Smoke billowed into the sky as building after building was burning. Bodies lay on the blood-soaked streets. Pandemonium is all around, however, at the moment everything seems to tune out.

In a large and open courtyard, in the center of the Qin Family compound, stood Qin Zhao Ren with his sword in hand, and a complicated look painted on his face.

"Who could have foreseen that the boy I discarded all those years ago, would lead to the ruin of the family?" he sighed, "Perhaps I should have just killed you all those years ago instead of showing mercy?"

Tianyu wasn't interested in words. It was too late for that now. So he charged.

As he got close, he swung his halberd with force.

Clang!

His attack. although ferocious, was blocked by Zhao Ren's sword, pushing him back a few steps.

"Hahaha," Zhao Ren laughed "You really have it out for you old man, huh?"

Tianyu turned around and unleashed a flurry of attacks at Zhao Ren, each of which was blocked by his sword.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

"You have passion, boy!" Zhao Ren commented

Clang! Clang!

"But you lack training!" He shouted back as he retaliated.

Tianyu managed to block the attack aimed at his body, but it was powerful enough to repel his advance.

Determined, Tianyu goes forward again.

Directing more of his spiritual power into his Static Charge skill, he attacks Zhao Ren's sword.

Clang! Clang!

The electric current flows through the steel sword and into Zhao Ren's hand.

"Ohoh? Interesting!" Said Zhao Ren "Very interesting! But futile!"

Zhao Ren counter-attacked again, but this time aimed for Tianyu's biggest advantage.

"NEIIGGGHHH" a scream of pain came from Red Hare, as her flank received a nasty gash.

Try as she might, Red Hare was unable to participate in the battle any longer.

Tianyu quickly dismounted and continued the fight. Although he wanted to stay and help Red Hare, he was unable to. The only thing he could do for her right now was to make sure she was away from the fighting.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

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"It's a real shame about your horse, huh? Your attacks carry much less weight behind them." Zhao Ren mocked.

"You talk too much," said Tianyu.

"Ha! He finally talks! I was beginning to worry you had turned mute." Zhao Ren was laughing.

Clang! Clang!

No matter how Tianyu was attacking, he was unable to break through Zhao Ren's guard.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

"Listen, boy. You can't win. You're a hundred years too early to challenge me." He said.

Clang! Clang!

Tianyu was getting frustrated.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Not because he was unable to break Zhao Ren's guard.

Clang! Clang!

Not because Zhao Ren was mocking him every chance he got.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Not even because Zhao Ren wasn't taking him as a serious threat at all.

Clang! Clang!

It was something was missing.

Clang!

Something was missing from this fight than from all the others he had fought that day.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Zhao Ren wasn't fighting back. He was just standing there defending.

Clang! Clang!

Why?

Clang!

Why wouldn't he fight back?!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

"FIGHT BACK YOU BASTARD!"

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Tianyu unleashed a Lightning Bolt and hit Zhao Ren directly, sending him flying across the courtyard.

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Another.

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And another.

In his frustration, Tianyu was shooting off Bolt after Bolt into Zhao Ren.

After a minute of this, Tianyu stopped shooting lightning bolts and waited for the smoke to clear up.

"That's some real dangerous stuff there," he heard through the smoke.

Zhao Ren burst out of the smoke cloud and swung his sword.

Clang!

"Now you have my attention." A dangerous aura came from Zhao Ren.

Tianyu, after receiving the attack, was knocked back.

It hurt. It hurt a lot. But a smile crawled over his face.

Zhao Ren attacked again, he was finally starting to get serious.

Tianyu was on the receiving end of a flurry of attacks. He managed to block a couple, but Zhao Ren had been training the sword his entire life. When it comes to technique, Tianyu is vastly outmatched. Many of his attacks got through Tianyu's guard, causing him to have numerous injuries start to build.

On his legs, on his arms, it didn't take long for Tianyu's body to become covered in blood.

But Tianyu still had a menacing smile on his face.

He was back. Right where he wanted to be. The place that had brought him so much joy today. The razor's edge.

With a fire in his eyes, he ignored the wounds on his body and pressed forward.

Swinging his Halberd with reckless abandon. His only goal was to destroy the enemy before him.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The more he swung his weapon, the brighter the fire in his soul burned.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Zhao Ren was still able to defend, but the atmosphere was beginning to change.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The wounds on Tianyu's body were mounting up, he was losing a lot of blood.

He didn't care.

Clang! Clang!

His attacks were getting faster and heavier.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

His fire was burning brighter than ever.

Clang! Clang!

Zhao Ren had decided that enough was enough. The longer the fight went on, the more momentum Tianyu started to build, and the harder it was getting to defend.

As Tianyu went for another powerful strike, Zhao Ren ducked under his attack and dashed forward driving his blade into Tianyu.

Twisting his blade, he quickly withdrew it and kicked Tianyu to the floor with a thud.

Tianyu lay there, his mind racing, his heart pumping, his eyes widened, his blood pooling onto the floor.

Zhao Ren stood there looking back at Tianyu, and then looking around at all the destruction he had caused.

With a complicated expression on his face, he turned to walk away, not knowing what he would do.

Tianyu was lying there in a daze, his body hurt all over, he felt weak from blood loss and he felt tired.

So tired.

Lying on his back he wanted to look at the sky once more, but all he could see was black smoke. He wanted to see his mother again, but she had gone. Yinying had gone, Guang had gone, everyone had gone. He turned his head over to see Red Hare lying there, thankfully she was still alive, she should survive as the attack wasn't bad enough to kill her.

He just wanted to sleep, but he knew he couldn't. Now wasn't the time for sleep.

Struggling against every fiber in his body that was screaming for him to stop. Fighting against the pain, he reached for and grasped his weapon.

Using all of his might, ignoring all the protests his body gave him, he pulled himself back up from the floor. He ate down a recovery pill and pulled his Halberd to the ready.

That same halberd, once again began to shake in excitement. More and more it was shaking. That's when it happened.

"HAHAHAHA! Boy! You have given me a good show today! I haven't been so entertained since I fought at the Hulao Pass!" A voice blasted out in Tianyu's head.

In a surprise, he looked down at his weapon, which now seemed to have its own aura surrounding it.

"As thanks for the entertainment, I shall help you destroy your enemies today! Hahahaha!" The strange voice once again screamed.

Something unexpected then happened to Tianyu. His body started to move on its own. It started to talk on its own. He wasn't in control of any of it.

"COME," He pointed his Sky-Piercer Halberd at Zhao Ren "TODAY YOU FACE THE MIGHTY LU BU!"