Asura Sovereign VI

by Shian Jeen

  Before Steward Chen understood what was happening, Feng Yang’s silhouette arrived in front of him in a speedy blur. Then, five fingers shaped into claws that grabbed the crown of Steward Chen’s head.

  Steward Chen was merely a Xiantian Tenth Order warrior, sorely lacking against an opponent like Feng Yang. Before Feng Yang, Steward Chen could barely muster the thought to resist, he was locked in place by Feng Yang’s hand in an instant.

  Feng Yang’s fingers pierced right into Steward Chen’s skull easily and started sucking. Right in front the inn owner’s terrified eyes, Steward Chen was sucked dry like a deflated ball.

  A few seconds later, Feng Yang returned standing on the same spot behind Huwang Xiao, without any ripples of emotion in his eyes.

  Steward Chen’s stiff corpse crashed to the floor without support.

  Other guests exclaimed noticing the incident at Huwang Xiao’s table, causing a small ruckus in the inn. Still, Rising Sun City was located at a close distance to the Origin Forest, killings and fights took place on a daily basis, thus, the incident did not cause more than startled hustle.

  Emperor Duanren and the two Duanren Institute’s old man stared in shock at Feng Yang standing still behind Huwang Xiao. The intense ghost aura that broke out from Feng Yang’s body the instant he moved was clearly felt by the three of them.

  A Saint realm ghost?!

  The three people exchanged a look amongst them. Until this moment, Duan Ren still found it hard to believe, because he couldn’t comprehend how Huwang Xiao could subjugate a ghost creature, moreover, one that had advanced into the Saint realm.

  Huwang Xiao looked at the inn owner impassively, “If I remember correctly, I am the one who bought the remaining Origin Wine first.”

  The inn owner was jolted back to reality at Huwang Xiao’s voice, his throat felt itchy and dry as he hastened to answer Huwang Xiao, “Yes, it was Young Noble who bought them.”

  “So, what about now?” The gaze in Huwang Xiao’s eyes sharpened.

  Beads of sweat trickled down from the inn owner’s forehead. He blurted out, “They belong to Young Noble, all of them!”

  “Go bring the five hundred jugs that I bought, now.” Huwang Xiao reproached, no longer in the same amiable manner he showed earlier.

  “Yes, yes, Young Noble, please wait a moment.” The inn owner quickly ran off, he had seen it just now, that tall giant man behind the Young Noble was most likely a Saint realm expert.

  Merely a slave was a Saint realm expert?! The more he thought about it, the more frightened the inn owner became.

  Watching the inn owner run away, Huwang Xiao sneered.

  Deities Templar?

  After only a few breaths’ time, the inn owner returned with the five hundred jugs of Origin Wine that Huwang Xiao had paid for.

  …

  On another side, on the main seat of the Rising Sun City Castellan Manor’s hall sat an alluring woman clad in a pastel green dress. She was none other than Li Lu’s Master, Li Molin.

  In the seat below her sat Yao Family’s Old Ancestor, Yao Shan and next to him was Yao Fei. Other than them, there were three other old men wearing Deities Templar’s Elder robe.

  All six people were seated, but Rising Sun City’s Castellan, Wang Cong, dared not sit. He was bowing and smiling eagerly as he stood in the hall.

  Wang Cong faced Li Molin with a flattering smile, “ Elder Li, and all Elders, our Rising Sun City’s Origin Wine is absolutely superior, I guarantee that Elders won’t be able to stop heaping praises after tasting it.”

  However, Li Molin did not show much of an interest, “Really?” She pointed at the last chair at the end of the hall, “You sit too.”

  “Yes, thank you Elder Li.” Wang Cong was overjoyed, moving swiftly to the chair at the end and sat down.

  But, at this time, a Castellan Manor guard ran into the hall looking flustered. Wang Cong’s brows tightened as he snapped at the guard in a low, restrained voice, “What happened? Where’s the Origin Wine I ordered you to get?” This was one of the guards who followed Steward Chen out to the Smooth Voyage Inn.

  The guard dropped to his knees in apprehension, wailing bitterly, “Castellan, Steward Chen was killed, and the Origin Wine we ordered was all forcefully bought away by someone else.”

  “What?!” Wang Cong jumped up from his chair, nerves stretched taut.

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  The news was unexpected to Li Molin and the others in the hall, there were people who dared to kill the Rising Sun City Castellan’s steward inside the city area itself.

  However, with the news of the Ancient Dragon Clan ruin spreading out, many outsiders gathered in Rising Sun City before entering the Origin Forest, thus it wasn’t strange to have one or two reckless daredevils amongst them.

  Wang Cong looked extremely gloomy as he stared at the guard who ran back to report, “What exactly happened? Start from the beginning.” His manor’s steward was killed within the Rising Sun City, moreover, a group of Deities Templar’s Elders were watching right now, this matter was making him lose great face.

  That guard dared not conceal any details, truthfully spilling everything out.

  Initially, Li Molin and the Deities Templar Elders weren’t so bothered with what happened, but when the guard mentioned that Steward Chen specifically informed the other party that this Origin Wine was for Deities Templar Elders’ entertainment, yet he still killed that Steward Chen and then proceeded to buy all the remaining Origin Wine, Li Molin’s face didn’t look very good.

  By the time that guard finished recounting what happened, Li Molin harrumphed coldly. The hall temperature plunged sharply.

  Wang Cong and the guard shivered involuntarily at the sudden frigid air inside the hall.

  A cold snicker came from Yao Fei at this moment, “There are actually people that dared not to put Deities Templar in their eyes? It seems our Deities Templar is still lacking in prestige, it needs to be enhanced a little bit more.”

  Yao Shan spoke in agreement, “It’s also good this way, taking this chance where there are many experts gathered here in Rising Sun City from different regions. Kill one to deter a hundred. Let's see if there’s anyone who dares to look down on our Deities Templar in the future!”

  Li Molin nodded her head, “Yao Shan, Yao Fei, the five of you make a trip to that Smooth Voyage Inn. Remember, regardless of identity, whoever that person is, kill without mercy!”

  Yao Shan, Yao Fei, and the other three Deities Templar Elders all stood up, acknowledging Li Molin’s order respectfully.

  “Please rest assured, Elder Li, after killing those ignorant people, we will hang their corpses above the Rising Sun city gates for a full month. Let all those experts passing by knows the consequences of offending Deities Templar!” Yao Fei stated, his voice filled with righteousness.

  Li Molin nodded her head in satisfaction, “Go.”

  Yao Shan and the four excused themselves and retreated from the hall. Guided by Wang Cong and his subordinates, the five Deities Templar Elders marched toward the Smooth Voyage Inn.

  …

  Smooth Voyage Inn.

  Huwang Xiao, Zhao Shu, Duan Ren, and the two Duanren Institute Honorable Saint Masters continued raising their wine bowls, enjoying their drinks in the same placid manner.

  Early on, Huwang Xiao had the inn owner remove Steward Chen’s corpse, as to not affect his drinking mood.

  “Young Lord, I wonder who Deities Templar sent over this time.” As the drinking continues, Zhao Shu wondered.

  Huwang Xiao replied, “We’ll know in a while.”

  It was not possible for Deities Templar to keep quiet and swallow down what took place earlier, perhaps right at this moment they were already making a beeline from the Rising City Castelan Manor towards Smooth Voyage Inn.

  The initially full and lively ground floor was now mostly empty and quiet, the other customers were afraid that disaster would befall upon them by association, so the majority of guests had paid and ran for
their lives. Only a handful of people stayed to maintain their reputation and to watch a good show.

  Huwang Xiao did not wait long, very soon a loud commotion outside signaled the arrival of Deities Templar’s people.

  “The people from Castellan Manor are here!”

  “They are Deities Templar Elders! There are actually five of them!”

  The crowd on the street was shocked. Every Deities Templar Elder was a Saint realm expert. Five Saint realm experts showed up!

  Hiding in a corner, all the color drained from the inn owner’s face when he heard someone shouting that five Deities Templar Elders came. If they directed their wrath at him, even dying a hundred times over wouldn’t be enough.

  Hearing the commotion noises outside, Huwang Xiao said to the people at the table, “Deities Templar is really generous, sending five Saint realm experts at once. It seems we can only finish our wine later.”

  Just as Huwang Xiao finished speaking, the inn’s main entrance was blasted off. Castellan’s Manor guards stormed inside in an instant, encircling the perimeter so tightly that even a fly couldn’t maneuver through the gaps. Yao Fei and his group strolled into the inn leisurely, accompanied by the guards.

  Strolling into the inn, Yao Fei’s eyes scanned around. When he sighted Huwang Xiao’s table, his expression changed, exclaiming aloud: “Huwang Xiao!”

  Yao Shan also noticed Huwang Xiao’s group, and Duan Ren being among them: “Duan Ren!”

  The crowd was stirred once again with Yao Fei’s voice echoing in the air.

  “Huwang Xiao? Could it be the same Huwang Xiao who killed Deities Templar’s Elder Ao Baixue?!”

  Experts from all over waiting to watch a good show were stunned knowing Huwang Xiao’s identity. Following the angle of Yao Fei’s eyes, everyone’s gazes fell on Huwang Xiao.

  Sensing the many gazes falling on him, Huwang Xiao was amazed, it seems he was quite famous? Even this far in High Sun Empire there were people who had heard his name.

  Huwang Xiao slowly stood up from his seat. Zhao Shu, Duan Ren, and the others followed, whereas Yao Fei, retreated a step back out of reflex seeing Huwang Xiao standing up.

  Seeing this little action, Huwang Xiao laughed, “Yao Fei, didn’t you want to kill me this whole time? Come on, make your move. Don’t tell me you forgot that year in Duanren Institute when I forced you to eat a big barrel of shit!”

  That year in Duanren Institute, Yao Fei kidnapped Huwang Xiao’s parents. Enraged, Huwang Xiao made Yao Fei swallow a barrelful of feces when he found him. At the end, if it weren’t for Li Molin, Yao Shan, and the rest appearing, Yao Fei wouldn’t have lived past that day.

  Eat shit? Shocked eyes from the crowd were focused on Yao Fei.

  An Elder of Deities Templar was forced to eat a barrel of shit by Huwang Xiao?! All the experts had weird expressions on their faces looking at Yao Fei.

  Whereas Yao Fei was extremely sullen, glowering at Huwang Xiao, killing intent erupted in his eyes. How could he forget what happened that year, ever since that time onward, Yao Fei’s hate toward Huwang Xiao reached an unprecedented intensity.

  In these few years, every time he remembered the scene of being forced to eat shit in front of the Duanren Institute’s students, he so dearly wished that Huwang Xiao was right in front of him so he could tear him into pieces.

  Spidery red veins appeared in Yao Fei’s eyes, turning red. His eyes never strayed from Huwang Xiao as he gritted his teeth.

  Huwang Xiao remained impassive. Noticing the Deities Templar Elder robe on Yao Fei, he said, “It seems you have broken through to Saint realm. How about this, Yao Fei, I’ll stand here, allowing you to attack. As long as you can make me retreat half a step, I will let you go.”

  At the same time, Zhao Shu, Duan Ren, and the other two Saint realm warriors had each locked onto a Deities Templar Elder opponent.

  Huwang Xiao’s words shocked the crowd agape once again.

  Many of the experts present felt that Huwang Xiao’s behavior was too audacious, even though half a year ago there was a rumor saying that Huwang Xiao killed Deities Templar Elder, Ao Baixue, he was merely a peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order. Strong as he was, it was impossible for Huwang Xiao to stand still and take a Saint realm expert’s attack without so much as retreating half a step!

  Yao Fei’s face became gloomier than before, his fists were tightly clenched with green veins jumping out.

  “What’s the matter? You lack the guts to attack?” Huwang Xiao taunted.

  Yao Fei’s temper flared. Roaring angrily, the energy around him escalated, releasing his Saint power with no restraint. Yao Fei’s martial spirit materialized above him, a gigantic silhouette shrouded in darkness, the Dark Malevolent Sovereign, the king of darkness.

  Yao Fei wasted no time and soul transformed immediately, a wild black fire cloaked his body.

  “Huwang Xiao, that year you were just a measly Xiantian Second Order, I don’t believe that your strength would be stronger than me today!” Yao Fei hollered.

  When Yao Fei was forced to eat shit, he was already a peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order, while Huwang Xiao was a mere Xiantian Second Order. That year, he could have squashed Huwang Xiao to death anytime, and now, several years later, he refused to believe that Huwang Xiao could be stronger than him!

  Although he had just broken through to the Saint realm not long ago, his strength was comparable to a late-First Order Saint realm.

  Yao Fei’s silhouette vanished in a flicker, crossing the short distance between Huwang Xiao and him. His fist struck out faster than quicksilver.

  A monstrous devil energy sprung forth as Huwang Xiao transformed into the Asura Physique. At the same time, a golden ray of light whirled endlessly around Huwang Xiao’s body.

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  A loud boom rendered the air…

  Yao Fei’s punch hit Huwang Xiao’s chest accurately, right above the heart! The crowd was dumbfounded seeing Huwang Xiao remaining still as if he really planned to use his flesh to withstand Yao Fei’s full force attack.

  Including Yao Fei himself. He didn’t expect Huwang Xiao to really stand still and receive his strongest attack head-on merely relying on his body’s defense.

  But in the next moment, everyone’s eyes nearly fell out of their sockets. Huwang Xiao, who took Yao Fei’s full force punch on the chest, remained standing, stable as a mountain.

  Yao Shan, the three Deities Templar Elders, Wang Cong, and those around were agape, astounded. The inn owner’s breathing became short-winded.

  Catching the shock flitting passed Yao Fei’s eyes, Huwang Xiao sneered, “Surprised? Although I was just a Xiantian Second Order a few years ago, sorry to disappoint, but my strength now indeed surpasses yours.” A powerful surge of energy surged from Huwang Xiao’s chest, sending Yao Fei tumbling back , flying to a corner.

  “Fei’er!” Yao Shan cried out, but just as he was about to catch Yao Fei from falling, a violent power locked onto him. Alarmed, Yao Shan immediately countered with his palm striking out. The collision forced Yao Shan back several steps.

  After he regained balance, Yao Shan glared furiously at Zhao Shu. it was none other than Zhao Shu who hindered him from helping Yao Fei just now.

  At this point, Yao Fei was sent flying out the doorway, crashing onto the street outside, the pavement shattered and zig-zag lines crawled the street due to the strong impact. Yao Fei’s Deities Templar Elder robe was dyed red with the blood from his mouth, the majestic black flames shrouding his body faded to a dull color.

  Huwang Xiao sneered watching Yao Fei crash on the street outside. Lifting his foot, Huwang Xiao slowly walked toward Yao Fei.

  When he killed Ao Baixue, he was still a peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order, now that he had broken through to Saint realm, even a Second Order Saint realm would be harried to injure him, what more an infant Saint realm warrior such as Yao Fei? In short, to kill a newly broken through Saint realm warrior like Yao Fei, Huwang Xiao need not even summon his martial spirits.
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  However, at this time, an angry roar came from Yao Shan as he lunged forward to attack Huwang Xiao. But, the moment he moved, Zhao Shu was already blocking in front of his path, deflecting Yao Shan's attack away from Huwang Xiao.

  A battle ensued between the three Deities Templar Elders and Duan Ren’s group.

  Destructive energy rippled inside the inn, spreading out to nearby restaurants and shops, their structures were pulverized into sand and dust, and pieces of street pavement flipped into the air.

  Experts watching from the sidelines that dodged too slow had only one ending—their bodies exploded, turning into blood-rain splattering down on the streets. High-level Xiantian realm warriors were no exception.

  Although high-level Xiantian realm warriors’ fleshly bodies were powerful, in front of Saint realm experts, they were nothing but paper tiger.

  Yao Fei struggled to stand up with awkward movements. Watching Huwang Xiao gradually coming closer to him, the hatred in Yao Fei’s eyes grew more intense, an enraged roar rang harsh, “Why?! Why! I don’t believe, I refuse to believe!!”

  The dark black flames around his body became vivid once more, shrouding the immediate proximity, expanding to a larger area like they wanted to swallow Huwang Xiao whole into the darkness.

  Despite that, when the dark black flames got close to Huwang Xiao, they seemed to meet with an invisible barrier and were forced to circumvent him.

  Huwang Xiao continued to approach Yao Fei, the look in his eyes icy. In a quick flash, the Eminent Holiness Halberd appeared in Huwang Xiao’s palm, thrusting out at Yao Fei and raising layers of waves that overwhelmed the dark black flames, sending them back towards their owner.

  In the next second, halberd shadows overcast the sky, falling down like a brilliant meteor shower. Before anyone could see what happened, the Eminent Holiness Halberd had pierced through Yao Fei’s torso.

  “Fei’er!” Seeing Huwang Xiao’s had halberd pierced through Yao Fei’s chest, Yao Shan was both anxious and angry. Unfortunately, in that split second of distraction, Zhao Shu landed a punch on him, sending Yao Shan flying in the opposite direction.