《Sternritter Calendar (ATG Fanfic)》


 Chapter -1 - Schrift

    [A] THE ALMIGHTY:


    Ability: Can see any single future of the Main Character, not only a single one, so he can act accordingly, but it is limited to the future up to the midnight of the same day it is activated.


    Can modify the future as he likes, by placing traps or attacking even before they could react, he can see any blind point of the opponent''s defence and act accordingly, he can even revive himself.


    Any power that he knows about will not harm him in any way, excluded pure Profound Energy and physical strength.


    Can create a black substance full of eyes to attack people or defend himself.


    Can create blasts of force to send people fly away from his hands.


    Can consume any being with just physical contact, it is not suggested doing so against strong beings that are fully awake and capable of reacting, he can take their powers and make them his, same for the profound energy, but it will take more time the stronger the being is.


    Effects: His eyes develop 3 irises and pupils in total.


    [A] THE ANTITHESIS:


    Ability: Can swap anything that has occurred between the Main Character and a target of his choice, from damage to boosting or healing, it works only on things that happened at him or the target, it doesn''t work on swapping one''s strength.


    [B] THE BALANCE:


    Ability: Can absorb any "Misfortune" (Attacks, poison, curses, anything else that is bad) and distribute it to everyone else, he can do it with both him being the target of the misfortune or anyone else being it, before sending it back to someone else.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [C] THE COMPULSORY:


    Ability: Can shoot almost unnoticeable nerves from any part of his body at a target to control their movements without restriction, it is possible twisting one''s body at p???sur?, it works on inanimate objects to control them like golems, or make pseudo-zombies.


    If used on his own body, he could change his internal structure, it works as a perfect disguise or as a body modification, but one should be careful to not alter the brain, possibly causing some irreparable damage.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [D] THE DEATHDEALING:


    Ability: He can calculate the amount of anything that he consumes that could kill a person or cause a certain effect, (Example: If he eats poison, he will know how much it is needed to make it mortal). Then, he can raise or lower that amount at his wish, it works to make poison useless or easily kill people (Example: If a bucket of weak poison is needed to kill someone, he can make it that only a drop is needed after the conditions are satisfied).


    He can increase his healing factor from raising his own "Lethal Dosage"(Amount of the thing needed to do a certain thing), so he could heal in seconds from an attack he was injured from.


    He develops an immunity to whatever substance or energy-based attack he got attacked after he analyzed the thing.


    Gift Ball: He can put any substance inside a ball and throw it, it works only with the things he already has, like air, water, or at molecular levels, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc¡­


    Gift Bad: He can create a darkened area in the ground at the size of a giant circle, whoever steps in, the Main Character can control their resistance to anything, even air, making them poisoned.


    Effects: Nothing notable, the immunities will disappear after midnight.


    [E] THE EXPLODE:


    Ability: You know Killer Queen? Think about it that anything that the Main Character touches with his "ENERGY" instead of "PHYSICAL CONTACT", and weaken it a bit.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [F] THE FEAR:


    Ability: He can create thorns that are both strong and able to pass through objects like slime, those thorns need only the physical contact with the enemy to make them have limitless fear on the Main Character, weak willed people will die of heart attacks, while stronger willed ones like Yun Che will only feel much fear.


    [G] THE GLUTTON:


    Ability: The Main Character can eat anything he wants.


    Effects: He will be always hungry and his mouth can deform itself to devour anything that is bigger than himself.


    [H] THE HEAT:


    Ability: He can create or remove flames and heat around himself or from his body, he is even immune to heat or fire attacks during the day that "Heat" is activated, depending on his strength, his flames could react the temperature of a star or even higher, only when he reaches a threshold on strength.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [I] THE IRON:


    Ability: He can turn his body in iron, making his body stronger than he was before.


    Effects: If unleashed in the entire body, it could lower his mobility to the minimum or even 0, except for flying.


    Ability: He can create a jail made of his own energy to close two dimensions or trap his opponent, once they are trapped, their presence is sealed off, their energy cannot be detected from anyone except the Main Character, and their voices cannot be heard from anyone outside, no one is able to destroy it, even if the difference between the strength of Main Character and the other party is abyssal.


    Effects: The jail will automatically disappear once the "Jail" ends, in short, after midnight.


    [K] THE KNOWLEDGE:


    Ability: The Main Character is able to analyze any flaw and characteristics from a target or anyone that is in his sight, he can even copy their techniques and correct them himself, making them perfect for him.


    Effects: His irises will glow azure.


    [L] THE LOVE:


    Ability: By putting his hands together in the shape of a heart, he can shoot heart-shaped bullets at anyone. Whoever will get hit from them will fall in love with the Main Character, so obsessed with them that they will do anything that he asks, including suicide or attacking their allies, it works on Profound Weapons at the Emperor Profound rank, who have gained their own consciousness, no one is immune, unless they make a barrier to protect themselves.


    Effects: Nothing notable. After midnight, everything turn back normal.


    [M] THE MIRACLE:


    Effect: He can get limitlessly bigger proportionally to the attack he will receive, after midnight, he turns back to his normal size.


    [N] THE NEIGHBOR:


    Ability: He is able to teleport himself or his attacks without any problem near a target, it works only on targets he is able to see or sense, he or his attacks could appear behind, in front, up, down, anywhere that is near his target.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [O] THE OVERKILL:


    Ability: He gets stronger the more he kills, allies, enemies, insects, beasts, anything, except batteries or things like that.


    Effects: The boost will be permanent even after midnight.


    [P] THE POWER:


    Ability: He can get temporarily 3 times stronger the entire day, he can extend the boost to an higher level if he increases his muscles'' size.


    [Q] THE QUESTION:


    Ability: He can force someone to answer his questions, or make them question everything about themselves and their abilities, excellent for confusing someone or interrogation because the opponent CAN''T not answer the question.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [R] THE ROAR:


    Ability: He can cause an incredibly strong roar by yelling at a target, depending on his strength, he could shatter mountains and divide the sea, he could make one''s ears bleed from the sheer volume and attack them with sound-based shockwaves, it doesn''t work on strong people.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [S] THE SUPERSTAR:


    Ability: He gains power proportionally to the amount of people cheering him on, he can even regenerate from damage, if the Main Character has enough people cheering for him, his power increases drastically and the people cheering for him will be immortal as long as the Main Character lives.


    Effects: Once a threshold is reached, his body gets more buffed up, even if not enough to be a problem.


    [T] THE THUNDERBOLT:


    Ability: He can create, control and project lightning, she can even conjure a thunder from the sky, he can also turn his body in lightning to dodge attacks, and for last, he is immune to lightning itself. If certain conditions are satisfied, he can also conjure a Tribulation Lightning.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [U] THE UNDERBELLY:


    Ability: The Main Character can analyze the Profound Energy of the target over a certain period of time, allowing him to see the meridians and the Profound Veins, with their entrances included. Once done so, he can attack the Profound Entrances and make them large until the target is unable to use the Profound Energy and paralyze them/knock them out.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [V] THE VANISHING POINT:


    Ability: He is able to become imperceptible, unable to be senses, and disappear from one''s mind and sight, there are 3 versions of this:


    Version 1: He can turn invisible.


    Version 2: He can turn intangible and invisible, as if his body vanished.


    Version 3: His own existence vanished, making it so that not even his enemies remember of him until he turns back from the Version 3.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [V] THE VISIONARY:


    Ability: Anything he can imagine will be real, except instant death due to being unable to imagine one die spontaneously, but he is able to do anything else, even change one''s emotions, but everything he images will be real, so if he imagines a monster, then a monster one becomes.


    If he can''t imagine it, then he can''t do it.


    Effects: Once midnight passes, everything created and done from the "Visionary" will vanish, except for things that were consumed, like pills and food.


    [W] THE WIND:


    Ability: He can twist and bend things away from a target of his choice, himself included, even surprise attacks won''t work due to the Main Character''s instincts, he can also bend one''s body by moving his fingers.


    Effects: Nothing notable.


    [X] THE X-AXIS:


    Ability: He can use his own fingers to "Shoot" "Nothing" that pierces anything between himself and the target with a perfect precision, if he opens both his eyes he will turn intangible too.


    Effects: Due to the stressing nature of the ability, the Main Character is able to keep both of his eyes open only for a short time, before a cooldown will be applied depending on the time both of the eyes were open, so he will stay with a single eye open the entire time until he needs both of them.


    [Y] THE YOURSELF: (POWER)


    Ability: He can copy anyone he sees, being the exact copy of the other person, and he will gain their powers and techniques too, it is suggested using this when the target is at his prime, otherwise it will cause them to easily beat the Main Character with increasing their strength.


    Effect: It is a perfect disguise, and the Main Character is unable to use this repeatedly, he needs a cooldown of a dozen of minutes before he can transform back.


    [Y] THE YOURSELF: (MEMORY)


    Ability: He can copy anyone he sees, being the exact copy of the other person, and he will gain their memories and personalities, allowing him to impersonate his target without flaws, perfect for infiltration and memory searching.


    Effect: It is a perfect disguise, and the Main Character is unable to use this repeatedly, he needs a cooldown of a dozen of minutes before he can transform back.


    [Z] THE ZOMBIE:


    Ability: Whoever get touched from the Main Character''s blood will turn into a zombie, obeying to any single order he gives, depending on the power of the target, the blood required also changes, it could also be need to put the blood in the heart and spread throughout the entire body, making them have reddish skin.


    They can also speak, even if in fragments, however, their blood doesn''t have the same ability of the Main Character. the fresher the corpse, the better it is, he can also affect living beings too, making their personality vanish in the process.


    He can also heal himself or the others by using the flesh of the dead people to replace their own, with the Main Character, the flesh used will transform to have the same properties of his own flesh, he can also endure and heal himself of any fatal injury.


    Effects: Nothing notable for him. People who were alive and got zombified will turn back to normal once midnight passes, while people who were already dead will stay as a zombie forever and obey to the Main Character


    [¦²] THE SIGMA:


    Ability: He can regenerate any part of his body and injury from using the Profound Energy around him, making him virtually undying, it can be countered if he was sealed in a place without any single drop of Profound Energy, even if such place is almost non-existent.


    Effects: If a part of his body is sealed, he can sever it and regenerate a new one, making seals, poisons(at early stages), infections useless.


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    Each one will last 24 hours from midnight, once Sigma is reached, the order will be resetted and Almighty will come again after Sigma, there''s no method to gain another Schrift while one is already in use.

 Chapter 1 - Just kill me now...

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    Thoughts with anything but a nice intent went through the mind of one young man, his frail and weakened body being supported by an echocardiograph to make sure he stayed alive, and a respirator to make sure he breathed properly.


    The young man is under white sheets, his eyes are covered in bandages, same for his ears, nose, and head. If one would look closer, he could see the missing tongue from his open mouth, his body is full of bandages and plaster, the only normal thing about his appearance was a pendant around his neck.


    It''s a pendant on his neck that his parents gave him, the pendant appeared to be made of silver and it had a mechanism that could let it open, but only clean mirrors made themselves visible when opened, disappointing even the young man at times.


    The footsteps of a person echoed, slowly a middle-aged man wearing doctor clothes made himself present, his eyes never leaving his documents. Pity made itself at home in his eyes.


    Without himself realizing, the doctor''s free hand had fixed his glasses'' position out of habit.


    Doctor: Loss of taste, age: 11, cause: Abusive uncle cut off his tongue, fortunately someone called an ambulance that was pretty near when they saw the scene from a window.


    Loss of hearing, age: 12, cause: A group of thugs forced him to hear to incredibly loud gunshots, destroying his eardrums, the thugs were forced to pay to his parents and put in prison.


    Loss of smell, age: 15, cause: Teacher punched him in the nose, causing an internal bleeding, the doctors were forced to close his nose to block the internal bleeding.


    And then¡­ Brain damage, age: 17, cause: A drunk driver accidentally slammed his truck on him, his bones are broken and the part between his brain and the spine separated, before his brain got a trauma when crashing in the ground, he can''t move or feel anything, basically the only thing that work is his heart¡­


    Doctor: This is anything but short of a miracle he''s still alive. Is his willpower made out of iron?


    After saying that, he sighed and looked at the man''s documents on his identity. He may have said that as a compliment, but he felt pity for the young man...


    Doctor: Jean Dennell, 18 years, unable to communicate in any way, the parents, still grieving due to their child suffering so much, finally consented on Euthanasia.


    The doctor slowly made his way next to young Jean''s bed.


    Doctor: Good luck in your journey to the otherworld, Jean, hopefully you won''t suffer as much as you are doing right now.


    Then he pulled out the spine of his respirator, and soon¡­


    *Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...*


    Doctor: His heartbeat is now 0¡­


    He''s finally dead¡­


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    ...Where am I?


    I¡­ I feel warmth¡­!?


    ?: Please, open your eyes! Little Che¡­ Little Che, wake up! Don''t scare me like this!


    He closed his eyes due to the sudden apparition and unconsciously sat up, before he heard a feminine voice.


    ?: Ah! Little Che!


    Then another sensation he didn''t feel for some time came at him when the source of the feminine voice hugged him, he was immediately tackled back in the bed since he didn''t need to react to anything for an entire year.


    ?: You¡­ You woke up!


    ...What is happening¡­!?


    Jean ignored her and continued to look around,using his newly gained ability of sight, over his head there was a red tent, his bed was made of wood with a red blanket under his body and another over it, making his body uncomfortable, but he didn''t care about how he felt¡­ He was uncomfortable, and that brought him joy¡­


    Anyone who''d hear his thoughts would think he''s crazy, but it was understandable after 1 entire year as a vegetable, he was basically a corpse with a beating heart at that time, unable to hear,feel,smell or even talk.


    It was a monstrous experience for Jean as well.


    The room was unexpectedly made of frail things like wood, there wasn''t a window made of glass, and the things that made light were candles and the sunlight, it is as if he was in the old China, at his right there was a table with a red decoration and 2 candles, at the center there was a wooden plate with apples over it.


    And then¡­ He could smell a faint feminine scent that he didn''t recognized due to how much time since he couldn''t smell something. He did think that it smelled very nice, it gave him nostalgia about when his mother would put perfume when he was very young.


    Jean froze on spot, he didn''t hear the girl calling his name, unknowingly to himself, tears were already flowing out of his eyes; they were tears of joy.


    ?: W-What? Hey Little Che, what is happening?! Did you get hurt somewhere?


    But Jean continued to ignore her, making the young girl worry even more.


    ?: Uh¡­ I''m going to call grandpa!


    Unable to understand what Jean had, she ran off to call this so-called "Grandpa", the moment she slammed the door shut, Jean stopped crying, his attention grabbed by a sudden headache making itself present in his head, he let out a groan before darkness engulfed him.


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    ?: Yun Che, you''re cornered! If you obey us and hand over the Sky Poison Pearl, perhaps we may allow you to live!


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    Jean?: I hate¡­ Hate myself for being so useless. That I didn''t finish all of you dog shit Justice Sects off in these seven years!


    ?: He actually¡­ Swallowed the Sky Poison Pearl!


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    ?: This is some specially made soup, I heard it will nourish you, but I don''t know how it''ll taste.


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    Jean?: Aunty, what is this?


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    Jean?: Aunty, I''m feeling a little¡­ dizzy¡­


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    ...


    Jean rubbed his head and forgot about the strange recovery of his senses, his knowledge on this place''s language, traditional medicine, culture, grammar, geography, and many more topics expanded and grew vastly..


    His entire brain felt as if it was squished like a sponge, and then forced to expand beyond what it could.


    Jean: Blue Pole Star¡­ This is not Earth¡­ Profound Sky Continent¡­ Blue Wind Empire¡­ Floating Cloud City¡­ Xiao Sect¡­ I¡­ I am¡­ Xiao Che?


    Or am I Yun Che¡­. Maybe even perhaps Jean Dennell?


    I¡­ I don''t know¡­


    But¡­


    His thoughts were interrupted when a vibration came from his left hand. He looked at it curiously and the first thing he noticed was a green circular imprint, his new knowledge told him that this is the Sky Poison Pearl, what it is, he will find later, the second thing he saw was¡­


    ...An apple watch?

 Chapter 2 - The Visionary

    Jean has an idea about what was an apple watch since he was able to see it before things went in the deep shit, he looked at it and see that it is turned on, then he found that there''s already some messages over it.


    *Achievement: "Cockroach": You are still alive, just like a damn ???kroach.*


    *Reward: A cup of coffee.*


    *Achievement: "Beginner": C''mon, you can''t stop here, continue to cultivate!*


    *Reward: A stick.*


    Just at the moment he finished to read, a cup of coffee and a stick appeared on the table that''s near him, he gazed at them before he tried to stand up, but his legs immediately gave up and he fell in the ground.


    He instinctively grunted in pain, before he opened his eyes and slowly tried to stand up. In 1 minute, he''s standing straight up and slowly walked to the cup of coffee first, then he sat on the chair and picked the cup.


    With a trembling hand, he moved the cup of coffee to his mouth, and drank it¡­ Then he spit it out.


    Jean: Ugh¡­ Bitter¡­


    After that, he laid down the cup of coffee in the table and started thinking about his situation while ignoring the stick. From the knowledge he possess now, he just got "Reincarnated", a term used when a person dies and find himself in another body.


    He lived 3 lives, Xiao Che, crippled young man of the Xiao Clan, and grandson of an elder, everyone treated him like trash and today it should be his wedding day.


    Yun Che, disciple of a medicine saint, hunted from an entire continent because in rage, he killed over 7''700''000 people in a single day, within that number, many were poisoned to death, others were melted into venomous liquid, only Sovereign Profound Realm cultivators and some lucky guys were alive.


    This is the 4th life he will live, but he was still a cripple¡­


    After fixing a bit his new memories, he took some general ones.


    This is a world where the strong is the law, and the weak needs to kneel. One could get stronger by "Cultivating", using one''s "Profound Veins" as a medium.


    There were 10 known stages of cultivation:


    Elementary Profound Realm, from 0th to 10th stage.


    Nascent Profound Realm, from 1th to 10th stage.


    True Profound Realm, from 1st to 10th stage.


    Spirit Profound Realm, from 1st to 10th stage.


    Earth Profound Realm, from 1st to 10th stage.


    Emperor Profound Realm, from 1st to 10th stage, also called Throne.


    Tyrant Profound Realm, from 1st to 10th stage, also called Overlord.


    Sovereign Profound Realm, from 1st to 10th stage, also called Monarch.


    And the legendary Divine Profound Realm, never reached from anyone, and it was also called Profound God.


    He is called Xiao Che, one of the Young Masters of the Xiao Clan, but no one respected him for that title because everyone looked at him as a trash since his Profound Veins are reduced in mincemeat, right now he was at the 1st Elementary Profound Realm, but he can''t go beyond.


    After confirming is current identity, he turned his attention to his apple watch, the message with his achievement was gone, leaving a digital clock on the screen, below the screen, there was the date and a letter.


    [15:34]


    [24/8/1994]


    [V: "Visionary"]


    He touched the screen, and it immediately opened a menu, from left to right, up to down, there were:


    Clock


    Calendar


    Status


    Map


    Achievements


    Settings


    Informations [1]


    Gallery


    These 9 were on the screen, he touched Informations, that had a red 1 over it, and a message came out from the watch.


    "Tutorial: Welcome, host. This is the Sternritter''s Calendar, a special system made just for you."


    "Each day, you will receive a special power, use the calendar as a reference."


    "Every power will last 24 hours, from midnight to the one of the next day."


    "Each power has their limitations and boons, so use them as best as you can."


    "The battery is infinite, never ending."


    "It is suggested to Host to use Information before using a power."


    "Host is the only one being able to touch the watch, but everyone can see it."


    "In case of amputation, the watch will teleport in the other arm, or in Host''s mind."


    Then he typed Visionary on his watch and datas about it came out.


    "Visionary: Anything you can imagine will be real, even change one''s emotions, but everything you will image will be real, so be careful about what you image. If you can''t imagine it, then you can''t make it happen.


    Effects: Once midnight passes, everything created and done from the "Visionary" will vanish, except for things that were consumed, like pills and food."


    Jean: Heeeeh? I would really like one of those fancy cars¡­


    The moment he imagined himself driving a black Lamborghini, the table broke due to the weight of a car that just appeared from nothing.


    Jean: FUCK!!!


    He fell backward on his chair, and held his head in pain before he looked at the car with a pained expression, then he imagined his room before the car appeared, and everything got fixed.


    Jean: Shit, I should be really careful with this¡­ About destroyed things...


    He turned around, and saw the broken bowl that contained the soup that he drank before he came here. He slowly walked towards it and crouched down, before putting a finger over it and licked it.


    Thanks to the Sky Poison Pearl that was fused with him, the poison didn''t worked on him anymore.


    Jean: ''I could repair my Profound Veins with that pill on my other memories, but I would be stuck in the Nascent Profound Realm¡­ That is if I am lucky, otherwise I would be only in the Elementary Profound Realm.''


    He sighed and started to think about that idea in details.


    Jean: ''I could imagine myself to be stronger, that would easily work, but it will last only for 1 day¡­ I want to be strong, so strong that nothing is impossible for me¡­ I want to reach the apex of everything, only then I will be able to have a nice life, when everyone acknowledges my strength.


    This world is cursed, if one has strength the weaker ones will die, the only solution is becoming stronger oneself, nothing is impossible in this world, there must be a way to repair my Profound Veins to their 100%.''


    Right in that moment, the doors opened and an old man hastily entered the room, followed from the young girl.


    ?: Che''er, are you alright!? Do you feel any pain anywhere? Any discomfort?


    The old man immediately hugged Jean, while the young girl looked at them with a blank expression. Jean remembered them, they were respectively his Grandfather, Xiao Lie, and Xiao Lingxi, his¡­ Aunt? Ok, there is something wrong with that, especially when she is 1 year younger than Jean.


    Jean: Y-Yeah, I am alright, I just feel a bit fuzzy, soon I will recover.


    Xiao Lie: Oh thanks god¡­


    Then Jean was able to see his relatives'' appearance, his grandfather looked like a common man in his 80 or 90, but his memories told him that he had slightly more than 50 years, it was everything caused from his stress.


    Meanwhile, Xiao Lingxi was wearing a green chinese dress, she was a girl around 15 or 16 years, she had black hair that reached her shoulders, her eyes seemed as transparent as a spring water, and in general, she was really charming.


    Xiao Lingxi: Dad, Little Che still needs to go get married, we shouldn''t take more of his time!


    Xiao Lie: Oh right! Che''er, recover as fast as you can and get ready.


    Jean: Hm. Oh yeah, Little Aunt, do you know who gave me that soup?


    Xiao Lingxi: That? I forgot to clean! Still, that soup was made from Xiao Yulong.


    Jean: Xiao Yulong¡­ I will go to thank him for that later...


    Then Xiao Lie and Lingxi left from the room, leaving Jean alone, he did as Xiao Lie said, it was better getting used on his movements now than later.

 Chapter 3 - ...My back...

    After he finished getting a familiar feeling on his body thanks to practice and memories, he wore their version of a red wedding robe, which is really far from being called wedding robe, and he is currently inside a room plastered everywhere with red cloth, representing "Double Happiness".


    Jean: ''At least I am happy I got back my senses¡­ I don''t know for Xia Qingyue though¡­''


    Xia Qingyue is the girl he would marry to, she''s around his age and she''s considered a prodigy on the Floating Cloud City, she''s the daughter of a merchant that has a high economic power in this city.


    It seems that they would get married due to a debt that his father had with Xia Qingyue''s father. Well, he will leave her alone if she doesn''t want him, he has better things to do, like healing his Profound Veins and explore the capabilities of his watch in details.


    Right now, the door opened and Xiao Lingxi hastily walked in, Jean stood up and smiled.


    Jean: Hello Little Aunt, something happened?


    Instead of her, it is someone else that answered, and that person is Xiao Lie, who followed behind Xiao Lingxi.


    Xiao Lie: It seems you are alright now, that''s wonderful. Che''er, go make your preparations while I go arrange the wedding team¡­ Oh right, do you want to ride horseback or sit in the carriage?


    Jean: ...I''ll pick the horse, even if I was treated like trash before, I still have pride in me, if I choose the carriage then I may as well slap my own face.


    There was a small delay in Xiao Lie''s expression, he would have never expected that his grandson would say such a thing. With a satisfactory smile, Xiao Lie slowly nodded.


    Xiao Lie: Good!


    Then Xiao Lie left the room and Xiao Lingxi stood in front of Jean and curled her lips.


    Xiao Lingxi: So you are already being arrogant about her even if you never met her?


    Jean: Don''t take it in the heart, I promise that even if me and Xia Qingyue are married, the two of us will play together like before.


    Xiao Lingxi: Hehe¡­ You know just the thing to say to make me happy. It''s fine if you fainted because today is your wedding day. Xia Clan is the wealthiest clan in Floating Cloud City and Xia Qingyue is beautiful as she is talented.


    There are many people that want to marry her, however, in the end, she is going to marry my family''s Xiao Che.


    At this point, Xiao Lingxi wore a proud look on her face. Then her eyes became wistful as her voice turned gentler.


    Xiao Lingxi: I feel like this day came so quickly¡­ Little Che is already about to be married¡­


    *Knock* *Knock*


    The one who knocked the door is Xiao Hongcang, the old housekeeper.


    Xiao Hongcang: Young master, it is almost time to go and meet your bride.


    Xiao Lingxi: Ah¡­ Already?


    She glanced at Jean''s clothes and saw that everything is alright, he may be someone who never wore this type of clothes, but he still held the memories of two people that lived here. Then Jean walked to the door, but he got stopped from Xiao Lingxi who wore a serious face.


    Xiao Lingxi: Little Che! Before leaving, repeat the promise we made yesterday, word for word, or I won''t let you go.


    Jean: ''Promise¡­ '' Alright¡­ After entering the marriage with Xia Qingyue, I won''t forget about little aunt just because I have a wife. I''ll spend the same amount of time with little aunt like before, I will listen to little aunt''s calls and would arrive as soon as I''m called just like before¡­ Happy now?


    Jean: Calm down woman, you are already more important than her, why you should think that she will outweigh you? Christ¡­


    And then, he pushed the door open and left Xiao Lingxi in the room, she stood still before she joyfully skipped out, like a girl who had been given her favorite candy.


    Outside, Jean met with his wedding team, and with them there was Xiao Hongcang, who kindly smiled at him.


    Xiao Hongcang: Young master, please get on the horse. On the way I will be protecting you with everything I have¡­ But of course, today is young master''s big day. I should not worry that much since there would only be good things that are waiting to happen.


    Jean: Thanks, Uncle Hong.


    And right in this moment, a gentle voice came from his left.


    ?: Looks like I came at the right time. Is Brother Xiao Che going to retrieve his bride now? Congratulations.


    Jean turned around and saw two people coming at his side. One is around 20 years old and had a medium build, while behind him there''s a thinner younger man, maybe he is his lackey.


    Jean: Oh, if it isn''t Brother Yulong and Brother Xiao Yang, I feel honored that people like you came here to see me off personally.


    Xiao Yulong: Haha, thank you for your compliment, Brother Che. The person you are marrying today is our Floating Cloud City''s number one brightest jewel. This is not only our Xiao Clan''s big event, but is our Floating Cloud City''s big event.


    Since you have the chance to marry this treasure, your brother here is very happy for you. Of course, I am also envious and ashamed as well, hahahaha.


    Jean: You envious of me? It should be the opposite, with your talent, there''s no one that could surpass you in the entire Blue Wind Empire when you grow up. ''So¡­ Why aren''t you leaving? Shoo! Go away.''


    Right now, Xiao Hongcang warned Jean.


    Xiao Hongcang: Young master, we must get going.


    Xiao Yulong: Brother Xiao Che, hurry up. We eagerly await for you to spectacularly bring in Floating Cloud City''s brightest jewel into the Xiao Clan.


    Jean nodded and Xiao Yulong with his lackey left, when they got far enough, Jean turned towards Xiao Hongcang.


    Jean: Can you wait a moment here?


    Xiao Hongcang: Please hurry up, Young master.


    Jean nodded and rushed in a hidden corner, and quickly summoned the same Lamborghini that appeared in his room, thanks god that there wasn''t much to remember since he didn''t had anything to memorize when he turned blind, so his memory was more concentrated on what he saw once.


    He immediately hopped over the driver''s seat and used his imagination to make the car move, he still didn''t have a driving license and he didn''t know how to drive, so he could use "Visionary" to move.


    The black Lamborghini came out from the corner, surprising Xiao Hongcang and the wedding team.


    Jean: Hop in.


    Xiao Hongcang: Y-Young master, this¡­


    Jean: Don''t worry, it won''t bite you, I found this in the mountain, and it was still in good conditions. If we need to go to a wedding, better doing it with style.


    Xiao Hongcang: Ooohh! This man is enlightened from the words Young Master just said! You are absolutely right! We can''t let random people insult our Young Master.


    The front seat got occupied with Xiao Hongcang, while the other 3 of the wedding team got behind, and it is in this moment that Jean used his imagination to drive the car while he faked it, as if he was the one to really drive it while it was his imagination all along.


    While he was driving, he made appear a pair of sunglasses and a black leather coat around his shoulders, to give him a more exotic looks. The streets of the city are pretty lively today due to the wedding with Xia Qingyue and Jean, even if no one cared about the latter.


    However, something unexpected happened¡­ A black blur came past the citizens, no one was able to see what it was, but the sound that its engine made is intimidating, so they stepped back.


    But¡­


    ?: Brother-in-law!!


    Everything got ruined when a "Goliath" ran to Jean and hugged him.


    Jean: Oof¡­ My image¡­ Shattered just like my spine¡­


    The man that hugged him is Xia Yuanba, even though he looked as a 2 meters tall ?du?t on steroids, in reality he''s just a young boy with 15 years.


    Jean: Hey there, Yuanba. It''s been a month¡­ But how in god''s name did you turn taller? Did you take some pills?


    Yuanba released him and rubbed his head in embarrassment.


    Xia Yuanba: This¡­ Even I can''t help it. My father tells me to go on a diet everyday. However, letting myself starve and go hungry would be far worse than the feeling of being killed by another.


    Hehe, brother-in-law, today you can finally become my brother-in-law.


    Xia Yuanba''s honest smile is so contagious, that Jean could not help it but smile too, everything was going really good today, except for Xiao Yulong, sometimes he wonders that he was just dreaming after the doctor killed him, but he continued to believe that it wasn''t so.


    Xia Yuanba: Hurry up and come in, my sister is already ready. Oh, I''ll go open the door.


    After saying that, he turned in the direction of the Xia Clan entrance, and soon Xia Hongyi, the father of his soon-to-be wife and Xia Yuanba, came out. In appearances, he looked just like a normal slightly overweight person.

 Chapter 4 - This is getting awkward...

    Jean: Good afternoon, Father-in-law.


    Xia Hongyi reached Jean and patted his shoulder.


    Xia Hongyi: Haha, Che''er, starting today, I will give you Xia Qingyue to you. Although you are not a big hero, you are Xiao Ying''s son so I can have a peace of mind when I give you my daughter. Your father Xiao Ying was an amazing man.


    Becoming his sworn brother is something I would never regret in this lifetime for he was passionate and righteous man. You are Xiao Ying''s son. Even though your Profound Veins are damaged, I do not believe that you will stay an ordinary person in future.


    Treat my daughter well. For those who talk nonsense and can only flap their mouths in malice, screw them all.


    Jean smiled and nodded at his words.


    Jean: Don''t worry, father-in-law, they are just short-sighted people, so what if I am a cripple? I have many methods to teach them a lesson, until I will turn in a vegetable, I won''t stop in my way to achieve my dreams.


    Besides, they won''t dare to hurt me because I am still the only grandson of the strongest man in Floating Cloud City, they are just a group of infants to think that simple words would really change my mood.


    Xia Hongyi was surprised at his speech¡­. He had always known Jean to be weak-minded with a mild temper and an unconscious inferiority complex. Jean''s carefree attitude and calmness made him see Jean in a brand new light.


    He nodded in satisfaction and heavily patted Jean''s shoulder.


    Xia Hongyi: Excellent! I knew that Xiao Ying''s son isn''t a simple child. I will wait for the day when you will turn from a fish to a dragon and show to the others who is superior. Alright now, Qingyue is waiting for you; go on.


    Jean hummed and turned towards the entrance of the manor, the doors opened and a woman in a "proper" scarlet wedding dress with her face covered in a veil came out, accompanied from bridesmaids.


    She wore a red phoenix coronet on top of her head. Her soft and shiny black hair fell gently behind her shoulders. On her belt hung a charm made of exquisite jade while pearls dangled at its tassels, matching her golden shoes.


    Jean looked at his watch and saw that it was 17:03, when he glanced back at his bride, she was already beside him, curiously looking at the car.


    Jean: Heh, you like that? I found this jewel in the mountain near Xiao Clan in perfect conditions, hop in.


    Jean touched Xia Qingyue''s hand, but he suddenly felt a chilling cold on his hand, he frowned at the unexpected sensation, but he had a small idea about the culprit. So he used Visionary to give her a small shock while he kept his smile.


    As he expected Xia Qingyue twitched at the sudden shock, but she kept her cool and sat on the front seat, she immediately relaxed on the comfy seat while Jean sat on the driver seat, beside her. Meanwhile the maids and the servants were behind.


    Xiao Qingyue saw Jean pulling a belt from his left and putting it in a hole on his right with a small *click*.


    She looked at her left and saw the hole, so she turned right and pulled the belt, copying his movements, when she heard a *click* too, she put herself comfortable and looked at the details of the car with a slightly amazed expression.


    She flinched when the engine started, and they started to move in the road, Xia Qingyue was still amazed and a bit frightened at the speed they were going since she was holding herself tighter in the seat, and from Jean''s carefree expression, she thought that it was still slow compared to its full capabilities.


    In 20 minutes, they reached Xiao Clan because the road wasn''t really made for cars, and the turns were really sharp, so he needed to slow down there.


    Xiao Lie was already at the entrance, welcoming the guests, sadly, there aren''t many, and all of them are present only for Xia Qingyue and Xiao Lie.


    Jean parked in front of the entrance, he turned off the engine and pushed a bu??on on his right before the belt turned back on its place, Xia Qingyue imitated him and saw her belt going back to her right.


    Jean hopped down from the car while the maids took Xia Qingyue out from the mysterious and exotic vehicle.


    The moment she got out from the car, everything turned silent and everyone admired her beauty. Jean smiled as he escorted his bride to the Xiao Clan, and soon they reached the meeting hall, which is surrounded from chairs.


    Xiao De, the responsible for this wedding, introduced the groom and the bride to everyone present, and after he read the names of everyone that is present, his voice boomed in the hall.


    Xiao De: First bow to Heaven and Earth!


    Jean quickly snapped out from his thoughts that were everywhere but on the wedding, and bowed together with Xia Qingyue to the doorway.


    Xiao De: Second bow to the elders!


    Jean and Xia Qingyue turned 180¡ã and bowed to their relatives, who smiled as an answer.


    Xiao De: Husband and Wife, exchange bows!


    The couple spun around and bowed towards each other without any delay and resistance, much to the guests'' dissatisfaction.


    ¡­


    ...Silence¡­


    Xiao De spoke in a high pitched squeaking tone from the awkwardness of this wedding day.


    Xiao De: The bride and groom, go into the bridal chamber¡­. distinguished guests, please go to the banquet.


    Jean sighed in relief and both him and Xia Qingyue walked alone in the former''s house, specifically in his "Bridal Chamber", that is the place where he sleeps. Xia Qingyue sat on the bed while Jean stood on the doorway with a relaxed expression.


    Xia Qingyue: Your grandfather was disrespected during your own wedding, you must be really upset, right?


    Jean: Pfft, you need to do more if you want to really upset me, the guests had a perfect reason to not respect me and my grandfather. So¡­ Are you going to take off that coronet or should I? I am not really fond of being turned into an ice cream.


    After some moments of hesitation, Xia Qingyue took off the coronet on her head and laid it down on the table, Jean took a sharp breath at her appearance before he closed his eyes and relaxed, unconsciously letting out a smile as she looked deeply at him.


    Jean: I had many ideas about your looks, but this exceeded my expectations.


    Xia Qingyue: And you are not what the rumors say nor what I had imagined as well.


    Jean: Oh? Tell me about them.


    Xia Qingyue: Rumors say that your vein was disabled so you can only stay at the 1st level of the Elementary Profound Realm. Because of that, you have a weak physique and low self esteem since you only stay at home. Your only friends are your little aunt Xiao Lingxi and my younger brother Yuanba. The only thing on your body that can be regarded as an advantage would be your appearance.


    Jean: ...Thank you for the compliment, m''lady.


    Xia Qingyue: Your Profound aura is not only weak and murky but your Profound Vein is indeed disabled. However, your personality is completely different from what the rumors claimed you to be, and you were able to use lightning despite your conditions.


    Jean: So?


    Xia Qingyue: I would like to know how it was possible-


    Jean: You can even forget about it, I''m not going to tell anything about me that might be important.


    Xia Qingyue: ...I understand.


    She stood up and walked towards Jean, who is checking his watch, and pushed two fingers on his ?h?st, at that moment a cold energy spreaded in his entire body, but it wasn''t harmful in the slightest, after some seconds she pulled back her fingers.


    Jean: Are you satisfied now? Or do I need to get n?k?d so you can check if I am impotent?


    Xia Qingyue''s eyebrow twitched, but she kept her cool and said.


    Xia Qingyue: Your Profound Vein is indeed disabled, but it is not a congenital deformity, so it is impossible for you to release lightning. You were probably attacked when you were very young and someone directly destroyed your Profound Vein.


    Jean''s eyes widened at that statement, so it wasn''t a defect from the birth, but there was a culprit...

 Chapter 5 - Shit... Thats surprising

    Jean: Hooh?


    Xia Qingyue: It was heavily damaged during your childhood and your family did not notice it. Because of that, it was never repaired and now that you have already grown up, the damaged Profound Vein has fully formed into its disabled state¡­ and lost all hopes of repairment.


    Jean: And that''s where you are wrong, girl.


    Xia Qingyue glanced at him and said.


    Xia Qingyue: Looks like you always had the notion of repairing your Profound Vein?


    Jean: Nothing is impossible in this world, somewhere, in this world¡­ In this Universe, there is a solution to that problem, just because you don''t know it it doesn''t mean that there isn''t.


    Xia Qingyue: ...You are right. The Profound Sky Continent is a big place with numerous amounts of talented people and hidden treasures, perhaps there really may be something that can help with your problem. I should not have said what I had said earlier with such ?ssertion, you can just take it as my ignorance.


    Jean put an hand inside his clothes and used "Visionary" to create a bottle of water, before he took it out and drank from it.


    Jean: Haaah¡­ Don''t worry about it, you are just a 16 years old girl, you don''t need to behave like that. And about powers¡­ Where did that icy cold power come from? I don''t remember there was a master that could use that technique around here.


    Xia Qingyue stood silent for a while, making Jean think that it was a secret of hers, so he glanced away.


    Jean: I''ll keep quie-


    Xia Qingyue: Frozen Cloud Arts.


    Jean: ...Frozen Cloud A¡­ Wait what?!


    He let drop the bottle of water from his hands when he understood what she implied with those words, he was surprised, before that surprise turned into awkwardness.


    Jean: Shit¡­ That was sure a surprise¡­


    In the Blue Wind Empire, there were many different sects and clans, but if one would ask which sect is the most known, there would be 4 different answers.


    Heavenly Sword Villa, Frozen Cloud Asgard, Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Clan.


    Those four were the Major Sects of the Blue Wind Empire, in the Empire, there wasn''t a sect that was stronger than those 4, the Frozen Cloud Asgard was a Sect that was specialized in water profound energy, precisely the ice element.


    Power


    Lack of Emotions from the disciples


    And women¡­


    Yes, that place was made of exclusively beautiful women¡­ Nice place, isn''t it?


    Jean: I''m not going into the details¡­ But¡­ Why did you marry me? From what you thought of me, I would not get angry about you refusing the marriage, instead, I understand it.


    Xia Qingyue: You know precisely why¡­ My life was saved by Uncle Xiao Ying. I am the reason why he died during an ?ssassination attempt soon after. Since I was born, my father arranged a marriage between us in order to repay Uncle Xiao Ying''s kindness.


    Although it was my father''s promise, I have no reason to disobey him and thus I have no reason to not marry you.


    The reason why I told you that I belonged to Frozen Cloud Asgard was to let you know that in order for me to continue to practice the Frozen Cloud arts, my heart must be like a frozen cloud. Frozen Cloud Asgard only accept women and they must be pure and uncontaminated for life.


    Although I did marry you, I cannot love anyone in this lifetime. You must understand my commitment.


    Jean: *Sigh* It''s such a shame for a bombshell like you¡­ Whatever, anyone has their decisions. However¡­ I don''t think they would let disciples like you go around the world without anyone supervising you just like that, how much time do you have?


    Xia Qingyue: ...It isn''t confirmed yet. You should go to the toast.


    As her voice fell, the sound of slow footsteps came from outside the door. Xiao Hongcang''s old gentle voice came from the door.


    Xiao Hongcang: Young master, it is time for you to propose the toast.


    He looked at his watch and saw that it was already the 18:50, the time sure flies...


    Jean: I''m coming.


    He put back the water bottle in his clothes, making it disappear, and dusted off his clothes, he glanced at Xia Qingyue before he walked out of the room.


    As soon as Jean left, a bright ice aura surrounded the room and a white figure dreamily appeared in front of Xia Qingyue, who spoke with a respectful voice.


    Xia Qingyue: Master.


    ?: Qingyue, do you wish to return to Frozen Cloud Asgard with me?


    Xia Qingyue: Master, Qingyue intends to stay here a while. If I leave as soon as I got married, he will suffer even harsher of endless ridicules. I ask master to give me a month''s time so I won''t hurt him nor allow others to make fun of him by the time I leave.


    The woman looked at her before she smiled faintly and slowly nodded.


    ?: Alright. It is the first time in hundreds of years that a Frozen Cloud Asgard disciple was allowed to be married. Since it had been an exception, another month''s worth of wait is nothing.


    Xia Qingyue: Thank you for fulfilling my wish, Master¡­ Master, is it really impossible to repair his Profound Vein?


    ?: Like your husband said, nothing is impossible in this world¡­ But at least to me, it seems to not be possible. Qingyue, it is good that you are a kind and compassionate person with a giving heart. However, I really cannot help you with this issue.


    Qingyue, I know you are eager in repaying your debt of gratitude since your life was saved at a young age, to even go as far as delaying your return to Frozen Cloud Asgard, but you marrying him should already be enough to repay that obligation.


    When you return to Frozen Cloud Asgard, your identity will be revealed. Although he may suffer more ridicule after your departure, his status of being the husband of a Frozen Cloud Asgard disciple would still be intact.


    At least in this little Floating Cloud City, with that kind of prestigious status, no one would dare to cause him physical harm.


    Xia Qingyue: I hope so.


    ?: His Profound Vein is disabled and he also has no other strengths. He will never be able to achieve any accomplishments perhaps in his entire life. But you are beautiful and smart. Talents of your nature are born once every hundreds of years.


    If you encounter any unresolvable problems, write me a letter to keep me informed.


    Xia Qingyue: I bid teacher farewell.


    Then her Master opened the window and flew away, leaving Xia Qingyue alone

 Chapter 6 - The Wind

    Jean was in the Main Hall of the Xiao Clan serving wine to the guests.


    Jean: Seventh Uncle Liu, please have a drink.


    The man drained his cup of its contents and spoke.


    Xiao Liu: My nephew, I was best friends with your father, now that I see you have formed your own family and have married to such a good wife, my heart is happy for you.


    Jean: Thank you very much.


    The next one was the First Elder, he just drank his wine and slammed the cup of wine onto the table, without giving face at Jean. Same was for the one after the First Elder, the moment he turned his back to them, he heard insults towards him.


    And the worst thing was that he couldn''t just kill everyone here using "Visionary", if he did, rumors about his powers will come out, but this was the least of his worries, almost negligible, and besides, it was better making them swallow their own words instead of forcing them. The real problem will be his grandfather and aunt''s opinion on him.


    Jean was someone who really appreciated familiar bounds, but then it depended on the other party, like his previous Uncle, that bastard cut off his tongue with a kitchen knife¡­


    And then there are his old parents, they loved him despite his inability to do almost nothing.


    Xiao Lie: Take an early rest.


    Jean: ...Yeah, I should have it¡­ ''Later we will see who will be kissing ?sses, heh¡­ As if simple words like that will make me angry.''


    In his previous life, before he lost his hearing, he was always offended behind his back from the population and his classmates due to his conditions, it became an habitude for him to listen to those words, but it didn''t mean that he would simply let it go, even Buddha smiles only 3 times, he has his own patience.


    He directly returned in his room and sat on the chair, Xia Qingyue was sitting on his bed with her eyes closed, she was probably meditating.


    Jean raised his left arm and looked at his watch, he pressed the Status application, and a series of datas appeared on the screen.


    Name: Jean Dennell [Yun Che]


    Age: 16 Years


    Sex: Male


    Status: Crippled


    Special Status: Yun Bloodline, Reincarnated, Sky Poison Body


    Schrift: V "Visionary"


    Jean: ''Yun¡­ There still seem to be more things other than a person who destroyed my Profound Veins in my past¡­ And what is this Yun Bloodline?''


    He got in the Information and typed Yun Bloodline, however he got only a single sentence in return¡­


    "Unlock Bloodline to gain informations."


    Jean: *Sigh* ''Well, it seems I am adopted¡­'' I''m going to sleep.


    Then Jean walked to the bed and covered himself, while turning away from Xia Qingyue, who was still meditating, at least she didn''t kicked off from his own bed¡­


    Jean: Tch, it''s cold as fu?k.


    He couldn''t sleep because Xia Qingyue''s meditation released an icy aura around her, making it impossible for Jean to sleep, so he stood up and walked away.


    Jean: I will be going out while you continue to transform my bed in the Greenland with your meditation.


    After that, Xia Qingyue didn''t speak anymore as Jean proceeded to walk outside, he looked at his watch and saw that it was the 23:45, soon the "Visionary" would disappear and a new power will come out, he''s pretty curious about it.


    He looked in the starry sky and let out a smile¡­ He is able to move, see, hear, touch, talk, taste, smell, see, and feel¡­ But now, for his dream to be unsurmountable, he needs to think about his situation carefully, his watch gives him powers, so if he is lucky, he will get one that let him repair his Profound Veins.


    However, he didn''t trust blindly his watch and thought that tomorrow he will ask Xia Qingyue to get some materials from one of his old memories.


    Then he stared at his left hand, that had the symbol of the Sky Poison Pearl, and closed his eyes, when he reopened them, he was inside something that looked like the space, full of stars, but it was completely green, he floated a bit before he touched something that looked like the ground and looked around. It was empty¡­


    Suddenly, the space seemed to let out rapid flashes of light, making his eyes contract as he left the Sky Poison Pearl, he left and looked again at his left hand. From the information he gained, the Sky Poison Pearl was a treasure that made it possible to collect herbs at their perfect state, refine pills, make poison, and detect special medicinal herb¡­


    He turned around and faced north, where there was the Xiao Clan''s mountain, then he walked towards where the Sky Poison Pearl was telling him to go, he used the "Visionary" to jump over the wall with ease.


    After that, he reached the foot of the mountain, where the Sky Poison Pearl''s flickering light was at its highest frequency, and then he looked around, there is only weed, and not that "Weed".


    He looked more, and his gaze landed inside a chasm, the hole contained only two blades of grass that should "NOT" grow there, suddenly, those blades of grass disappeared.


    Jean''s eyes widened in surprise before a big grin appeared on his face, before he took out those blades of grass with the Sky Poison Pearl, without ruining them in any way.


    Jean: Haha, Jackpot! Two blades of Star Concealing Grass!


    Suddenly, his watch vibrated again and Jean''s concentration left from the herb and turned to his watch.


    [00:00]


    [25/8/1994]


    [W: "Wind"]


    Jean: Wind¡­


    With a curious face, he opened the Information and searched for "Wind", this is what appeared.


    "Wind: Ability: You can twist and bend things away from a target of your choice, yourself included, you can also bend one''s body by moving your fingers.


    Effects: None."


    Jean looked at a tree and swung his fingers at it, the tree immediately took a strange shape before it snapped in two, making Jean look at his hand in shock.


    Jean: Dayum¡­ This is epic!


    After he said that, he remember where he was and what he was doing, he didn''t had a reason to stay here, did he?


    As he turned his back to this place, a cold light suddenly flashed in the corner of his eye, attracting his attention. He turned around and saw a white blur less than 50 meters from him, he narrowed his eyes and walked towards that blur, he was this confident thanks to "Wind", otherwise he would have left immediately.


    As he got near, he discovered that the white blur was an unconscious person with white clothes. He gulped and got more near, thinking that it was dead¡­ Let''s scavenge things from him or her!


    WIth that thought on his mind, Jean approached the person, he noticed more details of the person, the first is that he or she had red long hair and a white messy dress. The second was that she is a girl, and finally, Jean got slightly charmed from her¡­ Why every girl he met was so beautiful?


    His eyes narrowed and took an arm of the girl, trying to check her pulse, but his thoughts were replaced with a chilling feeling that made his hair stood erect. What the hell was this poison!?


    The girl was emitting an incredibly poisonous aura, then he finally noticed that the vegetation around the girl was dead. When Jean calmed down, he grabbed the girl''s arm again and ignored the chilling feeling, then he put two fingers on her wrist, the pulse was still there even if weak¡­


    Now he had 2 decisions, he could scavenge everything she had and leave her dead, but it would poison the entire mountain with time.


    Or he could save her, but he didn''t know the girl''s identity and her personality, making her a dangerous factor, even more so if she had an high status, but he slightly ignored those thoughts because he was confident to beat her, what''s the worst that could happen, finding out that she was a Profound God? Pfft, heh¡­ This isn''t a novel¡­ Right?


    In this moment, an imaginary flag appeared on his head that said "Young Profound God", and started to get a bad feeling about the girl, but he just started to purify the poison on the girl''s body, at least she could own him if she has a high status, he may even ask her to get the materials he needed to repair his Profound Veins.


    Soon, he could see the girl''s ?h?st moving and her eyes slowly opening, revealing a pair of ruby eyes. Surprisingly, she firmly seizen Jean''s left wrist and moved her lips.


    ?: Sky¡­ Poison¡­ Pearl...

 Chapter 7 - The Angel and the Devil

    Jean flinched. She knows about the Sky Poison Pearl¡­ Tch, it was better just scavenging from her corpse¡­


    At that moment, he felt pain in his left finger and looked back at the girl, seeing that she bit on it with enough strength to make it bleed, and quickly su?k?d out the blood out.


    Alarmed, Jean tried to pull his hand back, but even if the girl looked delicate as glass, she had a pretty strong grip, soon, he could feel that the loss of blood wasn''t negligible anymore and he used Wind on her, sending her rolling away, even if he required really much power.


    She was so weak now, but he couldn''t even move her of an inch when he tried to pull his arm, and he required enough strength to break a big rock just to sending her rolling away so some meters¡­ Did he trigger a flag when he said she couldn''t be a Profound God? It seems the answer is "Yes".


    When he looked back at the girl, he saw her stopping moving as she disappeared in the wind like dust, leaving only her clothes behind.


    Jean: Holy shit! Did I just erase her!?


    When he thought he exaggerated with "Wind", he felt a weird sensation on his left palm, and entered the Sky Poison Pearl.


    The first thing that he saw was a n?k?d unconscious girl in front of him¡­


    Jean: Well, well, well¡­


    Right in this moment, an imaginary Angel Jean and a Devil Jean appeared on his shoulders.


    Angel: Don''t do it, you are a righteous man, doing this is below your level¡­


    Devil: Just take advantage of the situation, she is unconscious, and was in an half-dead state, she won''t wake up in a while and no one will remember about this.


    Angel: She''s a fu?k?n? kid, you sick fu?k!


    Jean: Yeeeeah¡­ Sorry bro, I''m not a lolicon.


    Devil: Tch...


    His imaginary friends disappeared, leaving Jean in his thoughts¡­


    How was she able to come here? Was it because she su?k?d my blood? Who is she? How strong is she? What was that poison? Should I pick up the clothes that are still outside? Yes, I should¡­


    He left the Sky Poison Pearl and purified the girl''s clothes before stuffing them in the treasure fused with him, he will think about the girl when the moment will come. now there was something more important than that, and it was the shadow that was coming towards him.


    When the shadow discovered him, it stopped and vigilantly asked.


    ?: Who is it?


    The familiar voice reached Jean''s ears and unconsciously called out.


    Jean: Little Aunt?


    Xiao Lingxi: Ah?


    She let out a quiet gasp and quickly ran over, the moonlight revealed Xiao Lingxi''s figure, and her eyes were wide open.


    Xiao Lingxi: Little Che? Why are you here?


    Jean: ...I''m trying to discover the volume of the moon in m3 using a banana for scale.


    Xiao Lingxi: ...Uh¡­ What¡­?


    From her tone it was understandable that she didn''t get what Jean just said, and he immediately corrected himself.


    Jean: *Cough* Stargazing¡­


    Xiao Lingxi: Stargaze? Tonight is your wedding night, you aren''t with your Xia Qingyue consummating¡­ Consummating your marriage, but instead came out here to stargaze!?


    He was sweating cold when Xiao Lingxi grabbed his arm and angrily pouted.


    Xiao Lingxi: 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!


    Jean: Shit!


    He cursed when she angrily pinched his arm, making her more angry.


    Xiao Lingxi: Was that a curse!?


    Jean: Stop it!!! This will be the last time you will be pinching me, I swear!


    Xiao Lingxi thought that those words meant that he will stop not listening to her, but she was unable to guess that he meant that he will leave from here soon and turn stronger, if it was under his current capabilities¡­ He just need to find a good moment to leave.


    Xiao Lingxi: So you will not come out here unless I or Grandfather are here?


    Xiao Lingxi: I¡­


    Her voice lowered and her eyes appeared to be a bit hollow.


    Xiao Lingxi: 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 t the rear mountains to take a look.


    Jean: Heh¡­ Just like the old times¡­


    He was using Xiao Che''s memories as a reference when he said those words.


    Xiao Lingxi: Hm. I also thought about that, so 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.


    Jean: C''mon, I already told you that you are more important than my wife¡­


    He ruffled Xiao Lingxi''s hair, making her smile, before she realized something and slapped the hand away.


    Xiao Lingxi: I am the aunt here, I should be the one doing it!


    Jean: ''Heh¡­ That''s pretty comfortable¡­''


    After enjoying it for a bit, Jean grabbed Xiao Lingxi''s hand, surprising her, and lead her to a small hilltop covered by soft and tender grass, before sitting down and leaning against each other''s shoulders.


    Jean: Now that I think about it, it''s been a long time¡­ When we were little, whether it was winter or summer, we would frequently sneak out here. I remember one winter night, at this very spot, of course the sky was filled with many stars.


    We watched for a long time, then accidentally fell asleep against each other¡­ Then it turned out that it unexpectedly snowed that night. And grandfather found us as two little snowmen.


    Xiao Lingxi: Pffft¡­ Hahahahaha!


    She was laughing at the memory of that day, and before she could finish to laugh, she felt an arm around her shoulder and a click, she calmed down and saw something weird, there was something attached to Jean''s left wrist, and it had an image of her laughing while he was smiling at the image.


    Xiao Lingxi: Little Che, what is that?


    Jean: This is a small thing I found around the forest, it does some things, but one of them is letting me taking "Pictures" or "Videos", try to think about drawings, but they are instantaneous.


    Then he opened the gallery, and tapped on the first photo he made, Xiao Lingxi''s eyes turned into stars when she saw herself and Jean happy in the "Picture".


    Xiao Lingxi: Waah! That''s so cool! Hey, can you give one to me?


    Jean: Erm¡­ Sorry but I don''t know if it is possible¡­ But don''t worry, even if we are separated, I have a picture with us!


    Xiao Lingxi: Hehe¡­ Little Che is so caring¡­ *Yawn*


    She was too tired and accidentally slept while laying her head on Jean''s ?h?st, he looked at her in surprise before he smiled and laid his body in the ground, before closing his eyes and slept.

 Chapter 8 - The Xiao Sect is coming?

    [Morning]


    Jean woke up, it was already dawn. He sat up and stretched his back, before he looked down and found two things¡­


    The first is Xiao Lingxi salivating on his ?h?st while she was sleeping, he wanted to make a photo about it, but his mind was distracted from the second thing¡­


    A red blanket¡­ The same one that was on his bed¡­


    Jean: Well¡­ Fuck...


    His watch vibrated, and looked at the message that was written on it.


    *Achievement: "World Record of the Cheaters": Sleep with another woman in less than 24 hours after you got married.*


    *Reward: A Snickers.*


    In his hands a chocolate bar appeared on his hands, he shrugged and put it in the Sky Poison Pearl for later uses.


    So¡­ He wasn''t in the bridal chamber, he slept not with his wife, but another woman, and the cherry on the cake, his wife covered them with a blanket and left¡­


    ¡­*Deep breath*...


    Jean: ''I''m in the deep shit now¡­''


    He lifted up Xiao Lingxi without waking her up and took her to her house, then he headed to his own house with the blanket in his hands.


    He carefully opened the door, and found Xia Qingyue sitting beside the bed, awake and dressed, observing him.


    Jean: So¡­ Hello there¡­


    Xia Qingyue: You''re not going to first tell me where you went last night?


    Jean''s eyebrow twitched and he sighed, then he walked to a mirror to fix his hair.


    Jean: You already know it, no? Besides, she''s my aunt, I am not into ?n??st.


    After he finished to fix his haircut and straighten his clothes, he looked at his watch and saw that it was the 8:02.


    Jean: Let''s go. It''s the morning of our first day together, we have to go pay our respects to grandfather, remember that in front of him we must look intimate¡­ Are you coming?


    Xia Qingyue didn''t say a word and stepped out of the door ahead of him, while Jean followed her from behind. As they reached Xiao Lie''s courtyard, they saw him watering his flowers and plants. As he saw Jean and Xia Qingyue entering while holding hands, he gently smiled.


    Xiao Lie: You came.


    Jean: Good morning, grandfather, I see that you''re up so early today again.


    Xia Qingyue: Qingyue pays her respects to grandfather.


    Xiao Lie: Haha, you two also woke up very early. Che''er, Qingyue, even though the age of 16 is a bit early to get married, it also set a part of my heart at ease. Qingyue, you should already know about Che''er''s condition.


    Frankly speaking, this wedding honestly was not fair for you. But our family will spare no expense to make it up to you. Right now, my greatest wish is to see the two of you peacefully live your lives.


    Jean: You are right, grandfather. I will do everything that I can do to satisfy the woman that will stay with me for the rest of my life, what sort of man am I if I don''t do it?


    Xia Qingyue could detect a small hint of a lie, but at the same time she couldn''t, it is as if it wasn''t referred to her to begin with, probably the talk they had yesterday changed Jean''s opinion on their relationship.


    Xiao Lie: Hahahaha! Oh you, Qingyue had only just joined the family and you''re already so close. You two should not have eaten this early right? Knowing that the two of you would come, old Hong already had the kitchen send over breakfast. Come, let''s eat together.


    Jean: Yes grandfather¡­ That''s right, should we call for Little Aunt to come as well?


    Xiao Lie: She had always loved to sleep since she was young. SInce it''s still early, let''s not bother her.


    Jean nodded and guided Xia Qingyue to the dining table, where the three portions of breakfast were already there, but before Xiao Lie could start to eat, someone hurriedly entered the courtyard and called.


    ?: Fifth Elder! Is the Fifth Elder here?


    Xiao Lie: What is it?


    ?: Clan¡­ Clan master''s order. All elders are to immediately go to the main hall to discuss news concerning the future of the Xiao Clan. You must immediately go!


    Xiao Lie immediately stood up, grabbed the jacket offered to him by Xiao Hongcang and spoke to Jean and Xia Qingyue.


    Xiao Lie: Looks like it''s an emergency. You two eat first. There''s no need to wait for me.


    Jean nodded, and the moment Xiao Lie was out from the courtyard, Jean moved away from Xia Qingyue.


    Jean: Alright, and that''s done¡­ Sorry if you didn''t liked it, but as husband and wife we need to do it. Don''t worry, as soon as you go everything will turn back to normal. How much time will you stay here?


    Xia Qingyue: 1 month from yesterday.


    Xia Qingyue: ...Xiao Che, I noticed that you really don''t care about our relationship, I told my reason, but yours?


    Jean: ...If I have to say it¡­ It''s just that I don''t consider this marriage as something serious due to your feelings for me, right now I just think you are just a good friend, but for everyone else we are a couple. I honestly didn''t even want to get married, it will take much from my free time¡­


    Oh right, I have a request for you when you return back to the Frozen Cloud Asgard.


    Xia Qingyue: ...Speak.


    Jean: I would like to know if you are able to obtain the Seven Profound Gem Grass, a Purple Veined Heaven Crystal, and a beast core of the Earth Profound Realm.


    Xia Qingyue: *Cough* *Cough*.


    These items he mentioned made Xia Qingyue almost choke on her food.


    Xia Qingyue: What are you trying to do?


    Jean: First answer my question, then I will tell you.


    Xia Qingyue: I have never heard of a Seven Profound Gem Grass but a Earth Profound Realm beast''s core can only be obtained after killing the beast. And how many people in the Blue Wind Empire could actually successfully hunt a beast training in the ways of the Profound?


    Even in Frozen Cloud Asgard, one who could do that would certainly be quite rare. And a Purple Veined Heaven Crystal is a priceless immortal treasure that even the Four Major Sects would go crazy for! Even one would be worth more than 10 years of a person''s lifetime cultivation.


    Those three things, don''t even mention me, even if it was the Mistress seeking those things, it would still be almost impossible to obtain.


    Jean: *Sigh* So that''s it¡­


    Xia Qingyue: What are you planning to do with those three things?


    Jean: Repair my profound vein, but since you told me that it is almost impossible, I should think about another source¡­ Sorry for disturbing you.


    Only after finishing eating breakfast did Xiao Lie return, and he had a heavy look written on his face.


    Jean: Something happened?


    Xiao Lie: A major event. For the Xiao Clan, this is an enormous matter. But, it shouldn''t have much to do with us.


    Xiao Lie: It''s the Xiao Sect?


    Jean and Xia Qingyue raised an eyebrow and both of them said at the same time.


    Jean/Xia Qingyue: The Xiao Sect?


    Xiao Lie: About half an hour ago, the clan master received a letter from the Xiao Sect. The letter said that the Xiao Sect will immediately send a group of people here. Not only that, but the leader of that group is the Xiao Sect''s current Sect Master Xiao Juetian''s youngest son!


    Jean: ...Something is wrong.


    Xiao Lie: I thought so at the start too, they shouldn''t send people here, but the explanation was written in the letter. Our Xiao Clan''s founding ancestor, Xiao Bieli, was secretly expelled from the Xiao Sect because his talent was just too poor, but his father was, at the time, the Xiao Sect''s Enforcement Hall''s elder, Xiao Zheng.


    Not long ago, Xiao Zheng died. In the year before he died, his thoughts no longer were of chasing power and fame, but rather that he still had Xiao Bieli as a son. After one hundred years without contact, his heart was ashamed.


    He left behind a dying wish, hoping that the Xiao Sect could, after his death, find Xiao Bieli''s descendents and from their youth select the most talented candidate to take back to the Xiao Sect to cultivate. This also serves as an apology for the disregard that he had shown Xiao Bieli and the subsequent expulsion.


    Jean: So that''s what happened¡­


    Xiao Lie: Even though this does not have anything to do with us, that can also be a good thing. The Xiao Sect is as large as the sky. Even if we did go there, we''d be among the lowest ranked people. How can it compare to freely and peacefully being on top in Floating Cloud City? Come, help your grandfather finish breakfast.


    Jean: Yes, grandfather. ''Large as the sky¡­ Then my first objective is to surpass the Major Sects, their strongest people should be around Sky Profound Realm and Emperor Profound Realm¡­ I''ll take a step after another to my path towards the "True" apex¡­''

 Chapter 9 - Video feature!

    After coming out of Xiao Lie''s courtyard, Jean realized that the entire Xiao Clan''s atmosphere had distinctively changed.


    Jean: It looks like everyone thinks they can climb onto the high branch that is the Xiao Sect, but they don''t realize that they would be just the lowest of the lowest¡­


    Xia Qingyue: Jealous?


    Jean: Hahaha¡­ I''m not aiming at the highest branch of a tree, my real target is beyond the moon. It''s funny hearing this from a cripple¡­ Heh.


    Xia Qingyue shrugged and left him behind, Jean tried to follow her, but she was gone way too fast, so he just admired her figure from behind before someone called him.


    ?: Yo! If it isn''t Brother Xiao Che!


    Jean turned around and saw Xiao Yang, who was strangely "not" looking at him with disdain.


    Jean: Good morning Brother Xiao Yang.


    ?: What a coincidence, I was just about to go look for you, but who knew that I''d run into you here, hahaha.


    Jean: Brother Xiao Yang needed to find me for something?


    Xiao Yang: Hmhmm. It''s actually Big Brother Yulong who had me come call you. He said that you''re the youngest among us, but the first to get married. As your fellow clanmate, he wanted to hold a little celebration for you, no matter what.


    Plus, there were too many people at the wedding yesterday, so it was hard to enjoy the wine. It''s best to drink a little and eat a little this morning, how about it? Do you have time?


    Jean: ''Heh, so that fu?ker can''t hold much patience? This will be getting hilarious¡­'' He''s calling for me? Of course there''s time! SInce it''s Brother Yulong calling for me, how could I not have time? Then¡­ Do we go now?


    Xiao Yang: Of course, let''s go.


    Then Xiao Yang guided Jean to XIao Yulong''s courtyard, which was at least 4 times bigger than his, and not only it was luxurious, but there was a dedicated serving girl taking care of the plants.


    When they entered in the room, there was Xiao Yulong with a cup of wine and a warm smile on his face, and in front of him there was a table ladened with food and wine.


    Xiao Yulong: Little Brother Xiao Che, you married our Floating Cloud City''s number one jewel. Once again, I congratulate you. As your big brother, I''ll have to try harder from now on.


    Jean: Thank you, Brother Yulong. But the one who should be congratulated is you, brother Yulong. You will be certainly taken with the Xiao Sect since you have the highest talent between all of us. ''First the carrot¡­ Then the stick.''


    Xiao Yang: Right! That''s right, Brother Yulong will definitely be selected to go to the Xiao Sect this time! With big brother here, other people shouldn''t even think about it.


    Xiao Yulong: You guys praise me too much. Our Xiao Clan has many outstanding brothers and sisters. While I can be considered the best as far as profound strength goes, when it comes down to my qualification, I can''t say for certain. But I will try my best for this. Come, Brother Xiao Che, a toast to yesterday''s happiness.


    Then after Jean drank the wine, his face was a bit flushed, Xiao Yang drew his face close, and asked with a smile.


    Xiao Yang: Brother Xiao Che, the woman you married yesterday is truly the most beautiful woman in our Floating Cloud City. Your luck with women is the envy of all of us brothers. The taste from the bridal chamber last night¡­ Heh, heh, must be equally pleasurable right?


    Jean: ''...What a fu?k?n? idiot! He fell in the trap himself! HAH! Oh! I need to put it in a video!''


    After positioning his left arm in a manner that would look innocent, he secretly turned on the video feature and said.


    Jean: Hehe¡­ It was a mess, I didn''t know the difference between her and a su??ubus, and in less than 1 hour I was su?k?d dry¡­ Her big ?h?st hidden from her clothes, her thin fingers, her thick ?ss, and let''s not talk about her tight va-


    *Crack*


    Xiao Yulong''s cup of wine was crushed into pieces, that were scattered all over the table. Jean faked a panicked expression and said.


    Jean: Eh? Brother Yulong? What''s wrong?


    Xiao Yulong revealed a completely stiff and ugly smile as he shook off the pieces of the broken cup of wine from his hand.


    Xiao Yulong: It''s nothing. I wasn''t careful and lost control of my strength.


    Xiao Yang, who was in a similar state, recovered and said.


    Xiao Yang: I know, it''s definitely because big brother had another breakthrough in his profound strength. Right after you make a breakthrough, the growth of the profound strength will cause it to occasionally go out of control.


    Jean: *Whistle* Big Brother Yulong had another breakthrough, congratulations! In just 3 months you already have another breakthrough! You shouldn''t worry about the Xiao Sect, they will be able to pick only you!.


    Xiao Yulong''s face twitched and spoke with a forced smile.


    Xiao Yulong: Brother Xiao Che is flattering me. But it''s true that I just had a breakthrough, and that my profound strength is a bit unstable, I must immediately stabilize it and can no longer continue to entertain you¡­


    Jean: No problem, no problem! I won''t continue to bother Brother Yulong, stabilizing one''s profound strength is more important. Thank you for today''s invitation and hospitality.


    After saying that, Jean politely left while Xiao Yang accompanied him, but he turned back when he was far enough, Jean just stood there for a moment when he heard.


    Xiao Yulong: AAHHHHHHHH!!!!!


    Jean: Ah¡­ The sweet sound of rage¡­


    He stopped the video and left with a satisfactory smile, his plan was just beginning¡­ He walked to the kitchen of his own courtyard to make breakfast for Xiao Lingxi, and started to mumble to himself.


    Jean: Xiao Yulong should be hurrying over to my place now¡­ I wonder if Qingyue will break one of his legs¡­ Maybe both? Hmm, or his third one too?


    Then he reached Xiao Lingxi''s courtyard and knocked at the door.


    Jean: Little aunt, I brought a light breakfast.


    The door opened and Jean walked in, Xiao Lingxi was sprawled on the table, her hands resting below her chin and her eyelids drooping; a thoroughly weak and dispirited appearance.


    Jean: Didn''t sleep well last night?


    Xiao Lingxi: Unnngh¡­ You can still talk about last night¡­ Xia Qingyue came to deliver a blanket. She must''ve seen everything¡­ What to do, what to do¡­ I''m too ashamed to see anyone, *Sob sob sob*...


    Jean: Oh, c''mon, we just slept together like almost every time when we were small, it won''t hurt anyone. Now eat the breakfast before I eat it in your place.


    Xiao Lingxi: ...Don''t touch my food¡­


    Then she started to eat the breakfast while Jean walked towards his courtyard in haste and hid behind a wall, he saw Xiao Yulong walking towards Xia Qingyue, he immediately turned his watch on and took a video.


    Xia QIngyue calmly stood at the center of the courtyard, under a pomegranate tree. Her expression was calm and serious, she was cultivating her profound strength.


    This was Xiao Yulong''s first time seeing Xia Qingyue''s magnificence so closely, so he was thoroughly stupefied on the spot. When Xia QIngyue noticed him, the only thing that moved was her mouth.


    Xiao Yulong: Ahem¡­ Hello Lady Xia. I am Xiao Yulong, Xiao Che''s elder brother.


    Xia Qingyue finally gazed at him, and the first thing she saw was infatuation and ?bs??n? d?s?r?s oozing from him, and the traces of politeness from her was gone just like that. Then she replied with a cold voice.


    Xia Qingyue: Xiao Che is not here.


    Xiao Yulong: That''s really too bad. However, I''ve heard many good things about Lady Xia. To be able to see Lady Xia makes this trip worth it.


    Xia QIngyue: I''m currently cultivating, forgive me for not being able to receive visitors.


    Xiao Yulong: Upon hearing that Lady Xia had just turned 16 this year, but had already cultivated to the 10th Elementary Profound Realm, Yulong has always admired you, and been fascinated without end. I believe that when Lady Xia reaches my age, you''ll definitely be considerable stronger than me.


    However, even though there''s only one level between the 10th Elementary Profound Realm and the 1st Nascent Profound Realm, but without a path, it is still quite hard to cross that gap.


    Though I dare not compare my talent with that of Lady Xia, with my experience, I still have quite a bit of insight towards breaking past the Elementary Profound Realm. How about I exchange pointers with Lady Xia for a bit?


    Jean was snickering behind the wall.


    Jean: ''It is like hearing someone bragging about a 4 inches long d??k¡­''

 Chapter 10 - How can you be so Dumb?

    After Xiao Yulong said that, he walked to Xia Qingyue while gathering his profound energy on his hands, but before she could touch her, her eyes flashed with a blue light and extended one hand towards her.


    Seeing this, Xiao Yulong''s eyes revealed an happy expression, and as he was just about to grab her, he felt an irresistible force ruthlessly slam into his stomach, and sent his body straight out in the ground a dozen of meters away, when he crashed down, his two front teeth were knocked free.


    Jean: ''It''s starting!''


    Xia Qingyue: It looks like Young Master Xiao isn''t that great at exchanging pointers, please go back.


    Xiao Yulong was surprised from what happened, before he immediately picked himself up and his face twitched. But he f?r??b?? swallowed the blood in his mouth and smiled.


    Xiao Yulong: Lady Xia''s 10th Elementary Profound Realm strength is deserving of its reputation. Just then I was casually testing and had somewhat underestimated you. Then this time, Lady Xia must pay careful attention.


    Now that he missed 2 teeth, his words were punctuated by the sound of whistling air, which made Jean''s video even better. Xiao Yulong tried to wrap around Xia Qingyue''s arm, but she swung her arm and a icy coldness swept across Xiao Yulong''s face, sinding his entire body back.


    He spun at least seven or eight times before he fell out from the courtyard with 3 more teeth gone, 2 of them were stabbing his face.


    Xia Qingyue: The exchange of pointers is over, I won''t see you out.


    Xiao Yulong looked at Xia Qingyue with a tinge of terror before he staggered away without another word, and there he met Jean at the entrance.


    Jean: Brother Yulong, why did you co- Crap! Brother Yulong, your face¡­ what, what, what¡­ What happened!?


    Xiao Yulong just snorted in annoyance and rushed in the infirmary, meanwhile Jean stopped the video and had a grin that looked as if Xia Qingyue just spread her legs in front of him.


    Jean: ''That''ll teach him to not poison me again¡­''


    Then he walked back in the courtyard, when Xia Qingyue seen him return with a smile, she spoke indifferently.


    Xia Qingyue: Xiao Yulong came over.


    Jean: Hohoho, that beating was hilarious!


    Xia Qingyue raised an eyebrow and questioned.


    Xia Qingyue: You watched everything?


    Jean: Yeah, and I am still laughing at it! Hah! Look, for thanking you, I will help you with something important, ok?


    Xia Qingyue: ...What are you talking about?


    Jean just sat in front of her and said with a smile.


    Jean: You wake up every day at the 3:00 of morning.


    Xia Qingyue: And th-


    Jean: For an half hour, your entire body would be ice cold and your four limbs sore.


    Xia Qingyue''s gaze wavered, and unwittingly asked.


    Xia Qingyue: How do you know that?


    Jean: Shhh, the surprises aren''t finished yet. After training in the Floating Cloud Secret Arts, every time your profound strength makes a breakthrough, within the next two or three days, isn''t it true that your entire body would be ice cold, your four limbs sore, and you''d be unable to eat or sleep peacefully?


    Xia Qingyue: ...Wh-


    Jean: Aaaaaand, your period is at least 1 week late.


    Xia Qingyue''s eyes widened and instinctively released her ice profound energy at Jean, but he just kept his smile as if nothing happened, and surprisingly, the ice profound energy changed direction and avoided him.


    Xia Qingyue: ...W...Wha¡­


    Jean: Don''t mind it, now¡­ I want to help you because you shown me such an entertaining scene. I will cure you from these symptoms.


    Xia Qingyue: Don''t joke around like that.


    Jean: Joke my ?ss, I clearly said all of your problems and you still think I am joking? *Sigh* Who cares about that now, so¡­ Do you want help or not?


    Xia Qingyue: No need. The Frozen Cloud Arts is the Frozen Cloud Asgard''s exclusive profound technique, subtle yet inexhaustible. Once you start practicing the Frozen Cloud Arts, your entire body will have a hard time adjusting to the cold and will more or less show some negative side effects.


    In the Frozen Cloud Asgard, this is common sense that''s known to all the disciples. Even master and master''s ancestors experienced this. Once the Frozen Cloud Arts have been trained to a certain extent, these negative side effects will disappear completely on their own.


    Jean: Heh, if I was in your place I would have immediately left¡­


    Xia Qingyue: Shut up! I can tolerate your nonsense¡­ But I won''t allow you to insult my school!


    Jean: Insulting? I am merely said facts. I told you before that I want to be stronger than anyone, surpassing everyone¡­ But how can I do that if I let the natural selection do its job before I actually get stronger? I don''t want 1/3 of my life being burned for nothing.


    Jean''s words were like a clap of thunder that caused Xia Qingyue''s pupils to contract for an instant.


    Xia Qingyue: Who did you hear that from?


    Jean: I don''t think I told you¡­ But I am a "Really" good Doctor.


    Xia Qingyue: I don''t believe you!


    Jean: And yet here we are, I told you every problem your body has as if I am teaching a kid how to order a men¨´ at the McDonalds. Seriously, how can you be so dumb?


    Xia Qingyue couldn''t really reply back to that¡­ Both because he was right and because she didn''t had an idea about what half of his speech meant.


    Jean: Come with me, I will solve that problem so you won''t have any problem with cultivating those Arts.


    Xia Qingyue hesitated a bit before she followed him inside the bedroom and Jean said before he took out something from used his bed.


    Jean: Sit on the bed and show me your back, I will remove every trace of cold energy inside your body.


    Jean''s tone wasn''t one that "Requested" her, but it was "Ordering" her, however, she unconsciously obeyed him and turned around, showing her n?k?d back to him, when she realized what she was doing, her eyes widened and tried to turn around.


    Xia Qingyue: Wai-


    Jean: Stop.


    Jean: I already inserted 4 needles, I don''t want to make a mistake just because of something retarded you might do.


    He already inserted 4 needles?! When!? This was what Xia Qingyue was thinking, and when she checked her body, she noticed that those needles contained a trace of profound energy, shocking her.


    The 4 needles turned into 8, from 8 it turned to 16, and when they reached 23, Xia Qingyue could notice a sudden decrease on speed and was able to feel the needles piercing her profound entrances.


    Jean started to sweat, he was using his left hand coupled with the purifying power of the Sky Poison Pearl, it was mentally tiring for him to do something like this for each needle, and soon, he reached 54 needles. However, he didn''t stopped now and his hand shot forward, grabbing all the needles and taking them out.


    The moment all the silver needles were removed, Xia Qingyue felt as if she was floating through the heaven and felt an indescribable warmth and coziness.


    Jean: Done¡­ Now do you believe me or should I put some needles in your brain to fix it? ''At least seeing and touching her n?k?d back was worth getting tired¡­ It was so soft, I wonder how will her br??sts or ?ss feel...''


    Xia Qingyue: I believe you¡­ I believe that you really are a incredibly good doctor¡­ It turns out that you, who had been looked down upon by everybody in Floating Cloud City, actually had such a shocking ability¡­


    But you clearly know that I don''t have any kind of affection for you. After one month, I will still leave you forever¡­ Why expose all of this to me? Why grant me such a large favor and¡­ Try so hard for me?


    Jean: Pfft, don''t mind it, watching Xiao Yulong getting wrecked was worth it. Now pick the medicine I left on the table and drink it.


    Jean: We will do this for 6 or 5 more times at the 3:00 if you want to be in that state forever, I''m going to sleep now. *Yawn*


    He checked the time and saw it was the 13:00, he shrugged and removed the watch from his wrist before laying it on a table, then he got to sleep in the bed while Xia Qingyue observed him.


    Her gaze rested on him for a bit before she glanced a bit at the watch, she saw Jean gazing at it sometimes, she walked towards it and curiously looked at it, she watched something that seemed like a clock, and under the clock there was the date of today, then there were two words down.


    [13:01]


    [25/8/1994]


    [W: "Wind"]


    She didn''t know what it meant and tried to touch it, surprisingly, her hand passed through the watch, as if it was intangible, after some thoughts, she glanced back at Jean and murmured.


    Xia Qingyue: Have a good rest¡­


    Then she left from the bedroom, leaving Jean sleeping on the bed.

 Chapter 11 - Ginseng and Chicken Soup

    [Somewhere else]


    In the rear mountain of the Xiao Clan, there was a cemetery, Xiao Lie stood in front of a gravestone, precisely his son Xia Ying''s grave


    Xiao Lie: ¡­Ying''er, I know that ever since childhood, you dreamed of fulfilling your ancestor''s hopes and returning to the Xiao Sect. To shake off this abandoned blood of ours. Now, this opportunity has finally arrived, it''s just¡­ a entire sixteen years too late.


    Xiao Lie''s eyes were getting misty, but that didn''t stopped him to talk.


    Xiao Lie: I know, even though so many years have passed, that you still have many concerns¡­ Che''er''s profound veins have been deformed since his childhood¡­ This is also fine. Even though he''s destined to be mediocre all his life, but without action, there won''t be struggle and hatred.


    Now, Che''er is already married. I hope from now on he can always live on peacefully¡­ Even though he''s not your real child, he is still the one that you two spent your lives, and the life of your child, to protect. I will also protect his peace to the best of my ability¡­


    *Snap*


    A small sound of a broken twig entered his ears and twisted his head around.


    Xiao Lie: Who?


    From behind a thick and solid tree, Xiao Yulong''s figure appeared. Then he bowed down and greeted Xiao Lie like a proper junior.


    Xiao Yulong: Yulong greets Fifth Elder¡­ I did not think that Fifth Elder would even be here? Did Yulong disturb Fifth Elder?


    Xiao Lie''s eyes narrowed and said.


    Xiao Lie: Yulong, what are you doing here?


    Xiao Yulong: Xiao Sect''s emissaries will arrive tomorrow. Father believes that this is a large event that will change the Xiao Clan''s fate, and believed that he should inform his grandfather. So he had me come¡­ To accidentally disturb the Fifth Elder, Yulong made a mistake.


    Xiao Lie: Then did you hear what I just said?


    Xiao Yulong started to sweat cold due to the pressure that Xiao Lie, a peak Spirit Profound Realm cultivator, emitted, and quickly lied.


    Xiao Yulong: Yulong also just arrived. If Fifth Elder hadn''t just then spoke, I wouldn''t have discovered Fifth Elder. I definitely didn''t hear Fifth Elder say anything¡­ If Fifth Elder does not wish to be disturbed, Yulong will immediately leave!


    Xiao Lie''s expression softened and told him.


    Xiao Lie: Forget it, it''s nothing. The Xiao Sect emissary will arrive tomorrow. You are the most likely to be selected. When that time comes, you will be reviving our blood''s greatest wish.


    Xiao Yulong: Fifth Elder''s words are heavy. Yulong doesn''t deserve them.


    Xiao Lie nodded and left the place, leaving Xiao Yulong alone. He put an hand on his chin and frowned, before muttering.


    Xiao Yulong: Don''t tell me¡­ if this is true, this would be really interesting¡­


    [Jean''s courtyard]


    In these two days, his watch gave him 2 more powers.


    "X-Axis: Ability: You can use your own fingers to "Shoot" energy that pierces anything between yourself and the target with a perfect precision, if you open both of your eyes you will turn intangible too.


    Effects: Due to the stressing nature of the ability, you are able to keep both of your eyes open only for a short time, before a cooldown will be applied depending on the time both of the eyes were open, so you will stay with a single eye open the entire time until you need both of them."


    And¡­


    "Yourself (type 1): Ability: You can copy anyone you see, being the exact copy of the other person, and you will gain their powers and techniques too, it is suggested using this when the target is at his prime, otherwise it will cause them to easily beat you just by increasing their strength.


    Effect: It is a perfect disguise, and you are unable to use this repeatedly, you need a cooldown of a dozen of minutes before you can transform back, but the transformation itself lasts until midnight."


    It was a bit awkward explaining why he needed to hold a closed eye the entire time, saying that something entered inside it, but it didn''t become a problem with Xia Qingyue''s situation.


    After that, he tried to copy Xia Qingyue when she wasn''t looking, and felt her power already being at the 10th True Profound Realm, surprising himself.


    Then he quickly transformed back on his normal body and stopped thinking about it, while he was transformed, he felt that he still possess the Sky Poison Pearl, and all of Xia Qingyue''s techniques, but he kept quiet about it.


    "Yourself (type 2): Ability: You can copy anyone you see, being the exact copy of the other person, and you will gain their memories and personalities, allowing you to impersonate your target without flaws, perfect for infiltration and memory searching.


    Effect: It is a perfect disguise, and you are unable to use this repeatedly, you need a cooldown of a dozen of minutes before you can transform back, but the transformation itself lasts until midnight."


    However, he decided to not use it because it was a bit useless and didn''t want to pry on Xia Qingyue''s memories, he would have thought about using it on the red haired girl, but he already forgot about her.


    His watch was fantastic, it gave him powers that could easily break the balance of the world, and it made him excited for the rest of the alphabet.


    When he opened the map, he saw a map of places he already visited and the places that he knew already, when he took a map from his shelves, he found out that his watch can absorb it to expand, which he consented, now his watch showed a bigger place.


    When he opened the Achievements, it showed him only the ones he accomplished: Beginner, Cockroach and Record of the Cheaters.


    Then it was Calendar, which showed him a normal google calendar, but without random pop-ups and with letters beside the day numbers.


    Settings showed him a background settings, sound settings, and nothing else.


    And the Clock just took him back to the digital clock screen. But the most shocking thing was that his pendant was still on him, when he checked his memories he noticed that Yun Che and "Xiao" Che has the same pendant, and thought that it was the reason that he got reincarnated.


    Jean: Whew, that was tiring¡­


    Xia Qingyue put back the clothes on her back and asked with curiosity.


    Xia Qingyue: Why¡­ Why are you putting so much effort on this?


    Jean: Heh¡­ Even if the love between us is almost non-existent, we are still husband and wife¡­ ''Besides, I can''t make her get the items I wanted without making her feel bad, if thanks to this she will gain her Mistress'' attention, then she will be able to get those three things¡­''


    After speaking, he put himself comfortable and said.


    Jean: Come here, we will turn to sleep, you need to rest too¡­


    Xia Qingyue: ...Alright.


    Since the first time they slept together Xia Qingyue was unable to detect any d?s?r? coming from Jean towards her, she had an half-idea that he was gay, but later she found out the reason why he wasn''t that interested in her.


    He is aiming for power, to surpass the Heaven.


    It wasn''t becoming a Throne, or a Sovereign¡­ He didn''t even mean to be a Profound God, unknowingly to her¡­ He wanted absolute power, she still had too many doubts for her to think that he could do it, but she ignored those thoughts.


    The important thing was that Jean looked at her as a friend, not a piece of meat or a rare treasure, and in her opinion that was worth some good points on her opinion for him, so she was able to relax when she slept on the same bed with him.


    Like the other times, he left his watch on the table and Xia Qingyue sneaked some glances at it.


    [3:47]


    [28/9/1994]


    [Y: "Yourself" (Type 2)]


    She didn''t understand what those last words meant, when she asked Jean about the watch, he just replied that it was an item that let him see the time and the date of a precise moment, but he never said anything about the third line, making her think that his power on lightning and the watch are somehow connected.


    But she didn''t put her nose on that subject anymore for respect and stopped asking about it.


    When it was morning, Jean woke up with a tired body and didn''t seen Xia Qingyue anywhere, then he murmured.


    Jean: I need to be careful, that is getting too dangerous for me to continue, but it will be worth¡­


    When he reached the kitchen, he found a soup on the table, he sat before it and smelled it with a smile, he could finally do it without any problem¡­


    Jean: Ginseng and Chicken soup¡­ Hohoho.


    Then he started to eat it, with every spoon he felt revitalized and a delicious taste was felt over his tongue.


    At that moment, Xiao Lingxi entered the room dressed in yellow, when she saw the dish in front of Jean, she asked in surprise.


    Xiao Lingxi: Chicken soup? It smells delicious! And it seems to have the smell of ginseng. Little Che, who made this chicken soup for you? Hee hee, and you didn''t tell me, sneakily eating here by yourself!


    Her words stopped Jean''s movements and turned around in shock.


    Jean: You didn''t do it?


    Xiao Lingxi: Of course not! Who else in this Xiao Clan would make chicken soup for you besides me? Hmm¡­ It can only be your wife, Qingyue! It seems that the relationship between you two as husband and wife is fairly good.


    Jean froze and looked back at the chicken soup, before a sweet smile came on his face.


    Jean: I understand¡­ Heh.


    Xiao Lingxi: Oh right! I came here to tell you that the Xiao Sect people will arrive in the afternoon. Right now, the entire Xiao Clan is preparing for it. When the time comes, you have to be a bit careful. You must not carelessly offend the Xiao Sect people.


    Jean: Yes, yes, I''ll not do that¡­ ''Besides, my current power isn''t made for fighting like the previous "Yourself".''


    Xiao Lingxi: Alright. Then I''ll go to daddy first to help. It''d be good if you joined us after you finish eating the chicken soup.


    Then she turned around and left the room as Jean ate the soup with a smile on his face.

 Chapter 12 - Tired as fu?k...

    Some time after Xiao Lingxi left, Xia Qingyue turned back, this time she was wearing a blue and white dress.


    Jean: The blue suits you more than red¡­ Anyway, thanks for the soup, it was delicious.


    Xia Qingyue: Mm¡­ The Xiao Sect people will arrive this afternoon. The leader is the youngest son of the Xiao Sect''s master, called Xiao Kuangyun.


    I heard master say that this Xiao Kuangyun''s profound strength cultivation can only be considered average among the younger generation of the Xiao Sect, and his reputation abroad is extremely poor. However, he is excessively spoiled because he''s the youngest son. There''s no one in Floating Cloud City that dares to provoke him. It''s best to try to avoid meeting him face to face.


    Jean: *Sigh* That will be hard¡­ Thanks for telling me, Qingyue.


    He looked at his watch and saw it was the 11:23.


    [Later]


    The Xiao Clan was completely clean due to the news of the incoming Xiao Sect.


    Xiao Yunhai, the Clan Master, immediately checked if everything was in order when at the 16:00, someone called him.


    ?: Clan Master! They¡­ they''ve arrived!! Xiao Sect''s people have arrived¡­ That loftiness¡­ it''s definitely the Xiao Sect!


    Xiao Yunhai: Quick! Immediately notify everyone to be ready. I definitely won''t forgive anyone who messes up and offends the noble guests! Fellow elders, follow me out to meet them at once!


    Then he and the elders hastily walked to the main entrance and found 4 people walking towards them.


    The one leading the other 3 people was a young man around 20 years with luxurious clothing, a normal build, and mediocre features. His face contained a trace of sallowness, his appearance that of an excessive hedonist.


    However, even such an ordinary face was full of wild arrogance and haughtiness. His hands were behind his back, his eyes looking upwards, not even glancing at the occasional passerby.


    Xiao Yunhai: *Deep breath* Excuse me, are you four the noble guests from the Xiao Sect?


    The man leading the group stepped forward and lazily said.


    ?: That''s right, this noble one is the Xiao Sect''s Xiao Kuangyun.


    Xiao Yunhai: It turned out to be four noble guests, that''s great! We have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time. Your humble servant is Floating Cloud City''s Xiao Clan''s current clan master. The five behind me are the Xiao Clan''s five esteemed elders. For four noble guests to come out all this way for our Xiao Clan, we are extremely grateful and humbled.


    Xiao Kuangyun: There''s no need to continue with the nonsense. Lead the way!


    Xiao Yunhai: Yes, yes! Please follow me.


    Then Xiao Yunhai guided the guests inside the Xiao Clan whole asking some questions to the other people.


    Xiao Yunhai: I''m afraid I don''t recognize this senior¡­


    A man replied coldly, as if he was a corpse.


    ?: Xiao Moshan.


    After that, Xiao Yunhai didn''t speak anymore.


    [Night]


    Xia Qingyue: I saw the Xiao Sect''s Xiao Kuangyun today.


    Jean: What about him?


    Xia Qingyue: He is like his name. (An: Kuangyun = Wild/Violent cloud)


    Jean took another sip and held his eyes closed, his watch vibrated and he laid down his cup of tea before watching his watch without hiding anything from Xia Qingyue, who looked at him in curiosity.


    [00:00]


    [29/9/1994]


    [Z: "Zombie"]


    She watched him press some bu??ons while talking.


    Jean: Did he see you?


    Jean: I think he is planning something to take you with him, I know his type of people¡­


    "Zombie: Ability: Whoever get touched from your blood will turn into a zombie, obeying to any single order you give, depending on the power of the target, the blood required also changes, it could also be need to put the blood in the heart and spread throughout the entire body, making them have reddish skin.


    They can also speak, even if in fragments, however, their blood doesn''t have the same ability of yours, the fresher the corpse, the better it is, you can also make their personality vanish in the process.


    You can also heal yourself or the others by using the flesh of the dead people to replace their own with yours and vice versa, the flesh used will turn into the one with the same properties of your own flesh, you can also endure and heal yourself of any fatal injury.


    Effects: Nothing notable. People who were alive and got zombified will turn back to normal once midnight passes, while people who were already dead will stay as a zombie forever and obey to you."


    Jean: *Whistle* Well, Qingyue, communicate with your master about this subject, we don''t know what he might try.


    Xia Qingyue: I understand.


    Jean glanced back at Xia Qingyue and said with a smile.


    Jean: Relax a bit, you don''t need to be every single moment like that, you need to let out your emotions sometimes, it will be harmful for you if you contain them too much.


    Xia Qingyue closed her eyes and Jean waited for her answer, before he saw her standing up and going in the bed without even saying a word, making Jean sigh. Like always, he laid down the watch on the table and got to sleep since at the 3:00 he will need to work again.


    [Morning]


    Today was the Xiao Clan''s busiest day. The entrance was already densely crowded with every sort of people.


    Everyone waited until 9:00, in front of a platform set up in the main courtyard before dawn.


    The last one to arrive was Jean, holding hands with Xia Qingyue, who seemed to have opened her heart a but for him, and holding hands with her and sleeping together was already a big step with an Ice Queen type of girl, now the next step was hugging and then kissing, but the last one will be hard to do it now.


    (An: I don''t care what you say, this is the most true version of Xia Qingyue''s current personality for me, even if now she is a bit near to MC, whatever you may have read in other ATG fanfics with her falling in love like a drug addicted girl or getting jealous just in 3 words, that''s pure bullshit in front of my eyes.)


    Xia Qingyue looked really elegant about how she was walking and her posture, her elegance attracted everyone''s attention, then there was Jean¡­


    He looked tired as fu?k, he used his free hand to cover his mouth for a yawn while black bags appeared under his eyes, his hair was a mess, he looked like he survived 10 hours of s?x from a horny su??ubus¡­


    Wait what?


    Everyone''s eyes turned angry when they thought about that and were glaring daggers at him, but Jean didn''t give a fu?k about them.


    When the couple reached Xiao Lie, he observed the two of them before he chuckled.


    Xiao Lie: Che''er, you''re still too young. You''re only half grown, and your body is still developing. Concerning these matters between men and women, you should control yourself as much as possible or else it may harm your body.


    Jean: Hmm? Yeah¡­ Yeah¡­ I''ll control myself the next time. *Yawn* So¡­ Ouch!


    His sleepy face was gone after Xia Qingyue pinched his hand, he turned around with a frown before he got shocked.


    Was that a small tinge of red? Oh fu?k¡­ We are going on the Kuudere path, aren''t we?


    When he was thinking about that possibility, his other hand got pinched from Xiao Lingxi, making him frown again.


    Jean: What the hell? Is there a competition to see how many times you can pinch me?


    Xiao Lingxi: Hmph!


    Jean sighed and looked back at the platform.


    Everyone turned towards the source of the sound, finding Xiao Kuangyun guided from Xiao Yunhai toward the platform, before he sat on the seat of the honored guest


    Jean: And that''s how I thought that my expectations for someone couldn''t fall lower¡­ I was really wrong.


    Xiao Lingxi: One hundred of him can''t compare with Little Che!


    Then she remembered she was supposed to be angry for Jean and turned her head away while letting out a *Hmph!*.

 Chapter 13 - It isnt me!

    Xiao Kuangyun: Is everyone from the Xiao Clan here?


    Even if he looked disinterested, Jean noticed his eyes spinning around searching for someone¡­


    Xiao Yunhai: It has already been confirmed. Everyone is present, there won''t even be one missing.


    Xiao Kuangyun let out a smile and said.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Very good! Who are those people standing outside the door?


    Xiao Yunhai: Reporting to Young Master Xiao, they are all powerful families within Floating Cloud City. They''ve been gathered here since early this morning, hoping catch a glance of Young Master Xiao''s elegance.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Ah, it''s like that. Since they are guests, we can''t let them wait outside like that. Let them come in. Having the people outside of Xiao Clan witness today''s matter is also a good thing, otherwise others may later say that I was being biased.


    Xiao Yunhai: Young Master Xiao is truly worthy of being the son of the sect master of the Xiao Sect. You''re this young and are already this open-minded. It''s enough to make me blush with shame¡­ Xiao De, quickly, invite our guests in.


    The main doors opened and all the inhabitants of Floating Cloud City entered inside.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Very well, now we can start.


    He straightened his posture and started his speech.


    Xiao Kuangyun: My name is Xiao Kuangyun and I am from the Xiao Sect. Regarding the great name of the Xiao Sect, you all should be very clear. In the Blue Wind Empire, there''s nothing that my Xiao Sect can''t resolve.


    All of you ought to feel honored and proud because even though you are a bit weak, you can still be said to be related to the Xiao Sect. The founder of the Xiao Clan was the son of one of our Xiao Sect''s Elders.


    However, although your founder was the son of an elder, he was actually born from a female servant. His status was so low it wasn''t worth mentioning, and his profound strength was really too lacking.


    As a piece of trash, he wasn''t fit to remain in the Xiao Sect. Your founder was thus banished by that Elder to this place, and that''s how your Xiao Clan came into existence.


    Even if his words were harsh and full of disdain. No one from the Xiao Clan dared to refute him.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Before Elder Xiao Zheng died, he remembered his affection for his son, and left behind a dying wish. He hoped we would find the one with the best aptitude amongst the younger generation here to bring back to the Xiao Sect.


    Today, I will personally check that. In a while, anyone whose name I call will come in front of me and show your profound strength. However, aptitude isn''t decided by the level of your profound strength, but by your foundation and potential!


    Before I came here, my honorable father had me bring a batch of Profound Opening Powder as a gift. The person selected not only will be brought back to the Xiao Sect, but will also receive this Profound Opening Powder as a reward! Good medicine can only be enjoyed by those with enough aptitude. It would only be wasted if used on the body of trash!


    Jean: ''Wait, why using something that is now ours as a reward?''


    Xiao Kuangyun turned towards the clan master and said.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Clan master, bring out the Profound Opening Powder. Even though this is a gift to the Xiao Clan, you shouldn''t have any complaints about giving this to the one with the best aptitude as a reward, right?


    However, Xiao Yunhai''s face turned pale and cold sweat broke out from his forehead.


    Xiao Kuangyun: What''s the matter? Clan Master Xiao, you wouldn''t be unwilling to part with the Profound Opening Powder, right?


    Xiao Yunhai: No, no, of course not. It''s only¡­ only¡­


    With a face of terror, he kneeled in the griund and stuttered.


    Xiao Yunhai: I¡­ I deserve to die¡­ The Profound Opening Powder that Young Master Xiao gifted us yesterday, I left it in our Xiao Clan''s infirmary and made it clear to the person there that they must guard it well.


    Everyone broke into chaos from the news, while Jean and Xia Qingyue closed their ears in annoyance.


    Jean: ''I think I get what is happening¡­ They''re trying to blame my wife and take her away.''


    Jean''s eyes turned cold as he gazed at Xiao Yunhai and Xiao Kuangyun. Hohoho, if they make a false move, the next time he sees them he will break their spines¡­ It''s ok if people insult him, it''s ok if they insult his relatives, but if they try something wrong then he will do everything he can, like for his Uncle, he sent him in a prison after he cut his tongue.


    He noticed Xiao Lingxi and Xiao Lie communicating with their eyes, then Xiao Lie sighed in relief¡­ What did Aunt do before this?


    Xiao Kuangyun violently stood from his seat and yelled.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Wh¡­ what!! You''re saying that¡­ there''s actually someone who would steal the Profound Opening Powder?


    Xiao Yunhai: Your humble servant couldn''t protect it. I request Young Master Xiao administer punishment.


    Xiao Kuangyun: This is ridiculous! Someone actually dared to steal our gift to the Xiao Clan. Good! Very good! I''ve really underestimated this Floating Cloud City! You all are actually¡­ quite bold!


    Xiao Kuangyun''s anger and killing intent extended in the entire hall, making almost everyone''s spines to shiver.


    But Jean''s experience on one of his past lives gave him a sort of immunity from this sort of thing and said to Xiao Lie.


    Jean: Grandfather, the clan master didn''t offend this Xiao Kuangyun yesterday, right?


    Xiao Lie: Xiao Yunhai was always prudent. He shouldn''t have gone that far.


    Jean: But Xiao Kuangyun is clearly faking his anger¡­


    Xiao Lie didn''t understand what he meant with that, but he memorized those words.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Yesterday, when I took out the Profound Opening Powder, there were only members of the Xiao Clan around. I don''t think that you Xiao Clan people would be stupid enough to let the fact that you''ve obtained a high-grade medicine spread to the ears of outsiders.


    In addition, your Xiao Clan''s defensive abilities can''t be considered weak in Floating Cloud City. If someone wanted to break it, it wouldn''t be easy¡­ Then, the thief should be from your Xiao Clan!


    Jean: ''Pffft, he''s obviously aiming for Qingyue¡­''


    Xiao Yunhai: Right! Young Master Xiao sees clearly. After I knew the Profound Opening Powder had been stolen, I also thought that it was stolen by someone from our Xiao Clan. The infirmary''s Xiao Gu is almost sixty years old and is unconcerned with worldly affairs.


    He simply wouldn''t have any kind of d?s?r? for the Profound Opening Powder, so it shouldn''t be him that stole it. Everyone else should probably be viewed with suspicion.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Hmph! The insignificant Xiao Clan simply isn''t worth mentioning in the eyes of our Xiao Sect! Any lowly person from our Xiao Sect could single handedly wipe out your entire clan! This time, we graced you with our presence and trekked thousands of li to your Xiao Clan.


    That gave you an immense amount prestige and was a great show of kindness¡­ yet you instead gave me such a large surprise! This is practically a slap to the face of our Xiao Sect!


    Xiao Kuangyun viciously gazed at everyone, but the ones that met his gaze lowered their heads because of the huge backing that he possessed.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Forget it, even though it''s truly regrettable, I can''t be bothered to get upset with you people from this small place. The person who stole the Profound Opening Powder, I''ll give you fifteen seconds to obediently come out and hand over the Profound Opening Powder.


    I may show you mercy for the first offense! If you continue to be obstinate, then don''t blame for me for being impolite. Xiao Ba, start counting.


    Then he relaxed again in his seat and coldly snorted, meanwhile a black clothed man beside him stepped forward and started counting.


    Xiao Yunhai: The vermin that stole the Profound Opening Powder, did you hear that?! Young Master Xiao is magnanimously tolerant to give you a way out. Quickly mend your ways and come apologize! If not, not to mention Young Master Xiao, the entire Xiao Clan will never forgive you!!


    Xiao Ba: ¡­ Twelve¡­ eleven¡­ ten¡­ nine¡­


    Everyone looked around to see if someone is suspicious, and when Xiao Ba finished counting, Xiao Kuangyun spoke again.


    Xiao Kuangyun: I already gave you a chance. Since you don''t know a good thing when you see it, don''t blame me for being ruthless after I catch you! Xiao Jiu!


    Xiao Jiu: Yes!


    Then he extended his arm forward while gathering Profound Energy and said.


    Xiao Jiu: Xiao Clan Master, the Profound Opening Powder was stolen with the black box, right?


    Xiao Yunhai: Yes, they were stolen together.


    Xiao Jiu: Very good¡­ On the black box containing the Profound Opening Powder is a mark of our Xiao Sect''s unique profound strength¡­ The eagle mark! As long as we use our Xiao Sect''s unique profound strength, we can very quickly determine the whereabouts of every eagle mark in the vicinity.


    Jean raised an eyebrow, this was a good method to frame someone, however there was a problem¡­ Xia Qingyue sleeps with him, and no one would suspect himself because he was too weak.


    But Xia Qingyue was someone at the 10th True Profound Realm, she can''t possibly not hear someone coming beside her and hide the box, even more so it was for Jean, who gained enough experience in one of his past lives to hear things while sleeping.


    Not only that, but when he turned blind, he was forced to develop his hearing abilities to avoid incidents.


    It can''t be possibly put in the morning because he and she were still in the bedroom and were the last ones to come here¡­ So¡­ What is he really aiming for?


    He was so distracted that he didn''t noticed Xiao Jiu vanishing and turning back with the black box.


    Xiao Kuangyun chuckled before he spoke with a pleasing tone.


    Xiao Kuangyun: it seems we''ve already found it.


    Xiao Yunhai: Wonderful. As expected of the Xiao Sect, not one drop of water can leak out. Young Master Xiao, the nature of this matter is too vile. Not only did it provoke Young Master Xiao''s wrath, but also caused our Xiao Clan to lose quite a bit of face. So no matter who the thief is, even if it''s my son, Young Master Xiao need not have any apprehension. You must severely punish them!!


    Xiao Kuangyun: Hmph! Of course. No one who has offended my Xiao Sect has met a good end! Xiao Jiu, where did you find this box?


    Xiao Jiu: The 66th courtyard, under the owner''s pillow.


    Jean: ''66th courtyard¡­!!''


    Jean got saliva in his throat because he was surprised and started coughing it out, while everyone looked at Xiao Lingxi with shock.


    Xiao Lingxi involuntary cried out when she heard that it was under her pillow.


    Xiao Lingxi: It''s not me¡­ It''s not me!

 Chapter 14 - I want an explanation

    The crowd immediately isolated Xiao Lingxi''s location, giving her no place to hide. Xiao Lie''s expression changed greatly while Jean finally managed to breathe normally. Xiao Yunhai immediately bellowed.


    Xiao Yunhai: Xiao Lingxi¡­ How could it be you!?


    Xiao Lingxi: It wasn''t me! Clan Master¡­ it really wasn''t me!


    In reality, yesterday she thought about stealing the Profound Opening Powder last night, but she was caught from Xiao Lie and obediently turned back to her bed. If Jean knew she was trying to do something like that for him, he would have been really moved, even if that powder was useless with his problem.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Oh my, I didn''t expect that the reckless thief would be a little girl. But I did just say that no matter who it was, I wouldn''t let them off lightly!


    Xiao Yunhai: Ah! Xiao Lingxi, how could you¡­ act so willfully and do this kind of reckless thing?! This box of Profound Opening Powder is the treasure that the Xiao Sect travelled thousands of li (AN: Retarded unit of kilometers, but in chinese) to gift us! With this, what could I¡­ possibly do?


    Xiao Lingxi: Clan Master! It wasn''t me. It really wasn''t me who stole it! There must be¡­ there must be a mistake somewhere! It really wasn''t me!


    Xiao Kuangyun: This box of Profound Opening Powder was found under your pillow. If you didn''t steal it, then are you telling me it grew wings and flew there? Young lady, I gave you a chance to admit your guilt before. It was you who didn''t take it.


    Now that we have conclusive proof and also countless people from outside the Xiao Clan as witnesses, you still want to deny it? It seems like you won''t confess if I don''t give you a heavy punishment!


    Those words managed to make Xiao Lingxi''s entire body to waver, but Jean quickly supported her before she could collapse, then he gazed at Xiao Kuangyun with an evil smile.


    Jean: ''Let''s see how much can you manage to keep the thing a secret¡­''


    Xiao Yunhai: Young Master Xiao, please calm down! Xiao Lingxi stealing from the Xiao Sect is truly unforgivable, but¡­ but she isn''t a bad person. In my Xiao Clan she is very well liked. The fact that she would steal the Profound Opening Powder also involves some complications¡­


    Xiao Kuangyun: Complications? What complications?


    Xiao Yunhai pointed at Jean and Xiao Lingxi with his eyes and answered.


    Xiao Yunhai: Xiao Lingxi is the only daughter of our fifth elder, and she has a nephew called Xiao Che who is older than her by a year. This nephew of hers had the misfortune of being born with deformed profound veins¡­


    With deformed profound veins, no matter how Xiao Che grows in other areas, it''s still the same as having his life mostly ruined. Xiao Lingxi extremely cherishes Xiao Che and has always been searching for a way to restore his profound veins¡­


    This is something that everyone in the Xiao Clan and Floating Cloud City knows. All those present here can attest to that.


    The reason Xiao Lingxi would have the audacity to steal the Profound Opening Powder is obviously because she heard that the Profound Opening Powder has the power to restore destroyed profound veins. Thus, with the intention of saving her nephew, she committed this reckless crime.


    Although the crime has been committed, and the evidence is conclusive beyond a doubt, I beg Young Master Xiao to be lenient with his punishment on account of the fact that our Xiao Lingxi is still young and has a sincere heart. Our entire Xiao Clan would be grateful for Young Master Xiao''s great kindness.


    However, Jean''s eyebrow twitched when he saw everyone''s heart melting¡­


    Xiao Kuangyun: It turns out there was this kind of situation. Hmph. My noble self isn''t some vicious and merciless person. Since she committed this blunder for the sake of her nephew, in light of these feelings, as long as she obediently admits her mistake and apologizes, I can still consider it gently¡­


    Xiao Lingxi: It wasn''t me! It really wasn''t me who stole it! If I did it, I would definitely confess¡­ But I really didn''t steal the Profound Opening Powder! I especially don''t know why it would appear in my room¡­ It must be some kind of mistake! Clan Master, please believe me. It really wasn''t me!


    Xiao Kuangyun''s expression darkened and said with a sneer.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Where was there a mistake? Our Xiao Sect personally found this Profound Opening Powder in your room. Are you saying that our Xiao Sect member purposefully framed you, a young lady from this small Xiao Clan? Eh?


    Jean: Yes.


    Everyone gasped in surprise at Jean''s words, Xiao Kuangyun''s expression turned black and said.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Who are you?


    Jean: I am Xiao Che, the nephew in question, and I want to solve this case as Xiao Lingxi''s lawyer.


    Xiao Li: Xiao Che! How dare you!?


    Jean thought of being safe due to the protection from Xiao Lie and Xia Qingyue, hopefully her master too¡­ If nothing worked, he will run away and use his blood as a threat for everyone, however, it would work only against other Elementary Profound Cultivators, of he wanted to zombify Nascent Profound Cultivators, he needed the time that he hasn''t to make his blood flow on them.


    Jean: First of all, the most safe place for the box to be in is beside the Clan Master, I doubt that he is careless, so I would like for you to answer why it was in the infirmary.


    Xiao Yunhai clicked his tongue and answered while everyone looked at him in question.


    Xiao Yunhai: I placed it in the infirmary because the Profound Opening Powder is a high-grade medicine, since it was so, it would be a great shame if its effects would weaken because I placed it beside me.


    Because in the infirmary there are countless herbs, the Profound Opening Powder''s effects will not dissipate that easily.


    Jean: Then the black box, which is made from the Black Profound Ebony, the Black Profound Ebony has the ability to absorb the medical energy around itself. And since the herb with the highest quantity in the infirmary we have is the Thin Net Grass, the box should have the smell of that herb.


    The smell that the Thin Net Grass has is a sweet fishy smell, since the Black Profound Ebony can absorb its medical energy, the box should have the same smell.


    Xiao Yunhai: Tch¡­ Just because I want to clear everyone''s doubt, I will do it, however if it''s revealed that your accusations are false, be prepared to be punished. Young Master Xiao, I would like to ask you to be a witness. If it''s Young Master Xiao, his word will convince the masses.


    After he said that, Xiao Kuangyun lifted up the box and smelled it.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Even though the smell is not strong, there indeed is a sweet yet fishy smell. Come over and smell it as well First Elder, to avoid other people suspecting that I am collaborating with the Xiao Clan Master.


    Xiao Li: How could it be possible that someone of Young Master Xiao''s status would bother to lie to us. *Sniff* That''s right, it does indeed have a sweet but fishy smell.


    Then he glared at Jean and said.


    Xiao Li: What else do you have to say, Xiao Che? Young Master Xiao and Clan Master have already given you a heaven''s amount of face, if you continue to pester endlessly, I will personally chase you down.


    Jean: You want me something to say? Alright, I''ll tell you. The real smell of the Thin Net Grass is a sweet bitter smell, not sweet fishy smell, why would I say the truth before. Now I want a proper explanation on this subject.


    Everyone''s expression had changed, and those who were familiar with the Thin Net Grass stared at the people on the platform with a strange expression.


    Jean: ''Got''em¡­'' I have not finished yet, Xiao Jiu, you got to the 66th Courtyard, are you able to remember the color of my aunt''s pillow? Or any particular detail that you remember, it doesn''t matter what it is, we have the owner of the courtyard here to confirm it.


    Xiao Lingxi: Little Che¡­


    Jean: Heh, then I want to tell you¡­ First, the Profound Opening Powder was gifted to us, why would the Xiao Sect want it back and use them for their things? Second, Xiao Lingxi is part of the Xiao Clan, not Xiao Sect, if she really did commit the theft then she will be punished with our law, not Xiao Sect''s law.


    Xiao Li: XIAO CHE!! YOU UNFILIAL BASTARD, YOU STILL HAVEN''T SHUT UP!!!! You again and again search for ridiculous reasons to discredit Clan Master and our noble guests from the Xiao Sect! What exactly is your motive! Why would the Xiao Sect try to frame Xiao Lingxi?


    Everyone in the world knows of the Xiao Sect and their word hold enormous weight. If they say that the Profound Opening Powder was found in Xiao Lingxi''s room, then it was found in Xiao Lingxi''s room! No one in Floating Cloud City has the right to question their authority!


    Xiao Bo: This is truly outrageous, to question even the honorable guests from the Xiao Sect. Clan Master and Young Master Xiao had repeatedly exhibited their accommodating patience but unexpectedly, if you give him an inch, he''d want a mile; this is simply intolerable¡­.


    Young Master Xiao, Clan Master, this old one pleads for the rapid arrest of the thief Xiao Lingxi and the nonsense babbler, Xiao Che!


    Xiao Kuangyun got more enraged as Jean was talking, and now he released killing intent to everyone and bellowed.


    Xiao Kuangyun: I, from the dignified Xiao Sect, have no obligation to answer the question of a useless piece of trash from the Xiao Clan. Furthermore, I have no obligation to explain a matter belonging to my Xiao Sect!


    Which Elder in Xiao Clan is in charge of law enforcement? Immediately arrest this thief and the piece of trash that tried to vainly shield her!


    Xiao Cheng: We solemnly obey Young Master Xiao''s order!!


    Then he turned his head to Xiao Lingxi and said with an ominous glint in his eyes.


    Jean just smirked and was ready to run if no one came to help him, then he whispered to Xia Qingyue.


    Jean: Qingyue, where''s your master now?


    Xia Qingyue: No idea.


    ...And plan A is gone just like that¡­ Plan B, Xiao Lie.


    He came in front of Jean and flung away Xiao Cheng before he could catch Jean and Xiao Lingxi.


    Xiao Cheng: Xiao Lie! What''s the meaning of this! Are you going to brazenly shield them?


    Xiao Lie: Clan Master, regarding today''s situation, I always had something I wanted to say! It is absolutely impossible that my daughter, Xiao Lingxi is a person that would steal the Profound Opening Powder!

 Chapter 15 - What? I already knew it

    Xiao Li: Haha, Xiao Lingxi is your daughter, so of course you would say that! However, the truth is already clear, whatever you have to say is completely useless! If you dare to shield and obstruct this arrest again, don''t blame me for not acknowledging our Xiao Clan''s relationship as I''ll also seize you together with them!


    Xiao Lie: Yes, it''s true that I did tell Xi''er that the Profound Opening Powder had the ability to repair profound veins. I instantly regretted it after I told her that, because knowing her personality, I was afraid that she would be impulsive enough to steal the Profound Opening Powder.


    As a result, I stood in front of her courtyard''s doorway all night, until dawn! She absolutely did not even take half a step outside her courtyard entrance!


    Jean: And here is another proof!


    Xiao Li: Tch! In order to absolve your daughter''s crime, you could actually think up of such a ridiculous reason! Think about it, would anyone even believe your words? Our friends present today, do anyone of you believe him?


    But in the presence of the Xiao Sect, no one dared to speak.


    Xiao Lie: I, Xiao Lie have always lived a straightforward and upright life! Although not a true gentleman, I have never looked down on a person of lower status! I have never harmed anyone, nor have I deceived anyone!


    If what I said earlier had even half an untruth, may the heavens and earth punish me, and condemn me to a terrible death!


    Xiao Lie''s words struck the hearts of the people, and they finally remembered¡­ Xiao Lie was not only the strongest in Floating Cloud City, but his integrity was also well known! But¡­


    Everyone turned towards Xiao Yulong, who was laughing.


    Xiao Yulong: In this matter, this Xiao Yulong has absolutely no right to speak or intervene, but all of a sudden, when I heard Fifth Elder''s grand speech, I truly couldn''t hold back anymore¡­.


    A person who has fooled the entire Xiao Clan these ten or so years, unexpectedly professed himself to be a ''straightforward and upright person that had never deceived another''! This is simply a joke bigger than the heavens itself!


    Those words startled everyone, making Xiao Lie knit his eyebrows.


    Xiao Lie: Xiao Yulong, what do you mean!


    Xiao Yunhai: Yulong! Fifth Elder has always been a person of virtue and prestige. In the presence of our noble guests from the Xiao Sect, in the presence of our Xiao Clan, and in the presence of our friends from Floating Cloud City, you mustn''t indiscriminately gossip!


    Xiao Yulong: I request father to rest ?ssure, your son naturally would not dare to speak so casually in broad daylight.


    Fifth Elder, you claim to be a ''straightforward and upright person who had never deceived another'', then do you dare to pledge on your son Xiao Ying''s lifetime of honor and glory¡­. that Xiao Che is indeed your blood-related grandson!!


    Those words made Xiao Lie''s entire body tremble and his pupils contract, he finally realized that Xiao Yulong heard everything about what he said in front of Xiao Ying''s grave¡­


    But he didn''t noticed Jean''s blank face that let out a sigh. At least he has a good reason to leave the Xiao Clan and go around the world without any problem and search for a solution to heal his profound vein.


    Xiao Yunhai: Yulong! What is this about?


    Xiao Yulong: A few days ago when I went to the cemetery at the rear mountain to pay my respects, I coincidentally met Fifth Elder.


    At that time, he was standing in front of his son, Xiao Ying''s grave and was mumbling something to himself¡­ But I heard it very clearly, he was saying¡­ that Xiao Che was in fact, not Xiao Ying''s biological son!


    Xiao Yunhai: This¡­ Yulong! This is a major matter that concerns our very bloodlines, you absolutely cannot speak recklessly!!


    Xiao Yulong: Of course I wouldn''t dare to lie about such a big matter. As for the truth, won''t you know after you ask the Fifth Elder¡­


    Fifth Elder, I guess you already heard what I said clearly, if you have a clear conscience, and that Xiao Che is really your biological grandson, then do you dare to swear on the honor of your son?


    However¡­ Xiao Lie stood silent¡­ Xiao Lingxi shook Xiao Lie''s body and shouted at him with a terrified tone.


    Xiao Lingxi: Father, how can Little Che not be your biological grandson¡­ Father, quickly say something, quickly tell them!


    ¡­


    ?: Yes, it''s the truth¡­


    The one to answer is unexpectedly Jean, shocking everyone.


    Xiao Lie: Che''er¡­


    Jean: What? I already knew it¡­ But so what? Who was the one who played with me since I was 1 year old?


    Xiao Lingxi: Little Che¡­


    Jean: Who was the one who took care of me when I was in danger, when I was hungry, and in everything else?


    Xiao Lie: Che''er¡­


    Jean: You two are still the people I consider my family, it doesn''t matter if we aren''t blood-related, you two are still my grandfather and my aunt, besides, there isn''t any other relative that I know of.


    Xiao Ze: Xiao Lie! You actually brought a bastard into our Xiao Clan, and let our Xiao Clan raise him for an entire sixteen years! How do you want us¡­ to even scold you! Argh!


    Xiao Cheng: You clearly know he is a bastard but you still kept him in Xiao Clan, and let him enjoy the privilege of being an Elder''s grandson! Xiao Lie, you actually lied to our entire clan for sixteen years.


    If Yulong didn''t discover this by luck, perhaps we would get duped by you forever. By that time, the descendants of Xiao Clan would have been mixed with the blood of outsiders! Xiao Lie, do you know how big of a sin that is!


    Xiao Bo: No wonder every of our Xiao Clan''s descendants had above average talent, but all of a sudden a broken profound vein trash appeared! So it turns out that this trash Xiao Clan had raised for sixteen years was actually a bastard!


    If this were to spread, won''t our Xiao Clan become the laughingstock of Floating Cloud City!


    Xiao Yunhai: Fifth Elder, this is¡­ is¡­ Argh!


    Xiao Kuangyun: Hehe, you guys have truly let me witness such an extremely amusing show. The Xiao Clan which have developed to what it is today with great difficulty, unexpectedly has mingled in a bastard that came from nowhere! Even I am feeling embarrassed for you all!


    Today is Xiao Clan''s general meeting, other than the people of Xiao Clan and the people that were invited, outsiders have no place here! Xiao Clan Master, what are you still waiting for, quickly throw this bastard out and from this day onwards, he should not be allowed to even take half a step into the Xiao Clan!!


    Xiao Yunhai gritted his teeth and spoke again.


    Xiao Yunhai: Xiao Che, you already admitted that you aren''t part of the Xiao Clan; you don''t have our Xiao Clan''s blood in your body either¡­


    Although our Xiao Clan had raised you in vain for sixteen years, but in these sixteen years, you were in the dark as well and if we were to go after you for anything, it would instead show our pettiness¡­


    Just leave, quickly leave our Xiao Clan. From now on, you have nothing to do with our Xiao Clan and you are not allowed to take even half a step into our Xiao Clan ever again!


    Jean: Don''t mind me, I will leave right now. But outsider or not, my points still stand about you framing my aunt!


    He turned around and faced Xiao Lie, he nodded with a serious expression, while Xiao Lie sighed and his eyes started to tremble.


    Jean: Like I said before, even if in these 16 years you aren''t my grandfather by blood, you are my grandfather by heart.


    He bowed down in front of Xiao Lie, then he left with a smile on his face.


    Xiao Lingxi: Little Che!!!


    Xiao Lingxi sobbing shouts came from behind, but Jean continued to walk without even turning around. And when he passed by Xia Qingyue...


    Jean: Please keep my grandfather and little aunt safe¡­ Please do it...


    The atmosphere didn''t help her with keeping her cool, and her heart heavily quivered¡­ She couldn''t help but involuntarily nod her head. However¡­


    Xiao Yulong: Wait a minute! You can''t leave just yet!

 Chapter 16 - Jean never forgets

    Jean: What the hell do you want?


    He turned around with an annoyed face towards Xiao Yulong.


    Xiao Yulong: Everyone knows that Xiao Che just got married four days ago, and the one he married is our Floating Cloud City''s number one beauty, the Xia family''s precious daughter, Xia Qingyue.


    But, everyone must not forget the reason Xia Qingyue married Xiao Che! It''s because Fifth Elder''s son, Xiao Ying, had saved Xia Qingyue''s life in the past.


    The first reason was to repay the debt of gratitude, and the second reason was to honor the engagement from sixteen years ago.


    But whether it''s to repay the debt of gratitude, or honor the engagement, the one she should have married was Xiao Ying''s biological son¡­ and not this bastard who isn''t of Xiao Clan''s bloodline, who popped out from who knows where!


    Jean: So? Even if we divorce right now you can''t possibly even touch her, don''t think I saw nothing while you were in my courtyard.


    Jean smirked, making Xiao Yulong realize that he saw everything.


    Xiao Yulong: You¡­.! Tch, whatever, the entire Floating Cloud City knows that the number one beauty had been married into our Xiao Clan.


    Once today is over, the entire city will also know that this number one beauty had in fact not married into Xiao Clan, but to a bastard child that the Xiao Clan had been feeding in vain for sixteen years. And what a huge joke it would be!


    Xiao Yulong started to cough blood at that insult, and glared daggers at him.


    Xiao Yulong: Immediately hand over the marriage certificate to the Xiao Clan!


    Jean: No, I don''t want your putrid hands touch it.


    Jean took out the certificate and gave it to Xia Qingyue.


    Jean: Wife, it will be your decision, if you want to be my wife, then good, protect this marriage certificate. But if you want to be free again, then destroy it right now and we will not have any connection between us.


    Xia Qingyue: ¡­


    Jean turned around and said with a cold gaze.


    Jean: Be careful about your things, because some of you may see those things for the last time¡­


    At that threat, however, everyone laughed at him, Jean sighed and turned towards the gate, glancing at Xia Qingyue.


    She tightly clutched onto the marriage certificate, making Jean smile. He gave her a small kiss on her cheek and left a slightly blushing Xia Qingyue. And then, everyone''s attention focused on her.


    Xiao Yulong: Lady Xia, I ?ssume that you must be furious after knowing the truth. Xiao Che not only deceived our Xiao Clan for sixteen years, but had also dragged your Xia Clan down too.


    But it''s okay now; Lady Xia just has to tear up the marriage certificate in your hand and whatever that had happened before would just disappear. The entire Floating Cloud City will understand and support your decision.


    With your talent and beauty, surely you can find someone who is a thousand times better than Xiao Che.


    However, Xia Qingyue coldly glared at Xiao Yulong and said.


    Xia Qingyue: Do you not understand what my husband had just said? Get away your putrid hands from my marriage certificate.


    Everyone''s complexion suddenly changed color, Xiao Lie''s lifeless eyes suddenly flashed with splendor, and his gaze towards Xia Qingyue became extremely gentle. Even Xiao Lingxi, who always had an unspeakable enmity towards Xia QIngyue felt sincere gratitude for her.


    Xia Hongyi, who had been silent the entire time, nodded his head at that moment with a very pleased look on his face. While Xiao Kuangyun''s complexion turned ashen.


    Xiao Kuangyun: This matter is not your decision to make! This marriage has affected Xiao Clan''s reputation, and since Xiao Clan originated from the Xiao Sect, this means it also affects my Xiao Sect''s reputation!


    I won''t allow anyone to tarnish the reputation of my Xiao Sect! Xiao Ba, go and destroy the marriage certificate for me!!


    However, even before he could reach the floor, he had already been blown back and sprawled on the stage. Xiao Moshan, who had kept his eyes closed the entire time, suddenly looked towards the sky.


    ?: You Xiao Sect have truly gotten more and more capable huh, so much that you even start to meddle in the marriage affairs of my Asgard disciple! Who gave you the right to do so?


    Then from the blue sky, a floating woman slowly descended, she was fully dressed in white and looked down at the crowd with cold eyes.


    ?: Pro.. Profound Floating Technique! It''s the Profound Floating Technique!!


    The woman was actually¡­ A practitioner of the Sky Profound Realm.


    Xiao Moshan: Frozen Cloud''s¡­ Seven Fairies!!


    Xiao Kuangyun, who was intoxicated by the woman in the sky, suddenly regained his senses.


    Xiao Kuangyun: What? What did you say?


    Xiao Moshan: Young Master, she is the fifth ranked amongst the Frozen Cloud Seven Fairies, Chu Yueli! I don''t know why she would appear here¡­ But no matter what, do not offend her¡­ Even if ten of me were to come together, I will still not be able to win against her!


    When Xiao Kuangyun heard what Moshan said, he rapidly curbed his arrogance and raised his head to speak.


    Xiao Kuangyun: So it''s actually Chu fairy of Frozen Cloud Asgard, this junior''s name is Xiao Kuangyun. To have accidentally encountered you here is this Kuangyun''s great fortune.


    But, why did Chu fairy decide to personally descend on this little Floating Cloud City today? Could it be that it''s an important matter?


    Father had always lectured to be extremely courteous if encountering a fairy from Frozen Cloud Asgard. If there is anything I can help you with, Chu fairy should not hesitate to speak.


    Chu Yueli: Why am I here? You Xiao Sect are even bullying my disciple, don''t tell me that you want me to watch silently and allow you to humiliate her?


    Xiao Kuangyun: Your disciple?


    He had no idea about what she was talking about, before he realized something and said with a frightened look.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Chu fairy, the disciple you are talking about¡­. could it be¡­. Xia Qingyue? ''Oh crap-baskets¡­''


    Xia Qingyue: Master.


    Xiao Kuangyun: So¡­. so it turns out that Xia Qingyue was unexpectedly your noble disciple, this¡­. junior had not been aware of this beforehand, which resulted in this misunderstanding.


    Chu Yueli: Misunderstanding? It''s best if it''s only a misunderstanding. Are you still going to continue to tear my disciple''s marriage certificate to shreds?


    Xiao Kuangyun: Since it was a misunderstanding, how could this one dare? But, junior is puzzled about one matter¡­. Although junior may not know many things, it is understood that Frozen Cloud Asgard''s fairies are forbidden to be passionate, and have to suppress their d?s?r?s.


    They are never allowed to married, yet why was this Xia Qingyue allowed to¡­..


    Chu Yueli: Hmph! Although my Asgard''s Frozen Clouds Arts indeed requires self restraint and abstinence, it never forbade disciples to marry. Qingyue joined my Asgard at the age of twelve but had always been reluctant to follow me back to Asgard.


    It was simply for the wait of marrying Xiao Che at the age of sixteen. It wasn''t out of passion, but merely because of her kindness and commitment.


    In the face of such heavy righteousness and genuine nature, my Asgard naturally would not prevent this; even if my Asgard prohibited marriage, this may well be the biggest exception. Young Master Xiao, do you have any other questions?


    Xiao Kuangyun: No no, this was truly just a misunderstanding.


    Then he turned towards Xia Qingyue and apologized.


    And now he turned towards everyone else.


    Xiao Kuangyun: With Chu fairy''s visit, you Xiao Clan could be considered to have been graced with the light of her presence! And so, we ought to begin the business we''re all here for today.


    So now¡­. Xiao Ba, Xiao Jiu! First, seize the thief who stole the Profound Opening Powder! Tomorrow the offender will be brought back for Xiao Sect to be dealt with!


    Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu nodded and stepped off the platform at the same time, but Xia Qingyue immediately called her master, just to receive silence as an answer. Her expression turned more anxious and said.


    Xia Qingyue: Master, you have also seen how Xiao Kuangyun was aiming for me today; Xiao Che was expelled and had to suffer because of our implication. Before leaving, he asked me to protect his grandfather and little aunt. I had already agreed¡­.


    Consider this as the last thing I will do for him; after this matter, I will immediately follow Master back to Frozen Cloud Asgard, remain in Asgard, and meditate to cultivate in the ways of the Profound¡­. I ask Master to fulfill this request!


    Chu Yueli''s eyes brightened and let out a soft sigh. Then she gently waved her right hand, stopping Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu with a gesture of her hand.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Chu fairy, what is the meaning of this? Chu fairy had criticized my Xiao Sect''s involvement in your noble disciple''s marriage affair¡­. Yet when we''re handling my Xiao Sect affair, Chu fairy is still planning to intervene?


    Chu Yueli: No! I have no interest in getting involved with your Xiao Sect''s affair. I''m simply somewhat unaccustomed to these matters, and as a result, moved as I pleased. Since you said that this is your Xiao Sect''s affair, then is Xiao Lingxi one of your Xiao Sect''s people?


    Xiao Kuangyun: No! What she had stolen was my Xiao Sect''s Profound Opening Powder!


    Chu Yueli: Both of us clearly heard what Xiao Che said before, the Profound Opening Powder was a gift from the Xiao Sect to the Xiao Clan, so it isn''t anymore your property. Xiao Lingxi is part of the Xiao Clan, not Xiao Sect, so she will be punished accordingly to the laws of the Xiao Clan.


    Xiao Clan''s Master, how do you handle a situation where the culprit of a theft was one of your Xiao Clan members?


    Xiao Yunhai: If a child of this Clan was guilty of a theft¡­. The lightest punishment would be an isolation of three months in the rear mountains¡­. What Xiao Lingxi had stolen was Xiao Sect''s important treasure, so she ought to be given the heaviest of punishments¡­.


    It should be a confinement of fifteen years in the rear mountains. In those fifteen years, she is not allowed to even think about walking half a step beyond the rear mountain''s Reflection Gorge!


    Then Xiao Yunhai looked away and did not speak any longer, meanwhile Xiao Kuangyun howled in anger.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Then what are you staring blankly for? You''re not going to shut her inside that Reflection Gorge?


    Xiao Lie: The girl I taught had been misdirected and I had deceived the Xiao Clan for more than ten years, so I ought to suffer the same severe punishment.


    When Chu Yueli extended an helping hand to the Xiao Clan, Xiao Lie''s heart was filled with respect and gratitude for her. And then, Xiao Cheng silently took Xiao Lingxi and Xiao Lie to the rear mountains.


    Chu Yueli: In that case, there is essentially no reason for us master and disciple to stay here any longer. Young Master Xiao, after you have left Floating Cloud City, I will still be nearby¡­. Qingyue, let us depart.


    It was clear that she meant that Xiao Kuangyun will be unable to mess with Xiao Lingxi while she was nearby, so he clenched his teeth and held back his rage. But there was a factor that he didn''t calculate¡­


    "Jean", and he will not let this thing simply let go¡­ Nonono, he''s going to get from them exactly what they wanted to get from him. "Everything".


    [OMAKE]


    Xiao Yulong: But whether it''s to repay the debt of gratitude, or honor the engagement, the one she should have married was Xiao Ying''s biological son¡­ and not this bastard who isn''t of Xiao Clan''s bloodline, who popped out from who knows where!


    Jean: So? Even if we divorce right now you can''t possibly even touch her, don''t think I saw nothing while you were in my courtyard.


    Xiao Yulong: You¡­.!


    Jean: Hoho, not only that, I recorded everything!


    Then everyone saw Jean doing strange movements with something on his wrist, before a voice came out.


    [Jean: Hehe¡­ It was a mess, I didn''t know the difference between her and a su??ubus, and in less than 1 hour I was su?k?d dry¡­ Her big ?h?st hidden from her clothes, her thin fingers, her thick ?ss, and let''s not talk about her tight va-]


    Jean: Wrong video, oops¡­


    Jean looked to everyone and saw that almost everyone was releasing killing intent, he sweated cold and looked at Xia Qingyue beside him.


    Jean: Uhhh¡­ Wifey? Can you help m-


    Xia Qingyue: ...Xiao Che!


    She used her Frozen Cloud Arts to freeze Jean in a block of ice and sending him fly away against the wall, where he got stuck while dangerous cracks appeared on the ice cube.

 Chapter 17 - Say "Ahhhh..."

    Jean was currently in the outskirts of Floating Cloud City, in the corner of an abandoned house. He was sitting quietly against the wall behind him, he finally let out a sigh.


    [13:51]


    [29/9/1994]


    [Z: "Zombie"]


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    Jean: It is time¡­


    While he was waiting, he found a dead bird nearby and transformed it in a zombie with his blood, the bird''s feathers turned from blue to light red, and under Jean''s order, it flew to the Xiao Clan to spy on Xiao Yulong.


    Hoho, he isn''t going to leave without leaving a gift to the person who killed him, so what if Xia Qingyue beat him to death? It wasn''t enough, especially when he tried to get his wife.


    Jean: Is he drinking wine?


    The bird just nodded, and Jean smiled.


    Jean: Alright, fly around, I don''t need you anymore.


    Bird: Chirp!


    The bird then flew away from Jean, while he took out the Star Concealing Grass from his Sky Poison Pearl, and then he remembered about the red haired girl on the Sky Poison Pearl, in that moment, he facepalmed.


    Jean: Shit! I should have used "Yourself (Type 2)" with her¡­ Maybe next time¡­


    Then he used the Sky Poison Pearl to create some Star Concealing Pills.


    They only required a blade of Star Concealing Grass, once consumed, one would be perfectly invisible for three hours. Body, sound, smell, strength, and objects, everything would be concealed.


    However, weeks later he will think about this day, and then he realize that one of his abilities would make the Star Concealing Pill appear like a joke¡­


    He reached the infirmary and emptied everything without anyone suspecting anything, everything entered in the Sky Poison Pearl, however, there wasn''t any trace of the Profound Opening Powder, probably it was now at Xiao Yunhai''s side.


    Jean: ''Later there won''t be any medical energy to smell from the black box¡­''


    He didn''t go to the treasury because he was sure that there isn''t anything worth stealing there, seriously, what could be interesting in this small sect? Besides, his invisibility is too limited, so he set the infirmary in fire and directly walked to Xiao Yulong''s courtyard, if he was drunk, then he would surely be sleeping there.


    He was indeed right, he was calmly sleeping and dead drunk, he entered from the window and closed every hole with some cloth to avoid screams coming out.


    Then he reached Xiao Yulong and raised a dagger.


    Jean: Say "Ahhh¡­".


    *Stab*


    Xiao Yulong: AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!


    Jean stabbed right on his Profound Vein, in the lower abdomen, making him scream in pain like a pig, but since everything was closed, the nearest people here were unable to hear anything.


    Jean placed his free hand on Xiao Yulong''s mouth to stop his screams, now that his Profound Energy was gone, it was really easy for Jean to keep him down.


    Xiao Yulong: HMMPHHH!!!


    His eyes widened when he saw Jean with a cold gaze, a eerie smile and a dagger on his hand.


    Jean: Yo, I forgot to say bye so I passed by.


    Xiao Yulong: HMMPHHHHHH!! HMMPH!!!


    Jean: Yeah, I shouldn''t be here, but I will do everything for my "Brother Yulong", would you not do the same?


    Xiao Yulong nodded and streams of tears came out from his eyes.


    Jean: You want me to free you?


    Xiao Yulong: HMMPH!!


    Jean: Well, but I want you to make something for me, can you do it?


    He released his mouth before he laid his hand on Xiao Yulong''s ?h?st, making him unable to run away.


    Xiao Yulong: YES YES!!! I WILL DO EVERYTHING!! JUST LET ME GO AND I WILL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT!!!


    Jean: Fantastic, then¡­ Can you stay here for 1 hour while I finish the job?


    Xiao Yulong: W-What¡­? AHHHHHHHHH!!!


    Xiao Yulong''s tears never stopped coming down, making his eyes completely red, Jean meanwhile, cut precisely where Xiao Yulong''s tendons and nerves should be, blocking both his arms and legs.


    The next strike was on his eyes.


    Jean: You know, I heard somewhere that blind people were able to see better than normal people after training enough, maybe I can help Brother Yulong on this subject.


    *Chi!* *Chi!*


    Xiao Yulong wanted to scream, but Jean forcefully blocked his mouth again with his hand and whispered on his ear.


    Jean: The moment you drink my blood, you will die, so be careful with your jaw, alright?


    Blood oozed out from his eyes, and tears turned into blood. Jean removed the hand from his mouth when he felt Xiao Yulong taking a deep breath before he started to choke him.


    Xiao Yulong: Gah¡­! Guh¡­


    Jean: It would be a shame if someone would enter here and find me before I prepared the gift¡­


    Jean stopped choking him and pulled out Xiao Yulong''s tongue, before cutting it off with the dagger.


    Xiao Yulong: Gaaaaah¡­ Uwah¡­.


    He was unable to scream properly without a tongue and blood flooding his throat. Jean retracted his dagger and looked at the blood that was splattered over it and faintly smiled.


    Jean: I know what you feel now, extreme hate for me and for my voice, right? Then how about I make you unable to hear me?


    Jean stabbed his dagger inside both of his ears, carefully not hitting the brain, causing them to bleed and destroy the eardrums. Then he slowly ??r?ssed his skin and said.


    Jean: What a strong smell of blood, I will make you a favor and save you from this¡­


    Jean: If I don''t get mistaken, the "Place" should be right here¡­


    Then he stabbed his dagger on his nape, he avoided really vital points with his medical knowledge and precision, and cut off the nerves that connected his brain with the rest of the body, this time Xiao Yulong was truly a vegetable¡­


    *Achievement: Worse than Death: Sweet love of god, where did you learn that shit?*


    *Reward: 9''999 Ways of Torture Manual.*


    A book appeared on Jean''s free hand, he caught at it and grimaced when he read the title, he will just keep that book in a corner of the Sky Poison Pearl, where it will never see the sunlight¡­


    The Star Concealing Pill''s effects ends in 3 hours, until then, Jean was able to freely activate or deactivate that at his p???sur?, so he quickly reached the rear mountain, he knows his real surname and it was connected to a bloodline, but he doesn''t know anything else.


    The Reflection Gorge was a tightly closed area that the Xiao Clan used in order to punish offenders within their clan. Fortunately, because of its narrow entrance, it was unlikely that an excessively violent Profound beast would intrude inside.

 Chapter 18 - I am not Masochist!

    Jean turned visible and entered in the Reflection Gorge, his footsteps alerted Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi who were inside, and the former cried out in surprise.


    Xiao Lie: Che''er!!


    Xiao Lingxi: Ah!


    The silhouette of Xiao Lingxi soon appeared beside Xiao Che, when she saw him, she covered her lips with her fingers and started to cry.


    Xiao Lingxi: Little Che!


    After yelling that, she threw herself on his ?h?st, and using his clothes to clean her eyes, making Jean slightly disgusted.


    Xiao Lie: Che''er¡­ How¡­ How are you here? Did the Xiao Clan allow you to return?


    Jean: Shhhh¡­ They don''t know anything.


    Xiao Lie: ¡­


    Jean: From what I am seeing, you two are alright even when you are here¡­


    Soon, Xiao Lingxi stopped crying while Xiao Lie comfortably laughed.


    Xiao Lie: Be at ease. The Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Chu fairy hinted that she would protect us to the Xiao Sect before she had departed. With the backing of this powerful force, how could they dare to injure me or Xi''er?


    After the Xiao Sect members leave, they would even more not dare to; after all, I do have the reputation of being Floating Cloud City''s number one expert here, heh heh.


    Jean: Hmm.


    Xiao Lie: Xia Qingyue is a good wife; to the very end, she did not tear up the marriage certificate.


    Jean: Heh, I noticed it¡­ Now let''s go on the serious part¡­


    Xiao Lie: You want to ask who your biological parents were, right?


    Jean: Yes. I know that my surname is Yun, nothing else.


    Xiao Lie: Huh? How did you know?


    Jean just showed them his watch and said.


    Jean: This thing gave me the information, it may be a soul bound item.


    Xiao Lie nodded seriously and started to talk while Xiao Lingxi started at him.


    Xiao Lie: Unfortunately, I don''t have many good information, only that your real surname is Yun, and your father was a genius that would make Xiao Ying''s talent look like a joke. Then Xiao Ying got married and had a child¡­ and two months after the child was born, he saw your father again together with your mother.


    ¡­ But at that time, both your father and mother were completely drenched in blood, and in their hands was you, who was also drenched in blood. You were only about two months old as well at that time, unconscious in your mother''s embrace.


    When Xiao Ying stopped them and brought them to a secret location. Their bodies were entirely covered with wounds, and all their profound strength had been depleted.¡­


    They stayed only for awhile before insisting on leaving, because the people chasing after their lives were too powerful, so powerful that even the entire Floating Cloud City could not possibly contend against. If they stayed, they will only implicate Xiao Ying with a burden.


    Jean: ...Assassination.


    Xiao Lingxi: *Gasp*


    Xiao Lie: Exactly. Unfortunately, Xiao Ying died in the ?ssassination because the people forced him to reveal your parents location, but Xiao Ying kept silent, meaning that your parents could possibly still be alive!


    Jean''s eyes narrowed as his heart started to stir and smiled.


    Jean: *Sigh* You''ll make me cry now, grandfather¡­


    Xiao Lie: Heh heh. Don''t be such a baby, about the reason of the ?ssassination. It was because your parents possessed a "Heavenly Profound Treasure", I don''t know what it is, but it must never be said to outsiders.


    Xiao Lie: You are right, if you were to be discovered, it would become even more troublesome.


    Xiao Lingxi: Ah? You¡­ You''re leaving?


    She quickly raised her head and grabbed him tightly with both her hands, Jean smiled and ??r?ssed her head.


    Jean: Remember about the picture, I will always remember you. However, remember that as soon as I am strong, I will turn back here, ok?


    Xiao Lingxi: Huh?


    Jean: Can you wait at least 3 years before I turn back?


    Xiao Lingxi: 3¡­ Years¡­? *Sniff* Yes! I can wait for you!


    Jean smirked and turned towards Xiao Lie.


    Xiao Lie: Good!


    He slowly nodded as his voice trembled and tears appeared in both of his eyes, then he took something from his pocket and handed it to him, the thing was a wooden tablet with a hanging white tassel.


    Xiao Lie: Che''er, the Xiao Clan had expelled you and there''s no place for you in Floating Cloud City. Your profound veins have been disabled and you have never step out of Floating Cloud City in your entire life. Although I''m extremely worried¡­ The look in your eyes allows me feel at ease and relieved.


    If you don''t have a set destination to go to, then take this tablet and go to a City called "New Moon", and ask around for a person called Sikong Han. Sikong Han came to Floating Cloud City a few years ago and due to a certain situation, he became indebted to me, and thus gave me this tablet.


    Once you find him in New Moon City, pass this tablet to him for a look and tell him that you are my grandson. Perhaps he may arrange a place for you to stay.


    Jean: Hmm. Now I will go to¡­ Uncle¡­ Xiao.


    Xiao Lie: En.


    Jean turned around to leave, but Xiao Lingxi was still glued to him.


    Jean: Hey girl, stop hugging my leg. Hey? Hey!?


    Xiao Lie: Hahahaha. Xi''er, let him go. He said that he will return in at least 3 years.


    Xiao Lingxi: ...Alright¡­ Little Che, promise me that you won''t be in any danger, ok?


    Jean: Yeah, yeah¡­ I can''t feel my leg anymore!


    Then Xiao Lingxi let go of his leg and he shook it a bit before he was able to feel it again, he turned around and waved at the two of them before heading to the cemetery.


    When he reached the grave of Xiao Ying, he kowtowed and raised his head.


    Jean: Uncle Xiao, you made an extremely big favor for my Yun family. I will never forget it. If the day comes when I find out that my parents are still alive, I will try my best to find them and your real son. Not only that, but I will take revenge for you and for grandfather!


    From now on, I''m not Xiao Che anymore¡­ Until I find my parents, I am considered dead¡­ So I will not take the surname Yun yet¡­ Now, my name is Jean Dennell, a ghost that came from nowhere.


    After saying that, his watch vibrated and looked at it.


    [00:00]


    [¦²: "Sigma"]


    He used the information to search what "Sigma" was and found this.


    "Sigma: Ability: You can regenerate any part of your body and injury from using the Profound Energy around you, making you virtually undying, it can be countered if you were sealed in a place without any single drop of Profound Energy, even if such place is almost non-existent.


    Effects: If a part of your body is sealed, you can sever it and regenerate a new one, making seals, poisons(at early stages), infections useless."


    Jean''s eyes widened like saucers when he read the description¡­ Basically, unless I am really dead and there isn''t profound energy, I can''t die? This¡­. This is fantastic!


    Wait¡­


    Jean: Can I¡­ Regenerate my Profound Vein?!


    He gritted his teeth and used his dagger to slice his abdomen, he almost screamed, but his willpower was strong enough to keep his mouth shut, after that, he forcefully put his hand inside his abdomen, while his body kept twitching, and when he reached the defected Profound Vein¡­


    *Riip*


    *Achievement: "Masochist": What the fu?k is wrong with you!?*


    *Reward: 33''000''000 volt Taser (0.2 Amps) (5 shots).* [AN: if you think it''s too high or too low, tell me the volts needed to kill a normal person with that amp]


    Jean: Ghh¡­ ffffffuuu¡­ ck¡­


    He took out his disabled Profound Vein with force, seeing something that looked like a distorted small tree in his hand, there were still some branches of profound veins in his body, but they would repair themselves after he recreated his Profound Vein.


    He used Sigma, and immediately a fixed Profound Vein came in his body, extending everywhere and replacing the branches of the disabled Profound Veins. Right now he was currently at the 0th Elementary Profound Realm, but it was worth it, if it means cultivating once again¡­


    He looked down in the ground and picked up the Taser, it looked like a normal Taser, if it wasn''t for that "33''000''000" volts that could kill someone at the early stage of the Spirit Profound Realm.


    He put it back on the Sky Poison Pearl and then he used his Sky Poison Pearl to open all of his Profound Entrances, creating his own Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins.


    *Achievement: Boost: Congratulations kid, now you are one of the few people in the universe to have this treasure!*


    *Reward: Enchanted Flash Grenade (Emperor Profound Realm).*


    He put the Flash Grenade on his Sky Poison Pearl and left the Floating Cloud City, heading towards the Cyan Forest Town at west first, he would need 2 or 3 days before reaching that place.

 Chapter 19 - This will be a pain in the ?ss...

    [13:32]


    [2/10/1994]


    [A: "Antithesis"]


    Jean finally reached the Cyan Forest Town. He was dead tired and since he couldn''t spend the little money he had on a horse, he could only travel by foot, he needed two entire days and 12 hours to reach the place, and nothing strange happened, except for something yesterday¡­


    It was the ability he gained... If he thought that "Sigma" was a joke to the laws of life and death, this gave the middle finger to every law existing and not existing!


    "Almighty: Ability: Can see any single possible future of yourself, so you can act accordingly, but it is limited to the future up to the midnight of the same day it is activated.


    Can modify the future as you wish, by placing traps or attacking even before they could react, you can see any blind point of the opponent''s defence and act accordingly, you can even revive yourself.


    Any power that you know about will not harm you in any way, excluded pure Profound Energy and physical strength.


    Can create blasts of force to send people fly away from your hands.


    Can consume any being with just physical contact, it is not suggested doing so against strong beings that are fully awake and capable of reacting, you can take their powers and make them yours, same for the profound energy, but it will take more time the stronger the being is.


    Effects: Your eyes develop 3 irises and pupils in total and you are able to produce a black substance that is filled with eyes to attack, defend, and support."


    ...What''s this, A joke?


    And now he has this ability¡­


    "Antithesis: Ability: Can swap anything that has occurred between you and a target of your choice, from damage to boosting or healing, it works only on things that happened at you or the target, it doesn''t work on swapping one''s strength.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    In short, if he is in a dying state, he just need a target and their conditions will swap! This was another cheat! Even if not like "Almighty".


    Right now his cultivation is still at the 0th Elementary Profound Realm, in 1 month he can reach the 1st Elementary Profound Realm if he goes little by little. But he didn''t want that, he wants to get stronger as fast as possible but without ruining his foundations.


    And that needs a calm place, pills, and willpower.


    Then he saw a inn and checked his profound coins, which were enough for 1 or 2 nights and food, he smiled bitterly and headed towards it, regretting of forgetting to steal the Profound Coins from the treasury of the Xiao Clan.


    Just as he arrived at the door, he heard a scream similar to the slaughtering of a pig. He gazed at the source of the sound and found¡­


    Xiao Kuangyun and Xiao Moshan sitting together with Xiao Chengzhi standing at the side¡­


    Jean: ...Oh hell no.


    He turned 180¡ã and immediately left and when he was out, he ran away, sure that someone noticed him. He was right when Xiao Ba noticed his back and reported to Xiao Kuangyun.


    Xiao Kuangyun: En? You''re talking about the good for nothing that got kicked out of Xiao Clan? Very good, I almost forgot about the existence of this character, and even the heavens has now presented him to me... Xiao Ba, go and disfigure his face for me.


    Xiao Moshan: The Sect Master had said that you shouldn''t use the Sect''s authority to oppress others outside.


    Xiao Kuangyun: Hmph! That Xiao Clan''s wastrel actually embarrassed me in public the other day, not parading his corpse down the Floating Cloud City is already merciful enough.


    Xiao Ba, after you disfigure his face, cut his tongue out too. Wasn''t he such a good speaker? I''ll see how eloquent he is at speaking after that!


    Xiao Moshan didn''t speak anymore and Xiao Ba nodded silently, then he chased towards Jean''s general direction.


    At the other side, Jean reached a pharmacy on his right and entered in.


    Jean: Shopkeeper, are there any Purple Lantern Flowers and Iron Sand Vines?


    Shopkeeper: There are, how much do you want?


    Jean: A quarter kilos of each!


    Shopkeeper: 20 Yellow Profound Coins altogether.


    (AN: 10''000 Yellow Profound Coins = 100 Cyan Profound Coins = 1 Purple Profound Coins, who cares when the mc will be rich as fu?k¡­)


    After getting the bag, he put it in the Sky Poison Pearl and hastily ran towards the Southern Exit. Xiao Ba found him and instead of attack, he trailed behind him without any emotion.


    The exit quickly appeared before them, at south there was a vast vein of mountains, named the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range, Jean didn''t want to know why it is called like that, and hopefully he won''t know it in future¡­


    He was running because Antithesis would work only if he was damaged and he could see his target, if he was attacked from a group, then it is useless.


    These mountains were inhabited by a variety of profound beasts, making that place very dangerous.


    Jean took out the medicine from his SKy Poison Pearl and produced a small pile of purple-black powder, it had the effect of being extremely irritant to one''s eyes, no matter how strong one is. He didn''t trust blindly his "Antithesis", so he kept a second plan.


    He turned around and found Xiao Ba who wasn''t even 10 feet away from him.


    Xiao Ba: You''re called Xiao Che, right? The good for nothing that was kicked out of Xiao Clan!


    Jean: No, my name is Jean Dennell.


    He didn''t care about the name and took out a dagger from his pocket.


    Xiao Ba: I''ve got orders from my young master to deliver you to meet your maker! In the next life, remember not to provoke those that you can''t afford to offend!


    After saying that, Xiao Ba''s blade was swung at Jean''s throat, who looked at him with a creepy smile when he realized that he was aiming at his neck.


    But before the dagger could reach his neck, unexpectedly a red shadow came out and in a single instant, the shadow was behind Xiao Ba.


    Jean narrowed his eyes and noticed that it was the same red haired girl that he saved before, and not only that, she was even holding the same dagger that was on Xiao Ba''s hand. Then Jean''s attention turned towards Xiao Ba, and saw him froze on the spot¡­


    When wind blew at him, Jean was a bit frightened at what happened, Xiao Ba''s body fell apart like a Lego building, leaving on the ground dismembered pieces of flesh and a puddle of blood.


    Jean: ...Holy shit¡­


    In a single instant, the girl killed the man, if it was Jean instead of Xiao Ba, then he might not even have the time to use "Antithesis", no¡­ He could survive only if he used "Almighty"...


    His thoughts were interrupted when the girl crouched down and hugged her body while letting fall the dagger on the ground, then she m??n?d in pain.


    Jean: ...Huh?


    ?: This hateful Absolute God Slaying Poison¡­ How could I, the princess¡­ Experience such a¡­ Rebound¡­ When only using this degree of power¡­ Uuuu¡­


    Jean carefully stepped near her, at the first abnormal thing that will happen, he will use Antithesis on her.


    When he was behind her, he patted her shoulder and said.


    Jean: Everything''s alright there?


    ?: Obviously not!


    She stood up and turned around, then she took a glance at Jean before frowning.


    ?: 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?


    Jean: Yeah yeah, whatever¡­


    Even without using the "Almighty", he could see that in future he will have an incredibly big headache¡­ Wait what? Did she say Heavenly Profound Treasure?

 Chapter 20 - The Antithesis

    Bah, whatever¡­ I''ll ask later¡­


    Jean: Kiddo, since you finally woke up from such a long slumber in the Sky Poison Pearl, can you at least tell me your name?


    The kid didn''t answer, as if she didn''t hear him, however Jean received his answer after some minutes.


    ?: Jasmine.


    Jean: Jasmine? Huh¡­ I thought that you would have a chinese name¡­


    Jasmine: What is chinese?


    Jean: Don''t mind it¡­ ''I forgot that here the concept of Chinese doesn''t exist¡­''


    Jasmine glanced at Jean for a moment before she said.


    Jasmine: Your question, this princess had already answered it. Now, it''s time for you to answer this princess'' questions. Where in the world, did you obtain the Sky Poison Pearl!


    Jasmine was too near for Jean''s comfort so he slightly pushed her away and said.


    Jean: Calm down woman, I will answer it anyway since you are stuck with me¡­ My master passed it on to me. But I don''t know where he got it and now he is 7 feet under the ground.


    Jasmine stared at his eyes for three seconds and spoke again with a mechanical voice.


    Jasmine: Sky Poison Pearl, ranked fifth in the seven Heavenly Profound Treasures; limitless inner space, can counteract all poisons, refine all ingredients. When appeared for an instant one thousand and three hundred years ago, the whole world turmoiled to obtain it, then it disappeared without a trace.


    I didn''t expect, that it actually landed into a wastrel who just started cultivating. And even fused with your body! What ridiculousness. I don''t know whether this Sky Poison Pearl had lost its spirituality, or its spirit had thoroughly become insane!


    Jasmine: If the Sky Poison Pearl would even fuse with a wastrel like you, there is no reason it wouldn''t fuse with this princess!


    Then Jean was caged in killing intent, but he kept calm and confident. A cold gale slammed Jean against a tree trunk behind him, before the girl appeared in front of him and tightly gripped his throat.


    Jean: Heh¡­ Funny.


    Jasmine: Tch¡­ I''ll give you two choices. Your first choice, obediently turn over the Sky Poison Pearl to this princess. The other is that this princess will take the Sky Poison Pearl from your dead body after I take your life!


    Jean: ...Heh¡­ Hahahahaha!


    He seemed to have gone mad in Jasmine''s opinion, however, in Jean''s point of view, it was as if he was told a big joke.


    Jasmine: What, you have gone already insane?


    Jean: No¡­ It''s just that I would be intimidated if¡­ If I didn''t knew anything. Sorry but today is almost impossible for you.


    Jasmine: Don''t be ???ky, I need a single finger to reduce you to dust.


    Jean: And that''s the problem, now I will tell you the two reasons about why you can''t kill me. The first one is that we are linked, from what I noticed, your body is semi-ethereal, and you needed my blood to forcefully use the Sky Poison Pearl, meaning that your soul became linked to me.


    However, this link is one-sided, meaning that if either you or me would die, the one that''s really fu?k?d is you, if you die then nothing happens, but if I die then you will follow me back to Hell.


    An intense shock swayed through the depth of Jasmine''s eyes and slowly let go of Jean''s neck, his smile turned into a frown when he started to cough and the cough turned into puke due to the sudden stimulation to his throat and absence of air.


    Jasmine: You don''t actually seem to be as useless as you look. How could you tell?


    Jean: Heh¡­ *Cough* Because I''m a really skilled doctor, and since you are able to consolidate your soul into a body, you must be someone at the Emperor Profound Realm.


    Jasmine: Emperor Profound Realm? What''s that?


    Jean: ...Nigg-Ugh¡­


    Shockingly for both Jean and Jasmine, a knife was embed on his throat, Jasmine and Jean turned towards the direction that the knife came from, and found Xiao Jiu with an extended arm.


    Jasmine had an horrified face at what happened to Jean while the latter was grinning.


    Jean: Don''t¡­ Touch him¡­


    Jasmine: What?! You are dying! I''m not going to follow you without killing that guy!


    Jean: Heh, dying? When you¡­ stay long enough with me¡­ you will realize that it''s the hardest thing to do *cough*¡­ Just watch¡­


    Before he could die, he used "Antithesis" on Xiao Jiu, and Jasmine saw how the wound and the knife disappeared from his neck with something that looked like a signal interference on her vision, and her eyes opened in shock.


    Jasmine: Wha-


    Xiao Jiu: Guh¡­


    She turned around and saw the same knife on his neck, and he was trying to block the flow of the blood with a terrified expression. Jean stood up and dusted himself, then he said.


    Jean: This is the second reason that you can''t kill me, it doesn''t matter how much you hurt me, you can''t kill me unless I let you do it. ''Or you are fast enough to kill me without even making me realize it, but saying that would lose the meaning of intimidating someone so strong¡­''


    Xiao Jiu kneeled in the ground and died of blood loss, then Jasmine turned towards Jean with a surprised expression.


    Jasmine: What did you do!?


    Jean: I might tell you in future, but I''ll not tell you every secret I have just like that.


    Jasmine''s eyebrow twitched before she took deep breaths.


    Jasmine: Whatever¡­


    ?: Awooooooo¡­.


    A long wolf howl suddenly sounded out from a nearby location, Jean narrowed his eyes and told Jasmine.


    Jean: Let''s go, I am not that eager to use my ability without a real reason.


    Jasmine nodded and both of them left the place, which was quickly approached from a wild wolf that started to eat the corpse that was in the ground.


    When they reached a safe place, Jean took deep breaths and sat over a stone, then he looked at his watch because a message came before.


    *Achievement: "Murderer": (1 person) You are going on that path, aren''t you?*


    *Reward: Murderer''s Knife*


    The Murderer''s Knife was only a simple bloody kitchen knife that released an eerie feeling, so he just placed it on the Sky Poison Pearl. Jasmine just thought that he randomly took it from the Sky Poison Pearl and put it back since she didn''t looked around when she woke up.


    Jasmine''s question attracted a bit Jean''s attention and answered honestly since he didn''t seen any problem with hiding it because they were connected, but he held the method he used as a secret.


    Jean: I just repaired my Profound Veins two days ago, I had disabled Profound Veins before, so I thought about using certain items to repair my Profound Veins, however there was a "Certain" thing that happened two days ago and now I have completely new Profound Veins.


    Jasmine: You got new Profound Veins from disabled ones!? ...And they are completely open!? How did you do that!?


    She was shocked because even if one would fix one''s Profound Veins, they could open at least 3 Profound Entrances, but he even has the Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins!


    Jean: Not. Telling. You!


    He winked at Jasmine, making her click her tongue to how few answers she received from him.


    Jean: However, if I feel good enough I can give you your own Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins. I am still a skilled doctor.


    Jasmine: I don''t need that¡­ Wait, you can open all the Profound Entrances?!


    Jean: Yeah. Anything to say?


    Jasmine: ¡­ *Sigh* If I stay here all day wondering things I might die of old age¡­ Well, you saved this princess'' life, so I shall repay you¡­ But if you promise this princess three conditions. Then, this princess will immediately let you have a new set of profound veins. Profound Veins that will turn yours into a joke, Profound Veins that came from a real God!


    Jean''s eyes widened at that statement, Profound Veins that came from a real God?!


    Jean was one full of ambition, so to reach the apex, he really needed something like that to achieve his dreams, besides, he doesn''t have much to lose, except for the watch and his life.


    Jean: ...Continue.


    Jasmine sighed in relief that he accepted and said.


    Jasmine: 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 35 kilos of Purple Veined God Crystal.


    Jean: ...Say what¡­?


    When he heard about the Netherworld Udumbara Flower, he thought that it was easy to get it, he just need to find one.


    Normally that plant has the ability to making people fall in coma or death, however thanks to the Almighty, or an ability he still hasn''t discovered yet, he is immune at that, better yet, he can create one with "Visionary", even if it will last 1 day.


    The problem was at the second request, the Tyrant Profound Cores, first of all, their numbers weren''t high, it was hard to find them. Second, he couldn''t currently kill them now, third, he doesn''t know how they felt, he knows only the looks, so he needs 1 to make 2 more with "Visionary".


    Then there is the last one¡­ 35 kilos of Purple Veined God Crystal, not Purple Veined Heaven Crystal, but Purple Veined God Crystals!


    Let alone being unable to imagine that much with the "Visionary", he never seen them! He only knows that that shit could be gained from a house sized Purple Veined Heaven Crystal, and you could get only as much as one fingernail!


    He didn''t know if he wanted to laugh or cry, if you don''t understand, think about Adventure Quest World, there is a quest that if you collect certain items, you will get the Champion of Chaos'' armor, now multiply the difficulty, for someone who doesn''t have any single item of the required ones, for 15x, and here it is.


    Jasmine: The poison has invaded my soul; even with the Sky Poison Pearl, it would take a number of years before it would detoxify completely. After the poison on me had detoxified, I would have to rebuild my body. And these three items are necessary for me to rebuild my body, not a single one is dispensable!


    Jean: ¡­ How much time?


    Jasmine: Thirty years!


    Jean: ...I''ll think about something. Next?


    Jasmine: The second condition; you must, within thirty years, reach the Sovereign Profound Realm!


    Jean: ...Possible....


    He looked at his watch, if it had something miraculous that would let him get stronger, then he could do it.


    Jasmine: Then, will you agree or not?


    Jean: Of course I agree! However, why do you need me to reach that stage?


    Jasmine: A human''s vitality is related to their own Profound Strength. This princess'' weak body currently originates from your vitality. This princess wants to rebuild her body and retain her previous strength, so this princess must at least have the vitality of the Sovereign Profound Realm!


    Jean: ¡­"At least"?


    Jasmine: That''s right.


    Jean: Hah, so the Divine Profound Realm isn''t the end¡­ Neat. Third one?


    Jasmine: The third condition¡­ Kneel down and worship me as your master!


    Jean: ¡­


    Jasmine: ¡­


    Jean: How old are you?


    Jasmine: 13 years old.


    Jean: What can you do?


    Jasmine: I can teach you legendary Profound Arts and guide you in your way to the Sovereign Profound Realm.


    Jean: No kneeling shit, I can accept you as my master, but I''m not kneeling to a little girl I found in the bloody edge of the world.

 Chapter 21 - Pain is my Maiden!

    Jasmine: Reason?


    Jean: I still have dignity, girl.


    Jasmine: Hee¡­ This is not up to you!


    Jasmine''s right hand had already grabbed Jean''s shoulder as quick as lightning, and he instantly felt as if he was pressed down by a mountain, forcefully kneeling in the ground, however, he was unable to stand.


    Jasmine: Immediately kowtow to this princess and this princess will officially become your master; not only would you change your Profound Veins, you shall be guided onto the right path during your cultivation of the profound.


    Jean: You think that... the thing I showed you earlier... is the only thing I can do?


    Jasmine''s eyes widened slightly and let him go, she didn''t want to risk her life for of a request like that. She already saw Jean bending reality and killing someone with the same attack that was inflicted to him, that was not a joke, it goes against the heavens! NO! It was even worse than the technique that she found out from a treasure she found before.


    Moon Star Restoration, this technique would permit a certain person to send back any type of attack, an instant counter. However, it consumes a great deal of Lifespan, but this person just showed her a strange technique that it could reverse the "EFFECTS" of the attacks, not the attack itself, and it didn''t show any side-effects, the only disadvantage she could mention is that it requires the person to be injured first. God knows what this guy can do...


    Jasmine: Tch¡­ Whatever, I''ll be your master even without you kowtowing¡­ I will let you be my disciple, but it''s only because I don''t want to teach the ways of the Profound to a random person for no reason. 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.


    Jean: Ugh¡­ This¡­


    Jasmine: You''re not willing?


    Jean: Well, I already had a master before, the one who gave me the Sky Poison Pearl. He was a kind looking old man with white hair, and I''ve already called him "Master" for many years.


    So everytime the word "master" is mentioned, I would unconsciously think of him. But since you are a "Little Cute Ball of Joy and Love", it would be awkward calling you master¡­


    Jasmine: ...Nevermind, you can call me Jasmine, but you must not forget in your head that I''m your master! Furthermore, you must not forget your duty and place as my disciple!


    He extended an arm at her, making Jasmine raise an eyebrow.


    Jean: What? Never heard of an handshake?


    Jasmine hesitantly grabbed Jean''s hand, and Jean shook their hands.


    Jean: I will treat you as my master, don''t call you "Master" and help you with your conditions, but you will teach me things and help me on my way to the peak, also, if you ask things about a certain thing of me that you will find suspicious, I will be free to answer, same thing for you, ok?


    Jasmine: ...Yes.


    Jean: Hm, about the Profound Veins¡­


    Jasmine: Bring me to a place that no one will come near.


    Jean: Understandable, follow me.


    Then Jean led her deeper into the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range until they were in a dark part, meaning that they got deep enough, his stomach was rumbling with hunger, so he took out his Sneakers and opened the package.


    Jasmine: What''s that?


    Jean: A sweet, do you want a piece?


    Jasmine: Mm.


    She hummed and Jean divided the chocolate bar in two, before giving one piece to Jasmine, she observed the sweet before taking a bite¡­ Some instants later it disappeared from her hands and her lips were dirty.


    Jasmine: Hey, do you have another?


    Jean: No, that was the only one I had.


    He just finished his own half and looked behind him, seeing Jasmine looking coldly at him, but he could see disappointment when he said that it was the only one. He checked his watch and saw a message that just came in.


    *Achievement: "FBI, OPEN UP!!": I see what you did there.*


    *Reward: Foundation Strengthening Pellet.*


    A pellet appeared on his hand before he let it disappear in the Sky Poison Pearl, then Jean said.


    Jean: Alright, this should be the right place.


    Jasmine looked around and nodded in affirmation, then she said with a cold tone.


    Jasmine: Do you know for what reason I was chased and poisoned afterwards?


    Jean: Is it for the Profound Veins you mentioned before?


    Jasmine: Yes, more precisely, it''s because of this drop of blood!


    Jasmine slowly lifted her right hand and a drop of a dark-red water droplet-like object slowly rose accompanied by a shimmering ball of eerie light.


    Jean: Mh?


    Jasmine: Three hundred years ago, someone found an ancient book while exploring an dangerous ruin from the Ancient Era. There recorded a message: "In the Primordial Era, there existed a true god also known as the "Evil God".


    He was the last god who remained after the downfall of the Era of the Gods. His downfall marked the true end of Era of the Gods. And during the Evil God''s downfall, he left a droplet of immortal blood that embodied his source of power¡­


    Jean: I don''t understand jackshit of what you said.


    Jasmine: *Sigh* In short, if one could acquire this drop of immortal blood and infuse it into their body, their Profound Veins would be able generate the power of the Evil God!


    Jean: Then why you didn''t use it on yourself?


    Jasmine: It''s because 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!


    Jean: So you want to use that on me, because I have nothing to lose?


    Jasmine: Yes, at least you are smart.


    Then her eyes flashed and brightened, as she lowered her wrist. The blood of the "Evil God" was stimulated and it pierced Jean''s ?h?st. And when blood came out, the droplet entered his body through the injury¡­


    Right in that moment, tens of bloodstain-like crimson lines wildly fanned throughout his body, and Jean felt intense agony as his Profound Veins were devoured, but¡­ It was nothing compared to the psychological damage he received for an entire year in the hospital bed¡­


    These Profound Veins should be better than normal, and when he will open all the Profound Gates, he will gain even more power, so what if Jasmine was disappointed about them? If they came from a real God, it means that they are better than one could expect.


    Jean: ...Pain is¡­ my maiden! This ain''t nothing!


    Jasmine''s eye twitched at his sentence and looked at Jean in horror.


    Jasmine: What the hell is wrong with you?!


    But Jean didn''t answer her and kept his mouth shut, after 7 minutes of pure torture, Jean''s face relaxed and slowly ease down, before taking deep breaths, he isn''t a m?s??h?st, he would never like the pain, it''s just that if it gives him more power, then he would tolerate the pain even if it was 3 times more painful.


    The demonic marks around his body twinkled with red luminescence, and Jean felt a new set of Profound Veins growing up, the pain he was feeling vanished and his muscles stopped spasming.


    Jean looked inside his body and saw his new Profound Veins developing in just 2 minutes, however, he was disappointed to find that there wasn''t a single change to his previous Profound Veins¡­


    *Achievement: "Evil to the Core": Heaven will not stop me! Because I will be the new Heaven!*


    *Reward: Dodge Tomahawk (Infinite Fuel)*


    RIght at this moment, Jasmine flinched in surprise when a vehicle appeared right beside Jean just like that.


    Jean: A disappointment¡­ Except for the motorcycle right here¡­


    Jasmine: You know what it is?


    Jean: It''s my second dream from my christmas letter, just behind world domination¡­ So, is there anything I should know about these Profound Veins?


    Jasmine: How many Profound Gates were opened?


    Jean: 11, let me open the other 43 now¡­


    The Sky Poison Pearl emitted a beam of dark-green light which dissolved into his body and opened all the 54 Profound Gates, it was as easy as making a step for opening his own Profound Gates, but it was another story doing it with others, like Xia Qingyue.


    Jean: Alright, done. Now what?


    He just gazed at the quiet Jasmine who just observed him as if he was a dead that came back to life¡­


    Jean: ''And I already told her I could do it¡­''

 Chapter 22 - Training (Plus Ultra version)

    Jean: Hey there? Now what?


    Jasmine recovered from the shock and said.


    Jasmine: Ahem¡­ Carefully examine your current profound veins once more.


    Jean shrugged and looked at them again, he didn''t seen anything strange until his gaze fell on the center of the Profound Veins. There were seven imprints similar to profound entrances that looked like the constellation of the Ursa Major.


    Jean: So¡­ The special ability of these Profound Veins is having 7 additional profound entrances placed in a Ursa Major-like position? Neat.


    Jasmine: No, those are not profound entrances. Those are used to activate the seven realms of the Evil God Arts¡­ The Seven Gates!


    Jean tilted his head at left and looked curiously at Jasmine.


    Jasmine: The profound veins that the immortal blood bestowed upon you, has indeed no difference in other aspects when compared with normal profound veins; however the main difference lies in that Evil God''s exclusive Profound Art that it carries, the Evil God Arts!


    This profound art has in total, seven big gates; it does not need to be cultivated or anything, but rather just exists within your profound veins. Everytime the Evil God Arts have increased by a realm, one of the gates will open¡­


    No! It should be said in reverse; every time you opened a gate, the Evil God Arts will be increase by a realm! At the same time, in every realm of the Evil God Arts, there will be a corresponding formidable Evil God''s Profound Skill! Do you understand if I say it this way?


    Jean just nodded, the concept of profound arts was a bit new for him, but he could understand the general thing about them.


    Jasmine: Your profound veins are still empty now so you can''t feel it, but once you have profound strength, you will naturally feel the existence of the Evil God Art.


    Jean: ...So I just need to open them to increase the level of the Evil God Art?


    Jasmine: That''s right, if you wish for it, you just have to use your imagination and all seven gates will open, the only thing stopping you are the consequences.


    Jean: I knew it¡­ What''s it? Death?


    Jasmine: Yes. The attribute of the Evil God Arts abilities are classified as "Berserk". The first realm, Evil Soul; the second realm, Burning Heart; the third realm, Purgatory; the fourth realm, Rumbling Heaven; the fifth realm, Hades.


    Jasmine: This princess also has no idea about the sixth and seventh realm. In the memory imprint of that drop of immortal blood, it only recorder up to the fifth realm. Thinking about it, it''s probably because when the Evil God left the drop of immortal blood behind, he believed that with a human''s body, opening the fifth realm would be the limit.


    Unless one is seeking death, otherwise, it would essentially be impossible to open the sixth gate at any time. Therefore, he did not leave any information about the sixth and seventh realm¡­


    Because every time you open a gate, the Evil God Arts will increase by a realm, and accompanying it will be a sudden increase of stress that your body would not be able to bear!


    If you force the Evil God Arts to reach a realm that you''re incapable of handling, in light cases, your body would suffer serious damage, and your vitality would be heavily injured! In heavy cases, your profound veins would explode and your body will disintegrate as it shatters into pieces, resulting in death!


    With your current body, even if it''s just opening the first gate, you would immediately explode and die!


    Jean: Alright¡­


    Then Jean stood up and touched the Dodge Tomahawk at his side with a smile.


    Jasmine: Since you seem so familiar with the profound veins, you do not need this princess to teach you how to enter the Elementary Profound Realm. This princess must now return into the Sky Poison Pearl; you are not allowed to disturb this princess within the next three days.


    Jean: Just be careful to not touch anything there without my consent, there are some dangerous shit that I want to keep for dangerous moments.


    Then she disappeared, and entered in the Sky Poison Pearl, meanwhile Jean turned to the motorcycle and smiled again, he hopped on it and looked around it...


    [Later]


    *VROOOOOOM*


    A silver blur passed through the trees, carefully dodging them, the blur was revealed to be Jean on the Dodge Tomahawk with a grin in his face, he was enjoying every single moment, unfortunately the place was covered in trees, otherwise he would have tried to go at the top speed.


    Soon, he reached a waterfall between the mountains and stopped, before looking at it with interest¡­


    To cultivate the Elementary Profound Realm, one must slowly pull one''s vitality bit by bit into the Profound Veins, which would turn into Profound Energy, and when the Profound Veins would be full, then it was the moment when he will enter in the 1st Elementary Profound Realm.


    He put the motorcycle back in his Sky Poison Pearl and got near the waterfall, he will train here¡­


    [7 days later]


    When Jasmine entered the Sky Poison Pearl, she looked curiously around and found strange things, one was a brick-like object with a trigger, another was shaped in a cylinder shape and had a lever over it, then the thing that she was mostly familiar with, was a bottle that contained a medicinal pellet.


    Like she told to Jean, she will not touch anything here for fear of what would happen if she does, there are too many weird things here. So she immediately got to sleep, but she didn''t expected that 7 days already passed when she woke up again.


    Then she looked towards jean from inside the Sky Poison Pearl and let out a faint sound of surprise after a while¡­


    Outside, Jean was walking towards the screen of water of the waterfall while he used his Profound Energy to protect his head and back. During these 7 days, he gained 7 more powers¡­


    "Balance: Ability: Can absorb any "Misfortune" (Attacks, poison, curses, anything else that is bad) and distribute it to everyone else, you can do it with both you being the target of the misfortune or anyone else being it, before sending it back to someone else.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Compulsory: Ability: Can shoot almost unnoticeable nerves from any part of your body at a target to control their movements without restriction, it is possible twisting one''s body at p???sur?, it works on inanimate objects to control them like golems, or make pseudo-zombies.


    If used on your own body, he could change his internal structure, it works as a perfect disguise or as a body modification, but one should be careful to not alter the brain, possibly causing some irreparable damage.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Deathdealing: Ability: You can calculate the amount of anything that you consume that could kill a person, (Example: If you eat poison, you will know how much it is needed to make it deadly). Then, you can raise or lower the amount needed to kill someone at your wish, it works to make poison useless or easily kill people (Example: If a bucket of weak poison is needed to kill someone, you can make it that only a drop is needed after the conditions are satisfied).


    You can increase your healing factor from raising your own "Lethal Dosage"(Amount of the thing needed to do a certain thing), so you could heal in seconds from an attack you were injured from.


    Gift Ball: You can put any substance inside a ball and throw it, it works only with the things you already have, like air, water, or at molecular levels, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc¡­


    Gift Bad: You can create a darkened area in the ground at the size of a giant circle, whoever steps in, you can control their resistance to anything, even air, making them poisoned.


    Effects: Nothing notable, the immunities will disappear after midnight."


    "Explode: Ability: Anything you and your energy touched turns in a bomb.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Fear: Ability: You can create thorns that are both strong and able to pass through objects like slime, those thorns need only the physical contact with the enemy to make them have limitless fear of you.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Glutton: Ability: You can eat anything you want.


    Effects: You will be always hungry and your mouth can deform itself to devour anything that is bigger than yourself."


    "Heat: Ability: You can create or remove flames and heat around yourself or from your body, you are even immune to heat or fire attacks during the day that "Heat" is activated, depending on your strength, your flames could reach the temperature of a star or even higher, only when you reaches a threshold on strength.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    Basically, Balance was a nerfed version of Almighty, Compulsory was another cheat, Deathdealing is the Sky Poison Pearl in steroids, Explode is a nice power, Fear is overpowered, Glutton is a son of a bitch and Heat is really incredible.


    When he had the Compulsory, he used it to create 6 more Profound Entrances, so he can reach 60, however he can''t go beyond because it would be tiring for him, then he reinforced his body and meridians with that ability and the Foundation Strengthening Pellet, then he activated his bloodline


    Now he can break a 3rd Elementary Profound Realm with his 1st Elementary Profound Realm, and the best thing is that he reached that stage in 4 days!


    And about his bloodline, this information came out.


    "Yun Bloodline gives a person the ability to use the "Profound Handle", it is a special innate profound ability that the possessor of this bloodline possess and doesn''t need to be cultivated. It can change shape according to the user''s d?s?r?.


    The Profound Handle has 8 colors, and each one unleash a certain percentage of strength compared to the user, from the weakest to the strongest are:


    Red: 10%


    Yellow: 30%


    Green: 40%


    Cyan: 50%


    Blue: 60%


    Purple: 70%


    Gold: 100%"


    Guess which one he received? The red one! Unfortunately, he couldn''t change its color because he doesn''t know what he really needed to change.


    Right now his training went like this, torture under the waterfall, and then he would go in a pool he made himself filled with the Demon Skull Vine mixed with more herbs from his Sky Poison Pearl.


    Jasmine finally left from the Sky Poison Pearl and saw the huge current impacting ruthlessly onto Jean''s body, before sending him ashore with broken muscles.


    Jasmine: ''Hm? Already at the first level of the Elementary Profound Realm? He is actually that fast!''


    She saw Jean slowly lifting himself and stepping towards the waterfall again.


    Jasmine: Are you wishing for death!?


    Jean: Killing me will be the hardest thing to do...


    *Boom*


    He was sent in the ashore again, while from his mouth blood came out and many injuries opened on his back. She walked towards him to help him get up, but Jean just said 3 words to stop her.


    Jean: Don''t help me¡­


    Jean slowly got up again and slowly walked towards the pool made of medicinal liquid, leaving a surprised Jasmine.

 Chapter 23 - Setting up a Foundation

    Jasmine: You''ve been continuously doing this these past few days?


    She was standing beside Jean, who was soaked in medicinal liquid.


    Jean: Yeah¡­


    Jasmine: Are you not afraid of sudden death?


    Jean: Hah, you need more if you want to kill me¡­


    Jasmine: You overestimate yourself. Did you think that there will only be water in that waterfall? If a boulder somehow had gotten mixed in, fell and smash on your body, your body could snap into two halves¡­ I want to know, for what reason, are you so desperate?


    Jean: The reason, huh? Well¡­ Reason may look stupid, but I want to achieve power and make a good foundation as fast as possible. My dream is to surpass everyone and become the strongest¡­ Only then no one will ever think of doing something bad at me¡­


    Jasmine: So you only want to be as strong as possible?


    Jean: Yes, only when one has absolute power one can think of living peacefully, this is the world, it doesn''t care about your status, if you have power, then you can do things¡­ I never believed the phrase "There is someone better than you". If there was really someone like that, then who is the current strongest person?


    First I conquest this waterfall, then the world¡­


    Jasmine: Alright, then this princess will observe how long you''ll need to conquer this waterfall. But before that¡­ Immediately, go buy a new set of clothes for me! Including und?rw??r, outerwear shoes, and hair ribbons!


    Jean: ...You are right, we need some change of clothes¡­ About going somewhere, why were you in that mountain?


    Jasmine: It was to find the five Evil God''s secret grounds, mentioned in the memories of the Evil God''s blood. Amongst them, one of the Evil God''s secret ground''s location was vaguely around the Blue Wind Empire''s eastern area.


    As I was searching for it, the acute poison became active¡­. The rest of the story, you should already roughly understand.


    Jean: ...And when did you think to tell me about the secret grounds?


    Jasmine: Uh¡­


    She was unable to reply, indeed, it was really idiotic for her to forget about them¡­


    Jasmine: Well, the Evil God''s memories had mentioned that this Profound Sky Continent was created by the Evil God at that time; on this Profound Sky Continent, he had five places of refuge. Before his downfall, he left five "Seeds" in these respective five places. It also clarified that only those who had inherited his power, would be able to find them!


    Jean: I see¡­


    He checked the time on his watch.


    [15:03]


    [9/10/1994]


    [H: "Heat"]


    Jean: Well, I will go find some clothes, come inside.


    Jasmine nodded and entered in the Sky Poison Pearl while he took out his Dodge Tomahawk before driving back at the Cyan Forest Town.


    7 more days passed, and Jean got new clothes, however¡­


    Jasmine: Don''t want it! I''d never wear anything purple!


    Jasmine: I''d rather not wear anything, than to wear something crude like this! I don''t want any of these clothes!


    ...Not really a nice week, and the 7 powers he gained were:


    "Iron: Ability: You can turn your body in iron, making your body stronger than you were before.


    Effects: If unleashed in the entire body, it could lower your mobility to the minimum or even 0, except for flying."


    "Jail: Ability: You can create a jail made of your own energy to close two dimensions or trap your opponent, once they are trapped, their presence is sealed off, their energy cannot be detected from anyone except you, and their voices cannot be heard from anyone outside, no one is able to destroy it, even if the difference between the your strength and the other party is abyssal.


    Effects: The jail will automatically disappear once the "Jail" ends, in short, after midnight."


    "Knowledge: Ability: You are able to analyze any flaw and characteristics from a target or anyone that is in your sight, you can even copy their techniques and correct them yourself, making them perfect for you.


    Effects: Your irises will glow azure."


    "Love: Ability: By putting your hands together in the shape of a heart, you can shoot heart-shaped bullets at anyone. Whoever will get hit from them will fall in love with you, they will be so obsessed with you that they will do anything that you ask, including suicide or attacking their allies, it works on Profound Weapons at the Profound Emperor rank, who have gained their own consciousness, no one is immune, unless they make a barrier to protect themselves.


    Effects: Nothing notable. After midnight, everything turn back normal."


    "Miracle: Ability: You are able to convert any damage you receive to increase your size and might, the damage you receive will instantly disappear, making you virtually invincible, only non-conventional attacks will work on you.


    Effect: You can get limitlessly bigger proportionally to the attack you will receive, after midnight, you turns back to your normal size."


    "Neighbor: Ability: You are able to teleport yourself or your attacks without any problem near a target, it works only on targets you are able to see or sense, you or your attacks could appear behind, in front, up, down, anywhere that is near your target.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Overkill: Ability: You get stronger the more you kill, allies, enemies, insects, beasts, anything, except batteries or things like that.


    Effects: The boost will be permanent even after midnight."


    Right now Jean was on a rampage against every beast he found and could kill, much to Jasmine''s surprise, she kept asking what he was doing and about his watch, but the only thing that she got from him was that the watch is used to check time and day, but he never explained anything else about it.


    For his powers, she could only understand what he could do only by seeing it with her n?k?d eyes.


    At the end of the day, he was at the 3rd Elementary Profound Realm due to the number of weak enemies he could kill, and he had a list of flaws of his body when he used Knowledge on himself and would fix when he gets Compulsory once again.


    This was his current status:


    Name: Jean Dennell [Yun Che]


    Age: 16


    Sex: Male


    Status: Healthy


    Cultivation Realm: 3rd Elementary Profound Realm


    Special Status: Yun Bloodline, Reincarnated, Sky Poison Body, Evil God''s Divine Veins, Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins. Mutated Profound Veins, Perfect Body [12%].


    Schrift: Overkill


    [Omake]


    Jean: Hey Jasmine.


    Jasmine: Yes?


    Her voice came from the Sky Poison Pearl.


    Jean: What happened in the year 0?


    Jasmine: How can you not know? It''s when Jesus is born.


    The atmosphere was in silence for a while when Jean said with a weird tone.


    Jean: ...Come again?

 Chapter 24 - Treasure Hunting

    4 months passed, in these 4 months, Jean continued his training.


    Waterfall, medicinal liquid, waterfall, medicinal liquid, foundation strengthening pellet, waterfall¡­ And so on.


    Obviously there were more interesting things, one of them is his Profound Handle, even when it was only red, which is as strong as his 10%, once he fused it with his profound veins, everytime he want it, he can get 10% stronger, but the profound handle in itself is useless now.


    Then he found out about all of his other powers:


    "Power: Ability: You can get temporarily 3 times stronger the entire day, you can extend the boost to an higher level if you increase your body'' size.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Question: Ability: You can force someone to answer your questions, or make them question everything about themselves and their abilities, excellent for confusing someone or interrogation because the opponent CAN''T not answer the question.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Roar: Ability: You can cause an incredibly strong roar by yelling at a target, depending on your strength, you could shatter mountains and divide the sea, you could make one''s ears bleed from the sheer volume and attack them with sound-based shockwaves, it doesn''t work on strong people.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Superstar: Ability: You gain power proportionally to the amount of people cheering you on, you can even regenerate from damage, if you have enough people cheering for you, your power increases drastically and the people cheering for you will be immortal as long as you live.


    Effects: Once a threshold is reached, your body gets more buffed up, even if not enough to be a problem."


    "Thunderbolt: Ability: You can create, control and project lightning, you can even conjure a thunder from the sky, you can also turn his body in lightning to dodge attacks, and for last, you are immune to lightning itself. If certain conditions are satisfied, you can also conjure a Tribulation Lightning.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Underbelly: Ability: You can analyze the Profound Energy of the target over a certain period of time, allowing you to see the meridians and the Profound Veins, with their entrances included. Once done so, you can attack the Profound Entrances and make them large until the target is unable to use the Profound Energy and paralyze them/knock them out.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    "Vanishing Point: Ability: You are able to become imperceptible, unable to be senses, and disappear from one''s mind and sight, there are 3 versions of this:


    Version 2: You can turn intangible and invisible, as if his body vanished.


    Version 3: Your own existence vanished, making it so that not even your enemies remember of you until you turn back from the Version 3.


    Effects: Nothing notable."


    And Jean had only 1 word about this¡­ HAX!


    In these 4 months, he used Knowledge and Compulsory to recreate his body, he looked a bit like before, but his body structure is completely perfect and flawless, if Jasmine didn''t know better, she would have thought he trained in the Great Way of the Buddha.


    But an achievement came out when he reached that type of body.


    *Achievement: "Perfect":


    P is for priceless, the look upon your faces.


    E is for extinction, all your puny races.


    F is for how fu?k?d you are, now allow me to reprise.


    E is for the eccentric, just listen to my song.


    C is for completion that I''ve waited for so long.


    T is for the terror upon you I''ll bestow.*


    *Reward: 1+ Cultivation Realm ticket.*


    And so he has a perfect body and a level up, neat. Except that he regretted using the ticket now...


    Right now his status is like this:


    Name: Jean Dennell [Yun Che]


    Age: 16 years and 6 months


    Status: Healthy


    Cultivation Realm: 10th Elementary Profound Realm


    Special Status: Yun Bloodline, Reincarnated, Sky Poison Body, Evil God''s Divine Veins, Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins. Mutated Profound Veins, Perfect Body.


    Schrift: Thunderbolt


    When he searched for the Perfect Body, he got this:


    "Perfect Body: A special type of body that only a few could surpass, everything is perfectly balanced, and it permits the user to be 2 times stronger than normal, the Perfect Body allows the Qi to pass 20 times faster than normal too. And the Perfect Body can be upgraded by fusing other types of body with it."


    Jean was shocked when he heard the second advantage, however, his cultivation speed didn''t change¡­ Maybe it is because he uses the Profound Veins to cultivate instead of the body, and Qi¡­ Why it isn''t Profound Energy instead?


    Thanks to Overkill, the reward, the pellet he gained from giving Jasmine a Snickers, and his mutated Profound Veins, he reached the 10th Elementary Profound Realm.


    However his combat prowess was at least at the 5th Nascent Profound Realm without the Evil God Art.


    Since he was only someone at the Elementary Profound Realm, he couldn''t really kill the first beast in front of him, he needs to be careful with is choices.


    Jean: Heh, finally I conquered the waterfall¡­


    He was standing under the waterfall, his body received only negligible damage, he wasn''t using his profound handle, so he was only at his normal 100%


    Jasmine: What day is it now?


    [11:53]


    [19/2/1995]


    [T: "Thunderbolt"]


    Jean: 19, today is T.


    Jasmine: Thunderbolt¡­


    Obviously, he couldn''t keep silent the entire time on his abilities at his master, so he revealed the mechanism of his watch and some of his abilities, however he would keep silent about some of them, like Almighty, that can''t be revealed in almost any circumstance¡­


    Jasmine: I still can''t believe even after 2 months that your¡­ "Watch", can do these things¡­ This is even better than any Heavenly Profound Treasure.


    Jean: Heh, I know right? So, when will you teach me some profound techniques? You named yourself as my master but you just watched¡­


    Jasmine: What you currently need to do is to enter Nascent Profound Realm, then I will naturally teach you profound techniques.


    Jean nodded and came out from the waterfall, soon he will leave from this mountain range and being able to go with the Dodge Tomahawk at full speed¡­ Just the thought excited him.


    Jasmine sighed before her eyes widened and said.


    Jasmine: Someone is coming.


    Jean: Wouldn''t people come here often?


    Jasmine: There are five people altogether, their profound strengths all at the Sky Profound Realm. And one of them, is already half a step into the Emperor Profound Realm!


    Jean: *Whistle* I wonder which sect it is¡­


    People like that in a group would certainly come from a sect at the level of the Major Sects, that he was aiming to conquest for now. He looked up and saw 5 people flying in the sky.


    Jasmine watched Jean putting up his clothes and run towards the direction where those cultivators were going.


    Jasmine: What are you doing?


    Jean: Treasure hunting.


    Jasmine raised an eyebrow, asking for an explanation.


    Jean: Those 5 people must be here because they are trying to find something, why would 5 people at the Sky Profound Realm be here otherwise?


    Jasmine: Then, how do you know that they''re not just passing by?


    Jean: They are slow, meaning that they are trying to conserve their stamina, so they could hunt a beast, probably they are here to kill the beast and get the treasures from its body, high level beasts are full of precious things.


    Jasmine: Even if it is so, what can you do after you''ve caught up? A Profound Beast that needed the cooperation of five Sky Profound practitioners must be a high level Sky Profound Beast. That level of battle is fundamentally something where you can''t do almost anything.


    Jean: I''ll pick the leftovers, I don''t believe they will get everything, they could get the claws, or the Profound Core, but the rest could be mine, besides, I can outrun them with Thunderbolt.


    Jasmine: *Sigh* Whatever...

 Chapter 25 - Gotta go fast!

    Jean saw that their speed was getting slower, meaning that they are getting near the target, while he was going on, he found 5 warning signs that told him that cultivators below a certain level couldn''t pass, until 4 words came in the last sign.


    "Scarlet Dragon Prohibited Region."


    He found the cultivators and hid behind a tree, listening to their conversation.


    ?: Is it around here?


    ??: Correct, that red colored region ahead, should be the nest of that Flame Dragon.


    ???: Are you sure that you''ve investigated the Flame Dragon''s true strength clearly?


    ??: Mn, tenth level Sky Profound Beast! There should be no mistakes, with senior elder here, there''s no reason that we wouldn''t be able to dispose of it!


    ????: If we can obtain its fire-attribute Profound Core, then we could definitely let young master''s Burning Heaven Arts make another breakthrough. If successful, in the next Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, we would have the confidence to press ahead of the Xiao Sect and even Frozen Cloud Asgard!


    Jean: ''So they came from the Burning Heaven Clan¡­''


    ???: Heh, it''s only an Elementary Profound Realm''s little brat. Probably because it''s the first time he had seen the Profound Floating Technique, so he recklessly followed us. Hmph, if he really wants to die that bad, there''s no need to wait for the Flame Dragon to strike, I can send him on a trip to hell right now.


    ??: Tch, bothering with the likes of a brat in the Elementary Profound Realm, do you even care for your integrity.


    Jean''s eyes widened for a moment, he was easily caught even though he was careful with hiding from them, so what if they caught him? His movements are faster than theirs today.


    His thoughts were interrupted when he could feel his heart beating abnormally, as if something was calling for him¡­


    Jasmine: What''s wrong with you?


    Jean: Something seems to be calling me¡­


    Jasmine: Calling you?


    Jean: It can''t be wrong, it''s right over there. I could feel my Profound Veins reacting to something¡­ I need to see what it is.


    He noticed that the five people in air were already heading towards the mountain where the dragon lives, Jean held his last Star Concealing Pellet and headed towards their direction. The moment he stepped in the Prohibited Region, a wave of dry heat came across his face.


    When he reached the place where the fight between the elders and the dragon would happen, he saw one of them taking out a dark-gold blade and covered it in flames, before he swung the blade and a dragon-shaped flame came out, charging towards the cave where the dragon lives.


    And then, the entire cave slightly trembled at the impact, waking up the dragon.


    ?: ROOOOOOARR!!!!


    Suddenly, a tremendously loud roar came from inside the cave, even if Jean was far away, his ears immediately went deaf, meanwhile, a blazing light came from the depth of the cave, followed from a pillar of flames that headed towards the 5 elders, who flew out of its way.


    When they watched the cave again, a colossal dragon came out, its height reached 100 feet and its entire body was covered in scarlet scales, its wings and tail were set in blazing fire and when it lifted its head, it spoke.


    Dragon: Audacious humans, to actually have the impertinence to dare offend and breach into this king''s territory!


    Its voice was heavy and rough, but it emanated a dignity that made one''s heart palpate. But an elder stepped up and bravely said.


    Elder 1: I didn''t expect that in this remote and no-name place, there actually resided a dragon¡­. nevertheless, a Flame Dragon! However, with your noble body and compelling power, residing in this sort of place is far too humble of you.


    After we take your Profound Core, we''ll definitely display your power at the pinnacle of Blue Wind Empire, what do you think?


    That elder is Fen Moli, and his arrogant words ignited the Flame Dragon''s temper at once, his raging voice boomed in the sky.


    Dragon: Insatiable humans, you will pay the ultimate price for your arrogance and greed. This king will incinerate you all into dust!


    Fen Moli: Fight!


    Then the Dragon and the elders started their battle, Jean was watching them from a hill far away from them and waited for them to get away from the cave, it was a dragon''s home, so it is obviously full of treasures, even its shedded scales and skin were a treasure.


    And now the thing he needed the most was money¡­ He finally sprinted forward when they were far enough.


    Jasmine: What''re trying to do?


    Jean: I''m about to infiltrate that cave to take a look! Since it is a dragon''s lair, there should be some good items.


    Jasmine: Hmph. As expected, humans are all insatiable! Remnants of their battle are everywhere so if you even get touched by a little bit of it, you would be dead in a flash! Do you really not care about your own life?


    Jean: You don''t have any privilege to talk about it since you were almost killed from trying to get the Evil God''s blood.


    Jean: Yeah, yeah, I don''t want to get killed yet¡­


    Then he passed through the left side of the mountain in a roundabout way and headed in the direction of the cave''s entrance, being careful of not being noticed.


    When he got near enough to the mountain, he stepped into a scarlet colored soil. A wave of scorching-hot heat immediately transmitted from below his feet and gave Jean the feeling of standing on open flames.


    His steps were careful but they didn''t diminished at all, if he uses Thunderbolt, everyone could find him due to turning into lightning, but if he goes too slow, either the elders or the dragon will come in the cave before or while he is in.


    When the cave was close at him, a huge wave of ember suddenly fell from the sky and covered a few square kilometers of land. These embers weren''t very big, nor did they have much attack power, however Jean would be visible again if one of them touches him..


    The Star Concealing Pellet''s effect would negated if he got attacked or touched by someone else, so he charged his body with lightning and dodged the attacks without making too big movements, then he turned back to normal and continued towards the cave, hidden.


    Jean finally reached the cave and sighed in relief, then he walked over to the interior of the cave with slow steps.


    The more he got deeper, the more the light dimmed out, until a red glow in front of him attracted his attention, he hastily walked towards it and saw the source of the red luminescence, making him excited.


    Jean: Fire Spirit Grass!


    With a grin in his face, he used the Sky Poison Pearl to pick everything he could, the Fire Spirit Grass'' growth speed was extremely slow, which caused its market value to greatly increase. The Fire Spirit Grass could be turned into Fire Spirit Pellet, making one resist a large degree of fire elements for a certain period of time.


    He created a Fire Spirit Pellet and swallowed it, his body seemed to cool down, no, it was just adapting to the heat around him, making him comfortable again.


    Then he picked the rest out like he was picking "weed" from his plantation¡­


    After getting as much Fire Spirit Grass as possible in a short time, he walked deeper in the cave, finally reaching a huge den where the dragon could easily fit in. To his disappointment, the cave was completely clean¡­ And right in that moment¡­


    Dragon: Ignorant insatiable humans, prepare to receive the punishment you deserve!


    Elder 1: Ah!! What''s going on! How did its strength suddenly¡­..


    Elder 2: This¡­. This Flame Dragon is not a Sky Profound Beast at all! It''s clearly an Emperor Profound Beast! It had concealed its true strength all along; just to lure us to this place!


    Fen Moli: This is bad! The intelligence was wrong, retreat! Quickly retreat!!


    Jean: Shit!


    He immediately turned around and stepped forward, before he stopped once again¡­


    However, Jean ignored her and turned toward a corner of the den, he used Thunderbolt to reach the place in an instant, and looked down.


    There was a rock that didn''t have a speck of dust and was untainted, he moved the rock and found a scarlet-red light in front of him. There was a very small and round bead, close to the size of a common marble, Jean''s heart gave strong beatings the more he looked at it, and extended his arm towards it.


    Jasmine: Don''t touch it!


    Jean''s hand stopped before he could touch it and waited for Jasmine''s words.


    Jasmine: There is an Inflammatory Imprint on it, if you touch it, it will glow and warn the Dragon about you being here.


    Jean sighed in relief and said.


    Jean: ...Sweet love of God, thank you for warning me about it¡­ Can you remove it?


    Jasmine: In my current conditions it is impossible without using Profound Energy and not alerting the Dragon, but the Inflammatory Imprint is made only to warn the Dragon about the presence of someone touching it, it can''t track your location¡­


    I would have told you to leave it here and run away, but¡­ This is a Evil God''s Fire Seed! You need to get it at all costs! Prepare your Thunderbolt, grab it and run for your life.


    Jean: Alright.

 Chapter 26 - Breakthrough!

    Jean turned towards the cave again and glanced at the Fire Seed, his body sizzled with lightning as his eyes started to glow.


    He picked up the Evil God''s Fire Seed, which immediately glowed red then he heard a voice booming out there.


    Dragon: ROOAR!! Despicable humans!! So it turns out that you''re actually ?usting after this king''s treasure! All of you are repulsive scoundrels, unforgivable¡­ UNFORGIVABLE!!!


    Jasmine: Run!


    Jean immediately ran as fast as he could by turning into Lightning, his speed was enough to outrun even someone at the late Emperor Profound Realm.


    Behind him there was a thunder, leaving nothing behind, in a single instant he was already out of the cave, and in 2 second he was back at the borders of the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range.


    Then he deactivated the "Thunderbolt" and started to walk normally.


    Jasmine: We should be far enough.


    Jean: Yeah.


    Then he looked back at the Evil God''s Fire Seed and saw an imprint burning.


    Jean: So this is a Seed of the Evil God¡­ Heh, we made jackpot.


    Jasmine: Yeah, you can say so. Now you just need to swallow it.


    Jean: ...Swallow?


    He frowned and looked at the round bead.


    Jean: Are you sure it won''t kill me for suffocation?


    Jasmine: Don''t be such a puss? and eat it!


    Jean: Tch, whatever¡­


    Then he closed his eyes and ate the Fire Seed, suddenly, he felt a sense of familiarity with it, and it finally reached his stomach.


    At that instant, he detected an abrupt turbulence in his Profound Veins. He didn''t even have time to survey the abnormal motions of the Profound Veins because the surface of his body unexpectedly released a ball of crimson luminescence.


    Jean: Hey Jasmine! I''m not going to explode, right? Right!?


    Jasmine: Shut up for a moment! You aren''t exploding! The Fire Seed is merging with your Profound Veins!


    Jean sighed in relief and calmed down, then his Profound Veins changed, turning into a crimson-red color, even all of his Profound Entrances changed color.


    Then his profound energy started to rapidly convulse in his Profound Veins; waves and waves of profound energy that came from an unknown source swiftly flooded in, making the profound energy in his Profound Veins swell up again and again¡­ Until it reached the limit.


    *Bang*


    He reached the 10th Elementary Profound Realm just like that¡­ But it was far from the end, the process was repeated again and again¡­


    *Bang*


    *Bang*


    *Bang*


    ¡­


    Jean: Nailed it!


    Jasmine: 4th of the Nascent Profound Realm! Congratulations; now that you''ve stepped into the Nascent Profound Realm, you can finally be considered to be a true profound practitioner. In this land, entering the Nascent Profound Realm at the age of sixteen ought to be pretty average, right?


    Jean: Depends, in the poor areas like this then yes, but places like the Divine Phoenix Sect then it is still too low¡­ Anything else about the Fire Seed that I need to know?


    Jasmine: Yes, now any flame based attacks will not hurt you in the slightest.


    Jean: Basically "Heat"?


    Jasmine: ¡­.Yes. I can''t still believe that something like that exists, your watch makes the Evil God look like a joke¡­


    Jean: ''And you still didn''t see the big shots¡­ Hehe.'' Well, now that I am at the Nascent Profound Realm, I made my first step to the apex¡­ Oh right! Let''s see what I get now.


    He checked his watch and saw another message.


    *Achievement: "Noob": Congratulations, you became a noob.*


    A golden stick appeared on Jean''s hands, he looked blankly at it while Jasmine was holding back her laugh.


    Jean: ...Is this a joke? No, wait, there''s another¡­


    *Achievement: "BUUUURN!": This is lit!*


    *Reward: Nine Circles of Hell Pellet.*


    Then a small dark crimson pellet that emanated an eerie feeling appeared on Jean''s hand, making Jasmine stop laughing at looking at the pill with an hint of horror on her eyes.


    Jasmine: ...I...Is that¡­ !?


    Jasmine didn''t stop stuttering so Jean immediately opened the Information app and searched on it.


    "Nine Circles of Hell Pellet: This is the most dangerous Pellet that the Poison Saint Blackheart ever created, it is on the first place as the not deadly but brutal pill ever existed. Not even the Brahma Soul Death-Wishing Mark could compare with it.


    However, since they are in two different categories, they can''t be really compared, but the Nine Circles of Hell Pellet was known only in some legends and only for people that are connected to the Poison Saint Black Heart.


    The Nine Circles of Hell Pellet requires to be imprinted with one''s Profound Energy before consumed from the person''s target. The target''s torture will have 9 stages.


    1st Stage: The Target''s senses will be cut off, as if he was completely disabled, the only thing that he can do is hearing the person who put his mark on the pellet, but he will feel as if years passed when in reality only second passed outside.


    2nd Stage: The Target''s senses return back, but his or her reproductive organs will stop working forever.


    3rd Stage: The Target will feel an extreme hunger that would make him eat his own flesh, but they are unable to move.


    4th Stage: The Target will have hallucinations of losing the most precious things he ever had repetitively.


    5th Stage: The Target will feel a sensation of his own body being some steps away from the sun, burning, but they will only feel the pain, wishing for their death.


    6th Stage: The Target will have hallucinations of their own death, the target will see 1000 different deaths and the process at how it arrived there.


    7th: Stage: The Target will have his own Profound Veins devoured, making him a cripple.


    8th Stage: The Target will age, while his lifespan increases to 10''000 years, he will look like an old man with a foot in the grave.


    9th Stage: His soul is reduced to paste, leaving him dead inside, however he still has the capability of talking and wishing, and so the pill''s efficacy end.


    The user can decide how much time each stage will last except for the 6th Stage, and his voice will be the only one that is heard from the Target."


    Jean: Holy shit! This pellet is fu?k?n? satanic!


    He frowned and looked at the pellet in terror before putting it back on the Sky Poison Pearl, hopefully it won''t see the light of the day anymore¡­ Jean turned back and looked at Jasmine who was looking at his left hand as if it was her own death and whimpered.


    Jasmine: The Nine Circles of Hell Pellet¡­


    Jean lightly slapped her face, waking her up.


    Jasmine: Wha-What?


    Jean: You woke up.


    Jasmine: D-Do you realize what that "Thing" is!?


    Jean: Yeah, the best torture method ever existed, now calm down and take deep breaths.


    Jasmine did as he said and after some minutes, she recovered.


    Jasmine: Alright¡­ Now that you are in the Nascent Profound Realm, I will give you a task before I go to rest¡­ Within the next month, you are not allowed to leave the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range. You are required to kill at least 5 beasts at the 10th Nascent Profound Realm every single day.


    Furthermore, don''t use the powers of your watch unless it''s Overkill, and stabilize your current profound power as much as possible.


    Jean: Ok, and the profound skill you promised me to teach?


    Jasmine: With your current profound power, there is only one Profound Skill this princess can teach you. The Star God''s Broken Shadow! This is a Profound Movement Skill, and its primary stage can be activated with the least amount of profound energy.


    Jean: A Profound Movement Skill¡­ Well, since you are making it look like something good, I''ll trust you.


    Jasmine: If your perception is high enough, you can learn Star God''s Broken Shadow in three months, but if you perception is insufficient, you will not be able to learn it in your entire lifetime.


    However I doubt it will be a problem with your "Knowledge", who knows, maybe you can understand it in less than 1 month¡­


    I''ll go to rest my thoughts in the Sky Poison Pearl, too many things happened today and I need time to process them.


    Jean: Yes!

 Chapter 27 - New Moon City

    1 month passed from then, in that time, Jean used "Knowledge" to learn the Star God''s Broken Shadow and adapt it for him, even though such a little time passed, he could easily enter the 2nd Stage of the Profound Movement Skill, the only thing stopping him is the cost/efficiency of the 2nd stage.


    If he was at the 9th Nascent Profound Realm or higher, he could enter in the 2nd Stage, but he was only at the 5th Nascent Profound Realm, and his power increased only thanks to Overkill, not cultivation.


    Jean was walking in front of a giant eagle, the eagle was around the 7th Nascent Profound Realm, and was gliding at Jean while letting out its warcry.


    Jean stopped moving and looked at the eagle coming at him, before the eagle''s head suddenly tilted to its right before he could reach Jean, whose figure started to vanish.


    The eagle''s skull was broken from a fist, which came from Jean who appeared beside the eagle, and sent him fly away against a tree, where blood splattered out.


    He didn''t even opened the 1st Evil Gate or using the Profound Handle, he just used the strength he had coupled with his Perfect Body.


    Jean landed in the ground and looked at his watch.


    [14:21]


    [19/3/1995]


    [T: "Thunderbolt"]


    Jean: Alright, Jasmine, I killed all the 5 beasts for today, it''s time to leave now, right?


    Jean: *Sigh* And I wanted to use the Dodge Tomahawk¡­ Well, let''s go all out with it then.


    Jean walked to the town and bought a big piece of iron that weighed around 600 kilograms (An: I know, it "Should" be light for someone at the 2nd stage, who has already developed Qi, but blame Mars for having done it that way, not me) and started to walk slowly towards New Moon City with that thing over his shoulders.


    Jasmine: ...You really want to do it?


    Jean: I want to reach the apex, if I want that, then I can''t hold back!


    Every step he made would leave a deep footprint in the ground and sweat would fall from his body like a waterfall.


    He needed to make 350 kilometers with this shit on his shoulders¡­ It will be a long week¡­


    [12 days later]


    Jean: Urgh¡­


    Jean looked at his status on the watch and this is what he found.


    Name: Jean Dennell [Yun Che]


    Age: 16 Years and 8 months


    Sex: Male


    Status: Tired


    Cultivation Realm: 5th Nascent Profound Realm


    Special Status: Yun Bloodline, Reincarnated, Sky Poison Body, Evil God''s Divine Veins, Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins, Mutated Profound Veins, Perfect Body, Extreme Fire Spirit Body.


    Schrift: Almighty


    There were some beasts in the way, but Jean just used his own weight to stomp them to death or his Schrift. So he finally reached the place in 12 days and when he woke up and got the "Almighty", he used it to look the future, and found something really nice for this night¡­


    Jasmine: Your current body should be able to maintain the first stage of the Evil God''s seven gates for a long time.


    Jean: Neat.


    Thanks to his "Almighty" he could already feel the sensation of using the Evil Soul without even using it. he put the piece of iron back to the Sky Poison Pearl and walked to the city gates.


    As he walked closer to the New Moon City, the thick and majestic city wall appeared in front of Jean with a wave of extremely oppressing force. Endless people flowed in and out under the towering city gate, displaying a bustle that would almost never occur in Floating Cloud City.


    Jean: Alright, the first destination is at the Black Moon Merchant Guild.


    Then Jean headed to the Black Moon Merchant Guild, using the future as his map. Soon, he reached the destination.


    Jasmine: How do you know where it is?


    Jean: Secret.


    Jasmine: ...Is it the "Almighty" perhaps?


    Since Jean never told her what "Almighty" does, she didn''t know about it, and for that power to be called like that, it means that it is superior than the others he showed before, and since they are already heaven-defying, what can do the "Almighty"?


    If she knew it, she would try anything to hold Jean at her side, since she can''t even touch the watch. It would be a disaster for anyone that becomes his enemy¡­ Rewriting destiny¡­ This is something that even the Ancestral God would never dream of¡­


    They finally reached the place, Jean looked around with an amazed expression.


    A huge plaque embedded with a black waning moon appeared in his line of sight; the four words "Black Moon Merchant Guild" were lined horizontally below the black moon.


    It was different from the bustling and liveliness on other streets; not only were the amount of people that passes through very few, most of them also walked with hurried footsteps and with their mouths tightly closed.


    Jean: Just like grandfather had described¡­


    However, this was just a branch, the main headquarters was in the Divine Phoenix Empire.


    He used the Sky Poison Pearl to use all the Fire Spirit Grass to create Fire Spirit Pills, then he entered undisturbed in the building, his young appearances attracted the attention of many people, he acted as if he was a noble, looking down on this place.


    If he wasn''t respected then the staff would not buy anything from him.


    Behind the counter, there was a man around 30 years, he merely glanced at Jean and asked.


    Jean: 8 Fire Spirit Pills, make a satisfying offer.


    Thanks to the big quantity of FIre Spirit Grass he found on the cave, he was able to make 8 pills, even if 1 was used for him. As he placed the 8 pills on the counter, the clerk''s rigid face made a small expression and picked up one of the pills before lightly stroking it.


    Suddenly, his complexion changed and was b?r?ly able to let out his voice.


    Clerk: Ten¡­ Tenth rank Fire Spirit Pill!!


    If it was only 1 pill like that, then it would not be nothing much, but when he saw that every 8 pills were of the tenth rank, his eyes widened in shock.


    Jean: I will not repeat twice.


    The clerk finally snapped out of it and quickly brought a black wooden box to prevent the medicinal energy from dispersing. His expression was a bit more respectful when he looked at Jean, but he still underestimated him for his age.


    Clerk: Ahem¡­ These eight Fire Spirit Pills of the tenth rank are the best of the best, as for the price¡­ I will give you 100 purple profound coins each; therefore, how about 800 purple profound coins total?


    Jean: ...Is this a joke?


    Clerk: I''m sorry for disrespecting you, sir, I hope you can forgive me. It will be 1600 purple profound coins, each pill will be bought for 200 purple profound coins.


    Jean: Mm. That''s better.


    The clerk, delighted, quickly gathered the Fire Spirit Pills and turned around. After a while, he brought out a shiny violet card, presented to Jean and stated.


    Clerk: This is your Profound Currency Card, please accept it. If you require anything else, you are always welcomed at our Black Moon Merchant Guild.


    Jean picked it up without even inspecting because he could see the future, and put the card away and asked.


    Jean: How much does that dress cost?


    He pointed his thumb behind him, pointing at a dark red dress. It was a small, yet exquisite dress clearly made for young ladies. When Jasmine saw it, she made a squealing sound while the Clerk spoke.


    Clerk: This Smoky Red Fairy Dress was made with heavenly silk chiffon and embroidered with eighty one blood red crystal tassels; in the entire New Moon City, this is the one and only available; therefore, it is somewhat expensively priced at five hundred purple profound coins.


    Jean: Well, hopefully my sister will be happy¡­


    Jasmine: Pffft¡­.


    While Jasmine was almost spitting blood from what Jean said, he gave the clerk the Profound Currency Card, the clerk took 500 purple coins before giving it back at him, then Jean walked away while picking up the dress and put it in the Sky Poison Pearl.


    Jasmine: You dare say that this princess is your sister! I double dare you!


    Jean: Oh shut up, I can''t say that I have a fetish for women''s clothes.


    Jasmine: ...Yeah, you are right¡­ Hmph! I''ll let it pass this time because this piece of clothing is really not bad, but if you ever dare to speak nonsense about this princess again, I''ll definitely not show you any mercy! ...Where do we go now?


    Jean: We will go to the New Moon Profound Palace to talk with Sikong Han, when we will be part of that faction, then we will have access to more things and increase my cultivation faster, I can even learn some Offensive Profound Skills, I can''t just show my Schrift every time to anyone.

 Chapter 28 - New Moon Profound Palace

    When Jean reached the New Moon Profound Palace, he stopped on his steps and looked at his watch.


    Jasmine: What are you waiting f-


    ?: B-B-B¡­ Brother-in-law!!??


    Jean turned to left and found Xia Yuanba. He raised his arm and greeted him.


    Jean: Yo! Yuanba!


    Xia Yuanba: Brother-in-law, it really is you!


    Xia Yuanba quickly rushed over with a face brimming with surprise and joy, Jean just sidestepped, avoiding a traumatizing spine-breaking hug. And then asked a question even if he already knows the answer


    Jean: So, why are you here?


    Xia Yuanba: I should be the one asking Brother-in-law this question. Half a year ago, I heard you were driven out of your clan. I searched for you for many days but I still failed to find you.


    Phew, it''s really good that you''re alright. I thought that something had happened to you, and couldn''t sleep peacefully at all during these past six months.


    Jean smiled and said with confidence.


    Jean: Rest ?ssured, my life is awfully tough, how could anything happen to me? Being driven out of the Xiao Clan was actually a good thing; the outside world is much more wonderful than the Floating Cloud City that we spent ten or so years of our lives in.


    These past six months I''ve been continuously walking west from Floating Cloud City, and it was only today that I arrived at New Moon City. For you to be here¡­. You are a student?


    Xia Yuanba: Of course. Class One is taught by Profound Department''s Great Elder himself. The requirements to enter the Class One is the highest; you must either have enough talent, or¡­ Hehe, have sufficient connections.


    Jean: So your family is friend with the New Moon Profound Palace, huh?


    Xia Yuanba: Hehe. Let''s not talk about these things. Brother-in-law, were you always by yourself? Did you find a place to stay in New Moon City yet? What are you going to do from now on?


    Jean: It will depend on the future. Is the Great Elder you spoke about Sikong Han?


    Xia Yuanba: Eh? That''s right. That''s exactly Elder Sikong. Brother-in-law, didn''t you just arrive at New Moon City? How do you know about Elder Sikong?


    Jean: He and my grandfather had a relationship; before I left Floating Cloud City, Grandfather told me to come and find him.


    Xia Yuanba''s eyes immediately brightened at those words and excitedly replied.


    Xia Yuanba: That''s great! Elder Sikong''s prestige is very high in New Moon City, and he also treats others very nicely.


    If he and Grandfather Xiao knows each other, perhaps he can arrange a place for you to stay¡­ Mn, it would be even better if he could arrange a place inside New Moon Profound Palace.


    Jean: Then guide me to him.


    Xia Yuanba: Ok, but it''s not definite that you''ll be able to see him today. Because today just happens to be the new Palace Chief''s appointment day, and there''s still a congratulatory feast in the evening.


    I heard that all of New Moon City''s well-known sects and clans with influence will all be there; Elder Sikong should be busy preparing for it.


    Jean: It doesn''t matter, if we can''t see him today, then we will try tomorrow, let''s try anyways.


    Xia Yuanba: Oh, okay.


    Then Xia Yuanba brought Jean to the main entrance, but they were stopped from a young gatekeeper.


    Gatekeeper: Non-disciples of the Palace are not allowed to enter.


    Xia Yuanba wanted to say something, but Jean put an arm in front of him and with a smile, he took out the wooden tablet that his grandfather gave him.


    Jean: I wonder if this wooden tablet could possibly let me enter and see Elder Sikong right now?


    Gatekeeper: This is¡­. Elder Sikong''s Seven Profound Tablet? Oh, should''ve taken that out earlier, please enter.


    When he finished speaking, he withdrew his extended arm, took a step back, and signaled Yun Che and Xia Yuanba to come in.


    When they were inside, Xia Yuanba said with an astonished face.


    Xia Yuanba: Brother-in-law, how do you have Elder Sikong''s Seven Profound Tablet? Only the seven people closest to the Elder have this, and with this tablet, you could be considered a person of the New Moon Profound Palace, and can freely enter the New Moon Profound Palace as well.


    Jean: I don''t know, you need to ask my grandfather about it.


    Then, while Jean was being brought at the Elder''s Hall, Xia Yuanba told him what happened in these 6 months to him. And at that moment, Jasmine''s voice attracted his attention.


    Jasmine: This person, is your friend?


    Jean: Yes.


    Jasmine: How old?


    Jasmine: 15 and half years old¡­ This person, actually possesses the Tyrannical Emperor''s Divine Veins!


    Jean: Hooh?


    Jasmine: His Profound Veins are very special, his vein width is more than twice that of ordinary people, and even the structure is quite different. These Profound Veins are known as the Tyrannical Emperor''s Divine Veins. Even in the Divine¡­


    Well, in short, it is an extremely rare profound vein, if it were in the place where I was born, people who have this profound vein would inevitably dominate a region, and be appointed as an emperor.


    But for it to have appeared in this kind of place, what a wasted vein! The reason why his veins are excessively large is also because of his Tyrannical Emperor''s Divine Veins.


    With these veins, while it''s not obvious at the Elementary Profound Realm, once he steps into the Nascent Profound Realm and his profound power m?tur?s, he would have to put in at least ten times the effort of ordinary people for every level after!


    Also, throughout his entire lifetime, he can only progress up to Nascent Profound Realm, and will never breakthrough into True Profound Realm.


    Jean: But?


    Jasmine: If you want to use them at their fullest capabilities, you need to pull a sort of "Trigger", to give them the heart of a tyrant, once his veins are awaken, it will take a single night to break into the Emperor Profound Realm, or possibly the Tyrant Profound Realm.


    Xia Yuanba: Brother-in-law, we''re here.


    Jean looked at the door in front of them and Xia Yuanba tried to knock at it, but before he could, the door opened by itself and a man around 40 years came out.


    Xia Yuanba: Elder Sikong, you''re actually here. That''s wonderful.


    Sikong Han: Oh? Yuanba, do you need anything from me?


    Xia Yuanba: It''s my brother-in-law, he has some business with you.


    Then Xia Yuanba moved at the side, letting Sikong Han look at Jean, who walked up and politely spoke.


    Jean: Elder Sikong, Junior Dennell Jean came from Floating Cloud City in the east. I wonder if Elder Sikong is still able to recall an old friend from Floating Cloud City named Xiao Lie?


    Jasmine: ''...Dennell Jean? That was his name? Where in the Primordial Chaos Dimension did he pick that name from?''


    Then he quickly grabbed Jean''s shoulders with both of his hands and asked.


    Sikong Han: Where is he? Could it be that he has come to New Moon City?


    Jean: No. Right now, grandfather is still in Floating Cloud City. I''m here to find you in accordance to grandfather''s wish.


    After finishing speaking, he took out the Seven Profound Tablet and showed it to Sikong Han, he picked it up and let out a soft sigh.


    Sikong Han: It''s already been seven years; these past years, I had always wanted to visit him in Floating Cloud City but I could never do so. I hope that this time, I could at least slightly pay back his past kindness.

 Chapter 29 - Lan Xueruo

    After leading Jean and Xia Yuanba in the Elder''s Hall, Sikong Han sat down and carefully examined Jean and asked with concern.


    Sikong Han: You say you''re Elder Brother Xiao''s grandson, yet how come your family name is Dennell?


    Xia Yuanba: That''s right, that''s right. Brother-in-law, how come you referred to yourself as Dennell Jean? Is it possible that after you were able to locate your biological parents after being expelled from Xiao Clan?


    Jean: Xiao Lie is not actually my biological grandfather. However, he raised me as his grandson. After I was expelled from the Xiao Clan, Grandfather informed me that my family name is actually Yun. But I don''t know if my real parents are still alive, so I took a different identity until I will find them.


    Sikong Han: So that''s why. Actually, I had already heard about this.


    Jean: I''m curious, how did Elder Sikong meet Grandfather in the past?


    Sikong Han: Hehe, it was seven years ago. I was on a trip to Floating Cloud City for a work related matter and brought my twelve year old son along; but an enemy of mine had found out and waited in ambush there.


    I was ambushed just when I was able to enter the city. I used all of my strength just to defend myself and had no time to attend to my son. Just when my son was about to be killed, Elder Brother Xiao had appeared and saved my son''s life¡­


    This Sikong Han only has one son and if it wasn''t for Elder Brother Xiao, my family line would have ended right there with me. After all these years, I have never forgotten this kindness, nor have I found a way to repay it.


    Speaking of which, you are truly worthy of being Elder Brother Xiao''s grandson; to actually be at the mid stage of the Nascent Profound Realm at such a young age.


    This kind of innate ability, even in New Moon City, would be considered first-class. Your grandfather is Floating Cloud City''s number one expert, and your future accomplishments would surely not lose to your grandfather''s.


    Xia Yuanba: What?


    His eyes were wide open and asked.


    Xia Yuanba: Elder Sikong, did you just say that my brother-in-law is already in the Nascent Profound Realm? This-this¡­Elder Sikong, are you sure you''re not mistaken?


    My brother-in-law had his Profound Veins crippled since childhood and had never been able to pass the first level of the Elementary Profound Realm; how could he possibly be in the Nascent Profound Realm!


    Sikong Han: Oh?


    Jean: I had¡­ A fortunate encounter¡­ But I wonder if I can enter in the Profound Department. ''I''m not going to rip off my Profound Veins anymore¡­''


    Sikong Han: Dennell Jean, how old are you?


    Jean: Just Jean is alright, 16 years and 8 months old.


    Sikong Han: 16 years old? I originally thought you were already seventeen or eighteen, but you''re actually only sixteen years old!


    To actually be in the Nascent Profound Realm at the age of sixteen, even in the entire New Moon Profound Palace, there should not be more than ten individuals¡­. If you had been born in a higher level sect, you would, without a doubt, greatly exceed the current you!


    Xia Yuanba wanted to talk, but he felt something telling him to hold back, it was Jean''s "Almighty" that he used before entering the city to rewrite the future to a certain level.


    Jean: You flatten me, Elder Sikong.


    Jean nodded and used his profound energy to block 43 profound entrances of his mutated 60, leaving only 17 opened. Then Sikong Han placed his hand on Jean''s wrist for a brief moment and admirably nodded.


    Sikong Han: No wonder! To actually have an innate amount of 17 opened Profound Entrances, this is without a doubt, the level of a genius! This is also a talent that our Profound Department greatly d?s?r?s!


    Originally, Sikong Han wanted only to repay his debt with Xiao Lie by giving Jean a place to stay. But now that he was aware of his talent, he didn''t care about the debt, he would try to keep Jean here, his arrival was like a gift from the heavens to the New Moon Profound Palace!


    Sikong Han: Jean, do you really want to join our New Moon Profound Palace? If you really want to join, all entrance exams will be forgone, and I will directly admit you! Not only that, but you will join Class One!


    Jean: Yes sir!


    Sikong Han frantically scrambled around the table and took out a silver badge on Jean''s shoulder, then he said.


    Sikong Han: So, from now on, you''re a disciple of my New Moon Profound Palace''s Profound Department. This will identify you as so, and here''s the key to your quarters. Today just happens to be the appointment day of the new Palace Chief.


    The matters of this evening''s celebration for the newly-appointed currently has my hands tied, so I won''t keep you guys any longer. Yuanba, take Jean to settle down in his quarters or perhaps even introduce him to his future senior apprentices¡­ Oh, by the way. Jean, are you interested in attending the banquet this evening?


    Jean: Yes.


    Sikong Han: Excellent! Normally, only the core disciples of our Profound Department would be allowed to attend. Even though you''ve only joined our Profound Department today, given your innate ability, you''re more than qualified. It''ll give you the chance to become knowledgeable of the top sects of New Moon City.


    Jean nodded and replied with gratitude.


    Jean: Thank you, Elder Sikong. I''ll certainly attend.


    If he didn''t use the "Almighty", he would have asked to bring Yuanba with him, but he still remember that scene on his mind¡­ The other disciple slowly breaking him¡­ He ain''t letting the others do as they please in front of him.


    After leaving the Elder''s Hall and being far enough, Xia Yuanba asked in surprise.


    Xia Yuanba: Brother-in-law! What''s going on? Are you really at the Nascent Profound Realm? B-b-but aren''t your Profound Veins crippled? Even if your Profound Veins have been healed, there''s no way to become this formidable so suddenly! You''re even more formidable than my older sister!


    Jean: Hehe, I found a treasure that let me heal them, so I ripped them off and then recreated a new set.


    Xia Yuanba: Pffft¡­ H-How?! Are you alright, brother-in-law?!


    Xia Yuanba hugged Jean in panic, but Jean quickly said.


    Jean: Yes, yes, I''m alright, it was painful as hell but it was worth, about how I reached the mid Nascent Profound Realm, it is a secret, sorry kid.


    He looked around comically, as if checking if there is someone, making Jean laugh a bit.


    Later, Jean followed Xia Yuanba to his living accommodations. Along the way, he met many New Moon Profound Palace disciples, most of them were around 20 years, some of them were 15 or 16 years old, and they were at the Elementary Profound Realm.


    Jean: How many disciples are here?


    Xia Yuanba: The last time I checked, there were more than three thousand disciples. New Moon Profound Palace recruits disciples within the age of fifteen to eighteen. Most of them generally stay until they reach twenty years old before departing. An awful lot of them will join Blue Wind''s official force in the future.


    Jean: Blue Wind''s official force¡­ Maybe I will go to the Blue Wind Imperial City later¡­


    Xia Yuanba: I heard that the banquet of celebrating the newly-appointed Palace Chief was used from the other factions to ridicule the New Moon Profound Palace, but I am sure that brother-in-law will show everyone who stands on top!


    Jean laughed and patted Xia Yuanba''s back, he was one of the few people who was close with him even when he was crippled, the others being Xiao Lingxi, Xiao Lie, and Xia Qingyue to a certain level.


    Jean: So, who are the factions that will come here?


    Xia Yuanba: Oh, let me think¡­ In total there are seven; they are the Profound Heart Sect, Cloudy Sun Sect, Iron Spear Clan, Seven Deadly Sword Pavilion, Stormy Profound Palace and the outer branches of the Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Clan..


    Ah, Brother-in-law look, that person over there is our senior brother Li Weihao. He''s seventeen this year, and has already reached the third level of the Nascent Profound Realm.


    That person over there in white clothing is even more powerful. I believe he was called Xu Aoran; he''s only eighteen years old, and is already at the fifth rank of the Nascent Profound Realm just like you! Those two are in our Class One.


    However, the most formidable in our New Moon Profound Palace are not them, but Senior Brother Murong and Senior Sister Xueruo, who are publicly known as New Moon Profound Palace''s two biggest geniuses.


    The Elders will definitely bring them to tonight''s banquet. With them, it definitely won''t be a repeat of five years ago¡­


    His voice halted, making Jean look who was in front of him and found 2 people, a young man and a girl walking side by side in their direction. Who cares about the man, let''s describe the girl!


    She was beautiful enough to make one''s heart tremble, she had a pair of beautiful sparkling eyes with gaze as soft as water. Her cherry colored lips have the ?uster of a smooth seashell. Her elegant eyebrows are crescent shaped with beautiful pitch black hair.


    Jean: *Whistle*


    Xia Yuanba: Senior Brother Murong, Senior Sister Xueruo!


    Upon seeing Xia Yuanba, the girl smiled and greeted him.


    Before Xia Yuanba could answer, she noticed Jean and curiously asked.


    Lan Xueruo: This is¡­


    Xia Yuanba: Hehe, this is my brother-in-law, he just entered our Profound Department today. He''s also in our Class One! Brother-in-law, they''re the Senior Brother Murong Ye and Senior Sister Lan Xueruo that I had just mentioned earlier. They''re this generation''s strongest disciples within our New Moon Profound Palace.


    Jean walked forward and introduced himself.


    Jean: Hello there, my name is Dennell Jean, Jean for the friends, I just entered the Profound Department so I request the two Seniors to look after me in the future.


    Murong just nodded, obviously unhappy for Jean to disturb his moment with Lan Xueruo.


    Lan Xueruo: Oh? You also joined our Class One? Do you perhaps come from a place far away from here? It is the first time I heard a name like yours. Hehe, you seem so young and you are already at the 5th Nascent Profound Realm.


    If the beauties in the class find out that such a handsome little junior has just entered, they''ll definitely be overjoyed. You need to be careful, little junior brother. Eh? That''s not right, Junior Brother Xia seemed to have referred to you as ''brother-in-law''. Don''t tell me; you''re already married?


    Xia Yuanba: That''s right. My brother-in-law is only sixteen this year, but he has already married my sister half a year ago.


    Lan Xueruo: Oh~~~ So little junior brother Jean is only sixteen years old. To marry this early, it seems the bride must have been really beautiful.


    Jean: Ah haha¡­. Anyway, I''ll be in senior brother and senior sister''s care in the future. Hey, if practice makes perfect, and nobody''s perfect, why practice?


    Lan Xueruo cluelessly tilted her head before she got the joke and laughed, making Jean smile.


    Lan Xueruo: Hah. Now only is Junior Brother Jean good looking, but also a humorous person too. It''s a pity you''re already married; otherwise, senior sister here may¡­ hehehe.


    Jean: Oh, don''t worry about it, she told me that she is ok with me picking up more flowers, what''s a good garden if it has a single flower? ''...She doesn''t mind, right?''


    As soon as Jean said that, Xia Yuanba''s mouth opened wide, Murong Ye''s eyes narrowed, and Lan Xueruo just sweetly smiled.


    Lan Xueruo: 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 attend a banquet tonight, and there may be a difficult battle awaiting.


    We need to head to the Medicine Department and prepare some medicine pills that may come in handy; let''s meet later, okay?


    Jean: Sure, see you later then.


    Lan Xueruo playfully winked her left eye and left with a faint smile, Jean turned around to see her back for a moment before he turned towards Murong Ye.

 Chapter 30 - The Banquet

    Jean: Hello, Murong Ye.


    Jean smiled as he called out his name. Murong Ye looked coldly at him and opened his mouth, but Jean interrupted him.


    Jean: Don''t worry sweetie, I accept both boys and girls.


    Murong Ye: ...Ah?


    He forgot about his anger to Jean and let out a shocked sound. Then Jean laid an hand on his shoulder and smiled with his eyes.


    Jean: If you ever feel alone just call me, ok?


    Murong Ye had a terrified look on his eyes and quickly backed away in disgust from Jean, while Xia Yuanba looked at him with shock.


    Xia Yuanba: Brother-in-law, you¡­


    Suddenly, Jean started to laugh like crazy and said.


    Jean: Hahahaha! What? Did you take me for gay? That''s cute, c''mon Yuanba, there are more places that you still have to show me, forget about the failure over there.


    Jean patted Xia Yuanba''s back with one hand and walked away, while raising his free hand and giving the middle finger to Murong Ye, turning his disgust in anger.


    [Later]


    After he slept for a bit on his new bed, which was NOT in constant danger from random Profound Beasts. He reached the heart of the New Moon Profound Palace alone, it was a wide area of a sparse emerald-green bamboo forest.


    And in it, stood a huge palace that emitted a dignified atmosphere, it was named the Main Palace. All the important matters inside the Palace are conducted in the Main Palace, so would the banquet too.


    Then Jean found his seat, which was in front of the row, near Sikong Han who waved at him.


    Sikong Han: Jean, should any duels occur later, I want you to pay close attention. It would be best if you manage to learn something from the fight. It has only been a short while since you had joined the Profound Department, so it''s unlikely that anyone would challenge you.


    Jean didn''t checked if he would really be chosen or not, but he couldn''t risk to use the "Almighty" now, it would lose his mysteriousness¡­ Better using it in the fight! So what if they seen him use it? They don''t know what he can do with it, and never they will.


    Jean: I understand.


    Finally, the newly appointed Palace Chief of the New Moon Profound Palace, Qin Wuyou, has finally appeared. He looked around 60 years, his face held a face of a gentle and unflustered calm, and deep wisdom could be seen on his eyes.


    Then, a middle aged man with 7 disciples strided in.


    ?: Hahahaha, Tie Zhancang of Iron Spear Clan, brings his son, Hengjun, to respectfully congratulate Palace Chief Qin on his appointment. Palace Chief Qin, I trust that you''ve been well since we last met.


    When I chanced upon you half a month ago, Palace Chief Qin''s bearing had truly made a deep impression on me. Today I especially brought my son to come before you¡­ This is a meagre gift, to show my respect to you.


    Qin Wuyou: Iron Spear Clan''s Clan Master is really too polite. You personally came to give this old man face, so there should be no need to bring any gift. Your esteemed son is extraordinarily talented, and the way he conducts himself is out of the ordinary.


    In the future, he will definitely be a dragon amongst men, and perhaps, he may even far surpass you, his father. Hahahaha¡­. Come, please take a seat.


    The next were¡­


    ?: Cloudy Sun Sect''s Head Elder Yan Zizai, congratulates Palace Chief Qin on his appointment.


    ¡­


    ?: Burning Heaven Clan''s Sixth Elder, Fen Hanyan, congratulates Palace Chief Qin on his appointment.


    ¡­


    Soon, everyone else came, until the last one, the Xiao Sect, ca-


    ?: Junior Xiao Luocheng of Xiao Sect, meets Palace Chief Qin.


    Jean: ...Huh? Only him?


    Everyone brought their disciples, but from the Xiao Sect, there wasn''t any trace of a elder or master, the head of the group was actually Xiao Luocheng.


    Qin Wuyou: Heh-heh, Xiao Luocheng? This old man has heard of this well-known name. I didn''t expect that there would be a chance to meet the number one of New Moon City''s young generation. Your esteemed father did not come today?


    Xiao Luocheng: Palace Chief Qin''s praise is too much. Even though father had very much wanted to come in person to congratulate Palace Chief Qin on his appointment, he is unwell and cannot attend today; because of this, this junior is acting as his substitute. Please do not take offense to this.


    It was obvious that he was not even showing the minimum amount of respect¡­ But Qin Wuyou behaved as if he didn''t mind it at all.


    Qin Wuyou: Hahahaha, Young Master of Xiao Sect, what are you saying? I''ve heard many things about Young Master''s elegant manners everyday. To finally be able to meet you today has already granted a wish of mine, so I am happy beyond words. Esteemed guests of the Xiao Sect, please be seated.


    When all the guests arrived, the banquet began and Qin spoked.


    Qin Wuyou: Just for the sake of this Qin''s appointment matter, our esteemed guests have taken time out of their busy schedule in order to grace this Qin with their presence; this Qin is truly fortunate.


    Since it is this Qin''s first time in New Moon City, this Qin''s knowledge regarding the affairs of New Moon City is quite poor. From now on, this Qin hopes that all who are present will not be too stingy in bestowing this Qin with their ?ssistance. This wine cup, is this Qin''s first toast to you all!


    Then he raised his wine cup and downed it in one gulp, soon, the guests did that too.


    ?: Haha, Palace Chief Qin is too polite, if you ever need our Azure Dragon Group''s ?ssistance for anything in the future, please do not hesitate to call upon us.


    ?: Hearing that Palace Chief Qin was formerly from the Imperial City''s Blue Wind Profound Palace, really incites feelings of aspiration in our hearts! With the appointment of Palace Chief Qin, I believe New Moon Profound Palace is definitely on the road to remarkable success.


    ?: Palace Chief Qin''s profound strength is deep and unmeasurable; I''m afraid he may already be over the fifth level of the Earth Profound Realm or even higher. It really makes us feel great respect for him and ashamed of ourselves.


    Those came from the small and medium sects, while the major sects of the New Moon City stood aloof, while the gazes of their disciples were checking out the disciples of the New Moon Profound Palace.


    Jasmine: This atmosphere is indeed quite subtle. It seems like this princess will soon have a good show to watch.


    Jean: Hopefully it will be entertaining for me¡­


    Jasmine: Hmph, it will be hard for almost any of them to make you fight seriously, even if I am curious about the "Almighty", if even your watch named it like that, then it should be in a completely different level than the others.


    Jean: Hoho, you have no idea¡­


    At that moment, the Profound Heart Sect''s Head Elder Xuan Duanao loudly announced.


    Xuan Duanao: This cup, is this old man''s toast to Palace Chief Qin, on behalf of Profound Heart Sect''s wish that he may soon lead New Moon Profond Palace, to send tremors throughout the four oceans.


    However, the banquet up till now, even though there are many esteemed guests present, still feels as if it''s lacking something; it just isn''t lively enough.


    Since Palace Chief Qin has only been newly appointed, he ought to have not yet become familiar with New Moon Profound Palace, and in all likelihood, would want to know the current strength of the palace''s disciples.


    Actually, this old man has a suggestion; why don''t we let a few of our younger disciples of the same age range exchange pointers?


    It may even liven things up, deepen the relationship amongst them, and Palace Chief Qin would get to gauge the current strength of the palace''s disciples. Wouldn''t it be like getting three birds with one stone?


    ?: Right! Elder Xuan''s suggestion is wonderful!


    ?: What a great three birds with one stone!


    ?: What a great idea! Then what are we waiting for, let''s begin right away; I believe Palace Chief Qin would certainly not be opposed to this.


    Even if Qin Wuyou wanted to refuse, he couldn''t do it, but he stood calm and nodded.


    Qin Wuyou: Elder Xuan''s suggestion is not bad. Then, how should we go about in exchanging pointers?


    Xuan Duanao: That''s simple! Our little juniors are different from us as they are in the initial stages where a person''s age determines their step towards heaven; therefore, it''s only fair to use age as the factor in these exchanging of pointers.


    Of course, a younger person may challenge an older person; winning this way will only be even more brilliant, hahahaha.


    ?: Since this idea was proposed by this old man, then we''ll start with my Profound Heart Sect¡­ Xuan Yu, you''re up! Don''t forget to state your age.


    Xuan Yu: Yes, Elder!


    Then the youngest disciple leaped onto the center of the hall and swept his eyes to the New Moon Profound Palace disciples.


    Xuan Yu: This one is Profound Heart Sect''s useless disciple Xuan Yu, sixteen years old. Who will come up and advise me?

 Chapter 31 - Respect my ?ss!

    Sikong Han hesitated a bit before he called someone.


    Sikong Han: Li Hao, you''re up!


    Li Hao: Yes!


    Li Hao leaped in front of Xuan Yu and said with resolution.


    Li Hao: New Moon Profound Palace Class One''s Li Hao, please advise me!


    Xuan Yu: Hehe, needless to say, I''ll properly give you some advice.


    Xuan Yu laughed as he spoke with sarcasm, which angered Li Hao, the latter concentrated Profound Energy into his right arm and smashed towards Xuan Yu''s face.


    Xuan Yu: Hehe, only at this level?


    Xuan Yu brought up his right hand, which flashed with a layer of purple light.


    ?: It''s Profound Heart Sect''s Profound Art, Purple Sun Art!


    The Purple energy in Xuan Yu''s palm boiled like hot water as he clasped his hand into a fist and struck straight towards Li Hao''s fist, and the latter''s fist dislocated. He revealed a painful expression as his upper body was pushed back from the force.


    Then Xuan Yu laughed a bit before his left fist stuck out at his abdomen.


    Xuan Yu: Purple Cloud Palm!


    *BANG*


    The purple colored fist severely smashed deep into Li Hao''s abdomen. Li Hao''s complexion immediately became incomparably pale, b?r?ly letting out a groan as he was sent flying; he flipped several times in the air and violently crashed onto the floor.


    ?: Li Hao!


    ?: Junior Brother Li!!


    Two disciples from the New Moon Profound Palace quickly rushed out to support the defeated Li Hao.


    Xuan Yu: You let me win.


    The he turned towards the New Moon Profound Palace disciples and asked.


    Xuan Yu: I wonder who would be the next friend from New Moon Profound Palace that''s coming to exchange some pointers?


    ?: Tch, this kid seems like he''s addicted to being in the limelight.


    ?: Alas, there''s no meaning in oppressing these rookies, this is just playing around.


    But no one else answered for Xuan Yu''s question¡­


    Xuan Yu: Huh? What''s going on? Don''t tell me friends from the New Moon Profound Palace are all a bunch of turtles?


    He slapped his own face and said.


    Xuan Yu: Look at this mouth of mine, it really doesn''t know what it''s saying. This is the Profound Palace appointed by the magnificent Imperial Family; the disciples are supposed to be the best, how can they be turtles.


    It must be that it''s beneath them to advise this little brother? Now how should we handle this? Little brother here is going to be bold and pick someone to challenge. If I win, it''s naturally due to luck, but if I lose, I will immediately leave this stage, and everyone present won''t have to hear my jokes anymore¡­.


    ...That brother on the first line over there, from your confident eyes, you must be powerful. Please advise this little brother here for a bit.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Jean: Why not?


    Shit is going down, that is what Jean was thinking while smirking. He stood up and headed to the center of the hall with a calm face.


    Sikong Han: Jean, be careful to not exaggerate.


    When Jean reached the center of the hall, he spoke with smiling eyes.


    Jean: This one is Dennell Jean, 16 years, I just joined the New Moon Profound Palace just today.


    Xuan Yu: Hello, I hope this brother can give me a few pointers¡­


    [3 seconds later]


    Xuan Yu: Ugh¡­


    He was stuck in a crater in the ground, while his ?h?st was completely purple from a big bruise.


    Jean: I''m sorry, I didn''t held back enough¡­ Let me help you get out from there.


    Jean extended his right arm at Xuan Yu, who clasped it¡­


    *Ka-Cha*


    His arm completely dislocated from his shoulder, Jean let his arm go and covered his mouth in surprise.


    Jean: I''m really sorry! I didn''t noticed that you were so fragile, I should have held back even more!


    It was obvious as the sun in a day of summer that he was just insulting Xuan Yu, he never knew that Jean was a 5th Nascent Profound Realm cultivator, not only that, but he could go against cultivators at the 10th Nascent Profound Realm even without using his Evil God Art.


    ?: Xuan Yu!


    The disciples of the Profound Heart Sect were all startled, two people hastily stepped up to pick up Xuan Yu''s body and fed him three medicinal pellets into his mouth.


    One of them glared at Jean and furiously spoke.


    ?: During this exchange of pointers amongst those of the same age, you actually acted this viciously! If anything happens to Xuan Yu, my Profound Heart Sect will definitely not let you off.


    Jean: *Sigh* Fuck it, I''ll drop the act. I''m tired of being polite with a bunch of "Pigs", I don''t give a fu?k if he dies, now take him away before his dirty hands touch me.


    ?: You¡­!


    Jean: "You" what? You want to hit me? Do it, I want to see you try to hit me! But the moment you do it, you and your Profound Heart Sect can forget to be here forever.


    The man clicked his tongue and took Xuan Yu away. Meanwhile, another man stood up and said to Qin Wuyou.


    ?: Palace Chief Qin, today is your appointment date and us Profound Heart Sect came here in good faith to sincerely congratulate you.


    Our disciples exchanging pointers was also just to liven things up, but not only did your disciple act viciously, he even insulted my Profound Heart Sect''s disciples¡­. if I may ask, is this how your New Moon Profound Palace shows hospitality?


    Jean: Hahahaha! Drop the bullshit, we all know that you came here for humiliating us, you don''t need to fake it.


    ?: You brazen!!


    Jean: Whatever¡­ If you want to humiliate the New Moon profound Palace, then do it after walking over my body! I don''t care how old the disciple is, how strong he or she is, who he is, and how "many". I''ll slaughter you all like a bunch of chickens.


    Come here! Let''s see how many of you are needed to take me down!


    These ruthless words violently stirred the expressions of everyone in the Main Palace.


    Murong Ye: What a complete fool!


    Sikong Han: This-this-this...


    Xiao Luocheng: Hahaha, he''s a total moron.


    ?: You dare to be so disrespectful?! We''ll teach you to not be arrogant!


    Then, from the Burning Heaven Clan, 4 disciples of the 3rd and 4th Nascent Profound Realm came out.


    ?: My name is Fen Zihan!


    ?: My name is Fen Xingyu!


    ?: My name is Fen Mo!


    ?: My name is Fen Fan!


    Feng Zihan: Since brother Dennell said that the number doesn''t matter, then we all will come together!


    Jean: *Ptoo*


    He spat towards Feng Zihan and said with a disappointed voice.


    Jean: The kids need to stay out, you might get hurt.


    Feng Mo: You¡­!


    All 4 of them took out their swords, which caught flame, and all 4 of them attacked in different directions, to avoid Jean dodging their attacks.


    ...But why would he?


    Jean tanked all 4 the swords without a single scratch, the flames just burned his clothes, but his skin was still as pale as it could be.


    Feng Fan: What!?


    Two arms shot out and grabbed two disciples on their throats, while the other two retreated. Jean then moved the disciples he caught in front of him and said with a cold gaze.


    Jean: What pill did you take to think that challenging me with 4 mere disciples with 1 or 2 realms lower than mine was a good idea?


    He tightened his hold on their necks before the threw them at the other two disciples, sending all 4 back to the Burning Heaven Clan''s seats.

 Chapter 32 - You, come down.

    Jean: C''mon, who''s the next one? Or do you guys want to do another group attack? I don''t mind at all.


    ¡­


    Jean: No one?


    Jean continued to look around, before he saw a young man standing up from the Iron Spear Clan, unlike the other 5 Jean beaten to death, this one gave him a sort of good vibe, making him raise an eyebrow.


    ?: Iron Spear Clan''s Tie Hengjun, seventeen years old this year. Watching you defeat one foe after another with such a haughty and powerful demeanor, there''s a small bit of admiration in my heart; therefore, I''d like to exchange pointers with you¡­


    Jean''s cold gaze broke and looked at him with a weird expression, before he shrugged.


    ?: Whoa! That''s the Iron Spear Clan''s young clan master! It''s actually him that has stepped up this time!


    ?: I heard three months ago he was already at the fourth rank of Nascent Profound Realm! Also, his ability with the spear had already reached perfection! It wouldn''t be difficult at all for him to defeat someone who''s one or two ranks higher.


    ?: For Tie Hengjun to actually come out; it should be easy for him to defeat Dennell Jean. But he''s already seventeen years old, so his victory would be natural and expected. This doesn''t vent my anger at all.


    ?: It really is a bit unfair. Although if he ends up cutting off his arms and legs or what not, hehe, that''s not bad either. I really can''t stand his arrogant face any longer.


    Jean: Hm, since that''s so, then I''ll accept your challenge.


    Tie Hengjun nodded and took out a spear from his spatial ring.


    Tie Hengjun: This spear is called ''Piercing Cloud'', a True Profound Weapon and a heirloom. I consider this precious spear as a part of my own life and it has never left my side. I''ll be using Piercing Cloud for this exchange with Younger Brother Dennell. Younger Brother Dennell, show your weapon.


    Jean: Sorry but I can''t do that¡­ I can''t use it carelessly. I don''t want to cripple you, so I will not take it out.


    Tie Hengjun: As expected, Younger Brother Dennell is haughty. Since it''s this way¡­


    Jean: No no, it''s not because you aren''t worthy, it''s just because one hit of that could easily cripple me too. And please, just call me Jean.


    Tie Hengjun: Hahahaha, great! So Younger Brother Jean isn''t one of those arrogant and haughty people after all. Looks like I''ll get to enjoy this exchange to my heart''s content. Then, Younger Brother Jean should take care, my Piercing Cloud spear has never lost to one who''s younger than me, even if he is someone 1 realm higher than me!


    Jean curled his hands on fists and waited for Tie Hengjun to attack him. Tie Hengjun roared as his entire body released Profound Energy, his Piercing Cloud fiercely shot out towards Jean, who held back a bit before he changed the direction of the spear and punched Tie Hengjun.


    Tie Hengjun was sent some meters back, but he kept on and used his Profound Skills, Jean sidestepped and dodged them all, then he sent a roundhouse kick at him, which he blocked with his spear.


    He noticed the strength of the kick and Jean''s expression, then he said with a serious expression.


    Tie Hengjun: Junior Brother Jean, I hope you would not hold back the next time¡­


    Jean: ¡­*Sigh* Then I hope that Senior Brother Tie won''t blame me, I warn you that the current you is unable to block my strength.


    Tie Hengjun: I thank Junior Brother Jean for his warning¡­


    He stepped back and prepared a defensive stance.


    Tie Hengjun: Come!


    Jean sighed and walked towards Tie Hengjun, as he said, this time he will not hold back, but he won''t use neither the Profound Handle or the Evil Soul, if he use those then he might really break the weapon¡­


    Jean raised his fist and punched Tie Hengjun, the latter tried to block the attack with his spear, but he was sent flying away, out of the area, he rolled on the ground a few times before he stopped.


    Jean walked towards him and helped him stand up.


    Jean: Are you ok?


    Tie Hengjun: Y-Yes¡­ Thanks for Brother Jean to show me his strength¡­


    Jean: It''s nothing, instead I should be the one to thank you for showing me that this place isn''t full of worms, but proper people too.


    Tie Hengjun: Thanks for the compliment, If it''s possible, I truly wish to become friends with Brother Jean.


    Jean smirked and said.


    Jean: Why not? Go back to your seat, I doubt that you are really alright after that flight.


    Tie Hengjun: Yes.


    Then he walked back to the Iron Spear Clan''s seats and talked with his father, meanwhile Jean turned back to his place, in the middle of the arena.


    Jean: C''mon, who is the next d??khead that will try to fight?


    ?: Since you said that the age doesn''t matter, then you don''t mind someone older than you¡­


    Jean: I said¡­ Who is the next d??khead that will try to fight?


    The voice turned silent for a moment, before it came again.


    ?: Then I''ll come down!


    Everyone turned towards the source of the voice and their eyes widened in shock as they saw the person heading to the center.


    ??: Lu¡­. Lu Zhannan!


    ??: That person¡­ isn''t he Seven Deadly Sword Pavilion''s Cold-Blooded Lu?


    ??: That''s right! That''s definitely him! Dennell wants to have a match with him? Th-th-this... their strengths aren''t even on the same level! Furthermore, that "Cold-Blooded Lu" nickname isn''t just a sham! To have a match with him... does Dennell not care about his life anymore!


    Jean: Lu Zhannan¡­ Hmph, come down and let''s see how many seconds you will last. ''7th Nascent Profound Realm¡­''


    Lu Zhannan''s eyes narrowed and said.


    Lu Zhannan: Don''t be so arrogant just because you defeated those insects, let''s see how you will deal with someone stronger than you.


    Jean: I am here to fight, not measure my d??k size!


    Lu Zhannan: Tch¡­


    When he reached the center of the hall, he took out a longsword of almost 4 feet, then his body suddenly bursted into a line of black phantoms in the center of the palace, and he already closed the distances from Jean.


    Lu Zhannan: Flash of Lightning!


    Then Lu Zhannan''s arm descended from the sky and slashed Jean¡­


    ...Lu Zhannan was sent flying over Jean''s head with an imprint of a fist in his stomach made from an uppercut.


    Before he could fall down, Jean''s image blurred before he reappeared over him, then he threw an axe kick on his back, slamming Lu Zhannan back to the ground. This time, Jean didn''t held back and defeated him in two simple moves.


    Everyone looked with wide eyes the scene that happened in front of their eyes, in the hall there was so much silence that if a pin dropped in the ground then it could be heard.


    Jean landed on the ground and dusted off his clothes.


    Jean: What a disappointment¡­ I''m getting tired of this shit. You, come down and let''s end this.


    Jean raised a finger, and when everyone turned towards the direction where he pointed, they gasped in shock.


    Because the man that he pointed to was¡­ Xiao Luocheng!

 Chapter 33 - Mind if I take some from you?

    Xiao Luocheng raised his cup of wine and gulped whatever there was, then he laid it down on the table and asked.


    Xiao Luocheng: Me? Aren''t you going too far with your ambitions, boy?


    Jean: Hahahahaha, too far? You are just one of the first stepping stones for my ambitions, and you tell me I got too far?


    Xiao Luocheng: Too much arrogance kills people, if you continue like that, you will surely attract bad attention.


    Jean: I don''t care, won''t you just get down or leave from here and consider myself the winner?


    Xiao Luocheng: Don''t worry, I will accompany you for this time, but don''t blame me if you get any bad injury, we are sparring, so it''s obvious that some accidents could happen.


    Jean: Hah, you couldn''t say better, be careful to not be the one injured then.


    Jean raised his watch and started a video at Xiao Luocheng.


    Xiao Luocheng: Brother Jean is right, both of us need to be careful. But worry not, because if I am the one in bad conditions, I will not blame you in the slightest.


    Jean: Hehe, just like that¡­ Now I got some nice material.


    Xiao Luocheng: Come again?


    Jean: Nothing interesting, come down, I need my rest.


    Xiao Luocheng sighed, as if he was worried for Jean, but everyone could see his killing intent flaring out. He leaped in the center of the hall and took a stance.


    Xiao Luocheng: I saw Brother Jean easily defeating Senior Brother Lu Zhannan, so I hope you don''t mind me getting serious.


    Jean: You need more than that.


    Jean kicked the ground and reached Xiao Luocheng in a moment.


    Xiao Luocheng: ''Fast!''


    He immediately raised one arm, blocking Jean''s fist, the shockwave created from them made almost everyone''s hair float while they covered their faces. Xiao Luocheng''s eyes widened before he held a serious face and flared up all of his Profound Energy.


    Jean and Xiao Luocheng jumped away before Xiao Luocheng took out a sword from his spatial ring and rushed at Jean.


    Xiao Luocheng: Extreme Wind Slash!


    Xiao Luocheng''s sword separated in several silhouettes that created a wind storm, the wind storm almost crashed at Jean, but he used his Star God''s Broken Shadow to dodge it and appear in front of of him.


    Xiao Luocheng''s eyes trembled before he managed to block Jean''s second punch with his sword, Jean''s foot flew in air and slammed onto Xiao Luocheng''s side, sending him some meters away.


    Then he took a new stance and waited for Jean to attack, however he stood there, just looking at him with his 6 pupils¡­ Wait, there''s something wrong with that sentence¡­


    Xiao Luocheng: What''s wrong with your eyes!?


    Everyone and Jasmine saw that each eye of Jean developed 3 irises and pupils, each one looking at a different direction.


    Jean: I just want to have a bit of fun¡­


    Jasmine: ''W-What is this feeling¡­''


    She looked carefully and noticed that his shadow was full of eyes that seemed to observe her, giving her chills on her spine, the feeling that she had wasn''t one of encountering someone stronger, or unbeatable¡­ It was just like that of a normal person encountering a demon, terrified.


    Xiao Luocheng charged at Jean, but he just smiled in return before his shadow took form and crashed on Xiao Luocheng, unfortunately for Jean, there was still 1 hour before "Almighty" ends, so he can see only things 1 hour away from now, however it''s more than enough!


    The Xiao Sect''s Branch Young Clan Master landed with a surprised expression, before he saw the shadow disappear in the air, he put back the sword he had and took another sword that was releasing the might of the Earth Profound Realm.


    Xiao Luocheng: This is the Tiger Soul Sword, a sword made from the body of a Earth Profound White Tiger! I dare you to block my sword again!


    Jean: ...Tiger Soul Sword¡­


    ...What sword are you talking about?


    Those words rang on everyone''s ears, and took a second glance at the sword on Xiao Luocheng''s hand. The blade wasn''t there anymore.


    His eyes widened in terror like everyone else''s, but Jasmine was the one most shocked when she saw the blade on Jean''s hand. The blade slowly fell from his hand and met the ground with a *Clang*, attracting everyone''s attention.


    The disciples and the only elder of the Xiao Sect trembled while their face took an ugly side, meanwhile everyone else had their minds full of questions.


    Xiao Luocheng: W-What did you do¡­?!


    Jean: Hohoho, I don''t need to explain myself to someone like you¡­


    Jean suddenly appeared behind Xiao Luocheng and sent the latter fly away, Xiao Luocheng rolled in the ground, and when he stopped, he tried to stand up with trembling legs and terrified face.


    Jean: Oh, be careful¡­ There''s a trap.


    When he finished to talk, a spike made of the same thing that the shadow that attacked Xiao Luocheng appeared under him, piercing his ?h?st. He spit out blood while Jean walked near him and put an hand over his face, then he asked with a smile and a low voice.


    Jean: Do you mind if I get some from you?


    No one knew what he was talking about, but suddenly, Xiao Luocheng fell in the ground, and shockingly his cultivation was non-existent, while Jean''s cultivation increased to the 8th Nascent Profound Realm.


    Jasmine: ''...A¡­ A devil¡­ This ability belongs to a true devil!''


    Since Jean hid his cultivation now, no one knew about his current cultivation, but in Jasmine''s eyes, it was clear as day that Jean absorbed Xiao Luocheng''s cultivation. Suddenly, she remembered about that time when she was unconscious in the Sky Poison Pearl¡­


    ...Jean could have easily took everything from her, but he didn''t¡­ Was this the ability of the "Almighty"? Creating black shadows and absorbing power from other beings? Even if she didn''t knew the two most important parts of the ability, she already thought that this ability was on the level of the other Schrifts.


    The elder noticed Xiao Luocheng''s non-existent cultivation and screamed in terror.


    Then he frantically rushed towards Xiao Luocheng and checked his conditions, later, his complexion greatly changed and turned his head to look towards Jean with an extremely malevolent expression.


    ?: You little bastard, I¡­ I''ll kill you!!


    Jean just looked coldly at him with his 6 pupils, and murmured.


    Jean: We were just fighting, things like this are inevitable¡­ Wait, did you expect that I would surrender myself just because he is the Young Master of the branch of the Xiao Sect? Hah, idiot!


    The man threw himself at Jean in anger, ready to take his life, but a loud roar interrupted him.


    Qin Wuyou: Freeze!!


    Then another silhouette flew up from the seats and swooped down toward the man, forcing him to back far away. The middle-aged man who was forced away furiously spoke with a gloomy expression.


    ?: Palace Chief Qin, what is the meaning of this? This little bastard actually went as far as to cripple my family''s Young Sect Master; blood debts should be repaid in blood. Don''t tell me you''re still going to protect him?


    Before Qin Wuyou could answer back, they heard a voice coming from Jean''s watch.


    [Xiao Luocheng:  Brother Jean is right, both of us need to be careful. But worry not, because if I am the one in bad conditions, I will not blame you in the slightest.]


    Jean: So¡­ What blood debt? Brother Luocheng told me that it was ok going far.


    ?: You¡­ Shut the hell up! Even one hundred of your lives wouldn''t match up to a single finger on my family''s Young Sect Master! If I can''t kill you today, I, Xiao Zaihe, would have lived in vain!!


    After he finished, Xiao Zaihe took in a deep breath. His right hand swung out, and a current of storm-like profound energy shot straight for Jean. However, right after he attacked, Qin Wuyou waved his long sleeve and cleanly nullified Xiao Zaihe''s profound energy.


    Qin Wuyou: Xiao Zaihe, if you dare attack my Palace disciple again, I won''t be this polite anymore!


    Xiao Zaihe: You! Palace Chief Qin, are you trying to shred all cordiality with my Xiao Sect!


    Qin Wuyou: Haha, this Qin of course never had this intention. However today, you violated my New Moon Profound Palace first! They clearly told to each other that it didn''t matter how much one would hurt the other, they would not get blamed.


    The fact that your Xiao Sect never displayed the slightest bit of opposition, everyone in here are all witnesses! This Qin here even more so, saw and heard that clearly.


    Right now, you suddenly attacking my palace''s disciple, is killing without reason! For you to act in this way, was New Moon Profound Palace ever in your eyes!? You Xiao Sect indeed cover the sky with one hand in New Moon City.


    Every member of the New Moon Profound Palace were excited from the speech Qin Wuyou gave and looked at him with a gaze filled with passion.


    Xiao Zaihe: You!! Tch¡­ Good, very good! Today''s incident, as well as Palace Chief Qin''s words, I, Xiao Zaihe¡­. has firmly remembered them! Today''s favor, our Xiao Sect¡­. On a later day, will definitely¡­. Repay it a hundredfold!! Let''s leave!


    Then every member of the Xiao Sect left the New Moon Profound Palace. Everyone looked restless, but Qin Wuyou had a calm expression on his face, he turned around and spoke to the other 6 sects.


    Qin Wuyou: This Qin is extremely guilty of letting our esteemed guests be startled. *Sigh* This was originally supposed to be a friendly exchange of pointers between two young and capable talents.


    Who would have thought that my Palace disciple would accidentally lose control, which resulted in such an outcome. This Qin has honestly been caught unprepared.


    But the good thing is, before my Palace disciple Dennell Jean and Xiao Luocheng had exchanged hands, they promised to not look into the matter if any one of them became seriously injured. But in case Xiao Sect breaks their promise, I would like all the friends here who witnessed it to say a few words of justice.


    Some elders and sect masters nodded quickly and left hastily, but before the Iron Spear Clan could leave, Tie Hengjun reached Jean and talked to him


    Tie Hengjun: Brother Jean, Xiao Luocheng was not only the number one amongst New Moon City''s younger generation, but had even carried the hopes of Xiao Sect Outer Sect''s future. Now that he has been crippled by Brother Jean, Xiao Sect will definitely not let this matter rest.


    Even though this Xiao Sect is only one of the few hundred branches of the Main Sect, they still carry a large amount of power and influence; one that far surpasses what Brother Jean can imagine.


    They are definitely not someone Brother Jean can fight against¡­ So, I would suggest for Brother Jean to immediately leave New Moon City; the faster the better¡­ This is definitely not a coward''s way of running; first protect your life, and then think of what to do next. As long as you are alive, you can always come back again.


    Jean''s heart became touched from those words and smiled.


    Jean: Yes, I will do so. But I want to visit a bit the city, I came here only today so I thought about doing a tour before leaving. However Brother Hengjun doesn''t need to worry, I have a method to escape from them safely.


    Tie Hengjun nodded and left together with his Iron Spear Clan.

 Chapter 34 - A plan for the Xiao Sect

    After a few minutes, only the people of the New Moon Profound Palace were left in the hall, and the disciples of every rank swarmed Jean in every direction.


    ?: Junior Brother Jean, did you really just join us Profound Department disciples today? It''s still really unbelievable; how could a genius, more talented than those in the seven sects, appear in our New Moon Profound Palace!


    ??: Tch! So what of the geniuses in the seven sects, our Junior Brother Jean is the one who crippled Xiao Luocheng¡­ and in just some simple attacks! Xiao Luocheng was the number one in our New Moon City''s younger generation.


    Since our Junior Brother Jean had crippled even him, in that case, isn''t Junior Brother Jean the new ''Number One''?


    ?: Rightly said! The number one of our younger generation is actually in our New Moon Profound Palace¡­ This is simply like a dream!


    ??: Junior Brother Jean, where are you from? Are you really only sixteen this year? Even though you look so young, you''re actually this strong; it''s really hard for people to believe that you''re only sixteen¡­


    Jean just smiled in return, obviously bathing in their praises, before Li Han, the first disciple to fight, gave Jean a gratified nod.


    Li Hao: Junior Brother Jean, thank you for avenging my previous defeat. Even though it''s a bit of a shameless boast for me to say this, but¡­ if anyone dares to bully you in the palace, I will be the first to not let him off.


    Then Lan Xueruo came with a smile and said as she got near Jean.


    Lan Xueruo: Okay now, let''s not all crowd around Junior Brother Jean. Even though he wasn''t seriously injured, that mysterious skill he used before may have taken some energy from him. He wouldn''t be able to take all this commotion.


    She thought that something like that technique he showed before, manipulating shadows and breaking an Earth Profound Weapon, may be really tiring to use, but Jean just said.


    Jean: Don''t worry, I''m fine.


    Lan Xueruo sighed and walked to Jean, before saying.


    Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean, if you had only injured Xiao Luocheng, then all is still negotiable. But now, not only is Xiao Luocheng injured, he is also crippled in the profound way.


    Xiao Sect will definitely come for revenge; I can''t say it for sure, but they may even come here right now. Regarding this matter, they may not adhere to their promise of ''not looking into this matter''. Out of everyone in all of New Moon City, there are no forces who can make them uphold their promise¡­ What do you plan to do?


    After listening to Lan Xueruo''s words, every disciples'' excitement instantly cooled down as they all became incomparably solemn.


    They all clearly understood how large of a force Xiao Sect was in New Moon City. In regards to this incident where Xiao Luocheng became crippled, they were able to imagine just how fierce Xiao Sect''s revenge would be.


    Qin Wuyou: Heheheheh. You guys don''t need to worry about this incident.


    Following a wave of gentle laugher, Qin Wuyou walked over while chuckling.


    Qin Wuyou: As Palace Chief, I will naturally protect the disciples of our Palace, you guys need not worry. If I let Xiao Sect bully my disciples right after my appointment, I won''t have enough face to continue to remain in New Moon Profound Palace.


    Everyone, Jean too, immediately greeted him with respect.


    Everyone: Honorable Palace Chief.


    Qin Wuyou: Jean, how are you now?


    Jean: Perfectly fine sir.


    Qin Wuyou: In that case, then accompany me for a chat¡­ Elders, bring the disciples back to the Profound Department. As for this main hall, get someone to clean it after half an hour.


    Everyone left while Jean stood beside Qin Wuyou, both of them waited for everyone to leave until the latter talked with a bitter laugh.


    Qin Wuyou: *Sigh* In my entire life full of awe-inspiring authority, I''d never expect that I would still be ruthlessly played by such a small child¡­ Not only that, I clearly knew that I was being played, yet I still had no choice but to jump in.


    Jean: Hahaha. This junior overestimated his own abilities and had let Palace Chief Qin watch such a farce.


    Qin Wuyou: You were so sure that I would do whatever it took to protect you? This is the first time I have met you and it is also your first time meeting me.


    I have only arrived at New Moon City for only a month and the people I know may be plenty, but it could be said that there are none who truly know me. Then where did you get your confidence from?


    You must know that if I had even the slightest of hesitations, this little life of yours could have ended right here. If it was someone else, within ten of them, nine and a half would not hesitate; no matter how talented you are, they would immediately hand you straight to Xiao Sect¡­


    Who you have crippled was indeed their Xiao Sect''s Young Sect Master, and their future hopes!


    Jean: You can say¡­ That I used a special method for it, I''m sorry but it will be really dangerous to reveal it to anyone.


    Qin Wuyou: Hohoho, I understand, that strength of yours isn''t ordinary so it is obvious that you either had some good master or encountered a great fortune. But I want to ask you why did you cripple Xiao Luocheng.


    Jean: I had 3 reasons¡­ The first one is that I had some debts to pay back to the Xiao Sect. The second one is because he clearly wanted to cripple me, and the third¡­ I wanted to have some fun.


    Qin Wuyou''s spine shivered a bit at Jean''s joking tone, but Jean continued to talk.


    Qin Wuyou: What do you mean?


    Jean: You won''t need to remember of this branch of the Xiao Sect anymore.


    Qin Wuyou: ...Jean, do you know how heavy are those words?


    Jean: Yes, but I am able to easily carry that weight, you just need to say a false news and I will do the rest, besides, I will leave from here anyway after I finished.


    Qin Wuyou closed his eyes and took deep breaths, then he answered with a serious expression.


    Qin Wuyou: Be careful.


    Jean nodded and said.


    Jean: Now I will just need to sleep, I will do everything from tomorrow.


    Qin Wuyou: Good night, Jean.


    Then Jean walked away, leaving Qin Wuyou alone.


    Jasmine''s voice immediately came out from the Sky Poison Pearl as soon as no one was nearby.


    Jasmine: Jean, was that¡­ The "Almighty"..?


    Jean: Hahaha, there''s more than that, and I ?ssure you that the other 2 powers are more terrifying than you can imagine.


    Jasmine stood silent before she gulped at the thought, she shook her head thinking that it was unnecessary thinking about that power now that it was almost time for "Antithesis".


    Jasmine: What are you planning to do next? About absorbing Xiao Luocheng''s Profound Energy, the Xiao Sect will never just let it go.


    Jean: That is pretty easy to handle now, you just need to wait 4 days and the mess will start for real¡­


    Jasmine: 4 days¡­ Are you talking about "Deathdealing"?


    Jean: Yes, that will be useful for the extermination¡­


    Jasmine only knew that that Schrift is basically the "Sky Poison Pearl in steroids", as he put it in¡­. What are steroids?


    [Meanwhile]


    Back to Qin Wuyou, he was still in the hall, thinking about what Jean said, before he noticed a figure in snow-white attire slowly entering the palace.


    Qin Wuyou had a startled expression first, before he had a face full of respect and bowed at her.


    Qin Wuyou: Your Highness.


    ?: Palace Chief Qin; regarding Dennell Jean, what do you think?


    Qin Wuyou: To consecutively defeat opponents who were around his level and considered geniuses on their own, and easily beating someone at the 10th Nascent Profound Realm while being at the 5th; this type of talent, I have seen it sometimes, but from his expression he showed that he was still greatly holding back.


    If he had been born in a major sect, by this time, he may already be famous under the heavens. His future accomplishments, will definitely be boundless.


    ?: My thoughts are also the same. But today, he invited a great trouble. If nothing unexpected happens, within three hours, Xiao Sect will come to our doors. At that time, I wish for Palace Chief Qin to do as he said and help him preserve his life.


    Qin Wuyou: This¡­.. Could it be that Your Highness has¡­.. chosen him?


    ?: These past few years, I''ve already searched through seven profound palaces but still couldn''t find a candidate to my liking; yet this Dennell Jean, has brightened my eyes.


    Qin Wuyou: Indeed, although Jean displayed a great talent, he is still only sixteen years old. Furthermore, he is only at the fifth level of the Nascent Profound Realm. The time left between now and that grand event is only two years.


    His current talent within New Moon City can be considered top notch, but when compared to those monsters... the difference is far too large. Even when compared to the top disciples of Blue Wind Profound Palace, he is quite far away.


    ?: Yet, he showed the capability of breaking an Earth Profound Weapon without anyone noticing, and the weapon was in perfect conditions before the incident. He easily crippled someone on the verge of entering the True Profound Realm, and he could have hidden more secrets within himself.


    Qin Wuyou: I understand. Since it is the wish of Your Highness, I will preserve his life with the best of my abilities. Only, about his background¡­..


    ?: You don''t have to worry about this point. He is Xia Yuanba''s brother-in-law; the same as Xia Yuanba, and comes from Floating Cloud City, a small city in the east. Born Xiao Clan, a small clan, and never left Floating Cloud City before the age of sixteen.


    Half a year ago, he was discovered to not be of the Xiao Clan bloodline and was thereby expelled. He is currently alone. In order to find a place to stay, he found Sikong Han, who was an old friend of his grandfather, and thus became a member of New Moon Profound Palace.


    His life is extremely simple and clean. All of this was already confirmed by Sikong Han and Xia Yuanba. Just now, I have already sent people to immediately head to Floating Cloud City to investigate; but nine out of ten, it will reveal the same things.


    Sikong Han would not lie to me. As far as Xia Yuanba, whether or not he is lying, you can tell with just a glance.


    However, I am only tentatively choosing him; I will continue to stay in New Moon Profound Palace for a period of time and approach him as much as possible.


    In the end, if he disappoints me, I will select someone else. Palace Chief Qin, during the following period of time, I''ll have to leave it to you. Although it is only Xiao Sect''s Outer Sect, they will still be exceedingly difficult to deal with.

 Chapter 35 - I need to release some stress

    [Tomorrow]


    Jean was touring around the New Moon City, he heard of the rumors of Xiao Luocheng''s father and the Sect Master of this Xiao Sect''s Branch, Xiao Tiannan, arrived to the New Moon Profound Palace to search for him, but Qin Wuyou stopped him from entering and told him that he would be gone from today.


    Which really happened since Jean was around the city now, well, not around, more like in a particular place¡­


    Floating Flower House, a brothel.


    Jasmine: ...Why are we here¡­?


    Jean: Just go to sleep and don''t hear anything if you want to hold on your innocence, I need to let out some stress.


    Jasmine: Innocence? Hmph! I lost that much time ago, and it is for that reason that I am feared in my hometown!


    Jean: ...You sure you ain''t going to close your eyes and ears?


    Jasmine: Tsk, what could be so weird to make you want me to close my eyes?


    Jasmine: You BASTARD! Lowlife! Pervert!! You actually caused me to see this sort of a scene! And hear those unmentionable sounds for so long¡­ If I didn''t have to rely on you for now, even though you are my disciple, I would definitely kill you!!


    Jean: I prefer doing it now instead of waiting for a prostate cancer or god-knows-what, besides, weren''t you the one to say that you weren''t innocent anymore?


    Jasmine: Bastard! Lowlife! Pervert!


    Jean: Deal with it, in future this may happen more times.


    Jean was walking out from the brothel, it was good that they had a contraceptive-like profound technique, he still wasn''t eager to see if his children would be able to get the Evil God''s hereditary legacy¡­


    Jasmine: Pervert! Pervert!! PERVERT!!! You are exactly what my mother and big brother told me about, a PERVERT who I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely can''t get close to!


    Jean: And yet you are inside me.


    Jasmine: DON''T SAY IT LIKE THAT!!!


    Jean laughed a bit, attracting the mob''s attention for a moment for his sudden laugh. He checked his watch after finishing to laugh.


    [2/4/1995]


    [A: "Antithesis"]


    3 more days for "Deathdealing", he could be able to use "Compulsion" to kill people, but "Deathdealing" would be more efficient since it could also create immunity for Profound Energy and kill multiple people at the same time.


    There is only 1 problem though¡­ What should he do during these 3 days? ...Well, his energy is a bit unstable even if he absorbed Xiao Luocheng''s strength.


    Jean started to open Calendar and tapped on the day where Deathdealing would come, then he pressed "Events" on the side and typed: "Destroy Xiao Sect."


    Jean: Alright, now I just need to find a nice hidden place to stabilize my cultivation.


    Then he went around the borders of the town to search for an hidden place where to stabilize his cultivation since he would be found out if he goes back to the New Moon Profound Palace, but he found an unexpected person¡­


    Jean: Senior Sister Xueruo? What are you doing here? Can it be¡­ Are you worried about me?


    Lan Xueruo: You may have just joined the Profound Palace, I''m still your Senior Sister after all; it''s only natural for me to worry about you. This incident of yours involves Xiao Sect''s Main Sect and it''s even possible that your life will cease to exist from now on.


    The Profound Department had finally gotten such an elegant and talented little Junior Brother, but he''s going to be gone this soon; Senior Sister here, is really reluctant.


    Jean: Wait, what does the Main Xiao Sect got to do with this?


    Lan Xueruo: Oh right, you don''t know¡­ Xiao Luocheng would be married with the granddaughter of the Main Sect''s Medicinal Sect''s Great Elder! The reason he was so talented was because he received the Celestial Qilin Pellet from him! Now that you have crippled him the Great Elder of the Medicinal Sect will be angry!


    Jean: ...Heh¡­ Hahahahahaha! I''m so lucky!


    Lan Xueruo was shocked from his sudden behavior, when she told him that the Xiao Sect''s Main Sect was greatly connected with Xiao Luocheng, he started to laugh.


    Jean: I thought about going to them when I got strong enough, but it seems I can still make a mess out of them even when I am at this level¡­ This is truly a coincidence made from Heaven¡­


    Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean¡­


    Jean: Wait a moment, heh¡­ Ok, so what do you want to say other than being worried?


    Lan Xueruo: Just that I have another plan if yours fail, Blue Wind Imperial City is my hometown and one of my household members will come to bring me back home in ten days. When that time comes, I could also tell him to bring you along when we leave.


    Not only is that family member''s profound strength quite formidable, he will also be bringing a high level profound aerial beast with him. Even if this Xiao Sect Branch Sect discovers that he wanted to take you away, they would certainly be unable to obstruct his path.


    Lan Xueruo: Keep that dirty mouth close! I, Lan Xueruo, undoubtedly wouldn''t be interested in a little brother who''s younger than me, and one who''s even married! As to why I''m helping you, it''s only because I am your Senior Sister, and it''s just convenient that it''s along the way.


    Jean: Yeeeahhhh¡­ Sure¡­


    Lan Xueruo: Hmph!


    She pouted and turned her head away, Jean smiled and started to poke her sides, she froze on her spot before she started to let out a small chuckle, Jean let out a grin, and then he poked her sides faster, her chuckles turned into a laughter and she tried to slap away Jean''s hands.


    Lan Xueruo: S-Stop! That tickles!


    Jean: Hehe, you wish!


    Lan Xueruo: Hahahahahahaha! Stop! Hahaha!


    [3 days later]


    In the middle of the night¡­


    [5/4/1995]


    [D: "Deathdealing"]


    *Vmmmm*


    Jean''s watch vibrated, making him open his eyes, he stood for 3 full days in that random place, he didn''t even eat or drink something, he just stabilized his 8th Nascent Profound Realm, which was around the level of a normal cultivator on that stage now instead of being unbalanced as fu?k.


    He checked his watch and saw this message:


    "Destroy Xiao Sect."


    Jean: So it''s already time¡­


    Jasmine: Time for what?


    Jean: It''s midnight now, you should know what it means.


    Jasmine: So you finally got "Deathdealing"?


    Jean nodded and headed towards the Xiao Sect with an eerie face on his head, this isn''t a moment where he will have fun, this is part of his revenge against the Xiao Sect.


    They tried to take Xia Qingyue and Xiao Lingxi, and by an extension helped Xiao Yulong to separate him from his adoptive family, who were his everything.


    ...So he will take their everything, too. Starting with the Branch of the Xiao Sect, and slowly getting strong enough to destroy the Main Sect¡­


    Jasmine: Hmm, I''ll turn back to sleep then¡­ Good night.


    Jean: Good night, Jasmine.

 Chapter 36 - What sect are you talking about?

    Jean walked to the South Moon Mountain, where the Xiao Sect was located, in the middle of the night there were only few or almost no people outside, so no one noticed a man covered in a black cloth walking to the branch of the Xiao Sect.


    There were around a dozen of Profound Strength inspectors, that would warn the elders about any intruder, but Jean used the "Deathdealing" to raise the "Lethal Dosage" of Profound Energy required to activate them, so he could pass undetected.


    Some time later, thanks to his Map from the watch, he was able to find the sect, many disciples were sleeping, however there were some guards here and there doing their nightshift.


    Jean prepared some Gift Balls filled with concentrated nitrogen and silently threw them at the guards, when they silently exploded, they released the nitrogen that quickly disoriented them, and knocked them out.


    Since his power was to control the "Lethal Dosage" of a substance, he lowered the nitrogen''s "Lethal Dosage" to make it so that the guards would be knocked out faster.


    Then Jean reached them, he noticed that all of them were at the True Profound Realm, so he quickly took some drops of blood from their bodies and ingested them, then he lowered their "Lethal Dosage", killing the guards.


    *Achievement: "Cheater": You killed someone that is 1 great realm higher than you? Yeah, I will believe you... banned from the server, you fu?k?n? cheater.*


    *Reward: +1 Cultivation Realm ticket*


    After that, he took away their clothes and items, in short, he scavenged their corpses. There were some Nascent Profound weapons, some personal items, armor pieces, and random pills for either recovering Profound Energy or for small injuries.


    He armed himself with a Nascent Profound dagger while he held his Taser with the other hand, and the ticket that looked just like the one he got from achieving a perfect body on his Sky Poison Pearl.


    He won''t make the same error of before and use it at the moment, he will wait for an emergence or collect enough of them to skip some high realms.


    FInally, he entered the sect itself, first, he would aim at the treasury. When he located it, he will think about how to proceed from there.


    Soon, he found it below the medicinal hall. Not only was it covert, it also had an entire seven lines of defense, its main gate was a stone gate of over three meters tall, and from how the doors are fixed, it is obvious they will cause a loud sound or alarm everyone about it.


    He checked the map and saw that it memorized the position of the treasury, he nodded to himself and started to leave from it.


    If the treasure would alarm the entire sect, then nothing would happen if there was "No one" to hear the alarm¡­


    And so, he started to kill guards left and right by either lowering the "Lethal Dosage" of the dagger, causing it to cut better on their bodies, or lower the "Lethal Dosage" of their blood, killing them instantly.


    *Achievement: "Genocider": (10 people) This is just the beginning, try to aim higher.*


    *Reward: Murdering Heart Powder*


    Jean: ''Heh, what a coincidence¡­''


    When he killed guards, he would collect their bodies inside the Sky Poison Pearl, unfortunately their profound energy would disappear after dying, so using the "Almighty" on them would be useless, however he could use "Zombie" on them.


    Besides, they were still True Profound Cultivators, and they don''t need any food to sustain themselves, they only absorb the nearby Profound Energy to avoid that their bodies rots.


    When he make them in Zombies, even their Profound Veins turn back to life, slowly gaining back their powers. But there was a problem with that¡­


    ...The amount of blood that is needed to turn them in Zombies¡­


    Some of them were almost 1 Great Realm above him, while others already surpassed it, so he needed quite a bit of blood for them¡­ He will just awaken 10 of them, when he gets stronger he will awaken the others.


    He reached 45 guards, he was still not discovered after 1 hour of work¡­ Even if something happened at 49¡­


    *Achievement: "Remove Kebab": Ready for another adventure at Christchurch?*


    *Reward: Assault Rifle(+Special Skin)(True Profound weapon)(¡Þ loads)*


    An ?ssault rifle full of names and numbers appeared on his arms, he observed it with a weird look before he shrugged and placed it back on the Sky Poison Pearl and started his killing cound.


    63 guards¡­ 82 guards¡­ 104 guards¡­ 135 guards¡­ 166 guards. He finally killed all the 166 guards without anyone alarming the sect, some of them noticed the missing guards, but they were quickly taken care of.


    *Achievement: "Killer": (100 people) Pump up those rookie numbers!*


    [3:56]


    [5/4/1995]


    [D: "Deathdealing"]


    After placing a white mask that needs to be modified in the Sky Poison Pearl, he got to the next destination: the Dormitory of the disciples.


    That part was far easier, he just needed to come in front of their windows and throw an extremely concentrated oxygen-filled Gift Ball, and an hour later, he could feel in his heart the kill count rising.


    When he used his watch to check the kill count on Information, he got 723 people, well, this is a small sect, so it''s obvious that there won''t be too many, at least when he will go to hunt down the main sect, he may reach 10''000.


    Ok, now that disciples and guards are out, the remaining ones are the Elders, Sect Master, and Xiao Luocheng¡­ Maybe even some guests...


    This time it will be hard since the Elders could sense him, so he did something about it. He created many Gift Balls filled with Nitrogen, and left them in the Elder''s Hall, when they exploded, they filled the entire hall with Nitrogen, and with the Deathdealer''s ability, every Elder and the Sect Master fell unconscious.


    Like before, he got in their beds and slaughtered all of them with a small stab in their ?h?st and lowering their blood''s "Lethal Dosage", killing them one after another, even the Sect Master had the same ending.


    There were around 9 of them, so he could transmit his voice for 9 times to someone around 1000 miles¡­


    And now, it was Xiao Luocheng''s turn¡­


    He reached the infirmary and found Xiao Luocheng''s resting room¡­ It is courteous to knock the door before entering, right?


    *Slam*


    The door was slammed down with a kick from Jean, which woke Xiao Luocheng up.


    Xiao Luocheng: W-What is happening!?


    He turned around and the first thing he saw was Jean''s face, it shouldn''t be that nice to wake up and see the person that caused your entire career to fall, isn''t it?


    Xiao Luocheng: Dennell?! What the hell are you doing here?!


    Xiao Luocheng: W-What?! SOMEBODY QUICKLY COME HERE!!


    Even if Xiao Luocheng was shouting, Jean just smiled at him, and when he realized that no one came for helping him, he looked at Jean with trembling eyes.


    Xiao Luocheng: Y-You¡­ W-What did you do to the Xiao Sect¡­?


    Jean: What Xiao Sect?


    Xiao Luocheng''s suspicions were confirmed and tried to escape, however he was just as strong as a normal person now, so Jean easily caught him and did a fast job on him, by piercing the side of his neck with a dagger, killing him fast.


    And so, this branch of the Xiao Sect didn''t exist anymore¡­ Strangely he didn''t received any achievement for this, with an eyebrow raised in suspiciousness, he typed about it in the watch''s "Information" app.


    "There is indeed an achievement for destroying a sect, but you destroyed only a branch of it."


    Understanding what it meant, he proceeded to go out from the infirmary, but he took even Xiao Luocheng''s body, there can''t be any witnessers or any trace of proof that can be used to locate him...

 Chapter 37 - Not leaving a single person alive

    Now that the sect became a silent place, Jean could hear some details that he couldn''t hear before.


    Like snores coming from the basement¡­


    Jean: The fu?k? Did I let some alive?


    He walked to the basement, and found a small dungeon that contained some people, men, women, children, elderly¡­ Mostly n?k?d women though¡­


    When his footsteps resounded in the dungeon, some nearby people woke up and saw Jean, the women''s bodies trembled from fear, but an elder with good memory asked.


    Old Man: Are you¡­ A new disciple?


    Jean: The entire branch of Xiao Sect is dead.


    The ones who heard that flinched and looked at him in surprise, but the same elder of before talked again.


    Old Man: Hahaha¡­ If you wanted to make us happy, you did it, boy¡­


    Jean: Oh nono, I really killed everyone with poison¡­ And I am not going to leave witnesses either¡­


    Old Man: W-What¡­?


    The ?ssault rifle that he got before reappeared on his arms, some people could see strange white symbols on the "Thing" that seemed as if they meant something, and the last thing they saw was a hole in the tip of the "Thing" aimed at them¡­


    Even though Jean was someone at the 8th Nascent Profound Realm, he still felt a great recoil from the weapon due to not being used from it, as expected of a True Profound weapon¡­


    After he reloaded the gun 8 or 9 times, he killed every prisoner in the dungeon, apparently he just need to will it, and a load full of bullets appears in his hand, interesting, right?


    After collecting their bodies too, he left the dungeon and reached the most interesting part¡­ The Treasury!


    After he deactivated the defensive arrays and formations, he opened stone gate, which as expected, it released a loud sound in the entire place, this would wake up anyone here¡­ And he found¡­ Another stone gate?


    Jean: ...No, we aren''t doing that shit, are we?


    Fortunately, it wasn''t that trick of opening many gates and finding nothing at the end¡­ After opening all 3 the stone gates, he finally reached the treasury.


    Rows and rows of shelves made of black wood appeared in his vision, after he smelled a bit, he felt that those black boxes contained good medicinal herbs. Then he looked around and saw something that struck his heart¡­


    Jean: Hohohoho!


    Elixirs, rare treasures, profound cores, many kinds of purple crystals, uncommon metals, precious jades, weapons, armors, even the Sect''s Arts¡­ Even though the last one was useless, still, everything was so great that almost made Jean release a tear from his eyes¡­


    After emptying everything, he got to the jades, and look at what he found¡­ Purple Veined Heaven Crystal. It wasn''t the God Crystal, but at least he was a step nearer from the objective that Jasmine placed on him¡­ even if he needed more than a million of tons of that shit to get the 35 thousand kilograms of God Crystals.


    There were over a hundred thousand purple profound coins!


    ...And that¡­ Poison Fire Rod? This shit was a motherfucking shotgun with poisonous bullets! It may be a bit old-styled, but a shotgun is still a shotgun!


    ...Sky Tremor Bombs? What the hell happened here? Did someone reincarnated before me and created these weapons? This is a weirdly-shaped grenade that works with Profound Energy!


    After finishing looting everything, he left, he didn''t wear any armor because it would slow him down, and as a weapon, he just held the Assault Rifle at his back, together with the Poison Fire Rod, the Taser at his left side and a Nascent Profound dagger at his right side.


    They weren''t the right weapon for him, except for the firearms, so the moment he would enter the Blue Wind Profound Palace, he would try to find the right weapon for him¡­ Maybe a greatsword.


    He needed a longer range, and handling something heavy, a spear was good, but it can defend the holder only against other weapons, it is hard to defend against profound energy attacks, and the big frame of a greatsword will be useful against them, besides, it holds a certain "Tyrannical" feeling when holding it.


    Then he checked his watch¡­


    [5:40]


    [D: "Deathdealing"]


    Jean: Alright, the job is done! Now¡­ Where should I go¡­


    He could go directly at the Blue Wind Profound Palace, but he needs to stabilize better his current cultivation, and train his body a bit better¡­. He heard that there was a certain place called Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.


    There were violent Nascent and Earth Profound Beasts all over the mountains, with a rumor about Sky Profound Beasts. He obviously couldn''t kill the beasts for the Almighty to work on them, but he could use the corpses of the weaker ones to make zombies, or kill them while he uses the Overkill.


    Alright, next destination, Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.


    To reach that place it may need 1 or 2 days with the Dodge Tomahawk at full speed, and he finally could use it at its 100%! It''s an absolute win for him!


    He materialized it from the Sky Poison Pearl before he jumped over it and turned on the engine, then he shot out towards the city gates before he stopped.


    Jean: I almost forgot to warn Yuanba¡­ Let''s go back a bit¡­


    He made a 180¡ã turn and drove towards the New Moon Profound Palace. Since he was in a city, he couldn''t go directly at 350 mph and crash somewhere¡­


    Jean: Alright¡­ Where is Yuanba¡­


    He took a step forward, and two shouts immediately stopped him.


    Xia Yuanba/Lan Xueruo: Brother-in-Law!!/Junior Brother Jean!!


    Jean turned around, and saw Xia Yuanba and Lan Xueruo running towards him with a worried face. Xia Yuanba immediately tackled Jean, who stumbled back in surprise from that giant mass of flesh and bones rushing towards him.


    Xia Yuanba: Brother-in-Law!! Are you alright!? I heard from Senior Sister that you were going to the Xiao Sect¡­ And I was really worried!!!!


    Jean: Yeah, yeah¡­ I''m alright, don''t worry. I already fixed my problems with the Xiao Sect.


    Lan Xueruo: Eh? Then¡­


    Jean: Yep, there are only 6 more Major Sects in this city. Xiao Sect is no more, not a single person that was in that sect is alive, except me.


    Xia Yuanba and Lan Xueruo gasped in shock at that news, and when they checked Jean better, they noticed some things that weren''t there before, like those weirdly-shaped weapons on his back.


    Xia Yuanba: Eh?! But the Xiao Sect isn''t here anymore! You don''t need to run!


    Jean: Well, technically there would be some problems when the main sect will send some people to check over, so it''s best for me to leave.


    Lan Xueruo: Then-


    Jean: Yeah, I know, but I won''t follow you for now. I want to go to train a bit outside before reaching the Blue Wind Profound Palace. I will come in at least 1 month of time, I hope you can wait for me, alright?


    Lan Xueruo: But¡­


    Jean: Hoho? I have encountered you at least 3 times the entire time and you are so worried¡­ It couldn''t be-


    Lan Xueruo: NO! It''s because I am worried about you as your Senior Sister!!


    Jean was in a dramatic pose while Lan Xueruo shouted at him in a comical manner. The next moment, Jean started to laugh while Lan Xueruo turned her head away, hiding a pout.


    Xia Yuanba cluelessly titled his head before his titanic body reached Jean, who walked behind a wall.


    Xia Yuanba: What''s the matter, Brother-in-Law?


    Jean: Ok, the thing I will say now will shock you a bit¡­ I know the reason that your cultivation is so slow.


    Xia Yuanba: Huh? Isn''t it because I don''t have much potential on it?


    Jean: No, you have more than enough for that. The problem is that you have special Profound Veins. The Tyrannical Emperor''s Divine Veins.


    Xia Yuanba: Tyrannical¡­ Emperor¡­ Divine Veins¡­?


    He was surprised that he possessed something with such an intimidating name, he trusted Jean, so he didn''t question it.


    Jean: Yeah, your veins are really powerful, so powerful that if you activate them, you can reach the Emperor Profound Realm, or even the Tyrant Profound Realm in a single night!


    Xia Yuanba gasped in shock and covered his mouth. Emperor Profound Realm in a single night?! This is something that never happened in the entire story of the Profound Sky Continent!


    Xia Yuanba: A-And how do I activate them¡­?


    Jean: This is the problem¡­ If you can''t awaken them, you will never break through the True Profound Realm and just cultivating in the Nascent Profound Realm will be 10 times harder than now. But to awaken them¡­ You need ambition.


    Xia Yuanba: A-Ambition? But I already have it, I want to be strong¡­


    Jean: No, not at that level¡­ You need an heart of a tyrant, you need to wish for power more than anything else, that ambition alone need to outweigh all other aspirations you have.


    Xia Yuanba: That¡­


    Jean: I know, it''s a bit hard for someone as gentle as you, but don''t worry. One day, you will find that "Trigger" that will help you to awaken the Tyrannical Emperor''s Divine Veins. For now, you just need to continue to live as always, ok?


    Xia Yuanba: Yes, thanks to warn me about it, Brother-in-Law.


    Jean smiled and patted his big back.


    Jean: It''s ok, you and my little aunt were the ones to help me when I was "Crippled", this is the least I can do, now I need to leave.


    Xia Yuanba: Mm, bye Brother-in-Law, and be careful on your journey!


    Jean: I will.


    After talking with him, he left the New Moon Profound Palace, leaving Xia Yuanba and Lan Xueruo waving at him, he hopped over his Dodge Tomahawk and drove towards the city gates, heading to the Ten-Thousand Beast Mountain Range.

 Chapter 38 - The Fear

    As he got out from the New Moon City and headed to the mountain range, he started to accelerate, accelerate¡­ Accelerate¡­ Until suddenly he felt that the front wheel of the motorcycle was rising a bit, so he used his own weight on the arms to push it down.


    If he wasn''t a cultivator, at the current speed he was going, he would be flying in the air, away from the seat.


    At least he can enjoy the ride¡­


    [2 days later]


    [11:01]


    [7/4/1995]


    [F: "Fear"]


    Jasmine: Oh, we have arrived.


    Jean: Yeah, thanks god we had those pills from the Xiao Sect or I would die of hunger.


    Jean hopped down from the motorcycle and laid his body beside it, while looking around the scenery in front of him.


    There was the wilderness stretching for hundreds of miles and he could already see a few Nascent Profound Beasts and some True Profound Beasts looking at him behind some trees.


    Jasmine: Be careful, this number is not something you can beat¡­


    This is another first time for Jasmine to see a Schrift in use, "Fear". The only thing that she thought about it is that it can manipulate fear, but every Schrift she saw surprised her, each one of them were at the same level of powerful legacies, and that was for the weakest Schrifts.


    There were others that could even beat people like her father, or even True Gods, then there were certain ones, like "Almighty", that were still unknown, but the feelings that gave to her could be described only as if she met an opponent at her level using the Evil Infant''s Myriad Tribulation Wheel¡­ Oppressing, terrifying, monstrous¡­ Despair.


    And now, she will see what "Fear" is¡­ Jean snapped his fingers and many black thorns appeared behind him, every second, a row of 10 thorns appeared behind his back, until there were 3 rows.


    Jean: You know, there are many powers that could let a simple mortal beat a God¡­ One of them is a Heavenly Profound Treasure¡­ Then there is Fear Inducement.


    He moved a finger forward, and the first row of thorns shot out at the beasts, those thorns pierced the trees and attacked the beasts, the next second, the second row of thorns was fired while a fourth row was created, and so on.


    Slowly, every beast ran away, even if none was killed, even the only Spirit Profound beast that was there whimpered in fear and ran away.


    Soon, there wasn''t any unharmed tree in front of him, and blood covered the grass, however, there wasn''t a single body, since everyone ran away.


    Jasmine: Fear¡­ Inducement¡­?


    Jean: The fear without reason is what is called True Fear, it''s like countless insects climbing on your body and entering inside you¡­ This is why everyone would prefer having fear for a reason, at least you have an idea to stop having fear.


    Jasmine, you must remember that there is not a single Schrift that can be considered "Weak", the only thing that could cause them to be weak is the situation where one currently is. For example, I can''t use "Superstar" if I fight in the middle of the desert, but in a tournament, I can easily be the strongest.


    Jasmine: I noticed¡­ Every single Schrift of yours is just shocking, and there are still some that I can''t understand, if you were at my hometown, you would be considered as either a threat for everyone or their most powerful ally.


    Jean nodded and hopped again on the Dodge Tomahawk and started driving around the mountain to find a safe place where to rest before going to trai-


    *SLAM*


    Something impacted with his Dodge Tomahawk, destroying the front and making Jean fly away from the seat, crashing towards a tree.


    ?: Hahaha! Nice Big Bro! That was a great throw! Now let''s get the beast you killed!


    ??: Hah! At least we will have food, dragging those kids annoyed me so much that I started to feel hunger.


    ???: Huh? Is that a person?


    Jean slowly got up, coincidentally, after he crashed on a tree, he fell face first in a puddle of mud, covering his entire face, while he was slowly standing up, the culprits of that incident reached the place.


    ?: What a strange metallic beast¡­ Maybe it has a mutated Profound Core!


    ??: That young man seems to be someone at the 8th Nascent Profound Realm, let''s capture him, he may come from some great family, he could give us his treasures, hehe¡­


    ???: Big Bro is right!


    Jean turned towards the source of the voices and in a swop of his hand, he cleaned his face from the mud, revealing a twitching eye from anger, he looked at his side, and saw his destroyed Dodge Tomahawk a dozen of meters away.


    There was a man with exposed muscles that was wearing a light armor, he had a skinny frame with facial features that resembled that of a monkey with a sharp angled mouth, he was using a giant iron club to destroy the motorcycle even more¡­


    That scene caused Jean''s face to be covered in a ominous shadow, nothing about his facial features could be seen, and it actually made the other two people flinch when he glanced at them¡­


    ?: Y-You want to fight?! We three are all at the Nascent Profound Realm! W-We will kill you if you dare to make a false move!


    Jean raised an arm, and 30 black thorns appeared in the air, aimed at those two people who started to tremble just at the sight.


    Jean: ¡­*Deep Breath* I WILL FUCKING HANG YOU, YOU FILTHY BLOODY WHORES!!


    Then those thorns immediately flew at the two people in front of him, riddling their bodies of holes while they let out a blood-curdling scream from the fright caused from "Fear".


    ???: Big Bro, there isn''t any Profound Co-*BANG* AHHHHHHH!!!!


    Jean took out the Poison Fire Rod and shot a poisoned bullet on his ?h?st, causing a huge hole to open on his ?h?st and fling him away.


    The skinny man crashed against a tree, splattering all the blood over the trunk, he was letting out m??ns of pain while poison was slowly entering in his heart, and in his brain, killing him.


    Jean put back the Poison Fire Rod on the Sky Poison Pearl and glanced with a piteous gaze at the destroyed Dodge Tomahawk¡­


    Jasmine: ...Is it repairable¡­?


    Jean: Tch¡­ It''s just a mass of scrap now¡­


    Suddenly, he felt something tugging his shirt and looked down with a blank look. There were two children, a boy and a girl, and both were crying in joy.


    Girl: T-Thank you, big brother¡­


    Boy: Big brother, I beg of you¡­ Won''t you save my family? Those bad people have always been harming us. Big brother, you''re so powerful so you should definitely be able to send those bad people off with a beating.


    Jean''s gaze softened a bit, but he didn''t immediately accepted, he looked at the advantages and disadvanta- Wait, those three who destroyed his motorcycle were part of the group who were threatening the kids? Hohoho, it will turn into a nice shooting range¡­


    He summoned his renamed Assault Rifle, "Assault Kebab" and said to the kids.


    Jean: Get up, I will try my best to help you, take me to your clan.


    The children''s eyes flashed with pleasant surprise, and after wiping the tears away from their faces, they nodded vigorously.


    Jean glanced at the last time at the scraps left of the Dodge Tomahawk and sighed, before he followed the children.

 Chapter 39 - Ill fu?k?n? EAT them!

    On the way, he found out that the kids were twins of different gender, the boy was named Feng Zu''er, and the girl was named Feng Xian''er. Apparently the group that was threatening them was called the "Black Demon Mercenary Group", and they wanted a "Treasure" from them.


    Soon, a small village appeared before their eyes. Some middle-aged ?du?ts dressed in rough clothing stood in the front of the village, wearing expressions of frustration and helplessness, with a married woman weeping and covering her face.


    Still, there were still two questions in Jean''s mind, what was the "Treasure", and what is that flame-shaped imprint on their foreheads.


    Feng Zu''er and Feng Xian''er threw themselves in the direction of the weeping woman with her husband.


    Feng Zu''er/Xian''er: Father¡­ Mother!


    The woman suddenly lifted her head when she heard the voices of her children; she almost believed that she was dreaming as she stared in a daze and watched her children dash over. It was only until they had landed in her bosom, that she tightly embraced them.


    Husband: Zu''er, Xian''er, how did you¡­.


    The middle-aged man on the side was visibly shocked and then was at a loss of what to say in his delight.


    He turned back and pointed at Jean.


    Feng Zu''er: It''s that big brother who fought off those bad people and saved us. Big brother is really strong. He only needed only some seconds to defeat all three of the bad people.


    Feng Xian''er: Mn. Mn. Also, big brother promised us that he''ll help us fight off those bad people.


    All eyes turned to Jean. The middle-aged man took a step forward, bowed deeply towards Jean, and sincerely stated.


    ?: Sir, thank you for saving my two children. I truly do not know how I ought to repay you¡­ My name is Feng Baichuan and I am the current clan leader. This is my wife Feng Caiyun.


    Jean: I was a bit angry with them so it wasn''t a problem for me to fight them.


    Surprisingly, when Jean tried to analyze everyone''s Profound strength, his eyebrows slightly rose when he saw that everyone was at the 10th Elementary Profound Realm.


    Feng Caiyun: Thank you, truly, we are too grateful.


    A bearded old man at the side heaved a sigh of relief and said.


    ?: It is simply too wonderful that Zu''er and Xian''er managed to come back safely. However, those vicious thieves¡­


    Feng Zu''er: Big brother is very strong, he can definitely drive all the vicious thieves away.


    Jean: Hoho, you can bet I will. *Click*


    He turned on the safety of his Assault Kebab since he was in a civilized place, the nearby people were surprised from the sound of his Assault Rifle while Jean spoke.


    Jean: Clan Leader Feng, I would like a place to rest for now, it''s been 2 days since I traveled from the New Moon City and I want to discharge some stress.


    Feng Baichuan: Of course, please follow me.


    Jasmine: How come this place has the Phoenix''s Essence?


    Jasmine''s voice surprised Jean.


    Jean: The primordial divine beast?


    Jasmine: Correct. Even though it''s very faint, it is definitely without a doubt, the Phoenix''s essence. How strange¡­ Could it be that the phoenix had actually descended to this inferior plane before?


    Jean: ''Inferior plane¡­ It seems as if there''s a longer peak I need to reach, heh. It will make this choice worthy of being followed after all.''


    Jasmine: And the flame imprint on their foreheads, is also the mark that the phoenix bloodline bears! But this mark''s color and the color that I know, are completely different.


    Additionally, the mark of the phoenix bloodline is normally hidden; only when using the phoenix''s power of fire would the mark f?r??b?? appear, but the people here all bear the mark of the phoenix and it''s as if they can''t hide it. In short, this is too weird!


    Jean was brought to a clean hut from Feng Baichuan, who spoke.


    Feng Baichuan: Please rest easy here. We are just a small clan hidden. Everything we have cannot compare with the outside world, so we can only inconvenience you.


    Jean: The Clan Leader Feng doesn''t need to worry, just having a safe place is enough for me. But¡­ Are you guys perhaps the Phoenix Ruins'' guardian clan?


    Feng Baichuan froze, his pupils distinctly contracted slightly and his expression rapidly fluctuated as he thought about how to deny or avoid the question. But after a few breaths of time, his expression calmed down and answered.


    Feng Baichuan: The guardian clan? We aren''t worthy of that title. We are simply keeping away from the world while carrying this sin and curse.


    We are just a humble clan who have to atone for their sins, generation after generation. Although I don''t know where you learned that we have a relationship with the Phoenix, but it looks like¡­ You came here in order to obtain the so-called ''treasure'' that we''re guarding, right?


    Jean: No, I just came here for training, it was just fate that we met. I recognized your relationships with the Phoenix thanks to your marks on your foreheads, the only difference I know from the one I recognize is the color.


    Feng Baichuan mockingly laughed at himself and said.


    Feng Baichuan: The Phoenix imprint¡­ Different color¡­ Yes, different color. The originally respected imprint that symbolized its power and bloodline has turned into a cursed mark of sorrow; our ancestors made a horrible mistake, but what kind of sin have we, the younger generation commit!?


    Jean: ''Ouch, I think I touched a sore spot¡­''


    Feng Baichuan: I believe that you are not a bad person because I can''t sense any maliciousness from your body and you have also saved my two children. However I should repay you, is something I ought to do. Only¡­


    Our clan is currently facing a disaster; if you are to continue to stay here, the disaster could involve you so you should rest here. It would be best if you could finish fast and leave before those treacherous people come back here again. Because the next time those villains come, perhaps¡­ It''ll be the disaster of disasters.


    Feng Baichuan: *Sigh* Originally this was a place that was feared from everyone due to the number of powerful beasts that were here, however, we were protected from the Phoenix''s essence, which now resides in the Ruins. But I don''t know how those Mercenaries came here¡­


    Jean: The next time we cross, those Mercenaries won''t exist anymore.


    Feng Baichuan laughed a bit and said.


    Feng Baichuan: Okay then, you stay here and have a good rest. If you need anything, just give me a call¡­ I hope those vicious men would come a bit later.


    Feng Baichuan opened the door and walked out with a worried expression, leaving Jean alone.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Jasmine: Interested in the thing they''re guarding?


    Jean: Oh hell yes! Since the essence of the phoenix is here, there is a great possibility that the Phoenix left behind something! even a single drop of blood of his is something priceless! And it may even help me on my journey to being the strongest!


    Jean: Woman, I could literally scare the shit out of the Evil God himself is he was here right now, you don''t have any right to call me "Mere Mortal".


    Jasmine: ...You are right¡­


    [21:43]


    [7/4/1995]


    [F: "Fear"]


    After checking his watch, he sighed and placed it on the nearby table before sleeping on his bed, the longer he would sleep, the faster "Gluttony" would not have effects on him¡­ That was an annoying Schrift even if it was overpowered as hell¡­


    [Tomorrow afternoon]


    ?: ... If you''re smart, then quickly undo the seal at the back mountain! You are the guardian family here, you would surely have a way to undo it! Don''t make us force you to do it!


    *GRUMBLE!*


    Jean slowly opened an eye, which looked empty, however if one would look better, he would see illusions of pained souls circling around the pupils shrieking in terror as Jean''s teeth were getting sharper at n?k?d eye.


    Jean: I''ll fu?k?n? EAT them¡­


    Jean stood up and grabbed his Assault Kebabs before opening the door and walking towards the entrance with a pissed off expression.


    Around 80 between the 1st and 5th Nascent Profound Realm


    Around 30 above the 5th Nascent Profound Realm


    4 at the True Profound Realm


    Unfortunately, his hunger will not go away until midnight, so he picked up some random stones and trash from his Sky Poison Pearl before eating it, attracting some people''s attention on his "Diet".


    The moment he saw the mercenaries, he pointed the Assault Kebab at them and shot through the openings between the barrier of the Clan members, surprising both the parties.


    Mercenary 1: They killed Blacky!


    Mercenary 2: You bastards!


    Jean: You fu?k?n? Cotton-Pickers, now I''ll show you to not wake up your daddy!  [AN: Please accept my apologize for racism, I am a great fan of dark humor, and I will use such terms in future]


    Jasmine: ...Cotton-Pickers?


    Jean didn''t say anything to her, clearly pissed off from being woken up.

 Chapter 40 - The Glutton

    The Clan members let Jean pass while the mercenaries glared at him.


    Mercenary 3: I''ll make you pa- *BANG*


    Without even letting them speak, Jean placed the Assault Kebab on his arms and started to shoot at them without mercy.


    3 already died before everyone else attacked him, some fell down in a body covered in holes, while one reached Jean and raised his long sword, before a shadow covered him¡­


    Everyone stopped moving towards him when they saw Jean''s mouth enlarging and eating the mercenary whole, the mouth turned back to its original form, and so the mercenary stopped existing¡­


    Captain: Retreat!!!


    Mercenary 1: Fuck!


    Mercenary 2: The devil is here!!! RUNNN!!!!


    However, Jean took out a Sky Tremor Bomb and threw it at them, he had 5 more of them, so it''s alright to use them.


    A single bomb took out 30 of them while Jean was following behind their back, either shooting them down, making them explode, or devour them. Soon, the only ones remaining were the Captain and 2 Vice-Captains.


    Black Tiger: Boss! We three are the only ones remaining!


    Black Demon: Wha-*CRUNCH*


    Before the captain could finish to talk, his upper body was devoured from Jean, leaving only the Vice-Captains Black Tiger and Black Wolf, who got some bullets on their legs, making them fall in the ground.


    Both of them turned around while crying and pissing themselves off when they saw Jean''s sharp shark teeth reflecting their faces.


    Jean: If you didn''t come here today, you would have a better end¡­


    His mouth came out from his head and got larger and larger until¡­


    *CRUNCH*


    The entire piece of land where Black Wolf and Black Tiger were was devoured, they included.


    After taking care of every living mercenary, he turned back to the village while picking up the bodies of the other mercenaries, devouring some of them in the way.


    When he reached the village, he saw that the villagers were many meters away from him, and the kids were hiding behind his back, Feng Baichuan was there too and said.


    Feng Baichuan: You¡­


    Jean quickly told an excuse.


    Jean: Don''t worry about me, this happens only 1 time each week, it''s a curse of mine. I won''t eat you. I am a righteous¡­


    [Scene 1/Branch of Xiao Sect''s basement]


    Jean: Oh nono, I really killed everyone with poison¡­ And I am not going to leave witnesses either¡­


    Old Man: W-What¡­?


    [Back]


    Jean: ...Gentle¡­


    [Scene 2/Xiao Yulong''s Courtyard]


    Jean: It would be a shame if someone would enter here and find me before I prepared the gift¡­


    Jean stopped choking Xiao Yulong and pulled out his tongue, before cutting it off with the dagger.


    [Back]


    Jean: ...Calm¡­


    Jean summoned 30 black thorns aimed at two people who started to tremble just at the sight.


    Jean: ¡­*Deep Breath* I WILL FUCKING HANG YOU, YOU FILTHY BLOODY WHORES!!


    [Back]


    Jean: ...And a respectful man¡­


    [Scene 4/New Moon Profound Palace]


    ?: My name is Fen Zihan!/ Fen Xingyu!/ Fen Mo!/ Fen Fan!


    Feng Zihan: Since brother Dennell said that the number doesn''t matter, then we all will come together!


    Jean: *Ptoo*


    Jean just spat at them.


    Feng Baichuan: ...What were those flashbacks?


    Jean: Don''t mind them.


    Feng Baichuan hesitated a bit before he sighed and walked towards Jean with a smile.


    Feng Baichuan: I''ll trust you. Sir, I want to thank you for protecting my Clan, I want to repay your generosity, just ask, and if it isn''t something exaggerated, then we will repay you as best as we can.


    Jean: Then¡­ Can I have a private talk with the Phoenix''s Essence?


    Feng Baichuan froze on the spot and looked at Jean with a surprised face.


    Jean: I know that the curse must come from him, I will not inquire on the reason for him to curse you all, but since you all are fellow cursed men, I know how one will feel by having one, and I want to try to free you all.


    Feng Baichuan: Y-You¡­


    Jean: I promise that if it isn''t possible for him to release you all, then I will come back immediately.


    Feng Baichuan: Normally I shouldn''t let an outsider to talk with Lord Phoenix, but just because it''s you, then I will let you pass.


    Some villagers heard his words and voiced out their opinion.


    Villager 1: But Clan Master, what if he intends to hurt the Lord Phoenix?


    Villager 2: We don''t know if he will be peaceful after the talk!


    Feng Baichuan: Silence! I already gave him the permission to talk with the Lord Phoenix, and he already saved us once, maybe he could really free us from the curse.


    At his words, the villagers stood silent, and Jean followed Feng Baichuan. After stepping into the rear mountain region, they were faced with tall cliffs. A huge sigil measuring several meters was embedded in the mountain wall in front of them.


    A beautiful red color emerged from the entire sigil, glowing bright and dark at times, as a pattern of numerous scarlet flames that fiercely burned, lay at the center of the sigil.


    Feng Baichuan: This is a sigil which seals the ruins the phoenix left behind. Only those with the bloodline of the phoenix can open it using fresh blood.


    he bit his finger and dripped blood on the sigil, immediately, the faintly-glowing sigil suddenly glowed bright red before vanishing on the spot to reveal an entrance.


    Jean nodded and followed the Clan Master inside the entrance. The interior was a flat stone chamber, it was unnaturally spacious and measured at least a hundred meters long and wide.


    Both sides of the stone chamber had very long stone stairs and it seemed as if there was another floor above. There was a long walkway to the front of the stone chamber which was approximately a few dozen meters in length.


    At the end of the hall, there was a gently rotating red-colored seal formation that was identical to the seal outside.


    Feng Baichuan: The phoenix had descended upon the Profound Sky Continent long ago before in order to leave its fire in the Profound Sky Continent, and has hence left many trial grounds.


    Those who went through the trial could inherit its bloodline, and this bloodline was something that could be inherited by their future generations. Hence, the clan of the Phoenix was born. According to the recounting of our ancestors, the phoenix had left two trial grounds in the Profound Sky Continent.


    One of them was at the far away Divine Phoenix Empire, and the other was right here.


    The only difference was that the one in the Divine Phoenix Empire was known by all, and has formed the incomparably powerful ''Divine Phoenix Sect'', whereas this ground in the Blue Wind Empire had gone unnoticed by all and was unintentionally discovered by our ancestors.


    No one would have thought that this desolate and dangerous Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, actually had a ruin left by a primordial divine beast of the primordial era.


    Jean: So this is one of those trial ground, and the bullshit of the treasure wasn''t real?


    Feng Baichuan: That''s right. The trial ground left by the Phoenix is behind that seal formation, only those with the Phoenix bloodline are able to unseal it, as its purpose is to prevent outsiders from entering. And here we are, you will soon enter it to talk with the Lord Phoenix.


    Jean: Funny, right? *Nom*


    He ate another random thing from his Sky Poison Pearl.


    Feng Baichuan: Heh, if you say it like that¡­


    Feng Baichuan let the blood coming out from his bleeding finger to touch the other seal formation, the seal vanished, and a dark red colored bizarre entrance appeared.


    Jean: Well, if I don''t come out then it means I am doing the "Trial" you mentioned of.


    Feng Baichuan: I understand, with your strange powers, I don''t think my warning will be that useful, you seem a smart man so you must know how dangerous it is.


    Jean: Yeah, see you later.


    Jean stepped inside the entrance, and the next moment the scene before him suddenly distorted, he unconsciously closed his eyes. Only after a long time, he opened his eyes and saw only a pitch black darkness.


    Suddenly, two lines of narrow golden light suddenly appeared in the pitch black darkness before him. Immediately after, the two narrow lines of golden luminance slowly opened like a pair of slightly narrowed eyes, revealing the eyes of the Phoenix.


    Phoenix: Greetings, human. Welcome to the trial grounds. You are the first challenger without the phoenix bloodline in these past thousand years.


    A dignified voice resounded within his mind; from the timbre of the voice, it was clearly a female voice, maybe he should really not judge one''s gender before meeting them¡­


    Jean: You are the spirit of the Phoenix?


    Phoenix: That is correct. I am an immortal soul left here by the phoenix, yet I am also an existence independent of the phoenix. I preserve this trial ground and receive all challengers. Spirit of the Phoenix, is the most fitting title for me.


    Jean: ...Why would you leave a trial ground here? There could be better places.


    Phoenix: Long ago, the three major fire attribute divine beasts: the Phoenix, Golden Crow, and the Vermilion Bird fought for the Flame Progenitor position in the Divine Realm. The fierce battle lasted 36 days, and ended in the defeat and injury of all three.


    The Phoenix fell down to this Profound Sky Continent after being gravely wounded, and completely recovered after 13 years in the Profound Sky Continent.


    In these 13 years, the phoenix deeply felt that even though the Profound Sky Continent''s humans were weak in strength, their hearts and nature were pure; thus it left 2 trial grounds in order to leave some opportunities for the humans of this continent.


    However, the phoenix had left this message: If the humans of the Profound Sky Continent uses this Phoenix power to harm the world, all of their strength will be taken away and their bloodline would be given punishment!


    What was very unfortunate, was that a person of one of the bloodlines committed a grave sin while using the phoenix''s power; the power of the phoenix had been permanently stripped and their bloodline was cursed.


    After that, no one else had passed this trial. As the first person without the phoenix bloodline in these thousand years, I hope that you can break this thousand years of silence¡­ Then, are you ready?


    Jean: Uhh¡­ Sir? Miss? I just came here to ask if you can free the others from the curse¡­


    Phoenix: No pain, no gain. If you want to lift their curses, you must work your ?ss.


    Jean: ¡­*Sigh* Well, at least if I can do it I will get your flames¡­ I''ll do it.

 Chapter 41 - Choices

    Phoenix: Very good, the trial has three stages in total, respectively:


    First stage: Purgatory Flame Demon;


    Second stage: Arrows of the Phoenix;


    Third stage: Corruption of the Heart''s Flame.


    If you wish to forfeit during the trial, you may shout out at anytime and I''ll immediately let you leave the trial grounds. You may die if you f?r??b?? endure the trial¡­. I wish you success.


    Just as the Spirit of the Phoenix''s voice faded, the pair of golden eyes slowly disappeared inside the world of pitch black darkness. Jean''s sight spun once again and moments later, the darkness entirely disappeared, and the world around him impressively transformed into a field of deep red.


    The ground under his feet appeared to be a deep red color, as if it was paved by terrifying red-hot steel. Disorderly boulders were scattered around and mountains of varying heights were layered one after another.


    Even the mountain''s surface was crimson, as if it could spew out flames which could reach the heavens at any time. Looking upwards, the sky was also a field of deep red.


    Stalks of ember were distributed across every direction on the fire-red colored ground. Some of the embers were only a few inches tall, while some had even shot up for over ten meters in height. On both sides, pools after pools of red-colored lava bubbled like boiling water.


    Normally in this natural extreme sauna one would start to burn... But Jean just felt comfortable, thanks to the Fire Seed he swallowed. He looked around while eating random things, but there was no Purgatory Flame Demon or whatever.


    When he started to step forward, he stopped in his tracks and looked towards a deep pool of lava at his left. The lava churned violently, rose higher and higher, and grew fiercer by the moment¡­. Suddenly, the pool overflowed and a large chunk of lava broke loose with a deafening sound.


    A gigantic body covered in flames rose high from the lava and landed in front of Jean with an ear-shattering boom.


    It was a flame giant whose entire body was on fire. It was a whole 33 meters tall, had a body that was burning entirely in red-hot flames, and had 2 ferocious eyes on either side of its head.


    Atop its head, there were also 2 horns of fire that were 10 metres long and a golden mark that seemed to shine from the middle of these horns.


    Jean: Jasmine? What level is this "Slightly bigger" lighter?


    Jasmine: It''s a high-level True Profound fire beast. In this sort of blazing environment, not only can it replenish its vitality and profound strength swiftly, the fire power it unleashes is also comparable to that of the Spirit Profound Realm.


    Jean: Hmm¡­ Let''s eat it.


    Jasmine: Huh?


    She saw Jean''s mouth getting bigger again, reaching a size she never seen before, the Purgatory Flame Demon stopped moving and started to slowly back away, before his upper body was swallowed. Then the rest fell apart¡­


    Jasmine: ...I heard that the trials from the primordial divine beasts were dangerous, but passing one of them like this¡­


    And at this time, the scenery before them suddenly distorted. In the midst of the distortion, it spun in a blur, and when everything had finally stabilized, the red land, volcanoes and pools of lava disappeared. What replaced it was an expanse of nothingness, a wilderness so flat that there wasn''t any uneven land to be seen.


    Phoenix: Second stage of the trial: Arrows of the Phoenix.


    Suddenly, an extremely loud and clear cry of a phoenix came from the sky. Following this, the originally dark sky abruptly became a blazing red. Prompting Jean to look up, his eyes widened a bit when he saw countless red dots¡­


    Jean: Those ain''t stars!


    Jean immediately ran away while those dots were getting bigger and followed him, he dodged many of them with the Star God''s Broken Shadow, while he swallowed some of them.


    3, 7, 15, 32, 70¡­ The groups of those little phoenixes were increasing and some of them actually exploded near Jean. He may be immune to the heat, but he wasn''t immune to the force their explosion caused.


    Soon, several hundreds of phoenix silhouettes descended from the sky, and the instant they fell, the vast earth erupted with fire, but Jean still had his protective profound aura since he ate some that could possibly hit him.


    Jean: Phew... Did it finally end?


    The silence meant yes¡­ At this moment, the scene in front of his eyes started to distort to become more and more obscure. Jean was just about to start observing the scenery of the third trial when he realized that everything in front of his eyes had already become pitch-black.


    Following this, a pair of golden eyes opened within the pitch-black world. The phoenix spirit''s voice resounded within his mind.


    Phoenix: That surprised me; you actually possess a special physique that is unafraid of flames, not only that, you have that¡­ Peculiar power... If I am not mistaken, the primordial Evil God''s aura resides inside your body.


    Jean: Yes.


    Phoenix: The Evil God does not align with any of the elements, for he is actually the nemesis of all the elements.


    But no one can compare to the Evil God in terms of familiarity and capability in wielding the elements. If you somehow manage to completely inherit the Evil God''s powers, then not only fire, even water, wind, thunder, earth, domain, dimension, spirit¡­ would all be subdued by you, and would never be able to bring you harm.


    You passed the previous two stages not because you had sufficient strength, but because of your special physique and powers. Although this is cheating, passing is passing; I have no right to deny that.


    However, this third trial: Corruption of the Heart''s Flame, is a trial of the heart that''s unrelated to flames. The advantages of your body are thus nullified, and this third trial is also the hardest trial to pass.


    In these countless years, the amount of challengers who have passed the first two trials amount to 329. But the ones who passed the third trial.. only amount to 7 people.


    Jean: Well, ain''t that a rookie number?


    Phoenix: You don''t need to be too nervous. The third trial is a trial of the heart. It does not involve fighting, but instead involves the choices within your heart.


    If you are firm enough towards the pursuit for power, then even if you possess weak profound power, there is a chance you can easily pass. On the other hand, if you do not possess enough determination, then passing your life in the mundane world can also be an option. After all, power is not everything in life.


    Jean: Well¡­ There is something we don''t agree on with the last sentence¡­ Whatever, let''s start.


    Phoenix: I wish your success.


    The phoenix spirit''s eyes disappeared and the pitch-black world started to distort once more. Jean felt as if his body had been swept up by a storm and started to float within the distorting space.


    In a blink of an eye, he was in a white room, and 3 familiar people stood in front of him¡­ They were kids that you could find everywhere, yet, Jean''s eyes widened when he saw them, then the Phoenix''s voice sounded in the empty world.


    Phoenix: Graham Thorpe


    Rona Patterson


    Julius Booth


    Those three kids bullied you during your childhood, causing you to lose your sight at the age of 8


    Jean''s eyes trembled and his hands instinctively slowly reached his eyes.


    Jasmine: Losing sight? Jean, what is going on?


    Jasmine''s incredulous voice sounded in his mind, snapping him out of his trauma, but he didn''t say anything.


    Phoenix: Kill them¡­


    Suddenly, in front of Jean, a sword appeared, Jean''s eyes turned on the sword, and then back on the kids who looked at him in fright even if they couldn''t move.


    Jean''s sight landed once again in the sword, and stepped forward¡­ He picked the sword.

 Chapter 42 - Eye for Eye, Tooth for Tooth

    Jean looked at the sword and put a finger on the blade, then he saw his blood flowing down. His eyes turned back at the kids and narrowed, then he walked towards them.


    Rosa: SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!


    The only girl of the group screamed while the other two were unable to release a sound when Jean instantly appeared in front of them and grabbed the first child by his neck.


    He raised the child who was trying to grasp air with his mouth, and raised his sword.


    Jean: ¡­


    *Slash*


    Blood spurted out¡­ The child became blind, in the next moment, the same thing happened with the other two. the kids'' closed eyes were bleeding, as if they were crying blood. Then, Jean let fall his sword in the ground.


    After a moment of silence, he heard the kids scream in pain while holding their bloody eyes. After a minute of inactivity from Jean''s side, the kids disappeared and another man appeared¡­ It was his uncle.


    Phoenix: Dennell Sanford


    The member of your own family, your uncle, abused of you since you were small, forced to make his work without anyone knowing, until, at the age of 11, he got annoyed from your voice and cut off your tongue.


    Jean''s eyes turned cold as ice when he gazed at Sanford, Jasmine''s eyes meanwhile widened, his uncle cut off his tongue?! Her father wanted to use her as a sacrifice, but at least he treated her as best as he could anyways...


    Like before, a sword appeared in front of him, however, Jean decided to ignore the sword and immediately grabbed Sanford''s throat, forcing him to open his mouth. Then he grabbed his tongue and ripped it off b?r? handed, letting blood flow out from his mouth.


    Jean quickly created a medical pill with some herbs and forced him to eat it, before the blood stopped flowing out, leaving Sanford alive and without a tongue.


    After 1 minute of inactivity from Jean, Sanford disappeared, and a group of young people were in front of him, looking at him with surprise.


    Phoenix: Katelin Pilgrim


    Kate Atterberry


    Richmal Fiddler


    Cydney Black


    Fulk Dickson


    Jules Elwyn


    Jeffery Garret


    When you were 12 years old, those¡­ Thugs¡­ Crossed path with you, and they made fun of your problems. However, they were angry when you decided to ignore them, and one of them was cruel enough to make you deaf for the rest of your life while everyone laughed at you.


    Jasmine didn''t understand what was going on, what was the Phoenix talking about? Jean already told her about his adoptive family and said that he had no uncle, he didn''t seem to lie, so he may have hid something, which was normal after she thought about his Schrifts¡­


    In front of Jean, a sword appeared, but jean didn''t even wait for the sword to touch the ground when he grabbed its handle and used Star God''s Broken Shadow to disappear and reappear behind them after their ears flew away.


    All of them let out a blood-curdling scream while they covered their ears and crouched down in pain.


    Phoenix: Caiden Davids


    This man was your teacher when you had 15 years, in a certain day, he was stressed due to being left from his wife, and after seeing you, who was mostly ignored from everyone, he decided to let out his stress and hit you in the nose, breaking it to a point of no return.


    Jasmine: ''Even his teacher¡­''


    Obviously she didn''t knew about school, so she thought that this man was a teacher for Jean like she should be for him or like the medical saint that he talked about.


    Jean just reared back his fist and punched the man before he could even notice him right in the face, obviously he didn''t want to kill him so he held back and broke only his nose and a bit of his skull.


    He let out strange m??ns in pain, and after 1 minute of inactivity, he was swapped with another fat and stinky man.


    Phoenix: Wilfred Cooper


    At the age of 17, you were crossing the road, but this man, who was dru-*POW*


    Jean didn''t even let the Phoenix finish when he grabbed the man''s head from behind and drove a knee attack on his spine, breaking it and causing him paralysis. Jean just left him in the ground and said in the void.


    The scene before his eyes distorted and disappeared as the world once again returned to darkness. Jean opened his eyes. To the front of his view, there were those two giant, golden eyes.


    Jean: I lost¡­ I guess I was too confident¡­


    Phoenix: ...You clearly knew what you should do, which was not doing anything to them, yet, you didn''t killed them either, you just punished them.


    Is your ambition for power just that high?


    Jean: No one has the right to tell me what I should do, this is the type of power I want, to do whatever I want. So what if you want me to kill them? I already have the Fire Seed of the Evil God and my Schrift "H" can create fire, even if not as strong as that of the Phoenix at the moment.


    Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, I mostly follow these words, they took away one of my senses and I will take away theirs, the Xiao Sect wanted to take away my everything, I will take away their everything.


    Phoenix: Eye for eye, tooth for tooth¡­ Wise words. Now, it''s time for you to receive the rewards for successfully passing through the trial grounds.


    Jean: Alright, I''ll leav- Wait what?


    Phoenix: Congratulations, human who bears the Evil God''s strength and powers that greatly surpass the natural laws of the entire universe. Within these countless years, you are the eighth practitioner who has chosen to give up your strength rather than reap life from your most hated people.


    You have earned the right to inherit the Phoenix''s gift.


    Jean: Uhhhh¡­


    Phoenix: What I had said before about how only those with an appropriate amount of ambition towards achieving strength can pass the third stage of the trial, was a deliberate hint in the wrong direction.


    The phoenix is a righteous creature and the trials it had left behind is a gift to the Profound Sky Continent. But the phoenix is never willing to have his strength to be inherited by those who are evil and heartless.


    The third trial is constructed through the practitioner''s most important memories from in the depths of their soul, even if you were blind, your soul wasn''t. Prior to the trial, I would give a hint that only through a strong d?s?r? for power would one pass the trial.


    Right, those illusions originated from your own memory, and were not replicated from other sources. It is exactly the same as the real person, item or event and they''ll have to face it as if everything was real.


    I already saw your memories and from those, you would be able to pass, but I was curious about what would you do if you had a chance to get revenge from the people of you previous life, if you had killed them straight away, I would of course not give you the power.


    I thought about showing you a pleasant memory, but I realized that you already understood the hidden meaning of the trial, so I decided to change the trial a bit, just punishing them means that you still have principles that you follow, instead of a person that would do anything for power.


    If such a person were to receive great strength, it would only be for their own self-growth, and not to protect others. This would go against the Phoenix''s original intention in leaving behind this trial ground.


    Of the seven people who had previously passed the third test, some of them faced their own wives, some faced their masters, their benefactors, parents and even their kids. Unlike you; they were clear that it was an illusion, but didn''t understand the hidden meaning of the trial at the start...


    Phoenix: Of course. You will be granted three gifts from the Phoenix: Phoenix blood, Divine Phoenix Pills and you will have the chance to study the fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix. Right now, I shall bestow upon you the Phoenix''s Veins.


    The phoenix spirit''s golden eyes flashed, and caused the dark world to turn golden for an instant. Abruptly, a spot of golden light came from the illusionary space. It shot precisely in between Jean''s eyebrows to then sink in afterwards.


    Phoenix: I saw what you are capable of, modifying your body with "Compulsory", but a reward is a reward, so I will give you 1 drop of the Phoenix Blood, you can do whatever you want with that drop afterwards, it isn''t mine anymore at that time.


    You are already equipped with the Divine Seed of the Evil God, and will not be harmed by any sort of fire. Therefore, the Phoenix''s ability to withstand fire will be of no use to you.


    But after it has fused into your veins, it will allow you to master fire attribute profound arts and yield twice the results in half the time.


    The fire attribute profound skills that you could employ would be more powerful than ever! Especially the Phoenix Fire Skill, which will allow you to wield power that''s three times stronger than what a normal person''s veins can.


    Now close your eyes and let these three drops of the Phoenix''s blood seep into your veins. Amongst the previous seven challengers, the shortest time a person took for the entire process was three days, but I believe it would not take more than half a quarter of an hour in your case.


    A small drop of blood entered Jean''s veins, and when it entered, it seemed as if there was a cluster of franticly burning flames that was spreading through all of his veins in a split second, and soon it disappeared in his veins.


    Jean opened his eyes and a fire-red flame mark flashed between his brows. The size and shape of the mark was the same as that of the Phoenix clan outside, but its color was much more vivid.

 Chapter 43 - The Knowledge

    After the fusion finished, the Phoenix spoke again.


    Phoenix: Good, it seems you''ve successfully fused with the drop of Phoenix blood, I''ve already sensed the change within your veins. With this drop of Phoenix blood, your lifespan will also increase by at least a hundred years. Now, I''ll give this Divine Phoenix Pill and the fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix to you.


    The golden eyes flashed again and two spots of light descended from the skies. What fell in front of Jean was a white colored jade bottle and a broken piece of white jade.


    Phoenix: Inside the white colored jade bottle is precisely the Divine Phoenix Pill. It can increase your control of fire energy by a substantial amount. However, because you possess the Divine Seed of the Evil God; its main ability isn''t of much use to you.


    But at the same time, it can also greatly increase your profound strength. With regards to your current profound strength, it can let your profound strength advance by at least five ranks!


    Meanwhile, the fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix is inscribed on this jade stone. Together, the World Ode of the Phoenix, the Vermillion Bird''s Consoling Spirit Song, and the Golden Crow''s Record of the Burning World were known as the Three Great World Scorching Heavenly Books.


    Each possessed tremendous power capable of burning the heavens. That year, the Phoenix left behind the first six stages of the World Ode of the Phoenix. Only¡­


    Jean: ...5th and 6th?


    He checked the broken jade and found only the last two stages¡­


    Phoenix: This is indeed a great pity, but there''s nothing I can do about it either. Originally, this World Ode of the Phoenix had recorded everything from the first to the sixth stage, but before the first challenger arrived, an unexpected accident happened.


    That year, the Phoenix left two trial grounds in this continent. One was here and the other was at the enormous Divine Phoenix Empire a long distance away. The trial ground at the Divine Phoenix Empire was quickly discovered and the Divine Phoenix Sect was created.


    Afterwards, the Divine Phoenix Sect became the number one sect of that empire. The empire was renamed as the Divine Phoenix Empire and even the empire''s capital was established near the Divine Phoenix Sect.


    Thus, the area where the trial ground was located became the empire''s most prosperous region. Humanity''s avarice, deceit, barbarous acts, and war¡­ Constantly existed and tainted the aura within that region.


    It thereby infected the Phoenix''s spirit in that trial ground and gave it a consciousness it should not have had... Which led it to betray the will of the Phoenix.


    Jean: Wow, that¡­


    Phoenix: As a part of the Phoenix spirit with a different body, I knew of its existence then; and similarly, it knew of mine. After it had developed the consciousness it shouldn''t have, it actually had the idea of destroying me and this trial ground, wanting to have the entire continent to itself.


    Thus, it transferred its energy to an common firebird and came here. It fiercely battled against me and completely destroyed my copy of the jade that recorded the World Ode of the Phoenix.


    Only until then did it leave¡­ But it didn''t know that I had removed the fifth and sixth stages of the World Ode of the Phoenix instead of destroying them, which is the piece that you are holding right now.


    After that, I completely severed my soul connection to it. It never felt my existence again and has always believed that I had died but I have continued to carry out the will of the phoenix. While guarding this trial ground, I have welcomed and monitored all the challengers.


    Jean''s mouth fell open slightly in shock, what the fu?k!?


    Jean: So I need to take my ?ss all the way to the Divine Phoenix Empire''s trial ground to take the other 4 stages?


    Phoenix: No! The first four stages of World Ode of the Phoenix are not located at the Divine Phoenix Empire''s trial grounds; they are actually in the hands of the Divine Phoenix Sect.


    The World Ode of the Phoenix became the Divine Phoenix Sect''s treasure after that rebellious Spirit of the Phoenix gave it to them, and ?ssisted their domination of the Profound Sky Continent.


    The Divine Phoenix Empire''s trial grounds are preserved and used to grant pure Phoenix blood and the Divine Phoenix Pellet to the Divine Phoenix Sect''s disciples that have passed the trial, because passing the trials is the only way to receive the Phoenix blood and Divine Phoenix Pellet.


    The Phoenix set this rule originally, and even us Spirits of the Phoenix cannot change it. This rule also applies to the World Ode of the Phoenix.


    Jean: Oh thanks god, I don''t want to make another trial like this¡­ God knows which Schrift I might get later on¡­


    Phoenix: You can consume this Divine Phoenix Pellet immediately, and with your current profound strength, you should need 2 days worth of time to completely refine the pill.


    As for the World Ode of the Phoenix, even though we only have a fragment, you can still try to comprehend it through the rules and regulations the Phoenix had left behind in the next month. Of course, if you feel like this a waste of time, you can leave right after refining the pill.


    But even though you cannot cultivate with this fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix, it is still one of the World Scorching Heavenly Books from the world-shaking Prehistoric Era. In this one month, you may read it and perhaps learn something from it. Everything is up to you.


    Lastly, I''ll leave you with a warning. Once you leave, you can not bring up a single word of these trials to anyone. If you go to the Divine Phoenix Empire in the future, unless you have enough power, you must cover up any signs of your Phoenix Veins and mark.


    If any of the Phoenix bloodline discover the Phoenix blood in your body, you are bound to encounter a great calamity since you are not a disciple of the Divine Phoenix Sect¡­ Remember this!


    Jean: Enough power¡­ I remember you saying that power isn''t everything, and yet here we are.


    Phoenix: ¡­


    Jean: Miss, I want to tell you that only when you have absolute power, you can live a peaceful life. The sayings like "Power isn''t everything" or "Money can''t buy happiness" are just bullshit.


    That''s why I said we had different opinions before the trial started, only when you have power, you can defend your friends and family, when you have power, you can take revenge¡­ Now I will consume the pill.


    He sat on the floor and took the Divine Phoenix Pellet out of the jade bottle. The Divine Phoenix Pellet''s entire color was as red as blood and scorching hot. Jean placed the pill at the entrance of his mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.


    While crimson flames rose out from Jean''s body and enveloped him, the Phoenix was in his own thoughts.


    Phoenix: With enough power, you can do anything¡­ I guess that''s true, if I had enough power, I didn''t need to destroy the World Ode of the Phoenix, and maybe I could help closing that "Thing"...


    But that''s too late, I don''t think I can live past 2 decades¡­


    Then he noticed something foreign on Jean''s body, it was his watch.


    [19:32]


    [8/4/1995]


    [G: "Glutton"]


    Phoenix: Glutton¡­ So it was the reason for him to have such weird power¡­


    While Jean was seated and his Cultivation slowly rose, he picked up the fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix¡­


    Jean: If my old Master could comprehend the third section Heavenly Medicine Manual without the first and second¡­ Then why I can''t comprehend the 5th and 6th stages of the World Ode of the Phoenix¡­ In 4 days I will achieve "Knowledge", in that moment my comprehension is at the highest state¡­


    Jasmine: Are you trying to forcefully comprehend the fifth and sixth stages of this World Ode of the Phoenix? Have you gone mad!?


    Jean: I can do it, I just need to set up my foundations.


    Jasmine: ...I would tell you that it is impossible, but I never seen the full capabilities of "Knowledge", you were able to understand the Star God''s Broken Shadow in a single glance and adapt it to your body in just two tries, I wonder what will come out this moment.


    Indeed 4 days later, when he received "Knowledge"...


    Just right at midnight, Jean''s voice attracted the Phoenix and Jasmine''s attention, and saw his eyes glowing azure.


    Jean: Starting collecting data.


    5th Stage of World Ode of the Phoenix¡­ Collected.


    Re-Order the Data¡­ 5%... 60%... 100%


    1st Simulation¡­ Failed


    3rd¡­ 4th¡­ 5th¡­ 30th¡­ 68th¡­ 150th¡­ 323th¡­ 1973th Simulation¡­ Success


    Starting collecting data


    6th Stage of World Ode of the Phoenix¡­ Collected


    Re-Order the Data¡­ 7%... 38%... 82%... 100%


    1st Simulation¡­ Failed


    2nd Simulation¡­ Failed


    3rd¡­ 54th¡­ 374th¡­ 2839th¡­ 6829th¡­ 14823th Simulation¡­ Success.


    Checking for errors¡­


    453 errors¡­ Correcting¡­


    2nd Simulation, success


    3rd Simulation, success


    5th Stage of World Ode of the Phoenix perfected.


    Checking for errors¡­


    537 errors¡­ Correcting¡­


    1st Simulation, success.


    2nd Simulation, success


    3rd Simulation, success


    6th Stage of World Ode of the Phoenix perfected.


    Jean''s eyes stopped glowing and he closed them, then he took a deep breath. In that moment, he released the warm aura that the profound art gave to him.


    Jean: Done.


    Jasmine: ...He really did it¡­


    Phoenix: You¡­ You are a monster¡­ Comprehending the 5th and 6th Stage ignoring the first 4¡­ You don''t even have a foundation, and I can feel that you are able to use these stages without any problem, as if you knew the entire World Ode of the Phoenix. Truly, your "Knowledge" is something that breaks the natural law of the universe¡­


    You have 26 more days before you can leave, what do you want to do?


    Jean checked his body and noticed that he was at the 1st Level of the True Profound Realm, realizing that he missed something and checked his watch.


    *Achievement: "Graduated": Now you can call yourself an average cultivator, work your ?ss off if you want to be strong!*


    *Reward: 1x Enchanted Grenade(Earth Profound Realm)


    Jean''s eyes widened and caught the grenade that appeared in front of him, this¡­ This could easily kill anyone that is below the Earth Profound Realm, and maybe kill even those at the 1st or 2nd stage¡­


    Phoenix: That¡­


    Jean: Oh, don''t mind it, just something from my watch¡­


    Jean quickly put the grenade in his watch and looked at the eyes of the Phoenix.


    Jean: I will stay here for the entire month to stabilize my cultivation.


    Phoenix: Alright, however, before I leave you on your things, I should perhaps give you a special present.


    Inside the pitch-black world, a golden light suddenly came flying and touched Jean on his forehead. Instantly, the scarlet phoenix imprint on his forehead appeared, but the color had turned into a pure golden color from the previous scarlet color.


    Jean: This¡­


    Phoenix: This is a special power that I can only use once in my lifetime, but I never thought the day where I used it would actually come.


    However, as the one who carries the power of the Evil God and reality-breaking powers, your future is destined to be extraordinary, and bestowing this power upon you is more than suitable. As to what kind of power this is, when the time of you using it comes, you will naturally know.


    Jean: Tch...


    Phoenix: When I saw your memories, I was greatly surprised when I saw the power of the "Almighty", truly, that power could easily scare even the Ancestral God¡­ I just hope that you won''t use it to destroy this universe¡­


    Jean: We will see in the future years¡­


    Then the Phoenix left Jean, who sat down and concentrated on his cultivation.

 Chapter 44 - The Roar

    *Step* *Step*


    Jean finally came out from the trial grounds after 1 month, his strength was firmly stuck in the 1st True Profound Realm, the foundations were ready, he just need to cultivate or eat pills, since he was busy setting up his foundations again, he was unable to eat any pill created from the "Visionary".


    His current Combat Prowess is at the 2nd Spirit Profound Realm, his combat prowess basically surpassed his cultivation by more than a great realm, and his weapons made it so that nothing below the Spirit Profound Realm was a threat for him.


    He checked his watch¡­


    [8:56]


    [9/5/1995]


    [H: "Heat"]


    Jean nodded and put two fingers on his mouth before letting out a loud whistling, attracting everyone''s attention in the village.


    Villager 1: It''s him¡­


    Villager 2: He''s still alive¡­


    Feng Baichuan turned around and with a gaze full of hope he walked to Jean.


    Feng Baichuan: So, how was it?


    Jean: I was forced to do the trial if I needed to free you all, and I did. Call everyone and tell them to put themselves in a line.


    Feng Baichuan''s expression turned more excited with each second and turned around.


    Feng Baichuan: EVERYONE!!! IF YOU WANT TO BE FREE FROM THE CURSE COME HERE!!!


    Villager 1: What?! Is that real!?


    Villager 3: Let''s go!!


    Then everyone in the village made a line in front of Jean, and he just raised his hand and pressed the dark red phoenix imprint on everyone''s forehead with his index, a small dot of phoenix flames quickly ignited on his fingertip and the colors of their symbols turned scarlet.


    After removing everyone''s curse, Jean took out a zombified Fierce Storm Hawk and used it to fly away from the village, leaving everyone who were venerating him like a god''s envoy now...


    Feng Zu''er: Father, was big brother sent by the Phoenix God to save us?


    Feng Baichuan: Yes. Since the year our ancestor committed a grave mistake, after so much atonement and remorse, the Phoenix God has finally forgiven us. However, I have a wonderful feeling that one day, we will meet him again.


    Feng Zu''er/Xian''er: Really?


    Feng Baichuan: Definitely. However, the next time we see him, perhaps the level in which he will be standing, will be high enough for everyone to look up to.


    That is why, Zu''er, Feng''er, if you really want to see him again, you must start to train diligently from now on. As of now, we don''t have the qualifications to repay his great kindness, but after you two have grown up and acquire sufficient strength, you can then walk out of here and ?ssist him¡­


    Even if it is the most miniscule of ?ssistance, it will still show the gratitude of our entire clan.


    Feng Zu''er/Xian''er: Mn!


    Jean, on the zombified Fierce Storm Hawk that he found and killed on the branch of the Xiao Sect, flew to the Blue Wind Imperial City. Since the beast was dead, it didn''t have the concept of stamina and it could fly the entire day and night, he wasn''t in hurry so he calculated that in 5 days or so there if he flew the entire time.


    In this month he was able to zombify 10 people at the True Profound Stage, surprising Jasmine with what he did, and she quickly gave him a warning.


    "Don''t reveal anything about these ''Zombies'' to anyone, you would be killed immediately if anyone knew about it."


    She had a small idea about helping a dead familiar of hers, but she put down that idea quickly, it was just something perverse to zombify a relative just for being with them¡­ Besides, Jean wasn''t even 0.01% strong enough to awaken "Him".


    Jean knew that this ability must remain a secret, and held it as his and Jasmine''s secret until he has enough power to be feared.


    [10 days later]


    Even if he needed 5 days to reach the Imperial City, he needed to sleep so he stopped in some small towns to rest, and he finally reached the Blue Wind Profound Palace¡­


    [11:36]


    [19/5/1995]


    [R: "Roar]


    And this was one of the Schrift that was on a lower grade than the others¡­ But he was just admiring the sight in front of him.


    Jean: Compared to New Moon Profound Palace, it has an air that''s at least ten times more dignified, and its imposing aura is on a completely different level.


    Jean: Senior Sister Xueruo, I just arrived, I am at the main entrance of the Profound Palace.


    Before long, like Jean expected, Lan Xueruo came in the main entrance with an excited face.


    Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean! You are here!


    Jean: Oh? Senior Sister Xueruo, if you continue to behave like this then I may think you are enamored of me!


    Lan Xueruo stumbled on the ground at his words, before she got up with her teeth gritting each other.


    Lan Xueruo: I¡­ I already told you that I am just worried for you as your Senior Sister!!


    Jean: Yeah, that will make me believe it.


    Lan Xueruo: Hmph!


    Jean laughed before he noticed some movements behind her and the laughter stopped.


    Qin Wuyou: Jean! Is that really you?!


    Jean: ...Yeah?


    Qin Wuyou sighed in relief and said.


    Qin Wuyou: When I heard that you were really gone to the branch of the Xiao Sect, I was really worried for your safety. However, not even after 24 hours and I find informations that the Xiao Sect is destroyed.


    I wanted to find you, but Xia Yuanba told me that you were gone, I didn''t know what to do and so I and Lan Xueruo waited for you for more than 1 month, you being alive gave peace in my heart¡­


    Jean: Hehe¡­


    ?: YOU!!


    Everyone''s eyes opened and turned towards the source of the voice¡­ Murong Ye? What the fu?k? How did he get here?


    Murong Ye: Jean! What are you doing here?!


    Lan Xueruo: *Ahem* Guys, calm down¡­


    Jean: Oh, but I am calm¡­


    Indeed, his face was normal, while Murong Ye''s face was black from anger.


    Lan Xueruo: Instructor Qin. Jean could have been just arrived at Blue Wind Imperial City and has nowhere to go to, so I''ll have to trouble you to make arrangements for him to enter Blue Wind Profound Palace.


    Qin Wuyou: Hehe, this is not a problem, of course.


    Lan Xueruo: I''ll be leaving Junior Brother Jean to you, Instructor Qin. Junior Jean, Palace Chief Qin is now an instructor at Blue Wind Profound Palace. You should settle down within the Palace with Instructor Qin first, after doing some things I will come back immediately to visit you.


    Qin Wuyou: You can be at ease, I will immediately arrange for Jean to enter the Outer Palace and similarly, will also give him the greatest amount of care.


    Jean grinned and started to ruffle Lan Xueruo''s hair.


    Jean: Hahaha, really, thank you, Senior Sister.


    Qin Wuyou and Murong Ye froze as they looked at what Jean was doing, while Lan Xueruo''s cheeks had a small tint of red as her body trembled.


    Lan Xueruo: Y-Y-You, what are you doing?!


    Jean chuckled and stopped ruffling her hair, then he took out a Poison Fire Rod and gave it to her.


    Jean: Take this, it may be useful later on.


    Lan Xueruo looked down and her eyes widened.


    Lan Xueruo: P-Poison Fire Rod?!


    Jean: You know it, great, I don''t need to explain how it works then, but for safety, point the hole at the end of the rod to your target and press the trigger on the handle.


    Lan Xueruo: ...Junior Brother Jean¡­ I''m not going to a war, just going home¡­


    She talked with a slightly embarrassed tone, for Murong Ye, it was clear that their relationship was greater than his, so, enraged, he reached Jean and grabbed his collar.


    Murong Ye: Stay away from her, you are not worthy.


    Lan Xueruo: Brother Murong! What do you mean?!


    She was surprised from what Murong Ye said, then she turned towards Jean, and saw only a smile on his face, she saw how strong he was so she wasn''t really worried about him, but she was worried about someone else¡­


    Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean, be careful, his cousin, Murong Yi, is someone strong here...


    Jean: Don''t worry about me, Senior Sister, I know what to do and what to not do.


    Murong Ye: Then-


    Jean: *Deep Breath* ROOOARRRR.


    He used his Schrift and with a single roar, he sent Murong Ye fly away, with bleeding eardrums and unconscious.


    Lan Xueruo: W-What¡­ What happened¡­


    Qin Wuyou: 1¡­ 1st True Profound Realm¡­


    Lan Xueruo: 1st True Profound Realm!?


    Both of them looked in surprise at Jean, when they first met each other, he was only at the 5th Nascent Profound Realm, and now he already broke through, not only that, his cultivation was really stable too, meaning that he was a True Profound Practitioner for a long time.

 Chapter 45 - Shameless

    Jean: Yep, I am in the True Profound Realm, Palace Chief Qin, I would like to enter the Profound Palace, I hope it will be possible¡­


    Qin Wuyou snapped out from his surprise and just stuttered.


    Qin Wuyou: E-Eh, yeah. Just follow me¡­


    Jean and Lan Xueruo followed Qin Wuyou in the Profound Palace.


    Qin Wuyou: There are only around 60''000 disciples in the Blue Wind Profound Palace, they are divided in three parts.


    The Outer Palace''s disciples are around 54''000


    The Middle Palace''s disciples are around 3''000


    And the Inner Palace''s disciples are exactly 100.


    Jean: Only 100?


    Qin Wuyou: Yes. Not one of the disciples who can enter the Inner Palace isn''t a miraculous genius amongst geniuses who will one day become a sect master or an ambitious hero of some sort. They will become important figures that even the royal family has to treat with respect.


    The ranking that holds the names of the hundred who have made it into the Inner Palace has been deemed the ''Heavenly Profound Ranking''. Disciples are listed in terms of profound strength and only Inner Palace disciples can enter this list.


    Those who wish to be on this bulletin have to challenge and defeat any person on the list. If his challenge is successful, he will then be able to replace the corresponding place on the Heavenly Profound Ranking, while the loser will be booted out of the Heavenly Profound Ranking, and also the Inner Palace.


    Each and every disciple on the Heavenly Profound List all have an extremely golden reputation and prestige in Blue Wind Profound Palace, and even Blue Wind Imperial City. Not only is Murong Yi on the Heavenly Profound Ranking, his rank is not even at the very bottom.


    Combining his current position, the seventy third rank, and his status as the Northern Field Marshal''s son, no one in Blue Wind Profound Palace dares to provoke him.


    Murong Yi''s temper isn''t that great, so if Murong Ye were to approach Murong Yi, Murong Yi might just take action. If that happens, no one will be able to protect you.


    Jean: Palace Chief Qin shouldn''t worry, I know what to do. For now I just wish to enter the Profound Palace.


    Qin Wuyou: I no longer bear the identity of Palace Chief, just call me Instructor Qin. It is also fine to just call me by name. Blue Wind Profound Palace has strict regulations; anyone who wishes to enter has to go through ?ssessments.


    But as an instructor, I have two or three chances to bring in students through personal relations every year. I''d originally wanted to arrange for you to enter the Outer Palace straight away, but with your current profound strength, there''s already no need for it.


    You came just in time; today is the last day of Blue Wind Profound Palace''s yearly ?ssessment exam for new disciples. Although registration has long since ended, slotting your name in is extremely easy.


    Once you get past the evaluations, you can officially enter Blue Wind Profound Palace''s Outer Palace. It saves a lot of trouble compared to having me arrange for you to move in straight away. Furthermore, I believe that you are also more willing to accept this kind of method.


    Jean: Heh, it''s not a problem for me.


    Qin Wuyou: Alright, come, Jean brat, record my sound transmission imprint. If you need anything in the future, you can transmit sound to me whenever you wish.


    Jean: Ok.


    After recording each other''s imprint, Lan Xueruo needed to leave so she waved her hand to Jean and Qin Wuyou as she walked away. Jean and Qin Wuyou just walked to the Central Plaza to start the examination.


    The entire exam was split into 300 groups and Jean was directly placed in the 99th group thanks to Qin Wuyou''s interference.


    The exam was split in two parts:


    The Profound Strength Assessment, to check one''s cultivation.


    The Combat Strength Assessment, to check one''s combat prowess.


    In front of Jean''s group there was an elderly man with a dignified complexion. He stood in front of the Profound Assessment Stone, swept through the crowd with a glance, and spoke with a solemn tone.


    Instructor: The first stage of the examination is the ?ssessment of Profound Strength. I''ll repeat it again, the minimum threshold to enter the Palace is:


    1st Nascent Profound Realm at the age of fifteen,


    3rd Nascent Profound Realm at the age of sixteen,


    5th Nascent Profound Realm at the age of seventeen,


    and 6th Nascent Profound Realm at the age of eighteen.


    For those who are younger than fifteen or over eighteen, as well as those whose profound strength are lower than the minimum standard, please leave out of your own free will; do not wishfully think that the Profound Assessment Stone will make any mistakes!


    But not a single person left.


    Instructor: Now, the first round of ?ssessment shall start. If I call your name, come up and and press your hand onto the Profound Assessment Stone. Number One: Han Chi!


    The one whose name that had been called was a youth that appeared to be sixteen or seventeen. He stood in front of the Profound Assessment Stone, and carefully pressed his hand onto the surface. A nervous expression emerged on his face.


    First line: Age, 17


    Third line: Unqualified.


    Instructor: Unqualified, step down.


    Han Chi panicked and made a deep bow.


    Han Chi: Senior, this junior is only one level under, and only millimeters of distance away from breaking through; perhaps I will break through by tomorrow. I hope Senior can accommodate slightly, and please let this junior pass.


    This junior will definitely be deeply grateful, and on another day will surely¡­


    Instructor: If you were millimeters away then it means you didn''t cultivate enough yesterday, step down right now.


    Jean: Ouch¡­ Not even my godly medical capabilities can heal that burn¡­


    Han Chi: Senior, I''m begging you. Senior, this junior wishes to enter the Blue Wind Profound Palace even in his dreams.


    Furthermore, by coming here this time, I am even carrying the expectations of everyone in my family. I''m begging you, as long as you let me pass, I''ll do anything you say.


    Instructor: Without reaching the standard, even if you kneel until you die on the ground, there still won''t be anyone that would accommodate you!


    Leave; you are only 17 this year, and there''s still one last chance next year, so grasp your last chance well. If you keep on pestering me, I''ll deprive you of your last qualifying chance in entering the Blue Wind Profound Palace.


    That last sentence turned Han Chi''s face pale, he didn''t say anything else before he left with a sullen look.


    Instructor: Next, Liu Changqing.


    Age sixteen, 2nd Nascent Profound Realm, unqualified! Next¡­


    ¡­


    Age eighteen, 5th Nascent Profound Realm, unqualified! Next¡­


    ¡­


    Age fifteen, 2nd Nascent Profound Realm¡­ Qualified! Mn, at such a young age, very good. You''ve passed the first stage of the examination. Next.


    ¡­


    Age seventeen, Nascent Profound Realm level nine, qualified! Very good, before you graduate from the palace, there''s a very high chance for you to enter the Middle Palace. Work hard.


    The last one removed his hand from the stone and said with a proud tone.


    ?: This lowly one here is Ao Yan, I''d like to receive lots of advice from everyone that''ll be under the same wing from now on. However, in regards to the number one seat in this group, this lowly one is getting it for sure.


    Instructor: Next¡­ Dennell Jean? Did I named it right?


    Jean: Yes sir!


    He stood in front of the stone and extended his right hand over it.


    Instructor: ...Age sixteen, 1st True Profound Realm, qualified!


    Everyone looked at Jean in amazement, while Ao Yan''s face, who was extremely pleased before, immediately froze. His two eyes stared firmly at the Profound Assessment Stone''s result, and he simply did not dare to believe his own eyes.


    Immediately, his face started to gradually turn hot. Just a moment ago, he had arrogantly declared that the number one seat of this group would definitely be his; but right after, someone who was even younger than him, immediately overtook him of 2 realms. The words he spoke earlier, was as if he had slapped his own face.


    Instructor: Haha, to be at the True Profound Realm at the mere age of sixteen, very good! You are the most outstanding of all the examinees I''ve received today. If you can retain your aptitude, perhaps with only one year of time, you would be able to enter the Middle Palace. Work hard.


    Jean nodded and entered in the group who passed the test with a proud smile on his face while he heard the other people talking behind his back.


    ?: Who is this person? He is certainly also a son of some great family, right?


    ??: Do you even need to ask! People from large sects would never enter the Profound Palace, and other than those large sects, the only ones who could bring up this kind of super genius would be those great families with extremely abundant heritage and resources¡­.


    This instructor said that it is possible for him to enter the Middle Palace in just one year. That is honestly enviable to the point of wanting to die.


    ???: This big brother here, you are really too amazing. You are only sixteen, yet you had already almost reached the True Profound Realm! I¡­ I wonder what big brother''s name is?


    Right after Jean stood in the group, the 15 years old youth who was the first one that passed the examination had already approached and looked at him with a face brimming with admiration. When the elderly man had shouted out Jean''s name earlier, he did not hear it clearly.


    Jean: You should be Yun Xiaofan, right? My name is Dennell Jean, but if you want, you can just call me Jean.


    Yun Xiaofan: Right right! Hehe, Big brother Jean, where are you from? Since you are so incredible, you are surely the son of some extremely great family, right?


    Jean: Pfft, what great family, I am just a commoner that came from Floating Cloud City.


    Yun Xiaofan: Eh, Floating Cloud City? I am still young and have very little experience. It seems that I haven''t even heard of this city''s name before.


    ?: Hmph! It''s merely a small city in the north that''s not even much larger than a town. There aren''t even a few who are aware of that kind of place where even birds would not poop on; and people who doesn''t know of it, are more so innumerable.


    Jean and Yun Xiaofan turned around, and saw Ao Yan looking at Jean with disdain.


    Ao Yan: Dennell Jean, don''t think that you are great just because your profound strength rank is higher than mine. Profound Strength does not represent combat strength; only profound practitioners with strong profound arts and profound skills are worthy to be called true profound practitioners.


    But unfortunately, that is impossible for a profound practitioner like you who comes from a small place to understand. Although your profound strength is two ranks higher than mine, but let alone two rank; even if it''s three ranks higher, it would still be impossible for you to be my match.


    Yun Xiaofan''s face was brimming with anger and said in displeasure.


    Yun Xiaofan: To, to go this far! He''s obviously inferior than Big Brother Jean, yet actually spoke these kind of words. How awfully shameless.


    Jean: Shameless indeed.


    Yun Xiaofan: He''s so shameless.


    Jean: My god, I have never seen someone so shameless.


    Yun Xiaofan: Incredible, right?


    Jean/Yun Xiaofan: *Ptoo*


    Ao Yan: Y-You¡­!!


    Ao Yan quickly left before he made some disaster, leaving Jean and Yun Xiaofan laughing.


    Jean: Oh god, I fu?k?n? like you!


    Yun Xiaofan: Hahahaha!


    Jasmine: ''They''re breeding¡­!''

 Chapter 46 - Who is Dennell Jean?

    The next stage was the Combat Strength Assessment, the same instructor of before glanced at the number of people that passed before and said with an expressionless face.


    Instructor: It should also be clear to you that this first round of examination can''t even be considered an examination. It was merely to weed out those people who had obviously not reached the standard, yet still wanted to muddle through.


    The Combat Assessment of the second round, is the real examination.


    The level of profound strength does not represent the level of combat strength. What we Blue Moon Profound Palace need, are the most outstanding of profound practitioners throughout the empire.


    Not only must an excellent profound practitioner possess profound strength of a high enough rank, what''s even more important is their ability to to fully utilize their profound strength! Not only can a true genius easily prevail over an opponent of the same rank, it is also possible to challenge someone that''s two ranks, or even four ranks higher!


    Yet for someone who only possesses profound strength but do not know how to apply it, one will only remain a piece of trash in the end, no matter how high their rank may be. This second round of examination is to test your ability in handling your profound strength.


    This strength, will directly display your talent of handling profound energy; and this talent, will determine how high of a height a profound practitioner can reach in the future!


    Don''t think that everything is already well just from passing the Profound Strength Assessment. Within the 29 of you, at most half would be able to pass this Combat Strength Assessment.


    If you want to stay in the Blue Moon Profound Palace, then display your profound strength to the best of your abilities¡­ The second round of examination, starts now!


    The examination''s content is very simple. Every one of you will exchange 7 blows with 1 of your future senior brothers. Victory or defeat does not matter in this exchange of blows, and it''s impossible for you to win anyways.


    What we wish to see is the extent of your ability to unleash profound strength in a real battle. I''ll be watching from the side and will also make the final decision. Those who pass, will become our Blue Moon Profound Palace''s disciple. Those who fail, will have to leave. Feng Yue, it''s your time to enter the stage.


    As the elderly man was speaking, a slightly pale faced man who appeared to be eighteen or nineteen walked out with a smile on his face. He stopped before the elderly man, and slightly nodded at him.


    Feng Yue: Don''t worry Instructor Qi, leave it to me.


    He stood before everyone with a smile on his face and said.


    Feng Yue: Feng Yue, 19 years old, 3rd True Profound Realm. I hope to receive a lot of advice from all of you Junior brothers.


    Instructor Qi: Now, let the second round of examination officially begin. Whoever I call, come up and exchange seven moves with Feng Yue. Number one, Li Mo


    Li Mo walked out of the line and stood before Feng Yun.


    Li Mo: Senior Brother Feng Yue, I hope that you''ll¡­ be lenient.


    Feng Yun: No need for superfluous nonsense, let''s start already!


    ¡­


    Instructor Qi: Seven moves have passed, you can stop now. You flinch a little when you attack, but your profound energy control is still quite okay, you''ve passed, but b?r?ly. Tomorrow morning, you can report to the Outer Palace.


    Next: Chen Lu!


    ¡­


    Next: Ao Yan!


    After Ao Yan went up, immediately, he displayed his profound energy substantially. In an imposing manner like the gathering of large winds and dark clouds, his first move actually forced Feng Yue back by a small step, inciting large applause and surprised exclamations from the audience.


    Within seven moves, Ao Yan responded calmly; forget about getting injured, he wasn''t even beaten back by Feng Yue even once.


    Feng Yue: Oh, pretty impressive. Instructor Qi, this is a rare genius. Not only does he have uncommon profound strength, even both his presentation and control of profound energy are superb. To reach such a state at this age, he can be said to be one among millions.


    Ao Yan: Senior brother''s praise is too absurd.


    Instructor Qi: Indeed, he''s an uncommon talent. Ao Yan, you''ve also passed, report at the Outer Palace tomorrow.


    Jean:''It''s fu?k?n? clear they are together¡­ But¡­'' Yun Xiaofan, when it''s your turn, be careful. I think Ao Yan and Feng Yue are together.


    Yun Xiaofan: Mn, I''ll be careful.


    Yun Xiaofan stepped forward and said.


    Yun Xiaofan: Senior Brother Feng Yue, please give me your guidance.


    Feng Yue: Oh? Yun Xiaofan? Looking at you, you should be only fifteen, it''s really such a pity¡­ Show me your moves and let me see what you''re worth.


    Yun Xiaofan had an idea about what Feng Yue meant with that sentence and crossed his arms in front of his body, profound energy surged from his entire body, and on both of his palms, two lumps of purple light slowly gathered and sizzled.


    Feng Yue: Oh, you actually have lightning attribute profound arts, not bad.


    Both of Yun Xiaofan''s palms clapped into one as a traditional family lightning attribute profound art combined with a lightning attribute profound skill and crashed straight for Feng Yue.


    Yun Xiaofan: Rolling Thunder Palm!


    Yun Xiaofan''s profound energy was only at the 2nd Nascent Profound Realm, falling short of Feng Yue by 11 whole levels. To practitioners at the same level as him, this attack was definitely uncommon, but to Feng Yue, it didn''t even pose the slightest bit of a threat.


    Just before Yun Xiaofan approached Feng Yue, Feng Yue''s figure suddenly shook and neared in front of Yun Xiaofan out of his own accord. With his elbow, he knocked aside Yun Xiaofan''s protective profound energy and heavily knocked on his ?h?st¡­.


    In the split second of impact, the corner of his mouth revealed a trace of evident malicious smile.


    *Crack*


    A clear sound of breaking bone rang out beside everyone''s ears. The condensed bright lightning in Yun Xiaofan''s hands immediately vanished as his body flew out like a thrown sandbag. Blood spurted from his mouth in midair and he fell heavily outside the stage.


    Jean''s expression turned solemn as he rushed hurriedly to Yun Xiaofan''s side, lips full of fresh blood, and three of his ribs were broken on the left side of his ?h?st. He can''t stand up alone.


    Jean: Tch¡­ What the fu?k, Feng Yue! This was just an examination!


    Feng Yue: How would I know that his profound energy would actually be so low? I saw that he had lightning attribute profound arts and thought that he would be quite resilient. But it turned out that¡­. Tsk tsk, it''s really such a disappointment.


    Ao Yan, who was on the other side, grinned and laughed coldly.


    Jean: ...Alright, you didn''t knew how strong was his body constitution¡­ My name is Dennell Jean. I''ll accept your "assessment". ''I''ll fu?k?n? use your body to make strike on the whore behind you.''


    Feng Yue: Oh? So you are Dennell Jean, number one in this group''s Profound Strength Assessment?


    Jean: That''s right.


    Jean came in front of Feng Yue and waited there. Since he wasn''t making any move, Feng Yue shrugged and attacked first with a vicious palm strike on his ?h?st.


    *Clang*


    Jean didn''t moved an inch and looked at Feng Yue''s face with a cold gaze.


    Jean: The fu?k was that?


    Jean''s eyes turned red as he used for the first time Evil Soul, and to commemorate this first time¡­


    Feng Yue: Wha-


    Jean: ''Evil God''s first move, Falling Moon Sinking Star.''


    *BOOM!!*


    Everyone gasped in shock about what Jean just did, especially the Instructor Qi.


    Instructor Qi: Such power¡­ It is comparable to someone at the late stage of True Profound Realm!


    Everyone shock turned in disbelief towards Jean, ignoring the severely injured Feng Yue. At that moment, suddenly someone clapped their hands. Everyone turned towards him after snapping out from the shock. and they got surprised again.


    ?: Look at his armband, that is¡­ that is the sign of an inner palace disciple! My heavens, AN INNER PALACE DISCIPLE!


    ??: "It''s the 39th senior brother on the Heavenly Profound List, Sikong Du! Crap, it''s really him! These Senior brothers and sisters from the inner palace usually stay in the inner palace, and are rarely seen, but he actually came here.


    ???: I''ve heard that Sikong Du''s profound strength is already at the 10th True Profound Realm! Within a year, he''ll be able to break into the Spirit Profound Realm. If I could reach his current stage by the time I''m thirty, I''d be laughing even in my dreams.


    ?: But why would Senior Brother Sikong come here?


    Jean: Sikong Du¡­?


    Jean turned around and finally seen a young man younger than 20 years walking towards him with a smile on his face and clapping his hands.


    Sikong Du: You''re called Dennell Jean, right? Don''t worry about me, I just started to admire Junior Jean, if I can call you so.


    Jean: Yes, you can just call me Jean.


    Sikong Du: Fantastic! Probably you have heard a bit of me from my father¡­


    Jean: Yes, is Brother Sikong''s father Sikong Han from the New Moon Profound Palace?


    Sikong Du: Yes, right him. Instructor Qin told me that you were one of those people with the most unexpected way of thinking, and he indeed wasn''t wrong. Being able to release a power compared to someone at the late stage of the True Profound Realm, I''ve never seen one like you. Truly a rare treasure.


    Jean: Uhhh¡­


    Sikong Du: Oh, sorry for those unexpected compliments, I just didn''t know how I could have a good opinion of you.


    Jean: Oh, Senior doesn''t need to worry then, being Sikong Han''s son already makes you good in my opinion.


    Sikong Du: Great. Then I hope Junior Brother Jean can accompany me for a small chat while I give a tour to the Profound Palace, I doubt that the Instructor would not let you pass with what you showed before, right?


    Sikong Du looked at Instructor Qi, who gulped and nodded, Jean lightly chuckled and said.


    Jean: Alrig-


    ?: Out of the way! Which one''s Dennell Jean, get your ?ss out here!


    Someone forcefully split apart the crowd, revealing a tall and brawny man around twenty years old. Behind him, shockingly, walked Murong Ye. The entire right half of Murong Ye''s face wasfull of medical bands.


    Once he saw Jean standing on the stage, his eyes stared wide and reached out to point at him. He screamed.


    Murong Ye: Cousin! It''s him, he was the one who hit me!


    ?: That person''s armband¡­ he''s also an Inner Palace disciple!


    ??: He''s Murong Yi, ranked seventy-third on the Heavenly Profound List! What''s happening... These Inner Palace disciples who are gone for most of the year, two of them actually appeared today!


    ???: I heard this Murong Yi''s father is the Northern Field Marshal! Not only is his talent frightening, his influence is also monstrous... It looks like he came for Jean. Jean couldn''t have offended him, right?


    ?: Offending an Inner Palace disciple, who is also the son of the Northern Field Marshal; he''ll have his fair share of trouble later.


    Murong Yi looked at the direction that Murong Ye pointed and eyed Jean coldly.


    Murong Yi: So you''re Dennell Jean?

 Chapter 47 - Should I slap the entire family or what?

    Jean: Yes.


    Murong Yi: Were you the one to do this?


    Murong Yi pointed at Murong Ye, and asked with a dark glare.


    Jean: Yes, it was me, I wanted that worthless vermin to get off from my clothes.


    Murong Yi: Brazen!


    His eyes suddenly flashed as his body charged forward, bringing about a violent gust of turbulent air. His right hand formed a claw, and grasped at Jean''s throat like an eagle.


    But Jean used the Evil Soul and the Profound Handle to create a glove on his right arm, which strangely was orange instead of red, and delivered a vicious punch at Murong Yi''s stomach, making him spit blood and sending him a dozen of meters away.


    Right now Jean was already 2 times stronger than normal thanks to the Perfect Body, that 2 became 4 or 6 thanks to the Evil God''s gate, and add the weird 20% to it given from the Profound Handle, Jean could fight against someone at the 1st Spirit Profound Realm right now.


    It could even increase to 3rd Spirit Profound Realm thanks to the second Gate, Burning Heart, and to the 4th Spirit Profound Realm with the Phoenix Flames, so his current combat prowess at the 100% already almost surpassed 1 great realm and half!


    In short, Jean''s current multiplier can reach x6,2 - x8,2


    Everyone''s mouth fell down in shock when they saw Murong Yi''s mouth bleeding as he looked stunned from the attack.


    ?: How¡­


    ?: Sweet lord of god¡­


    Instructor Qi: ...Huh¡­?!


    Murong Ye: Cousin!!!


    Jean: Now, do you want to bring your uncle here and lose any trace of pride you have left or will you give up?


    Murong Ye: Y-You¡­


    Murong Ye, frightened, reached his cousin and helped him stand up.


    Murong Yi: T-That power¡­ Spirit Profound Realm¡­ *Cough*


    Everyone almost spit blood at his words, someone at the 1st True Profound Realm can exert a power comparable to someone at the Spirit Profound Realm? Is this a joke?!


    Jean stepped forward, making Murong Yi''s eyes widen in fear and run away with Murong Ye. Sikong Du, at the side, snapped from his shock and glanced at Jean. His thoughts raced forth and something came in.


    Sikong Du: Junior Brother Jean, you need to be careful from now on, the Murong Yi''s father might not let it go¡­


    Jean: Let him do the shit, it isn''t a question of face anymore, if he really comes here just for me then it''s idiocy, thinking that no one would do anything to him.


    Sikong Du: ...You are right. It would just be stupid if he continues this by calling his father¡­


    Before Jean and Sikong Du could leave, two people came towards them, Jean recognized only one of them.


    Sikong Du: Palace Chief Qin, Instructor Qin.


    Jean: ''So the other one is the current Palace Chief¡­''


    Jasmine: He''s at the Sky Profound Realm!


    Jean''s eyes slightly widened and respectfully bowed at them, due to elderly, strength, and reputation between them.


    Qin Wuyou: Palace Chief Qin, why have you come here?


    Qin Wushang: I was just passing by when I saw this majestic show, Dennell Jean, even if this wasn''t an official fight, for the law of the Blue Wind Profound Palace, and since you defeated Murong Yi, who was clearly attacking seriously, you will take his place as the 73th disciple in the Heavenly Profound Ranking.


    Furthermore, according to your performance today, you will be allowed to enter the Supreme Profound Hall at any time, and there will be no restriction on the number of profound techniques and profound arts you choose, or how long you hold them for. You will also be awarded a Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pellet due to the excellent show.


    Everyone: Whoaaaaa!


    Everyone went in uproar when they heard those words, the Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pellet was something everyone in the Blue Wind Imperial City knew about, a high-grade pellet everyone dreamed of possessing.


    It was said that it took approximately one hundred medicinal materials and dozens of precious crystals to make a Godscale Dragon Transforming Pellet. Refining it was even more incomparably harsh but its effects was even more incomparably astonishing:


    After ingestion, it would let any profound practitioner at the Spirit Profound Realm or below¡­ to gain a level in one night.


    In short, this was two +Cultivation Realm tickets for Jean, since he could take this one and another during the "Visionary".


    Everything was going really good for Jean, but he didn''t noticed Lan Xueruo looking at him with a satisfied and worried look at the same time, she was happy that Jean came out uninjured from those two fights, especially with Murong Yi, but she was worried about what will happen in higher places¡­


    Sikong Du: Incredible¡­ Just in less than 1 hour and you already caused such an uproar.


    Jean: You didn''t seen my record yet. Well, I will go to the Inner Palace now, I hope that Senior Brother Sikong can help me in the way.


    Sikong Du: Heh, obviously I will. Do you have a weapon?


    Jean: Yes, but I need something better, I can''t go around with a True Profound dagger¡­ ''Besides, I want a heavy sword. I always wanted to wield one, and it is the most useful weapon that I can get for me.''


    Sikong Du: Then follow me.


    Jean nodded and followed Sikong Du to the Inner Palace.


    [Later]


    The Inner Palace was situated in the deepest region of the Blue Wind Profound Palace, and a small expanse of dense forest separated the Inner Palace from the Middle Palace.


    After passing through the forest, the main entrance would be presented right in front of one''s eyes. A gate did not block the entrance; rather, it was a slowly revolving purple-colored seal formation.


    After Sikong Du walked near, the seal stopped revolving and disappeared shortly after. But when Jean took a step forward, the seal suddenly reappeared, and an irresistible repulsive force came from the front, forcing Yun Che to take a step back. At the same time, a hoary voice came from an unknown direction.


    ?: Sikong Du, is this person you brought the ''Dennell Jean'' whom Palace Chief Qin mentioned?


    Sikong Du: Yes.


    A thin strand of profound energy suddenly came from the front, touched Jean''s body and disappeared after entering his body.


    ?: This is the inner palace''s mark of passage, congratulations for becoming an Inner Palace''s disciple.


    Jean: I thank the elder for his words.


    Sikong Du: Let''s go.


    Then they walked inside the Inner Palace, meanwhile, Jean checked his status, it was a while since he didn''t, right?


    Name: Jean Dennell [Yun Che]


    Age: 16 years and 10 months


    Sex: Male


    Cultivation Realm: 1st True Profound Realm


    Special Status: Reincarnated, Sky Poison Body, Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins,  Perfect Body, Phoenix''s Soul Origin, Extreme Fire Spirit Body.


    Special Bloodline: Yun Bloodline, Evil God''s Divine Veins, Mutated Profound Veins, Phoenix Bloodline (5 Drops).


    Schrift: Roar.


    He indeed received 1 drop of Phoenix Blood before, but thanks to "Compulsory", in the trial ground, he made 4 more Origin Blood from them, because that was the maximum of power that his body can support now, when he needs them and he is stronger, he will make more.

 Chapter 48 - Ill pick the Fat Fuck

    The environment of the Inner Palace could only be described as simple and peaceful. Looking around, there wasn''t even a single person in view, and a sense of rusticity permeated from the simple buildings.


    However, the moment Jean took a step into the Inner Palace, he clearly felt that the atmosphere of profound energy here was especially rich. It was at least twice as thick as the atmosphere outside.


    Sikong Du: Do you feel it? Although the Inner Palace is small, under the Inner Palace, there actually lies a rare natural profound pulse! This is the reason for the especially rich profound energy atmosphere here.


    The seal we just passed, is not there to simply seal the entrance to the Inner Palace; Its greater purpose is in fact to prevent these profound energies from leaking out.


    This tower directly in front of us, is known as the Profound Gathering Tower, and contains a total of ten floors.


    There is a special formation set up in the tower which is able to greatly condense and gather the profound energy in the Inner Palace''s atmosphere, thus making the profound energy in the tower thicken up to an incredible extent.


    While cultivating inside the tower, one''s cultivating speed will certainly far surpass their cultivation speed outside. Alright, let''s go, I''ll bring you to the Sky Weapon Pavilion first.


    Jean: Sky Weapon Pavillion?


    Sikong Du: Blue Wind Profound Palace has three great Weapon Pavilions, which are respectively the Common Weapon Pavilion, Earth Weapon Pavilion, and Sky Weapon Pavilion.


    The Common Weapon Pavilion is in the Outer Palace,


    Earth Weapon Pavilion is in the Middle Palace,


    and Sky Weapon Pavilion belongs to the Inner Palace.


    After choosing a weapon, you can go to the Supreme Profound Hall to select Profound Arts and Profound Techniques that you wish to cultivate¡­ In addition, only Inner Palace disciples can cultivate Blue Wind Profound Palace''s unique Profound Arts; as for profound techniques, naturally, they are also of the highest level.


    Also, the Inner Palace do not have any instructors; all of the cultivation will depend on one''s own abilities.


    This made Jean sigh in relief, he didn''t want any master other than Jasmine, since she already knows about his little and big things, except for "Really" big things, unfortunately, his d??k size isn''t one of them¡­


    he Sky Weapon Pavilion was located beneath the ground, yet it didn''t seem dusky at all. Weapons of all colors and ?ssortments laid in sight: swords, blades, spears, halberds, lances, axes, hammers, daggers¡­


    Everything was there; the majority radiated all sorts of dazzling colors, but there was also some that were dim and devoid of light that laid in a random corner. The moment Jean entered, he felt gusts of ice-cold wind rush at him; the auras were either ethereal, noble, sharp, or overbearing.


    Sikong Du: The lowest-grade weapons in the Sky Weapon Pavilion are True Profound weapons but the majority are Spirit Profound weapons.


    Originally, there were several Earth Profound weapons, but they were taken by our seniors long ago; the only remaining Earth Profound weapon, is actually something insipid that no one wants. Jean, what weapon do you usually use?


    Jean: Is there any firearm? ''I wonder¡­''


    Sikong Du: Firearm? What''s that?


    Jean: Nevermind¡­ I''ll pick a longsword.


    Amongst the numerous weapons in the Sky Weapon Pavilion, swords also constituted the greatest number. There were several hundreds of swords.


    Jean''s gaze meticulously swept through each and every type of sword; after going through all of them, he was a little disappointed. Because the none of them struck a chord in his heart¡­


    Jean: Tch¡­ Nothing¡­ Oh?


    His gaze fell in something underneath the weapons rack, it was a massive sword covered by a thick layer of dust. A heavy sword, just what Jean wanted the most, he smiled and pointed at it.


    Jean: What is that one?


    Sikong Du glanced at it for a moment and trivially said.


    Sikong Du: Oh, this is what I was just talking about. This is the only remaining Earth Profound weapon here. It''s called ''Overlord''s Sword'', and it was once wielded thousands of years ago by someone from the Blue Wind Empire known as the ''Overlord''.


    He once used this sword to slaughter countless enemies and made several impressively outstanding military exploits. After his death, this weapon was sent to this Sky Weapon Pavilion, and it has silently lain here for many years.


    Unfortunately, this Earth Profound weapon is a heavy sword; as profound practitioner, there is simply no one who would pick it.


    Jean: Explain.


    Sikong Du: Because it is a heavy sword, with a huge sword body and incredible weight, even though it is classified as a ''sword'', it is not as flexible as a sword should be.


    Also, with its incredible weight, just controlling it is an incredible difficult task, and even if you could control it, after time you wave it, you will consume a considerable amount of profound energy.


    Cumbersome, difficult to control, consumes a lot of energy; these three disadvantages ensure that no profound practitioner will select it. Its greatest advantage, is that once you strike with it, it will generate massive destruction; but with such a ?umbersome weapon, it is impossible to swing it with any speed.


    Hitting the opponent is very difficult, and swinging it will create many opportunities for the opponent to strike back.


    Because of this, this sword is only suitable for the battlefield; if one can control it well, it would definitely be a weapon capable of slaughtering many. But this is definitely not suitable for us profound practitioners; when fighting someone, not only will it not provide ?ssistance, it would even become a burden.


    Also, even though a greatsword is considered a sword, its characteristics are completely different than a regular sword, so all profound techniques involving swords are not suitable for this greatsword.


    As of now, the Supreme Profound Hall has 347 sword-related profound techniques, but none pertain to greatswords.


    Jean: That group of pussies just don''t know how to use it at its best¡­


    Jean gritted his teeth and pulled, the sword was slowly lifted up, then Jean used the Evil Soul, and suddenly the sword felt a bit lighter, enough for him to swing it a dozen of times before exhaustion.


    Jean: 1950 kilograms¡­ I''ll pick the fat fu?k!


    He released the Evil Soul and the sword crashed in the ground, slightly making the entire Sky Weapon Pavillion tremble for a moment.


    Sikong Du: Did you not listen to anything I just said? This sword is simply not fit for us profound practitioners! Controlling it, is several hundred times more difficult than controlling a common sword!


    Even though it is in the Sky Weapon Pavilion and is of the highest grade, when picking a weapon, the first thing to consider is whether it is suitable for you.


    Don''t mention that it''s an Earth profound weapon; even if it was a Sky profound weapon, within the Inner Palace, there still wouldn''t be anyone who would select it!


    Jean: Meh, who cares for them, they just don''t know anything about it, the best part of the heavy sword is that it can be used as a shield too, not only that, with the power it carries, if an attack connects, not only will it cause much damage, but it will give enough time for another strike.


    Sikong Du: Inner Palace, and even the entire Blue Wind Profound Palace, does not have any profound techniques involving heavy swords or any instructors who use a heavy sword. If you actually pick it, you won''t even know how to train with it properly.


    Jean: Well, I will not stay here for the eternity, somewhere there could be a place where I can learn how to use it, besides, learning by myself is not a wrong decision.


    Then he put it back on the Sky Poison Pearl, if he used the Schrift "Power", then this thing would be used just like a toothpick.


    Jean: Big Brother Sikong, I''ve already finished selected a weapon. I''ll head over to the Profound Gathering Tower by myself, so let''s head over to the Supreme Profound Hall.


    Sikong Du: You¡­ *Sigh* Forget it, I''ve said everything I needed to say. Since you''re still going to make this selection, I don''t have any right to interfere. Let''s go.

 Chapter 49 - Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pellet

    The Supreme Profound Hall, is used by the Blue Wind Profound Palace to store all sorts of profound arts and profound techniques, accumulated by the Blue Wind Profound Palace over the course of several thousand years.


    The Supreme Profound Hall existed in the Inner Palace, but a transmission formation was set up inside, so anyone from the Outer, Middle, and Inner Palaces could enter.


    It was just that Outer Palace disciples could only enter the first floor, Middle Palace disciples could only enter the first two floors and only Inner Palace disciples were allowed to freely enter the third floor. The higher the floor, the higher the grade of the profound arts and profound techniques stored inside.


    After passing the gatekeeper elder''s imprint inspection, Jean followed Sikong Du and directly arrived at the third floor.


    This place was a field of silence, flowing with a mysterious and thick aura of profound energy. At first glance, everything in his line of sight was filled with all sorts of jade tablets and jade scrolls with inscriptions of profound arts and techniques.


    Sikong Du: Inner Palace disciples may visit the Supreme Profound Hall once every two months, and select up to two profound techniques or profound arts. And within one month, no matter whether or not you fully comprehend it, you must return it.


    Jean: Alright, I will check some of them¡­


    [Later]


    Jean: ''My disappointment is immeasurable.''


    Sikong Du: So, Jean, anything that fancied you?


    Jean: No.


    Sikong Du: *Cough* *Cough* What?!


    Jean''s answer surprised Sikong Du, who almost choked on his saliva, but Jean just shrugged.


    Sikong Du: *Sigh* Alright¡­


    Blue Wind Profound Palace naturally wasn''t stingy with their inner disciple''s living quarters. When Jean saw the house in front of him, he couldn''t but be a little shocked in his heart.


    The house was unexpectedly spacious and even came with a matching elegant courtyard. All the living facilities were readily available inside, even the beddings were made from fine silk.


    Sikong Du: This is your living quarters. I live in courtyard number 41; if you need anything, you can come and find me anytime. Also, your profound gathering room number in the Profound Gathering Tower is 73.


    Your body had been implanted with the corresponding Profound Imprint, and you are also the only one who is able to enter, so you may cultivate there anytime without worry.


    Furthermore, don''t forget to head to the Inner Palace''s Profound Pellet Pavilion every seven days to pick up ten medium Profound Recovering Pellets, three Bone Quenching Pellets, and two small Heaven Returning Pellets.


    Also, if you happen to encounter other Inner Palace Disciples in this Inner Palace, absolutely do not instigate any conflicts; even if you may be stronger than them, some of them have a high political status.


    The Profound Palace doesn''t have any restraints towards the freedom of Inner Palace disciples. You can freely move about in the Outer, Middle and Inner Palaces, and may also freely leave the Profound Palace at any time¡­ If you wish to waste the cultivation time in the Inner Palace.


    After saying that, Sikong Du didn''t had a reason to stay and left Jean on his devices.


    When he was far enough, the first thing he did was summoning the Overlord''s Colossal Sword, which already sunk down within his hands, however, he was still able to hold it up, even if with trembling hands¡­


    1 second¡­


    2 seconds¡­


    3 seconds¡­


    4 seconds¡­ Oof.


    The sword fell down, making Jean pant.


    Jasmine: Why did you pick this heavy sword? Is it really just because that it is of a high-grade?


    Jean: Which reason you want to hear? The idiotic one or the personal one?


    Jasmine: Humor me. What is the idiotic one?


    Jean: It''s cool.


    Jean: I am afraid of death¡­ So I want a heavy sword, that is used to protect, to defend me and whoever stands behind me¡­ I felt things that no one should feel, and experienced things that one could never hope to experience in their lifetime, 3 times were enough, i don''t want a 4th¡­


    I like to risk, using extreme methods to cultivate faster, weird techniques to set up good foundations, strange plans to survive against someone stronger than me.


    But even I am not stupid enough to throw myself in my own grave without a good reason. I want to pick the heavy sword to raise my and everyone''s chances of survival against a calamity.


    Besides, if I can use the Heavy Sword as if it was a light sword then what could possibly kill me or the ones behind me?


    Jasmine: ...The reason why you selected the heavy sword¡­ is exactly the same¡­ as brother''s¡­


    Jean: You had a brother?


    Jasmine: ...Yeah¡­


    Jean: Mm¡­ So the reason is because a heavy sword is cool?


    Jasmine: NO, you idiot! It''s because he want to protect the people that were important for him! In the very beginning, brother''s weapon of choice, was also the light sword. After, he put down the light sword and picked up the heavy sword, because brother said¡­


    "The heavy sword, is a weapon for slaughter, an overbearing weapon, but even more so a weapon for protection; he wanted to use the heavy sword to protect me, protect mother, and protect our homeland¡­"


    Jean: ''I have many dark jokes about his death, but I doubt I will survive after saying one of them¡­''


    Jasmine: In order to train with the heavy sword, brother took a great risk to cultivate the forbidden book Great Way of the Buddha, and after experiencing many untold hardships, he found the Heavenly Wolf Sirius'' legacy, and obtained the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome.


    Afterwards, with great perseverance, brother successfully completely cultivated the Great Way of the Buddha and Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome. When he carried the heavy sword on the battlefield, with only one swing of the sword, tens of thousands of soldiers would be completely eradicated.


    Jean: *Whistle*


    Jasmine: At that time, what I liked to do most was watch the image of brother brandishing the heavy sword on the battlefield; brother was the most handsome, the most powerful, and he gave me and mother an indescribable feeling of safety and reliance.


    If brother was there, even if the sky was falling, we didn''t need to be afraid even a bit, because brother would use his heavy sword, and always protect us, the ones behind him.


    Jean: Well¡­ He must be someone incredible for you to describe him that way¡­


    Jasmine: ...You, are you really going to continue using the heavy sword in the future?


    Jean: This and my Assault Kebab. I have a Perfect Body, which gave me 2 times more power than a normal person, not only that, but I have the Evil God''s Divine Veins, and the Sternritter Calendar.


    Jasmine: Good¡­ Then, starting from today, I will teach you the Great Way of the Buddha!


    Jean: Ah, ok-Wait what?


    Jasmine: The reason it is known as the Great Way of the Buddha, is because it is just like the Evil God Arts in your body; a divine Profound Art that belonged to a True God of the Primordial Era! It came from a primordial true god once called the ''Rage God''.


    What''s different is that the Evil God Arts exists in the profound veins and do not need to be cultivated but the Great Way of the Buddha affects your blood, meridians, muscles, skin, and hair¡­


    And actually has not even the slightest of relationships with profound veins or even profound strength, maybe you can even strengthen your Perfect Body.


    Jean: ...A profound art made only for the body¡­ Then why call it "Profound"?


    Jasmine: Don''t ask me. After the death of the primordial true god, even though no one knew how the Great Way of the Buddha had been circulated, it has still become a forbidden existence. Since it is a divine profound art, it simply cannot be cultivated by humans.


    Over the course of countless years, the Great Way of the Buddha has passed through many hands; an uncountable number of peerless experts who relied on their own profound strength to reach the pinnacle of existence, have ultimately exploded to death because of their attempts to forcefully cultivate the Great Way of the Buddha.


    The strength of gods, is not something mortals can withstand.


    Jean: Holy crap! Do you want to kill me?! I just told you I won''t jump in my grave and the first thing you do is wishing for me to explode?!


    Jasmine: If it would have killed you then I would not have suggested it. Since you have traces of a Primordial True God, you will be safe, besides, your Perfect Body and "Compulsion" might help you doing things faster.


    If you were to successfully cultivate the first stage of the Great Way of the Buddha, under the condition of no increase in profound energy at all, it could increase your arm strength by 1500 kilos!


    Jean: ''Thanks god there isn''t any retard unit¡­ Wait¡­'' Say what?


    Jasmine: The second stage, will be able to increase your arm strength by four thousand kilos; and the third stage, ten thousand kilos¡­. Just the first stage, would be enough for you! If you reach the second stage, wielding this heavy sword in your hands would be no different than a light sword in an ordinary profound practitioner''s hands.


    Also, even if you don''t use the heavy sword; just with the addition of arm strength, and without activating Evil Soul, there will be simply be no one who can be your match within the same rank. With the support of Evil Soul, it''ll also be enough to defeat opponents at the 7th Spirit Profound Realm at your current level!


    Jean: Hey, stop it. My erection can get only this big.


    Jasmine: ...Pervert¡­


    Jean: Just¡­ Just tell me what I need to do.


    Jasmine: I will start only if you promise something to me¡­ Never give up the way of the heavy sword and don''t forget the reason that you chosen it.


    Jean: ...Heh, yes!


    Jasmine: Alright, we will start tomorrow.


    Jean: Huh?!


    Jasmine: It''s almost midnight.


    Jean''s eyebrows furrowed and checked his watch.


    [23:21]


    [19/5/1995]


    [R: "Roar"]


    Jean: Oh¡­ You are right¡­ Well, good night Jasmine¡­ Now that I think about it, you don''t have any bed, do you?


    Jasmine: I¡­ I don''t need one¡­


    Jean: Then I''ll give you the guest''s bed.


    Jasmine: What¡­?


    Jean entered his house and reached the guest''s room, before he put the bed in the Sky Poison Pearl.


    Jasmine: ...Thanks¡­


    Jean: It''s nothing, it must be pretty tiring sleeping with just a blanket.


    Then he picked up the Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pellet, after memorizing it perfectly, he gulped it down, then he went to the bed.


    As the Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pellet entered his body, Jean immediately felt a surge of vigorous stream of energy rush out from his ?h?st; it flowed towards all his veins and meridians in his body. A part of it directly rushed toward his head, and dazzled his sight.


    So he just closed his eyes and slept while the medicinal energy slowly began to be ?ssimilated without any guidance.

 Chapter 50 - Hybrid

    [Tomorrow]


    Jean: Zzzzz¡­


    *Knock* *Knock*


    Jean: Huh¡­ What¡­ Who''s the putrid ?unt that knocks at¡­ 7:50 of morning?! Are you mentally special or wha-


    Jean opened the door and saw Lan Xueruo with a blank look on her face.


    Jean: *Ahem* Hello Senior Sister¡­ I hope you aren''t offended from what I said before¡­ I didn''t had any intention to talk bad to you¡­


    Lan Xueruo: Oh, it''s alright¡­ I just didn''t knew that Junior Brother Jean''s language could be¡­ Colorful.


    Jean: Oh, it''s colorful indeed, more than the homosexual''s flag¡­ *Ahem* So, what did Senior Sister want?


    Lan Xueruo: I wanted to congratulate you on becoming an official disciple of the Blue Wind Profound Palace, not only that, but directly becoming the 73th Inner Disciple! I didn''t know that Junior Brother Jean''s prowess was so high.


    Jean: Oh, I can do better, do you want a cup of tea?


    Lan Xueruo: No, I am really busy now, so I must leave you now.


    Jean saw her hastiness about the "Thing" that was keeping her busy and asked.


    Jean: Senior Sister. What are you going to busy with? Can you tell me? Maybe I could be of help.


    Lan Xueruo: It''s alright. It''s just that my father''s body has always been ill. When I went to visit this morning, I discovered that father''s condition turned for the worse again, so I''m going to go invite a doctor back.


    Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean! This is not a subject where one can simply flirt, even if I appreciate them, this is not the moment!


    Jean: I have two things to say, first. I am not joking, I am really a good doctor, I could even cure a crippled guy with the right items. Second¡­ You really appreciate my flirts?


    Lan Xueruo: I¡­


    She let out a slight blush on her face while her eyebrows twitched and a thick mark appeared on her forehead.


    Lan Xueruo: I''ll just leave¡­ Once everything is fixed, I will come to visit you more often.


    Then Jean saw Lan Xueruo leave, making Jean sigh, when will she open her heart to him? Maybe soon, since she accidentally admitted to like his flirts¡­


    The first place that Jean went to was the Profound Gathering Tower, the moment he stepped into the Profound Gathering Tower, profound energy that was several times richer than before blew across his body, exciting Jean''s 60 Profound Entrances and caused them to spontaneously expand and contract. Creepy, right?


    Jasmine: There is indeed a natural profound pulse beneath this Profound Gathering Tower. No wonder this place was where the country''s Imperial Profound Palace was situated. If a sect were to settle down here, within three hundred years, a small sect would definitely develop into a renowned and mighty large sect.


    Jean looked around and saw a small post with densely packed names inscribed with profound energy at his right.


    On the 74th place, there was Murong Yi''s name


    Murong Yi: 20 Years Old. 9th True Profound Realm.


    On the 73th place, there was his name


    Dennell Jean: 16 Years Old. 2nd True Profound Realm.


    Oh right, the Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pellet made him someone at the 2nd True Profound Realm, he almost forgot.


    On the 33th place, there was Sikong Du''s name.


    Sikong Du: 20 Years Old. 10th True Profound Realm.


    Then his gaze got up, to the first three.


    3rd Place: Fang Feilong. 20 Years Old. 1st Spirit Profound Realm.


    2nd Place: Feng Bufan. 20 Years Old. 1st Spirit Profound Realm.


    And then¡­


    1st Place: Fen Juechen. 17 Years Old. 2nd Spirit Profound Realm.


    Jean: *Whistle*


    Both Jean and this Fen Juechen were the only ones who were under 18 years under the ranking, so it surprised him when he saw that he was at the 2nd Spirit Profound Realm at the age of 17, still, he could beat him if he uses Burning Heart¡­. About the Burning part¡­


    Wasn''t Fen a surname exclusive to the members of the Burning Heaven Clan? Maybe there are some other people surnamed Fen out there¡­


    Right at this time, at the entrance of the Profound Gathering Tower, two people entered. On the right was a young man dressed completely in white. His handsome face revealed enough femininity to make people call him "Beautiful", and the scattering gaze from his half-opened eyes emitted a cold chill.


    When he saw Jean, he frivolously whistled and said.


    ?: I actually see an unfamiliar face. Little brother, are you new here?


    Jean: We met again, Senior Brother Murong.


    Murong Yi: Y-You¡­


    ?: Huh? What''s the matter, Brother Murong?


    Murong Yi: T-That guy¡­ He is Dennell Jean.


    The feminine guy''s eyes narrowed and looked at Jean with a cold gaze.


    ?: So you are that guy who punched my friend.


    Jean: The only one, do you need something, Cuntboy?


    The feminine man almost spat out blood and glared at Jean.


    ?: I-


    Jean turned around and saw Sikong Du hastily walking towards them with a fake smile on his face.


    ?: Mm? Isn''t this brother Sikong? I would like to ask you to not enter in my affairs with this rat over here.


    Jean: So says the Hybrid.


    ?: *COUGH*


    Jean: What the fu?k?!


    He really spat out blood this time from that insult, surprising Jean.


    ?: I¡­ When I am not busy anymore I will deal with you¡­


    Murong Yi: No, Brother Feng, it isn''t worth, besides, this guy is as strong as someone at the Spirit Profound Realm¡­


    Feng Baiyi: Hmph, he must have cheated.


    Murong Yi: Brother Feng, I was the one that fought against him. The speed at which he hit me, the strength he used, there''s no doubt that he is as strong as someone at the Spirit Profound Realm even if he is at the 2nd True Profound Realm now.


    Feng Baiyi gritted his teeth before he stormed off, followed by Murong Yi, leaving Jean and Sikong Du alone.


    Sikong Du: *Sigh* C''mon, Jean¡­ I told you to not offend anyone and the second time I meet you, I see you offending one''s feminine look.


    Jean: That''s life, brother Sikong. But there is something I wanted to ask about¡­


    Sikong Du: Please don''t ask me about Feng Baiyi''s gender¡­


    Jean: No no, I was curious about Fen Juechen, I thought that the surname "Fen" belonged only to the Burning Heaven Clan.


    Sikong Du: Oh, that''s right. Fen Juechen, is indeed a member of the Burning Heaven Clan. And, he''s also the youngest son of the current Burning Heaven Clan Master, Fen Duanhun.


    Jean: Huh?


    Sikong Du: It''s just as you thought. Currently, Fen Juechen has left the Burning Heaven Clan. Fen Juechen''s talent is absolutely frightening. He''s a worthy genius, but at the same time, he''s an extremely arrogant genius. He never tolerates failure.


    And a year ago, he lost terribly to his brother, Fen Juebi, and was humiliated. Because of his anger, he left the Burning Heaven Clan, and swore that he would never return until he defeated Fen Juebi.


    Even when his father persuaded him, it was of no use. Of course, this kind of absence does not consider as a form of betrayal. As one of the sons of the clan master, there shouldn''t be any betrayal to talk about to begin with.


    Jean: Then why did he enter the Blue Wind Profound Palace?


    Sikong Du: Looks like, you really don''t understand the current stormy situation in the Blue Wind Imperial Palace.


    Jean: Huh? What happened?


    Sikong Du: The reason why Fen Juechen enter the Blue Wind Profound Palace, was the third prince''s idea of forming a good relationship with the Burning Heaven Clan, by allowing Fen Juechen to cultivate in this Profound Gathering Tower.


    Currently, the Blue Wind Emperor is bedridden, and there''s rumors that he won''t be able to last another three years. To fight over the emperor''s seat, the crown prince Cang Lin, and the third prince Cang Shuo, went to seek help from the Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Clan respectively.


    So as to gain more support from the Burning Heaven Clan, Cang Shuo obviously had to do all he could to get into their good books. Haah, that basically sums up everything. Anyone with a discerning eye is able to see that, Blue Wind Imperial Palace, and even the entire Blue Wind Empire, is about to undergo a great change.


    Even this Inner Palace, is being drawn into the change that''s about to come¡­ The second place, Feng Bufan, and third place Fang Feilong, are backing the crown prince and third prince respectively.


    Currently, they''re acting rather arrogant as well, so it''s best that you don''t mess with those two for now¡­ No, really, don''t do it.


    Jean: If that''s the case, Big brother Sikong, the crown prince and third prince must have tried to rope you in as well, right?


    Sikong Du: In this year, I have received dozens of invitations of different kinds from the crown prince and third prince, but I had been finding excuses to turn them all down¡­


    After graduating from this place, it would no longer be possible for me to stay in this imperial city. I should be returning to New Moon City the moment that happens. Soon you will receive invitations too, especially when the thing about you beating Murong Yi will reach their ears, maybe today.


    When that time comes, what choice you make, will be up to you to decide. Now I will go to my room, bye.


    After that, he left Jean and walked towards his own place, Jean walked towards his room and decided to think later about the problem with royalty.

 Chapter 51 - The Great Way is just bullshit!

    The profound room in the Profound Gathering Tower was much bigger than Jean expected and it was surrounded by a strong profound energy seal. When entering the room, it felt like an entire new world compared to the outside. The atmosphere and sound from the outside could not be heard in the room.


    The atmosphere of the profound energy aura was also saturated to a shocking extent.


    A red figure shook in front of Jean and slowly, Jasmine appeared. She eyed the environment and gradually nodded, before speaking.


    Jasmine: Not bad, this place is completely isolated from the outside world. We aren''t affected by any sound or movement from the outside. It''s an exceptionally good place to cultivate.


    Great Way of the Buddha is an extremely difficult skill to cultivate. If one''s comprehension ability is insufficient, merely understanding the skill would take huge amounts of time. Even an absolute genius like my brother took an entire 33 days to be able to initially comprehend it.


    Unfortunately, you already passed the Schrift K, so you need to rely on yourself.


    As Jasmine finished, she placed her tender hands behind as her petite figure stood upright in front of Jean.


    Jasmine: Now, sit on the floor, close your eyes. I will imprint the profound formula of the Great Way of the Buddha''s first stage into your mind. How long it takes for you to actually comprehend and find out the methods of cultivation is based on your level of comprehension.


    Jean sat down in the centre of the Profound Room, calmed himself down and closed his eye while Jasmine went forward, held out her youthful thin finger, and gently poked Jean on the head.


    In the silence, the profound formula of the Great Way of the Buddha''s first stage was imprinted in Jean''s mind.


    When he interacted with the profound formula, Jean entered a state extended confusion. Even though the profound formula was so clear in his mind, it still seemed to be so vague. Whether he used his heart, his concentration, his profound strength¡­


    No matter what method he used to try to understand the profound formula, whenever he touched upon it, he felt that it was a clearly visible yet untouchable mist. The more he probed, the more vague and scattered it became.


    Soon, he felt that his mind was in the center of the vast ocean, and he did not know what to do in order to find the shore and an elderly voice suddenly rang inside his mind.


    ?: Sixteen year old youngster, you, do you really have the ability to comprehend the ''Great Way of the Buddha''?


    ?: Then, what is your d?s?r??


    Jean: I want power¡­ Absolute power, power that not even the likes of the Evil God could ever think about. Absolute power rules everything, so if I am above the law and everyone recognizes my power, then no one will ever think of harming the people near me.


    Elder: Excellent. That is indeed the d?s?r? the deepest part of your soul has. You are truthful enough.


    However, if you really want to practice the ''Great Way of the Buddha'', you must first understand what is the ''Great Way'', and what is ''Buddha''. Then, can I ask you to tell me what your understanding of the ''Great Way'' and ''Buddha'' is?


    Jean: Great way¡­ It''s the natural order of everything existing, everything has many "Ways", however, there is a particular one that is the Great Way, it can also be called Destiny, if a mortal baby would be born, then it''s Great Way is that he or she will live not beyond 100 years, the other ways will be ignored.


    In short, the Great Way is the Destiny, no matter if you think you can change it, just thinking about it is part of destiny. Even if you successfully "Change" your future, it means that you doing it is already written in destiny.


    This is my thoughts of the Great Way.


    As for Buddha, he''s the most kind, calm, and gentle person ever existed, though, I wasn''t Buddhist, no, I wasn''t religious at all, so I don''t know much about it.


    ?: Hehehehe. Young one, at your age, you already have such a comprehension of the Great Way. This is extremely rare. But how about I bring you on a journey through your life?


    It was a place of scenic mountains and rivers. The grass was green and the river flowed noisily. A kind looking man who was nearly fifty carried a medicine basket and walked along the small river, until he saw a small baby by the river.


    The baby looked to be not more than a few days old and was completely n?k?d other than an intricate ornament hung on his neck¡­


    Jean: Master¡­.


    ?: That is Azure Cloud Continent. This scene was from the third day of your birth. What is the way you have encountered?


    Jean: ...I have been abandoned, but I didn''t die. Master met me and grew me.


    ?: Very good.


    The scene in front of him promptly changed, and soon, what he saw was the front door of Floating Cloud City''s Xiao Clan. He was walking out of the door with a rigid expression. He was suffering from insults, looks of disdain, sneers and gloating from others.


    It was precisely when he was expelled from the Xiao Clan.


    ?: That is Profound Sky Continent. You''re already 16 years of age and had yet accomplished anything. Being expelled by your clansmen, other than your close relatives, the others all view you in contempt.


    They all sneered at your expulsion and would soon forget you. The you then, was so pathetic that you were not even worth remembering... The you then, what is the ''way'' on you?


    Jean: ...This is destiny¡­


    ?: Hehe, based on what you understand from the ''Great Way'', the ''Great Way'' is the destiny of everything that exists. That means, you think that whatever you do in this life, even in your previous lives and your future lives, could never escape the control and the plans of the ''Great Way''.


    Because no matter what you do, what you say, who or what you interact with, these are all the planned by the ''Great Way''. These are within the laws and control of the ''Great Way''. Am I correct?


    Jean: ¡­


    The scene in front of his eyes changed again, now, he was in a hospital, and saw himself on the bed, covered in bandages and full of electronic things attached to his body.


    ?: This was you hours before your third death. This and another moment, were the most painful ones. Not even Destiny wants you to live, so he took everything from you¡­ This moment isn''t forgotten yet, it is itched in your brain as a trauma.


    You were able to live normally only for 8 years, and the things that you missed after those years are as many as the stars in the sky, if you knew what would happen during that life, would you be able to escape the plans of the "Great Way"?


    Jean: ¡­..


    The scene yet again changed. Now, it showed a cliff where one could not seen its summit, nor could one see the bottom of the abyss. And he, was not plummeting down in despair¡­


    However, when you woke up, you realized you had been reborn. Furthermore, you were reborn in a person that had already died on another continent¡­ Your rebirth, what you went through, what is the ''way'' in that? If you had just died, what would be the ''way'' in that? After your death, what does the ''way'' give you?


    Jean: ¡­


    Soon, the scene in front of him vanished and the elderly voice also stopped. Jean''s mind was in a chaotic mess right now. His conscious was writhing and his soul was in turmoil. The things that he previously thought was the truth, the things he subconsciously knew could not be changed. All these were in chaos in his mind¡­


    His entire subconscious became the raging waves of a storm and was unable to settle down. The profound formula for the "Great Way of the Buddha" seemed to have washed away with the waves and disappeared amongst the chaos.


    This chaos lasted for some time... An uncertain amount of time passed before Jean''s thoughts finally calmed down. After calming down for some time, he suddenly laughed. He laughed with extreme satisfaction and relaxation.


    ?: How was it, what have you realized?


    Jean: ...The "Great Way" is just pure bullshit! It''s like me using the "Almighty", I decide the order of everything, I decide my own existence, I decide the future, I can change it as I like it, I can erase it if I want it.


    The "Great Way" is destiny, but I decide what it is, everything exist because I allow it¡­ If I don''t exist, then the "Great Way" doesn''t concern me in the slightest¡­ Earth, heaven, space, time, the elements¡­ Everything under and above heaven shall be mine, everything exists for me to use them.


    I am the Almighty, and I shall steal everything from the Heaven!


    I want absolute power because I want to be above the "Destiny", because I want to be able to do anything I want! The Buddha can go fu?k himself for all I care¡­


    ?: HAHAHAHA! Young one, you surprise me. No wonder you had 3 lives, no, 4 lives! You actually realized it so quickly. Then, from now onwards, let heaven and earth be within your control, let all beings in this world exist only because of you. Go and seek your own ''Great Way'' and ''Buddha'', the Almighty One.


    Jean, who had already been sitting in the Profound Room of the Profound Gathering Tower for three whole days, suddenly laughed like a maniac. When he smiled, a faint silver light suddenly appeared from the surface of his body.


    At the same time, a miniature silver pagoda appeared on his head, before slowing descending, and entering Jean''s body.


    Jasmine silently looked at this scene in a state of great shock before softly uttering.


    Jasmine: That year, Big Brother used thirty three days to comprehend it, but he, he only used¡­ Three days.

 Chapter 52 - Earth Profound Nirvana Pellet

    Under the comprehending process, the profound formula that was originally uncertain in his mind clearly revealed itself. And this, also meant that the fundamentals of the Great Way of the Buddha was successfully completed.


    Jean: Alright! I''ve done it!


    Jasmine: I know, and not just that. You only took three days.


    Jean: Pffft¡­ Three days?!


    He checked his watch¡­


    [14:00]


    [23/5/1995]


    [V: "Vanishing Point"]


    Jean: Shit!


    Just then, his stomach grumbled from hunger.


    Jasmine: This time, you have far exceeded my expectations, and you didn''t even use "Knowledge". But, you have only stepped through the threshold. As for when you''ll officially enter the first realm of the Great Way of the Buddha, it''ll be up to your own comprehension and dedication.


    If you''re hungry, you should go eat right now. After that, the true cultivation of the Great Way of the Buddha will officially begin!


    Jean nodded and retrieved a small pile of ration from the Sky Poison Pearl, after eating, he started his training.


    A layer of silver light loomed on the surface of Jean''s body. Then, it gradually became more and more clear and rich as it attaching to the surface of Jean''s body, and lingered for a long time.


    The air around him also started to become agitated, and gusts of the world''s pure vitality quietly flowed into Jean''s body.


    Unknowingly, twenty days passed. In these twenty days, Jean didn''t even take half a step out of the Profound Cultivation Room; other than being awakened by hunger and digesting a second Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pill created from "Visionary", all of his time was spent in a state of cultivation.


    He couldn''t eat other types of pills because his concentration was needed to the Great Way of the Buddha, and that pellet was the most effective in strength/efficiency that he remembered for him to use at that stage of profound strength.


    Even when he was sleeping, the profound entrances and all the pores in his body were still completely open, and the rich profound energy and pure vitality of the world continued to unceasingly flow into his body.


    Aaaaaand¡­. *Pop*


    Jean: Nice, now I am at the 4th True Profound Realm and I reached the 1st stage of the Great Way if the Buddha!


    This time his cultivation not only did advance so much, but it was incredibly stable too! So he didn''t need time to make more foundations.


    Right now his combat prowess reached the 9th Spirit Profound Realm, if he uses the Phoenix''s Flames, then he can beat any average cultivator at the Spirit Profound Realm!


    This was the type of power he wanted, absolute power, but the quantity is far from enough, he wanted to be unmatched for anyone, not for a mere Spirit Profound Practitioner.


    At that moment, his watch vibrated, and Jean and Jasmine looked at it with curiosity.


    *Achievement: "The Forbidden One": I summon Exodia the forbidden o-Wait, wrong script.*


    *Reward: 1x Vollst?ndig Ticket.*


    A ticket with "Vollst?ndig" written over it appeared on Jean''s hands.


    Jasmine: Voll¡­ What?


    Jean: What the hell is this?


    Jean and Jasmine looked at the watch for the information.


    "Quincy Vollst?ndig: A Holy Form that host can ?ssume whenever he uses the ticket, there is no drawback except for the number of uses, which is 1 for now. The Vollst?ndig gives to host these abilities:


    Flight: Vollst?ndig users can use the Profound Energy wings generated by the technique for high-speed flight.


    Spirit Weapon: Host can produce a Spirit Weapon, made entirely of Profound Energy. They can use this weapon for both melee attacks and to fire holy arrows.


    Enhanced Schrift: The ability granted by a Sternritter''s Schrift is greatly amplified. Its power and range are raised, and Host gains access to new techniques which they can''t use normally. (It doesn''t work with every Schrift.)


    Enhanced power: Host becomes stronger when activated.


    The host can use it for 24 hours, and Host can decide if activate it or not during that time.


    [WARNING: It is suggested to not use it carelessly.]"


    Jean/Jasmine: PFFFT¡­.


    Both of them sprayed out saliva in the ground when they finished to read the information regarding the Vollst?ndig. Was there a limit for this watch?!


    Jasmine: S-Strengthening a Schrift?!


    Jean: I should be the shocked one! ...You know what? Let''s leave it in the Sky Poison Pearl¡­


    Jasmine: Right¡­


    After carefully putting it on the Sky Poison Pearl, he and Jasmine took deep breaths to calm down.


    Jasmine: For now, we''ll temporarily stop cultivating at the Profound Gathering Tower for now. Your profound strength just broke through, so you''ll need a period of time to get used to it.


    Jean nodded and checked his watch.


    [16:11]


    [L: "Love"]


    Jean: Well, I will get some ingredients for a good medical pill.


    Jasmine: Medical pill? Can you not create one with Visionary?


    Jean: Yeah, but I can use that ability only 1 time for each month, besides, there aren''t many Schrift that permits me to regenerate.


    If I get a bad injury in the days where I can''t use either Visionary or Schrifts like Sigma then it''s ended, besides, the Great Way of the Buddha heals too slow.


    Jasmine: You are right, it is good being cautious, any pill in mind?


    Jean: Yeah, an Earth Profound Nirvana Pellet.


    Jasmine: Never heard of it, what''s that?


    Jean: There is a certain fire attributed pill made from the Divine Phoenix Sect, it''s called Profound Nirvana Pellet. Based on the materials used, one can make one of the nine Profound Nirvana Pellet that are based on the Nine Mortal Realms, from the Elementary Profound Nirvana Pellet to the Sovereign Profound Nirvana Pellet.


    Normally it could heal anything below an amputation, but I am sure that I can make a perfect one with the Sky Poison Pearl, that could heal me even if I am almost dying, it''s basically a second life.


    An Earth Profound Nirvana Pellet is the best one for me right now, I am at the True Profound Realm so the healing effect is better than any other I can make, and I doubt I can get stronger materials, so I will go to the Black Moon Merchant Guild, I could purchase the materials there.


    Jasmine: Ok, I will turn back in the Sky Poison Pearl for now.


    Jasmine turned back to the Sky Poison Pearl and Jean put on new clothes before he left the Profound Cultivation Room, soon, just as Jean took a step out of the Profound Gathering Tower, a young man slowly walked over.


    The young man was clad in black, and he looked to be around the same age and height as Jean. His face was cold; his thick, black eyebrows were like two inclined sharp swords, and his gaze was as calm as a pool of still water, without any waves of motion.


    When Jean''s gaze fell on his body, his eyelids twitched a little, he could literally smell the air of arrogance even without him showing any sign of it¡­ From the aura released from his body, along with the fiery power it carried along, it was certain that this man was Fen Juechen, son of the Burning Heaven Clan Master.


    ...Whatever, he''s just another stepping stone on Jean''s showing off event.


    [Later]


    Blue Wind Imperial City''s Black Moon Merchant Guild was the headquarters for the Black Moon Merchant Guild in the Blue Wind Empire, and it was also the largest establishment in the empire. Since it was located close to the Blue Wind Profound Palace, before entering the Imperial City, Jean passed here by chance.


    This Black Moon Merchant Guild was several tens of feet tall, and it occupied an area with a radius of several hundred feet. The entire Merchant Guild building released a feeling of indescribable luxury.


    A pitch-black crescent moon was suspended in mid-air above the main entrance. The four words, "Black Moon Merchant Guild", on the horizontal placard shined with brilliance under the sunlight.


    Jean arrived in front of the main entrance to the Black Moon Merchant Guild. The doors automatically opened, and a tall and pretty welcoming maid walked in front of Yun Che, and lightly smiled with a dignified air and spoke.


    Maid: Esteemed customers, welcome to the Black Moon Merchant Guild. Please enter.


    Jean: ''Nice, I didn''t know there were automatic doors¡­'' I want 3 Blood Red Crystals, a Scarlet Lava Lotus, and a Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal.


    Maid: Precious crystal merchandise are located on the third floor, please follow me.


    The maid slightly bowed, then brought Jean to the third floor.

 Chapter 53 - Did I triggered another flag?

    The third floor was deserted, without a single visitor present. The moment he entered the third floor, Jean instantly felt a incomparably strong aura pave over. With a glance, he discovered that the huge third floor was filled with all sorts of exquisite jade boxes and wooden boxes.


    At the same time, gusts of fluctuating profound energy also spread over. Jean quickly noticed that the room was filled with invisible formations, some of which were defensive formations, while others were attack formations. Once anything out of the ordinary occurred, these formations would instantly start up.


    Maid: Elder Qiao, this guest would like 3 Blood Red Crystals, a Scarlet Lava Lotus and a Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal.


    The old man that was sitting a bit far away looked at Jean with a slight surprise and got around the floor to pick the items.


    Elder Qiao: Well well well, are you perhaps trying to make a Earth Profound Nirvana Pellet?


    Jean: You guessed it right.


    The Elder didn''t pressed further and told him.


    Elder Qiao: 120 Purple Profound Coins for the Blood Red Crystals, 100 Purple Profound Coins for the Scarlet Lava Lotus and 600 Purple Profound Coins for the Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal.


    Jean immediately took out his Profound Currency Card, and after deducting 820 Purple Profound Coins, he stored all the items he bought, he already had the other materials stolen from the Xiao Sect so he is alright now.


    With his objective achieved, Jean left with the guidance of the maid. Right as he arrived at the end of the stairs, another maid with a woman clad in white walked over.


    This was a woman masked with an ice silk gauze veil; her body was covered with a pristine snowy attire, and a thin ice veil masked her appearance, only revealing a pair of ice-cold beautiful eyes.


    Jean: ''What the hell? Did she come from the snowy Arabia?''


    That thought distracted him from seeing the girl''s figure, that would surely hypnotize him if he glanced at them.


    Jean just climbed down from the stairs, forgetting about her.


    Jasmine: This tiny Blue Wind Empire, is indeed a crouching tiger and hidden dragon.


    Jean: What the heck is that supposed to mean?


    Jasmine: Peak of the 10th Sky Profound Realm¡­ a half-step from the Emperor Profound Realm! Strong enough to be considered one of the top ten practitioners in Blue Wind Empire!


    Jean''s legs went soft on the spot and almost face-planted onto the stairs, but something stopped him, it was his instinct that told him that something wasn''t right¡­ It was the same sensation he got when he thought that Jasmine couldn''t possibly be a Profound God¡­ Did I trigger another flag? Absolutely yes.


    What was the flag? She will come to him when she will notice that he has the Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal. Why? Because he noticed that she was poisoned with an extreme yin-type poison, and the Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal is an extreme yang-type material.


    Meanwhile, the white-clothed woman arrived in front of the old man with the maid''s guidance. The maid respectfully said.


    Maid: Elder Qiao, this esteemed customer would like a Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal.


    Elder Qiao: The only Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal we had in stock was just purchased by that young man.


    I fu?k?n? told you, Myself! Run like the bitch you are!


    When Jean heard the man talking about him to the woman, he was already out from the Black Moon Merchant Guild, he hastened his steps, and when he was some dozen of meters away, his walk turned into a run.


    Jasmine: Why are you running?


    Jean: I bet that girl will immediately come to seek me¡­


    Just as Jean finished speaking, a gust of cold wind blew past his body. The scene in front of him blurred for a moment as white clothes fluttered, and the snowy-veiled woman appeared in front of him like an illusion.


    A pair of beautiful eyes emotionlessly stared at him. Jean''s gaze had been attracted to her the moment she appeared, because everything around him, even the sky and the earth, lost its color in comparison.


    Jean: ''Shit¡­'' What do you want?


    Jean''s hands got close to each other and formed the shape of an heart and looked coldly at the girl in front of him.


    ?: Sell me your Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal. I''ll pay double the price.


    Jean: You can even forget about it from me, I''m not selling. Besides, the Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal will not dispel the poison you currently have.


    ?: How do you know I''ve been infected with poison?


    Jean still held his hands in the shape of the heart and said.


    Jean: About how, I don''t have any obligation to say it, but I know that you were infected from an ice-attributed profound beast since you have a Poison of Origin.


    ?: ¡­How did you know all this?


    The woman released her profound energy, making Jean slowly back away and charge a shot from his hands.


    Jean: Last chance, if you try anything strange, I''ll shot, and believe me that even if an Emperor Profound Cultivator would be here, they would not come out unscathed.


    The woman slowly calmed down, she didn''t detected any lie from Jean, and this actually worried her a bit, does he really have something that could hurt someone like her? She doesn''t want to find it out at her current conditions.


    Jean used this as a card and had in mind another idea, why not getting temporarily the collaboration of someone like her? There were a few people he needed to take care of, and he was sure that he needed someone like her at his side in that moment.


    Jean: ...I am Dennell Jean, my identity will be a secret for the moment, but I can say that I am a genius doctor. This Poison of Origin can''t be dispelled with a Devil''s Flaming Blood Crystal, besides, your profound veins would be injured or permanently damaged because you cultivate a ice-attribute profound art.


    After saying that, he separated his hands and confidently walked forward, passing beside her, his current behavior was completely different from that of a minute ago.


    Jasmine: How did you know she was infected by a Poison of Origin?


    Jean: Regardless of the poison, symptoms will always show on one''s expression. If I can''t even tell whether she was infected by a poison, or what poison she was infected with, it would be embarrassing to call myself a genius doctor.


    Jasmine: Then how did you also know she cultivated ice-attribute profound arts, are you going to say that it''s because you are a genius doctor?


    Jean: No, that''s just stupid, if you would put an hand over a fire and get warm, would you think it''s a refrigerator?


    Jasmine: ¡­


    Jean''s steps were stopped from the woman''s voice.


    ?: Wait!


    Jean turned around and asked.


    Jean: You want me to dispel the poison?


    ?: ...How did you know?


    Jean: Pfft, it''s fu?k?n? obvious. It will last 10 days and doesn''t have any side effect, but you will owe me after that, and I don''t mean Profound Coins, I have enough of them for now. ''Besides, when I need more I can just go to steal more¡­ No, it''s not stealing, they are lending money to me without knowing it¡­ I am a righteous person.''


    ?: Then, I''ll have to trouble you to dispel the poison in my body for me.


    Jean: Not now, meet me at dusk in the Blue Wind Profound palace. I will be at the quarter n. 73 in the Inner Palace, I doubt that someone of your caliber would be caught that easily.


    The white-clothed woman didn''t speak and faintly glanced over at Jean. She then flew into the sky and her sleeves fluttered as she suddenly disappeared from Jean''s line of sight. His shoulders relaxed and turned around, towards the Blue Wind Profound Palace, hastily.


    Jean isn''t stupid, he was sure that Feng Baiyi, for those who don''t remember him, Hybrid or Cuntboy, is searching for him with some other people due to what he did to Murong Yi.


    When he has the woman''s collaboration, he will confront him and whoever he brings with him, and he is sure it isn''t a simple Spirit Profound Cultivator, maybe an high-ranked one, or probably an Earth Profound Cultivator. Either way, since Feng Baiyi is someone of high status, there will be someone strong to protect him.

 Chapter 54 - The Miracle

    [22:01]


    [13/6/1995]


    [L: "Love"]


    He finally reached his courtyard, he took some unexpected turns to leave behind Feng Baiyi, he noticed that he was being followed some time ago, and not by a single person, so he needed much time to leave him behind.


    Then Jean pushed open the door to his house, and his eyes widened when he noticed the woman already there, flying on the bamboo window at the other side of the house.


    Jean: You''re here...


    ?: You were late, when will you start the detoxification?


    Jean: Calm down woman, I had some problems in the way. Besides, I want you to accept to 3 things before I''ll detoxify you, after that, everything will be ok between us.


    Jean: The only thing that could be a problem for me would be either you suddenly doing some bullshit or a lightning bolt striking me down.


    ?: Speak.


    Jean: First tell me your name, I can''t just call you "You" or dishwasher.


    ?: ...No.


    Jean frowned and looked at her.


    Jean: I already told you my name, and you might have an idea about my identity now, at least tell me yours.


    ?: Call me whatever you want.


    Jean: Alright¡­ Then I will change my first request¡­ I''ll call you Little Fairy from now on, is this ok?


    ?: Little Fairy? Absurd! With my age, it''s enough to be your elder!


    Jean: Now look at my eyes, and tell me¡­ Do I give a fu?k?


    Little Fairy: ...Tch, call me whatever you want then.


    Jean: Good, second request, when I will detoxify the poison, I want you to protect me for a while, around 3 months, alright?


    Little Fairy: Okay. This, I will accept. After the detoxification, I''ll start to protect you in secret for a period of three months.


    Jean: Mm, for the third request, I will tell it in future, you will still have the right to accept or refuse it.


    Then he extended his left hand towards her and said.


    Jean: Little Fairy, extend your hand out first. I must first ascertain the condition of the ice poison in your body.


    Her face turned cold as condensed ice before she frowned.


    Little Fairy: I had never and will never allow any man to touch my body.


    Jean: You think I care if you are holding your skin''s chastity? Do you want to be detoxified or not?


    Even though he talked so rudely, it certainly brought a good point to Little Fairy, who, after hesitating, gave him her right hand, Jean''s left hand got over it and injected some Profound Energy to check her body.


    As he probed on, Jean was secretly shocked in his heart. This level of Ice Poison of Origin must come from a Sky Profound Beast! Jean''s profound energy continued to spread. As it reached the vicinity near the profound veins, Jean''s brows suddenly tightened, as his expression immediately changed right after.


    Because in the heart of her profound veins, there was a very small ball of a fog-like thing that continuously squirmed as it emanated an icy and ghastly chill outwards. Jean was only touching it with profound energy, yet he could still feel how shockingly terrifying the chill emitted by that ball-thing was.


    There is a Poison Spirit! It was already too late for him to simply use the Sky Poison Pearl, Jean retracted his palm and said with a serious face.


    Jean: Little Fairy, you should have also felt it just now. The acute poison in your body actually produced a Poison Spirit! To rid of this sort of acute poison, the Poison Spirit must be eliminated first!


    And to destroy this ice-attribute Poison Spirit, the bond between the Poison Spirit and profound veins must be severed by flame energy that''s pure enough. The Poison Spirit then needs to be forced out of the profound veins, and su?k?d out by force using flame energy¡­.


    This Poison Spirit hasn''t fully taken shape yet, and my flame energy can b?r?ly accomplish it. But if we wait for it to continue developing, then it would become extremely dangerous¡­ Don''t move.


    At that moment, his Phoenix flames began to burn on top of his palm.


    Little Fairy: Phoenix Flame? You are someone of the Divine Phoenix Sect?


    Jean: No, it isn''t from the Divine Phoenix Sect, less talky, more worky.


    From a distance of a few centimeters, his palm aimed at the center of the woman''s ?h?st, and the Phoenix flame traveled through the air and slowly extended into her body.


    The instant the Phoenix flame burned in the woman''s body, the bond between the Poison Spirit and her profound veins was forcefully severed, and the flame energy directly wrapped toward the Poison Spirit.


    Jean closed his eyes completely to concentrate. The Poison Spirit struggled and fled in the midst of its fear¡­. In just a few short breaths of time, it had already been forced out of the profound veins by the Phoenix flames.


    His Phoenix flames suddenly accelerated, and completely wrapped the fleeing Poison Spirit inside it in just an instant. The Phoenix flames abruptly flung, and his right hand that was controlling the flame quickly grabbed toward his front¡­


    The moment his palm touched the Poison Spirit, it also fully grasped onto a towering hill of softness as his open fingers deeply sunk in¡­


    *Flag Activated*


    ...That wasn''t his watch¡­


    *Vmmmm*


    [00:00]


    [14/6/1995]


    [M: "Miracle"]


    Jean sighed in relief in his heart, but he still sweated cold when he saw where his hand currently was¡­ Her left boob.


    As he had expected, the moment his palm covered her ?h?st, the Little Fairy''s body stiffened. Her slightly closed eyes suddenly flew open, as her body instantly emitted an incomparably ice-cold killing intent and boundless profound energy.


    But when she saw the lump of poison spirit in the conflagration, her heart suddenly softened, and forcefully retracted the profound energy aura back into her body¡­


    But Jean was too close to her, and how could the profound aura, which had been released with anger and killing intent, be easy to retrieve; a small portion of her residual energy still viciously swept onto Jean''s body¡­


    *Bang*


    Jean''s body was struck as if hit by a heavy hammer. He felt that his entire body become overturned, his bones snapped in two and all of his internal organs had ruptured in a split second. But he didn''t fell unconscious.


    Jean''s body flew outwards like a cannonball, smashed through the wall, snapped a tall tree in the courtyard that had the thickness of a bowl''s mouth, and continued to fly for several tens of meters before heavily crashing onto an ancient boulder.


    The huge boulder cracked and split into pieces, and Jean, bounced off onto the ground as he bled profusely from his entire body. Not long after, a large pool of blood had already gathered under him.


    Little Fairy was guilty after doing that, she just killed the person who saved her life, even if he touched her ?h?st, it was unintentional¡­ She gently raised her snowy hand, and plumes after plumes of beautiful ice aurora fluttered under her hand and fell toward Jean, attempting to freeze his body.


    However, the next second, her profound energy dispersed and her eyes widened in shock, Jean''s injuries were vanishing at n?k?d eye, the blood stopped flowing out, and Jean was slowly trying to stand up¡­. Is this a ''Miracle''? Only Jean knew it...


    Jean: Ugh¡­


    Little Fairy: You¡­ You are not dead yet?!


    Jean: Oh fu?k you¡­


    When Jean was fully standing, Little Fairy noticed something strange, somehow, his height towered over hers, he passed from having an height similar to hers to 15 centimeters higher, not only that, but his power rose from the 4th True Profound Realm to the 6th True Profound Realm.


    Jasmine: The "Miracle"...


    Jean glared at the woman in front of him, who almost killed him, if he died some seconds before, then he might not return anymore back to life¡­


    Jean: Fucking flags¡­ You are lucky that midnight passed or I might die for real there¡­


    Little Fairy: W¡­ What¡­?


    Jean: You know what, I lied before, I need just some seconds to heal you, not 10 days, it was just for tricking you, but fu?k it, I''ve had enough for today, come here.


    Little Fairy raised an eyebrow in surprise, before she did as he said.


    Jean lifted his left hand, palm facing the woman, and used the Sky Poison Pearl to heal her almost immediately. Then he said with an unamused face.


    Jean: Alright, done. Now if you dare to say anything about what happened during this time to anyone, you can be ?ssured that I will make you shut up forever, as you seen before, I can take a hit from you and come out stronger.


    Remember to protect me for these 3 months, you can do whatever you want when I am inside the Profound Gathering Tower, and now let me sleep, I need it to discharge my stress from getting killed¡­


    Little Fairy understood that he was pretty angry with her for almost dying, even though he seemed to not blame her that much, so as he said, she left him alone.


    Jean got over his bed and started to sleep. Jasmine wanted to tell him about the next training he need to do, but she stood silent, knowing that this time Jean was really pissed off, and it didn''t happen many times.


    In reality, Jean is a calm man when confronted against words or insults, he can even answer back with worse insults as if he was talking about the weather, but if there was one thing that Jasmine could say about him, is that he doesn''t forget.


    Everytime that something happens to him, he would always had in mind a method or an objective to get back to the other party who hurt him in any manner, as he said before, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Either you are his friend, or you are his target, the world is split in these two sides for him.


    And right now, Little Fairy was a "Target".

 Chapter 55 - The Garden of "Flowers"

    [Morning]


    Jean was currently inside the Profound Cultivator Room to train with the heavy sword, and was listening to Jasmine''s words.


    Jasmine: For the following month, your mission is to get comfortable with the weight of this heavy sword, and be able to control it proficiently! From now on, you may not store it into the Sky Poison Pearl; every time you train with the sword, you must train until you''re completely exhausted and unable to get up.


    And the moment you stand up, this heavy sword must be in your hand. Even if you are eating, or need to leave this place, you must carry this heavy sword; it must not leave your body for even a moment! You must do this until you are so used to its weight that you won''t even feel it, and so comfortable with it that it would feel like your own arm or leg!


    Jean: Ok, anything else?


    Jasmine: Yes, beside that, you need to comprehend the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome!


    Jean: That sword art that your big brother cultivated?


    Jasmine: Correct. Big Brother said, the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome is the strongest heavy sword Sword Art in this world; cultivating it will allow one to exhibit the superiority and strength of the heavy sword to the greatest extent.


    And in this world, only Big Brother and I have seen the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome. When I watched Big Brother train, I had flipped through it in curiosity. After an entire year, I unintentionally comprehended the art''s fundamental stage and Sirius'' first sword style.


    But because my weapon of choice was the dagger, and the only reason why I had comprehended it was out of my love for Big Brother so there would never be a day when I can put it to use¡­ Now, I will entrust the sword art''s fundamental stage and first sword style to you.


    The art''s fundamental stage covers how to wield a heavy sword, the advantages and disadvantages in using a heavy sword, and the way to maximize the advantages while minimizing the disadvantages.


    Only when you''re completely at home with the fundamental stage can you say that you are truly able to, and completely wield the heavy sword. After, you will be able to comprehend the first sword style, ''Sky Wolf Slash''.


    Even though this is Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome''s fundamental sword style, its immense power will definitely exceed your expectations greatly. Who knows, maybe you can even modify it to fit Firearms like your Assault Kebab or a future stronger firearm.


    While Jasmine spoke, she raised her finger and pointed at the space between Yun Che''s eyebrows, imprinting the Sword Art''s fundamental stage and the first sword style of the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome into his mind.


    Jean checked over it on purpose, and was greatly shocked from it, even if it was just the first style and the fundamental stage, it brought over him a sense of tyranny, the one he wanted to have, he got one step closer to possessing Absolute Power.


    Jasmine: Big Brother always carried the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome on him. After Big Brother passed away, the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome should have also disappeared from the world with Big Brother. You, are perhaps the last inheritor.


    Jean: ...Well, that was a bit dramatic¡­


    Jasmine: You are truly the most excited snowflake, aren''t you?


    Jean: ''The brat can talk back now?''


    She spoke with a sarcastic voice, while Jean picked up the sword with a smile and started to train on the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome.


    [28 days later]


    [7:40]


    [12/7/1995]


    [K: "Knowledge"]


    After using "Knowledge", Jean opened his eyes.


    Jean: Alright, I can do this¡­ Sky Wolf Slash!!!


    With an explosive roar, a tremendous wave of aura was suddenly released from the Overlord''s Colossal Sword. The surrounding space was stirred and the air was forcefully split open.


    The instant the heavy sword slashed downwards, the silhouette of a blue wolf with a tyrannical aura jumped from Jean''s back to his target.


    The heavy sword and the silhouette of the blue wolf slammed onto the ground at the same time and the Profound Room which had a strong profound energy resistance greatly shook. Countless wide cracks spread at an extremely fast pace as large amounts of fragmented rocks scattered into the air.


    A thick cloud of dust filled the entire Profound Room in an instant. If not for the protection of the strong profound energy in place, with this one blow, the entire Profound Room would have been shattered into pieces.


    Jean got excited and grasped his heavy sword.


    Jean: Finally, I have succeeded in executing the Sky Wolf Slash!


    Jasmine expected this result, there wasn''t a limit for "Knowledge", however, he was pretty near to executing it before today, if there wasn''t "Knowledge", maybe he would have needed only 1 month to execute the first stage and completely comprehend the main stage.


    Jean always carried the sword on his back every time he needed to go around, attracting others'' attention on him, when he sat on something, it would be on his ??p, when he needed to sleep, it would be over him, like a blanket, there wasn''t a single moment where he would not let it go, even when he created another Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pellet, taking his level to 5th True Profound Realm.


    Every single time, he had to thoroughly exhaust himself to the point where his fingers were not even able to move. At first, he exhausted himself 11 times in a single day. Then after, the number of times decreased. The Overlord''s Colossal Sword also became lighter and nimbler in his hands.


    The cloud of dust in the Profound Room did not disperse for a long while. Behind the cloud of dust, Jasmine silently looked at Jean''s blurry figure with eyes that were already filled with the glint of her tears.


    It was for this very moment that she taught Jean the Great Way of the Buddha on impulse, and even taught him the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome¡­


    But, her reasoning mercilessly told her that the person currently in front of her was not her brother. Her brother would no longer appear ever again.


    Jean used the heavy sword to support himself, that strike definitely almost took everything from him, so he used the Great Way of the Buddha to regain his stamina.


    Jean: Alright, once I gained back my stamina, I will go out to confront Feng Baiyi¡­


    Jasmine: Hmph, I don''t think he is waiting for you out there¡­


    Jean: We will see, ok, I am ready.


    Jean picked up the Overlord''s Colossal Sword and put it on the Sky Poison Pearl, for the first time, Jean felt as if he didn''t had weight, like air, when he made a step forward, he was already at the door, surprising himself.


    And when he opened the door, his surprise increased, because there was Lan Xueruo with a big lunch box on her hands.


    Jean/Lan Xueruo: Eh?


    Jean: Senior Sister Xueruo? *Sniff* What a nice smell, what is it?


    Lan Xueruo raised the lunch box in front of his eyes with a wide smile, then she opened it, revealing four exquisite dishes and a soup overflowing with fresh aroma.


    Ever since he left the Xiao Clan, he ate whatever he could find in the wild for the first half a year, and ate dry rations that were simply only capable of satisfying his hunger for the second half of the year. He used the "Visionary" to create things from his old world, so he rarely ate delicacies.


    Jean: Senior Sister, have you eaten yet?


    Lan Xueruo: I''ve already eaten. Take your time.


    Jean: Then I will abuse of your kindness!


    After saying those words, he began to wolf down his food. With her chin resting on her two hands, Lan Xueruo silently looked at his childlike behavior, and unconsciously smiled lightly to herself.


    In less than half a quarter of an hour, Jean had already cleanly finished his meal with not even a single bit left. She blinked her eyes, and asked with a smile.


    Lan Xueruo: Was it delicious?


    Jean: Hell yeah!


    Lan Xueruo: Un, then that''s good.


    Jean noticed her expression and asked.


    Jean: Senior sister, did you personally make these dishes?


    Lan Xueruo: Un. It''s good that they suited your taste. But when you''re eating, you really look like a little child.


    Jean: I literally ate Profound Crap 29/30 every month for almost 1 year, give me a break¡­ Are you sure you don''t want to be with me?


    Lan Xueruo: Here you go again¡­ If you dare to tease your senior sister again, I''m not going to make you anymore food in the future.


    Jean: Oof¡­


    Under Jean''s gaze, she took out a set of clean white silk garment from her spatial ring, and placed it in front of Jean.


    Lan Xueruo: This is the training uniform I made for you earlier, it should fit well with your body figure. This training uniform underwent special handling; not only does it allow convenient movements, it also has a certain degree of defensive ability against attacks.


    Jean unconsciously used "Knowledge" on her for the first time, and was greatly shocked from what he saw¡­


    Lan Xueruo: Huh? What''s wrong, Junior Brother Jean?


    Jean: Nothing, I was just surprised that you would go that far to make clothes for me¡­


    Lan Xueruo: Hehe, I am just worried for Junior Brother Jean¡­


    Jean: ¡­


    Name: Cang Yue


    Age: 19


    Sex: Female


    Status: Healthy


    Cultivation Realm: 3rd True Profound Realm.


    Special Status: Blue Moon Princess


    Opinion: Really friendly, unconsciously has a crush for Host.


    There were many more datas, but these were the first he got, before the others came out.


    Jean: ''Princess¡­ Is flirting with her this considered as Jackpot or the biggest bullshit I did?''


    The answer came right away, he did bigger bullshits, this is Jackpot! He smiled and the thought of having Lan Xueruo as part of his "Flower Garden".


    Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean, are you listening?


    Jean: Huh? Ah, no¡­


    Lan Xueruo: *Sigh* I wanted to know if you could try it.


    Jean: Ah! Right away!


    Jean took the clothes while Lan Xueruo turned her back against him, he dressed fast, fixed himself, and finally told her.


    Jean: Senior sister, I''m done changing.


    Lan Xueruo turned back to face him, and when she saw Jean who changed into the white training uniform, a strange ?uster suddenly bloomed in her beautiful eyes.


    Compared to 2 months ago, Jean was now a little bit taller. When Lan Xueruo was sewing it, she took this point into consideration; hence, the training uniform fit his body completely and there was not even a single feeling of discomfort.


    But in these 2 months, it was not only Jean''s height that changed. From the reformation of his body brought about by the Great Way of the Buddha, his eyes, skin, aura, and temperament underwent slight changes.


    His eyesight were now even more profound. With just a simple glance, it was as if he could see the boundless starry sky. In the midst of the warmth in his smile was an indescribable strange feeling, and his maturing face displayed an abnormal charm¡­


    She had seen countless of handsome men, and her heart had never been moved by any of their looks but when she looked at the current Jean, her vision suddenly blurred, and her heart flopped about erratically.


    Jean: ''It seems my current charm works, hehe¡­''


    She hurriedly shifted her gaze slightly to the side, and with a slight fluster, she said.


    Lan Xueruo: It fits well, and¡­ and looks really good.


    Jean: Hehe, I will wear it until it will be destroyed in a fight, I hope that Senior Sister will have another set ready. But thank you, Senior Sister.


    Lan Xueruo: I just hope it will still remain whole, hahaha¡­ Then¡­ How are you going to thank me?


    Jean: Hmm¡­ First, close your eyes.


    Jean''s smile made Lan Xueruo curious, she obediently closed them while waiting for his "Thanks". And suddenly, she felt something wet on her left cheek.


    When she opened her eyes, she saw Jean giving her a kiss on her cheek, Jean thought about forcing his way on her lips, but then he remembered that she wasn''t experienced on the "Things", so he decided to take a small step at the time.

 Chapter 56 - You had ONE job!

    Lan Xueruo realized what was going on and had an embarrassed expression on her face before she pushed herself away from Jean, Jean looked at her and lightly chuckled, her face was completely red.


    Lan Xueruo: Y-You¡­ You k-kissed me¡­


    Jean: Aw, c''mon, at least it wasn''t in the lips.


    When Jean said that, Lan Xueruo unconsciously imagined it and her face turned even more red, like a tomato, and ran away from the room, leaving a laughing Jean.


    Jean: Heh¡­ Alright, now let''s go out.


    Jasmine: You will finally confront Feng Baiyi?


    Jean: Yeah. But first, I will check things at home.


    Then Jean walked away, and noticed just now that there was Lan Xueruo''s smell over his new clothes, making him smile.


    And when he reached home, there was someone unexpected¡­


    Jean: Instructor Qin.


    Jean: Hm? What is it?


    Qin Wuyou took out two letters, and Jean remembered about the warning about the princes.


    Qin Wuyou: These are two invitation letters. One of them is from Crown Prince Cang Lin, inviting you to his Crown Prince Palace in ten days time at noon, to participate in his thirty third birthday banquet.


    The other invitation letter is from Third Prince Cang Shuo, inviting you to join his Beast Battle Convention that he personally manages. The time¡­. is also in ten days at noon.


    Jean checked the letters, both of them were almost identical:


    At first, they spoke highly about him, praising him as the dazzling star of the young generation and stated their admiration for him, then they wrote invites for him to two different places at the same time.


    Qin Wuyou: I believe it was also within your expectations to receive invitations letters like these. Every disciple that was able to become a Inner Palace disciple would receive invitations to join the camp of both the crown prince and the third prince.


    What''s more, with the fight against Murong Yi, your reputation had increased so much that it''s practically above every one of the Inner Palace disciples. For these two invitation letters to come to fast, it was within my expectations. What do you plan to do?


    Jean: What does Instructor Qin think I should do?


    However, I don''t know if it''s purposely done or by coincidence, the time for these two invitations are completely identical. If you were to accept, you can only accept a single invitation.


    However, regardless of whichever invitation you accepted, you would have clearly showed your position and, at the same time, thoroughly offend the party that you didn''t accept.


    And if you were to go to neither, it could be interpreted as looking down on both parties. If it was me in that situation, I have absolutely no clue as to what to do.


    Jean: Then I will just refuse both, I really don''t care about their faces, besides, at the rate at which I am going, in less than 10 years no one in the Blue Wind Empire will be able to threaten me.


    Qin Wuyou: Hooh? How are you so sure?


    Jean: I just know it. Instructor Qin, I will go outside for a small tour now, I bid you goodbye.


    Qin Wuyou: Bye, Jean. And be careful.


    Jean: Yeah, I will.


    Then Jean walked away from the Blue Wind Profound Palace, if he needed to join a royalty, then he will choose Lan Xueruo, if she really want him¡­ He will talk later about her identity with her, now he had a job to do.


    Jean was walking in a small crowd, in the late night, there weren''t many pedestrians, so he was able to find Feng Baiyi conveniently following him with other people, he turned left, left, right, left, right, right¡­ And he reached a open field, he turned around and said lightly.


    Jean: Come out.


    After he said that, his immediate surroundings were dead silent. Only after a long while did he hear a cold snort behind him. Accompanying it, were the clear sounds of footsteps.


    Jean turned and saw a youth dressed entirely in black. He did not have a tall figure, and looked to be around the age of 20. His eyes were hazy, and the way he was looking at Jean was somber, as if he was looking at a corpse.


    Jean: There''s still one more of you, isn''t there? Reveal yourself as well... What, you don''t even have the guts to reveal yourself here after tailing me for so long?


    A crazed laughter resounded in the air, and right after the youth, someone slowly walked from behind a tree, it was Feng Baiyi.


    Feng Baiyi: Jean, I was still having trouble earlier about finding a place to kill you without leaving any trace. I didn''t expect you would actually find such a fine grave for yourself. Should I call you an idiot, or a fool?


    Jean: Stop with the clapping of your puss?, Cuntboy.


    Feng Baiyi''s expression sank and laughed coldly.


    Feng Baiyi: Death is at hand, yet you still dare to utter such shameless words. Well, so be it. There''s no need to say anything more to a dead person anyway; Xuelang, kill him!


    Jean raised an eyebrow at the name¡­ If he isn''t mistaking, Xuelang should be at the peak of the 10th True Profound Realm, and since he is an Inner Disciple, his Combat Prowess must be higher¡­ Pfft, so what? With the right timing and weapons, he could kill an Earth Profound Cultivator with a grenade.


    The moment Feng Baiyi gave the instruction, a thin sword covered entirely in red appeared in Xuelang''s hand as his figure shot out explosively. His red blade sliced through the air, and thrusted towards Jean''s throat.


    But Jean''s eyes turned azure, this is the first time he is using "Knowledge" to attack other people, then he pushed a palm strike forward, just like water in a river, it flowed normally towards his target while his other arm caught Xuelang''s armed wrist, before his palm strike drived in his elbow.


    *Crack*


    Xuelang: AAHHHHHH!!!


    In that single and vicious strike, Jean easily nullified Xuelang''s sword art and crippled him. Without letting go of his wrist, he pulled up his crippled arm, raising Xuelang''s body towards him, before he threw a brutal headbutt on his head.


    The Profound Energy around Xuelang was broke already, so the headbutt sent his body down with a cracked skull while his crippled arm was ripped off.


    Feng Baiyi: Wha¡­ What!?


    Feng Baiyi took two step back. Looking at the broken corpse on the ground, he lost his initial prideful sneer; it was replaced by an aghast expression.


    Jean: Now it''s your turn, Tranny.


    Feng Baiyi: Jean, you think¡­ you''re capable of killing me!?


    Although Feng Baiyi was still as arrogant as before, his face evidently paled, and his voice began to tremble. Xuelang''s rank in the Heavenly Profound Ranking was nearly thirty ranks higher than his, but he was still annihilated by Jean with two blows. How could he not feel afraid?


    Watching Jean approach him slowly, Feng Baiyi suddenly roared. He grabbed onto a green colored longspear with both hands from his spatial ring, and a raging windstorm swirled around the spear as he swept it towards Jean''s neck.


    Feng Baiyi: Blue Dragon Stirring Sea!


    Jean just looked at the oncoming spear with an amused smile, "Knowledge" was still active, so he saw everything from spying on Feng Baiyi''s thoughts.


    Jean took the Overlord''s Colossal Sword from the Sky Poison Pearl and threw it at him, the spear didn''t even deviated the heavy sword, which pierced his stomach and impaled him against the ground.


    Feng Baiyi coughed up blood and looked at the approaching smiling azure-eyed devil that is Jean. As death loomed close, he let out an extremely terrified roar.


    Feng Baiyi: Uncle Fang, hurry and save me!


    The moment Feng Baiyi howled, an old man''s angry, ear-splitting roar suddenly came from the sky.


    ?: Junior! Don''t you dare to kill my young master!


    From the angry roar came a force with the weight of a mountain that pressed down upon Jean. The strength of this force was something Jean could not hope to block at his current state. If he had taken another step forward, he would have been injured by that force.


    He quickly used Burning Heart to lessen the force, which worked, and then looked in front of him.


    Standing in front of Feng Baiyi was an old man with a grey beard who was dressed in black. His appearance allowed Feng Baiyi, who escaped from death, to relax a bit, and with blood coming out from his mouth, he spoke.


    Feng Baiyi: Uncle Fang¡­ hurry and kill him... Kill him!


    Jasmine: 3rd Earth Profound Realm. He''s not someone you can go up against, yet.


    The old man''s angry eyes looked straight at Jean, and he said.


    Uncle Fang: Junior, if you had let my young master go after severely injuring him, this old man would not have interfered. But your heart was actually so vicious that you wanted to deal the killing blow, so do not blame this old man for taking your life!


    Jean: And the codger is here, still thinking he can do something before dying of old age, get out if you value your life.


    Uncle Fang: Arrogant brat!


    Then he shot against Jean, but the other party had a calm heart and a eerie smile.


    Jean: If you want to escape from aging so much, you could just have asked me nicely¡­


    Right at this moment, the old man surnamed Fang''s eyes, which were filled with killing intent, suddenly widened, and abruptly forced himself to stop his frontal charge.


    Within his line of vision, a hint of blue light appeared from the sky above, flew across him, and stabbed into the soft patch of grass between him and Jean.


    This was a thin and short icicle, shaped as a dagger. But after landing on the ground, the icicle did not have any sign of melting; rather, it stayed stabbed diagonally into the ground as it released an ice-cold blue glow.


    Jean: *Sigh* Little Fairy, you had a job, one¡­ And you actually failed.


    The next moment, an extremely light sound faintly rang, as if a thin metal needle had dropped onto the floor. And the moment that faint sound rang, the old man surnamed Fang''s body strangely stopped on the spot.


    A small icy blue glow slowly spread from the center of his body, quickly enveloping his body from his four limbs, head, hair, then to his clothes. In only a span of two breaths'' time, his entire body had been enveloped by an icy blue glow, and transformed into an unmovable ice sculpture, before it was reduced in icy blue dust.


    Jean: Alright.


    Then he walked towards his Overlord''s Colossal Sword and stomped Feng Baiyi''s face, crushing his skull, before retrieving his heavy sword. Then, he heard a voice in his ear.


    Little Fairy: Remember, I only promised to "Protect" you for three months, and 1 already passed, I only did as you wanted because I wanted to apologize for almost killing you, there isn''t a second time.


    Jean: ''Oh, don''t worry, I will fully pay back for killing me one day¡­'' Ok...

 Chapter 57 - This is the biggest bullshit Ive ever heard

    Jean turned back to the Blue Wind Profound Palace and slept, right now, it was morning, his current power is "Love".


    He just called Lan Xueruo to talk about something, and she immediately came here.


    Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean, what did you call me here for?


    Jean: Do you want some tea first?


    Lan Xueruo: Thank you.


    Jean smiled and prepared some green tea for her, both of them started to drink a bit, peacefully, before Jean laid the cup of tea in the table between them and took a deep breath.


    Jean: I got 2 invitations from the Crown Prince and the Third Prince yesterday.


    A complicated expression flashed across Lan Xueruo''s face and spoke.


    Lan Xueruo: So you finally got them¡­ What is your decision?


    Jean: First of all I want to hear about those people from the princess herself.


    Lan Xueruo''s eyes widened in shock as her body flinched.


    Lan Xueruo: You¡­ you knew? Did Instructor Qin tell you about it? I¡­ I really didn''t deliberately hide it from you. I only¡­ only¡­


    Jean: Shhh, let me talk first. I know you didn''t had any bad intention for exploiting me, and no, Instructor Qin didn''t tell me anything.


    Lan Xueruo: Huh? ...And how did you found out¡­?


    Jean: Let''s say that every day I got something special, and yesterday it was that "Something" to tell me everything about you. So I already know about your feelings for me.


    "Knowledge" not only permits him to see the profile of other people, but even a summary about their life, talents, weak points, everything that can be shown. He knows that her father is ill with a unique illness, he knows about how she felt when she first saw him, everything¡­


    Lan Xueruo: ...Huh¡­?


    Jean stood up and walked towards her, patting her head.


    Jean: I know you wanted me to participate at the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament-


    Lan Xueruo: I¡­ I promise to not force you to join¡­ I want to apologize for hiding you this...


    Jean: Nonono, I want to join there. But about accepting your apologies¡­.


    She started to shed some tears, Jean grinned and used the camera feature of his watch, making a photo about her face, the sound that the photo caused flinched Lan Xueruo, who stopped crying and looked at Jean cluelessly.


    Jean: Hehe, this will be an unforgettable moment.


    Then he showed her the picture he just took, letting her see her childish self that was crying for an apology, the tears from her face completely disappeared and looked completely red.


    Lan Xueruo: E-Erase it!


    Jean: No, this will be one of my pearls in my pocket. ''Together with Xiao Yulong''s videos¡­''


    Lan Xueruo''s previous sad expression disappeared and it was replaced with a childish angry expression, she tackled Jean down and looked at his smiling face for a moment, before she started to laugh, soon, Jean laughed too.


    They stood like that for a few minutes before Jean stopped and a strange glint was shown on his eyes, and¡­


    *Kiss*


    He kissed Lan Xueruo on the mouth, shocking her, however, she didn''t struggled and let out her tongue, as if her mind got blank. This was the first time in this 4th life that Jean kissed someone in the mouth, but as Jean wanted to go a bit further, Lan Xueruo realized what she was doing, and pushed herself up while blushing and glaring at Jean.


    Lan Xueruo: Y-You¡­ You used this moment to tease me¡­


    Jean: Hahahah, you were the one who stood over me even while kissing.


    Lan Xueruo pouted, before she looked a bit away in embarrassment. Jean got up and dusted off his clothes.


    Jean: Alright, bring me to your father, remember that I am a genius doctor, I can absolutely help him, unless he is dead.


    Lan Xueruo: ...Mn.


    Soon, they reached the imperial palace. everything around him was extremely luxurious, golden colored tiles glittered under the sunshine in every direction and directly dazzled Jean''s eyes.


    The imperial palace was huge. As Lan Xueruo walked, she also introduced the important structures of the imperial palace to Jean. Unintentionally, they had already arrived in front of a grand and imposing palace.


    Lan Xueruo: Here''s my father''s chambers.


    Lan Xueruo had a slightly nervous expression. It was as if she was a normal girl bringing her sweetheart to her parents, and was nervous that she might not gain her parents'' approval. But Jean was very calm.


    Jean: Mn, let''s go in.


    With Lan Xueruo at the front, she brought Jean towards the emperor''s chambers. As soon as they stepped through the door, they saw an elderly man in a gray robe, who had a beard that hung down to his ?h?st, walk toward them.


    Although this elderly man was clearly very old, his hair and beard were pitch black; it was evident that he was an expert in maintaining good health. Although far away from him, Jean was able to faintly smell the scent of medicine.


    Behind the elderly man followed two attendants; although they were only attendants, within the deepest parts of their eyes, their arrogance was clearly visible, even though they were in the imperial palace.


    Lan Xueruo: Master Gu, you came. How is my father''s condition?


    Master Gu: So it was your highness the princess. This morning, I received the emperor''s summons so I came to take a look.


    Last night, the night air was cold and caused the emperor to suffer a little wind chill; it already isn''t an issue. As for the matter of the emperor''s life veins¡­ Sigh, please forgive this old one for his incompetence, I still haven''t found a way to deal with it.


    Lan Xueruo: Master Gu, please don''t speak in that way, my father''s life veins were already damaged beyond repair, and there is no cure in this world. If my father wasn''t under Master Gu''s care these years, I fear¡­


    In short, Master Gu must not blame himself. Cang Yue once again thanks Master Gu for this kindness.


    Master Gu: When Princess Cang Yue says it in that way, it really is overpraising this old one. Your highness, please be at ease, this old one will definitely do his best to ensure the emperor''s health¡­


    Lan Xueruo: Take care, Master Gu.


    Then the elderly man left with his attendants, and when they were far enough, Lan Xueruo turned around and guided Jean inside, who had a bad feeling for the man who came out.


    Lan Xueruo: Since three years ago when Father suddenly fell ill, he began to spend large portion of his time within his chambers and seldom went out. Because Father''s health was simply too poor, he was unable to bear the slightest bit of wind chill.


    Even if he were to catch some minor illness, it would still be possible for it to be a danger to his life.


    With the condition that Father was in, he was no longer capable of managing the affairs of the nation, but my eldest imperial brother and third imperial brother began to act imprudently and had to lead wolves into the household.


    Afterwards, not only were they disrespectful to Father, they also occasionally tried to coerce Father, which made it impossible for Father to pass on the throne to either of them; he had no other choice but to use his life to stall day by day¡­


    Jean: Don''t worry, I am sure I can heal him, and if I can''t today, then within a month, he will be healed, the only problem that could happen is that I am not here.


    Lan Xueruo: ...I believe you.


    She replied softly and smiled. When they reached the bed, they saw the ill man¡­ The person on the bed looked withered with a wax yellowed complexion, grizzled white hair, and lifeless expression. He looked like an eighty year old elder past his prime.


    Lan Xueruo: Father! Just a moment ago, in front of the chamber''s doors, we bumped into Master Gu. He said you caught another cold last night¡­ How do you feel now? Is it a little better?


    The emperor, Cang Wanhe, looked towards lan Xueruo affectionately, it seems that he could feel happiness only from being the parent for such a caring daughter.


    Cang Wanhe: It isn''t an issue anymore. We(AN: Royal "I") were afraid that you would be overly worried again, so We didn''t tell you. Yue''er, the person you brought with you, shouldn''t you introduce him?


    Jean walked forward and cupped his hands.


    Jean: Blue Wind Profound Palace Inner Palace disciple Dennell Jean pays his respects to Your Majesty.


    Cang Wanhe: Oh? You''re Dennell Jean? Although We have resided in this chamber for a long time, We too, have heard that a youngster with an incomparably shocking talent had emerged from the Blue Wind Profound Palace.


    He defeated an Inner Palace disciple 8 levels above him at such a young age, even with a single strike. Simply astonishing.


    Jean: Your Majesty is flattering me, actually, I didn''t came here simply to introduce myself, but for cure your illness.


    Cang Wanhe''s face revealed interest.


    Cang Wanhe: Oh? You''re also versed in the medical arts?


    Jean: Yes, I will guarantee that unless I have some problems, you will be cured within a month.


    Cang Wanhe: It''s rare for someone to have such compassion, and since you are also the person Yue''er brought over, We naturally do not have any reason to refuse.


    Only, We have to tell you first, that according to Master Gu, what We have isn''t an illness, but rather permanent damage to our life veins due to accumulated labor; therefore, there is no need to force yourself if you don''t know what to do.


    Jean: Your Majesty, I hope you can give me freedom of speech.


    Cang Wanhe: You are free to do so.


    Cang Wanhe''s eyes turned curious when he saw Jean''s face turning serious.


    Jean: In my life, I''ve heard some big things¡­ But this, this is one of the biggest bullshit I''ve ever heard.

 Chapter 58 - This aint a simple Tape Worm

    Lan Xueruo covered her mouth in shock and said.


    Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean!


    But the Emperor was calm as always and asked.


    Cang Wanhe: Oh? And why is that so? Do you have anything in mind?


    Jean: I have, but I am not certain, I would like to ask for Your Majesty to see your pulse first.


    Cang Wanhe also did not say anymore; his slightly muddied vision silently sized up the man that his daughter chose. But in his heart, he didn''t have any hope that he would be able to aid his condition in any way.


    Perhaps his medical expertise was outstanding, but he was just too young. Such a thing like medical expertise, does not depend on knowledge from studies; it required many years to accumulate and compile.


    Jean needed only 10 seconds to check the pulse and said.


    Jean: Your Majesty, next, I will use profound energy ?ssess your internal organs. Please do not resist.


    Cang Wanhe: Alright. Just go ahead and do your best. We have already said that you are the person Yue''er had brought over. We can definitely trust you.


    Immediately afterwards, Jean''s released a very small amount of profound energy that flowed through Cang Wanhe''s internal organs. He also did not continue for too long and withdrew his profound energy soon after. Then, he opened his eyes with a complicated expression.


    Jean: ...Your Majesty, is there a scar that shouldn''t be too long on your ?h?st area? If there is, was it left there approximately three years ago?


    Cang Wanhe thought about it for a bit, and then nodded as his pupils revealed his amazement.


    Cang Wanhe: That''s right. On our ?h?st, there is in fact, a scar about an inch long that was also indeed left behind three years ago¡­ How did you know that we have this scar on our body?


    Jean: Alright, you want to hear the bad news or the good news first?


    Cang Wanhe: ...Start with the bad one.


    Lan Xueruo was impatiently waiting for Jean to speak, when he said.


    Jean: What your majesty has, is in fact, not an illness, nor poison. But it is also not the damaging of your life veins that Gu Qiuhong had said¡­ Rather, someone implanted a parasite in you.


    Lan Xueruo: Ah? Parasite?


    Lan Xueruo''s fragrant lips opened wide as shock spread across her face. But ang Wanhe was still, nevertheless, calm and indifferent. It was very clear that he didn''t believe Jean''s words, this was not because he did not trust Jean, but because he trusted Gu Qiuhong even more.


    Jean: This type of parasite is called the ''Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite''. This parasite is planted inside the body and relies on the heart''s blood to m?tur?. After maturing, it lives near the heart''s veins and lives by consuming a person''s vitality.


    This type of parasite is very small, but it requires an incomparable amount of vitality to grow; nearly half of the hosts'' vitality could be consumed by it.


    The reason why Your Majesty''s health had been weak beyond compare these few years while also aging at an extreme pace, is because an entire half of your vitality had been swallowed by this ''Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite''.


    Cang Wanhe''s expression was as calm as before. Then, he revealed a trace of suspicion and said.


    Cang Wanhe: If it is truly as you say, then there is no way this formidable parasite that had been implanted in our body gone undiscovered by Gu Qiuhong, whose medical expertise had been the absolute best since long ago.


    It would be possible if you were to say that he wasn''t able to discover it in the first treatment, but in these three years, Gu Qiuhong has been treating us for several dozens of times. It is extremely unlikely that he was unable to discover it every single time. Jean, could it be that you have misunderstood something somewhere?


    Jean: Absolutely impossible. I knew that Your Majesty would certainly not believe me, however, now the good news come out.


    I am one of the few people able to remove it, your majesty, you are lucky because I have a technique that could help destroying this parasite.


    If this were any other type of parasite, regardless of whether it was even more terrifying, as long as its location is found, it is possible to find a method to lure it out or directly kill it.


    But this type of parasite¡­ it is called the ''Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite'' because not only does it swallow a large amount of the hosts'' vitality, after this parasite drinks the blood of its host, it turns the host''s life into its own, and thus shares life and death with its host.


    In other words, the Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite within Your Majesty''s body, is sharing a life with your majesty! If Your Majesty were to die, it would die. Conversely, if it were to die, Your Majesty would also die!


    Lan Xueruo: Ah!!


    Cang Wanhe: It''s impossible for that thing to be inside me¡­


    Jean: But it is, honestly, at this moment it isn''t much important if you believe me or not, but even if it was just a simple damage at the life veins, I could heal that anyways. I just want to ask Your Majesty for the permission to "Heal you from your problems", instead of "Removing the parasite".


    Cang Wanhe obviously hesitated, but after Lan Xueruo talked to him, Cang Wanhe accepted.


    Jean: Your Majesty, whatever happens, don''t resist or panic, don''t even use your Profound Strength.


    Cang Wanhe complied with his words and calmed himself, confident that there wasn''t a parasite. Jean extended his left hand toward Cang Wanhe, and in a flash, his Red Profound Handle appeared in a spherical radiance.


    For avoiding any mistake, Jean used the Evil Soul, since using Burning Heart would give him some problems in concentration.


    Then he let out a light breath, and very soon, the now Orange Profound Handle that was floating above Cang Wanhe''s ?h?st disappeared, turning into a special spiritual manifestation of Jean''s soul, which entered Cang Wanhe''s ?h?st.


    It continued to run inside his heart channels, and then he found the Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite, before piercing its body like a needle.


    After that, he firmly twined the profound handle, that was stuck inside the Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite, around the place where its life soul existed. After he f?r??b?? removed it, the profound handle left the place in a flash and released the parasite inside Cang Wanhe''s heart channels.


    With a little sound, a bloody hole some inches wide appeared on Cang Wanhe''s ?h?st, and the parasite flew from it.


    Lan Xueruo: Ah!


    She was shocked when she saw the parasite, which was struggling a few times, then it stopped moving and its body turned into a pool of clear water, before disappearing without a trace.


    Jean: Done.


    Cang Wanhe abruptly sat up and looked at where the parasite fell, not finding anything except clear water.


    Cang Wanhe: T-That¡­


    Jean: Eeeeyup, that was the parasite I was talking about. Your Majesty only needs a fortnight for a minor recovery, another half a month for a moderate recovery, and 15 more days for a major recovery. In 2 months, your body will be completely recovered.


    Cang Wanhe: Our¡­ Our body actually had something like that inside of it!


    Jean: Now it isn''t there anymore. Oh right, the one who made the incision on your ?h?st is the one who planted you the parasite.


    Lan Xueruo: Im¡­ Impossible! It can''t be Master Gu who implanted the parasite. Master Gu has put his heart into taking care of Father these years; his relationship with the Imperial Family has always been very good¡­ It can''t be him! He simply has no reason to harm my father.


    Jean: And here we are, there is no other method to put the parasite so near to the heart. He was probably faking it the entire time.


    Cang Wanhe: ...Jean, thank you. If not for you, We would have died and not even know the cause for it¡­ Heh, I actually doubted your medical expertise earlier, I am honestly ashamed.


    Jean: Your Majesty doesn''t need to worry, but I have a question that I would like to be answered.


    Cang Wanhe: Go ahead and ask. You saved my life so this is the least I can do for you.


    Jean: Alright, according to what I know, this parasite is used to kill people without a trace, even if getting one was extremely difficult. The Crown Prince and the Third Prince are both anxiously fighting over the throne while the Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Clan secretly fueled the fire.


    I want to know if there is something that could scare them so much to make them avoid to leave any single trace behind the scenes.


    Cang Wanhe: ...It''s because of the Heavenly Sword Villa.

 Chapter 59 - Try me

    Jean: Heavenly Sword Villa?


    Cang Wanhe: The Blue Wind Imperial Family and the Heavenly Sword Villa were established on the same day of the same year. Our ancestor and the founder of the Heavenly Sword Villa were like blood brothers with different surnames.


    After the Blue Wind Imperial Family came into power, they had continuously promoted the Heavenly Sword Villa with all of its efforts; straight until it became Blue Wind Empire''s number one sect. And the Heavenly Sword Villa, has always existed as the guardians of the imperial family.


    Although through the passage of time, the relationship between the imperial family and Heavenly Sword Villa has gradually become distant, some agreements, have never been broken.


    They will not get involved with movements within the Imperial Family, but if an external force threatened the Imperial Family, they will step in. Also, if We were to die from ?ssassination or poison, they will definitely mobilize and investigate it thoroughly to the end.


    Jean: I thought they had equal powers.


    Cang Wanhe: Perhaps you didn''t know of this. Even though they have been named the Four Major Sects, in theory, the combined strength of Frozen Cloud Asgard, Xiao Sect and the Burning Heaven Clan cannot compare to the Heavenly Sword Villa.


    Although the Heavenly Sword Villa is jointly named with them, its level actually completely surpasses theirs. Moreover, the Heavenly Sword Villa''s background, would cause the other three great sects to tremble with fear.


    Jean: Background? There is actually someone behind them?


    Cang Wanhe: Have you heard of the ''Four Great Sacred Grounds'' of the Profound Sky Continent?


    Jean: ...But aren''t the Four Great Sacred Grounds things of legends? Could it be that they actually exist?


    Cang Wanhe: Haha, if we talk about levels, the Four Great Sacred Grounds are indeed legends, so much so that their existence is like myth. Even We, do not qualify to approach that level, or even have the qualifications of hoping for it.


    Our Blue Wind Empire''s Four Major Sects, in front of the Four Great Sacred Grounds, are like ants. If the Four Great Sacred Grounds are willing, destroying the Profound Sky Continent''s seven empires would be be no obstacle.


    Jean: There''s still actually¡­ this sort of existence. So the Heavenly Sword Villa''s background is one of the Four Great Sacred Grounds?


    Cang Wanhe: Right. Absolutely Monarch Sanctuary,


    the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region,


    Sun Moon Divine Hall,


    and the Supreme Ocean Palace¡­


    these are the names of the Profound Sky''s Four Great Sacred Grounds. Because they exist for their duty of ''guardian'', they will never participate or meddle in the internal struggles of the seven empires.


    As for the Heavenly Sword Villa, they have a relationship with the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region of the Four Great Sacred Grounds because the founder of the Heavenly Sword Villa, was also the oldest son of a certain senior practitioner of the Sovereign Profound Realm.


    But because his aptitude was too poor, he had no qualifications to stay in the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region. As a result, he was expelled, and later on established the Heavenly Sword Villa on this piece of land.


    The sword arts that the Heaven Sword Villa uses, also possesses a shadow of the ''Mighty Heavenly Sword Arts''.


    Jasmine: *Sigh* So you want to surpass them too?


    Jean: Heh, it will be interesting. Well then, I excuse myself fo-


    At this time, the middle-aged eunuch hurriedly walked in, and said with a bowed head.


    ?: Reporting to Your Majesty and¡­ Princess Cang Yue¡­ Heavenly Sword Villa''s Young Villa Master Ling Yun, is requesting an audience; he is currently waiting in the Blue Cloud Hall.


    Cang Wanhe: Oh?


    Jean: The Heavenly Sword Villa? ¡­*Sigh* Hey Senior Sister, can you stop hugging my foot?


    Jean looked down and finally Lan Xueruo''s existence was recognized from the entire world, she was currently crying tears of joy while hugging Jean''s right leg.


    Lan Xueruo: T-Thank you, Jean¡­ Thank you for everything¡­


    Jean: You can thank me later, you have guests.


    She immediately stood up and fixed herself, some time later she was back to her usual self.


    Lan Xueruo: Ahem, alright I will go to see the guests. Should I bring up the matter of the parasite?


    Cang Wanhe: ...Not now. We can''t alarm Gu Qiuhong right now.


    Lan Xueruo: I understand. Then, good day, Father¡­ I am really glad that you are cured.


    Cang Wanhe: Heh, me too.


    Then Lan Xueru walked out from the room, followed from Jean. In the hall, two people were already there waiting. One looked to be around twenty years of age, was clad in white without a speck of dust, and had an elegant expression.


    He stood silently in front of a landscape painting, and seemed to be examining the meaning of the painting.


    The other person looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, and his expression slightly resembled that of the young man, but he still possessed a trace of childhood innocence. He was also clad in white clothing, but he wasn''t as calm as the young man;


    he was currently walking to and fro about the hall while looking in all directions, and seemed to be extremely curious about all aspects of the imperial palace.


    ?: Heavenly Sword Villa Ling Yun pays his respects to Princess Cang Yue.


    At the same time, his gaze landed on Jean, and politely smiled at him. Jean was a bit surprised from this and turned back the smile, before analyzing the man in front of him. There wasn''t a single trace of arrogance or air of haughtiness, it was as if he looked at Jean, who was an "Unremarkable" person, as someone around his level.


    Lan Xueruo: Big brother Yun. It''s been a long time since we last met, I didn''t think you would actually personally visit.


    Ling Yun: It has been almost two and a half years since I last met Princess Cang Yue at the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament. To be able to witness Princess Cang Yue''s noble appearance once again, is my, Ling Yun''s fortune¡­


    *Whoosh*


    As Ling Yun was speaking, the youngster accompanying him scuttled over and cried out in surprise while staring at Lan Xueruo.


    ?: You''re the legendary Blue Moon Princess? Whoa whoa whoa! Big Bro, this Princess Sis is even more beautiful than you described!


    Ling Yun: Little Jie, don''t be rude! Princess, this is my younger brother Ling Jie. He''s just fifteen and a half this year, and is young and inexperienced. He also rarely leaves the Heavenly Sword Villa so he doesn''t quite understand etiquette; I hope Princess won''t take offense.


    Lan Xueruo: I-


    Ling Jie: Hey, Big Bro! I''m almost sixteen, and I''m already an ?du?t; how am I young and inexperienced! Princess Sis''s incredible beauty goes without saying, I didn''t say anything wrong.


    Those words made Lan Xueruo smile, and said in a playful mocking manner.


    Lan Xueruo: Little brother Ling Jie, Big Sister thanks you for your praise; you''re also very cute too. When you grow up, many little sisters will definitely be attracted to you.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Ling Jie: Princess Sis, not only are you very beautiful, even your voice is very pleasant to hear¡­ Ah, right! Princess Sis, marry me and be my wife, okay?


    Jean: Pfft¡­


    If it was anyone else, Jean would have used "Love" on them, but this little brat was as innocent as a damned puppy! Unlike what one would expect from normal people, who would have an ?bs??n? expression, this guy just lovestruck¡­


    Ling Yun: Little Jie! Don''t speak nonsense! You''re offending the Princess; if you mess around anymore, I won''t bring you out next time. Your highness, Little Jie is still young and babbles a lot of nonsense; please do not take offense.


    Ling Jie: I''m not babbling nonsense! And I''ve already said so many times, I''m not young anymore; don''t treat me like a little child. I''m almost sixteen, even Father said that I can make my own decisions now.


    I want Princess Sis to be my wife, and I''m being very serious; I''m not babbling nonsense at all! Mother also explicitly warned me before that if I meet a girl that I like, I must say it out loud, so no one else can snatch her away.


    And just now, Princess Sis said I was very cute; maybe Princess Sis really likes me too and will immediately consent... Princess Sis, isn''t that right?


    Jean''s eyes twitched again and shielded Lan Xueruo.


    Jean: Little brother Ling Jie, you might as well give up. Your Princess Sis won''t be able to agree to you.


    Ling Jie''s gaze turned to Jean in a moment and stared at him cluelessly.


    Ling Jie: Ah? Why?


    Jean: The reason is very simple. I got first.


    Lan Xueruo''s pink lips opened, yet she didn''t speak. Meanwhile, her face started to glow red.


    Ling Jie: Y-y-y-y-you actually dare to take my Princess Sis''s hand! How are you fit for Princess Sis; you''re so weak, and you''re not even as good-looking as me¡­ I want to fight you! To take back my Princess Sis.


    Jean was really calm, and answered with a smile on his face.


    Jean: Try me.

 Chapter 60 - One Strike to dominate Everyone

    Ling Jie waved his right hand, and a seven foot long sword horizontally appeared in front of him, then he pointed it to Jean and said complacently.


    Ling Jie: Reveal your weapon; I want to let you know what a true powerful man is, and how only a genius like me can be fit for Princess Sis.


    Ling Yun hurriedly took a step forward.


    Ling Yun: Little Jie, stop messing around! This little brother, Little Jie acts impulsively and does whatever he wants to do; you don''t have to lower yourself to his level. This is an important place in the imperial palace and if you fight here, you are treating the imperial family with disrespect, so let''s just forget about this.


    However, Jean just smiled and answered.


    Jean: Don''t mind him, I told him that he could try, besides, the power of a Spirit Profound Cultivator is far from enough to beat me. But you are right¡­


    Then he turned towards Ling Jin and said.


    Jean: This place would be destroyed if we fought, since both of us use a sword, we will give each other 3 strikes, if either of us fail to block the attack, the other will win. If I win, I will be your boss and you will obey to Boss'' words, if I lose, I will do absolutely nothing if your "Princess Sis" agrees to marry you. Do you dare?


    Ling Jie: Hah! What don''t I dare to do! If I lose to your, being your son wouldn''t be a problem!


    Ling Yun walked next to Jean and faked some coughs.


    Ling Yun: *Cough* *Cough* Little brother, please be cautious and reconsider.


    Jean: I thank Brother Ling for the warning.


    Then Jean walked in front of Ling Jie and took out the Overlord''s Colossal Sword from the Sky Poison Pearl, holding it in a single hand.


    Ling Yun: Heavy sword?! Could it be, you''re the Profound Palace genius Jean that everyone in the imperial city has been talking about, the one who carried a heavy sword the entire time and could release a power compared to someone at the Spirit Profound Stage?


    Jean: That''s right. I''m Dennell Jean. Brother Ling Yun actually knows my name, I''m honored.


    Ling Jie: Oooh, so it turns out you''re Dennell Jean! You''re only at the True Profound Realm, yet others are actually calling you a genius¡­ This young master will immediately let you know what it means to be a true genius¡­ Take this!


    Ling Jie gave a low growl, took a step forward, raised the longsword, and cut downwards. However, without even activating the Evil Gates, Jean raised his heavy sword and held on as strong as he could, Ling Jie was too young, so he underestimated him and will use less strength.


    *BANG!!*


    The ground under Jean cracked, but his knees didn''t bent, even if his arms trembled from the strike.


    Ling Jie took a few steps back, and looked at Jean with an expression of shock.


    Ling Jie: Ah? You actually... You actually blocked it? Oh¡­ You appear to be a bit more powerful than I''d expected. It looks like I''ll have to be a bit more serious now.


    Jean just smiled and said.


    Jean: I hope that was really just a bit of your power, I am far from going all out.


    The enormous sound from the great hall naturally alarmed the imperial guards outside. Hurried footsteps sounded, and several tens of silver-armored guards entered in single file, and said with faces full of worry.


    Lan Xueruo: I''m fine, all of you can leave.


    The head guard looked at the shattered ground, as well as Jean and Ling Jie, who were both grasping weapons, and revealed a deeply alert expression.


    Guard: But¡­


    Lan Xueruo: Leave! Without my order, no matter how great the commotion is later, you may not enter.


    The head guard hurriedly bowed his head and brought his men out.


    Ling Yun: As expected of the rumoured heavy sword that weighs 1950 kilograms, no matter its strength or imposing aura, they''re both eye-opening.


    Ling Jie: Hmph, he''s indeed a little bit stronger than I imagined him to be¡­ But, it''s only a little. For that earlier strike, I simply did a casual wave of my sword. As for my next strike, you will definitely~~ definitely~~ definitely~ not be able to block it!


    Jean: Shut up and attack!


    Then Ling Jie pointed his sword to the sky with a single hand. Rays of sword force rose from the sword and charged towards the sky. The phenomenon of the accumulated sword force stirring in the air was visible to the n?k?d eye, as it emitted out rounds and rounds of shocking ripples.


    As though as a tidal wave brought about by a hurricane, it went crashing towards Jean. That incomparably terrifying sword force seemed as though as it was about to completely envelop heaven and earth within it.


    Ling Jie: Heaven''s Might Sword Formation - Elegant Upheaval!


    Ling Yun: Junior Yun, watch out!


    However, Jean smiled and used Evil Soul, then he swung his heavy sword upwards, splitting the formation in two.


    Ling Jie/Yun: Wh¡­ What!


    Jean: I told you, a mere Spirit Profound Cultivator is not enough to beat me¡­ If you want to have the slightest chance, use your 100%, I can tank that attack too.


    But be careful, because when I will block the next attack, it will be your turn.


    Ling Jie: So¡­ You were actually this amazing! But let''s see how you''ll block this strike!


    While saying that, the sword in Ling Jie''s hand suddenly pointed forward; the profound energy in his entire body erupted like an open floodgate as his profound energy poured into the sword in his hand.


    The long sword began to tremble tremendously, and a ring of airstream suddenly swirled around the blade. Right after, this surge of sword energy actually condensed and wrapped around the sword''s blade, causing the entire sword to look two times thicker than before.


    Ling Jie: Try to receive this strike¡­ Heaven''s Might Sword Formation - Sun Piercer!


    Jean finally grinned and raised his heavy sword at his side, sending an horizontal slash at his 100% with the Evil Soul.


    Jean: Falling Moon Sinking Star!!


    The Overlord''s Colossal Sword collided against Ling Jie''s light sword for the third time. However, this time, the moment they collided, Ling Jie felt as if an hammer was slammed on his ?h?st and was flung against a wall.


    This attack was comparable to someone at the 7th Spirit Profound Realm, coupled with the weight of the sword, it was destructive enough to shatter Ling Jie''s longsword.


    Ling Yue: Ah?


    He looked in shock at his little brother was was stuck in the wall and slowly came out.


    Ling Jie: Oof¡­


    Jean: Hehe¡­ Now it''s my turn, I already attacked once, should I go for the next two strikes? Just to warn you, I am not at my fullest yet.


    Ling Jie: I lost! I lost!


    Jean: You don''t say? You remember the promise, right?


    Ling Jie: The words that I, Ling Jie, have spoken, I obviously won''t take them back. Isn''t it just recognizing you as my boss, what''s the big deal. I, Ling Jie, admit that I have lost the bet; from now on, I''ll be your little brother.


    Mn, Boss, how did you become so powerful at the True Profound Realm? As my boss, you must not be stingy to your little brother; in this aspect, you definitely must give little brother a few pointers! If I can be like you, I might be able to challenge my brother right now! I won''t have to beaten till I have a bloody nose and swollen face anymore.


    Judging from his appearance, he wasn''t acting artificially or reluctantly; his eyes actually had a curiously¡­ Worshipful gaze!


    Jean: ''Well, not bad¡­'' If you want to be someone as strong as me, then it''s impossible, but if you want to be near my level, then you must make your cultivation extremely solid! Pills or pellets aren''t enough! You must go all out in every single training session!


    Ling Jie: Eh?! That''s how Boss became so strong?!


    Jean: Me? Pfft, no. I just bathed myself in extremely dangerous poison.


    Everyone: ...What?


    Ling Yun faked some coughs and said to Jean.


    Ling Yun: Brother Jean, when we first entered the imperial city, we heard rumors about you everywhere.


    At the time, we didn''t believe the rumors ourselves but now that I have personally witnessed it, I know that you have completely surpassed the rumors; I believe that Little Jie is cheerful and committed to his loss.


    Then he turned towards Lan Xueruo and spoke while giving a light golden-colored invitation to her.


    Ling Yun: Princess, us brothers came to the imperial city this time to deliver this invitation to the noble imperial family; may Princess please accept it. In 7 months, we will welcome the noble imperial family''s visit to the Heavenly Sword Villa, I know that it''s a month too soon for the invitation, but we had some problems with the preparations.


    If Princess can do me the honor of visiting personally, that would be too great. This time, Princess has this kind of shocking genius, Dennell Jean, by your side, so I believe that from now, the noble imperial family will definitely be able to shine with him¡­ So with that, us two brothers'' mission has been accomplished; we''ll take our leave now.


    After Ling Yun took out the invitation, he directly brought Ling Jie away after speaking; the speed in which the whole ordeal was completed was so fast Lan Xueruo was caught unprepared, and she hadn''t even been able to bid farewell.


    She looked towards the direction of the hall''s entrance and said in shock.


    Lan Xueruo: Ling Yun''s temperament is very calm and amiable, why would he suddenly leave in such a rush; could it be that some emergency has occurred?


    Jean: God knows¡­ So that letter is for the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament?


    Lan Xueruo: Mn, it''s that. We have still 7 months of preparations so we should use them as best as we can.


    Jean: Great! Then I will go to train. I can''t just trust my disproportionate strength for the upcoming tournament, I need to get stronger myself.


    Lan Xueruo: Train?


    Jean: Yeah, I will be out for a bit, and I will come in 7 months, before the tournament starts.


    Lan Xueruo: Where will you go?


    Jean: I will decide when I will leave. And before you ask when, now.


    Lan Xueruo: Ah?


    Jean: I will not give up my identity as a Blue Wind Profound Palace disciple, besides, I really don''t want to encounter your brothers, I have a feeling they will be a pain in the ?ss¡­


    Lan Xueruo giggled and walked with Jean out, gladly waiting for his return in 7 months, but before that¡­


    Jean felt something warm in his cheek, he turned around and saw Lan Xueruo giving him a kiss on the cheek, Jean looked surprised while Lan Xueruo smiled.


    Lan Xueruo: I never thanked you for curing my father, so I thought about this, I hope Junior Brother Jean liked it.


    Jean: Hehe, so you are finally coming out of your shell.


    Jean poked Lan Xueruo''s shoulder, making her turn away in embarrassment.


    Lan Xueruo: Stop teasing me like that¡­


    Jean: Hahahaha! Alright, alright! Then, goodbye, we will see each other in 7 months!


    Lan Xueruo: Goodbye, Junior Brother Jean.

 Chapter 61 - Fuck that birds whore mother!

    [Later]


    With everything in his Sky Poison Pearl, Jean left the Blue Wind Imperial City. And then, Little Fairy''s cold voice resounded behind him.


    Little Fairy: Why did you make such a sudden decision?


    Jean: It''s not really sudden, I always thought about leaving, I just wanted to get strong enough before doing so, and right now I am.


    Little Fairy: Then, where have you decided to go?


    Jean: The place where rampant profound beasts live like ???kroaches. The Wasteland of Death.


    Little Fairy: What? You''re actually going there to train? That place has been termed as the heaven for profound beasts, and the hell for practitioners. Countless of practitioners die in there every year.


    Jean: If you were in my place, you would see that as your paradise¡­ If I told about it to Senior Sister, she would not sleep the night. ''I will abuse the shit out of Overkill¡­''


    [10 days later]


    [13:11]


    [23/7/1995]


    [V: "Vanishing Point"]


    Jean: Finally! I fu?k?n? miss my Dodge Tomahawk!


    Little Fairy: You want to remain here for the next 7 months?


    Jean: Yup, there is no training place better than this. I also want to know how deep I can venture into this place of death that causes everyone''s expressions to change the moment it is mentioned. For safety, take this.


    "Stay here"


    Her eyebrows furrowed and asked Jean for an explanation.


    Jean: I have a special power¡­ Until midnight be sure to have that in your hand. ''I can''t risk her to forget about me while I use the 3rd version¡­''


    Little Fairy remembered when his body regenerated like nothing and he grew bigger, and knowing him, he will not explain anything else. So she just left since she sensed people coming nearby.


    ?: This young brother, are you alone?


    Jean turned around and saw a small group of a dozen or so people looking at him. But before they could ask more, Jean used the 3rd Version immediately, vanishing from the entire universe.


    ?: Huh? Who were we talking to?


    ??: I don''t know¡­ Let''s go.


    Meanwhile, in the Sky Poison Pearl.


    Jasmine: ...Why is the Sky Poison Pearl moving? Oh right¡­ Someone¡­ must have used "Vanishing Point".


    She tried to remember who it was, but nothing came in her mind except for the power used.


    Outside¡­


    Little Fairy''s eyes widened for a moment, realizing that she was at the Wasteland of Death, she tried to remember the reason, before she felt something in her hand and read the letter, confused, she did as the letter said until Jean turned visible again.


    At this time, everyone remembered about his existence, Little Fairy''s eyes widened in shock, realizing that she just forgot about him just as he vanished.


    Then she saw him running away, since even the group of before remembered him, he didn''t want to cause any problem with anyone unless they want something from him, in that case, he would just ?ssault them.


    Soon, Jean, who was still walking, suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked at right, there was a single Wild Wolf who jumped at him. Jean just swung his arm and the wolf''s neck broke.


    After this wolf died, 10 more came out and ?ssaulted him. As calm as ever, Jean swung his limbs and shot out Phoenix Flames, reducing their bodies to ashes, after that, Jean walked deeper into the Wasteland of Death.


    He encountered some groups, but he just gave them the middle finger before leaving, seriously, it was annoying¡­ Oh, look, bandits.


    ?: Hahaha, look what have we found.


    ??: Leader, look at his left hand! It''s really a purple spatial ring!


    ???: Rich! We''ve struck gold! Once we kill him, we''ll have enough to live free and unfettered lives for the better half of the year! Hahahaha!


    Jean carried a purple spatial ring because it is a good bait for bandits, and it works! Now he has people at the Spirit Profound Realm that he can kill!


    Jean didn''t say anything and just walked towards them, one of them, who was at the late True Profound Realm, laughed and immediately slashed Jean, but he used the 2nd Version to turn intangible and coming out untouched from the attack¡­ What? He didn''t want to dirt on his clothes.


    The moment the sword was out from his body, he turned tangible again and slammed his palm on his face, sending him fly away with a cracked skull.


    ?: He killed One Eyed Dragon!


    ??: You bastard!


    Jean: Huh¡­ I have Deja Vu¡­ Whatever, Empyrean Dance of the Phoenix Wing.


    Jean jumped in air and his figure was engulfed in flames, taking the shape of the phoenix, that silhouette then rushed down and crashed against the group of bandits, creating a concentrated explosion around 5 meters of radius, killing a few of bandits while others were still alive.


    However, it didn''t ended there, a ball of flames was created the next moment, and under the radius of 100 meters, everything was engulfed in a giant lotus made of more than one hundred petals, reducing everything nearby in ashes.


    This was the Star Scorching Demon Lotus, both of them were 100% original, everything thanks to the "Knowledge", that helped Jean cultivate the two stages skipping the other previous 4 and use them at their 100% without any problem.


    He came out from the crater he caused and looked around, everyone was dead. Jean cleaned off the dust from his hands and left from the place.


    Little Fairy''s voice came from the unknown again, and asked.


    Little Fairy: Not only do you not hesitate in killing, your expression did not change either¡­. Have you killed many in the past?


    Jean: ...Enough of them¡­ So? ''If I had a Purple Profound Coin for every person I killed in my second life, I could have bought Xiao Sect¡­''


    Little Fairy: I was just curious¡­ And what was that power? You turned intangible before the blade could hit you. You seem like you could survive alone for the entire year here, why do you need my help?


    Jean: I will not say anything about my powers, except that they have some conditions before being activated. I''ll continue forward.


    Little Fairy didn''t say anything and just watched Jean fighting more beasts as he kept on¡­ Even 10 Ironback Blue Wolves, who had the strength of a Cultivator of the 1st Spirit Profound Realm, were no match for him¡­


    Jasmine: ...Why are the profound beasts in the Wasteland of Death so concentrated?


    Jean: ...Could it be that there is another legacy like the Phoenix''s one?


    Jasmine: Heh, it may be possible, but don''t hope much for it.


    ?: Caaaaww!!


    The cry of an hawk came from above his head and his eyes turned up, in that moment, his mouth showed a grin.


    Jean: The Fierce Storm Hawk¡­


    Amongst profound beasts, the Fierce Storm Hawk''s strength was akin to that of a practitioner at the second level of the Spirit Profound Realm. However, its strongest aspect wasn''t its aggressive nature but rather its air dominating abilities.


    Whether its flight speed or altitude, no other creature could best it even in the Spirit Profound domain, or even the Earth Profound and Sky Profound domains. Basically, one of the best Spirit Profound Beasts he encountered until now for fighting.


    When Jean had discovered the Fierce Storm Hawk, it was gliding, and it was gliding slowly. However, just when it was flying above Yun Che, its gigantic frame suddenly slanted and it fell abruptly as two frightening talons came clawing straight over.


    Jean materialized his heavy sword and swung at the beast, sending it flipping in the air for a few seconds. Then the Fierce Storm Hawk gave a long cry that was brimming with outrage as it locked its hawk eyes onto Jean.


    The flapping of both of its wings gave rise to a whirlwind that completely enveloped Jean as it also personally swooped down like lightning with its talons aimed at his ?h?st.


    The blades of wind that came straight at him slashed many gashes in Jean''s clothes, but were unable to harm his body. He neither dodged nor tried to avoid it and welcomed the whirlwind with an explosive strike of his sword¡­


    However, he underestimated the Fierce Storm Hawk''s speed, and this was in addition to the stifling of the storm. When this blow exploded, the Fierce Storm Hawk''s talons were already close to his ?h?st. The glittering talons were even already pierced into his clothes¡­


    *BANG*


    The Overlord''s Colossal Sword heavily smashed onto the Fierce Storm Hawk''s large body; the smash caused it to cry out in agony.


    It was sent flying while tumbling in midair with immense speed, and it was only after tumbling out for a few tens of loops and almost hitting the ground did it b?r?ly manage to stabilize its body in levitation.


    This one vicious blow was enough to strike fear into the Fierce Storm Hawk''s heart. After swaying in midair for a long while, it finally regained its balance and flew off into the distance, not daring to attack Jean again.


    Jean: Welp, i hoped for it to die...


    Jean looked down and saw that his clothes were ruined, so he immediately took other clothes and changed, the moment he finished changing his clothes, he frowned. As fast as lightning, he reached his hand out to check at his own neck, and all at once, his expression turned pitch black.


    Jean: Fuck that bird''s whore mother! That mentally special piece of crap took my pendant!

 Chapter 62 - Come out, Azure-colored Shenron!

    Jean summoned his zombified Fierce Storm Hawk and hopped over it, surprising Little Fairy.


    Jean: Follow that son of a bitch of your own kin!


    Hawk: Kaww!


    Then it spread its wings and shot out in the sky like lightning, followed by Little Fairy who was doing her best to reach him.


    Jean glared at the Fierce Storm Hawk that was some kilometers away from him, in a matter of minutes, his beast reached the other party, there was a bit less than 1 kilometer of distance between each other.


    At that moment, the Fierce Storm Hawk turned around and noticed Jean coming at him, it squeaked in fear and accelerated at his fastest speed, maintaining their distances.


    Jean gritted his teeth because he knew that this was the fastest speed his zombie could reach, but so what? How could the stamina of a Spirit Profound Beast compare with the non-existential stamina of a living corpse?


    Hours passed, and soon the sky was darkening, Little Fairy was still behind Jean, while the Fierce Storm Hawk was gettin tired, however Jean didn''t notice that he was currently some kilometers away from the center of the Wasteland of Death.


    And just then, the Fierce Storm Hawk''s wing suddenly jerked as it let out a weak cry; its body plummeted to a low mountain below without any strength.


    Jean''s zombie followed it down, before Jasmine''s cry sounded in his mind.


    Jasmine: Use Version 2!!


    Jean''s eyes widened and immediately turned intangible, going through his zombie''s body and starting to fall down at the speed of a lightning, not before putting the Fierce Storm Hawk in the Sky Poison Pearl.


    An enormous silver shadow emerged from the low hill below. The silver shadow rushed towards them like lightning and its ferocious mouth which was set with frightening teeth opened wide and rushed at him.


    While he was falling, Jean turned back and called out Little Fairy.


    Jean: SCRAM!! I AM SAFE NOW, I DON''T NEED YOUR HELP!!


    Little Fairy obviously heard him and stopped flying towards him, the shadow''s mouth engulfed Jean, before he came out from his body as if nothing happened.


    However, it didn''t ended here, another ferociously wide mouth which looked practically the same came snapping from his back, and like before, it passed through him.


    Jean deactivated his intangibility and summoned a blanket from his Sky Poison Pearl, using it as a parachute.


    He fell in the ground unharmed, and immediately turned on his intangibility before checking his watch.


    [23:50]


    [23/7/1995]


    [V: "Vanishing Point"]


    Jean: Huh, 10 minutes before Visionary¡­ I never used it to fight, did I?


    Jean looked in front of him, and saw two silver scaled dragons glaring at him.


    Both gigantic silver dragons that rose in the air were over a hundred meters long. With one in front and the other in the back, they circled around him on both sides.


    A field of dragon scales reflected a cold silvery light, as if there were currently a numerous number of silver-colored snakes in motion.


    Jasmine: These aren''t true dragons, but rather, two variations that have become Flood Dragons. Their bodies permeate a thick, toxic aura into the atmosphere¡­. Quality-wise, they are high-leveled Sky Profound Beasts! Their strengths are at the pinnacle of the Sky Profound Realm and in ten more years of fighting against experts of the tenth level of the Sky Profound Realm, they will be able to step half a step into the Emperor Profound Realm.


    Jean: Any suggestion?


    Jasmine: ...They will be useful for your army when you reach the middle stage of Earth Profound Realm.


    Jean grinned and looked at them with a confident face.


    Flood Dragon 1: It''s another foolish human''s futile attempt to pollute the Dragon God''s treasure¡­.. Die!!


    The voice was solemn and ear-splitting, and when it fell, two Flood Dragons surged into the sky simultaneously, and two waves of berserk auras rushed at Jean one after the other.


    Jean: Hey, did you hear them?


    Jasmine: I¡­


    Jean: I told you that there was a legacy!


    Jean: First¡­


    Jean turned from Version 2 to Version 3, turning non-existent, surprising the dragons who forgot about him and whispered to each other, but Jean was just walking towards the unconscious Fierce Storm Hawk, he picked the pendant on its talong before he took his taser and used it for the first time on the beast, killing it.


    He used the taser instead of the sword because he wanted to keep the beast in perfect conditions in case his current zombie beast died.


    After that, his watch vibrated, signaling him that midnight passed, and so was his invisibility.


    Right at that moment, he felt two auras at the Sky Profound Realm locked on him.


    Jean: Well, let''s do this¡­


    Flood Dragon 2: Tch, it''s just a weak human, no matter, you will die here!


    Jean quickly used "Visionary" to stop them in the spot, surprising them.


    Flood Dragon 1: WHAT?! W-What''s this?!


    Since it was too hard for him to imagine their bodies turning into paste, he imagined two enormous and thin spikes made of iron, which appeared on air, and they pierced the dragons'' heads like bu??er.


    He can''t destroy their bodies, they will be useful when he can zombify them.


    The Flood Dragons struggled a bit, but they were unable to move, so they soon died, Jean stopped using Visionary and smiled, before collecting their bodies in the Sky Poison Pearl.


    Jean: Hehehe, finally I got something good¡­ Not only that, but there is the Dragon God''s treasure¡­


    Then Jean walked inside the cave on the mountain that the dragons seemed to guard, it seems that Little Fairy left him when he used the Version 3, better for him, he wants all the power for him, he will not share with others that easily, fu?k communism.


    When Jean entered the cave, he noticed that it was incredibly dark, so he created a flashlight and walked forward.


    Jean: Dragon God? Are you here? *Whistle* *kiss* *kiss* Hello?


    A voice rumbled on the entire cave, surprising Jean from the loudness of the sound.


    ?: Human, are you connected to the Phoenix?


    ?: Yes, I am a wisp of a residual soul left from the Primordial Azure Dragon to watch over this trial ground.


    Jean: Then yes, I got 5 drops of the Phoenix''s Bloodline.


    A pair of mysterious azure dragon eyes suddenly opened in the pitch-black space overhead. These two eyes were huge, yet long and narrow; they were about the same shape as a human''s eyes.


    Jasmine: What? Primordial Azure Dragon? Head of the various Divine Beasts in the Primordial Era, the Dragon God, Primordial Azure Dragon!?


    Jean: ...Neat?


    Jasmine: Neat my loli ?ss! That one is the strongest Divine Beast that ever existed!


    Jean: Calm your non-existent t?ts, so this is another trial ground?


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Correct. The Era of the Gods had long since ended, and True Gods had also completely vanished.


    But we were not willing to completely disappear from the world, and would attempt to use various sorts of methods to leave behind a vestige of our strength to pass onto those of the future generation we had an affinity with, who would then pass on what used to be our strength to their future generation for an eternity...


    Jean: *Whistle*


    Jasmine: No wonder there''s actually this many profound beasts gathered here, so it''s because of the Dragon God aura''s existence.


    The gathering of so many profound beasts in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range is because of the Phoenix''s aura, and the reason behind this region''s, is because of the Dragon God''s aura!


    Out of all the Primordial Divine Beasts, the Dragon God is at the top of the list; its level, far surpasses that of the Phoenix! After the fall of numerous gods, there were so many who wished to find any vestiges of the Dragon God even in their dreams; with the extravagant hopes of obtaining any power the Dragon God had left behind.


    Never would they have expected that it had actually left behind its legacy in this little Profound Sky Continent.


    Jean: Funny, right?

 Chapter 63 - First Trial

    Primordial Azure Dragon: You are qualified to undergo the trial I had left behind¡­ If you are able to pass through the trial I had left behind, I can grant you three drops of Azure Dragon blood and let you possess Dragon God''s bloodline. Are, you willing?


    Jean: Yes!


    Jasmine: Wait! First hear him out! We don''t know what we''re going in!


    Jean: Who cares! I am almost invincible with the Visionary, unless some terrifying thing appears, then I am safe. Besides, I''m sure loss would mean death.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Haha, very good.


    The aged voice began to laugh and said.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: However, before I finish my words, there''s no need for you to agree to quickly. The trial I left behind does not test the challenger''s strength, but test their innate talent, willpower, and determination.


    The trial''s difficulty, will vary based on the challenger''s strength. Once one enters the trial grounds, there will only be two outcomes. One, is to pass the trial and obtain the Dragon God''s bloodline; the other outcome¡­ is Death!


    Jean: I accept anyways.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Your answer is not reluctant. Your courage is quite remarkable; but I sense that a very large part of your determination comes from greed for power, however, you were able to get the Phoenix Bloodline even with that greed.


    Since it''s like this, I''ll grant your wish, and open the gate to the trial grounds for you¡­ Before you enter the gate of the trial ground, you have enough time to prepare for everything; especially mental preparations.


    You have the blood of the Phoenix flowing within you, which proves that you had successfully completed the trial left behind by the Phoenix before. However, you mustn''t try to gauge the difficulty of the Dragon God''s trial with the difficulty of the Phoenix''s trial.


    The Phoenix''s nature is benevolent and conservative. Even if the the trial it left behind is tough, it would not be difficult to the extent of driving one into despair, and it is even more unlikely to be fatal.


    But the Dragon God being the sovereign of all beasts, 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!


    Jean smiled, this was the description of the person he wanted to be, someone with power, looking down to gods and devils, unable to be stopped from anything existing.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: If you believe you have this kind of qualification and courage, then step into this trial ground gate! If you stand still, you live. If you step into it, whether you will live and die will not be certain. Make the last decision


    But Jean asked, instead of entering the formation.


    Jean: How long will it take?


    Primordial Azure Dragon: The time will depend on you¡­. Perhaps a few days, or perhaps a few month, or perhaps a few years.


    Jean nodded and stepped in the formation, in that moment, the dragon god spoke.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Haha, what a good youngster. Even though an astonishing aura of blood and death permeates within his soul, this stage of measuring character and courage, he completely passed.


    Jean reopened his eyes and found himself in a dry and barren highland. Gazing outwards, the surroundings were full of steep-sloped mountains which pierced into the sea of clouds. The encircling mountain range surrounded the area, turning this place into an inescapable and isolated land, where even half of the emitted light-rays were blocked.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Welcome to the Dragon God''s trial grounds, young human. In this trial, there will be a total of three stages. Where you are now, is where the first stage will be held. In front of you, is the only entrance to where the second stage will be held. Defeat all the Stone Dragon Warriors in this place, and the entrance will naturally open¡­ I wish you best of luck.


    As the Primordial Azure Dragon''s voice disappeared, in front of Jean, a ball of dirt-yellow light suddenly started to flash¡­ Jean quickly took a step forward, and with a single hand, he wielded the Overlord''s Colossal Sword horizontally in front of him.


    The yellow light scattered, and a figure appeared before Jean''s eyes. Its body was no different from an average person, but it seemed to be carved from stone, and looked unbelievably firm.


    Jasmine: Its strength is probably at the 4th True Profound Realm, same as you.


    Jean: Heh, it will be easy then¡­


    The Stone Dragon Warrior had already begun to move as charged straight towards Jean. Its body was seemingly heavy, as its running steps were exceptionally deafening.


    Jean just swung his heavy sword, easily breaking it, right now his current power is at the 10th True Profound Realm, at the Evil Soul, it will reach 6th Spirit Profound Realm, and at Burning Heart, it will reach 10th Spirit Profound Realm.


    In short, even if there was 100 of them, he would easily beat them, it''s a shame that he hasn''t Overkill if that''s the case.


    The shattered body of the Stone Dragon Warrior laid on the floor and then, disappeared completely in a flash of light.


    Not even three breaths'' time after Jean defeated the Stone Dragon Warrior, in front of him, two yellow balls of light suddenly started to flash, and right after, two Stone Dragon Warriors, with exactly the same figures as the ones before, held up their spears as they charged towards Jean


    However, he just made the same waving motion with his sword, and destroyed them.


    Without even giving him time to wait, after the two shattered Stone Dragon Warriors disappeared, the yellow rays of light once again flashed in front of Jean, and this time, there were four of them.


    He quickly dispatched of them with a single attack, and then, 8 rays of light appeared.


    Jasmine: Try to limit your profound strength, they will always double at every wave, be careful.


    Jean: Yeah.


    Jean used a swing to destroy 3 of them, before he held the heavy sword with both of his hands and swung for a second consecutive strike, destroying 4 of them. For the last one, ge used Visionary to destroy it with an invisible strike, it was far easier imagining objects breaking than humans spontaneously dying.


    Yellow light once again flashed in front of him, and eight new Stone Dragon Warriors appeared.


    Jean: 8? Shouldn''t they be 16-Shit!


    He turned around and used his heavy sword to block the incoming atrikea of 8 more statues that spawned behind him.


    After successfully blocking them, Jean swung away his sword, sending their spears away, Jean grabbed the sword with both of his hands again and swing with much more strength, making a 180¡ã turn, and destroyed 5 statues behind him and destroying 3 spears, before he spinned for the other 180¡ã and destroying all of the statues that still tried to put themselves on their fighting stance.


    His Overlord''s Colossal Sword stopped on the ground and Jean used his legs to kill the remaining 3 stone warriors.


    *Bam!* *Pow!* *Slam!* *Crash!*


    Seventh wave, 64 statues, Jean started to use his current 100% to quickly dispatch them, in less than 30 minutes, they were destroyed.


    Eighth wave, 128 warriors, Jean was forced to enter Evil Soul and used Visionary to feel energetic again, before he struck them down in a hour.


    Ninth wave, 256 warriors, still in Evil Soul, he struck them down, however, he got a bit tired and some injuries, when the wave almost ended, he used Visionary to bind the last warrior and heal his injuries, before he took a small pause.


    After taking a small time to relax, he killed the last stone dragon, but instead of the tenth wave, a voice sounded out.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Very good, young human. The fact that you were able to reach this stage is already an excellent sight. However, the first stage of the trial has not yet been completed. The last wave, which is also the most difficult challenge, is going to start soon. But before that, I will give you sixty breaths of time of rest even if you already rested before.


    Jean nodded at those words, it gave him time to think about his situation, the first thing he checked was the time.


    [3:32]


    [24/7/1995]


    [V: "Visionary"]


    Hmm, 3 hours and half of fight¡­ Truly it is such a shame that he doesn''t have Overkill¡­ With the number of warriors he slaughtered, he could actually reach the 6th or 7th True Profound Realm, maybe even 8th, when he finishes this trial, he will use a Goldscale Dragon Transformation Pellet to level up to 6th True Profound Realm.


    Sixty breaths of time silently passed.


    At this time, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the mountain cliffs directly in front of him. Along with the sound, a gate that was near ten meters in height suddenly opened in the mountain cliff. Within the mountain gate, a towering silhouette slowly walked out with heavy steps. As it fully walked out, the stone gate behind him also closed amidst the rumbling sound.


    This silhouette''s outer shape was very similar to the Stone Dragon Warriors, however, it was much bigger than an ordinary Stone Dragon Warrior.


    Its body was over three meters, and its entire body was covered in thick and heavy golden colored armor; the weapon in its hands was more so extraordinarily eye-catching¡­


    That was a colossal sword with a completely grey body, and was even a size larger than the Overlord''s Colossal Sword in Jean''s hands. The sword''s shape was twisted, as if it was an oddly shaped dragon bone. As for the sword''s tip, it impressively displayed the shape of a ferocious roaring dragon.


    Whether it was this enormous Stone Dragon Warrior, or the sword in its hand, both emitted an extremely terrifying aura¡­ An aura that was even more terrifying than the 250 Stone Dragon Warriors that appeared altogether at the same time.


    The Stone Dragon General was the final boss of this trial.


    Jasmine: 1st Earth Profound Realm, even if you use Burning Heart, the possibility to beat him is very little, unless you use Visionary.


    Jean''s gaze turned from the enemy to its weapon, that caught his eyes.


    Jean: And the sword?


    Jasmine: It''s a genuine Sky Profound Weapon.


    Jean: So the first waves were done to calculate my strength, and attack me with a stronger enemy than me, not only that, since I never used Burning Heart, it means that the Primordial Azure Dragon knows about my Evil God''s Divine Veins¡­ Who cares, in front of Visionary, even an Emperor Profound Cultivator can''t hope to win.

 Chapter 64 - This is a dream!

    Jasmine: Jean.


    Before Jean could use Visionary on the Stone Dragon General, he was stopped.


    Jean: Yes?


    Jasmine: Use this opportunity to test yourself, I noticed that while you are fighting, you were never in a extremely difficult situation, so this one will help you.


    Jean: ...Alright.


    Jean held his sword with both of his hands and used Burning Heart, taking his profound strength up to 9th Spirit Profound Realm, right now he couldn''t use it for much time, but it was enough to see how strong he could be.


    Jean used Star God''s Broken Shadow to reach the Stone Dragon General in an instant, and brought down his flame covered heavy sword, which carried the strength of someone at the 10th Spirit Profound Realm.


    The stone beast swung his own heavy sword, sending Jean fly away, Jean raised once again his sword while he was flying, charging the edge with Phoenix Flames, before he swung it down, towards the statue, sending a phoenix-shaped slash made of fire towards it.


    Jasmine: Did¡­ Did he just combine the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome with the Phoenix Flames¡­?


    When it crashed on it, it exploded, generating smoke everywhere, and in that moment, Jean''s figure took the shape of a phoenix and glided down with all of his strength.


    Jean: Empyrean Dance of the Phoenix Wings!


    Jean and the General''s swords clashed against each other, causing a big shockwave that completely erased the smokescreen that there was before, revealing that the General had only a scratch on its golden armor.


    Jean''s feet reached the ground and immediately turned offensive by sending a combo of attacks with the heavy sword, each one of his attacks contained his 100% and traces of the Heavenly Wolf''s Hell God''s Tome, so the General took a defensive stance.


    Then Jean raised again his heavy sword and used Falling Moon Sinking Star, but the General decided to attack him at the moment he charged the profound technique, leaving a large gash on his ?h?st and sending him crash against a small mountain.


    Jean: Guh¡­ Hehe. *Cough*


    Jean slowly came out from the wall and used the Great Way of the Buddha to slowly heal himself while he grabbed the Overlord''s Colossal Sword with both of his hands again¡­


    Jean: I guess my body isn''t strong yet to hold the Burning Heart for much time¡­


    Jean looked at the incoming General and put back the heavy sword on his Sky Poison Pearl while he deactivated Evil Soul too.


    Jean: Was it enough, Jasmine?


    Jasmine: Yes, you are free to do what you want.


    Jean: Alright, then I will start with the armor.


    Jean used Star God''s Broken Shadow to reach the General in an instant, since he wasn''t using the heavy sword, his weight was reduced drastically, permitting him to reach a greater speed, then he slammed a punch on the General''s ?h?st¡­


    *CRACK!!*


    That punch destroyed the golden armor and sent the General roll away, obviously Jean used Visionary to image himself stronger, it was boring if he just destroyed the General with his own imagination, so he used it to enchant himself.


    However, he didn''t used Visionary to regenerate, because he wasn''t sure if the injuries would disappear even after midnight, so he just used the Great Way of the Buddha.


    Jean raised his arm, grabbing the General''s head, before he sent the head against his own skull, crushing the head in little pieces.


    The General fell down, dead, while Jean removed the heavy sword from its hands before it would vanish with the corpse, and he was actually shocked when he felt that the heavy sword weighted around 4000 kilograms, if he wanted to wield it, he needed to break through the Great Way of the Buddha.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Very good. Young human, you have allowed me to see a shocking result. In these ten thousand years that I''ve stayed on this continent, you are the first person to pass this stage of the trial, even if at the end you cheated a bit.


    During these ten thousand years of wait, I have regretted multiple times about leaving a trace of my soul and strength on this piece of land, because the level of strength within this continent is just too low; it made me gradually realize that the trial I had left behind was something that humans on this continent could never pass¡­


    Fortunately, I met you.


    You have already passed the first stage of the trial. And you ended it in a scene that I would never expected to see, you have allowed me to see the greatest of hope. The second stage''s trial ground gate has already opened.


    After making sufficient preparations, go in the opened stone gate and you will enter the second stage''s trial ground. I wish you good fortune.


    So the gate from where the General came from is the gate for the second trial¡­ Jean crossed his legs and used the Great Way of the Buddha, circulating energy around his body to slowly regenerate it, he even made appear the old injuries on his body, covering it on bruises and blood.


    "I, am the master of everything in this world. Buddha exists in my heart, so I am worthy of the Great Way¡­"


    Jean''s every injury, whether they be internal or external, were all completely healed that not even a single sliver of a scar remained. His hair grew longer by half a foot, his eyes became even brighter, and his hearing became even more acute.


    His organs, bones, skin and flesh, all brimmed with an incomparable toughness. Even his blood became a bit more thicker as the throbbing of his heart''s pulse became even more robust.


    Then he stood up and looked at his hand, feeling the strength on his entire body, after that, he grabbed the other heavy sword and lifted it up with a single hand, both the sword and his arm strength were at 4000 kilograms, so he could lift it with a single hand.


    He tested it a few times before his profound energy flowed into the heavy sword, and the name of the sword appeared within his mind.


    Jean: Dragon Fault¡­ Nice name, not intimidating like the previous one, but at least it''s shorter¡­


    Jean put that heavy sword in the Sky Poison Pearl too and created a Goldscale Dragon Transforming Pellet, before swallowing it, and then he meditated once again¡­


    [0:15]


    [26/7/1995]


    [X: "X-Axis"]


    He woke up, fully energetic and at the new level of the 5th True Profound Realm, after he drank and eaten some things that he took from the Sky Poison Pearl, he walked towards the gate while holding an eye closed due to the restriction of X-Axis.


    After slowly entering the stone gate, his vision became pitch-black. Then, he took two more steps forward and it suddenly lightened up; it was as if it only took two steps to completely step over from one world into another.


    What appeared before his eyes was a vast expanse of an endless plain. 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.


    Jean: ...You sure that I am in the second trial and not in another world? This place is too peaceful.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Young human, 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.


    There are an innumerable amount of profound beasts here in this endless plain. The level of the profound beasts here have all been adjusted with your strength as the benchmark. Every single beast here isn''t inferior to your current level, and many of them are at the early stage of the Spirit Profound Realm, with some reaching the late stages.


    To these profound 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 profound beasts here sense your aura, they would all immediately unleash an endless barrage of attacks.


    At the same time, under my soul''s guidance, profound beasts near you would all be led in your direction. You would be hunted at all times by profound beasts and would never be able to sleep soundly or eat in peace.


    And your objective in clearing this second stage of the trial is also very easy. It is to kill 99''999 profound beasts, within one year!


    Primordial Azure Dragon: ...

 Chapter 65 - Level Up!

    The howls of innumerable profound beasts sounded from far away. Surrounding Jean, the shadows of a dozen or so profound beasts also started to move.


    There were many beasts at the 1st Spirit Profound Realm, some were a bit over that while others were in the True Profound Realm.


    Jean didn''t take out his heavy sword or Dragon Fault, he just pointed both of his index at the beasts surrounding him and then he pressed an imaginary trigger with his middle fingers, suddenly, holes opened in two beasts, surprising the other ones.


    This was another first time that Jean used a Schrift against someone, and this time, it surprised Jasmine when she noticed what happened.


    In her divine senses, she saw a line that was around 3 inches thick appear between Jean''s fingers and the beasts, and everything that was between them was erased, air and profound energy included.


    This was straight up spatial manipulation! Jasmine could do it too, but only in places where the laws of space and time are weak, however, she knew that it won''t make a single difference if he used X-Axis to an ant here and using it at her hometown against people like his father.


    The only thing that she wondered the most is how the heaven didn''t punished a "Cheater" like Jean¡­ Where are the heavenly lightnings?! Where is the so-called "Punishment"?!


    As if he was handling two guns, Jean kept shooting down the nearest beasts in the head, since they were weak, he didn''t need to take them and use them as zombies, he dodged some of them with Star God''s Broken Shadow and hit them with X-Axis, sometimes there would be 2 afterimages instead of 1, surprising Jasmine.


    Jasmine: So¡­ He reached the 2nd stage¡­ No, he already reached it some time ago, he just was too weak to make two afterimages¡­


    He didn''t want to kill them all as fast as he could, he wanted to abuse of this place and use Almighty and Overkill to kill them instead of randomly killing them.


    [5 months later]


    In the Blue Wind Imperial City, the Moon Embracing Palace was the place where Lan Xueruo, or Cang Yue, lived.


    A palace maid walked in quickly, before she bowed and said respectfully.


    Maid: Princess, Blue Moon Profound Palace''s Palace Master Qin requests an audience.


    Cang Yue: Bring him in.


    Not long after, Qin Wushang walked in by himself and bowed to Cang Yue.


    Qin Wushang: Qin Wushang pays his respects to Your Highness.


    Cang Yue: Qin Wushang may spare the formalities¡­. Palace Chief Qin, did you come this time because you have information on Jean?


    Five months ago, many people saw him enter and disappear, but since then, nobody has seen him come out. The number of geniuses who have died there is simply too many. Five whole months... Sigh, princess, you should stop being so attached to him.


    "Hahahaha! Alright, alright! Then, goodbye, we will see each other in 7 months!"


    Cang Yue: No¡­.. Absolutely not! I believe that he''ll definitely be fine! He promised me before¡­.. He''s definitely be safe and sound¡­ He''ll definitely return within half a year¡­ He''ll definitely be fine¡­ It''s definitely because he doesn''t want to be found¡­ It must be¡­


    With time, her eyes turned misty, she kept holding on her hope that he would come out after 7 months. If she had known that he would be heading to the Wasteland of Death, she would have done everything to keep him here.


    Qin Wushang: *Sigh* Your Highness, I saw the emperor just now and I consulted with him about issues regarding the coming Blue Wind Ranking Tournament. The emperor has allowed me to discuss it directly with Your Highness.


    There''s only two months of time left to the start of the ranking tournament. We need to choose the practitioner who will represent the Blue Wind Imperial Family. May I know if Your Highness has already chosen a person, or will it be through choosing an inner palace disciple from a competition like what had been done in previous years?


    Cang Yue: ¡­Palace Chief Qin, wait a little¡­. wait for a month and half more. If¡­. If there is still no news of him, then we will choose from within the inner palace just like we had in former years.


    Qin Wushang: But, if it''s that way, the timing would be¡­


    He almost spoke "Too rushed", but once he saw Cang Yue''s expression, he swallowed the words back.


    Qin Wushang: I understand. Everything will be as Your Highness wishes. As for Jean, I hope Your Highness will be able to cheer up. Now that the Crown Prince and Third Prince are beheaded, you became the emperor''s last pillar of support, so you must definitely take care of yourself¡­. Sigh, if I may be excused. ''She¡­ She really fell in love¡­''


    Cang Yue: ...Take care, Palace Chief Qin.


    [Jean''s side]


    Do you remember that green plain that looked as peaceful as one of those places that are protected from the organizations back to Earth to avoid animal extinction or complete destruction of the flora?


    Yes, that endless, green, clean, pure plain¡­ Well, now it turned in a place similar to the Wasteland of Death, why?


    Almighty ate the entire grass too¡­


    Yes, Jean was standing over a small mountain of beasts that were trying to struggle out from a black substance that was full of eerie yellow eyes looking at them. When he finished to absorb them, Jean smiled and looked around.


    Jean: 91''923¡­


    This was his killcount:


    5''378 with normal attacks


    31''229 with Overkill


    55''316 with Almighty


    Jean''s current level: 6th Earth Profound Realm.


    Jean''s current combat prowess: 10th Emperor Profound Realm


    Since he entered the Earth Profound Realm, he needed more kills to level up with Overkill, while Almighty didn''t gave him much since they were all weak beasts for him now, he used the rest of the month to kill attackers or to stabilize his cultivation, so he was waiting for the Visionary so he could create the Sky Profound Universal Pellet.


    Not only Jasmine was shocked with his jump, but the Primordial Azure Dragon was speechless about Jean''s determination on acquiring power.


    However, from now on, he would kill them only with Overkill since they will give him more benefits than doing it with Almighty.


    Jean was still thinking about his power, when unknowingly he became stronger than anyone in the Blue Wind Empire, not even the 4 Major Sects were his match now- However, even if he knew it, he won''t dare to act disrespectful against the Heavenly Sword Villa because of their backing, and Ling Jie was his "Subordinate".


    When his power will reach the top of the world, however, he will do whatever he wants until he is able to reach higher planes and continue there.


    Jean: Maybe I will leave after consuming the pill¡­


    But before the chapter will end, let''s see Jean''s current profile.


    [18:02]


    [1/2/1996]


    [A: "Almighty"]


    Name: Jean Dennell [Yun Che]


    Age: 17 years and 5 months


    Sex: Male


    Status: Healthy


    Cultivation Realm: 6th Earth Profound Realm


    Special Status: Reincarnated, Sky Poison Body, Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins, Perfect Body, Phoenix''s Soul Origin, Extreme Fire Spirit Body.


    Special Bloodline: Yun Bloodline, Evil God''s Divine Veins, Mutated Profound Veins, Phoenix Bloodline (12 Drops)


    Schrift: Almighty.

 Chapter 66 - Power belonging to the Sky

    [8:30]


    [24/2/1996]


    [V: "Visionary"]


    Jean just woke up and yawned, he stood up and stretched his body, then he reduced a beast that jumped at him in ashes¡­ Wait what?


    Jean was fully woken up and looked around, seeing that he was surrounded from beasts again, he sighed and took the Overlord''s Colossal Sword, before swinging it around as if it was a light sword, in some moments, he killed all of them.


    Current killcount: 99''995


    After being fully woken up and eliminated the surrounding beasts, he started to think about what he should do now¡­


    Jean: Oh right! The Sky Profound Universal Pellet.


    Jean used his imagination to replicate the feeling, shape, looks of the pellet, and a scarlet pellet appeared on his hands¡­


    *Nom*


    A surge of power flooded in his entire body, as if his body was being stabbed from 1000 swords, he gritted his teeth and kneeled in the ground, forcefully enduring the pain, this wasn''t for the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, he knew that he was strong enough, but this was for his so-called absolute power.


    [4 days later]


    This was the time it took for his body to successfully refine the pellet, and his body stood up from the ground. He took deep breaths and looked at his watch.


    [9:56]


    [28/2/1996]


    [Y: "Yourself" (Type 2)]


    Jean: Heh, 4 days¡­ Well¡­


    *Growl*


    Jean turned around and saw 4 beasts glaring at him. Jean just swung his arm and an attack similar to the one he developed against the Stone Dragon General came out in the shape of the phoenix, Jean called it Phoenix Break, just because why not?


    4 phoenixes came out and exploded when they reached the beasts, raising his kill count to 99''999.


    At this time, the scene before Jean''s eyes suddenly distorted. The dead wasteland in front of his eyes disappeared within the fuzziness, and became a field of blackness. The sounds near his ears had also completely faded away, and became tranquil.


    Above this dark world, a pair of gigantic azure blue eyes slowly opened.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: As a lowly human¡­ No, that sort of thing you did can''t be considered something a normal human could do¡­ Young warrior, you have yet again shocked me greatly, you are truly extraordinary.


    Your performance within the trial realm has made me completely incapable of believing that you are a mere seventeen year old youngster.


    Jean: Things happen, at least I gained much from being here¡­ How much time is needed for the third trial? I need to be back before 1 month passes.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: 1 month? Haha, forget about the trial. Because you have already passed the third stage of the trial.


    Jean''s eyes widened in surprise and asked.


    Jean: Already passed?


    Primordial Azure Dragon: You have went through the Phoenix Trial, so if I''m guessing correctly, one of the stages within the Phoenix Trial is most certainly a test of character. We would never let our bloodline be passed onto a human of inferior morals.


    The Phoenix would not give its bloodline to someone like you, unless they knew about their limits, even if you didn''t hesitate to destroy the once-peaceful paradise for monsters, you did it because you wanted power for you and everyone near you to be safe, not for domination.


    Thus, there was no need to carry out the third stage of the trial, for you have already passed.


    Congratulations young warrior, you have become this land''s sole person who has passed the Dragon God Trial.


    Jean: Finally!


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Challenger who have passed the Dragon God Trial could obtain three drops of the Dragon God''s blood. And three drops of Dragon God blood you will have. I will give you 3 days to completely fuse with the 3 bloods of Dragon God blood, after those 3 days, we need to talk about something¡­


    Jean raised an eyebrow, but he nodded. Then a speck of azure blue light suddenly came flying from the darkness, and accurately touched the spot between Jean''s eyebrows. Afterwards, it directly entered the space between his brows, and so the fusion began.


    Meanwhile, outside the pitch-black world, in the dim mountain cave where Jean encountered the Primordial Azure Dragon, Jasmine slowly revealed her figure. Raising her pair of cold eyes, she stared at the azure blue eyes in the sky.


    Jasmine: You''re actually able to find out about this princess'' existence!


    Primordial Azure Dragon: How can I not recognize the power of the twelve Star Gods? You, as one of the twelve Star Gods, actually appeared in this world, and you''re even harboring the Absolute God Slaying Poison. It seems something big must have happened in the Star God Realm.


    Jasmine: Hmph! You''re nothing but a residual soul that will disappear in a few years. Your role, is to watch over and conduct the trials and bestowals of your blood inheritance. As for the things happening in our Star God Realm, you do not need to be concerned about them.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: In the World of Gods back then, many Gods were still extremely fearful of the Absolute God Slaying Poison. I did not expect that, even until now, within this realm, this frightening god-killing poison still exists.


    It seems, some individuals must have found the inheritance left by that ''Demon''. And in this realm, the only thing capable of cleansing this poison, is the Sky Poison Pearl. Your body currently resides with the Sky Poison Pearl, and as long as you do not use your profound energy, within three years, the poison will be cleansed...


    However, you''re harboring a very deep hatred and killing intent within your soul.


    Even though the power restriction brought about by the Absolute God Slaying Poison, and the existence of this youth which you might have developed some form of feelings for, have completely suppressed these deep hatred and killing intent of yours, if you manage to fully cleanse your body from the poison one day, and leave this youth...


    It''s hard to imagine, just how many lives will be taken by your hands.


    Jasmine: People that this princess wish to kill, are people who deserve to die! These people who ought to die are are spreaded throughout nine star realms, and they total to 26 billion people! As long as this princess is still alive, there will come a day, when all of them, will die!


    Primordial Azure Dragon: ¡­*Sigh* You once possessed the purest and kindest of souls, but nonetheless, the deep hatred and killing intent that were born and grew within this purity, were also extremely pure. I can only hope that there will be someone who will save you from within this deep hatred and killing intent...


    I am only but a residual soul, which indeed do not have to know too many things that I do not need to know. But the reason why I wish to converse with you, is to find out... whether that sword, has already been found.


    Jasmine seemed to be really clear what was he referring to and coldly laughed.


    Jasmine: Many gods have died because of that sword. Even though you''re only a wisp of a residual soul, you actually still have deep memories of that sword. This princess, however, can tell you this. Although countless people have risked their lives to find that sword, it has yet to be found by anyone, but the problem will be if that will be found¡­


    If it''s in the wrong hands, it will cause a disaster, even if it goes on the right hands¡­ If I really want for someone to find the sword, then it''s Jean¡­ He will rather absorb it than use it¡­


    Primordial Azure Dragon: ...I see¡­ The reason why I asked about that sword, is not because of the deep memories I have for it. Rather, residing within that sword, is a spirit that''s extremely important to me


    [3 days later]


    After 3 days of agonizing, horrifying, brutal pain, Jean was able to fuse with the 3 drops of Dragon Blood, not only that, but his power broke through the Earth Profound Realm and reached the 1st Sky Profound Realm¡­ In less than 2 years, he climbed from the 0th Elementary Profound Realm to this¡­ Incredible, right?


    [14:23]


    [2/3/1996]


    [A: "Antithesis"]


    However, now he needed to solidify a bit his foundations, and for that, he needed 2 days, he still climbed through 5 entire realms in less than a week¡­ Then he checked his Profound Veins, and was actually surprised with the results.


    The world within his profound veins had been expanded by several times, and an unbelievably strong force was surging through every drop of blood and every cell within his body.


    At the same time, he felt that the level of tyranny of his meridians, profound veins, bones, and skin, had long surpassed before, and these changes did not come from the Great Way of the Buddha. They evidently came from the Dragon God''s bloodline!


    The Primordial Azure Dragon''s power did not possess an ''element'', its physical body and strength, could be described with one word, "tyrannical".


    With the infusing of the Dragon God''s bloodline, it had undoubtedly changed Jean''s physical body and strength, causing them to become incomparably tyrannical. At the very least, they had long surpassed the realms of a mere human.


    Now he was even confident to go against a 1st Tyrant Profound Realm.


    Jean raised his head and said with a smile.


    Jean: Primordial Azure Dragon, I finished stabilizing my body, I am waiting for what you wanted to talk about before!


    The azure eyes opened in the skies above, accompanied by the Primordial Azure Dragon''s voice.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: I would like you to agree to a request of mine.


    The word ''request'', when spoken, carried a slight tremble to it. As the Primordial Azure Dragon, the leader of the countless divine beasts of the Divine Realm, how often had it ever ''requested'' anything from others?


    A request from the Primordial Azure Dragon¡­this was something that a normal person couldn''t even fathom.


    Jean: Speak. I will definitely try to do everything I can.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: It is enough for you to answer me in this manner. My request is indeed far too difficult for you right now.


    You might spend your entire life without being able to accomplish this request, but the strength in your body, your soul, and your mysterious 30 powers, makes it so that I can''t keep myself from feeling hopeful¡­ I hope that you, sometime in your life, will be able to find a sword.


    Jean: A¡­ Sword? What sort of sword?


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Have you heard of the place known as the ''Realm of the Gods''?


    Jean: No¡­


    Primordial Azure Dragon: The Realm of the Gods is also known as the Divine Realm. In the Primordial Era, the Gods dwelled there. That is an incomparably enormous plane, ten thousand times greater than the Profound Sky Continent you currently reside in.


    Afterwards, the Gods fell, but the Divine Realm didn''t grow empty because of this. It became filled with countless humans, who took over this world that was formerly of the Gods and who searched for and fought over all the things which the Gods left behind¡­


    Relics, weapons, spiritual medicines, lineages, profound arts, and more. Afterwards, by relying on the divine relics that they found, they erected increasingly large and powerful clans, forces, lands, and even miniature worlds.


    The only thing that Jean showed was a smile, the final target was increasing in mysteriousness¡­


    Primordial Azure Dragon: That place also has the lineage that I left behind. I learned these things only through the remnant spirits that remain in that place. The current Divine Realm is no longer a world of the True Gods; rather, it has been chopped up into many spheres of power by the countless inheritors of the lineages of the Gods.


    It has become the plane with the highest levels of power in this era. In addition, the Divine Realm is incomparably large. Everyone continues to imagine that there must be more divine relics that have yet to be discovered, and so every day, many people will go to search for them¡­and in particular, they are searching for a sword.


    That sword has already disappeared countless years ago. Ever since the Gods were annihilated, not even a hint of it has appeared. However, its power and might made it so that people are unable to give up the search for it. That sword''s name is the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword.


    You possess one of the Seven Heavenly Profound Treasures, the Sky Poison Pearl. Naturally, you should understand what it means to be in possession of one of the Seven Heavenly Profound Treasures, not only that, you possess the power to be peerless...


    As for that Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword, it is ranked as number one amongst the Seven Heavenly Profound Treasures! According to legend, its power is enough to annihilate everything. It entirely lives up to its title of being the number one supreme treasure.


    Even if it falls into the hands of a mortal, that mortal will still be able to easily slaughter True Gods and smite the Heavens!

 Chapter 67 - Karmic Aura

    Jean: Number one¡­ Hmph, it can''t be stronger than "Almighty". But why do you want me to find the sword?


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Because¡­ Because my daughter is sealed within the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword! Her body and her spirit are both sealed within that sword!


    Jean: Your¡­ Daughter?


    Jasmine was shocked from what she heard, there was the Dragon God''s daughter inside the 1st ranked Heavenly Profound Treasure?!


    Primordial Azure Dragon: After the demise of the gods, the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword never appeared again. I wish for it to be found, yet am frightened that it may be found. Because if it is never found, my daughter will forever be sealed within that sword, suffering endless darkness and loneliness.


    However, if that sword is found¡­ If the person who obtains the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword is greedy and evil, after he unseals the sword, my daughter will become that person''s tool... After all, my daughter has the pure lineage of the Dragon God!


    Jean: Then the reason you want me to find the sword, is to¡­


    Primordial Azure Dragon: I believe in your character. Even after everything you did, you are a trustworthy person. If that sword is in your hands, I believe that my daughter can be saved. Maybe one of your 30 powers could unseal her.


    Jean: Well¡­ Maybe "Knowledge" could help¡­ I will do my best to be strong enough to freely search for your daughter, once I am at the Realms of the Gods.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Thank you for your promise. Your voice is genuinely sincere and your soul does not have the slightest of tremors. My clan of Dragon Gods had never owed favors to anyone. I will not let you do this without a reward¡­


    This residual soul of mine is attached to some remaining Dragon God blood. Opening the secret trial realm and giving you Dragon God blood has cost me dearly. This residual soul can only last three more years at most. This is also my last remaining soul.


    The residual souls that I left in other places have all dissipated after passing on their abilities. I want to leave everything else I have left to you, at the start your inherent strength was far too weak, but now, you can take them on. I will bequeath you the last of my ''Dragon God Marrow'' and ''Dragon God Soul''!


    Jean: Dragon God Marrow, and Dragon God Soul¡­ Alright, I will take them and find your daughter once I am strong enough.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Haha, good¡­ Good! Now I will grant them to you¡­ Please close your eyes, and let go of all your mental and physical strength.


    As the Primordial Azure Dragon''s voice fell, a fist sized crystal that emitted a starlike radiance suddenly appeared above Jean. The crystal slowly descended, and floated in front of Jean''s forehead.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: The Dragon God''s Marrow, can make your bones like fine steel, and your marrow like an impregnable fortress. The blood and strength you lose, will be endlessly and inexhaustibly recovered with an even faster speed.


    The Great Way of the Buddha granted you the powerful strength, constitution, and physical recovery capability; even though the body''s recovery capability that Dragon God''s Marrow could grant you is far inferior than the Great Way of the Buddha, your strength recovery capability will far surpass that of ordinary beings!


    Opponents evenly matched with you in strength, will be destined to not be your match.


    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!


    The crystal that was like the night sky suddenly cracked open in front of Jean, and a wave of powerful, ethereal, and vast energy aura dispersed outwards. At that moment, Jean suddenly felt like he was within a boundless field of stars.


    A ball of faintly discernible silhouette floated in front of him¡­ That was precisely the Dragon God''s Marrow and Dragon God''s Soul from the Primordial Azure Dragon. The aura of power coming from them felt so close, as if they were right within the reach, yet it also felt so distant, like there was an entire universe between them.


    This wave of power that held the Dragon God''s Marrow and Dragon God''s Soul slowly moved towards Jean. Wherever it passed, the space actually formed layers upon layers of ripples.


    Just the naturally emitted aura could already instigate the distortion of space, so the strength, density and grade of the power hidden within was simply impossible to imagine.


    Primordial Azure Dragon: I had wanted to grant you the Dragon God''s Marrow first, then grant you the Dragon God''s Soul after, and help you finish fusing with them as well. But seeing the you today, I have changed my mind.


    I shall grant you the Dragon God''s Marrow and Dragon God''s Soul at the same time, and also won''t help you finish the fusion process¡­ Everything, will be you on your own! Let me see if you can complete the fusion of Dragon God''s Marrow and Dragon God''s Soul at the same time with your own strength and willpower!


    If you could really do it, the benefits you will get would far surpass that of doing it with my help! Especially after you conquer and fuse with the Dragon God''s Soul with your own strength; perhaps you would be able to open the ''Dragon Soul Domain'' that our Dragon God race had frightened all living beings in the universe with!


    Within the voice that was as heavy as the sea, the originally colorless energy suddenly flared out an azure colored radiance. Before Jean could even react, it had already suddenly turned into a flash of light and rushed toward the space between Jean''s eyebrows¡­


    Jean: Fucking shit! This stings like a bitch!


    A pain similar to being skewered by a blade ?ssaulted him from the center of his brows, and all of the blue colored light instantly burrowed into his body.


    Suddenly, a surge of energy so colossal that it was indescribable dispersed within Jean''s body. He felt as though the inside of his body was stuffed with a boundless sky¡­ In the next moment, his psyche quaked immensely, as if an ocean with undulating waves had suddenly flooded into his soul all at once.


    However, Jean was still conscious and used "Compulsion" on himself, nerves came out from his body and re-entered it through his meridians and profound entrances. Going left and right to fix his body¡­ He closed his eyes, and saw many scenes of the Primordial Azure Dragon at his prime, destroying planets and stars with a single roar¡­


    Compulsion was still working on fixing his body, fitting the Dragon God Marrow where his previous marrow was, it was an extremely painful process, but Jean gritted his teeth and endured¡­


    When he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of the space, facing the Primordial Azure Dragon who was glaring at him, as if he was dust¡­ Jean''s entire body was frozen stiff as his soul stirred¡­


    If he wanted to integrate the Dragon God''s Soul, what he needed to conquer first, would be the quaking of his soul under the Dragon God''s Soul''s absolute suppression.


    The sound of his frenzied heartbeat clearly traveled to his soul. The azure dragon''s silhouette came closer and closer, and reflected a stretch of the most profound deep blue within Jean''s pupils¡­


    At times, Jean trembled, and at times, he stiffened. And right at this moment, his soul that was originally suppressed to complete silence, suddenly began to stir crazily, as if boiling water. A sound came out of Jean''s mouth as a black substance covered him, before yellow eyes opened and glared at the dragon.


    This was his consciousness, the only place where his power over the schrifts weren''t restricted, however, only inside his consciousness they would work, if he wanted to use them somewhere else, he needed the watch.


    Jean: You¡­ You dare to present that blue ugly mug in front of my face¡­ I am the Almighty one, remember it when I will steal everything from you!


    A black substance shot out from Jean and attacked the dragon, one would expect that a dragon of the size of almost half universe would be unaffected from that black substance, and it was true, at Jean''s current conditions, he could not do anything to the dragon, but¡­


    ...The dragon felt fear¡­ The moment Jean released that strange substance, the dragon could see the karmic aura surrounding Jean like air, changing the future back and forth caused an extremely terrifying amount of karmic aura to attach on him.


    Actually, Jasmine was right before, the heaven would punish someone for wielding that sort of power, it''s just that instead of punishing Jean bit for bit, it is actually waiting to reach its peak, and then strike Jean down with all of its might.


    Even someone like a Creation God like the Evil God would back away if he would see the amount of karmic aura that Jean had, however, he wasn''t afraid of the punishment because he stood above heaven.


    It''s like a debt, a person like Jean would have accumulated more than 500 million of dollars as a debt, and the Evil God was a billionaire, so, even if he could pay the debt, it would still be scary actually seeing it on first person.


    The black substance slowly engulfed the entirety of the illusion of the Primordial Azure Dragon, who was struggling violently, destroying nearby stars as his body was moving around, but he was unsuccessful on getting out from Jean''s black substance, and was slowly absorbed¡­


    After some time, Jean''s consciousness returned to his body, and took deep breaths as he tried to stand up.


    Then he immediately inspected his sea of the soul, and he was shocked. Because his soul sea, was as though it had turned from an ocean, into an actual starry sky! It was vast and powerful to the extent where he himself was unable to estimate its boundaries.


    The spiritual strength he could derive from it, seemed to be unable to be harmed at all even if he were to engulf all spiritual bodies that existed.


    Another odd feeling came from his body. He quickly looked at this skeleton with inner vision, and discovered that the marrows that flowed within actually all turned golden! It made even the surface of his bones to faintly emit a golden brilliance!


    His marrow became as tough as an impregnable fortress; his initially incomparably hard bones refined under the Great Way of the Buddha and Dragon Blood, now even more so became several times stronger!


    It was strong to the point there he firmly believed that even if he struck at his arm using the heavy sword with all his might, it wouldn''t be possible to break a single bone!


    Primordial Azure Dragon: You''re awake? It seems like, you''re very astonished.


    Jean: Well, I wake up and I find gold in my marrow, what do you expect?


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Hahaha, it may be so. Even though the current you have no changes in terms of profound strength, under the Dragon God''s Marrow and Dragon God''s Soul, both your body and soul had leaped boundaries comparable to sublimation.


    It''s just that after completely fusing them, you can''t clearly feel it yourself, that''s all. Furthermore, with the Dragon God''s Soul and Dragon God''s Marrow, you can now even more thoroughly release the power of Dragon God''s bloodline in your body.


    Your combat strength now, is already several times greater than before¡­ Other than that, with your current soul''s strength, it''s already b?r?ly possible for you to open the ''Dragon Soul Domain'' of our Dragon God race!


    Jean: Domain¡­?


    Primordial Azure Dragon: That''s right. The Dragon Soul Domain is not a Domain for attack, nor is it a suppression, crowd control, or defensive domain. Instead, it is an incomparably overbearing mental Domain.


    As to how powerful it is, you will know the moment you open it. However, even though it''s a mental Domain, it still needs part of your profound energy to support it. So be careful when you use it.


    As you grow stronger, the Dragon Soul Domain will also become increasingly powerful. Your road to becoming strong, is still very long.


    Jean nodded in affirmation.


    Amongst all of the heritage of power I had left, this place is the latest, and also the last. People who have inherited my bloodline established the ''Dragon God Clan'' at ''that place'', and have increasingly grown stronger under countless years of carrying on the heritage.


    Only, being powerful often will give birth to arrogance and greed, and I don''t know just how the Dragon God Clan is faring as of today, either. As for people who had inherited the Dragon God''s Marrow and Dragon God''s Soul, you¡­ are the only one.


    However, before we separate, I want to advise you that there is the soul of a young dragon inside Dragon Fault, once you will awaken it, the weapon will turn to an Emperor Profound weapon, I don''t know if you can awake it, but it''s best if you do it in future since you don''t have the strength to carry its full weight.


    Jean: Emperor¡­ Profound weapon¡­?!


    Jean was shocked once again, he was carrying an Emperor Profound weapon disguised as a Sky Profound weapon?! Hohoho! It will be interesting!


    Primordial Azure Dragon: Alright, now we will need to bid goodbye to each other, I hope you can fulfill my wish¡­


    Jean: Yeah, I will do my best, goodbye, Primordial Azure Dragon.


    The azure blue eyes vanished from the sky, and Jean turned back to the cave where he was before the trial.

 Chapter 68 - Im back! C***

    Jean: Alright¡­ Now it''s reward time!


    Jasmine: Reward time? Didn''t you already received the inheritance of the Primordial Dragon God?


    Jean: My watch''s reward.


    Jasmine: Ohhh!


    She was curious so she came out from the Sky Poison Pearl, unlike with the legacies left from the True Gods, the watch''s rewards were really interesting and mysterious.


    Jean looked at the watch and opened the achievements, before turning them in.


    *Achievement: Veteran: You finally reached a decent stage, heh? Go on.*


    *Reward: Enchanted Sniper Rifle (Sky Profound Weapon) (10 bullets)*


    *Achievement: Professional: That''s good! Don''t stop here.*


    *Reward: Light Cycle (Earth Profound) (Infinite Fuel)*


    *Achievement: Elite: Now you can fly!*


    *Reward: Sternritter''s Outfit(Auto-repairable) (Emperor Profound)*


    *Achievement: I have 2 Dragon Balls: What? you thought I was talking about "those" balls? You perv.*


    *Reward: Nine Circles of Hell''s Pellet*


    *Achievement: Fuck the planet: Destroy an entire landscape.*


    *Reward: Nothing, who would kill a planet like that just for a reward? If you want to be evil then at least pulverize it.*


    Jean and Jasmine looked in front of them, there was a set of things that came out from nothing¡­


    [Later]


    Jean placed the Pellet and the Sniper Rifle on the Sky Poison Pearl while he was dressed up in his new Sternritter''s Outfit.


    He was wearing a black, ankle-length cloak, with a hood attached to the cloak''s collar, but he decided to keep it down and use the cloak to cover his left arm and his back, under his cloak, there was a white double-breasted trench coat tied with a black belt, worn together with white coloured trousers and boots.


    He was currently over the Light Cycle going at a good speed, behind the motorcycle, obviously coming from Tron, a trail of red light was created, he noticed that the light was solid, making it useful for blocking attacks.


    Jean: Woooooooooooo!!!!


    Jean: Fuck yeah!


    [13 days later]


    In accordance to Cang Yue''s wishes, the Inner Palace Selection Competition, which should have been held half a month ago, was delayed for the same time before it began.


    It was only this evening that the participating disciples were finally decided. With hurried steps, Qin Wushang personally left for the Moon Embracing Palace, the place currently occupied by Cang Yue, to let her know the results of the selection competition.


    Qin Wushang: Princess, the results of the Inner Palace Selection Competition between our Inner Palace disciples are out. As expected, it just happens to be the top three on the Inner Palace''s Heavenly Profound Ranking.


    Cang Yue calmly received the list of names delivered by Qin Wushang, but Qin Wushang could feel the distress underneath her calm¡­ and a kind of apathy, as if her heart had died. He let out a long sigh in his heart. He could only sigh.


    Not only did that Jean possess a shocking innate talent for profound strength, it seemed as if he had some kind of demonic power; to have actually let the Blue Moon Princess, who firmly rejected Fen Juecheng, the young master of Burning Heaven Clan, fall in love with him so deeply she had willingly sunk into the dangerous condition of allowing her heart to die.


    Cang Yue: Fang Feilong, 2nd Spirit Profound Realm; Feng Bufan, 3rd Spirit Profound Realm; Fen Juechen, 5th Spirit Profound Realm¡­


    So it just happens to be the top three on the Inner Palace''s Heavenly Profound Ranking. If I remember correctly, when I returned to the palace eight months ago, Fang Feilong and Feng Bufan were already twenty years old. Will they be over the age limit?


    I even used the Profound Assessment Stone to test the age of their bones, and it showed that both are still twenty years old.


    Cang Yue: Fen Juechen is from the Burning Heaven Clan and is also their Clan Master''s son. If he represents the Blue Wind Profound Palace in the tournament, we would undoubtedly be criticized.


    Furthermore, even if he manages to get into the top hundred and defeat Fen Juebi, no one would recognize him as a representative of Blue Wind Profound Palace and accept our Palace''s ranking. Instead, we would be mocked. Father would definitely not feel proud about this¡­ What do you think, Palace Chief Qin?


    Qin Wushang: What you said is definitely true Princess. It would definitely bring us large amounts of criticism and mocking. However, the only reason Fen Juechen entered our Profound Palace was so he could participate in this year''s Blue Wind Ranking Tournament .


    He wishes to rank higher than Fen Juebi in order to avenge his shame. This point, the currently dead third prince had also specifically instructed before. Furthermore, he indeed is a Profound Palace disciple. If we kick him out, I''m afraid¡­


    Cang Yue: Since that''s the case, then let''s just let it be. I will explain to father.


    Qin Wushang: All shall be as Princess has arranged. We are only three days from the tournament. Shall we set off tomorrow morning? What time would be more appropriate for you, Princess?


    Cang Yue: Me? I had forgotten to inform you earlier Palace Chief Qin. I won''t be going for this year''s Blue Wind Ranking Tournament. I would have to trouble Palace Chief Qin and Palace Chief Dongfang to bring the team this time.


    Qin Wushang: Ahhh? This¡­ But Princess, Palace Chief Dongfang had always been hard to track down. Ever since his majesty became sick, he rarely stayed in the Palace, and even now that he is safe, he is nowhere to be found.


    Furthermore, even if Palace Chief Dongfang was able to get back in time, me and him bringing the team there would be highly inappropriate. Blue Wind Ranking Tournament is the most prestigious tournament in the country and is held by one of the top ten sects in the world.


    The people attending are all of the status of at least Sect Elders. There are even sects where the Sect Masters themselves personally bring the teams in. Our Palace has always brought a prince or princess to lead the team.


    If we were to send a Palace Chief this time, it would likely cause the other sects to feel that we are looking down on them. The Heavenly Sword Villa might even hold grudges against us.


    His Majesty''s currently busy with a mountain of documents. The princes are all dead. Therefore, we can only trouble you, Princess. Three years ago, our Blue Wind Profound Palace merely ranked two hundred and twenty three, but your elegant demeanor stunned the entire crowd, completely overshadowing out pathetic results.


    This time, we have no choice but to trouble you again. If not¡­ I really do not know what to do.


    Cang Yue: I know¡­ Prepare the flying profound beasts. We will leave tomorrow morning.


    Qin Wushang: Yes.


    [Next morning]


    The sky was already bright and it was silent in the Inner Palace. Although it was still early, most of disciples had already entered the Profound Gathering Tower. In the Inner Palace, disciples usually woke up and entered the Profound Gathering Tower before sunrise.


    In front of Supreme Profound Hall, three Giant Snow Eagles stood majestically; every one of them emitted a faint cool aura. With the Giant Snow Eagle''s speed, they were able to travel up to several thousand kilometers a day.


    It would take them at most two days to reach Heavenly Sword Villa. Beside the Giant Snow Eagles was Qin Wushang, who was already waiting there. To his right were two Inner Palace disciples who looked around twenty years old. They looked average, but their eyes held glints of arrogance. They stared at each other with obvious signs of enmity.


    These two, were the Inner Palace''s second and third ranked disciples, Feng Bufan and Fang Feilong respectively. Although the two of them were only twenty, there were the idols of all the disciples in the Profound Palace.


    Even the entire Blue Wind Imperial City knew of them and recognized them as geniuses. The crown prince and the third prince also once favored them and people expected them to be of great power in the future.


    Having such achievements at such a young age made ninety-nine percent of the youths in the city comparably envious. This naturally fueled their ego and made them arrogant.


    Finally, Cang Yue had arrived. She did not wear anything special, nor did she put on makeup. She had also not brought along anyone as she arrived alone.


    Qin Wushang: Good morning Your Highness. Princess, you... Why are you alone? Why is there no one protecting you?


    Cang Yue forced a smile and said.


    Cang Yue: There''s no need. When going to Heavenly Sword Villa, it is better to have less people than to have more. Also, we have you here Palace Chief Qin... Aren''t these two Feng Bufan and Fang Feilong? Where''s Fen Juechen?


    Fen Juechen was highly arrogant and does not wait for people. Perhaps he will arrive at towards the end of the morning. Other than that, everything is already prepared. Princess can rest ?ssured.


    Cang Yue: Palace Chief Qin arranged everything personally. Of course, I''m not worried. Since that''s the case, let us wait here for a while more. If he still doesn''t arrive by the end of the morning, there''s no need to wait any longer.


    Qin Wushang: Y-


    *VROOOOOMMMM*


    Jean: I''M BACK, YOU LITTLE CUNTS!!


    *VROOOOOMMMM*


    Qin Wushang: W-What? Who dares to be so disresp-


    He looked at Cang Yue and saw something that forced his mouth to open in shock¡­ Tears coming from her eyes.


    Cang Yue: ...Jean¡­?

 Chapter 69 - STOP DRAGGING ME!!

    Qin Wushang: It''s Jean?!


    Then he saw Cang Yue sprinting towards the entrance, followed by Qin Wushang. The other 2 Inner Disciples that were with them shrugged and followed them.


    When they reached the entrance of the Blue Wind Profound Palace, the first thing they saw was a figure wearing a white militar outfit and a strangely-shaped black helmet with a visor, the second thing they saw was¡­.


    ?: LET ME GO!!


    Jean: Fuck no, besides, did you really think you would be cooler if you came here late? There is time because it needs to be followed, not because you need to ruin everyone''s hope with your late appearance.


    And it was your fault for not moving from the road, you little dipshit, you could have died if you collided with my motorcycle.


    ?: What in the living fu?k is a motorcycle?!


    Jean: No one will ever answer you. C''mon, we almost arrived.


    ?: You¡­.! I will kill you once you let me go! Remember this!


    Jean: Pfft, I could beat your entire clan if I wished so. Christ, this helmet is annoying now¡­


    After he said that, he put back the helmet in the Sky Poison Pearl, revealing his face.


    Cang Yue: JEAN!!


    Qin Wushang: I-Is that¡­ Fen Juechen?


    Jean: Shhhh, now I am here.


    Fen Juechen: Can you just let me go?! I promise I won''t do anything weird for now!


    Jean: Well, I guess this is the biggest thing I can currently get from you¡­


    Then Jean released Fen Juechen''s collar, he stood up and dusted his clothes before he glared at Jean and walked towards the Blue Wind Profound Palace, meanwhile, Jean was busy with comforting Cang Yue.


    Cang Yue: I¡­ I had thought¡­ had thought¡­ never again¡­ never again¡­.


    Jean: You little ball of joy, I already told you that I would return in 7 months, and guess what? I turned back in 7 months. Not even the Wasteland of Death is enough to stop me.


    Qin Wushang: *Cough* *Cough*


    Qin Wushang suddenly started to choke on saliva, attracting everyone''s attention, Fen Juechen''s too, towards him.


    Jean: What happened, Palace Master Qin, are you okay?


    Those words froze everyone in their spot¡­ What did he say? 1st Sky Profound Realm?! Nonono, we must have heard bad.


    Cang Yue: P-Palace Chief Qin¡­ I think I didn''t hear¡­ How strong is Junior Brother Jean?


    Qin Wushang: He¡­ He reached the 1st Sky Profound Realm¡­. And his profound strength is fully stabilized¡­


    Everyone looked at Jean in shock, while he just ??r?ssed his own head in embarrassment as he started to fly some centimeters away from the ground, confirming their thoughts.


    Qin Wushang: A-Are you sure you are Jean?


    Jean just took out his Overlord''s Colossal Sword, removing any doubt.


    Jean: I know, it''s pretty strange, but I am at the Sky Profound Realm, not only that, my combat prowess greatly exceeds that level. I hope to be in time to join the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament.


    Qin Wushang: This¡­ Every single force that attends the Ranking Tournament, can only bring three participant disciples at most. The three people that represents the Imperial Family to participate has already been chosen by matches within the Inner Palace. These two senior brot-


    Feng Bufan: Who''s going to participate? Me? Nonono, Junior Brother Jean can take my place.


    Fang Feilong: I should let younger people take experience from the tournament, I can''t be greedy and take their future away just for a bit of fame, Junior Brother Jean can take my place if he wishes so.


    Both of them looked at each other and nodded.


    Feng Bufan/Fang Feilong: We will let Jean take our place!


    Then they rushed back to the Inner Palace and closed themselves in their courtyard, leaving Qin Wushang, Cang Yue, Jean, and Fen Juechen alone.


    Qin Wushang: Well¡­ There is a place for you now¡­


    Jean: Neat. So¡­ Will we go now?


    Qin Wushang: No, there is still a missi-


    Qin Wuhou: Jean?!


    Qin Wushang: Aaaand here he is.


    Jean turned around and saw a shocked Qin Wuhou.


    Jean: Yep, it''s me, are you ok?


    Qin Wuhou: I thought you died!


    Jean: Hahaha, I never die, even if you see me with a sword impaled in my head, I will still be alive, it''s just that you all don''t believe me.


    When you will know me better, you will realize that it''s much easier burning oneself''s profound veins than killing me.


    Qin Wuhou: *Sigh* At this point I really believe that¡­


    Jean: So we can go now?


    Qin Wushang: Yes, we are all here, except for the 3rd disciple that should participate, but I believe that even with you alone, we can achieve the 1st place!


    Jean: Alright, come here boy, let''s go!


    Fen Juechen: DON''T YOU DARE TO DRAG ME AGAIN! I WILL GO TO THE PROFOUND BEAST MYSELF!!


    He seemed pretty frightened when he saw Jean coming towards him, well, if you had thoughts about killing a person and then it''s revealed that he is almost 3 great realms higher than you, there would be some changes within one''s mind.


    Jean: Alright, I''m Dennell Jean, the 73th Inner Disciple.


    He extended an arm towards Fen Juechen, who looked at it with caution, after some hesitation, he extended his own arm towards Jean.


    Fen Juechen: I-I''m Fen Juechen, the 1st Inner Disciple and youngest son of the Burn-


    Jean: Ok.


    Jean didn''t let him finish when he dragged him to the beast.


    Fen Juechen: STOP! I SAID STOP!!


    Jean looked at his watch as he dragged Fen Juechen to the Profound Beasts.


    [11:03]


    [18/3/1996]


    [Q: "Question"]


    [Later]


    [21:24]


    [18/3/1996]


    [Q: "Question"]


    Jean: Finally we are here¡­


    The Heavenly Sword Mountain Range spanned a distance of four hundred kilometers from north to south, and four hundred fifty kilometers from east to west. Its main peak reached a several thousands of meters tall, and was named the "Summit of Cloud Piercing Sword."


    Disregarding all those short mountains, there were still six subsequent summits that were over three thousand meters tall.


    Looking over from afar, a terrifying aura seemed to come over, ?ssaulting the senses, it was as if the entire mountain range was surrounded by waves of icy, sharp sword energy that people could only look from afar but not dare to approach.


    They reached the main mountain gate of the sect, guarded from a single disciple.


    Disciple: Guests, please halt. Our Villa is preparing for the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament these few days, and we''re not accepting guests. Please leave.


    Qin Wushang stepped forth and said.


    Qin Wushang: This little brother, I am Qin Wushang and I have come this time to attend the ranking tournament.


    It was obvious that the disciple would misimpret their visit here for being guests, Cang Yue was at the True Profound Realm, Feng Juechen was at the Spirit Profound Realm, Qin Wuhou was at the Earth Profound Realm, and Qin Wushang and Jean were unidentifiable due to their high profound strength.


    Disciple: You five¡­ are here to attend the ranking tournament? And this, is Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Blue Moon Princess?


    Cang Yue nodded and gave him the invite.


    Cang Yue: Yes. We five came here to represent the Imperial Family and participate in this time''s ranking tournament. This is our invitation letter and list of names.


    Naturally, the namelist only had five names: Qin Wushang, Cang Yue, Qin Wuhou, Fen Juechen, and Dennell Jean.


    And in the participating disciple section, there were only the names "Dennell Jean" and "Fen Juechen".


    Disciple: So it''s actually the Imperial Family''s esteemed guests that are here. I ask that you''ll forgive me for my rudeness earlier. Four esteemed guests, please come in.


    Five kilometers ahead, is where the Villa is located, where Villa Master and Villa Mistress are already personally awaiting for you. Please.


    After the five passed through the mountain gate, the few gatekeeping disciples all looked at each other in dismay.


    Disciple 2: Only brought along two participating disciple, and one of them is at the Spirit Profound Realm whole the other couldn''t be felt, do you think he is a cripple?


    Disciple 3: We will see it when the tournament starts¡­


    Inside, the five of them were walking to the place the disciple indicated them to, following a female disciple that helped them in the way.


    Cang Yue: Junior Brother Jean, Heavenly Sword Villa is unlike any other places. This place could be regarded as Blue Wind Empire''s holy land, and also the one and only holy land.


    Even the lowest ranking disciples of Heavenly Sword Villa are distinctive geniuses in the outside world. Those disciples guarding the mountain gate earlier, are all at the Spirit Profound Realm. Twenty year old Spirit Profound rankers are all qualified to become instructors in every Profound Palace branch but in Heavenly Sword Villa, they are merely gatekeepers.


    Heavenly Sword Villa''s inside information is ample, and their strength is enormous. It is not something that an ordinary person is capable of imagining, however, I think that Junior Brother Jean doesn''t need to worry much, just don''t offend them, alright?


    Jean: Yeah, I know, but I won''t promise anything if they go past a certain line¡­ ''Besides, since they have a big backing, I can''t do much, not only that, my current power is Question, and tomorrow is Roar¡­ I wonder what will happen when I use Superstar.''


    They finally reached their courtyard thanks to the female disciple that guided them, and the first thing that was heard was Jean''s whistle.


    Jean: That''s a big place¡­


    Qin Wushang: The participating teams in this ranking tournament number more than five hundred, and every participating team has one of this courtyard. The number of rooms in each pavilion are never less than eight, so as to allow each guest to have their own private room.


    With the Heavenly Sword Villa''s large size, forget about five hundred, even if another five hundred teams were to come, they would still not have any problems with an arrangement like this.


    Disciple: Distinguished guests, please select your own rooms. When night comes, I will bring the meals to your rooms. To prevent any unnecessary conflict before the tournament, a banquet was not arranged. Please forgive us.


    They nodded and each one picked their own room, after fixing everything, Qin Wushang called Jean and Fen Juechen.


    Qin Wushang: This is the first time Jean visited this Heavenly Sword Villa. This is a rare opportunity, and since it is still early, why don''t you two take a walk around the Villa, Fen Juechen, show him the place since you were here once.


    Fen Juechen: Y-Yes¡­


    Jean: Aww. C''mon, it''s not like I will drag you again.


    Jean put an arm around Fen Juechen''s shoulder, as if they were friends, but Fen Juechen pushed it away and glared at Jean.


    Fen Juechen: Don''t touch me!


    Jean: What are you, homophobic? Don''t be such a wuss.


    Jean placed the arm around his shoulders again, making Fen Juechen grit his teeth while they walked around.


    Jean: So¡­ Are you sure you will be able to win?


    Fen Juechen: Huh?


    He was surprised from the sudden question, and Jean clarified.


    Jean: I mean against Fen Juebi, Senior Sister told me about your relationship with him, do you think you are able to win.


    Fen Juechen: Hmph! Obviously I will win! I trained day and night just for this.


    Jean: But his resources are better than yours, and I trained day and night too, guess how many realms I surpassed in 7 months? Before I left I was at the 5th True Profound Realm, and now I am at the 1st Sky Profound Realm.


    Fen Juechen: ...What are you trying to say?


    Jean took out a flash grenade and gave it to him, surprising him.


    Jean: If you realize that he is stronger than you, pull the ring and throw it in air, after 3 seconds from when you pull the ring, close your eyes if you don''t want to be blinded. Remember, this needs to be in front of his sight.


    Even though Fen Juechen was a young master, so fate says that he needs to be extremely arrogant and evil, he was a man that held his morals high, and took it cluelessly before asking in surprise.


    Fen Juechen: Why are you doing this for me? I am doing everything to push you away!


    Jean: Don''t be such a puss?, think of it as me trying to be friend with you, I am a bit tired of talking with women, and the last time I talked to a man at my age was around 8 or 9 months ago.


    Fen Juechen looked at the cylinder-shaped thing in his hands, he didn''t had an idea about what it was, the only thing he knew is that he will find out 3 seconds after pulling the ring, and he ain''t pulling that shit now¡­


    Fen Juechen: ''A friend¡­ If I could u-''


    Jean: Oh right, if you think about using me, you may lose something.


    Fen Juechen: ''Nevermind¡­''

 Chapter 70 - Good Night

    [Later]


    Fen Juechen: And then he came to me and said "Hey, have you seen my sword?", when I pointed at his hip, he looked down and found it sheathed and attached there, you should have seen his face when he realized that he had the sword the entire time attached to his hip¡­ Pfft, hahahaha!


    Jean: Holy shit! Hahahahahahaha! Oh, hey, hear this. There was this guy that came at me after the first exam to see our profound strength, I was around 2 realms higher than him and he told me that it was the Profound Arts that decided everything.


    His friend was the person that would test us in the combat prowess exam, I just flung him against the person I mentioned before, both of them rolled like barrels and fell unconscious.


    Fen Juechen: Hahaha, what a group of idiots¡­


    In just some time, they already became friends and told pieces if their past to each other.


    ?: Brother Chen?


    Jean and Fen Juechen turned around, and found someone that surprised Fen Juechen.


    Fen Juechen: Elder Brother¡­


    There were seven people walking towards them. Among the seven, there were four youths and three elders; every one of them was dressed in red, with a red flame crest embroidered on the ?h?st.


    Among the seven, the oldest was someone whose hair and beard were already pure white, both his elderly face and slightly cloudy eyes had a great amount of vicissitudes settled within.


    However, the profound aura being emitted out from his body was actually incomparably dense, causing several passers-by to reveal expressions of deep shock and worry when they looked towards him. Instinctively, these people would take a detour, as they did not dare to approach him.


    The elder made Jean feel a sense of familiarity, before he remembered that it was the one who lead the group of 5 Sky Profound Cultivators to the Scarlet Dragon, he was Fen Moli, someone at half step to Emperor Profound Realm.


    Jean hid his own cultivation to avoid being sensed from him, he wanted to surprise everyone in a moment, not letting everyone know about the surprise he will give them.


    ?: I didn''t expect you to be here, brother Chen.


    Fen Juechen: Neither I, Fen Juecheng. Hello there.


    Fen Juecheng: Hehe, how was the time at the Profound Palace? I think there shouldn''t be that many benefits compared to the Burning Heaven Clan.


    Fen Juechen: Obviously it can''t be compared to the Burning Heaven Clan, but I met some nice people. Elder Brother, I introduce you Dennell Jean, he is another disciple of the Profound Palace, and the strongest.


    Fen Juecheng: So you aren''t the strongest there, Brother, I''m slightly disappointed¡­


    Fen Juecheng glanced at Jean and smiled.


    Fen Juecheng: Hello, Dennell Jean, I am Fen Juecheng, the son of the Burning Heaven Clan''s Sect Master, it''s nice to meet a friend of my little brother.


    Jean: Likewise.


    Both of them shook their hands, and Fen Juecheng''s eyes twitched a bit when he tried to sense the other party''s power, but was unable to do so.


    Fen Moli walked towards him and said in his ear.


    Fen Moli: He''s a 1st Sky Profound Practitioner¡­


    Fen Juecheng flinched at the information¡­ How old was Jean? He looked like someone around 17 or 18 years, maybe he is older than he looks¡­


    Wait, did his little brother said that he would participate on the tournament?! Then¡­ He is dangerous¡­


    Fen Juechen: I wonder where Senior came from, for you to have such impressive strength.


    Jean: Just nowhere, I traveled around the world and stopped a bit at the Profound Palace. Soon I will travel more. Besides, probably I am younger than you, so please call me Jean, not senior.


    Fen Juecheng: So sen-Jean, you like to travel?


    Jean: Yes, there are many things one can find in the way, hidden treasures, danger everywhere, and many more things.


    He looked at his watch.


    [18/3/1995]


    [Q: "Question"]


    Jean: Sorry but right now it''s getting late, I and my friend need to go back. What do you think?


    Fen Juechen: Yeah, you''re right, good night, Elder Brother.


    Fen Juecheng: Good night, brother Chen, and good luck with the tournament.


    Then the groups parted ways and headed to their own destinations, and Jean felt a dark aura surrounding Fen Juechen.


    Fen Juechen: I''ll make you pay, Second Brother¡­


    Jean: Second brother? Fen Juebi was with them?


    Fen Juecheng: Yes, he was the one behind the Great Elder Fen¡­ Jean, thanks again for the item you gave me, if I fought Second Brother as I am now, I would be defeated since our profound strength is 3 realms away, I can''t cover that when both of us cultivate the same profound art. I really owe you.


    Jean: It''s nothing, just remember, pull the ring, throw it in air, wait 3 seconds, and close your eyes for a moment before charging to his vital area.


    Fen Juechen: Yes!


    They reached their courtyard, where Qin Wushang was waiting with a smile.


    Qin Wushang: It seems you two became great friends.


    Jean: Yeah, we didn''t had the best meeting, but with time we could be more friendly.


    Fen Juechen: Right, with Junior Brother Jean, I am sure I can accomplish what I came here for.


    Qin Wushang: ...It''s weird seeing you two so close when before¡­ Yeah, you got it. Now that you two are here, go to rest, tomorrow the tournament will begin.


    Jean/Fen Juechen: Yes.


    Then both of them turned back to their room, there was food in their tables so they ate them, but Jean found a surprise¡­


    Jean: Hehe, so that idiot of his brother tried to poison me¡­ Well, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Let''s see if Fen Juecheng likes my own pill¡­


    He made appear the Nine Circles of Hell Pellet, and smirked, then he made it disappear. Like he thought before, he will not do anything bad that might attract the Villa''s attention, so he will use it in the first moment he is alone with him.


    He couldn''t sleep because it was still too early, so he went out, and arrived before Cang Yue''s room which was beside his. Cang Yue''s room was still brightly lit. Since she was not going to participate in the tournament tomorrow, she naturally did not need to sleep early.


    *Knock* *Knock*


    Jean: Senior Sister, it''s me.


    The door was opened really quickly, and what appeared before him was Cang Yue''s snow-white beautiful figure, shined upon by both the moonlight and candlelight.


    Cang Yue: Junior brother Jean, the tournament is tomorrow. Why aren''t you asleep yet?


    Jean smiled gently, and without saying a word, he entered her room, closed the door, and pulled the door lock. Then, under Cang Yue''s tender cry, he suddenly carried her by the waist, and walked over to the bedside with large strides.


    Jean: That''s obviously because I couldn''t stop thinking about you, senior sister, or should I call you princess?


    Cang Yue: Ah... But, you... have to compete tomorrow... Mnn¡­


    Before she could finish, Jean closed her mouth with his lips. Her entire body was pressed against the bed, the sounds she made instantly turned into m??ns.


    Placing his two hands at her h?ps, his tongue stretched directly into her mouth, coming into contact with Cang Yue''s timid small tongue, and they tangled around each other.


    Her pair of eyes which occasionally opened and closed had turned completely hazy. In the midst of the immersion, the belt at her waist had already been pulled out by Jean, and the jade bu??ons on her garment were opened one at a time.


    Jean stretched his hands, invaded into her clothes, and without any restraints, his hands began to swim around her tender waist.


    Having her skin in direct contact, Cang Yue''s eyelids suddenly jumped, and her beautiful pair of eyes were wide open. As she m??n?d, she instinctively began to struggle. Turning her head aside, she finally managed to escape from Jeans tongue, and heavily panted.


    Cang Yue: No... Don''t... You still have a tournament tomorrow¡­


    Jean: Hahaha, I have enough stamina to be here 24 hours and fighting 100 people as I am now. Don''t worry, there will not be anyone as strong as me participating.


    After saying that, he pushed his head forward, and once again pressed his lips against Cang Yue''s. The two hands which were under her clothes suddenly went upwards, grabbing onto the pair of exceptionally tender snow lumps, and gently began to fondle them.


    And slowly, she stopped struggling and accept Jean, with no one interrupting them for the first half of the night.

 Chapter 71 - Showing off

    [Tomorrow]


    [9:00]


    [19/3/1996]


    [R: "Roar"]


    Jean and his group were in the place behind their plaque, which had only 5 seats, in front of them there was the main stage of the Sword Discourse Arena and thirty other small sword arenas in a circular shape around the main one.


    Jean: It''s nine.


    Qin Wushang: Then it''s about to start.


    Suddenly, a loud and clear sound of screeching swords could be heard from midair. Everyone lifted their heads instinctively and saw that there were suddenly a hundred swords about three hundred metres above them. The floating swords seemed to have a mind of their own and started dancing around in the sky.


    The screeching sounds of the swords broke the silence of the skies and the sounds were extremely sharp. After circling the stage for a few rounds, they halted in midair above the main seat, and arranged themselves neatly.


    Below the floating swords, a white bearded elder walked out slowly, greeted with cusping fists, and spoke in a clear voice.


    ?: This old one is Heavenly Sword Villa''s Sword Baptizing Pavilion''s Elder Ling Wugou. I am glad to meet all the heroes and outstanding youths today. I represent our Villa to thank everyone for turning up at Heavenly Sword Villa. This year''s Blue Wind Ranking Tournament¡­


    While Ling Wugou was talking, Fen Junchen explained things to Jean, since he was new around.


    Fen Juechen: Ling Wugou''s nickname is ''Scarless Sword''. Even though he looks like any normal elder, he is rumored to be at the eighth level of the Sky Profound Realm already. He has already hosted several years of the tournament and is fair and just.


    He does not joke around and even within the Heavenly Sword Villa, he is a well respected figure. Even Ling Yuefeng has to show some respect towards him.


    Jean: Heeeh¡­


    Ling Wugou: This year''s Blue Wind Ranking Tournament''s witness comes from Profound Sky Continent''s Four Great Sacred Grounds, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region''s Elder Ling Kun! With Elder Ling Kun''s strength and birthplace, I believe no one would doubt Elder Ling Kun''s qualifications and authority.


    Fen Juechen: The Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, huh?


    Jean: Hehe, things are getting interesting¡­


    When Ling Wugou shouted, a green attired middle-aged man stood up beside him and nodded slightly. At the moment he stood up, as if attracted by an invisible force, all eyes were instantly gathered upon him¡­


    He looked to be about forty to fifty years of age, with an average built and expressionless face. Even though everyone appeared to be able to see him, they could not sense his presence at all. It was as though he was an imaginary illusion.


    Ling Wugou: Now, let this old man declare the prize of this Ranking Tournament.


    Third place in the ranking tournament''s individual rankings, will receive one ''Purple Striped Dragon Heart Pellet''.


    Second place in individual rankings, will receive three drops of ''Purple Veined Marrow Quenching Fluid''¡­


    ... First place in individual rankings, will receive a Sky Profound Artifact, Dragonscale Armor, that originates from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region.


    Jean: *Whistle* A Sky Profound Artifact¡­


    Fen Juechen: It will be Junior Brother Jean''s reward, I doubt someone else is as strong as you between the participants.


    Jean: Pfft, I don''t need that, my body is already tough, maybe I will give it to you after this.


    Fen Juechen: Eh?! For real!?


    Ling Wugou: Top ten forces in the ranking tournament, after the tournament, will be qualified to explore ''Heaven Basin Secret Realm'' in teams.


    The top ten forces in the ranking tournament, after the exploration of ''Heavenly Basin Secret Realm'', will have the opportunity to see the ''Demon'' Sealing Ritual carried out personally by Elder Ling Kun of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region with their own eyes.


    Jean/Fen Juechen: Demon Sealing Ritual?


    Qin Wushang: I am not very sure either. Counting this time, I''ve been here three times altogether, yet I have never heard of this sort of ''reward''.


    But the word "Demon", I have heard of. It was rumored that an hundred years ago, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region had sent a ''Demon'' to Heavenly Sword Villa, and sealed it under the Sword Management Terrace.


    That gigantic sword at the center of the Sword Management Terrace, exists precisely to seal that ''Demon''. Perhaps this seal needs to be reinforced once in awhile, or perhaps the reason why this Ling Kun came to Heavenly Sword Villa, was not to witness this session of Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, but to reinforce that seal instead¡­ Of course, this is only a guess.


    Jean: Oh sweet, there are demons too, now what? Angels? Magical flying colored unicorns that talk about friendship?


    Ling Wugou: The time hath come. Now, this old man declares; this session of Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, officially begins!


    The enormous Sword Discourse Arena immediately became quiet. One could only see the figure of Ling Wugou waver; he had already flown up into the air. Leaving a line of hazy grey phantom, he landed on the dead center of the Sword Discourse Arena in the blink of an eye.


    There, a gigantic Profound Assessing Stone already stood in place.


    Ling Wugou: This session''s Ranking Tournament, has a total of 513 sectoral forces to be ranked, and involves 1545 participating disciples.


    The age of every single participating disciple must not be younger than 16, and must not be over 20. Anyone not within this age range will be immediately kicked out. Now begins the lot drawing of the Ranking Tournament.


    Before the number is drawn, one must be tested for age and profound strength, and then let everyone know the names of younger generation''s outstanding individuals as well¡­ Now, participating disciples called on by this old man, come up immediately for profound strength ?ssessment and lot number drawing.


    Skyblade Clan''s Li Badao, Ji Hong, Ye Changqing!


    Thunderbolt Mountain''s Wu Mu, Wu Feiran, Wu Qingyun!


    Moon Worshipping Sect¡­


    Divine Cloud Isle¡­


    Waves after waves of participating disciples, with sects as units, came up and carried out profound strength ?ssessment as well as the number drawing.


    Same as previous sessions, most of the participating disciple''s age all grouped at 19 and 20. 18 years olds were already very rare, and 17 extremely so. As for sixteen¡­ Nearly half of the disciples had already gone up, but there still wasn''t even one.


    Moreover, over 90% of these participating disciples, had a profound strength centralized between the 1st Spirit Profound Realm and 5th Spirit Profound Realm. Ones that surpassed 5th Spirit Profound Realm didn''t even reach one tenth.


    To be able to step into the Spirit Profound Realm under the age of 20, even if it was in the Imperial Capital of the Blue Wind Empire, one would be considered as the genius within geniuses. Even for the Blue Wind''s number one Profound Palace, there were merely 4 people, including the foreign Fen Juechen.


    For those small cities like Floating Cloud and New Moon, one wouldn''t even dare to imagine it. But in here, it could only be reduced to ordinary. And for young profound practitioners of 5th Spirit Profound Realm and above, they would be the prodigies blessed by heavens within prodigies blessed by heavens, as well as the top level group of the ranking tournament.


    As for people over or lower the Spirit Profound Realm, there was none.


    Ling Wugou: Xiao Sect''s Xiao Kuanglei, Xiao Zhen, Xiao Nan.


    Xiao Zhen, 20 years old, 9th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Xiao Nan, 18 years old, 6th Spirit Profound Realm.


    The next was the Burning Heaven Clan, that took Fen Juechen''s attention.


    Fen Jin, 20 years old, 9th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Fen Juebi, 20 years old, 8th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Fen Yuange, 19 years old, 7th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Even if Fen Juebi''s talent was lesser than Fen Juechen, he still needed to be careful because Fen Juebi was still 3 realms higher than him, however that won''t stop him from winning with Jean''s gift.


    Ling Wugou: Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Shui Wushuang, Wu Xuexin, Xia Qingyue.


    Jean: Pfft¡­ *Cough* *Cough*


    Jean observed Xia Qingyue from his seat, his eyes glued on her¡­ It has been 1 year and half since they got separated¡­


    Jean: No¡­ Don''t mind me¡­


    Cang Yue: Junior Brother Jean, is she¡­


    Jean: Yeah, it''s her¡­ Nevermind, it''s not important right now.


    Cang Yue knew what he was talking about, he didn''t mentioned it because it would cause a disaster if everyone knew it.


    Shui Wushuang, 20 years old, 9th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Wu Xuexin, 20 years old, 9th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Xia Qingyue, 17 years old, 8th Spirit Profound Realm.


    In that instant, the audience was silent for an entire 3 seconds, and then, suddenly, a large wave of exclamations was set off.


    Jean: 8th Spirit Profound Realm¡­ From the 10th True Profound Realm¡­ ''It''s funny that I am trying to compare her with me when I used the same time as her to get from 0 to the Sky Profound Realm¡­


    Ling Wugou: Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Yun, Ling Feiyu, Ling Jie.


    Ling Yun, 20 years old, 3rd Earth Profound Realm.


    Ling Feiyu, 19 years old, 9th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Ling Jie, 16 years old, 6th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Jean: Heh¡­ ''As expected from my subordinate, in just 7 months, he came from the 3rd Spirit Profound Realm to the 6th Spirit Profound Realm with not even 20 profound entrances opened, and not only that, his aura is really dense, he could match against people of the 9th Spirit Profound Realm or beyond¡­''


    Ling Wugou: Blue Wind Imperial Family, Fen Juechen and¡­ Dennell¡­ Jean? Did I spell it right?


    Jean: Yes, elder!


    The audience was shocked, first of all, there were only 2 participants, 1 of them was someone unknown while the other was one of the sons of the Burning Heaven Clan''s Clan Master.


    The first one to go was Fen Juechen, when he laid his hand on the stone, the results were out.


    Fen Juechen, 17 years old, 5th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Then it was Jean''s turn, when Xia Qingyue saw him, her beautiful eyes widened, carrying a trace of deep shock when she saw Jean.


    Xia Qingyue: He¡­ how could it be¡­ him¡­


    Chu Yueli''s gaze was fixed on Jean and asked Xia Qingyue.


    Chu Yueli: Eh? Qingyue, don''t you feel like he resembles someone?


    Xia Qingyue: Dennell Jean¡­ Xiao Che¡­ Xiao Che¡­ They look really similar but it is impossible that it''s him. His profound veins are crippled and are impossible to restore, so it is even more impossible for him to have any connections with the Imperial Fa-


    Her voice paused when she saw a familiar watch on his left arm, that was slowly reaching the stone.


    Xia Qingyue: ''It''s him! But how can he be here?!''


    Chu Yueli: Right, it is indeed impossible that it''s him. But there''s actually two people in this world that this much alike.


    The next person seated beside them, who was Little Fairy, or Chu Yuechan, raised her eyebrows and asked.


    Chu Yuechan: You''ve seen this person before?


    Chu Yueli: No. But he looks similar to someone I''ve met before.


    Chu Yuechan: Who?


    Chu Yueli: It is exactly the person Qingyue insisted on marrying that year. That person''s name was Xiao Che. This person''s name is Dennell Jean. They really look alike.


    Chu Yuechan: Hmm¡­ So it''s him¡­


    Chu Yueli: You have already met him?


    Chu Yuechan: Yes, when I was finding a cure for my ice poison, he was the one to heal me and asked me to protect him for 3 months, but after he got to the Wasteland of Death, 7 months ago, anything about him vanished¡­


    Chu Yueli: He survived 7 months in the Wasteland of Death¡­ Interesting.


    Xia Qingyue: ''What¡­ What is happening¡­ Why is he here?! How did he get here?!''


    Jean finally laid his hand on the stone, and everything went silent¡­ They just gazed at the stone with disbelieving eyes, some of them rubbed their eyes in shock, while others thought that it wasn''t working¡­


    Dennell Jean, 17 years old, 1st Sky Profound Realm.

 Chapter 72 - I give up!

    All of those people who were ridiculing the Blue Wind Profound Palace in secret because they took only 2 disciples had the same reaction¡­ Pain and cringe for their own self


    It was as if someone slapped their faces, and then kicked their balls while proceeding to steal their clothes...


    Spectators: Is¡­ Is this an out-of-season april fool joke? / Maybe the Profound Assessing Stone is broken¡­ / I think so, it''s impossible for a 17 years old kid to be a Sky Profound Cultivator¡­ / Maybe this is the reason they brought only 2 disciples¡­ / If that''s so, then only Dennell Jean was necessary, why bringing Fen Juechen too?


    Ling Wugou faked some coughs, making everyone silent.


    Ling Wugou: Maybe the Profound Assessing Stone is broken, please forgive this old one for the inconvenience, however, I can ?ssure you that he is really a Sky Profound Cultivator, someone brings an Age Assessing Stone to see how much is bones are old¡­


    Ling Wugou believed that Jean was a 1st Sky Profound Practitioner because he could sense it, however, he had some doubts on the age.


    Some disciples of the Heavenly Sword Villa brought a small spheric stone to Jean, who laid his hand over it¡­


    17 years


    6 months


    Jean made the spectators gasp for air once again, Ling Wugou''s eyebrows furrowed and descended in front of Jean.


    Ling Wugou: I''m sorry, but I would like to check your body for any artifact, please don''t resist.


    Jean nodded and retracted his Profound Energy, then he let Ling Wugou check his clothes and what was inside, when he was sure that there was nothing abnormal, his expression turned in shock.


    Ling Wugou: He¡­ He''s really 17 years old¡­


    Spectators: *Gasp* / A 17 years old Sky Profound Cultivator?! / Is this even possible?! / Maybe he got there too fast and he is weaker than a normal Sky Profound Cultivator¡­ / I hope so, otherwise the 1st place will be his¡­ / And I thought the ace on their hand was Fen Juechen¡­


    Ling Yun: He¡­ He actually became so strong¡­


    Ling Jie: As expected of Boss! Shocking everyone with his strength!


    Ling Yuefeng: You two know this person?


    Ling Yue: He''s that person Little Jie described to you that time with a delighted smile. The last time we saw him was half a year ago. At that time, his profound strength was only at the 4th True Profound Realm, but he had actually blocked three of Little Jie''s strikes, and struck him down in a single attack.


    It has only been around half a year since then, yet he is actually already at the 1st Sky Profound Realm. This kind of advancement rate¡­ It''s absolutely abnormal¡­


    Ling Yuefeng: What?! Being able to block three strikes from the Ling Jie in the 3rd Spirit Profound Realm at the 4th True Profound Realm, his strength, absolutely cannot be measured by his revealed profound strength.


    Either he always hid his power¡­ Or¡­ Nevermind.


    Ling Yun: Could I know what father was thinking?


    Ling Yuefeng: If he was really at the 4th True Profound Realm back then¡­ Then right now¡­ How many levels higher is his actual combat prowess?


    Ling Yun: Ah!


    Ling Jie: Amazing! Boss is the most fantastic person!!


    Cang Yue: Hehehe, Junior Brother Jean already made them silent, and he didn''t even start to fight.


    Fen Juechen: That is the most obvious thing, there is only one person at the Earth Profound Realm, and Junior Brother Jean surpassed him of 8 whole realms.


    Jean: Heh, stop ?ss-kissing and try to resist until Fen Juebi.


    Fen Juechen: I will! I will take my revenge on him for humiliating me, about fights, what number did you get? Mine is 424.


    Jean: 1505.


    Ling Wugou: ...When fighting, a person loses when he falls onto the ground for more than ten breaths of time or when he concedes the match!


    No matter for what reason, any competitor who takes more than thirty breaths of time to go up on stage will be seen as admitting defeat¡­ Now, this old man declares that the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament has officially begun!


    After Ling Wugou''s voice fell, a large area of profound energy fluctuation came from all around. On top of the thirty small Sword Discourse Arenas, transparent profound energy protective screens appeared simultaneously.


    These profound energy barriers could isolate the two competitors such that their profound energy would not affect the surroundings when both parties were in combat. At the same time, to a certain extent, it also sets a restriction on the area in which both parties would fight.


    Qin Wushang: What?


    Jean: Nothing.


    Some time later, Jean''s gaze rested on a screen that showed Xia Qingyue fighting against someone called Han Yunzhi from the Illusory Sword Clan, well¡­ He was defeated in a blink of an eye.


    The next one was Fen Juechen, he fought against another member of the Illusory Sword Clan, and the two fought for some time, but thanks to Fen Juechen''s combat prowess that surpassed his profound strength, he beaten the opponent who was at the 6th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Referee: Group 15, fifth match, Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean versus Southern Jade Cloud Faction''s Fu Yanjie!


    Cang Yue: It''s Junior Brother Jean''s turn!


    Fen Juechen: Junior Brother Jean, don''t kill him, otherwise you might be disqualified.


    Jean: Hahaha, who do you take me for?


    Spectators: Hurry, look! The guy from the Blue Wind Imperial Family''s up! / Tsk tsk, that Fu Yanjie''s truly unlucky to be going against this monster in the first match. / Thanks god I am not in the 15th arena¡­


    But he was paying attention at how the guy was trembling like an oversized dildo¡­


    Referee: Match, start!!


    Fu Yanjie: I GIVE UP!!!


    The moment the referee spoke, Fu Yanjie shouted those words and threw away his machete before running out from the arena, leaving everyone speechless.


    Spectators: He ran away¡­ / What would you expect? No one can beat a Sky Profound Practitioner, the only one that has a small chance is Young Master Ling Yun, and that is only if he is fully prepared and Dennell Jean weaker than a normal Sky Profound Cultivator¡­ / Yeah, but it''s a shame, I wanted to see Dennell Jean fight¡­


    Jean just turned back to his seat after shrugging.


    The first round of group stage matches proceeded like a raging fire. A mere 3 hours had passed, and the average number of matches that proceeded in each Sword Discourse Arena had already surpassed thirty.


    There were matches that ended quickly, as well as matches with dragged on bitter battles. Yet when faced with someone from the Four Major Sects, most would forfeit right away. Especially when met with super raid bosses like Ling Yun, Xiao Kuanglei, Yan Jin, and Shui Wushuang;


    Referee: Group Fifteen''s thirty-fifth match: Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean, versus, Southern Jade Cloud Faction''s Fu Yinjie!


    Jean: Pfft¡­


    What''s this, a joke? However, when Jean was in the arena, no one was at the other side¡­ 30¡­ 29¡­ 28¡­ 27¡­ 26¡­ 25...


    ...3¡­ 2¡­ 1¡­


    Referee: 30 breaths passed, Fu Yinjie is eliminated! Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Jean, wins!


    Jean turned back to his seat, with a bored face, then he looked at the other arenas, Fen Juechen was fighting against someone 2 realms lower than him, and easily won.


    Jean: This will be pretty boring¡­


    Referee: Group Fifteen''s forty-ninth match: Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean, versus, Divine Cloud Isle''s Wui Fen!


    This time, Jean''s opponent wasn''t running away or trembling, instead, he was flaring at him, he held a heavy sword just like him, but it was enormous, as big as his body, and it had a jagged edge, it was a Spirit Profound Weapon, from Jean''s eyes, one would see that it wasn''t even that heavy, maybe around 1000 kilograms.


    The man, Wui Fen, yelled while glaring daggers at him.


    Wui Fen: Don''t think you can trick me! I know that you hid your real power somehow! Maybe you ate pills that could conceal one''s profound strength and show a dummy profound strength.


    Jean sighed, he summoned the Overlord''s Colossal Sword, and¡­


    Referee: Match start!!


    *Woooosh¡­*


    Jean lightly threw the sword at Wui Fen, he tried to slam it away with his own heavy sword, but¡­


    *Crack*


    Wui Fen: Oof!


    The Overlord''s Colossal Sword broke Wui Fen''s heavy sword in half and slammed on him, sending him fly against the barrier made from many Sky Profound Cultivators.


    Wui Fen''s head was bleeding and he fell unconscious while Jean walked towards him and picked up his weapon, before leaving.


    Referee: B-Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Jean, wins!

 Chapter 73 - The Superstar

    The sun had already begun to set, and thus, the curtains closed for the matches on the first day. More than two thousand matches had undergone on thirty arenas.


    Within these many matches, there would definitely be some there were spectacular and thrilling, but, after the first day of the tournament ended, the hottest topic brought up was not about any of those matches, but about the unexpected monster, Dennell Jean.


    No one knew about his combat prowess except for fellow Sky Profound Cultivators, who tried to make guesses when Jean threw his heavy sword with easiness.


    Qin Wushang: I have looked at the information of the participants in the fifteenth group. There''s basically no strong practitioners inside; at the very least, there''s not a single disciple from the four great sects. So you can even relax, nothing would happen even if they came all together.


    Jean: *Sigh* And I was hoping for some fun¡­


    Jean looked around, seeing many people looking at him while they walked, but his gaze temporarily rested on one thing¡­ Xia Qingyue''s eyes that were also looking back at him.


    Both of them were far away, and they looked at each other for 3 seconds, before their gazes split apart, neither of the two wanted to do anything with the other for now, especially in public.


    Jean: Heh¡­ I wonder what would happen if she wasn''t a disciple of the Frozen Cloud Asgard¡­


    [2 days later]


    The first round of the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament continued, Dennell Jean would either swing his right arm around or wait that the opponent would give up, but there was something that happened yesterday, and it shocked a bit Jean too¡­


    [Flashback]


    Referee: Match start!!


    This round was between Jean and someone who also thought he was faking his power, everyone was cheering for Jean, there were more than 100''000 people cheering for Jean, and this caused a certain something to happen¡­


    ...The schrift Superstar activated¡­


    The Superstar would increase one''s power exponentially to the people that cheer for that person, even if there was a single person, Jean would increase his power from the 1st Sky Profound Realm to the 4th Sky Profound Realm, and now that there were 100''000¡­


    Current profound strength: 1st Sovereign Profound Realm


    Current combat prowess: Profound God.


    Jean could feel his power overflowing from his body, no one was able to sense it, but Jean held the power to be the absolute ruler of the Blue Pole Star, even Jasmine almost spit blood when she sensed Jean''s power, and after some calculations, she knew where Jean''s combat prowess reached to.


    Obviously, it didn''t ended well for the opponent...


    [Back]


    After the first round of group stages ended, Fen Juechen pumped his fist and cheered, Cang Yue was beaming, and Qin Wushang could not contain his smiles any longer.


    Even though he knew that Jean could make it into the second round of group stages, when it finally happened, he was still unable to control his emotions¡­


    Because this was the first time ever that the disciples representing the Blue Wind Imperial Family made into the second round of group stages! The first time a disciple entered into the top three hundred rankings!


    Qin Wushang: I will immediately send news to the Emperor. He will be very happy upon receiving this news.


    Cang Yue: This is too wonderful Junior Brother Jean. You have established a new ranking record for disciples representing the Imperial Family. After Father receives news of this, he will certainly be very happy. Junior Brother Jean, I sincerely thank you.


    Jean: Then why not thanking me with a kiss?


    Cang Yue looked around in all four directions and a shade of pink spread across her absolutely beautiful face. Her lips puckered slightly. She suddenly moved forward, left a quick kiss on Jean''s face, and then immediately lowered her head with her heart pounding fiercely.


    *Bang*


    A certain someone''s armrest of his chair broke in that moment due to jealousy, little hint, it''s Fen Juechen''s brother.


    [Tomorrow]


    [9:00]


    [22/3/1996]


    [U: "Underbelly"]


    On the 4th day of the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, the second round officially started. Right now, from the 1545 disciples, only 300 remained.


    Referee: Sword Discourse Arena Number Seven, first match. Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean, versus, Thunderbolt Lightning Pavilion''s Lei Zhentian!


    Both of them were in the arena, Lei Zhentian''s eyebrows twitched and sighed, then he bowed down and said in a respectful manner.


    Lei Zhentian: Senior, I hope if you want to exchange pointers with this little one!


    Jean: Just go, we aren''t here to spar.


    Jean was disinterested on the fight, so he answered with a bored tone. This obviously made Lei Zhentian a bit angry, but he could only swallow his rage back and hope to not come out too injured.


    Referee: Match start!!


    Without saying anything more, he swung his twin hammers, creating two fierce and abnormal waves of wind which struck directly towards Jean''s ?h?st.


    *Bang* *Bang*


    This wasn''t the sound of weapon clashing with body, but it was the sound of the hammers breaking and fly away from their handles¡­


    Lei Zhentian: (?.?;)


    Jean: (=_=)


    Lei Zhentian: ...Please don''t kill me, almighty one¡­


    *Bang*


    Lei Zhentian was flung away against the barrier with a flick on the forehead¡­


    Referee: ...Blue Wind Profound Palace''s Dennell Jean wins¡­


    In the second match, his opponent was a spear-using practitioner with strength at the 5th Spirit Profound Realm. This time, he surrendered immediately and left the arena, leaving Jean there¡­


    Referee: ...Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Jean wins!


    Third match...


    Referee: ...Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Jean wins!


    Fourth match¡­


    Referee: ...Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Jean wins!


    Sixth match¡­


    Seventh match¡­


    Eighth match¡­


    Jean: Boooooring¡­


    Fen Juechen: Junior Brother Jean, this isn''t the behavior one should have¡­ *Sigh*


    Jean: It''s easy for you to say it, at least you have exciting fights! ...Nevermind, I will go to rest, the faster this day passes the better it is¡­ If there is something important then wake me up.


    Jean turned to his room and got to the bed.


    [Night]


    Jean: Zzzzz¡­


    Jean: Uh? Wha...t¡­ Who is the bloody whore who knocks at the door at the¡­ 0:23?! Are you retarded or wha- Oh, it''s you.


    Jean opened the door and found Fen Juechen holding something.


    Fen Juechen: I''m sorry for disturbing your sleep, but the disciple Xia Qingyue from Frozen Cloud Asgard asked me to bring you certain items that she wanted to give to you, but it was useless now.


    Jean: She?


    Fen Juechen nodded and gave him a spatial ring, he checked it and his eyes widened.


    A profound core. Its aura was thick and rich; it was clearly an Earth Profound Beast''s profound core.


    A chunk of fist sized crystal that looked like purple-colored ice crystals¡­ it was shockingly a Purple Veined Heavenly Crystal.


    And planted within a transparent jade bottle, was an eccentric grass with a twisted stem, seven sharp and long leaves, as well as a seven-colored brilliance flowing through its entire body¡­ Seven Profound Gem Grass.


    Those were the items that he asked to Xia Qingyue when he was still crippled!!


    Jean: How long has it been since she left?


    Fen Juechen: Just a while ago, don''t tell me-


    Jean''s current schrift is Vanishing Point, so he used the 3rd Version to disappear from the existence, Fen Juechen''s eyes widened when he tried to remember why he was there, he slowly rubbed the back of his head, trying to remember, before he left.


    After exiting the courtyard, Jean stopped for an instant, and perceived the remaining threads of ice-cold aura with his incomparably sharp sense.


    Following the direction that the ice-cold aura had lead to, Jean went full throttle, and madly chased. Not long after, under the pitch-black curtain of night, a graceful figure in fluttering snow-colored attire appeared in his vision. He slowed down his footsteps, he turned back visible and quickly called.


    Jean: Qingyue!


    The voice that came from behind made Xia Qingyue stop her feet. She quietly turned around, and her eyes met with Jean, who had chased here. In regards to Jean''s pursuit, she did not seem to be very surprised, except for the fact that she was unable to sense him until now.


    Her charming eyes did not waver, and her voice was soft and calm.


    Xia Qingyue: What matter does Sir Dennell seek from this Qingyue?


    Jean''s corner of his mouth cramped when he heard his wife calling him "Sir Dennell", but he just spoke.


    Jean: Qingyue, I want to ask you a question¡­ Our marriage certificate that I passed over to you that day¡­ is it still there?


    Xia Qingyue lifted her snow-white hand, and lightly stroked her ring. A sheet of flat and undamaged marriage certificate that was meticulously protected within a colorless crystal was taken out by her.


    With a lifting motion of her hand, the marriage certificate flew toward Jean, and landed in his hands¡­ And surprisingly, this sheet of paper, was precisely the marriage certificate between him and Qingyue that was perfectly flawless and undamaged!


    Jean''s heart was slightly moved, ever since the moment he gave it to her, she didn''t damaged it to the slightest¡­


    Xia Qingyue: That time, you didn''t have the power to protect this marriage certificate, so you passed it on to me. Now, you already have more than enough strength to protect it, so it should be returned to you anyway.


    Jean: "...If you want to be my wife, then good, protect this marriage certificate. But if you want to be free again, then destroy it right now and we will not have any connection between us¡­" Those were the words I spoke back then¡­ You did not just not destroy it, but you also cured it the entire time¡­


    Before, I stated that I saw you only as a friend, I admit that my feelings for you changed a bit with time, but you seem literally dead inside now¡­ Can I at least know the reason why you protected the certificate until now?


    Jean could clearly feel that from being cold as ice, she turned apathetic¡­ Her eyes were completely empty, as if he was speaking to a golem instead of a human¡­


    Xia Qingyue: ...Congratulations! You''ve reached the right person! It''s Xia Qingyue. Unfortunately, you''ve called at the wrong time. Please leave a message with all your contact information, and I''ll call you back within 5 years.

 Chapter 74 - Against the Four Major Sects

    Jean: ...What? ...Nevermind, wjy you can''t answer me?


    Xia Qingyue: Because what Qingyue thought that time, is already now forgotten. Perhaps, it is because the fate of us as husband and wife had yet to be finished.


    And it was then, that Jean''s all three souls inside him, that were fused together to make the current Jean, held a single thought¡­ "Maybe I should destroy Frozen Cloud Asgard¡­"


    Jean: *Sigh* Thank you for finding me the Seven Profound Gem Grass, Earth Profound Beast''s profound core, and Purple Veined Heavenly Crystal.


    I know that even if it''s Frozen Cloud Asgard, to find all three of these within one and half years would not be that easy. Moreover, you were only a newly entered disciple.


    Xia Qingyue: No need for thanks. Compared to your favor of opening all of my profound entrances, these, can''t be considered much.


    Jean: Pfft, cut the bullshit, I expended only a few drops of sweat, while god knows what you did to find these items¡­ But I have a single question, and I want you to answer truthfully¡­


    Xia Qingyue: Please ask.


    Xia Qingyue: Very well. The Asgard Mistress, Master, Senior Masters, Junior Masters, as well as all the Junior and Senior Sisters all treated me very well.


    Jean: ''Consider all of you saved¡­''


    He retracted back the idea of taking down the Frozen Cloud Asgard, if Xia Qingyue was happy, as much as she didn''t show it, then everything was ok, it was her life, not his, even if that sect was truly evil¡­ Turning such fairies in ice queens¡­


    Jean: Alright, I don''t want to know if you thought about me during the entire time, it is more certain that you thought only about cultivating, but that''s alright¡­ Then, see you la-


    Xia Qingyue: Please wait a moment, Sir Dennell.


    Jean stopped, he almost turned back to the Version 3, which would make Xia Qingyue temporarily forget about him.


    Jean: Yes?


    Xia Qingyue: How did you get so strong¡­?


    Jean: ...I am different from you¡­ But I advise you to go all out against me, even if you are my wife, I won''t gift you victory.


    [2 days later]


    [9:00]


    [25/3/1996]


    [W: "Wind"]


    Jean won all of his fights, and reached the top 32 together with Fen Juechen, who miraculously reached that place too


    The final event of Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, the Round of 32, had finally begun!


    An enormous profound stone was temporarily erected in the center of the Main Sword Discourse Arena, and the names of the 32 people who had entered the Round of 32, as well as the sect they belonged to were displayed on top. Amongst these 32 names, the 12 disciples from the Four Major Sects were all present without any exceptions.


    Qin Wushang: I had never thought even in my dreams, that there would be a day our Blue Wind Imperial Family''s name would actually appear on it.


    Ling Wugou: Participating disciples of the Round of Thirty Two, please come to the stage and draw the lot for battle order!


    The 32 people came up one by one and drew their own battle number.


    Cang Yue: Junior Brother Jean, what number¡­ Ah? It''s actually¡­ Number one!


    Fen Juechen: Oh! Congratulations, Junior Brother Jean, you are actually the first one to fight!


    Jean: Heh, be careful with Fen Juebi, not me.


    Qin Wushang: Jean, it is already very very impressive of you to be able to enter the Round of Thirty Two. And I am extremely confident you can take the 1st place too, however, during this time, some people may have taken precautions against you, so you need to be careful.


    Jean: Yeah, Palace Chief Qin doesn''t need to worry, I actually didn''t use even the 10% of my capabilities in the entire time, and my 100% is pretty frightening even for me.


    After all 32 remaining people selected their numbers, their battle order appeared on the Profound Stone. Once the order was released, it instantly caused a large debate amongst the audience.


    Fen Juechen: So Junior Brother Jean''s first opponent is Xiao Nan.


    Jean still remembered what the Xiao Sect did to him, and he isn''t really pleased with having to fight one¡­


    On stage, Xiao Nan had already taken out his weapon. it was a jade sword that gave off a cool glow. The jade sword was called Wind Spirit Sword and it was a Earth Profound Weapon. With sword in hand, he signalled towards Jean.


    Xiao Nan: Xiao Sect Sword Sect''s disciple Xiao Nan, please guide me, senior!


    Jean: ...What?


    He murmured that, he didn''t expected that Xiao Nan would give off such good vibes, and he had the memories of the man who killed around 7''7 million of people in a single day and survived until the day he fell from the Cloud''s End Cliff¡­


    Jean: ...Whatever, Elder Ling, just start things immediately.


    Ling Wugou: Round of the 32, 1st Match, begin!


    Jean crossed his arms and waited for Xiao Nan, his opinion about him was raised a bit, but it didn''t helped with what he thought about the Xiao Sect, he isn''t going to leave alone the bad field just for 1 or 2 good crops.


    On the Sword Discourse Arena, after Ling Wugou finished speaking, a fierce storm was released from Xiao Nan and the Wind Spirit Sword''s bodies. The storm surrounded his body and revolved around him. Although the storm was not strong, it was extremely sharp.


    However, Jean just had that dumb apathetic look on his face¡­


    Xiao Nan: Receive my attack¡­ Extreme Wind Slash!!


    The sword in Xiao Nan''s hands pointed forward, and instantly, all the storm that had been surrounding him turned into the silhouette of several swords, causing wind, so sharp that it even frightened the audience, to blow towards Jean.


    Jean: Huh, it''s that attack¡­


    Jean just stood there and let the attack pass beside him thanks to Wind. Then he walked towards Xiao Nan, creaking his knuckles.


    That scene scared a bit Xiao Nan, who backed a bit away and attacked Jean from distance, however, every attack of his just passed at his sides. Soon, Xiao Nan sighed and smiled bitterly.


    Xiao Nan: I give up.


    Jean was just some steps away from him, and his fist was inches away from Xiao Nan''s head, the force of the punch didn''t hurt Xiao Nan in the slightest, however the same couldn''t be said of the ground under him, which formed a big crater.


    Jean retracted his fist and walked away from the arena, he was a bit annoyed that he couldn''t hit someone from the Xiao Sect right now, but after the tournament, he would definitely destroy and loot the entire sect without pity.

 Chapter 75 - Kick it till it bursts!

    Jean was currently on his seat, he, Cang Yue, Qin Wuyou, and Qin Wushang were watching a certain arena¡­ All of them had an interested gaze on their face.


    The particular reason was for Fen Juechen, and his opponent, Fen Juebi.


    Fen Juebi: Oh? Look at who it is, little brother.


    Fen Juechen: Fen Juebi¡­ This time I will beat you!


    Fen Juebi: You? I would believe it if I was a normal 8th Spirit Profound Practitioner, I think I need to show you where you stand once again.


    Fen Juebi waved his right hand around, and a red sword appeared on his hand.


    Spectators: Quick, look at what''s in Fen Juebi''s hands¡­ That must be the legendary Sky Profound Weapon, the Demon Flame Blade! It looks like that Fen Juebi''s not going to give Fen Juechen any chances whatsoever.


    Meanwhile, Fen Juechen took out a slightly curved sword from his spatial ring, revealing an Earth Profound Weapon, probably it came from the Sky Weapon Pavillion of the Blue Wind Profound Palace.


    In the other hand, he held the flashbang that he kept in his clothes.


    Ling Wugou: Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Fen Juechen versus Burning Heaven Clan''s Fen Juebi, battle start!


    Fen Juebi: Heh! If you had chosen to not get on stage and directly surren-


    While he was talking, Fen Juechen had another thing passing in his mind.


    [Flashback]


    Jean: Alright, now I will help you to beat Fen Juebi.


    Fen Juechen: Huh?


    Jean and Fen Juechen were on the latter''s bedroom, talking to each other while they drank a drink.


    Jean: *Sip* Don''t attack him at the start.


    Fen Juechen: Heh, I can''t do that anyway¡­


    Jean: No, I mean that you should use the flashbang only when Fen Juebi is either too much distracted or weakened enough, if you use it at the first chance, he will be blinded, but the first thing he will do is raising his defences, expecting a surprise attack from you.


    Jean smirked and said.


    Jean: There are 2 methods, but I will give you the choice, I can lend you a weapon that you can use it only 1 time, or¡­


    Fen Juechen''s eyes gradually widened, before he let out his own shit-eating grin.


    Fen Juechen: I will choose option 2.


    Jean: Fantastic! Then you need to do this¡­ First, use the flashbang the moment he is busy¡­


    [Back]


    Fen Juechen pulled out the ring from the Flashbang and held it for 1 second and half, before throwing it at Fen Juebi, who was still monologuing.


    Fen Juebi: Today, is going to be the most unforgettable day of-FUCK!!!


    Fen Juechen closed his eyes when he counted to 3, and the first thing he saw was a white flash through his eyelids and then Fen Juebi''s scream.


    When he reopened his eyes, he saw Fen Juebi''s profound energy going out of control as he swung his sword randomly, trying to hit Fen Juechen, while his other hand was covering his eyes.


    Fen Juebi: You little bastard! I''ll rip off your arms even if father is here!


    Fen Juechen randomly glanced around and saw that everyone was holding their eyes in pain, except Jean and the Blue Wind Profound Palace''s guests, who already knew a bit from Jean. As expected of a Emperor Profound Weapon, not even the shield made from many Sky Profound Cultivators was enough.


    Fen Juechen rushed at Fen Juebi, and reached him almost immediately.


    [Flashback]


    Fen Juechen: But Junior Brother Jean, his understandment on the law of the fire is just like mine, even if slightly inferior, using a technique from the Burning Heaven Secret Art won''t be that strong against him.


    Jean: You don''t need to worry about it, you still have something stronger than the profound art, your weapon.


    Fen Juechen: My weapon?


    Jean: Unlike me and other exceptions, everyone''s combat prowess is higher than their profound strength because of their profound arts, so even if Fen Juebi can release a power comparable to someone who reached the 10th Spirit Profound Realm, his body is still at the 8th Spirit Profound Realm.


    If you use your weapon to hit him, which is at the Earth Profound Rank, it will ABSOLUTELY hurt him. No one will judge you because everyone will be blind, and you will also beat him in one of the most embarrassing manners ever existed, killing 2 birds with 1 stone.


    Fen Juechen dodged Fen Juebi''s sword by crouching down, a flash of dark energy passed in front of his eyes as they narrowed, a dark aura surrounded him for an instant, which alerted a certain person, and then he unsheathed his sword from his scabbard.


    Fen Juebi: *Squeeeeeee¡­.*


    Fen Juechen''s hilt slammed onto Fen Juebi''s "Little Brother", making him sound like a slaughtered pig, Fen Juebi''s legs gave up and he fell down. Then, Fen Juechen raised his right foot and slammed it down on him, since his profound energy got dispersed.


    [Fen Juechen: And then?]


    [Jean: Oh, just continue to hit that spot many times. You know, the ol'' kick him till his nuts burst...]


    [Fen Juechen: Oof¡­]


    Fen Juebi: Awwwwww¡­..


    His squeaky m??ns could be heard everywhere, but no one knew the reason except for the ones watching, which was only the Blue Wind Profound Palace team, Jean had a smile on his face while Cang Yue, Qin Wushang, and Qin Wuyou covered their mouth in horror.


    Fen Juechen continued to slam his foot on his t?st????s as Fen Juebi''s body twitched, obviously he didn''t use his full strength or he will be punished from his father for what he did to him, but that didn''t meant he held back.


    Fen Juechen took away the Demon Flame Sword from the ground and left Fen Juebi clutching his balls in a painful manner.


    Ling Wugou regained his sight and looked down, he saw Fen Juebi holding his balls while Fen Juechen called out.


    Fen Juechen: He said he surrendered.


    Ling Wugou: Ah?


    He glanced at Fen Juebi again, and saw that he wasn''t answering back, when 10 breaths passed, Ling Wugou called out.


    Ling Wugou: Fen Juebi surrendered, Blue Wind Profound Palace''s Fen Juechen wins!


    Someone helped carry away Fen Juebi while Fen Juechen turned back to his seat with a satisfactory smile on his face.


    Jean: How it was?


    Fen Juechen: The best day of my life¡­


    It was evening when the Round of 32 came to a complete close. The sixteen participants for the following day''s elimination round had all been decided.


    Of the Four Major Sects, other than Xiao Nan, who had been defeated by Jean and Fen Juebi, who got crushed from Fen Juechen, the other ten disciples all entered into the top sixteen, fully occupying two thirds of the top sixteen.


    The arrangements for the following day''s Round of 16 was also displayed on the profound stone in the middle of the Sword Discourse Arena after the end of today''s competition.


    The opponent Jean would face the following day came from the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress in the North, Mu Xiongyan.


    At the end of today''s competition, the five from the Blue Wind Profound Palace returned to their courtyard. There were already three people awaiting them here. More accurately, they were waiting for Jean alone.


    Of the three, one was a middle aged man with an imposing manner. The other two were youths who had appeared in today''s competition venue.


    One was the Mu Xiongyi who had been defeated by Ling Jie in a previous match. The other was Jean''s match for the next day, Mu Xiongyan.


    Having seen Jean, that middle aged man straightforwardly walked as quick as a comet in big steps and said to Jean.


    ?: I am Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress'' current Fort Master Mu Tianbei. At the risk of being presumptuous, I have an important matter to discuss with the honorable Young Master Dennell.


    He came up and directly asked Jean. As for Qin Wushang who was by his side, Qin Wuyou, Fen Juechen and even Princess Cang Yue, he did not even give them a single glance. He was the kind of arrogant person who believed himself to be beyond the laws and even beyond Heaven.


    A frown appeared on Qin Wushang''s forehead but he did not say a thing. Jean moved forward and asked.


    Jean: What does Fort Master Mu have to discuss with me?


    Mu Tianbei: It is very simple. I have witnessed Young Master Dennell''s performance in the ranking tournament for a few days and my heart sighs in admiration.


    Regarding Young Master Dennell''s innate talent and profound strength, even if it was among the Four Major Sects,I don''t believe anyone can match up. To remain with just a trifling Blue Wind Profound Palace is simply like burying a pearl. How about joining my Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress?

 Chapter 76 - I am the strongest in the Blue Wind Empire

    Even though Mu Tianbei said that as an invite, his tone was full of arrogance¡­ Who gives a fu?k about him, let''s see the VIP''s thoughts about it.


    Jean: No.


    Mu Tianbei: Fantasti-Wait what?


    Jean: I don''t want to join your sect. You don''t have anything that you could offer me.


    Mu Tianbei was really angry to be refused like that, but he kept speaking.


    Mu Tianbei: Dennell Jean, watch your words! Even if you are a Sky Profound Practitioner, this isn''t how you should speak to a sect master! Besides, I, Mu Tianbei, am a 6th Sky Profound Practitioner! Do you really want to be my enemy because of your bad manners?


    Jean started to laugh, taking Mu Tianbei and his disciples, Qin Wushang, Qin Wuyou, Cang Yue and Fen Juechen for surprise.


    Jean: Hah, I think you don''t understand the situation you are in¡­


    Jean grabbed Mu Tianbei''s collar and lifted him up, surprising everyone, then Jean glared at Mu Tianbei and spoke.


    Jean: There is only 1 person here that can save you right now, and that is the Elder Ling Kun from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, even so, I am confident that I can kill him if I have a possibility, even Thrones are nothing to me.


    For what you said to me before, I will forgive you for now because we are in the sect where a good friend of mine stays, I won''t care about offending anyone, in the Blue Wind Empire, I am the strongest.


    Then Jean let Mu Tianbei''s collar go, he fell on his bu?? and glared at Jean as if he killed his entire family.


    Mu Tianbei: You basta-!


    Mu Tianbei got kicked in the ?h?st, the air on his lungs were kicked out, and was rolling in the ground with a really pained expression¡­ How strong is Jean?! This wasn''t the power of someone who reached the 1st Sky Profound Realm!


    Mu Tianbei tried to stand up from the ground, but a foot slammed on his back, sending him back to the ground.


    Mu Tianbei: Guh¡­! Dennell Jean, you dare to kill me here?!


    Jean: I have better to do than that, besides, you are completely useless even if you died, it is a shame that I will get the A 5 days later, I would have liked to use that on you¡­


    Jean swung a finger at Mu Tianbei, and suddenly his arm was brutally snapped in two from a great force.


    Mu Tianbei: AHHHHH!!


    Jean: Remember, if you talk about this to anyone, I will wait until you will be out from the Heavenly Sword Villa and kill you, I don''t care about doing this here and now, I am not doing it for the respect of my friend. You understand?!


    His dignity was shattered in pieces, he can''t do anything, it seems that Jean is hiding even more power than he imagined¡­ He certainly regretted making Jean an enemy of his.


    Jean grabbed Mu Tianbei''s head and lifted him up, Mu Tianbei stood with shaking legs and hurriedly left with his frightened disciples.


    This action of Jean caused the people behind him to be worried about him.


    Qin Wushang: Jean, you were too impulsive earlier¡­


    Jean: For making an animal obey you, you need to show him who is stronger.


    Qin Wushang: ...Jean, I would like to know how strong you really are.


    Jean: I already said it, didn''t I? The only person that can beat me and is living in the Blue Wind Empire is Ling Kun, a 6th Tyrant Profound Practitioner, no one else. I''ll get some rest now¡­


    Jean walked back to his own room, and soon the others got to each one''s bedroom.


    After night had passed, a new day had begun. New matches were also imminent. It was early morning, but the entire Sword Discourse Arena was already jammed packed with people waiting for the Round of 16 to begin.


    As for the ranking tournament''s final results, that was already predestined inside everyone''s heart long ago, during the first day''s Profound Assessment Ceremony¡­ First place would inevitably belong to Dennell Jean.


    Second, third, and fourth place, would still be a fight between Frozen Cloud Asgard, the Xiao Sect, and Heavenly Sword Villa. Any other sects simply did not have the qualifications to enter the rivalry.


    Round of 16, first match: Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean versus Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress'' Mu Xiongyan.


    Obviously, Mu Xiongyan wasn''t even there to begin with, he already saw what Jean was capable of, why should he play an impossible game?


    The second match was with Ling Jie and an opponent that was two levels above him, but he was beaten in just a few strikes.


    The third match was a bit dangerous for Fen Juechen, he almost lost, but he came out victorious.


    The fourth match was Ling Feiyu''s victory.


    The fifth match was Ling Yun''s victory, the opponent surrended.


    The sixth match, Shui Wishuang and Wu Xuexin, from the same sect, fought, and the former won.


    The seventh match, Xia QIngyue won.


    And thus, the Round of 16 concluded, and the top eight in this Ranking Tournament were determined. This will be the next matches.


    First match: Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean vs Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Den Juechen.


    Second match: Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Jie vs Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Feiyu.


    Third match: Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Yun vs Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Shui Wushuang.


    Fourth match: Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue vs Xiao Sect''s Xiao Kuanglei.


    As the Ranking Tournament progressed, the eight people who were determined, represented the strongest powerhouses of the current young generation of the Blue Wind Empire.


    Among these eight, there were a total of seven disciples from the Four Major Sects. Dennell Jean, even though he did not belong to the Four Major Sects, was the star of the show.


    The history of the finale of the Ranking Tournament turning into a power struggle between the Four Major Sects had once again recurred, while Jean had undoubtedly became the most unnatural existence in the Blue Wind Empire.


    The moment he entered the top 32, his name will be destined to be spread far and wide after the Ranking Tournament. And the Blue Wind Profound Palace was finally able to vent out their frustration because of him, allowing them to regain their honor, and drew more practitioners to join them.


    Qin Wushang: Entering the top 8 also means that we have secured our qualifications to enter the Heaven Basin Secret Realm after the Ranking Tournament. This simply feels like a dream.


    Jean: Heaven Basin Secret Realm?


    Cang Yue: It is rumored to be an independent space opened up by a mysterious expert from the Ancient Era. Countless of opportunities and treasures are hidden inside. It opens up once every three years, and people who enter the Secret Realm will always obtain great rewards.


    Palace Chief Qin, after the Ranking Tournament concludes, you will be able to enter the Heaven Basin Secret Realm with Jean and Fen Juechen. That''s great.


    Qin Wushang: That''s right. Unfortunately, good fortune did not fall on Palace Chief Dongfang, he actually did not follow us here this time. He had always dreamed of being able to investigate the legendary Heaven Basin Secret Realm at least once. But, speaking of which, I didn''t think that Fen Juechen would actually be able to get this far¡­ Congratulations.


    Fen Juechen: This one is honored of your praises, Palace Chief Qin.


    If it was the previous Fen Juechen, then he would have just nodded in acknowledgement, but since he met Jean, things started to take some strange turns, thanks to him he got the sweetest revenge he could get, and he was also in the top 8! But¡­


    Fen Juechen: Anyway, I think I will give up for the next match¡­


    Everyone remembered who was Fen Juechen''s actual opponent¡­ Jean.


    Jean sighed and shook his head.


    Jean: Don''t worry, I understand, no one will blame you for this, it was actually pretty good for you to reach this point, be proud of this.


    Fen Juechen nodded, then everyone did their own things in the courtyard since the match was tomorrow. And right now the time was¡­


    [16:32]


    [26/3/1996]


    [X: "X-Axis"]

 Chapter 77 - Im not going to **** her!

    [Tomorrow]


    [9:00]


    [27/3/1996]


    [Y: "Yourself (1st Type)"]


    Today, the first match of the Quarterfinals started, it was Jean against Fen Juechen, and like everyone guessed, Fen Juechen wasn''t in the arena, it isn''t possible winning against Jean, no one would blame him for giving up.


    Second match of the Quarterfinals, Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Jie vs Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Feiyu.


    Even though the difference between them is 3 realms, for Ling Feiyu''s advantage, he surrendered to Ling Jie. Which meant that even though Ling Jie was a 6th Spirit Profound Practitioner, his strength far surpasses the 9th Spirit Profound Realm.


    Third match of the Quarterfinals, Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Yun vs Frozen CLoud Asgard''s Shui Wushuang.


    Shui Wushuang surrendered immediately, giving the victory to Ling Yun.


    Fourth match of the Quarterfinals, Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue vs Xiao Sect''s Xiao Kuanglei. This time neither of the two surrendered.


    On Xia Qingyue''s hand, a completely transparent ice sword silently appeared, it was the Frozen Cloud Asgard''s signature weapon, while on Xiao Kuanglei, he had a Spirit Profound longsword.


    Ling Wuhou: Good! Last match of the Quarterfinals, Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue vs Xiao Sect''s Xiao Kuanglei. Match start!


    Xiao Kuanglei: This humble one is Xiao Kuanglei, and is here to ask to experience Xia Fairy''s Frozen Cloud Arts!


    Xiao Kuanglei smiled as his longsword pointed frontwards. He rapidly spun his body around, conjuring up a jade green cyclone.


    But Xia Qingyue''s movements were much more nimbler than his. She straightforwardly thrusted her sword at him as a magnificent ice lotus blossomed atop the ice sword''s sharp tip.


    Before the two swords closed in, the sword wind had already collided with the ice lotus. The ice lotus was grinded into pieces in the violent wind, however, it did not falter just like this, but instead transformed into countless solid chunks of ice, and rained down toward Xiao Kuanglei against the storm.


    In an instant, the storm carrying the shattered ice lotus swirled around the two, as if sweeping up a tornado of ice and snow.


    Amidst the string of colliding and breaking sounds, the dispersed ice flakes were blown away by Xiao Kuanglei. However, the cold energy that these ice flakes contained was heavier he had imagined.


    After he blew away all of the ice flakes, both of his hands were already thoroughly flushed red from the cold, and only fully recovered after two breaths of time. He moved back half a step, and said with a slight smile.


    Xiao Kuanglei: I had already heard that Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Frozen Cloud Art was unparalleled under the heavens, and as expected it deserves it''s reputation. Next, I''ll be more serious. Goddess should be careful now.


    But Xia Qingyue didn''t reacted in the slightest from his words. And Xiao Kuanglei fiercely took in a breath as all of his profound strength surged up. The storm that swirled around him became even faster.


    The storm surged on his body as he suddenly rushed toward Xia Qingyue. His speed was really as fast as a storm; profound practitioners below the Earth Profound Realm could only see a wisp of afterimage flashing through like a bolt of lightning, even Jean was unable to look at him, but the reason was completely different¡­


    Jean: Check¡­


    Fen Juechen: Tch¡­


    Jean and Fen Juechen were playing chess¡­ Jean was too much bored to even gaze at the arena.


    Cang Yue: *Sigh* Jean, I understand that it is boring for you to watch these fights, but¡­


    Jean: Shh¡­ I''m winning¡­


    Every member of the Blue Wind Imperial Palace except Jean and Fen Juechen facepalmed.


    Under the storm-like high speed movement, Xiao Kuanglei''s sword also swiftly swept out. The storm engulfed the sword''s blade, and four lines of sword gust shot toward Xia Qingyue at the same time.


    Four ice lotus flowers bloomed in front of Xia Qingyue, and blocked all four sword gusts as they shattered. Xiao Kuanglei had also successfully closed in on Xia Qingyue at this moment, and his chain of sword combos ?ssaulted at Xia Qingyue.  She just backed away from him.


    Facing the Xiao Kuanglei''s astonishing speed, Xia Qingyue''s movements was instead as light as smoke, yet she was not constrained by Xiao Kuanglei''s speed in the slightest.


    With every movement of their footsteps, many traces of sword marks as well as pit marks caused by colliding profound energy would emerge on the ground.


    Cang Yue: Are you sure you won''t see this fight?


    Jean: She isn''t going to lose that easily.


    From the Sky Poison Pearl, Jasmine''s voice sounded out.


    Jasmine: Won''t lose that easily? This woman, simply doesn''t have any possibility of losing. If she uses her full strength, the person on the other side won''t even have the chance to last five rounds. The current situation, is merely done by her in deliberation for the purpose of hiding her true strength.


    Jean: ...Alright, which magical thing does she have that I didn''t know about?


    Jasmine: One third of the reason why you can challenge other an entire realm above you is because of your aptitude and comprehensive ability, the second third is your divine profound veins, divine bloodline and divine profound arts, while the last third is for your Schrift.


    But in the field of aptitude and comprehensive ability, she would completely surpass you, unless you use "Knowledge", however, even in terms of constitutional ability she is pretty near to your Perfect Body.


    Not only does she possess the Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins with 54 profound entrances open, even if unlike you, since you have 60 of them, she also possesses the Heart of Snow Glazed Glass that''s even 10''000 more times rarer than the Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins.


    Her constitution, even at the Realm of the G¡­ the place I was born from, could only produce one with the Nine Profound Exquisite Body once every 10''000 years... After tomorrow, whether your opponent would be Ling Yun or not, really is still unknown.


    Jean: Oh? Tell me about them¡­


    Jean started to get interested and looked at the arena, where his wife was fighting, and apparently just won against Xiao Kuanglei.


    Ling Wugou: Xiao Kuanglei has temporarily lost the ability to move, Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue wins! She shall advance into tomorrow''s Semifinals!


    And so, tomorrow''s arrangements for the semifinals were done.


    Match n.1, Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean vs Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Jie.


    Match n.2, Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Yun vs Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue.


    Meanwhile, Jasmine was explaining what they were, if Jean could analyze either of the two, then he would be able to recreate it, but hopefully they are something that could be done by modifying the body to a certain point, because even his Compulsory has a limit.


    Jasmine: ....I had not noticed it originally, but when she used 20% of her true strength earlier, it no longer escaped my eyes.


    However, in a place with such low levels of strength, they shouldn''t know of the concept of ''Heart of Snow Glazed Glass'' and ''Nine Profound Exquisite Body'', including herself. She at most would know that herself is different with others in some places.


    With her current age, the Heart of Snow Glazed Glass'' abilities are only revealed initially, and will exhibit extremely high comprehensive abilities as well as memory. Everything she have observed would be memorized just with a glance and be firmly engraved in her mind, no matter what level of detail, and will not be forgotten throughout her entire life.


    Someone who possesses the Heart of Snow Glazed Glass, would all normally be supreme and most sacred existences that transcends the world; even Divine Kings and Divine Sovereigns would certainly not dare to provoke.


    Because the legends say that someone with Heart of Snow Glazed Glass is blessed by the heavens, and whoever harms them, would suffer punishment of the heavens way.


    As the ability of the Heart of Snow Glazed Glass gradually reveals, she would be able to sense good and evil as well as danger, and easily see through various mysteries, and even see into the heart of all living things. In short, this is a nerfed "Knowledge".


    Jean nodded, this couldn''t be recreated with Compulsory since it doesn''t concern the body. Besides, Knowledge is much stronger than that¡­ Wait, Divine Kings? Divine Sovereigns? What were those?


    Jean: And the other?


    Jasmine: It''s best for it to not be noticed by anyone that knows the concept of Nine Profound Exquisite Body. Otherwise, heh¡­ She ought to not expect a single peaceful day in her entire life. Not only that, it is best for you to not try to make it unless you have enough power, even if I doubt you can make it, otherwise you will be dragged down as well.


    Jean: Why?


    Jasmine: The word ''Exquisite'' in the Nine Profound Exquisite Body, refers to a ''Exquisite World''. Which is to say, that in her body there exists a small world! This means, that she could possess an unlimited and endless power!


    Power that the body of flesh cannot handle, can all be stored within the ''Exquisite World''. Like this, no matter what profound art she cultivates, none of them would be restricted by her profound strength level and the endurance of her body.


    Jean: Basically it is a ticket to use any profound technique one wants? Included the ones that needs much more strength than she has?


    Jasmine: Yes. But it is also is the greatest of profound cultivating incubators ever created. Especially for someone who obtains her vital v?r??n?t?; they will generate an Exquisite World within their dantian that belongs to himself during the ?nt?r??urs? of Yin and Yang¡­


    Jean: So¡­ Who fu?ks her will have another Nine Profound Exquisite Body?


    Jasmine: ...The choice of words is really crude, but yes. You are thinking about raping her?


    Jean: No! I have much better things to do than that! Besides, she is my wife, as much as I would like to have one of those, I will try to make Xia Qingyue agree from her own will.


    Jasmine sighed in relief, she didn''t really want to see Jean fall so low. After the fight, everyone turned back to their courtyard and waited for tomorrow.

 Chapter 78 - Jean vs Ling Jie

    Today was the 10th day of the Ranking tournament, and Jean''s current Schrift is Yourself, the memory one. Jean stood on the top of the Sword Discourse Arena, and soon, Ling Jie slowly made his way.


    Ling Jie: Hehe, Boss, good morning.


    Ling Jie''s voice was not at all loud, but it was loud enough to be heard by Ling Wugou. Just as he was about to announce the names of the two parties and their affiliation, he suddenly heard the way Ling Jie addressed Jean. Both his legs went limp and he nearly kneeled on the floor.


    Jean: Heh, so you didn''t forget about that bet.


    Ling Jie: I, Ling Jie, am a true man. Every word I say carries an enormous amount of weight so there''s no way I would go back on a deal. Only cowards would go back on their word.


    Jean: Then why didn''t you visit me the entire time I was here? Can it be¡­ You don''t see me as your boss?


    Ling Jie: Err¡­


    Then he spoke in a low voice.


    Ling Jie: I¡­ I actually wanted to go, but Big Bro said that it wouldn''t look good. It''s really not my fault.


    And then he quickly changed the topic.


    Ling Jie: But Boss, you indeed did not disappoint me. You were just at the True Profound Realm less than 1 year ago, and now you are a Sky Profound Practitioner. How could someone who would make me have no choice but to surrender and become a little brother be any ordinary person?


    Ling Jie held out his hand and swiped his spatial ring, bringing out a sword case sculpted entirely in white jade. It was an Earth Profound Weapon, but there was something weird about it...


    Ling Jie: There''s no way that I will win, so I will use all of my power in this match! And let everyone in the world remember my, Ling Jie''s charm!


    Jean: Hahahaha! Then come! I''ll accept your blade with mine!


    He took out the Overlord Colossal Sword before he held it with a single hand.


    Jean: Don''t worry, I will hold back, but that won''t mean it will be an easy fight! Now stab me as much as you want!


    Ling Jie''s hands softly stroked once and the white jade sword case opened. Along with a flickering orange colored radiance, an entirely golden orange thin sword that was approximately five foot and five inches flew into Ling Jie''s hands.


    And once the orange sword met the ground, it suddenly released a lingering sword cry and its sword force also quietly filled the air. The sword force was not fierce, nor was it aggressive, but it brought along an incomparably piercing strength.


    Spectator 1: What kind of sword force is this! I''ve never heard of this before¡­ Wait! Orange colored sword, could it be¡­


    Spectator 2: Celestial Yang Sword!!


    Spectator 3: Right! It really is indeed the Celestial Yang Sword, one of Heavenly Sword Villa''s Sky Profound Divine Swords! It''s been said that Ling Yun subdued the Celestial Yuan Sword at the age of seventeen. He is only sixteen, yet had actually subdued the Celestial Yang Sword!


    Spectator 4: Heavenly Sword Villa does indeed produce geniuses after geniuses. Ling Yun is already an absolutely stunning genius but I didn''t expect that Ling Jie was an even better one! For Ling Yuefeng to have two sons like that, is enough for him to live a comfortable life.


    Spectator 5: Yeah, but¡­ It will be useless against Dennell Jean anyway¡­


    Spectator 6: You are right¡­


    Jean could clearly see that the weapon that Ling Jie took out from the Sword Case was a Sky Profound Weapon, which was stronger than the great sword on Jean''s hands.


    Ling Jie: Hey Big Brother, can you lend me the other blade?


    Ling Yun was startled, before he nodded and gave Ling Jie the Celestial Yuan Sword, which was similar to the Celestial Yang Sword, but it was cyan.


    Ling Wuhou: Ahem¡­ First match of the Semifinals: Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean versus Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Jie¡­ Match start!


    Ling Jie shot against Jean like a star, his swords seemed as if they disappeared, but Jean easily intercepted them with the great sword, with speed never seen before, Jean''s arm danced as he wielded the great sword with a mastery that would shock sword masters.


    Normally heavy sword wielders needed to support the weight of the sword, but not only is Jean''s arm strength much bigger than the weight of the sword, but he is also a Sky Profound Practitioner.


    He wielded the heavy sword like a needle while Ling Jie continued to make a storm of slashes on the blade. Even if the difference on strength between the two of them is enormous, that wasn''t the same with the swords.


    Ling Jie: Heaven''s Might Absolute Sword¡­ Moon Break! Haa!!


    Following a loud roar from Ling Jie, the two different colored sword beams suddenly shot out from the combination of the the Yuan and Yang twin swords, transforming into a cross shaped sword tip formed by two intersecting orange and cyan beams¡­


    The tip of "Moon Break" struck against the Overlord''s Colossal Sword that Jean swiftly put in front of himself. With a loud sound, the storm of sword force violently exploded.


    Following the simultaneous explosions from both the cyan sword tip and orange sword tip, in a single instant, there were countless sword beams flying out like a storm towards Jean.


    The heavy sword bent in half, before¡­


    *Snap!*


    Half of the Overlord Colossal Sword had broken off. It fell with a huge bang sound upon the ground, forming a huge pit which radiated fractures in the floor.


    There was absolute silence throughout the Sword Discourse Arena. Everyone''s eyes were opened wide, and their throats could not force out a sound for a long time. Especially for the young profound practitioners, they could feel a cold wind hissing through their spines, their four limbs, and even the gaps between their teeth.


    Jean: ¡­


    As the Overlord''s Colossal Sword broke, Ling Jie was also stunned. He did not immediately follow up on an attack but put down the twin swords and said in a voice full of regret.


    Ling Jie: I¡­ I''m sorry, it was not on purpose¡­ How about, how about¡­ After the competition I will pay you back a sword. The Sword Management Terrace also has many good heavy swor-


    Jean: ...Stand up.


    Ling Jie flinched, and looked at Jean. He held a cold as he wielded the broken sword, pointing it at Ling Jie.


    Jean: ...Don''t tremble.


    Ling Jie prepared himself for attacking, and Jean continued to speak.


    Jean: Don''t break your stance, stay aware of your surroundings, don''t let your guard down for an instant... Now I will make a single strike, receive the Overlord''s Fury...


    Wielding the half-destroyed heavy sword in his hand, Jean''s Heavenly Wolf''s Hell Tome''s began to channel without restraints. In an instant, his connection with the heavy sword had already reached the realm of perfection.


    His aura and the broken Overlord''s Colossal Sword were completely fused together. The Overlord Colossal Sword was no longer just a piece of weapon in his hands, but it looked as if it was the entire piece once again, with a jet black aura surrounding the broken sword which took the shape of the whole weapon.


    Ling Jie''s eyes widened in shock, didn''t he break the sword? Why was it still undamaged? ...Was that even a blade?


    Jean''s cold face was already inches away from Ling Jie, surprising him, Jean purposely slowed down so the latter would have time to react, and Ling Jie tried to block Jean, but Jean then swung the aura blade downwards, the twin swords and the Overlord''s Colossal Sword connected.


    Ling Jie was smashed flat in the ground, and since Jean held back, he wasn''t really harmed, but he was almost knocked out.


    Ling Jie: I''m not fighting anymore¡­ I quit¡­ I will never fight a monster like you a third time¡­ Guh¡­


    A long, long time ago, Heavenly Sword Villa once had a heavy sword style. But, this style declined at an extremely quick speed. Many years ago, the last Elder of the heavy sword style went to test himself in the Wasteland of Death, and then, he never returned.


    Hence, the heavy sword style was completely severed in the Heavenly Sword Villa, and the few heavy swords that were stored in the Sword Management Terrace, became the final remnants of the heavy sword style in Heavenly Sword Villa.


    Ling Yuefeng, his father, had once told him that heavy swords were only suitable on the battlefield, and they did not suit practitioners. Even Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, which prided themselves for their swords, and possessed every single type of sword styles, had long lost their heavy sword style.


    He had even said that practitioners who trained in the way of the heavy sword, were all total retards. But now, when he personally experienced the terror of heavy swords, Ling Jie really wished to personally shout a single sentence at his father, Ling Yuefeng... Your mom!

 Chapter 79 - Invite

    Ling Wugou: Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Jie surrenders. Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean wins! He will advance to tomorrow''s Grand Finals!


    However, the atmosphere was completely different from the ones of before, because everyone was able to see Ling Jie''s bravery and strength. And an applause rang out from the edges of the Sword Discourse Arena. It initially started out with a few, before spreading to a small area, to a larger area¡­


    Eventually, nearly everyone including a few sect elders stood up and praised with loud applause.


    After Ling Wugou announced the results of the match, and cheers rang throughout the arena, Jean''s face did not reveal any excitement. Instead, he silently stared at the half of his Overlord''s Colossal Sword in his hands with a smile. The half that was in his hands was already filled with cracks.


    Jean: I think it''s time to sleep for you¡­


    He knelt down and carefully picked up the broken pieces, and kept them in the Sky Poison Pearl. Ling Jie had overused his profound strength and had to be supported by Jean down the Sword Discourse Arena.


    At that point, Ling Kun, who usually was very silent, stood up from his seat and looked at him. Although his actions could be considered unnoticeable on the gigantic Sword Discourse Arena, everyone present turned to him as if attracted by an unknown aura and subconsciously watched him.


    Ling Kun: Young man, you are called Dennell Jean?


    Jean''s footsteps stopped for a moment and turned around, before nodding and speaking with humbleness, this time it wasn''t the right moment to act arrogant, the other party could kill him, unless he uses a bullet from the sniper right in the head, and his current Schrift didn''t helped him.


    Jean: Yes, I am Dennell Jean. I wonder what Senior Ling wishes to say anything to me.


    Ling Kun: You are currently a disciple of the Profound Palace set up by the Blue Wind Empire''s Imperial Family, right?


    Jean: Yes.


    Ling Kun: Well, are you interested to join our Mighty Heavenly Sword Region?


    Everyone was incredibly stunned from that declaration, and everyone''s eyes fell on Jean in shock, envy, amazement, jealousy and disbelief.


    Ling Jie: Boss, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region! The Mighty Heavenly Sword Region! That''s a Sacred Ground! You''re so great. Boss is really too great!


    Jean, however, wasn''t surprised, this could have happened sooner or later.


    Jean: Many thanks to Senior Ling for thinking so highly of this junior. However, this junior is currently still a disciple of the Blue Wind Profound Palace, even if I would leave soon, I wished to travel around the continent to experience many things, for I don''t wish to stay in a single place.


    But, after I ended my journey, I may accept Senior Ling''s request.


    Jean''s answer was completely out of everyone''s expectation. Everyone stared at him and wondered if he had gone insane¡­


    Being invited by Mighty Heavenly Sword Region was something that people did not even dare to dream about, and he actually rejected it! Instead, he was willing to make a journey around the world that could even kill him! This was a reply only an idiot or lunatic would make.


    But Ling Kun just laughed and said.


    Ling Kun: Hahahaha, good! Even though you are young, you are not arrogant, nor are you impatient. You are not flustered, nor are you rash. This is indeed rare. The reason I want to bring you into Mighty Heavenly Sword Region is not because of the talent you displayed.


    Although your talent is considered monstrous in this country, in the Sacred Grounds, it is considered slightly more than average. The reason I want to bring you in is because of the beautiful way you handle the heavy sword¡­


    If you could do it, becoming an elder-ranked figure of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region is not unlikely.


    Jean: I see, but my answer will be the same, even if I would join the sacred grounds now, I would be busy and not be able to conclude some of my unfinished business.


    Ling Kun: Good! I admire your personality. If that is the case, I shall not force you. Here, take this!


    Then Ling Kun gave Jean a piece of a deep purple colored jade stone.


    Ling Kun: This is a special Sound Transmission Stone that is able to communicate with me as long as we are within a distance of a hundred fifty kilometers. If you eventually decide to join our Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, drop me a message.


    I will guide you to us and bring you to meet the Venerable Sword Master. I believe the Venerable Sword Master would be immensely interested in how you handle the heavy sword.


    Jean nodded in gratitude and left to his seat, he could really try to join there, it will depend on what his level will be when he will finish his journey. Yes, he really planned to go in one once he finished his things, a journey that will last at least 1 year and half, because after that he will return to Xiao Lingxi, he still remembered his promise with her.


    Qin Wushang: Jean, why would you surrender the chance of entering the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region? To even refuse such a land of dreams, you must have some extremely important reasons, right?


    Then he winked at Cang Yue, who froze and started to gently smiling as a hint of moisture swelled up within her eyes.


    Qin Wushang: It really doesn''t sound like something said by a young man of your age.


    Jean: Haha, it might be.


    Fen Juechen: Hey Jean, is it true that you will leave soon?


    That question made everyone freeze of their spot and turn towards Jean, who nodded.


    Jean: Yes, I planned to leave the Blue Wind Empire for 1 year and half, after that, I will be back. I am curious about the things that are out there, since my knowledge was confined to just the Floating Cloud City just 1 year and half ago.


    Fen Juechen: ...Can I follow you, Jean?


    Jean: Huh?


    Fen Juechen: I don''t know why, but wherever you are interesting things happen, I want to feel that sensation too, the adventure, I don''t want to be closed somewhere in seclusion.


    Jean: ''Kiddo, that is called Plot Armor.''


    Cang Yue: Yes, I want to come too! I''m not going to leave Jean alone, god knows what will happen if left to his own devices...


    Everyone: Huh?!


    Jean placed an hand in his head for a small headache and sighed.


    Jean: We will see when we will turn back to the Profound Palace and I finished my things, after that, we will talk together about it.


    Fen Juechen and Cang Yue nodded. And then, the second match started, this time Jean watched it. Ling Yun and Xia Qingyue were on the arena, looking at each other.


    Ling Yun: Heavenly Sword Villa''s Disciple, Ling Yun, asks for Xia Fairy''s guidance.


    Xia Qingyue didn''t answer.


    Ling Wugou: Second match of the Semifinals, Heavenly Sword Villa''s Ling Yun, against Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue, battle start!!

 Chapter 80 - Xia Qingyues Problem

    Ling Yun stood whilst wielding his sword as the sword energy fluctuated around him. Yet he did not move; the opponent was a girl, and in addition to that, her age and profound energy were all much lower than his, that''s what he thought.


    Thus, he naturally wouldn''t take action first. Xia Qingyue raised her jade hand, and amidst the flashing of cold light, a crystal clear longsword of ice had already appeared in her hand. With the channeling of Frozen Cloud Arts, the surrounding ice spirits floated around her.


    *CLANG!*


    The ice longsword and the Celestial Yuan Sword clashed immediately. Jean watched the two of them fight with a slightly bored face, even if Xia Qingyue was something else than what he thought, it didn''t mean that the fight would be interesting¡­


    They continued to use techniques against each other, new and bizarre movements came out, and finally something more interesting happened¡­ But it didn''t made Jean happy about it¡­


    First, Xia Qingyue''s face was revealed since her veil fell down, and the arena turned silent. Even if Jean was slightly surprised from this, it wasn''t this the problem, the problem were the people around the arena, and the fact that Ling Yun fell in love with her.


    Jean: Those little insects¡­


    Ling Yun wasn''t the only one, though¡­


    In the Xiao Sect, two of the sect master''s sons wanted her¡­


    Meanwhile, Xia QIngyue revealed her profound strength, which was at the 3rd level of the Earth Profound Realm, and pummelled Ling Yun in the ground. Even after Ling Jie gave Ling Yun the Celestial Yang Sword, just like it happened before, he wasn''t able to win¡­


    And surprise! Since thanks to her Nine Profound Exquisite Body, her profound energy was almost infinite, she was able to use a domain even if she was 2 great realms away from the requirements.


    And so, the profound stone was again erected in the center of the Sword Discourse Arena, and two people''s names came out.


    Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean versus Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue.


    Soon, night fell. Under the moonlight, Xia Qingyue sat silently beside a lotus pond, deep on her thoughts. A cool breeze blew, and a snow white image appeared next to her without a sound. Xia Qingyue lowered her gaze, stood up, and then bowed.


    Chu Yuechan nodded faintly, then extended her jade like hand which held a pellet. The pellet was snow white, and exuded a light that was similar to the moon.


    Chu Yuechan: You used your Domain today, and slightly wounded your vitality. At this rate, you will only recover sixty percent of your energy by tomorrow, but after taking this pellet, you can completely recover.


    Xia Qingyue: Frozen Soul Heaven Returning Pellet¡­ Frozen Soul Heaven Returning Pellet is a priceless treasure, it shouldn''t be wasted on Qingyue.


    Chu Yuechan: You are Frozen Cloud Asgard''s future pillar and hope. The position of Asgard Mistress will also belong to you in the future. Any treasure that is used on you would never be a waste. If you intend to fight against that monster tomorrow, take it.


    Xia Qingyue hesitated a moment, before she took it and placed it in her mouth.


    Xia Qingyue: Thank you Senior Master.


    Chu Yuechan: Qingyue, for the battle tomorrow, do not underestimate your opponent, and even more importantly, don''t ever lower your guard for a single instant. That monster is not normal even in the Sky Profound range of cultivators¡­ Even I doubt that I could have a chance to win.


    He is able to turn invisible and intangible, and maybe even regenerate.


    Xia Qingyue: Yes, I will remember Senior Master''s advice. Qingyue has a presumptuous question to ask Senior Master¡­


    Chu Yuechan: You would like to know why I know it?


    Xia Qingyue: Yes¡­


    Chu Yuechan: Previously, I left the Asgard to hunt for three Sky Profound Cores so you can refine the Frozen Heart Liquid Jade. When I obtained the third profound core, I accidentally got poisoned. After that, I met him and he helped me cure the poison, and I ended up owing him a favor.


    In that moment, due to some problem, I ended up almost killing him, but not only did he stand up, his power slightly increased and his body regenerated.


    Some time later, I needed to protect him during his journey at the Wasteland of Death, but even if he encountered many people, he would either turn invisible or intangible to dodge their attacks, for then to kill them.


    Finally, due to some other problems, we encountered two Flood Dragons that were at the peak of the Sky Profound Realm. At that time, that monster was at the True Profound Realm.


    However, he asked me to leave and so I did, I turned some minutes later, after midnight, but the only thing I found was some puddles of blood, but it came from the Flood Dragons, I didn''t found any trace of Jean. It is certain that he was able to kill them both, I doubt there is a treasure capable of limiting one''s profound strength from the SKy Profound Realm to the True Profound Realm.


    In exchange, can you answer a question?


    Xia Qingyue: Senior Master, please ask.


    Xia Qingyue: Because of... my Mother¡­ Father and mother''s meeting was very magical... When father met mother outside of the city, she was in a coma and her entire body was covered with blood.


    After she woke up, she did not have any of her memories, and her body was extremely weak... Then, mother married father, and because her body was weak, giving birth to me was very difficult, and I narrowly escaped death¡­


    When I was 4 years old, mother suddenly regained her memories... She left, like a fairy she flew away and left... When she left, she hugged me and my brother while crying pitifully, saying that if she didn''t leave, she would bring calamity to the whole family.


    She said that where she was going, was a place called the Domain of the Gods. It was a place that we could never get to... After that, even though father stayed strong, I often see him shed tears quietly when he was alone.


    After more than 10 years, he never remarried... Brother was so young and ignorant, but when growing up, the thing that he envied the most, was that others people had mothers¡­


    Chu Yuechan: Domain of the Gods? Do you know what kind of place it is?


    Xia Qingyue: I don''t know. I have researched many ancient books, but I never encountered this name.


    Chu Yuechan: The reason you pursue profound power is so that you can reach a level high enough to learn this name, correct?


    Xia Qingyue: Mn¡­ I only want a reunited family. Even though this goal is very far, I believe that as I climb higher and higher, I will inevitably be able to see the silhouette of my mother one day¡­


    ?: This one is Xiao Sect''s Xiao Kuangyu. I would like to meet the Fairy of Frozen Moon, Xia Qingyue... This one does not have any other intentions.


    It''s just that I have an frozen jade hairpin which suits the Fairy of Frozen Moon. Only when matched with the Fairy of Frozen Moon, would this treasure not be wasted. And also¡­


    Before Xiao Kuangyu could finish speaking, Chu Yuechan extended her hand and pushed. A stream of solidifying cold energy suddenly rushed forth and sealed the courtyard''s main entrance with a thick ice wall three meters in height.


    The stream of cold energy that rushed towards him caused Xiao Kuangyu to pale in fright, and he speedily retreated. Even though his face was twitching with anger, he did not dare to say anything. He had no option but to forcefully clench his teeth as he angrily left with a flick of his sleeve.


    Meanwhile, in the Blue Wind Imperial Family''s courtyard, Jean was also looking at the moon that stood high in the sky. He was thinking about what Fen Juechen and Cang Yue said before. Should he take them with him?


    They were a bit weak, Cang Yue was a True Profound Cultivator while Fen Juechen was a Spirit Profound Cultivator. But the journey could help them. However it would depend on their families'' decisions.

 Chapter 81 - The Champion of Blue Wind Empire

    [Next day]


    Today, there were originally two battles scheduled in the Sword Discourse Arena. The first battle was the fight for the 3rd and 4th places, but this fight had directly concluded when Ling Jie conceded the match in advance. Ling Yun, who had originally been expected to take 2nd place, thus ranked 3rd.


    Before the Ranking Tournament, everyone had made a great deal of predictions as to which competitors would become the top three, and the only unanimous prediction was that Ling Yun would take 1st place.


    But then Jean came out from nothing, with a heaven-defying cultivation strength, at least in the Blue Wind Empire''s point of view.


    Ling Wugou: ...The final battle of the ranking tournament: Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean, versus Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue. May both contestants ascend the Sword Discourse Arena!


    Jean stood up and walked to the arena with a smile on his face, under the gazes of several 1''000 of people. Xia Qingyue was still wearing a veil on her face, hiding her appearance, but it was obvious that when yesterday the veil fell down, her appearances was engraved on everyone''s mind.


    Jean: Qingyue, you never thought about seeing me here, did you?


    Xia Qingyue: Honestly, yes.


    Jean: Anyway, remember to go all out, I''m not going to be merciful¡­ I''ll show you who wears the pants between us.


    Ling Wugou: Blue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean against Frozen Cloud Asgard''s Xia Qingyue¡­ Battle start!!


    Xia Qingyue''s profound energy exploded and a ribbon flew towards Jean, taking him on surprise, it wrapped around his arm and tried to bind it behind his back, but his arm didn''t moved of an inch.


    Jean: As expected of a Sky Profound Weapon, even if the difference of strength is abyssal, I needed to use a bit more strength to resi-


    Jean was suddenly encased in a ice cube, which was getting thicker and harder the more time passed. After Jean was sealed in a house-sized ice cube, Xia Qingyue took deep breaths and looked at Jean.


    But something strange happened¡­ The temperature of the atmosphere wasn''t cold, instead, it was getting hotter and hotter, and an orange glow appeared at the center of the ice cube.


    Cracks appeared all over the ice, and the arena started to slightly melt.


    Jean: Ok, you got me, I shouldn''t have talked that much¡­


    The people from the Burning Heaven Clan was getting surprised that a "Low-Level flame" could produce such heat, but the elder, Fen Moli, spoke with shock.


    Fen Moli: P-Phoenix Flames¡­


    The elders and important peoples that heard him looked with great shock the man encased on the ice.


    Jean: Boom.


    *BOOOOM!!!*


    The ice exploded and the atmosphere''s temperature skyrocketed to really high temperatures, it was so high that it even sealed Xia Qingyue''s Frozen Cloud Arts.


    Jean''s phoenix flames were the second strongest, followed only from the phoenix itself, it was because his body had not 1, not 3, but a whopping 12 drops of phoenix blood.


    Fen Moli: Those flames¡­ They are too strong to be coming from the Divine Phoenix Sect!


    Jean swung his arm, using a light Phoenix Break, Xia Qingyue tried to erect a thick wall of ice, but nothing happened, the Phoenix Break hit Xia Qingyue, sending her flying away, unconscious, but her clothes didn''t burned, why would he burn his wife''s clothes?


    Normally, he could have broken that ice cube b?r?handed, but using phoenix flames was much faster, besides, what is going to happen? It''s not like the Divine Phoenix Sect would come here saying something like they want to kill him because he has the phoenix''s bloodline, right? ...What is with this silence?


    Ling Wugou: ...X-Xia Qingyue can''t continue to fight, the champion of the Ranking Tournament is¡­ Bue Wind Imperial Family''s Dennell Jean!


    The Sword Discourse Arena was full of applause and screams, even though Jean didn''t show all of his powers, this was a great show for them.


    Ling Jie: Too awesome, too great¡­ as expected of my Boss! To be able to be the Boss of me, Ling Jie, you have to at least be able to do something like this!


    Jean stood on the stage until he saw some Frozen Cloud disciples taking Xia Qingyue away, Jean smiled and turned back to his seat, where everyone was congratulating him.


    Fen Juechen: Congratulations Brother Jean!


    Cang Yue: You did it!


    In the Emperor''s Chambers on the palace, the current Emperor''s face was flushed red, and he was letting out a huge smile. Even Cang Wanhe thought that he was dreaming.


    He had received Qin Wushang''s sound transmission, "Blue Wind Imperial Family had obtained first place in the Ranking Tournament¡­"


    He received Cang Yue''s sound transmission that said the same thing, but he couldn''t believe that it was true. Rapid footsteps resounded from outside. Very quickly, his personal eunuch had rushed into the chamber and kneeled before him, loudly shouting in a hoarse voice.


    Cang Wanhe: This news, are you sure this is true?


    Eunuch: That is the news that Heavenly Sword Villa has released, it''s definitely true! Right now, the same message is being spread all over the Empire. Not a word is false! Jean and Fen Juechen, who represented the Blue Wind Imperial Family had won all of their matches in the first group stage.


    Both of them had won all of their matches in the second group stage as well, and Jean alone had fought against the Xiao Sect, Burning Heaven Clan, Heavenly Sword Villa, and Frozen Cloud Asgard in the elimination stage, and completely beat all of them to obtain first place!!


    If even half of this is false, may the heavens strike this servant with lightning!


    Cang Wanhe: Good... Good... Good!! Haha¡­ hahahaha¡­ hahahahahahaha¡­ This is the glory my Blue Wind Imperial Family deserves! This is what is truly means to look down upon the world from above! Send an imperial order to all related parties. Say¡­ Say...


    From today onwards, for the next three years, the resources given to each Profound Palace will increase! Blue Wind Profound Palace''s reward will be proclaimed another day!


    From today onwards, we will prepare the greatest banquet in the Blue Wind Palace''s main hall, We want to personally receive Jean when they return... As for Jean''s reward, I will proclaim it at a later date!


    Eunuch: This servant has received the order¡­


    Cang Wanhe: Wait! Serve me some good wine immediately. I want to properly enjoy a drink, hahaha!


    Back at the Heavenly Sword Villa, the Blue Wind Imperial Family was having a really big party for Jean''s victory, they were drinking wine, eating good food, getting drunk and¡­ Jean? Hey, Jean, where are you taking Cang Yue? Hey! Turn back! We have a story to continue, don''t go to fu?k now!


    Jean: Don''t worry author! I brought protection! I don''t have any intention of getting a child for the moment.


    Oh, ok¡­ Wait, is there even a ??nd?m?


    Jean: Don''t ask¡­ Long story¡­ Besides, we will go to the Secret Basin 5 days later, give me some break¡­


    Ok...

 Chapter 82 - Nine Circles of Hell

    [5 days later]


    [10:00]


    [5 days later]


    [C: "Compulsory"]


    Name: Jean Dennell [Yun Che]


    Age: 17 years and 6 months


    Sex: Male


    Status: Healthy


    Cultivation Realm: 1st Sky Profound Realm


    Special Status: Reincarnated, Sky Poison Body, Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins, Perfect Body, Phoenix''s Soul Origin, Dragon God''s Body(Soul + Marrow), Extreme Fire Spirit Body.


    Special Bloodline: Yun Bloodline, Evil God''s Divine Veins, Mutated Profound Veins (60 Entrances), Phoenix Bloodline (12 Drops), Dragon God Bloodline.


    Deep into the direct north of Heavenly Sword Mountain Range was a flat clearing. Within the Heavenly Sword Mountain Range filled with sword energy, this place was completely different. The atmosphere was calm and quiet, and even the sounds of the wind were exceptionally soothing.


    At noon, a group of people arrived. This group of people were all of the ten sects who had ranked in the top ten of the Ranking Tournament. This was the entrance to the Heaven Basin Secret Realm.


    Everyone here carried varying levels of excitement, especially those who''ve yet to enter the Heaven Basin Secret Realm before. Their eyes were oddly bright and looked as if any possible encounters were already in front of them, within reach.


    And representing the Blue WInd Empire''s group, there was Qin Wushang, Fen Juechen, and obviously Jean. Ling Yuefeng, the villa master, stood at the front and announced.


    Ling Yuefeng: Shortly, the entrance to Heaven Basin Secret Realm will appear. Before that happens, I will need to remind all of you of some things.


    Heaven Basin Secret Realm can only take at most 50 people at a time. With that said, each sect can only send 5 representatives. As for which 5, you are free to choose. After entering the realm, you will only stay for 2 days. After 24 hours, you will all be teleported back here against your free will. There''s only one exception to this rule¡­ And that is a dead person!


    Do not ever think that the Heaven Basin Secret Realm only contains innumerable resources and treasures. At the same time, it also contains immeasurable danger! If you pay no heed to safety and are driven by greed, you may very well lose your life!


    The Heaven Basin Secret Realm is immeasurably huge and there has never been anyone who was able to travel to the end. At the same time, what you see within the Secret Realm changes every single time. Even if you''ve once traveled deep into the Secret Realm, you might see a completely new world this time around.


    While exploring the Secret Realm, you can choose to travel alone or travel in a group. But in order to truly gain experience, the young and older generation should split up. Within the Secret Realm, sound transmission does not work. Nobody will be able to communicate via sound transmission.


    The Secret Realm is a place for exploration and training, it''s not for settling grudges! If you wish to settle your grudge within the Secret Realm, I would advise you to not do so. Do not waste this precious chance to train!


    Especially the older generation, I hope that you wouldn''t stoop that low and disregard your dignity and attack someone of the younger generation. If I happen to find out, you wouldn''t like the outcome. Even if there''s conflict between the younger generation due to a treasure found at the same time, the older generation is not allowed to intervene.


    The deeper you go into the Secret realm, the higher the danger! If you are not strong enough, do not try to push your luck. Even the season within the Secret Realm is not fixed. Sometimes we''ll get the warm spring season, sometimes we''ll get a cool summer season, but if luck is not on our side, we might get a harsh winter¡­


    Suddenly, a strange sound came from Ling Yuefeng''s back, and everyone saw a spatial distortion that formed behind him. The spatial ripples started to speed up its vibrations and began to revolve at high speed until it formed a gigantic swirling vortex.


    Ling Yuefeng: This is the entrance into the Heaven Basin Secret Realm. Each time the Secret Realm has been accessed, on average there will be two or three people who get left within the realm, never to return.


    Now that the entrance to the Secret Realm has opened, it will only stay open for seven and a half minutes. Anyone who wishes to back out may choose to do so now!


    Ling Yuefeng: I''ve already said what has to be said. Let us enter the secret realm based on the results of the Ranking Tournament. Our friends from Blue Wind Imperial Family shall enter first.


    Jean and Fen Juechen looked at each other and nodded in resolution, this time Jean can''t underestimate this place, it was completely unknown.


    Jean wasn''t stranger to the feeling of spatial travel, he got this feeling when he was at the Dragon God''s Trial. Very quickly, the mysterious feeling vanished and an ice cold air ?ssaulted him. He opened his eyes and couldn''t help but stare at what was before him.


    The bone chilling cold wind blew snow to fill the entire sky. A smooth ice field continually extended beyond what he could see and giant mountain range of ice stood erect before him like steep cliffs. The highest peak towered beyond the clouds and radiated coldness even in this thick cold climate.


    An uncountable amount of hail that had been broken by cold wind pelted down. When it hit the face, it caused severe pain. If people with lower cultivation were to be here, they might have already been been covered with bloody holes just the hail.


    Jean: ...Wow¡­


    This scene was really magnificent, even if it seems as if a russian winter was in front of him.


    Behind them, the spatial vortex constantly distorted, and each time it distorted, someone else was sent here. When they opened their eyes, their reactions were even more exaggerated than Jean''s. Nobody had expected the legendary Heaven Secret Basin to contain a snow white world.


    Ling Yuefeng was the last to enter, and said with a frown.


    Ling Yuefeng: Looks like we are very unfortunate this time. To have drawn Heaven Basin Secret Realm''s harsh winter climate! This is the worst and most dangerous condition. However, this should be favorable¡­ to our friends from Frozen Cloud Asgard.


    Chu Yuechan immediately flew away with Chu Yueli, leaving everyone else back.


    Chu Yueli: Wushuang, Xuexin, you should both travel together. Qingyue, you should travel alone. It''ll be up to your abilities to obtain benefits here.


    Qin Wushang: Jean, Fen Juechen, be sure to turn back safe.


    Jean: Yes!


    Fen Juechen: You don''t need to worry, Palace Chief Qin, I don''t think that no one has the courage or is idiot enough to go against brother Jean.


    Jean: Heh, still kissing ?sses?


    Fen Juechen: I''m just stating facts, let''s go, Jean.


    Jean: Yeah, yeah.


    Both of them entered in the winter sky, vanishing from the sight, after they were a bit far away, they glanced at each other and nodded, before starting running in separate directions. They planned to go to search for treasures alone, it would be a mess if they were together, so whoever find something, it''s either his or Fen Juechen''s.


    Jean: Strange?


    Jasmine: This little world was indeed made by humans. Furthermore, its level of power is extremely high, and it must have existed for a very long time, so the appearance of a few heaven-grade treasures isn''t strange¡­


    What''s strange is that this kind of small world shouldn''t appear in this sort of location, because it''s simply not something that can be created with the strength of this plane.


    Jean: Maybe someone who surpassed the Sovereign Profound Realm was here and created it, you shouldn''t directly ascend if you reach the Profound God, no?


    Jasmine: You''re right¡­


    Jean: Alright, now where is Fen Juecheng?


    Jasmine: 5 kilometers at north-east.


    Why was he searching for Fen Juecheng? He ain''t letting the thing about trying to poisoning him go just like that, and this was a good opportunity to obtain revenge against Chu Yuechan too, and he had a really good idea for humiliating her¡­ And gaining some nice material too at the same time.


    Jean immediately rushed towards where Fen Juecheng should be, and found him together with Fen Juebi, he will leave Fen Juebi alone since he doesn''t have anything to do with his revenge, but he needs to make them separate from each other¡­


    Jean took out two Flood Dragon zombies and ordered them to separate the two of them, the dragons nodded and rushed towards the brothers of the Burning Heaven Clan¡­


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Fen Juecheng: AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!


    Fen Juebi: FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!


    Jean: Here it is¡­


    Then Jean reached for Fen Juecheng, and made the Flood Dragon disappear, before landing before him.


    Fen Juecheng: D-Dennell? Is it you?


    Jean: Yep, and you are the son of a bitch that tried to poison me.


    Jean saw Fen Juecheng that was still acting as if he didn''t know anything, but Jean wasn''t the type of person that had time to spend to make him admit what he did, so he immediately took out a Nine Circles of Hell Pellet and made Fen Juecheng swallow it with the force.


    Fen Juecheng coughed a few of times and glared at Jean.


    Fen Juecheng: What did you do?!


    Jean: Revenge.


    He snapped his fingers, and Fen Juecheng''s senses were shut down¡­


    [Fen Juecheng''s side]


    Hey, what is happening?! Why it turned completely dark¡­


    Fen Juecheng: ¡­


    Is there anyone?! HEY!!!


    *Silence*


    I continued to wait for something to happen, what did Jean do? ¡­


    ¡­


    It was 1 day¡­ I think, but everything was still black¡­


    ¡­


    ¡­


    How much time passed? Years? Decades? Centuries¡­? ...What happened?


    I don''t even remember what is my name¡­


    Suddenly, light appeared.


    [Normal POV]


    Fen Juecheng''s eyes regained their shine even though 1 second passed from when Jean gave him the pill.


    Fen Juecheng: ...What¡­? Who are you¡­?


    Jean: 2nd stage.


    *Snap*


    After that snap, Fen Juecheng''s reproductive organs should be dead, so he snapped again. And now Fen Juecheng''s body fell in the ground, sprawled, as if he was paralyzed. And now, a loud sound came from his stomach and saliva flowed down from his mouth.


    Fen Juecheng: Food! Give me food! I want to eat!!


    He continued to try to move, but not even an inch of his body moved. He was screaming and struggling, he didn''t seemed to care about his looks or pride, as saliva entered in his clothes and ruined them a bit.


    Time passed, and Fen Juecheng still didn''t stopped, after 30 minutes of almost dying of hunger, Jean snapped his fingers again.


    Suddenly, Fen Juecheng''s mouth stopped flowing with saliva and his eyes widened, and started to release tears. Even after centuries passed in his mind, there were things he couldn''t forget, his family, he saw each one getting impaled in iron spikes, through the head, heart, ?h?st, everywhere¡­


    Fen Juecheng: AHHHHHHHHH!!


    His screams could be heard everywhere, but with the Flood Dragon roaring around and standing near the area, no one dared to go there.


    *Snap*


    This time the tears weren''t of sadness, but of extreme pain, his body was getting red but he continued to scream and cry due to an hallucinatory pain, which felt just like he was standing in front of the sun.


    After 1 hour of pain, Jean snapped his fingers, and Fen Juecheng''s screams started to stop, but every second, his body was flinching.


    Fen Juecheng: Ah¡­ ugh¡­ uhh¡­


    This was the 6th stage, every second, Fen Juecheng would die from an hallucination, he would die 1000 different times with different methods. He seemed to be already mentally dead after the 78th, but he kept feeling the death each time.


    After 1000 seconds, Fen Juecheng''s profound strength vanished, his profound veins were devoured and reduced to paste.


    Once his profound strength completely vanished, the torture passed directly to the 8th stage, aging.


    Fen Juecheng''s skin was starting to get old and he was getting smaller, his hair were getting white and some fell from his head, he looked like a mortal with 100 years old, even if his lifespan increased of 10''000 years now.


    And finally the last stage arrived.


    Fen Juecheng: Uhhhh¡­


    His brain seemed dead, as if he got fully autistic, he lightly smiled as he looked at the the sky.


    Fen Juecheng: He¡­ hehehe¡­ heh¡­ hehehehehehe¡­ wue¡­ hehehe¡­


    Jean looked down at him with a cold gaze, before he turned his back to him.


    Jasmine: That pill is truly diabolic¡­


    Jean called his other Flood Dragon back and put it back on the Sky Poison Pearl, before leaving the retarded person behind, when he was far enough, he turned around.


    Jean: Come out.

 Chapter 83 - Water Seed!

    A figure came out from an hiding place, revealing Xia Qingyue.


    Xia Qingyue: I see you already took care of your problems.


    Jean: It''s obvious I did it, did you think I was too weak to do so?


    Xia Qingyue: Even if you are strong, you won''t be able to hold back an entire sect.


    Jean laughed, making Xia Qingyue raise an eyebrow.


    Jean: Good joke¡­ Woman, even if all four the sects would get together against me, I will win. Now I will take my leave, see you in 41 hours.


    Jean flew away from Xia Qingyue, but Xia Qingyue called him.


    Xia Qingyue: Wait, Sir Jean.


    Jean stopped and turned around.


    Xia Qingyue: Sir Jean, during this period of time, just how did you grow to such an extent?


    Jean put an hand on his chin and let a long hum.


    Jean: I might tell you if you call me just "Jean".


    Xia Qingyue: ...Alright, Jean, during this period of time, how did you become so strong?


    Jean: Not telling!


    Then he flew away¡­ Leaving Xia Qingyue alone. However, Jean didn''t noticed that Xia Qingyue''s eyebrow twitched in a sign of anger, before she left to another way with heavy footsteps.


    Some minutes later, Jean''s Sky Poison Pearl started to flash, making him stop in air. This¡­ This is another treasure at the same level of the Star Concealing Grass!


    The immediately flew at the direction from where the reaction came from. The blizzard did not have any hint of stopping, and it was unknown just how long this blizzard had been going on. He continued traveling forward for more than 2 hours; the Sky Poison Pearl''s reaction was still there, but nothing was gained yet.


    But this made Jean more excited, it meant that the treasure was much more incredible than the Star Concealing Grass. He reached the area where he got the biggest reaction, but he couldn''t find anything¡­


    Jean: Let''s see if this works¡­


    Incredibly small nerves came out from Jean''s body and extended on the ground below him, he was using Compulsory¡­


    Jean''s eyes widened in surprise as he found a strange reaction under him, there were 3 strange powers, so he concentrated on the most near one. There was a large lotus, with a diameter of 5 feet, and on its petals there was an eccentric light blue color.


    He picked it up with the Sky Poison Pearl, it seems that this was the thing that reacted with the Sky Poison Pearl. He searched on his memories, but he couldn''t find anything about this lotus.


    Then the long veins coming from Compulsory got much deeper, and found a sudden rise of power comparable to a Tyrant Profound Realm cultivator. Then a vibration resounded under his feet, making Jean''s eyes widen open, so he immediately jumped away from the place.


    A terrifying roar sounded towards the sky, and Jean put himself on guard.


    A huge earth splitting sound echoed from the place where Jean took the lotus, and it followed another roar.


    ?: AWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!


    Underneath the wave of water, an incredibly huge white figure rushed into the air until it leapt over a hundred feet high. Then, it heavily landed. The layers of ice in the surrounding was widely ruptured as well. One of the cracks reached right below Jean''s feet.


    This was an enormous beast that took Jean by surprise. It was around 300 meters tall and white hair covered its entire body. It had a humanlike body and a vicious wolf head with scarlet red eyes. It was a Tyrant Profound Beast.


    However, Jean just grinned as one of his veins pierced the beast, since the veins were unnoticeable, the beast didn''t see them.


    It was actually much easier than one could think about killing a strong beast, he just twisted a part of the brain, and the beast froze on the spot, before falling in the ground dead.


    It was really anticlimactic, but this was how Compulsory worked. It was really unfortunate that he didn''t have Almighty, something like this beast would be really useful to be stronger.


    However, he found a strange power inside the beast while its body was penetrated from Compulsory, and searched inside its corpse.


    Jean: ...Look at what we found¡­


    Jasmine: Huh? Wha-Oh¡­


    Both of them were looking at a small beat at the size of an ordinary glass ball that sparkled like sapphire, and it was shining like a star.


    Jean: The Evil God''s Water Seed¡­ This truly is a jackpot¡­


    Jean ate the seed, and instantaneously, Jean''s profound veins entered into a state of violent turmoil. The surface of his body suddenly emitted azure blue rays of light, and then it ignited like a blue ball of fire.


    The cold sensation he had before completely disappeared, and profound strength started to surge forth inside him, making him reach the 2nd Sky Profound Realm.


    He extended his arm forward, and with a single thought, a small chunk of ice crystal solidified in his palm. Then it became water, then snow, then into mist¡­ Now he has complete control over the water element.


    Jasmine: You really do possess some powerful luck. For the sake of finding the Evil God''s seeds, I came to the Profound Sky Continent, but didn''t find anything. But, within a span of less than two years, you already came across two seeds!


    The Evil God''s seeds contains powerful elemental strength. Right now, not only can you control the water element, you also gained an absolute immunity to it. The cold air here is now completely harmless to you!


    Jean: You don''t say?


    A vibration came out from his watch, attracting his attention.


    *Achievement: Chillin'' here bruh: Congratulations for gaining a water attributed legacy, now try to transform piss on drinkable water, I''m curious.*


    *Reward: Nine Circles of Hell Pellet*


    At this moment, a buzzing sound rang within Jean''s mind. Then, an incredibly old and distant voice that felt like it came from an ancient era sounded.


    ?: Successor of my powers¡­ You are finally here¡­


    Jean: ''Those words¡­ The Evil God?''


    Jean froze on the spot, making Jasmine curious.


    Evil God: That''s right¡­ the seed you had just consumed¡­ contains a fragment of my soul that I left behind¡­ I waited many many years within this small world¡­ and finally waited until your arrival¡­


    Jean: ''Wait, you created this small dimension?''


    Evil God: Correct¡­ except¡­ this isn''t important¡­ the seeds I left behind has already gotten a new owner¡­ this trace of soul...will also soon disappear¡­


    Successor of my powers¡­ relax your mind¡­ steady your breathing¡­ let me take a look at your memories¡­ let me understand with the last bits of my power¡­ what I can do for you¡­


    Jean didn''t resist and allowed that insignificant strand of power to invade his consciousness.


    Evil God: So it''s like this...you''re something much greater than any living and unliving being, but you are still human¡­ Your experiences tells me¡­ that you''re a qualified successor¡­


    I have much expectations for your future¡­ only¡­ it''s destined that it''ll be impossible for me to see your future¡­ Your strongest wish right now¡­ is to gain power¡­


    But I can''t do it as I am now, so I will tell you something useful for you, before giving you a gift¡­ The lotus you found is called Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus¡­ Use it to make the Emperor Awakening Heart Pellet and grow stronger¡­


    Now I''ll use the final bits of my power to send you to a special place¡­


    Jean: Hm, thank you.


    Evil God: It''s nothing¡­ You have inherited my powers¡­ which means you are also destined to inherit my mission¡­ The one who should say thank you¡­ should be me... Your future¡­ is destined to exceed your imagination¡­


    Continue to become stronger¡­ this is your only choice¡­ Now then¡­ go¡­ But that place¡­ you can only stay for 24 hours there¡­ After twenty four hours¡­ you will be taken back to this small world¡­


    Wait, mission? What mission?


    Before Jean could ask, the voice disappeared and the space where he was suddenly distorted, and he disappeared in it.

 Chapter 84 - Yun Che

    The next moment his senses started to work again, he felt a wave of cool and refreshing air mixed with the faint scent of flowers ?ssailing his nostrils.


    He opened his eyes and found a scenery completely different from that he remembered some seconds ago, there was dark green grass, a small running river and trees of various height and width were unevenly distributed everywhere.


    Jean: Aaaaalright, where the fu?k am I now?


    The Evil God mentioned about sending him to a special place, but this didn''t seem to be special in any way and it didn''t ring any bell in his head¡­


    ?: Save me¡­ Save me¡­


    Suddenly, a cry for help from a young girl echoed from nearby. Those cries seemed to be getting near along with chaotic footsteps.


    Being a Sky Profound Cultivator, it was a joke for him to try to see something at such a small distance, in his point of view. He just glanced around and saw a little girl wearing yellow clothes fleeing his way.


    She seemed to be a cultivator since the speed at which she was running wasn''t slow at all, she clearly established the foundations of profound strength.


    Man 1: Hey hey, you can run all you want. Let''s see how far you can run once you run out of strength¡­


    Why¡­ Why such a damn clich¨¨ scene appeared in front of him? Well, he isn''t the hero of the situation¡­


    *Plop*


    The weary little girl fell on the ground, she struggled for a bit, but she couldn''t get up. Her tears already filled her eyes and clenched her teeth, but she was still not letting her tears flow out.


    Oh, c''mon¡­ That''s unfair, why did Jean even turned around? Now he will feel a bit guilty if he let her alone¡­


    Behind the girl, the three men walked over.


    Man 2: Su Ling''er, run again, keep running¡­ hahahaha¡­.


    *Disk screeching*


    His head bolted back towards the little girl. Su Ling''er¡­ The girl who was one of his heaviest pain, the girl whom he was the most sympathetic for, who was also the biggest regret in his second lifetime, was engraved deeply in his heart.


    Her eyes were forever that gloomy, as she had forever been silently caring, keeping watch, spending all efforts, and waiting for him¡­ However, even after all the efforts that she had spent, until the moment she died, she never managed to wait for his return.


    He knew that she carried a blood feud, yet, until the end, he never knew what her past was. She refused to tell him, and even until her death in his arms, she was unwilling to tell him whose deadly hands she died under¡­


    Because she was unwilling to pass on another layer of vengeance to him, who had long lost himself in his own vengeance. However, the more important reason, was still himself¡­ If he could have cared for her more, and was more persistent in knowing about her past, he could have definitely known of her enemies much earlier.


    Right now his soul was a bit of a mess, Xiao Che is Jean Dennel, Jean Dennel is Yun Che, Yun Che is Xiao Che. Even though Jean was the most dominant one between all 3 of his souls, he still remembered the love and pain he felt in his other 2 lifelines.


    He was unable to do anything in the second lifeline, at least¡­ Even if it''s not really his Su Ling''er¡­ Could he repay her even in the slightest bit by saving the little girl that carried her same name?


    Su Ling''er always took care of him in the second lifeline, when he was hurt, she would take care of him, when he was depressed, she would take care of him¡­


    If a person like her was beside him in the third lifeline, at least before he truly became a vegetable, he would not feel so bad when he was in the hospital bed, knowing that people like her still existed in Earth.


    Then he just noticed that a black-clothed man picked the young girl, and said.


    Su Ling''er: You¡­ You bad people! Papa will definitely save me, and then beat all of you down!


    She continued to struggle and shout in the black clothed man''s hands even if she was filled with fear.


    Man 3: Hahahaha! Then that will really be the best outcome, I really hope to have him here! I really want to see if that Su Huangshan¡­


    His words were interrupted when an hand reached for his left shoulder, he glanced around and saw Jean looking at him with narrowed eyes.


    Jean: Let her go.


    Man 3: Tch, where did this random brat come from? To actually dare-*Crack!*


    Suddenly, the hand on the man''s shoulder pushed him down, causing a him to kneel inside a crater caused from the force of the hand.


    Man 3: Gah¡­ W-What happened¡­?!


    Jean: Last chance, let her go.


    He glanced around, but with his movements slightly restricted, he was able to see something small in the corner of his eyes, it was a twisted and mangled hand with broken fingers standing over a puddle of blood.


    Jean used Compulsory on them, twisting every single bone and muscle the other 2 men had, reducing them to paste.


    Man 3: M¡­ Monster¡­ You monst-...


    He froze for an instant, before he remained silent, he looked so calm as his head turned back to the struggling Su Ling''er, and covered her eyes, before giving her to Jean. When Jean held her, the man''s body started to twist, starting from the limbs, then the neck, and for last every single bone he possessed, twisted and reshaped in a terrific way.


    Su Ling''er: L-Leave me alone¡­


    Jean: Don''t worry, I won''t hurt you¡­


    He covered her eyed to make sure she didn''t witness the horrific scene in front of them, but MAYBE Su Ling''er wasn''t the only one that needed it¡­


    Jasmine: What¡­ What the hell was that¡­?!


    It''s not every day you would see a body getting twisted in such way, and it sure as fu?k wasn''t the best thing to see¡­ Even Jean would have freaked out if it wasn''t for being the culprit of this thing.


    When Jean turned around while ignoring Jasmine, he put away the hand from Su Ling''er''s eyes, and placed her in the ground.


    Su Ling''er: You¡­ You won''t hurt me?


    Jean wanted to answer, but the words remained stuck in his throat when he saw Su Ling''er''s face closely¡­ Is this a fu?k?n? joke?! She even looks like his Su Ling''er!


    So he just nodded and gulped some saliva¡­ Then he slowly raised his hand and head patted her, but she didn''t seem to reject that and politely said.


    Su Ling''er: Big brother, thank you for saving me¡­ Big brother, what happened to the bad guys?


    She tilted her head towards left, but Jean immediately snapped out from his daze and stopped her from looking.


    Jean: Just¡­ Just don''t worry, there''s nothing to see, they are gone¡­ So, you''re called Su Ling''er?


    Su Ling''er: Mn! Big brother, how do you know my name?


    Jean: I heard it when they shouted for you. Then¡­ little sister, how old are you this year?


    Su Ling''er: Ten years old!


    Su Ling''er: Then, big brother, what''s your name?


    Name¡­ Now that he thought about it, his real name wasn''t Jean now¡­ He said he would be called Jean until he would have found his real parents, but¡­ It won''t hurt introducing properly, does it?


    Jean: ...My name is Yun Che.

 Chapter 85 - An Illusion...

    The little girl blinked her eyes and said.


    Su Ling''er: Yun¡­ Che? Such a strange name¡­ Uuu¡­ Why does it sound strange¡­


    Jean: Hahaha, is it that strange?


    Su Ling''er strongly blinked again, and with a slightly serious and cute face she said.


    Su Ling''er: Big brother, have we met before in the past? Why do I feel as though I have met big brother somewhere¡­ Even big brother''s name, has little¡­ sense of familiarity to it.


    Jean: ...I don''t know¡­ Anyway, what do you think of becoming friends? ''What are actually the chances I time-traveled?''


    Su Ling''er: Mn! As long as big brother doesn''t hate me, I''m willing to become very good friends with big brother!


    Jean: Good girl¡­


    He started to pet her as if she was a puppy, and she seemed to like it seeing how she held her eyes closed and smiling.


    Jean: So, Ling''er, where''s your home? And why are those people trying to capture you?


    Ling''er''s small hand moved away from her sides, and she pointed to the north.


    Su Ling''er: My home is over there. It''s not too far away from here. At first, Papa was suppose to bring me out to play today but while we were walking, a lot of black-clothed people suddenly appeared. Papa began fighting with those black-clothed people, and told me to quickly run away¡­


    So I kept running, and after running quite far away, suddenly, those three bad people from earlier appeared and chased after me together¡­ If big brother did not save me, I might have already been captured by them. Uuu¡­ I don''t know what happened to Papa either, but since Papa is so strong, he''s definitely able to beat up all those bad people.


    Jean just noticed that due to the running and tripping she experienced, Su Ling''er''s shoes were full of dirt, the corners of her skirt were also dirtied by a large amount, and a big bruise was on her leg. So he knelt down and held her small leg.


    Jean: Ling''er, did you fall and injure yourself? Does it hurt?


    Su Ling''er: A little¡­ But it''s alreadt not that painful anymore.


    Jean: Hmm, you know, I am a really good doctor, I am also a magician!


    He said with a mysterious voice, and Su Ling''er seemed atttacted from the last claim.


    Su Ling''er: A¡­ Magician¡­?


    Su Ling''er: Huh? Impossible! Papa told me that there doesn''t exist any Profound Art that can do it.


    Jean pointed down, and when Su Ling''er looked down, there wasn''t anymore that bruise she had before, the skin also seemed new, as if nothing happened.


    Su Ling''er: Waaaah!


    She was surprised and looked at Jean with wide eyes.


    Su Ling''er: How did you do it?! I didn''t felt anything!


    Jean: A magician never reveals his tricks.


    ...He used Compulsory¡­


    Jean: So, Ling''er, can you tell me where I am? I came a from a place very far away, so I don''t even know where this place is.


    Su Ling''er: A place very far away? It''s no wonder big brother Yun Che is not the least bit old, yet is as incredible as Papa. You must have came from those incredible places in those legends, right? Papa told me, in those incredible places, there are many very incredible people, and there are people that are even more incredible that Papa¡­


    Ah! Oh right, I almost forgot to answer big brother Yun Che''s question¡­


    My home is called the "Grandwake Clan", and it''s at the bottom of the tallest mountain over there. That mountain is called "Grandwake Mountain". Big brother Yun Che, have you ever heard of that mountain? Papa told me that our home''s mountain is very famous in the Azure Cloud Continent, you kno-


    Jean: PFFFFT!! *Cough* *Cough*


    Saliva was stuck in his throat when he heard where he was, he placed an hand on his neck and coughed it out, meanwhile he made Su Ling''er worry a bit.


    Su Ling''er: Big brother! What''s happening?!


    Jean: Nothing¡­ I think my hearing is betraying me¡­ You¡­ You said Azure Cloud Continent?


    Su Ling''er was puzzled and just nodded.


    Su Ling''er: Yes, we are in Azure Cloud Continent, why?


    Azure Cloud Continent¡­ A place that had been sealed within his memories, a place where he had stayed in his second past life, a place where his second life had ended at. A place where he thought it was no longer possible for it to appear again in his current life, and had thought his fate with this place had forever been severed then and there.


    In the Blue Wind Empire, he had once tried to inquire information about the Azure Cloud Continent, however, basically no one there knew about the name "Azure Cloud Continent", and Azure Cloud Continent was not even mentioned in any of the various records.


    For curiosity, he used Compulsory to check Su Ling''er''s evolution tree, and when he looked at what branch her body would go towards, he saw it¡­ Su Ling''er''s 25 years old body exactly matched with the Su Ling''er he remembered! Fuck coincidences! She was the Su Ling''er he knew!


    Jean''s mind shook a bit, snapping him out from such thoughts¡­ It can only be an illusion. It is impossible that even with the remaining power the Evil God had, he could manage to teleport him in a different world.


    He knew that the Blue Pole Star was really big, around 80 times as big as Earth, and since there was no sighting about other worlds, it means that the world where Azure Cloud Continent should be is pretty far, he felt once the power of a Profound God, it was still much far from being able to destroy the continent, let alone traveling between worlds and time.


    The Evil God said it himself that his current power is a joke compared to what he had before, so maybe he was showing an illusion¡­


    Su Ling''er: Huh? Big brother, why are you crying?


    Jean was surprised and touched his eyes, feeling a wet sensation, he looked at his hand and saw that it was trembling a bit, and he saw a tear trailing down from his index.


    Jean: Don''t mind it, just something in the eye¡­


    Jasmine: What happened? Why is your mind fluctuating so violently?


    She felt that Jean''s mind was quite in a mess, so much that she could even distinctly hear the violent sounds of his heart beating.


    Jean: Nothing¡­ It''s nothing¡­


    Su Ling''er: Eh? Does it hurt a lot? Uuu¡­ I''ll help blow into Big Brother Yun Che''s eye, alright? Once, when I was really young, some sand got in my eyes. But after Mother blew into my eye, I was completely alright.


    Jean: Don''t worry, it''s ok, I am a strong guy, you know.


    Then he used his Profound Energy to make sure that Su Ling''er was completely clean, she did not resist, nor did she refuse. She didn''t even feel embarrassed at all. In her heart, there contained a type of warm happiness and an odd sort of feeling that she could not say out loud¡­ Even she herself, did not understand why that was the case.


    ?: Ling''er! Ling''er¡­ Where are you? Ling''er¡­


    Suddenly, anxious shouts sounded in the distance. Jean heard it first and glanced at the source, before seeing a middle-aged man hastily running over. Having heard his voice, Su Ling''er''s eyes shined as she spoke excitedly.


    Su Ling''er: Papa, it''s Papa''s voice!


    She stood up suddenly, and ran over in the middle-aged man''s direction. However, after running a few steps, she turned around and looked at Jean, and stopped again. Standing at her former place, she beckoned at the middle-aged man.


    Su Ling''er: Papa! I''m here, I''m here!!


    Man: Ling''er!!


    The middle-aged man became overjoyed, and rushed over with his fastest speed. He grasped Su Ling''er''s shoulders at once, and spoke with an extremely anxious tone.


    Man: Thank god thank god¡­ Ling''er, why did you run to such a faraway place? Are you injured anywhere? Did anyone try to kidnap you?


    Su Ling''er: Papa relax, even though there were bad guys, but¡­ Big Brother Yun Che saved me. Big Brother Yun Che is really amazing. Not only did he made all those bad guys disappear, he also made the place I fell and hurt myself not hurt at all while I didn''t even looked!


    The middle-aged man''s entire heart was full concern about Su Ling''er''s safety, and when he saw her, all his attention was even more so focused on her. He had only now noticed Jean''s existence. He took a step forward, and said with immense gratitude.


    Man: This little brother, thank you for rescuing my daughter, this Su really is eternally grateful.


    Jean: It was nothing, anyone with a good head over their shoulder would be lending a hand to this little girl, I just did what was right.


    ...He lied as naturally as he could, not mentioning that he would not have given a single fu?k if it wasn''t for hearing Su Ling''er''s name¡­


    Man: To receive such a praise from little brother here, my little girl here must be thrilled.


    Jean: Like I said, it was nothing¡­


    Man: Little brother, you ought to have come from a foreign place, right? Do you currently have any place to stay? If you aren''t unwilling, how about staying for a few days at our Grandwake Clan? It''ll also allow this Su to express his gratitude.


    Jean: I don''t mind, I also have something to do and I needed a bit of peace, so being in a safe place is a good opportunity for me.

 Chapter 86 - Throne of Annihilation

    [14:36]


    [4/4/1996]


    [C: "Compulsory"]


    On the way, Jean conversed with Su Hengshan, Su Ling''er''s father, he confirmed that this was indeed the Azure Cloud Continent, and apparently the date coincided with that of his watch, now that he thought about it, 15 years later, the age that the Su Ling''er he remembered was before she died, was the year where he also committed suicide.


    How did he never thought about it? ...Anyway, when Su Hengshan asked where he came from, he answered truthfully and said Floating Cloud City. He also mentioned that it was a very small place so there might not be any trace of it in the maps, it isn''t like the people in this continent can even knock at the Xiao Clan''s doors.


    He also explained that he needed to be in a safe place because he would need to consume a certain pill, and it will require some time for him to refine it.


    During his second past life, Jean was already sure that Su Ling''er had an extraordinary family background. Although she normally wore the simplest of clothing to do his laundry, bathe him, mend his clothing, cook, pick his medicine, season his medicine and treat him¡­


    She did everything more skillfully than how a girl from an ordinary family background would have done, but her instinctive grandeur and grace was not something an ordinary family could have raised.


    He only figured through his conversations with Su Hengshan, that Su Hengshan was an incumbent sect master of the Grandwake Clan. And Su Ling''er, was precisely the princess of the Grandwake Clan. East of the Supwake Country''s river, Grandwake Clan was without a doubt the number one sect, as well as the biggest power.


    Their status was similar to New Moon City''s Xiao Sect''s Branch Sect, and they relied on Grandwake Mountain for its incredibly generous amounts of natural resources and minerals.


    From the estimates of Su Hengshan''s profound energy aura and the encounter with the three men in black earlier, this Grandwake Clan''s power level should be higher than New Moon City''s Xiao Sect''s Branch Sect by a level or two, but it absolutely wasn''t at the level of the Four Major Sects'' level.


    However, even in the east of the Grandwake River, Grandwake Clan still had enemies: the Blackwood Stronghold.


    Jean: So, what did they do?


    Su Hengshan: *Sigh* They''re all just some sect grudges. If I say it, we would just be mocked, Little Brother Yun¡­ Except I didn''t think that they''d take action against Ling''er! This kind of insulting behavior is utterly unforgivable!


    Jean: Let me summarize everything¡­ You and Su Ling''er went outside to play together¡­ And then those guys came out, you should make a check-up on your people.


    Su Hengshan: *Sigh* I know¡­ It''s just that it is hard for me to doubt people of my clan.


    Su Ling''er, who was oblivious about the talk between Jean and her father, tugged on Jean''s robe.


    Su Ling''er: Big Brother Yun Che, look, this is my home! It''s big isn''t it! This huge mountain behind us is also our home!


    As they approached Grandwake Clan''s main entrance, Su Ling''er happily and pridefully introduced everything to Jean. Su Hengshan''s brows were constantly tight and his mind was occupied the entire way, but Su Ling''er was actually being a bit too carefree considering she almost encountered a great disaster.


    A naive and adorable smile constantly hung on her face like she had already forgotten all the events prior to this¡­ Looking at her fairy-like smile, Jean''s line of sight was constantly confused and dazed, every time he confronted that smile with the expressions that in his second lifeline she had, he couldn''t help but wonder how things went in such a deep shit¡­


    ?: Father! Ling''er, you''re back!


    A b?r?ly twenty year old young male welcomed them from afar and emotionally yelled.


    ?: I heard rumors that you guys encountered an ambush from the Blackwood Stronghold. Seeing you guys without any problems is wonderful¡­ Father, Ling''er, you two aren''t hurt right?


    Su Hengshan: No problem, just a bit of a scare and luckily, this little brother helped. Little Brother Yun, this is my son, Su Haoran. I am 46 this year and only have a pair of son and daughter like this. Even saying such things is a bit shameful, hehe¡­


    Haoran, this is Little Brother Yun Che. If he didn''t save Ling''er, Ling''er might have been captured by those bastards from Blackwood Stronghold. He will stay here for some time due to reasons connected to his cultivation. You have to thank and take care of him for your father.


    Su Haoran: What! Blackwood Stronghold''s people took action against Ling''er? That''s lower than low! Utterly heartless! Brother Yun, thank you for saving Ling''er¡­


    Jean nodded and just answered.


    Jean: It only took a bit of effort. Brother Haoran is too courteous.


    Su Ling''er who stood by Jean''s side crisply shouted at Su Haoran with her emotionless voice and joyless face.


    Su Ling''er: Big brother.


    So she wasn''t close to her sibling¡­ Interesting.


    Su Haoran: Father, the clan already knows the matter about you being ambushed. Second and Sixth Uncle are in the conference room waiting for you.


    Su Hengshan: I''ll go then. Haoran, you go and arrange residence for Little Brother Yun¡­ Oh, just set him up in the Dragon Perching Pavilion. Little Brother Yun, I have some matters to attend to, excuse me. If you need anything, don''t hesitate to tell my son. Please don''t be too polite. Ling''er, come and follow papa.


    Su Hengshan brought Su Ling''er and left quickly. Su Ling''er looked back once in awhile; the fact that she didn''t want to leave Jean was written all over her face.


    Under Su Haoran''s guidance, Yun Che headed to the Dragon Perching Pavilion that Su Hengshan mentioned and sat on the huge bed there.


    The room that Su Hengshan personally appointed for Jean was extremely luxurious. On top of all kinds of red hardwood decorations, sculptures in all shapes and forms depicted a majestic five clawed flying dragon.


    This place should be where Grandwake Clan received their most honored guests. It goes to show just how grateful Su Hengshan was towards Jean for saving Su Ling''er.


    Su Haoran: Brother Yun, I am quite curious, father said that you saved Su Ling''er from the Blackwood Stronghold''s people, but even if they are our enemies, we recognize that their strength isn''t in any way weaker than ours, yet, I don''t feel anything coming from Brother Yun¡­


    Jean: Obviously I''m restraining it, it would be a mess if I showed off that I am a Sky Profound Cultivator to the entire world.


    Then he let out the restraints on his cultivation, and it gently flowed around the room, freezing Su Haoran in the place¡­


    Younger than himself and a Sky Profound Cultivator?! From which gold mine did he come from?! Is he from one of those legendary sects? Well, it will be a bit troublesome if that was so, it was better not make "Yun Che" angry for the moment.


    After showing off, Jean restrained his cultivation again and said.


    Jean: Now I won''t waste anymore your time, when you go out of the room warn others to not enter the room because I will be slightly busy for the moment.


    Su Haoran: Yes, I almost forgot the reason why Brother Yun was here¡­ Very well, I will not take any more of your time. If you need anything, you can tell my servants outside anytime.


    After Jean saw Su Haoran leaving, he took out the Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus. As his gaze lingered on the big lotus, tears flowed out from his eyes.


    Jean: Ling''er¡­ At least, during these 24 hours¡­ I will protect you, illusion or not¡­


    The Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus was quickly wrapped up by the green light that the Sky Poison Pearl emitted. All the essence it contained was quickly refined. Flakes of faint blue and red powder gently floated down, and finally landed in Jean''s palm. What remained was a round bead the size of a dragon''s eye that emitted a faint blue radiance.


    Jean: ...Sweet love of god. How can this shit fit inside my mouth?


    Jasmine: That''s what she said.


    Jean remained speechless for a moment, before the tears stopped flowing out and a smile broke out.


    Jasmine: Yeah, with something of this level you might reach the late stages of the Sky Profound Realm.


    Jean: Heh, it better be worth it, even if it isn''t we still have one of the materials you asked for.


    He placed it inside his mouth and used his profound energy to guide it in his stomach without accidents.


    His body blossomed with a layer of splendorous moon-white sheen. This layer of light was incredibly gentle and did not have a trace of violent energy.


    In most situations, a medicinal pellet that contained a lot of power would generally take a very long time to refine and the process would be brimming with danger. When swallowed, it would usually exploded like a flame inside the body. If it wasn''t controlled and refined well, this flame would be enough to harm the whole body, or could even be fatal.


    However, when this "Emperor Awakening Heart Pellet" entered the body, the strength it contained was as mild as a ripple; slowly and gently, it spread into every part of the body and bestowed all the power it contained to Jean.


    Time passed as his cultivation rose, and in 8 hours, the power coming out from the pellet dissipated, fully absorbed inside Jean.


    *Vmmmmm*


    His watch vibrated, attracting his attention. He looked in it and saw an accomplished achievement.


    *Reward: Throne of Annihilation, Sandalphon.* (AN: Eeeeyup, Date a Live element, why that? Because one of my future fanfictions will be in Date a Live, also, the novel really caught my interest, especially the vol 20, and this thing was the most fitting thing that I could think of as Jean''s reward)

 Chapter 87 - Civil War

    When he finished to read his reward, on cue, particles of light appeared behind his back, he turned around and saw a square-edged throne 2 meters tall made of what seemed like bronze. There wasn''t any curve edge or corner, everything was square-shaped.


    On the higher part of the throne, there was a big spheric blue gem, and over that, right over the throne, there was a hilt.


    Jasmine: *Whistle* That''s the Throne of Annihilation? It surely is a nice throne, even if it doesn''t look comfortable on the slightest.


    Curiously, he sat on it and put himself comfortable while ignoring Jasmine''s comment, and something pierced his mind.


    Jean: Ouch¡­


    When he thought about what was that, he felt new pieces of memory inside his brain, it was the main abilities of Sandalphon, both about the throne, and apparently about a pretty big broadsword inside the throne.


    Jean: Shit, this thing is awesome!


    He sat up and looked at the throne in amazement, before something interrupted his thoughts.


    *Knock Knock*


    Jean turned around while the throne dematerialized, flowing back inside him.


    Jean: Who is it?


    ?: Big Brother Yun Che, are you inside? It''s Ling''er.


    Jean smiled, he lookrd at the clock in his watch and saw that it was 22:42, she seemed still energetic by hearing her voice, then he opened the door.


    There was Su Ling''er standing with a mild green colored chiffon smiling happily.


    Su Ling''er: Big Brother Yun Che!


    Jean: Ling''er. So, is there any reason you came here at the 22 of night? You should be sleeping now.


    Su Ling''er: Heh, Big Brother Yun Che, father told me to tell you that soon, there will be many people coming to the clan and some bad things are going to take place. When it''s time, Big Brother Yun Che has to shut his room door tightly and should not leave for any reason.


    Jean: Oh? I understand. ''Seeing how this shit is going on, Sandalphon will be used pretty early¡­''


    Su Ling''er: Mn! Then¡­ Big Brother Yun Che, I''m going back now. You have to rest well.


    Then she took a little step back, but didn''t leave right away. A pair of liquid diamond eyes clung on to Jean for awhile and had an expression that couldn''t bear to leave.


    Jean, seeing that expression, sat on the bed and said with a smile.


    Jean: Why do you need to leave so quickly? I still want to talk with Su Ling''er for awhile.


    Su Ling''er: Father said that you should have traveled quite a distance, and must be exhausted. Additionally, you had some things regarding cultivation, so he told me to leave as soon as I passed on the information, so that I won''t bother you...


    Big Brother Yun Che, tomorrow, can you play with me? Oh there''s more¡­ Big brother Yun Che came from very far away, I want to listen to Big Brother Yun Che tell stories about the place from far away.


    Jean: Hahahaha, right, right. Tomorrow we will play together, don''t worry about it.


    Su Ling''er: Mn! Hehe¡­


    Then she happily ran away, while Jean used his profound energy to close the door, the next moment, the carefree smile on his face turned into a serious frown.


    Bad things would happen soon¡­ If he could talk to someone, he would have bet his sniper that the guests would be people from the Blackwood Stronghold.


    Jasmine: Jean, have you been in this place before?


    Jean: ...No, I haven''t.


    Jasmine: Then why are you acting so special towards that little girl? You just met her today, but when you saw her your emotional reactions became out of the ordinary! The same thing happened even in the Phoenix''s third trial, your emotions rampaged around your mind when you saw those people, what is going on?


    Jean took a deep breath and slowly fell on the bed, looking at the ceiling.


    Jean: Jasmine, there are things that can''t be revealed so lightly to other people, one of them is the function of the "Almighty", the others are certain things regarding my past, I am sure that if I ask you who you were, or what happened in your 13 or 14 years of your life, you would stay silent.


    She remained silent and thought about his words. Soon, the sound of urgent footsteps suddenly echoed in from outside, as if many people were rushing to a certain place right now.


    The sound of footsteps continued on for a long while until the sound of disorderly and abnormal clamor started transmitting from afar. With Jean''s hearing, he heard laughters and rebukes.


    He headed to the window and curiously slightly opened the window. There were already many people gathered to the brim in front of Grandwake Clan''s Conference Hall. On one side were Grandwake Clan''s leaders and a group of disciples headed by Su Hengshan, who had a pair of angry eyes.


    Across from them stood a group of 300 men in black. Under the escort of the men in black were over 10 middle-aged people dressed in different attire. There was also an elder with a swagger, who was sitting in a rattan chair that seemed came out of nowhere. His eyes were half closed and he was unrestrained like an old deity with a proud attitude that didn''t put anyone else in his eyes.


    Su Hengshan: Su Hengyue! I always respected you as my second brother. Even though you had opposed me when we were fighting for the position of Clan Master in the past, I still put the matter behind me and never mentioned it! These past years, the clan''s resources were all prioritized for you!


    I can understand that you want our late ancestor''s treasure as well, but you actually unhesitantly collaborated with Blackwood Stronghold and made these ambitious moves! How can you face our deceased father, how can you face our Grandwake Clan''s ancestors!!


    Su Hengshan: And you! Li Yunji, when you met certain doom back then and your life was hanging by a thread, who was it that saved you? And who was it that gave you over ten years of peace? Is this how you repay my father and my Grandwake Clan''s kindness?


    The middle-aged man, Li Yunji, who was pointed out by Su Hengshan took a slight step back and an unnatural expression flashed on his face. But he immediately answered with a cold snort.


    Li Yunji: The late Clan Master''s kindness will naturally always be kept in my heart! It''s also because of the late Clan Master''s great favor, that I could not bear to see Grandwake Clan get destroyed in your hands! Resign as Clan Master and hand over the treasure key!


    If not for your obstinate behaviors, Grandwake Clan would have already had a shockingly powerful expert a long time ago! Grandwake Clan would have leapt to become a peak sect! And not the completely fruitless one like it is now!


    Su Hengyue: Hehe, everything Yunji said is true. Our late father handing over the position of Clan Master to you, was really the greatest mistake of his life! If you handed over the treasure key sooner and collaborated with Blackwood Stronghold, everything east of the river would have been ours a long time ago! Your stubbornness only burdened the entire Grandwake Clan!


    Even the elders who never questioned you about being Clan Master could not stand by idly and watch you any longer! Just obediently hand over the Clan Master position. Be at ease and just become a teaching elder! The position of Clan Master doesn''t suit you at all!


    Su Hengshan: Load of bullshit!


    Jean: Ouch, the gloves are off¡­


    He commented behind the window.


    Su Hengshan: Blackwood Stronghold''s behaviors were always despicable. They have an extremely poor reputation outside and had also always coveted our Grandwake Mountain resources. If we collaborated with Blackwood Stronghold, we would be working with the tiger and destroy our Grandwake Clan''s hundreds of years of clean reputation!


    As for our clan''s treasure, our late ancestors clearly explained that we could only take it out when an extremely stunning talent, who is able to shock the world, appeared in our clan; otherwise, we''d be recklessly wasting it and pointlessly destroying our clan''s greatest opportunity! If I took it out right now, that would be the real disgrace towards our ancestors.


    Another middle-aged man stepped forward.


    Man: Clan Master Su''s words are too harsh to listen to. Our Blackwood Stronghold genuinely and sincerely wants to cooperate with the Grandwake Clan. You give me medicine and precious stones, and I''ll give you divine weapons. It''s profitable for both sides.


    By comparison, Brother Hengyue''s knowledge and insight is much more powerful than yours. It''s no wonder that your Grandwake Clan has stagnated and become lifeless during these past years.


    Su Hengshan: Heimu Qingya! You despicable little man! I still haven''t repaid you regarding the matter that you intended to seize my daughter this morning, yet you still had the guts to personally come yourself!


    As the mighty Hold Master of Blackwood Stronghold, you had unexpectedly let your disciples take action on a little ten year old girl. Are you really worthy of your title as the Blackwood Stronghold''s Hold Master?!


    Heimu Qingya: Hehe! Clan Master Su is misunderstanding. This Hold Master only wanted to invite your daughter as a very important guest. The word "seize" isn''t very appropriate.


    Su Hengshan clenched his fists and coldly said.


    Su Hengshan: Really? Heimu Qingya, I know how you are. If you don''t give me an explanation after we sort out our clan''s matters today, then don''t even think about leaving alive!


    Heimu Qingya grinned and smiled, but didn''t say anything as he took two steps back. Both his hands were over his ?h?st in a leisure posture. The elder who had continuously sat upright in place, opened his eyes and heedlessly said.


    Elder: Hengshan, I don''t care who succeeds the position of Clan Master. I won''t make trouble for you if you aren''t willing to collaborate with Blackwood Stronghold either, but the key to the clan''s greatest treasure must be taken out today!


    Su Hengshan: Absolutely impossible!


    From the intense conversation between the two sides, Jean finally understood everything. The situation was similar to the Phoenix Village back in the mountain range, but the two parties confronting each other were both the Grandwake Clan, while the Blackwood Stronghold seemed to be planning to just spectate everything. Everything for a certain treasure that the former clan possess.

 Chapter 88 - Another walking clich猫

    The Elder, Su Hengyue, spoke coldly to the clan master.


    Su Hengyue: Su Hengshan, if you took out the clan''s most valuable treasure a bit earlier, then my son Haoyu would have soared into the skies a long time ago, and in less than ten years, he would have taken our Grandwake Clan to a height that we could only dream of right now!


    Don''t believe that we don''t know what you''re thinking. You''re envious of my son''s natural talents and want to personally consume our clan''s treasure. Heh, people being selfish and envious is completely normal. However, you want the entire Grandwake Clan to be dragged by you. As one of Grandwake Clan''s elders, I''ll never agree to that!


    Su Haoran: Bullshit! It''s obvious that you''re the one who''s selfish. For the sake of getting your hands on the clan''s most valuable treasure, you actually slander us in reverse. You have no sense of shame at all!


    Su Hengyue: Before an elder finished talking, your son has already lost his cool. Could it be that this Clan Master''s own son is more qualified to use the clan''s treasure than my family''s Haoyu? That''s right, if you can win against my Haoyu, then you will naturally be more qualified than Haoyu. Haoyu, come and compare your moves against your brother Haoran.


    From their conversation, the treasure should be something to help grow one''s potential, in this sort of world where the strong rules, that is really valuable for low level sects.


    A youth around twenty year old completely dressed in white walked out from behind Su Hangyue. Although his expression was completely calm, his gaze exposed all of his pride.


    Su Haoyu: Brother Haoran, no matter how much nonsense you say, it is useless. If you beat me, then I''ll have no face to use the clan''s most valuable treasure, and we would not have any dissent with the Clan Master regarding this matter from now on. Please.


    Su Haoran: You!!


    Su Haoran tried his best to contain his anger. And didn''t take a step forward, because he knew that he wasn''t Su Haoyu''s match.


    Su Haoyu: What? Could it be the Brother Haoran doesn''t dare? Heh¡­ Brother Haoran doesn''t need to be so tense. We''re only comparing moves, that''s all. I certainly won''t hit you too hard. Besides, just in case you beat this little brother, would you not have gotten what you wished for?


    An old voice sounded from the man sitting on the chair, belonging to the Grand Elder of the Grandwake Clan, Su Wanji.


    Su Wanji: That''s enough, don''t argue anymore. For this matter, Hengyue was indeed a bit improper, but it is still a misunderstanding. Oh Hengshan, although our late ancestors told us to wait for a world shaking disciple to appear before using the clan''s most valuable treasure, our ancestors'' "world-shaking" could have meant many things.


    Haoyu is a genius that''s hard to come by even in a hundred years. He is only 20 years of age, yet he has already stepped into the 8th level of the Spirit Profound Realm. In the Country of Supwake, he could already live up to the word "world-shaking". It seems to me that Haoyu definitely has the qualification to use our clan''s most valuable treasure.


    I can guarantee that in the following century, it is practically impossible for a disciple with greater talents than Haoyu to appear within the Grandwake Clan.


    He continued to stare at Su Hengshan and say.


    Su Wunji: This year, Haoyu is 20 years old. He is not young anymore. If he grew up a bit more, using the clan''s most valuable treasure would naturally be much less effective. Hengshan, if you still obstinately do not understand, and is willing to die guarding the clan''s most valuable treasure before releasing it, then what if a so-called "world-shaking" genius never emerges within our Grandwake Clan, will the clan''s treasure be forever sealed?


    Our clan could have soared into the sky a long time ago, but had been stagnant for a long time because of this. If the day comes that our clan encounters a calamity, using the clan''s most valuable treasure at that time, would be far too late!


    How''s this? Hengshan, If you can find a disciple under twenty in our clan that can defeat Haoyu; then Hengyue will never raise the matters regarding the clan''s treasure ever again!


    Everyone among Su Hengyue and Su Haoran''s group began to laugh. Then Su Hengyue sternly said.


    Su Hengyue: Very well! If there is anyone under twenty in my Grandwake Clan that can defeat Haoyu and prove that his natural talents aren''t the greatest, then I''ll immediately slap my ?ss and leave. I''ll never mention a word regarding the clan''s treasure ever again and I''ll apologize to the Clan Master for my inappropriate behaviors today¡­ But, what if no one can defeat Haoyu?


    Su Wunji: Then please Hengshan, give the key to the clan''s treasure to Haoyu. I believe none of the elders and the members of the clan present here want see this matter be dragged out or bicke-


    The nearby wall was taken down, attracting everyone''s attention, when the dust settled down, everyone saw a black haired head tilted forward with some rocks and dust over it.


    Jean walked out after headbutting the wall, and Su Ling''er was hiding behind his leg. Some minutes before, Jean came out from the room where he was since he didn''t want to damage anything, and in the way towards the only wall separating him and the people, he saw Su Ling''er sitting down and hugging her knees in fear.


    Obviously he took care of Su Ling''er and now he was in the center of the attention. He cleaned off his head from the rubbles and said.


    Jean: Hey there, did you miss me? The protagonist is back!


    Su Hengshan was quickly alarmed from their presence and shouted.


    Su Hengshan: Little Brother Yun, and Ling''er¡­ Why are you here! Quickly, leave this place. The matter here is unrelated to you, and it is not a place you should have come to!


    Su Ling''er: Papa, I¡­ I''m not afraid. I''m here to cheer Papa on.


    Su Ling''er sweetly smiled towards Su Hengshan; nevertheless, she neared Jean even more and held onto him tightly with both of her little hands.


    Jean: It was me who wanted to bring Ling''er here, because I won''t be at ease if Su Ling''er was anywhere else but by my side. Sect Master doesn''t need to mind about her safety, if even a single strand of fall off from her because of them¡­ Sandalphon.


    Jean sat on it and held Su Ling''er on his ??p, before he gazed at everyone with a cold merciless look.


    Jean: ...They can forget being born in this planet.


    When Su Hengshan looked at the expression in Jean''s eyes, he was stunned for a while. Jean and his daughter had clearly only met today. He was incapable of understanding how these two were able to form such an intimacy to this degree.


    He gulped down a mouthful of saliva and looked with resolution at Jean. Meanwhile, Su Haoyu tried to check Jean''s profound strength, but he didn''t felt any. Thinking that the scene of before was jist an act, he stupidly stepped forward.


    Su Haoyu: Where did this wild brat come from? From the looks of it, you''re not one of our Grandwake Clan''s people either, heh! This is a place where our Grandwake Clan is having a discussion regarding an important matter, it''s not a place where a wild brat like you who comes from god knows where can step into, hurry and scram! If you don''t wish to scram yourself, this young master can send you off himself!


    Jean just looked at him with half opened eyelids and said.


    Jean: ¡­Who''s this clown?


    Su Haoyu: Ugh¡­


    He felt as if a dagger stabbed his ?h?st and spit some blood as his body got rigid in shock. Meanwhile, Su Ling''er turned towards him and explained.


    Su Ling''er: Big Brother Yun Che, he is Su Haoyu, the son of an Elder, he is also considered the genius of our clan.


    Jean: Oh, I see, I see¡­


    He said that while he petted Su Ling''er''s head, which she seemed to like.


    Jean: Basically we have another walking incarnation of a clich¨¨.


    Su Haoyu: C-Cli¡­ Clich¨¨¡­?! With your qualifications, you don''t have any right to stand in front of me!


    Jean: Qualifications? I am literally you but better. More handsome, more stronger, more capable, and I probably even have a bigger d¡­ Sword.


    He couldn''t permit himself to say vulgarities in front of Su Ling''er, so he used the term "Sword", which is really bigger than Su Haoyu''s weapon since Jean''s weapon is a fu?k?n? broadsword.


    Su Haoyu: You¡­ you''re seeking death!!


    He pulled out his longsword and pointed it towards Jean.


    Su Haoyu: Reveal your weapon. You don''t seem to know how the two words "seeking death" are written, do you? Today, this young master shall properly teach you then!


    He snapped his fingers, and a slightly familiar figure appeared, it was Xiao Tiannan, the Sect Master of the non-existent branch of the Xiao Sect in New Moon City, a zombified Earth Profound Cultivator.


    Xiao Tiannan: My master¡­


    Jean: Well, Tiannan, it is a while since we saw each other, there is someone that wants to challenge me, you know what happens to the particularly bad people who fight me, right?


    Xiao Tiannan just nodded and gazed at Su Haoyu.


    Xiao Tiannan: Either they get mercy, or they will join our ranks.

 Chapter 89 - Bitch, I have a Throne!

    Su Haoyu: So you want to let a servant to do the job? Are you really too weak and scared to fight me?


    Jean: No, I just start to feel comfortable on this throne that clearly shows how many times I am superior to you, if I actually stand up then I might need some time to adjust myself again.


    Su Haoyu: You¡­!


    Jean: "You", "You", "You"... Everyone say "You" once they get angry, if I gained a profound coin for every time I heard that, I would have been able to buy the male side of your family as slaves and the female side of your family as "workers" in the bed. And I would still have enough money to buy all of the girls you glanced to even once.


    Su Haoyu: You ba-


    Jean: That''s another profound coin for me.


    Even though the people that were standing with Su Haoyu and his father were enemies of Jean, they were trying hard to not laugh at the exchange between the two of them.


    Su Haoyu: YOU THINK YOU ARE SO GREATER THAN ME?!


    Jean: Nice, you lost it, now I will explain why the great ME is so great, I have a throne, you don''t, I''m sitting on it, you don''t. Also, those are 2 more profound coins.


    Su Haoyu: REEEEEEEEEE!!


    He jumped at Jean in anger, but Xiao Tiannan quickly grabbed the man''s face and slammed it in the ground.


    Xiao Tiannan: Master didn''t give you the permission to fight him, I am your torturer for now, trash.


    Meanwhile, beside him, a middle aged man called Li Yunji leapt out and tried to pierce Xiao Tiannan''s ?h?st with a longsword.


    Li Yunji: You dare to harm my young master, give me your life!!


    However, Xiao Tiannan just raised his hand and stopped the longsword with a pinch. Even though Li Yunji was a 2nd Earth Profound Cultivator, it was still quite far from someone at the 6th Earth Profound Realm.


    Xiao Tiannan: Master?


    Jean: What day is it¡­ 4/4/1996¡­ 4+4 is 8¡­ 9¡­ 18¡­ 27¡­ 33, the last number is 3¡­ So¡­ Break 3 limbs.


    *Snap!*


    Xiao Tiannan''s arm shot forward towards Li Yunji''s armed arm, and broke the elbow, then he placed a foot over Su Haoyu''s ?h?st to block his movements and stood up, before pulling Li Yunji over and breaking both his legs.


    Li Yunji: AHHHHHHHHH!!


    Xiao Tiannan threw the screaming man away and gazed at everyone else that was present while his foot was still over Su Haoyu''s ?h?st.


    Su Hengyue: You damn bastard! You actually dare to harm my son, I will definitely have you die a dog''s death!!


    Xiao Tiannan just glared at Su Hengyue, without even acting, while Jean spoke.


    Jean: Hey, Great Elder, since he is part of my weapons, does this count as my victory?


    Su Wanji: Hmph! I admit that even if I don''t know how strong you are, to have such a person under your feet means that you are not a simple man. But this isn''t neither what I wanted nor the requirements I asked for. You didn''t even show your strength, which seems completely void, and you aren''t part of our clan.


    Even if you enter our clan now, it''s no use! Grandwake Clan has never taken in any disciples from outside! And Li Yunji is nothing but half a servant as well!


    Jean: So I need to be part of your clan? Are you living under a stone? Clan Master Su has already betrothed his daughter Su Ling''er to me, I am currently Clan Master Su''s son-in-law. Be lucky that you are still considered the Great Elder of the clan or I would have solved this problem in my own way, extermination. ''I don''t believe I am actually saying it¡­''


    His words suddenly blanked everyone''s minds. Whispers began to sound from every direction and there were many that constantly shook their heads to show that they knew absolutely nothing about this matter.


    Everyone''s expressions were especially strange since Su Ling''er was after all, still young. She was only ten years of age this year. If the two unsuspecting people were betrothed before they were even ?du?ts, that would still have been quite normal, but Jean was a full grown ?du?t!


    Meanwhile, Jean raised an eyebrow, knowing what they were thinking and shouted.


    Jean: What the hell are you thinking?! Obviously the marriage won''t be now! What am I, a pedophile?


    Su Hengshan: That''s right, Yun Che is the number one genius of the younger generation amongst the ones I''ve seen. I quite admire him, since I am a witness of his great power, I can confirm that he is no weaker than all of us put together; additionally, he also saved my daughter''s life, so I have arranged for my daughter to marry him. When my daughter reaches 16 years of age, they will marry!


    Su Ling''er blinked her innocent watery eyes. She had a look of confusion all over her face. After all, she was already ten years old this year and not some two or three year old little kid. She already knew what "marriage" meant. Even if she didn''t understand it completely, she was aware of what it basically meant. She looked at her father and then at Jean. Her heart was beating wildly as she was at her wit''s end.


    Su Hengyue: Bunch of crap! I can accept the fact that he is engaged with your daughter, even if no one ever heard of it, but him being stronger than all of us?! Hah!


    Jean just sighed and slowly put down Su Ling''er from his ??p, before he pushed himself from the throne.


    Jean: I think you don''t understand what is the situation you are currently in¡­


    After saying that, he unleashed his cultivation unrestrained, causing a great gust of air to blow everyone away, except Su Ling''er and Su Hengshan.


    Su Ling''er: So cool¡­!


    The Great Elder was alerted and quickly placed his arms in front of him, to cover himself from the suppressing power coming from Jean.


    Jean: I have a throne, I AM a "Throne", and I am superior to anyone here here present. I am giving you all a great deal of mercy that not even I know where it came from, just because you are all members of the Grandwake Clan.


    Only he and a few other people, at Sky Profound Realm, were able to confirm Jean''s cultivation, his legs almost turned jelly in front of Jean''s gaze, while everyone else looked silently at Jean, obviously they were all cultivators, so they were able to hear what Su Wunji said.


    Su Hengshan: S-See? I told you that he was superior to all of us put together¡­ But if no one is still convinced about the marriage, I, Su Hengshan, will personally announce it right now...


    Even he was shocked at the news, but he managed to keep his cool to a certain point. When the aura emanated from Jean was restrained again, everyone gazed at Jean, and then back at Su Hengshan, unable to understand anymore what was going on or what to do.


    However, Su Hengshan had another thought¡­ Was Jean truly worthy? The answer was YES. The moment he lookee in Jean''s eyes, he saw only an undying determination, determination to sacrifice himself just to ensure that not even a single scratch would reach Su Ling''er...


    Besides, a Throne younger than 20 years was something unheard of¡­ Let alone being the top of the country they were in, probably there wasn''t anyone like him in the entire Azure Cloud Continent, even if that was just based on his own knowledge.


    In conclusion, if he could entrust his daughter''s future to this kind of person, he could feel at ease about his daughter''s entire life.


    The mood of Su Hengshan, who had never thought about the matters concerning Su Ling''er''s marriage before today, became incredibly calm. His face contained a slight smile and he used an ample voice to declare.


    Su Hengshan: Today, I''ll formally declare that my daughter, Su Ling''er will be betrothed to Yun Clan''s son, Yun Che. The girl is still young right now, but when she is sixteen, they will set a date for marriage! Everyone here shall now b?r? witness!


    Jean dematerialized the Throne of Annihilation and hastily walked forward towards Su Hengshan, before he knelt down and said.


    Su Hengshan: Yun Che, you must think it through clearly. The girls of our Grandwake Clan will never marry outsiders. If you want to marry my daughter, then you will become a member of my Grandwake Clan!


    Jean: Yes! From today, I, Yun Che will become a disciple of the Grandwake Clan! Sharing honor and disgrace with the Grandwake Clan.


    Su Hengshan: Hahahahaha, good! Grand Elder, Yun Che is my son-in-law now and is also a son-in-law of the Grandwake Clan. Naturally, he is now a member of my Grandwake Clan. In terms of age, he is younger than Su Haoyu. In terms of natural talent, hehe, Elder must have surely seen it clearly. Grand Elder had just suggested it, and everyone here heard it clearly.


    I believe with the Grand Elder''s seniority and prestige, you certainly will not go back on your words. So now, I''ll have full authority regarding the matters regarding the clan''s treasure in the future. I believe that you, elder, will certainly not have any objections.


    Su Wanji''s old face was rigid and extremely ugly all over; he was speechless. His words before were completely for Su Hengyue to get his way. He never could have imagined that in the blink of an eye, it had become the big pit that he was jumping right into.


    Su Hengshan: Su Hengyue, do you have anything else to say?


    Obviously, Su Hengyue can just stay quiet, because everything was useless. Meanwhile, a forgotten person was sneaking out, that person was Heimu Qingya, the master of Blackwood Stronghold.


    Jean: ...Hey, wait a minute, you.


    He was obviously referring to Heimu Qingya, who stopped and slowly turned around.


    Jean: I said I would have not killed anyone from the Grandwake Clan¡­ So¡­ Ling''er, stay behind me and close your eyes.


    Su Ling''er obeyed and hid behind Jean, while he glared at the stronghold master.


    Su Wanji: Stop! Don''t do things that are so absolute, otherwise¡­


    Jean: Old man, I am not Buddha, my patience already ended long ago, you either shut up or you will join him!


    Su Wanji: ¡­


    What else could he do? He just obeyed Jean¡­ Meanwhile, Heimu Qingya started to back away while his body trembled like a leaf.


    Jean: I suggest you all to not look, it might be too gruesome even for a grown man¡­


    Some closed their eyes, while others just watched as the stronghold master''s body started to spin around itself in an unnatural manner, squeezing out blood as if he was a lemon, not even a scream was heard until he was reduced to paste.


    Then Jean flickered his fingers and sent a Phoenix Flame to burn the remainings, the meat and bones turned ashes while the blood evaporated.

 Chapter 90 - Playing together

    A clan dispute that had exploded after being pent up for a long time finally reached a conclusion that no one could have expected.


    Later, everything turned to normal and everyone present tried to forget the nightmarish attack caused from Jean to Heimu Qingya.


    Tomorrow Su Hengshan would punish Su Hengyue and the others, but Jean didn''t know and didn''t cared to know what the punishment would be.


    Meanwhile, Jean was walking with Su Ling''er inside the clan.


    Su Ling''er: Big brother Yun Che, you and Papa said that I''m already a¡­ fiancee, what''s a fiancee?


    Jean: ''*Sigh* This will be hard¡­'' It means that when Su Ling''er will grow up, you will be my wife.


    Su Ling''er: Wi¡­ fe¡­ What does that mean?


    Jean: Well¡­ You know your mother, she is the wife of your father because they are happy being together, and will accompany each other the entire time, they also take care of each other and other things¡­


    Su Ling''er: Take care of each other¡­ You mean like when mama and papa were playing in the bed?


    Jean: ¡­


    He froze for a moment before he tugged up his sleeves and stormed off while yelling.


    Jean: Hey, old man!


    *Please wait for a moment, we are solving some problems¡­*


    Su Ling''er stopped Jean before he actually reached Su Hengshan''s room, so no one got hurt, fortunately.


    Su Ling''er tilted her head, as if not understanding, meanwhile Jean changed argument.


    Jean: So, you want to be my wife when you grow up, Ling''er?


    Su Ling''er: Mnn! I like being with big brother Yun Che!


    Jean: Alright, for now go to sleep, it is too late to play, we will play tomorrow, okay?


    The little girl nodded and went excitedly to her bedroom, meanwhile Jean turned back to the Dragon Perching Pavillion to sleep and stabilize his cultivation.


    [Tomorrow morning]


    Jean and Su Ling''er were outside due to the former''s promise to play with the latter.


    Jean: Ling''er, where do you want to go and play?


    Su Ling''er: Hehe... when I''m together with big brother Yun Che, my mood will turn especially good. It''ll be fine to go anywhere and play¡­ Oh¡­ let me think! That''s right, let''s go to the bamboo forest in the back, and play, okay?


    Jean: Bamboo¡­ Forest¡­


    Those words touched his heart really deeply, it was the place where he lived before with Su Ling''er in his past life, bad memories flowed out from the depths of his mind, but once he saw Su Ling''er''s smile, they were replaced with the 25 years old Su Ling''er taking care of him, bringing a smile on his face.


    Su Ling''er: Mnn! At the foot of the mountain, there''s a big big bamboo forest. I like the wind in there the most. Only, Papa said that many dangerous profound beasts might appear there, and he never lets me go there by myself. Papa is always so busy too, so he rarely brings me there to play.


    Jean: ...Okay. Then let''s go to the bamboo forest to play.


    At the south of the Grandwake Clan, there was a huge area covered with a bamboo forest that extended all the way to the foot of the mountain in the distance; dense emerald green color flooded that entire area. Along with the rustling of bamboo leaves, dense bamboo branches and the waves of unceasingly refreshing wind that brushed by, made people incredibly relaxed and carefree.


    Su Ling''er: Big brother Yun Che, it''s really beautiful here right? This is my most favorite place ever. Every time I come here, it feels like I''ve become a fairy, and I''ll forget all the unhappy things. I like everything here¡­ I often think, if I grew up in the future, I''ll certainly place my family within a bamboo forest¡­ Oh! Just thinking about it makes me so happy.


    ...Huh, no wonder she was in a bamboo forest in the second lifeline¡­


    Jean: Then let''s buy a house here.


    Su Ling''er: Huh? Build a home¡­ here?


    Su Ling''er: A bamboo¡­ House¡­?


    After Su Ling''er was startled for a while, her starry eyes immediately became incredibly bright.


    Su Ling''er: Can we¡­ really? But if the bamboo here gets hurt, isn''t that a bit too unfortunate¡­


    Jean: Haha, there are so many bamboos here, and only some of them can be used, I think that thr bamboos will get really happy if they become part of the house of a cute ball of joy like you!


    Su Ling''er: Mn!!


    Then, using a blade made of Profound Energy, Jean started to cut the bamboos and stack them, soon, he not only got enough material, but he also made an empty large space for a house.


    Using what he remembered about the theory lessons he learned at school, he started to build a house while Su Ling''er cheered for him by his side.


    At 10, he already made a proper little house with 2 rooms, the living room and the bedroom, he couldn''t do a bathroom because there won''t be much time to play together later and he would have liked to leave the upgrades of the house to Su Ling''er, since it was hers.


    So, they remained to play for the remaining 4 hours, since after that, he would take his leave¡­ So Jean made his  best to make sure that during this 4 hours both him and her will have as much fun as possible. He also took a photo of the two of them and made some videos of them playing together.


    Su Ling''er: Big brother Yun Che, I really want to¡­ be together with you forever¡­ Oh¡­ If I say it like that, would it make big brother Yun Che feel weird¡­ Obviously, we''ve only just met today, but I liked big brother Yun Che from the first moment I saw you¡­ Am I a really strange girl?


    Jean: Haha, no, you aren''t¡­ Because it''s the same when I saw Ling''er. During an entire lifetime, it''s very difficult for a person to inexplicably like someone during the first time they see each other. If two people felt the same way about each other, then, perhaps they are destined by the heavens to be together, or perhaps... have lingering affection from a previous life.


    Su Ling''er: Big brother Yun Che, can I really become your wife, and be with you together forever?


    Jean: Of course! Your papa, had already betrothed you to me in front of so many people. When the day I return comes, and Ling''er is grown up, we can then marry, and then, be together forever¡­


    Su Ling''er first laughed lightly, and then, reacted over something, as she instantly grabbed onto Jean''s arm.


    Su Ling''er: When you¡­ return? Big brother Yun Che, you''re¡­ you''re going to leave?


    Jean: ...Yeah¡­ Sorry Ling''er, but I have many places where I need to go¡­ Many adventures to experience¡­ I also have other friends to visit. But I promise that when I turn back, I will tell you everything¡­ When you grow up, I will definitely return¡­ I¡­ I-I will¡­


    Su Ling''er: ...Big Brother Yun Che, why are you crying?


    Jean hastily cleaned off his eyes, this was just the illusory world, they will never meet again¡­ But he definitely liked staying here again with Su Ling''er¡­


    Jean: Don''t worry¡­ I will turn back¡­


    The atmosphere became really quiet, and with all of those games they did together, Su Ling''er was unable to stay on her feet and started to sleep¡­


    ¡­


    She woke up inside her bedroom, and felt something over her, it was her blanket. And at the end of her bed there was something. She got up and rubbed her tired eyes. When she saw what was on her bed, she picked it up, it was a small white military uniform for her, a spatial ring and a letter.


    "Dear Su Ling''er.


    If you are reading this letter. It means that I''m already gone¡­ Sorry, but I can''t say bye personally, this is something I can''t control. But I left some gifts for you, this is a Sternritter Uniform. An Emperor Profound Item, it will protect you, and surprisingly it can fit anyone''s body, so you can wear it everytime, for every year.


    Don''t worry about me, I will return to you and marry you, remember that we also made photos together, so I will never forget you and always look at you when I want. Just¡­ Wait for me, okay?


    PS: In the ring, there are the best medicinal pills I could make at the moment, and also some food for half a month if you need it. You can also find a strange weapon, that is called a "Sniper", there is also a manual about how to use it, be careful though, there are only 10 shots, and it can hurt anyone, even Sovereign Profound Cultivators, so don''t show it to anyone randomly


    -Yun Che [Jean]."


    Su Ling''er: Big¡­ Big Brother¡­ *Sniff* Uuuuuuuuuu...


    Tears were flowing out like a waterfall from Su Ling''er''s eyes, she hugged the letter and cried in her bedroom, thinking about Jean''s words.

 Chapter 91 - Now were even...

    Jean was walking once again over the snow of the Heavenly Basin Secret Realm wearing a cloth since his uniform was lost in the illusory world.


    Jean: No matter how the beautiful the dream, eventually, there will come a time when one still has to wake up from it. Jasmine, why do you think the Evil God''s soul use the last of its powers to send me to such an illusory realm? For helping me resolve some of my regrets?


    A strange tone came as an answer.


    Jasmine: Illusory realm? So you''re saying, you have been thinking the entire time that the world you stayed in for a single day earlier, was just an illusory realm?


    Jean: It''s obvious, no?


    Jasmine: Hahahahahaha! I see, it''s no wonder your emotions and actions were so unusual. You actually treated that place as an illusory realm¡­ But, I can very responsibly tell you this. That world you were at earlier, definitely wasn''t an illusory realm!!


    Something in Jean''s mind slowly snapped¡­


    Jean: ...You are joking, right?


    Jasmine: In deciding whether or not a world is real or not, I''m much more qualified than you! With your current strength, you''re also absolutely unqualified to determine whether or not it''s an illusory realm.


    Jean: Then¡­ Could it be¡­ Like America¡­?


    A continent not found until much later¡­ That is actually a better idea than the one of two separate worlds¡­


    Jasmine: I don''t know what is this "America", but I can confirm once more that the Azure Cloud Continent you saw wasn''t just an illusion.


    Jean: Su¡­ Ling''er¡­ Shit, I traveled in past¡­!


    He already confirmed it once, but when he realized that Su Ling''er wasn''t an illusion, the fact became many times more important.


    Jasmine: You WHAT?!


    Jean: Jasmine, what are the Heavenly Profound Treasures?


    The only thing that came in his mind that could have the power to do it was them. He knew that he had already 2 Heavenly Profound Treasures, the Sky Poison Pearl and an unidentified one.


    Jasmine: I see, if it''s them then they could tamper with the temporal laws¡­ Very well, listen. From the strongest to the weakest, they are: The Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword,


    The Evil Infant''s Wheel of Myriad Tribulations,


    The Primordial Seal of Life and Death,


    The Eternal Heaven Pearl,


    The Sky Poison Pearl,


    The World Piercer,


    And the Mirror of Samsara.


    Jean''s eyes snapped open and took out his pendant, and opened it, revealing a silver mirror.


    Jasmine: Don''t tell me, the one who activated the Mirror of Samsara''s power¡­ was you!?


    Jean: It seems so¡­ I was poisoned to death before, then I fell from a cliff in the Azure Cloud Continent, and for last I was euthanized in a hospital because I turned in a fu?k?n? vegetable¡­ Now that I think about it, the pendant was with me the entire time¡­


    Jasmine: Then, apart from the Sky Poison Pearl, there was actually another Heavenly Profound Treasure on your body! Except, where did you get this Heavenly Profound Treasure from?


    Jean: I don''t know, I always worn it the first two lifelines, but for the last I don''t remember when I wore it because I was blind at that time¡­ Anyway, this means that the Azure Cloud Continent is just too far to be located, and I thought that the cultivators already checked the entire world, so even a Sovereign Profound Cultivator is incapable of doing so¡­


    Jasmine: Then you can either get the ingredients I required faster or you need to get stronger.


    Jean: Yeah¡­ Maybe at this point I would need less time to get strong enough than searching for the items you requested¡­ Well, we still have 20 hours, I think, let''s use them¡­


    ¡­


    [Later]


    [6/4/1996]


    [E: "Explode"]


    The time finished, Jean didn''t found anything else in the snow, and was teleported back to the place where he entered with the others. And as he looked around, he saw that Fen Juecheng was back, but¡­


    Fen Moli: Y-Young Master!!!


    The Great Elder of the Burning Heaven Clan rushed towards the skeletrical and powerless form of Fen Juecheng, who was just throwing empty laughters in the sky, everyone that saw him was terrified, thinking what happened with him.


    Meanwhile, Jean''s gaze moved around and stopped to Chu Yuechan, who turned her back to him and talking to the disciples of her sect, and a small devious smile formed in his face¡­


    His Profound Energy traveled around the feets of everyone between him and her, and it just ??r?ssed Chu Yuechan''s clothes¡­


    Jean: ...Boom.


    *Boom!*


    That explosion attracted everyone''s attention, and everyone turned towards where Chu Yuechan stood, when the smoke disappeared¡­


    *Snap*


    This what everyone''s mind did, a screenshot of what they were seeing, and burned the image in their brain. While in Jean''s case, he really made a photo.


    Why? The fairy of the Frozen Cloud Asgard, Chu Yuechan, was completely n?k?d.


    Jean: Now we''re even, and nice body¡­


    He muttered, so no one could hear him, meanwhile Chu Yuechan quickly created a wall of ice and dressed up inside it.


    Soon, Cang Yue reached for Jean.


    Cang Yue: Junior Brother Jean!


    Jean: Hey there, where are Fen Juechen and Qin Wushang?


    Cang Yue slowly turned around and glared at the people Jean mentioned, who were gazing at the ice wall where Chu Yuechan were. Jean lightly chuckled at their behavior, and said.


    Jean: Don''t mind them, it''s normal for males¡­


    Cang Yue started to laugh a bit, and the two of them went towards the rest of the group to discuss about their findings.


    Jean found a Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus, the rest was kept a secret.


    Fen Juechen found some moss growing out from the skeleton of a Sky Profound Beast, that will be used for a pill that would help a bit with the speed of his cultivation.


    Meanwhile Qin Wushang didn''t found anything.


    Then, the guide of the group, Ling Yuefeng, spoke.


    Ling Yuefeng: Everyone has only recently left the Heaven Basin Secret Realm and had spent quite a large amount of their profound energy, so much that some of you still retain injuries. But this is the first time that the Demon Sealing Ritual became open to the public. This ''demon'' had also used to be an enormous secret.


    To be able to personally see this demon, as well as the Sealing Ritual, is an extremely rare and valuable experience. I ask everyone to follow Elder Ling and I to the Sword Management Terrace. If you do not wish to come, you may return to your courtyards to rest. Everything is up to you.


    Sealed under Heavenly Sword Villa''s Sword Management Terrace was a mysterious "demon". All the various sects had heard of this matter, and were all curious as to what kind of "demon" it was since the start. It was only natural for them to not want to miss this kind of opportunity. As a result, everyone neatly followed Ling Kun and Ling Yuefeng, and headed for Heavenly Sword Villa''s Sword Management Terrace.


    Not everyone¡­ Xia Qingyue turned back to her room with Chu Yueli and Chu Yuechan, who was too embarrassed to follow the others with what happened some minutes ago. While everyone else followed the head of the Heavenly Sword Villa.

 Chapter 92 - Grandpa?!

    The Heavenly Sword Villa''s Sword Management Terrace was several times larger than the ranking tournament''s Sword Discourse Arena. As far as the eye could see, as many as ten thousand swords flew in the sky above the Sword Management Terrace, stirring up an even greater vortex of sword energy.


    Various kinds of swords also covered the entire surface of the Sword Management Terrace, and a few heavy swords were also included among them. Though their numbers was extremely low, they were definitely not of common grade. Even the most inferior weapon there was at least a Spirit Profound Artifact.


    In the middle of the Sword Management Terrace, a pitch-black sword as large as the heavens was halfway into the ground and halfway into the sky. The incomparably enormous sword body released an ancient and heavy aura. Ling Kun was walking at the very front and stopped in front of the enormous sword. He turned around and said.


    Ling Kun: This sword, is called "Heaven''s Punishment", and is the suppressed demon''s sword. The demon arrested several hundred years ago, is precisely sealed beneath this sword. The demon is incredibly strong, but inside the sealing formation, his strength has greatly been suppressed, so he should never think of escaping. However, since it is a sealing formation, its power would naturally diminish through time. Every 20 years, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region would always send 1 person here to strengthen the seal formation.


    The Demon''s existence was originally a secret. Because the things that are related to him, may possibly affect the life and death of the entire Profound Sky Continent. The reason why we have allowed everyone to witness his true appearance is because not long after last time''s seal strengthening, his relatives used a special method to avoid the Four Great Sacred Grounds'' blockade, and entered the Profound Sky Continent.


    They asked all over about this demon''s location with the intent to rescue him. At the very end, they had still discovered Blue Wind Empire. If not for our Mighty Heavenly Sword Region''s detection, the consequences would have been unthinkable.


    Jean: Heeee¡­ Interesting¡­


    Ling Kun: Today, everyone should open their eyes wide and clearly look at the appearance of a demon. In the future, if anyone asks you about people who look similar, you have to inform the Heavenly Sword Villa. Don''t be lazy or negligent by any means! Because that could possibly be another demon!


    That matter over ten years ago was enough to prove that they found some way to enter the Profound Sky Continent without the Four Great Sacred Grounds being aware of it! If this demon was rescued accidentally and its powers are restored, it would bring a great calamity to the Profound Sky Continent!


    Then, following his hand gesture, an enormous profound formation flashed from under the huge sword. In the profound formation''s rotation, that huge sword as large as the sky slowly rose. Underneath the platform, was the lower half of the sword''s body that had not seen night or day for twenty whole years.


    The sword''s body rose higher and higher, gradually reaching a height of several hundred meters. And just at this moment, a voice that sounded like it came from an evil spirit came from below.


    ?: GRR¡­ AAHH!!!! Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, you old dogs! Have you come to visit this granddaddy again¡­ HAHAHAHAHAHA¡­ You pack of shameless, despicable, and treacherous dogs! If you have guts, hurry up and kill me already!


    I want to become a malicious spirit, tear the skin off your flesh, drink your blood, bite your bones into mush, pulverize your organs¡­ and drag you all down to the 18th level of hell, to suffer the penetration of ten thousands of blades for all eternity, and feel the pain of burning in hellfire!!


    Jean: *Whistle* He sure can curse people¡­


    Fen Juechen: ...Junior Brother Jean, is that really the only thing you are thinking about?


    Jean just shrugged and continued to hear the demon curse the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region¡­


    The enormous Heaven''s Punishment Sword continued to rise for a little while longer until it had finally stopped. The tip of huge sword moved a similarly sized surface which appeared at the previously empty space.


    What appeared in front of the people''s eyes was a huge light yellow half sphere barrier. Within the barrier, was the huge Heaven''s Punishment Sword with several tens of chains on the tip of it firmly sealing a person with a full set of white hair.


    His hair had reached the ground a long time ago and covered half his body and face. His body was as thin as a match and had a face that was as wrinkled as an evil spirit, but his pair of eyes was as frightening as the sharpest knives in the world and radiated a resentment that was like the abyss of hell.


    Disciple: That¡­. That''s a demon?


    Disciple 2: Being sealed in the profound formation for over a hundred years without eating, drinking or dying. It''s practically an old demon! Sssss¡­ what a terrifying demon, he glanced at me for a moment, and my entire body went cold.


    Cang Yue: So¡­ so scary.


    Jean: ...What a disappointment¡­


    He muttered low enough that only Jasmine could hear.


    Jasmine: He isn''t even a demon, what a joke. A real demon of the demon race is even scarier than you can imagine!


    Jean: So a real demon is different? I''m looking forward to it...


    Despite the curses of the "Demon", Ling Kun''s expression didn''t change.


    Ling Kun: You want to curse, curse as much as you like. Heh, you think I don''t dare to kill you? If it wasn''t for you still having some uses, being a bargaining chip for exchange at some necessary moments, you would have died several hundred times by now! Why would we go through the trouble of keeping you alive for a hundred years?


    ?: Despicable old dogs, you''re dreaming. Don''t think you can exchange me for anything! I was never willing to die because I wanted to personally see the the great Demon Emperor slaughter your entire family. That day won''t take too long to come¡­ hahahaha!


    Ling Kun: Hahahahaha! It looks like you''re truly unclear on who is actually dreaming. It''s no harm for me to tell you again that your Demon Emperor had already died a long time ago. Died under hands of our Mighty Heavenly Sword Region''s Sword Master and the Sun Moon Divine Hall''s Heavenly Monarch.


    Your pitiful Demon Emperor who had just ascended to the throne, overestimated his own abilities and wanted to take revenge for his father. Tsk tsk¡­ his cries were so pitiful when dying. Right now, the entire Illusory Demon Realm is supported by a little demon empress.


    Unfortunately, though the pitiful little demon empress has imperial blood, your Illusory Demon Realm doesn''t seem to be willing to let a woman become Emperor. She doesn''t even have time to look after herself¡­ slaughter our whole family? Hahaha, simply an enormous joke.


    Jean: Oof¡­ That hurts much more than the sword qi¡­


    ?: Utter bullshit! How can you bunch of inferior old dogs even compare to our Illusory Demon Realm''s great Demon Emperor! The great Demon Emperor can never die¡­ NEVER! There will be a day when he will personally slaughter everything!!


    Ling Kun: Hahahaha, then just keep on dreaming!


    During his ridiculous laughter, Ling Kun wiped the spatial ring in his hands and several ten lumps of light yellow crystals hovered in front of his body. Along with a wave of Ling Kun''s arm, these several tens of crystals all separately flew towards a corner of the imprisoned "demon''s" light yellow barrier, slowly submerged into the barrier, and became part of the barrier''s power.


    Suddenly, the color of the entire barrier became even deeper, causing the tint to become sparkly, it looked as if the yellow light filled its entirety. Those several tens of yellow crystalline objects all contained an incredibly power sealing force. Along with their merging, a once in every twenty years of barrier stabilization was completed at this moment.


    Ling Kun: The profound formation used to seal this demon is called the Heaven''s Might Soul Suppressing Formation. No matter who it is, in this Heaven''s Might Soul Suppressing Formation, their profound strength would be suppressed to the maximum limit. When this demon is being locked under Heaven''s Punishment, he shall never even think of ever escaping this Heaven''s Might Soul Suppressing Formation.


    This demon''s outer appearance is completely the same as us, and profound strength is also what he cultivates, yet he possess a type of special ability called "Profound Handle". However, amongst the demons, those who possess "Profound Handles" are also few in number.


    Jean: *Cough* *Cough*!


    He started to cough as saliva was stuck in his throat, making Cang Yue and Fen Juechen worried.


    Cang Yue: Junior Brother Jean! Are you okay?!


    Jean: Y-Yeah¡­ Just small cough¡­


    Profound Handle?! Demon my ?ss! That guy is the only clue for my origins!


    Jasmine: Jean¡­ Did you hear that?


    Ling Kun: And now, you have already seen what you all ought to have seen. Remember what I had said previously. Demon, you must be really thankful to me since I have allowed you to see sunshine for this long, right? Before sending you back, I have another piece of news that I wish to tell you about¡­


    Heh, your son, and your daughter-in-law overestimated themselves and charged straight into Mighty Heavenly Sword Region twenty years ago to save you. But alas, they didn''t know that you had been transferred here a hundred years ago. Hahahahaha.


    The "demon" trembled all over. Fiercely raising his head, he roared like a madman.


    ?: You¡­ What did you do to my son!! What did you do to him! If you harm a hair on my son''s head, I wouldn''t forgive you even if I become a ghost!


    Ling Kun: Tsk Tsk! Your son was quite crafty, and had actually escaped our Mighty Heavenly Sword Region. He had almost found this place too, but alas, we found them first. What was even more unfortunate is that they thwarted us again, and escaped back to the Illusory Demon World.


    However, both of them were seriously injured, and had been fleeing for several months, so their life force were pretty much burnt out. Even if they ran back to the Illusory Demon World, they practically had one foot in the grave. I''d reckon that they had already died more than ten years ago.


    ....*Click*


    Jean: Those fu?kers almost killed my parents!


    His parents were escaping from some powerful people less than 20 years ago, they should be labelled as "Demons" because they had the Profound Handle like the "Demon" here, the chances that it was another couple was pretty much almost 0¡­ And it seemed like someone else was angry too¡­


    ?: You''re lying!! You''re lying! My son would never die! AHHH!!! Mighty Heavenly Sword bastards¡­ You guys are the ones who deserve to die!! AHH!


    In the midst of his roar, a hand suddenly extended from the crack within the sealed demon''s chains. Bringing about a boundless hatred, the hand shot straight for where Ling Kun was standing, and a beam of profound energy shot forward.


    Cries of shock immediately sounded from the surroundings. Everyone had all subconsciously retreated backwards. Ling Kun had also revealed traces of astonishment, but he was not scared, nor was he in a panic as he stood completely still. The profound energy beam struck the barrier, but did not pass through it, it disappeared.


    Ling Yuefeng: Everyone, fear not. Even though this profound formation barrier cannot prevent others from entering, it can completely keep all kinds of power from going out. The demon cannot harm us.


    Ling Kun: Hmph! To have allowed one of your hands to break through, looks like the previous seal was not tight enough. But no matter, you aren''t that naive to think that you could escape the Meteorite Chain''s seal and Heaven''s Punishment Sword''s suppression, right?


    ?: You despicable mongrels, I want to kill you¡­ kill you all¡­ AHHHH!!


    He waved the only arm he could move, and lines and lines of profound light crazily smashed towards Ling Kun. The shouts he released were no different than that of a wild beast''s. The sounds of his struggles as he twisted and turned within his shackles were ear-piercing.


    Ling Kun: How pitiful. The former Demon Emperor''s guardian angel, the ''King'' of Illusory Demon World''s millions of inhabitants, has now become a pitiful mad dog. Even I, am not willing to see such a sight. I guess it''s best to let me¡­ send you down!!


    With a flip of his palm, a strange profound formation crystal was pinched between his fingers. A small scaled profound formation appeared before his body. Subsequently, the profound formation underneath the Heaven''s Punishment Sword began to flicker again in response. Then, it slowly rotated, and gradually moved the Heaven''s Punishment Sword, and the area in which the demon was sealed, downwards.


    Cang Yue: This demon is really scary¡­


    Cang Yue: Huh?


    However, Jean didn''t specify.


    ?: I will definitely kill you¡­ ALLL!!! I will definitely kill you all!!


    In the midst of his crazed roar, he suddenly stopped his ?ssaults. He stretched his arm out in front of him and fiercely pulled inwards.


    A burst of wild wind suddenly blew out from within the barrier. Then, it weakly expanded as it passed through the barrier while bringing along a magnetic force. It was obvious that in his extreme rage, this half crazy demon wanted to kill someone, and wanted to drag someone inside to kill them.


    ?: AHHH!!! GRAHHHH!!!


    The Heaven''s Punishment Sword continued to descend, and the demon''s voice had begun to become gloomy. At this time, the non-threatening attraction force stopped¡­ Two breaths later, an energy current suddenly narrowly centralized outwards, and ferociously charged outwards¡­ And the direction in which the energy current surged towards, was surprisingly¡­ the spot where Jean was standing at.


    Jean: ''Chance!''


    He didn''t resist in the slightest, and was fiercely su?k?d in and flew towards the barrier while letting out fake cries of desperation.


    Jean: AHHHHHH!!


    Cang Yue: Jean!!


    Fen Juechen: Junior Brother Jean!!


    Ling Jie: Boss!!


    ?: Hahahahaha¡­ Kill! I''m going to kill you! Kill you!!


    Jean: ''I''m probably your grandson, you sick fu?k!''


    Soon, An incredibly huge suppression surged forth from every direction and firmly locked onto Jean''s profound veins, making him feel as if his profound strength was being frozen by a force that he was unable to expel.


    But this feeling of suppression could only last for a short period of time. The Heaven''s Might Soul Suppressing Formation could indeed maximally suppress any human''s profound strength at will, but at this moment, Jean had become Heaven''s Might Soul Suppressing Formation''s sole exception, because his profound veins came from a True God.


    After he was inside the barrier, he reached for the "Demon" and surprisingly for everyone, the chained man included, he started to wrestle with him to avoid getting injured.


    Jean: Bitch! I''ll deal with you now!


    ?: Go on! Insect!


    The Heaven''s Punishment Sword suddenly dropped down at an extremely fast rate. Then, in the midst of a loud sound, it completely fell down, sealing the demon, as well as Jean into an unimaginable depth under the Sword Management Terrace.


    Cang Yue: Junior Brother Jean!!


    As she screamed his name, she was unable to endure the blood pressure on her head and fainted, but Fen Juechen caught her body and gazed at the seal with a desperate face.

 Chapter 93 - Halvanhelev

    As everyone was mourning for his "Death", Jean jumped away once the seal was fully closed, and both him and the chained man took deep breaths.


    ?: An Emperor Profound Cultivator¡­ Not bad for a worm like you.


    Jean: Fuck off and just answer me, are you surnamed Yun?


    The "Demon" seemed a bit surprised from the question completely out of context, and roared.


    ?: You don''t need to know anything, you dog!


    Jean sighed and a flash of orange profound energy came out from his body, revealing his profound handle.


    The "Demon" froze as he gazed at the profound handle, then back at Jean, and then at the profound handle.


    ?: ...Who are you, brat?


    Jean: My real identity is Yun Che, but my alias is Jean Dennell.


    ?: Yun¡­ I see¡­ This explain things¡­ Are you perhaps someone sent from the Illusory Demon Realm to rescue me?


    Jean: No, I was born here and I coincidentally met you here¡­ Who are you?


    ?: ...I guess it won''t hurt saying that, sorry for trying to kill you, I am Yun Canghai, the previous head of the Yun Family, one of the 12 Guardian Families in the Illusory Demon Realm.


    Jean: I see, the patriarch¡­ This makes things easier.


    He took out his pendant, the only clue about his real parents, and showed the open Mirror of Samsara to him.


    Jean: Have you ever seen this? My parents gave it to me when I was born and I want to find them.


    Yun Canghai''s eyes focused extremely hard on that mirror. Both eyeballs trembled, as if they were going to fall out from his eye sockets.


    Yun Canghai: This is¡­ what your parents¡­ left for you?


    Since I was young, I wore it with me, because it is the only proof that I have to find my parents. I heard the story that the Elder Ling spoke about, and I made 2 + 2, there might even be the possibility that we are related.


    He stared at Jean, not blinking for the whole while. After Jean finished speaking, his lips were agape, but he didn''t make a noise. It wasn''t until a long time later that his trembling voice said incomprehensibly.


    Yun Canghai: Child¡­ you¡­ you¡­ this year¡­ how¡­ how old are you?


    Jean: 17, in 3 months I will reach 18.


    Yun Canghai: ...17¡­ You¡­ The profound handle¡­ That mirror¡­ You are my biological grandson!!


    Jean grinned at the news, finally he found a blood relative, before he had suspicions, but if even he said it, the it is really true!


    Yun Canghai: The thing you wore since you were young is our Yun Family''s treasure that we protect for the Demon Emperor''s Family! I normally wear it on me, and it had never left my body. When we left for Profound Sky Continent to find the Demon Emperor, I entrusted it to my son¡­ and my son entrusted it to you¡­ You are the son of my son¡­ I am your¡­ biological grandfather!


    His face was filled with tears as Jean slowly walked towards him¡­


    *Pat*


    They hugged each other. Yun Canghai''s body trembled as an endless grief and happiness swarmed within his heart, causing him to not know whether to cry or to indulge in laughter.


    Yun Canghai: Ahhh¡­ My grandson¡­ you are my grandson¡­ my biological grandson¡­ biological grandson¡­


    Jean: Yes, yes¡­ I''m your grandson, finally I found a real relative¡­


    The two of them separated and looked at each other.


    Yun Canghai: Heh¡­ A 17 years old Emperor Profound Cultivator is actually my grandson¡­ The heavens are truly kind to me today¡­


    Jean: It is truly a coincidence that I would find my grandfather 6 feets under the ground¡­


    Yun Canghai: But I am still healthy and alive, hehe. Your father is named Yun Qinghong. Even though I am already a few hundred years old, I only have one son which is your father. His talents are not too bad, and he had awakened a cyan profound handle, the same that I have.


    Your mother is named Mu Yurou and is also from a Guardian Family of the Demon Emperor, and is the daughter of Mu Family''s Patriarch. The Twelve Guardian Families exist to protect the Demon Emperor and there are no estrangements between them.


    The relationship between our Yun Family and Mu Family have always been the best, and your father and mother were childhood friends who grew up together. A hundred years ago, when I left the Illusory Demon Realm alone, they had just gotten married.


    And then, Jean and Yun Canghai started to exchange stories with each other, and in 4 days of having fun and storytelling, Jean learned about the Illusory Demon Realm and a bit of the Azure Cloud Continent. While Yun Canghai learned about Jean''s childhood and everything else.


    The Demon Emperor is guarded from 12 clans called the 12 Guardian Families, the Yun Family, where Jean and Yun Canghai belong to, is the strongest of these families thanks to their Profound Handle.


    This is what Jean learned about the Illusory Demon Realm in general, while the only thing that he found out about the Azure Cloud Continent was that it was really far away from the Profound Sky Continent, but there was still proof that it was in the Blue Pole Star. Also, Yun Canghai decided to call him Jean because of his own will of being called so.


    Yun Canghai: Even though your father didn''t find me, not only did he have you in the Profound Sky Continent, he had actually made a true friend. That could be said to be an enormous accomplishment. Your foster father and foster mother, are they still healthy?


    Jean: Foster father Uncle Xiao was hunted and asked about where my parents were by a mysterious person after a short period of time. Then, he was murdered by the mysterious person. Foster mother died soon after due to grief¡­ After Grandmother gave birth to Little Aunt, due to missing her son, she fell ill and eventually died.


    I still haven''t clearly seen what they looked like¡­ it was grandfather who took care of me and protected me when I grew up. He treated me as if I was his own grandson, because I withstood countless grievances and ridicule silently¡­


    Yun Canghai: Jean, we can never forget this huge kindness! Your Grandfather Xiao Lie, you must treat and respect him as if he is your biological grandfather¡­ And you must get revenge for this great hatred!


    Jean: Oh, I will, I also have enough power to be the strongest person in this Empire, but about the other places, I am not so sure.


    Yun Canghai: Haha, Jean! As your grandfather, I should convince you to let go of the hatred, to forget it all and live a peaceful life¡­ but I cannot do that. Our Yun Family is a royal family of the Illusory Demon World. A member with the name Yun can be weak, but none of us are cowards!


    I need you to keep in mind, just who harmed your foster parents that saved your life; who harmed your birth parents, making them go through an experience of being hunted, and not knowing whether they were dead or alive; who made your Grandfather suffer a hundred years of torment, and who separated you from your birth parents right after your birth, to the point where you haven''t even met them to this day¡­


    You have to firmly carve this hatred into your heart. Unless you exterminate Heavenly Mighty Sword Region, don''t ever erase it from your heart!


    Jean just nodded, without uttering a single word.


    Jean: Now it''s time to take you out¡­


    Jean took out his Dragon Fault and used Phoenix Break on the seal over his head with all of his current strength. But not even a single scratch was done¡­


    Yun Canghai: It''s no use. The suppression of the Heaven''s Punishment Sword, is much stronger than you imagine it to be. Even if you grow ten times stronger, it will still be impossible to deal a single inch of damage to it.


    Jean: We will see¡­ Purgatory!


    His power increased all the way to the 1st Sovereign Profound Realm, and attempted to use Phoenix Break again, when the phoenix-shaped attack reached the ceiling where the seal stood, it caused a slight tremor in the entire area, but it still didn''t even left a scratch.


    Jean: Tch¡­


    Yun Canghai: Impressive! That sort of attack could easily kill any Tyrant Profound Cultivator!! Haha! Who would have thought that my grandson would be such a heaven-defying genius?!


    He seemed really proud of Jean, which caused him to slightly smile, forgetting for a moment about his failed attempt.


    Jean: *Sigh* ...I didn''t want to use the big weapons for fear of causing too much damage¡­ But it seems I don''t need to worry about it.


    Yun Canghai: Hmm?


    Then he put the Dragon Fault back in the Sky Poison Pearl and yelled.


    Jean: Sandalphon!


    He stomped the ground, causing some cracks to come out and the Throne of Annihilation came out behind Jean, he went over the seat and placed his hands on the hilt over the throne.


    Jean: Time to come out, little one¡­


    *Shiiin*


    He unsheathed a sword from the throne, revealing a broadsword with a blade almost as big as him. Still using Purgatory, he charged the broadsword with his profound energy and swung it upwards, unleashing a wave of crimson red profound energy.


    When it slammed against the ceiling, the ground heavily shook due to the following explosion caused from the impact.


    Jasmine: Well, well, well¡­ That might be enough to get out¡­


    Jean, Jasmine and Yun Canghai looked at the little crack on the ceiling, the power that Jean just used was comparable to a 2nd Sovereign Profound Cultivator, but it wasn''t enough¡­


    Yun Canghai: You¡­ You really did it¡­


    This time he was speechless, before he considered Jean''s idea to forcefully break the seal as a joke, so he didn''t think much about it and complimented him for his shocking strength. But this made him reconsider the things¡­


    Jean: Not enough¡­


    If he did it little by little, people outside might get suspicious and check over, right now he needed to escape without anyone noticing Yun Canghai, so he decided to use "it"...


    First, Jean broke Yun Canghai''s Meteorite Chains, freeing him from his bindings¡­


    Jasmine: What are you planning to do?


    Yun Canghai: Jean? What is going on?


    Jean: I will get you out now.


    He headed towards the throne, and surprisingly for the two of them, he slashed the throne, breaking it to pieces. However, those fragments didn''t fall in the ground and went to Sandalphon, attaching to the blade.


    Jean: Halvanhelev!


    When he called out a name, the fragments glued to the blade glowed, and in a flash, the broadsword that was only around 1 meter and half turned into a massive single-edged zanbato-like sword.


    He tightened his hold on the blade and pumped in half of his reserves of Profound Energy, causing the 6 meters long blade to emit some lightning.


    Jean: Grandfather, once the ceiling is bursted out, get out, otherwise-


    Yun Canghai: I know, I know¡­ Damn, you have quite some bullshit there to do something like this¡­ Anyway, if you can really get us out of here, I would like you to do a small favor to me¡­


    He placed his hand on his ?h?st and applied a strong force over it. His profound energy surged, and immediately after, he let out a suppressed groan, and pain flashed past his face. A white mass of light, which was the size of a fist, spat out from his mouth, and landed in Yun Canghai''s hands.


    Jean: Ewwww¡­


    Yun Canghai: Take this, do not try to inspect what is inside. When you get the ability to head to Illusory Demon Realm, then hand it over to the current ruler of Illusory Demon Realm¡­ You must definitely hand it over to him or her personally, do not allow others to touch it.


    Jean didn''t even tried to touch that as he placed it inside his Sky Poison Pearl.


    Jean: As much disgusting it was, I will ?ssure you that no one except the ruler of Illusory Demon Realm will touch it.


    Yun Canghai: Good, naturally, I believe in your words.


    Suddenly, the blade started to tremble, unable to contain his energy anymore, Jean grinned.


    Jean: Time to get out¡­


    With a swing, he unleashed a sword wave containing an incredibly destructive power towards the ceiling...

 Chapter 94 - SURPRISE!!

    Ling Jie was training over the Sword Management Terrace, where the Heaven''s Punishment sword was stuck in the ground, sealing the demon.


    He continued to hope that Jean would come out since he wasn''t dead yet, he trusted his Boss, he also seemed to be fighting on par with the demon before they got sealed together, maybe Jean has a treasure that would let him fight without any suppressing force on him, this world is vast, there might be a possibility that it could be so.


    *THUMP!!*


    A great quake forced him to snap out of his thoughts, the entire terrace was trembling.


    Ling Jie: W-What¡­?! Are we under attack?!


    *BAM!!*


    This time, the quake was many times stronger than before and it actually managed to make Ling Jie fly a dozen of meters in the air, before he fell down.


    Ling Jie: Waaah!!


    Ling Jie: Ouch¡­ What is happening¡­? The attack seemed to come from below¡­


    Suddenly, he started to feel that there was something wrong with whatever was down there, and his instinct was yelling him to run away.


    He did so immediately, crawling away from the terrace, before¡­


    *BOOOOOM!!*


    A wild crimson pillar of profound energy came out from the floor, reducing it to dust, the pillar didn''t stop there and charged towards the sky, splitting the heavens in two.


    The force of the pillar of energy managed to make Ling Jie fly away from the border of the terrace, when he landed a bit away, he took out his weapon and put himself on guard, even if his hands were trembling.


    From that pillar of energy, a silhouette was visible, and that silhouette was getting larger and larger, until it came out from the pillar, revealing the tip of a blade.


    The tip of the blade continued to extend outside of the pillar, slowly revealing his colossal size, it looked more like a weapon used to slaughter dragons than humans.


    Finally, the guard of it also came out, and it followed the hilt of the enormous single-edged blade.


    Ling Jie: BOSS!!


    Jean: Yo, Little Jie.


    The pillar of energy dissipated, and the figure of Jean was fully visible, wielding a 5 meters long majestic blade.


    Ling Jie: You came out!


    Jean nodded and looked at his watch.


    [11:00]


    [9/4/1996]


    [H: "Heat"]


    Jean: Hmm, quite later than I thought¡­


    Ling Jie: Boss, y-y-you¡­ you didn''t die? You actually didn''t die... You really didn''t die?


    Jean: I can''t die, you dumbwit, I have things to do!


    He said with a grin, he deactivated Purgatory and made Halvanhelev disappear.


    Jean: So¡­ 3 days and everyone thinks I''m dead?


    Ling Jie: Hahahaha! That''s my boss! Hey, did you know, you''re currently an unsurpassable legend in the Blue Wind Empire. When the news that you survived spreads, you''ll become an even greater legend!!


    Jean: Meh¡­ Well, I will be going, I have things to take care of now, spread the news that I am alive, I don''t want to explain things every time someone sees me.


    Ling Jie: Yes! I will do so!


    Then Jean flew away from the Heavenly Sword Villa, when he was high enough in the sky, he met with another person.


    Yun Canghai: Heh, you really did it, brat¡­


    Jean: Yeah, how are you feeling?


    Yun Canghai: I''m feeling really good! Finally I can see the sky once again! It is such a great feeling not being sealed anymore!


    Jean: That''s great, what will you do now?


    Yun Canghai: Well, first of all I will go to make a small visit to your adoptive grandfather, I still need to thank them for taking care of you while I wasn''t there.


    Jean: Good, then if you need me, I will be at the Blue Wind Profound Palace for a bit, soon I will go out from the Blue Wind Empire for a small journey.


    Yun Canghai: I see, but be careful, when you broke the sealing, I noticed an imprint on it, the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region already know that the seal is broken and their attention is turned towards both of us, you more than me.


    Jean: Mn, thanks for the tip, old man.


    Yun Canghai: Heh, see you later, brat.


    Then they separated from each other, Yun Canghai flew at east while Jean headed towards the capital.


    Jean: Heh, let''s see how I can surprise them¡­


    [Later]


    Even if Jean was a Sky Profound Cultivator, the "Demon" suppressed in the seal was much stronger, he couldn''t possibly wi-


    *Crack!*


    Jean smashed through the wall and yelled.


    Jean: Surprise!


    Cang Yue: KYAAAAAAAA!!


    She jumped out of the bed and went towards the nearest corner while holding her ?h?st, trying to calm down her heartbeats.


    Meanwhile, armed soldiers entered in the room, and yelled.


    Solder 1: An intruder!


    Jean and the soldiers made eye contact, the soldiers froze while Jean waved at them.


    Soldiers: ¡­


    Jean: ...Hey, are you okay?


    Some soldiers pinched themselves while others rubbed their eyes


    Soldier: ...Am I hallucinating, or is he really Jean?


    Jean: ...Fuck it.


    Cang Yue: ...J¡­. Jean¡­?


    He turned around, and found Cang Yue in the corner slowly walking towards him.


    Jean smiled and in a step, he reached her and hugged her.


    Jean: I''m back.


    Cang Yue trembled and hugged back as hard as she could, as if she tried to make sure that Jean won''t slip away.


    Cang Yue: WAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!


    Jean: Christ, my clothes!


    His clothes started to get wet from Cang Yue''s tears, meanwhile, the soldiers started to lower their weapons.


    Soldiers: Aww


    And then, Qin Wushang came out from the group of soldiers.


    Qin Wushang: What is happe-JEAN!! You are still alive!


    Jean: You don''t say? Now can you all leave us alone? It''s awkward¡­


    Qin Wushang just noticed where Cang Yue was and nodded.


    Qin Wushang: I see, I see¡­ Soldiers, retreat!


    Soldiers: Yes!


    Then they walked away and closed the door, leaving the crying Cang Yue alone with Jean.


    Jean: C''mon, this time I was gone for just 3 days and everyone is already mourning for me?


    Cang Yue: You stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Why you didn''t escaped from that pull of the demon?! You were already strong enough to resist it!


    Jean: Family reunion.


    Cang Yue: Family reu-what?


    She stopped crying on his ?h?st and looked on his eyes with a clueless look.


    Jean: Yeah, I was surprised too when I found out that the guy sealed there was my grandfather.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Cang Yue: ...Excuse me?


    Jean: Yep, the one you call "Demon" is just a human, precisely my grandfather. I talked a bit with him in these 3 days, and then I escaped. Besides, even if he wasn''t my grandfather, I could have killed him in the situation he was in, I''m a Throne after all.


    Cang Yue was starting to get confused, not knowing what to think about anymore, Jean just let out a sigh and said.


    Jean: Well, before filling you in details, let me have the fun that I missed for a while¡­


    Cang Yue: Eh?


    And then their second time in the bed started again...

 Chapter 95 - You almost took everything from me, I will take everything from you.

    After having fun together, Jean explained a bit what happened when he was sealed, omitting the parts about the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region to avoid making Cang Yue worried about him.


    Cang Yue: I see, well, at least your grandfather is safe.


    Jean: Yeah, now he is meeting with my adoptive grandfather, maybe we will see him soon. So, where is Fen Juechen?


    Cang Yue: Ah, he is at the Burning Heaven Clan now, he was in the Blue Wind Profound Palace because he wanted to take revenge on Fen Juebi, now that he did it, he didn''t have any reason to stay here.


    Jean: I see¡­ Well, give it some days and he will come back, I told Little Jie to spread the news that I am alive, so he should hear it.


    Cang Yue: Is that so? Then he will run back as soon as he hears it.


    Both of them started to laugh a bit before Cang Yue hugged Jean again.


    Cang Yue: I''m glad you are here¡­


    Jean: Don''t worry, I won''t die, besides, I have some aces in case I really die.


    Cang Yue: Hmm?


    Jean remained silent for a bit before he nodded and smiled.


    Jean: ...I guess it''s time for you to know too.


    Jean: Everyday, I gain a different power, do you see the words under the date?


    Cang Yue: Mn, Heat, what does it mean?


    Jean: I have 30 different powers, each one starts with a letter of the alphabet, today is H, Heat, this one gives me absolute control over any source of heat and fire. There are also some that completely ignores the universal laws such as Almighty or Visionary, but there are also some that are capable of saving me from death, so you can rest ?ssured.


    Cang Yue: So that''s what you used to break out from your wife''s ice?


    Jean: Nah, those were Phoenix Flames. Heat is even stronger than all types of flames combined together if used at its full potential, I just need to be strong myself to be able to unleash stronger flames.


    Cang Yue: And tomorrow?


    Jean: It will be I, Iron, my body can have metallic properties, capable of protecting me from strong hits that would have hurt me before. Now let''s put that matter aside, you remember what I said during the tournament?


    Cang Yue placed a finger on her chin and started thinking, but nothing came in her mind.


    Jean: I would have gone in a journey after solving some problems.


    She seemed to remember it and nodded.


    Jean: So, will you come with me like you said before or not?


    Cang Yue: Well, I want to come with you, but I need to speak to my father first.


    Jean: I see, I see¡­ Well then, I will be going to solve a certain feud between me and a group, I will return soon.


    Cang Yue: Mn, be safe, alright?


    Jean: I will, I will¡­


    He headed towards the hole in the wall he made before and waved at Cang Yue, then he stomped the ground.


    Jean: Sandalphon.


    The throne of bronze came out behind his back, surprising Cang Yue, he used his leg to tilt it forward, and when it fell down, it transformed in some sort of hoverboard where he walked over, and flew away.


    Jean: Very well, Xiao Sect, it''s time to get out from the mortal world¡­


    But first, there was something that was better solving it now than forgetting about it, so he first headed to the Crimson Dragon''s Mountain Range to hunt down the dragon for a future zombie.


    Then he headed at south, where the main sect of the Xiao Sect should be. Using his Map function, he was able to locate precisely the place where the Xiao Sect is.


    In less than a hour, he already reached his destination, and was looking down on the sect under his Sandalphon.


    There was a problem, he wanted to make things fast, but doing that would destroy the treasures inside the sect¡­


    So Heat was out of question, if he had the Deathdealing, things would be easier¡­ Well, one can''t expect God to do all the work¡­


    Jean transformed Sandalphon back to its Throne form and fell down with it. At the contact with the ground, it caused a loud noise all over the Sect, forcing the disciples to stop what they were doing.


    Jean: DICKHEADS!!


    Shouting loudly, he attracted everyone''s attention, and then the sect master, Xiao Juetian, came out.


    Jean: Good! We have a target!


    Xiao Juetian: Wha-URGH!!


    Suddenly, the blade of Dragon Fault flew across the area and stabbed him right on his ?h?st, the force of that throw propelled him back inside the sect, leaving a trail of blood behind.


    Everyone slowly glanced at the place where the greatsword was thrown from, and saw Jean standing over a throne with his hands on a hilt on top of the throne.


    Disciple: He¡­ He killed the Sect Master!


    At those words, everyone became alarmed and tried to run away.


    Jean: Not a chance¡­


    With a snap of his fingers, over 100 thousand beasts of around Spirit and Earth Profound Realm, with 2 10th Sky Profound Realm Flood Dragons came out and surrounded the sect.


    After that, he used Heat to drastically increase the temperature of the area, some weaker disciples also caught fire.


    With a second snap of his fingers, the zombie beasts rushed towards the sect, killing anyone on their way.


    Jean sat over the throne, beside the hilt of Sandalphon in case something wrong happened, and looked at the stampede in front of him.


    While he watched the disciples fighting and screaming for their lives as they were slaughtered from the beasts, he noticed two people in the sky fighting with the Flood Dragons, he narrowed his eyes and looked at them, they were Emperor Profound Cultivators¡­


    So it''s the Grandmaster and the Grand Elder¡­ No problem, once they fall down too, he won.


    He unsheathed Sandalphon and charged it with his profound energy and Heat, before unleashing a flaming sword wave similar to Phoenix Break at them.


    Obviously, since the distance between them was great, the two people easily dodged the sword wave, but that didn''t stop Jean as he flew towards them.


    The Grandmaster, Xiao Wuqing, turned around and shouted.


    Xiao Wuqing: WHO DARES TO ATTACK THIS LORD?!


    He was enraged since a massive beast stampede was massacring many disciples of his sect, and it seemed that the flood dragons were the leaders of this stampede, so he tried to kill them with Xiao Wuji, the Grand Elder, but a cultivator interrupted his last attack to one of the dragons, causing them to flee away from them.


    Jean: Empyrean Dance of the Phoenix!


    With Heat and the Phoenix Flames, his figure turned similar to that of a flying phoenix and reached for Xiao Wuqing, causing a massive explosion that attracted the Grand Elder''s attention.


    Xiao Wuji: Brother!


    The figure of a half-burned Xiao Wuqing came out from the explosion, causing him to panic.


    The next thing he saw was a series of flaming red sword waves reaching for him, but he dodged most of them, before his left arm was cut off.


    Xiao Wuji: AAARRGH!


    He screamed while the flames attached to his injury cauterized it, causing extreme pain


    Xiao Wuji: UGH¡­ Who¡­ Who is it¡­?! Who is the bastard who dares to destroy the Xiao Sect?!


    Jean: Your mom!


    With a swing of his sword, the smokescreen vanished, revealing Jean''s figure wielding a broadsword as big as him.


    Xiao Wuji: You¡­ You are Jean¡­?! You animal! Why you even started this!?


    Jean didn''t even gave him the benefit of the answer before he cut him in half with Phoenix Break.


    As his body fell down, Jean looked at what once was one of the best sects in the Blue Wind Empire turning to ashes, the temperature was so high that even grass started to burn, and the heat causing the people to feel more fatigued coupled with the beast stampede, the Xiao Sect died pretty quickly.


    He made Sandalphon disappear and slowly descended on the sect, the zombified beasts made way for Jean while they ate the disciples as if they were dying of hunger, at the end of the main hall of the sect, he saw a limbless Xiao Juetian stuck in a wall with Dragon Fault on the ?h?st, probably the limbs were eaten from a beast around here¡­


    He took out Dragon Fault and placed it back inside the Sky Poison Pearl, then he searched around the sect, looting Profound Cards containing money from the corpses he found and searching for the treasury.


    Soon, he found the treasure, which was similar to the one in the branch of the Xiao Sect, but more heavily guarded, even so, with a single attack, he broke the stone gates protecting the treasury, and looked inside it.


    Herbs, jades, weapons, same things you would find in any treasury around here, but 3 things were attracting his attention. The first was the Profound Card containing a whopping 45 million Purple Profound Coins! This was probably the entirety of the Xiao Sect''s riches gained in thousands of years.


    The second was a weapon called Heaven Decimating Orb, from the description written under the tag, if thrown at someone, it will cause a small explosion capable of kill early-stage Emperor Profound Cultivators, and release an extremely toxic gas around the explosion.


    The third was a variation of the weapon, Heaven Decimating Bomb, unlike the orb, this was literally a Nuke! The power was similar to the Heaven Decimating Orb, but it was capable of leveling down a city, and it has the toxic gas too.


    Jean was glad that he eliminated the Xiao Sect noe, if they were allowed to grow even more they could cause some sort of World War 2 with their versions of nuclear bombs.


    He placed everything in the Sky Poison Pearl, and then got around the sect to place back his zombified servants in the Sky Poison Pearl, before taking his leave.

 Chapter 96 - Suck

    While Jean was flying back to the Profound Palace with Sandalphon under his feet, he checked his watch since 3 achievements came out.


    *Achievement: Sick Bastard: Congratulations you murderer, you reaped over 1000 souls..*


    *Reward: Revival Pellet.*


    *Achievement: Overkill: 10''000? Now that''s a lot of damage! To show you the power of Flex Tape, I will saw this achievement in two!*


    *Reward: Enchanted Flex Tape, it can fix anything! Except your broken heart.*


    *Achievement: Sect Destroyer: Shit, what did they even do?*


    *Reward: Custom Sect Flag.*


    The three items that were mentioned appeared over Sandalphon, in front of him. One was a pale white pellet inside a highly-advanced technological container. The second was a black tape that emitted a strange power. And the third was a banner without any drawing or weird power¡­


    So Jean used the info app on his watch¡­


    *Revival Pellet: It doesn''t matter how fu?k?d it is, it can be healed, everything can be fixed except for death and your mom''s face.*


    "Ouch, that hurt pretty deeply¡­" Jean murmured to himself.


    *Custom Sect Flag: Make your own symbol of justice, this will be the symbol of your sect, just think about it, and it will be drawn. It also has a protective barrier used in case a threat will attack, the power of the barrier is as strong as 10 times your power.*


    He placed an hand on his chin, and started thinking about something pretty brutal¡­ Jasmine managed to grasp the bad vibe coming from Jean and asked. "...What are you thinking?"


    "..Why have you chosen a buddhist symbol? Even though you have got it a bit wrong¡­"


    "Oh Jasmine, you don''t have idea about how wrong is your guess¡­"


    After he chuckled, he put the banner back on the Sky Poison Pearl, and then he gazed at the other two items. One of them was a tape, but if it can really fix anything, he could use it as a bandage¡­


    Then there is the pellet, there was only 1, but it could be considered as having a replacement in a fight, since it could heal anything except for death.


    They seemed great items, so he left them in the Sky Poison Pearl together with the nazi banner.


    After that thought left his mind, he gazed forward and saw the Blue Wind Profound Palace some distance away, with a smile, he reached for the entrance. The disciples and citizens gazed at Sandalphon with surprise and caution, until they saw who was standing over the hoverboard.


    "Hey, is that¡­ Jean Dennel?"


    "Who?"


    "What?!"


    Jean chuckled, if they went to know that he was a Throne now, how crazy would turn the things?


    The funniest thing was that he started from 0 since 1 year and half ago, at this rate he might even become a Profound God in less than 10 years¡­ He just needs more strokes of luck.


    Then, while everyone around him was whispering, Jean walked inside the Profound Palace, and the first thing he found was¡­ An half finished statue of him in the center?


    "What¡­?"


    "Jean?!"


    Jean turned around and saw a familiar face. "Uhhh¡­ Who are you?"


    "It''s me! Ao Yan! I was in the same group as you when we were getting recruited in the Profound Palace!"


    "...That doesn''t ring any bell."


    "Is that so¡­ Then good, I would like to apologize for what I did back then¡­"


    Jean finally remembered, he was the guy that stood together with a senior against Yun Xiaofan¡­ Since then, he didn''t hear anything about Yun Xiaofan, when he had free time he would go to check him, but there wasn''t any trace of him, as if he vanished.


    "Whatever, just shake my hand and we can even be friends."


    Jean extended his hand towards Ao Yan, who smiled and graspe-


    "FUCK!!"


    Ao Yan immediately retracted his hand upon touching Jean''s hand and looked at one of his fingers, which was really red and was emitting some smoke.


    "You don''t want to? That''s bad¡­ Well then, I won''t hold back."


    "Huh?"


    Suddenly, Ao Yan was lifted up by his collar from Jean, who spoke with a cold tone. "Where is Yun Xiaofan?"


    "Oh? Is that so¡­ And why?"


    "I...I don''t know¡­ Please don''t hurt me¡­"


    Jean raised an eyebrow and let go of Ao Yan, before he silently marched towards his own area where he previously lived, and flew towards a closed window. He opened the window and entered inside¡­


    "Oh yes! Harder!"


    "Hehe, I will decide how I move! You wanted the Meridian Purifying Pellet, no?"


    Jean stood with his jaw open in front of the window, the boy and the girl also stopped working out on the bed and gazed back at Jean. "Sorry, I picked the wrong place¡­"


    "Wait a damned minute! Who are you?!"


    Jean stopped for a moment and asked. "Is this the courtyard n.41?"


    "Don''t interrupt me! Don''t you know who is this lord?!"


    The man was getting red while the woman was looking at the exchange while covering her br??sts. "You basta-"


    Before he finished talking, his body was instantly reduced to ashes. "HYAAAAAAA!" The n?k?d girl screamed in horror for seeing the man who she was fu?k?n? with dying instantly.


    "Anyway¡­"


    The girl turned pale and quickly kneeled in the ground before Jean would kill her, or so she thought¡­ "Please have mercy on this little one¡­ I''ll give you my body¡­!"


    Jean raised an eyebrow, he just wanted to ask about why wasn''t this place his anymore¡­ But what straight man can say no to a request like that from a nice girl? Well, he didn''t want to have s?x with another girl just some hours after he did it with Cang Yue, so he will do something light. "Alright... Suck."


    "Yes!"


    Then she put herself on her knees while Jean undressed his pants¡­ Maybe he could give her a small pill later for the favor...

 Chapter 97 - Apotheosis

    After everything was done, Jean gave the girl a pill that was useful for her and left after he was explained that his courtyard wasn''t his anymore since he was thought dead. So he just took this time to meditate in the Profound Gathering Tower since he didn''t have anything to do except to wait for Cang Yue and Fen Juechen.


    [The next day]


    Jean was warned from Cang Yue about the situation of her and Fen Juechen. The emperor gave the ok for Cang Yue to travel with Jean, only if she turned back within 2 years, meanwhile Fen Juechen was rushing here as fast as possible, it seems that even his parents seemed alright with him.


    Now Jean and Cang Yue were waiting for Fen Juechen at the entrance of the Profound Palace, they were talking to each other. "Hey Jean, did you know that since you won the Ranking Tournament, now the Profound Palace is at the same level of the other 4 Major Sects?"


    Jean rebuked with 3 words. "You mean 3."


    "What?"


    "What."


    Both of them stopped talking before they laughed, meanwhile a voice shouted. "HEY!!! BROTHER JEAN!!!"


    Jean and Cang Yue turned around, but there was no one¡­ "UP THERE!!"


    Jean and Cang Yue then looked upwards and saw a profound beast flying in the sky, with Fen Juechen standing over it. He was waving at Jean and Cang Yue, who waved back.


    The profound beast was revealed to be a Profound Fire Wyvern, which was slowly descending in the ground, and Fen Juechen hopped down. He walked towards Jean with a big smile on his face and tried to hug Jean. "I really mis-Ugh¡­"


    However Jean just placed an hand in front of Fen Juechen. "No gay shit."


    Fen Juechen stopped and stepped back, before looking at Jean. "I thought you were dead!"


    "I don''t care, I''m still alive."


    Jean and Cang Yue looked at each other, before gazing back at Fen Juechen. "...What?" He asked with a raised eyebrow."


    "That ''Demon'' isn''t a Demon, and he is my biological grandfather."


    *Tic* *Tic* *Tic* *Tic* *Ping!*


    "He''s what?!" Fen Juechen shouted in surprise. Cang Yue nodded while Jean stared at Fen Juechen. "Yeah, I was forced to destroy the seal myself since the other option was killing my grandfather."


    Fen Juechen stared at Jean, and ?r??n?d. "This is becoming a mess¡­ Are you sure it''s ok to tell it so carefreely?"


    "Hell if I care, the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region will hunt for my head anyway."


    "Wha-"


    Jean quickly interrupted him and said. "We will talk about it later, have you taken everything you need for the journey?"


    Then he showed the two of them a purple spatial ring. "There is enough food for a month and also some other necessities and items that might be useful for me."


    "Same."


    "Me too."


    Both Cang Yue and Jean commented. Then Jean nodded and extended his right arm, taking out his watch from his sleeve, curiously, Fen Juechen and Cang Yue looked as Jean tapped the screen of the watch a few of times, before magically the watch emitted some blue lights that formed some sort of 3D map.


    "Wow¡­"


    Both of them were amazed a bit from the show of light that happened in front of them, while Jean zoomed a bit and moved the projection down, so Fen Juechen and Cang Yue could see everything too.


    Then, inside the blue projection, a red dot appeared, which pointed their position, before a green one appeared quite far from them, outside of the Blue Wind Empire, at south.


    "Alright, I was planning to make an entire tour around the Profound Sky Continent, starting from the Navy Tide Nation, Divine Incense Nation, Grand Asura Nation, Black Fiend Nation, Sunflower Dew Nation, and then the Divine Phoenix Empire, before turning back at Blue Wind Empire. We should need around 2 years with the size of the continent if there isn''t any problem."


    Both Cang Yue and Fen Juechen nodded, before the 3D map vanished. "So, should we go with feet or¡­?"


    Yet, they didn''t know that 3 different forces were also moving¡­


    [Meanwhile]


    At the Heavenly Sword Villa, precisely over the destroyed Sword Management Terrace, a man that looked around 40 years old was flying over the big hole with a grave expression on his face.


    "...The demon isn''t dead."


    He remembered that Jean was taken away from the demon and put inside the seal, he was really saddened that such a talent was taken back from heaven, but now¡­


    The Elder Ling Kun from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region tightened his fists while he gritted his teeth. "Jean¡­!!"


    After confirming that Jean and the "Demon" planned together the escape, he started to think clearly about the situation. The Meteorite Chains were broken, it can''t be done from the "Demon" because they are linked with his soul, only Jean could be able to attack them, and apparently destroy them.


    If that''s so, then it is easy for the "Demon" to escape from the seal, since the "Demon" is a 8th Sovereign Profound Cultivator, but he can''t underestimate Jean because he was the one to free the "Demon".


    Anyway, he needs to report this case as soon as possible, if the "Demon" is free, god knows what might happen, and Jean needed to be punished for this action.


    At the edge of the Blue Wind Empire, coming from west, a cloaked figure appeared, a dark miasma was coming out from the figure''s clothes, all the plants that were around him were slowly dying.


    The figure was holding a black crystal ball that was emanating a scary presence. "Heh, after the Navy Tide Nation it is the turn of the Blue Wind Empire¡­? Great¡­"


    When he walked forward, one could see that the life around him, which was slowly dying, was emitting some particles of light which were su?k?d in by the black crystal ball, which could mean only that the crystal ball was a profound treasure.


    A group of wild wolves surrounded the man, and got ready to attack. However, the figure didn''t stop moving, ignoring the wolves. The black crystal ball glowed with a dark light before the soul and life force of the wolves were su?k?d in, they became just corpses.


    "What sect should I destroy¡­?"


    Making that question, the figure traveled towards Blue Wind Empire, leaving a trail of death on its path.


    [Meanwhile]


    The void was trembling, a crack in the space appeared, the crack was getting bigger and bigger until a spacetime rift was formed, a strange being was stepping out¡­


    It was a humanoid being, but his body was covered in statics, it was impossible to see what he looked like, and a corrupted voice came out from his mouth. "I? ?f?o?u?n?d? ?y?o?u?¡­? ?F?i?n?a?l?l?y?¡­? ?A?f?t?e?r? ?a?n? ?e?t?e?r?n?i?t?y?¡­? ?H?e?r?e? ?y?o?u? ?a?r?e?,? ?h?e?h?e?h?e?h?e?h?e?.?.?.?"


    "M?a?y?b?e? ?i?t?''?s? ?b?e?t?t?e?r? ?i?f? ?I? ?f?l?y?¡­?


    His foot was lifted of some centimeters from the ground, and then the humanoid being started to airwalk.

 Chapter 98 - I dont know...

    [16:38]


    [18/5/1996]


    [Q: "Question"]


    A month passed since they began their journey on their feet, and now they are just outside the Blue Wind Empire, but there was something strange about the Navy Tide Nation¡­


    "This¡­" Cang Yue placed an hand on her mouth to cover her surprise. Jean and Fen Juechen were also surprised from what they were seeing, it was understandable¡­


    Jean looked behind him, and he saw a green land full of grown up trees, the land was covered in tall grass, and there were some squirrels that were carrying food to feed themselves, the sky was blue, he could also see some clouds carrying water for the rain¡­


    Then he turned his gaze at what was in front of him¡­


    Nothing.


    There was nothing except for dried up earth¡­


    He could see some dried up trees that were on verge of turning in dust, while others already did so. Corpses of animals, people and vermins littered the floor for more than a dozen of kilometers of distance¡­


    Jean raised his head, and saw that there wasn''t even the light necessary to give the sky the color blue, so if one looked up, one could see a starry sky, it was as if it was night, however it is strange looking at the black sky with the normal blue sky standing right beside it¡­


    Everything was dead, even the light.


    "What the fu?k happened here?"


    Jean voiced the thoughts of the "four" of them. Even Jasmine didn''t understand what happened, she only saw this type of sight only once, and it was when Jean rampaged around with the Almighty back at the second trial of the Dragon God''s Trial, where he absorbed even grass just to find more creatures that could help his growth.


    Meanwhile, Jean had something more relatable in his memory. It came from his second life, when he wandered the Azure Cloud Continent as Yun Che after he unleashed the power of the Sky Poison Pearl, the Heaven Wounding Thought Severing Poison.


    It was as if there was an apocalypse of zombies, but the real threat was just him.


    This is what the current sight was making him remember, his second life¡­


    Jean slowly walked forward, while looking around. This isn''t what he expected when he wanted to make a journey.


    He thought that he would visit many places, know many people, find many treasures¡­


    Not¡­ This. This was the opposite of what Jean wished for.


    Fen Juechen and Cang Yue followed Jean in the dead land, they could just go on and find out about what happened.


    So they will find a village or town and investigate from there, whatever this was, it couldn''t be done from a normal enemy.


    It could be one of the Four Sacred Grounds, or it could be a treasure like the Sky Poison Pearl¡­ Well, if he stays there he will never find out. "So¡­ What do you think about looking for the cause of this?"


    Fen Juechen raised an eyebrow and replied. "You''re joking? We will get killed!"


    "Are you sure this is safe¡­?" Cang Yue asked with some insecurity to Jean, who chuckled.


    "Of course not, you think that finding out what reduced this piece of land in nothing could be safe? If you are still afraid of this then why did you even begin to cultivate?"


    Cang Yue and Fen Juechen froze on their spots at that question, due to Jean''s schrift, the Question, they will be forced to answer anyway. Fen Juechen answered first.


    "To bring glory to my clan, the Burning Heaven Sect! It would be idiotic if I let my older brothers surpass me! Also, my elder brother Fen Juecheng is currently crippled to the very soul and I beaten once Fen Juebi, by second brother, in future I will take the place of my father as the new Master of the Burning Heaven Clan!"


    Jean nodded and turned towards Cang Yue, who also answered his question. "I wanted to protect my father and my mother when I was small, so I started to cultivate¡­ However at 14 years, my mother died, so I started to take it more seriously. If I was strong then no one will look down at the Blue Wind Profound Palace and at my father¡­"


    "Great! See? This is what gave you the push to start to cultivate, now don''t chicken out just because we see a dead wasteland.This is as much dangerous as your paths to get stronger is."


    Fen Juechen and Cang Yue nodded, and with a newfound determination they followed after Jean, ignoring the dried up corpses, since there wasn''t almost anything in their way, it was much easier finding a town.


    "...Hey Jean, why did you start to cultivate?"


    Cang Yue asked Jean with curiosity, she was thinking about what she said to Jean, and wanted to know the reason for Jean to cultivate.


    For a Throne to become at least as strong as an Overlord, this was never heard of¡­ What could have pushed Jean to break the chains of the natural law and surpass everyone''s expectations?


    Revenge against the Heavens?


    Glory to his ancestors?


    Reaching for a person that is too far away from him?


    "I just want to be strong."


    Those words echoed in the silent land, as if the world froze, Fen Juechen and Cang Yue looked at Jean in shock¡­


    Just for this asinine reason, Jean became a monster among monsters¡­ He wanted power, just because he wanted it?


    Jean chuckled at their expressions and explained in details. "You two seemed to have forgot it, but who is the one who stand atop of all of us?"


    It finally clicked inside their heads¡­ Jean didn''t want only strength¡­.


    Only the strong gets respected in this world of dogs that eats other dogs, although some tyrants are shown to be killed at the end of some stories, it was because they weren''t strong enough to go against the entire population.


    But it would be another matter altogether if the person in question was so strong that he can''t be defeated in any way, isn''t it?


    Such strength that will permit him to achieve whatever he wants¡­ This is what Jean is looking for.


    Once Cang Yue will have the Blue Wind Profound Palace standing above any other Major Sect, then there isn''t really any reason to continuing to cultivate except to maintaining that state as it is.


    Once Fen Juechen will become the Master of the Burning Heaven Sect and will be sure that he will be respected by his peers, there isn''t really any reason to continuing to cultivate except to maintaining that state as it is.


    But Jean wants to go all the way to the end¡­ If there is a Sovereign Profound Cultivator, then Jean will aim to become a Profound God. If there is a Profound God, then Jean will aim to become something bigger¡­


    He wants to stand at the apex, peerless, unmatched, undefeatable¡­


    Doing this will require him doing things that no one ever did¡­


    Cang Yue and Fen Juechen started to laugh upon thinking all that¡­ In front of Jean, they felt like their reasons were childish. His ambitions are too big¡­ But they felt like it was the most appropriate thing for Jean, who was able to unleash the power of a great realm higher than what his cultivation level is.


    Jean seemed to be in guard while gazing at something in front of him.


    Cang Yue and Fen Juechen raised their heads and looked at whatever it was, before their eyes widened in surprise.


    In front of Jean, 10 meters away, there was¡­ a thing.


    It can''t be really specified because his body was covered in statics, Cang Yue and Fen Juechen rubbed their eyes, thinking that their imagination was playing tricks to them, but indeed, he seemed like a profound projection that came out in the wrong way or damaged.


    "I? ?w?a?s? ?s?e?a?r?c?h?i?n?g? ?f?o?r? ?s?o? ?l?o?n?g?.?.?.? ?J?e?a?n?¡­? ?H?e?h?e?h?e?h?e?h?e?.?.?.?"


    A bone-chilling laughter came from him, as he seemed to have laid his eyes on Jean, who raised his guard.


    "...Jean¡­ Don''t fight it, just run away as fast as you can and hope that you won''t get caught¡­"


    This voice didn''t come from Cang Yue or Fen Juechen, but from Jasmine, who was speaking with a trembling voice. Jean was surprised, and whispered. "What cultivation level is that thing in?"


    "...I...I-I... don''t know¡­"

 Chapter 99 - Separation

    Jean raised an eyebrow and asked. "How do you not know? You are strong, aren''t you?"


    "I don''t know! I just don''t know! That ''Thing''... He doesn''t have any Profound Energy! It is like the same as sensing the area around yourself, you just can''t sense anything!" Jasmine answered with a worried gaze.


    It was alright to a certain level for a cultivator to hide from a Divine Master, who stands at the peak of the world and is able to destroy suns with a swing of their hands. But to be able to perfectly hide one''s Profound Energy from her, who is also a specialist on this subject, is impossible!


    And yet, here the impossible turned to a certain thing¡­


    This¡­ Glitch¡­ was able to freely walk in front of her, and completely conceal his Profound Energy¡­ The Glitch-like figure let out a chuckle and looked directly at Jean, no, he seemed to be looking even deeper. "L?i?t?t?l?e? ?J?a?s?m?i?n?e?¡­?"


    ("The fear without reason is what is called True Fear, it''s like countless insects climbing on your body and entering inside you¡­ This is why everyone would prefer having fear for a reason, at least you have an idea to stop having fear.")


    Jasmine finally understood what it was like¡­


    Just by calling her name, she finally understood that the entity was looking past Jean and gazing directly at her eyes.


    Just by calling her name, she finally understood what the entity wanted to say.


    Just by calling her name, she felt like centipedes and spiders were crawling all over her body, entering inside her through the mouth, nose, ears, even eyes¡­ All the entrances she had.


    She couldn''t stop shaking and twitching until the entity lost interest on her¡­ When he did, Jasmine squatted down and hugged her body, while her body kept twitching.


    Meanwhile, Jean panicked. Clearly, the entity was able to see through the Sky Poison Pearl and find Jasmine. But the entity didn''t seem to be here for her¡­


    Now the entity was looking directly at Jean¡­


    Suddenly, Jean found Cang Yue and Fen Juechen standing in front of him, acting as shields, even though it was useless¡­


    "We won''t let you get a step near!"


    The figure chuckled again, and called out. "C?a?n?g? ?Y?u?e?,? ?F?e?n? ?J?u?e?c?h?e?n?¡­? ?Y?o?u? ?t?w?o? ?s?h?o?u?l?d?n?''?t? ?i?n?t?e?r?f?e?r?e?.? ?T?a?k?e? ?c?a?r?e? ?o?f? ?y?o?u?r? ?o?w?n? ?p?r?o?b?l?e?m?s?¡­?"


    "T-This¡­"


    Jasmine''s trembling voice echoed in Jean''s mind, and words that surprised him a bit came out. "H¡­ He didn''t interfere with the Laws of Space in the slightest¡­ Like it was natural for the universe to teleport people¡­"


    Not interfering with the Laws of Space?! That''s just a lie! Any attempt at teleportation or something at that level such as creating pocket dimensions will show some distortions in the Laws of Space, it was impossible not interfering with them, it is like saying that to create iron with b?r? hands one needs paper, it can''t be done no matter how strong you are!


    The Evil God was specialized in interfering with the laws, no matter what he does, he could achieve something that goes against nature. Like using fire and ice at the same time at their fullest, however it will interfere with the Universal Laws to a certain point, but doing that without interfering the Universal Laws can''t be done.


    Jean understood what Jasmine meant when she said to run away as fast as possible. He immediately used Star God''s Broken Shadow to escape, but he was unable to move of a single inch¡­


    "D?o?n?''?t? ?r?u?n? ?a?w?a?y?,? ?J?e?a?n?¡­? ?T?h?e?r?e? ?a?r?e? ?t?h?i?n?g?s? ?t?o? ?d?o?.?.?.?"


    The glitched entity spoke again. Jean blinked, before the scenery changed instantly, like as if he was watching two different frames that were attached to each other.


    He was inside something that looked like a square arena with walls surrounding the arena and a ceiling over his head.


    He didn''t know what happened, but he was suddenly inside an arena that popped out from nothing. he looked around the arena, and only saw a timer and a number under the timer. It was for quite a time that he saw it, but how could he not recognize modern technology?


    It was a digital timer with 1:00 written over it, and was slowly counting down every second. under the time, there was a 0/100.


    There was a familiar feeling that this place was giving him, but he couldn''t put a finger on it¡­.


    A minute passed, and the timer went to 0, the number below passed from 0/100 to 1/100, before a light surrounded the arena.


    When the light vanished, there were 10 more entities surrounding Jean, they looked like iron human golems, but they wielded a different weapon, ranging from swords to actual guns and unconventional weapons such as double-edged scythes or mechanical spiky hands.


    Meanwhile, the timer resetted and started to count down again from 1 minute¡­


    Jean understood, this was a survival game-type of scenario, like at the first trial of the Dragon God''s Trial.


    "W?i?l?l? ?y?o?u? ?b?e? ?t?h?e? ?o?n?e???"


    The familiar voice echoed in the arena, before the human statues put themselves in guard. Jean didn''t know what did want the glitchy entity with him, but it was surely nothing good¡­


    Jean''s eyes widened¡­ He didn''t notice any killing intent, any sound, or whatever, but one of those human statues already stabbed his back with a dagger¡­


    Jean gritted his teeth and swung his arm around, which was boosted with Purgatory. He wanted to crush the human statue that stabbed him from behind, however the statue caught the arm with a single hand while he twisted the dagger inside Jean.


    Jean held back a yelp in pain and used his Phoenix Flames to get free, the only thing the Phoenix Flames did was partially destroying the arm of the statue¡­


    How strong were they?! 1st Sovereign Profound Realm?! This place is fu?k?n? crazy! He needs to go all out if he wants to fight at least 5 of them, but they don''t even let him time to summon Sandalphon, let alone Halvanhelev!


    Jean turned around, and saw the others human statues jumping at him at an incredible speed, so he narrowly escaped from them with Star God''s Broken Shadow.


    "Jasmine! A little help?!" He pleaded to Jasmine, but he received an unexpected answer.


    "I can''t do it! I am stuck here!"


    Stuck? She couldn''t get out from the Sky Poison Pearl?! He will fu?k?n? die here if there are really 100 waves like this!


    [Meanwhile]


    She got up and reached for the door to get out, and there she met a panicked Qin Wushang, the Profound Palace''s Palace Chief. He was surprised at her presence. "H-Her Highness? What are you doing here? I thought that you were with Jean!"


    "I don''t have idea but I will go to find out why. Palace Chief, why are you acting like that?"


    Qin Wushang seemed to remember about something and said. "Her Highness! It''s an emergency! The west of the Blue Wind Empire is gone!"


    The news greatly shocked Cang Yue, who asked. "Report everything!"


    "Yes! I was going to meet the emperor about this¡­ The west side of the Blue Wind Empire is gone, everything is turned into a wasteland! Even the Burning Heaven Clan is gone like air! We only received a report of a suspicious man wielding a black crystal and laughing like a madman as the people near him were falling dead like leaves!"


    "WHAT?!"


    Cang Yue yelled in shock, the matter about Jean was almost forgotten, now it was replaced with this event. She was confident about his survivability on whatever the entity was, so she concentrated on this current event.


    Meanwhile, at the Burning Heaven Clan, Fen Juechen opened his eyes, the first thing that he found was an empty room. It looked like the place will fall in ruin, there were also a few skeletons around.


    Due to how the place was reduced to, he never had in mind that this was his actual home.


    He slowly reaches for the key, and when he touched it, memories flowed inside his mind¡­ This was a memory imprint, which showed him a place that was extremely far away from here.


    But there was something wrong¡­ the "here" that the key was telling him about was the Burning Heaven Clan¡­


    Where the hell is he?

 Chapter 100 - Each one for themselves...

    Fen Juechen looked around the room, there were only some skeletons here, probably they are some idiots that stole from his Burning Heaven Clan¡­ Serves them right.


    He found a rotten wooden room and touched it, it immediately fell apart  How much time passed since this place died?


    It wasn''t important, he needs to find his location so he could reach Jean and¡­


    ...And what?


    Fen Juechen was surprised from the question he made to himself.


    Will Jean have already solved the problem?


    Will he be teleported away a second time?


    Will he die?


    He is too weak compared to Jean, if he can''t do it, then why could Fen Juechen do it?


    He was once considered a genius for reaching the Spirit Profound Realm at the age of 16, and then Jean came out.


    He was at the Emperor Profound Realm, and was able to unleash the strength of a Tyrant Profound Cultivator¡­


    Or maybe even that of a Sovereign Profound Cultivator¡­


    He didn''t regret being his friend, he could also receive many benefits from staying with him, such as the Sky Profound Dragonscale Armor he received from him, which he won from the ranking tournament.


    His gaze turned towards the black key, it gave him a demonic and a strangely familiar feeling, but he couldn''t put a finger on what it is¡­


    He can just follow the direction that the key wanted him to go, maybe he will find a treasure that could help him get stronger and reach Jean¡­


    However, there was a problem¡­ The place he needs to reach is the Black Fiend Nation.


    He could just hope he is teleported near that place, otherwise he will need around half a year to reach that place by walking straight if he is at the Blue Wind Empire¡­


    He continued to walk forward, ig was really easy for him to orient himself because this place was built a bit like his Burning Heaven Clan¡­


    ...Wait¡­


    He quickly found a window and hopped off from it, before looking at the land in front of him.


    The place was similar to what he saw with Jean and Cang Yue before the glitchy entity appeared before them, just a dead wasteland¡­


    Then he should be teleported nearby from where Jean should be, right?


    He looked behind him and gazed at the building where he was before¡­


    It looks just like the Burning Heaven Clan, but it was abandoned for centuries¡­


    ¡­


    With a worried look on his face, Fen Juechen entered towards the main entrance if the building.


    ¡­He found it, that room was certainly his, then¡­


    This was the Burning Heaven Clan¡­


    Those skeletons he found in the way¡­ The silence that followed after¡­


    Everyone is dead¡­


    The realization hit him like a pile of bricks. He slowly walked towards his window, and looked ahead.


    There was nothing¡­ Even the city that should be at the feet of the mountain where his Clan stood was gone¡­


    What¡­ How the FUCK could this happen?!


    What did this?!


    His fists clenched so hard that blood flowed down from his hands.


    He would be reduced to a skeleton like the others¡­


    He was¡­ Pathetic.


    It was just blind luck that saved his ?ss, but killed everyone else.


    What the fu?k was he cultivating for? Just to reach this point?


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Someone must have done this¡­ It can''t be done just like that¡­


    Was it the glitched entity?


    Was it someone else?


    She should also be teleported away, right? If he was teleported to his home, then Cang Yue should be at her home.


    He needs to go back to the Profound Palace, hastily. God knows what happened there¡­


    After going out from the destroyed Burning Heaven Clan, he turned towards the building and deeply bowed in respect for his dead clan.


    His parents, his brothers, his servants, his friends¡­ They died.


    He can''t let his anger take the control of his mind, the least he could do is pray for the dead ones and cherish the ones he currently has.


    After everything is fixed, he will go to dig a grave for each one of the skeletons remaining. First of all, he needs to confirm the situation


    He started to run towards the center of the Blue Wind Empire. Even if the empire might be destroyed, at least Cang Yue is alive¡­


    ...And maybe he could find the culprit of this thing¡­


    [Meanwhile]


    "Right now the Demonic Cultivator is heading towards south! There is the possibility he is aiming to reach the Xiao Sect after the Burning Heaven Clan. The scouts were annihilated almost immediately, we can confirm that the Demonic Cultivator is at least at the Emperor Profound Realm."


    "Thank you, you are free to leave." Cang Wanhe said with a worried look on his face.


    The messenger nodded and left from the throne room, meanwhile Cang Wanhe sighed. "We should call the Heavenly Sword Villa and ask them for help¡­ What do you think, Our daughter?"


    Cang Yue placed her hand over her chin. Since she came back to the Profound Palace, she was keeping to overheat her brain to find ideas about how to defeat and kill the Demonic Cultivator.


    A Demonic Cultivator is a cultivator that took a completely different path from the others, and he or she is using Darkness Profound Energy or practicing taboos such as su?k?n? people''s souls.


    If one was found, then he or she should be exterminated as soon as possible, for the safety of everyone, especially those that commit taboo.


    "Father, we should place traps on his way first, if we ask the Heavenly Sword Villa, there is a possibility that they will end just like the Burning Heaven Clan."


    Cang Wanhe thought about it and nodded. "You''re right. But we don''t have any other ideas to defeat him. The monarch of the Navy Tide Region isn''t answering to our help, and the strongest person we have is Ling Tianni, someone at the 6th Emperor Profound Realm¡­ What about Jean Dennel?"


    "Unfortunately¡­ He is caught in a problem of his own¡­"


    Cang Wanhe raised an eyebrow and asked. "Is there a person that could help us more than Ling Tianni?"


    With a resolutive gaze, Cang Yue nodded. Cang Wanhe hesitated a bit, because if he let her daughter outside then there is a possibility that she will be caught from the Demonic Cultivator if he decides to go east too¡­


    ...But he will trust her this time. He didn''t trust Jean back when he was ill, and he was capable of curing him from the parasite. Maybe Cang Yue will also find the person who can save them¡­


    "Go, I will trust you, Our daughter¡­"


    "Thank you, Father!" Cang Yue rushed out from the throne room, heading out.


    There is someone stronger than Ling Tianni in Blue Wind Empire¡­


    Right now he should be at the Floating Cloud City, Jean''s former home..


    [Meanwhile]


    Jean defeated only a single statue between all 10 of them¡­


    Unfortunately a minute passed, and the timer reached 0¡­


    15 more human statues around the 1st Sovereign Profound Realm appeared around the square arena, and ?ssaulted Jean¡­


    He will get killed¡­ There isn''t any other way to come out¡­


    24 Sovereign Profound statues of cultivators with different weapons, all of them ?ssaulting Jean with an extremely coordinated movement¡­


    And then¡­


    *Slice*


    Jean''s head was rolling in the ground¡­


    Behind him there was a statue wielding a scythe. He rotated it some times and made many slices of flesh out of Jean''s body¡­


    *Blink*


    The moment Jean''s sight turned black, he blinked, and found himself sprawled in the ground. He looked around and didn''t found anyone, the timer was still at 1:00 and was slowly counting down¡­


    Did he just respawned?


    Jean, with a panicked face, checked his watch.


    [1????????7?????:??????0??????0?????]


    [1??????8???????/????5???????/????1???????9??????9???????6??????]


    [Q: "Question"]


    ...The time didn''t changed in the slightest, the watch was also glitched¡­


    Could it be that the glitched entity did something with the time inside this arena?


    How did he even know about his watch?


    Could it be¡­ He severely underestimated a True God?


    No, Jasmine also told him that True Gods are just much stronger people than her, but there wasn''t anything about being unable to be sensed.


    Anyway, something is wrong with the time here, and it was interfering with his watch. Meaning that he will be stuck with the Schrift Q until he comes out¡­


    When he saw that there were only 30 seconds before the wave, he summoned Sandalphon and prepared himself.


    He needs to save up as much energy he could¡­ There are 100 waves, each one might have an increased number of enemies.

 Chapter 101 - Limit

    [20 days later]


    Cang Yue was inside a carriage pulled from 3 Wind Horses, she was worried about how is it going in the Blue Wind Empire now due to her being quite far away from the Profound Palace and almost reached the Profound Cloud City.


    She can''t hope for Jean to turn back, especially at this time¡­ He wasn''t dead, that''s all that she knew, she trusted Jean when he told her that he can''t die unless in special circumstances.


    So, since she was unable to reach him in terms of cultivation, she will do so in terms of usefulness. And she will do it by saving the Blue Wind Empire from a Demonic Cultivator.


    That''s why she will do everything possible to ensure the safety of as many people she could save as possible.


    "Princess, we have arrived." One of her guards called out from the outside.


    Cang Yue straightened her back and stepped outside the carriage, in front of her there were buildings, not as big as that of the capital, not as many as that of the capital, but they gave out a weird feeling to her.


    This is supposed to be the place where Jean once lived¡­


    So, with guards behind her back, she walked towards the Xiao Clan, while attracting voices.


    "Who is that beauty?!"


    "If I could have someone like her as a wife¡­"


    "Heh, I''ll go to catch he-*Pow!*"


    "You fu?k?n? idiot! That''s the reason you lost your right arm the previous month! Don''t you see those guards behind her? She is probably here to speak with one of the big shots in this town."


    Cang Yue ignored those voices and soon she reached for the small clan she was looking for.


    She knocked at the door, and soon an arrogant servant opened it. "Who is the one to dare to stand at the doors of our great clan?"


    "The princess of the Blue Wind Empire." One of the guard replied while looking down at the servant, who lost every traces of arrogance from her face.


    "...Please wait for a moment, I will call out an elder¡­" With a small voice, the servant lightly closed the door and rushed inside.


    Fen Juechen finally reached the Profound Palace. This should be the day where newcomers would be recruited, and they were much more than the previous times due to the Profound Palace''s victory at the Ranking Tournament.


    The entrance was full of people, so it was hard to enter.


    And then Fen Juechen had an idea that could help him in this situation¡­


    "MAKE WAY!! I NEED TO PASS!!"


    ...He pushed himself in the group of people¡­


    "Ouch!"


    "Hey! Stay behind and take your turn!"


    "He''s so strong!"


    "Oof!"


    "FUCK OFF!! I''M NOT HERE FOR THIS STUPID RECRUIT! I AM FEN JUECHEN FROM THE BURNING HEAVEN CLAN! LET ME PASS NOW!!"


    "Oh shi-"


    When Fen Juechen introduced himself, a clear way was made, and he was finally able to pass through.


    At the end of the way, he encountered an instructor. "Who dares to act so brazenly in the Profound Palace?!"


    "Fen Juechen, now make way! I need to reach for the Moon Princess to talk about an important matter!"


    When the instructor heard that the brat was one of the people who reached the top 10 in the Ranking Tournament, a chill passed in his spine. He can''t permit himself to offend him, even if he now belonged to the Burning Heaven Clan, which is completely dead¡­


    "I''m sorry, but the Moon Princess isn''t here."


    "Wha-"


    "She already left for the Profound Cloud City, she will come back here in at least 20 days, please wait for her return."


    He let out a sigh and told him. "Too much time¡­ When she comes back, tell someone to warn her that Fen Juechen will be gone for at least a year¡­. Can you at least tell me what happened at west? When I reached my Burning Heaven Clan it was already destroyed."


    The instructor raised an eyebrow. "You didn''t hear about it? It is said that a strong Demonic Cultivator was the culprit of the destruction of the entire western side of the Blue Wind Empire."


    Fen Juechen''s eyes widened in surprise. A Demonic Cultivator? That was a great problem¡­


    But at least he knew who destroyed his clan, and probably also the entire Navy Tide Nation¡­


    "I know that now it seems useless, but the Burning Heaven Clan will owe you a favor for that information." Fen Juechen lightly bowed at the instructor, who stepped back in awkwardness¡­ Who would have thought that the Young Master of the once famous Burning Heaven Clan would say those words to him, a mere instructor?


    Then Fen Juechen raised his head and said. "I would like to ask for a flying profound beast, is there anyone I can use? I will pay as much as possible."


    "Uhh¡­ Yeah¡­ We have some¡­" The instructor dumbly nodded and guided Fen Juechen towards the pavillion where they held the profound beasts for transportation.


    [Meanwhile]


    [1????????7?????:??????0??????0?????]


    [Q: "Question"]


    Jean''s perception of time was gone long time ago¡­


    Stabbed in the heart¡­


    Beheaded¡­


    Death for blood loss¡­


    Poison¡­


    Sword stuck in his brain¡­


    Countless arrows making holes in his ?h?st¡­


    Twisted neck¡­


    Smashed flat¡­


    Stabbed from countless swords¡­


    Death after death, attempt after attempt, for unknowingly 20 days straight¡­ He reached this point¡­


    7/100 waves.


    Fortunately in the waves only 10 or 15 Stone Soldiers came out each time, otherwise he would have never reached that far.


    He did everything, Phoenix Flames, Purgatory, Evil God''s Arts, Sandalphon¡­ But he got too tired¡­


    This was just an endless torture for him¡­ Meanwhile Jasmine was watching everything from the Sky Poison Pearl.


    Each death caused her heart to flinch¡­


    Soon, her brother''s death overlapped with Jean''s figure¡­


    But she also understood what Jean was doing, due to him explaining to her about it.


    It was abnormal even for him to just continue to attack and attack until his mind will break. Not even the most powerful being would give up if a situation similar to Jean''s showed up for him.


    It was during the 5th wave of this life that he told her, while he kept fighting.


    [Every living being has a limit to its growth.]


    This thing, she also understood it. This was the reason why in the Realm of Gods there wasn''t any True God, because everyone reached their limits.


    [Too much power becomes unbearable and makes one go insane and harm themselves.]


    This was also understood from her. She saw many cases of people who were hungry for power and were destroyed from the same power they wielded.


    [To ensure that no one will reach that level, God has set up limits.]


    This part was outside of her knowledge, she was, after all, a teen. She didn''t have the wisdom that the old people possessed. She didn''t knew what Jean meant with "God", she also didn''t knew about the origin of limits, only what they represented.


    Obviously a cultivator''s concept of "God" was different from that or a mortal.


    Cultivators didn''t have religions, so they didn''t have an idea about the meaning of "Omnipotence", "Omnipresence" and "Omniscience".


    But she had an idea about what Jean meant, he wanted to break his limit.


    Every time he died, his techniques got sharper and more precise.


    Soon he reached heights he never reached, like the 7th wave, but he still need to be faster¡­ Much faster, and that requires him to reach the 3rd stage of the Star God''s Broken Shadow, so he could make 3 different afterimages.


    However, until he doesn''t make a breakthrough in his skills, he will never reach the end of this hellish place¡­


    Until he will break his limit, he will never stop dying.

 Chapter 102 - Evolving

    [Cang Yue''s side]


    After a bit, the doors of the Xiao Clan opened, revealing Xiao Li. "I-Is it her highness the Moon Princess¡­?"


    Cang Yue nodded with a serious expression and showed an emblem representing the royal family. Xiao Li gulped and fully opened the doors. "W-Welcome to this lowly Xiao Clan, her highness! Please enter¡­"


    Cang Yue and the guards entered in the clan and followed Xiao Li. "I would like to ask why her highness came to this place that is surely forgotten even from the maps of her highness?"


    "Have you ever heard of a person called Yun Canghai?" Cang Yue asked with an indifferent tone. However, Xiao Li shook his head. "Please forgive me, her highness, but I never heard of this individual."


    Cang Yue nodded and then she continued to speak. "I also heard of a certain person that I am certain he is here¡­ Could I see Xiao Lie?"


    Xiao Li flinched and stuttered. "B-B-But¡­"


    Cang Yue''s guards stepped forward and menacingly looked at Xiao Li. "You understand Chinese or not?! Bring the perso-"


    "Silence."


    "I shall not repeat myself." Cang Yue made a 180¡ã since she confirmed that Jean would not return soon, so she started to be colder and prideful like a proper future empress, otherwise, if she remained weak-willed, when she will need to gather people no one will listen to her.


    This is the world where she was born, the strong eat the weak, sometimes metaphorically, other times literally.


    When Cang Yue used that cold tone, the guards remained silent and stepped back like proper guards. Even if they were stronger than Cang Yue, this just showed how much control on them Cang Yue has. They even showed the right amount of respect deserved to her.


    Cang Yue stepped forward and spoke. "I understand what happened, Xiao Lie is a criminal here, so he should stay where he is. However, I am not asking about freeing him, I am just asking to speak with him. It should be possible, right?"


    Xiao Li nodded with hesitation and stuttered again. "I-It can be done right now¡­ P-Please follow me, her highness."


    Then Xiao Li made way for Cang Yue towards the mountain on the back of the Xiao Clan.


    Being together with the princess of the Blue Wind Empire, who also partially represent the sect that holds the "Strongest Youngling", Jean Dennel, who is rumored to be beyond the 1st Sky Profound Realm and came out alive from a fight with a being at the Emperor Profound Realm, made him extremely nervous.


    He gulped a mouthful of saliva as he slowly reached for the Reflection Gorge, where Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi were trapped.


    Soon, they reached the place, after going through an extremely narrow entrance, two people inside the Reflection Gorge were alerted.


    Xiao Li cleared his throat and said. "Xiao Lie, you have visits."


    "Visits?" Xiao Lie was surprised, who was so important that the Xiao Clan would let them see him?


    Cang Yue stepped forward and introduced herself. "Pleased to meet you, Sir Xiao Lie, my name is Cang Yue, princess of the Blue Wind Empire."


    "T-The princess?!" Xiao Lie was shocked, while Xiao Lingxi, beside him, gasped in surprise.


    Cang Yue turned towards her guards and Xiao Li. "I would like to ask you all to leave me alone with the two prisoners."


    The guards panicked and tried to reason with her. "H-Her highness, we can''t do this, what if that criminal hurts you? Her highness is only at the True Profound Realm!"


    "So you are saying you can protect me from a Sovereign Profound Cultivator?"


    The guards, Xiao Li, Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi froze in shock.


    Some seconds passed before claps echoed in the small place.


    In that moment, a colossal pressure made everyone except Xiao Li and Xiao Lingxi kneel down in the ground.


    From the shadows, a young man that looked like he was holding centuries of experience in his eyes came out.


    He had black long hair tied in a ponytail, his body looked it would be able to carry a hundred of tons with ease.


    A white robe surrounded his body, and his jet black eyes looked like the sharpest weapon in this world.


    "You were able to find me despite being a mere True Profound Cultivator, something that the others couldn''t do, despite being stronger than you." Yun Canghai complimented.


    Cang Yue shook her head and said, while still kneeling in the ground. "It wasn''t hard because you weren''t even trying to hide, besides, I was used to have powerful people beside me, such as Jean Dennel."


    The pressure vanished, and Yun Canghai gazed at her. "Jean Dennel, you say? ...I will listen to what you have to say, I heard you were looking for me at the Xiao Clan. Everyone else, leave."


    "W-Who are-" Xiao Li tried to ask, before his body was reduced to a bloody mess from Yun Canghai''s aura.


    Cang Yue glanced at her guards and nodded. "Leave."


    The guards bowed and left from the Reflection Gorge, leaving Xiao Li, Xiao Lingxi, Yun Canghai and Cang Yue alone. "So, you said you were near Jean. Who are you?"


    Cang Yue bowed down and introduced herself with a smile. "My name is Cang Yue, albeit it is unofficial, I am Jean''s fiance¨¨."


    "Wha-?!" Xiao Lingxi yelped in surprise, while Yun Canghai also smiled. "Heh, now I remember. Jean told me about you, I hope that he didn''t do anything stupid."


    "Weeeeell¡­"


    [Flashback n.1]


    "Whatever¡­ If you want to humiliate the New Moon Profound Palace, then do it after walking over my body! I don''t care how old is the disciple is, how strong he or she is, who he is, and how "many". I''ll slaughter you like a bunch of chickens."


    [Flashback n.2]


    *VROOOOOM!!*


    *VROOOOOOM!!*


    [Flashback n.3]


    "You¡­! I will kill you once you let me go! Remember this!"


    "Pfft. I could beat your entire clan if I wished so¡­"


    "Is he dragging Fen Juechen in the ground¡­?"


    [Flashback n.4]


    Cang Yue was listening to the news of the destruction of the Xiao Sect¡­


    [Back]


    ¡­


    Then her expression turned serious and spoke. "Let''s leave that aside, I came here for an important matter. I hope that Sir Yun Canghai could listen to me."


    "What is it?" Yun Canghai asked with a raised eyebrow.


    "We received news of a Demonic Cultivator rampaging at west and heading towards south. I hope that Sir Yun Canghai could help us with the problem."


    "A Demonic Cultivator, you say? What do you mean with that?"


    "We received news that he is using a treasure to suck out the soul of everything that has lifeforce around his range of action. Unfortunately, Jean is busy against an opponent that I dare to say that might be much more dangerous than the Demonic Cultivator."


    At that news, Yun Canghai''s eyes widened. He thought that the "Demonic" Cultivator was him, since the people here consider him a demon, but this type of cultivator wasn''t well liked on the Illusory Demon Realm too¡­ "Preposterous! If it''s true, then I will help you. But¡­"


    He glanced at Xiao Li and Xiao Lingxi, before he sighed. "Do you mind if I bring them along?"


    Cang Yue shook her head and said. "Even if I minded it, you would bring them along anyway, right?"


    Yun Canghai chuckled and asked. "Am I so easy to read now?"


    Cang Yue giggled and answered. "I dealt with Jean for a long time now. I understand much people like him."


    [Meanwhile]


    Jean died once again, this time his head was cut open, splattering grey matter everywhere.


    He woke up once again over the white floor, he materialized Sandalphon once again and prepared himself while gazing at the timer.


    "Jean, is everything alright?" Jasmine asked, it was only now that she noticed it, but Jean''s energy seemed to be vibrating at an intense speed.


    However, Jean didn''t answer and waited for the timer to reach 0.


    The statues reappeared and ?ssaulted Jean immediately.


    Jean tightened his hold on Sandalphon and rushed towards the nearest one.


    The two confronted each other, the world seemed to be slowing down.


    The statue brought up his katana while Jean brought down his broadsword.


    The clash between the two would cause an great force that would shake an entire nation.


    ...But it never came.


    Jean''s body seemed to get faster and touched the ground first.


    It looked like the time slowed down and Jean was the only one that was going at a normal speed, while leaving an afterimage behind.


    He rushed at the side of the statue and slashed him with a clean strike, not even a speck of dust came out from the now-sliced down statue.


    Time was going at average speed once again, and the two parts of the statue fell in the ground.


    After many deaths, Jean completed 2 evolutions.


    He reached the 3rd stage of the Star God''s Broken Shadow.


    And his blade attacks now also have vibrations, causing the target''s body to get softer and easier to cut.


    ...However, despite these 2 evolutions, the biggest distance he reached was the 17th wave due to his energy being consumed too fast.


    He needs more evolutions¡­


    More strength¡­


    More speed¡­


    More destructiveness¡­

 Chapter 103 - Decay

    [20 days later]


    While Cang Yue turned safely in the Blue Wind Profound Palace with Yun Canghai, Xiao Lie and Xiao Lingxi, Fen Juechen was in the Divine Phoenix Empire, in a small village.


    Every day he would travel with a flying profound beast.


    With the speed he was going, he would need a bit less than 6 months before reaching the Black Fiend Nation.


    However, traveling wasn''t the only thing he did. He knew about the situation outside the Blue Wind Empire, they were the weakest nation in the Profound Sky Continent.


    So he also started to cultivate diligently. 4 hours of traveling, 8 hours of cultivation, 4 hours of traveling and then 8 hours of rest. This was his daily routine.


    The place he was staying was a nice one, fortunately he still carried his Interspatial Ring carrying food, necessities, and money, which should have been used for the journey with Jean and Cang Yue.


    During this time, he also noticed something suspicious.


    Recently, around the Profound Sky Continent, there were posts with Jean''s face and a bounty reward of a Emperor Profound Weapon and 10 million of Purple Profound Coins.


    This type of reward was something insane that few would have believed, however, there was something that attracted everyone''s attention.


    Fen Juechen snorted when he saw it for the first time, it seemed as if Jean was a magnet for problems, first it was his quarrel with the Xiao Sect, then an otherworldly entity, and finally one of the Sacred Grounds. Everything in less than 1 year.


    Probably if Jean comes out alive, there might also be a Profound God coming after him¡­ Or maybe there is already one¡­


    [Brahma Monarch God Realm]


    In an extremely luxurious room, a world-shaking beauty was resting on a bed, she had golden hair and golden eyes, even her clothes were golden-coloured.


    Beside her, there was a old and skeletrical-like man that bowed to the beauty. "Please forgive me, I didn''t found any trace of the Heavenly Star Slaughter God."


    "It doesn''t matter if you didn''t found anything now, Gu Zhu. The Evil God''s Immortal Blood is still inside the Primal Chaos Dimension. Even if that little girl is dead and someone might have taken it, we can just take the person in question. There isn''t any need to rush things." A divine voice echoed in the room, and the old man called Gu Zhu bowed down. "Yes¡­"


    [Back]


    Beside that, Fen Juechen could feel that he was approaching the 6th Spirit Profound Realm, which made him smile.


    "Just a few weeks and I will breakthrough¡­ One day I will surpass Jean!" With that thought in his mind, he nodded and continued to cultivate.


    If Jean wants to reach the peak, he will surpass him.


    "Help!"


    Fen Juechen''s eyes snapped open and heard people yelling outside. He stopped cultivating and went outside the room he rented before going outside.


    This village was made up from mortals, with a few cultivators, so even a single profound beast is dangerous for the village.


    As he got outside, he found a profound beast devouring the mortals. It looked like a young tiger who seemed confident enough to go in a village to claim it as his territory.


    Fen Juechen took out his Demon Flame Sword, a Sky Profound Weapon that he took from Fen Juebi, since he defeated him, even if with dirty methods, and Fen Juecheng was crippled.


    Armed with a Sky Profound Weapon and the Sky Profound Artifact, Dragonscale Armor, that Jean gave him before the separation, he headed towards the young Spirit Profound beast.


    [Meanwhile]


    A month and 10 days passed since the beginning of this Hell¡­


    Death, death, and more death¡­ It was slowly chipping away parts of Jean''s sanity.


    This made his evolution going even faster, right now he reached the 20th wave, and also broke through the 3rd stage of the Great Way of Buddha, increasing his body''s defensive power.


    However, it wasn''t much of an help, because at the 20th wave, there was an "Anomaly".


    The human statues became 20 instead of 15, which, combined with the remaining few, reduced Jean into mincemeat.


    His defensive power was enough, his speed was enough¡­


    But his attack power wasn''t nearly enough.


    Unfortunately, the Dragon Soul Domain doesn''t work with soulless beings such as these statues, so Jean will be in constant fighting after the 1st wave.


    However, since his attack power couldn''t be evolved that easily, his evolution took a sharp turn to the wrong way.


    Pain Tolerance.


    He also started to grin in p???sur? from destroying the statues.


    But that didn''t last long as he temporarily got his sanity back, then he cried¡­


    He passed the entire minute before the first wave crying in pain, he seemed to have lost any hope¡­


    There was only a single wire that kept connected his broken sanity, one thing kept him from giving up, it was the promise he made to Xiao Lingxi, to return, stronger than ever.


    "Jasmine¡­ What should I do?"


    Jasmine remained silent as Jean asked her a question.


    "...What should I do, Jasmine?" Jasmine still remained silent, she, as a teacher, was unable to even answer that simple question.


    She can''t just tell him to continue fighting¡­ Both of them knew that he couldn''t get out of there.


    "WHAT SHOULD I DO?!"


    ¡­


    Sandalphon isn''t a weapon that belongs to that universe, it is a type of weapon that belongs exclusively to Spirits, beings that were once formerly humans, with some exceptions.


    The weapon in question is called Angel. That, together with the Astral Dress, were the main equipment of a Spirit.


    A Spirit was created from a Sephira Crystal implanted in a human body through magic.


    The Sephira Crystals could be called "Diluted" versions of Qlipha Crystals, they represent the true power of a Spirit, and a Spirit using one is called Inverse Spirit.


    To become an Inverse Spirit, one needs to "fall in the darkness".


    Usually, an Inverse Spirit''s weapon turns from Angel to Demon King.


    ...However, even without a Qlipha Crystal, it is still possible for someone possessing an Angel to turn it in a Demon King.


    ¡­


    Without any answer from Jasmine, the 1st wave began once more. However, Jean still didn''t summoned yet Sandalphon.


    He just started to laugh like a maniac as two human statues pierced his body with their lances, but that just made Jean laugh louder while raising his right arm in the air.


    "Tyrant Ruler, Nahemah!"

 Chapter 104 - Improvement

    A month passed since then¡­


    Cang Yue''s plan failed¡­


    Fortunately, Yun Canghai agreed to help killing the Demonic Cultivator, unfortunately¡­ They matched in strength.


    Initially, Yun Canghai had the upper hand, even if it was for a small margin, however, as time passed, Yun Canghai felt more drained and figured out that it was the black Crystal ball''s fault, which was su?k?n? out the Profound Energy protecting his soul before coming out for his own soul.


    When Yun Canghai felt something wrong, he immediately retreated, he was fortunate that his soul was strong or it would be su?k?d out too fast.


    Thr only thing Yun Canghai could do was delaying the Demonic Cultivator for a day every week, both of them fought against each other with new tricks on their sleeves, traps, and more things.


    There are also the news that Jean cooperated with the Demonic Cultivator because everyone thought that the Demonic Cultivator  was Yun Canghai, the "Demon".


    So the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region started to hunt for Jean, ignoring the Demonic Cultivator.


    This made Cang Yue extremely stressful, everything was going against her, now the only thing missing was the death of her father, but fortunately he was cured long time ago.


    She once sent a letter to the Divine Phoenix Region, but what came back was disappointment and disgust.


    First of all, they didn''t care.


    Third, they would help only if the Princess of the Blue Wind Empire will marry with the 13th prince of the Divine Phoenix Empire.


    So, as Jean would quote: "They are as much reliable as a Nazi in a Synagogue."


    The first thing Cang Yue did was putting the letter in a recipient with their equivalent of gasoline before throwing it in a pill furnace.


    The second thing she did was taking care of more important things, one of them was the disappearance of Fen Juechen, she was informed that he picked up one of their fastest profound beasts and left.


    She didn''t have any information about his intentions, which made her a bit worried, thinking he was trying to reach the Demonic Cultivator, but it didn''t seem to be the case.


    The only thing that could ease her mind was talking with Xiao Lingxi, the only girl around her age she could talk with in a normal tone.


    [Meanwhile]


    In an entire month of time, Fen Juechen was 1/3 to his destination, he just needed to leave the Divine Phoenix Empire and pass through the Sunflower Dew Nation, then he will reach the Black Fiend Nation.


    He also reached the 8th Spirit Profound Realm thanks to treasures he found in the way, one of them was a talisman that would help him get 100 miles away from someone, he could have used it to go 100 miles forward towards his destination, but he didn''t want to risk going backwards.


    He was travelling on foot because the profound beast was too tired to fly, so he conserved it inside an imprint on his hand, which was made for temporary contracts with profound beasts.


    He asked for one that lasted an entire year, so until the year ends, the profound beast can rest inside the imprint on his hand.


    Walking past a forest through a man-made road, he gazed around with interest.


    This was the type of journey he wanted to do with the rest of the group, unfortunately, not only was the Navy Tide Nation reduced to a wasteland, but an unknown entity separated them all.


    *Clop* *Clop*


    "Get out of the way, commoner!"


    Fen Juechen turned around and saw a carriage pulled from horses going towards him.


    However, seeing that the carriage didn''t want to slow down, Fen Juechen pulled out his Demon Flame Sword and slashed the carriage in two, letting fall 2 people.


    One of them was a boy around 16 years, he was dressed luxuriously and his cultivation was at the late stages of the Nascent Profound Realm.


    The boy glared at Fen Juechen and shouted. "How dare you do this to the Young Master of the Lin Clan?!"


    Fen Juechen gazed at the Young Master of the Lin Clan and murmured. "Holy shit, was I like this too?"


    He turned around and walked away, ignoring the young master, meanwhile the man stood up and angrily walked towards Fen Juechen with a spear on his hands, taken out from his Interspatial Ring.


    "I''ll make you pay for slowing us down, brat!;


    The spear flew towards Fen Juechen, who just extended one arm and grabbed the spear with one hand, surprising the man.


    It was a True Profound Weapon, so it didn''t threaten him in the slightest. Fen Juechen pulled the spear away from the hands of the man and snapped it in two by hitting it with his right knee.


    Then he threw away the pieces if the broken weapon and grabbed the man''s head.


    "Open your mouth." Fen Juechen ordered with a dark tone, the man hesitated but when he felt Fen Juechen''s cultivation realm, he trembled and opened his mouth.


    "W¡­ What?"


    "Open your mouth wide open." The man did as Fen Juechen ordered, and the latter made sure his teeth were fixed on the stone, and then¡­


    *CRACK!*


    Fen Juechen punched as hard as he could on the back of the man''s head, pushing his jaws on the stone and breaking his teeth, while dislocating his jaw.


    The young master of the Lin Clan flinched at the gruesome sound he heard while his bodyguard turned limp.


    Then Fen Juechen threw the body away and walked towards the other person.


    The young master trembled and crawled away from Fen Juechen. "STAY AWAY FROM ME!!"


    However, Fen Juechen didn''t listened and reached him. He grabbed his collar and pulled him up, glaring directly on his eyes. "Pull another shit like that again on me and I will be sure that you will be the last generation of your family."


    ¡­


    Fen Juechen snorted and threw the young master away while walking on his path, annoyed for having consumed his own time to deal with trash.


    [Meanwhile]


    Since Jean transformed his weapon in a Demon King, his power increased dramatically, even if his defensive power diminished.


    However, it didn''t stopped him as he smashed statue after statue in one single hit while he flashed through the arena.


    Jasmine was immensely surprised at the progress he was doing, he even reached the 98th wave.


    The only problem is that he wasn''t listening to her anymore, even if she yelled at him to be careful, he would just take on the attack and destroy the statue.


    He also got quite brutal on breaking the statues, and the rate at which he died dramatically decreased during this month.


    What he received, he gave it back.


    He broke the statues through pulling out their jaws, breaking their heads, smashing them flat, melting them down, reducing them in dust¡­


    Meanwhile, as he kept advancing, his throne, which also turned darker, remained the entire time on the same spot, never touched.


    This time, in the 98th wave, he was facing 100 statues, yet, he broke them all and still had 10 seconds of rest.


    10¡­


    Jean started to grin like a maniac.


    9¡­


    2 swords that were impaled in his shoulders fell in the ground and turned to dust.


    8¡­


    Blood was flowing out, while the Great Way of Buddha was doing its work as fast as possible.


    7¡­


    Nahemah pierced the ground, causing a small shockwave around the arena.


    6¡­


    5¡­


    4¡­


    3¡­


    2¡­


    Jean''s muscles twitched, ready to fight.


    1¡­


    He took the broadsword out from the ground.


    0¡­


    5 shadows appeared around the arena.


    -1¡­


    Jean''s head was rolling on the ground.

 Chapter 105 - Breaking what is already Broken

    Jean, even though he was gone crazy, still has the capability to make simple thoughts.


    In that moment, the only question he had was "Why?".


    What happened in that moment?


    Who killed him?


    Who is the one who trapped him there?


    When will he get out?


    There wasn''t any such question in his mind, just "Why?"


    What did he do to get so hated that he needs to be thrown in this hell?


    He still wished to find the answer¡­


    The promise with Xiao Lingxi? He didn''t even remember anymore who she even was¡­


    Why?


    Why?


    Why?


    WHY?!


    THAT IS THE THING THAT KEPT HIM TO THE WAY OF HOPE!!


    FUCK PROMISES!!


    FUCK FRIENDS!!


    FUCK HIS OWN LIFE!!


    BUT WHY!?


    *Crack!*


    His Nahemah cracked¡­


    It seems that not even the Demon King was able to hold the dark soul inside him¡­


    The vessel of his despair was killed countless times, trying to pass the 99th wave¡­


    ...That the cause of his death was his will breaking in half¡­


    Half of the Demonic Blade fell in the ground, and so did Jean.


    He blinked once, and the blade was once again completely new, and he was still alive¡­


    He also committed suicide countless times¡­ He even used a Nine Circles of Hell Pellet, but somehow his own soul was restored to normality, as if time rewinded¡­


    Holding his broadsword, he gazed in the black sky with white clouds over his head¡­


    He changed once again, he isn''t insane anymore¡­


    ...He got worse¡­


    He is "EMPTY".


    "Tyrant Ruler: Nahemah."


    His voice was emotionless, this wasn''t at the level of being nihilistic, this is the voice of someone who forgot everything.


    The only thing that is pushing him forward is that "Why", if it wasn''t for that, then he would even have stopped living...


    More human statues came forth¡­


    10¡­ 15¡­ 20¡­ 25¡­ 30¡­


    He continued to surpass his record for each wave, until he reached the 99th Wave.


    He had no mind to think...


    He had no will to break¡­


    He had no voice to cry suffering¡­


    He was no different from a living corpse.


    "Jean¡­ Please turn back¡­"


    From inside the Sky Poison Pearl, Jasmine lost the tears for Jean long time ago¡­ She can just hope that everything was a dream and that once she wakes up, Jean will start talking about¡­ His "Throne"? His Sect Banner? His Lightcycle? Anything¡­


    She was alone for more than a month now, she didn''t know the time, but it was at least that long.


    This in itself was an actual torture for her.


    At least with her big brother, she knew that he was gone for good.


    But Jean was alive and healthy¡­ At the same time "Jean" was dead.


    Every time she woke up from her sleep, she would just hope to have her jokingly disciple back to her.


    She saw him fighting on par against 5 human statues, they came from the 99th wave so their power was much greater than the others, it was actually at the 4th Sovereign Profound Realm, no wonder Jean kept dying back then, unless he unleashed his "Special" Sword then he can''t win.


    But this time, not only did he dodge their attempt to instantly kill him, but he even cut in half his dark throne. The fragments of the throne attached themselves to the weapon and formed a 5 meter long abyssal-like sword.


    "Final Sword: Paverschlev."


    The single-edged massive black sword fully formed, now that Jean wasn''t crazy anymore, he had many more ways to take on his mind instead of just swinging his sword around.


    The massive sword charged with black energy, before it was unleashed in a 360¡ã swing around himself. The sword wave created afterwards was so strong that reduced those statues in ashes.


    The timer was at 30 seconds, and Jean just waited there, the only sound that could be heard came from his breath and his heart.


    The massive sword never disappeared, remaining on his right hand as if it was a feather.


    When the countdown reached 0, there was a small earthquake before a crack opened in the middle of the arena.


    From there, an overwhelming aura came out, causing Jean to shield himself with the sword.


    When the pressure on himself vanished, Jean removed his Paverschlev from his range of vision, and saw only a single figure¡­


    If he kills that, he will get out¡­ He was so near to the end¡­


    *CRACK!!*


    ...But also so far away from the end¡­


    His skull cracked open just with the force of the human statue''s suppressing aura alone¡­ It was incredible that such power existed.


    "...7th Sovereign Profound Realm¡­"


    Jasmine, from the Sky Poison Pearl, just lost even the small bit of hope inside her.


    This wasn''t something a simple evolution can overcome¡­


    Jean was still just a 2nd Emperor Profound Cultivator, it was actually a miracle his peak power could reach the late 5th Sovereign Profound Realm. But this sort of opponent can''t be beaten from Jean¡­


    However, something strange happened. This time there wasn''t any timer, there was just the lone figure with a terrifyingly long scythe on its hands.


    Jean directly respawned at the 100th wave.


    The first thing he did was unleashing Paverschlev against that figure. But the human statue just changed the direction of the attack with a single backhand before he cut Jean in half.


    And so it began again¡­ Something started to slowly fill his empty body..


    Little by little¡­


    What once was a body without a mind to think, it turned into a body who was thinking about methods to defeat the human statue.


    What once was a body without a will to break, it turned into a body who was pushed forward thanks to the determination to achieve victory.


    What once was a body without a voice to cry suffering, it turned into a body who kept screaming, trying to uselessly push his limits.


    This situation could be summarized in a single phrase.


    [An insane person going insane.]


    Even Jasmine was amazed at the unique situation in front of her.


    It was as if the Jean that got insane was beaten and tortured so many times it was actually slowly bring his original personality back.


    Even if Jean might not remember her, she was happy for such a development¡­


    ...Maybe the situation of being just steps away from the exit of this hell actually brought Jean back to his original self.


    It was as if the pillars of a house''s foundation were reduced so badly that they still supported the house, as a pile of dust.


    if you break a mountain in half, it isn''t a mountain anymore. But if you reduced it to dust, it remains a mountain anyway.


    This was how Jean was now...


    However, even so, he still didn''t beard her voice, no matter how many times she shouted.

 Chapter 106 - The Crownless Prince

    As Jean was fighting against the impossible, Fen Juechen already arrived at Black Fiend Nation.


    It was a land where even the light of the sun had some problems with piercing through the gray and dense fog.


    The wind blew up incessantly, making sounds that bore similarity to the cry of ghosts.


    The fog that was extremely loaded with Darkness Profound Energy should have killed Fen Juechen dozens of times by now, but even he didn''t have any idea about what is saving him.


    Was it his determination to gain enough power to win against the Demonic Cultivator who destroyed his family and home?


    Was it the knowledge of the existence of an irregularity such as Jean, and the wish to surpass him?


    Was it to hold high the honor of the Burning Heaven Clan even after its disappearance?


    Or was it his own greed and power-thirsty himself that kept walking in this wretched land?


    He didn''t have any idea, but since he could still walk, even if with fatigue, then he will take advantage of whatever is keeping him alive and reach the place that the black key on his hand is pointing to.


    Fen Juechen knew it, he was near¡­


    He was climbing a small hill with the remaining strength on his legs, the Darkness Energy was deteriorating his body to levels that he didn''t even have any idea about what is happening.


    Hours passed quickly and he reached the extremity of the hill. There was  huge jade coffin with an eerie black fog moving around inside it.


    "So you have at last arrived¡­ This king has waited a very long time for you."


    The black fog inside the jade coffin suddenly started to sway, and an eerie voice rang out in Fen Juechen''s mind.


    With surprise, Fen Juechen let out his voice. "Who are you?"


    He expected a treasure here, something that could help him. Not a soul trapped inside a coffin.


    "This king, is the very person you''re looking for! And you, are precisely the one this king has been waiting for! Use the key in your hand to open this shackle that has sealed my soul. This king shall bestow upon you supreme power as your reward!"


    If there was a thing Fen Juechen learned from his journey and Jean, then it was to not trust people that look like they would offer candies to random children.


    He didn''t have an idea about the meaning of this sentence, but he felt that this description fit the trapped soul.


    "Why should i even believe you?"


    "You don''t have any choice, you probably didn''t notice it yet, but the Dark Profound Energy in the area is corrupting your body to a point of no return. Unless I merge with you, not even a God can save you.


    My eternal hatred will merge with your infinite determination, creating a duality that will exponentially increase your power to an unimaginable level.


    This king is just a leftover damaged soul now, so if you want power, it''s necessary to draw support from your body! If this king gets released, there is nothing but infinite benefits for you. Otherwise, if you go on like this, you could only desperately wait to meet your death!"


    With a trembling hand holding the key, Fen Juechen gazed at the jade coffin. If what he said was true, then he had only 2 choices.


    Gambling his life, or die¡­


    Cang Yue was already doing her best to save the Blue Wind Empire, Jean was doing his best against whatever the glitched entity did to him.


    What sort of person is he if he didn''t his best while his friends were doing everything?


    He let go of the black key, which fell on the Soul Sealing Coffin. In the blink of an eye, mist sprang up from every part of the Soul Sealing Coffin, and rays of light flashed for a brief moment from a formation, before disappearing without a trace.


    Eerie wind started to blow from all directions as the Soul Sealing Coffin suddenly opened up. The soul sealed inside the coffin immediately escaped out of it, and laughed out wildly in extreme p???sur?.


    Suddenly, the soul straightaway rushed towards Fen Juechen, mercilessly piercing his soul and entering inside it.


    "Hahahaha¡­ Hahahaha¡­. A millennium, it has already been a millennium! This king has finally obtained freedom! Looks like the heavens have at long last showed some compassion, and gave this king the opportunity to get revenge against the ones this king harbors bloody hatred for¡­ hahahaha¡­


    Boy, this king is grateful to you for allowing this king to regain freedom! To repay your kindness, this king shall replace your soul and become the new owner of this dilapidated body of yours! It would certainly be the greatest favor you could hope to receive in return¡­ hahahaha!"


    "Fuck¡­ You¡­!!" Fen Juechen gritted his teeth, he felt as if thousands upon thousands of needles pricked inside his soul.


    Blood flowed out of his eyes, ears, nostrils and mouth. A shout of excruciating pain escaped from his mouth, meanwhile the dark soul inside him spoke in a gentle voice.


    "You don''t have to worry. After swallowing your soul, this king will look into your memories and accomplish what you wanted to do most in this world so as to respond to the determination in your heart. Would that be enough to you satisfy you?"


    "AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!" An heart-breaking scream came out from his weak soul. It seems that he lost his gamble¡­


    Favoring people like Jean but take everything from him¡­


    He would like to taste the sensation of victory, at least once, without anyone helping him.


    He can''t even have that?


    Then why did he make all the way from the Blue Wind Empire to here?


    ...


    TO HELL WITH THIS BULLSHIT!!


    He didn''t come here to become someone''s puppet!!


    "AAAAAARRGGHHHHHHH!!!"


    Seeing how even in this situation, Fen Juechen was still resisting, the soul chuckled in amusement. "Tsk-tsk, I didn''t think you''d still try to struggle in vain. Hahahaha, this is truly and extremely funny. Just how can a small and weak soul like yours, which is no different from a completely insignificant ant in my eyes, possibly escape from¡­ Hm? Wh¡­ What¡­ This is impossible¡­. This is impossible¡­ This is impossible!"


    The soul shouted in shock from within his mind, before the next words went to something that not even Fen Juechen expected to hear. "Huang''er¡­ Huang''er¡­ You are Huang''er?!!"


    Suddenly, Fen Juechen felt all of his resistance covering the dark soul and slowly devouring him, as if the dark soul stopped everything it was doing before. "I can''t do this to my own son¡­ Obtain my memories and my power confined inside the soul, but please, avenge us¡­ Avenge the Eternal Night Royal Family."


    "What¡­?"


    "Heh, you''ll become clear about everything soon¡­ Huang''er, you are the prince of my Eternal Night Royal Family, the last of my Eternal Night Royal Clan''s lineage and hope¡­ I wish you live a good life, seize back my clan''s Heavenly Sin Divine Sword, reestablish the Eternal Night Royal Clan, and take revenge for your mother¡­ for all of your clan members¡­ and for your very own self¡­ You must take revenge¡­ Never forget to take revenge!!!"


    Fen Juechen didn''t have any idea about what is happening, this event was completely new even for him. Eternal Night Royal Clan? Heavenly Sin Divine Sword? Prince?


    What the hell was this soul spewing?


    Suddenly, the memories accumulated over the long span of a thousand years gushed towards Fen Juechen''s soul like tidewater, and his expression gradually became sluggish.


    Finally, he kneeled down on the ground like a lifeless person, and didn''t make any sort of movement for a very long time. His face was filled with the stains of tears that were overflowing from his eyes¡­


    Now he understood¡­


    The real threat in the Profound Sky Continent is one of the Four Sacred Grounds.

 Chapter 107 - A Powerless Sovereign

    While both Jean and Fen Juechen were busy, Cang Yue also had her own problems.


    Things were turning really problematic.


    Now Yun Canghai couldn''t even hope to stop the Demonic Cultivator, and the south of the Blue Wind Empire was also gone.


    However, that didn''t stop him from keeping to fight and protect.


    This time he and the Demonic Cultivator were in the lands of south, like everywhere else where the sinner passed, this was also a zone where not even grass remained.


    Yun Canghai glared at the Demonic Cultivator, while the latter revealed only a grin, while the rest of his face was covered.


    "Xuan Yi¡­!"


    "Look at who is here, I am ''surprised'' to find you, ???kroach."


    The two looked at each other and started to walk towards each other, their willpower increased exponentially with each step they made, and when they were near enough, their aura clashed with each other.


    *Crack!*


    Could he still be able to slow down Xuan Yi, the Demonic Cultivator?


    *Fwoosh!*


    *CLANG!*


    The two vanished, as if they teleported away, and in the next instant the space in the middle of the crack was distorted. At one side there was Yun Canghai, holding the same black sword that was used to seal him, but much smaller. It was his new weapon, the Heaven''s Punishment, which was still undamaged despite the attack from Halvanhelev of Jean back when they were sealed.


    Blocking that sword was the black crystal containing an unimaginable amount of Dark Profound Energy mixed with the lifeforce of millions over millions of living beings.


    "DIE!! SUDDEN LIGHTNING SWORD!"


    Yun Canghai''s sword crackled with deep purple lightning, then he shot a thin line from the tip of the blade that Xuan Yi dodged before it was even released.


    The line traveled as fast as light and split the ground in two. After that, Xuan Yi kept backing away, dodging more slashes from Yun Canghai.


    The two of them danced in the sky with such fluid movements that it seemed like they saw the future and searched for the best movements to use over a million.


    After that, Xuan Yi extended his black crystal forward and unleashed a dark wave that reached Yun Canghai, but the latter split the wave in two, not moving an inch from his place.


    At the end of this exchange, neither of the two were injured, but now things will change¡­


    Yun Canghai shot forward like a falling star, and slashed downward, with the intent of cutting Xuan Yi in two, however Xuan Yi grinned, and with incredible speed, he punched Yun Canghai in the guts.


    "Ugh!" Yun Canghai''s back bent while air left his lungs. Xuan Yi''s grin got even bigger and started to turn arrogant. "Finally that soul of yours gave up! Now let me use you to reach the Go-"


    *Pat!*


    Yun Canghai grasped Xuan Yi''s arm with all of his strength and started to give him a bloodied smile, Xuan Yi''s eyes widened when he saw the blood on Yun Canghai''d lips.


    "Blood essence?!"


    "Netherprison Lightning Emperor Formation." Suddenly, the blood from Yun Canghai''s lips flowed down as if they had their own lives and pierced certain points of Xuan Yi''s body, who tried his hardest to struggle away from him.


    Yun Canghai let Xuan Yi go and said. "Begone¡­"


    "AAARGHHHHH!!!


    This lightning was completely different in strength than the ones that Yun Canghai could normally release, and forced him to stay down.


    Xuan Yi stood up and gritted his teeth, before he made a step forward. He felt a lightning fall on him and immediately retracted his step, avoiding getting directly hit.


    But the force of the impact still injured him to a certain degree.


    "DAMN YOU!!" he yelled towards the direction where Yun Canghai left.


    Meanwhile Yun Canghai turned back to the Imperial Palace, where Cang Yue was waiting for him. She approached him and when she noticed his weakened state, she asked. "Are you alright?"


    "No, I just used my own Blood Essence to trap him in a seal, he won''t get out for some time¡­ That bastard got too strong¡­" Cang Yue nodded and asked some guards. "Please call a medic."


    "Yes!" The guard left the hall.


    ...


    Yun Canghai got weaker, degrading to the 7th Sovereign Profound Realm. But he was lucky, because using the Blood Essence in conjunction with the Purple Cloud Art, his profound art, was extremely dangerous, so much that it was taboo.


    Using the newly gained blood red lightning, Yun Canghai sealed the Demonic Cultivator inside the Netherprison Lightning Emperor Formation.


    It was unknown how much time the Demonic Cultivator would need to escape from the seal, but for now he was still inside, together with his treasure, the black crystal he always wielded.


    Normally Yun Canghai would never resort to this, but knowing that the Demonic Cultivator was turning into a danger for the entire continent, he could only do that.


    At least until stronger reinforces come.


    He honestly hoped for the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region to come to help, so they and the Demonic Cultivator would destroy each other.


    7 months passed since the start of this mess, 7 turned into 8, 8 turned into 9¡­


    10 months¡­


    11¡­


    1 year passed. Even after he was sealed for 5 months, the Demonic Cultivator still couldn''t escape. In the nation, 5 months of peace followed and everyone seemed to have forgotten about the danger.


    Now that the Demonic Cultivator was sealed, no one feared him.


    Obviously Cang Yue was the one receiving all the merits, if the knowledge about the presence of Yun Canghai reached the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, it might result in a worse disaster.


    Meanwhile, the news about Jean and Fen Juechen didn''t appeared yet, and Cang Yue started to seriously fear that something really serious happened to both of them, but she didn''t want to believe in their death...

 Chapter 108 - The Merciless God

    A year passed since he came here¡­


    Xuan Yi was never put in this sort of situation before.


    3 years ago, he found a treasure in the Black Fiend Nation, he went to the place with less Dark Profound Energy, and saw that this black crystal was absorbing it all.


    Thinking that it was a great treasure, Xuan Yi put his blood over it to make a contract with it, and then he turned to the Navy Tide Nation, his home, to destroy it.


    His power was connected to the crystal, the more lifeforce and energy the crystal absorbed, the stronger he became, it was a dream becoming reality for him, who strived to achieve revenge against his own nation for everything they did to his researches.


    He wanted to find the best cultivation method between everything, but because it involved the Dark Profound Energy, he was persecuted.


    However, thanks to the same thing that he was looking for, he slaughtered the monarch and his family, reducing them to empty corpses.


    He was at the 3rd Sovereign Profound Realm when he did that, and then he used his crystal''s powers at its peak, absorbing the entirety of the life force in the nation.


    Houses turned to dust.


    Trees turned to nothingless.


    Grass turned to dry dirt.


    The Navy Tide Nation was officially 100% dead.


    His next target will be the Blue Wind Empire, and so he got there, with his new cultivation at the 7th Sovereign Profound Realm.


    But there was someone that greatly slowed him down, Yun Canghai. He became some sort of rival to him.


    Every time they fought, Xuan Yi would be defeated, but Yun Canghai would be too weak to finish him off at that point, so he just left him there to recover before Yun Canghai turned back, full of energy.


    They clashed for 7 months, in combat, both of them knew each other like their own pockets.


    But in those 7 months, he also absorbed more life force and profound qi until he reached the 8th Sovereign Profound Realm, on par with Yun Canghai.


    In their last fight, he didn''t expected that Yun Canghai would use his own Blood Essence to trap him inside a formation, but he still used this chance to absorb the energy around him.


    Even if he was still at the 8th Sovereign Profound Realm, the seal, in 5 years, was weak enough that even he could break through¡­


    ¡­


    In that moment, Yun Canghai, who was resting on a chair, stood up straight in surprise. He turned towards a guard and called him. "You! Call the princess! There is something important to report her!"


    "Y-Yes!" The guard knew Yun Canghai for an entire year, how could he disobey to a Sovereign Profound Practitioner?


    Soon, Cang Yue entered in the room where Yun Canghai was, and asked. "What''s the matter?"


    "...The formation is destroyed."


    Those words brought immense shock to Cang Yue, Xuan Yi was free again?!


    "T-Then¡­"


    "You don''t need to say more. Besides, even if I don''t go, he will kill us all anyway by the time he reaches here."


    Cang Yue hesitated a bit, before nodding. She didn''t want to send Yun Canghai to death, but there wasn''t any other choice.


    "Princess, if I don''t return, don''t blame yourself for my death. It would sadden Jean if he returns here and sees you crying in a corner." He finished with a chuckle, before leaving from the castle.


    Yun Canghai flew at south, where he sealed Xuan Yi.


    Soon he reached the place, just to be greeted from a giant crater with Xuan Yi in the middle.


    "I was waiting for you, Yun Canghai¡­ Now die."


    Xuan Yi extended one arm and shot a black arrow at Yun Canghai.


    The latter blocked it with his Heaven''s Punishment sword, but the force of the impact was too great and sent him a couple of kilometers away.


    With some bruises on his wrist, Yun Canghai swung his sword, sending a sword wave charged with lightning at Xuan Yi.


    However, Xuan Yi just slapped away the attack, dispersing the energy, and surprising Yun Canghai.


    In a single moment, Xuan Yi was dangerously close to Yun Canghai and grasped his neck.


    "You like it? This is the consequence of putting yourself against a God!"


    Then Xuan Yi brought the crystal close to Yun Canghai and madly smiled. "Now, become nutrients for my power!"


    However, the next thing Xuan Yi saw was the sky, and some pain came from his back.


    "Huh?"


    He looked around, and noticed that he was stuck in a crack.


    Xuan Yi got out from the crack and looked around, finding Yun Canghai together with a silhouette.


    The silhouette was fully armored with dark purple plates. They covered the person''s knees, shoulders, arms, hands, torso, head, feet and waist.


    It looked like a dress made of iron for men, a pair of dark purple and black wings were floating behind the figure.


    An ethereal cloth floated behind his back, like some sort of mantle, and on his hand a dark broadsword stood with a menacing glint.


    But¡­ He missed one arm.


    "Anyway, it means I will get stronger¡­"


    Xuan Yi raised his black crystal in the air and gazed at Yun Canghai with a dark glint on his eyes, before blood bloomed from his ?h?st.


    "Ugh!"


    Xuan Yi gradually turned behind, and saw the armored person stabbing his greatsword on his back¡­


    How did he get there?! He was too fast!


    He turned back towards Yun Canghai and saw an after-image of the armored person disappear.


    "Die."


    An eerie voice came out from the helm of the person. Even if it was a single word, the weight it carried brought Xuan Yi to his knees¡­


    "No¡­ I don''t accept it¡­ I won''t die like thi-!"


    His head flew away, rolling on the ground¡­


    Yun Canghai froze in surprise. What sort of big shot was him? How strong is he if he can defeat a 8th Sovereign Profound Practitioner in 2 strikes?!


    The armored person picked up the black crystal, and then it vanished, it was probably put in some sort of interspatial ring or something like that¡­


    Suddenly, the armored person glanced at Yun Canghai, and the latter saw piercing cold red eyes behind the helmet.


    Yun Canghai was unable to move from his spot, whoever the armored figure was, he was more dangerous than the Demonic Cultivator.


    Even when he went against the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, he didn''t show fear. Even in face of death, he didn''t show fear.


    But a single glance from the armored person was enough to block his body¡­ He could almost see countless souls inside those red eyes.


    How many did he slaughtered? Hundred thousands? Millions? ...The killing intent contained in those eyes gave him a feeling that the number was much bigger than that¡­


    The armored figure stabbed the broadsword in the ground and placed his only hand on his helm, gradually bringing it up.


    The face of the big shot that slaughtered a strong Sovereign with ease was¡­


    ...Jean.

 Chapter 109 - Freedom

    [Some hours ago]


    Jean was keeping fighting with the statue.


    If it wasn''t for his corpses vanishing after death, he could fill the entire Blue Pole Star with them¡­


    He fought for 5 entire months against that thing.


    Wielding its scythe with such fluid movements that confused even Jean, the statue killed him countless times, and everytime it was with a decapitation.


    The only thing that could cause even a small bit of damage is Paverschlev combined with the Destroying Sky Decimating Earth, the strongest attack he can muster, and all it could do was scratching the statue¡­


    He passed an entire year to fight for his freedom, he evolved to resist the incoming attacks, he even "Inverted" so he can gain additional power from his broadsword¡­


    Just to end here?


    Why couldn''t he do it?! What did he miss?!


    What did that glitched entity want from him?! Was everything a test? Then make it possible to pass it!


    After he was hit on his sides with the blunt side of the scythe, his mangled body flew towards his throne, who didn''t move an inch¡­


    His gaze went down, and saw blood flowing out from his mouth, making a small puddle on his clothes¡­ Well¡­ He will be lucky the next time¡­


    ...Wait a second.


    He almost forgot about it¡­ He ignored it because it could cause either death or a decrease on his powers. It would be extremely dangerous doing that before, because there were more waves of statues to clash against.


    But this was the last one, if he would be able to pass, then he can use the schrift Sigma to create again the Blood Essence that he lost before¡­


    Well, now or never¡­


    Jean''s blood started to carry a certain glint, and Jean waited for the increase of strength that would come by burning his Blood Essence¡­


    "What are you doing, Jean?!"


    Ah, the voice on his mind¡­ He ignored it since it just kept asking for him to come back, to where? He didn''t know, he didn''t know where the feminine voice came from but it was annoying¡­


    However, the increase of his powers never came, so Jean opened his eyes and saw the statue in front of him, with his scythe raised up¡­


    *Clang!*


    But when the scythe came down, it clashed against something.


    The sensation it gave was familiar, he was wearing his throne¡­


    Unconsciously, a word came out from his mouth¡­


    "Spirit Armor: Ratelibish¡­"


    Ratelibish, the name of his new armor. The armor activated with Blood Essence¡­


    "Emperor of Annihilation: Shekinah¡­"


    Shekinah, the sword forged from his own Blood Essence mixed with the remaining fragments of his throne and fused with Nehemah.


    Jean was surprised at their appearance¡­ He made another evolution.


    Inside the Sky Poison Pearl, Jasmine was also shocked about the sudden turn of events. Albeit thanks to burning his Blood Essence, his power was slightly lesser than it should be, his current power is on par with that of the statue wielding the scythe, 7th Sovereign Profound Realm.


    Jean looked down on the scythe, even if it scratched his armor, it didn''t reach his skin. With a maniacal grin, Jean raised Shekinah and used the Sky Wolf Slash on the statue, leaving a big gash on the statue.


    "YES!!"


    Excited like never before, Jean dashed at the statue. His sword and its scythe clashed countless times in the span of a minute, the force of their attacks caused the ground to tremble and the air to shake.


    Suddenly, Jean''s arm flew away¡­


    ...But it was an appropriated price to pay for his victory¡­


    *CRACK!!*


    Sticking Shekinah inside the statue''s head, he used his Profound Qi to make the blade vibrate, reducing the head into fragments.


    But Jean didn''t finished yet. He channelled the power of the Evil God on his blade and slashed downwards. "Falling Moon Sinking Star!"


    *BTOOOM!!*


    The statue, now powerless, was utterly crushed from the power of the attack¡­ Only fragments remained.


    Jean could hardly believe it¡­


    He did it!!


    "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Jean let out a yell. He finally did it!! He finished the 100 waves!


    "Y?o?u? ?d?i?d? ?i?t?.?.?.? ?C?o?n?g?r?a?t?u?l?a?t?i?o?n?s?."


    That voice¡­


    "No! Wait! At least tell me why you did it!" Jean wanted answers, why was he forced to do this?! Just why?!


    "D?e?f?e?a?t? ?m?e?,? ?a?n?d? ?y?o?u? ?w?i?l?l? ?k?n?o?w? ?e?v?e?r?y?t?h?i?n?g?.?" With that, Jean''s sight turned black for an instant, before he appeared over a wasteland.


    "You did it!" That feminine voice coming from his head sounded out again, before in a flash, a red-haired young girl popped out.


    Jean froze at her appearance¡­ She looked familiar to him¡­


    "Jas¡­ mine¡­?" That was the only name that he could ?ssociate with her.


    Jasmine turned around and nodded. "It is a long time since we see each other, Jean."


    So she was that voice in his mind¡­


    Jean''s sight went to his watch.


    [17:28]


    [17/5/1997]


    [P: "Power"]


    Now that he was outside from that dimension, his watch started to work again. And he immediately felt a massive increase of his power, he felt as if he had no problems going against someone at the 10th Sovereign Profound Realm.


    He clicked the screen once, and a familiar men¨² opened¡­ He clicked gallery, and countless photos appeared.


    Xiao Lingxi¡­ Jasmine¡­ Cang Yue¡­ Fen Juechen¡­ And some videos about different places.


    "Guys¡­" Jean started to cry and kneeled down.


    "...I''m back¡­"


    At the side, Jasmine smiled. They were finally free from that year of hell. Now they can continue their adventures in the world again.


    Her eyes went to the sky, and murmured something.


    "I''m still ok, Caizhi, Big Brother¡­"


    After some minutes, Jean''s sobbings turned into laughter, his bloodied shoulder with the missing arm made a small puddle of blood on the ground as Jean stretched his body and laid on his back.


    "Hahahahaha! I will find you, bitch! And I will make you spill everything!" He was obviously referring to the words that the glitched entity left him.


    Jasmine shook her head and said. "Jean, stand up. It''s time to turn back to home."


    "...Right¡­" Jean didn''t care about his missing arm or the Blood Essence, once it will be the last day of the month, he will use Sigma to recover both of them.


    For now he stood up and his metallic dark purple wings floating behind his back seemed to open, before Jean started to fly at north, to turn back at the Blue Wind Empire and look for everyone.


    [Present]


    Jean and Yun Canghai looked at each other, after Jean removed his helm, he smiled and said.


    "Hey Grandpa, I''m back."

 Chapter 110 - Marriage

    Cang Yue was waiting patiently on her room. From how Yun Canghai talked, he seemed to be ready to die.


    From what she knew, he recently reached the 8th Sovereign Profound Realm, something that could cause a great danger to the entire continent if left alone.


    But the also means that Yun Canghai, someone who just turned back to the 7th Sovereign Profound Realm, is unable to defeat anymore.


    *Step!* *Step!* *Step!* *Step!*


    Suddenly, a soldier rudely barged in the room. "Princess!"


    Cang Yue was surprised from the attitude and stood up straight, before putting up her cold facade. "What is it? What could make you enter here with such rudeness?"


    "It''s¡­ *Pant* It''s J¡­ *Pant*... Please-come-at-the-entrance¡­ *Pant*." After speaking with in a single breath, he collapsed down. He ran all the way here as fast as he could do, as if something greatly surprised him.


    Cang Yue narrowed her eyes and rushed out of the room. Soon, she reached the entrance and saw Yun Canghai with a smile and a few bruises around his body.


    She smiled and approached him. "You''re alright!"


    Yun Canghai nodded before he stepped at the side, revealing an armored person.


    Cang Yue froze on her steps as she noticed who was the person in armor.


    Jean stepped forward and waved his hand. "Hey."


    Cang Yue''s eyes started to swell with tears as she slowly got closer. "...J-Jean¡­?"


    The armor around Jean dematerialized, and his weapon, Shekinah, also turned to particles of dark light that entered inside his body, revealing Jean on his entirety, or what remained of him¡­


    The princess started to accelerate and jumped on his ?h?st, before bursting out in tears. "WAAAHHHHHHH!!!"


    The cry echoed in the entire castle, causing some guards to stay in alert, but when they saw where the cry came from, they couldn''t help but smile.


    "Princess Sis?!"


    A familiar voice reached Jean''s ears, causing him to be slightly stunned.


    He turned his head around and found Xiao Lingxi with Xiao Lie.


    "..." Jean remained silent the entire time, while Xiao Lingxi covered her mouth in surprise, as tears also came out from her eyes.


    "Che''er!" Xiao Lie called out with an happy tone, since he was used to call him Xiao Che instead of Jean, he called him like that even now.


    Jean just nodded with a smile, before his gaze turned back toward Cang Yue, who was still crying on his ?h?st. Meanwhile, Xiao Lingxi started to approach him and said.


    "Xiao Che¡­ Your arm¡­" She pointed out, then Cang Yue and Xiao Lie also glanced towards the missing arm and gasped. However Jean just waved at them. "Pffft, t''is nothing but an itch, give it 2 weeks and it will turn out completely new."


    "Jean, no one can just grow up an arm¡­" The atmosphere turned slightly comic with Jean''s reply and Cang Yue can''t help but slightly chuckle.


    "Well, I do." Jean replied again before starting to ??r?ss Cang Yue''s head. "Anyway, there are many things that are happening recently, so it''s better if I say it now instead of waiting¡­"


    Yun Canghai, Xiao Lie, Xiao Lingxi and Cang Yue didn''t know what he meant, but the next words surprised everyone.


    "Cang Yue, I want to marry you."


    ¡­


    "Eh?!" Xiao Lingxi was extremely surprised from what Jean said, while the two grandfathers stood silent at the sidelines.


    "Wha-Wha-What are you saying?!" Cang Yue''s face turned completely red.


    "What am I saying? This¡­ HEY, EMPEROR!! CAN I MARRY YOUR DAUGHTER?!"


    Everyone stood silent from the sheer stupidity one must have to shout that in the imperial palace¡­


    "WHAT?!"


    Another shout replied back to Jean, some minutes later, the emperor Cang Wanhe reached the entrance in a rush.


    "Jean?! Is that really you?!" Cang Wanhe was surprised when he found Jean hugging his daughter, all of his anger vanished instantly, replaced from shock.


    "Dennell Jean greets the Emperor Cang Wanhe, I would like to ask your daughter''s hand."


    "Wha¡­?" Being requested to give out his daughter so suddenly to a man that vanished for an entire year, of course he was speechless.


    The emperor calmed down, and then asked. "Jean, where were you in the last year?"


    "Fighting for my life in a trial, it costed me an arm, but that''s nothing much. At least I am finally out." Jean explained with a short sentence.


    Then Cang Wanhe noticed Yun Canghai''s state and said in surprise. "Brother Yun, what happened to you?"


    "*Sigh* The Demonic Cultivator got free from my seal. But fortunately my grandson came there to rescue me!" He patted Jean''s back, causing him to almost stumble down.


    "I see¡­ So now you want Our daughter''s hand¡­" The emperor turned towards Jean, and sized him up.


    In the next moment, his attitude made a 180¡ã turn and started to laugh. "Good! Hahahahaha! We were getting worried that Our daughter won''t be able to get married despite being 21 years old¡­"


    "Fa-Father!" Cang Yue shouted in embarrassment


    "Dennell Jean, with that request of yours, We can finally put down the biggest worry of Our life. For your own relatives, you destroyed the Xiao Sect without a single hesitation. From this, We know that you are a person who takes bonds very seriously. By passing Yue''er to you, We can be completely at ease. Hahahaha!"


    Cang Wanhe laughed out loudly, with Jean''s influential power and strength, he could be called unmatched in many places. If he was able to make his daughter marry him, not only he felt at ease, it will also benefit his imperial family.


    "So, what do you think, Yue''er?" Cang Wanhe asked, and Cang Yue just rubbed her red eyes and hugged Jean again. "I accept!"


    The emperor nodded and then said with a serious tone. "Since the two of you are mutual in this relationship, then there are no other problems. Half a year later, it will be the most auspicious day of this year. On that month, We will host your wedding in this imperial palace. Do either of you have any objections?"


    "Ah!" Cang Yue let out a tender cry. She completely never expected that Cang Wanhe would suddenly bring up the wedding.


    "Of course not! I was the one who took the initiative, what sort of person am I if I suddenly refused?" Jean replied to Cang Wanhe, who laughed loudly.


    "Good! Good! Good!!" After the laugh, his voice rang in the entire palace. "Hurry and declare to the entire world, our Princess Cang Yue will be married to Dennell Jean in 6 months! Have the literary department quickly draft out invitations, and invite the entire world!"

 Chapter 111 - Whos the Next Victim? Its Feng Xichen!!

    Unknowingly, 6 months already passed.


    Jean did his best to catch up with everyone for the entire year, and was a bit surprised to find out that his grandfather Yun Canghai destroyed the Xiao Clan¡­


    It is a surprise, sure. But a welcomed one.


    Also, he needed to stabilize his body from all those changes he brought on himself. Fortunately he had Compulsion, who greatly helped him strengtening some parts that were still weak.


    His Profound Strength safely reached the 3rd Emperor Profound Realm, his arm and Blood Essence turned back thanks to Sigma, his 30th Schrift.


    This is him "now".


    [11:21]


    [1/11/1997]


    [A: "Almighty"]


    Name: Jean Dennell [Yun Che]


    Age: 19 years and 2 months


    Sex: Male


    Status: Healthy (95%), Insane (5%)


    Combat Prowess registered: 9th Sovereign Profound Realm.


    Special Status: Reincarnated, Sky Poison Body, Heavenly God''s Spiritual Veins, Perfect Body, Phoenix''s Soul Origin, Extreme Fire Spirit Body, Extreme Water Spirit Body, Inverted Angel: Nahemah, Dragon God''s Soul.


    Special Bloodline: Yun Bloodline, Evil God''s Divine Veins, Mutated Profound Veins (60 entrances), Phoenix Bloodline (34 Drops), Dragon God''s Marrow, Dragon God''s Bloodline (20%)


    This is why, despite being wanted from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, he acconsented at having his name spread out. He was already so strong that there were only few things that he had fear of.


    Even if the master of the sacred ground came personally, he is sure to win thanks to his schrifts.


    However, let''s first introduce the next dead guy¡­


    In the Elegant Wind City, situated at west of the Blue Wind Empire, there was a tavern where several clan and sect members were talking to each other.


    "Three days later, it will be the day of Dennell Jean''s and Princess Cang Yue''s big wedding. This time, our sect has exhausted much efforts, yet, we''re still only able to find a piece of three thousand year old Blood Ginseng, but now, we just don''t know if we get to present ourselves."


    "Sect Master Hua is too modest, our sect has only b?r?ly managed to get a hands on three pieces of Dragonmarked Purple Jade. I''m afraid that when the time comes, I will feel embarrassed bringing them out."


    "This time, this Li did not find any find any decent congratulatory gift. When compared to the two Sect Masters, it''s basically not worth mentioning. However, this Li, did bring my daughter along. Heheh, heheheheh."


    One of the people in the table snorted and said. "Are you trying to use a honey trap? Forget it! Dennell Jean''s first wife, Xia Qingyue, is as beautiful as a celestial fairy. She is generally acknowledged as the number one beauty in Blue Wind, surpassing Chu Yuechan.


    Princess Cang Yue is an exquisite beauty as well, her identity is, even more so, incomparably grand, and you think he will fancy your daughter? I''m not trying to shock you, but I''m afraid he might not even cast a glance¡­ heheh."


    The person surnamed Li let out a sigh. "It''s worth trying¡­ He''s currently not even twenty, he''s exactly during the period where men are the most hot-blooded. Would men in this day and age dislike having many women by his side?


    Although my daughter''s looks can''t compare to Xia Qingyue, her looks are still one in ten thousand. If she''s fancied by Dennell Jean, even if she''s simply given to him as a concubine or a maidservant, that will still be a single step into glory, when that time comes¡­ Heh, I wonder who will still dare to provoke our Jadeshatter Sect."


    At this moment, a group of four entered the tavern. Their footsteps were slow, with prideful gazes, every single one of them had a lofty look that seemed as though they were overlooking all living beings.


    The four people walked to the only empty table, and before they sat down, a gold-gilded invitation card was slapped onto the tavern table. The four''s expression, became even more prideful as well.


    Seeing that invitation card, the entire tavern instantly quietened down. A few of them looked straight at it, and they held their breaths right at that moment.


    "It''s an invitation card!"


    "I saw it¡­ Speak softly, only the top hundred sects in terms of strength, have invitations, they''re not someone we can afford to offend."


    "Haah, big sects sure have it good. Most probably, people like us without invitations, can''t even enter the side hall."


    "I recognize them now! That''s the Iron Palm Sect! That person wearing green clothes is the Sect Master of Iron Palm Sect! According to rumors, his profound strength is already at the fifth level of the Sky Profound Realm. The Iron Palm Sect is one of the three ruling sects in the northwest. In the previous Ranking Tournament, they were ranked twenty-seventh!"


    Suddenly, an arrogant voice that was distinguished from the rest sounded.


    "Rubbish. With strength at that level, they can actually rank twenty-seventh in the Ranking Tournament? Haha¡­ I can''t be hearing a joke, right?"


    At the corner of the tavern, three people sat by a somewhat out-of-date table. The young man in the middle looked to be around twenty years old, wearing a qilin robe, his eyes were sharp, possessing extraordinary qualities, his tied-up hair carried a touch of scarlet.


    However, there was an invisible barrier that stopped his words from being heard.


    Sharing the same table, were two elders who looked to be fifty to sixty years old. One was in a black robe, while the other in a red robe, their gazes carried a form of profoundness which could not be seen through.


    "Your Majesty, you have no need to be shocked. In this Blue Wind Empire, Spirit Profound practitioners are already experts;


    Earth Profound experts can be taken as instructors;


    Sky Profound practitioners can already be a master revered by thousands of people;


    Thrones are as rare as a phoenix''s feather, other than the Four...no, Two Major Sects, there''s no other sects with the existence of Thrones. The Sect Master of this sect is at the 5th Sky Profound Realm; in Blue Wind Empire, it can already be considered to be a first-grade sect."


    "Oh?" The young man laid down his wine cup and laughed faintly. "I''ve always heard that amongst the seven nations, Blue Wind was the weakest, but didn''t expect that it would be weak to such a pathetic and laughable extent.


    Moreover, together with narrowness of this region, it could only be considered as tiny as a marble, I really don''t understand why my royal father was suddenly interested in this place."


    "His Majesty would never do things without reason, let alone such a major matter.


    I, however, have vaguely heard that the reason why His Majesty took this action was because not too long ago, the Spirit Earth Hall had accidentally detected a huge purple crystal mine''s aura, and this purple crystal mineral deposit is situated within the borders of the Blue Wind.


    Before it is discovered by the Blue Wind, we have to seize this purple crystal mineral deposit. The best method of doing so is naturally¡­ Hehe."


    "Regardless of whether it is a rumor or truth, even though His Majesty is already meticulously preparing for it, he didn''t intend to act any time soon.


    I''d say that at least, His Majesty ought to start after the the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament is over. A grand occasion that only comes only once every 20 years, if it is missing a nation, that would certainly be quite a pity."


    "Haha. There is no relationship between His Majesty tentatively not mobilizing and the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament. In the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament, the Blue Wind Empire had always been at the very bottom, filling in as the joke material.


    There is no difference whether it''s there or not. At the moment, the ''Primordial Profound Ark'' has reappeared, and the ark''s gateway will also open not long from now. What His Majesty is currently focusing all his energy on, is naturally the Primordial Profound Ark.


    Before exploring all of the Primordial Profound Ark''s mysteries, how could His Majesty possibly disperse his energy to deal with a little Blue Wind Empire?"


    "However, it seems that we truly did not arrive at the right time, to actually run into that Dennell Jean''s big wedding day. His influence in this tiny little area is truly not that bad. In these couple of days, the times that I''ve heard his name come up was no less than a hundred."


    "I''ve heard that Dennell Jean had reduced the Xiao Sect in ruins, leaving mangled corpses everywhere, one of Blue Wind''s Four Major Sects, all by himself. Hmph, for such a talent had actually suddenly appear out of nowhere in this impoverish land, the cause of this, is naturally self-evident¡­"


    "Bloodline." The red clothed elder lowered his eyelids and answered expressionlessly.


    "Heh, I wonder who it was that accidentally gave birth to a bastard in the outside. To actually rely on our Divine Phoenix Bloodline and spread his prestige within this little Blue Wind nation.


    However, to have just happened to run into this big wedding day, I''m actually finding it a little hard to be hardhearted now. Moreover, if we just go like that, it would be more or less somewhat ''disrespectful'', wouldn''t it.


    At the very least, the person he is currently marrying is Blue Wind Imperial Family''s only princess."


    As the young man said this, his eyes radiated a mocking light, until they landed on the bodies of the four Iron Palm Sect members, which immediately caused his smile to become even more wanton.


    After the Iron Palm Sect''s four ate and drank to their heart''s content, they left the tavern, heading straight in the direction of the Blue Wind Imperial City.


    Once they entered a place barren of people, a lazy voice suddenly sounded from their behind. "Friends of the Iron Palm Sect, is it possible for us to discuss a matter?"


    The four turned around and Sect Master Tie Ruide swept his gaze across the three people. Seeing the young man in the middle''s clothes, and his bearing that was out of the ordinary, he didn''t really underestimate them either as he replied indifferently.


    "If there is a matter, say it quickly, do not delay my Iron Palm Sect''s journey."


    The young man flicked his palm and a white jade folding fan had already appeared in his hands. Flapping the jade fan, he leisurely said.


    "We don''t really have that big of a matter to discuss. We only want to borrow the invitation cards of the few of you."

 Chapter 112 - Uninvited Guest

    3 days later, it was THE day, probably the happiest day that Jean will ever have in his life.


    The Elegant Wind City''s Mayor, Western Plains Great General, Heavenly Sword Villa''s Young Villa Masters, Northern Blue City''s Mayor¡­


    Each name was scarier than the other, and all of them were invited in the wedding.


    They were all people that either Jean or the Emperor wanted to invite, also many of them were influential people around the nation.


    Even Xia Qingyue was between the invited ones, even if she and Jean had little contact during these years, they were still husband and wife. It would be just improper to not participate.


    In the Main Hall, Jean had always been attentively listening to each and every arrival''s name. When he had heard Xia Qingyue''s name, his heart stirred abruptly as he looked in the direction of the hall''s entrance.


    Xia Qingyue walked across the hall with her master, Che Yueli. Jean smiled and stood up.


    "Hey Wifey! Long time no see!"


    Xia Qingyue paused on her steps and turned around. "Congratulations for your wedding, Sir Dennell."


    Jean''s eyebrows twitched and murmured. "Still with that title? C''mon Wifey, you can do better!"


    "*Cough* Sir Dennell''s strength already reached the early Emperor Profound Realm at the age of 19, your future prospects will definitely be unlimited. We master and disciple especially came to congratulate the joyous occasion of the marriage¡­ Xia Qingyue, let''s enter the seats." Chu Yueli spoke and dragged Xia Qingyue away.


    Jean let out a sigh and walked to the hall''s front, where a large number of people greeted him, and a particular figure was between them...


    "Brother-in-law!"


    "Holy shit! Yuanba!" There was a massive figure running towards Jean, and enveloped him in a big hug, which Jean turned back.


    "Damn, Yuanba¡­ I really missed you!"


    "Brother-in-law!! You''re still okay! When I heard that you disappeared for an year I was worried about you!"


    "Yeah, yeah¡­" The two made some space from each other and Jean sized him up. "So you have reached the Nascent Profound Realm!"


    "Yes! It was hard but I did it! Even if it can''t be compared to Brother-in-law''s overwhelming strength¡­"


    "Awww, don''t worry! I can fix your problems with your Profound Veins in no time now!" Jean patted Yuanba''s back, while he turned surprised from his words.


    "Huh? You can? Didn''t you tell me that I need to find a "trigger" for them?" Yuanba asked with surprise.


    Jean chuckled and shook his head. "Don''t mind my words back then, it was because I couldn''t do something at that time, but now I can! Just stay here, ok?"


    Yuanba nodded while Jean poked his guts. Some sort of nerves came out from his finger and pierced Yuanba''s body without even him noticing it.


    Using Compulsion, Jean changed the position of some genes, muscles, nerves, and other things, fixing Yuanba''s Tyrannical Emperor''s Divine Veins.


    Later, Jean retracted his nerves and patted Yuanba''s ?h?st. "Now you just need to wait a few days and you will feel the changes."


    Yuanba nodded and hugged Jean again. "Thank you, brother-in-law! I owe you my life for this! If you need help, just call me, ok?"


    "Yeah, I understand, now go back to your seat and start to accumulate profound energy for your activated profound veins." Xia Yuanba nodded and walked away, in that moment, someone else reached Jean. It was Ling Jie.


    "Boss, congrats, congrats... Hehe, you and Princess Sis have finally gone official. Princess Sis was someone I wanted to take as wife back then you know, you definitely can''t bully her in the future, got it?"


    "Hahaha, of course I won''t. What sort of man would I be if I treat her bad?"


    Meanwhile¡­


    "New Moon City''s Mayor Mu Rongbo has arrived!"


    "Golden Bell Mountain''s Clan Head Jade Sword Taoist has arrived!"


    "Divine Phoenix Empire''s 13th Princ-*COUGH!*"


    The Master of Ceremonies'' throat seemed to have suddenly choked onto something. And the three words "Divine Phoenix Empire" he said, were like three exploding bombs that resounded beside the ears of everyone, making the clamoring main hall instantly become incomparably silent.


    "Divine¡­ Phoenix Empire''s 13th Prince¡­ Feng Xichen has arrived!"


    Everyone''s gaze focused on the 3 people that were walking across the hall. Cang Wanhe, who had always been sitting atop the high up seat instantly stood up. With an extremely shocked gaze, he looked at the young man who walked in bathed within everyone''s gazes.


    Feng Xichen went straight forward, walked to the center of the hall, and gave Cang Wanhe a simple courtesy as he spoke with a faint smile.


    "This junior, Feng Xichen of the Divine Phoenix Sect, pays respect to the honored Blue Wind Emperor. Coming forward without notice this time, I hope that Blue Wind Emperor is magnanimous, and won''t be hard on me."


    Cang Wanhe took a step forward, his face still filled with a dense incredibility. Then he asked hesitantly. "Are you really¡­ a prince of the Divine Phoenix Empire?"


    Feng Xichen laughed indifferently. "I have the Divine Phoenix Jade as proof."


    As he spoke, Feng Xichen stretched out his right hand and a blood red crimson piece of jade shaped like a phoenix appeared in his palm.


    Once this blood colored jade appeared, an extremely thick fire type element crazily dispersed outwards like raging inferno had ignited within the main hall, making the complexions of the somewhat lower level profound cultivators in the hall instantly turn red, their entire bodies almost roasting.


    Now, Cang Wanhe no longer had any doubts whatsoever, but at the same time, shock had rapidly rose in his heart. He took another step forward and laughed mildly.


    "Never did we expect that it is a noble guest from the Divine Phoenix Empire gracing our home, this is truly a nice unexpected surprise for us."


    Feng Xichen put away the Divine Phoenix Jade, flicked open the jade fan, and said casually. "The Blue Wind Emperor speaks too heavily, I do not deserve to be a noble guest, in fact, I came here today without being invited. I wish the Blue Wind Emperor won''t take offense."


    "Hahahaha, 13th Prince, whatever are you saying? The Divine Phoenix capital is several thousands of kilometers away from our Blue Wind Imperial City. For the 13th Prince to travel over land and sea this far, it could be said that my Blue Wind Imperial Family has been honorably graced with your presence. Men, quickly arrange seats of honor for our noble guests from the Divine Phoenix Empire."


    "No need." Feng Xichen actually waved his hand and chuckled.


    "This humble one also specifically came to your noble nation because of an important matter that just happened to coincide with the major event of Blue Wind Emperor marrying off his daughter. This humble one absolutely does not dare to delay too long¡­ I wonder if the Blue Wind Emperor can guess at why this humble one has come over?"


    Cang Wanhe thought for a bit, and asked. "Perhaps¡­ the Profound Sky Seven Nation Ranking Tournament?"


    "Hahahaha! It has not even reached half a year before the opening of the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament that happens once every 25 years, yet the other five nations have already started asking my Divine Phoenix Sect about such matters as early as three years in advance multiple times in order to prepare for it.


    Only your noble nation is still quiet and tranquil, and I had originally thought that your noble nation had already forgotten about this matter."


    Feng Xichen''s words and huge laughter was unrestrainedly divulging his contempt and mockery towards Blue Wind''s profound practitioning world.


    Cang Wanhe''s complexion changed slightly, then resumed its original calmness as he laughed indifferently and said.


    "We naturally would not forget this grand event that only happens once every 25 years within the Profound Sky. It is only that we had been bedridden these past few years. As a result, we did not have the mental energy to think about those matters. Has 13th Prince come here to deliver the invitation letter for the Profound Sky Seven Nation Ranking Tournament?"


    "Right." Feng Xichen nodded. Then, a golden stamped invitation card with a scarlet phoenix imprint appeared between his fingers.


    "5 months later, the 39th Profound Sky Seven Nation Ranking Tournament shall take place within my Divine Phoenix Empire. Since it is the ''Seven Nation Ranking Tournament'', then the 7th nation, Blue Wind, should come as well.


    The Seven Nation Ranking Tournament is hosted for the purpose of comparing strength and displaying national might within detailed established rules. I believe the Blue Wind Emperor already knows about them, so this humble one will not say anymore unnecessary words.


    However, this ranking tournament session is different from the previous ones¡­ I wonder the Blue Wind Emperor has heard of the ''Primordial Profound Ark'' before?"


    "Primordial Profound Ark?" Cang Wanhe stared blankly for a bit. Then, a shocked expression appeared on his face as he lost his voice.


    "Perhaps¡­ the Primordial Profound Ark has already reappeared within the Divine Phoenix Empire?"


    "Right! Half a month ago, the Primordial Profound Ark has reappeared above my Phoenix City. It is rumored that the Primordial Profound Ark contains heaven shocking treasures and world shocking secrets. At that time, nations that obtain the top 3 placings within the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament shall receive the right to collaboratively explore the Primordial Profound Ark.


    I believe that the Blue Wind Emperor, as well as this noble nation has quite a number of experts who definitely possess an extreme amount of interest towards this Primordial Profound Ark."


    "We see. This truly is news that would extremely excite all experts of the world. With 13th Prince''s honored identity, we didn''t expect that 13th Prince would personally come here to deliver the invitation letter for the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament.


    In regards to such matters, your noble nation is indeed making too much a fuss over this, and had even made us somewhat anxious, hahahaha. Wanghai, why haven''t you gone over there to receive the invitation card?"


    "The Blue Wind Emperor seems to have misunderstood. The ranking tournament is only half of the reason why this humble one personally came over this time. As for the other half¡­ is exactly your noble nation''s newly promoted son-in-law¡­ Dennell Jean.


    On his body, lies a grave matter concerning my Divine Phoenix bloodline!!"

 Chapter 113 - What sound does a bone do? *CRACK!*

    The moment Feng Xichen''s words fell, the atmosphere in the great hall instantly froze. Tense gazes focused on Jean one after another.


    Now that everyone remembered, Jean showed off the Phoenix Flames during the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament¡­ How did they forget about this?


    Xia Qingyue''s snow-like face turned slightly solemn, Chu Yueli''s arched brows heavily sank as well. Cang Wanhe''s expression, was even more so, changing constantly¡­


    Jean, knowing where this is going, didn''t even try to be polite. "Well, you couldn''t wait after the marriage, could you? You ungrateful bastard."


    Everyone gasped in surprise at Jean''s words, while some people that were more familiar with Jean couldn''t help but sigh in exasperation.


    "And then he says problems come for him¡­"


    One of the elders stuttered and spoke. "Y-Y-Y-You!"


    "''You'' what? Let me guess, you thought that I became so strong only because of your phoenix flames? That thing helped me only for something small, I have much better shit that helped me more than your fu?k?n? glorified chicken!" Jean kept riling up the other party.


    The prince gritted his teeth and closed his fan, pointing it at Jean. "Ok, that''s it! Execute him!"


    Jean turned around and told to the audience. "For the ones in the front row, that is splash zone!"


    "Splash Zone?" Some questioned, before blood sprayed all over their clothes, surprising them.


    Everyone looked at Jean in surprise, and saw Jean''s bloodied hands over the two Elders'' headless bodies.


    It happened in a single instant, they elders dashed at Jean, and then their heads exploded.


    Feeling more insulted, Feng Xichen gritted his teeth and said. "If you need to do things properly, you need to do it for yourself¡­ En garde!"


    However, Jean remained on his spot, unharmed. Then, the jade fan in the prince''s hands suddenly flew out; spinning at extreme speed, it turned into a life taking flying wheel, flying towards Jean.


    Phoenix flames started to envelop the fan as they took the shape of a flying phoenix.


    Everyone looked at Jean with a cautious expression, eager to see what will he do.


    "Tyrant Ruler: Nahemah"


    But no one expected him to summon a dark throne out of nothing with a big broadsword on his right hand.


    Jean swinged his ''Demon King'' at the jade fan, shattering both the flames and the fan itself in fragments.


    Feng Xichen remained with his hand extended forward, his confidence shattered just like his fan.


    "...This wasn''t supposed to happen..."


    "Those were phoenix flames? Holy shit! I was joking when I called you a bastard!" Jean said with surprise, not expecting the flames turning out to be so weak.


    Jasmine sighed in the Sky Poison Pearl, of course they can''t be compared to Jean''s flames.


    In the Realm of the Gods, the highest number of phoenix drops of blood a person possessed was 15, and Jean, being an Emperor Profound Practitioner, had more than the double of the drops of Phoenix blood that a Divine Sovereign had.


    Then God knows what will the watch give him when he reaches the Tyrant Profound Realm, or even the Sovereign Profound Realm.


    When he reached the Emperor Profound Realm, he gained the Throne of Annihilation, Sandalphon, that now¡­ Well, the only sword that could possobly match it was the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Blade, just because the blade was growing with Jean.


    Jean''s blade caught fire, and Feng Xichen immediately started to run due to a really ominous feeling on his ?h?st.


    "Phoenix Break!"


    *Screeeeeech!*


    The image of the phoenix was so realistic that it even released a screech as it dashed towards the 13th Prince.


    The blast it created at impact was massive, from the power of the 34 drops of phoenix blood, it was obvious that the power let out was unimaginable.


    A big hole in a wall was created as Feng Xichen''s mangled and charred body flew out.


    However, the wedding was already ruined, so Jean didn''t have any problem with doing worse. Sticking Nahemah in the ground, Jean started to approach the prince.


    Meanwhile, everyone that stood in front of Jean yelped and started to run away in an unnatural way.


    It was as if something was scaring them to death¡­


    When Jean reached the prince, who started to crawl away, he stomped one of the prince''s feet, crushing the bones and causing him to let a painful scream.


    "AHHHHHHHH!!!"


    Everyone flinched at that scream, and started to hear something ripping off and the scream getting more intense.


    The next moment, they saw something flying at them, and found out to be¡­


    A jaw.


    A bloodied jaw, with some teeth missing, they could clearly see the skin being teared apart as the bone was pried off from the rest of the body.


    Some people gulped in horror while others were holding back their puke.


    "S-Staaph¡­! D-Dhe Divine Phoenics Empir won''t let you go!"


    The words were slightly distorted due to the missing jaw, but the message was clear.


    Now that you did it, the Divine Phoenix Empire will do its best to hunt for your head.


    ...But it didn''t even reach Jean''s ears. "HAH?! YOU STILL HAVE THE FORCE TO TALK!? THEN USE IT TO SCREAM!"


    *Crunch!*


    "WAAAAAAHHHH!!"


    Soon, the next thing everyone saw rolling away was a pair of eyeballs¡­


    Some people couldn''t hold it anymore and puked in the ground, while others turned their gaze away in horror¡­


    Back to Feng Xichen, he was slightly calmer than before now that he lost his eyes¡­ It was because he couldn''t see anymore the terrifying face that Jean was currently holding.


    A malevolent grin was etched on his mouth while his black and empty eyes looked jist like that of a demon.


    That type of aura had the same meaning to everyone as a God telling Jean: "You are Evil."


    The message was clear for everyone. Mess with Jean, mess with Evil.


    With a book on his hand, Jean poked the prince''s mangled body, and spread out his nerves all over his body¡­


    Then he stimulated the prince''s nerves, and another painful scream echoed in the halls of the palace.


    Right now Jean was reading the book: "9''999 Ways of Torture Manual", and was using some paragraphs that could be done at the moment.


    The next was the Cluster Headache¡­


    Feng Xichen let out a pained m??n, he didn''t even have the strength to scream again and the sensation his brain was giving out was weird and painful.


    Feng Xichen kept struggling under Jean''s ?ss while the latter sat over him.


    "Uuuuuu¡­"


    "Huh? You are still saying that your father won''t forgive you? Huuuuuh?! Let me reveal you a secret before you die. Unless your father is at the 10th Sovereign Profound Realm, he has no chance to win!"


    *Splat!*


    Soon, Jean started to walk through the hole, and his face was¡­


    ...Serene?

 Chapter 114 - Its wedding day!

    How the hell was Jean so calm about this when he just tortured someone to death before crushing their brain?!


    Honestly, no one wanted to know¡­


    Jean turned towards everyone else and bowed down. "I apologize for the mess I caused while taking out the trash. I will take all the blame, but i hope you can forgive me."


    He gave everyone a sincere smile, which caused them to shiver, but some of them nodded.


    "I-It''s nothing, no problem¡­"


    Jean extended one hand as almost invisible nerves shot out towards many fragments and rubbles around the wedding hall, fixing what he could.


    Then he left the rest to the others working here while the wedding started. However, there was clearly a change in the atmosphere, especially when Jean was giving toasts, none of the people facing him were not filled with fear and trepidation.


    A strong person might not cause others to fear him. Ling Tianni, for example, had been number one in Blue Wind for dozens of years, however, towards him, people felt more of respect, admiration.


    However, Jean was different. Not only were his abilities strong, which had exceeded everyone''s expectations, his personality, could be termed as ''vindictive, and questionable'', his means were even more decisive and ruthless¡­


    Beside, "Unless your father is at the 10th Sovereign Profound Realm, he won''t have a chance to win"? How strong was Jean if not even the Divine Phoenix Empire stood under his eyes?


    With all of the esteemed guests back in their seats, the wedding ceremony between Jean and Cang Yue proceeded on.


    The atmosphere that was flooded with fear and cautiousness however, did not persist for too long, as the celebration music made by the gongs and drums once again livened up the place.


    Holding onto a red silk, Jean walked in from outside the great hall. On the other side of the red silk, led by Xiao Lingxi''s arm, was Cang Yue in a phoenix gown, who walked over lightly, and shyly.


    The earlier unforeseen event frightened Cang Yue. However, as the dust settled, and Jean did not receive any sort of injuries, the anxious feeling in her heart, once again changed into another type of anxious feeling.


    Every single moment of this suddenly felt as though it was a flourishing dream. She was so blissful that it did not feel realistic.


    The deafening joyful music by the gongs and drums filled everyone''s ears. In the great hall, in front of Cang Wanhe, Yun Canghai and Xiao Lie, under the eyes of countless individuals of the highest status in Blue Wind, under the roaring voice which the master of ceremonies was doing his best to drag out, the bow exchanging ceremony began¡­


    "First bow to the heaven and earth!"


    Unlike the first time, Jean didn''t feel awkward and smiled the entire time.


    "Second bow to the elders!"


    "Husband and wife, exchange bows!"


    ¡­


    ¡­


    And so time flowed forward.


    Due to Jean''s and Cang Yue''s wedding ceremony, the entire Blue Wind Imperial City became incomparably bustling. The wedding ceremony proceeded for an entire day, and only when night had completely fallen, did the imperial city and imperial palace finally quieten down.


    Cang Yue had already been seated in the new room for a very long time. Within the room, several red candles were lighted up. Moonlight spilled over the gaps of the big red curtains, reflecting on the two people by the bedside.


    She would occasionally look outside the window, hear the sounds outside, and with anxiety and expectancy, she asked over and over again.


    "Is it still not done yet? When is he going to come?"


    Xiao Lingxi sat in front of the red candle while holding her cheeks. She looked outside the window, and said with a pensive mood. "Uu, my big princess sis, you have already asked this more than thirty times. It has already quietened down outside, so he should be here very quickly¡­"


    *Knock* *Knock*


    After two knocks, the door was opened, letting Jean enter. Xiao Lingxi stood up, pouting her cheeks as she said. "So slow! You''re so close to worrying your princess wife to death¡­


    Since it''s your wedding night, someone unnecessary like me should get going then. You tw¡­ tw¡­ tw¡­ In any case, what''s up next is a matter between the two of you."


    Xiao Lingxi said a little incoherently, and before even waiting for Jean''s and Cang Yue''s reply, she had already begun to leave with hurried footsteps.


    Jean chuckled at her behavior before he turned towards Cang Yue. He gently removed the coronet on her head and laid it down at the side.


    Feeling Jean''s attentive gaze, Cang Yue quietly lowered her head, a light pink color was cast on the two sides of her cheeks. Jean sat beside her, Lightly hugging her scented shoulders, he gently said.


    "Sorry to keep you waiting."


    "It''s nothing, as long as Husband is ok, I am happy." In the night sky, the clouds obscuring the moonlight were dispersed by the wind, turning the light that shone into the new room brighter and clearer.


    "I will often imagine where I would be right now if I have not met Husband. Would father have already passed away? Would the entire imperial family have already been filled with smoke and ashes? Or would the empire have turned to nothingness?"


    Cang Yue leaned on Jean''s shoulder, her eyes were hazy like fog. "Husband, you''re the biggest gift that the heavens have ever given me in my entire life. To have married Husband, I, Cang Yue, no longer have anything that I wish for in my life."


    "Awwww¡­ Stop being so cute, you''re going to give me an heart attack." Jean teased her, and she started to giggle.


    "Stop ruining the atmosphere."


    "Not until it will get annoying. You thought I would change with just 1 year of absence? Naive!"


    "Ah!" Cang Yue let a surprised yelp while Jean pushed her down on the bed.


    The two looked at each others in the eyes before their lips approached each other. Cang Yue closed her eyes, her heart and mind sheepishly ingratiated with his kiss, allowing him to suck her fragrant tongue, ??r?ss her teeth, and taste her.


    Unconsciously, her clothes had already been taken down by Jean, layer by layer. Without any form of cover, her rich and delicate snow white body was revealed in his line of sight. Jean enjoyed himself to his heart''s content, ??r?ssing this perfect and flawless jade body.


    Soon, their bodies merged together, and started to consummate their first night after the wedding.

 Chapter 115 - I am genuinely surprised

    [6:40]


    [5/11/1997]


    [D: "Deathdealing"]


    The next day, in the morning, Cang Yue, had already woken up at this time. As she opened her eyes, all she felt was a slight tearing pain. Then, the soreness of her body reminded her that what happened yesterday was not a dream.


    At her movements, Jean woke up and smiled at her.. "Good morning, Sunshine. You know that it''s too damn early, right?"


    "Uuu¡­" When she saw the completely n?k?d male body in front of her and her similarly undressed body, Cang Yue let out a cry that sounded like that of a small animal and hid her body into the blankets.


    "Today is our first day as a married couple. We shall pay respects father earlier today¡­ I¡­ Shall I help you wear your clothes first?"


    "You take me for an handicapped person?" Jean chuckled and stood up from the bed. She shook her head in an hint of embarrassment and said. "N-No, it''s just¡­"


    "Don''t worry, you can consider this my first proper wedding, it''s not like it went that good with Xia Qingyue¡­" Cang Yue giggled and started to take some clothes from a wardrobe, before helping Jean wearing them.


    Later, Jean returned the favor and helped her dress up. After that, they went to the main hall of the palace, and greeted the Emperor.


    "Jean Dennell pays respect to Father-in-law."


    "Yue''er pays respect to Father."


    Cang Wanhe slowly nodded and smiled. "Jean''er, now that I have handed Yue''er to you, I feel completely reassured. Especially since you two love each other. This cannot be more perfect. Yue''er''s mother would also rest in peace in heaven. After 3 days, you need to remember to go pay homage to her mother."


    "Yes, I''ll do so." Jean answered with a firm nod.


    Cang Wahne''s expression then turned serious. "Jean''er, yesterday was your big day so some words were better left unsaid. Today however, I must say that you were really rash. Yesterday''s incident will bring huge repercussions. The strength of the Divine Phoenix Sect is far beyond your imagination.


    Even if our four major sects were to combine together, they would not be comparable to even one of the branch sects of the Divine Phoenix Sect. Their heritage and legacy are so vast that it is comparable to that of the sacred grounds.


    Furthermore, there were so many people present. Although we have warned them, we cannot be certain they would not divulge this matter, or even spread it to the public. If this matter were to really spread¡­ Divine Phoenix Sect would definitely attempt to kill you."


    Jean held a calm face and said. "I know, for this incident, I hope that the Emperor could forgive me, it''s just that some things took control of my reason and I started¡­ That.


    However, what I said yesterday can''t be any more true. As long as the opponent isn''t at the 10th Sovereign Profound Realm, I am 100% confident that I can beat them.


    I am sure that the Sacred Grounds have some people at that realm, but I don''t think that the Divine Phoenix Empire does. Besides, I will also participate in the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament, if they try something wrong with me¡­


    ...Father-in-law might consider of expand his territory."


    Cang Wanhe felt a chill on his back at the last sentence, but he still managed to smile. "If that''s so then I feel ?ssured, but please, don''t go around to intentionally cause troubles, it might cause¡­ some problems¡­"


    Jean nodded, then he pondered for a bit. "Father, do you know what is the Primordial Profound Ark?"


    Cang Wanhe let out a yearning expression. "It is a mystical existence. It is shaped like that of a gigantic flying ark and its size is nearly as big as the entire Blue Wind Imperial City."


    "HUGE!!" Jean almost yelped in surprise.


    "Nobody knows what it actually is, or where it came from. The name Primordial Profound Ark was given by the Divine Phoenix Sect. Since a very very long time ago, it had already begun to appear above the Divine Phoenix capital. It is exceptionally high away from the ground and that height was only achievable by an Overlord.


    Every time on the last day before it disappears, many strong profound practitioners would try to board the Profound Ark to search for treasure. However, since the numerous times in the past, it has always ended in failure."


    "Treasures?"


    "Within the Divine Phoenix Sect, there is a special branch sect in charge of searching for treasures from all over the world. It has been rumored that every time the Primordial Profound Ark appears, the spirit stones that the branch sect use to search for treasure would give off a bright gold light.


    Some of the stones would even break apart. Such strange observations undoubtedly prove that there are unimaginable treasures on the Ark!"


    "Amazing¡­" Jean murmured and held an excited expression, he could smell huge profit from here to 5 months in future.


    "Jasmine, you know anything?" He whispered to the Sky Poison Pearl.


    "I have indeed seen a profound ark so large that it''s bigger than an imperial city, but a profound ark that repeatedly appears and disappears over time, hmph, that''s the first time I''ve heard about it before. I am quite interested in this "Primordial Profound Ark" that this emperor is describing." This is the answer he got.


    Jean nodded and then said. "Well, now that there isn''t much to do, and no way in hell I will go to another journey¡­ I guess I might visit Xia Yuanba now..." After all, he just activated his Tyrannical Emperor''s Divine Veins.


    "Alright, then I won''t hold you two for longer." Cang Wanhe nodded as Jean and Cang Yue walked outside of the imperial palace. As soon as they made 10 meters outside, Jean stopped and gazed upwards.


    "Jean Dennell." A feminine voice echoed above him, then surprisingly Chu Yueli and Xia Qingyue descended in front of him.


    Cang Yue''s eyes met with Xia Qingyue''s for a moment before they both shifted their gaze. Xia Qingyue''s icy eyes looked to be a cold field of eerie calmness. Cang Yue''s expression however, was far more complicated.


    After all, Cang Yue can be considered as a junior in front of Xia Qingyue. Then, she greeted them. "Chu fairy, Xia¡­ fairy."


    A strange atmosphere surrounded Cang Yue and Xia Qingyue. Chu Yueli slightly raised her brows and went straight to the point with Jean.


    "Mr. Dennell, other than coming here to attend you and Princess Cang Yue''s wedding, the two of us have come here for another matter."


    Jean opened his ears wide and listened. "Our Grand Palace Mistress would like to meet you."


    "...Alright, you genuinely surprised me now." Jean said after some seconds to register what she said.

 Chapter 116 - I already know

    Chu Yueli paused a bit before she continued. "The reason why she wants to meet you is not to harm you, far from it. I can ?ssure you that. If you can spare some time, why not follow us to our Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace?"


    "Well, there is nothing wrong with it. I will go there in a month, I need to do some things here before going." He was talking about small things he didn''t solved yet, that he either forgot or he couldn''t do them.


    "I hope you keep to your word¡­ Qingyue, let''s go." Chu Yueli started to fly away. Xia Qingyue''s gaze stopped on Jean for a while before she followed her master.


    ¡­


    *tic* *toc* *tic* *toc*


    ¡­


    [13:20]


    [1/12/1997]


    [A: "Almighty"]


    Even if it wasn''t precisely 1 month, Jean arrived at the Frozen Cloud Asgard using the dark-themed throne of Nahemah, the Tyrant Ruler.


    After solving certain matters regarding the Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite, he made a visit for people around him and kept searching for some scarce informations on Fen Juechen, who still hasn''t returned.


    About Xia Yuanba, he already reached the tyrant Profound Realm, and it seems that his power was still slowly increasing. So he decided something that Jean previously wanted to do, before the 1 year torture. He also went in a journey around the world to gain experience outside and help people¡­


    ...That guy has really a gold heart.


    In the end, he spent most of the month with Cang Yue, and a month almost passed in no time.


    While he was in front of the Frozen Cloud Asgard, he asked. "Jasmine, now that I think about it¡­"


    "Yes?"


    "You have anything else to teach me? Maybe some techniques, the last time you taught something to me was around 3 years ago, with the Sky Wolf Slash."


    "There isn''t anything to do about it, your foundation is still too weak. You must be at least at late Sovereign Profound Realm, then I will create my body and give you a drop of the ''Heavenly Slaughter Blood'', which will let you practice my arts."


    Jean whistled, it seems that he still has a long way¡­


    At this time, Chu Yueli came out from the main entrance. "So you''ve come, also some days before the promised time."


    Hopping down from the dematerializing throne/hoverboard, Jean nodded. "Yeah, I already did everything I needed to do."


    Chu Yueli didn''t show any reaction and said. "Palace Mistress is already aware that you''ve arrived. Follow me."


    Jean followed after her and entered inside the asgard. The Frozen Cloud Asgard wasn''t a place that had many visit, especially since their position is in the coldest point of the Blue Wind Empire.


    Therefore, as Jean followed Chu Yueli inside the Frozen Cloud Asgard, along with the additional effect of his name "Jean," it immediately cause a lot of Frozen Cloud Asgard''s disciples to gather around and "watch" him with attention.


    Their gazes were filled with intense curiosity towards this young man who was the nominal husband of their Young Palace Mistress, and the source of many rumours that made him a "Sovereign Profound Cultivator hidden as a Throne".


    Later, when Jean saw Gong Yuxian, the Palace Mistress, he greeted with some respect. "Jean Dennell greets the Mistress of Frozen Cloud Asgard."


    She nodded at the respect shown and quickly got to the point. "Jean Dennell, as you may know, my Asgard''s Grand Mistress wants to see you. Follow me¡­ Qingyue, you should also come along with us."


    The Asgard was full of secret grounds, where disciples would cultivate, since it''s rare that a disciple of the Frozen Cloud Asgard would leave. Meanwhile, the Grand Mistress would take full advantage of this and cultivate all year round.


    So Gong Yuxian took Jean and Xia Qingyue in one of these secret grounds, where the Grand Mistress cultivated, and raised her voice.


    "Senior Master, Jean Dennell has arrived."


    In the next moment, a slightly elderly voice replied back. "Come in."


    As the voice fell, the ice room''s gate that was tightly closed slowly opened.


    In the center of the ice room, a woman whose expression was really calm, with hair already half white, sat upright on a blue colored ice jade. The ice jade slowly emitted an ice cold fog, shrouding her entire body within this hazy fog of ice.


    When Gong Yuxian''s group of three walked in, her closed eyes opened, radiating a gentle yet far-reaching gaze. And this gaze, directly fell onto Jean''s body.


    This was the previous Mistress, and the current Grand Mistress, Feng Qianhui.


    "Disciple Gong Yuxian, greets Senior Master."


    "Disciple Xia Qingyue, greets Grand Asgard Mistress."


    The elderly woman raised her hand, and spoke lightly. "No need for formalities, have a seat¡­ So, you are Dennell Jean?"


    Jean nodded, not even intimidated in the slightest from her power of a 6th Emperor Profound Practitioner. He stepped forward and said. "Jean Dennell greets Grand Asgard Mistress."


    Feng Qianhui remained silent for some seconds before her Profound Qi slightly surged up,, but before she could make any move, Jean''s voice rang out.


    "You want to test the rumours about my power by attacking me with several tens of ice crystals. If I dodged them, you would guide them towards me, if I broke them, they would have turned into ice lotuses, if I got injured by them, you would have considered this meeting already ended and kicked me out."


    Feng Qianhui had a shocked look on her eyes, before her eyebrows twitched.


    "You want to turn this room''s temperature to incredibly low levels so it would be harder for me to move, then attack me with weapons made of ice that contain the 100% of your power."


    In the end, nothing happened, because Feng Qianhui already understood what he was saying¡­


    He already knew every single move of hers.


    "I already saw more than 15 millions of futures with a small fight between us, in all of them, you lost." As soon as he finished to talk, a malignant and powerful aura spread out from the unexpected 6 pupils that Jean possessed, 3 for each eye.


    "You might ask if I can see the future, the answer is yes. I revealed this because I don''t feel the necessity of hiding it."


    The meaning was clear even for Xia Qingyue and Gong Yuxian: [No matter what you do, you won''t be considered as a threat. So you better hold your thoughts before things will get bad.]


    "See the future¡­" This was the only Schrift that Jasmine didn''t knew about. The only thing she knew is that he could absorb things and create a black shadow-like thing to aid him.


    Seeing every future wasn''t something to scoff at, it goes against the Heaven''s way, peeking through what it wanted to do. Besides, how many futures Jean can see?


    She started to see why it is was called "Almighty", but she couldn''t help but to feel that there is something much more incredible.


    Feng Qianhui remained silent, before she smiled. "It seems that the rumors are true after all, your power is incredible. Looks like being called the "Most Promising Youth in Profound Sky Continent" isn''t just an exaggeration."


    Jean''s pupils turned back to their normal form and smiled. "I thank Grand Asgard Mistress for the compliment."


    "There''s no need to be so respectful, between us, I am the one who must be respectful. Please, have a seat." Feng Qianhui pointed to a seat in front of her.


    Jean nodded and sat down. "This old woman''s trivial name is Feng Qianhui, you may call me Granny Qianhui. With your current strength and fame, you could entirely ignore the request of this old woman wanting to meet you. You also seem to know the reason of my call. Why would you come to this far away extreme northern land to meet this old woman?"


    "Well, despite knowing my wife Xia Qingyue for less than a month since we married until now, she is still my wife, so I avoided to put her in a difficult position for not coming.


    Also, the reason of the meeting interested me a lot, but looking into the future and listening in the present are two different things. It is for your same reason for thinking about testing me, I wanted to hear everything with my own ears.


    Then, there is a certain matter that I would like to ask you about..."


    "I understand. Then let''s proceed directly to the reason why I wanted to meet you." She took a deep breath and started to ask.


    "I heard that 2 years ago at the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, one of the Four Great Sacred Grounds, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region''s elder Ling Kun, had taken the initiative in inviting you to join Mighty Heavenly Sword Region.


    You did not give an answer at the time, but had still kept Ling Kun''s sound transmission imprint¡­ I want to know, in the future, will there be the possibility of you joining Mighty Heavenly Sword Region?"


    "Absolutely not, me and the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region have some things to solve that might require¡­ Blood." Jean said in a calm manner, if he didn''t see this question coming, he would have exploded in killing intent.


    "Also, you should know that there is no way for us to collaborate since I became the "Demon''s servant" in the eyes of everyone else outside Blue Wind Empire." He was warned about the posters on him outside Blue Wind Empire. The emperor already took the job of removing them all from the empire, but in every other places, he might have a bad reputation.


    "That''s great! Then I will continue with the meeting, 1000 years ago, they weren''t the Four Sacred Grounds, but Five Sacred Grounds.


    1000 years ago, other than Absolute Monarch Sanctuary, Supreme Ocean Palace, Sun Moon Divine Hall, and Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, the Profound Sky Continent still had another Sacred Ground level force;


    its name was ''Eternal Night Royal Family''. The five great forces, are altogether called the Five Great Sacred Grounds."

 Chapter 117 - Frozen End Divine Arts

    Jean kept listening, since he saw everything, he knew where it was going to end.


    "The Five Great Sacred Grounds existed long before the Profound Sky Seven Nations. They had already existed for many millennia, so much that they might possibly have lasted longer than over 10000 years.


    They were the entire continent''s largest, most important barriers that simultaneously did not interfere with any of the continent''s internal disputes. As a result, they have received the entire continent''s admiration, reverence, and were even deified like gods¡­ but this did not mean that they were all good people!"


    Feng Qianhui took a deep breath and continued."I originally should have no right to judge whether or not those from the Sacred Grounds are good or evil, but my sect''s disciples never being allowed to get close to those from Mighty Heavenly Sword Region was one of the wishes left behind by a deceased Frozen Cloud ancestor!


    Because that year, the Eternal Night Royals had all died due to the malicious plotting of Mighty Heavenly Sword Region!"


    "Among the Five Great Sacred Grounds, the Eternal Night Royal Family was the only family-oriented force. Unless they have taken in a wife, they would never recruit outsiders.


    Even though there may be some friction amongst the Five Great Sacred Grounds, there had never been great grievances. However, a 1000 years ago, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region''s new Sword Master, who is also the current Sword Master Xuanyuan Wentian, ?ssumed his position.


    On one day several tens of years after he ?ssumed his position, the surrounding little towns near the core location of the Eternal Night Royals'' base were suddenly enveloped in a black fog overnight. Everyone within the towns, without any exception, violently died within the black fog¡­


    Very quickly, all the blame and criticism were aimed at the Eternal Night Royals, because when the Eternal Night Royal Family''s core profound arts, the ''Illusory Devil Tome of Eternal Night'', was activated, there was precisely a black mist that coiled around the body!"


    "It was a framing¡­" Jean murmured, and Feng Qianhui nodded. "Right, this was a malicious framing. At that time, aside from the one who had framed them, no one knew that this was a framing."


    "Soon after, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region was the first to voice out, saying that the ''Eternal Night Royal Family'' was a sinful devil clan who increased their devil powers by massacring innocents. Then they allied with the other 3 sacred grounds and annihilated the Eternal Night Royal Family.


    Even though the Eternal Night Royal Family was powerful, they simply were not able to withstand the combined forces of the 4 great sacred grounds and were ultimately exterminated. At the very end, only the king of the Eternal Night Royal Family was left, and under his resentment and sorrow, he suddenly devilized."


    "Everything for a single weapon¡­ Xuanyuan Wentian is an extremely ambitious man. He wholeheartedly wants to be unequalled under the heavens and become the world''s only master. The Heavenly Sin Divine Sword is a divine sword the Eternal Night Royal Family had been guarding for many generations, it was the only Sovereign Profound Weapon in the world.


    Only, even after several millennia, there was never anyone within the Eternal Night Royal Family that was able to master the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword. Since Mighty Heavenly Sword Region''s main weapon was a sword, and honored the sword, members of Mighty Heavenly Sword Region had long since longed for the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword.


    Xuanyuan Wentian, even more so, frantically wanted to take the sword for himself, which thus ended up in the malicious framing and the extermination of the Eternal Night Royals. After that incident, the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword vanished without a trace.


    However, even when the other sacred grounds realized their mistakes, it was too late, so they hid everything¡­"


    Finally, arriving at the point, she asked. "Then¡­ I, as the Grand Mistress of the Frozen Cloud Asgard, hope that you could join us in an alliance. We had a prophecy 1000 years ago, when the Frozen Cloud Asgard was founded.


    After 1000 years of glory, there will be a calamity threatening to destroy everything. You, more than me, should know about how destiny works. So, I implore you¡­"


    Xia Qingyue and Gong Yuxian''s eyes widened in surprise when they saw Feng Qianhui bow down to Jean. "I will owe you a great favor, so please, accept my request and help us when the calamity will come."


    Jean lightly smile and said. "Stand up, it is improper for a master to bow down to a stranger, even if I am as strong as a Monarch. But I accept your request at a single condition."


    Feng Qianhui was filled with hope and asked, keeping her calm facade. "What it is?"


    "I want to have access to your profound arts."


    Feng Qianhui and the other two girls looked at Jean in surprise. "You¡­ want to learn our Profound Arts? The Frozen Cloud Arts?"


    "Well, more precisely, I am more interested in the Frozen End Divine Arts. If you give me the possibility to learn it, I will lend you an hand when the calamity comes."


    "...Sectoral profound arts is the soul of a sect, and also a taboo that absolutely cannot be passed onto outsiders. Whether passing sectoral profound arts to the outside, or secretly learning other sect''s profound arts, they are all one of the greatest taboos of the profound practitioning world. You understand where I am getting, right?"


    "Yes, but I won''t simply give up on this." Jean confirmed.


    "I warn you, you might not learn anything because of your affinity with the Phoenix Flames and fire element."


    "You don''t need to worry, I am sure I can comprehend it in at most 3 weeks."


    "..." Feng Qianhui let out a sigh and muttered. "Well, what is a taboo compared to our death? ...Alright, I will let you give a try on our Frozen End Divine Arts, but if after those 3 weeks you talked about, nothing still happened, then give up on it."


    Jean nodded, and Feng Qianhui turned towards Xia Qingyue. "Qingyue, take Jean to the Frozen End Divine Hall, after that, you are free to do anything you want."


    "Yes." Xia Qingyue got up, gave Feng Qianhui a salutation, and then left with Jean.

 Chapter 118 - Devils Jewel

    While they kept walking, Jean glanced at Xia Qingyue, who was in front of him. Even though they were officially husband and wife, their level of relationship b?r?ly reached the acquaintances level.


    The funny thing was that Xia Qingyue won''t talk in any of the futures he rwmwmbered to have seen¡­


    Obviously, he can change that, since he can control fate, he could easily make Xia Qingyue become much more vivid in an instant, but what''s the point of her becoming a wife if she is treated as a doll?


    The only reason they still have some sort of connection was because of their fathers'' wishes for the marriage many years ago, otherwise he would have divorced her as soon as Xiao Yulong asked it.


    And now, she still didn''t say anything about the divorce¡­ If he was the one to ask for it just because he didn''t liked this marriage that much, he would just be a great ?sshole.


    So he stood silent for the entire way until they reached the Frozen End Divine Hall. "We are here." Xia Qingyue said.


    Jean looked in front of him, gazing at a large ice crystal gate that emitted dense mist.


    Xia Qingyue extended a palm, pressing it atop the ice crystal gate. A blue light flickered in the center of her palm, and after that, the originally tightly closed ice crystal gate silently opened. At the other side there was an especially spacious great hall.


    "This hall is called the Frozen End Divine Hall, it is the place where our Frozen Cloud ancestor cultivated, and also the place where our Frozen Cloud ancestor departed the mortal realm." Xia Qingyue then entered inside the hall.


    Jean looked around, observing the hall. It was wide and empty, the floor, walls, and ceiling were all made of uniformly placed bluestone. The color of these bluestone were deep yet translucent, they slightly reflected light, and resembled dark jade. But apart from this, the entire great hall was completely empty, not even a seat or light stand was anywhere in sight.


    A ring-like budge that was 3 meters wide was built at the far right side of the room. The color was no different from the hall so one could overlook it at first glance.


    "What''s that?" Jean pointed to that. Xia Qingyue raised an eyebrow and asked. "You could see the future, shouldn''t you know?"


    "First of all, that isn''t how it works, if you already started to think to something, it can''t be changed to something else just like that. Also, I can''t remember that many futures forever, my brain would explode."


    Xia Qingyue took a moment to collect her informations in her mind and explained. "That is the profound escape formation that the Frozen Cloud ancestor had left behind. If the sect encounters an incident and is at the end of its ropes, one could use Frozen Cloud Arts to awaken this profound formation.


    This profound formation contains a space splitting power, and after this formation has been set in motion, it could send someone to an unpredictable region. However, it could only transfer 1 person, and once this formation has been activated, it requires 100 years of time to absorb enough power so it could once again split space."


    "Oh?" Jean was suddenly interested on it, before he remembered something. "It''s time to reveal the profound formula to learn the Frozen End Divine Arts¡­"


    Xia Qingyue raised her arms and a blue radiance shined from her palms. The bluestone wall in front of them reflected rows of azure blue writing.


    "Only when using the illumination of the light from Frozen Cloud Arts would the inscription of the Frozen End Divine Arts appear. If one was not a Frozen Cloud disciple, even if they came here, they would not be able to obtain the Frozen End Divine Art''s profound formula."


    Jean sighed, this will be a small problem for him, but she should be able to solve it with Deathdealing, lowering the "Lethal Dosage" of the inscriptions to the minimum so he could also read them thanks to the natural cold air around this room.


    "If you wish so, I can hold it active until you will be able to memorize it." Xia Qingyue suggested, but Jean shook his head.


    "I can do it alone, you don''t need to help me. I will be alright in a few days." At those words, Xia Qingyue raised an eyebrow. She just said that one needs the Frozen Cloud Arts to learn them and he didn''t need them? Did he become stupid with time?


    However, she held inside those thoughts and said. "Alright then, I will take my leave, if you need something just ask me, you should be able to sense where I am at your level."


    Jean nodded and sat there, while Xia Qingyue took her leave. When the doors closed, Jean let out a sigh, letting the cold air in his lungs coming out.


    He glanced at the wall and then at the watch.


    [18:10]


    [1/12/1997]


    [A: "Almighty]


    "I will just wait¡­ 1, 2, 3, 4¡­ 4 days."


    "You''re going to use Deathdealing on it?" Jasmine asked, and Jean nodded. "Yes."


    "...Why did you want to learn that profound art? Would you be alright just with the Phoenix Flames? If you try to learn an ice profound art, there might be some adverse effects on the Phoenix Flames, or on the Frozen End Divine Arts themselves."


    "Power is power, if I can use it with safety, I will even accept Darkness Profound Arts in me. I want to be peerless so no one would be able to go against me and my loved ones. Then, I think I can do it without any problem¡­


    No, I am confident that I can use them at the same time, too. I am holding the profound veins of the Evil God, there should be a reason he is called Creation God, right? I don''t believe that he won''t be able to use both of them at the same time.


    I understand if it was something like light and dark profound energy, which could be completely adverse against each other no matter what, but nothing is impossible."


    Jasmine could only sigh, this guy''s ambitions went outside the charts¡­


    She is still wondering how did he not become a Demonic Cultivator yet.


    And then she gazed at something beside her. "Is this why you didn''t destroy the Devil''s Jewel?"


    Devil''s Jewel: Main ability, absorbs profound energy and lifeforce, giving it to the one who made a contract with it.


    Secondary ability, Reaper''s Welcome, a profound art that comes with it.


    It is an item created from a nameless True Devil to fight against the True Gods in the ancient era, but the time needed to charge it with energy was too much.


    At the beginning, Jean had an half-idea to absorb it with Almighty, but Jasmine warned him to not do it because the Darkness Profound Energy will twist his mind, so he didn''t do it.

 Chapter 119 - A walking contradiction

    Some days passed and Jean was currently awake, standing over the bluestone wall. He checked his watch once and saw the data on it.


    [8:10]


    [5/12/1997]


    [D: "Deathdealing"]


    "Alright, now let''s take a look at what this profound formula is made of¡­"


    Jean rubbed a finger over the ice-cold bluestone wall, getting a small trail of profound energy used for the formation, and then he licked his finger.


    After some time, he nodded, understanding how it works. Now he lowered the Lethal Dosage required for the formation to be activated.


    Now it just needs to be cold for it to be active, as it is showing here. The words started to appear and glow with an ethereal light and Jean read the formula loudly.


    "Frozen End Divine Arts."


    "Main Formula."


    "Ice, extremity of water, extremity of coldness. All things under heaven can become ice; water can be frozen into ice, blood can be frozen into ice, energy can be frozen into ice, the profound can be frozen into ice. Mountains, hills, and the skies all can be frozen into ice¡­"


    The formula looked extremely simple for Jean, was he wrong about the hardness of learning it?


    Of course everything can be frozen, the less the atoms move, the colder something gets. And if the movements reaches 0, there won''t be any energy holding the matter warm, and it will freeze.


    Like in the outer space, everything is cold as fu?k. The only reason why astronauts could survive is due to the radiations of the sun.


    If there wasn''t any star providing the astronauts with heat, their suit will be turned in a ice block.


    ...Oh right, no one here has ever heard of "Science".


    Well, he is lucky he was able to read the braille¡­ Otherwise he would be completely useless, like that time he was put into the hospital as a vegetable¡­


    Anyway, the formula seemed extremely easy to understand, but the problem was to apply it¡­


    ...What is this feeling?


    ...Is it the Evil God''s Water Seed?


    Holding on his ?h?st, Jean started to repeat the formula, as if he was hypnotized.


    The air around Jean started to turn into a mist, as a thin layer of ice was covering the floor under his legs.


    Meanwhile, the doors behind him opened, letting Xia Qingyue enter the room. Usually Xia Qingyue would see Jean cultivating normally or do nothing at all, but this time, she saw him reading the profound formula on the wall.


    She held a slightly surprised expression, but it was already too great of a change for someone who has a cold heart like her.


    Inside, she was deeply surprised. In order to comprehend the Frozen End Divine Arts, Xia Qingyue did not spare to stay several months under the fourth layer of ice hell. Only by submerging herself inside profound ice, did she finally comprehend the ice attribute energy''s core natural laws in a gradual fashion, and successfully cultivate the Frozen End Divine Arts.


    Meanwhile, the Frozen Cloud disciples that made contact with it for the first time, facing this pile of profound formula, the only feeling they had was that it was "unintelligible".


    For they who cultivated the Frozen Cloud Arts all the way to their perfection, even they had a low chance to learn the meaning of the formula in 3 months.


    Yet, not only did Jean not do anything for the following 4 days, in a place that was held "Sacred" and "untainted" from everyone else.


    Judging from the time on Jean''s watch, it was still morning, and even Emperors still go to sleep.


    This means that the time that Jean, someone who only made contact with it for the first time, and ordinarily used the famous fire attributed profound energy of the Phoenix itself, was able to enter the comprehension state in less than 12 hours!


    And at this time, the mist of ice suddenly condensed surrounding him like he was inside a ball, and didn''t dispersed for a long time. Gradually, as a hint of blue light flashed, an ice spirit suddenly appeared within the ice fog, and started to flutter around Jean''s body as if it was alive.


    Xia Qingyue''s pink lips slightly opened, as her charming eyes shone with a glint of disbelief. This ice spirit wasn''t an ordinary ice crystal condensed by the Frozen Cloud Arts'' cold energy, but the spirit of ice formed when Frozen End Divine Arts'' first stage is completely mastered!


    How it is even possible for him to do this?! This is beyond comprehending a formula! This speed¡­


    Another hour passed, the ice spirits surrounding Jean gradually increased in numbers. From one, to a dozen, then to several dozens, and hundreds¡­


    At this moment, his body suddenly emitted a wave of cold energy that pierced the bones and bored at the soul. At the same time, lines of silk formed by ice crystals quickly extended outwards from various spots on his body. Not long after, these ice crystal silks intertwined around his body, forming into an increasingly bigger and denser net of ice.


    Xia Qingyue recognized this scene, it was a special state where every senses would be shut off.


    Under this kind of extreme comprehension state, one wouldn''t feel the ??pse of time at all, and continuing for several days, or even several dozens of days couldn''t be more normal.


    So she, using the recently-learned Profound Floating Technique, she didn''t made a sound and left. She won''t enter the room again until Jean will be awake, which might last some years.


    In this case, it was better report it to the Mistress.


    But she would never realize how FUCKING SHORT would be the time Jean needed to come out from this state.


    ¡­


    [13:21]


    [5/12/1997]


    [D: "Deathdealing"]


    The layer of ice around Jean''s body and clothes was slowly melted down, and Jean''s eyes snapped.


    In that instant, the bluestone that surrounded Jean turned into white, covered in a thick layer of ice.


    "So this is the Frozen End Divine Art¡­ It is quite incredible for a core profound art of a simple sect. But I could feel something missing out of it¡­" Jean murmured.


    Inside him, he could feel the profound art anchoring on the water attribute of his Profound Veins. However, the Profound Art felt incomplete. There was something fundamental missing here, it gave out a similar sensation to the World Ode of the Phoenix, which missed the first 4 stages of the Profound Arts.


    But, unlike that profound art, the thing that was missing was a "requirement". It felt as if he didn''t have the fundamental requirement to cultivate the profound art, but he still did it.


    He was feeling like a walking contradiction.

 Chapter 120 - Standing above the Heavens Laws

    Despite possessing that strange feeling, he couldn''t do anything about it. Not now¡­ He will look out for this when Knowledge is active.


    Jean looked around and just realized something¡­ He doesn''t have anything to do now¡­


    "I guess I''ll just try to learn the rest¡­" Jean sat down and crossed his legs, before taking a deep breath.


    The first three stages of the Frozen End Divine Arts were just to lay one''s foundations, which Jean already did so. Right now he reached the 4th stage, Tree of Frozen End.


    Now he will just need to lay his roots on the profound art, and then leave.


    [1 week later]


    [7:50]


    [12/12/1997]


    [K: "Knowledge"]


    Jean woke up from his sleep in the Frozen End Divine Hall. He put away his blanket and stretched his body.


    If anyone would be here, they would spit blood from seeing one of the sacred grounds of the Frozen Cloud Asgard created from the founder herself turning into a bedroom for a NEET.


    There was a small bed, a handmade oven to cook food with his phoenix flames¡­ Jean was already treating it like his own bedroom¡­


    "Good morning¡­"


    There was no answer¡­ "Hmm, she must be still sleeping¡­" He was obviously talking about Jasmine.


    After putting away one thing, he passed to the other thing. He first created some ice before melting it with his flames, then he splashed his face.


    With the water, he cleaned his face¡­


    ...With the water generated from a profound art that was feared everywhere, and unknowingly originated from a middle star realm in the Realm of the Gods, and melt down with the phoenix flames¡­ How much did the honor followed after those two things fall down?


    Why¡­ Jean, what the fu?k? You aren''t supposed to treat this sacred place as if it was a 3-star hotel room¡­


    Stop! Don''t use legendary flames to cook a fu?k?n? egg!


    ...If the Phoenix and the founder of the Frozen Cloud Asgard would have heard of this, they would go cry in a corner¡­


    ¡­


    After filling up his belly, Jean''s gaze turned serious and faced the wall with the profound formula activated with the light of the Frozen End Divine Arts.


    As soon as the words appeared, Knowledge activated, turning Jean''s black eyes into two azure lights.


    "Starting collecting data:


    Foundation of Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon.


    Error: Missing Ice Phoenix Bloodline


    Solution: Evil God''s Water Seed.


    Re-Starting collecting data¡­


    1st Simulation: Success¡­


    Checking for errors: 10. Correcting¡­


    1st simulation, success.


    2nd simulation, success.


    3rd simulation, success.


    Starting collecting data:


    4th Stage of Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon.


    1st simulation: Success¡­


    1st simulation, success.


    2nd simulation, success.


    3rd simulation, success.


    Starting collecting data:


    5th Stage of Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon.


    1st simulation: Failure¡­


    2nd simulation: Failure¡­


    3rd¡­ 4th¡­ 38th¡­ 120th simulation: Success¡­


    Checking for errors: 401. Correcting¡­


    2nd simulation, success.


    3rd simulation, success.


    Starting collecting data:


    6th Stage of Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon.


    1st simulation: Failure¡­


    2nd simulation: Failure¡­


    3rd¡­ 4th¡­


    Error: Insufficient Profound Energy


    Turning off Knowledge¡­"


    Jean''s eyes lost their azure glow and regained consciousness. He looked at his hand with an hint of amazement.


    "Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon¡­ So that''s why I felt something missing, I need the bloodline of the Ice Phoenix to use the Profound art''s full potential¡­"


    He glanced at his left hand and called out. "Hey Jasmine."


    Some seconds passed before he received a reply. "Yes?"


    "Do you know where I can find the Ice Phoenix''s bloodline?"


    "..." There was some surprise on Jasmine''s expression before she mysteriously answered. "The place where you can find it is currently out of your range¡­ No, it will be too far from your range even for the next years, unless by some miracles¡­ Anyway, you can''t reach that place, why?"


    "The Frozen End Divine Arts is the Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon in disguise, and I need the Ice Phoenix blood to use it at its full potential."


    "...Say sike right now."


    Jean summoned the Tree of Frozen End on one palm. "The one who wrote the profound formula is a person from a place called Snow Song Realm, and is named Mu Bingyun¡­"


    His eyes started to glow once more with an azure flow, and his mouth moved alone. "The Snow Song Realm is a middle star realm of the Realm of the Gods¡­"


    Jean blinked, and stood silent for a dozen of seconds, realizing something. "Jasmine, you¡­"


    "...I come from the Realm of the Gods, now that I think about it, you said that you wanted to be the strongest person existing, right? If you really want that, I suggest you to stay here and never go on the Realm of the Gods, that place will be hell for someone full of treasures like you¡­"


    While Jasmine was talking, Jean listened to her. But he completely ignored the second part of her speech.


    When she finished, she glanced at the profound formula and chuckled. "...I don''t know if you have a heaven-defying luck or what. You have the Phoenix Blood, Dragon God Blood, Evil God''s veins, Rage God''s profound art, the Heavenly Star Wolf''s Hell Tome¡­ Not to talk about your watch and the Demon King, Nahemah. Now you found the Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon¡­


    I am starting to have fear about what would you get when you enter the Tyrant Profound Realm¡­ Or what would you get when you reach the Divine Way¡­"


    "...I''ll not ask anything then, at least not now." Jean shook his head, surprising Jasmine.


    "Huh? I thought you would ask about the strong people there, or at least the great realms known there¡­"


    "Right now that doesn''t have anything to do with me, even if I am the strongest in the Profound Sky Continent, I am still an Emperor Profound Practitioner, I still have a long way to reach the Divine Way."


    Jean extended both of his palms forward and smirked. "So, it is better for me to think about the present¡­"


    The phoenix''s flames appeared in his right palm, and the tree of frozen end appeared on his left palm.


    "...Jean? What are you doing?" Jasmine asked with an ominous feeling growing inside her.


    "Fusing them."


    "Pfft! You WHAT?!" She yelled in shock, and looked as the phoenix flames and the ice tree slowly approached towards each other.


    "Stop! Are you insane?! You are actually trying to integrate Ice Phoenix''s Ice and Phoenix''s Flames together through Evil God Seeds'' power? These completely conflicting energy can only reject and cancel each other out, and will never have the possibility to fuse together!


    Suppressing one another, complementing one another, engendering one another¡­ these are the most basic natural laws of primordial chaos. Doing this, is simply trying to defy the natural laws, defying the way of heavens! How could that possibly succeed?!"


    Jean thought about it and found the most appropriate answer to her question, his eyes glowed with an azure light for a third time and his face turned extremely serious.


    "Jasmine, how many times have you seen weird things since we met?"


    "What do you mean?"


    "You saw my powers, right? Fear can generate immense terror, Glutton can devour anything, Miracle will let me live in any situation and get stronger, Visionary permits me to create anything my mind is thinking.


    ...I''ll tell you something no one should know, about the Almighty. The Almighty has 3 core powers, not just 1. You already saw the first power and a part of the second.


    The first core power is that I can absorb anything I want, and gain its properties, like with Xiao Luocheng, when I absorbed his cultivation real.


    The second core is that any ability and power I recognize will never harm me. If one uses¡­ I don''t know, instant death abilities... as long as I recognize them, then they will never harm me in any way.


    I''ll let you guess the third core power."


    Jasmine immediately replied. "See the future."


    "Wrong. Manipulate the future."


    As soon as he finished to speak, Jasmine closed her mouth in extreme shock.


    "Why do you think the Grand Asgard Mistress accepted my request even if it was taboo sharing profound arts to outsiders? It is because I transformed the previous future into one where she accepted my request.


    This is how I broke Xiao Luocheng''s Tiger Soul Sword in an instant, I turned that future into one where the blade would break on my hands. This is why it is called Almighty, it has the power to do things that shouldn''t be possible."


    "..." She couldn''t come up with a proper answer.


    "Then, do you remember the year where I was trapped? How many people can create that many dolls at the Sovereign Profound Realm? They should be more than a billion."


    Jasmine hesitated and answered. "A Divine Master should-"


    "I''ll change my answer then¡­ How many people can stop the time around me and create a pocket dimension from nothing?"


    "...The Creation God that created the Eternal Heaven Pearl¡­"


    "...How many people can resurrect someone over and over again, for an undetermined amount of time, without any consequences? How many people can seal you inside the Sky Poison Pearl? Not to talk about see through it and finding you? How many people can be so mysterious that not even reality is able to show their original body and appear as a glitch in the existence?!"


    "...No one¡­"


    "Exactly! If they can do such law-breaking things, why I, who possess the profound veins of the person who stood over Heaven and manipulated the elements like they were part of him, can''t do anything?!"


    Jasmine stood silent, and just noticed something weird. As Jean finished to speak, the flame on his left palm and the ice on his right palm already disappeared, replaced from a sky blue flame.


    Jean moved the palm holding that ice flame up, gazing at it. "That''s why, if I want to make that person talk, if I want to be the strongest person ever existed. Then I should be the one to make the laws, not follow them¡­"


    He closed his palm, and the ice flame spread out, making small holes in the bluestone ground.


    "...Just like it should be¡­"

 Chapter 121 - To a new adventure... To the Divine Phoenix Empire!!

    Jasmine stood silent, she was unable to answer his argument. She could only sit down and not say anything.


    Jean glanced at the holes in the ground caused from the ice flame, and started to think.


    "Divine Flames¡­"


    "Hmm?" Jasmine hummed in curiosity.


    "I will name them Divine Flames. No mortal should be able to use them, so this name couldn''t be more appropriate."


    "Do whatever you want¡­"


    "Awww, are you angry because you lost an argument?" Jean''s expression was completely different than before, and made a cute voice.


    The next moment, a red blur appeared in front of him, and his head tilted upwards due to a punch from Jasmine.


    "Ouch¡­" Jean held his chin in pain.


    "Hmph! You deserved it!" After saying that, she turned back to the Sky Poison Pearl.


    Jean remained sprawled in the ground while rubbing his chin. "...I guess I did¡­ Now that I think about it, does this count as a legacy?"


    He checked his watch, before he found the achievement. But it was already active¡­


    "Oh right, the water seed¡­" When he found the water seed, he received the achievement¡­


    He missed them out¡­ Well, if he reaches the Tyrant Profound Realm, he will gain something better than his current sword, right?


    Even if it isn''t, something related to the word Tyrant or Overlord can''t be weak¡­


    ...Does he have anything to do now?


    ¡­


    Well, he can''t cultivate the higher stages of the Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon because he didn''t reach the Tyrant Profound Realm, he fused the flames¡­ So it should be time to leave and cultivate normally back at the palace.


    Jean stood up and pickee everything that belonged to him, before heaving a long sigh. "Alright, I have done everything here¡­"


    After murmuring that, Jean left the Frozen End Divine Hall. The first person he met was Xia Qingyue, who was coming in the way to the Frozen End Divine Hall.


    "Hey wifey, how are you doing?"


    Xia Qingyue raised an eyebrow upon looking at him, and murmured. "You¡­ You already learned the profound art?"


    Jean extended a palm at his left and branches made of ice shot out, slowly forming a small tree.


    Then he destroyed with the phoenix flames, and said with a smirk. "You should call it Ice Phoenix God Investiture Canon."


    "Ice Phoenix God¡­ Investiture Canon?"


    The smirk on Jean''s face turned into a snicker. "You fu?k?n? idiots had a legacy of the Ice Phoenix, of course you all can''t cultivate it, only special people can do it!"


    After saying that, Jean walked past her. "I''ll take my leave, if you are facing this "Calamity" just call me¡­ No, wait."


    Jean took out his nazi banner and gave it to Xia Qingyue. "Plant this somewhere in the middle of the Asgard, it should protect you all for some time¡­"


    Xia Qingyue looked at the banner with the black swastika surrounded by a white circle in the red banner, and not sensing any Profound Energy inside, she felt suspicious. "You want us to pray for Buddha if we get attacked?"


    "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Girl, that is anything but related to Buddha! Also, it can do its job, trust me." He laughed loudly, Buddha? If you mean the guy with gay mustaches and superiority complex, then yes, you should pray to him.


    At the thought of the Frozen Cloud Asgard yelling "Heil Hitler", Jean laughed even more.


    While Jean was going, Xia Qingyue gazed at his back for some moments. Then she shook her head. "That guy is impossible to understand¡­"


    Jean left the Frozen Cloud Asgard and summoned the Demon King, Nahemah, before hopping over the throne''s back, tilting it forward. And then he flew to south, towards the Blue Wind Imperial Palace.


    ¡­


    [12/12/1997]


    [K: "Knowledge"]


    Some time later, he reached the palace. Then he landed on a small garden near the Moon Embracing Palace.


    His presence alerted Cang Yue, who quickly came out and said with a smile. "Husband, you''re back."


    "Heh, of course I am! I never die no matter what, just like a ???kroach."


    Cang Yue giggled at comparing Jean with a ???kroach, and said. "A pretty strong ???kroach, too."


    "Yes, yes, the strongest ???kroach." Jean playfully remarked for himself and then the two of them headed back to the Moon Embracing Palace.


    And then, 3 months quickly passed¡­ Only 1 month remained for the Ranking Tournament.


    Jean was currently hovering with his throne towards north-west.


    [10:10]


    [11/3/1998]


    [J: "Jail"]


    ...using Jail. It is quite a lot of time since he felt like this might be useful. Being able to trap someone into an unbreakable cage¡­


    Alright, he has¡­ Money, weapons, all 10 of the pass to participate to the Ranking Tournament since no one else will participate¡­


    Now let''s see what treasures has the Divine Phoenix Empire to offer¡­


    "...Jean, you''re making a creepy face." Jasmine pointed out.


    Jean just waved her off and said. "Don''t mind me, just thinking about what I could find in the Divine Phoenix Empire."


    "Do you really think you are so lucky to find a treasure wherever you go?! You''re naive!"


    "Jasmine, Jasmine, Jasmine¡­ Where did I find the Evil God''s Fire Seed? Literally 30 kilometers away from where I was training, in a Dragon''s nest.


    Where did I find the Evil God''s Water Seed? In the stomach of a Tyrant Profound Beast. Where did I-"


    "ALRIGHT!! I GOT IT!!" Jasmine shouted at him, making Jean chuckle a bit. And with the newly gained strength of a 5th Emperor Profound Realm, he fearlessly accelerated.


    Judging from his Profound Energy, when he will reach the late Emperor Profound Realm, he will be unmatched.


    Technically, no one could currently kill him anyway thanks to his Divine Flames, but he needs to fully ?ssert his dominance by being 100% sure of being stronger than anyone else.


    In terms of physical prowess, profound energy, legacies, and cultivation realm.


    And he will be able to do that only when he reaches the 10th Sovereign Profound Realm.


    [Meanwhile]


    "Dennell Jean, you still have the courage to head here¡­?!"


    In a massive hall, over a throne, a man around 40 years was sitting, gritting his teeth in anger.


    He is also the emperor of the Divine Phoenix Empire.


    When Jean killed his 13th son, he was furious. If it wasn''t for his only daughter calming him down and the thought of the preparations for the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament, he would have directly flew at the Blue Wind Empire and personally hunt Jean.


    So he sent some spies¡­ However,  Jean actually got the balls to head towards him for himself¡­


    "...Feng Feilie."


    As soon as he muttered that name, a kneeling figure appeared in front of him. "Yes, his majesty?"


    Feng Feilie was the great elder of the Divine Phoenix Sect, even if he was only second to Feng Hengkong, he was still respectful to him.


    And surprisingly, his power was at the 10th Tyrant Profound Realm. "Find Dennell Jean and bring his head here!"


    Feng Feilie seemed like he wanted to say something, but he decided to remain silent.


    "...Yes."


    The great elder vanished, and Feng Hengkong''s fists tightened. "No one should go against my will¡­"

 Chapter 122 - Pyramid

    Later, Jean reached the Divine Phoenix City after landing in front of the city gate.


    And the first thing that happened¡­


    "Hey¡­ Isn''t that¡­"


    "Yeah¡­ It''d the guy from the post-HOLY SHIT IT''S THE GUY FROM THE POSTER OF THE MIGHTY HEAVENLY SWORD REGION! CALL THE REINFOR-"


    *Clang!*


    Two cages appeared from nothing and sealed the two guards in front of the gate, surprising them.


    "..."


    The guards shouted and tried to get out, but no sound came out.


    "I almost forgot about that¡­" Jean approached the two guards and said. "Now since you saw my face, I need to kill you¡­ So please, don''t make me do it, if me and you two ignore each other, no one will get hurt. Ok?"


    The guards trembled and tried to call the reinforcements with a jade, but nothing happened. Jean smiled and nodded. "Nothing will happen¡­ Now that you are trapped from my profound art, you will die as soon as I want it. I just need to seal your heart too, and boom!"


    Jean also played with gestures, to make things more dramatic. The guards yelped and kowtowed. Jean snapped his fingers, and the cages disappeared, freeing the guards.


    "Now remember, since you were caught from my profound art, the seal will be always attached to your bodies, it is just not active.


    If you try to do something about it, it will activate around your heart, if you do something I don''t like, it will activate anyway."


    "...T-Thank you, good sir¡­" Jean nodded and smiled. "I never seen you two."


    "We never seen anyone passing here¡­ I don''t know who was talking here, do you?" One of the guards looked at the other, who shook his head in denial.


    Jean walked inside the Divine Profound City and quickly hid behind a building.


    "Alright, Jasmine, is there anything I can use to cover my face?" He could also use herbs to disguise himself, but he had a feeling that he had something just right for this moment.


    "There is a custom mask over here¡­"


    Oh right, the mask he obtained from killing the branch of the Xiao Sect. "Great!"


    He took the jade white mask that didn''t have any detail, and looked through it. It had some formless profound qi, which made it seem obvious on how it works¡­


    He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, before the white mask on his hands started to transform and got heavy.


    ¡­


    The atmosphere of the Divine Phoenix City carried a trace of searing heat thanks to the extremely huge number of profound practitioners who trained in fire attribute profound arts, especially with the Divine Phoenix Sect as the head.


    The size of Divine Phoenix City was enough to be 20 times larger than Blue Wind Imperial City. Even if that was the case, the level of density of people was still exceptionally shocking at the borders of the city.


    Countless of profound practitioners, wearing various types of clothes, were moving about. Among them, most appeared in groups, and seemingly everyone was emitting out an extremely dense and heavy profound aura¡­


    From these people, just by casually picking any one of them out, he or she would be at the level of a Sect Master in Blue Wind Nation.


    But even if the mix between the people''s clothings might be confusing, there was an exception¡­


    There was a man with the body of a 20 years old walking b?r?-footed. A cloth hanged around his waist, covering his legs and waist, but it was clear that it was just a coat.


    The ?h?st was left n?k?d, showing a thin and pale body, but at the same time it gave off the feeling of "Impenetrable".


    But the thing that attracted everyone the most was¡­


    "...So¡­ Why did you decide to go around the Divine Phoenix City with a rusty pyramid on your head?"


    "Shhhh¡­ Just something of my world¡­ Also, if someone asks for my face, I already modified it to make me look intimidating. I may have the need to disguise, but why the hell should I look like a sweet guy?"


    Jean was currently walking around the city with a fu?k?n? pyramid head that was eerily similar to Pyramid Head from Silent Hill¡­ At least he was still able to see through his senses.


    Jasmine sighed in exasperation and looked upwards from the Sky Poison Pearl. "So that is the Primordial Profound Ark, huh?"


    She couldn''t sense anything coming from it, which raised her curiosity. "Hey Jean, whatever you do, try to get inside the Ark."


    "You don''t have to tell me that, of course I am going there! Maybe I will also try to hijack it¡­ A profound ark that can travel through space, that sounds nice."


    "You think that it is so easy? We don''t even have idea about how it works, for now just think about going inside it first."


    "Alright¡­ I guess you''re right. So, where is the Black Moon Merchant Guild? I can''t see shit with this mask¡­"


    "It''s your fault you decided to wear a FUCKING PYRAMID! ¡­*Sigh* Whatever¡­" She picked up a map lying near her and looked at it. "Keep walking forward, there should be many people so it is easy for you to find with your Profound Qi."


    "Thanks¡­" Jean started to accelerate forward, and soon he reached his destination.


    The size of the Black Moon Merchant Guild was more than several tens of kilometers, and could be comparable to a small town. The Black Moon Merchant Guild had a total of eight floors. Although they were only eight floors, the height of every floor was incomparably shocking.


    Adding the eight floors together, the building actually shot through the blue skies. At the very top, a gigantic black-colored crescent moon exalted itself among the clouds. Seemingly, at any corner of this humongous Divine Phoenix City, it was clearly visible if one were to raise his head to take a look.


    Currently, in front of Jean, there was an extremely huge plaza. The plaza was filled with a huge crowd, and the place concentrated with the most people, was a gigantic crystal stone stage.


    The crystal stone stage was separated into several crystal pillars, and at the front of every crystal was a vertical profound array that was slowly swirling around. These profound arrays were distributed uniformly around the crystal stone stage, and every profound array was glowing with a mysterious and unfathomable rainbow-colored light.


    Jean approached someone and patted his shoulder. Annoyed, the man turned around. "What do you wa-AHH!!"


    The man screamed in surprise when he saw a pyramid head in front of him. A voice came from its insides, making the man think more reasonably. "I''m new here, how do things work?"


    "See that crystal stage? There are 36 profound arrays at the exterior of the crystal stage, and they''re also the only entrances to the Black Moon Merchant Guild. If you wish to enter, you have to use your own strength to attack the profound arrays.


    These profound arrays will completely take in the energy that was struck onto them, and calculate the age of the bones."


    The man took a deep breath and continued.


    "Then, according to the level of strength, it would judge the grade of the attack, then, it will have the grade displayed at the corresponding crystal pillar behind the profound arrays¡­


    And the grade displayed have to be at least green-colored, before one has the qualification to enter the Black Moon Merchant Guild.


    However, that person will only be able to enter the first and second floors.


    With a blue-colored grade, the person will be able to enter the third and fourth level;


    an indigo-colored grade, allows the person to enter the fifth and sixth levels.


    As for the highest purple-colored grade¡­ that person can enter the seventh level."

 Chapter 123 - Here comes the Boom!

    All 36 profound arrays at the front were occupied by people, and every one of them had entirely reddened faces as they gathered all of their profound energy in their bodies to attack the profound arrays.


    But when every attack made contact with the profound array, none of them were able to create any form of destruction.


    A 20 year old young practitioner had a stern expression. With his cheeks swelled up, after gathering profound energy for more than nearly 10 seconds, he shouted out loudly, and attacked towards the profound array at the front with his strongest profound skill¡­


    "Heaven-Earth Collapsing Lightning Fist!!"


    The first level''s red-color lighted up, and continued to head upwards, lighting up the orange-color at the second level. The third level''s yellow-color glowed right after as well¡­ However, before it shone with its brightest light, it had already been fixed. Following after, all of the colors quickly faded to darkness.


    That expression of the young practitioner, who initially had been filled with confidence, instantly froze. His pair of hands trembled, and he shouted out uncontrollably.


    "No¡­ Impossible¡­ Impossible¡­ I''m ranked thirty seven in Black Fiend Nation''s Ranking Tournament, the number one genius of the Rivernorth Generation! Impossible, there must have been a mistake somewhere¡­"


    ...Who''s this guy from where?


    Amidst his lost of control, his face turned as red as blood. Suddenly, he roared out loudly, took out his weapon in an instant, and smashed towards the profound array.


    However, the moment the weapon made contact with the profound array, the profound array suddenly flashed with a light, and a huge force of energy was released.


    The young profound practitioner screamed, and was sent flying far away. When he landed on the ground, he was unable to stand up even after a long while.


    "Senior brother Yin!" A few of his companions rushed beside him.


    Then, an arrogant voice rang out from the back of the crowd. "Hahahaha! A bunch of trash from a lowly and small nation, actually dreams of entering the Black Moon Headquarters as well, and even claims himself to be the ''number one genius'' of whatever Rivernorth Generation¡­ Hahahaha!


    My teeth are really falling off from laughing here. You so-called geniuses of your small nations, in my Divine Phoenix Empire, are not even fit to be ants. I even feel embarrassed for all of you."


    This person was donned in a set of flame-like red clothes, and an emblem of a phoenix with its wings spread out was embroidered on his ?h?st. This showed that he was a disciple of the Divine Phoenix Sect.


    "You little ones from these six nations, it''s best that you scram from here as soon as possible. The Black Moon Headquarters isn''t a place worthy for you low-class people to enter. By piling yourselves here, you''re only going to dirty the ground here, and taint the air here."


    When these words of his fell, the profound practitioners of the 6 nations present, became furious, and in the end, a young profound practitioner who did not even look to be 20 years old, could no longer control himself as he said furiously.


    "You¡­ What are you being so arrogant for!? Disciples of every sect have their own distinctions of the strong and the weak. Even if it''s the Divine Phoenix Sect, there''s no exception¡­


    Who knows what kind of status you actually have? Who doesn''t know how to talk big? If you have the capabilities¡­ Then open the profound array and prove it to us!"


    The moment his words fell, an astonished voice suddenly came from the back of the crowd.


    "I recall now! He''s Feng Zhaonan, the head disciple under the 39th elder of Divine Phoenix Sect! I have once seen his name on the list of top hundred in the Divine Phoenix Ranking Tournament 2 years ago!"


    "How the hell does he even remember the top 100 of the ranking tournament?" Jean murmured under his Pyramid Head. Seriously, top 100? Who''s that?


    Feng Zhaonan, not knowing of being insulted like that, laughed. "Hahahaha! I never expected that among you profound practitioners from these small nations, there''s actually someone who knows of my great name, Feng Zhaonan, as well¡­


    Heh, don''t you guys want to see if I''m capable of breaking open this Black Moon Headquarters'' profound array? Then, I shall have all of you open your eyes, and carefully look at the difference between the disciples of my Divine Phoenix Sect and the trash of your small nations!"


    ...This was getting annoying. Jean started to slowly walk towards one free profound array. However, Feng Zhaonan got there first.


    "All of you had best open your eyes wide and look carefully now."


    When his words fell, phoenix flames speedily burnt on the top of his palm, and then, it fiercely collided towards the profound array in front.


    Almost in an instant, the red, orange and yellow colors on the crystal pillar lighted together. The blinding light continued to rise, and it hurriedly lighted up the green color.


    Yet, it still did not stop, and instead, continued to rise at a decreasing rate. In the end, the blue colored glow was b?r?ly lighted up as well, and only after maintaining for about 3 seconds, did all of the glows fade away.


    Feng Zhaonan retracted his hand, and a hint of complacency flashed past his eyes. However, his demeanor was as casual as before, and he then said very casually.


    "Mn, it was just a casual blow, but it''s still acceptable. You trash from the small nations, do you know what this blue color means? Tsk tsk, let''s forget about it. Because, let alone the 3rd and 4th levels of the Black Moo-"


    "Annoying." Suddenly, Feng Zhaonan was grabbed from his back and thrown away. Every profound practitioner looked at his flying figure with surprise, before he landed in the ground with a loud thud.


    Feng Zhaonan, completely enraged, stood up and gritted his teeth. "Who was that ungrateful bastard who dared to tou-"


    *BAM!!*


    One of the Profound arrays turned into a bright purple before it cracked together with the crystal and fell in pieces.


    ¡­


    The entire plaza remained silent, and Feng Zhaonan closed his mouth before he could finish the sentence.


    Everyone''s eyes went towards a young man carrying a metallic pyramid head over his shoulders tightening the fist he unleashed before.


    Only 1 thing went through everyone''s ears, and it was a sentence that will be forever imprinted in their brain.


    "I should have held back a bit more¡­"


    It is said that the strength required to destroy the crystal, which was older than the Divine Phoenix Empire, must be at least past the Tyrant Profound Realm.

 Chapter 124 - Lets wait!

    Since no portal was open, Jean walked toward another crystal, his particular pyramid head was imprinted in everyone''s memory.


    Sealing Purgatory, and using only Burning Heart, his combat prowess fell from 3rd Sovereign Profound Realm(Without Paverschlev and Ratelibish) to 10th Tyrant Profound Realm.


    Then he punched the other crystal, immediately lightening it to purple. Everyone''s jaws opened up in surprise once more.


    The profound array in front of Jean spun at high speed, and then, the shape of a purple colored transfer gate slowly formed. Jean''s body, was also radiating a faint purple color, meaning that only he could pass in.


    "That''s just unfair!" Feng Zhaonan muttered with a gloomy expression. He came here to show off in front of the rest, but not only did the spotlight over his head moved to the Pyramid Head guy, he couldn''t do anything about it because only the Great Elder and the people above him could dare to offen this guy!


    As Jean walked toward the profound array, the surrounding profound practitioners quickly stepped aside. Their gazes continuously followed him as they watched him walk into the purple colored profound array, and completely disappear within.


    The profound array sent Jean to the 7th floor out of 8, where almost no one in the Profound Sky Continent went to.


    Upon entering the seventh floor of the Black Moon Merchant Guild, before he had even seen it clearly, a current of extremely refreshing air ?ssaulted his nose.


    His qi senses were slightly unstable before Jean got back his control, and found himself being in a garden. He actually didn''t know how big it was, but he was certainly NOT inside a normal building¡­ or a building at all.


    He felt as of he was teleported somewhere else entirely.


    Up ahead, 3 beautiful and graceful young maidens who wore different colored garments walked toward him. None of their looks were not one in ten thousand, and their bearing was even more luxuriously poised. Their profound strength aura was strong to at most the Sky Profound.


    However, Jean couldn''t actually see with his eyes so there wasn''t much to say.


    The 3 women bowed gracefully and greeted. "Esteemed customer, welcome to Black Moon Merchant Guild. If there is anything you need, please do not hesitate to tell us."


    "Bring him here!" A gentle voice echoed in the garden.


    The three young women agreed crisply. With one at the front, left, and right, they respectfully led Jean forward. "Yes¡­ Esteemed customer, please come this way."


    After passing through the garden, through the flowerbeds, through a little group of hills and a little waterfall, a simple courtyard appeared in their line of sight.


    In the center of the courtyard was a pavilion, and in front of the pavilion stood a medium statured old man dressed entirely in purple who was currently sizing up Jean with a smile.


    Jean slightly bowed his pyramid head down and introduced himself with a (partially) fake name. "Yun Che."


    The elder nodded and gestured to a seat in front of him. "Please seat."


    Jean sat down and directly went to the point. "I want 2 informations:


    1. Complete list of every medicinal pellet useful for someone at the Emperor Profound Realm and their uses.


    2. Informations concerning Fen Juechen."


    The elder raised an eyebrow and commented. "Cutting to the chase, huh? You seem to say only few words¡­ I would like to have a description of this Fen Juechen."


    Meanwhile, the women beside Jean walked away, probably bringing the list Jean asked for.


    The elder listened to everything and nodded. "This old man will personally dispatch people for intelligence on these two people. Leave behind your sound transmission imprint. After possessing solid information, this old man will immediately contact you.


    Since you are an esteemed customer, there is no need for you to pay for the intelligence in advance. At the date of confirmation, we can settle the bill."


    Jean nodded and picked a talisman from his Sky Poison Pearl, with a sign drawn over it. Sometimes Jean would laugh about how stupidly similar was this system compared to the cellphones. Talismans were like phone numbers while the jades were phones¡­


    After the elder registered the imprint on his Sound Transmission Jade, he gave back the talisman to Jean.


    "Please wait a moment for the other item you asked." He said, and Jean''s pyramid head shook up and down, signaling "Yes".


    Soon, a lady approached Jean and gave him a small notebook with the information he was looking for.


    Yin Yang Emperor Pellet: If used during an ?nt?r??urs?, it will greatly strengthen the connection between the couple, producing greater effects.


    Burning Cloud Pill: Useful for people cultivating Fire attributed Arts, one''s strength will...


    White King Pill: Useful for...


    ¡­


    Jean nodded and placed the notes in the Sky Poison Pearl. He stood up and was being guided to the exit from the lady who gave him the note.


    When Jean came out from a purple profound array, the gazes of the profound practitioners glued to him once again, and everyone stopped trying to enter in the Black Moon Merchant Guild.


    "Hey, who is he? Why everyone stopped moving?"


    "You must have come after ''that''... He destroyed one of the crystals with a single punch! His body clearly looks like that of a young man, but don''t let that cloud your judgement! He is a Monarch!"


    "..."


    "Holy shit¡­"


    "He came out¡­"


    "I wonder what is a Monarch looking for here¡­"


    Now that Jean finished his things here, now it was time to¡­ Maybe look out for the Divine Phoenix Sect''s treasury? Or wait for the tournament?


    ...Well, he still has 20 days¡­ Let''s see¡­


    Now he has Jail¡­ K(1), L(2), M(3), N(4), O(5), P(6), Q(7), R(8), S(9), T(10), U(11), V(12)...


    Alright, he will wait 12 days for Vanishing Point¡­ It will be really funny¡­


    Meanwhile, some distance from him, an elder-like figure observed him while holding a orange-red jade. He gazed at the jade and extended it to Jean, before the jade brightened up.


    "So he''s this Jean¡­?"


    To confirm it, he followed after the Pyramid Head, so that the jade won''t mix the phoenix flames'' aura of the area.

 Chapter 125 - The curiosity killed the cat

    Jean kept walking around, since now he needs to find an inn where to rest¡­ Then he noticed a slightly big "red bird" flying around.


    In that moment, he changed direction. This time he headed towards left instead of right, and kept walking across some small roads until a voice called out for him.


    "Sir, wait a moment."


    Jean stopped and turned around, even if he couldn''t see anything with the pyramid head over his shoulders, his senses could clearly pick up that the person at the other side was strong, and also has the Phoenix Bloodline inside him.


    Finally the "red bird" came out¡­


    The man, Feng Feilie, the Great Elder of the Divine Phoenix Sect, gulped down a mouthful of saliva and approached Jean.


    Even if he didn''t know who was the person under the helm, he was sure that the person was at least strong as him, almost certainly even more. However, he needs to check things out¡­


    Even if he dies, his soul imprint will reach the Sect Master, and he will know the identity of the monster in front of him.


    "Junior, I am Feng Feilie, the Great Elder of the Divine Phoenix Sect, I want to check something, could I?"


    Jean didn''t even flinch before he extended his right palm ahead, Feng Feilie gazed at the palm and took out a red jade.


    He put the jade close to Jean''s body, before it surprisingly exploded in his face.


    With a shocked expression, Feng Feilie looked at Jean. "This purity¡­ Ack!"


    Jean''s profound energy exploded, reaching the Sovereign Profound Realm, and grasped Feng Feilie''s neck.


    Feng Feilie, shocked, tried to pry open the hand grasping his neck and glared at Jean. "J-Junior¡­ You dare to attack me¡­?! ''Phoenix Flames Sears the Heavens''!"


    Feng Feilie shot out a sea of flames towards Jean, but the hand didn''t even twitched, it just tightened, making Feng Feilie stop.


    The flames disappeared, revealing Jean completely unharmed, much to Feng Feilie''s surprise.


    "You¡­ ugh!" The hand kept tightening around his neck, and Feng Feilie was unable to breathe now.


    Meanwhile, Jean''s other hand went towards his pyramid head and slowly lifted it up. The slow gesture made Feng Feilie''s gaze concentrate on the pyramid head that was lifted up, and then he saw the face of the attacker¡­


    ...It was simply nightmare fuel¡­


    With blood-red eyes that carried countless sorrowful souls and immense killing intent, Feng Feilie was paralyzed. His eyes went down and noticed that Jean''s scarred face was half-burned, showing off coal-like muscles at a side of his head.


    A spot where his hair should be missed them, the corners of his lips was extended, as if someone tried to pry out Jean''s jaw.


    In normal circumstances, Feng Feilie would be unable to sleep for some days after seeing that face, even if he closed his eyes, it worsened the situation since the face was now imprinted on his mind¡­


    ...But he won''t even have the chance to try to sleep now.


    "You should stay out from other people''s affairs¡­ Bird."


    The next moment, Feng Feilie''s body was frozen in a thin layer of ice, and Jean let the body go.


    The frozen corpse fell in the ground, before Jean stomped the head, crushing it into fragments.


    Then he lowered his Pyramid Head, covering his face again, and walked away.


    "...I guess you were right, he looked scared shitless¡­" Jasmine murmured, while Jean chuckled. "Right? I told you. Now let''s find a base to stay in for the next 12 days, then to treasure hunting!"


    With a completely different attitude than before, Jean left from the dark alley and went out to look for an inn.


    ¡­


    Meanwhile, at the Divine Phoenix Sect, Feng Hengkong was taking deep breaths, as if he had a scare.


    He received the soul imprint of his Great Elder, meaning that he was dead. He saw everything that Feng Feilie saw.


    The Pyramid Head, the jade breaking from the purity of the Phoenix Bloodline in the man, the uselessness of the 4th Profound Technique of the World Ode of the Phoenix, and the face of the culprit¡­


    It was simply horrifying¡­ How could such a man still be alive with those injuries? No, how did he even get them in the first place?


    ...You should stay out from other people''s affair¡­ Bird.


    That sentence was printed inside his mind, he knew that he was Jean, after all, only he has the Phoenix Bloodline outside the sect, and was strong enough to massacre his son.


    Jean was truly terrifying¡­ Now he understands what his servants meant that Feng Xichen received a death that made everyone speechless.


    Also, he remembered that Jean''s profound strength reached the 3rd Sovereign Profound Realm, so it would be hard for the Grand Elder to fight him


    This leaves the Grandmaster, Feng Tianwei, who should be in the middle stage of the Sovereign Profound Realm.


    It would be good if he came out and dealt with Jean, but then he remembered everything else¡­


    He was for certain the guest of the Blue Wind Empire, he was strong, Feng Tianwei won''t use his time to deal with him¡­


    ...Maybe he should just let this case go¡­ He can''t force himself to deal with Jean. After all, as long as they won''t do anything, Jean also won''t do anything¡­ He will surely win the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament and have access to the Primordial Profound Ark¡­


    If Jean was stuck there, then everything will be ok, and he could also find the unexpected treasure that the spies in Blue Wind Empire found out, since Jean will be away¡­


    Yes, he just needs to hope that Jean will be stuck in the Primordial Profound Ark¡­ As long as that happens, everything will turn better...

 Chapter 126 - Temporary Hiatus

    sorry guys, but I slightly lost interest to this fanfic. but that doesn''t mean that it is dropped, i don''t know when I will make the next chapter, but with school, tests, homework, and many more incoming fanfictions to write, it won''t be soon.


    however, as I said before, no drop, so no panic. After all we are also going on new territory again with the steal-Ahem... I mean "Taking what Jean should have for his own rights" from the Divine Phoenix Empire, so there are many original things I need to create that makes the items he will take worth of being taken

 Chapter 127 - soooorry!

    I seriously apologize for the wait I gave you all! I''m really sorry!


    unfortunately, the wait you all 2700 confirmed readers made is all for naught... I will drop this fanfiction.


    you might think: And here is another dropped fanfiction, or I even forgot about the existence of this thing.


    anyway, I have two big reasons for this decision.


    first and foremost, this fanfiction is BAD and ATROCIOUS.


    jesus christ, i tried to read this, and I felt like i was going blind from how crappy this thing is! no wonder it had such a low rating!


    second, i began a PROPER and WELL WRITTEN Fanfiction, still on Against the Gods.


    However, the fanfiction''s background could be said to be my best job. This is seriously the best thing I ever wrote in my career in this failure of a novel application.


    there are already 8 chapters there, and DO NOT WORRY, there will be some more chapters 100% confirmed.


    as for why I am not currently continuing it, it is because my PC is currently busted and i need to get a better one, which will range for 1 to 2 weeks.


    anyway, the fanfiction''s name is Eschatology: Technological Singularity.


    Once again, I am sorry for the wait and hope that these 8 chapters of that fanfiction will help you all to forgive me...