by Shian Jeen
Back in Tianxuan Mansion, on the way to the primary hall, the group of five ran into Huwang Peng and Su Yan, and Huwang Xiao solemnly introduced Zhao Shu and Yu Ming’s identities to his parents.
Especially so when he was introducing Zhao Shu to them.
Though it was not the first time Yu Ming came to Tianxuan Mansion, Huwang Peng and Su Yan had never met him prior to this. Hearing Huwang Xiao state Yu Ming was Fei Hou and Haotian’s Get better at, both were astonished.
Even though Huwang Xiao did not clearly say Zhao Shu’s identity when he introduced them to his parents, Huwang Peng and Su Yan were awed when detecting the seriousness from their son’s voice.
Their first reaction was to greet, “Senior Zhao Shu, Senior Yu Ming!”
Huwang Peng and Su Yan were Huwang Xiao’s parents, Zhao Shu and Yu Ming dared not display any superior attitude and greeted Huwang Peng and Su Yan in return.
Knowing their son experienced matters to discuss, they left the main hall to avoid disturbing them.
After Huwang Peng and Su Yan left the hall, Huwang Xiao inquired about what happened to Yu Ming in the last few years. If Yu Ming had not been delayed, he would've came back to Luo Tong Kingdom six years ago.
Yu Ming quickly reported the events that happened to him these past years.
When Yu Ming remaining Snow Wind Continent, he had a need to cross a place called Death Sea Gorge to return to Star Cloud Continent. While moving through Loss of life Sea Gorge, he encountered a terrifying whirlpool, sucking him into another unknown space within Death Sea Gorge and became trapped within it for six years!
Six years later, a spatial crack formed which provided an opportunity for Yu Ming to escape.
Huwang Xiao was flabbergasted hearing this.
Yu Ming was delayed for six years because of this?
A wry smile escaped Huwang Xiao’s face; he wasn’t sure if he should say Yu Ming was lucky or unlucky. At that time, he thought Chen Tianqi found out about him and that Yu Ming was then locked up by him.
Fei Hou and Haotian were also dumbfounded hearing their Get good at’s experience.
Understanding Yu Ming’s reason for the delay, Huwang Xiao transformed the topic, “Left Custodian Zha Shu, Elder Yu Ming, have you ever heard of the Heavenly Treasure called God Binding Band?”
“God Binding Ring!” Zhao Shu and Yu Ming were surprised at the sudden mention.
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Watching the strong reaction via Zhao Shu and Yu Ming, Huwang Xiao was sure they had heard about the God Binding Band.
And sure enough, Zhao Shu spoke up, “Sovereign, the God Binding Ring is one of the very best ten Heavenly Treasures and is placed at quantity six.”
“Number six!” Huwang Xiao’s eye slit up and was happy within.
Prior to this, he previously guessed the God Binding Ring was greater than the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, but he did not expect it might be number six on the Heavenly Treasures List.
There was a vast chasm separating the strengths and power provided by each Heavenly Treasure on the list. The higher the rank, the larger the gap, which in turn meant that it would increase the owner's power exponentially the higher ranked the treasure was.
And the God Binding Ring was actually 3 ranks higher than the Linglong Treasure Pagoda!
“Remaining Custodian Zhao Shu is right.” Yu Ming took over the explanation at this point, “Sovereign, the Heavenly Treasure, God Binding Ring, once made an appearance in Martial Nature World around three thousand years back, triggering a period of terror. In those days, the master of the God Binding Band was someone called Lin Shengjie. He was the Lord of an evil sect, favoring slaughter and massacre by nature, which invoked the wrath of numerous forces of Martial Heart World who decided to join hands and besiege Lin Shengjie. Although Lin Shengjie was very powerful, under the continuous attacks of so many causes, he was still killed in the end. Even the bad sect that he built was annihilated overnight!”
“Lord of an evil sect, Lin Shengjie?!” Huwang Xiao was taken aback. The previous grasp of the God Binding Band being god, the father of an wicked sect truly emerged as a surprise to him.
“Yes.” Zhao Shu said, “At that time, Lin Shengjie was at the maximum of the Ninth Order Saint world with one foot into the God Realm. The number of Xiantian and Saint realm experts under him at that time were innumerable. For the reason that joint strike of Martial Spirits there were many forces. Although they successfully wiped out him, they also lost fifty percent of their experts for the reason that fight!”
“A top Ninth Order Saint world master!”
“Half of their experts!”
Huwang Xiao’s understanding was once again jarred.
And there is that realm−God Realm!
Above the Saint realm was God Realm?!
This is his first time hearing concerning this. So, the realm above the Saint world was called the God World!
Zhao Shu continued, “The battle that year was truly full of blood flowing like a river.” Then, Zhao Shu all of a sudden smiled at Huwang Xiao at this time, saying “That year, Lin Shengjie died under the Old Sovereign’s hands.”
“Professional?” This piece of information was outside the bounds of Huwang Xiao’s expectation.
Zhao Shu nodded, “Old Sovereign was a peak late-Eighth Order Saint world master in those days and joined in the siege on Lin Shengjie.” As he was stating this, Zhao Shu’s tone abruptly mellowed down as if remembering something, “Lin Shengjie passed away on the Snowless Mountain if I’m not mistaken.”
Huwang Xiao viewed Zhao Shu.
“At that right time, Duanren Empire had yet to come into existence, but now, that Snowless Mountains is located within Duanren Empire’s territory. However, it has been more than three thousand years, and the exact location of the Snowless Mountains would be hard to determine.” Zhao Shu went on, “After Lin Shengjie died that calendar year, the God Binding Ring became a masterless item, and many makes coveted it. Man and resources were spent in search of it, yet until today there was no news about anyone finding it.”
Huwang Xiao’s emotions were surging.
Snowless Mountains… Could that be the mountain range that surrounds the Enlightenment Lake of Yuwai Kingdom?
It must be!
Otherwise, it would be exceedingly difficult to explain how the God Binding Ring had appeared at the Enlightenment Lake.
Another issue that caught Huwang Xiao’s attention was his Master, Ren Wokuang. Three thousand years ago, his Master was a maximum late-Eighth Order Saint realm expert. Then, before Master disappeared, which was around sixty years back, how high got his power reached?
Could Master have reached the God Realm?!
If indeed he advanced into God World, then how did he pass away?
Someone killed him?
Who could possibly have the energy to do so?
Wait! There is a possibility that Grasp did not die! Suddenly, this thought flashed across Huwang Xiao’s brain. All this time, he had presumed his Expert Ren Wokuang was dead, what if it wasn’t so? He just went somewhere? Just like the people from Asura’s Gate have been saying all along, he was just missing.
“Sovereign, why did you suddenly ask about the God Binding Band? ” At this time, Yu Ming suddenly asked.
Everyone in the hall turned to look at Huwang Xiao.
“To be honest, I have the God Binding Ring! ” Facing everyone’s puzzled manifestation, Huwang Xiao spoke frankly. Since he asked Zhao Shu and Yu Ming, he didn't intend to conceal the problem from them.
With regards to the matter about him acquiring and refining the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, he was one hundred percent certain that Yu Ming mentioned it to Zhao Shu. Since Zhao Shu knew he previously the number nine Linglong Treasure Pagoda, adding yet another treasure to the list wouldn’t make a lot of a difference.
“What?!” The four individuals were stunned and they all immediately raised using their seats, which of course
included Fei Hou and Haotian. Both of these were in the dark and acquired no proven fact that Huwang Xiao also effectively acquired and refined the God Binding Band.
Before the four pairs of shocked eyes, Huwang Xiao summoned the God Binding Ring.
Viewing the golden ring that exuded an aureate glow hovering silently above Huwang Xiao, all eyes fell on the God Binding Ring that was floating in the air.
It was as though there is an inexplicable allure from the aureate shine, captivating their thoughts.
Zhao Shu was hit with waves of emotions. A year before, when Yu Ming returned to the headquarters and reported to him regarding Huwang Xiao, describing in detail about Huwang Xiao’s superb talent twin martial spirits and the actual fact that he processed the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, both he and Zhang Fu were astounded. Now, he was seeing it along with his own eye: another Heavenly Treasure, the quantity six God Binding Ring was owned by Huwang Xiao!
The excitement in Zhao Shu’s heart was hard to contain.
Both Heavenly Treasures on the list, number nine and number six were refined by Huwang Xiao. On top of that, Huwang Xiao had superb skill twin martial spirits, so his achievements in the future were hard to imagine!
“Sovereign invincible throughout!” After quite a while, Zhao Shu repressed his excitement and instantly knelt down in salute towards Huwang Xiao.
“Sovereign invincible throughout!” Yu Ming, Fei Hou, and Haotian reacted, and followed suit, kneeling down in salute towards Huwang Xiao, lauding the long unheard phrase.
Invincible throughout!
Huwang Xiao appeared helplessly at the four individuals who suddenly knelt down in salute.
“The four of you, operate.” Huwang Xiao could only tell them to stand after the truth.
“Thanks to Sovereign!” Zhao Shu was the first one to rise, followed by Yu Ming, Fei Hou, and Haotian.
After that, Huwang Xiao asked Zhao Shu and Yu Ming what they knew about the God Binding Band, as well as matters related to Asura’s Gate.
Zhao Shu and Yu Ming hid nothing and spoke everything they knew about what was asked.
Gaining an understanding of the information regarding the God Binding Ring and Asura’s Gate, Huwang Xiao said to Zhao Shu and Yu Ming, “Ten days later, we’re setting off to Duanren Empire.”
“Sovereign wants to go to the Imperial City?” Zhao Shu and Yu Ming were amazed.
At this time, Haotian interjected, “Still left Custodian Zhao Shu, Master, Sovereign won the Cosmic Star Academy overall championship, so he will be heading to Duanren Empire to take part in the Imperial City Battle!”
“Participating in the Imperial City Battle?!” Both Zhao Shu and Yu Ming’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Imperial City Fight of the Duanren Empire, both Zhao Shu and Yu Ming had heard just a little about it. In the Celebrity Cloud Continent where they came from, the empires also held something like a battle or competition amongst its geniuses.
But, wasn’t Sovereign only seventeen this season? At seventeen, he could snatch the Academy champ title and represent the Academy in the Imperial City Battle of Duanren Empire?
“Sovereign, you already broke in to the Tenth Order? ” Yu Ming ventured cautiously.
In Yu Ming’s opinion, for Huwang Xiao to be the Academy overall champion, he must at least be considered a Tenth Order warrior.
How old was Huwang Xiao at this time? This son was practically still a boy, which made it hard for Yu Ming to believe. Even Zhao Shu was taking a look at Huwang Xiao suspiciously.
Huwang Xiao nodded, “8 weeks ago, I advanced to peak late-Tenth Order, now, just half a step more and I will be able to break through into the Xiantian world.”
Two months ago, peak late-Tenth Order!
Only half of a foot and he could break through in to the Xiantian realm!
Zhao Shu and Yu Ming’s eye nearly popped away of their sockets before a sharp intake of air could be heard coming from them. A seventeen-year-old maximum late-Tenth Order warrior? No, wait around! Two months ago, that means, Sovereign was still sixteen, right?!
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Hearing personally that Huwang Xiao was half a step from breaking into the Xiantian realm, both Zhao Shu and Yu Ming were greatly shocked in their hearts. But then again, Huwang Xiao did not point out that his internal force experienced already reached a level comparable to a Xiantian world expert’s strength. Perhaps if Zhao Shu and Yu Ming understood that the Xiantian Second Order Haotian was no more an opponent for Huwang Xiao and exceeded Fei Hou in power, they might be dumbstruck like wooden chickens!
With all of that said and done, it was decided that Zhao Shu and Yu Ming would stay in Tianxuan Mansion.
Ten times later, both will be accompanying Huwang Xiao to Duanren Empire.
Of these ten days, Huwang Xiao tasked Fei Hou with a lot of things in preparation for this journey to Duanren Empire; he wasn’t sure when he'd have the ability to return to Luo Tong Kingdom. Therefore, there have been many things to prepare.
The Nine Tripod Commerce’s direction and management, his parents and younger siblings’ future... these exact things all required advanced preparation from Huwang Xiao.
Huwang Xiao planned to settle in Duanren Empire’s Imperial City in the foreseeable future, and for that, the Nine Tripod Commerce’s headquarters would have to be relocated as well.
After Huwang Xiao established himself in the Duanren Empire, his plan was to bring the Huwang Family over.
Ten days quickly passed.
Most of his time was spent going over the plans with Fei Hou about the preparations, as well as practicing Asura Techniques.
At the brief moment, there were roughly ten thousand Stage Ten beast cores inside the Asura Ring, enough to nurture Huwang Xiao’s cultivation for another ten years.
Ten thousand Stage Ten beast cores might sound like a huge amount, but for the current financial power of Nine Tripod Business, this much was nothing.
The current Huwang Xiao need not hunt for beast cores himself for cultivation.
Along with his crazed exercising regimen, Huwang Xiao’s battle qi improved on a minuscule level in these ten days.
Today was beautiful and sunny with an occasional breeze blowing.
Outside the big city gates of Luo Tong Royal City stood a group of people.
Other than the members of Huwang Family, Luo Tong King’s Lu Zhe and his child, Prince Lu Kai, as well as Cosmic Star Academy’s Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu were all present to send Huwang Xiao off.
On this trip going to Duanren Empire’s Imperial City, Huwang Xiao didn't bring many people with him. Apart from Zhao Shu and Yu Ming, there was only Fei Hou.
The four stood near to one another in a row.
Haotian was Luo Tong Kingdom’s only Marshal, bearing high position and responsibility. Hence, Marshal Haotian cannot journey to Duanren Empire with Huwang Xiao. Moreover, the Luo Tong Kingdom and Tianxuan Mansion’s security needed him here.
Luo Tong’s Ruler Lu Zhe, Xiong Chu, and the others didn’t recognize Zhao Shu and Yu Ming position beside Huwang Xiao. But Sun Zhang got seen Yu Ming before, so when he noticed Yu Ming this time around, Sunlight Zhang was surprised and he hurried forwards, greeting Yu Ming respectfully: “Senior Yu Ming!”
Hearing Sun Zhang cry out the ‘senior’ to the unassuming middle-aged man standing behind Huwang Xiao, King Lu Zhe, Xiong Chu, and the others were astounded.
Sun Zhang briefly explained Yu Ming’s identity to Ruler Lu Zhe, Xiong Chu, and the rest. If they heard that Yu Ming was Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou’s Get better at, all acquired the same shocked appearance and hastened to greet Yu Ming. All of them were aware that Marshal Haotian’s Grasp was someone infinitely close to the terrifying presence of the Saint realm!
Yet, when all realized Yu Ming referred to Huwang Xiao as ‘Young Lord’, drops of sweat bubbled out off their foreheads, including Sunlight Zhang’s.
There was another thing these people no
ticedㅡYu Ming’s respectful demeanor towards the other just as unassuming middle-aged man, Zhao Shu.
Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou were uneasy in front of this man, like naughty children being found guilty, fidgety.
But, this Zhao Shu also called Huwang Xiao, Young Lord.
Afterwards, Huwang Xiao, Zhao Shu, Yu Ming, and Fei Hou moved further away on the beast mounts. Even after a long time, King Lu Zhe, Sun Zhang, Xiong Chu, and the rest were still standing up in the same spot watching Huwang Xiao’s silhouette in a daze.
Ruler Lu Zhe may have acted this way, however the impact Lu Kai felt was greater. Lu Kai stood dazedly, his mind continued to be as vacant as a blank sheet of paper.
Seeing neither King Lu Zhe nor anyone else making a move after what appeared like half of a day, Huwang Peng cautiously spoke, “Your Highness, shall we return?”
Only then did King Lu Zhe, Sun Zhang, and the others wake from their daze.
Ruler Lu Zhe was startled at the unexpected sound, and quickly protected it up, “Right, right, Brother Huwang Peng, let us return.”
Sibling Huwang Peng?
Huwang Peng was also startled… but it was due to the reference. The Luo Tong Kingdom’s King actually called him brother? Did he hear correctly? If this was the Huwang Clan Manor in the past, Huwang Peng wouldn't normally even dare to dream about this, not if it was just letting it out as a fart.
“Your Highness, I dare not. Your Highness, once you!” Huwang Peng hastened to reply.
Huwang Peng knew Ruler Lu Zhe calling him brother was due to his boy, Huwang Xiao, but Huwang Peng dared not assume to be brothers with the King of Luo Tong Kingdom.
Although Huwang Peng courteously made way for Ruler Lu Zhe, the King himself insisted on walking parallelly with Huwang Peng, warmly holding Huwang Peng’s arm as they made their way in to the city.
Watching Ruler Lu Zhe holding Huwang Peng’s arm, neither Direct sun light Zhang nor Xiong Chu felt it was ludicrous or funny. Instead, they were envious. And the prospective of their envy was not Huwang Peng, but King Lu Zhe himself!
