Asura Sovereign 3

by Shian Jeen

  Mei Sen nearly vomited blood due to anger when hearing the report. Although he did not manage to save his son, he could confirm Huwang Xiao and Fei Hou’s presence from the disciple’s description of them.

  In the end, as he was left with no choice, Mei Sen could only request the Big Dawn County’s Castellan side rescue his son on his behalf. He was then relieved to find out that Huwang Xiao did not stop them.

  Half a day later, when Mei Sen saw the dismaying appearance of his son, his knuckles went white as he swore through gritted teeth: “Huwang Xiao, I, Mei Sen, swear that I will take your dog life!”

  Note:

  [1] Little white lamb – pretty boy/ gigolo

  Ch.137

  Nine Tripod Commerce.

  In the main hall, Fei Hou was laughing as he reported to Huwang Xiao, “Young Lord, by now, everyone in Big Dawn County is spreading the news about Mei Pengliang and the Clear Cloud Pavilion’s disciples being stripped naked and hung on the streets!”

  Li Bin also joined in, “That’s right Young Lord-- I even heard Mei Sen was angered until he vomited blood.”

  Huwang Xiao nodded.

  “Young Lord, it is rather unexpected that this Mei Sen could restrain his temper.” Fei Hou said in a serious tone, “It seems Young Lord’s guess was correct.”

  Huwang Xiao turned towards Li Bin and instructed, “Tell the Nine Tripod Commerce disciples not to go out for the next few days.”

  His son, Mei Pengliang, was caught, stripped of the last shred of his clothing, and hung high up in the streets for public viewing. With this degree of humiliation, Mei Sen being able to hold everything in was definitely something out of ordinary.

  That meant there must have been a demon lurking if things were happening out of ordinary; once Mei Sen made his move, it would be on a grand and devastating scale.

  “Yes, Young Lord!” Li Bin acknowledged the order respectfully with a heavy expression on his face because he knew the gravity of the situation.

  Despite that, three days later, everything was still calm and peaceful.

  The streets of Big Dawn County City seemed quieter than usual. Perhaps it was due to the fact that the big and small forces of the city caught a whiff of the scent of gunpowder in the air. Hence, each had passed an order warning their disciples and families not to venture out.

  The brewing storm was so obvious that even the common folk detected it.

  As for Huwang Xiao, he remained in one of the Nine Tripod Commerce courtyards, practicing these past three days.

  Even as he concentrated on Asura Tactics, he had never relaxed in training the Body Metamorphose Scripture.

  Standing in the middle of the yard, Huwang Xiao’s feet spread out. His fists were in a guard position at the sides of his waist. Then, his right hand stretched out towards the left, and with clenched fingers, he loosened them into the shape of a hook as his upper torso turned to the left while his waist moved to the right from left. His right wrist then returned to fist form, turning in endless circles, all while controlling his breathing.

  In the past year, Huwang Xiao’s Body Metamorphose Scripture had reached Stage Nine: The Azure Dragon Flexing Its Claws. He was at the peak late-Tenth Order. If he could breakthrough to Stage Ten, then Huwang Xiao’s internal force alone would be equivalent to the strength of a Xiantian realm expert.

  Stopping a moment for a short rest after practicing the Body Metamorphose Scripture, Fei Hou came in to see him.

  “Still no movements from Clear Cloud Pavilion’s side?” Huwang Xiao asked.

  Fei Hou replied respectfully, “Yes, Sovereign. Mei Sen, this old fellow, really has patience.”

  A light rippled in Huwang Xiao’s eyes, “They are waiting.”

  “Waiting?” Fei Hou looked inquiringly at Huwang Xiao.

  Huwang Xiao’s solemn voice sounded, “Since it is so, we shouldn’t let people wait too long. In a while, you’re going out for a stroll with me.”

  “Go for a stroll at a time like this?” Fei Hou was dumbfounded. The hour was basically in the dead of the night.

  Huwang Xiao’s head tilted up as he looked at the night sky; the moon tonight was a beautiful sight-- it was farther away than usual, and even the night breeze seemed colder. This made Huwang Xiao remember a saying: dark nights where strong wind blows are the best for killing.

  “The moon’s beautiful tonight, and we’ve come to Big Dawn County for a few days now, but we haven’t taken a look around.” Huwang Xiao’s sentence contained a double entendre as he smiled mysteriously at Fei Hou.

  Watching Huwang Xiao’s mood, Fei Hou finally understood what he meant, and joined in the laughter, “Sovereign is right. Tonight, the moon is truly beautiful.”

  Moments later, Huwang Xiao and Fei Hou stepped out from the Nine Tripod Commerce building and strolled casually in the streets.

  Stopping in a deserted alley, Huwang Xiao’s footsteps suddenly halted, and his clear cold voice rang out in the night, “Since you’ve come, why don’t you people come out and show yourselves? Or could it be those from Clear Cloud Pavilion are all cowardly sons of turtles?”

  Just as Huwang Xiao’s voice sounded, shadows shifted and suddenly, several dark silhouettes appeared from above, landing right in front of Huwang Xiao and Fei Hou.

  Huwang Xiao’s eyes swept across the faces of these people and in the end, it fell on both Mei Sen’s and Ning Wang’s face.

  Although Huwang Xiao had never seen Mei Sen before this, just from Li Bin’s description, it was enough for him to conclude that this short and stout middle-aged man was Mei Sen. However, it was Ning Wang’s appearance that surprised Huwang Xiao. Baolong Kingdom’s Martial Ning Family’s Patriarch, Ning Wang!

  During the Enlightenment Lake episode, Huwang Xiao met Ning Wang face to face, but both pretended indifference at that time.

  Ning Wang approached Huwang Xiao, letting out a cold smirk, “How about it? Are you very surprised seeing me here?”

  Huwang Xiao nodded, frankly admitting “I’m a little surprised, but, it’s a pity…” He shook his head, his voice trailing off here, leaving the rest of the sentence hanging in the air.

  “Pity what?” Ning Wang scowled uncomfortably.

  “Pity because I originally wanted to let you live two more years.” Huwang Xiao answered with honesty.

  Ning Wang was stunned with the answer whereas Mei Sen’s stern face cracked slightly from a laugh. Standing at the back, the other four experts that came with them also laughed. All four of them were experts of the peak late-Tenth Order with half a foot in the Xiantian realm.

  Instead of getting angry, Ning Wang laughed, albeit dramatically, “Huwang Xiao, don’t you realize the current situation that you’re in at the moment? Are you assuming that once you come here, you can still walk out alive? Truth be told, the reason why Clear Cloud Pavilion has been making troubles at the Nine Tripod Commerce was for the very reason of luring you over here. But, I did not expect that you would dive right in so fast, so anxious to die. Since you’ve come, then this Big Dawn County will be your grave!”

  Mei Sen’s eyes had eerie lights flickering in them, “Later on, after I have killed you both, I will reciprocate your kindness and hang your dead bodies across the street from the Nine Tripod Commerce. Of course, stripped bare naked. When everyone in Big Dawn County wakes up tomorrow, they can enjoy a good view!”

  Huwang Xiao and Fei Hou both let out a soft chuckle.

  “Are you sure?” Fei Hou laughed, “Perhaps, the bodies being hoisted up high for viewing will be yours instead?”

  Ning Wang sneered, “Huwang Xiao, I know you deliberately came out to lure us out; however, I really cannot figure out what trump card you have. Do you think Fei Hou can protect you? Unless that Haotian knows how to teleport and can appear in an instant from Luo Tong Royal City to here?”

  Without the patience to delay things any further, Mei Sen clapped his hands and the hidden silhouettes moved in the dark from all four directions, revealing themselves, am
assing up to two to three hundred people. Moreover, each of them was equipped with bows and arrows, with the arrowheads gleaming in a dangerous, deep green color. Obviously, all of these arrows were dipped in poison.

  Watching the big wave of men in black clothing appear, Huwang Xiao’s mask of calmness did not change.

  He had practiced the Golden Linglong Body up to the third stage, and once activated, even if it was noxious poison, it wouldn’t bring him any harm. As for the Xiantian realm Fei Hou… he had the protection of his Xiantian Vigor Qi, thus these toxic poisons had no effect on him.

  After he summoned the surrounding Clear Cloud Pavilion disciples hidden in the dark, Mei Sen snickered conceitedly at Huwang Xiao, “What do you think, is my present acceptable? You’ve arrived for a few days in Big Dawn County, and I took a long time and effort to prepare it for you.”

  In Mei Sen’s opinion, as long as Huwang Xiao was below the Xiantian realm, with his strength, he would turn Huwang Xiao into a dead dog once he’s hit with the poison.

  Hearing this, Huwang Xiao laughed out, “The present is not bad, seems like you’ve made a painstaking effort in recent days.”

  Mei Sen laughed with joy, “It’s something I should do; after all, you are the famous Nine Tripod Commerce’s President! Preparing this level of gift for you is nothing. I was afraid you might be dissatisfied with them.”

  “Enough, stop bullshitting with a little brat!” Ning Wang interjected abruptly, cutting off the conversation between the two, “You and I will kill Fei Hou, the rest will kill Huwang Xiao.”

  “Fine!” Mei Sen agreed. In the blink of an eye, both of them had already leaped towards Fei Hou, commencing their attacks.

  Even though Mei Sen had just broken through into the Xiantian realm not long ago, he was still a Xiantian expert. Ning Wang had also just advanced into Xiantian Second Order. Fei Hou’s display of strength in the Enlightenment Lake shocked Ning Wang, but he believed that together with Mei Sen, they could definitely take Fei Hou’s life.

  Ch.138

  As Ning Wang and Mei Sen leaped towards Fei Hou, both called out their martial spirits.

  Ning Wang’s martial spirit was a huge eight-legged spider, and on its body showed a reflected pattern of iridescent light. This was the Seven-stripes Rainbow Spider martial spirit, and it was one of the most toxic ones.

  Its highly toxic poison could blend into the airflow, making it hard to detect. Even if a peak late-Tenth Order expert whiffed a tiny amount of the contaminated air, they would die from being poisoned within ten breaths’ time.

  Ning Wang acted quickly after calling out his martial spirit by soul transforming instantly. Both of his arms were shrouded with an iridescent glow and numerous poisonous tiny thorns that looked like spider stingers emerged on them. Striking a fist, the poisonous thorns stood up, ready to penetrate into Fei Hou’s body.

  On the other hand, Mei Sen’s martial spirit was a type of black vine full of thorns. Obviously, it was another type of poisonous martial spirit. Following Ning Wang’s actions, Mei Sen soul transformed and started attacking Fei Hou.

  Watching the two of them coming at him at full force, Fei Hou did not dare to underestimate them. Calling out his Silver River martial spirit, Fei Hou soul transformed in an instant, and no longer held his strength back as he met Ning Wang’s and Mei Sen’s attacks head on.

  At the same time, the four experts behind Ning Wang and Mei Sen charged towards Huwang Xiao. These four people all had the same weapon: a martial spirit−sickle!

  The length of the sickle’s blade was long with zigzagged patterns resembling sharp, pointed teeth.

  When attacking, the four of them created a formation, increasing the power of their attacks drastically.

  All four were experts of the Tenth Order, but their power was enhanced by the fighting formation so their combined strength was not lower than an early Xiantian warrior, such as Mei Sen.

  Yet the expression on Huwang Xiao’s face remained unchanged. The Blades of Asura appeared in his hands, and with a swing of his blades, the Tempest of Hell came spinning out to greet the four. Huwang Xiao immediately shifted into the Asura Body, and sinewy wings of ebony erupted from his back. Combined with his martial spirit ability of Phantom Shadow, Huwang Xiao maneuvered between the four people.

  Every time they saw that their attack was about to hit Huwang Xiao, he dodged them at the last second.

  The longer they fought, the more shocked they became.

  “You, you broke through to Tenth Order?!” One of the four couldn’t help blurting out.

  Didn’t their President and Patriarch Ning Wang say this little kid was just a Ninth Order warrior? Or at most, at mid-Ninth Order? But now, the Huwang Xiao in front of them had already broken through the Tenth Order layer!

  The point that terrified these four the most was that their combined attack actually failed to kill Huwang Xiao once and for all!

  Ignoring that man’s question, Huwang Xiao leaped into mid-air, and his body started to spin faster than a top. Streaks of bright lightning flashed, turning into lightning flood dragons that shot towards the four people with every swing of Huwang Xiao’s blades.

  The momentum of his attack frightened the four Tenth Order experts.

  At this point, Huwang Xiao floated back to the ground. A spectral with a black glow shrouded Huwang Xiao, and a dragon’s roar shook the sky, echoing in the surrounding streets. Before the confounded faces of these Clear Cloud Pavilion disciples, a majestic black dragon emerged behind Huwang Xiao.

  Although everyone knew that Huwang Xiao’s martial spirit was a top grade twelve one, a Primordial Divine Black Dragon from the information they had gathered, seeing it with their own eyes was still a horrible shock.

  The majestic black dragon roared towards the sky, radiating the oppressive might of a dragon that swept out in all four directions. In the next moment, a bright light flashed and Huwang Xiao soul transformed, becoming one entity with his martial spirit.

  After Huwang Xiao soul transformed, a layer of shiny armor-like black scales covered his skin, and his arms seemed one complete size bigger. His fingers turned into dragon claws, and unknown to anybody, a tattoo of a black dragon emerged on his back.

  The Wings of Demon on Huwang Xiao’s back did not disappear even after his soul transformation.

  The ebony wings flapped and Huwang Xiao’s silhouette vanished from sight, reappearing in front of the four peak late-Tenth Order experts of the Clear Cloud Pavilion. He raised both of his arms and aimed his attack at one of them. When the palm was about to land, every cell in that peak late-Tenth Order expert screamed danger so he raised his hand to punch out at Huwang Xiao by reflex.

  Bang! A loud blast resounded, and that peak late-Tenth Order expert was seen screaming in pain and his figure reeled back. His right arm that had collided with Huwang Xiao’s palm hung limply from the shoulder.

  The forceful impact from just before had actually broken his entire right arm!

  “You!” That peak late-Tenth Order experts looked at Huwang Xiao with shock and dismay.

  After soul transforming, Huwang Xiao’s attack power was beyond their comprehension!

  Even someone that had half a foot in the Xiantian realm was pushed back, and from that single move, he discovered that Huwang Xiao’s physical defense was extremely horrifying, on par with President Mei Sen’s strength that had just broken through to Xiantian realm!

  At this point the other three also reacted and decisively attacked Huwang Xiao together.

  The three bellowed at the same time and with synchronized movements, their hands swung out and three sickles emerged in mid-air, combining into one large sickle. They spun endlessly in the air while releasing a layer of sharp sickle rays that shot towards Huwang Xiao and the space around him.

  As tough as Huwang Xiao’s defense may be, being struck by this move would guarantee that he would end up in several different pieces. After all, he was still a Houtian level warrior, and it was impossib
le for him to be invulnerable to every attack.

  However, before the three of them had the chance to be delighted, Huwang Xiao’s silhouette disappeared before the sickles could touch a hair on him.

  Innate martial spirit ability: Space concealment!

  When Huwang Xiao successfully stepped into the Tenth Order, his space concealment duration had increased to fifteen breaths of time. Furthermore, once he hid in the space pocket, even the lower level of Xiantian realm experts absolutely couldn’t detect his presence.

  Watching their glorious attack hit empty space, the trio’s minds went blank for a moment, staring at the spot where Huwang Xiao disappeared.

  But, a glaring light suddenly flashed in their eyes, startling them. The three of them retreated swiftly, yet one of them was too late. The Blades of Asura slit that man’s throat effortlessly.

  Only then did Huwang Xiao emerge from the hidden space.

  Hearing screams again and again, Ning Wang and Mei Sen who were fighting Fei Hou, couldn’t help but spare a glance over to Huwang Xiao’s side. What greeted their eyes was that peak late-Tenth Order warrior tumbling to the ground with one hand clutching his bloody neck. Both were aghast at the sight of what was happening.

  Four peak late-Tenth Order warriors possessing the same kind of martial spirit were not enough to deal with Huwang Xiao?!

  With another flap of the ebony black wings, Huwang Xiao reached the first peak late-Tenth Order with the broken right arm almost instantaneously. Unbridled fear filled his eyes when he suddenly saw Huwang Xiao, and the tip of the Blades of Asura filled his vision. In the end, just like the peak late-Tenth Order warrior before him, his throat was slit by Huwang Xiao.

  Two experts down!

  The remaining two warriors from the original four looked woefully at Huwang Xiao. Fear and panic were written all over their faces as they lost the courage and spirit to fight with him.

  “Mei Sen, you go kill that Huwang Xiao!” Ning Wang’s order came brusquely, “Just leave this Fei Hou to me!”