Feng Yu smiled warily as he pointed towards the table beside the strange trio, "Haha! Brother Ying! How about that table in the corner?"
Hui Ying nodded as he cleared the negative vibe slapping Feng Yu’s back in a rogue-like manner, "Let's go! Let's go! We brothers must first celebrate our escape through drinking."
Seeing the two of them walk over, the youth and female looked on with interest. A look of curiosity appeared deep within the eyes of the silent young man as he suddenly sent out a sharp will power attack towards Feng Yu.
Suddenly, Feng Yu felt a strong feeling of danger as he focused his attention towards the silent youth.
Crackle! An indiscernible field of thunder appeared as two opposing forces seemed to have struggled for a bit then canceled out.
Soon, the silent youth seated at the table with the two practitioners and let out a content smile as if he was a child that found a new toy.
"Interesting, it seems that we didn't come to this small kingdom in vain after all. We may be in for one or more surprises in this so-called selection," He said.
The brawny youth, hearing this jeered, "Ha! Brother Zang, what are you saying? These aboriginals aren't worthy of us coming here. This so-called training journey to this backwater kingdom has been nothing more than a boring trip so far." The petty girl seated in the corner said with an annoyed expression, "If my father didn't force me to come with you guys, I would have been training with my sisters at the Xia Pavilion right now. So far on this journey, we have had no decent challenges. No decent encounters at all. What does father expect us to find in this remote kingdom? Sigh, brother Zang, it’s best to not get your hopes up for this so-called talent selection. After all, even that brute that just got beaten was even less than average trash."
The silent youth looked at them while smiling, "While your statement has some truth, it is also flawed. The one who defeated the trash isn't any weaker than you both." Following which, he no longer paid them any attention and wandered off back into deep meditation.
"Hmph! I don't believe it," both the guy and girl said unconvincingly.
As Feng Yu and Hui Ying took their seats, their minds were entirely preoccupied with other things compared to the youth’s conversations.
"Brother Yu, it looks like in this selection there will be tigers and dragons of a scale never shown before," said Hui Ying as a pale expression appeared on his face as he glanced at the youth in the corner.
"Indeed, if all the people coming to this selection are as capable as him, I'm afraid we will be in for a desperate struggle," Feng Yu said as he calmly observed the opposite table’s youth a few meters from them.
However, after a short while, they cleared their thoughts and focused back on their objectives.
Hui Ying looked at Feng Yu with great interest as he said, "Still brother Yu, I can't believe we made it out of that damn death zone alive and in one piece. Who would have thought that you'd have grown so strong after only a short time training since our last meeting?"
As Feng Yu thought about their experiences, he sighed, "Sigh, indeed it was a perilous situation...."
∞ ∞ ∞
One week earlier.
A figure was lying on top of a field of dense white snow, his feet were severely injured, and he had lost all forms of strength making him unable to move any further. A little further away from him was another form that seemed to have already entered the state of death.
"Da-o-i-s-t... Fe-n-g...." Struggling to say a few words, the exhausted Hui Ying lost his consciousness.
"Sleep... Sleep! You have already done enough, and there is no point resisting, rest eternally, and you shall find true salvation..." a voice like that of Feng Yu's softly echoed in a space with nothingness.
Drip…
Drip...
Drip...
Following the sound of dripping water, a form became visible. It was floating in the space of pure emptiness and coldness that seemed to have seeped into its very being. Vaguely though, a figure was standing in front of the form with his back bent slightly and his hands placed behind him. It was an ordinary looking old man wearing Ancient Daoist Robes. He looked at Feng Yu with a gentle smile on his face.
"Disciple! How long are you going to rest? If you lose yourself in your willpower, then how could it ever be considered as your own will?" said the ordinary old man.
"It's time to wake up," he said once more.
"Wake up!... Wake up!... Wake up!" As if spoken by a soft and soothing voice, his word resounded throughout the realm deep within Feng Yu's consciousness.
Soon, the form of Feng Yu began to shake restlessly as he quickly became conscious of himself and conscious of the broken will that was forcing him to sleep for eternity.
"My will is my own! Who dares force me to sleep?" With a firm will, he broke the illusion that was cast upon him by the residual coldness and stimulated his bloodline’s scared flames.
Blaze! "How can ice block my fire? I will extinguish it!" With a loud roar, his illusionary body instantly combusted as the entire bleak world of his consciousness became a sea of fire.
Soon, the scenario began to change as his aura pulse quickly reformed through flames followed by his sword seed and soul space.
Outside of his consciousness within the field of snow, his body began to rise slowly, soon reaching a height that was a few meters off the ground.
Burst! A sea of flames soon spread from his body covering an area of more than 20 square meters, burning away the snow and turning it into water vapor.
Oddly enough, the form of Hui Ying wasn't burnt at all, but slowly, there were some improvements to his condition as even his badly scarred legs were beginning to look better.
Suddenly, Feng Yu opened his eyes. After which, his vision shifted towards Hui Ying’s form. His eyes showed a bit of confusion, but after a short flashback, it was soon filled with gratitude.
Moments later Hui Ying awoke only to see Feng Yu carrying him on his shoulder towards an exit of the mountain range.
After a bit of silence, Feng Yu spoke, "Fellow Daoist Ying, I Feng Yu have been through a lot of things in my past and never have I encountered such a twist of fate. If you do not mind from now on, I will address you as Brother Ying."
Hearing his word, Hui Ying smiled while responding, "Haha! There is nothing ever wrong about acquiring new friends. Sure, why not? This one here will now address Daoist Feng as Brother Yu from now on... assuming that's your real name, is that?"
Hearing his words, both individuals began to laugh as they traveled towards the distance within the bleakness of snow.
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Within the Tavern.
Seated on the opposite side of the table, Hui Ying smiled as he slammed the table hard while shouting towards the waitress.
"Come! Two Large Jugs of liquor to me!!" He said in excitement.
After a few moments, the waitress came carrying two large Jugs of liquor with two large bowls.
Seeing the liquor in front of him, Feng Yu smiled as he reached for the bowl, but Hui Ying stopped him.
Looking at Feng Yu, Hui Ying smiled and gripped his large jug as he said: "Brother Feng, true brothers down their liquor in one go. We will drink from the Jugs!"
In response, Feng Yu reached for his jug while responding, "Good! As new brothers! We must down this liquor as real men should!"
"To New Friendship!" The two clashed their Jugs together as they pulled their heads back and downed the contents.
Chapter 26
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Heaven gave you a chance, yet here you came looking for Hell
It was a bright and cheerful morning. The birds were singing along with a rustling sound of footsteps as a few travelers were slowly making their way towards their destinations. The gentle wind carrying with a slight coldness as the winter was drawing ever so close, while pellets of snow was beginning to paint the world in an everlasting hue white.
Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.
The sound of rough
footsteps rang in the distance, as the shadow of a man soon became visible within a snowy path surrounded by dense trees. This man had long red hair and was wearing a tattered looking gray robe. Hoisted to his side was a black sheath holding a long sword with a black hilt.
It's been one day since the celebration of a new friendship that both Feng Yu and Hui Ying shared through liquor at a tavern. After parting ways, Hui Ying decided to travel to his home to handle some personal matters before heading towards the Talent Selection, while Feng Yu chose to head straight home by traveling the fastest and shortest route.
"Whew! After traveling for less than half a day, I've already covered more than half the distance. It seems that I've gotten quite fast. At this pace, even if I were to take occasional resting periods such as this, I'll be able to reach home by the nightfall." Feng Yu said as he casually looked around at his surroundings.
As he was traveling, he was also consolidating his knowledge from the battle with the Golden Furred Ape King and the sword techniques he used. Occasionally, he would wave his fingers causing a small amount of sword energy to shoot towards trees and rocks within the surroundings, creating splits and gaps within every object they contacted. It was fortunate that he took the less populated path to travel home, as he would have been a disaster in human form towards regular travelers.
Inside of his consciousness, a tiny sword was floating below a giant black orb. It was about 9 inches tall with streams of energy traveling towards it from a hovering sword manual. Inspecting the sword seed, Feng Yu began to ponder.
"Hmm, my sword foundation is still lacking, although my techniques have improved after the battle. I have still yet to reach the level where using the sword is like an extension of myself. This must be the reason why my sword seed has remained stagnant at 9 inches, despite being increased by a great amount from the battle with the Golden Furred Ape King. It seems that I should try to use the remaining days while I'm home to integrate my
"Speaking of ape, I wonder if he managed to escape that scene. If he did, it would be troublesome to find him in the future. Sigh, I guess I'll have to keep an extra layer of vigilance," he muttered softly.
Soon, he came to a vast region that was about 15 meters wide. There were tall trees that surrounded each of the corners, and the current pathway was connected to a smaller channel located at the end of the region only about a few meters wide. It seems that this area was one that random travelers choose to rest, as a few spots with abandoned tents and pots were placed in those areas.
Looking around at those spots closely, Feng Yu began to feel something strange as the area seemed to have recently been used.
"Could it be that these individuals have left so quickly because of some sort of danger, or were it that they wanted to remove excess weight to speed up their travels?" While pondering this, Feng Yu had already arrived at the center of the ample space.
Swoosh! Suddenly, his ear twitched and with a movement of his body, he transformed into a blur as he backed up a few meters away from the central position.
BANG!
Sou! Sou! Sou! Sou!
Following a massive explosion, four figures instantly dashed out from the surrounding trees. Each of these figures was wearing a black hooded cloak, and underneath their hoods, their eyes gleamed with a sharp and ruthless light as they looked towards Feng Yu.
Realising that the men had already surrounded all his escape routes, Feng Yu stayed calm as he observed these individuals.
"Timely activating an explosive talisman that was set beforehand, I do not believe that you are bandits. Who are you and who sent you here?" While saying this, Feng Yu kept his guard up as he already had a clue as to who could have sent these people.
Seeing their target trapped like a rabbit before their eyes, the hooded figures sneered at him in their hearts as they had already started to view him as they would a corpse.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
The sound of clapping began to resound throughout the silent space as a man dressed in luxurious clothing soon walked out from within the surrounding trees. He had an average semblance and deep within his eyes was a cunning and ruthless intent.
"Good! Good! Brother Feng, your improvement is truly astounding. Truly indeed a Top-Tier Talent. If I didn't see you avoid my family's grade 1 burst talisman, I would not have believed it." He said this while smiling as if he just found his long-lost friend.
Seeing the figure appear before him, the memories deep within Feng Yu's mind began to churn as a wave of killing intent started to shine from the very depths of his soul. However, on the outside, he only looked on with an even calmer expression.
"Huan Shan! Heaven has given you a chance, yet, here you came looking for the door to hell yourself. I have to wonder whether you're prepared to face the consequences for the foolish actions you guys have done at our last meeting?" Feng Yu said as he looked at Huan Shan with a smile on his face.
Hearing his statement, a look of surprise came on the faces of the surrounding men, but soon laughter began to fill the surroundings.
"Hahaha! Feng Yu, did you also learn a sense of humor? A great talent you are indeed. I wonder, what kind of cultivation can a 'Supreme Talent' like yours have in such a short time span for you to have become so arrogant. Even if there were to be some godly miracle and you had attained a high cultivation base, how could you defeat the remaining guards that I have brought with me here today? I'll have you know that each of their cultivations is above the 7th Tier of Body Training realm, and, if I didn't lose more than half of my men due that Damn demon incident, there would be more men at an even higher tier." Huan Shan sneered as he bantered away in mock towards Feng Yu.
Feng Yu smiled carefully looking at the men that surrounded him inspecting their cultivation levels seeing that three of them were at the 8 Tier and one of them at the early stages of the 9 Tier.
He looked at Huan Shan and said, "What a pity? Not only did you lose men because of your silly attempt to find me within the mountain range. Now you will lose more men and also your own life, because of you stubbornly trying to kill me."
Hearing Feng Yu's reply, Huan Shan was quickly enraged. He shouted towards the guards as he pointed towards Feng Yu with disdain.
"You want to take my life? Ha, it seems that not only have you gained a sense of humor. You've also learned to spout nonsense. Men!!! Break his limbs and keep him half alive, I must have a look to see if you will act so tough when I torture you to death!"
Hearing their master’s command, the three 8 Tier hooded men rushed forward at the top of their speed while the 9 Tier servant stood back to watch with an aloof expression on his face.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
"Hmph! Don't blame me for your loss kid. If you are given another life, remember not to offend those that are above offending," said the closest figure that was charging towards Feng Yu, as he ruthlessly stretched his hands out to grab both of his arms to rip them off.
Seeing that the man was reaching for his arms, a cold light shone within Feng Yu's eyes as he stretched his right arm out at blinding speeds leaving behind only a blur. Quickly, his palm was placed around the servant's neck gripping him firmly in the air.
The servant looked on in shock as his neck was tightly held by Feng Yu who looked on with eyes filled with dense killing intent.
"Remember to take your words with you towards your grave. Your journey is now over." Feng Yu said as he gripped down violently without any shred of hesitation.
"Wai----" Before he could beg for his life, his eyes went dead, as his soul faded away after a dreadful sound.
Snap! Thud!
After breaking his neck, Feng Yu tossed the corpse to the side with a flip of his wrist as if he was throwing away a piece of paper. He then focused his vision on the men that were stunned into a stop because of witnessing the scen
e before them.
"How could you?!" One of the men said.
"8 Tier Body Training realm, how could you grow so quickly in just this short amount of time? Growing to such a degree in less than two months, I do not believe you could have grown so fast, even if you had some miraculous treasure!" Huan Shan said as looked towards Feng Yu with shock and disbelief.
The 9 Tier Body Training realm servants looked towards Feng Yu with a solemn expression. He quickly rushed forward while commanding the remaining two servants.
"This boy is in the middle stages of 8 Tier Body Training realm and his body is a lot stronger than those within the same stage. Quickly fall back and join me!!! We will attack together with Tri-Blade Formation!"
"Yes!" Quickly recovering from their shock, the two servants soon retreated with full speed, positioning themselves at both corners of the 9-tier servant.
Soon after, they each placed their hands together with palms forming the shape of a triangle. While channeling their auras to maximum power, a wave of blinding blade light soon shone above all tree forms.
Swiiiiiiiiiiiii!
Suddenly, the wind began to change. As the coldness in the air started to diminish, three large blades formed above their heads, each of them being roughly 15 meters in length and 2 meters wide. They floated in the sky silently as the glow around them began to form a triangular diagram positioning them at its center. After entirely forming, the layout shone brightly releasing endless blade-light within the surrounding space.
Feng Yu, feeling the oppressive aura, revealed a curious expression as he mocked, "An excellent group combination technique you have there! Sadly, it's not enough. Let's see what's sharper, your blade or my sword!"
With one hand placed on his sword sheath and the other gripping firmly on the hilt of black lightning, his hair began to rise into the air as his fire essence energy rose along with sharp sword energy that started to emerge from his body.
Chiiiiiii!
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