Coiling Dragon

by welyjesch

  Linley’s group walked over as well.

  The black-haired youth said in a low voice, “Yuna, although I know I was lucky the last two times, I don’t want to give up. I almost succeeded the last two times. This time, I will definitely succeed.”

  “Can’t you just train for a while longer, increase your strength, then try again?”

  Yuna let out a sigh. “I’m responsible for the Fiend applications. I don’t know how many people like you I’ve seen, who want to become Fiends. The chance of death in the Fiend trials is however very high. Generally speaking, only a few dozen in a thousand will succeed, while the total number survivors never number more than a hundred!”

  “Anji, go back and train some more. When your power rises to a new level, come again. At that time, I will definitely agree to your registration.” Yuna urged.

  “Raise my power?” The black haired youth shook his head. “I’m already a God. I have gained insights into three different profound mysteries of the Laws. But I know…if I continue to train, the amount of time it would take me to gain insight into a fourth mystery will be unthinkably long. And so what if I do gain insights? My power won’t improve greatly. Only when I become a Highgod will it improve! But that is too far away.”

  “Can it be that I will be forced to fuse with a divine spark? I am not willing. What’s more, I don’t have enough money to buy a Highgod spark.”

  The black-haired youth looked at the jade-haired woman. “Yuna, don’t stop me.”

  “Haha…”

  Suddenly, the nearby bald, black-armored man started to laugh loudly, his laughter immediately echoing throughout the quiet main hall. Many Fiends looked towards him, who turned his head to look at his friends. “Brothers, come and take a look. This little fellow managed to stay alive in two Fiend trials in a row. He truly is lucky. But now, he is going to take the trials for a third time. Haha…”

  “Oh, he survived twice in a row?” Quite a few people came over, all of whom had Fiend medallions on their chest.

  “Lucky enough to survive twice, and he wants to try again? Is he tired of living?”

  These Fiends all laughed calmly as they walked over.

  The black-haired man lowered his head, frowning. His entire body quivered slightly.

  This was an insult!

  “Yuna.” The bald, black-armored warrior laughed loudly. “This little fellow wants to die, so let him. Why urge him otherwise? Let him attend the trials and die.”

  “Shut your mouth, Crompton [Ke’lang’pu’dun]!” Yuna stared at him while barking.

  The bald, black-armored warrior was startled, and then enraged. “Yuna, how dare you speak to me in such a way!”

  “What? Can’t I?” Yuna’s chin lifted up slightly, and she stared coldly at the bald black-armored warrior. “Crompton, I insist on talking to you in such a way. What about it?”

  “Motherf*cker!” Crompton, enraged, slapped the table, staring at Yuna with a pair of utterly reddened eyes.

  Yuna was frightened, but then she summoned her courage and said strongly, “Crompton, what do you think you are doing? This is the Fiend Castle!” Yuna knew that Crompton was a fairly powerful Fiend who was at a Highgod level of power.

  “Crompton!” Instantly, some other Fiends walked over and rebuked him, “Stop making trouble.”

  These Fiends whom Crompton had called over were all Crompton’s friends.

  “Hmph.” Crompton snorted coldly, but he also knew that in Royalwing City, he couldn’t commit acts of violence. All he could do was vent.

  “Yuna, Crompton is just hot-tempered. Right, let’s get a bottle of Olay. Hurry.” A nearby man with long red hair handed the piece of azurite on the counter to Yuna, who accepted the chance to back down from this confrontation. Accepting the azurite, she withdrew a bottle of wine and handed it to them.

  At this time, the black-haired youth, Anji, said softly, “Yuna, sorry.”

  Yuna looked at him, shaking her head and smiling.

  “I know my training speed.” The black-haired youth looked at Yuna. “It took me a hundred thousand years to master these three types of profound mysteries. In the next hundred thousand years, there is no way my power will increase significantly. My remaining money is only enough to permit me to stay in Royalwing City for a few more decades only. I don’t have any more time!”

  Yuna glanced at him.

  “Fine.” In the end, Yuna acquiesced.

  “Might I ask, what are the requirements to apply to be a Fiend?” A voice rang out. Linley and the other two walked to the counter.

  Yuna glanced at him, and then immediately held her head in her hands. “Good heavens. First we have this God who failed twice but was lucky enough to survive, yet still wants to take the trials again. That was already crazy enough. Don’t tell me that we now have a Demigod who wants to participate the Fiend trials.”

  “Hey, my Boss asked you a question.” Bebe stared at her.

  Yuna looked at Bebe. She couldn’t help but feel puzzled, saying in surprise, “He…is your Boss?” Yuna could tell that Bebe was a God, while Linley was only a Demigod.

  “What, something wrong with that?” Bebe asked her in response.

  Yuna couldn’t help but be feel stunned.

  The nearby Delia laughed and continued, “Miss Yuna, can you tell us what requirements there are for the Fiend trials?”

  Yuna said, “The Fiend trials application doesn’t have any other requirements; as long as you pay ten thousand inkstones, you can participate in the trials. Once you pass, you will be a One Star Fiend. However…although there aren’t any hard and fast rules for participating in the Fiend trials…sir, I recommend you come participate after reaching the God level. The Demigod level, it is…it is too dangerous.” Looking at Linley, Yuna could only laugh awkwardly.

  Yuna spoke the truth.

  Linley understood this, because he had heard their earlier conversation.

  A thousand people participated in the trials, but only fifty three had succeeded, while less than a hundred had survived in total. This death rate was terrifying. In addition, those who participated should all have been at the God level. One could imagine how terrifyingly dangerous it was.

  Crompton had gone to another corner of the main hall with his friends to drink wine. He was currently still extremely angry.

  “Motherf*cking filthy whore!” Crompton’s heart was filled with rage, and he would occasionally glare at Yuna.

  “Huh?” Crompton suddenly paused. “Brothers, look…that brown-haired youth is just a Demigod, right?”

  The others were startled as well, all taking a closer look.”

  “Hey, it really is a Demigod.” Those people were all astonished.

  “You aren’t planning to apply for the Fiend trials now, are you?” Yuna looked at Linley’s group.

  “No rush. In a while, I’ll return.” Linley said with a calm laugh. Linley now knew how dangerous the Fiend trials were. Even if it was just for Delia and Bebe’s sakes, he couldn’t put himself in danger. In addition, he was more than halfway through gaining insights into the Profound Mysteries of the Essence of the Earth.

  Even if he only slowly completed the fusion process, it would only take a few dozen years.

  No rush.

  As Linley’s group was preparing to leave, suddenly, a voice rang out…

  “In a while? Haha…” This sound was extremely ear-piercing.

  Linley turned and saw that the leader of a group walking over was that Crompton. Crompton snickered, a contemptuous look in his eyes as he looked at Linley. “Haha, you, a Demigod, want to take the Fiend trials?” Crompton’s voice was extremely loud.

  The hundreds of people in the main hall all turned to look, and quite a few walked over.

  “A Demigod is taking the Fiend trials? Have I heard wrongly?” Some people were puzzled as to what was going on.

  “I’ve heard of Demigods wanting to take the Fiend trials, but that was something from I don’t know how many
years ago. I’ve never personally witnessed it.” A red-haired man, carrying a cup of wine, walked over.

  These people all turned to look at Linley.

  “Is it him? The one who is taking the Fiend trials?” They could tell that the only person present at the Demigod level was Linley.

  “Right, it’s this little fellow.” Crompton immediately laughed.

  Linley’s face became exceedingly ugly to behold. Delia and Bebe were also enraged.

  “Not just this little brown-haired kid. This black-haired kid. He failed twice in a row in the Fiend trials, but he was incredibly lucky and managed to survive. Now, he wants to try again.” Crompton laughed. “There are an extraordinary number of fools here today. Do they think…that with their power, they can become Fiends? What do they take Fiends for? What a joke!”

  The black-haired man was so angry, he clenched his hands into fists as he stared at Crompton.

  Linley’s face was sunken as well.

  “F*ck your mother, you bastard!” Bebe bellowed, but Linley immediately grabbed Bebe. “Bebe, don’t be rash. Don’t get angry with trash like this. It isn’t worth it!” Linley said. Linley knew that he couldn’t let Bebe commit any acts of violence; if he committed any acts of violence in Royalwing City, he would be finished.

  The face of Crompton, who had been laughing heartily, suddenly froze. He turned to look at Linley.

  “Hey, Crompton, did you hear that? That Demigod called you trash.” Some people nearby fanned the flames.

  “What did you say?” Crompton’s face was sinister.

  “You want me to say it again?” Linley had a look on his face, as though he didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. “I really didn’t expect that there were people in this world who wanted to be cursed out. Fine then, I’ll say it again. I said that you…” Linley’s face grew cold as he stared at Crompton. “Are trash!”

  “Let’s go!” Linley pulled Bebe and Delia by the hands, completely ignoring Crompton as he began heading for the outside.

  Book 14, Fiend – Chapter 15, Royalwing Fiend

  “Stop right there!” An explosive shout.

  But Linley’s group completely ignored him, continuing to move forward.

  “There are overbearing jerks everywhere. It’s best not to get involved with this sort of person.” Delia used her divine sense to speak to Linley.

  “I understand.” Linley didn’t want to keep getting involved with this Crompton either. He wanted to leave the Fiend Castle immediately.

  He wanted to leave, but the man wouldn’t let him.

  “Swish!”

  Crompton’s figure suddenly appeared in front of Linley, blocking Linley’s path.

  Linley, Delia, and Bebe all had unpleasant looks on their faces, especially Bebe. If it hadn’t been for the fact that Linley had used their spiritual link to yell at him, Bebe would have exploded already.

  “Crompton, they just called you trash. How come you aren’t doing anything about it?” The people nearby delighted in causing some chaos. While some spoke and laughed on one side, others mocked and satirized on the other, causing Crompton’s face to become even uglier.

  “These guys!” Behind the counter, Yuna felt a hint of worry.

  The nearby Fiends were either toying with their wineglasses or snickering to each other. They were all watching this like it was great sport…Crompton, within their circle of friends, actually had a rather low status. This was because Crompton had become a Highgod through fusing with a divine spark.

  Although he was a Highgod, as he had fused with a divine spark, he hadn’t fused any of the profound mysteries, and so was the weakest type of Highgod possible.

  After all these years, he remained a mere Three Star Fiend.

  Generally speaking, Highgods were capable of becoming Four Star Fiends. He was a Three Star Fiend…and this alone made him a target of mockery. Crompton was weak in power; naturally he didn’t dare to be arrogant in front of his friends. Thus, his long-suppressed anger would naturally occasionally be let loose and vented on some people weaker than him.

  Mocking the weak was something Crompton often did.

  “You called me trash!”

  Crompton stared at Linley, his eyes faintly red. His breathing was harsh and ragged, as though he was an explosively angry bull.

  His own friends mocking him was one thing, but just because he said a few words, this Demigod, this Demigod actually trash-talked him back! Of course Crompton was furious!

  “You, a Demigod, a despicable little fellow, dare to insult me.” Crompton was so furious, he wanted to attack, but as he thought of the prohibitions of Royalwing City, he remembered how terrifying those penalties were…if he were to attack, the repercussions would be beyond his ability to tolerate.

  “Enough.”

  Suddenly, the long silver-haired Fiend who had been seated in the distance said calmly, “Crompton, forget it. You acted incorrectly as well. Stop obsessing over this matter.”

  “Me, incorrectly?!” Crompton stared, pointing at Linley, then at the black-haired youth. “Look at the two of them. One is just a Demigod, while the other…he failed the Fiend trials twice, but was lucky enough to survive. This sort of spineless wimp still wants to try to take the Fiend trial. You tell me, why can’t I say a few things about them?”

  The black-haired youth, Anji, had been suppressing his anger this entire time.

  He had thought that Crompton would just say a word or two then stop. Who would have imagined that Crompton would continue nonstop, and even pointed at him while calling him a ‘spineless wimp’?

  “This is Royalwing City. What have I to fear?” The black-haired youth ground his teeth.

  “Spineless wimp?” The black-haired youth raised his head, staring at Crompton. “You called me a spineless wimp?”

  “If you aren’t a spineless wimp, who is?” Crompton didn’t give a damn about Anji, his eyes filled with disdain.

  The black-haired youth, Anji, growled in a voice that was somewhat shaking, “You call me a spineless wimp? Then I would like to ask you, if you failed the Fiend trials twice and nearly died twice, would you have the courage to participate in a third Fiend trial? Would you dare?”

  Crompton was stunned.

  Would he dare?

  He wouldn’t dare!

  “That isn’t courage, that’s idiocy.” Crompton was very unhappy with the way this black-haired youth was looking at him. “And this fellow, this idiot. He’s a Demigod, but he wants to take part in the Fiend trials.” Crompton turned to look at Linley again.

  “Bebe, Delia, let’s go.”

  Linley frowned, but he didn’t want to continue wasting time with this sort of person. He knew…that right now, Crompton had a belly full of anger, yet couldn’t attack. All he could do was vent through his words.

  “My friends, just watch. I am willing to bet that if this guy takes part in the Fiend trials, he will definitely die.” Crompton continued to talk, while the friends next to him snorted, “Why bet? If a Demigod takes part in the Fiend trials, of course he will die. Everyone knows this.”

  “Boss, one day, I will make that damn baldy pay.” Bebe said mentally.

  “Don’t pay him any mind.” Linley said calmly. Suddenly, Linley stared in shock towards the outside of the Fiend Castle. From the distant horizon, he saw several blurs flash through the sky towards the gates of the Fiend Castle, at a speed that was so fast that people would be astonished to even hear of it. The most important thing was…

  They dared to fly!

  “Flying in Royalwing City? How is it that they dare to do this?” Linley was stunned.

  After having been in Royalwing City for some time, they had seen many people in Royalwing City and many Highgods as well. However, no one dared to fly. Everyone walked on the ground. They might use some techniques to allow themselves to walk faster, but…everyone still walked on the ground.

  The four figures who flew down to the gates of the castle entered the main hall of
the Fiend Castle, one person walking in front, three people coming from behind.

  The leader had slightly curly, long golden hair. He wore a long, golden cloak. The strange thing was, his eyebrows were white, while his pupils were golden.

  White eyebrows, golden pupils!

  Just by standing there, he gave off a sort of fierce aura. After striding into the main hall of the Fiend Castle, the golden-haired middle-aged man swept everyone with his gaze. Everyone who his gaze fell across felt their souls shudder. An absolute expert!

  Crompton was facing Linley and Anji, so he naturally didn’t notice the newcomer. He was still self-delightedly chattering, “Not just this brown-haired boy; that Anji as well. If they participate in the Fiend trials, they will definitely die.”

  Many people in the Fiend Castle, however, had noticed the newcomers. Immediately, ten of them, Yuna included, immediately bowed and said respectfully, “Lord Governor!”

  Lord Governor?

  Hearing this, Linley and the other two were shocked as well.

  The laughing Crompton, hearing these words, was greatly shocked. He immediately turned. Seeing that white-eyebrowed, golden-pupiled man, he had no idea who this person was. But he had heard others call out ‘Lord Governor’.

  “My respects to the Lord Governor.” Everyone who had understood immediately bowed.

  “My respects to the Lord Governor.” Only now did Crompton understand as well, and he hurriedly bowed.

  At the same time, the eyes of these Fiends were shining. They snuck glances out of the corner of their eyes at this middle-aged man with white eyebrows and golden pupils. Was this person the legendary Governor of Royalwing City?

  The pride of the entire Royalwing City, the Seven Star Fiend, Lord Royalwing?

  Fiends were divided into seven levels. The highest level ‘Seven Star Fiends’ were, without question, amongst the most powerful experts in all of the Infernal Realm. Every single Seven Star Fiend had their own unique moniker. This one was the Royalwing Fiend; his moniker was ‘Royalwing’.