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“What sort of joke is this?” looking at the young man fighting against one of his personnel in an arena located within the confines of the Heavenly Secret Tower, Hua Jingxian couldn’t help but exclaim as he witnesses a scene that he would never even dream of otherwise.
In the arena, an immortal-like young man with a cultivation just reaching the Early state Core Formation Realm is steadily suppressing his opponent, the Intermediate state Soul Formation Realm cultivator struggling to keep up with the young man’s moves.
Sparks flew from all over the scene as the blade in the young man’s hand met with the completely metallic spear his opponent is using, slightly tilting to the side to avoid the reach of his opponent’s weapon, sliding the blade sticking to it and moving forward, his approach making the opponent take a few steps back in order to avoid his impending attack.
‘Even if he only has a normal maxed out stats for his realm, he’s pretty good with his battle awareness and techniques’ Wu Xiaotian casually thought in his mind, his standards seemingly completely different from normal people given that a cultivator of his current opponent’s caliber is already more than qualified enough to be called a genius in normal people’s eyes.
“Just where did you pick up such absurd… talent, sir Jingxian” a man standing beside Hua Jingxian asked while looking at the blade wielding man in front of the spear-wielding young man, astonishment filling his eyes as he watches the fight unfold.
“My little girl right here picked him up in the Thousand Road City, Ling Feng seems to be the one to befriend him first though…” Hua Jingxian replied with some sort of pride in his eyes, almost as if he’s looking at his son rather than an outsider to his family.
“Is he that young man Old Xing is talking about?” the man standing beside Hua Jingxian muttered while watching the match, Hua Jingxian’s silence as he also watches the battle proceed signifying his confirmation towards the man’s question. (A/N: Old Xing is Ling Feng’s protector, his only appearance being in chapter 20)
Dashing towards his opponent, Wu Xiaotian moves on a peculiar pace, making it hard for the spear-wielding young man to prepare for his approach. As he second guesses whether the blade-wielding young man is already starting his next attack, he failed to maintain his focus, this split-second opportunity not escaping Wu Xiaotian’s grasp as he disappears from his position, appearing right next to the spear-wielding young man.
Surprised at the sudden arrival of his opponent in front of him, the spear wielding young man belatedly reacted, swinging the blunt end of his spear towards his opponent, trying to create distance between the two of them, however, it is too late, as the immortal-like young man already starts to unfold his next attacks.
Tempest of slashes and thrusts starts to rain on the spear-wielding young man, the disadvantage of the spear in close quarter combat starting to show as he struggles to parry the immortal-like young man’s attacks, taking more and more steps back as he fends for himself, now more amazed rather than in disbelief that a Core Formation Realm Cultivator would be able to push him this far.
‘He’s definitely going beyond places I could not even imagine’ he thought to himself with a wry smile on his face as he realizes that there’s nothing he can do to hold off any longer, and the only thing waiting for him here is defeat.
Amidst all the clashes of metal reverberating across the area, Wu Xiaotian finally finds an opening in the spear-wielding young man’s defenses, taking advantage of this opening to finish the match, thrusting the blade forward, only stopping when he’s only a centimeter away from puncturing the spear-wielding young man’s body.
“I lost, terribly at that…” the spear-wielding young man, seeing the blade pointed at him, just helplessly smiles while raising both his hands up, his grip on his spear still remaining firm despite the heavy blow on his pride he just took in.
“Thank you for the great match” seeing the expression in the spear-wielding young man’s face, Wu Xiaotian couldn’t help but express his appreciation, waving his hands as he walks towards the exit of the arena while sheathing the blade in its scabbard, placing his hand on top of the handle as he leisurely walks.
“You going?” seeing that the spear-wielding young man is still rooted on his position, Wu Xiaotian turned around and asked, the spear-wielding young man just shaking his head and telling him that he still wants to practice for a while.
“I told you Pops, underestimating Tian will only result in his opponent’s demise” Hua Xian’er proudly declared while laughing loudly, her nose pointing towards the sky while her hands are on her hips.
“Yeah yeah, whatever my little Xian says” Hua Jingxian smiles while still fixated on the immortal-like young man, his eyes flashing a mysterious glow as if he’s trying to see through something beyond the young man’s physical form.
‘The old man said that there’s something hiding deep within that brat, something far more powerful than what we can imagine, but something extremely identical to him as well, like a part of himself’ Hua Jingxian thought to himself as the mysterious glow on his eyes disappears, shaking of the thoughts in his head as he fails to see something even when he’s using his greatest technique to see through the young man’s depth.
“You brat, you’re still hiding some of your strength don’t you?” as he saw the immortal-like young man approaching towards them, Hua Jingxian approached with jovial tone, patting the young man’s back as he nears them.
“Who knows? You’re a few realms above me Uncle Jingxian, shouldn’t you know it whether I am holding back or not?” Wu Xiaotian said with a dismissing voice, all while thinking to himself that he still has the [Chaotic Order Weapon Art] to increase his combat prowess even further.
‘That is only for serious occasions though, I’d rather not use it in a friendly spar’ he thought to himself as he expresses his gratitude towards Hua Jingxian for granting him his request, the middle-aged man just waving his hand and treating it like nothing, reminding the two young fellows something before disappearing into thin air together with the man beside him.
“Nurture your affection for each other more, oh, and do rush to have a child since the tigress at home is longing to have her grandchildren HAHAHAHA”
Hearing her father’s words, Hua Xian’er couldn’t help but blush furiously, stomping her foot like a spoiled little lady as she complained at her father’s behavior towards the young man in front of her.
“I swear, someday I will tell on Mum all the things Pops is saying about her behind her back” she muttered with pouting lips as she moves to hold Wu Xiaotian arms, dragging him along to leave the place.
“So what do you plan on doing for the rest of the day, lil bro?” she asks joyfully as they walk along the corridor, their pace unhurried as they want to enjoy the moment.
“I want to go back home for now, how about you come with me and introduce yourself to mom and grandma?” Wu Xiaotian looks at her with a smile on his face, seemingly looking forward to the scene.
“I-I remember I have to do something, hahaha, Xiaotian, I’ll leave first, you can introduce me to mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law later…” Hua Xian’er, hearing this, replied while looking a bit panicked, her eyes moving all around and her movements antsy as her hands frantically moves along with her explanations, after finishing her words immediately running away in a rush as if she’s running away from something she’s not ready to face yet.
Seeing her flustered expression as she runs away, Wu Xiaotian just laughs while shaking his head before returning to his room, using an Unbounded Spatial Talisman to return home.
