The Primal Fire: Book 1 of Starchild Escapes Arranged Marriage

by Fat Bread

  From all corners of the White Lotus Sword Domain, the geniuses and people of good families, as many as there were qualified to take the exam, all came to this small village which was - on the map, an inconspicuous area of the sword handle.

  Not only so, there were also many geniuses from other sword domains.

  Among all of them, three of them were above all the geniuses as the three strongest people accepted by everyone at the Sword Palace exams.

  Childe Yun He, he was the first in succession to the famous Yun He City in the White Lotus Sword Domain. He was 18-years-old, a 3rd-ranked swordsman, the master of the famous twin swords Crane Wings. He was handsome, generous, and graceful, known as the famous sword genius within ten thousand kilometers.

  When he was 16-years-old, as a 2nd-ranked swordsman, he was already able to join the Sword Palace but he didn't. Due to some unknown reason, he waited till he became a 3rd ranked swordsman. And now, he was taking part in the exam of the Sword Palace.

  Childe Si Nian, he was from the middle part of White Lotus Sword Domain, Sinian City. He was a genius with mixed blood from the Western God's Domain. He used a two-handed broadsword, which was rare in the Sky Sword God's Domain. He was a 3rd-ranked swordsman, too.

  Unlike traditional swordmen in Sky Sword God's Domain, his career was a Heavy Swordsman. He was over two metres tall, strong and powerful, and looked pretty exotic.

  The last genius came to the small village later. It was said that he was the strongest genius who came from a high-level sword domain of the Sky Sword God's Domain.

  He was Childe San Quan, a real great genius. He was a swordsman, but also a taoist priest and an alchemist. In the meanwhile, he frighteningly practiced the three to the 3rd rank at the same time.

  His strength already earned him a pre-approved quote of White Lotus Sword Palace; however, he refused the pre-approved quote to take the exam personally.

  Yun He, San Quan, and Si Nian. They appeared as three geniuses who had inherited the name of their cities. Many people exclaimed that they would create a new history for the exam of the White Lotus Sword Palace.

  Hence, they were also regarded as three hot candidates of the exam, and also had the same likes and dislikes. So, they built a small group and took the strongest one, Childe San Quan, as their leader.

  Nearly all the people here naturally thought that the first three places of the exam of the Sword Palace had been decided before it started.

  For the three geniuses, they had reached the 3rd rank at the age of 18, and they were the strongest ones amongst them. Childe San Quan had reached the 3rd rank in three different careers.

  The only question was who was the number one, two, and three among the three geniuses.

  If judging from their personal strengths, obviously as a genius who came from a high-level sword domain, Childe San Quan was the number one. However, Childe Yun He had his heirloom, the famous twin swords, the Crane Wings. And Childe Si Nian was born with superhuman strength and had the strongest attack amongst the three.

  In the end, among the three geniuses, who would be the number one in the exam which was conducted by the twin witches?

  These people came from everywhere in the White Lotus Sword Domain, and had made various bets. Everyone was expecting the start of this unusual exam of the Sword Palace.

  No one noticed that from the mountains, a ragged boy with clear eyes was walking out from the valley.

  In the bright sun, the boy's body looked more firm and concentrated compared to when he first went into the valley.

  Especially his big eyes. Inside his black pupils, you could see a vague sword spirit flying in them. It meant that he had engraved sword skills into his blood and touched the edge of the realm of Psychic Communion.

  Starting from the beginning of the star's trial, he stumbled blindly to find the rules; to his 120 deathful battles with the green hippo. Till he killed the green hippo in the real world. In just two days, the boy had experienced too much and obtained power which was already beyond his imagination.

  After practicing for several days and nights in the valley, the boy continuously overdrew himself and used the seed of the green hippo to help train himself. Now, the boy finally cleared up what he had obtained.

  And then, he naturally reached the 2nd rank.

  The understandings and experiences of Hua Huo's seed brought him to a door of a new world. It helped him understand the world in the eyes of his childhood sweetheart.

  The green hippo's seed and his experience of death 120 times, helped him overcome his limits, and obtain the perfect state of mind to stay calm even when he was facing death itself.

  The Limit Training came from Hua Huo's memories. It helped him unify his essence, energy, and spirit, reaching the limit which countless geniuses couldn't reach when they were still mortals - Psychic Communion.

  The boy who walked out of the valley, Yun Xi, indeed became stronger.

  Not only his body, but also his persistent heart. Overcoming his limit again and again brought him an incredible self-confidence.

  You could say that at the time he fought against the green hippo, he was still a newbie who just learned parts of Hua Huo's talent and still needed the help of the environment to win his battles.

  But now, he had already mastered the true key, and opened the realm of warriors. The door to a great future had been opened for him.

  Much, much later, when Yun Xi recalled his naive period, he finally understood that when he stayed in the valley to hone himself... what a great change the Limit Training brought him.

  However, at this moment, he still didn't know that his fate had been changed due to the twin witches.

  Chapter 41: The Trial Reopens

  "Mei'er, thank you."

  Holding his tiny star spirit in his arms, Yun Xi quickly moved using the skill "Quicksilver Motion" and expressed his thanks to the cute and sensible star spirit.

  It was way too difficult to do the Limit Practice in the empty valley.

  Every time he finished one turn of the Limit Practice and fell to the ground under the big tree, Mei'er would lick his ears. Her tiny body went back and forth between the valley and the stream, bringing him lifesaving water.

  Every time Yun Xi felt that he couldn't keep on, that his soul and body both had reached the limit, it was Mei'er that made him summon up his last strength, forcing him to go on.

  If the green hippo's seed supported his body in finishing the grievous Limit Practice, then Mei'er was like a lighthouse in his heart, making him see hope when he was wandering in the sea of pain.

  Now, Yun Xi was confident about the second star trial tonight.

  Yes, today was the seventh day after the first trial. The time Mei'er said that the second star trial was going to start.

  ****

  In the deep of night, Yun Xi sat on the roof of his home, looking at the starry sky.

  Around him, the small village was so lively that it almost felt unfamiliar to Yun Xi.

  One after another, bamboo houses occupied the place where families Yun Xi knew should be. The bamboo houses were very tall, the taller one was even over a hundred meters with huge banners hanging down from it.

  "Wishing that Childe Yun He, Si Nian, and San Quan pass the trial of the Sword Palace! "

  It wasn't the only banner like this. Even as Yun Xi headed back to village, he got to know the three hottest childes of the exam of the Sword Palace.

  "Isn't that too exaggerated? These childes..." Looking at the small village that was decorated with lanterns and colored hangings and bursting with happiness, Yun Xi had never seen his hometown so lively.

  "In fact, you know nothing about power..." Yun Xi reached out his small hands, feeling the light of the stars emanating from the sky.

  Unlike the last time, this time he could clearly feel the coming of the power of the stars.

  Compared to the last trial, this time, the scale of this trial increased by ten times.

  Did that mean the sta
rs thought there were ten times the amount of people that had the qualifications to enter the trial?

  If so, just let it start. Perhaps tonight would be very long. With this kind of anticipation, Yun Xi went back to his small room, counting down to the time he had to enter the world of trial.

  Ten, nine, eight, seven...

  "Eh? Did I drink too much?" Childe Yun He was drinking with several noble friends, but he suddenly felt very sleepy. He couldn't keep himself awake and lied on the table.

  "Let's drink to our heart's content tonight!"

  "Let's walk together to the west!"

  The noble childes who were drinking together with Childe Yun He were already drunk, and none of them found anything weird. They fell down one by one.

  At the same time, in another place of the small village, the other boys and girls who took part in the exam of the Sword Palace also felt very sleepy.

  "Hoo... why am I so sleepy? That's strange..." Childe Si Nian was practicing his sword skill in the yard he just bought. He yawned and put down his two-handed heavy sword.

  "The hexagrams are very auspicious and says that I should go to bed as quick as possible?" Childe San Quan was divining his luck for tomorrow and got a good prediction. He closed his eyes with satisfaction, sinking into deep meditation.

  However, this time, he fell asleep unconsciously.

  In the soft light of the stars, one after another, geniuses who came from all directions of the White Lotus Sword Domain fell asleep unconsciously.

  Half an hour later, Yun Xi's childhood sweetheart, Hua Huo, also fell asleep.

  Finally, in the encampment beside the river, the twin witches stretched themselves together.

  "It feels weird. I have a bad presentiment." Red Lotus rubbed her temples, trying to raise her spirit, but her eyes couldn't stop closing.

  "Let's sleep, sleep, my sister." White Lotus was humming a soft and relaxing tune. Just like her sister, she also had an unknown presentiment.

  However, it was a very sweet presentiment.

  "No, I can't sleep... dammit..." Red Lotus's body shook for a couple of times, then finally laid down on the ground.

  "Sister, let's have a good dream." White Lotus smiled sweetly, closing her eyes together with her sister.

  ****

  "The second trial starts now!"

  "Final Quest: The poor princess is locked up in an evil tower. Please defeat the evil stone soldier army and break into the tower to save the princess! "

  "Optional Side Quest: The brave girl is challenging the evil dragon. Go to become her partner and defeat the evil dragon!"

  "Armory opened!"

  "Gallery of Spoils opened."

  "Forging System opened!"

  A series of notification tones rang in Yun Xi's ears. It wasn't as simple as the newbie trial, this trial was more difficult, and it was the first time there was a side quest that could be chosen. There were also the new armory, gallery of spoils, and forging system added in the trial.

  Opening his eyes, Yun Xi found that he was sitting beside a bonfire in the sunset glow.

  As far as his eyes could see, there was a great tower sitting at the end of the coast.

  The dilapidated palaces were linked together by floating stone bridges, releasing an ancient aura of vicissitude.

  Obviously, the great tower was the location where the "princess" was imprisoned. Yun Xi had even expected who the princess was. After all, in the small village, only "she" could be the most glorious and beautiful princess.

  Looking to the left, there was an active volcano emitting out red clouds to the sky. He could hear a dragon's roar coming from that place and there were fierce griffins hovering above the volcano.

  That was the way leading to the hero. Since the heroine was so powerful that she was able to challenge the evil dragon, Yun Xi practically knew who she was.

  Last time, it was a single game line of the sleeping beauty, but this time there were two choices the game line of heroine and the game line of the princess in the great tower?

  The love system of the stars liked to make Yun Xi face extra-hard difficulties.

  Just like last time, the stars also gave Yun Xi the map of the trial.

  Yun Xi just took a glance, then the serried red points on the map scared him.

  Except for the green point of himself, the green point in the volcano zone, and the green point on the top of the great tower, they were all blood red points.

  "Ka La!"

  "Ka La!"

  "Ka La!"

  It seemed that Yun Xi's coming activated the switch of this trial world. The stone soldiers in different palaces all opened their eyes one by one.

  "Enemy!"

  "Invader!"

  "Find, eliminate!"

  Yun Xi hadn't yet walked away from the bonfire but he already felt that he was involved in great danger.

  Chapter 42: Stone Soldier Army

  "Ka La!"

  "Ka La!"

  "Ka La!"

  Unlike the newbie trial, Yun Xi didn't have enough time to prepare for it. After the trial started, a crowd of stone soldiers rushed out from the palace. They didn't even give him one tenth of a second to prepare.

  With such little time, Yun Xi had only roughly observed the location the palace, the height of the volcano, and the distance between the final tower and himself.

  Last was to choose weapons.

  In the newbie trial, Yun Xi could only choose the newbie iron sword.

  However, this time, he had other choices.

  The first option was an iron sword, which Yun Xi was very familiar with. It was obviously the newbie iron sword which followed him while he was killed by the green hippo for 120 times, but was finally thrown away in front of the dark forest because he had to escape from Hua Huo at that time.

  Not only this, he also obtained an armor. It was a pretty tattered cloth armor, but it was still better than nothing.

  The last one was a sizeable, soft wooden shield. They were all the initial equipment Yun Xi had found beside the bonfire in this round of the star trial.

  However, before Yun Xi decided which weapon was suitable for him, the crowd of stone soldiers had come to him!

  "Kill!"

  "Kill!"

  "Kill!"

  These stone soldiers looked human, but they treated Yun Xi like their sworn enemy, rushing forward at him.

  "Wait!"

  The newbie trial left Yun Xi a wrong impression that the bonfire area was an absolutely safe area. Before he even picked up his sword, he had been chopped down by countless weapons, and then his whole body was trampled into minced meat.

  The second trial, his death count: one.

  After killing Yun Xi, the stone soldiers walked in a circle along the bonfire, then returned to the palace with satisfaction.

  Ten seconds later, Yun Xi revived at the original place.

  "Ka La! Ka La! Ka La!" Just as the stone soldiers walked back into the first palace, they immediately behaved as if Yun Xi stirred up their hornet's nest, rushing toward him again.

  This time, Yun Xi learned his lesson. He put on the cloth armor and held the newbie iron sword in his hand. As for the shield, he hesitated for a while but did not pick it up.

  After all, Hua Huo's seed didn't teach him skills for using the shield.

  After the time of a few breaths, the stone soldiers had come for him again.

  "Come on!" Yun Xi had prepared for a cruel star trial. He stepped forward, rushing towards the dozens of stone soldiers with great courage.

  One hit. By using the Quicksilver Motion and Flying Swallow Sword he learned in the valley, Yun Xi took the lead in killing one of the stone soldiers.

  At the next moment, dozens of weapons chopped at Yun Xi's body.

  Three seconds later, another pool of blood stains appeared on the ground.

  Ten seconds later, Yun Xi revived at the bonfire again. He helplessly looked at the stone soldier army rushing at him from the distance again.

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bsp; Oh no, this wasn't what he expected!

  To fight one on one was completely unlike fighting against many!

  Even Hua Huo hadn't had the opportunity to fight against over thirty enemies. Moreover, they were not some weaklings, but elite warriors.