The Wish of the Dragon

Chapter 108:

It took Jasmine and Xun'er a long while to regain their bearings... It can't be helped...

They never thought their benefactor is someone with that kind of status... His status, according to the Phoenix who now goes by the name Xiaotao said is higher and more divine than any God in this world...

Perhaps only the <Ancestral God> herself could rival his divinity and status...

When they felt unsure of how they should treat him from now on, Issei told them to treat him just like usual.

"Like I said... Does it really matter who I am to you? Just treat me normally. There's no need to be overly formal with me... I'm not someone who's fond of formal stuff like that since just like you both, I once was a normal human being and also a commoner at the same time..."

They are taken aback hearing little bits of his past but soon accepted it...

Naru and Zin didn't participate in their conversation since for them, Issei is their only King. They don't really care about his past. They just stood respectfully behind him.

Naru has long, flowing black hair scattered over her shoulders. She has an extremely well-developed figure. An imposing bosom and wide hips easy for childbearing. There's not a single ounce of fat that could be found on her flawless body.

Her facial expression is very indifferent giving off a kind of chill rising from the heart, pure cold, a pair of ruby-red eyes that don't possess a shred of pity nor hesitation. Her gaze only softened when she's looking at Issei.

Her dark outfit is quite skimpy that only covers her private parts while showing a lot of skin especially on the area of her stomach and hips. But it's a given since she's a Dragon, her skin(scale) is her strongest armor.

Her "clothes" only serve as decoration as to blend in with the normal rural area... Although that will obviously won't work since her beauty will attract a lot of attention and the way she dresses is also quite troubling...

If it wasn't for Issei giving design for the Ninja outfit from his world then her outfit probably looks more skimpy than now...

Of course, the outfit she's wearing is made out of her own scales.

Zin, on the other hand, possesses long silverish gray hair and azure eyes. She is described as being extremely beautiful, to the point that every man who looks at her, would have their heart skip a beat.

Her voluptuous body that doesn't lose against Naru will also instill lust to whoever saw them. Her expression seems quite strict and unforgiving. She will slay whoever stands in her King's way without hesitation.

Just like Naru, Zin's outfit is quite skimpy in its own way. While Naru is based on the Ninja uniform from Issei's original world, Zin's outfit is based on a Samurai uniform...

Both of them stand behind Issei along with Xiaotao. 3 absolute beauty standing behind Issei ready to serve him in any way possible... If any normal man were to saw this scene then they would be crying tears of blood feeling extremely envious of him...

Jasmine pouts a little while comparing her figure with them... But when she looks at her own mother's figure, there's a glimmer of hope that flashes through her eyes.

Xun'er herself is quite well-endowed, so in the near future, her figure will also become just like her mother... Right...? Right...? Important things need to be asked twice...

Bai'er silently watched Issei. Ever since he had appeared, her gaze had not left him. It was not the gaze of a person that seemed to be observing a stranger. It was a gaze that seemed as though the girl was looking at someone that meant the entire world to her.

Issei who realizes her gaze smiled gently at her and stroked her hair once again.

Bai'er squinted her eyes in happiness feeling his touch but then she remembered something.

She lifted up her small hands, and quietly manipulating a small orb of black light.

That orb of light was so pitch black that it defied common sense. It looked as if it were the black hole that legends told of, the one that appeared at the center of the universe.

Xun'er and Jasmine who saw this small bead were taken by surprise yet again... Because it is clearly the <Darkness Seed> of the Heretic God!

"Hmm, I'm not the one who you should give it to, Bai'er... But thank you." Issei used his profound energy to throw the <Darkness Seed> towards the dumbfounded Xun'er.

Xun'er caught the seed with her hands at she somehow felt loss... Why is it collecting these <Seed> seems so easy? In but a single day, they have found 2 seed already...

The feelings are a bit too surreal that Xun'er started doubting the whole situation. Is it really this easy to collect all these seeds? They have already found 3 seeds so far... Only 2 seed left... Even one year has not passed but here they are already found 3 of the seed...

No... It's only because of him... If it wasn't for him then even if Xun'er spent a hundred years searching for these seeds she won't be able to collect them all in this short amount of time...

Perhaps the <Fire Seed> is easier to find but to locate the <Water Seed> and especially the <Darkness Seed>. Who would expect their location? One of them was inside a Tyrant profound beast belly while the other one is at this mysterious place...

Xun'er sighed to herself thinking about all of this... It seems that like it or not she can only repay all of Issei's benevolence using her life... Even the Heretic God told her to serve him as her Master.

Not like she's against the idea though...

"...Heheh, it looks like my debt towards you at this point is already immeasurable isn't it, Ise? In the future, just tell me straight away if you need something from me... You can ask "anything" of me..." Xun'er smiled teasingly at Issei.

"Mm, I will hold on to your words... Maybe in the future I will need your help with something. Just be prepared when that time comes" Issei said without a care. He missed the underlying teasing words from her.

"You must be joking... Someone like you won't need help from someone as weak as me... Even my daughter is stronger than me." Xun'er responded back and felt a little disappointed that he doesn't catch on with her teasing.

"Maybe in the past, mother... But right now your future is way brighter than mine." Jasmine retorted lightly from the side. She also doesn't realize anything weird from what her mother just said...

But she's not feeling jealous of her mother... She felt happy for her if anything.

After all, Xun'er and her little sister that's still in the upper realm are the only families she has. That bastard of a man is not counted as a family member by her...

Xun'er then swallowed the <Darkness Seed>...

Boom!!!

An exceptionally dense dark aura that surrounded and permeated Xun'er's body suddenly surged from within her body.

She felt her connection with the Darkness energy is becoming more pronounced... She felt her entire profound veins are overflowing with Darkness energy.

At the same time, after every sliver of darkness fused with her profound veins, massive tidal waves of energy surged within those very profound veins This energy was foreign, yet unbelievably strong. Xun'er opened her eyes, much to Jasmine's surprise, Xun'er previously white sclera turned black and her red pupil turned deeper in color.

Her black rabbit ears that were very soft to the touch hardened ever so slightly taking shape of a pair of beautiful black dragon horns that give off a red and blue hue... It appears this is caused by the Fire and Water element she possesses circulating within her body.

But these transformations only happened for a short amount of time... Before long her horns changed it shapes into rabbit ears once again...

Although it was only for a short moment, Xun'er clearly becomes a True Dragon just now... Zin and Naru also realize this...

She had clearly felt the darkness seed fuse with her profound veins and was definitely experiencing her own profound strength increase at an alarming rate...

Her cultivation realm immediately shoots up into the peak of the <Tyrant Profound Realm> from the 1st level...

The profound aura within her body subsided and her profound veins became silent. A dense profound aura began to calmly circulate within them as though they were layers of nebula.

All the weird changes stopped, and Xun'er's entire body became calm. She inspected her own profound veins the profound veins that had originally been scarlet and blue now had an additional region within them, and it is black.

The black region was at the center of the profound veins and nearly took up half of the space within them. In the space around the black region, the two colors of scarlet and blue coexisted as though they were stars surrounded the moon that was the black region.

"So... How do you feel after absorbing the <Darkness Seed>?" Issei asked her seeing that she has finished her absorption.

"...To be honest... I don't feel that much change... I mean, I do feel some changes here and there but it's not that too discernable... It's as if... As if my body has already started comprehending the <Darkness> energy even before I swallowed the <Darkness Seed>..." Xun'er confusedly answered.

"That's quite normal..." Issei nodded calmly seeing that everything is as he suspected.

"What do you mean, Ise?"

"Do you remember what I did to you when we first met? What I fused with your corroded soul parts?"

"...I do... Do you mean...?" Xun'er gasped lightly remembering about what happened back then.

"Yes, I already mixed some <Darkness/Yin> spirit into your body so it's normal that you don't feel many changes with your body when you swallowed the <Darkness Seed> just now... By absorbing the <Darkness Seed>, you just hasten the process of your mastery over the <Darkness> element. If you're given enough time then sooner or later you would automatically comprehend it." Issei explained to her.

"No wonder..." Xun'er nodded understandingly.

She's not that confused anymore now that she knows about his true identity... Even Jasmine felt the same.

"So, what do you mean when you said you're a True GodKing, Ise? Do you mean your true cultivation realm is at the <True God Realm>? But that can't be it since she said you're at least the same rank as the <Ancestral God>..." Jasmine curiously asked Issei.

"I don't know how strong this <Ancestral God> you've told me about but let's just say I'm about the same rank as her to keep it simple since you said that she's the strongest God ever existed... My world power realm is quite different from this world... We don't have profound energy or profound cultivator there. We mainly use <Mana>." Issei then proceeded to demonstrate some of his magic skills.

Jasmine and Xun'er were surprised seeing that these attacks of his don't contain any profound energy... No wonder they can't feel anything from his attack they thought to themselves...

Unless it's when he really utilized the profound energy then they can't really tell...

"Then... What about her? Who is she?" Jasmine looked at Bai'er.

"Hmm... Sadly, I also don't know about her true identity since she herself doesn't remember... Her current form you're seeing right now is only her Soul body." Issei spoke while gently rubbing Bai'er head.

"What? Soul Body?" Jasmine said in surprise then she floated beside Bai'er and tried touching her hand but Jasmine's hand passes right through it...

"It's true..." Jasmine said feeling a little surprised...

<Soul Body> is a "body" that's more astral than a Spiritual body. When a person's spiritual body is destroyed, only then their soul body is exposed.

A spiritual body can still enable the person to touch and feel but Soul body is purely made out of that person's soul... If it were to be destroyed/killed then they won't be able to reincarnate.

At least this is what the people in this world believe... But the truth is, its wrong.

A <Soul> can only truly be destroyed by someone who can access that person's <Soul Essence> which is the "root" that defines that person's existence.

Only Semiramis and Issei is able to do this.

Nyarlathotep is a special existence since what she does is not directly interact with a person's <Soul Essence> rather she used her <Chaos> to do the work for her. But that can only happen if she were to consume that person's soul or in that case, their entire being, body and soul alike...

If not then she can't truly destroy that person's <Soul Essence>.

Nyarlathotep ate quite a few Death God in the past but she never ate a True Death God like Semiramis. Because just like her, a True God of Chaos. There can only be 1 True Death God...

Not really surprising since they never really cross path before... Semiramis knows that she couldn't really kill or defeat Nyarlathotep so she just avoids meeting her altogether...

You could say that Issei is the biggest anomaly of them all since he can control both <Death> and <Chaos> at the same time...

"...Wait, if she's a <Soul Body>... Then how come you can touch her physically?!" Jasmine finally realized that Issei is able to touch Bai'er quite normally.

"That's one of my divinity at work." Issei calmly answered.

"You have more than one divinity? I thought a God can only possess one divinity..." Jasmine said in disbelief.

She herself, for example, her divinity related to the <Star>. Sure she's not a God but you could say that she's a Demi-God by now since her real cultivation realm is at the <Divine Master Realm>.

Cultivators who made their way into the <Divine Extinction Realm> can be considered half step into True God but there has never been a record of someone breaking through to the <Divine Extinction Realm> until now, needless to say reaching the <True God Realm>... The era of the Gods has already ended a long time ago so there was never a single person able to reach the <True God Realm> anymore...

"That is why Master is titled as the True GodKing." Xiaotao lightly said from behind Issei as a matter of fact.

There's a deep reverence that can be found in her eyes when she looks at Issei.

Jasmine then looks at Issei speechlessly...

"...Be that as it may... Won't it be dangerous for her if she's carelessly exposed to others?" Jasmine pointed at Bai'er.

Sure physical contact can't really touch Bai'er who's only a <Soul Body> but if someone used their profound energy then they "might" just harm her... "Might" because it's not possible to touch a soul body for those below the <Sovereign Profound Realm>.

"No need to worry. I've already bound Bai'er soul with mine... She can only truly die if I die." Issei said nonchalantly.

What Issei did is similar to what Forzelotte did to him in the past. Or perhaps, his bond with the Kalars is more of an appropriate example? Close enough.

Bai'er won't ever die unless Issei died which is impossible to happen...

"You what!?" Jasmine shouted in shock.

"Oh my..." Xun'er covered her mouth in surprise.

Xiaotao, Zin, and Naru look at Bai'er feeling a little bit jealous... They're not jealous because she can't die now with Issei's protection but they're jealous because her soul is connected with their King/Master's...

Issei only shrugged at them.

Only after a little bit of explaining that they finally understand what Issei meant... Jasmine sighed in relief, but she's feeling a little jealous as well while Xun'er eyes started to glow even brighter when she looks at Issei.

What a compassionate man... She thought to herself feeling a little lovestruck at Issei. If only he can do the same with her daughter then she can live her life without worrying about her daughter's safety...

...

Issei picked Bai'er up in his arms while she hugged Issei's neck tightly with a joyful thin smile on her face. Her once astral looking body doesn't look that see-through anymore and only if someone tried to touch her directly that they will realize that she doesn't have a physical body...

She looks just like a normal girl if it wasn't for her eyes... Her body also doesn't give a white glow anymore for that matter.

People who saw Issei and Bai'er together won't be surprised if they're brother and sister or perhaps father and daughter even... But since Issei looks so young, people will always think of them as brother and sister most of the time.

People who saw Bai'er will think that she will grow into a beauty that can overturn even the heaven itself just like her brother... If they are able to see Issei's face that is...

"Then, shall we leave this place?" Issei asked her gently to which Bai'er responded with a happy nod.

It seems like she would need a little bit more time before she can speak normally... There's no <Chaos> energy left inside her body so she should be fine, Issei thought to himself.

Issei has already given Jasmine and Xun'er 2 stalk of Udambara flower while he kept the rest inside the <GoB> since they're Bai'er only companion when she's all alone in this place.

He created a special area influenced by the <Yin & Yang Orb> inside the <GoB>.

"Hmph... He is really a lolicon!" Jasmine pouted seeing their warm interaction.

Xun'er smiled wryly at her daughter. It seems that her daughter can't be honest with herself...

Xiaotao's group already went back inside the <GoB>.

Jasmine and Xun'er then also returned to the <Sky Poison Pearl>.

Issei then took off from the Cloud End's Cliff Abyss...

But the moment he got out from the abyss, the charm he gave to Su Ling'er before started giving a signal.

Issei narrowed his eyes dangerously since it seems that he needed to pay this Grandwake Clan a visit... He can freely create a spatial opening to this place if he wanted to in the future so he's not really in a hurry but since someone wanted to die early then he will grant their wish.

While still holding onto Bai'er tiny body, he opened a spatial rift towards the charm location... Then the area went eerily silent once again...

...

<Grandwake Clan> is situated at the bottom of the <Grandwake Mountain> in the <Supwake Country> of the <Azure Cloud Continent>. In the East of the Supwake Country's river, the Grandwake Clan is the number one sect, as well as the biggest power. Their power is higher than New Moon City's Xiao Sect's Branch Sect but not as strong as the Major Sects from the Blue Wind Empire.

There were already many people gathered to the brim in front of Grandwake Clan's Conference Hall. On one side were Grandwake Clan's leaders and a group of disciples headed by Su Hengshan and behind him stood Su Ling'er shivering in fear. Su Hengshan had a pair of angry eyes. Across from them stood a group of three hundred men in black.

Under the escort of the men in black were over ten middle-aged people dressed in different attire. There was also an elder with a swagger, who was sitting in a rattan chair that seemed to come out of nowhere. His eyes were half-closed and he was unrestrained like an old deity with a proud attitude that didn't put anyone else in his eyes.

"Su Hengyue! I always respected you as my second brother. Even though you had opposed me when we were fighting for the position of Clan Master in the past, I still put the matter behind me and never mentioned it! These past years, the clan's resources were all prioritized for you! I can understand that you want our late ancestor's treasure as well, but you actually unhesitantly collaborated with Blackwood Stronghold and made these ambitious moves! How can you face our deceased father, how can you face our Grandwake Clan's ancestors!"

Su Hengshan's face was brimming with anger and his gaze shifted to another person: "And you! Li Yunji, when you met certain doom back then and your life was hanging by a thread, who was it that saved you? And who was it that gave you over ten years of peace? Is this how you repay my father and my Grandwake Clan's kindness?"

The middle-aged man, Li Yunji, who was pointed out by Su Hengshan took a slight step back and an unnatural expression flashed on his face. But he immediately answered with a cold snort: "The late Clan Master's kindness will naturally always be kept in my heart! It's also because of the late Clan Master's great favor, that I could not bear to see Grandwake Clan get destroyed in your hands! Resign as Clan Master and hand over the treasure key! If not for your obstinate behaviors, Grandwake Clan would have already had a shockingly powerful expert a long time ago! Grandwake Clan would have leaped to become a peak sect! And not the completely fruitless one like it is now!"

"Hehe, everything Yunji said is true." Su Hengyue said while laughing: "Our late father handing over the position of Clan Master to you, was really the greatest mistake of his life! If you handed over the treasure key sooner and collaborated with Blackwood Stronghold, everything east of the river would have been ours a long time ago! Your stubbornness only burdened the entire Grandwake Clan!" He looked towards the elder who sat there and grimly smiled: "Even the elders who never questioned you about being Clan Master could not stand by idly and watch you any longer! Just obediently hand over the Clan Master position. Be at ease and just become a teaching elder! The position of Clan Master doesn't suit you at all!"

"Load of bullshit!" Su Hengshan angrily laughed: "Blackwood Stronghold's behaviors were always despicable. They have an extremely poor reputation outside and had also always coveted our Grandwake Mountain resources. If we collaborated with Blackwood Stronghold, we would be working with the tiger and destroy our Grandwake Clan's hundreds of years of clean reputation! As for our clan's treasure, our late ancestors clearly explained that we could only take it out when an extremely stunning talent, who is able to shock the world, appeared in our clan, otherwise, we'd be recklessly wasting it and pointlessly destroying our clan's greatest opportunity! If I took it out right now, that would be the real disgrace towards our ancestors."

"Clan Master Su's words are too harsh to listen to." A middle-aged man in black slowly walked forward: "Our Blackwood Stronghold genuinely and sincerely wants to cooperate with the Grandwake Clan. You give me medicine and precious stones, and I'll give you divine weapons. It's profitable for both sides. By comparison, Brother Hengyue's knowledge and insight are much more powerful than yours. It's no wonder that your Grandwake Clan has stagnated and become lifeless during these past years."

"Heimu Qingya!" Su Hengshan's anger directed towards the black attired man who had just spoken: "You despicable little man! I still haven't repaid you regarding the matter that you intended to seize my daughter this morning, yet you still had the guts to personally come yourself! As the mighty Hold Master of Blackwood Stronghold, you had unexpectedly let your disciples take action on a little twelve-year-old girl. Are you really worthy of your title as the Blackwood Stronghold's Hold Master?!"

"Heheh!" Heimu Qingya wasn't the least bit resentful when being cursed in rage by Su Hengshan: "Clan Master Su, it's a misunderstanding. This Hold Master only wanted to invite your daughter as a very important guest. The word "seize" isn't very appropriate."

Su Ling'er who's standing behind Su Hengshan cowered in fear seeing the way Heimu Qingya looks at her.

"Really?" Su Hengshan clenched both his fists. He wasn't a person who got angry very easily, but the people of Blackwood Stronghold taking action against Su Ling'er touched his absolute bottom line. He coldly said: "Heimu Qingya, I know how you are. If you don't give me an explanation after we sort out our clan's matters today, then don't even think about leaving alive!"

Heimu Qingya grinned and smiled, but didn't say anything as he took two steps back. Both his hands were over his chest in a leisure posture... That's right, he was here to passively watch the great battle within the clan. No matter what the outcome was, it was all favorable.

The elder who had continuously sat upright in place opened his eyes and heedlessly said: "Hengshan, I don't care who succeeds the position of Clan Master. I won't make trouble for you if you aren't willing to collaborate with Blackwood Stronghold either, but the key to the clan's greatest treasure must be taken out today!"

The speech from Grandwake Clan's most senior elder naturally contained an extraordinary influence. Su Hengshan's expression suddenly transformed and then unhesitantly said: "Absolutely impossible!"

The mood at the scene became increasingly tense. Grandwake Clan's disciples all rushed over, as more and more people filled the scene. If they were only facing Blackwood Stronghold, they could unanimously confront them, but Blackwood Stronghold had the attitude of spectators. The two sides who had mutual hostility were all people of the Grandwake Clan... Only, the other side was a person who had left not long ago, who then entered the Blackwood Stronghold!

In the region east of Supwake's river, Grandwake Clan and Blackwood Stronghold were the two most powerful sects. Behind Grandwake Clan was Grandwake Mountain, medicine, as well as countless precious minerals and resources. Blackwood Stronghold was situated in the Blackwood Mountain Range and had huge amounts of metal and strange stones as their resource.

The natural resources of the two sects really complemented each other, and Blackwood Stronghold had always wanted to collaborate with the Grandwake Clan many times for the purpose of sharing their resources, but Blackwood Stronghold's actions were despicable and they also had a horrible reputation. Although the elders of the Grandwake Clan wanted to collaborate with them for the most part, the successive Clan Masters all disagreed profusely.

Until Su Hengshan's generation, Blackwood Stronghold, which was originally more than a half level lower, suddenly had an explosive development and quietly reached the point where they could fight on even terms with the Grandwake Clan. This also made the elders want to support Blackwood Stronghold. The people in favor of ruling the river east by force nowadays increased up to the point where it had exceeded more than half, and gradually increased the pressure on Su Hengshan every day.

But these weren't the main reason for the confrontation today. The real reason was an item that the late ancestors of Grandwake Clan had left behind, the clan's mystical treasure!

From a place called the "Southern Border Holy Land", a late elder of the Grandwake Clan obtained a valuable treasure, rumored to be at the "sacred object" grade!

After a couple more rounds of debate, Heimu Qingya felt impatient with the whole farce.

"Enough talk, you will give the key for the treasure or not, Clan Master Su?" He walked forward along with his men encircling the father and daughter duo.

"Qingya old bastard, you dare!" Su Hengshan shouted in anger.

"Why wouldn't I dare? Your own brother is supporting me, hahaha!" Heimu Qingya laughed out loud and what he said is true.

Su Hengyue and his men also encircled them both.

Su Hengshan loyal sect members have already apprehended by them all... They are clearly outnumbered.

"Don't make this harder than it is, Su Hengshan. And you don't need to worry about Ling'er... I'm sure we can make use of her for later. Who knows, perhaps we can marry her off when she grows up to other bigger sects to gain benefits for the sect." Su Hengyue grinned evilly.

"She is your own niece, you bastard!" Su Hengshan shouted once again.

"That's why I won't let harm come to her."

"You think what you're planning to do to her is not harming her!?"

Su Hengyue only smirked mockingly at him.

He has long forgotten about their familial bond.

He had opposed Su Hengshan, fighting for the position of the late Clan Master.

For many years, he monopolized the Grandwake Clan's resources for selfish purposes and practices detrimental to the clan. He sought the late ancestors' treasures as well and collaborated with Blackwood Stronghold, their clan enemy.

"Su Hengshan, if you took out the clan's most valuable treasure a bit earlier, then my son Haoyu would have soared into the skies a long time ago, and in less than ten years, he would have taken our Grandwake Clan to a height that we could only dream of right now!" Su Hengshan callously laughed and said: "Don't believe that we don't know what you're thinking. You're envious of my son's natural talents and want to personally consume our clan's treasure. Heh, people being selfish and envious is completely normal. However, you want the entire Grandwake Clan to be dragged by you. As one of Grandwake Clan's elders, I'll never agree to that!"

"Bullshit!" Su Hengshan angrily roared.

Su Hengshan turned his gaze back towards Heimu Qingya, anger instantly spread throughout his face. "Heimu Qingya! You little man! I have long known of your despicable name, however, I never expected that you could actually be despicable and shameless to this extent! Our Grandwake Clan fame being on par with your Blackwood Stronghold in these recent years are basically a huge humiliation!"

Su Hengshan then switched his gaze again, looked towards Su Wangji, and said. "Grand Elder, are you really going to let this whole farce be?!"

Su Hengshan thought that their clan Grand Elder would do something but all he got is a nonchalant answer: "Just give the treasure up, Hengshan. What Hengyue said makes total sense... Su Ling'er is not that talented anyway and we can indeed make use of her by sending her off for marriage to other big sects/clans... Hengyue's son, Haoyu is a genius that's hard to come by even in a hundred years. He is only twenty years of age, yet he has already stepped into the eighth level of the <Spirit Profound Realm>. In the Country of Supwake, he could already live up to the word "world-shaking". It seems to me that Haoyu definitely has the qualification to use our clan's most valuable treasure. I can guarantee that in the following century, it is practically impossible for a disciple with greater talents than Haoyu to appear within the Grandwake Clan."

All of Su Wangji's words were clearly biased towards Su Hengyue's side, but these words were irrefutable. He stared toward Su Hengshan and quietly said: "This year, Haoyu is twenty years old. He is not young anymore. If he grew up a bit more, using the clan's most valuable treasure would naturally be much less effective.

Hengshan, if you still obstinately do not understand, and is willing to die guarding the clan's most valuable treasure before releasing it, then what if a so-called "world-shaking" genius never emerges within our Grandwake Clan, will the clan's treasure be forever sealed? Our clan could have soared into the sky a long time ago but had been stagnant for a long time because of this. If the day comes that our clan encounters a calamity, using the clan's most valuable treasure at that time, would be far too late!"

The harder Su Hengshan tried to restrain his eyebrows, the tighter it became... if Su Hengyue was a dutiful elder and Su Haoyu had a kind-hearted nature, then if enough people recommended him to offer out the clan's treasure, even if Su Hengshan felt that it was somewhat inappropriate, he wouldn't be so determined like this. Since Su Hengyue's line made these series of actions for the sake of obtaining the clan's most valuable treasure, this matter was completely uncompromisable!!

Him enticing the clan could be forgiven. But to pressure them by using the strength of the Blackwood Stronghold was essentially an action that betrayed the clan!!

To these avaricious and unscrupulous people, even if he were to die, he would never agree on giving the clan's treasure!

Now Su Hengshan knows that he's basically alone in this case... His position as a clan master is in danger and his beloved daughter is also in danger...

Is there really no hope for them both?

Su Ling'er who's feeling extremely afraid unconsciously clenched the protective charm in her hands and accidentally channeled a bit of her profound energy into it.

*Woosh!* *Zzzt!*

Immediately, there's a golden barrier covering Su Hengshan and Su Ling'er as the center. At the same time the barrier activated, there's a thin crimson light that shoots out into the horizon... Less than 1 second, the light already disappeared from their view.

All of them who's present there becomes astonished seeing this golden barrier.

"What's this!?" Su Hengyue screamed in surprise.

"...It's a protective barrier?" Su Wangji inspected the barrier and said astonishingly since he can sense that this barrier is extremely powerful and even if there's 100 of him here, they still won't be able to put a dent on this barrier, much less breaking it...

Heimu Qingya and the others who heard this becomes angry.

"You think you can hide behind this measly barrier!?"

They started attacking the barrier with their strongest attack immediately but to no avail...

"...Heh! Even if we can't break this barrier we can just wait for you to come out of your turtle shell!" After a couple of attempts, they finally give up their assault on the barrier.

"Just see how we will handle you both... We won't kill you though so don't worry... At most, we will cripple you! And as for your daughter... Hahahaha!" They laughed maniacally.

"You damn devil! Do you still see yourself as her uncle!?"

"Heh! save me your speech, Su Hengshan... What's matter the most in this world is strength! Familial bond is not worth a single coin!" Su Hengyue sneered at him.

While most of them laughing unscrupulously. Su Wangji who's the most level headed amongst them started feeling uneasy with the whole situation...

Just before this they basically already grasped what they want in their hands but with this newly emerged barrier at hand... He's not so sure anymore...

This is the first time he saw this kind of barrier... He has never seen any sort of barrier that comes close as this one!

Just when they all still laughing or mocking both father and daughter who's inside the barrier, they saw 2 white figure floating down right next to them...

One figure is an extremely handsome man that shouldn't exist in this mortal world while the second one is a small girl that's no bigger than Su Ling'er but her facial feature is only second to the young man who's currently holding her.

(AN: You can find Bai'er image on my patre on page).

They felt stupefied seeing them both but soon they started feeling some uneasiness gripping their heart... Just when and where did these newcomers appear from?! They never saw them arrive here and it seems that they just appeared out of thin air!

There are at least a hundred pairs of eyes on the scene but not a single one capable of answering their question...

The more they think about the whole thing the more uneasy they become. Especially for Su Wangji who's basically the strongest cultivator amongst them.

He can't sense this young man cultivation realm at all... Perhaps he's just a normal mortal? Bullshit!

No normal mortal would suddenly appear out of nowhere and they all clearly saw him floated down from the sky just now!

Then that means this young man is at the very least is at the <Sky Profound Realm> but why can't he, Su Wangji who's half-step throne can't sense his cultivation realm!?

Su Hengshan and Su Ling'er who saw these newcomers become pleasantly surprised.

"Big brother Ise!" Su Ling'er shouted feeling extremely happy. She immediately latched on to his leg the moment Issei landed on the ground like she just found her lifeboat in a stormy sea...

Su Hengshan breathed a sigh of relief now that Issei is here.

"Hello, Ling'er. Big brother has come to visit you as promised." Issei smiled gently at her while patting her head to which she sniffled feeling joyful that he's here with them.

Her fear instantly disappeared the moment she laid her eyes on Issei's figure. But there are tears at the corner of her eyes and she kept sniffling while holding Issei's clothes tightly.

"Did someone bullied you again, Ling'er? What makes you so sad? Did these people bully you?" Issei asked her gently but then his eyes narrowed dangerously at Heimu Qingya and Su Hengyue's group.

They shuddered greatly sensing Issei's gaze on them. It felt like they're being gazed by Death itself!

They felt like if they were to make any sudden move then their lives will be forfeited.

They were threatening Su Ling'er but now they're hoping that she will deny Issei's question which practically impossible to happen unless Su Ling'er has no brain...

"G-G-Greetings, your excellency... The whole situation is just a misunderstanding between family members. There's no nee-"

"Silence"

Su Wangji tried to speak but Issei doesn't let him finish his words.

"Misunderstanding? Do you take me for a fool?" Issei spoke calmly but Su Wanji has his tongue tied feeling an indescribable pressure weighing down on him...

He broke into a cold sweat not daring to look at Issei anymore.

"Cripple them, was it?" Issei repeated what they just said.

Everyone who was against Su Hengshan felt their whole body went cold the moment they heard Issei's words.

Before Heimu Qingya and his men had the chance to say anything else, they felt something froze within their bodies... And before long they can feel their profound veins started to break apart from inside out!

It is so painful that they wanted to scream out loud but to their horror, they couldn't utter a single word! They can only suffer in silence!

Their entire eyes are bloodshot and they wish they could just bite their tongue to kill themselves but they couldn't move a single muscle... The only thing that's visible is their trembling bodies...

Some even started spasming on the spot and fainted while standing still...

Everyone who's not inflicted by this abnormality is feeling shocked since they can tell that they're now a cripple! They can sense their profound energy leaving their bodies little by little...

Heimu Qingya's cultivation went down at a rapid pace... <Sky Profound Realm>... <Spirit Profound Realm>... <Elementary Profound Realm>... Until it's non-existent...

For cultivators like them, what Issei just did is the same as killing them outright... Without their cultivation, they will become extremely weak, even weaker than your normal mortal and it won't be long before they lose their lives...

Whether it's by suicide because they don't have the will to live anymore or because their lifespan caught on to them... Heimu Qingya, for example, is already more than 60 years old in age... It won't be long before he died of old age...

Even now his hair started to turn gray just like that of an elderly man...

Su Hengyue's group started trembling even greater seeing that their accomplices are going "down" one by one. The only reason Issei doesn't kill them outright is because they're in the presence of Su Ling'er and Bai'er...

If not then Issei won't waste his time crippling them and he will just kill them on the spot and be done with it.

He also prevents them from screaming out loud...

Su Hengyue's group survived only because he's related with Su Ling'er but that doesn't mean that Issei will let him scot-free just like that... He will let Su Hengshan judge them accordingly.

"Now, Ling'er. Why don't you go play with Bai'er... Big brother and your father need to have a talk with these... Bullies" Issei turned his attention towards Su Ling'er back and put Bai'er down to the ground.

"Waaah... She's so pretty!" Su Ling'er who saw Bai'er for the first time becomes amazed by Bai'er. She doesn't see her when Issei just arrived since she was too afraid.

Bai'er only silently gazes at Su Ling'er.

"Bai'er can't really talk because of some... Personal reasons. But don't let that stop you from playing together with her, okay?" Issei pat both of their heads.

Issei channeled a little bit of his aura so Su Ling'er will be able to touch Bai'er physically.

"Oh... Un! Ling'er will protect little sister Bai'er!" Su Ling'er smiled joyfully forgetting her previous fear altogether.

"Let's go little sister Bai'er! I will take you to a fun place to play!" Ling'er grasped Bai'er hand excitedly and Bai'er let Ling'er pulled her along.

Bai'er height difference from Ling'er is only a few millimeters short and from the outsider's eyes, Su Ling'er indeed seems to be the older one.

Bai'er takes one last look at Issei and he smiled encouragingly at her.

"...Naru, go protect them both from the shadow." Issei muttered in a low voice towards nowhere in particular while gazing at the excited Su Ling'er that's currently holding Bai'er's hand.

Naru appeared behind Issei and in a kneeling position, she answered "As you command." in a clear voice.

Then she disappeared from the spot just like how she appeared from thin air once again...

They all felt shocked once again seeing another person appearing out of thin air... They can't appreciate her beauty since they're in too much fear right now.

Su Hengshan was worried leaving them alone but after hearing what Issei just said he finally felt at ease...

"Now then..." Issei returned his gaze back to the rest of the assailants.

"How will you handle them, Senior Su?" Issei asked Su Hengshan while still gazing at Su Hengyue's group.

Heimu Qingya's group started falling down one by one now that Issei doesn't hold them in place anymore.

Their whole faces went deathly pale without an ounce of energy left inside them...

"This..." Su Hengshan felt speechless with the whole situation.

Seeing the pleading look from Su Hengyue's group, his heart soften quite a bit...

"Don't forget what they're about to do with your daughter just now... Think about what would happen to you both if they were to succeed to capture the both of you... Kindness is a good thing to have, but you need to direct your kindness only towards those who are worthy of that said kindness. If not, you will only hurt those who are truly close to you." Issei's words of warning instantly made Su Hengshan's froze in place.

Right... What would've happened to his beloved daughter if they truly succeed just now...

"I might sound harsh but... You are a good father, senior Su... But you're not a great sect Master. You lack the resoluteness of a true ruler..." Issei continued his speech.

Issei shared a bit of his experience as a fellow ruler... He often needed to make a ruthless decision in the past before he cemented his position as the <Supreme Overlord>.

Issei will kill anyone who might possess a treat towards his loved ones without a single hesitation. And it has been proven time and time again... That's why the <Netherworld> accepted him as their true ruler.

He possesses the heart of a Tyrant and also the benevolence of a Saint at the same time...

Su Hengshan is indeed an honest and kind-hearted man. He is cultured and refined and did not show arrogance even in front of a junior.

Sadly, this same kindness and honesty make him an unqualified Sect Master, for he shows far too much mercy to those who continually undermine his authority, just like Issei said...

If he handled his past foes correctly then this whole incident wouldn't have happened...

The question Issei wanted to ask him now is... Would he repeat the same mistake as before? Would he put his daughter's life in danger once again just because of his "Kindness"?

After a few breaths of time, Su Hengshan finally steeled his heart and sighed deeply.

"...Please cripple them all, young master Ise."

"...Very well."

Issei knows that this is the best Su Hengshan could do towards his own kin... But he's sure Su Hengshan won't repeat his past mistake from now on.

If he's still dumb enough to repeat it then he won't help him anymore... Sure, he will save Su Ling'er but as for Su Hengshan... We'll see...

Then Su Hengyue's group also suffers the same fate as Heimu Qingya's... They all then put under house arrest to prevent them from taking further action that might harm the whole sect.

A clan dispute that had exploded after being pent up for a long time finally reached a conclusion that no one could have expected...

...

Issei spent a day at the <Grandwake Clan> accompanying Su Ling'er and Bai'er.

He also opened all profound entrances for her and her father.

The loyal sect disciples also share their luck.

Su Hengshan felt eternally grateful for Issei's act that he wanted to kowtow on the spot but Issei prevented him from doing so...

He then thought of betrothing his daughter to Issei but soon erase that thought since Su Ling'er is still too small and he got the feeling that Issei won't be happy with it if he were to do so... Even if Su Ling'er herself has a favorable impression towards Issei...

Aiii... He will just let nature take its course...

Issei brought Su Ling'er and Bai'er to sightsee around the Grandwake Mountain, where they watched the sunrise together and ate the wild fruits that came from Grandwake Mountain. They left many of their voices and footprints on Grandwake Mountain

The happy laughter of Su Ling'er resonated within the mountain... Even though Bai'er can't really speak, Ling'er keeps talking to her joyfully.

Bai'er can only give a nod and shake as a respond. Sometimes she also flashed a thin smile at Bai'er...

When it's time for Issei to go back, Su Hengshan asked Issei if he wanted to stay a bit longer but Issei can't do that since the time for the exit of the Heavenly Basin Realm is close at hand...

Besides, it's not like he can't return here again on a later date. He can easily go back and forth anytime he wanted to...

Su Hengshan nodded at his words and he had already firmly believed that Issei must be a young master born from a Sacred Ground-level Sect.

Su Hengshan then said: "Have Ling'er take my place to send you off then, little brother Ise."

Su Ling'er pouted a little knowing that Issei and Bai'er will leave soon but she's not that sad since Issei has already said that he will visit often with Bai'er.

She's currently holding Issei's hand tightly unwilling to let go...

After leaving Grandwake Clan, Su Ling'er accompanied Issei and Bai'er not that far away from the Grandwake Clan.

Su Ling'er tightly grabbed onto Issei's right hand while Bai'er is holding his left hand. She was filled with sweet laughter while they walked, and did not even reveal a depressed look in the slightest.

Walking up to here, Issei's feet stopped, and he gently said. "Ling'er, you can stop sending us off from here. If we go any further, I'm worried about the safety of your return journey."

Su Ling'er did not have the slightest resistance, as she nodded, and said with a grin. "Mn! Ling'er shall listen to big brother Ise words. Big brother Ise and little sister Bai'er must be careful on the road. Be sure to visit Ling'er often, okay?"

"Um, I promise..." Issei gave her head one last pat before he opened a portal back to the heavenly basin realm.

Su Ling'er who saw the portal felt amazed but soon she waved goodbye towards Issei and Bai'er. Then after saying goodbye once again, both Issei and Bai'er entered the portal.

After he went through the portal, his vision was filled entirely with white snow He and Bai'er had returned to the Heavenly Basin Secret Realm.

Bai'er who saw snows for the first time went into a daze... Perhaps she has seen snows once in the past? But how long ago was it?

Issei also notices this so he will bring Bai'er to every beautiful place he has visited...

Sure this place weather is not that great but since Bai'er basically possesses a high <Yin> energy within her body then the cold won't be able to affect her in the slightest...

Even if it does, she won't be in danger anyway since her soul is connected with Issei. By having her soul connected with Issei, she obtained her spiritual body back.

Now she's basically the same as Jasmine and Xun'er albeit a little different.

Normal people still won't be able to touch her physically though but the same goes for her... She won't be able to touch other people normally.

Bai'er stretched one of her arms to catch the falling snow... She can feel the icy feeling the snow emitted...

"Do you like it?" Issei asked her gently while holding one of her hands still.

She looks up at Issei and nodded with a thin smile adorning her face.

"It's good that you like it... From now on, I will surely bring you to a lot of fun places, okay?"

She gave Issei another happy nod.

Issei rubbed her head gently before they started walking deeper into the snow... They got less than a day before this realm is closed to the outside world.

Sure Issei doesn't really need to be worried about being locked here but it will be better if he were to regroup with the girls when the time comes to avoid further implication.

For the rest of the remaining time, he only accompanied Bai'er sightseeing around the place...

Bai'er has never felt so happy in her entire life for as long as she could remember.

Her entire life has been filled with endless darkness at the bottom of the abyss...

When the deadline is nearing, Issei told Bai'er to enter the <GoB>.

The <Sky Poison Pearl> space is less beautiful than his <GoB> and Jasmine needed to stay inside the pearl since she needed to cure her poison. Xun'er of course won't leave her daughter behind so they both stay in the pearl still.

The more frequent Jasmine stays inside the pearl, the faster her healing process.

Once inside the <GoB>, Bai'er immediately went towards the field of Udambara flower Issei created just for her... The flower bloomed brighter when she's nearing their presence.

She's usually felt lonely whenever she's amongst these Udambara flowers but now... She felt happy.

This sea of Udambara flowers is not the reminder of her loneliness anymore, rather it's a reminder of the day she met with Issei and the day he broke her free from the abyssal prison she was in...

Xiaotao, Naru, and Zin who saw her smiling face amongst the Udambara flower subconsciously smiled as well...

Issei sensed that Chu Yuechan's group is already preparing to leave this realm. They're gathered in one spot so Issei decided to meet up with them.

...

"Elder Ise." Chu Yuechan and the others immediately greeted Issei when they arrived in their front.

"Um... Is everything okay? No one is injured?" The first thing Issei asked them when he arrived is their well being. The girl's heart fluttered greatly seeing that he's worried about them.

"All of us are fine, Ise." Chu Yuechan answered gently in the place of the other girls.

"Good." Issei then nodded at her response.

Just when Chu Yuechan wanted to say something else, they heard a rumbling sound.

She wanted to give him the treasures they found here but it seems that they need to find another chance for it...

A deep and distant rumbling noise sounded, and slight vibrations began to arise from the ground. Five rapidly expanding spatial whirlpools individually appeared beside them.

There are only five spatial openings because Issei doesn't enter this realm through the normal way and the space law in this place can't force him out either.

"It seems that the time is up... I will go wait for all of you outside." Issei created his own spatial opening and the girls nodded at his words.

He left first but before long the girls are also sucked into the portal...

...

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed since members of the ranking tournament's top ten entered the Heaven Basin Secret Realm.

Several tens of people anxiously stood waiting on the vacant space in Heavenly Sword Villa's rear mountains. These were precisely the members of the various sects who could not enter the Heaven Basin Secret Realm. Heaven Basin Secret Realm was a completely isolated world, and news of anything that happened in there could not be transmitted, so they had absolutely no idea as to what happened in there during these two days.

No one realized another addition entering their fray... Issei appeared not far away from them and not a single one noticed his presence.

Not surprising since their eyes are glued to their front and wanting to notice Issei's presence without his consent is nigh impossible to happen even if he's not in his prime at the moment.

Ling Kun who has the highest cultivation realm of them all also didn't notice Issei's presence, needless to say about those are weaker than him.

Ling Kun stood in the middle of the open space and silently looked on ahead.

*Zzzt!*

In the wake of the brilliant radiance brought along by the spatial vortex, a person dressed in white was tossed out. His hair was disheveled and his clothes were worn out as if he had recently fought a fierce battle The first person to come out was surprisingly Ling Yuefeng.

Ling Kun opened his eyes, and faintly asked: "Any finds?"

Ling Yuefeng slightly exhaled, and answered with knitted brows: "We were not lucky this time, and encountered Heaven Basin Secret Realm's harsh winter. Everything was sealed in ice and covered by snow, so there weren't any great gains. But, I made an astonishing discovery, inside this Heaven Basin Secret Realm, unexpectedly dwells a Tyrant Profound Beast!"

"Oh?" Ling Kun's gaze flashed: "What kind of Tyrant Profound Beast?"

Ling Yuefeng shook his head: "I have only perceived its sound force and did not dare to approach it. Perhaps someone had the misfortune of angering it."

"Hmm" Ling Kun muttered: "There was actually a Tyrant Profound Beast inside. If I knew that, I would've gone in together with you. Wanting to find a Tyrant Profound Beast, is not that easy."

Although Heaven Basin Secret Realm was mysterious, the things that could be found inside were too inferior to Ling Kun. After he had entered once, he had no interest in entering again, which was why he didn't go this time.

Unknown to him, if he were the one who faced off against the beast then he would be the one who will perish since that beast was at the peak of the Tyrant profound realm while he's only at the 6th level Overlord...

And it's not like the things that could be found inside is too inferior but rather he's just unlucky and thought too highly of himself in the past so he never had the chance to find rarer things...

*Zzzt* *Zzzt* *Zzzt* *Zzzt...*

After Ling Yuefeng, were the flickering of many rays of light. More and more people were being tossed out. Even though Ling Yun and Ling Jie were both in tattered clothing, they were both perfectly fine, and also had some findings.

Members of the various large sects appeared one after another. Burning Heaven Clan's members were appearing one after another But, in the end, only three had come out...

Fen Moli appeared extremely worried and in trepidation. The moment he appeared, he started looking for Fen Juecheng's party but he doesn't find them anywhere...

His eyes instantly went sunken because he knows that they won't show up anymore... Just like Ling Yuefeng said, those who died inside won't come out anymore...

"Who!? Who did it! Who killed them! Who murdered our first and second young master!" He loudly roared with extreme rage...

Of course, what he did right now is pointless... Unless their murderer has brain issues then they won't admit it...

He can't really point the blame to anyone present since most of them have a big background... For all he knows, they could be killed by some profound beasts or something else together... But that still doesn't explain why the inscription charm the Grand Elder put into them disappears just like that...

His roar stunned everyone present... Their first and second young master died? Their sect will surely decline if this news is true...

Some felt happy inside their hearts while some sigh in pity because of the loss of another talented genius... It seems like the Burning Heaven Clan's has met with misfortune...

Yun Che's group who already came out earlier stood silently to the side while Fen Moli roared like a mad dog...

They obviously know just who the murderer is but they surely won't tell them... It's not like they're afraid of the Burning Heaven Clan, they're more afraid of offending Issei himself rather than the Burning Heaven Clan.

Besides, they owe him their lives for saving them...

Cang Yue and Xia Yuanba have different thoughts from Yun Che and Qin Wushang.

While the latter two are afraid of Issei and the <Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace> retaliation, the former two don't want to make things hard for their crush and big sister.

The true perpetrator of this entire incident only stood calmly in the side waiting for the girls to emerge.

He doesn't put Fen Moli in his eyes at all. To him, Fen Moli is just like a prattling child at most...

*Zzzt...*

The last rays of light flashed in the empty space and the girls finally came out...

While others look distressed here and there, they are the only group that seems very clean and unhurt in the slightest. It's like they just return from a morning stroll with how brimming with energies their whole bodies are...

They instantly gathered around Issei while greeting him invoking gazes full of jealousy by the other men... Why can't they have his luck surrounded by beauties like that?! They can only rub their chest feeling indignant with how unfair the world is...

Fen Moli at first wanted to ask them as well but soon erased that thought since he believes that Fen Juecheng won't be that stupid and offend the <Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace>.

Cang Yue and Xia Yuanba's faces went bright seeing them... But since this is not the place to have a good talk, they didn't come over to their location...

Ling Kun said to Ling Yuefeng: "Yuefeng, I have stayed here long enough. I must leave tomorrow, so the Demon Sealing Ritual should start right now.

Ling Yuefeng nodded: "Everything will be as Elder Ling has planned."

After he finished speaking, he turned to face the crowd: "All of you have already heard what Elder Ling said previously. Everyone has only recently left the Heaven Basin Secret Realm and had spent quite a large amount of their profound energy, so much that some of you still retain injuries. But this is the first time that the Demon Sealing Ritual became open to the public. This 'demon' had also used to be an enormous secret. To be able to personally see this demon, as well as the Sealing Ritual, is an extremely rare and valuable experience. I ask everyone to follow Elder Ling and me to the Sword Management Terrace. If you do not wish to come, you may return to your courtyards to rest. Everything is up to you."

Sealed under Heavenly Sword Villa's Sword Management Terrace was a mysterious "demon". All the various sects had heard of this matter and were all curious as to what kind of "demon" it was since the start. It was only natural for them to not want to miss this kind of opportunity. As a result, everyone neatly followed Ling Kun and Ling Yuefeng and headed for Heavenly Sword Villa's Sword Management Terrace.

Issei felt interested in this "demon" they're speaking of and decided to see it with his own eyes. He's wondering if this "demon" they're speaking of is similar to the Demonkin from the <Netherworld> or not...

To be honest, the girls are not really that interested in it but since their elder wanted to see it then they will accompany him.

Members of the ten large sects quickly returned to Heavenly Sword Villa and then headed towards the <Sword Management Terrace>. The assembly of the <Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace> group was undoubtedly conspicuous... A lone man followed by a group of ethereal beauty is bound to attract attention...

Issei was at the front. Following right behind him were Chu Yuechan, Chu Yueli, Xia Qingyue, Shui Wushuang, and Xu Wuexin. They are following Issei like an obedient wife...

Not far behind them were Qin Wushang, Yun Che, Xia Yuanba, and Cang Yue group.

Yun Che and Cang Yue were constantly whispering on the way, and Xia Yuanba's eyes glittered as he eagerly rubbed his hands in anticipation. It was obvious that he was looking forward to seeing the rumored "demon".

Yun Che is asking Cang Yue if she ever saw Issei's face or not... Because to him, seeing so many beautiful fairy-like women following him so willingly and obediently is too thought-provoking... He's also jealous like the other men alright...

But when he asked Cang Yue that question, she went into a daze with her cheeks reddening... She started reminiscing about the past where she first saw Issei's face...

It's like her soul has been sucked out of her body and if it weren't for Yun Che shaking her body then she would probably will still in a daze for who knows how long...

"I-I can't tell you..." Cang Yue shook her head feeling embarrassed that she's caught being in a daze.

"Oh... At the very least, can you tell me just how his look compared to me? Who's more handsome? Me or him?" Yun Che flashed a handsome smile that could've smitten any girls but not to Cang Yue who already saw Issei devastatingly handsome face...

"Err..." She can only smile wryly looking at his smile.

Cang Yue sweated inside and she barely managed to stop herself from saying that Issei is far more handsome than him... She doesn't want to hurt Yun Che feeling, after all, he's still her junior brother in the sect...

It would be a great blow for him if she were to tell him that...

She meant, Yun Che is indeed a handsome young man but if he's compared to Issei who's more better looking then she would choose the latter without a single hesitation.

Yun Che who saw her face knows that Issei must be more handsome than he is so he can only sigh bitterly... Then the rest of their journey is met with silence...

...

The Sword Management Terrace is now just up ahead.

Heavenly Sword Villa's Sword Management Terrace was several times larger than the ranking tournament's Sword Discourse Arena. As far as the eye could see, as many as ten thousand swords flew in the sky above the Sword Management Terrace, stirring up an even greater vortex of sword energy. When walking up the Sword Management Terrace, waves and waves of sword energy would occasionally flit by. The sharp energy dully ached, as if knives were cutting into their face.

Various kinds of swords also covered the entire surface of the Sword Management Terrace, and a few heavy swords were also included among them. Though their numbers were extremely low, they were definitely not of common grade. Even the most inferior weapon there was at least a Spirit Profound Artifact.

In the middle of the Sword Management Terrace, a pitch-black sword as large as the heavens were halfway into the ground and halfway into the sky. The incomparably enormous sword body released an ancient and heavy aura, making the hearts of the ones who looked at it go silent.

Ling Kun was walking at the very front and stopped in front of the enormous sword. He turned around and said: "This sword, is called <Heaven's Punishment>, and is the suppressed demon's sword. The demon arrested several hundred years ago is precisely sealed beneath this sword."

"The demon is incredibly strong, but inside the sealing formation, his strength has greatly been suppressed, so he should never think of escaping. However, since it is a sealing formation, its power would naturally diminish through time. Every twenty years, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region would always send one person here to strengthen the seal formation.

"The Demon's existence was originally a secret. Because the things that are related to him may possibly affect the life and death of the entire Profound Sky Continent. The reason why we have allowed everyone to witness his true appearance is that not long after last time's seal strengthening, his relatives used a special method to avoid the Four Great Sacred Grounds' blockade, and entered the Profound Sky Continent. They asked all over about this demon's location with the intent to rescue him. At the very end, they had still discovered Blue Wind Empire. If not for our Mighty Heavenly Sword Region's detection, the consequences would have been unthinkable."

"Oh! Listening to what he said, that demon seems to have come from outside of the Profound Sky Continent Could it be those non-humans of legends?" Xia Yuanba asked with wide eyes.

"Very likely." Yun Che carefully nodded.

But Issei frowned since he can sense the presence beneath this sword is quite... Close, with Yun Che presence/aura... It's like they're related in some way...

Ling Kun's gaze swept across and then said: "Today, everyone should open their eyes wide and clearly look at the appearance of a demon. In the future, if anyone asks you about people who look similar, you have to inform the Heavenly Sword Villa. Don't be lazy or negligent by any means! Because that could possibly be another demon! That matter over ten years ago was enough to prove that they found some way to enter the Profound Sky Continent without the Four Great Sacred Grounds being aware of it! If this demon was rescued accidentally and its powers are restored, it would bring a great calamity to the Profound Sky Continent!"

"Bring about a great calamity to the Profound Sky Continent"... These words had undoubtedly shaken everyone's heart. What kind of existence was this demon, to actually be this terrible?

*Rumble...*

Following Ling Kun's bizarre hand gesture, an enormous profound formation flashed from under the huge sword. In the profound formation's rotation, that huge sword as large as the sky slowly rose. Underneath the platform, was the lower half of the sword's body that had not seen night or day for twenty whole years.

The sword's body rose higher and higher, gradually reaching a height of several hundred meters. And just at this moment, a voice that sounded like it came from an evil spirit came from below:

"GRR AAHH!!! Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, you old dogs! Have you come to visit this granddaddy again HAHAHAHAHAHA You pack of shameless, despicable, and treacherous dogs! If you have guts, hurry up and kill me already! I want to become a malicious spirit, tear the skin off of your flesh, drink your blood, bite your bones into mush, pulverize your organs and drag you all down to the eighteenth level of hell, to suffer the penetration of ten thousand blades for all eternity, and feel the pain of burning in hellfire!"

This was the most resentful voice they had ever heard and the most malicious of curses. It was even more frightening than the wails of evil spirits in hell The hair of everyone who had heard this voice stood erect and chills unceasingly crept up to their spine. They had no way of imagining just how large of resentment it would have to be able to release such heaven frightening earth startling grievances...

The enormous Heaven's Punishment Sword continued to rise for a little while longer until it had finally stopped. The tip of the huge sword moved a similarly sized surface that appeared at the previously empty space.

What appeared in front of the people's eyes was a huge light yellow half-sphere barrier. Within the barrier, was the huge Heaven's Punishment Sword with several tens of chains on the tip of it firmly sealing a person with a full set of white hair. His hair had reached the ground a long time ago and covered half his body and face. His body was as thin as a match and had a face that was as wrinkled as an evil spirit, but his pair of eyes was as frightening as the sharpest knives in the world and radiated a resentment that was like the abyss of hell.

Seeing this 'demon' in front of him, Issei now almost 100% sure that he's related to Yun Che...

For one, their aura is almost identical and secondly... Their bloodline is the same.

Sure for everyone there he seems quite evil and frightening... But in Issei's eyes... This so-called 'demon' is much more innocent rather than this Ling Kun's tainted soul.

He seems like a loyal and strong-willed man rather than a 'demon' as he is described by Ling Kun.

And he might possess a 'demonic' energy within him but he's basically a human... You could say he has a mixed-blood but that's about it... The Demon bloodline within his body is extremely faint and if it weren't for his ability to sense it, normal people would've missed it.

As far as Issei concerned, this 'demon' is basically someone that of a human race...

"That's a demon?"

"Being sealed in the profound formation for over a hundred years without eating, drinking or dying. It's practically an old demon! Sssss What a terrifying demon, he glanced at me for a moment, and my entire body went cold."

This "demon's" expression was quite terrifying, and his fury was great. It could even be said that to be the greatest that Yun Che had seen all his life. When he looked at him, even he, was a bit afraid... But somehow deep inside, he can feel some kind of connection with this 'demon'...

"...That's not a demon." Issei uttered softly and only the girls could hear him speak.

"Eh?" The girls are confused because just like the others, they thought this 'demon' is indeed a 'demon'.

"What do you mean, Ise?" Chu Yuechan whispered confusedly.

"...That 'demon' is not a demon at all... He is basically a human that's just more powerful than your average human being... " Issei told them the shocking news.

"...And he's somehow related to him." Issei then looks towards Yun Che's direction and the girls followed his gaze and felt a little taken aback. "They're most likely blood-related..." He added.