by Shian Jeen
“The portly one is called Guo Zhi, the other is Guo Fei. They are brothers and their father is Guo Shiwen, Guo Shiyuan eldest brother. He also happens to be the recognized next in line as the Guo Family’s Patriarch.” Xie Puti added.
Huwang Xiao nodded, this meant Guo Zhi and Guo Fei were Guo Tai’s elder cousin brothers. Later, when his younger sister married into the Guo Family, she would be referring to him as Eldest Uncle.
By this time, the restaurant waiter had already sent all the remaining over one hundred jugs of wine to their table.
Xie Puti laughed, “Come, have a taste of this Sapidity Wine. I can guarantee after today, you’ll be wanting to come here every day!” Xie Puti opened a jug and passed it to Huwang Xiao. Immediately, a scent of aromatic wine filled the air.
Huwang Xiao took the jug, sniffed lightly and took a sip. A piquant flavor filled his mouth as the liquid slid down his throat, so extremely smooth that he was already savoring the taste before it disappeared. Just as Xie Puti claimed, this Sapidity Wine was way better than the Beauty Allure Wine.
Not too long after, the restaurant waiter returned with some delicious side dishes for Huwang Xiao’s table. In the Sapidity Wine House, guests that bought more than three jugs of wine were served a table of good dishes free of charge.
Thus, sounds of wine cups clinking sounded continuously from Huwang Xiao’s table. The three of them drank every last drop of the one hundred and twenty-three jugs of wine.
Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti did not think too much about it. Chen Cheng’s heart, however, was bleeding at the damage.
One hundred twenty-three jugs of Sapidity Wine was equivalent to one million two hundred and thirty thousand gold coins ah!
Although Chen Cheng’s family was considered a large force in the Luo Tong Kingdom, they would be incapable of gathering so many gold coins even if they had sold all the pots and pans in their mansion.
Not long after, the trio left the restaurant, returning to the dormitory yard.
Midway there, Chen Cheng separated from them.
Back in the first yard of area ninety-eight, Huwang Xiao looked around his room carefully for the first time. The room was not big, roughly about twenty square feet. Decorating the room was a cold jade bed and some simple furniture, such as a dresser with a couple of drawers.
A cold jade bed… although cultivating on it could increase the speed of gathering spiritual energy, it no longer had the same effect for Huwang Xiao. Not to mention the cold jade bed inside his Asura Ring was many times better than this one.
After a brief tour of his room, Huwang Xiao separated from Xie Puti and took a look around Duanren Institute by himself.
Of course he would remember his most important aim when enrolling into Duanren Institute.
Number four on the Heavenly Treasure List, Absolute Soul Pearl!
For now he had the number nine, Linglong Treasure Pagoda, and the number six, God Binding Ring. If he could acquire and refine the Absolute Soul Pearl as well, his cultivation speed would increase again. He needed to speed up his cultivation to reach the Saint realm as soon as possible.
According to what Zhao Shu said, his Senior Brother Chen Tianqi probably had broken through to Saint realm Sixth Order. Even if he hadn’t reached Saint realm Sixth Order, at the very least, he stood at peak late-Saint realm Fifth Order.
Huwang Xiao ‘strolled’ about Duanren Institute for two hours, but the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring inside his body had no reaction.
By this time, the sky outside had darkened.
Instead of going back to the dorm yard, Huwang Xiao left Duanren Institute, heading towards Southern Hill Estate.
Walking to the great hall, Huwang Xiao sent the slave servant to call Zhao Shu and Fei Hou over. When both arrived, Huwang Xiao asked about the progress of Nine Tripod Commerce’s relocation and the disciples’ arrangement.
Fei Hou said he spotted a suitable courtyard, and it was not far from Southern Hill Estate. the Nine Tripod Commerce disciples that were relocated could be arranged there. But the matter was pending negotiations with the owner.
Huwang Xiao nodded.
He told Fei Hou to continue watching Yao Fei’s movements, recounting what happened at the Wind Facing Hall this morning to Fei Hou and Zhao Shu. He then reminded them to be vigilant about Yao Fei.
Hearing this, Zhao Shu snorted with disdain, “Just a skinny brat that is still wet behind the ears. Truly ridiculous! He dared to tell Sovereign to kneel before him and apologize? Not only that, but to surrender to him above all?!”
“Sovereign, should we teach that Yao Fei a memorable lesson?” Fei Hou asked.
A memorable lesson? Huwang Xiao pondered,”Is Yao Fei still searching for that black-clad old man?”
“He is, Sovereign.” Fei Hou confirmed.
“For anyone coming to investigate that person’s whereabouts, capture and kill them on the spot!” Huwang Xiao looked over at Zhao Shu as he was saying this. People that Yao Fei sent to investigate the old man’s whereabouts were all high-level Xiantian realm experts.
Of course, Huwang Xiao wouldn’t mind having the materials to refine a few more grade seven pellets. He could give them to his parents, Huwang Peng and Su Yan, if he didn’t use them for himself.
Limited by their martial spirit grade, the possibility for them to successfully break into the Xiantian realm was almost nil, but swallowing some grade seven pellets would enhance their physical condition and increase their longevity.
“Yes, Sovereign!” Zhao Shu stood up and acknowledged Huwang Xiao’s order with respect.
A short while later, both withdrew from the great hall whereas Huwang Xiao initiated the God Binding Ring and entered the ancient battlefield.
In the ancient battlefield, Huwang Xiao continued attempting to cultivate Asura Tactics and Body Metamorphosis Scripture simultaneously, then moved on to training God Binding Palm.
God Binding Palm was the heritage battle skill from the God Binding Ring. It was extremely profound, linking elemental laws of time and space. Every time Huwang Xiao trained, he gained enlightenment on a new level.
One night passed, and morning came.
Huwang Xiao exited the ancient battlefield, leaving Southern Hill Estate for Duanren Institute. After arriving, Huwang Xiao forwent classes in favor of roaming around Institute grounds.
The Duanren Institute’s grounds were enormous, divided into an inner division and outer division. Exploring the outer division alone would take Huwang Xiao eight to ten days.
Duanren Institute ran differently from Cosmic Star Academy. Here, there were neither compulsory classes nor differentiation by year.
Every day in the Boundless Hall, a teacher would be present to guide student’s cultivation. The students were free to decide their attendance.
Ten days passed quickly.
Huwang Xiao had covered every inch on the outer division yet the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and God Binding Ring inside his body stayed quiet. In other words, the Absolute Soul Pearl was not located anywhere within the outer division’s grounds.
“If it isn’t in the outer division, then it can only be in the inner division grounds?” Huwang Xiao frowned as speculated.
Students were free to come and go around the outer division grounds but the inner division was different, only an inner division student was allowed to go in.
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“Looks like I need to use Duan Ren’s connection to enter the inner division.” Huwang Xiao thought to himself.
Duanren Emperor was the founder of Duanren Institute. As Duanren Institute’s backer, this extent of authority should not pose any problem.
“I wonder if that brat Xie Puti is in the dorm.” Huwang Xiao pondered as he passed by the new student’s dormitory area. Thinking of this, he changed direction and headed to his own yard.
Entering the yard they shared, Xie Puti was nowhere to be found.
In the end, Huwang Xiao could only leave.
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r, not far from his yard, Huwang Xiao ran into Cui Li as he was walking out. As things so happened, Cui Li was walking together with Zhao Wuji.
All three were surprised as they ran into each other.
Cui Li looked ill at ease while Zhao Wuji took the initiative to walk up to Huwang Xiao with a charming smile, “I didn’t expect Young Noble Huwang to climb up a big tree that is the Xie Family. I heard Xie Puti invited you to drink Sapidity Wine, costing over a million gold!”
There was no reaction from Huwang Xiao.
“But, Young Noble Huwang’s talent is indeed worthy enough for the Xie Family to spend that high a figure to pull you over.” She broke out in a giggle as her words ended, using one slender hand to pretentiously cover half her mouth. Peals of laughter sounded as the front of her bosom tremored in surging waves.
Huwang Xiao swept an indifferent glance at Zhao Wuji, “Is there something you wanted? If not, take those big breasts of yours and scram!”
Big breasts!
Scram!
Zhao Wuji’s delicate laughter froze in the air. Her body stiffened and the charming smile on her face became warped and ugly. Huwang Xiao’s unexpected words also shocked Cui Li, turning to look at him agape. Never had she imagined such vulgarity to come from Huwang Xiao’s lips, someone that looked so elegant and refined!
Zhao Wuji’s face flushed crimson as if she was slapped, and there was an unmistakable sharp glint in her eyes. Her chest heaved up and down, she was obviously very angry.
For as long as she lived, this was the first time someone dared to speak to her in that manner to her face... to take her big breasts and scram!
“Huwang Xiao, you… !” Zhao Wuji’s eyes were spitting fire. A pressuring momentum rose, soaring skyward.
Moments before Zhao Wuji was about to lash out, a voice rang out, “Zhao Wuji, you dare to ignore Institute rules, fighting on its grounds?”
The three of them looked over and saw Xie Puti walking in their direction in slow, unhurried strides.
Slight hesitation flitted across Zhao Wuji’s face, then she turned around and glared at Huwang Xiao, “Let’s see if you’re still alive to repeat those words again to me the next time we meet!” Leaving this sentence, Zhao Wuji turned and left.
Cui Li struggled for a moment before she turned around and followed Zhao Wuji, leaving that spot. There were worried and complicated emotions on Cui Li’s face as she glanced at Huwang Xiao before disappearing from view.
Xie Puti reached Huwang Xiao’s side, laughing as he watched Zhao Wuji and Cui Li’s leaving figures. Showing Huwang Xiao a thumbs-up, he said, “You’re indeed my good brother一take your big breasts and scram! Classic, too classic!”
“Let’s go, us brothers are going for a few drinks at the Sapidity Wine House!”
Without waiting for a reply from Huwang Xiao to his invitation, he pulled Huwang Xiao towards said location.
Arriving at the Sapidity Wine House, Xie Puti ordered the servant to send all the remaining jugs of wine to them just as the last time they were there.
Because he recognized Xie Puti, the restaurant waiter did not hesitate this time around. He immediately went to take care of Xie Puti’s order, sending the remaining two hundred jugs or so of Sapidity Wine that were left for the day.
Not too long after Xie Puti and Huwang Xiao started enjoying their wine, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei once again walked into the restaurant.
The Guo Brothers walked into the establishment and the first thing they saw was Xie Puti and Huwang Xiao. The brothers were chagrined. After the last encounter, they did not expect bad luck would have them bump into Xie Puti… so soon.
Xie Puti saw the brothers walking in, he laughed in a very good mood, “Pardon me you two, I have bought the remaining Sapidity Wine for today.”
This callous remark made the Guo Brothers’ expressions turn gloomier.
“Since Brother Xie has reserved all of them, then us brothers shall come again another day.” Guo Zhi squeezed out a forceful smile and replied, then both of them turned to leave without further words.
Outside of the building, Guo Zhi’s solemn voice sounded, “Go back and send someone to investigate who that little punk together with Xie Puti is.”
“I understand, Big brother.”
A few hours later, Huwang Xiao and Xie Puti left the Sapidity Wine House in separate directions. Huwang Xiao made his way back to Southern Hill Estate.
Darkness gradually shaded the dusky amber sky.
As he ambled along a deserted street, an abrupt killing intent burst out and disappeared just as quickly. Huwang Xiao’s footsteps halted. At the same instant, he used the Phantom Shadow ability and his silhouette vanished in a flashed, avoiding the attack within a minuscule gap. A sharp cold light was seen slashing across the spot where he previously stood.
A man clad in black from head to toe showed himself.
Huwang Xiao stared at the person coldly, “Yao Fei sent you?”
The other person chose silence as his response. The man’s figure flickered as his palm once again aimed at Huwang Xiao. Sword spark’s bloomed in the night, creating a round emblem in the darkness above.
Huwang Xiao decisively transformed into his Asura Physique. Killing intent spiraled out like a hurricane as he flapped the ebony Wings of Demon, once again avoiding the other side’s attack. The Blades of Asura emerged, gripped firmly in Huwang Xiao’s palms as he slashed out.
“Tempest of Hell!”
The roar of hell reverberated throughout the darkness of night.
Two hellwind vortexes appeared out of thin air, instantaneously overwhelming the black-clad man. Startled, the man jumped back as fast as he could, his body was shrouded in a swirling black mist as a black bat emerged behind him.
A black bat with six wings and violet eyes.
Huwang Xiao recognized this martial spirit at first glance, a Violet-pupils Bat.
This was an extremely rare martial spirit with a reputation that rivaled superb talent martial spirits. According to rumors, in the blanket of the night’s darkness, this kind of Violet-pupils Bat could absorb the moon’s essence without any limitation, temporarily enhancing its battle strength which was comparable to an ordinary superb talent martial spirits’ level.
Not only that, utilizing the cover of night, its owner’s strength increased by a third!
The other side soul transformed the moment he summoned his martial spirit. After soul transforming, six stout wings sprouted from his back and his aura’s momentum rose at an astonishing rate, stopping at late-Xiantian Second Order.
“Body Dividing Technique!”
Right in front of Huwang Xiao’s eyes, the man leaped into the air and exploded into six doppelgangers who looked exactly the same as the original.
All six attacked Huwang Xiao at once, cold metal gleamed and images blurred.
Watching this scene take place, Huwang Xiao dared not underestimate the enemy.
He summoned his twin martial spirits, the Black and Blue Dragon, and soul transformed. Jumping up into the air, Huwang Xiao swung his blades, sending streaks of angry lightning. The attack, State of Abundant Lightning, spread out and covered the area. One by one, these doppelgangers exploded and vanished under the lightning attack, leaving only the original body.
But at that moment, the enemy once again displayed his Body Dividing Technique, this time splitting into twelve doppelgangers instead of six!
Twelve people combined into a sword array to attack Huwang Xiao.
Huwang Xiao watched icily as twelve people attacked him with an array. His right hand moved and struck a palm out.
“God Binding Palm!”
A myriad of golden palms flew out, piercing through the void.
The enemy’s eyes widened in sudden trepidation as the space, airflow and everything else had stopped moving wherever those golden palms passed. Following that, his twelve avatars were temporarily suspended in midair before quickly vanishing and leaving the original body out in the open.
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br /> The God Binding Palm landed on the black-clad man’s chest, inverting his body and flinging it back due to the impact.
Huwang Xiao landed gently on the street. He took slow steps as he walked up to the side of the attacker.
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“You!” Fear was evident on that man’s face as he stared at Huwang Xiao. He struggled to get up from the ground as fast as he could.
Before he made his move, he had investigated carefully and knew Huwang Xiao had broken into the Xiantian realm, and not too long ago at that. Though he defeated Xie Puti, no one really truly minded that point. Yet he who had the Violet-pupils Bat, battling during the advantageous nighttime still lost!
“Why don’t you just admit it, Yao Fei sent you?” Huwang Xiao’s cold gaze pierced through him.
In a sudden move, the black-clad man blurred away, new doppelgangers burst out from his body as he moved, creating twenty-four identical decoys. The Violet-pupils Bat spread its wings to escape.
Multiplying into twenty-four doppelgangers was his limit.
“Trying to escape?” Huwang Xiao’s expression sank. Both hands shaped into claws and tore through the void at the man.
A black mist entity swirled out from Huwang Xiao’s hands, gathering up in midair and transforming into wraith headsㅡa total of exactly twenty-four appeared. Howling wraith heads flew out, each pouncing onto the backs of the enemy’s doppelgangers.
Twenty-three out of twenty-four dissipated into wisps of smoke whereas the remaining original body plummeted from midair, issuing a hair-raising scream.
Falling to the ground, the man convulsed in pain, rolling and twisting on the ground due to the excruciating pain. The flesh of his back where the attack landed was an indistinguishable mess, a dark energy rippled beneath the open wound which formed the imprint of a wraith head. The shrieking howl of wraiths echoed endlessly in the dark street.
This was the first move of Asura Demon Claw, Laments of Thousands of Demons. Huwang Xiao might not practice it diligently, but as years went by and with his increase in strength, its attack power had increased significantly.