Yù Quán had been cultivating for a couple of weeks now. He was exhausted. Between refining essence and using the Murder Mantra, it was taking a lot out of him. He had about a third of his dantian filled. At this rate, he would be done a couple of days before the tournament. He was currently taking a break. He would probably pass out if he forced himself to keep going without stopping. Yù Quán was resting in his room, just thinking things over when his peace was interupted.
Thud!
“Ugh… What now?”
Yù Quán had been at the academy for a while now. Enough to know that this wasn’t a regular occurrence. So, although he wanted to continue resting, he got up and went to make sure everything was alright.
When he got in sight of the gate, where he heard the loud noise come from, he saw Liàng Píng and Yin Mengxia. Except Liàng Píng was keeled over on the floor, and Yin Mengxia was by his side. In front of them, he saw what seemed to be a big, burly man and a shorter, skinny boy. From the burly man’s stance, he was probably the one who had attacked Liàng Píng. The skinny boy was behind him. Yù Quán rushed over to find some cover. He wanted to gauge the situation before jumping in.
The burly man laughed loudly. “Is this all the Yellow Qilin Academy is made of? And you dared to mess with our Supreme Wolf Sect?”
The skinny boy was just observing with an emotionless face. It seemed he didn’t want to join in on his ally’s gloating.
“Where is Yàn Lìqín?!”
Liàng Píng wished to say something but coughed from the difficulty. After, he was able to spit out a sentence. “If he were here- cough, you wouldn’t be standing.”
The burly man’s attitude quickly changed from humorous to angry. “Well, we’ll just see about that, won’t we?”
He looked around, still not seeing Yàn Lìqín. “If he doesn’t appear here, we’ll just have to do something to make him. Maybe losing the life of one or two precious disciples of his.”
Hearing this, Yù Quán wouldn’t stay still. He quickly judged their cultivation levels. He couldn’t see the burly man’s cultivation, but that was to be expected. The boy, however, was definitely in the Body Tempering realm. He didn’t have time to focus on what stage, but with his [Star Gazing Eyes], he could tell from a glance that his body wasn’t thoroughly tempered. He moved around buildings and structures to get to one near the commotion, closest to the boy. He activated his Murderous Flame and coated his right arm in it. It was crimson-red, just like the murderous qi surrounding him when he received the inheritance. Then he activated thirty drops of essence, sent fifteen to his fist, and divided fifteen among his legs.
Technically, essence was liquid qi. Activating it was the same as releasing and using qi. This is why Yù Quán wanted to reach the Essence Refinement Stage before coming to the academy. While it would set back his cultivation, it would allow him to exert the strength of a cultivator with a core. He didn’t know how much he would need, especially since his essence was pure, so he settled on thirty. He could earn all but one back fast with his eyes, anyway.
With activated essence in his legs, he jumped and blasted off towards the boy. He was moving at a speed he had never achieved. Yù Quán felt kind of unstable; he wished he could have had a bit more practice before doing such a thing. But he couldn’t let anything happen to his fellow disciples. He was hoping that injuring the boy would cause them both to retreat. Even if it were only temporary, it would allow them to devise a plan to stall until Yàn Lìqín returned.
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Yù Quán flew, crossing five meters in an instant. Before the boy could react, a fist empowered by activated essence and crimson-red flames landed on his cheek.
BOOM!
The boy was thrown into the air and sent flying. When he had passed about fifteen meters, he hit a tree, leaving a crater in it. Everyone present was dumbfounded, even Yù Quán. Yù Quán was still in the Essence Refinement Stage for those who knew. How could he send a Body Tempering realm cultivator flying?
When the dust cleared, the boy’s face was bruised and burnt. If he were a mortal, he might have been dead. But as a Body Tempering realm cultivator, Yù Quán knew he was tougher than that. Almost as if to confirm Yù Quán’s thoughts, the boy began struggling to get up.
“My son!” the burly man yelled before running to the boy. He flew through the air even faster than Yù Quán, which made him suck his teeth. If people at that level could move that fast without any special methods like he used, how fast would he be down the line? But Yù Quán didn’t have time to think about that now. He ran to Liàng Píng’s side and helped him stand. The burly man stood and faced them before either of them could say anything.
“How dare you! I’ll kill you for touching my son!”
The burly man looked as if he was going to rush towards the three, but he only got to take one step before he was stopped in his place. A crushing pressure descended. The burly man was only prohibited from moving, but the force was enough to kill the three disciples. Before they could be harmed, an elegant man appeared by them, and they could no longer feel the pressure where they stood.
“Elder! Please be careful of our students!” Yàn Lìqín said calmly.
The burly man looked back in fear for his son but saw that the pressure wasn’t hitting him. He then gritted his teeth and looked at Yàn Lìqín.
“Yàn Lìqín…”
“Dong Chuanli.”
The burly man was still trying to fight against the pressure, shaking where he stood. “There is no way your cultivation level could affect me. Which dogshit master have you brought to save you?”
Before Yàn Lìqín could respond, the burly man’s face went blank, and he lost control of his body and fell on his back. After he hit the floor, the pressure was rescinded. The burly man seemed to wake up and quickly got up. He looked around quickly, trying to find the danger. Seeing nothing, he slowly looked back to Yàn Lìqín.
“Is it that old monster?” A trace of fear and surprise could be heard in his voice.
Yàn Lìqín didn’t respond but slowly nodded. The burly man looked down and then shivered before walking over to the boy and slinging him over his shoulder.
“This matter will have to be settled at the Blossom Tournament then. I don’t think Senior will intervene in a fair contest, will he?”
There was no response. Yù Quán thought he would wait for one, but seeing no answer, the burly man bowed and left. It seems that the master’s silence was the answer he was looking for.
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Yù Quán
Realm: Qi Focusing Realm
Stage: 3rd Level Essence Refinement
Main Cultivation Art: [Stolen-eyed Mùmùlián Body](Level 3)
Techniques:
[Mùmùlián Eye Stealing](Level 3)
[Mùmùlián Eye Refining](Level 3)
[Murder Mantra](Level 1)
Attributes:
[Star Gazing Eyes](Level 1)
[Top-Quality Mortal Avarice Eyes](Level 1)
[Top-Quality Mortal Avarice Eyes](Level 1)
[Top-Quality Three-Finned Boar Aggression Eyes](Level 5)
[Top-Quality Three-Finned Boar Aggression Eyes](Level 1)(x5)
[Top-Quality Five-Finned Boar Aggression Eyes](Level 1)