The dense forest. This is a beast’s heaven. It’s an extremely peaceful place, excluding the cries of beasts that rang out at times. But now the beasts are silent.
In this dense and huge forest, sounds of explosions could be constantly heard. If one were to have a birds eye view of the forest, they would see a ray of red coloured light moving across the huge forest at the speed faster than lightning. It’s moving at such a fast speed that it seemed to be splitting the forest into half.
The violent movement has scared all the beasts. They were unaware of what was passing through the forest at such a scary
speed.
The Deadly desert. A hurricane that was about to cause a sandstorm could be seen emerging from the desert. But all of a sudden, a red ray of light passed by, making the hurricane disappear into thin air and returning peace to the desert.
The vast ocean. A ray of red coloured light could be seen flickering. It caused the waves to surge, which resulted in a tsunami on each side of the light.
After numerous days and nights.
The speed of the ray of light decreased as time passed, and finally, it came to a stop. Steam could be seen coming from a black coloured gigantic figure with red coloured tattoos on it. The giant was now trying to catch his breath as beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
“The Eight-Winged Spiritual Ark is something else! They can fly constantly without a decrease in speed! They didn’t even stop once! I have already run for five days non-stop. No matter how dense my Earth Energy is, it’s insufficient to sustain my body after I have run for five days constantly!”
“Damn it! How could I let the prey escape? Damn it!”
Lin Fan was feeling extremely frustrated. I have chased after them while challenging my limits. I am faster than the speed of sound, and my body has been heating up throughout because of the friction between my body and the air! I’m running with my life on the line!
I never wanted to let them off because they were the ones who came on their own initiative! I wanted them dead as soon as they left the Magnificent Flame Sect territory, but I guess I am being delusional. I should have done it early and not let them escape!
So what if I made enemies? I would at most die. What’s the big deal about that?
“Eh?” Just then, Lin Fan looked up at the sky. His prey that has been getting further came to a sudden stop. The ark is currently staying still there.
“Wow, this is my chance. I’ll not let it slide.”
Without further hesitation, Lin Fan committed suicide with the Tai Sovereign sword. After ten seconds, he regained his best state once again. I can only continue on in this manner.
On the Eight-winged Spiritual Ark.
“Senior brother Fu, if we don’t teach the Magnificent Flame Sect a lesson, they will think that we are a pushover.” A disciple’s face whose face was twisted said. He was looking down at a village below their ark, and flames of desire could be seen swimming in his eyes.
Fu Dosheng might look calm, but he was currently boiling with anger too.
“Go, abduct all the children in the village for our sect’s beast hall. They are lacking resources these days, and we can make use of the children to make hybrid creatures that are trained for war. That might be a good idea and if it works, we would not have to send our disciples out for war anymore, we will only need the children of the Magnificent Flame Sect.”
Hearing Fu Dosheng, the disciples burst into laughter. “We’ll catch all the ladies in the village here for senior brother to use in your cultivation.”
“There’s no need to.” Fu Dosheng waved his hand. “These women are muggles, they will not be of any use to me. You guys can take them. Remember, do it cleanly, and do not leave anyone alive.”
“Please be at ease, Senior brother. The village is surrounded by a forest, and there are many beasts living here. It’s not difficult to make the beasts go into a frenzy and destroy the village totally.”
“Yeah.” Fu Dosheng nodded in satisfaction. The ark did not stop for the last five days, and now they were far away from the Magnificent Flame Sect. Moreover, this is such an isolated place, there should not be anyone who would discover the place in time.
All the way here, Fu Dosheng was boiling with anger, as well as his junior brothers who were observing the places that they have gone past. For example, the villages that they have passed
by.
However, those villages kept in contact with the outside world. If they were to act on them, they might bring more trouble to themselves.
But this village didn’t. They were isolated from the outside world. Perfect for us to attack.
The villagers of this village led a peaceful life. They left early and returned late every day. As for the children, they washed up and prayed to a portrait by kneeling down and burning joss sticks every day after they woke up. They did this with all of their hearts. “Grandfather Yanhua, please bless our village. Let us lead a safe and peaceful life without the invasion of beasts.”
Every morning, the prayers could be heard from every family. A mysterious force could then be felt *covering* the village from the skies. Whenever a beast past by, they would stay away from the village due to this force.
The laughter of children could be heard ringing across the village. Suddenly, the kids felt that there was something casting a shadow on them. They looked up in unison.
“Mother, there’s somebody coming down from the sky!”
The shouts of the children alerted the female villagers and the young men who were hard at work. When they looked up and saw the ark, fear washed over them.”
“Haha! My Senior and Junior brothers, remember to leave nobody other than the children later on. As for the women, play with them however as you wish.” The disciple with twisted facial muscles said, grinning evilly.
“Senior brother, we can leave the youngsters too. We can bring them back for those in the Hall of Beast and maybe they can make them into a human beast hybrid suitable for war too.” Another disciple laughed out loud.
“There’s no need too. The weak young men are too mature, and not as pure as kids.”
Piak!
The crowd came down from the skies and stepped onto the ground. The robe belonging to Sunshine Sect danced in the air. The murderous intent could be felt across the village.
“Chief, who are they?” The villagers asked.
The chief of the village was an old man with a hunched back and bright eyes. He might be old, but he was not weak. He looked calm as if he had seen a fair share of the world when he was younger.
When he saw what the group was wearing, the chief’s face fell.
Black coloured robes with the dark red embroidery of flames.
“This….. This is the uniform of the Sunshine Sect.” Being quite knowledgeable, the chief knew what was about to happen and took a step back. “Women and children, hide inside the house and all the young men gather.”
Hearing the chief’s order, the villagers immediately got to work. They hid their child and wives well while gathering behind the chief with weapons in their hands.
Gao Husheng led the group of Sunshine sect disciples into the village. He scanned the village in disdain. “So there’s still such a backward village in Magnificent Flame Sect, huh? How poor are they? It seems that there’s nothing here for me. We can only use it to vent our anger.” Looking at the group in front of him, the Chief put on a serious expression and shouted at them. “How dare those of the Sunshine sect come here?”
“Old man, you know that we are from the Sunshine Sect? It seems that I have another reason to not let you live, then.” Gao Husheng sneered. To him, the villagers were all like ants.
In no time, a force could be felt surrounding the villagers.
Feeling the pressure, the villagers could not take it anymore. Their bodies felt so heavy that their knees turned weak.
Some villagers were even shaking out of fear. They felt extremely helpless when they came across the Sunshine Sect disciples.
Realising that some villagers were afraid, the Chief scolded them. “Take out your courage! This village is the hometown of many heroes as well as the start of Emperor Yanhua’s journey. Are you, his descendants, going to embarrass them?”
Hearing the chief, the villagers were being empowered. It did not make them stronger physically, but mentally. Yes. This village is one with a long history that dated back to more than a hundred years ago. It might be a long time ago, but the stories were still being told until today. However, the village did not make use of this piece of information to enjoy honour in the Magnificent Flame Sect. Instead, they isolated themselves and spent their days here. Even if they were currently being invaded by the Sunshine Sect, the villagers did not fear them.
Hearing him, the Sunshine Sect disciples frowned. “Senior brother Gao, Emperor Yanhua has been here. We….”
“So what?” Gao Husheng glared at him. “A hundred years have passed, and Emperor Yanhua is long dead. Look at what this village is like. They were forgotten long ago! How are we going to take over the Magnificent Flame Sect if we fear this?”
“Senior brother is right.” The disciples nodded and turned to the Villagers, bursting out in laughter. “Hand over the woman and kids, we’ll let you die less painfully.”
“Bullshit. Son of a bitch. If not for the Sunshine Sect leader who kneeled down in front of Yanhua Emperor for three days and nights, you would not even be here in this world now.” The Chief said in anger.
“Nonsense!” Gao Husheng said, his face twisting. “If that’s the case, I’ll kill you first, old man, before torturing the rest.”
“Don’t bully my grandfather!” A child wearing the open-crotch pants came running out of the house towards Gao Husheng with a wooden sword in his hands.”
“Go back!” Seeing this, colour drained from the chief’s face.
“Hehe, young boy, I’ll kill you first.” Gao Husheng smiled evilly as he reached out a hand, grabbing towards the kid.
His hand was as if the hands of a devil had confirmed the child as it’s prey.
“Stop!” The chief turned as white as a sheet of paper, fearing that his grandson would die in Gao Husheng’s hands.
The Villagers shut their eyes too, not daring to watch the scene unfold.
Pui!
A ray of light shot over. It was as if something had been cut open. A voice filled with both helplessness and happiness could be heard.
“Finally I got you guys. Do you know how tough it is for me to chase after you?”
“Luckily you have come to a stop.
As soon as the person finished speaking, blood splashed all over the place