《Strongest Amongts The Strong》


 Prologue: Zhang Yun

    Little Yu, Don''t cry. Everyone has to die we can''t denied death, it''s now time for me and your mother to go. Our comrade is waiting for us."


    "Haha!Compared to our comrade who have gone first, to see you grow up it''s a blessing for us, we are extremely a lucky parents Haha!"


    He then cough up some blood.


    "Father!"


    The battle to defend the city has come to an end.


    In front of a solemn ancestral door, there stood a young boy crying like a rain, written on his face was the pain,sorrow and tragedy that befall on his parents, on his face was also written the hatred and vengeance for the people who caused this to his parents.


    In front of the door there sit a two couple middle aged couple.


    Their bodies has been severely injured.


    The wife has been pierce through near her heart, her life was hanging on the a single thread, the man right hand and the legs has been severely hack, a spear can also be seen from his chest.


    But he still miraculously survive, the man consciousness force him to speak up.


    "Wipe your tears dry, I have something important to tell you, you must listen carefully and remember it, after me and your mother have passed away you must guard our tomb for four years, you must not miss a single day, do you understand?"


    The young boy nodded his head, his tears still was flowing on his cheek.


    "I know what you are thinking and it''s meaningless without power, I know you want to enter the feather academy to practice martial to get stronger, but you can''t do so, at least in the next four years you can..."


    "Don''t ask me why, but you must remember you need to guard our tomb for the next four years, this badge will help you take something from the royal place the snow palace, it will help you greatly, keep it safe."If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    the man then pulled something from his pocket, it was a brass badge there in the middle was carved two sword crossing each other., the man then placed the brass badge into the boy hand."


    as the boy accepted it, the word made the man feel weaker he though ''it looks like this is it''


    The mans face then turned deathly pale. This made the young boy screamed with despair:


    "Father!"


    The man then forced out a smile then said:


    "remember the breathing technique that I taught you when you are young do that technique in four years, you must continue to train it like a magical beast, do you got that?"


    The boy obediently nodded.


    "then... that''s good"the mans eye lost the last shred of color, because of the injuries and the blood loss as of this moment he could no longer see a light.


    He then hug his tightly and kissed her, he knew it was now time for him to go, he then spoke to his wife at his side with full of regret"I''m sorry my love" he then Closed his eye and took and a deep breath and passed away.


    his wife who seems Felt it, a crystal tear was slowly forming at her eye then fell down on her cheek, she as well passed away.


    As the young boy saw that his parents already passed away he cried so hard like a rain that never ends.


    He was a hang Yun.


    In a cementary a boy was standing beside a tomb like statue he has been like this since when he himself bury his parents.


    as everyone saw this they too looked at him as if he was crazy this bring everyone to mock him and ridicule him.


    Then people come into conclusion that this kid who was once the number one genius Who the dean of the feather academy declared has become a trash.


    Zhang Yun who was driven to distraction had become crazier and dumb, turning him into a pitiful worm.


    the once so called friend by the Zhang Family as well some workers even maids took this moment to take stuff from the Zhang Family.


    this however didn''t even have the slightest effect to Zhang Yun, until one of his playmate left him.


    "Brother Zhang, I''ve grown, you have fallen and have become a trash, our oath to be beside each other always, let the wind scatter it,Don''t blame me for being realistic, but.......I''ve entered the feather academy, I hope you-no we should never meet up ever again"


    it was his childhood friend, the young girl who always need his protection, the young girl who always stick beside him, and the young girl who always followed him, she just said those words to him without Remorse and quickly turend away and left him.


    The young girl then went into the well dressed crowed without looking back at him.


    Her talent has been heaven defying, this made people care for her, she was destined to acsend into heaven.


    And as for him he was destined to stay back in a deserted cementary and accept this training for four lonely years by himself through winter,fall,spring, and summer.

 Chapter 1 - The Start

    In a deserted cemetery, there stood a fourteenyears old boy looking on a tomb, this boy of course was Zhang Yun. When his parents died he was ten years old now he was fourteen. The days of waiting has now finally come to an end.


    "Mother, Father I hope you rest well wherever you are, My four year promise has now finally come to an end."


    Zhang Yun parents 4 years ago has died in a unprecedented demon attack, as a result, Zhang Yun has become an orphan and the Zhang Family state has been deteriorated from then on.


    Zhang Yun then kowtow to his parents tomb, he then started digging.


    After a long time of digging Zhang Yun has finally stop, after uncovering the newly turn soil, he found a dark box three inches below the dirt, this grimy box was where Zhang Yun put his badge that his father game him.


    The box itself was just ordinary like the other box, due to a long period of time sign of rust can be seen on the box, Zhang Yun opened the box and find a bronze badge lying inside.


    Zhang Yun took the bronze, the badge depicted crossing of sword shimmered under the sunlight.


    This badge has been the most important thing he has in possession because his dad gave it to him as he was about to end. The memories then flooded Zhang Yun head, he wanted to cry but couldn''t his tears was already gone four years ago.


    "Mother, Father, according to the promise, as long as I finish the four year promise, I can do anything I want after that, it''s already over four years can I go back into a person that I am back then? Will the people who laugh at me and mock me will they feel shocked seeing me?"


    After that a strange smile appeared on Zhang Yun face.


    In this past four years, despite undergoing hardship and torment, this didn''t made Zhang Yun personality twist.


    He still was filled with optimism as well as confidence.


    What he lost was indeed very special to him but he could ''t protect it so that''s why he felt bless because those that he lost was exchange into a better one but he will still go back and retrieve those that belongs to him.


    "Today in my name I swear upon the heavens that those who look down on me and mock me shall taste my revenge because I Zhang Yun is a very vengeful person. Mother,Father, forgive me for acting freely right now, Don''t blame me, isn''t that right?"


    Only a person who walk through and past the torment and hardship can truly be moulded.


    Zhang Yun expression was calm and peaceful as water, as if his parents was there sitting and looking at him.


    Zhang Yun suddenly though of something.


    "Mother, Father, I know you don''t want me to involve into this kind of life but today I will break that, I will fully investigate the unprecedented occurrence of the demons in the city that let go your downfall, whoever it''s I will find them or him and kill them and whoever help or stop me shall also be killed hahaha."


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    He then carefully put the badge in his pouch.


    He then looked at his parents tomb as if he saw them smiling at him.


    In a far distance a golden light passed everywhere and shined greatly, as it passed the mist it pierced through it like a sword.


    Zhang Yun who was covered with golden light all over his body, turned and walk towards the sun.


    A legend, although it started for years ago,but ultimately unstoppable, began in a deserted cemetery, quietly rising from the bottom into a dragon.


    "....."


    In a hot summer day.


    Within the feathers academy was packed with people, today was the day of the annual selection for those who can enter the academy.


    Feather Academy has been around for hundreds of years, it was the best school beginner school in thousand of miles, countless youth wether it would be poor l or rich dreamt of entering this academy, so today was the day they can.


    Many people as well come from very long distance settlement, they travelled through mountain and river just to get here in the academy, accompanied by their love ones for protection as well as for support.


    As a result of this, there are ten thousand of people waiting outside the entrance of the academy.


    As the bell rang many people began to cheer some was just here for fun watching other people get mock or beaten, some were cheering for their friends, some were cheering for their children, people who usually got to enter this academy gain a lot of benefit from it so today all the parents was wishing their child to get accepted so that they can leave their poor life.


    At this time, the whole city of white feather has become lively due to this.


    "Hey you, you heard the son of Kim Ling, Kim Lang, who is only eleven years old have a first class in all the six appraisal surely they produced a heaven defying genius."


    "Puff haha, don''t make me laugh you heard about the company name Xianglim, you see the owner of that company produce a daughter, she also has first class in all the appraisal but the only think that is difference is her cultivation speed it''s much faster."


    "What!? No way."


    "As expected, people who are wealthy have easier life than us poor people, of course they get accepted much easier in this academy than those poor children, when their still a child their cultivation path has been set all they need to do is follow it, Cultivation technique, spirit medicine and resources has been set for them, they were born with a golden key on their mouth, all they need to do is to prepare a little bit, passing through the academy selection process how can it be not simple for them."


    "That''s right, it''s hard for people that have talents to be born in a poor family."


    Outside the feather academy, people was discussing in a heated conversation.


    The examiner then announce the one that passed those parents of the kids that passed have become happy, and those that failed a sound of despairing could be heard from those who failed, crying or begging.


    Suddenly a the crowd split apart.


    An imposing youth. His face was filled of smile, squeezed out from the crowd and walk towards the selection ground.


    This of course attracted the attention of the bystander who were watching, his clothing is simple, his hair was tied like a bun, falling to back to his waist like a waterfall, a sword like eyebrows that could penetrate through anything and a starlike eyes that could see through anything, he had a slender physique which filled with strength,possessing a angular face full of confidence.


    "Hey look, isn''t that Zhang Yun?"


    "Oh that''s him, I though he had gone too crazy after losing his parents."


    "What a fool how dare he enter again he can''t even passed the first appraisal."


    "Did he hit his head or something his shameful does he not have shame."


    "Is it because of the old dean who praised him that he was a genius and had potential to enter the White Feather ranking, or even the dragon ranking."


    "I think... old dean is just confused and he misjudge him to be someone else."


    This discussion could not be stop, Zhang Yun heard this and spoke:


    "Ha bunch of fool, not knowing anything if. It for the... I would have long entered the academy."


    Hearing this the crowed laugh hardly, some even rolled on the ground to show how funny what Zhang Yun had said.


    According to the rules, only after you receive a nameplate you can participate in the six appraisal. As he had already take part in the selection ground four times, Zhang Yun already knew the aspect of the rules as well.


    "Eh, isn''t this t he fourth year champion? He''s coming again this year."a teenager cynically said, wearing a purple silk clothing and suddenly step beside Zhang Yun.


    "Hahahaha."


    "After this, he should be the fifth year champion? Ah, this is too fearsome......"

 Chapter 2 - The Power Of The Badge

    The surrounding wealthily dressed youths started laughing in a extremely exaggerated fashion.


    Due to the Zhang family deterioration and the death of Yun''s parents, according to the Snow Country¡¯s classification, meant that Zhang Yu was the classical example of someone from the poor whose position in society was extremely low.


    But the former dean of the White Deer academy, during one of his travels, coincidentally met Zhang Yun who was then only six or seven years old. When he saw Zhang Yun, he judged that boy was definitely not ordinary and would definitely enter the rankings of Deer city, even possibly joining the rankings of the Snow country¡¯s hidden dragon rankings¡­


    Who was the old dean?


    His position was extremely high, possessing countless students across the world. He was also Deer city¡¯s number one expert for twenty consecutive years. As such, his word was akin to the law.


    Hence such an evaluation caused the then very young Zhang Yun, to be thrown under the spotlight and scrutiny of countless eyes.


    And as a result of the evaluation of the old Dean, the jealousy of many of the prideful nobles were invoked. He was only a child from a lowly poor family, how could he be evaluated as the number one young genius? Then what about them, the nobility?


    Therefore this caused the nobility to create trouble for Zhang Yun and their constant ridicule continued.


    Four years ago, after suffering the death of his parents, Zhang Yun entered the selection process for the first time. At that time, he was only ten but had already attracted the attention of everyone, and his selection was the most eye-catching event of Deer city at that time.


    Many people thought the old dean¡¯s words would prove true, and that the Deer city would witness the birth of a genius, but¡­


    Who knew, the truth would be the exact opposite.


    Zhang Yun''s performance was a total mess, without even passing a single appraisal before being eliminated.


    He created a record of the fastest candidate being eliminated, and also the worst result in the history of White Deer academy.


    The result of the second and third year examination was the same.


    After the second and third failure, the actions of Zhang Yun became even more strange and crazy in the eyes of everyone. Everyday, apart from eating or sleeping, he was sitting in front of his parents¡¯ tombstone. This caused the busybodies who were delighted at Ye Qingyu¡¯s suffering, to give him a nickname of ¡®four year champion¡¯.


    All these things, in an instant became a joke.


    Right now, after hearing the laughter of his comrades, encouraged the wealthily dressed youth even more since he saw the agreement of everyone.


    His face was filled with mocking laughter, blocking the way of Zhang Yun, and with an expression that said ¡®what can you do about it¡¯


    ¡°Scram.¡± Zhang Yun glanced at the teenager, impatiently waving his hand.


    ¡°Hahaha!¡± The wealthily dressed youth laughed exaggeratingly. ¡°Scram? What if I don¡¯t scram, what can you do about it, I think it is you who should scram¡­¡±


    Zhang Yun decisively gave the youth a very simple slap on the face, staggering the youth back several steps.


    No one knew, how great Yun''s strength was; it greatly exceeded any of his peers.


    This was all due to the nameless breathing technique.


    In these four years, when people thought he was merely sitting dumbfounded in front of his parent¡¯s grave, he was cultivating in this nameless breathing technique.


    As time passed, the benefits of this breathing technique did not become evident, but Zhang Yun discovered that his strength has become greater and greater.


    It had become so great is was becoming slightly terrifying.


    Of course, following the promise made, he did not show off his strength.


    But today, there was no longer any need to hide.


    The wealthily dressed teenager was not prepared in the slightest. He stumbled aside, and felt like he was being hit by an iron bar causing half his head to go numb¡­


    He touched his face which was swollen like a rotten peach, an expression of shock and disbelief looking at Zhang Yun.


    Zhang Yun laughed, and in a neutral tone ¡°If you don¡¯t scram, then I¡¯ll slap you. Do you now understand?¡±


    All the nobles breathed in exclamation.


    ¡°You dare to hit people here?¡±


    The next instant, the nobles reacted, everyone being as enraged as if the slap was landed on their own faces.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    They were as if they were cockerels who had lost their feathers, everyone sharply commanding their guards and surrounding Zhang Yun.


    Zhang Yun¡¯s lip curled in a mocking smile.


    He unhurriedly took out a round brass badge, and it sat gleaming in his palm. He laughingly looked at the surrounding guards and nobles and said ¡°Open your dog eyes and have a clear look¡­If I want to hit, then I¡¯ll hit, what can you do about it?¡±


    ¡°This is¡­¡±


    When they all saw the brass badge, everyone was dumbfounded.


    That was an army medal!


    It really was the heroic brass badge!


    From the beginning of the snow country, the first [Holy Emperor] , his majesty Wang Lin, in order to set a reward for those who fought in the battle against the wild tribes, created the brass badges. He begged the most talented rune master of Heaven wasteland, Master Mo, and using rare meteorites as raw materials, created one hundred and eight medals of different insignias.


    This was the history of army medals.


    According to the snow country¡¯s laws, those who possess an army medal would have a position equal to that of nobles.


    Within older generation of the aristocrats, they suddenly remembered that within the Zhang family there was once a Spirit spring expert who appeared. In the battle to safeguard Deer city, thanks to their heroic feats, a brass heroic badge was awarded¡­


    But since the Zhang family deteriorated, and the badge failed to appear, many thought the rumours were false, who would have thought¡­ that the rumours were real.


    He had the heroic brass badge on him!


    And he was standing at the entrance to deer academy!


    Apart from the very top aristocrats, who would dare harm Ye


    To disrespect the medal holders, was to disrespect that entire snow country; it was an extremely serious crime.


    All those people including the wealthily dressed youth, did not have a title of nobility, and hence was still far from being a true noble. Therefore, when they saw the badge, their faces went pale and they quickly knelt towards the ground.


    And the guards, who were originally like wolves and tigers, were so scared that there stomach spasmed uncontrollably. They acted like a hyena with its tail between its legs, not daring to lift up their heads.


    The laws of the snow country was strict, especially for nobles and any violation was a death sentence.


    The wealthily dressed youth was dumbfounded. Only after half a second could he react, his face filled with resentment. His hand cradled his swollen, rotten peach on one side of his face and on the other side, he glared ferociously at Zhang Yun


    Zhang Yun did not back off, but flaunted his badge, his eyebrows perking up. ¡°What? You¡¯re not satisfied?¡±


    The wealthily dressed teenager struggled briefly for a moment, then finally unwillingly knelt on one knee to the ground.


    He was only a child from a wealthy family and not truly a noble. After seeing the brass heroic badge, if he did not kneel, then he was disrespectful towards the heroes and towards the royal family. It was a grave crime.


    ¡°What a cheap person, offering their face for me to slap.¡±


    The words of Zhang Yun angered the wealthily dressed youth so much that the shape of nose was about to change.


    ¡°I know you¡¯re not satisfied, but you need to understand, all the suffering and humiliation you are having right now, is your own fault. Everyone has to pay for their own words and actions, right now I know in your heart you must be feeling hatred and resentment. Haha, no matter, when the day comes that you feel you are qualified, then you can come at me for revenge.¡±


    Zhang Yun said with a smile.


    He did not disguise his domination in the slightest, enjoying humiliating and mocking these arrogant teenagers who were full of superiority.


    In truth, through these past years, the wealthily dressed youth had already done quite a few bad deeds and this was far from his first time in provoking Zhang Yun. Previously, because of a certain reason, he had always endured.


    But today, he did not need to endure anymore.


    Zhang Yun knew long ago the uses and meaning of the heroic brass badge.


    But to him, the greatest meaning of the badge was not this, so previously he had never shown it before.


    But, when a suitable time arrived, he did not mind to use the badge for a bit.


    After stowing away the heroic brass badge, Zhang Yun smilingly came towards the large redwood table.


    From a second year student responsible for distributing the nameplates, Zhang Yun received the admissions nameplate.


    ¡°8888? This number is not bad.¡±


    Seeing the wooden nameplate, Zhang Yun smiled.


    He waited in line in the queue, quietly waiting for the appraisal to begin.


    And in the swollen face of the wealthily dressed teenager, there were both fear and hate.


    His eyes shimmered with poison and perniciousness.


    ¡°Why is it? How can the trash waste be changed to a different person, and why does he possess the heroic brass badge in his hands? Damn, if it is known that I was hit by the publicly recognised trash and I did not retaliate, then I¡¯ll become the joke of the entire Deer city!¡±


    The wealthily dressed youth was about to go crazy from anger.


    ¡°Today¡¯s humiliation, I¡¯ll definitely pay back in the future¡­Eh? That¡¯s not right, Zhang Yun should be fourteen years old, if he still is not a martial artist then doesn¡¯t it mean¡­¡±


    The wealthily dressed youth suddenly thought of something.


    A touch of excitement suddenly appeared in his eyes.


    ¡­¡­


    ¡­¡­


    Waiting in line, was truly a long and pointless process.


    After a total of two hours, Zhang Yun finally arrived in the grounds of the first appraisal.


    Within the Deer academy¡¯s six appraisal, the first appraisal tested the body and blood of the practitioner.


    This was because to cultivate in the Heaven wasteland domain, no matter who, began with training the body. Only when the body was trained to the extreme, could you begin to experience qi in Heaven and Earth and cultivate, so the cultivator¡¯s body and blood was extremely important.


    The more exuberant the blood, the easier it was to train the body, and hence the probability of cultivating succeeding was greater.


    And the appraisal process to test the blood was extremely simple. In the selection grounds, there stood nine different ancient stone cauldrons* and within these stone structures there were ancient runes engraved upon it. The examinee would lift up the stone cauldron, causing the stone cauldron and the runes to be activated and then the blood of the examinee could be tested.


    One teenager after another followed the arrangement of the academy and underwent the testing.


    As the cauldron was lifted, the runes on the cauldron glowed with a dim red light and the formation on the ground would enter the body of the examinee, causing their body to glow with a blood red light, shimmering in all directions.


    The higher the brightness of the blood light and the larger the area it covered, represented the stronger the blood qi.


    Through the talented blood of the examinee and through the power of the formation, they glowed with a light that was akin to a flame, dyeing the entire testing area blood red.


    ¡°Number 8677, Yu Long, the fourth cauldron, three hundred and twenty pounds of force¡­.passed!¡±


    ¡°Number 8884, Zhao Gu,the first cauldron, eighty pounds of force¡­failed!¡±


    ¡°Number 8884,Xu Fei, the third cauldron, one hundred and eighty pounds of forced¡­passed!¡±


    The examiner¡¯s voice, through the use of qi, spread everywhere, clearly entering the ears of everyone.