Leng was able to submit these beasts into fighting for him. "Hmph, why don''t you just give yourself up to these beasts. Even if you injured them with that weird sword of yours, I can always heal them back. There''s no use." Wu Leng said with a smug face. "Oh, then. Have you heard the term ''beast can only fight with beasts''?" Yun Che said with a grin plastered on his face. When Retsu heard it, looks like her young master planned to use it after all. He could go ''One Punch Man'' but it''ll be boring show. Right? "You, it''s impossible there''s no way for you to have a summoned beast as well. Liar, crush this liar for this daddy!!!!" As ordered, the beast immediately swarmed Yun Che without offering him a way out. "Brother in law!!!!" Yuanba shouted when he saw the beasts had Yun Che surrounded. "Leave it to me, Howl Zabimaru!!!" He immediately releases Zabimaru to surround him in a circular motion. But, the beast had already surrounded him. "I told you it''s useless." Wu Leng had already had the lizard to charge up a fireball to fire it at Yun Che. "FIRE!!!" The lizard immediately released its fireball towards Yun Che. With the fireball, gorilla, bear and the eagle ganking on him. There''s no way he could escape. "It''s over, he''s going to die." The audience thought seeing Yun Che in a pinch. "YUN CHE !!!!" Cang Yue and Qin Wuyou shouted at the same time seeing Yun Che in a pinch position. Before they could do anything, they were shocked again when Yun Che''s body started to glow in a red aura. The surprising part is he isn''t panic or anything. He was actually grinning. Retsu was relaxed on the sidelines. She knew what those energies surrounding him means. Her young master was entering the final phase of this plan. "Heh, I told you all to leave it to me." He said while holding Zabimaru in front of his face. The reason he swings the Zabimaru in a circular form wasn''t to protect him, he was using it to create a devastating effect. If this guy wanted to fight with a beast, then the beast shall be the one fighting him. With glowing red eyes, he shouted the phrase that will change the course of the fight. "BANKAI!!!!" The audience can see the circulating Zabimaru started to glow with red energy as brightly as possible before wrapping Yun Che along with it. The red wrappings of energy continued to shrink before¡­ "BOOM!!!!" The wrappings explode pushing away all beasts and attacks coming at him. The explosion creates a large tremor in the palace before creating a devastating whirlwind of red energy. Due to the creation of the whirlwind, the transformation generates high speed winds causing some smaller debris to fly everywhere. Thus, Yuanba protected Cang Yue to prevent her getting harm from any flying debris. The tornado of energy causing the sect masters to rise from their seat to block themselves from the rampaging energy. "What? Explosion?" Wu Leng have his eagle blocked him from the after blast of the energy. He and the audience could see the rampaging energy and lightning occurs after the explosion. The tornado of energy shot halfway above the arena and still rampaging in the center. "What is going on?" "This kid, who is he actually?" Various questions came from the audience after seeing the whirlwind formed after the energy explosion. When the tornado of energy dies down. Everyone was able to open their eyes and the first thing they saw cause them to shocked and gaping once more. Cang Yue and Yuanba was no different than all of the people present in this banquet. When they saw the thing came out from the smoke, the only thing''s on their mind was only one question. "Are those bones?" 67 Chapter 67: Hihio Zabimaru Baboon King Zabimaru "Are those bones?" The first thing the audience could see is a giant brown bone. Not just one but a lot of these bones. As if they were segmented bones. These bones are connected with each other and swirling itself just like a snake. Another shocking thing was the size of those bones. Each segment probably around three to four full grown man, probably larger than that. From the swirling itself, they didn''t want to know how long these bones are. However, the swirling bones still have smoke covering the top area where the source of these bones. It wasn''t long until they heard a sharp roar came from the center of the smoke. All of a sudden, they saw something they will never forget for the rest of their lives. All eyes are on the creature suddenly emerge from the smoke. "ROOOOAAARRRRRR" Sharp roar sounded as the creature emerge from the smoke and roared towards the sky as if it was the king of all beasts. Some of the people actually scared and traumatized seeing the creature. If they were to describe, it was considered impossible because this creature is totally made from bones. The creature from afar really look like¡­. "Senior sister, that''s a snake right?" Yuanba asked Cang Yue next to him after seeing the creature. "How could that thing be a snake?" Cang Yue was speechless after seeing this thing up close. Inside, she was hoping this creature is just her nightmare and she was sleeping soundly somewhere in her room. But, this is reality. The creature had white skull like head. A closer look shows this is the skull of a snake but the skull was actually alive rather than dead. As if the creature never died in its life. The bones felt as if they were alive. However, its skull was different compared to a demon snake. This creature has sharper fangs as its teeth and bright yellow eyes. It also has three segmented holes beside its eyes. Moreover, the skull was surrounded by a large mane of red fur. The audience was shocked and some of them unable to get up from the shock. Qin Wuyou was the same followed by all the sect masters. This skeletal snake suddenly emerges from the explosion where Yun Che explode just now. "ROOOARRRR!!!!!" The skeletal snake roar once more created a pressurized area and disperse all the smoke covering it. Once the smoke dissipates, everyone can finally see the man who was causing the tremendous whirlwind of energy. The young man looked at Wu Leng before saying things that was an alien to their ears. "Hihio Zabimaru (Baboon King Zabimaru)" The man was none other than Yun Che himself. His physique was still the same but what he was wearing shock them the most. Yun Che was still donned with his black outfit but his arms were covered with some kind of brown and thick fur. There''s a skull of an animal on his left shoulder. But they couldn''t believe their eyes seeing his right arm. His right arm was transformed into a beast''s arm. What''s worse, he was holding the tail bone of the beast itself as if he was holding it like a sword. Little Fairy who was observing from the clouds was sent into disarray once more. Last time Yun Che activated his bankai, Little Fairy had been reacting to him. Right now, she was shocked and blushing at the same time looking at his features. "Yun Che, just¡­just¡­who in the world are you?" She said while holding the heart and looking at his handsome features. All the ladies including Cang Yue with the exception of Retsu was instantly swayed by Yun Che. His figure right now looked like he was a powerful beast god and that majestic skeletal snake completes it all. With his handsome face, he finally looked like the ideal prince they were looking for. Yun Che''s figure was surrounded by the giant skeletal snake. The snake looked creepy enough because it is one hundred perfect made from bones. "This is AWESOME!!!!!" He suddenly shouted earning a confused gaze from the audience. This is the first time he activated Zabimaru''s bankai. However, this is not her actual bankai. Yun Che categorized the bankai''s usage in fights. If he faced larger opponents, he''ll use Hihio Zabimaru. However, if situation allows him to fight multiple human cultivators. He will activate its True Bankai. Thinking about it makes him excited. Back to the arena, Yun Che felt awesome when his arm transformed into a baboon''s arm and had its skull on his left shoulder. "Heh, so this is the outside world, not too shabby." He could hear a tomboyish voice inside his mind. He knew this voice clearly. "Saru? You''re here?" Yun Che felt Saru''s spirit in him. "More like on your body, Master." Yun Che looked at the fur coat donned his body. "Mouu, you''re one to talk. Saru. Both of you and master are holding my tail. It''s quite embarrassing." Another cute and alluring voice sounded in his mind again. This time it came from the skeletal snake. Turns out, the one is in the snake was actually Hebi. The cute lamia spirit girl. Yun Che was shocked to hear the badass looking skeletal snake sounded just like a high school girl. "At least I was able to hug and feel the master''s body heat, Hebi. Ahh, such masculine feel." Saru said in his mind. "Mouuu, It''s not fair¡­. it''s not fair¡­ Why do I have to be the snake?" Hebi sounded as well. "All right you two, you and your shenanigans again. Ehem, well girls. Welcome to real world. Where everything is fucked up and try to kill you at the same time." "Hmph, trying to gang up on our master. Let''s see how they fair with us on his side." Saru''ss[irit was slowly getting excited. "Hmmm, master. Once this is over, I demand an equal treatment." "Hooo, Hebi started going offensive." "Knock it off you two. *Sigh Fine, I won''t resist and actions are limited to cuddling only. Understand?" Yun Che sighs. These two really did take advantage of everything around them. "REALLY??!?!?! Let''s blow this guy apart. Then." Saru and Hebi said at the same time. With that they immediately focus on the fight instead of talking to Yun Che. Yun Che opened his eyes and looked at the shocked Wu Leng with a grin on his face. If the audience wanted to stunned themselves to kingdom comes, just let them. Saru and Hebi demand him to let them out to see the real world sometimes but he didn''t find the great time to let them out. This is why he chose Zabimaru in the first place. So he can let them outside even for a bit and this guy was the perfect gopher to spar with them. "You¡­who and what are you?" Wu Leng was shocked seeing that giant skeletal snake staring right at him. Even his rhino shows slight discomfort after seeing the snake. "Who knows? I am not even sure myself." Yun Che casually said before swinging Hebi casually. "Never expected you''re actually a beast master as well. Even with that beast of yours, you cannot hope to win against my¡­.." "ROOOAARRR!!!!" Without waiting any longer, Yun Che swings his bankai towards Wu Leng''s rhino. His practice with them enable him to control Zabimaru perfectly. Even though he looks like he swings its tail but he was actually controlling its movement just like Renji. However, he didn''t made any unnecessary movement like Renji but he controlled Hebi to strike his target perfectly. "You!!!" Wu Leng immediately avoided with his rhino the moment Yun Che sent Hebi''s head towards him. "Shut the fuck up. You keep chit chatting while I do the attacking." Yun Che wanted to end the fight so he can move to the climax of the plan. He didn''t expect the beast tamer himself came after the final fight ends. But at least he can use his bankai against him. "What are you three standing around for? KILL HIM!!!" Wu Leng immediately ordered his pets to attack Yun Che but it wasn''t long until Hebi swings by and hit the three beasts with its body. With absolute precision, Yun Che swings Hebi towards the lizard first. That fireball of it cause him no harm but it was pretty annoying getting shot from long distance. He controlled Hebi to smash it with its head. That ramming speed of it can really harm an Emperor Profound Realm cultivator at full swing. BOOM!!!! "One down, three to go." He retracts Hebi back to his side once more. Since Hebi''s bones was hard as stone. The three beasts had trouble breaking through to Yun Che''s position. "Dare to surround me? Why don''t you three take a bite from her." He swings Hebi towards the nearest target, the gorilla. The gorilla immediately raised its hand to block Hebi''s fangs but challenging Hebi''s fang with brute strength is like asking for instant death. In an instant, Hebi closes its mouth and taking the gorilla with it. SPLATTT Blood splattered towards all direction as Hebi destroys the gorilla with one swift motion. The scene was quite brutal. However, without any delay. Yun Che swings her towards the eagle and the bear. One by one, all of them fell under Hebi''s fangs. Either being smash or squished under its fangs. "ROOOARRR!!!" Hebi roars towards the sky before facing Wu Leng and his rhino. "Now, its just you and me." Yun Che said seriously facing Wu Leng in battle. Wu Leng gritted his teeth as he observe Yun Che and his beast. In his mind, various questions came to his mind about Yun Che''s beast. "Its not fair, why did he have a powerful beast beside him. He didn''t even use his beast facing the other geniuses. Is he really that strong?" Wu Leng immediately ordered his giant rhino to attack Hebi and Yun Che easily block his rhino brute strength with her body. No wonder how strong it is, Hebi''s body can reinforce itself with layer after layer of bones to fortify defenses. That rhino was big and strong but Hebi''s bones was stronger. "Hmph, when you offend me just now, consider yourself dead to to me." With that, he immediately swings Hebi towards Wu Leng once more but he didn''t expect one thing. All of a sudden, the rhino''s horn started to glow and.... BZZZTTTT!!!! A beam of lightning suddenly came out from the horn and hit it square on Hebi''s body. From the pressure of the attack, it is strong enough to destroy a peak Earth Profound Realm Cultivator. The force of the lightning was too strong and it immediately dismantle Hebi''s body causing it fell to the ground and become motionless. The sudden attack cause the audience to gap once more. They didn''t expect a lightning shot out from a rhino and that lightning was strong enough to kill that snake. "HAHAHA, in the end your beast are just bones. You cannot defeat a demon beast rhino with a bone." As he said that, he charged up another attack with its horn and slowly approaching Yun Che. He keep this attack as his last resort but didn''t actually think the attack would work. For Yun Che, he didn''t run or do anything. He just stand there with a small smile on his face. "Any last words?" Wu Leng standing on top of his rhino high and mighty and mocked Yun Che for his weak beast. He put on a spectacular performance but in the end his beast was really weak. "Sort of, have you ever heard of a Boa Constrictor snake?" He casually saying earning a confused glance from the audience. "What kind of gibberish are you talking about? Be honored you are about to be killed by this tamer. Hahaha." "Of course you didn''t know? Silly me. Using a high word against you. Since you didn''t understand. Let me demonstrate."All of a sudden, the bones around the arena started to glow with red energy starting to shock the audience once more. In an instant, it started to position itself all over the rhino before a string of red energy started to connect them. One by one, the bones reassembled back into the boned snake just now. Wu Leng was shocked, That bone snake clearly died just now under his attack. He didn''t expect that snake to reassembled back into that giant snake again. The assembled bones reformed back into the snake''s body and started to squished his rhino. Wu Leng was thrown from its back and landed on the arena. He slowly stands and watched his rhino being squeezed by the snake. "Boa constrictor snakes are non-venomous but they are larger in size. The largest boa was known as an anaconda. However, despite they are non venomous, they actually have muscles to choke their opponents to death." Yun Che explains while slowly increasing Hebi''s squeeze towards the rhino. The rhino let out a dying roar as Hebi slowly chokes it to death. "NO, NO. You let him go this instant or else...." Wu Leng looked at Yun Che with killing intent but as long as that snake is protecting him, there''s no way for him to engage him in a one on one fight. "Or else what?" Yun Che said continued to squeeze the rhino again. "No..No..No... Let him go.. Please... Please... His my companion. Please... " Wu Leng started to fell to his knees begging for Yun Che to let the rhino go. Yun Che had the intent to kill but seeing Wu Leng''s cries for pity earn a disgust glance from him. He slowly remove Hebi from the rhino and she returned back to him.Wu Leng immediately went back to his rhino and check on it. "Hmph, never expected for you to beg. Get out of my sight." Yun Che turns around and all of a sudden. A lightning bolt suddenly being shot at him creating a giant mushroom smoke. Turns out, Wu Leng went back to feed his rhino with that pill from his master to make the rhino recover faster. He immediately have it charged its horn and fire a lightning bolt at Yun Che. This time, using all its strength. His daring attack stunning the audience since he immediately attack Yun Che using a cowardly move. But he''ll do whatever it takes to kill him. "You, you offend this daddy long enough. Have as taste of...." It wasn''t long the mushroom cloud completely dissipates and revealing the snake actually protecting Yun Che with its body. There was no scratch whatsoever on its body. It wasn''t even blown away by the attack. "How?" "I let you go and this is how you treat me? I took pity of you when you said the rhino was your companion. In the end, you bite the hand that feed you? In that case, say hello to that bastard Wu Ya then." Yun Che was really pissed. He took pity on his opponent without fearing he will be a loose end but he was attacked the moment he let it go. "If you can fire a beam, then I can as well." He swings Hebi towards the rhino and bite the rhinos leg. With one swift motion, she dragged the rhino and Wu Leng along with her and tossed them towards the sky. With her body''s strength, she easily tossed them despite the rhino''s size. "Hikotsu Taih¨­ (Baboon Bone Cannon)!!!!" Yun Che yelled while channeling energy through Hebi''s body. The energy traveled straight to her snake''s mouth before she fire a large red beam of energy from her skull. The snake''s skull suddenly open its mouth and fired the beam towards Wu Leng and his rhino. "AAAAHHHHH" The beam hits the rhino and exploded taking him along with it. Wu Leng''s final scream was heard as the energy exploded in mid-air. Thus, ending the fight with a bang. BOOM!!!! The explosion vaporized Wu Leng and the rhino. The arena was silent again. Yun Che killed a Spirit Profound Realm cultivator with his beast. They were shocked again once they saw the snake able to fire a beam of energy so powerful it decimate the rhino along with Wu Leng. The New Moon Profound Palace disciples was shocked when Yun Che actually killed their senior brother. Despicable he might be but killing him off was way too much. "You MURDERER!!!!" Yun Che turned his head as elder Wu Nie approach him. However, he wasn''t alone. The rest of the seven sects suddenly jumped and landed on the arena causing the audience to be baffled. Cang Yue wanted to jump to them but he was hold back by Yuanba. He knew about the plan and he was here to stop her from doing something reckless. Since the fight was over, there was no longer playing nice. Retsu immediately flashed step to Yun Che''s side. "You murdered my grandson and now my DISCIPLE!!! I will kill you, I swear I will kill you." Elder Wu Nie shouted as he and the sect masters surrounded Yun Che and Retsu. This time, they really wanted to settle the score with him for humiliating them. "You brat, we tolerate long enough for you to humiliate our disciples and cripple our sons. We, the seven sects will execute you two in the name of justice." Xiao Tiannan said with an angry look. The rest of the sect masters surrounded Yun Che to prevent him from escape. However, they also need to be wary of that snake of his. If that snake use the same red beam to shot them, the results will be futile. "After we deal with you, we will ask your palace for an explanation." Sect master Fen said to him because he was not able to wait to execute the plan they had. When Yun Che heard that that, he suddenly laugh out loud causing them to look at him as if he was crazy. "Explanation? Or more like ending them?" Yun Che said with a serious face. "Brat, what nonsense are you talking about?" Sect master Fen was slightly discomfort when he heard the last part. "Say, what about I show them instead?" Yun Che said while pulling something from his shihakushou. It was a profound imagery stone. This stone act as a replacement for cameras since this is the way this world records their activities. However the best part of this stone was it can project the recorded videos or images like a modern world projector. He asked some from Little Fairy a while back. "Brat, what do you have in that imagery stone?" Sect master Fen asked him again. "Oh nothing, some captured images from a disclosed location, lets say the mountain three weeks ago." When he said that, all the sect masters suddenly jolted from their places and looked at him with killing intent. "So, you knew?" Xiao Tiannan looked at him as if he was like a prey ready to be devoured. This brat knows about their plan and he wasn''t going to risk this brat telling the entire palace about their plan. "Knew, see and heard. you old bastards. That''s why I crippled your disciples. I entered this palace so i can destroy you shitheads one by one. In the end, you bring yourselves to me. Save me the trouble to going to your sect one by one." He spoke with confidence. "You.... Then, we will silence you for it. Everyone, capture this brat so we can execute justice for murdering and crippling our disciples." Xiao Tiannan couldn''t wait to dig secrets from Yun Che and Retsu. Both of them has things could spark greed from anyone who saw their fights. Especially, Yun Che''s sword. "Well, why don''t we take this fight somewhere then. Chase us while you can." He said while nodding at Retsu. With that, Retsu immediately grasp her palm into a fist. Their words and action causes the sect masters to scrambled to action but the moment they get closer, "Bakudo #21 Sekienton (Red Smoke Escape)" She said slowly and immediately opened her fist. Red smoke suddenly explode from it causing the sect masters to stop on their tracks. The smoke was too large and thick for them to get close. All of a sudden, they suddenly heard... "ROOOOAAAARR!!!!!" The roar came from the snake but instead of escaping to different direction. It shot upwards towards the sky before halting on the top of the palace. When the sect masters and Wu Nie looked at the snake, they saw both Yun Che and Retsu were on top of its head and staring at them. "HAHA, Syke.. Thinking that you could corner us like that? If you want this stone you have to take it from us then." With that, Yun Che swings Hebi to flew away from the palace. Since he can float in mid air, he can use Hebi as a transportation in mid air as well. The sect masters all bore a different expression. They immediately scrambled all elders and themselves towards Yun Che''s direction leaving the arena only with the palace''s disciples. However, everyone turned their heads towards Qin Wuyou who still stand on the high stand of the arena. Initially he wanted to help them but he remembered Yun Che''s final advice. "Whatever happens, swear at the heavens that you will not come for US." 68 Chapter 68: Grand Finale Part 1 "So this is your big plan? Running away from them?" Jasmine suddenly sounded from the inside. "Who says I am running away?" Yun Che said while riding Hebi''s skull head. "Then what are you doing right now?" "You''ll see." Yun Che finally stopped at the plains several hundred kilometers from the city. Still coated with his bankai, he kept on waiting until those old bastards finally keep up. "You BRAT!!! You gave us one hell of a chase." After a whiles, figures started to approach him with high speed. Since she slowed down a bit, the elders and sect masters could easily followed him despite not being able to fly. "Sort of. I am choosing my own funeral place. How''s that fair?" "Finally giving up resisting are you? Now, hand over that Imagery stone and spit all the secrets you have on you. We''ll consider giving your whole body intact." The sect master from the Burning Heaven Clan. "Hmph, as compensation for crippling my son and disciple. Hand over that beast of yours and your methods to control it." Xiao Tiannan looked at Hebi with eyes of greed. "Then, I''ll take that woman with me. I want her to spit the secrets of her profound techniques before sending her to accompany my son and disciple." Elder Wu Nie sounded from behind them. "Hooo, went straight to the point now are we? Then, who am I going to giving my snake to. Well, you just have to find out whether you have the capabilities to steal it." Yun Che looked at them with a grin on his face. "Hmph, still keeping that smug on your face aren''t you. You declared war on the seven great sects the moment you show that Profound Imagery Stone. Now, how are you going to resist the sect masters and the elders of these sects?" "Hmph, you two still hiding your strength? Now, tell us the truth. What is your current cultivation?" "There''s no use if you can''t read it aren''t you. But, since we''re about to fight anyway." Yun Che immediately asked the system to show his true cultivation. Since his cultivation was unknown to them, he can only ask it to give them a fake aura. When his and Retsu''s aura finally shows, the rest of the sect masters and elders were gawking. They had too many surprises today and now this brat finally shows his true powers. "Sixth Level of the Earth Profound Realm and Sixth Level of the Spirit Profound Realm? Impossible, this is impossible. WHO ARE YOU TWO??" The rest of the elders were gawking. Those two are stronger from the beginning. In the end, they just sent their low-level elites against monsters like them. This is pure bullying. "Me? Just a nobody actually. And this lady actually just cultivated half a year ago. So go easy on her." "We don''t know what is your intention coming here but against several Earth Profound Realm cultivators here. You are bound to die." "Sure, sure. Let''s fight shall we? I want to end this quickly before preparing for my next voyage." With that, Yun Che swings Hebi towards the sect masters. However, all of them witness the capabilities of that snake and can only dodge as the snake makes way to them. However, Yun Che''s control was perfect when the snake can switch to nearby targets to bit them. Right now, Yun Che fight with his true strength without any buffs active. He decided to test Hebi''s endurance against smaller targets before going full strength. "ROOOARRR!!!!" Hebi roars until she reached her targets. Each time the sect masters avoided her, those smaller cultivation elders are being consumed by her fangs. One by one their forces were being chipped before they even know it. Some of the elders tried to attack Yun Che since he is the one controlling that snake. However, their attacks were nullified by Hebi''s bones before they even get close. "You!! Are you acting like a coward? Fight us like a man!! Stop hiding behind that snake of yours." "Since when fighting like this is a coward? I am not running from a fight, am I?" Yun Che said with a boring tone. These sect masters really likes to provoke him and good thing he wasn''t one to fell for it. The sect masters were speechless. That snake of his really protects him and no matter how strong their attacks. They didn''t as much put a dent on it. However, they did notice one thing. That woman of his, didn''t fight at all. She was standing there looking at their fight with him. Right now, one man versus two dozens of Earth Profound Realm masters and things aren''t going that well for them. Suddenly, a scream was heard from a distance. "Sect master, I''ve caught her." An elder from the Xiao Sect suddenly came by and grab Retsu. The sect masters instantly regained their confidence. If they can''t fight him properly, they can blackmail him to give up. "Hmph, brat. I advised you to give up before we start to harm her." When he said that, all the other elders move as close as they can to her. They wanted to prevent Yun Che from attacking them directly. "You move as much as a finger. We will kill her. Now, give up." One of the elders said to him. They thought Yun Che was going to go berserk and start a rampaging killing spree but instead of an angry expression. All they saw was¡­. "A smile?" Xiao Tiannan was speechless. "Is this kid even sane? We caught his companion and he didn''t even bat an eye?" Ah, you caught her? So, what happens next?" Yun Che said to him, "You, you think we won''t kill her?!?" "*Sigh, look at you old fools. Resorting to the most despicable methods to win. No wonder your disciples are the same. But, I wanted to ask one thing though." The sect masters kept on listening as Yun Che positions Hebi beside him. This kid is full of tricks and they were prepared to counter them if necessary. The sect elders immediately go as close to the captured Retsu to avoid any incoming attacks. "What the most perfect art?" Everyone present at the plains were going speechless. This kid dare to ask about arts when his companion was on the brink of death? "No answer? Well, let me answer it for you. The most perfect art is¡­." As he said that, Retsu''s body started to glow red as bright as possible. None of the elders notice it before, but as sson as they saw her body was glowing. "EXPLOSION!!!!" With that shout, he snapped his fingers and Retsu''s body immediately explode into a gigantic explosion. BOOOOM!!!!!!! The explosion vaporized the nearby elders and sent everyone into disarray. The explosion sent a tremor and created a giant mushroom cloud as high as the eye can see. With that, all the seven sect masters were gawking seeing Yun Che sacrificed his companion to kill them. Good thing they were far away from them or else they are caught in that explosion as well. They use all their protective charms or treasures to shield themselves from the explosion. Right now, half of their elders are killed and the other half is either well or injured. All they can see now is a giant crater underneath them. All of a sudden, a ball of bones suddenly emerged from the smoke and opened itself. Revealed to be the most despicable young man they have ever seen. Still holding his giant snake, the young man looked at them as if they were fools to begin with. [Ding¡­..Congratulation for killing an Earth Profound Realm Practitioner. Experience points +.....] [Ding¡­..Congratulation for killing an Earth Profound Realm Practitioner. Experience points +.....] [Ding¡­..Congratulation for killing an Earth Profound Realm Practitioner. Experience points +.....] [Ding¡­..Congratulation for killing an Earth Profound Realm Practitioner. Experience points +.....] Notifications start ringing in his ear after staying silent for so long. This is the best feeling ever for Yun Che. He wanted to kill them all but only several low level elders caught in that explosion. Looks like he had go Leroy Jenkins on them to finish this quickly. "Woooo, that''s one big motherfucking explosion. Probably stronger than a tactical nuke. And that''s not even a nuke." Yun Che said while shielding his eyes. Elder Wu Nie emerged from behind the nearby rock to shield himself from the explosion. He couldn''t even believe what he saw. The brat sacrificed his companion to kill the elders. "YOU MONSTER!!!! WHAT DID YOU DO??!??" Xiao Tiannan was full of rage when he saw that kid remain unscathed. That explosion killed half of his elders along with the rest of the elders from the other sects. Yun Che looked at the gawking sect masters and said "*Laugh, I know you wanted to do that from the beginning. So I replaced her with a dupe. But that dupe contains explosive materials you couldn''t hope to imagine. So, when you caught her. I just simply push the activation." Yun Che discovered something while exploring the system shop the other day. Turns out, gigais have a very unique technology in it. He just knew from the system that Gigais can actually self-destruct depending on the amount of reaitsu channeled in it. So, he created another Retsu gigai and implant it with as much spirit force as he can. Since he can generate spirit force every ten minutes, he was able to filled it with his spirit force. Imagine a car explode with a full tank of gas in it. So just use the same method on these idiots. As for making it alive, he just put a modified soul candy from the system which last around five minutes. The sect masters were feeling like idiots. They fell for his dupe and cost them half of their elders. This situation makes them full with anger and wanted to tear this brat to pieces. But one thing for sure, if the girl was a dupe. So where is the real girl? Somewhere several hundred kilometers from the New Moon Profound Palace From the meeting three weeks ago, the sect masters never wanted their hands to be tainted with the blood of the ants. So they stationed their Spirit Profound Realm disciples somewhere in the mountains awaiting their signal to begin the slaughter. The base was swarming with high level Spirit Profound Realm disciples. If totaling them up it will be close up to two hundred. Looks like the seven sects really bend on destroying The New Moon Profound Palace. "So, we are going to slaughter everyone in the New Moon Palace at midnight?" "Hmph, wonder what they did to piss the seven sects off." "No matter, I am going to get me the wenches from that palace. I heard their genius is one heck of a beauty." "Then, I''ll race you whether you had the capabilities to have her." "Oi, You, what''s wrong?" As they were laughing. One of them have a very discomfort face as if something wasn''t right. "I don''t feel so good, I just had this bad feeling." "You''re thinking too much. Maybe after ravishing some flowers tonight will do you some good." "Hmmm, what is that?" All heads suddenly turned to an approaching red light. The light was bright enough to call itself a comet. However, this light was heading towards them. SHOO BOOOMM!!!! The light smash itself in the middle of the camp creating a big explosion attracting the attention of all the disciples station there. It wasn''t long until figures wearing different kind of robes stated to swarm the area of the crater. Since the impact was strong the disciples started to wonder what kind of light or thing came from the sky and smash itself on the camp. As the smoke started to dissipates, a figure suddenly emerges from the middle of the crater. If it were to describe, this figure was wearing a white robe covering a black robe from inside. The rack on its chest showing them this figure was a woman with great figure. But the shocking thing was the woman had a weird white mask on her face and a pair of animal ears on her head. Another thing was her big long tail behind her back. The woman was carrying a sword strapped to her shoulder. The figure was none other than Unohana Retsu herself. She was currently in her visored mode. She separated from Yun Che after they escaped the palace. Using her sonido, she teleport to this place to settle some unfinished business. "Who and what is that?" One of the disciples asked each other. "What is going on?" A voice sounded in the distance and suddenly various elders from different sects suddenly arrived before them. "Elders, we don''t know. There''s something crash on this place and all of us are here to investigate. And we saw that¡­." All of a sudden, massive killing intent started to swarm the area and causes the disciples as well as the elders are on high alert. The source of the killing intent was none other than the woman in the middle of the crater. "Senior, we are the seven sects of New Moon City. Please quell your anger. We didn''t mean to disturb your cultivation. If we do, please forgive us." However, the figure was silent until they were shock to see her drawing her sword. Her action causes the disciples to be in discomfort and the elders are combat ready. "Senior, are you sure you want to make enemies with the seven sects? It''s a bit off for a person to fight against two hundred plus members." The figure was still silent until they heard a light voice saying a word. A word they will never able to decipher no matter how long they took. "Bankai" Suddenly, massive killing intent and pressure started storming the area. The disciples started to feel like a dead weight under this killing intent. Even the elders weren''t spared. They felt as if they were staring at the grim reaper itself. The woman''s sword started to transform from a long blade to a short blade sword. The sword was dark red and her glowing linings around it. The most disturbing part was the sword was dripping with some kind of red substance around it. The woman started to swing her blade upwards releasing a big red arc shaped energy towards the disciples. Since they were not able to move, the arc decimated all the disciples on its path. [Ding¡­Congratulation on killing a Spirit Profound Realm practitioner. Experience points +¡­.. Blood points +10] [Ding¡­Congratulation on killing a Spirit Profound Realm practitioner. Experience points +¡­.. Blood points +10] [Ding¡­Congratulation on killing a Spirit Profound Realm practitioner. Experience points +¡­.. Blood points +10] Experience points and blood points started to increase in Retsu''s head. Since she killed disciples instantly. Blood points racking up in her body towards the maximum of 100. Empowering her cultivation to mid stages of Earth Profound Realm. She removes her suppression and killing intent to observe the surrounding. When the disciples regain their bodies. All of them started to felt fear coming from their hearts seeing the attack just now. Just one attack annihilates a quarter of their forces. "Senior!??! What have we done to offend you. You don''t have to kill them. We can settle this the peacefully." The elders started to talk to Retsu to get her to calm down. However, she immediately flashed step to the nearby elder and slash him. She didn''t kill him but all she did was just a simple slash and causes him heavy injuries. "Senior, since you have attack and killed us. Don''t blame us for not being polite." However, just before the elders managed to attack her. Their attacks were blocked by none other than the elder she attacked just now. "You!!! Why??!?" The rest of the elders were gawking. This one was clearly injured but why did he blocked their attack for her? "I don''t know. My body isn''t listening to my orders. Stay back, stay back!!!!" The elder suddenly jumped and attack his brethren. Since he was an Earth Profound Realm as well. The elders have some trouble just to hold him back. Some of the elders managed to bypass him and running towards Retsu. Challenging her to a duel was child''s play. They didn''t even see her move until all the elders who attacked her suddenly exploded into tiny pieces. Again, notifications entered her head and her young master was right. Killing stronger opponents was a blissful feeling. "If the elders have fallen, how are we supposed to fight this monster. Run away. Flee!" All the remaining Spirit Profound Realm disciples started to flee. Well, her young master did tell her one thing before she left for here. That is the complete annihilation of this camp. "Arise" She said slowly and all of sudden, blood around the area started to conjured into three blood figures shaped of a medieval knight. Turns out she used her blood points to resurrect the dead elders into blood knights. This is one of her bankai abilities after the blood authority she used on the injured elder just now. The figures of the knights looked nothing like the elders. They just assumed their cultivation and profound techniques. With her blood points, she was able to create peak Earth Profound Realm blood knights. The blood knights bow before her and she give them their orders. "No loose ends." The blood knights nod before disappearing towards the retreating disciples. "What ARE THOSE THINGS??" "ARRGHH, SAVE ME..SAVE ME!!!!" One by one, all of the retreating disciples lose their lives under the attacks of the Blood Knights. Since she resurrected their elders. The blood knights used their profound techniques against them. Greatly shocking the others who stayed. The knights annihilated the deserters and cornered those who were remaining. The elders were killed one by one by the controlled elder before being heavily injured by one of the them. However, just he was about to deliver the final blow. The heavily injured elder suddenly explode taking annihilating both of the together. The rest of the disciples and remaining elders were being cornered by the blood knights while Retsu herself was standing on air over looking them. "Senior, please. We were under orders. We didn''t mean to offend you." "Orders? You are going to do the same thing to The New Moon Profound Palace itself. I don''t care about the palace but you are actually going to kill my future sister and brother. For that, killing you will worth the time." Retsu said from behind her mask. The rest of them were speechless. Never expected for a person or two. She was willing to kill them all like fish in a barrel. Now then, my young master is waiting. Your services are no longer required." All of sudden, bubbles of blood red energy and blue bubbles of unknown energy started to swarm the area. Retsu raised her hand and the rest of the energy was slowly forming into one big dark ball of energy. The rest of the disciples and elders started to see the energy was slowly getting smaller and she grasp the energy in her fist. It wasn''t long until they saw bright light was glowing and smoke came out of her hand. Then, they saw her head was slowly raised and looked at them. "Farewell" She said before pointing the said fist at them before opening that fist into a palm. The light was fired creating a beam like shot towards the group. The last thing they saw was a ball of light was shot from her hand and approached them instant. SHOOO BOOM!!!!! The light created a large beam of energy and destroyed everything on its path. The attack created a large trench similar to Yun Che''s crescent moon shaped trench in the palace. The beam annihilates a large portion of the land and destroys the forest in that area, With that various notifications entered her head before she dissipates her blood knight and disappearing from the area. 69 Chapter 69: Grand Finale Part 2 "BOOM!!!!!" Suddenly, another giant explosion occurred in the distance and all eyes are turned to the source of it. This time it was a giant dome shaped explosion in the distance. When the sect masters turned their heads, all of them had similar grim expression. That direction, that mountain area. They knew that area too well. That''s the area where they stationed all their high level Spirit Profound Realm disciples and some of their elders. But seeing that explosion could mean only one thing. As for Yun Che, he was slowly revealed a grin on his face. "Tailed beast ball? Looks like she finished things on her end. It''s about time I finished mine as well." He said in his heart before looking at the sect masters. "YOU MONSTER!!!! THIS TIME WE WILL KILL YOU WITH OUR OWN HANDS." The sect masters were really mad right now. The disciples and elders they lost just now were the pillars of the sect. If they died, it means the sect is now ruined. It''ll be a matter of time before their sect will be consumed by the New Moon Profound Palace. "Monsters? Who is the real monster in this this matter? You wanted to annihilate the New Moon Profound Palace because of your selfish greed. Now, face the consequences." "Originally, I used this snake when fighting larger opponents just like the beast tamer could conjure. Any large opponents in groups are suitable when fighting this snake but as for smaller opponents, it suffers a great disadvantage in terms of size. However, I decided to bring them out for a test run. Looks like there''s no more fooling around." Yun Che said in his heart before revealed a serious face while looking at them. This time, he will finish this instantly. "Hmph, that snake might be large but as long as we coordinate our attacks, you will doom to fall anyway." The sect masters assumed battle stance but Yun Che simply looked at them without batting an eye. "Hoo, then what if I make it smaller?" He said with a relaxed expression. "Smaller? What do you mean¡­.?" "Well then." Yun Che slowly said as Hebi''s giant skeletal body suddenly glowing in red. The sect masters immediately see the process as a threat and launched a counter attack to prevent Yun Che from completing what he''s doing right now. If this brat is full of tricks and they will not sit by and watch him completed whatever it is. The sect masters immediately launched all their profound arts towards him. From what they''ve learned, channeling techniques usually causing backlash the moment it is interrupted. If they could interrupt his process, then this kid will bound to fail. However, before the attacks could harm him. Suddenly, a burst of wind suddenly came out from his body and nullified all the attacks. As for the sect masters. They were speechless once more. It''s not long before Yun Che shouted "Saru, Hebi. Let''s test that form." in his heart. "Hai!!!! Master, tear them apart." Saru and Hebi shouted excitedly from his inner world. "Let''s go. BANKAI!!!!" All three of them shouted at the same time causing a cluster of wind and red energy started to form on Yun Che''s body. The wind created massive cluster of wind just like his first bankai. He emerges once more from underneath the wind shocking the sect masters, elders as well as Little Fairy who observed him from a distance. His giant snake was replaced with a smaller form of his bankai. This is Zabimaru''s true bankai form. In the manga bleach, Renji was given a false name just because Zabimaru didn''t recognized his strength. But as for Yun Che, he obtained the recognition of Saru and Hebi. At first he trained with their fake form but his mastery of the fake form was far too fast for someone like him. When he defeated them in a fight using the fake form, they finally entrust him their final name in exchange for his recognition to the spirits. This is where the seducing and their shenanigans come from. The true form of Yun Che''s bankai takes on a more compact form that is predominately worn. On his right wrist, he gains a gauntlet resembling the top portion of a snake''s skull, with a cowl of red fur surrounding its base. This shows Zabimaru''s fang has been compressed into a form of blade but still retain the skull of the snake itself. A long, skeletal tail composed of vertebra-like structures protrudes from the back of the skull, trails behind him and hangs around his waist like a loose sash. Yun Che also gains a large cowl of light fur that hangs down from his left shoulder. Additionally, he gains a pair of pauldrons that form an armored collar, as well as additional vertebral cords that hang down from his waist. With the transformation done. Yun Che opened his eyes and swings his sword towards the sect masters. Just like Renji, he still remained in his shihakushou while being covered by his bankai state but still retains his raven shaped hair. "S¨­¨­ Zabimaru (Twin Kings, Snake Tail)" Yun Che slowly said while his raven hair slowly floats in the air. During his training with the spirits, they once offered him whether he wanted to replace the Hihio Zabimaru with his original bankai form. He didn''t want to replace them because the form was awesome to begin with. Where else can you find a skeletal snake can extend as far as the eye can see. Moreover, the form enables him to fight larger hollows, demon beast or surrounded by groups of beast. Hihio Zabimaru was perfect against these kind of situation. But, when it comes to smaller opponents like cultivators or humanoid hollows and beast, he decided to use this form for that situation. The reason he activated this bankai right now was to test its capabilities in the real world. Jasmine was shocked in his inner world as well. She had her shock when Yun Che activated his Hihio Zabimaru. This is the first time she saw a skeletal snake in a form of a sword. She had her doubts at first whether this bankai can fight against a group of cultivators. But right now, he compressed that sword into a smaller version just like an armor on his body. She knew that this bankai can alter between two forms depending on the occurred situation. "Finally, the three of us together again. It''s been a while since the both of us are on the master''s body." Saru shouted from his body. Hebi was excited as well and said "Hai, master didn''t use the full bankai for a while now. But this is the first time he used it in the real world." "It''s not like I didn''t want to. You know that full powered bankai can''t actually be used in the Jinzen. The form we used in there just for the sake of training." Yun Che explained to them. "Ehee, just promised to use us every now and then. Master." Hebi said playfully, "You make it sound weird though, But sure. Now, let''s get back to the fight." Yun Che dismissed them and opened his eyes again. "Now that I made it smaller, will this suffice to fight with the lot of you?" Yun Che questions the gaping sect masters. "You, who in the world are you?" Various questions came from the opponents around him. What kind of treasure of skill allow the beast to fuse completely with their master? "Me? I am just a wandering cultivator." Yun Che simply shrugged his shoulders at them. "You¡­. Have all our elders attack him at once. That form might be small but it cannot handle the attacks of all the elders. Attack him before¡­" Before he could finish, Yun Che was already gone towards the group of elders in the distance. He had this habit from his previous world. Despite being the strongest from his previous world, he always had this habit when he fights. He always destroys the smaller ones before facing the big ones. This is to avoid loose ends or the big ones used them as nourishment. He appeared immediately before them and the elders started to attack him reckless. Various attacks from the Earth Profound Realm elders suddenly came to him and he effortlessly avoided all attacks. Yun Che immediately jumped to the middle of the elders and ...¡­ "Orochio (Great Snake King)" With that, Yun Che''s right hand skull sword transformed into a larger, serrated form compared to the original one. His vertebrae structure of his body unfurls from around his waist and extends like a tail. He modified the tail to have a hidden blade in the tip of the tail. With his full force, he swings the tail towards the elders and..... *SLASH!!!! The elders didn''t even react when the tail and his sword sliced them apart in one swift motion. "Stay away from the tail¡­ Sta¡­." Multiple screams are being heard as Yun Che ignored the pleas from the elders and just continued to chip them off one by one using Hebi''s tail. The rest of the elders feeling he was too strong for them to handle and move towards the sect masters. "You¡­. Why are you bullying us like this?" One of elders asked him. "The same can be said to you. Why are you vending on destroying the palace? Is what that bastard Wu Nie worth much more than anything? If I weren''t here. The palace will cease to exist after tonight and all will be lost. You form an alliance to seven sects to destroy just one. Now. How do you feel when that one palace is bullying the seven of you right now?" Yun Che said while swinging his tail and sword towards them. After seeing the capabilities of that sword, the seven sect knew that sword was an absolute treasure he obtained somewhere. If not, how can a mid-stage Earth Profound Realm warrior suppress them like this. "You¡­This is unfair¡­ Why did the heavens favor you so much? Why do you have this kind of power? This is unfair. This is really unfair." Xiao Tiannan gritted his teeth seeing Yun Che''s power. He had to struggle in his life just to get to his current position. But, seeing Yun Che''s power almost make him puke blood. With a boring expression, he said "No more fooling around. From this day onward, all of you will cease to exist. It''s been fun knowing you old fools." "You, DIE!!!" Sect master Xue immediately fire a fire blast towards Yun Che. "Wait, Don''t" Xiao Tiannan wanted to pull him away but he was too far away and he could only watch as Sect master Xue rushed to his death. "Hmph, fool." Yun Che said while slowly transforming his cowl. The cowl suddenly forms into a large skeletal arm. And punch towards sect master Xue''s profound art. "Hihio (Baboon King)" The arm immediately destroys the art before moving towards sect master Xue. Splattt!!! With that, blood immediately splattered to all direction as the punch immediately killed and destroys his body. [Ding. Congratulation on killing a mid-stage Earth Profound Realm practitioner. Experience points +¡­..] "Holy Hell, just one punch?" Yun Che looked at his giant cowl skeletal arm. From what the spirits told him. Hihio was basically a giant fist skeletal baboon''s fist. However, that fist was enough to destroy anyone with one punch. He was still new to this mode so all he can do just punch the hell out of them. Everyone stand in gaping once more seeing sect master Xue from the Burning Heaven Clan instantly died just like that. Now some of them actually felt fear coming from the bottom of their heart seeing Yun Che''s absolute strength. With that, Yun Che spared no effort in destroying all of them in one swift motion. One by one, the elders and sect masters put up a desperate fight against his bankai form. The elders all died from either by his skeletal punch or being stabbed by the tail. Lastly, the only one who were left are the six remaining sect masters. With eyes of fear, they tried to talk to him into letting them go. "Yun Che, we can settle this peacefully. We promised we won''t cause the palace anymore trouble. If you spare us, we will spare no effort in helping the palace." The rest of them simply nods at him. Right now, their lives are far more important than some matter. "Sorry, I am the type of not letting everything go that easily. Besides, how could I resist the temptation of experience points in front of me." Yun Che looked at them just like a piece of meat on the table. With experience points like this, there''s no way he''s letting them go just like that. "You, why?" "You sealed your fates the moment you decided to destroy the palace. Personally, I don''t care what happen to the palace but my brother in law and future wife is in there so I can''t let you kill them right?" As Yun Che said that, the sect masters didn''t expect him to annihilate the seven sects just to protect his brother in law and his future wife. "You, everyone just spread into different directions. He can''t chase all of us at the same time." With that the sect master all separate into different direction but before they could get far. "Where do think you''re going? Rikujokorou." All of sudden, six binding rods appeared on the bodies of the sect masters, preventing them from escape. However, before they could react. They heard Yun Che''s voice shouting another foreign language. "Sajo Sabaku." Another spell appeared on their body. This time, six golden chains suddenly shot from Yun Che arm towards the sect masters. In an instant, he dragged them back in front of him. "No please. Spare our lowly lives." The sect masters tried to beg him but he turned a blind ear and face Xiao Tiannan instead. "Too late, if I let you go. Who knows what kind of trouble you are going to cause me in the future." Yun Che suddenly stabbed his right hand blade onto Xiao Tiannan who was in front of him. "Who are you??" Xiao Tiannan looked at Yun Che with eyes full of anger. But deep in his heart, he wanted to know the real Yun Che before he died in his hand. "Hmph, remember this well. I am Yun Che, a Soul Reaper." Yun Che immediately clenched his fist and forming a jaw of spiritual energy behind him. "Soul Reaper?" Xiao Tiannan widen his eyes with the look of disbelief after hearing that. Before he could ask more he heard Yun Che muttered another phrase. Possibly the last phrase he hears before begin his journey to the afterlife. "S¨­¨­ Zabimaru, Zaga Tepp¨­ (Twin Kings Snake Tail, Snake Fang Iron Gun)" Yun Che slowly said before the jaws close down on the enemy, forming the visage of a large, serpentine skull, crushing them with its fangs. With that, the sect masters are being impaled by the jaw before he simultaneously fired a spiritual blast towards the impaled sect masters. The blast was so large and it instantly annihilates the sect masters and reducing them all to dust. Thus, ending the fight with a grand finale. Wu Nie wanted to get away but suddenly he felt a massive pain from his stomach. When he saw what happened, he saw the bone tail pierced him. While being pierced, he was lift up slowly to the sky to Yun Che''s front. "You have cause too much trouble already. Thought you can get away huh?" "You, Urrrgghh. If I die, our clan will hunt you down." He cough up blood while talking. He simply shrugged him aside. "*Sigh, this again. Then, remember this one. After I annihilate your clan, I will annihilate the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region as well. Well, you are not alive to see this one happened." With that, Yun Che pulled his tailed before shooting the Zaga Teppo destroying his body as well. [Ding. Congratulation on killing a mid-stage Earth Profound Realm practitioner. Experience points +¡­..] [Ding. Congratulation on killing a mid-stage Earth Profound Realm practitioner. Experience points +¡­..] ..... [Ding. Host has leveled up] [Ding. Host has leveled up] [Ding. Host has leveled up] [Ding. Host has leveled up] [Ding. Host has leveled up] Since he killed so many Earth Profound Realm practitioners. The experience points stack up and he broke through five times. Thus, officially entered Level 60 Grand Perfection Level of the Earth Profound Realm. "Damn, one more level. I was hoping to enter Sky Profound Realm and obtain Hyourinmaru though. Dang it." He sighs once he saw the gap between Sky Profound Realm first level and his current level. Looks like he needed more than his current opponents to close it. [Ding¡­ Congratulation on completing side mission ¨C Cutting the heads of the snakes. System Points + 7500] [Ding¡­ Congratulation on achieving the achievement ''Snake Cutter'' Destroy the seven great powers in one go. Experience points +10000 and System Points +5000] [Ding¡­ Reward: One wisdom cube] "Hell yeah, another wisdom cube. I have enough for another summon. Can''t wait to get myself another one." He said in his heart while suppressing his excitement. He had three wisdom cube so far and still having trouble obtaining the last one. But right now, another one suddenly popped out of nowhere and he didn''t even expect it. He closed his stats windows and he could feel a presence behind him. When he turned around, he saw a beautiful woman with silver hair clad with blue robe standing next to him. "Little Fairy?" "Hmph, took you a while to finish them." "Hey, it was my first time using this form though. So I have a slight trouble finishing up in an instant." Yun Che was still in his S¨­¨­ Zabimaru form. Little Fairy observe his body from head to toe earning a glance from Yun Che. "Hooo, are you really curious about my body that much? How about we find somewhere quiet so you can see more?" He said with a grin on his face. "You''re asking for a beating?" She shot him with an angry look and pointed up her fist. Yun Che simply grins at her antics. Even if he made that kind of joke, Little Fairy didn''t seem to be flustered as she was before. She was used to his teasing. All of a sudden, she felt an abnormal presence started to make way towards. She felt as if she was pierced by killing intend and didn''t felt secure at all. It wasn''t long until another figure started to appear next to them. However, this figure started to give Little Fairy a scare once she appeared. The figure was none other than Retsu. She removes her visored mode and assume her normal form once more. However, she didn''t undo her bankai before coming here. "Young master, I finally finished the quest you gave me." Retsu standing in front of him while holding her short sword. She was still holding her transformed blade and emitting her bankai aura. "That''s my Retsu and you broke through?" Yun Che said while petting her head affectionately earning a happy smile from her. When he observe her stats, she broken through from the fifth level of the Spirit Profound Realm to the Third Level of the Earth Profound Realm. She killed more than two hundred plus opponents in one go. That''s why she broke through so fast. "Sister Retsu, this is?" Little Fairy suddenly ask while observing her current aura and sword. It looked different from her usual sword and her aura was devoid from her usual innocent aura. She felt like she was a demon with a powerful killing aura but her expression still maintains her sweet and beautiful face. "We''ll explain later, I know you had some questions about us and we''ll explain this later." Yun Che simply said to her while removing his bankai followed by Retsu. Looks like he needed to come up with some story to convince her about the bankais. He couldn''t tell her about Shinigamis and Zanpakutos just yet. Yun Che and the others were about to fly away until they heard a voice from the distance. "Yun Che!!!!" He knew that voice well. The voice was none other than Cang Yue who was riding her white eagle.Looks like she was really worried when Yun Che took off along with the rest of the sect masters with him. "Cang Yue? Why are you here?" "I want to take you away from here. Let''s go before the sect masters find you." Cang Yue replied with a panic tone while trying to drag his hand but he didn''t even bulge and she looked at him while being confuse. "Oh, you don''t need to worry about that, that matter is taken care off." Yun Che shrugged his shoulders. "Eh, where are they?" Yun Che didn''t say anything but simply point to the large crater nearby causing Cang Yue was filled with shock once more. It means the sect master was annihilated by Yun Che. Then, how strong is he really? "Since you''re here, where''s Yuanba?" He asked her. She immediately calmed down and making her conclusion. "No wonder Junior brother Xia is staying with the headmaster. He said he is not ready to go to the outside world just yet. He simply said just trust you when I asked him to come with me. Looks like I was worried for nothing." Cang Yue sighs. "Haha, he was right though. Retsu and I are really fine right now." "So are you returning to the palace?" "No, we had our share of time there and its time for us to go." Cang Yue was quiet for a moment but she mustered her courage to ask him anyway. "Yun Che, you said you wanted to represent the Royal Family right?" "Yes, we did promised. Why?" "Then, can you take me with you? Just until we reach the Imperial City." She said while twiddling her fingers fearing that he will say no. "Sure why not, but you have remember this isn''t a safe trip." Yun Che warned her again. But he really wanted to take her just like the real story. She''ll be safe rather than in the palace. "Don''t worry, I can protect myself." "Well, its still not enough when we go to that place but we will boost your cultivation along the way." Yun Che said giving her a thumbs up. "Then, I''ll be in your care." She said earning a nod from Retsu and Little Fairy. Little Fairy was friends with Cang Yue and she didn''t mind protect her if she needs it. Then, all of them boarded Cang Yue''s white eagle and depart to their next destination. 70 Chapter 70: Ten Thousand Beast Mountains Changes was happening around New Moon Profound Palace. For the first three days, New Moon Profound Palace became the strongest power in the New Moon City. As for Qin Wuyou, his status surpassed the governor himself and gain control almost all the matters related to the city. As first, Yun Che tricked the sect masters using a dupe imagery stone to lure them away but he handed the real one to Qin Wuyou. He showed the scheme and the seven sects lose their foothold in the city. Without the elders and sect masters, they were crumbled instantly and their territories and wealth were instantly controlled by the New Moon Profound Palace. As for the Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Clan, the main clan didn''t bother at all when they lose their foothold in the city. A mere small city doesn''t even cover a bit of their loss.In an instant, the palace gains respect and honor as the main power of the city. Qin Wuyou and the remaining elders travel to the battle zone sometimes after Yun Che left the area. Right now, the two craters had become legendary location where the two legendary disciples fought for the honor of the palace. They looked at the direction Yun Che went that night, vowing to keep the palace safe as he bestowed them the highest honor they can give. The palace disciples worshiped them as two legendary beings and had artisans carved out statues of them. The disciples didn''t know much but stories about them circulating everyday throughout the palace. Some of them wondered if they ever step in the city again in the future. Somewhere on the mountain areas Unaware of things happening in the palace, Yun Che and the party travel towards the next location appointed by the system. The system had initiated his next main quest that is obtained the phoenix inheritance hidden deep in the Ten Thousand Beast mountain region. Yun Che made up some stories to distract Little Fairy and Cang Yue about the capabilities of his and Retsu''s bankai. He told them about special powers they had when they were born and those powers evolve if they used it in the real world. It took some time but they finally believe that story. Yun Che and Retsu breathe a breath of relief because they''re not ready to know the part about Shinigami and Zanpakutos just yet. Yun Che just gave the spatial rings of the sect masters to Little Fairy and Cang Yue since he had no absolute interest in them. However, he did pull all of the herbs from the rings to cultivate pills for his little girls and Cang Yue. Little Fairy and Cang Yue just accept them willingly and discard any items useless to them. In the original story, Yun Che supposed to infiltrate the Xiao Clan and steal bunches of herbs and money from their treasury before being hunt down by one of their Spirit Profound Realm, Xiao Zaihe. If he was right, that Xiao Zaihe probably lose his life during Retsu''s assault back at their base. Right now, all of them are on board the eagle while Cang Yue was conversing with Little Fairy. Never expected to could get along with her so well. Yun Che was still using his shihakushou along with Retsu. There''s no need for disguises once they are in the middle of nowhere. "Young master?" Retsu''s voice suddenly sounded in his mind. Yun Che''s eyes widen to see why did she use the Tenteikura to talk to him. "Young master? I''ve been meaning to ask. Why didn''t your bankai transformation didn''t trigger a large wind like mine?" Retsu was puzzled, previously he transformation created an uproar that cause the continent to turn their eyes towards them. "Oh that? Hmm, from my opinion. Zangetsu had his own share of triggering that event as well. It only happened once though. The other spirits probably learn to control their first time energy output once Zangetsu shown them for the first time. Zangetsu probably become their scapegoat at that time. Still, glad they managed to learn it. Or else, we probably have the world''s eyes on us again." He explained while putting his finger on his chin. He did wonder for a while when he released Zabimaru''s bankai at that time. Looks like that was the case. But the only ones who learnt them are the ones he had right now. What about those coming in the future? He suddenly sighs while thinking of alternate methods to use their bankai in the future. "I see." However, Retsu seems to have something on her mind but she did hesitate whether to ask him about it. However, Yun Che saw her expression and said "If you have something on your mind, you can ask straight anyway." She clutched both of her fist while kneeling and said "Young master, you summoned to this world with the help of the system. It means do you have the ability to summon more? Then, when that happens. Am I still your girl in the future?" She said clutching her robe and closing her eyes. Yun Che was quite stunned when she asked that but his gaze softened and put his hand on her head, petting her affectionately. Retsu raised her head and looked at him in the eye and he said "Retsu, do you even need to ask that question? I will never play favorites when it comes to you and the others. Even if I can summon another one to this world. I couldn''t discard you just like that. You''re my fiancee and we went through thick and thin together. Even if you had more sisters in the future, you''re always be my girl." He looked at her with eyes full of love. This girl, probably afraid Yun Che would replaced her if there''s another one coming in the future. "Young master!" Feeling blissful, she suddenly jumped to his chest and rested her head on his chest earning a jealous gaze from Little Fairy and Cang Yue. They knew she was close to him but they couldn''t help by feeling jealous at her. Especially Little Fairy, since she lost control of her ice heart. "Still, I couldn''t help to think about Xia Qingyue from time to time thought." Yun Che suddenly closed his eyes and picturing Qingyue''s expression at that time. "Did something happen, young master?" She raised her head and ask. "Kind of, I was being a big jerk back then. I wanted her to spread her wings but in the end. I just told her off. That''s why I wanted to enter this tournament half a year from now. To see her and patch things up again." Yun Che explained while reflecting back to the event a year ago. "You''ll see her again young master. Besides, I wanted to test her abilities as well. If she''s going to be my sister, she must have the capabilities as well." She said before resting her head again. "Thanks, Retsu. It made me feel better for some reason. By the way, I haven''t give your reward right?" "Yes, I am still waiting for it. Young master." She said while putting a finger on her lip. Yun Che just shakes his head while smiling. But, before he could say anything. Little Fairy suddenly kneel down beside him and ask "Rascal, you didn''t tell us anything about our next destination. Spit it, what so special about ''that place''? She said with her usual expression. She didn''t wear her veil anymore around Cang Yue since their time at the manor. "That''s right, what kind of place is that anyway?" Cang Yue was even bolder. She suddenly sits in front of him and look at him in his eyes. Yun Che was quite stunned. Aren''t these ladies a bit too close to him? "Well, that place is known as Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. That place is the profound beasts'' paradise. There are violent Nascent and Earth Profound beasts all over the mountains. There is even a rumor that there are three Sky Profound beasts dwelling in the mountain range." "So, basically, you''re looking a place to elevate your cultivation?" Little Fairy asked him. "Sort of, but actually, I am going there for a reason. Rumors has it that there''s a clan hidden somewhere in that range and we''re here because of that clan." "Clan?" Cang Yue looked at him sideways. "Yeah, they are a peaceful clan though. They resided near an ancient ruin which holds a secret." "What kind of secret?" Little Fairy looked at him curiously. If there''s a secret, she wants to know more about it. "You''ll see." After flying on the eagle for a few days, stopping by just to get Yun Che to cook some food for them and get some sleep. They finally arrived at the outskirts of the mountain. Retsu made a great job scaring any beast that came close to them but it seems something was off. "Ten Thousand Beast" seems way too exaggerated. They managed to scare only a few of it but they didn''t see any beast after that, as if these mountains were quiet to begin with. Cang Yue''s cultivation elevated to the first level of the Spirit Profound Realm in one go when Yun Che fed her with several pills he cultivated. Using his spirit force, he removes any impurities from her body and open up all her profound entrances just like he did to Little Fairy. Much of her shock, he fed her with pills using the herbs from the sect masters'' rings. Right now, Cang Yue''s body and cultivation was stronger than her previous state and she was able to execute her arts easily. And that process only happens in a few days compared to her training all these years. With Retsu and Little Fairy''s guidance, her sword art reach pinnacle of her understanding but she still lacks of combat experience. This was due to the reason of her never killed before just like in her previous life. The previous Yun Che had to go drastic measures to expose her to killings just to get her to attack properly. Looks like he needs to do the same as well. "This is really odd." Tilting her head sideways, she asked "What kind of odd, young master?" "Have you noticed there aren''t any beast at all in this so called paradise? It''s like entering a ghost town." "When you said it rascal it seems odd." Little Fairy said while using her senses to detect anymore beast. She didn''t find any of them. "Are you sure we''re in the right direction, Yun Che?" Cang Yue asked him while petting her white eagle. Sitting back on the eagle, he said "Yeah, I am sure. The description match the area mentioned by my grandfather." The truth is he used the system''s world mapping feature to see the location of the place. He had a lot of ongoing side quest right now and as soon as he sets it as priority, he can see the coordinates of the location just like normal RPG game back in his home world. While he was pondering, he felt a pressure all of a sudden. But, he saw Retsu was eyeing him as well and gave him a nod. Both Little Fairy and Cang Yue couldn''t feel this pressure at far because their bodies are human but he and Retsu can. "This reaitsu, it came from the direction we''re heading. Young master." Retsu voice sounded next to him. Yun Che replied with a serious expression. "By the looks of it, they came in numbers. Looks like we need to make haste." Little Fairy saw the seriousness these two emits and she knew it was not a good one. "What is the matter, you two?" "Something is happening at the clan. We have to hurry." Cang Yue nodded and make her eagle flew faster towards the direction. As soon as they arrived at the skies of the clan, they saw not one but hundreds of hollows on the outskirts of a small village. Cang Yue wasn''t surprised because she fought hollows before in her contribution missions. But she was surprised when she saw hundreds of those things underneath them. From what they observed, the hollows are hitting the dome shaped barrier of the village with their attacks. "Looks like they are trying to smash the barrier to pieces." Retsu said while observing the hollows attack patterns. Seeing the barrier is still all right, Cang Yue said "The people will be okay as long as long that barrier is up." "Yeah, but that barrier won''t last long under the attack of hundreds of hollows at the same time." "Hollows?" Cang Yue looked at them instantly. This is the first time she heard the name of those beasts in general. "We called those white masked beasts "Hollows" though." Yun Che said earning a nod from Little Fairy. Looks like spending some time before enable her to learn a few things about these hollows. "Young master, looks like the barriers hull is started to go down a little." Retsu used the system''s interface to scan the barrier. She could see the percentage of the barrier appeared on her interface starting to go down bit by bit. "Then, there''s only one thing we can do." "What is...." Little Fairy didn''t get to finish her question before.... Without saying anything, Yun Che suddenly jumped from the eagle towards the top of the dome. "That rascal, sister Retsu? What are you¡­" Little Fairy was shocked he jumped from this high without a proper planning but she didn''t even expect Retsu suddenly jumped as well. "Weeeee!!!!!" She shouted in a cute voice while making her way as well. "Those TWO!! Cang Yue, land us somewhere safe and let''s help them." The small clan of the ancient ruins "Clan leader, those white masked beasts are attacking for months. If this keeps up, the barrier won''t hold for much longer." One of the villagers asked the clan leader of the village. "This is as I feared, looks like we the Phoenix Clan are destined to perished." The clan leader said with a heavy expression. Seeing the situation was dire, a man suddenly said "Caiyun, take the kids and go. Flee this clan." Without a fear expression she said "No, we''re going to die as family together. If you''re fighting and I am fighting as well." "Caiyun listen to me, those beasts are at least at Nascent and True Profound Realm beast. I won''t able to die peacefully if you died as well." The man insisting his wife but she continued to hug her kids and said to him. "Say what you want and I am not going. I am not letting our kids grew up without a father." The village was protected by a special array which condensed into a form of a barrier. The hollows came by a year ago and started attacking them. At first, they only attack for a few days before falling back and came again a month later with more numbers. The process repeated for the whole year and they started to see the barrier was slowly dissipating. Those hollows surround the village and attack from all direction of the barrier either from land or sky. The clan was not strong enough to fight even one of them in a battle. As hope seems lost for the village, all of a sudden they heard a shout from the skies. When they looked up in the sky, they saw a black cloaked young man suddenly came from the sky towards their direction. He was soon followed by another figure wearing the same cloak but wearing a white cloak on top of it. "Clan leader what is that?" The man from before asking the clan leader. He was still holding his wife''s hand fearing another bad situation might occur. "I don''t know. If that man came with ill intention, then there''s nothing we can do." The village chief said while looking at the young man silhouette. However, the young man soon arrived on the barrier before pulling out a sword. But this sword was large and it didn''t look like any sword they''ve seen. It looks more like a knife and it had white straps on the back. Yun Che pulled out Zangetsu from his body and arrived at top of the barrier. Then, the villagers saw something underneath his feet. It looks more like a red bright board under his feet. Yun Che formed a board using his Quincy Manipulation Art and when he arrived on top of the barrier. Yun Che slides from the top most of the dome barrier to the bottom. He slides from side to side avoiding any incoming attack from aerial type hollows and when he arrived at the middle part of the barrier. He suddenly increased his energy before jumping from the barrier towards the hollows on the ground. He swings Zangetsu on top of his head before..... BOOM!!! His landing created a loud explosion on the hollows side and he immediately rise to his feet and immediately swings Zangetsu''s strap in a circular motion. His swings take out all the hollows in one swift motion before jumping around throwing Zangetsu in any direction. Infusing his spirit force into the sword and creating explosion from anywhere he threw the sword. Pulling back and throwing it again. He keeps on attacking while notification continuously ringing in his head. Retsu didn''t pulled the same stunt as Yun Che. She shot up a massive Had¨­ #31. Shakkah¨­ from above and creating a large explosion as well. When she arrived, she draws her Zanpakuto and continued to attack the hollows as fast as the eye could see. The hollows weren''t even reacting when she cut them into smaller pieces and fired off kido blasts while at it. Little Fairy arrived moments later and saw the mayhem these two had created and sigh internally. This is how they attack, without any plans whatsoever. Just go in swinging swords every way they go. As for her, she just jumped to the other side and activated the Frozen Cloud Arts. She simply freezes the hollows before using her profound energy to shatter them. She didn''t want to waste her stamina on weaker beings. She''s not like the other two who enjoyed their killing spree of these beasts. Cang Yue was a little scared at first when she saw hundreds of these things but she didn''t want to feel like a useless baggage to them. In the end, she jumped to the weaker area and started attacking them. No matter how large these hollows, they are just at the True Profound Realm and she easily handled them. She sometimes falls back to have Little Fairy thin their numbers a little. Looks like their guidance really put her abilities to the test this time. Yun Che and Retsu have faith on her abilities and they could easily get to her if situation is too dire. "Getsuga Tenshou!!" Yun Che fired multiple Getsugas across the battlefield destroying any hollow in its way. To make things interesting, he decided to test his newly made self-created kido art on these hollows. He created some kind of array using his previous knowledge on magic and fuse them with his spirit force. The results were quite interesting in the end. He tapped the heads of the hollow as fast as he could before jump from hollow to hollow doing the same thing. His tap created a small spirit circle on its head before jumping away as far as he could from them. "Try this on for size. Geijutsu wa Bakuhatsu da (Art is Explosion)!!! Katsu!!" He said with a smile and snapped his fingers before all the spirit circle on the hollow''s head started to explode taking the lesser ones beside it. Multiple explosions are heard across the battlefield as all the circles explodes simultaneously. "Haha, Y''all see that? That''s my diversion. They died on this version. I am going to called it ''Magic Bomb'' "He said happily while looking at the Spirit circle on his hand. [Ding¡­. Congratulation host for creating a self-created Kido Art "Magic Bomb". Host has also achieve the achievement ''I am a beginner craftsman. Experience points +.... SP + 7500] Satisfied with the results, he continued firing off Getsugas and Magic Bombs around the battlefield once more. Right now, the hundreds of hollows slowly thin down into tens of them. Multiple slashes and explosions are heard across the village. The villagers and the clan leader were gaping seeing their performances. From one side blue shaped energy arc and red blue explosions are flying everywhere. Then, another side full of flying ice shards and slashes. "Clan leader? Am I dreaming right now." "The heavens, the heavens are blessing our clan right now. They send help from up there to help us." With that, all the villagers suddenly shouting for victory as they saw the hollows are dying down. When hollows are killed, their souls were purified and send them to the afterlife. So, the hollows killed by them disappears immediately into thin air. With the last hollow was killed by Yun Che, the villagers shouted for victory again started running towards them. With that, they finally end the year long harassment by the hollows to the village. Yun Che breathe a breath of relief and holding Zangetsu on his shoulder. Not long after that, Retsu arrived at Yun Che''s side and give him a peace sign while still holding her Zanpakuto. "Well that was fun, it was great to kick off some muscles after few days of silence." He said while stabbing Zangetsu on the ground. Slowly sheathing her Zanpakuto "*giggle. I too had my share of fun young master. I could finally test a lot of Kido spells while at it." A voice suddenly came from a distance before arriving at their side. "Yun Che! Sister Retsu! There you are. You had me worried when you jumped off like that." Cang Yue was still holding her sword while her red hair was flowing in the air. "*Knock. Idiot, next time try to think first before doing your own stunts like that. Retsu, you should be careful when following this rascal in the future." Little Fairy suddenly arrived next to him and hits his head. This idiot only knows how to create mayhem without even thinking. "Haha, don''t worry. I have strength to back it up. Or are you worry about me that much?" Yun Che rubs his head before showing her a grin. Little Fairy blushed a little before turning her head around. "Hmph, who in the world worries about you." Her antics caused Yun Che to laugh followed by a giggle from Retsu. Cang Yue didn''t know what''s going on simply shrugged her shoulders while consoling Little Fairy. Suddenly, they felt massive reaitsu suddenly pressurized the area. They weren''t affected and villagers were protected by the barrier. This pressure strong enough to be felt by Cang Yue and Little Fairy. Retsu suddenly said "Young master, this pressure is quite strong compared to these low rank hollows." "No, it can''t be¡­." If the pressure is stronger, he knew the hollow is stronger than a True Profound Realm hollow. There''s only one reason. "Rascal, what is this¡­" Little Fairy could feel the presence as well. It was different than the presence she felt before. "Its¡­" Before he could finish his sentence, he could hear a rip was slowly opening in the sky. All eyes are on that rip until it was big enough to create a big hole in the sky. Yun Che knew that rip well. It was a small scale Garganta opening up in front of him. All of a sudden, they saw something cause all of them to widen their eyes. "Heavens!!! What is that?" The questions asked by the villagers were more like wanted to know the abomination that slowly peeks its head at the hole. Cang Yue and Little Fairy were no different but Yun Che and Retsu knew this one very well. A massive head was slowly entering the hole followed by eight massive white and creepy fingers on its side. Looks like it tried to rip the hole to make it larger for it to come through. It they were to describe the head, the head was donned in black and only had big white mask on it. Its eyes were red and had long pointy nose with three holes on it. The mouth was big enough for humans to fit on it. When it entered, it looked at them for a moment before letting out a big roar. "ROOOOAAARRRR!!!!" "What in the world is THAT THING?!?" Cang Yue shouted on top of her voice. Yun Che pulls Zangetsu from the ground and observed the approaching thing. "Hmph, I was wondering when you will show up. Its my first time in real life seeing a real life Menos." 71 Chapter 71: Menos Grande ROOOOAARRRR The Menos slowly rip apart the sky like a piece of paper. From the head then came the neck. When the neck came out, its black shroud was slowly getting bigger and bigger. This time almost half of the body came out of the hole and around the neck was a row of thin white spikes. Yun Che and Retsu bore a relax expression but not the same can be said for Little Fairy and Cang Yue. Hollows should exist around year after it appears and their existence was common in the practitioners'' eyes. However, Menos type hollows are even rarer compared to normal hollows. "What in the world is that?" Jasmine''s voice suddenly sounded in his head. "Jasmine, feast your eyes. This is the hollow even normal Shinigami in our world had troubles of fighting. The great hollow realm hollow, Menos Grande." Yun Che said with a grin in his mind. Startling Jasmine in one go. As for Jasmine, this is her first time seeing the Menos Grande in front of her. "Menos Grande?" She said while confused. Looks like she will learn a new word again today. "Menos Grande or Lesser Great Hollow. These hollows exist only in the realm of the hollow. They are usually formed when hundreds of hollows pile themselves up and form one single entity back in our world. But, different case for this world. Based on the system, hollows in this world could cultivate by consuming the strongest being and elevate their cultivation. The system also told me that once hollows broken through from the boundary of True Profound Realm, they will enter Spirit Profound Realm and evolved into a Menos Grande. That explains the disappearance of the demonic beast in this area." Yun Che explains while pulling Zangetsu from the ground and put in on his shoulder. "So, its strength is only at Spirit Profound Realm?" "Sort of, in the Spirit Profound Realm, they have their own class as well. These giant great hollows are also known as Gillian class hollows. Basically Menos Grande and Gillian are technically the same." "So these are Gillian class hollows?" "Yeah, Gillian class hollows are divided into two types. One is a Lesser Gillian and another is an evolved Gillian. In short form, evolved Gillian are Menos that broken through into Earth Profound Realm. The only difference between a lesser and an evolved are the mask." "I see, so are these things weak in the Spirit Profound Realm?" "I won''t say that either. Their strength is at Spirit Profound Realm but they have attack power can harm even an Earth or Sky Profound Realm cultivators. These things might be dumb or mindless, but even a normal Spirit Profound Realm cultivators have trouble causing a major damage to their body." As Yun Che was staring and explaining at the same time. The ladies immediately moved to his side and on their guard against the giant Menos. As for Retsu, this is her first time seeing a Menos in this world as well. Even if she was used to it in her previous life but she was born in a clean slate. Seeing this up close still amazed her. Drawing her sword, Little Fairy suddenly asked him "Rascal, what is that thing?" Little Fairy never actually saw a Menos before. One thing bothers her that the size of that thing. "My dear, that thing is a Menos." Yun Che replied without batting an eye on her. "Menos?" She said while looking at him. "How did he knew about this? No wonder he had no reaction." She said in her heart. "I''ll explain later. Right now, we need to keep that thing from the barrier." "H-How strong is that thing?" Cang Yue asked while stuttering. He knew she was scared the moment she saw that thing came out. Well, its an expected reaction. "Its strength is¡­.." Before Yun Che could finish, the Menos is almost half way through the barrier. This time, they can finally see the large hole on the center of its body. From Yun Che''s explanation and their observation, they knew hollows have white mask and holes on their body. But this is the first time they could see the large hole on its body. When the Menos fully came out, everyone could see the appearance of that thing. As for the villagers, some of them scared out of their wits and fell down on their back witnessing the towering giant overlooking their village. This Menos is at least 2-6 stories tall and its height are almost the same as the height of the barrier. They saw its white mask with an elongated nose before and its body are covered from their head to their feet with a black covering reminiscent of a cloak. Around its neck is a row of thin white spikes. The Menos also have large, pointed feet wrapped in white bandages. They have large white hands with long, sharp, white nails, but they are hidden in their cloak after using it to rip the space. ''Stomp'' ''Stomp'' The Menos slowly walk the field before finally stopped in front of Yun Che''s party. "Man, that''s one big Hollow." Despite seeing it in his past life, it was still impressive seeing it up close. Especially when he''s standing underneath it. Cang Yue was quite scared when she saw the true size of the Menos and hide herself behind Retsu. Little Fairy was on her guard and prepared her Frozen Cloud Arts beforehand. If this thing is huge then it must have some strength to back it up. As for Yun Che, he was quite excited when he sees this hollow up close. He always wanted to fight a Menos to see its capabilities. But when one is towering him right now, he''ll spare no effort in getting rid of it instead of letting it escape back to Hueco Mundo. "This thing is huge." Jasmine sounded in his mind. "Yeah, it''s common for them to be in this size. But their weakness is still the same. Smash their mask and everything will be over. When I said even normal cultivators have trouble dealing with it, I mean it. That thing''s cloak is far stronger and can withstand a lot of attacks. However, their mask is their only weak point. "Then smash the mask to pieces." "Its not easy though." "Why?" All of a sudden, the Menos''s red eyes suddenly shift down to Yun Che''s party as if it was looking at an ant. Not before long, the energy around them started to flow towards the Menos and immediately caught the attention of Yun Che. "That''s why." As soon as he said that to Jasmine. The energy disturbance around them started to converge on the hollow''s mouth forming a charged energy ball. Aware of the situation, he asked "Retsu, take Cang Yue and get away from here. Little Fairy, follow her as well." Retsu didn''t say anything because she knew him that well. She gave him a nod before picking up Cang Yue by her shoulder. "Rascal, what are you doing?" Little Fairy asked him with a worried tone. Even if Yun Che was strong, she was still worried about him. "I am going to test that thing''s power so we know what are we''re up against." "But, we didn''t even know its current strength." She said while keeping an eye towards the charged red ball of energy in that thing''s mouth. Even if she wanted to do something, that energy could explode and harm her along with the others. "Its strength is around third level of Spirit Profound Realm but don''t underestimate it. That thing on its mouth could even harm an Earth or a Sky Profound Realm cultivator. Just go, I''ll be fine." As he said that that we walked slowly to the front holding Zangetsu on his side. "Rascal¡­" She said slowly before flying towards Retsu as well. Like he said, that energy ball could harm her in one go. Yun Che looked at her retreating back in one go. He didn''t tell her that when a Menos fired a cero, it shot with absolute accuracy even if that thing is mindless. Even if she can help, she couldn''t react on time if that thing shoots it at her. "Come on, show me what you got." He said slowly before holding Zangetsu as a shield. As the Menos finished charging. The energy ball slowly getting smaller in front of its mouth opening its mouth. All of a sudden, a stream of red energy suddenly came out from its mouth towards Yun Che. BOOOM!!! The cero overwhelms Yun Che as he blocks it with his sword, separating the beam of energy like separating a stream of water. Little Fairy looked from a distance with eyes of worry. But she saw Retsu''s relaxed expression and she breath a breath of relief. Even if that thing can harm high rank cultivators but she knew Yun Che wasn''t a normal one to begin with. The Menos shoot endless amount of energy towards Yun Che. Instead of worrying for his life, he was feeling blissful underneath it. Part of the reason he wanted to fight the Menos was to test its cero strike. He wanted to see how much damage that thing can cause him. [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +5000] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +5000] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +5000] Notification started ringing on in his mind as the cero''s energy started to hit him. The energy wasn''t as powerful as Little Fairy''s full powered strike, but it continuously ringing in his mind. "Man, that stings. The system was right. Menos might be weak but that cero must not be underestimated." Yun Che said as he looked at his experience bar for the Great Way of the Buddha. It slowly climbs up under constant attack of the cero. After a while, the experience points achieve full experience bar and¡­ [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha Experience body cultivation state level up. Host current body is now Sky Profound Realm Second Level] The energy beam slowly dies down and created a cloud of smoke. The villagers looked at the cloud of smoke feeling despair and hoped that powerful cultivator didn''t perish under that attack. All of a sudden, the smoke suddenly cleared up and a figure emerge from it holding a sword on his side. Right now, he was feeling blissful after his body state went up. He jumped and stands on the air same level as the Menos''s head. "Hey, ugly. That stings. Then again you pushed my body state up. Can you do that again?" He said while taunting the Menos. The villagers were dumbstruck seeing that man taunting it to attack him again. As for the others, Cang Yue was quite speechless while Little Fairy sighs immediately. No wonder he wanted to fight it alone. He wanted to use its attack to elevate his body. The Menos charged up another cero and fired it towards Yun Che again. However¡­ [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +2500] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +2500] [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +2500] The power of the cero is now halved and it took him another shot before finally achieving another breakthrough on his body. [Ding¡­. Great Way of the Buddha Experience body cultivation state level up. Host current body is now Sky Profound Realm Thied Level] After a while, his body state leveled up once more. But the Menos''s cero was getting weaker. "Chee, it''s getting weaker. Maybe due to my body state leveled up. Tempting it might be but it''s still far from the fourth level boundary. Sorry, I couldn''t afford to wait any longer. Thank you for your services then." Yun Che then empowers his sword with spirit force and immediately shot a Getsuga slicing the cero in half. The Getsuga traveled towards the hollow and sliced its left shoulder. The villagers were gaping once more seeing that young man slicing the giant being easily just like that. As if this being was a joke to begin with. The hollow lost its balance for a while before regaining back its bearing. Seeing its shoulder was ripped apart by Yun Che. It immediately gives out an intimidating roar. ROOOAAARRRR With that roar, it suddenly grabs the air using its right hand and pull it like a blanket. Stunning the villagers and him at the same time. For them its impossible for the air to be pulled like a piece of clothing. Yun Che knew this thing was opening up a garganta back to Hueco Mundo. Looks like the hollow was making a run for it. Yun Che immediately flashed step towards the hollow to give it a killing blow but as soon as he arrived near it. As soon as he swings his sword towards it, CLANG!!!! Yun Che was stunned seeing his sword suddenly hit a yellow barrier suddenly covered the hollow. The most annoying barrier used by Sosuke Aizen to escaped from Soul Society. "Damn it, I was too late. It managed to use Negacion on itself." If Yun Che was fast enough, he could easily kill the hollow but it managed to open up a garganta just now. Thus, enabled it to use the Negacion skill to save itself. After a while, the giant Menos managed to cover itself with the air and escaped back to Hueco Mundo. Leaving Yun Che standing on the air. "What is that barrier?" Jasmine suddenly asked. "That is the Negacion or counter membrane. Gillians used it to escape. I didn''t tell you this but the only way to kill a Gillian is when it closed the garganta just now. That''s why I didn''t attack it the moment it came through the hole. The hole must be closed for a successful attack or else they will be invulnerable. When they came through, they also couldn''t attack as well." "So, these things are invulnerable in their realm?" "No, only passing by gates. If we managed to get in there. I can easily kill it. Damn, I was too late." "Ohh, just relax, we can get them next time." "These things are getting stronger by the minute. Looks like we might have a lot of trouble in the future." Yun Che said with a serious face towards Jasmine. "Its really that bad huh?" Jasmine was quite stunned seeing Yun Che serious for some reason. If that thing managed to get away. Then how strong is it in the future? "Hollows might be weak but they are stronger once they evolved. Next time, remind me to kill it instantly." Yun Che wraps Zangetsu back in its straps and placed it on his back before falling back to the ground. He was rejoined by Retsu and the others. Cang Yue and Little Fairy asked a lot of question about that Menos and Yun Che explained briefly about it just now. However, he left the details about Hueco Mundo from them. All he did was telling them about Spirit Profound Realm hollows and their capabilities. As for the garganta part, he only said those things have the capabilities to tear through space to travel in which shocking the ladies in the end. A hollow able to learn spatial art isn''t something they could see every day. He told them about the capabilities of the cero as well. The ladies learnt a thing or two about Menos Grande and possibly knew how to counter if it ever appears in the future. "Rascal, how do you know a lot about this things?" Since Little Fairy was straightforward, she just asked him on the spot to satisfy the curiosity. "My master spends a lot of time studying these things in the past. It''s my first time fighting that thing as well." Yun Che said with a grin. In fact, he hides all the data he gained from the system behind his so called ''master''. "Hoo, so that''s why you knew a lot about these hollows?" Cang Yue asked him. "Sort of, Come. I bet the villagers are dying to meet us." With that, Yun Che and the others travel into the village. The village chief allow the array to open a path for them to enter the village. The village was not that large as it is located on top of the hill facing the mountain. It was still a long way on foot to the top of the hill. So, Cang Yue deployed her eagle and all of them instantly arrived at the top of the hill. They finally found the village and quite stunned with its beauty. This village, despite being far away from the city but they could create something this beautiful. Moreover, it was surrounded by green as far as the eye can see. As soon as they arrived, they were greeted by the village''s chief along with the other villagers. Eyes of adoration are everywhere as they climb down from the eagle to the village''s square. When the villagers saw them, some of them actually thought Yun Che''s party as a party of immortals because of their performances and their looks. Where else could they see a handsome young man surrounded by three peerless beauties. They could only dream to be in his position right now. "Greetings immortal, I am Feng Baichuan. The Phoenix Clan head of this village. We of the phoenix clan would like to thank you for saving us from those things." With that, he cupped his hands and continued to bow followed by the rest of the villagers. "No..no..no.. Village chief, please don''t bow. We just normal cultivators, who happen to passed by this place. We''re not immortals." Yun Che started to hold the village chief to prevent him from bowing. They''re just doing it for fun, not for appreciation. "How come you''re not immortals. You descended down from the heavens to aid us in our time of need. You must be the savior sent by the heavens to us." The village head while looking at the sky. Probably thinking his jump from the eagle as help from the heavens. "Like we said, we''re just normal human beings. Not immortals." Yun Che sighs immediately. These folks really thought them as immortal beings. "Then, we''re thank you again immortals." The village chief didn''t bow but still calling him immortal again. "Dang it, let''s just leave at that." Yun Che pinched the bridge of his nose and sigh once more. There''s nothing he could do about the perception. With that, Yun Che and the others followed the village chief to the village edge. From his view, the village was quite beautiful and community was peaceful. Unlike those from the city. As they were walking, every eyes on the village looking at them with adoration. Females of the villages stealing glances at him with red faces while males do the same for Retsu, Little Fairy and Cang Yue. Their beauties outshine the females in the area. They weren''t annoyed just felt a little awkward at some times. "I never knew this kind of place exist within the empire." Cang Yue muttered slowly. "A lot of place exists Cang Yue, you just need to look deeper." Yun Che said while his hands behind his head. As they were walking, Yun Che couldn''t help asking some questions to help Retsu and the others gain insight of this place. "Village chief. You people are cultivators as well. Why can''t you fight those beasts attacking the barrier?" Even if he knew the reason, he still asked the questions to avoid Little Fairy from being curious about him again. The village chief suddenly stopped and looked at them with eyes of despair. As an old man, Feng Baichuan had his share of despair as long as he lived. The barrier is the only thing protecting the village from outside invasion. Thank god the clan was secluded or else they would perish under the attacks of greedy cultivators. Taking a seat on one of the rocks, he turns to Yun Che with heavy expression. "Sigh, it''s not like we didn''t want to fight immortal. It''s just we couldn''t. Those things are far too strong for us. I''ve watch those things rip apart the village''s men like they were nothing. We couldn''t go out to get resources. Demon beast are slowly disappearing since a year ago and we couldn''t get any meat because of those things. Good thing the village had a small farm and it was the only thing that could sustained us. In the end, we lived in peace. However, a year ago. Those things started attacking us. They couldn''t get through at first but the next few months they came with numbers. The highest cultivation we could achieve in this village is the tenth level of the Elementary Profound Realm. There''s no way for us to defeat those in the Narcent and True Profound realm." "Impossible, even the slowest cultivator could achieve at least fifth or sixth level of Narcent Profound Realm after achieved the age of thirty. How come you''re still stuck on the pinnacle, village chief?" Little Fairy suddenly asked. She really changed once she started following Yun Che. A girl never speaks before is now asking question to others. "Immortal maiden, this lowly chief told you before that we are from the Phoenix clan. However, that name is nothing more than a burden to us." He said while looking downwards to the ground. "Burden? How can such a name be a burden?" Asked Retsu while playing with her braid. "The truth is, immortals. We are cursed beings." Feng Baichuan said with a serious expression. 72 Chapter 72: Wait, What? "Cursed? What kind of curse?" Cang Yue asked them curiously. This is the first time she heard a cursed village. The village chief didn''t say anything but shown them the mark hidden on his right shoulder. When they looked at it, the mark shaped like a phoenix but the mark was dark red in color. "This is the proof we are cursed by the phoenix god itself." Feng Baichuan shift his clothing back before begin his story. "We, the Phoenix Clan resides in this mountain range for a thousand years now. Our clan is situated near the ruins of the ancient phoenix ground. You can see the ruins from here." The ladies and Yun Che shoft their eyes towards an old ruin carved on the side of the mountain. From what they can see, this used to be an ancient temple. But, the place is now covered with moss and vines. It almost looked like it was abandoned and became a ghost place. They can still see the remnants of the ancient age where the ruins once became a flourished place where worshipers come and worship the phoenix god. "The clan was quite secluded so almost no outsider ever stepped into this place. Sometimes we were harassed by mountain bandits but the array had protected us ever since. But, those bandits disappeared a year ago. Probably attacked by those white mask things." Feng Banchuan said with pity. As Yun Che was listening, he was triggered by another backstory. In the real story, Yun Che supposed to arrive at this place when it was attacked by Black Demon Mercenary Group. He was supposed to destroy that group after he obtained the legacy. However, the village chief said they were destroyed by the Hollows came by a year ago. "But, why is the clan cursed by the Phoenix God?" Retsu asked as well. "Sigh, an ancestor of the clan passed the phoenix trial and obtained the phoenix bloodline. They flourished into a large sect after 12 generations. During that generation, one of the ancestors fought with someone using the power of the phoenix and the flames accidentally spread to a small town and killed thirty-two thousand innocent people. The phoenix spirit was enraged and cursed the bloodline to be suppressed to the tenth level of Elementary Profound.Afterwards, the clan hid in the mountain range next to the ruins of the phoenix for a thousand years, praying to the phoenix god that the curse can be released." Feng Baichuan said with a heavy expression. The girls were quite dumbstruck. How strong is the ancestor able to kill thirty-two thousand innocent people? "(*Whistle), that''s one strong AOE spell." Yun Che said in his heart. He already knew the story but he just let the chief preach about it to the girls. As for him, all he could think about was when the hell is he going to summon his next companion. He has been waiting for a few days but couldn''t summon anything because of Little Fairy and Cang Yue around him. All he can do just wait for him to enter the trial and summon it there. Good thing the trial only allow one to enter. "The only way to end our curse is pass the Phoenix Trial. If the person managed to pass the trial. The curse will be broken and we could cultivate once more." "Why haven''t any young women and men tried the trial yet?" Asked Cang Yue. "The Phoenix Ruins has the Phoenix Spirit guarding that temple. It set a restriction so that we bloodline inheritors cannot enter the trial ground. However, it opens to an outsider who is willing to enter the trial ground and obtain its inheritance." [Ding¡­. Triggered Main Mission ¨C Complete the Phoenix Trial and destroy the curse haunting the Phoenix Clan. Reward: Unknown] Yun Che who was listening from behind, suddenly let out a grin before standing up. Feng Baichuan looked at the four of them with hopeful eyes. "This old man wishes for¡­." "I''ll take it." Before he could finish, Yun Che raised his hand and volunteered himself. Then, all the ladies'' eyes and Feng Baichuan suddenly turned towards Yun Che. "I''ll take the trial." "But immortal, the trial is dangerous. There''s no way you could¡­" Feng Baichuan was afraid. He never even been into the trial and never heard the danger of it. Even if this man was powerful, he was still worried. "I''ll be fine. Completing phoenix trial allows the village men and women to cultivate again right? Then let me take it. Besides, I am looking for something challenging and that trial is perfect." Yun Che said with confidence. "Then, this old man thanks you to the bottom of his heart." "So what do you ladies think?" Yun Che asked the ladies. "Personally, if you didn''t volunteer. I would force you to enter the trial. Besides, I am already cultivated the Frozen Cloud Arts. Cultivating fire arts will be futile." Little Fairy said with her usual tone. "Then, I''ll be rooting for you, young master." Retsu said playfully. "Yun Che, just please be careful." Cang Yue said with a worried tone. "Thank you, Cang Yue. Village chief, I will undertake the trial tomorrow. Is there anywhere we can sleep for tonight?" Yun Che was not in rush, there is plenty of time to undertake the trial. He wanted to make sure to make his summon as soon as he enters the trial ground. "Ah yes, the maidens can sleep in one of the guest house for tonight. My wife can accompany you there. As for you immortal, you can stay at my place." Retsu and the others just nod. Since they were beautiful maidens, the village chief gave them a place for them to stay. "Sure." Yun Che simply replied. "Then, I''ll have someone to take you to the trial area tomorrow." Feng Baichuan cupped his hands before showing them the place. During that night, the phoenix clan celebrated their luck for being spared by the calamity of the hollows and chased away the Menos Grande that suddenly appeared. They enjoyed eating and drinking around the village. As for Yun Che and the others, alcohol was never a thing for them and they indulge themselves into drinking fruit juices made by the villagers. It was fun and they met all kinds of people. The people in the mountains are nicer compared to those lived in the city. Yun Che didn''t treat himself as king even though he has the higher ground. They were being humble to these cursed people. They are smiling sometimes because even if these people are cursed, they are still able to smile rather than looking despair all the time. Little Fairy excused herself from the celebration due to her not be able to handle large crowds. As someone who are used to being alone still having trouble adapting to culture change. In the end, she sits under a large tree overlooking the phoenix ruin. She thought about her adventure these past months. She learned new things, new culture and people from following Yun Che. It was better than years of her being alone. Right now, she has Retsu and Cang Yue as friends. When she''s with them, she was able to discard her status as the leader of the Seven Fairies and walk with them as friends. However, she doubts her feelings when it comes to Yun Che. When she looked at him, she felt peace and her heart was racing. His teasing sometimes annoys her but at the same time, she enjoyed it. Right now, she was thinking what will happen if all of this went away one day. As she was wondering, she detected a presence from behind the tree she was sitting. When she looked, the shadow immediately dives behind the tree again. Then, the shadow peek at her to see her reaction. Little Fairy was shock to see a little girl was actually looking at her. The little girl was actually holding a plate of fruits seems to be some food for her. Instead of her stone cold face, her gaze softened as she said with a soothing tone. "Don''t be afraid, come on out." The little girl hesitates for a while before coming out from behind the tree. The girl looked like she was ten years old. She was indeed holding a plate of fruits. She dressed in a small red dress and her hair was tied into two buns. Her eyes were bright and had slender brows. If it to be describe, she looks really pretty for a ten-year-old girl. "Ummm, My mommy didn''t see you at the celebration so she asked me to brought you these." The little girl said while handing over a plate of fruits to her. "You''re too kind, thank you. What is your name?" Little Fairy asked her with a soothing tone. "I am Feng Xian''er. Big sister, thank you for saving us. Thank you so much. My mommy isn''t worried anymore." "It''s okay. Big sister did it to save the nice villagers. Especially little Xian''er over here." She said at the same time petting Feng Xian''er head affectionately. "Big sister is really nice just like the two pretty big sisters and big brother." She said and Little Fairy knew she was referring to Cang Yue, Retsu and Yun Che. With a soothing tone once more, she extends her hand and said "Thank you, would you like to eat with me?" Feng Xian''er''s smile grew bigger into a happy expression and joined Little Fairy for a meal. Little Fairy''s face was decorated with a smile so sweet that it melts the men who looked at her right now. "Big sister, why is your energy blue? Your energy is different from papa and mama''s energy." Feng Xian''er suddenly asked. Little Fairy thought maybe she saw her ice art when she battles the hollows this afternoon. "Ohh, Little Xian''er, this is ice energy. Let me show you." Little Fairy extends her hand and her Frozen Cloud Art gathered around them creating a beautiful snowy scene. "Wow, it''s beautiful. Big sister." Feng Xian''er eyes were widen and a beautiful smile was seen on her face. As someone never actually see snow before, she started to play around the snow Little Fairy created. Then, she suddenly extends her hand again and the ice immediately converge into her hand. She formed the ice into a shape of a necklace complete with a string made up from ice. The necklace was shaped like a snowflake and really attract the attention of Feng Xian''er. Then, she grabbed the snowflake necklace and presented it to Feng Xian''er. "Now, then. This is for you. Don''t worry, the ice will not melt." "*sniff..sniff. Thank you big sister, I''ll treasure it for the rest of Xian''er''s life. When I grow up, I want to be strong, prettyand nice like big sister." Xian''er was so happy she received the ice necklace from Little Fairy. She immediately wear it and asked "Big sister, Is it beautiful?" "Yes, it suits you just fine." Little Fairy said with a smile earning another happy smile from Xian''er. After that, she plays with Little Fairy for some time before she passed out of exhaustion on her lap while holding the necklace she gave. When she looked at the sleeping Xian''er in her lap, her face was wrapped with a smile once more. As she was looking, a voice suddenly sounded in the air. "Heee, never expected you have a soft spot for a child." When she heard the voice, she knew the owner of it so well. Before she could say anything, the owner suddenly lands next to her donned with a black outfit and wrapped sword on his back. He was also holding a cup of juice. The owner was none other than Yun Che himself. "Rascal? What are you doing here?" "Her mother was looking for her, so I offered myself to find her. Turns out she was with you the whole time. Retsu and Cang Yue were forced to try the outfits made by the villagers and I think they will be gone for a while." He said while pointing at the sleeping Little Xian''er. He used his energy detection to detect her profound strength and detected Little Fairy along with her. "Really? She brings me some food a while ago." "Looks like she really likes you. Like I said, never expected you have a soft spot for a child." Yun Che said while putting his left hand behind his head and leaning against the tree beside her. "I do. They''re the most innocent people in this world. This world is full of bad intention people but children are most innocent of them all. Compared to them, I really like when it comes to children." "Little Fairy, you''re different from I imagined you would be." "Oh, how did you expect me to be?" She looked at her with doubtful eyes. "I thought you''re more of an ice cold type. Turns out, you''re different. You''re kind of sweet actually when you''re with Little Xian''er here." Yun Che said with a grin on his face. "Hmph, you and your words." Little Fairy''s face was blushing when he said that. But she hides it immediately but unaware Yun Che had already noticed her reaction. "At least I spoke the truth." Yun Che said and continued watching the snow she created. He admits, it looked really beautiful. Keeping herself calm, she continued "Hnnn, it was one of my dreams actually." "Dreams? I thought you wanted to the strongest in the world?" "It''s one of my dreams but my greatest dream was¡­" As she was saying, Yun Che took a sip the cup he was holding. And then she dropped the bomb. "To have a daughter of my own." And this is when he burst out the water he drank before. Causing him to fell to the ground. He raised his head and said "Wait, what?" Little Fairy looked at him with contempt before saying "Is it really that shocking?" "No, but I didn''t expect the dream of a Frozen Cloud Asgard strongest cultivator was to be a mother." Yun Che was shocked to the core. In the real story, she was forced to be a mother by him. However, he didn''t expect it was her long dream afterall. Little Fairy kept her smile and close her eyes. She said "Hnn, as women from the asgard, we were forbidden to love and have a normal family because that marks the end of our cultivation. That''s why we trained to suppressed our emotions. This is to prevent our cultivation stolen by men. Men can''t learn Frozen Cloud Arts but they can steal the arts from us." Yun Che kept quiet because he knew what happen when women from the asgard gets married. That''s why the asgard prevented these women from seeking love because they didn''t want their arts stolen by outsiders. If this secret gets out of hand, the women will be forced into cultivations while the men rip their arts from them once they''re mature. It''s a horrible fate for Frozen Cloud Asgard disciples. As one of the strongest sects, they''re still normal compared to four sacred grounds. He understood why his Qingyue was stone cold when he first met her. "I know it''s a bit silly for me to dream like that. But it''s only a dream right?" She said in a sad tone. Even if she said those things. She wanted to fall in love with the right man and have her own family. Her dream will be shattered if it was forced. Yun Che went up to his feet and said "It''s not that silly in your situation. I can imagine the pain you went through to seal your emotions and desire. Compared to me, your life is way harder. When you told me your dream, it''s kind of beautiful actually. Most women wanted to dream to be the strongest being but yours actually wanted to be a mother. You smile to the fullest when you looked at Little Xian''er but you never smile at all when it comes to cultivation. Then, continue chasing your dreams. Dreams are not impossible. We just need to find a way to make it a reality." "Rascal." Little Fairy''s gaze softened when Yun Che said such things. If she were to tell this to the other fairies or even her sect masters. She would be severely punished and forced to suppress her emotions again. But Yun Che didn''t laugh, he even called it beautiful. This is when she looked at his face and a healthy blush colors her face, she avoids looking at him but she made a small smile while at it. Yun Che was smirking inside. Little Fairy was slowly grew attached to him. But in the end, he didn''t want to force her, he just let nature runs its course. As soon as he thinks that, he suddenly detected something in the bushes causing him to sigh in the end. "Come on out, you two. There''s no need for eavesdropping like that." As he said that, Cang Yue and Retsu suddenly came out from the bushes while looking innocently. "Ara-ara, we were caught red handed." Retsu said while sticking out her tougue innocently. "We''re not jealous or anything. Yun Che." Cang Yue said while looking at sideways, at first, both of them did entertain the villagers but Retsu detected Yun Che''s energy was with Little Fairy. She was a little curious and she decided to eavesdrop on them. Cang Yue tagged along with her as well. "Right¡­." Yun Che looked at them with doubtful eyes. Cang Yue cough to dispel the awkward moment and said "Then is it true, Sister Fairy is a disciple from the Frozen Cloud Asgard?" Little Fairy nods and she said "My name is not Little Fairy but actually Chu YueChan." "CHU YUECHAN?!? The leader of the Seven Fairies of Frozen Cloud Asgard?" Cang Yue exclaimed. Yun Che just close his ears for her scream. He knew she was shocked to the core. Little Fairy immediately closed the ears of Little Xian''er just in case she jolts in her sleep. As for Cang Yue, that name is one of the famous name in Blue Wind Empire. To think that the owner was beside her all this time. Little Fairy kept a calm expression and said "Hnn, but don''t worry. We''re still friends even if you know my true name. Just treat me as usual. Not because of my status. I thought you can guess when I used my ice arts?" "But, I thought you were from a different sect. Friends with Chu,,, Huueeehh¡­" Cang Yue''s brain was fried with this reveal. Even if she is the princess. It was an honor for her to be friends with one of the strongest cultivator from a big sect . In the end she was still digesting the information while Little Fairy sighs while shook her head. Retsu take this time to sit beside her and whisper in her ears "Sister YueChan, it''s a wonderful dream to be a mother. It makes me don''t want to lose to you. But I want to be first one." As soon as she said that, she blinked one of her eyes at Little Fairy. "Sister Retsu, what are you talking about?!?" Little Fairy was blushing hard thinking about what she said. Retsu merely just stick her tongue out at her playfully making her look cute at the same time. As Yun Che looked at these girls'' antics, he merely sighs and thought. "Man, this is going to be a long night." 73 Chapter 73: Didnst expect tha The morning came without warning. Yun Che took Little Xian''er back to her mother leaving the women back to their teasing. He was a little shock when he found out that Feng Xian''er was Feng Banchuan''s daughter. It took some time for Cang Yue to get used to Little Fairy''s real name but in the end, she just treated her as usual. Retsu''s teasing about Little Fairy''s dream kind of light up the mood. Yun Che slept well that night because he needs to keep his mind straight in the trial later on. As someone used to trials from his previous world, he was looking forward since he read about this trial in the novel itself. Yun Che woke up early and change his attire back to his casual outfit. Then, he walked with Feng Banchuan to the guest house to greet the girls. When they arrived, a shadow suddenly jumped and hugged his lower bottom. "Big brother, you''re finally here." Yun Che look down and smile because the one hugging him right now was none other than Feng Xian''er herself. Looks like she really took a liking to them. Yun Che smiled softly as he lift her up and went straight to the table where her mother, Retsu, Cang Yue and Little Fairy are sitting down. Cang Yue however was playing with a kid looks a lot like Feng Xian''er. Probably Feng Xian''er''s twin brother. "Morning, Young Master." Retsu smiled sweetly while looking at him. "Good morning, Lord Yun." A woman in white dress suddenly came from the next room carrying some kind dish greeted him as well befire greeting Feng Banchuan next to him. "Oh, just Yun Che. Madam. There''s no need for honorifics." Yun Che immediately dismissed the idea of being a Lord. When he looked at this woman, she was pretty to begin with. This woman was the mother of Feng Xian''er and her twin brother, Feng Zu''er. She also known as Feng Caiyun. She is the wife of the current clan leader Feng Banchuan. The thing Yun Che and the others like about this woman was she has a gentle and caring personality. "As you wish, Yun Che. *giggle." She said while giggling. Yun Che breathe a breath of relief seeing her casually called his name unlike her husband who still called him an immortal. "Once again, I wanted thank you for saving us from the creatures, Yun Che." Feng Caiyun said while cupping her hands towards him. "It was nothing madam, I couldn''t let them hurt little Xian''er here." He said while petting her head softly causing her to giggle. "I heard you wanted to take on the Phoenix trial." Feng Caiyun said while pouring tea for Yun Che and her husband. "Yeah, the clan head told the whole story. I wanted to fix the village''s problem. If the trial will allow you, the clan head, Xian''er and Zu''er to cultivate again. Then, I''ll do it." "Then, this mother would like to thank you once again. We''re sorry we couldn''t tell you more about the trial." "Don''t worry. Whatever happens, I''ll deal with it." Yun Che already knew the trial from the system''s trivia but he didn''t have the experience. Its like reading a movie spoiler but didn''t watch the movie yet. The rest of the morning spent with Yun Che and the others talk about their experiences with the family. Little Fairy and Cang Yue each took the Feng kids and play with them. Then, the family brought them to the phoenix temple. But as soon as they reach the outskirts of the temple, Yun Che was greeted with a notification. [Ding.... Phoenix Bloodline restriction detected.] As the notification rang, the Feng family suddenly stopped on their tracks. Feng Banchuan suddenly said "Immortals, this is the far we can escort you. The rest of you can proceed to the temple, but only one can enter trial temple. "We get it, village chief. Thank you for escorting us. Once the ladies sent me to the templethey will come back to the village. Don''t worry, I''ll be...." Yun Che didn''t even finish his words when the rest of them heard a loud roar. "ROOOAARRR!!!!" "Che, looks like there''re here already." Yun Che said while looking towards the barrier. He knew those hollows come back one day. He had a hunch or a theory about their comeback but he couldn''t point it out. However, if that particular event happened one day. His hunch would be correct. "Big sister, I am scared." Little Xian''er suddenly hugged Little Fairy''s leg. "Young master, looks like they come back here after all." Retsu said while looking at the barrier as well. "Girls, escort the clan head''s family back to their home. I wish I could go with you but I need to complete the trial. So I am leaving the protection of the village to you three." Yun Che said with a serious expression while looking at them. In the end, they couldn''t accompany him to the temple but they had to go and protect the village from the hollow''s assault. "The trial is going to be short right?" "I wouldn''t say that.I might complete the trial short but if this is the trial from the phoenix itself, then I am sure it''ll conduct the trial in a separate dimension. I might felt short but the trial might took a month to finish up." "So, I won''t see you for a month, young master?" Retsu seems to show a look of despair. Its enough she couldn''t cuddle with him for a few days because of Cang Yue and Little Fairy. Now, he''ll leaving her for a month. That''s more than she could take. Yun Che just smiled and pet her head before whispering something into her ear. "I know what you''re thinking. I promised I''ll let you cuddle with me as long as you like." With that, Yun Che said with a grin earning a furiously nodding Retsu. "Hai, I''ll be waiting." Retsu said with a healthy blush in her face, making her looked really beautiful. Yun Che then looked at the Feng Banchuan and his wife. "Village chief, these girls will protect you in my absence. They will escort you back home. I''ll see you in a month or less, village chief." Then, Yun Che went to the scared Feng Xian''er and Feng Zu''er. "You two be good now, these big sisters will protect you." "Big brother Yun, please come back soon and play with us again." Yun Che looked at them with a smile. Until their curse has been removed, he couldn''t help them just yet. He pet their head affectionately before moving on to Cang Yue. then he said "Cang Yue, your cultivation is strong enough to take them on but I have something for you." Yun Che tapped her spatial ring and she could feel Yun Che put some pills inside them but these pills emit a unusual and powerful aura. "I put enough pills in there to elevate your cultivation to peak of spirit profound realm. Consume them once a day and I hope to see your new strength at the end of the month." Yun Che said slowly. He discovered something new from the system. To make the pill powerful to elevate cultivation, he needs to inject his Spirit Force into the pill thus using the pill as medium to spike a person''s cultivation. He couldn''t use it on himself because its basically useless. "Yun Che, I ... don''t know what to say. Just be careful in there." Cang Yue looked at him while blushing. Yun Che always helping her in her cultivation. Sometimes, she often give reasons just to cultivate with him but she didn''t have the courage to do so. "Cultivate and support Retsu and Little Fairy. I''ll see you later." Yun Che then puts his hand on top of Cang Yue''s head. Usually, Cang Yue would flipped with an ''eep'' sound but she didn''t resist but she even relaxing her head to it. "Hnn" "As for you, Little Fairy. Your cultivation is stuck right now. But, these pills can help solidifying your foundation before ascending. You''re going to be shock later." He said while channeling something into her spatial ring as well. "Rascal, if you died in there. I''ll never forgive you. I''ll find you in the next life and kill you again." Little Fairy tried to looked imposing as she was before but in front of Yun Che, she still couldn''t hide that worry look on her face. Then, Yun Che put his hand on her cheek. If this was the first time she met him, he would already be sent flying but this time. She didn''t resist but relaxes her face on his hand. "Wow, scary. I am stronger than you think. So don''t worry about it." "ROOOAAARRR" They all felt the roar was getting closer by the minute. "Go, bring the clan head''s family back to their home. This time, I''ll leave this in your capable hands, girls. Cang Yue and Little Fairy, you two can go and prepare, I still need to give Retsu something as well." With that, Cang Yue immediately spawn her white eagle. Since flying was faster, she decided to use her eagle. When everyone was on board she looked at Yun Che again. "Yun Che, please come back as soon as you''re done. I''ll be waiting." She shot him with a worry look before letting her eagle float from the ground. Little Fairy started to float while carrying Feng Xian''er with her. She looked at Yun Che and said "You better come back. The trial might be dangerous but its someone like you could handle. If you died, I''ll kill you." "You worry about me that much, Little Fairy? Don''t worry, I''ll be fine." Yun Che said with a grin. This trial would be a peace of cake but he doesn''t know how long he''ll be stuck in there. But the shocking thing was Little Fairy didn''t go into her usual tsundere mode, she didn''t give him the usual sentence but only said "I''ll be waiting." Then, she slowly floats away followed by a Cang Yue as well. The Feng couple saw their antics from on top of the eagle, they suddenly smiled and said "Ah, young ones." When Little Fairy, Cang Yue and the others went back, Yun Che and Retsu were the only ones left in front of the temple. Then, he said "Retsu, looks the the hollow I failed to kill before seems to brought some friends over. So probably more than one Menos might show up. If that happens, watch their back. Wouldn''t want your future sisters to get hurt right?" YunChe said with a grin. "Ehee, leave it to me young master. I''ll protect them in your stead." Even if he didn''t said that, Retsu would protect them. She grew attached to them as sisters now. She''ll be devastated if one of them got hurt. "By the way, there''s nothing for us that can help us to cultivate like them. The pills we popped into our mouth just gave us small amount of experience points in the process. However, I have developed something by accident that might be useful for us in the future." Yun Che then took out several small vials containing red and blue substances. If RPG gamers saw these vials, they would flip as these vials would become this world''s greatest treasure. "Young master? This is?" Retsu asked while tilting her head. "This is a health and energy potion. Basically these things restore our HP and reaitsu back to full power. Who knows when these things might come in handy." He knew Retsu had her own healing ability but those ability use a lot of her reaitsu. He developed something for her to continuously use her skills in battle. He sometimes needs it as well. His Great Way of the Buddha regenerates every ten minutes and battles didn''t last ten minutes. So he might need this for safety precautions. The funny thing is he developed this potion a few days ago while dumping lots of herbs into the Sky Poison Pearl creation system. Typical newbie method but he had lots to spare and might function as a testing method. Never knew the test works out well and created a health potion and energy potion. "Thank you, young master." Retsu stored the vials inside her inventory. "And one more thing." Yun Che said while slowly moving in front of her and slowly said "I haven''t give you your reward yet." With that, Yun Che puts his index finger and thumb on her chin and pulls her face towards his. He smashed his lips on hers with one swift motion. At first, Retsu was so shock with her widen eyes and her face was red as a tomato. But slowly into the kiss, her nervousness dies down and she slowly closed her eyes. Her hands subconsciously went behind Yun Che''s head andpulls it towards her, deepening the kiss. Yun Che placed his hands on her cheeks and doing the same as well. "Mhhhmmmm, mhhmmm" Retsu slowly moans and Yun Che slowly pulls away from her much to her shock. "I never knew your lips are so soft and sweet. Looks like my first kiss in this world was worth it." Yun Che said with a smile causing Retsu to blush once more. She admit that was her first as well. It means her young master just gave her his first kiss as well? "Y..y..oung master, that was your first kiss?" She was quite shock indeed and didn''t expect her young master just given her his first one. "Yeah..in this world ..sort of.." Yun Che just put his hand on his chin thinking about his experiiencces. Of course he had his times in his previous world with his beloved but in this world, this is the first. If he made a move just like previous Yun Che on Littke Aunt, his first kiss would belong to her instead. "*giggle I don''t know why but it really made me happy for some reason." As for Retsu, if Yun Che given her his first kiss would be consider an honor. Yun Che look at her smile and tear before he slowly hugged her. "Retsu, you''re so innocent when come to things like this. That''s why I love you so much." "Young master, I love you so much as well." Retsu said while deepening the hug. She is really happy right now. "I am sure Sister Yuechan and Sister Yue felt the same as well." "I know, but let them slowly set their own feelings. The matters of the heart are not matters that can be forced." Then, Yun Che slowly let go of her. "Looks like I kept you long enough, I better go before those two get the wrong idea. Protect these people and those two Retsu. Give those hollows hell, love." Yun Che turned around and he felt Retsu was pulling his sleeve. Retsu was blushing but she didn"t say anything however she felt the kiss earlier wasn''t enough and she wanted more. She looked at Yun Che with blushing expression but Yun Che noticed her expression before went slowly towards her lips again. They kissed for several moments before Yun Che lets her go unwillingly but Retsu looked like she really enjoyed it. "Oh, looks like Retsu took a liking towards my kisses. Looks like you better work hard so I can give you more kisses in the future." He said while petting her head affectionately. "Young master, you tease. Muuuuu" Retsu''s face started to blush furiously. She really looked different from her usual ''Smiling Demon'' mode. In front of him, she became herself. Yun Che then give her a quick peck on her soft lips before walking backwards towards the temple. "I''ll see you after a month. Stay safe, Retsu." With that, he disappeared into the temple and a barrier was slowly covering the temple. The barrier''s appearance indicating the trial has already begun. Retsu looked at the temple''s door where her young master had disappeared then she slowly put her index finger on her lips. Then, she slowly blushed remembering what she did just now. Her young master just kissed her. She didn''t expect he gave her the kiss just now. Looks like she got more than she bargained for. All of a sudden, a voice suddenly sounded in her mind. "Mou... His lips was really soft. That kiss really gave me goosebumps though. I kind of wish he gave us the full course." Retsu knew that voice clearly. It was none other than her inner powers and the one living in her for a thousand years. Her inner hollow, Yachiru. With a shocking feeling, Retsu asked "Yachiru? How did you know about the kiss?" "You dolt. Your senses are in sync with mine. So I taste what you taste and I feel what you feel. So technically, he stole my first kiss as well. Pretty impressive, kissing both of us at once. Makes me want him more and more." Yachiru replied with a sultry tone. Then she continued "Well, wonder how would he feel when he knew what you imagined for the past few nights." Retsu started to blushed furiously and said "YACHIRU!!! You knew about that as well?" "Of course, Although you didn''t do anything that night but it was an interesting plot actually. Especially the part where he pushed you to the bed and..." "NOOOOOO!!! Don''t say it!! Muuu...." She shouted while holding her head. "Haha, just teasing you. Retsu." "Muuu, Yachiru you bully." Retsu''s face was red as a tomato. After several lessons with Yachiru, she kind of imagining things a lot lately. Yachiru smiled and said "As much as I wanted it to happen but take it slow girl. Knowing him, he would never ''attack'' you that way. He really loves you. He probably wants to marry you before doing it with you." "You''re right Yachiru. I also waited for the day when the both of us walk together as husband and wife." Slapping her cheeks slowly regaining her composure. She slowly got up and looked at the door of the temple. Her young master just gave her his first kiss and allows her to cuddle with him ever since she regained her powers. Those were enough to make her the happiest person in the world. A smile suddenly appeared on her face and said "I''ll be waiting as well young master. I want a big kiss when you get back later." She said before disappearing back to the village. 74 Chapter 74: Two way special summon Yun Che casually walked in the separate pocket dimension of the trial. The dimension has nothing to begin with. It looks like a condemned arena and he is walking on the center of it. The place was full of fire and no life can be seen. It is true the trial last him for a month in here and that''s why he assigned those girls to guard the village until he returned. Not long after he started appearing, voices suddenly shouted inside him and those voices are not happy. "MILORD!!! You gave sister Retsu a kiss just now, I demanded an equal treatment." Shirayuki said while puffing her cheeks. She''ll make sure to ask him from time to time and squeeze the juicy info from Retsu later. "You refused our advances and makes a move on her. Oh, it''s like you''re asking to be attacked by us." Saru and Hebi said jinxing with each other. They tried to make a move on him from time to time but all of them are easily pushed away. Now he finally kissed a girl, looks like they need to top it up a notch. "HAHA, THE BASTARD FINALLY KISSED A GIRL!!" Hoyuu shouted from inside while old man Zangetsu just nod. Yun Che immediately sweat dropped hearing their antics. Then he heard another voice. "Looks like you''re having fun." The owner was none other than Jasmine. "Well, I promised her a kiss. So, I fulfilled it." Yun Che defended himself. He admit that kiss was awesome to begin with. Why did Jasmine get so worked up with just a kiss? "Really? Because I had to shield Mizu and Kaze''s eyes from seeing your behavior just now. You dare sully that sweet girl?" "Hey, I made her a promise and I did fulfill it." He stops talking all of a sudden as if he was struck with realization. Then, he let out a grin and said "Ohhhh" "What?" Jasmine didn''t like how he made a face and the last ''ooh'' part. Yun Che simply said "You''re jealous. Aren''t you?" Jasmine went red and immediately dismissed his question. "Whaa¡­ Who in the world jealous of a kiss from a dumb, despicable, perverted and a rapist like you?" "Like I said, you don''t need the rapist part. If you want, I can give one anytime you desire." He said while pointing towards his lips. "One more word and I''ll kick that little brother of yours until you have no more descendants." "All right, all right. I''ll stop." Yun Che wanted to continue but he decided to let Jasmine sulking in her own feelings. One day, she''ll be the one who asked more and more from him. Besides, if he wanted to do that, he needed his balls intact. Then, another voice sounded around him. Looks like this voice came from the dimension itself. "Welcome challenger to the Phoenix Trial. It''s been a while a challenger has appeared here. I am the Phoenix Spirit, Guardian as well as the master of this temple. On behalf of the Phoenix God, I seek to find an inheritor of its Legacy. The Legacy of the Phoenix itself. Many have tried and able to obtained the bloodline of the phoenix but there''s no complete inheritor to its powers." Then the voice asked him. "Challenger, are you ready to begin the trial?" Yun Che sat down on the center and said "If I passed the trial, what do I get?" "In the ancient times, normal challenger would get only a drop of the Phoenix Bloodline thus making them able to use the exclusive cultivation art from the Phoenix itself. The World Ode of the Phoenix. However, the trial also functions as a method to find the complete inheritors. Challengers usually passed the trial with expected results but so far there are no spectacular challengers able to passed with flying colors." [Ding....Main Quest Achieved ¨C Travel to the Phoenix Trial Ground Status: Complete.] Triggering second objective ¨C Obtained the recognition of the Phoenix Spirit as Complete inheritor of the trial.] Yun Che looked the trivia last night about the trial. The trial consists of three parts of the test where challengers must face the three trials. Anyone can pass the trial but not all can trigger the hidden objective the phoenix god has set. Therefore, if he wants to be the complete inheritor, he must trigger the hidden objective and pass the trial itself. The voiced asked him once more "So are you ready to challenge the trial?" Yun Che immediately replied "Not yet. Can I complete a few things before I start?" "If you''re ready, tap the center of the arena to begin the first trial." Then the voice went silent and the arena was quiet once more. The only sound he can hear right now is the sound of the burning scarlet flames around the arena. Jasmine was back to her usual self before asking "So, you''re going to challenge the trial itself. Do you know what is the first trial?" Rubbing both of his hands together, he said "Sort of, but I am going to take my time in this. The girls outside can handle things especially when Retsu is around. Right now, I wanted to complete one thing before I enter the trial area." Jasmine looked at him curiously. "And what is that?" Yun Che pulls something from his inventory. When Jasmine looked closely, he actually pulls four blue glowing cubes and place them on the ground of the arena. "Oh, you had enough for another one?" Jasmine said as she suddenly appeared next to him. The temple didn''t eject her because it only works at the entrance. So anyone appeared in there is not ejected. However, Yun Che kept in mind that the spirit is observing everything right now. He''ll be fine as long as he faced the trial alone. "Yeah, I wanted to summon one ever since the sect masters were destroyed but couldn''t find the right moment to use it. In the end, I can do it in here because I am totally alone right now." "So what are waiting for? Get it on, I am more curious on the trial itself." Jasmine stood by near him. She was more curious on the trial because it is from the Primordial Phoenix itself. Why was the phoenix conduct a trial in the lower realms? "All right, all right. Calm your horses." He sighs at her antics. He properly placed all four cubes on the ground before moving back next to her. [Ding¡­. Four wisdom cubes placed on the ground. Initiating an Ultra Rare summon?] Yun Che immediately pressed the button [Yes] [Ding¡­ Initiating the Ultra Rare summon.] With building anxiety, he awaits the process to complete. Once again, the cubes slowly float into the air and slowly forms into a single being. However, Yun Che''s gaze was widen when the cubes slowly formed a giant amount of energy before compressing into a single form. But, the thing is the form was getting smaller and smaller. It was smaller than the standard size of a man''s or woman''s body. Yun Che as if knew the shape started to murmured "No..." The form suddenly sprouts and two arms and two legs simultaneously. But the arms and legs doesn''t have fingers but instead small triangular shape fingers and toes. Another thing the figure suddenly sprout a small tail behind it. "Nooo¡­nooo.. no¡­" The head was slowly formed into a large head surrounded by triangular shaped mane around it. Finally, the figure was finalized with a yellow colored body, white fingers and toes and brown mane around its head. Suddenly bright lights cover the whole arena as the process was complete and the figure looked like a lion plushy doll emerge from the light and standing on the ground looking at the despaired Yun Che. [Ding¡­Congratulation host for summoning ''Kon''] "Yooo, IT IS I, KON-SAMA. Finally meet you¡­.(SMACK) ARAAAA!!!!!" He didn''t even finish his sentence before the lion plushy Kon was kicked to oblivion by Yun Che. "GIVE ME BACK MY FUCKING CUBES!!!!!" He shouted before collapsing on all four looking depressed. Those cubes were collected by schemes and leveling up. To face the fact that it was used to summon a plushy. Jasmine shielded her eyes before opening them and immediately heard his scream. She looked around and didn''t see any woman nearby. So she asked "So where is she?" The despairing Yun Che was sitting down while hugging his legs slowly said "It''s not a she, it''s a he and it''s not even a human." "Not a human?" She asked while being confused. "OI Bastard, you have a problem with me or something?" The summoned figure appears to ran back to him and when Jasmine looked at it, it was never human. It wasn''t even one. It look like a lion but it was more of a doll compared to a real and gruesome looking lion. Even when it ran, it gave out sort of a cute sound. All of a sudden, the summoned creature named Kon turned around and saw Jasmine''s beautiful figure. "HOHO, it''s a beautiful nee-san." Kon suddenly jumped towards Jasmine bosom but instead... (Smack!!!!) Jasmine immediately punched Kon''s face with full force to the ground causing the arena ground to crack. She recovered her strength to the Peak of Spirit Profound Realm. Something even a beginner like him wouldn''t survive. Yun Che was to depressed to think about Kon''s situation. "Ahh, I felt a perverted gaze from him. I hope I didn''t kill him by accident." Jasmine said before connecting the current situation back to her brain. All of a sudden, Kon rise from the ground as if nothing happened to him in the first place. Jasmine and Yun Che were shock once they saw this. Kon was a total beginner but he can survive a full powered punch from Jasmine as if they were nothing. He even survived Yun Che''s full blown kick just now. "What''s all this? I wanted to make friends but you two punch and kick me for some reason." Kon said as if the punch meant nothing. Yun Che snapped out and had his eyes widen once more. Kon survived both full powered strike from him and Jasmine. What in the world is going on? "What is this thing? This thing use all of your four last cubes?" Jasmine asked while being confused. She suddenly picked up Kon''s head as if he was nothing. She did notice Kon''s body made a weird sound when she pressed his head. Well, Kon was plushy after all. It took a while for Yun Che to calm down before he rose from his depression and said "This is Kon. In our world, he was a modified soul created to support our gigai back in our world. However, he had a sad past during his creation. Since he was born a new in this world with a clean slate. You can call him a perverted lion." Jasmine let go of Kon before he stood in front of them again. With a heavy sigh, Yun Che said "I am the one who summoned you just now. I am Yuuki but you can call me Yun Che." "Hoo, you had two names?" Kon looked at him curiously. He admit he was quite relieved having a male creature with him. It doesn''t mean that he''s twisted. Being surrounded by girls didn''t allow him to be like himself. "Sort of, but I prefer to be called Yun Che though. I''ll explain later. By the way, this ''onee-san'' you just tried to assault is Jasmine. She''s kind of my master and mentor." Yun Che said while pointing at Jasmine. Her stare was enough to scare Kon out of his wits. "This thing doesn''t look strong. Are you sure you summoned it right?" Jasmine asked him regarding Kon. Yun Che shrugged his shoulders and said "Don''t know, he''s more to a pervert than a strong one." "Oi, bastard. Who are you calling a perverted lion. You should be lucky to call the Great Kon-sama for aid." Yun Che had a vein popped out on his forehead and said "Lucky?!? This is the worst luck I had. All I want is big boobed, beautiful and caring onee-san and all I got is a perverted lion plushy." His statement cause Jasmine sweat dropped. "Well, you''re an idiot for calling the Great Kon-sama perverted." "You''re the idiot." "No, you''re the idiot. "What was that, you idiot?" Jasmine was really annoyed hearing them bickering with each. In an instant, she decided to do something drastic. *SMACK *SMACK Both Yun Che and Kon lied next to each other when Jasmine knocked their heads. "You''re both idiots." She said while slowly sighing once more. She had to look after an idiot and now another one came. "We''re sorry." Yun Che and Kon said while jinxing with each other. All of sudden, Yun Che raise his head as if he was struck with realization. He turned to Jasmine and said "Wait, Kon wasn''t even a strong character back in our world. He was just a modified soul. He wasn''t even registered as a common character." "So you''re saying¡­" Jasmine said and look at Kon once more. "You jerk. Do you hate me that much?" Kon shouted while getting back to his feet and punch Yun Che with his tiny arms causing a plushy sound came out from his body. It didn''t even hurt but it was pleasant to hear. He slowly stood up and said "No, you dumb-ass. All I am saying is why did the system classify you as a Super Rare character. It doesn''t make any sense." Kon went quiet for a while before he too was struck with realization. "Now did you mention it. I don''t even know my own powers." "Looks like you''re more than meets the eye, Kon. Let me check your stats to see what else you have in store for us." Yun Che was about to go into the system''s stats before he was greeted by stored notification. Most of the notifications he gets were merely congratulatory notification. Those notifications are discarded automatically but for important ones are stored until he decided to access them. These notifications probably came when he was too depressed to access it. Yun Che tapped to the notifications and it shows¡­. [Ding¡­. Congratulation for achieving ''Captain Commander in Training'' achievement. Summon two companions from the world of Bleach.] [Ding¡­Host has triggered a special gift from the system for this achievement. Would you like to open it?] "Sure, I just lost four cubes for a Super Rare lion plushy. What harm could it do?" He said while earning another bicker from Kon. When Yun Che selected yes, all of a sudden, bright lights suddenly shines the arena once more. This time, Kon hid himself behind Yun Che''s leg to shield himself from the light. Jasmine shield her eyes once more. When the light dies down, Yun Che and Jasmine as well as Kon was shocked to the core. In front of them was a young girl in a knee hugging position and was inside an egg shaped bubble. The bubble looked like a modernize and energized bubble use to secure the girl in floating mode. The girl appears to be unconscious and her body was smaller than Retsu when she first appeared. This girl''s body was slender as well as youthful and her breasts'' size were considered moderate but it was still large. Too bad it is hidden behind her knees. Her long black hair floats inside the bubble. Her head was with slightly parted bangs. Her face had a young and youthful look. Aside from her closed eyes, the nose was small and cute. Her lips looked soft and smaller compared to a normal girl but by the looks of her unconscious face, no man were able to controlled himself if they were to see her in this state. Kon''s nose went red but clearly he was excited seeing the girl inside the bubble. However, he was silenced when he saw Jasmine''s angry look. He climbed on Yun Che''s shoulders to see a better view. "I don''t know whether I should be surprised anymore." Jasmine said while looking at the girl inside the weird bubble. Yun Che was damn speechless. This girl was gifted by the system. The reason she was a gift because she''s an artificial entity. Not a summon from the cubes. This further raise another question in his head. If Kon was an artificial entity like this girl but why he was summoned as a Super Rare? Then, who and what was Kon? He was about to find out when this gift appeared out of nowhere. By the looks of her, he clearly knew this girl very well. Before he could tell Jasmine, the system had already shown a notification in front of him. [Congratulation host for triggering the special achievement gift. The artificial modifiable entity.] [Kurotsuchi Nemu.] 75 Chapter 75: Nemu and Kon As they were waiting, Jasmine took this time to ask Yun Che some questions. "So, you knew about Kon and Retsu. So, I take it you might knew about her as well." She was referring to Nemu who was floating in the bubble. Yun Che looked at her and answered "Yeah, sort of." Well, he did knew her from the manga and anime. Maybe this and that from the Bleach wiki in the internet. "So, who is she?" Kon suddenly asked from his shoulder. Yun Che took a deep breath and said "Where should I begin? Hmm, let''s see her as an artificial modifiable entity." Jasmine and Kon were dumbfounded and Jasmine decided to ask "What in world is that?" "An artificial modifiable entity is a being basically the same as Kon. These beings are modified from a regular dead human soul and transforming them into a modified soul able help Shinigamis to fight hollow. Basically, giving them a life by enhancing dead human body if placed." Yun Che explained before continued "Kon''s power was able to enhanced a human''s legs. However, since Kon was a Super Rare. His power might be a little bit different." Jasmine asked again "So, Kon''s power is different from his original world." He answered "I don''t know what it is going to be. Looks like we have to find out about it later" Then, he continued "Back to the story, an artificial modifiable entity is an enhanced form of Kon. It''s a powerful entity and enhanced in every way. But, she is just a modified soul granted with a living body. She couldn''t even wield a Zanpakuto. That''s the sad part about it. Powerful but not powerful to challenge a Shinigami with active Zanpakuto." Jasmine nodded and said "I understand. Basically, she''s powerful because she was modified?" Yun Che just nodded. Basically, Nemu relied on Kurotsuchi Mayuri''s modification to become stronger in battle. As she weren''t modified in the first place, there''s no way she could take on an arrancar or a quincy back then. This is taking a while and Yun Che decided to ask the system. "System, is there any reason why she''s not awakening?" [Ding¡­. As a gift from the system, host can choose whether to wake her up. If she wakes up now, she will become an artificial modifiable entity and gain all her abilities as well as memories from her previous life. She''ll depend on modification to cultivate.] Yun Che''s hunch was right. Nemu will be what she was from the day she was created. However, it''ll be a pain to upgrade her every time they face a stronger opponent. Basically becoming an assistant just like Mayuri''s situation. [Or, host can make several modifications to her abilities, memories and personality before the system can transform her soul into a real soul. Giving her the ability to birth her own Zanpakuto. However, the process of transforming the soul will not be instant.] This makes him think, he can make modifications later like Mayuri or make modifications now and turn her into a real soul. Thus, making her able to level up just like him, Retsu and Kon. But when it comes to soul transformation, it won''t be an instant. Yun Che nods in understanding. "So that''s how it is. How much time needed to transform her soul? 5 hours? 5 days?" [Ding¡­ three months.] "That long?!?" Yun Che suddenly shouted earning both Jasmine''s and Kon''s attention. Kon suddenly fell from his shoulder and shouted at him. "Oi, Whats your problem?!?" "So, anything?" Jasmine asked from beside him. She knew if he''s taking with the system, he didn''t talk out loud but he had to speak from his mind. "Well¡­." Yun Che told Kon and Jasmine about Nemu''s conditions. As both of them listened, Kon still having trouble of understanding but Yun Che made it simple for him. Jasmine didn''t even think and just ask him to choose. As one time decision, he needs to think this through but she knew what option he is going to take. Yun Che gave them a nod and decided to maximize Nemu''s capabilities. He didn''t think and said "System, choose option two. If five months enable her to become a powerful Shinigami, I''ll take it." [Ding¡­ Option two chosen. Any modification host wish to make?] Yun Che immediately accessed her trivia on the egg. The system given him a holographic keyboard to make his own modification. It''s just reading her personal wiki where it tells all her life stories, personality, abilities. However, Yun Che didn''t want Nemu to be tied to her past. He keeps a serious face and begin to type on its keyboard. Since the keyboard looked holographic and using English alphabets, Jasmine''s having trouble of trying understand the function of those alphabets. Yun Che just erase all of Nemu''s memories and make her a clean slate. As for her personality, he just let it remain as it is because the previous Nemu was cool to begin with. For her abilities, he just let the system fuse her original abilities into her soul.Some abilities like instant learning are default from the system. Last thing, he erases Kurotsuchi''s name on her real name due to because he hated that bastard. Looks like he really tortured her as a guinea pig from she was little. To think that she was abused for the sake of research, he doesn''t need her to remember all of them. He just made her name ''Nemu'' as it is. [Ding¡­modifications made. Beginning memory erasure, Erasing complete.] [Beginning soul transformation. Estimated completion time: 2 months 29 days 23 hours and 59 minutes] Yun Che touched the surface of the egg and looked at the sleeping Nemu inside it. "I''ll see you in three months, Nemu. I promised you''ll have a wonderful life as a powerful full fledged Shinigami." As Yun Che said that, the straps from the system binds the egg bubble and sent Nemu to his inner world. He had his Zanpakuto spirits watched over the egg in his inner world. "Now, that''s done. Let''s see what you''re made of, Kon." Yun Che begin to access the stats section and select Kon''s name . His eyes widen and said "Wow, Holy fucking hell." "What is it?" "Yeah, spill the beans man." Jasmine and Kon looked said at the same time. "Kon basically has two forms. His original form is right in front of us, a mere lion plushy doll. While he is in this form, Kon couldn''t fight at all regardless his cultivation. Well, that''s obvious." "Bastard" Kon punch his face resulting a plushy sound came from his hand. Yun Che ignored him and said "But, he gained additional skills in this form. He can transform himself into a small pill and place himself in anyone''s body regardless if they are alive or dead. If the one he controls has a powerful soul, he must depend on his cultivation to overpower his opponent''s soul. However, if the soul is weak, he can take over them as usual and assumed their cultivation. While taking over, Kon can use their skills and his kicks will become more powerful. Nodding in understanding, Jasmine said "So, this ability originates from your home world?" "Yeah, sort of. Basically all modified soul can use this but they didn''t last that long. Kon was one of the modified souls can still exist for a long period of time. Jasmine looked at Kon and asked again "So, Kon can take over anyone?" Yun Che nods and said "Yeah, anyone. As long as the soul is weak or his cultivation is higher. Dead or alive." Kon shown his famous smug face and said "Hmm, not a bad ability I might say." Then Yun Che continued "And one more thing, while in this plushy form. Kon is invulnerable to damage. No matter how hard we punch and kick him, he''ll still able to survive them. But if he takes over anyone, he''ll be ejected from their body if the damage is too much." That''s probably why he was able to survived Yun Che and Jasmine''s attack. "So, I can use him as a punching bag?" Jasmine said while punching her right fist onto her left hand, earning a shiver from Kon''s spine. If he had a spine. "Yeah, he''ll never die and he''s invulnerable in this form. So knock your socks off." He said at the same time scaring Kon out of his wits. "Korra, I am not a punching bag. Please have mercy." He said while kneeling down on the floor. Yun Che and Jasmine laugh at Kon''s antics. Then he continued "So that''s all the skills he had on his plushy form. But his real form brings out the most powerful ability. It says here that he can transform into a ''Winged Golden Lion God.'' Don''t know what that is." When he stopped, he saw Jasmine''s eyes looked like she had seen a ghost. "Impossible¡­. Impossible¡­. It couldn''t be." Jasmine murmured quietly. Yun Che and Kon saw her weird behavior and Kon said "Nee-san, you okay?" Jasmine ignored Kon and asked Yun Che with anxiety. "It''s impossible, are you sure it''s the ''Winged Golden Lion God?'' Are you really sure?" Yun Che simply said "Its said so in here. Why?" He was quite shocked. Why would Jasmine reacted to a ''Winged Golden Lion God?'' Jasmine was too shocked and couldn''t calm herself down. It took a while for her to regain composure and said "The Winged Golden Lion God is the most powerful primordial beast ever existed in this universe. It reigns supreme as the conqueror of the primordial beast once terrorized the Realm of the Gods back then. The book from the hidden archive I found in there said that, millions of years ago. The last of the Winged Golden Lion God spearheaded a war against Gods and Devils back then. However, there are almost no records of the existence of the beast and some said the beast was just a legend." Yun Che and Kon kept quiet as she continued her story. As for Yun Che, he was thinking "Okay, this is something new and way different from the original series." "As the high ranking family, I was able to find just one book in that archive containing legends of the primordial beast when I was a little girl. I even thought this beast was just a ruse from the ancient times. Besides, it''s a story around millions of years ago. No one wanted to know anything behind it. So, over the time, the record slowly diminished until just that one book was the only thing left." Then she slowly looked at Kon with widen eyes. She continued "To think that Kon is actually ''The Winged Golden Lion God." Yun Che and Jasmine looked at Kon at the same time. To think a ''Winged Golden Lion God'' become his companion. Yun Che tried to ask the system if there''s any records on the ''Winged Golden Lion God'' but all the system shows him was.... [Ding¡­ There are no records on the existence of the Winged Golden Lion God. System requires an Upgrade before accessing the hidden archive.] Yun Che just sighs as he meets a dead end and close the interface. He faced Kon and said "Wow, never expected you''re more than meets the eye Kon. No wonder you were summoned as a Super Rare character. What did you do before you died?" "Who knows, I can''t even remember anything." Kon just said doing his usual thinking pose. "Died?" Jasmine asked him as well. "From what Retsu told us before, Yachiru knew her from the day she was born until the day she died in her previous world. If Kon was summoned, it means Kon died before he came here. Wonder what happened before he was summoned?" As for Yun Che, he only knew the story of Bleach until Yhwachs defeat and the epilogue of the manga. As for what happens next, it was unknown. Probably hundreds or thousands of years passed since the epilogue. From what he knew, Retsu died from the hands of Zaraki Kenpachi back then. Yachiru told them all about it. But as for Kon, his fate was unknown. What kind of encounter cause him to die in the first place? Yun Che just dismissed the thought of digging into Kon''s past. There''s nothing he can do about it. All he can do now is to forge his own story line while bringing his new companions with him. Then, Kon climbed back to his shoulder and asked "By the way, how do I access my powers?" Yun Che simply replied "Hmm, it says before that your powers are accessed once you''re broken through into the cultivation realm. But the lion form will go from cub till adult. So, you can''t immediately access your full lion form just yet." Kon sighs immediately. "Ehh, that''ll make me weak." "Deal with it, dumb-ass." Jasmine sighs at this statement. Kon might be the Winged Golden Lion God but he''s just a weakling to begin with. "But Kon can''t even put a dent in this form. How can he use his cub form?" "I might have something for him. It''ll be enough to push his cultivation into the Beginner''s Profound Realm and have him accessed his lion mode. When that happens, he can level up as he fights." Then, Yun Che looked at Kon and continued "As for now, try not become Jasmine''s punching bag." and cause Kon to shiver down his spine again. Jasmine looked at Kon and ponders for a while. If the legend is true, then Kon will be targeted once he arrived at the Realm of the Gods one day. As the only existing Winged Golden Lion God, there''s no way those from up there can resist the urge to acquire him or prevent him from becoming stronger. He can hide his aura right now but his aura will be detected once he broken through into the Divine realms. She''ll make sure to have Yun Che to hide his Divine aura to prevent Kon from being detected by those from up there. Yun Che might be strong but there''s no way he can fight those who at the pinnacle of the Divine Realm. "All right, we spend too much time setting Nemu and learn about Kon. I need to get this trial started so we can proceed to our next destination. What about you two? Want to stay here and watch me or get back to the inner world?" Yun Che asked both Jasmine and Kon since the trial only allows one person to compete. "You have an inner world?" Kon asked with anticipation. "Yeah, but I''ll let Jasmine explain that to you." Kon just nods and keep caution around Jasmine just in case she decided to punch him again. "No, I''ll think I''ll stay here. I wanted to know why the Primordial beast wanted to set a trial in the lower realm. I was shocked at first when I found out this place belongs to the phoenix itself. There must be something special about this realm if the phoenix itself is here." Jasmine said as she started to look around the arena to find something that can help her understand the situation of the phoenix god. Kon raised his plushy hand and said "Then, I''ll stay here as well. I could ask Nee-san to explain what is going on." Jasmine shows him a creepy smile. "I could but if you''re thinking something perverted, my fist really needs a workout." Kon went shaking and bows his head "Hai, I understand." With that, Yun Che stayed at the middle of the arena while Jasmine brought him to the empty seating area on the arena. Since the arena has only the three of them, at least he had some spectators. Yun Che just sighs as he looked at both of them. Jasmine can control his perverted behavior in check when they went into the real world later on. As for now, he deals with Kon''s situation later and decided to focus on completing the phoenix trial. 76 Chapter 76: The Trial Run Everything was set. Yun Che immediately tapped the center of the arena to begin the trial. Kon and Jasmine watched from the seating area of the arena. Yun Che needed everything from the system''s trivia so he was ready to begin the test. He must not blow this up since the trial only allow once in a lifetime per person to complete it. As soon as he pressed the center, the arena was sealed in a fiery barrier except the seating area to prevent any help from outside. Suddenly, a voice sounded from the skies of the arena. "Welcome challenger to the Phoenix Ground First Trial. You are required to successfully passed all the trials to obtain the inheritance of the phoenix. The first trial is for you to defeat the Purgatory Flame Demon to passed the first trial. May fortune be with you." Yun Che kept a relax face and continue to stand on the arena. Without showing any sign of remorse, he thinks "Oh, that''s it. This should be easy enough." All of a sudden, tremor shocks the whole arena where he is standing right now. Slowly, flames started to rise and immediately form a fiery figure in the center of the arena. The fiery figure slowly formed into a shape of a demon from Yun Che''s memories. From what he read for the system, the trial uses the challengers'' memories as basis to form their opponents in the trial. As for this one, it slowly forms into demon bigger than himself. The demon has a red large, solid and fiery body. Burn marks covered its body like scales and has a long spiky tail. He didn''t forget on the arms and legs which had spikes around them as well. Finally, the head of the demon slowly forms to big horns resembles a bull and three smaller horns on top of its forehead. Similar horn spikes also started to form from the back of its head and its back. "ROOOARRR" The demon roared at the air provoking anyone who stood on its way. Kon with a terrified expression, hid behind Jasmine''s leg and said "Oi..oi.. Is Yuuki going to be all right?" Jasmine looked at Yun Che with a serious expression and said "That demon might look intimidating. But its strength doesn''t pose enough threat to him. Besides, if he couldn''t pass this one. I''ll kill him." "Man, where did he found this scary nee-chan?" Kon, still afraid of her said in his mind. "*whistle Oh come on, a big demon from the start? You could pick a lesser demon for this trial." Yun Che sighs as he looked at the demon. The spirit seems to look at a demon template from his memories and materialized it into the real world. The thing is, the spirit picked somewhere from his previous world. Probably from an anime or a game. [Ding¡­. Pass the first phoenix trial. Defeat the Level 50 Purgatory Flame Demon] [Difficulty: Hard] Yun Che draw Zangetsu and immediately hack and slash the demon apart. The demon''s strength was merely at the peak of Spirit Profound Realm. The demon''s speed was lacking and its strength wasn''t that much but it has a lot of HP reserves. Since the demon use fire based attacks on him, he didn''t feel any damage at all and just dismissed them. He just use his Broken Shadow Flash around the demon and slice its HP bit by bit until¡­.. He shouted "Getsuga Tenshou!!!" and a blue crescent wave came out from his blade and slashed the demon apart before it could react. Both halves of the demon fell apart before slowly disappearing into thin air. Since this is a trial, no experience points are gained from the system. [Ding¡­. Pass the first phoenix trial complete.] He swings Zangetsu behind his head. "Hmph, looks like the test was relatively easy." With the notification, a phoenix mark suddenly appeared on the center of the stage. Yun Che stored Zangetsu on his back and the voice sounded in the air. "You have passed the first trial. Touch the sacred mark on the center to begin the second test." However, Yun Che didn''t move but stay rooted on the spot looking at the floating phoenix crest on the center. Jasmine felt odd and shouted at him. "What are waiting for?" With serious expression, he said "This isn''t right. The test was too easy." "What do you mean?" He took a deep breath and said "From the system analysis, the trial allows the challenger to pass as long as they were able to complete the test. However, most challengers are given basic rewards like bloodline and cultivation arts if they passed." "So what are you trying to say?" "I am saying that, the trial was looking for a true successor of the phoenix''s inheritance. Anyone can pass but not anyone can obtain the complete inheritance." Yun Che replied Jasmine''s questions. The trial is like a game back on his original world. Anyone can pass the mission the game requires but it took a while for them to notice if there''s any hidden objectives. So, he''s trying to locate the hidden objectives the trial wants him to pass if he aims to be the true successor. Yun Che sat down on the floor without doing anything. Usually challengers just went and touch the mark without thinking. He just waited. After waiting for fifteen minutes, a notification suddenly pops in front of him. {Ding¡­ Hidden Objective triggered: Stay on the first trial without triggering the phoenix mark.] He slowly stood up and said "I knew it. Every trial was a set up." Before he could think more, the spirit of the phoenix spoke in air once more. "Oh, it seems you are worthy to inherit the phoenix''s inheritance. You are the first challenger ever to set foot in this place after a thousand years. Even if I forbid those who had the bloodline to challenge this trial but I didn''t know someone was willing to challenge this for them." He shouted in the air. "Hold on, I have some questions before we get started." "I have some too." Jasmine shouted at the seating area as well. "I have no need to answer your questions. However, if you managed to obtain all three crystal fragment from the trials. I will answer any questions you have at the end." With the declaration, the voice slowly fades and the arena was back to the way it was. With that, the phoenix mark on the center crumbled to dust. Yun Che was about to ask and the system popped another notification. [Ding¡­.. Defeat the Level 60 Purgatory Flame Demons.] "Wait¡­. Demons?" In a blink of an eye, flames started swirling all over the arena and the same demon was slowly waking up and faced Yun Che once more. But this time, there were clones of it. Not one but ten demons at the peak of Earth Profound Realm stood by looking at him at the arena. Jasmine and Kon''s eyes were widen when they saw ten house sized demons standing in front of Yun Che. He slowly relax himself and said "System, what is the difficulty of this mode?" [Ding¡­ Difficulty: Suicidal] "Wait¡­ What is this? Dark Souls?" Yun Che withdraw Zangetsu once more and faced these demons. These demons have the same strength as the current him but he still several leagues above them. However, he still need to be wary of their HP since these things a lot of HP even though they were weak. With hopeful eyes, he asked the system."System, anymore hidden objectives?" [Ding¡­ Survive] "Oh that''s useful." Yun Che swings Zangetsu behind his head and face all ten demons at the same time. He wants to stay and play but he needed to complete this trial as fast as possible. He points out his sword towards the hoard of demons. Jasmine recognized that pointing pose and asked him "Are you going to use it?" "Yeah, like the system said. There''s no requirement to not use a weapon. Let me have fun for a while." He immediately charged his spirit force to his sword and his eyes started to glow. Kon look at Yun Che''s behavior before asking Jasmine "What is he going to use?" "You''ll see." Yun Che points Zangetsu to the demons and shouted the ultimate phrase once more. "BANKAI!!!!" Bright lights covering his body completely and shines all over the arena. Since he was already used to the transformation. It only took a matter of seconds before he fully emerges from the bathing light. His black outfit waved itself in the air as he holds the small black blade in his hand. "Tensa Zangetsu" Jasmine forms a smile on her face and said "No matter how many times I''ve looked at it. I am still impressed." Kon widen his eyes and looked at him. "So cool." With overflowing power, he stood by the ten demons without any sense of fear. He admits this test is a hard for someone normal. Even the real him have lots of trouble in the trial. In the end, he can easily ace this trial even without Bankai. "You know, ever since I unlocked it. I never actually had the chance to use it." With that, he put his right hand on his face. All of a sudden, black flames started forming in the air and manifest itself on his face. When the flames fully manifest on his face, the flames slowly formed into a white mask covering his whole face. Yun Che''s hollow mask has the appearance of what could best be described as a white menacing skull. Originally it had only three red stripes on the left side which have since increased in number after his mastery over his eye covered and half covered mode. The stripes change in thickness after he mastered the full covered mode and eventually covers almost the entirety of the mask''s left half. His eyes changes from black to yellow with black pupils just like his previous modes. In this mode, Yun Che can''t use his sharingan as the two powers would collide with one another. As he changes into his hollow form, his voice will alter into Hoyuu''s voice without the actual Hoyuu controlling him. "Now this is more like it." "So this is the full form of the mask?" "Yeah, I had to beat Hoyuu fifty times before I mastered this mask. While Retsu only took a battle. Lucky girl." In an instant, he flashed step to the surrounding demons and started to hack and slash them. Since his strength increased to the sixth level of the third stage of the Emperor Profound Realm. Those demons had no chance of beating him. It''s a little overkill to use the mask in the trial but no rules say he can''t use them. He flash step around them and hacked the demons until each of them had ten percent left in the HP bar. He stood on the side charging his sword once more. "It''s been a while I used that move. Why don''t you take this on for size?" He slowly charges his sword and¡­. "GETSUGA" He swings his sword upwards and formed an arc of giant black with red lining energy slowly formed. "TENSHOU!!!!" He swings his sword horizontally and another arc was formed and clashed with his earlier arc. The two arc merged into an ''X'' shaped arc before slowly decimating all the ten demons he just chipped and create a large explosion. If it weren''t for the barrier, half of the arena would be gone. He looked at the damage it caused and sighs to himself. "Damn, this move is too powerful. At this rate, I can''t use them in tournaments in the future unless I can minimized its damage." With the ten demons gone. Yun Che undo his mask and breathe a breath of relief as a notification pops in front of him. [Ding¡­. Congratulation host for surviving the horde of Purgatory Flame Demons.] "You don''t say." [Ding¡­. Host has gained ''Fragment of the Phoenix Soul Crystal.] With the notification, a dark red crystal fragment slowly floats in front of him. He slowly tapped the crystal and a notification pops in front of him. [Ding¡­ Name: Fragment of the Phoenix Soul Crystal. Description: Given to the most outstanding challenger of the trial. The crystal must be completed to ensure the challengers path to becoming a successor is paved.] The crystal looked like chipped crystal from a complete version of it. This means that he must collect all three fragments of the crystal to complete the fragment. With the crystal given to him, the first trial''s barrier slowly undo itself and another voice sounded in the air. "Congratulation challenger for completing the first trial. The crystal fragment given to you just now are the fragment required to complete the full Phoenix Soul Crystal. The second challenge will begin as soon as you tapped the center of the arena." Yun Che immediately sat down and Jasmine appeared next to him with Kon. Kon stood by him with his usual smug pose. "Wow, you defeated all those ten demons. Kon-sama is impressed." Yun Che rolled his eyes and said "Yeah, Kon-sama my ass. Try getting passed this test with an ordinary mortal''s strength. You''ll be vaporized in an instant." "Still, If you were a Narcent Profound Realm cultivator, there''s no way for you to pass this hidden trial." Jasmine said while looking at the damage he caused. Scratching his cheek and looking sideways, he said "Yeah, sort of." He remembered the original series where the real Yun Che challenged the trial. To him, that version of Yun Che faced even easier challenge compare to him. Even if it was overkill but it''s still hard for ordinary cultivators to passed. After resting for a while, he restores his strength back to full power using the mana potion in the blue vial. Since pills are useless to him, he just created those things for Cang Yue and Little Fairy as well as those spirit girls of him. Yun Che decided to keep his bankai form intact to face the second challenge. If the second challenge require speed, then it''ll be perfect. He tapped the center to begin the second challenge. "The second challenge will test the challengers speed and reflexes. It did not require any defeating but the challenger must endure the ''Arrow of the Phoenix''." All of a sudden, tremor covers the arena and the area except the center started to crumble beneath the floor. Jasmine and Kon jumped towards the seating area once more before the barrier started to cover the whole arena. He can see the floor slowly fell into the sea of fire below him. Some of the floor still floats in the air as if they looked like jumping platforms from the center. He looked at the trial zone and started to think." Damn, the previous Yun Che didn''t faced this before." [Ding¡­. The second trial has begun. Avoid all arrows came from the floating fire spirits.] Once again, he asked the system. "System, any hidden objectives?" [Ding¡­ Survive.] Yun Che sighs again. "Really?" [Ding¡­ Without getting hit.] He smacked his hand on his forehead. "Yeah, really helpful." Fire started to shoot from the sea of fire below and slowly forms into a bird shaped from fire. It didn''t form only one but a lot of fiery birds in the air.Yun Che slowly combine the word ''speed, reflex and arrow'' and his danger senses is tingling. "This isn''t good." The birds flew around the arena as fast as the eye can see. Then¡­. Shooo He shifts his head to the side avoiding the light passed by him. Turns out, those birds shot fiery arrows at him. "Dang it, this is way worse." More and more arrows were released and all of them aimed at him. With his speed, he flashed step into the jumping pads near the center preventing him from becoming a sitting duck. The challenge requires him to endure, it means he must not do anything to defend himself. All he can do now is jump and avoid. Kon shouted nearby. "Can''t you go any faster?" "I am trying. The challenge said I need to endure. Wait, this is what the trial wants. It wanted me to endure." All of a sudden, his eyes widen at the revelation he just thought. Jasmine sighs and said "You just said that." "No, the game master always set a game where we need to follow its direction. Expect us to follow the rules. Basically, I follow what the trial wants. But, the only way to beat the trial is to think outside the box." Jasmine seems to understood his attention. "So, you''re saying¡­." "It says that I have to endure but it doesn''t say I can''t shoot those things back." With a confident grin, He threw Tensa Zangetsu at the center platform and he manifests something familiar in his hand. He shaped his Spirit Force into a bow. He finally condensed his Quincy bow after so long. "Man, it''s been a while." Kon looked at glowing bow curiously and said "What is that thing?" "It''s his Quincy bow." She said while smiling. She knew about the bow but Yun Che never told her about Quincies. She''ll be sure to ask more about them. "These things have been shooting at me for some time now. Its time I fight back." Pulling his bow, he manifests a powerful arrow compared to his usual arrows. If these things started to annoy him, it''s not wrong to shoot it back. Charging his arrow while jumping avoiding the incoming fiery arrow was tough, especially with the conditions in hand. The arrow in his hand glowing and pulsing with the Evil God''s power in it. He aimed carefully at one of the flying birds and shout "Now, Lock On!!Moon Star Destruction Arrow!!!!" He released the charged arrow at one of the birds and¡­ BOOOM!!!! The explosion was big enough to cause all the remaining fiery birds flew in disarray. When they are at it, he shot another arrow towards a different bird. In his Bankai form, his energy consumption in using his skills were halved. This way he could use his arrows countless of times without tiring him. As he shot his arrows at them, he noticed the speed of the birds are getting slower each time he shot them down. He was right, those birds depend on each other to shoot at him. With the explosion he caused, all them were in disarray and buy him some time to charge another one. One by one, the birds were shot down by the Moon Star Destruction Arrows. The last one flew with speed and shot him with an arrow. Shoo Clink!! The arrow it shot was intercepted by his own. He didn''t waste much time and released the last charged arrow at it. BOOM!!!! "Man, That was awesome." Yun Che flashed step back to the middle and pulled Tensa Zangetsu back. He had to threw it to the middle to ensure he had complete control of his Quincy bow. The thing is Zanpakuto can''t be placed in the inventory so he had to improvised. He stood in the middle with Tensa Zangetsu in his right hand and his bow in the other, making him look like a true wargod. [Ding¡­ Congratulation in triggering the Hidden Objective: Shot down all ten fiery birds.] "Haha, looks like scoring that accuracy score in those games really paid of huh?" He really used his past travels between worlds as training for this one. Shooting and intercepting arrows in mid-air was cake job. [Ding¡­. Host has gained ''Fragment of the Phoenix Soul Crystal.] "Two down, one to go." He grabbed the floating crystal fragment and stored it in his inventory. The spirit''s voice suddenly sounded in the air. "Very impressive. You completed the two trials with flying colors. To think that, you actually thinking outside the box. Let''s see how you fare in the third and final trial. The downfall of all challengers in the past thousands of years. The trial will begin right now." With the spirit''s voice gone, the arena was restored in a blink of an eye. " Wait, cut me some¡­.." He didn''t even finish his words before flames started manifest itself at the far edge of the arena. The flames was intense but slowly formed into a shape of a humanoid figure. The figure of someone he knew. Jasmine and Kon were curious at the figure but as for Yun Che.... With widen eyes, he said "This is....." 77 Chapter 77: A Familiar Figure. Too Familiar The figure slowly forms itself into a figure of a woman. However, Yun Che was quite surprised. Both of his and original Yun Che''s memories are started to jumbled up when it comes to this woman. With a shocked expression, he muttered "Su Ling''er". From his memory, she was Su Ling''er. The lover the original Yun Che lost while he was living his second lifetime back on Azure Cloud Continent. The woman has purple-pinkish eyes and long honey blonde hair that flows just above her lower back. Her side bangs partially cross her cheeks and go down all the way to her neck. She has a large bust, and generously large thighs and buttocks. She wears a white dress and shows an emotionless face. She was holding a sword and emitting a powerful aura around her. She was beautiful. Beautiful to the original Yun Che but was common in his current eyes. From Yun Che''s memories, he observed this woman from a far. She didn''t have the sweet and innocent aura she had before. She emits a cold and ruthless aura around her. Yun Che observed the woman and smacked his forehead. "Not another one." However, as for the current him, it didn''t surprise him that much because the description and the familiar face of Su Ling''er looks a lot like¡­. "Nakiri Erina, Sigh. Why am I not surprised?" He slowly continued. The face of Su Ling''er was the same as Nakiri Erina, the main heroine of Shokugeki No Soma. By the way, he had already seen too many characters of the Shokugeki and High School DxD. Probably he marked those animes as favorites back then. Back to the issue, he didn''t bother to remember it before due to his memories weren''t fully synchronized just yet. However, the moment he saw that face. All of the memories back in Azure Cloud Continent slowly hitting him like a truck. He once tried to access those memories but had no luck. From the looks of it, he need something of a trigger to enable him to access those memories. He slowly smiled with this development and ask the System. "So this is what they called ''A Blast from the past''. What is the third challenge?" [Ding¡­. The third challenge is a test of character where the host is challenged using the avatar made from the host''s memory. The main requirement is for the host to defeat the avatar and claim the inheritance.] However, when he looked at her. Part of him actually telling him not to fight her. But he knew this is just an avatar. Not like the previous Yun Che where he had to go through an illusion just to prove he is worthy. "Never expected for me to fight Erin¡­ I mean Su Ling''er in the third trial. System, any info on my opponent?" [Ding¡­.. Level 70 Memory Illusion Avatar: Su Ling''er. An emotionless and expressionless avatar made from the power of the Phoenix Spirit. Derived from the memories of the host, she is way different than the host remember. Be caution as she is powerful as well as flexible.] "Damn, Peak of Sky Profound Realm. Without using the hollow and Evil God''s powers, I''ll be in mid-stage of Sky Profound Realm. Looks like I need to top it up a notch." With that, he decided to use his Evil God Arts this time. Increasing his strength all the way to Ninth Level of the Sky Profound Realm. He decided to not to use his hollow mask this time. He needs to find the hidden objective before defeating her. He dismissed his bow and holds Tensa Zangetsu once more. With a serious expression, he faced the avatar of Su Ling''er. This time he faced an opponent made from his memories. He could go full strength and defeat her in an instant but that will be what the trial wants. "Ling''er, if I was my previous self when I met you. I probably feel different and surging emotions right about now. Right now, you''re nothing more than an opponent fabricated from my memories." Kon and Jasmine observed the woman from a far. Both of them had no clue on the identity of the woman but they decided to ask him later. For now, they decided to let him focus into the fight. He points Tensa Zangetsu to the front and shouted. "Now then, give me everything you got." The avatar of Su Ling''er didn''t do anything but standing by looking at him. All of a sudden.... Swoosshh With his observation mode active, her blade was instantly dodged by Yun Che. "Hooo, she''s fast. If I were a normal cultivator, I would instantly fall under that swing just now." He flashed step to the side to gain some breathing room. However, she was relentless. She instantly moved and attack him once more. Instead of dodging, he decided to swing and parried her strike. "clash" When both of the blades clashed. Yun Che suddenly saw parts of his and Su Ling''er''s memories together. It wasn''t long but it was enough to distract him for a while for her to launched another blade swing. He instantly dodged the swing and teleport himself to a distance. "System, what in the world was that?" Yun Che felt as if those memories instantly fill his head as if they were visions. [Ding¡­ System had detected an unusual resonance when host parried her sword.] "Zanpakuto resonance, this blade was made purely from my spiritual power and she was made from spirit power as well. So my memories with her causing some resonance within me. Well played, but too bad it wasn''t long." Yun Che decided to keep parrying the avatar''s sword. His memories with her slowly jumbled up together but he focuses on the task in hand instead of falling into it. The moment he fell will be the moment the avatar would strike him clean. His swordplay instantly counters her powered strikes easily. Probably used to fighting Little Fairy all the time. "Clash" The resonance is happening once more and he instantly countered it. Instead of using his sword strike. He instantly dodged her sword by sliding underneath her it. Then, he points his hand on her stomach and muttered... "Sho" The area around her stomach suddenly explode pushing her aside. He immediately flashed step and points his blade at her neck. "Checkmate." He swings his sword towards her. However, he stopped immediately the moment it was nearing her neck. She didn''t dodge. Her emotionless expression caused Yun Che to felt puzzled in his eyes. The trial use part of his memory to recreate the image of Su Ling''er but when she didn''t dodge and was awaiting the strike. Suddenly he was struck with revelation and said "So that''s how it is." The avatar took this chance to summon back her sword and started a full swing on him. He realized the incoming strike and instantly dodged it. He flashed step once more and assessed the situation. "The resonance, the avatar made from her image and the way she didn''t dodged it. Now I understand." This time the avatar launched herself back to him. However, he didn''t do anything and simply stood there. Jasmine was watching from the distance and shouted "What are you doing?!?" "Finishing this." He slowly said while waiting for the approaching avatar and¡­. Shiing *Stab Jasmine''s and Kon''s eyes were widen when the saw the situation. They expected Yun Che to counter the avatar but instead. He was stabbed square in the gut and pierced it. Blood were gushing over behind him as notifications started ringing in his ears. [Ding¡­ The Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +15000] [Ding¡­ The Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +15000] [Ding¡­ The Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +15000] [Ding¡­ The Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +15000] [Ding¡­ The Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +15000] The pain was excruciating. However, he was slowly gaining his body experience points higher than Little Fairy ever did to him. Now he knows the difference of being hit and being stabbed when it comes to the experience given by the system. Watching him get stabbed, Jasmine could only clench her fist and gritted her teeth. If she''s behind this barrier, there''s nothing she could do. All she can hope now is whatever he is doing right now, he must have a reason. [Ding¡­ The Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +15000] [Ding¡­ The Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +15000] [Host body level up. Current Body cultivation ¨C Sky Profound Realm Fourth Level] Yun Che grabbed Su Ling''er hand and looked at her even with excruciating pain right now. He looked at her with a soft expression and said "That''s enough, I understand now." Now, he had a clear line of sight. He could destroy her with his kido arts or shot a powerful Getsuga but he didn''t do it. He let her stabbed him was not because of leveling up. He let her do so to enable him to get close to her. Instead of destroying her, he suddenly embraced her tightly and hold her in his arms. Earning both confusion from Kon and Jasmine. Then, he slowly said "This trial is the test of character, to pass this test, I must kill you. However, if you think I must eliminate you for this. Then, you''re mistaken." Then he softens his expression and holds her face. "I am sorry Ling''er. Once, you were sacrificed for my quest of vengeance in my previous life. But, I am not going through that again. You have every right to stab and kill me but I will never sacrifice you. I am done." When he said that, he remembered during her days and herself getting killed in his path towards vengeance. He felt her fear, her willingness and her love back then as she slowly died in his arms. When the time comes and he will meet her reincarnation in this world, he promised he will take good care of her as she took care of him back then. In her embrace, he could feel her slowly disappearing and let out a small smile at him. Even though the avatar isn''t the real her but it is enough to spark the reason for him to do this. The previous Yun Che lose her and became his nightmare back then. That''s probably why the trial chose her for this. [Ding¡­. Congratulation host for triggering the Hidden Objective: Self Sacrifice] With that, her avatar slowly dissipating along with her sword in his body. He admits, her embraced felt quite good especially her honey scented hair. The barrier of the arena started to dissipate and Jasmine immediately arrived on his side. "What were you thinking?!? You could''ve seriously injured if you let her stab you." Jasmine started shouting at him. But, he was quiet and didn''t say anything. Seeing his silence, he tapped his shoulder. "Yun Che?" "The test of character. That''s the final trial. Ughhh" He suddenly coughed out blood from his mouth. She immediately holds his wound to stop it from bleeding further. "Stop talking!! Heal yourself right now." He shows her his painful grin and said "I''ll be fine. Watch." Then, he placed his free hand on his body and muttered..... "Status Recovery Skill." In a blink of an eye, the wounds on his body started to heal instantly as if he was okay to begin with. Jasmine was quite shock with this development. It''s impossible even with pills and potions for him to recover in a blink of an eye. Well, actually he activated the ''Status Recovery Skill'' and the skill restores his HP, Stamina and Spirit Force back to full power. Heal all wounds and recovered any lost limbs in an instant. However, the skill can only use once per day and it''s a skill he can''t show to the world. This is the first time he uses this skill and saved it only when he needed it. Maybe use it for fun later. "Well, that was painful." He slowly stood up and wipe the dust of his shoulder. As for the blood behind him, there''s nothing he could do. With a shocked expression, Jasmine asked him "What was that?" Yun Che kept a relax expression while examined it''s result on his body. "The Status Recovery Skill. I''ll tell you about it later." Kon, who was observing from the side suddenly said "That''s a really cool skill. By the way, who is that ''boing'' nee-chan just now." Yun Che kept a straight face and answered "She''s Su Ling''er. She is Yun Che''s deceased lover from his previous lifetime." Jasmine was listening and said "Deceased?" "Sort of, she was his lover back then but the original Yun Che was full of vengeance when his master died. So he didn''t pay much attention to her." Yun Che slowly narrates how the previous him met Su Ling''er and their relationship. Long story short, he was a bit of a jerk to her back then. Only when she died he started to realized her love for him. To think that she holds the figure and face of Nakiri Erina. That''s way off the books but so he won''t deny getting another Erina later in the story. Jasmine smacked his head hard and scold him. "Still, you don''t have to get yourself stabbed." Yun Che holds his hurting head but soften his expression. "Hey that hurts. Wait, you worried about me?" "Only because you''re an idiot." "Haha, not quite, I was the one wanted her to stab me. My intention was to enable her to get close to me without getting myself hacked to death. Other was to level myself up and testing the ''Status Recovery Skill''. Basically, killing three birds with one stone." Jasmine was quite angry but sighs immediately at his response. "Still¡­." With a playful grin, he responded "Don''t worry, at least everything''s over now." [Ding¡­. Congratulation on completing the third and final trial. Host has obtained the final Crystal Fragment of the Phoenix Soul.] The crystal fragment slowly floats in front of him and Jasmine. As soon as he grabbed the crystal. All of a sudden, massive scarlet fire slowly converge into their position and slowly forms itself in the air. The fire slowly form itself into a giant pair of eyes looking at them from above. When Kon looked at the giant fiery eyes, he shouted before suddenly fainted from the shock. Well, probably the eyes was too much for him to handle. Yun Che and Jasmine sweat dropped looking at him. He called himself a powerful beast god but fainted by a pair of eyes? Then, the voice from before sounded in the air once more. "So, the final trial was beaten and my champion finally proves himself. You passed all the trials and none of them beaten according to my expectation. Well done as I might say." Yun Che pulls Tensa Zangetsu from the ground and holds it on his side. He knew the results but asked anyway. "So I passed?" "Hmph, as expected. The first trail merely a test of strength but you prove yourself by not ascending instantly but chose to stay behind to acquire more experience. Something cultivators from one thousand years ago lacked. The second trial tested your speed and reflexes but you beaten the fire spirits aside from enduring them. Your thinking of destroying them impressed me. "The third and final trial was a test of character. The trial test your willingness to sacrifice your loved ones for the sake of ascension but you chose to let yourself get hurt rather than sacrificing them. A noble sacrifice worthy for a champion." Then the voice continued once more. "Yun Che, congratulation on successfully obtaining the inheritance of the Phoenix God. The one and only champion worthy of receiving the True and Complete inheritance of it." Before the spirit could continue, Yun Che raised his hand like a student wanted to ask his teacher. "Before that, I have a question. You promised to answer my questions before right?" "Oh, then. Ask any question you desire. This noble one will answer it accordingly. Yun Che nodded at Jasmine and Kon fainted out of fear on his side. Turns out those fiery eyes appearance really spooked him. "My question is why did the challenge felt different and harder? You wanted challengers but I doubt you give them these kind of tests. Defeat a demon, surviving fiery birds spiting arrows and familiar figures as opponents. Those test can kill thousands of challengers." He felt that the challenges were different. Totally different from the original novel. So if he had doubts, might as well asked all of them. "Oh, that. I decided to change the whole course of the trial." Yun Che was a little shocked for the spirit to change the whole course of the trial. "That seems kind of weird but why?" "When I saw you entered the boundary of the ruins yesterday, I felt a raging and familiar aura around you, so I decided to watched you while you eradicated those demons outside the barrier." Yun Che was puzzled again. How come the spirit inside the ruins able to find out anything about the outside world. "You knew about that?" "My champion, I knew everything happening outside and inside the giant barrier. When I saw you defeat that giant black demon, I knew you are the one." He looked sideways and scratched his chin. "Well, it kind of escaped." "Oh, there are a few more things making me wonder, my champion. I was observing you all the time. Your powers of transformation as well as your demonic powers. Yes, I was shocked you were able to transform into those things but still maintain your humanity." Yun Che thought for a while and said "My hollow transformation?" "Hollows? So that''s what you called them? No matter, it gives me quite a shock as well when you pulled out a being from four unfamiliar cubes. Those cubes contain energies I never experience and felt before. Then, you make this girl appeared using some kind of energy. As well as using a divine energy and creating a life inside that egg like bubble. Those energies felt divine to me. An energy surpassed the energy of a god." This time Jasmine and Yun Che peak their attention. Then he continued "Energy of a god?" "Yes, I was once they called a Divine Phoenix God. However, in front of that energy you emit while summoning that egg like bubble. I felt like I was powerless against it. Me, a spirit fragment from the Phoenix God itself was powerless against the energy hidden in your body. That''s when I knew you were perfect as my inheritor. So I fashioned a new trial for you so I can see what is so special about you to be able to command such power. Originally, the test was easy even an ordinary Nascent realm warrior can pass. But, you on the other hand was different." He nodded in understanding and said "So you made a test exclusive for me?" "Yes, I expected you to follow what I intended but never expected you bypass the trial and pass it on your own accord." "Well I aimed to please." Yun Che shows his smug face while Jasmine rolled her eyes. "As I thought. Now show me the crystal fragments you have collected before. Yun Che pulled all three crystal fragments from his inventory. Suddenly, the crystal fragments slowly shake and float into the air and slowly fused into a single dark red crystal. "My champion, this crystal contained all my inheritance. My Origin Energy, The Phoenix Soul, Three drops of Phoenix blood and three phoenix pellets. As well as the main cultivation art of the phoenix "The World Ode of the Phoenix." The crystal slowly floats in front of Yun Che and he was feeling excited from the inside. He was finally able to cultivate the World Ode of the Phoenix from the novel. His excitement was interrupted by the system''s notification. [Ding¡­ Obtained the Crystal of the Phoenix Soul.] [Ding¡­ Choose to assimilate the crystal into the host''s body?] Yun Che ignored the system and looked at Jasmine. "Looks like I need to fuse the crystal in my body. You probably had some question for the spirit right?" Jasmine understood his attention and said "Yeah, I had my doubts but I do have some questions." He decided to leave the interview to Jasmine and let Kon in his dreamland. Hope the spirit didn''t spooked him that much. "Then, I''ll leave you two in its presence." Then, he sat down on the ground and placed Tensa Zangetsu in front of him. He placed the crystal in front of him as well and said... With an excited feeling. He slowly said "System, initiate the fusion." 78 Chapter 78: Reap and Rewards, again. "System begin full assimilation." Yun Che began to enter meditation just like his hibernation from before to enter his mind''s realm. This realm is suitable to cultivate techniques without being interrupted by anyone. Only this time, his soul link with the other spirit remains intact with severing them just like before. [Ding¡­ Administration permission acquired.] [Initiating Fusion¡­.] [Fusion Successful.] [Ding¡­ Host bloodline has successfully assimilating with the Phoenix Bloodline.] [New Bloodline acquired: Phoenix Bloodline.] [Host''s soul has fully assimilated the Phoenix Soul and Origin Energy.] With the fusion successful, Yun Che''s forehead suddenly formed a golden fire mark on his forehead. The mark slowly glow as his fusion was successful. When he read the Phoenix mark in the trivia, Gold marks indicate new successors are finally chosen just like him and Feng Xu''er. Even if he didn''t meet her yet, he decided to meet her earlier and during the time when she was about to take the trial. That way, he''ll be able to get the soul as well as transforming her into a complete inheritor as well. In his inner world, the phoenix soul and Origin Energy slowly formed itself a giant sun and earned the attention of his spirits. The sun was large at first but slowly getting smaller and smaller before slowly form into a shape of a Phoenix. However, if Yun Che saw this phoenix, he would be damn shocked as the Phoenix was formed to look like a Phoenix in one of his games in the real world. The Phoenix slowly opened its fiery golden wings and expands its golden tail in the process. The sight of the Phoenix was too majestic. The head of the phoenix itself looks like a mask with two extending horns in the air. Aside from the mask, underneath it slowly formed a pair of legs looked like bird legs complete with claws. The phoenix actually took form to looked like one of the Phoenix from his games back then. "SQUUUAAAKKK!!!!" The phoenix shouted in the air as a sign of its birth is now complete. All of sudden, three golden red magatama crystals slowly formed around its neck and rotating around it. When looked closely, the crystals slowly rotate around its neck as if they are orbiting it. Three blood red crystals show the amount of phoenix blood he received from the spirit. Every spirit with exception of both Zangetsu spirits observed the Phoenix''s rebirth in the sky. Both of them decided to return back to their world after hanging out here for a while. Hoyuu was the first one followed by old man Zangetsu. Hoyuu return back to his world due to Jasmine''s absence while old man Zangetsu decided to work on a training regime for Yun Che to awaken his Quincy powers. Hoyuu was quite bored after had no one to pick on. Shirayuki looked at the flying phoenix in the air and slowly said "Hoo, looks like Milord has gained a pet." As children, these sights are common in attracting their attention. Mizu and Kaze weren''t spared into looking at the majestic sight. "Yeah, we finally have a pet bird Mizu-chan." Mizu shouted with excitement "Yeah, Yeah. Kaze-chan." The Phoenix then flew happily around the inner world leaving a trail of fire behind its wings and tail. Turns out, it really likes the new world it was reborn in. From the phoenix, the other spirits felt warm sensation from it. Looks like Yun Che finally found himself a new family member. Yun Che was aware the changes happening around his body but he was oblivious on the things happening in his inner world. He continued to observe the changes as notifications popped in his head. [Ding¡­Congratulation on achieving the achievement ''The Rebirth of the Phoenix,'' Obtain the inheritance of the Phoenix Legacy. Experience points +10000 and SP points +5000.] [Ding¡­ Host has obtained Bakud¨­ #62. Hyapporankan (Hundred Steps Fence) as reward. "Wow, the Hyapporankan. Shuuhei Hisagi''s signature Kido. Save me the trouble of purchasing them later." He remembered in the anime where Shuuhei Hisagi used this technique often to counter any opponents without harming them. These hexagonal rods can alter itself depending on the user to immobilize any opponent it its. Only one with the strong body and will able to suppress such power. He decided to test them out later once he went back to Jasmine. [Ding¡­. Converting essence energy into experience. Host has also received the amount of XP equals to the number of defeated opponents in the trial.] [Ding¡­ Experience points +1700000] [Ding¡­ Host has gained a level.] [Congratulation host for breaking through into the Level 61: Sky Profound Realm First Level. Rewards: One wisdom cube. Zanpakuto: (Ice Ring) Hyourinmaru. Tenth Division Haori] [Ding¡­ Host has received the Benihime infused Hyourinmaru. In this unique fusion Zanpakuto, Host can use Benihime Shikai techniques using Hyourinmaru. However, the attacks will use ice concept instead of using energy concept like the original Benihime. [Ding¡­ Hyonrimaru will not appear until the host initiate Jinzen and enter the inner world.] [Ding¡­ Host is now compatible to use the Profound Floating Technique, the common technique used by Sky Profound Realm Practitioner to fly.] [Ding¡­ Host has gained a level.] [Ding¡­ Host has gained a level.] [Ding¡­ Host has gained a level.] [Ding¡­ Host has gained a level.] [Ding¡­. Host is now Level 75: Fifth Level of the Sky Profound Realm.] Yun Che immediately channeled the flying technique into his body. After successfully breaking through. He was able to slowly float in his mind''s realm and control his flying skills. He cultivated similar skills while jumping from world to world back then. It didn''t take him long to master the technique and was able to fly with ease. As he was flying, he thought that Hyourinmaru had similar flying properties same as Floating Profound Technique. But he didn''t use it to fly, he had another ice type Zanpakuto to wreck havoc with. "Hyourinmaru, the famous Zanpakuto of Hitsugaya Toushirou. I''ll be sure to train to master it. It was always my dream to use its Bankai. Can''t wait to test it. But, I could fly now. So it means, its bankai can still sprout some wings right?" He slowly nods and carryout with the notifications. [Ding¡­ Host''s body is now compatible to cultivate the World Ode of the Phoenix.] [Ding¡­ System has detected an incomplete version of the World Ode of the Phoenix. This art contains only the Fifth and Sixth Realm of the original art. System can help the host to cultivate it successfully without any side effects but the host can only display half of its original strength.] Yun Che knew the first four arts were taken away by the other phoenix spirit when it ejected itself from this location. However, since he had the system. It probably can restore it. "Wait, wait¡­ System, can you scan my memories for the moves?" [Ding¡­ it is the same with Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon. Host''s memories only contain the written words of the full cultivation art.] He sighs in disappointment and slowly said. "Chee, I was hoping that would solve the problem. So, any solutions system?" [Ding¡­ System has two solutions. One is host must find the other half from the other part of the trial. Based on the host''s memories, the phoenix spirit was divided into two and the other is in the Divine Phoenix Empire. System can initiate two missions and host can choose one of them. Host can travel to the Divine Phoenix Empire and find the other half of the Spirit and obtain its inheritance. Thus, host can complete its soul and obtain the remaining four missing arts. Or Host can copy the arts using the Sharingan from any disciples that successfully cultivate the first four stages.] He didn''t even think or bat an eye to this kind of choices. So, in the end. He decided to choose the first way. "The second one is easy but it would be boring just to obtain it from any disciple. I''ll choose the fun way. System, I''ll choose mission number one." [Ding¡­ The first mission is chosen. Mission accepted and initiated. Travel to the Divine Phoenix Empire and enter the trial ground. Obtain the other half of the soul and complete the four missing arts. Penalty has been activated in during the mission''s duration. Host''s Sharingan Copy Mode will not copy the World Ode of the Phoenix outside the trial area.] As soon as he hears the Divine Phoenix Empire, Yun Che formed a sinister smile before smashing both of his fist together. "Hmph, Divine Phoenix Empire. You and I have a score to settle." Without delaying any further, he immediately said "System, cultivate the fifth and sixth realm of the art." [Ding¡­Be warned that the advanced art cannot be properly executed without the first four stages. Host will not have a problem or side effects in executing them. However, the strength of the fifth and sixth art will be at 50%. It also requires one phoenix essence blood per-execution. The stronger the attack, the stronger the requirement of the blood essence. Once host cultivated the first four arts then the blood essence requirement will be removed. Using the essence from the Divine Medicine Manual and the Great Way of the Buddha, system can regenerate one blood essence every 10 minutes once host has used them. Currently host has three essence blood.] He read the description of his cultivated skills. Turns out, the system has provided him with a cool down until he cultivated the first four arts. The previous Yun Che had similar situation when it comes to the fifth and sixth realm of this art. "So, that''s how it is. The fifth and sixth art has a cool down of ten minutes. Better than the old Yun Che which regenerate in three months. Still, the skills of the fifth and sixth must be powerful for them to cost this much. Well, just cultivate it." [Ding¡­ Cultivation complete¡­ Host has successfully cultivated the Fifth Stage - Empyrean Dance of the Phoenix Wing and the Sixth Stage - Star Scorching Demon Lotus.] Yun Che felt that his body was now complete. The phoenix bloodline, essence and art was still missing half of its original soul but it was worth it. From his reading in the previous world, the first half of the soul left this half and formed its own trial area in the Divine Phoenix Empire. Due to because it kind of disagree about cursing the bloodline carriers after that incineration event one thousand years ago. Later, the soul would belong to his future wife, Feng Xu''er. It would be bad to snatch it from her but he really needed that soul to complete his own phoenix soul. While thinking about this, He asked the system once more. "System, is it possible to duplicate the soul so it can receive by another person as well?" [Ding¡­. The phoenix soul in the host''s body has already merged with the system and it is impossible to be duplicated. However, if the host managed to find the other half of the soul. System can complete the soul and duplicate it so host can transfer a copy of the duplicate soul to another person.] Hearing this, he let out a satisfied smile. "Ha¡­ Score¡­ Looks like I can share this with Feng Xu''er later on. If that''s the case, then there''s no problem at all." [Ding¡­ Host''s body and level had surpassed Level 61 compatible to support the third art of the Evil God Arts.] "No way!!!" Seeing this, he was excited to the core once more. He needed to level up 30 levels before he can fully cultivated the Evil God Arts. Since this unlocked occurred at Level 61, his next unlock probably around Sovereign Profound Realm. [Ding... System has unlocked the Third Gate of the Evil God Berserk Arts: Purgatory. This art enables the host to increase his combat prowess by 75%. However, both previous gates must be opened for the host to use them.] He was excited as he thought "Awesome, the third art. That means¡­" [Ding, Host can now use the Third Art of the Evil God Arts. The Destroying Sky Decimating Earth. This is the improved version of the first art. This art enables the host to use a large scale burst attack. However, do keep in mind that this art uses immense energy consumption.] [Ding¡­. Host''s Sharingan is now upgraded to three tomoes. Host can now use the primary Sharingan ability: Illusion Casting. Cast illusion to the opponent''s mind and distract them. The illusion depends on the opponents will power. If they are stronger, host cannot use illusion to affect them.] [Ding¡­ Host''s final tomoe has unlocked the third hidden art of the Sharingan. The Will of the Conqueror. Host can amplify the fear in the opponents'' heart by expanding it and force them to lose consciousness. However, the Will can only affect those below the host''s cultivation realm. Those in the higher realms will staggered temporarily.] "Cool, isn''t this Haoshoku No Haki? Amplify the fear of the opponent. What happen if I obtain the powers of the Dragon God in the future? Damn, so many possibilities" He unlocked too many OP abilities this time. However, he didn''t have any targets to practice it. Looks like he really needed to travel back to the real world and find some live targets. "Holy shit, Evil God arts and the Sharingan Arts as well. Looks like I really have a lot to learn this time." He tested out some of his abilities before initiating back into the arena. Some of his abilities require live targets to observe its full effects. Yun Che powered down his powers and returned back to the arena. When he arrived, he suddenly woke up from his meditation and saw an unbelievable scene. Jasmine scaring the living hell out of the spirit with her divine soul. Even if her cultivation was low but her soul was divine, something the spirit couldn''t even retaliate. Jasmine was shouted at the phoenix spirit floating eyes. "Hmph, you just a splinter of a soul. Wanted to suppress this princess equals asking for death." Using a fake cough, he gained both of Jasmine''s and the spirit''s attention. "So, what in the world happen here?" Jasmine noticed his presence as he got up his meditation."Oh, you''re back. That was short." Yun Che shrugged his shoulders casually and said "Instant cultivation, so what in the world happen?" Jasmine slowly narrates what happen during his absence. She found out that the Spirit of the Phoenix established a trial here after the Evil God created this very planet. As one of the companions of the Evil God, it lives here alongside him along with other spirits as well. Even after the Evil God died, it still remain here for a millions of years waiting for the heir of the Evil God show to himself. The phoenix''s soul was shocked once it found out Yun Che was actually the heir of the Evil God himself. Looks like it wasn''t a coincidence he was the one stumbled upon this trial. Jasmine also told him about the separation of the Phoenix''s spirit into two which Yun Che simply had no reaction. Well, if he already knew all of it from the system. Jasmine didn''t know his current cultivation and decided to ask him. "So, how''s your cultivation?" "Well,...." Yun Che told Jasmine and the phoenix spirit about his gain in his mind''s world. Which shock both of them at the same time. The World Ode of the Phoenix required almost one month for a genius cultivator to fully cultivated them. To think that he broken through into Sky Profound Realm as well as fully cultivated everything in a span of half and hour? Jasmine sighs and slapped her forehead. "Sigh, you''re really are broken." Which resulted Yun Che to just laugh her statement off. He was OP and broken from the beginning anyway. The Spirit of the Phoenix continued to observe the heir in front of it. It learnt a lot from Jasmine when she told it all about him as the successor of the Evil God and the part that she was Divine Soul from the realm up there. "To think that the Evil God''s heir was this powerful. Then, I did not regret choosing you as the heir of my powers. No challenger ever managed to cultivated the art in just half and hour." Yun Che didn''t even reply the Phoenix''s statement before a familiar voice suddenly shouted at him. "Oi, bastard. Where have you been? That nee-chan really scares the living hell out of me." Kon suddenly leaped back to his shoulder after fainted by the phoenix''s spirit. Yun Che rolled his eyes seeing this plushy still lives. He was about to reply but.... "Ahh, Milord. You''re back. I am trying to contact you half an hour ago but no luck, can you come to the inner world. Looks like something happened here." Shirayuki however didn''t say it in a panic or a hurried tone. Then, he turned his head towards Jasmine."Ah, all right. Shirayuki asked me to enter the inner world for a moment. Hey, Jasmine. Wanna come?" Jasmine declined his invitation. "Nope, I still have some questions answered. I''ll join you once I am done." The phoenix''s spirit sighed and spoke with a humble tone. "I will comply and answer any questions you seek." "Then, let me take Kon to the inner world to introduce him to the others. You ''get along'' with Phoenix''s spirit. Just don''t scare it too much. It did give me these powers though." Yun Che sweat dropped at the situation and sighs. With that he sent Kon into his inner world and slowly said "System, Jinzen Log in." Yun Che''s mind drifted into his inner world. As soon as he appeared, he was greeted by a giant fire suddenly diving into him. "What in world is that?!!?" Kon immediately duck his plushy lion head as the fire suddenly rammed Yun Che. He wasn''t even on his guard when the fiery object suddenly rammed him in full force as if he was hit by a truck. "Guuaaarrrkkk!!!" He was slammed to the ground immediately and let out a cry of despair. "Damn it, first Mizu and Kaze, then Saru and Hebi. Now, who in the world decided to rammed me at full force?" He slowly opened his eyes and he quite shock on the scene unfold. The one rammed him was not either of any of his spirits. But the one rammed him was actually a giant fiery bird. When he look closely, it was actually the Phoenix. "Squuuakkkk!!!" The phoenix let out a happy roar as soon as it saw Yun Che appearance in the inner world. However, he was too shock to see a phoenix suddenly appeared in his inner world. The one shocked him the most is the phoenix appearance is the same as the Phoenix from the game Dota 2. Every inch and every crook was the same. Even the legs and its horns. He didn''t believe the situation and decided to ask the system about it. [Ding¡­. The phoenix soul and Origin Energy received by the host has created a phoenix inside the host''s inner world. This represents the host''s powers as the inheritor of the Phoenix Legacy.] He slowly stood up and face the happy phoenix rubbing its head on his body and said "So, that''s how it is. Similar to the pagoda''s appearance once I cultivated the Great Way of the Buddha. Impressive." When he looked closely, the phoenix''s size was quite large and has the same height as him. He was curious why the phoenix took form the same phoenix from Dota 2. He admits the phoenix looked cool to begin with. The fiery body of the phoenix didn''t feel hot and he was able to touch its golden feathers. The phoenix really like it when Yun Che caresses its feathers gently by flapping its golden wings. Then, he suddenly heard two cute voices approaching him from a far. His cute little Miko priestesses, Mizu and Kaze. "Onii-chan!!!" They suddenly hugged him and said jinxing with each other. "Onii-chan, we missed you. Thank you for bringing us a pet." He was soon joined by the rest of his spirits except Zangetsu and Hoyuu. Yun Che rubs their soft heads. "I missed you too. All of you. And Phoenix is not a pet, he is like you. A spirit as well. Who''s a good boy." Then he suddenly rubbed the phoenix''s neck as it stretches its head for more. Shirayuki smiles at him and said.. "Actually, Milord. She''s a girl." "Wait, what?" He looked at the phoenix and she suddenly nod as if she understood her. He had too many females surrounding him recently. Even the phoenix is one of them. He sighs at the situation and just brushed it aside. His Zanpakuto spirits told him about the story of its formation and how it really like flying around the inner world. The phoenix really like to play with Mizu and Kaze by allowing them on its back and taking them for a spin. The phoenix understood human language but it can''t pronounce any understandable phrases. However, it can nod and shook its head when asked questions by them. Then, Kon suddenly appeared next to him after hiding himself from the phoenix. When he saw all of the pretty spirits, his perverted senses started tingling and suddenly jumped towards their bosom. However, he was suddenly restrained by Hebi''s tail before he could go further. Kon shouted while being restrained by Hebi. "Ehh, what are you doing with the great Kon-sama. Let me go." He was struggling but Hebi''s grip was too strong for him to get away. The rest of the spirits with looked at Kon with a curious expression. Shirayuki was curious and asked him. "Milord? What is this thing?" "Oh, this thing here. I wanted to introduce him to you girls. This is Kon. He is the new summon came from the cubes. Well, he is the Winged Golden Lion God but currently he is technically a plushy doll." The spirits nods in understanding before Hebi released him. However, Yun Che sent Kon a mind message using his kido art. "Better behave yourselves around these girls. They may look sweet but each of them can give you a full swing if you tried anything inappropriate." Kon sweat dropped at the statement and nods his head in fear. Looks like his perverted antics are suppressed even in here. Jasmine already scare him enough and these spirits can kill if it wasn''t for his plushy body. Kon was about to say something but he saw the Mizu, Kaze and Phoenix eyeing him curiously. Kon suddenly felt fear down his spine. If he had any. "What? What do you want with me?" Mizu and Kaze asked him excitedly. "Onii-chan, can we play with him?" Showing no concern towards Kon, he simply said "Ohh, uhhh. Sure." Kon shouted back at him. "Ehh!!!, I am a lion. Not a child''s plaything." "Well, technically you are now. So, good luck man." With that, Mizu and Kaze started to chase him. The phoenix followed from behind the little girls while "HELP, YUN CHE, HELP ME!!!" Kon shouted as he was chased all over the land by Mizu, Kaze and the Phoenix behind him. Everyone including him sweat dropped at his antics.Well, at least his perverted behavior is in check while in this world. 79 Chapter 79: Truth about Hyourinmaru Yun Che''s inner world was expanding rapidly once more. From his observation, his island was getting larger and larger the moment he entered a new realm of cultivation. Previously, his island grew larger once he entered Earth Profound Realm and his spirit tree sprout more leaves around it. In Sky Profound Realm, it was even larger than before. Yun Che gauge the size of his island now is around 25 kilometers in diameter. His spirit tree grew bigger and starting to sprout more and more leaves around it. Since his spirit tree grew larger, his Zanpakuto orbs didn''t orbit around the island anymore. They are now orbiting his spirit tree. Looks like his spirits didn''t want to move further and further away from the center. Ever since he broke through to the Second Realm of the Great Way of the Buddha, his pagoda was getting bigger and taller as well. It was still silver, probably he needed another breakthrough before it could change its color as well. However, the land supporting it was getting bigger as well. All of sudden, tremor surround the plains as water started to gust out from the area near his spirit tree. The flowing water slowly forms into a giant lake and when he looked closely, the water was shining and has purification aura in it. [Ding¡­.. The system had created a Divine Water Fountain at the middle of the lake. This water can be used to heal injuries, restoring spirit powers and removing fatigue. This water is essential to grow spirit animals at a rapid pace as well as grew spirit herbs in this world. Since the system had created the Divine Water lake, host can now plant herbs all over the inner world.] Yun Che was shocked seeing the changes in his inner world. Especially the Divine Water lake. Looks like he didn''t need the Health and Mana potion anymore because the Divine Water had everything in it. However, he couldn''t bring this water into the real world. It could cause and spark chaos even for a drop. So he decided to use the Health and Mana potion for the humans in the real world. The lake was finally complete and the gushing water in the middle make it looked like a fountain. His inner world was bigger now and it''s about time for time to build a place for Jasmine to stay. He couldn''t let her stay with Shirayuki all the time. Suddenly, he had an idea to build a manor he knew the perfect one for it. "System, can you build a manor just like the Kuchiki Manor in Bleach?" [Ding¡­System can build it for 5000SP. Complete with everything including furniture] "Well, then. Just deduct it. I don''t know how to spend the points anymore." With that, a giant manor suddenly appeared beside his spirit tree like a modded data from a video game. The manor he chose was from Kuchiki Byakuya''s manor where it was complete with a small lake, big courtyards and several massive traditional Japanese house. The system built the manor near his spirit tree and closer to the lake complete without the walls surrounding the manor. This is his inner world and he didn''t need any walls. When the spirits saw the modifications made by him, they were speechless as the manor was built in an instant. Without any of them aware of it. Hebi clapped her hands in excitement. "As expected from the master, you really are awesome." Yun Che softened his gaze and pats Hebi''s head. "Well, I couldn''t let you girls sleep on the grass all the time." Saru puts her arm around Yun Che''s shoulder and said "We did go back to our own realm if we needed some rest but since there''s a manor here. We can stay here as long as we like." Yun Che sighs at their antics and said "Why don''t you girls pick a room in the manor, I am sure there''s enough room for anyone in there. More than enough." The excited Hebi then moves herself to the manor. "Then, we''ll explore the manor and call the first big rooms" She was followed by Saru who shouted "Ahhh, Hebi. No fair." Looking at them, he sighs again. "*Sigh¡­ Its like raising girls and I am not even a parent yet." "That''s because everyone in here loves you. Milord." An alluring voice enters his ears and he turned around and saw Shirayuki with a sweet smile. Seeing her behind him, he asked "Oh Shirayuki, still here?" "Yes, Milord. It''s a rare moment I could be here. Alone with you. With Saru and Hebi in the manor and the little girls chasing that thing. I could have you all to myself." She slowly shift herself and rest her head on his shoulder enjoying the moment with him. Yun Che pets her head affectionately. "Yes Shirayuki, I am here and I missed you too. But I am actually here for witness the arrival of a new family member." She looked at him curiously and said "A new member?" "Yeah, a new Zanpakuto Spirit. But it was supposed to greet me here." All of a sudden, cold sensation started to surround the ineer world earning the attention of everyone in it. The cold air breezes the surrounding signaling a new arrival of a brand new entity. For twenty levels he breakthrough and only now a new spirit will enter his family. How he waited for so long for this moment. "Rooooaaarrr" From above, they could hear a roar coming from the system''s core. This is when amazement color their faces. Cold air pierces their skin once more as a long and large ice dragon suddenly emerge from the system''s core towards the gushing lake created before. The funny thing is the lake didn''t freeze with the presence of the ice dragon. Probably because of its divine properties. The dragon''s body was fully made of ice and had a pair massive ice dragon wings extending behind its back. When Shirayuki looked at the dragon. She suddenly frowns as she was hit by a familiar feeling. The feeling she had lost for hundreds of years ago. She couldn''t shake off the feeling but continue to observe the situation. Yun Che was unaware of Shirayuki''s situation but carry on as usual. "Ah right on cue," The ice dragon floats in midair flapping its massive wings causing smoke of cold air surrounding the lake. When he looked closer, the dragon was really massive and its body was made literally from ice. The dragon''s head slowly looked towards Yun Che and Shirayuki who was standing underneath it. "Young one, are you the one who wishes to wield me?" An alluring voice suddenly heard from the dragon as it spoke to him. From the voice, he clearly knew the voice was actually female''s. But it kind of bothers him as Hyourinmaru''s original spirit was supposed to be a male. Then why is this one is a female? As Yun Che was pondering. Shirayuki was holding her heart once more. She couldn''t shake the familiar feeling gushing into her. She was supposed to be normal to see a fellow ice spirit with her but she didn''t know why she was having this nostalgic feeling. Yun Che looked at the dragon with determination in his eyes. "If you let me wield you, I promised to treat you the same way as my other Zanpakuto spirit. As family." "Hmph, such a strange principle for such a young man as yourself. Then again. I look forward in living under your care." Then Hyourinmaru shift its gaze over to Shirayuki who was having an internal crisis right about now. "Strange, why do I have a sense of familiarity with you. Have we met before?" Shirayuki shooks her head. "No, I am sorry. I never met a dragon before. But I did feel the same feeling as you." "Familiarity? Shirayuki, you knew Hyourinmaru?" asked Yun Che. Then, Shirayuki shooks her head once more. "I don''t. I don''t know why but I have a nostalgic feeling in her presence but I never gaze on this dragon before." "So it seems, perhaps you never gaze on my true form. However, you probably knew my humanoid form." With that, bright light suddenly surrounds Hyourinmaru as she transformed herself into a human form of the dragon. When the bright light dies down, she suddenly emerged wearing an icy blue dress and had a small ice tiara on top of her head. She was wearing some kind of snowy white cloak covering her perfect body proportions. Her dress looked it is made literally from ice. Her pale lavender hair flow downwards from her head until it reaches the same level as her knees. Her icy blue eyes, her perfectly shaped nose as well as her lips really brings out the beauty in her. What was shocking is her white pale skin which shines her beauty everywhere she goes. As for Yun Che, he was a little stunned at her beauty buthe did notice a few things from her. Similar things actually before slowly gaze towards Shirayuki. "Lavender hair and icy blue eyes. Don''t tell me¡­.." Shirayuki was slowly shaking as she gazes upon Hyourinmaru''s true humanoid form. When she saw her face, nostalgic feelings attacked her once more as tears slowly went out from her eyes. Hyourinmaru looked at Shirayuki and she had the same feelings as well. "You¡­ Who are you? Why did I felt like I''ve seen you before?" Shirayuki was feeling distraught. This is impossible. It has been hundreds of years. She had seal those feelings a long time ago. This is why she was able to move on. To think that all of these emotions suddenly came down on her. Even if it was impossible, she subconsciously squeezes out the words that vanished from her mind a long time ago. The words she couldn''t use on anyone. Her eyes slowly filled with tears and she covers her mouth unable to control the surging and resurfacing feelings of her. "Nee¡­.sama?" Hyourinmaru''s eyes were widen as she slowly floats and stood in front of Shirayuki. She refused to believe it. Then, she slowly gazed on Shirayuki''s lovely face as she was trying to controlled herself from becoming a sobbing wreck. She gazed on her face as slowly memories started to resurface. It wasn''t deep but she saw flashes after flashes of images in her head. Slowly putting her hands on her cheeks, tears were slowly gushing out from her eyes as she slowly muttered. "Shira..yuki?" The final dam that was holding her emotions intact come crashing down as Shirayuki finally cried her heart out as she hugs Hyourinmaru. The whole inner world was in silence as Shirayuki''s cries of happiness were heard across the realm. Hebi and Saru arrived to see what is going on but it didn''t take them long for them to register what happen. In the end, they decided to stay at the manor''s yard watching everything unfurls. Mizu and Kaze arrived with Kon on the phoenix''s back but they didn''t make any sounds. At first, they wondered what happen to their big sister to cried loudly. But old man Zangetsu arrived beside them and hold them off. Since he was like an uncle to them, he was able to explain their situation causing them to cry as well. Shirayuki was bawling her eyes out. Her tears and cries of happiness were muffled by Hyourinmaru''s cloak as she pours all of her suppressed emotions. For too long, she had been all alone and sometimes cried in her own realm while remembering the exact day that fateful tragedy happened. She was cool and cold on the outside but on the inside, she was having trouble suppressing all of that emotions. For hundreds of years of suppressed emotions, all come crumbled as she finally met the person she was longing for from the day she died. Her own elder sister. Yun Che watched the whole situation and decided to keep quiet. From the moment he saw Hyourinmaru''s humanoid appearance, that''s where he noticed the similarities between them. To think that Hyourinmaru is actually her elder sister. This is impossible, Hyourinmaru was supposed to be a male Zanpakuto like the previous anime but why did it turned into a woman. A different one at it. From what he remembered, both of them have no reaction whatsoever when they met each other. To confirmed his suspicion, he decided to ask the system about his doubts and the answer shocks him. From the system, Benihime''s spirit merged with Hyourinmaru prior to his advancement to Spirit Profound Realm. The merging results a new spirit born from the merging of two Zanpakuto spirit. The new spirit resulted from the fusion give birth to a new Hyourinmaru. However, the process didn''t actually create a new spirit but it restored back Hyourinmaru to its original spirit. From his understanding, this new spirit is actually the original Hyourinmaru. The ice dragon in Hitsugaya Toushirou''s soul was the one before the merging. So the merging restored Hyourinmaru back to her original form. However, one thing that bothers him the most. "But how? Zanpakuto spirits are born within their Shinigami. So technically, Sode No Shirayuki was born from Kuchiki Rukia. So how on earth did she have an elder sister?" [Ding¡­. Replying to the host, Kuchiki Rukia did give birth to Sode No Shirayuki from her soul. However, both of them were born way before she became Kuchiki Rukia''s Zanpakuto.] Yun Che decided to keep observing the reunited sister. He could feel her longing and her pain hiding underneath that sweet smile of hers. For too long she wanted to see her sister again but now she had that moment. The moment came when both of them didn''t expect it. The two reunited sister hugged each other nearby the lake. The water from the lake didn''t stop them from crying in each other''s arms. Yun Che decided to give them a moment while feeling happy for them. The two long lost sisters finally found each other once more. Their moments of sadness has finally come to an end when Shirayuki suddenly turned to him and said.." Thank you, thank you Milord, for bringing my sister back to me." Yun Che smiled and just said "Nature works in a mysterious way Shirayuki. The system brought her to you." He suddenly thought the day he obtained Benihime. If he chose to get Benihime back then, would any of this happen? He really glad he didn''t press on in obtaining Benihime back then. Hyourinmaru turned her head towards him. "Then, I am grateful to you as well Milord. Thank you as well for reuniting me with my sister. How long I''ve been waiting for this moment. For my sister to trust you with her life then I decided to do the same as well." She lowers her head while Shirayuki still hugging her. Her trust means she accept him as her master. Yun Che shows her his famous grin. "The honor is mine Hyourinmaru. If you don''t mind, can I ask one question?" Hyourinmaru looked at him curiously and said "It is an honour to answer your question. What is it, Milord?" Yun Che took a deep breath and chooses his words carefully. "You can answer this question if you wish or just answer it later. Its¡­" "You want to know how I become Shirayuki''s elder sister?" Hyourinmaru seems to guess him correctly. "If you don''t mind for me to know." As he said that, the other spirits arrived next to him including old man Zangetsu and his little Phoenix. Everyone wanted to know how a single type Zanpakuto had an elder sister. Shirayuki nods at Hyourinmaru indicating she didn''t mind telling everyone. Both of them are now reunited and she trust her master with her life. It''s time for them to know the truth. She took a deep breath and began "The truth is both of us are a rare dual spirit Zanpakuto. Both of us were born during the first era of the Shinigami. At that time, our master wielded both Ice and Snow are considered the strongest Zanpakuto combination. However¡­." Hyourinmaru suddenly went quiet and slowly her body was shaking recalling those memories. Yun Che raised his hands immefiately. "If you''re not ready, you don''t have to¡­" "Jealousy." The one said it was Shirayuki. "Shirayuki." Hyourinmaru slowly said but Shirayuki nods at her and continued. "At that time, the hidden order of the Shinigami known as Central 46 considered our master to be dangerous just because she wield the strongest and rare twin type Zanpakuto. So they have her executed before the both of us could mature. Nee-sama at that time seal away my soul to prevent myself from being killed off by them. Nee-sama put up a desperate fight to counter the central and able to destroy almost all of their forces. In the end, she was killed from being bombard by fire based Kido. She slowly closed her eyes and continued "I slowly watched as Nee-sama slowly crumbled under those attacks. She died with a smile knowing I was saved. When a Zanpakuto spirit died, her soul will never be reincarnated into another Shinigami. As for me, I was reincarnated to my new master. Hundreds of years went by as I waited for the day Nee-sama would come back. However, when I heard another Hyourinmaru was reincarnated. It was different one and I was devastated. But, I still hold the promise Nee-sama made to me. One day, we''ll be together again." Then, she looked Yun Che with a warm and bright smile. "And now, I was reincarnated to you Milord. I was really happy on how you treated me. Your actions remind me of Nee-sama back then. But when I saw Nee-sama was reincarnated to you. I owe you my gratitude milord. Once again, thank you for bringing Nee-sama back to me." "It''s okay, Shirayuki. Shinigami and humans are the same as back then. No one can escape the true nature of it. As long as I am alive. I will never let you two be separated again. Mark my words." He said with eyes of determination earning a warm gaze from Hyourinmaru."Thank you, thank you for bringing me back. Milord. This ice dragon, now owes you her life." She continued "Ahhh, Hyourinmaru. This is my new name from now on. This ice dragon will protect youyou''re your family from now on Milord. As repayment for reuniting me with my sister. I shall entrust my name to you." Yun Che pondered for a while and slowly said "You know, Hyourinmaru is kind of long for me to pronounce casually. Why don''t I give you a nickname? Something easier for me to call you." She tilted her head sideways. "Nickname?" "Yeah, Hyourinmaru is still your Zanpakuto. Just like I give all my spirits. Except Shirayuki though because her name was already perfect." Shirayuki blushed furiously as Yun Che mention he name was perfect. She lowers her head into her sister''s bosom once more. Hyourinmaru looked at her and sighs immediately. This sister of hers really does have feelings for their master. What did she see in him for her to like him this much? He finally got something and said "Then, I decided. If your sister is Shirayuki and I decided to nickname you Kuroyuki. Fitting name for the snow sisters." "Kuroyuki, then I will accept the name you have given me." Hyourinmaru accepts the nickname given to her. She also set to get to know the man who stole her sister''s heart. Maybe one day, she''ll share the same feelings as her sister. "Why don''t you two catch up while I returned to the real world. When you''re ready, let''s start training." The sisters are just reunited. If he starts training right now, then the sisters would hate him as Zanpakutos tend to hate forceful masters. He''ll take it easy when it comes to his Zanpakuto. Right now, he wanted to end the trial to return back to the real world. His girls might handle themselves but he was worried about his hunch from before. He wanted to return as soon as possible so he can confirm it before the girls got hurt. [Ding¡­ Hyourinmaru and Sode No Shirayuki had merged back into twin spirit type zanpakuto. Host can now use both Zanpakuto at the same time.] Yun Che looked back as his spirits rushed over to Kuroyuki and wanted to get to know her. Everyone here is family and he knew the spirits would treat her nicely. He slowly walked the plains as he saw Kon was sitting on a rock crying from hearing Shirayuki''s story just now. He sweat dropped and said "You''re crying?" Kon wipes out his tears with his plushy paws. "No, you bastard. Lions never cried." He rolled his eyes at his statement. "Yeah right. Come let''s go back before Jasmine roast our asses later." "Ehh? Do I have to?" Kon really like his inner world but he was too busy getting chased all the time to enjoy it. He fight the urge to laugh after seeing Kon was chased by the phoenix along with Mizu and Kaze. "Unless you wanted getting chewed by the Phoenix again." Kon remembered his recent chase and jumped on his shoulders. "Then, let''s go man. What are you waiting for?" "Hold your horses, I am getting there. Jinzen log out." With that he dissappeared from the inner world. Kuroyuki looked at his back before he dissapeared as she looked forward to know the man who shook her heart alongside her sister as well. Looks like she wasn''t aware that she was in love at the first sight. Arriving back at the arena, he and Kon saw Jasmine was conversing with the spirit. Looks like she really curious about the purpose of this trial. Jasmine saw Kon reappeared and Yun Che was waking up from.his meditation. "Oh¡­you''re back?" "Yeah, well¡­" He slowly narrates what happening in the inner world earning Jasmine quite a shock. Especially on the part about his inner world, the lake and his latest addition Kuroyoki. He didn''t forget about the part where a phoenix was reborn in his inner world. She''ll make sure to introduce herself once she reentered the inner world. Thinking about his manor in the inner world. She said with her usual tone. "Looks like I finally able to sleep on a proper bed this time. I was going to ask you to build me one but forget about it." He pat her head earning him a warm look from her. "Well, at least everything is now over and I can focus back on cultivating again." Jasmine was slowly opening up to him. She didn''t get annoyed as often as before when he pat her head. Thinking everything was complete. He asked the spirit once more. "Hey Phoenix Spirit. The trial is now done and can you send me back to the real world?" The spirit pondered for a while and replied. "Its impossible." "How is it impossible.?" Yun Che asked it. "Only failures are ejected immediately to the real world. Since you passed the test, you are given the time to cultivate for a month. However, even with you cultivate the arts instantly. But you still have to stay here for a month." The statement from the phoenix seals his way out now. Looks like he had to stay for month in this place. "Damn it, I am stuck here for a month? Hooray¡­ perks for being too OP." He sighs again. He just hope his hunch wasn''t right about those hollows. Jasmine was done with her questions and sits near him "So, what are we going to do for a month?" "Let me think¡­We could¡­" He suddenly stopped and direct his gaze to Kon. Kon felt an uncomfortable gaze was on him and he felt something bad is going to happen. Still looking at him, he said "Hey, phoenix spirit. Can you conjure weaker opponents in here?" The phoenix spirit widen its fiery eyes. "I could conjure some for you. What do you need them for?" "Hey Jasmine, remember when I said I want to train Kon?" He slowly forms a sinister smile followed by Jasmine as both of them looked Kon sinisterly. With that Kon shouted while being chased by Yun Che. "What do you both want with me?" No..no.. I won''t do anything funny anymore. NOOOOOO!!!!!" His shout marks the beginning of his hellish lion training for a month. 80 Chapter 80: One Month Later BOOM!!! BOOM!!! Various explosions are heard all across the battlefield outside the phoenix''s ruins. The explosions and slashes are heard for almost a month now outside the barrier of the phoenix''s clan. At first, the battles outside were short. As the days came by, more and more hollows started to show up at the base of the mountain where the phoenix clan resides. If weren''t for the three maidens protecting it, the village would have perished under the hollow''s invasion. As for the three maidens, all of them still remain the same as they were a month ago. They still protect the village awaiting their male companion to finish the trial. At first, they thought he could complete the trial only a few days. In the end, they had to wait for a month. The battles were easy from the start but more and more of them started to show up later. The pattern of the attacks depends on the days passed by. At first, none of them show up for a few days before attacking in small groups again. Then another few days before the next wave come. The same pattern until their current battle. Probably regrouping before initiating their attack wave. Battles last minutes now dragged almost hours as more and more started to show up. What bothers these maidens are the new type of hollow emerged one month ago. The gigantic Menos Grande started to show up a week after the first one pushed back by Yun Che a month ago. But, these Menos started to show up one after another causing these maidens some trouble. One of the maidens easily defeated the Menos Grande one after another as she managed to deflect all the cero attacks from the Menos. However, the same thing can''t be say for the other two. At first, they managed to counter and killed several of those things but as time passed by, stronger ones emerged by tearing the air as easy as tearing a paper. "Shoooo" The cero fired towards the barrier and but before it hits, a shadow flew in front and instantly blocked it. Thus, creating a cloud of smoke in the air. The other two shouted seeing the explosion created when the cero hit her. "Sister Retsu?!?" "I am okay. These things didn''t hurt at all." The maiden deflected the Cero and emerged from the cloud of smoke after the it hits her. When looked closely, she was actually floating in the air after deflecting such powerful attacks from the Menos. The maiden was Retsu herself. She was still beautiful and the same as a month ago. She didn''t wear her Shinigami attire as the battles didn''t require them anymore. She switched back to her kimono and just use her Zanpakuto in battle. After slaughtering thousands of hollows as well as some Menos, she broken through into the First Level of the Sky Profound Realm. Her breakthrough enabled her to use the third tail''s worth of power from Yachiru''s Ten Tailed Demon Fox. Her second tail breakthrough was during her cultivation in the Earth Profound Realm which she never had the chance to use it. Powerful it might be, she never uses her hollow mode in front of Little Fairy and Cang Yue as she was not ready to let them know about it. Her continuous fights with the Menos enable her to breakthrough her body to the Third Level of the Sky Profound Realm. Little by little, she was invulnerable to damage from the lesser hollows and sometimes blocked powerful ceros single handedly. The other two maidens are Little Fairy and Cang Yue. Little Fairy still retains her cultivation at the Peak of Sky Profound Realm but she was getting stronger once she consumed some of Yun Che''s pills. Due to her strong cultivation, she was able to combat Earth Profound Realm Menos easily. She was also the one guided Retsu to use Profound Floating Technique that enable her to fly in the air. As for Cang Yue, her cultivation broken through to the Peak of Spirit Profound Realm after consuming Yun Che''s given pills. She was also more matured compared to a month ago as her combat experience increased and face several life and death situation. Her sword arts improved after one month of continuous battles against the hollows and she was able to strike deadly and precise. She was also able to combat Spirit Profound Realm Menos without hurting herself. "ROOOOARRR!!!!" The Menos shouted at them as sign of provocation. Retsu didn''t expect the one emerged from the garganta was actually a Sky Profound Realm Menos. From Yun Che''s explaination, Menos Grande had two stages before they enter the realm of High Ranked Gilians. The first stage was the one face by Yun Che a month ago which had the strength of Spirit Profound Realm but the one fighting them for a month were Earth Profound Realm Menos. The difference of these Menos from the first stage was their neck was surrounded with more spikes compare to the first stages. However, half a month ago. The three maidens are shocked with the appearance of two High Ranked Gilians. These Gilians still had the appearance of the Menos but their mask took a drastic change. Instead of having the original Menos''s mask, these two giants still using the white skull mask but the nose and eyes had disappeared. These new features are four vertical rectangular shaped holes replaced the nose and eyes. These new gilians started appearing temporarily before shooting them some ceros and disappearing back into the garganta. Retsu sometimes tried to get close by ganking them but the lower level Menos seems to block her immediately to prevent her from getting closer. Without her hollow''s mask or bankai, she didn''t manage to get them in time before they disappeared back into the garganta. She didn''t use her bankai because the killing intent produced by it tend to draw more hollows so she decided to use her normal form. Each time after these two escaped, the lower level Menos also make their escape thus ended their battle for the day. One of the two gillians suddenly opened its mouth. These girls knew the meaning of it instantly as these beams are the one they have to block for the past month. Red energy ball suddenly charged from its mouth before getting smaller and smaller. The gilian closed its mouth and ¡­. "Shoooo!!!!" The cero travel towards the girls but it didn''t aim at the barrier. The cero was aimed towards Little Fairy. She was quick and she immediately deployed her Frozen Arts Barrier and blocked the incoming strike. The cero smashed onto her ice barrier and she managed to hold it. However, for the past half a month. She discovered that, the cero from these gilians are far stronger even for her cultivation. If she faced it head on, she would perish immediately. Retsu was the only one who survived point blank assault due to her body. She was able to block the cero until the ceroimmediately explode ended up destroying her barrier. She was sent flying behind by the shockwave but Retsu managed to teleport behind her and stopped her. She immediately give her a mana potion and restore her energy. She looked at her with a soft expression and said "Thank you, sister Retsu." She nods before looking at the towering Gilians. "These hollows sure are persistent." Then, Cang Yue arrived next to them. "Sister YueChan, Are you okay?" "Yes, I am okay. Sister Yue. Looks like that new mask Menos was stronger than I thought." She said while looking at the other two gillians with killing intent. These Gilians tend to aim at her "They didn''t ran away like last time." The girls were about to counter attack but suddenly they saw something shocking them. All the Menos including the lower level and the Gilians suddenly stop on their tracks and opened their mouth. "This is bad. Looks like they''re preparing an all-out assault." The other Menos started to charged their cero along with the gilians. One of them managed to shake the barrier with a cero before but if the barrier is hit with all these ceros, the barrier wouldn''t be able to withstand it. "Looks like I have to go full strength." Retsu said out loud earning the attention of Little Fairy and Cang Yue. Little Fairy immediately stop her. "Sister Retsu. If you use your Bankai, all the hollows would focus their attention on you." "Then, I''ll take it." She thinks that if she opened up all her powers including her hollow mask. She can easily decimate all these hollows but risked getting her secret out to the other two. If this is the way to save them, she had no choice but to use it. "There''s no way I am letting you do that. I can still fight." Little Fairy draw her sword once more. Cang Yue draw her sword as well. "Me too." "Sister Yue, Sister YueChan. Hnnn, then let''s end this together." The three girls wanted to go all out together. If they coordinate their attacks, they can disrupt the charging process and immediately ganked the Gilians. They risked the other two get away but at least buy some time for Yun Che to get back. The villagers looked at the situation and show the face of despair. If those beams hit their barrier, then all of them are doomed by the surrounding hollows. Feng Caiyun looked at her husband. "Husband, there''s nothing we could do to help them?" Feng Banchuan sighs and said "Ai¡­ If we had a way, we will spare no effort in helping them. But the maidens said we are not interfearing and risking our lives." "But¡­" His wife Feng Caiyun suddenly felt something in her forehead. She felt she was abdorbing energy around her body. Besides her, all most all the villagers felt the same thing. The uncomfortable feeling inside them was gone as if the pain that haunting them for years suddenly gone. "Husband, your phoenix mark?!?" Feng Banchuan looked at his phoenix mark and the color was changing from dark red to scarlet red. With a heavy breathing, he said "This is¡­ the immortal.. He did, he passed the trial." Finally, the curse haunting them for countless of generation finally ended. It was truly a blessing. All of a sudden, massive pressure started to surround the area and disrupts the charging process of the gillians. Everyone could feel these pressure but the three girls immediately recognize these kind of pressure. Besides Retsu, there''s one other able to use this kind of power. Retsu widen her eyes and slowly filled with tears. "This pressure¡­ Is it?" Little Fairy also had her heart shook. It was the pressure she felt when she fought someone three months ago. The familiar pressure cause her to melt her ice heart. She slowly said "Rascal, took you long enough." "Yun Che!!" All eyes suddenly turned to the phoenix ruins as they saw a small shadow jumped towards the top of the barrier. The shadow immediately stopped in mid-air and they saw the shadow''s right leg was actually burning. Then, all of them heard a shout in the sky. "DIABLE JAMBLE!!!!!" "Po¨ºle ¨¤ Frire: Spectre (Frying Pan, Spectre)!!!!!!" All eyes are widening and they saw countless of rainbow meteors suddenly showered the battlefield. The meteors create the explosions all over the battlefield and some of them are directed towards the stunned Menos on the battle. Countless of explosions exploded on the battlefield by the falling meteors and produce familiar flames to the phoenix clan. The other gilians are hit by the meteor and started to lose their balance before fell on the poor hollows underneath their feet. The villagers suddenly detected familiar aura came from the flames sent by the rainbow shots. "This is¡­" "Phoenix Flames?" The shadow immediately jumped and suddenly two pair of flaming wings suddenly grew behind the shadow''s back. It extended its fiery leg as it falls directly towards the center of the group of stunned gilians. "FLAMBAGE SHOT!!!!" The shadow land directly like a meteor on the center of the group of gilians and created a giant wave of scarlet flames spreading all over the direction. The explosion of scarlet fire was so massive and it incinerates the lower level hollows instantly. The other girls immediately saw a beautiful giant lotus made out of fire suddenly blooming all across the zone where the figure landed just now. The sea of scarlet flames slowly dies down and finally revealing the face of the shadow who created this scarlet lotus. The shadow just now was a young man wearing a black outfit complete with modern trousers totally different from the fashion sense of this world. The shadow was also wearing some kind of white coat covering his torso until his knees. What was recognizable was his signature black raven hair slowly flows by the wind and his handsome features. When he turned around to look at the girls, his eyes were red covered by three tomoes slowly rotating around the pupils. What was shocking that his right leg was covered with furious scarlet flames and it didn''t even burn the outfit he was wearing. His back had a burning pair of fire wings that slowly burns as it extends in the air. "I am not late to the party now. Am I?" The figure was none other than Yun Che himself. His successful training finally completed the Phoenix flames he wanted to obtain. The original Yun Che fused his phoenix flames to his hands and sword thus creating a flaming sword style but the current him had a different idea. He fused his phoenix flames onto his leg instead and thus evolving the ''Black Leg Style'' into ''Devil Leg Style'' or ''Diable Jamble''. The evolved form of Sanji''s original fighting style but he didn''t charge his leg like Sanji. He simply infused the flames to his leg and created Phoenix Style: Diable Jumble. The girls were speechless seeing his features and couldn''t believe he did all of that just now. None of them dare speak a word until Yun Che opened his mouth. He looked at the stunned girls and said "What? I didn''t change that much for a month. Am I?" Retsu was slowly tearing up. "Young master..*Sniff." Yun Che saw her expression and said "Hey now, I am only gone for a month and you girls miss me that much?" Little Fairy was feeling the same as well but she qas back to her tsundere mode. "Hmph, who would miss a ''rascal'' like you." Cang Yue was pretty much the same. "Yun Che¡­" Yun Che looked at the tearing girls and smile warmly. "Save the reunion for later. Let''s deal with this one first." "Oi, Bastard. You nearly killed me with stunt of yours." Suddenly, a small lion-like doll suddenly emerged from his back and hold himself with his shoulder. The girls looked at the doll curiously but shocked once it started to talk. Yun Che started to get annoyed and said "Shut your yappin. You''re immortal anyway." "You shut up! I might take no damage but it still stings getting burn or hit man." Kon still remember the torturous month where he was chased all over the arena by those demons. Even of he went back to the inner world, he was still chased by the phoenix as well as Mizu and Kaze. Yun Che rolled his eyes and turned them back to the girls again. "You girls improved. Have I mention you girls look¡­." BOOOM!!! Yun Che didn''t even finished his words when a gigantic white boot suddenly came down on him and stomped him on the spot. Some of the lower level gilians still standing and walked through the burning scarlet flame. When it saw Yun Che was distracted, it immediately raised its leg and stomped him flat shocking the girls looking at it. 81 Chapter 81: Bizarre Kick "¡­.."The other girls were speechless when they saw the unfurling event. It was''nt long before Cang Yue started to react. "YUN CHE!!!! Sister Retsu, let''s save him." Before the others could react, they suddenly heard a calm voice started to sound in the air. "Ahh, you know its rude to stomped someone in the foot. They will think that you''re disrespecting them." All of a sudden, tremor started to occur around the area the Menos had just stomped Yun Che. Scarlet flames started to spread from the Menos''s foot and went all over its body like plague. As the Menos was lit with fire, it suddenly being catapult upwards by a large force underneath it. It roared loudly as it was lit by flames and send upwards easily. The force was far too large for it to handle before being sent flying even with its large body. The source of the force was none other than Yun Che himself. "ANTI MANNER KICK COURSE!!!!" He executes one of Sanji''s most powerful kicks the Menos by kicking it 180 degrees in the air with his leg. His powerful kick sent the Menos upwards before land on the nearby army of hollows. The scarlet flames ignite on the Menos''s body finally consume it before spreading all over the poor hollows. Except Retsu, all the other villagers and the two ladies were stunned on the spot as he sent flying a giant Menos with only using a leg. "Bastard, never interrupt a man was he''s talking with a lady." He said with a serious tone while still retains his flaming leg upwards. Kon qas shocked to the core when he saw what he did just now. "What the hell? You kick that giant thing using only your leg?" He just kept a simple face and said "Sort of." Then, he looked at his stunned girls. "Why don''t you ladies handle the smaller ones while let me handle these giant bastard." "And you¡­" "Make yourself useful." He looked at Kon still hanging around his shoulder. "Ehh??!?? There''s no way I could¡­" Kon suddenly felt his plushy head was being grip by Yun Che. "You bastard!! What are you doing?" Kon started to struggle in his hand but he kept a deaf ear on him. "Making you useful. FLY!!!" He proceeds on tossing Kon towards the nearby army of hollow. Since his toss was powerful, Kon was sent flying while shouting "Bastard" before landing on the army of hollows. It wasn''t long after he landed, bright lights surround the area attracting the hollows to it. "You¡­ I''ll get you for this." Emerged from the lights was a golden lion''s cub with a small pair of wings behind its back. Kon emerged from the lights after assuming his golden lion form. After being for forced fed several pills by Yun Che, he was able to awaken Kon''s innate powers and able to access his golden lion form. However, the form started as a cub before maturing into a real golden lion. In this form, Kon can take damage but if the damage was too much. He will revert back to his ordinary immortal plushy self. Yun Che discovered another thing, sometimes he and Jasmine tried to punch him while in his plushy form. He was invulnerable to damage but he still can feel the pain of being punch by him. That''s why he refused to offend anyone with a big punch to avoid feeling that pain. Kon finally finishing up his transformation into ''the golden lion cub''. Kon''s current cultivation was at the First Level of Spirit Profound Realm. His continuous breakthrough in the phoenix''s trial enable him to breakthrough faster and empower his lion form. "You ugly freaks, let''s see how you handle the might of Kon-sama!!" Kon immediately transform into a streak of light and travels all over the battlefield. His cultivation enables him to access full burst of speed as travels destroying one hollow after another. Showing a smirk, Yun Che proceed on jumping high up in the air and aim at the nearest Menos. "Diable Jamble Flambage Shot!!!" "Cracks His kick shatters the Menos''s mask before engulfing them with flames from his foot. When the mask was destroyed, the hollow''s body immediately turned into dust by his phoenix''s flames. He proceeded on aiming at the next Menos. Yun Che''s speed combining with his flash step enable him to arrive instantly and hit the Menos before they tried anything. He kept on using Flambage Shot as it helped him arrived at the Menos quickly and its one of Sanji''s powerful signature kick. He floats up in the air as he stares the two final Menos which surpassed the lower level and enter the high level Menos. The Menos roared at him before charing the cero immediately. Since high level Menos are evolved version of the Menos. They can charge cero almost instantly and released it to him. "Hoo, that''s fast. But can you avoid this one?" He once again charged the fire in his leg to the maximum. The other one manage to charge the cero and fires it on him. As for him, he didn''t avoid it and dive straight onto the incoming cero. Both his blazing leg and the cero clashed onto each other like two opposing forces. "Hmph, tried to push me away?" He empowers his kick once more and he travel inside the cero splitting it apart in one go. "Bien Cuit, Grill Shot!!!!" (Well Cooked, Grill Shot) He emerged from inside the cero and travels towards its body as fast as the eye. His blazing kick land on the Menos''s body produce a blazing fire on it. "ROOARR!!!" The Menos roared as the blazing fire burn the area around his kick creating a crisscrossed grill shape burn on it. This kick was once used by Sanji during the underwater battle with the Kraken. The fire travel all over its body before burning its mask causing it to shatter. With that, the Menos had been harassing these girls for half a month now finally fall under his bizarre kick. Little Fairy and Cang Yue were stunned seeing his spectacular performance. One month ago, his kicks were powerful but now it''s even more powerful after combining it with the flames of the phoenix. He floats in the air and slowly said "Now it''s just you and me. Ohh¡­" He noticed the last Menos had some kind of tear on its left shoulder. The same tear he gave a month ago when he shot that last Getsuga on it. "You''re the same guy? Looks like you''ve been busy for the last month." He smiled as he saw the same Menos escaped him appeared once more. "ROOARRR!!!" The Menos roared once more before making a grabbing motion. He knew immediately what it means and immediately flashed step towards it. "You''re not escaping this time. Bakudo #62 Hyapporankan." He immediately smashed both of his palm together and generate a blue white hexagonal shaped rods by extending his hands apart. The uniqueness of this spell was it can generate almost hundreds of rods instantly depending how much Spirit Force he channeled into the spell. However, if the user intends to increase the size, the rods multiplication will be replaced with enlargement. In this case, he can only use a dozen rods but the size will change according to the target. He immediately threw the rod as it slowly getting bigger. The rods soon multiply into a dozen of large and long rods towards the Menos. The key of using this spell was he aimed the intended hit points using his sharingan and observation mode. If he didn''t do that, he will be like Shuuhei Hisagi where he just threw the rods hoping few of them would hit. The rods hit the Menos at the key points of its arms and legs immobilizing them on the spot. The rods immediately immobilize any practitioner or beast preventing them from moving. "What are those things?" Little Fairy looked at the blue and white rods curiously same as Cang Yue. Retsu said with a smile. "That''s one of his Kido spells." As for Cang Yue, she never heard about this kido art. "Kido?" "Last time, you escaped from me and now you bullied my girls with number. Ever since I got this spell, never had the chance of using it. Why don''t you''ll be the one who test it." Yun Che extends his index finger and middle finger of his right arm to the front. Before slowly shouted¡­. "HADO #90 KUROHITSUGI!!!! (Way of Destruction #90, Black Coffin)" As he shouted, purple energy started to crawl his arm from his body to the two fingers extending to the front before aiming it upwards. The energy slowly converging on his finger as if it was ready to enter the world by force. All of a sudden, waves of dark torrent of energy started to envelop the Menos in a form of a black box. Suddenly several black spears of energy started to form in mid-air and slowly pierce the box creating a killing box the size of a grand tower. The spears pierce the box from head to toe and lacerating the Menos inside. Since this is the first time he used this spell and the target was large. He had to use a lot of Spirit Force in conjuring this spell but since his spirit pool was large. He didn''t have any problem especially with the Divine Water and Mana potion in hands. Yun Che didn''t dare to use the complete version of the spell since it requires more Spirit Points as well as changing the time and space around him. If he wanted to use the complete version, he''ll be sure to be alone as the spell was too sinister for ordinary cultivators to face. Little Fairy, Cang Yue and the villagers'' mouths were widening after seeing the grand size black box in front of them. This is their first time seeing such grand scale spell used by Yun Che. Little Fairy though that Kido spells are spells used to bind and destroy force using a small scale but this is the first time for her seeing a large scale Kido in action. Yun Che made sure the spell covers the whole Menos without leaving it a way out. Kon stopped fighting after seeing such spell being conjured from Yun Che. Sometimes, he often wondered in his heart what kind of person was Yun Che able to master such powerful spell. After the laceration process was done, the black box disappeared leaving the body of the Menos slowly fell to the ground and crumbled to dust. With that, Yun Che''s heart was finally at peace after killing the Menos who escaped from him a month ago. The last of the Menos fall under Yun Che''s spell and the only ones were left were the weaker ones underneath Spirit Profound Realm. "Woooo, that spell really use a lot of energy. Good thing my spirit force control was beyond perfect. Now, I can use two thirds of the original power without harming myself. Shame I couldn''t use the full power of it." Then, he proceeded on eliminating the remaining hollows with his new and evolved Diable Jamble. In a span of few minutes, the hollows were cleared the battlefield was silent. He immediately powered down his leg before breating a breath of relief. Even if he killed those Menos and hollows, the experience bar only filled half of it and it''ll be a while for his next breakthrough. Kon arrived next to him transforming back to his plushy form. That form might be powerful but it used a lot of his reaitsu. So he decided to kick back and relax. Kon sat down near him. "Yare yare¡­ that took a while huh?" Yun Che said while twisting his arm to relieve it. "Sort of, man. I need a bath after all of that." Then, he started to heard rapid a gush of air approaching him. He turned around and wasn''t even reacting when he was hit full force by two figures he knew best. It was none other than Retsu and Cang Yue. "Young Master!!!!" "Yun Che!!!!" Retsu and Cang Yue hugged him square in the chest and gut before tumbling over to the ground. With a shock expression, he said "Woah there, it''s only a month and you girls missed me that much." "I really missed you. Young master." She hugged him so hard and her tears slowly flowing down along her cheeks. Cang Yue also said while hugging his stomach. "I missed you as well." He was shock and said in his heart. "She''s really bold. What happen to her these past month?" He sighed at their antics and said "Like I said, it''s only a month¡­" *snore Yun Che was speechless seeing both Retsu and Cang Yue fell asleep on his chest and stomach while still hugging him. Their face looked so tired it''s like they haven''t slept for a few days. Little Fairy slowly sit next to him. "*sigh Looks like they finally fell asleep." "Little Fairy? What happened?" "For one month, these things attacking us and the three of us kept on high alert at all times. Even if they attack wave after wave after a few days. We still keeping on alert. So you can say, there''s no peaceful sleep especially these two who constantly worried about you. Good thing you''re back." She sigh tiredly as she speaks. Looking at her, he said "What about you?" She turned head head hiding her reddening face. "Hmph, what do you think?" Hiding his smirk, he said "Well, you might be worried about me as well. Do you like me that¡­.?" *Thud, Little Fairy suddenly fell on the crook of his neck, shocking him to the core. "Little Fairy? Are you¡­?" *Snore Little Fairy fell asleep on the crook of his neck. Looks like she was right, these girls had their share of tiredness when he was training for a month. He sighs as he put his right arm around Retsu pats Little Fairy''s head with his remaining arm before slowly stares at the sky. These three really cared for him. Even after this, Cang Yue and Little Fairy probably denied this ever happen if he brings it up but from what he knew, these three did their best protecting the village and the ruin. He looked at them with affectionate eyes and said "Thank you, girls. Just keep on resting. You''ve earned it." Kon looked at him with a jealous and annoyed face. "Chee, Lucky bastard. What so special about you for these ladies to like you." "Who knows." He slowly said before staring at the sky. Looks like he''ll be stuck here for a while. 82 Chapter 82: The Calm Before the Storm Yun Che is currently sitting underneath the tree on top of ruin overlooking the ruins. This is the spot where Little Fairy conjured her frozen arts to Feng Xian''er. He didn''t stay that long when Feng Caiyi and her husband arrived and witness the embarrassing moment between the four of them. He just sighs and asked for her help carrying Little Fairy while he carried both Retsu and Cang Yue in his arms back to the clan. Those girls had their share of fun and decided to let them rest for the day in her guest house. He slowly lies down before started to think the recent events. With the curse gone, the villagers could finally cultivate. They have been waiting for a long time for such power to come to their grasp. That night, the villagers were celebrating once more after being freed from the curse. He heard villagers thanking him all over after freeing them from the curse of the phoenix. Right now, he decided to let them celebrate while having the time alone. He opened up the system and pressed his notifications. The mission was finally complete and he wanted to claim his rewards. [Ding¡­.. Congratulation for completing the Main Mission: Phoenix Trial. Host has gained the following rewards.] - 7500SP, 50000XP, Hado# 58 Tenran (Tornado) Yun Che closed the interface. Looks like he was awarded with another spell. The reason he didn''t make much purchase because he wanted to slowly use the spells. There''s no use having to learn all of them if he didn''t use them. So he decided to use his SP for purchasing items needed for cultivation or pill creations. As for other items in the shop, maybe he''ll save them if he had any Quincy or Hollow companions in the future. Other than trading them for purple coins. He opens the interface once more and check his stats. Yukihira Yuuki Alias: Yun Che Age: 18 Level: 65 (Sky Profound Realm Fifth Level) Profound Spirit Force: 65000/65000 Combat prowess: Tyrant Profound Realm Fourth Stage Body prowess: Sky Profound Realm Fourth stage. Bloodlines: Evil God, Uchiha, Phoenix Soul Powers: Death God, Quincy and Hollow Acquired Zanpakuto: Zangetsu, Zabimaru, Sogyo No Kotowari, Hyourinmaru and Sode No Shirayuki System points: 375000 Default Zanpakuto: Zangetsu Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu (First Stage) Evil God Seven Realms (Berserk state) First Realm: Evil Soul (Increase the strength of the host by 25%) (Falling Moon Sinking Star) Second Realm: Burning Heart (Increase the strength of the host by 50%) (Sealing Cloud Locking Sun) Third Realm: Purgatory (Increase the strength of the host by 75%) (Destroying Sky Decimating Earth) Sharingan Mastery. 1) First realm: Sharingan First Tomoe - Capabilities: Observation Instinct 2) Second realm: Sharingan Second Tomoe - Capabilities: Spiritual Enhancement 3) Third Realm: Sharingan Third Tomoe - Capabilities: Will of the Evil Conqueror and Illusion attacks Hollow Mode Status 1)Hollow Mask: Full Covered Mode (Increase the host''s strength by 75%.) 2) Cero (Basic) and Sonido Quincy Mode Status 1) Quincy Weapon mastery: Bow 2) Self-created Quincy arrow: Moon Star Destruction Arrow Attack Techniques (Changes depending on equip Zanpakuto) 1) Getsuga Tenshou (Normal and Bankai) 2) Dual Getsuga Tenshou (Spirit Weapon Enhancement required) 3) Black Leg Fighting Style (Evolved: Phoenix Enhanced Diable Jamble) 4) World Ode of the Phoenix (5th and 6th Realm only) 5) Frozen Cloud Arts (Currently Disabled) Movement Technique. 1) Flash step (Senka/Utsusemi/ Broken Shadow Flash) System Cheat Skills 1) Instant Learning or Mastery 2) Incantation Enhancement for Kido (200% Amplification) 3) Evolvable Skills (Depending on the skills) Body techniques The Great Way of the Buddha (Second Realm) - Regenerate and restore 20% of the host''s HP, Stamina and Spirit Force every 10 minutes. Increase the host''s arm strength by 20 tons. Fire Spirit Evil Body - Permanently immune to all kinds of fires. All fire based offensive powers are increased to 100%. Mastered Kido Arts Binding Arts: #61(Rikujoukoro) #62(Hyaporankan) #63(Sajo Sabaku) and #77(Tenteikura) Destruction Arts: #1 (Sho) #4(Byakurai) #33(Sokatsui) #58(Tenran) #73(Soren Sokatsui) and #90 (Kurohitsugi) Barrier Arts: #21 (Seven Colored Dome) #23 (Hexagonal Pyramid) Looks like everything was in order. He was ready to go to his next destination. However, he had this hunch before went into the trial. Looks like his hunch was correct when he saw those two Sky Profound Realm Gilians this afternoon. From what he knew about these hollows aren''t the type who takes orders. High ranked Gilians usually becoming a gang lord in their own territory and tend to attack other gilians in their way. But this afternoon, he saw two gilians and finally made a conclusion. If these two gillians are coordinating their attack with each other than these two are not establishing territories. It means they are attacking this place under order. "Under orders, looks like we needed to leave this place and head for the source. If I am right about those gillians under order, then it will be possible that there are stronger beings pulling their strings. With the fall of those two, it''ll be a matter of time before the BOSS itself take action." "Well, I''ll attack that BOSS tomorrow. So why don''t I kick back and relax for a while." He said before leaning against the tree while sitting down. It wasn''t long before he heard footsteps from the tree behind him followed a familiar alluring voice. "Young master?" The one came was actually Retsu. Looks like she woken up after passed out this afternoon. He slowly sit upright and asked "Retsu? You''re awake?" "Hai, I woke up and sensed you nearby." "Ah, I couldn''t sleep so¡­GUhuukkk!!" He didn''t even finish his speech before Retsu slammed herself on his body. Hugging him tightly. "Young master, I really missed you." She said with teary eyes. Yun Che saw her expression and immediately calmed down before petting her head affectionately. "Hey now, it''s just a month." Keeping her sad expression, she tightens the hug around him and said "But, it''s too long for me." Her statement causing him to sigh, this girl really loves him a lot. Keeping a calm face, he said "I am sorry, Retsu. I wanted to bring you but if you aren''t here. Everyone will be hurt including Little Fairy and Cang Yue. So, I should thank you for protecting them. So why don''t you spend the night here. With me?" "Hnnn, even if you didn''t say it. I''ll still cuddle with you." Yun Che just petted her head affectionately. She was too important to him. He admitted that when he first came to this world. He wanted to live his life as he sees fit. But, when Retsu came to his life. He treated her like a companion until she confessed to him. His original goal was to return back to his original world. But, he didn''t say he''ll do it instantly. Retsu has become one of his precious people. Same as Jasmine, his spirits, Little Fairy, Cang Yue and newly acquired Nemu as well as that annoying little plushy, Kon. He didn''t even forget his grandfather and Little Aunt back home. Speaking of Kon, he wanted to go back to the inner world to drink some of that water. But, he was sure those little kids won''t leave him alone. Since he was here, she passed out the moment she hugged him this afternoon. Now, she could finally asked about his adventures in the trial. "Young master? What happen in there?" "Well, it all started when¡­." Yun Che narrates slowly what is happening in the trial. From the first one until the last trial. He even mentions about Nemu and Kon which pique her interest. She makes sure to beat the hell out of him if he tries anything funny. She was slightly interested when he told her about the avatar of Su Ling''er. The lover of the previous Yun Che. Although she didn''t meet her yet. She looking forward to do so. But, she was more interested when it comes to Nemu. Since she was from the cubes, technically she had a sister. Sort of, excluding Kon which she considered as a pet. "I have a sister?" "Yeah, she really looks like you." He remembered when he first saw Nemu from the anime. When he looked closely, she does look like Retsu. With her braided hair and modified shihakushou, she really does look like the spitting image of Retsu. Retsu''s eyes was glittering once she found out about Nemu. She excitedly asked. "When can I see her?" "You can enter the inner world and see her immediately or you could wait another two months after her soul had completely transformed." "I don''t why young master. But, I am really excited to see her." He petted her head once more and said "I am sure you are, you two are sisters now. You can dote on her once she appear two months from now." Retsu then tell the stories of the past month including her breakthrough to the Sky Profound Realm. Turns out, Little Fairy taught her how to fly and she instantly mastered them. After listening to her story, he slowly hold her hand and showing him his usual grin. "By the way, I am waiting." "Waiting?" She said while tilting her head. "My welcome back kiss" Then he pulled her chin and proceed on smashing his lips to her even if she was still cuddling with him. She slowly losing her strength after a while. The kiss last for several moments before he decided to let go of her. He looked her with affectionate eyes before slowly hugging her. "It''s good to be back." "Welcome back, young master." She slowly said while blushing really hard before fell asleep on his chest. Yun Che really like to caught her off guard and she really liked it. After one month of restless nights, she finally back to his arms. Where even the most comfortable bed couldn''t compare to them. Morning came by without warning and he slowly wakes up under the morning rays of the sun. But he felt his body was lot heavier than last night. When he woke up, Retsu was still hugging him but there seem to be another one hugging his torso. Turns out, it was none other than Sakaki Ryouko lookalike, Cang Yue. This girl was embarrassed whenever he gets close to her but when the hell she was this bold? "Hmph, you finally wake up?" A voice sounded next to him and it was none other than Little Fairy who was sitting next to him. He slowly smiled at her and said "Little Fairy? Sorry, it was the best sleep I had in a month." "I wondered where these two went missing last night." She turned away hiding her envy seeing the boldness of these two. When they were missing last night, she woke up as well and starts looking for them. In the end, looking at them who was peacefully sleeping. She decided to sleep next to them as well. But he didn''t have to know about that. Yun Che smirks seeing her reaction before slowly getting up. His movement causing the other two slowly woke up as well. "Good morning young master, that was the best sleep I ever had." Cang Yue woke up as well but seeing her still hugging him. She jumped out of embarrassment before lowering her face. "Fueehhh?!? Yun Che?!? Muuu" "It''s okay. You seem a lot more mature compare before." He admitted, her profound strength was getting stronger. He didn''t mind for her to get close to him from now on. If these girls loved him that much, he had to do a lot to fulfill his part to make sure they get the same love from him. Then, he had an idea after gauging her strength. "Cang Yue, looks like I finally found the third competitor for the Blue Wind Empire Royal Family." Cang Yue instantly forget about her awkward situation and pique her interest when it comes to her Royal Family. "Ehh, who?" Then, he said "You, of course." Shocking her but earning astonishing look from Retsu and Little Fairy. But, her confidence shattered once she imagine the grand tournament where geniuses all over the Empire participating. Someone like her would just be an embarrassment. "Me? Yun Che, that''s impossible. There''s no way someone weak like me could¡­?" Yun Che laughed at her statement and said "Weak? Have you look at yourself lately? You''re at the Grand Perfection of the Spirit Profound Realm. Before the tournament begins, I will help you breaking through to Earth Profound Realm." "Me, represent my family?" Thinking about this, she looked back at her own strenght. She was really shocked. All this while, this matter never came on her mind but right now. She was actually one of the genius disciple level in that tournament. If she broken trough Earth Profound Realm, who knows what reaction they might had. Maybe, she''ll be able to enter the top 100. Then, he pat her head earning her blushing attention "Yeah, your cultivation will shock the empire once you show it to them." Which she slowly nods as she gain her confidence once more. Little Fairy nodded her head and said "Hnn, she''s getting stronger by the month. You should have seen her in action." Cang Yue went embarrassed when Little Fairy praised her. She wanted to be useful to them and worked hard to achieve this level. Never expected it paid off. Yun Che laughed once more but his face suddenly went serious while looking at both Little Fairy and Cang Yue. "Yeah, so I have heard. Retsu told all about it last night. By the way, I have something to say to you two." He slowly bowed to them and said "Thank you¡­." The two girls widen their eyes and continued "Yun Che, why are you thanking us?" He could just said a simple thank you but in the end, he bowed to them. He simply said "You girls stick till the end and pushed those hollows back despite they are stronger beings than you two. You two waited for me to come back." Little Fairy had her nerves thicken and suddenly pulled his right ear. "You rascal! are you underestimating us?!?" He raised both his hands in a surrendering manner. "Ow..ow..ow¡­ I am not. I am just moved by you two." He admit, despite the difficulty and persistence of the hollows. Little Fairy and Cang Yue could run and save their lives. But in the end, they stayed behind and face the music together with Retsu. Their bond as sisters grew with it. "Hmph, Even if you''re not here. I am watching over MY two sisters. There''s no way I am leaving the fighting to them." Little Fairy said while emphasizing the word ''my''. Looks like she really bonded with them. The ice queen from the asgard actually had someone she could call sister. Cang Yue continued as well. "That''s right Yun Che. I am not leaving sister Retsu and sister YueChan on their own." Despite being the weakest. She worked hard so she could support both of them. In the end, she achieved the threshold of Earth Profound Realm. Given two months of training with them, she could achieved the peak before the tournament began. Yun Che soften his expression seeing the bond of these three. He could finally assured that the three of them are relying on each other. Then, he kept a straight face before dropping the bomb."By the way, I have some bad news for the three of you." His statement piques the interest of these girls as they started to listen closely. Yun Che started to tell the girls about his theory about the hollows'' attacks. Those things didn''t want the villagers but what inside the ruins is what they want. If not, they didn''t spare enough forces to attack this place for one month. He even told them about his theory on the appearance of those two Sky Profound Realm Menos and probably the power behind them. If he was right, the power is probably hiding somewhere in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountains. Cang Yue''s face went pale and said "So, there are stronger beings hiding there?" He nodded his head and continued "Hmmm, I am planning to confront them. My cultivation is strong enough to counter even the Emperor Profound Realm. I was hoping you girls could sta¡­" Before he could finish, Little Fairy raised her hand and stop him. "If you expect us to stay, then you can forget it. This time we will follow you and fight those powers. You need all the help you can." Yun Che widens her eyes. He tried to talk about the dangers but.... Retsu then continued and hold his arm. "Young master, you left me for a month and I am not leaving you to fight those things on your own. I can''t let the man I love have all the fun again. This time, we will face everything together." "That''s right Yun Che, Sister Retsu missed you for a month and you''re leaving again? Even if you went away silently, we''ll still find you." Cang Yue felt envy when she hears Retsu mentioned about love in front of him. She kind of wish she had her confidence. Little Fairy then raised her fist and said "If you dare to do that, I will beat you up." Yun Che just sighs. There''s no way he could talk these girls out of this. But the opponent this time will probably stronger than him. So there''s no way they could help. But since it come to this, he''ll have to teach them that. His face when serious once more. "Then if you girls really wanted to help me. You need all the power you can get." Retsu instantly knew that if he said about power. It means he have something to teach her. "Hmm, it''s been a while since you last teach me things young master. Then let''s train together." Little Fairy was curious as well. She was hoping to learn some of his so called ''Kido'' arts but he did said to her that only cultivators cultivate spiritual pressure can cultivate those arts. But at least she can learn something from him. "I always thought your skills are powerful. If you''re teaching us one of your skills, then I am in as well." Yun Che raised his hand while standing up. "Hold your horses, let''s tell the chief''s wife first. Wouldn''t want them to get the wrong idea. When everything''s done. I am going to teach you the methods to control the mysterious power that exist inside your bodies all this time." All three of them pique their interest once more. "Mysterious power?" He showed them his famous grin and said "Yeah¡­ I am going to teach you girls how to use ''Haki''. 83 Chapter 83: Haki? After eating some breakfast and had a quick shower back at the guest house. Yun Che bring the girls to the area near the phoenix ruins. Feng Caiyi and her children seems a lot more livelier once the curse had been lifted. Her children could not stop hugging Yun Che once he return back to the village the yesterday. In the end, Yun Che decided to stay for a for a few days to train the girls to master Haki before confronting the BOSS. The village chief and the others seems to preoccupied in their martial arts training. Probably preparing for the next hollow invasion. Retsu might master it instantly as she had the cheat skill but not for these girls. He have to train them the old fashioned way. Since he takeout all of the Menos, he''ll take it that the BOSS hiding in the mountains would probably came here in a few days. So, he''ll use most of this time to train them to master basic Haki. After awaken his third tomoe, Yun Che explored the wonders of his haki in the trial a month ago. Yun Che''s haki came from the Sharingan but it was not actually a haki. Since it merged with the sharingan, it evolved them into something even more powerful. Like for example his Observation Instinct. It is different than ordinary observation haki. His evolved haki enable him to dodged attack without thinking rather than ordinary haki where you can sense attacks but the user can still think which affecting their move. The weak point of Kenbunshoku No Haki is it cannot dodge unpredictable moves just like when Luffy threw reflecting punches at Lightning Enel and he can''t even dodge a single of them. His observation instinct also enabled him to aim perfectly without any miss. His Spiritual Enhancement enhance his attacks just like Busohoku but this one enable him to amplify even higher attack power and defense power. Just like when he needed it to cast Dual Getsuga Tenshou. He can even enhance other weapons or armors by simply channeling his Spirit Force to them and passed them to other people while maintaining its effect. However, the effect can only be maintained as long as he keeps its spiritual link connected. Aside from weapons and armors, he can enhance people as well. That''s the difference between his and ordinary ones. While his Will of the Evil Conqueror is different as well. He decided to rename it to avoid confusion. Haoshoku No Haki is the haki of capable to overpowering the will of others. However, his Will of the Conqueror can overpower anyone under his cultivation realm but if its above him, he can directly attack their soul and causing them to stagger in fear regardless of their stronger will power. Haoshoku No Haki can overpower weak wills but still let others with stronger will powers to remain conscious. That''s the difference between his evolved haki compare to ordinary hakis. He couldn''t train the evolved version to the others even to his own companions but he can train the ordinary ones to them. He brought the girls to a nearby plains next to the phoenix ruins and have them sit down. All morning, these girls asking a lot of questions about Haki but she shrugged them as he was going to explain them later. Cang Yue was asking these questions all morning but all them are simply dismissed by Yun Che by telling them its a surprise. In the end, she decided to ask him again. "Yun Che? What is Haki?" He sighs and decided to answer her question. "Haki is a mysterious power contain in all living things. Whether you''re a beast or a human. Haki exist within all of them. The matter of Haki is whether you have the ability to awaken them." Little Fairy was curious about this so called ''Haki''. It is different from any art she heard or experienced during her travels. "How do you know about this Haki, rascal?" "From where Retsu and I came from we''re using Haki all the time. As for Retsu here. She awakened her Haki a long time ago but she wasn''t aware of it." He simply make up an answer for it. He can''t simply tell them its from an anime and he learned them by just watching it. Retsu widen her eyes and said "I did?" "Yes, you did. Today, let''s refresh those abilities of yours. I was hoping you would notice but it seems you relied on your abilities and wasn''t aware of it." He was aware of it when she first accessed her Bankai. But, he was still learning about it and couldn''t tell her all about it. Even if he can instantly mastered it but it took experience just to let him fully mastered such powers. Then he continued "Back to the story, all living things can use haki. However, the people on this continent tend to cultivate profound energy, emotion sealing arts and various others which block the flow of will power thus sealing the haki forever." Cang Yue was curious once more and asked "Will power?" "Haki is actually the manifestation of your will power or spirit. When you block or seal your emotions, you will seal your will power as well. That''s when people in this continent will no longer have the power to use Haki. Same as cultivating Profound Energy, the best way to awaken Haki is before you reach the Elementary Profound Realm." Hearing his explanation, both Cang Yue and Little Fairy had doubts whether they could learn Haki or not. "But our cultivation has reached this stage. It means we''re no longer suitable to cultivate Haki?" "Not suitable but I didn''t say it''s impossible. Little Fairy, your Frozen Cloud Arts cultivate the Ice Heart which seals your emotions right?" To Yun Che, he still had the system to help him reactivate those powers. Little Fairy answered "I used to. But I am no longer able to cultivate it. It shattered during our first encounter." "Shattered? How? Frozen Cloud Asgard Ice hearts are impossible to shatter." Cang Yue have heard about Frozen Cloud Asgard Iced Heart before. Those arts make the maidens lose their emotions and becoming cold-blooded disciples. But, she never heard such art can be shattered. "Sigh, if I knew. I would tell you." Little Fairy actually knew the reason but she didn''t want to tell them because its embarrassing how it actually shattered. From her opinion, It was shattered by Yun Che''s bankai energy which sends her into an embarrassing turmoil at that time. She rather kept this one at bay rather than letting them know. Yun Che however was oblivious to this fact but he actually managed to shatter Qingyue''s Ice Heart back then. Probably it wasn''t fully cultivated and even the slightest emotion could shatter it. Whatever it is, it carves the path for them to cultivate Haki now. Which he promise to teach Qingyue after he patched things up with her. "Now, it actually makes things much easier. With that Ice Heart gone. I can help you and Cang Yue to trigger your Haki using my spiritual energy. You have to aware that when your haki awakens, you probably having a hard time to control it. So you must control it before it destroys your mind and body. So, I hope you two are ready." He said with a serious expression. When awakening Kenbunshoku No Haki, the user will experience countless voices, detection and signatures from nearby living creatures. That''s why he needed to spark them a little to let them control it bit by bit. "We''re ready." Both of them said without showing any doubts of fears causing him to smile. These girls really changed from the first time they met him. "Good, you need to know that Haki is divided into three types. The first one is Kenbunshoku or Observation. This haki enable you to merged your consciousness with your surroundings. You will able to see people''s and beast''s cultivation and energy despite them masking their aura. Any cultivation can be detected. Observation Haki also enable you to see the opponent''s move before it reaches you. Basically, you can see and react accordingly. Even if you had your eyes closed, you can still detect the presence of the opponents." He slowly explained earning the nodding of three girls. Little Fairy suddenly remembered he fabulous sword art was easily avoided by Retsu and him back then. "So, it''s like that. No wonder you were able to avoid all my moves before." Yun Che nodded his head and continued "Yeah, sort of. The second one is Busoshoku No Haki or Armament Mode. It enables you to transform your will power into a protective armor on any parts your body or enhance your attacks. Armament Mode enables you to touch intangible opponents making them vulnerable to your attacks. Some opponents cultivate arts to transform their body into elements or ghost form to prevent them from being harm but Armament Mode can be used to touch them. Imbued them into weapons and you cut them like butter." Cang Yue asked him "So, we can kill ghost with this Haki?" Little Fairy asked as well. "Anything can be cut? Even bodies made of ice?" Yun Che nodded before removing his white coat and exposing his bare arms. The three girls blushing slowly seeing his well build body and muscles underneath that coat. Yun Che raised his right fist towards them and slowly concentrates. All of a sudden, his right arm was slowly transforming to black making the girls widen their eyes. It was not black but pure shiny black. "This is what I meant, Armament can make your body as hard as steel and make you invulnerable to all most all attacks but I am sure you girls wouldn''t want your skin as black as coal." All the girls shivered at the thought but sometimes they had to do it to save their body from being harmed. "But, you can channeled them to your weapons as well. Weapons imbued with Haki is similar with body armament as well. You can harm intangible beings with your sword." With that, he picked up a branch from the ground before imbued it with haki. The branch slowly transforming into shiny black as well and widen their eyes once more. Then, he proceeded on throwing the branch to a nearby rock and the moment it reach it. The rock exploded into tiny pieces leaving the branch stuck on the remains of the rock before slowly turning back into an ordinary branch. "Incredible, this art really is priceless among all arts. Something even the four sacred grounds aren''t capable of." Little Fairy was shocked to the core seeing the capabilities of haki. "But, is the color of the Haki is always pure shining black?" asked Cang Yue. She was worried one day her face will be as black as a coal when she trained. Yun Che laughed at the image from his imagination and said "Yeah, this is the advanced version of this Haki. As for you girls, if you managed to learn the basic Haki. The armament will not be visible but fellow haki users can actually detect your body or weapons are imbued with Haki. Even the basic version is enough for you to change the balance of cultivation in this world." Looks like women really care about their looks rather than becoming stronger but the advanced version is optional to use in battle. Looking at the capabilities between the two hakis, Cang Yue and Little Fairy couldn''t wait to learn more about them. "This is beyond shocking, I am sure the third one is more powerful than this one right?" Yun Che then continued "Yeah, the third one is a rare and unobtainable by training. Only one in a million people possessed it. It is called Haoshoku No Haki or Conqueror''s will. It enables the user to overpower weak will opponents and forcing them to lose consciousness." Little Fairy slowly thought that those stronger cultivators able to overpower the weaker easily but she never heard about overpowering will power before. "Overpower the weaker will?" "It amplifies the fear within your heart and force you to lose consciousness. In battle, the moment your fear takes over you. It''ll be over. But keep in mind that if your opponent have stronger willpower, Haoshoku will be useless against them." He explained to them. Retsu eyes was full of glitter when she heard about this incredible skill. "Incredible. So, Young master? You had this kind of Haki?" Yun Che kept quiet but slowly transforming his eyes into Sharingan before shooting off lower level haki towards a bird flying in the sky. Suddenly a bird fell from the sky in front but he caught it before it hits the ground. During his one-month training, he used his Sharingan to aim at the energy of the ones he wanted to harm. This way, he can prevent his haki from harming anyone he didn''t intend to. His action caused shock to the others again as well as Retsu. Little Fairy was shocked once more."Incredible, you had this rare haki? If this were known to the world, the sects will either hunt or recruit you." "Not just me, Retsu had this haki as well." His revelation causes the others to look at Retsu with astonishing eyes, Retsu tilting her head sideways and said "Ara, I had this haki all this time?" "Yeah, your bankai give birth to this haki as it uses killing intent as basis. Once you regained your skills, your Kenbunshoku and Busoshoku haki awakened along with you. However, you didn''t aware about it at that time. I didn''t want to tell you just yet because you''re still training your other skills. However, your Haoshoku awakened after you achieved bankai." Yun Che noticed similar traits during her awakening back then. He didn''t tell her because he was also training his haki and he needed to master them before he could teach her. He felt quite envy of her when she awakened her Haoshouku No Haki using only her Bankai while he had to reach Level 61 just to awaken his own. Thinking the capabilites of this haki, she immediately thought "I could overpower those hollows back then if know how to use it." Yun Che then slowly bumps her head with his hand "That would be impossible. Hollows are instinct based beast and they don''t have any will or fear. Haoshoku won''t work on them." Then, she slowly sighs once more. Cang Yue then looked at the two of them. "*Sigh, I envy you two. You two had the most powerful Haki which one in a million possess." "Don''t be, it''s a good thing if you don''t have it. Like Little Fairy said just now. You could risk being hunted down if this were known. Even you two possess the other two haki cause the same thing as well." He simply grins at her statement. Its a good thing not all people can use Haoshoku No Haki or else. What will happen to these two? Little Fairy slowly making her resolve to learn this method. "Well, it''s a good thing we didn''t have them. However, we must be careful not to leak the secrets of this Haki to others. This world is already twisted by the fact of the strong controlling the weak. It''ll be a pain to be hunted down by them to obtain its secret." She was more worried when those people found out about Haki. Even the four sacred grounds would be tempted. "Well, that''s why you need the strength to back it up. You had the sword and Haki is just the grinding stone which sharpen your swords. Couple by your strength, you two might become the strongest warriors underneath the mortal realm one day. So, are you girls ready to learn Haki?" The three of them nod at the same time. Cang Yue and Little Fairy needed to go through the process of reawakening while Retsu just needed practice. With her incredible talent, she might achieved advanced stage in a few days. "Then, lets get starte...." He didn''t even finish his words before he heard a familiar voice in the air. "Wait for a moment!!!" All of a sudden, bright lights came out of nowhere and a familiar but annoying face came out from his body. It was none other than Kon appeared in his plushy form. "Kon-sama heard everything and wishes to learn as well." Kon heard everything from his inner world and wishes to learn Haki. He didn''t get to learn from Yun Che in the trial due to his leveling up process. "Umm, Yun Che. What is this thing?" The girls had curious stare at Kon while Retsu just looked at him curiously. She heard about him from Yun Che but this is the first time she saw him in his plushy form closely. All of them were feeling the same as well because this is the thing that was on his shoulder yesterday. Last time, he transformed into a lion cub but they managed to see him in his true form. Yun Che sweat dropped at his antics again and introduce him to the girls. "Ohh, this is the beast I got from the Phoenix Trial. This guy''s name is Kon. He''s a perverted lion who thinks about women all the time." Cang Yue immediately hid behind Little Fairy as she heard the word pervert. "Kyaa, A pervert?" "Well, beast or not. If you dare to touch me or my sisters with perverted intentions. I will personally beat you up." Little Fairy was back to her protective big sister mode and looked at Kon with gaze of disgust. Kon felt shiver down his spine as he felt three uncomfortable gaze on him and nodded furiously."Hai" Kon went teary before looking at Yun Che. "Korra, Why do you tell these Nee-sans about me. Now, I am hated by them." "Better for them to know early before having your ass kicked or smashed by them. Especially Retsu. You wouldn''t want to make her mad." Kon slowly turned towards Retsu and had shivers down his spine again once he saw that creepy but sweet smile of her. He was chased all over again in the inner world by the Phoenix, Mizu and Kaze. But, he was slowly opening up to them as they wanted to play with him except the phoenix though, since she always tried to chop him up with her beak. When he finally got to rest, Shirayuki and Kuroyuki turned him into a dressing doll which was embarrassing enough for him. He finally able to relax once he was near Jasmine. She won''t turned him into a punching bag if he behave himself. But when he heard about Yun Che training Haki, he decided to come out and learn as well. Might boost something from his arsenal. When he thought about it. Its not a bad idea to let Kon learn the two hakis. The haki came from the soul. If he learn this, he can enhance all the bodies he possessed. Same as Sanji when he enhanced Nami''s body during the old switcher roo in Punk Hazard. "Still, its a good thing for you to learn as well. It''ll be useful in your lion form as well as your possess mode. If you managed to learn it. To can empower that legs of yours during possession and kick your opponent to oblivion." Kon stood on a nearby rock and said "Then, let me learn as well, man. I promised not to do anything funny." He just nodded and said "Sure, join the club. We got jackets. I did planned to train you as well." With that, he slowly looked at the girls. "Let''s get started. Haki usually take three months to master but I give you girls and you Kon three days." He said with a strict manner. This is now race against time. "Three days then we''ll leave towards that area. If you''re not be able to master it by then. I am sorry but I have to leave you here. To keep you safe." The girls understood his intention and nodded in agreement. Three days is enough for them to master basic haki. If they wanted to be a great help to him, they must master this thing. Kon went on top of his shoulders and shouted "Let''s get started, Yun Che. Let''s go!!" He slowly sighs at his antics but at least someone or something is in great spirits. Retsu slowly walked beside him and asked "What about me, young master?" She already awaken all three hakis but didn''t managed to develop them. "I will personally train your haki until you reached the advanced stage. Three days is more than enough for you Retsu." Retsu nodded as she looked forward in enhancing her haki further. With that, his training in developing their haki starts now. 84 Chapter 84: Into The Lair of the Beas Three days passed in a blink of an eye. The training of those four went well. Yun Che expected only Kon and Retsu able to emerged from the training zone due to their instant mastery cheat skill but turns out, Little Fairy and Cang Yue didn''t fall that far behind. Right now, they are currently making their way into the lair of the beast after a quiet farewell to all of the villagers. Yun Che decided that it was not their burden to fight the hidden power so the only ones who knew their departure was the clan head and his family. Yun Che had given them all his phoenix pellets because they were useless against him. So, he left them to the Feng children to use as cultivation materials. It was a teary goodbye but at least those children had the means to cultivate now. Little Fairy didn''t show any expression but she was the saddest among all of them. She assured the Feng children that she will meet them again in the future. In the end, they left the village to their next destination. They are currently on board Cang Yue''s white eagle towards the heart of the mountain where the BOSS itself rest. Kon was sleeping due to him overused of haki in his lion form. Looks like he didn''t know that his lion form and haki were consuming reaitsu faster than opening a tap of water. "So anyone could cultivate this kind of power?" Little Fairy suddenly asked while looking with her haki coated hand. The color of her haki was still the same as her skin but it was shining enough to make others jealous while looking at it. This is the mark of the basic stage armament mastery. Cang Yue fell asleep on her lap after being tortured by him for three days straight. Yun Che casually replied "Nahh, wouldn''t bet on it." She had a confused expression and asked "Why?" Yun Che looked at her with his usual expression and said "Yes, even if I said Haki exist within all human beings but there''s no particular art of way capable of bringing out the haki within them. Even if they aren''t cultivators yet. Aside from us, the two of you are the only ones who cultivated haki in this world." Then, she continued "So, you are the only one had the means of awakening them." "Yeah, sort of. I only awakened your haki. It depends on you two whether you can succeeded cultivating them. So technically, I am the only one can awaken them." He fabricated a story about it once more. In the beginning, he said that he could awaken their haki by injecting his powers in them but the truth was actually the system itself. The process was relatively simple because their haki were activated by a simple push of a button. So, in the end. Haki was like given by the system to anyone he desires. From the system''s trivia, humans in this world could use haki originally but their generations are slowly being blocked from accessing them. So, no matter how genius they were from the beginning, they will never access or awaken their haki for the rest of their lives. Little Fairy nodded in surprise and continue to observe the coating on her hand. "Still, both of us achieved basic stage in observation and intermediate stage in armament in just three days is just a miracle." He rolled his eyes and said "You girls had it easy, basic stage took three months and advanced stage took almost two years to be perfected for ordinary humans. But you two perfected the basic stage in just three days." After awakened their Haki three days ago, these two had a lot of problem getting them under control. They could detect a lot of intents and energy signatures from the nearby village as well the forest animals. He never knew both of them had spectacular will power in them. Probably born from their past based from what he read from the trivia. He had to suppressed their inner will power and releasing them bit by bit so they could get it under control. After a few hours, they were finally used to the haki sensation. Yun Che used a paper fan as a method to provoke the girls instead of a wooden stick like certain someone. He had them blindfolded as he slowly slapped their head using the paper fan. Little Fairy was used to battle sensation so she could detect intents from his paper fan and dodged his strikes accordingly. He still managed to hit her head as revenge for going full strength on him during their training in the past. He explained that Observation Haki was more on intent and she could easily dodge them. However, Cang Yue took a lot of his time. She was slapped by the paper fan countless of times due to her inability to dodge the strikes. She explained that she knew the intent was coming from but didn''t dodge it. After slowly getting used to it, she was finally able to dodge the attacks. Armament mode was quite easy for them to master as they channeled their will power into their hands and weapons. They could notice that their skin and weapons were shining by the haki itself. But, Yun Che did warned them that consecutive use of haki could deplete their stamina and making them tired faster. So he had them use haki only if necessary. From the system, basic Observation just be able to enhanced senses, read intents, detect aura and predict attacks within a small scale range. Intermediate Observation can sense larger areas while advanced can see the future for a limited of time. As for Armament, its basic simply enhanced their bodies to hardening mode and able to touch intangible beings. Intermediate can enhanced weapons while advanced users can generate greater hardening which turns their weapons and body to shiny black jade like color. As for Conqueror''s will, basic just injects fear and provocations to opponents. Intermediate can knocked out anyone with weak will power while advanced can attack those with greater will power and force them to submit to fear while still being conscious. But, those with greater will power will not be submitted. Due to Retsu''s keen intellect, she could master Observation Mode and Armament Mode to advanced stage with Yun Che''s help. It didn''t take her long to dodge all his paper fan strikes as she was used to her instincts back then. With her advanced observation mode, she could tell where the strikes coming from by predicting the future and trained her body to dodge accordingly. However, Yun Che warned her that future predictions are sometimes useless in battle if she reacted too early. If that happens, the opponent can change their attacks and the outcome of the future. So, he did warn the her that predicting might be useful but it''s useless when your opponent can change its outcome. As for her advanced armament mode, it only took her a day to fully mastered them. It was shocking enough she could turn her arm, clothes and weapons to shiny black. Speaking of her Haoshoku, it was quite shocking when she first released them. Due to her first time usage, she released her haki towards her surrounding and knocked out all the animals in the forest. Even her haki affected both Little Fairy and Cang Yue and shook them in fear. If it weren''t for Yun Che. They probably knocked out already. Kon passed out from her haki. She apologized to them countless of times and their bond as sisters simply brushed it aside. After several target practice with the demon beast in the area, she finally controlled her haki and able to use them perfectly. Combining her slaughter aura and Haoshoku, everyone will probably scared shitless of her. Yun Che suddenly heard a voice from his mind. It was none other than Retsu. If she''s using this method to talk, then she must have something to talk away from the ears of Little Fairy and Cang Yue. She then asked "Young master? Maybe we can teach Sister Jasmine to use haki. I bet she''s curious about it." He petted her head and answered "Way ahead of you. Love. I taught her that during out sweet time in the trial area. She asked me all about it in the trial and I have no choice but to teach her. She was able to do it and the best thing was she too has it." She widens her eyes upon the revelation and said "She has¡­." "Yeah, Haoshoku No Haki. Jasmine had a sad past and probably her will power was slowly awakening it. When I unlocked her haki, it unlocked as well. For one month, I trained her just like I trained you to use those haki and her mastery took her ten days to reach intermediate stage of Haoshoku No Haki. She achieved advanced stage of it during the day the phoenix dissipates the last of its soul to send us out of the trial zone. As for her observation and armament, she achieved advanced stage in just three days." Retsu slowly smiled and observed the sky above them. "Sister Jasmine sure is a genius. Right?" "She sure is, except you and Kon. She''s the only one capable of achieving advanced stage in less than a month. "Kon''s an advanced stage haki user?" "For Busoshoku of course. I am impressed he was able to turn his whole lion body to black. His Kenbunshoku was still in the intermediate stage. Then again, you two were kind of cheated using the system though." He sweat dropped when he remembered how these two trained like crazy to master the haki. Even Kon wasn''t being stupid for once. She slowly smiled and rest her head on his shoulder. "Ara..ara¡­ That''s how we were born, young master. It''s not like we wanted to. So, Kon has Haoshoku as well?" "No, last time I checked, the system said he didn''t possess enough will power or killing intent to awaken Haoshoku No Haki. Well, basically. If he still fooling around and becoming a perverted lion plushy, he will never awaken his Haoshoku. Which is a good thing. Wouldn''t want to see a lion plushy knocks girls out and sully their bodies." He slowly said as he watched Kon snoring on the eagle''s body. Retsu look at Kon causing him to shiver in sleep. She said in a deep tone. "Better not be, I''ll kill him if he does that. So. What is the current stages of Sister YueChan and Sister Yue?" "From training, their observation mode almost touches the threshold of intermediate stage as their sensing area are larger now. I am impressed when they can use intermediate stage of Busoshoku though. They can enchant their weapons with it. Even though its weak but they can do it." She had a smile on her face and said "So, both of them are considered passed?" "Yes, they can help us fighting these beings." With that, Retsu smiled earnestly and rest her head on his shoulder. Little Fairy watched them and had a small smile on her face. But, she could still felt jealous from their action. "Ehem." She fake cough before jolting both of them from their intimate action. She turned her head showing her discomfort and said "You two have been quiet for a while. So, anything we know about this ''being''?" Yun Che fake cough and regaining his composure. "Right, ehem. Ordinary humans can''t command hollows but I think something is controlling them to attack that village. If I am right, we might face an Intermediate greater stage hollow this time." Retsu cutely tilted her head. "Intermediate stage greater hollow?" Yun Che slowly explained "From where we come from, we called them ''Adjuchas''." Little Fairy slowly said "Adjuchas?" This is the first time she heard a different term for these hollows. Last time it was Menos, then Gillians and now Adjuchas? "Adjuchas are intermediate greater hollow but I don''t know their exact cultivation yet. They are hollows who still retain their hideous form but they were able to attain intelligent just like a human. One Adjuchas type hollow can destroy this entire empire if it wants. If I am right, we might face even greater danger this time." Yun Che said while maintaining the seriousness in his eyes. He knew the exact strength of the hollow and his level was more than enough to combat it. However, he must make sure of its level first before engaging it. The reason for his battle is obvious, he wanted to level up but at the same time. He wanted to prevent the birth of a ''Vastolorde''. If those things exist, Profound Sky Continent will fall under chaos by these hollows. Sensing his seriousness, Retsu holds his hand "Young master, are you sure you want to do this?" He said and reassured her. "Yeah, it is a matter of the future of this continent. If this hollow makes a breakthrough in the future, then all hell will break lose. I''ll be fine." "Hmph, Kon-sama would be handling things if you run away. I wanted to test out my new black coated lion form." He suddenly wakes up from his sleep and was listening on the strength of the Adjuchas. He was scared but he had to act tough in front of the ladies which they brushed it aside. "Yeah, says someone who passed out after a few minutes in that form." He was referring to his black lion form. He didn''t even last few minutes last time before passing out. "Korra! I can control it now remember. Can''t have you and the ladies take the spotlight from me." He said causing Yun Che to grab his head. This guy''s dumb but he can make the situation livelier. Yun Che followed the reaitsu residue left behind on the phoenix''s ruins. Looks like one of the Menos managed to get away before he made his appearance. He detected an unusual reaitsu came from deep in the mountains and instructed Cang Yue to bring her eagle to that area. The reaitsu was getting stronger as they getting closer to the area and it spooked Cang Yue from her slumber. Due to their mastery of Haki, they can ignore some of the pressure but they could still feel the heaviness of the pressure in that area. "Looks like we''re getting close." They arrived at the mountain area that seems to look like a giant crater. The rocky mountains in that area looks like perfect cover to hide. Both Retsu and Yun Che detected more than one reaitsu came from that area. If they were to gauge, it seems like probably hundreds of hollows gathering here. "Let''s get off here, we''re probably¡­." He didn''t even finish his words before a sudden attack came from below them. "ROOOAARR" "Damn it!!!" All of them are ejected from the eagle as a giant centipede like hollow suddenly emerged from the ground and trying to bite them. Yun Che immediately draw Zangetsu and fire a sword wave and sliced its mask apart. Gigantic it might be, it was still below Spirit Profound Realm. Cang Yue stored her eagle back into her seal and hitch a ride with Little Fairy. Since she''s the only one who couldn''t fly yet, she had to do it. All of a sudden, more than one hollow emerged one after another. Probably they heard the centipede''s attack just now. All of them immediately engaged in a war against the hollows once more. After learning haki, Cang Yue and Little Fairy''s attack was getting faster and stronger as they can detect intents and hidden signatures now. They were able to coordinate their attacks well. But, Retsu was even faster. She jumped from hollow to hollow slice them apart with her haki and kido coated hand. The coatings transformed her hand into a human blade and she jumped and sliced them apart. As for bigger hollows, she just punched the hell out of them as they burst into pieces after one punch. Sometimes, she threw her haki enhanced throwing knives on them which kill them in one shot. Under her usage, haki was obviously overpowered. Not wanting to lose, Kon transformed into his lion form and started shooting fireballs from his wings. Yun Che taught him how to infuse haki into his attacks and enhanced its attack powers. All of them basically did the same thing, infused their attacks with haki and the result was devastating. He merely sighs at their antics. All of them basically wanted to test haki and their capabilities. Which is kind of overkill. As someone who was used to them, he just used ordinary methods to combat these low level hollows. Cang Yue immediately exclaimed "Incredible, I never knew haki was this strong." Yun Che shot up another sword wave and said "It gets better when you mastered the advanced version in the future. This is just the cr¨¨me to the crop." "ROOOARRR" All of a sudden, gillians started appearing on the area they just attacked. Yun Che simply swing his sword and forged a way towards the gilians. While floating in the sky. He said while pointing at the group of Menos, "Now, why don''t you two test it on them?" Little Fairy and Cang Yue heard him and nod with a smile. They immediately boost their speed passed the hollows towards the standing gillians. One of them managed to fire a cero directly at Little Fairy and she immediately deployed her ice shield at the same time infused it with Haki. She was quite shock as the shield didn''t shatter on impact like before. It didn''t even hurt when it hits her. Cang Yue was even excited. She jumped towards the nearby Menos and execute her sword art against it. Last time, she couldn''t even beat an ordinary Menos as the skin was tougher despite being weaker. Even if she managed to beat it. She could only watch as it escaped back into the garganta. Now, her attacks are working and sliced its skin like hot knife through butter. She never expected her weak attacks are working. The same can be said with Little Fairy. Her ice shots penetrate the Menos faster compared to her previous encounter with it. The ice attacks cause the Menos was full of holes until it slowly fell under the continuous attacks of the two maidens. Kon transformed into a streak of light and went through those hollows while shooting off fire balls all over causing explosion erupted all over the battlefield. Since his body was tougher because of the haki, those hollows have trouble hitting his body. Since he was able to prolong his transformation, his black lion form swings all over the battefield while shouting "Take that!!! No one can beat the legendary KON-SAMA!!!!" "Shut up, you look like an idiot shouting off like that." Yun Che said while shooting off more sword wave towards them. Kon continued to jump from hollow to hollow while smashing them apart. "Let me have my moment man." Yun Che sighs and continued shooting off flying getsuga towards the hollows and gillians. Under the continuous attacks of Yun Che, Little Fairy, Cang Yue and Kon, the number of hollows were going down faster than they appear. His experience bar was increasing steadily and almost fill the third half of the bar. Even if it was slow, it was steadily increasing. "Let''s push them back to the center." He was about to push until he felt something unfamiliar. All of a sudden, massive amount of spiritual pressure was slowly weighting all of them. Both Yun Che and Retsu were already immune but Little Fairy as well as Cang Yue seems to have a problem in standing up to it. Kon immediately jumped on his shoulder to avoid the pressure. He didn''t cultivate the Absolute Supression skill yet and didn''t know to counter these pressures. Both Yun Che and Retsu immediately stood in front them to avoid further damage. Little Fairy slowly standing up and use Yun Che''s arm for support. "What is this pressure, it''s like I am facing a powerful expert." Retsu frowned her beautiful eyes and hold the hilt of her Zanpakuto. "Young master, the pressure. It''s getting stronger." He swings Zangetsu behind his head and slowly smile. "It''s here." Suddenly, multiple tears followed by pressure suddenly opened up in the sky. The tears slowly formed into a giant garganta causing Yun Che and the others immediately keep their guard up. All of a sudden, gillians with different cultivation started walking out of them. There are even second stage gilians appearing in front of them. "Hmph, you humans are getting brazen this past month. Since you''re here. Save me the trouble of hunting you and claim whatever is in that mountain." A creature suddenly walked out of the tear and looking at them with its creepy eyes. All of Yun Che''s party have shock in their eyes as they witness the hollow''s form in front of them standing above the air. This hollow was the same size as all of them and even walks just like a human. If he were to describe, this hollow really looks instead of human. Spreading its demon like wings behind its back, it slowly floats in front of them looking as if they were an existence beneath it. The hollow has white humanoid form as well as arms and legs looked like they were armored gauntlets. Its body was covered with white armored skin and has a long white tail behind it covered with red linings all over its body. Its creepy white mask has four blade like horns with a diamond shaped mark in the middle of its forehead. Its eyes'' socket covering its yellow eyes and had a skull mouth underneath it. They didn''t even forget the hole in the middle of its chest. Feeling uncomfortable while looking at the hollow, he immediately asked the system. "System, scan the strength of this hollow." Suddenly his eyes widen upon seeing the result given by system. Retsu immediately saw his expression and started to ask him. Little Fairy slowly stood up and widen her eyes upon this hollow. "What is that thing?" Cang Yue widens her eyes as well while holding Retsu''s arm "Sister YueChan, I don''t think I can fight that thing." "Young master? Anything?" Retsu was pretty much the same, she felt this hollow was a lot stronger than her but she kept a calm mind and asked Yun Che. Yun Che kept a serious face and said "I don''t know about this. Looks like our opponent is stronger than I thought." "How strong is it?" She asked him again. "Scan it and see for yourself." Retsu nodded at his response and performed a scan on it. She slowly widens her eyes and immediately hold Yun Che''s hand. Both of them got the same notification and it says the same thing. [Level 85, Fifth Level of the Tyrant Profound Realm Intermediate stage hollow, Adjuchas.] 85 Chapter 85: Tyrant Profound Realm Hollow Adjuchas [Level 85: Fifth Level Tyrant Profound Realm Intermediate Greater Hollow. Adjuchas.] Looks like both of them got more than they bargain for. Yun Che expected its strength was at the First level of Tyrant Profound Realm but it shifted to the fifth level. This is really bad. "To think humans have the power to resist us. You should be honor we have decided to invade your world. It''s been a while we feed on those with nourishment." The Adjuchas slowly opened its mouth and spoke with human tongue. Both Little Fairy and Cang Yue were shocked to see a talking hollow all of a sudden. "Hahaha, I am impressed. Why don''t you resist me a little before I turned you into food for my strength?" Yun Che observe the hollow from below. To think that this hollow is a realm higher than his full strength. His current strength with the Evil God and Hollow mask combined will push his strength directly to the Fourth Level of Tyrant Profound Realm. But that strength only last him 10 minutes. Yun Che decided to play dumb and asked "Who and what are you?" The demon Adjuchas slowly said "Hmph, If I were to named myself. You can call me Granz." From his voice, it sounded more to a hoarse male voice. Yun Che nodded while forming up a plan. So, to buy some time, he asked again. "How do you cultivate so fast? Its impossible for a hollow to reach this stage." Granz slowly floats while answering "Mortal, you seem to know about us. Haha, small creatures like you wanted to know more about me? Since, you''re going to be my food. Very well. I was like these hollows as well. But I encounter something a few months ago. I followed some humans while they entered this hidden cave underneath the mountain. When I remembered, they were looking for some treasures in it. So, encountering humans makes me wanted to eat them and assumed their strength. But, they were carrying some kind of skeleton and I detected massive amount of power came from it. So, my hollow''s instinct immediately ambushed and killed them before eating them along with that skeleton." Yun Che slowly understood his explanation. That''s why Granz leveled up so fast. That cave was probably belong to some ancient Tyrant Profound Realm Expert and that expert probably died in there. Looks like whoever raided that cave probably disturbed his soul causing the hollow to eat it along with the skeleton. Powering it up to its current state. Granz slowly looked at his arm. "Then, my body suddenly evolved into this stage without having me becoming a Gillian. I was directly turned into an Adjuchas, Whatever is in that skeleton had me nourished. Haha. So, I decided to hunt more skeletons to bypass the promotions and thats where I saw that mountain. So I wanted to have whatever is in there. Probably promoted me into an evolved hollow. Haha." Granz laughed once more along with his hollow''s voice. Retsu still holding his hand and slowly whispered "Young master? Should we go full power?" "Yes, looks like we have to. What is your current full power, Retsu?" "If I use my Yin and Yang powers and my visored powers, I could directly access to the First Level of the Tyrant Profound Realm." Nodding in response, it''ll have to do. Then, he suddenly remembered that her bankai can power her up for another two additional realm in full power. "What about your bankai?" "It won''t work on hollows, young master. I''ve tried it before and didn''t gain a single blood points. They don''t have blood and their body is spiritual. Otherwise, I could overwhelm it with blood points alone." She slowly sighs as her bankai is currently useless in this kind of situation. "If you don''t have any blood points, you can''t cast the World of Slaughter domain. Damn, looks like we need to do this the hard way." He slowly said and she only nodded as she understood his intention. "EHHH, he''s far too strong man!!! What are we going to do?!?" Kon suddenly yelled from his shoulder. "Calm down, you dolt. I am working on it." Then, he turned to both Little Fairy and Cang Yue. He can see that Cang Yue was scared out of her wits as she faced stronger opponent this time. "You two, when I give the signal, disperse and get those gillians off our backs. We might go full strength and have those hollows on our back. We''re counting on you to get them off. But, whatever happens after this, we''ll explain later." "What are you going to do?" Little Fairy asked him. But, he didn''t answer and just give her a wink before drawing Zangetsu once more. "Hmm, you humans still resist under in my domain. Then, why don''t you die so I can get whatever is in that mountain." Granz suddenly dives towards them at maximum speed to kill both of them and eat their vitality. "Not yet. Kon, hold on to my arm." Kon hold on as hard as he can to Yun Che''s arm. Whatever he''s going to do is probably something big. When Granz is in range. He immediately shouted "NOW!!!!, BANKAI!!!!" Both of them shouted at the same time causing massive amount of black and red light suddenly covering the whole area by storm. Granz immediately covered his eyes but before he could even react to the light. He felt a powerful strike coming from its stomach. BANGG!!! "ARRGGHH!!" The hollow was immediately sent flying towards a faraway area from the center. Both Little Fairy and Cang Yue covered their eyes to block the incoming light. When the light dies down, both of them shocked once more as they unfold the scene unfolding in front of them. Both Yun Che and Retsu had their fists pointed out in front of them and holding their sword in the other hand. Turns out, both of them sent the hollow flying just now with his right fist at the same time Retsu was using her left fist while leaning on each other''s shoulders. Kon was hugging Yun Che''s left arm to avoid him from getting blown away by the rampaging energy. Yun Che and Retsu finally transformed into their ultimate form. Retsu was wearing the shihakushou she wore during the palace banquet but her sword transformed into a small black blade with red linings and had a red slaughter aura around her. Yun Che was wearing much more different outfit compare what he was wearing before during the banquet. Cang Yue might not recognize it but Little Fairy recognized this outfit as clear as day as this is the outfit he wore during their first encounter three months ago. This is his first bankai, the bankai that shattered her ice heart and causing her chaotic feelings three months ago. If he came to the Asgard one day, she''ll make sure he never unleashes his bankai in the sect or he''ll cause greater trouble there. She even recognizes the chained sword he was holding. However, the most shocking thing was they saw Yun Che''s face was covered with a skull white mask with red markings on its left side while Retsu had a different white mask but the red linings were different compared to him. The mask was more like a fox''s mask. Their eyes widen once more when they saw black fox-like ears above her head and three massive black fox tails behind her. Both Yun Che and Retsu transformed into their bankai state. They decided to go full strength to push the hollow away from the center. The reason they go full strength was to separate it from Little Fairy and Cang Yue before it uses them as leverage. This is the disadvantage of bringing a weaker party member. They will team up and face the hollow together but letting Little Fairy and Cang Yue out of the fight. Seeing their hollowfied or visored state, the shocked Little Fairy slowly asked "Who are you both exactly?" Seeing these two, they mastered haki, unique kido arts and had a pervert as a summoned beast. How many more secrets they had? Their aura, they also had the same as the aura of a hollow. Yun Che shift his mask aside and said with his hollowfied voice. "I know you have questions but we''ll explain later. We don''t have much time and that Adjuchas might recover anytime. Right now, we need both of your help. Little Fairy, Cang Yue. Now that we unleashed our bankai, all those low level hollows will swarm our back. We will engage that hollow while you two keep those things from our back." The two girls were still shocked and stunned. But, Yun Che simply tapped their shoulder to wake them up "Stop stopping. We''re counting on you girls." Then, he turned to Kon who was still hugging his arm. "Kon, I need you to watch their back. Kill as much low level hollows as you can." "Aye, aye, sir." Kon responded while saluting before transforming into his winged lion form. Nodding to them, he shifts his mask back to his face and turned towards Retsu. "Let''s go Retsu. It''s been a while since we fought together." "Hai, I missed our bonding time. Young master." She slowly said in her hollowfied voice before disappearing into the horizon alongside Yun Che to where Granz flew just now. The stunned girls slowly regained their bearings as they face the army of gillians. Cang Yue was still in shocked but decided to satisfy her curiosity. "Sister YueChan, their aura, it was more like them." Little Fairy shook her head and said "I don''t know, only when those mask appeared their aura changed. Before this, they''re human." Cang Yue looked over the horizon. "So, they can assume forms of those things?" "Like I said I don''t know, sister Yue. Whatever it is, let''s ask them when this is all over. Kon, watch our back." She sigh once more before focusing on task in hand. She had a lot of question to ask after this. "Hai..Hai¡­If the boing nee chans are counting on me, there''s no way I could say no. By the way, those two really didn''t tell them about the Shinigami part? Looks like only Jasmine nee-san knows about it. I am sure they had their own reason." Kon nodded to himself before flew back to Little Fairy and Cang Yue. They sent Granz quite far from the original position. This is because they punched the hollow''s abdomen with full strength while coated their hands with haki. The force was enough to shattered its armored skin but wasn''t enough to destroy it fully as their cultivation was still weak. "Those two mortals, they caught me off guard. Wait till I get my hands on¡­" The hollow regains its bearing and wanted to flew back to them. Before it could react, both Yun Che and Retsu arrived near it and causing it to risen its reaitsu as a sign of anger. They still under their visored and bankai when they arrived. It might be a level higher but it was still stronger than them. "What are you two? You two have our aura but at the same time you two are mortal." The adjuchas stared at them with full interest. Never expected a human able to retain their humanity after transforming into one of them. Yun Che swings his sword towards Granz. "Who knows? We''re not even sure ourselves." Granz remembered that humans in this world could cultivate. They were able to get this strong after consuming one of them. "Hmph, to think mortals are so brazen. Thinking yourselves above us just because you could cultivate." "Then, let me test the strength of an Adjuchas." Yun Che and Retsu proceeded on attacking the adjuchas at full force. Their sword swings clash with the Adjuchas''s arm and body at high speed. Both of them planned their attacks accordingly as Yun Che''s visored form only last him for about 10 minutes and a couple of minutes have passed. If he failed, then his strength will be reduced back to the Seventh Level of the Emperor Profound Realm. That''s far from what he could handle. Their clashes caused multiple explosions in the sky as both of them clashed with the Adjuchas. Despite having the difference in strength, both of Yun Che and Retsu didn''t suffer any disadvantage. They didn''t fight like those typical novel fighters where they face head on and lose because of a single level. They didn''t forget that they have advantage in speed, kido arts as well as evasion. Little Fairy and Cang Yue were slicing up Menos in a quick pace as well. She decided to handle the higher stage gillians while Cang Yue handle the lower level Menos. Kon in the meantime keep those low level hollows from reaching them. She watched the explosions in the sky were occurring faster than the eye could see. Little Fairy clenched her fist and gritted her teeth as she watched from below and couldn''t do anything to help them. She might be stronger in terms of cultivation but those two are far stronger than her and her strength limit is only limited to her current cultivation. She didn''t have any boosted abilities like those two. But at least, she could protect their back from the gillians. Yun Che and Retsu''s speed were faster than the eye could see as they executed their Sonido and Flash Step at the same time. The Adjuchas might be powerful but it also gained intelligence instead of instinct fighting. Both of their attacks are connecting together and their teamwork was flawless as they attack it instead of typical attacking strategy. "Getsuga Tenshou!!!" Yun Che immediately launched a getsuga towards it causing it to avoid regardless the situation. Since Retsu cultivated the Observation Haki to the maximum, she immediately uses the future prediction and enable her to see the next appearance of the Adjuchas. Locking on, she immediately executes her sonido and arrived at the arrival point before coated her leg with haki. "HOW?!?" Granz arrived at the point but instead of getting a breathing room, he was smashed immediately by a roundhouse kick from Retsu directly on its torso causing it to stumbled back. Retsu''s visored mode enable her to gain six realms of additional strength once she broken through Sky Profound Realm as each tail enable her to increase her strength by two realms. Even if she can''t use her blood points, she was still deadly because of her haki. "How do you know where I am going to appear?" The adjuchas floats in the sky as it observes Yun Che and Retsu''s teamwork. Retsu simply replied "We just predicted your movement." "So it''s like that. You might be powerful but I am still stronger." With that, Granz immediately channeled his reaitsu towards the crack of its armor and it immediately healed as if nothing happened to it in the first place. "Damn, high speed regeneration. I only have another three minutes left before the mask runs out." Hollow in the intermediate stage can use the high speed regeneration method to heal its damage. Retsu couldn''t even use the power of her bankai to combat hollows because they didn''t even bleed in the first place so Minazuki couldn''t absorb any blood. "Is there any way for you to use it again. Young master?" She asked him as his hollow mask is quite different from her. She was able to hold her mask for a longer time but if it shattered in the battlefield. She need some time as well to reconstruct the mask. "Yes, it has an interval of five minutes before I can activate it again. Looks like it''s all or nothing." Yun Che immediately channeled his Spirit Force into a ball of red energy. This is the first time he used this kind of energy this much. From the system''s hud, it deducted 10000 of his spirit force to form this attack. The Adjuchas saw the ball of packed and concentrated energy on his hand and decided not to take a hit. Suddenly in formed a shield around its body to prevent Yun Che from getting closer. He immediately executed Broken Shadow Flash and coordinate his attacks with Retsu. She decided to use her red signature sword waves to harass the Adjuchas and form a window for Yun Che to smashed his attack on it. Under Retsu''s continuous harassment, the hull integrity of its shield slowly went down and they can see visible cracks on it. Yun Che immediately smashed Tensa Zangetsu in his left arm on its shield. "Hmph, as long as I am under this shield. You can''t smash me with that powerful attack of yours. Your sword wave only works if you swing your sword." The Adjuchas was referring to Yun Che''s Getsuga Tenshou. That attack and Retsu''s blood waves were harassing it nonstop and it was really annoyed by them. "Oh really, what about now?" Yun Che and Retsu pressed Tensa Zangetsu as well as Minazuki on the shield. Then, he suddenly put his index and middle fingers from his other hand and immediately send the energy ball into Tensa Zangetsu. His action was soon followed by Retsu who was concentrating blue and red energy before compressing it into a tiny energy ball. She too sends the compressed energy ball into her sword. Their action causes the swords to glow in red before pulsing with power. This action causes the Adjuchas to widen its yellow eyes in panic. However, it was too late when it heard Yun Che and Retsu''s next action. Then, they muttered slowly "Bijuu Dama Getsuga Tenshou." Suddenly, a giant dome of black red energy suddenly decimating anything underneath their sword. The energy was slowly getting lager before¡­ BOOMMM!!!!! The explosion was so large that it created a big mushroom cloud shooting high up in the sky. Both of them immediately flashed step into the distance to avoid getting caught in the explosion. Both Little Fairy and Cang Yue were stumbled from their fighting as they turned their eyes towards the source of the explosion. "What is going on?!?" Kon was stumbled from the tremor as well. Cang Yue was stumbled and turned her eyes towards the mushroom cloud. "What kind of battle are they fighting over there?" Little Fairy turned as well and avoided the hollow ganking on her. "I don''t know. But it''s not a battle we could join." Yun Che and Retsu floating up in the sky before his mask slowly dissipates itself. "Looks like my mask''s time is up. The cool down is five minutes. That was a powerful attack huh?" Then, he could feel the Great Way of the Buddha slowly restored 20% of his stamina, HP and spirit force. Just now, he actually created a concentrated energy of the Evil God third art. The Destroying Sky Decimating Earth and concentrated it into a ball of energy. Instead of smashing it onto his enemy, the channeled it into Tensa Zangetsu from releasing a dome shaped Getsuga Tenshou he learned from Hoyuu before. The same thing can be said for Retsu as well. But she used the Bijuu Dama to create her own version. Retsu said with a tired tone. "But young master, it''s quite tiring to use it. Let''s go help Sister YueChan and Sister Yue." "Yeah, but it finally did the job right? Wait, something''s not right...." His eyes widen as he didn''t hear a familiar sound. The sound played once he beat an opponent. Retsu tilted her head to the side and asked "Ehh, what is it?" "There''s no notification. Be on your guard. It might be¡­" Suddenly he felt a spiking reaitsu came from the mushroom cloud. "SHOOO" A giant red energy beam suddenly shot out from the mushroom cloud towards them. Seeing its size, Yun Che immediately stood in front of Retsu and deployed the Evil God Second Art. "Sealing Cloud Locking Sun" A blood red sphere shaped barrier suddenly formed and covers both of them immediately. The red energy beam hit the barrier directly before slowly cracking it. The beam pushed their sphere to the ground before destroying them in one go. Their barrier smashed to ground extra hard causing both of them to grunt in pain. [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +500000] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +500000] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +500000] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +500000] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +500000] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +500000] ... .... ... [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation State Leveled Up] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation State Leveled Up] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation State Leveled Up] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation State Leveled Up] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation State Leveled Up] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation State Leveled Up] [Ding¡­Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation State: Grand Perfection Level of the Sky Profound Realm] [Ding¡­. Host HP is in critical limit.] [Ding¡­. Host HP is in critical limit.] [Ding¡­. Host HP is in critical limit.] Notifications ringing from inside his head as he opened her eyes and tried to move his hand. "Damn, that really stings. You all right Retsu?" He slowly getting up feeling sore and shaking all over his body. He just took on a full powered attack from the Tyrant Profound Realm hollow. He immediately drank the health and mana potion in one go and restored his body to full health. If he didn''t have these potions, he will be exposed to Hollow Possession Mode and it might be bad. The cero destroyed his bankai outfit and he was left only his ragged shihakushou hakama and his left sleeve. The rest was destroyed by the cero. "Hnn, young master. It really hurts." Retsu was still lying on the ground and her whole body was shaking due to the pain. Even if Yun Che shield all the damage, she also took it along with him. She was still in her fox mode but her mask was totally shattered. Their wounds aren''t that big and critical due by the cero. Still it caused her haori was covered with some of her and Yun Che''s blood. Her clothes was in rags because of it. "Here, drink this. You might feel better." Yun Che immediately pour a bottle of health potion into her mouth. She drinks it in one go and the pain immediately went away. Because of that cero, Retsu''s body leveled up into the Seventh Level of Sky Profound Realm. Yun Che immediately hold her arm and helped her standing up. He couldn''t bear to see her getting hurt because of him and he shield all the damage for her. Despite all that, both of them face the pain together instead of letting one of them shoulder it. It''s a good thing that they covered their body and barrier with layers of Haki before their barrier shattered but it still pushed their health to critical limit. "Why? You could teleport immediately. I shield you so you can get away." Yun Che and Retsu detected the cero but the beam was so large and they couldn''t get away in time. He had to deployed the shield so Retsu could teleport away but instead she stood behind him and supported him. She looked at him with warm eyes and hold his hand. "Young master, I will not let you shoulder that damage on your own. Which woman is cruel enough to see the man they love shoulder their pain while they themselves are safe. I am not one of them. I will not let the man I love shoulder all of that damage. If we''re here, we''ll do it together." Yun Che was shocked. Retsu''s love was too much. He slowly smiled as he looked at her lovely eyes. "Retsu¡­." He didn''t even say his thoughts when he detected Granz''s reaitsu was above them. His body armor was shattered and loses most of its hardened skin by the looks of it. It was regenerating slowly instead of instantaneous. The wings were full of wound and its mask were cracking all over. "Chee, this hollow is persistent." Yun Che holds Tensa Zangetsu once more as he slowly transformed his eyes into his matured Sharingan and stood barefooted on the ground. He stood by with his ragged hakama and left bankai sleeve on his left arm. His well toned and build up body was exposed to the world. Retsu was pretty much the same. She immediately discards her ragged haori and torn up shihakushou which exposed her jade white skin to the world as well and widen Yun Che''s eyes. Now, she was basically the same as Yun Che. She only wore her ragged shihakushou hakama while barefooted on the ground. But she was wearing a sarashi which covers her big breasts from being exposed as it was common for female samurai to use one. It''s a good thing the cero didn''t decimate all of her clothes. Her hair was still braided but he body was covered with dirt and blood from her previously wounded body. When her mask shattered, she lost her fox mode and needed at least five minutes as well to reconstruct it. She slowly holds Bankai Mode Minazuki on her left hand and stood next to Yun Che. Even if Yun Che is facing the hollow right now, he couldn''t help but stealing glances at her body from time to time. She was really slender underneath those clothes and she only had a sarashi supporting her breast. He couldn''t help but feeling red all over his face while maintaining his seriousness. Well, she looked really sexy to begin with. Retsu saw his expression and had a small smirk formed on her mouth. Looks like her fianc¨¦e really conscious about her body. This make her smirk in victory because she knew he was conscious about her womanly and sexual charms. "BRAZEN MORTALS. YOU HAVE ANGERED ME AND NOW, SUFFER!!!!!!" The hollow immediately shot multiple ceros from its hand and both of them avoided it easily. But deep down, Yun Che wanted this hollow to cause some damage to his body so he can level it up. He and Retsu immediately engage in another clashing against Granz, looks like the damage he caused with Retsu just now started to weaken the Adjuchas bit by bit. Yun Che immediately swing his sword but the Adjuchas immediately grabbed it. But, he didn''t swing it with a backup plan. Retsu immediately flashed step behind him and he immediately points his remaining palm and Retsu points her palm as well. Then, they shouted "Dual Cast Infused Style: Hado #73: Twin Red Fire Crash Down!!!!" Both of Yun Che and Retsu''s palm were glowing with red energy before shooting off a giant modified version of the Soren Sokatsui towards the Adjuchas. Yun Che channeled the Evil God Destruction energy while Retsu use her bankai energy to shoot off the modified Kido art towards it. The giant energy overwhelms the hollow before sending it flying once more towards the forest. It wasn''t enough to defeat it as their strength right now is around the Emperor Profound Realm and it wasn''t enough to defeat it. He was buying some time for their mask to recover. "All right, let''s keep it that way until¡­." "ROOOARR!!!!" Both of them suddenly heard two loud roar in a distance. It didn''t belong to a hollow but he recognized that roar from somewhere. It belongs to a¡­. "Flood Dragons?" Little Fairy and Cang Yue also heard the roars in the distance. But Kon was the first one to shouted as he saw two massive shadows suddenly swing by and hovering above them. The dragons were pretty much like Yun Che encounter during the fire seed heist a year ago. But these dragons are smaller and their bodies were blue in color compared to last year. Its cultivation aura was at the Fifth Stage of Emperor Profound Realm. The two Flood Dragons shouted in human language. "HUMANS RETURN OUR CHILD BACK TO US!!!!" Both Yun Che and Retsu turned their eyes towards the center where Little Fairy''s party at. However, Yun Che immediately thought one thing. He heard about the Flood Dragons from the novel and knew what it means. "Ohhh, FUCK ME!!!!! 86 Chapter 86: Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire Back to the central area where the Flood Dragons appeared just now, Cang Yue and Little Fairy were staring straight into the eyes of the two dragons floating above them. Due to the dragons'' appearance, the gillians slowly retreated back into the Garganta. Maybe because this time, dragons started to interfere with their business and Yun Che managed to weaken Granz causing him to lose control of the gillians. With the gillians retreated, the remaining low level hollow immediately retreated back into the Garganta or scattered all over the area. So the only ones left were Cang Yue, Little Fairy and Kon as well as the two enormous dragons. The two enormous dragons slowly stared at the three figures stood in the middle of the mountain basin. "To think we actually encounter two humans in this place." Suddenly, the male dragon released a suppression aura against them as it said "Let me kill all of the humans until they return us our child." Little Fairy and Cang Yue immediately went up their guard. The dragons managed to force the hollows away. Right now, the stakes are even higher for them. Little Fairy couldn''t even defeat the dragons even if their strength is around Grand Perfection of Sky Profound Realm. Now, their strength is around Fifth Level of the Emperor Profound Realm. It was way harder and asking them for the impossible. Kon hid behind Cang Yue''s leg, scared out his wits. One of the Flood Dragon swing by and started to smash their location with its tail. Little Fairy and the others immediately avoid its attack and started to run. There''s no way for them to engage the dragons. The two Flood Dragons were roughly the same size. They looked similar from the outside, but one was female while the other was male. By the looks of it, they appeared to be husband and wife. They simultaneously opened their enormous mouths, belching forth a wave of storming tornadoes. Taking out the remaining hollows around them. The storming tornadoes were originally only a several meters wide, but in the process of spinning, they quickly grew larger. In the blink of an eye, they had already reached the size of several hundreds of meters. The two vortexes of enormous tornadoes, one in front, the other behind, carried an incomparably terrifying ripping power as they swept towards Little Fairy and the others. Little Fairy immediately grabbed Cang Yue and Kon before retreating to safe distance. She makes sure to enhance her speed with haki to go faster. "There''s no way I could defeat an Emperor Profound Rank dragon. Let alone two. But I must make sure nothing happens to these two." She said in her heart while retreating to a safe distance. But the two tornado were chasing them faster than the wind could follow and annihilating the surrounding hollows. She immediately stopped before drawing her sword while supporting Cang Yue with her remaining arm. She slowly concentrates before shooting off her own tornado in the process. The frost tornado wasn''t meant to stop the dragons but it would at least dissipate the tornado they shot at her. The three tornado clashed and causes a complete storm covering the whole area of the mountain. Rocks and trees are flying over. She immediately deployed her Frozen Cloud Barrier and shield all three of them in it. The colliding tornadoes caused the storms persisted for a while, then finally dissipated. The male dragon''s voice rang out from high in the air. "So it is actually a human who has stepped halfway into the Emperor Profound Realm and another one who has stepped halfway into the Earth Profound Realm. Since you humans took our child away from us. You can forget about ever leaving again!" Little Fairy said in an icy voice, "We only passed by here on accident and defending ourselves from these beasts. You stumbled on us and attacked us. We didn''t even know about your child." The female dragon''s voice rang out with explosive rage. "Silence! You humans are all despicable, vile creatures! In the past, it was because the two of us, husband and wife, were slightly merciful and spared a human that intruded our home, three months later, he returned back with several dozens of people¡­and even killed our one and only child! We definitely won''t make the same mistake ever again¡­ Human, die!" As the dragons were pouncing on her, Little Fairy immediately activated her full power "It''s all or nothing. Frozen Cloud Domain!" Along with the Little Fairy''s graceful shout, the space suddenly transformed into a field of ice-blue color and covers the whole mountain basin. Within this enormous ice-blue field, countless flakes of snow and frost silently fell, and the water element in the air condensed into countless crystals of ice. The world was covered with a layer of white snow, and an increasingly thick layer of ice began to slowly cover the bodies of the two Flood Dragons. Their movements grew sluggish, and even their tornados seemed to slowly become frozen as the howling were no longer as sharp as before. "A Domain¡­it''s actually a Domain!" Cang Yue cried out in while darting her eyes all over the area. She never expected Little Fairy could use it as well aside from Retsu. "What''s a domain?" Kon asked while hanging on her shoulder. "Domain Arts, according to legend, required a person to at least be at the Emperor Profound Realm before being able to just barely execute such a powerful Profound Art. Once a Domain was formed, within the Domain, everything would transform into an element that was beneficial to one''s self, to the point of even becoming completely under one''s control." Cang Yue slowly explained to him. Kon was impressed and widen his eyes. "Cool, so if I entered Emperor Profound Realm one day? I could use it too?" As for Little Fairy, although she had yet to completely enter the Emperor Profound Realm, she was actually already able to use Domain Arts. "Sister Retsu, aside from you. I too can use domain arts. But, shame my domain was a lot weaker compared to you. Rascal, you probably know how to use it as well." Little Fairy once saw Retsu executed her domain sometime during their adventure. She did it to test the capabilities of that domain. It shocked the hell out of her once she saw the prowess of her domain. It was hundreds of times more powerful and she can alter the size as she wished. Compared to her, Retsu outshines her by a large margin. Within the Frozen Cloud Domain. The freezing cold, the flying snow, the frost¡­all slightly augmented Little Fairy''s powers, while simultaneously weakening the movements of the two dragons as well as the strength of their attacks. Little Fairy was now holding her longsword that seemed to be formed from ice crystals and immediately infused it with Armament Haki. Her body moved, and it was like a blue light flashed by as she pierced straight towards the male dragon. "Hmph, such wishful thinking. To think someone like you wanted to beat Emperor beasts like us?" The male dragon slowly swiped its claws despite being slow down by the domain. Little Fairy''s attack easily cut the dragon''s scaled skin but the wound was not big enough to cause it some damage. It was more to a small cut on the finger. Most of her executed arts were imbued with haki but the more she used it, the tired she become as basic Haki tend to consume more stamina. Seeing the small wounds all over their body, the female dragon responded. "Hooo, looks like you are not some boring human. Entertain us then." Little Fairy was relying on her haki to dodge the attacks thrown at her but if she didn''t go for offensive. Her life might end if the moment she ran out of stamina. Kon and Cang Yue were observing from a safe distance within the domain. They couldn''t help her as they might get in her way if they interfere. "That nee-san. Why didn''t she run away? That thing is too strong for her." Cang Yue suddenly understood what she was doing. "Sister YueChan¡­. She''s probably trying to buy some time¡­." Kon widen his eyes. "Buy some time for what?" "For Yun Che and Sister Retsu to get back." She knew both of them won''t let anyone in danger. Little Fairy blocked another incoming attack from the dragons with her Frozen Cloud Barrier. When the tail swiped her, she lost control of her domain as her shield shattered immediately. Even after imbued it with haki, the attacks were still realms above her. Domain usually last for an hour but due to her excessive damage, she lost control of it. The domain dissipates entirely causing her to fall to the ground while breathing heavily. "Sister YueChan!!!" Cang Yue immediately helped hold her arm. Little Fairy grunted in pain while slowly standing up. "I am weak. I couldn''t even protect you two. I am sorry. Sister Yue." Cang Yue immediately shook her head. "No, I am sorry. I am not strong enough to help you." "Humans!!! DIE A WRETCHED DEATH!!!" Both dragons swing their massive arms towards them. Cang Yue immediately hugged Little Fairy as she was nearing the end of their life. She regretted that she didn''t even had a chance to confessed her feelings to Yun Che. But at least, she died alongside her sister, Little Fairy. "Rascal, Am I still worthy of your affection?" She slowly thinks while the claw slowly swiping towards all of them. She admits she had feelings when it comes to Yun Che but she slowly denies it. Because of him, she swore she will never use her forbidden art anymore. Even if she could use it, it wasn''t enough to defeat the dragon and caused him more trouble. She admitted, she was the happiest when she was around them. She felt she had a family after so long. Friends she could call sister and a man who deserves her affection. At least, she died knowing both of her loved ones was safe while she died alongside her sister. Despite being so afraid right now, Kon immediately spring into action and transformed into the golden cub once more. The dragon immediately stopped its claw in the air as they observed the floating lion cub. Little Fairy and Cang Yue called out to him as it was useless for him to enter. He could only made it worse. "KON!!! What are you doing?!?" Cang Yue shouted from below. "I am the legendary Kon-sama. I will not let you ladies get hurt." He continued to fly until he arrived in front of the dragon. Compared to a massive dragon, his size was literally akin to an ant. "Ohhh, a unique beast? What kind of beast are you?" The male dragon looked at him curiously. "I am not some beast. I am Kon. A lion." As he was acting tough, Kon wasn''t aware that his aura was suddenly surrounding his whole body. "A lion? Puny thing like you dare to confront us?!?" This time, the female dragon trying to intimidate him with its aura. Feeling supressed, he suddenly shouted "YOU WILL NOT HURT THEM!!!" Suddenly, a golden aura suddenly envelops the battlefield as the dragons were suddenly shuddered in fear when they saw the lion cub. Kon unconsciously released a powerful intimidating aura towards the dragons. They could see the image Winged Golden Lion God was roaring at them in their minds. The dragons fell into fear as they saw the lion was roaring at them. However, the process only last temporally as the golden aura suddenly disappeared as if nothing was there in the first place. Little Fairy and Cang Yue were shocked as they too saw the image of the Golden Lion in their mind and was stunned by it as well. It last more than a few seconds before it disappears entirely. Kon opened his eyes and saw the two dragons shivering in the air. Before he could talk, the male dragon asked him once more. "You... You''re an Heavenly Beast?!? Only those beast have intimidation aura like that. Who in the world are you?" "I am Kon-sama. The Legendary Golden Lion." Kon tried to use his aura again but he failed. Suddenly he received a notification in his mind. [Ding... Due to host''s will power, you have unlocked ''The Aura of the Heavenly Winged Lion God.'' This aura use absolute intimidation but this aura can only be used once a day. Host''s cultivation isn''t suffice to support a long usage. Last only for 3 seconds.] "EHHH??!?? I am fucked." He shouted in his heart. The dragons were stunned in fear just now regained their bearing as it observes Kon. "Hmph, a heavenly beast like you is just a mere beast. You wanted to intimidate us? Be gone!!!!" The male dragon swiped its arm towards him but Kon immediately avoided it as he can''t sense its intent. Kon managed to dodged the incoming tail swipe but he wasn''t able to dodge the second one came from the female dragon. He can sense it but couldn''t react on time before he was swiped by the tail and crashing down like a slapped housefly near Little Fairy''s location. "Kon!!!" Both Little Fairy and Cang Yue shouted at the same time looking at the lion cub who got swiped while trying to save them. Kon reverting back to his plushy form before slowly came out of the hole he was sent into. "I am not done yet. You overgrown lizards." Kon was trying to act tough but he knew the strikes were sting enough. But his notifications came like crazy as his body was leveling up same as Retsu as well. Turns out, every being summoned by the system can use this feature. However, Kon can only level his body up if he was hurt in his lion form. His plushy form had no effect. Due to the excessive damage he was taking just now, he couldn''t access his lion form temporarily. The dragons were shocked to see a small beast like him was able to survived a full power strike from them. Sensing his uniqueness, they ignored him and said "We will deal with you later." "Now, DIE HUMANS!!!" The dragons shouted once more before swinging their arms towards Cang Yue and Little Fairy. Both of them closed their eyes awaiting their impending doom. CLANG!!!!! BOOOM!!!! Explosion covered the area where the claws hit just now. Suddenly, massive amount of pressure was emitting from underneath the claw. "Thanks Kon. You did good. You girls as well. Sorry, We''re late." A familiar voice came from the cloud of dust where the claw hit just now. The dust slowly cleared up and when both of them opened their eyes. They were greeted with two familiar faces while slowly tearing up. From underneath the claw, that person was blocking with a black sword. But, his outfit was considered indecent as he wore remnants of his outfit from his left shoulder to his arm and dirt covering his whole body. He also had wrapped white cloth all over his waist and a ragged leg-wear while being barefooted on the ground. The person was none other than the hero of their dreams. Yun Che. The other claw was blocked by a woman using the same manner as Yun Che was none other than Retsu herself. However, she had a massive killing intent making the dragons shivered when they saw her gaze. The woman was pretty much the same as Yun Che. But the only thing that keep her from being totally indecent was the white cloth wrapped around her chest. Seeing that their strikes were easily blocked. They immediately question the them. "Impossible!!! Who are you, humans?" Yun Che didn''t say anything but slowly raising his palm and place it on the back of his Tensa Zangetsu before said a familiar phrase. "Getsuga Tenshou." Suddenly, a dome shaped energy suddenly formed before covering the whole dragon in process. "ARRGGHHH!!!" The male dragon was sent flying by Yun Che''s Getsuga Tenshou. The energy creates a devastating effect on the area and caused a massive crater appear on it. Even if his mask was still on cooldown, he still had his Purgatory aura activated which pushed his strength to Seventh Level of Emperor Profound Realm. Something which far surpassed the dragon''s aura. Retsu on the other hand use her strength to deflect the female dragon''s claw before stabbing her sword to the ground and pointed both of her palms at it. "Soren Sokatsui!!!!" Massive blue fiery energy came out from the palms and engulf the female dragon, sending it flying as well. When Little Fairy and Cang Yue saw them sending those massive dragons with ease makes them wonder the level of their own strength compare to them. Both them slowly turned around and jinx at the same time. "Sorry, we''re late." 87 Chapter 87: Restored and Enhanced The two of them looked at their savior with warm eyes before slowly turned red. The way of these two dressed looked really indecent. Instead if worrying for their lives, Cang Yue immediately went full red and shouted. "Sister Retsu, Yun Che. Why are you two dressed like that? How shameful." Yun Che responded with a relaxed face "Hey, we had our share of fun at the other side. Good thing we didn''t lose all of them." Yun Che looked all over his body and widen his eyes. He didn''t look like a cool warrior at all. He was more like how Ichigo looked after getting his ass kicked by Ulquiorra. Retsu looked all over her body as well and said "Hnnn, I never knew wearing less clothing makes my body quite breezy." Yun Che immediately sweat dropped. "It''s better for us to dress normally next time. Wouldn''t want to see you getting used to it." Well, he didn''t want Retsu to walk around the house naked. She immediately stood next to him while pressing his arm between her breasts. *Giggle, I know young master, I only show all of my skin to you, you know." "This girl..." Yun Che karate chop her head softly for her antics. He wasn''t aware that Kon was bleeding from his nose while Cang Yue was covering her eyes. Then, he saw Little Fairy was eyeing him from the beginning. "What''s wrong Little Fairy? Hoo, you''re interested in my body that much?" "You Rascal!" She immediately stood up and raised her fists at him. Yun Che immediately grabbed both of her hands in a friendly manner. "I am kidding.." he said in a joking manner but as he grabbed both of her arms. He felt her arms were shaking and he slowly turned serious before asking. "You okay?" "I never felt so weak in my whole life. In front of these dragons, my strength is worthless. I always though aside from the Asgard master, I am second strongest in this Empire. I trained myself so I won''t feel fear anymore. But¡­" She slowly shed a tear and drips to the ground. "Why am I feeling so much fear right now?" She didn''t cry but she was shaking uncontrollably as she said those words to him. He wanted to hug her but his body right now was considered quite indecent and dirty. He immediately lowers her arms slowly and lift her chin up before gently wiping her tears. He slowly looking into her grey eyes and said "Despite feeling so much fear. You didn''t run from the battle. You protected Cang Yue till the very end. That alone is suffice for you to be stronger than anyone else. So, believe in yourself. Even if no one else is beside you. You still have us." Then, she saw Retsu nodded at her. "Rascal.." She slowly regained herself and smiled at him before turning around. Then, she slowly muttered "That''s why I really like you." He didn''t hear her mutters clearly and said "You say something?" "No, you shameless rascal." She said while looking at the way he is dressed. Not that she minds anyway. Cang Yue was hugging Retsu despite all that dirt and blood on her body. Even if she show an unusual relaxed expression before, she suddenly burst into tears when Retsu suddenly hugged her. Turns out she tried covering her fears using their indecent clothing as a reason. In the end, she too was bawling her eyes out on her. These two faced never felt so much fear and powerlessness in their life. But this will be the turning point for them in the future. After being comforted by Retsu, she finally calmed down before saying something might change her life in the future. "Sister YueChan, Yun Che, Sister Retsu. I don''t want to be a weak person anymore. Please let me grow stronger in the future. I don''t want to see my sisters died protecting me. I don''t want to stand behind everyone. I want to walk and stood beside all of you." She said while hugging Retsu. Soon everyone gathered around her. If Yun Che didn''t arrived on time, she died along with Little Fairy. The thought of it started to haunt and scared her. But, if she could grow stronger, perhaps the situation might change for the better. "Don''t worry. We''ll do something to change that." If he can elevate her cultivation in the future, One day, she too will step in the realm of the Divines. He let the other two comfort Cang Yue while he stood next to Kon. " Yo Kon, you okay?" He sensed his spiking aura back then. He never knew this guy had an aura much more powerful than Haoshoku No Haki. Too bad its only once a day. Kon grunted in silence. "Hmph, why did you get all the thanks?" Yun Che laughs at his antics and said "Still, thanks man. Even if just for a moment, you stall just enough time for us to get here." Kon regained his composure and switched back to his arrogant self. "Yare yare, Kon sama will protect the ladies from harm." Suddenly, they heard a tremor came from the crater. The dragons suddenly rise again and flew above them with intimidating aura. "YOU DESPICABLE HUMANS!!! I WILL KILL ALL OF YOU TO APPEASE MY CHILD!!!!" "Chee, they''re persistent." All of them immediately assumed battle stance as the dragons will go full offensive this time. "YOU DAMN MORTALS!!!!" Then, they heard another voice came from the horizon. "What now??" All heads turned around as they saw the Demon hollow Granz arrived back at the basin after being sent flying by Yun Che and Retsu''s combined attack. Looks like this guy managed to recover a bit of his strength. He loses reaitsu and his strength wasn''t on par like the beginning but he was still strong. His armor was still shattered but this hollow is quite persistent. Seeing they are cornered, he turned towards Kon. "Kon, you can still transform right?" Kon took some extra damage earlier but he still can transform. "Just for a moment." "It''ll do, I want you to transform and take Cang Yue away from here. The three of us will engage them." He and the others immediately assumed that the worst is still yet to come. By let Kon leave with Cang Yue, they could fight knowing that both of them are safe. Cang Yue suddenly shouted at him. "But, I want to help as well." Retsu immediately tap her shoulder. "Sorry Sister Yue, but you and Kon''s strength is still insufficient. Leave this to us. Please leave with Kon, at least we know you are safe in his hands." "But¡­" Cang Yue hated this feeling. She hated that she had sit on the sidelines while the others are fighting. But, she won''t get in their way and thus complied with their wish. "Kon, GO!!!" Yun Che shouted to Kon and he nodded before transforming into his lion cub. He proceeded on biting the clothing near Cang Yue''s neck to lift her up. Cang Yue slowly said "Everyone, please be careful." Yun Che just nodded at Kon before he turned into a streak of light towards the safest location. Yun Che and the others observed the movement of the dragons and Granz to prevent them from giving chase. Granz slowly said while floating in the air. "Hmph, weaklings. Always leave early. No matter, I''ll hunt them down later on." "Hmph, you wish to kill these humans as well?" The male dragons shouted in human tongue towards Granz. The female dragon then continued "Do not interfere or we will kill you as well." Granz simply ignored them. "After I murdered them, I will consume both of your vitality for my strength. Do not get in my way." The dragons immediately raised their aura against him. "Arrogant beings, your kind invaded this continent and you dare be brazen before us?" As Granz and the dragons were arguing. Yun Che turned his head towards the remaining member of his party. "Retsu, Little Fairy." The three of them slowly float up in the air and stood by while their back facing each other. Now they are cornered by the two dragons and Granz leaving them with no means of escape. "Now, this isn''t the situation I was hoping for." Yun Che immediately draw Tensa Zangetsu and hold it horizontally in front of him. His action soon followed by Retsu and Little Fairy by drawing their own swords as well. Retsu immediately increased her slaughter aura causing the other two dragons to look her with contempt. Showing his usual and excited grin. He brought Tensa Zangetsu behind his head. "One Adjuchas and two Emperor dragons. Things escalated to this point huh?" Retsu was also in her good mood. "It might be a fun battle young master." Seeing these dragons, he had an idea to push things into their advantage. He turned to her and said "Retsu my dear. Take on the male dragon and acquire some blood points. We might needed some for the hollow later on." "Hai" Retsu nodded before getting into her fighting mode. She was hoping to face the dragon and acquire some blood points. If her blood points were full then her strength will increased by an entire realm and she would have the means of executing her domain. The hollow''s life will be over by then. Little Fairy relaxed her composure once more. "Rascal, there''s no way I could fight even one them. I''ve tried." She remembered her previous fight with them just now. She couldn''t even caused some major damage to it. There''s no way she wanted to face even one of them. Yun Che heard her before slowly smiled. "Perhaps, you didn''t try all of your strength yet." "My strength??" She was stunned when Yun Che actually turned around and touched her chin before pulling her closer. Her heart was beating loudly as she knew what he meant to do. The weird thing is, she didn''t refused it. All of a sudden, he pressed his right palm directly onto the middle of her chest. "R¡­r¡­rascal?!?!?! What are you doing?!? Now''s not the time¡­" Her words soon stuck between her throat as she felt powers surging directly from the middle of her chest. "This is¡­." She suddenly felt the explosive power came from her chest. Its the power she''s been waiting for all this time. The power she desperately searched for years now. Yun Che looked at her gray eyes before slowly said "What I''ve been holding for you. I shall give it back." Little Fairy sensed that her strength was actually breaking through. She immediately stepped into the Emperor Profound Realm. The realm she spent years just to achieve even so far getting poisoned just because of a rumor. The process didn''t stop there. She was making another breakthrough. Second Level¡­ Third Level¡­ Fourth... Fifth¡­ Sixth¡­. The process finally slows down as she finally stepped into the initial stage of the Seventh Level of the Emperor Profound Realm. Her aura is rampaging around her as she slowly grew excited upon witnessing her new strength. Little Fairy couldn''t believe her eyes. "Rascal¡­this¡­" "Yes, the pills you consumed before are energy pills for Emperor Profound Realm cultivators I''ve created. Those pills opening up your profound vein large enough as if you were an Emperor Profound Realm cultivator. Moreover, Those pills stabilize your powers and when you finally stepped and breaking through. Your new powers are accustomed to your body as if you were at the Seventh Level this whole time. Right now, your new powers are stabilizing itself." Little Fairy was shocked, Yun Che was preparing for her breakthrough all this time. He once remember that all he need is a push of a button. She turned her eyes towards her crush and looked at him with warm eyes. "Rascal, I don''t know¡­what.. to¡­" "Save it, now you can fight that dragon to your heart''s content. And take this¡­" He tossed a couple of blue and red vials to her. She once drank its content during her one-month battle when Retsu offered her. To her and Cang Yue, it was considered a priceless treasure to restore health and profound energy back at full strength. She immediately drank one and restored her strength to full power. She was really excited as she broke-through seven levels alone today and even stepped into the realm she was always wanted to be. But, she was kind of disappointed when he held her chin and didn''t do anything. She shook her head and back into the game. If he''s giving her the opportunity, she''ll do her best to protect them. Little Fairy immediately draw her sword as her newfound strength making its way towards her sword. Coated her sword with haki, she couldn''t wait to use all her profound arts to destroy this dragon. "Little Fairy, you faced that female dragon on the left. Retsu, take on that male dragon. Have fun using your bankai on it." "Hai, Young master." Retsu increased her bankai killing aura as she stood with all her glory even though she is quite sexy right now. Little Fairy was excited as she was getting used to her new profound strength. "Hnnn. I have debts to pay to that dragon." Yun Che however was planning something even more dire. "I''ll take on that Adjuchas." If he was alone, he could finally go full strength on it but that doesn''t mean he''ll take some chances to level his body. Then, he shouted "Let''s go! It''s time for our counter attack!" before engaging their chosen targets. 88 Chapter 88: Going Offensive The atmosphere was really intense as six opponents stared at each other waiting for an opportunity to strike. Right now, the Adjuchas and the two dragons are facing a standoff against Yun Che, Little Fairy and Retsu. All of them had enough strength to combat each other now. The thing is none of them willing to make the first move. Little Fairy wanted to test her new strength as soon as possible. She decided to make the first move. "Frozen Cloud Domain!" Little Fairy immediately initiated her domain. Little Fairy''s domain once more transforms the mountain basin into a snowy white zone where everything is in her grasp. Now that she breakthrough into the Emperor Profound Realm, her domain is much more stable compare to her previous domain. She was able to conjure snow storms which affected both dragons as well as Granz. But she didn''t aware that her domains are indiscriminate to anyone. Including her allies. [Ding¡­. Host has entered the boundary of the Frozen Cloud Domain. Within this domain, all opponents aside from the caster movement will slow down by 50%.The offensive elemental powers of the caster will increase by 50% and is not affected by the 50% movement debuff. Host''s current elemental resistance only limits to fire. However, due to the host''s spiritual enhancement mode. Host is not affected by the domain.] Yun Che sighs in his mind. Currently, he is not yet discovered the Evil God Seed of Water. So, he can still be affected by any other element aside from fire. The only thing prevents him right now from getting affected was the Great Way of the Buddha and his Spiritual Enhancement. However, it''s a different story when he equips Sode No Shirayuki and Hyourinmaru as both Zanpakuto enabled him to resist frost powers. However, it only works if he equips them. But even if he had resistance, he still can''t use their bankai for a long period of time as the frost tend to consume him from inside. The only way for him to use their bankai infinitely and without side effects is to obtain that seed. Yun Che observed Retsu''s expression as she didn''t even feel anything as her Spirit of the Yin is protecting her from frost powers. He considered her very lucky to have powers able to resist frost and fire at the same time. Kon and Cang Yue landed on one of the rocks within the basin but they lower their aura so they won''t be detected by Granz or any of the dragons. They sensed that Little Fairy''s domain was different compared to her previous domain. Even if they are far away, they could still feel the coldness of the domain on them. "Will Yun Che and the others be okay?" Cang Yue couldn''t help but feeling worried all of a sudden. "What are you saying? Those busty nee-chans are far stronger than the dragons and that guy can handle himself." Kon replied while turning back into his plushy form and stood on one of the rocks to watch. Cang Yue nodded before asking him again. "By the way, what is busty?" Kon was sweating bullets when she asked him that. Unaware that he used one of his perverted words with her. "No..no.. its nothing really. Its one of my...my...words. Haha.. Yeah that''s it." Kon was stuttering as he tried to dodge a bullet. If Cang Yue knew about it, he''ll be smacked to oblivion for that. Cang Yue just nodded before turning her head towards the battle zone. But she made a mental note to ask either Retsu or Yun Che about it unaware that she was digging him a grave. Back to the battle zone within the domain, Yun Che remain indifferent as he stood there preparing for battle. "Debuff or not, it doesn''t matter." Yun Che was aware of the initiation and immediately going full speed towards Granz. Swinging Tensa Zangetsu on his side, he immediately engage Granz. Granz was aware that Yun Che can release Getsuga Tenshou without swinging his sword so he immediately avoided that swing before shooting off his cero to gain distance. Using his Observation instinct, Yun Che easily dodged the cero as he once more clashed with Granz. Their fighting slowly speeds up as clash after clash causes multiple explosion high up in the air. Yun Che avoid one of the clash before coat his arm and fist with Spirit Enhancement. His high speed punch land square on Granz''s face. His mask cracks as his punch went straight towards the cheek area but Granz also managed to land a punch as well on Yun Che''s face. Granz was sent flying once more as Yun Che''s fist is far stronger than his leg powers. Attacking with haki coated fist equals instant force on those who were hit by him. He managed to coat his cheek with haki before he decided to land that punch. At least he didn''t have to feel the full force of the Tyrant Profound Realm strike directly on his face. To level up his body, he used the same method over and over again. But he coated his face and body with haki to prevent any unwanted injuries. The ringing of experiences was singing in his ears as he slowly grew powerful under Granz barrage punches. Then¡­ Finally,¡­. [Ding¡­ Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation Experience +300000] [Ding¡­ Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation Level Up] [Ding¡­ Great Way of the Buddha Body Cultivation is now First Level of the Emperor Profound Realm.] [Ding¡­ Great Way of the Buddha Level Up] [Ding¡­ Great Way of the Buddha has achieved Third Realm. Host''s arm strength has increase to 40 tonnes. Host''s body is now capable of regeneration. Host can now heal and restore 3% of the Spirit Force, Stamina and Health for every one minute. (30% in ten minutes). Small cuts and injuries will be instantly healed. The range of the third realm is in the First Level of Emperor Profound Realm until the Grand Perfection of Sovereign Profound Realm. Host must surpassed Body Level 100 to unlock the Fourth Realm.] In Yun Che''s inner world, the small floating silver pagoda island in the sky was slowly gaining in size. Last time, the pagoda''s size was one storey high. Right now, the size was slowly growing into three storeys high as slowly expanding the small land underneath it. If look closely the pagoda''s silver color was slowly transitioning to faint gold. "Damn, this feels awesome!!!!! Too bad the next breakthrough is in Sovereign Profound Realm. Where in the world I can find that kind of opponent? Ahh well, looks like i just have to deal with it." As usual, Yun Che was unaware the things happening in his inner world but he was slowly getting exited as healing powers are slowly healing his small wounds. 3% restoration per minute is considered faster and inhuman in this world. Seeing Yun Che was slowly healing himself, Granz decided to ask him. "Mortal, what kind of body did you have. Your head should be blown off by that punch just now." Showing Granz a smirk, he simply said "Hmph, thanks to your punches of course. I was able to observe your pattern of attack. Your punches? It was more of a breeze to me." "Hmph, arrogant mortal. Once I am done with you, I will kill those two females and hunt down the last one." "Well, good luck with it." Yun Che continued to engage Granz in a hand to hand combat once more. Granz as usual was attacking Yun Che from every corner but since his strength dropped down into to third to fourth level of Tyrant Profound Realm by his and Retsu''s previous combined attack, his punch still stings but Yun Che made sure to coat his body with Haki before engaging him. Within the domain, Retsu was having fun with her bankai. Little Fairy couldn''t even make a large wound on the dragon before she broke-through but Retsu had already caused some serious harm to the male dragon the moment she engage it. SLASH SLASH SLASH Retsu flash stepped all over the dragon landing slash after slash to earn some blood points. For every successful slash, her strength increased by 1%. Right now, she managed to collect 57 blood points and increased her strength directly to the Peak of Emperor Profound Realm. "ARRRHGGGHHH!!!!! Human!!!! You dare mock the Great Flood Dragon?" The male dragon tried to attack her once more but due to the upgraded domain powers, all of its movement are sluggish once more. Which makes Retsu easily dashed aside avoided every nail, claw and tail strike directed to her. "HUMAN, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!!" The dragon still acted arrogantly but it didn''t actually know about Retsu''s powers was slowly increasing. If it knew about it, it probably begged the hell out of her to spare it. After slashing for a while, her blood points finally achieved maximum amount but she decided to lower her strength to test one more move against it. "Shut up will you?" Retsu makes a small slapping motion with her hand and suddenly a large amount of energy was forming in the air, shocking the dragon. The energy slowly took shape into a demonic fox arm made up of reaitsu and slapped the poor dragon back handed right in its head. "Arrrgghhh!!!" The dragon shouted as it was sent flying towards the rocky area of mountain. This is the first time it met a human capable of defeating it with ease. BOOM!!!! The male dragon crash landed on the rocky area of the mountain as Retsu regained her bearing once more. It slowly woke up as it observed the human it was fighting before slowly transforming herself. The human who looked like a total beggar slowly grew fox like ears on top of her head and three large tail behind her. The male dragon never heard of a half transformed human before. Even if the beast managed to attain human form, they can''t use a half form like her. Seeing her fox mode, the male dragon asked "HUMAN, WHAT ARE YOU??" Retsu simply touched the ears on top of her head. "This one? You can say I am half hollow. I guess." "You are able to merge with those things and didn''t lose your humanity?" The dragon thought that merged human and beast can cause unwanted effects on humans but this one was able to merged successfully with the human. "You can say that." "Impressive for a human, but too bad you won''t live to enjoy it. Now DIE!!!!" The dragon continued to swing its claws on her but Retsu easily conjured two reaitsu arms and grab both of the claws directed at her. "Hmph, can you dodge this one?" The dragon immediately conjured an energy ball from its mouth to shot the standing Retsu. Even if she dodges it, the dragon can confirm that the energy ball had enough energy to decimate the whole area. Retsu stood there with a relaxed expression as she continued to watch the dragon trying desperately to cause her some harm. She simply sighs and raise her right index finger while holding the Minazuki on the other hand. She simply raised that finger in the air and suddenly another reaitsu arm suddenly conjured in front of her before punching the dragon square in the face. The punch caused the energy ball it charged immediately dissipates in the air. Then she proceeded on flash stepped to the back of the dragon before grabbing on its tail using the third arm before supporting it with the first and second arm. "Why don''t you fly for a change?" She proceeded on swinging the dragon in circular motion with her reaitsu arms. When she reached full swing, she released all her arms before letting the dragon go before it crash landed on the rocky area of the mountain again. BOOMM!!!! "You, How??!?" The dragon was stunned but still dumbfounded. It couldn''t even expect Retsu could control three reaitsu based arms. "I have three tails, so I can control three arms." When Retsu broken through into Sky Profound Realm before, her body finally had the power to use three tails worth of power from Yachiru. Her body is now compatible to use Yachiru''s fox mode. However, the full fox mode is not available until she reached the ninth or tenth tail awakening. Her mastery of three tails enable her to use fox arms generated from Yachiru''s reaitsu but she could only use it only in her fox mode. Currently she could only use three arms the same amount as her mastered tail. Yachiru did warn her that reaitsu arms might be convenient but it consumes more reaitsu as she had to fight at the same time controlling them. After sending the dragon flying, she dissipates her third reaitsu arm before smashing two of her remaining arms making a cracking motion on its finger. The dragon slowly glared at Retsu as it was humiliated by her and suffer disadvantages under the effects of Little Fairy''s Domain. Speaking of Little Fairy, she was on the other side of the basin. She heard multiple explosions in the air as she turned her head towards Yun Che''s sounds of fighting. She also heard and feel the tremor where Retsu threw the male dragon just now. "Those two, maybe I should top it up as well." She walks slowly as she swings her haki coated sword towards the female dragon. The female dragon looked at multiple explosions in the distance before saying "Hmph, looks like those two are not simple at all. But that doesn''t mean you are as well." Little Fairy raised her energy once more. "Last time I have to fight both of you. Maybe I should give you a handicap?" "Hmph, insolent HUMAN!!!" The female dragon made the first attack by swinging its claw towards her but instead of moving, she activated her observation haki and dodged it with a small movement. Feeling insulted, the female dragon immediately used the same tornado it used before to attack her again. But this time, Little Fairy didn''t execute any moves or protect herself. She went straight into the tornado and emerged from the other side and immediately execute her Frozen Cloud Arts. "Frozen Cloud Arts Second Realm, Snowball of Eternal Ice" She raised her hand in the air and all of a sudden a small energy ball gathered on the palm of her hand before slowly getting larger and larger. She conjured the move that she used on Yun Che only have that move deflected back to her. But she conjured it once more but instead of throwing it, she conjured an iced rope made of entirely of Profound energy. She connects the ice energy rope on the snowball before swinging it towards the female dragon. Due to the Frozen Cloud Domain''s suppression power, the female dragon couldn''t react in time and only having its head smashed by the snowball. The contact made the snowball exploded in the air causing thousands of icicles spread out and stabbed the dragon''s skin. Despite being a dragon, all of her icicles are imbued with haki which is bad news to the dragon. "Rascal was right. This ''wrecking ball'' method seems fun." 89 Chapter 89: Triple Annihilation "Rascal was right. This ''wrecking ball'' method seems fun." She said with a small smile on her face. Yun Che taught her sometime in their adventures. Since profound energy is the same type of energy back in his previous world, he guided Little Fairy into conjuring weapons using her profound energy instead of relying on her weapons at all times. Using his quincy weapons as basic, he guided her into solidifying her aura and energy into weapons. Since her profound energy is ice, she had easier method of conjuring weapons made up of ice. So, using that knowledge enabled her to solidifying her energy into a rope before swinging it towards the dragon. Yun Che once said that conjured energy weapons are far stronger than ordinary weapons as it grows stronger along with the user and they could destroy and recreated it anytime. Something he learned from a game and a novel he read before he came into this world. "You¡­. Your strength? Impossible, your strength should be at the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. Why is your strength being around Seventh Level of the Emperor Profound Realm?" The dragon felt her aura was different compare to the one fleeing from them a while ago. It didn''t actually knew Little Fairy''s aura was changing the moment Yun Che touched her chest before. The reason her aura wasn''t visible because her profound veins were accustomed to Emperor Profound Realm before she even make the breakthrough so the new powers fit perfectly in her veins. Little Fairy stood up in the air and said in her icy tone. "Why should I tell you? You can act strong and mighty before but not anymore." She didn''t want to feel so much fear and suppression anymore. If she wanted to stood by Yun Che''s side. She had to become stronger. She felt a little embarrassed when she shed tear in front of him. She shakes her head regaining her composure once more. "Even if you are stronger, that doesn''t mean you can defeat a flood dragon like me!!!" With that the dragon wanted to conjured an energy ball before firing it straight at her. But before it could even react, Little Fairy arrived on its head in a blink of an eye. Then she slowly said in an icy tone, which she will never use on Yun Che, Retsu or Cang Yue anymore. But sometimes she used it on Kon. "The fear and suppression you cause me and my sister before will not happening again." She thought about Cang Yue''s fear and her inability to protect her before raised her aura to the peak causing the dragon to have a shred of fear in its eyes. Then, she stabbed the female dragon''s head using her haki coated sword as easy as knife through butter. If this sword had completely stabbed into a human''s body like this, it would indeed be sufficient to claim the person''s life. But this five-foot-long ice sword, was simply too miniscule in the face of the Flood Dragon''s enormous body. Facing the Flood Dragon, this sword had pierced its body like a single needle pierces a human''s body. The female flood dragon widens its eyes before sneering, "What an immense aura of strength, to have actually prevented me from moving for an instant. But do you really believe you''ll be able to injure the body of us Flood Dragons like this? To us, this kind of injury isn''t even worth mentioning¡­" The female dragon didn''t even finish its words as it felt something was rampaging in its body. "What is this? What did you do?" The Flood Dragon emit a mournful howl, and its body began to struggle violently¡­ But the only parts of its body that struggled were the head and tail areas. The area that had been pierced by Little Fairy''s sword seemed frozen in place, completely unable to move. Crack A chain of ice crystals condensed with a deafening sound, centering around Little Fairy''s ice sword. The thick crystals condensed on the female Flood Dragon at an insane rate, and extended from the center of the Flood Dragon''s body to its head and tail. The female Flood Dragon''s didn''t even make a sound because the ice crystals began covering more and more of its body¡­ Finally, its head and tail areas had completely turned into ice crystals. This entire process barely lasted for five breaths'' time¡­ In only five breaths'' time, the Flood Dragon, which was several tens of meters long, turned into an ice sculpture from head to tail. The enormous dragon-shaped ice sculpture stagnated in midair for an instant, and then began dropping due to the heaviness of Little Fairy''s ice sword. It smashed heavily against the ice-cold ground, which had been leveled by the storm, and such a heavy fall caused numerous fine cracks to appear on the ice sculpture. Little Fairy stood in the air with unchanged expression. She created this move based on her forbidden skill, the Zeroth Aurora. She swore she will never use it even if it cost her life but under Yun Che''s guidance, she was able to recreate the Zeroth Aurora without sacrificing her profound veins. She was able to recreate a small version of its which carries similar properties with the real Zeroth Aurora. Using her haki, she stabbed the head of the dragon before using her haki coated profound energy to freeze the surrounding area in its body. The female dragon didn''t even feel the numbness in its body before that profound energy slowly froze its entire body. Little Fairy felt relieved as she managed to destroy the female dragon harassing her and Cang Yue. Deep down, she thought the dragon was merely seeking revenge for its killed child but it was so blinded by rage and vengeance that it seeks any humans as replacement. It was a loss cause, killing it might put it out of its misery. She slowly shook her head as she flew towards Retsu''s location. Retsu sensed that the female dragon was already dead and she slowly smirked. The male dragon sensed its wife''s aura disappeared entirely. The male Flood Dragon''s angry roars resounded throughout the heavens and earth and resonated throughout the mountain basin. Alerting Kon and Cang Yue watched from a rock in the mountain. The male dragon immediately shouted "You actually killed my wife, you actually killed my wife!!!" Retsu stood there with an indifferent expression before saying "I didn''t kill her. I was fighting you." "WRETCHED HUMAN!!!! I AM GOING TO KILL ALL OF YOU!!!!" The dragon went rampage on her but she simply raised her reaitsu arms and a punch combo its head multiple times before sending it flying back to the rocky mountains "I had my share of fun. It''s about time I ended this as well." Retsu slowly retreated to some distance from the dragon and raised both of her reaitsu arms in the air. Suddenly, red reaitsu bubbles slowly came out from one of her reaistu arms and blue bubbles from the other one. Little Fairy arrived after a while but she immediately stopped in mid-air and seeing the bubbles slowly float in the air. She slowly said "Whatever sister Retsu intend to do, it''s not going to be a good one." The shivers in her spine remembering any of her executed techniques before. The reason why she and Yun Che didn''t use much of their techniques because most of them are large scale techniques able to decimate anything on its path. "HUMAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING??!??" The dragon sensed sinister energy came from the red bubbles but peaceful energy came from the blue ones. But it didn''t dare to touch any one of the bubbles as it contains explosive amount of energy in it. Cang Yue widen her eyes as she saw those energy bubbles floating in the air. "Kon, what is sister Retsu intend to do?" "Who knows? But those bubble of energy looked kind of scary for some reason. Anyhow, just prepared to close your ears and eyes." Retsu didn''t say anything as she dissipates her reaitsu arms and raised all her three tails in the air making an arc motion while slowly pointing those tails in front of her. Her hollow''s mask was slowly conjured itself and covers her whole face in the process. All of a sudden, the red and blue bubbles of energy starting to move in front of her and started to merge with one another. The formation of those bubbles slowly formed into a large black purple in the air, the bubble was getting bigger and bigger in the air. Kon widens his eyes and said "Oi..oi¡­ Isn''t this a little bit overkill?" When the bubbles finished compressing into the giant energy ball. Retsu slowly squeeze her fist and the giant energy ball slowly compressed and getting smaller and smaller until it turned into a size of a small ball in front of her three pointing tails. Little Fairy widen her eyes as she detected mass amount of energy came from that small ball. If that ball were to detonate in a city, it will take the city along with everyone in it. The male dragon slowly felt fear in its eyes as it saw the mass amount of energy came from that ball. Retsu immediately grabbed the small energy ball in her hand before slowly squeezing it. All eyes are on her fist and all of a sudden, steam started to came out from her fist. Then, she stabbed Minazuki on the ground before slowly pointed the steaming fist towards the dragon. The ground beneath her started to crack as massive amount of wind and lightning started to form around her. Little Fairy immediately deployed her Frozen Cloud Barrier as she observes the dire situation. Seeing the compressed energy ball, the dragon had fear creeping all over its body. It tried to talk her out of it. "Human, we can discuss this." "A dragon who kill any human it sees out of vengeance dare to discuss with me? What happen if you reach a city of a village one day?" As she said that, she slowly points opened her fist into a palm and¡­. She slowly muttered "Bijuu-dama" SHOOO!!!! The rampaging energy ball shoot out from her palm towards the dragon in high speed. The dragon didn''t even reacted when the energy balls it square on its body and pushed it towards the distance and out of the frost domain. The energy ball then exploded created a massive explosion with the size of a hundred kilometers. The explosion creates massive amount of wind in the area and shaken the domain entirely. BOOOMM!!!!! The explosion created a massive dome shaped explosion in the distance and vaporized the dragon entirely. Retsu didn''t even heard its cries of agony as it was muffled by the explosion entirely. Little Fairy, Cang Yue and Kon were widening their eyes with their mouths opened as they saw the capabilities of that small energy ball. [Ding¡­ Congratulation host for destroying the Fifth Level Emperor Profound Realm Male Flood Dragon. Experience points +.....] [Ding¡­Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­Host has leveled up] [Host''s cultivation is now Seventh Level of Sky Profound Realm.] Retsu slid her mask aside and observed the giant explosion in the distance before slowly pulled Minazuki from the ground. "Looks like I overdid it a little." Her tailed beast ball was quite powerful but she infused half of her blood points into the tailed beast ball along with her haki. Originally, she wanted to test how powerful would it be if she infused both of it. Never expected her attack would be as powerful as Yun Che''s full powered Getsuga Tenshou. She slowly turned around as she saw Little Fairy widen her eyes while looking at her. She simply shot her with her usual smile and give her a thumbs up. She was kind of ecstatic that her cultivation broken through six levels after destroying that dragon. Yun Che was fighting Granz in the distance felt the tremor caused by the tail beast ball. Both of them slowly turned their eyes towards the source and immediately saw massive dome explosion. Yun Che sweat dropped as he slowly said "that girl, always overkill on all things. Well, nothing beats a kill than an overkill." He remembered when he did the same thing a few days ago where he infused his dual Getsuga Tenshou with spiritual enhancement along with the destruction energy from the Evil God''s third realm art, Destroying Sky Decimating Earth. To be safe, he tested the capabilities in one of Zangetsu''s training realms in their inner world. The result was overkill as well as it exploded created a deep trench and a hundred kilometer crater in that realm. Which widen his own eyes seeing the capabilities of that technique. Yun Che detected that both dragons are killed by those two girls. If they decided to use overkill moves to destroy their opponents. He should do the same as well. He had his share of fun getting hit as well. His body cultivation was pushed to the Seventh Level of the Emperor Profound Realm as he was getting hit by punches and cero from Granz. He noticed that the experience gained from his slowly went down as he levels up. Right now, the experience gained is not enough to fill one tenth of the body experience bar. "Who are you mortals? Ordinary humans can''t do those things. Just who in the world are you?" Granz was observing him just now. Both of them fought but Yun Che didn''t even go offensive. All he did was defending himself from his attacks but sometimes let himself getting hit in the process. As if like every time he got hit, he grins in excitement. This kid couldn''t even take one of his punches before but as they were fighting he was slowly resisting until he could take a direct attack and emerged unscathed. Yun Che stretches his arms and said "Since you''re about to die, well let me tell you on one thing. We''re soul reapers." Granz was dumbfounded as he hears that word "Soul reapers?" "Yeah, the sworn enemies of hollows." Yun Che conjured his hollow''s mask and immediately proceeded on attacking Granz entirely.Granz noticed that once Yun Che equips his hollow''s mask, his attack was far stronger than his human form. Both of them engage in a battle again but this time Yun Che was slowly feeling excited from this battle as he faced someone stronger than the current him. "You pesky human. Die!!!" Granz charged his cero to the maximum and shot it towards Yun Che. However, he was prepared to receive the cero but instead of receiving it. He charged Tensa Zangetsu to the maximum as well before firing a familiar technique at him. "Getsuga Tenshou" He murmured slowly in his hollow''s voice as he shot Zangetsu''s signature technique towards Granz. The blast created from this technique was big as well and clashed with Granz cero. The dark red cero and the dark energy of the Getsuga clashed together in one big clash. The clash of two attackd created powerful storm of wind and lightning which destroy the nearby ground causing trees flying all over the direction. The clash alerted Little Fairy and Retsu as they went full speed towards him. Granz noticed that his cero was clashing entirely with Yun Che''s Getsuga and Yun Che didn''t even suffer any disadvantage. "I always wanted to test this." Then, he raised and charged Tensa Zangetsu once more before shot up another Getsuga.The second getsuga fused with the original resulting a bigger and more powerful getsuga was created. Granz was pushed back by his second attack and didn''t even prepare as he saw Yun Che charged another strike. He immediately released another Getsuga towards Granz. The merged getsugas immediately pushed him destroys his cero and overwhelms him on the spot. "IMPOSSIBLE!!!!" He shouted as Yun Che''s Getsuga overwhelms him entirely. The Getsuga covers the whole sky and creates massive wind as it overwhelms Granz. Little Fairy and Retsu arrived on time only to have those winds greeted them. Since they were coated with Haki, they didn''t have problem standing up to it. Still, they were still shocked to see the giant black Getsuga covering the whole sky just now. All of a sudden, Yun Che detected another signature came from the clouds. Turns out, Granz sidestepped from the path of the Getsuga but still took the damage entirely. His strength dropped and his appearance was worse than a cracked armor. He couldn''t even regenerate as the getsuga before destroyed a large portion of his important organs. Little Fairy wanted to help Yun Che but her shoulder was grabbed by Retsu who was still in her fox mode. Little Fairy turned around and said "Sister Retsu." "Sister YueChan, just let the young master finish this. Judging from his way, he too wanted to finish this battle." Little Fairy nodded and observed the situation occurred. She had questions but she decided to keep them for now. "MORTAL!! YOU HAVE ANGERED ME LONG ENOUGH!!!!" "Looks like, it''s about time I ended this as well. Let me test the full power of this kido." Yun Che immediately raised two fingers above his chest and he slowly channeled his spirit force into those fingers. Granz noticed this and immediately activated Sonido towards Yun Che. Whatever he was doing, he needed to interrupt it. Yun Che noticed his plan and raised his Tensa Zangetsu and blocked the incoming strike. Then, Yun Che slowly chant "Seeping crest of turbidity." All of a sudden, massive reaitsu started to cover the whole area causing Granz to go high alert. "Arrogant vessel of lunacy! Boil forth and deny! Grow numb and flicker! Disrupt sleep!" As he was clashing and chanting. The sky slowly turns dark and purple along with massive pressure covering the area. The area was growing sinister as if a devil king was descending into the world. "Mortal!!! Stop!" Granz slowly grew restless. He must stop Yun Che from completing his chant. But, he simply ignored him and continued the chant. "Crawling queen of iron! Eternally self-destructing doll of mud!" Seeing the chanting changed the environment. Little Fairy immediately holds Retsu for support as she couldn''t handle the suffocating pressure around her. But she wanted to see what kind of spell causing the entire space to change aside from a domain. "Unite! Repulse! Fill with soil and know your own powerlessness!" Suddenly, multiple boxes of black energy started to appear, each of them topped off with cross-shaped spears, before they multiply and close in on Granz. "No..no.. PLEASE!!! I DON''T WANT TO DIE!!!!" Granz screamed in agony as the boxes multiplied around him. He took a lot of effort to arrive at this point but only to have him killed someone weaker than him. "Way of Destruction No.90, KUROHITSUGI!!!" The boxes suddenly surrounded Granz as it slowly towers around him with black spears covering the whole box. Little Fairy was shocked once more as she remembered this is the spell that took down that Menos a few days ago but this one seems a lot more powerful compare to that. The towering giant black box didn''t escape Cang Yue and Kon''s point of view. They can see the giant box from where they are right now. "Why did everyone started to go overkill on these guys? Did they piss them off that much?" Kon remembered Little Fairy used that instant freeze technique and freeze that dragon''s butt off. Retsu used that dark energy ball and Yun Che used this tower. Thinking about it made shivers go down his plushy body. Cang Yue was speechless the entire time and started to wonder whether she could pull of something like them as well. The spears around the tower slowly stab the box from multiple direction. Yun Che stood there with his hollow mask on as he didn''t say anything. Then, he snapped his fingers and the black towering box slowly dissemble itself. The skies slowly clearing up and the massive pressure disappeared entirely. When the black tower disappeared, all of them saw Granz''s body was slowly turned into dust and the life from his eyes was extinguished entirely. [Ding¡­Congratulation host for defeating Granz, Fifth Level Tyrant Profound Realm Hollow. Experience points +...] [Host has leveled up] [Host has leveled up] [Host has leveled up] [Host has leveled up] [Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­ Host''s current cultivation is at Grand Perfection of Sky Profound Realm.] [Ding¡­Host cannot proceed in cultivation until host completed the required main mission. However, all experience gained will be stacked and will be restored back to the host once host completed the main mission. Host''s companions will have the same effect as well.] Yun Che saw the notification and he was stunned as if he was struck with lightning. "Wait what? My cultivation stuck? What mission?" he suddenly yelled in his hollow''s voice. [Ding¡­ Triggered the Cultivation Unlock Mission: Complete the main story mission "Travel to the Illusory Demon Realm".] He remembered from the novel that this place is where Yun Che will meet his family later on. "My home realm? So I am stuck at Peak of Sky Profound Realm until then?" [Yes] "Damn it!!!!!" He suddenly yelled and stomping his foot like a kid earning a dumbfounded look from Little Fairy and a giggle from Retsu. As for now, the two of them breathe a breath of relieve as the three major opponents were annihilated. 90 Chapter 90: The Hidden Powers Hueco Mundo (Realm of the Hollows) In the realm far reaches from the Blue Pole Star and the Realm of the Gods, Hueco Mundo exist known as the realm of the corrupted souls or the land of the dead. For millions of years it exists as a punishment realm for souls refused to go to the afterlife. These souls are condemned and will never reincarnate in their next life. In Hueco Mundo, the moon is on the opposite lunar phase of that in the Human World. The vast desert seems to lack any bodies of water and contains rocky formations.An unchanging night covers the sky, an endless white desert covers the ground. The tree-like objects are not plants, but rather quartz-like minerals. The landscape of Hueco Mundo is a seemingly never-ending white desert, with a multitude of dunes, littered with boulders. The atmosphere of Hueco Mundo is filled with a high concentration of Reishi, thus allowing smaller Hollows to gain nourishment despite the lack of Human souls. If one day people from the human realm came here, most of them will die within minutes regardless of their strength as the Reishi or Spirit Particles in the air will kill the humans as they are not able to survive on spiritual land. Only those with the embodiment of Spirit or Soul beings able to survive in the realm without being harm by the Reishi. Hueco Mundo had claimed the souls that weren''t able to pass into the afterlife as its own. Turning the soul into hollowfied beings to fill its realm with hollow residents. In the upper skies of the Hueco Mundo lies the embodiment of Hueco Mundo itself. They are known as the overseer or the Gods of the realm. For millions of years, they didn''t interfere with the affairs of lesser or greater hollows. Their task is to keep the realm from falling apart. However, much has changed after 2 million years ago. All of a sudden, in the upper skies of Hueco Mundo. A giant Garganta suddenly open before a gigantic red eye suddenly appeared along with its giant tentacle arms around it. Not just one, two more garganta started to open up and two more eyes appeared with its own tentacles as well. One of the eye is blue and the other one is yellow. The size was considered bizarre if humans were to see these eyes but none of them will believe it even if they saw it with their own eyes. If the eyes and tentacles are this large then what about the whole body? Suddenly a voice started to sound in the air as if it was there to begin with. But, none of the eyes have any organ or mouth to speak with. So no one knows who is the one speaking. The giant red eye suddenly spoke with telepathically but the voice sounded in the air. "Fellow Divine rulers, how goes the new world order?" Judging from the color of the eyes, looks like these so called Divine Hollows are ranked as well. The gigantic red eye was known as the highest or the strongest divine hollow. Judging from their powers to overseer the entire realm, their powers probably might be in the divine realms or even beyond. The Blue eye then spoke "It has been going great, the new world order was different but the energy they had can be considered replacement for the reishi in our realm." The new world order they referred to was the world where Yun Che or Yuuki is currently residing, The Blue Pole Star. Then, the yellow eye suddenly spoke "Contaminated souls are coming in like gushing river ever since we opened up the first garganta to that world. With each passing day, new hollows are born in this world. Never expected we found a world can serve as a replacement." Then the red eye spoke again but the tone was rather a happy tone. "Finally, after two million years. We are able to find suitable nourishment for our residents. Moreover, that world was filled with corrupted souls and we were able to fill our realms with new hollows." Then, it continued "What kind of nourishment found in that world?" The blue eye then answered "That world was filled with so called ''Profound Energy'' or ''Heaven and Earth'' energy cultivated by humans in that world. When our hollows ate them, they were able to grow stronger but the side effects were they are vulnerable to human attacks and they were able to see them despite lack of spiritual powers. Since then, our hollows were clashing against humans all the time and most of them have cultivators on par with our High Level Adjuchas." "So humans in that world are strong enough to counter us?" "They tend to use Profound Energy to combat the hollows and easily killed them." "So, this so called ''Profound Energy'' made the hollows attain physical form? All of them came from the soul from that world?" "Not quite, they came from the living human beings. Our hollows ate them and absorb their vitality. That''s why they were able to attain physical form. Since then, hollows in our world didn''t eat each other anymore. Instead, they went into the human world and find any cultivators they can consume. Surprisingly, the hollows didn''t eat those with weaker cultivation once they become stronger." Then the yellow eye said "So no wonder this realm can produce a Menos in just a year after we invaded that world. In a few years time, this realm probably filled with Vasto Lordes. " Then, the giant red eye turned to the blue one and asked "Anyhow, how did you discover this realm anyway? There are millions and countless of realms outside this dark realm.Searching for a replacement realm it''s like searching for a needle in a haystack." "We seem to detected a strong presence of ''reaitsu'' in that world. That''s why we were able to find the realm easily. Our scouts tried to find the source but we found none of the reaitsu in that area. Since then, we detected more reaitsu spikes came from that world." One of the eye spoke. It''s true that they detected the reaitsu spike twice already aside from the first one that draws them into the world. The two reaitsu spikes the eye meant was the spikes caused by both Yun Che and Retsu''s bankai. "''Reaitsu? Aside from us, there''s no more beings able to cultivate those powers. Last reaitsu cultivators perished two million years ago." "Perished?" The primary eye asked the other two. It probably didn''t even remember the events occurred back then. "Something about their human world and their Spiritual world clashed with one another causing the both of the realms were instantly annihilated. Since then, the gateways from our world to that world were instantly destroyed and we were not able to find a suitable realm as replacement." The realm it meant probably the only realm Hueco Mundo ever connected with. If Yun Che were here, he will know what happen to that realm that cause Hueco Mundo to search for a new realm to dwell in. "Still, the thought of the existence of reaitsu cultivators in that world still bothers me. Never expected they are actually survivors." "There''s no denying that there are reaitsu cultivators once more. Then again, it''s not for us to decide what happens next. We have done our part opening up a new pathway for the hollows, the rest is up to them." Then the yellow eye continued again. "With the humans of this world lack of purification powers. Our hollows reincarnation will be endless and soon our realm will grow stronger as they were two million years ago." "We won''t be so sure about that as we also detected one thing. Some of the hollows sent to that world were actually purified. And even if they went through reincarnation after being killed by the humans, the hollows lose their entire strength and powers. So they have to re-cultivate again." The yellow eye then continued in a shock voice. "Purified? The only ones who can purified our hollows are the Soul Reapers from two million years ago. To think that they are also exist in that world?" "Purification can only be used by those Soul Reapers. We can assume that Soul reapers also exist in that world." "Anyhow, just observe the cultivators first. Each time our hollow perished by those Soul Reapers, a new one will replaced them. We have done what we can to help restoring this world. The rest is up to the new hollows of this world." With that, the three eyes and tentacles went back into the garganta and the skies of Hueco Mundo was calm once more. Blue Pole Star current time The explosion and the dark sky attracted and alerted the nearby experts from nearby cities. Curious they might be, they decided to wait around a while to avoid being caught between crossfires of two experts. Still various clans and small sects dispatched their elders to find out about the experts who can cause that kind of damage. If the dark sky and explosions are fights between two High Level Experts, probably they are still there. Maybe if they''re lucky, they can recruit these experts to their cause. Yun Che finally lied down after accepting the fact that his cultivation was stagnated by the system. Until he reached Illusory Demon Realm, his cultivation will not progress into the Emperor Profound Realm and he will never attain his next Zanpakuto or wisdom cubes. He had one wisdom cube so far and looks like he had to depend on the system''s luck to award him some wisdom cubes after the last one blew the hell out of him. Given his current powers and abilities, his full power strength will be at Grand Perfection of Tyrant Profound Realm or Level 90. Looks like he needed to confront Hoyuu once more to unlock his Adjuchas mode or full hollow mode. But that''ll require him to beat Hoyuu with Evil God Arts at his disposal and that''ll take a long time to complete and he needed at least a year to complete that sort of training. "Sigh, there''s nothing I can do until then. Looks like I need to bear with it. At least when my cultivation restored, my level will jump towards the peak the moment the experiences accumulated themselves." He slowly shifts his hollow''s mask aside and put his hand on his chin. "Still, going straight to the Illusory Demon Realm is quite far from here. And the main story involving Feng Xu''er and the Primordial Profound Ark still two years apart. Ahh, what the hell. I''ll just accumulate some experience points so I might jump straight to Tyrant Profound Realm or Sovereign Profound Realm." As he said that, he slowly sits back up and put Tensa Zangetsu on his lap. "Quite a mess you caused." Jasmine suddenly sounded from his mind. Yun Che was jolted from his thought the moment he heard Jasmine''s voice. "Oh, Jasmine. You awake?" "Of course I am. Both me and the spirits observed everything from the image projecting in your inner world. I might say that hollow really is powerful." The spirits are observing everything from in the inner world but Hoyuu was disappointed as Yun Che didn''t even need his help in this. He was hoping to get some action after staying inside the inner world after so long. Yun Che slowly sighs. "Powerful it might be. It was still a low level Adjuchas Menos. If one day a high level one exist, I won''t be able to fight it." Jasmine was dumbfounded and she continued "You should gain a lot of experience points from that hollow. Why can''t you fight it?" "Well¡­" Yun Che narrates the stagnated status from the system to Jasmine. He didn''t tell her about the events two years from now but only told her about the Illusory Demon Realm. Jasmine then sighs and asked. "The system really is unpredictable. So, you need to reach the Illusory Demon Realm? Where is that?" "From the system''s trivia, its located on the other side of this planet. It''s actually another continent." He answered her. He knew from the novel that the Illusory Demon Realm was supposed to be his next destination in two years. So, he can say that his cultivation will be stagnated until then. "How are you planning to reach there?" "That''s a little bit hard. Flying or jumping with flash step probably took months to reach. So. Until I found a suitable way, I''ll find a way to train another trump card so I can face any Sovereign Profound Realm cultivators." "Or let Hoyuu takeover you sometimes, that guy is really getting on my nerves." "That''s a desperate plan though. You know his strength is limitless when it comes to fighting. When he''s on takeover, he tends to be indiscriminate and probably much more sinister compared to him in the inner world as he is taking over along with a hollow''s instinct. He probably won''t harm anyone I cared but the same thing can''t be say for innocent people." Yun Che remembered when Hoyuu took over him some time ago during the Fire Bead Heist with the Emperor rank dragon. It''s surprising enough he protected Jasmine along the way despite being a hollow himself. But he feared that once he initiated a full hollow takeover, he will do it along with his Hollow''s instinct which is bad news for anyone as he''ll do everything to destroy his opponents even harming innocent lives. If that happens, he must make sure none of the people he cares about is nearby as he started his rampage. Jasmine was amazed and didn''t know that annoying prick is actually that strong. "Wow, how strong is your full hollow takeover?" "I didn''t achieve it yet as I needed to defeat Hoyuu another fifty times. Hoyuu learn everything that I learned so you can say I am defeating my evil self. Anyway, the full hollow takeover will increase my strength to an entire realm but transform my appearance akin to a hollow." If he remembered correctly, his appearance will transform into Adjuchas version of Ichigo''s hollow after earning the last 50 affinity points with Hoyuu. "So, that''s your strongest takeover?" Jasmine imagined the full version of Yun Che''s hollow mode. If that thing happens, he will be more like a hollow than a human. But his humanity still retains. "Not quite, there''s¡­. one more¡­." Yun Che''s voice started to grow softer as he slowly thinks about Hoyuu''s final form. The form which is too powerful for anyone to handle. The form which he required Hoyuu to sync with his mind to access it. She widen her eyes and said "There''s another?" "Yes, that form require me sync my mind with Hoyuu and increased my strength for two big realms regardless the difference. But if limitless strength Hoyuu initiated a full takeover in this form, you can say the it will be quite bad." "It''s¡­.." Then his answer was suddenly interrupted by a familiar voice. "Young master?" 91 Chapter 91: Explanation? Yun Che heard a voice and it came from Retsu with a worried look on her face and Little Fairy who stood beside her. From the looks of it, she was also quite worried when he was quiet for a while. Retsu was already disengage her bankai back into her shikai form but still retains her fox form. "Haha, it''s you two." He shifts his head towards the source of the voice. Then before continued in his mind. "Sorry Jasmine, I''ll continue later." Little Fairy frown when she looked at him. "You okay, rascal? You seem quiet for some time." "Oh, it''s nothing really." Then, he winked his eyes at Retsu and she immediately understood it. All of a sudden, a streak of came from a distance and arrived next to them. The streak of light then transforms into Kon who was carrying Cang Yue by the clothing on her neck. He was too small to carry her on his back. "Everyone!! Thank goodness all of you are still alive. I was kind of worried." Kon finally let her go before transforming back into his plushy form while gasping. Looks like the damage he suffers from the dragon still lingering and he need some time to recover just a bit. Then, Kon said to her. "What are you worried about? Look at your surroundings. Those enemies should be worried about them instead." Kon started to look at his surroundings. The battles really teared this place apart. Yun Che slowly got up and brushes the dust off his clothes, whatever was left of it. "Well, you''re kind of right about that." The battles one day might cause experts to come here just to conduct some research. It''s not like they''re going to find anything. Cang Yue then continued with a happy expression. "Still, we did pull it off right?" Then, Kon turned towards Yun Che and asked "What did those things do to piss you guys off?" Yun Che do a thinking pose and look in the distance before saying "They didn''t do anything. We just had fun executing bizarre techniques." His explanation causes Kon to sigh as these freaks tend to use bizarre techniques just to finish their opponents. If that happens, they''ll destroy the continent one day just for fun. "Now that everything''s over. You two owe us an explanation." Little Fairy''s voice got the attention of the still hollowfied Retsu and Yun Che. Kon looked at her and asked "What explanation?" "This and that." Little Fairy then touched Retsu''s fox ears and pointed out his hollow mask. "How did you two able to gain hollow like powers?" She continued "First, you two had this ''bankai'' abilities. Then, that giant energy ball, this so called ''Kido'' arts and now this? Just who are you two?" The questions had been lingering on her mind for some time now and its about time she knew at least something about them. Cang Yue was also piqued her interest as she too wanted to know more about them. Little Fairy has been waiting to ask more on Kido as she only heard a vague explanation from them before. Probably its their first time meeting and they didn''t trust her as right now. Yun Che slowly looked at Retsu and Kon before nodding at them. Then he slowly spoke with convincing eyes and tone. "We''re soul cultivators." Yun Che had to conceal the story about the Shinigami part. So far, the only one knows about it is Jasmine and he intend to keep it that way. Besides, these two are now the people Yun Che and Retsu trust with their lives aside from Jasmine. Both Little Fairy and Cang Yue jinxed with each other. "Soul cultivators?" "We cultivate our souls to become powerful enough to birth our own spirits as our powers. All of our weapons came from those spirits. Including those you saw during the banquet. Those bankai powers you two just seen are actually our spirits'' full power. As soul cultivators, we cultivate spirit pressures. Those spirit pressures enable us to use those ''Kido'' or ''Demon Arts.''" Cang Yue was shocked that their bizarre arts like the dark tower and red smoke from before are actually called "Demon arts?" "Yes, sister Yue. Demon arts can only be cultivated by soul cultivators like us. Ordinary cultivators can''t cultivate them no matter how hard they tried." Retsu replied joining the conversation as well. Little Fairy and Cang Yue didn''t actually get the whole truth but at least they know these two as soul cultivators. "Demon or kido arts will be much powerful if we infused it with incantation. The ones you saw from the village and the banquet were arts without incantation. The one I just used is infused. That''s why the sky was dark and the area was pressurized." Yun Che slowly explain. "Incantation?" Cang Yue asked with a confused expression. The profound arts in this world are used without incantation and being setup using items. So the word ''incantation'' probably doesn''t ring any bell. "Sigh, Incantation are spells you need to recite before you can use its full power. You can say its a countermeasure to prevent the spell from causing a mass destruction." He wouldn''t want to see those powerful hado spells are used without restriction. If that happens, the continent would tear itself apart by that spell. "How do you use the incantation? Can you show us?" Little Fairy and Cang Yue were on their curious mode. If he didn''t show them, they will pester him. "Sigh, all right." Yun Che then stood and raised his palm before aiming it towards the boulder in the distance. Then, he slowly said "Way of Destruction #33, Blue Fire Crash Down". Suddenly a giant blue comet like fire ball suddenly shot from his hand before hitting the boulder causing it to explode into pieces and created a small crater. Since he didn''t infused much power, so the effects are least. But to Little Fairy and Cang Yue, that kind of attack can take cultivators realms above them. Why didn''t he used this before? "So, what do you think?" He said with a relaxed expression. Both of them widen their eyes at the damage that spell cause. Little Fairy was the first one to regain her composure before asking "That spell is incantation infused?" "No, that was a usual one." His relaxed tone cause the both of them to be stumped. If that spell can cause this much damage so what happened if he used incantation on it? Then both of them saw he turned his head towards Retsu and nodded. Retsu then started to chant "Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man!" As she was chanting, both Little Fairy and Cang Yue saw her arm was swirling with blue energy. "Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws." Retsu slowly points her arm towards the nearby boulder and said "Way of Destruction #33, Blue Fire Crash Down." Suddenly, blue lightning like energy started to came out from her hand and covers the whole sky with its dazzling light. The spell was so bright and large that both of them had to closed their eyes awaiting the result of the spell. BOOM!!!!! The moment they opened their eyes, they were greeted by a big trench going deeper into the ground. Judging by the looks of it, the spell was far stronger than Yun Che''s ''ordinary'' spell. When Yun Che looked at the full power of this spell, he remembered it was the same version Byakuya had cast on Renji during Rukia''s execution. Then, Retsu turned to the still gawking Little Fairy and Cang Yue. Kon wasn''t that surprised as he saw various of kido spells Yun Che cast during his training in the trial area. "So, what do you think?" Retsu asked while smiling at them. Both of them were speechless to the core. If they had this kind of spell all this time, why didn''t they bother to use it? Is it weak? or too strong? These freaks, these monsters. "Wow, you said this is the Way of Destruction #33? So there''s.... more?" Cang Yue was stuttering as she was still recovering from shock. Little Fairy was speechless, then the kido Retsu used on her during their first fight was not even on par with this. Now she realized the gap between them despite being two big realms apart from her at that time. "Yeah, Kido arts are divided into three ways. Destruction, Binding and Barrier. We didn''t learn that much yet. The most common one was the one Retsu used during the banquet. That''s Way of Destruction #1 - Thrust and the red smoke we used to escape, Way of Binding #21 - Red Smoke Escape. Each Ways have one hundred spells which starts with #1 being the weakest and #100 being the strongest except barrier arts which consist of 27 spells. We''ll show you more in the future." Yun Che turned towards Little Fairy and said "and the one I used to bind your snowball when we first met. That''s Way of Binding #63 - Locking Bondage Stripes." "One hundred?!?? Wow, but you said only soul cultivators can learn it right?" Yun Che replied "Yeah, but not all soul cultivators can master all spells. Some of them died while mastering them." If that''s the case then these two must be geniuses that can learn multiple kido spells. Cang Yue was disappointed as she wished that she could learn these Kido arts. The only way for them to learn it is by turning into a Shinigami or Quincy. Which will never going to happen. Little Fairy then asked "How do you two become soul cultivators?" If she is right, these two weren''t able to cultivate profound energies and their strength are determine only on their own. But, both of them could categorized their strength according to the level of Profound cultivators. "Well, we actually don''t know the true process. Our souls were already empowered the moment we were born." Yun Che concealed the truth. The process of a human soul becoming a Shinigami is far more excruciating than simply transferring their powers. It involves destroying their human body and having their inner hollow consume them. Destroying their human bodies means destroying their whole cultivation and transform their souls entirely. But this is impossible without the help of the system. He already had Retsu, Nemu and probably more Shinigami in the future. He didn''t need to turn the girls of this world into Shinigami. "So, it''s like that. So, are there anymore soul cultivators aside from you two?" From Little Fairy''s expression, she was kind of disappointed that she couldn''t hear any explanations on how soul cultivators are born. "Probably, but who knows." Yun Che just shrugged his shoulders. He didn''t tell them about Nemu or any other possible Shinigami came from the system as well as the cubes. He just need to create a fabricated story if those shinigamis are going to meet them in the future. Little Fairy understood that there''s nothing she could do to learn it but she just have to appreciate that he arts and cultivation were improved by him. He even gave her haki. "That aside, how did you two gain these powers? How did you cultivate them?" Yun Che kind of expected this. Little Fairy and Cang Yue were curious on hollowfication the moment they saw them. But, he could only disappoint them as hollowfication was exclusive to Quincy and Shinigami only. But, that doesn''t mean he is going to ignore their question. "This method is called hollowfication." "Hollowfication?" "Hollowfication are methods of infusing a hollow''s soul into the soul of a soul cultivator. Our souls are strong enough to resist the powers of a hollow but not all soul cultivators have the power to resist it.The two of us are the one of the successful soul cultivators managed to attain hollowfication." Then, Retsu continued "The process involves the subdue of the hollow''s soul into our bidding and transform its soul into our powers. Thus, giving us these mask. If we failed, we will turn into a hollow and the only way to stop us is to kill us. When we donned ourselves with the masks, our aura and voice will transform into a hollow''s. In other words, we can transform ourselves into a hollow while maintaining our humanity but using it for a long period of time will expose us to complete hollow takeover." Retsu studied a lot in the system''s trivia during her spare time aside from snuggling with Yun Che. So, she managed to pick up a lot of information based on her powers. "That''s why we didn''t use it all the time or we lose our humanity and destroy everything." Little Fairy and Cang Yue nodded in understanding before Yun Che decided to dropped the bomb. "If you wish to learn about hollowfication, I suggest you forget about it. Hollowfication only works on soul cultivators like us because our souls have been tampered and empowered. But, even soul cultivators failed to subdue the hollow and turned into a hollow instead. Infused it into ordinary souls will only leads to your death as a hollow''s soul is far more powerful than an ordinary human''s souls. Infusing it will only lead to the hollow eating your soul and turning your body and cultivation into its own. In order word, learning hollowfication it''s like throwing yourself into the mouth of the hollow." However, Yun Che didn''t mention about the easy part of their training. Zangetsu was a hollowfied Zanpakuto to begin with and Retsu had Yachiru as her hollow. Cang Yue was disappointed and immediately gave up on the idea. "Sigh, I wish I could learn it like you two." "It''s better if you don''t. Like I said, I won''t let a hollow eat you for no reason. Besides, we can''t even extract a hollow''s soul. They tend to die the moment their mask broke." "Well, you are right about that. Rascal." Little Fairy slowly sighs as well. It''s a miracle she could jump seven levels and becoming the strongest in the Empire right now. She and Cang Yue immediately gave up on the hollowfication method as they rather die rather than losing their humanity for powers they couldn''t even control. "But, despite feeling like a hollow. You two didn''t emit any uncomfortable feeling. So, I can trust you two." Cang Yue slowly said as she looked at them. Then, she slowly walked towards Retsu and said "There''s one thing I am curious about." Then, she slowly touched Retsu''s ears and she can see that she started to purr. "So cute, I was right. Her ears are so soft." "Sister Yue, stop it. It tickles." Retsu tried to hide her purring but the cute expression of purring started to increase Cang Yue''s desire to tease her more. Yun Che started to sweat dropped because the same thing happens when she was teased by Jasmine all the time. The purring came from her habit of being teased by him. She really liked it when Yun Che touched her ears as he knows her ears sweet spots. Cang Yue decided to continued next by touching her tails. "Sister YueChan, come here. Her tails are so soft." Cang Yue continued to touched her soft and silky tail. Little Fairy was also curious about her and touched her ears as well as her tails. She was shocked as her tails were even softer than any wool she ever touched. How can tails as soft as wool were able to support that giant energy ball? Cang Yue was even more delighted as she wrapped the tail around her neck and hugging it to feel its softness. Kon was curious as well before he was stopped by Yun Che. "Ehh, what''s your deal man? I am curious as well." "Well, it''s better if you don''t." "Eh? Why?" Kon suddenly asked him. Then, Yun Che explained "Touching her ears and tail is like touching her breasts and rear. Wonder what will happen if a pervert like you do it?" Kon beginning to imagine being buried six feet under by Retsu. Shivers started to surround him and he said with a feared expression. "Then, I won''t do it." "Are you suuuurrreeee? It''s really soft." Yun Che started to provoke him. A pervert usually do it and didn''t consider the consequences. Kon climbed up his shoulder and give him a punch in the cheek. "Hell no!!!! You tried to bait me to get my ass kicked." "Tsssskk" Yun Che looked sideways and clicked his tongue. "You don''t have clicked your tongue!!!!" Kon simply shouted at him which he ignores it. After a round of teasing and touching, Retsu was finally spared by Little Fairy and Cang Yue teasing. She looked like she was tired all over. Yun Che did warn her that once they got curious by her ears and tails, she''ll better be ready for round of touching all over her. But even if she went through all that, she only allows the people she trust to touch her ears and tails. Little Fairy regained her composure and said "So now that''s done. Where are we going next?" However, both Yun Che and Retsu went quiet as they looked at each other. He nodded at her before both of them started to stare at her. Their look causes Cang Yue to become curious and asked "What''s wrong you two?" Yun Che took a deep breath and said "Little Fairy, don''t you know? Today is the last day of your three month agreement with us." 92 Chapter 92: The End of Three Month Agreemen "Three-month agreement? What are talking about, rascal?" Little Fairy started to wonder. What contract? What did she do three months ago? Yun Che dispels his hollow mask and his bankai before storing Zangetsu back into his inner world. Then he slowly put Kon on the ground before turning serious. He pulls a deep breath before finally said "You seriously don''t remember?" "What did I¡­." Suddenly, Little Fairy started to remember the scene where she first met them. Both he and Retsu at that time were Earth and Spirit cultivators. The snowball and the first time she saw his bankai. But most importantly, she remembered something that the said that caused her to regret everything. Three months ago¡­.. Yun Che finally laid his conditions before saying "These are my conditions. So what say you?" She pondered for a while. For the sake of breaking through and getting healed. Three months isn''t a long time. Besides, she can beat the living hell out of this despicable fiend legally. She then said "I agree. Three months and then we went our separate ways." "Three months and then we went our separate ways." ... .... .. . Currently she widens her eyes as she repeats on the things she said to him three months ago. It''s true that she wanted to went on their separate ways at that time. But, is the parting that she wanted? She finally had friends that she can truly called sisters. But most importantly, she finally found the man who she truly fell in love with. "What happened three months ago?" Cang Yue suddenly asked gaining Kon''s attention as well. Retsu turned her head towards her and gave her the full summary. Cang Yue widen her eyes as she heard the story before wanted to shout towards Yun Che. But, she was held back by her shoulders by Retsu. Kon wanted to transform to give Yun Che a beating but Retsu''s stare quiet him down. Cang Yue turned around and said "Sister Retsu¡­" Retsu knew about this agreement and she said "Sister Yue, Young master is keeping his promise towards her. Right now, it depends on her choice." "But¡­.." Cang Yue was feeling conflicted. She had to respect her decision. Kon glared at Yun Che before saying "Bastard, if you kick her out. I''ll kick your ass. I won''t forgive you for making a her cry." Little Fairy was quiet while her bangs covering her eyes. She wished that she could take it all back. Three months passed in a blink of an eye and she didn''t even realize it. This agreement was promised and forgotten the moment she bonded with them. She was able to cast away her status as the Leader of the Seven Fairies and walk with them as equals. They didn''t treat her like someone important or sweet words with her. They treated her as a friend, as a sister. She was truly happy as she finally found friends that understood her. Bonded as well as sharing her long life dream of being a mother with them. Protecting and risking her life to save them. She even gained skills and her cultivation from them. After all they been through, is this the parting that she expects? "No, I don''t want this." She slowly repeating those words in her heart. "Ras¡­.cal¡­ You don''t need me anymore?" As she said that, she was slowly shedding a tear as her emotions were gushing in on her. The ice heart she cultivated before was long gone and she could finally feel what it was to be sad. If she truly went on their separate ways, she''ll destroy the very thing she cherish the most. Her bond with them. Yun Che walked over to her but she was too shaken to notice him approached her. He didn''t do anything but put his hand on top of her head. Surprisingly, Little Fairy didn''t even resist his touch before she raised her head and both of their eyes met with each other.Tears were gushing out from her eyes. "I do need you. I want you to stay actually. Not in a weird way. But, you bonded with us and become one of our mischievous little group. But I am keeping my promise to you. Hiding my promise is the same as shackling you and I won''t feel myself if I continued it." He slowly wiped her tears and lets her go. "So, Retsu and I are grateful towards you for training and protecting us. You stayed with us until the very end." When Little Fairy heard it, she was slowly shaking as he was letting her go. He couldn''t blame them. She and him made that promised and he was only keeping and fulfilled it. She slowly fell to her knees as her heart aches as she slowly thinks about the feeling of loneliness she is going to feel from now on. The loneliness of a friendless person. She was immune before but she couldn''t bear to feel that feeling anymore. Yun Che approached her before kneel down and hold her by her shoulder and lift her chin up. "But, I fulfilled my promise of relieving you from your contract with us. Little Fairy. Now I ask you this¡­." She widens her eyes as Yun Che stared him with serious eyes. She seen him teasing and joking around before but the last time she seen these eyes was before she passed out from their first fight. The eyes that she fell for. "Will you continue to stay with us?" "Will you see us as your family from now on?" "Will you treat Cang Yue and Retsu as your sisters from now on?" "Finally¡­.Will you treat me and Kon as someone important to you?" Little Fairy couldn''t take it anymore before jumping towards Yun Che and beating his chest. But none of her strikes contain any strength as if she was a mere mortal. She was sobbing as she continued to beat his bare chest and didn''t care about the dirt and blood on his body. Yun Che didn''t do anything as he lets her beating his chest. Not that he felt any pain but he was letting her throwing her frustrations at him. Retsu and Cang Yue didn''t say anything as they observed what is going to happen next. "You''re a rascal!!!! And I hate you!!! I really¡­really hate you!!!" "You and your jokes!!!! Your teasing!!! Sob* Sob*" As her beating dies down, she finally calmed down but she was still sobbing. She was still beating him but it slowed down before finally stops as both of her fist was on his chest. Yun Che was shocked again as she cries and landed her head on his chest while gushing out tears from her eyes. It''s clearly she didn''t want to separate from them. They changed her, turn her from a cold hearted and emotionless cultivator into someone who was full of emotions. She pulls a deep breath and shouted "DO YOU EVEN NEED TO ASK?!?!?" Yun Che and the others smile as he finally hugged her to calm her down. Right now, she wasn''t bound by a promise or a contract anymore. She stayed with them because she wants to. As he was hugging her, he never noticed that her body was really soft and her hair smelled really sweet. As expected from Grayfia Lucifuge lookalike. Both of them stayed like that for a while before he heard a voice came from his chest "How long are you keeping on holding me, you rascal?" Yun Che continued to hug her and said "Ara, you calmed down? Well, Your body felt really soft though." "You¡­ rascal!! *smack" She slapped him before slowly removing herself from his embrace. She admitted she kind of like it for some reason and she didn''t mind doing it for a little longer. But this rascal tends to take advantage of it. She wiped her tears and regaining her composure. Yun Che didn''t felt any strength from that slap as he smiled at her. Looks like that''s her way of expressing her friendliness to him. She stared at him before a healthy blush covers her face before turning around to hide her face. She suddenly felt better after bawling her eyes at him as if all her sealed emotions are finally let out and she was free from her emotional burdens. "Sister YueChan!!!" Cang Yue suddenly jumped and hugged her while tears gushing out of her eyes. "Please don''t leave us." Little Fairy just smiled before petting her head to calm her down. "Don''t worry, I am still here." She consoled Cang Yue before turning her eyes at Retsu who comes by her and hugged her as well. She even wrapped her soft tails around them. Retsu tighten the hug around them and said "No matter how far apart, we are sisters now." Yun Che stood by all by himself observing these girls. He had a wide smile seeing these girls bonded with each other. Kon suddenly appeared on his shoulder and said "Chee, Lucky bastard." He smiled at him and said "I heard that you wanted to beat my ass for making her cry just now." Kon was sweating bullets and said "Oh..ahahaha¡­you heard it?" Yun Che shrugged his shoulders and said "Dude, I heard everything. You don''t have to beat my ass anymore. She''s already done it." Seeing her happy look, Kon said "Looks like she finally found a place where she belongs, right?" "Yes." Yun Che nodded his head remembering the original timeline. In that timeline, she was expelled from her sect to fend for herself as well protecting his and her child at that time. What kind of sect expelled a pregnant woman and just let her wonder in the infinite snowstorm? No wonder the original him was pissed off at that time. Speaking of her sect¡­. As the three girls were talking, Yun Che slowly approaches them. Little Fairy was the first one who spoke "Rascal, thank you." He was dumbfounded by Little Fairy''s sudden thanks so he asked her "Hmm? For what?" "For giving me a family. A place for me to return to. Despite becoming the strongest in my sect. I was actually lonely. No one to talk to and no one to call a friend or a sister. But following you and sister Retsu giving me the chance to be myself." "It goes without saying. We bonded in our adventures and destroying that bond is even worse than killing. Bonds aren''t that important in this cruel world but those things are ones bind us together. That''s far more important than any treasure." His statement might cause the world to laugh at him but this statement that binds all of them together. Then, he slowly said to the girls. "But this time, sorry to break it to you girls. But Little Fairy, I have a request." "Me? If its within my ability, I''ll do it." Little Fairy''s trust to Yun Che was the same as entrusting her life to him. If he had a request then she didn''t hesitate to fulfill it. Yun Che then dropped the bomb on her. "Little Fairy, although this might be sudden but I need you to return to your sect." The atmosphere was quiet for some time before Kon started to shout at him. "Bastard!! You wanted her to return to her sect that much?" Cang Yue tighten the hug on her waist."But¡­ Yun Che, she said she wanted to stay." "Young master? Why?" Retsu did the same thing with her tails as well. Little Fairy was slowly tearing up again. To think that his request was actually to sent her back. "Rascal¡­So you really don''t need me¡­." "It''s not like that!!!" His sudden shout earned everyone''s attention back to him. "It''s like this, Little Fairy. When are you supposed to return to your sect?" Little Fairy wiped her tears and said "My sect? I am supposed to return¡­ahh.. Three months ago." She suddenly remembered that she was supposed to return to her sect after obtaining the item to fix the poison in her body. "Yes, as you can see. Little Fairy was supposed to return three months ago but because of me and Retsu. She had to stay with us and postponed her return back to the sect." Kon decided to ask for them. "What happens if she didn''t return back?" "We have to remember that Little Fairy is the leader of the Seven Fairies of Frozen Cloud Asgard. Someone like her is an extremely high status in her sect. So imagine someone of that much importance didn''t return back on the day she supposed to." Cang Yue slowly said "The sect leader will send someone to find her." Even for her, if she didn''t tell the Palace master about her departure, someone will bound to search for her. "Now, you get it. If she was seen with anyone especially me. She would be punished severely by her sect as they tend to hate males involving with their disciples. Even if I am not here, she will be asked to return to the sect to prepare for the upcoming tournament." The rest of them seems to understood the situation but Cang Yue was kind of reluctant to let Little Fairy go. Even if she officially a member of their little group. Retsu slowly unwraps her tails around them before letting her go. "But¡­." Little Fairy slowly muttered. Yun Che smiled at her and said "I know you wanted to travel more with us. But eventually, we will meet in the Imperial City for the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament and I trust all of you are going to be there. So, just stay and lay low in the sect for two months'' time." Retsu said with a calm smile "We''re on our way to the Imperial City anyway. So let''s meet there. Sister YueChan." Cang Yue wasn''t willing to let her go but she didn''t mind but as long as she can meet her again. "Hnnn, I don''t want you to go Sister YueChan. But please be at the tournament." Little Fairy slowly nodded at Yun Che''s request for their sake. "Hnnn, I''ll comply. I will return to the sect and lay low for a while. Just promise me, rascal." He looked at her seriously. "Anything¡­" "Please be there. My sisters. Rascal and even Kon. Promise me we will meet at the tournament." If none of them shows up, then she''ll be devastated. Who knows what could happen in two months time. Yun Che tapped her shoulder and shows her his reassuring smile. "Of course, you''re one of us now. We''re now a family. And I intend to keep my promise." "Well then, looks like it''s time for me to go. Make way to the Imperial City and wait for me. Sister Retsu and Sister Yue. Take care of this rascal here." "We promised." Cang Yue said to her. "Don''t worry, young master will be okay. I am keeping a close eye on him." Retsu said while wrapping a tail around Yun Che. As Little Fairy was preparing herself. Yun Che suddenly appeared next to her and lift up her hand. "Rascal?" She didn''t resist Yun Che''s touch but he points her spatial ring and channeled some pills modified by the system. The same pills he gave her to breakthrough into the Seventh Level in the first place. He slowly said "Something for you, consume it once a week and your cultivation should be at the Half Step of Tyrant Profound Realm. The process of breaking through into the Tyrant Profound Realm is quite hard so I''ll help your breakthrough two months from now. Train your haki for the next two months. You should reach Advance stage for both haki if you train diligently." Little Fairy keep his advice in mind before he gave her another item. "And here, wear this." "Rascal this is...?" Yun Che actually pulled something she clearly recognize. It was Cang Yue''s necklace which she used to masked her aura back in the Profound Palace. "This originally belongs to Cang Yue but she didn''t need it anymore and I asked it from her. I made some modifications to it and I am giving it to you. It should mask your aura back to the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. Wouldn''t want the sect to go crazy about your sudden power up." Little Fairy understood him and she saw Cang Yue nodded at her as well. She puts on the necklace and her aura was masked back into the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. "Hnn, I will." Little Fairy''s gaze on Yun Che soften. This rascal of hers had been helping her ever since he met her. This kind and compassionate self for her and the others has opened up a new feeling in her heart. "Fly in this direction. It should be safe and you should arrive back at the Asgard by tomorrow." Yun Che used the system''s mapping and determine the direction for the Frozen Cloud Asgard. He points her the safest route there. With her strength, she should have no problem encountering human experts of this Empire. She gave Retsu as well as Cang Yue a sisterly hug before giving Kon a friendly punch. Despite she hated him for being a pervert, he stills protected both of her and Cang Yue back then. She turned towards Yun Che and said "Rascal, please protect everyone." He didn''t say anything but gives her a thumbs up. Cang Yue was tearing and Retsu simply waved at her. Retsu was surprisingly mature but deep down she felt a little sad seeing her leave. Yun Che petted her head and said "Don''t worry, we''ll see her again." Retsu just nodded and rest her head on his shoulder. Kon was on his other shoulder giving her a wave as well. Little Fairy was about to fly but she suddenly turned back and run towards Yun Che. "What''s wrong? You forgot some¡­" *Chu Yun Che felt something soft on his left cheek as Little Fairy pulled his shoulder and points her head towards there. He was too stunned to register that Little Fairy was actually giving him a kiss on his left cheek. Kon was tearing up and shout "Lucky Bastard!!!" "Ara-ara¡­" Retsu was squealing as she saw Little Fairy was making a move on him. "Sister YueChan, no fair!! So bold!! Shameless!!" Cang Yue shouted at her as she saw her kissed him on the cheek. Little Fairy ignored their reactions as she infused her Frozen Cloud movement art with Haki before flying away into the direction Yun Che pointed just now. Before she left, all of them clearly saw her face was red as a tomato. A forty-year-old woman embarrassed like a high school girl? Yes, indeed. Retsu saw his shocked expression before smirking. "Ara-ara, young master. Are you that shocked?" "Well, I didn''t expect she would do that." Yun Che was slowly getting red and point his face in the other direction. Retsu saw his cute expression just like when he first confessed to her. "Young master, you look really cute when you''re embarrassed. That''s why I love you so much." As Yun Che was still stunned, Retsu took the advantage and land another kiss on his right cheek. "If Sister Retsu and Sister YueChan did that. Then, I am going to do it as well." Yun Che was quite shocked this time as Cang Yue suddenly jumped towards his left cheek and land her own kiss there as well. Seeing Yun Che''s face up close caused her to steamed out from the embarrassment and passed out on his arms. Kon was screaming "Lucky Bastard!!! Why did the girls only on to you? This isn''t fair." before tears of frustration came from his eyes. "Hueeehhh." Cang Yue''s face was so red but she had a satisfied smile on her face as well. He antics remind him of certain someone who fainted when she met her idiotic blonde love interest. What was it again? "Why are the sisters are so bold today?" Retsu smiled and hold Yun Che''s arm and rest her head there again. With both Cang Yue and Retsu on him. He sighs "Sigh, what in world happened to these girls?" Yun Che pets Retsu''s head affectionately regaining his composure and said "All right-all right. Let''s get out of here before the experts shows up. The system detected a mass amount of human experts are on their way here." "Hmph, they''re really a bother. Just I am about to have my ''young master'' moment. Maybe I should annihilate them." She slowly said before wrapping him in her tails. Seeing her antics like a possessive wife, he sighs and said "Hai hai, you can have all the moments you want after we get out of here." "Really?!? Then where are we going?" With Cang Yue passed out, she planned to wrapped him with her tails and recharge herself on him. It''s been a while she had a cuddle with him. "Even if we promised to go the Imperial City but we''ll going to take an alternate route to get there. We''re going to the Wasteland of Death." From the novel, the Wasteland of Death was consider a high level place in the Empire. But, he wanted to head there for a reason. "Wasteland of Death? Sounds exciting, let''s go!!!" Kon was glittering in his eyes as he shouted from his shoulder and pointed out with his plushy hand. Retsu deployed Minazuki while he carried the passed out Cang Yue in a princess carry before boarding it and disappeared from the area. 93 Chapter 93: Onsen? After disappearing from the area, Yun Che and the others make their way towards the deeper part of the Blue Wind Empire. However, their battlefield was soon visited by countless of experts coming here to observe the situation. All of them are shock to see the damage caused by their battles and unable to gain anything or any insights from the battle. All they can say was whoever battled here must have surpassed the level of an Overlord or a Monarch. "Acchoo!!!" Yun Che started to sneeze unaware that someone was talking behind his back. "What''s wrong, young master? Are you sick?" Retsu asked him with a worried look. Yun Che shook his head and said "No..no.. Someone probably talked behind my back. Nothing to worry about." "Do you have a fever?" Without any warning, Retsu pressed her forehead on Yun Che''s forehead earning him a shocked look. At the same time, wrapped her tails around him to push him closer. Yun Che slowly tap her cheek earning her a blush before saying "Probably from feeling cold all of a sudden. Well, our outfit are pretty much revealing." Retsu slowly lets him go but rest her head on his shoulder. "You''re right about that, young master. Why didn''t you change?" "I was hoping to take a shower though. But looks like we won''t find any inn or town in the deeper part of the mountains." He didn''t plan to change his outfit until he had a shower but the thing is they are still wearing their ragged outfit from their previous battle. "Speaking of deeper part of the mountain, you said something about we''re going to the ''Wasteland of Death''. Where is that young master?" Retsu turned her head and asked him. Kon suddenly said while sitting on his other shoulder. "That''s right. This ''Wasteland of Death'' might sound exciting but the word ''death'' creeps me out man. Anything about that place?" "Hmm, Cang Yue might know something. Hey, Cang Yue? Ahh, I forgot, she passed out." Retsu stared at the passed out Cang Yue. "Ara, she still passed out?" Looks like kissing Yun Che took the toll out of her. Kon started to poke her face with his plushy hand but still getting no response. He sighs and said "Is kissing Yun Che''s cheek really that shocking?" "Korra, my face isn''t that bad. Well, if she still passed out then there''s nothing we can do except wait for her to wake up." "Good thing she passed out. I am started to get bored." Suddenly, Jasmine started materializing herself from his inner world. Since Cang Yue passed out, she had some time to appear back to the real world after staying in there for some time. This time she wears a different outfit compared to her usual fiery red kimono. She wore a short skirt version of the fiery red kimono with black linings to ease her mobility. The kimono was practically the same but this one is a short skirt version until her knees along with her Japanese sandals. The short skirt version basically the outfits he had Shirayuki to design and make for Nemu in the future. He decided to dress her the same as her original outfits and had Shirayuki and Kuroyuki made them. When Jasmine saw these outfits she wanted to try them for herself result a new style for her. She stood on top of Minazuki''s body and said "Minazuki, it''s been a while." Minazuki responded by giving her a happy growl. Then, she slowly turned to the beggar looking Yun Che and Retsu. She sighs and said "And you two looked ravishing." "Haha, you seen from the projection within the inner world. We decided to find a water source to take a shower. Until then, we''re stuck like this." "NEE-SAN!!!" Kon with his perverted face suddenly jumped to hug Jasmine but only greeted by the back of her fist straight to his face. "Guuarrkkk" He was hit in the face before bouncing with a plushy sound on top of Minazuki''s body and¡­.. "AAAARRrrrrraaaaaaa....Neeee-saaaaaan!!!!" He bounced a few times towards the edge of Minazuki''s body before falling down to the forest below. Yun Che and Retsu sweat dropped seeing his perverted antics. Well, since he can fly. They didn''t stop to pick him and let him flew by himself back to them. At least Jasmine''s hit wasn''t that hard to begin with. "That pervert never learns huh?" Yun Che sighs while Retsu nodded her head. Yun Che was hoping they could find a lake or a waterfall along the way. They really need to shower after all of that. "So, where is this ''Wasteland of Death''?" Jasmine asked him and she was aware that Kon fell from Minazuki''s body. Yun Che simply replied "I don''t know¡­ I am just following the system''s direction. It leads straight to the mountain area. Way deeper." Retsu wondered for a while. "Perhaps the system might have something about it. Young master." "Let''s see." Yun Che started to flick his finger and the interface of the system came up. Like a console from a certain anime. He pressed the button ''Trivia'' on it and started to search on the info he could find about the Wasteland of Death. "Well.. well¡­ found it. The Wasteland of Death is a land that was left to grow wild. Technically, it''s a big forest with almost nine hundred and fifty kilometers long and eight hundred kilometers wide. From afar, the entire wasteland was overrun with dry withered grass, rocks lined and rugged terrain." He said while reading what is written from the system. He could ask Jasmine to read it herself but she was more on listening rather than reading. "So, what''s so special about this wasteland?" She started to sit next to them. "Well, countless of profound beasts roam the wasteland, and these profound beasts were mostly wild and ferocious. It is one of the most dangerous areas within Blue Wind Empire.The reason it''s called the Wasteland of Death because of a lot of cultivators died there. You can say a lot. So that''s why it''s called the Wasteland of Death." Yun Che replied her. "Hmph, that''s what happen when you seek something you can''t even have it. So I trust you won''t go there for the sake of leveling up right?" "If I found any Emperor Profound Realm Beast, maybe I''ll kill some. Retsu might take this chance to find some Sky Profound Realm beast as well. Kon can step up his own game as he almost touches the threshold of Earth Profound Realm." Yun Che simply replied. Then, he continued "But, actually. I am going there for one whole reason. That is to participate in another Trial." "There''s another one?" Jasmine turns her head towards him. "Yeah, the system gave me a mission to go to the Wasteland of Death. So, that''s what I am doing right now." Then, he pressed the notification button and display the next mission given by the system. [Main mission triggered: Travel to the Wasteland of Death and Participate in the Dragon God Legacy Trial. Reward: ??????] "Ahh, the Dragon God Legacy. This is where the original me did his first deed in the original timeline. But, Since Little Fairy broke through into the Emperor Profound Realm and went back to her sect. That saves me from the trouble." He slowly said in his heart. "So, what is the trial young master?" Retsu asked him. If this is a new trial. It would be the same as the Phoenix Trial the other day. Jasmine was about to ask but Retsu beat her to it. He pulls his breath and said "The Dragon God Legacy." "The Dragon God? The phoenix did tell me stories about how the Phoenix, Dragon God and Golden Crow came to this world along with the Evil God. Looks like you found his second companion''s trial." Jasmine said while remembering the conversation of the Phoenix''s soul fragment back then. "Nah, the system found it for me." If he were to follow the original story. He was supposed to travel here for his training in the original timeline and stumbled upon this trial by mistake after Little Fairy lost her cultivation fighting the two Flood Dragons. Then, he was struck with realization. "Wait, why are those flood dragons are there in the first place? They''re supposed to guard the trial zone in this Wasteland. Why on earth they were there?" Jasmine turned her head towards them. "The Flood Dragons?" "Yes, the dragons fighting Little Fairy and Retsu this afternoon which they destroyed them easily." Jasmine remembers about the fight she watched in the inner world. "What about them?" "Flood Dragons aren''t supposed to go to the human territory. Probably attracted by the reaitsu spike caused by Granz?" Yun Che slowly said as he remembers those two supposed to guard the Dragon God Trial ruins but since both of them are gone. He continued "Well, there are a lot of hollows in that place. Even if they went there, Granz would destroy and eat their vitality. Anyway, with those two gone. Looks like we''ll have an easier time entering the trial zone." All of sudden, a streak of golden light suddenly appears and land on Minazuki''s body. The light suddenly revealed to be Kon in his cub form. "Nee-san. That mean!! You didn''t have to throw me overboard." "I could do it again if you want." She slowly said while punching her palm with her fist causing Kon to shake with fear. He immediately transforms back into his plushy form and start kneeling and bumping his head a few times on Minazuki''s body. "I am sorry¡­. I am sorry¡­. I am sorry." Yun Che sweat dropped and sighs before lying down looking over the skies above him. Retsu giggled while observing Kon''s antic before started to lie down next to him as well and using his arm as a pillow. Their flight took them to a wide mountain area somewhere in the wasteland. Due to their powerful aura, they scared any profound beast beneath their cultivation. Yun Che fell asleep for a moment as their flight is still long. "Young master, come look here." Retsu''s voice shakes him up from his nap as he and Jasmine came by to see what is she referring about. Both Jasmine and Yun Che widen their eyes as they saw shining lakes formed on the rocks of the mountain. The rocks were formed underneath the beautiful waterfall came from the top of the mountain but the most attracting thing was there are smokes coming from the waters. It was a beautiful and majestic sight. Retsu widen her eyes looking at the majestic sight of the waterfall. "Young master, is that an onsen waterfall? So beautiful." "Onsen?" Jasmine asked him. Looks like she''s about to learn a new word again today. "Natural Hot Springs. Wow, it''s been a while since I take a dip in one of those springs. Retsu, let''s land here. The trial can wait." An onsen produced by a waterfall was pretty rare indeed. "Hai" She nodded before instructing Minazuki to land near the rocks above the onsen. Yun Che carried the sleeping Cang Yue with him before placed her near the flatten rock near one of the hot springs. Since the hot springs are segmented, it flows down from lake after lake from the waterfall on the mountain. Even the view is beautiful from one of the onsens above the mountain. "The water isn''t that hot right?" Kon jumped from his shoulder and look at the edge of the rock. Yun Che made a whistle motion with his mouth and crept behind him before give him a small kick. "Ehhh?!?" *SPLASH Yun Che''s kick wasn''t that hard but it made Kon fell into the water below him. "Korra!!! Are you trying to kill¡­ Fuehhh.." Kon stopped shouting before his face suddenly turned red. Seeing his weird expression, Yun Che asked him. "Oi, you okay?" Kon responded while floating on the water. "I don''t know why but the water feels really nice." Yun Che jumped on one of the rocks and started to test the waters by splashing it on his arm. "Hooo, he''s right. The water feels nice. Then, we''ll take this spot. You girls can bathe behind that giant rock over there. We''ll be here." "*giggle Hai, let''s go sister Jasmine." Retsu pulled a towel from her inventory before placing it on her shoulder. "Hmm, you two seem to enjoy these hot springs. In the realm of the gods, it''s quite common but none of the people bathe in it." She remembered that she was used to taking baths in hot water all the time but she never bathes herself outside her palace back then. Yun Che started to splash his arms with the waters. "It''s a culture in our world though." He remembered back in his original world. People were going to the onsen all the time and even had bath houses. "Your world''s culture is quite different from here." "You''ll get used to it. Don''t worry about this guy. If he peeps, you can toss him a far as you can." Yun Che points at Kon who was floating on the water with a pleasured face. Looks like he really enjoyed the hot spring. "I am more worried about you instead of him." He looked sideways and said "I won''t peep on you girls. Yet." "It''s the yet part I am worried about." Retsu looked at Yun Che while putting her finger on her chin. "But, I won''t mind if young master peeps on me." "All right. You have been corrupted by this lecher long enough. We''ll be by the rocks." Jasmine said while dragging Retsu near the big rocks before started to undress themselves. Retsu immediately discard the ragged hakama and white strap around her waist. Then, she started to undo the straps covering her waist and breasts. After undressing themselves, she and Jasmine started to wrapped the towels all around their body before soaked themselves in the hot water. "Fuuaahhh, this is refreshing. I feel my fatigue is slowly disappearing." Retsu started to undo her braided hair letting it go free. She wanted to take this time to wash herself after a long fight. "You''re right. I never actually thought soak in a hot spring feels this good." Even if she was used to hot baths, she never actually went to a hot spring before and realized that natural springs are better than hot baths. As for Yun Che, he too discards the ragged hakama before soaking himself with the spring. "Haaaa, this is the life. Kon was right. This feels awesome. System, can you scan what is the properites of this water?" [Ding¡­Scan¡­ Scan complete.] [Ding¡­ This water contains the energy from within the earth that replenish any profound energies and have the capabilities of small regeneration.] "So no wonder it feels so good. System, can you build a hot spring in the inner world using this water as the source?" [Ding¡­ System can build a small geyser of this water in the inner world for 5000SP.] "Sure, deduct it." He said with a relaxed expression. [Ding¡­ Thank you for your patronage. Please select the location to put the hot spring lake.] All of a sudden, Yun Che was shown the holographic projection of his inner world. Everything was there. The divine water lake, his Spirit Force Tree and the manor. Including the small island with the floating pagoda was there as well. He admitted that his inner world was way larger than he imagined but too bad its only filled with grass and rocks instead of trees. "So this is the inner world editor?" [Ding¡­ Yes, host can customize the inner world according to the host''s preferences. However, customization use system points so please spent it carefully.] "I have a lot of SP points so I don''t mind. Then, I''ll place the hot spring here." He started to navigate the editor and place the hot spring geyser near the manor. Then, he increased the size of the lake comparable to a small lake and place some larger stones in it. Since the geyser is in the middle so the stones can provide cover for his spirits who needed personal space. He didn''t forget to decorate the spring with rocks. He also makes a small gateway connecting the hot spring with the manor. Since the manor is based on the Kuchiki Clan''s residence. He started to build walls around the manor and the hot spring. "Now, that''s more like it. System, what about the trees?" [Ding¡­ same as this hot spring. Host must acquire a sample of the plants host needed to plant within the inner world. However, system points will be deducted depending on the type of plants the host chose for the inner world.] "I don''t have much samples yet but let me visit some high quality stores in the future. All right, system, I am done with the design." [Ding¡­ Initiating automated assembly.] In his inner world, the modification he made started to take place as the spirits are curious what was happening in his inner world. All of a sudden, walls started to appear around the manor before a gushing spring was suddenly burst behind the manor. Same as the Divine Water Geyser. This geyser started to sprout hot water similar to the hot spring they are enjoying right now. All of his spirits started to see that rocks started to appear and rearrange itself near the lake. The appearing walls from before started to cover the whole manor including the hot spring as well. Right now, his inner world has three things. The divine water lake, his massive spirit force tree and the manor with the hot spring. "An onsen? Looks like the master has found something in the outside world." Shirayuki started to speak. "Yes, it''s been a while since we take a dip in these waters." Kuroyuki started to splash the water on her arms. She admits that these new water felt really good. "Onsen¡­onsen.." Mizu and Kaze started to run around her followed by the phoenix. Hebi started to smile and said "Looks like this world isn''t that plain anymore." "Thanks to the master of course." Saru continued her statement. "Then, I''ll make sure to ''thank'' him later." "Not if I get to him first." Old man Zangetsu was sitting on top of the tree witnessing the changes of the inner world. He smiled as he looked the system core above him. "Umu, looks like this brat has become something interesting." By his side, Hoyuu was also standing on one of the branch of his Spirit Tree. "Well, doesn''t matter if the KING changes this world into complete hell, it''ll be more fun. It''s boring without that flower to annoy anyway. By the way, the KING didn''t even summon me anymore. Is the outside world started to get boring?" "Hmmm, don''t worry. If he summoned you, it must be of great importance." "Still, next time I am summoned. I''ll be sure to cause hell." Back to the hot spring, Yun Che slide his editor back into the console. Looks like the editing was complete and Jasmine probably won''t nag at him for not building a hot spring in that world. He turned his eyes towards Kon and still saw him floating with a pleasured face. He sweat dropped and sighs at his antics. "Huueeehhh¡­.. Oi..Yun Che¡­ When''s the last time you take a dip in a hot spring? Man this feels good." "Hmm, well. I did it all the time back in my previous world though. Usually with¡­" Then he suddenly stopped when remembering his previous time before went quiet all of a sudden. "With?" Kon noticed his sudden quiet moment before swim back towards him and sit on one of the rocks next to him. "*Sigh with my loved one back then." Yun Che spoke using Tenteikura to avoid Jasmine and Retsu listening in on them. The matter of his previous world loved one was kept to himself but sooner or later he had to talk to someone about her. But, he wasn''t ready to let Retsu or Jasmine knew about her. "Loved one? A woman?" Kon said with a dumbfounded face. "Of course it''s a woman you dumbass, but I sacrificed my life to save hers back then. But if she''s safe, that''s all matters now." "Heh, she must be a babe for you to love her that much." "Yes, I wanted to see her again but¡­." Then, he spoke "I already had Retsu, Little Fairy, Cang Yue. Maybe possibly Nemu and Jasmine in the future. I won''t discard them for the sake of returning back to her. I am not treating them as objects. Besides, the feeling I had for them right now is the same feeling I had for her back then. If I am going to see her, I am going to take my time." With that, Yun Che determine to cherish the current life he had. He''ll take his time to return to his original homework. Kon fold his plushy arms. "Chee, they really didn''t care about sharing you? You even like Nee-san?" "Of course man. But I am not making a move on them. These kind of feelings aren''t meant to be forced. So I am letting them settling their own feelings. Besides, these girls bonded with each other and became a family before I even make them into one." "Hmph, whoever became your wife in the future should be worried about you." Yun Che turned to Kon with a relaxed expression. "Oh¡­ I already had one." Kon was dumbfounded for a moment. "Wait¡­what?" "Well, I am married. Man. I am married the moment I came into this world." "EHHHHH!!???!!? Retsu Nee-san knew this?" "Yeah, when I proposed to her. I told Retsu all about my wife. She really wanted to get to know her and she must have the qualities of becoming wife and sister before she can accept her." "YOU''RE MARRIED!??" He was still shocked about the fact that Yun Che was married after all this time. "Of course I am..Her name is Xia Qingyue. One of the reason I wanted to join the tournament was to meet her. Well, I am kind of a jerk to her back then." Then, Yun Che started to narrate to him all about his encounter with Xia Qingyue. Just the methods are a bit harsh. "Bastard. If I were there at time. I would pummel you." He sighs and said "I know. I was a jerk back then. In the end, she went back to her sect with tears in her eyes and that''s when I noticed that my methods are a bit harsh. So I decided to patch things up with her." Kon relaxed himself knowing that Yun Che regretted his action. "Still, knowing a person like you has a wife was a bit shocking. Never expected a beauty would marry to a brute like you." "Korra, It was an arranged marriage but in the end, I do love her. If I don''t, I would divorce and chase her away back then." "Still, if you patch things up with her. It''ll be fine. So you did the deed with her?" Kon elbows him and showing him his creepy grin. He rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Not yet man. She left that night." "Left on the night of your wedding? Bad marriage if I say so myself." Seeing that Kon was making fun of him, he said "Bastard. You have a grudge with me or something? But still thanks man." "For what?" "Even if I find your summoning is bit off but I am still grateful having a male companion to talk to. Some things can''t be discuss with girls or my wife." Yun Che admit he kind of wanted a male companion to talk to about something male to male ears only. He was surrounded with girls and Hoyuu and Old man Zangetsu aren''t good talkers for his age. Moreover, they aren''t always around in the real world. Kon was the only one he had. Then, he continued "Still, about my previous loved one. Let me be the one who tell the girls. Keep this secret to the grave if you must." Then, he points out his fist towards him. Kon nodded and said "Don''t worry, I maybe a pervert but I never leaked your secrets man." Then, he responded by bumping his own plushy fist with him. "Still, it feels better after letting it out." "Then again, never expected a lecher like you could have a wife." "You''re one to talk." As Yun Che and Kon speaking through mind link. Retsu also was having her own conversation with Jasmine. As for the topic, it was none other than Yun Che. "What do you love about that lecher anyway?" "Mouuu, sister Jasmine. Young master is the most wonderful man I met. Even better from my previous world from what Yachiru told me. The young master always thinks about others before himself. He never plays favorite when it comes to me and the others. He showers his attention to me but at the same time pays attention to everyone even to his spirits. That''s why I really love him." "Well, I never expected a ruthless woman like you would ever fall in love." "You''re one to talk sister Jasmine. What about you, what do you see in the young master?" "I won''t lie when it comes to him but I can tell you one thing." Jasmine took a deep breath before saying "He reminds me of my brother." "Your brother?" Retsu remembered that Yun Che once thought that the topic about her family is a sour topic. "Yes, he cares more about women than himself. That''s why I don''t like women even if I am one myself. In the end, he died because of a woman." She slowly remembered the face of the woman tricking her brother until the end of his life. She hates it when her brother actually smiling in the end of his life despite being tricked. "I am sorry to hear that sister Jasmine." She smiled and shook her head. "Don''t be. I have to move on. Meeting you and the spirits changed me. You and the other spirits are the only ones treated me like a friend and because of you, I could get over my hatred of women but I still despised that woman who tricked my brother to his death." As Jasmine was remembering her memories, Retsu suddenly hug her from the back shocking her greatly. "But, don''t forget that I am still your sister and friend. You even have the young master, sister Jasmine. Don''t forget, you''re not alone in this world. If you have something you can''t tell the young master yet, I am here for you. I am sure Nemu also wanted to be your friend." Jasmine slowly smiled as she remembered the times they had together. "Hmmm, thank you. It kind of makes me feel better. Knowing that lecher and you girls have my back." "Hnn, the young master will never leave you behind. He''ll be the first one to find you if you''re in trouble. So are we. We''re family now. That''s all that matters." Retsu continue to hug her as she slowly shed a tear remembering her brother. Her brother might never come back to her but she found a similar man with her brother''s traits. She would do anything to avoid him from making the same mistake as her brother. With that, Jasmine had a small smile. She finally had someone or everyone she could call a family. Right now, the inner world is her home and the spirits are her family. Unaware to her that Yun Che had been listening all this time, they might be far but his sharingan and Observation Instinct can pick up far away sound and he couldn''t help but listening in. He too had a small smile as Jasmine was over her hatred of women. He couldn''t do anything for her departed brother but he can protect her in his place. As he said to Kon, these girls are not objects to discard. He''ll deal with their troubles as long as he lives. Looks like the journey to his loved ones will take a while. 94 Chapter 94: The Dragon God Legacy Yun Che was bathing by himself after Kon passed out after staying in the hot water for too long. As he was washing himself he suddenly heard an alluring voice behind him. "Young master, can I wash your back?" When he turned around, he was blushing slightly as he saw Retsu walked in with her wrapped towel around her. That luscious legs with white and wet creamy skin stunned his eyes. If he were a normal man with less conscious, his desires would taken over him in an instant. Even those two well rounded breasts of hers looked appetizing. That towel is the only thing blocking him from the full view of her perfect body. She even looked ravishing and luscious as she lets her hair loose, making her look desirable. Too bad she wasn''t naked. Last time he saw her naked was during her rebirth in the inner world which Shirayuki closed his eyes afterwards. He was startled for a while before calming down. "Retsu¡­? Why are you here? Where''s Jasmine?" "She decided to soak for a while. But, I want to wash your back. Can I?" "Ah, uhh. Sure¡­" He slowly moves forward so Retsu can take a dip as well and started to wash his back slowly. If he was a normal man, he would have lost control of himself at this point but to it''s a miracle that he cultivates a skill from his previous world. The skill that kept him of embarrassing moments and fear situations. "Well, good thing the ''Gamer''s mind'' passive skill works or else. Who knows what happen?" He slowly thought in his mind. The ''Gamer''s Mind'' passive skill is a skill that he developed during his adventures in his previous worlds. The skill allows the user to remain calm despite the raging situations. The skill will never allow him to feel fear or embarrassed in certain situations to avoid him committing a mistake he would regret later. Well, since he didn''t feel fear anymore. Fear wasn''t necessary. The skill also functions to suppress his inner desires and forces him to calm down if the limit is critical. However, that doesn''t stop him from being himself such as enjoying the softness of Retsu''s body or complementing her figure. Suddenly, he felt Retsu suddenly hugging him pressing her huge and soft racks behind him. Yun Che was slightly shocked as Retsu was never this bold. She might sound inviting but being bolder wasn''t part of it. "Young master, are you listening in on us?" He breath a breath of relief as it wasn''t the situation he imagined in mind. He grins slightly before rubbing the back of his head. "Ehee, busted. You know my senses are heightened. Right?" Retsu shakes her head indicating she didn''t mind for him to listening in on her. "But, is there something we can do to help sister Jasmine?" Yun Che widen his eyes at her questions but calmly spoke "No, we can''t revive a person. That''s not our task. Our task just guides the soul into the afterlife. However, we can revive the person who just recently passed by reattaching the soul back to the body but if the person wishes to passed. There''s nothing we can do." Yun Che knew what she was talking about but didn''t want to give her false hope. "But, young master. I really want to help sister Jasmine." Yun Che holds her hand wrapped around him and said "We can provide the comfort of a family to her. Tell her that she''s not alone. Soon, we''ll become real family anyway." Then, Retsu started to blush before deepening her hug against him. "Hnn, I look forward to that day. Young master."Her face started to get red all of a sudden imagining the day where both of them walk hand in hand as husband and wife. The moment last for a while in embarrassing silence before Yun Che decided to break the atmosphere. "By the way, I wanted to ask you, Retsu." "Ehh, what is it?" She jolted from her daydream. "How long are you going to call me young master? You''re my fiancee and my soon to be wife. Maybe its about time you use my real name?" He slowly turned his head towards her. She suddenly unwraps her arms around him and turned her back. "But, I tried practicing calling your name in secret. It still embarrassing." Yun Che rubs the temple of his nose while shaking his head. "Retsu. We kissed, hug, cuddle and even snuggle together but you''re still embarrassed when it comes to my name?" "It''s still embarrassing for me." Despite her boldness, Yun Che started to sigh. If it were the original hundred plus-year-old Retsu. She wouldn''t mind this kind of request. But, she was reverted back to 18 years'' old which is her younger self which is embarrassing for request like this one. Then, he pats her head from behind to calm her down. "Try to call me by my name. You have to use it when we''re married in the future." She turned around and face him and said with some difficulties."Muu. Then, let me try. Yuuu¡­yuuu..ki..-san." "Hmm, we can''t use my real name in the real world and you can drop the honorifics. What about Yuu-kun? My alternate name is Yun Che. So Yuu-kun should be in the middle." "Yuu-kun. Yuu-kun. Yuu-kun. I think I need some time to get used to it. Youn¡­I mean.. Yuu-kun." She slowly said with an embarrassed face. "There, you have to get used to it. When we''re married later. I think I am going to call you.." Then he slowly whispered to her ears. "Honey¡­ or even Sweetie? Or Dar-ling.." "Mouuuu, Yuu-kun. Stop it or I will die in embarrassment." She said with a red face as she wasn''t ready for him to call her by those names. Seeing her using his name casually, he grins and said "See, it wasn''t that hard." "Mou¡­. That''s mean, Yuu-kun. Teasing me like that." "Haha, you look so cute when you''re embarrassed." But when he saw her embarrassed look and alluring eyes, those soft lips of her seems inviting him to get close. Then, He take this chance to deepen his bond with her by slowly moves to her face and said "Retsu.." Retsu''s face was alluring. So beautiful especially covered with the water from the hotspring. As he got closer, she responded "Yuu-kun" As they were approaching each other''s lips, a voice suddenly heard from the rock behind them. "Retsu, are you done? I am getting out to get dressed." As she said that, both of them startled at the same time before turning their heads towards the voice. It belongs to Jasmine who had a towel wrapped around her. If any man were to see her, they will be tempted and seduced by her. Good thing Yun Che skill was active or he will be tempted as well. Since she was used to having Yun Che around, she didn''t mind showing him her skin. Besides, he didn''t have any reaction gazing on her body which sometimes disappoint and annoyed her. She, a princess of the God''s realm have a body with unparalleled beauty but have no effect whatsoever with this blockhead? Yun Che regained his composure and said "Oh, Jasmine? You''re done?" He wasn''t ready to gaze her her with a perverted intent. By the way, gazing her like that will make him more like a criminal and deserves to served a lifetime in jail. "Yes, kind of. So what are you two doing?" Jasmine spoke while drying her wet hair. "Nothing, she offered to wash my back." As he was explaining, Jasmine''s eyes darted to the extremely embarrassed Retsu looking down in the water playing with her fingers. Jasmine was protective of Retsu. She might tolerate if he do things out of her view but if he did things to Retsu in front of her. Maybe she''ll castrate that little brother of him. "What did you do to her?" She suspected Yun Che must''ve done something to her and asked him with a heavy atmosphere. Then, Yun Che can see that her right hand was forming into a fist and transformed into jade black. "He teased me." She slowly said caused Yun Che to widen his eyes. Then, he slowly turned to the extremely pissed Jasmine with a killing aura around her. "Jasmine, let''s be civil about this." Yun Che hold both of his hands in the air defending himself but Jasmine''s wrath knows no bounds especially when her friend is teased by a lecher. But, his pleas were deaf in her ears as she slowly walked above the water towards him. *KNOCKS "My bad, I am sorry." Yun Che bows his head after getting hit by Jasmine. Even though her cultivation isn''t that strong yet but she coated her hand with haki before hitting him and it''s still stings a lot. Well, he did tease Retsu a lot so he can''t talk himself out of this. "That''s what you get for being a lecher to her." She folded her hands before looking at him before started to murmured in her mind. "Hmph, if only you looked at me with those eyes." But, that will never happen. Until she turned into the legit Big bust Rias Gremory, then he''ll look at her with those eyes. He fling her hair backwards and said "Anyway, I am going back to the inner world." "You''re going back?" "Hmph, that woman over there is waking up. I am not revealing myself to her." With that, Jasmine who was still in her towel transform into a streak of light back into Yun Che''s inner world. He sighs and said "At least she''s going to be surprised once she sees that hot spring in his inner world." Then he turned he eyes towards Retsu who darted her eyes somewhere and grins. "You sneaky little girl." "Sorry Yuu-kun, I couldn''t help it. You were teasing me and I needed get back at you." She said making her looked really cute. "I''ll be sure to tease you more in the future." "But, not in front of Sister Jasmine. She''s really protective of me." Yun Che sighs in defeat as he couldn''t talk back to Jasmine. "Sigh, you''re right." After a while, Cang Yue woke up after passed out from embarrassment and her fatigue. However, she woke up in a new area which isn''t the same as the area she passed out before. But she slowly embarrassed on she remembered that she kissed Yun Che on his cheek which turning her face into a steaming tomato. As soon as her eyes darted to the waters, she immediately saw Yun Che and Retsu next to each other smiling at her. But, their clothing... Before they even know it, she was already shouting "Yuuu Yun Che¡­ Sister Retsu!!!!, Why are you two in the water together? You two aren''t even dressed. Man and woman can''t bathe together¡­ Sh..Shameless!!!" This is the first time she saw him without any clothing on his body which embarrassed her to the core. If Little Fairy were here, she would beat him senseless for being too shameless. Good thing she wasn''t here at all places. Yun Che sweat dropped looking at her antics and said "Look like she''s okay. Well, I am to going to get dressed while you helped her cleaned up. I''ll take Kon and we''ll find something to cook for dinner. Then let''s continue our journey to the trial zone." "Hai, Youn¡­I mean Yuu-kun." She said happily. He slowly pats her head before lifting Kon up to get dressed. Good thing he was wrapped with a towel on his groin area. He turns to the embarrassed Cang Yue who glued her eyes on his body and said "Why don''t you take a bath and here¡­" He pulls something from his inventory and a full set kimono folded neatly appeared on his hand before passing it to Cang Yue. "You should change from that palace robes of yours." Cang Yue observed the palace robes she''s been wearing for the past month. Yun Che decided that it''s time for her to change to a new style as she is no longer have ties with the New Moon Profound Palace. Good thing Shirayuki and Kuroyuki made a lot of outfits. Never knew those two really like making clothes. With that, Yun Che dressed himself back to his usual outfit with his white robe before woke up Kon. More like forcing him to wake up before travel around the forest to look for suitable beast for dinner. As for Retsu, she helps Cang Yue get cleaned up and dress herself up. Since she passed out most of the time, she didn''t know what is happening or their current location and Retsu filled her up with the information she needs. After get cleaned up, Retsu helped her dressed with the Kimono as this is the first time she donned herself with one of the outfits Yun Che provided her. Never expected she had some affinity with Kimono. She was slightly embarrassed as this is the first time she wore such an outfit, wonder if would look good in Yun Che''s eyes. "All right. Put the meat here." Yun Che instructed Kon to carry the meat the hunt as part of Kon''s training but in reality he kind of turned that guy into a gopher. Kon was in his cub form dropped the large chunk of meat to the ground, he shouted "Bastard, why did I have to carry this thing?" He turned a deaf ear on him and said "Hey, I did the hunting. You carry them. Fair and square." Suddenly, he heard the same alluring voice which came from Retsu. "Yuu-kun, what do you think?" Yun Che and Kon widen their eyes as they saw Retsu and Cang Yue coming out of the smoke of the hot spring donned themselves with the kimono. Cang Yue was wearing a sky blue kimono with a purple obi and white laces. The hakama underneath her were decorated with purple flowers almost matched the color of her hair. Couple with her fuchsia hair and adorable face, she looked absolutely beautiful. She admits this is the first time she wore such exquisite clothing even though she is the princess of the empire. While Retsu used a different kimono this time. She used a black kimono alternate with purple flowery patterns. The black color serves as a lining for the flowery patterns along with white sleeves and black linings at the end. The white obi she was wearing had black linings at the middle and around it. Her hakama was white and with a purple flowery patterns. Coupled with her beauty and her braided hair makes her beauty radiate towards her surroundings. Both of them looked really dazzling and beautiful as if they were fairies descended from heavens. Way beautiful compared to their previous outfit. "Wow, you two looked really beautiful. I don''t know what to say." He admitted that he was quite stunned when he looked at these two. "So pretty." As soon as he said that, Kon jumped towards the bosom but only greeted by Retsu''s fist directly on his face. Instead of feeling pain, he had a pleasured look on his face. Seeing Yun Che''s reaction, Cang Yue had look of triumph as she managed to caught his eye with this kimono. If he really likes this kind of clothing, maybe she should get used to it. Retsu smiled to her and said "Aren''t you relieved he complemented you, Sister Yue?" Cang Yue nodded while hiding her blushing face. She looked really dazzling as she can sway any man with her looks but she only wanted to sway one man. Retsu was used to his complements but she''s really happy if he is the one who complemented her. Yun Che prepared them something to eat before they decided to resume their journey. After having their dinner, Yun Che decided to hit the deck on one of the soft spot on the hot spring. Despite having a bath and a new change of clothes, he knew these girls are dead tired from the fight. Forcing them to go is like torturing them so he decided to take a moments rest. He deployed a kido barrier preventing them from attracting unwanted attention as he lied down and beginning to descend into slumber. Resting after soaking and dinner especially after that kind of fight really does hit the spot. As he was sleeping, he was unaware that two figures slowly crept next to him and hug his sleeping body. Morning came by faster than expected as Yun Che woke up well rested from his slumber. As expected, Retsu and Cang Yue snuggle with him all night long. Looks like after kissing him, Cang Yue has become bolder compare to her previous kind and composed self. After waking both of them up with some difficulties as they started to tighten the hug around him. They started to prepare for their next adventure in the Wasteland of Death. With that marks the end of their small vacation as Cang Yue summoned her eagle and beginning to descend into deeper parts of the area. Somewhere above the skies of Wasteland of Death "The trial of the Dragon God?" Cang Yue started to ask him about the trial area. This is the first time she heard about the Dragon God. Last time it was the Phoenix God and now, the Dragon God. Yun Che started to talk about the Wasteland of Death which shocks Cang Yue as they are in one of the most dangerous area in Blue Wind Empire but she immediately calmed down after thinking about their massive strength. After that, he narrates everything about the Trial of the Dragon God which he got from his ''master''. "Yes, I heard from my master that deep in the Wasteland of Death lies a hidden trial which hold the same function as the Phoenix from before. So, before we head to the Imperial Capital. I should complete this trial first." "Then, how long do you need to complete this, Yuu-kun?" Retsu was used to his new calling which earn her a small smile from him. But, his mind remembered that particular part in the novel. This trial by fire that is totally different than the Phoenix trials. In the phoenix''s trial, the people unable to pass the trial will be ejected into the real world and will never undertake the trial no more. However, for the dragon god trial, people who can''t pass will die. "Hmm, from what I heard. It depends on how fast I am going in there. The moment I complete the trial will be the moment I''ll come back." However, even if he said that, The tests will test his innate talent, willpower, and determination. The trial''s difficulty is based his cultivation undertaking the trials strength and his current strength is the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. "If you want. Yuu-kun. We can come with you to the trial and face it together." "No, let me face this one on my own. The trial only test one person. Besides, I''ll better face this trial on my own. It''s for the best." He started to remember the last time Yun Che bringing a person into the trial. Ended up doing the deed with her. Besides, if he bring Retsu and Cang Yue into the trial, the difficulty will increase and Cang Yue''s strength is not enough to defeat such difficulty. He rather let her stay outside to be safe while Retsu trained her. He rather faced the trial himself then passed the powers of the dragon god to them in another way. "But..." Retsu started to look down as she has to face separation from him again. Cang Yue was feeling depressed as well but if he could return within a day then all is good. Yun Che slowly puts his hand on top her head and slowly said "Don''t worry. It''ll be done in an instant. Mostly take about a day if I am fast and strong enough." After flying for half a day, they finally arrived at the location instructed by the system. The area wasn''t that much as it was surrounded by a forest thick enough to cover the whole land. Surrounded by rocks and caverns. This area was creepy enough to scare any unwanted visitors. Despite being creepy, they couldn''t help but noticed that the only area wasn''t grow by the forest or grass was the area in front of a massive cave. But to Yun Che''s eyes, this is the trial zone. This trial area was supposed to be destroyed by Little Fairy''s fight against the two dragons. Their fight turning this land into a complete wasteland before resulting of her crippled body and one of the dragon was destroyed by Jasmine. As Cang Yue''s eagle landed on the area, a notification suddenly pops into his, Retsu and Kon''s mind. [Ding¡­ Detected massive amount of suppression aura nearby.] Cang Yue didn''t know about the notification but she could feel her body was being suppressed by an unknown force. She had to depend on Retsu as her Absolute Suppression Skill aura was able to block all kinds of aura. Even from a god. "So, this is the place." Yun Che jumped from the eagle and landed in front of the massive cave. All of a sudden, the suppression aura suddenly disappeared and Cang Yue as well as her eagle regain their composure. "What happened?" Cang Yue spoke while calming her eagle before return it back to its seal. "That was scary, that aura suppressed us the moment we get here." Kon said while standing on Yun Che''s shoulder. "Probably trying to probe any unwanted challengers. From what I can see, the moment I jumped closer, the aura seems to be getting heavier but you know me and Retsu aren''t affected to this kind of aura. So, it dissipates itself. Probably that''s how the trial greeted their challengers. Besides, this place was supposed to have its own guardian." The trial probably recognized Yun Che as a worthy challenger as he was able to dismissed the suppression aura. Probably why it dissipates itself. "Guardians?" Cang Yue asked curiously. "Remember the two dragons we fought yesterday? Those dragons are the supposed guardians of this place. Since both of them annihilated, so this place was left without a guardian." "Then, why did they left this place if they are the guardians?" "Probably interested at the hollow''s gathering. You know these dragons do anything to get stronger. They even benefit from this place. Probably the energy emitted by the hollows interest them." "You sure know a lot about this place and the dragons, Yun Che." "W...well, its common actually. The phoenix trial had the clan and its not logic for this kind of trial is left without any guards right. So I just assumed those dragons are from here since the Wasteland is not that far from the fighting zone." Yun Che explained while rubbing his chin and looked sideways. He got all this info from the system and Cang Yue doesn''t know about that. Nor that she ever will. "So this is the trial area, Yuu-kun?" "Yes, this is it. So, I should get going. You three should find a suitable place to camp. I promised I''ll be done by the end of the day." "Kon, this place should be full of profound beast. You should take this opportunity to level up." "Don''t worry about the beasts. Retsu''s aura can scare them away. So those beasts won''t dare to approach this area." "Then, I should go. I''ll be done by the end of the day." "Yuu-kun." Retsu came to his embrace and he smiled before embracing her back. He talked to her about the reason he won''t take her with the Tenteikura. She understood his reason and decided to train Cang Yue to master her haki within his place. "Have a safe trip. Come back to us when you''re done." "Yes, I promise." Then, he place his hand on her chin before pulling her closer and kissing her soft lips in front of Kon and Cang Yue. Both of them had gawking reaction but he carried on anyway. Since Retsu closed her eyes and enjoy their kiss. Their kiss last for several moments before he slowly separate their lips much to her disappointment. However, he started to walk towards the blushing Cang Yue and said " See you later." "Hnn" Cang Yue slowly looked down as she was blushing hard. She wanted to say something but the words won''t come out from her mouth. However, Yun Che did the unexpected as he lift up her chin and plant a small kiss on the corner of her lips. "Ara-ara." Retsu said gleefully while Kon was ranting about his relationship with the ladies. Cang Yue was too shocked for his action but before she could react. Yun Che already started to run and waved "Here I go" before disappeared into the darkness of the massive cave. He actually wanted to run away rather than dealing with the aftermath. "Have a safe trip." Retsu waved back replied like a lovely housewife watching her husband went to work. "Hueeehh" Cang Yue started to turned into a steaming hot tomato before passed out in an instant but Retsu arrived on time and hold her before she fell to the ground. "Man, she has a weak heart. If he keeps this up, she''ll die of embarrassment one day." Kon suddenly commented on Cang Yue''s antics. "*Giggle Don''t worry, she''ll be fine. Looks like we need some firewood to build a campfire." She slowly said while cooling off Cang Yue with her kido. Kon knew something was off and decided to run away but he was paralyzed by Retsu''s creepy smile on him. Before saying in a creepy but alluring voice. "Kooon, dash off." "Hai!!! I understand." Kon shouted before dashing into the forest and look for some firewood. 95 Chapter 95: Endless Plains After escaping from Cang Yue, Yun Che ended up in the cave of the Dragon God Trial. The cave wasn''t that much according to the original story. "Man, this wasn''t what I expect from the original story. Still better than I imagined." He remembered it last time he had to bring Little Fairy here after she was crippled by the dragon. In the end, his relentless to protect her increased the difficulty of the trial and thus almost claiming his life. Too bad he has the ''plot armor'' that protects him. As he was walking, Jasmine''s voice suddenly rang in his head. "You''re a lecher. You know that right?" "Ehh?" "Taking advantage on a woman like that. Good thing I was the only one watching your behavior." Yun Che rubs the back of his head before started to laugh. "Ara, busted. Can''t say anything about that though." Jasmine suddenly hissed at him but her tone wasn''t more on hissing, he can detect a slight tint of jealousy in it. "Hmph, women kept getting into your lives. Probably better if you had just one and focus on her?" Yun Che pulls a deep breath and said "If you were in my previous world, I might do that though. But, for some reason. I can''t reject these women. By the way, I am not accepting any women that comes to me. It all comes to you and Retsu. Don''t worry, I can sense if the woman had any bad intentions or taking advantage of me. Besides, Retsu liked her and you didn''t say anything right?" As for the women of this world. He already knew his original targets but he sometimes thought about other targets as well. This world is vast and sometimes his adventures might take him somewhere unexpected and meet new girls rather than the original ones. Probably the best if he let nature run its course. This is the new world he is reincarnate to, there''s no need to stick to the old rules. Jasmine had a tinge of red on her face. She admit that she didn''t detect any malicious intent came from Little Fairy and Cang Yue. "Hmph, this princess doesn''t meddle with the lives of mortals." "But, I am not a mortal remember? I am a god with strength of a mortal." "A god doesn''t have the strength of a mortal. In my eyes, you''re still a mortal." "All right-all right. Back to the issue, I feel that these women have close ties with my life. Be it Cang Yue, Little Fairy or even you. I can''t leave them behind. Even if reject them, it kind of leave a sore spot in my heart." Jasmine started to blush when he said her name was one of the women he cared about. The funny thing is she didn''t resist or snarl back at him. "Hmph, In the end, you''re still a lecher." "Hey now, I didn''t make a move on them right? Besides, you''re even nicer compared to before." Jasmine started to widen her eyes and ask "Nicer??, how am I nicer to you?" "Well, you didn''t yell to me as much as before. You didn''t resist when I pat your head and sometimes you didn''t even treat me and Retsu like a disciple or someone beneath you." Jasmine turned her head hiding her healthy blush and said "Hmph, that''s because you''re this princess''s disciple. It''s only natural that I treated you like that." She started to remember all her traits with him for the past few months. He was right. She didn''t treat him like a disciple at all. She was treating him like a friend or maybe someone important to her. She did declared to Retsu that she won''t let Yun Che committing the same mistake as her brother. She started to wonder, is she started to get attached to him? Yun Che sighs and replied "I am sure masters treated disciples'' way worse than that. So, if you''re nicer to me. Does that mean, I''ve gained your approval?" "Hmph, you and your words." She didn''t give him an answer but he just smiled at it. Sometimes, the answer was obvious only he needed to be sharper to understand. "Where is that trial zone? I am sure the original me didn''t go this far." Yun Che just smile as he descends deeper into the cave as he walks into the darkness. All of a sudden¡­ *Knock "Ouch!!!, What in the¡­?" He extends his hand forward as the other one rubs his head. He suddenly felt a flat surface in front of him. Not the kind of surface he can find in a cave. He slowly touches the surface and slide his hand on it. "What is this? A barrier or a wall?" It wasn''t long until he heard a familiar sound from the system. [Ding¡­. Host has encountered the Trial of the Dragon God. It is recommended that host finished his outside matters before entering this kind of trial. Please be warned that only death awaits those who failed the test. Are you sure you''re ready to undertake the trial?] "So this is the trial? Since I am here, might as well go nuts." He remembered that this trial is the test of strength and probably need some backup later on. But first, "By the way, Jasmine?" "What is it?" Jasmine suddenly replied after went quiet for a moment. "This is time, not matter what happen. Can you stay in the inner world? You didn''t have to come out like in the Phoenix Trial." "Hmm? Why should I do that?" "Well, the thing is¡­." Yun Che started to explain to her about the difficulty of the trial based on the system. He also told her that the trial difficulty will be stronger if another person enters with him. Besides, his strength is already at the pinnacle of Sky Profound Realm and all the trial will be set at that level. If he Jasmine entered the trial with him, the difficulty will increase. "Hoo, so that''s how it is. I understand." Jasmine slowly said while lowering her voice. But unaware to Yun Che, she was slowly shows her sinister smile. "Thank you. Now I can face the trial without any difficulties." As he said that, he presses the button [Yes] on the system''s interface. With that, the barrier blocked the path further disappears before a voice entered his mind. "At last, a challenger appears after 1000 years of waiting. You seem to be a decent mortal to inherit my legacy. What makes you worthy of receiving this legacy? I warned you only death comes to those who fail. I only seek a successor and only a successor. What makes you worthy mortal?" "Are these spirits only speak with intimidating tone? Do they know intimidation doesn''t work on me?" He slowly said in his mind after sweat dropping at the Dragon Spirit''s tone. "Well, I seek to challenge the trial. I think I am worthy." "Hmph, every 129 mortals challenge this trial said the same thing. All of them meet the same ending in the trial ground. Death." The voice seems tried to scare Yun Che into giving up but those words never exist in his dictionary. "Too bad I am different from those mortals." The voice of the spirit was quiet for a while before sounded again. "Hmph, you are indeed strange mortal. You were able to resist the Dragon God''s aura with ease. Those 129 challengers reached this part of the cave with absolute difficulty before died in the first part of the trial but you did it with ease. Tell me, mortal. Who are you?" Yun Che put on his relaxed and smug face. "I am Yun Che. ..I am just a wandering cultivator." "Strange, with my divine aura. I can detect the cultivation of the challengers with ease but I simply can''t detect yours. What is your current cultivation, mortal?" The spirit asked him. "Pinnacle of Sky Profound Realm. I cultivate different form of energy so my cultivation isn''t easily distinguished." "For a Divine Spirit like me unable to distinguished such energy. Tell me mortal, what is this energy?" "Spirit Force." He replied with a relaxed expression. He was about to say ''Reaitsu'' but his energy merged with profound energy and evolved into a new type of energy. "Spirit Force, I could find any records contain such energy from my memories. Hmph, It''s been a while such a human able to cultivate differently compared to others. I am impressed. Still, you have to undertake the trial to win my approval." All of a sudden, Yun Che''s body was enveloped in a streak of light and carried him into a different dimension. He appeared on a flat surface bottom first before rubbing his head. "Chee, that was ''fun''. He said sarcastically. This is the second time he was flung into a different dimension by the primordial spirits. The first one was the Phoenix and now this Dragon. He slowly opened his eyes. "Where am I?" When he opened his eyes, the first thing that greeted him was the star covered the entire sky as if it was nightfall. Out of curiosity, he started to look around him and he noticed that he is on a circular stage like an arena as he can see the edge of it. He slowly stood up and walked towards the edge and what greeted him next was arena the stood on was way up in the air and it wasn''t floating or anything. He was on top of a tower. A cylinder based tower to be exact. At the bottom of the tower was full of rocks and grass as far as the eye can see. Yun Che started to put his right hand above his eyes. "Hooo, this place is awesome. Too bad this place will turn into a wasteland if I go full power." As he was enjoying the view from the top of the tower. Streaks of light suddenly came from the starry skies above him and slowly formed itself into a giant blue dragon complete with legs and tail. The body was covered with blue scales all over the body. The dragon''s size was massive enough to to cover the entire tower. When he looked closely at it, the dragon really resembles the Azure Dragon from the fantasy pictures from the internet but this time he was looking at the real one. He admit that he was impressed. The Azure Dragon was bursting with blue flames as it stared Yun Che from above at the same time released the aura of the Primordial Dragon God. Which Yun Che ignored entirely. The floating dragon started to open its mouth and spoke "Hmph, Welcome mortal. I am the Primordial Azure Dragon." Yun Che then slowly replied as he noticed something. "Wait, you''re not the spirit of from the cave just now?" "Hmph, that spirit is just the spirit I left at the cave to greet the challengers but normally the spirit usually supervised the trial. But this time, I decided to personally witness your trial." Yun Che widen his eyes. "Wait, what? Why?" "Your aura and soul doesn''t resemble a mortal. It was more of a ''god''. That''s why I came out to witness and examine you closely." The Azure Dragon examined him closely again before spoke "Tell me mortal, who are you?" Yun Che was about to fabricate a story but since this Azure Dragon will dissipates itself unlike the Phoenix Spirit so he decided to be truthful to it. "Sigh, I am Yun Che. A Shinigami." The Azure Dragon widen its eyes before saying "Shinigami? Do enlighten me." Yun Che simply puts his hand in his coat''s pocket. "I am a Death God or a Soul Reaper. But right now, I don''t have the strength of a god but a god none the less. Then again, I don''t have a responsibility of a Death God anymore. So I am cultivating like a mortal to obtain true godhood." "Impressive, a living god in a mortal body. I have seen a lot of things but this is the first time I''ve seen a god cultivating to be a true god." "Rare indeed. So, the same as the phoenix from before. Looks like primordial beings like you two easily detected the quality of my soul." "Of course we can. We were once gods and it seems that you''ve met the Phoenix?" Yun Che conjured a phoenix flame with his finger. "Yeah. I passed its trial and obtain its soul." "No wonder the phoenix gave you its approval but that doesn''t mean I am going to give you just like that. You maybe have the soul of a god but you are still a challenger. You have to pass the trial like all those challengers." The Azure Dragon said to him. Yun Che merely shrugged his shoulders. "I was planning to. What is this place?" "I created this place to test the worthiness of the true inheritor of my powers. The Dragon God Legacy is the legacy left behind by the me. Just like most True Gods, they passed down their power through their bloodline." "So, are you like the Primordial Phoenix?" "Hmph, don''t compare the this dragon with the Phoenix. The Dragon God is the sovereign of all beasts and looks down upon the world with pride. The Dragon God''s bloodline, absolutely would never be granted to any ordinary person. Only a supreme being who possesses enough talent and willpower to become the ruler of heaven and earth, can be qualified to bear the Dragon God''s bloodline." "You on the other hand happened to passed the pressurized cave with ease and this I can see you are worthy enough to undertake the trial. Welcome to the Dragon God Trial Zone. Reaper. In this place, you will be tested in three different types of trial." Since the dragon knew about him being a soul reaper, the Azure Dragon now calls him a reaper instead of a mortal. Yun Che smashed his hand to his palm. "Yosh, I am going to ace this test with a full course. Hey Azure Dragon, what''s the first trial?" The dragon expected him to be anxious, but seeing him suddenly this excited. "Hoo,The first trial will be the ''Stone Dragon Warriors''. In this trial you will face ten waves of stone dragon warriors. After you passed the first wave, the warriors will be multiplied by two and so on. To begin, jump to the bottom of the tower." As he was preparing himself, a notification suddenly pops in front of him. [Ding¡­. Main Story Mission Triggered ¨C Find and enter the Dragon God Trial (Complete)] [Ding¡­ Main Story Mission Triggered (Phase 2) - Passed the First Dragon Trial ¨C (Stone Dragon Warrior) Survive all ten waves of stone dragon warriors. Hidden Objective: ????Reward: Dragon God Crystal FragmentDifficulty: Expert] "Since your strength is at the Pinnacle of Sky Profound Realm. Your opponents will be at the same strength as you." The Azure Dragon reassured him. "Hell yeah, now I can face this trial without worrying about something." Yun Che was about to summon his Zanpakuto when he heard Jasmine''s voice started to sound in the air. "Or so you thought." As soon as she said that, a streak of light emerged from his body and landed next to him. He widen his eyes and shouted "Jasmine?!??!" "Hmph, you think this princess is going to let you shoulder the weak part of the trial? Oh sorry, if you wanted to passed this trial. You must absolutely go for the highest difficulty." Yun Che gritted his teeth and said "Jasmine, you planned this aren''t you?" "Hmph, I don''t know what you''re talking about." The Azure Dragon slowly lower its head to take a better look at Jasmine. "Hoo, you are¡­ Hmph, never expected this spirit will meet one of the Heavenly Star God successor in this trial." The dragon detected Jasmine''s aura was a divine soul but her soul power can easily suppressed it just like how she suppressed the Phoenix''s spirit. Just like Yun Che, they have the soul of a god but they don''t have the strength to back it up. Jasmine might not have the cultivation but her soul power wasn''t affected by the system. So outside the inner world, she can easily suppressed the spirit if she wants to. Jasmine shrugged her shoulders and said "Hmph, this princess doesn''t interfere with his trial. I am here merely to guide this idiot disciple of mine." The Azure Dragon widen its eyes looking at her. "A Star God successor training a mortal Death God? Amusing, Very well." "This princess wanted to ask, is it true that this trial''s difficulty will increase the moment the challenger bringing any helper?" Jasmine asked the Azure Dragon. "Yes" Replied the Azure Dragon. "Then, since this princess is here. Can you increase the difficulty to the highest level? This princess will not interfere with his trial and simply here to observed." Yun Che widen his eyes at her statement."Jasmine?!?!" "Hmph, this dragon was planning to. The current level is for mortals but increase it to level more fitting for you. The trial difficulty level will increase. The first wave of the stone dragon warrior''s profound strength will be increased by two smaller realms for each wave. This tower will be isolated from the arena below until you passed the test. So, don''t even think of getting even a small break as the stone dragon warriors will attack you relentlessly." [Ding... Difficulty has been increased. New difficulty updated: Suicidal] Yun Che fell on fours while being depressed. Jasmine increased the difficulty and didn''t give him the time of his life. "Damn, I was hoping to take it easy. Looks like you really wanted me dead huh?" "Hmph, I wanted for you to go full power and face this trial accordingly. Why don''t you challenge something stronger this time? I thought you were looking for a challenge?" Yun Che was back on his feet. "Sigh, There''s no escaping this time. So what about you? I don''t want the stone dragon warriors to attack you all of a sudden." He suddenly remembered that the original him had to protect Little Fairy 24/7 against the first and second trial. Which he successfully did it. "You don''t have to worry about me. From the moment you start the trial, this place will be isolated until you passed the trial. So I will be here observing you but I am not going to interfere." Jasmine heard everything from the dragon. So she decided to stay on top of the tower observing Yun Che fight those things. Yun Che just sighs and said "Jasmine, you have a grudge with me or something?" "Hmph, this princess is going to teach you a lesson for teasing me. By the way, which Zanpakuto are going to use?" "Since this is a group fight, I might as well go with Zabimaru but as for the second trial. I guess I''ll go back to Zangetsu." Yun Che slowly pulls out a katana from the inner world before unsheathing it. Then he slowly slides the blade before it slowly transformed itself into segmented blades of Zabimaru. Good thing he''s already set Zabimaru as default before entering this place. Jasmine smirks at him. "You seem confident passing the first trial." Yun Che gave her a smirk as well before jumping from the tower holding Zabimaru on his side. As he was jumping, his clothes slowly changed into his usual shihakushou. Since Jasmine gave him the highest difficulty, he''ll better do his best. Besides, this difficulty allow him to be his strongest state. He promised to give the Azure Dragon and Jasmine a big show later. "Well, well. Shall we begin?" 96 Chapter 96: Little Fairys New Self Snowy Mountain Region (Blue Wind Empire) (Currently away from Yun Che and the others.) A lone female figure was seen walking through the endless plains and mountains of snow. The figure walked through it as if the cold and piercing air felt like ordinary breeze for her. This snowy mountain area is an exclusive mountain area. Endless amount of snow and cold piercing breeze in the air. It''s located in the Snow Region of Extreme Ice, the extreme north of the Blue Wind Empire. The lone figure had exquisite figure as she walks through the snowy storm like fairy walked through a flower field. Her radiating beauty shines the brightest as she slowly playing with the snow as she walks. The figure was none other than Chu YueChan or Little Fairy. She arrived here moments ago after flying away from him after her little stunt. Her recent action to him declared to him that she has feelings for him and she wasn''t hesitating to show it before she returned to the sect. The moment she remembered it, she had a healthy blush covering her cheeks radiating her beauty even further. She was already beautiful but the most beautiful of woman is when she was under the influence of love. "Is it wrong for me to love someone younger? But he didn''t seem to mind about it. Besides, how could I deny this feeling of happiness." She thought as she slowly smiles while walking to the destination she intended. The snow storm was thick but it doesn''t stop Little Fairy to arrive back at the very sect that raised her. She arrived in front of a large gate covering the sect frontal area. The sect was surrounded by ice walls that will never melt and had only one single gate. Moreover, the frontal area of the gate was protected by a formation to prevent unwanted intruders but its disciples are equipped with special marks to enable them to walk through the formation unharmed. The formation was activated before when the hollows assault the sect but due to the coldness and formation around the sect, the hollows ceased their attacks and this place was left alone. She also was one of the frontal assault back then. The frontal gate was huge to begin with and looks like typical gate from a Chinese fantasy novel. The moment she arrived at the frontal gate, it slowly opens without any warning to allow the disciple to get in. The two female disciples guarding the frontal gate was startled by its sudden opening. "Is somebody entering the sect?" "Impossible, the sect master gave out an order three months ago that no one is leaving the sect until the Blue Wind Tournament." "Then, who is the one approaching?" When the two female guarding disciples witness the figure that entered the frontal gate. Both of them were shocked as they immediately recognized the face of the figure. "S..Senior Chu YueChan?!?" "Greetings senior, we didn''t know it was you. Please forgive us." However, Little Fairy simply approached the two disciples and give them a pat on the shoulder before smiling. Then, she simply walked away like it was nothing. The two female guards immediately stumbled on the ground, shocked while regaining their composure. "What just happened?" "Last time she went out, she dismissed us like we were nothing." "But, she smiled?" "I admit, she looked really peaceful and warm to look at." Unaware of the dilemma she caused, she walked across the frontal area of the sect. Looking from where she is, the sect was pretty large. The frontal area merely looked like a front gate from where she stood right now. The sect large and had a row of housing as well as Chinese cultured buildings from everywhere she looked. Each of the buildings are made literally from ice. The sect consists off a frontal, central, southern, eastern, western and northern area of the sect. The southern and central are connected with various facilities while the eastern and western are cultivation zones for the disciples to cultivate the frozen cloud arts. While the northern sector lies the treasure hall of the sect where only the chosen of the sect master can enter such a place. The northern sector also lies the living quarters of the seven fairies and the sect master herself. The Frozen Cloud Asgard was really massive from the sky as its protected by a storm barrier covering the whole sect. As for the disciples, the sect was full of countless female disciples and most of them were talented and extremely beautiful. If Kon were here, he might mistake this place as paradise. "To think that I''ve been raised in such a massive sect, why didn''t I noticed such things before?" As she walks from the frontal area to the southern area, disciples all over the sect bow and greet her as she walked past them. The thing is she just smiled at them and simply walk away. Most of the disciples were whispering that why is she smiling and nodded at the disciples. Usually, she was famous for being a cold-hearted beauty. Her destination was none other than the massive central palace located in the central area of the sect. This is where the sect master handles the matters of the sect alongside with the seven strongest disciples of the sect. The Seven Fairies of Asgard. The surrounding female guards bow their head upon her return. Aside from the sect master, she holds the highest status in the sect and all the disciples treated her like a princess. After all, she and Chu Yueli are the sect master''s personal disciples. The hallway of the palace seems bigger and everything out of everything in the sect was made literally from snow and ice. There''s no decent furniture made out of normal materials. If Yun Che were here, he might think this place was unique compared to other places in the continent. "Chan''er, you''re finally back. I was worried." The voice came from the throne of the Asgard. The current ruler or the sect master, Gong Yuxian. Little Fairy bows her head towards her so called motherly figure. She was also the one who picked up Chu Yueli along with her and she raised them as daughters. "I have return mother, please forgive this unfilial daughter for returning late." As she was speaking, the hall was soon joined by the other six fairies with absolute beauty among them. These girls are known as Chu Yueli also known as Xia Qingyue''s current master, The twin sisters Feng Hanxue and Feng Hanyue, Jun Lianqie, Mu Lanyi and Murong Qianxue. "Elder sister?!? We were worried about you. You didn''t return three months ago after leaving to pursue your breakthrough." Chu Yueli suddenly jumped and arrived next to her sister. "Hmm? Then, how come none of you tried to find me?" Then, Murong Qianxue arrived as well and said "Your life force was normal and it was the sect master''s order not to find you. She knew you were cultivating after finding a fortuitous encounter." All of a sudden, the sect master asked her. "Chan''er, I assume you had one yes?" Little Fairy was in dilemma. She might be her mother figure but she couldn''t actually tell her about haki, energy manipulation and her breakthrough from Yun Che and Retsu. She couldn''t even tell her about her adventures as it involves Yun Che. So she did what she had to do. "Yes, but it wasn''t enough to initiate a breakthrough. However, I do make some improvements." "Then, all is well. So, do you find anything about those energy spikes?" "Energy spikes?" "The other energy spike occurred before. The one emitting thick killing intents that covers the whole continent." "I am sorry mother. I didn''t find anything." Now that she mentions it, she felt those two energy spikes from before. The one that all seven of them went together and the last one she investigated on her own but she couldn''t find anything. However, she felt similar energy came from Yun Che''s Tensa Zangetsu and Retsu''s Minazuki because she was close to them at some point. Suddenly, she was struck with realization. "Those two, don''t tell me¡­." "What is the matter daughter?" "Nothing, it was just a hunch. Then again mother. Please excuse this daughter of yours. Three months is a long time for me. Let me get some rest." With that, Little Fairy cupped her hands before walking towards the door of the palace. The rest of them stared at her back before saying "Her aura is even more purer compare to before. It''s like she became a new person." "Purer?" "Before she left, she had this cold air around her and her aura was full of coldness. But, this time, her aura felt warm and pure. She might be the peak of Sky Profound Realm but I felt that she''s much stronger than that." The twins girls were shocked before looking at her retreating back. "Is she a throne?" "No, even as a throne. The coldness in the aura doesn''t change but for her to emit this kind of aura. What happened to her?" "Elder sister, what kind of fortuitous encounter did you met?" As they were pondering behind her, Gong Yunxian also noticed the same thing. Her so called daughter has become a different person but she remains the same as she was before. Little Fairy walked out of the palace unaware of the doubts she triggered among her comrades and sect master. As for her aura transformation, she didn''t notice it but her so called transformation was triggered by her emotions. When she lost her Ice heart before, Little Fairy''s will power started to influenced her cultivation as well as her aura. Emotions maybe a distraction to martial artist as it tends to cause the cultivator to become disarray. However, if the cultivator remains calm and use the emotions to empower the cultivation, it''ll become much stronger. Yun Che noticed the change from before but he rather let her to be the one that noticed such a change. The moment she felt those emotions with Yun Che and the others, she wasn''t aware that her aura evolved to much purer and warm sensation unlike the usual coldness emitting from the rest of the Asgard disciples. It''s true that Frozen Cloud Asgard needed the Ice Heart to successfully cultivate the Frozen Cloud Arts but Asgardians wasn''t aware that shattered ice heart evolved their arts even further thus transforming their aura. This is what she experienced right now. Little Fairy was oblivious to the fact that her Frozen Cloud Arts has been empowered but she dismissed that thought as she walks to the arena zone of the palace. The arena was large and according to her memory, it serves as a battle zone for any intersect competition. This is where she gained all her fame before journey the outside world. "Elder sister?" "Li''er, what are you doing here?" She turned her head and saw her little sister, Chu Yueli. "Nothing, I missed you though. After three long months of apart, I could finally see you." Little Fairy slowly approached her sister and pat her head while smiling. "I missed you too. It''s good to be back actually." As she said that, Chu Yueli was quite shocked. Usually, she would dismissed her and went back but she actually smiled at her? Has her sister always this warm? In the end, she was relieved to see that her big sister was actually cared for her. "Actually, Li''er. I want to ask you for a favor." "Favor? If its within my ability, I''ll fulfill it within the best of my ability." "Actually, can you spar with me? It''s been a while since we spar with each other." "Eh? Oh, sure." Chu Yueli was dumbfounded. Sparring is quite normal but for this to come from her sister? It seems quite rare for her to ask for such things. She was not the only one but the rest of her comrades were feeling the same as well. After feeling her warm sensation, they wanted to try and approach her but they were widening their eyes the moment they saw both of them on the arena. "Then, come at me when you''re ready." Little Fairy didn''t draw her sword but she just stood there observing her. Chu Yueli immediately draw her sword expecting Little Fairy to do the same but she didn''t move or anything. She just stood there, calmly. She activated her Frozen Snow Dance Steps to gain distance towards her but as soon as she arrived, Little Fairy simply make a small movement and dodged her attack. "Ehh? How?" Chu Yueli''s attack was faster but its impossible to dodged it even from a short distance but Little Fairy just made a small movement and she automatically dodged them. "Li''er, you need to be faster than this." With that, Chu Yueli immediately increased her attack speed and tried to hit Little Fairy even once but her strikes were easily avoided by Little Fairy. No matter how fast she goes, her intent was clearly read and Little Fairy avoided her attacks easily. The rest of the fairies were gawking seeing her performance. "Are my eyes playing tricks on me?" "Sister Yuechan was actually this fast? Chu Yueli is one of the strongest fairies in the Asgard. She''s one of us. But, she''s like child''s play in front of her. She didn''t even use any of her arts." Chu Yueli executing her sword arts while using some of her Frozen Cloud Arts but all of them were easily avoided by Little Fairy. In the end, she was slowly panting while Little Fairy still remain calm as if she wasn''t breaking any sweat. She remembered that Yun Che once said that if some attacks can be avoided so why bother taking them on? If she can avoid them, she can tire her opponents easily while searching for an opening to counter attack. Observation Haki allows her to see what they are planning after that attack, allowed her to fix any weaknesses to her reaction. "*pant *pant Are you really my elder sister? When are you this fast?" "Li''er, you need more training after that. Your attacks are still slow in my eyes." Little Fairy was really overpowered. She was using her Observation Haki the entire time. Since her reaction and speed improved, Chu Yueli''s attack was getting slower. "Elder sister, you''re stronger than me. How am I supposed to defeat you?" "Well, you might be right about that. Sorry, get some rest. Li''er." She slowly supported her sister and bring her to the side of the arena. Chu Yueli didn''t know why but her sister was a lot nicer compared she was before. Last time when they spared, she was quite merciless with her but this time she slowly guides her and didn''t go too far. It makes her quite relieved. "All right. The five of you over there. Care to take her place and spar with me?" As she said that, all five of them approached her instantly. "Sister YueChan, after you easily defeated Yueli, there''s no way the five of us stood a chance against you." "Really, then. This time I want to test something. Don''t worry, I''ll play nice." "Sister YueChan, what happened to you? You usually cultivating on your own and never bother to spar before." Little Fairy was quite shocked the moment she heard it. Has she always this ''cold''? "Really? that''s too bad then. Maybe we can spar later." "No..no..no.. Its not what I mean. Sure, we''ll spar with you. Just don''t make it too hard for us." "Hai¡­ Come at me, when you''re ready." She said while maintaining a relaxed expression. "Hai??" The other fairies suddenly grew dumbfounded. "I mean..Sure¡­" Little Fairy immediately changed her words. Looks like she picked up quite a few words from Retsu. She tried them sometimes with her but never expected to spill it here. Her sudden change sparks quite a few looks from the others. Has she always like this? Furthermore, she never heard her spoke more than a few words and she never knew her voice was actually this soothing. Even Chu Yueli was stunned, her sister''s voice was not cold as she used to. All five of them drew their swords before assuming their fighting stance. "But sister YueChan? Isn''t this unfair for you. The five of us against you?" "Don''t worry, I''ll be fine." Suddenly, all five of them jumped towards her in an attempt to slash or at least land a hit. However, Little Fairy didn''t do anything but suddenly lift both of her arms and straighten both of her hands. Then, *Clash "What?" "Impossible." Various reaction came from all five fairies including her sister. All slashes, all swords were actually block by¡­ "She block it using her arms?!?!" As for Little Fairy, her mind suddenly drifted as she remembered the day Yun Che taught her how to use energy manipulation back then. Three days ago (Just after Little Fairy mastered the intermediate form of Armament Haki.) "How do you manipulate your energy to do such things?" Little Fairy asked while coating her hand with haki. Yun Che at that time was finished with Cang Yue by hitting her head with a paper fan as the girl needs more improvement on her haki. He answered without making an eye contact. "Using your profound energy and aura of course. You think that aura of yours merely used for intimidation? It has a lot more function compared to that. Armament haki isn''t functioning only by enhancing or empowering your armor and weapons. It serves as a catalyst for aura and weapon solidification." As he said that, Little Fairy had a confused look."¡­." "How does one solidifying the aura?" "Using your imagination of course." He said while straightening the paper fan. "¡­ And imagination is?" Yun Che stopped what he was doing and looked at her dumbfounded. "You seriously don''t know what is imagination? You don''t have any shred of it? Even a little?" Little Fairy simply shook her head. Yun Che hold the bridge of his nose and shook his head. "*Sigh, How do you people even cultivate?" "*sigh You still have a lot to learn, Little Fairy." "¡­." Little Fairy grew speechless. She really wants to retort but comparing her profound knowledge with him was like comparing a drop of water and the ocean. In the end, she sucks it up and accept that she was oblivious to all things. "Sigh, let''s start from the basic. Profound Strength is like an energy source and imbued it with haki enable you to solidify it according to your imagination. Like this," With that, Yun Che infused his energy and form it into a ball of destructive energy before shooting it towards the nearby rock. The rock immediately explodes as a result. This kind of attack is weaker compare to a kido but at least he can teach this one to her after mastering haki. Little Fairy widen her mouth after seeing such display of simple solidifying technique. "Aura solidification is like using your aura to manifest a weapon based on your imagination. You imagine yourself making a leaf shaped blade using your palm. The haki will channel your aura around it and solidify it making it into a shape of a leaf around your palm." Then, Yun Che demonstrate to her how he infused his arm with haki before channeling his aura around his palm. Little Fairy can see that his palm was surrounded with energy from his aura. But, the aura around his palm was solidified but the energy was still sluggish. "Then, imagined the leaf around your palm is sharpen. Keep your focus on it or it will lose its sharpness." Then, her eyes are widening as she sees the sluggish edges of the leaf shaped blade around his palm was slowly sharpen itself before it glows brightly according to the color of his aura. Yun Che slowly lift up a rock and threw it in the air before slicing it with his leaf shaped blade made from his palm. The poor rock was clearly sliced into two without any doubts. "If you master your imagination, haki and profound energy control. You can conjure anything from it. That''s how I created the sliding board from the barrier dome a month ago. Remember?" Then, he continued. "Then again, this is useful if you one day encountered the day you were not be able to use a sword. You can transform your palms into a sword if you want to. Pretty useful ability in a pinch situation. "How does one imagine such methods?" "Its like visualizing. You visualize the type of sword you want to use and shaped the energy according to your imagination." Yun Che said while acting more like a strict sensei to her. "....." Little Fairy looked at him as if he was a monster. "You don''t have the slightest clue on what I am talking about aren''t you? Aiyaaa, this is going to take a while." He slowly sighs as he sat down in front of her and explained to her the methods of imagination. After her training, that''s how she was able to use the ice rope made from her aura and imagination back then. It took her a while to grasp and fuse her imagination and energy together alongside Cang Yue. She was envious of Cang Yue as she could grasp the imagination part easily but her energy control was still lacking. Retsu was even faster as she''s already mastered this concept a long time ago, that''s why she was able to create weapons using her aura and reaitsu. Kon wasn''t able to create weapons but he can manifest his energy into exploding energy balls with high destructive force. As she remembered her training, the aura around her palm solidify itself automatically but she wasn''t aware of it until¡­. *CLANG!!! Murong Qianxue''s sword was sliced into two parts by her energy blade causing the other four stunned. Then all five of them immediately moved away from her and observe her from a distance. Her arms didn''t have any speck of injury as if those arms of her were made out of jades but the most shocking thing was the glowing blue leaf shaped energy around her palm was glowing brightly. When Little Fairy noticed it, she immediately power down her haki to dismissed the blade. All six of them were stunned and gawking at the same time. First, she was able to dodged her sisters attack relentlessly, blocked all five attacks using her arms and now she has an energy blade around her palm? "Elder sister, what are you?" Chu Yueli was shocked to the core as she slowly trembling at the sight of her sister. "This is..." Little Fairy was shocked as the energy blade on her hand formed automatically. She wasn''t planning to show them but looks like the cat is out of the bag. Without any warning, all of them immediately approached her like curious cats and looked at her with eyes of adoration. "Sister Yuechan, how did you do it? Can you teach us?" All six of them bombard her with questions she never expected. "Eh, but I broke your sword." Little Fairy expected them to look at her like a monster but they were more curious on the methods compared to the her stunt just now. "Never mind that, how did you cultivate such arts? Is this why you were missing for three months?" "Hnn..."Little Fairy was in a pinch from them. They started to bombard her with questions. However, Yun Che prepared some story for her to avoid any suspicious from them. He was like "use the story and you''ll be fine." She pulls her breath and said "I almost died three months ago." The moment she said that, all of them ceased their questions. With a shocked expression, Chu Yueli widen her eyes. "Almost died?" "Hnn, I was poisoned by a profound beast during one of my adventures. But a senior saved me and nurse me back to health." "Senior?" Chu Yueli widen her eyes. "I don''t know more about that senior. but that senior also gave me this." She points out her arm and allow her sister to touch it. All of a sudden.... "Goodness, Heavenly God Spiritual Veins?!?!" The other fairies also curious and touched her arms. "All Profound entrances are opened. This is indeed the Heavenly God Spiritual Veins. Her veins are even pure and there isn''t any impurities in it." Murong Qianxue exclaimed. All the others basically had the same expression once they felt her profound veins. "You know about it?" Little Fairy was dumbfounded when she asked her sister." "My disciple also has it. So our sect was blessed with two Heavenly God Spiritual Veins?" Chu Yueli was shocked. This senior also help her disciple became the rare cultivator possessed such veins. What kind of senior to have that capabilities to give and purify her veins? "Disciple?" "Yes, Xia Qingyue, she was also blessed with this Heavenly God Spiritual Veins. It was the sect master''s order to keep it a secret. So, you met that senior as well?" Little Fairy simply nodded but all the others looked at her with envious eyes. "How fortunate. It was really a fortuitous encounter. We really envy you, sister." Little Fairy didn''t know how to respond. The story Yun Che gave her was surprisingly fits the bill. Technically, she didn''t lie but she didn''t actually tell the truth either. It was a win-win situation. "So that senior taught those methods to you? What did the senior look like?" All of them asked her curiously. Who knows maybe they have their own chance encountering this senior in the future. "I don''t know, that senior was cloaked the entire time. And Yes, I was almost crippled by the poison so that senior modified my spiritual veins when that senior nurse me back to health. So, that senior taught me this energy method but it only works for my current spiritual veins." Little Fairy fabricated the story according to Yun Che. She was able to keep a straight face without exposed any hidden truths but she wasn''t lying either. "Even if I want to teach you, but I actually can''t. Please forgive me." After she said that, all of them had disappointing look on their faces. That energy circulation method was tempting but she couldn''t teach them even if she wants to. Despite all of that, the others regained their composure as they were happy enough to have another expert bestowed to them by the heavens. Unaware to her that Gong Yunxian was observing from a distance. She was out of Little Fairy''s haki range so she didn''t detect her but she was listening every word from the beginning. She was really shocked seeing Little Fairy''s performance but also shocked when she mentioned about this ''senior''. Because of this ''senior'', Xia Qingyue became their most dazzling disciple and the sect focused on her at this upcoming tournament. However, never expected that this senior helped her daughter as well as bestowed her the ''Heavenly God Spiritual Veins''. Too bad, the energy cultivation method was sealed so she can''t passed them to others. If she could, the sect will be an unstoppable force in the future. She secretly hoped that she can meet this senior in the future. 97 Chapter 97: Stone Dragon Warriors "Hachooo!!!!" Yun Che suddenly sneeze as he was on his way to the bottom of the tower. "Who in the world is talking about me? Don''t tell me she''s a big boobed and caring Onee-san?" As he was falling, he slowly shows his pleasured face thinking about those onee-sans. "Or maybe just an old lady." A voice started sounding in his head. It was none other than Hoyuu. "You¡­can''t a man dream for once?" Yun Che''s mind drifted about the old lady making him shivered along his spine before shaking his head. "Hey king, it''s a dream all right. Who knows maybe a woman about 150 plus years old is currently talking about you." Then, he laughed sinisterly imagining that part. "Guhhh, don''t say anything about it man. Why are you here anyway?" "Hmph, mind letting me have some fun? It''s been a while since you let me out, you dumbass." "Chee, you''re the dumbass. By the way, the opponents are weak now. Sort off, so I don''t need your help man." "Hey King, let me out for once. Its not fair you get to have all the fun." "I''ll think about it, for now. Let me focus back to the trial." Boom!!! Yun Che landed on the grassland below with both of his legs and Zabimaru behind his head. "Woo, that''s a tall tower. It''s even sturdy. Lucky Jasmine, she can observe from up there while I am here trying to kill myself." [Ding¡­ Host has triggered the first trial of the Dragon Legacy. Defeat all ten waves of the stone dragon warriors. Difficulty: Suicidal. Hidden Objectives: ???] [Each passing wave will increase the stone dragon warriors'' cultivation by two levels and will be multiplied by two.] "Any tips before the waves, system?" [Ding¡­Survive or Die] "*Sigh, why am I not surprised?" He sighs before started walking on the grassland. As he walks, winds carried the smell of grass was smashing his face. The vast night sky covers the infinite plains of the grassland. No trees or hills were sighted and the only things aside from the grass are the massive rocks. All of a sudden¡­.. The rocks from the area started to assemble with one another before slowly forming into a shape of a figure. The figure was considered big and muscular as well as surrounded by armors made up of the rocks on the ground. The rocks started to form into armors, gauntlets and boots before surrounding the figure. The formation finally complete as the rocks finally shaped the figure''s face and helmet covering it. When it was complete, Yun Che could see the large figure staring down at him like an ant. Well, the figure was twice his size and all of it was made from nothing but stones. [Ding¡­ Wave zero: Defeat the Level 70: Stone Dragon Warrior.] "Wait, what?, this is the zeroth wave. Not the first one? Already set the same strength as me?" Yun Che slowly scanned the warrior and there''s no flesh, energy or anything. It''s just a warrior made up literally from stones. Above the tower, the figure of the flaming Azure Dragon was hovering above Jasmine. She was sitting near the edge of the tower observing Yun Che facing the Stone Dragon Warrior. "What makes him so special for a successor like you to train him?" "I don''t even know. This princess once though that I can use him as a way for me to regain back my Divine Strength. In the end, this princess decided to train a Soul Reaper to achieve Godhood." "A Death God, trying to become a True God. Looks like this dragon had witness miracles are thousands of years remain in this realm. Strange, this dragon seems did not have any memory regarding Death Gods." Jasmine turned her head towards the dragon and said "Even in era of the true gods, Death God didn''t even exist?" "This dragon indeed befriended with so many true gods even among demon beasts. However, Death Gods weren''t even existing back then. Who is this one?" "Even this princess has no idea. You can observe him to see whether he had the capabilities of becoming your successor." "Even though this dragon''s spirit is dissipating, I''ve lost all my prime strength and can only exist in this form. This dragon was hoping to see a successor inheriting all my legacies. If this one succeeded, this dragon will witness the birth of a Death God carrying the power of the Phoenix and Dragon along with him. As well as fulfilling this dragon''s final wish." "And that wish is¡­." Jasmine asked it. "Hmph, this disciple of yours better past this test if he wants to fulfill it." The Azure Dragon didn''t want to spoil the surprise and she simply sighs before returning her sight to him. She too wanted to see the capabilities of this disciple of hers. On the bottom, Yun Che slowly stretching his arms looking at the Stone Dragon Warrior before commenting "Dude, you looked ''stoned''." Without any warning, the figure started to move and smashing its arms towards Yun Che. Which he received it whole hearted. SMASH!!! He was smashed directly on his body but he didn''t seem to fazed by it. [Ding¡­ Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +1000] If Yun Che was the current and original him, that punch would sent him flying across the realm. However, the current him remain unfazed as the punch didn''t even grazed on injured him. Even his shihakushou remain the same. "Chee, so little. I was hoping that big body of yours carried some damage but it seems not. Why don''t you take some of mine?" He flashed step towards the stone warrior before raising his fist towards its massive body. Stone dragon warriors looked tough but actually they do lack in speed due to their massive body. Combining his strength and Great Way of the Buddha, his fist was already powerful but he decided to test something else. He coated his hand with haki before channeling the excess haki and focusing all of it into his fist. The moment his fist landed at the Stone Dragon Warrior.... BOOM!!!! The stone dragon warrior exploded into tiny pieces from his haki coated fist. Nothing was left in front of him, the only remaining part was the stone legs glued to the ground while the rest of it went missing. "So that''s how it is. It works similar as energy channeling." Yun Che understood from the system that armament haki had excess haki coated around his body every time he used it to coat his body parts. He can say it is a countermeasure to protect his body from unwanted assaults. However, advanced technique of armament allows the user to channel all of that excess haki into a single point and releasing them all together. Similar to certain One piece characters able to use this kind of haki to produce powerful shock-waves using their haki. All he did was practically the same, he channeled all his excess haki into his fist and produce a massive shock-wave on the stone dragon warrior which was too powerful for it to handle. [Ding.. Stone Dragon Warrior defeated. +1000 Experience Points.] "Only a thousand?" [Ding.. The stone dragon warrior is a spiritual being created by the Azure Dragon. Its EXP isn''t the same as live beings.] "Same as the phoenix trial then. No matter, I''ll defeat any of them and finish this trial. By the way, that advanced haki technique really is powerful. What happen if I channeled all those excess haki during Getsuga Tenshou? I''ll bet it''s even more powerful. This is exciting." [Ding¡­ Wave zero passed. Wave two starts in 3¡­2¡­1¡­] The smashed stones were floating once more and reassembled back and formed the stone dragon warriors. However, this time there are two of them. [Ding¡­. Wave one initiated, Defeat two Level 72: Stone Dragon Warriors.] "Looks like the dragon didn''t lie about the two level increase. Let''s just get this over with." With that, Yun Che swings Zabimaru horizontally extending it further towards them. Since he was stronger, the slash sliced off the warriors like knife through butter. It wasn''t long until¡­. [Ding¡­. Wave two initiated, Defeat four Level 74: Stone Dragon Warriors.] "Chee, you guys are persistent." Four Stone Dragon Warriors had only just appeared, but their bodies had already sliced using Zabimaru, falling upright onto the ground. At this moment, eight spears came thrusting towards Yun Che from his sides. [Ding¡­. Wave three initiated, Defeat eight Level 76: Stone Dragon Warriors.] Chee, Wave three already? "Without even looking at them, Yun Che swept Zabimaru, then eight stone spears were instantly destroyed, and the air wave brought about by the sweep forced the eight Stone Dragon Warriors to retreat. Right after, he sped forward and extend Zabimaru and slashed three times. "Howl! Zabimaru." Zabimaru extend itself towards the stone dragon warriors and three heavy bangs resounded, and the eight Stone Dragon Warriors shattered one after another¡­ In this entire process, not only were the eight Stone Dragon Warriors not able to touch Yun Che, they were not even able to approach within three steps from him. A difference in level wasn''t that much to him. [Ding¡­. Wave four initiated, Defeat sixteen Level 78: Stone Dragon Warriors.] This time, he didn''t activate any buffs as he coated Zabimaru with his haki. Originally, Zabimaru was already had black half on top of it but his coating transformed the segmented blade into complete black Jade segmented sword. Fun fact about these Stone Dragon Warriors are these warriors might be stronger than him but their body was made from stones. Avoiding their attacks will be the wisest decision. Boring it might be but he needed to complete this as soon as possible. "Howl! Zabimaru." He extends Zabimaru towards the incoming sixteen stone dragon warriors before taking eight of them out in full swings. As for the remaining eight, they suddenly jumped towards his position and stabbing their spears towards them. "Fast, not only that. They''re quite agile." Despite their large bodies, the stone dragon warriors can jump at move at high speed fitting for their current levels. As Yun Che was gaining distance. A notification pops in his mind. [Ding¡­. Wave five initiated, Defeat thirty-two Level 80: Stone Dragon Warriors.] "Oh come on, cut me some slack." The stone dragon warriors are increase to forty now and each of them are high level Emperor Profound Realm. Then, he detected an intent came from next to him as one of them swings it spear at him. He managed to avoid that swing but the other one managed to land a hit on him. Good thing he had his Haki block that hit. That hit sent him away from the tower but he needed that hit to gain distance. [Ding¡­ Great Way of the Buddha Experience points +10000.] "Chee, man that stings. I love to stay and level up but I don''t have time for this." He extends Zabimaru once more towards the them and some of the stone warriors managed to avoid it and he at least landed a hit on some of them. Tilting it towards the side, he managed to swing and taken out most of them in one full swing. [Ding¡­. Wave six initiated, Defeat sixty-four Level 82: Stone Dragon Warriors.] "Should equip Zangetsu after all. Now that it has come this. Don''t blame me for playing rough either." He continued to flash step for a while while taking some hit from the stone Dragon Warriors. But the hit didn''t actually worth that much as their attacks are weaker compare to Granz but taking all those hits still pretty much painful as it is. Maybe due to the Emperor Profound Realm body he had right now. This kind of process was fast at the same time it was pretty slow. The points he racked up from 80 plus opponents didn''t even filled one-fifth of the Great Way of the Buddha''s EXP. The pain was there but the points didn''t even worth it. He needed a stronger opponent. Someone or something can produce a hit which increase his points faster just like Granz. As he was racking up points, another notification pops up. [Ding¡­. Wave seven initiated, Defeat one hundred and twenty-eight Level 84: Stone Dragon Warriors.] "DAMN IT!!!! You guys really don''t want me to rest after all!" Seeing these warriors accumulating, he suddenly had a sinister smile. Boom..boom..boom¡­ The two hundred plus Stone Dragon Warriors started running together and the ground they ran on shook with every step they take. Yun Che smiled, he raised Zabimaru and plunged into the crowd of Stone Dragon Warriors which just doubled in numbers. Sometimes, he decided to take flight avoiding the rampaging assault of the stone dragon warriors. However, those warriors threw their spears in the air as he was avoiding each and every attack they throw. Good thing he knew how to fly or else he had to jumped around just to avoid them. The annoying part is even in the air, those things can generate infinite amount of spears and threw it in the air. "You guys really are persistent." He decided to charge his right leg with phoenix flames and this time coated that right leg with haki. "Diable Jamble, Po¨ºle ¨¤ Frire: Spectre!!!" He shot up multiple meteor kicks from the air directly onto the stone dragon warriors. The enemies were swept away one after another, and their bodies shattered one after another. "Diable Jamble, FLAMBAGE SHOT!!!" He used the same methods from the hollow battlefield in here as well and landed directly in the middle of the stone dragon warriors. BOOM!!! His landing created a storm of fire around them as it incinerates the nearby stone warriors. Without wasting any moment, he jumped towards the nearby stone warrior and grab its head. "Looks like I''ll be using you as a steering wheel." He looked at the approaching stone warriors before and spoke "I planned to test this at the second trial. But this''ll do." He extends both of his legs horizontally despite wearing a hakama. "Diable Jamble, Party Table Kick Course!!!" He then spins around rapidly to deliver a savage kick to the face of the stone dragon warriors within range. His kick produced a powerful tornado of fire which incinerates them after delivering a powerful blow to the head. After he runs out of targets, he dismounts and kicks the stone warrior he was spinning on. The head of the one he chose flew across the battlefield as he stood up waiting for the next batch of warriors. Just now, his stunt incinerates over half of the remaining warriors reducing their numbers from 200 plus to 100. It doesn''t matter their strength or level are stronger. As long as their bodies remain the same. Right here and now, he was extremely glad that he didn''t have anyone to watch over just like the original Yun Che. Right now, all of the warriors are focus on him and he can have fun as long as he wants. [Ding¡­. Wave eight initiated, Defeat two hundred and fifty-six Level 86: Stone Dragon Warriors.] "Damn, more and more started to show up. Looks like time to bring out the big guns." He immediately activated Purgatory and increased his strength to the third level of Tyrant Profound Realm. Yun Che finalized his kick by kicking a larger group of warriors causing some of them flew away by the aftereffect of the shock-wave. He slowly stood up from the incoming group before flash step upwards. The remaining three hundred warriors started to throw their spears towards him. "Howl! Zabimaru!" He extends Zabimaru all over him to cut any approaching spears making it shaping like sphere. He slowly said while charging his spirit force to the maximum making his body slowly glowing from the energy. "Looks like you guys really need a storm. Hebi, Saru. Let''s do this." "BANKAI!!!" The rotating Zabimaru around him started to rotating faster than the eye could see before glowing producing a massive energy around him. The Azure Dragon saw this situation and widen its eyes. "This energy, it is the energy of the GODS!!!" "Really? I thought that''s just his Zanpakuto." She didn''t expect the energy he used all this time when activating Bankai was the energy of gods. The Azure Dragon shift its head towards her before saying "Zan..pa..ku..to?" "According to him, Zanpakuto are spirits and also the source of the Death God''s power. What you see over there is his spirit''s full power." "This dragon is really shocked. To be able to witness a death god using his full power." To the Azure Dragon, this kind of energy really is powerful. It never expected that ''Bankai'' was the god''s full power. Looks like this ''god'' really wasn''t lying about proclaiming himself to be a god. The swirling energy suddenly dissipates and the Azure Dragon could see a massive beast emerged from the energy ball. "ROOOAARR!!!!" "Hihio Zabimaru." Yun Che emerged alongside the massive snake made up of bones. Hebi and Saru synchronize with him as he controls the snake along with his baboon arm overcoat. "Master, there are so many of them. This is exciting." "Hmph, these ''stoned'' warriors really wanted to compare our master to them. They might be strong but they''re still weak." "All right, you two. I need your help dealing with this one." Yun Che started swinging Hebi around to get used to it. "Any rewards master? We don''t want cuddles this time." "Rewards? Then what do you girls want as a reward?" He said while confused and the same time knew whatever they want, it won''t be simple. Saru and Hebi looked at each other before saying "A kiss." "K...Kiss?" He said while widen his eyes. "That''s right, its not fair only sister Retsu got it. We want some too." Hebi''s voice sounded in the air. "Uhh, Su..ure..I''ll give you two some later." "Really, yeah!!! Let''s get this over with. Master." Yun Che shift his eyes to the side wondering how he wanted to deal with this. But he''ll think about it later. The stone dragon warriors continued to observe the emergence of the massive snake beast from the energy ball. However, Yun Che seems to have something up his sleeve. As he float in the air, he started channeling his spirit force towards Hebi. "Wonder what happen if I used it on Hebi." All of a sudden, his baboon overcoat suddenly transforms from brown to black. Even the skull on his shoulder started transforming as well. Turns out, he infused his bankai with haki thus transforming overcoat to black jade. If one can see it, his overcoat was swirling with dark purple energy from the haki itself. The process didn''t stop there. It travels all over his right arm onto his baboon hand. Shing Suddenly, the tailbone on his hand started transforming as well. The haki slowly travel from the tailbone to other parts of the bone. Since the snake was massive, he needed to expand more Armament Haki on it. As he started channeling, the coating was much faster until it reaches Hebi''s head. Yun Che widen his eyes when the red mane of Hebi''s head slowly transforming from red to purple and the skull of the snake turned platinum. Hebi''s eyes took a drastic change as well. Its former red eyes were slowly turning from bright red to bright purple. Even Jasmine was shocked as she saw the brand new transformation of Zabimaru. Yun Che coated Tensa Zangetsu several times but coating a black blade with black Haki doesn''t make any difference. However, Hebi''s snake body was different. "Holy shit¡­ She looked so much cooler. Platinum skull, purple mane and black jade body. So this is haki coated Zabimaru looked like." "ROOOAARRR!!!!" Even her roar sounded intimidating compare before she was coated. Yun Che tried swinging her to extend its length and he was shocked when he saw the spirit force connecting each segmented bones of Hebi''s body. The energy turned from bright red to bright silver purple. [Ding¡­. Wave nine initiated, Defeat five hundred and twelve Level 88: Stone Dragon Warriors.] All over the grass plains, the rest of the five hundred and twelve suddenly appeared on the battlefield totaling the stone dragon warriors to a total of eight hundred and twenty. Yun Che didn''t even feel remorse. One man and his bankai against eight hundred and twenty troops. The dragon was indeed right. This is suicidal. But¡­on which side? As he floated in the air, he observed all eight hundred warriors underneath him. The waves total from wave zero to wave nine. There''s one more wave and the last one will be hardest but the tenth wave will not trigger until he trashed all eight hundred plus troops. "Let''s go Saru, Hebi!!!" Yun Che started swinging Hebi to the bottom and.. BOOOMM!!!! Hebi slammed head first to the ground producing a large crater taking out some of the stone warriors with it. The attack produce large amount of smoke around him allowing him to gain advantage sneaking to the middle. Then, he landed on the neat the crater before executing one of the techniques from the system. In a one-man army style game, the best moment to execute a technique is when all of your opponents are around you. "Hihio Zabimaru, Tengajin (Turning Fang Blade)" He slowly murmured before swinging Hebi in a vertical direction taking out all the warriors in a circular motion with him in the center. Since the snake was coated with haki, all of the attacks used by the stone warriors was nullified without a single resistance as Hebi came by and wipe them out. When the opponents around him was wiped out, he executed another hidden Hebi technique. "Hihio Zabimaru, Sanrengeki (Triple attack)" He murmured slowly before sending Hebi to the front. The platinum skull of it bit the left side of producing a big shock-wave before dragging it towards the left side and crush the stone warriors with its body. Then, he started attacking the right side with the same result. Each of the shock-wave takeout most of the stone dragon warriors along with it. Finally, Zabimaru opened it giant fangs before slamming the frontal area with a massive shock-wave. As Yun Che was slamming the frontal area, some stone warriors managed to sneak into his zone carrying their chained hammers. According to the system, ninth wave stone warriors are carrying chained hammer with them instead of spears. However, he was unfazed before saying "Out of my Way!!!" He slowly raised his free hand before firing a sokatsui towards his opponents. Since sokatsui is a massive area of effect spell, the spell took out most of the stone warriors. After that, he flashed step towards the parh Zabimaru had created using triple attack just now. "Chee, even with all of that, Zabimaru managed to took out a handful of them. System, how many stone warriors remaining." [Ding¡­ Remaining stone warriors: 476] "Damn, almost half. My Spirit Force slowly deplete itself after constant use of maintaining haki on Zabimaru. Should I use it?" Seeing all the remaining warriors making their way towards him. He continued "Now''s not the time to think, in a game I have to use every technique I had." Yun Che started to channeling his spirit force to Zabimaru''s mouth but he is not executing Zabimaru''s Hikotsu''s Taihou. He started flash stepping all over while maintaining Zabimaru''s energy ball charging. "If Retsu were here, she could end it instantly by firing a massive Bijuu-dama. Looks like I can do the same as well." He wanted to use Zabimaru to sweep the grassland but he couldn''t risk disrupting the charging process. "Hebi, how long do you need?" He started to ask Hebi who was still charging the energy ball on her mouth. "Muu, master. I need another 3 minutes to complete the charge." "That long?" Saru suddenly yelled. "Easier for you to say, just maintain the energy, Saru." She retorted back to her. Yun Che started to feel a little tired. "Either way you two better hurry up. This attack really drains my spirit force." "Almost there, master. Just hold on." As he holds on, Yun Che decided to wrapped himself and Hebi''s head inside her bone body. She shaped her body into a shape of a massive sphere before using the second Evil God Art. "Sealing Cloud Locking Sun." He infused the barrier onto Hebi''s and a massive barrier suddenly covered both him and his bankai. Boom Boom Boom Continuous attacks raining and hitting the barrier all at once as the remaining stone warriors use all their might to smash the barrier. Seeing the continuous attack on the barrier, Yun Che started to ask "Hebi, still not done yet?" "Almost." [Ding¡­. Barrier integrity: 92%] "How much time yet?" He said again. "A minute." Saru then slowly said "I don''t think we last that long." [Ding.. Barrier integrity: 64%] "Hope so, each of the attacks caused by high level Tyrant Profound Realm warriors." As the attacks were raining upon them, Yun Che was afraid that if the warriors attacked Hebi''s body. She would be distracted. He can''t even use haki on the barrier as most of his haki are directed onto Hebi and channeled most of his excess haki into the charged purple energy ball in her mouth. "30 seconds." The continuous attacks started draining the barrier''s integrity as it carried on. A minute might be short but that barrier doesn''t have much time yet. [Ding.. Barrier integrity: 28%] [Ding.. Barrier integrity: 20%] [Ding.. Barrier integrity: 9%] [Ding.. Barrier integrity: 5%] Hebi suddenly shouted "Master!! It''s done." With that, Yun Che started to smile before preparing his great stunt again. "Good, when I dispel the barrier. Shoot upwards towards the sky." "Hai!!" "Ready, NOW!!" With that, Yun Che dispel the barrier before firing multiple Sokatsui to the warriors outside. Decimating them in one fell swoop. Hebi shot upwards carrying Yun Che along with her. However, the concentrated swirling energy ball was ready. "This is the first time we use it. It''s all or nothing." He flashed step towards the distance causing all the remaining stone warriors to chase him. Then, he positioned Hebi around him and her head above his head. Hebi suddenly opened her mouth and the purple concentrated energy ball was ready. "Saru, Hebi. Let''s do this!!" "Yeaaahhh!!" Seeing the stone warriors were in range. "Now!!! "YAMATO SPECTRAL CANNON!!!!" All the of them shouted at the same time. The charged energy ball from her mouth suddenly burst itself forming a massive dark purple beam towards the distance decimating anything on the beam''s path. BOOM!!! Yun Che and Hebi slowly guided the beam from left to right into decimating the rest of the stone warriors. Since the beam is too big, the remaining stone dragon warriors couldn''t even run away from it. One by one. All of them are decimated by the beam leaving no trace and a large trench. At the end of the beam, explosions occurred continuously as they dragged the massive beam into decimating the entire four hundred plus stone dragon warriors. Jasmine and the Azure Dragon widen their eyes as they witness the power of that beam. Even Jasmine won''t dare to take that beam directly. [Ding.. Remaining Stone Dragon Warriors: 0] The beam slowly powering down as Yun Che was panting regaining his strength. Controlling the haki coated Bankai and supply the beam with continuous amount of Spirit Force really took the toll out of him. He immediately drank the vial containing divine water from his inner he collected before. The haki surrounded Hebi slowly dissipating itself as he regains back his strength returning her back to her original look. "Hooo, that took most of our strength with it." Yun Che said while panting from the overuse of his haki and Spirit Force. Hebi shift her massive head towards him and said "You okay, master? Good thing that you drink the divine water because that attack just now used almost 80% of your spirit force." "Yeah, it was our first time preparing such an attack." Saru slowly said from his shoulder. Yun Che slowly regaining his stamina and spirit force as he stretches his arms. "Yamato Spectral Cannon is powerful indeed. No wonder its an advanced version of the Baboon bone cannon but this one used a lot of energy compared to Baboon bone cannon. I wanted to create a devastating effect on them before the final wave. [Ding¡­ Congratulation host for eliminating all nine waves of the Stone Dragon Warriors. Total warriors eliminated: 1023 warriors.] "Damn eliminating one thousand stone dragon warriors with different cultivation really takes a toll for me. No wonder this is practically suicidal." [Ding Final Wave initiated. Defeat the Level 90 Stone Dragon General.] All of a sudden, a wave of light suddenly formed a large version of the stone dragon general but this time, this warrior is carrying a chain hammer and a spear at the same time. Its armor looked even more powerful compared to the previous ones. It was really more to a general compare the smaller ones they fought before. However, Yun Che was shocked as he sees the next part of the notification. [Cultivation: Level 90 Peak of Tyrant Profound Realm Body Cultivation: Peak of Tyrant Profound Realm.] "Body cultivation?!? Shit¡­. This one''s really hard. Literally" He slowly said as the intimidating Stone Dragon General slowly approaching him. 98 Chapter 98: Stone Dragon Generals? Boom¡­boom¡­boom The Stone Dragon General slowly walk towards Yun Che in an intimidating tremor. However, knowing him. That tremor merely felt like a breeze to him. "Hoo, just you? I was hoping for a bit more but you''ll do just fine." He recovered most of his strength after drinking the divine water he collected and the Great Way of the Buddha easily restored 30% of his stats so he didn''t mind losing all of it anytime soon. Slowly waving Hebi behind his head, he too walks towards the giant stone general. The real Yun Che faced life and death situation dealing with this one back in the original story. In there, the general''s cultivation was only in the Spirit Profound Realm while he was at the level of True Profound Realm. This time, he faced this thing several times stronger than the original one. Making it look like he was facing even weaker compared to this one. This time he faced with Body cultivation stone general. Meaning to say is the stone general was protected like a buff from the trial or like a special boss in a game. So, he must increase his strength directly to the peak and achieved Peak Tyrant Profound Realm so he can deal massive damage to it. Otherwise, the process to reduce even a chuck of its HP may take a while. He can use the hit and run method from the games but it''ll take too much time and quite typical also boring. "Looks like I have to go full strength this time. *Sigh The original Yun Che had it easy. He just fights the stone warriors till the end and emerged like boss but those warriors are literally stones. And here I am facing the cultivated version of those warriors and this one is really ''stoned''. Lucky bastard." As he said to himself, he arrives in front of the stone dragon general. The Stone Dragon General did not show any emotion and did not speak. It only attacks and defend. When Yun Che entered its range of perception, its eyes suddenly lit up under the stone helmet. Its footsteps abruptly sped up and it swung the hammer out, smashing straight at Yun Che. BOOM!!! "Oi..oi.. Not giving me a chance to get ready." Yun Che reappeared after flash stepping out of the way. He swung Hebi''s head towards the general to gauge its defense. Hebi''s giant fangs opened as it roared towards the general. The general simply raises its spear and hammer and blocked the incoming strike from Hebi. She increased her fangs strength as it bites the general through the blocked hammer and spear. Yun Che''s strength maybe at the third level of Tyrant Profound Realm after using purgatory but Hebi''s ramming speed was no joke. The Stone Dragon General''s speed was not fast and isn''t agile like the warriors however, that brute strength isn''t something he can mess with. Being blocked by Hebi''s giant fangs, it couldn''t even do anything. Thus, it seemed to have been enraged. It suddenly glows in yellow as if it was chanting something. Seeing the enraged boss, he slowly murmured "Hoo, this is¡­" All of a sudden, yellow lights spread near him before forming into a shape of a figure. More like figures. It wasn''t long before stone dragon warriors emerged from the light and started to attack him. [Ding¡­. Stone Dragon General has activated ''Warriors Resurrection'' skill. This skill can summon any stone dragon warriors from the previous wave back.] The activation of the skill brought about thirty stone dragon warriors to disrupt Yun Che. "Oh..Now you tell me?!?" He released the general from Hebi''s fangs before flash stepping on the nearest Stone Dragon Warrior and yell "PISS OFF!!!" He raised his leg and kick the head before swinging Hebi in a circular motion annihilating all thirty stone warriors in one swift motion. The general raised the heavy hammer in its hands high in the air, and emitted an extremely harsh screeching sound. In the wake of the screeching sound, several chaotically flashing yellow lights appeared at random places of the area. In the midst of the yellow lights, around thirty or so Stone Dragon Warriors wielding all sorts of weapons appeared in different locations. Yun Che immediately flashed step to the warriors to clear them off. In one circular wave, he managed to annihilate almost half of the summoned warriors using Hebi. Just like before, The warriors might be strong but they are literally made of stones. However, as he was preoccupied, the general slowly jumped towards him before drawing a massive sword. Yun Che''s haki detected the intent before deploying his Evil God Second Art and blocked the incoming attack. BOOM!!! Yun Che along with his barrier were catapult in the air before shifting his body and using his legs to stop the motion leaving two straight trails on the ground. The attack annihilated the nearby stone warriors as the general''s attack create massive profound tornado after it hit Yun Che. [Ding¡­. Shield Integrity: 80%] "Damn, that''s one powerful swing. 20% in one hit?" He dispels his shield before shifting Hebi right next to him. This general might made out of stone but it shows intellect compared to the other warriors who use the fist instead of brains. If they had any. This thing used its warriors as distraction before ganking on him. Quite smart but also quite brutal. Thinking that this boss started to annoy him. He relaxed his breathing before saying "Saru, Hebi. Let''s go offensive." "Hai!!" Yun Che closed his eyes before transforming both of them into red sparkling eyes with three tomoes. He relaxed himself before murmuring his favorite phrase. "Bankai." All of sudden, Hebi''s body suddenly curls around him before transforming into a massive streak of light shooting up towards the sky. The streak of light creates a tremor shook the realm even caused the Azure Dragon to shift its eyes. The streak of light shoots back to the bottom creating a massive wind pushing the general and remaining stone dragon warriors away. The lights slowly crumbled away as Yun Che stood in the crater in his second and true form of Zabimaru. He swings his snake skull blade up in the air before pointing it towards the general. "S¨­¨­ Zabimaru" His raven hair was slowly lifting itself in the air while staring at the general with his fully awakened Sharingan. His tone was slowly darkened before saying "I was going to play a little longer but this time. Let''s end this." The general was emotionless before raising its hand up in the air summoning more warriors to his side. The summoned warriors were comparable to the fifth wave where almost a hundred warriors were summoned. It slowly raises its spear before pointing it towards him. With that, all the warriors charged in as if war was already begun. However, Yun Che was unfazed before slowly unfurls the vertebra-like bones from his waist and wave it like a third arm. Then, he did something he would done if he was serious in a fight. Starting from his blade, his skull blade slowly transforming from black and white to jade black blade. The skull on his wrist transformed into similar form like his massive bankai just now, platinum skull and purple mane and also purple eyes. The haki slowly travel through the bones connected to the skull before covering his entire bankai with it. He coated his Bankai with haki again thus transforming the tail bone around his waist into black jade tail bones. Using haki on this bankai didn''t use much energy compared to before as this form is much smaller and compact. The warriors slowly came buy before swinging their weapons towards him but¡­. Suddenly massive pressure covered the entire area including the tower where Jasmine and the Azure Dragon was observing him. "This pressure, is like the pressure emitted from a god." Jasmine wasn''t affected by the pressure as Yun Che controlled it to affect anyone but her. She raised her head before saying "So you''re finally serious for once." The pressure affected all the warriors before making them standstill. Slasshhhh!!!! He simply swings his tail bone around him and all the warriors were split horizontally before they could get even ten feet from him. The best part using this tail was he could extend it as long as he like. Slasshhhh!!!! Slasshhhh!!!! Slasshhhh!!!! Yun Che was extending Hebi''s tail all over the battlefield stabbing as well as slashing any warriors came close. Affected by the pressure, those warriors weren''t able to move once entering his pressure zone. He didn''t also forget to jump all over the battlefield slashing the warriors with his skull blade. "Hmph, sorry about that. They''re in the way." As last of the warriors fall, the only one remain was the general itself. He withdraws the pressure as he was preparing to fight with the stone dragon general. Without wasting any moment, the general swung its giant hammer towards him. A wise man would jump and avoid it but for him.... BOOMM!!!! The attack smashed the entire ground area and create a giant crater underneath it. If anyone were to see it, they might think Yun Che probably died underneath that strike. A full powered Tyrant Profound Realm general used its entire strenght to kill just a small mortal. The stone dragon general smashed its hammer with complete strength disregard anyone in the way. However¡­ "Oi¡­oi.. That hurts you punk." All of a sudden, the hammer was slowly raised above ground and the general having trouble pushing it. Underneath the hammer, Yun Che in his hollow''s mask was unfazed and relaxed as he raised the hammer from the ground. One of his hand was supporting the arm that was lifting as well as blocking the hammer just now, The ''Hihio'' arm made from his cowl. Despite the general was the same strength as him, he didn''t forget that the ''Hihio'' arm amplifies his arm''s strength multi-fold if he used it in battle. Couple with his Great Way of the Buddha and Haki, that arm will trouble anyone even those in the Monarch stages. No matter how hard it tried, the general couldn''t even lift the hammer or pushing it towards him. He pushed aside the hammer slowly before looking at the general with his hollow mode. Slowly forming a creepy smile underneath, he slowly said "What''s up?" Using the massive ''Hihio'' arm, Yun Che simply push it upwards before forming a fist. "Hmph, splendid strike but not good enough." He punched the giant hammer using the ''Hihio'' arm and smashed it to smithereens. The general was stumbled backwards as its hammer was destroyed by a single punch. Slowly floating to the ground, he shifted his mask to his side and slowly watching the general. The general immediately discards the remains of its hammer before drawing its giant spear. Without any remorse, it ran towards him pointing the spear. As he detected the intent, he shifts to the side allowing the spear to passed him before using the tail to wrapped around its massive arm. "You''re relentless, I give you that. No wonder the previous Yun Che nearly died because of you." Using his full strength, he infused his skull blade with phoenix flames causing the black jade blade covered with scarlet flame. SLASSHH!!!!! He flashed step towards its shoulder before delivering a giant flaming slash separating its left arm and spear from it. BOOM!!! The massive arm and spear fell to the ground as Yun Che slash it using the skull blade. The stone dragon general immediately used its free arm and draw the massive great sword from its back. Its sudden swing was avoided by Yun Che before flash stepping gaining some space between them. Looking at its broken body, Yun Che infused his blade with phoenix flames once more before engaging it in one final strike. The stone dragon general raised its massive blade before blocking Yun Che''s flaming blade. Two blades clashed resulting massive wind and fire flaming out all over the area. None of them wanted to lose in terms of clashing battle. However, every battle was never a fair battle for Yun Che. Even if he used his full strength, he didn''t forget that each Zanpakuto had its own advantage in battle. So same strength doesn''t actually mean anything to him. The only meaning for his battle is whether he should end it or not. "Hmph, so this is your final strike?" He said in a boring tone underneath the mask. The stone dragon general didn''t say anything as it continued to pour every ounce of its strength resisting Yun Che''s fiery strike. The flaming blade and great sword collided ferociously. With an enormous sound, two intertwining gorges formed in the ground underneath their feet. The Stone Dragon General moved backwards while Yun Che shot outwards... As the clashing raging on, Yun Che shift his mask back to his face before saying¡­. "You did good. But I am better." With that, he put his left hand on top of the blade and infused it with phoenix flames. With raging flames and haki, it become hotter before turning red despite being blackened by the haki. Crack! Crack!! Crack!!! The great sword hold by the general slowly cracks as Yun Che pushes his blade on it. More and more cracks started to appear before¡­ Slashhh!!!! He pushed his sword even further and it started to slash its entire sword in half like knife through butter. But, it didn''t stop there. The flaming blade travel all the way to the stone general''s head before... "Shing!!!!" The stone dragon general slowly losing the light in its eyes after Yun Che slashed it apart from top to bottom in a single shot. As it fell, its body fell apart as if an orange was sliced cleanly without any resistance. The stone dragon general was tough, but Yun Che always had trump cards hidden in his sleeve. He had the Great Way of the Buddha, Haki and even Phoenix Flames. Those things are enough to overwhelmed the stone dragon general by a large margin. Even if he didn''t use his hollow''s mask, he can still beat it after some time. But, Retsu and Cang Yue are waiting for him and he couldn''t afford to let them wait for long and who knows the time flow in this realm. Besides, sometimes gamers can be serious despite playing the fool for a moment. Boom!!! The two halves crashed to the ground as he stood up holding his flaming blade on his side. It was not long until a notification suddenly appeared in his head. [Ding¡­ Completed the tenth wave of the Dragon God Trial. Defeat the Stone Dragon General.] "It''s about time, I was started to get hungry." He slowly said before undoing his hollow''s mask. The battle last for a while but this is the third time he was serious for once. He really could end this trial faster but at the same time he wanted to enjoy the perks of being overpowered. If everything was one shot, then what''s the point having a lot of skills and not using it. When he was reincarnated, he wanted to enjoy pretending to be weak before showing his cards one by one. He wanted to live his life as he sees fit. The last time he was serious was during that snobbish brat threaten to destroy his entire family and created that giant crescent moon shaped valley. The first time was during his wedding. Ah, good times. [Ding... Congratulation Host for defeating a Stone Dragon General. Experience points + 10000] [Ding¡­Triggering hidden objective¡­..] "Sooo, what''s the hidden objective?" [Ding¡­ Host has defeated the stone Dragon General less than two hours. For that, Defeat Two Level 90 Stone Dragon Generals.] "Wait, What?!? Are you fu*king kidding me?!?!?" He wasn''t even finish when two streaks of light came from the night skies before forming into two giant Stone Dragon Generals. Now he regretted asking for more back then. "Cut me some slack man. *Sigh Never mind¡­.." Without wasting anymore time, Yun Che donned himself once more with his hollow mask before increased his speed towards the nearest general. One of them managed to draw its hammer before swinging it towards him. As he detected the intent, he changes the trajectory of his speed into avoiding the swing thus arriving next to the general. "Bakudo #62 Hyapporankan." Suddenly, several silver blue rods appeared on his left hand before threw it on the next general. The rods slowly grew in size and multiplied itself before stabbing the first Stone Dragon General before seizing its movement. The first general tried to move its arms but Yun Che decided to hit it with another Bakudo spell. "Bakudo #61 Rikujokoro" With that spell, six binding lights suddenly appeared around the first general immobilizing it completely. Combining two kido spells together makes everything the peak tyrant looked like a hostage in front of him. Yun Che cast it with his hollow''s mask on and the kido had his peak Tyrant Profound Realm strength as backup so the first general was immobilized completely. He didn''t want the first one to summon warriors as backup if he was preoccupied with the second one. As for the second one, he flashed behind the second general before pressing a hand behind its back. He slowly smiled while saying "Destroying Sky Decimating Earth" BOOM!!!! The back of the second general suddenly exploded and burst apart from back to front with massive amount of red Spirit Force. The explosion push it towards the immobilized general and collided with each other. As for Yun Che, he suddenly had another wild idea. Raising his left hand, he slowly pointed two fingers while maintaining it in front of his chest. "Bakudo #63, Sajo Sabaku" As he pointed his fingers, a chain of light suddenly burst out from his fingers before hitting the the two generals binding them together. The process was instant and the two generals were immobilized and unable to move no matter how much they tried. "Now that''s a nauseous sight to watch. Now I wish I could drink that ''unseen'' juice." He slowly approached them before stabbing the back of the fallen general. After impaling the general with his blade, Yun Che immediately clenches his fist. Suddenly a massive energy forming a jaw of spiritual energy behind him with a shape of a massive snake head. These jaws close down on the enemy, forming the visage of a large, serpentine skull, crushing them with its fangs. "Sorry it was short, I had my share of fun with the first general. So long!!!" He said with his hollowfied voice. "S¨­¨­ Zabimaru, Zaga Tepp¨­" As he said that, he immediately fires a blast of spiritual energy through the enemy from his skull blade. The massive energy was too large and it incinerates the generals immediately after firing it for the first time. SSSSsssssss The sound of incinerating was singing in the air as he decimated the two generals in a single shot. After lasting for a while, his attack left a massive trench on the groundresult of the attack powerful enough to reduce its target to ashes. "That took a while." As he breath a breath of relief. A notification suddenly popped in his mind. [Ding.. Congratulation host for defeating two Stone Dragon Generals. Experience gained +20000] [Ding... First trial complete. Return back to the top of the tower to claim your reward.] "Maybe later, man.. I need a feast after all of that." Yun Che was about to sit down recuperating. All of a sudden a streak of blue light suddenly surrounded him. "Eh, not again!!" The streak of blue light carried him back to the top of the tower in an instant. The barrier isolating the tower was gone the moment the trial was complete. Yun Che reappeared again slamming bottom first as the streak of light disappears. "Grrrr, I can come back by myself you know." He was actually greeted by Jasmine but instead of congratulate him, she slowly gives him a haki enhanced karate chop. "OUCH!!!, What was that for?!?" Yun Che rubbed his head after being smacked by her. Now, he regrets a little teaching her haki. "If you were serious from the beginning, you could finish this sooner." She scolded him. Yun Che was still rubbing his head but instead of retorting he suddenly smiled and simply said "Hahahaha, I just wanted to test the capabilities of those warriors. Where''s the fun if you can end it instantly?" "*Sigh, I really don''t understand how you think at all. Most cultivators risk the lives just to pass this trial but you wanted to have fun instead?" "Like I said before, I had my share of hardship in my previous life. So let me have fun completing the trial. At least I get the job done." Jasmine shook her head hearing his response. This is the first time she heard a cultivator have fun in cultivating. Hearing that makes her wonder, how much fun is cultivating? Even those people from up there never actually had any fun but for him and Retsu, these two are having a lot of fun compared to any other cultivators. Most of them would use whatever means necessary to avoid any danger but these two seek those dangers for fun. Maybe, if she could level up like them, will she have the same fun feeling as well? As she was wondering, both of them were greeted by the floating Azure Dragon. "Reaper. You are indeed a strange type of god. You were able to defeat all three generals in a short time. For that, I am truly impressed. This is the first time, this dragon has seen a god cultivated multiple arts as well as using a different type of power. But this dragon couldn''t help but wanted to ask a question." Yun Che was still donned in his mask and bankai form looked at the dragon with anticipating eyes. But before the dragon could ask, he spoke "If you wanted to ask about the mask, I have the ability to control my inner demon. I can manifest its powers into the real world and using it as my own." The Azure Dragon looked at him with widen eyes. "Hoo, how do you know that''s my question?" "The phoenix asked the same thing." Jasmine spoke next to him. "Looks like your aura is practically the same as those white masked beast invaded the continent two years ago. A human could turn into a beast is common in this dragon''s eyes but for you to turn into them is quite impressive." "Not completely though. I could only use their strength. Turning into them is a different story. I rather keep my humanity intact. Those things are way worse than beasts." Yun Che''s answer satisfied the dragon''s curiosity. "Very well. Congratulation for passing the first trial. Hold out your hand." Yun Che hold out his left hand since his right one was surrounded with Zabimaru''s bankai form. All of a sudden, a blue crystal fragment suddenly appeared above him before landing on top of his hand. [Ding.... Host has obtained the first part of the Dragon God Legacy, The crystal fragment of the Dragon God. This fragment needs two more fragment to complete the entire crystal.] Yun Che started to inspect the fragment before saying "Hoo, this is the crystal fragment. The phoenix had red one and this one is blue." "Hmph, you need to beat another two trials before you could earn the rest of the crystal. By the way, you can have this." Then, Yun Che can see something suddenly falling towards him from the sky. BOOM!!! The falling object creates a big impact as it landed at the center of the tower. Yun Che and Jasmine slowly walked by and saw a giant sword shaped like a dragon''s head sticking out at the middle. This sword literally shapes like it as the hilt was longer than a usual sword hilt. The guard of the sword have scales like dragon scales as well as three spikes above it. The ''eyes'' of the sword was made from a crystal. The funny thing is the sword''s point which is the nose also have nostrils on it. At the middle of the blade, the sword had sets of teeth covering all the way from the top to the hilt dividing the sword into two parts. [Ding... Congratulation host for obtaining a Monarch stage Heavy-sword "Dragon Fault." This sword was enhanced using the soul of a baby dragon to empower the sword to the Sky Profound Realm. However, it was upgraded by this trial the moment host taking the highest difficulty for the first trial.] "Hoo, the dragon fault. Yun Che''s next weapon after he lose the overlord sword fighting the general just now. I thought this sword is a Sky Profound Realm sword. Probably upgraded due to the difficulty part of the challenge. Now I feel bad for those dragons, never expected their child was actually taken by the trial itself. The trial they guard was actually the one killed their own child. So they blamed the humans for it." He slowly said in his heart after seeing the actual thing in front of him. Jasmine observed the Dragon Fault closely before saying "A heavy sword? So what do you think?" Yun Che was supposed to arrived at the Blue Wind Profound Palace and claimed the overlord sword but he skip those routes and immediately travel here. He''ll make sure to find the sword later. "Impressive it might be, but I won''t switch my Zanpakutos over with this one. Besides, I already had Zangetsu and that guy is still heavy as fuck. Maybe I''ll just take it, I''ll be able to use it to as a base to create another sword." "Use it as a base?" Jasmine asked him. "Yeah, this thing is a Monarch stage sword. I can disassemble it and forge a new sword using it as a material. One day, I can make a sword I am comfortable with." Jasmine looks at him before sigh."*Sigh, I can''t stop you there. Zangetsu was already a heavy sword. Be it Shikai or Bankai. So what type of sword are you going to create?" "Don''t know, haven''t decided yet." Yun Che slowly approached the Dragon Fault before waving his hand storing it inside his inventory. "So reaper, if you''re ready. You can jump to the bottom and begin the second trial." The Azure Dragon said to him before turned its head to the edge of the tower. "Sure, but maybe later. First things first.. I need some rest. Won''t be long." Yun Che undo his mask and Bankai before storing Zabimaru back to his inner world. He immediately sat down before initiating Jinzen transporting his consciousness into his inner world. Jasmine knew what he was planning and simply turned into a streak of light before returning back to the inner world as well. When he arrived, he appeared under his Spirit Tree in the middle of the realm. It seems that all of his spirits are preoccupied at the moment. Which is a good thing. At least he won''t have to deal with anyone, yet. However, instead of doing anything. He simply lied down underneath the tree before passing out from the fatigue. 99 Chapter 99: Sky Wolf Slash Yun Che snaps his eyes open. Looks like the first trial really tire him that much. Well, he did use most of his stamina and energy using that big move as well as sustaining his haki. As soon as he opened his eyes he was greeted by two lovely ladies dressed in white. "Yuuki-sama, looks like you''re wide awake?" One of the lovely lady spoke to him. It was none other than Shirayuki. "Yes, we never expected you actually passed out under this tree." The other one spoke after. Shirayuki''s lovely sister, Kuroyuki. When Yun Che looked at her, she was even more beautiful up close. "Shirayuki? Kuroyuki? Yeah, looks like I am that tired huh?" He remembered that he passed out the moment he entered his inner world. When he thought about it, his mental strength was totally exhausted compare to his replenish-able energy. The thing is how long did he passed out? He noticed that he felt something soft underneath his head. "Is this¡­." When he felt it, it was really soft compared to a pillow. He wouldn''t mind lying on this kind of softness anytime. Seeing his reaction, Shirayuki smiled. "Yuuki-sama, how''s our lap pillow? Pretty soft right? You can enjoy this anytime you want." "If Shirayuki wouldn''t mind. I wouldn''t as well. But you look so peaceful when you''re sleeping." Kuroyuki slowly said with her soothing voice. Shirayuki continued. "But, Nee-sama. He looked like he was enjoying them." When he realized it, Shirayuki and Kuroyuki were sitting next to each other. As for him, his head was between Shirayuki''s right leg and Kuroyuki''s left leg. No wonder it was softer. He slowly smiled and said "Yeah, it is softer than any pillow. Wouldn''t mind doing it again." "Mou...Yuuki-sama, you''re a smooth talker. No wonder these girls really like you." As for him, he just smiled at them but couldn''t help feel his torso was a lot heavier from before. When he looked at it, he found the very reason. Looks like those little girls of him were sleeping right on top of his chest. Mizu was on the right side and Kaze on the other sleeping with their bellies touching his own. Of all the places they could sleep, they slept on his chest and their head was on the crook of his neck breathing on it. His arms were taken by both Hebi and Saru by put it between their chest. Even they also passed out from the trial. Well, he did use both of their bankai and that beam. He admit that their chest felt softer but he didn''t come here to enjoy this. Even in here he can''t even sleep on his own without his girls jumping on him. Not that he mind but sometimes he really wanted to sleep alone for a change. "For you to passed out in here, Yuuki-sama. Must be tiring in the outside world." "Not really, the reason I came in here was to switch Zanpakuto but the peaceful air in here makes me tired all of a sudden." "Took you a while to wake up." He shifts his head towards the source of the voice and immediately saw Jasmine staring at him from behind Shirayuki and Kuroyuki. "Haha, sorry. I passed out." He smiled tiredly. Jasmine turned her head from him and said "Hmph, get yourself back together. You still have to face the second trial." "Haha, I guess I better get going. That trial might took a while." Jasmine turned her head towards him. "A while? Hoo, what is the second trial?" "You''ll see. By the way, that was a short nap." "Short? You passed out for ten hours. How is that short?" "TEN!??! Man, those girls are going to kill me. All right, you lots.. Rise and Shine ladies¡­" He suddenly shouted earning a jolt from the rest of his sleeping girls. Mizu was the first one to get up and yawn. "Hmmmm, Onii-chan. That was a nice nap." "That''s right. That right. Naps are the best." Kaze awakened while yawning as well. "More like he slept the whole day. I''ll wait outside." Jasmine said while she shook her head. She didn''t want to admit that she too had her rest in her own room as well taking a bath at the onsen. She sighs before disappears into the outside world. "Hnn, five more minutes." Both Satu and Hebi said at the same time tightening the hug around his arms. "These girls. Hai..hai¡­ wake up you two. You''re getting drool all over my arm." "Mou..master¡­ you should know better when waking up a sleeping girl." Hebi slowly said while yawning. "Sorry about that, I am already ten hours late." He said while petting their soft heads. As he gets up, he didn''t forget to thank the snow sisters for letting him use their laps. Its not every day a girl would put his head on their lap willingly. As he gets up, he slowly floats to his floating spirit orbs before tapping Zangetsu''s orb. This time, he really needed Zangetsu for his second trial. He didn''t forget to stock up a much divine water as possible because this time, it''ll be more than 1000 opponents he is going to face. "Master, aren''t you forgetting something?" He turned his head and saw Saru and Hebi were fidgeting as if they were waiting for something. "What did I forget?" Both Saru and Hebi went towards him before pointing their rosy lips towards him. "We''re ready." "¡­. Damn, I forgot." He said internally. Shirayuki was pouting because they get to kiss him first and Kuroyuki sighs as she comforted her. Both Saru and Hebi had a look of triumph as they managed to steal a head start from them. Mizu and Kaze didn''t know anything as they too pointing their lips following them. He pulls a deep breath before moving slowly towards them. He can also sense that these two are nervous despite being bolder than a marker all the time. But promise is a promise. Both of the girls were awaiting nervously for the arrival of that kiss. This time, they could finally deepen the bond between them and maybe go¡­. *Chuu "Ehh?" Both of them feel a peck on top of their forehead and immediately opened their big eyes. They saw their master actually giving them a kiss on the forehead instead of their lips. Feeling disappointed, they suddenly shouted... "Master!!! That''s it?" Yun Che kept a straight face before pointing out his tongue. "Hee, you girls should be specific when you told me to kiss you. You didn''t say where." "Muuu, that''s mean. Teasing us like this." "Sorry¡­ See you later." He shouted before giving the same thing to Mizu and Kaze making them giggling with happiness. Such innocence. Shirayuki let out a breath of relief as their master didn''t do it on the lips. She wanted to be the first spirit who landed her lips on his and she won''t let anyone steal the first place. As he said that, he disappeared entirely before the other two could react. ...¡­ Azure Dragon Trial Realm Yun Che awaken from his slumber seeing the Azure Dragon still floating above him observing him the entire time. Jasmine had long reappeared and sat at the edges observing the scenery from the top of the tower. "Took you a while." "Yeah, those girls are handful. Well, I managed to switch my Zanpakuto. That''s all that matters." As he said that, he suddenly pulls out Zangetsu from his inner world and unwraps it. That Khyber shaped blade is really impressive no matter how much time he was used to it. The Azure Dragon widen its eyes seeing Yun Che drew a different weapon. It felt different type of power coming out from the sword but almost similar to his previous extending sword. "Hooo, a different weapon this time? Is it the same spirit from before?" Yun Che swinging Zangetsu casually before saying "Nope, that one is Snake and Baboon twin spirit. This time, I am using a different spirit. "Different, how many spirit you have inside that body of yours?" "Hmm, Four types. For now," "¡­.." The Azure Dragon was speechless. Even if it lived as a god from the primordial era, it never even heard a god able to control four different types of powers. Even one of them is fairly devastating. If Jasmine said each of his spirit has its own full power. Then, how many more he can control in the future? Unaware of the things as usual, he casually said "Now, then. So what is the second trial." The Azure Dragon regained its composure before replying "The second trial is a bit longer compared to the first one. This trial is you must defeat 99,999 spirit beast in under one year." Yun Che had read about this from the novel. That''s why he chose Zangetsu. The Azure Dragon continued "But, this trial has been upgraded. So, you must defeat 99,999 spirit beasts with the same cultivation as you." "That should be easy.." As he was smiling, the dragon smirked before dropping another bomb towards him. "In under a five hours." Yun Che''s composure was shattered the moment he heard that. "Wait¡­WHAT?!?" "A year should be easy enough. But this dragon won''t let you have an easier time. So am I. Five hours should be enough for you right?" Jasmine said next to him before sitting down on the floor. "What in the world? Five hours? I took half an hour to beat a thousand but 99,999 in just five hours?!?" Jasmine wrapped her arms on her body and said with a sadistic smirk. "Well, then. I think you better get started." [Ding... Initiating Dragon God Second Trial. Defeat 99,999 spirit beasts in under five hours. All spirit beast will have the same cultivation as the host. Duration: 05.00.00 Difficulty: Suicidal Reward: Dragon God Crystal Fragment] "Jasmine, why do I feel malicious intent coming from you? I was right. You do have a grudge against me." He fell on fours again thinking his fate with this midget. "Hmph, I have no idea what you''re talking about." She said with her usual tsundere tone. "Fine, I''ll deal with it. I might have one or two moves I can use." He regained his bearings before tapping the dust off his shoulders and walked towards the edge. As he walks, Jasmine watched his back slowly walked towards the edge of the tower. She sighs before shouting "Wait,¡­." "Hmm? What is it?" "I might have something for you to use aside from Getsuga Tenshou all the time. Since Zangetsu a heavy sword, sort off. I am sure you can pull this one off perfectly." "Hooo, Jasmine is giving me a new skill. All right. This disciple is ready to learn." Yun Che was back to his happy go lucky mode before sitting in front of her like an obedient student. He knew exactly what that skill is and he really looked forward to learn this skill. Seeing his antics, Jasmine rolls her eyes before saying "Originally, this skill belongs to my older brother. He used this tome once he made a breakthrough using a heavy sword." "He used it as well?" "Hnn, his heavy sword was larger than yours but I am sure you can use it. And the reason I am teaching you is you were able to use the power of the Heavy Sword using Zangetsu as well as Tensa Zangetsu. For a small thing like that able to execute the power of a Heavy Sword is quite unique." "Well, I have my share of experiences back in my own world. So you can say I understood a lot actually." Jasmine looked at him with a smirk and said "Hnn, then let your master here bestow you with another knowledge. This princess is going to teach you this. But I can only teach you the first move as this is the only move from that tome I understood back then." Jasmine then touch his forehead before transferring all her knowledge on the skill she wishes him to learn. Yun Che could see everything from the transfer. The methods, stance and execution. He even saw the devastating effect of the skill like a movie replayed to him over and over again. [Ding¡­. Host has discovered ''The Sky Wolf Slash'' from the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God Tome.] [Ding¡­ Cultivate?] "Holy hell, this is Yun Che''s signature slash. Obtained from Jasmine herself. Of course I am learning it." [Ding.. Host has obtain the ''Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God Tome'' first skill ''The Sky Wolf Slash''.] [Ding.. Compatibility between Host''s original Getsuga Tenshou and the Sky Wolf Slash.] He grinned in excitement before saying "Wow¡­its been a while. Fusion huh?" [Ding¡­ Initiating Fusion] [Fusion successful] [Ding¡­ New Skill acquired: Sky Wolf Moon Fang Heaven Piercer. This skill was created through the fusion of Sky Wolf Slash and Getsuga Tenshou. Host''s Getsuga Tenshou will produce a massive wolf head moon fang.] He shot her a grin before saying "Hell yeah, new skill. Thanks Jasmine." She knew he learned it instantly and said "Yeah, this skill is called the Sky Wolf Slash. This is the only skill I obtained from my brother. This is his most favorite skill. I managed to understood thisskill because he used it all the time. By the way, The Sky Wolf Slash is one of the skill from¡­" "Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God Tome. Am I right?" He responded with a relaxed face. "How¡­?" Jasmine was shocked as he knew the true name of the skill. She was about to said ''Prison God Sirius Tome. But he beat her to it. He even used the full name. Yun Che didn''t say anything but only pointed on his forehead. Jasmine understood the reference and regain her composure. Of course he knew. He had the system. The system knew everything out of everything. The same thing when she asked him about the Evil God Blood and Star God Realm. "Then, I am sure the system can complete the tome for you right?" He shook his head. "Nope." "But, I thought¡­" "Its true, the system knew everything. It even knew about the complete skill list of that tome but the system needs the fundamental of that skill. What the system knew is just the theoretical part of the skill and tome. It needs the physical part or the tome itself as well as the formula. The system can teach what you gave me just now instantly but as for the others. I really need someone who mastered those moves. " Then, he continued " As for the rest, I might need the tome itself." Yun Che stated the truth to Jasmine. The system can help him learn about any skills from his previous world. However, the system only knew the skills from this world through the novel he read. That''s why he needed the slab from Frozen Cloud Asgard to learn the Frozen End Arts and Feng Xu''er for the World Ode of the Phoenix. She slowly nodded in understanding. "So, the system needs to find the art itself to complete it?" "Yeah. If the system can complete it. All the arts I''ve learnt from this world will be long completed. As for now, its like reading a summary of a book without the book itself." "If the system knew about this tome. Then, can you describe what the system knew about the tome? It might help me understood what is the true purpose of the tome." Jasmine wanted to know about the art her brother cultivated. Both of them walked different paths so she wanted to understood them and maybe teach Yun Che something. Instead of describing it to her, he just tapped her head and passed everything he knew about the tome from the system. He passed all the skills as well as the origin of the skill to her minus the part about her brother. As she read the description, it is the same feeling as reading a wiki from the internet without reading the book itself. "You''re right, I can understand all of this but simply knowing the name of the skills doesn''t mean you can learn it. You really need the tome itself." "Or someone who managed to cultivate it." He continued. Then, Jasmine started to conclude what she learnt from the system. "It said here that during the era of the gods, the Heavenly Wolf Star God was once captured by the devil race and sealed inside the Netherworld Demonic Hell before his ascension to the position of Star God, and suffered endless torment, which gave rise to endless hatred and resentment in his heart. Later, his obsession and hatred gave birth to an incomparably powerful energy that helped him break out of the prison, and he managed to leave the territory of devils with his own strength and flee back to the God Realm." Hearing they suddenly talked about the Heavenly Wolf Star God, the Azure Dragon suddenly spoke. "Are you talking about the Heavenly Wolf Star God? This dragon once met such a god back then. He was really powerful. We called him the God of Hatred. His powers almost similar to the divine power of ''devils'' back then. Probably when he was captured, most Gods back then accused him of practicing devil arts during his capture." Yun Che nodded in understanding. "So that guy was captured? I can imagine being tortured alive by those things." Jasmine suddenly interjects. "You seem to understand these terms quite well." Yun Che shrugged his shoulders. "Well, we have these things in our world as well. Shinigami are gods and Hollows are devils. We went to war with each other countless of times. Basically it''s the same thing. Just different terms I guess." Nodding in understanding, Jasmine continued "Anyway, this power of obsession and hatred was what took the form of ''Heavenly Wolf Hell God''s Tome'' later on. Afterwards, his hatred was purified and he was ranked as one of the twelve star gods. But because of it the ''Heavenly Wolf Hell God''s Tome'' lost its might as well. It is only when the fire of hatred fiercely burns that this god art recovers its divine might. Once the divine might burst forth under the influence of hatred, none of the other eleven star gods can be the opponent of the Heavenly Wolf Star God." "Wait, you say that your brother once unleashed the full power of this tome before he died. Did he get captured back then?" Yun Che''s question caused Jasmine to go quiet all of a sudden. Seeing her this quiet, he continued "Sorry if I asked something personal. You don''t have to answer." Jasmine formed up a smile before shaking her head. "No, meeting you and the others had opened my eyes. There''s no use dwelling in the past in anger and vengeance. Even if I hid it, one day. You might find out about it sooner or later. I don''t know why but you and the others are ones I can trust in this world. The answer for your question is yes, he was captured. But, I am not ready to tell you the full story just yet. Let''s wait for Retsu." Yun Che pat her head and looking at her affectionately. She didn''t resist his touch before looking at him as well. "Take your time, Jasmine. You might be an annoying little midget sometimes. But, you''re one of us now." Jasmine widen her eyes before shooting him with an angry look. "You dare call this princess a midget?!?" "Hell yeah, I am!!!" He simply smile like it was nothing. Jasmine looked at him with an annoyed look but all of a sudden. "Pfft... Hahaha...This princess can''t even comprehend that you actually did that. I''ll let you off this time but one more time if this princess heard you call me a midget. Then don''t blame me for putting haki to a good use." Jasmine slowly smiled remembering the moments of her and her brother, the reason she laughed just now wasn''t because of anything. The particular reason was her brother also calls her an annoying little midget. Be it coincidence or not. Yun Che just grin at her before saying... "Hai,,,Hai...By the way, your brother is pretty overpowered for such a man. He can even beat you, Jasmine?" "Hmph, as if this princess allows it. So, in conclusion, you needed the power of hatred itself to unleashed its full power. Knowing you, this might be quite hard." "Sort off, I am born with all the experiences in my world. You can say hatred and vengeance are long gone for me. I have long discarded those feelings. As for the story behind it, I''ll tell you if you tell me yours." She nodded to his statement. Its a fair price. "So how in the world are you supposed to unleashed its true might?" "Instant learning from the system. Then again, I really have the method of unleashing the power of hatred despite being who I am." "How are you supposed to accomplished that?" Yun Che didn''t say anything but slowly transform his eyes into three tomoe sharingan. Those three tomoes slowly spinning showing deep aura of hatred around him. Seeing him like this, she never knew he had the aura of slaughter and hatred. It was thicker than Retsu. "How''s that?" He said while smiling but maintaining the slaughter and hatred aura around him. "How?" He kept a smiling face at the same time pointing towards his spinning sharingan. "Your sharingan?" "The sharingan isn''t just for show you know. It''s not just unlocking my haki and enhanced my senses as well as unlocking new powers. The sharingan is actually the embodiment of Hatred itself." She murmured "Embodiment of hatred?" "The sharingan is also known as ''Copy Wheel Eye''. This eye enables the user to see things normal mortals can''t see, enhanced senses as well as copy any arts the user desires. That''s how I managed to learn the Star God Broken Shadow in an instant." "Back to the story, this eye is really the embodiment of hatred. The more hatred the user felt the faster it awakens. It belongs to an extinct clan back in my original world and I am the last inheritor.Like I said, the sharingan can also transform my aura and spirit force into the energy of hatred. As long as I maintained it, I can use it anytime. Pretty cool right?" She sighs at his capabilities. The real question was not what he can''t do but what else he can do? "You know, why I am even surprised at this. So your sharingan, is this the limit of its power?" "Nope, the highest power I can attain depend on the Evil God Gates I managed to sustained. Right now, Purgatory has unlocked these three tomoe stage Sharingan. When I attained Rumbling Heaven at Sovereign Profound Realm. It will unlock the fourth stage and evolve the Sharingan." She widen her eyes and ask "That is?" "The Mangekyou Sharingan or Kaleidoscope Copy Wheel Eye. When I attained it, the power of hatred I can use will be even more powerful. Even the later stages of the sharingan can enhance the tome to become even more powerful." She curiously observed the sharingan in his eyes and said "Mangekyou Sharingan? Each gate of the Evil God has its own sharingan stage?" "Yeah...Mangekyou Sharingan has different type of powers so until I reach it. I couldn''t tell you more." "Understood, I think you better get started with the trial. Retsu might started to get worried." She suggested after seeing them talking for a while. "Yeah.. Five hours might be less than a year. I think I might pull something off after all." He said while standing on the edge and facing her. "Also, five hours kind of short. I might need someone''s help for that." He said while slowly storing Zangetsu behind his back. "How? I can''t help you and you know it." Jasmine said while being puzzled. "Yeah, you can''t. But he can. And I am sure he can unleashed even more powerful version of the Sky Wolf Slash." He slowly said before raising his arms in the air before leaning backwards and fell towards the bottom. 100 Chapter 100: Relentless Beasts As he was falling, Yun Che could see the grass and rocky plains around him started to change. Trees started to grow out of the grass reaching several stories high. Not only that, even mountains and rocky canyons grew along with it. What appeared before his eyes was a vast expanse of an endless plains. Grass covered the ground and there were also trees that gave shade. Even the faint sound of running water could be heard. There were short hills in the distance that rose and fell. Occasionally, the cries of all kinds of birds and animals could be heard. This place''s refreshingly delightful atmosphere and smells were also completely different than the previous grassy and rocky plains just now. Yun Che turned around and still saw the endless plain of trees, grass and hill all-over him. The endless night has been change into a day as he can see the rays of the artificial sun somewhere in the distance. "This is¡­ the next trial ground? It doesn''t seem¡­ to have any hint of danger." He murmured to himself seeing the changes around him. The realm was 100% transformed including the time of the day. The only thing remains is the spiking tower where he jumped from. As the sun ray shines, even Jasmine shield her eyes in order for her to observe the place clearly. With the sun and forest covering the entire ground, she just has to put her trust to Yun Che to finish this thing. The fall to the bottom took about a couple of minutes. The height was enough to scare those from below the Sky Profound Realm in an instant. As for this kind of guy, he rather jumped towards the bottom rather than flying to the bottom. As for the reason, he took it because of the ''thrill''. Seeing this place, he remembered what he needed to do. "99,999 spirit beasts in less than 5 hours. How in the world I am going to pull this off?" Most characters need months to complete such task but he has five hours to finish this thing. If he do it in relaxed mode, he might needed at least 10 hours. Boom!!! Yun Che landed on the bottom of the tower regaining his composure. The wasteland he caused under the tower seems like it was restored back to normal as the entire realm has changed. The changes were clearly specific. He remembered the original Yun Che was teleported to a realm with no exit and it was made entirely into a forest. Patting the dust off his shoulder. He walked the grounds of the trial waiting for the moment everything will begin. As he walked, a familiar ringing sounded in his head. [Ding¡­ Second Trial Initiated: Defeat 99,999 spirit beasts in under 5 hours. Duration: 05.00.00 Difficulty: Suicidal Reward: Dragon God Crystal Fragment.] Stretching himself, he doubles check whether he had enough rest and energy to go forth. Didn''t want suddenly getting tired for no reason. "Looks like it''s time to go crazy." Suddenly, he heard the Azure Dragon''s voice suddenly sounded above him. "Normally, challengers are teleported to a separate realm for this challenge. But for you, I will bring the beasts here and change the entire realm. This dragon bid you good luck when you faced them. If you ever fail, only death awaits you." "*Sigh, really helpful. Hmm, I was wondering why didn''t I get to go that separate realm. No wonder." He said slowly in his heart before continued "All right, bring it on. I don''t care if it''s one thousands of tens of thousands. I''ll just fuck them all to hell." As he said that, he draws Zangetsu from his back and placed it behind his head. This is the first time in this world he had an encounter far more than a thousand. Moreover, he had to complete this thing in a short time. Then, he slowly remembered he need some help and slowly contact that person. "Yo Hoyuu, you there?" Hoyuu hollowfied voice sounded in his mind. "What''s up, King?" Yun Che shot a smirk before saying "You interested in a little challenge?" Seeing Yun Che challenged him, he suddenly formed a sinister grin. "Challenge? Underestimated me ehh? So what is it?" "I just discuss with the system and increased your takeover pass three minutes just for today. But, it can only give you ten minutes for every possession. That''s the highest it can gave you. Any more than that, I''ll be expose to my hollow''s instinct." Showing his displeasure, he simply said "Chee, that damn system. Fine ten minutes it is." "Also, It gave you ten minutes for every hour just for today. I am sure you heard everything from the dragon right?" "Of course I heard it. Defeat 99 thousand plus beast in under five hours. Sounds just right my game but then again, why did you get to have all the fun?" Yun Che rolled his eyes before saying "So, the challenge is let''s see how many beasts both of us can kill. The system will keep track of our progress." Hoyuu think for a while and said "Hmph, my limit is only ten minutes. So what about the rest? You can rack up more than me if that happens." "Let me finish, you dumbass. Ten minutes, I will kill as much beast as possible and after that time is up. I will let you takeover me. The system only tracks what happen between my ten minutes and yours. Anything beyond that will not be counted. Seems fair right?" "Sort off, we''ll have a battle to see how many of those things both of us can kill in 50 minutes? Interesting, You''re on king." "Yeah, that''ll earn your attention." Nodding in agreement, Hoyuu continued "Bastard, you won''t suggest this if you don''t want something. So, what do you want?" Yun Che was pondering for a while thinking what kind of thing he can ask from Hoyuu. Then, he had a bright idea and said "Right on. If I win, you''ll give me 25 affinity points." He could use this method to decrease the amount of points he had on him. Right now, fighting Hoyuu with Evil God Arts is the least he wants to do right now. That guy gives him trouble with Kido and those arts empowering him even more. Hoyuu almost spits blood out of his mouth. Those affinity points were the only way for him tochallenge Yun Che legally. Also, he can fight him with full power every time they trained. "You¡­. 25 points too much. Seven points." Yun Che bickers back at him. "Too little. Let''s settle this at fifteen points." "Damn you, ten points and that''s final. Wouldn''t want to lose the opportunity to beat your ass. Ten points or you''re on your own." Yun Che wanted to increase but sighs anyway. "Fine, ten points it is." With that Hoyuu and him comes to an agreement before saying "Hehe, you bastard. So what happen if I win?" This time, it''s his turn asking him. "What do you want?" "Ohh, I''ll tell you what I want. From now on, Increase my possession to your body for ten minutes instead of three and you''ll let me out anytime I want." This is the perfect opportunity for him to come out to the real world. Yun Che didn''t summon him as often as before and he was getting bored. If he wins this round, he can come out and cause some ruckus while at it. This had him thinking for a while, in the end Yun Che just nodded. "Hoo¡­All right then. Going for the maximum huh? Sure thing." He''ll make sure to win this challenge. If Hoyuu takes over him anytime, all hell will break lose. Besides, he''ll never lose to him. Seeing him agree, Hoyuu shot him with a smirk. "It''s a deal. You''re going down. King. I can''t beat your ass during training. Maybe I can beat your ass this time." "Hoho.. you wish." .........¡­. [Ding¡­ Stand by.] [Ding¡­ Stand by.] [Initiating Dragon God Second Trial.] [Beast Remaining: 99,999] [Time Remaining: 04.59.59] All of a sudden, lights appearing all over the realm indicating the trial has begun. Beneath those thousands of towering lights, beast with multiple sizes emerges from lights. Starting from hundreds and thousands appeared covering the whole area with spirit beasts. It was also at this time that the Primordial Azure Dragon''s voice sounded. "Reaper, welcome. This place, is the Dragon God Trial''s second trial ground. This trial ground has no limit, and also has no exit. You can only leave this place after you have successfully completed the trial. Or perhaps you would be buried here before completing the trial." Then, it continued "There are an innumerable amount of spirit beasts here in this endless plain. The level of the spirit beasts here has all been adjusted with your strength as the benchmark. Also, as a result of the two-fold difficulty level you have to bear, complete this trial under five hours. As for some of the more powerful spirit beasts, their strength far surpasses the Stone Dragon Warriors that you had killed." "Well, no shit. Most of them might be at the same strength but it''ll be too boring if none of them are stronger than that. So, that means their strength can achieve Tyrant Profound Realm?" He murmured in his heart. "To these spirit beasts, this place is an endless paradise. But to you, this place is extremely dangerous. It is an abyss filled with countless shadows of death. This is because once the spirit beasts here sense your aura, they would all immediately unleash an endless barrage of attacks. At the same time, under my soul''s guidance, spirit beasts near you would all be led in your direction. You would be hunted at all times by spirit beasts and would never be able to sleep soundly or eat in peace." Seeing this development, he smile a little as he said "Well, I really don''t care about that at all. It''s better if they seek me rather than I seek them. Five hours is a long time and I am not wasting even a few seconds finding them." The Primordial Azure Dragon''s voice fell, and the surrounding atmosphere suddenly turned from fresh to gloomy. As soon as they appeared from the ray of light, The howls of innumerable spirit beasts sounded from far away. Surrounding Yun Che, the shadows of a dozen or so spirit beasts also started to move. Their aura kept Yun Che firmly fixed, and then they all rushed towards where he was. Out of all the spirit auras these spirit beasts were releasing, none of them were below the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. In the blink of an eye, Yun Che was already surrounded by a large number of spirit beasts. The Primordial Azure Dragon''s voice said that the spirit beasts here would actively move towards Yun Che under the guidance of its aura. When they discover him, they would then commence a do or die hunt. These words were obviously not said in a lie. Yun Che quickly drew out Zangetsu with one hand and rushed towards these spirit beasts. He decided to test the waters by swinging a sword wave towards the spirit beast. His sword wave was no joke, it merely looked like a wave but it was way stronger than Ichigo''s original Getsuga Tenshou. He jumped several meters above before shooting his sword wave. Slash!!!! The sword wave travel all over the plains annihilating every beast on the way. As he killed each and every one of the beasts. Notifications started ringing in his ears. [Ding¡­. Congratulation for killing a spirit beast. Experience +1000] [Ding¡­. Congratulation for killing a spirit beast. Experience +1000] [Ding¡­. Congratulation for killing a spirit beast. Experience +1000] ...¡­.. ...¡­. As expected, these beasts are spiritual beast. The experience given isn''t that much. [Ding¡­ Spirit Beast remaining: 99,976] [Ding¡­ First ten minutes (Kill Count) Yun Che: 23Hoyuu: 0 Time Remaining: 09.45 Seeing the ticking time, he said to himself. "Shit, its already starting?" Seeing the numbers on Yun Che''s kill count, Hoyuu grins and shot him with a familiar phrase. "Better get a move on. You have to pump up those numbers, king. Those are rookie numbers." "Shut up!! I am doing it." As he jumped, he travels to the area with the largest stacking of spirit beast before initiating his next technique. "Star Scorching Demon Lotus!!!!" Forming his flaming leg, he jumped high and landed on a group of beast before releasing massive amount of phoenix flame on them. BOOM!!!! In the area where he landed just now, a massive lotus of scarlet fire suddenly formed decimating any spirit beast nearby. He executed the technique using only one essence blood because the beast maybe made up of spirit particles but they still possess some kind of intelligence. As proof, none of the beast dare to approached the flaming lotus. Without wasting any time, he decided to release his favorite and common technique at all times. "Getsuga Tenshou!!!" Using the shikai Zangetsu, he released a massive Getsuga horizontally from the center of the lotus towards the gathering profound beasts. Then, he released another one, followed by another and another. The massive blueish energy travel all over the field annihilating every single one of the beasts. He released those Getsuga in four directions seizing chances of annihilating any demon beast dare to approach. Since the Getsuga is too large, none of the beast survive or get away from its path. [Ding¡­ First ten minutes (Kill Count) Yun Che: 581Hoyuu: 0 Time Remaining: 08.25 "Looking good king, eight minutes left." "STOP TELLING ME!!!" This time, Yun Che decided to use Hoyuu''s fighting style against them. He extends Zangetsu using its straps before empowering it with his phoenix flames. By the looks of it, Zangetsu was swirling with flames as if it were a flaming sword from hell. Using its straps, he spins Zangetsu as fast as he can using its straps forming a massive fiery tornado. As he empowers it, he launched the sword towards the group of spirit beast and when the sword lands¡­. BOOM!!!! BOOM!!!! Every time he threw and extended Zangetsu''s shikai towards the spirit beast, explosion occur all over and engulfing the beasts in flames. When any beast tried to approach him, he pulled back his sword and spin it again forming a massive tornado once more. The tornado easily incinerates any approaching beast coming at him. As Zangetsu danced all over the battlefield, it brought about waves of surging phoenix fire, causing the surrounding spirit beasts to back away again and again. However, the strength of these spirit beasts far outmatched the Stone Dragon Warriors he had defeated in the first stage of the trial but they are still made from spirit particles. Every time they charge, he easily eliminated them with a single slash either from sword waves or Getsuga Tenshou. When all of them charged over, the pressure far exceeded the attack from a few hundred Stone Dragon Warriors but it wasn''t enough to throw him off balance. It was making him even more excited. Also, following Yun Che''s kills, the number of spirit beasts did not decrease. Rather, they quickly increased. At every moment, there were large amounts of spirit beasts rushing over from the surroundings. As he swings his sword, the trees and hills were instantly decimated turning the entire forest into complete wasteland. Not that he minded but at least those trees aren''t in the way as he started rampaging around him. [Ding¡­ First ten minutes (Kill Count) Yun Che: 1351Hoyuu: 0 Time Remaining: 06.15 This battle is the type of battle he always wanted to fight. Killing thousands and thousands of opponents rather than facing a single one. Now he really wished Retsu was here to join the fun but all he had was this stuck up hollow with him. Swinging his blade creating waves after waves of sword blast, he suddenly remembered something. "I never actually used this spell''s full power before. Last time it was Retsu who used it. Might as well as try it out." He jumped on one of the rocks at the same time releasing sword waves while started to chant. Pointing his right index finger and middle finger upwards in front of his chest. He chanted "Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man!" Waves after waves of blue flames started to gather around his two fingers as he chanted. Signaling he was about to use the full power of this spell. "Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws." Opening all of his fingers on his right hand, he pointed it towards the approaching horde of beasts. The rampaging energy on his hand started swirling producing lightning effects and compressing air around him levitating small rocks in the air. "Let see what happen if channel a quarter of energy to this spell. Way of Destruction #33, Blue Fire Crash Down!!!!" BOOM!!!!! The swirling energy from his palm was released into the air covering half of the realm with blinding blue light and producing a loud explosion sound at the same time. Wherever the light travels, the energy decimated anything around it. As Jasmine looked from the tower, she was quite shocked to see the massive blue fire covering half of the realm and shoot as high as the sky. She never expected the kido spell he used to destroy rocks all the time can produce this massive power. Even the Azure Dragon widen its eyes. "This Soul Reaper. *Sigh, this dragon really has no saying after seeing his performance. He still continues to shock me even after a while. Maybe five hours was easy enough for him to accomplish." "You''re not the only one. This princess always thought that spell merely simple spell used to destroy things. Looks like he really got me this time." The Azure Dragon widen its eyes and turned its head. "Simple spell?" "That spell he used just now? It was merely used to destroy small rocks all the time." Jasmine said with a straight face. In fact, she too was indeed shocked. Seeing the lights covering the half of the realm, the situation was the same when Byakuya used it on Renji as the lights he produced can be seen throughout soul society. If he used too much power, he can easily annihilate half of the realm. It was a good thing he cared for Renji back then.As for this guy, he used a quarter of his spirit force. It''s a good thing he didn''t use the Evil God Destructive Power along with it. As the lights died down, a massive trench can be seen created from his spell just now. Some of the beast fell into the ravine he created. Kido arts are overpowered after all. For a mere number 33 spell,this spell can annihilate a city if he misused it. "Wow, the system wasn''t lying when it said it depends on the power channel into the spell." [Ding¡­ First ten minutes (Kill Count) Yun Che: 2514Hoyuu: 0 Time Remaining: 05.45 In a span of almost one minute, he managed to annihilate one thousand plus spirit beast in one go. If he didn''t mute the notifications, his head would be heard by the constant ringing of notifications. Well he did used 25% of his total spirit force to that spell. "Bastard, you''re really are a cheat character, King. You''re really overpowered." "Well, I aim to please." He stood by watching the destruction he created, the Great Way of the Buddha restoring his spirit force back to full power but he needed at least seven minutes. Not that he minded as he had mana potion to supply his energy just in case he ran out. Despite the being annihilated in a spectacular fashion, the beasts still charged at him relentlessly. Five hours is short time. Using big moves is the best option right now and he wasn''t planning on letting Hoyuu win. Letting that guy takeover, him in the outside world anytime spells bad news for him. The roaring of the beasts slowly getting closer and they sure are persistent when it comes to killing him. Slowly swinging his sword to his back, he started charging his sword with spirit force until the sword itself was glowing with power. "Let''s test that move shall we?" "Hoo, what move?" asked Hoyuu. "The move Jasmine taught a while ago. She''ll kick my ass if don''t used it. By the way, didn''t you learn this as well?" "I learn what you learn, king. Show me the might of that move so I can use it against you in the future." Charging his sword to the maximum, he suddenly yelled "Sky Wolf Slash!!!!" Suddenly, a massive blue wolf suddenly conjured behind him releasing a tyrannical aura is projected onto him as if he was the divine wolf himself. With that, he swung his sword towards the horde of beast releasing a massive wolf''s head made out from his spirit force towards them. He released a massive crescent moon arc with the wolf''s head in the middle. The massive wolf''s head roared towards the heavens as it smashed and annihilated the spirit beast in his way. One by one, the spirit beasts let out dying roars as the energy decimated them leaving nothing but dust in the air before exploding in the distance. Seeing her brother''s move again. Jasmine slowly formed a smile as she witnesses its glory once more. The way he released it, it was practically the same as her brother. Under Yun Che''s release, it became even more powerful compared to her brother. He didn''t even need a Heavy Sword to do it, he just needed Zangetsu. "Holy shit, that was powerful. Not only that, it was tyrannical." When he turned around, he saw the silhouette of the blue heavenly wolf still standing tall behind him. Seeing this wolf, he started to grin before saying "Thank you, Jasmine." [Ding¡­ Host has achieved the achievement ''Heavenly Wolf First Step''. Unleashed the power of the Heavenly Wolf Tome onto the world. Experience points: +10000 SP: +5000] [Ding¡­ First ten minutes (Kill Count) Yun Che: 3514Hoyuu: 0 Time Remaining: 03.45 Explosions are occurring throughout the battlefield as Yun Che started shooting off either Getsuga Tenshou or Sky Wolf Slash all over the battlefield. With each slash, hundreds and thousands of beast fall underneath his sword. Sometimes, if he''s too bored until¡­. [Ding¡­ First ten minutes (Kill Count) Yun Che: 5597Hoyuu: 0 Time Remaining: 00.00 Seeing his kills, Hoyuu claps his hands. "Hooo, you start a great starting point. You really don''t want me to win huh?" "You bet your white ass I won''t. You''re the last person I am going to let win." "Fine, tag me in. It''s about my turn. By the way, you won''t mind if I went rampage in here?" "This realm has no exit and the only thing worthy enough is that tower. Jasmine''s there so watch your step." "Hmph, all right. You know I won''t hurt her. She''s the only person I make fun with." Well, Yun Che can''t deny it. Jasmine was always the one Hoyuu make fun with. "All right. Let''s tag. Won''t want you keep nagging at me for being unfair." Yun Che teleported to the sky and allow the rest of the flying beast to chase him. With him over there, the flying beasts were relentless and chased him all over despite he knew how to fly. Avoiding the beasts'' attacks, he deployed his Second Evil God Art to block any incoming attacks. "All right. Take over man. Show me what you got." [Ding¡­ Host''s Hollowed spirit wishes to take-over. The take-over limit had been increase to 10 minutes every hour for five hours. Valid only for today.] Yun Che pressed the button on his console and his mind was disconnected from his body. Whatever happens now, it all comes to Hoyuu. [Initiating take-over] As the beast attacking the barrier relentlessly, Yun Che''s composure was slowly changing. Suddenly white particles started to cover his face forming a half mask on it. The mask was incomplete but it is enough to unleashed a greater terror that will descend onto this artificial realm. His mouth slowly forming a creepy grin and his eyes slowly transforming into yellow with black pupils. The relentless attacks shattered the barrier as its hull integrity unable to withstand the attacks of multiple beast at once. However, what greeted the beast wasn''t a man with a calm face. It was¡­ "Yo, its about time you let me out king." A hollowfied voice suddenly sounded from his mouth. Massive black and red energy suddenly formed and decimate the surrounding beast in a bizarre fashion. The process was short but it was enough to reduce those poor spirit beasts to dust leaving only the man with half mask covering his face. Jasmine shift her eyes towards the swirling red and black energy around the man and concluded "Chee, looks like you won''t miss this trial huh?" The Azure Dragon however had a different expression. The Soul Reaper was emitting the same energy when he used that mask but this time, the energy was different as it was tyrannical and sinister. The same energy like the devils but this one is far more powerful than them. Jasmine widen her eyes as she saw a massive red demonic wolf standing behind the him with black eyes staring at them. The beasts were spirits so they can''t even feel fear so regardless what he do to intimidate them, they still attacked him none the less. The tyrannical figure simply waved his sword and decimated the surrounding beast instantly using the same slash she taught to Yun Che just now. He was right, when he used it. It was powerful however when its in the hands of a true demon, it was really powerful. "HAHAHAHA¡­. IT''S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAD FUN IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD!!!" The figure roared towards the sky while emitting the aura of a powerful hollow. Emerged from the barrier, Yun Che remain as he was before but currently it wasn''t him that control the body. It was his Zanpakuto spirit, Hoyuu. Emerged with his half hollowfied mask, Hoyuu released the aura comparable to a devil. Under his influence, Yun Che''s tyrannical blue Heavenly Wolf behind him transformed into a red mixed with black Heavenly Wolf. A hollowfied version of the original. Looking at the beasts approaching him. He suddenly sounded with his hollow''s voice and the wolf behind him roared as well. "Well now, how should I destroy you pathetic insects?" 101 Chapter 101: Cang Yues Resolve Real world, outside the Azure Dragon Trial Zone. Cang Yue woke up some time later after fainted from Yun Che''s so called assault. However, her face still burns red remembering his boldness. Currently, she is sitting in front of the bonfire created by Retsu after scaring Kon into the forest to find some firewood. Once more touching the corner of her lips, her mind drifted to the moment before Yun Che entered that cave. "Wait..Wait.. Yun Che kissed me right on the corner of my lips right? Doesn''t that mean he loves me? Only lovers kissed each other, right? Why am I getting so worked up about?" She suddenly squeals like a high school girl remembering that moment. Then, she calmed down again. Not long after, she squeals again. Going ''Kyaa Kyaa'' over something so simple. Her squealing was something really cute though, slapping her face and stomping her feet in a cute manner. Kon was on the other side helping Retsu gathering some materials for cooking. Seeing her antics, he slowly sighs "Yare Yare, that girl been squealing for three times now. Is she going to be okay?" "*Giggle, she''ll be all right. I was also like her when Yuu-kun said he loves me. I couldn''t sleep at all thinking about that moment." At the same time she spoke, she was slowly cooked the meat hunted by Kon a moment ago. She said to him she wanted to try a new recipe given to her by Yun Che. She never expected she really likes cooking and learning every bit of Yun Che''s recipe as easy as reading a book. She did it because Jasmine once said that a way to man''s heart is through his stomach. So, her inventory is full of cooking utensils and spices Yun Che made from her for their travels. "What so special about that guy for you girls being that way?" "I don''t know, Kon. He''s different from others. Totally different. He''s the type of person who thinks about others rather than himself. Also, from the moment I saw him, he seems to have this attraction aura that pulls people towards him. I am sure you felt it too right?" "Well, he might be jerk but can''t deny myself into seeing him as a friend though." "Hnnn, despite being weaker. He saw all of us as equals and didn''t treat us like a burden. He trains us and shows us methods to deal with opponents and trust us completely. Even sister Jasmine likes him. Well she''s a little mean to him sometimes." "Mean? I think they rather suited for each other. Nee-san talks to him all the time. I mean, they still bicker with each other like old married couple." "*Giggle, It''s fun watching them bonding like that. By the way, I think sister Yue finally calmed down." Retsu slowly said while pouring some rice from the pot and saw the embarrassed Cang Yue walking towards them. "Yo, Yue nee-san. Still worked up?" Kon raised his plushy arm towards her. "No, I am okay. Ahh, let me help you with that. Sister Retsu." She shrugged her embarrassment before helping Retsu preparing their lunch. Cang Yue was always the helpful kind of person. Handing over the utensils, she giggled "Ara..ara..Sister Yue. You look really cute when you''re embarrassed." "Muu.. Stop teasing me. Sister Retsu." Cang Yue''s face started to turned red even as she put the meat mixed with some onions onto the bowl of rice. "Says the girl who fainted from a kiss." Kon suddenly said while slowly slipping a cooked meat to his mouth. Without warning, Cang Yue suddenly put the utensils down and grabbed Kon by his head. "Ehh!! Nee-san. What are you doing?" Without any warning, she started to punch his face repeatedly without using any strength. At the same time, her face was extremely red and her punches producing plushy sounds. Seeing her like this, Retsu giggled at her antics and the same time wishing Kon condolences. Well, she didn''t need to after seeing his pleasured look while being punch by her. Retsu sighs at their antics before saying "Hai..hai.. You two. Let''s start eating before the meat grows cold. After that, we can start our haki training." As she was preparing their lunch, all three of them suddenly detected a presence. Not just one but a lot of presence. Retsu widen her eyes as well as Cang Yue and Kon. All of them had their haki senses all the time and they detected the presence slowly moving towards them. "Look like we will have some company." Retsu immediately threw everything into the inventory. She spends a lot of time preparing their lunch and she wasn''t preparing to lose it if things go south. Judging from the number of presence as well as their movement, it seems that these presences in fact belong to humans. Kon was preparing as well but when he shifts his head towards Cang Yue, he can see her expression was darkening. "Nee-san, you okay? You don''t look to good." Kon''s statement earn a gaze from Retsu as well. Judging from her expression, it seems that she kind of knew the approaching company. It wasn''t long until she heard voices coming from the forest. The voices were unknown to both Retsu and Kon but Cang Yue knew these voices clearly. "Ah, someone was already here. My, such exquisite beauties." All three of them turned around and saw a company of people slowly emerging from the forest. Retsu scanned the presence with her haki and it seems she detected these companies have several Sky Profound Realm practitioners and Earth Profound Realm as well as dozens of Spirit Profound Realm warriors but none of them actually stronger than her. Well, her current cultivation is at Seventh Level of Sky Profound Realm currently. "Royal highness, it seems we have some people already arrived at this place." One of the attendants suddenly said to the man in the back. As he heard it, he slowly shifts to the front along with his companion. The three of them observe the two approaching men, one of them seems to have a fuchsia hair type similar to Cang Yue. This man was walking with a full suit of armor and from the looks of it, it seems the armor was quite expensive. This means his identity is not simple. But the features of this man is almost similar to Cang Yue. Suddenly the person spoke. "That person, is it you, Royal sister?" Kon was hanging on Retsu''s shoulder suddenly sounded. "Royal sister? Oh, so she knew these men?" "I don''t know. Kon. Let''s watch everything unfold first." Retsu quietly said before instructing him to hide behind her hair. She needed him to caught them off guard just in case things go south. Cang Yue''s face slowly sweating as she saw the face of the man. She knew this man so well but as soon as she laid her eyes on the second man beside him. Her expression darkens.The person beside him looked to be slightly younger and only looked twenty-two or three. However, while standing abreast this imperial prince, he had an inherently grandiose and lofty bearing, so he did not lose to Cang Shuo in the least. Rather, he even surpassed him. "Hooo, is that you Princess Cang Yue? What a coincidence meeting you here." Cang Yue laid her eyes onto the man beside her brother. She knew this man clearly. He was the reason she escaped from Empire''s palace to New Moon City. This voice made Cang Yue''s brows furrow slightly, and in a flash, the expression on her face changed from frigid to calm. She turned over and looked toward the person speaking, as well as those standing beside him. Her expression was steady, and her voice was calmer, "Third imperial brother, Young Master Fen, long time no see. What are you doing in this wasteland?" "Haha, it is royal sister. I never actually expected meeting you here. Well, we heard rumors that the guardians of this cave went missing after sometime. People had been trying to approached this cave but all of them seems to be scared of its guardian." Then, he continued "But, it seems the guardians went missing for some time and it''s our chance to approach this cave. It seems to hide some kind of secret. I didn''t expect our Royal sister would be here and she has a friend too." When the said man saw Retsu, he was shocked to the core just like the rest of them when they saw such exquisite and perfected beauty was standing in front of them. Her beautiful and unique clothing outshines any female they ever gaze on. Her beauty far surpassed Cang Yue but they can see that she was also wearing the same unique clothing as this fairy. Fen Juecheng felt his manhood was throbbing the moment he saw the Cang Yue''s new look but as soon as he gaze upon Retsu. He was almost unable to control himself. Retsu was already a fairy in her previous world but here she was reverted back to her younger form. This one far surpassed her beauty in the previous world. Slowly approaching Retsu, Cang Shuo bowed slightly in front of her. "My, beautiful fairy. This Prince is called Cang Shuo. The third imperial prince of the Blue Wind Empire as well as the royal brother of Princess Cang Yue and this man here is the young master of the burning heaven clan. Fen JueCheng" Despite exquisite armor and handsome faces, Retsu wasn''t amazed. When she looked at them, she was disgusted. They maybe looked nice but she can sense their intention clear as they. Looks like they wanted to use their status to gain her favor. Hoping that she would be interested and sell herself to them. The kind of men Yun Che and her despised the most. The two men slowly approached Retsu but Cang Yue moved immediately and stood next to her. They seem to not noticed Kon was hiding behind Retsu. At times right this, he was serious for once and not taking advantage of the girls. Besides, he rather kept his perverted antics under control with Retsu''s here with them. "Royal brother, this is my sister. Retsu. This is my friend and companion." Cang Yue wasn''t protecting these two men. She was much more concerned on what Retsu would do if they unleashed her wrath. If these men had the intention of touching her, she guaranteed none of these men would escape with their lives. "Sworn sister? It seems our royal sister has found a valuable friend. Not only that, she is also a swan. You really knew how to create relationship. Isn''t that right, Royal Sister?" Smiled Cang Shuo but Retsu and Cang Yue seemed to detect a hint of mockery within those sentences. Retsu knew Cang Yue had troubles of making friends and she is the first valuable friend that she has. Seeing her being mocked like this really testing her patience. Feng JueCheng took a step forward and bowed slightly. Adoration burned like a blaze within his eyes that looked towards Cang Yue and Retsu. It was not concealed in the least, "Once again, Fen Juecheng of the Burning Heaven Clan pays his respects to the beautiful and elegant Princess Cang Yue and Fairy Retsu. I''d heard that Your Highness hadn''t returned to the palace a month ago and I heard you were training in the New Moon City, but during this period of time, Juecheng has been continually training within the Fierce Sunfire Region. However, JueCheng heard of a spectacular training place in this region and the guardians of this place seems to have disappeared so this young master travelled here in hope to obtain a fortuitous encounter. Never expected your Highness is right here on this place. The heavens really don''t want us to be separated. Am I right?" "Hahahaha," Cang Shuo laughed, "The moment Young Master Fen heard of this place, he eagerly travels day and night just to rush here. I wanted to accompanied him to this place as well. I never expected Royal Sister is here as well. Young Master Fen was right just now. The heavens really match you two together. This great relationship is really touching and makes one envious." If Yun Che were here, he would''ve smacked these two to oblivion for making a move against Cang Yue. Kon was quite impressed these asshats knew cheezy lines to make a move against her. However, due to Cang Yue''s love for Yun Che. He doubts she will have any reaction against them. Cang Yue smiled lightly, and said: "I thank Young Master Fen for your kindness. All is well with Cang Yue, Young Master Fen need not worry. Cang Yue is here for the same reason as Young Master Fen." "Ah, In that case, Imperial sister. Young Master Fen is here for the same thing, why don''t you accompany Young Master Fen during this training session. Probably both of you will obtain something from here after all." "It''s a great proporsal your highness. I am looking forward to it as well." "Please forgive Cang Yue''s refusal." Right after Cang Shuo had just finished speaking, Cang Yue immediately declined. "It is not because Cang Yue is not willing, she is currently waiting for a friend." Fen JueCheng''s expression twitch slightly as he heard Cang Yue''s was waiting for someone." A friend? Is it a woman? She is training in there?" "No¡­ no.. It''s a man." Cang Yue said while smiling. The atmosphere between went quiet before Cang Shuo started saying "Imperial sister? Don''t joke around, is your friend training in there is a man?" "Third brother, if you don''t believe me. You can ask my sister here." "Imperial Sister!!! You dare bring a man on your journey? Do you know what happens if this were known around the empire?" Cang Shuo was furious. He had been spreading stories that his sister and Fen JueCheng were seeing each other and make up a lot of rumors making sure they were together in the end. If both of them are married, then the Burning Heaven Clan would have a foothold and his sister will ''automatically'' supported him. This is the his grand plan of having to assume the throne and he is not going to let some ''male'' disrupting his grand plan. "Your Highness, I''ve been pursuing you ever since I laid eyes upon you. Visit you for countless of times in the past. Are those meetings mean anything to you?" Unable to take it anymore, Cang Yue immediately countered "Third Brother, all of this was your decision. Not mine. You wanted to gain my support for the throne but I refused as I wanted to cure father rather than supporting you. You have the fourth, fifth and sixth brothers'' support. What more could you want?" She continued "And young master Fen, my apologies to you as well. Our meetings were merely on formal meeting between two factions for political purposes. Not a match meeting between a man and a woman. Hearing this statement, Fen JueCheng was stumped. Princess Cang Yue didn''t even register him as a suitor. She didn''t even react like she really liked him despite all the things he did and said during their previous encounter. Now, he was furious. "Cure your father? Sister Yue, what is going on?" Retsu was confused. It seems that her matters were not simple after all. She sighs before asking Cang Yue using the Tenteikura and she replied with hesitant. "Ever since my father the emperor was diagnosed with an incurable disease, the third brother and the first brother assuming he was incapable of ruling and began fighting for the throne of the Empire. It was common among royalty where siblings would fight for the throne but things weren''t going so well. The first brother had second brother supporting him as well as gain help from the Xiao Clan and the third brother gain help from the rest of the three princes. As the youngest and also the only princess, I remain neutral as I wanted to do everything to cure father so he can rule again." Then she continued "But, third brother gain outside help from the Burning Heaven Clan and young master Fen here was interested in me the moment he saw me during the last Blue Wind Ranking. So my third brother pushed me into marrying Fen JueCheng but I escaped to New Moon City. That''s where I met you Retsu, Sister YueChan and also Yun Che. You three are the only ones who treated me different rather than coaxing me like Fen JueCheng. Even Kon is a lot better than him. He wanted to marry me just because of my beauty and status. Not because of love. Also, if my brother required his support, I must dead set on marrying him." As she spoke, Retsu can sense her voice was full hatred but when it comes to them, her voice softens. When she and Kon heard about them, both of them started seeing those two with hatred as well. Besides, the two clans supporting them are the two clans Yun Che hated the most. Unable to accept this, Fen JueCheng ask her "Your highness, who is this friend of yours? What is your relationship with him? Which family is he from?" Fen JueCheng shot a barrage of questions onto her. This friend of hers, whoever he was. He was already offending him and he will not let this matter rest easily. Hearing these nonsence from both of them, Cang Yue made a resolve. She was not going to lay low and nodding like a puppet anymore. Besides, she is not selling Yun Che out. She wanted to let these scums knew who she really belongs to. "That friend is not just a friend. He is the one who stole my heart and the man I wanted to spend my whole life with. By the way, that man is also the man my sister here is engaged with." Fen JueCheng was even more furious but before he could throw a tantrum, Cang Shuo gritted his teeth before shouting "Royal sister!!!" But, suddenly he stopped before slowly smiled and said "Of course, that man is brainwashing you right. Making you think like this. Men!! Go into that cave and drag this ''friend'' of hers. We will force him to spit out the cure." Cang Shuo suddenly shouted towards his men to go into the cave and drag Yun Che out. Fen JueCheng was so furious. This friend of hers not only stole his Cang Yue but also have the heart of this peerless beauty. He was planning on coaxing this beauty as well making her his concubine. He was willing to do anything to pull this beauty under his arms. Hearing Cang Yue declared her love for Yun Che, Retsu was smiling. Looks like her feelings were finally settled. Hearing that her sister Cang Yue was defying her controlling brother as well as her stuck up suitor for Yun Che, it is settled. She is going to be her sister alongside Little Fairy and Xiao Lingxi. With that, she was willing to protect her from harm. Suddenly, Retsu teleported in front of the cave along with Cang Yue stopping the marching men from entering the cave. Cang Shuo then said "Fairy, this matter is not concerning you. You can change your mind and join us. We are much better than this friend of hers. We can provide you with comfort and allowed you to live in luxury. You don''t have to live in this forest no more." Cang Shuo said tried to coaxing her. Fen JueCheng also took this chance to lay his charms. "Yes, you don''t have to live like this anymore. My clan will treat you like a goddess. Besides, Fairy. You become even more beautiful and elegant that the legendary goddesses turned mortal cannot even compare. In Juecheng''s point of view, your beauty far surpasses the princess''s beauty as Blue Wind Empire''s heaven blessed treasure." "Luxury? Wealth? Riches? Men better than him? Don''t make me laugh." Retsu spoke with her usual icy tone. The tone commonly used among enemies during her previous lifetime in Soul Society. The tone she will never use on Yun Che and her sisters. She turned her head towards Cang Shuo. "What kind of brother are you? Forcing such burdens on his younger sister. Compared to our fianc¨¦e, you two lack everything. No luxury and wealth can uphold even his finger. Besides, stop with your coaxing and bootlicking words. It makes us sick." Retsu replied to them harshly. She was rather calm and her words were venomous enough for them to know she meant hostility. Cang Yue blushed when Retsu said the word ''our fianc¨¦e''. It means she gain her approval. Then, she shook her head focusing the matter in hand. It seems this matter will not end peacefully after all. "Royal sister and fair Fairy, are you sure you wanted to go against us? If you do this, you will be declaring war on the Blue Wind Empire as well as the Burning Heaven Clan? Are you really prepared?" Retsu smiled before holding Cang Yue''s hand. "For my sister, I am. Besides, our fiancee will do the exact same thing." Cang Yue then slowly continued "By the way, we are declaring war on you. Third brother. Not the empire. Besides, Royal Father will listen to me rather than you." "Royal sister, no.. Cang Yue, this time. This will be the last time you defy me. Looks like I have to cripple you before bringing you back to the Empire. I am sure young master Fen wouldn''t object?" Cang Yue was shocked and surprised at the same time. She never knew her own broher would show his true colors and tried to harm her. He even discard her royal status just because of her disobidience. At least, he was keeping her alive but having her crippled at the same time. Probably wanted her to accomplished his wish of marrying Fen JueCheng and secured his uprising to the throne. She knew this would happen eventually. Right now, she needed to fight to protect herself. "Hmph, then. Let''s cripple two of them. I wanted that female beside her as a slave to satisfy me. While as for Cang Yue, she can please me in bed tonight. Also cripple her voice as well. If she is mute, no one will know what happen here." Fen JueCheng suggested looking at their alluring body. Cang Yue and Retsu grew disgusted at these men''s delusion. Retsu didn''t draw her sword but she slowly conjured an energy sword made up using her reaitsu. These men isn''t worthy for her to draw her Zanpakuto but she''s not gong to use a knife just like the banquet. She wanted to ty something new. Slowly releasing some kind of red energy from her hand. She waved it before it started to shape itself into a form of a katana. She conjured a sword with a shape just like a Katana made entirely from her reaitsu. Her imagination was tip top and the katana was perfect. Since her reaitsu''s color was red and her sword was the same color as well. It was logical sense her main affinity was blood in the first place. Cang Yue draw her sword as well but she didn''t use any weapons made from her energy. Yun Che said that her energy control and cultivation was still lacking. If she use it in battle, her conjured weapons will be easily shattered if the opponent used some sort of battle skill or hit even harder. Right now, only Retsu and Little Fairy have the power to control the conjured weapons. Both Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng widen their eyes after seeing thay fair lady creating her sword using her energy. Seeing her capabilities, her identity is not that simple. Looks like Cang Yue found quite a backer. If she was harmed, they could offend a power even higher than them. To be safe, they must be prepared to mobilize those higher cultivation warriors to suppress her. "Men, attack them. Cripple their cultivation and bring them to me." Fen JueCheng ordered his men. He made a resolve to hunt Yun Che after he crippled these women. He no longer needed them as wives, he''ll make them his slaves. Cang Yue expression suddenly went stiff. Not only these men wanted to harm her, they are also stronger and attack in numbers. Moreover, she grew up with these men. She knew them well because they were also her protectors. She couldn''t believe that they were sent to harm her. Also, this is her first time fighting cultivators. She might ruthless when killing hollows but she never took a life before. Suddenly, several Spirit Profound Realm warriors suddenly engage themselves towards Retsu and Cang Yue. She and Retsu raised their aura before started to engage the warriors. Retsu decided to let Cang Yue settle her own differences and focus on defending her. If things escalated quickly, she might resort to use some of her tricks. Besides, its about time to expose Cang Yue to the harshness of the world. She must learn that when it comes to life and death, she must make her decision. As for Cang Yue, she tried her best not to harm these men, they maybe attacking her but she grew up with them. She didn''t have the heart to take their lives. Both Fen JueCheng were shocked to the core once they observed the combat capabilities of these two. The fair maiden Retsu was fighting on defensive the entire time and she didn''t suffer any disadvantage but Cang Yue was the surprising part of it. "Impossible, her aura supposed to be at the second level of True Profound Realm when she left but right now. Her aura is at the Peak of Spirit Profound Realm." "That fair maiden also stood her ground as well. I can''t read her cultivation. It seems that this fight is not going our way. Send the rest of the stronger ones to them. Let see how they hold." Then, some of the Earth Profound Realm warrior started to get into the fight as well. Seeing this situation, Retsu immediately shouted "Kon, take one of them and support us." She knew about his other skill from Yun Che and ask Kon to utilized it this time in battle. "All right," Kon immediately transform into a streak of light from her back before entering one of the Earth Profound Realm warriors. Retsu started to move towards the Earth Profound Realm warriors disengaging the previous ones she fought. In Kon''s mind, notification suddenly pops up. [Ding.... Host''s soul power is stronger than the vessel''s soul power. Initiating take-over.] As the Earth Profound Realm warriors engaging Retsu, one of them seems to have stopped and the others shouted at him. "Oi, Xiong Kuan. What are you standing gawking over there?" "Xiaong Kuan? Who is that? I am Kon-sama!!!!" As soon as he takes over a body, Kon started jumping towards Retsu''s previous group before engaging them in a fight. As he takes over, he was able to assumed the cultivation of the vessel and fighting as an Earth Profound Realm Warrior. Instead of using a weapon, Kon use the lower half of the body to fight. Mainly his legs. DUSH!!!! DUSH!!! DUSH!!!! "TAKE THAT!!! TAKE THIS!!!" Kon shouted all over his fighting zone. The sound of kicking was heard all over his zone as he simply dodged and kick the warriors to oblivion. One by one, the Spirit Profound Realm warriors were sent flying using his legs. Even after born in this world, his legs were as strong as ever. Not powerful as the Black Leg Fighting Style but it was enough to scare the rest of the warriors into engaging him. Showing them the true meaning of ''Kon'' Cang Shuo was shocked as one of his men suddenly went rogue and started attacking his own men. Seeing this development, he immediately shouted "That traitor!!! Men!! Kill the traitor of the Empire!!!" He didn''t want to Fen JueCheng see him as a backstabber. With Retsu fighting the Earth Profound Realm warriors and Kon engaging the other Spirit Profound Realm warriors. Cang Yue can fight to her heart''s content. Since she was stronger, she easily beat the rest of the warriors engaging her and put them at a sword point. She spoke "Please stop this, I don''t want to fight you at all. You''re my father''s men. How could you do this to him?" The rest of them were silent but Cang Yue slowly continued "Please go back to the Empire and apologized to him. If you do that, I won''t say anything about this to him." She lowers her sword before proceeding towards Retsu and wanted to help her. However, one of the men suddenly spring back up and point his sword towards her. Cang Yue detected the intent but she was too close. Retsu and Kon saw what happen immediately shouted "Sister Yue!!!" "Nee-san!!!" As she couldn''t dodged it.... *Stab!!! 102 Chapter 102: Rain of Lights BOOM!!! BOOM!!! Various explosion and red lights occurred throughout the battlefield. As the lights travel, fires rose and burn the entire area filling the air with burn smell. It does not stop there, the red streak was fast and continued to attack areas where beast would dwell. A creature only thinks of destruction. A creature only destroys and destroys. A living nightmare for cultivators and creatures alike. The Blue Dragon and the red haired girl simply looked with widen eyes as they observed the creature emerged from the ground causing massive destruction wherever it went. "ROOOAARR!!!!" The creature roared to the heavens provoking any creatures nearby. As these creatures have no fear, they simply attacked it without warning. Overwhelming it from time to time but it simply doesn''t work. The creature will always have ways to defeat them. The creature was none other than Hollowfied version of Yun Che. This time, Zangetsu or Hoyuu takes full possession of Yun Che''s body as it surpassed the three minutes'' initial timer. Hoyuu decided to use his powers to destroy these beasts in order to beat Yun Che''s bet. His body undergoes a full transformation into a Hollow creature shocking both Azure Dragon and Jasmine. Suddenly, the hollow emerged from the ground creating shock-waves pushing the nearby beasts away. The hollow charged an energy blast through its hand before shooting it forming a massive red beam. The beam annihilated the beasts around it and piercing all of them in one single motion. Then, the hollow landed on a group of beast before producing a large cloud of smoke. As it slowly dissipates, the Dragon and Jasmine witness the full glory and form of this hollow. The tail behind its back was waving slowly in the air as it shouts another roar of intimidation and released massive dark red energy in the air. This is the first time Yun Che''s body undergoes a full transformation. At first, the warning notification won''t stop ringing as Hoyuu donned his body with his hollow''s body. This body was his Adjuchas''s mode. His next stage of Hollow Evolution. However, this body only available to him once he defeated Hoyuu another fifty times and earned the rest of his affinity points. Since he wasn''t ready, Hoyuu took this form as his own. When looked closely, his mask resembles a Human skull complete with a jaw joint and rounded forehead. The mask has dark red stripes on its left side. Behind the head, black hair growing longer and reached the waist of the hollow. Since Yun Che''s hair was black, it had the same color compared to Ichigo''s orange hair. When he looked closer, this Adjuchas Hollow mode of his is a white humanoid lizard with four spikes and red linings on each shoulder as well as grey fur around its wrists. The hollow form also had three-toed feets, sharp claws and a long massive tail, with black marks all over its noticeably more muscular body. Since the body was massive, it ripped apart Yun Che''s shihakushou and left only his hakama along with his strap belt. Like all hollows, this one also possessed a hole in the middle of its chest. A signature thing for all hollows. Moreover, it possessed reptilian eyes seen through the eye-holes on its full mask. Unlike normal Hollows, this form used an actual weapon. One more thing that Jasmine saw was the Heavenly Wolf silhouette behind the hollow. It transformed to red when Hoyuu took over but it was different when he used the Adjuchas form. The Heavenly Wolf silhouette''s head was covered with some kind of mask. A hollow''s mask. The hollow used Yun Che''s shikai mode Zangetsu as it slashed through a horde of beast like it was nothing. With every slash, more than ten beasts lost its life to it. Jasmine started to worried when this hollow took over him however Yun Che explained to her just now that Hoyuu was the one in control for ten minutes. It was the maximum time the system could offer. If it went beyond, things will get ugly. The Azure Dragon on top of the tower suddenly spoke "What kind of god is this? This Dragon had lived for millions of years and this is the first time I witness such powers. How?¡­ How in the world did he manipulate such massive demonic powers in his body?" "Manipulate? This is also the first time this princess witness this form of his. This time, he is more like a demon compared to his masked form." Jasmine heard about this form from him before but she never expect that she witness it with her own eyes today. "Then, this Soul Reaper has the bloodline of the gods at the same time has the bloodline of the devils? Heavens!! Two heaven defying bloodlines exist in a single body? What kind of entity has the world brought?" "Not the gods and devils from this world." Jasmine suddenly spoke. "Not from this world?" The dragon look at her with confused eyes. "He said to this princess that he was from another world. An alternate world of the gods and devils. You can see for yourself that this ''Devil'' is far stronger. I am sure you think this one is stronger than the Devils of the Primal Chaos Realm. In that body of his, exist the powers of the Death God along with the powers of the Evil God. Right now, he is manipulating the powers of the Hollow itself. Transforming his entire body into one but managed to retain his humanity. A god can turn this whole realm upside down. One day, he might hold the title God Emperor and Devil Emperor at the same time." As she spoke, she predicts what kind of future Yun Che will attain. "No wonder, this dragon really chose a correct successor this time but sometimes quite worried about that existence in his body." "Don''t worry, that existence exist for the sole purpose of protecting him. Right now, as I said before. He and that existence, are merely playing around with these beasts." Hearing her response, the Azure Dragon turned its head towards her. "You seem to know this existence well." "Can''t say I don''t. He annoys me from time to time." Jasmine smirk remembering her times eith this so called existence. Some of the beast managed to get around and land some slashing wounds all over its body. Suddenly, white foam suddenly emerged from the wound and heals it instantaneously. Jasmine was also shocked by this. It''s like Yun Che''s Status Recovery skill but this hollow can use it infinitely. This kind of regeneration is even faster than the Great Way of the Buddha itself but she didn''t see the later stages so she wouldn''t know. It means, if he was forced to a corner. This form will ensure his survival as it instantaneous heals his body. [Ding¡­. Round 2 (Yun Che vs Hoyuu) Yun Che: 9823 Hoyuu: 11562 Remaining beast: 77511 Time Remaining: 01.03 ... "Looks like you fell behind, King." Hoyuu sounded in his mind. "Bastard, you had the advantage of cero!!" Yun Che sounded in his own mind. He was conscious the entire time but he just couldn''t control his body. However, that doesn''t mean he can''t become a backseat driver. "It''s one of my skill. You never said cero can''t be used." Hoyuu shot him with a remark. This is their second phase. At first, Hoyuu was rampaging using his original skill as well as using his version of Sky Wolf Slash. However, seeing the numbers didn''t make any difference. He decided to top it up a notch. When the first turn was over, Yun Che hid for a moment before killing the beast as little as possible to avoid Hoyuu gaining advantage later. This time, their second roundabout. It seems he utilized the next evolution of the hollow transformation thus increasing his powers and Cero capabilities. [Ding¡­ Second Phase is over. [Ding¡­. Round 2 (Yun Che vs Hoyuu) Yun Che: 9823 Hoyuu: 12789 Remaining beast: 77201 Time Remaining: 00.00 (Next Phase begins in 40 minutes.) As the notification goes on. Hoyuu''s hollowfied body suddenly disintegrating into red and black energy. His mask, body and tail slowly turned into energy before dissipating leaving Yun Che''s body just like a removed possession. As the energy dissipating, he was left with only his hakama as the form destroyed most of his outfit. When he looked all over, his body returned to the state just like he and Retsu from before. Unlike Ichigo, he didn''t suffer any post effect after maintaining the form for a long period of time. Ichigo passed out the moment that form was removed from his body but for him, it''s like removing his mask and still stood there like it was nothing. "Good luck beating my score, king." Hoyuu taunted him before went quiet again. "*Sigh, that guy. Even if I can beat him right now. There''s no way I can beat the capabilities of that Hollow form. Not to mention I can''t use it. Damn, what else can I do?" As he ponders to this matters, he didn''t noticed Jasmine spoke to him through the Tenteikura. Since he was still connected to her, she can talk with him anytime as long as he leave a strain of his kido on her. "Looks like you were right about that guy leaving a trail of destruction." She suddenly spoke. "Yeah, that right. That''s his specialty. He always used some bizarre methods. Well, can''t blame him since the last time I let him out was a year ago. So, how was it?" "How was what?" She asked while being confused. "That''s your first time witness the initial full hollow form. Hope he didn''t scare you." "Hmph, this princess won''t be scared by such thing. Still, I am shocked seeing his true form." "Oh no, that''s not his true form. That form is far more powerful than this. If he used it, I think this realm will be destroyed in an instant." "Hmph, I don''t know how long it''ll take until I can gaze it." "It''s better that you don''t. That form might be powerful but I am not risking myself using it." Yun Che''c currently finding a place to hide to rest for a moment. Some of the beast managed to track him but killing them was a piece of cake. Despite they are stronger, he still had his Purgatory and Hollow''s mask. Something to back him up. "Damn, if I don''t find a way to increase my killings. That guy would beat me." Jasmine nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Getsuga Tenshou and Sky Wolf Slash might be powerful but those things can''t kill thousands at one time. You need something even more powerful." "But how? My kido arts, Evil God arts, haki all area of effect skills but I need more of a large scale based. Something can take out more than a thousand in one minute. Something¡­.Hang on.." Yun Che widen his eyes as he remembered something. "What is it?" She spoke after she heard the change in his voice. Yun Che suddenly slammed his fist onto his palm just like someone who has a bright idea. "My other bloodline skill. Of course I can use it!!! Why didn''t I think about this before?" "Bloodline skill?" "Yeah, remember the red bow and arrow I used a while back? That''s it." "I thought that bow was created using your haki." "Guess, I didn''t tell you about this yet. Remember when I said Shinigami are Gods and Hollows are Devils?" "Yeah, what about them?" "Actually, the gods are divided into two factions. They are known Shinigami and Quincy. I did say something about this back then but never had the chance to explain it." Jasmine suddenly remembered about him saying something about Quincy back then. "Actually you did. I totally forgoy about it. Quincy? So you''re saying that inside your body right now has the bloodline of Shinigami and Quincy?" "Yeah, So far, I haven''t tapped into my Quincy abilities and form just yet. The only thing I can draw is my Heilig Bogen." "Heilig Bogen?" Jasmine shook her head as another foreign language entered her mind. Unaware that he accidentally used German on her, he explained "My bow, I called it ''Heilig Bogen'' or ''Holy Bow''" She nodded in understanding. "So, this Quincy race. What are they?" "I think I have to tell you later as this is not the best time for storytelling. Right now, your words trigger what I need to do right now." Yun Che manifest his Kojaku on his right hand before storing Zangetsu back into his inner world. Since he empowered his cultivation with Purgatory, his bow manifest itself as a red bow compared to his usual aqua blue bow. Even his arrows transformed into red as well. Then he continued," When I used this a while back, I noticed this bow had the ability to evolve but it requires a kill count. So I stored it away until the right time. Never expected I totally forgot about it after this trial. If you didn''t remind me, I''ll lose the best chance of evolving it." "Kill count? So you need to destroy enemies at a certain number for it to evolve?" "Not quite. Actually, I must destroy enemies using this bow." Yun Che tapped the bow to show its status and its numbers kind of disappointed him. [Ding¡­. Heilig Bogen First Stage (Kojaku) The basic bow that is usable by all Quincy, it is formed by gathering Spirit Force and form it into the bow on the right hand. The arrows that it releases are also made of host''s Spirit Force. Currently host can fire two or three arrows simultaneously. Requirement to initiate evolvement: 16/5000 kills using the Kojaku. Arrows: Heilig Pfeil (Holy Arrow): Currently each arrow consumes One Spirit Force point. No Spirit Force will be consumed if theres spirit particles in the air. The spirit particles will be used to replenish the arrows. Moon Star Destruction Arrow: Depends on the Spirit Force used to power the arrow Looking at his stats, he sighs again. Last time he used this bow was during the phoenix trial. He didn''t have the slightest thought of using it during the hollow''s invasion. If he did, this bow will be long evolve by then. Well, he did have a lot of weapons to use and sometimes long range weapons are easily forgotten. Holding his bow tightly on his right hand, he made a resolve to evolve this thing. The gap of him and Hoyuu was large so he needed to give his all. "So, how many more to your next evolvement?" "Well, not that much." "How many?" "Another 4984 kills." "Not that much you say? Wow, you really ignored that poor bow. Why do you need to evolve it? You can just use the methods from before." "This thing is easier but I need to get it to the next stage. If that happens, Hoyuu will left in a dust." "Whatever it is you need to hurry up. Time''s ticking." "I noticed, toots." Yun Che jumped towards the air and began pulling his red bow forming a quincy arrow. Then, he released it into one of the beast before the arrow pierced it clean leaving nothing but spirit particles as it died. "Damn, this might take a while. I really wish I could use my other skills but the kill count won''t go up if I did that." He continued to jump around releasing arrow after arrow towards the beasts. More and more beast fell under his arrows as he suppressed his urge to go ''Cowabunga'' on these beasts. For the sake of evolving this bow, he had to endure it. "Try this on for size." He immediately released the powered version of the arrow and it easily pierced more than one beast behind it. He even used the Moon Star Destruction Arrow to create more devastating effect. Good thing those kills actually counted. [Ding¡­ Kill count: 150/5000] "Damn, it''s been a while since I felt the pressure of farming points under a time lock." Yun Che tried to infuse haki to power the Moon Star Destruction Arrow but suddenly¡­. [Ding¡­ Compatibility between host''s Moon Star Destruction Arrow and Evil God Third Art "Destroying Sky Decimating Earth"] [Ding¡­ Initiate fusion?] "What the¡­. I know the Moon Star Destruction Arrow was originally Evil God''s power fused with Quincy but it detected compatibility? Lady luck is on my side today." He pressed the button [Yes] awaiting the result of the fusion. [Initiating Fusion] [Fusion Successful] [Ding¡­ New Destruction Arrow created: Heaven and Earth Decimation Arrow. The empowered version of merging the Evil God third art and the host''s original created skill. This arrow carries the destruction capabilities of the host''s Evil God third art. However, it will use more Spirit Force compared to Moon Star Destruction Arrow. This arrow also required Haki for it to be successfully used.] Seeing this arrow, he went excited nefore asking "System, how many Spirit Force points used if I used this arrow?" [Ding, the arrow will use 1000 Spirit Force points. The points will increase if host wanted to empower the arrow. However, the consume points will be halve if spirit particles were present in the air. ] "Che, the Moon Star Destruction Arrow used 500 points and even that tire me easily as if I continue to use it recklessly. 1000 points, that means I can use the arrow 70 times before ran out of Spirit Force." Yun Che regained his bearings before pulling the line of his bow using Haki. All of a sudden, a dark red pulsing arrow suddenly formed between his pulling left hand and his holding right arm. Compared to the usual red Moon Star arrow, this one is completely black with pulsing red energy. "Cool, I can feel the destruction capabilities of this arrow. Let''s test it. Show me what you got. Heaven and Earth Decimation Arrow." He released the arrow causing the air around him contracts before created a circular distorted space as if he was firing a railgun. The arrow travelled towards the beasts creating a trench as well as piercing all the beast on its way. When the black arrow reaches the end of its trail¡­. BOOM!!!! The arrow exploded taking the surrounding beast with it as well as caused some tremor from the distance. The shockwave was enough to throw him off balance for a moment. The system was right. It really does carry the power of the art itself. When he flew towards the sky, he saw the area where the arrow hit just now produced a large crater and the beast around it still dying from its after effect. [Ding¡­ Kill count: 362/5000] Seeing the kill count, he was impressed. "Hmph, this might take a while after all." For the next two other turns. Hoyuu was still using the same Hollowfication method to deal with those monsters. He didn''t also forget to boast to Yun Che about his killings while the man himself was still stuck around a few thousands. While the man himself just endure it as he continued shooting his arrows to fill the kill count. As he shot the arrows, he''ll make sure to have the last laugh later on. [Ding¡­ Fourth Phase is over. [Ding¡­. Round 4 (Yun Che vs Hoyuu) Yun Che: 14223 Hoyuu: 35899 Remaining beast: 48201 Time Remaining: 00.00 (Next Phase begins in 10 minutes.) "Yo, King. I feel like you''re throwing the game. This kind of match is boring though." "No, I am not. Have you ever heard the term "Comeback"? "How do you expect to beat me after a gap that large?" "Oh, I will. I just hope you won''t call me cheater. Tell you what, you can have the first turn and seal your final points." "Hoo, finally letting me win for some change. All right, I''ll accept. It''s not that you can beat me anyway. You bastard." "Oh, I don''t think I am sure about that." With that, Hoyuu pulls the same stunt causing mayhem after mayhem inside the realm. Since Hoyuu used his Adjuchas mode four times, Yun Che was able to get used to the body''s sensation as well as analyzing the form''s capabilities and weaknesses. Due to Hoyuu''s usage, He was kind of used to the body so he had no problems if he unlocked it in the future. As a Finale, Hoyuu shot a massive cero in a circular motion annihilating probably hundreds of Spirit Beast along the way. [Ding¡­ Final Phase begins.] [Ding¡­. Round 5 (Yun Che vs Hoyuu) Yun Che: 14223 Hoyuu: 45965 Remaining beast: 34811 Time Remaining: 00.00 (Next Phase begins in 1 minute) Yun Che was transforming back to his shirtless and sexy self once more. As he was pondering, Hoyuu sounded in his mind. "Sorry, King. Looks like it''s my win. You don''t have to be sour about it." "I am not. By the way, leaving this much for me? Are you sure? You might regret this later." "Regret? Hahaha. You really like to joke around huh? With that gap, maybe I should do a victory dance." "Please don''t you''ll make me sick." "That''s the plan." Yun Che sighs before summoning his Kojaku with a smirk. He tapped the shining red bow displaying the kill count once more. [Ding¡­ Kill Count: 4760/5000] Jasmine suddenly sounded in his mind "You sure you know what you''re doing?" "Oh, don''t worry. That guy wants a beating? I''ll give him a beating." He smirks for one more time before pulling another two arrows from his holy bow. He jumped towards the sky before releasing them into the distance. The two arrows were the new Heaven and Earth Decimating arrows. He can conjure more than one arrows so he decided to released them at the same time. The two arrows flew to the distance before landing on the group of beast causing a massive explosion in the distance. The explosions were large enough for him to seal the fate of the beasts as well as completing his plan. [Ding¡­ Kill Count: 5102/5000] ¨C Kill Count achieved. Host has unlocked the ''Kojaku'' Second Evolution.] [Initiate Evolution?] "Hell yeah!!!" He shouted. [Ding¡­ Evolution Initiated.] Yun Che could feel his right arm was pulsing with energy flowing from his chest to his Kojaku. All of a sudden, the Kojaku went as bright as sun before slowly transforming. He had to cover his eyes with his remaining arm. The Azure Dragon and Jasmine also attracted to the light in the distance. Both of them were actually looking forward to another surprise Yun Che had to offer. First one was the body of the Hollow. Then, that black arrow and now what? This one had been giving them a streak of surprises even a genius will be paled in comparison. When the light dies down, Yun Che can see the bow he was holding shaped itself into a new one. Resembling more of pentacle with horizontal and vertical lines. The bow was complete. Usually a bow can be used vertically but this new bow of his can be used horizontally and vertically. There are even lines connected the two vertical points and horizontal points. All of them intersect at the same point making it the point where he can pull and released the arrows. [Ding¡­ Host has attained the Second Stage of Heilig Bogen (Holy Bow). The system has evolved the host''s Kojaku (Lone Sparrow) into Ginrei Kojaku (Lone Sparrow on a Silver Cliff). This bow has the ability to fire 1200 arrows per second. The signature technique of this bow ''Licht Regen'' is now available. Next evolution: 0/100000 enemies using the Ginrei Kojaku.] [Ding¡­ Host can alter between Kojaku and Ginrei Kojaku for convenience.] Yun Che was standing in his glory holding the Ginrei Kojaku on his right hand. Right now, he was actually speechless as he actually holds the Second Bow of Uryu Ishida. The bow that Ichigo himself called a ''bug spray''. Giving the bow a few toss. He shouted. "Hell yeah!! Now I need is a proper outfit. System, purchase ''Quincy Formal'' outfit. Choose Ishida''s Quincy outfit during the Hueco Mundo Arc." [Ding.. Quincy formal outfit puchassed. Deducting 1000SP. Equip?] "Meh, Beats wearing a destroyed shihakushou." Yun Che pressed the button and his whole body was glowing once more. His destroyed Shihakushou was replaced with a Quincy formal outfit. When looked closely, he chose the outfit Ishida wore during the Hueco Mundo Arc. His body was donned with a white formal outfit with blue linings and white trousers. Compared to his usual Shinigami outfit, this time he wore a white, form-fitting, high-collared tunics. This outfit bear some resemblance both to Mandarin Chinese dress and to cassocks of Catholic priests. This gives him a distinctly "foreign" or "Western" style compared to the eastern Shinigami style. He is also wearing a pair of white shoes with blue linings as well. From the center of his tunic, a strap of gold ropes tied from his chest to his left shoulder. Same as his bow, the blue linings on his clothes also changes to red if he used his Evil God berserk arts. When he turned it off, it changes back to blue. "Much better. Man, this outfit is really fitted. No wonder those quincy looked really cool. Too bad Ishida was the only one wearing them. Now that''s done." Yun Che turned his head towards the approaching horde of beast. Upgrading his bow just now attracted a lot of beasts into his way. He smirked for a moment before saying "Hey, Hoyuu. Still thinking I couldn''t beat you?" "Heh, changing your bow doesn''t really change anything though. How can you beat my score with just five minutes left?" "Well, open your eyes widely you asshat. Like I say, its my win." As he said that, several flying beasts started to approach him. Shuuu Shuuu Shuuu The arrows instantly flew and pierced the beasts clean turned them into spirit particles. As he fired, he slowly said "It''s not like I am letting you win, Hoyuu. It''s just I already won. You just didn''t know it yet." "Bastard, how are you actually winning?" Hoyuu widen his eyes. With that, Yun Che teleported towards the tower Jasmine was on. Solidifying his Spirit Force, he stood on the air overlooking the rest of the remaining beasts moving towards him. "Like this." Yun Che smirks before pointing his Ginrei Kojaku towards the hoarding beast before pulling the bow''s string. All of a sudden, not one or three but thousands and thousands of arrows shooting from the Ginrei Kojaku itself towards the remaining beasts. "IMPOSSIBLE!!! HOW?!?!" The Azure Dragon shouted seeing thousands of arrows flying from the energy bow he created just now. Even Jasmine was shocked to the core. Usually he fired only one or two arrows but he fired a thousand? She looked at the newly acquired bow of his and saw that thing fired thousands of arrows. No wonder he was relaxed. No wonder he let Hoyuu gained a larger gap because he knew Hoyuu couldn''t even beat this method. The thousands of arrows landed everywhere on the battlefield. It landed on the horde of beasts and decimating them like bugs and flies. One arrow doesn''t land on one beast but dozens of arrows flew and disintegrating them on the spot. It doesn''t stop there, the thousands and thousands of arrows flew from the bow and decimated the remaining beasts in one swift motion. However, seeing the remaining beasts floating around as well as smaller ones hiding somewhere. He points up his newly acquired bow upwards before muttering something foreign. The best thing was the arrows used Spiritual Particles as ammunition and this realm was filled with it. He didn''t have to use his own Spirit Force. As long as the reishi is in the air. His arrows will fire continuously without relying on his energy. The reishi from the dead beasts fuel the Ginrei Kojaku further by absorbing it and continued firing thousands and thousands of arrows towards the beasts. "Licht Regen (Light Rain)" He shot up the innumerable arrows to the sky and suddenly the sky was filled with countless numbers of arrows falling from the sky. It even hits the tower but it was separated from the realm including the Azure Dragon and Jasmine. However, both of them wore an expression as if they just seeing a monster when they saw thousands and thousands of arrows raining down from the heavens to the bottom. The sound of passing arrows was heard from everywhere as it hits and sweeps over the realm destroying anything. Be it monsters, trees and rocks, none of them weren''t spared by the arrows. The rain of arrows covers the ground turning the grounds around the tower into blue. [Ding¡­ Final Phase] [Ding¡­. Round 5 (Yun Che vs Hoyuu) Yun Che: 47034 Hoyuu: 45965 Remaining beast: 0 Time remaining: 03.23 [Ding¡­.Congratulation Host for killing all 99999 in under 5 hours. Time remaining: 00.53.23] [Ding...Ginrei Kojaku kill count: 34511/100000] Yun Che brought the Ginrei Kojaku to his side as he stood by watching the two gawking expression from Jasmine and Azure Dragon before slowly saying¡­ "How''s that?" He said while showing a grin. Both of them didn''t even say anything before a notification pops in front of him. [Ding.... Triggering hidden objective...] 103 Chapter 103: The Black Spider of Calamity "You''re a cheater!!!! You''re a DAMN CHEATING BASTARD!!!!" Hoyuu''s voice sounded in his mind. Judging from the sound of it. He was really pissed. Yun Che sighs as knew this would happen so he slowly said "No I am not, you said before as long as it''s your ability. It''s okay. Right?" "But, not this?!?!!" Hoyuu was pissed as he never knew the true capabilites of the Ginrei Kojaku. Shooting thousands and thousands of arrows, he was dumb enough to challenge him. In fact, he fell into his trap. "Deal with it, the Heilig Bogen is my part of my ability. Now, ten points. PAY UP!!!" Yun Che demanded. "Bastard!!" Despite feeling pissed, he paid the points anyway. He did agreed to that agreement. Looks like Yun Che got him good. [Ding¡­ Host has received 10 affinity points from Hoyuu. Remaining affinity points: 40] Yun Che was smirking inside. With 10 points down, he had to beat that guy another forty times to attain that Adjuchas form. Right now, decreasing his affinity points is the best way to avoid fighting him as that guy used every skill he learnt against him. "Hmph, I thought I was winning." In Zangetsu''s inner world, he sat on one of the buildings feeling depressed. "You thought. Sorry about that. If I told you that Heilig Bogen had a second stage, you would bust your ass winning this one or didn''t bother to accept the challenge. So I keep quiet. Besides, Jasmine was the one spark this idea for me." "That damn flower. Still, you cheated though." Yun Che felt his veins thickens as he argued. "You''re one to talk. You used that Hollow form?!? It''s fair that I used my Quincy form." "Bastard, how''s that fair?" "Anyway, I win. You asshat. That''s all matters." Yun Che strikes his victory pose. "Tsk¡­" Hoyuu clicked his tongue as he gave up arguing with him. Yun Che calms down before saying "You know? I still owe you for helping me clearing this mess though." "Save it, at least I had fun rather than locked up in your world even if I didn''t win." Hoyuu said looking at the bright side. Clearing his throat, Yun Che continued "So, I ask the system to increase to possession to five minutes instead of three. That''s all I can do, man." In the end, Yun Che decided to return Hoyuu''s favor. He did killed forty-five thousand beasts. Besides, increase in two minutes don''t really bother him. "Stingy¡­." Hoyuu shot him. "Asshole, you should be grateful that I increased it. Better than three at least." "Hmph, at least it''s something. I had my fun so I am going to sleep. If you wake me up, I''ll beat your ass." Hoyuu sighs again before accepting his gift. "Thanks, watch my back in the future. You dumbass." Yun Che smiled as he thanked him. Hoyuu''s might be pain the neck but he still helped him in the end. "I''ll try and keep you alive from now on. Have to watch that annoying flower of yours as well. The world''s pretty boring without her. Be seeing you. King. Next time, don''t keep the fun to yourself." Then, he went silent. He admits that this guy''s pretty annoying but he''s the last line of defense for his life. Probably if he died, the rest of his Zanpakuto spirits will die as well. He was kind of grateful having him watching over his back. Not like Ichigo, who deny his existence causing his own Zanpakuto to hate him. By the way. he was not sure it was him or not. It seems that Hoyuu had some kind of soft spot for Jasmine. Despite being an annoying fly to her, he still protected her during the Dragon''s assault back then. [Ding¡­] [Ding¡­] He slowly flew towards the ground awaiting conclusion. However, the constant ringing from the system disrupted him from his thoughts. "Now what?" He said before pressing the constant notification. [Ding¡­ Triggering the second trial''s hidden objective.] "Oh, so what is it this time?" He pressed the notification and its content widen his eyes. [Ding¡­ Hidden objective triggered: Defeat the 100000th beast.] "Wait, what?" Thump¡­. Thump.. Yun Che shift his eyes to the bottom and saw the ground underneath the tower was shaking. Tremor covers the entire realm as this mysterious beast makes its way towards the tower. Judging from the tremor around the realm, it seems like it came from¡­. Cracks Cracks Yun Che turned around and he widen his eyes as he saw the air was cracking around in front of him. It literally cracks not like a tear formed when Menos emerged from Hueco Mundo. Besides, this is a separate realm belong to the Azure Dragon. The hollows can''t come here no matter what. All of a sudden, the ground underneath him started to rumble itself before a black object started sprouting from the air. The space around him started to crack like a smashed mirror as he prepares himself for its arrival. Whatever this beast is, it was not going to be a pushover. Dirt and dust flew everywhere as the beast slowly emerged from the cracked space looking majestic to the world. The first thing that they saw was eight massive red eyes with fangs staring straight at him. Jasmine''s first world seeing the emerged object was "A Spider?" The spider smashed the cracked air and emerged from the hidden space from the realm. It looks like it was observing Yun Che''s battle just now and now revealed itself as the hidden BOSS. He fought and destroyed a lot of spiders just now but this one is really different. It carried a dark aura and have a thirst for blood shocking Yun Che and Jasmine. This one is really different from any spiders they fought before. When the spider revealed itself, Yun Che widen his eyes seeing this spider up-close. It was really massive. Not only that the spider was coated with shining armor scales covering its whole body. Finally, the spider emerged and stood itself in front of Yun Che. He positioned the Ginrei Kojaku next to him before raising his guard against this spider. This thing is no laughing matter. Based on the pressure around it and the dark aura. This thing is far stronger than the two generals he fought in the first trial. [Ding¡­. Defeat the 100000th beast: Level 91: The Black Spider of Calamity.] Yun Che''s eyes started twitching before saying "Is this a freaking joke? A monarch level spider? Dude, my full strength didn''t even pass the peak of Tyrant Profound Realm and a stronger one appeared? Hey..hey.. Is this for real?" From above the tower, The Azure Dragon observed the spider before saying "I see it''s just as crazed as ever." Jasmine looked at the dragon and spoke "Sounds like you two are acquainted." "Sort of, this dragon captured that spider from the era of the gods when it''s clan waged a war against this dragon back then. We emerged victorious and this dragon captured and sealed this beast inside this realm." The dragon replied. Hearing the spider is a beast from the realm of the gods, Jasmine exclaimed "So this spider is a godly demonic beast?" The dragon sighs and said "Not godly anymore. For thousands of years this spider and I have been residing within this realm without any source of strength. Without it, it slowly loses its godly powers and returned back to a mere Monarch. However, even as a Monarch. This dragon will still not underestimate it." "So, you captured this one as a prisoner. Locked it in here and didn''t feed it. No wonder it looks hungry." "This spider is this dragon''s sworn enemy. Why in the world that I should take care of it? Besides, this realm has 99999 beasts. It can fill its stomach every time." "Not anymore. This guy killed those beasts remember?" Jasmine remembered his bizarre move just now. "For The Spider of Calamity to appear. It seems that this thing is attracted to him." The Azure Dragon thought to itself. Yun Che was listening from below through Jasmine''s tenteikura. Looks like this thing had a long history with the Azure Dragon. Wonder why it appeared? It is because he killed all its meal or is it something else? Without warning, the spider suddenly spits a black substance towards him. Yun Che detected the incoming intent and immediately move outof the way. Looks like this thing is bend on killing him. When he looked closely, that substance appears to be¡­ "Spider webs? It can shoot from its mouth?" When he looked closely, those spider webs are indeed sturdy and strong. As expected from a Monarch Level spider. Wonder how strong is it if these webs can be turned into clothes? Seeing Yun Che was pondering, the spider didn''t stop there before attacking him once more. Its efforts turned out futile as he managed to avoid of its attack at the last moment before jumping away.The acidic substance from its fang dripping to the ground and melts the ground as it glared Yun Che with absolute intent. "That armor, arrows won''t work just like the dragon from before. Using the empowered arrows might take a while to channel. If I do it, the spider will take this chance to attack. Looks like I have to use the traditional way of fighting." Yun Che dismissed the Ginrei Kojaku before pulling something from his inventory that he purchased from the system a while back. He slowly pulled five silver colored rods before placing them on his belt before he pulling one of them and channeled his spirit force inside it. The energy inside the rod slowly converging into a rampaging energy before solidifying itself into a form a short blade. What he pulls from his inventory was actually a Seele Schneider or a soul cutter. The Seele Schneider was actually an artifact where Quincies can channel their powers into forming a supported weapon. Yun Che''s mastery of Spirit Weapons was only limited to Kojaku and Ginrei Kojaku. He still didn''t learn to manifest different weapons or purchase any related artifacts from the system. Moreover, some of the artifacts required his Quincy mastery of spirit weapons to be in the absolute for him to use it. Spirit Weapons and haki weapons are two different things. Furthermore, the latter is more much weaker than a Quincy spirit weapon. Useful to mortals but different story when it comes to Quincies. Immediately activating his Purgatory and Hollow''s mask, his energy blade transformed to dark red as well as the linings of his clothes. He immediately boosts his speed before executing multiple flash step towards the spider. Even if the spider''s greater strength and speed, it couldn''t even best Yun Che''s flash stepping. He immediately moved towards its legs before slicing it clean. The scales might be thick on the head and body but the legs were always the weakest of all scales. He executes his speed as fast as he could before slice all the legs clean causing the spider to fell to the ground. BOOM!!! The spider''s body fell the ground as he appeared in the distance still holding Seele Schneider on his right hand. He might be part Quincy, that doesn''t mean he can''t use a sword. But, the spider didn''t even flinch as black substance suddenly covers the cut legs before restoring it back to normal. The process was so fast that it completes in a blink of an eye. "Chee, High Speed Regeneration. I thought only hollows possessed this ability." He kept on his guard observing the spider slowly getting back up. Then¡­. "Interesting¡­" He slowly widens his eyes as he heard an alluring voice in the air. It sounds more like a woman but he felt his spine was tingling the moment he heard this voice. "You¡­you can speak?" "*Giggle¡­ Of course I can speak mortal. Interesting¡­ It''s been a while since I fought a human that can resist me. More¡­.more¡­. show me what else you can do!!!" The spider immediately jumped towards him before firing web bullets as well as poisonous webs towards him. Yun Che was slowly getting uncomfortable before teleporting near its face and landed a solid kick horizontally. The kick sends the spider flying and tumbling before shattering any ground and hill nearby. What he heard after that wasn''t a thread or even anger but a perverted laugh. "HAHAHA¡­More..more..more¡­ DOMINATE ME MORTAL!! EHe-he-he-he-he" This thing was even excited from his attacks. Now, he was really uncomfortable. "This thing¡­THIS THING IS A FREAKING PERVERT!!! It slowly healed the damage taken before laughing like a perverted woman. "Hya-ha-ha.." Yun Ceh straighten himself before asking"You¡­are all your meals excite you that much?" He asked at the same time feeling tingly all over his body. The spider answered with a heavy breathing a well as flaring black aura around it."Ehe-he¡­ Normally potential meals didn''t even excite me that much. But you¡­ something about you¡­ seems delicious¡­ your pressure¡­power¡­ and even smell. It sends chills to my body even when you attack me. This is the first time I wanted to be DOMINATED!!!" "Damn, this thing is a loose screw." The spider slowly attacked again but this time it buried all of its legs'' tip underground. Yun Che kept his guard up but all of a sudden¡­ SLASH The tip of the leg suddenly emerged beside him like a wild vine. If he didn''t have his haki, those tips would stab him clean. He jumped around avoiding the continuous vines shooting from the ground trying to stab him. Seeing that, the spider didn''t give him a moment to stand up. He jumped to the air before forming a massive ball of rampaging energy on his hand. Due to its strength and level, the arrows won''t penetrate the scales and the spider can use its spatial abilities to hide the moment he used the arrows. Moreover, this spider has been observing him from the beginning and it knew about abilities of his Ginrei Kojaku and his Evil God arrows. Stabilizing the rampaging Evil God''s third art energy on his hand, he immediately jumped avoiding any attacks came on his way. Executing his utmost speed, he teleported to the spider''s head and¡­. "Destroying Sky Decimating Earth!!!" Yun Che smashed the big ball of red energy onto the spider''s head. BOOM!!! When the rumbling energy smashed to its face, it disperses around the spider''s body before causing a massive explosion and sending the spider flying into the distance. He did infuse with some of his energy to produce a devastating effect. Moreover, if it''s head is destroyed then the regeneration should stop. The spider smashed to the ground before covering it with piles and piles of rocks. "How''s that for size?" Yun Che was confident that kind of attack will be enough to eliminate the spider. If things escalated to critical limit. He had to resort into using his Zanpakuto. However, before he could react. He heard a rumbling sound in the distance as well as the shaking of the earth. Not long before the spider re-emerged from the ground damaged from the blast but the next thing happen shocked him the most. The black spider healed itself back to full power in an instant in it the most shocking thing was it the suction power came from its fang. "What in the flying fuck?" Yun Che widen its eyes as he saw the spider was absorbing his Evil God third art. [Ding¡­ The Black Spider of Calamity used the host''s attack just now as nourishment. The Spider of Calamity Leveled up to Level 92.] "Shit¡­. Now look what you did... you dumbass." He widens his eyes and clapped his hands sarcastically to himself. The spider laughed in a creepy manner. "Ehe-he-he..Your energy. Its delicious!!!!" As it levels up, the Azure Dragon let out a big sigh as it observes the spider. "This is why I sealed that thing. It grows stronger by absorbing the energy given to it. That kid made a good decision not using his spirits this time but that attack just now empowered it even more. Seeing this situation, Jasmine wondered how the dragon defeated it from before."Then, how do you defeat it?" "It took me a long time to defeat that perverted spider. In the end, when it was injured enough. I took the opportunity to sealed it. I doubt it even remembers me as this thing only thinks about hunger at that time." Jasmine sounded in her mind. "The demon beasts from the era of the gods sure are weird." Yun Che tried avoiding using his energy moves on it. The art he used just now using almost a quarter of his spirit force but that thing used it to level up. Now, Zanpakuto are out of the question. If he used them, he just going to give this thing more and more energy. He tried to engage the spider with a hand to hand combat but the more he attacked, the excited this spider will become. Even he loses his composure and feeling a little bit uncomfortable after a while. Seeing this relentless spider, he suddenly had an idea. Wild and dumb it might be. He could at least tried. "You said you wanted to be dominated right?" The spider stopped attacking before observing him. "Ehe-he, I admit you are quite interesting for a mortal. It''s true I wanted to dominated. I wanted a good fight as well as a good meal. You can provide me with all of them. If you can defeat me. I promised to serve you as my master. Then again, with your puny strength. Dominating me will be just a silly dream." Cancelling his Seele Schneider and stood up, he slowly said "You know, I might be weaker than you but in terms of dominating. I could be quite fierce." Unaware to the spider, Yun Che''s eyes slowly transforming into his sharingan. "You really are interesting. You have no slight of fear after seeing me. Most mortals died before me simply fear me and that alone excites me. You.. have none of those feelings. If you can''t defeat me. I will turn you into my slave." "Sorry, you perverted spider. Yours truly here will never going to be someone''s or something''s slave." "You might say that. AFTER YOU DEFEATED ME!!!" The spider slowly grew excited before running towards him with an intent to enslave him. However, Yun Che didn''t move a muscle. He just stood there with his rotating Sharingan observing the spider. Before the spider could approach him, his eyes contracts as flaring aura around him started rampaging. Suddenly, the aura around him blasts itself to the heavens engulfing anything in the entire realm. The blast was invincible but the spider, Azure Dragon and Jasmine could feel it. The absolute aura of domination. The aura of a great conqueror. When the aura blasted through the Azure Dragon. It felt quite the intimidation from it. It slowly thought "Such power!! This one carries the power of the Heavenly Kings? No..this is not the power of it. Even the Heavenly King is not a match for this aura. It carries the same power as my soul. What is this power?" As for Jasmine, she felt his dominating aura. If her soul wasn''t empowered by the system, she would passed out from this aura. Even after all of that, she still felt the fear from his aura. Her body slowly shook itself from the fear as she said "You idiot, I never knew your Haki was this powerful. You could conquer the entire world with this alone." This is the first time she felt his haki entirely. Even Retsu''s haki paled in comparison compared to him. The spider''s movement was immediately halted as it slammed to the ground. Slowly raising its head along with its shivering body. It spoke out its words "Your aura, this intimidating pressure. Ha ha ha¡­ I finally found you. Intimidating aura, delicious energy not only that you''re strong as well. Even if my body crumbles, I must make you MINE!!!" Despite feeling intimidated, the spider slowly moves towards him by dragging its massive body. "Eeeeekkkee, this thing is a pervert. A loose screw pervert!!! It didn''t even have the slightest will to give up." Then, Yun Che immediately released his Absolute Suppression and suppressed the spider on the spot. Because of the pressure, the spider felt like its body was carrying a million tons of weight. It couldn''t even move but it can still project its thoughts to him. Feeling suppressed and unable to move, the Spider of Calamity slowly gave up and said "Mortal, you really are interesting. Thousands and thousands of years passed since the era of gods, you managed to suppress me this much. This alone is enough for me to admit defeat to you. Now, end my life. I finally found the best opponent I have ever faced. I could die with satisfaction." With that, Yun Che removed his suppression and shut down his haki. Using Will of the Evil Conqueror while maintaining Purgatory and his Hollow''s mask at the same time using Absolute Suppression took a toll on his mental strength. Not to mention that Haki is used to suppressed three giant realms above him really tires him out. He powers down all of his power ups before fell on his knees while breathing heavily. The Black Spider of Calamity slowly got up and observing him but it didn''t do anything. It gave up just now but Yun Che could feel this thing actually suppressing its desire to gobble him up. He said while panting "I have no intention of killing you. In fact, I have a proposition." Yun Che straighten himself before looking at the spider''s eight glowing eyes. Even if he used his haki and suppression, it was not enough to kill it. His fate is unknown if he runs out of haki and energy to support his powers. He still had one more method but that''ll require him to get close to the spider. He didn''t expect the spider would just give up after all of that. Gathering his wits, he slowly said "I wish to make you my follower." 104 Chapter 104: Mio "You wanted to make me your follower?" The Black Spider of Calamity spoke. Usually, be it cultivators or demonic beast from before tried their best to kill it. This is the first time such offer being extended to it. "More like a friend. You have a unique set of skills though. Not to mention you''re much stronger than you look." Yun Che was impressed with the Spider''s fighting skill. Despite being massive, it shows endurance and capabilities more than ordinary divine beast. Moreover, it can control spatial arts. The spider gave it a thought. For long the spider was stuck in this realm and finally found a worthy opponent. Not to mention this mortal can provide it with the energy it craves so much. "This is the first time a mortal tried to subdue me. For that, I might consider it." He remembered the dragon mention about the spider being a True God existence back then. "How could a spider like you ended up in this realm?" "I don''t remember. All I could think about is my next meal." He sweat dropped hearing the spider''s response. "No wonder the Azure Dragon threw you in here." "However, meeting you mortal was the best thing ever happened to me. For the first time, I am truly satisfied with my meal." Yun Che sweat dropped again before saying "Well, using my energy as nourishment wasn''t part of a plan. As long as you''re satisfied. That''s all matters now." "One more thing¡­." As the spider said that, it caught Yun Che off guard by spraying its mouth webs towards him and bind him on the spot. "Ehh?!? What is this?!?!" He struggled to free himself from the bind but it was in vain as the spider immediately pulled him to its mouth. "You''re mine!!! I was right. You''re so delicious. The most perfect meal ever!!! I am never letting you go. We''ll be together forever!!!" The spider continued to rub him to its fangs like a person who just found his perfect partner. It was kind of creepy for spider to do that. "Oi..oi.. Stop this at once!!!" His pleas were silenced by the spiders perverted words against him. It didn''t do anything ''drastic'' but simply rub him on its head. What he noticed that, the spider''s wounds slowly regenerate itself and its missing limbs were regrown. He took it that the spider lost a lot of energy doing that constant High Speed Regeneration. Then, something struck his mind. "Wait¡­ did this thing use me as a meal right now?" [Ding¡­ Detected drainage in host''s Spirit Force points.] "What the¡­this thing... using me as it please. Wait¡­" Yun Che''s face suddenly went evil as he pressed his free hand on the spider''s head. "Wanted to use me as a meal huh? Let me feed you as much as you want." He smiled sinisterly as he pours as much energy as he can into the spider. This time he did it willingly. "You''re giving me your energy? Choosing you was the best decision ever." The spider said with a satisfied grunt. "Ohh, It will be.." He said keep channeling the energy into the spider. After feeding it for a while, a notification pops in his head. [Ding¡­ The Spider of Calamity leveled up to Level 93 due to the host''s unique energy.] "Fuuaahhh¡­ That''s enough. I haven''t feel this full in years." The spider stopped absorbing Yun Che''s energy but he didn''t stop the channeling. He even put some more to into it. Even more. He grin sinisterly before popping another vial to restore his energy."Ohh¡­ don''t be shy.. take some more." Seeing the energy was too much to be digest, it suddenly yell "No..stop¡­ this is too much. Stop!!!" "I thought you haven''t eaten in years. Take some more. I insist." He sinisterly said while channeling more and more energy into the spider causing it to bloat. "No..no.. Please stop.. This is too much!!! Too much!!!" Unable to take it anymore, the spider suddenly fell to the ground with foam forming in its mouth. With that, the web around Yun Che''s body was weaken considerably and he was able to break free. He gave it a thought just now. If he fights the spider again, it just going to grow excited so he decided to feed it while replenishing his energy. If he doesn''t care about it, this spider would be dead after eating too much of his energy. This is what they say, biting more than it could chew. In the end he didn''t kill it. [Ding¡­ Congratulation in defeating the 100000th beast: Level 93: The Black Spider of Calamity.] [Ding.. Host has passed the Second Trial.] Then, a crystal fragment slowly fell from the sky and floats slowly in front of him. [Ding¡­ Host has obtained the Second Fragment of the Dragon God Crystal.] [Ding... 2/3 crystal fragment obtained. One more to go.] "Yosshaa!! One more and I''ll have that inheritance." He didn''t go back to the tower but he sat down in front of the spider waiting for it to wake up. It was a despicable method of defeating it but seeing its capabilities of leveling up using his energy, he decided this spider is worth keeping. Besides, this thing is a monarch level spider. At least he had a monarch backer for now. Then, he heard a grunt from the spider indicating it was slowly waking up. The moment it regained consciousness, the first thing it saw was Yun Che''s grin in front of its eight glowing eyes. "Sup?" He casually spoke. "You!!!" The spider immediately got back up and stay away from him. Looks like the weakness was its obsession on eating his energy and Yun Che used the obsession against it. "Now¡­now... I hope we learn a lesson of catching an opponent off guard. You grew stronger each time we fought but your weakness is you can''t handle more than you can chew. So, the only way to destroy you is to feed you with as much energy as possible. So, if you''re still hungry because I have plenty more in here." He said while raising his hand and making it glow with Spirit Force. "No¡­No¡­ I don''t need it anymore. Please... No..." The spider begged while slowly moving itself away from him. If Yun Che wanted to kill it, he can just inject more and more of his Spirit Force until it exploded. Something even the High Speed Regeneration can''t fix. Seeing the spider shooting him with eyes of fear, he suddenly smile and said "Don''t worry. Just messing with you. If you want me to feed you. All you have to do just ask nicely. Don''t suddenly bind me just like that. Unless you won''t mind me filling you up just like this again." Then he continued, "So what is your answer? Are you still willing to follow me?" "Even after all of that, you still wanted me to follow you?" "Yes, part of me wanted your strong webs actually but I wanted you as a friend though." "My webs?" "Yeah, a monarch level spider can produce webs strong enough to make sturdy clothes." He spoke with glittering eyes. Shirayuki and Kuroyuki would be delighted to have more stronger materials to make clothes. Something can be used by Retsu and Nemu into battles with having them destroyed if things go south. The spider sigh before responded "You.. If you willing to feed me with your energy, I''ll be willing to trade more of my webs to you. Besides, for thousands of years I''ve been living in here. No food and company. If its better than living in here, I''ll be more than willing to follow you." Seeing the spider willingness to follow him, he was relieved. If not, he was willing to released it back into the world. "Then, how do we form a contact?" "I am sorry, I never form a contract with anyone before." Yun Che sighs as the contacts compared to his previous adventures were different. This is a Divine Beast or Profound Beast. He didn''t know anything about forming a spirit bond with them. As he was pondering, a notification sounded in his mind. [Ding¡­ The system can help you with that.] "Ehh, how?" Yun Che was shock seeing this development. [Ding.. forming a contact with the beast is simply binding the beast to the system. When the beast is bound by the system, it possessed the same privilege as host''s summoned companions. However, this spider has a unique way of levelling up but it can also use the same methods as host''s companion.] [If the beast bound by the system, host can choose the appearance of the beast. Regardless of gender or race. Currently, host can only bind one beast. Best to choose carefully.] When he saw this notification, he suddenly sweat dropped. There''s no way he wanted the spider being a male. Imagine a male looking at him with hungry eyes when it comes to meal time. He rather kills it before killing himself for making it look like that. Then again, he can shape it into anyone he wants as the human form for the spider. Too bad he can only bind one but it''s for the best. It''ll allow him to choose the best of the best out of the beasts as his follower. Wouldn''t want a weaker beast ended up as his follower. Making his resolve, he slowly said "System, how do I begin the contact?" [Ding.. Place the host''s hand on the beast''s head and allow the system to tap into its head. Then, the system will reshape the beast into a human form depending on the host''s criteria and desire. How can choose a template for the human form.] Seeing the system was ready, Yun Che asked the spider again. "So, Spider of Calamity? Are you willing to serve me as a friend?" The spider was quiet for a moment then it suddenly responded "My clan cease to exist thousands and thousands of years ago. I have long forgotten what it meant to have a wonderful family ever since I am trapped in this realm. I am more willing into serving you. Master." Yun Che raised his hand to the spider and said "Uhh, please don''t call me master. It''s a little bit cringe. Just Yun Che will do." "Is it not to your liking? What about young master?" "No..no.. just Yun Che will do." "Then, by your will. I shall serve as your friend and companion from now on. Master Yun Che." The spider slowly bows its head to him. "Like I say, just Yun Che." He sighs before explaining the contact method to the spider. As it heard from him, it suddenly grew curious on the hidden power in his body. Which Yun Che explained to it by transfering the knowledge through his Sharingan. After digesting the information, the spider nod in understanding."I never had my own human form. If my master shapes how I look then please shape me according to your desire, master. Someone strong should be fitting when serving you in the future." The spider slowly said before lowering its head to him. "Well, here goes." He placed his hand on its head once more before closing his eyes. All of a sudden, he was transported to his inner world. His real inner world. The world with endless sky and calm sea. Then, a feature started appearing before him. This feature is just like those RPG games where players can create their own avatar regardless gender or race. "So, how should I shaped her?" He said while playing around with the feature. So many possibilities but he didn''t want to choose at random just like that. This beast is the Spider of Calamity. Choosing a random girl from an anime will not be wise. Then, he suddenly had an idea. The Spider of Calamity rings a bell somewhere in his head. He read about this thing in a manga before. The spider could change into a human but its human form was really beautiful. "Then, I''ll choose her. That girl''s personality, looks and style really match the spider''s personality." He immediately transfers the girl''s image from his mind to the feature and observe her. The system''s feature slowly formed her face, clothing and her alluring figure. He admits that she looked even more beautiful compared to the manga. Seeing this girl, he spoke "She''s perfect. System, transfer the form into the spider. Also, can you transfer the Japanese language and culture into her?" [Ding... Form accepted. Beginning to shape The Spider of Calamity''s human form.] Suddenly, bright lights and smoke suddenly covered the spider as Yun Che beginning to shaped its human form. "What now?" Jasmine wondered seeing the direction of the bright light. This guy had been shining either figuratively or literally in this trial. Whatever he planned right now, she didn''t have the energy to feel shocked anymore. As the light dies down, Jasmine and the Azure Dragon widen their eyes looking at the current situation. As for Yun Che, the moment he opened his eyes. What greeted him was a woman suddenly came out from the cloud of smoke and saying a few words. "I will serve you for life, Yun Che." When the woman came down from the lights and cloud of smoke, she slowly kneeled herself to the ground and bowing her head towards him. When he sees her closely, it looked exactly like he imagined. The girl in front of him had beautiful yellow eyes as well as black silky hair. A cute nose and a beautiful smile as well as white silky skin. However, her hair was not as long as Retsu or Nemu''s hair. Her hair just a short cut until below her ears and she wore red headband knot in bloom with a butterfly on it. Moreover, she wears a luxurious black and red kimono in the form of a stylish yukata, further the handle has white frills. She also wear a pair of black gloves covering her delicate hands. Furthermore, the hakama underneath her kimono resembles more like spider web pattern resembles her alternate self or true form. When he looked at her, he refused to believe that this girl was once the perverted spider tried to harm him. Raising her head and staring at him with her yellow eyes. "Yun Che, I thanked you for giving me a meal of a lifetime as well as allowing me to live a life under your care. For the first time in my life, I am truly satisfied. From now on, please take good care of me." She bows her head like a wife introducing herself to her future husband. Her personality is more of a timid and soft spoken girl. Way opposite of her perverted spider form. Yun Che regained his composure before bowing as well. "Umm, please take good care of me as well. Ummm, do you have a name?" The woman then lowers her head before saying "I never actually had a true name before. I was used being called ''The Black Spider of Calamity''. For a long time, I longed for a true name." "Then, why don''t I give you a name? Since you''re a part of my family now. Why don''t I give you a cute name?" Yun Che suggested. The woman looked at him with widen eyes and said "Family? Yun Che, I am just a servant. There''s no way¡­" "No, every companion is my family. I couldn''t treat you as servant. You might creep me out at the first time but now. You are bound to me and anyone bound to me is a family." The girl slowly tearing up and said "Family, *Sniff. I never had one even in my life as a spider. You''re the first one ever called me a family." Yun Che kneeled as well before patting her shoulder. "There..there.. And I actually thought a name for you. A spider girl as well as loyal and also beautiful. From now on, Your name will be ''Mio''. ''Mi'' in terms of beautiful and ''o'' is the terms of your spider thread. Combining it means beautiful spider thread." "Mio, then I shall humbly accept as Mio from now on. I shall devote my entire life serving you my lord." She said while hiding her healthy blush. "Please stop that, Yun Che will do. If you preferred, you can call me Yuuki as well. That''s an order." "Oh my, an order?" She said while shivering excitedly making Yun Che a little bit uncomfortable. Looks like this girl still retains her perverted antics. Then, she continued "Yuuki? As in snow?" Yun Che knew the system uploaded the Japanese language and culture into her head when she turned into a human. Making her spoke with natural phase as if the knowledge was implemented inside her head from a long time ago. Besides, he was comfortable having another one to talk in his own language. "Yeah, it''s my real name though. Yun Che is just my alternate name." "Bestowed a name by the master as well as given his real name. Does this mean master trust me with his life? Is this mean you trust me as a spouse? My¡­Yuuki.. Yun Che.. you such a bold man." She said while slowly daydreaming with her radiating smile. He smacked his head seeing her antics and said "That''s not it. Mio, are you even listening?" Mio snapped out of her trance and said "Did you say something, Danna-sama?" Yun Che feeling stumped seeing her behavior all of a sudden and said "She even changed how she address me. Never mind. As long as she''s happy then I have no quells with this." He sighs seeing her daydreaming of her future with him. "Ahh, being fed by Danna-sama energy. I won''t refuse you if you wish to make a move on me in the future. Danna-sama." She said while slowly showing her alluring figure to him. "Hai...hai.. Stop your daydreaming. You escalated things too far." He sighs again. Wonder how Retsu will take this? He''s really sure Retsu will scold him later on. [Ding¡­ Congratulation host for obtaining a Level 93 Black Spider of Calamity: Mio as a companion.] [Ding... Based on her abilities and capabilities. System has classified her stats as below.] ___________________________________________________________________________________________ [Mio (Black Spider of Calamity)] - Originally The Black Spider of Calamity is one of the formidable True God Beast during the era of the gods. However, its sanity only limited to eating and satisfied its greed as it will consume anything on its path. An existence of nature that is impossible to be tamed. Its fight with the Azure Dragon ended in a draw when it lost the capabilities to fight the dragon. The spider ended up being sealed in this realm for countless of years. Due to living in solitary and lack of food. The Black Spider of Calamity''s strength decline from the True God Realm back to the First Level of Sovereign Profound Realm. Age: Unknown Age mentality: After transforming into a human. Her sanity retains and allowing her to a mind of an 18-year-old girl. Strength Level: Third Level Sovereign Profound Realm (Level 93) Body Level: Third Level Sovereign Profound Realm. (She can cultivate the body leveling system) Cultivation Method: Energy consuming from the host and the surrounding. She can also level up after being bound to the system. Combat Capabilities: -Spatial Arts- -Darkness manipulation. -High Speed Regeneration. __________________________________________________________________________________________ "Damn, she''s a darkness cultivator? If this were known, she could be hunted by the world. By the way, I am really lucky to have her as a friend. She''s even a true god like me." He said while unaware that he had been staring at Mio for some time. "Danna-sama? Why are you looking at me like that? Do you want to take me that much?" She said while holding her cheeks with both of her hand. He sweatdropped and turned his head. "No..no.. Let''s go. I''ll introduce you to my friend." "Friend?" She said while being confused. "Yeah, she also acts as my master and train me to achieve what I am now." As he said that, he slowly floats above the ground. Seeing his capabilities, Mio started squealing "Waa..Danna-sama, You can fly?" "Yeah, all creatures in the Sky Profound Realm can fly. You can as well. Right?" "I can fly? I never flew before. I just use my spatial abilities to move. Sky Profound Realm? What is that?" She said while pointing her finger under her chin making a thinking pose. Yun Che looked at her with widening eyes. "She don''t know how to fly and can''t even gauge her own strength? Damn, even a person like this exist in this world." "Sigh, we spend too much time down here. I will teach you how to fly later. For now¡­." Yun Che slowly flew behind her before gently shoving her into a bridal carry. She was quite shocked but she didn''t resist it. "Danna-sama!??" "What? You can''t fly. So this is the only method I could think off." He said with a relaxed tone. Seeing him not at least excited, she sighs "Mou¡­Danna-sama.. At least let me prepare myself." "If you want. I could piggyback..." "No!! I am okay with this." She said while trying to hide her excitement and hugging him close. "Danna-sama''s smell and warmth. Huaaa..I am in heaven." She said in her heart. Carrying Mio in a bridal carry, Yun Che flew towards the top of the tower, the second trial is now over. Now that''s left is the third trial. Now that the trial was over, the barrier separating the tower from the trial zone was gone. When he arrived, Jasmine and the Azure Dragon feast their eyes on the woman Yun Che brought from the trial zone. "Great work out there. By the way, who in the world is this?" Jasmine suddenly asked him. "Ahh this girl? Believe it or not, she is the Black Spider of Calamity just now. But you can call her Mio." Yun Che introduced Mio to them while setting her down much to her disappointment. "I am Mio. I am serving Yun Che as my master. Please take care of me." She introduced while bowing herself to them. The Azure Dragon congratulate him. "Reaper, I don''t know how you do it but you managed to subdue the Spider of Calamity into your side. I am more than impressed. Congratulation in passing the second trial." Mio suddenly irritated as the memories of her with the Azure Dragon suddenly resurfaced. "Hmph, I won''t forget that you sealed me in here for thousands of years. But for my master, I am reluctant to let this matter go." The Azure Dragon instantly argued "You!! You were dangerous that time. You should be grateful this dragon didn''t kill you back then." "Letting me starve to death and being left on my own?!? Why should I be grateful?" Mio countered. "You attack anything out of anything back then. I had to seal you in here as you were stronger at that time." "I was hungry. I had to eat something." Mio wanted to argue with the Azure Dragon again but Yun Che pat her back subduing her anger. "Sigh, there... there... Mio. Let bygones be bygones. I can feed you anytime you want. You''re free now." Yun Che said while calming her down. Regaining her composure, Mio was back to her calm and ladylike mode before saying "My deepest apologies, Danna-sama. Mio will forget what this lizard has done to me. She is now satisfied that she had the best meal in a long time." Mio didn''t forget to shot a glare at the dragon. "Hmph.." The Azure Dragon grunted at her. Yun Che immediately brighten the awkward moment. "Ehem, by the way. This is Jasmine. She''s my master. She''s also the one who trained me." Mio shift her sights to Jasmine before bowing at her. This is the one Yun Che regarded as his friend and master. She had to show a proper respect. "Nice to meet you, Jasmine-san. Its an honor to meet you." She smiled brightly. Jasmine was kind of dumbstruck seeing this guy managed to subdue the Spider of Calamity itself. How in the world did that happen?"*Sigh, the honor is mine. How in the world did he subdue a creature like you?" Mio suddenly blushed before she answered. "Mah...Danna-sama fed me with lots and lots of his energy. It''s so delicious that I passed out from it. Even after I passed out, he continued feeding me even more until I am a slave to it." As she narrates her story, Jasmine was slowly getting uncomfortable. "All right, STOP!!! If you continue, you will give her a misunderstanding." Yun Che shouted before slamming her mouth shut. "But, Danna-sama. Isn''t that what happen?" Mio slowly said with an innocent expression. "No, it''s not!!! Jasmine, you won''t believe her story right? Jasmine?" When Yun Che looked at her, her bangs covered her eyes as she shook slowly. Slowly approaching him, she shouted "You lecher!!!!" before knocking his head. *KNOCKS Yun Che shouted regaining his composure. That haki punch really stings a lot. "Guuuaaarrkkk!!You midget!! What was that for?" "That''s for sullying another girl." Jasmine accused. "I did not!!! Mio, I didn''t sully you. Right?" "Hai, he just fed me with his energy." Mio said with an innocent expression. "Then, I totally misunderstood him." Jasmine simply turned around like nothing happened. "You sure don''t look sorry." "I don''t know what you''re talking about." Jasmime shrugged his statement. Normally, Mio felt slightly angered when Jasmine knocks him but she felt their relationship is like an old married couple caused her to giggle. Slowly sitting on the tower''s floor. He slowly said with a tired tone. "Sigh, Forget it. I am too tired to do anything tight now. Feeding Mio took most of my energy." "Hai, your energy is just like nectar, Danna-sama. I won''t mind receiving it again." Mio said with a bright smile. "You, I am not sure being looked as food though." He sighs again. Then, Jasmine suddenly spoke gaining the attention of both of them. "So, now can you tell me?" "Tell you what?" A confused Yun Che asked. "Quincy and that bow of yours. Bows can only fire one arrow maybe two at one time. That weird bow of yours making other bows looked like a joke." The Azure Dragon suddenly sounded "If you won''t mind. This dragon is curious as well." Yun Che knew the dragon ask a lot of questions about him and had Jasmine explained it. He just let the dragon knew as this is its last soul. Mio just keep quiet as she too was interested as well. He pulls a deep breath and said "Sigh, fine. As I said before Quincy and Shinigami are the God faction back in our world. Shinigami utilized the spirit energy to form Zanpakuto Spirit but Quincy utilized it to form spiritual weapons. Quincy or Monks of Destruction is one of the two factions ruling the Realm of the Gods in our world. They didn''t use Zanpakuto but used those Spirit Weapons as a method of fighting. However, their powers aren''t weaker compared to a Shinigami. But, both factions have disagreement about the realm''s ruling. We had our differences back then but in the end, Shinigami took the mantle of ruling the realm. As for the method, you can guess it." "War." Jasmine said. Looks like his world and theirs are not so different after all. "It happened thousands of years before I was born. The remaining Quincy fled into the realm of living and hid themselves for the rest of their lives. Shinigamis didn''t see them as a thread anymore and it became peaceful once the leaders of the previous Shinigami passed on. Both sides coexist peacefully." He continued "So the bow is actually a Quincy''sstandard spirit weapon. Each Quincy have their own unique fighting style. Some of them conjured a sword, spears or even a bow. It depends on the talent of Quincy." Jasmine nodded "So, you have both Shinigami and Quincy bloodlines. Hoyuu was right, you are a cheating monster." "Yeah, two bloodlines. But I haven''t trained any of my Quincy abilities yet. The only thing I got is that bow." Yun Che explained. He was more trained to become a shinigami. When he had some time in the future, he''ll ask old man Zangetsu to reawakened his Quincy abilities. "That still doesn''t explain the nature of that bow of yours." "Oh that, that''s the second evolution of my Kojaku. I called the Ginrei Kojaku or Silver Sparrow. It has the ability of firing 1200 arrows per second. Moreover, it used the spirit energy in this realm as replenishment for the arrows so I don''t have to use my energy. If there''s no spirit energy, then I have to use my own." He said while reformed the Ginrei Kojaku in his hand. Jasmine widen her eyes and said "1200 arrows per second? No wonder you covered the whole realm with those arrows. Why didn''t you use it to fight Mio?" "Mio had spatial abilities and she can hide within the space itself avoiding the arrows I threw at her. Moreover, my strength isn''t enough to produce an arrow strong enough to pierce her body and did you see how she ate my Evil God third art just now? She ate it like it was nothing." "Ehehe, Danna-sama''s energy at that time was delicious and I couldn''t help but eating it." Mio suddenly sounded while holding her cheeks. "So, I had this wild idea of bloating her with my energy until she explodes but where else can you find a beast getting stronger by eating your energy? So I decided to keep her." Yun Che stated the truth. This was the only thing he was interested in Mio other than her webs. Jasmine had a rough understanding about Quincy and his Ginrei Kojaku just now. She thought that bow was created using his haki but turns out its one of his other bloodline capabilities. "Last question, how did Mio turned into a human? Is a contracted beast can retain its original form?" Yun Che thought before saying "Ahh, the system handled that for me. It said something about any beast contracted to me will became a human." "Then, what about Little Phoenix? She should attain her human form right?" Jasmine asked remembering the phoenix in his body. "Little Phoenix was part of my soul and she''s not a contracted beast. So she retains her original form." "So that''s how it is." She nodded in understanding. "Now that''s done. Hey Azure Dragon. Its about time to begin the third trial right?" He asked the dragon. He wanted to end this as soon as possible. The Azure Dragon tried to digest the conversation between Jasmine and him just now. It heard about the mysterious force exist within Yun Che''s body from Jasmine. A primordial force even the gods will never understand but this young Soul Reaper had it inside him. Besides, this Soul Reaper had shown it enough surprises for one day. It took a deep breath before saying¡­ "As for the third trial, Soul Reaper. You passed." 105 Chapter 105: Dragons Inheritance "I passed? I didn''t even take the trial. What do you mean I passed?" Yun Che shot the dragon. Deep down in him, whatever the trial was and no matter how hard it is. He wanted to take it. It''s a gamer''s intuition where they wanted to take and experience even the smallest mission to complete their gaming experience and achievement. Challengers usually avoid taking more trials, but the Azure Dragon sensed no fear within Yun Che. It feels like this one wanted to experience more than it could offer. It pulls a deep bteath before saying "The third trial was to test the worthiness of the challenger undertaking the trial. Usually involves going relieving your worst memories. My third trial was pretty much the same as the phoenix trial." Tapping his fist onto his palm, he said "Ooohhh... that''s how it is." If things were the same as before, looks like he can skip this one without a nagging feeling. Then, the dragon continued "But, seeing you able to pass the phoenix''s third trial easily. I have considered you passed the third trial as well. Besides, you have shown me enough surprises today even I wasn''t able to comprehend despite being a former divine spirit." Remembering his past encounter, he smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, easily. I took a stab in the gut for it." He said while being sarcastic. "What do you mean getting stab in the gut, Danna-sama?Mio looked at him worriedly. "No..no.. it''s a figurative speech. Haha.. nothing much." He purposely avoid the subject. Wouldn''t want Mio suddenly hunting down Su Ling''er for that. "Ara, is that so?" Mio reassured herself. "So that''s it? No third trial? Or anything?" Jasmine suddenly spoke. "Yes, Soul Reaper Yun Che. You have passed the third trial. You are more than worthy to receive my inheritance. The purpose of the third trial I wish to see if the person receiving the bloodline and legacy are malicious or evil at heart" The Dragon explained. Then, it continued "Seeing your performance as well as your action in the second trial prove otherwise. Instead of killing the Black Spider of Calamity, you turned it into your ally. You prove to me you are not evil at heart. Although, I am a bit worried about the Demon-like existence in your body." Seeing the Azure Dragon was a bit worried about Hoyuu, he then reassured "Oh that guy? Don''t worry about him. He kept me alive all the time." Then, with absolute authority, the dragon finally concluded "Then, my doubts are cleared. Soul Reaper Yun Che. Congratulation in completing my trial. The trial of the Dragon God." [Ding¡­ Dragon God Third Trial: Prove your worthiness to the dragon.] [Status: Passed] [Ding... Hidden Objective Triggered.] "All right, who am I going to fight this time?" Yun Che shouted in his mind. He thought the hidden objectives was as easy as the Phoenix Trial where he figured out a way to bypass the trial but this Dragon God trial was insane. The trials push him into the frying pan before taking him out and threw him into the fire. The second trial was pretty much the same but at least he got Mio from it. [Ding... Hidden Objective: Passed the trial without taking the trial.] He breath a breath of relief before saying "Damn, that almost giving me a heart attack." "Soul Reaper Yun Che, take out the two crystal fragment you obtained from the first and second trial." Pulling from his inventory, he pulled out two crystal fragments from it before showing it to the dragon. The crystal fragments slowly float above before the dragon produce another crystal fragment. The final and third crystal fragments. With its power, the fragments fused themselves into one crystal in a single motion forming a single pulsing deep blue crystal. Then, the crystal slowly floats in front of him pulsing with energy of the Dragon God itself. [Ding¡­. Congratulation host for obtaining the ''Crystal of the Dragon God.''] Yun Che slowly observe the floating crystal in front of him admiring its beauty before the Azure Dragon spoke "Inside this crystal is everything I had, the purpose of this trial as well as the only thing in this world I am preparing to give. For thousands of years in search of a true successor. It is finally come to an end. Soul Reaper, Yun Che. This is the inheritance of the Dragon God Trial. It is yours now." He bow his head and said "Azure Dragon, I am honored." "At last, after thousands of years of searching. I can finally pass on. However, I do have one last request for you. The request I wish and hope you can fulfill it for me." "What is it?" Yun Che grew curious but he knew what the request was but he decided to play along. "It is better for you to absorb the crystal in your body before this dragon tell you it''s last and final request. Take it from an old dragon. My era is done and now it is yours to forge a new one." "Hnn" Yun Che nodded before he sits down next to Jasmine. "Better absorb it fast, I wanted to know what the Dragon has in store for you." "Danna-sama? Are you going to be okay?" "I am all right. I survived worse." "One more thing, Soul Reaper. Before you absorb the inheritance of the Dragon God. Here''s something for you. Something I only intend to give to someone I truly see as a True Successor of my Inheritance." The Azure Dragon suddenly roared to the sky before producing some kind of mystic orb a size of a small ball in front of its mouth. As the process carries on, Yun Che can feel the Azure Dragon''s life force was slowly getting weaker and weaker as it channels all its power into the orb. "Azure Dragon, what are you doing?!?" Jasmine and Mio can''t feel the declining life force from the dragon but they can see the silhouette of the dragon was slowly getting dimmer and dimmer. When the process was done, the crystal in front of him slowly floats into the mystic orb and floats inside it. Panting heavily, the Azure Dragon slowly spoke "Soul Reaper, this is the only thing this Dragon God has ever given to anyone. This is my Dragon''s Soul. To awaken the full power of the inheritance, this soul is the only one capable of it. Moreover, the Dragon God''s Soul, will refine your spirit and soul, giving you powerful mental strength far surpassing that of ordinary humans. Your soul, will also gain the attribute of the Dragon God from this!" "You¡­don''t have to do this. I can find another way. I can.." "No¡­ This old dragon had lived and seen enough for one lifetime. This dragon only hope you will be able to accomplish my mission. Now, absorb the orb and the crystal. I will watch over you until you completed the process." The dragon slowly guides the soul in front of Yun Che and a notification suddenly pops in front of him. [Ding¡­ Main Mission Sequence 3 (Dragon God Trial) Completed: Complete the three trials.] [Ding¡­ Azure Dragon''s Dragon Soul and Inheritance detected. Compatibility with the host''s current body. Initiate absorption?] "Looks like I need to take this. Mio, Jasmine. See you later." He spoke with confidence. "Hnn, get back here really quick or I''ll beat you up." "Danna-sama, be careful." Yun Che gave them a nod before pressing the button. All of a sudden, the floating mystic orb with the floating blue crystal inside it slowly entered his body. Yun Che''s eyes slowly losing its colors before closing on its own, indicating he entered Hibernation mode just like the phoenix trial. He was pushed back into his real inner world as notification pops in front of him. [Ding¡­ Host has discovered the ''Dragon''s Divine Soul''. This soul is required to fuse with the host''s body before absorbing the inheritance. Initiate fusion?] "Whatever you have right now system, lay it on me. Don''t need my permission anymore." [Administration permission acquired. Initiate fusion.] Yun Che can feel his body was slowly adapting to the Dragon God''s soul. Suddenly, the calm sea beneath him started to rumble before forming tornadoes of water. The rumbling of those waters terrorize the realm. But, he wasn''t affected by the them. The tornadoes slowly form themselves into a massive crystal ball of water and he can feel a familiar energy came from the crystal ball. "Is this my soul? Damn, such power." He remembered Old man Zangetsu once told him that his soul clashed with the original Yun Che''s soul thus decimating it on the spot. If such a small soul clashed with this one basically asking for death. Then, different colored water jets suddenly burst underneath him and started spinning around his crystal soul just like rotating rings. From what he saw, the colored water consists of black, red, aqua blue, and orange. He extends his observation and saw the jets of water are not just water. These are representative of his merged soul. The black jet of water was his Shinigami''s soul, red one was his Hollow''s soul, aqua blue was his Quincy''s soul and the last one was orange or his phoenix''s soul. But, it was strange. The orange jet of water is thinner compared to his other three souls. Yun Che started to wonder why he didn''t get pushed into his inner world when he was merging with his phoenix soul. Then, it struck his mind as he suddenly remembered that his phoenix soul was incomplete. So this so called merging ''ceremony'' only valid to complete and real souls. No wonder the phoenix''s jet of water was thinner. Suddenly, another jet of water formed before started spinning around his orb as well. However, this jet of water was dark blue. It has the same thickness as his Shinigami, Quincy and Hollow''s souls. He didn''t need to take a second guess to identify this one. "The Dragon''s soul. It''s a complete soul after all. Then, this merging only works for complete souls?" [Ding¡­ Host is right about that. The phoenix soul was incomplete but it was able to successfully merged with the host''s soul. When host find the other half of the phoenix soul, system will initiate another merging just like this and properly fused the soul into the host''s body.] "Then, what will happen to the phoenix inside me?" [Currently, the phoenix only has half of its original soul so the its size is smaller compared to a real phoenix. When host merged with the other half later, it will grow larger and even more purer compared to its current appearance.] "Oh, that''s good I guess." He was worried something might happen to his Little Phoenix inside his inner world but since the soul''s merging later on just complete his phoenix''s soul then all is well. [The merging of the Dragon''s soul is now complete. A representative of the host''s dragon soul is now being form inside the host''s inner world.] "Wait, representative? Don''t tell me...." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside his inner world, where the rest of his spirit resides. A mass cloud was slowly formed underneath the system''s core. It carries various thunder and lightning earning the attention of all spirits in the realm. All the other spirits gaze their eyes on the mass thunder clouds slowly formed. Shirayuki and Kuroyuki at this time were gazing on the cloud near the Divine Lake along with Saru as well as Hebi. Old man Zangetsu was sitting on top of Yun Che''s spirit tree while Hoyuu was taking a nap on one of the branches. "So noisy." Hoyuu sounded while shifting his body to make himself comfortable. As for Yun Che little girls, they were gazing from the back of the phoenix they rode before landing next to his other spirits. From their looks, none of them were widening their eyes from shock. It seems what happen to the inner world wasn''t worth that much to earn their attention. "Looks like master has fused with another soul." "Another soul? That means Onii-chan got another friend for us. Just like Hino-chan?" Mizu patted the phoenix''s back. "That''s right. That''s right. Another friend. Look there, Hino-chan, we''re going to have another friend." Kaze squealed happily. Mizu and Kaze named the phoenix according to its name in Japanese which pronounced as Hinotori or ''bird of fire''. But to make it simpler, Yun Che pronounced it as Hino-chan. Making its name official until today. "What now?" Saru asked calmly. "Just wait I guess, I sure this one is the same as Hino-chan. Nee-sama? Are you okay?" Shirayuki asked Kuroyuki who started to stare at the rampaging clouds with misty eyes. "I felt a sense of familiarity with this one." She spoke calmly. Shirayuki was disbelieved as she shouted "Ehh?!? Don''t tell me we have a third sister?" "No, that''s not what I meant. I mean, like seeing a kin of mine. Both of us sisters through our powers and element but this one. I don''t know. It''s like meeting a distant family." Kuroyuki explained. "Not only you, Kuroyuki-chan. I felt the same thing as well." Hebi sounded next to her. Her doubts were answered as soon as the storm of cloud suddenly formed into a familiar shape to Kuroyuki. The clouds and lightning shaped itself into a long snakelike cloud before the lightning covers the it in a bright light. The process was long enough as strong winds and current sweep through the air creating a shocking sensation but none of the spirits are fazed by it. It wasn''t long before the coiling lightning shaped itself into a shape of a dragon complete with claws and head as well as long tail. A dragon made entirely out of lightning. When the process was complete, the lights crumbled into pieces as it reveals the shining blue scales underneath it before revealing other parts of the body. The lights crumbled revealing the claws as its arms and legs. Moreover, it reveals the fin like scales travel from its head towards the end of its tail resembles the fin of a fish. Lastly, the lights reveal the head of the dragon. If Yun Che were here, he can see the similarities between this one and the Azure Dragon. This one have all its features including dragon whiskers, massive antlers on top of its head as well as demonic eyes. Then after everything was formed, six dark blue magatamas slowly formed on its neck similar to the phoenix. Similar to how the phoenix introduced itself, it shows the world its might before roaring to the skies of inner world. "ROOOAARR!!!!" If this roar was to be heard in the realm of the living, the whole Profound Sky Continent would prostate itself to its might but it wasn''t enough to faze the Zanpakuto spirits. Hell, it didn''t even wake the sleeping Hoyuu. The process was complete and the Azure Dragon''s soul was born into the inner world. It flew all over the peaceful world with its massive shining blue scaled body learning more about its new home. However, its attention was drawn to Kuroyuki who was standing by the lake. Seeing her, the massive Azure Dragon slowly travel towards her carrying its massive body. Sensing its incoming approach, Kuroyuki slowly floats towards the Dragon accompanied by Shirayuki and the others before standing toe to toe with it. Their figure was considered small in front of the dragon. "No wonder I sense a familiarity. It was a dragon." "Nee-sama, you''re an Ice dragon right?" "That''s right, despite being different. We dragons look after each other." Shirayuki raised her hand towards the Azure Dragon in an attempt to touch it. Surprisingly, it didn''t even resist an allow her to touch it. The others follow her action and give the dragon a touch as well. "But, Onee-chan. If the dragon is too big. How do we play with it?" Mizu asked with an innocent expression. She didn''t even fazed by its might and size. "That''s right. Onee-chan. This one can''t even live somewhere in the inner world." Kaze spoke. "Hmm, the girls are right. Where are we going to put you?" Kuroyuki patted the Azure Dragon''s nose. All of a sudden, bright lights covers the dragon once more. "Now what?" Hebi spoke. What everyone can see was the lights covering the dragon slowly getting smaller and smaller. When the Azure Dragon revealed itself once more. Its size was smaller compared to its massive size. The dragon still remains the same but the size can be compared to a standard size of a snake. However, its horns and whiskers looked like it shrunk. Even the six rotating magatamas shrunk as wells. It gave Kuroyuki a smell before wrapping itself on her arm and rubbing its head on her cheeks. "Ara, so cute. Do you have a name?" Shirayuki squeal in delight before asking it. The Azure Dragon look at her before shook its head. "It understood us?" Hebi sounded. She too felt a sense of familiarity with the dragon as well. Probably she''s a snake which is a long line of descendant of a dragon. "Yes, just like our Hino-chan here. It''s a smart one and by the way it''s a she." Kuroyuki said to the others earning a nod from the small Azure Dragon. "It''s a female dragon? Master really do attract a lot of females nowadays. Even had Hino-chan and the Azure Dragon as female soul spirits." Hebi sighs as she remembered that the inner world mostly consist of girls. Except Zangetsu, Hoyuu and Kon. "So, what are we going to name her?" Mizu and Kaze jinxed with each other. Everyone give it a though before Shirayuki sounded. "Well, ''Ryujin'' means Dragon in our language. Why don''t we call her ''Ryu''?" "Ryu-chan. I like it." Hebi smiled. "Ryu-chan, her name is so cute. Just like our Hino-chan." Kaze happily said while hugging the phoenix close to her. "So, Ryu. What do you think your new name?" Kuroyuki asked the Azure Dragon. It simply nodded excitedly as she was given a name. "Yip" Ryu produced a cute sound. She was roaring but since she was too small. Her roars sounded like a ''yip''. "So cute." The others thought instantly. "So, Ryu-chan. Where are going to live? Hino-chan likes to sleep underneath the big tree over there and she sometimes accompanied both of us. You can stay with us." Mizu suggested. "There''s no way she would sleep in the manor. She''s a dragon. Let she choose her own place." Kuroyuki suggested. The dragon ''Ryu'' looked around for a while until something caught its attention. Its eyes were fixed on the glittering lake below them. She unwraps herself from Kuroyuki''s arm before diving towards the lake. Splash "Ara-ara, looks like she took a liking to the lake." Kuroyuki spoke again. "Seems like it." Saru spoke to them. Then, everyone can see she suddenly jumped outside the surface before went in it again. Producing yipping sounds as she jumped all over the lake indicating she chose her place to live from now on. "Mizu, Kaze and Hino-chan? Why don''t you take Ryu and explore the world together. Surely its going to be a while before Yuuki-sama returns." Shirayuki suggested to Mizu, Kaze and Hino. "Haiii!!" The girls shouted before running to the lake along with the phoenix. By the looks of it, Divine Beast usually have qualms with one another but the Phoenix seems to not have any problem with the Azure Dragon. "Ara, such cute children. By the way, Nee-sama? On Ryu''s neck, why did she have six rotating magatamas? Our Hino-chan only has three." Shirayuki asked her older sister. "Who knows?" Kuroyuki shrugged her shoulders. --------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, back to Yun Che''s inner world. After the soul merging was a success. Continuous notification suddenly pops to him at the same time. He had to clicked them one by one to understood what he gained from them. [Ding¡­. Host has successfully merged with the ''Dragon''s Soul.''] [Ding¡­ Host has obtained a new skill. ''Dragon Soul Domain''] "Hell yeah!!! I was waiting for this. The famous dragon soul domain. Yun Che''s trump card. The absoulute intimidation skill." Yun Che shouted as he saw the notification. [Ding¡­ Dragon Soul Domain Dragon Soul Domain is an incomparably overbearing mental Domain. However, even though it''s a mental Domain, it still needs part of the host''s Spirit Force to support it. It affects the person by sending them into a nightmare like state. They will not be able to use all of their profound strength if any at all to either attack or defend. It is extremely taxing on the mind to use.] [Ding¡­ Compatibility between the Host''s Dragon Soul Domain and the Will of the Evil Conqueror.] [Ding¡­ Compatibility between the Host''s Dragon Soul Domain and Sharingan''s Illusion.] "Damn¡­. this means¡­" Yun Che was shocked. The Dragon Soul domain has the compatibility between his haki and sharingan. As for the results, he was unable to control his excitement to find out. [Initiating Fusion.] [Fusion Successful.] [Ding.. Congratulation host for creating "Will of the Dragon Conqueror." *This skill enables the host to use it as an intimidation skill that force the opponent to lose consciousness just like host''s previous evolved Haoshoku haki. However, anyone below the host''s cultivation realm has their fate controlled by the host. Host can use the fear within them to force them to lose consciousness or expand the fear to kill them. As for opponents above the host''s current level, intimidation can affect those with higher will power but they will remain conscious. However, mental strength will be consumed if host wish for them to lose consciousness.] "Holy shit!!! That''s OP man. Force them to lose consciousness or killing them? But it only works below my cultivation realm right but who cares!! Intimidation can now work on those above me?" [Ding¡­ Congratulation host for creating the skill ''Dragon Soul Illusion''] [Cast a smaller version of the Dragon Soul Domain using the host''s sharingan that only affects one person. The illusion can affect opponents before sending them into a nightmare state. The illusion will use the dragon''s intimidation power to stagger the opponent before making them submit. However, host must be aware if opponents have the ability to dispel the illusion. Dragon Soul Domain will activate itself if the illusion was being dispel by the opponent. Don''t worry, a permission notification will be sent before the activation as a safety precaution.] "Damn, a smaller version. Then, I can cast this one and have the domain backed me up if things go south. Hahaha¡­ This is great. This is too great. One new skill and two evolved skills." Yun Che nodded before making a mental note to test these skills later. [Ding¡­ System has discovered six drops of Dragon God Blood Essence within the Dragon God Crystal. Proceeding with the merging process.] Yun Che nodded before gave it a thought. "Six drops? The dragon was generous to give me six drops. Even the phoenix only gave me three. Wait, could it be the phoenix soul was incomplete and it can only gave me three? This means the other half of it has the other three drops? Only one way to find out I guess." [Ding¡­ Merging successful. Host now possessed the Dragon God Bloodline. The merging of the bloodline with the host awaken the following bonuses.] Yun Che felt his body was changing into a new one. He suddenly felt his blood was getting hotter in his body. Then, he felt his body was stronger and sturdier compared to before. Even stronger after being enhanced by the Great Way of the Buddha. When, the warm sensation was offer. He gave his arm a squeeze. He widen his eyes as he slowly felt that his bones were getting stronger and harder. He felt like he could hold the entire world within his palm. Seeing the latest notification, he wondered "Bonuses?" [Ding... Merging of six drops of blood has given the host the bloodline of the dragon and a ''Virgin Yang Seed. It will be passed on the first time host and a woman of choice did the deed, after doing so the other party will also have some Dragon God blood as well as empowered a person to jump several levels in cultivation.] Yun Che widen his eyes again before smiling sheepishly. "All right... I read about this thing before. Last time, Yun Che gave his virginity to save Little Fairy. Now, I have this one as well. I don''t who am I going to give this one to" [Ding¡­ For your information host, system can generate more Virgin Yang Seed with the cost of 5000 SP if host desire to empower more women in future. However, Virgin Yang Seed can only be given once into the woman. ] "...¡­." Yun Che was speechless. Totally speechless. So can give his virgin yang seed to anyone, regenerate it again and give it to another one? What in the world? On second thought, maybe he can use it as a mark for his women. Shaking his head and dismissed the thought. He said to himself "I''ll think about this later. What''s next?" By the way, he couldn''t help but feeling his cheeks went red just thinking about the possibilities. [Ding¡­ The merging of the blood and soul has transformed the host''s body into the body of a True Dragon. This body has been merged successfully with the Great Way of the Buddha and empowered the Body into the First Level of the Tyrant Profound Realm. Moreover, the blood of the Dragon God strengthens the host''s body, the meridians, profound veins, bones, flesh, and skin. It increases to the toughness of the body to be comparable to the body of a True Dragon and gives incredible regenerative power to the inheritor.] [Ding¡­ Host''s body is now at the First Level of Tyrant Profound Realm.] [Ding¡­ As results from host''s body transformation. The regenerative power of the Great Way of the Buddha will still remain the same but host''s regeneration and body healing powers has been enhanced. Any wounds regardless big or not will be instantly healed and broken bones restored. Host will be invulnerable to impossible to be wounded by opponents of the same level. However, 50% defensive powers are applied to counter opponents above the host''s cultivation but the experience needed to level up the Great Way of the Buddha will not decrease and host will be able receive full experience points even with the body''s buff.] "Damn, my body will be even stronger than steel and immovable as a rock. Wait, if I got hit by a truck, I can still come out unscathed?" [Lastly, Host''s bones have been empowered with Dragon God Marrow. It makes the bones like fine steel, and the marrow like an impregnable fortress. Any lost blood and strength during the battle will be instantly restored as it also possessed regenerative capabilities for it. The marrow will continuously generate new genuine dragon blood and increased Dragon God''s bloodline even in sleep. When marrow has been implemented. Host''s body experience will gain 1000 XP for every minute in sleep. The marrow also capable in regenerating any lost blood essence. Be it Dragon Essence or Phoenix''s Essence.] [Ding¡­ Congratulation host for obtaining the Achievement "The Rebirth of the True Dragon." Complete the main mission "Dragon God Trial." Experience gained 10000XP and 5000SP. Hado #34Kong¨­baku. (Adamantine Blast)] Understanding his rewards and calm his excitement, he slowly stood up and stretch himself. Now enjoying the sensation of a stronger body, he said to himself. "Now, that''s done. It''s about time for me to return to the real world. Those two girls are waiting and I feel bad keeping them this long." Yun Che stood up to initiate the log out session. Suddenly¡­. [Ding¡­.] "Wait what? I thought the bonus was over?" He pressed the new notification and the next one shocks him to the core. [Ding... Host has triggered a special reward from the system.] "Special reward? Last time it gave me Nemu for summoning Kon. Now what?" He pressed the notification and it popped in front of him. [Host has completed a special hidden mission from the system.] 1) Obtained the Dragon God True Dragon''s Body (?) 2) Obtained the Dragon God Bone Marrow (? ) 3) Obtained the Dragon Soul (? ) 4) Obtained the Dragon''s Blood (? ) [All there Dragon God inheritances are obtained. Special hidden mission achieved. A special reward is now available to the host. Do you want to open it?] "Well, no harm''s done right?" He immediately pressed the button and this one really cause him to fell on the water, good thing he can float stood on it. He shouted as he rubs his eyes and wonder if this is a big joke to him. "Wait...wait.. seriously?!?!?" [Ding... Congratulation host for obtaining a special reward from the system: [The Dragon Transformation.] 106 Chapter 106: Dragon Transformation "DD¡­Dragon Transformation? This isn''t part of the real story. This is way different. All right, calm down. Let''s be calm. Why didn''t my gamer''s mind work right now?!?" Yun Che was excited as hell. This is the Dragon Transformation. A new and out of the world power. After a while, he started to calm down before reviewing the notification once more. "System, can you explain to me how *gulp ''Dragon Transformation'' works?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------©\----------------------------------------- [Ding¡­ Dragon Transformation] [The Dragon Transformation is a once a day transformation allowed the host to manifest the form of a Dragon designed by the host himself. However, the transformation can only be used once a day and last for ten minutes. During transformation, the host cannot undo the transformation until the ten minutes are up but the host can control the body of the dragon as a human. Host will to gain a 100% percent boost in strength thus increasing the host''s strength by an entire realm. Host''s body will attain 200% in defensive power. The body of the dragon will gain attribute of the host''s choosing however the transformation attribute will depend on the type of Evil God Seed the host has obtained. Any chosen attribute will empower the selected attribute''s elemental attacks to 200% if the host used any attacks related to attribute. Current obtained seed - Evil God Seed of Fire. Host will be able to assume the transformation into a fire attributed dragon. The Dragon transformation is divided into four phases. 1) Immortalized Dragon (Obtained immediately after unlocking it.) 2) Divine Dragon (Obtained once host surpassed Level 101) 3) Dragon God (Obtained once host surpassed Level 201) 4) ??? (Obtained once host surpassed Level 301) Be warned that once the host used the Dragon Transformation Mode, Zanpakuto and Spirit Weapons will be locked. Any Bankai used at that time will be cancelled. However, the Dragon Transformation can be empowered with the Evil God Berserk Arts as well as Hollow Transformation. As for Hollow transformation, the system only limits the transformation to the host''s Adjuchas mode. Any further is not available. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yun Che was stumped and speechless at the same time. This is truly the first time he obtained such power. He was looking for methods to have as a trump card in the future but this came knocking on his door. It maybe once a day use but it is exactly what he needed right now. Something to back him up if things go south. If things went smoothly, his strength will be at the Grand Perfection of Sovereign Profound Realm if he used all his power ups. However, he decided to use this transformation as a last resort. Just like Final Getsuga Tenshou later. He totally went against the gods this time by obtaining more than he could bargain for. When this is all done, he decided to find some time to obtain his Adjuchas form, reawakened his Quincy mode and finally obtained ''Dangai Mode ¨C Tensa Zangetsu''. At least he had some other trump cards to use aside from Dragon Transformation. The reason he decided so was to avoid being targeted by the rest of the continent to obtain his secrets. That Dragon Transformation really is tempting. [Ding¡­ Before assuming the transformation, host must design the dragon first. Be warned that, this is a one off offer to design the dragon and no changes can be made once the process is complete and host have to live with it for the rest of his life. Host must also design how the dragon look like if it assumed all six elemental attributes. The ascended design feature will be available once host meet the required level.] [Ding¡­ Do you want to initiate the shaping process?] Referring to himself, he said "All right, you dumbass. This is the moment of truth. If I failed this, I won''t forgive myself. I will choose the best design for this form." He made his resolve before pressing the button. As soon as he pressed it, the design feature was back just like how he shaped Mio before. This time, his objective was different. He wanted to design his True Dragon Form. "Right how should I make it? Should I make the dragon the same as that dragon kid show? No... no... his dragon was way too ugly. What about in One Piece? No¡­no... That dragon is too long and massive as well as lacked form to gain advantage. I need something simpler, a humanoid dragon. A dragon enables to move as I please as well as looked really badass. Something like¡­... Hold up." Yun Che suddenly remembered something. There''s this dragon he admired during his childhood. The dragon had the ability to transform into any six forms depending on the attributes he chose. A humanoid Dragon came from an old and useless PS2 game. "All right, that dragon''s perfect." He concentrates the dragon''s form and figure as well as its various transformation perfectly in his mind. Yun Che had a good photographic memory and he was able to picture the forms perfectly before saying ¡­. "System, transfer the form to the shaping feature. Then, transfer these six forms as well." What Yun Che transferred was the original template of the dragon he chose. This dragon was the source of his childhood. Once a popular anime but suddenly disappeared due to the flow of time but he obtained this form from a game version of it. It never appeared in anime but in the game is where he fell in love with it. Once he transferred the original template, he immediately transferred the rest of the attributed forms to the system. Making his final checking, he skims and scan the forms once more. The six attributed forms were complete. The six forms were the same as the original template but the only changes he made was the color of the dragon''s form if he selected the right attribute. Be it fire, water, wind, earth, light and darkness. The dragon had every form of it. Now that the design was complete, he looked at the feature once more and saw all the six forms of his dragon form. Seeing this dragon, he slowly smiled and said "You were once the source of my interest in dragons, but slowly disappeared in time. However, today. I will revive you. Not as a friend but as my own Dragon form." Slowly competing the process, he said "System, finalize the transformation." [Ding¡­ Estimated automated assembly.] [Ding¡­ Do you want to rename the skill?] Yun Che give it a thought before saying "Yes, rename the skill." [State the new name of the skill and the activation phrase. Host can also rename the attributed forms of the dragon to avoid any confusion during the activation once the host obtained all Seeds of the Evil God.] He nodded his head in understanding and said "This skill should honor the name of the dragon I chose. System, I will call it "Leonidas" and the activation is "Leonidas, come forth".As for the forms'' name, it changes depends on what kind of attributed Leonidas I want to assume." [Ding¡­. Skill name change enable "Dragon Transformation has been renamed into ''Leonidas'' and activation phrase saved. Please state the names of the attributed form.] "Right, as for the forms'' name. Hmmm, use these. Fire Seed is Pyrus. Water Seed is Aquos, Earth Seed is Subterra, Wind Seed is Ventus, Light Seed is Haos and Dark Seed is Darkus." Yun Che settled on its name. Those are the names of the attributes in that game but calling Leonidas as this world''s original name will be slightly off. So he decided to use its original name. Besides, he can''t even use the other five forms for now. [Ding¡­ Forms'' name saved. Currently host only had the Evil God seed of Fire so Pyrus form is now available. Can host chant the full activation phrase?] "Wait, won''t that transforming me into Leonidas?" He asked the system. [Ding¡­ System need it for saving.] "Ohh" Then he takes a deep breath before saying "Pyrus Leonidas, come forth!!! How''s that?" [Ding¡­ Detected activation phrase. Downloading Data from Evil God Seed of fire. Data Received.] [Initiated ''Pyrus Leonidas'' form.] "Wait what?!? NO!!!! ¡­ NO!!!!... But, you said you needed the activation phrase for saving!" [Activation phrase acquired, Initiating ''Pyrus Leonidas''] "DAMN YOU SYSTEM!!! YOU TRICKED ME!!!" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeing Yun Che was still in hibernation mode. Mio couldn''t help but getting closer to observe her master from up close.This master of hers has quite a look. "Danna-sama really has a good looking feature. Jasmine-san. How long have you known Danna-sama?" "Him?, two years ago. I think. He helped me healed my soul in exchange that I trained him. Never expected this disciple of mine is actually a Soul Reaper." "Danna-sama really care for you. Isn''t it Jasmine-san?" "Hmph, this annoying rascal only thinks about being a useless lazy bum and women all the time. However, he''s not the type of making a move towards women like all the other males." "Looks like Danna-sama is enjoying himself in this world. When I remembered my whole life, no sweet memories come from it. I don''t know how many opponents died and being consumed by me. My life was not least enjoyable." "How was your life back in the era of the gods?" "I don''t remember anything from back then. I was kind of insane and only think about my next meal. What I have done back then, I remembered none of it. Only after transformed into a human that my thoughts were organized once more. For the first time, I actually felt whole and I knew how to think as well as discovering my capabilities. Even if after learning the cultivation of the world, I started to wonder. How did I get my strength right now or from before? I don''t even know how to fly." "Well, looks like you are fated to meet this rascal. Despite having a lot of women on his side. He never actually mistreat them like I thought he would. For the past two years, now I know the joy of cultivating. He didn''t stress himself with cultivating. He wanted it to be enjoyable. Not forced or anything. He''ll help you regain your former glory. Not as a spider but as your own self." "Enjoyable?" "It is more like having fun in fighting. Usually, most humans would just run from danger. But for him, he seeks that danger for the thrill also for leveling up. The stronger the better but now, he''s far too strong for his own good. Still, he can enjoy himself despite being stronger." "Hnn, looks like I will try to keep up with Danna-sama. Wait, you said he had a lot of women on his side?" "You don''t have to worry about that. He''s not the type of focusing on one or two women. That rascal treats all them equally." Mio give it a thought before she sighs in dissapointment. "Muu, I was hoping to keep him to myself but if Jasmine-san said so, then it made me feel better all of a sudden. Danna-sama also said he didn''t want to see me as a servant. Looks like I have to try harder to gain Danna-sama''s attention." Jasmine sighs before saying "You won''t have to, he''s not that dumb." Suddenly, the tower around Mio and Jasmine started to shake as if an earthquake had struck it. Both of them stood on each other supporting them from fall. Jasmine suddenly spoke "What in the world is happening right now?" As she spoke, the shaking around them slowly disappear as if nothing happened. Then, her attention suddenly turned on the Azure Dragon that suddenly breathing heavily as well as getting dimmer. "I don''t think I can last long¡­" The Azure Dragon said between breath. "What do you¡­" Jasmine didn''t even finished her sentence when the dragon continued. "After giving my soul away to him, I rely on the last piece of my soul I had left. That piece of soul is the only thing supporting this realm." Jasmine widen her eyes. It means this realm can collapse at any moment. "You¡­. Why did you do this?" "This dragon had said before, all I wanted to do now is to pass on. I have fulfilled my last purpose and found a perfect successor. This dragon didn''t wish to roam the world anymore. My era is now over, however you youngsters can forge your own era." The dragon explained while maintaining its composure. "You sacrificed your own soul and powers for my idiot disciple. Do you trust him that much?" "Hmm, this dragon didn''t see in his strength but his potential. You might be a Star God successor but this one is a god himself. A non-existent god from another universe but living a life and cultivate as a mortal. A host with an unknown primordial power inside him. Something even you and I unable to understand. That gives him an absolute potential where his destiny is not limited in this universe." "What you mean is...." Jasmine suddenly interjects. The Azure Dragon nodded his head. "You know what this dragon means." Mio was listening on the side suddenly spoke "You mean, Danna-sama''s destiny lies beyond?" "Hnn, this young Soul Reaper has no reason in becoming a ruler. Most humans and gods back then wanted to cultivate to possessed the ability to control but this one only wanted to enjoy and living a carefree life. Free of the life and its burdens. This is the reason this dragon decided to pour everything just like the phoenix. From the moment he spared this spider, this dragon knew his heart was free of malicious and evil thoughts." Jasmine nodded in understanding. She admitted that Yun Che''s potential was endless and something she will never understand. If the gods pour everything to him then she will do so as well. Her trust for him is now intact, she will travel with him to Realm of the Gods once he''s ready and one day, he''ll turn that world upside down. As Jasmine heard the Azure Dragon, she was sent into a dilemma as well. Speaking of her trust, she was someone still tied with vengeance of the past. What if she could be like him and Retsu? Let everything go and start over. Enjoying the sensation of leveling up like them. Earning and honing her skills as well as training just like them. As she wonders, her skills and cultivation were inherited. It is not earned or trained. The only thing she has is the her haki. She always thought she was the worst kind of existence that no one understands but Retsu and Yun Che were way worse. Despite the trail of bodies they leave behind, she never seen their smiles faded from their faces. Both of them didn''t deny their inner demons but embraced them. Turning them into their source of strength. Maybe, just maybe¡­ She wanted to be herself for once. Let the past go and looking into the future. She could start right now¡­ She could start as one of them¡­.. As she was thinking, suddenly another earthquake started to shake the tower. Jasmine was back from her thinking immediately said "Azure Dragon, you needed to hold out for much longer. Yun Che is not done yet." "I can still maintain the stability of the realm and that earthquake is not coming from it." The Azure Dragon replied. Mio suddenly shift her head towards Yun Che. "Don''t tell me it''s Danna-sama?!?" Her shriek also earned Jasmine''s attention. Before she could say anything, Yun Che''s eye''s suddenly snapped open. "It''s about time you¡­." However, her words were not finished as she saw something that cause her eyes to widen. Yun Che''s body started to glowing and pulsing with red energy before his Quincy outfit started to ripped itself apart. "Danna-sama?!?" Mio shouted worriedly before she started to run towards him. "Mio, get away from him." Jasmine immediately grabbed her hand stopping her advance towards him. "But¡­." Mio was about to protest but Jasmine''s eyes stopped her intent immediately. "Whatever it is, let him handle it. If we interrupted whatever he''s doing right now. It might be bad." Then, the pulsing and glowing energy around his body started to grow brighter before¡­ Swoooshh!!! His body was covered with red fire before getting more intense. As for Mio, she didn''t know his Evil God capabilities and assumed the worst happened immediately shouted "Danna-sama?!?" "Don''t worry, he''s immune to fire." Jasmine reassured her. "Really?" She said with tears in her eyes. "Yes, what in world happening to him?" As she said that, tornadoes of red fires started swirling around him caused the Azure Dragon, Mio and Jasmine to shift their bodies away. "These flames? It didn''t belong to the phoenix, what is going on?" Their questions are answered as the swirling tornado suddenly formed a massive fireball with Yun Che inside it. The process didn''t last long as the massive fireball suddenly pulsing like a beating heartbeat. The more it pulses, the bigger it become. Dum! Dum!! Dum!!! "Here he comes!!!" Jasmine shouted. BOOM!!! The fireball suddenly exploded covering the area around the tower with flames as it rains down from it before striking the lower grounds. Mio reacted immediately and punch the space behind her before it shattered like glass and formed a shattered gateway. If anyone were to see this, they will have to pinch themselves twice as Mio easily shattered the space behind her. Jasmine was one of them. She immediately pulled Jasmine in there before raising both of her hands to seal the gateway like glass being piece back together. As for the Azure Dragon, it flew as high as it can avoid the aftermath of the explosion caused by the fireball. It didn''t react the slightest at Mio''s spatial ability as it seen her in action countless of time in the past. When Jasmine opened her eyes, she was shocked as she was still at the tower and she could see everything from inside whatever she is right now. What she could see was the place she''s in is some kind of crystal dimension as she can see some kind of glass reflecting in the air. Moreover, she felt like she''s inside a crystal ball. "What in world is this?" "The mirror dimension." A voiced replied next to her and it was none other than Mio. Then, she replied "It''s a dimension I used to escape if I faced a greater threat. Anything happened in the outside world can''t affect in here and anything happen in here can''t affect the outside world. We can see everything from in here and not being harmed by it. However, it is only limited to the size of the space I created. During my days as a godly beast, I can create larger dimension allowing me to travel the world without being seen but right now, this small space with the size of a small room is all I could do right now. Moreover, this thing used energy just to maintained it." Mio explained to her. Jasmine can also guess this is the spatial ability Yun Che was talking before. The spatial ability she used to hid herself during the first and second trial. Observing everything from there. "¡­." Jasmine was speechless. But, seeing Mio saving her like this, she immediately spoke "Why did you save me?" "Danna-sama trust you. Jasmine-san. Your relationship with him was so close that I felt a little jealous of you a little. But, if Danna-sama trust you that much, I decided to trust you as well. Besides, you''re my first friend." Mio spoke with a bright smile. According to the system, she has the tendency to despise any female came to contact with Yun Che but if he trusts the women in his care. She decided to do the same as well. They are the only people worthy enough to be her friend. "What about Yun Che. You didn''t see him as a friend?" "Danna-sama is different. He''s my future husband and someone very precious to me. Someone I dedicated my life to." Mio said while holding her reddening cheeks. Hearing her response, Jasmine was speechless again. This girl really likes taking thing too far. She regained her wits before observing the situation outside the mirror dimension. "Jasmine-san, Is Danna-sama is going to be okay?" Before she could reply, all three pair of eyes are shifting towards the massive fiery figure emerged from the explosion. The first thing came from Jasmine''s mouth was¡­. "Is that a dragon?" What emerged from it was a dragon twice the height and size of an adult human and covered with red scales all over. This dragon has the body structure of a human but its chest was broader and the waist was a bit smaller than the chest making a humanoid dragon compared to an ordinary dragon. From its neck, black scales with lining covered its neck until the end of its visible tail. Speaking of the tail, it looks like a normal dragon tail but at the end of it has some kind of scale making it look like an arrow''s tip. What grabs their attention was its this arms and legs were slightly bigger in the elbow and thighs making it a dragon with a slightly larger muscle proportion. The arms each have three golden claws as well as three golden talons and a golden spur behind each leg. They could see three green linings cover at the end of each leg and behind the neck. Behind it was grown a pair of red scaled wings with golden wing fingers with sharp wing thumb. This dragon seems to holding its arms and bending its legs. It looks like this dragon was not conscious. When they turned to its head, it had some kind of long sharp horizontal rears pointing to the back rather than upwards. On top of its head, it had some kind two golden horns and a larger blade like horn pointing upwards. Flames were coming from its mouth with sharp visible fangs underneath it. Moreover, this dragon seems to have a sharper snort with two closed eyes. When Jasmine saw the whole dragon, she was speechless. This is the first time she saw a humanoid dragon. Even the dragon clan back in the realm of the gods didn''t have this kind of dragon. Their transformation resembles more on the dragon they seen roaming on the Blue Pole Star but slightly bigger and stronger but this one was the rarest among rare. A dragon can stand and fight just like a human will spark the attention even the highest of realms. "Is that Danna-sama?!?" Mio widen her eyes. "Impossible, this dragon only gave him a body, bloodline, marrow and a soul of a dragon. How did he tap into a complete transformation?!?" "You mean he can''t tap into a dragon transformation yet?" Jasmine asked it. "A human will never be able to transform into dragon. Even if they can, their body can''t tap a dragon''s true potential. But¡­ this one¡­ Heavens, what kind of miracle am I witnessing?!?" The Azure Dragon looked the unconscious humanoid dragon. It felt the same as its given soul and the body it had given to Yun Che just now. So that means, this humanoid dragon is actually Yun Che himself. The real question was how in the world that he could awaken a powerful version of the dragon transformation. Even in the era of the gods, dragons didn''t even possess the capabilities of humanizing their dragon form. Suddenly... The golden red dragon slowly opened its eyes and revealing a pair golden eyes with red pupils underneath it. The humanoid dragon slowly let go of its arms and straighten its legs before slowly floats to the floor of the tower. Then¡­. "ROOOAARRR!!!!!" 107 Chapter 107: Final Wish The dragon roared towards the heavens earning the attention of Jasmine, Mio and the Azure Dragon and the same time releasing the might of a fiery dragon. When the Azure Dragon heard such roar, it carries a unique aura as if it contained the roar of a true dragon. But, the next thing shocks them the most. "Huuarggg, damn. That felt good!! So, that''s how a roar feels like. Wait, wonder if I could do that?" The red humanoid dragon stood by the edge of the tower before pulling a deep breath and... "SHUULL!!!" All three eyes can see small spark of fire came from the mouth of the dragon before forming a massive fire storm to the grounds below. What shocks them again was this humanoid dragon was able to produce a massive fire breath enough to engulf a city if fired from enough distance. After a while, the fire storm was getting smaller and smaller as the dragon stop its fire breathing on the grounds below. What they couldn''t see was the ground turned to scorched black from the dragon''s fire breathing ability. "Oooohhh, Spicy!!!!" The dragon sounded again. All three figures finally confirmed it. This humanoid dragon was none other Yun Che. Hearing Yun Che''s voice, Mio dispelled the Mirror Dimension and both of them appeared out of nowhere and stood by on the tower''s floor observing this dragon. All of them heard Yun Che''s voice clearly but it came from the humanoid dragon itself. They didn''t see its mouth move but they could hear him as clear as day. Then, the humanoid dragon turned its eyes on the gawking Jasmine and Mio as well as the floating Azure Dragon. "Jasmine! Mio! Sorry to keep you two waiting. Having some problems getting used to my new body. By the way, why are you two so small?" The humanoid dragon raises its golden claw and started waving at them. "Eeekkk, Danna-sama?!? Is that you?" Mio shrieks. "Yeah, I am. Why am I so tall of a¡­? Holy flying macaroni?!? It works!!!!" Yun Che looked and examined his transformed body. He thought he gained the abilities of a dragon before but didn''t noticed his features changed as well. The transformation didn''t feel a thing. One second the bright light covers his features and the next thing was poof. He is a dragon. "What works?" Jasmine asked while keeping eyes on the dragon. She still refused to believe this humanoid dragon is actually Yun Che himself. "The Dragon Transformation!! The system gave me as a reward for completing this trial. Hot DAMN!!! So this is Pyrus Leonidas looks like in real life? Look at these muscles." Yun Che who was in control of Pyrus Leonidas dragon form slowly raising his arms before making some flexing poses. Seeing a humanoid dragon doing human things isn''t something they could see every day. Hearing new languages again, Jasmine and Mio jinxed with each other and said "Pyrus Leonidas?" "The Dragon Transformation. I design it myself. Pretty cool huh?" Yun Che said flexing his dragon form''s muscles again. The dragon was entirely shocked as Yun Che managed to retain his humanity using his full dragon form. Not to mention this dragon have a human''s proportion. "Soul Reaper?!? How did you achieve it?!?" "Achieve what? This? I told you just now, I got as a reward." Yun Che explained. "Reward? The completed version of a human-dragon hybrid is not some kind of reward. I assume the primordial force completes it for you?" The Azure Dragon asked him again. Its curiosity about the system cause it to ask a lot of questions to Jasmine but she merely shrugged them as she too trying her best to understand the system. However, without the proper gaming knowledge and experience. A person from the novel like her will never understood the system properly. "Yeah, kind of. Why?" Yun Che answered. Seeing Yun Che humanoid dragon form, the Azure Dragon was shocked to the core. For 5 billion years it lived, a non-dragon god able to awakened a dragon form. "You continued to give this dragon more and more surprises. This transformation or ''Pyrus Leonidas'' you called it, right? This is the peak of our achievement as Dragon. We tried researching out our bloodlines into humanizing our dragon form into a form of a humanoid dragon. Imagine having the strength and form of a dragon but having the agility as well as movement of a human. You achieved what the we dragons failed to achieve¡­." "¡­.." Yun Che was speechless. This form he taken from his memory and redesigned them with the system''s help. It''s just a humanoid dragon. This is the first time he heard about a dragon trying to humanizing its form and called it a higher achievement. In the end, the system was the one completed it all along. "It''s just humanoid dragon mode. What so special about that?" Yun Che asked casually. "You¡­.*Sigh¡­ We dragons have the capability to transform into either a human or a dragon. That''s it. You however merged the human capabilities into your dragon form. Giving the dragon form the capabilities of a human dragon hybrid. Like, a dragon can never stand on two feet, move as agile as a human and able to manipulate your size at your own will. Moreover, you can incorporated your human fighting style into the dragon''s form and strength. Imagine the possibilities." Looks like the dragon did say a few valid point. "Oh, didn''t noticed that." "What the hell is this? You called this Pyrus Leonidas?" Their conversation suddenly interrupted when Jasmine shouted from the bottom. Since his size was slightly larger, he had to shift his head towards her. He finds it funny seeing her puny form shouted at him. In the end, he just moves his dragon claw and allowed Jasmine and Mio to climbed on it. He wasn''t that large, just twice the size of an ordinary human. "Like I say, this is the Dragon Transformation. The system gives this as a reward for completing the trial. Pyrus means fire attributed. The dragon transformation needed the Evil God Fire Seed to tapped into this transformation. Since it''s the only seed I have. So I can only use fire version of this dragon or this form." Jasmine give it a thought before saying "Fire Seed? So you have other forms than this?" So, that means he had the capabilities using the water, earth, wind, light and darkness form of this dragon. How did he take this matter so casually? Does he know the effects if he used this form in the real world? Not only mortals but those beings from up there would be tempted as well. "Yeah, I''ve made the designs myself but without the seeds I can''t access them. This is the only form I had. Moreover, in this form, My elemental powers are empowered. Any fire related spells or arts will instantly overpower anyone in this form. Pretty cool huh?" "¡­" None of them make any sound as Yun Che tried the capabilities of the Dragon form in front of them. Mio looked at Yun Che with worried eyes before saying "Danna-sama, are you going to be stuck like this forever?" "No, Mio. Just ten minutes and I could only use this once a day. Before you ask, I can''t revert myself. I have to wait the ten minutes are up before reverting on my own." He explained while holding both Jasmine and Mio with his claw. Good thing those two can stabilize themselves. "Still, hearing the system gave this to you for free. I don''t know how to react to you anymore." Jasmine sighs at this guy''s luck. Most people would become arrogant if they obtained the power of the system but this guy only wish is to be a useless lazy bum. "More of a special reward though." Yun Che explained to her. Suddenly, the realm around them started to shook itself before the sky begins to crack just like a mirror. Pieces of the crack slowly fell to the ground accompanied by earthquakes slowly shattering the ground. "Ehh? What the hell happen?" "It''s the Azure Dragon, it can''t sustain the realm for long." Yun Che turned his head on the Azure Dragoin and saw its body was getting dimmer and dimmer. "AZURE DRAGON!!!" Yun Che shouted while still in his dragon form. He slowly flap his dragon wings while Mio and Jasmine hold his arm for support. He flew directly to the dragon but the it slowly losses its form and has become intangible making Yun Che unable to touch it. "Haha, Soul Reaper. Looks like my time is .....almost up. Seeing you like this is almost make me....... happy as seeing my own child...... grew up. I shouldn''t call you a...... soul reaper...... anymore. You are now a..... young dragon." The dragon said between breaths. It burned up last of its energy and soul to last this long. Not before gathering one last ounce of strength before slowing the realm''s destruction so it could deliver its final wish. Seeing the Azure Dragon is dying. He immediately asked the system. "System, is the something you can do?" [Ding.. replying to the host. Azure Dragon doesn''t have enough soul and energy to continue existing. Moreover, it longed for a grand passing to the afterlife. As a Shinigami, host must respect its wish.] "I see." He nodded in understanding. Even if he could defy the gods but he will never defy nature itself. There are some things aren''t meant to broken. The only way was to live with it. Breathing its last moments, the Azure Dragon spoke once more "Young Dragon, you continued to give this dragon a performance of a lifetime. You are indeed a true of successor of the Dragon God. You even achieved what we dragons failed to achieve in our lifetime. You have become a true humanoid dragon." Slowly, pulling a deep breath. "Then, please complete this one final task for me. Take it as a final wish and request from an old dragon." Yun Che bowed in his dragon form and said "For giving me this form and transforming me into a true dragon. I swear I will complete this task you gave me. No matter how hard or its after effect, I will complete it." Although he knew the final wish was, he just let the dragon finished it. "This dragon has a daughter. Wonderful, beautiful and the most dazzling daughter a dragon could ever have. However, her body and soul was sealed by this dragon''s enemies back then into the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword. So, my wish is for you to find my daughter and free her from her eternal suffering. This dragon doesn''t wish to see her suffer inside the sword anymore. This dragon begs you. Please free her." The Azure Dragon continued "Even our life as gods, the nature of the greed is still exists within our hearts. I can''t escape of offending other True Gods existence back then. I could only watch my daughter being sealed in that sword. Young dragon, whatever it takes. Don''t let her suffer and free her. That''s all I am asking. "Azure Dragon. Please stop begging. Even if I fall in battle, I will fulfill this request of yours. Count on that." [Ding¡­. Main Quest triggered. Find the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword and free the daughter of the Azure Dragon. Time Limit: twenty years.] "20 years? Is something going to happen to the sword in twenty years?" He muttered in his heart. "Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword? First among the seven mysterious heavenly treasures?" Jasmine asked curiously. As the Princess of the Heavenly Star God Realm, she knew exactly what was the dragon talking about. However, this is the first time she heard about sealing someone in the Heavenly Treasure. The most powerful one at that. The dragon answered "Yes, First among the seven mysterious heavenly treasures. A divine sword born from the holy and pure energy of the Primordial Universe. It was the first sword to exist in the primordial universe, the progenitor of the myriad weapons of the world. It ranks first among the seven mysterious heavenly treasures and has a great power that can go against the natural order of things. Even if it falls into the hands of a mortal, that mortal will still be able to easily slaughter True Gods and smite at the Heavens." Yun Che knew the capabilities of the sword from the system but it still lack information on it. He needed to travel to the realm of the gods to the system could upgrade itself. He couldn''t help but ask "Where can I find such a sword?" "As for its location, the dragon doesn''t know anymore. I have been staying here for a long time and doesn''t know the situation of the realm of the gods. All this dragon know was the sword is somewhere in the realm of the gods." The Azure Dragon explained. "Maybe the Dragon God Clan has it?" Yun Che muttered in his heart. He read about them and the sword is somewhere in the clan. He''ll make plans to obtain it once he arrived at the realm of the gods. "We don''t even know the exact location of the sword. Finding is like finding a needle in a haystack." Jasmine wondered. "Don''t worry, the system will locate it once we arrived in the realm of the gods." Finally, the Azure Dragon looked towards Mio before saying "Black Spider of Calamity. I do hope you will forgive me for what I have done towards you. The years I stole from you from the era of the gods, I can''t return them anymore. My actions are justified. Please forgive this old dragon." Mio looked at the dragon despite having a stoic expression. She couldn''t forgive the dragon as simple as that but her sanity as a young woman make her felt some pity for it. It''s dying soon and despite all of her suffering, she finally found the one she was looking for and obtained a new life. If she was free at time, she''ll probably be dead by some other reason. "You have your own share of suffering as well. So, I decided not to hold it against you." At the same time, Mio smiled at the Azure Dragon before continued "Being sealed allowed me to meet my master as well as living a new life with him. I finally found a purpose of my life and I thanked you for it." The Azure Dragon nodded before turning to Jasmine. "Young Star God, this dragon sensed you have some trouble in your eyes." The dragon''s word triggered some reaction in Jasmine''s eyes. But it didn''t pester on the matter but giving her a friendly word of advice. "All this dragon could do is for you to trust this disciple of yours. You said he was strong to overcome anything. If he is not ready to enter the world above him then prepared him. That''s your duty as his master. Then, you don''t have to carry your sufferings with you. Share those burdens together with your friends and allowed them to help you. Bearing those pain alone will bring you more harm than good." "Hmph, you don''t have to tell me that. I know when he will be ready to enter that realm. But, as for your advice. Maybe this princess will try and listen for once." Jasmine said while turning her face sideways causing Yun Che and Mio to smile at her. He can''t show any genuine expression using the dragon''s form but its the thought that counts. Crack Crack Boom Boom Various sounds and well as spatial tears started to appear in the realm once more. Catastrophe has struck the realm making it looks the end of the world. Storms, tornados and earthquakes started to appear and force Yun Che to float in the air to avoid the shaking. Even the tower started to lean sideways caused from the quakes. However, in the air spatial crack and distortion started appearing and he had to move sideways to avoid the falling cracks and distortion. Seeing this apocalypse, Yun Che immediately held the two girls well with his arms and flapped his massive wings. Looks like the dragon could no longer hold the realm together. Seeing the instability of the realm, the Azure Dragon spoke its final words. "Young Dragon, Black Spider of Calamity as well as Star God successor. This dragon finally fulfilled its purpose. I can now meet my old friend the Evil God at ease. This dragon will now use its final powers to send you three off." Yun Che nodded his head and said "Azure Dragon, I promised to free your daughter from her suffering. I only wished for you to be there and witness it." "I know you will. Please take good care of her in my place." "I will." Yun Che promised it. He don''t know what is going to happen in the future but he can predict what is going to happen. "Then, I shall send you three off. Live well and forge a new era of the gods." Finally, the dragon slowly diminishing itself before turning into a streak of light covering all three of them. Despite being a larger humanoid dragon, the streak of light was enough to cover all three of them. Yun Che and the others felt the Azure Dragon''s warm energy covering them. It''s final energy. From outside from the streak of light, the realm was slowly destroying itself before finally turning into light dust making its way to the tower. Everything was being erased, the moment the dragon meet its end. The realm was set to destroy itself to prevent unwanted usage. Lastly, with its final will. All three of them are carried by the streak of light before disappearing to the heavens leaving behind the disintegrating world. 108 Chapter 108: Bending Arts Inside the utter darkness and the absolute quiet, the dark covers the area like a plague without leaving any lights pierce through it. The animals living in caves, walk softly or crawl inside the endless galleries created by the cracks of the subsoil seeking for the scant food and a mate to couple. This is the place where the underworld meets the earthly world. In the vast darkness of the cave suddenly¡­ Bzzt Bzzt bzzt bzzt Sparks of electricity suddenly spark somewhere in the middle of the cave forming into a giant dark blue bubble. The bubble slowly getting larger and larger until it filled almost the entire cave before slowly dissipating into a cloud of white smoke. The one emerge from the smoke was something out of the ordinary, that is large red humanoid dragon. In its arms, two females holding onto its arms came with it as well. The long red hair female with a short red kimono was none other than Jasmine while the short black hair with a black kimono was Mio, Yun Che''s new companion as well as summoned beast. As for man himself, he''s currently the one holding them after transforming into a red fire attribute dragon back in the realm.Right now, all three of them are back to the real world concluding their adventures in the trial realm. The cloud of smoke dissipates in the air leaving behind the three of them. The humanoid dragon or Yun Che let the two women down before channeling his power into his blade horn. It slowly glows with golden light illuminating the area from where they came from and all three of them noticed they are back in the cave of the Azure Dragon. He formed a ball of golden ball of light that slowly formed using his golden bladed horn. As the ball of light illuminates the area, this zone was quite unfamiliar to either Yun Che or Jasmine as they were teleported into the realm the moment they hit the barrier. Looks like this large chasm is the end of the cave itself. The cloud of smoke floats in the air before forming a silhouette of a dragon looking at Mio, Jasmine and the humanoid dragon Yun Che. "Looks like this is where we will part ways¡­.. This dragon can only say this.. Whatever happens from now on¡­ live well." As it says it''s final word, the Azure Dragon white smoke silhouette disappears into thin air. Yun Che as a Shinigami himself could feel its soul was already making its way to the afterlife. He immediately kneel down one leg even as a humanoid dragon before saying "We will." "Even as a soul, it finally passed on leaving behind an heir that would accomplish what it failed." Jasmine slowly said accompanied by a nod from Mio and Yun Che. As for Mio, she held her hand praying for the safe passage of the Azure Dragon. She had forgiven it as the dragon had brought her to Yun Che. She''s going to live her life to the fullest this time. "Looks like we''re back to real world." Yun Che said breaking the awkward atmosphere. "Hai, Danna-sama. It''s been a while since I felt and able to breath the air of the real world." said Mio while rearranging her black kimono ouch more. She didn''t remember last time she breath the air of the real world. Yun Che looked at his dragon body and said "Well, we''re technically in a cave though and the entrance is not large enough for me to go through. Looks like I have to wait until my transformation is done." Suddenly, his illuminating golden horn suddenly pulsing just like a beacon earning the attention of both Mio and Jasmine. Both of them turned their head towards him, what they noticed his body was slowly glowing as well. "What now?" Jasmine said next to him. Yun Che was about to say something but a notification suddenly pops in front of him. [Ding... Host''s ten minutes Pyrus Leonidas transformation is up. Reverting back to host''s human form. Cooldown: 24.00.00] His body slowly glows brightly and started to illuminate the cave. Jasmine and Mio started to find a nearby rock to shield themselves from the glowing lights. The lights illuminate the entire cave and covers Yun Che in one go. This big ball of light slowly getting smaller and smaller before forming his body shape as it crumbles leaving behind his handsome ''Sasuke'' look once more. "Damn, that''s one awesome ten minutes. Even if it''s one a day skill, I still need to be wary on where I use it or else who knows what happen?" Yun Che was back to his former self. However, he was pondering as he unaware of his current situstion. "You''re turning back. Is it ten minutes already? I was hoping that...." Jasmine stopped her words when she saw Yun Che. Looks like he didn''t notice all his clothes were ripped apart from before and started walking towards them casually like nothing happened. What she saw first was his¡­.. "KYYYAAAHHH!!!!! YOU PERVERT!!!!" Jasmine shouted at top of her lungs while shielding her eyes from view. "Ara¡­ara.. Danna-sama." Mio said while holding her right hand on her mouth while looking at his glorious unclothed body. But his lower area was mysteriously covered with a white cloud of smoke from his transformation just now. Hindering her the view of his family jewels. "Oi..oi.. what''s wrong? It''s not like¡­ HOLY SHIT!!! WHERE ARE ALL MY CLOTHES!?!?" Yun Che looked down before pulling a towel from his inventory and immediately covered his lower area. "Whatever it is, put some clothes on !!!!" Jasmine shouted immediately while dragging Mio to a nearby rock and cover her eyes as well. "Mou, Jasmine-san. I want to look at it. I didn''t see it clearly just now." Mio was struggling to get Jasmine''s hands from her eyes. This is her chance for her to see it. "What do you mean ''it''?" However, Jasmine''s face went red once she thought about what Mio actually meant. As for Yun Che, he immediately calmed down as the towel covers his groin area. He suddenly asked "System, what happened to all my clothes?" [Ding¡­ When host transformed into dragon for the first time before, any clothing will instantly rip apart. However, system had made adjustment to remove all clothing from the host''s body the moment host''s triggered the transformation and restored them once the host reverts back.] "So that''s what happened? I was about to do the same but you beat me to it. Thanks system. Looks like I have to purchase the Quincy outfit again. Damn it and that thing is expensive." He immediately went into the system shop before purchasing the same Quincy outfit from before. He immediately equips it and in a flash, his body''s clothing was restored back to his previous state. "System, can I get a refund for ripping off my clothes?" [No..] "Man...that was direct... Well at least I tried." He sighs again before looking at his own outfit once more. Then, he slowly walked towards the rock where Jasmine was hiding the eager Mio. "You can look now Jasmine. I am not walking around with my sword hanging in the air." After he said that, Jasmine came from behind the rock looking as red as a tomato while Mio on the other hand looked disappointed for some reason. "What do you mean ''your sword''? Next time if you need to transform back into a human, at least warn us." Jasmine said while pulling Mio by her hand from behind the rock. Yun Che snickers and said "Say someone who shouted upon seeing my glorious body. If you want, I can show you anytime." "YOU LECHER!!! There''s no way I want to see your disgusting body." She countered while hiding a big blush on her face. Mio suddenly jumped in front of him and directly said while she looked at him with glittering eyes."Danna-sama, I want to see it up close." "Don''t you DARE!!!" Jasmine shouted to Mio and she immediately closed her ears. Yun Che simply laugh at these girls antics. There''s no way he was willing to go around naked but different story when it comes to his wife or wives later on. Seeing the girls finally calmed down, he explained the whole missing clothes situation to them. "Don''t worry, it''s a small glitch or bug. The system just fixed it." "Glitch? /Bug?" Mio and Jasmine jinxed with each other. "It''s nothing. You don''t have to worry about me running around naked after turning into a dragon." He grinned at her indicating that he was still teasing her about his situation just now. With a still reddening face, she dismissed him and said "Hmph, anyway. We should get outside soon. So Mio, you wanted to follow this rascal or followed me to the inner world?" "Inner world?" Mio wondered. Seeing her reaction, Jasmine smacked her forehead and said "Ah, I forgot. The world this idiot created for his Zanpakuto spirits. You can say his own personal world. You should come with me so I can introduce you to them." "Danna-sama''s personal world? What kind of world is it?" Mio wondered. "Why don''t you come in and find out?" Yun Che offered. "But....." Mio hesitates as she remembered her times in the trial dimension. She had enough times in the empty trial world. If its the same as before then there''s no meaning to it. Yun Che understood her situation and pat her on the head affectionately. "Don''t worry, it won''t be like the trial dimension. This world is created by me so my spirits as well companions can live in there peacefully. Besides, each Zanpakuto spirit has their own realm as well. Why don''t you explore that world first and settle yourself down." He understood her as she was still keen on exploring the real world. She was trapped for thousands of years and lost her true god powers because of it. If course she didn''t want it to happened again. "Hnnn, I trust you, Danna-sama. Promise me that we will explore the outside world together." She looked at him with hopeful eyes. "Yeah, I want to introduce you to my other Shinigami companions as well. Trust me, you''ll like them. Currently, they''re outside the cave." Yun Che smiled at her. "*giggle..I''ll look forward to meeting them, Danna-sama." Mio smiled brightly. "Then, should we go? I really needed to take a dip in that hot spring after all that." Jasmine suddenly interjects. "Danna-sama?" Mio looked at him awaiting his decision. Yun Che simply nodded and said "You should go with her¡­. Once you''re done, Jasmine can teach you how to travel between the real world and the inner world. The girls in there might be rowdy bunch but I am sure you can get along just fine." Hearing his decision, Mio nodded before bowing to him. "Then, I''ll come with Jasmine-san. Once I am done, I want to explore the outside world with you. Danna-sama." With that, Yun Che nodded before patting her head affectionately. Jasmine grab hold Mio''s hand and both of them turned into a streak of light entering Yun Che''s forehead, sending themselves into the inner world. Leaving Yun Che all alone in the light illuminating cave. "Now then, those three must be worried. I don''t know how long I was absent. I felt like I am in the trial world for a long time." Yun Che pull the floating ball of light to him before forming it into a smaller version. He started to walk along the tunnel of the cave back to where he come from. Looks like the barrier before blocked the entrance into this massive cave. With the trial dimension crumbled, the barrier was no longer blocking the entrance and he could walk through it freely. He wondered how much experience he gained in the trial world just now. As for how many stacks he gained, he rather let the experience sink itself once he travelled to the illusory demon realm. The feeling leveling up at that time would be estatic. At first he wanted to travel there instantly to unlock the level 70 cap and ascent to level 71 but now that he gained another trump card. Looks like he can take his time. He decided to explore the wonder of the Evil God Seed of Fire. When he unlocked the dragon form, he can see various data uploaded by the system into his dragon form. The seed wasn''t actually functioning as an elemental immunity or a free ticket for him to cultivate any fire arts. It was a medium to allow him to manipulate the element itself and thus transforming it into various. However, he wasn''t looking forward to cultivate the arts of this world. Seeing this possibility, he slowly thought "Manipulation, wait¡­so that means I can learn that?" Yun Che wasn''t referring to anything. He was referring to elemental arts from one of his childhood memories. He was actually referring to Bending Arts. Bending arts was the form of elemental modification and manipulation from one of the cartoon shows back in his world. Even he grown from a rough childhood, he still had the time to experience it back then. Back to the story, bending arts allow the practioner to shoot off elemental techniques depending on the situation. He didn''t need to learn the name and shout it out to look cool. If he can bend them, it would add another attack on his arsenal. "System, it is possible for me to cultivate those bending arts?" [Ding¡­Scanning the host''s memory. It''s possible but host lacked the other seeds so the only mastery host can use is the fire bending.] "Then, scan the fire bending arts based on that art and relay them to me." [Ding¡­ System can scan the host''s memories and formulate a new compendium of bending arts. With 5000SP, the system can gather the data from host''s memories before forming a new compendium. However, this compendium is limited to the arts from the memories itself. System has detected a new empowered form called the ''Avatar'' state where it used the memories of previous avatars to fight and gain advantage. However, in this world. Avatar is a non-existent being so the system will remove this feature. ] Pondering for a while, he nodded in understanding "It''s all I need. Whatever you need. Just do it." He had enough forms for now. Besides, he had his dragon form. Imagone has the ability of bending using the dragon form. "Damn, thinking about it makes me excited." [Ding¡­. Scanning host''s memories. Found two memories entitled ''Avatar, the last Air bender'' and ''Avatar, Legend of Korra''. Initiate scanning mode. Deducting System Points as payment. Estimated automated assembly. Estimated compendium completion time is one month.] "One month, that long?" [System had to scan the host''s memories on the episodes themselves before decoding them manually. The process will take longer than anticipated.] "Then, do whatever it takes. One month isn''t that long." Yun Che nodded before closing the interface. Right now, he actually lacks the control methods for the elemental seed. He obtained the flames of the phoenix but it is only limited to the fifth and sixth art and he had nothing else. Even his kido only had Adamantine Blast as fire strike. So what''s the point of having a free ticket to manipulate the elements if you don''t use it? That''s where bending comes from. If he can learn bending arts, he can manipulate the elements at the same time using his Zanpakuto without learning too many fire arts. Bending arts are universal, he didn''t need to learn so much techniques or jutsu. He could just randomly toss any bending techniques depend on the situation as he started bending the elements. Imagine using fire bending while using Tensa Zangetsu. The possibilities are endless. Simply infusing them with flames is common. He wanted to be able to manipulate them at well such as turning a simple fire into a devastating blast. Imagine what he can do with Phoenix Flames? Golden Crow Flames? Or even Yun Che''s original Frost flames? "System, is it possible for me to learn bending arts?" He slowly said while making his way out of the cave. Bending arts aren''t free after all. From his memories of ''avatar'', it required the practitioner to possessed elemental chakra. However, in this world, chakras are non-existent but profound energy had a unique affinity with them. [Ding¡­ Currently, host possessed haki and the Evil God Seed of Fire. Once host managed to learn bending arts. It required haki as a base to channel the bending into the real world by using it as a medium and transform the host''s spirit force into elemental energy since host did not possessed any elemental chakra. Host''s fire seed act as the elemental affinity to the host thus enabling you to use fire bending.] Nodding in understanding, he said "So, anyone can learn it as long as they possessed haki?" [Ding¡­ Host must learn energy bending before using the system''s interface to awaken the bending of a person. Energy bending has the ability to awaken or sealed other people''s bending ability. It must depend on the person''s elemental affinity as well. However, host is right about the practitioner must possessed haki in order to successfully cultivate bending.] He gave it a thought for a while before saying "Currently, the only haki practitioner in this world is me, Retsu, Kon, Cang Yue and Little Fairy. Damn, I can''t learn the other bendings yet until I found the correct seed. If I do, the possibilities are endless. One month from now, I should be able to learn how to bend elemental, beats stuck with the same elemental techniques over and over again. Although it is limited to fire. But it''ll do." When he obtained them later on, he will learn the arts before the upcoming tournament. Then, he continued "But not right now, those two ladies are waiting for me." He slowly said as he makes his way to the surface. 109 Chapter 109: Conflict and Confession Yun Che immediately expanded his energy to his surroundings. Now that his energy is now empowered with haki, his Observation Instinct was far surpassed ordinary Kenbunshoku Haki. He can now detect miles and miles away from his current position and the distance will grow the moment his cultivation grows as well. When he tried to find Cang Yue, Retsu and Kon''s energy, he suddenly widens his eyes as he didn''t detect only them but a lot of signatures out there as well. All of the signatures seems to be in motion as if they are unconscious. Only Retsu, Cang Yue and Kon''s energy were okay. However, Kon''s energy is kind of mixed up with an ordinary profound energy. "Don''t tell me that guy possessed someone. What in the world happened outside?" Then, another signature caught his eye, it was Cang Yue''s. Her energy seems off. He has the ability to detect a person''s trouble through their energy. Despite they have methods to hide it, he can still sense whether the person have trouble or in trouble. As for Cang Yue, her energy shows her have some sort of turmoil in it. "She had internal struggles. Wonder what happened to her." Judging from the situation, all of them seems okay but he still needed to get out of the cave see for himself. Yun Che immediately increased his speed before arriving back at the entrance. With the Azure Dragon gone, the suppression aura around the cave have cease to exist and the cave turned ordinary. The sun shines through the entrance from a distance indicating the day almost came to an end. Yun Che didn''t know how long he was stuck in the trial zone. Maybe a few days at most but who knows the flow of time in there. When he arrived back at the entrance, the first thing he saw was multiple bodies lied unconscious on the ground but none of them were dead. "What happened here?" He asked himself while walking through the battlefield. He was still donned in his Quincy outfit instead of his normal of shihakushou. Seeing mutiple bodies remain unconscious, it doesn''t took a while for an experienced person like him to decipher. "Yuu-kun? You''re back already?" Yun Che turned around and saw his fianc¨¦e and Kon was standing by the bonfire as if they are preparing for dinner depending on the current time. Even with the bodies lying around, both of them seem relaxed. Kon however was in some kind of human body probably he took when this battle happened. Kon raised his hand towards him and said "Yo, looks like the brute''s finally back. Nice outfit." "Yeah, I missed you too you asshat. Looks like I was away for a few days. Sorry, you two. Looks like I didn''t came back at the end of the day huh?" Yun Che sighs as he smiled sheepishly looking at his lovely fianc¨¦e. Retsu and Kon turned to each other before Kon started saying "What in the world you talking about? You''ve gone for like seven hours. It was like you enter and then came out. I almost thought you failed." "Seven hours?!? I feel like I was stuck in there for days. By the way, I didn''t fail you dolt. I gain a lot actually. Looks like the flow of time in there was different after all. All that matters that I am finally back." He said while took a seat near the bonfire. Retsu stops what she was doing before sitting down next to him and looked at his handsome features. "*giggle, seven hours it might be but I still missed you, Yuu-kun." Retsu slowly said as she pressed her lips on his while embracing him. The kiss last for several moments before she slowly letting him go and hugged his sturdy body. "Welcome back." She greeted him while hugging. He smiled and petted her head affectionately and said "Yeah, I am back." "Cheee." Kon sighs as he observed these two lovers embraced each other. Yun Che closed his eyes but opens them again as he suddenly remembered something. Someone was missing. "By the way, where is Cang Yue? Didn''t see her with you too." Yun Che shift his eyes around looking for Cang Yue. Retsu lets him go and looked at him with straight in the eyes and said "Sister Yue is going through some kind of conflict. She didn''t say anything but you can find her behind the big rock over there. She said she wanted to be alone as something happened that changed her. I wanted to talk to her about it but I decided to give her some space to organize her thoughts and wait for you to get back. Let''s talk to her together as this is the first time she experienced such changes." Retsu pointed the big rock she was referring to and Yun Che can sense Cang Yue was behind that rock. She didn''t even notice him. Whatever happened out here must have triggered something within her. Suddenly pointing his head towards the lying bodies, he tried to relate the situation but couldn''t find anything. Then, he said "Conflict? What happened to her?" Retsu gathered her thoughts before saying "Well, a few hours ago¡­.." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Three hours ago (Outside the Dragon God Trial Cave.) The spared soldier started to launched himself towards Cang Yue in an attempt to kill her. Cang Yue was not ready at that time could only watch as she intents started to flood her head. "Sister Yue!!! Nee-san!!!" Both Retsu and Kon shouted at the same time while trying to make their way towards Cang Yue. *STAB!!!! However, both Retsu and Kon stopped immediately as they saw what happened. The one stabbed just now was not Cang Yue but the soldier trying to harm her just now. She barely avoided the blade but managed to graze her body as the blade passed her. The thing was the moment she turned around, she reacted automatically according to her instinct and immediately pointed her sword forward. It happened in an instant as the sword stabbed through the neck of the soldier just now. His momentum while attempting to stab her launched his body further into the blade. Cang Yue watched as the man''s dying expression burned into her eyes. She was too shocked to process her own thoughts before the man slowly slid through the blade and fell into his own pool of blood. As for Cang Yue, she was shocked and trembling. That was one of the man she grew up with and that man was also¡­. Her first kill¡­ Cang Yue fell into on her knees with widening eyes before tears started to flow from them. She never taken a life before and her first kill shocks her the most. She wanted to cultivate so she can maintain peace with having her taken a life in the process. In the end, it all happened in an instant as she just took a life without even realizing it. She was fine with beasts or hollows but this is the first time she took a human''s life. What Cang Yue didn''t realize this is the moment where her turning point and view of the world changed forever. Seeing Cang Yue was in daze, the defeated ones by her from before started to spring into action as they started to make their way towards her. Seeing his sister was about to be killed, Cang Shuo was ecstatic and shouted "Hmph, looks like the little girl finally found some guts. Men, don''t kill her but just cripple her. I wonder how my own sister actually taste like." He said while licking his lips. Feng JueCheng heard him before saying "You really are a disgusting brother. Then again, won''t stop you there. Be sure to cripple her before she soiled our reputation." Cang Yue was still shocked and couldn''t respond on the approaching men. The men grew up with her now being sent to kill her. Seeing her in trouble. Retsu had no choice. She stared on the incoming men as she focused her reaitsu. Then, the black pupils in her eyes suddenly contracts and...¡­ A burst of white aura like energy suddenly burst out from Retsu''s body covering the entire forest with exception on Cang Yue and Kon. All the men can feel the vibrating motion on their arms and legs as the energy went through them. All of a sudden¡­. Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng were shocked to the core as they feast their eyes on the occurring situation. One by one, the men running towards Cang Yue started slamming onto the ground, they didn''t die but seems to mysteriously turned unconscious. Since their cultivation was the lowest. They were the first to fall then those men from the Earth Profound Realm. Even those around Kon and her weren''t spared. As for the Sky Profound Realm members, all them simply kneeled but their bodies shook rapidly as they instantly felt uncontrollable fear started surfacing within their hearts. None of them could stand. None of them could do anything. All they could do now is submit to it. Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng fell from their beast because the mysterious energy caused their beasts to go unconscious as well. Retsu didn''t aimed at them as she wanted them to see the effects of trying to hurt her sister. "What hap¡­.pened? At first those women were struggling and suddenly all of our men fell unconscious." Cang Shuo said while fell on his bottom. What kind of ability that can render a person unconscious instantly. "Who¡­? Who is the one suddenly interfering?!?" Fen JueCheng shouted as well. Then, both he and Cang Shuo can feel the area was suddenly pressurized and both of them suddenly feel wobbly on their legs as they saw the black and white beauty from before slowly approached them with stoic expression. Thump Thump Thump Both them could see the female beauty named Retsu from before was slowly approaching them while carrying her blood red energy sword. As she approaches, both of them immediately stood up before started running with tails behind their legs. But, could they escape from the Kenpachi herself? Seeing the retreating back, Retsu immediately raised her fingers before shooting a familiar spell. Suddenly, they saw a white light strap suddenly shot from Retsu''s finger and slammed them both on their backs. The straps pushed them on to a nearby tree before slamming them both onto it before binding them completely. "Arrghh¡­ What is this strap?" Cang Shuo was struggling to escape but the light straps were too strong for him to break through it. "Who is this woman? Just why¡­why is she stronger than anyone we brought." Two men slowly felt fear suddenly overwhelms them as the woman from before slowly approach them. "Senior, please!!! We didn''t mean to offend you. Please..please¡­ We will do whatever you want.. just please let us go." Cang Shuo suddenly on his knees and started to beg her. "You¡­ Even if you''re stronger. My body is equipt with the profound treasure that alerts my father if I died. You can kill of us but can you escape the wrath of my clan?!?" Fen JueCheng thought that he could use his clan as imtimidation but he feared that this woman might be stronger than than the patriarch of the clan or his own father. "Shut up. Do you think I give a damn about your clan? I can slaughter each and one of them if they dare threaten my dear sister. That doesn''t mean I can''t do the same to you." She threatens him. Fen JueCheng shouted back. "You..you''re BLUFFING!!!!" Retsu slowly raised her hand before shooting a haki energy blast on the nearby forest. The energy blast was small but it was enough to cause a massive explosion that cause the nearby beasts to fled the scene. BOOM!!!! The aftermath of the blast cause both of them went to false bravery to pure fear. The forest was massive but it the blast disintegrate everything on its path in a blink of eye. Both Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng saw was the power of this woman was far they could handle. Not even the empire or the Burning Heaven Clan can handle this kind of power. "Se..senior.. I was kidding just now. Please appease your anger." Fen JueCheng immediately went all fours and started to beg for his life. This time he offended such a powerful person. "Kidding? Then, can I say, I am not kidding on killing you?" Retsu said while smiling. However that smile of hers really carries a different meaning. "You¡­" "*Giggle, you tried harm my sister just now. So¡­" Retsu raised her energy sword and pointed at the two men before charging them with her reaitsu. In her hand, even a simple knife can become a deadly weapon. He smiled with a demonic visage and said "Can you please die?" She was slowly preparing a massive sword blast and wanted annihilate them in one go. However, before she could blast them to smithereens. Both men fainted and started to foam in their mouths. Seeing them like this, Retsu lost her will before powering down her sword. "Hmph, looks like intimidating them was too much." She immediately turned around before facing the two men. "Your deaths might amused me but I feel it is not mine to decide." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "And I am back to preparing lunch for everyone."She said casually earning a nod from human bodied Kon. "Nee-san was a bit scary at that time. You should see when..." Kon didn''t even finish his words before Retsu landed a solid karate chop on his neck and he pummeled instantly into the ground. BONK!!! "Ara...Ara.. A bug managed to escape my net. I''ll be careful next time. Yuu-kun" Retsu said with her innocent tone. Rather an ''innocent'' tone. Yun Che just sweat dropped seeing Kon like that. He should know that you never tell a lady''s bad side to someone, especially in front of the person she likes. Point taken, he widen his eyes as he listened to Retsu''s story. Damn, this girl really keen on killing them but even he would have done the same thing as well. Their life or death should be judge by Cang Yue not them. As for them, he knew those two from the novel he read. Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng will play an important part in one of the arcs in the future. Retsu made a great decision by not ending their lives because one of them will serve as a trigger for the upcoming tournament. By the way, that Fen JueCheng is the reason he will trigger the mass slaughter in the future. Yun Che looked at her sideways and said "You''re scary when you''re angry though." "*Giggle, but I will never get angry if its you. Yuu-kun." She said with an innocent expression. Yun Che smiled sheepishly and petted her soft head before saying "Well, I preferred if you didn''t do that. Now, let''s talk to Cang Yue. I know first time killing was a bit rough whether it was intentional or unintentional. She''s not like us." "Hai, both of us carried our wills and feelings from the previous world. Poor girl, it must be too hard on her." Yun Che started to got up and gently pulled Retsu''s hand with him. Cang Yue was devastated right now and they needed to support her before she went astray. "Ohh, let me join you two as well." Kon suddenly awakened from the ground as if nothing happened but both of them can see that his human body was taking a lot of damage from Retsu''s hit just now. "But not looking like that, man. Eject yourself or I eject you myself." Yun Che pointed his fist at him. "Grr.. Hai.. Hai.. " Kon simply nodded before ejecting himself by turning into a streak of light and escaped from the body he possessed. Due to his constant use of the body''s profound energy, the body immediately pummeled to the ground unconscious as he ejected the body. Save them the trouble of knocking this one down. Yun Che and the others preferred he''s in his plushy form compared to possessing someone. And that someone is someone they aren''t familiar with. Seeing Kon was back to his usual form, both of them nodded before proceeding on finding Cang Yue. As for her, she was sitting behind a rock hugging her legs together. She cried for almost an hour after remembering her recent action. She had taken a life. A valuable life of a human being and now, she''s a murderer. What would anyone feel if they knew that she murdered a person? She immediately slumped her head down. She wanted to just disappear and die. A murderer like her isn''t supposed to live anymore. "First time killing was hard. We know because we''ve been in your situation. Cang Yue." A voice sounded next her and she recognized that voice. Hearing that voice, Cang Yue immediately raised her head and saw the man she fell in love with. The man she wanted to see all this time. The man she was willing to protect and even defying her own empire for. "Yun Che¡­." She was slowly tearing up but he immediately sat next to her while Retsu sat on the other side. Kon however took a seat on top of his shoulder and kept quiet. His perverted jokes can wait until this awkward atmosphere was liven up. Cang Yue immediately said to him. "But, I promised myself when I became a princess. I made a promise never to take a life but I have just kill a man. I am a murderer." "Then again, you took a life to save a life above anyone else. Your own." Yun Che said while patting her head, reassuring her. Retsu also pats her back before saying "Killing was never good deed. Sister Yue. However, in this world. Sometimes killing is necessary. In our situation, its either you or them. Those men you grew up with, they didn''t hesitate following that scum of a brother of yours to harm you." "But¡­." Her mouth was immediately silenced by Yun Che''s finger. Then, he continued "The world rotates around where the strong governs over the weak. Killing is common. However, sometimes our kindness of sparing them leads to our demise one day. You defeated your opponent right now that doesn''t mean they are going to like it. They will find a way to harm you back. Sometimes finding the person closest to you and threaten you with their lives. Your brother back there only seeing you as a supporter. Even if you support him, your life will as good as gone the moment you agree to marry that Fen bastard. He doesn''t even care if he had to kill innocents as long as he ascends." Retsu also continued his words. "When you walk the path of cultivation, sister Yue. You have to be prepared for this. The reason people steeled their hearts by destroying their emotions so they can live with this kind of pain. This pain will live in our hearts and minds forever but we have to embrace it. So we could live. As long as we never harm an innocent, our actions are justified." "Stay strong and don''t hesitate Cang Yue. We kill if its absolutely necessary and it decides whether the one that die will be us or them." Yun Che said next to her. Cang Yue ceased her crying before asking "How do you two live with it?" She knew Yun Che lived with blood in his hands. She first knew what he was capable of when he murdered the New Moon''s palace dazzling disciple in front of everyone in cold blood. He even confessed killing Elder Wu Nie''s grandson for trying to harm Retsu. He did them without batting a single eye even so far annihilating the head of the snakes and overthrow the balance of power in New Moon City. She even remembered Retsu annihilating disciples back then in one single explosion. The thing is, how did those two lived with those emotions? Retsu nodded and Yun Che before he started saying "We were forced to kill back then. It is the requirement of a Soul Cultivator. First killing was rough but slowly we were used to it. Compared to you, our past is much darker but in the end, our smiles never faded. We never kill for fun, we kill to protect ourselves and our family." Yun Che fabricated a story to ease Cang Yue''s pain. He couldn''t tell her about the past of the original Yun Che and himself. His past is much more painful compared to original Yun Che. As for Retsu, her past as the first Kenpachi is technically the same as him. Despite all of that, they could still be together in the next life. Whatever happens in the past stays in the past. As for now, a new life gave them a new chance in redemption. "To think that you two had such a dark past." Cang Yue widen her eyes. "Yeah, but we learned from them instead of dwelling in the past. Turning our despairs and sorrows at that time into strength. When that happens, we regained our smiles once more. Our past made what we are right now." Yun Che explained to her. "Learn from the past." Cang Yue muttered those words. She can learn to live with this. She doesn''t have to kill for cultivation. She kill her opponents to protect herself and her family. Even if she had to stain her hands with blood, as long as her loved ones are safe. That''s all that matters. At the same time, Yun Che was hoping for this kind of event happening to Cang Yue. This moment is the turning point for her in the future. She''ll become a great Empress because of this. She did achieve this once she killed her first bandit back then. Now, she finally achieved it. She grown from a sheltered girl into a fine woman. All she can do now is forge her own destiny. "Hnn, with you two and Kon around to help me. I''ll be fine." "I''ll train you in order for you to get used to it and one more thing." Yun Che stopped talking all of a sudden before pulling her into a hug, pressing her soft bosom on his bare chest while sniffing her fuscha hair next to his face. His expression softens and finally spoke "I am glad you''re safe." With that, Cang Yue immediately burst her eyes out. Crying out loud on his chest. All the emotion she felt just now, she pours everything out. Retsu also joined by hugging her back. She needs all the emotional support right now. She maybe on her first time taking a life but actually Cang Yue just needed someone to shoulder that burden of hers. Her burdens as a princess, constant harassments from Fen JueCheng, her sick father and now taking a life of a person. She pours everything out. Right now, she was not the Blue Moon Princess of the Blue Wind Empire. She was just Cang Yue, a lonely girl. From the New Moon Palace, she always relied on Yun Che and Retsu. Not because of their strength, it is because their reliability with each other. She relied on them in her cultivation, as companions and now as her emotional support. She too became too attached to them. Wondering if one day if they ceased to exist, her life will be devastated. Before that happens, she must confirm her feelings. If Chu YueChan can do it, then she can as well. She continued to rely on them for too much already. It is time for her to stand up on her own. It took a while for her to calm down but when she did, she looks at him with teary eyes and said" Yun Che, whatever happens from now on. Please don''t leave me alone anymore. I don''t want to be a princess¡­. I don''t want to married to some man. I don''t want to be a pawn for my brothers anymore. I won''t even make you participate in the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament. I just want¡­sisters I can relied on. More importantly, I want you¡­.. to stay with me so that I can always see you." "Cang Yue¡­" Yun Che widen his eyes. Cang Yue confessed her love. Just like that, she just confessed her love to him and it made him felt butterflies in his stomach. At least, she was not like Little Fairy. Who gave him a kiss then bail out just like that. He didn''t even have the time to respond but everyone knows how she feels. He''s not that dense. Seeing Yun Che remain quiet. Cang Yue said with her face as red as a tomato. "Muuu, I''ve already said it. It''s embarrassing enough. Do you want me to say it again?" Cang Yue slowly said while burying herself in Retsu''s bosom. Retsu smiled as Cang Yue finally confessed her feelings for him while Kon as usual ranting his jealousy in Yun Che''s ear. Making her one step further into their relationship. Yun Che gave her a look in the eye and simply smile showing his response. "If you don''t mind having me taking care of you." "Ehem¡­" Retsu pouted while puffing her cheeks. "Korra!!" As for Kon, he just punches his cheek with his plushy hand. Cang Yue might confess to him but that doesn''t mean Yun Che can keep her just like that. "I mean us." Yun Che sweat dropped seeing Retsu being jealous but he gave her a kiss in the cheek and her smile was bright once more. Cang Yue giggled at their antics as she didn''t mind because she preferred her being this direct compared to before. Besides, Yun Che was Retsu''s to begin with. If she accepts her, then she is now her sister and Yun Che''s women. Like Yun Che just said, killing was a painful method but if it protects her current family. She was willing to do it again and she keep on doing it to protect them from harm. She will keep on getting stronger. Seeing Cang Yue right now, he and Retsu will trained her so she could be ready. By the time of the tournament. No one in the empire dare to mess with her. As for now, he firstly needed a way to deal with those two stuck up bastards. 110 Chapter 110: Yun Ches Reasons Splash!!! The sound of water splashing is heard across the area where recent event just unfolds. However, the water splash just now is not aimed at nowhere but on two particular people. "Gurrkk.. *Cough *Cough¡­ Who DARES!!!" Fen JueCheng regained consciousness immediately and tried to find the one responsible splashing him with water but since he was bound on a tree, he can''t rub or remove the water entered his eyes. At the same time, he still thinks he is in some dream and away from trouble. "Who dares splash this prince!!! Men, whoever woke me by splashing my face, have him executed." Cang Shuo roared as he woke up from Retsu''s intimidation from before. "Oh¡­ I dare all right." A voice suddenly sounded as Fen JueCheng and Cang Shuo roared in the air. "Looks like scaring them off earlier loosen some of their screws." Another voice sounded in their mind. As they heard the voice, both men immediately opened their eyes and saw three person standing in front of them. One of them seems to be a man with a lion doll on his shoulder and two ladies. Both of them knew the ladies well because these two ladies are the one they wanted to capture and used as leverage to get their companion inside the cave. As for the man, they aren''t familiar with this one. "Yooo¡­." When they saw the man clearly, this man is really different from their previous encounter with other men be it disciples or soldiers. First of all, this one seems to wear clothing totally different from any clothing they''ve seen. He doesn''t seem to wear any robe just like them but the outfit was uncommon to them. His face however is far better than both of them combined. When they look at him, they were actually jealous that this man in front of them looked far more handsome compared to them. "You¡­ Who in the world are you? Why are you helping these two women? This has nothing to do with you." Cang Shuo was the first one to spoke while Fen JueCheng still regaining his senses. When he woke up, he noticed he was tied to different tree, not that far from Feng JueCheng but both of them was kind of closer with each other. "Nothing to do with me? I am guessing you two are here for that cave over there right?" The young man sounded. Then he continued. "Yeah, the one you''re looking for¡­is here. The one person causes these two willing to fight even the prince of the Blue Wind Empire as well as the Burning Heaven Clan. " The young man said while pointing towards Retsu and Cang Yue. "So, you''re the man who stole Princess Cang Yue from me!!!" Fen JueCheng roared. "Oi..oi.. steal is a strong word. Besides, she didn''t even like you. Your constant harassment causes her to ran away and by the way¡­ You were trying to cripple her¡­ So I assume you had some bad intentions to her. No wonder she didn''t like you." He countered. "You¡­you¡­ no I was never¡­ Princess Cang Yue, this young master only wanted to scare you¡­ yes, as a joke. Ha¡­ha.. aha¡­" Fen JueCheng laughed awkwardly as he decided to use the most common trick in the book to get away. Cang Yue kept quiet as she remembered what he said from before. Refusing to look him in the eye, she immediately hid behind Retsu as she didn''t want to see the despicable man trying to harm her. "Royal sister, please let your third brother here go. We only wanted to bring you back. We didn''t mean any harm." Cang Shuo attempt to sweet talk her in order for Cang Yue to use her self-conscious to let them go. He bet that Cang Yue will forgive them just like the other females but what he didn''t know that his attempt was easier to sniff compared to others and Retsu was already disgusted with him. "*sigh, still able to lie and sweet talk even in the brink of death. Trying to use her self-conscious to save yourselves I see. After what you did to her, I doubt she would trust you two again." Retsu said with a cold tone after seeing the attempt of these two. "That''s right, trying to kill Nee-san. If this idiot won''t kill you. I''ll kill you myself." The lion plushy sounded on the young man''s shoulder stunning both Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng. It was normal for beast to talk once they achieved the cultivation of Emperor Profound Realm but this is the first time they saw a beast with weaker cultivation that can talk. Moreover, profound beast doesn''t have a body that can produce weird sound as it talks. "Shut it, Kon. A worthless person like him doesn''t even care if she died. Both of them will never be the last person she''ll end up with." The young man spoke. "Worthless!!?! You¡­ do you know who I am? If my father hears about this. You and those bitches will die. You hear?... You and tho¡­" Fen JueCheng didn''t even finish his words as the young man immediately slammed his hand on his throat. "GUARKK¡­Wh..at. ar... e¡­you¡­?!?" Fen JueCheng couldn''t even breath as Yun Che hold his throat like holding a twig, just a pinch of strength is enough to snap them in two. What Fen JueCheng saw next was the rotating red eyes of the young man himself. The eyes he shows only to those who insulted his family. "You can insult me but you will never insult my women. Both of them went through a lot of trouble and a despicable person like you don''t have the right to called them that." He slowly let his throat go as Fen JueCheng was gasping for air. Seeing both of them are bound by the light strap, Cang Shuo regained his bearings before started asking the young man in front of them. For his quiet sister to defy him and Fen JueCheng openly means this man and woman his probably her strongest backer. So, he wanted to know about them. What kind of backer she found for her to transform into a different person? "Who in the world are you?" Cang Shuo asked him while Fen JueCheng listened. "Me¡­? I just a super lazy person wound up in the world of cultivation. The person considers these girls and this thing here a family. Since you''re going to be dead anyway¡­ I''ll tell you¡­You can call me Yun Che." The man introduced himself. "Yun Che¡­You¡­ how come I never heard of you before...?" "Well, I only made my debut recently. A famous artist doesn''t get famous instantly in the old days, right?" As he said that, all eyes are on him trying to figure out what is he talking about but Retsu simply sighs as her fianc¨¦e here tend to use his world''s words without thinking of the situation. Not that everyone minds but sometimes his bad habit tends to cause people some trouble understanding him. Yun Che stops his modern ranting before pulling a serious smile before looking at Cang Shuo and Fen JueCheng. "Well¡­well¡­well¡­ If it isn''t the third prince of the Blue Wind Empire, Cang Shuo and Burning Heaven Clan''s Fen JueCheng. So this is how you two looked like. I was wondering when do I have the honor of meeting you two.Anyway, long story short. You two aren''t going to leave this place alive." Feeling intimidated, Cang Shuo shouted "You¡­ I am the THE PRINCE OF THE BLUE WIND EMPIRE!!! Killing me will incur wrath of the empire to you!!!" "Yeah¡­yeah¡­ Wrath of the Empire. Typical intimidation and cheap theatrical facade. Save your breath, it doesn''t work on me." Yun Che said with a straight face. Cang Shuo went from arrogant to scared once he saw his reaction. "Yun Che.. isn''t it?¡­ Let''s talk this over¡­What do you want? Wealth? Women? Title? Name it and its yours. All you have to do just let me go." "Talk over? You knew her life was over the moment she married this scum. You never cared for her. You took advantage of her quietness and pair her up without her consent. In the end, you''ll became the emperor and she''ll spent most of her life in solitary only serves as a breeding cattle. You want to talk over? There''s nothing to talk about¡­." He replied. Yun Che turned around ignoring the pleas of Cang Shuo. He never liked that guy anyway. From what he read until what he heard from Retsu. That guy was practically the same as any scumbag princes out there. None of them were decent. Once he arrived next to Cang Yue, he slowly said "Whatever happens to him now, it''s all up to you. Whatever you want to do, we''ll be behind you." Cang Yue looked Yun Che in the eye and Retsu nodded at her. She''ll proceed in front of him before confronting him. Seeing his sister, Cang Shuo started to beg her. "Royal sister, please forgive your royal brother. I was wrong. I was wrong to force you¡­ I was¡­" "Shut¡­your mouth¡­" Cang Yue simply stopped him without hearing anything. "Royal sister¡­.?" She pulls a deep breath remembering all the times and wrongs he did to her. Then, she spoke "I won''t forget the words you used to threaten me back then. You force me to marry young master Fen. You forced me to meet up with him every night. You two are the reason I escaped from the palace in the first place. All for what? Your ascendance to the throne? Our royal father was in grave ill but none of you cares. You and your so called ''brothers.'' I watched him day and night without any support from any one of my ''brothers''. After seeing your true colors today, looks like forgiveness is a little late. Third brother." Cang Yue slowly drew her sword before pointing it to her brother. Cang Shuo then tried to talk her out of it. "Royal sister, please don''t do this¡­ You''re not a murderer. Please forgive me like you always have. You didn''t mean that right?" Cang Yue pointed her sword but her arms were shaking at the same time tears slowly went out from her eyes. When women shed tears, she''ll be in her most vulnerable and weak side. Both Retsu and Yun Che can sense that she hesitated. Not long after she shed tears, she spoke while tearing up "Whether you''re vile as a demon, you''re still my brother. I will never forgive you for trying to kill me, harming me, torturing me and plotting against me. Even if I hated you, I just couldn''t kill you. I will never kill my own family." As she said that, she dropped her sword before slowly walked towards Retsu with bangs covering her eyes. Cang Yue had seen Retsu, Yun Che and Kon as her family. So she made a new vow that, she will never harm her family members. In the end, she couldn''t lay a hand on her own brother. She made a resolve to destroy those who intend to harm her family but she could not harm her own. When Yun Che saw her beautiful eyes, he instantly knew what she meant. She hated this bastard but she just couldn''t harm them. "In the end, you''re still weak. You should marry Fen JueCheng when you had a chance. You should follow my orders back then instead of that sick old bastard. If you support me back then, I would became emperor. You unfilial sister!!!!" Cang Shuo shouted back at Cang Yue''s retreating back. He was losing it. He didn''t even hesitate call his own father a bastard. She finally realized sometime when people like him didn''t have their demands satisfied. They will become their true self once they face the brink of death. His sweet words just now are only clouds he used to trigger her self-conscious. Once they''re free, they will use everything to get her back. Now, she knew Cang Shuo''s true nature. Hearing about her sick father, Cang Yue slowly tearing up. Unable to take it anymore, Yun Che and Retsu teleported behind Cang Yue before pointing both of their palms at him with their backs facing each other. Retsu was pointing her left while Yun Che did the opposite. Cang Yue turned around and saw the two of them behind her. "Yun Che¡­ Sister Retsu..What are you....?" "It''s not that she won''t harm you. Despite having learn taking a life, she actually won''t harm her family members no matter what happens. She''ll never get over it. However, if she can''t. We can¡­." Both of them suddenly charged their hands with energy blast and judging from the energy channeled. Looks like mercy is out of the question. Yun Che then continued "Besides, even if you can go back. In the future, the moment your father recovers is the moment your days are counted. But, you won''t live to see that happens." With that, both Yun Che and Retsu nodded before firing a massive Sokatsui towards Cang Shuo. "NO..No¡­Please¡­Royal sister!!!!" The energy engulfed Cang Shuo in one motion as the blue light covered everything in that area. "BOOM!!!" His dying scream was heard in the air as the Sokatsui obliterate them in an instant leaving behind a massive trench where the Sokatsui covers the area just now. Their action cause Fen JueCheng shook in fear seeing their display of power. Now, he knew the level of power he offended. Cang Yue turned around and see the massive trench and she murmured "Rest in peace third brother. Cang Yue will pray for your safe passage to the afterlife." But, when her brother was eliminated. She didn''t felt a shred of pity towards him. She didn''t even shed a single tear. Even though they were family but her imperial siblings were never close with each to begin with. There were times she tried to get along with her brothers but they only dismissed her and she had to spend her time alone after her mother''s death. When she was still just a little girl, the feeling of being used was commonly occurred from time to time. She merely thought that she was getting along with them but the moment her third brother and first brother trying to pair her up with the distinguished clans. She finally had it. Before, they were toying with her feelings and now her happiness. She couldn''t offend her suitors so she did what every girl should have done to escape the hell of political marriage. Cang Yue felt like a massive burden was lift from her shoulders and she was finally free. Her third brother was the source of her demise and now, she felt like she was¡­free. Retsu arrived next to her and said "After seeing what he did before. Forgiving him won''t change him for the better. Even if you did, he isn''t a person who lets this kind of thing go." "But¡­.Sister Retsu¡­ It''s heavy.." Even if she''s free, she couldn''t help but feeling heavy in her heart. Was not defending her brother the right thing to do? "Stand firm Cang Yue. If you can''t stand firm on what''s right. How are you going to be the Great Empress in the future? The moment he tried to kill you is the moment your trust was shattered. Just like before, it''s either you or him. If you can''t end his life, then let us handle it for you. We''re your new family now. That''s all that matters." Yun Che slowly said while patting her shoulders. He knew today is the day she finally grew up into a woman. The woman one day will influence the whole Blue Wind Empire. Now, all three of them looked at Fen JueCheng which cause him to flinch in fear. If he could eliminate Cang Shuo just like before then what is the difference between them? His strength might be decent but in front of Retsu and Yun Che, his strength didn''t even qualify to look at them. Yun Che looked at the person in front of him and knew this one was Fen JueCheng. The person will do whatever it takes to kill him and the very reason he initiates a slaughter that will spark a chain of events in the Profound Sky Continent. The despicable person that will cause him to annihilate his clan in the future just because he took his Little Aunt. He can only do one thing for now. "Retsu, remove the bounds from his body." He said casually. "Yuu-kun?" Retsu turned her head towards him. "Don''t worry. I know what I am doing." Yun Che reassured her before Retsu nodded her head. She points out her fingers and the Sajo Sabaku from Fen JueCheng''s body was removed completely. "Thank..you.. for¡­" Before he could finish his words, Yun Che already dive to him before grabbing his throat lifting him up in the air. "You¡­ guarrkk ...What are you¡­?" Fen JueCheng struggle to release himself from Yun Che''s grip. His words were cut off as Yun Che spoke "From now on, you will stay the hell away from Cang Yue. If you don''t comply, so don''t blame me for being ruthless. However, knowing you. You most probably won''t comply and tried to harass us in any other way. Instead of killing you, I''ll let you go so you can send as many assassins, cultivators or even hunt us down if you want to. We''ll use them as stepping stones in cultivation." Then, he continued before smiling sinisterly. "But, once we''re done with them, I''ll will find you and I will kill you. Capische?" But as usual, Fen JueCheng didn''t understand the heaviness of those words. "Now, take those Sky Profound Realm warriors with you. In our eyes, they''re nothing but ants. Get the hell out of my sight!!" With a little push, he threw Fen JueCheng towards the Sky Profound Realm warriors. None of them dare to make a move once they felt Retsu''s haki. However, Yun Che ordered her to power down her haki so the warriors could move. They''re still scared shitless of her. Fen JueCheng didn''t believe him and slowly said in his heart. "You .... Good¡­good¡­. I will not let this slide easily. Yun Che¡­ You and those women will pay!! That Cang Yue, I swear I''ll make her life a living hell when I am through with them." He wanted to act tough in front of them but seeing the distance between their strength makes him think twice. Even Sky Profound Realm isn''t enough to deal with them. Fen JueCheng was about to scram to his warriors but¡­. "Wait¡­" Yun Che''s voice sounded behind him. Fen JueCheng force a smile and said "What can I do for you?" "A young master like you bound to carry something in that spatial ring of yours. So, would you kindly leave that thing behind?" Yun Che spoke to him. Fen JueCheng was about to lose his mind. Not only he got his ass kicked but he was also robbed in broad daylight. "You¡­Grrr¡­ "Without retorting, he threw his spatial ring towards Yun Che. That spatial rings contained the items he gained as the young master of the Burning Heaven Clan. Not only that, it contains the arts of his clan. If his father knew that he gave it willingly, his life is good as over. "Also, do have your warriors over there leave their spatial rings behind as well. It serves as a great compensation for Cang Yue." Yun Che spoke before releasing his aura around him. After it was upgraded by the dragon. His aura is even more powerful and more intimidating than ordinary Haoshoku No Haki. Even a little force is enough to intimidate the rest of the warriors here. With that, the warriors of the Sky Profound Realm scared shitless as they regained their bearings back. None of them say anything before took Fen JueCheng along with them and flew towards civilization. Seeing Fen JueCheng reaction, Yun Che started smiling, looks like his plan is now in motion. Seeing Yun Che''s figure getting smaller and smaller, Fen JueCheng started making plans to destroy Yun Che before saying "Yun Che, this isn''t over." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to the forest, Yun Che observed the departing group of people with a smile. They leave behind the weaker ones and flew on their own back to the clan. It is despicable enough for them to know the lives of these men were not that important to them. Yun Che turned around before handing over the spatial rings to Cang Yue and said "Here, as compensation for your troubles just now. Retsu and I didn''t need these kind of things.Those Sky Profound Realm warriors really does carry a lot of wealth in their rings. I already discarded the useless items in the rings like their so called ''Burning Heaven Arts'' and battle items. Those things are quite useless to you but I''ll prepare something even better in the future to support your current cultivation." He had already scanned the rings to collect more herb samples and uploaded them to the system. The system used those herbs as base before cloning them and selling them to Yun Che. Also, he needed some samples so he could plant some in the inner world when he had the time. As for the other items, he just let Cang Yue have them. Cang Yue nodded before receiving the rings and storing them in her own. She also planned to discard those arts as she didn''t have the slightest interest of learning the cultivation method of the Burning Heaven Clan and using any of their battle items. But since Yun Che already done it for her. It saves her the time of going through them later. After using the weapon, items and clothing Yun Che gave her, any other items are pale in comparison compared to them. Even if she had the spatial rings of her enemies, the only thing she take was profound coins and cultivation materials. Seeing Yun Che''s action to Fen JueCheng, Cang Yue wondered why didn''t he ended Fen JueCheng''s life? Is it because of his clan? Knowing Fen JueCheng, he''ll do whatever it takes to harass them in the future. So why in the world did he let him go? She stood next to him and asked "Yun Che..Is it a wise move? Letting him go like that?" "Hnnn, Yuu-kun. I was hoping we could end his life. I really hated that bastard for harassing Cang Yue before. How dare he harass my sister like that." Retsu pouted next to him. "That''s right man. I was hoping you could fire a massive Kido at him but you let him go just like that." Kon sounded next to his ear. Yun Che simply smiled and said "Don''t worry, he''ll play an important role in the future. I didn''t kill him because he''s going to be our window of opportunity in the future." "Window of opportunity?" All three of them said at the same time. "Knowing that guy, he''ll send his powerful pawns against us in the future but we will use them to level up instead. So, we need to get Cang Yue ready for her next encounter in the future. Next time you meet him, you can beat him into a pulp on your own. Don''t worry about his clan. We''ll deal with it." He spoke with confidence. Cang Yue nodded as she had seen his display of powers. The reason she was confident against Fen JueCheng is because of Yun Che and Retsu. Compared to him, the Burning Heaven Clan is like a small bug. Anytime he can come by and extinguish those bugs without batting an eye. As for Yun Che, the reason he let them go is not because of creating a loose end. Fen JueCheng is considered an important character in the real novel where he played an important part in Yun Che''s growth. He let him go because he is the ticket for him to destroy the clan in the future. If he kills him right now, that equals ripping the opportunity itself. He plans to let the Burning Heaven Clan come knocking on his door before he exterminates them one by one without leaving anything. However, he need Fen JueCheng to be alive for that to happen. "Anyway, we''ll see more of him in the future. He might come from a big clan but he''ll think twice about picking a fight with the Blue Wind Empire. Besides, your first brother had the support of the Xiao Clan and he won''t dare to cause a war between two great clans in the Empire. However, he might try something sneaky in the future. Let''s wait and see the things he can offer to us." With that, Retsu and Cang Yue as well as Kon nodded in understanding. Whatever Yun Che is planning in the future, they are sure that he had plans to counter any things came into the way. He brought them this far and he''s sure that things won''t go south. "By the way man? What are you going to do with the leftovers men fainted by Nee-san''s haki?" Kon asked about the rest of the men left behind. "What do you think Cang Yue? Those men were your brother''s men after all." Yun Che asked for Cang Yue''s opinion. He remembered that those men were her childhood guards after all. "Hnn, but they made their choices clear when they tried to kill me. I no longer desire to protect the men who betrayed my father. You can do what you want with them." Cang Yue slowly said. There''s no use protecting the men who betrayed the kingdom. Betrayal is too cruel. Once the men found someone stronger, they''ll follow that person without any shame and betraying the person who cared for them. "Oh, since they''re here. You can use them to level up. Kon. For me and Retsu, those men can''t even fill the skin of our teeth." Yun Che suggested. "Skin of our teeth?" Cang Yue tilted her head confusedly. "Ahh, it''s like battle experience. Who can beat those in the Sky Profound Realm but Earth and Spirit Profound Realms didn''t even serve as an entertainment. Kon can have them." Yun Che explained. "Then let''s go¡­ I can''t wait to breakthrough to the Earth Profound Realm. Wonder what will happen to my Lion form." Kon shouted excitedly. "All right¡­ All right¡­ hold your horses. We''ll have to clean them up before making our next trip. We have two months before the tournament began and let''s make our way to the city." With that, Retsu, Yun Che and Cang Yue made their way back to the cave. They planned to have some rest before making their trip to a nearby city. When they turned around, all four of them were shocked once they saw what happened. The rest of the men, they''re gone. The only thing that left were their fallen profound weapons. As for the men themselves, they''re gone. Even the body Kon borrowed was also gone. Seeing this development, Yun Che asked "How? Retsu''s haki was supposed to last for another hour or two. Did the men regain their consciousness and ran off?" "If they do, we would detect them before. How in the world¡­." "My Levels!!!!" Kon fallen on fours being depressed all of a sudden. Those Earth Profound Realm men are his chance of breaking through but now that those men are gone. Cang Yue was feeling the same thing. "But, they didn''t even take their weapons. Where in the world¡­" All of a sudden, a voice suddenly sounded in the air. "Hmph, compare to Danna-sama. The energy of these ants aren''t even delicious. Tasting him was way better." All of their heads immediately turned around towards the source of the voice and the ladies as well as Kon immediately widen their eyes. All three of them saw a black dressed woman sitting on a black spider web made on the tree. What shocked them the most was the woman dressed in a similar fashion to what they are wearing right now. This woman was actually wearing a Kimono complete with the sandals. However, her Kimono was more like spider based design. Her hair was short underneath the ears compare to their long hair complete with a flower hair band. Her beauty was comparable to both of them as if she''s a beauty out of this world. Then, the woman slowly floats to the ground supported by the spider webs. Seeing her approaching them, Retsu and Cang Yue immediately had their guard up but a voice suddenly shocked them out of it. "*Sigh, Mio, you''re out already?" If Mio was out, he assumed that she managed to get to know the spirits well. Moreover, she could travel the real world and inner world freely now. After hearing Yun Che''s voice, the woman replied "Hai, Danna-sama. I was exploring the area and I found some ants lying around. Compared to your energy Danna-sama. These ants can''t even satisfy my hunger." "Of course it didn''t you dolt. Maybe you should try eating normal food for change. Wonder how you survived by eating energy." "Muuu, Danna-sama. I am feeling quite hungry right now. How do you eat normal food?" the woman asked casually. Retsu suddenly interjects their conversation and asked "Anooo¡­.Yuu-kun? Do you know this woman?" When she spoke, both Cang Yue and Kon was also curious on this woman. Since Yun Che knew her clearly, it means she''s a friend but that doesn''t mean she can let their guard down. Yun Che slapped his forehead and said "Ohh, I almost forgot. Girls, meet Mio. She''s my summoned beast that I made contract with in the Dragon''s trial realm." Mio bowed slightly to them before saying "Greetings Retsu and Cang Yue as well as Kon. My master told me about the three of you. I am Mio and my master''s companion. My master saved me from a terrible fate in the trial realm in exchange for my loyalty. I maybe incompetent but please take good care of me." Before she went into the inner world, Yun Che passed a system notification about the companions in the real world to her. He said in the notification that Jasmine''s existence in the real world was concealed for safety reason and the humans in the real world knew him and Retsu as Soul Cultivators rather than Shinigami. So, whatever the reason, the existence of Shinigami and Inner World must be concealed until the time is right. "You made a contract with a babe? Damn, I wish I had your luck." Kon sounded next to him. "Well, that babe is the Spider of Calamity. The strongest spider underneath the mortal realm. She might look like much but she''s actually a Third Level Monarch Spider but she''s now assuming human form when we make the contract." He explained. At the same time. He sent Mio''s profile to Retsu allowing her to understand Mio better. "So you''re a spider? So, you can transform into one?" Cang Yue asked curiously. Mio nodded and replied with a sweet smile. "Yes, but my spider form is a bit inconvenient so I am practicing fighting in my human form. Don''t worry, I maybe look like much but my strength is still a third level Monarch." "A Monarch beast?!?" Cang Yue was shocked to the core. Yun Che''s current companion is a Third Level Sovereign Profound Realm. She even stronger than anyone in the Empire. Currently there''s not even one Overlord and Monarch in the Empire but now she''s actually staring at one. A simple but lovely girl but she''s actually a powerful monarch. "So, when I contracted her. She can assume human form and what you''re looking right now is the spider''s human form." Yun Che continued before he asked "So, the men were here just now. What happened to them?" "Oh, I ate them." Mio replied casually. "You..what?!?" Cang Yue shouted and by the looks of it. She looked like she was going to hurl. Humans getting eaten by a beast is quite common but she''s a humanoid beast. Still imagine a human eating another one was making her sick. Yun Che then explained with a flat face. "No, she didn''t eat them literally. Only their energy." "Really, thank goodness. I was thinking of Sister Mio here just ate them literally. So are they''re still alive?" She breath a breath of relief as she didn''t want a human eating beast roaming next to them. "After draining them, I just place them somewhere on that mountain. I don''t know what happened to them." She casually spoke. "*Sigh, let''s just leave them on their fate. But I doubt they''ll be alive before sun down." "Hai, we were merciful enough not to kill them." Retsu replied. "But one more thing¡­.." Retsu suddenly sounded but her tone of voice was quite scary. "What is this ''Danna-sama? Yuu-kun, care to explain?" Retsu started asking her. She wasn''t angry but she used the kind of tone a wife would asked her husband if she caught him doing something. Seeing her scary smile, Yun Che was struggling to explain "Uhh¡­ well¡­ its like¡­" "Well, It means I am belong to Danna-sama. Especially, when he pour lots and lots of his energy into me." Mio explained while holding her cheeks. Yun Che immediately closed her mouth. "Oi¡­oi¡­stop it Mio. You''re going to create a misunderstanding." "Oh, Yuu-kun never told me about that part yet." Retsu said while suppressing her aura. Mio decided to add the fuel to the fire. "Ara... It seems that someone is jealous." Then suddenly the atmosphere was a bit awkward before Retsu started flashing her bloody aura around her while Mio also flaring her aura. Looks like both of them had stoic expression. The aura around them was powerful enough to scare any beast into fleeing the area as something really bad is going to happen. Their aura lift the small stones in the air as the surrounding pressure started converging around them. Since Mio is a godly beast and Retsu is a death god. Doesn''t this mean this is the battle of the gods? Yun Che sighs as he pulled Cang Yue''s hand gently towards a safe zone while Kon sounded next to him "Oi..oi.. aren''t you going to stop them?" "*Sigh, let them be. I''ll stop them if they went too far." Yun Che then sat on one of the rocks awaiting the conclusion. If the girls went to far, he just jump towards them and give them both a smack on the head for it. "Is Sister Retsu going to be okay? She''s fighting a monarch level spider. I mean.. she''ll be fine right?" Cang Yue decided to play safe this time. By the looks of their aura, this battle will change the landscape of the world if they decided to do it. A few moments later¡­.. "It''s like that. To make the meat taste better, we must add a little of herbs to make the taste stronger." Retsu explained while showing Mio a proper way of making a roast meat. She didn''t even fight Mio as she powered down and talk to her like a friend. In the end, she accepts that Mio also really like Yun Che and Retsu being his fiancee. Besides, Retsu felt that Mio never even wanted to fight. Maybe this is how she wanted to test the capabilities of other women. However, Mio also learns that Cang Yue was practically the same but she was more of a neutral kind of girl rather than fighting. "Ooooohhh, so delicious¡­ so it''s like that. Muuuu, Retsu-chan¡­ you shouldn''t keep all the skills to yourself. I am really interested in this cooking. Can you teach me more?" Mio slowly said while eating the meat that she cooked with Retsu''s guidance. "Haii...but I think Sister Yue''s cooking is practically same as me. Well, Yuu-kun teach us a lot during our spare time." Retsu explained. "Danna-sama can cook, Yue''er?" She asked Cang Yue. Actually Cang Yue was the one asking them to call her Yue''er but Retsu was still calling her sister. Cang Yue pulled her sleeves before started to cut the meat into smaller pieces. "Yeah, that''s right. Sister Mio. Compared to him, ours are paled in comparison. His cooking skills are far beyond perfect. We only scratch only the tip of the ice though when it comes to cooking. Just how vast is his cooking knowledge?" "Yosshh, I am not losing to you two in terms of cooking. I am going to ask him to teach me how to cook so I can cook for him in the future." "Bleehh¡­ Good luck with that. Not if we learn from him first." Cang Yue replied with a rivalry tone and sticking her tongue out at her. Mio heard her before replying. "Is that a challenge I hear?" Seeing Mio was already getting along with them. Retsu smiled softly and said "*Giggle, Mio really likes cooking that much? Looks like I have to double my effort in cultivating my culinary arts." As for Yun Che and Kon, both of them sat near the bonfire waiting for the girls finishing up with dinner. He was finally back to his usual outfit as he sat on a rock looking at the system''s interface and Kon was sitting on top of the rock beside him. "Man, first they were fighting and now they like best friends with each other. Girls really are complex creatures." Kon replied while looking at the three giggling girls. "Well, Mio seems interested in cooking. She''s one hungry girl after all. Now, she discovered that she can eat other things aside from energy. Poor girl, unaware that the world had something more to offer." He remembered that the original Mio really liked cooking as she was hungry all the time. He was glad that she could eat normally rather than consuming energy all the time. "Hope she''s better than Yue Nee-san''s first cooking though. I still remember getting that painful stomachache." Kon spoke while holding his plushy stomach.He still remembered eating Cang Yue''s first bad cooking. "Well, deal with it, man. You and I were in the same boat at that time. We better finish this up before heading to the Imperial City. I need to teach Cang Yue some skills for her to survive the tournament and started training Mio using Haki. And I know just the perfect skills to teach her. As for right now, the training for the tournament starts now. 111 Chapter 111: Legend of The Moon Empress In the vast of land located somewhere 3000km from New Moon City, a massive clan stood proud underneath the mountain surrounded by the rays of the sun touching the earth. Here lies a clan stood proudly for hundreds of years. The clan was built surrounding the entire mountain area and almost mistook for a grand city of the Blue Wind Empire. The truth is, this place is actually one of the four strongest clan in the Blue Wind Empire, the Burning Heaven Clan. Despite being one of the strongest sect, it is also the weakest of the four sects. The place was full of ancient Chinese structure but all of them well arranged to form a massive sect. At the foot of the mountain, lies the grand structure serves as the palace of the Burning Heaven Sect or the main base of operation. Similar to the Frozen Cloud Asgard, this is where the highest members of the sect reside and by all means, the sect master himself. SMASH!!!! Inside the sect master''s room on the highest floor of the place, the sound of the table smashed itself on the floor and the one smashing them was the Sect master himself. The sect master was a middle age man garments itself with the exclusive robes of the clan stood proudly on the highest platform symbolize power for the clan itself. "That Yun Che again. Not only we lost our foothold at the New Moon City but now he killed most of our members and harm my son. This kid is nothing but trouble for us. Who and what is this kid?" The one spoke just now is a middle age man acting as the sect master or the clan master of the Burning Heaven Clan itself. The father of three children including Fen JueCheng, Fen Duanhan. None of the people in the room dare to respond to the sect master''s questions as none of them had any information. The information they gained was insufficient for them to established a final order. Since Yun Che''s trouble back in New Moon City was known. The clan still doesn''t have his whereabouts after that. They only knew he infiltrated the New Moon Profound Palace a month before the grand banquet. Has the power to conjure a massive snake made up of bones but no further information was acquired the moment he disappeared from the arena. The last thing happened was he managed to annihilated the seven clan leaders as well as cause the appearance of two grand craters. "I GOT THIRTY PLUS PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. SOMEBODY TELL ME SOMETHING!!!" Fen Duanhan shouted to all the elders in the room. Seeing nobody responded, the sect master turned his head towards his son, Fen JueCheng. From him, he heard about a rising brat from out of nowhere. This brat killed most of his men but spared his Sky Profound Realm attendants. Those attendants merely First and Second Level Sky Profound Realm but they are no means weak. For them unable to face the pressure of a single warrior. "It''s true father, this son wishes to get to know the lovely Princess Cang Yue but it seems that she has been seeing someone behind my back." Fen JueCheng fabricating a story to make himself look innocent. "I am guessing this someone is also the same person destroying the sect master of our branch clan in New Moon City?" Fen JueCheng replied "Yes, father. This so called Yun Che and the black clad woman named Retsu." "Did you managed to get a glimpse of his cultivation?" "No, its like their bodies were completely shrouded without any glimpse of energy as if they were ordinary mortal. Even a monarch''s canbe recognized by a glimpse." Then, one of the elders spoke "From the rumors of our remnants from the New Moon City. This brat''s strength has achieved Peak of Nascent Profound Realm but able to destroy our disciples at the middle and peak stage of True Profound Realm. He was even able to take down a first level Spirit Profound Realm disciple. That woman of his by no means stronger than any of them. She was able to defeat fourteen late stage True Profound Realm masters all by herself." "I think they used some kind of treasure to suppress their cultivation. It''s impossible for them to take down even the Earth Profound Realm sect masters." One of the elders suggested. "Heavens!!! Both of them aren''t even twenty years old and was able to defeat the Earth Profound Realm warriors?" The other elders shocked in whispers. "Not even twenty years old?!? Are you absolutely sure?" Feng Duanhan expressed his shock as well. "I was there when the woman knocked out all of the men including the third prince''s. She even did it all by herself while that Yun boy is in the mysterious cave." One of the surviving attendants spoke. He also spoke that Retsu was able to fight with them toe to toe back then. Hearing something about a cave, Feng Duanhan widen his eyes and said "You mean the cave from the rumors?" All the survivors including Fen JueCheng nodded their heads. "It seems not only this Yun Che and this woman are stronger. They also obtained the treasure from that mysterious cave. We spent countless years trying to get to that cave only to have our forces destroyed by the guardian dragons. It''s only a miracle we heard that the guardians disappeared and I immediately dispatch my son. Turns out that boy arrived there sooner than we think." Then, Fen Duanhan immediately issued and order "Inform all elders and all our contact to track down this Yun Che, Princess Cang Yue and this black clad woman named Retsu. Use all of our contacts and resources to find them. I want to know everything. Their cultivation, backings as well as their capabilities. I want to know what we''re up against." With that, every elder from the room immediately disperse before started on their work tracking down Yun Che and his mischievous family. Fen JueCheng let out a sinister smile as his father started to mobilize the higher ups of his clan to track down Yun Che. If this plan works, he''ll have them soon as he couldn''t wait to exact his revenge. As he remembered their capabilities, he spoke with a heavy expression. "Father, what are we going to do if we found them? Even Sky Profound Realm isn''t enough to deal with them." "Looks like we have to resort of dispatching our elders of the later stages. For that brat even offending the Wu Clan. It means his backing is considered strong." Fen Duanhan wanted to prepare fro the worse. Finding Yun Che means risk offending his backing. He better ask those with capabilities to handle him if he has to. "Is the Wu Clan really that strong?" Fen JueCheng asked him. Feng Duanhan looked at his son as if he was looking an idiot. "Hmph, you ignorant son. The Wu Clan collaborate directly with one of the four sacred grounds of the Profound Sky Continent. Even the Frozen Cloud Asgard won''t dare to offend them. However, for this brat to offend them directly. It means he is that strong or really stupid." ---------------------------------------------------- After settling their matters at the cave, Yun Che and the others board Cang Yue''s white eagle and finally depart from the Wasteland of Death. Their assumption was correct when they saw various cultivators are converging on the cave of the Dragon Trial but he won''t be there to see their disappointment when they are going to find out that there''s nothing in there. Well, it''s not their matter so they''re not going to bother with it. They finally arrived at the mountain stone gateway marked as the entrance of the Wasteland of Death. On their way, they managed to catch several fighting zones between man and beast as well as hollows. Nowadays, hollow hunting is left with cultivators compared to Quincy and Shinigami back from his era. Even contribution points and contracts involved hollows are popular nowadays but they didn''t manage to find any Menos. Compared to ordinary hollows, Menos is a bit smarter on focused on finding stronger cultivators to devour. They won''t bother finding any cultivators weaker than Earth Profound Realm. They concluded that Menoses probably somewhere in the other Empire in the Profound Sky Continent rather than staying in Blue Wind Empire. That won''t be a problem since they can travel between spaces through the Garganta. If the cultivators can suppress them then they won''t have to worry about encountering another Adjuchas type hollow. However, those type of hollows bound to roam the earth one day and they have to be prepared if something happens. Looks like more and more cultivators shows up at the entrance into the Wasteland of Death. Well, the cave was tempting enough to attract them and probably here because of the beast and hollow hunting. Yun Che had Cang Yue flew her white eagle somewhere closer to the stone gate. The wasteland is protected by several formations to prevent the beast or hollows below the Sky Profound Realm to breaking through it. That includes her white eagle. It means flying above the gate is asking to get killed and they didn''t want to attract attention to themselves. Retsu had Mio and Cang Yue veiled themselves to prevent any unwanted attention to themselves while Yun Che donned himself with a cloak while Kon hid somewhere under it. While a lot of cultivators came in through the stone gateway, very few cultivators came out of it. It is unknown whether they died in there or still hunting in groups. Either way, they will not stay any longer to find out. In the original story, Yun Che passed through this gateway along with Little Fairy to begin their journey into the depths of the wasteland. But the current him passed somewhere through a hidden entrance as the formation didn''t actually covered the whole forest. He wanted to use it to get out with arousing too much attention. If the formation was here, then Fen JueCheng and his crooks passed through here recently. Despite veiled themselves, they couldn''t help but arousing whispers and attention from cultivators nearby. Retsu, Cang Yue and Mio did have the ultimate beauty and no veil can hide their forms. Besides, even with their veil, they still wearing exquisite kimonos that attract men and women easily. The only one escape attention was Yun Che as he only used ordinary cloak compared to his usual modernized adventurer cloak. When they went out of the stone gate, they could see a small town built by traders attempting to sell anything that can help the cultivators inside the Wasteland of Death. Despite having a reputation of increasing death toll, this wasteland was still able to gain some profit by the traders from various clan. As for Yun Che and the others, they were back to the civilization after spending months inside the inner lands of the empire. The first thing they do was to find an Inn to get themselves a proper bed as well as something to eat. They found themselves an inn with a restaurant outside. So they took a seat somewhere quite far but still in the boundary of the restaurant. Still, Yun Che sighs as he gets a look and whispers of jealousy when they saw him sat with the veiled beauties. Even with all that low profile method, he still couldn''t escape attention itself. They decided to sit somewhere far as VIP rooms tend to create more troubles based on his previous novel readings. The waiter slowly came by and said "What will it be travelers?" "We would like to order a meal for ten people. Will that be enough girls?" He said casually. Cang Yue tilted her head sideways and said "Are you sure that''ll be enough? Yun Che. I mean Sister Mio and Retsu have big appetites. Ten servings will not be enough." "That''s right. We also have Kon." Yun Che murmured softly. That guy also can eat a lot. "Ten servings?!? Travelers, if this is a jest than this is not funny." The waiter hold his hands in the air. "You know what, make it twenty. Take your time making them. We''ll be here for a while." He spoke casually earning a small nod from the girls. "But travelers¡­." Before the waiter could respond, Yun Che handed over a purple coin caused the waiter to widen his eyes. A purple coin is enough to keep the restaurant running for a few another six months. If these travelers could give a purple coin like that, it means their background is not simple. "Keep the change. Anything else?" "Yes!!!, we''ll be right back with your order shortly." The waiter bowed to them before running back to the restaurant. As the waiter ran away, Mio suddenly spoke "So this is the realm of the humans? I don''t how long I missed the changes of this world." Mio divert her eyes all over and started seeing humans all over the place. Its been a while since she had seen humans. Cang Yue looked at her with saddened expression as he continued "Sister Mio, it must painful for you to remain in that realm for thousands of years." "Don''t worry Yue''er. Even after thousands of years. I don''t remember much from my old days. I wanted to spend more with Danna-sama. Reverting into an 18-year-old girl makes me youthful once more." "Yuu-kun can let you enjoy life more than you can imagine, Mio. We''ll train you so you can experience the joy of cultivating with us." Retsu spoke while rubbing Mio''s head affectionately like a little sister. "Hnnn, I am looking forward to it. Retsu-chan." She nodded in agreement. Hearing Mio using the cute term on her again, her face suddenly reddening again. "Muuu, there you go with ¨Cchan again, Mio. Its embarrassing." "But, Danna-sama said that he liked it." "Well, no arguments there. It makes you look cuter." Yun Che suddenly interjects. "*Poof" Smoke suddenly burst out of Retsu''s head hearing his complement. "Then¡­. I have no arguments there as well." She said while feeling red in the face radiating her beauty further. "You know, seeing Retsu embarrassed still brightens my day. Isn''t that right, Yue''er?" Mio asked Cang Yue and simply earned a nod from her. Seeing these girls getting along, Yun Che simply smiled. Its pretty rare for girls to care with one another. Even if all of them came from different background but seeing them like this makes their value as women even higher compared those haughty ojou-sama type out there. Then his attention shifted to the group of cultivators behind him seems to be discussing something but their topic of discussion somehow attracts his attention. "Oi..you lots¡­ Haven''t you heard about the tomb of the Moon Empress? It seems they managed to unearth it recently." The burly cultivator suddenly sounded his group while drinking. It seems that these cultivators wanted to explore the wasteland as well but decided to grab a drink. "Tomb of the Moon Empress? Damn, every clan in the empire looking for that tomb for a thousand years but none of them managed to find it. To think that someone managed to unearth it." One of them answered. "Moon Empress? This isn''t the same as the real story." Yun Che suddenly pique his interest as he expanded his instinct towards them and listened to the conversation. The burly man explained. "Yeah, by the imperial decree. It belongs to the clan who found it. So, the tomb belonged to the Xiao Clan as they found a way the tomb in one of their training zones in Gao Ling City." One of them exclaimed "It''s in Gao Ling City the entire time?!?" "No, the tomb itself is unknown but they found a teleporting formation leads to it underneath Gao Ling City." The burly man explained to them. "Damn, one of the four great clans in the Blue Wind Empire. Looks like normal cultivators like us won''t stand a chance. Looks like the Legend of the Moon Empress will belong to the Xiao Clan after all." One of them sighs as he faced the current situation. Hearing these so called legends, he decided to ask the system to satisfy his curiosity. "Legend of the Moon Empress? System, any information on this legend?" [Ding¡­ No information found in the novel based on host''s memory.] Well, the system gained information from the novel he read so its a dead end. So he decided to ask the closest and the person lived most in the empire. "Cang Yue, do you know anything about the Moon Empress?" Cang Yue looked at Yun Che for a while before she said "Yun Che, the legend of the Moon Empress is a common knowledge in Blue Wind Empire. I thought you knew about this." Yun Che fake coughing before looking sideways. "Well, uhhh¡­ I didn''t know much. It never interest me before. Maybe I spend too much time training." Hearing Yun Che talked about a legend seems to pique the interest of Retsu and Mio. "Hooo, a new legend? Count us in. We''re slightly interest in it." Mio sounded next to her and Retsu also nodded. Cang Yue suddenly giggled looking at his antics and said "Don''t worry. I''ll explain it to you. The Moon Empress was the first empress of the Blue Wind Empire. Its detailed legend was recorded in the Blue Wind Palace archive which I spent most of my childhood reading about her. It was my dream to ended up like her. She was the first and last Monarch of the Blue Wind Empire. As you can see, Sovereign Profound Realm cultivators mostly dwell in the outer lands of the Empire and when I heard Sister Mio was one. You can say she''s now a second Monarch that ever dwells in the empire." When Yun Che heard about it, technically she''s right about Mio being a Monarch. As for Retsu and Yun Che, both of them might have a monarch''s strength but their cultivation still dwells in the later stages of Sky Profound Realm. So, Mio won this round for being acknowledge as a monarch. Then she continued "Back to the story, she''s basically became the most powerful monarch and her title as the Moon Empress didn''t came from it. It came from her unique cultivation art where she draws energy from the Moon itself to empower her cultivation. Thus, skyrocketing her cultivation to the later stages of Sovereign Profound Realm. Some say her cultivation almost touch the threshold of the pinnacle of the stage itself. However, death came for all mortals as her glory last when she was reaching the end of her lifespan. After two thousand years, her glory ended as a glorious Monarch after a thousand years of ruling. That was the pinnacle of the Blue Wind Empire back then." "She left the world without an heir but her direct disciple which is also a female took the mantle of the empress of the empire and she was our ancestor. The one who bears the surname Cang. Now, look at us. Even if we''re her descendants, the legend of the Moon Empress slowly faded away as she died before breaking through into the Tyrant Profound Realm. Since then, the Blue Wind Empire never had any Emperor Profound Realm and Tyrant Profound Realm cultivators bearing the Cang surname. Blame it on luck or fate. What''s more, our Imperial Family seemed to pummeled into the ground once Frozen Cloud Asgard managed to produced a Throne cultivator. Now with sister YueChan a throne, it''ll be a boost to its arsenal." Yun Che and the others nodded to her as this is the reality facing the Blue Wind Empire. It might be a common knowledge but not all people actually knew the story behind it. The Imperial Family was slowly collapsing with the civil war going on. However, without Cang Shuo in the way, the first prince would soon find a way to ascend to the throne once the current emperor which is Cang Yue''s father died. However, human greed isn''t easily satisfied. The other princes would soon assume the mantle as the influence of Cang Shuo and beginning battling for the throne. Either way, killing Cang Shuo didn''t solve anything. "But, Yue Nee-san. You said that this Moon Empress used a special art that empowers her cultivation. What is it?" Kon suddenly sounded inside Yun Che''s cloak. He hid himself to avoid unnecessary attention. Good thing Yun Che cast a kido barrier to prevent their conversation from leaking out. The barrier was invisible and people can pass through it but they had to get next to them just to listen what they are talking about. Hearing Kon''s question, she tilted her had and said "Ahh, as for that. According to the archive in the palace, she managed to pass it to our ancestor before she died but our ancestor failed to cultivate them which result to her death and the art was lost forever. However, rumors had it that the Empress herself managed to get it to a scripture to ensure the art would not lost forever in time but a scripture like that would be hidden somewhere only close to the Empress herself." "Her tomb." Retsu suddenly spoke. She nodded in agreement and said "Hnn, she was buried by our ancestor in an unknown location to prevent others finding her tomb and desecrated by greedy individuals. She probably hidden the scripture somewhere in it. After that time, countless clans tried to find the tomb even after thousands of years but no luck whatsoever. The art was tempting enough to cause the entire Profound Sky Continent into war but it had a slight disadvantage. It could only be cultivated by women." "Only women?" Yun Che widen his eyes. "Hnn, she made the art so the men unable to cultivate the energy of the moon. Besides, the energy of the moon is consisted of Yin energy compared to man''s Yang energy. So, according to the archive, if men tried to cultivate it, the Yin energy would kill them instantly." Cang Yue explained. Yun Che nodded in agreement as countless novels also mentioned that Moon Energy was a pure Yin energy that can be only cultivated by women. It was common where men cultivated using the energy of the sun while women using the energy of the moon. "Scary!!" Kon suddenly sounded under Yun Che''s cloak. "Does it have a name?" Retsu asked her. Cang Yue give it thought before answering "No, it was not recorded in the archive. So, no one knows." Mio sighs and said "And your ancestor died before she could pass it to others so we hit a dead end." Cang Yue sighs as well as she nodded in agreement."Hnn. Too bad no one found the tomb." She did give it a thought to find the tomb of the Empress and reclaimed the honor of the Cang family once more. Her ancestor failed to successfully cultivate the mysterious art and she wanted to find it. But, it was only a fool''s chance. "Actually, someone found it." All eyes suddenly shifted towards Yun Che as he spoke. "Really??" Cang Yue immediately asked him. "Hnn, apparently those cultivators behind us seems to be discussing about it. That''s why I asked you about the Moon Empress just now." Yun Che explained it to them. Cang Yue gripped the corner of her kimono and she suggested "Then, let''s ask.." However, Retsu held her hand indicating her to not make any sudden movement as she said "No, let''s keep it low profile. Extend your haki so you can hear them." "She''s right. Don''t let them be suspicious of us." As Yun Che observed Cang Yue, he understood that she really wanted to go and find the tomb. Not for herself but for the glory of the Imperial Family. For too long she wanted to find an edge to boost her family''s honor. Including finding experts to fight in the tournament and now finding the glory of her ancestor. She probably heard countless of times of her ancestor being mocked for becoming a failure. She really wanted to restore that honor of hers. The rest of them nodded before extending their haki. All five of them could hear everything the disciples talking about. Most of them about the history, rumors as well as capabilities. Even though theirs wasn''t as deep and detail as Cang Yue but it was still useful to hear until one particular information caught their attention. One of them suddenly spoke "The tomb had a restriction?" 112 Chapter 112: Disguise? The burly man continued "Yeah, they tried to send a team into the tomb but it was blocked. Heard it was protected by an age and profound strength restriction." "Let me guess, send the younger generation below the True Profound Realm?" One of his companions shot in sarcasm. Yun Che nodded in agreement as well as it is common for such restriction to be placed on it. Usually involving younger generations getting in, beat each other up, getting out and offending someone. Pretty cliche and common if they asked him. "No¡­" The burly man answered and it pique Yun Che''s interest again. "This time, the restriction required men and women above thirty years old and cultivation of the Peak of Sky Profound Realm can enter." The burly man explained to his companions. "Wait¡­what? This is the first time I heard such a restriction being set up." The others nodded as well. Setting a profound cultivation was common but thirty years old? That''s the age of a middle age man. None of them have the proper age to enter. Except Mio but only valid in her memories as her age right now has been set as an 18-years-old by the system as if she has been given a new body and age. "But, usually the younger generation take the stage but this time they required above thirty years old." One of them sighs again. If the tournament is for younger generation, they couldn''t enter but when this one is for peak old generation. They won''t stand a chance against them. "The old ways is quite different from nowadays." Yun Che just said in his heart while he shook his head as he listened. "So, in order to create a ten-man team. The Xiao Clan organized some kind of tournament to allow cultivators with those requirements to fight for a spot. However, the two spots are already reserved for the elders of the Xiao Clan." Well, this is their tomb so its only natural they get the first pick. "Tournament? Damn, the whole empire will wound up participating to enter the tomb. I mean, this is the tomb of the Moon Empress am I right?" "You bet. I am also betting that it may attract people of the sacred grounds as well. It seems that they have men stationed in the empire for the past two years. Probably because of the two major event in the continent back then." As they said that, Yun Che and Retsu simply shifted their eyes sideway. Well, they were the main culprits of those events. Then, one of them decided to ask "So, where''s the tournament taking place?" "It will take place in the Xiao Clan training area in Gao Ling City. Heard they will organize it the day after tomorrow. I am going there to observe the old generation tomorrow." The burly man said concluding their talk before discussing their next step. Yun Che and the others obtained the information they need. But something still lacking somehow but he decided to asked Cang Yue anyway. "So, Cang Yue. Where is this Gao Ling City?" He never heard of this Gao Ling City before. The world is much more vast than what described in the novel. All he ever heard about was the imperial city itself but never heard of this Gao Ling City. "Gao Ling City? Hmmm, I don''t remember last time I went there. But the city is a day''s trip to the Imperial City." Cang Yue replied while remembering her past travels. Retsu tilted her head sideways as she too didn''t know about the existence of Gao Ling City. "Sister Yue, can you tell us more about Gao Ling City?" "Ahh, you can say it''s a city that serves as the entrances into the territory of the Blue Wind Empire''s Imperial City. It is one of the four cities surrounding it. To think that a teleporting formation was hidden there. Make sense as the Gao Ling City was the first city created by our ancestor to serve as the Imperial city''s vanguard. Despite it''s a vanguard city, it is also quite large but not as large as the Imperial City itself." Yun Che nodded as he asked the system from his mind "System, any directions to Gao Ling City?" [Ding¡­ Area mapping complete. Host can head north and the city is located 1000km from this place.] [Ding initiating direction.] [Ding¡­. A side quest has been activated. Recover The Legend of the Moon Empress Requirement: Level 70 Description: Explore the hidden secrets hidden by the ancestor of the Cang family. Rewards: 100000XP and 10000SP] [Ding¡­Setting the quest as the current quest.] Then, a small arrow suddenly pops in his map indicating the direction of the city itself. Moreover, the arrow indicate that his next objective was in motion. The only problem is, how in the world is he going to participate in the tournament? Since it requires men and women above thirty. So, he would need a disguise or a faux persona for it. The three girls observe Yun Che''s expression before he formed a smile on his face. Those girls knew what it meant but Mio was fast enough to asked him. "Danna-sama, you''re planning to participate in that tournament right?" Retsu knew he won''t let this kind of event go especially involving exploration. "*giggle¡­. Of course he''s going to participate. Yuu-kun never let this kind of event slips by. But Yuu-kun, even if you could obtain it. You can''t actually cultivate them right?" "No, I am doing this to ease my boredom. You know me... doing this just to kill some time. Besides, me and Kon are males. We can''t cultivate that thing. What about you girls?" He replied while thinking some ways to cause some ruckus at the tomb area later. "Then, are you going to cultivate it, sister Retsu?" Cang Yue asked her. Knowing her talents, she can successfully cultivate the art without failing. Far better canditate than her. "Hmmm¡­hmmm¡­" Retsu shook her head and she replied "We soul cultivators walked different path compared to other cultivators. Besides, I walk the path of slaughter, blood and restoration. Pure Yin energy is far too boring for me and even if I cultivate it, my demonic fox won''t accept them easily. Besides, I never planned cultivating this method." Cang Yue nodded in understanding before turning her attention towards Mio. "Then, sister Mio?" "Me? Hmmm. Nope. I am not interested in cultivating such arts. I am more of a spatial arts kind of woman and my way of cultivation is much darker compared to Moon energy. So I have to pass¡­" Mio replied casually. She was already a monarch and moreover she had complete control of the darkness itself. However, Yun Che warned her not to expose the abilities as a darkness cultivator as those cultivators are the enemy of the continent itself. "Then¡­. Who is it for?" Kon sounded underneath Yun Che''s robes. "Aren''t we forgetting someone?" Yun Che slowly said while shifting his attention towards Cang Yue followed by others. "Me???¡­Yun Che¡­ No¡­impossible.. Someone like me¡­" Cang Yue murmured softly. Yun Che can sense that she was disappointed before as she couldn''t enter the tournament and obtain it herself. Even if he can help her with the system but her cultivation was still lacking. But seeing that Yun Che was willing to enter the tomb for her. She felt she owes him a lot already. She felt she was pushing too much burden on him. "There you go downgrading yourself again. You have to stop that Cang Yue. Besides, you''re the only one capable of cultivating it and you''ll honor your ancestor if you succeeded. We''ll help you all the way..." Yun Che reassured her. Cang Yue was still feeling like she''s the worst possible choice. She gripped the corners of her kimono and said "But¡­there are others worthy¡­" Then, he immediately stop her downgrading moment as he spoke "No, I am not leaving you behind. Each of us had something special in our arsenal and you on the other hand still sticking to old methods. You need something more fitting for you. Plus, you''re the Blue Moon Princess. It''s about time, the Moon Princess rise up and surpassed the Moon Empress." Mio continued "Yue''er, the past is in the past. Your ancestor failed doesn''t mean you have to fail as well. Retsu-chan and I will help you.. Danna-sama will do whatever it takes for you to succeed. Ease your worries and have confidence." "Yun¡­Che¡­Everyone¡­ Thank you...thank you for doing this for my sake¡­ I can''t." She slowly shed a tear as they are willing to help her cultivate. Turning her into someone worthy enough to stand by their side. Yun Che just pat her head affectionately and said "Don''t worry, you''re one of us now. I can''t leave you behind after all you''ve been through. Then again, the cultivation of the tomb required cultivators above thirty years old and had the cultivation of the Peak Sky Profound Realm can enter it. My cultivation is perfect so I''ll enter that tomb." "Then, I''ll enter as well. Its been a while since I last stretch." Retsu suddenly spoke while thinking on the trouble she can cause later. "Well, you can''t Retsu. Your cultivation still on the seventh level of Sky Profound Realm." Then he sent a tenteikura to her on that moment and continued "Besides, the system can help us disguised ourselves surpassed our age and it can mask our cultivation lower than our current but not higher." "Muuu¡­" Retsu shot him a cute pout but Yun Che petted her head affectionately. She might have the strength of a monarch but she didn''t have the requirement yet. As he slowly petted her soft head. "Don''t worry, watch over Cang Yue for me." "Hnn¡­ I will Yuu-kun." She replied while enjoying his touch causing others to look at her with envy.She did have the perks of being his fiancee. Seeing them getting all lovey dovey, the jealous Mio immediately pull his petting hand and place it on her head as she ignored Retsu dissappointed glare. "Then, Danna-sama. I can enter too right?" Seeing her this aggressive, Yun Che simply smiled at her antics. "I doubt it. I mean. It required the Peak of Sky Profound Realm but yours is too high. Besides, your strength maybe attract some attention. So to be safe, just let me handle this matter. I am planning to make a debut using a persona so all of us can remain low profile until the tournament. So Mio, Retsu... just let me handle this matter...okay..? " "But, even if you can enter that selection. How in the world are you going to disguise yourself?" Cang Yue asked him once more as she didn''t know about system''s disguise feature. "Don''t worry, I have a transformation art that allows me to transform into anyone regardless of age. Even against the age measuring pearl, this art is foolproof." "Goodness, there''s an art capable of that?" Cang Yue was quite shock by it but Mio and Retsu didn''t have any reaction whatsoever. "Yeah, it''s an art I rarely use. Besides, I want to use this person to make a big debut in that tournament. I already cause enough attention and it''s about time I lay low for now, shifting the attention to the guy I am disguising as later." "But who are you going to disguise as, Yuu-kun?" Retsu asked him as she too was curious on his alternate persona. "For now, let me worry about that¡­." As they set their discussion. The food came was faster than expected. The problem is they ordered twenty servings of food without batting an eye and shifted everyone''s attention including the pedestrians to them. Not only these women are beautiful, they are even eating a lot. But some people didn''t actually believe them and started mocking them for showing off. What shocks them the most was only the one with fuchsia hair eat very little and slowly but the rest of them were eating faster than the eye could see. It was fast but they still maintain the elegance of a lady while eating. They didn''t eat like messy ones but the speed was enough to cause everyone in a shock. One by one the plates were stacked next to them and it was finished before the next serving arrived. The same thing happened over and over again. The waiters and chef almost gave up but they have to work for the purple coin passed to them. What they didn''t noticed that it wasn''t four people ate the servings but it was five. Kon turned into a streak of light as he jumped from food to food without anyone noticing. After a while, the twenty servings are instantly finished and some of the waiters collapsed after running in and out of the restaurant. As Yun Che took a sip from the cup, he patted his stomach. "Damn, that hit the spot." "Kon-sama can''t take another bite." Kon sounded feeling full from inside his cloak. His speed was fast enough as to eat as fast as lightning without anyone seeing. "Compared to our cooking, these barely satisfy me but we take what we can get." Mio slowly said as she wiped her mouth elegantly with a napkin. "Haii¡­ Yuu-kun said we must never waste food. But, I was hoping to ate more." Retsu slowly saidas she wiped her mouth. Even twenty servings isn''t enough to satisfy her. No wonder they tend to hunt larger beast and managed to finish it in a day. Seeing them eating like glutton, Cang Yue sighs at their capabilities. "Muu, how do you two eat while maintaining those beautiful and alluring bodies. Even I have to watch my own eating habit." The rest of the observing people were and gawking shocked to the core. How in the world these man and women able to eat so much? Whoever married them in the future will stuck with the duty of feeding these women and the man''s life will be hell especially his wallet. Good thing Yun Che can cook and had the system supporting him. Otherwise, keeping these girls fed will be a handful. They ignored the whispers around them as they left the restaurant but Yun Che decided to toss another purple coin to the waiters. They looked at him with dumbfounded look as he left but decided to bow in appreciation to him. While exploring the city, they finally found a moderate inn they could stay for now. It''s a good thing typical young masters harassing ladies quite uncommon in this small town. Otherwise, both he and Kon might have to do some beating all the way. For them to stay in such a low level inn cause quite a stir among people there. In the end, he ordered two largest rooms with a single purple coin for them to stay so he could avoid the attention where he hogs the three girls at the same time. At first the manager couldn''t accept the coin but he gave it without expecting anything in return because that''s the only thing he got. Well, he did use all of his low level coins feeding his Little Aunt and Retsu back then. Despite all of that, they might have some issues on who get to stay with him. In the end he dismissed the thought of them staying together and he chose a room for him and Kon while the other three girls can have the other room much to girls pouting. The reason was he wanted to decide on his next disguise and both Retsu as well as Mio knew he wanted to use the system''s interface so they decided to give him some space. But that doesn''t mean they can''t sneaking in on him. "Huarrgghh, the bed after a meal is the best thing." Kon leaped from under his cloak and landed on the bed. "You sounded like an old man, you dumbass." "You''re the dumbass. By the way, who are you going to personating as?"Kon asked while sitting down on the bed. Yun Che decided to sit on the floor while give this matter a thought. "Hmm, I was thinking of some famous men from our previous world though but there aren''t any reasons for choosing them." He was thinking of personating himself as famous members from bleach like Ichimaru Gin, Kyouraku Shunsui, Jouchirou Ukitake and most importantly, Aizen Sousuke. As Aizen was kind of badass but without the correct Zanpakuto, personating as any them will leave a bad taste. He could personating himself as Ukitake but that guy''s personality is not fun as he was more of a shut in type. So, scratch him out of the list. He wanted to personating as Aizen but he felt like Aizen''s persona was needed if he wanted to do something drastic but for tournaments, nope. Besides, without Kyouka Suigetsu. It felt his persona as Aizen may not be perfect. But personating as Aizen somehow needed when he arrived in the Realm of the Gods and obtained his Zanpakuto later on. That''s where he''ll make his debut as Aizen if needed. He needed someone that can cause enough sensation. More importantly, above thirty years old. "More importantly, no man in Bleach can fit that description. Maybe someone else will do¡­ but who¡­" He was thinking of other animes aside from bleach. Then, suddenly an image of a man suddenly appeared in his mind. Judging from his fighting and capabilities. He''s perfect. "Damn¡­. He''s perfect. He''ll take the attention of me for the time being. If I use him, I can cause some ruckus without using myself. I always wanted to personified as him even in the previous world." Seeing Yun Che suddenly smiled, Kon asked "Hooo¡­ who is it..?" "Hehe¡­. it''s a surprise¡­" He immediately accessed the item medication feature and started designing the clothing of that particular man. Seeing the clothing was perfect, Yun Che started smiling to himself before saying "You''ll become the perfect attention grabber shifting the world''s attention from me for now. I can''t enter the Moon Empress Tomb tournament as I am but you''ll be perfect." He used the leftover fabric from his first outfit and asked the system to design it for him. He wanted to ask Shirayuki but she can''t make men''s clothing so he has to rely on himself for now. More like relying on the system. "I left the designing for his features later on. But for now, it''s time to create his weapon." Then he pulled out the Dragon Fault obtained from the Azure Dragon back in the trial. This thing became the original Yun Che''s faithful sword until he broke it in the Primordial Profound Ark in the future. Seeing this dragon''s head like blade being disassemble to create something new kind of sucks. "Am I going to disassemble this weapon to forge a new one? Yeah, I am¡­" Without feeling guilty, he decided to diassemble the sword anyway. Well, it was bound to be destroyed and eaten in the future. So, what''s the use of keeping them? "System, disassemble the Dragon Fault Heavy Sword and turned it into forging material. But keep the blade''s quality. Morever, disassemble all the weapons and armors obtained from my adventures." [Ding¡­ Disassembling initiated¡­.] Seeing the blade being disassembled into crafting materials kind of feeling suck but its better than letting the blade collecting dust in his inventory. This time, he uses it to create a perfect weapon for his disguise. Moreover, all the armors, spears, swords and any items he obtained before being disassembled as crafting materials. He didn''t need them anymore and besides, these items enough to cause a sensation among normal cultivators as they still empowered items. [Ding¡­ Disassembling complete¡­ Do you wish to create a new sword?] Yun Che pulled out a design from his head for the sword he wanted to create. Seeing this blade, it''ll be the only normal blade without any powers in his arsenal but the truth is he wanted to wield this blade for a long time now but this sword only exists in fantasy realm but now he had the chance of wielding it. He''ll take it any other day. When Kon saw the sword''s design in thesystem''s design feature, he suddenly spoke "Damn, that''s one big sword. That man you''re about to disguise as use this sword?" "Yeah, it''s the strongest sword in that world. It didn''t have any divine status but that man wielded it like a true swordsman. Besides, his title, looks and weapons perfect for making his debut in that tournament." [Ding¡­ Do you want to use this design as its permanent form? Host needed to be warned that host must dissemble the blade once more to redesign it. So are you sure?] "Yes¡­System, initiating the forging. Fuse all the disassembled blades materials into the dragon''s fault original blade." He had the materials disassembled just now fused into a form of a single blade. Those swords might be weaker but those materials were perfect to empowered it. Besides, it could increase its stats and durability. He even had the materials from the disassembled armor fused into the clothings. As the fusion was initiated, he can see the blade''s color was slowly transitioning from original dragon fault silver into black. [Ding¡­ Administration permission acquired¡­ Initiated automated assembly. Estimated completion time is one hour.] "Good....Now''s a perfect time to design his features." Another notification pops in front of him as he was about to begin his persona design. [Ding¡­ Host can now give this sword a name.] "Yes..use the sword''s original blade. System¡­rename the sword to¡­" 113 Chapter 113: Hawk Eyes The Gao Ling City was different than other cities. It is known as one of the four vanguard cities serves as a primary defense before the heart of the Blue Wind Empire itself, the Blue Wind Imperial City. From above, bustling sounds of pedestrians walking around the city as today marks the day the Moon Empress Tomb selection was going to take place. The city was quite large than New Moon City itself and houses the three largest sects in the Empire. Aside from the main clan, the city houses the branch clan of the Xiao Clan, Burning Heaven Clan and the Heavenly Sword Villa. The Frozen Cloud Asgard was known as the only sect that doesn''t have any branch clan or outer territories. They only occupy the region of Extreme Snow where it Is currently known as the coldest place in the Empire. The city was covered with ancient Chinese houses and buildings with different sizes and heights. The streets are arranged well and it was bustling with people from various places. Even in the distance, one can still see the towering structures in the distance where the structures are built near the great wall that covers the whole territories of the Imperial City. When one looking at the great wall, they can see it stretches as far as the eye can see presuming that it connects the Gao Ling City to the next vanguard city. One can imagine how many work force or cultivators required to build such a long distance wall connecting between the four cities. If the city is large enough to serve as a vanguard, then how big actually the Imperial City of the Blue Wind Empire? The gate serves as a security checkpoint for outer area of the Gao Ling City if they wish to enter the Imperial City of the Empire. Despite not having any Tyrants of Monarchs, there are Sky Profound Realm captains and commanders protecting the airspace from any infiltration from the air. However, the city was fortified and had their security increased the moment those white mask beasts known as hollows attacked two years ago. Against the beasts as well as humans themselves, these vanguard cities kept guard to avoid any unwanted incident happening around the territories of the Blue Wind Empire. However, visitors from outside converging on this city since morning to witness the clan that will have the honors of entering the tomb of the Legendary Moon Empress herself. Various elders and warriors escorted by their clan members as well as disciples entered the city with honored convoy into the heart of the Gao Ling City itself. Each and every one of them bears a haughty expression as if this moment of truth was made for them. As the guests were settling themselves, they didn''t notice that a lone figure was walking from the distance towards the main gateway of Gao Ling City. The figure''s appearance was enough to arouse curiosity to the people despite many similar cultivators have entered the city. Thud¡­Thud¡­Thud¡­ The lone figure of a man slowly walked along the road while other people and cultivators giving way to him. Judging from the appearance, this man is not to be underestimated like the rest of the guest despite coming here alone. People of this world doesn''t recognize the appearance of such man as he wore strange clothing that anyone hasn''t seen in the empire. Moreover, the one obvious enough to cause people to look twice was not actually his clothes but ...¡­. "What kind of sword is that man carrying?" "I''ve seen massive hammers, axes, great swords and bizarre looking sword but this man is carrying that kind of sword? Who is this man?" "How in the world he actually uses that thing?" The surrounding guest and disciples saw a massive sword stretches behind the man''s back. The sword is an ornately decorated with blue and green jewels as well as a big blue jewel at the end of the grip. The grip however was wrapped with some kind of white cloth all over it. On the hilt of this blade is a gold cross guard, though the bars between the blade and the hilt are much longer than average. Technically, the hilt was larger compared to standard hilt. Besides, how on earth that man is going to enter any tight spaces? Another thing shocked the others was the long seven feet blade itself. It was pitch-black with a very strong sheen, along with a slight curve at the end of the blade. By the looks of it, it seems to be at least a full head taller than the man himself when it is placed on his back. Moreover, the sword does not possess a sheath, so the man simply keeps it strapped to his back. As the people observed the blade, many of them whispered about the bizarre sword the man was carrying. Technically, a heavy sword is much bigger than Yoru but if properly wielded, Yoru can cut almost anything. Even a heavy sword. "Hmph, that man seems showing off carrying a sword that''s bigger than him. He is no different than those other sect elders came for this selection." One of the disciples scoffed at him as if the man was here to show off. As the man passed them, each of them was unaware that they were shaking not from excitement but with a slight fear. "I don''t know why but that man''s appearance kind of intimidating." "You too? I thought I was the only one feeling the that¡­" The whispering people observed the incoming man closely. What they could see that the man himself is a tall lean man with black hair, a short beard, mustache and sideburns that point upwards. His eyes were not seen as he wore some kind of strange wide-brimmed black kind of hat with a large white plume. The strange head wear covers his entire upper face with the headwear''s shadow and only his nose and his facial hair were seen. His clothing was even stranger than any clothing they''ve seen before. He wore a long, open black coat with no clothes underneath it showing his well-built body. Despite being a middle age man, this man has a body that cause female pedestrians, disciples and cultivators look twice as he was bare underneath that coat. However, the coat''s sleeves were donned with a strange red, flower patterned along with the color. Not a common outfit among cultivators. His hands were inside the pocket wear as he wore a light purple pants held up by a decorated belt. The pants however were tucked inside with a pair of boots with some kind of brown straps. What the guest and disciples could see that the man wore some kind of dagger as a necklace. It was almost similar to the sword behind his back but this one was covered with a black hilt with golden edges. As the man approaches the gateway to the city, the city guards immediately think twice about stopping him as they knew the man was here for the selection. It means his strength is at peak of Sky Profound Realm and way stronger than any of their captains and commanders. But they still have to do their job. "Halt, what business do you seek in Gao Ling City?" The city guards immediately stop him but doing so would require extreme cautious. The man was looking down with the strange headwear''s shadow covering upper part of his face. As he lifted up his face, the city guards immediately tensed up as they could see the man''s stoic expression but more importantly his yellow eyes.The guards immediately felt goose bumps all over their body as they observed the man''s expression especially his yellow eyes. It felt like it was a hawk staring deeper into their soul¡­. Unaware to the man that these eyes will the one people known him as "Hawk Eyes" The nearby guest observes the man''s stoic expression before whispering to his companion. "What kind of eyes are those?" "It''s like staring into a hawk''s eyes." He simply replied while keeping his eyes on him. "Yeah, I feel like he is going to kill all of us with only that stare." As the people nearby started to tensed up, the city guards were also keep their guard up. But before they could react, the man suddenly spoke with a cold tone. "Tomb''s selection." A simple word phrase answer but it was enough to keep the guard''s mouth shut from asking anymore question. The guard''s reaction was solid fear as this man felt even more dangerous than any other guests in the city. But, the man seems to follow the rule of survival as well as the main rule of Profound Sky Continent. The rule that say ''If I don''t offend you, you won''t offend me." "Right, please proceed into the city sir." The man simply walked by passed the guards at the gate but one of them decided to ask his name. "Wait, can I have your name sir? So I can inform the city lord on the list of guest entering our city." The guards spoke arousing interest among the guest. For such an uncommon kind of people were here, wonder which clan this man is from? The man turned around slowly and looked at the guards with the corner of his eyes before speaking an unfamiliar name. "Mihawk¡­.Dracule Mihawk" The man spoke without even looking back at them before went on his way. Much to the guards'' shock, the man just went through the gate carrying a weird shape sword. However, no man and woman actually knew the man''s true identity. Even the name was weird enough to cause a sensation. The guards having trouble pronouncing the words even write it in their language. "Ju¡­ra¡­cu..le Mi¡­hawk? What kind of name is that? Is that man somewhere from the empire? Why haven''t we heard about him before?" The spectators whispered among one another trying to pronounce his name. "Wait sir, which clan are you from?" Another guard asked him. The man known as Dracule Mihawk stopped before answering "No.. I am here all by myself. Anymore questions?" "No¡­thank you for your cooperation." The man simply nodded before he walked through the street towards the heart of the city. As he walks, the guards whisper to each other once more. "There''s no one in the Empire with that name before. Is he from an extinct clan? Or clan exist without the knowledge of the empire?" As the guards figure out a way pronouncing his name, Dracule Mihawk walks through the crowd with glances all over him. It was normal for him to gain such reaction as other cultivators or elders before him had similar situation where they wore bizarre outfits and carrying weapons. But none of them actually using his kind of style. As he walked, people gave him a sharp look before opening up a way for him. Some of the people revered him as such but some just wanted to avoid that sword hilt of his. "Of all the man you chose, you chose this man? He doesn''t look like much." A female voice suddenly sounded in his mind as he walked through the crowd of people. The female''s voice was quite common and always spoke if the situation requires. She is none other than Jasmine. The man known as Mihawk kept a straight face as he spoke internally. "He doesn''t look like much you say? This man is one of my idols back then. I wasn''t kidding when I told you that he''s The Strongest Swordsman in the World. The swordsman that stood above all swordsman." The man was just a persona from by the original man who wanted to enter the selection as a thirty-year-old man. However, since his age was insufficient, he created an alternate persona to match the age as well as he can use it as a method to divert the world''s attention from him. The man was none other than Yun Che himself. "The World Strongest Swordsman? It is bold self-proclaimed title I should say." Jasmine replied. "Yeah, but he had the skills to back it up. Even fighters from my world think twice before engaging him. Right now, I am sure I will be able to fulfill his title in this world as well. The sword''s feeling is the same as using Zangetsu. His sword techniques is almost similar to my Getsuga Tenshou just the sword waves merely emphasize on the sharpness." Yun Che explained a brief history on Dracule Mihawk himself. Good thing his techniques are similar to him but he still needed some practice improving his sharpness. Jasmine nodded in understanding but there''s one thing that bothers her while seeing him in this form. "But you''re really different when you''re using this persona. It is almost like you''re a different person¡­how did you do it?" "Oh that, I was getting there. Well¡­.." ------------------------------------------------------------ Two days ago (Wasteland of Death Entrance Town) "System, renamed the sword to ''Yoru (Night)''" Yun Che spoke with confidence. [Ding¡­. Host''s sword is now renamed to Yoru.] After completing the sword, Yun Che renamed the newly assembled according to the sword he designed. He made them as he wanted to personified himself as Dracule Mihawk, the Strongest Swordsman in the world of One Piece. He was the perfect candidate to cause some ruckus in this world rather than using his original self. Besides, Mihawk stoic expression was perfect in playing cool. He made Mihawk''s feature the same as he was in the world of One Piece but he did give the impression of bringing a Spanish Swordsman into the Chinese oriented world but he didn''t mind as there''s a lot of weird cultivators out there. When the designs and clothing was done, he immediately assumed the persona of Dracule Mihawk immediately as the system saves it as a template to change his appearance. As the light illuminated the entire room, Yun Che''s appearance was transforming into Mihawk while dressing as his own original outfit. He immediately looked at the mirror and look at Mihawk''s feature closely. "So this is how I look like as Dracule Mihawk? A bit older than my original Sasuke look but damn. Is he always made his moustache this way?" He said in his heart as he caresses his newly made cheek. In this form, the system has set his age to thirty years old and was able to fool any age measuring pearl. In this form, he didn''t possess any perks just like his Dragon Transformation. He didn''t even possess any of Mihawk''s original skill or experience. It just changes his appearance into a template persona just like a disguise. Since he didn''t have any of Mihawk''s original skills or sword arts, he had to recreate it on his own. "So cool, this is your so called idol?" Kon sounded while observing his newly attained persona. "Yeah, I made the designs just like this. Nothing more nothing less." Yun Che replied using Mihawk''s voice however he seems a lot calmer than his usual idiotic and happy go lucky self. "Is it just me or it seems that you''re a lot different than your usual, man." Kon spoke after hearing him speak his words just now. "Is that so? System, any reason such things occurred?" [Ding¡­ System has added a new feature to the host''s persona feature called ''Personality Codex''. To ensure a successful personification, the system design the persona according to the original character of the persona based on the host''s memory. This is to ensure host can act or think accordingly depending on the personality codex.] "So it suppresses my persona''s emotion just like Dracule Mihawk? But why am I still the same in my mind?" [Ding¡­the personality codex only affects the host''s outer appearance and personality but retains the host''s original personality.] "No wonder when I talk as Mihawk, I felt much calmer and surprisingly cool. It''s better than seeing the original me being Mihawk. It''s a little off." He could imagine how weird it might be if he talk just like himself with Mihawk''s persona. He discovered that his persona mode as Dracule Mihawk doesn''t have any time limit as it just changes his appearance and he can switch it by simply changing the setting in the system''s console. After waiting for one hour, Yoru''s assembly was complete and Dracule Mihawk''s primary set was now in motion. Using the other leftover materials, he built a small Kogatana dagger but he designed it based on the game based dagger rather than the original crucifix. The system also masked his aura and transform its colour into bluish green like Mihawk''s original aura rather than his usual red Shinigami aura or blue Quincy aura. This way, he won''t have to worry unleashing any energy attacks that can be traced back to him in the future. If situation desires, he can use his Zanpakuto as Mihawk. When the sword was done, he tried lifting Yoru in the air and its weight was basically the same as Dragon Fault before but it''s much lighter compared to Zangetsu. The black blade was far stronger as it was infused with a lot of sword materials he gained from disassembling the treasures he got or stole. He even felt the baby dragon''s soul in it.Although it wasn''t the real Yoru but this Yoru is far stronger than any powerless sword and he could upgrade it anytime as long as he had sufficient materials. If he personified as Mihawk, he won''t have to worry using his Zanpakuto as him unless if situation requires him. After giving it a few swing, he was able to get used to Yoru''s weight and was able to store them properly behind his back. He reverts back to his original form before passing out on the bed. Designing tend to take a lot of mental energy especially keeping the feature on and exploring his memories once more. He decided to spend the whole day tomorrow getting used to Mihawk''s persona, clothing and sword before departing towards Gao Ling City on the day after tomorrow. He needed also to get used of using Yoru as his weapon. Morning came by as he woke up feeling refreshed but his body was a lot heavier than last night, especially on his arms and upper body. It didn''t take an expert to figure out why his body is like that. "Sigh, these girls¡­looks like locking the door was useless after all." He woke up feeling Retsu dressed in her sleeping yukata lie on his left arm while Mio was on the other dressing in a black yukata. Cang Yue however was even bolder as she slept on top of his chest. He was hoping to be alone for once but it seems having these girls will never allow him to be in that state anymore. He admits seeing them this beautiful up close really brings joy in his heart. ------------------------------------------------------- "So you spend the whole day training to use this Mihawk''s persona?" Jasmine askee him again. He nodded in his mind before replying "Yeah, I need some time to get used to his body his physique and as well as created some sword skill for me to use but his techniques were much the same as using Getsuga Tenshou. Also, his slashes are merely mastered form of sword energies and waves. Which I have no problem in using. His sword skills and strikes are basically faster than ordinary sword cultivators allowing him to strike with much precision compared to them." "Basically, he spent his whole life with a sword?" "Yeah, dying to see a successor surpasses him. So mastering Yoru took some time as I needed to watch the hilt of the sword but I was used to it. Old man Zangetsu taught me some tricks in sharping my sword waves faster so I think I am ready. But, I am more fighting using my own style rather than adapting Mihawk''s. Even his sword techniques I created while infusing my own style. Made it much stronger than it used to" Yun Che explained again. Its true that he improved every Mihawk''s original sword techniques and made it much sharper as well as improving his own sword style. Killing two birds with one stone. Jasmine nodded before saying "So I''ve seen. I hope you were able to use his persona well. I don''t wish for you to make the Strongest Swordsman in your world a joke in this continent." "Don''t worry, I won''t choose him if I intend to do that. I did plan to become to strongest swordsman above all swordsman but I don''t want that kind of attention. But as this guy¡­." He never intend to embarass the great swordsman himself. If that guy had the OPness before, he''ll make him even more OP. "Hmph, speaking of which, where are Kon and the others? Kind of miss the little guy. My punches are left untrained for a while" She slowly said while punching her fist on her palm. "If you keep that up, you''ll scare the little guy to oblivion. I''ve send them early after giving them several instructions before coming here. I am sure they''re keen on mastering their new ability." Yun Che spoke while trying to get Jasmine''s attention on something. "You taught them a new ability? Why wasn''t I informed? Now, spill it. As your master I demand you to teach me this new ability." Jasmine demanded. Any skills obtain from Yun Che interest her the most. Whatever they learnt, she wants to learn as well. "Woah, calm your tits. Let me focus on the event but I can tell you later while we''re waiting. I promise. Besides, now who''s the master?" He quietly formed a grin on Mihawk''s face. "Hmph....." Jasmine simply dismissed him as she went quiet before observing him again. Yun Che or his current form Mihawk slowly walked through the street my maintaining his persona as him. It means he has to keep his personality and refrain himself doing what he would normally do. As for all the guest present, he slowly makes his way towards the heart of the city where the selection is taking place. The Xiao Clan had the city secured the location of the teleportation formation until the selection is complete. As he approaches the heart of the city, he can see a lot people converging towards the central arena in front of the city lord''s palace. From the system, this place is the place where all fighting events are taking place. Usually all kinds of tournament, banquet or fights are being held here organized by the city''s clans as a method to introduce the younger generation to the city. However, today and for the first time ever. Man and woman above thirty years old are competing for a spot in entering the tomb. As for Yun Che had read countless of novels before, he knew where this is going and what are the effects. People and cultivators might be friends in the arena but once they are in the tomb. Betrayals are to be expected. But, none of these people matter if it involves the treasure of the Blue Wind Empire itself, especially the tomb of the first ruler that is The Moon Empress. "Honored guest entering the selection can proceed to the arena using the designated path." sounded the city guard nearby. As he heard that announcement, he breathes a breath of relief as it was hard enough to move from around with Yoru behind his back. Especially with its massive hilt. Back to the story, From the crowd, he can see various cultivators of the Peak of Sky Profound Realm escorted by their clan members towards the arena. Normally, in Blue Wind Empire. Peak Sky Profound Realm cultivators can be a sect master, clan elders or honored elders. These people are considered the strongest as well as the backbone of their clan. He''s quite sure that most of the guests participating, all of them are somewhere outside of the Blue Wind Empire. "It seems that not all clan participating in this selection." Yun Che made his remarks as he saw very little paeticipants took the designated path. "As to be expected. These people are the backbone of a clan. If they died or crippled in the selection it spells instant doom for the clan. So, I am sure those smaller clans backed away from the selection and the ones came are from a big shot clan with a lot of Sky Profound Realm elders." Jasmine made her remark as well. Then, she continued "Judging from their looks, the small clans in this empire won''t stand a chance. However, it doesn''t mean those from outside won''t be participating as well." "Let''s just wait and see. These people are perfect in carrying Mihawk''s story back to their empire." Yun Che replied internally as he made his way on the path. As he moved towards the path, he noticed that the guests using that path and participating had escorts around them and being treated as honored guest. However, for him. He was the only one standing there with no escorts, guards or anything. As if he was a nobody. Seeing a lone cultivator like him, some people were already disgusted as this selection for honored guests and clans. Even with his bizarre outfit and weapon, it looks like status is the most important thing after that. "Wonder who is that swordsman?" One of the spectator asked. "Aside from his weird outfit and that sword of his, he doesn''t look anything special." "Does he really think he''s one of the honored guests? Is this selection being merely a joke to him?" One of the clan members who is also a participant turned around and spoke to him in a haughty voice. It appears he is a middle age man but slowly ascending towards the forties. Judging from his appearance, it seems that this man is an elder. He continued "Hmph, some lone and unknown cultivator you are. Its best for you to leave. This selection is obly for honor and distinguished clans like us. Not for a weird and nobody like you. Go on, scram." Yun Che wanted to pull a smug reply but in the end he replied it as calmly just like the original Mihawk would say. "Shut your mouth. Rules doesn''t say I must participate in a clan." "You¡­ Do you know who we are?" As someone who was used being bathe in respect, the haughty elder was furious hearing his reply. "No, I am not interested to find out." "You¡­" The elder was furious and wanted to approach the disguised Yun Che but before he could move, he was stopped with another hand. The elder turned around and saw another middle age man but he was kind of respectful to this man. "Sect master." "What are you doing? There''re be plenty of time in the arena and you''re already causing trouble? Do you wish for us to be humiliated and barred from entering?" The elder''s sect master spoke to him. The elder regained back his cool before shooting a glare towards the disguised Yun Che. Not only him but the rest of the guests as well. Every one of them shot him a look that people would gave when a nobody stepped into the arena. Imagine how shock they''re going to be if he managed to foil their plans later on. "Hmph, looks like status really does important to survived in this world. Being stronger makes them arrogant. Let''s show them how a swordsman above all swordsman act." He continued to walk despite hearing the comments on the others about the matter just now. After the other clan elders had participated, it was finally his turn but the receptionist seems to have similar reactions as the rest of them. It seems that only big shots clan worthy enough to register themselves even though it sounds like an open selection. Seeing him all by himself without any ties to any of the big shots clans makes the receptionist seems reluctant to register him. In the end, there''s no rule that participants must have a clan behind them to register. So he was given a pass to enter the selection. "Who is that swordsman and what is this ''Dra.... cule Mi¡­. hawk''? How does one pronounce such a name?" One of the elders from another clan saw his written name. "Hmph, whoever he is. He could never match all those clans. Without anyone backing him, his life will as good as gone if he offended any of them." One of the clan leader spoke to his disciples. As Yun Che went in, he was soon being confront with an age measuring pearl similar to the New Moon Palace disciple selection from before. However, this pearl is quite different as it also displays the strength of the person holding it preventing any unwanted cultivator from entering this selection with stronger state. Age measuring pearls is foolproof enough to sniff any older and stronger cultivators. With the system''s protection, his persona was a green light so he managed to pass the testing zone and entered the arena. The arena was bursting and full of spectators from the city and the outside. Many of them are here to witness the top eight that will join the other two Xiao Clan Sky Profound Realm elders to enter the tomb. The event was not as large as the Blue Wind Empire Ranking Tournament but this was a once in a lifetime event. No wonder everyone will not miss such an event. After the age and strength site was done, a total of sixty-four participants finally registered themselves including him. The arena was built in a square shape arena large enough to sustain a large scale battle as this is the battle between Peak Sky Profound Realm cultivators and it was surrounded by a profound formation protecting the spectators from any cast battle skills. Near the formation itself, a special seating area was prepared for the participants of the selection mainly for distinguished guest. A small seating area large enough to put all their escorts together but a special seat was prepared for the participants themselves. Yun Che immediately jumped and dissappeared towards the seating area before he sat on the special seat prepared for him putting his leg above the other. At the same time, he lowered his head covering his eyes with the hat''s shadow before extending his haki to the surrounding. He modified the seat slightly so he can sit with his sword towering behind him. However, all eyes seem to be on him the moment he sat on the special seat. All the special seat area was either perfectly fit or full by the participants'' escorts but for not for him. He was the only sitting there in his zone with his hands on each other above his legs just like how the original Mihawk would sit. Seeing him as the only one in that big space, the other clans were either envious or glaring at him. Not that he mind at all. From there, he saw familiar clans like Burning Heaven Clan, Xiao Clan and the Heavenly Sword Villa judging from the crest they displayed. The rest of them were either new or unknown and he didn''t bother to know more. The spectators seating area was not empty as there''s no more empty seats are seen. It was full of people. However, he didn''t see any cultivators from the Frozen Cloud Asgard but he did saw another cultivator seem to be all herself on the participants seating zone. As for how he knew this one''s a female, he just saw the lumps on the cultivator''s chest. Seeing this woman is the only female cultivator among all of them. The cultivator seemed to be dressed and fully cloaked in black. Even her head was hooded and her face was hidden behind a mask she wore. Looks like she intend to hide her features unlike him. So far, only him and her are the ones without an escort entering this selection. Seeing the only female cultivator in such a massive selection, he couldn''t help but feeling a little bit curious about her. A thirty-year-old woman entering this selection on her own. Same as him, he can feel the spectators'' jealousy or mockery against her for not being someone from a distinguished clan. Well, all might change the moment he chose to display his skills. Despite the cheering came from the spectators, all of them immediately stopped oncea voice sounded in the air. "Welcome distinguished guest to the Selection for the Moon Empress''s tomb and welcome guests to the Vanguard City of Blue Wind Empire, the Gao Ling City." A middle age man suddenly spoke from the balcony of the palace. From the people''s reaction, it seems that the middle age man is the city''s lord. He continued "As we all know, the Tomb of the Moon Empress was founded by the Xiao Clan by accident underneath the ruins of an old temple in their training zone. However, what they found is not the tomb itself but the teleporting formation leading to the tomb. The formation is protected by an ancient profound formation possibly created by the Empress herself. It was set back then that only men and women above thirty years old and the cultivation of Peak of Sky Profound Realm will have the privilege of entering the tomb. However, the tomb cannot support too many cultivators and the formation only allows ten cultivators to enter. So, the Blue Wind Empire only have a little Sky Profound Realm cultivators at the peak so we organized a tournament allowing anyone have a cultivator at the peak of Sky Profound Realm to enter. To ensure a fair competition is applied, the selection will be done in a form of a tournament so everyone have the opportunity to enter and fight for a spot. The Xiao clan has reserved two spots in the ten as agreement that they found the formation itself." He spoke again. "We have sixty-four participants in the selection and each of them will battle until we reach the conclusion of the final eight. The eight Sky Profound Realm elders will have the chance of entering the tomb along with two Xiao Clan elders." Despite the rules, they were some clans wanted to pester the city lord to give them a spot and use sentences like ''give face''. However, none of dared to incur the wrath of other clans as well unless they have a throne backing them. "The fight will be drawn randomly as cultivators will face each other on the battlefield. All sixty-four cultivators will fight one on one until the final sixteen before moving on to the eight winners." The city lord spoke once more awaiting the long conclusion. Sixty-four participants maybe short but these sixty-four are the strongest of the strong below Emperor Profound Realm. Everyone was here for a single reason that is to obtain the Legacy of the Moon Empress. It only works on females but it was enough for them to become the most powerful clan in the empire. However, Yun Che is here just to kill some time and obtaining that art for Cang Yue. Seeing that the pace was set, Yun Che just smiled and sit back awaiting his turn. He was not interested in his opponents but he really wanted to kick that elder''s ass from before. He just hoped that his opponent was him. Then, he''ll show what happens if one offend the man with the Hawk Eyes. Unaware to everyone in the arena, in a luxurious room above the arena where VIP spectators can spectate. Four pair of eyes watched over the competition like a hawk. Observing, learning and anticipating all they can. But their target was not anyone in particular. They''re only here only for one person. The man with the Hawk eyes, Dracule Mihawk. 114 Chapter 114: Unexpected Outcome The four pair of eyes observed the selection well for the past hour. They had to book the VIP section of the seating area so they could see the battle between Sky Profound Realm participants better rather than seating in the spectators area. Moreover,they decided to do so to avoid any attention on them after had enough of it for the rest of the day. No wonder how hard they tried to hide their beauties but it simply doesn''t work. To solve that problem, they had to pose themselves as noble ladies to avoid constant harassment from the other clans now that this place is where the best clan gathered but they were kind of relieved when none of the young masters dare to approach them. Its a good thing or things might get bloody on their end. At least in the VIP area, all of their faces were unseen by the spectators below. These people were none other than Cang Yue, Retsu, Mio and their plushy companion, Kon. They arrived here earlier than Yun Che to separate themselves to avoid connection with each other. Currently, all three of them were trying out their new ability taught to them by Yun Che. "Damn, my eyes went back to normal the moment I moved. This thing is harder to master than Haki itself. Kon-sama is out for today." Kon sounded as he started lying down on one of the chairs after overusing his new ability. Good thing the room was soundproof and prevent his voice from being heard. Cang Yue was also giving up as she stopped her vision before collapsing on the chair to catch her breath. She turned he head towards Retsu and Mio and started pouting as they managed used their new ability with ease. "Muu, me too. How did you two use these eyes so well?" Retsu slowly move around the room while maintaining her glowing bluish eyes, their so called new ability. Even if she can move, her steps were a bit slower. "Well, you two didn''t master it yet. Even I have some trouble getting used to it. Using these eyes required absolute focus. Besides, with these eyes. I can see better during the day and dark." Mio was also using the new ability before her glowing bluish eyes turned back to her normal black eyes. "Retsu-chan, can you see the Danna-sama from here? My haki is not strong enough to prolong the use of these eyes." Retsu slowly scanned the crowd to find her beloved. It didn''t took her much time as she used her new vision to detect her targets. Using them making it easier than already is. "Hnnn, he''s all alone in that empty space over there." "No wonder I couldn''t see him. My vision didn''t extend that far. Muuu, my haki only reach the threshold of Intermediate stage for Kenbunshoku and Busoshoku. Without proper mastery of it, I can''t use these eyes to that extend." Mio sighs as she sat on the chair in the VIP room while recovering some of her haki. Due to her mastery was a bit lacking, she couldn''t cover the entire arena and locate Yun Che through it. "Don''t worry, Mio-chan. Just focus on using on channeling your haki well. Even I myself didn''t master it to that extend." As she said those words, she began to pat Mio''s back reassuring her. "Yeah, you''re right. Retsu-chan. Danna-sama said that to properly master this eye technique is fully mastered Kenbunshoku." Mio sighed once more as she began recovering her haki. Retsu slowly descend into thoughts as she pry through their new eye technique. To think such an advanced technique exist within Kenbunshoku itself...How vast is his martial knowledge?¡­. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The day before the Grand Selection Tournament of the Moon Empress''s Tomb. "BOOM!!!" Shing!!!! "BOOM!!!!" Shing!!!! "BOOM!!!!" Explosion after explosion occurred throughout the plain area as sword waves were shot all over the rural area of the Wasteland of Death. Currently, Yun Che is training his Dracule Mihawk persona along with his new sword, The Black Sword Yoru. As he shot green sword waves towards the plains, he was making progress in sharping his swords waves as well as creating several new sword waves that match Dracule Mihawk''s original sword attacks . With Old man Zangetsu''s guidance and his past life memories, he was able to sharpen his sword waves at the same time evolving them into stronger attacks. Moreover, he was able to make several improvements to his Getsuga Tenshou by making it sharper, faster and stronger compared to his previous technique. Using Getsuga Tenshou seemed to take toll on Yoru as the sword wasn''t built to support Zanpakuto sword techniques. Even Dual Getsuga Tenshou is out of the question but as long as he can minimize the damage and energy channeled into the sword, Yoru will be fine. He promised himself to find more stronger materials to make Yoru sturdier so it can hold his sword waves in the future. "Hmmm, handling Yoru is much harder compared to my other Zanpakutos. Then again, it is the sword I need right now to enter the selection. How did the original Mihawk use this thing?" Yun Che slowly said in his Mihawk''s voice. The system was right, he felt much calmer and sound cooler in this persona. As he practiced, he noticed that his three girls and Kon watched from the nearby safe zone cooking the profound beast that he accidentally killed in one of his sword wave explosion. He finally finished things up before appeared instantly next to them and cause the others to temporarily shocked. "Mouuu, this form of yours really scares me sometimes. Yun Che." As Yun Che use this persona, he had a great deal of time explaining to them why he chose Dracule Mihawk as his persona. He did come up with some story to convince Cang Yue. He pulled Yoru from his back before giving it a few swings. "Can''t help it, I need to get used to Mihawk''s form and his sword. So far I managed to handle the sword perfectly." Kon raised his plushy hand before pointing it at him. "Seeing you so calm makes my blood boil for some reason. So, How did he live with that kind of sword on his back?" "I don''t have any problem with it. I just stored it in my spatial ring if I entered a tight spot." He replied. He wanted to say inventory but Cang Yue was in front of him so he had to say spatial ring. Retsu was preparing their lunch as she spoke "*Giggle, Well, that''s one less problem to worry about." Yun Che slowly stored Yoru behind his back before sitting down on one of the fallen trees to get comfortable. Mio slowly get close to before she started poking his cheeks. "But, calling an Oji-san ''Danna-sama'' seems a little bit off." He simply smiled and said "Don''t worry, I am still me through and through, just a little bit older, calmer and cooler." Cang Yue suddenly spoke while smiling. "Still, you chose the strongest man among soul cultivators is really cool to begin with." Yun Che immediately smiled at her and replied... "Not among soul cultivator, he''s the strongest swordsman in the world." "Goodness, is his strength already entered Monarch stage?" She expresses her shock. "Yeah, but he''s already passed on. Seeing him like this it''s like feeling he was alive once more. But, I am using this persona just to cause trouble without using my real face. All right girls, enough about him. Aside from Retsu, how''s your haki training by the way, girls?" "I manage reached the threshold of the intermediate stage for both haki already. Well, you taught me this Haki yesterday, Danna-sama. Nee..nee.. Danna-sama, pat my head." Mio started pulling his hand and placing them on her head. Unaware that she triggered a jealous gaze from Retsu and Cang Yue. "Impressive, you advanced quicker than expected." He complied to her wishes by softly patting her head but Cang Yue was quick enough to pull his other hand and place it on her head. "I am still advancing to the Advanced stage for both Haki." "You two sure are handful, What about you, Kon?" He sighs as he observed these their antics before turning around towards Kon. Kon turned his face hiding his jealous expression as he said "Reach advanced stage for Kenbunshoku a while ago. Still having problems predicting the future though." "I''ll let Retsu guide you on that part. By the way, today I am going to teach you and the girls another haki ability." He let the two girls go before he sat on the fallen tree explaining the new abilities he''s going teach. Retsu immediately asked as she heard there''s another ability. "Another haki ability? I thought haki only had three abilities?" "Yes, haki only had three but this ability is exclusive to eye use only. I can''t teach you girls my eye art as it a bloodline skill that can''t be passed to others. But, I can teach you three and Kon something similar to my bloodline skill. However, it required your Observation haki at least passed the basic stage." Seeing he used his Mihawk''s persona. The girls felt like it was another person who taught them this technique but if that''s him who gave the instruction then all is well. "Yosh! Another skill from you equals another boost for Kon-sama." Kon suddenly pumped himself up. "Then, please teach it to us, Yun Che." Cang Yue always wanted to learn any art he could teach. If he wanted to give her the legendary cultivation technique of the Moon Empress then she must do whatever it takes to live up to their expectation. "*giggle, Then, if you don''t mind us learn it, Yuu-kun." Retsu stopped everything as she too keen on listening to him. "If Retsu-chan learning something, I am in as well." Mio spoke as well. She managed to learn haki before they left the cave to this part of the area. She was still advancing it but due to her capabilities as a Godly beast and bound to the system. She has the ability to instant learn as well. Yun Che place his hands in front of his chest just like Mihawk before slowly said "Right¡­Brace yourself ladies, I am going to teach you how to use ''Eagle Vision''" "Eagle Vision?" The other four sounded. "Yeah, the Eagle Vision is like awakening all of your senses and concentrate them to your surrounding at the same time enhancing your vision. However, it required your Observation Haki at least passed the basic stage to successfully cultivate it." He slowly explained the concept of Eagle Vision to them before he continued "Haki energy is really a complex and mysterious thing dwell inside our body. It enhances your reflexes and instinct if you channel it to your brain. That''s how you use Observation Haki. Channeling it to your body awakened the Armament Haki. The stronger you channel it, the stronger and sturdier your body will become. But have you three ever consider channeling it to your eyes?" The girls give it a though as they slowly wondered. Its true that their speed, defense and offence are boosted the moment they channel the haki to the respective places but none of them ever wondered of channeling them to their eyes. Then he continued again. "But, you need to be careful in channeling it. If you use too much haki energy, your eyes will be overburden and risking blinding yourselves. Learning Eagle Vision is a bit risky for first timers. That''s why I am helping you girls channel your energy slowly. Since you three passed the first stage of observation haki, please sit down and closed your eyes. Whatever happens, don''t open your eyes or you interrupt the channeling process and we have to start all over again." Yun Che slowly placed Yoru inside his inventory as the girls and Kon closed their eyes. "Retsu, I''ll start with you." Yun Che in his Mihawk''s persona slowly got up before touching Retsu''s forehead with his finger before slowly guiding Retsu''s haki energy towards her eyes. "Since you perfected the basic stage of Observation Haki, you can ignore the first awakening stage of sensing the intention and harnessing the sense around you." He did the same for Kon, Cang Yue and Mio allowing them to experience the awakening of their newly gained ability. Seeing the channeling process was complete. "Now, don''t move but slowly open your eyes. Keep the Observation active." Retsu and the others did as they were told and the moment she opened them. What they didn''t noticed that each and evety one of them had glowing bluish pair of eyes. The Eagle Vision has successfully awakened within them but to perfect it, they had to rely on themselves. "Goodness!" "What¡­what..is this?" "Incredible...." Cang Yue, Retsu, Mio and Kon exclaimed as they observe their surrounding trying to see and understand what is going on around them. "Everything''s glowing. The trees, the grass but everywhere seems darker for a reason and my eyes are brighter. Also, why is everyone glowing with blue aura?" Retsu started to ask him as she too was comprehending the situation. Cang Yue also exclaimed. "Mine too, everyone''s blue." Yun Che then explained "This is the first stage of Eagle Vision. Your mind and haki are in sync with your eyes. Allowing you amplify your senses through your vision. As for the bright part, the haki energy channel was a bit much. But here''s the best part. You can sense the people around you. Allowing you to identify the enemy, allies as well as the person you need to find. You can see my glow is blue, am I right?" He slowly continued again. "Blue marks the calm energy your allies exhibit towards you. Your haki detected their intent but transforming it to obvious intent in your eyes. So your allies, friends and loved ones are marked as blue. But when someone express hatred or killing intent towards you. The Observation Haki will detect their killing intent and transformed the one who exhibits them into red." "So if someone bears an ill intention towards us. They show up as red?" Retsu asked him. "Yeah. But if you wanted to find someone with specific preferences like seeing their face or remembering their details. Your enhanced senses and haki will use your intent and allow your eagle vision to mark your targets. Thus, transforming them to gold. It means you will instantly know your targets. Once your intent of wanting to find them is gone, the gold will slowly transition to blue but if its normal, white." "White?" Mio slowly said. "Any innocent random civilians and animals will be marked as white but not as bright as allies so you won''t confuse them easily unless the animals or civilians wanted to harm you. With much practice, you can classify the living creatures and civilians so they won''t glow if you marked them as unimportant. Wouldn''t want running around with eagle vision in the city if every people is glowing." The rest of them nodded as they tried to mark the unimportant features in their vision. Yun Che was right, everything they wanted to see is decided by their brains. They can see the trees and grass didn''t have any glowing just like before as it probably as they classify them as unimportant. Right now, they tried classifying the animals as important and the white glowing aura around them was slowly decreasing and shows quite a number of animals in the Wasteland of Death. "Incredible, we utilized their intent so we can sense them. It means we will know their intent before the things happened." Mio slowly said as she thought of using them in battles and walking around the city. They will know instantly which people harbors ill intention towards them. "Well. of course. Eagle Vision also remove the access light from your surrounding allowing you to see pass bright lights and smoke as well as increased the contrast during the night. However, your vision will limit on your mastery of Observation Haki. As for Retsu and Kon, they can see a wide range with their eagle vision." As he said so, both Retsu and Kon nodded slightly as they can see a wide range of area. "That''s right, I can''t see passed that mountain over there. So this is my limit right now?" Cang Yue slowly sighs as her mastery was still lacking. "You and I are on the same boat, Yue''er." Mio sighs as well. For the moment, until they are used to them. There''s nothing much the can do and continue to practice their haki to the advanced stage. "Eagle Vision not only enhanced your vision but your other senses as well. You can hear, see, smell, touch and taste better in eagle vision mode. You can see what others could not. You can see through illusions, techniques even any hidden clues. When people hid something, they also transfer their intent through the object and your eagle vision can sense it and revealed it to you. In other words, you can see hidden traps easily. Moreover, you can also sense through their lies by observing the pulsing on their color." "So cool." Kon suddenly spoke after admiring the capabilities of Eagle Vision. Thinking the possibilities of the Eagle Vision in real life. She slowly spoke. "This skill.... is incredible. Yun Che. Think of the things we can do with them." "Yes, it seems. But can you try to move?" He ordered. The moment each and every one of them tried to move, the special vision immediately shut down and returned their vision back to normal. "Ehh, its gone!!!" Kon immediately shouted earning similar expression from the other girls as well. Retsu looked at Yun Che for explanation and said "Did we failed, Yuu-kun?" "Well of course, maintaining the haki energy for the vision is like pouring a stream of water into a cup. If you move even a little, the flowing energy will be disrupted and the vision will disappear. Currently, the four of you can only use Eagle Vision while standing still. As for your training for today, get used to maintain the flow of haki without disrupting the flow. Take baby steps if you must." He slowly ordered. This is the only way of mastering them while moving. Otherwise, it''ll be a pain if they could see while standing. "But, that could take forever." the others exclaimed but Yun Che ignored them before saying with a grin. "Then, you better get started." "Muu, that''s mean." Cang Yue slowly said with her hands in front of her making a cute pout followed by Mio. "Danna-sama, won''t you help us a little?" "Nope, you''re on your own. I don''t see Retsu having any problem." He slowly said as he saw Retsu moving at a turtle''s pace to mastering her vision. Seeing her refusing to give up, the others immediately follow suit forgetting about their lunch. "A word of advice, maintaining Eagle Vision and haki can took a toll on your mind. Take a rest once in a while." He slowly said while enjoying his lunch leaving the girls and Kon to their training. ...¡­.... "*Sigh, with my haki still below the intermediate stage, my eagle vision range is not that far." Mio powered down her eagle vision before she saw her beloved Yun Che sitting there on his own. But, her eyes caught something as she too saw a person with similar situation just like Yun Che. It was a black robed woman, the only one at that. "A woman in this selection? The only one at that. Who is she?" Mio turned towards Retsu as she too shook her head. "I don''t know. Looks like he''s not the only solo player in this selection." Kon turned his eyes towards the black clad woman. "Who is that woman?" Cang Yue nodded as well as she said "That''s right, she''s the only woman attended this competition. Whoever she is, she must avoid a great deal of trouble to get here." She knew the risk of becoming a solo player. As the only woman in this tournament, she knew the risk will come if she won any matches today. Retsu slowly sits down and observed "Let''s trust Yuu-kun to settle this thoroughly. If he faced that woman, we will know her identity." -------------------------------------- "The selection will now officially begin. All cultivators please get ready before your respective fights. As mention as agreed before, the empty space you have chosen for your seat marks your respective numbers. Selection will be done randomly and according to the number drawn from the raffle. The process will be seen through by representative from each faction to avoid any cheating." As the announcer spoke, some of the people glance at the two solo cultivators that attended the event. They didn''t have any representative to overseer the raffle. Yun Che didn''t mind but he''s not that sure about the woman clad in black. "Contestant Dra..cule Mi..hawk and contestant Li Yue. We assume you will have no problem with this?" The announcer asked causing everyone shifted their attention towards them since they are the only solo players in this match. "So her name is Li Yue? Short but fitting name for such a woman. Wonder how she looked like underneath the black robes and mask?" Yun Che slowly spoke in his mind while maintaining his composure. As the announcer asked them, both of them simply shook their heads indicating they did not have any problem on how they decided the raffle. Doesn''t matter anyway as long as he can kick anyone''s ass today. "So both contestant doesn''t have any problem so let the Tomb Selection Begin!!!!" The city lord announces the earning bursting cheers from the crowd eagerly awaits the beginning of the selection. The sixty-four fights between Sky Profound Realm cultivators officially starts now. As agreed the raffle was being drawn without matching the stronger ones and the weaker. Not that the match was decided, the battles between the contestants starts. As the fight commences, Yun Che can see various techniques being performed by those clan''s representative outside the empire but none of those techniques caught even a bit of his attention. All he wanted to do now is to end this faster so he could explore the tomb of the Moon Empress. The fight between clans continued, he heard various words like ''giving face'' throughout the fights. A common and novel way to settle fights but none of them actually settles it. Some were stronger and some were weaker despite having the same cultivation. Even though he was calm on the outside, he was actually looking forward in participating in this battle. Since there are sixty-four contestants he had to fight four times and won each and every one of them before being chosen as the final eight. However, the true final will not commence here but somewhere in the tomb later on. Once someone obtain the treasure, the others will not see this through and bloodshed will commence in the tomb with anyone''s knowledge. Even if they find it, the other clans will be waiting outside for the results and it will be a matter of time before everything descended into chaos. Common way in novels where offending is pretty much a common word. But no one can say anything if you''re too strong. Sounds of cheering and sighing are heard across the battlefield as the fight commences. No one can deny the losing and the winning outcomes but for the sake of protecting their clan, they could only grit their teeth. "We will commence to the next fight and this one will get even the attention of everyone. In the next match, mysterious new warrior, Dracule Mihawk versus Qin Wu from the Qin Clan." The announcer announce earning dumbfounded look from the spectators. Some of the audience were dumbfounded and asked around "Dracule Mihawk? Who is this guy? Anyone heard from him before?" Another member of the audience said "Looks like the man called hawk eyes by the city guards is fighting. No one heard from him before. Let''s see whether he had the capabilities beating the Qin Clan." "The man with the Hawk Eyes? That''s him? Hmph, pretty self created nickname if you asked me." "That Hawk eyes is fighting the legendary Qin Clan of the southern of the empire? Damn, how unlucky. If I were him, I should concede." A fatty heard the audiences response immediately placed his profound coins on the betting table and said. "I am betting my money on that Qin Clan Elder. I am going all in." The male attendant looked at him before saying "Oi..oi¡­ are you sure? You''ll lose everything if that Hawk Eyes guy win." "That''s the Qin Clan supreme elder. There''s no way he would lose. Besides that, Hawk Eyes or whatever is just some nobody wishes for a piece of the meat." As the fat guy said that, everyone started betting with the Qin Clan elder assuming that he would won an easy match. "Damn, this is going to be an easy fight to that elder. Why didn''t I was paired with that guy? The heavens are unfair." One of the participants sigh as he looked at Yun Che. The disciples who escorted the Qin Clan elder remembered their encounter with him in the morning. "Hmph, that guy offended the elder before. He would not have an easy ending. If he just suffered some broken bones, that guy is considered lucky. Even that sword of his won''t save him." As Yun Che heard those comments, he was even excited. He couldn''t wait to slap the rest of the spectators the moment he settled everything just like before. "Hmph, underestimating the Great Swordsman Mihawk? You people will know the emergence of the Greatest Swordsman in the Empire after this." He slowly said in his heart while keeping his composure. Besides, he achieved his wish in facing that elder from before. Achievement is being earned easily. He will strike in the Empire before going for the title of the world before ascending to the heavens. The Qin Clan Elder, Qin Wu slowly walked to the field while commenting "Hmph, to think I finally get to fight you properly. Don''t worry, I''ll allow you to swing a couple of swings from that sword of yours. Come.... let''s have a duel." The Sect master of the Qin Clan from before spoke. "That weird swordsman provokes our great elder, this is the moment where that guy will lose everything. Our elder is a swordsman as well and he doesn''t need a sword to deal with him. That swordsman is lucky if the elder allows him to use his sword." Seeing the fortune is on his side, the elder suddenly spoke "Dracule Mihawk, I, Qin Wu will challenge you to a Duel of Life and Death. Do you dare to accept?" He proposed a dual of Life and Death so the nobody swordsman will not chicken out and this is the best place of humiliating him. He won''t dare to decline it if he wanted to save his face. "The elder challenge him to a duel of life and death?!? What did that guy do to provoke him?" The disciple remember that the Life and Death Duel is the duel where everything must ended with only one survived. For the elder to propose such a duel, whatever that guy did was pretty unforgivable. "Looks like that Hawk Eyes will die before he makes his legend. At least the people of this city will remember him." The spectators gave a though before sighing. Yun Che simply sits there keeping quiet as he heard the bad comments came from the people in the arena. Suddenly he spoke at the same time amplifying his voice with his Spirit Force allowing everyone to hear him clearly. Slowly raising his head allowing everyone to see his yellow eyes as he spoke¡­ "Hmph, Duel? What a pitiful weakling." "What, you dare call me a weakling?" "More like a fool." "You¡­. If you dare come to this arena and face me like a man. Or you''re too scared to face this old man?" "Like I said, A pitiful weakling." As he said those words, the spectators didn''t even see him move as he made a jumping motion from his seating area towards the arena. Before their eyes could react he was already landed on the arena with his arms around his body as he looked Qin Wu with pitiful eyes. The arena was quite large and even Sky Profound Realm cultivators made several jumps to reach the arena but this Hawk Eyes just make one single jump and he arrived there instantly and gracefully landed on the ground. Now, people actually could see that towering black sword behind him. The other contestants immediately widen their eyes as they see him move. "So fast. I didn''t even see him move." "Do you think he actually could defeat elder Qin Wu?" "No..no.. its impossible, even Sky Profound Realm masters from previous fights can''t move as fast as that." "That Hawk Eyes isn''t a simple man after all." "Did you see his eyes when he lifted his head just now?" "Yeah¡­ its like his eyes pierce me like a hawk. No wonder these people call him that." "No, the guards at the gate call him that. So it kind of spread as people didn''t know his true name. But now I see why they call him as such." Qin Wu was shocked as he saw Mihawk''s movement. It was fast and his eyes didn''t even see he move. He immediately kept his guard up but he couldn''t help but being curious about this unknown swordsman. He gritted his teeth and just said one word. "You¡­." As he stood on the arena, everyone eyes and mocks of mockery was immediately silenced. None of them dared to talk once he shown his movement just now. But, that doesn''t marks the end of his skills. Yun Che divert his eyes and saw Qin Wu''s sword on his lap before sighing. "If you''re really a fine swordsman, you should''ve been able to judge the difference in strengths without drawing your sword." "Challenging me to a life and death battle.... Are simply that dumb or really that reckless? Is the life of an elder clouded your judgement of facing the reality of stronger realm above you?" As he said he immediately shouted in his heart "Damn, I always wanted to say that line." "You¡­ DON''T SIMPLY GET COCKY JUST YOU CAN MOVE FASTER THAN ME!!" Elder Qin Wu simply draw his sword earning the attention of his disciples and the spectators. But not enough to put even a small amazement towards Yun Che. The sword looked like ordinary Chinese design sword and emits an aura stronger unlike those ordinary powerless swords. "An Earth Profound Realm sword?!?" "As expected from the Qin Clan, to think that he owned an Earth Profound Realm sword." "Yes, So far this is the only sword in the Earth Profound Realm. The Qin clan determined to win this tournament if that Qin Wu used such a sword." As someone who held an upgraded peak Monarch sword, he didn''t even interested in that sword as he simply spoke "An Earth Profound Sword? Pretty decent piece." "Decent?! Draw your weapon! Let''s see this decent sword can''t defeat a bigger weapon like yours. Even if you had bigger doesn''t make you stronger." Qin Wu pointed his sword towards him. "As someone who just saw the world from the bottom of the well. Very well, come at me when you''re ready." He simply spoke while remain standing on the stage. Didn''t draw his sword and doing anything. Just standing there like a statue. Qin Wu''s blood was boiling before he spoke again. "You¡­what is the meaning of this? Are you mocking me by not drawing anything?" "You can say that." He suddenly remembered Retsu''s word during the banquet back then and decided to use it as well. "I am not like you idiots use a cannon to shoot a duck. You call yourself a swordsman but remember this is the Blue Wind Empire, the weakest Empire in the Profound Sky Continent. I originally wanted to use a smaller weapon but I think my finger is enough to deal with you." "You¡­ A nobody like you doesn''t have the right to MOCK ME!!!" Qin Wu suddenly increased his speed towards him in an attempt to take him down with one shot. But, Yun Che made a little movement by shifting to the side before slapping the elder''s sword gracefully. The momentum of the elder cause him to fell face first to the ground earning him humiliation in front of the crowd. Seeing the elder was the one who fell, none of the spectators dared to say anything. Now they actually know between a true swordsman and someone who held a sword. The elder was from one of the strongest clan in the Blue Wind empire but immediately he started engaging the swordsman Mihawk, he was being toyed on the spot. Seeing the humiliation, he was suffered as he gritted his teeth before engaging him again. He swings his swords towards Yun Che once more but this time he simply raised his finger before the strike hits it. "Cling!!!" What shock the audience wasn''t the sound of blood or a finger being cut. It was actually the sound of the sword hitting the finger but it wasn''t advancing further. Seeing the current situation, Qin Wu immediately widen his eyes. "What in the .....world?" Yun Che shows him a mocking smirk as he said "Hmph, a sword without strength is just an iron bar." Qin Wu gritted his teeth as he could only say "You¡­" "*Sigh, challenging you was a waste of my time." He flicks the sword aside before moving to the center of the arena. "You¡­I won''t accept this. Me. A Qin elder. Defeated by a nobody. I won''t accept this." Qin Wu started running towards him swinging his sword like a madman. Clearly the elder has lost his mind and started throwing skills after skills at him but Yun Che''s body was graceful enough to avoid it by jumping around the arena and sometimes parrying his strikes with his finger. The spectators from"Am I seeing things? Is it just me or that Hawk Eyes simply toying with the elder of the Qin Clan just like that?" "No you''re not the only one. He toyed with him like he was nothing. This Hawk Eyes, what kind of man is he? Why has anyone heard about him from before?" The clan or sect master of the Qin Clan widen his eyes once more. Regretting that he too offended this man from before. "We¡­we offended a man capable toying with our supreme elder? What will become of our Qin Clan?" "Looks like this is the end." Yun Che raised his finger before empowering it with his haki thus transformed it into a small energy dagger that wasn''t visible to the naked eye. As the strike from the elder was coming, he immediately countered it by slicing the sword like a hot knife through butter. The sliced blade flew towards to the sky before landed on the arena. Qin Wu was startled as he widens his eyes while his sword was sliced apart by using only Yun Che''s finger. With a quick side step, he uses the elder''s momentum before hitting his neck with a little amount of force but that force was enough to knocked him out instantly. The hit launched the elder out of the arena before crashing into the wall in front of him shocking the entire audience once more. Some of them even gaping from the beginning of the match until the end. With that concludes his match before he teleported back to his chair as if nothing was happening in the first place. Even if that fight just now is a life and death battle but he wasn''t amused in fighting that kind of battle. With that, he finally advanced to the top thirty two. Kon was observing everything from the beginning slowly sounded. "Hmph, looks like the he shoved the insult of the city back into their own asses." Seeing this situation again, Retsu spoke once more. "*giggle, seeing their faces after insulting Yuu-kun was pretty satisfying." Mio shown her usual stoic expression as she coldly spoke. "Danna-sama should kick that old dog''s butt painfully after he threw those insults at him." "But, he wanted to keep in character right? Maybe that''s how that Mihawk would''ve done." Cang Yue spoke as she too remembered the same situation occurred once more. Various whispers occur across the battlefield as Yun Che won his first match easily. Now, people won''t dare underestimated him. Seeing the Qin elder was beaten just now spread news to the entire city about a lone dark horse suddenly rising above the distinguished clans. The spectators immediately exclaimed "Impossible, the Qin clan''s elder was beaten?" "That Hawk Eyes, he beat that elder like he was nothing. He didn''t even use his sword." "Did you see how he used his finger to cut his sword? He just cut that Earth Profound Realm sword with his finger just like that." "He wasn''t even amazed by it. Then, does that mean that sword behind him is even stronger that an Earth Profound Realm sword?!?" As the spectators said that, everyone turned their attention towards the Black Sword Yoru behind his back. They didn''t deny that logic but if its true that sword''s level is even higher. The other fighters won''t stand a chance against them. At the betting section, the betting fatty just now lost everything the moment he decided to bet on the Qin Clan elder. He tried to beg for his money but he was thrown aside by one of the men. "No...no...my MONEY!!!! I shouldn''t bet on that Qin clan just now. Damn it!!!" The fatty was about to leave until he was stopped by a group of men. The same men who followed his footstep in betting all in just now. "You... If it wasn''t for you. We won''t lose our every coin. Men, beat him up!!" The fatty who make the suggestion just now had his ass handed to him but such petty squabbles wasn''t enough to earn anyone''s attention. "That Hawk Eyes, he doesn''t have any allegiance right? Why don''t we try to butter him up to our side. If he were to join our clan, we will be unstoppable." The elder from the Xiao Clan slowly spoke from their side of the seating area. "We better strike fast, we aren''t the only clan interested in him." Another elder spoke to him as they saw the other clans whispering with each other. The Qin Clan can only bow themselves in shame as they lost the ability to rope someone stronger to their side. Hearing those words allover the arena, Yun Che let out a satisfied smile underneath the hat. Looks like he finally got his attention and now he was going to build it. As for now, nothing interests him more than entering the tomb itself and looked forward to his next show off. But, the later fights'' momentum seemed to be a little down after his fight. People were not interested in the later fights but looking forward of his next battle. After a few fights something caught his attention once the selection''s announcer make his next announcement. "The final fight before we enter the top thirty-two is the fight of the only female cultivator in the selection. Let''s welcome our mysterious lone Fairy Li Yue versus Burning Heaven Clan elder, Feng Zhong." Yun Che who had his eyes closed suddenly opened as he wanted to see what this lone female is capable of. 115 Chapter 115: True Master of the Sword The crowds went wild as soon as the next match was announced especially the women. As the only female participant in this selection. This woman carries the hearts of every female despite not knowing it. It was strange that she is the only woman from the Empire and had the cultivation of Peak Sky Profound Realm. Moreover, she had the guts of participating without any affiliation from any sect. Those qualities are enough to put her the same rank as all the old masters of the empire. It is unknown where she came from and who this woman Li Yue is. She just used a hooded robe that covers herself from head to toe as well as covered her slender body underneath it. The only clue that gives away her figure are the two bountiful mounds underneath it. Probably it''s too big to be covered. She seems to wear a mask that covers her face accept for her eyes. Most people are curious of her as she is the only woman who entered the stage as a participant. As soon as the woman Li Yue went on stage. All eyes are on her as if they are trying to pry into her secrets. Even Yun Che and the others were curious as well. What cause him to be curious was not the fact of this participant is a woman but she was the only one who came here without any backup. It means she was confident in her strength and her origin is probably not simple. Kon feast his eyes on Li Yue''s figure before turning his head to the other girls. "So, who is pretty woman? Any of you girls can figure it out?" "No, I am sure she''s not any woman I''ve encountered before." "Really, I thought that Sister YueChan would be her but her energy isn''t actually the same. Also, she must be confident and strong enough to enter this selection without any backups." "Yes, I thought the same as well but her strength is at Seventh Level of Emperor Profound Realm. That necklace of her can''t hide her true strength when it comes to that age measuring pearl." Retsu spoke emphasizing her point. Unless she had the help of the system like Yun Che. Maybe all of this would be possible. Mio listened attentively as she too was curious when she heard of a foreign name being mentioned. "Sister YueChan?" "Ara, you two haven''t met yet. She''s Chu YueChan. Our sister we met before we went to the Dragon God Trial. Yuu-kun told her to return to her sect to avoid any suspicion. Otherwise, she''ll be in trouble." "She''s like a friend?" "Ehheee, I am sure a closest friend to us and a special friend to Yun Che." Cang Yue explained. "Special? Danna-sama sure really like making friends with women though. Makes me wanted to double my efforts in seducing him." Mio spoke in her heart as she heard her. As the girls making their speculation about the so called Li Yue, Yun Che was having his own thoughts on her. "Strange, I felt a sense of familiarity with this woman. I am sure this woman is not Little Fairy as I memorize her energy and she''s not Qingyue as well. Hmmm¡­ But I felt her energy somewhere but can''t pinpoint it. Whatever this Li Yue is planning, she came her prepared and didn''t want her identity exposed. Her name is probably fake as well." Li Yue stood on the center of the stage while her opponent step in as well. When looking closely, he is a middle age man wearing the clan''s robe with the insignia on his back. Yun Che also seems to know this man as well but only because he had the system. Using the system''s trivia, her opponent was Fen Zhong. He is the twenty-seventh elder of the Burning Heaven Clan but his strength is considered the weakest even if he''s at the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. The other elders are being told to back down by the sect masters to avoid any injuries happening to avoid any clans from taking advantage when the selections are done.But he had high hopes for Fen Zhong to enter the tomb as one of the strongest eight. Using the system''s trivia, Yun Che was able to pinpoint him on the spot. Not much known about him but he was killed during Yun Che''s assault on the clan back in the original novel. Never expected him to be here of all places. "To see a beautiful doll standing on the same stage as me. Will you do the honors of taking off your mask so we can see the true beauty lies underneath the robes, fair lady?" Fen Zhong use his sweetest words to let the lady off her guard but she was prepared. Li Yue shook her head before drawing her sword. "Thank you for the compliment kind sir. I don''t think that is necessary." "Oh, maybe this is your last chance. It''s better for the people to know the identity of the only woman to participate. Even if you lose, you still have your dignity." "Don''t worry, I won''t lose." "You¡­. Then don''t blame this master for tearing your robe and see for myself." Fen Zhong smirked while licking his lips as he too was curious on this woman''s identity. "You wish¡­ Why don''t you spoke those words after I defeated you?" "As you wish fair lady." With that, Fen Zhong immediately launch himself towards Li Yue in order to engage her. Li Yue immediately draw her sword before positioning it in front of her. Fen Zhong drew his sword before smashing it as hard as he could on her. "Clang!!!!'' The sound of two swords colliding with one another forced both of them to be stagnant. But, Fen Zhong widen his eyes as his strike just now failed to push Li Yue and she only fell one step backward. She didn''t even lose her footing and her sword. "It seems the fair lady had some skill." As he spoke, he was also shocked that this woman had the capabilities to block his Burning Heaven Blade. The blade forged by a skilled craftsman from the clan for all the cultivators of the clan. But, the most powerful of the sword was bestowed to the elders of Sky Profound Realm. He uses half of his strength to force the woman to lose but she immediately countered it and fell back one step. "Then, let''s see whether you have the skill to repel this!!!" Fen Zhong immediately went back a few steps before channeling his attack. "Hmph, fair lady you are¡­ There''s no way¡­." SHING!!! BOOM!!! He didn''t even finish channeling his attack before Li Yue closing in on him and begin her close range attacks. "You¡­. I wasn''t finish." "If you had the moment to cease an opponent''s momentum, then why should you waste it?" As Yun Che heard those words, he immediately widens his eyes as he knew clearly who spoke those words before. "Wait, those words..." "Such cowardice, ¡­Hahaha¡­ No matter, this technique doesn''t actually take that long to channel. Now take this¡­. Burning Heaven Arts: Seafaring Flame Dragon!!!!" Suddenly, the sound of flames swirling around Fen Zhong as he waved his sword in the air before releasing a massively thick flames in the air. The flames slowly formed a dragon-shaped flame flew out from the blade accompanied by a scorching heatwave and the whistling of the wind. One of the clan master immediately recognized the flaming dragon and exclaimed "The Seafaring Flame Dragon!! That Fen Zhong used the Burning Heaven Arts against her.Is he wanted to kill that woman?" From their experience, the technique was executed multiple times in the past and was known as homing type technique. The technique used to track down their opponent even if they tried to run away, However, Li Yue was relaxed as she immediately dived towards the flaming dragon with her sword on her side. Suddenly, her body began to blur as she slowly side step a few meters to the left side of the dragon. Gaining the required momentum, she immediately went to the side of the dragon in an instant before using her momentum to travel forward. The dragon might be massive but she timed it perfectly, she immediately evaded the dragon''s trajectory before it hits her. Then, she''s closing in on him. Fen Zhong widen his eyes as he saw her ganking on the side before engaging him thoroughly. Yun Che''s eyes immediately widen as he saw her quick side step just now. Not only him, there''s one more person suddenly activated her eagle vision as she saw the executed technique before both of them thinking at the same time. "The Table Hopper?!? how did she know...?" SMASH!!! She immediately smashed her sword on him but Fen Zhong managed to raise his sword on the spot but one thing shocks him as the smash attack just now was enough to cause his hand to go numb.The flaming dragon just now smashed onto the barrier as dispersing itself. As for Fen Zhong and Li Yue, both them are back on stage with Fen Zhong almost stood at the edge of the arena. "Damn, first that Hawk Eyes and now this Mysterious Fairy. Looks like both of them are going to be the dark horses of this selection." One of the disciple from an unknown clan spoke. "You''re right. Both of them doesn''t belong to any sect and yet they were able to hold their ground easily." "Aren''t they supposed to be afraid whether they offended their opponents. Those clans behind them aren''t simple." "Never mind that. Did you see how she evaded that fire dragon just now? It looks like her body was blurring as she moved to the side of the fire dragon in an instant." "That''s impossible. Even if a person could only jump to in the air but the dragon will chase them but that side step moments before the execution was inhumane. No wonder she''s the dark horse of this tournament." Despite the talk of the spectators, Yun Che and Retsu were looking at the match as both of them were a little shock. The problem is not lies with the flow of the match but the fighting style. He knew that style clearly. It was the Table Hopper. The move from a game that he adapted into this world. The technique allows the user to avoid any cast techniques and attacks by sidestepping to the side with maximum speed by deviant themselves of their aura and strength. Making them totally invisible for a period of time. The execution, the engagement as well as the technique just now. Even the words she used just now were similar. However, the technique needed one particular moment to ensure success and used. It must be used during the last moment before an attack as it will trigger the adrenaline rush fused with their movement speed and instinct to avoid it. It was more of a last minute evasion technique. Even Retsu needed at least three days to complete and perfected the technique. "Strange, I only taught one-person aside from Retsu to use the Table Hopper like that. Although her execution wasn''t perfect but she managed to side step at the last minute before ganking on him. I am sure this one is not her but if she taught this fighting style to another person then it means she is someone close to her or someone she could trust. Looks like I need to get closer to her to figure it out." Yun Che spoke in his heart. It''s true that he taught Retsu table hopper fighting style but he also taught another. That is his previous companion, Little Fairy during the one-month period before he met Cang Yue. But her aura isn''t the same as this one even if she tried to mask it. So to be short, how did this woman learned Table Hopper? And more importantly, who is she? Even if the technique is not perfect, she was able to cast one side jump slide compared to Retsu, who perfected the move and cast five jump slides. Feng Zhong was on the edge of the arena as he was recovering from his shock. The dragon he executed just now was enough to harm a Sky Profound Realm practitioner but this woman was able to avoid it at the very last minute before ganking on him. If he didn''t raise his sword, he will be the one getting thrown off the arena. Feng Zhong looked at Li Yue''s figure with serious expression as he spoke "Hmph, little girl, looks like you really wanted to me to go serious on you." Then, he slowly channel his profound strength into his Burning Heaven Sword. His aura was slowly flaring with flames as he spoke "You will face this technique with pride¡­. Even though you will die in the process. It is an honor to fight you¡­" Fen Zhong started channeling flames and profound strength into his sword before charging it to the maximum. As for Li Yue, her robes suddenly wave itself in the air as it reveals her black clothing underneath it. She channeled her profound strength into blocking the scorching heatwaves but what she did next revealing a little bit of her identity to Yun Che and the others as their sensitivity of elemental energy. As Yun Che detected her profound strength, he immediately widens his eyes. "Cold aura? So I was right. She''s an ice profound cultivator. It means she''s a disciple of the Frozen Cloud Asgard by default. By the looks of it, she entered this place in secret and doesn''t want her identity known to the world. She''s not Little Fairy and she''s not QingYue as well. Then, who is she?" Yun Che slowly wondered as he didn''t know much members of the Frozen Cloud Asgard currently. He had to postponed his trip there until he obtained the Evil God Seed of Water. The fire pillar process was almost complete. By the looks of it, it seems that Fen Zhong wanted to end this instantly by slashing all over arena. This way, Li Yue won''t be able to escape the firery wrath of this technique. "You will never live to tell the tale. Take this slash of mine!!! Burning Heaven SLA¡­." Swoosh!! What happens next shocked Fen Zhong to the core as she appeared right in front of him while and pushing her speed to the maximum. She didn''t use any revealing signature move but she immediately increased her speed to the maximum before approaching right in front of him. "What!!?!" Fen Zhong wasn''t ready to counter her but Li Yue immediately slammed her sword on his body launching Fen Zhong outside the arena. The massive fire pillar created by him just now immediately dispersed into thin air as he coughs blood while being catapult from the arena. "Wow, looks like she really does take any chances. That guy''s weakness was his techniques are all channeling technique. If that moment was his most vulnerable state, I would take that chance as well." Mio make a remark as she was impressed with how this Li Yue girl defeated her opponent. "That''s right. Nee-san. Why bother taking those techniques on if we can just beat the hell out of it?" Kon nodded as he stood on her shoulder. On the arena, Fen Zhong suffered a backlash from his incomplete technique as he coughs out more blood than the initial part. Li Yue sheath her sword once more as she walked out of the arena with a relaxed expression. Until¡­. "YOU COWARD!!! ARE YOU COWARD ENOUGH TO INTERRUPT MY TECHNIQUE?!?" Fen Zhong roared to her accusing of her being a coward for not letting him finish her technique. "Hmph, why should I face it if I can just beat you? It might be a bizarre technique but I am not taking it on like everyone else." She spoke with a cold and muffled voice without as much as turning her head. She immediately steps down from the arena back to the empty seating zone to recuperate. Yun Che and the others could feel that her profound energy was scrambled indicate that she pushed herself to the limit just now. It was scrambled as the table hopper required absolute concentration to be executed. Clearly she didn''t have enough training to use it. "You¡­YOU!!!" Fen Zhong cough out blood once more before collapsing due to internal injuries. "The twenty-seventh elder is down. Have our men carry him out. Looks like the sect master isn''t going to be pleased when he hears this." The Burning Heaven Clan escort elder ordered the disciples to carry Fen Zhong out of the arena. The moment they lose, humiliation was inevitable. Moreover, their opponent isn''t affiliated with any sect and took him down even if he uses bizarre techniques just now. The crowd went wild as The Burning Heaven Clan faced humiliation just now as they''re one of the strongest sect in the empire but being defeated on the first round by an unknown female cultivator. The humiliation was unbearable as the other sect started to doubt their position but none of them can rebuked. Even if they lose, their backbone as the strongest sect still exist which other clans won''t dare to offend. The announcer immediately spoke with a hoarse voice as he too tried to comprehending the situation from Li Yue''s battle. "With our mysterious Fairy Li Yue win just now concluded our first round matches and will proceed on to the next thirty-two fighters. Then, we will begin the third stage where the final sixteen match will be conducted to select the final eight." "For the semifinal thirty-two participants will be conducted and their opponents will not be chosen at random. They will fight the opponent who won the match after them. The winner of the first match will fight the winner of the second match and so on." With that explanation, the audience nodded in understanding while Yun Che maintained his calm composure. He was on the twentieth match so his opponent should be the winner of the ninetieth match. This match up should place him on the tenth match against him while Li Yue should be placed on the sixteenth match. Even in the finals he can''t even face her. So, he decided to find her later in the tomb to acquire her identity. He wanted to know who did Little Fairy trust to teach his Table Hopper technique to. He immediately shifted his eyes to the winner of the ninetieth match who sat quite far from his current position. From his observation, his opponent is also an elder but this time he is from the strongest sect from the Northern part of the Empire. Aside from the four strongest sect, he''ll be facing an elder from the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress. Mu Jiu. From the system''s information, this sect will send two of their strongest disciples underneath Earth Profound Realm during the Blue Wind Empire Ranking Tournament. From what he read, the sect master of this sect himself will attend the tournament in order to emerge as the strongest and tried recruit him. But, the original Yun Che rejected before teaming up with Fen JueCheng to kill him. Only ended up being slaughtered by Jasmine inside the secret realm. As he read the trivia, he slowly smiled as he can send an early message to him through this match. Only this time, he will not be chased by him but he will be doing the chasing instead. Seeing Mu Jiu''s expression, it seems that middle age man wanted to face him as he looked at him with curious eyes. He seems unfazed by the bizarre display Yun Che performed in defeating the strongest sect of the southern half of the empire. The Qin clan. Probably their pride as the strongest sect underneath the four great sect won''t let them. Not that he would mind any way. As the matches begun. The atmosphere was intense as this match is even more serious than the rest. The previous match up was merely testing the waters and now the fight between elders are even more serious. Techniques after techniques were cast and it sometimes hit the barrier and shaking it but not enough to shatter it. The crowds going wild as they saw the bizarre techniques of the higher realms being cast in the arena. Some of them taking the fight in the air but the arena only allows limited height so they won''t get far or destroy other places during the battle. Some matches are won and some lose their dignity in the battles. However, most of them decided to stay to find out the final eight who had the capabilities to enter the tomb. The matches proceed and ended with a bang as the elders went all out with one another. Yun Che could feel like gazes are on him like a piece of meat waiting to be devoured. Aside from that, the crowds gave him admiration gazes while the other clans either look at him with contempt or admiration. He can feel the same gaze were shifted to Li Yue as well. As the dark horses of the tournament, all of them will do whatever it takes to recruit him and her to their cause so they could obtain for whatever is in that tomb. When the match reached the ninth match, the crowd were going wild once more. The ninth match involves around an elder from the Heavenly Sword Villa which considered as the strongest sect in the empire. From Cang Yue''s explanation, they are also will be the host for the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament two months from now but it seems that they also wanted the inheritance of the Moon Empress. They will spare no effort in keeping the strongest title in place and the Moon Empress inheritance was the ticket for them. Moreover, Yun Che also smiled as not only the Xiao Clan and the Burning Heaven Clan. He also had some beef going on with the Sword Villa as that villa held something important to him. As expected the match up was bad on the opponent''s side as he easily defeated an elder from smaller part of empire with ease. Seeing the crowd''s reaction, it seems that the people knew this elder quite well and he did some background searching on him through the crowds using his Kenbunshoku No Haki. Looks like little of what he knew, this elder is quite famous in the Blue Wind Empire as the political elder. He might be unfamiliar but this elder''s name is Ling Hai, one of the great elders in the sword villa. From the crowd, he was famous for entering city by city establishing relationship as well as making the smaller sects bid to the villa''s command. With his win just now, his opponent for the finals was set. He is going to face this sword villa''s elder but seeing him from there. He kind of wanted to cause some humiliation to that sect by kicking that elder''s ass. Marking the slow downfall of the sword villa later in the future. So he decided to make this one as a message. "Hmph, the famous elder of the Heavenly Sword Villa, Ling Hai versus The Great Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk. How ironic, but that''s the way I like it." Yun Che slowly spoke in his heart but he had to get rid of the elder he''s going to fight after this. Which is around.... "Fellow citizens, we have now reach our tenth match which is clearly one of the match everyone is waiting for. Please welcome to the stage our newest competitor, the swordsman Dracule Mihawk versus the Mu Jiu of the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress." Yun Che didn''t teleport just like previously did but he jumped into the arena before slowly moving towards the stage with hands in his pockets. Just like before he wanted to see the capabilities of the elder before he makes his move or drawing his sword. As he moves, the elder was also the same. From his observation, the elder is practically the same as everyone else but it seems that he used a dual hammer and sword combination. A unique style compared to usual single weapon fighting style but it wasn''t enough to impressed him as the hammer might of a bit smaller than usual. Both contestants are now face to face with eyes of contempt as both of them had a single purpose in this match. The desire to win this battle. Only this time, Li Yue''s gaze was on him as she too was curious on the second dark horse of the selection. The elder Mu Jiu looked at Yun Che as he remembers the match between Qin Wu of the Qin clan with him previously. No matter what, this mysterious and unknown swordsman must not be underestimated. "Dracule Mihawk, quite a name you have there. Not the name common from Profound Sky Continent. Are you someone from a hidden clan perhaps?" Yun Che remained calm before speaking with his eyes closed. He carefully choose his words as he thought on the kind of words Mihawk would said. "Not quite. I am someone who didn''t care about the matters of the world after all." "Someone who didn''t care? Then why are you here of all places?" "The tomb has something I want. That''s all." The elder from the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress looked at him curiously before he spoke "Ohh, what might that be?" "Why should I tell you?" "As expected for someone who''s been absent from the world. Full of arrogance. Then again, I too required something from that tomb so I need to stop you right here right now. Also, a man of your talents would cause the empire to fight for you. Along with that woman." Mu Jiu spoke while pointing towards Li Yue. "So, as a fellow swordsman, I would like to extend my invite to join the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress. A talent like yours must not laid waste." Mu Jiu spoke shocking the audience as well as other clans including the city lord himself. "Damn, striking while the iron is hot. Since he''s the closest, we couldn''t blame him but if that mysterious swordsman went under his banner. With those two under their wings, the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress would become the strongest in the empire one day." The other clan members thought as they hear Mu Jiu''s proposal. "I am not interested." Yun Che instant rebuked the elder causing him to feel endless humiliation. He lowers himself so that the sect chose to recruit him but only to have them rebuked? Mu Jiu tried to save his face by saying "You¡­. You could go as a guest. We won''t stop you if you want to do anything you want." "Like I said, not interested." With that answer, the crowd went wild once more. The strongest sect underneath the four great sect was instantly rejected. One can feel the feeling of being rebuked without a second thought. Clearly this Mihawk was either aiming something higher or overestimating himself. "Then¡­ you leave me no choice." Mu Jiu bang''s covered his eyes as he draws his twin swords and assume battle stand before continued "It''s a waste that your talent ends here." "Hmph, a foolish man in deed. I won''t waste myself with this pointless talk." Yun Che stood on the stage just like he was before. Unfazed and moving, he observed the elder as he was preparing to make his move. But Mu Jiu saw his previous fight and he wasn''t foolish enough to engage him without any weapons. Mu Jiu gritted his teeth as he spoke "You¡­if you underestimate me like the previous elder. You''re wrong. As a fellow swordsman, it is appropriate for you respond with a weapon as well." Yun Che gave it a thought before raising his right eyebrow as he too spoke "It seems that you truly overestimate one''s self as well but you were right on the later part. Indeed, it''s been a while since I saw someone dual wielding different weapons." "Is he going to use his sword?" One of the audience exclaimed as everyone was curious on the capabilities of the black sword. "Hmph, finally. I was thinking that sword was merely useless. Then again, its logic thinking if he refused to draw that sword if his opponents weren''t up to it." What happens next shock all of the spectators as well as Mu Jiu himself. The swordsman Mihawk didn''t pull his bizarre sword but he actually pulled the smaller dagger like necklace from his neck before pulling the sheath revealing a small blade underneath it. Mu Jiu was feeling anger bubbling inside him before he gritted his teeth and asked "Oi, what is the meaning of this?" "This? I thought you wanted me to use a weapon. So I did." "I was referring to your sword." "You might be one of the strongest in the Empire but you did not possess the capabilities for me to draw my sword. What I did right now is merely respecting you as a swordsman but you defiled the swordsman part by wielding a hammer as well. So, you can''t blame me for using the smallest thing I could find in my robe." "Then, let me show you whether I have the capabilities to make you draw your sword!!!" Mu Jiu immediately increased his speed producing several lightning bolts behind him. Using the thunder essence, he was able to increase his speed to the maximum and empowering his art with flame essence. Seeing him wasn''t prepared, he immediately closing in on him he empowered his hammer with lightning and fire before swinging it to his face. BOOM!!! An explosion effect suddenly occurred as the hammer was swung to Yun Che''s face producing a smoke after effect. The audience was stunned as elder managed to land an attack even Qin Wu was unable to. "Hmph, in the end a person like you just all talk with no¡­.." Mu Jiu''s words was shoved back to his mouth as the smoke dissipates revealing Yun Che stop his thunder-fire hammer with the tip of the small dagger he just unsheathes. The attendant of the city lord suddenly stood up as he saw the dagger''s tip touching the hammer scene was unbelievable. "Did he just stop a full power attack with just a dagger?!?" The city lord was also surprised but he kept his cool. "In the previous match, he stopped and break a sword swing with his finger and you''re that surprised." "But this is the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress, their thunderfire attacks are no joke." The other attendant as well as other sects members started speculating about Yun Che''s abilities. Even the city lord was amazed with him. He turned his head towards his attendants and spoke "Whatever methods you do, recruit this mysterious swordsman to our cause. We will not let such an expert slips by." Mu Jiu saw his movement and immediately backed away from him. He immediately looked at his yellow eyes before shifting his gaze towards the dagger and spoke "Grrr¡­you¡­ It seems that dagger of yours is much stronger than I thought. Even with skill alone, the weapon should be able to hold the power of the cultivator. What grade is that dagger of yours?" He couldn''t help but curious with Mihawk''s weapons as he dismissed the rumor that the sword behind his back was a grade superior than his own and probably higher than any other swords in the Empire. He dismissed that rumor but seeing that he was able to beat his skill with a dagger. The kind of grade that will triggers greed within anyone. Seeing that dagger wasn''t broken or bend, he assumes it was a higher grade as well. "This? It''s just a dagger I crafted using leftover materials." Hearing him was able to craft a sword with a superior grade, Mu Jiu widen his eyes. "You''re a craftsman? A swordsman who is also a craftsman. A rare talent indeed. So I assume that sword behind you was crafted by you as well." Mu Jiu was interested in the capabilities of the man who can crafted a black sword as well as handling it with ease. A man of his talents will cause sects fight each other for them. Not to mention he just passed thirty-years-old. "Of course." "I see, that''s more reason the other sect will not let you go." "Hmph, if they have the capabilities." "We might have the same strength but you''re overestimating yourself." Mu Jiu again used similar method before clashing against Yun Che again. He started to lose his cool as Yun Che perfectly parried every strikes he makes with his hammer and sword. Cling... Cling.. Cling... The sound or parries sounded throughout the battlefield as Mu Jiu jumped, flew and engage him whenever the chance strikes. However, no matter what skill, movement and strategy he used. All the strikes were instantly countered and parried. What annoyed him the most was, he didn''t even move an inch from that spot and even his sword strikes were easily parried. The similar situation repeated itself as certain someone from the VIP room slowly smiled as she witnesses the scene once more. She was the one who did the scene during a banquet a few months ago. "Why did this scene looked familiar?" The red headed girl named Cang Yue asked herself. "Familiar? I thought this is the first time he use that dagger." Kon spoke as he too was amaze on how precise his parries were. "Ah, I remembered. Sister Retsu used a throwing knife to parried sword strikes just like this one. She really shocked me at that time." "*Giggle, I aimed to please." Retsu smiled as she pat Cang Yue''s head. Kon slowly sighs as he heard Retsu was also like this before he was reborn into the world. "*Sigh, you monsters are getting stronger everyday." "No fair¡­.this is not fair¡­ I use a superior grade sword and hammer and only getting beaten by a small dagger. This is not fair!!!" Mu Jiu roared to the heavens as he slumped to the ground overusing his profound strength against Yun Che. For the second time in history, the audience saw the elder of a sect was being made into a joke by an unknown swordsman. Yun Che sighs as he stored the dagger back to its sheath before wearing it back on his neck. "A true swordsman can wield a sword regardless of its rank. Even a wooden sword can cut the highest grade if it''s being wield by a man who understood the way of the sword. Without power, the sword is nothing but just an iron bar." "Are you saying that I am not qualified to be called a swordsman?" "In a sense yes." The same as Qin Wu, Mu Jiu immediately started empowering his sword and hammerbonce more with the Thunderfire before engaging Yun Che. But..... With ease, Yun Che shifted to the side avoiding all of the attacks being swung at him stunning all the audience including clan masters and participants. The sect master of the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress who is also Yun Che''s future nemesis was stunned as he observe Mihawk''s movements. It seems that Yun Che didn''t noticed that Mu Tianbei himself was here but the current him didn''t recognize him at all. He gritted his teeth as he clenches his fists before saying "First he use that small dagger to clash the empowered swings with Thunderfire but he now he avoided them with ease? What kind of monster is he?" Then he continued while still keeping an eye on Yun Che. "It is a common knowledge for every cultivator who faced our Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress. The swings the elder made was empowered with Thunderfire. The thunder increased its speed as well as explosive power using the fire. This is why the thunderfire sect is the most powerful underneath the four great sects. But, seeing him avoided each one of them with ease..." "Sect master.... Is there something we can do?" The sect master of the fortress shook his head and spoke "No... our elder lost the match before it even begun. Tell the rest of our spies to gather any information about this swordsman. We will use whatever methods we had to rope him." As for Yun Che, he easily avoided all of the attacks given to him. Thunderfire or not, in front of the sharingan and haki. Those things are worthless. He had share of fun so he did what he wanted to do from the beginning. Yun Che immediately went to his front before countering the side of the sword as well as the hammer''s handle with his arms. With quick action, he landed a punch underneath the Mu Jiu''s chin before gently pushed his right elbow upwards before disarming him of his sword. As he disarmed him, he immediately grabbed his sword from his hand before giving him a light kick at his stomach with his leg. "You....give me back my sword." Mu Jiu was holding his stomach as Yun Che went back a few step holding his sword. He used a basic disarmed technique that steals his opponent''s sword. A modern way fighting style where he countered the movement just now before pulling his weapon from his hands. To see an elder fell from a basic hand to hand combat was pretty stupid. He slowly waved the sword in front of him and said "Hooo, another Earth Profound Sword? A decent piece." "I SAID GIVE ME BACK MY SWORD!!!" Mu Jiu tried to attack him again but only have Yun Che swing the sword horizontally with ease as it missed Mu Jiu''s neck by a small distance. Suddenly the upper part of the hammer fell to the arena grounds shocking Mu Jiu who was on the middle of his run towards him. "My hammer!! What have you done?!?" Seeing his hammer being cut down by his own sword, Mu Jiu lost his will to fight as what he fought right now was not someone of the same strength but someone who understood the sword''s principle itself. Usually, the weapon of the same grade can''t cut each other but seeing his cut his hammer''s upper part with ease. "I told you before, a sword without power is just an iron bar." He spoke before flash stepping in front of the elder before landing a solid punch on his gut. "Guarkkk!!!" Mu Jiu shouted as he dropped the remaining piece of his hammer as he fell to the ground slowly losing his consciousness. He slowly watched Mu Jiu as he stabbed the sword next to him before slowly turned around leaving the arena. Ignoring the audiences reaction, he turned his head towards his future enemies. One more battle and his gaze turned towards the Heavenly Sword Villa. Against them, he was not going to use a dagger or basic hand to hand combat. Its about time he play fire with fire especially against these guys. Besides, they are bunch of copycat swordsman who thinks the world revolves around them and if they going to use a sword to fight him... Then...a sword must be used against a sword. Lowering his gaze from them, he slowly muttered "Looks like Yoru is going to make an appearance after all." 116 Chapter 116: A Friendly Warning Hundreds of kilometers from Gao Ling City lies another vast city located at the center of the Empire. But if anyone comparing the Gao Ling City and this city will be just comparing a hill and the mountain. Build in similar fashion to Gao Ling City, this city stood proud at the heart of the empire signifies its unity and strength. This is where the heart of the empire resides despite being the lowest Empire of the Profound Sky Continent. The Blue Wind Imperial City. The city was full with people and cultivators apart. The city was so vast that horses and carriage were an absolute and common requirement for non-cultivators to travel. In the Imperial City, flying was restricted to avoid any unwanted issues. In the Imperial City, Sky Profound Realm cultivators were common level existence and often treated like nobles due to their strength. But Peak Sky Profound Realms were rare. Only those early levels were common enough. In the central area lies the imperial palace where the ruler or the emperor of the palace resides. This place also houses the imperial family which host the bloodline of the Cang family. This is where all administration management are handled to govern the empire. Currently, rumors have been circulating that the emperor is currently ill and cannot resumes his ruling for much longer. The current emperor was considered kind and always thinking about the kingdom but the people were concern about the new emperor later in the future. Despite they know about the squabbles between the two princes. They were still concern about their methods. In the heart of the palace, a middle age man stood on the veranda overlooking the vast city from the central palace. His features were considered handsome as well as emits the aura of nobility which signifies a high ranking member in the society. He also wore a golden robe which only the imperial family can wear. The same as the third Prince Cang Shuo, this man had their signature fuschia hair color which only applies to the The Blue Wind Imperial family possessed. This middle age man was none other than the crown prince of the Blue Wind Empire, Cang Lin. Suddenly, the door to his room was opened and his attendant walk calmly into the room before closing the door and lock it up. Prince Cang Lin didn''t even fazed indicate the attendant in front of him is the person he trusted the most. Cang Lin turned around before he spoke. "What is the matter?" The attendant bow down to him before he spoke. "Crown prince, we have received reports from our scouts that the third prince, Cang Shuo is dead." Cang Lin widen his eyes before regaining his composure. But the attendant can see his excitement but he immediately masked it. "How did that happen?" "From our reports, the crown prince was accompanying the Burning Heaven Clan young master, Fen JueCheng in search for a rumored treasured cave in the Wasteland of Death. However, we did found several bodies of his and the third prince''s guards dead on the nearby mountain. The rest were currently unknown. Probably being devoured by those white masked beast or demonic beast. However, the bodies we found were dried as if their energy was sucked from them." Cang Lin immediately went on a shock as those guards of them by no means weak. "Who in the world had the capabilities to defeat them? Any survivors?" "One of our informant in the clan says that the young master of the Burning Heaven Clan lived to tell the tale and he had all of his Sky Profound Realm attendants returned with him but lost all of his lower level attendants. From our informant, it seems that they met with the Princess herself. Young master Fen wanted her and she rebelled against him and the third prince. Her current location is unknown." The attendant spoke. As a precaution method, Cang Lin had spies placed in the Burning Heaven Clan to monitor their movement. The surviving attendants had to tell the tale as warning to others but unaware that the tales were being spread as a result. "Cang Yue, she was there? That girl, I let her be as she was harmless as an ant but now she caused more trouble than I expected." Cang Lin gritted his teeth as his sister was slowly growing up. If this keeps up, she will soon rebelled against him as well. "Hnn, the third prince was obliterated on the spot by her companion. Morever, she seemed to travel with a male and a female companion. From what I''ve heard, their names were Yun Che and a female cultivator name Retsu. Reports also indicate that Yun Che emerged from the cave probably gained something from the cave." "Yun Che and Retsu. Wait, you don''t mean the two cultivators that liberate the New Moon City from the control of the seven sects? They''re her backings?" Cang Lin widen his eyes as he remembered about the news he heard about the matters of New Moon City. Moreover, his sister ran over there to escape the marriage proposal between her and that Burning Heaven Clan young master. Moreover, he failed to exert his own marriage proposal for her to the Xiao Clan due to his third brother. More importantly, she found herself a powerful backing. The backing that managed to annihilated the seven sects governing the city. If she managed to return to the Imperial City, she would instantly overthrow the other princes and push him out of the line. Who cares if he is the next in line? His father knew about his scheme with the Xiao Clan but he is too ill to think about it. "It seems she found herself quite a backing. Now, she''s became a thorn to us. With that bastard Cang Shuo is dead, my ascendance to the throne was inevitable but it will not work if my father is still alive and Cang Yue also knew my scheme. I want you to create a contract for my sister''s head and sent it to the dark guild. We can''t risk her returning to the kingdom with her backing." "If her backing can defeat a Sky Profound Realm, it means their cultivation probably surpassed them. Moreover, we''re creating a contract to kill the Imperial Princess? Even the Burning Heaven Clan is interested with them being alive. Probably wanting that secret he gained from that cave." "Not her, create a contract to kill her backings and make sure there aren''t any witnesses. You know what I mean. Also, keep our matter a secret from the Burning Heaven Clan. We can''t have them know about our involvement." "I see, but that kind of contract will sure to fetch a price." The attendant nodded in understanding. "I don''t care, just name the price and get it done. If the dark guild failed, looks like I have to proceed with the plan." "Sire, you don''t mean¡­" Cang Lin clenches his fist before turning to his attendant. "Yeah, that plan. If I can''t get the throne right now. I have to resort to use that plan to deal with that whore of a sister of mine and take this throne by force. With that brother of mine dead, I will force all of his influences under me. Then, we will proceed with the plan. With or without Cang Yue." Back to the selection, cheering among the crowd were heard across the arena as Yun Che won his battle with Mu Jiu. As he defeated two strongest sect of the northern and southern half of the empire, he was steadily building his reputation as the strongest beneath Emperor Profound Realm. The crowds were slowly memorizing his name but most of still calls him ''Hawk Eyes''. Wonder how they got that name? Be in coincidence or not. After this, he will permanently establish the title the strongest swordsman using the sword villa as a jumping pad. Under the name Dracule Mihawk, he can cause as much trouble as he wants without linking it back to his true self. As he walks from the arena, he saw the sect master of the Heavenly Thunderfire Fortress was eyeing him intently from their seating area. It seems that whether he was either bearing killing intent or amazement in his eyes was unknown to him but now that he saw him. He never noticed him before but he finally recognizes this middle age man is Mu Tianbei through the system''s facial recognition. From its database, this man that will chase him all over the secret realm during the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament on but rather than killing him here, he rather waited for him in the realm so he could wish dying in Jasmine''s hand was better than dying in his hands. What happens in Yun Che''s head was unknown to Mu Tianbei. It was enough he defeated their elder but to be a craftsman as well. If he were to join their sect, imagine the possibilities. Then, he heard one of his escorting disciple spoke. "Incredible, he defeated the strongest elders from the northern and our southern half of the empire without even drawing his sword. Is he going to defeat his last opponent with similar manners?" Another one replied "I don''t know, did you see how flawless his reactions were? He avoided those thunderfire sword strikes without an effort." "Not to mention that he parried all those empowered strikes and emerged unscathed. If the opponents were remaining the same, he''ll be facing that elder from the Heavenly Sword Villa." "He defeated the strongest underneath the four sect and now he''s going to defeat the strongest sect of the Empire?" "I thought the Frozen Cloud Asgard is the strongest?" "I don''t know, that sect only filled with women and only has one throne so far. The Heavenly Sword Villa has one as well. But the Asgard''s Monarch is stronger than the villa''s. We can assume that those two stand on equal with one another. However, that villa has the backing of Heavenly Mighty Sword Region." "The legendary sacred ground?!? Damn, he''ll be challenging that sect already. This Hawk Eyes really moves up in an instant. After this, we''ll be witnessing the battle between swordsmen." "Damn, I wish I could see that sword in action. Rumors already spread that sword is at least an Emperor stage sword." "Emperor stage?!? Only the sects from the outer empire had those things. If that thing really is an Emperor Stage sword¡­." "I bet the whole arena will have eyes of greed." "But it''s only a rumor right?" "Who knows¡­.." Yun Che was back on his seat before keeping calm once more. He admit staying calm like Mihawk was pretty boring and rather be himself for a change. He''ll let the others speculating the hell out of them but if he were to reveal the grade of his sword Yoru, he''ll be unleashing a massive amount of chaos later in the arena as Yoru is not a throne or overlord sword. It was a Monarch level sword. Moreover, it was up-gradable as long as he had sufficient materials. A sword that can level up is a sword that will drive even the sacred grounds crazy. It might be powerless and not a Zanpakuto but it is strong enough to counter even the most powerful sword in the world. This is why he wanted to establish the title of the Strongest Swordsman in the World so he had the power to protect his creations. Now that''s over, his attention was shifted back to Li Yue. He tried using the system''s interface to scan her but the system needed facial recognition to discover her identity. So he has to see her face as he never actually met anyone from the Frozen Cloud Asgard aside from Xia Qingyue. Even her master back then he didn''t bother to meet. All he knew was Li Yue can be anyone from the Frozen Cloud Asgard. Maybe one of the six other fairies or even Little Fairy''s sister, It''s possible as she was quite close with them and had a lot of cultivation materials gained from him. She could empower any one of them to the peak before coming here. The speculation was quite logic as they are from the woman only sect and that inheritance was perfect. Give it to other potential females and a Monarch will soon birth from the Asgard itself. But, Cang Yue''s cultivation was more important. He couldn''t care less about the Asgard unless he had ties with them. Jasmine was observing from his inner world suddenly spoke "Why are so keen on knowing that woman?" "Jasmine, how long have you been there?" Yun Che was a little shock. She has to stop doing that or his heart might explode from the shock. "From the beginning, you idiot. I was observing the whole thing with Mizu and Kaze. These two are really handful." Jasmine suddenly spoke as she softly caresses the sleeping heads of Mizu and Kaze on her lap. She even had Ryu curling on her neck. She developed a close bond with Jasmine for the past few days. "Well, it''s like taking care of little sisters. Anyway, I felt I known her from somewhere but I don''t know how. All I know is that woman is form the Frozen Cloud Asgard based on her cold elemental energy." Jasmine nodded in understanding. "I see, so you felt her energy somewhere." "Kind of, probably in a city or somewhere. I am pretty forgetful about these things." "You didn''t memorize her energy?" She spoke in an annoyed tone. If he memorize it, it will not turn to this. She was a little curious that Li Yue knew his Table Hopper technique. Yun Che rolled his eyes as he heard her. He''s a man and those things aren''t that important to him. Or was it? "I didn''t and why should I do that?" "I thought you were interested in those kind of things." Yun Che suddenly sweat dropped at her remarks. "I am interested but not that interested. You make sound like a creep." "That''s because you are one." "You¡­. You have a grudge with me or something?" "Hmph, I don''t know what you are talking about. By the way, I hope we finish the tournament soon. I am also interested in the Legacy of the Moon Empress. It might be a mortal realm art but I am somehow interested in that thing." "Hold your horses, toots. I am getting there." Realizing she dodges the subject again as usual. He sighs before focusing back on the tournament. The match proceeds on usual without any interruption but the impact of it was less than expected. It seems that people are more interested in his match along with that woman. Not only they were lone rangers but these two were the only ones showing the best display of powers so far. Moreover, none of them went all out unlike the other elders. They defeated their opponent with least amount of effort especially Yun Che. These two also shows that same strength makes a lot of difference between them and the others. When the other opponents were done and their final opponent was set. It was the final match of the semifinal which is the battle between Li Yue and someone from a well-known clan. In fact, this clan is quite unknown to him but judging from the crowd''s reaction. It was rather loud. The announcer of the match finally announced "Fellow guests and cultivators, we are now proceeding with the final match of the semi-final selection match of the Moon Empress selection tournament, we will welcome again our Mysterious Fairy Li Yue into the stage where she will face one of the great clans of the Blue Wind Empire. Please welcome, elder Zhang Yu of the Zhang Clan." When Li Yue was back on stage, the crowds cheered for her as she faced the Zhang Clan elder this time. However, Zhang Yu was equipping himself with a sword as well as shield and his body was donned with a full set of armor. Making him looked like a Chinese style knight compared to Chinese cultivator. When Yun Che saw this, he started to saw Li Yue maybe had slim chance of winning the match. Li Yue stood on the stage as her robes was fluttering in the air facing Elder Zhang Yu exposing her slender body underneath it. He might be an elder but he wasn''t like the other elders which is full of arrogance and naivety. If he was then those things can cause him great lost. He had to resort of going all out fighting his opponents even if his opponent is a woman. But instead of showing off, the elder cupped his hands before raising his shield and sword as he faced Li Yue. "This elder had the honors of clashing against the Mysterious Fairy Li Yue. Now, I will not talk much as I wanted that spot to enter the tomb. I hope Fairy Li Yue will respect my wish." Li Yue also cupped her hands before rearranging her hood and drawing her sword. "The honor is mine. But I too wish to enter the tomb." "Then, let me witness the powers and capabilities of the Mysterious Fairy Li Yue. If I were to admit, I rather face you than facing that monster swordsman over there." The old elder Zhang Yu shifted his eyes towards Yun Che. He admitted that he was a bit fearful the moment he saw him defeated two strongest factions underneath the four clans with minimal amount of effort. Even if they are not supreme elders, they were still stronger. Even if he faced Li Yue that defeated the elder of the Burning Heaven Clan. He felt like he rather face her than him. As she heard that, Li Yue once more divert her eyes towards Yun Che. She admitted that she was interested in him the moment he entered the tournament as a solo cultivator. Moreover, she did assume he was from a clan or sect but after hearing his name. She never heard of such name exist before. She was watching him from the beginning while assessing him. She might as well try to learn something if she had faced him later. However, not only she couldn''t find any weakness. She also couldn''t find any openings. If she were to faced him in the selection or tomb. She rather avoided him rather than clashing into him. Especially if he decided to use that black sword if his. Back to her battle with Zhang Yu, she had to choose her moves carefully as she didn''t want to use anything that expose her on the spot. Moreover, she watched his fight from before as Zhang Yu was more on tiring his opponents using defensive state attacking and defending. When the opponent was tired, then he goes for the kill. However, she wasn''t as powerful as Mihawk. She couldn''t push him out of the arena on the spot as he was defended by a heavy suit of armor. Coupled by his strength, he was immovable as Mount Tai. But, it was no harm going all out with her martial arts capabilities but she must hide her Frozen Cloud Arts. She had her own share of trouble in masking her Frozen Cloud Aura as she channels it into her arms and sword. However, Yun Che''s sharingan was able to pick up her energy movement and channeling of her Frozen elemental arts in her body. She used them to add some power to her strikes as she slowly ganking towards Zhang Yu. The battle had begun as two opponents clashing with each other. As expected Li Yue''s attacks were being nullified and blocked by the shield used by Zhang Yu. From the system, Yun Che can see the heavy equipment used by the knight-like elder was merely Spirit Profound Realm equipment but even that equipment will cause some trouble against her especially that profound shield. The elder smiled as he managed to block another attack from her. However, he was a little puzzled that the fairy did not used any of her profound skill and merely using a simple attacks and more of a direct approach. Zhang Yu raised his shield before he spoke "Fairy Li Yue, If you continue to do this, you might lose before the battle is even begun. I recommend using your profound skill. You might put some dent in the armor for a change." Li Yue was gaining distance as none of her attacks are working. Even after empowering them, it was not enough to even move him. She kept quiet as she spoke in her heart. "Damn, this elder is as hard as a rock. How in the world am I going to defeat him? Am I going to use my profound arts? No¡­no¡­ Too risky. I can''t risk the sect knowing about my involvement." Then, Li Yue suddenly had an idea. It might be dumb but at least it will work. From what she can see, the equipment might be heavy but the elder''s movement seems to be sluggish when he strikes. She decided her theory by striking at him once more. "Fairy Li Yue, I told you this will not work¡­." However, Li Yue using the shield as a jumping point and immediately jumped to his back before empowering her strikes. She immediately struck the waist of the elder and she was right. As a result, the elder tumbled to the ground before slowly getting back up. Retsu was observing the battle with her eagle vision before she spoke "Looks like she found that elder''s weakness." Seeing Retsu was able to see his weakness early, Cang Yue was impressed. But, knowing Retsu. She might as well use that demonic black energy ball of hers to destroy him. "Sister Retsu. You mean that elder can be defeated?" Retsu replied "Why can''t he? He used a heavy suit of armor which require him to exert all his weight into his feet so he would focus on defending. However, a heavy armor would have weaknesses in the waist area as that would be lightest area protected and to ensure lighter movement. He can guard his front but can''t guard his back." "So, she used his weakness against him." Mio continued her sentence. Retsu nodded before continued "Because of that heavy armor, he can''t even fly. Even if he can, the movement will be hindered and that woman will use it against him. The elder use absolute defense but it cost most of his mobility. That''s why he was tiring his opponent. Plus, he can''t even turn his body quick enough to react." Mio''s eye shifted back to the battle as she suddenly spoke. "If he faced Danna-sama, I think that he would sliced off the armor clean using a haki coated dagger or blast him using his sword. But, if he do that the crowd will have too much excitement for one day." Kon went up to Cang Yue''s shoulder to see clearer. As he saw the crowd''s reaction, he sighs again. "*Sigh, we didn''t even get to the final battle and he''s already cause so much excitement. What will happen if he use all of his powers? Lucky bastard. Perks for being overpowered I guess." Back to the battle, Zhang Yu slowly went back up and started to glare his opponent. "You¡­ Looks like you''re quicker than you thought. But it''s not enough to defeat me." Zhang Yu immediately empowered his fist before ganking towards her. Sensing the immediately danger, Li Yue immediately jumped in the air avoiding the empowered fist. The fist suddenly exploded engulfing the part where she stood just now. Sky Profound Realm attacks are quite lethal once they did it. Li Yue floated in the air overseeing the destruction capabilities of that profound art. She made a mental note not to attack him directly. Seeing the opportunity, she immediately uses her speed to gain advantage as she ganks him once more. Emerged from the clouded smoke she immediately going for the kill on his neck. As expected Zhang Yu, immediately raised his shield to block it. However, Li Yue made another jump to the back again in an attempt to strike him. "Oh no you don''t!!" Zhang Yu realized her move before slowly empowered his fist with his profound arts again before striking the ground underneath him. But, he made a fatal mistake destroying the solid ground below him thus losing his footing. Li Yue immediately jumped to side avoiding his arts. Seeing her within range, he immediately cooked up another attack before ganking on her once more. This time he empowered his sword before swung it towards her. Sensing the strike was imminent, Li Yue started to concentrate once more before¡­. SWOOSSHH Her body suddenly turned blurry before it travels some distance towards Zhang Yu''s right side. He was shocked as his sword strike was evaded thoroughly as her body turned blurry. Zhang Yu was shock again as he witness the same move use by her to evade the Burning Heaven Clan''s elder in her previous match. "There it is again¡­ How it the world she accomplished that?" Seeing Zhang Yu was stunned, she immediately went into his side before entering his safe zone. Before he could react, her sword was already touching the crook of his neck before he even realized it. Dripping his blood slowly to the ground. "It''s over¡­" Li Yue suddenly spoke with a cold voice. The elder of the Zhang Clan dropped his sword and shield as he growl. "Grr, *sigh¡­ My mistake, I was keen on beating you I forget my own weakness. Looks like I lost the match today I, Zhang Yu concede." With that, the crowds went wild as Li Yue scored her second victory for today. She managed to defeat Zhang Yu, the elder with the heavy armor. He was considered the hardest one to defeat. Even with profound arts, he can still hold his ground. That''s how he defeated his previous opponent. He use his shield to guard every attack and that armor of his protected him. Moreover, she defeated the famous Zhang Clan or the clan of knights. Famous for the use of their heavy armor. Who wouldn''t have thought that she discovered a weakness in their battles. Knights usually watched each other''s back but suffered an error when fighting alone. Looks the battle today proves them of that. Cang Yue saw the same movement once more before she spoke with excitement. "Incredible, how did she do that? She immediately avoided that strike before it even reaches her. I know its not as avoiding it with haki but seeing her avoiding it by blurring her body is impressive." Retsu widen her eyes before eyeing on the woman intently. Kon shifted his head towards Retsu when he saw her behaving strangely."Yoo, Nee-san? You''re okay?" Retsu didn''t reply him but merely spoke "So, I was right." He asked again. "Nee-san?" "I noticed it before but I thought it was merely tricks but seeing it for the second time confirms it. I am sure Yuu-kun noticed it as well." "Retsu-chan, what do you mean?" Mio asked her. "Her technique just now. It''s one of Yuu-kun''s techniques taught to me back then. He called it ''Table Hopper.'' It''s an evasion technique that concentrates the adrenaline rush in your body to instantly gaining speed and reaction for a short amount of time but only works if you use it on the very last minute. Her technique may not be perfect but it was enough to identify it." Cang Yue remembered that technique and she immediately spoke. "Yun Che taught you that technique?" "Along with another¡­." It wasn''t long before Mio can guess. "Let me guess, that friend of yours. Chu Yuechan isn''t it?" Retsu pulls a deep breath before explaining "Hnn, after making friends with her. He decided to train me to develop my skills as a soul cultivator and Sister Yuechan at that time was curious. Despite she''s on bad terms with Yuu-kun at that time. She was able to learn it with me. It didn''t require haki but needed strong amount of concentration to use it. Thus, making only the three of us able to use the Table Hopper technique. Now that someone else has cultivated them." Kon suddenly spoke "It means that Sis Yuechan taught someone else that technique." "But, she will not divulge any of our skills to anyone unless¡­." "She had someone close to teach it to." Mio replied. Cang Yue raised her hand in a cute manner. "A family member? Or her disciple?" But Retsu remembered Chu YueChan never spoke of her family before. Probably she assume her being a loner like her as well. "I don''t know. We just have to wait and see. Besides, Yuu-kun probably noticed it before I do." With Li Yue''s win, the final sixteen participants were set before as the remaining participants will fight for the final eight spots. He didn''t care about the others but only focus on his match against the Heavenly Sword Villa. However, the moment he saw Li Yue''s final opponent, he was struck of a slight feeling of D¨¦j¨¤ vu as he saw the name of the clan was pretty much the same with the crackpot elder he slaughtered a few months ago using Zabimaru. "Wu Clan? Looks like that clan of that crackpot old fool is participating as well. As expected from the clan had the support of the sacred grounds. Hope that Li Yue can defeat the elder of that clan. If not, I might take the mantle of the butcher inside that tomb." He slowly spoke in his heart. "You have a beef with that clan?" Jasmine suddenly spoke once more. "Sort of, remember that Wu Nie and his little grandson back then?" "The one you killed using your bankai back then? What about him?" "He tried to harm Retsu though. He did tried using the sect masters back then to squeeze the Hado #1 Thrust from her. I still remember how greedy he looked when Retsu cast that technique." He remembered something like a blast from the past. "Yeah, I remembered. Only those ants ended up being blown apart by that gigai of hers and that old man was being stabbed by you." "Looks like they are here again. Well, shame I couldn''t be their opponent again. Hope that Li Yue can beat the living hell out of him." Jasmine shook her head before speaking. "I don''t know, she nearly lost in the previous round. From what I can see, she was trying to held back her Frozen Cloud Arts. It''s a good thing she was able to pull a swift win just now. If it wasn''t for your ''Table Hopper'' technique, I was thinking that she''ll expose herself in the selection." Yun Che went into thinking before replying. "I am sure she had her reasons. Judging from the execution and energy consumption, she had to expend a lot of it to use the Table Hopper just now. So you can say, she just learned them, recently." "Yeah, but how long she can keep this up? If she continued doing this. She might not last long enough in the tomb. She barely won against that old fart just now. Moreover, she''s panting a lot after the battle just now. She probably can use it one more time before it depleted all her profound strength." "That''s why concentration is needed. When learning table hopper, you need to calculate your distance before reacting. More distance eats up a lot of physical and mental energy faster for a first timer. When you perfected that technique, you won''t need to expend a lot of energy. That''s why Retsu didn''t feel that tired compared when she executed it for the first time." "Even with that, she might not last with more than one elder ganking on her. She''ll be eaten up by them before she even know it." Jasmine spoke before went quiet once more. Her words caused Yun Che to think for a moment. Maybe he can watch her back in the tomb later. Not because of her being a woman. Its because of Little Fairy. The semifinal round finally concluded as the final eight battle will soon commence. Seeing that everyone is eager to proceed with the battles. The other clans requested that the final round will commence as there are only eight battles left instead of leaving a gap between days. However, the rest of the participants needed some time to recuperate. The city lord supports their proposal of continuing the final round after two hours. He expect the event will be concluded before sun-down and having the final eight gathering in his palace tonight as a celebration feast. This is also the moment he could see those two, if they managed to attain it. The other fifteen remaining participants including Yun Che took this time to recuperate as well as regain their energy to fight for the final round. "The tournament will be halt for two hours to give some time to the participants to recuperate. We have prepared special courtyards behind the arena for the participants to use for meditation. Bear in mind that only participants are allowed in there." As the announcement was spoke. Growls of frustation were heard as the match was halted for a moment but the audience can could only complied. The other clan members did the same but some of them chose to recuperate on their zone instead. Li Yue took this time to slip away from the crowd to the courtyard zone. Due to her being famous instantly, the crowds never stopped looking at her as she entered the participant only section near the arena. She saw some of other participants also recuperating there as she was looking for an empty courtyard in the arena. The courtyards were prepared by the city lord to ensure the final participants of any tournament can meditate peacefully without having the sound of the crowds disturb them. She sat in one of the prepared courtyard slowly recuperating herself. Slowly pulling out a pill, she immediately threw it in her mouth to recuperate her energy. Knowing that she was alone. She suddenly spoke "Never expected using that move twice will expend my energy this much. Even after eating the pill, I don''t think I can use more of that technique." Suddenly a manly voice started sounded in the air. "If you keep this this up, you''ll lose before you even know it." Li Yue suddenly turned her head towards the source of the voice before her eyes met him. He was the one everyone was talking about. The swordsman with the black sword behind his back. She didn''t even noticed him sitting on the tree branch behind her.As she watched him closely with widening eyes, she didn''t even recognize the outfit he wore as that kind of outfit was strange enough in her eyes. However, she felt a slight fear as soon as she met the gaze of his yellow eyes. She immediately stood up before holding her guard up before she spoke. "Dracule Mihawk. When do you get here? I thought I was alone." Yun Che saw her before leaping to the ground with hands in his pockets. "I came here just to kill some time. By the way, it''s interesting to see someone with a frost aura. I thought they wouldn''t join. Li Yue was getting uncomfortable as she spoke. "What do you mean?" Yun Che observe her eyes before speaking with a calm tone. "To see a disciple of the Frozen Cloud Asgard is here." "You¡­how did you know?" Then, she divert her eyes towards her surrounding checking whether another pair of eyes and ears eavesdropping on them. Seeing her acting like that, he sighs before spoke "Don''t worry, I cast a barrier to prevent our conversation from leaking out. As for how I know¡­ I am quite aware the changes of elemental energy in your body. The moment I detected the frost aura in your body. That''s how I know that the fact you''re one of them." Li Yue widen her eyes on his capabilities and concluded that this Mihawk in front of her is not only a monster but not a simple man as well. He could easily figure her out even if she disguised it perfectly. She continued to keep her guard up before slowly spoke in her heart. "Is it that obvious? I am sure I hid it so well even the others won''t detect it." Seeing her here, he decided to ask "Why didn''t your sect send anyone to participate? This selection was known throughout the empire as once in a lifetime event. Even the hidden clans wouldn''t hesitate to attend this event. I am sure the strongest sect in the empire bound to enter as well¡­" Li Yue hissed at him before she spoke "Chee, why should I tell you? Are you going to divulge my secrets to others?" Seeing her on defensive, he shook his head. "I have absolutely no interest in your secret whatsoever. Like I say, I am here to kill some time." "And your method of killing time is here talking with me?" She spoke while widening her eyes. Its a first someone kills their time for doing something trivial. "Indeed I am¡­ You don''t have to worry about me. I am not tied to those clans or sects. I am just a lone wandering cultivator. I wouldn''t cast the barrier if I wanted you to be discovered." Hearing his reasons, she spoke in a cold tone. "Hmph, even if we wanted to, our sect possessed no capabilities of sending Peak Sky Profound Realm elders. We did have one but we didn''t have another. All of them merely high level Sky Profound Realm practitioner. We didn''t even possessed the qualification to enter. The only reason we are the strongest because we have a throne as our sect master. This is a common knowledge." She answered him. People didn''t even bother if they didn''t enter. They don''t even have another Sky Profound Realm practitioner aside from the leader of the seven fairies Chu YueChan. Yun Che acted like he was a sage that discard himself from the world as he spoke. "I never actually bother with the matters of the world. But here you are¡­" Li Yue still had her guard up as she spoke "I recently had some help in breaking through to the peak Sky Profound Realm. However, if this were known. The sect will never let me go and turned me into their valuable asset just like the other one. So I left the sect in secret, without anyone''s knowledge in hoping I might gain something from the tomb." "You know entering this tomb is a one-way entry, right? The moment you get out as the survivor of that tomb, you''ll be hunted down by the other clans. With or without anything from the tomb." "I am aware¡­The secret of the tomb is enough to tempted everyone. Even you. I admit that if I were to face you somewhere in the tomb or the arena, I wouldn''t stand a chance even with my Frozen Cloud Arts." "True but my sword only harm others if I wish it. A sword is only a tool intended to harm the master''s enemy. You are not. By the way, but I am not entering this selection for myself." Yun Che slowly turned around leaving on her own towards the exit. He got what he came for. He didn''t see her face entirely but her silver eyes bare similarities with Little Fairy. It doesn''t take even a second for him to figure it out. Li Yue went quiet seeing him leaving the courtyard. Suddenly, she spoke with hesitation. "Dracule Mihawk, you''ll be facing the Heavenly Sword Villa. They''re the strongest sect after us. The elder is not some pushover like your previous opponents and he is also another swordsman. Take it as an advice from a lone cultivator to another." Without looking at her, he stopped walking as he spoke "Same goes from you. I faced one of the Wu clan cultivator before. They will do whatever it takes to enter that tomb. Even so far of using their trump cards. Don''t let them eat something. That''s all." After he spoke, he immediately disappeared from Li Yue''s field of vision. She admired him for not asking more of her in fear that he''ll figure her out. At least she knew that the monstrous swordsman will not harm her if they met in the tomb. 117 Chapter 117: The Final Matches The two hour waiting time was quite excruciating for the audience to handle but now that the matches were back, it was worth the wait. The audience awaited the final eight that will enter the tomb along with the two elders of the Xiao Clan. Totaling ten people all together that will enter the tomb but they know that the true finals will not happen here. It will happen in the tomb where one would emerge victoriously. Technically, after this it''ll be a massacre. The two hours of waiting were up and Yun Che was back to his seating area. Once there, his mind was still lingering on one thing. He never knew that Li Yue was actually someone he didn''t expect. So, the Table Hopper, Frozen Cloud Asgard and her profound arts were fit in the same bill. He concluded that Little Fairy will never divulge their arts to another unless she was forced upon. But knowing her guts and persistence, that would be impossible. To think that the Table Hopper he taught to her and Retsu were given easily to someone. Despite he had all of these questions in his head, he decided to let that Li Yue play her part in the selection. He had plenty of time revealing and asking all of this when they''re in the tomb. If she made it to that part. But the real question is¡­.. Why is she here participating in the tomb without the knowledge of the sect? With Little Fairy''s ice heart gone. Her emotions were stabilized and she will never let her take the one-way ticket to her death for something that was far above her. Judging from her looks during their meeting, he can conclude that Li Yue left her and the sect without saying goodbye or else Little Fairy would do whatever it takes to stop her. Moreover, the sect will never let her go now that her cultivation marks another one will step into the Emperor Profound Realm one day. Marking her as an important person just like Little Fairy and if this were known, the sect will try to sniff the reason for her recent breakthroughs and trace it all back to him. Yun Che shook his head from his thoughts before focusing back to the tournament. He decided to keep these information at bay before telling them to anyone. Even if he told it to Retsu, Jasmine and the others, none of them actually met Li Yue yet. So, for now. He just plays the fool for now before she chose to reveal herself. The two-hour recuperation period was over and the tournament was restarted. The final sixteen matches are now in motion as the contestants were back to their seating area. Even Li Yue was back to her seat but if she wanted to be known as Li Yue for now so he just let her be Li Yue. Yun Che could sense that her energy was in turmoil due to her constant use of Table Hopper for two times today. The technique was meant only for the Shinigami but due to Little Fairy''s curiosity and persistence. He modified them to be used by ordinary cultivators but they had some side effects for beginners. If she use it one more time, the toll will be too much and she''ll be in disadvantage. Moreover, her opponent after this is not some pushover. The matches will be decided by the city lord to determine whether they wanted to go first or last. By deciding on the raffle once more by the city lord. Yun Che''s luck got a bit sour as his match was decided as the last match of the day means his battle with the Heavenly Sword Villa''s elder will go last. As he sighs, Li Yue''s match was a bit surprising as she''s not going for the second, third or beyond. She will go first. When the city lord decided their matches, the crowds were going wild once more as Li Yue''s match was first and Yun Che''s were last. Making her as the appetizer of the match and Dracule Mihawk''s as the desert. As the other clans and participants heard the crowds, they shot the both of them with a look of envy as they are considered as the smartest and the strongest by the crowd''s reaction. Before this, no one knew anything about them. Now, they won their reactions while the rest of them just merely decorations. They were clans and sects came from different parts of the empire and being bathe with all kinds of attention in their place. But now that the famous clans were defeated by Li Yue and the strongest clans were defeated by Mihawk. None of them received the attention just like them. Even if they won, they just receive reactions just like how winners would receive. Not the kind of attention received by Li Yue and Mihawk. Right now, Li Yue was wondering how she would handle her opponent which hailed from the infamous Wu Clan. She doesn''t know much about them but Mihawk''s warning to her seems to give her some second thoughts. Like how in the world is she going to handle opponents like them? If Mihawk was with her at that time and warning her about her opponent, doesn''t that mean whoever this Wu Clan elder will pose a threat to her? She just made her breakthrough and these later elders have years of combat experience. Even if she won these matches, there''s no way she could match up against eights others in the tomb. Excluding Mihawk of course. She won''t mind exposing her arts in the tomb but here, she''ll do whatever it takes to win without her arts. The sect must never know about her involvement. As for Yun Che, his match was decided as last match of the day. So, he''ll make sure the outshines the rest of them and established Mihawk''s name as the World''s Strongest. However, he wanted to slander the Heavenly Sword Villa''s name as a message to them before he''ll initiate the ''operation'' two months from now. That villa has been causing him nothing but trouble in the later future. As the raffle session by the city lord is over, the voice of the announcer sounded once more. "With that ladies and gentlemen, the final matches are decided. The winners of the selection will be given a special token of appreciation came from the city lord himself. What the tokens are will remain a mystery as only the current city lord knows.Now that the matches have been decided. We would like to invite our first final match of the day. Our mysterious Fairy Li Yue and the legendary Wu Clan elder, Wu Yuza." One of the audience suddenly spoke. "She''ll face Wu Yuza? Damn, I don''t know whether I should bet on her on the later." "But, she''ll win right? She''s the dark horse other than that swordsman." "But Wu Yuza is not some pushover. He''s from the Wu Clan. The Wu Clan. The only clan that had the direct support of the Sacred Ground in the inner lands aside from the Heavenly Sword Villa. Because of them, the Heavenly Sword Villa is the strongest after the Frozen Cloud Asgard. No one dares to offend them but this Wu Clan also had their backing as well." "No wonder the elder''s opponents concede after meeting him. No one dares to offend the Wu Clan. Only those from the four strongest sects can go against them." "They might be some branch clan in the empire but even the other clans won''t dare offend them in this selection." "Are they really that powerful?" "Word has it that they have something that can boost the cultivation and strength. It can help cultivators boost their powers temporarily even surpassed a few smaller realms. This boost of powers is their clan specialty and no one can take it from them." "So, the sacred ground support them for this?" "Sort of." "Wow, if they can produce such a method. The other clans would beg them to give them something to get that edge. I don''t know the things are going to happen in the arena." "If that Li Yue knew better, she better concede. Even if she wins, the Wu Clan won''t let her go for causing them to lose face. Especially someone with no concrete backing." As the audience speculating against her, Li Yue turned a deaf ear as she stood in front of a middle age man. The man wore some kind of robe with the character ''Wu'' behind his back and had a hammer sling on his waist. She heard her name was Wu Zuya from the announcer before. She can sense the haughty air around him as he slowly walked on the stage towards the middle. She remembered that all of the man''s opponent concede making him have the default win until now. However, she never seen him fought or how his martial skills works. That''s the only problem with the opponents that win by default. None of them can be underestimated. Li Yue''s eyes slowly divert towards Yun Che as she remembered his words from their previous encounter. He said that he faced one of them before and his only warning was ''Don''t let them eat something.'' Its probably the thing the crowd is talking about, something that boost their cultivation. Giving them an absolute advantage in the arena. "Hmph, looks like another ant stood before me. Why don''t you give up as I am generous today? By the way, do you wanted to join the banner of the Wu Clan? I promised a woman like you would have a brighter future under our banner." As he spoke, she could see that he was looking at her just like a piece of meat as he licked his lips. Feeling disgusted, she regain her composure before replying with a cold tone. "I thank you for the offer. But I have no intention of conceding." "You, you''re about to challenge the Wu Clan. Aren''t you afraid you''ll offend us?" "Since when challenging you to a match equals to offending you? You''re just a branch clan elder. Not the real clan itself. A rabid dog dares to bark like the top dog." Her reply cause the audience to look at her as if she was crazy. But that''s the thing about a mysterious cultivator, no one knew anything about them and they could offend anyone they want. "You¡­. Since I am feeling magnanimous today. Just concede like the others." "I told you, I am not interested." "You¡­then¡­don''t blame me for letting you and your family die one da¡­." However, before he could finish his sentence. Li Yue had already arrived in front of him before she swung her sword straight on his neck. "You keep talking or there''ll be no more of you." Although he managed to avoid it by the skin of his teeth, he felt his bubbling anger as the woman didn''t even had a sense of respect towards him. He wad bathe with praises in his place but this is the first time someone talked back to him. He hissed at her as he spoke "You¡­you really wanted to offend us?" "You started to annoy me." Li Yue kept on ganking him without paying attention to his words. Currently, she''s under disguise and won''t do anything to trace anything back to her origin. So she could offend anyone she wants. Besides, if Mihawk was the one fighting this bastard. She imagined that he''ll cut him down before he had a chance to speak. The elder, Wu Zuya was angered. He used those words to intimidate the hell out of his opponents and forced them to surrender. All of them seems successful for the past two round but this black clothed woman didn''t even listen to him as she gank him down on the spot. The audience was impressed when Li Yue ignored the elder''s words and continued to gank him without mercy. She didn''t even listen as he continuously spouting intimidating threats like using the powers of the sacred ground and any other nonsense but she continued to attack him and caused him to be on the defensive. "You, looks like I showed you enough mercy but you continued to offend me. Hmph, don''t force this elder to became serious and thrash you on the spot." Wu Zuya stared channeling his energy to his sword before stabilizing his body. He might look like an idiot just now but he once he started to show his powers as an elder. His opponent might have some trouble. "We of the Wu Clan specialty in manipulating the Earth. Now, take this rock and scram!" He stabbed his sword to the ground before channeling his whole energy there causing the whole arena to shake. Suddenly, small pebbles started gathering on the tip of his sword.Li Yue might be fast but it wasn''t enough to prevent the formation of multiple head size rocks forming around Wu Zuya. The sounds of pebbles colliding with each was heard as he formed his martial skill while she remained on stage. With those rocks around him, she had some troubles breaking through his defense as those pebbles seems to have mind of its own as it protected him. Once the head size rocks were ready, he started to shooting them in every direction and he shot several of them at her. Li Yue noticed the rocks and she immediately dodged as it passed her. But, another thing shocks her when the rocks passed her clearly but the rocks flew just now started coming back to her. "What? How did¡­." She immediately dodges the incoming rocks but the more she dodged the more rocks started to came to her way. If she dodges one, then two suddenly pop up next to her. And endless display of flying rocks on her way. "Hmph, now feast your eyes upon this elder''s skill. You refused to take my offer and continued to offend me. Now face the full wrath of elder Zuya." He smiled sinisterly as he continued to cause Li Yue trouble in the arena. Those rocks might be slow but dodging a lot of them at the same time started to cause her some trouble. "Looks like this guy is full of shit. Just because he had the support doesn''t mean he can bark his ass off." Yun Che started to thought as he saw the battle between Li Yue and that stuck up elder. Looks like staying in a comfortable position cause him to lose some screw. However, he saw the changes in her movement as knew that Li Yue had some kind of plan. She continued to dodge the rocks but the she noticed that those rocks would always move around in circles. She timed the rocks carefully before she dodges them. With that, she immediately initiate a close combat against him. "A simple attack and defend is all you know? For a woman, you pretty dumb if you think a non-martial skill user like you can defeat a Wu Clan elder." However, as he was defending and talking. She noticed a rock was behind her and she dodge it immediately, missed it by the corner of her clothes. The trajectory of that rock was set and she immediately avoid it by the skin of her clothes and Wu Zuya was shock as the rock immediately hit his abdomen area. "Guarkk!!! You¡­." Suddenly more and more rocks arriving at him as he was holding his stomach. The rocks were cast in a circular motion where it use Li Yue as a target but Li Yue figured out its weakness when she saw one of the rock missed her but take a long swinging in the distance and the trajectory was always move around in a circle. So she used that advantage to time the rocks arrival before initiating a combat with him. When the rocks arrived back at her, she immediately jumped and caused the rocks to bombard Wu Zuya. "Looks like he was too confident on that skill but he probably didn''t expect it backfired on him instantly. Strong and slow it might be but that girl was fast enough to find its weakness." As he was bombarded by the rocks, Li Yue continued to watch as the elder fell by his own technique. His mistake was setting the rock''s trajectory and used her as a target. The elder emerged from underneath the pile of rocks using his earth shield to protect him. His clothes were tattered from the previous bombardment as he glared Li Yue with killing intent. Started losing his composure, he manipulated the rocks around him before forming a massive sword made up of the earth as well as a massive arm made up from the earth. "You¡­ this elder has tolerated enough to use his martial skill to play with you. But you leave me with no choice." Suddenly he started to swing the sword towards her but the power of the earth sword was there but it lacked speed. She easily dodges the earth sword before went back to him. As he saw her approach him from the front, he immediately surrounds himself with an earth shield to protect him. This is when everyone can see his main weakness. He could only channel one art at the time. The moment she attacked him just now, he manipulates the earth to shield him but he didn''t monitor the flying rocks so she used those rocks against him. But now, his earth sword was as still as statue as he used his energy to block the incoming strike. Li Yue immediately infused her sword with her frost energy before she pierced the shield. Due to his energy was used in making the giant sword, it wasn''t enough to fortify the shield. So, she easily priced it and¡­ "ARRRGGHHH!!!!!" Wu Zuya shouted in the air as he felt excruciating pain came from his chest. The sword pierced the shield like knife through butter and it stabbed the middle of his chest. With the pain gained from it, all the shield, rocks, and the giant arm with sword was slowly crumbled to pieces as he lost his focus on channeling his energy. Seeing he was on the losing side, he immediately went into his robe before pulling out a peach like fruit underneath it. But instead of yellowish orange color of the peach. This peach was pitch black and had some kind of weird markings around them. Yun Che suddenly pique his eyes onto that fruit before slowly remembering Wu Ya''s fruit before he ended up being beaten thoroughly by him. He slowly spoke "Hooo. He finally decided to use it huh? Well, what are you going to do now, Li Yue?" Another elder from the Wu Clan seating area suddenly rise from his seat and shouted "ZUYA, DON''T USE IT!!! It''s still under testing. You could lose your cultivation using that thing." Li Yue heard the sound came from the elder from the seating area. Remembering Yun Che''s advise, she decided to increase her speed towards him. It doesn''t matter she had to kill him. As long as he didn''t use that thing to elevate his cultivation. "I DON''T CARE!!! THIS WOMAN HAS INSULT MY PRIDE!!" However, before Wu Zuya could threw the fruit in his mouth. Li Yue arrived in front of him before she delivered a kick on his face. BANG!!!! Wu Zuya''s face went drastic as he didn''t expect a sharp pain was delivered squarely on his face. Due to her sudden move, Wu Zuya failed to anticipate it as she delivered a sharp kick just now and his so called fruit was catapult somewhere on the arena. Before he could react, she immediately empowered her sword before started to charge an energy waves before she shot one at him. He immediately use his shield to block it before using his hammer to gank on her. Li Yue concentrate once more before her body started to blur and she avoided the hammer strike. Due to her third use, the mental toll was too much her to bear but she manage to hold it in before she appeared behind him. With that, she charged a sword wave and smashed it on his back. Bang!!!! The impact was too much as it sent him out of the arena and slammed his back on the wall surrounding it. It also smashed his spine as the wall cracks behind him. With that, Wu Zuya curse his luck and Li Yue as he lost his consciousness because of the impact. He was hit full force by a Peak Sky Profound Realm and didn''t even bother to defend himself. Moreover, even higher cultivation cultivators won''t dare to take a strike as their body is weaker than their cultivation. Li Yue''s robe fluttered in the air as the arena was quiet once more. Due to the excrutiating headache came from the technique, she fell to her knees as her mental prowess can''t handle another Table Hopper. She pulled another makeshift win just now as she prevented him from empowering himself. Although she won, she did felt a little bit curious on witnessing his transformation but Yun Che''s advice stopped her from doing so. If he managed to empowered his cultivation to the higher level, she wouldn''t stand a chance. Even now she barely contain the power of the Table Hopper movement technique. If that stuck up elder used the fruit''s power, she wouldn''t even stand a chance. So, its better to be safe than sorry. "Looks like she was smarter than I expected. It was kind of disappointing that I couldn''t witness another transformation from the Wu Clan. Looks like that advice was worth enough for her. I started to think she would face the beast he was transforming. Looks like she knew her own limit." Yun Che slowly smiled as he ended his thoughts. Li Yue was smarter as probably she took it from Little Fairy. The crowds were quiet before one by one. All of them started cheering for her. "The first¡­ She''s going to the tomb itself. The only woman in this selection was chosen as the first one. Damn, I knew I should bet more on her." The man sighs as he counted his loses for the day. He didn''t expect that Li Yue would easily take that Wu Zuya down. One of the spectators suddenly appeared next to him before showing his purple cards contained his the prizes for his betting. "That''s your luck. I made a fortune. I was preparing to lose everything but the Heavens are on my side today." "She defeated the Wu Clan?!? Did she know that his defeat just now will spark an enmity between her and the Wu Clan?" "She doesn''t care because if she obtained that inheritance, even the Wu Clan can''t even pose a threat to her." "I am sure the other winners after this will keep an eye on her. If she did obtained that inheritance, they can easily overpower her." "Especially that monstrous swordsman." With her win, Li Yue was obtained the first spot into entering that tomb. In her mind, she didn''t expect she made it this far. If it wasn''t for that technique she learned before she came here. She wouldn''t stand a chance against her opponents even if she had the same strength as them. She couldn''t expose herself just yet but that alone put all three of her opponents'' advantage over her. Moreover, she kind of owes it to Mihawk. If he didn''t give her that small piece of advice, she might the one laid either alive or dead on the ground. She really owes it to Chu YueChan and Mihawk for giving her the opportunity. Then again, why did that Mihawk helped her? She was sure this isn''t about them being solo cultivators. Speaking of that elder, the Wu Clan disciples and the escort elder immediately brought him away from the arena. The clan had lost face in front of the whole city and they also lose their ground. Moreover, they even lost that fruit he was holding before Li Yue smacked it off his hand. The escort elder immediately dispatched their disciples to locate the fruit as the fruit''s existence can tempt even the other clans. Eu Zuya even had the latest version of their empowered fruits. A fruit like that will create chaos if it spreads to the other clan. They were worried if other clans managed to recreate that kind of fruit. Kon was observing from the VIP room sighs as he failed to see the kind of things the fruit was capable of. "Chee, I was hoping to see what kind of thing that old fart is going to transform into. That fruit really looked weird though." "Yuu-kun once fought a similar cultivator. Someone wanted to kidnap me back then but he fended him off. Ahh, my hero." Retsu holds her radiating red cheeks as she remembered the reason why Yun Che protected her back then. "Ehh? When''s that?" Cang Yue asked her. She didn''t know them for long and probably somewhere before their meetings. "During our stay in the New Moon Profound Palace. He obliterated that stuck up grandson of that old coop." Retsu replied her. "Stuck up grandson? You mean that Wu Ya? So, that crescent moon shape hole. That was him?!?" She exclaimed in shock as she remembered the giant crescent moon shape ravine cause so suddenly back then. She asked him but he dismissed her like he wasn''t responsible for it. Retsu suddenly remembered that it was supposed to be a secret but since the cat is out of the bag, "Hnn, Ahh.. We didn''t tell you about that yet. That stuck up brat turned into a boar of some kind. That''s when he told me about the capabilities of those fruit. He called it an artificial Zoan fruit. Something like that. Well, that''s our Yuu-kun, always used some kind of terms which even I have trouble understanding. It gave them immense power but with cost of their cultivation." "So, it''s a one off ability? That sucks." Kon stating his remarks. Retsu nodded before she continued "Hnn, something like that. But the powers can go to half a grand realm even almost touch the peak of the realm. That woman is smart enough to counter that fruit before that elder consumed her." Mio was listening to the whole story before she suddenly spoke "Danna-sama is really something huh?" "I bet he waited for that guy to transform if it was him. So he can thrash them all together. Kon-sama would do just like that." Kon spoke again, "Hnn, only Yuu-kun would done just like that. Now, let''s just hope he put a grand show when his turn is up." Li Yue became the first one to obtained the spot of the selection. She defeated all her opponents without using any martial skills. The audience was kind of disappointed she didn''t show any of her skills but at least she passed the stage and has the ticket to enter the tomb. As she was back to her seat, she barely contained her excitement but the more she thinks about it, she was slowly feeling nervous and regret. She remembered Mihawk''s words about the tomb is a one-way ticket to damnation. If she died in there, no one will ever know. The sect will classify her as missing and someone will certainly be sad about her lost. She made a resolve to return alive from the tomb. She might offend and hunted down by other clans but at least she could fend them off in the tomb with her abilities. At least, she knew in her mind that Mihawk will not harm her. At least for now. The other matches proceed as decided by the raffles. The battles were long and way more intense than the previous fights. The fighters teared each other apart as none of them willing to give the spot to enter the tomb. However, all that begins must come to an end. Winners were chosen and the spots are filled. Just like that, Li Yue and Mihawk knew their true final opponents in the tomb. These middle age men are the best of the best and they all came from the selection''s final. Yun Che didn''t have any problem facing them off but he didn''t know about Li Yue. She''ll became a target once those elders proposed an alliance against them. After an hour has passed, the seven slots were filled and the people can see the rest of the men and woman that were chosen to enter the tomb by tomorrow. All of them received praises and cheers from the people for their winnings but the rest of the great clans bowed their heads in shame as they were defeated by the hands of the solo cultivators especially the Burning Heaven Clan, Thunderfire Fortress. The Wu Clan and the Qin Clan. These clans and sects were considered the strongest in the empire but defeated in the hands of Yun Che and Li Yue. The clans were defeated thoroughly by them but they were sure that none of them are going to let this slide. But the deed was done and they could only see this through until the end. The Xiao Clan was the only one in the people''s eyes that was famous enough to be noticed but they entered by default. The rest of the clans or sect were famous enough to be noticed but the audience gave their support as they fought their way through the matches. With the seven matches are won, the announcer immediately announce "Now, the seven spots were filled we will proceed to our final match of the selection. The final match will decide whether the final spot is going to be filled by the Heavenly Sword Villa or the mysterious swordsman. We present our final match. Dracule Mihawk and Heavenly Sword Villa sect elder, Ling Hai." Yun Che was on his seat suddenly raised his head revealing his yellow eyes and stoic expression just like how the real Mihawk would act. Elder Ling Hai was also maintained his composure as he too got up from his seat and face the stare of the mysterious swordsman. From looking at his eyes, he doesn''t know why but he felt some kind of excitement came from his heart as he saw the mysterious swordsman staring at him. He slowly stood on the stone railings of his zone before empowering his voice with his profound strength. "Hmph, as expected from an unknown swordsman. Your strange yellow eyes caused even greatest men in this tournament tremble in fear as they look at you. Even if the people calls you ''Hawk Eyes.'' I still wanted to fight you as a swordsman. It''s the first time I felt this kind of feeling in a long time. The feeling of wanting to cross swords with the strongest swordsman in my eyes." As he spoke, his robes flutters in the air showing the crest of the Heavenly Sword Villa. The rest of the audience immediately kept quiet as this is the fight between the swordsman from a sword sect and the mysterious swordsman of an unknown origin. Yun Che slowly stood up before he stood on the stone railing of his seating area as well. His seating with the elder was coincidentally opposite to each other. He didn''t know whether it was coincidence or not but he really made it like he was facing his greatest rival or something. Moreover, the wind was strong breezy enough to cause his black robes flutters as well as he maintained his normally cool stoic look. This method might be boring but in order to keep in character, he had to play along. If he was the one fighting him. He really wanted to say "What, you wanna fight or something?" but he chose not to. But instead, he spoke in a calm tone. "So, you want to figure out the distance between the two of us?" The elder kept a calm face as he spoke "I don''t know but given myself as a swordsman, I wanted to fight and cross swords with you. My instinct tells me that you are more than worthy enough to fight gainst. I''ve been traveling around the empire fighting swordsman after swordsman. Eventually becoming a mentor in my sect. But, this is the first time I wanted to fight someone so badly. So, instead of using unconventional methods to win like tour previous fights. Will you do the honor of using that rumored sword behind you?" Hearing that, Yun Che slowly spoke in his heart. "Ho¡­ this old man really wants to fight me that badly? Well, shame I couldn''t use my Zanpakuto against him. Really wanted to use Tensa Zangetsu in public for a change." He sighs before he spoke "Very well, I should show a proper gesture in fighting against the swordsman mentor from a sword sect." He slowly grabbed Yoru''s handle before slowly pulling the sword from his back. SHING The sound of the sword being drawn was heard across the arena. The sound of sharpness piercing the air as the black sword was drawn and the eyes of the arena was focused on it. The audiences'' heart slowly went racing as he draws the black sword, Yoru from his back. Most of them were widening their eyes as they saw how the massive sword was. What shocks them is the length of the black sword itself as well as the golden handle and he seems to have no problem holding it with one hand. One of the audience finally spoke "He finally draw that sword. I was waiting whole morning for him to do that." "I don''t know. I felt he was merciful enough by not using it on his previous opponents. He can even clash with other elders only using a dagger and his finger. If he could use that sword¡­." "We can expect a proper fight among swordsman this time. That Ling Hai, he was previously known as the strongest swordsman underneath the Emperor Profound Realm. Even those from the Frozen Cloud Asgard couldn''t beat him. I wonder he clashed with the famous Chu YueChan?" "Yeah, rumor has it that her strength was at Peak of Sky Profound Realm. But she was older than him for about six years right?" "I doubt it. She might be famous but she was more of a lone cultivator. More like traveling from another place to another." The city lord was also widening his eyes when he witnesses the full view of Yoru. "So, that''s the rumored black sword?" "It seems my lord, rumor has it that the sword was at least an Emperor Profound Realm sword." The attendant''s reply caused some kind of shock to the city lord. He kept his calm as he replied "But it''s only a rumor right? A lone swordsman like him holding a weapon like that will bound get the attention of those greedy cultivators. Not to mention the eyes looking at that sword right now." "It might be a rumor, but I can see some people look like they wanted to snatch the sword and appraised it. I bet none of them were able to defeat him." Seeing the black sword once more, Ling Hai was excited and replied "So, this is the black sword the people were dying to know. The shape might be strange but that sword holds significant amount of power. But rumors were only rumors. However, this elder had travel all over and saw various grades of swords. Yours were slightly different. Moreover, it felt much stronger than any swords I faced so far." However, the elder''s speech but loud enough for everyone to hear. Looks like he deliberately wanted to put Yun Che at a bad spot as he wanted to fuel the other clans to know about that sword. When he heard the elder spoke, he sighs and said within his heart "Oi¡­oi.. Do you really wanted to put me in a bad spot, old man? If you make a remark like that, you''ll make those sects and clans swarmed me like flies to get Yoru. Well, they can try to get but good luck with that." He kept his calm and smiled as he wanted to show Yoru can only be commanded by one person. He slowly said "*Sigh, then why don''t you feel it for yourself. I haven''t drawn her for a while now and maybe I get a decent fight after a while." Seeing Mihawk wasn''t fazed like he hoped for, Ling Hai gritted his teeth and said "You really are arrogant for an unknown swordsman. Now, let''s test the waters. Shall we?" Ling Hai draw his sword before waving them in the air. All of a sudden, light beams after beams slowly formed in the air as it forms a massive crescent moon arc made up from sword lights. He focused his profound strength onto them as he spoke "Hmph, rather than showing you petty tricks, why don''t you take this from me? Heaven''s Might Absolute Sword, Moon Arc Sword Light!!!" The massive white moon arc made up of lights was finished forming itself in front of him. The audience and the city lord heard about the sword techniques origin from the clan itself but never expected they will witness it here. However, Mihawk''s reaction was indifferent as if the technique wasn''t enough to faze him. Much to the audience''s reaction, he kept his cool as he positioned Yoru behind the back of his head. Then, without any effort. He raised the sword earning the attention of everyone around him. Ling Hai immediately released the white arc made up of sword lights towards him. Mio sensed a similar pose and she spoke "Is Danna-sama going to do that?" Cang Yue nodded before replying "I think so, he practiced it for several hours just to perfect it yesterday." "Compared to his wave, that white arc doesn''t even worth a damn." Kon spoke as he awaited the audiences'' reaction the moment he decided to use it. Retsu slowly smiled as she activated her eagle vision once more. "Let''s see how they react when they saw his version." Yun Che relaxed as he single-handedly swung his sword down, what happens next was an unforgettable scene that would be remembered by everyone including Ling Hai for as long as they live. 118 Chapter 118: The Strongest Swordsman The massive white arc made up of sword lights was approaching but Mihawk wasn''t even fazed. Some of the audience thought that the arc was too strong for him to handle as he just stood there with a stoic expression. Suddenly, the black sword he was holding sounded in the air once more as he waved his sword vertically before slowly lowering it down. It wasn''t long before the air around him started compressing itself and the nearby spectators can see the air is changing around him. Before any of them could speak¡­. Without any hints and warning, the compressed air suddenly exploded releasing a massive green energy blast. It was big enough to match the height of the arena and brighter than the white sword arc released by Ling Hai. What shocks everyone was the sword wave suddenly formed in an instant before it travels to the incoming white sword arc. The spectators immediately thought "How?!? How did he do that?" "Instant channeling?!? Even that elder needed some time to completed his technique." "Is this a dream? An Illusion? Is a human capable of doing that?" When the massive sword slash was formed, Ling Hai was entirely speechless but excited as hell. He never once met an opponent can counter his technique and able to cast their own technique instantaneously. Even with all of that bravado, he took some time to gather those sword lights from his body and air to form that massive white arc. However, for this swordsman Mihawk, he did it with a simple slash of his sword. Something he will never be able to accomplished. What they didn''t know was Yun Che was releasing a powerful and massive flying slash attack which he merely calls it ''Sword Waves''. A sword attack formed using similar properties of his Getsuga Tenshou'' and ordinary sword attacks. Comparing this attack with Getsuga Tenshou is like comparing the sun and the moon. Due to his Getsuga Tenshou was upgraded the other day by Zangetsu and him, it was getting too powerful to be used in public arena. So he designed another flying slash attack for him to casually use while in the arena. Something matches''s Mihawk sword techniques. However, it wasn''t that much but it was powerful enough to match Mihawk''s original flying slash attack. The slash attack travels the arena slicing through the stage like it was nothing. Then, the energy slash and the white arc clashed with one another forming a massive energy collision that covers the whole arena with green and white energy. It was too bright to be seen clearly by the audience and most of them immediately covered their eyes. Even Ling Hai. BOOM BOOM Explosion and slashing like sound were heard as the two energy collided with one another and struggling as it battles for dominance. But, none of the spectators including the city lord can witness it clearly as only sounds can be heard. However, only three women and a beast were able to witness the slash clear as day when their eyes suddenly glowing with bluish light. The energy blast didn''t even affect them as their new eye ability enabled them to see through the darkness and brightness clearly. Only they could see what is going on and who is the one winning in the energy battle. Seeing the energy collision was causing massive destruction in the arena, Yun Che immediately engulf the white arc with his slash attack just now before waving his sword in the air once more. With that, the slash attack energy blast covers the white arc before sending both of them flying vertically towards the blue sky. BOOM!!!! When the blast reached certain height, the collision of both blasts suddenly exploded releasing light rays that illuminate the whole sky with green and white lights just like a firework. The explosion was so massive that it causes the whole city to felt a little tremor as it exploded. The tremor last for several moments before it slowly dies down allowing everyone to regained the composure. The arena was quiet. Quiet as the dark and calm sea. As people regain their footing, none of them dare to make a remark or a sound as each and every one of them had witness the unforgettable scene just now. Forget the other battles, none of them able to match the Heavenly Sword Villa''s elder and the mysterious ''Hawk Eye'' Mihawk. Even Li Yue''s battles were paled in comparison to him. Speaking of her, she was so shocked from the spectacular performance that her eyes were widen all the time. Since then, she hadn''t take her eyes off him. "Ha¡­ha¡­ha¡­Ha.." Suddenly, everyone turned their eyes towards Ling Hai who suddenly laughed as if he was crazy. "The sword technique that took me years to perfect was easily deflected by you. This one is truly shocked. Does it have a name?" Yun Che gave it a thought before answered "No, it''s just a normal flying sword slash." Well, truth to be told, Mihawk''s sword techniques didn''t actually had a name so he had to say something. "NORMAL?!?" When the others heard it, every one of them resist the urge of puking out blood. The sword slash was enough to destroy the entire arena and he called it normal. Some of them thought that the strike was powerful enough to be called the strongest slash as the elder used his strongest slash attack while Mihawk used his own. To think that it was only called a ''normal'' sword slash. That normal sword slash that just sliced the entire arena clean and caused a massive crater from the energy clash just now. Most of the present clans and sect immediately though "Whatever the cost and price, we must have him on our side." The city lord who sat on his seat suddenly spoke "Did you see how he did that move just now? With that sword slash, he countered the technique came from the Heavenly Sword Villa. The Heavenly Sword Villa." The city lord was shocked entirely. He merely though Mihawk probably dodges the attack as he did not have the means of countering it. Never knew he could easily countered it. "I don''t know my lord. A man with that capabilities is impossible to be confined in a single clan. There''s no difference if it''s us. I wonder which sect or clan this man is hailed from." "Do you find anything about his origin?" "None my lord, I mean none at all. Even the Black Merchant Guild can''t find anything about this man, as if he just appeared today. No one knows or heard anything from him." "A man who doesn''t have an origin, suddenly makes his appearance and instantly shout his name to the heavens. What is the world coming into? Is it the same situation for that woman in black?" "Yes, my lord." The city lord nodded in understanding. "Even if they will give us a ''no'' as an answer. We will still try to get to this man''s good side. I am not risking a man capable of destroying our city by offending him." Ignoring the other spectators'' speculation, Yun Che suddenly jumped from the stone railing of his seating zone towards the center of the arena. His sword slash just now sliced verticallythrough from the edge of the arena until the middle of it where the two energy slashes collided before. Leaving behind a long line resulted from the slash before. Even he was impressed when the saw the long line of cut from the corner until the middle. Good thing he didn''t used Getsuga Tenshou or else who knows what happened to the arena or what''s left of it after he used it. Even if Yoru can''t support Getsuga Tenshou, it is pretty devastating if he cast it casually. At first, Ling Hai didn''t believe for a second as the technique he used just now is one of the techniques came from the Heavenly Sword Villa which are accessible by elders or high level geniuses. He used this technique as provocation to cause his opponents to submit to their display of powers. Which works with any situation so far. But now, he found a man able to resist his powers and maybe the Heavenly Sword Villa in the future. Before that happens, it''ll be wise to stop him before he ascends to high. Regaining his bearings, he shouted "Then, let me test the true capabilities of the mysterious Dracule Mihawk!!!" He too jumps from his stone railing before flying towards him but Yun Che still stood there while holding Yoru. He looks like he didn''t even bother to guard his attacks. All of a sudden, Ling Hai suddenly increased his speed and¡­. Swoosh In a moment of time, Ling Hai suddenly disappeared from view leaving behind the dumbfounded Yun Che in the arena. "Hmm?" He darted his eyes around the arena looking for him. Before he could do anything suddenly a sword light was directed towards him and he immediate shifted his head avoiding it. Boom!!! The sword light passed him just now suddenly struck the arena''s floor and exploded created a medium sized crater explosion near him. He kept his cool as he spoke "Sneak attacks? What is he planning?" Suddenly, he heard a voice sounded around him. "Its impressive that you hold so much power inside that body of yours. It looks like you didn''t even put cultivators like us in the same level as you. You might counter my previous technique. So, let''s see whether you can counter My Heavenly Sword of Extreme Lightning." Shooo Shooo Shooo After he spoke, three sword lights suddenly approached him but he instantly avoided them by tilting his head and body. The sword lights hit somewhere on the arena causing them to explode leaving behind craters. The audience were shocked once more as those lightning were fast but he avoided them with such a small movement. Then, everyone can see that not one but hundreds of sword lights suddenly formed in the air and all of them were aimed at the same direction. "Hmph, such a foolish old man indeed." He spoke referring to someone who is older than time but unaware that he is an old man as well. He raised his left free hand before forming two fingers and infusing them with his haki. "No matter how fast you are at dodging them. You simply cannot avoid all of these sword lights come at you at once. Now, why don''t you scram for me?" Suddenly, all the sword lights formed just now suddenly shot one by one towards him. "Who says dodging them is all I can do?" Without delaying any longer, he simply waved his hand forming a smaller version of the green sword slashes in the air using his haki coated fingers. He wanted to use Yoru but Yoru''s slashes are larger and stronger and he didn''t want to risk hitting the barrier of the arena. Beside, he avoided using any of his sword slashes as they were too powerful. The small slashes collided with the approaching sword lights before they exploded in mid-air. It was a good thing he created them strong enough to resist the sword lights. Seeing them were instantly countered, Ling Hai who was hiding somewhere in the air immediately released all the sword lights towards him. Then, another shocking thing happened. Yun Che immediately positioned Yoru on his waist before he drew it like a sword being drawn from its sheath. He didn''t create a sword slash but simply slashed the air and everyone can see in an instant that there was some kind of ripple travel through the lights. All of a sudden, the sword lights approaching him suddenly slowed down and come to a complete stop before¡­.. Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! The sword lights exploded in mid-air creating a continuous sounds of explosions. Ling Hai who was observing suddenly went dumbfounded once more. His sword lights, hundreds of them were defeated with a single slash. "How?...impossible!!" His voice sounded once more in the air but he was smart enough masked it clearly. Yun Che can''t pinpoint his position and his voice just now was not a good lead, Moreover, he masked it clearly as if he spoke as if he was all over him. Slowly activating his sharingan while masking it under the yellow eyes of Mihawk, he observed his surroundings with intent hoping to find a trace of him somewhere in it. Then, he suddenly felt something. "So, there you are¡­." Without delaying, he simply closed his eyes before sliced the arena''s floor with Yoru releasing another massive sword slash. The bright sword slash travels the arena once more producing a loud sharp sound before¡­ Swossshhh "Aaarrrghhh" A loud painful sound was heard from within the slash as Ling Hai was spinning uncontrollably before he landed somewhere on the arena. The slash was too large for him to avoid and getting hit by it cancels his movement art. He thought that the slashes were merely sword energy techniques but he didn''t realize that the slashes contain sword strikes and intent in it. Seeing that his slash hit the target, Yun Che immediately dispersed it by waving Yoru in the air and scatter the energy to his surrounding. From his position, he saw the great Ling Hai himself was bleeding all over. But truthfully, all he did was predict the movement of Ling Hai himself as he could see him clearly using his sharingan. The reason he could predict his movement was his movement technique was limited in a circular movement. Seeing the pattern remained the same, he simply released a massive slash so he collided with it instantly. Due to his speed, there is no way for him to avoid the slash. "You¡­. how did you?" Ling Hai was bleeding on his shoulder slowly got up before looking at Yun Che with a dumbfounded look. His movement technique was flawless and he was able to jump everywhere around the arena without being seen. However, with only a single slash, his movement technique was easily beaten. Yun Che closed his eyes and replied "Hmph, you''re in range." "In range you say? Hmph, if long range techniques won''t work then you force me to engage you in close combat then." Placing his right hand on his ring finger, he suddenly pulled two streak of lights in it before it suddenly transformed into a pair of swords. When the audience saw the swords, all them immediately realize that those swords are actually Sky Profound Realm swords judging from the aura emitted from it. "Sky Profound Realm swords? As expected from the strongest clan, only they have the capabilities if using such weapons." "Those swords, looks like the Heavenly Sowrd Villa decided to use their weapons. Only elder ranking members had the ability to use Sky Profound Realm swords." Ling Hai hissed at him as he spoke. "You really force my hand into this. Now, feast your eyes upon the swords that will end your rising!!!" Suddenly, he started to engage Yun Che in a close quarter combat. Even if he was injured, he spared no expense in consuming pills to restore his health or HP in Yun Che''s language. As for him, he positioned Yoru horizontally in front of him as he too engages the elder in a one on one combat. Clang... Clang¡­ Clang¡­ Sparks flew all over the arena as Yun Che and Ling Hai clashed their swords. Even if they fought, Yun Che was on the defensive the entire time as he clashed and block every strikes swung at him. "Hmph, as I expected. His sword''s grade ishigher than mine. No wonder no matter how hard I hit that sword remain sturdy." His eyes suddenly had a flash of greed as he looks at Yoru. The sword still remains as sharp and didn''t even had a single flaw. Moreover, its craftsmanship was flawless unlike any other swords he has seen before. He heard the conversation about the sword was crafted by Mihawk himself using probably unknown materials from somewhere. A craftsman and a swordsman. A rare combination of talents that exist in the Blue Wind Empire. Looks like he had to resort in contacting the sect about this man. Suddenly, Ling Hai''s sword started to glow with white aura as he started channeling them while fighting. Yun Che can detect that his hits were started to grow heavier and stronger. Not that he can''t handle but he noticed that his attacks were getting stronger as continued to engage him. Then, Ling Hai''s swords were covered with white aura and it looked longer than usual. The more he started channeling his aura, the stronger the aura around his twin swords. As he created the auras, violent winds started swirling around him as if he was the center of a typhoon. His escorting disciples and elder saw his activated technique and immediately understood where he was going. "Elder Ling Hai, he¡­he used the Yuan Yang Combination." "He must be desperate to win this fight. That swordsman countered every Sky Profound Realm techniques he had. He even stopped the elder on his tracks. Damn, what kind of monstrous swordsman is this?" "To force him to go such lengths. Indeed, this swordsman is indeed powerful. If he won this, he''ll be the strongest underneath the Emperor Profound Realm." Swosh¡­.Swosh¡­ The sounds of wind and flaring aura were heard as the audience tried to hold their ground resisting the winds. The barrier can hold the external and internal attacks but it can''t hold the wind generated by Ling Hai. Right now, white auras swirling around him and his sword as he empowered them with his sect''s profound art, The Yuan Yang Combination. "Huuraaahhh!!!!" Ling Hai roared his battle cry before started to engage Yun Che once more. "This Yuan Yang Combination is an interesting technique." As Yun Che analyses it, the technique empowered the user and his twin swords with the art to increase attack power while ignoring the defense. The technique also increased the sword range to prevent the opponent from ganking closer to the user while they cast this art. This technique forces him to go defensive as he blocked and parried any strikes coming in his way. Ling Hai started to feel pain came from all over his body as the technique''s after effect started to affect him. He gritted his teeth as he smashed the flaring swords onto Mihawk but he didn''t even suffer any disadvantage. Those sword strikes are enough to cause even Emperor Profound Realm weapons felt the effects of the technique but this Mihawk didn''t even fazed and his sword was sturdier like before. "Damn it¡­. DAMN IT!!!" He suddenly teleported to the back before channeling his aura once more. His hundred sword lightning and the white moon arc were easily countered. Even if he used a greater technique it will serve no purpose as it he now used every bit of his profound strength maintaining the Yuan Yang Combination.Suddenly, sword beams suddenly formed in the sky similar to the previous sword lightning technique but he wasn''t going to use a similar trick against him but this time. One by one, he guided the sword lights into a single place forming a single sword light. "Hoo, this is¡­.." Yun Che slowly thought to himself as he saw those sword lights were gathering on a single spot before forming some kind object. Suddenly, he remembered something he read from the database the other day. Something about the specialty of those Heavenly Sword Villa''s techniques. Similar to the white moon arc from before, these sword lights can be manipulated into forming any form of attacks the user desires. First the white moon arc, then Hundred Sword Lights and now Yuan Yang technique. If he remembered correctly, this might be... Cang Yue widen her eyes as she saw the cast technique. "Heavens¡­. The sword villa is really powerful. No wonder they are the second strongest in the empire." Kon heard her remark and ask "Heavenly Sword Villa is the second? So which one is the most powerful sect in the Empire?" "That would be Sister YueChan''s Frozen Cloud Asgard of course. They only became the first sect because of their sect master who is a throne. But, now that she''s a throne. Doesn''t that make her sect is unstoppable?" Kon remembered about Chu YueChan being a member of the Frozen Cloud Asgard but he didn''t bother to ask them before. He piques his interest and asked "Wait, what is this Frozen Cloud Asgard?" Cang Yue eyes continued observing the match but she had some time to explain to him. "The four strongest clans of the empire each had their own specialty. The Burning Heaven Clan cultivates fire, The Xiao Clan empowered their physical form and The Heavenly Sword Villa used their swords as cultivation. But, the Frozen Cloud Asgard mainly cultivate ice arts and moreover, it is only a sect for women." "Women?!?" Kon suddenly went to his perverted thoughts of imagining a sect which is full of women. That means¡­. Masking his perverted thoughts, he asked Cang Yue once more "Anooo, Nee-san, what kind of women came and cultivate in there? But Cang Yue was unaware of his intention, so she innocently replied "They cultivate Frozen Cloud Arts though but those arts make them cold on the inside but extremely beautiful on the outside." "HuuiiiYOOOO!!!! Busty nee-chans, here I come." Unable to take it anymore, he suddenly shouted as he imagined some sect full beautiful, big and busty women. Yun Che bound to enter that sect one day looking for her and he''ll have his moments with those ladies. That''ll be a paradise on earth but his joy was interrupted with a shiver on his spine as he detected massive amount of killing intent came from behind him. When he turned around, his expression darkens as he saw both Retsu and Mio looked at him with stoic expression but he knew those expressions mean anything else. With a single motion, Retsu grabbed his head before smiling sinisterly. "What this about the Frozen Cloud Asgard? Are you thinking on something perverted again, hmm?" "Not¡­nothing¡­ I just wanted to know about nee-san''s sect. That''s all? Ha..ha..ha?" Mio didn''t even believe for a second when she turned to Retsu and said "Ne, Retsu-chan, maybe we can have lion soup for tonight. I always wondered how a lion actually taste like¡­" "Eh?!? I am sorry, I won''t do it again." Kon tried to beg for his life but both Retsu and Mio turned a blind eye on him. Retsu turned her head towards Cang Yue before she spoke. "That''s right¡­. We''re sorry, Cang Yue. We''ll have a little talk with this guy. You won''t mind right?" "Ahh,,,Hnn¡­ " Cang Yue sweat dropped as she nodded. She noticed it but these two are quite scary when they''re angry. No wonder Yun Che told her that never ever try to get on their bad sides. She turned her head towards the match while Retsu and Mio suddenly smiled sinisterly at Kon. And the rest was silence. People around the VIP room suddenly feel shivers down their spine but none of them actually knew what is going on. Some of them wondered whether the shivers came from the match. Even Yun Che was suddenly interrupted from his thought sensing their killing intent. He sweat dropped and spoke in his heart "What in the world are they doing in there? Oh well." He shifted his head towards the sky again and his reaction wasn''t the same as the audience as they saw a thirty-meter sword was floating in the air. The sword was perfectly formed using the sword lights and he can sense that sword carried so much destructive power. Even if he avoids it, it''ll destroy the arena with its explosion alone. Seeing this sword was formed using Ling Hai''s profound energy, he suddenly thought "Hoo, he decided to go all in?" Then, he heard Ling Hai''s voice suddenly sounded "Dracule Mihawk, I am impressed you were able to counter my sect''s strongest techniques. But, try to block this attack. The attack even an Emperor Profound Realm cultivator had trouble of beating. Heavenly Might Absolute Sword, Final Form ¨C Radiant Sky!!!!" As he shouted, the giant thirty-meter sword was slowly fell from the heavens towards him. "To think I am here to witness the grand technique of the Heavenly Sword Villa''s grand sword technique. I could die peacefully now." "If that sword hits the swordman, nothing will be left of him." "That elder, is he going to kill that mysterious swordsman?" Seeing that sword aimed towards him, his previous opponent Qin Wu spoke in his heart. "Good thing if he''s dead. Saved me the troubling of hiring someone to kill him." Suddenly, Ling Hai immediately engaged him once more still coated with his Yuan Yang Technique. If he can distract and block him long enough. Ling Hai was already marking him as the target for the sword to smash and Yun Che can guess his plan. That Ling Hai planned to move at the last minute before letting the sword''s explosion engulf him. However, he decided not play on the defensive anymore. "Your techniques are bizarre but none of them are small range attacks. No wonder you can''t use any of those techniques in our close combat because you can''t use them. That''s your weakness!!!" Yun Che suddenly sweat dropped before he spoke in his heart. "It''s not like I can''t use them, it''s because I don''t want to use them. What kind of observation is that? *sigh No matter." Suddenly, he had a wild idea. Something to show the spectators and Ling Hai a piece of his mind. He smiled as he thought "How about I show this guy a little scare?" He stepped to the back before shifting Yoru behind his head. Then, he immediately activated his sharingan before staring straight into Ling Hai''s eyes. "Haha, I knew it. As long as I kept you in bay, you''re finished." As he was approaching, he was staring straight into his eyes. His calm and cold yellow eyes. Suddenly, he saw it in his mind. It was like a vision or illusion. He saw his own image shouting "Dracule Mihawk, Die for ¡­." But, he didn''t even finish his sentence before¡­. Slash.... Ling Hai''s head separated from his body without any sound or warning. He didn''t even react on time and his head was severed before he even knew it. Then, he was full of shock as he was sent back to reality before he immediately stopped dead on his tracks. He was sweating all over as he saw them. Seconds into the future that his head will be severed my Mihawk''s sword. He was too fast and he didn''t even see it. He suddenly held his throat before he spoke "That was close, If I went straight just now, he''ll sliced my head before I even know it.What did he do? Why am I seeing those visions?" Swoosshh He was still in dazed after fell under Yun Che''s illusion but he was unaware that he was already in front of him. He was too close and he can''t even react on time. He was in his safe zone and suddenly remembered those visions. He felt the only emotion he had cast a long time ago. Fear¡­ Yun Che was already in front of him before he spoke "You could be level headed." Ling Hai immediately heard his words before seeing his black sword was already in motion. He saw the trajectory and reacted to avoid it. He couldn''t jump anywhere and did the only thing he can do right now. He shifts his head to the back and hoping the sword strike will miss him. The black sword trajectory was set and then he heard the sharp sound that will haunt him forever. SLASH!!!!!!!!!! The sound of the slash was loud. Loud enough to be heard all over the arena. Then, He saw it and it was an unforgettable sight for him and the audience. Black slashes were created from the swing just now illuminate the whole arena with green lights as he released his strikes into the air. The slashes were rippling in the air producing a loud and sharp sound causing the other clans immediately stood up as they tried to comprehend the situation. Now, each and every one of them had the expression of fear in their eyes. Then, while dodging the death strike just now. Ling Hai finally saw it, eyes widening and full of fear. His thirty-meter sword cast to strike at Mihawk from before slowly had a green lining came from the middle of it and it travels to the back until the hilt of the energy sword. Then, the sword suddenly split apart before slowly crumbling to pieces. The moment it fell on the arena. It didn''t even explode but shatter into a million pieces. The thirty-meter large sword he cast from before, the most invincible and unlockable attack was instantly sliced apart. "He sliced it¡­ The Heavenly Sword Villa''s grand technique was sliced thoroughly. Heavens!!! What in the world am I seeing?" "Monster¡­That man truly is the strongest underneath the Emperor Profound Realm. He is a monster among monsters." The city lord was trembling when he saw the grand strike he cast just now before his attendant suddenly spoke "My lord¡­ still thinking of ¡­ recruiting him...?" "No¡­ I don''t know¡­just try¡­. to¡­ That man¡­ is too powerful¡­It feels like his strength isn''t the same as Sky Profound Realm practioner." He spoke between words as he tried to comprehend what is going on. As he was slowly calming down, his attendant''s voice suddenly sounded next to him but his voice was trembling as if he had seen a ghost. "My lord¡­.." "What is it¡­?" The attendant was quiet but he pointed his trembling fingers towards the sky. The city lord looked at the heavens and shock showers his heart once more. Then, one by one. The spectators and the sects as well as the clans turned their eyes towards the sky as well. What greet them was an unbelivable sight. They saw the sky that was covered with clouds was sliced apart. The massive clouds howering above them were sliced apart and they could see it was perfectly cut. One of the spectators fell back to his seat as he spoke. "The sky¡­. He sliced them apart¡­" "He sliced the heavens¡­Dear god, what am I witnessing?" Cang Yue widening hers eyes as she too was shocked. She saw him cast bizarre arts, giant slashes and kido arts but she never expected his strikes were so damn powerful. She doesn''t have the power to feel shock anymore. Retsu sighs as she observed her beloved fiancee''s performance. She expected a simple show but this is too much. "Mouu, that Yuu-kun. Even if he wanted to perform a show, this is quite overkill for something so simple." Mio smiled but sighs as well as she share the same thought as Retsu. "*Sigh, no worries. Retsu-chan. No one knows him anyway. Besides, our Danna-sama is already too powerful. With that slash, he''s already send the message to the rest of the kingdom that he''s the most powerful swordsman in the kingdom. Aren''t we glad we''re engaged to him?" "*Sigh, then again. I wonder what the world will have for us?" Thud.. Ling Hai fell to the ground of the arena feeling fear all over his body as Yun Che stood in front of him. He had the capabilities to sliced all of his techniques and even sliced the heavens itself. What kind of man he fought just now? This isn''t a fair fight. It''s a massacre. He even wondered why is he still alive. Yun Che brought the sword behind his head before he spoke "So, what would it be?" Ling Hai was devastated. He thought that everything was okay but turns out he was dancing in Mihawk''s hand all this time. However, a man like him will never admit defeat. That''s the rule of the sword villa. If they lose, let them lose with the honor of a swordsman. "Dracule Mihawk, my pride will never allow me to lose. Please, let''s settle this with one more strike. As a swordsman, we never admit defeat." As he spoke those words, Yun Che suddenly remembered about Mihawk''s encounter with Zoro from before. Due to his respect for him as a swordsman, he decided to use his full power knowing that everything will be futile. If this elder wants to go down that way, then so be it. The message was already sent. Not bad to kill some time for just a moment. He suddenly formed a smile before positioned Yoru in front of him. "I''ll remember that. Let me send you off with this sword." "It''ll be an honor." Ling Hai replied as he positioned both of his twin swords in front of him. His disciples suddenly shouted "Elder Ling Hai!! Stop!! Please concede!! There''s no way you can defeat him." But, Ling Hai ignored the pleas of his disciples and continued to face the monstrous swordsman. This is not a battle to win anymore. This is the battle for his honor not for humiliation. The two men stood opposite of each other on top of the destroyed arena. "What will it be? The spot or my honor." Yun Che stood on his opposite before position Yoru beside him and his large hat covered his eyes. Ling Hai felt the tense around him but he immediately charged his technique before shouted "Heavenly Might Absolute Sword¡­.." Hearing those words, Yun Che immediately jumped towards him with an intent to kill. Ling Hai also jumped bere executing a fast attack with an intent to kill as well and shouted"MOON BREAK!!!" The two men approached each other in a fast speed before¡­. Slash!!!!! The sound of the clash was heard in the air as it only last for several moments before both of them are now standing with backs facing each other. Then¡­ Cling¡­cling.. Ling Hai''s twin swords were suddenly shattered before fell one by one to the ground. The Sky Profound Realm swords were easily shattered in a single strike. Now he knew that monstrous swordsman wasn''t even serious in the beginning. Then, he had another thing coming. Suddenly, his shoulder burst out a lot of blood in the air dying the area around him with the colour of his blood.. "ELDER!!!" Seeing that the match was over, the escorting disciples immediately jumped to the arena to save him. Its a good thing he didn''t sliced him apart entirely. "Hmm¡­hmmm¡­. Well..fought.." With that he fell to the floor knowing that he loses with dignity while Yun Che remain the same. He couldn''t even touch the corner of his coat. He gathered his energy as he spoke "If ¡­you''re¡­this strong¡­. then, why bother enter¡­. this .. selection¡­?" Yun Che sheathed Yoru behind his back before turning his head towards him. "To kill some time." "Ha..ha¡­ha¡­ such answer. How in the world ¡­. A powerhouse ¡­ like¡­ you ¡­ exist? It wasn''t ev¡­.en¡­ a fight¡­ for me¡­" Ling Hai suddenly cough out blood as his injuries were severe enough. His disciples immediately stop the bleeding before feeding him with a life saving pill. "Elder, please stop talking." Yun Che took a deep breath before he spoke with two words. "Who knows¡­" Then, he turned his back away before slowly walked back to his seating zone. None of the spectators dare to spoke a word. Not any sound or nothing. They only had a single thought in their heads. The mysterious swordsman finally defeated the strongest elder from the strongest sect in the empire. Also, marks the establishment of the title¡­. The Strongest Swordsman in the Empire. 119 Chapter 119: An Indestructible Rock [Ding¡­. Congratulation host for obtaining the achievement ''Rise of the Great Swordsman.'' Perform a spectacular sword feat during in the arena full of spectators. Experience points: 10000XP and 5000SP] "You went overboard!!!!" Jasmine''s voice suddenly sounded in his head. "My bad¡­..." Yun Che glanced sideways in his mind as he spoke. "It''s enough you defeat that guy with only simple move but slicing the heavens? Do you really wanted the world to set its sight on you?" "*sigh Like I said, my bad. Didn''t go as expected but at least I get the job done." "Yeah, you did. The whole city. No, the whole Empire just recognized you as the strongest swordsman underneath the Emperor Profound Realm. Someone who stood above all of them. Tempting it might be but you have to be prepare the trouble that comes in later." "Yeah, working on it. As for slicing the heavens, it didn''t go as planned. I originally planned to slice that sword in half but the force was too much so I¡­. ended up slicing the sky as well." "*Sigh, the deed''s done. There''s no use scolding you for it. Truth to be told. I would done the same thing as well. Not that you''re done. I am interested in the cultivation method of the Moon Empress." "You never interested on what is going on in the mortal realm. To think you are interested in this." He never thought that Jasmine was interested in the affairs of mortals. She never gives a flying fuck about what happens here. To think that she was interested in the affairs of mortals. Jasmine also wondered. "I don''t know. Even in the Divine Realms, there aren''t any cultivation method that require a cultivator to directly absorb the Moon''s energy and spiked their cultivation. Truth to be told, the method is enough to tempt even anyone from up there. Absorbing the moon''s energy require almost hundreds years to be perfected as the energy is similar to absorbing the pure energy of the sun. Those energies are uncontrollable and untamed. There are legends of people using various methods that absorb the unlimited energy from the sun or moon but all of them ended up dead due to that uncontrollable energy going berserk in their body. To think that this tomb holds the method of absorbing it without any side effects." Yun Che immediately pique up his interest and spoke "This method didn''t exist even from up there?" "That''s right. Even in the Realm of the Gods, there are various cultivation methods of attaining power but all of them attained those powers after hundreds of years. If this method were known by those realms up there, you might say they will descend down here to claim it. At my current self, I am powerless to stop them." Jasmine predicted the outcome if the empress''s method fell to the wrong hands. Yun Che nodded in his mind and spoke "Then, let''s keep it to ourselves. We will know for sure how she attained it once we''re in there. When I heard your explanation, I don''t think her methods are created. She must have obtained it from somewhere and modified it." "To be able to modified such a method is heaven defying enough. The flow of Heaven and Earth energy in this realm is really thin but based on that red headed girl''s story, the Moon Empress''s cultivation ascend to the Peak of Sovereign Profound Realm in a such a short time. If that method is brought to the upper realms...¡­" Jasmine was about to say her prediction but Yun Che beat her to it. "The balance of cultivation will be overthrown." She nodded before she spoke "No matter what happened, you must get that method. This isn''t to prevent any mortals from cultivating it but to prevent those from upper realms get a whiff of it. No matter how powerful you are, you might not survive the assault from Divine cultivators." Jasmine''s warn caused Yun Che to think for a moment. Currently, his cultivation is halted until he reached the next continent. He''s not powerful enough to combat those cultivators if they managed to get a whiff of it. Moreover, his body currently holds treasures beyond comprehending. He wasn''t ready to take them all down yet. So, he had to lay low for now. "I get it. I get it. I might get something from the system to help Cang Yue cultivate that method without being detected." "Good¡­ Do whatever it takes. I need to get these two to the manor. Both of them fell asleep on my lap. Good thing Little Phoenix didn''t fell asleep. She can help me carry them to the manor." "Well, you''re like an Onee-chan to them." Jasmine immediately held her nose high and spoke "That means Big sister right? Hmph, at least this princess managed to get some words in her head." Actually, Mizu and Kaze called her ''Onee-chan'' all the time and she managed to get its meaning from them. "Hai¡­hai¡­ I''ll give you a call once I am in there. At least you get to explore the tomb with Dracule Mihawk himself." "Yeah right. But if the one controlling using his body is the same jackass I know, I don''t know whether I should feel glad or not." She spoke before went quiet. "Who are you calling a jackass?" ----------------------------------------------- The selection really did end with a bang. With Yun Che''s final performance just now. No one dare to make any sounds. All eyes are constantly on him even when he''s back on his seating zone. The cultivator that no one knew or heard of instantly rise from zero to legend in a single day. The selection today will last forever in the memories of those who present. The battles between elders just now pale in comparison compared to him. Where else could they find a cultivator who sliced through every technique cast or thrown at him and sliced the heavens itself. The sliced clouds were visible even from nearby towns and cities. He didn''t plan for this to happened but he never thought that his black slash just now was too powerful. Its feels like how the real Mihawk sliced off the giant ocean of ice with a single slash but as for him, it didn''t stop at the light sword. It sliced through it and ended up slicing the giant clouds above him. Thus, dividing the massive cloud into two. Then, he spoke to himself. "Well, shit happens." One of the elder''s clan disciple started to spoke "Incredible, such incredible display of power. With the strength of Sky Profound Realm, he managed to overthrow all the other elders that present." "Forget that, what about those clouds up there? His mastery of the sword was able to sliced the heavens itself. Moreover, most of his techniques didn''t have a name anymore." another disciple replied. "Heavens! Does that mean, his mastery of the sword has reached to a level where naming isn''t necessary anymore?" "So what are we going to do? He''ll become a formidable opponent once he entered the tomb." Then, the elder who is also the participant suddenly spoke "Looks like we need to formed an alliance between the others in the tomb. We must take him and that woman down." "That woman?" This time, their sect master decided to spoke as well. The elder replied "He and that woman are the only ones without affiliation to any sect. They could take us down easily especially that monstrous swordsman. But, monstrous he might be, there''s no way he could stand up against eight elders at the same time." "I hope the others are agreeable in this matter." "I am sure they''ll be. After such display of power, I am sure all of them wanted to prevent him from ascending further." ------------------------------------------------------ Once everything was done, the announcer called all final participants including the two elders from the Xiao Clan to the stage to receive the token from the city lord. Now that all of them are on the stage, Yun Che and the others have the attention of the whole city but most of their attention are more focused on him or Li Yue. The dark horses of the tournament without any origin suddenly shot themselves to the top and became the final participants have the privilege of entering the tomb. These elders are from a well-known clan and sects throughout the empire. They were not famous just like the four great sects but it was enough to establish a ruling banner in their territory. However, their names were well-known even from the audience. The final eight participants were set and these men and woman are the strongest of the strong that will enter the tomb on the day after tomorrow. These men were known as Guo Qing from the Guo Sect, Shao Shun from the Heaven''s Above Sect, Wang Huo from the Wang Clan, Shen Yimu from Heavenly Destruction Fortress, Zhou Zue from the Zhou Clan, Lang Long from the Rotating Spear Clan. Not to mention the addition of two Xiao Clan elders including Li Yue and Dracule Mihawk. Most of the audience were sending congratulation statements to the chosen members of the clan. Most of participants just shown their arrogant and haughty side as the winners of the selection but they still couldn''t show them the display of powers just like Mihawk. Still, some of them were shooting glances at Mihawk at the same time turned their eyes to the sky. They couldn''t offend this man on their own but some of them harbor intentions of taking him down. That kind of man must never ascend higher as they were worried about if other powerhouses managed could recruit him and then they''ll be unstoppable. The city lord and his attendants slowly came down from their sitting zone before stood in front of the ten participants that will enter the tomb on the next day. "Congratulation to all participants who managed to win the selection of the Moon Empress''s tomb. Maybe some of you knew my name but it is not too later for me to relay mine. I am Fang Luoyang. The city lord of Gao Ling city. As promised, the city will offer any treasures from the city treasury to the winning participants. All from range of Earth Profound weapons and armors." As the city lord mentioned his name, Yun Che didn''t find any entry based on his name in the system''s database. Probably the way the novel flow is currently different from what he experienced so far. But no matter, none of these names matter to him. One of the elder named Zhou Zue suddenly spoke "Earth Profound Realm weapons and armors? We could choose any weapons from the city treasury?" "Earth Profound Realm it might be. It is stronger than any treasures in our clan. I wonder why the city lord is giving us such privilege?" Wang Huo from the Wang Clan spoke as well. "It might be¡­.. I need something to boost my combat capabilities in the tomb." Yun Che was standing beside Li Yue suddenly darted his eyes to Fang Luoyang. This old man, he wanted to use them as bribes of gaining their approval. Why else he offers all those Earth Profound Realm weapons and armors. He even offers them to all eight participants. If loyalty can''t be won through friendship, they could win it by giving them favors. Yun Che sighs before spoke in his mind. "It seems that he won the others easily." "Please follow my attendants to the city''s treasury to gain your tokens. When everything is done, we will gather once more at the training zone of the Xiao Clan by dawn tomorrow to enter the tomb. This lord wishes that you have enough rest before entering the tomb tomorrow." The people of the arena started to disperse once the selection is over while the other participants will enter the city''s treasury. As for Yun Che, he was done for the day and none of the items could match anything given or modified by the system. As a former gamer, he knew items were powerful but it couldn''t match the item that is self-created by the owner himself. His current clothing and weapons are far more powerful than any other treasure the city could offer. With that, he turned his back towards them and walked towards the exit. His actions caused the other participants to looked at him with curious expression. However, Li Yue was the first one to ask "Wait, aren''t you interested in obtaining something from the treasury?" "I am not interested in those weapons or armors. I got what I came for. You can follow them if you wish." He remained as stoic as before as he spoke to Li Yue. Fang Luoyang was taken aback once Yun Che turned his back on him. He suddenly spoke "Wait, kind sir. Are you leaving without taking anything? It is the prize of the city itself for winning this selection. Is there something might interest you instead the weapons and armors?" Turning his head towards the city lord, he simply said "No¡­" The city lord was speechless after hearing his response. He always believed in the statement every man had his price. It means that any man can be offer as long as the price was right. He didn''t expect to turn down tempting treasures and cultivation resources. Doesn''t that mean his origin has something larger than the city could offer. Fang Luoyang simply calms down before he spoke "Then, this noble one would like to invite you and the others to the palace tonight as guests." The other participants nodded in agreement but Yun Che had other plans for tonight. He turned his body towards Fang Luoyang before cupping his hands. "I am sorry, I have matters to attend to. This one appreciated your offer." Giving some thought, he decided to spend some time with his girls and upgrading Yoru. The reason the city lord invited him was to get on his good side and probably recruited him. There''s no such things as free lunch. Yun Che wasn''t interested in the treasures or anything. He wanted to hit the hay after showing most of his Mihawk''s abilities for one whole day but he reallywanted to visit the Black Merchant Guild to browse any sword materials he can use to enhance Yoru. He wanted to find something stronger so he can cast Getsuga Tenshou as a precaution. Moreover, he wanted to find more materials so he can craft weapons for his girls. He might give something to Retsu as well as her sword were longer compared to her bankai. As for Mio and Cang Yue, he might have something for them as Mio didn''t possessed any and Cang Yue only had her True Profound Level sword. As he walked to the exit, Li Yue was in dilemma as well. She never knew that he didn''t even bother to enter the treasury. Well, his current equipment is much stronger than any treasure they could offer. By the way, her weapon and robes were already Earth Profound Realm treasures she gained from the sect and she was already used to them. Moreover, she gained something from Chu Yuechan. Something much more valuable than any healing pills or Profound Restoration Pill. She was sure there was nothing the city could offer to her as well. She cupped her hands to the city lord and spoke "Then, I''ll excuse myself as well." Fang Luoyang widen his eyes at Li Yue before he spoke "You too Fairy Li Yue?" If she leave as well, he''ll lose his chance of gaining her approval as well. "My thanks to the city lord for the offer. Just like Mihawk, I have matters to attend." She spoke before bowing slightly to the city lord before following Mihawk''s footsteps. "Hmph, such arrogance. The dark horses really do have no respect for the elders. They didn''t even give the city lord some face." "City lord, if they refuse to take their treasures. Can we take them on their behalf?" Wang Huo spoke with a shameless expression. "I am sorry. The offer was limited to one per participants. It was made to ensure the fairness." With that, Fang Luoyang cupped his hands before moving with his attendants to the city treasury in the palace. After the spectators disperse, the only ones left were the elder participants and the clan escorts on the stage. Then, one of them started to spoke and he is the one who wanted to propose and alliance to take down Yun Che, Guo Qing. Suddenly, before any of the left participants leave the arena, Guo Qing suddenly use his profound strength to take straight to the ears of the participants to prevent others from listening in. "By the way, elders. I have a little proposition. Something that might interest you while in the tomb." After years of experience, the elders from each clan and sect knew this method and instantly guess what Guo Qing tried to say "If you proposed an alliance in the tomb. I will only comply until we get the treasure." Guo Qing saw all of them nodded in agreement before continued "More than that. As the other elders have witness, the dark horses Mihawk and Li Yue will become a thorn to us in the tomb. So I proposed an alliance, we will take them down before settling for the treasures for ourselves." "Hmph, do you even look at the sky? He could easily take us down if he wants to." "True but there''s no way he could use it in the tomb. He''ll kill us all and him as well. We will use that advantage to take him down. From my observation, none of his techniques were small and if we joined forces. We can take him down." "We of the Xiao Clan support this. That man is too powerful and that woman''s origin is unknown. It''s wise if we take him down before he became too powerful. We might have something to restrain him to prevent unwanted techniques to be used." The two clan elders admitted that none of them were able to defeat him on the spot. So as safety measures, this alliance doesn''t seem that bad. Shen Yimu gave a thought before he spoke "What if any of us managed to recruit him?" One of the Xiao clan elders immediately hissed at him. "Recruit? He turned down the offer from the strongest sect in the northern half of the empire as well as the Heavenly Sword Villa itself and that woman turned down the Burning Heaven Clan and the Wu Clan. Do you think people like us had a chance?" "If they managed to do that means their origin isn''t simple. It''s wise that both of them died in the tomb as no one will know for sure. Even if we will fight each other later, its wise if we defeated both of them before engaging each other." "Then, I''ll agree to this proposal as well. We will join forces to take him down." "Wait, what if we were separated when we''re in the tomb?" "We will seek each other in the tomb and regroup before finding him. If any of us managed to find him first, we will try to lead them to a larger group before engaging them." Then, the elders started making plans on how to engage them. They had their own plans in turning against each other but that''ll have to wait until they deal with those two. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. However, they were too preoccupied in making plans that they didn''t noticed that a group of women were listening in on them. The methods the participants used to speak was so discrete that only they are the ones could hear. But, this particular group of women and beast able to listening in on them without any problems as they utilized their evolved senses to listen. "*Sigh, looks like they really wanted to take him down because of his strength. Looks like becoming too strong can earn malicious intention instead of adoration." Mio commented on their schemes as the other participants immediately proposed an alliance to take Yun Che down. Seeing his strength was too strong, teaming up with him will be out of the question. "Hnn, I don''t know. The moment Yuu-kun turned his back on them, those men''s intent immediately turned red. Good thing he taught us this vision." Retsu and the others were about to leave but they immediately saw those six other men including the Xiao clan elders'' intent signature immediately turned red. That means they developing their killing intent to either them or their allies. Due to their mastery with Eagle Vision and Haki, they managed to listening in on their conversation despite using special technique to mask them. "Should we warn him?" Cang Yue worriedly suggested. "No need for that. Nee-san. He already knew what happened before its even begun." Kon was quite wary of his words before he spoke. He might take no damage from those two but it still stings being used as punching bag. Thinking about it sends shivers down his spine. Looks like curiosity about Frozen Cloud Asgard kills the cat and he''s the cat. "Unfortunately. He''s right. Yuu-kun did say about these guys using ''a typical novel way'' to succeed. I don''t know what he meant but I am sure he had something planned." Retsu patted Cang Yue''s head to reassured her. Mio on the other hands started making plans on her own. "Well, if Danna-sama had plans then we just need to trust him. I am sure he can handle those goons quite well. We just have to watch his back just in-case things happened out here. Speaking of which, if those people tried something behind his back. We just needed to do something about it right?" Retsu reassured the girls and nodded in agreement. "Hnn, he did say that those who lose to him will not take this well. Let''s be wary about this. Everyone, How''s your eagle vision?" Cang Yue was finally used to the vision''s sensation but she still can''t walk properly but its a progress. "I can walk smaller steps now but I am still trying to control it." "Kon-sama as well. Looks like flying is the same as walking. I can''t use eagle vision while maintaining flight." Mio nodded at their achievement. Looks like both of them finally making progress. "Looks like we''re the only one who can use it while walking Retsu-chan." "Still, we can''t run though. The disturbance is too much. We need a quiet place to practice." Retsu suggested. Mio adjust the butterfly on her head before continuing "Then, let''s find something to eat first. I am starving." --------------------------------------------- As for Yun Che, he didn''t actually leave but masking his appearance and leaning on the wall at top of the arena. He too was listening in on those elders as they relayed their plans to lure him to their group and finish him all together. After his spectacular performance, he was bound to attract some trouble just like Jasmine had predicted. A typical plan but not that he minded. Once he gets into the tomb, he''ll play along and shows them who''s boss but he might be slightly worried about Li Yue. She barely held her own against one or two but if those elders attacking together. Things might be bad before she even knew it. "I think about this once I am done dealing with some matters first." He spoke in his heart. Without lingering any longer, he disappeared into the sky making his way to the Black Merchant Guild. He did earn quite a glance from the other people. It was unknown whether it was a gaze of admiration, jealousy or even fear. No one dare to make contact or attempted to talk to him. Only whispers behind his back. Well, he didn''t mean to slice the heavens into two. Some of them even thought that he''ll asking for retribution from the heavens itself. Due to that, he''ll expect that by this time tomorrow. The whole empire will know about his existence. Not literally his existence but Dracule Mihawk''s existence. Once he arrived at the Black Merchant Guild, it was practically the same as New Moon City. They build it in a shape of a pagoda where common things are sold at the bottom floor and rarer items are sold above. The pagoda was tall enough to match the height of common tower like structure of the city. He did read from the system''s database that the guild has established a lot of branch guild all over the main cities. In this case, he can expect that their headquarters is probably located somewhere in the Blue Wind Empire Imperial City. He didn''t come here for the items but just looking for some herb samples and rare materials. The palace treasury might have some but not as much as the Guild itself. Well, they are an informant guild after all. "Dracule Mihawk?" A voice suddenly entered his ears once he arrived at the merchant''s guild area, He turned his head and saw a familiar masked black robed woman that will join him tomorrow. "Li Yue? What is your business here?" "I wanted to stock up some things before entering the tomb. I assume you are here for the same reason?" Her question only earn her a small nod from him. Since he was here, she decided to join him as she wanted to thanked him for warning her. Speaking of which, she kick the mysterious fruit from Wu Zuya before but she didn''t find that fruit again. Did they re-obtained it back? But she swore the Wu clan disciples were still looking for it even when she left the arena. Back to the issue, the reason he was here is to obtain some materials to upgrade Yoru. He did notice in his fight with Ling Hai before that the Yoru''s blade seems to shook a little when he constantly used energy attacks. Despite being a monarch level sword, he was worried that constant use of energy attacks will cause the sword to break. Even if it was made from the Dragon Fault, Yoru might needed some upgrade before he continued using more energy attacks in the future. So, he needs to upgrade it with sturdier materials and this place is perfect to find them. Everyone in the guild immediately stopped what they were doing before glancing at his and Li Yue''s direction. These two really did jump from zero to legend in a blink of an eye. Sometimes those baffled expression annoyed them most of the time rather than had the feeling of being showered with adoration like those stuck up young masters. Good thing the door to the guild is large enough for him carry Yoru inside as well. Moreover, the two dark horses of the selection were walking side by side with each other was enough to cause a sensation. "Good¡­good¡­. good day sir and miss. Welcome¡­ to. to¡­ the Black ¡­ Merchant Guild. How may I assist you?" The female attendant stumbled a few words while trying to talk to him. As the person who holds the power to destroy cities, the attendant tried her best to spoke with courtesy with him. He doesn''t know why she acted as such but looks like the rumors about him was kind of exaggerated. He sighs and decided to get straight to the point. "Do have any crafting materials I can browse?" His answer earned Li Yue a curious glance as she turned her head towards him. "Crafting materials? Eh? You don''t need any armor, cultivation materials or weapons?" Li Yue asked him with a dumbfounded expression as usually these are the most common things asked by a customer who came to the guild. "No¡­" He spoke with a stoic expression. The attendant regained her composure as she spoke. "Ahh, you can browse on our shelves behind me. These materials aren''t common in this city. Usually, not everyone came here purchase sword materials." "Any strongest materials available?" "It''s¡­." The attendant was about to reply before a voice started to sound in the halls of the pagoda. "Ahh, it''s the famous Dracule Mihawk and the Black Fairy, Li Yue. What brings you two to our Black Merchant Guild?" Suddenly an old voice suddenly sounded as an old man with a noble clothing suddenly enter the room before approaching the counter. The other spectators had envious expression on their faces but one of them managed to speak out loud. "Damn, they''re so famous and powerful even the branch leader came to greet him. How envious." "Branch leader?" From his previous readings, usually the branch leader sends their attendant to fetch the younger generation to his office in the top of the tower. However, now that he shook the entire city. Even a person of his status had to respect him. Not that he minded anyway. He planned to purchase some materials before finding a safe place and removed his Mhawk''s persona. He is kind of wanted to go back to old self for a moment. "Greetings great swordsman Dracule Mihawk and Miss Li Yue, I am Jin Yuhan. The branch leader of the Black Merchant Guild in Gao Ling City. So, what brings you two to our guild?" His female attendant suddenly responded "He''s looking for crafting materials and as for the miss, she was looking for..." "Healing pills." Li Yue decided to stock up some supplies as Chu Yuechan''s items are only used in emergency cases only. She decided not to blew them up before the event begun. "Crafting materials? It''s pretty rare someone came here to take a look at them. Are you looking for rare materials? You can browse more at the second and above floors. We kept our rare materials up there." Jin Yuhan spoke with a hint of curiosity. "Just show me the strongest materials for sword crafting." As Jin Yuhan heard him, he was quite shocked. To think that the rumored swordsman is actually a craftsman. Looks like the rumors of his self-created sword is really powerful was true. Furthermore, he wanted to ask him whether he could appraise that massive sword behind him but judging from Mihawk''s expression. That would be impossible. Seeing that he wanted a rare material. He decided to win his favor by showing him that. "You''re a craftsman? Ah, yes. We do have one rare material. Please come with me, sir and miss." Yun Che and Li Yue followed Jin Yuhan to his office on top of the Black Merchant Guild pagoda. Her purchase was simple enough but she wanted to get to the higher levels so she can browse more effective healing pills. It wasn''t that tall but it is five stories high and he could see a lot of rare weapons and materials on top of the tower. However, based on the system and his knowledge. None of the materials are suitable to increase improve Yoru. Even if he used them, it only increased Yoru''s durability and using more energy based attacks will decrease it even more. He needed a stronger material to improve it so its durability will not be a problem in the future. Li Yue decided to stay on the fifth floor to browse for more pills while Yun Che followed Jin Yuhan to his office. When they arrived, he sat on his seat and offered "Have a seat. Kind sir." "It''s okay." Due to his sword, he had no choice but to stand up and simply talk to Jin Yuhan. "Ah, you are looking for a rare material for sword crafting. But I could help but ask? Are you a craftsman?" "Indeed." "So that sword behind you are forged by yourself?" "Yes." "Fascinating, craftsmen only hailed from the inner lands and to tell you the truth. Those weapon and armor craftsmen are pretty rare even in our empire. To think that the strongest swordsman is actually a craftsman." "Anyway, I''ve come to see the material. Can you get straight to the point?" Feeling that there''s no use beating around the bush. Jin Yuhan simply spoke with an excited expression. "Yes, are you interested in crafting weapons for us? We could separate the profit by 50/50¡­ I think it''s enough for a swordsman like you. Or would you like add more?" He was hoping that he could rope the swordsman with a talent of a craftsman to his side. However, his intention were clear as day. Yun Che sweat dropped before he spoke in his heart. "So this is what he wants. If I was weaker or using my younger self. He would pester me to work for him but the last novel I read shows a different plot than this." He did remember that one novel where the MC worked under a craftsman guild and only ended being betrayed by them in the end. So in the end, he decided not to work for anyone. Besides, wealth is not a problem for him. "No, I am not interested. I am here for the tomb of the Moon Empress. Nothing more. Wealth is not a problem for me." "Wait¡­wait... can you even consider the offer?" Jin Yuhan raised his hands. "No... I am not interested. I am just a wandering swordsman." Seeing his intimidating yellow eyes, Jin Yuhan dared not asked or pushed the issue further. Even a man like him had their own limits. "*Sigh, very well. I was testing my luck whether I could ask a craftsman like you to help us. By the way, here is the rare material you asked." Jin Yuhan suddenly pulled a box wrapped in red cloth before placing them on the table. After lifting the red cloth, the opened a box before lifting the material and placed it on the table. When Yun Che saw that material, he was quite shock. The material itself wasn''t that large and only had the size of a human''s head. However, when looking closely. The surface of the material itself is shiny despite looked no different than an ordinary rock. But imagine a rock with shinier surface. "This is¡­.." "This is the ''Heaven''s Rock''. It was found by our founder during his adventures in the Profound Sky Continent. The reason it was named that way because the rock fell from the heavens and landed somewhere within the empire during the era of the Moon Empress. Our founder only managed to get a small portion of this rock as the Empress claimed all of it at that time. She gave our founder a small token by allowing him to take a small part of the rock as he was the one who found it. Even if he found it, he spent a lot of time and energy just to remove even a small part of the Heaven''s Rock from its original source. He gave up before taking this rock as a memento. This is the first time we found a material that can''t be shaped or cut. Since then, none of the famous craftsmen in this empire able to melt this kind of rock as if the material itself was fire proof." Yun Che had some doubts as he spoke "Why are you showing me this? To think that you show such material to a man you just met?" He asked with serious expression. This thing here is valuable enough and he just shows it him without any proper friendship. "Even if this is a powerful material. I wanted to remove this from the guild because I have been selling this to craftsmen and only ended up the rock being returned back here. None of them can melt or craft anything from this material. For years, craftsmen didn''t come to any guild in any city and this thing had been jumping from branch guild to branch guild ever since. So when, I heard you''re a craftsman, I decided to sell this to you. At first, we were ecstatic that such a material came to our hands but it doesn''t mean anything if you can''t melt or cut it." Yun Che nodded at his story before asking the system to appraise it. The results were shocking enough even for him. [Unknown material discovered. Scanning¡­.] [Analyzing¡­..] [Combining knowledge from the host''s memories.] [Congratulation host for discovering ''Vibramantium'' A merged compound between Vibranium and Adamantium based on the host''s knowledge.] "What in the flying fuck?!? Vibramantium?!?!" He shouted in his mind earning a curious glance from Jin Yuhan. "Is there something the matter?" "No¡­I am just surprised this metal is unable to be melt or cut." Jin Yuhan nodded in agreement before he spoke "Yes¡­ it may be strong but it is not that useful to us. That''s why we''re discarding it." Yun Che wanted to shout but he could only do it in his heart. "Discard?!? Do you even realize this thing is much more valuable than any other metal on this planet? No wonder they couldn''t cut it. Once this thing harden after merging and shaping, it will be indestructible and only cutting edge technology of the twenty-second century from his world has the only ability to reshape it. Even one of them is too valuable but to think the existence of two most powerful materials is here. Not to mentioned these things merged together." Yun Che once remembered that this thing is an extra-terrestrial asteroid that crashes into his earth back in his original world. It also exist in this world. This thing is practically indestructible and impossible to be shaped without the proper tools. However, the system can easily reshape it. Moreover, If he were to imbued this material onto Yoru and his other Shikai mode Zanpakuto. All of them will be indestructible. Imagine the possibilities. Keeping a calm expression, he spoke "Then, I''ll take it." Jin Yuhan breathe a breath of relief as he spoke "Finally, someone who wanted to take this thing from us. We''ve been trying for years to sell or make something from this thing." "Is this the only thing out there?" "Yes, this is the only thing our founder managed to get from the Empress. She probably had the rest of it but it was unknown because it was a long time ago. Probably hidden in her tomb. It''s the hardest material we''ve encountered but can''t do anything with it." "Ohh, don''t worry. I''ll be sure to use it properly." Yun Che also kept in mind that the rest of the meteorite probably kept somewhere in the tomb. So, he wanted to claim those leftover materials so can forge weapons for his girls. "I was hoping to give it to you in exchange for your services but that won''t work. So let''s settle this 2000 purple coins." Jin Yuhan dropped the bomb. He deliberately set the price to high so Yun Che would offer help in exchange for payment. But, his response isn''t what he actually expected. "Sure." A relic of the ancient era being sold for 2000 purple coins. He got more than he expected. This is what they called ''fortune smiles.'' "Wait, aren''t you going to barter? This thing is useless." Without saying anything, Yun Che didn''t say anything before pulling two purple cards containing 1000 purple coins each. He traded 200SP points for it. He decided not to barter because this thing is too valuable and he get it for 2000 purple coins is already cheap enough. If this Jin Yuhan knew the true properties of the metal. It can fetch more than 100000 Purple coins. "That concludes our transaction." Yun Che simply spoke before storing the Vibramantium inside the system''s inventory. [Ding¡­. Vibramantium acquired. Beginning disassembling¡­..] [Disassembling complete.] [Host can now infuse any weapons and armors with Vibramantium. Thus making any weapons and armor indestructible. Host can also use the Vibramantium as primary material to forge powered weapons.] Yun Che was excited as he immediately asked the system. "System, can Vibramantium be infused with Zanpakuto?" [Ding¡­. Yes, it will not empowered the Zanpakuto but it can make the Shikai or Bankai blade form indestructible. Only affected the blade form of the Zanpakuto.] "Holy hell!!!" Yun Che remembered that sometimes Zanpakuto can snapped after being exposed to stronger attacks. He remembered when the main characters of bleach having their sword breaks easily. Looks like those days are finally over. Jin Yuhan was finishing counting the purple coins before he spoke "Haha, it was pleasure to meet you at last. To think that someone would pay a large sum for this rock. Are you sure you won''t ask even a little back?" "Like I said, wealth is not a problem for me." "Then, I hope we part as friends Sir Mihawk." "Yes and here. I can''t accept of becoming a craftsman for the Black Merchant Guild but I hope these weapons would suffice." Yun Che suddenly pull a large amount of armors and weapons from the system. He gained these weapons and armors by looting the others during Retsu''s assault the other day as well as looting from the New Moon City sect masters. He didn''t disassemble all of them during Yoru''s construction as those materials didn''t even compatible with one another. So these things just piled up in his inventory, he was looking to sell these things to them. "This¡­..this¡­. Did you create all of this?!?" Jin Yuhan was shocked as he saw the large pile of armor and weapons being thrown like they were useless. He can''t say he stole and looted them so he lied. "More like failed products." "Failed!?! These things are Earth Profound Realm and Spirit Profound Realm weapons and armors. You called them failed products?" "Yes." Jin Yuhan fell on his bottom after hearing his answer. Technically, he looted them and had no place to discard them. He only disassembled the ones compatible to Yoru and discard the rest of them. Cang Yue, Retsu and Mio also refused these weapons as they are not suitable for them as well. Moreover, they only wanted a weapon created by him instead of using others. So basically, he just needed someone to emptied his inventory. "How much you''re willing to take these?" "This¡­" If he were totaling these up it could fetch around 3000 to 4000 purple coins and maybe more. Even if he wanted to take it, there''s no way he could¡­.. "I only take 1000 purple coins for them." He spoke with a stoic expression again. "What?" Jin Yuhan was shocked to the core once more. All of this for merely a thousand? "Like I said, failed products." He walked back to the Jin Yuhan''s table before taking back a single purple card and stored it back into his inventory. Right now, he felt that feeling after discarding and emptying inventory after being full for a long time. After that, he simply walked away leaving behind a shocked Jin Yuhan. Back to the fifth floor, Li Yue was done with her purchase before asking him. "Are you done?" "Yes, I gained more than I expected." He spoke before earning a curious glance from her. She shrugged him off before following him to the exit. Unaware the things happening between him and the branch guild master. ---------------------------------------------------- Somewhere in a luxurious inn in Gao Ling City Retsu and the others found a luxurious inn before booking the largest room of the inn. They wanted to book the lower ones but their beauties earned a lot glances from the people and luxurious inns is the only place they could run. Instead of eating out, both Retsu and Mio decided to cook for the others instead of eating the entire stockpile of food in the restaurant. "Cooking on our own feels much better than eating at an inn." Cang Yue spoke while handing over their bowls. "Right, good thing we had those leftover meat from our previous hunts." Mio nodded in agreement. "You know Retsu-chan. I really wanted to enter that tomb as well. Too bad my cultivation is too high and yours is a three levels lower Retsu-chan." Mio could enter the tomb secretly with Yun Che but she had to bear in mind that the existence of the inner world is an absolute secret from Cang Yue. He said that the secret had its own reasons. "It''s okay, Just let Yuu-kun explore the tomb. He''ll be fine. He did say that its better than to become a useless lazy bum." Retsu patted her head. Cang Yue was quite worried what might happened tomorrow. After hearing the plans from the elders, she couldn''t help but worried about him despite seeing how powerful he is. Kon continued her statement. "I thought he was already a useless lazy bum." They were so into talking about him, they didn''t aware a voice suddenly sounded in front of them. "I still am. Retsu, second serving." "Hai...coming righ...." Without looking, Retsu subconsciously grabbed the bowl before her mind was finally connected to her brain." YUU-KUN?!?! When are you here?!?" All of them snapped from their thoughts before shouting as well. They didn''t even noticed him came in and sat next to them. However, instead of his Mihawk''s persona. Yun Che was back to his normal jackass self. "Just now, I guess. You and Mio''s cooking is still the best." Cang Yue suddenly spoke "Never mind about that. What about the invitation tonight?" "Nah, I turned them down. They just wanted me to flock to their side." He replied while eating and didn''t even care the trouble he caused. "Ara, Is that so?" Mio breath a breath of relief. "Looks like you two made too much again for tonight. Good thing I came back for dinner." "We always made too much for all of us. But now that you''re here." "Then, let me sleep here tonight. Good thing I switch the persona well. Those guys are relentless." He did mention that on his way here from the merchant guild, those other clans had been inviting him relentlessly about coming to their lodging as a guest. Their intention was clear as day and he had been refusing them non-stop. It''s not enough he refused the city lord and these guys wanted him as well. So he find a spot and remove his persona before coming here in a hooded robe. "Hai, you''re welcome in our arms anytime." The girls spoke jinxing with each other before continuing with their dinner. Seeing Yun Che was back to his normal self, Mio spoke to her sisters "Nee, Retsu-chan, Yue''er. As much as I like Danna-sama''s Mihawk persona. I really like him as his real and usual self. He''s the only one who could still acting like that after causing some trouble." "Agreed, couldn''t say anything better." Both Retsu and Cang Yue nodded in agreement before proceeding with dinner as Yun Che spoke his experiences in the arena. As for tomorrow, the exploration of the tomb will officially begin. 120 Chapter 120: The Tomb Bustling sounds were heard in the Xiao Clan training area where people from all over the city were gathering near the training zone to witness the one who will obtain the legacy. Some of them knew that once the selected went into the tomb, the true finals would begin and only one will emerged victorious. The area was located in the southern area of Gao Ling City near the branch clan of the Xiao Sect is located. The place is currently full of spectators, clan members of the winners and the defeated that were here to witness the one who will emerge from the tomb bearing the treasure of the Moon Empress. Truth to be told, all of them are here for one thing. They didn''t care if anyone out of anyone emerged from the tomb alive. If they do, they will be waiting to snatch the treasure from them despite their backing is stronger. The defeated might lose their ground in the selection but they are still the respected clans and one of the powerful sects in their territory as well as in the empire. Most of the clans might be powerful but under the combined effort of the multiple clans and sect, none of them actually stand a chance if a war should occur. Whatever treasure the Moon Empress kept in her tomb was enough to cause a war between multiple factions in the empire and maybe the world. Yun Che slept through the night accompanied by Mio, Retsu and Cang Yue before waking up early to modify Yoru. Due to tiredness and possibly continuous picking fights with Kon, he immediately fell asleep on the living room instead on one of the beds after eating too much that night. For someone who was going to do somethings dangerous on the next day actually slept peacefully is quite bizarre while rest including Li Yue were honing their skills. Retsu and the others didn''t move him but they lied next to him in the living room to make him comfortable which is the thing he need right now. The modification of Yoru didn''t take that long as he merely infused the black sword with Vibramantium thus transforming the sword from durable to indestructible. The Vibramantium he gained from the Black Merchant Guild was only enough to infused any swords to make it indestructible but if he wanted to create armors or weapons from it, he must get the rest of the Vibramantium from the Empress''s tomb. Given that she didn''t place it somewhere in the continent. As planned, he had Yoru as well as his Zanpakutos upgraded with Vibramantium and the results were shocking as it is. The material was making them lighter and indestructible as well as stronger. Moreover, he can see the after effects of the material on Zangetsu effectively. At first, Zangetsu was really heavy and only with the support of Great Way of the Buddha that he could actually lift that sword. After being infused with Vibramantium, the sword was much lighter compared to its usual weight and a lot more durable than before. Even his bladed form Zanpakutos remain the same but much stronger and lighter than before including Zabimaru, Sogyo No Kotowari, Sode No Shirayuki and Hyourinmaru. Now infused with Vibramantium, Yoru was much lighter and stronger compared from the selection. This time he can cast more energy attacks but still have doubts on using Getsuga Tenshou. In the end, he made a conclusion that his energy attacks were enough to combat those beneath his cultivation and only using Getsuga Tenshou if situation permitted him. As he was done, he left the inn quite early before dawn so he can transform back into his Mihawk''s persona without anyone noticing. After being pestered by Jasmine during his sleep, he reluctantly trained her to use Eagle Vision by using the same haki infusing method on her. As expected, she was shocked as well as excited when she could see the effects it had on her eyes as she can actually see the intent of a person clearly just like Retsu and the others in the arena. Same as the others, she can''t use the vision while moving and he recommend her to move slowly before she could move. He had to respect her determination and curiosity in breaking through as she spent all night training her eyes to get used to the movement before she passed out from overusing it. Guess Yun Che didn''t warn her about overusing all of her senses and haki at once can effect her mental toll. Sleep is more important so he just let her passed out. When he arrived at the training ground, people were already showered him with adoration mixed with fear and jealousy. Even with those gazes, he walked them off until Jasmine''s voice filled his mind once more. "I hope you''re being careful on this. There are multiple red intents around you. Looks like none of them willing to back down even after witnessing your strength." The eagle vision was really convenient. Through it, he and Jasmine could actually see the hidden spies planted by the losing clans in the eyes of the people. He could guess why they''re here. There''s no need to flush these guys out. He had plenty of time doing that in the end. Yun Che deactivated his own eagle vision before he sighs "They thought that I might back down if they pester me with numbers. I can assume that these red intents are more on barks than bite." Then, he continued "Well, these people have these bad intents to all of the winners. No matter who will come out later won''t have a happy ending. Not even me or Li Yue." But, if they dare to give him a bad ending. He''ll make his own before showing the others what will happen if they cross the Death God himself. "Right, speaking of this Li Yue. You seemed to know her that well." Jasmine suddenly asked with a hint of jealousy in her tone. She knew that Yun Che helped her in the arena and he didn''t help her just because she is a woman. Yun Che just shrugged her statement and responded "Don''t know. I just felt like I knew her. That''s all." Jasmine was a bit puzzled before she spoke "Knew her? Have you met her before?" "Nope. More like knew her energy from somewhere. I might have to unmasked her just to find out." Yun Che deliberately didn''t tell Jasmine about the truth to prevent her from suspecting something. Well, he couldn''t tell her the plot-line of the future so he had to keep everything about it a secret. People might know her but he actually knew everything about her. With the help of the system''s database of course. The thing is, if he told anyone about the plot-line of the future. It won''t or it will never happened at all. Besides, he had planned his own plotline well and waiting for the right moment to fuck the original up. When they arrived at the training area, it was completely unearthed forming a large crater that almost covered the entire training zone. The surrounding spectators just stood on the edge as the training area was protected by a barrier surrounding it to prevent any unwanted visitors from entering the tomb. Most of them demanded to be let into the grounds but Xiao Clan only let the city lord, clans and sect members of the winners were allowed to enter the zone aside from the winners. They weren''t joking about the training area was built on top of a ruin of an old temple making this place looked like an archaeological site with all this earth covering the entire training zone. When the area was completely unearthed, they could see an ancient Chinese temple in ruins that was covered by the earth on every corner. Even the shape didn''t look like a temple anymore but the unearth process was able to show the shape of it. By the looks of it, the temple was built thousands of years ago to seal it from the world and the Xiao Clan just manage to unearth most of it. Fang Luoyang was escorted by his guards and had all the selected winners behind him. All of them were escorted by the winners'' clan members who had the privilege of entering the temple. Those who lost can only watch nearby along with the spectators. The rest of the Burning Heaven Clan and the Heavenly Sword Villa didn''t show their faces her to save them from embarrassment but they had spies among the spectators to monitor if anyone comes out. Judging from the preparation of the winners, they were well prepared and had body armors as well as weapons on them. Most of them are Earth Profound Realm items. They are really prepared and bend on killing each other in the tomb. Only Li Yue and Yun Che remained the same as they were yesterday. She was still using her black robe and Yun Che still use his Mihawk''s attire. For anyone wanted to enter an unknown tomb, they looked really casual about it. Li Yue who was walking next to him suddenly spoke "Are you not prepared to enter the tomb?" She spend the whole night just to prepare mentally before entering the tomb. This guy might be expressionless and sometimes scary but seeing him doesn''t actually prepare makes someone think twice when seeing him. He merely looked at her and simply spoke "Why would I?" "..." Li Yue widen her eyes on Yun Che''s response. She expected him to be prepared as the battles in there might cause them their lives and he doesn''t even prepare anything makes her really annoyed. He might didn''t even take this tomb seriously. Seeing her being friendly to the swordsman, the other participants suddenly looked towards their direction. Both of them actually knew each other? They did hear from their spies that they spotted them together in the Black Merchant Guild and even had the branch guild master being courteous to them. Despite their relationship, both of them are still the stars of the selection. If both of them teamed up, all of them will be in trouble. Besides, they didn''t even bother to talk to them as equals and both Li Yue and Yun Che dismissed them on the spot when they tried to befriend them. There''s no bother befriending someone who has bad intention towards them. Unless, they wanted to use them through and through. As they reached the outskirts of the temple, the city lord, Fang Luoyang suddenly asked "How long did the Xiao Clan discovered this ancient temple?" The escorting elder as well as one of the selected to go into the tomb answered him "We discovered it a year ago when one of our disciples use his battle techniques on the ground and unearth a large part of it. That''s when we discovered there''s actually something unearth it when he fell through a hole when trying to explore the unearth part of the ground. He was alive and found a large hallway underneath it. We send a small team down the that hole and actually discovered an ancient temple down here." Fang Luoyang gave a nod of understanding before answering "I take it you found treasures down here?" "No, there''s nothing in the hallway as if the temple was abandoned before the earth decided to cover it. There''s nothing in there but the place looked like it was completely preserved. The only thing we found in there was an ancient teleporting formation with a statue in the middle of it." "Statue?" "You''ll see." After a while, they arrived at the large door still covered by dirt. Some of it still had dirt covering the door indicating that this door was just being restored. The moment they opened the large door, they were shocked to see the temple was completely preserved like nothing happened to it. A little bit dusty but the temple''s inside wasn''t even disturbed even after thousands of years. The smell of dust sullied the air but most of them were aired out by the excavation team. As mentioned by the Xiao Clan elder, everything was completely preserved and there''s not even one item or treasure present. Not even a single furniture. The only thing they saw was a glowing rune like formation around a statue of a veiled female. When looking at the statue closely, everyone could see the beauty of the sculpture sculpted into statue. It was the grand beauty they ever laid their eyes on except for Yun Che and Li Yue. As for Yun Che, he did however pull a breath of relief as the female''s feature didn''t match anyone he knew but he admitted the statue was a little pretty. "So beautiful. The view of an ultimate beauty. Is this the Moon Empress?" Fang Luoyang spoke earning a curious nod from the others. "Yes, a statue of veiled female in front of us is indeed the Moon Empress. All of us were stunned seeing the beauty of that statue at the first time. Some of the disciples refused to move after seeing it. She stood proudly in the middle of the formation as if she was strong enough to take down the entire world. And all of us had one name comes to mind. It was indeed her." "We did try to enter the tomb through the teleporting formation but most of us were denied entrance when a barrier suddenly blocked our path." When the Xiao Clan elder touched the teleporting formation, a sound was suddenly heard from the temple before a barrier suddenly surround the entire teleporting formation. Suddenly, one by one. Words came out from the barrier before forming into a complete phrase before a complete sentence. "Only those with can stood on the peak of the sky itself and have experience life over thirty decades shall be permitted to enter my tomb." "So, the formation wasn''t kidding on letting anyone entering the tomb." Jasmine suddenly spoke as she read the words. She always wondered only younger generations only allowed to enter tombs and trial areas even in the realm of the gods. Never expected this one only allows thirty year old men with peak Sky Profound Realm can enter. "So, this is where our roles come in gentlemen and my lady. When all ten of you stood inside the formation. It will soon activate and teleported you inside the tomb. Whatever happened in there will be unknown here. So whatever matters you wanted to settle, settle everything right now." Hearing his explanation, The sect master of the Heaven''s Above sect saw this as an opportunity and suddenly spoke "Fellow sect masters, since we are all equals here. I propose we allied ourselves. We should share the legacy of the Moon Empress instead of keeping it to ourselves. Even if we won the treasure, we can''t protect it all by ourselves." "Even if we can share the legacy, what about those who didn''t have any allegiance?" When the escorting elder from the Zhou Clan suddenly spoke, all eyes suddenly turned onto Yun Che and Li Yue. Both of them are indeed without any allies and on their own. "Great Swordsman Dracule Mihawk and Fairy Li Yue, it is best for you to allied with one of us. Even if you two managed to obtained the legacy. There''s no way you can protect it on your own. Both of you only two people against clans and sects of the Blue Wind Empire." One of the participants, Shen Yimu spoke to them. Seeing both of them in a pinch brings music to his ears as he tried to incite them further. Both Li Yue and Yun Che kept quiet but Yun Che can sense that Li Yue was already having some second thoughts. These people have seen her combat prowess and will instantly overwhelmed her if necessary. Shing¡­. Yun Che suddenly moved in front of her before drawing Yoru starling all who were present in the temple. "So, are we going to settle this here and now?" Guo Qing immediately went white as he shouted "You¡­ you can''t fight all of us!!!!" "Hmph, I know your strength the moment I saw you in the arena. All of you. So my question is this....What if I can?" Yun Che spoke with intimidation in his tone. He really wanted to kill these guys but eight of them are his ticket into the tomb and if he wanted to cause some ruckus. It''ll be right after he obtained the legacy. "You¡­" All of the present disciples, elders and sect masters immediately went on their guard but they were having second thoughts on fighting the monstrous swordsman themselves. They wanted to intimidate him into joining their ranks but seeing him being this stubborn. There''s no way they could defeat him. Not after seeing his capabilities. If any of their champion falls, they will lose their opportunity to enter the tomb and those outside will join the fight and seize the opportunity to enter. Seeing the situation was intense, Fang Luoyang suddenly jumped in the middle and shouted "Wait!!... Wait..!! Let''s calm down everyone. Let them finish their disputes in the tomb and only one or two will emerge victorious. Whoever obtained the legacy later, we will settle it here and there?" "Agreed, if we die here. All of us will lose the opportunity and those hidden sects out there will seize it. Its better we let them settle with each other. Besides, remember who the real enemy is¡­." All the others immediately nodded before standing down and the other participants immediately nodded. However, Yun Che wasn''t like the other MCs who simply nodded in this kind of situation. The moment he heard that phrase, he knew all of them allied with each other just to take both him and Li Yue down in the tomb. However, he played dumb and sheath his sword before entering the formation. Li Yue was intense but she immediately followed and stood next to him in the formation as well. She was relieved when he stood in front of her and drawing his sword whether it was intentional or not. However, the sect and clan masters had already set their sights on him and told their champions one thing. When the monstrous swordsman was finally defeated, they must do whatever it takes to snatch that black sword of his. If that sword was possessed by any one of them, they could instantly rise and joined the rank of the strongest. This is the first time an Emperor Rank sword is witnessed in the Empire. They just hope whatever the Xiao Clan elders were planning was enough to stop him while the others go for the kill. All of the selectors nodded before entering the formation. Suddenly, the eyes of the statue suddenly glow and linings of lights suddenly formed underneath the eyes before slowly travelling from the cheek onto the body before flowing through the legs. With that, the linings of the formation suddenly glow as well indicated that the condition to activate it was met. In just a moment, the formation suddenly raised itself from the ground and in an instant, all ten of them were gone in a blink of an eye as if they weren''t there from the very beginning. However, Yun Che managed to send a message through his tenteikura to Retsu and the others indicating that all hell will break lose once he came out from the tomb, they will proceed with the plan. For the meantime, they just have to kick back and relax as they are going to have so much fun leveling up at the end. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yun Che suddenly reappeared somewhere quiet. From his vision, everywhere seems to be dark and the smell of damp contaminated the air. Even with all of that, he didn''t actually feel he is in a cave. Even from his senses, everyone was gone. Li Yue and the others disappeared from the formation and probably placed somewhere in this god forsaken tomb. "Where in the world am I?" Yun Che tried to touch his surroundings but as it wasn''t a while until he felt his hand actually touch a flat surface. Something a normal tomb isn''t made of. But the shocking thing was, its surface was kind of cold and slippery but it was hard as a stone. He suddenly thought "Wait, stones aren''t supposed to feel like this. Even those stones of bricks didn''t actually feel like this. Where in the world am I?" "Appreciate it if we had some lights in this tomb because it''s really dark in here." Jasmine''s voice suddenly rang in his ear before she started reappearing next to him. Knowing that everyone was gone, it is safe to assume that she could travel in the outside world once more. "Sigh¡­. What do you expect? It''s not like you can see actual flaming torches in a thousand-year-old tomb?" He spoke with his stoic Mihawk''s voice. "Wait, it can happen just like that?" "I was making a sarcastic remark. Anyway, use your eagle vision. They should enable you see the darkness as clear as day." "Seeing you so calm pissed me off for some reason." "You''re not the first person to tell me that." Then, both of them activated their eagle vision and the sight that greets them enough to throw them in shock. They appeared in some kind of massive a hallway leading to a doorway in the distance. The hallway was full of massive towering pillars supporting the ceiling above as well as massively cracked floors. It was a majestic sight even for them.The surface he touched just now was actually one of the pillars itself but to think that the pillar could produce a cold sensation when he touches it. Moreover, when he looked above, he could see some kind of black rectangular stone marble was placed on the pillars. "Remarkable, to think that so called Moon Empress is buried in this tomb and whoever built this tomb must really took an effort huh?" "Yeah, this temple was built to buried her. Let''s just pressed on." Yun Che was a little bit shocked once he saw how the hallway was built especially the material used to build them. It wasn''t built on stone marbles or giant brick but the stones they used had light reflecting properties as they could actually see shines on the black rectangular stone marbles on the pillars. Moreover, he knew these pillar designs. He knew them clearly but maybe it was just coincidence. Without any solid evidence, he can''t mention this anyone. "No, it can''t be, these designs. Could it be? The Moon Empress is¡­." Yun Che was having doubts before Jasmine''s voice startled him. "Oi, Yun Che¡­ Still admiring the hallway? Let''s go¡­" "Yes¡­. I am coming. Well, someone''s excited." Whatever questions he had for now, he had no choice but to hold on for now The hallway itself was an obvious fact that they were teleported to somewhere more than just a tomb. Yun Che and Jasmine slowly walked with their eagle vision illuminating the hall and their haki detected any moving things and objects in the hall. However, Jasmine can''t still walk while using Eagle Vision so Yun Che had to cast a kido before forming it into a small ball of light which follows them through the hall and illuminates their surroundings. Walking towards the massive doorway, they had to climb the stones that were made to look like stairs. "Incredible¡­." Jasmine exclaimed. Once they arrived at the doorway, both of them once more greeted with a similar hallway but this time they saw a small altar in the next hallway. Complete with a small set of stairs leading to a pedestal in the on top of the altar. It had nothing on it and the doorway just simply leads to the next hallway without any trials or puzzles. "Strange, why bother building an altar with a pedestal if they didn''t place anything on it and just leave to the next area?" Yun Che spoke while examining the altar. Moreover, that altar even looks familiar. Something related to his original world. Now he started to wonder whether all of these things were actually coincidences. "There''s nothing here." Jasmine''s voice sounded as she looked around the altar. As he was pondering, a system notification suddenly pops in his mind. [Ding¡­.. A Soul Imprint message is detected on the altar.] Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "There always something. Whoever build this thing isn''t that simple to leave it here without anything. Besides, the system detected Soul Imprint message here." As he spoke, he brought Jasmine to the altar and examine it. He shows Jasmine the altar and Jasmine immediately conducted a search on it but didn''t find anything strange. She asked him curiously. "So. what''s a soul imprint message?" Referring to his Shinigami knowledge, he spoke "Soul Imprint message is where a soul use some of its essence to left behind a recording message. It doesn''t really do anything but just left behind some kind of message recorded by the owner of the soul. It must be triggered by touching the imprint left behind by the soul." Then, he continued "Usually, soul imprints or soul messages aren''t visible to the naked eye and normal cultivators can''t see them. Only shinigamis and soul beings can actually see them, as well as someone possessed Eagle Vision. As for this altar however, only the ones who possessed extraordinary sights can activate it and I think I might know how. Use your eagle vision." Both of them activated their eagle vision and the system was right. On top of the altar was indeed a small symbol shaped like a crescent moon. Jasmine widen her eyes. To think that she couldn''t see this imprint in her naked eyes. "So this is the soul imprint?" "Hnn, this soul imprint is bound on the altar and if my memory serves me right. The method to activated this altar is¡­." Yun Che raised his hand before hovers it above the symbol on the altar the suddenly¡­. Click¡­click click¡­. Aqua colored lights suddenly formed on top of the altar before slowly flowing down and activated the mechanism underneath it. In an instant, the dark hallway was illuminated with aqua lights as if they had awakened someone sleeping underneath it. Both of them had to close their eyes awaiting the thing that was going to happen. When the rumbling was over, both of them opened their eyes and the hallway was shone with aqua lights illuminating the hallway triggering a majestic sight to behold. It was beautiful and every part of the dark hall was shone by the lights. Now, Yun Che had more questions in his head but one thing for sure. He had one single statement. Seeing the majestic sight, Yun Che suddenly murmured "I was right." "What are you right about?" "It''s nothing¡­" "You''re acting strange though." "I know...Its just the altar, the hallway, the aqua lights¡­.. Everything in here is just like in my previous world. Something familiar. Too familiar." Even if he used Mihawk''s voice, Jasmine can sense his anxiety nor his excitement. As if something hidden in this tomb was much more than the secrets of the Moon Empress. However, she didn''t get an single sentence from him. "Yun Che, I don''t understand." "I''ll explain later¡­.. Let''s hear what the soul imprint has to say." As soon as he hovers his hand again, the altar shines itself again and this time. It projects the contents of the soul imprint clearly to them. Yun Che was quite shock as he saw a ghostly image of a veiled lady. Beautiful as the morning sun. Coupled with her red and rosy cheeks, luscious lips and beautiful eyes. Although it was veiled, the beauty almost on par with Retsu or Mio and even Xia QingYue but her beauty doesn''t actually match any characters in his mind. Her body was developed enough as it can make any men with low self-control fall under her charms. She was wearing some kind of white robe looked like an ancient Chinese robes wore by the ancient warriors of the past. "This is....that woman from that statue?" Jasmine asked while trying to touch the ghostly image of the woman. "Yes, she''s the Moon Empress. Never expected that she was a beauty back then." Yun Che also tried to touch her but his hands simply phased through. As if they were holograms. "Hmph, look at you fall on her charms." She spoke with a hint of jealousy. "No, compared to you and Retsu. She still paled in comparison." "Hmph, this princess is always was and always be a top beauty. Took you a while to realize that." "Right...." As Mihawk, he was much more calmer and didn''t shot any remarks at her. As the ghostly image of the Moon Empress walked around the altar ignoring their existence before she spoke in an echoing voice. "Greeting successor, if you discovered the way to activate this altar then you must be the one I have been waiting for all this time. I have lived my life and even built the tomb that one day will be my final resting place in this world. For too long I have suffered in hardship in order to store the very thing that cause my suffering. It''ll be worth it." "Thing¡­? What thing?" Jasmine tried asking the soul imprint but she was ignored by the ghostly image of the Moon Empress. "There''s no use, she''s a soul imprint. Its just a message she recorded. She won''t answer anything. But I know one thing for sure that she built this tomb. She built the a tomb just like the temples back in my home world. But, the design? Where did she get it?" "Yun Che, you started to make no sense." Before Yun Che could explain, the ghostly image of the Moon Empress suddenly spoke with an echoing voice. "Three thousand years ago, I was a young, brash and na?ve young woman back then. Thinking that I am stronger than anyone. We were ordinary mortals lived in seclusion. A wild and harmless people that secluded ourselves from the matters of the world. Where the world cultivates to success, the rest of us just lived in peace." At the same time she was talking, she projected the image of her village back then. Yun Che widen his eyes a little as he heard her statement. "3000 years ago, doesn''t that mean she knew we were coming when she recorded this? This is too much to be coincidence." Then, she projected the situation where people came into her village. "However, all of that changes once a group of cultivators came to our village. They were attacked by the wild beasts in the forest and asked us to treat them. We did and showed our compassion to them but all we get in return was hardship. The group of cultivators enslaved us, taking control of the village and beat anyone into submission. We were ordinary mortals. We stand no chance against them. I remembered their strength back then only at the Elementary level but it was enough to differentiate us from them." "They started to look for younger girls to satisfy their desires. The girls were used and thrown like garbage. My parents were worried and sent me away. Told me to run into the mountains. So I run¡­.I run¡­.. and I run¡­.. I was powerless, I was ordinary and I was naive. I thought that the world revolves around me but I am weak to protect anyone. I am too weak¡­ far too weak¡­" She projected every moments of her younger life to them like a holographic movie. Jasmine was started to get uncomfortable but there''s nothing she could do whether she care for it or not. "Then one night, I was staring into the heavens praying that everything was to be saved and changed. That''s when I saw it..... A single heavenly light fell from the heavens. Beautiful like the shooting stars at night and illuminated the area with golden lights as the gods are bestowing the area with their grace. However, the moment it fell into a height that time. The single light was separated into nine lights. The nine heavenly lights spread all over the direction of the world. Too far to be chased as it was too fast to be seen in naked eye and if people saw the lights, they could only see them as shooting stars. Then, it happened." "One of nine heavenly lights fell into my direction. I was not on my guard at that time and it smashed directly on my area producing a sound loud enough to attract any attention. The heavenly light smashed into the earth producing a crater full of smoke and set the nearby forest on fire. Despite the feeling of despair bottling up inside me, I was curious. I was curious to see what kind of thing that was trying to kill me. So I venture into the crater and trying to discover what is the origin of the heavenly light. That''s when I saw it. The rock in the middle of the crater was too hot to be touched so I tried poking it with a wooden stick. Suddenly, the rock crumbled into pieces revealing a golden light inside it. The light was so bright that it illuminates the entire crater and I saw golden light rays all over. It was majestic and beautiful. It was the sight I could never forget. "However, that''s when I saw it. I saw the very thing that was going to change my life. A mysterious golden orb¡­.." Then, the message was cut and the ghostly image of the Moon Empress fade and the aqua lights around the hall faded. Darkness returned and illuminate the hall once more. "A mysterious golden orb? I never heard of these things before. One heavenly light turned nine? What is the Moon Empress talking about?" Just as Jasmine wondered about these new things she learnt. Yun Che''s mind was in a turmoil. It wasn''t because of anything but everything. The temple, lights, hallway, Moon Empress and now this orb? His outside look might look calm as he is but his mind only thought on one thing "What in the actual fuck?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On another side of the hall, more like a mirror image of the tomb''s hall. Li Yue walked the dark hallway accompanied by only a torch in her hand. She was exploring the tomb as well ever since she was separated from the others during the teleportation but her mind was looking for someone particular. Right now, she was looking for Dracule Mihawk. The only man who didn''t have any grudge as well as the desire to kill her and protected her back then. She doesn''t know why she relied on him. Why did he help her? Is it because of mutual interest? For the sake of the treasure? He could let that Wu bastard kill her off instead off giving him a small piece of advice. He could''ve destroyed her easily if he wanted the treasure for himself but the only problem is¡­.. He''s the only one who can keep her alive in this tomb. "Why am I relying on him? I am inside the tomb and I could use my full strength with those elders. Then, why am I still looking for him?" Li Yue was walking the mirror image of the hallway Yun Che and Jasmine went through. She did discover the same altar but she wasn''t able to activate the altar and there was nothing there. Seeing that there''s no puzzle of trial and the doorway to the next hallway wasn''t even closed. She just proceeded on to the next hallway without finding or learning the secrets of the altar as she didn''t possess eagle vision to activated it and see the soul imprint. She merely thought whatever was on that altar was already taken by someone who passed or arrived before her. So she left the place without learning anything about the altar. Once she arrived at the third hallway, she discovered a small arena like structure with four sets of stairs going onto it. She also noticed that the doorway she just arrived was one of the four hallways and she arrived at the second door. As she arrived at the arena, one of the towering light on each of the corner was suddenly turned on. It means she''s the first person who arrived in the arena zone. She continued down the path until she climbed the stairs and arrived on the arena itself. She also noticed that all four doorways leading to the four flight of stairs leading and connected to the central arena. It means whatever is happening here might result of fighting between any of them and she prayed that she didn''t meet Mihawk on this arena. Suddenly, aqua lights suddenly illuminating the entire arena zone before showing another door high above her. Just now she used a torch just to illuminate some lights in the hallway she went through and now everything was revealed to her. She admitted that the sight was really majestic. When she tried to activated her profound floating technique, her movement was restricted as if she fell under some kind of spell. "What in the world happened here?" Before her question was answered. A phrase was suddenly formed in the air and she could understood them easily. "Four warriors but the path shall be opened to one champion. May the odds be ever in your favor." If she couldn''t use her floating technique, then how else she''s going to reach that doorway above her. But, seeing four doorways, arena and only one doorway above means only one thing indicating that only one thing can happen in this place. It heavies her heart that she knew only one can proceed into the next zone. It means the way to get to the next hallway is for her to defeat all three opponents blocking her path. "Well, well, is it nice? Fairy Li Yue was gracing us with her presence. We were waiting for you, Fairy Li Yue." A male''s voice suddenly sounded from the distance. Li Yue turned her head and suddenly two of the light towers in the corner suddenly lit itself up. She turned her head towards the doorways and saw two elders fully armored with weapons drawn from before slowly approaching her. She knew them as Guo Qing and Shao Shun. The two idiots provoking the others to get rid of them. She immediately keep her guard up as she glares at them intently. One of them suddenly spoke "It seems that you discovered what we discovered first. You know? We just knew that in order to pass this test, we must use the others as a stepping stone to success but we decided to battle for ourselves once we destroyed both you and that monstrous swordsman." "You seem confident in taking him down. It seems the matter about him slicing the heavens isn''t enough to spook you." Guo Qing raised his sword and pointed it towards her. "I am sorry Fairy Li Yue but business is business. We can''t let you or that swordsman rise to the heavens in a single motion. We decided to retreat back to our hallway and dissolves the lights in this hall to lower your guard." Shao Shun also did the same as him. "So until our fourth opponent arrived, we will play with you instead." "Don''t bother about playing allies with the fourth, I am sure he will agree with us. "You¡­" Li Yue was disgusted with them. She never thought these bastards have that sort of intention towards them. She also drew her sword before facing them in battle. "Hahaha, do you really think you can defeat the two of us? We''ve seen how you fight in the arena. You can''t hope to defeat any of us if that''s your standing." Li Yue kept quiet before she suddenly released all her aura. She had enough. There''s no use in hiding her abilities anymore. Suddenly, the arena was slowly went frozen as it slowly releasing cold aura that affects the both of them at the same time. Guo Qing and Shao Shun shouted at the same time "You¡­you''re a disciple of the Frozen Cloud Asgard?!?" "Damn, I am sure she''s an elder. She''s also a half step Throne like us. No wonder she hid herself and her identity from the world. I am sure her sect doesn''t know about her involvement." Guo Qing pulled a sinister smile as he spoke "Then, if she died no one will know. Right?" "Then, I heard rumors that Asgard disciples are really beautiful. Let''s pull that mask off and see for ourselves. "Indeed, elder Guo Qing. I wanted to taste for myself how these Asgard disciples really taste like. It''s been a while since I spend some time with women." Shao Shun immediately licked his lips while looking at her alluring body. Li Yue was getting uncomfortable immediately released her killing intent. She was bend on killing these guys and not even a simple forgiveness would cut out for it. So, before the third opponent arrived, she will do whatever it takes to kill these bastards. Seeing her went aggressive, both of the middle age men suddenly spoke "Sorry, Fairy Li Yue. The Xiao Sect given us something to surprise both you and that swordsman." The two elders immediately pull something out of their robe before showing it to Li Yue. It was a yellow piece of paper with strange markings on them but when they placed in on the ground, the arena was slowly transforming into a giant formation and immediately trapped Li Yue within it. Li Yue was already preparing for attack suddenly feel her ice powers were slowly dissolving and her ice immediately melts. Moreover, she even felt her profound strength continued to drop significantly. She was too upset and angry before but now, only the feeling of helplessness invaded her body. She could only shout...."WHAT IS THIS?!?!?!" "We''re really sorry Fairy Li Yue, we had to destroy you. It doesn''t mean we could thoroughly enjoyed your alluring body. This is the Xiao Sect Profound Suppressing Formation. It could stop and the flow of profound strength for some time and all of us were given the charms to suppressed it. It only works on us. But not on you. So any last words?" Guo Qing and Shao Shun suddenly approached her. Li Yue was in a bind, she never expected the toll will be too much for today. Without her techniques and strength, she''s just a normal mortal. Is this how her path will end? 121 Chapter 121: The Damsel In Distress The sounds of clashing were heard were heard across the arena''s stage as three figures battle their wits out with each other. However, the two figures didn''t suffer even a small ounce of disadvantage as they smashed their ways through their third opponent. Fragile she might be, they didn''t even care about it as they continued to bombard the said woman with heavy attacks without giving her a chance to breathe or retaliating. Under the effects of the mysterious formation from the Xiao Clan, Li Yue suffered damage as her body was bleeding all over from being smashed around by both old cultivators. If the world were to witness this, they will condemn these two for using underhand methods to deal with their opponent but in here. No one will know. No one will ever know how they died. All they know is once everything is over, only one shall emerged victorious and the secrets died in here. Li Yue fell on the arena''s stage feeling sore all over her body. These two shameless bastards didn''t even give her the chance of retaliation.On this very stage, she was just mortal resisting a tyrant. She couldn''t even fight back as the blows she took push her away like an arrow released from a bow to the back. The same thing happened when she tried to make way towards the source of the formation. However, the moment she fought back. The other two coordinate themselves where the other would defend and the other would slap her away. "Guarrkk!!!" Her body smashed onto the stage like a ragdoll as struggled to stand up despite having the difficulty. The toll and damage was too much for her to bear as the lack of blood started to cloud her mind. "Pant¡­.pant¡­pant¡­" Li Yue panted while holding her burning chest as she struggle to stand up. These bastards were despicable enough to humiliate her like this. "Give it up Fairy Li Yue. Right now, your strength should drop by half right about now and cancels all of your profound arts. This is one of the greatest treasures of the Xiao Clan as this formation were known to them and only them and the elders just graciously gave them to us. Too bad the countermeasures were only known to them." Shao Shun spoke while waving his blade as he remembered the event yesterday. They attended the banquet which Li Yue and Mihawk didn''t attend and the Xiao Clan elders gave them the items they needed to counter them. Right now, due to their performances as dark horses, the other clans formed an alliance specifically to dispose each and every one of them. More importantly, loot all their treasures from their spatial rings. Those elders more importantly wanted to loot that black sword Yoru from the swordsman which they are going to use as a final prize among themselves. This is why they gave the markings to all eight of them so the formation will be useless if they turned on each other. However, one thing struck their mind. If those people encountered the same hallway, then they will turn against each other before they even get to the area of the tomb. Looks like the tomb was sinister enough even though it looks much simpler compared to than it already is. No matter, once any of them finished their jobs and everything will be over. Li Yue slowly stood up using her sword as support before she hissed "Never¡­." Shao Shun grunted "As expected from Frozen Cloud Asgard disciples. These women are resilient enough," Seeing her in critical state, Guo Qing immediately spoke "Remember, don''t kill her. I don''t want to enjoy a woman who is already dead." "Hmph, why don''t you come here and finish her off." As the two men are arguing. Li Yue immediately channeled her strongest art. She refused to go down as a toy to them and trying to reason with them will incite them more. She rather takes her own life rather than let their way around her. Moreover, her body carried the profound secret of her sect. If they managed to keep her alive, the secret would be out and her sect will bound to destruction because of their cultivation method. A secret even she won''t dare to break. She must end her life whatever it takes. What she will used now might destroy her body but it will prevent any secrets in her body fell into the hands of these bastards. She was still struggling to stand up however she hissed them in her icy tone. "I will never bow down to you. The moment my body falls will be your demise!!" Suddenly, massive energy started to converge around her as she channeled the forbidden technique taught to her by the Asgard Mistress. The technique they could only use in a pinch situation and as an absolute and last resort. "Elder sister, looks like I have to disobey you and broke our promise. I hope in the next life I can be your little sister again. It''s sad for me to go in pursuing my own selfish glory. However, I am really happy that you regained your former self and able to bond with me together like sisters when we''re young." Her mind drifted to the happy moments she spent with her sister and disciple. As for her disciple, she stopped being her master the moment she had continuous breakthrough and transferred under the wings of her sect master. Since then, she was never seen again and the bond between master and disciple gone just like a one-night stand. Her value was less than her. So she wanted more, she wanted to recognize by the sect. So she learned, practiced and asked for some tips from her sister. She knew her sect won''t let anyone at her current level go. She wanted to obtained their recognition. So she did what she had to do. Now, all the feelings she felt now is regret. Due to her ignorance, she left the sect in secret and disobey her sister. She let everything go for the sake of gaining power and recognition. She felt regret the moment her sister''s smiling face popped into her head. The face she was waiting for a long time to see. Now, all of it thrown away for a target she will never had the chance to obtain. Moreover, Mihawk''s face popped out at the end of it and cause her icy heart to flutter. The ground shook as the floor around her began to crack due to the channeling of her energy. Both Shao Shun and Guo Qing started to sweat furiously. Whatever the technique she planned, it was enough to turn the whole tide against them. "We need to stop her. If she finished whatever she was planning, both of us might the ones who will lose." "This bitch, still hiding some powerful techniques huh?" "We''ll show her our strongest skills as well. We can''t afford to risk she used it against us. Her strength might be halved by the formation by I am not going to face it." "Elder sister, please forgive me. FROZEN CLOUD ART FORBIDDEN TECHNIQUE: ZEROTH AURORA!!!" She shouted as she completed the formation of the Zeroth Aurora technique. She immediately used her movement art before running towards them. Just one hit.. Just one hit will do..... However, before she could even reach them. The other two immediately launched a counter attack Guo Qing immediate raised his finger as flames all over his body suddenly formed a massive finger behind him. He immediately shouted "¡­..Guo Sect Secret Skill: FLAMING GOLDEN FINGER!!!!" As for Shao Shun, he too raise his sword before releasing massive amount of energy on her as well. "¡­.Heaven''s Ultimate Sword Skill: SWORD OF CORRUPTION!!!! The two powerful forces was too much for Li Yue to handle. "AHHHHHH!!!!!!" She released a painful shout as the two techniques collided with her body. The Zeroth Aurora she used just now were instantly shattered as it backfired back onto her body but miraculously. The backfired prevented her body from being destroyed with the cost of her internals injuries worsen. The combination of both attacks destroyed almost all clothes on her body. Her body however was ultimately destroyed. She laid on the stage with her brownish silver hair undo itself. Moreover, even her face displayed to the world. The attacks from two elders destroyed some of her clothes but destroyed her mask entirely. The channeling made her body vulnerable and the two attacks just now smash her to pieces and sent her body flying like a ragdoll. She laid there with clothes barely covered her body. What''s worst, her eyes were full or darkness without any sparks of life. However, she was still conscious and her heart was beating really slow. She was alive but at the same time she was dead. She fought her way through the selection with pride and now, whatever dignity and pride she had before were just shattered ultimately by these two. It wasn''t a fair fight but it was a massacre. She couldn''t even defend herself. What is more horrible in her part that she is still conscious and aware what is happening around her.She couldn''t even feel the pain in her body and what''s more, she couldn''t even move. Then, how can she fix herself? She couldn''t even die. This is more of asking her to die a slow and painful death. "What happened? I can''t move my body? Why am I conscious? Why am I not dead? Are the heavens had forsaken me? Why? Why? WHY!!! WHY CAN''T I JUST DIE!!!!" Despite unable to talk and conscious of her surroundings, Li Yue was totally devastated. This is the worst possible ending a woman could actually face. She couldn''t even do anything as she can''t even kill herself to save her from an ultimate humiliation. It means she can''t feel but she can see the things the men will do to her. Her widening devoid of life eyes observed the two men who just ''killed'' her slowly moved to her with a sinister smile. For the first time ever, she was so scared. Her ice heart was ultimately destroyed when her technique was cancelled by the two attacks and her emotions were in turmoil as well. Her feelings of helplessness and despair were slowly filling her heart as she shed tears in her eyes knowing that her end is near. Her state right now is much worse than humiliation itself. She shouted and begs in her heart for her body to move and it wouldn''t listen. She suddenly remembered the face of her sister. Right now, she really wanted to go back and hug her as tightly as possible. Telling her that how she regrets everything happened so far. Now because of her ego and pride, she left her and coming her without her knowledge. Now, her sister will never know her burial place and will spend most of her life looking for her. One day for sure, her sister would blame herself for her death. Thinking about it slowly make even more tears gushing out from her lifeless eyes. "Hmph, this bitch is sure a lot of trouble." Guo Qing recovered himself before looking at her face. "This elder is lucky to see such a beautiful face." Shao Shun suddenly crouch next her before observing her face while licking his lips. "Oi, look at her face, doesn''t she looked familiar?" "I don''t¡­. Holy hell, isn''t this the famous Chu Yueli?" "CHU YUELI?!?!? The sister of the Ultimate Fairy Chu YueChan?" "To think that her sister is actually the ultimate fairy itself. Doesn''t this mean she''ll seek her revenge at us in the future?" "No, what happened here. Stays in here. Besides, no one will know if one doesn''t tell. Am I right?" Guo Qing suddenly smiled sinisterly. "Yeah, you''re right. After all of that, she was bound to be killed right? She''s not really dead right?" "No, she still alive. She had a small spark of life inside her. Right now, she became a cripple entirely." "Damn, we sure did a number on her. For the sake of our sect, we did what we have to do." "Wait, we can still enjoy her body right?" The moment Li Yue or her true name Chu Yueli heard those words, she started to flinch in the inside but her body didn''t even show any response. The only thing she could do now is gushing out tears from her eyes. "Yeah, this elder always have thoughts on doing the seven fairies themselves. Even so far making them my personal harem." "Hmph, you''re only learn how to dream." "Yeah, with the Empress''s inheritance in my grasp. That dream might be possible in the future." "Anyway, looking at her less clothing body made my little brother down there tingling with excitement." "Let''s truly enjoy her then. We''ll even offer her to whoever comes in later." As the other two approached her with malicious and perverted intent, Chu Yueli who was conscious the entire time shouted and beg in her heart to prevent them from raping her. "Elder sister, Mihawk...¡­.. Anyone¡­. Please¡­. " "Save me!!" All hopes were lost to her but suddenly... SHINNG!!!!!!!!! The sharp sound of sword was heard as both men turned their heads towards the source of the sound. They only managed to turn their heads only a bit before they finally saw it. A massive bluish green like energy suddenly shot from the fourth door towards their location. The massive energy travel from the doorway towards the stage faster than arrow flying from a bow. They didn''t even react as the energy immediately engulf them entirely. Now, blood was gushing over from their bodies as the slash not only cut through them but leaving bizarre wounds enough to make anyone terrified. "ARRRGHHH!!!" The two men shouted as they were toppled from the current location towards a distance on the stage. What''s more, the slash was perfectly timed and it missed Chu Yueli''s body entirely preventing her from being engulf in the slash as well. "This!!! Don''t tell me!!!" Guo Qing turned his head towards the door as the wounds in his body started to affect them. With widening eyes, he saw a figure that will haunt him. Tud¡­. Tud¡­ Tud¡­ Tud¡­.. The sound of walking was heard as the person they feared the most slowly walked from the doorway of the fourth path. Is this even a coincidence? That man, the man they wanted to use the formation against instantly took them down from a distance. The man they will never face alone and might took the might of eight people just to kill him. The man who sliced the heavens and challenged the entire Empire. The man with the black sword. "Dracule¡­ "Mihawk!!!..." Yun Che arrived all by himself on the stage. Jasmine however floated next to him unseen by anyone other than Yun Che and his Shinigami companions as well as Mio. The reason he was late because he had earful of Jasmine''s ranting about the secrets of exploring the outside world without using her gigai. Turns out, Jasmine can store her gigai in the inner world and ejected her soul form into the outside world. Since she was bound to the system, it masked her divine soul''s aura to prevent her from being detected but she cannot wander more than 10 meters from him. Which annoyed her a lot as she preferred to explore the outside world in her gigai because she can go further in it. Anyway, she rants in Yun Che''s ear about not telling her this method before but she was even more angrier as the reason he didn''t tell her because she didn''t ask about it. The moment he stepped on the stage, he immediately received a notification. [Ding¡­. Host is now stepping into the Profound Suppressing Formation Mark 1] [The formation activates a de-buff to anyone who didn''t bear the anti-formation mark and cause their strength as well as combat prowess to decrease by 50%. Any cast techniques and elemental aura within the formation will be instantly dissolved however the formation''s power will be significantly reduced.] [System had collected enough data to develop an antivirus feature. This feature will disable any formation effects by deploying certain countermeasures according to the host''s formation knowledge.] [Ding¡­ scanning formation weakness.] [Ding¡­. Weakness found. Deploying countermeasures.] Jasmine floated next to Chu Yueli and started to examine her. She kept a stoic face as she witnessed the things they''ve done to her. Her hatred for women might subside but these two have gone way too far as this woman lied on the arena''s stage in her own pool of blood and barely had clothes on her. Yun Che ignored the other two as they struggling to get back on their feet before lowering himself to take a better view on her face. She was much worse than as it is. Her eyes were grayed out and were devoid from any signs of life. Even when he felt her in the distance, her life was barely clinging on her. Even her beauty was tarnished completely. Keeping a calm expression, he spoke in his heart. {System, run a full diagnostic scan] [Scanning] [Scan Complete.] [The subject Chu Yueli has been hit with a blunt force of two Sky Profound Realm Techniques which cause the Zeroth Aurora technique on her backfired causing massive internal damage. The channeling of the Zeroth Aurora technique caused her body to become fragile as a glass but the force of those techniques cause unimaginable harm on her body. System has detected the following injuries. - Multiple Bone fractures - Loss of profound channeling capabilities. - Severed nerve veins. - Exploded muscles - Lost large amount of blood - Severe wounds on her skin. [Host must never attempt to move her as one of her ribs cracked and pierce her lungs. One of it almost pierced through her heart. Even the slightest movement can stab her heart and kill her.] [Ding¡­. System has detected her consciousness is slowly fading but she can hear and see everything for the next 5.06 minutes before her life fades away.] Yun Che slowly rubs her eyes from her tears as his hat shadowed his eyes. Even in this pitiful state, she was still gushing out tears as a sign fear and hopelessness as she was conscious the entire time. However, her life was still clinging on it. It means she had the resolve to die and the will to live. He wondered why she was able to survived this. The reason he makes his way here because he detected the changes in her profound energy in the distance before dashed through the hallway to get here. He rubs her face as he spoke "Please wait for me. I''ll deal with these guys." Jasmine floats next to her and she spoke "Whatever you do, make them pay for this. If you won''t, I will." She might didn''t care a single thing about this woman''s life but seeing this scene was enough to spark a little anger from her. Yun Che just observe Chu Yueli''s face as he spoke with killing intent. "I was planning to." "Haha, Dracule Mihawk. You''re too late. That woman had nothing more on her. You can curse your luck for arriving just a little late than her." Seeing that he stepped into the formation, the two bastards from before regained their confidence. The slash attack he cast before was outside the formation and it was too fast. The formation didn''t even dissolve it before it hits them. Pulling some pills from their spatial rings, they regained and healed most of their wounds. [Ding¡­ Countermeasures transmitting.] [10%] [35%} "We could kill you like her but it won''t be fun like that." Despite the injuries on their body, Shao Shun and Guo Qing had confidence that they would be able to deal with him in the formation. However, Yun Che kept quiet as he placed Yoru on the ground and wiped the tears off Chu Yueli''s face. Because of them, her face is now full of bloodied wounds that tarnished her beauty. He never expected his faithful meeting with her will turned out like this even if this is his first time meeting Chu Yueli herself. If Little Fairy or QingYue were to witnessed this tragic form of her, who knows what they could''ve done. [50%} [75%] [90%] "Dracule MIHAWK!!! Blame yourself for offending the ones you shouldn''t have!!! Guo Qing shouted as he launched himself in the air as he was preparing to sliced him off. He thought that even with the formation, he can still overpower him and none of his techniques will work in here. [100%. Countermeasures transmitted. Formation is now under host''s control. All de-buffs removed. Setting the formation to affect the ones carrying the mark instead.] "DIE!!!!" However, Yun Che didn''t raised Yoru or anything in the air. He simply raised his left arm after placing Yoru on the ground. Suddenly, CLANG!!! SMASH!!! The earth profound sword used by Guo Qing just now smashed into millions of pieces after making contact with Yun Che''s left arm. "Whaaa¡­" Guo Qing was gawking with his eyes out as the monstrous swordsman only raised his arm to smash the Earth Profound Realm to pieces. "How¡­the formation should¡­." Shao Shun spoke with trembling voices as he saw Mihawk didn''t even flinch when Guo Qing attacked him. As if he knew and prepared for this. "Vibramantium. The most powerful and indestructible metal on this planet used to create and modify clothing." As he said that, he grabbed Yoru before re-sheath it back behind him. Then he continued "Also, what formation?" The sword just now hit his Vibramantium infused clothing. He did however used his advanced armament haki to shake the area around his arm so when the sword makes contact, the vibration around it will shatter the sword. It''s his first time doing so but the results turn out well than expected. He picked up the pieces of the sword on the ground before slowly moving towards him. His yellow eyes were started to intimidate Guo Qing. He really thought that those eyes are merely eyes but now he knew why the crowd called him ''Hawk Eyes''. "You demon!!!" Guo Qing was terrified, the formation failed to serve its purposed as the monstrous swordsman instantly appeared in front of him. He tried to use his arts but the moment he used them, he felt that his strength was slowly dissolving itself. "This is¡­." Before he could finish talking, suddenly he felt his arms weren''t moving at all including his legs as if he lost control to them. He felt so much fear coming from his eyes. More importantly, this is the first time he felt an absolute killing intent came from him. He had another thing coming, Yun Che immediately landed a solid blow on his abdomen sending him flying to the light pillar in the corner of them arena. "BOOM!!" "Guarrkk!!" His back smashed itself on the light pillar. He thought the attacks were stopped but he was surprised with another and last two attack. Shooo¡­.Shoo¡­ The moment he regained his bearings, his left and right chest area were suddenly pierced with a pair of blades. The thing is those blades are the pieces of the broken blade the swordsman picked just now. His attacks were too fast as Guo Qing didn''t even reacted at those attacks. Guo Qing immediately plead "Please, have mercy¡­." With a calm expression, Yun Che spoke "Mercy? Do you have mercy for her when she desperately fought back? You even wanted to sullied her after being sending her into that state. Mercy? Those blades on your chest is mercy enough. I hope you don''t make any sudden movement. The left blade over there pierces that your heart is the only thing keeping you alive. You know what happens next." The real Mihawk would simply kills them with a swift dead but those swift deaths are rewarding enough for these guys. Not after what they did to Chu Yueli. Yun Che turned his head towards the next middle age man named Shao Shun. He was trembling on his legs and Yun Che could noticed a foul stench came from his lower area. A thirty year old and above man pissed himself out of fear. With haste, he immediately turned tail and run towards the doorway. However, Yun Che didn''t give a quick chase. He pointed his hand at him and simply fired a Byakurai towards him. The white energy of the byakurai pierces his chest area before he fell to the ground while painfully holding his chest. Shao Shun started to shout between grunts but the more words he threw, the painful his chest will become. "ARRGGHHH!!!!! You demon!! Our sect won''t let you go for this!!" "Won''t let me go? I never planned in letting either one of you go. If they decided to attack me, thenyou could only hope others will be strong enough. Besides, I can tolerate you insulting and provoking me but you cross the line once you did one thing." With that, Yun Che grabbed his throat before pulling his sword from the man''s waist. This guy might be heavily armored but he lifted him up with ease before looking at Shao Shun with his intimidating yellow eyes. He remembered Chu Yueli''s tears before he spoke "You made a lady cry." Then, he instantly threw him towards the next empty pillar of light in the corner of the arena smashing his back onto it. With a swift motion, he threw the sword he pulled just now to him before it pierced his abdomen and pinned him on the pillar causing him to shout with all his voice. His abdomen was pierced by a sword destroying his cultivation on the spot but the hole in his chest pierces his lung as well. It will be a matter a time before he suffocates to death by the trapped air and blood slowly filling it. Jasmine smirks behind him as she saw him gave these guys some ''mercy.'' He didn''t kill them but leave them on the edge but their deaths will not be swift one but a slow and painful death. Yun Che ignored their pleas before he slowly picked up the yellow paper on the ground. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "Impressive, so this is the thing they were talking about the other day?" He immediately sets the formation on fire instead of keeping it. Once the paper turned into ashes. The formation was dissolves itself. Turning his head towards Chu Yueli, he makes his way towards her before seeing her pitiful state once more. "Poor girl, she couldn''t even commit suicide. All she could do now is waited to succumb to death itself. Unless, you wanted to use it on her?" Jasmine observed his calm expression. She sighs as this jackass will never abandon this girl. If this was any other girl, he wouldn''t risk himself in using that skill bestowed to him by the system. Yun Che kept quiet as he slowly put his finger on the middle of her chest. If the system was right about the nature of that skill. Then, it''s not wrong to use it on someone who desperately needs it. He murmured "Status Recovery." Swoosh¡­. Chu Yueli''s body was instantly restored itself. From his eyes, he could see broken bones rearranged itself and all her destroyed organs as well as muscles were slowly being regenerated. Her wounds started to heal at a fast rate. If anyone in the outside world able to witness this. This will cause a sensation even attracts those from the sacred grounds and possibly those from up there. As she was healing, a white bright light instantly covered her whole body as if she turned back time itself to heal. What shocks Jasmine once more was her severed nerve and profound veins were reattached and her strength was restoring itself. Even her beauty was slowly restoring itself as wounds, scars and scratches started to disappear. She widens her eyes once more witnessing this miracle as not only the skill heals everything in a fast rate. It even restored a cripple person back to full power. Something even the most powerful of Divine cultivators and healers failed to do so. Now she understood why the skill is called ''Status Recovery'' that her idiot disciple here can use it once a day. The light slowly crumbles as a less clothed beautiful lady started emerging from the light. When Yun Che observe Chu Yueli''s true face, he was kind of right. She shares the same features as Little Fairy however, she was much younger than Little Fairy''s Grayfia Lucifuge lookalike herself. She shares her brownish silver hair and eyes but her hair was not braided like her. However, she was more letting it free fall until her waist. He can''t deny that both sister shares the same skin color and body type especially that large chest of hers. Who knew underneath that black robe of her, she hid such a fine and alluring body. Damn, maybe both of them came from a long line of spectacular bodied women. Seeing him ogling at her, she immediately shot "How long are you going to look?" "*Sigh¡­ Fine, I won''t." He sighs again. Too bad his gamer''s mind and Mihawk''s persona affecting him. Otherwise he might ogle her a little longer. He pulls out a large towel from his inventory and covered her with it or he might get misunderstood. "Huurrkk¡­ Hnnn" Chu Yueli was slowly waking up from her healing session. Her body was finally restored to her former state as if she wasn''t hurt to begin with. All wounds and scars disappeared from her body as if she was reborn once more. As soon as she opened her eyes, the first person she saw was¡­.. "Mihawk?" But, he turned his back towards her but that towering sword behind him was enough for her to identify him. Moreover, she saw everything happened and it was still fresh in her memories. Seeing him killed those two men to protect her suddenly sparks some warmth on her cheeks. Moreover, he used some kind of miraculous skill to heal her. A skill or a treasure that instantly restored her body back to full power. She had loads of questions but..... "Took you a while to wake up." Yun Che spoke while turning his head. She wanted to stand up but she felt her body was kind of breezy and the moment she takes a look at it. Her face was slowly turning red before covering it with the towel Yun Che had on her. "Mihawk¡­.I¡­." "Save it¡­. Get yourself¡­" He turned his body around but something unexpected happened to him. Li Yue or Chu Yueli instantly dashed and hugged his body. Keeping a calm expression, he asked "What are you¡­." *Sob¡­. *Sob¡­. "This is¡­ don''t tell me¡­" Yun Che immediately scanned her profound energy and he was right. Her profound energy was slowly changing and evolving just like Little Fairy. Moreover, it was really pure. Looks like her Ice Heart was shattered. If it doesn''t. There''s no way she would do this to him. Especially her view of men from her sect. Chu Yueli was hugging him tightly refusing to let him go. Moreover, she didn''t even care whether her current state was shameless enough for a lady of her stature. She was shaking entirely as her experience just now nearly killed her. What''s worse, if he hadn''t come and save her. She probably lost her honor and all her painstaking effort will be gone just like that. Her ice heart shattered by the combined impact of those two arts before and the backfired of her Zeroth Aurora. Her situation was kind of remind him of how Little Fairy hugged him back then after feeling so much fear from the two dragons. He pulled a deep breath before patting her back and slowly calming her down. He didn''t even see her as his wife''s master, Little Fairy''s sister or even a high member of the Frozen Cloud Asgard. Right now, she''s just a scared girl who just had her life saved from the brink of death. "Why¡­..Why did you *Sobsave me? I am just a burden to you. I couldn''t even defeat those two. I was scared¡­.. I was so scared... *Sob¡­ My sister¡­. Qingyue¡­. Everyone¡­ Why am I still alive?" She continued to spoke between sobbing as she poured out her tears. This is the nature of the Frozen Cloud Asgards disciples, having their emotions suppressed will continue to hurt them even more but they will be as fragile as glass the moment their ice heart shattered. Right now, because of fear and helplessness. She expressed her sadness to him which he didn''t made any comments or remarks as he let her pour her heart. Makes him having second thoughts on destroying the Frozen Cloud Asgard''s disciples Ice Hearts again in the future. Jasmine turned her head but he could see she was trying her best to hide that jealous expression. Not that he minded but he smirks a little seeing her like this. It took her a while to calm down but the moment she calmed down, she immediately turned red and distanced herself from him. She couldn''t believe she just poured her heart out to that man. Moreover, she was sent back into a turmoil while still wearing that towel he gave her. Moreover, why is she like this? Seeing her like this, he sighs like Mihawk always did before thinking of something to change the subject to distract her. "Looks like you''re okay." "I¡­. I¡­.. I just did that." She was too embarrassed as she remembered every moment of that just now. She admit she was in turmoil but she didn''t expect she did that just now. "Don''t worry about it. You''re alive and well. That''s all that matters." "Hnn, I don''t know how you saved me. I am grateful." "Then, you can start with the truth." "Truth?" "Your name is not Li Yue. Am I right?" Although he knew the answer, he asked her anyway. "I¡­." "Don''t bother to hide it. You spoke a lot just now." She suddenly went red before she sighs. The cat is out of the bag and there''s no use playing secret anymore. "Hnnngg¡­.*Sigh.. Yes. I am not actually Li Yue. In fact, I am Chu Yueli of the Frozen Cloud Asgard." "The sister of Chu YueChan?" Yun Che casually blurted out. "How do you know?" He immediately covered himself with some other stories. "Those men spoke of it before. They seemed to know you that well." "Hnn, the high ranking members of our sect were widely known. Its not that surprising if the whole empire knows us." "Then, why are you here?" "What do you mean?" "I am sure this is not some hoax to help your sect. I am sure you had your reasons. I am sure this all about recognition?" As he spoke those words, Chu Yueli widen her eyes as Yun Che was able to read her like an open book. She didn''t spoke about recognition before but he seemed to guess her correctly. She nodded her head before answering "Yes." "Then, say no more. You can tell me when we make our way to the tomb. Also, you can''t go to that tomb dressed like that." As he spoke he closed his eyes before turning his back towards her. Also, he wanted to thanked her for showing that alluring body to him. She really looked like a younger version of her sister but her hair was not braided like hers. Seeing her up close was satisfying enough even if its not the meeting he had in mind. Chu Yueli went red once more before dashing to a nearby doorway. All of her clothes were destroyed in the encounter but good thing her spatial ring was intact. It took a while for her to get ready but she was dressed in her sect''s white robe similar to Little Fairy''s normal attire. She only had one black outfit and it was destroyed during the fight. When Yun Che saw her once more, he almost mistaken her for Little Fairy but good thing her younger face and free fall hairstyle differentiate both of them. Moreover, she didn''t seemed to wear any veil around her face. She detected that both of the men before was still alive and she wanted to deliver the final blow before Yun Che stopped her. Despite everything she went through, those men were dying in a slow and painful death. Putting them out of their misery is mercy enough. So, despite the towering anger in her heart. She immediately dismissed them before shooting an icicle straight through their Little brother. Screams of agony were heard as the icicles pierced through them and blood was gushing out. Those two were dying enough by him and now she just shot their little nuggets. Makes him wonder what happened if she fought with full power with them. "Damn, this woman is scary." His internal self-spoke as she returned back to his side. Looking at her, she''s really beautiful once he took a good look at her. Makes him wonder why the hell she was a forgotten character back in the original novel. All he could remember about her was Qingyue''s retrival, Little Fairy''s expulsion, her defeat against him and her continuous breakthrough from him. That was it. No side adventures, no friendly conversation, no nothing. "Tell me one thing." She spoke with her bangs covering her eyes. She turned her head before facing him. "Why did you save me? Do I have any use to you? Are you going to discard me once we''re done? You know that only one survives this tomb." She asked him with those kind of questions. She feared that he only saved her because of personal reasons. She didn''t understand why a powerful and strongest swordsman would want to someone like her. Even so far using a miraculous skill to save her. Yun Che was suddenly taken aback. Well, its questionable that she was right about the trust part.He can''t say he knew her sister as they never met before. What is he supposed to say? Looks like there''s only one thing he could say. He shot her his cool look and said "Because I took a liking to you." Now it was her turn to take aback, her face suddenly went red and said "Eh? Like ¡­ me?" "You make better travelling companion unlike these guys." "Oh¡­" She was somehow disappointed before she slowly smiles. "Then, my thanks to you for saving my life. I don''t know what method you use to heal me. I guess some people has their own secrets. I am in your debt." She turned her head without asking more questions towards the doorway in the distance. Now, the only thing separated them and the doorway is the large chasm and is impossible to be crossed. Suddenly, all four pillars of light on the stage suddenly light up as one winner of the four was chosen to enter the next area. The lights from four pillars suddenly shot towards the center and above the arena before forming a giant ball of light. The arena shook as the giant ball aqua light suddenly illuminates the area. "I thought only one winner was allowed to go on?" Chu Yueli asked him. "When you lose the fight before, the first light suddenly lit up indicating you were defeated and the other two pillar lit up when I defeated the other two men. Good thing it didn''t turned back off the moment I healed you." He explained to her. "That would be bad right?" With that, the lights suddenly shaped itself into a pathway leading to the doorway in the distance. The doorway that was impossible to be reach with flight as the area was controlled with some kind of force preventing them from flying. What shocks Chu Yueli and the invisible Jasmine was the light energy that solidify itself into a path with strange linings. The pathway looked almost as it was made from glass and it didn''t even look real. However, her doubts were cleared once she tried to touch the newly formed pathway. It looked impossible but this is the first time she saw such feat. Jasmine was excited once more as she observe the grand changes in the tomb. Seeing this kind of sight was majestic enough to distract her from her jealous dilemma. "Incredible¡­..what kind of tomb is this?" "If we find the item she was referring to, I''ll explain to you at the end." Jasmine suddenly went into curious mode and she asked "Item? You knew about that mysterious orb?" "Sort of, but first I need to make sure of it." When Yun Che saw the formation of the pathway, he was reminded when the day he visited that temple in the real world. The situation was pretty much the same. Now, his doubts were cleared and all he need now is the real thing itself. Chu Yueli was back to her usual personality but when she stepped on the aqua pathway, she turned her head towards him and spoke "Are you coming?" She turned her head again before started walking however what Yun Che didn''t noticed that her cheeks were red for some reason. Jasmine who was floating next to him suddenly asked "What''s with her?" "Who knows." Yun Che was about to continue but suddenly¡­. Click¡­click¡­.click¡­.. Clicking sounds were heard from underneath his feet as suddenly a pedestal suddenly emerged from the floor on the center of the arena''s stage. It wasn''t built on the altar like before but the pedestal just rose suddenly from the ground just like that. It was a similar pedestal like the one in the hallway. When Yun Che and Jasmine saw that pedestal, it could only mean one thing. [Ding¡­.. A Soul Imprint is detected on the pedestal.] Chu Yueli was curious when she heard something from the arena''s stage but when she saw the same pedestal from before came out from the stage. She too was kind of curious before she slowly went back to him. Same as before, she saw nothing on the pedestal just like the one on the altar. She suddenly spoke "Why did they build this thing if they weren''t going to put anything on it?" Yun Che kept quiet as he and Jasmine located the same Soul Imprint on top of the pedestal. He hovered his hand above it before it started glowing just like the previous pedestal and displayed the same person who left the imprint here. The Moon Empress. Both Yun Che and Jasmine could see her clearly but the same cannot be said for Chu Yueli. She didn''t see anything at all but she can see the pedestal was glowing. What both of them can see next...shocks him the most... Yun Che widen his eyes before he murmured "Never expected she would encounter this thing in this world." 122 Chapter 122: The Mysterious Golden Orb The scenery around both Yun Che and Jasmine suddenly changed as if they were transported into a different world. It was the same as before, they felt the scenery around them changed when they viewed that pedestal on top of the altar back in the hallway. However, that was just a change in their surroundings. Both of them were still in the hallway just now and their surroundings changed as if they''re in the holographic world. But this time, it was different.He was back to his usual and original form while Jasmine was right beside him. However, only both of them and the hollowed image of the Moon Empress in the so called new world. Looks like Chu Yueli didn''t come with them. As expected as she didn''t possess the Eagle Vision to see the Soul Essence and moreover, she''s not a soul being like Jasmine and Yun Che. [Ding¡­. Host''s and Jasmine''s consciousness has been transported into the Soul Essence. Host cannot leave the Soul Essence until the true purpose of the message was delivered successfully.] "It seems that the pedestal brought us into the Soul Essence." Jasmine widen her eyes at her surroundings before she spoke "But, she could just show us the message like before." Since he was back to his original form, he could finally act like his original self. "By my guess, I think she wanted us to see and experience the message instead of showing it." Jasmine suddenly went on thinking before she spoke "Why bother to go for such lengths for a mere orb?" Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "Like I said before, if this is what I think it is then that orb is more than a mere orb." The scenery brought them into a mountain area where the crater similar to the Moon Empress''s first message. The crater with a small rock in head size rock in it. Previously, they saw a heavenly light mentioned by the Moon Empress before it was divided into nine rays before dispersing themselves to the rest of the world and one of them landed nearby the Moon Empress younger form back then. But, anyone could see something was amiss. As if the heavenly light was meant to land near her. If the item is what Yun Che thought it would be, then it was possible she was chosen by it than acted like a mere coincidence. Back to the story, the scenery changed to the scene where the Moon Empress''s message in the hallway was cut and it was continued like a restored part of a cut movie. Both Yun Che and Jasmine were right beside the teenage form of the Moon Empress as if they were there but either one of them couldn''t interact with her. He tried to touch the girl but his hand merely phase through her. When the small head size rock crumbled, it revealed the item she was talking about. The mysterious golden orb. The golden lights around them subside before revealing the orb she was talking about. The orb was bigger than her hands but smaller than her head. The Moon Empress slowly remove the rocks covering the orb before holding it with both of her hands. It was a sphere shaped metal made from unknown material. Jasmine floated near the girl, she was looking closely at the mysterious orb the Moon Empress referred. The orb was golden and had strange linings with circles all over it. Most of the circles were small but she could see the orb had three larger circles all over it. From the perspective, it was an orb with strange linings and circles. Moreover, she never seen or heard the existence of these orbs in the realm of the gods. When Yun Che saw the orb, he was quiet and speechless. His hunch was right. This is the thing the Moon Empress referred to. No wonder she could create such as marvelous tomb. Those pedestal, messages, the materials used to create the temple and all of them pointed to the same thing. This is the last thing he expected from his home world. But it was impossible. He was the only one came from his original world. Just how could these things exist here? More importantly, if these things exist then were those people exists as well? But if he gave it a thought, this is a multiverse and there are more realms other than the Blue Pole Star. The probability of their existence is possible but sometimes those things can be dispersed as imagination. Then a thought suddenly hit him. "Wait, she said nine heavenly lights. That means there are eight more of these things scattered all over the world? Damn it all, even one of these things caused enough ruckus back in my home world and now it exists in this world as well? This is such a pain in the ass." Jasmine observed the orb from her view and concluded that the orb is not something she seen before. "So, what do you think? Is it the same from orb you had in mind?" "Yeah, never expected she encountered one of these things in this world. I was hoping it was a different thing but history is about repeat itself again." Jasmine turned to him and concluded "So, you do know of this thing." "I do, this thing is...." He was about to talk but before it could happen, the Moon Empress continued her message. "The mysterious golden orb, the very thing that changed my life for the better and for the worse. The turning point of my life. My only wish was to know why did I picked up this thing? Am I destined to find it or am I chosen to bear the responsibilities of possessing it?" Then, she walked towards her younger form before she continued "Its beauty and material. It caused me to look at it with curiosity. My hope and despair back then was instantly forgotten by it as if I was called upon by it. It pulled me from mind as I gaze onto its shiny surface. My only question back then was what is this thing? Is it a divine object fell from the heavens to incite chaos upon the world or bring peace to it? Is the heavens fulfilling my wish of saving my wretched life? Back then, I merely thought of instantly gaining power to destroy my opponents. But now I know, the power I gained had its own price." The teenage form of the Moon Empress continued to gaze the orb as she twists and turn it with eyes of curiosity. Not long after that, her thoughts were interrupted as she heard multiple voices in the distance. A blast from the heavens like that was bound to attract more people towards it so did what she had to do. She brought the mysterious orb and run towards the distance without looking back. She knew the cultivators came for it. So before those people find it, she brought it away. Not long after she left, a group of cultivators arrived at the crater and started to investigate it. Yun Che and Jasmine can sense their aura and it was merely Elementary Profound Realms. Some of them were merely fifth and sixth level. However, one of them almost touch the threshold of the realm itself. To Yun Che and Jasmine, these levels are trash compared to them. Probably back then, this kind of level was enough for the non-cultivators to worship them. They curiously wander around the crater finding some clues of anything that can give them a lead. Then, one of them started to speak "That golden light from before, are you sure it came from here?" Their clothes looked the same indicating that these cultivators hailed from a sect. Judging from the men arrived here, the sect is probably not that far from here. One of them suddenly spoke "Yes, it was bright and illuminate the forest with its grace. It happened after I saw a golden light crashed into this area a few hours ago." "Leader, the rock here looked like it was crumbled and there''s a branch here. Someone''s been here." "They wouldn''t have gotten far. Spread out and look for them. That golden light is probably a heavenly treasure. We will not let someone take it." "Leader, what if the person who took it is stronger than us?" "Hmph, this is the most isolated forest in the continent and most of its inhabitants were mere mortals. Besides, this forest is our sect''s territory. We will the first one to know if anyone infiltrated our territory. Fan out and search for any clues." The cultivators suddenly disperse looking for the one that took the mysterious treasure. Suddenly, the hollowed image of the Moon Empress suddenly takes off and travel towards the direction her younger self just ran. Yun Che and Jasmine took flight before they followed her. Her image led them into a cave not far from the impact site. Everything in the soul essence felt real as if they stepped on real ground but they couldn''t interact with it. They slowly entered the cave along with her image before finding her younger self panting as she rested on the nearby rock. In her hands was the golden orb she took from the crater. After regaining her composure, she placed the orb on top of a flat rock and stared at it. No matter how hard she tried exploring the orb, it wasn''t responsive. But, a certain thing did happen. When she placed it on the flat rock, the linings around it started glow and pulsing like a beacon. The glow and pulse was getting brighter and soon illuminates the whole cave. "Just what is this thing?" Jasmine murmured softly at the same time glances at her partner. Who was quiet all the time as his eyes was fixed on the orb. The Moon Empress suddenly spoke "At that time, I panicked. I don''t know what happened or what I did to cause such an event but I was more afraid that the cultivators would soon discover its existence. That''s when I made my first mistake." The girl at that time was panicked by the state the orb did the thing she will regret later in her life. She immediately grabbed the orb to hide its pulsing light but as soon as she touched it.... SWISH The orb suddenly grows brighter and it shot light rays illuminate the cave and caused the girl to covered her eyes. She screamed as her head hurts from the illuminating lights and that''s when she was shocked and fell on her bottom. It felt like she was witnessing a miracle. Symbols¡­ Designs¡­. Alien words¡­. These things float around like crazy showing her countless of random things and it was too fast for her eyes to see and comprehend any of those symbols. With the lights blinding her eyes, she couldn''t get even a single of them but Yun Che and Jasmine could see them clearly. Despite everything was fast like a fast forward video, Yun Che could grasp them clearly as the random symbols showed to them were too familiar in his eyes and Jasmine had her mouth widen as she saw countless alien symbols and words floating around her. Moreover, she couldn''t even understand each and every one of it as she was bathe from the limitless knowledge from the realm of the gods. If she were to compare these knowledge and the apple, it would be like comparing the river and the ocean. The girl who was struggling at that time but she simply immediately taps the mysterious orb and it went back to normal as if it never happened. [Ding¡­. System had detected an upgrade feature hidden within the mysterious orb. It is recommended for the host to obtain the orb so system can initiate the upgrade.] "Hoo..an upgrade feature? What sort of upgrade the system can learn from the apple?" Yun Che thought in his mind. "Back then, my mind wasn''t strong enough to withstand the orb''s power. Those symbols, words and markings were alien to me. I couldn''t even understand them. Since then, I''ve been trying to reactivate that moment but the orb didn''t show it to me anymore. Those words, I will never be able to understand them even if I wanted to. What is this thing? Is this merely a heavenly orb? Why is it appeared on this world?" The moment everything was covered with darkness. That''s when the teen girl at that time heard voices outside the cave. "In here!!! The same golden light from before!!" The girl was panicked as she heard the voices. The cave had a one-way entrance and she just delivered herself to death''s doorstep. She couldn''t even hide as she grabbed the orb and stared at the entrance. That''s when it happened¡­ The cultivators from before. All of the them from before stood on the doorway of the cave preventing any escape room for her. She was just a normal girl. Powerless and naive of the world of cultivation. In the world of cultivation, the strong ruled over the weak and going against them is the worst possible fate even for her. Seeing a girl in a village''s outfit holding a golden orb is suspicious enough. But more importantly, she was holding the item that supposed to be at the meteor site. The leader of the cultivators shot her with a disdainful look as he spoke "Well, well. So you''re the one who took the heavenly treasure. Little girl, you are playing with things you couldn''t even hope to understand. Why don''t you give that thing to me?" The cultivator known as the leader was eyeing the golden orb she had on her hands. Whatever the heavenly treasure was, there''s no way it could produce such a majestic light from before. They really wanted to take and examine the orb. "Leader, she''s merely a mortal. Why bother asking like this? Let''s just grab it." The leader gave a thought before he realized that the one who took it is a mortal. He simply shrugged and spoke "Humph, grab it and then kill her. Wait, why don''t we play with her? Even if she''s a mortal. She''s quite a looker." Seeing dozens of cultivators eyeing her like a sheep. The girl defended herself "No¡­Please leave me alone. I could give it to you but please. Just leave me be¡­." She was begging to be let go but Yun Che could guess that even if that happens, the Moon Empress at that time won''t have a good ending but they could only watch as the events unfold. Seeing her freightened all of a sudden, the men slowly approached her but their expression says otherwise. "No..no.. Don''t be scared. We won''t bite." "No¡­ no¡­ Please..." She was clutching the orb as hard as she could unaware that she was activating its true powers. The leader suddenly went on guard as he saw the orb on her hands was glowing and pulsing once more. "Forget it. Kill her and take the orb!!!" The cultivators around her suddenly gank towards her to prevent them from using the power of the orb or whatever it had. Seeing her inevitable death, she strongly wished herself to be saved from their clutches. Unaware that a voice was suddenly influencing her from the orb. "At that time, I was in a pinch. Death was already on my footstep the moment I took the orb. Whether I gave them or defend it were the only choices I had. I wish nothing more to be saved at that time. That''s when I heard a voice came from inside my head. It just said ''Do you wish to be saved?''" "Voices? That thing supposed to be silent and didn''t have anything at all unless the precursors put something in there as a message like in my previous world. To think that it possessed a voice." Yun Che''s expression suddenly stiffened. This thing is unlike those things in his previous world. The Moon Empress continued her message "I should''ve said no. I should''ve died that day. In the end, I only said yes." The cultivators were ganking towards her in an attempt to take the orb as well as kill her and suddenly, it happened. The mysterious orb suddenly pulsing before illuminating the entire cave once more with its light. Yun Che suddenly murmured "Here it comes." "What comes?" Jasmine asked curiously. "See it for yourself. The reason this orb is not a mere orb." Then, she saw it. Pillars of light suddenly conjured all over the cave as the orb suddenly pulsing with power. The teen form of the Moon Empress was still holding it as it suddenly emits a thin lightning that zaps its way towards all the cultivators nearby her. It was fast, the lightning zaps into their head and she could see it clearly. All of a sudden, the cultivators running towards her immediately stop as if they hit a barrier. "What are you lots doing? She has bewitched you!!! Kill her now!!!" But his cries were ignored by the cultivators and none of them responded. Then, in a moment of truth..... Shing¡­ Stab The cultivators around her drew their swords before started stabbing each other. It was a brutal sight. Dozens of them started massacring each other each other without any sense of fear. The moment they were stabbed and slashed, none of them emits a cry of pain as if they were completely controlled against their will. Under the orbs power, the sounds of slashing and stabbing were heard across the cave with the leader standing gawking at the entrance. The powers of the orb were still in effect as it illuminates the cave with its light. It continued to control the cultivators to kill one another before the floor was dyed with their blood. Jasmine widen her eyes on the unfold event. She wasn''t referring to the massacre but she was referring to the orb''s powers. "What in the world?" "Now, you finally witnessed it. Jasmine. This mysterious orb she referred to was not a mysterious orb at all. This thing exists in my world as well and one of the most powerful weapons of the ancient world as well as a big pain in my ass back then." She looked at him with demanding eyes. "What is that thing?" Yun Che smiled before he dropped the bomb. "This, love. This is the Apple of Eden." "Apple of¡­Eden?" She spoke with a curious tone. She was always curious about his home world and this is the first time she heard the word ''Eden''. Then, why is this thing known as the Apple of Eden? "Hnn, it''s an ancient and powerful weapon designed to enslave mankind in my original world. They created these weapons to enslave humans back then. However, even after years had passed. This thing was nothing more than a big pain the ass and caused more trouble than helping us. This thing was designed to control the weaker minds and bid them under their power." "Control the weaker minds? So this thing is a mind control treasure?" "Hnn, those with weaker minds will be instantly fell under its power. However, those who had a stronger resistance can resist its power. But, despite its power. It only had a small area of effect. You can see that leader isn''t affected. So, they will be safe as long as they didn''t get in range of the apple''s powers." She slowly murmured "A treasure that can bid humans to its will." Yun Che sighs before she spoke "Oh no, it can do more than that but I am sure the empress will show us later. It''s better for you to witness it rather than hearing it from me." "You said before about ''they'' created these things. Who are ''they''?" If Shinigamis and Quincies exist, then who are these new beings who used powerful weapons aside from them? Yun Che took a deep breath before he spoke "Hmph, ''they'' were advanced beings with a humanoid body known as the Isu. They came into our world during the ancient times and enslaved the humans in our world to their bidding. They are nothing more than bunch of control freaks who wanted our world for themselves and use the humans as slaves. Even if we''re shinigamis. We''re also dwell in the realm of humans to watch over them and these people caused us nothing but trouble." "These Isu race, are they similar to Quincy and Shinigami in your world?" Yun Che shook his head. "No, they''re mortals but they are highly advanced mortals who had the power of technology to dominate the entire realm. There was once a rogue Shinigami claimed one of the apple and brought it into the realm of the gods in our world. Let me tell you, it caused the shinigami a bunch of chaos in our realm. That rogue shinigami tampered with the apple and descend the realm of the gods into chaos. At first, that thing didn''t even work on us but I don''t know what that rogue did but it ended up enslaved the entire realm of the gods. You can imagine the chaos a single apple can cause. Then, rogue powers started to descend into that mortal realm to find other apples or pieces of Eden they can take but we managed to stop them." "To prevent similar incident from happening. We created a special division among us Shinigami to find the remnant pieces of these technologies in the human realm and hide them from the mortals as well as ourselves. Tempting as they might be but these things are nothing more on bunch or troublemakers. A creation of the ancient mortal race caused the gods chaotic troubles. Ironic." The truth is those events did happened it his previous world but he did tell Jasmine he was a shinigami through and through but he never told her about his life in the mortal realm. Jasmine when curious once more as weak mortals like them had the power of ''technology'' to cause the realm of the gods some trouble? She suddenly spoke "Technology?" Yun Che started to smirk and he spoke "From where I came from, Jasmine. Mortals in our world are far more advanced than here. Sometimes, I was glad I was reborn in this world but never expected this thing exist in this world as well. These things might be artifacts but it can cause more harm than good if it fell into the wrong hands. But one thing hit me when she told about the apple''s origins back then." "The apple''s origins? I thought it fell from the heavens?" "Exactly, they were created in my world by those advanced mortals and one thing strikes me the most. These Isu came into our world and these things were sent into this realm. Could it be¡­" Jasmine didn''t understand him but she managed to get what he was trying to say "They came from the same place? Could it be they have their own realm as well?" "Hnn, I can assume that they found a way to perform a travel between realms but why did they only sent the pieces here aside from their own race? Looks like there''s more to this story than meets the eye." Jasmine was having troubles understanding the Isu race from his home world but she decided to use the system''s database to read the rest. "Anyway, lets listen to her side of the story. Maybe she had all the answers for our questions." As the fighting was over, dozens of men laid dead on the floor in their own pool of blood. However, the teen girl from before fell on her knees as the mysterious orb or the Apple of Eden she held tires her instantly. Looks like Yun Che didn''t mentioned to Jasmine that the Apple consume the wielders life force in exchange for power. Every time she used it, her life force was consumed by the apple. Her body was still young and she couldn''t support that much power drained from her. Moreover, she''s not a cultivator at that time. Seeing all of his men had been killed by the orb''s power, the leader of the men shouted at the girl. "You¡­YOU WITCH!!! What did you do to my men!?!?!?" However, the girl herself was confused as well as she too witnessed the true power of the orb first hand. She didn''t know how and what she did just now. All she knew that everything happened in an instant. The men were controlled by the orb and started killing each other. She was horrified on her actions just now. She just killed dozens of men using the orb''s power. The hollowed image of the Moon Empress spoke "As I witnessed its powers, I was shocked at that time. I''ve got what I wished for but this is not the wish I was hoping for. I never wanted for them to be killed in cold blood. I never knew this thing can control their minds. Back then, I am nothing more than a murderer. I convinced myself that I was protecting my own life. I had to kill them or else they would''ve killed me. Then, something awoken within me. I gaze at my mortal''s self and curse everything. I wanted power. I want to protect those who are dear to me. So, I desire more." The Moon Empress''s teen form slowly woke up before she slowly walks to the leader with bangs covering her eyes. Her image of walking on top of the dead cultivators with the apple''s power still activated on her hands triggering a mental image within the leader who is now scared shitless. The image she had right now akin to an evil empress who used the power of the orb to destroy all who stands in her way. "You¡­.stay away from me. I''ll be your loyal dog¡­.no¡­your slave¡­ Just please don''t kill me!!" However, his voice was muffled by the apple''s power as she raised it on him. All of a sudden, the leader was slowly lifted from the ground by an unknown force before she channeled her remaining energy into the apple. In an instant, the apple overloads the leaders mind with its energy before¡­. BOOM!!! SPLAT!!! The head of the leader suddenly exploded into tiny pieces as his blood squashing out like a fountain covering her entire body with blood. The scene shocked both Yun Che and Jasmine as they witness the sweet Moon Empress had a 180 degrees swing in her personality. She changed instantly because of the apple. However, her change just now reminded them of their past selves. Both Jasmine and Yun Che experienced the change of their lives back then but seeing such changes happened again sparks a bad memory within them. With that, she suddenly fell to the ground and passed out deactivating the apple''s power at the same time. "It was the day I regretted the most. The day I possessed absolute power. Thinking that I could control everything. However, there wasn''t a single day I regretted everything happened on that day. I should''ve died that day. I should just let them take the orb but I realized back then that I am a monster. With that mindset, I marched back into my village. I had the power but I lack the knowledge to use it. Then, my second mistake begun." Suddenly, the scenery around them changed once more. It was like she was fast forwarding this moment instead of showing them like before. Well, as much as he was curious on the later events after she passed out. They were hoping to know what happened after she marched back into the village. It was only a moment as the scenery of her village was shown back to them. Still covered by the blood of her assailants, she walked past her villagers triggering whispers as well as rumors as both Yun Che and Jasmine followed behind her back. She was a famous one even before she obtained the apple as the village''s cute troublemaker but seeing her in this state caused some of them sees her as a monster. The cultivators had made the village their own base for the past month plundering their resource and raping their girls. As cultivators, they were treated like kings in return they treated her villagers like slaves. As much as other villagers were curious on her outfit, she was carrying something that caused some of them distance themselves from her. She was carrying the glowing and pulsing Apple pf Eden in the open like her body part. The cultivators saw her unusual and bloody attire from a far and started to question her. But, everyone can see that the cultivators were actually eyeing that particular orb on her hand. Thinking that it was a rare treasure. Some of them tried to accuse her as a crazy monster and shout out in the open to kill her on behalf of justice but they wanted nothing more to snatch that treasure from her hands. Without any provocation or talk, they immediately attacked her with full force. However, she immediately activated the apple''s power and subdue the cultivators. The activation shocked the entire village as the golden lights covered the entire village''s square. However, instead of making them killing each other and brutally exploded their heads. She makes them stabbed their own little brother with their knives repeatedly. Triggering a brutal scene where blood flew all over the direction. She knew each and every one of them as some of her friends were killed as offerings to satisfy their lust. Even after being heavily injured, they still stabbed themselves without feelings of fear and conscious. Her feelings and desire for revenge was shown on how she dealt with the cultivators without a shred of mercy. When she dealt with the cultivators, she didn''t even realize the others were looking at her with a gaze of fear. The last cultivator begs for his life when she wanted to kill him as well but instead of having his head exploded, he was spared when a man and a woman suddenly hugged the teen girl from behind with all their strength. They were begging for her to stop the senseless killing. It was brief and the cultivator took this time to run away from her. In an instant, she regained her consciousness and witness the brutality that she committed. The Moon Empress sigh as she spoke "I killed each and every one of them but instead of admiration and praises. All I get was gazes of fear, disdain and greed. When I remembered that moment''s time, I knew the orb I had on my hands were merely incite people to fulfill their greed. An object with absolute power. My actions were monstrous and could incite the wrath of the heavens but my parents saved me. I killed the cultivators one by one using the similar way and only one of them was left. He was begging for his life and I wanted to end it but my parents immediately stopped me. Telling me I am not a murderer and they wanted my troublemaker self-back. That''s when I realized. I fell under its power and greed. I didn''t notice and I remembered all the horrible deeds I''ve done back then." "It''s true¡­. The apple was none other than the device that incites chaos and destruction because it was built that way." Yun Che nodded in agreement as he witnessed the apple''s power. "Built that way?" Jasmine asked once more. After years of understanding the research of the apple in his previous world. He spoke "The Isu race created these things and they did not simply create these things on a whim. They also build a safety measures to prevent their weapons from being misused by their enemies." "It means¡­." "Hnn, I''ve spend quite some time researching these things back then and I knew the apples can only be wielded by a member of their race. If the apple fell into their assailants, it would influence the assailant instead. Filling them with greedy and powerful thoughts to cause chaos among themselves. You''ve seen what the Empress had become at an early age. Not only it affects her but those around her as well. Only a strong and powerful mind can resist the apple''s temptation and powers. Her parents'' decision of stopping her was wise as it prevent her from falling further into madness." "To think that the apple can cause this much trouble." "Hnn, imagine what happened if one of the apples fell into the hands of the cultivators. Moreover, the hands of those from up there." "I could imagine the chaos the apple could cause. Looks like if we''re the only ones who knew the truth about these apples. It''s better for us to reclaimed all eight of those things scattered all over the world." "I doubt it because these things scattered three thousand years ago. Anything could happen." Jasmine shook her head and continued "Anyhow, if these so called Apple of Eden can cause more harm than good. We should find and store them away. Like you said, 3000 years had passed and probably two or three of them ended up in the realm of the gods already." Yun Che can''t expect or know the things happened for the past three thousand years. "I don''t know. Let''s just hope for the best." As they witnessed the aftermath of the event, the Moon Empress continued "But, my suffering had just begun. The more I hold the orb, the more people around me started to desire for it. There was once the people in my village wanted me to turn the orb to them but I refused as I experienced the first effect and tasted its powers. The people I knew turned against me. I had to threaten to use it against them but I feared they would come after my parents. Then, things started happening once more. The cultivator I let go from before turns out told his sect about the orb''s existence. My worst fears come to life. He brought more and more cultivators but this time I noticed some of them were stronger. Most of them have ascended and even brought a powerful ''Spirit Profound Realm'' old man." The Moon Empress sigh as she recalled that particular day. "I tried to use the orb but its powers doesn''t work on any one of them. I tried to use it once more but I couldn''t control their mind and now I understood the nature of its powers. These cultivators and that old man had higher powers than me back then. I was only a normal mortal while they are ascended mortals. My powers were too weak to use it against them. Then, the villagers who have a greedy thought against me sold me off to them by telling them the true powers of the treasure I had. I was mad at them. I trusted them but they sold me off as I refused to give them the orb. But, there was nothing I could do. I couldn''t even use its powers against the cultivators as they had stronger minds and bodies but it showed me one thing. It showed me the nature of humans of this world." "When the cultivators stormed my house, my parents protected me by asking me to run as they hold them off. So I ran¡­ I could still hear my mother''s scream as they murdered her in cold blood. I couldn''t use the orb to save her. I couldn''t even do anything. This village was doomed whether I tried to save it or not. Even the villagers turned themselves against me. So I did what I had to do to survive." Yun Che and Jasmine were brought to the scene where the Moon Empress was chased by the villagers. They have seen that even the people from her village turned against her. Then, the apple gave her another ability. It used the invisibility powers it had and she disappeared from sight even the strongest cultivators at that time can''t see her. She cried as tears of despair fell from her eyes as she fled away from the village with the apple. She didn''t have the heart to use the villagers as puppets to slow the cultivators. She had enough of killings already. As for her village''s fate, the cultivators slaughtered all them as they did not get what they wish for. The Moon Empress slowly dissolved the soul essence world as she spoke "My successor, I don''t know whether you could see this message but I showed you the nature of the orb. I only wanted it to be use for the greater good. I''ve come from a bad start using the orb. Find my third essence. You will decide what you will do with the orb." Then, the message was over as Yun Che and Jasmine''s consciousness was ejected back to the tomb. That was her second message. She showed them the true nature of the Apple of Eden. A powerful weapon used to enslave mortals but turns out it was useless against stronger cultivators as stronger as they had stronger minds than ordinary mortals. But she showed what happened if the apple was exposed to the world. Right now, Yun Che was back to his Mihawk''s persona and Jasmine floated right next to him. She recalled the Apple''s nature and understood why the Moon empress had to leave everything behind. "So she had to brought it somewhere to hide it." Yun Che nodded in agreement with her. "Hnn, But I am sure she''ll use it to gain more insight. This message only showed its nature but not her path to become a sovereign. I am sure she had more to tell us. Besides, she knew the Apple''s nature and she wouldn''t built a teleporting formation to send everyone here. It means there''s more to this story." "Now that you''ve seen that message. It''s your job to find out." "Why me?" "You''re the only one here who knows about the apple through and through. Besides, I am only a floating ghost who just knew about the existence of the Apple." Yun Che sweat dropped at her antics before he murmured "Floating ghost, my foot." Jasmine slowly floats beside him once more before spoke"By the way, how long did we spend in that message?" "I don''t know. A few minutes? Probably hours? She did show us a lot at that..." As he was talking internally with Jasmine. "Mihawk¡­" His thoughts and speech with Jasmine was interrupted as a lovely voice suddenly entered his ears. He turned his head around and he immediately saw his wife''s master or the only woman who entered the tomb with him. The woman he saved before killing those two old men. "Chu Yueli." She looked at him with curious eyes and said "What is the matter? You''ve been staring at that pedestal for quite some time. Is something wrong with it?" "I¡­how long I was staring at it?" He asked her some questions hoping that he didn''t take that long in the Soul Essence. "You stared it for a while and you didn''t even respond when I called you just now." She answered but Yun Che and Jasmine widen their eyes. They felt like hours in there as she showed them quite a lot and she only responded he was in there for only a moment? He regained his bearings before he replied "I was lost in thought. This place is majestic enough but they didn''t even leave anything on the pedestal which makes me wonder." She looked at the empty pedestal and unknowingly spoke "Could it be there are other people came before us?" "But we''re the only ones arrived at the tomb so I am sure this place has more mysteries to solve." "Still, this methods and design in this tomb is different from what I heard or been. As feels like as if we''re in a different world. The ones who build this tomb had very bizarre ideas." Chu Yueli started to widen her eyes as he scanned all over the arena zone. She went countless of times into temples and tombs but never actually found a tomb like this. Yun Che play dumb and said "Who knows. Now, are you really going to tell me the true reasons why you are here in this tomb? I am sure recognition is not the only thing you''re after." "I¡­." The question suddenly wakes her up from her sightseeing. Mihawk asked her these questions before but she wasn''t ready to answer them but he did save her. At least he trusted her and she wanted to tell him about her situation. "You can take your time. I am listening." Yun Che tried distracting her about his stare just now. The secrets and existence of the Apple must be kept a secret from anyone but his trusted companions. From his research in his previous life, the apple''s doesn''t work on soul beings like him, Jasmine, Retsu, Kon, Nemu and Mio. Mio is not a soul being but she was bound by the system and immune to the apple''s power. Moreover, he did asked the system that whether the Apple can be modified by it. Turns out it can but only if he can get his hands on it the apple would be safe in his inner world. If he can modified the apple''s nature, then it will be harmless and can''t be used other than him or the system. Just like Jasmine mentioned before, he must regained all the pieces of Eden sent into this world. Those things caused enough trouble in his home world and he wasn''t going to let the them cause trouble in this world as well. Moreover, he wanted to know the reason why the pieces were sent here instead of the race themselves. As Chu Yueli was gathering her thoughts, Yun Che stared back at the pedestal where the Moon Empress just shown her message just now. Now he knew the purpose of this tomb, he decided to get to the bottom of it. By the way, this place wasn''t it even a tomb. She probably tried to hide the secrets of the Apple in here. "This is a vault." He spoke in his consciousness. Jasmine heard his words and spoke "If this is a vault, then should one person be allowed to enter this tomb? Why bother gathering ten peak Sky Profound Realm warriors just to enter this vault? She could just pass the Apple to her successor and be done with it." "Unless there''s something hidden in this vault she doesn''t want anyone else to know about. Just remember, the Isu won''t sent the apples or any other things here without any member of their race accompanied them. She probably discovered something hidden within the Apple and wanted to hide it from the world. Remember she said something about a voice?" "The voice, hnn. The voice that taught her how to utilized the apple''s power as well as turn her temporarily into a cold blooded killer? You probably think¡­." "Hnnn¡­ let''s pressed on. The answer probably lies there." However, Yun Che turned his head towards the two old men from before but his eyes widen when he saw nothing was on the pillars. The only thing that left was the sword and sword pieces he used to stabbed them. Thinking that probably Chu Yueli disposed them while he was in the Soul Essence but he still has doubts she was that cruel so he immediately asked "Yueli, did you dispose the old men from before?" She suddenly grew red when Yun Che used her name but she regained her composure when he asked her that question. She shook her head and said "I did not. I was behind you all the time. Why did you¡­ Eh!?!?! Where are they? They were here a moment ago. How in the¡­.." Yun Che kept his calm as he examined the light pillar. "Impossible, those wounds we gave them would kill them instantly if they tried to escape and even as simple as moving their arms." "What is going on in this tomb?" Chu Yueli spoke while having thoughts on the men''s disappearance. As if they suddenly vanished into thin air just like that. How in the world did that happened? "I don''t know but we''re not going to waste our time to find out. The Moon Empress''s tomb is not as simple as I thought it was." Yun Che looked at Jasmine as she nodded before proceeding on the energy path created by the arena before. Chu Yueli didn''t know what is going on but she immediately followed next to him unaware that things had started to get more sinister than before. 123 Chapter 123: The Grand Hall "So, you did all of this for your sister?" Yun Che calmly spoke to his current traveling companion, Chu Yueli. Currently, she was travelling with him inside the massive hall leading to the somewhere but the thing is she didn''t even wearing her veil around him unlike Little Fairy who took almost a week to took hers off. Chu Yueli nodded her head as she sway that alluring body of hers next to him. "Hnn, my sister was my source of inspiration. I wanted us to be a duo like we used to but now the gap between me and her was getting larger by the minute." Yun Che nodded while rising an eyebrow. "So, you''re not after recognition from the sect?" She slowly lowering her head before she spoke"I am¡­. But at the same time, I wanted to be stronger so I can stand by my sister''s side rather than standing behind her." "For years, my sister left me and the others behind so she could pursue her cultivation. But recently, her strength just jumped multiple realms. I was shocked when she revealed her true strength to me back in my sect." She continued. "What is he current strength?" Yun Che decided to asked her even though he knew the answer. He wanted Chu Yueli to open up to him instead of being suspicious. Right now, she wasn''t aware of his true identity. "She''s¡­currently in the Eight Level of the Emperor Profound Realm. Way stronger than our sect master." She answered without hesitation. "She''s already in that level? Damn, she''s fast." He spoke in his heart. He expected her broken through to the peak of Emperor Profound Realm before they arrived in the Imperial City. But, there''s one thing bothering him. This was supposed to be a secret between the Chu sisters. Why is she telling him all of this? He never expected Chu Yueli''s trust level to him is that high and moreover, he''s a man. A sworn enemy of her sect. Sort of. He suddenly stopped walking before staring at her with his intimidating yellow eyes. "Yueli, why are you telling me all of this? We only knew each other yesterday and I am man. I thought your sect didn''t trust men." It''s not like he wanted her to keep quiet but he didn''t want her to be an easy woman who easily gave her trust to others. Moreover, she''s the master of his wife and his image of her was quite high whether it came from the novel or from his own perception. Chu Yueli suddenly went quiet. She really doesn''t know why she told him all of this. It just naturally came from her mouth like she was speaking to a friend. She slowly spoke "I don''t know. It''s just I had this feeling in my heart. The truth is I really don''t trust men at all but for some reason I could trust you. I just don''t know why. Is it because you saved me twice? Is it because you used your secret skill to save my life? "She really reflects on her action and her trust this time was well put. Moreover, she gave a though when she was invited to the city''s treasury to select treasures as a gift but the moment Mihawk declined the offer and left. She subconsciously followed his footsteps. Makes her wonder why did she gave up the opportunity to gain treasures and simply followed him out of the arena. Yun Che looked at her with curious eyes. Looks like that simple gesture he showed her really caused a big ripple within her heart. It was just a small warning in the arena but that small warning changed the outcome of her match. Moreover, he just used his ''Status Recovery Skill'' on her. To him, it was just a once a day skill that he sometimes used for fun but to her, it was a heaven defying skill that the whole world world flipped itself over after knowing its powerful effect. He merely walked before replying "*sigh¡­ It was just a simple skill. Anyway, Is your sister really that strong? She could easily control the entire sect is she wants to." She almost wanted to puke blood as that miraculous healing skill that saved her life was being called as a ''simple skill''. She really thought he was sacrificing his life force or his cultivation to save her. Instead of making this bizarre speculation, she shook her head before she spoke "She hid her strength so the sect won''t treat her like a valuable object. She did say that she always wanted to live freely without the shackles of the sect. She revealed this to me as I am her sister but to be honest. It made me feel depressed." "Why is that?" "For years I am trying to follow her footstep and try to catch up to her but each passing day, her strength grew and the gap between us was getting further away. Our dream of becoming the ultimate duo is nothing more than a distant memory." Then, Chu Yueli had a slight smile on her face radiating her beauty further. "Recently, she was calmer and warmer compared when she left the sect to pursue her breakthrough. I was shocked as she wasn''t as cold as before and I could approach her easily. I was really glad I get to experience the bonding between us sisters once more. We finally able to talk on a lot of things together after so many years. Usually, she only spoke a few words but now, she told me almost everything. I was never lonely as I was." She speaks between smiles. He never knew the changes in Little Fairy really had a powerful effect on Chu Yueli. "Almost everything?" Yun Che tilted his head at the same time hoping that Little Fairy didn''t tell her everything about their adventures. She might thought the real him used some kind of evil charm to bewitched her. Not to mention that particular man is standing right beside her. "Hnn, elder sister had a fortuitous encounter when she went out last time. She said she met a senior who purified her profound energy by saving her life. Her purified energy was much stronger than our own cold energy. She was also bestowed some kind of powerful arts and even the forbidden arts were paled in comparison on what she had learn. It''s a miracle she was able to learn such arts and it sometimes makes me envy of her because of her luck." Yun Che smirks internally as she subconsciously giving him credit. Not directly but at least its something. "What about you? I am sure you''re lucky enough to meet that ''senior''." She turned her head towards him and spoke "Me? It''s impossible. She met that senior when she was severely injured. I am not sure I will meet that senior in my lifetime. I am not that lucky." Yun Che simply kept quiet as he spoke in his heart. "Lucky? You survived a dual ultimate assault from the strongest elders and it takes more than luck to survived that. Moreover, your ice heart shattered when you were defeated and the ''Status Recovery Skill'' restored back your former self. I am sure you''ll be shocked in a few hours when those energies finished purifying itself. Besides, you already met that him." However, he smirks a little when she said certain things about this ''senior''. "Is that senior really strong?" "Hnn, that senior also helped her breakthrough into her current level as well as giving her a lot of cultivation materials. That senior also taught her several skills that my mind was unable to comprehend. Some of those skills were only tailored to her. She couldn''t teach those skills to me even if she wanted to. She even gave me some of it in exchange I kept everything a secret. That''s when¡­." "When?" She pulls a deep breath and spoke "I broke through several levels. Jumped from the Fifth Level of Sky Profound Realm into the Peak in an instant. She also taught me a powerful evasion skill from the senior. You saw that skill in the arena right? She was the one taught it to me." He nodded in agreement as Table Hopper skill was a universal skill that anyone can learn. But, she was able to grasp it the moment she broken through was enough to impress him. It took Little Fairy almost a few days to grasp the basic but she only needed a day or two. "Hnn, extremely precision type evasion skill. From what I can see, it requires you to dodge at the very last minute to temporarily gain distance between you and your opponent. Useful in avoiding pinch type situation. If you have such skill in your arsenal, why didn''t you use the skill before?" "I .... I used every bit of my energy to cast a forbidden move. In the hand, I got everything handed back to me. I really am weak." She lowers her head remembering that painful experience. She remembers that if Mihawk wasn''t there, she would lost her life and no one will know that she''s now dead. What pains her the most that her sister would blame herself because of her death. "Not quite¡­" "Eh?" She suddenly rise her head and meet his eyes. He pat her head like a brother consoling his sister as he spoke "You survived. That''s all that matters. If you really loved your sister, survive this and go back to her." Suprisingly, she did not resist his sudden touch but her face went full red. "Hnn, I will¡­." "If you wanted recognition, you could reveal your strength to the sect." She regained her composure as she was kind of disappointed he didn''t even bat an eyelid on what he just did to her. "If I did that, I am nothing more than a valuable object. I wanted to follow my sister''s footstep so¡­." "You left without her knowing¡­." "Hnnn, I heard rumors of the Moon Empress''s tomb being unearth and calling all cultivators with my strength so I just left without thinking it through¡­. I wanted to pursue an edge so I could stand beside her. Ever since my disciple''s training was supervised by our sect master, I am nothing more than a cast aside." "Disciple?" "Hnn, my sect recruited a special genius from Floating Cloud City two years ago. I was the one training her with my sect''s profound arts until¡­... she was discovered to have possessed a Heavenly God Spiritual Veins and her cultivation steadily improved. Since then, our sect master took her under her wings and our relationship ended just like that. I never considered my disciple''s view towards me. I even took her away on her wedding night. I never knew it felt empty." After shattering her ice heart, she took a moment and thought on her action on that night but she didn''t knew the reason Xia Qingyue left that night. Moreover, she asked her a lot about her husband especially the massive events that attract the whole continent into their empire back then because she felt almost similar energy came from the wedding and that particular event. But, Xia Qingyue didn''t even gave any remarks and focused on her cultivation. She was disappointed as she couldn''t relate or find anything about her disciples''s husband and he went missing for almost two years now. She heard some rumors where a man named Yun Che caused ruckus in the New Moon City. A man who destroyed pillars of the seven sect single handed alongside a black clothed woman. Then, she also heard that the same man returned back to the Floating Cloud City and caused another ruckus but by the time she got there. There was nothing of his trace and disappeared once more. Yun Che just kept his mouth shut as she told him about her reasons for leaving her sister and sect quietly. She really wanted to stand beside her sister so that''s why she braved herself into pursuing the legend of the Moon Empress. From her story, she left the sect the moment her breakthrough was complete. The requirement for entering the tomb was sufficient but her training wasn''t even complete. She had to do it as she thought that she finally has an edge to stand by her. He also knew that Xia Qingyue wasn''t with her anymore because of his wedding gift to his wife back then. But, he never expected she was separated from her master because of that. "I am sure she is grateful to you. She might look tough but I am sure she wanted to thank you for everything that you''ve done for her. Everything she gained now is because of you." Despite only knowing Xia Qingyue for a day, he knew and understand more about her than anyone else in the world. She might look cold and heartless but she''s actually the one caring for others more than herself. She seeks ways for him to restore his cultivation as well as protecting him by leaving days after their wedding night. Probably when he first came into this world, he was kind of thinking about her bad side rather than her good side. But, at that time. He wanted her to leave so she could cultivate rather than relying on him. He wasn''t as strong as his current self back then. "How do you know?" "I am just saying." He slowly walked along the familiar temple while Chu Yueli followed him. She looked at the swordsman back for a while now. This man understands her completely rather than shooting her with sarcastic remarks or keep quiet all the time like the others. She didn''t understand why he bothers saving her. He could just let her die but now, she couldn''t understand his every action. Yun Che had familiar feelings as he walks the hallway of the tomb. The Moon Empress really built the tomb based on the Apple of Eden. So it means, she had seen how the design and era of the Isu race. But, the thing is how is she able to accessed them? The apple doesn''t show any memories as it was simply as a device or a recording disk for the Isu to transmit their messages. But for her to build this kind of temple complete with the markings, materials and mechanism means she might have something in that head of hers. A human cultivator singles handedly building an Isu temple or vault without any help was enough to cause doubts within him. They had to stop for a rest at one of the pillars and Chu Yueli decided to explore and observe the temple grounds carefully. Ever since he won as the final victor in the arena, the energy seems to powered the rest of the halls with aqua lights and there''s no need for him to use his modified kido as a light anymore. Seeing the strange markings, Chu Yueli was curious every step of the way. She''s been eyeing on one pillars at the time since they started walking as well as observing the markings on it. She did spoke to him about those strange alien markings and patterns on the pillars as she never seen them before but Yun Che merely shrugged his shoulders as he really didn''t want to tell her about the origin of those markings. To think that this tomb was built by the Moon Empress. She got the time and skills as well as powers if she managed to create a tomb of this wonder. As Chu Yueli was exploring the nearby area, Yun Che stood near one of the pillars while Jasmine floats around him at the same time observing for any abnormality in the temple. Ever since she gazed on the apple, she''s been thinking how it actually works and its purpose among mortals especially humans. For an ordinary mortal have the powers to enslave cultivators was enough to tempt any humans to abused its powers. She was wondering what would happen if she was the one possessed it but Yun Che did warn her about the after effects of the apple. Tempting or pleasurable it might be, it would only cause more harm than good. She was also wondering whether she could use its powers to regain what she once lost but it was nothing more than a device of temptation. Because of it, the Moon Empress lost her family, friends as well as her home. After seeing its effect through her memories, she abandons the thoughts of utilizing the apple''s powers and focused on training Yun Che to her cause. The apple might be tempting but she wasn''t dumb enough to use it for her own selfishness. When the time comes, his powers will be strong to counter those from up there and she''ll be there to reap the fruits of her labor. Speaking of his abilities, one thing crossed her mind. Yun Che once explained to her that when mortals died, the souls are reincarnated to the afterlife and they are chosen to become Soul Reapers. They can turn mortals into Shinigami but their powers will not be as strong or as powerful as normal Shinigami. A normal Shinigami can overpower a human Shinigami by a large margin. It''s like wearing a costume instead of having a real power. In order for mortals to become Shinigami, he explained that the soul must be separated from the body before undergoing a process called hollowfication which is similar to his and Retsu''s hollowfication but the soul must search for their own powers dwell within the itself and draw them to the real world. If they failed, the hollow will consume them and turned into a hollow instead. Once drawn, that''s where Zanpakuto is created. Because of the system, Yun Che''s body possessed the capabilities of wielding multiple Zanpakuto in his body but he did say that not all Zanpakuto were ''interesting'' enough to be wield. The ones he had right now were considered the best of the best. She wonders why he discard almost every Zanpakuto rewarded to him and he merely shrugs them as boring. However, she wasn''t ready to abandon her current powers so she could start all over. Every three or four months, a major realm of her cultivation recovered but she was used to not using her powers to help him. She hated the fact that he never needed her help or could help him in the real world. While she quietly guides him, he was having fun cultivating in the outside world. Deep down, she wanted to learn how to have fun as well. He did say that she must be ready to discard everything and transform into a new person. It means she would have a new soul, new cultivation method, she will be helped by the system but most of all, she will have a new identity and she can roam the real world as she pleased. But¡­. All of them had its price. She must forsake everything and start anew. It means she must discard the very thing that was given to her, her skills, Star God Bloodline as well as her cultivation. She''s not the same as Yun Che who can merge his body and soul powers together allowing him to utilized bloodline skills. It was either her Star God Powers or Shinigami powers. "You''ve been quiet. Is everything okay?" Yun Che suddenly sounded in Jasmine''s mind. Jasmine immediately regained her composure before she was back to her haughty self. "I am fine. You idiot. Can''t you see I am perfectly fine?" "Jasmine, I know someone is not okay when I see one. You can lie all you want but that energy of yours can''t do the same." "*Sigh, there''s no escaping your sight. Sometimes, you looked like you can pry other''s secret before they even noticed them." "I''ve been with you for almost two years now. I know you like the back of my hand. As for your origin, that depends on you whether you wanted to tell me or not." "I don''t know. Seeing the apple back then, relying on supreme powers sometimes caused more harm than good. I was thinking on what would happen if I used the Apple up there? My origin isn''t as simple as you imagined." As she spoke, he remembered reading about her origins in the system''s database as well as the original novel. He was hoping Jasmine didn''t give in to the apple''s temptation. It''s true that she could use it to solve her problems but for how long? If she solved her problems, another shall arise. That''s why the apple can only be used if the situation requires. The realm up there is not as simple as that if she used the Apple or other Pieces of Eden up there. She''ll just make herself a living target up there unless she had the powers to protect the devices. He nodded and replied "I know the Realm of the Gods isn''t as simple as that. Everyone has their own side of the story." "For the past two years, being with you and Retsu as well as the spirits opened up more of my feelings. You taught me the value of a friends and family. The spirits, you, Retsu and even those newly added phoenix and dragon making me feel like I have a family. I never though they treated me like a sister. A person of my origin is bad enough to consider me as one of them. I felt like the more I get attached to you, I will be devastated if I lost all of it one day. The same feeling when those days happened." Jasmine always watched them from the inner world. Despite everything that''s happening around them, Yun Che and the others never stopped smiling. His and Retsu''s origin might be worse than hers but they always had a genuine smile rather than a force one. Retsu might not remember anything but Yun Che did told her a glimpse of her past. What impressed her the most was instead of fooling around with it, Retsu shrugged it off as she wanted to enjoy her new life rather than sulking in the old one. The same as her idiot disciple. She always thought that she was the strongest one among them but comparing her to them is like comparing the heavens and earth. He shrugged all of those thoughts and simply said "You don''t have to worry about it. We''ll protect you with our powers. Besides, those girls will be devastated if you gone missing one day especially those little rascals. They really treated you like a big sister huh?" "Hnnn, parting with them will be the last thing I had on my mind. At first, I only wanted to used you to recover my cultivation." "Harsh¡­." He sounded sarcastically. "I am not finish you idiot! Anyway, the more I observed you and others. The more enjoyable this life could be. I always focused on vengeance and I never knew the joy or fun in cultivating. Seeing you so happy for each level you gained makes me wonder those feelings really felt." "You know? You''ve already felt the first step." "I did?" "I can see that you''re really keen on learning new things. I only taught you a few skills and now you are eager to learn every skill I taught the others. Remember the day I taught you how to use your Haki and utilizing them? You mastered them well and it''s the first time I''ve seen you really enjoy something you learn. Moreover, you were pestering me into teaching you how use Eagle Vision. That alone proves you really enjoy learning new things after all. Before, you learned haki exist. Today, you learn that you can manipulate haki into your organs. Imagine what you learn tomorrow." Yun Che''s words really did spark an interest in her. She had all the skills from the beginning and she never actually felt a sense of accomplishment. Just maybe, she''ll try to gain those feelings once more. "But those skills are much more heaven defying than those skills from up there. If they get a whiff of it, they will spend everything just to dissect you. Besides, I never knew I was interested in learning something new." then, his voice suddenly sound happy as he spoke "That''s the feeling Jasmine, the feelings of learning something new. The feeling of leveling up and utilizing the skills. That''s the joy of cultivating. It might be hard to restart back at the bottom but you''ll get the hang of it. Remember the time I fought the dragon instead of running away?" "Yeah, you could just snatch the fire bead and run away. I would say that''s stupid of you." She grunted at that time. Back then, she was really vulnerable and resort to that white demon to rescue her. She might not acknowledge such a rescue but that thing really saved her life. But, Yun Che simply replied "But, where''s the fun in that? The feeling of fighting a stronger opponent and loot the experiences. It might be dumb but it''s worth the risk. It boosts my level as well as gaining something to start Retsu''s cultivation. Running away sometimes isn''t the solution. If you had the capabilities to face it, then face it." Jasmine was taken aback. In this world, mortals sometimes run away when situation''s getting to dire. However, this idiot never runs away. Even when he''s badly hurt or being overpowered. He just keeps on fighting and it wasn''t a desperate, a winning or a losing fight. It was a fight to gain levels. "Is leveling up is really that fun?" "Of course it is. You can get stronger by defeating opponents aside from cultivating for years." Hearing those words, Jasmine went quiet. She never knew the joys and feelings of cultivation. Her abilities, powers and skills were all transferred as well as given to her. She might be fifteen years old right now but she never knew the joys of cultivating. "I can gain this ability as well?" "As for the current you. I am sorry to say that the system won''t accept you like this unless¡­ you''re ready to discard everything and join our ranks though." Yun Che understand the heaviness of his words. It means Jasmine must discard her current skills, abilities and cultivation so the system can reset her soul thus transforming her into a Soul Reaper just like Kurosaki Ichigo rebirth session. It means she must go through the process of hollowfication as well so she can discover her powers but knowing Jasmine, she wouldn''t discard her cultivation because those powers belong to someone important to her. "¡­.." "Only if you''re ready, Jasmine. I wouldn''t ask you to throw something of that important away. The day you gave me your true name is the day I will train you to become a Shinigami. Well to be honest, I couldn''t wait to become your master actually." "Hmph, this princess would strangle herself before letting you become this princess''s master." She shrugged him off floating to a nearby pillar. "Worth a shot I guess." He shrugged his shoulders before walking to the front. He wondered why they didn''t find any more of those scheming elders along the way but Chu Yueli did told him that she encountered similar hallway as him including the altar and the pedestal but she didn''t find anything on it. If what he thought was true, those elders from before probably encountered the same thing and fighting among themselves to determine the final winner. However, none of them will expect the arena seems to have a loophole that they can carry more if they healed their opponents but knowing them, they probably gone for the kill instead. As they were walking along the illuminated hallway, they finally arrived in a massive hall which shocks both Jasmine and Chu Yueli. The hall was much different than the other halls. In the middle seems to have four broken pillars. At the end of the hall, there seems to be a massive triangular doorway which leads to another room. By the looks of it, the triangular gateway looks like it was leading to somewhere important. One more thing that is new to the women where hexagonal shape stones carved on the ceiling and even as floors. The thing is those hexagonal shape stones were shiny and some of it had dull colors. Although some of them were damaged, it was still give the aura of a futuristic look. Jasmine suddenly spoke while observing the hallway once more. "To be honest, I never seen designs like this. Most people would build tombs out of stones, earth and probably wood. Some would even build castles on top of a hill but this tomb, I feel like I am stepping into another realm. This markings and patterns really does bear similarities when that apple was showing those strange markings in an instant. If my mind and soul still function like a normal cultivator, I''ve passed out by those markings alone." Then, she continued "You said that designs like this is common among the Isu race isn''t it." Yun Che simply replied "Yeah, they built temples to store their research across the world in my original home. Temples like this houses secrets they tried to hide from being reached by humans. However, just remember that the Moon Empress built this vault as a tomb." Jasmine nodded before they proceeding on entering the massive triangular vault doorway and the sight was too majestic to behold. The first thing they saw was a massive three sided pyramid floating above what seems to be a stage underneath it. But, that massive pyramid seems to be suspended in midair without having any supporting pillar. Looking from a distance, this place really looks like an arena with statues on top of the massive stair like structures as well as the stage was surrounded by water. Seeing a pyramid suspended in mid-air, he thought on how such things even possible. Then again, this is the cultivation world where sometimes logic is thrown directly outside the window. Yun Che however was observing the structural and construction method of the hall. To be honest, this place is really like one of the temples back in his world. Almost similar. They descended under the stairs like stones until they reached the central part of the massive hall. The three sided pyramid just floats and slowly rotated above them while they observed the hall to look for similar clues. Looking at the distance, they can also see two more triangular doorways leading what most probably towards the remaining elders. Aside from them and those two missing elders, only six of them are left and they most probably fighting among each other and two of them will emerged later. If he were to guess, the Apple maybe stored inside that pyramid and he could slice it clean and retrieved it. However, he had a feeling that floating pyramid''s function is much more different than it looks. So maybe that thing is probably carrying a different purpose compared to what he was thinking about so he decided to explore the area more just to see whether his hunch was correct. If it doesn''t, there''s always a plan B right? "Incredible, to be able to witness the wonder of this tomb. I never knew people of the ancient era able to perform such feat." This time it was Chu Yueli''s turn to express her amazement. "No, by the looks of it. Looks like this tomb was built by the Moon Empress herself." "Eh, how?" "Imagine, she left behind a disciple but none of the Empire''s records seen any one of those symbols carved in the pillars. There''s no markings recorded in the history of the Empire." "But, she left behind a disciple. She was bound to know something about it?" Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting. "No, her cultivation back then probably not enough to match the Moon Empress. Just remember, she was a Sovereign and a powerful monarch that established the Blue Wind Empire. Giving her strength and capabilities as a sovereign. I can see she was able to create this kind of temple." "But, these designs, markings as well patterns carved on the pillars. I''ve never seen or heard about them before. She even built those kind of energy path back the arena. It''s like her capabilities is far more advanced than any other places that I''ve been." "I don''t know Yueli. It''s better for us to see what happens next." They started to wonder the inner areas of the hall to find whatever clues they could find. The place was really roughed up after thousands of years. It''s like there''s been a grand battle inside this temple but they were the first ones who arrived here so who was the one roughed up the halls? Yun Che shook himself from his thought before arriving near one of the statues in the temple. It seems that the Moon Empress built statues of her in the inner hall. The statues were similar with the statues in the ruins of the old temple beneath Xiao Clan''s training ground where the statue of the Moon Empress was pointing her palm towards somewhere. However, the statues were not arranged properly and he as a former gamer could see something was way off with the arrangement. Seeing that Yun Che was keen on observing the statues, Jasmine suddenly spoke "Do you think these statues hold some sort of significance?" "I don''t know. Now that you mentioned it, the statues'' positions seem to be off for some reason. Let me try something." He tried pushing the statues and it started to move with ease. So he arranged them properly and pointed the palms of the statues towards the pyramid. Click... A sound was heard as he managed to arranged the statues'' position and suddenly aqua lights started to flow all over the statues before shooting off light beams from its palm towers the floating pyramid. Chu Yueli was exploring the other end suddenly had her eyes on the pyramid as well. The lights produced from the palms of the statues arrived on one of the pyramid''s sides and suddenly it stopped rotating. "So, I was right." He jumped from the statues area and proceed on towards''s Chu Yueli''s side of the grand hall. He suddenly spoke "Yueli, arrange the Moon Empress''s statues and pointed their palms towards the pyramid." Chu Yueli observed the arrangement''s effect before nodding towards him and arranged the statues. As expected, the arrangement produced beams of light before making its way towards the other side of the pyramid. The beams of aqua lights stopped the pyramid from rotating and it seems that one of the side was still incomplete. When they tried to complete the pyramid, Yun Che suddenly had bad feelings all of a sudden. He observed the aqua lights movement as he thought about the wonders that the Moon Empress create to protect her tomb. "To think that she created a puzzle to unlock the secrets of that floating pyramid." Jasmine floated beside him also thinking about the same thing. "Well, there''s no denying it. Whatever is hidden in this tomb she really wanted to keep it away." "Still, why do I have a bad feeling all of a sudden?" "Me too, lets complete the puzzle to see what else the tomb left in store for us." He jumped alongside Chu Yueli towards the final side of the statues. All of the statues seems intact but one of them kind of had its palm severed from its hand. So Yun Che simply activated his phoenix flames and restored the statue temporarily but his action was unable to escape Chu Yueli''s eyes. "You¡­.you have flame profound energy? I thought you only cultivated the way of the sword?" She observed the flames from his hand and those flames weren''t ordinary. It was clearly scarlet and it felt hotter than ordinary flames those Burning Heaven Clan had. "I was bored. So I cultivated other things as well. Why? Is it not necessary for cultivation?" Chu Yueli was speechless. He cultivated those skills because he was bored? "A swordsman with scarlet flames. But, he never used that flame in the previous battle. This means he didn''t even bother to use all of his skills. Dracule Mihawk, how strong are you? Is your cultivation really at the peak of Sky Profound Realm?" As soon as the statue was fixed, the beams shot from its hands and arrived at the last side of the pyramid. But nothing was happening.... Suddenly... Click¡­.click¡­click¡­. Suddenly, clicking sounds were heard in the floating pyramid as it suddenly glows with the same aqua lights before covering the whole pyramid. With that it shot a light straight from underneath it to the central part of the stage. All of a sudden¡­.. Click¡­ A pedestal slowly emerged from the ground standing proud on the stage. Chu Yueli was curious as the same type of pedestal suddenly emerged from the ground. It also shows the same thing as before that is nothing was on it. She suddenly turned her eyes towards Mihawk who had no indifferent expression than he was before. It seems that he discovered something the moment he placed his hand on top of the pedestal but she didn''t see anything on it. She did give it a thought when his mind suddenly wandered in front of the previous pedestal. "Can he see something that she wasn''t able to? What secrets that this tomb hides?" She also thought that the Empress''s sarcophagus is probably hidden somewhere in this grand hall but they solved the puzzle and all it gave them was a single pedestal, with nothing on it. She decided to keep quiet while let Mihawk do his thing. If she was right about him can see something she could not. Then, whatever secrets it has. She will never know about it. Deep down, she really wanted him to give her his trust unless whatever he saw isn''t really that important or someone like her doesn''t have the strength to shoulder the knowledge about it. "Another pedestal?" Jasmine suddenly comments. Moreover, she didn''t even see anything on top of it even though this is the final hall. "Yes, her third and final message. This is the end of the line but there''s still no Apple or even her sarcophagus. Did she hide it somewhere outside the tomb?" "Or somewhere inside this tomb. Anyway, we will know once we pressed our hands on it." But, as soon as they walked up to the pedestal. A voice suddenly sounded in the distant. "Halt, whoever you are. The treasure belongs to the Xiao Clan. We were the first who found this tomb and it is our right to claim it." "Xiao Clan? We agreed to split the treasure among us and you decided to withhold that agreement." Yun Che and the others turned their head towards the source and they saw two figures suddenly emerged from the triangular doorway in the distance. It seems that the champion from each path had been chosen. Looking closer, one of them is the elder from the Xiao Clan that escort them before and the other was that guy named Lang Long. It seems that he was stronger than he looks if he was able to defeat three peak Sky Profound Realm elders. By the looks of it, both of them looked really torn up probably because of an all-out battle with other elder ranks. The Xiao clan elder from before suddenly spoke "You¡­.Why are you here? Where is my brother?" He was the only one fighting the other three while using the formation as a suppression field. He was quick witted when the elders tried to ambush him and he was able to kill all the remaining elders before proceeding her. The alliance only works if they wanted to kill Mihawk and Li Yue but since it came to this. There''s no helping for them to going back to their primal instinct. "Hmph, do you ignore the fact that I didn''t know that you two scheming Xiao Clan has the counter for that formation? So I aimed at steal it from him the moment he used it on the arena. Looks like you managed to betray the others but I managed to sense him before he managed to betray us. So I used the formation to kill them." "You killed him? You dare kill my brother? Looks like you really wanted to offend the Xiao Clan?" "Hmph, its not the matter of offending no more. The moment I killed you, no one will know the truth about this place." As they were looking at each other, they heard a familiar voice and that voice also is the voice they never wanted to hear as long as they live. "You weaklings again." They turned their eyes and their mortal enemies, Mihawk and Li Yue. But Li Yue''s look was quite different and they never knew she was a silver haired beauty. Moreover, those robes of her is famous enough for them to recognized it. They never expected their female opponents hailed from the strongest sect in the Empire. "Dracule Mihawk?!? And you¡­ looked somehow familiar¡­ Li Yue?!? You two still alive?!? You¡­!!! You killed them?" They were shock to see they survived the assault of the other elders and they were surprised to see two of them were here since there were only three triangular doors. It means they managed to bypass the tomb by allowing two cultivators to advance. "Hmph, pitiful weaklings. Don''t bother using this weak formation against me. You might consider this as treasure but it is nothing but trash in my eyes." Yun Che suddenly pulled a ripped part of the Xiao Clan''s formation before burning it off with his flames shocking the Xiao Clan elder. He did keep some of it as provocation for them later. "You dare call me a weakling?!?" The Xiao Clan elder suddenly roared. "To tell you the truth, I am. Or What are you going to do about it?" The remaining Xiao Clan elder remains rooted on the spot. He lost his brother in this tomb and only two of them against two of them. With Li Yue''s identity revealed as the disciple of the Frozen Cloud Asgard. There''s no way for them to match her one on one. Suddenly, Lang Long regained his sinister smile and spoke "You two have the treasures of this tomb right? I suggest you two hand over the treasures before I am forced to use my final trump card." Jasmine sweat dropped as the man still wanted to be a man after being cornered like this. "What is the matter with that guy? You can take all them back then and he still wanted to act tough?" "What if we refuse?" "You¡­. Then I will use this." He suddenly revealed a familiar looking black pill on his palm. The Xiao Clan elder turned his head towards him and slowly widen his eyes. "No wonder it was missing. It was you who took it all along." The said pill was actually the Wu clan pill that was slapped away by Chu Yueli in the arena before to prevent that jackass from transforming himself. He heard from one of the elders of that clan back then that this pill is actually their latest product and it was still unstable. "Now, hand over the treasures before I will use the pill and end your sorry existence." "You¡­" Chu Yueli was about to step forward but Yun Che simply raised his hand stopping her. "Mihawk¡­.." Yun Che didn''t actually stop her from doing something stupid but he actually had another thing in mind. "Fine¡­. Use it." His words actually cause Chu Yueli to snapped her eyes on him. He actually wanted that elder to use that sinister pill? Is he really that mad? But what she saw on his face was not an expression of provocation. He looks like he is¡­ "Is he smiling?" She murmured under her breath. The truth is Yun Che was curious about the pill the moment he laid eyes upon it in the arena but he wasn''t going to let Chu Yueli face such as sinister thing so he warned her. However, now that this is the fight of a lifetime as well as to satisfy his curiosity and he decided to provoke elder Lang Long to use the pill instead. Elder Lang Long suddenly burst out laughing as his provocation. He wanted to scare him off using the pill but didn''t expect for the swordsman to ask him to use it. "Haha¡­ if you really wanted to die. I won''t bother using this precious pill I got from the arena and just simply kill you. Or you''re too scared and suddenly lost your mind." "Like I said, use it. If that pill is exactly what they say about it. Feel free to use it." Lang Long almost lose his cool as he continued to trick him. "You¡­.I am not bluffing¡­ I will use it¡­.." But Mihawk remain indifferent and still smiling there while asking him to use it. As for Lang Long, he didn''t even know to effects of the pill. He wondered why the Wu Clan treated this pill as sacred. It was only a testing pill but he couldn''t help it by feeling massive powers contained in that pill. "If you use it, it''ll be the point of no return. Are you sure this is what you want?" The remaining elder from the Xiao Clan almost given up the moment he heard the monstrous swordsman was able to counter their treasured formation. He took and given to all of the elders for them to use it on that swordsman and that black clothed woman. Moreover, he even prepared another plan to counter the formation''s effect "I don''t care. The two of them will be able to match us and we will be the ones in disadvantage if we take them on. I decided to use this pill. I don''t know what and how the Wu clan made this pill but for the sake of ending their lives. I am going to risk it." Then, with a swift motion. He tossed the sinister pill into his mouth causing everyone to be on their guard. Seeing the pill when into his mouth, Chu Yueli remain on guard as she spoke "What are we going to do?" Yun Che immediately gave her orders to stay away from the central stage. "Go up over the statues and watch from there. Make sure to disrupt one of the statue to cancel the light." "But¡­" She looked at him worriedly. "Go¡­ I''ll deal with this." Yun Che looked at her with his intimidating yellow eyes and Chu Yueli reluctantly complied. She followed his order and remove one of the statue thus cancelling the lights pointed at one of the pyramid''s side. Suddenly the pedestal underneath it slowly descends back under the stage. Chu Yueli understood now as he wanted to protect that pedestal until the fight was over. She heard about these pills from him that it increased the cultivation and powers at the same time transforming them into hideous creatures. She made a lifesaving decision back then to slapped the pill away from the Wu Clan elder but she was quite shocked when she actually seen its effect. Lang Long''s body suddenly transforming into something massive than his current self. What shocks them is his head started to grow large horns as he screamed for agony when the process really expands his muscles. When the transformation was complete, what emerge from the smoke was a pair of red eyes with hairy legs and arms. The rest of them widen their eyes as a giant half man half bull was roaring across the hall in intimidation. Seeing the rage in its eyes, there were no sign of human control. Only pure instinct or rage. Last time, his opponent transformed into an orc but now "Damn, he transformed into a Minotaur." Not just a Minotaur but a twenty feet tall Minotaur. Then, it suddenly moves itself into one of the massive statue of the Moon Empress and pulled the stone weapon from its hands with ease. In coincidence, the massive Minotaur pulls a stone axe from its arms before roaring itself in intimidation and provocation once more. ROOOARRR Shing¡­!!!! Seeing the half man half bull was suddenly grew large and enrage he immediately drew Yoru from his back as he spoke with a sinister smile as well. He didn''t even feel intimidated but he actually grew excited. " Finally, a proper fight." 124 Chapter 124: A Rogue Soul [Ding¡­. Level 90 Transformed Minotaur. This Minotaur resulted from Lang Long consuming the Beast Transformation Pill but this pill was still in experimental stage. It caused him to permanently entered beast stage and boost his cultivation by two massive realms. This process is impossible to be reverted and there''s a great chance his soul is lost forever.] ROARRR!!!!!!!!!! "To think that pill is much more of a nuisance and had this capabilities. Imagine what happened if they mass produce it." He lazily spoke with his Mihawk''s persona. "Tell me about it. You said something familiar happened in your world as well." Jasmine wondered as she floats next to him. "Kind of, they create it using a machine in a form of a fruit. They even called it ''Smile''" Jasmine widen her eyes and said "Smile? What kind of name is that?" "I''ll tell you about it later. Anyway, that thing and this pill basically the same thing." "*Sigh, maybe next time. I am going back to the inner world. Call me once you''re done because I wanted to see what the third and final message has to offer." With that, Jasmine disappeared back into his forehead and he can face this beast without her remarks. The Minotaur was twenty feet tall with hair covered all over its body. Its arms and legs had a slightly darker fur color compared to its other body parts. Moreover, it even grew a bull''s tail as well as two massive bull horns on top of its head. The sinister pill came from the Wu Clan transformed that poor elder into something hideous but at the same time powerful enough to counter any martial artist below its level. Its body was full of fur and standing upright like a normal human would as well as carrying a stone axe ripped from the Moon Empress''s statue. Its horns were large enough and it almost had the size of a mammoth''s tusk. While roaring, Its eyes were almost red in every corner and steam coming out of its nose as it stares Yun Che''s figure on the arena. Seeing the Minatour that large as well as intimidating, he started to wonder why the other Wu Clan members refused to let one of their own used this thing. If that Wu Clan elder managed to use this thing. It might have the power to destroy the whole city and none of the other sect can stop it. He might actually interfere if that happens and exposing his true powers. He slowly sighs as he murmured "That old jackass was right. They didn''t lie about this thing being an improved version despite it was still under experimental stage." ROOOARRR Because of his constant dodging, the beast became enrage before it continued to bombard him with more wild heavy attacks. The attacks were heavy enough to shattered and cracked the entire stage in the process. This thing might be acted purely on instinct but he wasn''t dumb enough to take that heavy swing especially when the weapon used is actually a stone axe made from stone materials from the knowledge gained from the Apple of Eden. Besides, he wondered why in the world the Moon Empress placed a real and stone hard axe on her statue? Boom!!! Cling!!! Yun Che continued to parry and attack the Minotaur without any hesitation. Compared to the orc he faced before. This thing is several times stronger and acted purely on instinct. The problem of instinct based creatures is they didn''t require any sane mind as medium of thought to attack and it just acted as a wild beast just to satisfy its rage. Boom!!! Cling!!! The sounds of explosion and parried attacks were heard across the stage as Yun Che dodged the attacks thrown at him. Swinging Yoru against the beast, he used his energy attacks to push it towards the wall several times but this thing is relentless. Every time he smashed Yoru on the beast, he actually used his green energy attacks and send it flying across the stage and smashed it against the wall. He didn''t want to use his massive attacks due to the structure integrity of the tomb and such attacks might result the entire cave falling in on them. Besides, he didn''t even find the Moon Empress''s sarcophagus or the Apple of Eden itself yet. That means, he wasn''t ready to destroy this entire cave yet. The Minotaur continued to rise after being sent flying and charging in on him once more. Its two white horns were glowing with profound energy as it continued to smashed itself onto the wall while attempting to swing its axe against Yun Che. Rooarrr!!!! Yun Che immediately jumped avoiding its wild axe swings before landing a solid haki coated kick on the beast''s jaw sending flying to the wall once more. While fighting the Minotaur, a notification suddenly pops into his head. [Ding¡­ System detected a strand of consciousness is attempting to enter the host''s body. System has successfully denied its entrance.] Yun Che was dumbfounded as he spoke "Wait, a strand of consciousness? What kind of consciousness?" [Ding¡­ It is unknown but system detected it attempted to enter the host''s consciousness several times.] Yun Che immediately paused for a moment, a consciousness is attempting to enter his mind. Morever, he can''t even see and detect it. If it wasn''t for the system..."What in the world¡­." ROARRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "This thing is relentless." But no matter how many times he sent it flying, this thing just keeps getting back up. He decided to suppress this thing first before he decided to investigate about the consciousness. It attempted to enter his body and if he didn''t have the system, who knows what will happen and moreover, he didn''t even see it approached him. Seeing the smashed arena around him, he thought it was a good thing he had Chu Yueli removed one of the statues to disrupt the light flow to the pyramid. He didn''t view the message yet but at least he managed to protect the pedestal from the Minotaur''s rampage. As for Chu Yueli herself, she was watching the entire fight from above. She had her eyes widen all the time as she was watching the entire battle unfolds. In her eyes, Mihawk was overpowering the beast with ease despite being several times stronger than him. She was thinking of assisting him in defeating the beast but when she looked at him and his expression, she gave up on that thought. What shocks her the most was the beast''s strength was at the Peak of Tyrant Profound Realm and it was more than enough to frighten the wits out of her but he was able to toy with it at ease. As she was watching his back, she didn''t even realized that her cheeks were red as she observed him fighting on the stage. "No wonder he warned me back then. I wonder what''ll happen if I let that man consume that pill, Is he going to save me if it happens?" As she was pondering, she didn''t realize a figure was approaching her from behind and she immediately turned her head. The Figure was mone other than The Xiao Clan elder from before. She immediately gained some distance and glared at him. "I never knew Fairy Li Yue was a member of the Frozen Cloud Asgard. The rumors of them being absolute beauties really sparks a person''s interest in you. But usually, Frozen Cloud Asgard Fairies used veils to covered their beauties but Fairy Li Yue seems fine without your veil." The Xiao Clan elder from before sneaked behind both Yun Che and the Minotaur in order to find Chu Yueli thinking that all the treasures are given to her for safe keeping. Even if she didn''t have it, he wanted to use her as leverage to provoke Mihawk. "What''s it to you?" She coldly hissed him. "Shame that I have to harm that beautiful face of yours unless you gave me the treasure you two possessed on the pedestals. Seems that every treasure displayed there was taken and you two were the only ones that were alive. So, can you hand them over?" "Hmph, we maybe at the same strength but are you strong enough to defeat me?" Chu Yueli immediately had her guard up before drawing her sword. She didn''t dare to underestimated the Xiao Clan elder as that formation will not work against Mihawk but he is preoccupied right now and she had to rely on herself. "I think I have the advantage, Fairy Li Yue. Come, let me taste the bodies of the Asgard Fairies." The Xiao Clan elder draw his sword and licked his lips to provoke her. "VULGAR!!!" She immediately engages him to prevent any chances for him to be use that formation. Judging from his spatial ring, he probably kept them in there and she needed to distract him long enough for Mihawk to finish his fight. As both Mihawk and the Minotaur clashed, the same goes for Chu Yueli and the Xiao Clan elder. She too clashed the same way as both Yun Che and Minotaur but none of them suffered any disadvantages. Chu Yueli continued to attack the Xiao Clan elder without giving him any chance of retaliating. She was afraid he might use the same formation to counter her and she''s already had a bad trauma because of them. She relied on Mihawk for long enough now and it''s about time she relied on herself. The Xiao Clan elder immediately activated his profound movement art and distance himself from her. Despite being the same strength, her relentless assault prevents him from using any counter attacks to counter her. "Fairy Li Yue''s strength really changed once she donned her Frozen Cloud Asgard robes as if you and the black clothed woman from before were like two different people. Fairy Li Yue or whoever you are, this tomb will be your grave and there''s nothing that swordsman can do about it!!!" With a swift motion, he pulled the formation''s paper before placing it on the floor. Chu Yueli was ganking him suddenly felt the formation''s effect suddenly spread around her. She suddenly felt despair as those moments descended on her once more and she felt on her knees with a scared expression. "Hmph, Frozen Cloud Asgard really is beautiful but the moment you lose your strength will be the end of you. I wonder if I get to enjoy such beauty in my arms. The formation might not work on him but if I can use you as a hostage, I could easily control that swordsman. It seems that you and him are closer than I thought." He spoke with a sinister smile. Chu Yueli felt a moment of despair in her head as he Xiao Clan elder was slowly approaching her but she remembered the moment when Mihawk saved her, her sister''s face, her disciple and everything. She was pulled from the brink of death before and she refused to descend on that level. Suddenly, she felt something changed from within¡­ "This energy.... elder sister? No, it''s almost the same as her but profound strength is useless in the formation but why?" She felt the changes of the energy inside her body but particularly, her profound energy. She regained her composure once she thought that maybe her elder sister is actually helping her in secret. "It''s the same as elder sister, it''s pure but how?" She detected the new form of her profound energy inside her body. It wasn''t much but it slowly changes her profound energy into something warmer and purer. More importantly, it slowly resists the effects of the formation. "I wonder how Fairy Li Yue''s body actually felt like." The Xiao Clan elder showed her a sinister smile while she was keeping her head down. As the perverted hand slowly descending towards her. She gathered up the warm energy and her wits in her body before focusing it onto her fist¡­ Then¡­ POW!!!!!! She immediately raised it before shoving a knuckle sandwich on the elder''s face. Due to its purity, the new energy enhanced her strength and develop some kind of enhancement on her fist and it sent him flying instantly into the nearby wall. She was still under the formation''s effect and her body felt like she was a mere mortal but that fist''s power she used just now was equivalent to a first level throne''s attack. She was dumbfounded due to the changes within her body. She immediately scanned her fist and found out that the mysterious energy she used just now was actually the same pure energy as her sister. "What is this? It''s really is the same as elder sister! But that''s impossible, I didn''t have the fortuitous encounter as elder sister but¡­... how did I achieved it?" However, she decided to push the questions out of her head before slowly walked towards the source of the formation. With a swift motion, she ripped the paper apart and the effects of the formation was instantly cancelled. She also regained her profound strength once more. Then, she immediately scans her bodies and found out that her energy was slowly evolving and changing. "This energy, the warm and pure energy elder sister emits before but this is not hers but it''s my own. How in the¡­." Then, she detected something amiss in her body and found out that her ice heart had shattered. Her heart was heavy once more as she thought about her years of cultivating that ice heart was instantly wasted as it was shattered from her previous fight. But she didn''t felt anything was wrong and her profound energy was stronger than ever. No wonder she felt all these emotions such as fear, despair, happy, depressed and sad thoughts. It was because of her shattered ice heart. But when she looked closely, she didn''t feel any weaker like the failures of her sect. She felt like she was way stronger than her previous self as if she was changing into a new person. "Could it be¡­... but that''s impossible¡­" She tried to formulate and formed a simple ice arrow on her hand. Seeing it changed in front of her eyes, it really is evolving and looks exactly like her sister''s. Normal ice profound energy and techniques looks like typical ice looking attack but hers really looked like her sister''s ice. It was some kind of crystal ice and it was much more powerful than an ordinary ice. Before she could test it out, the elder emerged from the pile rubble rubbing his sore cheek from her sneak attack. If he didn''t protect his face at time, he was bound to die from that fist and he was also shocked as her attacks were equivalent to a first level throne. "Impossible¡­how are you able to use profound strength? You just a peak Sky Profound Realm like but why is that fist attack just now is a throne level strength?? You¡­. what kind of treasure did you find in here?" The elder roared at her as he was dumbfounded at the changes of her strength. She was the same level as him but to be able to use a first level throne attack was enough to cause the whole empire to shift its eyes on her. Chu Yueli regained her composure while maintaining the ice arrow on her hand and she shot him with a glare. "You dare used that despicable formation against me. Let''s see what happened if the shoe is on the other foot." She immediately engaged him in another clash as both cultivators started to fight once more. This time, she used the pure and warm energy once more and she overwhelms him by a large margin. Her cultivation was still the same but the power behind her attacks was much more powerful and purer. The elder who was the same as her from before feels like he was utterly dominated when she used her Frozen Cloud Arts against him. Chu Yueli coated her sword with her Frozen Cloud Arts before smashing it on the elder''s sword. What shocks her again was the moment the iced sword makes contact with his own, it instantly froze and caused the elder to backtrack his steps. If he was too late by a second, his weapon would have shattered. "It''s that treasure. She found a treasure that elevates her attacks. Damn her, why did she was the one encountered all of this. This is the tomb the Xiao Clan found and it''s our right to gain it." The Xiao Clan elder cursed his luck seeing Chu Yueli obtained something much more powerful in this mysterious tomb. What he doesn''t know that her unique profound energy was the one doing all the work. "I won''t accept this¡­. I won''t accept this..." The Xiao Clan elder began his relentless assault on Chu Yueli. But now that her energy was slowly changing, she instantly changes the whole course of the battle. The Xiao Clan elder couldn''t even fight back as she easily smashed him aside while firing some of her frost arrows. Even with his profound techniques, he couldn''t even touch the corner of her clothes as she avoided all of his arts while firing some of her own. As finale, she instantly appeared next to him using her sect''s movement art, The Frozen Snow Dance Steps before giving him a heavy punch in the gut and sent him flying towards the wall. As the high elder of the Xiao sect, it was humiliating enough that he lost without gaining everything in return. What''s worst, he fought through the other elders by betraying them in the arena before arrived at this point only to be suppressed by a woman. Moreover, the woman who had attained the help of the treasures gain from the tomb while he himself lied on the floor. He sacrificed almost everything, lose his brother in return and even lose several of his sect''s treasured suppressing formation all for the sake of obtaining the treasures from Mihawk and this woman. In the end, he was the one being suppressed while the other two roam free. "This isn''t fair. The heavens are unfair. Why did you two have to be the one stronger? We found this tomb and it''s our right." "Hmph, still talk about fairness? You killed everyone in exchange for your greed. All of it sacrificed for the altar of your own spite. You used underhand methods instead of relying on your own strength just to kill the both of us. Now, who''s laughing now?" The Xiao Clan elder just gritted his teeth and curse both Yun Che as well as Chu Yueli for existing. "Now, game''s over." She pointed her sword at his forehead and staring him like a sorry existence. However... She suddenly dropped her sword before kneeling on the floor and started to clutch her head. The Xiao elder widen his eyes as he saw Chu Yueli suddenly screamed as if she hurts her head. "My head¡­ it hurts¡­What is happening to me?!?" Chu Yueli felt like something was invading her mind and she slowly lose control of her body, thoughts and soon her consciousness. ''Kyaaaa!!!!" Chu Yueli screamed as if he head was splitting itself apart and she slowly felt her body was getting out of control. Before she could register what is happening, she slowly slips into the darkness of her mind. What the others doesn''t noticed that her eyes were slowly transitioning from grey into gold. The process was instant and her screams quiet down as she continued in kneeling position while looking down on the floor. Seeing her not responding, the Xiao Clan elder suddenly had a sinister smile on his lips and full of killing intent. Whatever crisis she is having right now, it gave him the chance to turn this humiliation back to her. "Looks like the heavens are fair to me after all. I will kill you and use that treasure to end that swordsman life. Don''t blame me for this, Fairy Li Yue." He raised his sword in order to kill her with a single slash... *Grab "What?!? The Xiao Clan elder suddenly widen his eyes as Chu Yueli raised her right hand and grabbed his blade entirely. "You¡­.." He tried to pull his sword but it wasn''t budge from it. But, he was shocked once more when something started to change on her arm. What he saw was her grabbing arm were slowly showing glowing patterns. The thing is, those patterns were almost similar to the patterns carved on those pillars. Before he could react, he suddenly felt his neck was grabbed by something powerful. It turns out she used her other hand to grab his neck and lift him upwards easily. Suddenly, she spoke with an echoing womanly voice and that it sounds otherworldly in his ears. Something he never heard before as if the language she spoke was alien to him. "Hmph, a woman''s body again? I finally found a suitable body but that person''s body is impossible to enter. Good thing this soul''s state is weak. If not, even possessing this body might take some time. Finally, a body after years of being sealed." "Now¡­now¡­ what do we have here?" She suddenly raised her head as she stared him with her golden eyes and glowing futuristic patterns on her arms. Her hair suddenly floats itself in the air as if she was surrounded with a heavenly aura. Despite being in the same strength, her grip was stronger and the elder couldn''t even grasp on them firmly. "Arrkkkk¡­.. Let me go¡­ plee¡­.ase¡­." The elder struggle to breathe through her strong grip on his neck. He never knew she was this strong before but he had this feeling that Li Yue and the current her aren''t even the same person. "Hmph, pity. This world offers so much possibilities. If only she listened to me in the first place. She could easily dominate this entire world. As for you...." Suddenly, she increased her grip at the same time draining all of his powers into her. "You¡­. what are¡­you..." The Xiao Clan elder felt like he was being sucked dry. All of his cultivation and powers were being drained from his body. He didn''t even feel anything as he was being sucked thoroughly leaving behind nothing but an empty bag of bones as he died. She dropped the corpse of the Xiao Clan elder on the ground before it slowly disintegrates into thin air. This is the worst ending as it was the cruelest way for him to die. ''Chu Yueli'' raised her hand and slowly gripping them and familiarizing her new powers. "Mortals in this world has a very interesting way of attaining power and I gained this much from absorbing this human. You worthless bitch. You might hide the device from me but mark my words I will find it even if I have to tear this tomb apart." She turned her golden eyes towards Yun Che and the giant twenty feet tall beast who were still fighting among themselves. ........................... Yun Che was still engaging but he senses a great disturbance in Chu Yueli''s energy. It felt like she''s becoming another person as another energy was slowly overwhelming her. However, when he tried to investigate it. The Minotaur would seize the chance to get him. Yun Che flashed step to avoid another strike from the Minotaur and spoke "Damn, this is getting nowhere. Jasmine, did you sense a great disturbance just now?" "No¡­ why?" Jasmine replied from his mind. "I think this tomb has more than meets the eye. The system detected a consciousness tried to take over me just now. Looks like we''re not alone after all." "A consciousness? I didn''t sense anything¡­." "Chu Yueli¡­. Something happened to her¡­" "ROOOARR!!!" Yun Che immediately avoided the Minotaur''s strike before he decided to go offensive. He wanted to play around a little more but that disturbance the system detected piqued his curiosity. As the beast roars, he immediately activated his side step and engage it with full force. With a swift motion, he instantly slashed the beast''s left arm before disintegrating it with his sword waves. "You could have done this from the beginning." Jasmine commented as he easily overpowered the beast by slipping to a blind spot and cut its arm. Although it was a cruel method, but at least he slowed the beast rampaging for a moment. "Haaa¡­. Where''s the fun in that? I wanted to test this thing''s capabilities before going offensive. Turns out, that pill really almost perfect its beast form. Did you see the offensive powers of this beast? If rage wasn''t the problem, it could pose a threat to cultivators one day." Jasmine just nodded and she spoke "Too bad it was still under testing. This is much better than that orc the other day. By the way, this testing you always did is going to get you killed one day." "You worry too much." He lazily replied. The Minotaur roars once more in rage before engaging him. Looks like losing it didn''t even care about its losing arm. All it cares was to have Yun Che killed. But this time, he parried the axe strike before slowly coated his sword with haki. With a swift motion, he sliced the axe apart from its handle causing it to staggered for a moment. Yun Che to this time to grab the hilt of his sword before he instantly stabs the poor beast right on its gut. The make things worse, he immediately released a powerful energy strike through the sword as it penetrated the gut before exploding behind it. BOOM!!!! Guts, blood and bones were gushing all over as the energy wave he sent through Yoru exploded from inside the beast through its back. As it let out a cry of agony, it slowly falls to the ground letting out a pitiful sound. Blood spilled over the floor as the beast struggle to stood up after being hit by such devastating attack. It was mercy enough he didn''t use any big moves or his Zanpakutos. Truth to be told, this is the first time he actually fought a Minotaur. Instead of dodging and rolling like typical gaming, he just clashed their attacks and push it back to the wall as his method of testing its strength. Yun Che stood on top of the spill blood and he sheathes Yoru as he spoke "If this pill was the one that stuck up kid used back then, I think I might be the one who''ll pull a desperate fight." Jasmine suddenly reappeared next to him. "Good thing he was carry a low level pill huh?" "No¡­. Desperate fight is all I wish for." He replied with his casual Mihawk''s voice. "*Sigh...¡­ You know¡­. I still can''t understand your way of fighting stronger opponents." "At least I had fun. That''s all that matters. Now¡­.. Let''s claim those experience points." However, before he could deliver the Coup De Grace, a figure suddenly appeared on top of him and deliver it instantly onto the beast. What''s worst, he could sense the vitality of the beast was instantly extracted the Minotaur''s body and entered the figure''s body in an instant. He could sense the Minotaur''s vitality was being drained as it was getting smaller and smaller the more the figure absorbed it. "What in the....." Jasmine was shocked as she saw the vitality of the beast was extracted easily. Both Yun Che and Jasmine slowly widen their eyes witnessing the figure who slowly emerged from the smoke produced by the Coup De Grace just now. [Ding¡­. Lang Long''s was under the Beast Transformation Pill''s effect when he was extracted so host will not get any experience points from the beast as host is not the one who delivered the final hit.] Yun Che didn''t even noticed the notification as his eyes was fixed on the figure who just emerged from the cloud of smoke. It was none other than Chu Yueli herself. But, she was much more different than she felt. Her aura didn''t even felt normal and it was more like otherworldly as her silver hair floating around her aura. Her cultivation isn''t the same as well. When she came from above just now, he was slightly stunned when he detected her aura actually at the First Level of the Emperor Profound Realm but when the vitality of the beast slowly entering her body. It was slowly changing her aura as well. Peak¡­..Second¡­.Third¡­. Fourth¡­.. Fifth¡­.. She was slowly ascending towards the Fifth Level of the Emperor Profound Realm in one swift motion and she gained all of it by absorbing the vitality from the dead Minotaur. It was quite logical as the dead Minotaur had the cultivation of a Peak Tyrant Profound Realm master and she absorbed it with just a first level throne body. Both Jasmine and Yun Che widen their eyes as she instantly jumped multiple levels just like leveling up but they never heard about vitality absorbing before. Even if it exists, it would be deemed forbidden as it actually went against the will of the heavens itself. "Wait, the Xiao Clan''s elder''s aura is gone. So that means...¡­" He didn''t even need to complete the question as its already been answered. Moreover, what shocks him the most was the patterns flowing from her shoulders to the tip of her fingers on each of her arms. She might wear her Frozen Cloud Asgard robes but those patterns actually visible through her clothes. "Those patterns, is that ¡­the pattern of the Isu?" Jasmine commented as she remembered the patterns carved on every pillar on the hall as well as the random images from the Apple of Eden when she came through here. Yun Che wanted to tell her that its impossible but....."No¡­that''s impossible¡­could it be?" Jasmine was right, both of them saw the golden and glowing pattern of the first civilization on her arms. To Jasmine, she just knew that the patterns were actually from the Isu but as for Yun Che, those patterns actually mean something. "It''s the mark of the member of the Isu race." Yun Che subconsciously replied. Jasmine turned her head towards him and asked "Mark? but she was a human through and through." "Yes, but her aura felt different but she still had that pure frost aura inside her. It means she might be possessed by something and that consciousness from before kind of fits the bill." Yun Che remembered that all Isu members had patterns on their bodies which differentiate them from ordinary humans. Only Isu members possessed those patterns but Chu Yueli wasn''t an Isu member. She was human but there''s only one explanation for it. The Minotaur''s corpse was slowly drying up before disintegrating to dust and ''Chu Yueli'' slowly turned her body around and faced them. Yun Che immediately had his guard up as he saw Chu Yueli''s current expression and appearance. She was still her but her eyes were glowing with golden colored pupils and her aura didn''t feel like her at all. She was somebody else¡­.and the way she spoke triggers a familiar feeling within Yun Che as he did know those patterns. "Ahhh, so delicious. I never knew this method is enough for me to attain this level. Way stronger than my previous self." ''Chu Yueli'' spoke with womanly echoing voice as he observed the patterns around her arms. However, the language she spoke sounded other worldly to Jasmine but Yun Che clearly recognized and understood them. She actually spoke the language of the Isu. As someone who researched the Apple of Eden back in his home world for a while, he managed to learn this language back in his original world. "What is she talking about? Do you get any word that she says?" Jasmine turned her head towards Yun Che but he didn''t give her any comments or remarks. He remained stoic as he draws Yoru once more before he immediately spoke "Who in the world are you?" "Ahh, where are my manners? You barbarians or low level mortals wouldn''t understand our speech." She mocked them in her language. She slowly moves towards them before she switch to the language of this world and spoke "You''re the mortal from before. To be able to defeat such beast means that your body had limitless potential. It was strange that I wasn''t able to possessed it. You have something that even my infinite knowledge was not able to comprehend¡­." As someone who is otherworldly as well, Jasmine learnt countless of language back in the God''s Realm and she never heard of a language so different compared to the newly acquired Japanese language. Yun Che kept his composure as she was actually referring to the system but hearing her called it ''something'' means his secret is still saved. But, he had to keep the act and ignorance about their race so he simply said "Possessed? Judging of your current appearance, I assumed you possessed my friend Yueli?" "Yueli? So, this is the name this body originated. The naming sense of this world sure is weird. Hmph, such primitive barbarians." Yun Che decided to keep calm as he wanted to extract more information on this so called being. If he was right, Chu Yueli right now is possessed by the soul of the an Isu. As for how he knows that it is a soul because of the current Chu Yueli right now had the Isu soul suppressing hers means this soul is now controlling her body and she didn''t have a single way of resisting it but her soul is still there. The thing is right now, how is he going to save her without actually harming her? More importantly, how in the world an Isu member existed in this world. The only thing they sent were the Pieces of Eden into this world according to the message spoke to them by the Moon Empress. Unless..... "I asked once more, who in the world are you?" Yun Che pretended not to know the Isu''s existence at the same time he was quite excited on the inside. He only met several Isu members but he couldn''t gain any information from them. To be able to witness a living member even if it is only a soul was a bliss. "Hmph, a low level human like you doesn''t have the capabilities to know my name." She suddenly raised her right hand before forming something familiar. Yun Che had his guard up as he saw the changes and widen his eyes. "This is¡­" Suddenly, sparks and balls of energy was instantly formed on her hands before pointing it towards Yun Che. Then¡­ Shooo!!! Shooo!!!! Boom!! Boom!! She fired several golden energy blasts at him in an attempt to kill him however, he easily anticipated its trajectory and avoided her strikes. Yun Che recognized those shots just now. Those are standard Isu energy blast that their members can use but now that she had the body of a Fifth Level Emperor Profound Realm, the attacks were stronger and it actually blew a crater on the side area of the stage. She even shot more energy blasts in an attempt to kill him however all of them were easily avoided by him. She even wondered how her high speed attacks were easily avoided by a near miss. She was certain this mortal couldn''t even avoid it. "You are not an ordinary mortal after all. Your body is really unique. Your body didn''t even feel human." She started raising her sword before engaging Yun Che once more. One thing he learnt from the Isu was their combat experience was way more advance and she was able to utilize energy strikes even using a mortal as a medium. To be able to transfer her soul into Chu Yueli''s body was powerful enough. Moreover, these capabilities can only be utilized by the Pieces of Eden and for a human able to use its powers without the pieces as a medium means the one possessing Chu Yueli right now is a genuine Isu member. "Impressive, let''s see whether you have the capabilities to avoid this." Suddenly, she started to channel her energy along the golden patterns of her arms. Yun Che detected these changes before raising his sword to block whatever she was going to do. In an instant, she raised both of her arms before using Chu Yueli''s profound energy along with the being''s powers to utilize the attack. BOOM!!!! A massive golden Isu patterned dome suddenly exploded pushing him towards the distance. The dome didn''t actually look like a dome at all. It actually looks like a massive dome shield carved with Isu patterns all over it. He remembers such attacks being used as an area of affect to protect the user from being surrounded. Yun Che regained his bearings before sliding until the edge of the stage while using his sword as a shield. Jasmine commented next to him. "So, this is the power of the Isu race?" "Yeah, they might be a race who relied on technology but make no mistake in underestimating them." Yun Che replied her. Seeing Yun Che withstand the assault, she raised her both of her arms once more and produced multiple golden energy balls. Similar to the golden dome, it also has the Isu pattern all over it. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. "Now, block this!!!" She controlled the orbs to shoot multiple energy beams all over the place and he simply used his flash step to avoid the beams. However, the orbs seem to track his movement and those things couldn''t keep up with his speed. "Let''s top it up a notch." Yun Che smirks at the being''s aiming skills but those beams really annoy the crap out of him so he decided to confuse those things so he can close the distance between them. Swish¡­.Swish¡­Swish¡­.. He activated his Broken Shadow Flash before jumping all over the arena creating afterimages one after another. The orbs registered all of them as targets before shooting his afterimages which simply phased through them but didn''t even take an ounce of damage. Seeing Yun Che''s performance, ''Chu Yueli'' smirks as she continued to fire the energy beams on him. "Impressive, you are better than that old vessel of mine. You''re much better." "Old vessel? What are you talking about?" Yun Che''s illusions started to speak at the same time. The real him flashed step through the energy blasts before started to smash the golden dome with Yoru. What the being didn''t know was it maybe looks stronger but it depends on the body cultivation and fifth level Emperor Profound Realm Isn''t something he can''t handle. He just defeats a level 90 Minotaur and this being''s strength isn''t going to cut any of it. "That stupid vessel of mine. She had all the powers in the world as well as my device. That ungrateful mortal ended up sealing me in here and hid my device. I sacrificed my entire life molding her into a perfect vessel and she betrayed me in the end. Of course, you will not understand this. Mortal. I will force you to become my vessel whether you like it or not!!!" Yun Che''s mind triggered something when he heard about the vessel. If he was right, the Moon Empress is probably its vessel from before. He didn''t know the history behind it but it seems she hid the Apple from the soul''s reach and sealed it somewhere in this tomb. BOOM!!! The energy from Yoru smashed the golden dome with ease and ''Chu Yueli'' seems to have trouble maintaining its powers at the same time control those energy orbs. With enough force, Yun Che channeled his powers and causing the dome to crack like a spider web. With ease, he easily smashed the dome and caused her to lose her bearing before being sent flying to the edge of the arena. Yun Che cancelled all of his techniques before approaching her with Jasmine on his side. "Now, mind telling me who you are?" "Haha¡­.haha¡­ To think exist a mortal able to defy the greatness of an Isu. In the end, you''re just a mortal destined to be control by us." She had her had bow before and she started channeling her energy once more into her hands. Suddenly, she smashed the ground once more producing the same golden dome and push him out of the way. Slowly levitating in the air, she immediately forms multiple massive Isu energy sphere and shield herself from the interference of the outside world. "I was merely testing you and you proved to be stronger than I anticipated. I only use the strength of an ''Emperor'' based in this world at it seems it didn''t pose any disadvantage to you." She suddenly waved her hand and suddenly six portals like energy suddenly formed above him and he immediately widen his eyes as he saw the people came out of the portal. "These people¡­." He murmured quietly. What appeared to them right now was the missing elders from before or what is left of them. However, he recognized the two missing elders from his own arena and the other four maybe the missing elders from the other arenas. "Dra..cule.. Mihawk¡­." "Please¡­." "Help me¡­." The elders beg for him to save them but looking at their critical state. Saving them might be fatal for them. It''s better for him not to do anything rather than having his back stabbed in the end. "It''s a good thing you primitive humans always fighting one after another, I had to wait until you''re at the end of your miserable lives before taking you away. Now that you''re here, you can serve as my meal." Raising her hands, she draws the vitality from the other elders causing them to scream in agony as she pulls their life away from them. Yun Che wanted to stop the process but his instinct told him that he wanted to see what kind of capabilities she can pull next. Moreover, he had other trump cards as reserved if situation acquires. For now, he wanted to see how the show unfurls. It''s a good thing the real Chu Yueli was unconscious or else, she would''ve gain so much trauma from this alone. Same process happened to the elders as they were reduced into bags of bones before disintegrating into thin air. With those vatilities, her cultivation jumped once more. "Sixth¡­..Seventh¡­.Eight¡­..Nineth¡­..Peak...It seems that her breakthrough stops at the pinnacle of the Emperor Profound Realm. But, don''t underestimate her. She''s not the same as that brute of a creature from before." Jasmine commented as she saw her levels was getting stronger. In a span of a few minutes, she jumped from Peak of Sky Profound Realm to the Pinnacle of the Emperor Profound Realm. It was enough to cause a sensation in the Empire and might be the whole continent. The current her is actually stronger than Chu YueChan herself. Yun Che nodded at her remarks and said "I know, I was more concerned on her abilities as an Isu. The Isu are much more powerful as mortals but if they had the powers of the cultivators. We can kiss this world goodbye. It''s a good thing she didn''t have the Apple of Eden itself." "Good thing?" Jasmine shift her eyes towards him. "Remember when I said the Apple''s true power can only be unleashed by the Isu race themselves. If she had the Apple, I might resort using some of my trump cards." If things escalated to the point that it was deemed impossible. He might have to use some of his trump cards and he wasn''t hoping it comes to that. Seeing the bones crumbling to dust on the ground, Jasmine gritted her teeth and said "This is too cruel. Yun Che, whatever happens you must stop her here. We mustn''t let someone like her to roam the outside world." She speculates that if she were to unleashed in the real world along with the Apple. She could raise her cultivation even to the divines by killing innocent and spill their blood. Even the Realm of the Gods will fail to stop her if she had the apple as she could control an entire army with it. Even the mind of the divines can be control with the right power. "But, I couldn''t risk it. I am not killing or sealing Chu Yueli. She''s not involved in all of this." Yun Che decided he''ll find a way to free her but he wasn''t prepared to kill her. Even if he did, Chu Yueli would die for nothing as the soul would find another vessel to dwell in. Jasmine was getting annoyed and shot "What is her life meaning to you? Whether you make sure she is dead or she''ll cause more harm in the outside world." "I''ll figure something out. I am not killing her off." Besides, if he killed her. How is he going to explain himself to Little Fairy? Seeing Yun Che''s determination, Jasmine sighs before she spoke "If things escalated to that point, I hope you know what to do." "I will...." He nodded. The process was finally complete as ''Chu Yueli'' floated in the air while surrounded by the energy spheres protecting her. Now that her cultivation has achieved Half Step Tyrant Profound Realm. She was much more powerful than before. She looked at Yun Che with an evil expression and spoke¡­.. "You will become my new vessel when I defeat you. That so called Moon Empress might be my old vessel and I will use you to tear this place apart until I get my device. I traveled into this world with a purpose. I will not rest until I find my comrades and control this entire realm." "Comrades, world¡­. So that''s how it is¡­" Yun Che had enough before decided to kick the bucket. He need to find a way to extract that soul from Chu Yueli''s body without killing her. So, he decided to go offensive. His next words caused Jasmine and the Isu mode ''Chu Yueli'' to widen their eyes in shock. "I asked you once more. Who in the world are you?" He was calm in his Dracule Mihawk persona but the most shocking thing was he actually used the Isu language to speak to her. "You¡­.you knew the Isu language?" Jasmine asked him but she was ignored entirely as he focused on the gawking expression of the being. ''Chu Yueli'' was shocked seeing a mortal able to use the language of the Isu perfectly. She immediately shouted "How do you able to use our speech?!?! Who are you!!!" He calmly spoke "I''ll tell you mine if you tell me yours." "You¡­. very well. Since you are bound to die and become my new vessel, I''ll let you know my great name. I am one of the nine great warriors and high members of the Isu race in Eden. You can call me ''Ares''. For too long I awaited a male''s body and I am not going to dwell in a woman''s body for long." Yun Che finally knew the soul''s real name and his last sentence triggered something in his head as well. He said ''a woman''s body'' so does this mean the soul is actually a male? There''s one more thing that floats in his mind. " A high ranking members of Eden?" Ares replied in Isu language and spoke "You might be well verse in our speech and you know nothing of our origins. Eden is our great realm and where we come from. We discovered your dimension through our world''s research and we found out that this world had mortals capable of reaching Godhood. Something we Isu desire to obtain so we came here." Yun Che focused his eyes as his expression goes serious. They traveled from their realm to discover the secrets of cultivation as he feared. Now that he knew why they traveled here, he ask the being Ares on more time. "And your target in this world is¡­." Ares started to laugh sinisterly and answered in cold tone. "To enslave this entire dimension and plunder the secrets of achieving Godhood." 125 Chapter 125: The Fall Boom!!!! Boom!!!! Boom!!!! The sounds of explosions were echoing inside the grand hall where Yun Che is now facing the remnant soul of the Isu race who possessed the body of Chu Yueli. Despite having the upper hand, he refused to follow Jasmine''s advice of destroying Chu Yueli''s body and taking out the remnant soul from within. He believes that her body and soul can be saved from that it. Destroying her means he must kill her and even if its the thing he must do, he refused to follow it for Little Fairy..... Yun Che timed his attacks and approaches well as he evaded countless of attacks thrown by Ares towards him. Every time he managed to get close to her, the remnant soul who introduced himself as Ares exposed Chu Yueli''s body to him and allowed her to be attack. Yun Che however refused to do so and ended up being push back again and again. Ares exploited his weakness of refusing to kill Chu Yueli against him. Even though he really likes a challenge but right now, this Ares guy is started to piss him off. With Chu Yueli as a human shield, he couldn''t even launch a single counter attack against her. Right now, he is trying to find a way to remove Ares from Chu Yueli''s body. He could only dodge all of the energy attacks cast by Ares through her body. As long as he still possessed her body, he couldn''t kill her with a single stroke. Moreover, after empowering the body''s cultivations through the previous absorption. Ares was much more stronger than before. One thing strikes him though, he couldn''t even see Ares''s soul before even if he is a Shinigami as if the soul was invisible in his radar. He couldn''t even sense him possessing Chu Yueli''s body''s and only managed to sense his existence through the system interference when he tried to possess his body. He slowly waved Yoru in the air as before he spoke in his mind. "Damn, I needed to find a way to push him out of Yueli''s body. Until that happens, I could only defend myself against him." Ares kept switching from throwing energy bombs and shooting him with energy beams. As a great warrior of the Isu, he wanted to possess Yun Che''s body because of the invulnerability and speed he possessed. This is better that the Moon Empress''s body that he possessed back in the days. He was starting to lose his patience. He wanted to test the capabilities of the Isu member by letting him grow stronger by absorbing the rest of the elders from before but seeing him treating Chu Yueli like an object. He was really pissed off by him. When he managed to extract him from the body, he swore to end that Isu bastard despite his curiosity and excitement of meeting an actual Isu member. Ares laugh maniacally as he didn''t feel any pain from Yun Che''s sword but the body he was dwelling was slowly taking damage. He was channeling more and more energy from his soul into Chu Yueli''s body and it was slowly harming her from inside. For a mortal to sustain the power of an Isu was basically suicide. Despite mortal cultivator body was stronger, they did not possess the Isu''s DNA and unique veins to support their powers. "Hmph, since you won''t harm this woman of yours. I suppose it is okay for me to destroy this body and taking you out with it. Without the proper host, I cannot initiate a self destruct mode without a body. If you refuse to give me your body. I suppose I''ll kill this one to destroy your will and force myself into yours." Ares slowly floats into the sky before making the Isu linings on Chu Yueli''s body glowing. "Self destruct? Damn¡­" As he was watching, the golden Isu linings on her arms was slowly transitioning to red. [Ding¡­.Warning. The remnant soul is slowly charging massive amount of energy inside Chu Yueli''s body. Host must not prolong the battle as the energy is slowly harming her body. Host must do whatever it takes to stop the process or the body will self destruct and killing Chu Yueli with it.] "What the..?... System, I haven''t found a way to remove him yet." [Host must stop the channeling process now.] "Yun Che¡­its now or never. You have to kill her!!" Jasmine floats next to him as she observed the glowing red markings on Chu Yueli''s body. Yun Che immediately rejected Jasmine''s proposal. "No!!.... I refused. I couldn''t kill her. Little Fairy will be devastated." "You barely know her and why do you care so much about that woman? If you can''t find a way to force extract the soul inside her, she''ll die anyway. Its better for her to die by your hand." Jasmine suggested causing Yun Che to frown. "Like I said, I will not kill her¡­. Wait¡­ what did you say?" Jasmine''s words suddenly triggered something in his head. She was confused but replied "It''s better for her to die by your hand?" He shook his head in disagreement. "No, before that." "Force extract her soul?" "Force extraction....That''s it. Jasmine , you''re a genius. Why didn''t I think of that before?" Yun Che suddenly distance himself from Ares before accessing his system interface. "What do you mean?" Jasmine asked out of curiosity. "Force extraction. Chu Yueli''s body and soul is currently weak from her previous near death encounter from those old men. If her condition is that weak, it means I can use it." Yun Che shouted in his mind as if he had a great idea. "It?" Jasmine was quite confused but she couldn''t put the two and two together. Yun Che immediately accessed the system store and purchased an item he considered useless for the rest of his life but Jasmine''s idea just now sparked an idea to him. He never expected to use that item but if its going to save Chu Yueli''s life then he''ll use it. The conditions are perfect for him to test it. Ares couldn''t even see the interface and merely thought Yun Che was out of his mind by pointing his fingers up in the air. "Now, taste despair as you have to watch this woman die in front of your eyes. You mortals are merely things and tools for us to use. Despite you have the ability to cultivate, mortals are still mortals. After killing you and steal your body. I will tear this place apart and reclaimed my device before destroying this wretched place." Seeing Yun Che still standing, Ares mocked him as he watched Yun Che stood there with his hat covering his eyes. Suddenly, he lifted his head as slowly transitioning his yellow Mihawk''s eyes into his Sharingan. As he calmly stood there, he slowly spoke in Isu language "I let you run rampant and grew stronger to test your capabilities as an Isu. But right now, you should kill me when you had the chance." Ares shot him with a look of disdain as he spoke "Kill? Even if you stop me, the energy starting to run rampant in her body. She will still die and taking you along with her. Even if you''re dead, I will still take your body." To him, there''s no use fighting Yun Che if he only fight in defensive side all the time. He decided to detonate the body instead to destroy his will before force him to submission. "I never actually used this but you leave me no choice." Yun Che immediately activated his flash step before teleport himself in front of Ares. This Ares guy was his longtime wish to meet a fully fledged Isu member but he never expected that Isu member is kind of a bastard and testing his abilities was a mistake after all. Looking him straight in the eye, Yun Che''s Sharingan was slowly rotating faster than normal before he slowly muttered "Dragon Soul Illusion" The process was instant as Ares''s mind suddenly went on turmoil as it was slowly transported into a dark void where nothing existed. According to Yun Che''s Shinigami experience, if a rogue soul is in a mortal body, all physical and spiritual damage can affect the body but risking sending the original soul along with it. So what he did used just now was unexpected to Ares as he sent him into the realm of despair created by his illusion but he make sure to separate Chu Yueli''s consciousness. Ares''s consciousness drifted into despair as the illusion was controlling his mind. But what he saw right now cause him to felt endless fear. All he saw was Yun Che''s Mihawk figure along with a massive head of a creature behind him. What he saw was the massive head of a bluish dragon and no matter how much he racked his memory, he never saw anything like this. As an advanced being and a proud warrior of the Isu, he never actually saw a mythical creature like that exist but the next thing sucked all his bravado. No matter how big it is as an Isu warrior. "RROOAARR" The creature behind Yun Che roared as loud as the void could support and he felt endless fear started to overthrow his consciousness. This is the first time he wanted to prostate to a creature and lose his entire self conscious to it. As for Yun Che, he was slowly lose his consciousness trying to stay awake. He only wanted to test this ability but never expected the toll was too much for his mind to bear. Since he was floating, he had to stay awake or he''ll fall head first to the ground. It''s not going to hurt that much but it''ll still hurts. "Man, never expected the illusion is so powerful but at the same time exhausting. Compared to normal Sharingan illusion, this is way worse." Yun Che immediately deactivated his sharingan and drink a bottle of the divine water from his system. Aside from restoring his health and spirit force to full power, the water also has the ability to relieve his temporal excruciating side effects from the Sharingan. But it doesn''t remove the cool-down of the skill itself. [Ding¡­.Dragon Soul illusion activated. The remnant soul is now trapped under the illusion of the Azure Dragon. As a precaution, System has separated Chu Yueli''s consciousness and prevent her from succumbing to the illusion. Time remaining until the illusion dispel itself: 58 seconds.] Yun Che suddenly lose his bearings and nearly drop Yoru to the ground. His face was covered with sweat as he struggle himself to stay awake. It was a necessary move. He decided to use the Dragon Soul Illusion he obtained from his previous trial from before since Ares really started to piss him off. However, he felt a massive headache and his eyes felt like it was ripping itself apart from activating the Dragon Soul Illusion as this is his first time use such a powerful illusion. The Dragon Soul Illusion only affects one person but the price of activating such a powerful intimidating illusion had its own heavy price. The system warned him that Dragon Soul Illusion is technically the same as Mangekyou Sharingan Abilites and required his eyes must be at least that level to use it without any side effects. In other words, he''s like using the abilities of a Mangekyou Sharingan with a sharingan set of eyes and that kind of usage will result his eyes was ripping itself apart. The system also warned him that If he used the Dragon Soul Domain, it will also produced twice the same effect side effects and immediately exhaust his mental strength just like the original Yun Che depends on the size of the domain he cast. Since the Dragon Soul Domain is a powerful AOE illusion domain, he decided that the Dragon Soul Domain only can be used as a last resort. One more thing, the Dragon Soul Domain needed his sharingan to be at least in Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan to be used without side effects. Until he reached that level, he had to control his usage carefully. He was slowly gasping before regaining his composure. Right now, Ares was under the effect of the illusion but the energy was slowly running rampant in Chu Yueli''s body. If he refused to hurt her physically, he decided to use the illusion itself to temporarily trapped Ares. "Guess the trick works." Yun Che slowly spoke. "What did you do to him?" Jasmine slowly floats next to him only to be greeted by him gasping for air as if he ran a 100km marathon or something like that. However, for him to be in this state means he must done something and managed to cause Ares or whatever is in that woman''s body to be in a standstill as if he was totally hypnotized. Since Jasmine never seen someone fell under the Sharingan''s Illusion, this means Yun Che must activated something to hold him. Yun Che finally regained his balance before replying "I activated the Dragon Soul Illusion. Basically, it trapped him with the dragon''s intimidation for 60 seconds." "Impressive, I thought your illusion could last longer." Jasmine went into deep thought once more. Yun Che once told her that the Sharingan can cast ordinary illusion but will not affect someone stronger than him or stronger soul capabilities. Since Ares can use energy attacks well means his soul is immune to illusions, it might be impossible. What she didn''t know that the Isu race is also mastery of illusion and using it on them is like using their own move in their own turf. Despite being resistant, there''s no way he can resist the might of a true god. "Yeah, but his soul is much more powerful than Chu Yueli''s and he can resist the Sharingan Illusion. Even if I can trap him but it won''t be long. So, I decided to use the Dragon Soul Illusion. At least I use it for the first time." He replied Jasmine using his Mihawk''s persona before getting back to Chu Yueli. Right now, the markings around Chu Yueli''s body was glowing rapidly as it runs rampant in her body. Yun Che immediately press his index finger and middle finger on her forehead before saying "System, transfer all the rampant energy into my body." [Ding¡­host must release the energy immediately or it will cause some harm to the host instead.] "I know, just transfer it." Yun Che was aware that the rampant energy inside Chu Yueli as it is an Isu created energy and totally different from his Spirit Force as well as profound energy. Even so, he had a perfect idea on how to use such an energy he gained from them. [Ding¡­ Initiating transfer.] In an instant, the rampant energy in her body was slowly traveled from her forehead through his fingers. However, despite that. The energy traveled all over his body but instead of flowing naturally, it slowly depleting his HP. [Ding¡­.Transfer complete. New type of energy discovered.] [Merging from the host''s original memory, Host had discovered Radiant Force.] "Radiant Force? Wait, as in that Radiant Force?" He spoke in his heart. He knew what the system was referring to. Moreover, he conducted a research back in his original world about this energy. "Radiant force is the destructive light energy source from the Isu race that are impossible to be cultivated mortals and only available to the Isu unique body structure and DNA. This force is required for the Isu race to use Isu related abilities as well as powering any Isu technology. Without this energy, the pieces or technology will drain the life force of any non Isu if they tried to use the technology.] Yun Che raised his right hand and observed the glowing energy he just absorb from Chu Yueli''s body. The system can only help by suppressing the so called ''Radiant Force'' inside his body. Like the system said, no wonder the Isu can use any pieces of Eden perfectly. They used this kind of energy to use and power it up. Moreover, he didn''t have the proper body structure of an Isu so maintaining it in his body kind of hurts. "So I was right, to think I actually feel the power of the radiant force for once. So, only radiant force can control the Piece of Eden properly." [Ding, since host has the body of a mortal and missing the required DNA to use it. It is impossible for the host to cultivate this energy. It is recommended for the host to channel the radiant force outside immediately as it now harms the host''s HP.] [Ding....Detecting constant depletion. Current HP: 98%] [HP: 96%] He nodded in his mind that this energy might be unique and powerful but without the proper DNA, he couldn''t even control such energy. He didn''t needed it for cultivation, he wanted to control the energy so he can learn more on the Isu cultivation arts and properly use the pieces of Eden. But that might be impossible. With that, the glowing energy around Chu Yueli''s body immediately disappears and Ares regains his consciousness once more. He had to use the illusion to hold him so he can extract the energy without any movement from Ares. He wanted to use his Kido Arts but he needed Ares to be still and quiet. As he regained his composure, the glows inside Chu Yueli''s eyes were slowly transitioning to gold indicate that the illusion is now over. Ares immediately controlled Chu Yueli''s body to move away from Yun Che as he detected the rampant energy is gone and the markings on her body had totally disappeared. "You stinking mortal¡­What in the world was that illusion?!?" Ares still felt endless fear came from the mythical creature behind him just now. He was stuck there for a long time but he didn''t know that the illusion only last a minute in the real world. "Hmph.....Ironic, a proud Isu warrior fell under an illusion. I thought your race was a master of it. There are some illusion can affect you after all." Yun Che slowly stood up as he was ready to face the Isu member. Challenge and testing time is now over and now he just wanted to kill this guy. Sensing his killing intent, Ares slowly smiled as he spoke while pointing towards Chu Yueli''s body. "You¡­.Then, congratulation. You just killed this woman. I will use every technioque I know to kill you." *Swish Without saying anything, Yun Che immediately flash step towards him in one go. This time, he decided to use it but he had to harm Chu Yueli directly in the process. As long as its not fatal or hurts too much, he can deal with it later. *SHOO *SHOO Ares kept throwing energy beams towards him which he avoided them using his flash steps. Ganking close to him, Ares immediately activated his Isu energy shield around him. Yun Che however, didn''t retreat like before, he immediately activated his Evil God gates before smashing the shield with Yoru coated with green energy on it and destroy it in one go. He play defensive the entire time, now...its time to be offensive. The pieces of the shield flew all over the great hall as it widens Ares''s eyes seeing his proud shield destroyed. Seeing his shield shattered. he shouted "IMPOSSIBLE!!!! My level supposed to be stronger than you!!! How could this be!!" Through the information he gained from the deceased elders, he knew that all of their levels are technically on the same level. He absorbed every ounce of those strength powering the body''s cultivation to this level, far stronger than Yun Che himself. Seeing his possessed body and powers being pushed back by a mere peak Sky Profound Realm warrior, he could believe his eyes even if he could see them clearly. "Guess I kind of cheated. Just because you are stronger doesn''t mean you can beat me." Yun Che spoke through his Mihawk''s persona. Accelerating once more. He immediately raised his sword with an intent to kill. Despite his HP is slowly draining, he can still fight with full power without feeling any setbacks. "He steeled his heart to kill this woman? No matter, I can hide for now and searched for another body the moment this one died." Ares raised his arms as if he wanted Yun Che to slice Chu Yueli''s body. However¡­. "Got you¡­" Seeing Ares took the bait, he smiled before shifting his sword and free his left hand. Suddenly, his said hand just now glows before being replaced with a some kind of glove. From Jasmine''s point of view, it looks like a red glove that didn''t cover his fingers all the way but behind it had an image of a fiery skull surrounded by blue, white and black flames. "What the¡­how did that supposed to change the outcome of this battle?" From the side of the arena, Jasmine''s eyes widen as she saw Yun Che suddenly wore some kind of red glove on his right hand. To her, that kind of accessory didn''t even catch her attention but the next thing cause her great shock. "Now, get out of Yueli''s body." Her said before pressing his gloved hand on Chu Yueli''s forehead. Ares simply widen his eyes as he didn''t even do anything and just touch the forehead. "What are supposed to do with that¡­." Before he could finish his words, Ares and Jasmine were shocked to the core. Yun Che''s hand phased through Chu Yueli''s body but the shocking thing was her body was covered some kind of blue lights before Jasmine could see what he actually pushed out of Chu Yueli''s body. "Impossible, he just forcefully ejected that woman''s soul??!?" Jasmine couldn''t believe her eyes as Yun Che pushed Chu Yueli''s soul out of her body and with it, the pest that dwells within her. Yun Che''s words about her soul appearance was true from the first time they met. When a soul is outside the body, the soul will wore some kind of white clothing on it and retained their original appearance. What she saw right now basically the same like what she wore when they first met and had a chain connecting their soul and body. Since she was a soul in a gigai, she could see Chu Yueli''s soul form and chain on Chu Yueli''s body as clear as day. Her soul chain was still connected to her body and retains her beautiful form. What she saw next was a figure of an old man wearing some kind of clothing she never seen before. This old man was kind of bald and wore a strange type of clothing. If she were to describe it, he had a blue sash on his waist accompanied by white cloth all over his body. She might not know this style but Yun Che clearly knew it. As for the old man''s appearance, he had a long white beard on his chin and wore some kind of Greek outfit. When he was ejected, he flew out of Chu Yueli''s body detaching himself from her soul. Chu Yueli however was still unconscious and the chain connecting her soul and body was still present. In an instant, Yun Che immediately flew towards the old man or Ares before freeing his right hand. "You¡­how¡­" Ares was shocked but Yun Che arrived in front of his face before raising his right fist. In Ares''s mind he immediately though "I don''t know what he did but a mortal can never touch a soul. Its futile." But his thought was immediately silenced before¡­. *POWWW!!! "And that''s for sullying Yueli''s body." He spoke as he sent that soul flying before he could finish his words. A punch landed square on Ares''s old face before sending him flying towards the side of the Arena. A soul might be invulnerable to mortals but they can still take damage from physical objects. Ares landed on the side of the arena on his back producing excruciating pain as he landed. Seeing Ares on the other side, Yun Che immediately pulled Chu Yueli''s soul chain and pushing it back into her body and allow it to regained life once more. Then, he slowly carries her to the arena where Jasmine was observing from the other side. "This thing¡­is this the thing you referred to?" Jasmine had her eyes on the funny looking glove on his left hand. "Yes, this is a Gokon Tekko or in other words, its a Soul Apprehension Gauntlet. This thing can forcefully eject a soul from the body." Yun Che explained the purpose of the funny looking glove to her. He remembered Kuchiki Rukia always use this glove to eject Ichigo''s Shinigami form. "This thing¡­its an absolute treasure. you can kill a person without even harming them by ejecting their soul and forcefully cutting the soul chain. Why on earth you called this thing useless?" Jasmine asked his as her eyes were fixed on the glove but Yun Che''s next explanation silenced her. "This thing is kind of useless in this world. This world to be exact. Despite its property, the mortals of this world cultivate their bodies and soul to perfection. This is preventing their soul from being forcefully extracted. The only ways to extract their souls is when they are in the end of their lives and their bodies as well as souls were weak enough. In other words, badly wounded or weak soul. Chu Yueli''s body is weak from her previous encounter before and the Status Recovery skill only fix her body. It may be a while for the spiritual body and soul to recover from it. That''s why I thought of using this thing. It might work on ordinary humans but different story when it terms of cultivators." "Ohh, no wonder you never use this thing before." Jasmine nodded in understanding. "Yeah, only works for humans though. Normal humans not cultivators. There''s a reason why cultivators able to lived hundreds of years and probably thousands. Its because of their body. Even if I pressed this on a body of a cultivator, it won''t even phased." "You said this woman was weak from before right?" "The skill only restored her body but her spiritual body was still damaged from her near death situation. If she survived the attack, it took months for it to recover. So until then, he body is still strong but her spiritual body is quite weak. But, now that she drank the water. She''s fine now." As he spoke, he scanned Chu Yueli''s body for abnormalities and he was shocked that the stolen cultivation by Ares when he absorbed the powers of the those poor elders from before was still inside her body. So, Chu Yueli''s current cultivation is in the Peak of the Emperor Profound Realm. She almost reached Half-Step Overlord Stage. She''s much stronger than Little Fairy but that sister of hers probably catch up before the tournament begun. What can he expect? That Ares did absorbed an Overlord Minataur''s power and store it inside her body. "Despite being a despicable person, he still helped Yueli here." Yun Che immediately pour a bottle of the Divine Water into her mouth and fixing her body. The Status Recovery just restored her body''s condition, HP and Profound Energy back to full power but not her spiritual capabilities. But since he used it on her before, he had to wait a day for him to use it again. However, due to her being forcefully possessed, she was still unable to regain consciousness. He can''t blame her though, her soul condition is pretty weak right now. With the Divine Water''s help, her body and soul is now restored to full power. He sighs once more. If he knew about this particular event. He would use this water on her the moment he restored her body back then. Saving her the trouble of being possessed. Yun Che turned his eyes on Ares who slowly getting up after being hit directly to the face. He admitted, punching him was felt really good. "*Cough¡­.cough¡­.. You¡­ How? How in the world are you able to touch souls? According to our research, humans couldn''t see any souls but you¡­. You ejected that woman''s soul and me. Who are you really?" Ares slowly stood up facing Yun Che who was still in the arena and sheathing his sword behind his back. He couldn''t even believed what he was seeing when Yun Che ejected his soul from Chu Yueli. He thought that only the body was destroyed he can only freed himself from the body. "Me? I supposed I can tell you one thing. I am not some warrior you can steal. I am Dracule Mihawk. A Death God." Yun Che confessed to him instead of beating around the bush. Ares widen his eyes before gritting his teeth and roared at him. "Death God? Don''t lie to me. Gods don''t exist. I''ve come from an advanced world where you couldn''t even hope to comprehend and we are the gods." "Comprehend? Its true. I never knew the realm of the Isu but I do know one thing." He immediately flashed step towards Ares before grabbing his throat. "You think souls are invincible? Then how do you explain this?" Yun Che was referring to his ability to touch soul beings. With that, Yun Che dropped him to the ground before he spoke again. "What you did to that woman just now was unforgivable. You used her body and wanted to kill her. Now, no body you can use. No weapon you can lift and no cultivation you can steal. Let see what you made of old man." Yun Che raised his fist to challenge Ares into a hand to hand combat. Without a body, an Isu is useless just like in his previous world. They can only provoke and influenced mortals into their bidding but he is not the one who falls into it. Ares was feeling bottomless anger from his soul body. For three thousand years he was trapped in this realm and found the perfect body. However, instead of using others to get it. He got greedy and wanted the strongest one only ended up in this state. First that bitch of an empress and now him. "YOU FILTHY MORTAL!!!! I don''t know how you were able to touch my soul body just now. But as an Isu, NO¡­AS GODS AMONG MORTALS!!!! I REFUSED TO BE HUMILIATED LIKE THIS!!!" Ares slowly approached him with his soul body. Suddenly, multiple clones of him started to appear all over the arena in an attempt to overwhelm him. He might be a soul but he can still use one of the Isu primary abilities, Illusion Clones. The clones were all over him but instead of thinking a way to escape. The swordsman simply smiled. "Let''s see you can beat my¡­." Before he could finish his sentence, Yun Che suddenly appeared near one of the clones and responded by giving him a straight punch to the face. POW!!!!! It didn''t contained any strength but he used his basic hand to hand combat with him. Ares flew once more and all of a sudden, the clones disappear as if it was never even deployed. The rough soul cough intensely after being hit by a regular punch at the same time widening his eyes. His illusion clones were flawless and there''s not even a single hint giving his original self away but this man knew exactly where is his original self. As for Yun Che, he merely spoke shrugged as his sharingan could see his original form clear as day and he just went straight at him. The funny thing about these illusions are once they beat the original, they will cease to exist. "This is impossible!!! I refused to accept this." Ares powered up his fist with his own Radiant Force before engaging Yun Che once more. Jasmine watched from the side of the arena and sighs. That old man never knew that her disciple was bullying this old man all along. Each time Ares threw a punch, a wild punch arrived at his face. "Guarkkk!!!" Ares hold his bleeding face before another punch arrive before he even knew it. Pow¡­ Pow¡­ Pow¡­ Punches and counter punches landed on Ares''s face and body. He couldn''t even landed a single punch on Yun Che as the guy himself was a master in hand to hand combat. He didn''t even to enhance his strength and only use his perks as a Shinigami that enable him to touch soul beings like Ares. The two began their hand to hand combat style. Yun Che admitted, Isu have an unusual way of utilizing hand to hand combat but as someone who was on top in his world, strength doesn''t determine the strongest. Intelligence and Speed defines it. All he did was counter and punch, counter, punch¡­.making Ares looked like a joke. IMoreover, he faced several Isu members back in his home world but this is the first time he actually fought a member from their realm. That''s why he wanted to test his capabilities but when he took Chu Yueli''s body, that''s the last straw. Besides, that''s his bad habit from his home world. He knew one day he had to stop it. But¡­.old habits die hard. POW!!! A punch once more landed on Ares''s old bearded face. A proud Isu warrrior was mocked for their capabilities. Even in his world, the Isu only relied on technology to fight against modernized world mortals. Without the so called ''Radiant Force'' and a body to utilize them, they merely become someone who just lost their technology. In other worlds, they became ordinary mortals. As for Ares, he was a proud Isu warrior from his realm, a warrior who was expert in Isu fighting abilities but now he couldn''t even beat a mortal with punches and kicks. He spent 2000 years coaxing that woman into his ways and only ended up betrayed in the end. Now, another one shows up and humiliate his like this. "HOW!!!Mortals can''t touch me!! How are you¡­." Before he could finish his sentence, another punch landed on Ares''s face sending him flying across the arena. If people of the outside world see this, they will never expect the Great Swordsman Dracule Mihawk was using his fist to fight instead of his swords. No energy, no haki, no nothing. Just good old fist to fist fighting. Feeling his annoyance from before, Yun Che teleport towards Ares before appearing before him. That Ares never knew this man before him was much more powerful that he thought. He absorbed and increase his strength through the elders from before but now, he was ejected from that woman''s body and all hope of claiming his body is now lost. Yun Che was annoyed, this guy had been spouting shit non stop and he was sick of it. He spoke through his Mihawk''s voice "I told you¡­ I am a Death God. A soul race and more importantly a god. To us, you are just like any other mortals." "Hahaha¡­you can''t kill me. I am nothing but a soul. I will always come back. I will always reincarnate. Our souls will never die. Even if I am, my comrades in this world will complete the gateway using all nine artifacts of our technology in this world. Then, my race will invade this world and plunder the secrets of godhood in this world. If I can''t have your body then perish with it!!!!" He kept his calm at the same time widening his eyes as he heard the statement. So that''s how it is, the Isu needed all nine artifacts assembled before they can conjured up a gateway to their world and the Apple is just one of them. Looks like he can assumed that that the Isu had already prepared an invasion force but they needed the gateway to be completed if they wish to invade this world. They couldn''t send anyone due to some technical error but they did sent their artifacts along with the souls of some of their members. If he summarize what Ares did right now is basically the same as the other souls, it means they needed to established a footing before bring the entire invasion force here at the same time turn the humans in this world against their own kind. He heard from Ares before that due to the abilities of cultivation in this world, they wanted to invade and enslaved the mortals here. But, even if people here are a cultivators, they will fight against technologically advanced mortals. The Isu couldn''t beat the human cultivators of this world with brute force but if they had the technology to do it. They could turn the tides of battle in an instant. Yun Che shook his head and focused on the real issue. But the moment he heard those plans, he didn''t planned to save this world. He had another plan in mind. He''s been planning this the moment he heard the existence of the realm of Eden or Realm of Isu. Suddenly, the arena began to glow as countless sword shaped lights started to form a all over him. The old man emptied his entire energy before forming a massive dome made up of golden sword lights. "You might be able to counter my illusion clones but there''s no way for you to counter hundreds of sword lights at the same time." Ares waved his hands before waving them down indicating the sword lights will move to attack at the same time. Seeing the swords cover all over the arena, Ares sinisterly laugh as he saw all the swords converging around Yun Che''s position and cutting all of his escape routes. "NOW PERISH!!!" All the sword lights move into his direction. This old man is really keen on killing him. But¡­.. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. Yun Che smiled which looked really sinister when Mihawk smiles as he spoke "Oh, but you forget one thing. When souls perished. You will never be able to reincarnate." Yun Che drew Yoru once more before holding it vertically in the air. BOOM!!! The energy around his body was swirling as golden energy suddenly formed into a massive pillar around him causing massive wind around them. He used the extracted energy from before to empower his sword before creating using it as a fuel for his sword technique. The energy turned Yoru''s blade golden as he empowered them with Radiant Force he absorbed from Yueli. At the same time, his yellow eyes were glowing with Radiant Force as well. The energy might be foreign but he could still channel them easily. Good thing he placed Chu Yueli''s body outside the arena or else, she might get caught in the blast. Seeing he used Radiant Force to create a powerful energy pillar, Ares slowly widen his eyes as fear slowly crept around him. "Just who is this guy? How did he control the Radiant Force without having our DNA. This is impossible¡­.impossible..." The swirling energy around the swordsman dissipates the colliding swords as he gritted his teeth watching Yun Che control the Radiant Force. His sword was created with his ordinary strength while Yun Che had the strength of Seventh Level of the Emperor Profound Realm. The difference was too vast. Seeing the Isu exclusive energy being controlled by a mortal, Ares immediately hissed "You¡­.you will never get away with this. My comrades will find you. They will know the moment I died and the device is in your hands." As for Yun Che, he kept his calm as Ares tried to threaten him but what that old coop didn''t know was he just gave the ticket for him to finalize his plans. He smiled once more and spoke "Then, I''ll let you know so this can be a message to your comrades. I knew everything about you precursors. You are nothing but trouble in my eyes. I will find all of your comrades and claimed all the Isu artifact. Instead of you Isu invading this world, We will invade yours." Ares slowly felt fear creeping in from his stomach as he heard Yun Che''s statement. He never guess the man with the yellow eyes could be so intimidating. Invade their world? It would be a fool''s dream if he ever even try to attempt it. But, he merely shouted "You''re bluffing. To think a mortal like you try to challenge the might of our race? You don''t know anything. We came to your world three thousand years ago!! Its impossible for you to know anything about us." Yun Che expelled all the foreign energy in his body focusing all of it inside Yoru. He admitted his body felt a lot better after he did that. "I do, I came from a world where your kind exist as well. But you don''t need to know about that." Snap* He snapped his free hands and the towering pillar suddenly released a bit of its energy like a shock wave all over the arena. He expelled the energy before destroying all the sword lights with a single wave causing Ares to widen his eyes in shock. The strongest technique he cast was instantly destroyed by a snap of the swordsman''s finger. "Where is this mortal came from? How did he use the Radiant Force? How did he make of this¡­.How¡­?" "Here I come¡­." Yun Che simply murmured as he was preparing to unleashed a massive sword technique. Jasmine simply sighs as this idiot disciple of hers always using destructive moves without even thinking the consequences. She''ll give him an earful later. Ares immediately raise his hands as he surrendered. He fearfully shouted "Wait¡­wait¡­. I knew all the Isu techniques¡­.I even know all the other Isu weapons and even how to make them¡­..I could share them with you¡­.we could work this out¡­." "No need¡­.Like I said¡­ I knew all about you precursors. I''ll find a way to learn everything. But now....." Yun Che spoke Ares fearfully fell on his back as Yun Che slowly lowers the rampaging energy pillar towards Ares who was rooted by fear on the spot before he murmured¡­. "Getsuga¡­.." "Tenshou¡­" SWISSSHHHH!!!! BOOOMM!!!! The energy from the pillar suddenly transform into a massive energy wave as it engulf Ares on the spot. Ares''s shout of despair were heard all over as the massive energy wave engulf him in one single strike. Destroying his entire soul and killing him instantly. The rampaging golden wave traveled across the arena and smashed itself onto the wall of the vault. The vault suddenly tremor all over as the energy smashed itself on the wall without any way of dissipating. The massive wave shows no sign of dissipating as it continued to destroy anything on its path. "Shit...too much." He shouted inside his mind before he heard a shout nearby. "Yun Che!! You''re going to destroy the vault at this rate." Jasmine''s shout were heard even the sound of the blast overwhelmed it and Yun Che immediately dissipates the blast by shattering its energy causing the massive wave to explode all over. With his speed, he immediately flashed step to Chu Yueli before deploying his Evil God shield and protected them both against the rampaging attacks. The energy flew all over the before exploded on the walls of the arena, seating area and the floating pyramid. Even though the explosion was a lot but was a small explosion resulted from the dissipation. Moreover, the energy was purely made up from Radiant Force and he didn''t even infuse any Spirit Force in it. The explosions created smoke residue as the after effect the moment he dissipates them. Jasmine opens her eyes and saw a massive trench created from his Radiant Getsuga Tenshou just now and saw a massive hole on the wall where the concentrated energy was aimed before he dissipates them. [Ding....Congratulation for destroying a member of the Isu race. Ares.] [Experience + 100000 SP+ 7500] [Ding.... Congratulation Host for achieving the achievement ''My World, My Own'' - Kill a member of the Isu Race. Experience + 10000 SP + 1500] [Ding.... Rare Item Obtained.] "Rare item? what kind..." His murmuring were silence before a tiny golden droplet appeared before his very eyes. Seeing the droplet closely, it was surrounded by small Isu markings floating around it as if it looked like futuristic golden droplet. [Congratulation host for obtaining Isu''s Droplet''] "Droplets of the Isu Realm....what kind of item is that?" [Ding.... Based on the host''s memories, the Isu Droplet is one time use item that changed the humanoid body structure an Isu or a human and upgraded their DNA. The Isu''s Droplet item can only be obtained once an Isu with a Quadruple Helix DNA dissipates their soul. However, system had compiled the remains of Ares''s soul and created this item. If this item is used on a human''s body, it will change the body structure and DNA of a human and allow them to cultivate Radiant Force.] [Once the item''s been used, it could no longer be extracted and this is a one time use only. If host wish to obtain more, host must find other Isu members and destroy them. However, host cannot infuse the droplet again after the body structure is changed. But, host can use it on another person if he required it.] Yun Che was speechless the moment he saw the floating golden droplet in front of him. "Changed their entire DNA and body structure? Holy hell!!!" Looks like his research back then was true after all. Back in his original world. Humans have double helix DNA while Isu race had triple Helix DNA. But, Isu members were just normal humanoid mortals but there are advanced Isu members able to project their energies to the outside world just like Ares. They were able to use extraordinary powers and properly wield the Pieces of Eden to its full potential. That''s when he knew that those beings have different DNA structure as normal Isu members couldn''t use it. To be specific, Quadruple Helix DNA. That''s when he knew the existence of Radiant Force. Only a handful of those precursors can use it. To think that he just found a droplet that change the body structure. For now, he decided to store the item before he can use it later. Its a one time use and he planned to use it on himself and upgrade his current human body. If that happens, he will have the Isu bloodline within him. That thought alone excites him as he could finally wield the Apple without any side effects. "I''ll store this for later." He sighs before placing it into his inventory. Even though it excites him that he could use that Radiant Force but the droplet only allows him to use the force and properly wield their artifacts. No special perks. No anything. Not that tempting but at least its something. Yun Che dispelled the Evil God shield but the first thing he heard was Jasmine''s shout ringing in his ears. "You idiot!!! You went overboard!!! Again!!!" Jasmine''s was kind of worried the moment he released that massive Getsuga Tenshou, he might destroy the tomb and buried them along with it. "How the hell am I going to release the energy? I can''t cultivate them and it really started to hurt keeping them for too long." Yun Che shouted through his Tenteikura towards Jasmine. At least he can act like himself like that rather than Mihawk''s calm personality. "You¡­.you want to trap yourself in this tomb? You could''ve just ended it by slashing him." "I was¡­..but I am looking for way to release the energy. I never though it was actually this powerful. No wonder the Isu had this powerful energy inside them all along. Besides, you don''t have to worry. If the Empress built the vault just like in my world, the walls can absorb the impact. It was built to withstand Isu Radiant Energy after all." Yun Che once more scanning the damages done by the residue energy after he dissipates them but seeing the cracks and holes all over making him suddenly sweat dropped. "Kind of" He spoke while closing his eyes awaiting another earful of Jasmine''s ranting. Jasmine shook her head before sighing once more. Yun Che explained to her that the Isu cultivate a special type of energy known as the Radiant Force before showing her what he obtained from the system just now. He couldn''t explain to her about the DNA part but he just explained that the droplet allows humans to cultivate Radiant Force. Seeing the droplet in front of her eyes, she was completely astonished as she spoke "I don''t know what to say. We can use that powerful energy just now?" He explained "Not quite. Ares probably had thousands of years polishing that energy and I just used that energy. It even correspond with my cultivation. Even if we can use it, it''ll took years to achieved that level. They made this energy specifically for them and impossible for mortals to cultivate them." "But, you have that droplet and the system. Why not giving it a try?" Jasmine suggested. Yun Che gave a thought about it. Although it was tempting for Jasmine, she couldn''t use it as she doesn''t have a human body yet and her current is only a gigai. He did contained the energy within his body but it was slowly chipping his HP and he couldn''t even regenerate them. By the time he released it just now, his HP was already left with 48%. It was a good thing he could dissipate it entirely. The system also told him that even if he kept Ares''s energy from before, it was too powerful for the current him to handle it. He had to familiarize himself and cultivate the force from the beginning. The energy force from before destroyed everything in the arena. They were shocked knowing that this is the amount of energy extracted from Chu Yueli. If he didn''t extract them from her who knows what kind of explosion the energy could create inside her body. Yun Che turned his eyes towards the pyramid above him. It wasn''t enough for the smaller energy residue to cause a major damage to it but he sure hoped he didn''t destroy it by accident. It was a miraculous that the statues survived without being damaged by the explosion. "Man, there goes a good Isu sample." Yun Che had his fun testing the Isu member Ares but its all fun and games until that rogue soul used Chu Yueli''s body. Moreover, he even let Ares absorbed the strength of those elders and that Minatour into Chu Yueli''s body, he was grateful that the cultivation remains inside her body and empowered her cultivation to the Peak of the Emperor Profound Realm. She might be shocked once she wakes up later but seeing her current state, it won''t happen anytime soon. Moreover, she might had a hard time breaking through to the Overlord Stage later as her body didn''t accustomed to the Emperor Profound Realm Veins yet. She might have the strength but she doesn''t have the ability to control it yet compared to Little Fairy who spent months familiarize herself with the veins before he broke through her cultivation. Right now, she probably will enter Peak Level faster than anticipated. "Good thing you finished him. If it were up to this princess, I might killed him along with this woman." Jasmine shot him with a glare. He seems to care about this woman and refused to kill her. Yun Che simply dismissed her and said "Like I said, I won''t kill her because she''s Little Fairy''s sister. It''s a good thing you suggested extracting her soul just now or else who knows what''ll happen next." "*sigh, your care for women might took your life one day." She spoke before floating away from him again hiding her obvious jealousy. "Actually it did¡­" Yun Che spoke in his heart as Jasmine was right about that part but he merely shrugged his shoulders. If it was any other woman, he couldn''t even care less about it but this one is Little Fairy''s beloved sister. Her pain of losing her sister is the last thing he wants to see. Besides, this girl is kind of sweet despite being cold on the outside. "Ehem....Now let''s see what else the Empress is hiding from us." Yun Che simply fake-cough and avoided the topic before jumped towards the statue Chu Yueli moved during the fight to avoid them being targeted. He admitted the statues were lucky enough that they didn''t get damaged or blown up in the series of explosion just now. The Moon Empress really thought of it. He restored the statue back to its original place and the clicking sound all over the arena was heard again. Click¡­. Click¡­. Click¡­.. Suddenly, the pedestal from before sprung from underneath the pyramid and Jasmine slowly floats towards it. Yun Che placed Chu Yueli''s unconscious body comfortably beside them before he proceeded towards the pedestal. "Well, Jasmine. Last pedestal." Yun Che spoke with a hint of curiosity. They went through a lot to get to this point and really hope there''s no more tricks after this. "Good¡­ I am wanted to see that Apple up close." Jasmine nodded before Yun Che put his hand above it and suddenly¡­. Aqua lights were shining all over again as this time he didn''t even see the silhouette of the Moon Empress or transported into a memory lane but what happened next was the pyramid above them slowly descended to the arena. He though everything was over before another thing happens to them. The pyramid slowly descended until it''s technically above their heads but the markings all over it started to glow furiously. Both of them weren''t prepare until his body and Jasmine''s soul started to glow with Aqua lights causing them to float from the ground. It only happens to them but not Chu Yueli. The weirdest thing was Jasmine was only in her soul form but she was actually glowing along with him as if the pyramid knew she was there all along. This adds another big question on his mind as the lights not only dragging him but Jasmine along as well. "Okay¡­what is happening to us?" Jasmine spoke to him while trying to resist the pyramid''s suction force. "I don''t know¡­.probably¡­." Before Yun Che could finish his words. Both of them were instantly turned into a streak of light before entering the glowing pyramid leaving behind Chu Yueli who was still unconscious. 126 Chapter 126: The Moon Empresss Pas Blank¡­.. That was the first thought that arrives inside the minds of Yun Che and Jasmine as they were brought into the pyramid after activating the soul imprint on it. Usually, the soul imprint just activates a hidden message but they would not expect being brought directly into the pyramid. Their minds slowly registered some thoughts as they landed on the cold and damp floor. Speaking about the floor, they could feel the surface was quite cold without smudges on it as if they landed on a stone marble. Yun Che slowly got up from his fall as he observed the dark area where he and Jasmine just landed. Since Jasmine was a soul form, she didn''t feel any pain from the encounter just now and the bad luck falls to Yun Che. Good thing he shifted his body before he landed with his feet. Well, he didn''t want to land just like back in the Dragon Trial. Before he could say anything, Jasmine beat him first as she spoke regarding the condition of the dark and blank zone. "Where in the world are we?" He shrugged his shoulder and simply replied "I don''t know¡­. both of us were zapped into the pyramid just now. This is probably inside of it." Seeing the total darkness within the pyramid kind of sparks some thought from Jasmine. "Is this another memory lane?" "No, Its too dark for a memory lane. Too dark." As both of them make some speculations about the place.All of a sudden, clicking sounds were heard once more as aqua lights suddenly appeared as if the place was brought back to life. The first thing they saw was the Isu markings and linings on the floor suddenly lit up the floors beneath their fleet at the same time illuminating the entire place they were in. What shocks them was their current location. As the lights illuminated the hall, they finally knew that they are actually inside some kind of a massive chamber with a single massive pedestal in the middle. This place kind of reminds him of a place he was visited by accident in his previous world. He never knew that famous landmark was hiding some kind of chamber underneath it. The massive pedestal was erected high from the ground and the both of them were at the other side of the chamber. From their current location, they could see a sarcophagus on the middle of the massive pedestal. They could deduce that the sarcophagus is indeed the Moon Empress''s coffin but the main attraction was not actually the coffin itself but the shining light on top of a smaller pedestal next to the coffin. If they looked closely, the description matches the orb they had seen from the Soul Imprints. "Is that what I think it is?" As Jasmine spoke her eyes were glued on the shining object on the pedestal near the coffin. Yun Che just nodded as his eyes also fixed on the it as well. If his hunch was indeed correct, the shining object is indeed¡­. "As expected from the Moon Empress herself, she even set a Monarch Level formation in this place. She was keen on protecting the Apple until the end of her life." The system told him that the chamber was surrounded by some kind of profound suppressing formation which restricted any use of profound strength. It other words, it''s a No Fly Zone. It means they could only reach the middle pedestal on foot but that pedestal was erected high from the ground. So, it was only accessible by air as there are no ways for them to achieve it by foot. Moreover, he had a wild idea of trying to climb the pedestal itself but there''s no edge for him to reach it. So, climbing is out of the question. According to the system, the formation even suppresses anyone in the Sovereign Profound Realm. The Empress won''t let anyone out of anyone to get the apple. If she wants to, she won''t set this kind of formation in the first place. Yun Che crossed his arms as the normal Mihawk would do when he''s thinking. "I expected she hid it somewhere within the continent. Never expected for it to be here of all place." "Where do you expect it would be?" Jasmine replied as she floats all over the zone looking for clues to get to the pedestal. Knowing his gaming instinct as well as common sense of setting a trap, he deduced that most tomb makers did just that to protect their secrets. But, then again. They arrived here. "I don''t know. Probably sent us on a wild goose chase all over the continent." "It supposed to be that way. But, then again. I''ve already expected for you to found this part of the tomb." An echoing voice was heard throughout the area as both of their attention instantly focused on it. Before their minds could register what happened. Bright lights suddenly illuminate the surroundings and both Yun Che and Jasmine instantly cover their eyes. As the lights died down, a figure slowly appeared from the source as she was wearing a clothing much more different compared to nowadays trend. Despite the figure''s clothing, both of them instantly recognized the figure as clear as day but there''s one thing bothering them when they gaze upon the figure. "This is¡­." He widens his eyes as he saw the girl was dressed in standard''s Isu clothing. Although it''s just a normal clothing but he could see the fashion sense she was trying to show. She was wearing an all-white dress covered anything but her arms. She was also wearing some kind of accessories looked like armor that covers her neck and her waist. She was also wearing an armored headwear that holds her beautiful black hair in a form of a pony-tail. Her fashion reminds him of a certain someone with similar sense. Even if he admits she was kind of cool wearing that kind of armor but he had seen this kind of fashion sense back in his world. Anyway, he didn''t come her for the clothes. He came here for the Apple. "Welcome my successor, I expected you to made it this far¡­. from time after time¡­." The figure began her speech in an echoing voice but Yun Che wasn''t the kind of person who wants to listen to this kind of things. Besides, he smirks as this girl was enjoying herself acting all and mighty. Even if its over the top. "All right, Moon Empress. Cut the chatter." Yun Che suddenly said in his dull Mihawk voice but he was stumped when the figure suddenly floats to him and was shocked like a teenage girl. "Ehh!!! You managed to see me through?!? I was hoping to disguise myself as one of Ares''s comrade but never expected you can recognize me in just one glance. *sigh I was hoping my younger form could at least fool you. That''s kind of rude interrupting a girl when she talks." The girl dropped her echoing voice as she spoke. Both Yun Che and Jasmine sweat dropped with her antics just now as this is not the girl they had in mind. As she slowly changed from her Isu clothing to a standard ancient Chinese robe. Jasmine suppressed her giggle as she spoke "Is this who I think it is?" Yun Che pinch the bridge of his nose as he spoke with a tired tone. "Uhhhh, your clothing is a little bit over the top. Besides, Isu women don''t dressed like that. By the way, Moon Empress. Your acting was not convincing for someone like me." They knew the figure was indeed the Moon Empress but she was much younger compared to their previous encounter within the memory lanes. This one looked much more like a woman in her twenties. The reason they managed to recognized her due to her similar appearances with her younger self from within the memory. Her face was much younger compared to the beautiful Moon Empress back in the memory but she was not losing her any of her appeals even though she looks younger. Even though she looked like a younger woman in her twenties, her Empress aura still remain as if she was in her glory back in the days. The so called Moon Empress immediately floats towards him before looking at him dead in the eye. As she was staring, the girl started to smile and fuming at the same time as she spoke while pointing a finger towards his face. "Why did everyone called me that? Moon Empress this, Moon Empress that. Even the outside world calls me that. It''s rude. I have a name you know. I am Huan Xuyi. Xuyi. Don''t forget that¡­" The so call Moon Empress introduce herself like a haughty girl. Yun Che and Jasmine widen their eyes as they saw the way the Empress was acting. She was totally different from the memory lanes. But seeing her like this kind of reminds Yun Che of his original world. There are a lot of girls like this in his original world but never expected that someone is actually here all of a sudden. He suddenly blurted "Did I just see what I just see?" "Is this another of those illusion?" She spoke to Yun Che. Jasmine was also widening her eyes in disbelief as she was witnessing the childlike Moon Empress was acting in front of them. She saw her previous form but that tine she was much more mature and charismatic compared to this girl. Moreover, she was also floating in the air and she didn''t feel any life came from her body. They assumed she was a soul form like Jasmine. But, the Moon Empress named Huan Xuyi suddenly say something that cause the both of them to feel shock coursing through their bodies. Xuyi slowly smiled before she spoke while looking towards Jasmine. "Oh¡­there''s no Illusion this time. Little Flower. Maybe I should say ''Welcome?'' instead. Silly me." Jasmine was shocked as her appearance was visible for anyone to see. The system masked her appearance so well even souls won''t be able to see her. That''s why the soul Ares from before can''t see her directly. She immediately spoke "You¡­. how¡­ you can see me?" Yun Che also was quite shock as the system did masked her appearance. To think that this younger version of the Moon Empress actually can talk to her. No wonder Jasmine was zapped along with him into this chamber. He asked the system from within his mind "System, why is the soul of the Moon Empress can see her?" Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. [Ding¡­. the system''s function of protecting Jasmine''s appearance was disabled the moment host stepped into the chamber. Analysis indicate that the source probably came from the Apple of Eden itself. Right now, Jasmine''s soul is now visible to anyone. System will try to resolve the troubleshooting.] Xuyi slowly floats towards Jasmine and introduce herself. "Hehe¡­Of course I can¡­ You''re Jasmine aren''t you? I am also surprised that I finally meet you in person. It''s not common for me to see someone from outside the Blue Pole Star here. Especially someone from the Realm of the Gods." Jasmine''s eyes slowly widen as not all cultivators in this world knew the existence of the Realm of the Gods. To think that the Moon Empress knew its existence as well. "You knew about the Realm of the Gods as well?" "Of course, I learned a lot of things while in here. I don''t live here for One thousand years without knowing anything." Xuyi slowly shifted her eyes towards Yun Che who still observing and analyzing her. Her curiosity piques as the successor she was waiting for was actually standing in front of her. She wastes no time as she floats to him and spoke" And you must be Yun Che. Oh, you don''t need that disguise. Although your current appearance is quite handsome but I prefer someone younger for a change." Yun Che was quite surprised that his foolproof disguise was actually seen through and she even knew his name. Good thing she didn''t say his true name. He could deny it but he rather spares himself from the bullshit. His Mihawk''s persona suddenly glows before slowly being replaced with his original form. He could stay as Mihawk but since she knew his name then there''s no use playing dumb anymore. As his form slowly being brought out, Xuyi didn''t even have a shocked expression as if she had seen him before. Not even a hint of curiosity. "Oooohh, I was right. You looked really handsome in real life. If this Empress was still alive, I might steal you from her." Huan Xuyi shown them her sultry side but he wasn''t the kind of who fell for it. So, he decided to play along. "Hoho¡­. Yours truly is quite flattered. I am not sure I am comfortable with a ghost looking at me like that. But I''ll take you on that offer anytime." Yun Che slowly pull Xuyi''s hand before kissing it like a gentleman back in his world but Xuyi was quite relaxed with his bold action. Jasmine slowly had several tick marks on her forehead suddenly pulled his ear in an unfriendly manner. Very unfriendly. "What do you mean steal him from me? You can take this perverted beast all you want. Hmph¡­ and you. How many women you wanted to sully until you''re satisfied?!?." "Owowowow...Korra!! I never sullied any women yet. Says someone who had an obvious jealousy in her eyes." Yun Che suddenly shot her with a grin even when he had his ears pulled. Jasmine was fuming as she shouted "I am not jealous!!!" "All right¡­.all right¡­.Pfffff¡­.Ahahahaha" Xuyi instantly laughed as she seen Jasmine and Yun Che''s session. Jasmine might close one eye when it comes to Retsu, Mio and the others but she did show some jealousy over there. Quite fun and warm when it comes to him. Seeing Huan Xuyi''s unfamiliar reaction, Yun Che simply brushed everything aside and asked "How did you know me and Jasmine? I never met you before. More importantly, we don''t even know you at all." She immediately crosses her arms and puffed her beautiful face as she was annoyed by his statement. She spoke "*That''s rude, you went through my memories and seen my beautiful body. How dare you say you don''t know me. *Sigh¡­I am dead for more than one thousand years now, of course no one knows me anymore¡­ That''s kind of sad." Her expression went sad for a moment but Yun Che knew she made it up as that expression didn''t even looked genuine. "Well¡­... what''s done is done. How did I know? The orb over there. Through it, I can see everything or more precisely, I have been observing you two¡­. You and your friend Jasmine here. You two are quite the troublemaker. Aren''t you?" Her expression turned 180 degrees from sad to happy once more as she grins towards them. "You observed us? How?" Yun Che''s eyes immediately widens as he remembered one of the Apple''s function back in his days. If it''s the same as the Apple from his world, that means¡­... Xuyi suddenly held her head high and she spoke "I am not telling you. You tell me your stories and I''ll tell you mine. That way we''ll even." Seeing her childish mode, Jasmine sweat dropped and spoke to Yun Che at the same time directly bad mouthing the Moon Empress. "I expected the Empress was like her soul imprints. Mature, charismatic and serious. But not this¡­" He whispered to her ears but he made his voice loud enough for Xuyi to hear. "I know¡­. it''s unbelievable that the Empress from the Soul Imprint is much different than this¡­... " Seeing both Jasmine and Yun Che bad mouthed her directly, Xuyi suddenly had tick marks as she roared "This what??!?? How mean¡­. I was older at that time. Currently I am younger and I should act like one. Right?" "More likely¡­. *Sigh¡­ So, how did you know us? You said before you were observing us. Just how? I didn''t notice any observation despite my heightened senses." Yun Che sighs as he gets straight to the point once more. "Hehe¡­. About that, let me tell you as we make our way to my coffin." Xuyi simply floats away towards the edge of the initial zone overlooking the central pedestal. Jasmine sweat dropped as she spoke "Saying ''my coffin'' kind of creeps me out for some reason." Her statement also added a nod from Yun Che as well. It''s not everyday someone wanted to bring him to their coffin and saying it casually. Xuyi floats next to him with a friendly manner and spoke "Don''t worry, I might be dead but I am still a wandering soul with a purpose. So you can relax." "No wonder you can see Jasmine." Yun Che simply spoke but he knew the real reason Jasmine was seen with him. He just nodded his head but at the same time he decided to do a little test. "If you don''t mind me asking, what do you mean you knew everything about us? Why me? Why I am the one you chose as your successor?" Xuyi stopped on her tracks before facing both Yun Che and Jasmine. "*Sigh, I supposed it''s about time I tell you. From your conversation with Ares, you said you knew everything about the Apple. For years I called it just ''The Orb'' but you didn''t even cast a second glance at it. You even called it the ''Apple of Eden.'' Even during the fight against Ares just now, you spoke to him the language even I have trouble of understanding. Although I said I observed and knew everything about you. That''s just one side of it. Rather than saying something like this, it''s better for me to show you." Xuyi slowly waved her hands and the clicking sounds were heard once more as an energy bridge similar to the bridge back in the mock arena from before suddenly manifest itself from the pedestal to their current location. For the Moon Empress to set up this massive chamber just to store her body and the Apple was kind of exaggerating. Then, holographic images slowly appeared near them as Xuyi shows them part of her memories rather than explaining everything to them. However, she still inserts some of it as an additional knowledge. What Yun Che saw was the moment she was inside the tomb, the Apple shows here countless of images as if she was viewing a lot of movies at the same time. The most disturbing part is, she also viewed the day he was married to Xia Qingyue, the day he met Jasmine, the Phoenix Trial and every adventure he went so far. Kind of creepy as she was stalking him from afar and he didn''t even aware of it. Even the system was oblivious to her observation. He doesn''t even wanted to see his kissy-kissy moment with Retsu. She shown them countless of images. She suddenly went serious before she floats near him one more. "As much as I want to ask you about your knowledge about the Apple. I heard much of it during your conversation with Ares back in the grand arena." "So, I don''t need to explain to you anymore." Yun Che just nodded as he didn''t need to told her the whole truth. He never once mentioned about the system in the outside world. If he was, Xuyi would found out about it. Then, Xuyi slowly observed him from hair to toe as if she was inspecting a fine specimen. "Still, I am still impressed meeting an actual Death God in front me. A death god from another realm. Even your strength and skills still impressed me." "Well, despite all of that. I am still cultivating to be an actual god. What about Jasmine?" He shrugged his shoulder as she shifted her gaze towards Jasmine. "Jasmine? I saw you descend to this world three years ago. With heavy injuries and having that God killing poison inside you. I don''t even want to know the trouble you went through up there. Moreover, I don''t know what this kid use to pulled you inside his head back then." As she spoke, Yun Che just fake whistling while looking at the images shown by her. "You knew about that as well?" Jasmine calmly spoke but she wasn''t the type of telling everyone her life stories. Seeing their expressions, Xuyi merely shrugged as she floats back to the front. "I do, but no matter how hard I tried. The Apple can''t get inside you and this thick block head as if it was blocked by something. I noticed there are some moments I just lost you. Like when you sit still for a moment then just kept quiet just like that. Even during the Phoenix Trial as well as the Dragon God Trial. Looks like there are things the Apple just powerless against. I just have to wait for you to wake up." She spoke while feeling some kind of annoyed. Well, everyone had their secrets and she wasn''t keen on prying on it. He breath in relief as she didn''t know the system''s existence and simply assumed that he had a special skill to seal Jasmine back then. Moreover, she didn''t even know his adventures inside the Phoenix and Dragon God Trial. Maybe that''s the Apple current limit for now. "Then, how do you know the existence of the Realm of the Gods?" Jasmine asked her another question. "There are countless legends in the archive I read back in the days. But for you to appeared out of nowhere means you could only come from that place. For those injuries you sustained, able to survived without your original body. I could imagine what kind of experience you went through to get that far." Jasmine nodded her head in agreement as Yun Che spoke in agreement as well. "It''s true. It''s not easy for someone to simply broke into the realm of the Divines. Especially when this world''s energy is quite thin. Reaching Sovereign Profound Realm is quite enough." "As for how I know? I used the Apple to show me what happens to the world after I am gone. It enables me to see into the future. Back then, I wanted nothing more to destroy the very thing that destroyed my life. It brought me to the peak of existence but I wanted to destroy it. To prevent anyone from learning its secret. But¡­." Xuyi shows them the one of her memories from back then. Her older version of herself tried absolutely anything she could to destroy the Apple but it was futile. As her strength increased, she couldn''t even have made a single dent on the Apple. So she made a decision to seal it instead of destroying it. But the moment she touched it. The Apple glows once more and made her under some kind of hypnotism. "Back then, the Apple shows me a glimpse of the future. That is the moment it shows a glimpse of you would arrive in this world. It was only a moment. More like images until I saw your rise in power until Ares''s fall in this tomb. The only one who can destroy Ares and set me free. But it will happen for another one thousand years so I couldn''t wait that long as my lifespan was at its end. I can only survive for two thousand years'' despite being in the peak of existence. So I devised a plan, build this tomb and formation all for the sake of this particular day." Yun Che and Jasmine kept their cool as they listened. She built all of this because she foresaw their arrival two thousand years ago. She knew everything would lead to this day. Jasmine remembered that her idiot disciple did mentioned that the Apple drained her life force so her lifetime would have decreased every time she used it. She showed them her rule as the Moon Empress. She would use the Apple sometimes in her ruling as her will to exert dominance to her enemies. But, there were no records according to Cang Yue about she used some kind of treasure in her lifetime. Seeing her rule and stories as the Moon Empress made them think why the Apple''s existence was not known to the world. "I know what you''re thinking. I never used the Apple in my Empire. I don''t want them to see my ruthless self. I don''t want them to see want that old bastard Ares wanted me to be." Hearing Ares''s name, Yun Che suddenly remembered she mentioned about a voice back in the second pedestal''s memory lane. She turned towards her and spoke "You mentioned about a voice telling you to live. Is that Ares?" The younger Xuyi slowly gritted her teeth before she looked at him as if he triggered a bad memory from her. "That old bastard. He wanted my body so he can use it to rule this entire dominion. Ever since I touched the Apple, he possessed my body as his own. But he couldn''t control it just yet. It was too weak back then and he didn''t have a shred of profound knowledge of this world. So he merely guided me to become the ultimate vessel." Xuyi slowly pulled out the image where she stood on the highest mountain facing the moon back then. "I am sure you knew about how I got my title as the Moon Empress?" "Based on the legends¡­. you used the Moon to cultivate. The only one who knew the cultivation method of drawing the energy of the Moon." Yun Che explained what her understood from Cang Yue''s stories back then. Then, Jasmine suddenly interjects "How did you do it? Even in the realm of the Gods, no one succeeded in drawing that kind of energy without killing themselves." "Ares knew I have no talent in cultivating as I was born as a normal mortal without access to resources. So he taught me the method of drawing the ''Blutz Wave'' and using the profound knowledge from the ones he killed during my first assault on the cultivators. You remember the horrid moment from the cave?. He transferred all the knowledge from my assailant to the Apple." Both Yun Che and Jasmine nodded as it was one of the worst memories she had but she was pretty calm as she spoke about it. Yun Che nodded his head in understanding but as she heard another foreign word, Jasmine''s curiosity instantly pique. "Blutz Wave? What in the world is that?" "Moon Radiation. Blutz Wave is a Moon Energy Wave generated by the Moon during the night. Every Moon phase generated different amount of energy during the night but the most powerful of energy was generated during the full moon. In your term, you just simply called it Moon Energy." Yun Che explained to her since she would have trouble understanding the word radiation.. "Hnnn, Moon Energy carried an extreme amount of Yin Energy which can only be cultivated by women as they have compatibility with it compared to men. So, Ares back then created a powerful cultivation technique using the profound knowledge and his knowledge as an Isu member. If he wanted me to become an ultimate vessel, he perfected the technique before teaching it to me. His naming sense was quite off as he named it ''Mirror of the Moon Technique.''" "So that''s its real name?" Jasmine understood her terms as well as the nature of the technique. "Hnn, the Mirror of the Moon created a special converter from within the woman''s profound core and convert the raw Moon Energy into Profound Force. But absorbing that amount of energy can kill you instantly without the special converter from the Isu''s knowledge. Imagine, absorbing a direct energy like that every month is like drinking nectar every day. It''s quite delicious if you ask me." Xuyi kissed her thumb remembering that particular moment. "So, how long you jumped from elementary into Sovereign Profound Realm?" Jasmine decided to asked her as she wanted to know the capabilities of the technique. Her question sent Xuyi into a thinking mode as it''s been a while she felt its effect. "Hmmm¡­the full moon only came by for five days every month as that moment is the only strongest moments the energy flow was the highest. So every month, I will break through five smaller realms if I include the energy absorption of other Moon Phases as well." Yun Che went to full shock as he heard her explanation. "Wait¡­What?!?! Two years?!??! Just two years, you jumped from Elementary to Sovereign Profound Realm?!?!?" Seeing their reaction, Xuyi went full kid as she held her hands on her waist and went full arrogant. "Kind of, I am pretty strong. Am I?" Both Yun Che and Jasmine were speechless. It took him two years to get to this level by gathering experience and training but this woman just jumped from Elementary to Sovereign in just two years. In under two freaking years!!!! Even a genius would take fifty years to breakthrough into the first level of the Sovereign Profound Realm but a hundred years for a normal cultivator with various resources. To think that this OP method exist. If Cang Yue were to cultivate this technique, she''ll be a Monarch in under three years. Jasmine was stumped. If this method was discovered from those Divine cultivators, they would have searched this entire place for it. That''s it, she''ll make sure the technique stays with the her, the system, her disciple and that red headed girl. The technique can change the whole balance of cultivation. In just two years, she broke through the mortal realm. But, why didn''t she breakthrough into the realm of the Divines? So she decided to ask that question. "Why didn''t you enter the realm of the Divines? Insufficient strength was not an issue here. You give yourself time for almost 1980 years by staying on this star." Xuyi rubbed the back of her head as she knew Jasmine would ask such a thing. She''s a divine cultivator after all. "I knew it was not easy to lie to you. Its true, I stayed as a Monarch for two thousand years. My reason? I don''t want Ares to know the existence of the Realm of the Divines. Imagine what kind of power he would gain the moment he took my body. To prevent such a thing, I cultivate a lot of soul suppressing skills and sealed him within my body as I roamed the entire continent to find a suitable place to hide it. There are times I was suppressed and had to use the Apple but I couldn''t escape from those greedy eyes. So I destroyed my opponents and guard the secrets of the Apple for two thousand years. I even restored my former home as a sanctuary for those couldn''t cultivate and allow them to live in peace as I rule the Empire." She continued "Two thousand years have passed as I lived my life in peace but there''s not a day I feared Ares would break my suppression and took control over my body. I was afraid the day he would rule the realm using the Apple. So, to prevent him from escaping as I died. I built this vault based on the knowledge I gained from the Apple to seal the it and him so deep underground and far from the reaches of those cultivators." Hearing her explanation makes it sound crazy as he heard it, so he decided to ask a stupid question. "Wait, so where is this place exactly." Xuyi grinned once more as he wouldn''t like the answer. "Hmmm...¡­. if I remembered correctly, 100000 kilometers away from Profound Sky Continent and 2500 kilometers below sea level. Underneath an undiscovered island." Again, Yun Che went to full shout mode as heard that. "Wait the freakin moment¡­. What?!?!" We''re that far away?!?!?!?" "Yes, the only way of connecting this vault and the continent is that profound formation I set." She calmly spoke. He did remember he was required to access the formation. He pinch the bridge of his nose as he heard their current location. "Wow¡­going so far to seal the soul and the Apple along with it. You didn''t have to set the formation if you really intend to seal it." "Hmph¡­..If it weren''t for you. Maybe I wouldn''t set the formation up." "Me?" Yun Che suddenly jolted. "You''re my successor. The only one who can control the Apple without it controls you. So, I set the formation before and seal this place. No matter how hard those greedy clans tried to find this place. They won''t. Even if they could, only you have the ability to access my soul imprints. Those two imprints from before are the keys to this place. The other people came with you acted only as decoys. Also, you seem to care about that woman who came with you. To think you were able to cheat Ares into giving a full powered body to her." Xuyi also observed Ares''s fight with him when he possessed Chu Yueli''s body. To think Ares knew how to absorb cultivation by draining the life of the poor old men. On the bright side, at least that woman is now strong because of him. "It wasn''t part of the plan but it works." Yun Che hid the fact that he deliberately let Ares grew stronger to play with him but he immediately regret it. "I knew Ares''s intention the moment he gave the technique to me as well as gave the control methods of the Apple. I knew using the Apple would drain my life force. So he guided me to increase my strength. If I was a power drunk person, I would succumb to his ploy. So I betrayed him and seal him away while I find methods to destroy it. I could still remember his cursing back then as I seal him without a second thought. As the man who raised me, he was also giving my life a living hell. I thought if I destroy the Apple, he''ll be gone as well. But even with my peak strength, I can''t even put a dent on it. That''s when I discovered your existence. A death god and a person from up there would one day walk the plains of the star and claimed the Apple from me. A true successor. So I built this vault to seal the apple forever." Xuyi shows them every moment of her life as they walked along the bridge leading to the middle pedestal. She shown them where she sometimes would fall under the Apple''s influence and cause a great damage everywhere. That is before she became the Moon Empress. By the time she gained the title, she had taken a twenty-year-old non-cultivator disciple from a common family. That disciple was soon crowned as the next Empress of the Blue Wind Empire. The one who bears the Cang surname which is Cang Yue''s first ancestor in the imperial bloodline. Yue''er ancestor, Cang Xue Yun Che was quite surprised as her disciple Cang Xue was exactly the spitting image of Cang Yue as if she lived in the past before reincarnated into the future. She gave her cultivation technique where she could take the mantle as the protector of her empire but she couldn''t give her the burden of the Apple''s protector. At the final moments of her life, her disciple Cang Xue had descendants where she had a happy family and established the first royal bloodline. Her husband was a wonderful man who is also a cultivator like her. He took a liking to her as a sign of love rather than her status. She was not a cultivator the moment they were married but Xuyi took a liking to a strong willed woman like her. Yun Che could see how her Sakaki Ryoko counterpart would grow into a fine and beautiful woman in the future but at the same time was quite jealous of her happy family. Then again, this is not her but her ancestor instead. The memories skipped to moment they arrived at this very pedestal where the final resting place for Xuyi was set. Yun Che and Jasmine could see the holograms of Xuyi and her disciple placing the Apple on the pedestal. Only on her final moments she shared this secret with her. Xuyi was still looked like her prime but Yun Che could see that she was already at the elderly age. She at that time spoke "The Orb has been in my possession for many years now. Xue''er, I don''t have the heart to place you under these burdens." Then, the older version of her disciple at that time spoke "I understand mother, my strength is only at the peak of the Sky Profound Realm. I couldn''t protect it for you but I will guard its secrets until the end of my life." "You must remember, that even your own family is forbidden to know about the orb''s existence. The orb must be hidden far from eager hands. At least until its successor came and took its secrets along with it." "What secrets?" The curious Cang Xue at that time asked her. Xuyi at that time avoided the question and pet her disciple''s head affectionately. "Go, my daughter. Go and live peacefully with your family. And live well. As for me, I will remain here for the rest of my days." "You don''t mean that, Mother. For years I have been with you. I have lived my life the best of it. You took me, an ordinary woman to be your successor. Bringing my entire family to the peak of life itself. I will not forget this debt. Please¡­.. don''t leave me by myself." Cang Xue begged her as she kneeled down. Xuyi slowly brought her up and spoke "Stand up, you owe me nothing. You knew I have to do this. I have buried the temple as well as the only formation of capable of bringing anyone to this place. Until I allow it, no one will find this place. No one until the orb''s successor is ready." The older Xuyi placed her hand on the floor of the pedestal and a formation suddenly covered her disciple. Cang Xue was surprised as she tried to move away from the formation but no avail. No matter how hard she tried, her strength was never sufficient. "Mother¡­. what are you doing?!?!?" Cang Xue knocked on the formation as hard as she could. Xuyi at that time knew she wouldn''t leave her side but she couldn''t let her leave her family. "Xue''er, this is not only the vault to seal this thing but also my tomb. I am sorry, but you''ll be leaving this place alone. I have used the what remained of my strength to make this formation. Live well, my daughter." She tapped the formation and the last thing she saw was her disciple crying her eyes out beg her not to stay. But, it was her burden and suffering. She couldn''t bear to let her to bear the Apple''s burden. As the formation sends her out, she was at the final moments of her life. The moment she died is the moment Ares will be free and take her body. Even if she was an elderly, Ares had the Apple to restore her back to her prime. But, she was not going to let this slide. So, she went back outside the pyramid where the original grand arena was and did something what she was prepared to do. She immediately severed her life veins but not enough to cause her to die. But it would eject her soul from her body as well as Ares''s soul. But, she will just have moments before Ares would claimed her body. As she severe her life veins, Ares''s soul back then was ejected from her body. She could see how furious he was as he was betrayed by her and being sealed for a thousand year. His plan of damaging her body until she died was a success before she betrayed him. Ares looked just like the moment he was ejected from Chu Yueli. Only this time, he looked a bit younger. "Huan Xuyi, have you finally became unfillial as I give you the power to crush your enemies but you dare sealed me in that body of yours!!" "Killing innocent clans and sects was not my intentions. You even force me to reveal the orb''s existence to them. I knew if I died, you would take control of my body immediately so I had to took control over you." "You unfilial wench, I destroyed your future enemies for you and this is how you treat me! You will not stop my plan this time." Ares yelled at her before he suddenly dashed towards her in an attempt to control her body. "Their blood is on my hands. But I will never let you leave this tomb. I can''t destroy you right now, but he can." Xuyi at that time pressed the third pedestal in the grand arena as she was immediately zapped into the pyramid. "NOOOO!!!!" Ares roared as his plans went crumbling like dirt as Xuyi escaped from his grasp. He tried pressing the pedestal but without the qualifications, his effort was wasted. He took out his anger by destroying part of the arena with his radiant force but it was futile. The tomb was built to withstand his rampages. More importantly, to trap him forever. "No wonder it was destroyed when we arrived." Yun Che spoke and Jasmine nodded in agreement. But they turned their head towards their initial point just now and the Moon Empress was holding her heart while painfully dragging her body. Although she severed her life veins, she would collapse anytime soon and passed away. But she was not ready, she dragged her painful body while smiling as she finally sealed him in here. She remembers all those innocent sects and clans she slaughtered as she built the empire on top of their ashes. It''s the sad truth but no one will remember it for now. The Apple''s influence was getting stronger as she grows older. She would carry this burden to her grave as those one thousand years of peace was built on top of innocent blood she slaughtered. She dragged her body into the Sarcophagus which is also built based on the Apple of Eden''s design. It was a futuristic design where it was surrounded by Isu markings as well as covered by the same material the bridge was made off. When looked closely, everything up here seems a lot more futuristic than an ordinary tomb. She slowly lied in the sarcophagus breathing a breath of relief and slowly smiled as the coffin slowly closed itself. Then, a few moments later¡­.. She breathes her dying breath as she passed away peacefully knowing that her objective was complete. That''s when all holograms suddenly disappeared leaving Yun Che, Jasmine as well as the soul of Huan Xuyi. Both of them slowly observe the coffin and they could see her body lied peacefully in it as if she died yesterday. Looks like the coffin she built preserved her body until today. But the only question is how is she able to talk next to them? "How are you still here then?" Xuyi simply smiled as she spoke "When I died, my soul leaves my body but I couldn''t ascend to the next life as this place was built to kept Ares''s soul from leaving and that includes me. Ares was still outside and I am here accompanied by my own dead body as well as this thing. Even this pyramid was built by the same material to prevent Ares from escaping. But I still able to control the Apple as a mean of observing the outside world. Turns out, I can be anything I want in my soul form, so I choose to be a young woman. What do think, Yun Che? I am prettier than her right?" "Oi¡­what''s your problem?" Jasmine had tick marks once more but she knew she just wanted to lighten the sad mood. So she decided to play along as well. "Haaaaa¡­well, you have what you wish for. Ares was seal and you stayed in here." "Hmph, it was a bad wish I was stuck here a thousand years. I even talk to my body at some point thinking that I went crazy." Yun Che just shrugged his shoulders. "At least you maintained peace on the outside." "How I wish it were that simple." Xuyi slowly waved her hand as images or more like movies was shown once more. This time, these are the events after her death. She slowly explained "Two months after my death, the remnants of my enemies came into our empire. They knew I had a disciple through various information and sources. They assumed that I left the Apple in her care while I laid to rest. Xue''er at that time was not strong at all to fend them off. Her cultivation was still lagging and those who looked were old remnants of the Monarch stage." She once more spoke in a sad tone as she shown the image of her disciple hugging her husband and child for one last time. "It breaks my heart to see her saying goodbyes to her husband and child knowing that she will never coming back into their arms. How I wish I didn''t chose her. She bears the burden but she didn''t even know what it was. She left the Empire in her husband''s care as she flew far away from the Empire luring them away." The image shown Cang Xue was running from countless Monarch Stage elders. She didn''t even stand a chance as her strength was at the Peak of Sky Profound Realm and she didn''t have the chance to mature when those old fools cornered her about the Apple. These fools were only ones who witnessed Xuyi used the Apple as she destroyed their sect. Now because of greed, they wanted the Apple for themselves. What surprised them was Cang Xue smiled as she pulled a round object looked similar to the Apple but it was not. Xuyi simply smiled as she spoke "I left a decoy Apple back in the Empire just in case the old fools were greedy enough to take it by attacking me but she was a good Empress. She would never destroy her own people to protect her secret unlike me. I even forgot about it but I never knew she found it." "Decoy Apple?" Yun Che widen his eyes but his eyes immediately glued on the image. What happens next was Xue''er spared no effort bringing the decoy with her as high as her body can take her. The old bastards as they started ro chase her to obtained the device. Behind her, countless of Monarch Stage elders chased her till the ends of the sky where the air was thin enough for her to breath. She had to make sure the only device the Moon Empress ever created will be destroyed and taking along all the remnants with it. In the image, one of the elders cornered her and spoke "Cang Xue, give the Heavenly Orb to us and we can guarantee a swift dead for you." "Heavenly Orb? You old bastards don''t know anything about it. Using it recklesssly will destroy all of you." Cang Xue spoke in a cold tone. "Hmph, destroy us?!? We noticed the orb cannot control the minds of someone cultivation stronger than the user. Do you think we came here unprepared?!? Fellow sect masters, let''s seize the orb from her." One of the remnants gave the order and immediately all the sect master instantly dive towards her. They wanted to be the first one to obtained it. As Yun Che watched, it was painful enough that she shared the same look as Cang Yue and was cornered while he couldn''t do anything about it. As he and Jasmine were watching, he noticed Xuyi''s expression was calm as the sea, probably she watched this moment countless of times. He knew she had to watched the disciple she treated like daughter was going to be killed and she couldn''t do anything about it. Sometimes, she just had to steeled her heart to see this thing again and again. Yun Che simply sigh as the Apple''s temptation has drawn countless of greedy hands to it but what she did next was enough to cause a shock from him. Cang Xue shed tears as she slowly spoke "What my master had created, her secrets and her burial site will be buried with me." She threatened her old enemies before she muttered something but it was clear as day in Yun Che''s ears. "Husband, please forgive this foolish wife of yours. When I kneel towards my master, I swore to protect her secrets and carry it with me. Take good care of our children. Master, your secret is safe with me and always will be." She pressed the button of the device and suddenly...¡­ BOOM!!!! The Decoy exploded covering the area around Cang Xue annihilating her along with the nearby elders but it didn''t stop there. The explosion suddenly compressed into a smaller blue light before it exploded into light waves annihilating all the old men and women who tried to run away from the aftermath. From below, the bright lights cause every human to witness the sky as it was bright for a single moment before it suddenly grew larger and larger. It didn''t stop there as the blue light it exploded and thus splinting the sky apart as well as creating a phenomenon similar to the creation of the universe where an explosion created a scenery where it would be classified as a heavenly phenomenon. A phenomenon so catastrophic that it causes chaos to the lands below as it generates heavy winds similar to a hurricane that smashes all that it touches. The bright lights compressed for a final time before it creates another explosion generating similar aftereffects only this time it was twice as strong from before. Due to it exploded in the upper atmosphere, the damage was sustainable below but there are still empires engulfed by its powerful shockwave. It did cause the ground, mountain and even cities to suffer major damages. Some people even lost their lives due to falling debris. The phenomenon last for several moments before people from below started to investigate the cause of it. Now, it was known as the Heavenly Explosion. One of the great catastrophe befall the Blue Wind Empire back then. Although there are a lot of speculation, no one knew the source of the explosion. Yun Che''s mouth widen as he saw the explosion which killed Cang Yue''s ancestor. He knew the after effect of the explosion. It was so powerful that even bijuu-dama was palled in comparison. An explosion so large even the nuclear bombs looked like chumps. He refused to believe the existence of this weapon in this world. But, he played it over and over in his mind. He could only mutter "No way¡­the explosion. Could it be?!!?! Xuyi looked at the stuttering Yun Che before she spoke as well. "Ares once gave me methods of building a weapon created from knowledge gained from The Apple. He shown me the methods of creating an explosion greater than anything I''ve ever encountered. His methods were simple and as a cultivator, I could make it. I couldn''t understand anything he gave me as I could only follow his instruction. As I recalled, he called it the Anti Matter." Yun Che was immediately shock as he heard the term. It was one of the most powerful source of energy of the modern era. He turned his head towards her as he spoke "Did you say Antimatter? An Antimatter Bomb!?!?!!" "Antimatter? What is that? Is it something came from your world as well?" Jasmine asked him as it was a rare moment to him quite shocked. "No¡­.in our world the knowledge of our technologies came from the Apple of our world as well. We developed the anti-matter as a method of clean energy. The process was long but as years passed and mortals advanced. The method to create it was simple. But, it could also be weaponized. This is why I don''t want the Pieces of Eden to exist in this world. That is because the most dangerous thing was not the Apple itself. It was the knowledge contained within the Apple." "Knowledge?" Jasmine never knew that he would see it as dangerous. But, then again. It could be a blessing or a catastrophe. "You won''t understand if I explained how it works to you directly but all I can say is, it has the power to destroy this very Empire, no¡­this very continent. The explosion could be considered so catastrophic that two anti-matter bombs is enough to destroy this whole continent. You''ve seen the coverage of a single bomb can cause." Yun Che explained the effects to Jasmine and she was immediately stumped. To think that the Apple is capable giving the knowledge to build this kind of weapon. Xuyi nodded as she heard Yun Che''s explanation as she knew that he was from another world as well when he spoke to Ares back in the grand arena. A world much more advanced than this world. She continued "A weapon capable of destroying multiple Empires if it were detonated in the heart of the Blue Wind Empire. That''s when I knew he planned to destroy the Empire once I am dead. So, I destroyed any plans or methods to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands and keep the only bomb I made into a canister similar to the Apple of Eden." Yun Che continued her explanation "The antimatter needed a sustainable power to keep the canister cold as the source needed extreme cold to survive. Knowing the capabilities of the cultivators, it wasn''t that hard to keep it." "Yes, I developed it and transfer my profound energy to create a limitless power to sustained the cold with one single mechanism to trigger the explosion. That is to push the mechanism just like activating the Apple of Eden. But, when Ares told me the effects of the weapon, I stored it away underneath the palace within the Imperial City but I never knew Xue''er found it. That girl has a curiosity much worse than a cat''s." Xuyi knew hiding it in the palace was a bad idea but it was necessary if one day they came to the Empire. "To think that the Apple stored this kind of knowledge inside it." Jasmine was quite shock the capabilities of the Apple can give rather than illusion, mind control and invisibility. To think that its knowledge is the most dangerous thing. "No, it''s a lot more than that. It stores more knowledge than anything you can hope to learn. It didn''t tell you the methods but simply the theories to develop it. From the moment I saw the Apple, I wanted to take it away to protect it against its knowledge." Yun Che spoke to her. Jasmine nodded in understanding as she understood the power it can brought upon the world. "It pains me to see Xue''er used it to protect my secret. She eliminated all of them with the cost of her own life. I hated myself every day for creating that powerful weapon." "But if you didn''t. Xue''er would die a tragic death and her whole family will be slaughtered. She died saving them and your secret." Yun Che spoke with dignity. He didn''t want to tarnish Cang Yue''s ancestor sacrifice. If she didn''t detonate them, Cang Yue will never exist as the old bastards won''t stop at anything even so far of killing her entire family. Cang Yue once said that her ancestor disappeared as she failed to cultivate the technique by the Moon Empress. So, the whole empire branded her as a failure. Even if everyone started to forget her, Cang Yue still admired her greatness. "I know¡­. the secret of the Apple was finally safe and her descendants flourished. Even if she was branded a failure by her own people, her descendants manage to survive until today. Years went by as all of them were corrupted with power. But, she was finally reincarnated as her descendent. A strong willed one just like her once. Coincidently, she was reincarnated as someone close to you. You trained her to be even better than I hoped for as if the universe''s plan was coming together for me." She shed a tear once more seeing the image of Cang Yue met him and Retsu back in the New Moon Palace. Yun Che simply watched Xuyi peaceful expression as he slowly caresses the side of the coffin. "Her destiny will not lie in this world. She will surpass her ancestor and finally, she will also surpass you. She''s my Cang Yue after all. She''s after all The Blue Moon Princess. The descendent of the disciple of the Moon Empress. I even enter this tomb for her." Xuyi slowly smiled as she floats towards the glowing Apple. "Everyone believed the rumor of I made the cultivation technique into a scripture and take it with me. Causing greed to appear in their eyes and find my tomb. But the truth is, there are no scriptures. I never even made one but rumors can believable sometimes. All I know is Cang Xue died before she could pass the technique to anyone. But this time, I am giving it to her descendent. Please give her this¡­." Xuyi slowly raised her hand and creates what it looks like a glowing feather. It looks similar to a normal feather but this feather is fully white and glowing at the same time. It even marks the Crest of the Moon Empress on it and the crest was shaped more like a crescent moon with linings to its base. "This feather contained all my memories about the Mirror of the Moon technique and ways to cultivate it. Don''t worry, I''ve removed all the memory about Ares and the Apple. I don''t want the second Cang Xue to carry the same burden. She will always be free from it. Besides, I even left her a personal message." "What message?" Yun Che''s curiosity pique in. "Bleehh ...its a woman''s secret." Xuyi poke her tongue towards him as she handed the feather. Yun Che suddenly sweat dropped but he just smiled in the end. Some secrets are better left alone. "Don''t worry, the Apple''s existence was always a secret and I intend to keep it that way." Yun Che raised his hand as the feather slowly floats towards him a notification suddenly pops. [Ding¡­. Discovered the Sacred Feather of the Moon Empress.] [Ding¡­.. This feather contains the memories of the Moon Empress, Huan Xuyi as she cultivates the Mirror of the Moon Technique. This is a one-time use item that only available for Cang Yue. Be warned that this item cannot be duplicated, copied or destroyed.] "Also, since you made your way to the Apple. My work is finally done. I do hope you can grant one last selfish wish of mine." Xuyi suddenly went serious before she floats in front of him. Yun Che simply nodded. "As long as its within my power." "You know why I chose to be this young right?" Yun Che just nodded at her statement before he observed the Apple as well. "Jasmine might have called me an idiot but I am not that kind of idiot who oblivious to anything. You once told us that you are one hell of a troublemaker as a young girl. I understand after being trapped for a thousand year without any friends, you would tend to do one last prank before you fulfilled my destiny. But I kind of ruin it for you huh?" Xuyi smiled as she remembered that moment. "Hnn you did, but seeing you two together makes me feel like the prank was unnecessary. Once you''ve taken the Apple, all I wish for you is to send me to the afterlife." 127 Chapter 127: Freedom "Wait¡­. It''s all over. You could have the life you always wanted. Why do you want me to send you to the afterlife?" To him, Xuyi could live free and he could easily helped her with anything she needs to be alive again. Then again, its because she knew he was a death god that she decided to ask this. Xuyi slowly floats towards Yun Che and caress his cheek. Her expression softens as she spoke "Yun Che, it''s because of everything is now over that I wish to passed on. Can you imagine the life I''ve went through? Suffering for last three thousand years? I lost everything. My parents, disciple as well as my friends. All I wanted now is to be with those who left before me. I never chosen this life for me. It chose me and took every precious thing I have left. Don''t you think I deserved to be free?" Yun Che just sighs as she already made her choice. Its not that he can''t but some choices can''t be force. "Our lives were never chosen either, Xuyi. All I can say is sometimes, we even felt that giving up might be the best decision. But you kept your promise till this day." "Now.....now...., all I wanted is to start over. A new life and experience. Free of burdens and free of responsibility. Wait, responsibility might come anyway but a start over is a must." "But, I am a Death God after all. I have ways for you to live again. You can roam your empire and finally achieved the Divine Realms you always wanted." He spoke as he had the capabilities to do so. "Hehe, you do have ways your ways. Yun Che. But, this one already made her decision a long time ago. I just wanted to meet my parents and friends once more. Then, reincarnate into a new person. Being a cultivator might be a fun thing after all. Then again, I am sure you have ways for me to passed on. Right?" "Of course, I do." He nodded. "You''re a special man, Yun Che. Might be an idiot sometimes but special." Xuyi didn''t forget to relay a bad remark of him. As payback for teasing her before. "Now you noticed." Jasmine who had her arms crossed suddenly smirked. "GGGrrrrrrrrrr¡­.. That''s mean you two. Teaming up against me like this." "Anyway, whether the Apple accept you or not. It''s all come to this. I am sure you have some countermeasures to touch it right? This thing can be very persuasive." "I might have." He suddenly pulled the shiny droplet he gained from the system after Ares''s defeat. Xuyi did saw that droplet before after she saw him defeating that rogue soul but she never had a chance of knowing its usage as well as purpose. Probably an item that can help him to counter the Apple''s effect. "Radiant Force?" "It''s basically the Isu way of cultivation but not as strong as Profound Force. I thought it was useless then again. I needed the Isu body structure to transform my bloodline to an Isu bloodline so I can properly use the Pieces of Eden including this thing." "If this works, you might be the first Isu, Human Hybrid with the soul of a Death God. Not to mention you had the dragon and phoenix bloodline within you." "And the Evil God as well as the Uchiha Bloodline." He spoke within his heart knowing that body of his really is a Pandora''s Box. He simply replied "Yeah, it doesn''t really do anything but I needed the effects. Bottoms up I guess¡­." Then, he threw the droplet into his mouth and start to feel its effect. [Ding¡­..Infusing the Isu Droplet into the host''s body.] [Ding¡­Infusing complete. Restructuring Host''s Double Helix DNA into Quadruple Helix DNA.] [Ding¡­. Stand by] [Ding¡­. Stand by] [Ding¡­. Stand by] Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. [System has gathered enough information to construct a Radiant Force Core within the host''s body. Be advised that host''s core will start at 1000 points as a beginner as this is the host''s first time cultivate such a force. To upgrade the Radiant Force, host must convert the Heaven and Earth energy into Radiant Energy to upgrade the core.] From within his inner world, a small tree suddenly sprouts just a small distance away from the central tree. Since his Profound Force was represented by the massive central tree within his inner world, this tree represents his Radiant Force core. The tree looked similar to any other tree but if one looked closely, this tree has energy lines all over it as if the tree was made entirely from energy. Unlike the central tree which took an advancement of his cultivation to sprout leaves, this tree instantly sprouts golden leaves all over it. The leaves somewhat have the Isu linings all over it making it look like a futuristic and artificially made leaves instead of real leaves. But, this tree in fact is his Radiant Force Core formed by the system. Back to the real world, Yun Che slowly read all the notification came from the system. Just like the Uchiha Bloodline during the infusing session, he didn''t felt any changes from within his body. But, he was a little depressed when the Radiant Force starts at 1000 points rather than his current 70000 Spirit Force points. [Ding¡­. Synchronizing the host Radiant Force and The Great Way of the Buddha. Synchronization complete.] [The Host can now regenerate Radiant Force using the Great Way of the Buddha. Host''s synchronization has enable the use of Mana Potion and Divine Water as a method of regeneration.] [Ding¡­. Compatibility detected between Host''s Divine Medicine Manual and Radiant Force. Initiate Fusion?] "Holy hell¡­. Radiant Force has a compatibility with the manual. Haven''t heard anything from the manual in a long time. Anyway, lay it on." He spoke from within as he was still focus on the benefits he gained. [Ding¡­Initiating Fusion] [Fusion Successful] [Ding¡­. host''s body has developed a new energy type called "Radiant Saint Force"] [The Radiant Saint Force enabled the host to use healing techniques that gathers the light from the surrounding to heal. Currently, this is a new type of energy developed from the data fusion between the Divine Medicine Manual and Radiant Force. The system will try to dig deep into the host''s memory to find any arts the host can use to utilize this force. System also summarize that host can use the Sky Poison Pearl to create new poison arts that utilize the Radiant Saint Force instead of Spirit Force. Unlike before, the system had detected incompatibility between Spiritual Pressure and Sky Poison Pearl. But now, host can use the Radiant Saint Force as a method to power the Sky Poison Pearl.] [Ding¡­. Radiant Saint Force: 1000/1000] "*whistle.... Damn¡­ damn¡­. And fucking damn. For a while I can''t use the Sky Poison Pearl as I have other OP abilities. Poison''s not my kind of thing but this..... so many possibilities." He started to think that Sky Poison Pearl was entirely useless because of the system. In the real novel, Yun Che used this pearl as a method of spatial storing and even serves a home for Jasmine. Now that he had the system, that thing is kind of useless and was ignored for a long time. Even if his left hand can cure poison and his right can poison his opponents, if its useless. It''ll be useless. Then again, Radiant Saint Force might be able to do something about it. [Ding¡­. Host''s DNA is now equipped with the capabilities to utilize the powers of the Pieces of Eden and host will never suffer any side effects. System also possessed the ability to rewrite the commands from the Pieces of Eden as well as extracting any data from it.] Yun Che suddenly felt bubbling excitement from inside. For years he tried to utilize the powers of the pieces of Eden back in his original world. He had to extract the data one by one rather than the whole data itself from the risk of triggering the piece''s self-destruct mode or going berserk. Moreover, most of the time. Any pieces of Eden at that time was being used or misused by individuals with bad intention. So, he couldn''t do some research to it even if he wanted to. But now...¡­.. Back in the real world, Jasmine and Xuyi still waiting for him to wake up. Its been five minutes since he entered into a standstill state with his eyes open. "Did the droplet possessed him or something? If he was, then all my effort should go to waste?" Xuyi started poking his cheeks to see whether he was responsive to it. While Jasmine just waited right next to him with her arms across her chest. She just closed her eyes and spoke "No, that''s kind of impossible." "You seemed confident, Jasmine." "I am, because there are things inside his body that won''t allow such a possession. Things that even I can''t even defy." "I see¡­.." Xuyi wanted to know what is the thing Jasmine referred to but for now, she wanted to see whether the ''droplet'' he gained from Ares was properly obtained. As she was hovering near his face, his eyes and expression was still on a standstill. Suddenly. he regained back his consciousness and stared back to Xuyi''s eyes. "Boo" "KYAAAHH!!!!" Xuyi suddenly shouted earning Jasmine''s attention as well. Of all the serious situation, he decided to pull a prank right now? "Bahahaha¡­. Never expected the old trick still works. You should see the look on your face." Yun Che suddenly laughed out loud as Xuyi was shocked at his display of prankster mode. He never expected the Moon Empress had this kind of expression. Jasmine who was still beside him suddenly had tick marks on her forehead seeing her disciple like this. It wasn''t long until one of her hands suddenly coated with haki and¡­.. *KNOCK "My bad and I am really sorry." Yun Che bowed after being knocked by Jasmine on the head. Still, it was worth it to see Xuyi was shocked out of her wits. Xuyi tried to keep her composure but somethings aren''t that easily hid. "You dare to scare me? Do you think someone like me would fell for it." "Said someone who just shouted as big as this place." He replied with a deadpanned tone. "You¡­. Jasmine, you won''t mind giving this idiot another one?" "With pleasure." Jasmine simply replied before transforming her hand with haki. Seeing her haki coated hand once more, he suddenly spring back up and defended himself as he remembered the sting she had once she knocked him. "Chotto¡­chotto¡­ Time out¡­ Haha¡­ just having a little fun there." Jasmine and Xuyi rolled their eyes before they shook their heads. "So, did it work?" "What work?" "The droplet of course. Did that knocking knocked the hell out of you?" Jasmine suddenly sounded next to him. "I don''t know. I didn''t feel any different. Like I said, without the proper arts or move. I can''t utilize them. But, I think this will suffice as a proof." Yun Che channeled his Radiant Force into his right arm and both Xuyi and Jasmine widen their eyes. Isu linings slowly showing itself just like Chu Yueli and Ares from before. The linings had gold energy traveling through it and he instantly powered it down. Since that''s his first time using it, he''ll find a way to hide those linings so he can use Radiant Arts in the future. If he had any. "Oooohh¡­. So you''re now a fully fledged Isu?" Xuyi asked him with glittering eyes. "Nah¡­. I am not those power hunger control freaks. I am no Isu either. I am just a human and still the lazy ass, couch potato named Yun Che. A man with the bloodline of the Isu as well as the soul of a Death God." "A man who had the heaven defying abilities preferred to be a lazy ass? People wanted to kill and probably dissect you for your secrets." Xuyi sometimes doubt the capabilities of her successor. She never knew this guy was a lazy type but really powerful when he''s serious. Jasmine then continued her statement. "That''s what I''ve been telling him. This guy prefers to lying with his girls rather than training. Sometimes, I wished I have his body instead." "Like I said, I had my fair share in my previous life. So, cut me some slack for once. The current me achieved this in just two-three years while the real Yun Che¡­. I don''t know.. five years..? Anyway, slacking off kind of works for once." He replied while stretching his fingers and body. "Ehehe, now did you mentioned it. I think I am going to slack off if I get reincarnated." "Hai¡­hai¡­ this lecher is now influencing you to be like him instead. Now, can we please get straight to the point?" Jasmine holds the bridge of her nose while pointing towards the Apple. Instead of listening to Yun Che''s rumbling, she had a thought about it. It''s true he is powerful but he''s kind of lazy sometimes. Well, he did come from an advanced world where mortals could cultivate as easy as she imagined but if he did say that he had his fair share. Makes her wonder what kind of ''fair share'' that he once had? Yun Che slowly move to the Apple and this is the second time he gaze such a thing up close. Back then, he couldn''t even get close to it as it changed hands from time to time. However, he did get some information from it. "Well, here goes nothing. Someone said that the Apple can show you a lot of things all in a push of a right button." As soon as his hand touched the Apple, the scenery inside the chamber changed once more. This time, various images, data, markings and alien words appeared all over as fast as the eye can see. Similar to the scene where Xuyi triggered it when she touched the Apple back then. "This scene¡­. Haha¡­ I thought I never see it again." Xuyi was floating all over seeing countless of data stream, images, markings that she never seen before. Jasmine was practically same as her. Back then, the process was instant and now, its longer than before. But no matter how hard she tried to understand it, she couldn''t understand even a single one of it. [Ding¡­.. Side Quest Reclaim the Legacy of the Moon Empress Complete. Experience Points: 100000XP ....7500 SP]] [Reward: One Wisdom Cube] "Fuck yeah!!! I can''t obtain any cubes from leveling up anymore for now. Guess random encounters like this still exist. With that, two to go." [Ding¡­ Congratulation host for achieving ''The Forbidden Fruit'' achievement. Reclaimed any piece of Eden on the Blue Pole Star. Experience Points + 10000 System Points + 1000] [Ding¡­ Initiating Side Main Quest Phase 2: Recover all the pieces of Eden to gain access to the Realm of Eden. Be advised the host must be at least Level 150 to initiate Phase 3 of the quest.] [Pieces of Eden Recovered: Apple of Eden (Obtained) ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? "Wait¡­. Level 150? I barely even achieved level 71. Is the realm of Eden really that powerful?" He decided to gain more data about the realm later and right now, he needed to gain control of the Apple. [Ding¡­. Host has acquired the Apple of Eden. Uploading host''s data into the Apple.] [Ding¡­ Data Uploaded. Setting the host as the main administrator of the Apple. Countermeasures removed. Host now can safely use the Apple.] [Ding¡­. System had detected an upgrade feature within the Apple. Initiating download.] [Ding¡­download complete. Merging the data came from the Apple to the system.] [System need a while to compile the data from the Apple to update the system as well as filling in the host with the Trivia related to the Isu. However, the upgrade feature is now finish. Host can now use Blueprint Feature.] "Blueprint Feature? What is that?" [Blueprint feature is an upgrade feature to the system''s current item construction where host can create items from the host''s original world as well as any weapons according to the host''s memory. System will compile the required data into a blueprint and gave the host the list of materials from this world to build the item. However, some items needed rarer materials to construct it.] [It depends on host whether you needed this feature.] Yun Che was speechless. He gained another feature from the system to build any weapons or item he wants from his previous world. He built Yoru previously from his imagination and depends on his memories. Now, he can imagine any weapon and the system will him provide him with the blueprint. All he needed now are suitable materials to build it. It means he can build anything as long as he had the materials. All for fre¡­. [And¡­. the blueprints are sold separately. Only self-created items are free.] ... .... ¡­. "Damn you, system. At least it''s not rental like that novel I read." He remembered that the system didn''t charge him for building Yoru from before. The price of the Blueprints probably the same as the weapon itself. Well, perks for trying to bring modern items into an ancient world. If he needed it, he''ll bring some items to this world. Until that happens...¡­ "System, power the Apple down." [Ding¡­ the Apple has accepted the host as its master. System has set it into harmless mode. This way, only the host can activate its powers and it will not respond to any other people that touched it.] "Sweet, save me the trouble of handing it over to anyone. With this, the Apple is just another accessory without any powers." As the Apple was slowly powering down and the alien images inside the chamber slowly disappeared. Much to Jasmine and Xuyi''s dismay, they were still enjoying the view from it. "Ehhhh!!! I was learning that." Xuyi suddenly shouted. "Learn? You can''t even understand any of it." Jasmine shot her back. "True, but I was curious." Then, Xuyi and Jasmine''s eyes slowly turned towards Yun Che who slowly lifted the harmless Apple in the air. Xuyi was quite shocked seeing the Apple was quiet for once. No glows, shining or activated itself. For one thousand years it glows brightly without any way to power it down. From the day she found it until the day she sealed it. Well, most of the time it stayed in her pocket dimension she made after she broke through to the Sovereign Profound Realm. There are times the apple didn''t glow brightly but it still glows most of the time. Seeing the Apple quiet for once, Xuyi widen her eyes."It''s quiet. For a long time, I''ve been with it. This is the only moment it actually went quiet." "Don''t worry, its harmless now. When I took control of it, I set back to its original state. Now, if anyone tries to hold it. It will never activate itself. Only I can do that." Yun Che slowly said as he lifted the Apple in the air. Then, slowly shows it to Jasmine and Xuyi. Since Jasmine is a system based soul, she could touch any physical objects. That''s why she was able to touch Yun Che or knocks him if he misbehaves. Yun Che slowly lifted Jasmine''s hand and put the Apple on it. Jasmine was hesitant at first as the witnessed what the Apple can do but Yun Che was right. It didn''t even do anything as if it was just a normal object. This is her first time touching the Apple directly. In Yun Che''s hand, it was the size smaller than a football. A standard size back in his original world. For Jasmine, the size was bigger than her hands. She explored it, caresses it surface as well as trying to push the buttons on it. It didn''t even activate itself. It was quiet. "So, this is the Apple of Eden? Such a small thing could cause so much harm." Jasmine commented. "There are apples much smaller than this. That one is even dangerous because of its small size." "You said before there are other pieces of Eden. Is it the same as this?" "I don''t know the matter of this world but I can''t deny there are other pieces of Eden. These things aren''t limited as an Apple. It might be a sword, stave, staff, trident, spear, amulet or even a crystal. It can be almost anything. But, you will instantly know that''s the Piece of Eden if you see it. Well, it might be various items but it still can''t hide the design. Unless, if it wants to." Yun Che remembered that most pieces had futuristic designs. He can easily distinguish it in the ancient world if he asked himself. Jasmine nodded her head. She never expected the pieces of Eden can be various items. If he was right, there are other items scattered all over the world. She turned her head towards Xuyi and asked her. "You said that there are others just like this. Am I right?" She spoke as she handed the Apple over to Yun Che. "Hnn, there are eight others. I don''t know where those things went. I searched the whole continent for it. There are no clues or anything whatsoever. I couldn''t journey passed the continent itself. It''s way too far and even if I got there, I have no clues where to find it. So I gave up searching for it and focused on protecting this one." Yun Che slowly lifting it back in front of her and spoke "Only a piece of Eden can find another piece. You just needed to search for the correct information." As he spoke just now, the Apple suddenly activated once more sending waves of light in the air and this time it shows a representation of the world they are currently residing. Both Jasmine and Xuyi were instantly shocked by the view shown to them. It made a perfect representation of world as it shows the holographic sphere made from lights. Then, three representations of the continents suddenly appeared on the surface of the sphere as well as small continents on the north and south pole of the star. Yun Che was quite shocked seeing the size of the planet. From the system, this planet much bigger than the size of Jupiter, the fifth planet of his original solar system. Moreover, from the looks of it. The continents might be massive right now but when he looked at the planet once more. It''s more like a small island compared to a continent. "Is this the Blue Pole Star?" Xuyi sounded next to him. As for Jasmine, she had an indifferent reaction as she probably seen countless of stars back in the Realm of the Gods. "Yes, toots. This is the Blue Pole Star. By my reckon, that''s the Profound Sky Continent." "What about the other two? Is that where your homeland is? The Illusory Demon Realm?" Jasmine spoke as her eyes divert to one of the continents near his proclaimed Profound Sky Continent. He did mention he must get to that place to initiate a breakthrough but he was right about the distance between two continents. It''s far too massive to be covered in an instant. Yun Che just nodded as the system did mentioned the names of the two continents. The distance was pretty far to be exact. Imagine their current continent is only 1%. If the star was covered with land all over, it must be pretty large to be considered 40%. "Then, what about the other?" Xuyi asked once more. "That my dears, is the Azure Cloud Continent. This world is made up from three different massive continent or what is left of it." "Left of it?" Jasmine''s curiosity suddenly piques up. "*Sigh, originally this place was much bigger than a mere continent. The continents originally a size of a super and mega continents. By calculation, it should cover around 40% of the Star''s surface. Now, only 3% of it is left." "I never knew¡­." Xuyi murmured under her breath. She roams the continent back in her days but she never knew the area was only one percent. Not to mentioned the sea covered the entire star. "Of course, it happens thousands, probably millions of years ago. I mean, imagine a star of this size only have these tiny islands on surface? I bet something happened back then cause the destruction of the super mega continents into mere continents. As for what happened? Probably gods and devils wreak havoc upon this world back then." "Well, that makes sense." Jasmine supported his claim as she knew the capabilities of the Divine Cultivators. Reducing lands and destroying realms as well as stars took only mere seconds. As for Xuyi, she turned her head towards Yun Che looking at him with doubtful eyes. His knowledge about geographical surface of the world is like the palm of his hands. "How do you know all of this?" Yun Che suddenly went full ''sensei'' mode and spoke "Well, there are only three possibilities. One, it was destroyed by a weapon much more powerful than anti matter. Two, a massive asteroid hit the earth or three, Divine Cultivators came here, cause some trouble and left." "Asteroid??" Both Jasmine and Xuyi shot him with a confused expression. Lools like there''s another modern terminology they will learn. "A rock came from the ''heavens'' like your case but much bigger. Probably the size of the moon." "That''s a bit too much right?" Xuyi shot him with a doubtful look. "Toots, I came from an advanced world where we practically live on those rocks as it contained rare resources compared to my star back then. There are even rocks the size of a star itself. It might sound impossible but it doesn''t mean it''s not true." With that, he controlled the apple to reveal another information on the planet itself. Suddenly, red dots started to appear on the surface of the holographic continents. But, the thing is one of it turned orange while the other remained red. "This is¡­. the location of the other pieces? It has this kind of information in it all this time?" "Kind of, the pieces rely on each other to communicate. It means it knows the location of every piece created by the Isu. We can use any of them to locate any pieces scattered on the star. But¡­.." Yun Che suddenly had a thought. It means the orange part is their current location but the number of the dots cause some doubts from him¡­.. There are only six including the orange one. "Xuyi, are you sure there are nine lights back then?" "Hnn¡­ I am sure of it. I witnessed it first-hand. Why?" She answered. Yun Che turned his head and spoke "Look at the map, one of it turned orange and five dots are red but where''s the other three?" "You''re right. The orange one is in this continent. Not exactly on the continent, but somewhere near it. The other location¡­." Jasmine observe the map as she had doubts as well but he next thought widen her eyes. She doubt it but it might be the possible answer. Yun Che navigate the maps as the three of them observe at the current map of the star. Jasmine was right about one of it is in the Profound Sky Continent but since Xuyi moved it further than the continent, its location is not that far but still within its boundary. The other two were in the other continents means there''s one in the Illusory Demon Realm and one in the Azure Cloud Continent. As for the other three¡­.. "One is in the north pole, somewhere on this massive ice continent on the north. The other one is in this small island but I doubt it''ll be bigger when we get there." Yun Che navigate the map so they can take a closer look on the island. It''s an island quite far from Profound Sky Continent but there are other islands around it as well. As for the last one¡­.. "Okay, this is not what I had in mind. The last one, is in the bottom of the sea." Yun Che responded as he saw one of it is in the ocean. "How¡­." Xuyi was instantly confused. How could a piece of Eden chose the depth of the ocean as its location? Then, Yun Che had some thoughts as he remembered soms of Ares''s words. "Wait, If Ares was right about him having comrades in it. Then, the pieces won''t choose a place which is less population for it to exert dominance. It means¡­" "Somewhere in this place, there''s actually a civilization?" Xuyi never knew the world hid such secrets. "Civilization underneath the sea to be exact. Not that common as the realm of the Gods have them as well but I never knew they exist here as well." Jasmine spoke as she knew such information. "Kind of¡­But I am sure we''ll get there one day. But the only question is¡­ where''s the other three?" "Yun Che, are you thinking what I am thinking as well?"Jasmine instantly shot him with her thoughts. He nodded his head. "Hnnn¡­there''s only one possibility." It is just as they feared. If it were in the other realms, The Apple could reveal the secret realm''s location as it was still on the star itself. But, since only six signals revealed itself. It means the other three had left the stars and only one possibility. "The Realm of the Gods." Both of them spoke at the same time earning a shock from Xuyi. "But, that realm is massive! There are countless of realms up there." Xuyi expressed her thoughts. It might be possible but the question is how and where? "Guess we''ll have to find out the hard way." Yun Che closed the map interface of the system since he had no ways to travel to the other continents just yet. Besides, he still had other unfinished business in this continent and he wasn''t ready to leave just yet. Moreover, the world isn''t tearing itself apart so he was sure the pieces were safe. For now¡­.. "I guess this is it then. At least I learnt something new from the Apple. There are more of those things out there." Xuyi relaxed her expression as the Apple has been passed. For years she waited for this moment. It feels like she''s finally out of the responsibility. "Xuyi, its not too late. You can still travel and find more of those things with us." Yun Che still offers her despite knowing her answer. "Yun Che, I am done. This Empress had her own fair share as well. All I want now is to kick back and relax. I need a break after all of this." "I understand." "Its been a while since I''ve seen my parents. I wonder how they fare in the afterlife." "It our world, the souls were cleansed before being born as a new soul to the realm of the living. But, I don''t know how this world works. I mean, I have no task as a Death God in this world. So, I don''t know¡­." "Then, only one way to find out. Yun Che, Jasmine¡­. Please finish this adventure for me. I hope after I met my parents. I could be reborn as someone new. Is it possible for us to meet again?" "I am sure we will Xuyi." Jasmine spoke with a genuine smile but Xuyi suddenly did the unexpected. She immediately hugged Jasmine as tight as she could. She never had friends after her village was destroyed and she gained a new one after three thousand years. Jasmine however, didn''t resist it as Xuyi spoke louf enough for her to hear. "I am going to miss you." She lets her go and turned towards Yun Che. "Yun Che, train Cang Xue''s descendant in my place. How I wish to see her grew up into someone spectacular one day." "Don''t worry. One day, her name will reach the heavens itself. Right now, she''s the Blue Moon Princess. Tomorrow, she''s a Blue Moon Empress. Then, The Blue Moon God Empress." He spoke as he knew what kind of destiny stored for Cang Yue. "I''ll take you up in that offer and one more thing¡­." Now it was Yun Che''s turn to get her hug. She slowly shed her tears to the man who fulfilled his destiny. "Thank you¡­.. thank you for setting me free¡­. " "No¡­ I am sorry to kept you waiting. For three thousand years at that." "Haha, yes. You kept me waiting but it was all worth it." "Then, are you ready?" "Wait¡­. Below the arena outside this pyramid is a special vault I built to store all my spoils of war from before I became an Empress and maybe some things as well. So, I don''t think I need any of those things anymore. Feel free to do whatever you want with them. Also¡­..Can you lay my body to rest? For years, it lays in waiting for the warmth of sunlight to showers it with its light." "I''ll be sure to check it out and I''ll lay your body to rest. So, are you truly ready this time?" Xuyi nodded her head but she instantly raised her hands once more and spoke "Wait, one last message. Don''t worry about getting out of here. The moment my coffin is removed and the Apple''s taken, you will automatically teleport back to the arena. Also, behind the secret vault is the only way out of this tomb, be warned that only one person can step into the formation and sent to a random location far away from the formation that brought you here. The other will be sent back to the original formation. I do hope you make a correct choice. The formation also will activate the self-destruct mechanism and sealed this place forever. I think no one will ever know about this place ever again." "Noted¡­. So any more things I should know about?" "Noooope¡­., I am ready." Xuyi spoke as she stood in front them while smiling earnestly. For once, all the burdens she bares until now were finally gone. She felt lighter as if the day before she found the Apple. Yun Che nodded towards Jasmine before pulling out Zangetsu. Since this is the first time he does this, he had to be extra careful. He positions Zangetsu behind him and pointing the hilt towards her. "This is how you send her to the afterlife?" Jasmime asked him. "Yes, by pressing the hilt of a Zanpakuto on a soul''s forehead. We will initiate a ''Konso'' or ''Soul Burial''. Usually, this method will send them to the afterlife of this world of course." He explained to her as his eyes were fixed on Xuyi. He might not be able convince her to stay but at least she''s finally in peace. "Well, Xuyi. Have a safe trip." With that, Yun Che pressed the hilt of his sword on Xuyi''s forehead. Then, Xuyi was suddenly covered with white lights all over her body. Her figure was illuminating in the air transforming her into the most beautiful person even fairies paled in comparison. In her mind, the light was the warmest sensation she ever felt. As she bathes in the lights, she was slowly ascending to the afterlife. Taking a look at Yun Che and Jasmine for one last time, she shouted "Yun Che, Jasmine¡­ When I am reincarnated in the future. I''ll be sure to seek you two. Once more, thank you." With that, Xuyi has finally passed away leaving behind her great legacy and a bright smile. Xuyi slowly ascended to the afterlife passing all the soul restricted formation she cast. When she arrived at the outside world, she took one last look at the world she''ll be leaving behind. The endless sea, the massive land and the infinite skies were in her views once more. She hoped to finally witness the scene as she made her journey vowing to meet the two of them once more. "You better be¡­.." Jasmine murmured under her breath. Unknown to Yun Che, she slowly shed a single tear as she witnesses her new friend make a grand passing to the afterlife. But when she turned her head, she saw Yun Che was pressing his hands together just like when he prayed at the shrine back in his previous world. Seeing his actions, she distracted herself and asked "What are you doing?" "Making a wish. I wish for her to be reincarnated as someone with a wonderful family. I don''t know whether her memories will be intact but I do hope we can see her again. Don''t worry, we''ll see her again. Who knows she might reincarnate as... Probably your best friend in the future." Seeing his actions, Jasmine nodded before she did the same as well. If he made her wish for Xuyi then it''s not wrong for her to make the same as well. She pressed her hands together before speaking her wish in her heart. Yun Che slowly patted Jasmine''s head before he spoke "It''s fine. We''ll meet her again. If we do, I''ll introduce her to Retsu and the others. So what did you wish for?" "Hmph, as if this princess needed to tell you." "*Sigh¡­. Hai¡­hai¡­" Yun Che just nodded his head before he made his way to Xuyi''s body. He observed her resting body as he remembered all those hard times she went through just for her to rest in this coffin. Slowly waved his hand, her entire coffin was transported into his massive inventory. He did plan to let her rest in his inner world but he had another plan in mind. Xuyi probably wanted to laid rest in her birthplace, the sanctuary she spoke before which is also her hometown. Suddenly, a formation started to activate from beneath their feet covering Jasmine and Yun Che''s body. Now that the apple and coffin were taken, the chamber had fulfilled its purpose and the teleporting formation Xuyi had mentioned before was activated. Yun Che took one last look at the chamber that became Huan Xuyi or the Moon Empress place for one thousand years. Must be boring in here without anyone to talk to. It''s a good thing she didn''t went mad because of the loneliness. In a split second, both of them were teleported back to the arena leaving behind the chamber that slowly powering down. The markings, linings and the bridge slowly powering down leaving behind the dark and empty room until the end of time. 128 Chapter 128: Everlasting Impression ... Outside the pyramid, everything remained the same as they left it. All of sudden, the pyramid glowed once more just like the moment it took both of them into it. In an instant, a streak of light suddenly shot out of the pyramid and landed on the arena producing a cloud of smoke as it landed. Emerging from the cloud of smoke is a man with a massive sword behind his back. The man who went into the pyramid and now emerge once more bringing his glory to the world. "That was tempting. Shame I couldn''t bring her with me." The man spoke with a calm voice to himself as he emerged from the smoke with his unusual outfit and massive sword. The man spoken of was none other than Dracule Mihawk, Yun Che''s alter ego. When he was carried by the formation, he immediately switched back to his alter ego as Chu Yueli was still outside and he did enter this vault as Mihawk before. As for Jasmine, her soul form was hidden once more by the system when it finally solved the troubleshooting before cause by Huan Xuyi''s formation within the chamber of the Apple of Eden. Yun Che arrived back outside the pyramid as if he left and came back instantly. Chu Yueli''s sleeping body was still beside the pedestal just like how he left her. The pedestal however was slowly powering down as if it just lost its purpose. Now, he wanted to find the hidden treasure vault Xuyi was talking about before she ascended. He can only hope he didn''t destroy it by accident when he cast the Radiant Force Getsuga Tenshou from before. But, he decided to sit next to Chu Yueli''s body. This girl came with him into this vault and he was not going to let her leave empty handed. Two hours later.... "Hnnnnnn" The sound of growling was heard from the luscious lips of a woman who was slumbering suddenly woke up from her short slumber. The woman woke up slowly accompanied by her radiating beauty and long silky brownish silver hair flowing from her head. Her beautiful purple eyes slowly opened up along with the drowsiness she felt before as she scanned her surroundings. Her mind suddenly registered that she was still in the vault where that swordsman rescued her from her dying fate. "Where am I?" The first thing she remembered was fighting the old man on top area of the arena then her head started to hurt a lot back then. After that, she was here waking up all of a sudden. "You''re awake." Her eyes suddenly darted towards the man she recently interacted with. His intimidating yellow eyes is still as ferocious as ever. Only this time, the man sat near a self-made bonfire made from his fire arts near her with his sword leaning against the pedestal from before. He probably built to keep her warm as she passed out from the last thing that she remembered. "Mihawk?" His name instantly came out from her lips. "Don''t force yourself. You lost quite bit of energy back then. I had to do something before you hurt yourself." YunChe spoke as his Mihawk''s persona. "I¡­..what did I do?" Chu Yueli instantly widen her eyes in confusion. She remembered that she was fighting that elder and nothing else. "You were quite feisty. I had to spend a lot of energy calming you down." He spoke with his calm Mihawk tone unaware that he accidently triggered some kind of different situation in her mind. Chu Yueli''s mind suddenly went haywire as the first thing she thought was... Her face suddenly went red as she suddenly hugged her body and said in her heart "Did¡­did..we¡­" Her brain finally process her thoughts as she shouted in her mind. " I knew it¡­. I did something to him. Did he take advantage of my body? Why didn''t I feel it? What happened to me back then?" She started to think that he might think her as a vulgar woman. Her face went red as she never thought that she was the one who assault him. Now, she didn''t even have the face or dignity to face him. He probably had to do it as that''s the nature of all men. Moreover, she didn''t feel a shred of anger as she thought of those things he done to her as if she was fine with it. If it were some other men, she would beat him up and probably castrate him or maybe kill him to subdue her anger despite she was the one who did it. But, if its him... Realizing her thoughts, she shouted in her mind while turning her face red. "Kyaaaa!!! What am I thinking about?!?!?! Why am I not calm as before in this situation?!?" "What are you flustered about?" He spoke as if it was nothing. Chu Yueli was flustered thoroughly but this man was as still as a rock even if he did it. She thought that he made a resolve as he didn''t ran away like any other or typical men after they did the deed. She assumed that he was ready to shoulder whatever things that going to happen from now on. In her heart, she wouldn''t mind if he did it with her. Although she wasn''t conscious during the union but at least he was brave enough to shoulder it. With a flustered face, she really looked as beautiful as a divine fairy as she stuttered her words conveying her thoughts to him. "Did we¡­.. Are you intending to take responsibility for making me like this?" Yun Che looked at her as she spoke those words. What responsibility? He never knew knocking someone out is kind of responsibility. Well, he did knock her out and treating her maybe some kind of form of responsibility? He immediately responded "What are you talking about? You were possessed by an unknown spirit of this place and started to attack me with your blade. I had to knocked you out. You passed out ever since." Hearing such respond, she widens her eyes and murmured "Eh??" Chu Yueli immediately calmed down before examining her lower area secretly. She realized her primordial Yin was still intact. Then, she went flustered once more. Did she just imagine the whole thing?!? She instantly thought that she was ''attacking'' him but knowing him as the Greatest Swordsman, he probably resists her with a single move. He is stronger than her after all. Makes her feel kind of disappointed as the whole thing was imagined by her. If something did happen, she''ll at least have something to do with him. ¡­ .. . Chu Yueli suddenly thought while her face went red once more "WHY AM I DISSAPOINTED?!?!" Letting her go through with her inner thoughts, Yun Che gave her statement before some though but the moment he realized her meaning, he too went kind of haywire but he regained his composure once more before Chu Yueli started to misunderstood him. He knew what she was talking about but he calms down enough to explain things to her. She looked kind of disappointed for some reason. In the end, he made her some Japanese tea as well as some food he cooked while waiting for her to wake up. She was quite surprised seeing a swordsman like him have spectacular culinary capabilities. Moreover, this was the most delicious food she ever tasted and the tea as well. The moment she took a sip, she instantly liked it and she was basically asking for more. Her reaction was quite similar to Little Fairy during her time. "I never knew you had these spectacular skills." "It''s some basic necessities to survive. I did what I have to do." "I see" Hearing his respond, she was ashamed with herself. A woman like her only knows less on culinary cultivation and he even treated her with care. She never knew a ruthless and powerful swordsman had this side the entire time. Moreover, he had spectacular strength, culinary skills as well as cares for the person he''s with despite having a stoic personality. Not that she minded, but he seems to have some perfect qualities as a husband. ... ¡­.. ¡­. "What in the world am I thinking about?" She suddenly went flustered but at the same time she was happy. She never knew she had this kind of feelings inside her but the image of her disciple slowly filled her mind. Then, she just went from happy to depressed instantly. How could she have the right to feel that feeling? She separated her disciple and her husband for the sake of obtaining her. Her husband probably disappeared forever after causing that mad stunt in the Floating Cloud City. Even though she heard of his reappearance, his feelings might change after all of that. "You went quiet all of a sudden." "Eh, no¡­i¡­ its nothing. I just had some thoughts." She shook her head while hiding her thought. "I see, anyway. I have something for you." Yun Che immediately pulled some pills from his inventory. Its the same pills he gave Little Fairy to assist her in cultivation. "For me?" She was instantly confused. "Hnn, your strength is still stabilized after you obtained it. So, you have to consume this to stabilize your strength or else your breakthrough in the future might be impossible?" "My strength?" "Why don''t you see it for yourself?" Chu Yueli slowly scanned her body and evaluate her strength but the moment she realized it. She was stumped and really shocked. She didn''t even respond as he called her as she was shaking all over. "Peak¡­. peak¡­of the Emperor Profound Realm?!?!? How could this be...?" Chu Yueli couldn''t organized her thoughts as her mind suddenly drifted into the new realm of her strength. Basically, she''s stronger than anyone else. Even stronger than her sister and sect master herself. It means, she could finally become her sister''s ultimate partner. The dream she always wanted to achieve. But, first things first. How did she achieve it? It took approximately another 35 years to breakthrough straight to the Peak of the Emperor Profound Realm with their sect current resources. But¡­how¡­. Snap¡­snap The sound of finger snapping suddenly jolted her up from her thoughts. Even though she went through a turmoil just but this man seems to relaxed for her strength to jump for an entire realm. "Mihawk¡­.how did¡­." "The spirit did something to your body. More like tampered it. It absorbed the surrounding energies at a fast rate and boost your strength directly to the Emperor Profound Realm. But, the moment I knocked you out. The spirit left your body and I managed to destroy it but left the tampering inside you."He spoke as he didn''t lie to her but he didn''t tell the whole truth either. "The pills I gave you just now are the ''Stabilization Pills''. Right now, you might have the strength but your profound veins still have the capabilities of the Peak Sky Profound Realm. You might be strong but compared to your sister who familiarize herself with her strength for a few months, she is way stronger than you even if you both had the same cultivation." Chu Yueli listened with intent as she heard the nature of her new strength. Its true that she had the strength but she didn''t even know the strength and skills to use it. Heck, she didn''t even know the domain skill which is learnt once a cultivator achieved First Level of the Emperor Profound Realm. Then, he continued "The pill will open up your body''s profound veins large enough and allowed your strength to use its full potential." Yun Che gave her the same pill he gave Little Fairy to consume as a preparation for her to enter Emperor Profound Realm. If he didn''t provide her with the pills, she will never breakthrough to the Tyrant Profound Realm and permanently capped her level. He didn''t do this for any other women but if her dream is to be with Little Fairy then he won''t hesitate help her realize such dream. Chu Yueli was stumped once more the moment she heard his explanation. This man knew more about the qualities of profound veins and even provide her with some precious pills. Wait, if he knocked her out despite her new strength, it means his strength surpassed his current?!? "Mihawk, can I ask a question? Just who are you?" "Hmmm¡­.. I am just someone who cultivate a lot of skills to survive. Is it wrong for me to help out a friend in need?" He explained while maintain his normal and cool look. "Friend¡­." She murmured quietly before made a small smile. Even though it''s not what she hoped for, but it''s a start. "To be able to knocked me out. I am sure your strength probably surpassed me. You probably use some kind of profound suppressing treasure but the selection could instantly sniff you out." "Do you really want to know?" He immediately stop what he was doing before shooting her with his challenging look. "Umm¡­ I¡­. If you don''t mind telling me." He sighs before telling her the truth. "Hmmm¡­. My strength is still at the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. The selection didn''t lie. That''s the truth." "That''s kind of impossible¡­." She spoke but his next statement shuts her up immediately. "But if I went full strength, you can say my strength is at the Peak of Mortal''s Realm itself." She suddenly went quiet as she heard it. Her brains suddenly stopped working as she tried to digest the information. It means the man in front of her could display a combat prowess of a peak Monarch. A Sky Profound Realm practitioner display a combat prowess of a Sovereign Profound Realm. What in the blazes? No wonder he could toyed the other elders like chumps, destroying powerful opponents like the massive beast from before, sliced the powerful techniques and even sliced the Heavens itself. He''s become too powerful that those elders were reduced to mere playthings. He wasn''t even serious in that tournament. "Knowing this was too much for you. But I do hope you can keep this a secret." He slowly raised his head before he shot her with his intimidating yellow eyes. "Of ¡­ course¡­ I can¡­keep it¡­ I can even¡­ S¡­s¡­. swear an oath if you want." She stuttered with her words as the being in front of her might be weaker in terms of cultivation but he''s the kind of existence she couldn''t afford to offend. Moreover, he''s the man who had her eyes on. "There''s no need to go that far. It doesn''t matter to me. I was only kidding." He slowly stood up while brushing his clothes. In an instant, Yoru suddenly disappeared from the pedestal and appered on his back. "....." Chu Yueli''s mind was fried as the most intimidating man she ever met just tell her a joke. Moreover, that kind of information can affect the entire world if it knows. Back to his usual self, he spoke "Come¡­. I found the treasure vault. It''ll be a shame to left everything behind." "Treasure vault? You haven''t explored it yet?" She never knew he was actually waiting for her before exploring the vault. Hearing that makes her heart flutter for a moment. "No, I was waiting for you. Besides, I only take a few items. Also¡­." He suddenly turned his body around and started to face her. Raising his left hand''s index finger, he immediately infused it with his Spirit Force. "Raise your hand for me." "Ahhh¡­.hnnn¡­" She immediately raised her hand without hesitant. Makes Yun Che wondered that she really trusts him this much. She didn''t even hesitant in letting him touch her hand. In an instant, he transferred his Spirit Force all over her body activating all closed profound entrances and thus transforming her ordinary veins into Heavenly God Spiritual veins. Actually, he really wanted to take advantage of her just like he did with Little Fairy but Mihawk''s character was never like that. "This is¡­.." She was instantly baffled as he gave her one of the most powerful veins in the world like that. She never knew he could activated such veins. "Take it as a gift from accompanying me into this tomb." He spoke normally. Chu Yueli was quiet as she tried to register the current moment. Then, she remembered that her sister did told her about a certain senior. The senior that bestowed her the same veins. Thinking that the information fits the bill, she spoke "Mihawk¡­..are you¡­the senior¡­my sister was referring to?" Yun Che looked at her before he instantly denied his involvement. "Yueli, this world is much larger than it looks. Do you think I am the only one who knows this technique? There are countless more people knew about it." "I ¡­see¡­ Then, you''re my fortuitous encounter after all. Thank you¡­. Thank you so much¡­.." Yueli''s view of him slowly turned warm. Whatever feelings she had right now, is now clear that she really wants it to last forever. The feeling that was forbidden in her sect. The same feelings she had for her sister but this is much stronger and filling her up with happiness causing her heart beating faster than normal. "It''s nothing. Just return to your sister and cherished her forever. Let''s go¡­." He turned his back on her and started to move to the edge of the arena aware that he accidentally planted a growing seed in her heart. Chu Yueli just sit still for a while consuming the pill he gave her before while familiarizing her new strength. Mihawk did say that by the tournament began, she and her sister will be at the same strength and the pill will instantly fix her body back to shape before initiaing a breakthrough. But, she need at least to be in this realm for another three months before breaking through into Tyrant Profound Realm. If that''s his advice, then she won''t hesitate to follow it. As for Yun Che, he was looking all over the arena for clues that might lead to the tomb. All he got from Xuyi was the vault is underneath the arena. But, he didn''t ask how to open it. "So, find anything?" Jasmine suddenly appeared next to him donned with a new set of short skirt kimono along with a pair of sandals. Her smell also indicate she really cleaned herself this time. "No, I have no idea where to look. I kind of forgot to ask her how to open it." "Well, Eagle Vision is not going to help us this time. What is it?" She instantly saw him looking at her before slapping his forehead while smiling. He spoke "Kind of dumb though but Eagle Vision is convenient after all." "How? Is it?" "Guess I forgot to tell you. Eagle Vision can see transferred intent as well. In other words, you can see hidden traps or items as the owners had transfer some of their intents into the items. If Xuyi created a vault underneath the arena, it means she hid the only way to access it visible to special sights like us." He immediately activated his own Eagle Vision before started to scan the whole arena. Jasmine also did the same. Knowing Xuyi, she probably hid where people will not expect. Suddenly, his eyes suddenly darted towards the pedestal as he saw something glowing underneath it. "Xuyi, you rascal. No one will expect the mechanism is actually here of all places." He suddenly smiled as he found the glowing button that Xuyi hid from them. "You found it? I saw something glowing over here." As Jasmine arrived, she too didn''t expect the hiding place. It was behind the pedestal all along. "Well, we did assume the Soul Imprint was there and didn''t bother to use Eagle Vision. Never expected it was here of all places. Here goes nothing." He pressed his hands on the glowing intent on the lower area of the pedestal. Then, all of a sudden, clicking sounds were heard across the arena as the mechanism slowly activated. Even Chu Yueli who was still stabilizing her body suddenly jolted as she heard the same clicking sounds all over again. In an instant, the arena suddenly split apart leaving behind a small circular area around the pedestal. Chu Yueli immediately jumped towards him and hold the pedestal for support. "You found the treasure room?" She asked. "Kind of, it was under my nose all this time." The area around the pedestal suddenly shifting downwards into the dark chasm below them. Technically, elevator isn''t supposed to exist in the ancient world but this is Xuyi''s vault they are talking about. Anything kind of goes anyway. The smell of old air suddenly burst out from behind the massive doorway as it suddenly opened the moment of their arrival. As their coming was announced, the light Isu linings suddenly activated and filling the massive chamber with lights and thus illuminating the entire chamber. What they could see next was enough to cause a great shock within them. The chamber was filled with weapons, armors, profound coins, cultivation arts and cultivation resources. All perfectly arranged and lined up in racks. To think that Xuyi collected all these treasures during her days. These things probably aged more than one thousand years old. "Incredible¡­. So many profound treasures. If the whole continent saw this kind room, they will do anything to seize it. Even so far of starting a war." Chu Yueli''s eyes were widening enough as she couldn''t register the amount of shock coursing through her. Seeing all of these treasures could catapult an ordinary person into the peak of existence. She felt that all of these treasures were ultimate treasures collected by the Moon Empress during her moments of life. She probably roamed all over the continent to collect them and with these kind of collection, she couldn''t even imagine what kind of person she was back then. "Hmph, all of these things are trash. I am going to look around." Jasmine slowly floats away finding something worth taking. She was bathe with countless treasures from the realm of the Gods and these things aren''t something worth mentioning. As for the man beside her, he had an indifferent expression. These treasures might be tempting to the original Yun Che but to the current him? Not so much. Since he had the Vibramantium infusing mode and item creation feature, he didn''t need any so called Heavenly Armor. He could just infuse ordinary armor with it and poof, the defense stats spiked up and became a Heavenly Treasure itself. Moreover, even his Shihakushou worth more than these trashes. Hell, he even sold hundreds of Spirit Profound Realm Items as trashes. These items might be good but nothing beats a self-created item. He might scout this chamber for suitable materials as he now had Blueprint mode from the system. Xuyi did said that only some of the treasures here worth a lot more to him. That''s why he''s here and the only way out of the tomb is through this chamber. More than that, he came here to find the leftover Vibramantium meteor took by Xuyi during her era. As they walk through the chamber, both of them still carried an indifferent expression as if nothing in this place interest them. But one thing in particular, none of them are taking anything as well. Especially, Chu Yueli who risked her life to get here. Seeing her current action, he suddenly asked "Anything interest you?" Chu Yueli turned her head towards him as he asked that question. If she was the type person when she came in, her eyes might have filled with greed as she saw all of this treasure just like any other cultivators out there. But, despite all of these raging treasures. She felt like her efforts before this were worthless. Then, she experienced life and death situation when she was almost killed. A situation changed her perception of life forever. "No, actually. All I ever wanted is to get out here. I already had a treasure but I ended up discarding it. Now, I wanted to go back and find it back." She said with a soothing tone. "Your sister. Isn''t it?" "Hnnnn, part of it actually. Moreover, you gave me something much more than a treasure, My life. You saved me twice and helped me with my cultivation. Bringing me to a level even higher than I expected. Isn''t it enough for me to feel grateful?" Seeing her this making everything about her from the novel was entirely different than he read. To think a person could change so much after experiencing near death. "You really are something. At least take something from this place." "I''ll try find something suitable." She nodded at his insistance. Well, she''s here after all and might take something for granted. As they walked the hallway. A notification suddenly popped from into his head. [Ding¡­. System had finished scanning the whole chamber. Detected 435 Rare Items, four Legendary Items and one cursed item. It is wise for host take each one of the cultivation resources so system can duplicate them and added to the system shop.] "Well, more candies for the girls I guess and I might need something to help Little Fairy''s breakthrough in the future. Maybe Chu Yueli, Cang Yue and Qingyue as well. Wait, three legendary item? And one cursed item?" [Ding¡­ Rare items are just rare Tyrant Profound Rank items. To mortals, these items can be considered priceless treasures. However, to the system. This are just rare ranked items.] "Just mere rares? How do you classify these items anyway?" [Ding¡­ System classify them as Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, Unique, Immortal, Divine and God tier.] "Isn''t that just common ranks in gaming? Priceless treasures in this world are mere ''rare'' rank. No wonder Jasmine called them trash. Well, she isn''t wrong about that part." [Ding¡­. Legendary items are items once wielded by legendary figures of the world that knew how to utilized its powers. Huan Xuyi was one of the most powerful legendary figures of the Profound Sky Continent back then. Her armaments can be considered legendary items as all of them are Monarch level weapons. Host''s current weapon ''Yoru'' also created from the legendary item ''Dragon Fault''. To create a Unique item, it is evolved and reformed from Legendary rank item.] "So, Yoru''s a unique rank item? What about my other Zanpakutos?" [Ding¡­Zanpakuto are spirit based items and system classify them as God Spirit Items. The highest of all ranked weapons available only to Shinigami.] "Well, no shit¡­." For him, Zanpakutos are already powerful as they were created by a legendary god figure of the Shinigami world. Moreover, infused with unique spirit born from the Shinigami. They evolved into an item surpassed gods itself. The legendary items pique his curiosity but he suddenly had a thought for Cang Yue''s personal weapon. He wanted to create something for her but he lacked the materials to do so. Moreover, Mio doesn''t have her own weapon yet. So, with the Blueprint Mode, he can rack his memories finding suitable weapons for them and he might have an idea for it as he might have something planned for Cang Yue''s fighting style the moment she learnt the Mirror of the Moon technique. Following the system''s instruction, he arrived at the weapon''s section of the vault and most of the weapons looked unique and powerful. But to the system, these are mere ''rare'' ranked items. Chu Yueli was kind of puzzled as these items didn''t even faze him as he didn''t even bat an eye as he continued to search for suitable items. Since he didn''t want them, it means these must be low level treasures in his eyes. Moreover, he arrived here because three of the so called ''Legendary items'' are actually weapons. The system leads him to a weapon at the very end of the weapon''s area. Swords, halberds hammers, spears.... There are simply countless of rare items being stacked and arranged in here. If one of these weapons came from a destroyed sect, how many did she destroyed back then? Now, he wish that she had her own novel so he can read about her adventure. He rustled through the glittering swords and found the very item the system referred to. He was instantly baffled as the item was actually .. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. .¡­. "A set of old swords?" The sword mentioned by the system was actually three old Chinese swords stashed somewhere within the weapon''s section. From his perspective, these things are nothing more than common ranked items, probably worse than that. As for the reason, one of the swords doesn''t even have a hilt anymore as it looked kind of chipped for some reason. The other blade looked kind of dark as if was made from a black stone and the last one was still sturdy but it looked kind of rusted. To think that these swords are actually legendary rank swords. Moreover, the swords don''t have its own scabbard. Compared to the other swords, these are the worst swords he had ever seen. [Ding¡­. These swords are the personal weapons of Huan Xuyi as she once travelled the Profound Sky Continent three thousand years ago. These are her most treasured weapon as she created this sword based on the knowledge from the Apple of Eden and had excellent durability. The swords also had a unique way of channeling profound strength. The sword might be old but host can use it as a base to create a unique sword. He lifted the old swords and gave them a few swing. The system was kind of right. The sword might be broken for now but the quality and rank was still there. Especially the first sword, it was kind of light. The second dark sword feels a little heavy but the last one is really heavy. Based on these swords, he suddenly had an idea of what kind of powerful swords he wants to create. With the Blueprint mode, it is possible. Looks like he found a suitable sword for Cang Yue and Mio. Infusing it with Vibramantium, the possibilities are endless. As he stored the sword in his inventory, his action earned a curious glance from Chu Yueli, who was behind him all the time. "Mihawk¡­you chose those swords as treasures?" He instantly replied with an indifferent expression. "I am craftsman after all. Of all the things I appraised, these things worth much more than any weapons in here. I can create a new sword much more powerful by melting this one." "I see¡­" From within, she was quite shocked. She heard a rumor that his weapons including the dagger he wore was some kind of weapon he himself created. That means any weapon in here is pale in comparison to his sword?? "Do you find any swords to your liking?" He spoke jolted her up from her thoughts. Her expression went down as she spoke "Ah¡­no¡­ All of these swords are too tempting. Bringing it to the outside world would spell trouble even for me. Besides, these might be treasures but none of them is suitable at all." She was right about that part as most of the weapons here are great sword, heavy swords, spear, axes, double edge swords, halberd and hammers. None of these weapons are usable even for her. "Then, why don''t I craft something for you?" Chu Yueli instantly baffled as Mihawk suddenly spoke something different than she expected. Moreover, a weapon from him? "Ehh?!? No¡­no¡­ I shouldn''t trouble you¡­." "It''s okay¡­ You lost your sword back then and none of these treasures are suitable for you. But, I might need some time to craft it." "Then, I''ll be waiting¡­" Chu Yueli was blushing furiously as the weapon he was about to create is something especially for her. She doesn''t care if it''s a mere common weapon because that''s the weapon created for her. It is much more valuable than any other treasure. Leaving Chu Yueli to her moments, he travelled towards the armor section of the vault. He didn''t even look at the rare armors as he walked to the objective point the system gave him. Same as before, the system pointed towards an old Chinese female robe. If the system pointed towards this, then this might be a unique item as well. However, it feels just like any other cloth the moment he touched it. Soft and silky just like any other female robes. It is nothing more than a common clothes made into a robe. "Did the system just play a joke on me?" But, as soon as he channeled his energy into it. Suddenly, Isu markings started to appear vividly on its surface. It may look like an ordinary clothes but this robe is a futuristic robe. "Holy fuck¡­. this really is a legendary item. She probably made this from the Apple of Eden as well." With that, he just stashed the old robe into his inventory. Chu Yueli who was still behind him didn''t say anything as the swordsman chose just a plain old robe as a treasure rather than these spectacular armors. With that, he found the items required to craft weapons for Cang Yue and Mio. Moreover, he needed to find some materials for his future harem members like Little Fairy and Xia Qingyue. If Little Fairy saw him giving some new items to Cang Yue, she would nag in his ears for leaving her behind. It''s better for him to find new materials for him to build new swords and this tomb is bound to have it. If not, he''ll take all of these treasures and tear them apart one by one. "So, find anything?" Jasmine suddenly appeared next to him. "I found something worth taking." He spoke internally. "You found something from all of these trashes?" "Kind of, I can''t give Cang Yue or Mio my Zanpakutos. But I can still forge them weapons worthy for them. Besides, Mio doesn''t have any weapons, Retsu can''t use her Zanpakuto unless necessary and Cang Yue still have that old sword of hers. Moreover, Vibramantium needed to be infused on a sword and I lacked materials to create one." "Oh, why the sudden interest to create swords?" "Well, Xuyi did gave something for Cang Yue and I have some special arts for her to cultivate. The system had an upgrade feature from the Apple after all." "Upgrade? It has a new feature now?" Jasmine had indifferent expression as she knew the system''s feature from him. Yun Che started to narrate the feature given to the system. What interest Jasmine was he can create any weapons from his previous worlds including modern weapons. He will tell the system what he wants and the system will build a blueprint for him. However, he needed to search for related materials to build the weapon. "Sigh¡­.. I have no more energy to be surprised anymore. Well, its expected as the Apple has a lot more information or knowledge in it. Basically, you can build, craft or create anything you want as long as you have sufficient materials." "Well, that''s the hard part. I need the materials to build it. Anyway, what about you? Anything interesting in here?" "Hmph, If you are talking about these trashes here. I have no interest in them. But there is one thing I am interested in. Its located on the materials section over there." "Then, you must be referring to the item the system was referring to. I am making my way there right now." "Item? I don''t know. I felt a lot of bloodlust came from that item. That''s why I am curious." As both of them make their way to the section, both of them were greeted with a vast of materials in shelves, boxes, racks or even just lying around. If a craftsman saw this scenery, this is considered as a heaven on earth for them. Forget about treasures, these materials are priceless. "DAMNN¡­.Look at all these metals¡­!!!" He expressed his shock seeing all these metals and ores lying around. "*sigh¡­. Whats so special about these metals?" She sighs as she never seen him this excited. Of it weren''t for Mihawk, he probably jump from metal to metal like a curious ape. "Are you kidding me toots? There''s even cobalt, iron¡­ and look at that those things in that box¡­ she even stored chromium¡­. even in those shelf over there¡­ even aluminums¡­. I wonder celerium exist in this world?" Jasmine instantly raised her hands and shouted "Okay stop, I don''t even understand anything you just mentioned. Basically, all of these are precious metals?" Jasmine immediately stop his internal rantings as he felt excited seeing all these metals. Now that he had the new feature. Of course he was excited seeing the crafting materials here. Despite being bathe in infinite knowledge from the Realm of the Gods, she didn''t even understand any of the metal terms he just mentioned. All she knew was good metal, bad metal, iron and maybe copper. How vast is his knowledge? "Hell yeah, they are. Maybe I will use these metals to create weapons for fun. Also, maybe Qingyue need some powerful weapon as well¡­ oooh¡­oooh¡­ maybe¡­" She raised her hands once more and the other one hold the bridge of her nose. "Hai¡­.hai¡­ you can knock your head off later. Right now, we need to find that item you mentioned." Instantly regained his composure, he threw the metal aside and internally spoke "Ahh right, Ehem¡­ basically, the system mentioned that item is cursed though." "Cursed? No wonder I felt intense bloodlust but compared to Retsu''s, this thing is still low." He slowly walked towards a pedestal at the edge of the section. The moment he saw it, the item mentioned by the system is just a red orb. The size was smaller than the apple and but a bit larger than a golf ball. Coincidencely, it was near the Vibramantium meteorite stored by Xuyi during her era. Probably she found it at that time but seeing that there are no possibilities to smith it, so she kept it here. At least saving him the time to look for it. Anyway, back to the cursed item. The item was just a small red orb but emitting an intense bloodlust. Chu Yueli just followed behind him and the moment she saw the orb on the pedestal, she suddenly felt the urge to spill blood. However, the moment she walked closer to Mihawk, the bloodlust urges within her suddenly disappear and she felt peace once more. She was quite shocked that he was able negate the effects of the red orb. But, she uses this moment to get closer to him. "What in world is that?" She suddenly spoke behind him as she observes the red orb with interest. [Ding¡­.. Host had found The Orb of Bloodlust. This item influenced anyone around it to spill blood while it gains benefit from it. From the era of the Moon Empress based on the Apple''s recording, she stumbled upon a dark sect that uses the orb in exchange for power. The orb granted its followers powers as long as they offered blood to it causing massive bloodshed towards innocents. In the end, she annihilated the dark sect and seize the orb preventing it to cause any more trouble.] [Ding¡­. Host can use the orb as a base to create a weapon.] [Status: Cursed] "Is this it? It doesn''t look like much." Jasmine slowly floats around the orb to observe it. As the Star God Successor, a bloodlust aura came from it doesn''t even compare her own. "Hmm, the system said I can use it as a basis to create a sword. Wonder what type of¡­. Got it!!! I knew the perfect sword to create based from it." He instantly thought a perfect weapon to use the orb as a material. But Chu Yueli''s soothing voice instantly woke him up. "Mihawk? What in the world is that?" "This is the Orb of Bloodlust. It wants blood in exchange for power." "Heavens, a treasure like this exist?" She widen her eyes as this is the first time she seen such a treasure. "Treasure? It has taken more innocent lives by influence anyone to kill and kill. No wonder the Moon Empress kept it here." "Then, we shouldn''t let a cursed treasure run loose." If she kept it and returned to her sect, then the sect will drown in blood within a single night. She rather leave it here rather than keeping it. "Nope, I''ll keep it. Its bloodlust maybe strong but if you can resist it." "No, I couldn''t. The only way I can resist its temptation because I stood behind you. If not, I have this urge to kill." Yun Che just nodded before he grabbed the orb and hold it in front of his face. This thing really is trying to control him but as someone who had intense bloodlust much more powerful than Retsu''s, this thing is really a joke. "Wonder what happen if I did this?" Since the thing trying so much to influence him, he decided to pour a little of his bloodlust in it to see what happen. Then¡­. The orb just jumped above from his hand before started spinning out of control. Bzzt¡­bzzt¡­bzzzt¡­ Boom¡­. The orb suddenly explodes externally and released a cloud of smoke. It suddenly fell back to his hand before turning dark instead of red just now. Only this time it just went quiet¡­ Too quiet¡­. Even the bloodlust aura around them disappeared. Seeing this awkward moment, the rest of them went silenced for a while. ..... ... .... ...¡­. .... .. . "Did I just broke it?" "What did you do?" Jasmine observed the entire scene just now and she was quite surprised when the orb suddenly exploded without destroying it. "I don''t know. I poured a little of my bloodlust and this thing just went quiet." "Maybe its scared of you. I mean your bloodlust is much thicker than Retsu''s." "So, it tried to dominate me but I just scared the living hell out of it? Makes sense." He holds the orb for a moment as Chu Yueli appeared next to him with her eyes on the dark orb. She refused to believe that the orb just now was domineering but the moment he touched it. It just exploded. "Is this the cursed treasure? The moment you touched it, the aura just disappeared." Chu Yueli observed the orb which exert an intense aura of bloodlust just now. Now, it''s just a harmless black crystal ball. "I don''t know¡­. but I am still keeping it. Makes good material" He spoke to her before storing the orb into his inventory. Seeing all the metals lying around, he turned his head toward Yueli and asked "You won''t mind if I keep all of this materials?" She nodded her head and spoke "Hnnn, feel free. There''s no use if I take the material anyway. Our sect''s craftswomen have their own set of materials and if I bring these to them, they''ll be suspicious of me. It''s better for me to let you keep it." "I see¡­" He raised his hand and suddenly a small black hole appeared above it. In an instant, all the materials, metals suddenly being absorbed into the black hole including the Vibtamantium meteorite. The process was instant and left Chu Yueli gawking the entire time. In an instant, all the materials in this section disappeared leaving nothing behind. Jasmine''s expression remains indifferent as she already saw this black hole when he took all the Purple Crystals back in the mind underneath Floating Cloud City. "Let''s go." Without saying something about it, he turned his back towards her and move to the next section. "Ahh¡­hnnn¡­ "She nodded her head furiously seeing his capabilities. She decided not to ask any questions about it fearing that he will think her trying to pry his secrets. No wonder he didn''t wear any spatial rings. It''s because he didn''t need any. When they arrived at the resource section, Yun Che once more shocked Chu Yueli by only taking one of each type of the rare resources. He didn''t take all of them. He only wanted a sample as the system can duplicate the cultivation resources and put them on the system shop which is quite cheap depending on the rarity. By the way, all of these resources were quite precious and the reason he didn''t take a lot of them because the system offered a better price. Besides, any samples will be purified before they are sold. She was also shocked that all of the precious pills lying around was also ignored by him. He said that those resources might be precious but most of them had a lot of impurities. He wanted to take them so for those little spirits of him, Mizu, Kaze as well as Little Phoenix and Little Ryu but the girls did say that his pills are sweeter compared to the ''bitter'' pills he found from anyone. So, they won''t eat any pills aside from his own. So, he left those pills here. If he wanted to purify them, the system will just charge more points from him so it''s better to left them here. Besides, creating his own is much more fun. She did take the ones useful to her but compared to the ones her sister gave her as well as the ones she received from him. They are less effective. she had this one question in her head. But, she decided to ask him anyway. "Mihawk, are you an alchemist by any chance?" "Hnnn, why?" He nodded. She widen her eyes as she spoke "So, you''re a cultivator, a craftsman and an alchemist? Goodness, even our alchemist isn''t as good as you. You can appraise a pill without touching it." "It''s compulsory for survival." She went quiet once more as she tried to register the capabilities of the Strongest Swordsman in the Empire but when she knew his combat prowess, she swallowed a bit of her saliva and made a conclusion that this man is actually The Strongest Swordsman of the World and in her eyes. Only a man with such capabilities had the abilities to do so. But, she didn''t forget to look at him with warm eyes. As for the profound coins and techniques, both of them just ignored everything as none of them is useful enough. He had limitless purple coins already and Chu Yueli isn''t the type of collecting those coins anyway. The seven fairies had special resources allocated to them and she isn''t lacking them anyway. They made their way towards the end of the vault where the exit is located and arrived at a smaller hexagonal chamber similar to the chamber of the Apple of Eden but this chamber is smaller and had Isu linings all over it. It reminds him of the Isu chamber underneath a certain holy city back in his original world. More importantly, this is their final stop and the teleporting formation Xuyi was referring to is right in front of them. The formation was similar to the glowing formation back in the entrance but Xuyi did mentioned that only one can use this and the other will go back to the entrance. He suddenly stopped moving at the edge of the formation earning a dumbfounded action from Chu Yueli. The weird part of this formation that it wasn''t visible to normal eyes but he could see it clearly with his own. Probably one of Xuyi''s countermeasure of this place. However, Yun Che couldn''t shake the feeling that they are going to leave Xuyi''s inheritance like this. She spent almost a third of her life collecting these treasures and he won''t let them being buried after this. He had what he needs and Chu Yueli refused to take any treasures as her involvement was secret in the first place. Besides, she was waiting for the promised weapon he was going to give her and any treasures in here will not hold a candle to it. Yun Che raised his hand once more and the black hole from before appeared above it. In an instant, all of the weapons, armors, cultivation arts as well as left over resources were instantly absorb into one single black hole. Chu Yueli was instantly baffled as he could take all of these treasures in an instant leaving behind a clear and empty room of the vault. After it happens, the black hole suddenly disappeared and was replaced with a flowery ring. The ring doesn''t look like much as it was more like an old ring but no one would suspect that it''s actually a massive space spatial ring. "Well, one ring could rule them all. Sort of....." He spoke internally while observe the spatial ring he created. Yun Che had the system crafted a simple ring based on one of the movies he saw back in his original world. He had all the inheritance stored in the ring before it appeared on his hand. What he did next was he gently lifted Chu Yueli''s hand and placed the ring on it. "Eh, this...¡­" Chu Yueli was instantly shocked by his current action. "Keep it¡­ I have no use for the treasures but it''s a shame to walk out of here leaving all of it behind." "But, Mihawk. This is too much. If anyone would know I had this kind of ring. I would be hunted by the continent itself. I might involve the safety of my sect and my sister." "Don''t worry, only you and I have the capabilities to access it. Even if they get this ring, they won''t be able to destroy or access it. It depends on you whether you want to use it or not. If not, just hide it somewhere only you would know." Then, all of a sudden. A tear suddenly dropped from her eyes as she shook her hand earning a curious glance from him. "I¡­.. Mihawk¡­.. just why are you so kind to me? You even trusted me with this big pile of treasure in my hands. I am just someone in your way. Yet..." "You saved me from a horrible fate¡­. You even elevated my cultivation¡­Realized my dream and love for my sister¡­. gave me precious resources and willing to craft me a special weapon¡­and giving me all of these treasures¡­. While I didn''t do anything at all. Why would you do all of those things? I am just a mere nobody to you." He was kind of puzzled by this. He saved her because it was the right thing to do. He didn''t elevate her cultivation but just help her stabilize it because she needs it and those pile of treasures are useless pile of junk to him. He just sigh internally and replied like how he usually replied "*Giggle¡­.. You''re interesting and I took a liking to you." "Ehhh??" This is the second time she heard the same response from him. He did all of those because he likes her? That though alone instantly cause her face to go red. "Who knows what kind of person you are? You entered this tomb for the sake of finding ways to fight together with your sister. You didn''t even have a slight of greed in your eyes as you entered this chamber and willing to leave without taking anything. You didn''t even give up on living as you face death. You knew your own limits but willing to go through that all for the sake of your sister. Anyone who had that kind of determination for someone is worthy of my help." From within his head, Yun Che smirks internally while praising himself. "Yours truly really is a ''smooth ass motherfucker''" "Hmph, look at you and your words. I am sure the real Mihawk won''t say those things." Jasmine hide her jealousy as she saw him playing words with the blushing woman. "I know it''s embarrassing¡­.. but I have to stay something." Well, he can''t say anything about her sister. Moreover, it''s because of Little Fairy he helped her in the first place but now he managed to get to know her character in the tomb. She shown him a side he never seen or read before. A side she never shown to anyone else except Little Fairy. "I¡­" Her mind suddenly went blank as she heard his response. She never expected for him to observe her that close. Moreover, she felt her heart was going to burst out of her chest as she thinks of his words just now. She felt comfortable with him as if she stood next to her sister but this feeling of hers was indescribable. She knew it was forbidden for her to have it but she felt like she was willing to defy the laws of her sect for him. As she had such thoughts, she lowers her head hiding her blushing face while gripping the spatial ring he gave her. She didn''t know what to do with it and she might find a way to hide it as it is equivalent of crying a hot potato. "I think it''s about time I give you this." Yun Che raised his hands and all of a sudden, a sword suddenly appeared on it. This is not any ordinary sword but in fact a katana he crafted from the system. Once he had those materials just now, he immediately had the system racked his memories for a suitable katana from his world. Turns out, it didn''t even take a minute as the system display powerful katanas from it. He chose one of it and purchase its blueprint for 500SP. With the blueprint feature, the building process was instant unlike the first time he built Yoru which took almost one hour. Technically this is the first blueprint weapon he built for someone and he didn''t expect that someone will be Chu Yueli. Coincidently, he had the materials from the vault to build it. Immediately, he asked the system to instantly craft the katana using the materials, blueprint and the crafting feature for Chu Yueli. The katana he chose was never was a simple katana. The katana he chose had blue handle with a five-petaled flower design. The blade itself was infused with Vibramantium while physical of the blade is black on the top section and the other is silvery white. The sheath itself is elaborate at the first half with a blue and bumpy design, while the second half is bluish white and smooth. There are blue flowery designs embedded on the entire sheath. "This is one of the famous Meito crafted from where I came from. I re-forged it into a powerful weapon but I think it will be suitable for you since you lost your sword." He spoke while hiding the true fact about the sword. "Meito?" Chu Yueli was puzzled as this is the first time she heard such word. "Meito in your language is a Named Sword. One of the most powerful collection of swords back from where I came from. I had this for a while and I think you deserve such a sword. Since you are its new master, the name of this sword is Tachikaze. One of the Grade Swords from my birthplace." "Tachikaze? What is the meaning of it?" Chu Yueli was instantly confused by these unfamiliar naming. To be able to give her such a powerful weapon from his birthplace. It means his home is somewhere hidden from the world and might be a powerful faction. "It means Severing Wind. Take a good care of it." Yun Che just smiled with his Mihawk''s persona while extending the sword to her. Chu Yueli raised her shaking hands to reach the sword. She was instantly baffled as he gave her one of the re-forged grade swords back in his birthplace. When she holds such a sword in her hands, she was mesmerized by its quality and look. As she caresses its sheath, she was convinced that this sword was made especially for her. For him to give her such a sword, it means he really trusted her. As she reached the sword, she resists the urge to hug him close and thanked him but that action might change his view of her. She hugged the sword close to her while saying in a sweet voice while lowering her head hiding her blush. "Thank you, thank you¡­." She couldn''t repay his debt for letting her return alive. She will never be able to repay them except having these indescribable feelings for him. "For you to give her such a powerful sword means you really trusted this woman." Jasmine rolled her eyes for the smoothness of this idiot. Then, he casually replied "Like I say, she had this determination for someone and it isn''t about greed or anything. Besides, she''s a wonderful girl like Little Fairy. She deserved such a sword. But, powerful it might be, it''s only a grade sword." "Grade sword?" "In my home world, it''s called Wazamono or Grade Swords. These swords might be powerful in the mortal realm but it will never be as powerful as a Zanpakuto. Besides, Zanpakuto is a god grade swords and Wazamono just mortal grade swords. I''ll tell you all about it later. As for now¡­.." He raised his hand and gently hold Chu Yueli''s shoulder. His action earned a quick response from her but she didn''t resist him. She looked at him with her beautiful eyes and her blushes continued to radiate her beauty. But, instead of doing what she thinks he would do. All he did was a just simple action¡­. *Push He pushed her shoulder causing her to feel sudden imbalance on her body. She never let her guard down on anybody but she did instantly when it comes to him. With that, she immediately stepped into the hidden formation when she lost her balance because of the push. All of a sudden, the linings of the formation suddenly glow and sealed her instantly inside it. She was kind of dumb founded as she stepped into some kind of formation. The linings were visible in the air and she couldn''t even muster her strength as the formation was impervious to any attacks. She looked at him with dumbfounded eyes as she wondered why he did such a thing. However, his next words caused her to felt absolute guilt for him. As the formation activated, the chamber and the vault behind them started to shake as if it was hit by a massive earthquake. All of a sudden, stones started falling from above as this thousand year old vault is ripping itself apart. This caused her wonder what did caused such a change but the moment he heard his words¡­. As for him, he stood outside the formation staring her eyes as he spoke "The formation will only take one of us back to the outside world. The moment you entered it, it will trigger this place''s mechanism to self-destruct the moment the last survivor stepped into it. You will be sent far away from Gao Ling city and probably some random location in the empire." The moment she heard it, she instantly put her entire effort to break the formation. She tried countless of times but it was futile. She slowly slid to the floor while shedding her tears. "Mihawk¡­. Why¡­? Why me??? Why it couldn''t be you?!?" He remained indifferent as he spoke "If I told you, you will never have stepped into the formation. You have someone who cares for you. She probably looking for you right now¡­ It''s better for you to go back to her. As for me, I will be sent back to the entrance. As for the rest, you will know¡­" Her face suddenly went horrified when she remembered the effects. "No¡­.no¡­. You''ll be hunted¡­. We could fight together¡­. We could¡­ escape together¡­. " "No, it''s either you or me. I''ll be fine. The path of a Great Swordsman will not be obscured by bunch of weaklings. Yueli, the time we spent together might be short and I had my share of killing my time in the tomb with you. Take good care of Tachikaze. Till our path crossed again¡­." "No¡­ no¡­ please¡­ don''t do this¡­. Why it can''t be you¡­?!?!" She continued to smash the walls of the formation but all the efforts were futile. She knew exactly the powers of his strength but for him to fend off those cultivators while she escaped caused her to feel an indescribable guilt. "Farewell¡­.." He spoke while smiling as the vault behind him slowly crumbling apart. "MIHAWK!!!!!" Her last words was his name as the teleporting formation took her just like Cang Yue''s ancestor back then. As the formation powering down, it activated another set of formation and this time. The destination was obvious. Seeing his actions just now, Jasmine sighs once more while crossing her arms as she spoke with a hint of sarcasm. "Smooth¡­.real smooth¡­.. You really have ways to talk to women huh?" Yun Che just remained indifferent as he spoke "Hey, it''s either me or her¡­. Besides, I have Retsu and the others waiting for me at the entrance and those pile of experience points waiting to be devoured. I am not going to popped in some random faraway location." "Be that as it may, but do you know the effects of your action just now? Do you really have to sacrifice yourself for her? You do realized that your death before is because of this." He just put his arms behind his head and replied "Nahhh¡­ I know, between me and her that gets into the formation? It''s better if she''s the one who stepped in it. I just saved her life after all. Besides, its the right thing to do. She''ll get over it. It''s not bad right?" "*Sigh... You really don''t understand women after all. Don''t you?" She spoke as this blockhead didn''t seem to aware that he created an everlasting and unconditional love from Chu Yueli for his current persona. "Probably, it''s one of my many flaws after all. Doing the right thing might have some effects after all." "Hmph, and women flock themselves towards you. You will have some trouble in the future because of that" "Maybe soon, maybe never. Anyway, let''s get out of here." With that, Jasmine entered his inner realm while he entered the teleporting formation. As the realm self destruct, he turned once more to look at the vault for one last time before stepping into the formation. Xuyi probably spend a lot of time creating this vault and to see it self destruct is a waste but thats probably for the best. It has serve its purpose. Now, onwards to the outside world. 129 Chapter 129: Surrounded Random location, somewhere far from Gao Ling City teleportation formation The sounds or chirping birds were heard across the area. Green scenery accompanied by blues skies covers the whole realm as if the place was made perfectly by the gods. The scenery where animals and beasts lived among one another were common as air as the place can be considered beautiful and peaceful. Bzzt¡­Bzzt¡­.Bzzt Suddenly, waves of electricity accompanied by loud sound suddenly filled the air. All the animals turned their head towards it as a massive formation suddenly appeared on the ground in one of the clear areas within the forest. The formation was small but it was enough to scare all of the animals as well as the beasts of the area. It was instantly formed and dissipates. It didn''t leave any after effects or residue but it leaves behind a figure of a woman lying down while holding a strange blade on her hands. She laid curling on the grass while holding such blade. When she appeared, her beauty was out of this world as if she descended from the heavens into the mortal world. Her sky blue robe accompanied by her radiating beauty makes the flower around her paled in comparison. She slowly opened her beautiful silvery eyes as her silvery hair waved itself by the aftereffect of the formation. Her beautiful face accompanied by her warm frost aura attracted the animals to come close to her. What the woman didn''t realized that a bird suddenly landed on her brownish silver hair while a small rabbit nuzzled itself on her lap. She slowly lifts herself up while still in a sitting position as she rubs her slowly rubs her head. Even her small actions didn''t even scare the animals away and even attracted a deer to sit next to her. "Where am I¡­.?" The woman was none other than Chu Yueli who escaped the collapsing vault of the Moon Empress a while back. As she tried to remember the last thing that happened to her, her beautiful face suddenly horrified as she remembered the face of the man who pushed her into the formation. All of a sudden, tears started to pour down from her eyes as the man sacrificed himself so she could be safe. Her hands slowly shake before she started hitting the ground without any strength. "What is the use of this strength of mine¡­. if I couldn''t even be with you¡­" She murmured quietly but as soon as her eyes laid on the sword that he gave her. Her eyes started to pour more tears as she slowly raised her hand to pick it up. She wiped her tears before she slowly stood up while placed the sword properly on her waist. She slowly flew herself up into the sky emitting a radiating beauty towards her surroundings. In her mind, there''s only one thing. Even if it''s too late, she must make her way there before returning to her sect and find her sister. Right now, she must find a small town to ask to direction. She slowly burst her speed up leaving behind a cold warm sensation to her surroundings as if she was purifying the area and her direction was¡­. Gao Ling City¡­.. ...¡­. Gao Ling City, Blue Wind Empire. Underneath the ancient temple of the Moon Empress. The city lord, and his attendants were still waiting next to the formation. It''s been eight hours since the remaining ten entered the formation and it has been quiet ever since. The crowd outside was getting even larger awaiting the person who will emerged from the formation. Death was expected as the treasure had sparked some greed from the highest of places as it was the grand treasure of the Empire. Moreover, only one would emerged from the formation as the other elders would start killing each other for the treasure including that swordsman and the lone fairy. It wasn''t just him, the sect masters and high ranking elders were also waiting inside the temple accompanied by powerful Sky Profound Realm masters as well. Not just the participating sects, warriors from all over the empire had gathered across the city to cut any loopholes the sects can use to escape. Even if the one will emerged is The Greatest Swordsman in the Empire or the Dark Fairy herself, they will do whatever it takes to take the treasures from their hands. The city lord just sighs as he observed the greedy eyes of the sect masters and disciples. More and more of them came close to the temple and some of them even guard the exit closely. He even planned to escape after this before the ones out of there will be caught between the crossfires. Even if he had the plans to protect them, he might as well offend the rest of the sect masters present. In the outside zone, the elder instructed their disciples all over the city to watch over any suspicious movements. Once the zone was set, the disciples would report their findings to them. "Are there any reports within the temple?" One of the outside elders asked them. "No, elder. We stationed disciples inside the crowd to monitor any movement. Not just us, it seems people from the Sacred Grounds also tempted because of the treasure." The disciples pointed out people not only from one of the four sacred grounds as well. For them to be interested in a mere weak empire''s treasure might cause some doubts within them. "Sacred Grounds? How?" "Sources indicate that they had disciples stationed in the Empire the moment the two heavenly phenomenon occurred from the same place back then. But, the moment they heard about the treasure. They came here as well but they don''t have the face to entered it as this is the weakest Empire. Involving themselves in this matter might cause them to lose face." "They would lose face from entering it. Hmph , but instead they came to steal it as well. If they are really involved, we must prevent the treasure from falling into their hands." As they were speculating, suddenly the formation inside the temple began to glow just like the moment it was activated. The surrounding sect masters and disciples immediately cleared off the zone awaiting the moment of truth. All of a sudden, a figure slowly emerged from the formation and they instantly recognized the massive black sword behind him. It was none other than¡­.. "Dracule Mihawk?!?" The elders and sect masters spoke at the same time as they saw the man with bizarre clothing and weapon. The only man who escaped the crumbling vault of the Moon Empress. Seeing all of them gathering like this put a small smirk on his face, these people really showed their true side awaiting anyone coming out from the tomb. "Wow, so many red signatures. Mercy might out of the question seeing these people." Jasmine sounded in his mind while keeping her eagle vision on. These weaklings really do want a piece of the meat he''s currently hogging. It doesn''t matter who survived the assault in the tomb, no one will get through this alive. "Well, Jasmine¡­. Its show time." As Yun Che''s alternate persona stepped out of the formation, it slowly dissolves itself before dispersing into the air. Then, the statue of Huan Xuyi in the middle suddenly crumble before turning into dust in a split second. As he observed the crumbling statue and the disperse formation, he knew Xuyi''s legend was finally over and the formation served its purpose. Those events he witnessed just now is like a broom to her footprints, preventing anyone or anything discovering the secrets of the hidden vault or what is left of it. Yun Che turned his head towards the surrounding people. None of them dare to make a move as they witness the glory of his powers during the tournament but the treasure that he is carrying right now really sparks greed from within their eyes. "Dracule Mihawk, as compensation for killing our elders inside the tomb. Hand over all the treasures you gained." The sect masters spoke before drawing their weapons followed by the escorting elders. Even after showing his moves, these guys really bend on killing him. "Ohh, Is it your courage or your ignorance that cause you to raise your sword against me?" Yun Che spoke as he remained calm in this raging situation. "Hmph, you won''t stand a chance when all the sects are uniting against you. Now, hand it over" "Sigh, pitiful weaklings, if you realized how powerless you were, you would know it is best to flee." His eyes slowly transforming into rotating Sharingan but still maintaining the intimidating yellow eyes. If these guys wanted to kill him that much, then its proper that he raised his blade against them. These guys really think numbers dictate the outcome but against animes like Bleach and One Piece, numbers are just an excitement to them. One thousand or two doesn''t make any difference. SHINGGGG The sound of the black blade being drawn caused some of them to felt fear but thinking that he''s surrounded, there''s no way he would win this one. As it draws, the elders immediately drew their weapons as well while the other disciples stand clear. "Xiao Clan elders!!! Now!!!" One of the sect master shouted and all of a sudden, the Xiao Clan elders laid the same yellow paper he saw back in the tomb. These papers are none other than the weak version of the Profound Suppressing Formation. Compared to Xuyi''s, these things are worthless. Moreover... What is the use of countermeasures? [Ding¡­. Four Mark 1 Profound Suppressing Formation has been detected on the host''s surrounding. Countermeasures deployed.] [Ding¡­. The effects of the formation have been reversed.] "Sigh¡­.." Yun Che shook his head while holding the bridge of his nose with his free hand. These guys really bend on killing him. But, they didn''t realize how fucked they were. "Give it up, Dracule Mihawk. Under the treasures of the Xiao Clan, you will not live after this. You might be stronger than us but in this formation. Your strength is worthless. Even if you defeated us, others on the outside will rise against you. Besides, there''s no way you could withstand the combined attacks from all of us." "Give all your treasures and that sword of yours. As compensations for killing our elders, cripple yourself." One of the sect masters shouted towards him. They really wanted to settle this the hard way. It doesn''t matter who came out of the tomb. Anyone''s alive will be targeted the moment they stepped into the formation. Seeing these guys are relentless, his hat slowly covered his eyes as he muttered loud enough for them to hear "You bunch of weaklings¡­." As he spoke, they didn''t notice his pupils in his yellow hawk like eyes suddenly contracted itself before¡­. Swoosshhh!!! All of a sudden, massive energy wave suddenly blasts itself from him covering the whole temple causing all the sect elders and disciples suddenly slumped to the ground. Their eyes suddenly turned white as their bodies pummeled to the ground as the mysterious energy wave passed their bodies. The energy was invisible but it was enough to affect all of them. The only ones were left was the city lord and the sect masters. Except the city lord, all of them felt like there''s a massive boulder behind their backs and even with their superb cultivation, they couldn''t even withstand this powerful pressure. Their shaking hands were uncontrollable as they witness the swordsman instantly force all of the people inside the temple mysteriously passed out. Seeing them being suppressed by it, all of them immediately regretted their decision. Because of the treasure, they willing to offend The Strongest Swordsman in the Empire. "Grrr¡­. what''s with this swordsman?" One of the sect masters sounded in his mind. "Who''s idea was it to offend such a power? Beat him up with numbers?" As they bow down in fear, only the city lord was unaffected but the scene where the sect masters bow down and downed disciples makes him nervous. Even his attendants weren''t spared in that attack. Seeing them being slumped to ground like this makes this moment even harder than before for the sect masters. Their shaking bodies weren''t even responding to their orders as the monstrous swordsman slowly approached them. "Killing of you will not even worth my time. All of you don''t even qualify to be my opponent and you dare corner me like this?" Killing these guys doesn''t even fill the one tenth of his experience bar. They even powerless underneath his haki. "You, the formation should lower your strength. Why?" "This weak formation you expect should work on me? Pitiful weaklings, your elders fall in the tomb is because of this thing. A formation like this is child''s play in my eyes." He replied with an intimidating tone. Seeing the Xiao Clan Profound Suppressing Formation failed and all their Sky Profound Realm elders passed out, the sect masters suddenly scared out their wits as they kneeled to the ground and slammed the heads multiple times. "Please¡­. Mer¡­cy¡­." The sect masters beg for their lives as they offended a power beyond their control. They merely thought he was showing off in the arena but never expected this. Fighting him with numbers is just a joke to him. Then, he spoke with intimidating voice. "Do you think you can corner me with numbers alone? Then again, killing you will be wasteful as you guys are the Empire''s last stand. Tell you what, if you dare to mess with me or anyone I know in the future, don''t force me to annihilate your sect one by one in the future." "We will never¡­.. we even be your dog¡­. Slave¡­ anything¡­. Please¡­. Spare our lowly lives¡­.." Without even looking at them, he once more activated his haki to affect the sect masters instead before forcing them to pass out. These guys are just talk and no bite. But, if he was the real Yun Che, he might have some trouble getting out of this situation. But, it was a good thing he is not that guy. "Hmph" With that, he slowly stored his sword behind him as he walked among the passed out elders and disciples as if he walked from a battlefield full of bodies after a war. Yun Che decided to let them off with a warning. He can kill these guys with a single slash from Yoru but seeing them like this making him lose his will. Seeing the city lord was the only one standing aside from the kneeling sect masters, Yun Che suddenly turned his body towards him causing the guy to flinch. "City lord, thank you for your hospitality. If fate wills it, we will meet again." Yun Che cupped his hands towards the city lord as a sign of gratitude. This old man doesn''t seem to have bad intention towards him when he used his eagle vision just now. Everyone except him was glowing in red so he decided to use the haki against them. As he was about to go out, his eyes suddenly darted towards the temple which houses Xuyi''s teleportation formation. Even if the formation and statue just disappeared, he decided to prevent anyone else of defiling this place and he did what exactly needed to be done. He instantly waved his sword in the air causing massive energy converging on his position. Seeing the swirling energy on his sword, the city lord instantly panicked while shouting "What are you doing?" Yun Che just kept quiet as he waved his powerful sword in the air. With a single slash, the green energy devoured the temple instantly causing it to explode decimating any pieces or stones. Despite all of that bravado, all of the people he ''attack'' just now was still spared by him. Probably because of Mihawk''s character was never a total killer or these guys didn''t even provide him with high experience points. BOOM!!!!! Suddenly, the large temple suddenly exploded with green energy alerting everyone on the outside. The explosion didn''t leave any residue and producing a large amount of smoke leave people wondering what kind of power to cause such a thing. What shocks them once more, bodies flying all over the direction where the explosive just came from but none of them were dead. Then, what they saw next was a figure slowly coming out from the smoke. It doesn''t even take a second for them to figure the identity as the figure was the only one with different clothing and a massive sword behind him. "Dracule¡­." "Mihawk?!?" "Impossible, he annihilated all those elders and sect leaders?" One of the surrouding disciples spoke. "No, all of them are still alive." "He''s the only one outside right? Then what about those who came with him? Are they all dead?" Once more, speculation and rumors started to spread all over the area as Yun Che''s bravado just now sparks fear inside them. If the sect leaders passed out by him then¡­. He is too powerful to be stopped but that doesn''t stop the remaining people from the outside to surround him once more. The treasure of the Moon Empress was too tempting to be let go that easily. As Yun Che stepped outside, the surrounding enemies was the first one greeted him. He remembered the crowd was smaller when he arrived this morning but never expected them to be this large. He wanted to stay and play cool but the system''s notification alerted him. [Ding¡­. Stationed disciples of the sacred grounds are converging into the city.] "Sigh, as much as I want to fight these small fries. All of them didn''t even worth a damn. But, juicier targets making their way here. There''s no way I would deny them." He spoke while slowly showing a smirk underneath his hat. He slowly draws his sword once more causing the crowd to flinch however instead of firing sword waves randomly. He instantly fired a sword wave in front of him causing the nearby area to explode creating a large smoke screen. Then, he flashed step away from the area causing the red intents around him to converge on his previous position. These idiots really think they can beat him with sheer numbers alone. He continued to flash step on the roofs of the city running away from those idiots. However ..... "Dracule Mihawk¡­. We located him¡­." "Give chase!!! Don''t let him get away!!!" All of a sudden, countless cultivator from all stages started to chase him. Looks like he knocked out the sect masters too early before they could relay their order and despite his destruction just now. These guys still won''t give up the treasure. "Chee¡­these guys are persistent." Seeing these weaklings were all over him, he decided to top it up a notch by taking flight. He doesn''t care whether the city is a no fly zone. Right now, he needed to get to the rendezvous point. He admits Gao Ling City was pretty large once he''s up in the air. Too bad he can''t explore this city as Mihawk after this. Moreover, there are too many innocent lives at stake if he were to battle with all of them and his girls are waiting for him. If he battles them right now, he''ll spark fear too early and the juicier targets might run away. As soon as he went airborne, the lower level cultivators immediately ceased their chasing as they instantly lost sight of him. However, the Sky Profound Realm elders from various sect immediately give chase. If Chu Yueli were here, she might get overwhelmed by the numbers and might perished but as for him¡­. Their chase leads him away from the city as he flashed step in flight causing the elders chasing him immediately overwhelmed with confusion. To Shinigamis, performing hundreds of flash steps can cause a big strain but he had no problem in overcoming such difficulty. With precision control, flash stepping away from the zone is quite easy especially with hundreds of pursuers chasing after him. "He¡­" "What kind of movement art is this¡­..?" "Elder, we might lose him at this rate." Those in the ground level instantly cease their pursuit as they did not possess the ability to take flight and Yun Che''s overwhelming speed left them in the dust. The only ones who left are Sky Profound Elders and attendants. All of a sudden, the elders immediately halted the movement as if they hit an invisible barrier on their way. The reason was they detected massive amount of high level auras heading their way. Seeing them instantly stopped, Yun Che also ceased his movement and faced the floating cultivators. They are still far away from the rendezvous point. "This¡­." The elders from various sects detected not just one but two dozens of Sky Profound Realm cultivators headed towards Yun Che''s direction. But the reason they ceased their pursuit not because of them. The reason was five late stage Emperor Profound Realm cultivators behind them. Sensing their impending doom, the sect elders ceased their chase to prevent unwanted losses. "Emperor Realm cultivators¡­" The disciples below ground widen their eyes in fear as they witness the Emperor Profound Realm cultivators converging on the monstrous swordsman direction. They immediately turned their tails and run back to the direction of the city. The lead Sky Profound Elder spoke "Looks like their spies in the city had relayed the message to them. Everyone, call off the chase." "But, elder. The treasure¡­." Without letting him finish, he instantly replied "Do you want to offend the sacred grounds for this matter? We could only wish that we could contained the swordsman in the city but who would have thought that he possessed such a fast movement skill." He slowly turned towards Yun Che in the distance as he spoke "Dracule Mihawk, the people of the sacred grounds are coming and they have Emperor Realm cultivators. You might be the strongest in the empire but there''s no way for you to defeat those monsters. Give yourself up. It''s better for the treasure to remain in the hands of the people of this empire." Yun Che just smiled at them. "Sigh, weaklings. Still able to talk big despite being cornered like this. Since they come and present themselves and I supposed all of you are not needed anymore." "You¡­..you might be all and mighty in the arena. You can''t defeat all of us at the same time!!!" "You think you can suppress me with numbers? And who says I can''t?" As he spoke he immediately drew Yoru before pointing it towards them. All of the floating old men suddenly had shivers down their spine as they saw energy waves surrounded the sword causing it to pulse. They thought that the slash that pierce the heavens before is his strongest attack but they were wrong this whole time. "Run¡­. everyone run!!!!" The lead elder shouted as the surrouding people started to disperse. He sighs internally while raising his free hand. "Why did they always run? Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro" All of a suddenly, six binding lights started to appear beside all of the running elders and bind them on the spot. "What is this? What kind of skill is this?" All the trapped elders wanted to break through the lights but the lights still bind them on the spot. Unable to move and run, they are sitting ducks. Seeing them within firing range, Yun Che asked the system. "System is it possible to use that technique with Yoru?" [Ding¡­. Yoru is currently the strongest sword in the mortal realm and has the rank of a Unique monarch stage weapon. System had located its blueprint from the host''s memory and made several modification according to the blueprint allowing it to retain its original power.] "Cool, then its fre¡­." [Ding¡­. System had deducted 7500SP from the host''s SP balance because Yoru is the first among twelve supreme grade swords. Its original price is around 15000SP but since host had self-created it from Dragon Fault, the blueprint has been deducted by half price.] "But, I didn''t even¡­." [Thank you for your patronage.] "¡­.." [Also, host has infused the blade with Vibramatium allowing its durability enhanced. It is possible to use the god level technique but the blade must undergo cool down before host can use the technique again or else the blade will snap. The technique used within the cave used Radiant Energy instead of host''s spirit force and it''s a weak version of the technique so it will not count.] Even if he was speechless because of the system. He decided to let it go as it did increase Yoru''s durability. It was a small price to pay. "How long I will be able to cast it again?" [Ding¡­. One day.] "So, that''s the distance and gap between God Level Zanpakuto and Mortal Grade weapons. Zangetsu can cast it thousands of times without breaking a sweat but Yoru can only cast it once a day. No matter, once is all I need." Once he finished charging Yoru with green energy, he faced the bound elders while holding the charged pulsing sword beside him. Seeing the rampaging energy around the sword, the elders instantly went white seeing such energy was about to be released. "Dracule Mihawk¡­. We are under orders. Please spare our lives¡­." "You should learn some people can''t be suppressed with numbers." Hearing the same shit over and over again caused him to feel nauseous. He instantly murmured "Getsuga¡­." "Tenshou" He swung Yoru with a single arm releasing the powerful energy in a single motion. The rampaging energy engulf the elders in one single strike decimating them on the spot. They didn''t even have the chance to respond as the powerful green blast engulf them. The blast engulfs the entire sky and visible even from Gao Ling City. Seeing his pursuers disappeared from his radar, notifications started piling up in his HUD which plastered a smile on his face. He originally wanted to pull these guys to the rendezvous point but seems they tend to run. What''s the point of keeping them? Moreover, these guys will sell him to the sacred grounds to obtain good points from them. As he shot the powerful getsuga, he noticed that Yoru was shaken for a moment. "The system was right, once a day is currently Yoru''s limit. Powerful sword it might be but to use a divine technique might take some toll on it." He spoke internally while storing it behind him. Speaking of which, the people from the sacred ground might took a whiff of it as they came sooner than expected. These guys are much younger compared to the level of the Blue Wind Empire. Looks like they took the bait after all after seeing the glorious display of the Getsuga Tenshou. "Senior brother, that is the rumored man from the treasure area reported by our spies." One of the younger Sky Profound Realm disciples suddenly spoke. The sacred ground really is full of wealth as they were able to expend these people in the Blue Wind Empire. Their so called ''senior brother'' immediately felt disgusted as the man they were chasing right now is only a thirty-year-old man. Way older and weaker than them but seeing his sword technique caused them to feel overwhelming greed. "Such marvelous sword technique. Do you see the technique''s power he threw on those people? Once we capture him, we will use our methods to pull that technique out of him." "What about the so called treasure?" "Take it as well, who knows what kind of secrets he obtained within that tomb." "Hmph, for a mere peak Sky Profound Realm to act brazen in this area. I can squash him like a bug if I want to." "Well that ''bug'' just took out several Sky Profound Realm old men in a single sword strike. Don''t you dare kill that man. I want the secrets of that technique." "Hmph, those men were weak. As expected from this low level empire. Then again, it doesn''t matter what you want. I want that treasured sword of his. A black blade like that will make a fine addition in my collection. Men!!! Give chase and don''t you dare lose sight of him." For the people of the sacred grounds, they really wanted everything from him. Judging from their red robes and aura, these are people from the Heavenly Mighty Sword Region. They really stationed powerful people within this empire after the stunt he and Retsu caused almost two years ago. Only that kind of forces able to mobilize five Emperor Profound Realm disciples and a dozen late stage Sky Profound Realm. He remembered even lower rank disciples at least a superpower in a weaker sect. But these people have people with his younger self''s age as a late stage Sky Profound Realm. Yun Che immediately turned his back and execute his flash step. Seeing this technique, the senior disciples of the sacred ground was immediately amaze by its capabilities. All of them instantly had greed in their eyes upon seeing his capabilities. Seeing that much secrets might cause a man to abandon his sanities and this is what he plans to do. He led them deeper near the mountain areas within the empire. He''s been planning this and he didn''t want to scare them away right now. All of a sudden, he immediately stopped on one of the rocks on the snowy side of the mountain high enough to see the whole area of the mountain region. In a split second, he was surrounded all over by two dozens of Sky Profound Realm disciples as well as five Emperor Profound rank disciples. He can tell those Emperor Profound rank disciples are much older compared to these young ones. "So, you''re the ant like swordsman whose been causing trouble within this weak Empire. If it wasn''t for those heavenly phenomenon from before, we wouldn''t trouble ourselves to come here." One of the senior disciples suddenly spoke. Then, the second disciple looked at him with disgust as he spoke "Not bad, only thirty years old and was able to achieve such a feat. In our sacred ground, you are just an ordinary outer disciple." Yun Che just keep his cool as he spoke "Hmph, with right amount of training. An ordinary outer disciple can surpass an elder if given a few months." "An ant like you dare to lecture us? Your strength barely passed our requirement. Not to mention you''re just an old man. Since we''re in a good mood today, hand over the secret of those techniques you did just now and we might consider letting your body intact." "Looks like new generation nowadays is nothing but full of barks. Makes me wonder how the new era going to be shaped by people like you." He was kind of ticked by the respect level of this empire. As expected, strength really does rule this world. If a young cultivator surpassed the old one by a large margin. They can act brazen any way they want without consider the respect and manners for old generation. He might be thirty years old but he is still an 18 years old youngling and these guys are older than him. However, even he knew the value of respect compared to these snobbish brats. "Hmph, an old man like you dare to act brazen upon us? You might be the strongest swordsman in this weak empire but your strength is worthless before us!!!" "Then, why don''t you squirts test me? Show me your worthless strength." He taunted. "Worthless?!?, then let me ''your father'' show you some lesson, old man!!!" One of the Sky Profound Realm disciples suddenly triggered by his words and suddenly raised his aura. However, the swordsman didn''t even faze by his aura but simply smirks at his arrogance. To think ants like them dare to be brazen in front of him. As disciples of the sacred ground, their strength is much stronger than ordinary cultivators. Thinking him just an arrogant swordsman, the disciple suddenly drew his fist and start to engage him. He aimed his powerful fist to Yun Che''s face expecting him to dodge but...¡­.. He didn''t even have the slightest intent to dodge. He just stood there waiting for the punch. Seeing this moment, one of the Emperor rank disciple suddenly spoke "Did this old man went senile?" His attacker suddenly felt rage as he still underestimate his capabilities. "He didn''t even dare to dodge? Then, take this father''s punch!!!" POWWW!!!!! His punch produces a thick amount of smoke and explosion as it landed on Yun Che''s face. The other disciples instantly smirk at this development thinking that the old man can''t even resist the power of the sacred ground''s disciple despite being the strongest. He even gave up running and allowed himself to be attack. Cracks.... Cracks.... Cracks.... The cracking sounds were heard as the shockwave decimated the surrounding area of the swordsman. They can tell their disciple just now used a full powered punch against the him and they don''t know whether he survived or died from it. "Oi¡­oi¡­ don''t go and kill him!!! I wanted that technique of his." "So, this is the worth of the Strongest Swordsman? What a joke¡­" "Bwahahahaha¡­to think that this empire had to run away from this joke." It took a while for the smoke to clear up and reveal the results to them. As the smoke clears up, all of them had lumps stuck on their throats as they saw the unbelievable scene. That joke of a swordsman was still standing as well as the stuck up disciple from before but the fist did land on his face. However... "¡­How¡­?!?" The disciple who threw the punch was shocked as it didn''t even cause him to flinch or even sent flying. His fist just stopped on the swordsman''s face. Totally stopped. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. Even if the impact caused the ground beneath him cracks a lot, Yun Che''s face only shifted his head a little because of the punch. Since his body is now a Tyrant Profound Realm level, it didn''t even hurt a bit. "*spit¡­. Is that all?" Yun Che kept his cool before raising his fist in the air before coating it with haki and his modified spirit force. People can mess with him if he used his sword or his legs but if he decided to use his fist, that''s deep shit for them. The disciple didn''t even realize as the said fist arrived in front his face. POW!!!!!!!!!!! The impact was so devastating as it creates massive shock waves and sent him flying across the distance. Technically, he used haki, spirit force and great fist power from the Great Way of the Buddha against that poor man. That''s what he called Super Serious One Punch. BOOM!!! The disciple landed somewhere on the ground across the mountain. With great power like that, there''s no way he could survive such impact. [Ding¡­ Congratulation host from defeating... Seeing the large explosion he caused by punching that poor soul, he sighs internally. "Whoops, I went a little overboard." The rest of the sacred ground disciples went gawking after seeing such display. A mere Sky Profound Realm able to destroy his opponent just with a single punch. He didn''t even draw that sword behind him. They instantly drew their weapon and shouted "You¡­..you dare offend us? How dare you kill our disciples!!!" "Since you killed our disciple, you have occurred the wrath of our sacred ground. Men, let''s kill this so called swordsman and take his treasures." The rest of the disciples prepared to engage him. He might be strong but they have five Emperor Stage cultivators, which is something impossible for a mere peak Sky Profound Realm to handle. As they thought all is over for the swordsman, a heavenly voice suddenly entered their ears. "Ara....what do we have here?" 130 Chapter 130: Despair "Ara¡­ara¡­ what do we have here?" The rest of them immediately turned their eyes towards the source of the voice. When the saw the owner, they were speechless to the core as they witness three beautiful fairies as beautiful as the radiating sun floating above in the air as if they descended from the heavens to greet them. The ladies so perfectly sculptured that they instantly forget their purpose coming here. Even ladies from their sacred ground is pale compared to these fairies and even cause them to go gaga as they witness such beauties. One of them seems to dress in all black while the other two dressed in purple and white blue respectively. However, even if they came from a powerful place, they never seen such exquisite clothing. The five emperor rank disciples were instantly mesmerized by the beauty of these three especially the long braided hair and the short black hair with a butterfly hairpin on the side. They also didn''t forget the innocent looking long fuchsia hair with exquisite clothing. "Such beauties¡­.. why did they come here all of a sudden?" The rest of them went red as they witness the beauty out of this world. Even so far wanted to tackle them and sullied their them. However, the next thing happen was shocking enough for them. The swordsman in front of them immediately sighs as he spoke "Mio, Retsu¡­. Cang Yue¡­. Why are you girls here?" The cultivators instantly baffled as the heavenly beauties in front of them are acquaintances of the swordsman? Moreover, these girls didn''t even panic or restless upon witnessing them as if they didn''t even exist. Even their Emperor Profound Realm pressure was entirely ignored by them. The heavenly beauty with the long braided hair suddenly spoke with a voice sweeter than any voice they''ve ever heard. "Mou¡­.. Yuu-kun¡­. We waited for you for a while and you didn''t come to our meeting point. So, we went out and looking for you." "Sorry¡­. Change of plans¡­. I had to ditch a lot of unwanted attention. Where''s Kon by the way?" The swordsman replied. Suddenly, a golden streak of light suddenly arrived near the swordsman revealing to be some kind of beast. However, this beast looked kind of weak and more of a doll compared to a beast. Then, what shocks them once more, the beast suddenly spoke with an annoying tone. "Korra!!! You tried to kill me, you bastard?!?" "Hooo...Its you... Well, you''re not dead yet?" The swordsman asked with a flat tone. The beast instantly shouted "Not dead my ass!! You sent that cultivator straight to me while I was searching for a beast to level up. Then, all of a sudden a human flew towards me and exploded the side of the mountain along with him. I almost died with him." "Hmph, it would be good if you''re dead." He replied again but this thing knew he didn''t mean it. The fairy with the butterfly pin on her head also spoke with cute antics gaining the swordsman attention. "But¡­Danna-sama, never expected for you to be here all of a sudden. We came to see the ruckus over here. I see you have some company?" When she turned her head towards them, this is the first time they witness such beautiful eyes. "*Sigh, I was worried for no reason. Well, I never understood the capabilities of you three. Still, can''t blame a girl for worrying." The fuchsia hair girl started to talk as well. They tried to pry into the cultivation of those women. However, they couldn''t even see the cultivation of the two women but only this girl''s strength can be distinguished by them as her strength was only at the threshold of the Earth Profound Realm. Compared to them, she is much weaker than their weakest disciple. But, the only thing that baffled them was she didn''t even panic and courteous towards them and their aura didn''t even affect her. "What are you worrying, nee-san?. This guy still able to escape from those weaklings with a bored face." The beast replied to the fuchsia haired woman. Then, the woman with the braided hair suddenly asked "That aside, these guys bothering you, Yuu-kun?" "Kind of, but I had my fun and I am going to sit for a moment. Retsu, you need some leveling up. Am I right?" The swordsman asked her which she instantly nodded. "Hai, me and Kon have been looking for high level beasts for a while now. Mouuu, it seems this place is now unsuitable to train. We need to look for a new place." "What about these guys? Good thing I didn''t eliminate them just now." The swordsman pointed towards them caused these guys to flinch. He turned them into a stepping stone for these girls without batting an eye. But, seeing the capabilities of the fuchsia haired girl. They assume these girls have weaker strength than them. They probably had some treasures to resist their pressure. "Then, let me handle them for you." The braided woman named Retsu spoke again. "Kon-sama as well." The beast spoke as it landed on the her shoulder. As for the other black haired woman, she simply spoke "Then, I''ll make sure these guys don''t run." "I''ll just stay with him. I wish I could cultivate like you girls." The fuchsia haired girl spoke before the black clad woman landed next to the swordsman to drop her. She knew her limits and decided to play safe by sticking herself next to him. "Well, have fun." The swordsman just sat on one of the rocks with his hands crossed as if he lost interest with them while the other girl sits next to him. As the two black haired fairies and the beast eyeing them, the group of Sacred Ground disciples suddenly went up their guards. These fairies can resist their pressure without batting an eye and their cultivation are unknown. "Fairies¡­..we have qualms with the swordsman not you¡­ It is wise you leave that swordsman to us and if you want¡­. you can come to the sacred¡­.." The disciple''s word sounded like he wanted to rope these girls under the sacred ground banner but these girls don''t look intimidated by the slightest. "Shut up will you¡­? His business is our business as well." Retsu suddenly spoke with a cold tone. "You¡­." The Emperor rank disciple suddenly taken aback. They lower themselves because of these fairies and never expected they just retort their statement. People kneel for months expressing their desire to join their sacred grounds but these girls retort them just like that equals instant humiliation. "You dare!!! Do you know where we come from?!? Do you wanted to offend the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region?!?!" Mio instantly sighs as this guys really like to use the names of their master for intimidation which doesn''t work for their case. "*Sigh¡­.. you really think telling us the name of that place can intimidate us?" "Mio-chan¡­. These guys talk too much. Let''s just eliminate them and be done with it." Retsu suddenly flares her blood lust towards the surrounding causing these guys to flinch. A heavenly fairy like her had this kind of blood lust is rarer than any killer in the world. However, she and Mio decided to boost their confidence by revealing their cultivation. If they reveal too much, these guys might run away and killing them might be a hassle as they tend to possess treasures that can save their lives. When the disciples sense their cultivation, their confidence suddenly boosted as the braided woman power is only at the Seventh Level of Sky Profound Realm which is her full strength while the other possess the Eight Level of Sky Profound Realm. But little did they know, the system helped Mio concealed her powers. "Hmph, merely weak fairies dare to scare us? So, what will you do about it?" Their senior brother taunted them. Seeing them took the bait, Retsu simply smiled as she asked "Well then, why don''t you offer you lives to us? If you do so, there won''t be any pain." "But, if you refused. Die by own foolishness." Mio continued. "Hahahaha!!!!! These weaklings dare to be this brazen. You might be powerful in this weak Empire but against us. You''re nothing!!!" The men instantly regained their confidence before their senior brother shouted "Men, deal with these fairies but leave them crippled. Let''s enjoy their bodies ourselves after we get rid of that swordsman." One of the Emperor rank disciples spoke as he looked upon Retsu and Mio''s body with lust. These beauties might be beautiful but they are still weak. "We''ll deal with them." All of a sudden, two peak Sky Profound Realm disciples suddenly boosted their speed towards her. They were scared because of the swordsman before but seeing him suddenly sitting down, they assumed he just used all of his powers against their comrade just now and these fairies just came to save him. "No offense fairies. You might be a heavenly beauty but you''re just weak in our eyes. Now take our swords!!!!" They started to swing their swords towards her but Retsu''s expression was still indifferent. The disciples suddenly reminded of the scene before where the swordsman just took their comrades fist without any resistance but these girls are weak but there shouldn''t be any problem right? Right? *Grab "What the¡­.." Both of them went speechless as the braided woman raised both of her hands and grab their swords with ease. Those strikes just now were their full powered swing but she just stopped their swings just like that. Kon was brimming with confidence as he stood on Retsu''s shoulder. If he were to face these guys, he won''t even stand a chance but if he stood on a monster''s shoulder then that shouldn''t be a problem. Retsu suddenly spoke with a cold tone again. "*Sigh, I said before offer your lives to us. Don''t you think it''s important to heed warnings?" "Guess warnings really are useless to bums like them. Retsu-chan." "Impossible¡­..you just mere Sky Profound Realm seventh level. It must be a treasure. Yes¡­ it might be¡­" One of the Emperor Rank men instantly baffled by this situation. A mere Sky Profound Realm stop a full powered swing just like that? "Then again, I need some leveling up so¡­." Retsu merely break the sword aside before stabbing one of her attacker''s shoulder causing him to scream. At the same time, she pointed her finger at the screaming attacker''s heart before she murmured "Hado #4.... Byakurai¡­. " Bzzt¡­bzzt¡­..bzzt¡­. SHOO!!! The lightning beam was instant as it came from her finger. That attacker didn''t even realize she pierced his heart with a single shot leaving behind a charred hole on his body. Then, the body fell straight to the ground causing all of them went speechless. [Ding¡­. host has leveled up.] A notification suddenly popped in Retsu''s HUD. She missed this feeling, for a while now she didn''t hear such notification ringing in her ears. Yun Che was right, it was a wonderful feeling. Her second attacker went speechless after seeing his comrade was killed in an instant. Before he could react, he felt an excruciating pain came from his shoulder as well as charred smell. That woman, shot him with the same technique before he even realized it. Retsu turned towards the beast on her shoulder. "Kon¡­." "Hai¡­. I understand¡­" Then, the beast on her shoulder suddenly turned into a streak of light before piercing his heart with a single shot and came out from the back. The attacker might be a peak Sky Profound Realm but if he was weakened enough, a weaker cultivator can still kill him. The light from his eyes suddenly died as his life was lost entirely. As for the beast, the streak of light went around him before landed back on the woman''s shoulder. [Ding¡­. host has leveled up.] [Ding¡­. Host has broken through to Level 61, First Level of the Earth Profound Realm] [Ding¡­. host has leveled up.] [Ding¡­. host has leveled up.] [Ding¡­. host has leveled up.] [Ding¡­. host has leveled up.] "KON-SAMA FINALLY LEVELED UP!!!" Kon shouted as he was waiting for the moment of his breakthrough. For months he''s been seeking beast to level up but the experience he gained was too little. But, Retsu helped him to breakthrough just now by killing a Peak Sky Profound Realm practitioner and the experience was too much. "What¡­ happened¡­?" "Did that fairy just killed a peak Sky Profound Realm in an instant?" "That beast as well. It was fast¡­. too fast¡­" "Who are these fairies¡­.?" The men from the sacred ground went speechless. Only that braided hair fairy and that weird beast is the only one do the attacking. The other just stood behind her with a boring expression. What''s more, the aura of the braided woman suddenly increased to the Eight Level of Sky Profound Realm. Her cultivation just increased the moment she killed their comrade? Three of their peak Sky Profound Realm disciples were eliminated before they could resist. What kind of existence they have offended? Then, the Emperor Profound Realm disciples suddenly flared their auras as well. Right now, they have to prevent their lower level disciples from getting killed. If this woman can increase her cultivation the moment she kills them then it''s only a matter of time they will stand on equal footing. "Forget about crippling them. Focus your effort to kill these women. Leave none alive. I''ll handle that weak woman and that swordsman." Then, all five of them suddenly spread into different direction. Four of them immediately surrounded Retsu and Mio while the other one immediately increased his speed towards Yun Che. "If that swordsman is weakened by his attack just now then, it might be easier to kill him. If that weak woman beside him is the same then I must prevent her from killing anyone." But as soon as he used his sword arts against Yun Che, his sword suddenly stopped by a red barrier suddenly manifest around him. "What?!?" The disciple was instantly shocked. His late stage Emperor Profound Realm full powered attack was stopped by a barrier. It didn''t even budge from position and the swordsman was relaxed along with the fuchsia haired woman. The swordsman suddenly spoke "*Sigh¡­. From the start I have merely wished to be a bystander. I have no strong desire to assist them." CLANG!!! CLANG!!! CLANG!!! "Why¡­why¡­. why¡­. He''s merely a peak Sky Profound Realm but none of these attacks are working." The disciple gritted his teeth as he continued to attack his red barrier but it doesn''t even show the notification of its lack of durability. Seeing this development, he merely sighs as he thought "Weak¡­. The attacks from those generals back in the trial is much stronger than this¡­" Back to Mio and Retsu, they''ve been continuously dodged the incoming skills and attack from those weaklings. Since Mio didn''t have a weapon, she just dodged the incoming attacks thrown at her. As a godly beast herself, seeing these ants trying so hard to kill her is kind of amusing. As for Retsu, she didn''t even bother using her Yin and Yang powers to deal with these guys. With a bored expression, she spoke "Mio-chan¡­ this is getting too boring..." "I thought these guys can give us a little bit of resistance but¡­. Guess being too strong is kind of off as well." Mio converse with Retsu while dodging their attacks. Seeing this kind of situation, the men from before instantly filled with rage. "You dare¡­!!! Let''s use the domain. At least these ladies can witness the might of the sword region itself." The four Emperor Rank disciples immediately gain distance to the four corners of from Mio and Retsu before started channeling their profound energy. All of a sudden, the scenery around them started to change into a desert with swords sticking from the ground. "Ohh¡­this is¡­." "This is¡­. the domain of the sacred ground?" Cang Yue spoke with great interest but Yun Che''s expression remained indifferent as a notification pops into his HUD as well as Mio and Retsu. [Ding¡­. Host has stepped into the boundary of Heavenly Domain of the Swords. This domain has been activated by the power of four Emperor Profound Rank disciples channeling their power into a single domain. This domain is four times stronger than ordinary domain and has lingering sword wills that allow the disciples to used their sword techniques with full advantage. Users of this domain will have their movement speed increase by a large margin and will be able to manipulate the sword wills to their advantage.] Yun Che''s attacker suddenly smiled as he saw the large domain while speaking to him. "The domain of the swords. Those bitches are done for.The domain has killed countless Emperor Profound Realm cultivators and mere Sky Profound Realm like them won''t survive this thing." Yun Che however, just smiled as these guys underestimate these girls too much. Retsu and Mio still remained sturdy as hundreds of sword wills started attacking them. Since Mio is a Monarch Level beast, her body is on the same level as her and she also helped Retsu leveled up hers. Now, Retsu''s body is now a first level Tyrant Profound Realm compared to her previous Emperor rank body she gained from Granz back in the hollow''s basin. Also with Mio''s help, Yun Che''s body leveled up to Mid-stage from his previous first level Tyrant Profound Realm body. Retsu merely deflected one of the sword wills with her hand. "So, these guys wanted to play with domains. It''s been a while since I used my own." "That''s right Retsu, I never seen your domain. Care to show me?" Mio spoke with glittering eyes. Kon was suddenly interested as he never seen Retsu''s ultimate domain. "Nee-san, you have a domain as well?" "What are these girls talking about? Domain?" The attacking men widen their eyes as they heard these girls can use the "Impossible¡­. Sky Profound Realm can''t use domains. She must be at least an Emperor Profound Realm to cast domains." "I can¡­but¡­ I need some points first¡­" The braided woman spoke as she drew her sword. All this time, she''s been suppressing them without using her sword. Then, she muttered the very word that instantly change whole course of the fight. "Bankai¡­.." All of a sudden, the air around them suddenly filled with blood lust so thick that all of them started having difficulty in breathing. As for the remaining Sky Profound Realm disciples, they suddenly had fear in their heart and all that false bravado is nothing compared to this. What''s more, the woman''s sword suddenly shrunk into a black short sword with red linings and her aura was devoid of innocence. She had the aura of death itself. "What is all this¡­.?" "We never had a footing here. These women, they''re worse¡­they far worse." Then, the woman released a massive killing intent and blood lust all over the direction and the mighty domain that they cast just now suddenly had cracks all over it. In an instant, the cracks were getting bigger and bigger before it suddenly shattered under the pressure. The illusory sword desert instantly disappears. Seeing all hope is lost, the disciples turned their tails and run all over the direction. Whatever happens, their life took absolute priority. Seeing this, Retsu spoke to Kon before she instantly disappeared "Kon¡­. better hold on tight." Swosshhh¡­. Yun Che''s attacker just now suddenly widen his eyes as he felt the massive blood lust and killing intent just now. In an instant, their all mighty domain was dissolved in an instant the moment her sword transformed. He instantly shouted to his remaining comrades. "What happened¡­.? That woman suddenly transformed from a beautiful fairy into a demon in an instant. We''re running¡­.. tell the others to run and report back to the sacred ground." Slash!! Slash!! Slash!! Slash!! All over the battlefield. Slashes were heard across the mountain area as Retsu jump from man to man delivering slashes on their body. She is not going to kill them. If they played with domain, she is going to do the same. "The woman¡­she disappeared! Where are all these slashes coming from¡­? Run¡­!!! Run!!!" Swosshhh!!! As they are about to run, Retsu suddenly appeared in front of them while smiling but that smile of hers hiding some kind of sinister power behind it. "Ara¡­. Where do you think you''re going?" The four Emperor rank disciples and remaining Sky Profound Realm disciples suddenly stopped on their tracks as they witnessed the demon in front them. In Retsu''s HUD, the blood points are stacked to 100 and it''s enough for her to use it. Kon hold for his life on her arm as she appeared once more. "So fast¡­. I feel like I am going to hurl." "If you threw up on me, I''ll slice you apart." Retsu spoke while flaring her scary aura. "Hai¡­it won''t happen." He nodded his head furiously. Retsu just sighs at Kon''s antics before she looked at those men with cold eyes. "I thought Emperor Profound Realm might be strong but you lot still don''t get the distance between us." Then, she raised her sword above her before she spoke the words that might be their last hearing. "World of Slaughter¡­." Suddenly, the bloodied substance around her sword raise slowly above ground before slowly forming an energy dome consist of powerful aura of despair and slaughter. Just like casting an ordinary domain, her power suddenly skyrockets to the sixth level of the Emperor Profound Realm under the effect of the domain. When the other men looked at her domain, they could fell the aura of despair around them as the peaceful mountain area disappeared and replaced with a dark domain with a pool of that black substances underneath them. Drip¡­.. Drip¡­. Drip¡­. The dripping sounds on their bodies were heard as pungent smell started to surround them. When they looked closely, the pungent smell and drips were actually ¡­ "Blood?" Cang Yue was instantly stumped as she witnessed the true power of Retsu''s world of slaughter. If it wasn''t for Yun Che next to her, she would succumb to its power and might be traumatized for life. But, she still had some fear as she witnesses the true nature of the domain from Retsu. She knew Retsu was kind as an angel when it comes to people she liked but never knew her bad side was actually this bad. Knowing that she treated her with care and have a strong sisterly bond with her is enough for her to accept this side of her. She was kind of relieved at the same time. [Ding.... host has activated the World of Slaughter Domain. Anyone targeted by the host will be affected by the power of the domain. All cultivation will be decreased by half a realm from targets while increasing the host''s strength by an entire realm. Any targets killed in the domain will fill up the host''s blood points by 50.] Retsu sighs as this is the second time she activated her domain powers. The first time was during the testing period with Yun Che and Little Fairy and he remembered she almost scared Little Fairy at that time when she activated her domain. But, Yun Che was fairly relaxed at that time. The same thing can be say for her fianc¨¦e right now. The men from before felt endless despair coming from the woman herself. All their escape points were blocked from the domain''s substance. Mio was instantly impressed as she observe the dark and scary domain. "Oooohhh, dark and creepy. I wonder if anyone dare to mess with you after witnessing this kind of power." "*Giggle¡­. too bad things weren''t bad enough for me to use it. The reason I used it because Mio-chan wanted to see it." Retsu replied her question. Mio pat her back and spoke "Then, I had my share of sight. So, what are you going to do with them?" "Let''s see, Kon¡­. Since the Sky Profound Realm disciples are weak because of the domain, I am sure you can take care of them right?" Retsu turned her head towards Kon but instead of seeing his goofy self, this one was scared while shaking all over his plushy body. "Nee-san¡­. What kind ¡­of¡­domain is this¡­?... this is too scary¡­." "What are you talking about? You stood on my shoulder and it shouldn''t affect you that much. You''re a man aren''t you?" "Kon-sama¡­. Kon-sama is a man!!!" He suddenly regained his wits before jumping from Retsu''s shoulder and transforming into a lion. But, this lion is still a cub but what they could see was his lion form was slightly bigger than before. Since the Sky Profound Realm disciples'' strength were suppressed by half a realm because of the domain, their strength should match Kon''s by a small margin. Kon instantly turned into a streak of light despite being scared by Retsu''s domain but it shouldn''t affect him at all as she was the one who control the domain. The reason he was scared because he never witnessed such a scary domain after all. With that, Kon engaged all twenty-one remaining Sky Profound Realm disciples. Under the effect of the domain, the movement and powers were suppressed by the aura of despair around them. They could only watch as Kon bombard them with beam attacks and explosive fireballs. Added with haki based attacks, he immediately target their weakest to obtain more experience points. One of Emperor Realm cultivators increase his movement skill before started to engage Retsu to force her out of the way so the others can escape. "Huarrggghhh!!!" He shouted as he swings his sword with full power against her¡­. However¡­.. Clang¡­ He just used all his power and strength into that strike but she simply raised her creepy sword and just parry it like it was nothing. "I told you¡­. Offer your lives without resistance¡­." Retsu increased her strength and coated her sword with haki. With that, the blade instantly went through the sword like knife through a butter before¡­ SLASH!!! [Ding¡­..Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­..Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­..Host has leveled up] [Ding¡­. Congratulation host for achieving Peak of Sky Profound Realm.] [Ding¡­. Maximum level cap has been achieved. Host cannot advance into the later stage of the mortal realm until the administrator has complete the main mission. Any experience gained will be stacked and restored to the host once the mission has been completed. Please contact the administrator for support.] Retsu was instantly shocked. She cannot advance her cultivation to the next realm? The system told her that Yun Che must complete a certain mission before she could level up. So she''s stuck in this level until then. She''ll make sure to ask Yun Che about this later. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. "SENIOR BROTHER!!!" The remaining three could only watch as their senior brother was slashed into two parts entirely by her. One of them shouted "You bitch!!!! How dare you kill our senior brother?!?" They could only watch their strongest senior brother killed under the sword of that woman. "Then¡­why don''t you have fun with him?" Retsu simply smiled before raised her hand above their dead senior brother before she spoke¡­ "Arise" All of a sudden, blood suddenly raised from the substance below them before engulfing their dead senior brother. In an instant, it slowly formed into a humanoid body before shaping itself into a red humanoid with wearing a shiny red armor and a red long strap on its shoulder. They also didn''t forget the great sword behind it. As for the design, none of them were familiar with the alien design of the humanoid being as it formed in a kneeling position in front of her. Retsu just smiled as it''s been a while since she used her third bankai skill, Blood Knights. Last time, she dismissed her blood knights because they''re too weak to became her guards but Yachiru told her that her knights can leveled up the same as her making her regret about dismissing the knights from before. Since then, she wanted to find some bad souls so she can turn them into real blood knights this time. She will never harm an innocent being but since these late stage Emperor Profound Realm rats are in front of her, it saves her the trouble of leveling them up from scratch. She can also level these things up with her experience points but they must be present by her side to initiate leaching mode. The knight suddenly rose from the kneeling position before standing in front of her awaiting orders. "Ehh?!?... Retsu-chan, what is this? What is this??" Mio suddenly arrived next to her with glittering eyes. "*Giggle¡­ this is my blood knight, one of my bankai skills. I create it from blood of a dead cultivator. The blood knight will assume the dead''s cultivation and skills and turned into my loyal bodyguards. It''s not really took the dead''s body, just their blood." Retsu explained while she shown her knight to Mio. Yun Che was observing from a distance was instantly captivated by the knight as well. Looks like the knight was designed by the system based on his memories since Retsu wouldn''t know how medieval knights should look like. He made a mental note to take a look closer later as this is his first time seeing the revival of a blood knight in front of him. "So cool¡­.!!!" Mio suddenly go around her knight to take a better look. This is the first she seen such an exquisite medieval style armor. Moreover, it''s really a knight in shining but red armor. "Ara, I almost forgot. Blood Knight¡­. No loose ends." She gave her order to her new knight before it nodded its head. Then, it immediately disappears before engaging the remaining three. Seeing the knight created from their senior brother, the rest of them tried to reason with it. "Senior brother!!! We''re your juniors. Please open your eyes." SLASHHH!!!! The blood knight merely slashed the disciple in front of him. Since his cultivation was weaker than the blood knight assumed cultivation. He was helpless in front of him. "Second brother!!! Damn it!! Let''s use it¡­. Heavenly Star Frenzy!!!" The remaining three could only watch as the knight just hacked their second brother to death. They gritted their teeth before immediately channel their profound energy to create hundreds of sword auras. If their senior brother is now this sinister thing, then they could only kill it. But, what they refused to believe is the red humanoid was also raising its hand like them. In an instant, hundreds of sword aura suddenly formed above it as well. "How did it knew Heavenly Star Frenzy?!?!" They were speechless as this thing is created from their dead senior brother. It means it has his skills and cultivation. It instantly launched all those sword auras to the remaining disciples and they countered it using their own. But, instead of sticking around. The blood knight instantly gained speed before engaging three disciples under the rain of the heavenly sword aura. It didn''t even felt pain as the auras pierced its blood body. Slash!!! Slash!!! The knight''s swordplay was getting faster and faster as didn''t mind the bombardment of the sword auras. It immediately activated another skill gained from the blood it assumed before raising its sword against one of them and..... SLASH!!!! The disciple couldn''t even avoid the sword as it was getting faster and faster before it slices his shoulder. "Arrgghhh¡­.my shoulder¡­.. Fourth brother, you have to live, I will hold him down and you will use the ultimate technique against it." "But third brother, you''ll die." "That thing just killed our second brother. If I die, I''ll take him with me." The so called third brother immediately increased his speed towards the knight before holding it down with all his power. He immediately shouted "Fourth brother!!! Now!!!" "Third brother¡­. I am sorry¡­ Heavenly Star Frenzy¡­!!!" The remaining disciple instantly created his own Heavenly Star Frenzy before throwing the auras at them. The technique immediately bombards both the blood knight and his third brother decimating them on the spot. He could only watch his third brother died by his own hand. The fourth disciple instantly turned around and shooting both Mio and Retsu with killing intent. Using his own senior brother, it killed one of his comrades before the last one sacrificing himself to kill it. He will never forgive them for what they did just now but couldn''t help thinking that their greed is what caused this in the first place. Seeing the blood knight splattered apart, Mio just sighs before she turned her head towards Retsu. "Guess that thing has its own limit." "Not quite¡­" Retsu shook her head. "Ohhh¡­.?" Mio suddenly widen her eyes as the splattered blood knight from before slowly assembling itself. Then Retsu''s voice sounded "As long as I have my reaitsu, I can recreate it as long as I want. Basically, its immortal." Mio clapped her hands."Wow¡­." The fourth disciple can only wallow in despair as the knight before rose up from the ground like nothing happened to it. It slowly walks towards him before raising its sword in the air. All the fourth disciple could do now is regretting on their offense against these beings. *Stab.....With the sound of the blade just now. He finally died under the attack of the blood knight. The last disciple who tried to attack Yun Che from before instantly arrived before the blood knight. He was too late when he detected his senior brother lost his life just now but his movement was really slow. His shaking hands was either from fear or anger as all four of his comrades lost their lives to this thing. Moreover, one by one. His Sky Profound Realms servants fell under the attack of that golden lion. None of them stand a chance against that thing. He could only shout to the heavens as rage started to fill his sanity. "You demon!!!!" He lost his sanity as he started to move towards Retsu but only having his blade parried by the Blood Knight. In an instant, the blood knight threw a punch directly to his face and caused him to land in the middle of the domain. "Demon? Who do you think is the true demon here?" His thoughts were disturbed by the swordsman from before suddenly walks towards his accompanied by the fuchsia haired woman. "You chased me because you wanted the things I gained from the tomb. It was your greed that cause your own demise. If we''re weaker than you, we will either lost our lives and these girls might be sullied by you. If we let you go after losing, you''ll report to the sacred ground and you''ll after our families and friends to find us. Don''t you think that''s it is futile to us regardless of the result?" Yun Che still remembered the moment when Xuyi let one of the men who attacked her village go and ended up bringing stronger beings and killed her family. He''s not the type of leaving behind lose ends. "You¡­.." The last man gritted his teeth as he heard his statement. Then he continued. "It''s either you or us. Our strength might be powerful but we can fight the sacred ground on equal footing but we will not risk the innocent people here getting involved in the crossfire. Killing you might be the best decision." Cang Yue instantly understood what he was talking about. Sometimes, their kindness of letting their enemies go will bite them back one day. It''s not that he kills for fun. He kills because it was the right thing to do. Sometimes to protect others, they have to soil their hands with blood. If she let them go, stronger ones will appear. If she run, her family dies. If they run then her people will die and lastly, her empire. This is the rule of the jungle where only the strongest survived and the weak perished. "You¡­. then I''ll take all of you with me¡­. Heavenly Might Absolute Form ¨C UNIVERSE!!!!" He remaining disciple pressed his hands on the ground and in an instant, a sixty-meter sword light immediately formed in the air. "Hooo, as expected from the sacred ground disciples. Only you lot can create this technique instantly even as an Emperor Profound Realm." Yun Che and the others turned their head towards the sky and the massive sword light immediately caught their attention. This thing is much bigger than the thirty-meter sword he sliced back in the arena. "If my brethren die and SO WILL YOU!!!" He immediately channels his profound energy to push the massive sword light to the ground. He used every ounce of his strength to create this sword light and was prepared to die along with them but none of them have fear or despair in their eyes. This caused the disciple to yell as he controlled the sword to smash them. "DIE!!!" "Mou¡­..shut up will you?" He turned his head around and saw the black haired woman with the butterfly clip on her head suddenly spoke. With a bored expression, she raised her delicate hand in the air before making a grabbing motion. Crack¡­.crack¡­crack¡­. Cracking sounds filled the air as the remaining disciple widen his eyes while gawking as he witnesses the current event. The sixty-meter sword in the air was suspended before slowly cracking all over. It wasn''t long until cracks filled the glowing sword before¡­. BOOM!!! The massive sword suddenly exploded leaving behind residues of sword light all over them. The disciple refused to believe that the strongest technique from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region was instantly destroyed by a single hit. "Is that it?" The swordsman in front of him spoke as if the strongest technique in front of them was totally a joke just now. Then he turned around to the woman who destroyed his technique just now and instantly shocked to the core. Mio decided to remove the system''s restriction so this man could die an honored death. Her cultivation wasn''t actually an eight level Sky Profound Realm. It was really.... "Sovereign Profound Realm?" He spoke within his heart. No wonder she could destroy the sword technique easily. They really offended someone stronger than them all this time. Even the woman who cast this domain is enough to take down their strongest men without effort. Seeing the endless despair, he could only shouted "Just who¡­.WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!!!!" "You won''t live to know about it." Yun Che immediately cast his powerful Will of the Dragon Conqueror on this one and killing him with his own fear. Since his strength was reduced by the domain, it was enough for his base cultivation to kill him instead of knocking him out. *thud As the last Emperor Profound Realm disciple fall, the rest of lower rank disciples fell under Kon''s relentless assault. As one died, he was getting stronger and stronger. His cultivation also spiked to the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. Technically, all three of them are on the same level except Mio. But he is still the strongest among them as his techniques was still kept under leash. Then again, it turned out better than he hoped for. "Yun Che, is it wise killing them? They did come from the sacred ground after all. If news were to leak back to them, they will send a Monarch to deal with us and if you aren''t here one day. What would happen to us?" Cang Yue worriedly spoke. "Don''t worry, these disciples'' death will be unknown if we keep it that way. I lead them into the Kido barrier I cast on these mountains this morning. I knew you girls would be here the moment you detect that barrier and making this your rendezvous point with me. Anything happened in the barrier will be unseen in the outside world. If they went missing, they won''t trace anything back to us." He explained to her. "Besides Yue''er, the people of this Empire won''t be involve with the sacred ground. So, naturally. They have to keep their mouth shut. More importantly, they wanted Dracule Mihawk. Not us¡­." Mio spoke with a cute tone as she pat Cang Yue''s back to reassure her. Cang Yue nodded as Yun Che and the others always making countermeasures before executing their plans. They care for her after all. Suddenly a streak of light suddenly landed on Yun Che''s shoulder and it reveals itself into none other than Kon himself. "Yare¡­yare¡­ They were no match for Kon-sama after all." Kon spoke with big smug on his face. Yun Che just replied with his dull Mihawk''s voice. "Say someone who scared to the death before fighting." "Easy for you to say, if it wasn''t for Nee-san''s domain. I would be beaten to a pulp by them." Kon then turned his head towards Retsu and saw her blood knight standing next to her. "So cool, so this is a blood knight?" "Speaking of which, this blood knight looked really powerful. Is it really assumed the dead''s cultivation?" Yun Che asked her. Retsu replied while showing her knight to him. "That''s right Yuu-kun. But, because of the disciples'' strong cultivation. I had to expend blood points to resurrect this one." "How many points you need to make a Blood Knight?" "If it several realms stronger than me, it cost around 20 blood points just to build one. If its weaker, 10 points will do and I can only create as well as store six knights in my spirit world." She answered. Since Cang Yue knew about the nature of bankais. So she won''t mind using this term in front of her. Technically it is correct after all. "Sounds about right. So, you won''t revive the other disciples to complete your collection?" Yun Che suggested. "But won''t it be boring to have six knights with the same skill set?" Cang Yue expressed her thoughts. "Not really, I can fuse the knights into a single knight and it will upgraded their cultivation." "Then, maybe we can try to find a powerful monarch in the future and turned him into a knight. Imagine having knights with different skill set." Yun Che''s eyes was glittering as well. Retsu''s bankai really is a jackpot after all. "Can''t wait to try it, Yuu-kun." Retsu immediately revive the previous four Emperor and two Sky Profound Realms disciples since she had 100 points from killing two disciples just now. Since her limit is 100, she had to make the best out of it. In an instant, she fused all the knights into her first knight skyrocketing its cultivation into the Third Level of the Tyrant Profound Realm. Since experience points was getting larger and larger, it''s a hassle to level them up. Its better she focused on one before finding stronger people to turn them into knights. It''s a shame she dismissed her previous knights or else its cultivation might be higher than this. [Ding¡­congratulation host for creating a Third Level Tyrant Profound Realm Blood Knights. Name: ???? Current Skill set *Heaven''s Might Sword Formation - Heavenly Star Frenzy *Yuan Yang Combination *Heaven''s Might Absolute Sword - Moon Break *Heaven''s Might Absolute Sword, Final Form - Radiant Sky *Heavenly Sword of Extreme Lightning *Heaven''s Might Absolute Sword - Universe *Sword Spirit Doppelganger] Yun Che was right, this thing really did learned all of the skills gained from the dead disciple. "Hmmm, what should I call you?" Since the knights fused with each other, Retsu could see the sheer difference between the previous knight and this one. She can say that this knight is much more sturdier compared from before. "You can call him Ichika, the second knight can be Nika, the third can be Sanka¡­" Kon suggested. "You''re really suck at naming." As Yun Che spoke, he slowly transformed back to his original self. Now that Mihawk caused enough sensation to shocked the entire empire and possibly a sacred ground. It''s about time he lays low for now. "What was that you bastard?" Yun Che grab Kon''s head before giving it a squeeze. Despite being the same level as him, he is still stronger than Kon by a large margin. He ponders for a while before suggesting a name for Retsu''s first knight. "Then, what about Ignis? I mean he is a knight after all. We can give him a knight''s name. So what do you think, big guy?" The knight turned towards Yun Che before nodding its head. He never expected this thing to understand him but anything goes. "Ignis¡­. Such a powerful name. Then, your name shall be Ignis from now on." Retsu nodded before she sets the name for the knight. A notification suddenly popped in Retsu''s HUD. [Ding¡­setting the knight''s name to Ignis. Host can now summoned Ignis whenever is necessary. Ignis will use the host''s reaitsu to stay in the real world and will not require the host''s bankai to be summoned. Whenever he is destroyed, a fixed amount of reaitsu is needed to revive him.] With that, Ignis went back into Retsu''s inner world waiting for the summoning of his master. Now that everything is now over, Retsu dissolved her bankai and the World of Slaughter instantly disappear. Cang Yue could finally breathe easily. She might be unaffected by its capabilities but she was still affected by the pungent smell of death and pressure of despair creeping around her. Now that everything is done, Retsu asked "So, Yuu-kun¡­. Anything from the tomb?" "Kind of...¡­" Yun Che grins and tapped into his inventory before he pulled the glowing feather Huan Xuyi gave him. "This is¡­." Mio''s eyes widen as she saw the glowing feather. "So beautiful" Retsu and Cang Yue jinxed as well. Yun Che shows the feather to Cang Yue and spoke "This is the Moon Empress''s inheritance. It contains her will and her exclusive cultivation art prepared especially for you." "For me?" Cang Yue was instantly shocked. Yun Che was the one going into the tomb but the Moon Empress prepared this glowing feather especially for her? "She''s been watching you from the very beginning. You will, kindness, your refusal to give yourself up is something she''s been watching all this time. You''re the only one who is worthy of receiving her gift. I merely deliver her inheritance to you." He answered her question before she even asked. "But¡­.. I just someone so weak. I couldn''t even stand next to you. Why¡­ me?" Cang Yue was flattered but why the Moon Empress decided she should be the one who inherit her powers. "I am sure she had a reason for choosing you. Whatever she wants to say, is all in this feather." He decided that Xuyi should be the one who tell her destiny. He slowly let go of the feather as it makes its way towards Cang Yue. But instead arriving on her hands, it passed them before entering her body like a rippling effect on water. Cang Yue''s eyes suddenly widen as the feather started entering her body. Not long after that, her eyes suddenly closed before she slowly fell from above. Yun Che who was beside her instantly caught her delicate body before she fell to the ground. He did forget that they are still floating above it right after the battle with the sacred ground disciples. [Ding¡­ Cang Yue is now in hibernation mode. Until she completed the message and receive the inheritance, she will not wake up from hibernation.] Seeing Cang Yue suddenly fainted in his arms, Retsu worriedly asked "Yuu-kun? Is she going to be okay?" "Yeah, she''s in hibernation. We can''t do anything for now." He reassured her. "Hibernation?" Mio tilt her head aside as this is the first time she heard such word. "It means she''s asleep until she obtained the inheritance. So until then, we just have to watch her sleeping body." He explained and she nodded her head in understanding. "So Yuu-kun, how are we going to get away from here? There are a lot of cultivators outside the barrier. Removing it will reveal our current position." Retsu detected a large group of ground and air cultivators heading this way. Probably because of Yun Che''s Getsuga Tenshou from before indicating their current positions. "Those ants. Danna-sama, can I eliminate them?" Mio spoke while grinning at the same time flaring her darkness aura around her. Good thing the barrier protect their position or else she might get detected by them. But, Yun Che pat Mio''s shoulder to calm her down and shook his head. "No¡­.no¡­ We cause enough ruckus already and I really don''t want to reveal myself right now." "Then, any ideas how are we going to escape?" Kon sounded from his shoulder. "I can think of one way." Yun Che pulls another item from his inventory. It was none other than the Apple of Eden he obtained from the tomb. "Danna-sama, this is?" All of them instantly glued their eyes on the golden orb he was holding. "I''ll explain later¡­. Right now, I kind of needed one of its power." He immediately activated the apple causing it to surround them with golden aura at the same time amazed Retsu, Mio and Kon. He activated the invisibility function of the Apple and it immediately surrounded them with a dome like energy. What grabs their attention was the energy dome cause them to go invisible from the outside. Xuyi did mentioned that the apple''s invisibility is full proof and no one can detect it. Same with the herb he obtained from the Dragon''s cave but this is way stronger. "Retsu, dissolve the barrier. Don''t worry, they won''t see us." Retsu nodded her head before dispelling the barrier Yun Che cast from before. He was right, the large group of cultivators seems to be looking for something but even if they are right in front of them, they can''t even see anything. With that, Yun Che carried the hibernating Cang Yue and the rest of them flew away from the area. When they get far enough, Retsu deployed Minazuki while Yun Che dismissed the Apple''s power before placing Cang Yue on Minazuki''s body. Retsu had her curiosity before she approaches him and take a closer look at the apple. "Incredible¡­.. what kind of item is this¡­.?" Yun Che pat her head and said "Like I say, I''ll explain later. We need to get to a place. We can lay low there for now." "A place?" Mio wondered. "Yeah¡­. I need to send someone home. She deserved it." He spoke earning a dumbfounded gaze from Kon and the girls. 131 Chapter 131: Side Ques Somewhere far from Gao Ling City Endless plains of green were visible throughout the scenery of the area as trees and grass covered the earth as if it blessed by the heavens. However, that doesn''t stop humans from building a civilization in this remote place. From a village to a city then to a kingdom. The kingdom symbolized the unity among humans under a single rule but conflicts will still arise despite achieved decades of peace. In a remote kingdom lies a city similar to other cities around the continent. This kingdom stand firm under the rule of the imperial family guarded by its own guardians. As nature of the continent itself, these people are also cultivators who governed the weak and protect them under their care. The city itself surrounded the royal palace which stand tall as the symbol of power in the kingdom. With it stand in the middle, it lies on top of the hill surrounded by high and ancient Chinese structure covered by lower level structures on the outer area. Within the imperial palace, a handsome middle age man with long white hair donned in golden robes sat on the throne with frown plastered all over his face and a hand on his forehead while surrounded by his kneeling royal advisers and soldiers. Judging from the situation around them, things are not looking good for the king. "Royal highness, it seems the rumors were true. The patriarch of the Yan Clan has finally broken through." One of the advisers spoke to him. The king instantly sigh as these kind of conflicts were always be the one who can challenge his current position. He put his hand on his forehead as he sigh. "To think that this very day, a calamity has struck on our peaceful kingdom. I never expected my own brother would plot against me." The adviser nodded in understanding as he understood the current situation. Conflicts among royal family is common throughout the continent. Something even the common folk weren''t able to interfere but they are the ones caught between the crossfire. "It was expected, your highness. The late king chose you as the successor instead of him." "He merely saw me as a fit ruler to rule the kingdom rather than my own selfish brother. The moment he heard royal father''s final wish, he objected as he was the eldest but instead royal father chose me. He even disrespect him on his final moments. Despite all of that, he was still my brother. " The king spoke with grave sentence as he remembered the his brother''s face. "To think that he obtained the help of the Yan Clan, sire." The adviser spoke as he relays the gathered information from outside sources. "According to our messengers, the Yan Clan''s patriarch has broken through to the Seventh Level of the Earth Profound Realm. The Yan Clan managed to gather enough forces to rival our own " "*And our Fifth Level Earth Profound Realm Imperial Protectors will never be able to defeat such power." The king spoke with grave sentence. According to their common knowledge in the outer lands, Earth Profound Realm was considered a godlike existence compared to the existence from the inner lands. For their kingdom to possessed five Earth Profound Realm Imperial protectors was enough to guaranteed their position as the strongest kingdom of the outer lands. Even neighboring kingdom has only Spirit Profound Realm as their protectors. As for the matter of the Yan clan, the king once offered the patriarch a position in the royal household but his price was too much. But due to other protectors, he backed out quietly. Never expected that one would broke through and surpassed his own protectors. What is worse is that his own brother managed to recruit such a power to his side and announced his rebellion to him. Such a coup can be considered treason but if they had the power to overthrow him, then all of this is for nothing. Seeing the calamity is now imminent, the royal adviser suggested an escape route. "Royal highness, should we make our escape?" The king ponders for a moment as this is the way that his elder brother wants. To have him escape so he could be branded as a coward who fled from his own people. But the king of the remote kingdom had resolve in his eyes. "No¡­." Before the others could question his order, he instantly spoke "Evacuate the citizens around the palace area and make sure the evacuation shelter is safe for all of them. We won''t let the aftermath of the battle affect the city." The other soldiers nodded before making their way into the city. The king turned to his adviser and spoke "Also, what is the status of my wife and child?" He lowered his head and relay him the news. "The royal wife has been successfully evacuated and protected by our Spirit Profound Realm cultivators. But, the royal wife seems to ask a lot of questions." "Just protect her. If I were to fall in battle, my brother would aim for her. Just make sure she''s safe." "I never knew this sire." The adviser spoke with curiosity. "I defeated her in battle and ask for her hand in marriage. Ever since I married her, my selfish brother sometimes makes his advancement at her because of her beauty but she politely refused him. Since then, I always kept her company to avoid this but he is relentless lusting after someone''s wife like that. This matter is an absolute secret to protect her dignity." The king summarized his story where his brother would sometimes making advances on his wife. It was a scandalous thing but he did what he had to do to protect her honor. "So, he viewed me as a torn to his side. Gaining the throne, obtained the support of the people as well as married a beautiful wife. He really envied me to the point of retaliating against me." The king spoke as his advisers nodded their head. "STUPID LITTLE BROTHER!!!!!! COME OUT HERE AND HAND OVER YOUR LIFE!!!!" A loud sound echoed throughout the palace as the voice he least wanted to hear enters his ears. But, before he could respond... BOOM!!!! An explosion was heard from the outside as whatever came and attacked them didn''t even have the patience to negotiate. "Your majesty!!! They''re here!!! They attacked the palace''s watch tower." An imperial soldier suddenly burst through the throne room''s door and shouted to the king. The king remained calm in this desperate situation before he spoke "To think that they''re this impatient. Where are they?" "They''re in the imperial courtyard. The first prince currently is leading them here with the patriarch of the Yan Clan behind him. Dozens of Spirit Profound Realm warriors in the Yan family is also here. What should we do?" The imperial soldier asked. The king nodded his head before he issued another order to him. "Call the Imperial Protectors as well as our finest troops. I shall be there as well." "But, your majesty? Your cultivation....." The adviser spoke but he was immediately retorted by the king. "It doesn''t matter¡­. I will not flee even if my brother is the one leading them." The kingdom''s king suddenly stood up from his throne before slowly stepped outside. There''s no use running away if his brother would chase him until the end of the earth itself if he can. No safe place to hide from them. As he walked out of the palace, he was greeted by dozens of Spirit Profound Realm warriors on the frontal yard along with several Peak Spirit Profound Realm old men, he frowns as he witnessed these warrior gathering on his frontal yard. His cultivation was only in the Peak of Spirit Profound Realm and he might never survive an assault from several of them at once. "Elder brother, why are you doing this?" The king drag his eyes towards a man similar to his traits and wore a golden robe as well. This man is none other than the elder brother who turned against him and established a coup de''tat. The man on top of the horse suddenly spoke with sinister voice towards him. "Why you ask? I am taking what is rightfully mine. If father didn''t wish for me to be the king, I will take it by force if I have to." "If you wanted to be king so bad then take the throne. I''ll gladly give it away as long as you stop this madness." The king replied. "And spare your lowly existence? You rally so much support than even if I take the throne, it won''t be any difference." He exert his aura same as the king himself, the peak of Spirit Profound Realm before he dismounted his horse and continued "Once I am done with you, I''ll execute you myself and force all your influence under my rule. Won''t be any rebellion now, won''t we?" The king still remained calm as he retort back. "You¡­. The people chose their leader!! It was your mistake that father didn''t choose you. You sacrifice our own people for your benefit. You even use your royal powers to snatch any innocent girls for your lust and even run away from a losing battle." The older brother gritted his teeth as the king hit him where it hurts. "SHUT UP!!! I AM THE RIGHTFUL HEIR OF THE THRONE!! If you won''t hand over your life to me, then I''ll take it by force." Then, he raised his sword and shouted "DEATH TO THE ROYAL FAMILY!!!!" "KILL!!!!" The rest of the Yan Clan''s man shouted before started to clash with the armies of the Royal Family. He turned his head to one of the Yan Clan''s commanders and spoke "Find his wife and bring her to me. For a long time, I waited that bitch to open her legs to me and tonight I will open it myself." Seeing the battle has already begun, the commander of the royal family shouted as well "PROTECT THE KING!!! DEATH TO THE YAN FAMILY!!!" "ELDER BROTHER!!! IF YOU HAD THE SKILLS, FIGHT ME TO THE DEATH!!!" The king suddenly drew his sword despite being consulted by his advisers to escape. The older brother simply dismissed him before getting back on his horse. "Hmph, even if you had the same cultivation as me doesn''t mean you are stronger." But, the king knows his brother to well and he decided to hit it again where he would be instantly taunted. "Then, let me die knowing that my coward elder brother let his men do the fighting while he stands behind them." "You dare call me a coward?" The golden robed man dismounted his horse before drawing his own sword and pointed it towards him. "Since my brother challenged me, then why don''t I entertain him a little?" "You dare!!" The two brothers clashed even though the battle is around them. Since both of them were in the same strength. They clashed releasing massive amount of Spirit Profound Realm energies at the same time. Waves after waves and slash after slash was released between the two men but none of them suffer any disadvantages. "Hmph, you''re still the same as before but I am better." The elder brother raised his sword before they clashed once more however, he soon had a sinister smile plastered on his face as he watched his younger brother. In an instant, he pointed his other finger from his remaining hand at him. All of a sudden, he was surrounded by golden aura before a massive golden finger silhouette was instantly formed behind him. The king wasn''t able to react on time before the finger instantly smashed him on the spot. "Arrghhh!!!" The king was catapult like a lose kite towards the palace''s stairs before landed in a sorry state while coughing out blood from his mouth. His surrounding soldiers immediately abandoned the battles and stood in front of him. "MY LIEGE!!!" His soldiers immediately threw a healing pill into his mouth and the king gained colors back to his face. He instantly shot a glare to his elder brother for playing such a dirty trick. The king gritted his teeth as he spoke with difficulty. "You!!!" He never knew that this brother of his resort to underhand methods to win. He wasn''t even on his guard as the golden finger silloutte hit him directly on his chest. If it wasn''t the imperial armor he was wearing, he might be dead from the strike alone. "I knew both of us are going to be a stalemate in battle so I asked something from the Yan Clan. They let me learn their skill in exchange for a favor in the future. Which I have given them." "Your Highness!!!" Five voices sounded in the air a five elderly men wearing golden robes suddenly landed on the courtyard, stopping the battle entirely. Despite all of these men, they couldn''t even fathom the true strength of Earth Profound Realm cultivators. Judging the looks and aura of these men, they were none other than¡­. "It''s the imperial protectors!!!" The retreating soldiers gained their confidence once more. If the Imperial Protectors interfere with their affairs, it will be a matter of time that they will push these people out of the palace. "Impudence¡­. You dare trespassed the royal household!!!" The five old men sounded towards the attacking men but none of them move from their spot. Even if they felt absolute fear from them but they didn''t even budge from their position. "Hmph, it''s about to become MY palace anyway¡­. You old farts should be the one who scram!!" Despite in the presence of five Earth Profound Realm cultivators, the first prince''s expression remained indifferent. But, the faces of the old men turned sour as one of them started to flare their auras. "First prince, we tolerate with you since you''re a member of the royal household. Now that you betrayed the kingdom, give us reasons to spare you from an immediate death." "He doesn''t need to." Suddenly, a voice sounded in the air as if it was the one who controlled this place from the very beginning. "Who goes there?!?" "Hmph, the five of you still had the guts to go against me." All of a sudden, an old man emerged from the palace''s gateway bearing some kind of robe with a seal behind his back. Then, he suddenly flared his aura in the air as if he was announcing his arrival. Seeing this old man, the five Imperial Protectors had shivers down their spine as they detected his current aura. This old man might be a match for them a year ago but now, he surpassed them by a large margin. "You¡­.. you''re the patriarch of the Yan family. How did you reach the Eight Level of the Earth Profound Realm?!?" The old man simply brushed the question aside as he spoke "Hmph, I deliberately let your information guess my cultivation. But I''ve broken through another level last night. To think that I now possessed the strength to push the five of you out of the way." The five Imperial Protectors instantly drew their weapon to deal with him once and for all. To think that the man they spared once come bite them back in the bottom. "You¡­. Even if you possessed three levels higher than us doesn''t mean you have the power to defeat all five of us." The old man from before cupped his hands in sarcasm as he spoke. "Well now, let''s test about that right now. I am pretty confident I can take you all down by a single move." "Impudence!!!" The five old men immediately drew their weapons before engaging the lone old man in an attempt to kill him on the spot. They must do so with haste to prevent him from executing more profound techniques that might put all of them at disadvantage. However¡­.. The lone old man remained indifferent as his golden aura suddenly flares once more. The king who was heavily injured by his elder brother suddenly widen his eyes as he saw the same aura came from his brother. "IMPERIAL PROTECTORS!! GET AWAY FROM HIM!!!" He shouted despite his injuries affecting him. The old man then jumped into the sky before pointing his right hand''s finger to the ground. His flaring aura instantly formed a massive golden finger behind him as it descends towards the five old men. Seeing the finger was now unavoidable, the five old men use their profound energies to coat their bodies to minimize the damage but¡­.. BOOM!!! Spurt!!! The five old men suddenly cough out blood from their mouths as the impact from the finger was too much for them to bear. The energy from it instantly engulf the five elders before causing more injuries from their body once more. Before they could react, they could only widen their eyes hopelessly as another finger descend from the lone old man before crashing down onto them once more. Unable to take it anymore, the five old men instantly catapult to the ground like a rock before crashing down on the courtyard. BOOM!!! The sounds of five explosions on the ground instantly pummeled whatever spirit the king''s men have left as they save all five imperial protectors were instantly defeated. The King instantly fell on his knees seeing the kingdom''s greatest powers were defeated before he could blink an eye. Because of these elders, the kingdom obtained the highest of powers as no one dare to provoke the royal family. Now that these elders are down, it was a matter of time before other forces from the kingdom will start retaliating against him. The king could only wish his wife and child is now far away and safe from the clutches of these men. Whatever happens, the king will stay with his crumbling palace until the end. It is unknown whether the five old men is still alive or not. Now, all of his men continued to fight to the death even if none of them will walk out alive from this one. The rest of the men immediately surrounded their king to protect him for one last time as the men from the Yan Clan surrounded them in an instant. "Hmph, in the end those men were too weak. To think I once cower in fear because of them." The old man spit towards the five men after knowing their true strength was no match for him. "Yan Clan Patriarch, this one thank you for fulfilling my wish." The first prince cupped his hand as the old man descended next to him which the old man retorts by saying "As long as you fulfilled your side of the bargain, I have no qualms with it. My revenge is now complete." The first prince nodded his head before turning his sinister eyes towards the remaining forces and his own brother. "Little brother, your time is now passed. Tomorrow, the dawn of a new ruler shall descend on this kingdom." The king didn''t show a glimpse of fear despite facing imminent death. His men''s loyalty is unfathomable and secretly hoped that these men will continue to serve him in the afterlife. He smiled behind them as he spoke "Men, it has been an honor." The commander beside him also spoke "Your Highness, even in death we will continue to protect you. We will never serve the first prince. It is an honor to die beside our king." His words instantly gained shouts from the rest of the remaining soldiers caused the king suddenly shed a tear. He never knew the loyalty of these men were to that extend. He immediately drew his sword before he spoke once more "If I am going to die, know this the people will never acknowledge you as their ruler. It will never prosper as long as anyone is willing to stand up and fight." "Still spouting some bullshit huh? Men, kill him and bring me his head," The first prince ordered the men from the Yan Clan. "DEATH TO THE ROYAL FAMILY!!!" The rest of the Yan Clan members shouted and the surrounding soldiers near the king instantly raised their guard. Suddenly¡­.. A snowflake suddenly passed the king''s eyes an instantly caught his attention as well as the others. Snow isn''t supposed to arrive yet for another year. Then, the rest of their attention is also caught by snowflakes suddenly fell from the skies even though the sun is still up in the sky and its rays surrounded their bodies. Then, it happened¡­.. The rest of the men instantly petrified as they witness an unforgettable scene. "Heavens¡­.. what am I witnessing?" The king spoke as his eyes instantly glued to the sky as he saw a fairy as beautiful as a radiant sun suddenly descending towards them. Even their qualms and killing intent instantly disappeared as they witness a lone fairy slowly descending to the palace''s courtyard carrying around snowflakes around her like flower petals during the spring. The men were instantly mesmerized by the beauty of the fairy as if she was sculptured by the heavens itself and even her beauty is even more beautiful than any painting. The beautiful fairy descended with her sky blue robe with transparent veil behind her as if she was a goddess who fled the divine realms and landed on their mortal world. Her clothing was made as if it was the highest tier and tailored especially for her. Never before they witnessed a woman so beautiful that their qualms and killing intent were instantly washed away by the natural aura. Her body was sculptured that even the top tier beauty of their kingdom was paled in comparison to her. Never mention that, even the flowers grew on the courtyard bow down to her as the warm aura surrounded the palace as if she was gracing it. As the fairy landed on the ground, snow suddenly surrounded her feet as if she wasn''t meant to step on their lower world. Her long and brownish silver hair slowly flared towards the sky as she opened her lovely eyes revealing a pair of silver eyes with long eyelashes. Never before the rest of the men witnessed such eyes as if she was pulling them towards her. The men wanted nothing more than to tear the thin veil covering her face so they could see what kind of heavenly beauty hiding behind such veil. She slowly walked towards them covered by warm frost aura as she sway her delicate hips. The beauty was also holding some kind of strange sheathed blade with some king of flowery design as its hilt. Never before they seen such blade surrounded by a beautiful sheath. Most of the sword they encountered were straight and all the sheath must also possess the same length. This is the first time they''ve seen such a beautiful and curved sheath. It means the blade she was carrying must be also curved. The first prince was mesmerized instantly and he immediately forgets his lust for his little brother''s wife. Forget her, this woman in front of him was thousands of times even better than woman. Now, he gained another target. He wanted to make this woman in front of him his own. Not only him, the patriarch of the Yan Clan was also mesmerized. For too long he abandoned his lust for women and focus solely on cultivation. To think that this fairy in front of him awakened that lust. As she gracefully walks towards them, the men instantly opened up a pathway for her while keeping their eyes on her. She didn''t even bat an eye towards the Yan Clan''s patriarch and the first prince, she continued making her way towards the king of this remote kingdom. Seeing his existence was being ignored, the first prince greeted his teeth as he envied his brother for gaining the attention of this otherworldly fairy. He instantly ran towards her and spoke "Dear Goddess, why have you come to our remote kingdom? Is there something this lowly prince can do for you?" However, even after he spoke such with such flattery. The fairy still ignored him and make her way to his little brother. He didn''t even give up as he ran in front of her and spoke once more. "My fairy, your beauty is a grace to this lowly prince. If you have a request, this prince will do anything and everything to fulfill such a humble request. As a flower in comparable to any other, such a beauty as yourself¡­.." The beautiful fairy stops in front of him before she looked at him in the eye. But instead of hearing her request, she just spoke with an enchanting cold voice¡­.. "You''re in my way." A soothing but cold voice instantly shuts the first prince on the spot as the fairy shot him with such a cold tone. His flattery words were instantly shoved back down his throat as the fairy dismissed him before continued her graceful walk. The prince gritted his teeth once more as no one dare to defy him like this. He lowers himself and even shower her with kind flattery but she simply shoved him aside. The old man from the Yan family smirks as the first prince was instantly rejected. He instantly appeared in front of the fairy and cupped his hands. "Beautiful fairy, this one is the Patriarch of the Yan Clan. I am the head of the strongest family in the kingdom. This one would like to extend his invite you as a guest to our exquisite manor. Any request you have will be instantly fulfilled by our family." "¡­." The lone fairy kept quiet as she continued to walk pass him ignoring him entirely. The Yan Clan old man was taken aback just like the first prince. But, he wanted to retaliate to her by showing her whose boss but a beauty like this could even mean one thing. Her backing must be really powerful than this kingdom could offer. He couldn''t offend her even if he wanted to but if he could capture this beauty and lock her up, no one will know she was here all along. He didn''t even detect her cultivation. It means she''s probably a mortal who used treasures to soar the heavens as she please. The fairy continued to walk as the men around her instantly opened up a path. Seeing both the patriarch and the first prince were instantly rejected, how could a man of their level has the right to stop her. Even the commander who had the sole purpose of protecting his king also step aside for her. The king who was still mesmerized by her beauty slowly shook as the woman now stood in from of him as the cold and warm aura surrounding the palace and filling it with snow. The beautiful fairy in front of him suddenly spoke with cold but warm voice compared to the one she just used on his older brother. "Are you the ruler of this kingdom?" The king was instantly mesmerized by her but he managed to spoke a word but he was stuttered due to the fairy''s present. "Ye¡­s¡­." Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. The fairy lowers her head gracefully before gently cupping her hands exerting the aura of elegance. "Then, forgive my intrusion. I''ve watched from above and did not mean to interfere. I came here for a single wish." For the beautiful and enchanting fairy to bow down to him in respect, he was entirely speechless but still managed to spout out some words. "What¡­ kind of wish¡­. we can fulfill for you?" When the fairy wanted to speak, the first prince''s voice entered her ears once more. "Beautiful fairy, this prince can also fulfill any request from you. Be it travel across the seven seas and swim in the sea of fire. I will fulfill¡­." The first prince was quiet all of a sudden as he felt cold piercing gaze from the fairy itself. He felt like he was not able to breath at all. The warm aura of the fairy was instantly transformed into a cold one in an instant. The fairy looked at him through the corner of her eyes and spoke with a warm but cold tone¡­. "Keep your mouth shut¡­" The men from her surrounding instantly backed away from her as she suddenly turned her warm aura into a cold one. Even if they had higher cultivation, they can''t even withstand that kind of aura. The patriarch of the Yan Clan instantly backed away as well. "This fairy¡­. Whatever or whoever she is¡­. That kind of aura not even I can withstand. Is she an Earth Profound Realm as well? No, it''s higher¡­. even higher¡­ Don''t tell me... She''s from the inner lands?" The patriarch was instantly petrified the moment he makes that conclusion. He might be the strongest in the kingdom but his cultivation can be considered trash from the cultivators of the inner lands. If this fairy is willing to help the king, then there''s no way he can talk his way out of this. The fairy pulls a deep breath before speaking in a gentle voice. "Can you tell me the direction to the Blue Wind''s Empire vanguard city, the Gao Ling City?" The king was mesmerized once more after hearing such a gentle voice but he instantly regained his composure as he remembered the fairy''s wish. "Gao Ling City?" The fairy nodded as she didn''t make a specific statement but it was enough for him to understand. "I wish to meet someone there." "I would help you, my lady. But under these circumstances, that might not be possible for now." The king bows his head in apology while cupping his hands in order not to offend such a lady. She might be unknown but he wouldn''t bet on offending a fairy that can fly like the legends. Then, the king once more bows his head to her and spoke "Fair maiden, this lowly king is involved with the affairs and dispute between me and my brother. I am no longer possess the power to defeat the forces outside my own strength. This one will be forever grateful and use whatever means necessary to provide you with the way to the vanguard city. Please¡­..this lowly king only wish one thing¡­." "Please¡­. Help me quell this calamity and this king would do anything to please you." The king bowed his head to her despite possessing a royal status. The fairy turned her head around as she witnessed the gathering men around the king. It doesn''t take a genius to figure out what is going on. At first, she just observed from the clouds above to see whether she should interfere and ask for directions. Since this is a remote kingdom, the people might not know the existence of the vanguard city. The best person to ask is the king himself but she didn''t expect that these men have some disputes with him. Judging from these men''s loyalty, it means he was attacked by forces greater than his own or else why would those five old men fell by a single old man? She wanted to turn around and let the men settle their disputes as she is not in the position to interfere with their affairs. More importantly, it was none of her business. She merely passed this place and only wish to ask for direction. However, the moment she wanted to turned around and stand aside, a question suddenly popped into her head. "What would he do in this situation?" If she was the person she used to, she would just ask for directions and be on her way. Never even cared whether the dispute was settled or not. However, she remembered the action of a certain swordsman who saved her life from a certain death and humiliation. It was none of his business but he saved her nonetheless. She was just someone who stood in his way yet he saved her and treat her with kindness despite having a stoic personality. As she remembered such memory, her face suddenly had a tinge of red radiating her aura of beauty to men around her. She shook her thoughts and pulled a deep breath as she spoke with a smile behind her veil¡­. Something familiar only a certain someone would say. "I might be able to kill some time." The surrounding men suddenly had shivers down their spine while swallowing their dry saliva. They secretly hoped this fairy would finish her business and flew away without interfering but what they didn''t expect was this¡­. "Fair lady, this...." The first prince was instantly stumped as his little brother instantly gained the support of the fairy just because he will provide him with the way to the vanguard city? It was just a small matter. Even he could do the same when he gained the power from the palace. Right now, he merely wished that he knew the way so the fairy could flock to his side. The patriarch of the Yan Clan had shivers down his spine but he wanted to make the lady move away so he wouldn''t get involved in her affairs. Its better for her to go away before involving the inner lands into these lands. "Fair maiden, this is not your matter. This is the matter between the Yan Family and the Royal family. Outsiders can''t interfere in this. Please walk away before this could turn ugly." The beautiful fairy simply raised her aura as she spoke with a cold tone. "If I ask the king for a favor then a favor I shall owe him." "Then, don''t blame this old man for teaching a maiden like you to never sticks her nose in someone else''s affair." The old man jumped on top of the gateway before channeling his energy once more. But the maiden just stood in front of the king with a relaxed expression as she observed these ants trying their best to bring her down. He still refused to believe that she came from the inner lands and she might be one of those hidden cultivators who suddenly makes an entrance. In an instant, the same golden finger silhouette instantly formed before making its way towards the lonely maiden. Even if the king stood behind her, he still bore an expression full of fear as he witnessed the finger who took down all of his imperial protectors slowly descending. The beautiful fairy in front of him simply sighs before raising her delicate hands and simply waved the air. What happens next is enough to shock him for life. The finger that slowly descending instantly slowed down before it stops just inches from her face. Then, it slowly froze in ice in an instant like a plague throughout the whole finger before¡­ Crack¡­. crack¡­. crack¡­ The sounds of cracking were heard in the air as the finger slowly fell to the ground and shattered into a million pieces. The rest of the men were gawking seeing the Yan Clan glorious technique was instantly shattered by the fairy by the waved of her hand. Seeing the technique shattered easily, she merely looked at him with bored eyes and spoke "Is that it?" "You¡­. you... I was right.... You''re from the inner lands!! Aren''t you?!?" As the Yan family head spoke, the rest of his men along with the royal family''s men instantly petrified. She''s someone from the inner lands. It means she came from a great power that a small family like them isn''t dumb enough to offend. Only that kind of power that the realms of Thrones, Overlords and Monarchs exist. A threshold of power something an outer kingdom like them will never be able to achieve. "Inner lands? What in the world is that?" She spoke internally as she didn''t remember such terms from her sect. Could it be her strength can be considered someone from the inner lands? The Yan family head remained speechless. He was afraid of this. He actually offends someone who hold a great power. He merely thought this maiden was just a solitary cultivator but this time. He really dug his own grave for it. "First prince, I agreed to fight the powers from the royal family but not this." The patriarch had a panic expression and he instantly cancelled any deal he made with the first prince. He simply hopes his act of cowardice will not occur the wrath of the fairy. "Ehh!!! Patriarch!! You can''t do this to me!! We had a deal!!" The first prince shouted as his only backing decided to turn back to his tail and run. "I don''t want to fight that kind of power!!!" But before he could escape, the Yan family head felt his legs suddenly froze on the spot. Not figuratively but literally. In an instant, ice started to form on his legs before he could even react. The ice slowly covered his legs before moving towards his waist and started to surround his entire body. He could only scream in pain as he shouted "NO!!! NO!! I JUST ATTAINED THIS POWER AND I AM GOING TO DIE LIKE THIS?!?! Please!! Spare me!! Spare me!!" Then, the rest was silence as the ice made it to his head before freezing him all together forming an ice sculpture of him. The rest of the men including the first prince dropped their weapons. "Is this the power of the inner lands?" The king spoke internally as he witnessed the fairy''s true power. A simple wave of her delicate hand is enough to reduce the strongest of their kingdom into mere icicle. The first prince could only grit his teeth as he fell on his knees to the ground. "Why¡­. why¡­? Why did this woman come out of nowhere to save him? This is always about him!! It''s not fair... I am the eldest. She should help me instead of him¡­. WHY!!!?!?!" All of a sudden, the wind from her aura pushed the freezing statue from the gateway towards the stone path and...¡­ SMASH!!!!!!!!!!! The sculpture of the Yan head''s clan was instantly shattered just like his technique. In an instant, the power of the Yan family was instantly collapsed as they lost their strongest backing. The men from the family instantly dropped their weapons and knelled towards the fairy. "Please spare our lowly lives." "We''re under orders¡­. We did not wish for this¡­" "We¡­." The lovely fairy felt a huge amount of sickness hearing these excuses from them. It was common where the weak would beg for their lives as they lost their ultimate backings. There''s nothing she can gained from killing these ants. She decided to let the men from the king''s side to bestow their judgement. Now that everything is over, the king simply walked towards his kneeling brother and spoke "Give yourself up brother, there''s nothing gained from this pointless fight." The king slowly approaches his elder brother before staring him as he knelled on the ground. "Nothing to gain? If I am going to die. Then, I''ll take you with me!!!" The first prince instantly pounced towards his brother but as he leaped in the air. The air around him suddenly froze before starting to freeze him on the spot. Before he even realized it, he was turned into an ice sculpture as well. It was instant and the king could only widen his eyes as his older brother was instantly froze before the weight carried him to the ground. Smash!!! Just like the clan leader, he too was reduced to a mere ice rubble. The king regained his composure but started to sigh. His brother was killed before he could do something about it. It was justified that he was willing to kill him and the fairy just froze him before he could do anything. The king steeled his heart as he turned around before cupping his hands to the beautiful fairy. "This lowly king wishes to thank you on behalf of the royal family. If the fair lady didn''t come, we might be perished in the hands of these traitors." The fairy simply nodded as she spoke "I had my fun and I wish to leave. But, it is wise for you to uphold your end of the bargain." "Ah¡­yes¡­ The imperial adviser will bring the map of the Empire to me." With haste, he ordered his men to clean up the mess and bring the Imperial Protectors who fell just now into treatment. Now that the men of the Yan family lost their backing, they will be spared to compensate the lost men from the Royal family. He was still stronger than the men and this will be enough to boost their arsenal. Good thing the Imperial Protectors didn''t lost their lives entirely and will take probably a few months to recover. But, it was enough to put the men from the Yan family in their place. As one of his men entered the palace to find the map of the Empire, he turned his head towards her and spoke "Fair lady, this king would like to invite you to the palace to be our guest." "There''s no need for such ceremony. I merely wanted the way to the city. I am in a haste." She replied while gently shook her head as the man from before came back and passed the map to the king. The king sigh in defeat as he could not talk the fairy into his favor but points for trying. He nodded his head and shows her the map. "Yes¡­. based on this map, the direction of the city you are referring to is in this direction. If you go by a horse or carriage, it will take roughly a month to reach the city. I will prepare a special carriage for you." "I require no such thing. Thank you for providing me the way." She cupped her delicate hands before she slowly ascended towards the sky. Using her profound energy, she instantly disappeared towards the mountain leaving behind a warm and cold aura. The king and his men were speechless as they witness the capabilities of the fairy. He once heard a legendary realm where humans could take flight and he was immediately shocked as her strength was much more powerful than he could imagine. Even if he couldn''t distinguish it perfectly, that kind of power is enough to take down the whole kingdom if she wanted to. The remaining men and the king watch her departing back before all of them knelled to the ground in gratitude. They should be the one who thanked the fairy for saving their kingdom from destruction all for a single direction. Whoever she is meeting, he or she must be lucky for obtaining such attention from the fairy. He immediately had the best artisan to paint her beautiful figure as a remainder her deeds to the kingdom. No matter what, he could not forget her beautiful and alluring figure as she descended from the heavens to bring salvation to him. His only regret was he didn''t even gaze her true face as he turned his head to the mountain every time he walked the courtyard. ------------------------------------------------ The fairy flew across the skies before stopping somewhere above the clouds before she removed her veil releasing her beauty. She was none other than the fairy who was saved from the collapsing tomb of the Empire''s first ruler, Chu Yueli. For once, she was comfortable with her veil on but ever since she met that man, veils tend to be hassle to her. "I don''t even know how to gauge my own strength." She spoke to herself as she tested her powerful Peak Emperor Profound Realm aura. Before this, she was merely trying to freeze the Yan Clan''s head and the first prince movement but her aura instantly froze their body before she even realized it. Looks like Mihawk was right, she might have the strength but she didn''t have the knowledge to control it yet. It''s a good thing she didn''t froze the king and his men. "If I returned to the Asgard in this condition, mother would do everything to pry the secrets out of me and my involvement with him could get me in trouble. I need to find a way to mask my aura." She has some thoughts but her eyes suddenly glued to the shiny flowery ring on her right ring finger. It was the ring Mihawk gave her before he pushed her into the formation. She decided to take a look at it and hoped that she might find something to mask her aura. She closed her eyes before she entered her thoughts into the ring. She was speechless as this ring holds the largest space she had ever encountered. Even the highest grade spatial ring won''t even compare to it. It was big enough to fit the whole treasure vault in here and she might find something that can help her. Then, she pulled out a small sapphire bracelet but when she takes a look at it, it possessed similar suppression properties just like her sister''s diamond necklace. Even if it''s not a necklace but as long as it helped her hid her aura then its fine. The bracelet masked her cultivation somewhere below two massive realms and she decided to mask it back to her original cultivation before she achieved her breakthrough, the Sixth Level of Sky Profound Realm. Now that her aura is masked. She decided to make her way to the vanguard city. Even if she didn''t find anything and the swordsman Mihawk is probably long gone. She must know what happened to him before she makes her way back to her sect. Part of it was she was hoping to see him again but actually she wanted to ease the guilt in her heart for leaving him behind. 132 Chapter 132: Side Quest Part Two Gao Ling City, Blue Wind Empire Two days after the tomb selection and the disappearance of Dracule Mihawk, the restless city was back to normal. After the events of the tomb selection, a legendary swordsman was born. At first, the sects were shocked and on high alert when the swordsman has the capability of instantly knocked out forty plus high level cultivators from within the temple. The moment the sect masters regained their consciousness, their scared expression immediately issued an order which spread out throughout the whole empire. Never offend the Great Swordsman That was the order issued by all sects including the Burning Heaven Clan, Xiao Sect and Heavenly Sword Villa. Once more, the sects lost their foothold for a while when the swordsman he decimated almost a dozen high ranking elders before illuminating the entire sky which visible from the city two days ago. Everyone knew only one person capable of producing that powerful sword will. Once more, the sects again were again shocked by the disappearance of two dozen Sky Profound Realm and five late stage Emperor Profound Realm in the mountain regions. To them, they believed those people are the highest of existence as even one Emperor Profound Realm cultivator was enough to submit the whole empire to its knee. Let alone five. The sects believed that those cultivators came from the sacred ground when they established their foothold almost a year ago and their involvement was indeed a secret. Because of them, the Heavenly Sword Villa was able to establish a higher foothold within the Empire. Probably related to the sacred ground where the villa is from. Most of the them didn''t want to get involved with their disappearance and they decided to keep quiet to avoid any unwanted attention. These are sacred ground cultivators. Even a low rank outer disciple is a superpower in the Empire. The city was on high alert the whole time as the city lord issued an order to treat the swordsman with respect when he decided to come into the city again. The rest of the people felt fear creeping within the hearts as the low level sects offend him the other day. Most of them just scared he might exert his revenge on them but the city lord reassured them that the swordsman was never such a person. If he was, the sect masters would be reduced to smithereens the moment they offend him the other day. However, it''s a shame that the treasure and inheritance of the Moon Empress is now lost forever. Even the temple, statue and the teleportation formation disappeared as well. The people from within the temple are the lucky ones who managed to gaze upon the statue before it was mysteriously turned to dust. ---------------------------------------------- Instead of returning back to her sect, she arrived here without announcing her arrival to the city. Sky Profound Realm can be considered a common thing in this city especially two days ago, the city was blessed with the arrivals of almost a hundred Sky Profound practitioner which rarely happens within a millennium. Sky Profound Realm practitioner can be considered the strongest existence within the Blue Wind Empire and people of the city was used by their presence. The figure who walked the familiar streets of the city was none other than Chu Yueli, the beautiful fairy was also known as Li Yue from the selection two days ago. She flew countless of miles to arrived back to this city after landing in a remote kingdom to ask for direction. Now that she''s an Emperor Profound Realm cultivator, it was easy for her to fly for days without stopping. Find authorized novels in Webnovel£¬faster updates, better experience£¬Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting. She made a mental note to find something to suppress her aura and the ring Mihawk gave her fits the bill. She searched within the ring something that she can use and she found a Profound Suppressing Bracelet in it. It is one of the high level items the Moon Empress had left behind. Unlike her sister''s necklace, her bracelet is pretty much the same and it masked her aura back to her original cultivation before Little Fairy helped her, the sixth level of the Sky Profound Realm. Her presence instantly gained the attention of the cultivators and people around her. Not because of her aura but because of her clothing and beautiful features. For years, Frozen Cloud Asgard never ventured outside of their territory and people rarely gaze upon them. There are sometimes rumors that the Seven Great Fairies travel the Empire for cultivation but none of them ever gaze the fairies directly. Furthermore, the sect was closed to allow their chosen disciples to train for the upcoming tournament and they are famous in rejecting any visitors tend to visit them. To have them out here in the open considered as a rare occasion. If this one is here, it means she is one of the high ranking members of the sect. In the city, they are still treated with respect just like the Heavenly Sword Villa''s elders as they are still holding the title of the strongest sect within the empire. Chu Yueli walked to the central part of the city before she was greeted by the soldiers who were informed of her arrival by the gateway guards. Just like her previous encounter, these men also glanced on her famous beauty before regained their composure. Asgardian disciples were quite famous with their beauty and most cities are used to their presence without causing a bit of a ruckus. The soldiers bowed and cupped their hands before they spoke "Asgard fairy, we are the soldiers who patrol the city. We''ve been informed of your arrival and please forgive us for not being a proper guide." She shook her head as she raised her delicate hands to object. "It is not necessary. I merely wished to see the city lord" "Then, please come with us. We will prepare a carriage towards his manor." Chu Yueli simply nodded before following the soldiers to the manor. Even if she knew the manor''s location as she was here before but it''s better for her to came as a guest. ......¡­. The city lord sat in his manor minding his own business as the city was back to the way it was before the tomb selection. He never felt better as the burden of greeting and hosting the selection back then was finally over. But, his mind sometimes drifted last two days ago. He couldn''t not forget how the swordsman from back then instantly knocked out all the late stage Sky Profound Realm elders and sect masters. Not only them, even his own attendants weren''t spared during the assault. It was mysterious. He felt some kind of thin shock wave passed him but before he even realized it, all them were instantly knocked out. All dozens of people inside that temple. "What sort of technique he used to do such a thing?" He wondered as his attendants mentioned that they suddenly lost consciousness beside him. The only question is why didn''t he passed out along with the others? Is it serve as a warning to him for offending him? The swordsman might be ruthless but he could destroy him along with those sect masters back then. But, he chose not to do so. As he started to wonder, an attendant suddenly entered his room before standing beside him. The city lord''s focus was disturbed by his attendant''s presence but if he was here then, it might be important. "What is it?" "We have a guest." The attendant spoke with ease. "I thought the tournament was over two days ago." The city lord replied. He had enough guest since two days ago and he wanted to lay down for now. "No, this time she''s someone from the outside." "She?" He instantly widen his eyes as the only female guest was that black clothed woman from before. Why would a female guest entered his manor? The attendant nodded before he dropped the bomb on him. "Yes, she''s Chu Yueli of the Frozen Cloud Asgard." The city lord suddenly tumbled behind his desk as he shouted "Frozen Cloud¡­..Asgard?!? What are you waiting for? Bring her in!" "She''s already in the manor''s courtyard." As the attendant spoke, the city lord instantly left him before making his way to the courtyard. This is the Frozen Cloud Asgard they are talking about. He treated all the sects with respect but this one is famous for being the strongest sect within the empire. For one of their high ranking members wishes to see him is really a rare occasion. As he reached the courtyard, he was greeted by a beautiful sight as the veiled woman stood by the manor''s fountain as she watches the flowing water within it. His heart skipped a beat as he remembered the rumors about the fairies being beautiful even flowers paled compared to them. To think that this beauty is willing to come and see him. It means her business with him must be very important. Her attention was interrupted the moment the city lord stood opposite of her and cupped his hands. "Fairy Chu Yueli, I am sorry for the delay. What might be the business for the fairy of the Asgard came to this manor?" "Are you the city lord?" She asked him. The city lord cupped his hands and replied respectfully."Yes¡­" Chu Yueli decided to get straight to the point as she was waiting for the answers to the question that has been on her mind. "Forgive my intrusion. Then, let me get to the chase. I was wondering if the city lord can tell me about a participant of your selection two days ago." The city lord ponders for a moment. Participant? The Frozen Cloud Asgard wishes to know about someone. Judging from the rumors of their sect, it is impossible for them to recruit males into their cause. It means she''s only here for one person that participate in the selection. The city lord regained his bearings and cupped his hands again. "No, it is alright. It is an honor to have such a fairy blessed me with her presence. I supposed you mean the lone fairy who participate in the selection?" "Lone fairy?" Chu Yueli decided to play dumb because she was actually looking for Mihawk. If she said his name, the city lord might suspect something. She had to play her cards right when asking these type of questions. Moreover, the lone fairy the city lord was talking about was her all along. "She''s the only woman who entered the selection and the tomb of the Moon Empress." Then, with a solemn voice he continued "If you are looking for her, please forgive me. She lost her life inside the tomb as only one participant came out of it. If that happens, she was presumed dead and her body is probably inside the tomb. Never to be recovered." "I¡­see¡­ That''s unfortunate." Chu Yueli spoke with an indifferent tone. "She''ll become a great addition to your sect if she was still alive. It''s a shame indeed." The city lord spoke with pity and she decided to lay her next hand. "Then, you said only one participant made it out alive." The city lord nodded his head and decided to relay the story to her. "Yes¡­. He''s the only one who survived the assault from the eight elders within the tomb as well as the only survivor. He performed a spectacular performance back in the selection and escaped the pursuit of multiple sect two days ago." "¡­." Chu Yueli gritted her teeth as she heard this story. It''s true, he was pursued by all the sect masters but she herself run free. However, the city lord next story caused her eyes to widen. "But, I was shocked two days ago because he knocked out all the pursuers within the temple before he escaped from the city." "Knocked out?" She was instantly stumped. She never knew he had the ability to knocked out several cultivators at once. He never told her. The city lord continued his story. "He used some kind of mysterious art that instantly knocked out people before they even realized it. He knocked out all the sect masters before destroying the temple itself. This one wondered how such things could happen." "Where did he escaped to?" "No one knows. He was still pursued by Sky Profound Realm elders but those men went missing in the mountains. I assumed they were killed by him." "How could that happen?" "The skies of the city were illuminated by a massive green flash of energy back then. Whatever technique he used to them, I assume it was too powerful for them to handle. Last time I heard was he escaped towards the mountain area west of the city." "I see¡­. Thank you for your time, city lord." She cupped her hands before turning her back towards him. However, the city lord did noticed she was kind of interested with the swordsman instead of the lone fairy who died two days ago. "If you don''t mind me asking, you seemed interested in this swordsman." She simply spoke without turning her head. "It is wise not to offend a person with great power. I am merely keeping caution as well as gathering information about the forces outside our sect." Hearing her answer, the city lord nodded his head again. "This one understands. Let me escort you, fair lady." "No, I require no such thing. Thank you for your hospitality, city lord." She cupped her hands before instantly shoot up towards the sky and heading towards the direction he mentioned. The city lord was puzzled why did such fairy wishes to acquire such information about that swordsman. He merely thought that this fairy wishes to ally with the swordsman instead as it was common for sects to formed alliance with a stronger powerhouse to prevent unwanted calamity in the future. It is also served as a medium or friendship between him and the sect. "That swordsman is really lucky to have the friendship of a women''s sect." The city lord spoke before he slowly made his way back to the manor without knowing the true reason Chu Yueli was here. ......¡­.. Chu Yueli flew towards the direction of the mountain area referred by the city lord. However, she couldn''t help by noticing several ground cultivators was also heading to the same direction as her. Looks like Mihawk''s direction was also followed by the cultivators from the city. She ignored their existence before making her way towards the direction. As soon as she makes her way to the said direction, she was greeted by another mountain area but this one was one of its mountain side destroyed. "It seems a great battle has occurred here." She spoke internally as she witnessed the destroyed part of the mountain. Whatever was launched into it caused some great damage to it. There are still traces of profound energy lingering in the air indicating that the battle was not a long time ago. Best she could guess was two days'' top. "Looks like Mihawk fend those enemies here before he disappeared." The direction led her to this mountain area and any more than that is a dead end. She flew towards the destroyed area to take a look. As she neared collapsed rocks, she was greeted by a pungent smell as if she smelled a rotting meat. She covered her nose with her arm before making her way towards the source of the smell. Beneath a collapse rock, she saw a rotting corpse underneath it. The face was ultimately destroyed while the other body parts was slowly decomposing. Even the spatial ring was still intact. It was two days old, it was enough to create this kind of smell. She immediately recognized the crest on the corpse''s body. It was the mark of the Heavenly Mighty Sword Region. She widens her eyes as Mihawk was not only pursued by the Empire''s sects but the sacred ground as well. But when she extended her senses towards her surrounding, she found two more corpses but the other two wasn''t badly destroyed as the last one. These two had similar injuries on the heart area as well as a broken blade was stabbed on the shoulder on one of them. She heard rumors from the city that five Emperor Profound Realms and dozens of late stage Sky Profound Realm disciples went missing in the mountain area. They didn''t even return back from the mountain area after Mihawk had disappeared. Suddenly, she felt pressures suddenly surround her. She knew this kind of feeling. It was the same when she defended her sect before. "ROOAARR!!!!" She turned around and saw a massive white masked snake like beast suddenly pounce on her. The masked snake suddenly emerged underneath the ground again before opening up its massive fangs. She immediately activated her snow steps before stepping away from it. Then, two more humanoid white masked beasts suddenly emerged as well before raising their massive hands towards her. She was on her senses the entire time. How come she didn''t realize them? Then, not only one but dozens of white masked beast suddenly came from all over the direction. She remembered the beasts cultivation was only Peak of True Profound Realm despite their sizes but for dozens of beast suddenly appeared in this area was not normal. "These beasts. This is an empty mountain area. What are they doing here?" She spoke while continuously evading their attacks using her snow steps. Their cultivation might be the same as Peak True Profound Realm cultivators but they still have the advantage in size and numbers caught her off guard. She immediately activated her profound aura and she managed to freeze these beasts instantly with her Frozen Cloud Art. With a single wave of her hands, almost a dozen beast froze on the spot while the rest either took flight or back away. Seeing some of them scattered, she immediately took flight to the sky to evade them and engage the flying beast in the air. Just like before, the flying beasts spared no effort in trying to eat her. Even though she managed to bring down almost all of them by freezing their bodies and letting them fall into the ground but what puzzles her was the beast didn''t even pursue her. They just flew past her towards something on the ground. They turned their heads towards the thing that she observed before, the dead bodies of the Sacred Ground disciples. The beasts instantly grabbed the bodies before tossing them into their mouth. Some of the beasts even started attacking each other as they were fighting to get the bodies. What she witnessed right now is the beasts started fighting each other for the dead cultivators'' bodies. However, what she didn''t realized is the snake that attacked her from before devoured the badly decomposed body from underneath the rocks. One by one, the white masked beasts fell in their own battles and only the strongest ones survived. The other two beasts devoured the two dead bodies from before as well. Then, a shocking thing happened enough to caused her to feel massive amount of shock. The beasts who devoured those bodies from before started to grow in size before she could react. She knew about these beasts but she didn''t know how they could gain powers from devouring cultivators and assumed their cultivation but they have to go through several process before they could achieve such power. The beasts grew in size until it was bigger than her entirely. Almost as tall as half the mountain. Then, black shrouds suddenly surrounded the beasts like plague as it covers them entirely. But, she noticed one thing when those phenomena happened. "They are breaking through? Just from eating those bodies?" She spoke as she detected their cultivation suddenly entered the Spirit Profound Realm. It was slowly breaking through to the second and the third. The black shrouds suddenly towering her by a large margin before white arms suddenly formed on the side of the shroud. Not only that, massive white and pointy shoes like started to emerge from underneath it. Then, a spike started to emerged from the top area of the shroud followed by a massive creepy white mask and spikes surrounded the neck area. In an instant it opened its massive eyes before showing her crimson red pupils underneath it. This is the first time she witnessed such a massive creature. Lastly, a massive hole suddenly formed on the middle part of its body. As the beast slowly formed itself, Chu Yueli was gawking underneath her veil. "What in the divines am I witnessing?" Chu Yueli was speechless as she witnessed this new type of white masked beast in this region but she gained another important information. They consumed dead bodies or cultivators to elevate their powers. Then, those bodies she saw before was like a snack waiting to be devoured. No wonder those beasts are here. They probably detected the fight came from this place and wanted a piece of it. This new type of beasts to her stood tall as high as the city''s building before turning their red eyes towards her caused her to went up her guard. The beasts suddenly opened their mouth and massive amount of pressure suddenly felt by her. "What now?" When she turned her eyes onto to the beasts, she saw a ball of red energy suddenly formed on its mouth. Judging from the pressure and the size of the energy ball, this can''t be good. The process didn''t even last five incense of time before the mouth of the closed entirely. The moment it opens¡­. SHOO!!!! A massive red beam suddenly shot towards her and her instinct immediately forced her to evade. BOOM!!! An explosion sound was heard behind her as the massive beam landed on the mountain behind her. She turned around and witnessed the destruction of the mountain by a single red beam. She immediately turned back to them as she had to time to be impressed right about now. In an instant, the remaining two were also finished charging their own beam. The other two opened their creepy mouth before¡­.. SHOO!!! SHOO!!! Two similar massive beams were fired towards her as well. In an instant, she activated her snow steps to gained distance between her and those black shrouded beasts. If these beasts were to attack their sect, their barrier might not last long and who knows when they might be arriving there. Looks like she had a sense of duty to annihilate it. This might be the perfect time to test her new powers. She noticed that she had been holding Tachikaze for a while and never drawn them even after she was teleported back into the outside world. It''s about time she draw the sword Mihawk prepared for her. She slowly unsheathes the blade from its scabbard as she witnesses the shape of her treasured blade. The sword had two different linings on it. On Tachikaze''s top side was black while the one underneath it was silver. The sword however only had a single sharp edge on the silver part while the upper black part remained dull. On top of that, the sword was slightly curved upwards and it is much more different compared to other swords she held. Basically, Tachikaze is not a standard double edge sword, it is only a single edge and she had to get used using a different sword style. "Mihawk... I promised to use this sword for a good cause." She can feel absolute sharpness came from the sword itself and it even drawn her attention to be this excited. The beasts once more charged their beam attack but Chu Yueli instantly maximized her speed. In an instant, he arrived on top of the beast before landing her attack. Due to her lack of experience using such exquisite blade, she just landed a simple downward slash onto one of the towering beast. Slash!!!! "This is...¡­.." She was shocked entirely as the blade simply cut the beast like a knife through butter as she entirely sliced the beast arm off. Not only it was sharp, it was also surprisingly light. Even lighter than her previous sword. It carried her will like a wind through the air as it slices the arm of the beast. "Is this why he called it ''Severing Wind''?" She might not familiar with the name Tachikaze but the meaning of the name carries the true purpose of the sword in the hands. She instantly flew in the air once more before delivering a barrage of ice arrows to the remaining two shrouded beasts. Surprisingly, her arrows penetrated the beasts like caterpillar eating through a leaf. She sometimes forgets that her current strength is much stronger than the beast. She is a Peak Emperor Profound Realm cultivator after all. Just like she predicted, it was the same as the smaller version of these beasts when she saw the long arm she slashed from before instantly repaired itself faster than her eyes could follow. The only way to kill these things is by shattering the mask of the beasts and her sect discovered it after losing several disciples to them. It was a lost cause but it was enough to turn the tide of the battle back then. She teleported to the beast''s head and spoke "If your weakness is the same as the other white mask beast then you should fall if I did this...." She swung Tachikaze horizontally releasing her Emperor Profound powers in a form of an ice slash towards the mask of the shrouded beast. What shocks her once more that despite the beast had massive size, the slashes traveled through its head and thus slicing the beast''s upper part of its mask in one go at the same time freezing the other part of the mask. The same as any other white masked beast, the sliced part of the beast''s body slowly fell the ground at the same time disintegrating into the air. She stood up on the air at the same time gluing her eyes on the sword. She slowly spoke "This sword really is a treasure. To think that he gave me this kind of sword as a gift." At this rate, the other treasures in her ring were paled in comparison compared to this. Not to mention the sword is quite durable. The remaining two beast remain standing before her. She suddenly turned her eyes towards her direction she came from. She detected cultivators were on their way here and she immediately frown. These things grew stronger the moment it consumed cultivators and she will never let it grow stronger. Even if after consuming a dead body from before, the cultivation of these beast was slowly rising. Now, both of them achieved seventh level of the Spirit Profound Ream. Any more than this, they will achieve higher states. She immediately increases her speed through her snow steps. As her speed increased, she immediately murmured "Frozen Cloud Second Art, Ice Snowball" Just like her sister, she can also form an Ice snowball but it was instantly formed because of her empowered cultivation. She threw the massive snowball towards one of the shrouded beast before it exploded upon impact. BOOM!!! As the explosion occurred, the ice arrows from the snowball rain upon on the poor massive shrouded beasts. Although the damage was small, it bought her enough time to instantly arrived on top of one of the beast before she delivered the killing blow on top of its forehead. In an instant, the mask of the massive beast instantly shattered and it immediately disintegrate into the air. The remaining beast saw its disadvantage towards the lone female cultivator before forming a grabbing motion in the air. In an instant, the air suddenly cracks before slowly opened up a portal similar to those mysterious black portals suddenly spit out the white mask beast from before. She never had the chance to explore what is it like behind those black portals. "You''re not escaping from me." She instantly increased her speed once and she immediately sliced the arm of the massive beasts in an instant. The portal''s formation was instantly halted before it could fully form and she use its massive body to catapult her body upwards at the same time stabbing her blade on it. She drags her blade while it was being stabbed before she pulls it out and landed a coup de grace on its mask. SLASH!!! In an instant, the mask of the shrouded beast instantly split into two before it could regenerate its sliced arm preventing it from fully opened the portal. As the last beast disintegrate into the air, Chu Yueli was shocked that her combat capabilities soars towards the skies in one single day. Combined with her training with her sister, she never knew the power of the Emperor Profound Realm was this powerful. She has to make sure to train with her sister later as she still can''t control the output of her strength. One wrong move and she could easily take an innocent life carelessly. She even need to control Tachikaze''s sword slash, she was also shocked as the blade was really sharp. Then, she remembered one of Mihawk''s words back in the arena. She slowly recite the words as she as she heard them. "Without strength, a sword is nothing but an iron bar." Although the meaning is direct, she was sure the phrase had even much more profound meaning. Until she figure it out, she will continue to chant it. She slowly sheaths her sword back to its scabbard. Tachikaze was indeed powerful but she was far from mastering it. She had to start over as her new sword didn''t match her previous mastered sword art. As she witnessed upon the massive beast from before, she knew that it''s because of her current strength that she could easily fend them off. If it were to Mihawk who had the capabilities to fend off even monarch level cultivators, he could destroy them with a single slash from that black sword. Even several Emperor Profound Realm disciples are a joke to him and the horned creature he fought before was at least stronger than them. She assumed that the rest of the sacred ground disciples were vaporized by him but only three corpses remained intact. Speaking of them, Mihawk was doing her sect a favor by vaporizing those disciples. For months her sect was harassed by the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region as they possessed greater powers than her mother or sect master. Part of it because they heard the sect was filled with beautiful women. But due to the barrier of their sect as well as the emergence of white mask beasts, those disciples can''t even breakthrough it. She slowly flew above the skies once more before observing the mountain area. Looks like everything was in order and Mihawk probably disappeared somewhere. She slowly smiled knowing that he is safe somewhere before turning her head towards the direction of her sect. Looks like she had some explaining to do when she revealed her cultivation to her sister. Speaking of her, it was time for her to enjoy her new life. But, she''s been missing for almost a week. How in the world she''s going to tell this to her sister? Chapter 133 - 133: The Barriers World For the past two days, Yun Che explained or more like retelling his stories from the tomb to Retsu, Mio and Kon. Since the System is still triangulating the apple, he had to explained to them manually about the Moon Empress or else he just passed them the system''s trivia and they can read everything from it. Since Cang Yue was still passed out, it allows Jasmine to step out from his inner world using her gigai. Both of them told them about the vault which houses the soul of Huan Xuyi or the Moon Empress and didn''t spare any details including the fights with the elders as well as the encounter with the Isu warrior, Ares. The three of them were stunned as they discovered that the Isu race was sent to this world three thousand years ago and the apple was a technology or device created from their world. A world much more different and advanced than their original world. As for the Apple, Yun Che explained to them that the device is currently under his control and it was harmless as a normal metallic golden ball. So, they don''t have to worry about this thing running wild like the previous Moon Empress who went power hunger because of it. They were quite shocked that this small thing once terrorized the Profound Sky Continent three thousand years ago. They were also relieved that the Apple''s power will not work on spiritual beings like them or godly beings like Mio. Looks like they don''t have to think of ways to fend off the apple''s power but they still have to be wary that there are other pieces of Eden still left in this world and their powers isn''t limited to mind control. He also explained that only five out of eight pieces is somewhere within this world and the remaining three were probably taken to the Realm of the Gods. They had to raise their levels before making their way towards another continent to obtain the other pieces of Eden. Since Cang Yue was still in hibernation, Retsu watched her body to observe any changes while Kon play around the harmless apple. Mio took this moment to snuggle herself with Yun Che earning a slightly jealous look from Retsu. But since she had him most of the time, she decided to let Mio have her turn which she reluctantly do so. Jasmine however sit beside him enjoying some of Retsu''s bento prepared especially for long trips like this. "Yuu-kun, I''ve been meaning to ask. What happened to that Li Yue girl? Did she lose her life within the tomb?" Retsu asked him while resting Cang Yue''s head on her lap. Ever since she shown the Table Hopper technique, she wanted to know what kind of person Little Fairy would trust so much that she decided to teach that technique to her. "No, I pushed her into the teleporting formation within the tomb to save her life. She probably somewhere random within the empire. Turns out she had her own reasons for entering that tomb. You might be surprised about her true identity." He spoke as he softly caresses Mio''s head. "Ehh? What kind of identity she had? Then her name isn''t actually Li Yue?" Kon suddenly spoke while pushing the harmless apple back and forth. "No, that woman''s name is Chu Yueli. One of the high ranking members of the Frozen Cloud Asgard. She is also Xia Qingyue''s master. Although I didn''t meet her directly but she was the who picked up Qingyue before she went back to the sect." Retsu wondered for a while before she spoke "No wonder she had similar cold sensation just like sister Yuechan. She''s from the Asgard as well. Wait, she had the surname Chu? Is she the relative of sister Yuechan?" "More like a blood relative. She''s Little Fairy''s younger sister." He answered earning a small shock from her. "Eh? No wonder she knew the Table Hopper technique but sister Yuechan never spoke to us about her." Retsu was indeed shocked as she found out that Chu Yuechan had a sister. A real sister. "Before Little Fairy became one of us, she only thinks about cultivation and family bonds were nothing more than a trivial matter. She was once close with her sister but as her ice heart grows, she slowly pushed her away into thinking that she was alone the entire time and her sister was just a sister. Nothing more." "This ice heart technique really is a troublesome technique after all." Jasmine speaks her mind while munching the bento Retsu gave her. Yun Che smiled sheepishly as he spoke "Haha.... kind of annoying actually. But, its because of that technique that they were able to evolve their arts as soon as it shatters. The funny thing is, when she regained her emotions and her ice heart shattered. She bonded with her younger sister once more and regained all that lost bond along with her familial love. For years they have been close but distant with each other but now, they reconcile with one another. Her younger sister thought that her weak strength maybe the reason they became distant and its only matter of time before she loses her elder sister again." Retsu tilted her head as she answered "So, she joined the selection?" "Hnnn, but her sect won''t allow her to enter as she''s one of their valuable assets." "Assets?" Mio suddenly spoke as Yun Che tend to use his modern day words sometimes. Yun Che sweatdropped as his modern day terms tends to slip into his speech from time to time. Its about time he stopped such things but old habits die hard. "Uhhhhh¡­it means important people. Anyway¡­ she joined the selection using a different persona to avoid her sect from exploiting her. She was willing to go that far for her elder sister. Her dreams of becoming a strong duo with her has drive her to enter the selection." "But, imagined if she lost her life within the tomb, sister Yuechan would be devastated." Retsu spoke with a sad tone. Little Fairy just regained her emotions and if her sister died without a burial, she would be devastated and resorted to become the cold hearted person she was before just to seal the pain of losing her younger sister. Even if she didn''t seal her emotion, she might spend most of her time looking for her. "That''s why this lecher saved her life in the tomb and even capture her heart." Jasmine suddenly spoke as she grunted from remembering his encounter within the tomb. "Its not like that, like I said. I only did it because of Little Fairy. I didn''t capture her heart intentionally." He defended himself but knowing Jasmine, she won''t let this matter go easily. "So, you DID capture her heart." Jasmine spoke while emphasizing the word ''did''. "Capture her heart? ¡­.Mou¡­ Danna-sama, are we not enough for you?" Mio pouted while tightening the hug around him. "Like I say, it''s nothing like that. I only saved her life." He sighs as he pats Mio''s head affectionately. These girls knew he wasn''t a lecher type of guy. It''s just sometimes action speaks louder than words. A simple action can cause a ripple within a woman''s heart especially a matter of life and death. Even if he saved a woman out of whim, they can''t blame him for attracting the woman''s attention. This is why they have to be with him at all times. To prevent this kind of attention. "You have to know there are some aftereffects to a woman''s heart because of it." Jasmine spoke as this idiot disciple of hers always did things to women again. Even though it wasn''t intentional, but sometimes he really needs to think about the after effect of his so called heroic action. Yun Che simply turned his head sideways as he spoke "Maybe I didn''t think things through when I saved her. Well, shit happens for a right reason." Retsu slowly placed Cang Yue''s head on Minazuki''s body before she hugged him from behind. "*Giggle¡­. That why I love you, Yuu-kun. You always think about others rather than yourself. Personally, I don''t mind a new sister." Yun Che started to sweat dropped as her spoke "Yeah, I am not sure how Little Fairy would take it. That person is her beloved sister though. Besides, it was Mihawk who captured her heart. Not me. In her eyes, I am just a being who caused a ruckus at his own wedding." "Bastard, why do always the one who get the girls?" Kon sighs with his usual jealous tone. Yun Che smiled sheepishly as he spoke internally "Sigh, man¡­.. I have to keep my actions in check. Saving someone might be good but it might cause some unwanted effects on women though. I died in the first place because of it. Then again, sometimes I do wish to be alone for once but things happened for a reason right?" "By the way, you dumbass. Why in the world my level is stuck on Level 70? A message told me that the administrator needed to complete the main mission before I can proceed. What in the world is it talking about?" Kon suddenly asked him. He thought he might gain some levels after killing his opponents back then but all he got was a level capped notification. Which kind of bring his mood down after leveling up several levels. "Me too, Yuu-kun. I am stuck on level 70 as well." Retsu spoke behind his ear as well. "Nee-san, you too? I thought your level probably reached level 74 or something. You did kill big pieces of meat back then." Kon asked Retsu which she replied him otherwise. Yun Che scratch the bridge of his nose as he wondered these two might ask him this kind of question later. Its about time he owes them an explanation. "Sigh¡­. Both of you reached the level cap. Same as me." "Level cap?" The two jinxed at the same time. "The system required me to reach the southern part of the world before it allows me to breakthrough to the level cap and ascend to the next realm. Not only me, it applies to any of my summoned companions as well." He explained as Kon and Retsu nodded their heads. Then, he continued "Southern part of the world is the Illusory Demon Realm. A continent quite far away from the Profound Sky Continent where the next piece of Eden lies. However, if we were to fly there non-stop. We can reach that continent in three months'' time." "That long?" Mio exclaimed. Jasmine just keep quiet as she still didn''t possessed her spatial rip just yet or else she might arrived faster than anticipated. She also saw from the Apple that the current planet they''re in is quite large and the distance between two continents is that massive. He continued "In order for us to breakthrough into level 71, we must reach that place. But, if we look in on the bright side, all experience will be stacked and restored to us once we reached the Illusory Demon Realm. So, gather as much experience points as you can before we make our way to the next continent." "Eh?!?! Demon realm? You have to go the realm of the demons?" Kon suddenly had a scared expression written all over him. "Not real demons, you knucklehead. They''re just normal humans but known as demons by the Profound Sky Continent''s cultivators. They called them demons because most cultivators there have the strength of Emperor Profound Realm being the weakest. Imagine what kind of strength the strongest would have. Moreover, they have bigger profound energy pool than people in this continent. You can say they''re humans with extra energy within them." "Haa, they''re normal humans? That''s a relief." Kon let out a breath of relief. He might be a level 70 creature but he didn''t have extra power-ups like Retsu and Yun Che or even Mio. His lion form was still a slightly bigger cub than his original lion form. Even if his attack powers was stronger, all he can do now is kill his opponent secretly by using the streak of light technique. "That''s what you''re worried about?" Yun Che suddenly sweat dropped at his statement. Kon suddenly had tick marks on his head and pointed his plushy arm at him. "Of course you bastard, I am didn''t possessed monstrous powers like you three. Then again, Kon-sama finally attained the pleasure of leveling up on to meet with a cap. Why are we staying here instead of going to the Illusory Demon Realm?" "Like I said, I am not spending three months just to get there and some of my business in this continent aren''t done yet. I need a transport fast enough to get us there in an instant." "You can just build one using the blueprint mode." Jasmine suddenly interjects his and Kon''s conversation. He did explained to them that the system can craft materials for him. Even so far as to create a modernized ship. If he really came from an advanced realm, travelling through thousands and thousands of kilometers won''t even be a sweat. "Easy for you to say and where in the world am I going to get the materials for it? The system is specific with materials with it didn''t tell me where to find them. Besides..... In two years'' time, we''ll get there." "Two years?!? Kon-sama can''t wait that long." "Deal with it. My system, my rules." He retorted Kon''s words only to have been suddenly went all four and feeling depressed. Mio just giggled seeing both Yun Che and Kon were getting along with each other. Then again, a question pops into her head as well. "Danna-sama¡­ why is my strength is not capped like the others?" "That''s because your strength was already surpassed Peak Sky Profound Realm when I contracted you. So, your level is the only one in our group that''s a little higher and isn''t capped by the system. Same as Cang Yue as well." He explained as Mio''s strength did entered the realm of the Sovereign. He sometimes wondered what kind of powers Mio had even the Azure Dragon feared her back then? He also noted that Mio can cultivate two ways, that is consuming his energy and levelling up at the same time. However, energy consuming needed from his is a once a month method that allows her to jump a smaller realm instantly. If she''s really low on energy and she initiate the method, she can easily jumped two levels just like in the trial realm. Not that he mind, as long as she asked from him. He instantly thought that technique is similar like siphoning experience from other players back in his original world. Mio nodded her head in understanding but hearing Cang Yue''s name suddenly spiked her interest. "I wonder how strong Yue''er is going to be once she cultivated that technique." "Oh, she''ll be much stronger than her current self. In two years'' time, she''ll reached the Peak of Sovereign Profound Realm." "Goodness!!! Is that technique really that powerful?" Retsu and Kon were instantly stunned. Cang Yue did explained how the Moon Empress was able to jump from ordinary mortal to peak of this world in an instant. That''s how she was able to attained a legendary rank even the people from the selection would do anything just to obtain that technique. It was a good thing Yun Che was strong enough to fend them off. Now, that technique exclusively belong to Cang Yue alone. Yun Che decided to explain the technique''s nature to them. "Her technique absorbs the Moon''s energy to purify her body and elevated her cultivation. She is also able to use the energy of the moon in battle as well as having perks during the night. However, to trigger such absorption, she must expose herself to the Moon every night. The best day is during the full moon phase which occurred five days every month." "Only in full moon phase?" Retsu curiously asked. "Yes, that''s the only phase which gives her the highest energy output. Other phases work too but the energy isn''t as strong as full moon. So that''s why she needed at least two years to get to that stage." All of them nodded in understanding as Yun Che finishes his explanation. Even if its not as easy as the system''s leveling up but that technique can be considered powerful among mortals. "Well, we better get started to improving our own cultivation as well. Just stack as much experience as you can before we make our way to the Illusory Demon Realm." "Hai!!!" Retsu, Mio and Kon instantly replied as they gained insights of gaining more experience points to level up their cultivation. A few hours later, they arrived somewhere quite deep into the Blue Wind Empire. Judging from this kind of distance, no wonder there''s no cultivator city within its vicinity. This place is also full of demonic beast as well as lower rank hollows. Suddenly, the harmless apple started to glow just like when they first found it earning all of their attention. "Strange, that never happen before. I thought it was harmless." Jasmine suddenly widen her eyes as the harmless apple in her hands suddenly glow. "It was and it''s still is¡­. If it glows, it must be reacted to something." Then Apple''s glowing seemed to be triggered by something and as soon as they turned their heads to the front. All of them immediately widen their eyes as they saw a massive dome barrier similar to the barriers within the tomb from before. The barrier was filled with Isu markings all over it. Since Retsu and the others never seen an Isu marking before, the sight left them speechless for a moment. But, the markings aren''t the issue here. It was the size of the barrier that left them speechless. "Man, that''s one big barrier." Yun Che spoke as the others nodded. The barrier isn''t just big, it was massive. It was enough to cover the entire mountain range and probably hundreds of acres of land covered by it. "Strange, why didn''t we see it before?" Jasmine spoke next to him. "Probably it was hidden entirely and only the apple can reveal it." But they saw a bird flying towards the barrier but it didn''t even stop to avoid it. But it simply phased through the barrier like it was nothing. So they concluded that the barrier was only visible to the one holding the apple as well as those who were in its vicinity. [Ding¡­. Host has arrived near the boundary of the sanctuary protected by an Isu profound barrier. It is advised to enter the barrier on foot as system didn''t detect any entrance in the air. Originally, only powerless people can enter the barrier while cultivators will phase through it and will never arrived at the sanctuary. Only the apple has the power to opened up the barrier and allowed the host to enter as a cultivator. The barrier suppressed any Profound Strength to the point that cultivators turned back into mortals but since host possessed the Apple, the barrier will not affect the host''s and companion''s powers.] [Bear in mind that the people living in this sanctuary are powerless mortals or non-cultivators.] As he read the notification, he nodded in understanding before turning his head towards Retsu. "I see. Retsu, set Minazuki down here and we''ll proceed on foot." "Hai¡­" In an instant, Minazuki set itself down in the forest before turned back into Retsu''s asauchi form. Jasmine still refused to be seen by other people so she immediately entered his inner world to store her gigai before coming back out here as a soul form. "Eh?!? Sister Jasmine, you can do that?" Mio was shocked enough as she seen Jasmine outside his body while floating. "More like the system allowed her to." Yun Che spoke with a flat tone. "I can join all of you like this and mortals and cultivators can''t even see me since I am protected by the system. Blame this idiot for not telling me the method before." "You didn''t ask so I didn''t tell." "Hmph¡­" "Anyway, let''s go to the sanctuary. I always wondered what kind of place Xuyi has created for her sanctuary." "What are waiting for? Let''s go." Kon shouted with enthusiasm while Yun Che slowly shoving the hibernating Cang Yue into a bridal carry. He can''t expect his girls to carry her while he himself walked with empty hands. The rest of the girls and Kon nodded before they travel towards the barrier itself. As expected, the Apple was reacting towards the barrier before it slowly opened up a doorway for them. The energy around the doorway slowly dissolve itself before opening up a circular tunnel leading into the barrier. Looks like the system was right. Since they are cultivators, it''s impossible for the barrier to opened up like this. The Apple was just a backup key. Come to think of it, Xuyi was a cultivator as well. How did she walk freely into her sanctuary like this? The moment they entered the barrier, what greets them next shocks them instantly. "Beautiful¡­." "How could this be¡­?" "Oi¡­oi¡­it didn''t even look like this from the outside." Retsu, Mio and Kon''s reaction were priceless as they witness the beautiful scenery in front of them. When they entered the barrier, beautiful blue skies greeted them with flowery forest as far as the eye can see. Beautiful floating lights were everywhere as they could see as flowers and green grass surrounded their feet as well as beautiful massive waterfall in the distance. Even the air around them feels as if they steeped into a different realm. What shocks them was floating islands actually exist in the barrier. This is truly a different world compared to the harsh Profound Sky Continent. This is indeed a fantasy world or a paradise like in the novels. If cultivators of the outside world get a whiff of this, they will seize it by force and established a massive sect here. Jasmine widen her eyes as she saw the beautiful world in front of them. "That Xuyi, she was already this powerful? To be able to create a world like this¡­." "She can create a separate realm within a barrier. Looks like she wasn''t kidding on creating a sanctuary. We are still in the Profound Sky Continent but this is a realm within the barrier. Not a different dimension." "Yun Che, do you think this is an illusion?" Jasmine refused to believe this beautiful scenery is real. She instantly thought it was an illusion or she stepped into a different dimension. Yun Che decided to touch the ground and flowers in front of him. Moreover, his sharingan didn''t detect unusual abnormality from the realm to there''s no way this beautiful world is an illusion. he shook his head. "No, this is not. Its hundred percent real." Jasmine still refused to believe a mere mortal like her able to accomplished such feat. "How? You must be at least a powerful divine cultivator to create a world like this. A mere Sovereign Profound Realm cultivators isn''t powerful enough to accomplished this." "She had the apple, toots. With the apple and her strength, it''s not impossible to accomplished such feat. Within this barrier, everything she thought can be turned into a reality. This is probably the world what she dreamed it would be." Yun Che simply explained while holding the apple in front of him. This simple thing has give Xuyi the luxury of building her own version of paradise. "Before she was greeted by the harsh reality of the world." Jasmine continued his sentence. He nodded and continued "The barrier was able to sustain her powers as she created it through the apple. In the hands of a powerless mortal, this world might be an illusion but this is divine cultivator we''re talking about. She was able to create a powerful Isu barrier before making her own version of the world. Explains why the barrier was able to covered tremendous distance. If we didn''t have the apple, we might have phased through it without knowing such a world exist." "Goodness, such a beautiful world. I wish the Azure Dragon would put me in this world instead that cramped world of his." Mio spoke as she admired the beauty of the world. Although it''s not literally a different dimension, it was enough to give the feeling of otherworldly. Mio just giggled on her statement before she commented "Giggle¡­. Mio chan, I won''t mind spending the rest of my life here. Then again, living my life as a mortal might be a boring thing." "Worlds like this is common in the Realm of the Gods but to see this kind of world exist in the mortal realm is enough to amaze me." Jasmine spoke. "Then again, it''s not a separate dimension. It''s a modified world within an Isu barrier. Still, I can''t deny Jasmine''s thought. I am pretty impressed she could create this realm." He remembered this place as a new a separate realm in the barrier but Xuyi built this world on top of her hometown. A safe haven for non-cultivators. "But, I don''t know why. This realm is really peaceful. Although it''s not like your inner world buts it''s something." Kon made his usual bad remark. "Bastard¡­the inner world is my own realm. I am still developing it. Cut me some slack." Yun Che sighs at Kon''s statement before adjusting Cang Yue''s position. He wanted her to be comfortable in his arms. If she was awake, she might have passed out from being too close with him. All of them proceeded to walk through the enchanted forest at the same time admiring its beauty. Xuyi really outdone herself this time as she was once stood on the peak of the world for two thousand years and its impossible that she won''t be able to accomplished this kind of feat. As they walk through the forest, they even saw ordinary animals which is quite common in this barrier''s world. What impressed them was these animals didn''t possessed any shred of energy unlike those demonic beasts outside. Retsu slowly spoke "Even the animals in here are powerless as well." "Well, the barrier did suppress any cultivation of man and animals as if they are mortals. Animals were no exception as well." Yun Che explained the nature of the barrier''s power to them. It''s been a while since he saw ordinary animals like this in this world of cultivation. If animals were stronger than humans, then how are those humans going to survive in this world? Rustle¡­rustle¡­. The sound of rustling within bushes were suddenly heard as Yun Che and the others continued their walk. Since all of them had haki, they can sense a movement within it but decided not to do anything about it. The energy signature followed them until they reached this part of the forest but mortals in this realm are harmless. There''s no use using their powers against them. "Yuu-kun¡­." Retsu instantly contact him with the Tenteikura which he replied "Just walk normally¡­ don''t show your cultivation or any strength at all. We don''t want to freak it out." Part of him wanted to fly out of the forest and searched the village through the air but what would those people feel when they witness flying people suddenly came into their village uninvited. Unable to take it anymore, he spoke to his surroundings. "Look, we don''t like being followed. Why don''t you show yourself? Don''t worry, we won''t hurt you." The rustling sound suddenly went quiet when he spoke those words but culprit didn''t even show itself to them as if it went quiet. But, its signature was still among the bushes. Not even trying to get away. "Looks like I have to take a drastic measure." Yun Che slowly placed Cang Yue on the ground to free his other hand while the other supports her head. "What are you doing?" Jasmine was curious what kind drastic measure he wants to do with the signature that''s been following them for a while. Yun Che kept his cool before he turned his head towards Kon. With a creepy grin, he suddenly grabbed Kon by his body earning some struggle from him. "Sorry, Kon." "You¡­what do you think you are doing to me?" Kon struggle a little but his strength was worthless in his plushy form. "Do me a favor and gave our little guest a scare." He grinned to his face before tossing him towards the bush. "Ehhhh!!!" Kon instantly dived head first into bush as he was instantly tossed by Yun Che before he could react. "Kyaaahh!!!" Finally, a girly scream was heard from behind the bushes where Yun Che just threw Kon. Whatever he just did, he finally gave their culprit a little scare. In an instant, a small figure instantly came out of the bushes as if she seen something unbelievable. "A little girl?" Mio was the first one who react as she saw the owner of the energy signature that''s been following them for a while. "Why would a little girl following us?" Retsu tilted her head as she witnesses the little girl suddenly came out from those bushes. No wonder she detected a smaller signature through her eagle vision. She never expected the one following them would be a little girl. Moreover, she seems innocent as the intent came from her body was blue instead of red. It was a good thing that she managed to use the eagle vision while walking. It was hard to maintain at first but she did practice for several hours for the past two days and was able to control it bit by bit. The little girl was small probably around the age of six as her size was smaller than average ten-year-old girl. She wore a small purple robe with a cloth tied around her waist. She was carrying some kind of pouch behind her made from cloth into a form of a backpack. As for her feature, she had a lovely hairstyle along with a long ponytail behind her tied with a ribbon. She also wore two ribbons tied on each side of her head used to hold her black hair. She might be a little girl but this she is quite beautiful despite being younger. Especially her big beautiful eyes and her cute nose. What kind of parents she had as they were able to produce this kind of daughter? When the little girl saw all four of them excluding Jasmine, she tried to run away only had her ways being blocked by a large tree. She turned around before leaning against the tree with a scared expression. Yun Che decided to slowly approach her while showing her a gentle face as gently spoke "It''s okay, don''t be scared. We won''t hurt you. We passed this area and noticed you behind the bushes. Sorry that we scared you." The little girl remained quiet but her scared expression is still there. Despite being probably around six or seven years old, she has a tough character for not crying in this type of situation. She even secretly followed them without knowing their true nature. But, she didn''t expect her presence was detected before she could follow them. Grumble¡­. grumble¡­ He suddenly heard a grumbling sound from the little girl''s stomach and immediately made a conclusion. He slowly placed Cang Yue down once more before slowly shows her his free hand. In an instant, a big yellow pear instant appeared on his hand as he pulled it out from his inventory. The pear was one of his cooking ingredients but seeing this hungry girl in front of him, how could he let her starve? It was one of his ethics to feed the needed. The girl looks at the fruit on his hand as she swallowed a mouthful of saliva and the grumbling sounds from her stomach suddenly growl louder. Forgetting the fact that the fruit instantly appeared on his hand. She slowly walks towards him and raised both of her arms to take the big pear. She didn''t say anything as she grabs the pair and darted her eyes between it and him. This girl¡­.. She wanted to ask whether she can eat it but can''t bring herself to say it. He simply nodded her head while smiling and the girl instantly eats the big pear with tears running from her eyes. Since she was small, it was too big for her. Both Mio and Retsu stood by as they sympathized this girl. How could such a young girl wonder this forest alone and haven''t eaten anything. She probably followed them because she was hungry but couldn''t ask them herself. What drove such a young girl into the forest with nothing to eat? Moreover, she''s not even a cultivator. Any fierce animal in the forest can easily squish her like a bug. Mio and Retsu looked the little girl with a sad expression. "Poor girl, she probably got lost and hasn''t eaten anything yet." "We''re just strangers to her. And I kind of made a bad first impression by tossing Kon into the bushes." Yun Che simply spoke as he observed the beautiful girl as she devoured the giant pear in an instant. Speaking of which... "Teme!!! What''s your problem?!? Suddenly tossing me into the bush like that?!?!" Kon suddenly emerged from the bust stomping his plushy feet. However, his current action seems to give this little one a scare again. "Eeep!!" The little girl startled as she suddenly heard Kon''s loud voice before running away again. But this time, she hid behind a tree while peeking her head towards them. Yun Che suddenly had tick marks on his head before shooting Kon with a glare."Great, you scared her off." "Scared what off? Oh..... sorry about that." Kon realized the solemn atmosphere before decided to quiet down. "*Sigh¡­ Girls¡­. Let''s camp here for the day before finding that sanctuary. I bet you girls must be tired." He instantly carried Cang Yue to a large spot underneath a big tree before gently placing her on top of a sheet that he instantly prepared. "But, we could travel more." Kon spoke while making his way back to his shoulder. "That girl over there seems really tired. If she was here and her body condition isn''t that bad, it means she''s probably from that settlement makes her departure from the village maybe around this morning. By rights, the distance she could cover isn''t that big." Since his haki area of coverage is quite big, he should be able to detect people''s signature tomorrow if he made his way to the center of the barrier''s world. "The settlement must be around here then?" Retsu spoke as she sat on one of the fallen wooden logs. "We could try going to that giant waterfall in the morning and enhance our haki''s coverage, we might find something from there. Mio, Retsu.....prepare us your best meal since we have a little guest today." "Hai¡­. Danna-sama¡­ You seem very nice to that kid though¡­ you''ll make a great father to our child in the future." Mio spoke while holding her both of her red cheeks with her palms. Kind of the same with the Mio that he read from that manga when she expressed her blush or happiness. Kind of cute actually. "Or my child¡­" Retsu suddenly snapped Mio from her daydream again. These two sometimes like to do food wars with each other with the betting the title of the head wife. He didn''t know how many battles these two fought with each other and sometimes involve Cang Yue as well. The result always ended up in a draw but at least these girls have fun while at it. Sometimes, they asked him to teach them more recipes to have an edge over another. It''s kind of cute when these girls acting like normal girls instead of becoming some cold blooded dark killers for a change. Yun Che instantly sweat dropped at the girls'' statement before he replied "Hai¡­hai¡­ it''s probably I had a rough past though. I won''t let an innocent kid like her experience such difficulty." Although he was happy that these two made bold claims that they will be the mother of his children but he wasn''t sure he was ready to have a kid or kids just yet. "Rough past? You never told me." Jasmine sounded next to him. His statement also attracts the attention of Mio and Retsu. Looks like she doesn''t know her disciple that well just yet. His past probably referred to his original past back in his original world, not that current Yun Che''s past. "I''ll tell you girls someday. Let''s just rest for now." He sheepishly denied their questions before helping them setting up. Whatever of what kind of past he has, he wasn''t ready to tell them just yet. The girls nodded before started to prepare a bonfire for cooking. The little girl secretly observed them from behind the tree and her eyes instantly widen as Retsu and Mio pulled out cooking materials and utensils from air just like Yun Che. This is her first time witness such feat performed by these strangers. Not only that, she also widens hers eyes again as Yun Che simply snapped his fingers and crimson fire suddenly rose from the firewood. Usually, fires were yellowish and orange but this is the first time she saw a crimson fire. Cultivators might puke blood if they witnessed the phoenix flames were used to cook instead of a technique in battle. Well, it was his fire so he can do whatever he wants with it. Plus, the food will cook much faster than ordinary flames. The smell of the food surrounded the air and even spark another hunger from the hidden little girl. After a while, Mio suddenly ran towards him with a happy smile. "Danna-sama¡­. Look here¡­ look here¡­. Me and Retsu managed to create a new recipe." She shows him a plate with rice covered by creamy curry sauce along with well cooked meat covered with potatoes as well as tempting spices which enhanced the smell. "Wooo¡­smell nice. What is this¡­?" Kon stuffy nose twitches as he smells the desirable smell of the dish as he instantly arrived on Yun Che''s shoulder. "*Giggle¡­ What do you think, Yuu-kun? This is our specially made curry rice." Yun Che was entirely speechless. These girls always outdone themselves when it comes to food but never expected they made a tempting food from a simple recipe. Moreover, it even attracted the little girl to come closer to them but this time, she merely observed from behind the tree. He smiled at the girls as Retsu understood his intention. She placed the plate of curry rice along with a cup of water near the campfire as she gently waved her hand at the little girl. Surprisingly, she came out from her hiding spot as she slowly sat near it. All of them could tell that she was really looking forward into eating it. The little girl slowly scoops the curry rice and give it a little whiff. In an instant, she shoved it into her mouth as fast as she could. "Eat slowly¡­. We have plenty." Retsu gently spoke to her before started to prepare their own share. Since all of them tend to eat a lot, she prepared a lot just for tonight''s dinner. Jasmine could touch physical objects with her soul form and she too can taste their cooking. The funny thing is, everything she touch turned invisible to the naked eyes of any mortals it means whatever she touch can only be seen by Yun Che and the others. This is new¡­. The little girl''s expression was the same when she ate the fruit from before. She was shedding tears as she scooped a mouthful of rice into her mouth. This is probably the most delicious food she had ever tasted as the girl''s expression was indeed genuine. But, even after all of that, she refused to speak her mind. Even when she wanted seconds, their slowly handed her empty plate to Retsu but she didn''t say anything. Its common from where they came from when a person handed their plate to her, it means they wanted seconds. Retsu just smiled before giving her seconds but at least this girl slowly giving her trust to them. She even sits closer instead of further away from them. As nightfall came, the forest was even beautiful than before. As Yun Che observed the majestic skies, his mind drifted back to his home world. Back then, his world was so devastated that witnessing this kind of sky can be considered a rare and a miracle occasion. Coupled from the area Xuyi had created, this kind of world was perfect for someone who wanted to settle down. But for a cultivator like him, settling down might be a little later. Mio and Retsu seemed preoccupied at the moment while Jasmine went back to freshen up. For almost two years he assumed the life of Yun Che and turned it into his own. The adventures he went so far was much different compared to the original Yun Che''s adventure. But, he wanted to deal with the conflicts his own way rather than settling everything instantly. Which so far works well. Now that he had the system which constantly upgrades as soon as he obtained a rare treasure. His life was almost perfect. But, he didn''t forget his promise to return back to his original world. Which might have happened if he reached the maximum level of this world. The true peak of existence in this world. He sat near the sleeping little girl who curled up like a ball beside him. He slowly pulls out a blanket and covered her with it. Tomorrow, he wanted to find that settlement and fulfilled Xuyi''s final wish. This was Xuyi''s homeland. It is by right she should be buried here on the place that she considered a paradise. *Snore¡­.snore¡­ "Tsk, this guy¡­." His eyes suddenly darted towards Kon who slept like a log on top of a rock near the campfire. This guy did almost nothing all day managed to sleep like he did all the work by himself. Well, as much as he likes to bother than guy and treated him like slave. He did toss him into the bush without his consent. "Danna sama¡­. Yuu-kun¡­" Then, two lovely voices suddenly entered his ears as he turned around his head. What he saw was his two lovely ladies came towards him and one of them was carrying a circular tray with a cup of warm drink. "Danna-sama, I''ve prepared some tea for you." Mio spoke while maintaining her elegance like a good housewife. "Oh¡­thank you. Mio¡­. I was absent minded for a while." He spoke as he gestured the two girls to sit near him. With each one nuzzled their head on his chest while leaning on his body. He admits these two have the softness and warmth that can make a man happy for rest of his life. "Yuu-kun¡­ Can I ask you a question?" Retsu suddenly asked him gaining Mio''s attention as well. Whatever things she asked, it must be something important. He turned his head to her. "I am all ears." Retsu pulled a deep breath before she spoke her mind. "Do you have thoughts on settling down?" "What do you mean?" Yun Che was taken a aback. He didn''t expect this kind of question came from her. Then, she continued "I mean, living our lives as ordinary mortals in a secluded space without caring the worldly affairs. Have kids and raise a family?" "Oh¡­where''s this coming from?" "Seeing you treated that girl with care making us think that maybe somewhere within our hearts, we desired a given affection to a child of our own." He closed his eyes for a second thinking of a proper answer but he answered it anyway. "I did think of it but I am not ready yet. I can make you two my wives but kids might be a low chance for us right now." "Why is that, Danna-sama?" Mio asked him with curious eyes as well. "Right now, part of us wanted to become the peak of existence or a max level players of the system. I wanted to fulfill such dream before we settle down and I don''t want our kids to grow with conflicts around us. If they grow, let be with peaceful environment. Even if we have the powers to settle our conflicts but we have to think our families that we left behind." "Besides, I wanted us to be in the peak of existence. I wanted to explore this world to my heart''s content while protecting my beloved girls and family. I wanted to watch my children grow up instead of went missing for ten years and coming back for a few days before went missing for years again. I never wanted such things to happen. Why bother having kids if you''re not going to be with them at all times? Moreover, we''re still young though. All of us. Maybe Mio is a bit older but her mind is around our age." Yun Che made his resolve. He made sure that he will never let his guard down to prevent any unwanted accidents with a woman now and probably in the future. He was sure with the system, he can prevent such things from happening and he still hasn''t giving up on making Little Fairy''s dream a reality. "Mou¡­.Danna-sama¡­ I am still 18 years old in my mind." Mio pouted as Yun Che say something about her age. She technically older on the outside but younger on the inside. If the system designed her to be this young, then she''ll be a young girl in his eyes. Retsu nodded her head as she wanted to respect his wish. "Then, we will honor your wish. Yuu-kun. But I still wanted to be the first one to carry your child." "I''ll be the second!!! Yue''er can be the third." Mio spoke with enthusiasm. Yun Che immediately sweat dropped with these girls bold statement as they really think having a child is an easy matter. "Haii¡­.hai¡­ you girls making these matters look easy. But, I mean it when our chances might be low though." "Low chances?" Both of them jinxed once more. They tend to do that from time to time. "I mean, when it comes to cultivators. The chances of us having children decreased the moment our cultivation rises. Even if we entered the realm of the Divines, our chances might be low to none. But, we still have chances even if its 1%" "Eh?!? This is new to me. It means we¡­." Mio suddenly stuttered as her face suddenly went red. Yun Che grinned as he continued her sentence. "We just have to keep trying until one of you finally conceive." "Keep¡­ trying¡­? *poof¡­." Steam started coming out from Mio''s ears as she imagined the union between the man and woman. Since her strength now almost at peak of mortal''s realm, it means she has to tried lots and lots of time. Thinking about it makes her head suddenly filled with dirty thoughts. "Having lots and lots of¡­ ''tries'' with Yuu-kun." Retsu started imagined those lewd things she''s going to do with him. Imagined such things suddenly turned her face redder than a tomato. These girls might talk about settling down but how can they settle if these thoughts still blew some steam from their heads. "All right¡­ let''s get some sleep before your heads explode from such thoughts. We will have our tries in the future though. And....." He suddenly whispers into their ears and spoke "I''ll tend to your needs every day after we got married." "Needs?!? *Poof!!!" The two girls finally blew their tops after hearing such bold statement. Yun Che just sighs as these two might tease him about becoming his wives all the time but two can play that game. Despite being powerful cultivators, these two are indeed innocent to the core. If Cang Yue were here, she might have passed out before he even knew it. But, he started to shiver down his spine if he had more girls in the future. He might enjoy it but tending the needs of multiple girls at the same in the future might be a little hard. Well, it''s not that hard if he could keep up. Moreover, these two tend to have bigger appetites when it comes to food. What would happen if they tasted ''that'' kind of meal? He shivers once again as he imagined how these two would become when they asked him to ''feed'' them. Seeing this girls shivers in embarrassment might be fun but his senses instantly picked up something coming towards them. With a heavy sigh, he spoke "You know what girls, scratch sleep out of the list. We might have some company." "*Sigh.... and I was going to have my Yuu-kun''s moment." Retsu''s reddening face was slowly replaced by her stoic face as her moments were interrupted. Mio also turned dark just like in the manga when she was angry or annoyed at something. "To think that these ants really wanted to attack us." "We can''t blame them though. They can''t detect our cultivation even if they wanted to." Yun Che instantly calmed his two sweet girls down but he couldn''t help of being annoyed as well the moment their sweet time was interrupted. Their questions were finally answered when they detected several signatures started to make their way here. Originally, they detected these signatures a distance away but never expected they came here once they switch off their haki for a single moment. "Hoho, such beauties...Looks like the nights after this won''t be lonely anymore." Yun Che''s and the girl''s moment suddenly jolted when they heard a manly voice entered their ears. All of a sudden, a burly man dressed in a leather type armor suddenly emerged from the forest and entered their point of view. Even if they currently have stoic expression, they suppressed their urge to laugh as they saw this man''s weird mustache. It was kind of weird seeing someone had a long mustache like that. "My.....such beauties. This is the first time this master has witnessed such beauties in my eyes." The burly man instant felt his crotch is on fire as he saw Retsu and Mio''s beauty. Not to mention their exquisite clothing which radiate their beauties even further. "Boss, don''t keep them to yourself. Give us a piece of it." Not just the burly man, multiple men with similar fashion started to appear one after another from behind the forest''s trees. The rest of them seems to carry weapons like swords or spears and maybe axes. Judging from the way these people are dressed, they''re probably mountain bandits. "Hmph, those ladies are mine and mine alone. You fuckers stay the fuck out of my way." The burly man shouted to his subordinates. Then, he instantly saw another woman as he saw a red headed woman with similar beauty was sleeping beside the campfire. Feeling absolute lust came from his crotch, he turned his head towards Yun Che and the others." A pretty boy and three beauties.... Brat, don''t hog all the beauties to yourself. Why don''t you share them with us? We promise to treat them with care." These men were instantly grew excited as this is the first time they saw such supreme beauties in front of their eyes. Even women they saw before coming here was paled in comparison. If they were to describe them, they almost comparable to a goddess. The rest of the men also felt the same thing as the burly man. Yun Che and the others bore a bored expression as they witnessed these men especially him. He started to remember his days as a virtual world gamer where he reach maximum level with a lot of cultivated skills. An ultimate god emperor who had tens of titles making him the most feared player in the history of gaming. So, one day he was really bored so he decided to descend to the realm of beginners to take a walk. Like every other strong players, taking a walk in a lower level can be fun to waste some time. While other becoming bullies or carries, he decided to take a simple walk. What he didn''t expect was a non-player level one NPC had the guts to rob him in broad daylight. He was like ''What?'' the entire time. The same case as these morons. All of them are peak level existence in the world of cultivation and when they entered this mortal realm, they can be considered gods. Literally and figuratively. But, these guys decided to rob them and even had the guts on taking Retsu and Mio. Really? These mortals decided to rob gods like them? Its like these guys really asked for beating. He sweat dropped thinking sometimes mortals really are clueless. Until they fucked things up then they realized their so called mistakes. They really like to offend something beyond their control. Yun Che, Mio and Retsu slowly got up to take a closer look at them. Probably their nature as thieves, these guys really are mountain bandits that terrorized these plains. Even if they met an Elementary Profound Realm cultivators, these guys will be instantly destroyed by them. Not to mention a peak Sky Profound Realm like them who had the combat prowess of a Sovereign Profound Realm or a pure monarch like Mio. The little girl suddenly jolted from her sleep due to the burly man''s loud voice. But, her expression was turned into fear as soon as she saw these men. She instantly ran behind the tree she was sleeping before. Judging from her expression, she probably ran away from these guys before. "Boss!!! That''s the little girl who ran away from us from before. She was with them this whole time." One of the men instantly recognized her. "Boss, they''re trembling in fear. Let''s just beat him up and take the ladies and the kid. We can sold the little one as a slave. Beautiful kids like her will fetch a big price." The rest of the bandits surrounded their camp in order to prevent their escape. The burly man walks to the front acting as their leader slowly corners Yun Che and the others. But, since they are mortals. They didn''t exhibit any energies enough to jolt someone awake. Despite all of this, Kon was still able to sleep peacefully but these bandits mistaken him for a doll instead of a beast. "Brat, didn''t you hear what he just say? Surrender your ladies and that little girl to us and we might consider you into our ranks. We might let you have some fun with their bodies when I am done with them. Bahahaha!!!" Yun Che slowly rubs the bridge of his nose as he spoke "This is stupid." "What was that?!?" The burly man shouted as he was insulted by his remark. "I expect this sanctuary full of nice people but never expected this. Guess humans are humans after all." He spoke followed by a nod from the girls. "Brat.... you won''t be able to get away with this. Don''t you know who I am?" The burly man shouted towards them as he himself wondered why the beauties and this brat didn''t have the slightest fear in their faces. But, the brat replied something that really draw the last straw from him. "Nope... don''t know and don''t care." "Why you.....!!! You''ll pay for disrespecting me. Men!!! Capture them!!" Feeling irritated, the burly man ordered his men to capture them all by force but what he didn''t expect was... SWISH Yun Che instantly arrived in front of them shocking the burly man entirely. "You really think mere numbers can intimidate us?" He instantly landed a punch direct to his stomach without any strength and the extra buff from the Great Way of the Buddha. "Huarrkk!!!" The burly man was instantly staggered from the punch. He never experience such powerful punch before and never expected it would hurt this much. At the same time, Yun Che instantly jumped before landing a solid kick to the burly man''s face as he was staggered from the punch, sending him straight to the bushes with a loud bang. The rest of the men were instantly stunned by his performance as he sent the burly man flying with a single kick. "Heh.... its been a while since I involved myself in a street fight." He admit, sometimes a fight without profound strength might be fun and its been a while he experience such things. "Girls, why don''t you join me? Don''t kill them because you won''t get any experience from killing any of them. Just play with good old fist fight for once." Seeing his example, Mio and Retsu also enters the fight together with him. They instantly loosen their kimono a little exposing their creamy white legs to the men around them. Not as a seduction but to allow them to perform comfortably in a good mortal combat style. Despite never being exposed to basic martial arts, these girls had their own share of fun as well. One by one, the men were sent flying by their powerful kicks and punches despite they didn''t infuse any strength in it. Even with the long kimono in the way, Retsu and Mio were able to utilized them in a fist fight and loosen these kimonos a little kind of increasing their movement. Yun Che was quite speechless seeing these girls can hold on their own using their own way of hand to hand combat style. They even know how to disarmed a man from his weapon. Looks like the system had something implemented in their heads when they were created. It doesn''t have to be a specific martial arts. These ladies just block, evade and counter their attacks accordingly. Even with the kimono''s long cloth is in the way, they were still able to cause some damage to the men with their fist and sandals. If these mortals bully them with numbers, then they just have to respond with their moves. "Huarrgghhh!!!....Save me!!!....Mommy!!!" The screams of agony were heard throughout the area as Yun Che and the two ladies beat their sorry asses to oblivion. They were having so much fun that they didn''t even realized the burly man was slowly waking up from Yun Che''s direct kick. Well, he didn''t infuse any strength in that kick so it didn''t cause him massive damage but the swollen part is really obvious. "Bas.....tard....." The burly man slowly rose from behind the bush while rubbing his swollen face only to be greeted by the sight of his men being sent flying by the brat and those ladies. "How!!! How is this guy and those women stronger than us?" Seeing his men slowly fell one by one, the burly man saw the little girl in the distance before smiling sinisterly. After a while, Yun Che, Mio and Retsu were the only ones still standing in the sea of fallen men around them. Both girls admit that street fights like this is much fun than ordinary profound battles among cultivators. The feeling of landing a blow to the face without killing them is much more tempting than profound strength. Still, outside the barrier. The rules of street fight are sometimes invalid. "KYAAAHH!!!!" Suddenly a screaming sound was heard from behind as Yun Che and the others turned their heads. What they saw was, the burly man with a swollen face from before was holding the little girl''s head while lifting her up. She was just a little girl and the man''s size was enough to crush her head. "You bastards... I gave you chances to surrender. Now, you even move a muscle. I''ll have her killed in an instant." "HYAAAHH!!!" The little girl screamed as the burly man squeezed her small head. In an instant, more bandits started to arrived from multiple directions even though dozens of them were defeated by Yun Che and the others. Yun Che was really pissed as this guy takes an innocent girl as hostage and dozens more surrounded them. He play it by the books but this guy really started to pissed him off. Even the two girls were no exception. "Retsu...Mio.... I''ll take that guy... You two, do as you please.... but, don''t kill them." The other two nodded their heads before turning around to the reinforcement. Only this time, they exhibit a little killing intent causing all the men to shiver down their spine. "You....I told you to....!!!" The burly men suddenly had cat got his tongue as he watched Yun Che walks towards him only this time, the aura of despair is around him. He tried to squeeze the little girl''s head to stop him on his track but he felt like he can''t even control his own body. He even didn''t feel any pain came from his swollen face. The truth is he was actually trembling in fear as he felt death itself slowly walked towards him. Yun Che''s glowing red eyes started to affect him as he slowly drops the girl to the ground. "Looks like the kick before didn''t actually hurt, did it?" Yun Che''s intimidating voice slowly affecting him into submission but before he could react.... POW!!! He felt absolute pain came to his face as another punch was thrown by the brat. The last fist to his stomach really hurts but this time, it was excruciating. Only god knows what kind of pain he felt when that fist arrived on his face. He didn''t even realized the punch sent him flying further than the kick to his face into the forest behind him. Triggering an explosion in a distance. Yun Che instantly calmed down as he approached the little girl to check on her condition. But, what he didn''t expect was she instantly sprung into his chest and crying as loud as she could. She finally escaped with her life intact and he was the nearest source of comfort. She even refused to let him go as she poured her tears into his clothes. "First Little Fairy, then Cang Yue....Chu Yueli and now her...." He sighs as he remembered the total amount of girls crying on his chest until now. Back to Mio and Retsu, the two remained stoic as Retsu slowly smiled. "Mio-chan, let''s use ''that''." Seeing them surrounded by more men than before, Mio smiled while maintaining the dark aura around her. "Hai....it''s been a while since I used ''that'' as well." Retsu suddenly pulled ''that'' out of her inventory followed by Mio. ''That'' refers to a ladle used by Retsu for her cooking while Mio pulled out a frying pan which Yun Che refers these weapons as the Housewife''s Weapons of Death. When these girls pulled out something ordinary as weapons, one of the men shouted as they thought those men who fell before they arrived were handled by Yun Che. "They''re only weak women. Let''s capture them!!" Mio just remain stoic as she flares her scary aura around her causing the men suddenly flinch. She turned her scary eyes towards the man and spoke "Hooo....what did you say? You really wanted me to kill you that much?" As for Retsu, she merely smile as she hid her demonic visage behind her. "You mere maggots. Why don''t I twist that mouth off and shove it down your throat." The girls instantly move towards them and swung their Housewife''s Weapons of Death. They didn''t hit them that hard but they used their advanced Busoshoku haki to create an emission force to hit them without the weapons touching them directly. Well, they did use these things to cook and wouldn''t want their filthy skin to touch it. Some of them started screaming as the two pretty demonic ladies break their weapons and smash their faces with a ladle and frying pan. As for Mio, smashing her haki coated frying pan on their faces was kind of fun. "Ara...what pitiful scream." "I didn''t hit you that hard. I hope you didn''t accidentally die." Retsu sent two men flying with a single swing from her ladle. What creeps these men was the ladle that didn''t even hit them directly and that smile of hers. That damn smile of hers. So innocent but so cruel at the same time. Yun Che sweat dropped as he was still comforting the crying girl and shield her from the massacre behind them. These girls didn''t hit them hard and was holding back enough to not to kill them but those men will be traumatized for life if they witnessed their sinister side. Well, since they interrupted their moments with him, both of them really pissed off for that reason. Good thing Cang Yue was not conscious to see this. Chapter 134 - 134: The City Within The Realm "Look, the bandits are all gone. You can come down now. You''ve been hugging me since last night." Yun Che sweat dropped at the little girl''s behavior ever since he saved her from that burly man. She''s been hugging his body close since last night and now, she''s piggybacking him. Currently, they are walking through the enchanted forest searching for the sanctuary after defeating dozens of mountain bandits last night. It''s a good thing Retsu and Mio left a few of them conscious so they could carry those who passed out back to their nest. Some of them really did get traumatized as they experience the two ladies sinister side but at least they won''t bother anyone at this rate. Since this a new area, the system needed some time to compile a mini map for their HUDs and gathering enough data to map it out. So currently they had to travel the old way to the city or settlement of this realm. This little girl refused to let him go despite everything he did to get her off him. One time he actually put her down and ran away but she instantly caught up and sticking her body to him. He wanted to push her away again but she''s been doing those puppy eyes all morning and those eyes are really bad for his heart. "¡­." The little girl still keep her mouth shut but she''s been smiling all morning as she hugged his back. But now that this happened, he had to passed Cang Yue to Retsu so he can piggyback this girl. "*Ara-ara, She''s keeping you to herself, Yuu-kun. Actually, it''s kind of cute." Retsu made her remark as she watched the growing relationship between the two of them. Jasmine warned them that even a simple action can cause a ripple within a woman''s heart and a little girl won''t be an exception. "But, we can''t sleep because of that." Mio sighs as she loses her opportunity to get to him now that the little girl has been staying by his side since last night. "Korra, why didn''t you let me join the fun?" Kon suddenly shouted to his ears as he didn''t even realize that he, Mio and Retsu beat up dozens of bandits last night leaving him out of it. Since they have no thick powers or intents, he didn''t even realize such fights was going on. Even those bandits thought he was just a mere doll. Due to the little girl''s hug on Yun Che''s back, he couldn''t hitch a ride on his shoulder so he had to fly on his own. Since he achieved Sky Profound Realm, he could fly by sprouting small wings behind his back after his lion form grew a little and unlock a new flying ability. At least he didn''t have to transform into a streak of light just to fly. He might be a plushy but those wings of his shows his first ability as a golden lion matching his own godly species. The little girl however was kind of shocked seeing Kon''s ability to fly and had a body akin to a doll. Well, she just saw Retsu pulled and store utensils into the air, a flying talking lion plushy and their group''s ability to overpower dozens of bandits in an instant makes her literally speechless and shocked. So, she just ?ssumed these travelers were really strong. "Say someone who slept like a log." Yun Che replied with an annoying tone. Retsu smiled seeing the little girl finally smiled after yesterday''s event but she couldn''t help but asking. "Anoooo¡­. If I don''t mind asking. What is your name? You''ve been following us since yesterday. We could at least tell us that?" "¡­.." The little girl didn''t say anything but she lets him go before picking up a stick nearby. Then, she drew some letters on the ground and judging by the letters she drawn, she slowly formed a combination of letters which spells her name which all eyes are suddenly drawn to it. Moreover, he was quite impresses seeing an ordinary girl like her can write properly. Huan¡­.Xueli¡­. "That''s your name?" Mio asked her and she nodded her head. "Then, I am Yun Che. This braided big sister here is Retsu and this bu??erfly big sister is Mio. The big sister in Retsu''s arms is Cang Yue. She''s kind of asleep at the moment so she couldn''t say ''hi''." Yun Che finally introduced himself, Retsu, Cang Yue and Mio to the little girl named Xueli. Retsu and Mio smiled warmly to Xueli as they didn''t want her to be scared again. Well, they did become a demoness last night and Yun Che shielded them from her view. If not, she might be traumatized by them. She was kind of curious as for why the fuchsia haired big sister still hasn''t woke up since yesterday. Now that she was not afraid of them like before, they could finally introduce themselves to her. Her adorable eyes then turned towards the flying lion plushy next to him. Seeing her line of sight, Yun Che send a silent signal to Kon to introduce himself. With a sigh, he flew towards her and landed on the ground in front of her. "Yo¡­ I am Kon-sama. A lion." The plushy introduced himself while raising his plushy hand. She looked at Kon with curious eyes as this is the thing that scared her from the bush back then. But, she was used to his presence since yesterday so she was not that scared anymore. Seeing him this close, she couldn''t help but touching his body and gave it a little squeeze. What attracts her was the plushy sound came from his body as she gave them a little squeeze. Since she was still a kid, the sound attracted her attention as she squeezes his body for more of those plushy sounds. As for Kon, he had to endure this moment or else he had to face Mio and Retsu''s evil smiles for scaring the little girl. Seeing her smiling like this, Yun Che was kind of relieved that she didn''t fear them as before but one thing crossed his mind. "Huan? Isn''t that Xuyi''s surname?" Seeing her carrying Xuyi''s surname, he was kind of curious. Xuyi never had any descendant but if she''s carrying that surname, it means she must have inherited it. Makes sense if she established a sect or settlement under her name. Most clans and sect use the same surname despite being in different families. "Why didn''t you tell us back then?" "¡­." She kept quiet for a moment before she drew letters again with the stick. This time, she answered his question. "..don''t know¡­ never spoke since mama went sick¡­." As she wrote those words, her tears slowly falling from her cheeks to the ground. Her body shook as she sniffles between as she writes. In an instant, Mio hugged her to keep her comfort. "Okay¡­okay¡­ That''s enough. You don''t have to tell us." Yun Che immediately raised his hands to urge the little girl to stop writing. It must be painful for her to write such a thing. She must be this tough for a six-year-old to be this m?tur?. Even if she sniffles and was hugged by Mio, she still wrote a few words they can understand. "Xueli likes big brother and sisters." "For a six-year-old, you are surprisingly m?tur?." But, when he spoke such a thing, Xueli look at him while shook her head. "Eh? You''re not six?" She shook her head again and raised her hands forming ten fingers indicating her answer. "You''re ten?!? No wonder you are surprisingly m?tur? despite you''re really small for a change." Then, he simply ruffled her head and praising her like a good little girl. As for Xueli, she smiled earnestly as it''s been a while someone patted her head and praise her. Seeing Mio hugging her and him ruffling her hair looked like they''re actual parents for a change. "Ne¡­ne¡­ Danna-sama, we looked like real parents, right?" Mio spoke with a happy tone as she hugged Xueli. He simply nodded while smiling towards Mio as he stood back up before holding Xueli''s hand. "Now, let''s get you back home." Xueli nodded her head before she grabbed Yun Che''s hand. Mio however didn''t forget to shoot a look of triumph towards Retsu which she shot her back with a jealous smile. Even though they are sisters but they are still rivals with one another. At least, they knew her name rather than carrying an unknown girl behind them. Just like they planned, they arrived at the edge of the central waterfall right in the middle of the barrier realm. For him, it was the most beautiful view he had ever seen ever since he arrived in this novel world. The waterfall was sky-blue and it was really magical. It was swishing over the rocks joyfully as It was thundering down into the pool like a gigantic water spout. When it toppled into the ecstasy-pool, it foamed it at the bottom. The rest of the pool was as clear as cellophane, enabling them to see down into the rocky bottom. Fronds of forest-green plants waved gently in the depths. The waterfall looked like a sheet of blue velour as it swished down. Its edges were hemmed with whipped-white lines. They could see a gaggle of geese grazing by the bank coupled with a rainbow over the massive waterfall and the scene was picture perfect. A group of Amazonian ferns, edged with saw''s teeth and statue still, added a tropical flavor. Maybe it''s called Amazonian ferns in his world but maybe here, the name was entirely different. Whatever it was, it was none of his interest. The nectar sweet smell of the spring flowers perked up their spirits as they watched the flowing water came from above. "Beautiful¡­." Retsu spoke underneath her breath as she too was mesmerized by the beauty of the place. "Reminds of Niagara Falls for some reason." He blurted out instantly. Compared to Niagara Falls, that place looked smaller compared to this one. Even if they are at the edge of the waterfall, they still couldn''t see the whole place unless they fly in the air observe the scenery from above. "Niagara Falls?" Retsu tilted her head as another foreign word came from him again. He realized he suddenly blurted out a place from his home world. "Oh¡­it''s a famous waterfall from where I came from." He sheepishly replied. "Your home world must be a beautiful place. Makes me wanted to visit in the future." Mio spoke with a cutesy tone. "Yeah, it''s beautiful." He smiled sheepishly again but didn''t forget to make a remark inside his head as his mind drifted back to his home world. "Or¡­. what''s left of it." As they were mesmerized by the beauty, Xueli suddenly tugged him from below earning his attention. She looked at him in the eye before pointing a certain direction quite far from the edge. He might be foreign in the land but if she pointed out somewhere, it means she must have triggered something in her head. "You remember something?" He asked which earned a nod from her. Xueli suddenly pulled him towards the said direction as they trekked through the enchanted forest once more. It wasn''t long until they are out of the forest but found an obvious route on the ground. Judging from her view from the waterfall, she might have remembered something and brought them out of the enchanted forest. If she remembered the route, it means she must be out in the forest a couple of times. She brought them out stumbled upon a road leading directly to the edge of the barrier and another one leading somewhere towards the middle of the barrier realm. "So which way is your home?" Yun Che asked the quiet Xueli before she pointed her finger towards the road that leads to the middle of the realm. "Guess this road leads to the settlement. Let''s just follow it and see where it leads." Yun Che suggested to the others and they nodded their head. Then, he suddenly shoves Xueli into a princess carry earned a shocking look from her. He smiled as he spoke "Hold tight, Xueli. You might be surprised later." He activated his profound flying technique and instantly float into the air. The reason he didn''t want to fly before because he didn''t want to shock Xueli as she''s just a normal human but now that she revealed her name, it means she really trusted him. Seeing that she is high up in the air, she instantly hugged him tightly and closed her eyes. Even after all of that, she still refused to speak a single word. Retsu and Mio arrived next to him in the air as well and they turned their eyes towards the surrounding. As expected, the view of the massive waterfall and the forest were really beautiful. The whole realm was a spectacular sight. They made a mental note to fly to the floating islands to take a look. They flew across the Blue Wind Empire before and never once they saw such beautiful scenery in this world. They stood in the air for a while until Xueli decided to open her eyes. "It''s okay. We won''t let you fall." She nodded her head before turning her eyes onto the surrounding. She too was mesmerized by it as this is her first time soaring the skies. She never knew that this big brother she met yesterday and the two big sisters could fly. This is the first time as well seeing humans had the ability to soar the skies like a bird. As expected, the system was right about the people''s nature in this barrier''s realm. They might be from Profound Sky Continent but they never were cultivators. They''re just ordinary human beings who enjoyed life normally compared to cultivators. In his world, cultivators were rare but in this world, its them. As they soar the skies above them, Xueli''s eyes never stopped recording the unforgettable moment she just witnessed. The birds flew next to them, the view from above the massive waterfall came from the mountains as well as rainbows over it. It was a magical scenery. "Looks like someone enjoying herself." Retsu smiled seeing Xueli enjoying the view from above. "For us, this scenery might be common as air. To her, this is a miracle. Even back from where I came from, humans build devices to let them soar the skies just to see this kind of scenery. For her to see this kind of thing can be considered a miracle." "She reminded me when the I could fly for the first time as well." Mio made her remark as she remembered her first experience as well. Despite being a godly being that lived for hundreds of thousands of years, she never had experience in flying. She merely moves from place to place using her spatial arts but now, she had a joy of experiencing a human''s life. A life with a purpose. "Yuu-kun, over there¡­." Retsu spotted something from the corner of her eyes and all of them turned their heads as well. "So it was here after all." What they saw was not a small village or a settlement. It was a sect like city, build on a floating island in the middle of the waterfall basin. It wasn''t like Gao Ling City but it was more like Floating Cloud City only smaller but this time, it was built on a floating island connected by four bridges leading from the edge of the basin to the city. Usually, a city was built with walls surrounding it but this city didn''t have any walls. This place was a perfect place to establish a defense from any attacking armies as the only way to enter the city was through the four connecting bridges. Ancient wooden structures perfectly organized to have the feeling of a city and there are tall structures as well. Despite having a city on top of the floating island, there''s plenty of land used for agriculture and crops on the outskirts of the city while the inner city used for people to live in. What instantly caught their attention was a small floating island suspended high in the air connected by a single white stairway. The island was protected by a sphere like Isu shield surrounding the small floating island. Whatever is in or on that island must be really important to Xuyi. He made a mental note to check that place out later. It might probably the place where Xuyi wanted to lay her body or it may be just an important place to her. Maybe it is where she once live after she established this city. Judging from the view, she could overlook the city from above while maintaining peace within the land. In Yun Che''s mind, it is impossible that a person like Xuyi who held the secrets from the Apple of Eden didn''t establish a settlement where people could live independently. She did build this place on top of her destroyed home village only made it better. On top of a floating island surrounded by a waterfall basin. Besides, two thousand years have passed and its impossible that non-cultivators like them didn''t evolve and adapt to the flow of time. Then, he felt a tug on his robe and it was none other than Xueli. Her big and beautiful eyes widen towards him as she tugs his robe before she pointed her finger towards the city. "That''s your hometown?" He asked again and only earn a nod from her. "Looks like we''re here ladies. Let''s set down somewhere. Wouldn''t want to scare to those nice people." All of them chose a nearby forest near one of the bridges to land. Xueli might not be scared of flying cultivators like them but who knows what kind of people living in that city. Even among ordinary people, there''s no such thing as a perfect city where people lived in harmony. There are bound be bad people lying around to prey on the weak. The ladies decided to switch their exquisite kimono with standard looking kimono. More like less bright colors compared to their usual. Their clothes grabbed enough attention in all cities they went and only this time they decided to change their looks again. Retsu decided to donned herself with a plain purple and pink flowery kimono with purple obi. While Mio decided to use a plain black flowery kimono while Cang Yue remained the same. This way, the look more like normal traditional villagers back in Japan but who knows what they look like in this place. Besides, they didn''t even pack standard Chinese robes and those plain kimonos might be enough rather than exquisite kimono. Kon dashed underneath Yun Che''s robe while he himself used his standard modernized adventure''s outfit but he decided to cover himself with a plain cloak to hide it. As he was getting ready, the voices of Retsu and Mio sounded in his ears. "Danna-sama¡­.Yuu-kun¡­. How do we look?" As expected, these girls looked really pretty in ordinary outfit. Since he watches countless anime, plain kimono looked kind of normal to him. "You girls looked beautiful and normal for a change." He spoke earning a cute giggle from them. He admits these girls would look beautiful even with any clothes on them. He kind of wishes Shirayuki and Kuroyuki made men type clothes for a change. Guess exquisite beauties like then still looked beautiful in normal civilian clothing. After that, Xueli lead them straight to the bridge lead straight into the city. As expected, carriages pulled by horses as well as people came in and out nonstop from the small city. Only this time, they came into the city like normal civilians compared to cultivators. The bridge seems to be made from marble stone as it connects from the floating city''s gateway to the gateway at the edge of the waterfall basin. Judging from the distance between each gateway, it was quite far to travel by foot. But, these travelling people seemed used to it. Moreover, if carriages and people travel in an out of the city every day, it means there''s more than one settlement in this region. Probably some small villages, towns, clans or sects somewhere in the mountains and forest. "Xueli, we''re going to show you another trick. Better hold on tight and close your eyes." Xueli nodded her head before hugged his neck tight and closed her eyes. He gave a nod to the other two girls and... Bzzt¡­. All three of them disappeared from the area as he activated his flash step. Now that he had proficient control over his flash step, he can use it to travel further distances unlike short distances from before. He instantly arrived across the bridge without alerting people nearby. He flashed step behind one of the big rocks followed by Retsu and Mio. As for Mio, she can''t use flash step but she had her own spatial movement art that allows her to cover tremendous distances. It doesn''t work like ripping up a space gate and travel through it but she could manipulate the space so she can execute faster movement same as flash steps. Ever since she achieved advanced stage for armament haki, she was able to unlock or created more unique arts when she infused them with her spatial arts. "Xueli, you can open your eyes now." As expected, she was quite shock seeing that they arrived across the bridge and landed on the edge of the floating city. She was quite shocked that they arrived in less than a few seconds and she closed her eyes instead of witnessing it. But, it was a good thing she did so as the speed could cause her to fell nauseous as she never traveled that fast before. He set her down slowly on the grassy ground. "Xueli, thank you for leading us into the city. You said before your mama went sick. Am I right?" "¡­.." She still didn''t say anything but she slowly nods her head. "Then, can you bring us to her? If we know her sickness, perhaps we can cure her. Big brother and big sisters here are all doctors." "¡­.." Xueli looks down on the ground refusing to say anything but she instantly hugs his leg and shows him her puppy eyes. She might not say anything but those eyes of her were genuine enough that she really wanted their help to save her mother. She brought them into the city and it was right for them to pay her back. She knew that these people she met yesterday were extremely powerful people but she wasn''t sure if they could save her mother. Even the best doctors of the city can''t save her but she wanted them to at least try. Yun Che lower his body to the ground meeting her teary eyes. He knew her intent as it was obvious enough in his eyes. She probably went to the forest searching for herbs needed to save her mother as he found a lot of herbs inside her cloth like backpack while she was sleeping. Based on his speculation, a doctor from this city can''t save her mother but she still refused to believe it. So, she went into the forest to search for a cure only ended up getting lost. He patted her head softly before he spoke with a gentle tone. "Because of your help, we''re here in this city. So, we will do everything to save your mother because¡­.. big brother and big sisters here likes you as well. Take it as our payment for bringing us here." He smiled earnestly earning a small blush from Xueli. She nodded her head before she gave him a small hug. He knew this kind of situation. Her mother probably didn''t have any currency to support her as she was sick and she wanted to find ways to cure her. The nature of greed doesn''t apply to cultivators but ordinary humans as well. Only in their terms, those who have wealth prosper while the poor suffers. It was no different than the people of his world. As expected, the people of this city lived on farm stocks and agriculture on the outskirts of the floating island. Unlike the cultivators, most people here devoted themselves in ancient way of survival such as agriculture, mining, fishing and animal husbandry. Most of the products were probably traded with people outside the city and they seemed to be producing these stocks well and didn''t even lack a single bit. Some might still live in poverty but seeing these kind of cultivation instead of martial arts makes this city really is a normal human city for a change. Xueli lead him by his cloak and the ladies followed from behind. As expected, eyes were still on them especially towards Retsu and Mio. One of the reason was they wore a clothing much different than these normal people and he was carrying an unconscious girl with him. The city was no different than Floating Cloud City from up-close. Despite being inside this fantasy realm, people could still live normally with the magical wonders around them. They couldn''t help by peeking up their ears and extend their hearings. "Is that Xueli? She''s been missing for two days and the city lord was worried about her." "The city lord was a friend to her mother. That girl...she still looking for herbs to cure her mother? Poor girl." "But, even the best doctor from the city said that she will never wake up anymore and this girl still come and go to the forest to search for a cure." "That''s what she gets for trying to follow her father''s footstep." "Who are those travelers with her? Look at that young man, he''s quite a looker. He''s even better than the young-lings of the city." "Not only him, those two ladies behind him were beauties as well." As they walked through the city, the females were eyeing him instantly while the men around them fixed their eyes towards Retsu and Mio. Even with those plain clothing, the ladies still couldn''t hide their beauties from the world. Especially Retsu who had a m?tur? kind of beauty while Mio was kind of a cutie. Compared to the ladies of this city, they are like swan entering a small lake. Even had the eyes of those old and married men were instantly captured. They also didn''t forget to look at the unconscious girl the young man was carrying in his arms who is also a beauty. "Fuuuhhhh¡­.. look at those beauties. My life would be complete if I could marry one of them." "Maybe I could try my luck hitting one of them. I am quite confident with my look." "Yeah, maybe you''ll scare the ladies away with it." The old gossiping ladies were disgusted seeing the men instantly swayed by those ladies. "Hmph¡­. Young ones, I bet he committed an evil deed and that girl probably fainted because of it." "Are they trying to find a doctor in this city? That girl must be carrying his child. As expected from good looking brats like them." "Be that as it may, that girl he''s carrying, she''s one hell of a beauty. Reminds me of my younger days." As they walked through the city, their haki instantly picked up the conversation of those people around them and they instantly sweat dropped. Well, they can''t expect good things happening instantly and trouble was bound going to follow them but for now, he wanted to find a safe place to let Cang Yue sleep. As he heard those remarks from the gossiping townspeople, his eyes then turned towards Xueli. Poor girl, she''s been struggling all this time to save her mother even so far as getting lost in the forest. How long she has been doing this thing? Even the gossiping old ladies knew her that well. She''s one tough cookie to survive this long. When they look closer, the city looked kind of the same as the cities around Profound Sky Continent only there''s no cultivators like them. Which is good for a change. He can expect no trouble from this city. But, he speak too soon. "Kyaaahhhh!!!!" Their walk suddenly stopped on its track as a sound of a woman''s scream was suddenly heard nearby. "Oi¡­Owner!! You won''t mind if we borrowed her for a moment? Consider your protection fee this month is settled." All of a sudden, three men suddenly stepped out of a nearby restaurant dragging a woman against her will. Two of them looked like middle age men and another fat guy dressed with similar manner just like the two men holding a big piece of meat on his hand. Judging from the way these guys are dressed, they looked really similar with those bandits last night. These guys.... "You¡­let me go!!! Please let me go!!" Her pitiful scream was soon silenced as her mouth was forcefully closed by the man holding her. What they holding right now is a woman probably in her twenties dressed like a common village waitress. She''s quite pretty in the eyes of these people and no wonder these men were interested in her. The man who silenced her mouth spoke at the same time restraining her. "Oi¡­oi¡­ you better keep your mouth shut. Our boss here really likes quiet women." "Don''t scare her that much. She won''t be much of woman if she''s that scared." The other middle age man spoke. Seeing the badly dressed bandits in their city, one of the surrounding people spoke "Not these guys again¡­.. Ever since they came here, the city became a lawless state because of them. Recently, more and more started coming here." "Poor girl, she only started working there three days ago only to be captured by him and any girl taken by them was never seen anymore." "Who''s that fat guy?" One of the bystander whisper to another next to him. The bystander instantly shushed him as he spoke "You idiot! That''s Wen Chai, the leader of the mountain bandits terrorizing the four bridges. It''s because of them those people from the outside won''t come here anymore. He came here every month demanding protection fee from the people." "What about the law enforcers? Isn''t their job keeping him at bay?" "He had more people than the law enforcers could handle. Even if they went on war, there''s no way they could defeat a lot of them at the same time. They have like hundreds of people in the mountains. So, they chose to let him be." "Mountain bandit''s leader? More people? Explains why dozens of them were there last night." He summarizes the people''s whispers as he saw the men''s attire and those bandits who attacked them last night were similar. Looks like this weird looking middle age man was their boss after all. Guess he would be surprised later to find all his men last night were beaten up black and blue once he went back to his hideout. Those bandits last night probably hunted down travelers who stayed in the forest or people trying to cross the night through the road. Then again, Xueli''s mother is still sick so he just shrugged his shoulder and decided to walk away. "Mehh¡­ None of my problem. Xueli''s mother comes first." It was none of his problem and he wasn''t the type of meddling on others affairs unless it affects him. Sometimes, he wanted to keep quiet once in a while without caring the affairs around him. Despite all of the conflict, the people still refused to help that poor woman. "Oi¡­brat¡­. Wait a moment¡­" Yun Che was instantly halted in his tracks as the three bandits from before stepped in front of his party. As they stepped in front of him, all of the city folk decided to step aside from the conflict but still observing them from the side. The bandit leader Wen Chai scanned them from head to toe before forming a creepy smile as his eyes laid on Retsu and Mio. "Hooo¡­. Those beauties around you seems more delicious than this woman." Wen Chai pulled the poor woman from before and pushed her to the ground. After seeing both Mio, Retsu as well as the unconscious Cang Yue, his ?ust was instantly shifted to them. He could no longer care for the poor woman from before and lets her go. With his intimidating voice, he instantly spoke while b?r?ly contain his own ?ust. "Oi¡­brat¡­if you value your life that much. Hand over those women behind you and the one you''re holding as well." "Poor kid, that''s what he gets for bringing these women with him. Guess he didn''t know Wen Chai is also famous for his ?ust for women." "Not this again¡­.." He sighs internally as this boss wasn''t present during last night''s massacre. He thought that burly man who grabbed Xueli from before was the boss. Well, he was burly and had a weird mustache with him and it looks like apparently not. Moreover, he doesn''t even know how many times he was threaten with this kind of threat. Guess the men from the novel fantasy world only thinks about women all the time. One of the bystanders spoke "Oi¡­kid¡­ just hand over them and kneel. There''s no way you can defeat the legendary Wen Chai. The infamous leader of the mountain bandits." Hearing the bystander, he sighs again. This city could only submit to their reign and lets them go for everything. "These guys¡­. I was hoping that trouble won''t follow me into a mortal''s city but never expected this one as well. Cut me some slack, man¡­.." "Oi¡­teme¡­.. looks like Nee-san was right about you being a trouble magnet." Kon sounded beneath his robe. He gave Kon a little elbow with is preoccupied hands and spoke "Its not like I wanted to be one. Besides, always the same shit over and over again. It''s either treasures or women. At least cultivators knew beautiful women have exquisite background so they won''t cause you trouble. Guess I can''t use that mentality in this realm." Xueli instantly dashed behind him to avoid the leader of the bandits but her presence was already detected by him. "Three beautiful women and a kid. You''re quite lucky kid. One of the middle age bandit saw Xueli and smiled sinisterly. "Boss, that kid could fetch a high price in brothels. Why don''t we take those women and sell the kid?" "Hehe, these women are my types especially that braided girl." "I like that unconscious girl in his arm. Damn, boss¡­. Let''s take them. I really wanted to taste her." The men urged their boss to take action as they couldn''t hide their ?ust any longer. The fatty boss toss the meat aside before suddenly drew his hammer intimidating the people around him. "Like I say. Brat, give those women and the kid or you will face a lot of trouble later." Hearing their remarks, Retsu and Mio were instantly annoyed. Humans are humans after all. They won''t realize their mistakes until they fu?k things up entirely. Guess they didn''t teach them enough lesson last night and still wanted their bodies. With a dark expression, Mio spoke "Danna-sama, can I kill them?" He shook his head. "No, remember? We wanted to help Xueli. Not causing trouble for her." "But¡­." Mio instantly backed down as she heard his orders. She''s already powerful and if she shows her ability here, people might misunderstood her. "Oi..brat¡­. Didn''t you here what I just say? You''re humiliating me like this. Never once a commoner like you disobey an elite warrior like me. Why don''t you kneel down and beg for your life?" Wen Chai pointed his fat fingers at him expecting him to comply to his orders. So far, no people in this city dared to disobey him and this kid is really started to piss him off. Mio and Retsu were entirely pissed. They really wanted to tear this guy apart for asking their fiancee to kneel to a mere human. Their looks like now were devoid from their cute aura as they awaited the order to destroy these men in front of them. Before they could flare any of their killing intent, Yun Che''s voice within their minds instantly calms them down. "It''s okay, you two. A mere mortal threat can''t harm a thing or two. Calm down¡­." "Grrrrrr¡­.Haii¡­" Mio and Retsu instantly calmed down by his voice and they still hid some of their killing intents. Then, Mio suddenly heard his voice again in her head. "Mio. You can use it as well right? Why don''t you give it a test run?" In an instant, Mio nodded before smiling sinisterly once more. She had chances to practice it and she needed more time before she could complete it. Even though it''s still under development, she should be able to use a gist of its power. Seeing all of them refused to move, one of the men started laughing all of a sudden. "Boss, I think he''s scared that he was not able to talk at all." Fatty Wen Chai pointed his hammer once more towards them and spoke "Hmph, Brat, you really don''t realize how audacious that action of yours huh? I will say it one more time. Kneel down and beg¡­." The men from before slowly moved closer to them like an intimidating Yakuza. "You better do it boy¡­..otherwise, you will throw away your life with just one mistake. Our boss has limited patience." Yun Che kept a straight face before he sighs "I am really sorry, I can''t do that and I don''t even have time for this." He simply walks with Xueli tagging behind him as they passed and pushing the two men out of the way and even ignoring the fat Wen Chai entirely. "What the hell''s wrong with him?!?!!?" The nearby onlookers instantly shocked as they finally saw someone disobey a bandit boss entirely. "Brat¡­.. You''re really courting death this time. Looks like killing you might teach these people a lesson." Wen Chai suddenly pulled the hammer from his waist and swing it downwards towards him. If this kid won''t give these women, then they just have to take them after he killed this brat. Yun Che simply move his body a little avoiding the swung hammer entirely. He wanted to stop the swing but he was preoccupied with Cang Yue at the moment. Xueli didn''t know the things happening around her and she closed her eyes wait for the conclusion. He merely closed his eyes as he ordered¡­.. "Mio¡­" Mio didn''t do anything but the pupils in her eyes instantly contracts. In an instant, an invisible thin aura was instantly released from her body to the surrounding passing all nearby pedestrian and the three men faster than the eye could see. Then¡­. Thud¡­.. Thud¡­ THUD¡­.. The sounds of collapsing men were instantly heard by the surrounding people but Yun Che and the others simply walked pass them along with the scared Xueli tugging his cloak. Now what''s left on the streets were the unconscious bodies of the mountain bandits. The three men who harass them just now instantly lost conscious before they could react. The eyes devoid the sign of consciousness as their pupils remain white with their mouths foaming. "EHHH?!?!?!" The surrounding people sounded as they couldn''t believe their eyes seeing the invincible Wen Chai instantly collapsed to the ground. "Wen Chai passed out?" "Hey, did they just do something to them?" "Did you see anything?" "No¡­. they didn''t even do anything. They just walk passed them and they just fall straight to the ground." "Who are those youngsters?" The surrounding eyes suddenly shifted back to the backs of the youngsters who instantly knocked out the torn of the city without doing anything. In an instant, all of them immediately swallowed their dry saliva in their mouth. "I don''t know¡­ they just came into the city with that Xueli girl. Are they from the outside of the city?" "Damn, Wen Chai won''t take this thing lightly when he woke up." ....... Yun Che and the others walked passed the gawking pedestrians unaware that they triggered some kind of sensation among the city folk. Xueli led them outside the central part of the city into the plains area or the outskirts area of the floating island. It''s faster for them to cut through the central part of the city to arrive at this area. Before this, they found out that they arrive at the southern gateway into the city and Xueli led them towards the northern area. This island may look small from above but down here, it is relatively large. Compared to the inner part of the city, the outer part seems more peaceful. They can hear sounds of children''s laughter as well as people doing normal things for once. This is the normal realm after all. Without cultivators, humans just go on with their lives without the obsession of seeking strength for prosperity. Now that they''re away from the central part of the city, Retsu used her Tenteikura kido art to talk to Mio. "Mio-chan, I never knew you had it as well." "Eheee, I awakened it when Danna-sama awakened my haki. He said that I should focus training Kenbunshoku and Busohouku instead of it because you and Danna-sama had already mastered it. So, I can start training it later. But, I got bored so I decided to train it secretly when everyone was asleep." Mio spoke internally. "Well, even if you had the system helping you. You need experience to successfully mastered it. Retsu needed at least three days to master it even with the system''s help but you know that she''s much more diligent when it comes to training." Yun Che suddenly interjects their conversation. Hearing Yun Che praising her, she had a little blush on her cheeks but there''s one thing that bothers her. "But, Yuu-kun. I thought you need powerful killing intent as basis to awakened it. To think that Mio-chan awakened it as well." "When I think about it, it sure makes Haoshoku No Haki look like a bargain sale for anyone but Nahhh, it doesn''t have to be killing intent. It can be awakened by experiencing a very harsh life changing conditions. Back in my world, people can awaken it while experiencing a love one killed before their very eyes and developing massive amount of hatred. Not only that, it can be a harsh training condition and near death situation. If those conditions are met, it can awaken on its own." He started to remember how Doflamingo, Don Chinjao and Katakuri or even Ace awakened theirs. They have triggered certain amount of conditions to awakened such a powerful haki. It realized their powers as conquerors and chose them to be the ones wielding such power. Mio tried to remember all those conditions but none of them rings any bell. "But, Danna-sama. I never experience something like that after you tamed me and my killing intent isn''t as thick as Retsu." He gave it a little thought but he could gave her a satisfying answer. "In your case, It doesn''t have to be like that either. Retsu awakened hers just like you except her bankai was the one what unleashed it. In my opinion, both of you awakened that haki a long time ago. Probably in your previous lives." He once explained to them that haki doesn''t originates from the body. It came from the depths of their soul. Even if someone possess their bodies, they will not be able access their haki cultivation even if they wanted to. However, if their souls were to enter another body, they can use their haki successfully even if the body they used never cultivated haki. "But, we have no memory of our previous life. Mio might be older but she didn''t have any memories from her previous life as well." Retsu only heard the narration of her previous life from Yachiru but its like only hearing a tale from her. Reading and hearing the stories doesn''t mean she had the experience and the feelings from those moments. Even if she died in her previous life, its kind of useless if she doesn''t remember anything about it. Mio also started to remember her previous life as the Spider of Calamity. "That''s right, all that I remember was I merely lived in the fabric of space and come out only when its meal time. No experience whatsoever." When she thought about it, Mio probably was an instinct based godly beast. A beast that only attacks anything out of everything. When Yun Che made a contract with her, she was given a personality by the system and her sanity was restored but she must have awakened her haki at some point. Probably during the multiple fights with the Azure Dragon. Even she doesn''t remember much from that time. Yun Che gave it a thought before he spoke "Like I say, in your previous life, you two probably encountered something that may or almost killed you and you have no memory of it but the aftereffect of the awakening still lies within you. You did awaken them but it lies dormant within your soul as your godly powers back then overshadow your own willpower. Without focusing and realizing on it, it lies asleep within your soul until the system awakens them by balancing your powers and your will altogether. Besides, both of you are Death God and Godly Beast respectively. Literally and by right, of course you bypass those conditions to awaken Haoshoku No Haki." He remembered the day that Retsu actually died. She was killed when trying to awaken Zaraki Kenpachi''s true power as well as unleashing her own powers to its pure state but Yachiru told them that her powers was not as strong as her current. In that case, she awakened her own haki when she died back then and her bankai a year ago reawakened it. "Ahh, that explains it." Both of them nodded at the same time. There''s no use dwelling back in the past. All they could do now is look forward to the future. Speaking of which, a thought came to Retsu''s head. "But, Kon should be able to awaken it as well right? He is a Winged Golden Lion God, a powerful Godly Beast as well." However, her question was answered by Yun Che with a flat tone. "The system said that he didn''t possess enough power and killing intent to awaken it. Besides, if he is still a one hell of a pervert, he might still not ready to become a conqueror just yet. Let''s just keep it that way." ...¡­....... "Ugghhhh¡­." The fat Wen Chai from before suddenly awaken from his slumber near the streets. Since he was the infamous leader of the mountain bandits, no one from the city was willing to help him and he was entirely ignored by the onlookers. As he wakes up, he didn''t remember what happened. All he remembered was threatening that brat from before and the next thing he was here all of a sudden. "Boss, you''re finally awake¡­" Fatty Wen Chai regained his consciousness only to be greeted by his two subordinates. However, they are not the same men from before as they were also started to regain their bearings but they couldn''t help by feeling shaken at the moment. The two men entered the city to look for their boss only to be greeted by their bodies lying in the middle of the road. Fatty Wen Chai shook his head before he spoke "You¡­ what happened?" "That''s our question boss. We found you and two of our brothers passed out right here all of a sudden." One of the two men who came later replied. "Boss, what happened to you three?" "I don''t know. I felt chills all over my body at that time. That brat..." "Brat?" The two men suddenly confused. To think that their boss was beaten by a brat. "The brat from before.... He and those beautiful ladies. What kind of trick did they use?" Their boss replied while rubbing his sore head from the fall. "Brat and beautiful ladies? ¡­. Wait, don''t tell me¡­" The two men suddenly remembered yesterday''s event and their boss''s description match them perfectly. Whoever that brat is, they wanted nothing to do with it. Seeing their expression, Fatty Wen Chai pulled one of them by their sleeves and shouted on their faces. "Haa? You boys know something?" The man nodded his head furiously before he started describing their appearance. "Boss¡­. Did he have a kid with him? A kid with ribbons on her side and a long ponytail?" "Yeah¡­. That''s the kid from before. She was with them." The fat Wen Chai replied his bandit''s question but the next thing was the bandit suddenly plastered with a fearful expression on his face as if he had just seen a ghost. "Boss¡­. it''s better if we don''t pick a fight with those people." "HUH?!?! What are you saying you coward? That brat insulted me and deny me from those women. Are you telling this Wen Chai to back off?" Fatty Wen Chai shook his bandit''s body knowing that he had to give up on his pursuit. The bandit raised his hands in defense and spoke with a fearful tone. "No¡­no¡­ boss. It''s not what I meant. That kid..." "I don''t want to hear it¡­. Assemble a hundred of our boys right here in the city. That brat with the raven hair, the woman with the bu??erfly hairpin as well as that braided hair woman. Find those three¡­. If you found another unconscious red haired woman, bring her and those ladies to me. I''ll show them what happens to someone who messed with this boss." One of the men who was with him at all times remembered something and he immediately spoke "Boss, I don''t know what that kid use to knocked us out but I thought recognize that little brat with the ponytail from somewhere. She came sometimes to the forest to find some herbs but she managed to escape from us all the time. We tracked her house somewhere on the edge of the island. She didn''t worth much at that time." Fatty Wen Chai gritted his teeth as he formed a sinister smile. "That kid has gone too far. If those ladies won''t come with this boss and I''ll just broke their arms and legs so they won''t run anymore. Gather our boys from the forest and march to the end of floating island. We''ll kill that brat and take those ladies by force." "Boss, we mustn''t kill them yet but bring that brat to grovel before us." "Yeah, let show them how formidable we are in this region." The other two men who found them instant grew fear from his eyes as he remembered the recent event from last night. "But boss¡­that brat¡­" One of them tried to warn his boss but... SLAP!!!! Before he could speak, a slap suddenly came to his face and sent him flying. "You dare disobey me? Are you courting death?" "No boss¡­. I won''t dare¡­." The two men instantly grovel before him as the fatty could instantly killed them if he wanted. "Gather my forces or this hammer will smash through your thick head." Fatty Wen Chai left the two men before walking away with his other two men. They were oblivious of the fact that they just offended someone who just entirely destroyed some of his men last night. "Oi¡­. are you okay?" "That idiot. He doesn''t know who he just messed with. I am more afraid of those kids compared to our boss." "Look on the bright side. He might beat a few dozens of us last night but what about a hundred? There''s no way that kid can beat all of us." "I hope you''re right." ......... Unaware the things happening within the inner city, Xueli lead all four of them to the outer section of the it. He expects Xueli''s home is here among the houses but what they didn''t expect was her home was quite far away. She leads them to a small house in the distance at the edge of the floating island. To Yun Che, the plot of land near this house was quite big and surrounded by long and thick grasses all over. The house looks like it was abandoned for a long time. All three of them wondered at the same time how Xueli and her mother survived all these years. As they saw their lone house in a large land with dirt streets. One room with two wooden windows open in the heat, by the winds and fogs of the waterfall area and raised on wooden posts. Their porch was a wooden box. A shed behind the house served them as privy. Xueli arrived at the broken door before slowly slide it open. Inside were a fireplace, two beds shoved against opposite walls, a table, one chair, and a cupboard. There were a few baskets, one with dirty clothes, and a tin pail. They did find some andles for them to use as a source of light. The only signs of food were crumbs and mouse scat. The fireplace was equipped with an iron truss, a kettle, and a pot. The creaking sound it produces indicate this door was long due maintenance the smell of old air came from within was enough to show how Xueli lived her life. The house looked like it b?r?ly standing right now and a small force is enough to tear the whole thing apart. There''s b?r?ly anything inside the house. When the three of them entered the house, there was b?r?ly enough room for all of them. Yun Che immediately placed Cang Yue on one of the bed and tucked her comfortably before he observed the house once more. The house looked small from the outside and its even smaller on the inside. It reminded Yun Che of a small ancient Japanese house in the ancient years of his world. Xueli opened the door leading to the only room in the house. When she opened the door, they were greeted with a presence of a woman in the room. She was lying on top of a bed made from straws and wood and looked like someone who''s been in a coma for a long time. Despite being asleep, the woman''s beauty was still breathtaking even for him. "Wait¡­. this woman¡­. She seems familiar¡­.." Yun Che was instantly stunned as he observed the feature of the sleeping beauty who was still asleep on the straw bed. Her features looked kind of familiar as he tried racking his memories once more. As he racked his memories, his eyes instantly widen as he finally remembers the woman''s features. Despite her currently unkempt self, she is that person. Not directly that person but the person who shares the same features as her from his world. "No wonder that Xueli looks familiar as well. She was still a kid and I didn''t even recognize her. I only knew her ?du?t form and not her child form. If her mother is that person, then this child should be...¡­.. Wait¡­. her father should be...¡­" His thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Retsu''s voice as she slowly examines the sleeping beauty. "Yuu-kun, she''s still alive." "HOOO!! She''s a real beauty." Kon suddenly sounded beneath his cloak. Yun Che couldn''t help but agreed with him. Xueli''s mother really is a beauty. No wonder she could produce such a beautiful child but her beauty is a much higher standard than the beauty standard of this city. "Yeah¡­. She lied here for a long time and was able to survive even without water and food to sustain her. How could this be? She''s not a cultivator. She''s just a normal human." He spoke while observing the woman''s feature. Her feature was almost the same as Xueli only older. Even with her messy self, she was really beautiful despite being asleep for long time. Her long flowing hair looked unkempt for a long time and her clothes didn''t even smell. Long slender legs accompanied by delicate hands with creamy white skin makes her didn''t look any different from female cultivators outside the barrier. She also had those two bountiful mounds under some ragged clothing. Looks like woman gained a lot of charm once they became a mother. No wonder married women tend to became targets for men back from his world. Despite being in a coma like state, she still remained as beautiful as a fairy even if she was unkempt. If she were discovered by those bandits from before, she probably be sullied and taken by them. Good thing their current house conditions takes her out of their list. "Danna-sama, who is she? A human is impossible to passed out this long. Are you sure she''s not a cultivator? She''s even as beautiful like those female cultivators." "She looked like she was preserved to be in the state before she fainted." Seeing Yun Che kept staring at the woman''s features, Retsu suddenly nudged his side. "What''s wrong, Yuu-kun? You stared at that woman''s feature for a while now. Is something wrong?" "No, she looked familiar as if I met her somewhere. Probably from where I came from." Yun Che couldn''t tell them that he actually met the counterpart of Kozuki Toki of this world. She might not be the real her but she is the Toki of this dimension. Then, Xueli should be the younger form of her daughter. He only remembered her ?du?t form based on the manga but to think that the little girl he rescued from the forest actually resembles her entirely. The only thing that''s different is both mother and child doesn''t have any green hair. Both of their hairs were entirely black. Only a beauty could produce such a beautiful daughter. The only thing was she didn''t have a son in this world. He shook his head from her looks and focus his head into heal her. He wondered if her father matches his descriptions as well. Wherever he is.... "Ahh... its been a while since I saw familiar anime characters in this world....Wait.wait... now that''s not the time for it." He shook his head about the appearance of another anime world character and decided to focus on the task in hand. "Xueli, how long did she passed out?" He asked her for conformation but as expected, Xueli kept her voice to herself. He decided to bypass this trick of hers. He focused his mind before gently tapped her forehead earning a curious gaze from her. She widens her eyes as her saw the finger that tapped her forehead was glowing with some kind of energy and instead of widening her eyes again, she was entirely shock on what happens next. "Xueli, can you hear me?" She heard voices from her mind and the voice was similar to the man in front of her. Then, he continued "It''s okay¡­. If you can''t use your voice. You can at least use your mind''s voice right?" She nodded her head as the big brother in front of her was full of tricks and she didn''t even know who he actually was but she had the feelings that she could trusted him. Then, his question was answered back a sweet and adorable voice in his mind that match the little girl''s appearance. "Bi¡­ig brother¡­. Who¡­are you?" "Xueli might be the only one who know this. Big brother and sisters here are actually cultivators." He decided to reveal their true nature to her. "Cultivators¡­." Xueli''s expression looked puzzled as she never heard of this term before. "You can say, we''re stronger than normal people." "That''s why big brother and sisters can fly?" "Yeah¡­. We can do a lot more than that. Anyway, Xueli¡­. Why do you refused to talk?" "I don''t know... Xueli never tried to talk the moment mama went to sleep a year ago." "A year?!?! She''s been in this state for a year? What about your father?" But his question seems to cause Xueli to go quiet but tears suddenly covered her eyes again. "Before mama went to sleep, she was really sick. Papa went into the mountains to find herbs to cure mama. But, he went missing and never came back. Mama was really sad. When she went to sleep, mama was crying because it''s her fault papa went missing." She started sniffling once more as she remembered her mother went to sleep with a heavy heart. Its a good thing she didn''t committed suicide because of grief. Probably because her love for her daughter is really strong. Yun Che patted her head reassuring her. It was personal for her to tell this to someone she just met yesterday. "It''s okay¡­. it''s okay¡­.. Big brother shouldn''t ask such thing. Especially someone you just met." She started to hug him as he wiped her tears with his robe. "Xueli doesn''t know why¡­but..... She really likes big brother and everyone thought mama died because she missed papa so much." "But, no one took pity on you." Retsu felt a heavy heart as she saw the house''s condition. She''s been living in this kind of condition for a year. Without her mother to support her, she''s been living like this and come and go to the forest for the sake of her mother. She shook her head denying the fact that the people around did help her like gave her something to eat as she was only a little kid. She couldn''t survive on her own. "They send me food sometimes but all Xueli ever wanted was mama to wake up again." Yun Che proceed on comforting the young girl. This is too much for her to bear. It''s enough that he deals with one Qingyue and not another one. He has to stop it before its even begun. Everyone nodded at her situation but one thing still doesn''t fit in this situation and Mio was the first one who spoke. "But, is she really a human? She didn''t even age." They all can agreed one thing. Humans can go into deep coma but they needed supplements to sustain their body function but Xueli''s mother didn''t even need anything. She peacefully lied on top of the straw bed like a sleeping beauty awaiting the day she would woke up from her slumber. "There''s a lot of question need answers right now." Yun Che had his thoughts about her mother but it was interrupted by the sound of her lovely voice once more. "Big brother...you asked Xueli why she won''t speak. Mama said Xueli''s voice is gentle but also dangerous." "Wait¡­dangerous? Okay¡­this is new¡­." All eyes turned towards the lovely eyes of Xueli. "Mama once said that Xueli''s voice can attract the animals from the forest. Before she went to sleep, she forbids me from using my voice. I don''t want to use my voice anymore, big brother. It really hurts." She spoke internally while pointing towards her throat. No wonder after she screamed a few times back then, she was holding her throat back. It must hurt a lot for her to use her voice a few times. "But, she screamed back then from the forest. Shouldn''t something have happened back then?" Mio made her remark. All of them did remembered she screamed when Yun Che threw Kon towards her and when that burly man grabbed her head. He sounds of desperation should attract something but nothing''s happening. Yun Che put on his thinking cap thinking of an answer. Her story might not be believable but this is a fantasy world. Besides, she''s not the type of girl who made up things for attention especially her mother is currently sick. "I am not sure." Then, he was struck with realization. "Wait, the system could analyze her for sure. Even if we didn''t get everything, at least it could tell us something." "System, can you analyze the mother and child? We need to know what is going on with these two." He spoke internally to the system and the latter immediately perform a scan on Xueli''s delicate body. [Ding¡­. Analyzing¡­..] [Transmission... Receiving ¡­ Data Acquisition Complete.] [Displaying Result...¡­..] [Ding.....] Yun Che turned his eyes towards the newly acquired scanned data on the notification from the system and it was enough to put him in shock. "What the heck?" Chapter 135 - 135: The Trouble Comes After Cang Yue slowly opened her eyes as arrived somewhere foreign to her. She rubs her beautiful eyes to gain a better view of the place she was thrown into. "Where in the world am I?" She dragged her eyes towards the empty space in front of her. The fuschia haired girl found herself in a zone unfamiliar to her. Very unfamiliar... If she were to describe the zone she was in, it was otherworldly. The void was full with steam like cloud around her as well as rainbow colored clouds all over. The place looked magical as well as mystical but there''s only one thing bothering her. When she said it was otherworldly, she felt like she was transported into a different world as the zone she''s currently in was devoid of any signs of life. When she regained her consciousness, the first thing she felt was¡­. "Ehhh¡­why''s there''s no ground? Am I falling?!?" She tried to struggle but the more she did such thing, the heavier she felt within her body. It took her a while to realized that she was floating this entire time. Whatever this dimension is, it seems to be groundless and the only way for her to move was just floating. But where could she float? There''s no destination, place or platform she could land. The only thing that the realm had was rainbow colored clouds. So what is her purpose for coming here? "What is this place?" Her mind was still preoccupied with the nature of the groundless color cloud void. She tried calling her friends sometimes but she received no such answers from them. She didn''t even feel their energy. "Yun Che, Sister Retsu¡­. Sister Mio¡­Kon¡­. Where is everyone?" She tried to remember the last time things that happened before she got here. The only thing she remembered was getting that feather from Yun Che, then the next thing she''s in this place. She tried to understand the place she was in. Despite she had the ability to float, she also noticed that the air in this place is heavy and making her immobilize. One more thing that puzzles her was every time she tried to use her profound strength, she was entirely petrified but if she didn''t use, she could freely move. It means this color cloud void she''s in prevent her from using her profound strength. "Ahhh¡­you''re finally here. I was lonely in here for three thousand years and finally someone came. Lucky me¡­..!!!" Her eyes widen as she heard an unfamiliar voice came from within the color cloud void. All of a sudden, the color cloud around her started converging into a single position earning her curious glance. Then, bright lights stared flickering around the converging color cloud before forming a single entity resembling a woman. But, it wasn''t entirely a woman as the shape of the figure is more like a thirteen or fifteen-year-old girl. The girl was wearing an ancient robe with multiple accessories on her black hair. Her beautiful features even attracted Cang Yue as she witnesses a beauty comparable to Mio and Retsu especially her cute bu??on nose, swirling eyes, creamy white skin and small loli mouth. If Yun Che were here, he would have recognized this figure immediately as this is the figure that he sent to the afterlife a few days ago. The figure slowly floats towards her before raising her hand earning Cang Yue''s attention. "YOHO!! You must be Cang Yue, am I right?" "¡­." Cang Yue was entirely speechless when she saw a teen girl suddenly came from the color cloud as if she was formed by the void. Of all the super natural powers she witnessed, this is the first time she saw such feat performed by someone. Moreover, she even knew her. Seeing the red headed girl was quiet, the spirit snapped her fingers in front of her face as she spoke "What''s the matter? Cat got your tongue?" Cang Yue instantly regained her bearings before she muttered a few words. "I¡­. Who are you¡­? How do you know who I am?" *FLICK Cang Yue suddenly felt a flick on her forehead as she saw the loli figure in front of her flicked her forehead with a look of annoyance. Then, she just sighs as Cang Yue really don''t know this girl. "*Sigh¡­. I guess this is your first time seeing me." She suddenly floats in front of her before forming two fingers and wave them at her. What puzzles Cang Yue was this girl was actually being happy go lucky instead of serious in this situation. "I am Huan Xuyi!!! The Moon Empress of the Blue Wind Empire!!" Seeing the form of the Moon Empress, Cang Yue was entirely disbelieved but her brain was enough to register what happened and think logically according to the situation. "Ehh?? Moon Empress? I thought she was dead three thousand years ago." "Eheee, busted¡­ I was hoping to trick you but you''re more sharp than I thought. Eheee, I am not entirely her but she did say I can take her form as my own. You can call me Yuyun. I am her guardian spirit. " Technically, there''s no way for the Xuyi to be here as Yun Che sent her to the afterlife but Cang Yue doesn''t know about that. She developed her own personal AI or artificial intelligence as her companion. Since she didn''t have any friends so she builds her own. A friend serves as her companion until the day she passed away. "Yuyun? That''s a cute name for you." Cang Yue happily spoke before she realized that she was in front of a spiritual being but instead of being ridiculed, the spirit happily replied "Right? Ehee...¡­ I serve the Moon Empress back then before she passed peacefully to the afterlife and you can say I am the embodiment of her will and spirit." Cang Yue nodded her head in understanding. At least she knew the being in front of her is a spiritual being created by the Moon Empress. No wonder she could share her appearance and she admitted that the Moon Empress was really beautiful. "You served the Moon Empress? It means you''re over two thousand years old?!?" "Almost three actually, she created me and this place when she was younger so you can also say I am the guardian of this place. What? You never seen a person aged over three thousand years?" "....." Cang Yue was entirely speechless again. This spirit of the Moon Empress named Yuyun just make that three thousand years old look like a joke to her. Did she forget that she''s a spirit? This is a lot to take in even for her. One, Yuyun is a spirit created by the Moon Empress to supervise her training to become her successor. Two, she also created this mystical realm with an unknown purpose and three, the Moon Empress''s name is Huan Xuyi? She never knew her real name as she was known as the Moon Empress in the palace''s archive. This is the first time she heard such information but she ?ssumed that Yun Che already knew about this when he obtained the feather for her. Finally, she knew how the Moon Empress looked like when she was a teen girl. Yuyun regained her bearings once more before she spoke with a happy tone. "I ?ssume you know the Moon Empress, She''s my former master that I serve for as long as I can remember. Before she died, she left me a message to train her successor that might serve as my new master. I never expect that successor would be you¡­. Then again, you really are her spitting image." "What are you talking about?" Cang Yue was puzzled as she doesn''t know who is she talking about. ''Look like her?'' She doesn''t even looked like the Moon Empress. Yuyun flicks her head once more without any warning."*Sigh¡­. Do I have to explain everything to you? I thought you were a genius. To think a person like you would soon become my master." "... What''s with this girl?" Cang Yue wanted to retort but she keep all those words to herself as Yuyun is the guardian spirit of this realm and she doesn''t even have the strength to resist her. "I guess you know this woman." The spitting spirit image of Huan Xuyi named Yuyun suddenly waved her hand in the air. Suddenly, the color cloud around her started converging in front of Cang Yue once more before forming into a figure of a woman once more but this time, it was enough to surprise Cang Yue. What she saw in front of her was woman dressed in ancient robe with a waist long fuchsia hair just like her. She''s was entirely a beauty from the ancient era of the Moon Empress. With perfect body proportion as well as having a greater beauty than her own. Compare to the women around the Empire nowadays, this woman far surpassed them by a large margin. More importantly, she looks entirely just like her as if she was looking at a mirror. Only older, m?tur? and beautiful. "This is...¡­me?" *flick Yuyun gave her another flick before floating around her. "Not entirely you¡­ you dumb-dumb. This is your ancestor, Cang Xue. The first and only disciple of my master. Needless to say, she looks just like you. Only older." Cang Yue was really surprised. To think that the ancestor that she heard of was the woman in front of her. She really do looks like her. Entirely like her. She thought this was her future self or illusion she had to fight but never expected that someone will be her ancestor. Seeing Cang Yue''s expression, Yuyun continued "When my master showed you to me back then, I thought she was revived somehow but turns out, you''re her descendant three thousand years into the future. And you''re finally here." "You knew about me a long time ago?" Cang Yue had shocked expression plastered to her face. It means her existence was acknowledged by Yuyun and her master thousands of years ago. All of it were exactly pointing to this very day. "Ehehee...Surprised? My master knew a lot of things, you know? She had a spectacular sight that has the ability to see into the future and that''s when she saw you. Her successor that has the ability to surpass her." Yuyun explained to her causing another shocking look from Cang Yue. She never knew the Moon Empress had that kind of spectacular sight. Moreover, she knew she would exist into the future and tasked Yuyun to guide her. Then, a shocking statement came into her head. "Then, she knew Yun Che would enter the tomb for me. So this feather was prepared a long time ago just for me?!?" Yuyun isn''t going to explain how her master knew about her as the information was classified. Its enough for her to know this is the successor she referred back then. "Your ancestor wasn''t like you actually. She started her cultivation after she had her children and can be considered the worse time to start cultivating. Thirty years old can be considered late and she''s no genius, you know? If she started that late, her cultivation might enter Nascent Profound Realm at her best but, if a span of a year and a few months¡­. She jumped from Elementary Profound Realm into the Peak of Sky Profound Realm. Too bad she wasn''t able to enter the later stage of mortal realm. All of it came from the Mirror of the Moon God Technique." "Mirror of the Moon God?" Cang Yue was puzzled. "Hehehe¡­.I am sure you heard about her cultivation technique? It''s a cultivation technique created by my master back then and passed to your ancestor but she failed to cultivate the technique to its highest potential. I really hope you won''t fail my master''s expectation." Yuyun had high expectation for this girl. She was chosen before she was born and she did''t want to waste her master prophecy on some girl. Then, Cang Yue started doubting herself once more. "¡­.. even my ancestor failed¡­. What makes you think I have a chance? I am no genius¡­. I am just an ordinary cultivator. I can''t even stand together with my monstrous friends. I didn''t even obtain this inheritance on my own. I maybe my ancestor''s descendant¡­ but I think you got the wrong person¡­" *Flick Cang Yue was startled again as Yuyun flicked her forehead again. She has to stop doing that but that flick knocked some sense into her. She holds the bridge of her nose criticizing her. "*Sigh¡­.. Despite my doubts towards you¡­. You really the type of person who stood on the sidelines and let your friends do the fighting for you. Have you ever thought to stand next to them? Do you think your ancestor was a top tier genius? No¡­. She''s not even a cultivator. Do you want to know why did my master chose her?" Her question shuts Cang Yue up before she continued "She had more determination than any other cultivator out there. Of all the geniuses from her era, she chose an ordinary person as her successor. Trust me¡­. She was just like you when my master chose her. Doubting herself whether she could become her successor. In the end, she became the most powerful cultivator underneath the Sky Profound Realm." "But, she failed in the end right?" Cang Yue expressed her thoughts. She didn''t want Yuyun or the Moon Empress to make a grave mistake by choosing her. Yuyun sighs again before forming images of the past where Cang Xue battles were recorded by the Apple including the day she died in the antimatter explosion back then. Her reactions were practically same as Yun Che when he saw the images himself but when she saw she died a tragic death, she felt absolute guild seeing her sacrifice that would ensure her current existence as she too once thought she''s a failure. "It''s because of my master''s enemies back then. Powerful people tend to offend some during their reign. When she was alive, no one dare messed with the Blue Wind Empire but your ancestor was the first one they seek as she was my master''s disciple after she died. To prevent any of your family back then hunted by those powerful sects, she drives the enemies away and sacrifice herself to secure your existence. When Cang Xue died, the remnants of the powerful sect killed every last high level cultivators of the Blue Wind Empire reducing them from the strongest to the weakest empire in an instant." As Cang Yue reviewed the images, Yuyun followed Xuyi''s instruction of never revealing the fact about the Apple of Eden to Cang Yue. The images she saw was enough to turn Cang Yue''s image of her ancestor around. Seeing Cang Yue tearing up after seeing her sacrifice, Yuyun tap her shoulder to ease her. "She never failed Cang Yue, she was not strong enough to fend them off but I am here to make sure your fate will not end up like hers." "....." After hearing the rest of the story, Cang Yue was in a dilemma. She was a sheltered girl and never knew the meaning of hardship. Is this her ancestor''s great descendant? Her brothers might be good for nothing but that doesn''t mean she is one as well. For all these times, she thought her ancestor was the failure of her family but she didn''t know about this. All she read was other people''s version about her but Yuyun gave her the true history even showing images and glimpses of her past. She will never know how she got all these histories and images but she did know one thing. Her ancestor was never a failure. With her new determination, she bow in front of the Moon Empress''s AI spirit and spoke "Yuyun, please¡­.. train me to become just like her¡­. I want to stand next to my friends and be a great help to them. Yun Che risked his life to enter the tomb for me and I don''t want to waste his effort." Yuyun float around her once more before she spoke in a happy tone. "Eheehee¡­. That''s the spirit. You must really love this guy for you to go this far¡­" "Eh¡­ I¡­.." Cang Yue was instantly taken aback. Despite have absolute determination, she was the same as her ancestor when it comes to love. She just realized that everything she became right now is all because of him. If she gave up now, she''ll disappoint her sisters and him. Yuyun raised one of her hand to signal Cang Yue to shut it. "Save it¡­. Ahh¡­ I wonder if I one day able to experience love as well¡­. your ancestor was practically the same as you. She always blushes when I mentioned her husband. Years after marriage and still acts like a newlywed with him. Maybe you can try acting like newlyweds with him in the future." "Newlyweds?!?!" Cang Yue blushed furiously upon thinking her life with him. She''s the older one, why did she became like this when it came to him? She was supposed to be his senior sister but now, she''s just a little kitten in front of him. Yuyun snapped her fingers again to gain her attention. "Anyway, I suppose to relay my master''s message to you but I don''t think I need to do that anymore. She passed down this technique especially you because you remind her of her first disciple. She wanted you to became the Blue Moon Empress she predicts you would be." "Blue Moon Empress?" "Actually, it was the wish of that boy you like? Yun Che, am I right?" "Yun Che¡­. wanted me to became the Blue Moon Empress?"Cang Yue went into thinking again. Blue Moon Empress is not some title he would gave her. Its a title he wants her to be.That kind of title can be considered heavy but imagine what kind of power she can accomplished. More importantly, she wanted to honor that destiny so Yun Che could have the Blue Moon Empress as his companion. More importantly, his partner in life. He wouldn''t want some weak woman to stood next to him. It''s about time she rise. "Originally I wanted to mold you into my ideal master but she told me to let you cultivate in your own pace, techniques and ways. But, I am sure that Yun Che boy will train you according to your needs but that''ll come later. You should start training right now. You''ve been unconscious for two days straight. Your friends have been taking care of your body ever since." Hearing such statement, she was in shock again. "Ehhh?!?! My body? What are you talking about?" Isn''t her body is here right now? Why did she say such things. "Your body is in the real world, you dumb-dumb. The body you are in right now is your consciousness in this mystical world. Aside from the Mirror of the Moon God, this world is your inheritance, little Yue¡­. The Moon Empress''s gift for you." Yuyun revealed the Moon Empress''s gift to her. It wasn''t just a technique. She gave her this small realm. Cang Yue darted her eyes all over the mystical world trying to understand it but she couldn''t. Why is the Empress giving her this small world? Moreover, how powerful was she as she was able to build such a world as a peak Monarch. "What is this mystical world?" "Hehehe¡­. This is the world the Moon Empress created inside the feather she prepared for you. Now that the world merged with your soul, it became yours. This is the Hyperbolic Moon World. The world where you can train your body and techniques to your heart''s content without restriction and you can even store excess Moon Energy in here to use in your cultivation. Technically, this is your own personal training world and only you could access it." "My own Moon World?" She muttered quietly. This is a priceless gift. A realm of her own? It might be small but it was enough for her to be grateful for this gift of hers. "The Moon World serves as a training dimension for the Moon Empress to enhance her techniques and cultivation without travelling to different places for training. It only available to you and only you. Don''t tell it to others unless you want to get yourself in trouble. When you''re in here, the Moon Energy will preserve your body on the outside. All the fruits of your training and cultivation will instantly enhanced your body in the real world as if you were training your real body all this time. In here, your understanding will be faster and clearer compared to the outside world. In short, your training in here will be twice as faster. Moreover, I am your friend in this world from now on." Cang Yue was still speechless about the Moon Empress''s gift. A technique and a world? Her own personal training world. If this were known, she could really be hunted for it. So, she must possess enough strength to prevent such a thing. "I can train in here until I am better?" "Yes¡­. little Yue¡­.. I can help you spawn training dummies to help you with your training. Be it a human, demon or beast. As long as there''s Moon Energy in here, I can use some of it to form dummies for you. But, bear in mind that the flow of time in this world is the same as the real world so be mindful of your time in here." Yuyun explained to her as the Moon Empress once thought that it is useless to have the strength if she doesn''t have the experience to use it. So, the Moon Empress develops a method for Yuyun to spawn enemies in this realm to help her to gain experience. Stronger enemies needed more Moon Energy to spawn so she had to stack up lots and lots of energy to develop her experience. Moreover, she had to train somewhere to escape Ares''s detection so she hid most of her time in this world. Training her sealing arts without Ares knowing but after she died, she could no longer access her training realm as a soul as she didn''t have a physical body. So, she sealed Yuyun and the mystical world within the feather awaiting the day Yun Che would arrive to see her. "Eh?!?! Then, everyone in the real world must be worried about me. Can I at least go out for a while and reassure them?" Cang Yue remembered that she''s been unconscious for two days. While in here, she''s cut off from the outside world and everyone must be worried about her. Yuyun put a finger on her chin while do a little thinking. "I guess....." Hearing her response, Cang Yue wanted to go out and see her friends and tell them about this. "Thank go...." "Not¡­" She smiled evilly while floating in front of her. "Ehhh?" "Hehe¡­. Little Yue¡­. You can leave and enter this mystical world anytime once your training is complete but until you completed your cultivation on the Mirror of the Moon God Technique, you''ll be stuck in here." As Cang Yue heard her explanation, she had no choice but to learn the mirror technique and develop her body. She has lots to learn until the upcoming tournament. "Then¡­.if my ancestor could do it¡­ I should be able to do it to¡­." Cang Yue wanted to start this as soon as possible before she could go back but Yuyun really likes to slumped her down as soon as she regained some motivation. She might make it a habit after this. "Woah there... little Yue, I hate to break it you but you need to undergo a few stages of purification before you could birth your own mirror in your profound core." "Ehh!!!, you never told me about this." She shouted as she never knew she had to undergo those stages. It could take weeks or months depend on her talent. "I was going to, you dumb-dumb. To ensure your body won''t explode by the constant intake of the Yin Energy from the Moon, you must purify your body to the highest state before the mirror could form. You must strengthened your bones, cleanse your marrows, purify your profound strength as well as enhanced your profound veins and core. You must achieve all these four stages before you can birth your own mirror in your profound core." Yuyun explained the four stages before she could start cultivating the mirror. Cang Yue listened while floating in the air as she tried to understand the requirement for her cultivation but she couldn''t help but asked "What is mirror are you talking about?" *Sigh¡­. The mirror you will develop later converts the Moon Energy from the moon into pure Yin Energy to enhance your cultivation. Pure Yin Energy is ten times stronger than ordinary Yin Energy and only the Mirror of the Moon God can create such a wonder and I think I have some bad news for you." Yuyun floated around her before she started explaining the nature of the Mirror of the Moon God. The mirror is quite picky about the body conditions Cang Yue must achieve before she could absorb the Moon Energy. To successfully cultivate the Mirror of the Moon God, she must start as a powerless mortal but now that she achieved Peak of Spirit Profound Realm, she was reluctant to give up her cultivation. However, Yuyun won''t destroy her cultivation to form a new profound core but that''s why all the previous four stages are needed. Yuyun will use the Moon Energy her master previously gathered to tampered Cang Yue''s body to achieve the four stages. When she achieved them, she can create her own mirror within her profound core. But, the mirror will take its time to purify as well as rebuilt her entire body and profound core slowly before it could absorb the energy of the Moon. What shocks her again that the process needed at least six months for the body to achieve the suitable state for the mirror and the development of the profound core to begin its absorption. "Basically, you need to have a special body of your own for the Moon Energy to achieve its highest potential. Even my master or your ancestor didn''t even have this body. My master perfected this body when she was spending her final days in order to maximized the Moon Energy''s power as well as evolved her own profound core and veins. Now, you''re the first one ever will successfully achieve this. She called it the Yin Lunar Body." "Yin Lunar Body?" "That Yun boy and his girls had their own special bodies and powers. It doesn''t mean you couldn''t have a power of your own. The Yin Lunar Body will evolve your Profound Core and veins into Moon God''s core and Moon Veins inside your body. The body needed at least six months to form completely by the mirror so your cultivation is stagnated until then but I could at least enhance your cultivation until the First Level of the Earth Profound Realm and that''s all. I can''t risk increasing the stagnation length. The stronger your cultivation, the more time you need to form the Yin Lunar Body." As she explained the nature of the new body she would acquire, Cang Yue was worried that her cultivation must be stagnated until then. She really hope that the First Level of the Earth Profound Realm is enough for her in the tournament. Then, she continued "So, until you achieved Bone Strengthening, Marrow Cleansing, Profound Strength Purification and Core Enhancement, you will be stuck in here." Basically, she must achieve these four stages before the development of the Yin Lunar Body can begin. By the time she woke up back in the realm world, she would break through to the Earth Profound Realm and her next one will be after her new body is finished. "Ehh?!? That''ll take weeks¡­." Cang Yue was kind of worried her talents was not that good in terms of cultivating. Moreover, she hasn''t started her training yet and in another two months, the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament will begin and she was still lacking in terms of techniques. She remembered Yun Che promised to teach her some powerful moves but she must first breakthrough to the Earth Profound Realm. "Then, you better get started." Yuyun happily spoke pressing the basic formula of the mirror into her forehead before she slowly floats away leaving her on her own. Cang Yue floats in depression knowing this would be a hellish week for her but she had to endure it for the sake of becoming a proper companion for the others. The Moon Empress, Yuyun, and her friends are counting on her but she was not going to disappoint them. ...¡­...... "What the heck?" The words were uttered by Yun Che as he read the display showed above Xueli''s head. As usual, she was clueless by the rest of them stared with a shocked expression. The first display was hovering above Xueli head as the newly acquired data put him and the others into shock as they read it. [Name: Huan Xueli] [Age: 10] [Cultivation: Inactive] [Race: Human Isu Hybrid] At first, none of them tried to voice out their opinions as they saw the notification but Yun Che was the first one to break the silence. "Human Isu Hybrid?!?! That''s impossible¡­. Xuyi never had a descendant and more importantly there''s not even one Isu exist in physical condition. System, are you sure she''s a human Isu hybrid?" [Ding¡­. The system is sure.] "Then, how??? her mother doesn''t even have a trace of an Isu Bloodline or body just like Ares from before. Is it her father? Could it be possible¡­? He immediately speculates that Xueli''s father could be a pure blooded Isu but Ares is the only one came from the Profound Sky Continent''s piece of Eden and he was entirely sealed." Moreover, the Apple did tell that Xuyi never had descendants so Ares couldn''t even pass the Isu Bloodline to another. What puzzles him that the Isu race was only a consciousness in a soul form. Creating a bloodline would be impossible unless they created it in a lab and infused it on someone. [Her body was entirely human but she possessed the capability to harness and store a unique profound energy core inside her. This is why system classified her as a human Isu hybrid.] "Unique Profound Energy core?" Yun Che was puzzled by this revelation. [Host can make his conclusion once the host see her mother''s data.] Yun Che instantly click the notification above Xueli''s mother and the same thing plastered on his face. [Name: ???] [Age: ???] [Race: Ascended Human (Divine State)] [Cultivation State: Sealed (Unknown)] [Memory State: Sealed] [Current Health Condition: Eternal Sleep] This condition is caused when the host''s energy is being siphoned continuously by a powerful energy core. This state activated itself to prevent the host''s life force from being siphoned as soon as her energy ran out. Host can remove this state using the Status Recovery and recover her lot energy but host must prevent the energy core from siphoning her energy once she recovered or else she will be reduced back to this state again. If he was the original Yun Che, he would be speechless and puzzled but the current him knew about Divine Cultivators before he came into this world and so far, only Jasmine is the Divine cultivator he knew. He never expects to meet another in a span of few years ever since he came into this world. "...¡­. What the heck?!? Are you saying the woman in front of us¡­.. Is a Divine Cultivator?" [Yes] He instantly calmed down before internally spoke "Jasmine¡­.." It took a while before his call was through and Jasmine''s voice was instantly heard "What is it? I was in the middle of something with Kuroyuki." Jasmine instantly came out as he called her. She heard that it was really serious and needed her consultation. She went back this morning as Kuroyuki had few more outfits made for her and she couldn''t wait to try it out. "What do you think about her?" Jasmine sighs as this lecher wanted to show another woman to her. "Another woman? Seriously, you need to sto¡­" "No¡­. not that¡­.." He pointed towards the notification which also earned another shocking gaze from Jasmine. "A Divine Cultivator?!?!? How could a live Divine Cultivator ended up in this realm?" "Yeah, a Divine Cultivator with an Eternal Sleep Disorder." Yun Che spoke earning the attention of the all the girls with him. "Eternal Sleep?" Jasmine spoke with great interest. It''s the first time she heard someone could sleep eternally without waking up. "From the system, it is a condition where her body will be shut down to protect her life force from being siphoned. It says here that her current condition was caused by a powerful energy core that keep siphoning her energy but the Eternal Sleep was activated to prevent the core from siphoning her life force. If she didn''t have this disorder, she might have died a few years ago. Probably came from her divine body." Jasmine floated over the woman''s head to get her chance to examine the poor woman. She checks her body condition before pressing her palm on the woman''s forehead. "This...¡­. Is a God Profound Seal?" "God Profound Seal?" "It''s a formation from the Realm of the Gods that has the ability to seal someone cultivation and memories. Usually to force someone out of their star realm or to ''kill'' them off without actually killing them. If my hunch was right, this woman fled the Realm of the Gods and ended up in this realm. She was attacked before her profound strength was sealed entirely." As Jasmine explained, Yun Che understood her words. In this world, a person loses his or her cultivation will live a life much worse than death. "Sigh... So technically, we have another Qingyue situation in our hands. I thought one is a handful already." He sarcastically made his remark since Xueli''s current situation is the same as Xia Qingyue but her mother fled back to her star realm while Xueli''s mother remained here. The rest of the girls knew about Xia Qingyue as well as Jasmine. She was puzzled at first on how did he knew about Xia Qingyue''s mother in the first place and he explained that he found out through the system. Why would those siblings have those kind of special profound veins in their body. Jasmine nodded her head before she spoke "But, she''s still here and the God Sealing Formation is still within her. So, unless she manages to break the seal and regain her cultivation, she is still a mortal." "But, how could she enter the barrier?" Retsu asked with interest. "One uniqueness about this formation is once the person''s cultivation and memories were sealed. They became ordinary mortals. All their powers, body techniques, cultivation instantly sealed and turned their bodies into the body of an ordinary human. But, that doesn''t mean it''s entirely sealed. So, if she didn''t stumble this barrier, she might be killed by other means or even captured by any other men from this star realm because of her divine beauty." Jasmine explained as she too experienced her life turned into a mortal at the beginning. If it weren''t for her divine soul, she would lost her cultivation and awaiting the day she would perish. Yun Che nodded his head as he imagined the hardship of ordinary humans has to face in this world. Xuyi did a wonderful thing establishing this kind of barrier. Any non-cultivator humans exist but that doesn''t mean all non-cultivators are good people. He spoke and make his conclusion based on all his readings on this kind of situation. "The barrier accepts any non-cultivator into its realm. If her story indeed is the same as Qingyue, it means her father probably from this city. He probably found her somewhere outside the barrier and carried her in here and nurse her back to health. They fell in love, marry and had Xueli as their daughter. Typical star crossed love story where a human fell in love with an ascended human." Jasmine looked at him with doubtful eyes as he said that kind of love story is typical but she didn''t want to ask questions about it. "Be that as it may but how do you know this is a Divine Cultivator?" "The system of course and because of this kid. She''s a human Isu Hybrid." He shows her the sobbing Xueli in his arms. Jasmine was shocked for a moment and thought the girl they found in the forest was only a normal human. To think that she carried that much secret in her. "A human Isu? Her father''s an Isu?" "No¡­. Not necessary. A hybrid doesn''t mean a union between men and women produced a different being. Well technically, she is a hybrid between a normal human and an ascended but we''re not talking about that. The system said her Isu powers were innately build into her while she herself remain a human. Her body might have some powerful effects from her mother but her father is only an ordinary human. The system said that she has a unique radiant type profound energy core inside her. That''s why it calls her a hybrid." Then, all of a sudden... Yun Che was struck with realization. "Wait¡­wait¡­ unique profound energy core, siphoned¡­.. Eternal Sleep¡­.. Don''t tell me?!?" Unaware that Yun Che had some kind of dilemma, Jasmine simply asked "So, she probably attained her Isu powers from somewhere? This is a lot to take in. To think the little kid you found in the forest is this unique." Retsu was still scanning for any abnormalities in her mother but she didn''t find anything. No wonder she had no sickness in that body. She was an ascended all along. "She did say that her voice is a gentle but dangerous. That''s why Yuu-kun have the system scanned her and her mother. To think that fate has brought us to them." Yun Che was still under dilemma but he refused to believe it. To make sure his ?ssumptions were correct, he immediately accessed his system. "System, can you scan Xueli''s uniqueness?" As he ordered the system, a notification suddenly pops in front of them and all five pair of eyes widen in disbelieved. [Ding¡­.. Data obtained. Synchronizing the data gained from the Apple of Eden. These are Xueli''s Unique abilities: a) Voice of All Things ¨C Based on the Apple of Eden, Xueli can hear the thoughts of animals in her head as well as communicating with them. She refers them as ''her voice''. Last night, system had detected a fluctuation came from her when she screamed. Under the system''s control, The Apple was able to block her powers if she is within its vicinity. This is because the Apple is now under the host''s control and can be used to nullify any Isu related powers. "What in the world? Voice of all things? It exist here as well?" Based on the system, the Voice of All Things is a unique ability came from One Piece. An ability to allow the host to hear the thoughts of inanimate objects or animals. Only few people in that world had such power and it is much rarer than Haoshoku No Haki. To think that the thing was hurting her throat was entirely this thing all along. No wonder she could hear those bandits from far away and could get away in time. Then, he was struck with another realization. If her powers were nullified by the Apple, it means the voice was suppressed by it and she could no longer use it to find her way back. That''s why she was following them last night as she was lost without its help. But, come to think of it. Those abilities weren''t supposed to exist unless the system allows it to. So how come she possessed it? Maybe it does exist and it was known by another name. Just like Busoshoku No Haki was known as Ryou in Wano Kingdom. Anyway, it was probably evolved from her mother''s power and her own radiant power to coincidentally gave birth to it. Then, he reads the next thing in the list..... b) Profound Radiant Core ¨C A merging of two separate powers came from the surrounding Radiant Force and her mother''s divine powers enable her to use Profound Arts and Isu arts just like host. Currently, the core is inactive due to her zero knowledge of cultivation and because of it, the core siphons nearby host with powerful energy to empower itself. Despite all of that, the core is now 50% complete and it took one whole year just to complete 5%. Once it is complete, Xueli will became a human god among mortals as the energy core will empower her powers much stronger than ordinary cultivators. "So that''s how it is. Turns out, Xueli was the one who siphoned her mother''s power without her knowledge." He understood that Divine Cultivators might be sealed into an ordinary mortal but they still have some of the qualities inside them. How else Yuanba and Qingyue have those mystical veins inside them. Their mother is a special being while their father is a human. Same as Xueli''s situation. " Yuu-kun, If the Eternal Sleep didn''t activate, she would die and Xueli would be devastated if she found out she was siphoning her mother all this time. Her mother probably didn''t even realize her energy was being siphoned by her."Retsu made her remark as she gently ??r?ssed Xueli''s mother with care. "System, is there any way to overwrite the siphoning?" He asked the system. [Ding¡­. Currently host and the others are protected by the Apple so Xueli can''t siphoned anyone under the apple''s protection. However, host can tamper with the Profound Radiant Core and override its coding. Currently, Xueli can''t even control her profound core and the core formation isn''t yet completed. It is up to the host to tamper her core''s coding.] "I''ll deal with it later but right now, how did she obtained Radiant Force?" [System has detected similar powers came from the central floating island above the city. System can ?ssume that her mother probably absorbed the excess Radiant Force due to her divine body qualities without her knowing. The Radiant Force merged with her powers thus created a powerful energy core when she was pregnant with Xueli.] He nodded in understanding before reading the notification once more. Looks like Xueli had more unique qualities born from Radiant Force effects. c) Nine Star Exquisite Veins ¨C Birth from her mother, the Radiant Force fuse with her mother''s essence to create a unique profound veins within her that has the ability to generate Radiant Force similar to the host''s Radiant Saint Force. This vein has constant purification ability thus making her energy pure. In addition, her unique veins come with a complete opening of all profound gates. Based on the Apple, Radiant Force can only be absorb by Isu members but she can generate it infinitely just like the host. The veins have absolute authority over light energy, lightning and flame arts. Nine Star Exquisite Veins have authority over Pieces of Eden as well. Yun Che nodded his head as he read the notification. "*Whistle... Well, Jasmine¡­ We found ourselves a genius mortal. To think that this sweet girl houses a powerful ability within her." As Jasmine read the notification, she instantly knew there''s someone in here has the authority over the pieces of Eden just like Yun Che. If Ares were to know her existence, she would be instantly hunted by him to obtain her body. Jasmine nodded her head before she made a conclusion and spoke "We must let her cultivate. Such a talent must not lay waste." Yun Che was about to say the same thing but another notification stops him. [Ding¡­. System has to stop you there. It is wise the host must allow the core formation to be complete on its own. Its absorption speed is already set the moment she was born and the energy is currently used by the core to tamper her body. If she started cultivating right now, the core will destabilize and self-destruct before killing her and engulf the city with a massive explosion. Host must remember she''s been siphoning Divine Energy from her mother. Imagine what happen if such energy explodes in an instant.] "So, how long she has to wait to achieve suitable age for cultivation?" [She must achieve 20 years old to cultivate as that''s the moment when the core formation is complete. It is necessary and compulsory. When the core formation is complete, her path towards cultivation will be smoother and she can achieve Divine Profound Realm in just two years. Once she achieved the age, the essence will activate itself before fusing with the unique profound core and veins to transform the host into an immortal human and giving birth to Divine Isu Exquisite Body.] Yun Che was speechless for a moment as he heard another powerful body resides within Xueli this entire time."Okay....this is new..... What in the world is a Divine Isu Exquisite Body?" [Ding... Based on the Apple of Eden and the profound knowledge in the host''s memory, the Divine Isu Exquisite Body is a pure Isu blooded body with a divine capabilities. The body will be much stronger than ordinary body and will be able to use Radiant Force infinitely as long as she could stack them up. Moreover, the core will continuously grow stronger and absorb more power from her surroundings and she could use the surrounding lights to cultivate. Host must find a suitable light cultivation art for her to learn as a Divine Isu Exquisite Body is an embodiment of light itself.] "...¡­." The rest of them were speechless because of this revelation. A new unique divine body will be created the moment she achieved 20 years old. That''s ten years from now. He can''t force her to cultivate but he could at least make something for her and her mother to protect themselves. Her mother might be a Divine but she''s a mortal for now. Technically right now, Retsu had the embodiment of blood with Yin and Yang powers inside her while Mio had the embodiment of space and darkness. Both of them will continue to grow in the future just like him. Now, little Xueli had great powers inside her as well. Imagine the powers they could wield in the future. Jasmine was entirely speechless but she managed to blurt out her thoughts. "Whatever this Divine Isu Exquisite Body is... I am sure we will find out ten years later. Right now, I am tasking you to guide this child." Yun Che ruffled Xueli''s forehead causing her to smile as he spoke internally "You can say that again after ten years. Right now¡­" He turned her head towards her mother before back to Xueli. To think that fate really ties them together on this part. "Wow¡­.Cang Yue needed two years to achieve Sovereign Profound Realm while Xueli needed two years to achieve Divine Stage. The Isu really are powerful in terms of cultivation. No wonder they wanted to conquer this world. It means she indirectly created her own version of Isu Bloodline? Bloody hell...¡­." "Yuu-kun. Imagine, the things she could achieved. A child born from a divine cultivator merged with innate Isu powers could produce this much." Retsu was entirely amazed on what she had learnt. In ten years time, this girl might become the most powerful human in this world. "Danna-sama, this is really too much to take in." Mio was entirely amazed as well before she continued "But¡­.. that''s about it right?" "I am not so sure about that....." He displayed the last notification above Xueli''s head. d) Innate Essence of Immortality - A Legendary Isu Art came from the Apple of Eden''s library that only the highest Isu members has the ability to cultivate. This art wasn''t cultivated by Xueli but it was built into her by accident. This art turned its host into immortal and young state as long as she has the energy to sustain it. This art also has the ability prolong the life of people she trusted as well as keeping them youthful. For the Isu race, this art is a double edge sword that uses the host''s life force in exchange to prolong their people''s life but due to Xueli''s unique profound veins and profound core, it''s a different story when it comes to her. She simply uses the Radiant Energy to prolong people''s life without using her own life force. "*Whistle...¡­. I am not going to say anything about this." But in his head, there''s a lot of question. How could she learnt it? It''s an lost Isu art obtainable by the Apple of Eden. The Apple was lost and hidden from the continent for one thousand years. By his opinion, the Moon Empress or Xuyi might engrave an art from the Apple into a form of an energy to preserve it and she was confident that without Radiant Energy, no one can learn this art. The moment Xueli''s mother absorb the energy from somewhere, the art integrated itself into her child as Xueli''s unique body was formed when she was still inside her mother. It can be an accident or even a coincidence. "Anyone she trusted will be blessed by her with eternal youth?" Retsu was amazed once more as she never knew such an art exist. "Only if you''re close to her." Yun Che summarized his findings on the art. Basically, if Xueli likes them. She''ll blessed them with the art''s power indirectly. "Anyway, my question is... who is this woman? What star realm she came from? Why did she come into this realm?" Jasmine was still puzzled. She never knew this woman even if her star realm was the highest plane of existence in the realm of the gods. She basically know almost everyone and memorized all their faces but never before she seen such a person in the Realm of the Gods. "I was hoping you can tell me that. She must be some famous person from a powerful star realm." Yun Che tried to access his trivia in hopes to find anything related to her but nothing so far. Looks like the Isu is not the only thing new in this new world he''s in. "Maybe we''ll find out after we healed her." Mio suggested. "Even if we can.... She can only remember her life as a mortal and being Xueli''s mother as well as the people of this city. Looks like we''re back on square one on this part." He spoke unaware that he use another modern world terminology. Based on Jasmine''s explanation, the God Profound Seal really did its job in sealing the memory of Xueli''s mother. Maybe one day, the seal will broke on its own releasing all her powers into the world. He hoped that day doesn''t arrive too soon. Xueli noticed that Yun Che and others were suddenly quiet as she couldn''t hear any of their internal conversation. She tugged his robe gaining his attention. She looked at him with her big puppy eyes before she spoke with a hopeful tone. "Big brother...¡­..Can mama wake up again like before? Can you heal mama?" "Of course I can¡­. but first, big brother need to healed Xueli." "Healed? Xueli''s sick?" She asked with a puzzled expression. "No.... but Xueli said that her voice is dangerous. Big brother can remove the voice''s power so Xueli can use her voice freely." He shook his head as he spoke to her. The system can decode and edit the configuration of her powers but at the same time, he wanted to do something about her profound core before he can start healing her mother. The system''s editing feature can be a handful sometimes. With a hopeful expression, she soften her beautiful small eyes. "It won''t hurt anymore?" "Yes¡­. But you need to close your eyes and never open them until I say so." "Hnnn¡­.Xueli trust big brother." She nodded before obediently sits in front of him. "Now, close your eyes." In an instant, he pointed his palm before enabling the system to hack into Xueli''s profound core. Due to the core''s formation was still incomplete and he had the Apple of Eden, the system was able to hack its powers and he could see the configuration in front of him in the form of computer codes. Naturally, Xueli can''t even see the configuration notification but Jasmine and the others weren''t being able to understand a single one of those codes. They decided to keep quiet and let him do his thing. "Let''s get hacking." He stretches his arms before accessing the system''s keyboard feature just like Nemu''s formation from back then. In an instant, he started his programming on Xueli''s profound core. As expected, the core''s absorption rate was set into absorb any nearest source of power it could find and it was still connected to her mother. So, he removed the unnecessary codes before setting the core to absorb the surrounding Heaven and Earth energy around them. Despite being in the Isu Barrier, the flow of Heaven and Earth was still smooth so the core is now absorbing the surrounding energy at a normal rate. The best thing was it converts the surrounding energy into Radiant Force which is needed by the profound core to m?tur?. It was a good thing because if its absorption was too fast, the cultivators of the outside might get a whiff and her secrets could be in jeopardy. Right now, the core is no longer uses her mother as a medium of absorption. She might have the Nine Star Exquisite Veins but those veins will activate the moment the core m?tur?s so until she''s 20 years old, She''s just an ordinary mortal. As for her voice, he decodes them to activate itself if she really needed it and release the full control to Xueli once she achieved 20 years old. "And...¡­..done¡­." He finalized his coding before closing the system feature before making another remark. "Haaa¡­. It''s been a while since I left programming. I was kind of worried that the codes might cause unwanted side effects though but I hope it doesn''t come to it. System, can I use codes on others?" If he could code the entire human cultivation structure, he could do whatever he pleases with them but the system''s answer was still a disappointment. [Ding¡­it''s impossible. The reason programming works on Xueli because of her Isu related powers and the Apple of Eden. System just use the apple to tamper her profound core directly and allow host to code it as it was built with Radiant Energy. As for human profound powers, coding will not work.] "That sucks¡­." He was kind of disappointing if coding doesn''t work on humans. He could help any one of his human companions but it might be a good thing after all. It''s better that way. "I don''t know what you just did.... but I ?ssume her powers are now controllable?" Jasmine asked with a curious expression. She never will be able to understand those codes just now. What kind of brain her has to possessed the ability to code her profound core like that. He shrugged his shoulders as he spoke "I can''t say controllable as she''s not m?tur? enough to control it yet but she''s okay¡­." "Xueli¡­. you can use your voice now¡­." As she heard him, she was hesitating for a moment but she tried her best to convey a few words because it''s been a year since she spoke her last words. "Big¡­brother¡­" It was croaked but looks like she finally spoken up. When she realized her throat didn''t hurt as much as a year ago. She tried speaking a few phrases and now sentences. "Big brother¡­. I can speak¡­ I can speak again¡­..!!! It doesn''t hurt anymore¡­" She threw him a hug as she was holding her throat making sure her voice was properly conveyed. Yun Che didn''t tell her about the Apple but he wanted her voice to be as pure as possible. She should learn to have a childhood instead of hardship. Now that''s done, he could finally focus on his next task. "Now¡­let''s wake her mother up..." "Yo, everyone..... Looks like we will have some company." Kon suddenly sounded from outside but before he could ask who it was, he was silenced with a shout. "BRAT!!!! COME OUT HERE AND HAND OVER YOUR LIFE!!!!" The rest of them knew the owner of that voice. It was the same voice came from that restaurant this afternoon. Instead of having anxious of fearful expression, he held the bridge of his nose and spoke "These guys¡­. Not again¡­Haven''t they learn enough?" Chapter 136 - 136: Busted "What kind of answer I am going to give to elder sister? Maybe I should just come clean." A lone figure spoke in her heart as she made her way into the icy mountains after a week of disappearance. She remembered the moment she left the sect in pursuit of power and instantly regretted it. She wondered whether the decision she made back then was a wise decision. Even if she got a massive power boost, it was all because of that man. If he didn''t enter the tournament or disregard her existence, will she able to return alive and well from the tomb? She might lose her life as well as cause great grief to her beloved sister but now, it''s because of him that she was able to witness her sect again after a week. When she remembered those moments, her cheeks immediately turned red as she remembered the face of the man who rescued her. He gave her everything and even allowed her to escape with her life intact. A debt she can never repay even with her own life. She raised her blue handle long katana blade in her hand before observing it and spoke to herself "He gave me a second chance in life. Elder sister might scold me for this but at least I''ll get to see her again. I''ll gladly accept any punishment that comes later." She suddenly shudders in fear as she might have to face her wrath after disappearing without telling her. Before this, she didn''t even care whether she went into cultivation or not. The same can be said for her when her elder sister went on cultivation as well but now that she regained her emotions once more, she was caring more than ever. Her older sister always carried a stoic and emotionless expression even with her own little sister around but after she came back, she smiled almost every day when they talked to each other and being together almost everywhere. Makes her wonder what kind of journey that changed her from an extremely cold person to someone so caring about her and her comrades. Well, she still use her cold expression sometimes with her comrades but she''s really warm when its comes to her. "I wonder I became the same state as her right now." She felt her heart as she spoke internally. She admits that she felt complete when her ice heart shattered as she heart rumors that shattered ice hearts equals to becoming an Asgard failure. Instead, she felt even more powerful than before. She once heard that shattered ice hearts supposed to turn the disciples into cripples but not this. Despite all of that, it was the best feeling ever. She felt that she was loved and cared for. She even fell in love... Fell in¡­.. Love? ¡­. ¡­. ¡­ "What in the world am I thinking?!?!" The lone beauty instantly stops in the middle of the icy realm and light knock her own head. "I fell in love for the first time ever. The sect forbid such feelings and I might be crippled and expelled from the sect from such feelings but... "If I hide it properly, no one will know. Right?" She pulls a deep breath and regained her bearings before making her way home once more. When she arrived back at her sect, the gates were close due to the preparation needed for the tournament three months from now and all sect disciples will be confined within the sect. However, the same treatment is not applied to the high-ranking members of the sect like her means she can come and go as she please but she remembered that she left the place in secret and if she went through that gate, everyone will know for sure. When she left, she had her cultivation suppressed and went through the gate undetected after telling the sect she had to train in seclusion in one of the sect''s secluded area. "If I went through the barrier, everyone will be on alert. Even mother and elder sister. What am I going to do?" She thought. There is one place. A place that she and her sister once stumbled upon inside the sect when they were younger. A dark path leading straight out of the sect''s inner compound and storm barrier. Hidden, secluded and undetected tunnel carved underneath the mountain of ice and snow. They were surprised at that time when they discovered such path existed and their younger minds could help with the idea of traversing it. However, they were found out and severely punished by the sect master at that time. The sect master then had that place sealed off to prevent any unwanted people from entering the sect illegally. "Wonder if it still there?" She spoke internally before flying to the place where they were once caught when they were younger. The place she thought of was not that far from the sect''s barrier boundary. The flight led her straight into a frozen lake with a small stone pavilion on a small island in the middle of the lake. The remembered that the place was once used as a training zone for disciples back then but due to the sect''s territory was getting bigger and the snow barrier was established, the place was abandoned entirely. Even the area outside the barrier was covered with a massive snowstorm and people will have a hard time finding this place. The sect''s disciples were trained to use their arts until their body was immune to the cold sensation outside. Even if the temperature around them was below freezing point, they can still traverse the snowy realm without feeling anything. "I remember this place was a lot bigger when I came here last time." The beautiful lone figure named Chu Yueli arrived at the small pavilion where she and her sister once came to see the outside world. She remembered that ever since she and her sister were taken from their family, they were forbidden to leave the sect unless they were chosen for an important occasion. So back then, their curiosity were pique and they discovered a tunnel underneath a small pavilion in their special training zone. All because of their relationship with the sect master, she gave them a special training zone used to be hers during her era. The pavilion doesn''t change at all despite being covered with ice and snow from the stormy weather. She slowly gave the giant door a push and the view were still the same from all those years ago. Due to its abandonment, the disciples took all the things used to belong to the pavilion back to the sect leaving behind an empty zone. Some snow and ice still formed within the small hall despite being sealed for years. Seeing this view, she widens her eyes and thought¡­. "I thought she destroyed this place years ago. Wonder why she couldn''t do it?" She was told that the place was destroyed years ago by the sect master after she sealed this place, but she never expected to see it remain standing. She remembered that both sisters were relocated from their training zone because of the sect master''s punishment into somewhere other than the sect master''s training, but they were sent back there once their cultivation was high enough. As she walked through the empty and icy hall, she went down on a memory lane as she remembered the harsh punishment she had to went through along with her sister. She slowly smiled. Back then, her sister was willing to shoulder the blame for taking her through the tunnel, but she also took it making both sisters were severely punished. "It was all worth it." She spoke as she arrived at the end of the small pavilion hall. If anyone were here, this place will be an ordinary empty hall, but she walked straight to the empty wall and search for a hidden clue she found back then. "If my memory serves right, it should be around¡­.." Chu Yueli pressed her palm along the wall to find the hidden clue. Suddenly, she felt it touched something sharp. When she looked closely, it was the crest of the Frozen Cloud Asgard but it was hidden entirely by the formed snow and ice. Smiled to her success, she pours a bit of her profound strength and the crest immediately responds. She remembered that the crest only responds to a unique icy profound strength emitted by the sect''s disciples. Like most crest do in all special places within the sect. *Click¡­. The sound of clicking were heard underneath the floor as the stone floor underneath her started to shift downwards one by one and started to form stairs leading downwards into the darkness. Chu Yueli didn''t hesitate to climb down the stairs leading to the tunnel straight to the sect via underground. Back then, she was curious how the tunnel was formed in the sect master''s training zone. Is it served as an escape tunnel if the sect descends into chaos? Or the sect master formed it to get out of the sect in her leisure time? She was the sect master, why would she needed a secret tunnel to get out of the sect. She will never know the true reason why it was created. When she arrived at the end of the stone stairs, she pressed the crest nearby and the stone stairs shifted back upwards, and the secret stairs disappeared. She remembered the tunnel down here were illuminated with blue icy lights and her guess was still the same. It''s still is¡­.. The tunnel isn''t formed like those perfectly carved hallways but just made like ordinary cave tunnels, but this tunnel was made through the icy mountain. Despite years of being sealed, it looked just like in her memories when she was still a kid. Chu Yueli started to remember the last time she crossed this tunnel. They stumbled upon an old icy pavilion in their training area and found a similar crest in the walls. So, they pressed it and found a stone stair leading straight into this tunnel. She also remembered that both sisters were trapped when the stone stairs closed behind them at the other end, so they have no choice but to move forward and forgot that there''s another crest nearby to trigger the stairs again. When they arrived at the other end, the sect master was waiting for them with a stoic and expressionless face, but anyone could tell that she was entirely pissed. She knew back then that they messed up big time. "By right, this should lead back into the pavilion back in our training zone." She instantly wondered that if a spy found out about this tunnel, they could come and go undetected by the Frozen Cloud Asgard. Moreover, their sect disciples could sneak out anytime as it was out of their range of detection. Now, that the tunnel is here. She could use it to sneak out and meet Mihawk again. ...¡­.. ... "Sigh, Am I really that in love with him?" She shook her head again as this time, her sister is much more important than this. Same as when before, she pressed the crest at the other side after a long walk underneath the icy tunnels. The stone stairs on the other side formed once more and this time she was inside the sect and underneath a pavilion in the sect master''s or the Chu sisters training zone. As she arrived on top, she closed the tunnel behind her and tried to scout ahead for anyone but what she didn''t expect was... "So, the fool of a sister finally returns? How was your secluded training by the way?" An icy cold voice suddenly enters her ears as the Chu Yueli immediately shudders as she heard the voice followed by a wave of extremely cold air around her. She felt like she was going to freeze to death the moment she feels it. Then, she tried her best to identify the source of the voice. It was none other than her own blood sister, Chu Yuechan. As beautiful as the radiating sun, she stood there with her sect''s robe in front of the door leading into the pavilion. In this pavilion, it was not as empty as the other side, but this pavilion was decorated by the Chu sisters when they regained this training zone. Knowing that the tunnel was destroyed by the sect masters, they didn''t bother to pressed it again until now¡­.. "Elder sister¡­.." She was smiling once she gets to see her again. After all the struggles and near-death experience, she was happy and wanted to embrace her again. "Don''t elder sister me¡­." Chu Yuechan suddenly spoke in a cold tone releasing her warm but extremely cold aura to her. She was smiling at her but that smile of hers doesn''t carry a loving and warm smile. It was the smile of someone really pissed. Real pissed. "Eeep!!!" She was instantly startled. She never seen her this mad before. She tried to calm her down but¡­. "Elder sister, I¡­I can..n¡­ explain¡­" Chu Yuechan instantly cut her words off by saying "Kneel¡­." She tried to ease her wrath but it was futile. "I can¡­." "I said¡­ Kneel" She shouted like a strict sister towards her without releasing her cold aura. Despite being dominant and the higher ground, she refused to use such force against her own sister. Chu Yueli instantly kneel in front of her like an obedient sister despite being an ?du?t. Normal people would flip after being told like that, but she instantly followed her orders. Looks like her love for her sister grew stronger than before and she didn''t hesitate to follow it and this time, Chu Yuechan didn''t also hesitate to scold her. With an ''extremely'' warm smile, she looked at her kneeling sister with contempt. "Do you realized what you have done?" The younger sister didn''t say anything but just look down to the floor. She was in the wrong here and didn''t bother to defend herself. "Do you know how worried I was? I came to bring you some food and wanted to chat, but I found out that you weren''t in the training chamber. I tried searching for you, but you were gone entirely from the sect. You didn''t even tell the sect master where you were going¡­. more importantly, you didn''t even tell me." Even though it was futile, she tried to soothe her sister''s anger. She slowly spoke "Elder sister¡­." "Explain¡­." Chu Yuechan turned a deaf ear at her words. "Ehh?" The younger sister spoke as she expected a beating from that expression. "Explain yourself with full details and don''t bother hiding anything from me. I can know whether you were lying or not." Chu Yuechan looked at her with stern eyes. She activated her haki to sense if she had pulsing sensation within her energy. This way she will know if she was lying or didn''t tell her anything. Chu Yueli pulled a deep breath and decided to come clean. She relays and confessed everything to her from the beginning until the end. Everything out of everything. Including her disguise, fights, meeting with the great swordsman himself, the Moon Empress and her recent near-death experience. When it comes to that part, Chu Yuechan however, listened closely and didn''t spare any details. She was restraining herself from overreacting but a certain someone said that sometimes she had to know their side of the story before making any conclusion. Nothing good will ever come out from acting rashly and she kept in mind that this is her beloved sister. Her sister that told her almost everything and the only blood family she had left. Even if she acted rashly, there must be a reason for it as she didn''t want the trust she built until now shattered again. "And¡­. That''s about it" She even shows her the treasure ring given by Mihawk but she didn''t even bat an eye towards it as she had zero interest on it. Ever since meeting Yun Che and the others. Only they could give a treasure worth much more than those things. Be it clothing, cultivation materials and tips or weapons. Theirs are much more superior than any treasure and her current strength came from their items. Besides, she knew the consequences of carrying a hot potato and they changed her perception on the true meaning of treasures during their travels. Chu Yuechan gave it a small thought before releasing a deep sigh. "So, you went to the tournament knowing that it would claim your life?" Her sister just nodded her head before she sensed her elder sister suddenly shifted her body closer to her. "Elder sister¡­I¡­" *SLAP!!!!! A sharp pain suddenly felt on Chu Yueli''s cheeks as she was instantly stunned by such action. Her sister was quite ruthless with her before she regains her emotions and she was quite used to the pain. But, somehow this strength-less slap to her cheeks really stings. She almost stumbled from the slap as she didn''t expect she would do such a thing. She turned her face to her sister once more but what she saw shatters her heart. Chu Yuechan''s face was not stoic or emotionless. It was not cold like her foster mother or the sect''s disciples. It was sadness. Genuine sadness. She saw tears coming down from her beautiful eyes to her cheeks. Normally, tears wouldn''t affect her that much but seeing her sister shed her tears really broke her heart. "What were you thinking?!? Do you know what would happen IF that Mihawk didn''t save you¡­.?!?! Have you even consulted me before making such a decision?!?" With tears keep coming out of her eyes, she continued "Have you ever considered how I felt if my beloved sister died a horrible death somewhere unknown to me?!?" Every word her elder sister threw at her were like poisonous arrows piercing through her heart. She couldn''t retort. She couldn''t even say anything or talk back. She wanted to say that her sister was once like her. Almost lost her life until that so-called senior brought her back from the brink of death, but she remembered that she felt no such sadness when she told them that. Cultivators died here and there. It is common for revenge among them, but this is not the same. Now that her ice heart shattered, she finally knows how it feels. She just bows her head in shame at her words. "Why¡­.? Why didn''t you tell me¡­.? Do you have no such regards on me?" Chu Yuechan spoke with tears coming out of her eyes. The most vulnerable state and expression she ever shown to anyone. Only her sister and Yun Che ever seen such expression. The expression almost tore Chu Yueli to pieces with such guilt knowing that she was the one who caused it. Chu Yueli hold her sister by her shoulders and spoke between words at the same time wiping her tears with her sleeves. "It''s not like that. I wanted us to be what we used to¡­. The unbeatable sisters that relied on each other¡­ as equals¡­..but... you grew stronger and distant back then as I became weaker than you. For a long time, you ignored and refused to acknowledge me. Even when I had my first disciple, you didn''t even look at me. But, when you came back, I was happy when you were caring like you were before you started cultivating the Frozen Cloud Arts. You rarely talk for a few years but now, you told me almost everything. We bonded with each other just like we used to. I was happy¡­. I was really happy but your strength grew larger again and it''s a matter of time before you ignored me again. So, I wanted to close the gap before that happens, so we''ll always be together." This time, it was Chu Yuechan''s turn to bow her head in shame. She always thought about herself but never once she thought about her sister''s feelings. They were sisters. Her only sister and yet she used the excuse to protect her and grow stronger just to left her behind. Even when she was infected with a flame poison, she made her resolve to die but she never tries to remember her bonds she shared with her. As she grew stronger, she became colder. That is the true nature of the Frozen Cloud Asgard. Beautiful¡­. Stronger¡­..and Colder¡­. If it wasn''t for Yun Che, she would never regain her emotions and reconciled with her sister. She was sent on a memory lane when she remembered that she always ignored her as she grew in cultivation but now, she wanted to try her best to reform the bonds she once lost. Whether it was out of love or guilt. She did it and now to think that her sister did all of this so they could be together like they used to. The unbeatable duo they once were. It was her heart that started to shatter. She slapped her because of her selfishness. She knew she was a horrible sister. She didn''t deserve Chu Yueli affection after all. Chu Yueli blurted out her heart to her. Despite all of that, she finally got rid of the dreadful feelings in her heart. Now, it is up to her elder sister whether she believed it or not. As she closed her eyes waiting for her sister''s wrath, all she was felt something soft on her ?h?st. The elder sister threw herself at her, hugging her with all her might and refusing to let her go even for a second. With tears in her eyes, she also released all her guilt. "I am sorry¡­. I am sorry¡­. I shouldn''t leave you behind. I wasn''t there when you needed me. I left you all alone and even forget that I had a wonderful sister with me when I cultivate. When you needed me, I turned my back on you. I am sorry¡­..I am really sorry." Chu Yueli lost control of her emotion before she cried on her ?h?st as well. Her selfishness, her helplessness and her despair back in the tomb. She threw all of it in the elder sister''s ?h?st. She was a thirty-year-old woman and she cried just like a little girl. She never felt so glad to be back in her arms again. She was glad she lost her ice heart. It made her stronger and better than she was before. It made her feel¡­.. Complete¡­.. They both hugged each other for a while before she mustered enough words between her sniffles. "Elder sister¡­.. I am sorry as well. I was afraid that you will never let me go if I tell you. I wanted to grow stronger for you. I don''t want to stand behind you anymore. I want to always stand next to you¡­..like we used to" The older sister wiped the younger sister''s tears with her sleeves before petting her head softly. "You should be¡­. Next time, you could ask me to accompany you or take part to take the inheritance for you instead of going by yourself but it''s all the past now. I promise, if I grew stronger, so will you. I promised never to leave you behind again. From now on, don''t you dare leave my sight or going off on your own ever again. That''s your punishment for almost dying at that dreadful place. Understand?" Chu Yueli widen her teared eyes as she widens her smiles hearing those words. She nodded her head knowing that this sister of hers will always watch her back. "Big sister..... you promised? We''ll be together like we used to? Even if I went to the bathroom?" The elder sister just gently chops her head as she was able to jest even in this moment. Come to think of it, they were so cold to each other that jokes were considered a miracle even if it works. "That''s an exception but you know what I meant." "Big sister¡­.*Sob¡­ Hnn¡­ I promise." Chu Yueli finally burst into tears again as she hugged her older sister and shares an emotional moment with her. She''s not a Frozen Cloud Asgard Seven Fairies right now, she''s just a girl in the arms of her sister. Her feelings of dying in the hands of those men, her guilt for leaving her behind and becoming incompetent in her life resurfaced as she pours everything into her cries. Regaining her emotions was the best thing happen in her life as she could finally have a proper bond with her sister. The same goes for Chu Yuechan, she could only hope that her little sister could forgive her for being selfish back then. Now, those guilt and burden were off. But unaware that both ladies were thanking the man who changed the perception on life. Chu Yuechan slowly lifted her sister''s face and wipe her tears with her sleeve again at the same time rubbing her head softly. "I am so glad that you''re still alive. You could''ve asked me to go with you to that tournament." "I wanted to¡­. but¡­ I wanted to grow stronger on my own. To make you proud instead of relying on you." The younger sister replied. Chu Yuechan slowly pat her sister''s head and slowly spoke in a soothing tone. "You already made me proud, but the unbeatable duo stays together. Am I right?" "Hnnn, next time¡­ I''ll ask you to come with me, big sister." Chu Yueli used the term big sister when she was little, but it sounded childish as she grew up, but also, she wanted to become a spoiled sister to Chu Yuechan once more. "Yueli, if you want¡­ you can call me ''Onee-san''" Chu Yuechan spoke with darting her eyes and had a slight blush on her cheeks. She learnt the term from Retsu as she came from a place using different language unlike them same as like Yun Che. The more she hears them, the more interested she became. She even managed to learn a few phrases from her, and she never knew hearing their language could sound so pleasing. Especially, the callings among people and honorifics added to them. Retsu did try to use honorifics on her but her name was already had -chan so using honorifics on her seems off. So, she sticks it to just ''sister''. Same goes for Cang Yue, Retsu tried calling her Yue-chan but it''s the same with her name. So, she decided to use ''sister'' for both Cang Yue and her. "Onee-san? What is it mean?" Chu Yueli tilted her head in confusion. She didn''t know what it means and why her sister wanted to be called that. It has an unknown meaning to her, and the sound was kind of foreign. She also had a strong feeling that her sword''s name came from the same language. "It means big sister but in a different language. You can use it if you want. It''s basically the same as Elder sister and big sister. Only in this term, you use Onee-san and Onee-chan." Chu Yuechan explained unaware that -chan is the term use to call a person in a cutesy or in a close way. "Ehhh? It sounds kind of foreign." Chu Yueli responded. "Hnnn¡­ kind of¡­I picked it up when I was adventuring. Like I said, you can use it if you want to." Chu Yueli give it a thought and smiled. "I like it. Onee-san." She used the term and her older sister instantly liked it. She expected it to be sound kind of cringe but never knew it fit so well. She owes it to Retsu for teaching her that part. She pats her sister''s head once more and spoke "You''re just so cute you know that." Her words caused her little sister to blush even though she''s a full-grown woman. Looks like she''s still a girl or a woman on the inside and compliments tend to make them feel kind of giddy for a moment. After a while, they started to calm down from their emotional breakdown and finally regained their composure. The ice heart might be gone but they prefer to feel this way from now on. Chu Yuechan still rubs her sister''s head softly before she decided to break the quiet moment between them. "By the way, you did say this Mihawk saved your life and even gave you all the treasures from the vault. What kind of person is he¡­?" She''s kind of interested of what kind of person would be so heaven defying and were able to beat those elders without blinking an eye. He even beat the elder from the Heavenly Sword Villa. She heard various news from the Asgard''s informant regarding the outside world and even heard it from her sister''s own mouth. It kind of sent the sect into a rumor spree about the rise of the great swordsman. A swordsman so powerful that he was technically unrivalled in the Sky Profound Realm range. Even the four great sects aren''t going to offend him especially after the rumor that he was engaging the Emperor Profound Realm from the Sacred Ground and managed to get out unscathed. However, she never expected that her sister is the one who met him in person and even saved her life. Even his name is foreign and the only one she knew had foreign terms but also heaven defying strength could only be him. Especially, the way he spoke at some time. Is he and Mihawk are the same person? That would be impossible. Well, that Mihawk is almost the same age as her sister and that guy b?r?ly achieved 20 years old. She thought. Chu Yueli was taken aback when her sister asked her about Mihawk and her face instantly went red. Seeing her seem kind of flustered and her face turned red as a tomato, Chu Yuechan''s attention instantly darted "Yueli? Is there something wrong?" Chu Yueli went flustered again but regain her composure as she spoke and this time with a genuine smile. "No, ummmm¡­ he¡­ I mean¡­ he''s kind of nice. He saved my life twice and even boost my cultivation. I always thought men were kind of a scum on earth but he devoid that kind of aura. There are a few times he could take advantage of me, but he didn''t even do anything. He saved me from a dreadful moment and gave me all of these things in exchange for nothing. He never even thought of me as a burden and I didn''t even do anything to help him. Chu Yuechan widen her eyes as the way Yueli spoke almost reminds her of how she thought on that rascal of hers. She had a happy look on her face when she talks about this Mihawk. Seeing Yueli blushed and smile at the same time draws a single conclusion. "Yueli... Are you in love with him?" Hearing that word, Chu Yueli went flustered as she was sent into an emotional turmoil once more and she tried to defend herself. "No¡­no..no¡­ I mean its forbidden for us to feel love. We could be crippled and expelled by the sect. I wouldn''t dare." Chu Yuechan gave it a thought for a moment, if she was her previous cold self, she would flipped when her sister fell in love with a man and or worse, find the man and kill him by herself but now that she felt such emotion as well, she decided to support it. Moreover, it is her duty to protect her from now on. IF that man tried to take advantage of her, she''ll know what to do. "Yueli¡­. You don''t have to hide it. It''s written all over your face. We''re sisters aren''t we. Don''t worry, your secret is safe with me." "Muuu.. is it that obvious..." Chu Yueli had her cheeks turned red and immediately take this moment to shoot her sister''s question back at her. "Onee-san, don''t you think you have it too?" "What are you talking about¡­?" Now, it was Chu Yuechan''s turn to be taken aback. "Love¡­.. You always looked at the same direction every day since you got back and had a blush on your cheeks. That look is not some admiration but longingness. You wanted to go there but you can''t because of the sect duties and position. I wouldn''t noticed it if it''s a one-time habit, but you did it almost every day before I left. I even wondered whether you were sick. Turns out, you''re love-sick" Chu Yueli relayed all her observation for the past few months cause the older sister to blush furiously. She was confident that all those habits of hers were done in silence and to think that her little sister noticed all of it. In the end, she gave up denying all of it and spoke "*Sigh¡­ Yueli¡­ you are kind of sharp for noticing things like that." "I am your sister after all." Chu Yueli replied with pride on her ?h?st. The truth is¡­. she observed the same look came from Xia Qingyue when she was training her. After she was done training, she always looked towards the direction where the massive energy event almost two years ago. She did it almost every day. Despite being cold and expressionless, doing something like that every day will bound to get noticed. She had a suspicion that energy belong to her husband. A man called Yun Che. The one caused a bit of a ruckus these past few years. She never knew the cold Xia Qingyue had that kind of look on her face. Same as the expression her sister always show when staring at a certain direction. "Hnnn¡­ you''re kind of right¡­. guess I do make it a habit sometimes." Chu Yuechan spoke with a smile. If it''s with her sister, she won''t mind sharing this kind of information with her, but she won''t share the name of the man who stole her heart especially the man himself had a wife in her sect. When she found out about her, she was kind of conflicted and shocked after she knew he had a wife named Xia Qingyue and almost owe him a beating for having Retsu and Cang Yue in his hands. Not to forget her as well. No wonder she possessed the same Heavenly God Spiritual Veins as hers but, she kind of sympathized him when she found out that Xia Qingyue left him on their wedding night. It was the laws of her sect after all. Well, she didn''t know the whole story though, but she did smirk internally when she heard that he slapped all the faces of his clan when he first unleashed his first soul cultivator''s power during his wedding. It seems that her sister here doesn''t recognized Yun Che that much other than being the husband of her disciple and the man who caused ruckus a few times. Yueli keep her feelings at bay before she spoke as she remembered the last time, she was severely punished by the sect master. It was excruciating. They''re only children but their foster mother beat them like they committed a great sin. That was the first and last time she''ll face her punishment. "Onee-san¡­ we could get in trouble for this. Especially our feelings. We might get severely punished again." Chu Yueli was afraid to let her feelings out as those feelings were forbidden in their sect or worse, she''ll be forced to re-cultivate that ice heart and seal her emotions. She didn''t or probably never wanted to lose this fluffy feeling with her sister ever again and her feelings for Mihawk. Seeing her sister''s vulnerable and cute side, the older sister''s protective side of her suddenly sprout from the depths of her heart. "Don''t worry, your Onee-san here will protect you. Sect laws or not, if they dare to hurt you, I am strong enough to resist them." Chu Yueli had a puzzled look plastered on her face as she realized what she was talking about. "Ehhhh? You broke through again?" The older sister nodded her head. "Hnnn¡­. I was planning to find you after that happened but when I sense you were coming back, I waited for you right here. I knew you would use this way to come back here instead of using the front gate." However, when she holds her sister''s hand once more and closely examined her. She was immediately shocked. Her Observation haki finally broken through to advanced stage a week ago and she could sense her sister true cultivation just by touching her hand. She swallowed a mouthful of saliva as she examined her sister''s cultivation. "Yueli¡­. You''re at the peak of Emperor Profound Realm? You even had the Heavenly God Spiritual Veins. How is this possible?" She''s now practically the same as her in terms of cultivation. Only a week passed, and she achieved this far. What kind of fortuitous encounter she found in that tomb? She took almost four months to breakthrough to this level, but her sister only took a week? Both are now the strongest duo in their sect. Stronger than their sect masters and comrades by a large margin. Now, the sect has three Thrones. That''s more than enough to established them as the strongest sect in the empire. Moreover, she detected one more thing. Her aura is now the same as her. The situation where the ice heart shattered and evolved into new heights but only one man can destroy the ice heart indirectly. Could it be¡­. She met him? Chu Yueli struggled herself to find a proper reply but, she decided to come clean about it in the end. "Hnnn¡­ I was planning to tell you about it. Back in the tomb, Mihawk used some kind a miraculous skill to revive me back to full power. Onee-san, imagine being able to be revived back to a healed and complete after being crippled entirely. What kind of existence is he? I lost my profound veins, my ice heart and my powers during that fateful encounter with the elders but that guy jump in like a hawk and took them out in a blink of an eye. He saved my life, but I was possessed by a rogue soul in the final chamber due to my weak soul after being revived. I attacked him non-stop, but he managed to defeat me and destroyed the soul. He said to me that the soul tampered my body when I was possessed." She told her everything and Chu Yuechan had mixed feelings. A miraculous skill? Able to revive a person back to full power after being crippled. She never heard of a person who could use such a heaven defying skill. However, she had a strong feeling that she knew who this Mihawk is. A flashy manner in the tournament is just like what he would do. No, it couldn''t be him. Then she continued "But, I did find it strange though." "What kind of strange?" Chu Yuechan''s attention suddenly pique. Chu Yueli nodded her head and spoke "When I gained this cultivation, he said that I have no capabilities as an Emperor Profound Realm just yet as my veins were still in the Sky Profound Realm. So, he gave me this pill to open my veins large enough to support my powers. Onee-san, both of us might be on the same level but compared to you, I am still weak. I couldn''t even beat our foster mother right now let alone you." She went into her own spatial ring and pulls out a similar pill like what she was given before her breakthrough in the hollow''s basin. Too similar. "This is¡­.." Chu Yuechan recognized the pill her sister shown her. It was the same pill she had before. The ones given to her by a certain person. Seeing her reaction, the younger sister tilted her head again in a confuse manner and spoke "Onee-san, do you know what kind of pill this is?" "Ahhh¡­.no¡­. I never seen this pill before. What did he call it?" Chu Yuechan decided to play dumb as she knew this pill after all. It was the same pill he made and gave her before her cultivation breakthrough the bottleneck and ascend to the seventh level of the Emperor Profound Realm. Now, she had a really good idea who this Dracule Mihawk really is, but she needed more evidence. She did give her younger sister some of that person''s old pills that help her ascend to the peak of Sky Profound Realm in a span of few weeks. Seriously, those pills were too heaven defying. No wonder he asked her to keep a secret, but she can''t keep such luxury from her only sister. Taking it as her first time seeing such pill, the younger sister answered¡­."As I remembered. He called it the Stabilization pill. I don''t know what it meant but he ordered me to consume it once a month until the energy inside me calms down. He said I need at least six months before I''ll breakthrough to the Tyrant Profound Realm." The older sister was highly suspicious of it. With a wry expression, she nodded her head while keeping her cool. "Is that so?, Yueli¡­.. Don''t worry, I''ll help you with your breakthrough in the future. Did he give you anything else? Aside from the treasure ring?" "Ahhh no, now that you mention it. He gave me this." Chu Yueli suddenly lifted a sword from her side and show it to her elder sister. The curved sword type only he and his companion used. Such a beautiful sword and he gave it to her sister. A beautiful flower pattern hilt sword with a curved blade made and tailored especially for her, but the thing is¡­. Only one man and woman used that kind of sword type. That''s it. There''s only one explanation. Chu Yuechan suddenly flares her aura. Not the jealous or envy kind of aura but the aura that shows she wanted to beat some sense into someone but hides it behind a smile. Her sister seems to notice something, and she suddenly had a little fear in her expression¡­ The younger sister looked kind of worried and asked "Ummm¡­. Onee-san¡­ Are you okay? You seem angry for some reason." Chu Yuechan instantly calms down and regains her ladylike appearance. She almost let out her anger just now. "Ahhh no, don''t worry dear sister. I am really thankful to the man that saved your life, but I felt annoyed with that man though." "I see¡­." She replied with a blank expression. She sighs but secretly hoped that her sister didn''t meet Mihawk for this or else she might be the one who will lose to him after knowing the full extent of his abilities. Chu Yuechan pat her sister''s head once more caused her to purr in her ?h?st but at the same time she spoke internally. "Ufufufufu¡­. I thought you went straight to the capital city but instead you''re in this tomb fooling around with my sister. You saved her life but also gave her a lot of things, but you only gave me some skills. Aren''t you belittle me a little too much?" "Ufufufu¡­.. When I find you, you better expect some beatings, you rascal." ...............¡­ Inside a certain small house in a hidden realm, a young man suddenly sudden chills along his spine as he prepared to face what comes next. A chill he hadn''t felt in a long time. A feeling that might get him in trouble. One of his companions looks at him with a worried expression as she never seen him this pale before. "Danna-sama, are you okay? You look pale for some reason." "I don''t know, I feel like I am about to get in trouble for something I did. It''s a funny feeling but I feel like I am about to get beat up and I can''t even resist it." Chapter 137 - 137: Lesson relearn Hours before... The city''s atmosphere was quite solemn right now as an army of bandits complete with weapons suddenly marching towards the city. It sent the city into high alert as well as cause several panics in certain areas even among the citizens as never such an occasion happened in the history of the floating city before. In front, Fatty Wen sits comfortably in his wagon pulled by high quality horses accompanied by his elite bodyguards. Behind him, almost a hundred plus bandits marching as if they were marching into war. The city folk could only cover behind their closed shops and buildings while observing from balconies above as the bandits marching towards the other side of the city. One of the spectators knew the incident from this morning was cause by the kids who mysteriously knocked the fatty out. Of course, he was pissed. "I knew those kids from before spell trouble. Openly denying fatty Wen just like that." "Yeah, fatty Wen won''t hesitate to use his whole army to capture those kids. They will never be able to defeat all of them." Replied another spectator. "Quiet or fatty Wen would hear you." Fatty Wen were trying so hard to figure how in the world those kids managed to knock him out but instead of fearing on their offence, he decided to bring the whole army to teach him a lesson. He wanted to show how terrifying he could be if someone offended him. "Hmph, those brats. I''ll get them for humiliating and denying me of those women. I swear when I catch them, I will cripple those women and make them my personal s?x slaves." "Oi, you¡­ are you sure they at the other side of the city?" One of the elite guards decided to ask the men who fell with their leader. Seeing him mobilizing such force just to capture some kids was kind of too much. He even heard some of the bandits were destroyed last night by some force, but they went missing in the morning. The elite guards were investigating about this and suddenly heard the callings by their leader. "Yes¡­. The little girl lives there, and I heard she was taking care of her sleeping mother. I was going to investigate but we made a deal to the mayor that we won''t step into the city." The man who made the investigation spoke. That girl was quite famous for going by herself in the mountains to find some herbs but when they tried to capture her, she somehow managed to escape their grasp. They''re even were ambushed by wild animals at some point. Wonder how that happens? The elite guards simply brushed aside such statement as he heard about the deal. That was their former leader''s era, now its theirs for the taking. Not even a brat can escape their wrath. "Hmph, fu?k that deal. That brat must die one way or another." "WEN CHAI!!!" A loud shout suddenly came from the front of the marching army. Then, an old man with a high-quality horse along with some soldiers along with their spears were galloping towards him. He stood there wearing some kind of expensive robes with white hair covering his head including a long beard and facial hair. Everyone in the area knew the man was the city lord of this floating city as he carried the aura of a true leader. The people of the city knew the old city lord were doing a great job keeping the city peace despite being harassed by these bandits at some point. To the point of the people idolizing for keeping the Floating City afloat all this time. Fatty Wen looked the city lord as if he were a pitiful existence. If it wasn''t for the deal his father made with the city a decade ago, this city would fall under their hands. "Ah, Huan Bei, the pitiful and old city lord. Make way, this boss is going to hunt down those kids in the northern area." Just like almost all the people in the city, he also carried the surname Huan along with little Xueli as the surname belong to the original creator of this city. Huan Bei stops in front of him and look at him sinisterly. He never thought of that fat bandit would allow his army to step into the city. "You, your father made a deal to never step foot in the city in exchange we let you do whatever you please outside the city zone." "That was my father''s decision. Not mine. If you are going to block my way, then expect a war from us." Huan Bei was furious that Wen Chai was abolishing the deal he made with his father back then, but he could only keep quiet. The bandits were getting bigger and stronger with each year and the city had no armies or whatsoever to defend themselves. It was expected and one day they are going to take the city from themselves and the city lord had no power to resist them but that doesn''t mean they''ll go down without the fight. The city lord decided to think about the matter later as he was curious about what happened this morning. "Then, what have those kids done to offend you?" He heard about some kids openly deny the fat bandit himself but never expected it would escalated to this point. "That kid refused to give me what I want and humiliate me. Do you think this Wen Chai going to take things lightly?!?" The fat boss replied with a sour look on his face. Then, scanning his look around the majestic city that stood for thousands of years, he smiled wryly before looking at the city lord. "When this boss is done with those kids, this city is next. It''s about time I take that floating island for myself. Might as well build a castle up there." "You¡­." Huan Bei was furious once more. The shielded floating island above was the pride of their city that belong to the ruler of the realm three thousand years ago. No one has ever stepped foot inside it for almost three thousand of years and that Wen Chai wanted to take it for himself? "What? Are you going to stop me? Do you have the firepower to resist the Mountain Bandits? Bahahaha" Wen Chai proceed to march leaving behind the city lord who was covering his fear with anger. He was even more devastated that the direction Fatty Wen was going was the house he protected for almost a year. The house that houses a beautiful sleeping woman and her daughter. Huan Bei smashed his fist to the ground causing it to bleed by the stones. He internally cursed his powerless self as he spoke "Miss Lin, I know I promised to protect your daughter after your husband died and you fell into a coma. I know I have to protect her but they are too strong, and the people''s life is my priority." He was about to go back but he hesitated. The beautiful Miss Lin begged him to watch over his daughter before she fell asleep and if she wakes up and found out that her daughter was dead. She would be devastated. Moreover, inside that house is her sleeping body and he can''t deny that her beauty can attract bad men into sullying her. So, he had to come up with a convincing story that her mother was being treated somewhere but in fact she was asleep in her own house for almost a year. It was a perfect cover up as no one wanted to visit her house as it was raised in poverty. He sometimes sent his servants to nurse her as well as deliver some food for little Xueli, but he had a lot of questions about her after she fell asleep. Also, it is because of those hidden guards, no one dared to approach her house until now. He sometimes asked Xueli to live at the city lord''s manor but she refused the life of luxury and wishes only for her mother to wake up. In the end, the city lord to let his servants take good care of her mother and her at the same time by giving her some ready made food every day. As long as the little girl was safe, he was ?ssured. As for her sleeping mother, her beauty didn''t even falter and she didn''t age despite being in a coma for almost a year. She didn''t even need water or food to survive. He suspected that Miss Lin is probably people from the outside world. The rumored people with monstrous strength but no one in this world would believe such a fairy tale. Only those kinds of people can survive in her state. Instead of going back, he immediately pulled his horse and gallop towards the direction Fatty Wen was going. "City lord Huan Bei!!! Are you out of your mind?" The law enforcers that followed him instantly chased after his horse. They knew this is a losing fight, but the city lord was determined to go to that direction. Huan Bei had a frown look on his face as he was actually denying these bandits despite knowing the difference of power between them. However, he just can''t let that little girl taken by them. "I can''t let them die. I promised her¡­ I promised to protect her daughter. I promised their late father to watch over them and I won''t let them die just like that. If I can''t, how am I going to be a proper city lord. " Fatty Wen Chai pulled his best men into this hunt and several of them were quite large. He wondered by only a hundred plus shows up with him right now as he had several hundred bandits with him. Little that he knows, most of the men were beaten black and blue during Yun Che''s ?ssault last night but the fat leader himself was drowning in the p???sur? of women to notice. Most of the townspeople followed them from behind to see what kind of people offended the mountain bandit''s leader that force him to bring out almost a quarter of the bandits just to capture few people. Behind them, the city lord, Huan Bei was ?ssembling his own army of vanguards after knowing the fat leader''s true intention. He knew this day would come and secretly ?ssembling an army to resist the mountain bandits. He wanted the city to be a free trading city without the merchants harassed by the bandits. Almost one hundred bandits ?ssembled in front of Xueli''s little house. It was strange though, only a little house and a small shed in the middle of a massive grassy plot of land. It''s like a house in the middle of nowhere. Even if the bandits gathered in front, it was still large compared to the size of the mountain bandit''s one-hundred-man army. Moreover, Xueli''s little house is almost near the edge of the floating island. Fatty Wen glanced his surroundings before forming up a sinister smile. "Hmph, pretty decent land here. Men, when this is over. We will make this land our forward base before we take over the city. It''s about time the bandits had a footing in this trading city." "Boss, what is the first thing we''re going to do in this city once we takeover it?" The fat boss gave it a thought before he come up with a proper answer. "Hmmm¡­. Maybe I''ll increase the tax the people must play when they live in this city. A person''s tax. Hahaha¡­ I am such a genius." It means every people will have to pay tax for their lives. If a person can''t pay it, they will either die or being sold as slaves. He also didn''t forget to tax them for their houses, food or even workplace. Just thinking about it makes him shivers in excitement. "Don''t forget about protection fee. Boss¡­" "Hmmmm, people''s tax and protection fee. Imagine how much wealth we''ll gain if that happens." Fatty Wen regained his thoughts again before setting his eyes on the little house. "Let me deal with that kid first. I''ll show everyone here how ''nice'' I am to the one who opposed me." Suddenly, the sound of a wooden door suddenly opened revealing a young man with a modernized adventurer outfit. His cloak dances in the air as he carried a calm expression as he walks towards them. His aura didn''t even carry the aura of an expert and his presence is the same as any other people within the city. Instead of panicking, he slowly walked towards the small crumbled wooden gate facing the army of bandits. He didn''t even have a shred of fear seeing all these intimidating bandits and disregard them as air. His calmness really annoys the fat leader as his attention was focused onto him. As for the fat leader, he still sat on his carriage in the middle of the bandit army. As for the young man, all he wanted is some peace for once and trouble seems to follow him everywhere. Even among these powerless mortals. These guys¡­.. Haven''t they learnt enough? Seeing the kid their leader despised the most is only a brat below twenties, the men around him simply smirks. This kid is the one who humiliate their leader? Even their recruits could beat him senseless. Not to mention his elite armies. The fat leader named Wen Chai slowly got up a stared at the brat who humiliate him this morning. Not only he was knocked out, he lost his chance to obtain the beauties in his group. Not to mention those girls paled in comparison to the people around the city. "Brat¡­..You have a lot of nerve defying this lord here. How dare you deny those women from me and humiliate me and my men? Brat¡­ you really sealed your fate by defying me" The young man sighs before rubbing the bridge of his nose and spoke "*Sigh look¡­. I am in the middle of a treatment right now and you guys really being a pain in the neck. So, how about we settle this another day?" The rest of the bandits instantly laughed out loud seeing his false bravado. This kid probably almost scared to death and still wanted to put in an intimidating air. "Boss, he really got guts. Let me skin him alive and presented his head to you." One of the men beside him draws his sword before ???k?n? its blade. This is the moment where the men could fight with each other to draw this kid''s blood. Fatty Wen Chai slowly dismount his carriage before moving closer towards Yun Che. Seeing him so close right makes him really wanted to grab him and break all the bones within his body. "Listen men, I am going to show you how formidable I am if someone defies me. If any of you thinks just like this kid, I''ll promise to let you suffer the same fate." "WE WON"T DEFY YOU BOSS!!!" The young simply observed the fatty boss put tried his best to rally his men against him but seeing him like this makes him wonder whether ordinary people and cultivators were almost the same. Guess it makes no difference. "This guy, is he serious? Should I kill them and be done with it. Wait, wouldn''t want Xueli to think us a killer though." "Yuu-kun¡­.. Are you done? I am about to go shopping with Mio." "Danna-sama, we''re going to bring Xueli with us. Are you coming as well?" The sweet and alluring voices instantly turned all the attention of the men towards it. When they saw the source of the heavenly voices, all the men instantly petrified by the sight they are witnessing right now. The sight of two beautiful women instantly captivate all the men and sent them into a ?usting turmoil. A m?tur? and a cute beauties have grace them with their presence. Who in the right mind would have the power to resist? The same could be said for the fatty leader even if he witnessed these beauties this morning. They could feel their little brother is pulsing down there as if they wanted to take and sully these girls right now. These beauties carried the aura of a goddess with them as they charmed the entire army with their beauties as if their eyes were glued on their hourglass figure shaped by the foreign clothing they are wearing. "Probably not, I am still treating her mother though. Just buy what do you think is necessary." The brat in front them spoke as if as he was disregarding their existence. "These beauties are even more beautiful up close. The red headed one and that cute kid must be inside that house. That''s it¡­. Boss, let''s kill this brat and be done with it." One the men who saw them this morning instantly spoke. Fatty Wen Chai was in a ?usting turmoil as he was looking up these beauties from up close. He really wanted to take them right now but he really wanted to kill that brat for humiliating him. "Don''t even think about taking them. Those beauties are mine and I''ll kill you all if you dare to touch them." One of the beauties had a bored expression after seeing these lowlifes wanted to take them for granted. "Yuu-kun? You need some help dealing with this? If these men annoy you, we can take care of them." "Take care of us? These weak beauties wanted to take care of us. Maybe they can take care our swords down there. They need some attention." Said one of the men looking somewhat vulgar to them. The braided haired girl and the bu??erfly clip girl were instantly annoyed. They plan to sit from the sidelines, but these men vulgarities really started to annoy them. Are men like them only thinks women as objects? Fatty Wen Chai was unable to contain his ?ust and decided to take those women by force, but his tracks soon were stopped by the young man in front of him. "Oi¡­. Where do you think you are going?" The brat spoke with a bored expression. Fatty Wen Chai put his giant hand on the young man''s shoulder and wanted to move him but even if he''s massive, the young man however was immovable as a mountain. The fat bandit forced out a smile as he threatened him. "Brat, you better kneel knowing what is good for you." "Oh, maybe I do know what is good for me. I suggest you lots better turned your heads away or I am not going to be merciful." The young man replied still unfazed and unmoved from his position. Seeing him was still unfazed, the fat bandit called out his armies and they instantly marched towards the small house. "Hahaha¡­brat¡­ you got some guts. Let me tell you that but you against all of us? Even our new recruits can hack you down to pieces." The young man smirked as he looked upon the bandit army before turning towards the fat bandit. "Then, send in your finest elite. If you win, you can do anything you want." "Hmph, don''t bother. I''ll take those women and kill you whether you win or not." The fat bandit replied with contempt. "Let me do it boss¡­I''ll kill him slowly." One of the bandits raised his hand. Some of them volunteered as well. The men who was humiliated this morning was still sour because of this kid. He whispered to his boss to get back at him. "I''ll do it¡­.boss¡­" As he heard it, the fat bandit smiled sinisterly. "Hmph, This brat knocked you out this morning right. Show me that you can kill him." The man from this morning stepped out from next to his boss before he drew his dagger and point it out to the young man. "My p???sur? boss¡­" "Oi brat, I don''t know what trick you used but it won''t work twice." However, the young man remained calm and indifferent as he spoke "Hoo¡­? I won''t bet on it but that move is quite boring if I used it too often." "Oh¡­then let me give you a handicap. Draw your weapon and let''s settle this like men." The bandit spoke with obvious killing intent. The young man was still unfazed with such petty threats so instead of drawing any weapons, he spoke"I don''t need to¡­.and by the way¡­ have you heard of ''One Inch Punch''?" Bzzzt The young man instantly appeared in front of the bandit, shocking him with his absolute speed. The bandit was shocked entirely. He just blinked right in front of him and he was too shocked to react properly. By the time he realized, the young man''s entire hand was already pointed right in front of his abdomen where his fingers almost touch it. The young man didn''t say anything before his pointed hand suddenly formed a fist in a blink of an eye and...¡­. POW!!!! The bandit next vision blurry and before he realized it, he crashed onto his comrades sending most of them flying. The rest of them went gawking. With just one punch, he sent the bandit flying straight to their comrades and cause them to fly all over. Before he could say anything, he suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood and felt excruciating pain came from his abdomen. Moreover, he also felt something sharp piercing his internal organs. His entire rib-cage was shattered because of that punch and started piercing his organs. Such power¡­.. Such speed¡­. "Is that brat even human?" The rest of the men thought before some of them slowly growing fears in the hearts. Fatty Wu was instantly stunned. The brat had totally sent his men flying without using a proper punch. He thought he was just some weakling who used tricks to get him but¡­.. The young man wiped his hands properly before he spoke "I told you¡­. Send in your finest men but instead you are using a stick to beat a sword. Underestimating me huh?" The fat bandit gritted his teeth loudly before he shouted "You DARE!!!! How dare you harmed my men? Courting death!!!" "Oi oi¡­he was the one tried to harm me¡­. looks like last night attack wasn''t enough after all." "Brat, what are you talking about¡­.?" One of the elite guards tried to understand the situation before he suddenly remembered something. As his eyes grow wider, he immediately approached the fatty. "Boss¡­ its them¡­." "Huh?" The fat bandit turned his head towards one of his elite guards. "It''s them¡­ now I remembered¡­. The surviving men last night spoke the same thing." He spoke with a panic tone earning the attention of every other soldier in the area. He remembered one of the survivors described their ?ssailants looks to them last night and he was really sure those three kids fits the description. "What do you men spoke the same thing? What surviving men?" Fatty Wen was unaware of the events happening last night where a young man and two women destroyed dozens of their bandits last night. The women didn''t even use a proper weapon while beating those men black and blue but those with weaker bodies didn''t even stand a change. The elite guard instantly relayed his findings to him. "They speak of a brat and two women decimating dozens of our men last night leaving them with an inch of their lives. They didn''t kill them, but their methods were too brutal. They didn''t even stand a chance. Some of them even succumbed to their injuries last night. Boss, its them¡­." The fat boss turned and look towards the brat and the two heavenly beauties. They defeated the forest guards in a span of a single night. He grabbed the shoulder of his elite guards before started to shake him. "That must be a fluke. Those brats couldn''t possibly defeat all those men by himself. You must be joking if I am going to believe that shit." Despite shaken, the elite guard''s eyes didn''t even leave the young man as he spoke with a hint of fear. "No, boss¡­. That brat only joined for a while, but the rest of the men were defeated by two women. Beautiful women to be exact. Some of the men were crying ''demons'' when they describe them." The fatty boss immediately grew a shed of fear as he witnessed the power and heard the reports from his guard, but the young man heard everything before slowly walks to them. "Hoo, it seems that your guard over there know something about us. Now that you knew, I supposed I can''t let each and every one of you go." "Bastard, its us that won''t let you and those girls go. You force our hands on this. MEN!!!" The fatty boss put on a false bravado as he refused to believe this very brat was the one who kicked their scouts'' ?sses last night. It was to unbelievable. As his men advances towards him, the young man simply kept a calm expression. "Looks like action speaks louder than words." He instantly vanishes into the air before appearing right above the fatty. With a swift kick, he landed a soft but powerful attack on the fatty''s squishy body before sending him flying towards his men on the back. His big body instantly collided with the men from the back and caused some of them instantly blown away from the impact. In an instant, the young man slowly rise from the smoke cloud in the middle of the formation after sending the fat boss flying. Right now, he stood in the middle of the surrounding bandits. "BOSS!!!" The rest of the men shouted but they were shocked at the same time seeing the massive boss was sent flying. The rest of the bandits instantly dumbfounded as they saw these ladies slowly walked towards them and spoke internally "Are they seriously going to use those things to fight?" What they didn''t know was the rest of the men from last night will instantly traumatized if they saw those things again. "Sigh¡­.you lots¡­. Don''t think we leave any bones unbroken." The young man spoke with intimidating tone before the other two ladies joined him. One of them suddenly pulled something out of their sleeves and if any of the men from last night joined them, they would instantly know what they are holding right now. With a swift motion, the two ladies from before arrived behind him and they''re carrying something that the men didn''t expect. A ladle from the bu??erfly clip beauty and a frying pan from the braided beauty. A woman''s weapon of mass destruction. The woman with the bu??erfly clip tossed passed the frying fan to the braided girl before she spoke "Ufufufu, Retsu-chan, let''s battle to see who can knocked out the most. Loser cooks for lunch." The other one cutely nodded her head as she received it. "You''re on, Mio-chan. Don''t stain that ladle though, that thing is one of my favorites." "Same goes with my frying pan." "Kon-sama won''t get left behind again¡­.." A streak of light suddenly burst out of the young man''s sleeve before entering one of the fallen bandits. In an instant, the surrounding men instantly saw the bandit''s body suddenly rise as if nothing happened to him but instead of joining them, he stood near the young man and stretch himself as if he was going to fight them. "Impossible¡­..he was still fine?" One of them instantly shouted "Traitor¡­.I knew he couldn''t be trust. He switched side after pretending to fall in battle. I''ll kill him with my own hands." Their so called ''comrade'' suddenly walked next to the young man before he put his elbow on his shoulder as if they are long term friends. Even his voice changed into some kind of a squeaky voice, far different from their comrade''s original voice. "Yare¡­yare¡­ you guys left me behind and had fun last night." "Of all the better-looking men out here and you picked a man with a bad beard and moustache? By the way, you slept like a log last night so I wouldn''t bother waking you up." The young man spoke after giving him a glance. The bandit next to him spoke "Teme¡­.. Oi bastard¡­. Let''s fight and see who gets to score more. Loser hunts for food." "Sure¡­At least I knew who''ll lose later on." "Cocky bastard." The rest of the bandits including their leader immediately went pale as they saw four pair of demonic eyes slowly walked towards them. The eyes that soon brings down a path of destruction for them. "Guess the beatings last night wasn''t enough. Let''s see how you guys will live to tell the tale¡­.." And the air was filled by the sound of pitiful screams, balls kicking, sounds of flattening face and most importantly¡­. Bone cracking¡­. ............ The city lord, Huan Bei arrived as fast as he could after gathering enough armored forces to fight the bandits, including his own. Despite being old, he could still fight after all these years. He couldn''t gather even three dozen of armored law enforcers, but it was the army that he needed. It was about time the city revolt against these bandits after living in their constant suppression. Straddling his horse, the old city lord carried his sword along with his armor into battle. In front of the city hall, he rode his horse while exerting an aura of absolute leadership. With confidence, he spoke to rest of the armored men who made their resolve to follow him to battle. "Men, I know we''re fighting a losing battle, but we will not fall this day. If we kill that fat bastard, the rest of the bandits will follow suit." He spoke as if he was afraid of hundreds of those bandits still hiding in the mountains. The city was quite strategic and to be safe, they could destroy the four bridges connected to the city but for how long? Without outside help, they could still rely on farming and agriculture. "YES!! CITY LORD!!!" The rest of the men replied with confidence. "MEN, LET''S KILL THOSE BANDITS!!!!" The city lord shouted to the armored law enforcers along with the city lord began their galloping to the direction where the fat bandit and his army were going towards. He dressed in a full set of armor never thought this day of reckoning would come. His actions cause the rest of the city folk to follow him from behind out of curiosity. Some of them even taking arms with pitchfork and shovels to fight against the bandits and followed their city lord from behind. When the old city lord saw this, he wanted to stop the people from doing so but in the end, he allowed them to continue. He needed all the help that he can. They wanted to see whether this losing battle meant anything to them as the city lord was fighting to free the city from the bandit''s clutch. For years they have been living under their oppression and never expected today that they would rise against them. "Is this the right decision?" The old city lord asked himself. When he and his small army made their way to confront the bandits, they immediately stopped as two women walked from the direction he intended to go. These women are extremely beautiful and cute at the same time. They also wear a strange type of dress which was never seen by him before. He seen some beautiful women in his life and even married one, but he never seen a beauty so heavenly before. It made him and his men forget their original objective just for a moment, but it was quite strange as these women were the type that fatty would abduct and keep. However, these two walked passes them like they were nothing. Moreover, the fat bandit''s army is now a raging sensation and most of the city folk hide in their home, but these two ladies were too calm when they came from that direction as if they didn''t even care if the bandits saw them. "Mio-chan, what do you think we should cook for tonight''s dinner? I bet little Xueli''s hungry right now. I am going to feed her lots and lots." The braided hair woman spoke as she carried a small basket. "Hmm, we should go with that Teriyaki rice thing. I always wanted to try it. That earlier exercise we had with Danna-sama just b?r?ly even broke a sweat." The woman with the bu??erfly clip responded. "Ara¡­ we faced normal humans after all instead of cultivators. It wasn''t that hard. The exercise last night was fun compared to this, probably I used my trusty ladle." The other woman replied. Seeing the maidens walked past them without any hint of worry in their beautiful faces, the city lord was worried about their safety. He immediately calls them "Excuse me fair maidens¡­." "Hai? Can we help you?" The braided woman spoke as she exerts a beautiful aura and sweet voice that captivates the men and the city lord. He knew these women were bound to get in trouble if they were found by the fat bandit and his men. Therefore, all the fair looking women were forced to stay home due to them being easy targets by the bandits. He immediately warns them "It''s dangerous for maidens like you to walk around this road especially with these bandits around." The women tilted their heads before the one with the bu??erfly clip on her hair suddenly spoke as if she remembered something. "Ahh, you mean them? You can find them if went down this road. Shouldn''t be that far." She spoke as if the bandits'' presence wasn''t even a bother to them. "But¡­it''s dangerous for you to be out here. Especially with you two heavenly beauties.¡­." The armored city lord wanted to spoke, but the braided woman raised her head before giving him a sweet smile. "Ara¡­ we thank you for the wonderful compliment, but please do not worry. We can take care of ourselves. Good day¡­." The braided maiden bows her head followed by the bu??erfly clip woman behind her. The rest of the soldiers instantly dumbfounded as these two were too calm and relax despite the rising concern in the city. The rest of the men immediately followed the city lord behind and the moment they arrived at the intended location. Each and everyone of them immediately opened their mouth. Gaping as they witness the scene before them. All the bandits were entirely defeated as if they already went to war with unknown forces. The bandits'' elite guards and normal bandits were lying on the ground and some of them being piled with each other. It was like a battlefield except none of these bandits were killed but the scene was entirely brutal in their eyes. Some of them even had twisted arms and the weapons around them were either broken or destroyed. The city lord didn''t even notice the resistance group from the city also arrived before them and they too weren''t able to blink their eyes as they witnessed this scene. Then, their attention turned to the fat bandit who was kneeling and hitting his head on the ground countless of times before the young man who sat on top of the piling bodies. "Please¡­. Magnanimous king¡­ spare this lowly life¡­. please spare me¡­. Ill be your slave¡­your dog¡­ just please spare me¡­.." The fat bandit was literally crying just like a little girl begging before the man on top of the piling bodies. The rest of them couldn''t believe that this fat bandit who terrorized the city was begging for his life. What in the world is happening here? Chapter 138 - 138: Lin Xin The old city lord, Huan Bei, galloped his horse through the battlefield witnessing the brutal scene befell the weak bandits. He wondered how these poor souls were able to survive the onslaught of the unknown forces who attacked them, but there''s one thing to keep preoccupy in his mind. Where are the forces who attacked them? Are they lying in wait for his forces to enter before attacking them as well? If those bandits were decimated and what could mere dozens of them could do? Huan Bei kept his guard up as he galloped his horse followed by the law enforcers he gathered as they too had a similar expression on their faces. His attention was still focused on Wen Chai, who was again begging for his life to the young man on top of the piling bodies. He continued to observe the young man on top of the piling bodies and remembered the statement made by the fat bandit before. Is this the kid that he mentioned before? Is this the kid that knocked him out this morning? Or is this the kid who destroyed him and his comrades in a span of a few incenses of time? More importantly, the kid that answers his questions looked like a demon lord who sat on top of the bodies it killed caused all the soldiers along with the city lord to swallow a mouthful of saliva. They refused to believe that this kid was able to destroy a battalion of bandits in a short amount of time. All one hundred plus bandits were defeated entirely. Not even one of them was spared. "Please¡­Great lord¡­spare me¡­" The fat bandit still hit his head on the ground repeatedly despite signs of blood starting to spurt on top of his head. The young man minded his own business until he was bored by the constant talking of the fat bandit. He suddenly jumped to the bottom of the pile before squatting next to him. "Sigh, I told you to settle this another day, but you refused to listen. Now it''s too late." The young man squats down before pulling Wen Chai''s long hair and faces him straight in the eye with a demonic visage causing the fat bandit and the rest of the onlooking soldiers to shiver. "Is it essential to heed someone else''s warning? "Please¡­please¡­. I won''t bother anyone anymore¡­. please... please¡­" He was still trying to beg for his life, but the young man turned a deaf ear on him as if he was a lowly existence. With a bored expression, he simply spoke: "Shut up." "GUARKKK!!" The bandit''s plea was immediately silenced as the young man slammed his head to the ground causing a large hole underneath it to appear. The young man wipes his hands repeatedly, releasing a breath of relief. Then, he instantly saw the soldiers along with the city lord eyed him with a hint of fear, but he just returned it with a smile. "Sorry about that, are you going to arrest him? Feel free to do so. I''m done." The young man spoke before he turned around towards the small house behind him. The old city lord darted his eyes between the young man, the decimated bandits as well as the sorry fat bandit on the ground. He refused to believe this single young man decimated all of them. He swallowed another mouthful of saliva before he tries to get his attention. "Wait¡­." "Can I help you with something?" The young man turned his head, but everyone could see he was looking at the city lord with the corner of his eyes. Huan Bei kept his composure before choosing his next words carefully. He didn''t want to end up like the poor fatso just. He spoke with utmost courtesy to the young man. "Are you the one who destroyed all these bandits?" "Not really¡­ I did it along with a few companions¡­." The young man replied while shrugging his shoulders. The city lord was quite shocked when he heard the young man''s statement. He and a few companions decimated an army of bandits all on their own? How in the world did that happen? Moreover, he remembered the two heavenly beauties that walked past them just now. Then, if all observation leads to that, this young man and the beauties are the ones who knocked the fat bandit out this morning and destroyed their whole army. This means this young man could kill them in a blink of an eye. The city lord swallowed a mouthful of saliva again before he managed to spout out a few words. "Young man, who are you?" This time, the young man turned around before bowing his head like a gentleman. "This one name is Yun Che. A doctor is trying to save a sleeping mother. I am sorry if I caused trouble in this city." The city lord tried to register his answer but at the same time remembering a woman who shares the same with this ''sleeping mother''. "Sleeping mother? You¡­. you can save miss Lin?" "Miss Lin?" Yun Che expressed his curiosity. This is the first time he heard the mother''s real name. Yun Che did forget to ask Xueli before they came here as it slipped past his mind. Huan Bei dismounts his horse before he replied "She''s little Xueli''s mother. She''s been sleeping inside that house for a year now. I am surprised someone offered to save her when no one else can¡­" Yun Che nodded his head in understanding. "Can I know her mother''s full name? As I recalled Xueli''s name had the surname Huan on it." "She took her father''s surname while her mother''s surname is Lin. Her name is Lin Xin. Her husband died a year in a half ago, and she fell into a coma ever since." The city lord replied. Yun Che took a moment to think before he asked Jasmine if any of the divine cultivators she knew had that surname. Inside the inner world, Jasmine sat near the Divine Lake, accompanied by the little dragon coiling around her neck. She racked her memories to find a family with that kind of surname. There are lots of divine cultivators, and even the weakest ones could become a realm king in this star. She could be anyone from a high-ranking family or a lower-class family. There are also lots of people named with a surname Lin from up there, and she might try to rack her memories if she might find clues whether she''s from one of the high-ranking star realms. She put on her thinking cap, but no matter how hard she tried, the name seems to slip past her mind. "Lin¡­.Lin¡­. The name rings a bell¡­. Let me search for my memories, and I''ll see if I managed to come up with a lead." "I am counting on you." Yun Che spoke internally as he let Jasmine conduct research. She''s from up there, and she probably knew any families of a sect that carries the surname Lin. Usually, despite having their memories and cultivation sealed, the victim still remembers their name just like what happened to Qingyue''s mother. Yun Che and the old city lord were getting along just fine if he doesn''t do anything reckless. He caused enough trouble already and wanted to wake Xueli''s mother for now. Huan Bei ordered his men to clean up the bodies and bring them all to prison. Despite the brutality they faced, these men were still spared in the end. He must prepare as soon as possible as hundreds of bandits are still within the mountain area, and the fall of their leader doesn''t stop there. In the end, he is still grateful that none of his men had to fight the elite bandits. He followed Yun Che to Xueli''s little house and found her seat next to her mother''s straw bed. As for the little girl herself, Xueli was still watching her sleeping mother without caring what happened outside but when she saw another man entered her house and she immediately recognized him. "Grandpa Bei!!!" Huan Bei was shocked entirely as little Xueli never spoke after her father died, and her condition worsens the moment her mother fell sick. To think that this very day he heard her voice as clear as day. "Xueli? You can talk?" "Hnnnn, big brother healed me. He''s a wonderful doctor." She pointed towards the doctor. As for him, Yun Che petted her head, causing her to purr and smile earnestly. The city lord hasn''t seen her smile since her father died, and her mother fell asleep. To think that this young man was able to bring a big smile from her as well as healed her damaged voice. "Xueli, you overpraised me. Now let''s wake your mother up." Yun Che patted her head once more. To think that this girl took a liking to him in just a single day. He sat near Xueli''s mother while both she and the city lord eyed him. He hovered his hand over the mother''s head before a notification pops on top of it. [Ding¡­.. Removed the God Sealing Formation from her body?] [Yes] [No] Yun Che observed the floating notification and wondered whether he should remove the memory sealing formation in Lin Xin''s body. If he did so, it''d be a matter of time that she will leave Xueli here to keep her safe. When that happens, Xueli will be the next Xia Qingyue. A cold and heartless beauty who trains just to achieve her goals. One Xia Qingyue is annoying enough for him to handle. He experienced it once and decided to not let it happen again. Even if he wanted to know her side of the story, he wanted Xueli to smile until she''s old enough to experience hardship. Moreover, having her leave as soon as she wakes up doesn''t seem to add just right. She can leave this realm once Xueli achieved the age of cultivation, so the girl had the motivation to train when it happens. He pulled a deep breath before he pressed the bu??on that allows Xueli to live a happy childhood life until she''s older. It is the best decision and when she''s in this separate realm. She''s safe. [No] He knew one day the formation will disappear naturally, but he won''t let that day fell on this very day. Then, he hovered his hand above Lin Xin''s head before he mutters¡­. "Status Recovery" Suddenly, Lin Xin''s body was covered in bright lights, and everyone around her covered their eyes. As for Yun Che, he activated his Eagle Vision within his Sharingan to counter the glowing light effect. The Status Recovery skill healed all types of external and internal wounds as well as restore a crippled person to full power however it will not remove any godly de-buff as the ability was still in a mortal stage. He was afraid that the Status Recovery would remove any de-buffs on her body, including the formation itself, but he thanked whoever cast the formation as it was a divine stage formation. It wasn''t that he did not want to remove the effect, but he felt that he wasn''t ready to remove it. The light lasts for several minutes before several notifications pop in front of him. [Health and Stamina recovery initiated.] [Life force restored] [Profound Core restored] [Ding¡­ the host Lin Xin is still under the God Sealing Formation, and the de-buff will not be removed by the system. However, she is now 100% healed.] In an instant, the bright lights suddenly dimmed, and the mother''s body was visible once more but this time¡­. "Hnnn" Her eyes show signs of waking up and she suddenly and finally makes a sound after staying petrified for almost a year. The city lord was quite shocked as he never witnesses such witchcraft or sorcery before, but this young man was able to heal Lin Xin''s comatose body. As for Xueli, the moment her mother made sounds was the one that caused her to flood her eyes. She waited for a long time for her to wake up, and this is that every day she finally opened her eyes. Despite being in a comatose state for a long time, colours were slowly covered the mother''s figure as her beauty was restoring itself. Her beautiful eyelids are slowly opening as if she finally awakens from a long slumber. She suddenly rose and using her arms as support before gradually observe her surroundings. This house is exactly like the way she left it. She felt like she slept the entire night before she fell into this state, but one thing puzzled her for sure. She was healthy as a horse. Her body was no longer weak or easily fatigued like she used to. It''s been a long time she felt healthy and full of energy. Then, her eyes turned towards three people sat beside her, and the first thing she saw was Xueli''s lovely and saddened face. "MAMA!!!" She suddenly burst into tears as she threw herself into her bosom and cried her hearts out. The mother was also suddenly tearing up. She remembered the last time she fell asleep and had to leave her daughter behind. She immediately hugged her daughter as tight as she could as if she will never let her go. "Xueli¡­.my daughter¡­. I am sorry¡­ I am sorry¡­. Please¡­. Please forgive mama for leaving you behind¡­I will never leave you again. Mama will never let Xueli be alone again." The woman named Lin Xin was bursting into tears as she hugged her daughter''s body. For a long time, she''s in a comatose state, and she could hear everything. She could listen to Xueli''s crying in her sleep every night and wishing for her to wake up. The things she has done up until now only to break her heart as she was still waiting for her to wake up. If she passed out for another year, Xueli would still be waiting, and that thought alone shatters her heart. This is how the dead feels. They can hear everything, but they couldn''t respond to the living. She could listen to how the attendants taking care of her talking about how Xueli fend for herself while she''s under a coma. Refusing to live a life of luxury offered to her in exchange, she could stay with her mother. For one whole year, she followed her instructions not to use her voice, but when she could hear her voice in her sleep. She was shocked and happy as her daughter was finally healed and regained her voice. Yun Che simply kept quiet as he watches both mother and daughter weeping in each other''s arms. Xueli''s long wish finally fulfilled. No more going to the forest to find herbs or fend for herself. Even though it was only for a year, she''s in that state, but no longer she had to suffer because of it. She lost her father, and she will not lose her mother. Huan Bei, who stood behind him, was shocked and relieved at the same time. The beautiful miss Lin regained her consciousness, and he was no longer worried for her and her daughter. Whatever that Yun Che did to her was no longer pique his curiosity. The beautiful mother finally awakened after a year of being in a comatose state. He remembered seeing her becoming so weak as Xueli grows older. Even walking became a hard task for her. She had to plead to him for help, and it was the promise of him and her father that returned that favour. Now, he hoped this boy could heal her completely. Then, after a while. The mother slowly stopped tearing as she was no longer had to hear her daughter''s voice, but she still hugged her daughter as tight as she could. She was here¡­. It''s all that matters. She noticed that her daughter fell asleep in her arms after tearing up for so long. Probably her fatigue hit her like a landslide when she hugged her mother''s awaken body. When she observed her sleeping expression, her worries were over. She could still remember how worried she became when she heard her daughter had to fend for herself. She lost her husband and if she lost her as well, then being dead is the best option rather than stay as a living corpse. She turned her eyes towards the young man who healed her and her daughter and owed him her very life. Black onyx eyes, raven styled hair as well as fair skin, it was amazing. This is the first time she saw a man this astonishing. Moreover, this is the first time she saw a man who doesn''t look at her with lecherous eyes. He reminds her of her husband the more she looked at this man. Moreover, this man had an attractive figure and a warm expression. Makes her blush as she saw him close and suddenly remembered the feelings she lost when her husband died. Where did he come from? Why did he help Xueli? But, she discards such thoughts from her mind and focused on this very young man. She slowly bowed her head despite her ragged appearance before she spoke with a heavenly voice. "Benefactor, I owe my life and gratitude to you for saving my daughter and me. This debt, I will honour it as long as I live. Once again¡­. Thank you¡­. Thank you so much for saving my life." She spoke as she shed some tears of gratitude to him. Awake, alive as well as healed, was her long wish. Yun Che simply smiled seeing her reunited with her daughter. He went to the nearby table before pouring a cup of warm tea Retsu had prepared before she went to the city to shop for supplies. Then, the young man handed the cup to the woman. She must be thirsty after passing out for a year but knowing her body''s quality. He was worried about nothing. Then again, she''s currently believed she''s an ordinary mortal. "Oh..uhhh¡­ I require no such thing. I was passing by, and she needed help. I just did what is right." He spoke with a small grin earning a smile from her. He used a miraculous art to heal her without taking any advantage. Probably she heard women voices before and wondered where did they disappear to? The woman bowed her head again while supporting her sleeping daughter. "May I know my saviour''s name? I wish to express my gratitude to the Lord, who saved me." "You are overpraising me, miss. There''s no need for ''lord'' as I am not one myself. This one''s name is Yun Che¡­. A doctor. Nice to meet you as well. Little Xueli here brought me to this city, and it is the least I could do to repay her kindness." Yun Che bowed his head as well. Lin Xin calms her mind down as she was still unable to register what just happened to her. Then again, she wondered how this man mastered such mystic arts to heal her condition as well as waking her up. Then, the mother suddenly blushed as she turned her eyes to her own body. She thought that her appearance might cause him to feel slightly uncomfortable as she looked like a beggar. It can''t be helped. She might have a heavenly beauty, but she was still the lowest class of people in the city. "My..... lord Yun, if you considered saving this old widow like a small matter. Then, you have my eternal gratitude. I owe this matter to my daughter for bringing you to me. This one is Lin Xin¡­ I apologized for my current ragged appearance. I am sure lord Yun finds my sight is unappealing." Yun Che raised his hands to reassure her that it was not a problem seeing someone ragged as he was one during his previous lifetime. "No¡­no¡­ It''s okay. Miss Lin¡­. If it is okay for me to check your body for any side effects? I was kind of worried if the thing I did before might harm you." "It will be an honour, my benefactor¡­ and please call me Xin''er." As she spoke, Yun Che scanned her body for anomalies, and she allowed it without any doubts. It seems that this woman trusted him for saving her life, including her daughter, and he''s not the guy who took advantage of women, especially someone in need. Moreover, Jasmine might smack him if the lecher even tried anything. As he deduced, her body was 100% healed and the only thing blocking her from her full power was the God Sealing Formation. If she were brought back, she could destroy this star realm with only a snap of her fingers. It is wise to keep her like this for now. Moreover, she''s beautiful, and she even allows him to call her by an affectionate name. Is it okay for her to do that to a man she just met? As she was slowly healing, her eyes turned to another man who stood gawking on the doorway. Looks like he was unable to believe that Lin Xin''s condition was removed entirely. Lin Xin''s eyes turned warm as this is also the man whom she owes a lot of favour before she fell asleep. She bowed her head again in gratitude to him." City lord Huan Bei¡­. I am sorry for troubling you with my condition. You helped me so much, and I repaid you with so little. I hope you forgive this old widow for bothering you." "Miss Lin, it is a promise I made your late husband keep you safe. I am sorry also for keeping you in this small hut. It is the only way to avoid prying eyes from you. It looks like the effort was paid off. I could only send servants to serve your daughter as well as nursing you." "Yes, I thank you, and you have my gratitude as well. If there''s anything, I can do. Please¡­.tell me¡­" Lin Xin bows her head again. "Miss Lin¡­. You and Xueli being alive is the only thing I could hope for. I did not disappoint your late husband. Lord Yun, this one is in your debt for getting rid of the bandits and saving these two." Yun Che, who was still examining her condition, spoke without even batting an eye. "It is nothing¡­. If the mother and daughter are safe. Then, you can rest ?ssured." Then, two voices entered their ears as they were in the middle of a treatment. The city lord flinches a little as the voices were the same as those two ladies he met before. "Danna-Sama¡­..Yuu-Kun¡­ we''re back¡­" Yun Che got up as he was done examining her before he turned his head towards the two women who entered the house. "Welcome back. I ?ssume you got what you''re looking for¡­?" The girl with the bu??erfly clip spoke happily while pointing towards her companion. "Hai¡­ we got lots and lots. By the way, a lot of guys tried to hit on us, but Retsu scared them off." "I hope you didn''t traumatize them ¡­" Knowing them, Retsu probably shows her wicked smile even to guys tried hitting on her and vice versa if it happens to Yun Che. Retsu only allows his flock to get near him and scares the rest of them away but if Mio is with her... He might consider double trauma on those guys. He''ll send them his condolences. The two girls turned their heads away while pouting their lips as if they tried to lie but couldn''t even hide it. Well, they''re bad liars. That''s a good thing. "Ahhh..it''s you two¡­." Huan Bei turned his old eyes towards the source, and he was shocked yet again. It''s the ladies he met on the road before. The two heavenly beauties who walked past him when he brought his men here. To think that they were acquainted with the young man. Then, are they the ones who helped them annihilate those bandits. The ladies bow their heads towards the city lord before Yun Che nodded his head. "I see you are acquainted¡­. Anyway¡­ ladies¡­ this is Lin Xin¡­. Xueli''s mother¡­.Xin''er, this is Retsu and Mio¡­. My companions¡­." Lin Xin bows her head to both Mio and Retsu. She heard them before, but she was unable to understand their spoken language. Nevertheless, they''re the ones who save her daughter, and a friend of her Benefactor is a friend to her as well. "It is an honour to meet friends of the Benefactor. I owe my benefactors my eternal gratitude for saving my daughter." Mio bowed her head as well before she spoke "It is an honour as well, Lin-san¡­. Xueli is like a little sister to us. Saving her was not a problem¡­." "The honour is mine as well. Lin-san¡­.Yuu-Kun, since she''s up. This calls for a feast and celebration. We bought enough for everyone here." Retsu spoke with excitement. Looks like she looked forward to cooking for everyone. When Retsu said for everyone, she meant for everyone. Probably enough to feed 20 people but knowing their appetite. She wondered whether it is enough for everyone." "Lin-san?" Lin Xin wondered why they called her with that name, but Yun Che sudden explanation answered her question. "Hahaha, It''s okay. We used honorifics from where we come from, and -san is used for honouring someone with the highest regard." The young man spoke. "Ahhh¡­I see.." Lin Xin blushed a little when she heard they see someone like her with honour. To think that there are people who hold her in high regard as her memories in this city didn''t serve her that well. He nodded his head before he whispered something to Retsu''s ear. "You''re right about the celebration part¡­but can you take Xin''er to the waterfall below to freshen up later after Xueli woke up? I have a little surprise for her once you get back." "Surprise?" Retsu widens her eyes. "Hehe¡­. you''ll see. I''ll let you two get to know her, and I''ll be outside." He continued. "Haiii¡­." Retsu nodded her head before she pulls Mio''s hand towards Lin Xin. As the ladies converse with each other along with the city lord, they slowly became friends earning a smile from Yun Che. He slowly excused himself to the outside and called out his hidden companion. "Yo¡­Kon¡­ you''re there¡­?" The thing he was referring to was none other than Kon, who ejected the body he possessed during the one-sided battle and hid somewhere on the roof. He jumped to the ground before jumped onto Yun Che''s shoulder. "What do you want?" "I need your help later¡­.. The mother woke up well, and she is as healthy as a horse. I''ll let Retsu and Mio get to know her better. By the way, I need your help renovating this place later." "Renovating¡­?" "Yeah¡­ Xueli will be surprised when she saw her new house later." ....... Xueli woke up after she fell into a happy nap when her mother woke up, and she immediately felt fear as she was afraid that her mother waking up is just a good dream. Then again, she woke up in her arms, burst her into tears again. She was happy that her mother finally regained her consciousness and she had lots and lots of things to tell her, especially with her voice. Huan Bei decided to let the ladies get to know each other, and he too excused himself. He did have a bandit to torture for information. He''s been dying to that, and an opportunity just came into his yard. As planned, Retsu and Mio became friends with Lin Xin quite fast, and they were slowly guiding her into waking up from her slumber. At first, she had trouble walking, but she was tearing up as she walks normally compared to her suffering before she fell asleep. She never felt healthier compared to her worse condition than before. She told them that sometimes, she felt full of energy for a few hours before she collapsed because of fatigue. Her condition worsen once Xueli achieved eight years old as she slowly became so weak that lifting her hands became a hard task. Let alone walking. Retsu offered some of her kimono as her robes were ragged enough, making her look like a homeless person. Lin Xin was quite curious such exquisite outfits exist, and she never tried wearing them. Despite the gifts, the mother attempted refusing them as those outfits were too elegant for someone lowly as her but due to Retsu and Mio''s insistence against her humility. She reluctantly gives up against their offers. Mio also offered her yukatas for casual wear, and she didn''t forget to give some outfit for little Xueli. It turns out, Shirayuki and Kuroyuki made Japanese kimono for kids as well makes the others wonder why they made such things. When Retsu asked them about it, they simply replied that they are preparing for the future. One day, they will have kids of their own, and it''ll be perfect, but it creates a kind of embarrassing situation for Retsu and the others. Not to mentioned among the spirit women as well. As for the man himself, he simply shrugged his shoulders and laughed it off. It will happen one day, and there''s nothing to be embarrassed. Retsu brought her to the waterfall below using her flight technique, and it was a shocking situation for Lin Xin. It wasn''t surprising for Mio and Retsu since she lost her memories and living her life as a mortal. However, for little Xueli, she was having fun in the air. Lin Xin also quite curious about the sleeping woman named Cang Yue and wondered whether she was in the same situation as her. Since Retsu carried her while Mio carried both Lin Xin and Xueli, she explained that Cang Yue was in a temporary sleep state for a while. Technically, almost the same as Lin Xin herself. She suddenly pitied her eyes for her after knowing that Cang Yue also suffered the same situation, but she doesn''t know the whole story. While the girls freshen up, Yun Che and Kon began their operation. After the people from the city as well as the city lord left with his soldiers. They immediately renovated the place. They destroyed the small hut before using the system blueprint mode to build their ideal house for Lin Xin and Xueli. According to the city lord, he reserved this plot of land mainly for Xueli and her family after her father died. Moreover, it was purchased by her father secretly using his hard-earned money, so he decided to use every acre of it. This was when he discovered that the blueprint also has a complete building function. He selected a Japanese manor design from his previous world before displaying them in his system''s build feature. Aside from armour, clothes, and weapons, he can use this feature to build houses as long as he had blueprints for them. After he chose a design, for a cost of course¡­.. the system shows them a set of materials they need to build a perfect manner. That includes woods, rocks, metal, soft soil for agriculture as well as freshwater for ponds or small lake. The system displays specific weight or type of material as well as the numbers of those materials he needs to complete his building which of course he and Kon began their material hunting in the forest. Both of them were fast to gather the materials needed for the manor in under an hour. They had to chop down several trees and use the leaves to build roofs. Since Japanese type manors had big walls around it, a river like a lake, a bridge, courtyard, warehouse, gate, a small garage, and a small farm, he had to make the materials are enough. He also didn''t forget to build a tiny house near the edge of the island for a beautiful view of the waterfall below. Xueli''s father probably had a dream to create a beautiful home for both Lin Xin and Xueli, but he met his end before he could accomplish such a goal. Both wondered why the system didn''t just build a massive manor house just like inside the inner world. Then, Yun Che found out that the system uses his spiritual energy to create things in his inner world. He is a god in his inner world, but in the real world, he had to expend materials just to build even a sword. It took them for almost an hour to find the required materials. Not to mention he needed a specific amount of weight for each material before the Construction could be initiated. He did instruct the girls to take as much time as they need to freshen up. He knew those girls an hour or two, probably the least time they need. "Haaaa¡­. Kon-sama is tired. Are you sure we got them all?" Kon spoke as he rests his head on the grass. "Yup, you and me both, man. System, display the set of materials required." Yun Che sat on the grass next to him as he started fiddling with the system''s interface. [Ding¡­.. Materials needed to initiate the Japanese Manor Blueprint Construction¡­..] 1. Wood (10 tons) 2. Plastic (10 tons) 3. Glass (10 tons) 4. Metal (10 tons) 5. Cement (10 tons) 6. Bricks and Blocks (10 tons) 7. Concrete (10 tons) 8. Freshwater (10 tons) 9. Rocks (10 tons) [The next phase of the construction is done. Initiate the next stage?] They went all out on this one. Especially finding ways to make concrete, plastic, cement, bricks as well as glass. The good thing about the system is that he only needed to build one sample and have the system analyzed it. Then, it is available for purchase to him. He spends almost 200SP purchasing those materials and met the required weight. He had metal from the Moon Empress''s tomb, rocks, and wood from the forest, and water from the waterfall below. He pressed the bu??on [yes] on the interface before another notification pops in. [Construction complete] [Select building area] Then, the system interface suddenly shows this massive plot of land as well as the illusory image of the complete manor. This way, he can position the estate correctly without any errors along the way. Kon was amazed as this is the first time, he saw the system''s interface method as he didn''t saw the interface directly when Yun Che built the inner world''s Kuchiki manor, the divine lake, and the hot spring. "To think that building houses is this easy with the system." He had a thought that one day, he might build his own dream house in this world, but that might take a long time due to their nature as cultivators. It is not impossible if he wanted to build them for his future family. When the position of the manor was perfect, he pressed the illusory manor image onto the plot of land. In an instant, the estate suddenly arises itself as if it was built through clusters of data inside a virtual world or a modern technology in his previous world where a robotic core unpacks into a structure. He was amazed seeing such wonders just like in his last world. He missed the feeling of seeing structures instantly build itself, but with the system, anything is possible. As for the manor, he builds walls, surrounded it and covers almost all the massive plot of land. Inside it, the gate was surrounded with twin Japanese style one-story house combined with the manor''s entrance. The estate itself had three-story floors and almost as big as a small castle. The second floor was built with a veranda and served a viewing zone. On the right side, he designed a lake complete with a small pavilion in the middle and a bridge connection from the lake''s edge to the pavilion. On the left side, he made a little garden complete with bushes as well as some trees covering the whole manor. He might teach Lin Xin later to develop a natural green thumb in gardening. Behind the estate, he designed a large courtyard complete with a small house so Xueli could train once she''s ready. On the edge of the island, he created a small resort like a Japanese style house as well as concrete railings to view the waterfall from the side of the island. "Wow¡­.." Kon was instantly mesmerized by the building that took them a whole hour to gather materials. Seeing this kind of structure, he was glad that this manor would belong to that beautiful woman and her daughter. Furthermore, it wasn''t that hard to gather materials for this house. Then, he turned his head towards Yun Che and spoke: "You know¡­..this manor isn''t as big as ours in the inner world, but I wonder why are you going all outbuilding all of this?" "I don''t know Kon. It''s a bad habit from my previous world. Well, if you can build a house with the system, why don''t built something bigger? Guess my gaming and modding sense kicked in when I designed this house." "Gaming sense? Modding?" Kon had some confusion in his words. "You won''t get it." He wasn''t going to explain what those terms came from his original world. Guess, he still can''t shake off his habit of using modern world terminology. As he ponders with the system, a notification suddenly pops, and he immediately sweats dropped. [Ding¡­. Congratulation to the host for achieving ''Bob the Builder'' achievement. Condition: Build your own house in the outside world. XP: 10000 SP:5000] ...¡­ .... "I wonder whether I am supposed to laugh or make a remark." He sighs as the system likes to play pranks by giving him these absurd achievements. Then again, he kind of enjoys doing something normal for once rather than killing, fighting, and levelling up. Well, he sometimes enjoys a game from a different perspective. He shakes his head off as he looked at his impressive design. This is the first time he builds something in the outside world. He makes a mental note to make a home for his Little Aunt and grandfather instead of letting them stay in that shitty Xiao Clan. If it weren''t for them, that clan would be annihilated by now. There''s no use crying about it. All he needs to do now is to lay the surprise. As for Retsu, Mio, Lin Xin, and Xueli, all of them had a wonderful time. Retsu and Mio helped Lin Xin cleaned herself. Whether they helped her wash her back or playing in the water with Xueli. Of course, they didn''t forget to cast barriers to avoid any peeping toms. What makes Lin Xin teared up once more is seeing her daughter regained her laughter and smiles after a few years missing them. It was because of her and her new friends that made this possible. She also took this time to get to know Retsu, Mio as well as Cang Yue. She was surprised that all three of them are the fianc¨¦es of that young man who saved her life. To think that he had these spectacular ladies followed him. Both Retsu and Mio admitted that they are cultivators. People from the outside world where the strong devour the weak and strength is compulsory for survival. When she heard it, she was kind of glad that she lived in this barrier, but the same can be said for the people within this realm. The only thing that differentiates them from those cultivators is just they''re mortals compare to those cultivators. The rest was the same. She was also surprised that Retsu, Mio, and Cang Yue had spectacular beauties. However, they told her that both she and Xueli possessed almost the same qualities as them. She always wondered why a lot of men pry on her and even shamelessly wanted her to become their wives even when she just lost her husband. That''s when she couldn''t stand the men living in this city. She sometimes wonders whether her beauty was a blessing or a curse. However, her heart suddenly warms when the young man from before didn''t even look at her with those eyes. Is it because he had these spectacular women following him or her beauty didn''t also interest him? Retsu and Mio flew again while varying both Xueli and Lin Xin as well as sleeping, Cang Yue. They took almost three hours to freshen up and restore Lin Xin''s appearance to her full glory. They helped her cut her extra-long hair, changed her clothes, and appearance entirely. As someone who was used to ragged appearance, she almost didn''t believe her current self as the once super beauty. She told them that she was just a stranger found by her husband in the forest. She did not remember how she got there, but she was rescued and nursed back to health by him. It was kind of sweet for her to fall in love with him as well as had Xueli as her child. When they arrived at her home or was her home, all of them were entirely shocked. Her small hut was wholly changed into a big manor and wondered whether they arrived at the right place. Before they could speculate, they saw the young doctor sat on one of the big rocks waiting for them. When Yun Che turned his eyes towards Lin Xin, he widens his eyes entirely as she looked just like Kozuki Toki entirely. Along with makeup, shorten hair as well as wearing a kimono. She looked stunning and different from her ragged appearance before. She was almost comparable almost to Retsu and Mio who stood beside her. Well, she''s had a cultivator''s beauty but what those two do to changed her entirely? Then, he suddenly jolted from his ''gaga'' session by little Xueli''s voice who wore a small kimono set provided from Shirayuki and Kuroyuki. "Big brother¡­. What happened to our house right here¡­?" "Oh that, I built a new house for little Xueli here¡­. A big house worthy of a princess¡­." As he explained, Xueli''s childlike mind instantly registered it. Her big brother here is a cultivator. He can pull out things from the air, and he probably pulled out a big house as well. "Built?" The rest of them were gawking. Renovated? This is more like changing the whole thing and renovating or decorating or even making over isn''t even begun to cover it. It turned entirely from a small hut into a big manor in just three hours. "Lord Yun¡­.. Are we in the right place? it''s impossible¡­. For someone to build a massive¡­house in just three hours¡­" "Hahaha¡­. It''s not impossible for cultivators¡­.Yeah¡­. I changed your house entirely. Take it a gift from me." He laughed that this kind of task is a small matter from the system. Then, Lin Xin suddenly slumped down to the floor causing Yun Che to appear and get hold of her entirely Her eyes immediately flooded with tears as she witnesses the miracles Yun Che and his companions had brought. She was resurrected from her slumber. Healed from her illness as well as had her daughter cured. She got beautiful clothes and an overall makeover. Now, a new home. Better than her husband had a dream for them. She suddenly burst into tears while holding her hand into her mouth as she fell into sadness once more. "But¡­lord Yun ¡­why¡­? I am just a lowly person. A beggar¡­. A person is just troubling you and the people of this city. An unneeded existence¡­. a widow¡­. why¡­. why¡­. why? Why are you and these girls being so kind to me? I can''t even offer you something valuable¡­." "Mama¡­" Xueli had tears in her eyes, seeing her mother crying like this before looking at Yun Che. She wanted to console her, but she doesn''t know how to. Retsu and Mio turned their heads towards Yun Che and nodded their heads. As for him, he did this not because of Lin Xin''s beauty. Part of it that she was an ascended human who suffered in her life within the mortal realm. Moreover, she had a wonderful strong-willed daughter. Initially, he met Xueli and wanted to heal her mother as gratitude but Xueli, as well as Lin Xin''s identity, proved to be even more astonishing. They proved to be valuable people one day. When they left to freshen up three hours ago, the city lord came to him and relaid him the whole story about Lin Xin''s life since Yun Che was the man he could entrust their lives to. It turns out, Lin Xin''s husband was one of the sons of a wealthy family in the city. The surname Huan can only be carried by one of the founding families from the era of the Moon Empress. However, his life changed when he rescued her in the forest, and because of her beauty, he ditched that life to be with her. He was ultimately disowned by the family for choosing a woman without riches into the family. A beauty of not, if she had no wealth, she was worst than the lowest class of people in the city. His life became miserable, but he still supported her. Despite living in poverty, they were happy, and she bore him a daughter named Xueli. To Yun Che, who had experienced two lives, he was immediately disgusted with the riches'' hierarchy. The same can be said from his world as well. It was destroyed, but those mindsets still exist. Some of the higher-class people scoffed at Lin Xin for destroying the rich son''s life with her beauty. She was branded as a s?ut who seduced a man for his riches, but when the deed didn''t end well, she destroyed his life. It wasn''t even her intention. She fell in love with her saviour and wanted a healthy life, but her life worsened when she was cast into the mortal world without memories or strength. She was happy with him, and the same thing goes for the husband. She was sometimes threatened to leave the city, but due to the city lord''s relationship with her husband, she could live outside the city and work as a priestess on the founder''s temple¡ªthe only place where people did not scoff her for her existence. Despite living together in sheer happiness, she felt like she was troubling her husband and even more when her body condition worsens. She slowly fell ill when Xueli started siphoning her energy after she was born. She couldn''t also do her job correctly, so she quit her career as a priestess and spend her time in their small house. The rest of the story, he can guess it already. The worse thing is that even when her husband died, some people also wanted her as a wife, but she knew they wanted her beauty and body. She wasn''t willing to give herself to be a breeding cattle to anyone despite the benefit, but because of the city lord, they let her live in peace. This is also the reason why she lives on the edge of the island. Originally, Yun Che wanted to reinforce the house so it should withstand anything, but when the city lord gave him a piece of paper about Lin Xin, he changed his decision immediately. That is why he built this manor for her. Plus¡­. It is kind of cheap for him and triggers his gaming memories. Which is fun... He pulls a deep breath before slowly supporting her. He pulls a small handkerchief from his inventory and wiped her tears. "I didn''t do this because I want your gratitude or anything. I did this to honour the memory of your husband. The city lord wanted me to pass this to you." He reached for his robes and pulled out a piece of paper given to him by the Huan Bei. "It was a final gift from your husband." As she heard about it, Lin Xin''s eyes were slowly tearing up as her husband was still watching her from above despite leaving them for two years now. The heavens haven''t forsaken them yet. Both Mio and Retsu also pique their interest, and they also widen their eyes. The piece of paper was this area in which the manor now stood belong entirely to her, given by her husband through his hard-earned money. Also, he left her with a massive amount of money which equivalent to 50 purple coins in Yun Che''s eyes but Lin Xin, it was too much. Now, with Yun Che''s manor¡­ it was a gift the heavens had saved for them. As she read the deed, she burst into tears again as she read the last words written for her by her husband. It read¡­.. For my wife and Xueli¡­.. I am sorry, I left you two all alone in this world¡­ Xin''er¡­ I saved some money for you¡­. it wasn''t much but use it to raise our beautiful daughter. I thank you for letting me marry the most beautiful woman in the world and bore me a wonderful daughter. I might go now from this world but please find your happiness with Xueli. May, the man you chose as my replacement can make you happy as I was¡­.. It was short, but it was enough to make Lin Xin burst into tears as she reached for the nearest source of comfort. She dives straight into Yun Che''s ?h?st while gripping the piece of paper. He sighs again. As right now, it was the mother''s turn to cry her heart''s out in his ?h?st. He also gets a wry look as well as a look of sympathy from both Retsu and Mio, but they knew it wasn''t his intention to do so. Lin Xin needed someone to shoulder her sadness, and he was the one closest. They knew that he loved both of them as well as Cang Yue, just like the husband''s love for Lin Xin and her daughter. His heart was big enough for all of them. Yun Che simply ??r?sses the mother''s head as she cried to the heavens expressing her sadness that she kept within her heart. Almost two years, her husband left her in this world, and she fell asleep a few months after it happened. It might be a long time for Xueli, but to her, it was like he died yesterday. Seeing her mother''s tears, Xueli also dives into his ?h?st and join the weeping session along with her mother. Despite being young, she understood that her father still watching them and left them with all his properties. As if he knew his time was almost up and saved all of it for her and her mother. Seeing this situation, he wondered how his current self-foster mother feel when she died of depression after his foster father died saving his parents. It was too much for her to bear. Losing her husband and her son was the worst fate the mother could handle. He will never let Lin Xin here experience the same future. If Xueli died before he arrived in this realm, her mother might die in her sleep, but if the mother died, she might turn into the next Xia Qingyue. He might stay for a while in this world, but he''ll let them experience the joy of being alive. It took a while for the mother to calm down before she realized that she''s been hugging Yun Che''s body. She realized how vulnerable she is when she poured her heart out, but he was caring to her. He didn''t take advantage but ??r?ss her head softly. She never knew it felt¡­.nice. "Lord Yun¡­.I¡­ Please forgive me¡­ It was appropriate for me to use you like that." "It''s okay¡­. I understand your sadness. My foster mother died of depression after my foster father died. I know it was unbearable, but we have to keep living. For them and us¡­" "Lord Yun¡­I didn''t know¡­" "Xin''er¡­ It''s just Yun Che¡­.. I am no lord¡­ I am just a wandering cultivator and a doctor." He spoke while showing his grin to her causing her to blush. Then, she turned her eyes towards the manor he built for her. He hardly knew her, but he made all of this just for them. She turned her head towards him before she slowly kneels in front of him and hit her forehead to the ground. Yun Che was quite shocked as he sees her kneeling and immediately encourage her to stand up, followed by Retsu and Mio. Someone like her should not bow to them. If she had her memories as a cultivator, kneeling like this is consider absolute humiliation for her. "Lin-san¡­. Please stand up¡­. Don''t bow your head like this¡­." Mio kneels next to her and encourages her to stand up, but she won''t budge no matter how hard she tried. Before Xueli could kneel as well, Mio hugged her from behind to prevent her from doing the same. Seeing this situation, Retsu turned to her fianc¨¦e for a solution. "Yuu-Kun¡­" Yun Che tried encouraging Lin Xin to stand up, but she won''t budge no matter how much he tried forcing her. Then, she suddenly spoke¡­. "Lord Yun¡­.my ladies¡­ I promised to pay this debt as long as I live. I owe you my very life. I didn''t know what I have done to receive this kindness from my benefactors, but I do know one thing. You changed my life, healed me¡­. As well as cured my daughter¡­. I cannot offer you any valuables¡­. Please¡­. Accept this gratitude of mine.." "Xin''er, please¡­. Stop lowering yourself¡­. We saved you because we wanted to¡­. Please just stop kneeling like this¡­." Yun Che still encourages her to stand up, but the moment he saw her posture, he realized something. Her kneeling was not clumsy. It looks like she was used to it for a long time¡­ Then, how long she had been kneeling like this? Gritting his teeth, he immediately pulls her shoulder gently, encouraging her to stand up helped by Retsu and Mio. No mother should bow her head like this¡­. She''s a powerful cultivator, and her child is an Isu Hybrid. For them lowering themselves to the people in this city makes him sick. Yun Che shows his serious side once more before he looked straight into her beautiful eyes. "Xin''er, if you wanted to repay this debt. I only wanted one thing from you." As she heard those words, she immediately ?ssumed, just like all men in the city wanted from her. She might bow her head like that, but she will never disgrace herself by offering her body, but this person saved her life and gave her everything she wished for. Even if she became their slave, she had to do it. "Please¡­.you don''t have to lower yourself anymore??. You are not alone anymore. From now on, stop kneeling to show your gratitude or beg forgiveness. To us, lowering ourselves like this will humiliate us even more. We will protect you and Xueli when we''re in this realm. Consider us your new family from now on." As he spoke, Lin Xin tearing up again before nodding her head. For too long, she suffered humiliation because of her existence in this world. She had to bow for forgiveness every time people stare at her with eyes of contempt. She never wanted this, and now, she will never do it anymore. No longer she had to suffer being bullied and humiliated. "If it''s my benefactors wish. I shall do my best honouring it." She spoke with tears as she will no longer lowering herself anymore. Her life changed, and her daughter is now cured. She had everything she wanted, and now she got herself people who cared for her despite being a lowly existence in this city. Yun Che then escorts her and Xueli to her new home. He felt quite bad destroying their old house, but it was for the best if they discard their former lives. Lin Xin and Xueli couldn''t stop saying thank as they saw they knew home. She could only watch in envy as people lived in big homes in the city and now, she had one of her own. Retsu and Mio felt like the house was empty without any furniture in it. However, both had a glittering expression when Yun Che told them that the manor could use their woman''s touch. They always wanted to decorate a home like this, especially after learning so much about Japanese culture through the system. Since they will stay here for a while, they might take some time to develop little Xueli into an ideal Japanese girl as well as teaching Lin Xin about their culture. It''s about time this world knew of their existence. As for the manor, he decided to let the ladies do their job in decorating the estate using their sense of beauty. He did his role in making the manor with the system, and now it was their turn. For the next few days, he might be able to relax for once. When Cang Yue woke up, it will be the time to go back to training as in the next two months will be the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament.