《The God Hunter》


 Chapter 1 - Old Pervert, Young Thief

    Chapter 1 : Old Pervert, Young Thief


    The sky was dark filled with countless stars. The moon stood above all, radiant rays of white light shined throughout the land.


    On top of a small mountain, sounds of an active fire could be heard inside a small dark cave. Within this cave there was a teenage boy currently enjoying a piece of chicken. He cooked this chicken only a few moments ago.


    The boy had medium length black hair which reached his shoulders. When one looked at him they would sense a calm and cool aura surrounding him.


    He appeared to be slightly skinny, wearing a black colored robe which covered his entire body. He seemed slightly suspicious and low-key.


    ¡°Sigh.¡± The youth took the final bite of the chicken leg in his hands. He yawned as he pulled out a little apple from within his robes. All of his actions appeared slow, yet refined. One couldn¡¯t help but feel a hint of cleverness from his jet-black eyes.


    The youth¡¯s ear suddenly twitched, and his eyes turned to a corner of the cave. His eyes were on a huge boulder which was two meters tall and wide. The youth could faintly tell that the boulder appeared to be trembling slightly.


    ¡°It must be Old Man Black.¡± The youth thought to himself after observing the scene.


    A few minutes later the boulder suddenly rose up, off the caves floor. It came in contact with the ceiling of the cave. Afterwards the boulder appeared to be tossed a few meters aside. The boy¡¯s face expressed some surprise.


    ¡°Bahahaha! At long last I, Old Man Black have finally reached the late stages of the spiritual warrior stage!¡± An old rusty voice filled with delight could be heard. A tall black figure walked out of the little crack in the wall.


    An elderly man dressed in black was grinning. He had long black hair which was turning grey. His figure was incredibly skinny. Anyone who looked at the appearance of this elder would feel a sense of danger.


    The youth shot up to his feet. He bowed respectfully to the Elderly figure in greetings, ¡°Teacher, disciple pays his respects.¡±


    The Elderly man continued to grin as he looked at the young teen. Afterwards his eyes turned to look at the chicken laying on a wooden plate.


    Old Man Black sniffed and a smirk appeared on his face. He casually grabbed the roasted chicken, and started devouring it without saying a word.


    After finishing his meal he spoke merrily. ¡°This chicken.. You must have stolen it from Village Farmer Eanor? Ahh, the taste of his chickens are much better than those other stalls. I''ve seen him actually go out to hunt for wild animals from a nearby mountain range. It¡¯s only natural it tastes better than the others.¡±


    The teen merely nodded his head in reply. Old Man Black had a strange personality where he did not speak much. He also didn¡¯t like being talked back to. On top of that Old Man Black was considered a fairly infamous person within Tifili Village. He was well known due to participating in robberies and even murders, his reputation was actually horrendous.


    The teen couldn¡¯t help notice that Old Man Black appeared overly happy today. The smile on his face made him look a bit like a pervert. Old Man Black had raised him ever since he could remember. Apparently Old Man Black found him as an orphan of war during a mission. He decided to keep him around for company ever since.


    Suddenly the teenager pulled out a glass bottle. Old Man Black eyes shined when he saw red liquid through the glass bottle. The smile on Old Man Blacks face grew wider, and even more unsightly.


    ¡°Huh, kid you got this for me?¡± Old Man Black disregarded the boy¡¯s reaction. He joyously grabbed the bottle from the youth¡¯s hands and drank a few gulps. The sound echoed throughout the cave.


    ¡°Eh, this isn¡¯t any ordinary wine. You actually stole this from Blood Reds stall?¡± Old Man Black had a pondering expression, he fondled with his beard lost in thought.


    ¡°The owner of that stall is a level three Spiritual Warrior, how did you manage to steal this?¡± Old Man Black asked the youth, while continuing to enjoy the fine wine.


    ¡°Mister Blood Red wasn¡¯t at the store. Instead it was his apprentice running the store.. So I was lucky and managed to escape from him.¡± The youth replied honestly. He smiled slightly thinking of his smooth get away.


    Old Man Black contemplated for a moment. Blood Reds apprentice was a genuine spiritual warrior, who recently broke through to the second level.


    ¡°Hmph¡± Old Man Black snorted. ¡°You¡¯re quite lucky.. Any how to be able to escape a spiritual warrior can be considered decent. Even a village guard wouldn¡¯t be able to get away with it.¡± He advised in a slightly chilly tone.


    The youth¡¯s eyes had a little fear in them, he replied in a faint voice ¡°Teacher, if I had known I wouldn¡¯t have tried to steal it. If I didn¡¯t follow the directions through the alley ways that teacher told me, perhaps I would¡¯ve been caught.¡± Although he was afraid, he didn¡¯t come up with any excuses, simply explaining what happened.Stolen novel; please report.


    Old Man Blacks chilly vibe changed once again, he chuckled slightly. ¡°Mhm.. Remember what I thought you. Never fight anyone who has a level edge on you, especially since you haven¡¯t started true training. Each little rank can be considered a huge difference.¡±


    ¡°For instance Blood Red is a level three spiritual warrior, but to me a level seven spiritual warrior he is nothing but an ant.¡± Old Man Blacks laughter echoed throughout the cave. He appeared to be in an exceedingly good mood while he bragged.


    ¡°Ah, teacher has reached the seventh level of the spiritual warrior stage?¡± The teenage boy appeared surprised. As far as he could remember, in the past fifteen years, Old Man Black only made a breakthrough once.


    ¡°Hahaha, it¡¯s not only that. The seventh level could be considered a small boundary within the spiritual warrior stage. I can be considered a Late Stage Spiritual Warrior now. Before today I could only be considered a middle stage spiritual warrior at level six.¡± Old Man Black proudly said.


    ¡°If those old fellows at that accursed Grand Tree Sect knew this.. Hmph, they would¡¯ve never expelled me from the Sect!¡± Old Man Black said with a dark smile on his face, his eyelids twitched when he mentioned the ¡®Grand Tree Sect¡¯.


    This wasn¡¯t the first time the youth heard that his teacher was expelled from a Sect. Old Man Black always seemed a little angry whenever he said the name of the Grand Tree Sect. He was kicked out due to his talent being poor when he was just a young boy.


    Unfortunately Sects were like holy lands. Only those with sufficient talent could be a part of them. As for the others, they could only dream about joining any Sect without sufficient talent.


    The youth couldn¡¯t help smiling slightly. Even though his teacher was very strong he had a bit of a heretical attitude. Most likely no sect would even want such a villainous and petty man in their sect. In fact if it wasn¡¯t for all the unorthodox methods Old Man Black had done, perhaps he wouldn¡¯t be able to reach his current strength.


    Old Man Black noticed his disciple¡¯s change of expression. He angrily slapped his hand on the ground in anger causing the whole cave to shake.


    ¡°Little brat Blacky, do you find something funny?¡± Old Man Black asked furiously. Spit sprayed out his mouth.


    The youths name was actually Blacky. Old Man Black gave him this strange name randomly. Apparently he couldn¡¯t come up with a better name.


    ¡°Teacher, it¡¯s just that the way we do things.. Those Sect might not acknowledge it as being ethical..¡± The youth spoke with a bitter smile.


    Old Man Black snorted as he interrupted Blacky. ¡°Hmph! Blacky don¡¯t just speak whatever nonsense you hear from those buffoons at the village. I can tell you as long as your strength is sufficient no one will dare go against you. No matter what methods you used to gain strength.¡±


    ¡°Also just because you don¡¯t hear about sects doing bad deeds, doesn¡¯t mean they don¡¯t do so at all. It was said the three current Overlord Sects of Denus Empire were previously the four Overlord Sects of Denus Empire.¡± Old Man Black paused after saying this piece of information.


    ¡°But don¡¯t dare publicly go up against Sects. For the likes of them, they don¡¯t even need to look at your direction. Like pfft, you will be eliminated from this world.¡± Old Man Black spat on the floor as he advised Blacky.


    The cave suddenly seemed to have turned slightly gloomy. Blacky knew his teacher had a grudge against the Grand Tree Sect. Most likely it wasn¡¯t something as simple as getting expelled from the sect.


    *Gulp Gulp* The sound of Old Man Black drinking the wine could once again be heard.


    ¡°Haha.. Blood Reds wine is really the best out of Tifili Village.. Fortunately in the future we¡¯ll enjoy much grander delicacies than this.¡± Old Man Black smiled slightly, attempting to sound mysterious.


    Old Man Black looked at Blacky¡¯s strange expression then roared out in laughter. ¡°Hahaha! I don¡¯t mean that we¡¯re going to go rob the safe of the Village Chief or something.¡±


    Blacky only appeared more relaxed after hearing Old Man Blacks words. ¡°Then how will we survive without robbing?¡±


    ¡°The robbing can just be considered a way to train you.. In reality I am not so hopeless to go around and steal trash from some poor villagers.¡± Old Man Black laughed darkly.


    Blacky smiled awkwardly. Old Man Black was a level six spiritual warrior a full three ranks ahead of stall owner Blood Red.. Yet he had to go around and rob things to keep surviving. On top of that most of the things he robbed Old Man Black took! He was a true bastard!


    Old Man Black continued ¡°Actually this has to do with the Village Chief he has recently broken through. This has surprised many within the Denus Empire. Tifili Village can be considered quite a bit above average. Now the Village Chief reached the fourth level of the Elemental Warrior stage.. A full boundary ahead of me.¡±


    ¡°Elemental Warrior Stage?¡± this was the first Blacky had heard of this stage.


    Old Man Black nodded as he spoke grimly. ¡°People who reach the elemental warrior stage are incredibly strong. They can store heavenly energy inside their body and use it to attack.¡± Old Man Blacks voice was strange as he said the words heavenly.


    ¡°Any casual attack by an elemental warrior can cause a peak spiritual warrior to die without knowing as to why. Now the Village Chief can be considered a middle stage elemental warrior. He will be highly valued by even the Denus Empire, don¡¯t forget the Tifili Village Guard. For instance that Blood Red is a mere Knight of the Village meanwhile Grand Knights are between the Fourth and Sixth Stages of Spiritual Warrior Stage.¡± Old Man Black said.


    ¡°The Village currently has no one above the strength of the level Seven Spiritual Warrior. Perhaps only the family members of the Village Chief have reached that level.¡± Old Man Black glanced at Blacky and continued. ¡°You discovered a little bit of the inner workings of Tifili Village. But now with the Village Chiefs breakthrough, the direction the winds blow shall change.¡±


    Old Man Black put aside the bottle in his hand which was now empty. Afterwards he reached into his robe and pulled out a little box and handed it to Blacky.


    ¡°You¡¯re quite lucky. I got this from my previous mission, I was going to use it today for my breakthrough just in case.. But I didn¡¯t need it.¡± Old Man Black said casually.


    Blacky was surprised it was not often that this stingy old man handed out gifts. Blacky opened the box and noticed a small yellowish-brown round pill in the box. The pill emitting a nasty smell, after a moment Blacky closed the box. He only observed the pill for a moment.


    Old Man Black smiled like a perv and said ¡°No need to thank me. I¡¯ll be going out for three months on an important task soon.¡±

 Chapter 2 - Parting Ways

    Chapter 2: Parting Ways


    Blacky wasn¡¯t too surprised after hearing his teacher say that he was going out on a mission.


    This was one of the few times Old Man Black left for over a week which caused him to be curious.


    ¡°Hahaha. This mission is higher ranked. The only reason they allowed me on this mission is cause I''ve reached the seventh level of the Spiritual Warrior Stage.¡± Old Man Black explained a few matters regarding his mission.


    ¡°This time I¡¯ll be working with a small group, this mission is very important as it involves slaying an Elemental Warrior.¡± Old Man Blacks voice appeared a lot more serious after mentioning this.


    ¡°Elemental Warrior?¡± Blacky spoke out in astonishment.


    Old Man Black nodded revealing a faint blood thirsty grin. ¡°Hehehe, the target is a younger generation member of the Grand Tree Sect.¡±


    Blacky once again couldn¡¯t help feeling slightly stunned.


    Old Man Black was generally similar to a coward. Rarely would he ever take risks. Unfortunately he had deep hatred for the Grand Tree Sect. Now that such an opportunity had arrived he surely wouldn''t miss out.


    ¡°A younger generation member of the Grand Tree Sect who reached the Elemental Warrior Stage, this can be considered a fairly mighty figure even within the Grand Tree Sect.. Hehehe unfortunately this fellow offended one of his seniors. He was forced on a mission which dispatched him from the Sect. He should be coming near the vicinity of Tifili Village soon.¡± Old Man Black looked at Blacky then sighed.


    ¡°The brats from the three Sects are all extremely talented. They are given all types of resources to cultivate from their Sects. Most embark on the cultivation path before the young age of twelve, if one doesn¡¯t manage to step into the Spiritual Warrior Stage before they turn thirteen they¡¯ll be expelled from the Sect..¡± Old Man Black spoke about these affairs with great knowledge, after all he was once expelled for that exact reason.


    ¡°But the people from the village said it¡¯s futile to cultivate before the age of twenty.¡± Blacky said with some hesitation.


    ¡°How can those from the village understand what happens in those great Sects? Keep in mind they have heritages that last throughout thousands of years, being passed on from one generation to another. It¡¯s no surprise that they¡¯ve made it so far. Forget Tifili Village not even the Denus Empire can compare to the Sects like the Grand Tree Sect.¡± Old Man Black sighed.


    ¡°At this time none of this should be of concern to you. Instead you should focus on improving your strength during the time I''m gone. The Village Chief has announced a small competition regarding the younger generation of Tifili Village. He¡¯s invited many from the nearby villages to join in on this competition.¡± Old Man Black spoke sternly his slightly emotionless eyes looked at Blacky in front of him.


    ¡°But it¡¯s not just average villagers who will show up, now with the news of the Village Chiefs breakthrough many strong factions will be coming in hopes of recruiting him into their factions this event will definitely be very grand.. Most importantly the reward should be quite well in quality.¡± Old Man Black began to chuckle, stating his motives for asking Blacky to join the competition.


    Blacky smiled weakly, since his teacher told him that he would compete in the competition he naturally wouldn¡¯t decline. After all it was considered a safe event where one wasn''t allowed to cripple or kill their opponent. Most importantly the Village Chief would hand out a treasure to the winner, even Blacky couldn¡¯t help get excited at the thought of obtaining a treasure from a level four Elemental Warrior.


    Old Man Black took a glance at Blackys shady expression and snorted. ¡°Pfft, you think your current self has any chance to get the authorization to compete in the tournament? Only those under the age of twenty one with the strength of a Spiritual Warrior can compete in the tournament.¡± Old Man Blacky snapped.


    Blacky¡¯s head was lowered, after a moment of thought he said ¡°Then how will I compete for the treasure..¡±


    In the Tifili Village those at the Spiritual Warrior Stage were all considered experts within the village. Rarely any of them were younger than twenty five years old, those who reached this stage under twenty were considered peerless geniuses within the village.


    Old Man Black looked at the skinny young boy in front of him who appeared to be experiencing heartache.


    ¡°Brat I¡¯ve trained you for the past fifteen years for no reason? Although I can¡¯t exactly tell how well your talent regarding cultivation is you can more or less be considered not bad..¡± Old Man Black said with a slight sense of pride, he had raised this boy in boredom. Originally he didn¡¯t care much about him, but as time passed he slowly began considering him to be his one and only student, comparable to a son.Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    Old Man Black stood up and walked to a certain part of the cave. He re-entered the room he had just left. He reappeared with a satchel in his hand made out of special animal hide.


    Old Man Black unenthusiastically tossed the satchel towards Blacky.


    ¡°Brat here¡¯s some good stuff I stole from the Grand Tree Sect. I got this after hearing they were going to expel me hehe.. Also you¡¯ll find information regarding the Bounty Hunter Association within as well.¡± Old Man Black looked at Blacky strictly, he was not the type to repeat his words twice.


    Blacky couldn¡¯t help but immediately open the satchel in front of him. Afterwards he pulled out a fairly large book which appeared to be like a tome. The cover was completely black with only the words Spiritual Warrior written on top of the heavy book.


    Old Man Black smiled while he looked at Blacky excitedly flipping through a few of the pages.


    ¡°After I leave you should first read through the book of Spiritual Warriors, it was specially made for novices like you to aid in building a foundation. It also has basic information about Martial Techniques and some treasures." Old Man Black spoke up disturbing Blacky.


    "I¡¯ve written down some notes over the years which you can read and learn off of yourself..Hehehe, of course don¡¯t forget to have that pill afterwards. Even if it¡¯s a failed product there¡¯s a fifty percent chance it will help you breakthrough to the Spiritual Warrior Stage at the age of fifteen.¡± Old Man Black continued to guide Blacky, he laughed slightly when he mentioned the pill.


    Blacky nodded his head then he reached into the satchel again. He pulled out four pieces of paper which he examined momentarily. There was some information about a hidden bounty hunter orginisation in the Tifili Village.


    Old Man Black looked on ¡°After you¡¯ve done all that you can sign up to join the Bounty Hunter Association there is a small branch within Tifili Village. I¡¯ve already informed them of some matters and have marked out their location. Just hand those papers to Eryx, then take on a mission while I¡¯m gone.¡±


    Old Man Black looked at Blacky, who was nodding his head continuously. ¡°Well then brat that¡¯s all. Don¡¯t forget three months later I¡¯ll return.. If you dare slack off this old man shall expel you as my student. Also don¡¯t dare tarnish this old man¡¯s reputation otherwise you¡¯ll regret it!¡±


    After saying that, Old Man Black swiftly turned around and walked to the exit of the cave. He took a deep breath and leaped out with his hands behind his back.


    Blacky shot up to his feet then rushed out of the cave. He looked down from what appeared to be a cliff, about ten meters high. Currently Old Man Black stood on the floor with cracks beneath him. This ten meter drop was nothing at all to a late stage Spiritual Warrior.


    Blacky glanced at a nearby tree then ran towards it. He leaped up and landed on one of the tree''s branches. Blacky''s movements were incredibly nimble, he landed on the branch which was too fragile to hold his weight. Without much effort he grabbed onto the branch and swang back and forth. He then jumped down and appeared near Old Man Black.


    Old Man Black turned back and took a glance at Blacky, who managed to get down silently. Blacky descended down the tree with out touching any of the leaves, showing off his skill.


    Blacky bowed towards Old Man Black. Old Man Black didn¡¯t care much about farewells, but Blacky still wished to sendoff his teacher respectfully.


    ¡°Blacky will work hard to become a strong Spiritual Warrior before we next meet teacher.¡± Blacky spoke faintly.


    ¡°Hmmph! Hmpph! Naturally you will work hard, if you don¡¯t reach the Spiritual Warrior Stage then you can just go and work as a farmer instead, don¡¯t waste this old man¡¯s precious time.¡± Old Man Black spoke coldly while he turned around and began to creep away. Back faced towards Blacky a satisfied smile appeared on his old face moments later.


    Blacky smiled faintly after hearing Old Man Blacks words, not seeming too effected by them. Blacky watched till Old Man Black disappeared into the darkness. Returning to the cave he decided to read the book that was called Spiritual Warrior.


    Two days passed by and Blacky was still within the dark cave. Holy light shined up in the sky and into the entrance of the cave.


    Blacky only paused his reading to rest and eat. He was entirely focused on reading the book in his hands. Finally Blacky sighed and closed the book and shook his head bitterly.


    ¡°According to this book the Spiritual Warrior Stage is about training the human body past its limits. One gathers natural energy from within the world into one¡¯s body then refines it slowly.¡± Blacky currently had a much better understanding on the Spiritual Warrior Stage.


    ¡°The entire book only has one meditation technique. Old Man Black actually thought me this three years ago.. Ever since then I¡¯ve used that mediation technique everyday but..¡± Blacky felt slightly bitter as he sighed.


    According to the book those who didn¡¯t reach the Spiritual Warrior Stage within a year were considered talentless. The average age of the user of the meditation technique was between five and ten. It was only natural for Blacky to feel dejected, he was not a Spiritual Warrior yet.


    Of course there was far more than just a meditation technique. There was a information about medical pills and so called heavenly treasures which could be used to boost ones cultivation or fighting strength.


    Old Man Black had written notes on the side of a few pages, where he went into more detail on some specific subjects. For instance, there was an explanation on refining pills. Some were meant to simply be swallowed, while others required more special methods. In the end it all depended on what type of pill one had.


    As Blacky thought of this a little box appeared in his hand.. There was a smelly brownish pill inside.


    ¡°Even though teacher said this pill was a failed product. Pills can only be created by mighty Elemental Stage Warriors just that alone proves that the value of this pill is incredibly high. It would be impossible to buy this with the gold currency the village uses.¡± Blacky looked at the pill with some anticipation. if he could successfully refine this pill he could perhaps reach the Spiritual Warrior Stage!

 Chapter 3 - Entering the Village

    Chapter 3: Entering the Village


    Blacky rubbed his tummy as he suddenly felt hungry.


    ¡°If only I could reach the Elemental Warrior Stage.. Then I would be able to gather energy into my body.¡± Blacky truly looked up to Elemental Warriors for this reason.


    According to the Spiritual Warrior book, Elemental Warriors had to gather energy from the world. Unfortunately not much else was mentioned other than small details. For instance they could refine energy to meet their body¡¯s needs.


    Blacky suddenly reached into his robes, pulling out a block-like loaf of bread.


    Blacky took a sniff of the bread and began to appreciate it. He ate the loaf of bread within seconds, appearing like it was his first meal in years. He then shut his eyes calmly, and he displayed the Meditation Technique he learnt from his teacher.


    The Meditation Technique wasn¡¯t going to help him reach Spiritual Warrior Stage, but at the very least it would help sort out his mind. The Spiritual Warrior book had stated one must have a clear mind before consuming a pill.


    Blacky sat down in meditation for a total of Five hours. A strange white gas came out his nostrils. Blacky held onto the brownish pill completely ignoring its stench. Currently he was only focused on successfully refining the pill.


    ¡°Teacher told me to swallow this pill, although he said there was a chance it might be a failed product, I must not give up. I must become an Elemental Warrior who never gets hungry.¡± Blacky then tossed the pill directly into his mouth and swallowed it.


    Blacky shut his eyes and began to feel out his body. There was an awful taste in his mouth for a moment. Ten minutes passed by and he couldn¡¯t detect any changes. As more time passed he felt more and more depressed but refused to give up.


    If the pill could help him improve just a little bit, then it would still be worth the effort.


    After another ten minutes, Blacky felt slightly ill. A strange ringing noise entered his ear, and then his heartbeat started to race. Blacky clenched his teeth as his body suddenly felt immense pain.


    Blacky¡¯s eyes opened which were glowing red. ¡°No more hunger I must endure!¡±


    A minute went by, and Blacky felt warm waves of heat surging through his body. ¡°This is it!¡±


    The pain was now gone, and Blacky could feel his body¡¯s strength soaring. The strange heat caused his body strength to rise. A minute later his body emitted cracking sounds. He then entered the first level of the Spiritual Warrior Stage.


    ¡°I¡¯ve done it!¡± Blackys face lit up. ¡°I still feel the burning sensation within my body. Hopefully, I can improve some more.¡±


    Blacky remained motionless, the burning sensation was slowly dying down. Blacky suspected the strange heat would soon be absorbed by his body.


    Blacky was not surprised when the strange burning sensation was gone. Suddenly he felt the urge to vomit but dark red blood was coughed out instead.


    Blacky was kneeling on the floor looking at the blood underneath him. He clenched his fist and then punched the floor!


    *Rumble* The entire cave trembled and cracks appeared under Blacky¡¯s fist. Using the momentum he shot up to his feet. His body emitted strange cracking sounds during all his actions.


    ¡°Hahaha.. What failed product? The pill has allowed me to breakthrough once again. I¡¯m now a level two Spiritual Warrior.¡± Blacky felt a surge of satisfaction.


    Blacky¡¯s overall physique didn¡¯t change too much. He seemed slightly buffer, and taller. Even so he still appeared skinny.


    Blacky shot towards the exit of the cave. He didn¡¯t take a single glance at the tree, instead directly jumping off the cliff. Blacky enjoyed the wind running through his hair for a moment.


    With a bang Blacky landed on the floor, a small stone under his feet was crushed into bits. Blacky barely noticed.


    ¡°How boring, I¡¯ve stayed within the cave for too long this time.¡± Blacky felt as if cultivation was a complete chore.


    ¡°Hahaha, Tifili Village watch out, there is no stall that can hide its goods from me!¡± Blacky laughed as he thought about stealing from the village.


    ¡°Even so, I need to be cautious of the village guards. Blood Red is a level three Spiritual Warrior on level above me.¡± Blacky smiled disdainfully although he might be weaker, they were considered within the same boundary, early stages of the Spiritual Warrior stage.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    Blacky reached into his robes and pulled out a few dart-like objects. They appeared to be made from rocks and wood. Blacky had created them himself after once being taught by Old Man Black.


    He carried five or so on him. His black robe was a gift from his teacher. It was extremely useful due to having many pockets within. There was a flagon of water and even food stored inside.


    Blacky held one of the darts between his fingers. He stood about ten meters away from the tree which reached up to the cave. Blacky used all his strength the throw the dart at the trunk of the tree.


    Bang!


    The dart pierced into the trunk of the tree, leaving a large gap surrounding the area where the dart landed.


    Blacky took a glance at the result with satisfaction. In the past he could only get the darts to stick on the tree. Unfortunately he wouldn¡¯t be able to reuse the dart.


    Blacky sighed as he looked up at the setting sun. With a few leaps he climbed up the cliff and easily reached the cave. He took a glance at few of the papers Old Man Black had left behind.


    Blacky didn¡¯t have a great idea on the matters regarding the Bounty Hunter Association. Old Man Black stated that they handed out missions. When one completed the mission, they would then be rewarded.


    One could also request a ¡®hit¡¯ or setup a mission. Of course they had to pay an appropriate fee, and also have a reward.


    Most of the missions involved assassinations and other nefarious tasks. Blacky was originally a thief, and had no issues with taking on such missions. Currently Blacky needed resources to cultivate. If he only meditated then he would not make any rapid progress.


    Blacky decided to have a proper rest before heading out to Tifili Village. Currently the sun had already descended, and it was too dark to travel.


    Blacky had a small rest, and then he woke up before sun rise, entering meditation.


    Blacky left the cave and headed towards the East. Tifili Village was only minutes away from the mountain range. Before Blacky left he scrubbed his robes with a strange minty smelling plant.


    His black robes were filled with a few supplies for his travels. Old Man Black thought him how to keep his clothes smelling clean, without washing them.


    Blacky was familiar with the location, reaching the Tifili Village gates shortly. There was a black scarf covering his mouth and nose.


    This was because he was a fairly well known thief. Although the village had thousands of villagers, he didn¡¯t wish to take unnecessary risks.


    Blacky scaled the village walls, his eyes darted around the area. After confirming no one was around, he jumped over the two meter tall fence easily.


    The sound of bustling human activity was heard immediately. Blacky slipped into the crowd. After which he began walking in a certain direction.


    Blacky arrived at the Eastern side of Tifili Village after a short walk. This part of the village was filled with beggars. One could also find people who had hidden their appearances, similar to Blacky walking around the area.


    Blacky turned a few corners before reaching a fairly old looking building. Blacky glanced around, but found no information regarding the building anywhere. He pushed open the door, and then entered the building. The stench of alcohol entered his nose.


    There were a few seats and tables within. Blacky concluded that this place was similar to an inn.


    Within the inn, there was a disguised man who sat in one of the corners and casually sipped on wine. His eyes paused for a moment on Blacky, and then went back to his drinking.


    Other than him, there was a man at the counter filing paperwork. He appeared middle aged and well presented.


    ¡°Kid, what¡¯re you looking for?¡± The man at the counter spoke out, without glancing at Blacky.


    ¡°I¡¯m looking for Eryx.¡± Blacky carefully examined the man¡¯s reaction.


    ¡°Well you¡¯ve found him. What do you want?¡± The clerk whose name was Eryx, observed Blacky for a moment.


    Blacky immediately reached into his robes, then he pulled out a few pieces of scrunched up papers.


    Eryx took a glance at the paper unenthusiastically. ¡°So you¡¯re Old Man Blacks disciple.¡±


    Blacky nodded in acknowledgement feeling more eased.


    ¡°What level has your strength reached?¡± Eryx asked.


    ¡°Second level Spiritual Warrior.¡± Blacky replied honestly, he considered himself to be not bad.


    Eryx¡¯s continued to question Blacky. ¡°Age, name?¡±


    ¡°Sir I¡¯m only fifteen, you can call me Blacky.¡±


    This time Eryx¡¯s expressionless face showed slight surprise. He was impressed Blacky reached his current stage.


    ¡°Old Man Black must have put a lot of effort in training you.¡± Eryx sized up Blacky he wrote a few things on a piece of paper, and then stored it away.


    ¡°From now on you can be considered a Hunter. Wait here for a moment there is something Elder Old Man Black left for you.¡± Eryx turned around and gestured Blacky to follow him.


    Eryx pulled out a heavy bundle of keys, after which he led Blacky to a door. Eryx then went up a set of stairs, while Blacky followed from behind.


    ¡­


    Currently there was a white haired youth standing outside of the Bounty Hunter Association. Next to the youth was a large figure wearing robes which covered him head to toe.


    The youth looked exceedingly handsome and noble, seemingly like a scholar. But his small white colour pupils made him emit a sense of coldness.


    The black clothed figure appeared extremely respectful to this youth. ¡°Young Master Cool Breeze, please reconsider going back to the Sect. The Sect leader is not too happy..¡±


    The white haired youth called Cool Breeze snorted, ¡°Nonsense, you should already know what¡¯s going on within the Sect. There¡¯s only trouble for me there if I return now.¡±


    ¡°Elder Dark Eyes be at ease, could it be there is any danger for me in this place?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back sooner or later, and I¡¯ll settle those grudges, for now I need to stay away.¡± Cool Breeze then walked into the Bounty Hunter Association. There was hidden killing intent radiating from his body.


    Dark Eyes watched on, but didn¡¯t follow him inside.


    ¡­


    Blacky was looking at images of faces on a wall, all of these people had a bounty on their head.


    Eryx on the side was explaining the basic rules of the Bounty Hunter Association. Suddenly Eryx¡¯s body trembled. He turned around and rushed down the stairs.


    Blacky followed Eryx down in confusion.


    Eryx ignored Blacky, and his shocked eyes looked towards the white haired youth who just entered.


    Eryx immediately went up to the youth and bowed. ¡°Welcome Young Master.¡±


    The white haired youth was naturally Cool Breeze. Cool breeze nodded, and then turned to look at Blacky who was following behind Eryx.


    ¡°Who¡¯s this?¡± Cool Breeze pointed at Blacky, smiling coldly.


    Blacky couldn¡¯t help but feel chills go down his spine. He stared in shock at Cool Breezes icy eyes.

 Chapter 4 - Looking For Trouble

    Chapter 4: Looking For Trouble


    ¡°This is Blacky, a new member of our Bounty Hunter Association. His master is Old Man Black.¡± Eryx answered the question immediately.


    Blacky glanced at Eryx and the white haired boy. He clearly noticed the change in Eryx¡¯s behaviour.


    Cool Breeze continued smiling, after a moment of thought he said. ¡°Haha, so you¡¯re the disciple of the trash that got expelled from the Grand Tree Sect?¡±


    Blacky frowned slightly but didn¡¯t speak up.


    Cool Breeze snorted disdainfully then turned to Eryx. ¡°I heard there will be a tournament at Tifili Village soon?¡±


    Eryx nodded his head vigorously. ¡°Indeed, but I¡¯m afraid with Young Masters skills, you won¡¯t be interested in it.¡±


    Cool Breeze chuckled ¡°I am slightly interested in it actually..¡± As he said that he turned to look at Blacky and said. ¡°Will this trash also be there?¡±


    Eryx pondered for a moment before looking at Blacky. ¡°Actually Old Man Black has already assigned a mission for him.¡±


    Blacky was surprised, but Cool Breeze spoke up .¡°What¡¯s the mission?¡±


    Eryx hesitated for just a second. The information related to missions was always kept a secret.


    ¡°Well one of the nearby villages will be having a tournament soon.. The reason behind this is because the Tifili Village Chief has invited all surrounding villages to compete in the tournament.¡± Eryx explained while his eyes glanced between Cool Breeze and Blacky.


    ¡°The village is called Stone Village, the chief has announced a tournament to select those who he will bring to Tifili Village..¡± The Stone Village was one of the smaller villages within the vicinity.


    Cool Breeze frowned and said. ¡°Well is the target participating in the competition?¡±


    Eryx smiled and shook his head mysteriously.


    Blacky was still expressionlessly listening on, but Eryx¡¯s next words shocked him.


    ¡°The target is the Stone Village Chief..¡± Eryx smiled as he glanced at Blacky¡¯s shocked face.


    Cool Breeze raised his eyebrows, and then he observed Blacky¡¯s shocked expression. ¡°Not possible.¡± He stated casually.


    Eryx nodded. ¡°Actually our branches Elder Raven has decided to take on the mission. He needs a disciple to take to the tournament. Since Elder Raven has a fairly good relationship with Old Man Black, this mission was offered to Blacky here.¡±


    Blacky sighed in relief. Currently he had no confidence going up against any Village Chiefs.


    Cool Breeze nodded. ¡°Raven should be the strongest person at this branch.. I¡¯ve heard he¡¯s an Elemental Warrior?¡±


    Blacky listened on at the side silently.


    Eryx nodded then said. ¡°That Village Chief is a peak Spiritual Warrior, Elder Raven should have no issues taking care of him.¡±


    ¡°Ahem.¡± Blacky on the side coughed weakly before speaking. ¡°May I ask sir Eryx what the rewards of the mission are?¡±


    Eryx smiled slightly after thinking about something he said. ¡°To consider this mission a success, you must win the tournament. The winner will be given a reward by the Stone Village Chief. Elder Raven also stated he will personally hand over a reward once the mission is completed.¡±


    Eryx¡¯s tone seemed a lot less respectful when he talked to Blacky, but Blacky didn¡¯t mind it.


    Blacky thought about how Elder Raven was an Elemental Warrior. Meanwhile the Village Chief should also be fairly wealthy. A strange petty smile appeared on Blacky¡¯s face, appearing lost in his thoughts.


    The duo of Eryx and Cool Breeze looked at Blacky with different expressions. At this point Cool Breeze felt it was beneath him to insult this pathetic villager.


    ¡°Hmm.. Well this Young Master has nothing to do for now. I guess I¡¯ll come along and see just how great the village warriors are.¡± Cool Breeze laughed after he stated his intentions.


    Eryx felt shocked then he spoke up hesitantly. ¡°Young Master, I¡¯m afraid this type of mission will not be able to entertain you.. Perhaps you can go to the main headquarters.. And look for a more suitable mission.¡±You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    Blacky finally seemed to be annoyed with Cool Breeze, he shouted out. ¡°Friend, my teacher chose this mission for me.. I¡¯ll not share the reward with you.¡±


    Cool Breeze looked at Blacky with some ill intentions. ¡°Hmph, what trash reward, I don¡¯t want it.¡±


    As Blacky heard that he smiled immediately and said. ¡°Haha, in that case it¡¯ll be an honour to work with little brother.¡±


    Cool Breeze eyes radiated a strange evil shine when he heard Blacky call him little brother. ¡°You can call me Young Master Breezy, remember that or else..¡±


    Suddenly Eryx spoke up noticing the strange mood. ¡°Haha.. Blacky be sure to listen to Young Master Breezy¡¯s instructions during this mission.¡±


    Blacky felt annoyed, this white haired playboy was younger than him, and even more arrogant than himself. Blacky couldn¡¯t help but feel displeased. Unfortunately he was threatened by ¡®Breezy¡¯s¡¯ icy aura.


    Eryx shot a glance at Blacky, his eyes seemed to say. ¡®Don¡¯t be an idiot.¡¯


    Eryx chuckled then clapped his hands. ¡°Well the two of you should get ready to leave soon. It¡¯ll take a week of traveling to reach Stone Village, and then you can prepare for a week before the tournament.¡±


    Cool Breeze was eyeing Blacky coldly, but Blacky didn¡¯t seem to notice. Finally they both nodded in agreement.


    ¡°Alright, Raven will be around Stone Village. Old Man Black has already notified him so he¡¯ll be waiting for you.¡± Eryx said to Blacky, and then he bowed towards Cool Breeze.


    Cool Breeze snorted then began to walk towards the exit. Noticing that Blacky wasn¡¯t following him he shouted out. ¡°What¡¯re you waiting around for?¡±


    Blacky held in his anger, and then followed behind Cool Breeze.


    Eryx watched the two walk out with a smile, but after they left the building he couldn¡¯t help but frown. ¡°The Demonic Cult Crews third Prince.. What exactly is he looking for?¡±


    ¡­


    Within Tifili Village Cool Breeze and Blacky were wondering around the streets.


    After a minute, Blacky turned to look at Cool Breeze then he spoke in a friendly fashion. ¡°Haha. Brother Breezy, do you know the way to Stone Village?¡±


    Cool Breeze stopped and glared at Blacky in anger. He waved his hand and a map appeared seemingly out of nowhere, stunning Blacky.


    ¡°How did you do that?¡± Blacky asked in confusion.


    Cool Breeze snorted in disdain he glanced at the map in his hand, and then turned to look at Blacky, with a strange grin on his face.


    Blacky couldn¡¯t help but feel odd being stared at by Breezy¡¯s clear white eyes. ¡°What is it..?¡±


    Suddenly a large brown bag appeared in Cool Breeze¡¯s hands. The huge bag was about half the size of Cool Breeze.


    Cool Breeze held the bag out with a strange smile, and then said. ¡°Take it.¡±


    Blacky glanced at Cool Breeze who was mystically making objects appear out of nowhere. He stood still in the spot, face expressionless, seemingly not able to understand Cool Breeze¡¯s words.


    Cool Breeze snorted. ¡°Fool, you go out on a mission without any supplies? I guess you reached the stage where you don¡¯t need to eat or..?¡±


    Blacky¡¯s originally expressionless face immediately lit up with a smile. ¡°Young Master Breezy, what nonsense are you speaking? Allow me to help carry your bag.¡±


    Blacky didn¡¯t hesitate to snatch the bag out of Cool Breeze¡¯s hand. After which he immediately opened, and ravaged through it.


    Cool Breeze stared at Blacky feeling confused, he told Blacky to hold the bag to pester him. After all, he had a special ring which could store a lot of objects inside. There was no need for anyone to carry the bag.


    But Blacky took the bag and even called him ¡®Young Master¡¯ for the first time. Cool Breeze was only fourteen. He came from a mighty Sect, naturally he didn¡¯t understand Blacky¡¯s intentions.


    Blacky looked at all the food inside the bag, and then praised Cool Breeze¡¯s wealth. He shut the bag then hanged it on his back, with no intention of giving it back.


    ¡°Haha, Young Master Breezy please lead the way.¡± Blacky decided to suck up to Cool Breeze for more loot.


    Cool Breeze watched Blacky with a strange expression, he felt very awkward now. ¡°Right, if you continue to obey me I will give you more rewards..¡±


    Blacky¡¯s smile became wider after hearing those words. He followed behind Cool Breeze while being glared at by the people around the street.


    After reaching a certain spot, the village streets became much wider. When Blacky looked around he saw countless stalls, selling all types of goods.


    Blacky glanced around the area vigilantly. This was his favourite spot to steal from. Blacky felt countless people staring at him, due to the huge bag on his back.


    Suddenly a shout was heard. ¡°Halt!¡±


    Blacky turned and glanced at the man who yelled out. Currently in front of Blacky and Cool Breeze were a few muscular men. All ten plus men had a badge on their chest which represented they were a part of the village guard.


    Cool Breeze frowned as he glanced at the men blocking the way. Blacky immediately hid behind Cool Breeze and acted casual.


    ¡°Brat! You¡¯re the one who did this to my eyes!¡± A man wearing an eye patch pointed at Blacky.


    Blacky had his face hidden with a scarf, but it seemed the man in front of him still recognized him.


    ¡°Sir, I¡¯m only just a traveller following my friend here.. You must have me mistaken with someone else.¡± Blacky tried to play it off.


    ¡°Nonsense, those robes and that smell.. Do you think I¡¯m a fool??¡± The man with the eye patch bellowed.


    ¡°Submit and come with me to see my master Blood Red. He will punish you accordingly for stealing his wine.¡± The man grabbed the handle of the sword on his waist, while speaking to Blacky.


    Blacky frowned, he whispered into Cool Breeze¡¯s ear. ¡°Young Master Breezy, these people are part of the Village Guard we should run.¡±


    Cool Breeze smiled indifferently and took a few steps back. Clearly he didn¡¯t plan on intervening.


    The Village Guards were wearing leather, and chain armour. They had felt that the white haired youth was strange. Now that Cool Breeze had stepped back they started to surround Blacky.


    Blacky glanced at Cool Breeze, and cursed him in his mind.


    ¡°Hmph, so you refuse to submit?! Very good I Kaffir will get revenge for what you¡¯ve done to me.¡± ¡®Kaffir¡¯ placed his left hand on the eye which was covered. He remembered how he let a normal brat escape, even taking out his eye. This caused him to be enraged!


    Kaffir walked out of the circular formation the guards had around Blacky. Sword in hand, he intended to take on Blacky all by himself to wash away his shame.


    Blacky put the bag on his back onto the floor. He took a look at the group of guards who surrounded him, and then he eyed Kaffir.


    Blacky smiled, he wasn¡¯t afraid of Kaffir before. Now that he was a Spiritual Warrior, he was confident he could beat Kaffir in a one on one fight.

 Chapter 5 - Clean Retreat

    Chapter 5: Clean Retreat


    Ten or so village guards currently had Blacky surrounded. Many people couldn¡¯t help but draw their attention towards the scene.


    ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t that the thief who always steals from the stalls here?¡± A villager spoke up.


    ¡°It is! I saw him rob wine from Red Blood¡¯s stall. Is this kid finally going to get caught by the village guards?¡± Another man spoke.


    Cool Breeze couldn¡¯t help but laugh cause of Blacky¡¯s misfortune.


    Kaffir saw all the eyes on him and couldn¡¯t help but proudly speak. ¡°Brat, watch what happens when you offend a Spiritual Warrior!¡±


    After saying that, he charged at Blacky with his sword in hand. ¡°Die!¡± Kaffir swung down his sword at Blacky.


    Blacky smirked. Clearly Kaffir had not realized he was a level two Spiritual Warrior yet.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t have time to play with you..¡± Blacky stated as he sidestepped Kaffir¡¯s strike.


    Kaffir snorted. ¡°Lucky once, but now you¡¯re dead!¡±


    Blacky took a glance at his surroundings, currently he was within Tifili Village. If he stayed here too long more village guards would arrive. As he thought of this he reached into his robes.


    Kaffir didn¡¯t notice Blacky¡¯s movements. Filled with anger, he swung his sword at Blacky once more.


    Blacky¡¯s eyes focused on the blade which was approaching him. He felt incredibly calm as he faced the strike.


    Blacky ducked down, and the sword above his head just narrowly missed. Dodging the strike Blacky took advantage of the moment by landing a kick onto Kaffirs stomach.


    Kaffir suddenly felt extreme pain as he coughed up some blood. He couldn¡¯t believe how Blacky¡¯s strike injured him so much.


    Once Blacky got an advantage he wouldn¡¯t give his opponent any opportunities to fight back. But this time it was different. He used the momentum from his kick to take a large leap back in front of one of the village guards.


    The village guard looked at Blacky with some fear. Before he could react he felt as if something pierced his neck.


    Blacky had slashed out with a dart in his hand, ripping open the guard¡¯s neck and causing blood to pour out.


    Kaffir was trembling while holding onto his stomach. He felt as if he greatly underestimated Blacky.


    Blacky once again turned around and threw the dart in his hand directly at Kaffir¡¯s right eye.


    He didn¡¯t wait to see the results of his attack. Immediately afterwards, Blacky grabbed the bag on the floor. He dashed past the guard who was bleeding out of his neck on the ground.


    ¡°Ahhh!¡± A loud scream from one of the female bystanders could be heard.


    Kaffir¡¯s eye was hit by a dart which wasn¡¯t the first time. However Blacky was a lot stronger. His dart didn¡¯t just blind Kaffir, it pierced into his brain and killed him on the spot.


    The village guards and the crowd of people couldn¡¯t believe their eyes. Only a few seconds passed and the boy in black killed two village guards.


    ¡°What!! That boy just easily killed Kaffir, a level two Spiritual Warrior!¡± A man watched on in shock.


    ¡°He must be long gone by now, he always manages to escape. But this time he actually killed two guards!!¡± A farmer called Eanor stood near his chicken stall and spoke out.


    Cool Breeze took a glance around, his eyes turned to the location Blacky had ran off to. ¡°What an interesting fellow. Hahaha.¡±


    Cool Breeze casually made his exit. The crowd and village guards all ran around in dismay.


    ¡­


    Blacky had already taken off his scarf. He managed to slip out of Tifili Village within moments.


    Blacky¡¯s eyes were shooting around the entire area. Currently all his only thoughts were keeping clear of the village guards.


    *Pa.. Pa..Pa* The sounds of clapping could be heard.


    Blacky felt startled as he noticed a white haired youth appear behind him.


    ¡°Young Master Breezy..? How did you manage to escape?¡± Blacky was beginning to feel Breezy was more and more mysterious.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.


    Blacky had grown up as a thief. Tifili Village was one of his favourite targets. He spent a lot of time finding feasible escape routes, just in case.


    Cool Breeze laughed. ¡°If you can escape, how can I not?¡±


    Blacky coughed lightly and replied with a smile. ¡°Young Master Breezy is so exceptional..¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted and carelessly laughed. ¡°Your true nature can¡¯t be any good. Randomly killing two village guards, who merely came to enforce the law.. How righteous..¡±


    ¡°Young Master Breezy, how can I be blamed? They are just bullying the young. If they didn¡¯t attack me first, I wouldn¡¯t have needed to act.¡± Blacky explained with an ¡®innocent¡¯ expression.


    Blacky rubbed his chin feeling slightly surprised at his own strength. Originally he only planned on blinding Kaffir¡¯s remaining fine eye.


    Of course Blacky wouldn¡¯t blame himself. If one had the thought of harming him, they could not blame him for being merciless.


    Blacky sighed and softly said. ¡°How sad.. I only have three more darts remaining.¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted and began walking away, Blacky immediately caught up with Cool Breeze. ¡°Wait for me!¡± he shouted.


    Cool Breeze continued to walk, while not speaking a single word.


    ¡°Young Master Breezy, do you know anything about Stone Village?¡± Blacky asked out of boredom.


    Cool Breeze shook his head and replied. ¡°All I know is that villages are a place where trash gathers together.¡±


    Blacky coughed slightly and replied with a nod.


    Cool Breeze took a glance at Blacky then said. ¡°How did you reach the Spiritual Warrior stage?¡±


    Blacky thought for a moment, he already consumed the brown pill. Now there was no reason to keep the information a secret.


    ¡°Well, my teacher gave me a brown pill which helped me breakthrough two levels.¡± Blacky said.


    Cool Breeze suddenly grinned then said. ¡°A brown smelly pill that helped you breakthrough two levels?.. Hahaha.¡±


    Blacky was alarmed at how Cool Breeze accurately guessed that the pill was smelly. He didn¡¯t mention this detail.


    ¡°Young Master Breezy, have you heard of this pill before? Do you know where to get some more?¡± Blacky¡¯s eyes lit up as he intently asked Cool Breeze.


    Cool Breeze laughed, and then said. ¡°Naturally I¡¯ve heard of this pill.. It¡¯s a pill usually made by low-grade pill masters. They use natural ingredients, generally made by the mounts of these pill masters.¡±


    Cool Breeze grinned, he appeared unusually joyful. ¡°They generally use the beasts shit to create the pill.. Most of the beasts used are at the Elemental Stage.. Their shit can be considered a treasure for those like you.¡±


    Blacky felt a bit grossed out at this moment, he then said. ¡°I wonder if Young Master Breezy has such pills on him?¡±


    Blacky spoke with a smile, he thought about how Cool Breeze made items appear out of thin air. He intently looked at Cool Breeze¡¯s hands as if waiting for something.


    Cool Breeze saw Blacky staring intently at him appearing like a beggar.


    Cool Breeze shouted out. ¡°No I don¡¯t carry around such poor pills on me.. And even if I did have some, I wouldn¡¯t give them to you!¡±


    Blacky put on a pitiful expression after being rejected. He still hoped that he could change Cool Breeze¡¯s opinion.


    ¡°Young Master Breezy, can you make more items appear?¡± Blacky smiled, he even bowed his back slightly trying to seem honest.


    Cool Breeze cursed Blacky in his mind. This was the first time he had met such a shameless person in his life.


    Blacky didn¡¯t receive any answer, which in turn caused him to curse Cool Breeze in his mind.


    Time continued to flow by. Stars began to shine in the sky, yet the duo remained silent.


    Cool Breeze didn¡¯t seem to have any thoughts on taking breaks. He walked across the sandy roads with no worries at all.


    Blacky on the other hand was starting to get hungry. As a Spiritual Warrior he required less sleep and food. Nevertheless he couldn¡¯t completely ignore his body¡¯s needs.


    Blacky took off the bag on his back, and then sat down by the side of the road.


    Cool Breeze was still intently leading the way, when he noticed Blacky eating he had no choice but to wait.


    Blacky was stuffing some white rice into his mouth with his hands. Cool Breeze felt disgusted at the sight.


    Blacky then glanced at Cool Breeze who was also looking back at him.


    Blacky immediately shut the bag. His eyes cautiously observed Cool Breeze.


    At this moment Cool Breeze felt the urge of vomiting up blood. Did the buffoon think he wanted to share the food with him?


    One had to keep in mind that Cool Breeze was the one who gave all the food to Blacky. Yet Blacky was still this stingy..


    Blacky noticed Cool Breezes face distort, he felt as his worst thoughts were coming true. Cool Breeze wanted to eat his food!


    Blacky no longer bothered chewing the rice, and began to swallow it all down.


    Cool Breezes face was turning red in anger. When he saw Blacky clean two boxes of rice within seconds, he didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry.


    Blacky decided to quickly change the subject by saying something random. ¡°Uhh.. Does Young Master Breezy know the requirements to join a Sect?¡±


    Cool Breeze inhaled deeply and tried to calm himself down. ¡°Naturally I know, but I won¡¯t be telling you.¡±


    Blacky coughed then smiled while shaking his head, appearing to have expected this answer. ¡°I see.. Young Master Breezy, there is no need to answer me if you don¡¯t know the answer to the question.¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted and shouted out in rage. ¡°What?! I¡¯ll answer you right now.. Elemental Stage warriors at the early stages can be outer sect members. Mid Stage Elemental Warriors are then promoted to the inner sect members. Core disciples are all late Stage Elemental Warriors. When one is above the age of twenty-one they take on different roles depending on the Sect.¡±


    Blacky sighed then shook his head. He simply didn¡¯t believe he could compete with those sect disciples.


    ¡°Then is the Sect master a.. Mortal King?¡± Blacky knew this was the stage above Elemental Warriors. According to Old Man Black, people who reached this stage were the absolute top experts within Denus Empire.


    Cool Breeze¡¯s eye twitched as he heard the words Mortal King. ¡°No.. Mortal Kings can only be considered the top within the Empire. All the Sect Elders must be at the Mortal King stage. There is even a few in the younger generation who¡¯ve reached this stage.¡±


    Cool Breeze clenched his hands when he said his final sentence.


    Blacky sighed in his heart. Even if Cool Breeze denied that he was a Sect member. Blacky wouldn¡¯t believe him at this point.


    ¡°Then how strong is the Sect leader?¡± Blacky asked with his eyes shining.


    Cool Breeze sighed, and a strange glow appeared in his eyes. ¡°The Sect leaders are all terrifyingly powerful. They have all reached the Celestial Stage. It¡¯s said when one reaches this Stage they can live for over a thousand years.¡±


    Blacky opened his mouth but no words came out. He heard that the Sects had been around for over a thousand years. He found it hard to believe, but now hearing Cool Breezes words, he had no choice but to believe.

 Chapter 6 - Wingman

    Chapter 6: Wingman


    Blacky and Cool Breeze arrived at a crossroad after a less than a week of travel.


    They rarely spoke on their trip. Blacky would occasionally have rest and enjoy a few meals, while making sure Cool Breeze didn¡¯t notice.


    Unfortunately Cool Breeze detected Blacky¡¯s strange behaviour. He now had the sudden urge to beat Blacky up in the tournament at Stone Village.


    Blacky pointed at a sign which had the words Stone Village carved on to it.


    After a few moments, Blacky and Cool Breeze could see Stone Village appear in front of their view.


    Stone Village wasn¡¯t as large as Tifili Village, but there were still thousands of villagers.


    There were rocks piled on top of each other, which formed a gate around the village.


    At this moment Cool Breeze turned to look at a raven that was perched on top of the gates.


    When the raven felt Cool Breeze¡¯s gaze it chirped, then flew away.


    There was also a man clad in leather armour. A badge was on worn, by his chest which indicated he was a village guard.


    He stood by the main entrance of the village, when he saw Blacky and Cool Breeze approaching he stood up and smiled at the two.


    ¡°Welcome to Stone Village travellers. I suppose you¡¯ve come to watch the tournament?¡± The guard seemed to be fairly friendly.


    Cool Breeze who was in the lead snorted then walked into the village, completely ignoring the guard.


    Blacky smiled awkwardly as he followed behind Cool Breeze. He wanted to ask the guard a few questions, but he held back.


    ¡°Young Master Breezy, there is a week left for the tournament, should we look for Elder Raven?¡± Blacky asked Cool Breeze.


    ¡°He already knows we¡¯ve arrived, just wait till he makes his appearance.¡± Cool Breeze answered confidently.


    Blacky coughed then said. ¡°Uhh, Young Master Breezy.. Where exactly are you planning on going now?¡±


    Cool Breeze stopped walking and looked around the area.


    Blacky once again spoke. ¡°We can ask one of the village guards, they can tell us where to find a place to stay..¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted. ¡°Well, it seems you know much about villages. Huh?¡±


    Blacky secretly rolled his eyes then said. ¡°Haha, Young Master Breezy is naturally unconcerned about the matters of these villagers. They are like ants compared to your greatness..¡±


    Cool Breeze smiled slightly and nodded his head. It appeared Blacky was slowly learning of his greatness.


    Blacky noticed another village guard patrolling the area, he immediately ran up to the man.


    ¡°Sir, may I ask if you know where we can find a tavern?¡± Blacky spoke respectfully.


    The guard glanced at the huge bag on Blacky¡¯s back then nodded. ¡°You two must be travellers who came to watch the tournament right? The Eastern district has a few taverns. Also the Western district has all sorts of vendors.¡±


    Blacky nodded then said. ¡°Is there a blacksmith as well?¡±


    ¡°Yes, our Stone Village has one of the greatest blacksmiths in this region. You can find anything you need there.¡± The guard replied.


    Blacky thanked the guard and said farewell.


    ¡°Young Master Breezy, the sun is still up, shall we take a look at this blacksmiths store? I have no weapons for the tournament.¡± Blacky spoke to Cool Breeze with a shrewd smile.


    ¡°Whatever, let¡¯s go.¡± Cool Breeze immediately took the lead and walked ahead of Blacky.


    After a few minutes of walking they arrived at the Western district of the village. There were many stalls and villagers around the area trading goods.


    Blacky¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw a stone hut. There was a picture of an anvil on a sign near the entrance.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.


    Blacky and Cool Breeze entered to store together. A middle aged man with a robust body glanced at the two.


    He noticed Blacky wearing a black robe, his appearance could be considered shifty. As for Cool Breeze he appeared like a young noble, the shopkeeper decided to keep his eyes on Blacky.


    ¡°All of my weapons are high quality, made especially for Spiritual Warriors. Feel free to browse around.¡± The middle aged man said while looking at Cool Breeze.


    Cool Breeze had no reaction, but Blacky was excited as he looked at all of the weapons on display.


    Blacky took note of all the weapons he wanted. Finally he walked up to a sword which had a thin blade.


    Such blades wouldn¡¯t usually be used because it would snap easily. However the weapons were all made for the use of Spiritual Warriors, their quality was very high.


    Blacky stood very close to the sword, he then rubbed his chin as if he was in deep thought.


    Blacky glanced at Cool Breeze, he then picked up the sword and slid his fingers across the blade.


    ¡°What a great sword.¡± Blacky spoke out in admiration.


    Cool Breeze rolled his eyes feeling bored.


    Blacky seemed to be lost in thought, he had held the sword in his hand for over a minute. He seemed to appreciate the sword quite a bit.


    Cool Breeze snorted then said. ¡°What are you waiting for, are you going to buy it or not?¡±


    Blacky sighed appearing ¡®sorrowful¡¯. ¡°I don¡¯t have enough bronze coins for this weapon.¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted. ¡°How much more do you need?¡±


    Blacky sighed once more. He noticed the shopkeeper vigilantly looking at him. Blacky leaned close and whispered into Cool Breeze¡¯s ear. ¡°I have no coins, let¡¯s steal this sword.¡±


    Cool Breeze opened his mouth in shock. This kid was unreal!


    Suddenly voices of a crowd could be heard outside the streets.


    ¡°Look over there.. It¡¯s the daughter and son of the Village Chief!¡± A man said while pointing out the two.


    ¡°Wow, the Village Chiefs daughter appears more and more beautiful every day.¡± Another man said as he licked his lips.


    ¡°Hmph, hmph. She¡¯s only eighteen and reached the second level Spiritual Warrior stage. An absolute genius! Her brother is two years older and at the same stage.¡± The first man spoke in disdain.


    The brother sister duo ignored all the onlookers on the street. They were accustomed to such reactions no matter where they were in the village.


    ¡°Janna here¡¯s the blacksmiths store.¡± The young woman¡¯s brother spoke beside her.


    The duo entered the store, Cool Breeze¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw Janna¡¯s figure. Although he had seen more beautiful women in his life, for a villager Janna wasn¡¯t considered bad.


    Janna and her brother glanced at Cool Breeze, then at Blacky noticing they were unfamiliar. Without saying a word they went up to the counter.


    ¡°Junior Clarke and Janna have come to pay a visit to sir. We would like to buy a weapon for next week¡¯s tournament for my sister.¡± Clarke spoke respectfully, appearing quite humble even with his status.


    The middle aged man nodded with a smile as he stood up. ¡°What exactly are you looking for?¡±


    Janna smiled beautifully and spoke. ¡°Sir, what¡¯s the best weapon you have for sale?¡±


    The middle aged shopkeeper bent under the counter. He pulled out a fine sword, which had a golden hilt.


    ¡°This sword is the finest quality sword I¡¯ve got. I assure you that there is no other sword like it for sale, young miss.¡± The shopkeeper spoke honestly.


    Janna¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°What¡¯s the price?¡±


    ¡°Five gold coins.¡± The shopkeeper raised five fingers.


    Janna frowned slightly. Gold coins were the top form of currency within the village. She could barely put together five coins if she gathered all her savings.


    ¡°Is it possible you can reduce the price a little?¡± Janna said.


    ¡°Hahaha¡± Cool Breeze who was in the store suddenly laughed out.


    ¡°Janna is it? Nice to meet you, I¡¯m Young Master Breezy.¡± Cool Breeze walked up to Janna with a smile on his face.


    Afterwards a small pile of gold appeared in Cool Breeze¡¯s hand. He tossed the gold coins on top of the counter.


    ¡°Old Man, give that sword to the girl.¡± Cool Breeze¡¯s natural arrogance was showed off at this moment.


    Blacky¡¯s eyes almost popped out of his head as he watched the scene.


    The shopkeeper coughed lightly and nodded his head. ¡°Youn- Young sir.. You overpaid me..¡±


    Janna and Clarke watched on with shock, there were even people on the streets who gathered around the store.


    Blacky watched at how two gold coins fell off the counter, he immediately bent down and picked them up storing them away.


    ¡°Wait, we¡¯ll also be buying this sword.¡± Blacky waved the sword in his hands from moments ago.


    Cool Breeze ignored Blacky and continued to smile at Janna.


    Blacky then went and stood behind Cool Breeze. He eyed Janna and Clarke in anger.


    Blacky appeared to protectively stand near Cool Breeze. He raised his middle finger up towards the duo.


    Janna and Clarke opened their mouth, but had nothing to say. It seemed like Blacky was warning them not to steal his man!


    Cool Breeze glanced at Blacky with the corner of his eyes. Luckily, Blacky was paying attention to Cool Breeze, and managed to put a smile on his face in time.


    Cool Breeze then frowned as he noticed Janna wasn¡¯t paying any attention to him.


    Cool Breeze cared greatly about his image, the only reason he allowed Blacky to follow him was, because Blacky had a fairly good appearance. In Cool Breeze¡¯s mind, this meant that Blacky was superior compared to those like Clarke.


    Could it be Janna was more interested in Blacky than him?


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you take the sword, is it not to your liking?¡± Cool Breeze asked with a slight frown.


    Janna turned to look at Cool Breeze, just what is was going on with these two weirdos?


    Clarke coughed at the side and whispered. ¡°Hey Janna.. Don¡¯t take the sword, these two fellows are strange.¡±


    Janna smiled at Cool Breeze. ¡°Although I would like this sword, I can pay for it myself..¡±


    Cool Breeze frowned this was the first time he had been rejected. He felt outraged. Janna was a mere villager, for her to be able to even speak to him was her fortune!


    Cool Breeze snorted and said. ¡°I urge you to reconsider.¡±


    Janna once again ignored Cool Breeze. Cool Breeze was about to explode.


    He suddenly noticed Clarke and the shopkeeper were all looking towards Blacky¡¯s direction mouth open.


    Cool Breeze turned around and noticed Blacky was no longer standing behind him. Blacky was currently grabbing all sorts of weapons and placing them within his robes.


    After inserting five or so swords in his robes, Blacky shook his head feeling it wasn¡¯t enough.


    Suddenly he smiled and took off the bag on his back. His eye shined as he looked at a basket full of throwing knifes.

 Chapter 7 - Mysterious Man

    Chapter 7: Mysterious Man


    Blacky ignored all the eyes which were on him. He opened up the bag and held it upside down, littering the floor with plastic containers.


    Blacky picked up the basket, then he began to pour all of the throwing knifes into his bag.


    Blacky smiled in satisfaction before an angry yell snapped him out of his joy.


    ¡°You, what the hell are you doing?¡± Cool Breeze pointed at Blacky in anger.


    Blacky shrugged. ¡°Young Master Breezy, we need these for the tournament remember?¡±


    Cool Breeze clenched his fists, the sounds of bones cracking could be heard. ¡°We?!¡±


    Janna and Clarke eyed each other, and then they immediately left the store.


    Blacky frowned, he took out one of the throwing knifes from the bag and held it out to Cool Breeze.


    Cool Breeze snapped his face was burning red. No longer bothering with Blacky he left the store.


    ¡°Young Master Breezy, wait up!¡± Blacky wobbled his way out of the store.


    ¡°Ah, why¡¯d he run off.. He should have at least helped me carry a few things.¡± Blacky found it difficult to walk.


    After debating with himself, Blacky decided to head to the Eastern district of the village.


    Once he arrived he asked a few people if they had seen a white haired kid, eventually someone directed him to a tavern.


    Blacky entered the tavern and walked up to a woman who was at the counter.


    ¡°Miss, have you seen a white haired boy here? He¡¯s my friend.¡± Blacky spoke to the woman.


    The woman¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Yes, he¡¯s here. Would you like a room to stay?¡±


    Blacky nodded and gave the woman one of his gold coins.


    ¡°Can you give me a room near his?¡± Blacky didn¡¯t care too much about the gold. This was the first time he paid for a place to stay.


    ¡°The fourth floor has our best rooms. Your room number is four, you can stay for a month.¡± The woman smiled and gave Blacky a key.


    Blacky went up to the fourth floor, when he arrived he noticed there were five doors.


    He went up to the door and used his key to unlock the door, entering the room.


    Before Blacky could take a look at what was inside. He noticed a middle aged man, and a black bird glaring at him.


    The man had long black hair, wore black clothing, and had strange black eyes. Looking at the man Blacky couldn¡¯t help but feel a sense of danger.


    Blacky left the room and checked the number, after making sure it was his room he re-entered the room.


    Blacky noticed that a window was open. After a moment of thought he bowed towards the man and spoke up. ¡°Sir, could you be Senior Raven?¡±


    The middle aged man nodded. ¡°Indeed, my ravens have been following you around for a while.¡±


    The man named Raven glanced at the bag on Blacky¡¯s back with a strange expression.


    ¡°You¡¯ve indeed been raised by Old Man Black.¡± Raven had clearly been trailing Blacky.


    Blacky smiled awkwardly. Old Man Black and Raven were old friends, now that he thought about it Raven was the first Elemental Warrior he had met.


    ¡°Senior Raven, may I ask about the details of this mission.¡± Blacky only knew that there was a tournament, and not much else.


    ¡°The mission for you is quite simple. You simply need to win the tournament.¡± Raven replied.


    ¡°There will be three villagers. None of them have reached the middle stages of the Spiritual Warrior stage. Unfortunately for you now with that fellow joining in..¡± Raven sighed as he thought about Cool Breeze.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    ¡°Luckily, even if he wins it shouldn¡¯t affect the mission, what you need is the reward. Knowing that fellow, he probably wouldn¡¯t want it.¡± Raven continued.


    ¡°Senior Raven, could you be talking about Breezy?¡± Now that Cool Breeze wasn¡¯t here, Blacky didn¡¯t bother calling him young master.


    Raven nodded in reply. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s impossible for you to beat him.¡±


    ¡°What level has his strength reached exactly?¡± Blacky asked with a frown. Cool Breeze was only fourteen years old he couldn¡¯t be too strong right?


    Raven shook his head before replying. ¡°His strength is far above mine.¡±


    Blacky felt shocked. What the hell was Cool Breeze doing in this tournament? Could it be he just wanted to make things hard for him?


    ¡°What Sect is Breezy from?¡± This was the main question Blacky wanted answered.


    ¡°Demonic Cult Crew.¡± Raven replied with a strange smile.


    ¡°You mean the most evil Sect within the Empire.. The Demonic Cult Crew?¡± Blacky now began to praise himself at how well he treated Breezy in the past. Hopefully Breezy could help him join the Sect in the future.


    ¡°It appears he has some grudge against you, or else he wouldn¡¯t have joined the tournament. At least that¡¯s what he told me.¡± Raven said in amusement.


    ¡°What? But I¡¯ve treated him so well, and this is how he repays me!¡± Blacky felt angered at how Cool Breeze wanted to make things hard for him.


    ¡°That¡¯s your own problem, there¡¯s nothing I can do about it.¡± Raven shrugged.


    ¡°Then who are the other three?¡± Blacky already had a few thoughts on how to deal with Breezy.


    ¡°Your strongest opponent will be the village chief¡¯s daughter and son, Janna and Clarke. They are both level two Spiritual Warriors. Janna can be considered slightly tougher to deal with. In fact the village chief decided to have the tournament for her sake.¡± Raven replied.


    ¡°Oh, why¡¯s that?¡± Blacky asked.


    ¡°The prize for winning is a heavenly herb called the Golden Leaf, it¡¯s quite rare, and can help one rise from a level two to a level three Spiritual Warrior. It¡¯ll be completely up to you whether or not you can win the prize.¡± Raven said emotionlessly.


    Blacky¡¯s eyes lit up, he just entered the second level of the Spiritual Warrior Stage. Now an opportunity had arrived for him to level up again. How could he not be excited?


    Blacky looked at Raven for a moment then said. ¡°As for dealing with the Village Chief..?¡±


    ¡°Once you win the tournament we can discuss that matter further. But knowing the Chief he won¡¯t easily let someone other than his daughter win the tournament, sadly for him that fellow will be participating.¡± Raven chucked slightly after speaking.


    ¡°It seems you¡¯re more or less ready for the tournament.¡± Raven glanced at the bag on Blacky¡¯s back with a slight smile.


    ¡°There is a week left till the tournament. It will be at the Northern district of the village. I¡¯ve already set things up for you, just be sure to be there at the afternoon in seven days.¡± Raven no longer had anything to say and decided to leave.


    Strange black energy appeared under Raven¡¯s feet. Raven then jumped out of the window. Blacky watched how Raven leaped onto one building to another, before finally disappearing from his vision.


    Blacky sighed as he thought to himself. ¡°I can¡¯t wait for the day I don¡¯t need to eat any more..¡±


    Blacky took a glance around the room. He shut the door and the window, finally he took off his bag and begun to count his throwing knifes. Overall he had gained a total of twenty throwing knifes, and six swords which were placed in his robes.


    Other than that, Blacky had one gold coin left. Since he was going to stay in the village for a week, it would be difficult to steal and not get recognized. He decided to go back to the Western district of the village to buy some food. After filling his bag with food he returned to his room in the tavern.


    Blacky decided to use his meditation technique to train himself, for the entire week.


    Seven days passed in a blink of an eye. Blacky occasionally went around the village due to boredom. He noticed most of the villagers were talking about the tournament.


    Blacky glanced out of the window of his room in thought. There were a lot more people in the village recently. The tournament was going to start very soon. Blacky placed the thin sword and ten throwing knifes into his robes. This time Blacky didn¡¯t go out while carrying his huge bag, which made him feel slightly better.


    When Blacky exited the room, one of the other doors was opened at the same moment.


    Cool Breeze walked out with a smirk on his face. ¡°Hahaha, look who it is!¡±


    Blacky smiled back. ¡°Ohh, Young Master Breezy? What a surprise you¡¯re still here!¡±


    ¡°Naturally I am, isn¡¯t there a tournament today that you¡¯re participating in today?¡± Cool Breeze replied with a smile.


    ¡°Indeed. Young Master Breezy, are you coming to cheer me on?¡± Blacky spoke shamelessly.


    Cool Breeze shook his head with a smile. ¡°Actually, I plan on competing.¡±


    Blacky pretended to be shocked. ¡°Young Master Breezy, there¡¯s no need! I¡¯ll be sure to win it.¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted. ¡°I feel like joining the tournament, so I will.¡±


    Blacky shrugged and nodded. ¡°Well in that case, I guess I don¡¯t need to compete anymore.¡±


    Cool Breeze¡¯s expression changed as he heard Blacky¡¯s words. The only reason he wanted to compete was to beat up Blacky, if he didn¡¯t compete that would be impossible.


    As Cool Breeze thought of that he smiled, appearing quite humble. ¡°Haha, worry not Blacky. I¡¯ll restrict myself to the second level of the Spiritual Warrior Stage¡­. And if you can beat me I¡¯ll even reward you.¡±


    ¡°Young Master Breezy.. I still don¡¯t feel confident sorry.¡± Blacky seemed hesitant as he spoke.


    Cool Breeze frowned. ¡°I¡¯ll restrict myself to the first level.. On top of that win or lose, I¡¯ll give you the reward that the Village Chief offers.¡±


    ¡°Deal.¡± Blacky smiled back immediately. Even if he lost he would still receive the golden leaf herb.


    Cool Breeze chuckled slightly and nodded. Not saying anything else he began to walk away. Blacky followed behind Cool Breeze with a crafty smile on his face.


    Cool Breeze led the way to the Northern district of the village. There was a huge crowd, and many village guards within the area.


    Finally they arrived at an outdoor stadium. There was a large gate where a few guards were stationed. Currently more than half the seats around the stadium were filled.


    Cool Breeze stopped and turned to look at a certain direction. When Blacky glanced at the spot he noticed Raven was currently walking towards them.


    When Raven arrived he smiled slightly towards Cool Breeze and bowed. ¡°Greetings Young Master.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s get on with it.¡± Cool Breeze eyed Raven for a moment before replying.

 Chapter 8 - Village Chief Shamix

    Chapter 8: Village Chief Shamix


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯ve already set everything up.¡± Raven replied with a slight smile at Cool Breeze.


    Raven then led the way towards the gate. One of the village guards came up to the trio. ¡°Are you three here to watch the tournament? That¡¯s one silver coin each.¡±


    ¡°No these two with me are here to compete.¡± Raven shook his head, and pointed at Blacky and Cool Breeze.


    The guard appeared slightly surprised. ¡°These two are from the village outskirts?¡±


    Raven smiled slightly and nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. I live by the mountain side, and have been training these two for a few years.¡±


    The guard seemed to have the expected response, he nodded in reply. ¡°Well, follow me.¡±


    Many of the onlookers watched the scene in surprise. There were even a few fellows who laughed when they heard that they were from the village outskirts.


    The duo of Raven and Cool Breeze naturally didn¡¯t care about these people at all. Only Blacky appeared to frown.


    The guard led the trio to a stand by the right side of the arena, near a stage.


    ¡°The Village Chief will be here soon. Once he arrives he will state the rules of the tournament.¡± After saying that, the guard turned around and left.


    The trio sat down on chairs with Raven at the centre. Blacky was about to talk, but he noticed the two next to him had their eyes shut, as if meditating.


    Blacky rolled his eyes, he noticed that some people had taken note of their group. From what Blacky understood, these people thought of them as outsiders. It was only natural that they were disliked.


    Blacky shrugged as a sinister smile appeared on his face. What would these people think once their village chief was dead?


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s the Village Chief Shamix!¡± Someone yelled out.


    A few more minutes passed, Blacky heard a commotion build up from the north.


    ¡°Look there, it¡¯s his clan members!¡± Another man in the crowd said.


    Blacky took a glance at the Village Chief Shamix. The man was clad in silver armour and had a scar on his left eye. There were a few guards who loyally followed by his side. These people were surely above the middle stages of the Spiritual Warrior Stage.


    Everyone in the arena began to cheer when they saw the group walking towards the stage.


    Village Chief Shamix smiled as he stood in front of the stage. ¡°Everyone welcome!¡±


    ¡°Today I¡¯ve gathered together all the young geniuses of the village. All of these young fellows are under the age of twenty one, and already reached the Spiritual Warrior Stage.¡± The crowd cheered as they heard Shamix¡¯s words.


    ¡°The winner of this tournament will be chosen by me to represent themselves at Tifili Village¡¯s tournament in a few months.¡± Shamix smiled before he continued. ¡°It¡¯s said that not only will there be officials from Denus Empire there, I¡¯ve heard even a few Sect members will be there! This is a great opportunity for our village!¡±


    The crowd all seemed surprised at Shamix¡¯s words. They began to cheer even louder.


    Shamix smiled. ¡°Then allow me to introduce the five contestants!¡±


    Three young fellows appeared behind Shamix. ¡°Firstly we have Jayson, the son of the Village Elder Stanley!¡±


    A young man suddenly came forward and bowed slightly towards the crowd.


    ¡°Jayson is only nineteen years old this year, and has reached the first level of the Spiritual Warrior Stage!¡± Shamix said as the crowd cheered Jayson¡¯s name.


    Shamix continued to smile. ¡°Next is my son, Clarke twenty years old. He is currently a level two Spiritual Warrior!¡±


    This time the crowd began to cheer even louder. Clearly Clarke was quite reputable within the village.Stolen story; please report.


    Clarke bowed towards the crowd, before returning to his spot.


    ¡°Next is my daughter Janna, only sixteen years old. She is also a level two Spiritual Warrior. In the future she has the chance to reach the mighty Elemental Warrior Stage!¡± Shamix began to smile proudly as he introduced Janna. He spoke in a much louder voice.


    The crowd seemed to go crazy when Janna appeared. All sorts of compliments were thrown her way.


    Janna walked up to the stage and bowed. ¡°Thank you all for your support. I¡¯ll be sure to bring glory to our Stone Village.¡±


    Cool Breeze¡¯s shut eyes finally opened as he took a side glance at Janna. Ill intentions were currently rising up within him.


    Blacky on the other hand couldn¡¯t wait to go up on the stage. He was younger than Janna and at the same stage. He was sure the crowd would love him.


    Janna returned to stand between the other three, but the crowd did not stop their cheering.


    Shamix coughed slightly before speaking. ¡°Next.. We have two fellows from outside of the village. These fellows were raised by the mountains of our village.¡± Shamix turned to look at Blacky¡¯s group.


    Raven smiled slightly and nodded towards the Village Chief.


    Shamix nodded towards Raven it was unclear what their relationship was.


    ¡°First we have.. Blacky.. A twenty one year old level two Spiritual Warrior.¡± Shamix said the words ¡®Twenty-one year old¡¯ seeming not impressed.


    Blacky frowned slightly. Raven most likely hid his true age from Shamix.


    Not thinking about the matter anymore, Blacky walked up to the stage, and waved towards the crowd.


    The crowd remained silent, so Blacky spoke up. ¡°Thank you everyone for coming to watch me!¡±


    The crowd still remained silent. Suddenly someone in the crowd began to boo at Blacky. ¡°You suck!¡± The man said.


    The crowd all began to ridicule Blacky. All sorts of insults were heard from the crowd.


    Blacky stood on the stage expressionlessly. Cool Breeze who was watching at the side couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    Blacky awkwardly returned to his seat while to crowd booed him.


    The Village Chief Shamix smiled slightly. ¡°And finally we have Breezy. A Seventeen year old level one Spiritual Warrior.¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted, not bothering getting up from his chair. Raven by the side whispered something into his ears. Finally Cool Breeze got up from his chair, and got up on the stage with a frown.


    Immediately the crowd began to boo at Cool Breeze.


    Blacky smiled as he watched the scene. Cool Breeze had quite the ego. His face was turning red in anger as he heard the crowd.


    ¡°Nothing but pitiful insects, all beneath my feet.¡± Cool Breeze¡¯s voice was low but the crowd still heard it.


    A few people in the crowd immediately began to toss all sorts of junk towards Cool Breeze.


    ¡°You bunch of shit! How dare you throw trash at this Young Master!¡± Cool Breeze clenched his teeth in anger, shouting out at the crowd.


    Blacky almost fell off his chair while laughing at Cool Breeze. The other three contestants also had similar reactions to Blacky.


    The crowd didn¡¯t stop due to Cool Breeze¡¯s anger. The few people, who didn¡¯t throw their trash at Cool Breeze, now threw it at him.


    Raven watched on with slight shock, feeling the situation was getting a bit out of hand.


    ¡°All three of you trash come down and face this young master! NOW!¡± Cool Breeze finally snapped. He pointed at the three who were standing near each other in anger.


    Jayson, the level one Spiritual Warrior snorted in reply. ¡°Village Chief, allow me to take care of this idiot.¡±


    Shamix glanced at Jayson for a moment before nodding.


    ¡°Well.. Since Young Master Breezy has requested it he can go up against all three of our village. Of course that¡¯s if you can beat them all in a one on one fight.¡± The Village Chief Shamix spoke shamelessly. He naturally wanted someone from his village to win. Now that the crowd was completely against Cool Breeze, he decided to pull a fast one.


    Cool Breeze laughed sinisterly. ¡°Very good! Come see what this young master will do to you trash!¡±


    Blacky by the side was delighted as well. Raven on the other hand felt quite bad for these villagers..


    Jayson arrogantly walked up to the arena, he held a large battle axe in his hands. He waved around the battle axe, like it was nothing.


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯ve never met such a fool like you in my entire life. It will be a pleasure to teach you a lesson today.¡± Jayson laughed as he looked at Cool Breeze.


    Cool Breeze got off the stage, and appeared on the arena facing Jayson with a grim smile.


    Cool Breeze laughed hysterically. This was the first time he had met such idiots! Even holding back these fools couldn¡¯t even dream about beating him, a full-fledged Elemental Warrior!


    Jayson snorted. ¡°Take out your weapon!¡±


    Cool Breeze suddenly put his right hand behind his back, and pointed a finger at Jayson. ¡°This finger is all I need to deal with trash like you.¡±


    Jayson felt like he was up against a retard. He turned to look at the Village Chief.


    ¡°Well then.. The first match Jayson verses Breezy.. Begin!¡± Village Chief Shamix said as the crowd cheered Jayson¡¯s name.


    ¡°Kill that white haired kid!¡± A man in the crowd bellowed.


    Jayson smirked as he ran up to Cool Breeze. When he arrived in front of Cool Breeze, his battle axe swung down.


    Cool Breeze snorted in disdain. He didn¡¯t take a step back. When the battle axe arrived in front of him, he used his finger to touch the side of the battle axe.


    Under the shocked crowd¡¯s eyes, the battle axe in Jayson¡¯s hands flew out of his hands, landing outside of the arena.


    ¡°See? You¡¯re nothing but an insect.¡± Cool Breeze chucked as his finger shot towards Jayson¡¯s chest.


    Jayson had no way to counter the attack. Cool Breeze¡¯s finger slammed into his chest, which then sent him flying out of the arena, while coughing up blood.


    The crowd shut their mouths as they watched on with shock. With a point of a finger Jayson was sent hurling out of the arena. The fight was over before it even started!


    Blacky, Janna and Clarke all felt stunned. None of them could do what Cool Breeze just did with a single finger.


    An old man appeared by Jayson¡¯s side. He was the Village Elder Stanley, Jayson¡¯s father.


    Raven awkwardly smiled. Village Chief Shamix¡¯s expression changed slightly as he grimly eyed Cool Breeze.


    Cool Breeze didn¡¯t take note of any of this. He simply pointed towards Clarke and Janna.


    ¡°Now you two bitches, get the fuck down here!¡± Cool Breeze had formed a grudge against these two, about a week ago.

 Chapter 9 - Mighty Elemental Warrior

    Chapter 9: Mighty Elemental Warrior!


    Village Chief Shamix was frowning as he eyed Cool Breeze.


    He only allowed two outsiders into the competition for Clarke and Janna to show off their might. Unfortunately, he underestimated Cool Breeze.


    Village Chief Shamix snorted then said. ¡°Very good, if you¡¯re so confident you can go up against Clarke and Janna at the same time. Perhaps you¡¯ll learn a thing or two.¡±


    Clarke and Janna eyed each other and nodded. Both of them remember Cool Breeze and Blacky from the Blacksmith store. At that time they both thought these two were strange. Cool Breeze was supposedly only a level one Spiritual Warrior, but he easily took care of Jayson. They both thought that Jayson underestimated his opponent.


    Since their father told them both to fight Cool Breeze at the same time, they didn¡¯t dare deny his orders and they both walked up to the arena.


    Janna held onto a sword with a golden hilt, this was the same sword that Cool Breeze wanted to give her as a ¡®gift¡¯. Clarke on the side held a two handed long sword, clad in leather armour he appeared quite heroic.


    The crowd all began to cheer for Janna and Clarke. They didn¡¯t care that the match was a handicap, they just didn¡¯t want to see Cool Breeze emerge victorious.


    Cool Breeze smiled as he watched the two in disdain. He merely pointed his left hands index finger out and chuckled.


    ¡°Now, you two pieces of trash.. Last week this Young Master went out of his way to talk to you, yet you dared to ignore me.¡± Cool Breeze seemed enraged about that matter.


    Clarke by the side frowned. He found that Cool Breeze was extremely strange. Could it be that he wasn¡¯t in fact from the village?


    Clarke wasn¡¯t the only one with these thoughts, even Village Chief Shamix was having doubts. He eyed Raven with the corner of his eyes with displeasure.


    Clarke whispered into Janna¡¯s ear. ¡°I¡¯ll take the lead to attack, find the opportunity to take him out. Remember.. Don¡¯t underestimate him.¡±


    ¡°Begin!¡± Village Chief Shamix shouted out after seeing Janna nod.


    Clarke began to shout as he ran towards Cool Breeze with his long sword.


    Cool Breeze chuckled in reply. He watched Clarke¡¯s action in disdain.


    Janna on the other side began to run slightly behind Clarke.


    Clarke swung down his sword at Cool Breeze. He didn¡¯t hold back, if his sword truly landed on Cool Breeze he would be seriously injured. Of course due to being the son of the Village Chief he would only have a small punishment.


    Cool Breeze grinned as he starred directly into Clarke¡¯s eyes. His finger shot out after Clarke swung his sword. ¡°Pathetically slow, do you truly plan on hitting anybody with such a strike?¡±


    Cool Breeze aimed for a point on Clarke¡¯s right arm. The speed of his attack was so too fast, Clarke felt a strange sensation of pain on his arm. The sword in his hands which was being swung at full force lost more than half its strength.


    Cool Breeze casually took a step back and dodged the strike. ¡°Hahaha, seems like you won¡¯t be able to use that right hand of yours anymore. I guess everything¡¯s fair now?¡±


    Janna on the side was surprised, but didn¡¯t clearly grasp the situation. She already arrived by the side of Cool Breeze.


    Cool Breeze seemed to not notice, Janna directly stabbed out with her sword. The speed of which was many times faster than Clarke¡¯s strike.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    ¡°Ah, right how could I forget about this bitch?¡± Cool Breeze continued to smile as he turned his head to glance at Janna.


    Cool Breeze wasn¡¯t at all surprised. In fact with his hearing senses he heard exactly what Clarke whispered to Janna before. He truly took everything as a joke.


    ¡°Although your speed is faster than your brothers¡­ It¡¯s still trash, are you sure you¡¯re a Spiritual Warrior? Let alone at the second level?¡± Cool Breeze laughed as he took a single step back.


    The distance he put himself was just out of range of Janna¡¯s strike. Janna frowned as she continued to stab he sword towards Cool Breeze¡¯s chest.


    Cool Breeze shook his head with a laugh. ¡°You¡¯ve now lost all your momentum. Such a futile attack, in the end your nothing but a foolish little girl.¡±


    Cool Breeze¡¯s feet moved in a strange melody, not only did he dodge Janna¡¯s strike, he appeared by Janna¡¯s side while she was still stabbing forward with her sword.


    The crowd couldn¡¯t follow Cool Breeze¡¯s movements. Even Blacky only saw a blur.


    Clarke was feeling extreme pain in his right hand. The long sword which he swung directly fell on the floor at this moment.


    Janna¡¯s eyes opened widely as she noticed that her strike was aimed at nothing but clear air. She tilted her head to her right, only to see Cool Breeze¡¯s finger rushing towards her forehead.


    Cool Breeze had a strange smile on his face. He was intending to turn Janna into a retard with his strike.


    ¡°Brat you dare?!¡±


    Village Chief Shamix suddenly roared out.


    Under the crowds stunned eyes he appeared next to Janna, pulling her back. His speed was so fast that it almost seemed like he teleported directly to the arena.


    ¡°Old fool, you want to go up against me as well?¡± Cool Breeze gloomily eyed the Village Chief.


    ¡°Outrageous, you wish to harm my daughter?!¡± Village Chief Shamix was completely enraged.


    Cool Breeze snorted in reply. ¡°So what if I do?¡±


    Blacky was completely stunned. Not only did Cool Breeze completely style on Janna and Clarke, he mocked them the entire time. In the end the Village Chief got involved a mighty peak Spiritual Stage Warrior!


    Raven who was sitting by Blacky¡¯s side suddenly snorted. He appeared on the stage directly facing the Village Chief.


    What was strange was that a strange dark energy covered Raven¡¯s body. He coldly spoke up. ¡°Village Chief Shamix, do you dare touch him?¡±


    Village Chief Shamix eyes opened widely as he observed the strange black aura on Raven¡¯s body. ¡°You.. You¡¯re an Elemental Warrior!¡±


    Raven coldly eyed Shamix in reply, not replying.


    ¡°Very good, you come to my Village to push your weight around?¡± Village Chief Shamix yelled out while he slowly withdrew with Janna and Clarke.


    Everyone in the crowd was currently stunned. Elemental Warriors were the true elite. Their Stone Village never had someone of this level appear in their village before. Now these strangers appeared at their village, they couldn¡¯t help but feel worried, especially after seeing how the Village Chief reacted.


    Raven frowned. ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for you intervening, why would I?¡±


    ¡°Naturally I had to intervene or else that brat would have seriously injured my daughter!¡± Village Chief Shamix shouted out in defence.


    Raven shrugged, the strange dark aura around him started to intensify. ¡°All of your fighters attacked with the intention of seriously harming Breezy, yet you didn¡¯t get involved. You can still complain?¡±


    Village Chief Shamix trembled in anger. ¡°Do you truly plan on making an enemy out of me? Do you think my Stone Village is afraid of a single Elemental Warrior?!¡±


    ¡°Fine then let¡¯s see what your Stone Village is made out of.¡± Raven chuckled as he slowly walked towards the Village Chief the black energy began to condense around his hands. ¡°Of course, you¡¯re probably better off announcing the next match.¡±


    Village Chief Shamix snorted as he took a few steps back. ¡°Hahaha..Very good.. Since you insist we can continue the tournament.¡± Village Chief Shamix then left the arena with Janna and Clarke, he returned to the side of one of the guards and whispered something into his ear.


    Raven frowned slightly as he eyed the Village Chief, the strange black light surrounding his body disappeared as he got off the arena.


    Cool Breeze watched everything with a careless smile, as if it was not related to him at all. Instead he turned to look at Blacky.


    The guard who was talking to the Village Chief ran off after seeming to have received an order.


    Raven and Shamix exchanged a glance before Shamix returned to the Stage.


    ¡°Very well.. The final contestant is Blacky. Get up on the stage.¡± Village Chief Shamix spoke unenthusiastically.


    Blacky awkwardly got up from his chair. Currently he was being watched by everyone, he turned to look at Raven who simply nodded.


    He got up on the stage and stood in front of Cool Breeze who was currently smiling at him.


    Blacky thought about how Cool Breeze easily defeated Clarke and Janna. He only used a single finger to fight, he even seemed to have used a strange movement technique. Although Blacky was confident that he could beat Janna and Clarke. He still couldn¡¯t compare himself to Breezy.


    Village Chief Shamix was about to announce the start of the match, but Blacky spoke before he had the chance.


    Blacky smiled at Cool Breeze then coughed. ¡°Hahaha, young master Breezy is so great. I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll stand no chance. I¡¯ll just directly forfeit this match, congratulations young master Breezy on your victory!¡±


    Blacky then elegantly bowed towards Cool Breeze under the stunned eyes of the crowd.

 Chapter 10 - Blacky versus Cool Breeze

    Chapter 10: Blacky versus Cool Breeze


    ¡°Hmm? Are you afraid?¡± Cool Breeze taunted with a frown.


    His original intention was to teach Blacky a lesson, now Blacky didn¡¯t even want to compete.


    Blacky smiled then replied. ¡°Young master Breezy, how can I go up against you? I simply have no hope of winning so why should I bother?¡±


    ¡°Well that¡¯s fine, but what about our previous deal? I would give you the Golden Leaf whether you won or lost. If you surrender then I¡¯ll simply keep it for myself.¡± Cool Breeze smiled as he spoke smugly.


    Village Chief Shamix frowned as he watched on by the side. The Golden Leaf was a rare treasure which he personally found. It could directly help Janna enter the third level of the Spiritual Warrior stage.


    Blacky wasn¡¯t surprised at all with what Cool Breeze said. Even so he put on the expression of loss as he rubbed his head.


    ¡°I will only use my left hand and one finger. Although I easily defeated those fools, you probably could too, right? Or are you in the same league as those trash?¡± Cool Breeze noticed Blacky¡¯s struggle, he attempted to persuade Blacky.


    Blacky ended up shaking his head. ¡°Although I¡¯m confident against those two.. I definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to defeat them in the same manner as young master Breezy..¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted. ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t even use my Spiritual Warrior strength at all. I¡¯ll go up against you while completely restricting myself. If I use any of my Spiritual Warrior abilities, it will count as my loss.¡±


    ¡°Ok then!¡± Blacky immediately replied with a crafty smile.


    In the end Cool Breeze was too young and arrogant. Blacky was sure that Cool Breeze wouldn¡¯t just let him forfeit.


    Cool Breeze smiled, although Blacky had some skill it was nothing in front of his eyes.


    ¡°Well, are the contestants ready yet?¡±


    Village Chief Shamix revealed no change to his expression as he watched on. In fact he was more than happy to wait.


    Blacky and Cool Breeze nodded simultaneously.


    ¡°Final match, Breezy versus Blacky begins.¡± Shamix announced the start of the match.


    The crowd had heard the entirety of the conversation. They all believed that Breezy was too arrogant. It was one thing for a level one Spiritual Warrior to beat a level two Spiritual Warrior. However an ordinary person simply couldn¡¯t match up against a level two Spiritual Warrior.


    Raven eyed Blacky with some praise. He was good friends with Old Man Black, he could see a little of that strange old man¡¯s characteristics within Blacky. But unlike many of the spectators he wasn¡¯t too confident in Blacky¡¯s chances.


    ¡°Well? Are you going to attack?¡±


    Cool Breeze remained standing still with his right hand behind his back. He smiled without care.


    Blacky didn¡¯t make a single move, he just stood in the arena seeming to be lost in thought.


    ¡°Well if you won¡¯t attack..¡± Cool Breeze grinned as he began to move towards Blacky.


    Just as Cool Breeze was around five meters away from Blacky. Blacky turned and ran towards the edge of the arena.


    ¡°What the hell? You think you can escape?¡± Cool Breeze felt as though Blacky had lost his mind.


    The entirety of the stadium was currently stunned as they watched how Blacky ran.


    ¡°Hahaha, if I run out of the arena it will count as my loss. But according to our agreement you still have to give me the Golden Leaf.¡± Blacky laughed strangely as he ran.


    Everyone who watched on couldn¡¯t help but praise Blacky¡¯s shamelessness. Even Cool Breeze felt shocked for a moment.


    ¡°Hmph? With your speed you can¡¯t simply outrun this young master.¡± Cool Breeze snorted as he suddenly increased his pace.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    Raven¡¯s eyes narrowed as he eyed Blacky who was reaching into his robes with both hands. His eyes opened widely, Blacky was simply cunning as a fox.


    The distance between Cool Breeze and Blacky was already small. Cool Breeze¡¯s finger shot out while he chased down Blacky.


    Blacky never intended to escape out of the arena. His left hand currently held three throwing knifes between his fingers.


    ¡°Be careful.¡± Blacky smiled faintly as he turned around and tossed out the throwing knifes at Cool Breeze¡¯s upper body.


    Cool Breeze was startled, he never expected the cowardly Blacky would attack so indecently.


    Cool Breeze was shocked but still managed to crouch down to dodge the attack.


    ¡°Young master Breezy, it seems you¡¯ve lost your momentum?¡±


    Cool Breeze¡¯s eyes dilated as he heard Blacky¡¯s voice from above.


    He saw Blacky holding a thin sword in his right hand. Blacky stabbed out aiming directly at the left side of Cool Breeze¡¯s chest.


    Blacky never expected to finish off Cool Breeze with the throwing knifes. The same moment he threw them out, his sword rushed towards Cool Breeze who was crouched.


    Raven saw all of Blacky¡¯s actions clearly. Everything was perfectly planned out.


    Cool Breeze¡¯s face flushed with anger as he realised he couldn¡¯t dodge the strike. His white eyes lit up as he eyed the sword which stabbed towards him. Everything seemed to slow down within his eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯ll kill you!¡±


    A surge of white light appeared around Cool Breeze¡¯s body. He pointed his finger at the sword.


    The white light surged around Cool Breeze¡¯s finger. It was so bright that his finger was no longer visible.


    ¡°Not good!¡± Raven shot up to his feet, however there was nothing he could do.


    The sword which crashed into Cool Breeze¡¯s finger shattered the moment the white light touched its tip.


    Blacky didn¡¯t have a single reaction. His eyes simply couldn¡¯t detect any of Cool Breeze¡¯s actions.


    ¡°Wait if you attack him with that energy..!¡± Raven shouted out, but Cool Breeze had no intention of stopping.


    Cool Breeze¡¯s finger landed directly on the middle of Blacky¡¯s chest.


    Under the stunned eyes of the crowd, Blacky shot out of the arena at a terrifying speed.


    They all stood up in shock, Cool Breeze was covered with light. His finger seemed like a glowing sword.


    Village Chief Shamix was completely stunned. The youngster was clearly emitting the same type of energy that Raven previously used. In fact the energy seemed more powerful and refined. He couldn¡¯t believe that there was a seventeen year old Elemental Warrior. Little did he know that Cool Breeze was only fourteen.


    Raven appeared at the spot Blacky landed.


    Blacky had fainted, there was blood leaking from his orifices.


    Raven put his finger on top of Blacky¡¯s forehead as he shut his eyes. He used a simple technique to run through some of his energy through Blacky¡¯s body.


    After a moment Raven sighed bitterly. He began to regret allowing Blacky to go up against Cool Breeze.


    He didn¡¯t know Blacky too well, he only met him a few days ago. Yet he approved of his character, although he wasn¡¯t a super genius such as Cool Breeze, he was still a great talent.


    Unfortunately, although Blacky was not dead, he would be left in a near-crippled state. Cool Breeze used the power of elemental laws in his attack, Blacky¡¯s would likely never be able to cultivate again.


    Raven couldn¡¯t blame Cool Breeze. He knew well that Cool Breeze was far stronger than him. He was also a member of the Demonic Cult Crew, one of the top three Sects of the empire.


    Raven could only sigh as he remembered all the times Old Man Black would brag about Blacky. Ever since he picked up the young orphan, Old Man Black seemed to become more cheerful, he even began to put in more effort into cultivation, which he previously put on halt. Old Man Black had also specifically asked him to help Blacky get the Golden Leaf to breakthrough and become a level three Spiritual Warrior.


    Cool Breeze watched on with his face red in embarrassment. He was not embarrassed about harming Blacky.. He was embarrassed due to going back on his word. Not only did he use strength above the Spiritual Warrior stage, he actually used a full powered attack. In other words he lost the fight against Blacky..


    The ring on Raven¡¯s hand flashed, and then a white pill appeared in his hands. This pill was a healing pill made by an Elemental Warrior alchemist. Its price was quite high, he originally planned on using it himself if he ever got injured in battle. He only got his hands on it due to completing a rough mission for the Bounty Hunters Association.


    Although the pill had miraculous capabilities, it would at most only help Blacky retain his current level of strength. He would definitely need a higher quality pill to cure his body. Even so Raven still fed the pill to Blacky.


    Village Chief Shamix eyed the pill as he continued to watch on silently, it was unknown what he was thinking. Only the sound of a few people muttering in the crowd was heard.


    The effects of the pill were shown almost immediately, the blood which was flowing out of Blacky halted. After a minute Blacky showed signs of movement.


    ¡°Ughh.¡± Blacky coughed up a mouth full of blood. Raven noticed that within the blood, there was lingering white energy.


    Raven helped Blacky sit up. Blacky rubbed his chest in pain then angrily glanced at Cool Breeze.


    ¡°You went back on your word!¡± Blacky pointed at Cool Breeze with his trembling finger.


    Cool Breeze snorted in reply, although he was actually feeling quite ashamed at this moment.


    ¡°So what? You planned on winning using underhanded means. I simply planned on beating you up.¡± Cool Breeze snorted as he defended himself..


    ¡°You must pay me back three times more, no ten times more..¡± Blacky didn¡¯t care about receiving a beating, he only wanted the Golden Leaf. Perhaps he could even get more if he acted more pitifully.


    Cool Breeze face was flushed red in anger. ¡°In your dreams.¡± He said.


    ¡°You will go back on your word again? Young master Breezy I¡¯ve thought too highly of you.¡± Blacky put on a disgusted expression.


    Raven coughed slightly at this moment. He knew that Cool Breeze was definitely wealthy, and cared a lot about his image. He hoped that he would give a high level pill to Blacky, to recover. He decided to try put in a word for Blacky.


    At this moment rushing footsteps could be heard at the entrance of the arena.


    ¡°Surround these criminals, they all must be captured!¡± Village Chief Shamix¡¯s voice sounded out at this moment.

 Chapter 11 - Demon Descends

    Chapter 11: Demon Descends


    A squad of thirty or so Village Guards ran into the arena in a swarm.


    They wore special leather armour which had the insignia of the Stone Village. They were the elite guards of Stone Village. The weakest among the group was at the sixth level of the Spiritual Warrior stage. Most were at the late stages of the Spiritual Warrior stage.


    Blacky¡¯s face paled when he saw the guards. He had always been wary of village guards, especially in Tifili Village. Now that he saw the large group of guards swarming in, he immediately had thoughts of escaping.


    Blacky tried to move but felt incredible pain all over his body. He suddenly realized the injury he received from Cool Breeze was not so simple.


    Raven coldly snorted, dark energy surrounded him as he grabbed Blacky and appeared by Cool Breeze¡¯s side.


    ¡°Village Chief Shamix, what is the meaning of this?¡± Raven stood tall as he spoke out.


    The Village Guards all stood in an orderly manner around the arena. At the same time Village Elder Stanley appeared by Village Chief Shamix¡¯s side.


    Another elder who was in charge of the elite of the Village Guards joined the two. All three were at the ninth level of the Spiritual Warrior stage. Village Chief Shamix was the strongest of the three, only a small distance away from the Elemental Warrior stage.


    The crowd all watched on in silence. They didn¡¯t believe the grand Village Chief would use underhanded means to get the Golden Leaf.


    Village Chief Shamix eyed the crowd before speaking.


    ¡°Hmph, after careful investigation, we¡¯ve come to suspect you three as spies sent to our village to cause disorder. It¡¯s quite clear you¡¯ve come to sabotage our tournament. We believe the suspects plan on ruining our chances at Tifili Village¡¯s grand tournament. Most likely they wish that our Stone Village will never rise in power.¡± Village Chief Shamix spoke up righteously.


    The crowd began to nod their heads. They all believed Janna had great talent, if she got to show it off at Tifili Village, they would definitely gain a few benefits.


    Raven glared at Shamix coldly as he rubbed the ring on his finger. ¡°Hmph, what nonsense, you¡¯re simply trying to justify your actions. Even a fool can tell you don¡¯t want to hand out the Golden Leaf. If I guess correctly, you also wish to take our belongings?¡±


    Village Chief Shamix completely ignored Raven as he spoke. ¡°As I¡¯ve said before, there will be many power factions at that tournament. If Janna could join one, our Stone Village would have a strong backer. It would only be a matter of time till we become a first class Village!¡±


    ¡°Not only that.. Your people had clear intentions of disabling my daughter, adding on the fact that you lied about his level of cultivation, hmph. That simply confirms your ill intentions.¡± Village Chief Shamix had planned everything out beforehand.


    He originally was going to refuse to hand out the Golden Leaf, but after seeing Raven¡¯s storage ring, and the miraculous pill which healed Blacky. He decided to take offensive measures. Although the other side had two Elemental Warriors, their side had far larger numbers.


    Cheers erupted from the crowd as they heard the Village Chiefs words. They looked up to the Village Chief as a hero who was going to lead them to prosperity. In fact even if the Village Chief publicly admitted that he wished to rob the trio, no one would dare speak out against him. They also believed the Village Chief wouldn¡¯t go up against foes of the Elemental Warrior stage, without being assured of certain victory.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Raven frowned slightly. He thought that the Village Chief wouldn¡¯t be so shameless. Yet even the villagers of Stone Village appeared to be of the same nature. The dark energy around his body became chaotic.


    ¡°You think measly Spiritual Warriors can stand a chance against an Elemental Warrior?¡± Raven glared at the group of guards.


    ¡°Haha, not only do I believe we stand a chance against you, even that little brat stands no chance.¡± Village Chief Shamix pulled out a small sack, and then a spear appeared in his hands. The spear appeared mystical as yellowish-brown glowing patterns were carved on the shaft.


    All of the village guards, including the elders pulled out their weapons from holsters. But none could compare to the Village Chiefs.


    ¡°Elemental grade weapon.¡± Raven frowned as he saw the spear in Village Chief Shamix¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Hahaha, this is Stone Elements Edge, an heirloom of our Stone Village.¡± Shamix smiled as he noticed Raven¡¯s frown. With this weapon he didn¡¯t fear even Elemental Warriors, especially with his guards by his side.


    Raven snorted, a completely black sword appeared in his hand. Unlike the Stone Elemental Edge, this sword had no patterns. It was of lower quality compared to the other. Even Raven did not have the luxury of owning an elemental grade weapon.


    Raven glanced at Cool Breeze and spoke with a low voice. ¡°Young master, I¡¯m afraid the situation is looking grim.¡± Raven paused for a moment as he glanced at Blacky. ¡°I will hold them back, if possible take Blacky and escape, if he dies here I won¡¯t be able to answer my friend even in the next life.¡±


    Village Chief Shamix smiled carelessly as he spoke. ¡°Planning to escape? Hahaha, unfortunately what¡¯s waiting outside is even more guards, I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t make it too far!¡±


    *Clap Clap Clap*


    Cool Breeze who was silently watching on suddenly began to clap.


    ¡°I must say, even though I¡¯ve met countless stupid people in my life you definitely take one of the top positions. For this, I commend you.¡± Cool Breeze spoke with a slight smile.


    Everyone turned to look at Cool Breeze as if he was a retard. Blacky even thought that Cool Breeze had lost his mind due to fear.


    Village Chief Shamix snorted. ¡°Little brat you sure do have a nasty mouth. Although you can be considered a genius, you¡¯re nothing alone. Perhaps if you were a few years older you may cause this Village Chief to have some concerns¡­ But that day will never come.¡±


    Cool Breeze began to laugh hysterically as he held onto his stomach in reply. ¡°Hahahahahahaha!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good, no that¡¯s very good. In all my life you¡¯re the first person to dare speak to me that way.¡± Cool Breeze smiled as he wiped the tears at the side of his eyes.


    ¡°What¡¯s even more hilarious is that you¡¯re simply trash from a village. No in fact your village is trash within the trash!¡± Cool Breeze once again began to laugh.


    Village Chief Shamix¡¯s face flushed red in anger. No matter where this brat was from this was his Stone Village. In this place he was the king! Yet this brat dared to insult him.


    ¡°Capture that brat! He must be tortured and fed to the dogs!¡± Village Chief Shamix roared out.


    Raven frowned he immediately entered his battle stance. As for Blacky he tried to get up and run but he simply couldn¡¯t move a single inch.


    ¡°Dark Eyes come down here.¡± The smile on Cool Breeze¡¯s face suddenly disappeared as he calmly spoke out.


    Suddenly the air around the arena seemed to grow colder. Raven, who was prepared for battle, looked up to the sky in shock.


    Village Chief Shamix and the elders beside him all felt something strange. They also looked up into the sky.


    Almost simultaneously all their jaws were left open as the moment they looked up. Everyone who saw their reactions also gazed up at the sky.


    Within the sky was currently a human-shaped figure covered in dark-gas like clouds. He seemed to be casually floating down. There was a strange dark and terrifying aura surrounding the figure.


    Blacky stared at the figure that was descending down with fear. ¡°Ahh, it¡¯s a demon! It¡¯s coming to eat us!¡± he began to pitifully crawl away.


    Raven on the other hand was also shocked but after a moment, he let out a deep breathe of relief.


    The demonic figure suddenly landed beside Cool Breeze, under the stunned eyes of the crowd the strange dark clouds surrounding the figure disappeared.


    All that was left was a figure wrapped in black robes. None of his facial figures were visible, only his eyes emitted a dark light from under the cloak.


    Blacky found it too hard to crawl, so he began to roll out of the arena in fear. The demon must have sensed that Raven and Cool Breeze were the strongest. So it wanted to eat them first!


    At the moment no one took notice of Blacky pathetically rolling on the ground. Under the stunned eyes of the villagers, the man suddenly bowed respectfully towards Cool Breeze and spoke out.


    ¡°Young master, your servant awaits your orders.¡± A strangely ghoulish voice was heard.

 Chapter 12 - Third Princes Orders

    Chapter 12: Third Princes Orders


    ¡°I pay my respects to Mortal King Dark Eyes.¡± Raven spoke loudly as he bowed respectfully towards Dark Eyes.


    Mortal King!


    Village Chief Shamix felt as though his world had turned upside down.


    Mortal Kings were simply super experts of the land. They only appeared within the top clans of the Denus Empire. Even within those factions they were considered the best of the best. The Emperor of the Denus Empire was at the Mortal King stage.


    Village Chief Shamix simply couldn¡¯t believe his luck. Forget villages even the prestigious cities of the Empire wouldn¡¯t always have a Mortal King expert. They were simply people of legends to those of the Stone Village.


    Elder Stanley¡¯s eyes were widely opened as he saw a symbol on Dark Eyes¡¯ robes. He uncontrollably shivered as he powerlessly dropped the sword in his hand.


    Dark Eyes had a strange voice. He acknowledged Raven by giving him a slight nod.


    ¡°You¡¯re the head of the Tifili Villages branch Bounty Hunter Association. You¡¯ve made some good contributions recently.. But as you know some strange things are going on within Tifili Village. You shouldn¡¯t be out here.¡± Dark Eyes¡¯ voice was strangely low, other than Cool Breeze and Raven no one could hear his words.


    ¡°Yes lord Mortal King, I only came out for a simple mission. I didn¡¯t expect things to go this way.¡± Raven was initially surprised that Dark Eyes knew who he was, but after hearing Dark Eyes¡¯s following words he suddenly felt pressured.


    Dark Eyes continued. ¡°Also that Blacky kid whom you brought has some potential. He¡¯s still young, if he¡¯s raised well he will bring a lot of benefits to the Bounty Hunter Association.¡±


    Raven was surprised that a Mortal King like Dark Eyes would say such words. He also thought Blacky was a fairly good talent, but Raven and Dark Eyes were from different worlds.


    Cool Breeze angrily glared at Dark Eyes. ¡°What potential? I was simply careless. Do you truly think he could beat me without his pathetic schemes?¡±


    ¡°Young Master of course he wouldn¡¯t compare to you, but even so, today he could be considered to have thought you a lesson in life. Playing with food is not a good idea, and rarely worth it.¡± Dark Eyes¡¯ voice immediately became much more respectful when he talked to Cool Breeze.


    Raven suddenly noticed Blacky was no longer by their side. He began to panic assuming he was captured.


    Dark Eyes noticed the change in Raven, so did Cool Breeze.


    Raven glanced around for a moment before a wondrous expression appeared on his face. Cool Breeze opened his mouth. Dark Eyes¡¯ expression was not visible, but it surely also had some changes.


    Currently all three were watching how Blacky was rolling away to the edge of the arena.


    Raven coughed, after a moment he appeared by Blacky¡¯s side and grabbed him by his robes.


    Blacky only felt the scenery around him turn into a blur. He suddenly noticed the demonic figure was right in front of him!


    ¡°Demon, don¡¯t eat me! I¡¯m not tasty, I only eat grains. I¡¯m also pitifully weak. Lord Demon eat sir Raven and Breezy, their meat is much better!¡± Blacky trembled as he spoke in fear.


    Raven was completely stunned, just what the hell was Old Man Black teaching this kid?


    Cool Breeze wanted to laugh but he simply couldn¡¯t. He turned to look at Dark Eyes with a strange expression.


    ¡°Yes, Blacky clearly has infinite potential. He could perhaps become the greatest clown in all of history!¡± Cool Breeze spoke sarcastically.


    Blacky heard Cool Breeze¡¯s sarcastic remark and immediately became enraged. When he first gained consciousness he didn¡¯t realize that he was so badly injured.


    ¡°Breezy you¡¯re the clown who went back on his words! I trusted you for nothing. Lord Demon has definitely come here to make you pay for the contract we made!¡±If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    Cool Breeze¡¯s face turned red once again in anger as he shouted out. ¡°Dark Eyes eat this fucker! Eat him now!¡±


    Blacky turned to look at the demonic figure. He once again began to feel fear. ¡°Lord Demon. Please don¡¯t eat me. Did you sign a contract with Breezy? He¡¯s not a man of his word. Lord Demon why don¡¯t you sign a contract with me? I promise I¡¯ll let you eat a lot of people.¡±


    Dark Eyes felt awkward, he completely ignored Blacky and spoke to Cool Breeze. ¡°Young Master.. I don¡¯t eat people..¡±


    Raven was also shocked he immediately slapped Blacky on the side of his head. ¡°What the hell is wrong with you? Pay respects to the Lord Mortal King, apologize immediately for your actions, both to Lord Mortal King, and to Young Master.¡±


    Blacky was momentarily stunned. When he was rolling out of the arena, he didn¡¯t even consider that this strange person was actually a human.


    Blacky immediately struggled onto his knees and began to beg. ¡°Mighty Mortal King, I was wrong! I deserve to be punished by death.. Wait Lord Mortal King please don¡¯t kill me.¡±


    Blacky turned to Cool Breeze. ¡°Young Master Breezy, aren¡¯t we good friends? The competition was only a joke right? Haha, actually I never wanted the Golden Leaf. In fact all the weapons I took from before were simply to hold them for you in the future.¡±


    Cool Breeze was shocked at Blacky¡¯s shamelessness. This was the first time he met such a person. Perhaps Blacky was truly an expert clown.


    Blacky saw Cool Breeze¡¯s expression change and began to feel some fear.


    Blacky sighed as he began to talk ¡®emotionally¡¯. ¡°Young Master Breezy, in all my life the few weeks of us traveling together was definitely the highlights of my life. Young Master your graciousness will never be forgotten by me. I truly thank the heavens on letting us meet in this vast world. I never had family, they all passed away before I got a chance to grow up.. But if I had a younger brother I can only wish they would be as great as you. In fact, I truly love you as a younger brother.¡±


    Blacky never met his family and in fact didn¡¯t understand too much about familial relationships. He only spoke in hopes of making Cool Breeze and the Demonic man to feel pity for him.


    Raven seemed to be moved by Blacky¡¯s words, he learned from Old Man Black that Blacky¡¯s family was all killed tragically. ¡°Young Master, please forgive Blacky.¡±


    Cool Breeze had a gloomy expression. It was one thing if Blacky begged, but why did he have to say things like loving him as a younger brother? What type of nonsense was that?


    ¡°Young fellow I find you quite interesting. Considering you¡¯re a member of the younger generation, I won¡¯t harm you.¡± Mortal King Dark Eyes¡¯ ghoulish voice was heard as he spoke.


    Blacky felt scared hearing the Demon man had interest in him, but he didn¡¯t show it. He simply hid behind Raven.


    Cool Breeze frowned as he spoke. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll forget about this manner but only this once. As for the matter of the fight, I simply reacted by instinct. In return I¡¯ll naturally keep my word of giving you the Golden Leaf, and the extras I promised from before.¡±


    After that a silver ring appeared in Cool Breeze¡¯s hand. He tossed it like trash at Blacky who took the piece of jewellery with some dissatisfaction. What the hell? Did Breezy think he wanted to marry him or something?


    Blacky took the ring with a smile. It was probably valuable so he would sell it later. ¡°Thank you Young Master Breezy. Even though I don¡¯t roll that way, I¡¯ll still take your gift.¡±


    Raven and Dark Eyes didn¡¯t know what to say. As for Cool Breeze he didn¡¯t quite understand the meaning behind Blacky¡¯s words.


    Raven knew that the ring that Cool Breeze gave Blacky wasn¡¯t ordinary. It was a storage ring, it also most likely had a few things stored inside which could heal Blacky. Unfortunately Blacky didn¡¯t seem to understand the value of it.


    Dark Eyes had some surprise in his eyes when he saw the ring which Cool Breeze gave out. ¡°Young Master is truly kind.¡±


    Cool Breeze snorted. ¡°In the end I lost the fight, and didn¡¯t you say he has some potential? This will only give him a little push.¡±


    Dark Eyes nodded slightly before turning to look around.


    ¡°As for them?¡±


    Village Chief Shamix and the rest of the guards had been standing place in shock. They wanted to escape, but they knew it was pointless. They simply had no hope in escaping from a Mortal King. They could only watch on from the side.


    Village Chief Shamix dropped the Stone Elements Edge in his hands and fell on his knees. ¡°Young Master Breezy, Lord Mortal King. This lowly one had no eyes and offended you. This Village Chief is willing to offer all he has to repent for his sins.¡±


    He originally thought everything was over, but he learned a thing or two from Blacky.


    The two elders by the Village Chief also fell onto their knees. Moments later all of the guards, and spectators fell onto their knees, begging for forgiveness.


    Dark Eyes simply ignored them as he turned to look at Cool Breeze.


    Raven by the side had a strange smile on his face. Blacky on the other hand cursed these people for copying his style.


    ¡°Dark Eyes did you find anything in relation to Tifili Village here?¡± Cool Breeze asked Dark Eyes a question.


    ¡°No, this place has nothing of interest at all.¡± Dark Eyes replied.


    ¡°Well Raven¡¯s mission can be considered pointless. it also seems that I¡¯ve wasted my time here.¡± Cool Breeze smiled carelessly.


    ¡°Not only did I waste my time, the trash in this place have truly angered this Prince.¡± Cool Breeze continued to talk appearing even more angered.


    ¡°These noisy pests must be dealt with.¡± Cool Breeze spoke ruthlessly.


    ¡°Dogs of Stone Village shut your mouths! You¡¯ve angered the third Prince of the Demonic Cult Crew, and must be punished accordingly.¡± Dark Eyes voice was deep, it roared throughout the arena. It caused all those who heard it to tremble in fear.


    ¡°Young Master, how shall they be punished?¡± Dark Eyes asked Cool Breeze.


    ¡°All of the people of Stone Village must die. Actually there should no longer be a Stone Village.¡± Cool Breeze replied with a smile on his face.

 Chapter 13 - Tragedy

    Chapter 13: Tragedy of Stone Village


    Village Chief Shamix¡¯s expression turned sour after hearing Cool Breeze¡¯s words.


    Elder Stanley by his side began to mutter. ¡°It¡¯s all over, we¡¯ve offended a prince of the Demonic Cult Crew. These savages only need a small reason to kill.¡±


    ¡°The people of the village are innocent..¡± Village Chief Shamix spoke up before being interrupted.


    ¡°Hahaha, innocent? So what if they¡¯re innocent or not? This place is simply a nest for trash. Yet not only did you think about killing this prince. Your shitty people insulted, and even tossed trash on this prince.¡± Cool Breeze smiled indifferently. He already set his mind on exterminating this village, and nothing could cause him to waver!


    ¡°Damned brat. Our Stone Village won¡¯t just roll over and die for you!¡± The third elder who was in charge of the Elite Village Guards suddenly bellowed in rage.


    ¡°Guards, raise your weapons! Although our Stone Village might not be the strongest, we still have our pride! These are men, not gods!¡±


    The elder raised his battle axe, he furiously rushed towards Cool Breeze. He truly despised the arrogance of this brat.


    ¡°Charge!¡± The elder shouted out. The guards who stood around the arena only hesitated for a moment. With the elder leading the charge, the guards who lost their will to fight, suddenly felt a fire lit up in their chest.


    Cool Breeze smirked, he waved his hand at Dark Eyes.


    ¡°Oh, by the way, even if Dark Eyes wasn¡¯t here I wouldn¡¯t need to fear any of you.¡± White energy began to gather around Cool Breeze¡¯s body as he spoke.


    When the elder was ten meters away from Cool Breeze. Cool Breeze swiped his finger down, unleashing a thin wind strike.


    The speed of the strike was unbelievably fast. The elder held his battle axe defensively only a moment before the strike reached him.


    ¡°It¡¯s pointless to resist.¡± Cool Breeze smiled.


    The wind strike went through the battle axe then slashed the Elder in two. All while Cool Breeze spoke.


    ¡°See?¡± Cool Breeze began to swipe his finger in all directions around him. With each swipe another wind strike was shot out. They all were accurately aimed at the charging guards who had yet to react.


    In only a moment everyone who watched the scene felt their hearts chill.


    The group of guards who just barley started their charge was all cleanly sliced into two. They landed onto the floor with pools of blood surrounding them.


    Not only was the crowd of villagers shocked. Even Raven and Blacky were left in awe. Blacky suddenly remembered all the times he teased Breezy. He thanked the gods that they were on the same side.


    Village Chief Shamix began to laugh bitterly. These people were the elite of Stone Village. Most of them were at the late stages of the Spiritual Warrior realm. The elder was only second compared to himself. Yet they were all slaughtered without any chance of fighting back. With that their Stone Village was more or less finished.


    ¡°Dark Eyes, this isn¡¯t even satisfying. End it.¡± Cool Breeze disdainful voice was heard.


    ¡°Yes prince.¡± Dark Eyes who was standing by the side began to fly up into the sky.


    The stunned onlookers watched how the mighty Mortal King flew into the air. Something they could only dream of. There were also a few people who began to run away in terror. However Dark Eyes didn¡¯t mind.


    Black clouds began to emit out of Dark Eyes¡¯ body. They quickly shrouded the area around him. His figure was just barely visible.


    ¡°Darkness come!¡± Dark Eyes spoke as his hands reached out.


    A dark sphere of energy began to gather above his palms. The sphere was only a foot long in diameter. Yet the moment it appeared, all of the people around the arena sensed a change in their surroundings.


    Even villagers outside the arena began to notice that dark clouds began to gather above the arena. They couldn¡¯t exactly tell what the clouds were for. All they felt was fear.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.


    Dark Eyes closed his eyes then clapped his hands together. The dark clouds which were gathered around him began to tremble.


    ¡°Thousand Needles of Darkness, annihilation!¡± Dark Eyes¡¯ ghoulish voice was frightening. It roared throughout the entirety of Stone Village.


    ¡°Fall!¡± Dark Eyes opened his eyes which emitted frightening dark light.


    The dark clouds began to shoot out small particles, similar to rain. Their speed was frighteningly fast. Even Raven, an Elemental Warrior couldn¡¯t see any of the particles.


    A moment passed and Elder Stanley fell onto his knees, as he saw the destruction which befell the arena. ¡°This¡­ Something like this.. Jayson..¡±


    Village Chief Shamix saw no life around him. Dead, everyone was dead other than, Janna, Clarke, Stanley and himself. Even Jayson the grandson of Elder Stanley, his family members, the villagers.. They all were all lying around lifeless.


    Village Chief Shamix began to laugh bitterly. There was simply nothing he could do, nor understand. If he could go back in time he would¡¯ve never offended Cool Breeze.


    Of course that was impossible.


    Cool Breeze laughed as he saw Shamix¡¯s reaction.


    ¡°You¡¯ll torture this prince?¡± A flaming white sword appeared in Cool Breeze¡¯s hands as he spoke.


    ¡°This sword is called, Flames Horizon. It¡¯s a sword created for a Celestial to use. I don¡¯t expect you to understand though, so I¡¯ll explain it to you simply.¡± Cool Breeze spoke with a playful grin.


    ¡°When one is killed by this sword, not only will they die in body, they will also die in soul. And it¡¯s a type of suffering that none can withstand.¡± Cool Breeze¡¯s eyes shone with viciousness.


    All of the remaining people suddenly felt a chill when they heard Cool Breeze¡¯s words.


    Cool Breeze used a high level movement technique. He appeared by Janna and Clarke¡¯s side who were watching everything in a daze.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I haven¡¯t forgotten about you two siblings! Haha, old dog, watch what happens when you fuck with me!¡± Cool Breeze stabbed out twice with the Flame Horizon in his hands.


    Cool Breeze stabbed Janna and Clarke¡¯s stomach. The strike couldn¡¯t be considered fatal, but they both fell onto the floor holding onto their wound.


    ¡°Ahh!¡± Janna and Clarke both began screaming in pain.


    Village Chief Shamix had no chance to react. He appeared by his children side in panic.


    ¡°It hurts..¡± Janna whimpered as tears dripped down her face.


    Clarke was in no better position, he cried as he held onto his head with both of his hands. ¡°Kill me! Kill me! Kill me please!¡± Clarke howled out in pain.


    ¡°Bahahahaha, what do you think, oh great leader of trash?¡± Cool Breeze laughed wildly on the side.


    ¡°You brat, you¡¯re simply a devil. One day you will definitely be punished by the heavens..¡± Village Chief Shamix pulled out a dagger from a small pouch with his trembling hands.


    ¡°What a load of shit? What heavens? In this world there are only the strong and the weak.¡± Cool Breeze snorted. He slashed out twice with the Flames Horizon.


    Village Chief Shamix¡¯s arms were both slashed off. Blood began to pour out of the wound.


    ¡°Haha, did you plan on ending their misery for them? Did you think I¡¯ll simply let you?¡± Cool Breeze was like a little demon. He smiled as he saw Shamix falling into despair.


    Janna and Clarke on the side began to lose their voices from all their howling. They visibly began to age. Both of their hair had become grey, wrinkles covered their face. They, who were only young, appeared like elderly people reaching the end of their lives.


    Village Chief Shamix appeared to have a stronger soul. He watched everything with tears in his eyes, feeling completely powerless.


    Cool Breeze snorted in disdain. His cold gaze landed on Elder Stanley.


    Stanley felt a chill run through his body. He picked up his sword, and then ruthlessly stabbed himself. He saw the torture which Janna, Clarke and Shamix went through. He simply didn¡¯t want to be a part of it.


    Cool Breeze smiled faintly, feeling quite good about himself.


    ¡°Fuck you!¡± Village Chief Shamix could no longer endure the pain as he raged in anger.


    ¡°Haha, how pitiful, both of them have already died!¡± Cool Breeze laughed in reply.


    Village Chief Shamix crumbled onto the floor. He laid in front of the lifeless bodies of Janna and Clarke.


    Blacky simply couldn¡¯t comprehend what was going on. In front of his eyes, thousands upon thousands had lost their lives. The family of the Village Chief all seemed to grow old in only an instant. Their screams were truly haunting.


    Village Chief Shamix¡¯s hair had all fallen out. The Village Chief which was looked up by countless people met a miserable end.


    Cool Breeze then turned to smile at Blacky.


    Blacky felt chills run up his spine. He couldn¡¯t believe that Cool Breeze slaughtered so many people, all while smiling and laughing. Cool Breeze surely thought of human life as a joke.


    ¡°You¡¯re not afraid are you?¡± Cool Breeze continued to smile as he walked towards Blacky.


    Blacky awkwardly returned a smile before he spoke. ¡°Hahaha.. Of course not.. I only look up to young master.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Cool Breeze stood in front of Blacky. ¡°But, your heart is beating so fast. Is this the first time you¡¯ve seen so many people die?¡±


    Blacky nodded his head up and down. Of course it was! Something like this wasn¡¯t even imaginable to him.


    ¡°Ah. I guess it makes sense considering that you¡¯re also trash from a village.¡± Cool Breeze began to rub his chin in thought. ¡°I presume you¡¯ll be participating in the tournament at Tifili Village. If you don¡¯t win that tournament, as your master I¡¯ll really be disappointed in you.¡±


    Blacky felt bitter inside as he replied ¡°Yes young master, I¡¯ll definitely win.. For you..¡±


    ¡°Of course you will! If you don¡¯t I¡¯ll have to teach you a lesson as your master.¡± Cool Breeze grinned as he looked down at Blacky.


    Cool Breeze let go of the Flame Horizon sword in his hand, which began to hover in front of him. White Flames erupted around his body. He casually took a step on the sword.


    Under Blacky¡¯s stunned eyes Cool Breeze disappeared. There was only a white trail which led into the sky.


    Blacky then turned to look at Raven with a questioning gaze.


    Raven coughed as he ignored Blacky¡¯s stare.


    ¡°Well that mission wasn¡¯t so tough.¡±

 Chapter 14 - A New Teacher

    Chapter 14: A New Teacher


    Blacky glanced at the sky in the direction Cool Breeze flew. In a flash Cool Breeze disappeared from his sight.


    Everything was incredibly silent. Moments ago there were countless people in the surroundings chattering about. Now all that was left was lifeless corpses lying around the arena.


    He couldn¡¯t exactly tell how all of the villagers died. But he noticed that all of the dead were bleeding black blood from their orifices.


    ¡°Sir Raven, is Breezy a Mortal King? And are the people from the Demonic Cult Crew real demons?¡± Blacky asked Raven a series of questions.


    Currently Blacky was heavily injured and found it hard to move on his own. He could only rely on Raven for help.


    Raven shook his head with a sigh before replying. ¡°No, the third prince should be an Elemental Warrior. But with the Flames Horizon, it¡¯s possible he can pose a threat to even Mortal Kings.¡±


    Blacky was completely shocked. By normal standards he was considered fairly talented. Yet compared to sect disciples he was lacking by far.


    ¡°The third prince is a heaven defying talent. His father is a Celestial, the Sect Master of the Demonic Cult Crew. It¡¯s likely that he¡¯s the strongest expert of Denus Empire. The third prince has his own issues that I¡¯m not clear about. I presume it has something to do with the heritage of the sect. Otherwise someone like him wouldn¡¯t appear in a place like this.¡±


    Raven¡¯s eyes coldly glanced around the arena before he turned to look at Blacky.


    ¡°I will tell you one thing. In this world the powerful decide what is true and false. The Demonic Cult Crew is not a sect for demons. But the name itself shows their nature. Many have suffered in their hands, yet they still exist do you understand?¡± Raven unemotionally spoke as he walked towards the corpse of the Village Chief.


    Blacky thought for a moment before replying. ¡°Teacher told me not to involve myself with things I shouldn¡¯t.. There are a lot of things going on in the world which are unimaginable. But if they don¡¯t directly bring harm to me, why should I care? And even if they did, what exactly can I do about it?¡±


    Blacky didn¡¯t have any friends or family. He would either spend his time with Old Man Black, or the drunkards of Tifili Village. This was how he was raised.


    Raven eyes shined as he nodded. ¡°That¡¯s a good way to look at things. You can only live life if you¡¯re alive.¡±


    While Raven spoke he picked up the Stone Elements Edge, then a brown pouch. The Stone Elements Edge was a spear made for Elemental Warriors.


    Blacky¡¯s heart began to race faster as he watched Raven¡¯s actions. This was the perfect time to plunder this place. He struggled to get up on his feet.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to move. Currently there is Elemental energy within your body. Your injuries are far worse than you can imagine.¡± Raven coldly spoke as he walked back to Blacky, the spear was no longer in his hands.


    ¡°Elemental Warriors can grasp the power of an Element. You¡¯ve been infected by the third prince¡¯s attack. You¡¯re lucky he held back at the last moment, otherwise..¡± Raven¡¯s tone was cold as he spoke to Blacky.


    This was the first time Blacky heard of such things and couldn¡¯t help be curious. ¡°Then was the dark clouds an elemental attack?¡±


    Raven nodded. ¡°A very high level one. It¡¯s an attack which involves the dark element. It¡¯s pointless if I tell you anything more.¡±


    Blacky sighed in amazement. ¡°Isn¡¯t that too terrifying? Everyone in the arena died because of that attack. They didn¡¯t even have a chance to react.¡±


    ¡°Not only did everyone in the arena die, everyone within Stone Village should be dead.¡± Raven said seriously. ¡°Elements being used by a Mortal King are similar to poison. Those that aren¡¯t high level Spiritual Warriors will surely die. The life and death of mortals are completely in their hands.¡±


    Blacky couldn¡¯t help but admire the strength of a Mortal King. However he thought how everyone within Stone Village was dead. Didn¡¯t that mean there was free loot everywhere?


    ¡°Sir Raven, there is so many shops in the village. The Village Chief must also have a treasury, we must loot them all!¡± Blacky¡¯s eyes flashed with greed as he spoke.


    Raven smiled hopelessly. Blacky was so young yet he had such thoughts in such a situation.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.


    ¡°So many good things but how will we take them?¡± Blacky had tears in his eyes as he thought out loud.


    Raven suddenly reached out his hand towards Blacky then said. ¡°Let me see that ring.¡±


    Blacky suddenly remembered the ring which Cool Breeze gave him. He took it off and tossed it to Raven without much care.


    ¡°Sir Raven, is this ring worth anything? I¡¯ll sell it to you for the right price.¡± Blacky didn¡¯t care about cosmetics. He hoped to make some money from selling the ring anyways.


    Raven took the ring and ignored Blacky¡¯s words. A moment later four white circular pills appeared in Raven¡¯s hands. He closely inspected the four pills, with a greedy look appearing in his eyes.


    Blacky couldn¡¯t help wonder where the pills came from?


    Raven turned to look at Blacky with a mocking smile. ¡°I do not have the wealth to buy this ring, or what¡¯s inside.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s so good about it?¡± Blacky asked with some surprise.


    ¡°These four pills are great for Spiritual Warriors specifically. They have no impurities, only the highest ranked disciples of sects can get their hands on such a pill. If they could collect a decent amount, they could reach the Elemental Warrior stage in a week or so.¡± Raven smiled as he showed Blacky the pills in his hands.


    Blacky couldn¡¯t help looking at the pills with some greed. ¡°Sir Raven, are you giving me these pills for completing the mission?¡± He could only guess why Raven was telling him this.


    Raven laughed grimly. ¡°How can the Bounty Hunters Association afford to give it away? Even a top sect like the Demonic Cult Crew would only give it to their top geniuses. The Third Prince most likely had some extra on himself.¡±


    Raven waved his hand and the four pills disappeared. Blacky couldn¡¯t help feeling wronged. He got beat up for these pills. He wanted Cool Breeze to come back and beat him up some more. At that time he could instantly become an Elemental Warrior.


    ¡°The ring that the third prince gave you is very special. It¡¯s known as a spatial ring, it can store a vast amount of things within. I happen to have one as well but its quality is lacking compared to yours.¡± Raven casually put the ring on his finger.


    Blacky didn¡¯t know what to say. He only nodded his head sadly as he saw the ring on Ravens hand.


    Raven chuckled when he saw Blacky¡¯s reaction. ¡°Worry not. I¡¯ll give you this ring back. The problem is that only those who are above the late stage of the spiritual warrior stage can use this ring.¡±


    ¡°On top of that many people know of the value of these rings. If you simply wear it you may bring some unwanted attention.¡± Raven spoke truthfully. Although he was somewhat dark and heartless, he still had some morals.


    Blacky didn¡¯t totally trust Raven but he still had some other hopes. ¡°What about the golden leaf? It should be around here right? And with that storage ring we can rob so much more things!¡±


    Raven shook his head. ¡°Our time is limited. With so many corpses around here, death energy will quickly gather. Ordinary people wouldn¡¯t discover this but strong elemental warriors would. The Denus clan will likely have some people scout this place out. It would be bad if we¡¯re found. As for the golden leaf, I already have it. You can use it shortly.¡±


    ¡°But, but, sir Raven even if they do come they wouldn¡¯t know it¡¯s related to us. After all we¡¯re not strong enough to do something like that. We¡¯re also not members of the demonic cult crew!¡± Blacky wasn¡¯t willing to let things go like that.


    Raven replied with a slight smile. ¡°You¡¯re words are wise, but you don¡¯t know enough. Do you think we would be standing here if we weren¡¯t related to the demonic cult crew? The bounty hunters association is a small branch of the demonic cult crew. The Denus clan definitely knows this.¡±


    ¡°Secondly, I¡¯m the branch head of the Bounty Hunters Association of Tifili Village. I can be considered fairly famous, so it¡¯s impossible to hide my identity. As for you? Look what state you¡¯re in, even simple movements can lead you to your death.¡± Raven was very open with Blacky. Blacky¡¯s talents were intellectual, not physical. He was shrewd and adapted quickly to situations. People like that were needed in the bounty hunters association. He even had a little friendship with the third prince. All that Blacky needed now was time to grow.


    Blacky was awed. Only in his dreams could he join a sect, yet now it seemed he had some hope!


    Raven flicked back his long hair then looked up to the sky. ¡°Two and a half months. I will personally train you. For now the most important thing you should be thinking about is firstly, your recovery, and secondly increasing your strength. Understood?¡±


    Blacky nodded his head back and forth with excitement. To be trained by an Elemental Warrior was marvelous. ¡°Yes branch head! I will work hard! My ultimate goal is to become rich and strong! To never eat food again!¡±


    Raven¡¯s opened and closed his mouth. Hearing Blacky¡¯s enthusiastic voice he could only weakly nod his head.


    Raven then pulled out a black whistle from his pocket. Dark energy gathered around his hand, into the whistle. He then blew into it.


    The sound of the whistle was sharp and gloomy. Soundwaves spread throughout Stone Village and into its surroundings.


    Blacky covered his ears as he felt a ringing pain in his ears. He looked up to the sky in the direction Raven was looking at.


    Suddenly a huge black bird appeared from the north. It let out a sharp cry as it flew towards Raven and Blacky¡¯s direction.


    The bird landed directly in front of Raven. Blacky¡¯s eyes opened widely as he saw the bird which was as tall as Raven.


    Raven smiled as he patted the huge birds head. ¡°This is a demonic beast known as the raven lord. It has been my companion since I was young. His name is Black Bird.¡±


    When the raven lord heard its name it chirped happily. Its red eyes proudly glanced at Blacky for a moment before ignoring him.


    ¡°Black Bird. We need to leave this place. Take Blacky and fly to the mountains towards the north. I¡¯ll meet you there, ok?¡± Raven pointed at Blacky as he spoke with the bird.


    Black Bird seemed to understand as it nodded its head. The bird lowered its head and walked towards Blacky who sat on the floor.


    ¡°Branch Head. This bird will eat me!¡± Blacky tried to crawl away from the huge black bird.


    Black Bird saw Blacky retreating. It immediately felt angered. Suddenly it opened its two large wings then swooped at Blacky.


    Blacky covered his head as he crouched on the floor. Black Bird chirped as its claws suddenly ripped into Blacky¡¯s loose robes. Then it chirped once more as it flew into the sky.


    Raven sighed. ¡°Doesn¡¯t he know that running from beasts will trigger them?.. It¡¯s a good thing that Black Bird is good with humans.¡± After saying that Raven turned into a shadow as he disappeared from the arena.

 Chapter 15 - Struggles of the Young Generation

    Chapter 15: Struggles of the Young Generation


    Blacky felt a violent gush of wind crashing into his body. He covered his eyes with his hand, blocking the wind. He saw Stone Village beneath him.


    Blacky blinked his eyes a few times then glanced above himself.


    Black Bird was flapping its huge wings. Its two claws were pierced into Blacky¡¯s robes.


    ¡°Stupid bird! You ripped my special robes! You big for nothing, stupid bird. Don¡¯t you know that you¡¯re supposed to let me ride you?!¡± Blacky was enraged. His robes were special to him. He wore them everywhere he went. In Tifili Village he was the well-known young thug.


    Black Bird chirped angrily in reply. It began to glide up and down violently. Blacky was frightened as heard the sound of his robes tearing apart.


    Could the stupid bird understand human speech? Was it a smart bird?


    ¡°Lord Black Bird, be merciful! I¡¯m injured, don¡¯t be like this. Raven is my teacher if you kill me he will be very sad. He will cry!¡± Blacky spoke to the bird, hoping to calm it down.


    Black Bird made a snorting sound after listening to Blacky. It began to fly more steadily. Blacky¡¯s eyes rolled back, and then he fainted.


    ¡­


    A few hours later the sun began to set.


    Blacky was lying on a pile of green grass. He rubbed his eyes and looked around the area. Currently he was on top of a mountain.


    Raven was standing at the edge of the mountain looking at something below. There were also few black crows flying around him.


    Black Bird began to chirp when it noticed Blacky¡¯s movements.


    Blacky felt terror when he heard Black Bird. He originally thought Black Bird would have a small brain, like a bird. But Black Bird had the brain of a dog at the very least.


    Raven had his back turned as he spoke. ¡°Your injuries are severe you passed out.¡±


    Raven made some hand gestures. Dark energy gathered around his hands, which then manifested into a crow.


    ¡°These crows are not real. This is a scouting technique. Experts of Denus Empire have already arrived at Stone Village. We should be safe here anyways.¡± Raven explained things to Blacky slowly.


    Raven turned around and walked to Blacky. ¡°Prepare to take a medicinal bath. You need to recover from your injuries, immediately.¡±


    Raven directly grabbed Blacky by the shoulder. He quickly descended down the peak of the mountain.


    Blacky noticed a huge rock which was crudely carved at the top. It seemed like a big bucket due to the water inside. Blacky suspected that it was Raven¡¯s work.


    ¡°I never had a medicinal bath. I¡¯ve read about it slightly though. You need to use something with a good amount of heavenly energy.¡± Blacky wondered what Raven was going to use.


    Raven nodded. ¡°I will put in the golden leaf. Instead of consuming it you will absorb it. This will help heal your injury, but you won¡¯t make a breakthrough.¡±


    The golden leaf appeared in Raven¡¯s hands. ¡°It¡¯s said the golden leaf grows on ordinary trees. However a mighty being breathed life onto it, turning it sacred. Even celestials don¡¯t have this ability.¡± After saying that, Raven tossed the golden leaf into the water.


    ¡°Enter now.¡± Raven glanced at Blacky.


    Blacky took off his tattered robes and entered the water. He was surprised to find that the water was warm.


    A clear white pill appeared in Raven¡¯s hand. ¡°You used a medicinal pill before right? Eat it as well. This will be your chance to make a breakthrough.¡±


    Blacky took the white circular pill. It was one of the pills Cool Breeze put inside a spatial ring. Apparently Raven was not planning on scamming him.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!


    Blacky didn¡¯t hesitate and immediately put it in his mouth. The pill had a strange fruity aroma. It tasted much better than the brownish pill he had before.


    When Blacky swallowed the pill he didn¡¯t feel anything special. After a few minutes he felt a bit light headed. He closed his eyes, white gas appeared within his mind.


    ¡°It will take you a few hours to absorb the energies. Don¡¯t fall asleep, move your body every ten minutes.¡± Raven advised Blacky on the side. ¡°Once you¡¯re done come to the peak of the mountain.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Blacky replied faintly. At the moment he felt incredibly great. He wished he could remain in this trance forever.


    After five hours Blacky felt his body heat up. His bones began to crack when he made a small movement. He felt something rise up his throat. He coughed up a little bit of blood.


    The blood was half red and white. The white was impurities which were within his body. Not only from Cool Breeze¡¯s attack, but also other impurities. In a sense Blacky¡¯s body could be considered cleansed.


    Blacky smiled happily. He broke through to the third level of the spiritual warrior stage!


    ¡­


    Blacky didn¡¯t immediately leave the medicinal bath. He remained inside the bath for the whole night. When he finally came out it was already morning.


    Blacky saw a neat looking black robe. His previous clothes were gone. Blacky wore the robes, and was happy to see that it had many pockets inside.


    Blacky began to climb up to the peak of the mountain. With his current strength, he found it all too simple.


    Raven noticed Blacky arriving he simply nodded in greetings. ¡°How was it?¡±


    ¡°It was great! I broke through, on top of that I feel like I¡¯m very close to making another breakthrough! If I can do that I¡¯ll reach the middle stages of the spiritual warrior stage.¡± Blacky replied with foolish smile.


    Blacky pulled on his robes and then looked at Raven. ¡°Branch head thank you for these robes. They¡¯re great!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing much. It¡¯s the normal bounty hunter associations uniform.¡± Raven shook his head as he spoke. ¡°I noticed you¡¯re proficient in using throwing weapons. You also use swords.¡±


    Blacky shrugged. ¡°I use anything.¡±


    ¡°What do you prefer the most?¡± Raven raised an eyebrow hearing Blacky¡¯s response.


    ¡°I use whatever weapon is the most expensive.¡± Blacky replied honestly. ¡°The higher the price, better the weapon. All I have to do is aim to kill anyways, right?¡±


    Raven rolled his eyes. In his opinion Blacky was complete amateur at using any weapon.


    ¡°Forget about it. Do you know any martial arts techniques?¡± Raven questioned Blacky again.


    Blacky nodded. ¡°Old Man Black thought me a really good technique. It¡¯s called divine dragon descends from heaven to crush an egg!¡± Blacky made a claw shape with his right hand, and began to chuckle at the same time. ¡°It¡¯s only effective against men¡­¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need to see it!¡± Raven snorted and interrupted Blacky. ¡°It seems like that wretched old man hasn¡¯t thought you anything useful at all.¡±


    Blacky shrugged. ¡°I crushed a few eggs in the past.. Every time I did it, the old drunkards would cry!¡±


    ¡°Pttf¡± Raven spat on the floor in reply. ¡°What the hell is wrong with your head?¡±


    ¡°Caw, caw.¡± Black Bird by the side nodded his head in agreement.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know? Old Man Black told me he only dropped me when he was drunk.¡± Blacky replied innocently. ¡°Anyways sir Raven, didn¡¯t you say you will teach me something?¡±


    Raven took deep breathes to calm down. ¡°Yes. There¡¯s two and a half months till the Tifili tournament. You need to train hard, there are still three pills left. However you can¡¯t just eat them.¡± Raven eyed Blacky seriously. ¡°I¡¯m going to give you a few martial arts techniques. Read through them, afterwards you will practice them.¡±


    Blacky smiled sillily. ¡°After eating those pills I¡¯ll be too strong. I¡¯ll skip the reading part ok?¡±


    Raven¡¯s eyes starred at Blacky darkly. Dark energy began to gather in his hands as he slowly spoke. ¡°You can never slack off. If you dare disobey me, I will personally end you by crushing your eggs.¡±


    Blacky felt horrified. Only now did he remember that Raven was a elemental warrior! He was definitely no good person, or else how could he be the branch head of the bounty hunter association?


    ¡°Your time to train is limited not only because of the tournament. But due to the laws of heaven and earth!¡± Raven¡¯s tone was grim as he spoke to Blacky. ¡°Younger generation, have you heard of that term before?¡±


    Blacky nodded in reply. ¡°It¡¯s for people around twenty years old, right?¡±


    Raven snorted. ¡°This term exists due there being harsh restrictions when one grows up. When one becomes twenty they will not be able to train anymore. They will forever be stuck at whatever stage they reach.¡±


    Blacky¡¯s jaws dropped in surprise. ¡°That¡¯s not fair! That means I only have five years to train??¡±


    Raven shook his head. ¡°As one reaches a new boundary their life span will increase. For instance an Elemental Warrior can live for a hundred and fifty years. If you can reach that boundary then you can train for an extra five years. If you become a mortal king, then your life span will be around five hundred years. Even then you can only train for another five years.¡±


    Blacky found it all too hard to believe. ¡°Then how did Old Man Black make a breakthrough a few weeks ago? He¡¯s very old!¡±


    ¡°There is an exception. If one has a divine pill, or heavenly materials. They may consume it. This will perhaps help making a breakthrough. However as you become stronger and older, you will need higher quality materials. After a certain point, it will be impossible to make any progress.¡± Raven sighed as he spoke with slight disappointment.


    ¡°Old Man Black always hated that he was kicked out from his sect at a young age. Do you understand why now?¡± Raven continually sighed as he spoke. ¡°If he could stay there perhaps he would already be an elemental warrior or even greater.¡±


    Blacky knew better than anyone how Old Man Black hated the Grand Tree Sect. Only now did he understand a bit more about his grudge.


    ¡°Branch head, I understand what you mean. In the future I will never slack off!¡± Blacky spoke with determination in his voice.


    A smile appeared on Raven¡¯s face. He spoke feeling quite satisfied. ¡°It¡¯s a cruel world we live in. As long as you try your best, no matter what stage you reach, it¡¯ll be fine.¡±

 Chapter 16 - Secrets of Tifili Village

    Chapter 16: Secrets of Tifili Village


    Raven and Blacky were standing on the mountain. Raven was currently looking up at the sky, as if he was waiting for something.


    A moment later a black crow flew towards their direction.


    The crow had a rolled up piece of paper tied around one of its feet. Raven pulled open the string and took out the note and began reading it.


    After Raven read the letter he turned to look at Blacky. ¡°Blacky, a great opportunity may be coming your way.¡±


    ¡°Oh, why¡¯s that?¡± Blacky wondered what news Raven had received.


    Raven¡¯s hands lit up with dark energy, the letter crumbled apart in his hands, turning into ashes. ¡°The master of the bounty hunters association will be at the tournament!¡±


    Blacky was slightly surprised, yet confused. ¡°What does it have to do with me?¡±


    ¡°The master is a mortal king! His status is incredibly high, even within the demonic cult crew. Think about it, if he¡¯s coming, there must be a reason. If you can do well in the tournament, he will surely recognize you.¡± Raven rubbed his hands together as he spoke.


    ¡°He¡¯s so strong, is he really going to come just to watch?¡± Blacky instinctively felt that wasn¡¯t the reason.


    Raven remained silent for a moment, appearing to be hesitant to explain things further. He thought of Blacky¡¯s and Cool Breeze¡¯s relationship.


    ¡°You know of the village head making a breakthrough recently, right?¡± Raven asked Blacky.


    Blacky¡¯s eyes lit up as he nodded. The Tifili Village¡¯s head was extremely old. According to Raven¡¯s previous statements, there was only one way to make a breakthrough. That was with heavenly objects.


    ¡°It seems you understand. The Village head is over a hundred years old. He reached the elemental warrior stage while he was young. Yet within the past few years, he has made a few breakthroughs using resources. He even reached the middle level of the elemental warrior stage.¡± Raven had a lot of insider knowledge.


    Originally he wasn¡¯t someone from Tifili Village. He was tasked to stay there and keep a close eye on the village. Over the years he knew nearly everything about the village.


    ¡°Around five years ago I discovered a huge secret. There seems to be an ancient ruin, or perhaps something else. What I do know is that place reeks of death. The elements surrounding that place are dark, and evil in nature. The demonic cult crew was quick to notice these things.. So I believe the bounty hunters association was tasked to research it.¡± Raven explained things calmly.


    Blacky didn¡¯t know what to say. What could he do about this situation with his strength?


    ¡°Six months ago I managed to sneak inside these ruins.. I didn¡¯t find anything much of use. However, I found a scripture, it was something about a mysterious element. Unfortunately, since I was already an elemental warrior. I couldn¡¯t study it, due to my element being darkness.¡± Raven sighed regretfully.


    ¡°In the end I took the scripture, and then I gave it to the master of the bounty hunter association. He was extremely delighted with it. He gave me two elemental grade pills. After consuming them, I levelled up twice. Thanks to that I¡¯m a level three elemental warrior. The value of that scripture can be seen from that.¡± Raven looked at Blacky who had an amazed expression.


    Blacky¡¯s goal was to become an elemental warrior. He was deeply interested in what Raven was saying about elements. ¡°Then one day I need to choose an element too right?¡±


    Raven nodded slightly. ¡°If you can reach the late stages of the spiritual warrior realm, you will be able to. However, only elemental warriors can truly grasp the powers of an element.¡±


    ¡°Then what elements are there? And which one would be good for me?¡± Blacky asked Raven hurriedly, he was absolutely excited.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    Raven simply shrugged. ¡°How many elements are there..? The answer is simply infinite. No one truly knows the answer. As for what would be good for you.. I can only make a few suggestions.¡±


    Blacky found it too hard to believe. ¡°How can that be? Fire.. Water.. Darkness.. Thunder.. Stuff like that are elements right?¡±


    Raven shook his head. ¡°Mhmm.. In a sense they can be considered elements. However they can be considered extremely basic elements. If one had a choice they would choose an element that suits them. After all once you choose an element, you¡¯ll never be able to change it. Let me give you an example.. What element do you think Cool Breeze practices?¡±


    ¡°Well.. He calls himself Breezy, and he¡¯s really fast and sharp.. So it should be the wind element, right?¡± Blacky spoke hesitantly. ¡°..But I saw that his body was on fire.. So maybe it¡¯s the fire element.. I got it! He trains both!¡±


    Raven shook his head. ¡°You can¡¯t practice more than one element, remember?¡±


    Blacky frowned, he simply gave up.


    Raven wasn¡¯t surprised with Blacky¡¯s answer. ¡°The element Cool Breeze practices is.. The cool breeze element. An element which is unique to Cool Breeze.¡±


    Blacky once again found Raven¡¯s words hard to believe. ¡°That can¡¯t be right? He simply made his own element out of nowhere? What, is he a god or something?¡±


    Raven sighed. ¡°While it¡¯s impressive, that doesn¡¯t¡¯ mean it impossible. Cool Breeze¡¯s background is far greater than ours. On top of that his talent is terrifying. The demonic cult crew has been around for hundreds of years. Countless geniuses have come and gone. Before they passed away, they will leave behind some of their comprehensions.¡±


    ¡°They also have the ability to test ones affinity with an element. Disciples would first reach the late spiritual warrior stage. Then they would slow down their training, until they find an element they have some affinity with.¡± Raven¡¯s tone was grim as he spoke. ¡°I for instance didn¡¯t get this chance. When I became an elemental warrior, I couldn¡¯t make any progress. I spent three years doing all that I could¡­¡± Raven finally shook his head, unwilling to say more.


    Blacky smiled awkwardly, trying to cheer up the mood. ¡°Sir Raven, don¡¯t be sad, you¡¯re very strong!¡±


    Raven chuckled in reply. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m already sixty years old, and have forgotten of those things.¡±


    Blacky felt bad for Raven. In other words Raven was stuck at his level for thirty five years!


    Raven decided to change the subject. ¡°Blacky, my time has more or less passed. However you¡¯re still young. I will try to teach you the basics, but when it comes to elements¡­¡±


    ¡°While I can¡¯t help you much.. A mortal king, like the master of the bounty hunters association..¡± Raven grinned as he spoke.


    ¡°Listen, I can put in a good word for you. All you need to do is win the tournament.¡± Raven revealed his future intentions for Blacky.


    Blacky eyed Raven strangely. He didn¡¯t exactly know why Raven would do this for him.


    Raven seemed to understand what Blacky was thinking. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that.. If you can become a disciple of a mortal king, I and Old Man Black will benefit greatly!¡±


    Raven began to chuckle.


    Blacky seemed to understand, he nodded his head weakly. No matter what the reason, they were both willing to teach him. Raven was already strong and mighty. Blacky was more than happy to be taught by him.


    Raven was satisfied with Blacky¡¯s answer. ¡°Mhmm. It¡¯s good you understand. However this tournament will be quite grand. You will be facing the top geniuses of the villages of Denus Empire.¡±


    ¡°Sir Raven, won¡¯t it just be for people from Tifili Village?¡± Blacky asked Raven with a frown.


    Raven shook his head. ¡°Not at all. The bounty hunter association is not the only one interested in Tifili village. With the Village Chiefs breakthrough, many factions will be arriving. The best of these factions will be clans from cities. Keep in mind all cities are governed by a mortal king. While Tifili Village might be far stronger compared to stone village.. It¡¯s lacking compared to any of the clans whom run a city.¡±


    ¡°Then.. How strong will the participants be?¡± Blacky didn¡¯t know what to expect. However with his current strength he wasn¡¯t too confident.


    Raven rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment. ¡°Well.. They shouldn¡¯t be too strong.. I¡¯ve been informed most will be around the middle stages of the spiritual warrior stage.. Perhaps even the late stage.¡±


    Blacky couldn¡¯t help but feel a bit bitter. However he wasn¡¯t disheartened. ¡°Well.. I¡¯ll try my best.¡±


    Raven smiled slightly. ¡°You still have three pills left to use. In these two months, you will train. Your goal is to reach the sixth level of the spiritual warrior stage. Although it will be hard, it shouldn¡¯t be impossible. I¡¯ll also be there to guide you, Old Man Black too.¡±


    ¡°The only wild card is the Extera clan.. They are almost equal to the Denus clan, the rulers of the empire. I¡¯m not certain on this.. But they may be in cahoots with the Grand Tree Sect.¡±


    Blacky didn¡¯t really care where the people came from. Reaching the sixth level of the spiritual warrior stage would be great in itself. However the Grand Tree Sect was a name Blacky knew well.


    This was the sect Old Man Black got kicked out from.


    Raven didn¡¯t want to scare Blacky, but wanted to motivate him. ¡°Well, we¡¯ll worry about those things when the time comes. For now we should return to Tifili Village. There are a lot of things I need to take care of. Old Man Black finished his contract a few days ago as well.¡±


    Blacky had no belongings. Meaning he was ready to return to Tifili Village. Raven led the way down the mountain. Raven stated that there were guards of the Denus Empire around the area. This made him take a different route to Tifili Village.

 Chapter 17 - Big Thief and Little Thief

    Chapter 17: Big Thief and Little Thief


    ¡°We¡¯re nearly at Tifili Village.¡± Raven said.


    Blacky and Raven have been traveling for over five days.


    Raven seemed to never get exhausted. Blacky on the other hand, would beg for food every few hours.


    Raven would occasionally summon crows. They flew out with little notes attached to their feet.


    Black Bird flew above the duo. It would occasionally go away to hunt for food.


    ¡°Uhmm, Sir Raven, before I left Tifili Village I accidently killed two guards.¡± Blacky spoke with a slight smile.


    Accidently?


    Raven took a side glance at Blacky. ¡°I¡¯ve heard word of that matter. The young thief from the slums actually killed two guards. You¡¯re slightly famous within Tifili Village now.. Anyhow, we¡¯ll first go visit Old Man Black.¡±


    Blacky nodded with a smile. He was excited to show off his strength to Old Man Black. He was almost a middle stage spiritual warrior!


    Raven led Blacky to a mountain he was familiar with. Blacky easily climbed a tree and landed on a cliff. His eyes turned to look at a dark cave.


    Footsteps could be heard as an elderly man laughed eerily.¡°Hohoho.. Look who it is!¡±


    Old Man Black walked out of the cave, smiling strangely, similar to a perv. He walked up to Blacky and slapped his shoulder.


    ¡°You¡¯ve become stronger.. Third level spiritual warrior, right?¡± Old Man Black used quite a bit of strength with his slap, yet Blacky didn¡¯t take a single step back.


    Blacky smiled happily and quickly began to brag. ¡°Yes teacher. I¡¯m only a little bit away from the fourth level! If I wasn¡¯t traveling I would¡¯ve broken through already!¡±


    Old Man Black¡¯s eyes lit up with surprise. ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Hmph!¡±


    Raven appeared on the cliff, seemingly out of nowhere.


    ¡°You useless old scum, just what have you been teaching this brat?¡± Raven glared at Old Man Black.


    Old Man Black didn¡¯t seem surprised with Raven¡¯s appearance. He smiled showing off his decayed teeth. ¡°Hohoho, I¡¯ve thought him well right? Say.. Did you see the ¡®divine dragon descends from heaven to crush an egg¡¯ technique?¡±


    Raven erupted in anger. ¡°Screw your stupid technique! This brat is absolutely shameless. He began to roll away in freight, in front of Dark Eyes. Do you know how embarrassing that was for me?¡±


    Blacky spoke innocently by the side. ¡°Sir Raven, don¡¯t be like that. I thought he was a demon. Naturally I had to escape.¡±


    Old Man Black nodded his head furiously. ¡°Blacky you did well. Always run when you¡¯re scared.¡±


    Old Man Black angrily turned to look at Raven. ¡°Hmph, hmph. Raven you¡¯re too na?ve. I once entered a forest filled with demonic energy.¡± Old Man Black began to tremble in fear as he continued. ¡°There was a Jinn there which called out to me.¡±


    Blacky on the side appeared just as scared.


    ¡°You two are hopeless!¡± Raven by the side face palmed. ¡°Forget it.. How did your contract go?¡±


    Old Man Black began to chuckle darkly. ¡°Hehe.. Surprisingly easy. That brat from the Grand Tree Sect was too stupid. I didn¡¯t even need the crew.. Hmph.¡±


    Blacky clearly remembered Old Man Black¡¯s contract. It involved assassinating an elemental warrior, of the younger generation.


    Old Man Black smiled as he looked at Raven and Blacky. ¡°Me and the boys had a little bet. If any of us could kill her on our own.. All the loot would belong to that person.. Hehe, guess what I did?¡±Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.


    Raven rolled his eyes. ¡°Just say it you fool.¡±


    ¡°Hehehe. I laid down on the side of the road.. In fake blood, I pretended as if I got attacked by a demonic beast.¡± Old Man Black continued to chuckle as his eyes darted between Blacky and Raven. ¡°That girl was so nice she came right to me.. Then I gifted her with dagger straight in her throat.. Bahahahaha!¡±


    ¡°Hahaha!¡± Blacky by the side began to laugh with Old Man Black.


    Raven looked at Old Man Black and Blacky like they were two retards.


    Blacky simply laughed because he found Old Man Black¡¯s laugh funny. ¡°Teacher what loot did you get?¡±


    Old Man Black put his hand out showing off a ring. Afterwards he opened his palm. Within his palm there were five small grey stones.


    Blacky looked at the ring, then the stones. ¡°A spatial ring.. and rocks?¡±


    ¡°Those aren¡¯t rocks. They are low grade elemental stones. They can be considered a form of currency for elemental warriors.¡± Raven by the side answered Blacky¡¯s question. ¡°It seems your harvests aren¡¯t bad.¡±


    Old Man Black smiled proudly. ¡°Of course not. Originally I was planning on going to Vemos City to get some pills. Why did you stop me?¡±


    Raven replied casually. ¡°I presume you want to buy a pill for Blacky right? With those five stones you¡¯ll only be able to get pill for middle stage spiritual warriors. On top of that they will be filled with impurities. If he consumes them it will be hard for him to advance in the future.¡±


    Old Man Black replied with a frown. ¡°There is no pill with no impurities. What¡¯s important is for Blacky to increase his strength. You know .. White Devil will be at the tournament right?¡±


    White Devil was the master of the bounty hunters association. Not many people knew of this matter.


    Raven didn¡¯t ask how Old Man Black knew this. ¡°I do know it. However.. Our gains in this trip surpass yours, by far.¡±


    Old Man Black looked at Blacky and Raven. ¡°What do you mean.. Our?¡±


    Raven showed Old Man Black three pills.


    Old Man Black¡¯s jaws dropped when he saw the pills. ¡°Impossible! These are perfect spiritual pills! How did you get on your hands on this?? Even in the Grand Tree Sect, they could on get their hands on one or two a year. Yet you have three? How the hell is this possible? Did you kill a top sect disciple or something?¡±


    Raven shook his head. ¡°Actually there was four.. And it was given to Blacky..¡±


    Old Man Black turned to look at Blacky waiting for an explanation.


    ¡°Uhmm.. My good friend Cool Breeze gave them to me..¡± Blacky coughed. ¡°He¡¯s apparently the Third Prince of the demonic cult crew..¡±


    Old Man Black had shock written over his face, he began to murmur. ¡°Third Prince.. He was chased away from the sect by the First Prince. His talent is so great that he will surely become a Celestial.¡±


    Raven nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. He came to Tifili Village to check out the ancient ruins. He got Dark Eyes to check out Stone Village too.. I¡¯m not exactly sure how he became friends with Blacky..¡±


    Blacky put on a fake smile. ¡°Haha, he said that I¡¯m cool.¡± In reality Cool Breeze probably hated him.


    Old Man Black chuckled by the side. ¡°See that? I raised him so well, that even the third prince wants to be friends with him!¡±


    Raven couldn¡¯t deny it.


    ¡°That also explains why you haven¡¯t taken it for yourself!¡± Old Man Black smiled as he looked at Raven. The value of these pills were simply too high. They were surely worth a few hundred high grade elemental stones.


    That was a type of wealth which mortal kings would kill for. Let alone an elemental warrior.


    Raven snorted. ¡°What nonsense. I would¡¯ve let him have it anyways. It¡¯s not like he¡¯s a stranger, and I¡¯m his teacher now. In the future he will have to take care of me.¡±


    Blacky coughed by the side.


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Old Man Black and Raven turned to look at Blacky.


    Blacky wisely remained quiet.


    Raven turned back to look at Old Man Black. ¡°Old fool, what weapons can this kid use?¡±


    ¡°Everything.¡± Old Man Black replied.


    Raven¡¯s mouth twitched.


    Old Man Black continued. ¡°I¡¯m not saying he¡¯s a master at using all weapons. He can simply use all weapons at a pretty decent level. What¡¯s interesting is his tactics.¡±


    Blacky looked at Raven with a cocky smile on his face.


    Old Man Black didn¡¯t appear to notice as he continued. ¡°Say.. What¡¯s the best weapon you have?¡±


    Raven was starring angrily at Blacky. ¡°Hmph.. I have a weapon called Stone Elements Edge. It¡¯s the weapon that old dog Shamix used. ¡±


    Old Man Black turned to look at Blacky like a paedophile. ¡°Hey Blacky, you like long sharp things right?¡±


    Blacky nodded his head furiously. ¡°Yes, long and sharp! That¡¯s my favourite!¡±


    Old Man Black turned to look at Raven with a strange smile. ¡°Haha, looks like Blacky will need you to train him a spear technique. I also don¡¯t have a spear for Blacky to use, soo..¡±


    Raven clenched his hands. ¡°Are you two retards are planning on scamming me? The spear is of elemental grade! It¡¯s not so simple for Blacky to use.¡±


    Old Man Black¡¯s eyes flashed with greed. ¡°Haha! No worries! Bring a different spear. Once he¡¯s strong enough. He¡¯ll use the Stone Elements Edge.¡±


    Blacky by the side nodded his head. ¡°Yes. I like spears. The stone is my favourite element as well. The spear must have affinity with me.¡±


    Old Man Black looked at Raven as he spoke. ¡°You don¡¯t use spears, nor does the element align with yours. Let¡¯s give it to me.. I mean Blacky.¡±


    Raven snorted, ignoring Old Man Black. ¡°Hmph. If you¡¯re capable of using the spear before the tournament¡­ Sure you can have it.¡±


    Blacky and Old Man Black looked at each other and smiled slyly, as if they made a great scam.


    Raven didn¡¯t miss this. However he knew of their personalities well enough. They both had something wrong with their heads.


    Raven turned to look at Old Man Black. ¡°Other than a spear technique, what else should I get?¡±


    Old Man Black¡¯s tone turned serious. ¡°A movement technique. The highest quality you can get your hands on. Those two will be enough.¡±


    Raven didn¡¯t argue. ¡°Fine. Blacky is close to becoming a middle stage spiritual warrior. I¡¯ll leave it to you.¡±


    After saying that, Raven disappeared.

 Chapter 18 - Opening the Spiritual World

    Chapter 18: Opening the Spiritual World


    Old Man Black turned to look at Blacky. ¡°You¡¯re quite lucky. However you will need more than just luck to train.¡±


    Old Man Black was looking at Blacky sternly. While he was foolish at times, he was not an idiot


    Blacky grimly nodded his head.


    ¡°The fact that you¡¯ve only been making breakthrough with pills is a joke.¡± Old Man Black continued.


    Blacky frowned, he felt insulted. ¡°The disciples of sects always use pills to train.. It¡¯s just that I¡¯m too poor to afford them.¡±


    Old Man Black darkly eyed Blacky. ¡°I¡¯m not saying that it¡¯s wrong. But you shouldn¡¯t expect pills to lead you through life. I gave you the Book of Spiritual Warrior, did you read it?¡±


    Blacky nodded. ¡°Yes.. But with my talent-¡±


    ¡°Enough!¡°


    Old Man Black began to shout, his face red. ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear any bullshit about talent! To become strong you need more than just talent! Do you want to be useless forever? Do you want to live a life of regret? Is your life so great that you must preserve it at all costs?¡±


    Blacky didn¡¯t know why Old Man Black was raging at him. ¡°But..¡±


    ¡°No buts!¡± Old Man Black snorted. ¡°If you¡¯re going to train, aim for the stars! Fuck talent, and fuck resources! No one will help you unless they benefit! That is life, if you want something, you must take it!¡±


    ¡°Ok.¡± Blacky answered weakly.


    ¡°Ahh.¡± Old Man Black sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t expect you to understand what I¡¯m saying. You¡¯re still too young. Just keep it in mind for the future.¡±


    Old Man Black walked towards the cave. ¡°Come.¡±


    Blacky entered the dark cave, this was the home he grew up in.


    Old Man Black sat down at the center of the cave with his legs crossed. ¡°Are you ready to make a breakthrough?¡±


    Blacky nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Old Man Black eyed Blacky who sat down in front of him. ¡°Breaking through the middle stages of the spiritual warrior isn¡¯t simple. It requires opening a new world within your body.¡±


    ¡°To be more precise this can be considered a spiritual awakening. As for the world you open, it will be a place where pure energy gathers.¡± Old Man Black slowly spoke. ¡°Once you become a late stage spiritual warrior this energy can be converted to elemental energy, do you know anything about this?¡±


    Blacky carefully listened to what Old Man Black said. ¡°Sir Raven told me once you choose an element you can never change it.¡±


    Old Man Black replied. ¡°Elemental warriors will not be able to. However spiritual warriors can collapse their spiritual world, and then create a new one. This method has many side effects, but it¡¯s still better than choosing an element you have no affinity with.¡±


    ¡°I like the shadow element.¡± Blacky said randomly.


    Old Man Black snorted as he replied. ¡°Now is not the time for that. Prepare to breakthrough.¡±


    Blacky shrugged. ¡°What should I do?¡±


    Old Man Black replied. ¡°Shut your eyes. Take deep breathes. Do this for ten minutes. Think of nothing, only on your breathing.¡±This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.


    Blacky shut his eyes and began to meditate.


    After ten minutes, Old Man Black reached out with his index finger, placing it on Blacky¡¯s forehead.


    ¡°The spiritual world is right here. Visualize a pure world. In this world only elements exist. Your mortal body is of earth, it restricts you. All that exist in this world are formed from the elements. All may be false, only the elements are true.¡±


    Blacky listened to Old Man Black speaking with a low voice. His eye lids twitched momentarily. He thought of the warm feeling he had when he consumed pills. Then the feeling of his body absorbing the heavenly energy, from the golden leaf. He even remembered the injury he received from Cool Breeze. His body was heavily injured, yet he felt no physical pain at that time. Blacky fell into a daze.


    Old Man Black¡¯s finger trembled. His eyes appeared to be shocked. He was only showing an example to Blacky, he didn¡¯t expect Blacky to breakthrough on his first try. Old Man Black took one more glance at Blacky before he exited the cave.


    Blacky lost track of time. One day and one night, passed.


    Blacky opened both of his eyes. The world in front of him was completely white and empty. There was nothing at all in this world. Even his body didn¡¯t exist. This place was his spiritual world.


    ¡­


    Raven returned to the mountain, he found Old Man Black sitting on the cliff outside.


    ¡°Did Blacky breakthrough?¡± Raven asked.


    Old Man Black shook his head. ¡°No.. He¡¯s opening his spiritual world.¡±


    ¡°WHAT?!¡± Raven eyes squinted in shock.


    Old Man Black also found his own words hard to believe. ¡°I just told him to try it out randomly..¡±


    Raven glanced at the entrance of the cave with shock. ¡°Only first grade geniuses from sects can open their spiritual world during the third level. Are you sure about this? ¡°


    Old Man Black nodded.


    ..


    Blacky blinked his eyes and found himself back inside the cave. He stretched out his arms and yawned. His bones cracked and he felt his body become lighter.


    Blacky walked out of the cave, he saw Old Man Black and Raven outside.


    Raven directly appeared in front of Blacky. ¡°Did you open your spiritual world?¡±


    Blacky replied hesitantly. ¡°I think so.. Whenever I fall into meditation I appear in this empty space. It¡¯s completely white, with no end. I don¡¯t know, maybe it¡¯s my imagination.¡±


    Raven eyes opened widely, in his hand he held out a spatial ring. ¡°Wear this.¡±


    Blacky put the ring on his middle finger. It was the same one that Cool Breeze gave him.


    Raven¡¯s tone was filled with anticipation. ¡°Now.. Imagine that your spiritual world is within this ring.¡±


    Blacky found Raven¡¯s actions strange. He shut his eyes for a moment, and then three white pills appeared in his right hand.


    Raven¡¯s eyes almost popped out of his eyes. ¡°Blacky you¡¯re a genius!¡±


    Blacky looked at Raven with a blank expression. All he did was open his spiritual world, it wasn¡¯t too impressive right?


    Raven laughed joyfully. He pulled out a small note and waved his finger across it.


    ¡°Did you open your spiritual world then made a breakthrough?¡±


    Blacky replied honestly. ¡°Yes, I broke through when I woke up.¡±


    Raven began to murmur. ¡°White Devil said he would consider taking in a disciple. If he knows this.. It¡¯ll virtually be set in stone!¡±


    Blacky saw Raven summon another crow but wasn¡¯t too interested. He began to play with the spatial ring. He noticed that there was a strange place in the ring. He estimated that it was a hundred feet long and wide. He inserted a few things inside, and then removed them.


    Old Man Black was standing on the side, looking at Blacky like he was a monster, he coughed slightly.


    ¡°Raven did you bring the two martial techniques?¡± Old Man Black spoke to Raven.


    Raven nodded after sending out the crow. ¡°Yes, I got a spear technique called ¡®Thousand Assault¡¯. It¡¯s a fairly basic spear technique.¡±


    Old Man Black didn¡¯t appear too interested in this. ¡°And the movement technique?¡±


    Raven smiled slightly at this point. ¡°The movement technique I¡¯ve got is of top grade. It¡¯s the best that the bounty hunter association can offer.¡±


    Blacky¡¯s eyes lit up as he heard this.


    Raven continued to speak. ¡°The technique is called ¡®Infinite Glide¡¯. It¡¯s so great that even elemental warriors use it. It¡¯s said if one can reach perfection with this technique, they can glide through the sky.¡±


    Old Man Black spoke up from the side. ¡°And the crystal sand?¡±


    Raven smiled slightly. ¡°I¡¯ve got it as well, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    After saying that Raven handed two books to Blacky.


    Blacky looked at the first book which had a spear on the cover. The second book had a terrifying black snake on it.


    ¡°The infinite glide technique is based off of the movements of a nether snake. They blend into their surroundings, silently stalking their prey. Once they strike there¡¯s no dodging it.¡± Raven explained.


    Old Man Black clearly knew the value of this technique. ¡°Blacky this technique is priceless. While there might be a better movement technique out there, you won¡¯t be able to use them. Carefully read through this book. I¡¯ll prepare a place for you to train it.


    Raven and Old Man Black didn¡¯t have anything else to say, they descended down the mountain together.


    Blacky felt mournful as he stood on the cliff with two books in his hands.


    ¡°But.. I¡¯m hungry..¡±

 Chapter 19 - Two Months

    Chapter 19: Two Months


    Blacky spent the night alone on the cliff. He read through the thousand assault spear technique first.


    The technique was fairly basic. It explained over a thousand ways to use the spear offensively, and defensively.


    Other than that it had two high level techniques. Blacky however wasn¡¯t interested in the spear techniques. He spent a long time reading through the Infinite Glide technique.


    Blacky found the logic behind the technique surprising.


    The foot had small and weak muscles. However as one¡¯s body became stronger, so did these muscles.


    According to the technique one could move without lifting their feet. They would instead slide over the floor. The technique was supposedly inspired from the movements of a snake. If one could perfect this technique, they could glide through the air. This wasn¡¯t true flight, but it was still impressive.


    When Blacky attempted to use the technique he failed. He stood on his feet as if he was glued to the floor.


    Blacky didn¡¯t give up. He re-read the book five times, over the course of three days.


    Raven and Old Man Black returned during the afternoon that day.


    They led Blacky down the mountain. After a short walk they arrived at a pit. Blacky roughly estimated the pit was three meters wide, and eighteen meters long. The pit was filled with some type of sand which Blacky couldn¡¯t recognize.


    ¡°This pit is filled with crystal sand, it¡¯s specially made for the infinite glide technique. Without it you can¡¯t train the technique.¡± Raven explained to Blacky.


    Blacky coughed lightly. Couldn¡¯t Raven say this sooner?


    ¡°Try entering it.¡± Raven said.


    Blacky nodded he took a step inside the pit, he immediately slipped onto his butt.


    ¡°Bahahaha!¡± Old Man Black laughed by the side.


    Raven explained what happened. ¡°You can¡¯t walk on this sand. You may only slide through it. If you try to walk, you will simply lose your balance and fall.¡±


    Blacky blankly looked at Old Man Black and Raven. These two weren¡¯t good teachers at all..


    Old Man Black continued to chuckle. ¡°Hehehe. For the next two months you will train in this pit. You can only take breaks to eat and sleep.¡±


    ¡­


    Two months passed and Blacky¡¯s improved greatly. He was around 180cm tall, much taller than those his age. His hair also was 2cm longer. Only his skinny physique didn¡¯t change.


    This didn¡¯t mean his physical strength was weak. In this time he consumed two perfect spiritual pills. Ever since he opened his spiritual world, he found it much simpler to train. Using the pills he easily entered the sixth level spiritual warrior stage.


    Other than that he occasionally trained the thousand assault spear technique.


    Under the guidance of Raven and Old Man Black, Blacky made the most progress in the infinite glide technique.


    Blacky was currently holding on to a black spear. Old Man Black stood five meters away from him with a sword in his hand.


    Blacky smiled slightly as he looked at Old Man Black. Currently he was only a single level under Old Man Black.


    Old Man Black snorted. ¡°Hmph, don¡¯t get cocky with me Blacky. Don¡¯t forget that our level difference isn¡¯t a simple level.¡±


    Blacky chuckled as he shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s just a spar, why are you so tense?¡±


    Old Man Black glanced at Raven angrily. Raven suggested that they have a spar so Blacky can gain some combat experience. Old Man Black tried to decline, unfortunately Blacky and Raven continued to insist.


    In these two months, Blacky¡¯s progress terrified him. He couldn¡¯t help fearing that he might lose to a fifteen year old brat. Even if it was just a spar.


    Raven stood by the side watching on silently.


    Old Man Black angrily charged at Blacky. He appeared in front of Blacky and swung down his sword.


    ¡°The elderly should take the first move!¡±


    Blacky continued to smile. He spent one month sliding across the crystal sand. After that, Old Man Black began to poke him with sticks. It took Blacky a long time to manage to dodge his attacks.This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    Blacky simply used the infinite glide technique to dodge Old Man Black¡¯s strike.


    ¡°Too slow.¡± Blacky taunted with a smile.


    Old Man Black snorted. ¡°Hmph! Let¡¯s see if you can dodge me if I use my movement technique!¡±


    Old Man Black bent his knees. He then shot out towards Blacky. He held his sword with a single hand, swiping it down towards Blacky.


    Blacky¡¯s expression turned serious. He furiously slid across the grass. Old Man Black didn¡¯t care if Blacky dodged his strikes. He chased Blacky swinging his sword like a madman.


    Raven glanced at Blacky¡¯s feet. Every time Blacky moved towards a direction, a small trail of dust was left behind. This proved that Blacky¡¯s feet were sliding on the floor.


    Raven murmured by the side. ¡°Early stages of the infinite glide technique. Once he¡¯s at the middle stage he will not leave behind a speck of dust. However the requirement is to be an elemental warrior at least.¡±


    Blacky stared into Old Man Black¡¯s eyes. He perfectly dodged every strike that Old Man Black took.


    Old Man Black wasn¡¯t surprised. ¡°Haha, you know, you can¡¯t win a fight by just dodging!¡±


    Blacky eyes lit up slightly. Naturally he understood that.


    Blacky began to spin the spear in his hand with two hands. Old Man Black¡¯s sword swung down!


    ¡°Eh?!¡±


    Old Man Black felt as if his sword hit a piece of rubber. He fell back two steps, shock emerging on his face.


    Raven¡¯s spoke with surprise. ¡°A deflection technique?¡±


    This was one of the two techniques from the thousand assault technique. Raven never expected Blacky to know how to use it.


    Blacky revealed a grin as he looked at Old Man Black¡¯s shocked face.


    Old Man Black held his sword with two hands, his expression turning serious. ¡°Let¡¯s see if you can take on a full powered strike then!¡±


    Old Man Black swinged down his sword. The wind howled as the sword slashed through the air.


    Blacky used the infinite glide technique once again. This time he didn¡¯t use it to dodge. His right leg slid back, while his left leg slid forward.


    ¡°Hah!¡± Blacky shouted out, he held the spear with both hands, striking towards the sword which was coming from above.


    The black spear suddenly seemed to distort. It appeared to have split into two, both spears shot towards the sword!


    *Clang*


    Old Man Black suddenly felt his body rise up. He flew backwards five meters landing on his butt!


    Blacky used the infinite glide technique, his spear shot out once again.


    Old Man Black dumbly looked up at Blacky who was pointing the spear at his neck.


    ¡°I won.¡± Blacky said with a smile.


    Raven¡¯s was also dumbfounded. ¡°You mastered the thousand assault technique?!¡±


    Blacky laughed, he put the spear in his hand into his spatial ring. ¡°Yes, with my strength I can¡¯t use it.. However using speed I can make up for strength.¡±


    Old Man Black rose up to his feet, wiping the dirt off his rear. ¡°Hmph! You caught me off guard. I also wasn¡¯t using my full strength!


    Blacky shrugged in reply. A silver spear appeared in his hands. ¡°Fine, let¡¯s go for round two.¡±


    The silver spear had strange symbols carved on it. The spear weighed over thirty kilos. This was the elemental grade weapon, Stone Elements Edge.


    Raven gave the spear to Blacky awhile back.


    ¡°You can use this spear?¡± Raven asked hesitantly.


    Blacky nodded. ¡°In the past two months, I entered my spiritual world to meditate instead of sleeping. I felt the results were the same. When I ate the perfect spiritual pill I noticed a white particle appear in my spiritual world. As of now there is about ten times more of that amount..¡±


    As Blacky spoke the spear in his hand began to glow in yellow light.


    Blacky turned to smile at Old Man Black.


    Old Man Black replied shamelessly. ¡°This old man is already on the verge of dying from old age, go spar someone your own age..¡±


    Blacky shrugged with a slight smile. The stones elements edge was put back inside his spatial ring.


    Raven sighed by the side. ¡°Blacky your talent is too monstrous. I¡¯m afraid we¡¯re not qualified to be your teachers.¡±


    ¡°Sir Raven don¡¯t say that. Without your help I couldn¡¯t have learned these techniques. I may not even be alive at this moment.¡± Blacky didn¡¯t accept Raven¡¯s comment.


    Old Man Black had a gentle smile on his face. However this smile looked hideous. ¡°Blacky, I¡¯m afraid what Raven is saying is true. Neither one of us can raise you to become a mortal king. We might even hold you back.¡±


    Blacky couldn¡¯t help feeling slightly sad. Although Old Man Black and Raven weren¡¯t great teachers, they still tried their best.


    Raven chuckled slightly. ¡°Haha, tomorrow White Devil is coming to Tifili Village to meet us. A mighty Mortal King, he¡¯s not only the master of the bounty hunter association. He¡¯s also a elder of the demonic cult crew. At first I thought you had a fifty percent chance to become his disciple. At this point I¡¯m ninety nine percent sure he¡¯ll want you as a disciple. You should forget about us.¡±


    Old Man Black snorted. ¡°What forget about us?! Blacky feel free to forget about Raven. However don¡¯t forget about me. In the future don¡¯t call me teacher. Call me foster father instead!¡±


    Blacky awkwardly stared at Old Man Black.


    Old Man Black snorted once again. ¡°What are you looking at me like that for? I raised you for fifteen years! You refuse to acknowledge me??¡±


    Blacky spoke with a low voice. ¡°Foster father..¡±


    Old Man Black chuckled strangely. ¡°Say it louder.¡±


    Blacky rolled his eyes then shouted out. ¡°Foster father!¡±


    In reality Blacky really did consider Old Man Black to be his relative. However Old Man Black had a strange temperament. He told Blacky to call him teacher instead.


    Old Man Black¡¯s tone became warm. ¡°Good, good. I spent my elemental stones getting you a present. I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll like it.¡±


    A black scarf appeared in Old Man Black¡¯s hand. ¡°This scarf is made out of the skin of a demonic beast. It¡¯s incredibly durable. It could even be used defensively.¡±


    Blacky happily took the scarf and placed it around his neck, even covering his mouth. Even though the weather was not cold, he truly loved wearing scarfs.


    Many people would recognize him in Tifili Village as the young thief if they were to see him.


    Raven chuckled slightly by the side, he held out a black glove. ¡°I¡¯ve also got something. The quality of this glove is roughly the same as that scarf. You can use it to hide your spatial ring.¡±


    Blacky didn¡¯t hesitate, he took the glove and wore it on his right hand. He really loved the color black.


    Raven chuckled seeing Blacky¡¯s happiness. ¡°Blacky rest up well. Tomorrow the tournament will begin. You must show off all your skills. Aim for that number one spot. You¡¯ll also have a true master, one who can guide you to becoming a mortal king.. Who knows maybe you¡¯ll even become a celestial!¡±


    Blacky nodded obediently.


    Old Man Black chuckled by the side. ¡°How great is that? Tomorrow is the day we can be official members of the demonic cult crew.¡± Old Man Black patted Raven¡¯s shoulder. ¡°No one will dare mess with us again!¡±

 Chapter 20 - Mortal King White Devil!

    Chapter 20: Mortal King White Devil!


    Blacky, Raven and Old Man Black were headed towards Tifili Village. The sun had yet to rise.


    When they arrived at the village gates they saw a dense crowd packed outside. Most of these people were from nearby villages and cities. Even though it was early in the morning, there was still a large amount of people gathered here.


    Raven was in the lead. Instead of standing in que he walked towards a guard. The guard respectfully greeted Raven, his eyes paused momentarily on Blacky and Old Man Black. Without saying much he let the trio enter the village.


    As they walked on the streets some people would point at Blacky, whispering. Old Man Black appeared to be fairly well known as well. These two weren¡¯t known for being good people. Raven however seemed unknown.


    Other than the villagers there was a large amount of travellers, the streets were bustling with activity. This was because the tournament was today. It was well known that mortal kings would be appearing at this grand event.


    After walking for a while the trio arrived at the bounty hunter association. The door had a ¡®not in service¡¯ sign hanged on it.


    Raven pulled out a set of keys, he unlocked the door and smiled at Blacky, indicating him to enter.


    Blacky took the lead entering. The first thing he noticed was Eryx smiling at him from the side.


    Eryx bowed respectfully when he saw Blacky. ¡°Young master Blacky, long time no see!¡±


    Blacky was slightly surprised with Eryx¡¯s behaviour. When they previously met he didn¡¯t treat him so well. However with his current strength this behaviour was acceptable. Raven must have informed some matters to Eryx beforehand.


    Blacky smiled slightly, he replied with a slight bow. ¡°Senior Eryx, there¡¯s no need for this.¡±


    Eryx didn¡¯t directly reply, he just chuckled and shook his head.


    Raven and Old Man Black entered as well.


    Eryx hurriedly bowed towards the two. ¡°Branch Head. Sir Black.¡±


    Raven was used to Eryx¡¯s behaviour. He simply nodded leading Blacky and Old Man Black to a table to sit.


    Raven sat down feeling slightly nervous.


    Eryx stood by the side of the table looking like a butler. He filled up three cups with tea.


    ¡°Eryx, is he coming?¡± Raven looked at Eryx as he spoke.


    Eryx replied respectfully. ¡°Yes sir, Master White Devil said that he will arrive here soon.¡±


    Eryx called White Devil master due to him being the leader of the bounty hunter association. Not only Eryx, but Blacky, Raven and Old Man Black had to call him master.


    Raven glanced at Blacky and Old Man Black. ¡°When Master White Devil appears here, be sure to be respectful. Old Man it¡¯s best you don¡¯t even open your mouth. Blacky you should only talk to him if he asks you a question.¡±


    Old Man Black snorted. ¡°I know!¡±


    Blacky simply nodded his head. Although his strength had made large improvements, he was nothing to a mortal king.


    The trio silently sat down enjoying the tea served by Eryx.


    After an hour passed the door was knocked on.


    The trio all shot up to their feet. The three men all stood respectfully by the side of the door.


    Raven nodded towards Eryx who then opened the door.


    A fairly young looking man entered the moment the door opened. He had long white hair which reached his waist. His facial features were perfect, appearing like a handsome devil. On his right ear he had a ghastly demonic face earing.


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    The four men stood by the side were kneeling towards White Devil, they shouted out in unison.


    White Devil didn¡¯t spare them a single glance, directly walking towards a table.


    ¡°Rise.¡± White Devil¡¯s voice was soft and pleasing to hear. However it had a faint chilliness to it.


    The four men stood up with Raven in the lead.


    White Devil pointed at a chair next to him. ¡°Raven you sit.¡±


    Raven quickly sat down next to White Devil.


    White Devil then turned to look at Blacky.


    Blacky suddenly felt immense pressure as he looked into White Devil¡¯s grey eyes.


    It almost seemed as if White Devil was the same age as Blacky. However there was over a two hundred year old age gap between them!


    White Devil continued to look at Blacky for what felt an eternity, he finally spoke up. ¡°You¡¯re Blacky?¡±


    Blackly gulped and nodded his head. Raven informed White Devil about Blacky.


    White Devils eyed Blacky up and down. ¡°You opened your spiritual world at the third level?¡±


    Blacky replied honestly. ¡°Yes.¡±


    White Devil¡¯s eyes flashed with a strange light. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t lie to me. I¡¯ll rip out your soul and torture you for a hundred years.¡±


    Blacky began to tremble in fright. ¡°Master, I wouldn¡¯t dare! I promise what I say is true.¡±


    White Devil nodded slightly. ¡°Naturally you wouldn¡¯t. What is your background? ¡±


    Blacky replied. ¡°Master, I¡¯m just an orphan. I was raised by Old Man Black.¡±


    Blacky pointed at Old Man Black by his side that had his head down, appearing too afraid to look at White Devil.


    White Devil glanced at Old Man Black for a second. ¡°Yes, you¡¯re the one who has a grudge against the grand tree sect. I thought you¡¯d be dead by now.¡±


    Old Man Black didn¡¯t say a word.


    ¡°Blacky come sit here.¡± White Devil seemed to recognize Blacky. Old Man Black was left standing by the door with his head down.


    White Devil turned to look at Eryx. ¡°Servant, come here.¡±


    Eryx respectfully stood by the table.


    White Devil spoke coolly. ¡°Inform me of who will be attending the tournament.¡±


    Eryx didn¡¯t hesitate, immediately answering. ¡°Master, according to the information we have.. Your appearance is the most well-known, it seems everyone knows of the matter of you attending..¡±


    White Devil replied with a slight nod. ¡°This is my intention. What about the participants of the tournament?¡±


    Eryx replied. ¡°None of the participants other than Blacky are from the village. They all come from cities instead. There are two who stand out. One is a rank seven spiritual warrior from Denus Empire. He is being escorted by two Mortal Kings of the Denus Empire. We suspect that they will try to reel in the village chief, and take over control of the village.¡±


    White Devil didn¡¯t have any reaction.


    Eryx continued after a brief pause. ¡°The next is a member from the Extera Clan. He is also a rank seven spiritual warrior. His name is Hound Blight, he is sixteen years old. He opened his spiritual world at the fifth rank spiritual warrior stage.. Also it seems that he¡¯s a disciple of the grand tree sect. His master is some unknown mortal king, it¡¯s reported that his master has a scar on his face.¡±


    White Devil smiled slightly revealing his two sharp canine teeth. ¡°Hehe.. So I¡¯ve managed to pull him in.¡±


    Blacky listened by the side whispering into Raven¡¯s ear. ¡°What¡¯s the Extera clan?¡±


    White Devil turned to look at Blacky, evidently he heard his whisper. ¡°The Extera clan is the second strongest clan in Denus Empire. The strongest is obviously the Denus Clan. Usually the Extera Clan doesn¡¯t make any movement however..¡±


    Blacky felt chills when he saw White Devil looking at him. He only calmed down after hearing White Devil¡¯s explanation.


    White Devil once again turned to look at Eryx. ¡°Continue.¡±


    Eryx nodded wiping the sweat off of his forehead. ¡°Yes.. The Extera Clan has also sent a mortal king. Including his master that¡¯s two¡­ However the grand tree sect sent over two mortal kings as well. We have reason to believe that these four have something great planned out. It¡¯s likely they will try to use this force to scare off the Denus Empire.¡± Eryx coughed unsure how to say his next words.


    White Devil looked expressionlessly at Eryx. ¡°You also mean to say, that they want to force me away?¡±


    Eryx began to stutter as he spoke. ¡°I.. I.. This.. It¡¯s just that, that everyone knows.. Knows that you¡¯ll be here Mast.. Master..¡±


    White Devil rolled his eyes no longer paying attention to Eryx. ¡°You may go stand next to that tool.¡±


    Eryx awkwardly walked over to Old Man Black¡¯s side.


    White Devil turned to look at Blacky. ¡°How confident are you up against Hound Blight?¡±


    Blacky hesitated for a moment before replying. ¡°If I use my elemental grade spear.. I¡¯m ninety percent sure I can defeat him.¡±


    White Devil raised an eyebrow as he looked at Blacky. ¡°You can use an elemental grade weapon?¡±


    Blacky nodded, he was too afraid to lie, or make jokes.


    White Devil eyed Blacky. ¡°I have a contract for you. The rewards will be great.¡±


    Blacky¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Master, I¡¯m willing to take on any mission.¡±


    White Devil sneered. ¡°In this tournament killing is not allowed. However I want you to kill Hound Blight, don¡¯t worry though, if anyone dares to do anything you I¡¯ll protect you.¡±


    Blacky was momentarily stunned. To kill someone openly in the tournament? Hound Blight had at least two mortal kings on his side. Was White Devil trying to send him to his death?


    White Devil coldly stared at Blacky. ¡°What, didn¡¯t you say that you will take on any mission?¡±


    Blacky hurriedly shook his head. ¡°Master what do you mean by that? Naturally I¡¯ll handover Hound Blight¡¯s head to you during the tournament¡­ But the rewards have to be worth it.¡±


    White Devil coldly eyed Blacky for a moment before smiling. ¡°Heh, not bad, if you can kill him.. I¡¯ll officially take you in as a disciple. Currently, I have no disciples, so I¡¯ll train you well.¡±


    Blacky nodded. In reality he knew that he didn¡¯t have much choice in this matter. If he declined there was a good chance White Devil would kill him on the spot. However in the end, White Devil was a mortal king, Blacky could only beg him to become his true master.


    At this moment there was a knock on the door. Eryx and Old Man Black dumbly looked at each other. What idiot was here to make trouble?


    White Devil frowned slightly as he glanced at the door. ¡°So he¡¯s finally arrived.¡±

 Chapter 21 - Two Devils

    Chapter 21: Two Devils


    After hearing White Devils words, Eryx respectfully opened the door.


    A man cloaked in black walked in.


    Following behind him was a shorter figure. This person wore tight grey clothes. A balaclava mask covered the entirety of their face.


    The cloaked figure glanced around the inn.


    ¡°Hehehehe.¡± A fiendish laughter was heard under the cloak.


    The man pulled down the hoody covering his head, showing his appearance.


    This man had long messy dark blue hair. He had long eyelashes and a thin eyebrow that were also blue. His two pupils were red. While it didn¡¯t match the color of his hair, they still matched well with his appearance.


    The blue haired man appeared just as handsome as White Devil. This man had a strange fiendish feel to him.


    ¡°Second, isn¡¯t your bounty hunter association lacking? Look how sad this place is.¡± The blue haired man chuckled. His eyes were on Eryx and Old Man Black who were bowing by the side.


    White Devil coldly eyed the blue haired man. ¡°Hmph, you know my organisation is used to gather information for the sect, so why spout nonsense?¡±


    The blue haired man walked up to a chair smiling faintly. ¡°Honestly I feel bad for you second. If you put in more effort, this place could be greater. Why not make this building out of gold or something?¡±


    The masked person followed behind, sitting by Blacky.


    Blacky assumed this person was trying to be friendly. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Blacky.¡±


    Blacky reached out with his hand for a handshake.


    ¡°Hi.¡± The masked person replied faintly, ignoring Blacky¡¯s hand.


    Blacky frowned, this fellow sounded as if he didn¡¯t go through puberty, Blacky wanted to bully him for ignoring his handshake. The situation unfortunately didn¡¯t allow it.


    The blue haired man chuckled by the side, his two red pupils stared at Blacky. ¡°Is this the best your bounty hunter association can offer? How depressing!¡±


    White Devil expressionlessly replied. ¡°This fellow is far greater than the disciple you¡¯re training. How can your disciple be sixteen and a sixth level spiritual warrior with their talent? I¡¯m afraid with your guidance they¡¯ll be stuck at the elemental warrior stage forever.¡±


    The blue haired man continued to smile. ¡°C¡¯mon, you know I¡¯m over a hundred fifty years younger than you right? I¡¯ll one day raise a mortal king. And I¡¯m certain my disciple is better than this fellow.. First of all, having you as a master is a curse.¡±


    The blue haired man smirked as he looked at Blacky. ¡°Hey, be careful of this guy.¡±


    Blacky was unsure how to respond. At the moment he trusted White Devil far more than this fiendish fellow.


    Suddenly the blue haired man shot up to his feet, slapping his forehead. ¡°Ahhh! How could I forget my manners! Allow me to introduce myself. I¡¯m Blue Devil rank four mortal king. Pleased to meet you. My disciple is called Draught.


    Blue Devil smiled as he reached out his hand towards Blacky.


    Blacky looked at the fiendish smile on Blue Devil¡¯s face. He fearfully reached out his hand towards the other.


    ¡°Hmph.¡± White Devil snorted flicking his finger.


    Blue Devil suddenly held on to his right hand, as if in pain. ¡°Ow, ow, ow!¡±The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.


    White Devil eyed Blue Devil viciously. ¡°Keep talking and I¡¯ll rip your tongue out.¡±


    Blue Devil frowned momentarily before smiling again. ¡°Second why are you so uptight? I came to this place to help you, yet you threaten me instead! You know I¡¯m good friends with the Sect Master right? I¡¯ll complain about your treatment.¡±


    White Devil stood up, speaking in his chilly tone ¡°Friends? You¡¯re simply from the same generation. With your talent you should at least be a late stage mortal king. However this is all you managed to achieve.¡±


    Blue Devil continued to smile. ¡°Haha, true, true! I should be the leader of our devil crew..¡±


    White Devil replied. ¡°Watch your mouth, it was me who saved you from the Sect Masters hands. Also don¡¯t forget the reason we¡¯re here is for the sect!¡±


    Blue Devil began to impersonate White Devil¡¯s tone. ¡°Bla, bla, bla, I¡¯m old and my brain is fried. Bla, bla, bla.¡±


    Blacky smiled dumbly by the side.


    White Devil turned to look at Blacky. ¡°Do you find something funny?¡±


    Blue Devil chuckled and continued to imitate White Devil. ¡°Do you find something funny?¡±


    White Devil suddenly smiled gently looking at Blue Devil.


    Blue Devil revealed a weak smile. ¡°Haha, the tournament begins soon! Can¡¯t wait, let¡¯s go!¡±


    Blacky looked at Blue Devil with praise. He liked this devil more than the other.


    White Devil nodded slightly. ¡°Cover your face, you know how it is.¡±


    ..


    White Devil led the group to the Tyrell district of Tifili Village. This was where the wealthy people of the village lived. It was the first time Blacky appeared here.


    While there were dense crowds they all made way for their group. White Devil simply terrified all of the bystanders. Not many could recognize him, they only felt an innate fear.


    After a few minutes of walking, Blacky noticed a huge oval arena in this distance.


    ¡°Honoured guests, allow me to lead you to our colosseum!¡± Suddenly a man wearing luxurious white robes approached their group.


    Raven glanced at the man then said. ¡°This is Jules Tyrell. He is one of the five elemental warriors from the Tyrell clan.¡±


    Jules smiled in reply not feeling surprised. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m the younger brother of the village chief. I¡¯ve come to lead you to your resting spot.¡±


    Blacky knew that the Tyrell clan ruled over Tifili Village. They had five elemental warriors. This made Tifili Village a first class village.


    Raven apparently had some connection with the Tyrell Clan. Blacky killed two of the village guards in the past. While these were low ranked guards, they still classified Blacky as a wanted criminal. However thanks to Raven, they didn¡¯t look into the matter, leaving Blacky.


    Jules led the group to a hidden entrance, away from the crowds. He spoke along the way.


    ¡°This is the Flame Colosseum of our Tifili Village. It can hold one thousand five hundred people. Today half our guests are from the village. The rest are visitors from nearby villages and cities.¡± Jules explained feeling proud.


    The group arrived at a room on the ground floor. There was a metal gate at the front of the room. Outside of this gate was the massive arena. The group had no choice but to sit on benches.


    Jules pulled out a black box from his spatial ring, placing it in a corner.


    Jules smiled faintly. ¡°This is a recording box. For this event we managed to get people from the Grand Auction Manor. They sent over a specially trained elemental warrior.¡±


    This was the first time Blacky heard of the Grand Auction Manor and this device.


    Blacky whispered to Raven. ¡°Sir Raven, what is the Grand Auction Manor?¡±


    Raven replied casually. ¡°The Grand Auction Manor is a branch of the Grand Pill sect. They auction off things which the members of the sect create. They also train elemental warriors who practice the recording element. While this is useless a useless element for combat, they can earn a hefty profit.¡±


    Blacky saw a image of the colosseum appear on the recording box. This was a live image which showed the crowds and the empty circular arena.


    Blacky looked at this in awe. He couldn¡¯t believe such a thing was possible.


    Jules spoke. ¡°The village chief will soon announce the rules of the tournament.¡±


    After a few minutes a middle aged man appeared sitting on the honorary seat. The man was dressed in glorious white robes. There were five old men who respectfully gathered around him.


    ¡°That¡¯s the village chief, Sting Tyrell.¡± Jules pointed out.


    Sting spoke out. ¡°I humbly welcome all those who join us! It¡¯s my honour to be hosting such a grand event.¡±


    Sting was on the highest level of the colosseum, when he talked, his voice echoed throughout the colosseum.


    Sting continued. ¡°Today we have thirty two geniuses fighting for glory! These young talents come from all over the Empire. After careful selection we choose the best of the best. Everyone is above the middle spiritual warrior stage!¡±


    The colosseum was packed with countless people, they were mostly nobles. Hearing Sting¡¯s words many began to cheer.


    Sting waited for the crowd¡¯s cheers to stop before he continued. ¡°There is only one rule! One may not kill or cripple their opponent. Anyone who does will be held accountable.¡±


    White Devil glanced at Blacky meaningfully.


    Blacky awkwardly smiled as he continued to look at the recording box.


    Jules found their behaviour strange, however he remained silent.


    ¡°The format will be simple. All fights will be held today. Those with a higher level will fight those with a lower level. The world is unfair, in this tournament we only hope to find the strongest!¡± Sting explained his views.


    Finally Sting bowed towards the audience. ¡°Now we will introduce all thirty two contestants based off their level! ¡°

 Chapter 22 - Mortal King Grim Blade

    Chapter 22: Mortal King Grim Blade


    An elder from the Tyrell clan entered the colosseum. He was in charge of introducing the participants.


    Blacky watched as the contestants stood in the arena after the elder gave them a short introduction. He calmly waited for his turn. While these contestants were impressive to these villagers, they didn¡¯t interest him. Blacky found that they lacked heavily compared to sect disciples.


    There were twenty two contestants at the level four spiritual warrior stage. Eight were level five spiritual warriors.


    The elder spoke out loud, his voice echoing throughout the colosseum. ¡°Next we have quite the famous contestant. He is a rank six spiritual warrior.¡±


    A brown haired youth walked out of the colosseum gates. He did strange arm movements. When he entered the arena, people from the crowd erupted in cheers.


    ¡°This is Logan Penguin. He is nineteen years old, a rank six spiritual warrior from Penguin City!¡± As the elder introduced the man, countless young kids under the age of ten began to cheer.


    ¡°Why is this guy so famous?¡± Blacky wondered why so many children loved this man, he asked Raven.


    Raven knew who Logan was, however he had no good thoughts about him. ¡°He is famous due to his music. He raps about nonsense.¡±


    Another rank six spiritual warrior was introduced. Jules then stated that it was Draught¡¯s turn.


    Draught appeared in the arena, still wearing a mask.


    ¡°Here we have Draught, sixteen years old level six spiritual warrior, from an unknown background.¡± The elder gave a brief explanation.


    Blacky¡¯s turn was next. He stood up and walked through the dark hallways which were lit up by torches.


    He arrived at the arena wearing his black scarf and gloves. Some people in the crowd began to murmur once they saw his appearance.


    The elder¡¯s voice was especially loud when he introduced Blacky.


    ¡°This is Blacky, the only contestant from our Tifili Village. He is a level six spiritual warrior, the youngest contestant at the age of fifteen!¡± It seemed as if the elder had a bias for Blacky, the reason being that he was a member of their village.


    The crowd began to cheer madly for Blacky. Three months ago Blacky¡¯s name spread throughout the village after he killed two guards. No one could believe that he was actually a genius.


    ¡°I once helped Blacky steal a chicken! Hooray for Blacky!¡± A poor looking old man yelled out proudly, attracting attention from people in the crowd.


    Blacky was overwhelmed by the crowd¡¯s enthusiastic response. He smiled and waved at the crowd. In stone village he got disgraced, however in his village he was quite popular. Even if it was just cause of his strength, he was happy with it.


    Blacky also attracted some fearful and annoyed looks from the other contestants. He simply ignored them and stood near Draught.


    ¡°Next we have an important guest from the Denus Empire! He is one of the two late stage spiritual warriors.¡± The elderly man introduced the second last contestant.


    A handsome blond man walked out dressed in royal robes. He had the demeanour of a noble. The youth stood in front of all of the other contestants, appearing slightly arrogant.If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    ¡°Blueale Denus, he is seventeen years old, a level seven spiritual warrior.¡± The crowd erupted in cheers for Blueale, his background and strength caused many to respect him. The younger women were especially fond of his looks.


    Blacky looked at Blueale with some disdain. While he was decent, he wasn¡¯t anything special. Compared to Cool Breeze he was nothing.


    A moment later a bulky looking man walked out of the entrance. He held on to a huge battle axe, looking at Blueale with a smirk on his face.


    ¡°Finally we have Hound Blight, his master is a mortal king! He comes from the Extera Clan. He is sixteen years old, rank seven spiritual warrior!¡±


    Blacky glanced at Hound Blight with the corner of his eyes. This sixteen year old seemed like a gorilla, he was at least two hundred centimetres tall, even taller than most adults.


    Blacky licked his lips, this man was his contract, given by White Devil. If he could kill Hound Blight, he would gain a mortal king master! In the future he could have the chance to become a mortal king!


    Hound Blight didn¡¯t know of Blacky¡¯s thoughts. He walked up to Blueale with a smirk on his face.


    ¡°Pfft, What a joke. I expected more from the Denus Empire.¡± Hound Blight spoke in a deep voice.


    Blueale snorted in reply. ¡°Oh. Your Extera Clan actually dares show their face in public?¡±


    Hound Blight angrily shouted out. ¡°We¡¯ll see how long your Denus Clan can stay on top!¡±


    ¡°Haha, what feisty youths.¡±


    Sting Tyrell interrupted the conversation from above. ¡°Now, all the contestants are gathered here. I shall announce the reward for first place.¡± Sting paused for a moment. ¡°Thanks to the Denus Empire, we¡¯ll be giving fifty low grade elemental stones to the victor!¡±


    Many people couldn¡¯t help being surprised. This was not something their small Tyrell clan could simply pull out. It seemed that the Denus Empire had some type of deal with the Tyrell Clan.


    ¡°Now that all the contestants have been introduced, we shall begin the tournament. All contestants may return to their waiting rooms. The first match will be Blacky versus Temonti.¡± Sting shouted out.


    Temonti was a level four spiritual warrior. He was one of the weakest people in the tournament. When he heard that his opponent was the famous Blacky, he felt some pressure. However he didn¡¯t surrender, after all his life was not in danger.


    Sting wanted Blacky to start off the tournament. Since Blacky was from Tifili Village he wanted him to have a good performance.


    Blacky didn¡¯t mind that he was first. All that mattered was that he defeated his opponent in a clean manner. This was to impress White Devil. As for the village chief Sting, and the others, he didn¡¯t care about them.


    Blacky and Temonti remained inside of the arena as all the others left. The elder from the Tyrell Clan stood in the arena near the two.


    Blacky smiled slightly as he looked at Temonti standing around ten meters away from him. ¡°Good luck.¡±


    Temonti had a sword in his hand. He appeared extremely focused, not replying to Blacky.


    ¡°Begin!¡± The elder announced the start of the match.


    Blacky instantly used the infinite glide technique, his right hand reached out at the same time.


    Before Temonti could even react he felt a hand on his throat.


    ¡°You lost.¡± Blacky stood in front of Temonti with a ridiculing smile on his face.


    The spectators all watched with amazement. Those that weren¡¯t above the sixth spiritual warrior stage couldn¡¯t see Blacky movements. All they saw was a trail of dust which was left behind.


    Even Blue Devil was surprised when he saw Blacky¡¯s movements. With his eyes he clearly saw that Blacky used the infinite glide technique.


    ¡°Complete mastery of the first stage of the infinite glide technique. Not bad.¡± White Devil stated.


    Blue Devil chucked. ¡°It seems he¡¯s not bad. I¡¯m afraid Draught can¡¯t beat him. What a shame.. How about I take him as a disciple instead?¡±


    White Devil ignored Blue Devil. His interest in Blacky grew.


    ¡°Blacky from Tifili Village is the victor!¡± The elder was slow to react.


    ¡°Blacky! Blacky! Blacky!¡± The crowd erupted in cheers.


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    In another room of the colosseum Hound Blight sat next to a middle aged looking man.


    This man was Hound Blight¡¯s master. He had a nasty scar on his face. His eyes radiated dense killing intent as he looked at Blacky through the recording box.


    ¡°This brat is from the bounty hunters association. That technique is called infinite glide.¡± Hound Blight¡¯s master spoke with clear anger.


    Hound Blight heard that his master got his scar from White Devil.


    ¡°Master Grim Blade don¡¯t worry. This disciple will teach that Blacky a lesson in your behalf.¡± Hound Blight said confidentially.


    Grim Blade¡¯s scar twitched as he replied. ¡°White Devil seems to have only brought along this brat. He must be confident in him, you must not underestimate him.¡±


    Hound Blight replied with a playful smile. ¡°Master, I¡¯ve already formed an elemental rune in my spiritual world. I doubt this Blacky can be a real treat to me. He¡¯s probably weaker than Blueale.¡±


    Grim Blade shook his head. ¡°No, with his speed Blueale will stand no chance. Your advantage is that you¡¯ve formed an elemental rune. In this tournament you have to be careful of this brat.¡±


    While Hound Blight didn¡¯t totally agree with Grim Blade, he still nodded his head.