Lord Shadow

‘let’s go, Xu Meng’ Feng Xia said as he holds the hand of his martial Sister and was about to take a step when a pebble of stones shoots down just near his feet.

The entire ground near him shakes. Xu Meng and Feng Xiao widened their eyes and gulped in fear. They could see how deep that pebble of stone inserted itself into the ground.

If that shoot down on their feet, their feet would have a hole.

The message is clear.

Xu Meng and Feng Xiao has long roamed the martial arts world. He of course knew the most popular catchphrases of any experts when their residence is being invaded

‘You come when you want to come and leave whenever you want to leave? What does it make me? ‘

That is what the stone is trying.

If they did not enter the cave, then maybe it is fine. But now that they have enters, don’t think about going out whenever they wanted.

Since Xu Meng and Feng Xiao is in the Sun Devouring Sect this is not the first time they met a temperamental expert like this.

All the people inside the cave thought that Azief is a reclusive expert of martial arts.

To some people, such encounter is fortuitous, to some other it is a calamity.

Yu Rong did not realizes what just happened on the entrance of the cave since he is trying to push Xi Feng out of the way.

While Xi Feng moves after not being guided by the stone is no longer that powerful, it still has traces of Azief guidance’s and Xi Feng will never let his Martial Uncle get out of this cave.

The more he wanted to get out, the more adamant Xi Feng in making sure he stays.

But, the more Xi Feng executed his move, the more it shows his flaws and Yu Rong also realizes this.

While he was being guided, his sword moves have this domineering presence but now that the expert no longer guides Xi Feng sword moves, while it is still unpredictable and carefree, the unpredictable part started to become predictable, and the carefree part started becoming rigid

Yu Rong did not know the intention of this expert that hides itself in the dark.

But if he really wanted to help Xi Feng than the expert could show himself and deal with him instead of helping Xi Feng from the dark.

Of course Yu Rong once heard stories that there are some experts that vowed to never enter the martial arts world again until they reached a breakthrough in their martial art technique or improving their internal energy strength.

Could it be this expert is those type of people that is bounded by his oath?

Or could it be this expert is just some sadistic martial arts experts that likes battle and found that their battles are entertaining to watch?

If it is the former, then that might be why, that expert did not reveal himself which means he still has a chance of survival. If he could kill Xi Feng, he might still be able to leave

If it is the latter, it is also the same.

As long as his battle is interesting enough and stimulating enough he could still be spared if that expert is the second type.

Yu Rong is not the only one that notices his moves lack that domineering air that he executed a few moments ago.

Xi Feng also realizes it but he could not replicate that feeling no matter how he tried. The moves are the same, but yet how could it be so different between having the guidance and not having the guidance?

Realizing this, Yu Rong smiles as he spotted a blind spot.

Then he roared as he waved his saber and thrust it forward. It is a new move from another different saver technique

And the moment he executed it Yu Rong could see that Xi Feng is panicked because the rhythm of the battle suddenly changes.

He executed many techniques to suddenly having only a few simple moves

It is simple but it had great strength with each strikes which prevented Xi Feng from executing the many variations of his new sword moves.

Azief looking at this just shakes his head.

His hand is now once again full of stones. His eyes are trained on the battle between Xi Feng and his martial uncle

After trading a few more moves, their weapon is about to clash again but this time that clanging sound echoes again in this cave. This time, nobody is surprised.

Because of that stone they both jump a few steps back, eyeing each other.

Both Xi Feng and Yu Rong knows that if their weapons clashed at that time, Xi Feng sword would be knocked out from his grip once again.

Then this time the stones once again comes.

This time it strikes Xi Feng knee forcing him to move forward and then like before the stone come again, tricking just at the right place to move Xi Feng as he desires.

Xi Feng sword was thrust forward and when his sword tip was about only a few feet from his Martial Uncle, a stone come from the other side, forcing the sword to go to the left side as the attack now suddenly turned into a sudden side stab

Yu Rong raised his saber and blocked but the stone come again this time hitting the hilt of Xi Feng sword as Xi Feng unconsciously slashed to Yu Rong thigh.

A spurt of blood flew from his right thigh but the cut was not deep and Yu Rong immediately retreated back

Another stone hit Xi Feng back, forcing him to move forward and three stones was flicked from Azief fingers as it prompted Xi Feng to thrust out three attack, each one heading toward Yu Rong vitals parts

Yu Rong found himself at a disadvantage and had to block left and right with his saber. Another few stones strikes the sword of Xi Feng and a few more slashes hit Yu Rong body.

The more the stone strikes the swords, the farther away Yu Rong is from the cave entrance and the more fear that Xi Feng Senior Bother and Sister felt looking at all this.

Xi Feng felt like this stones that flew to his sword is more effective way of learning than listening to the martial arts experts of the Martial Alliance.

Then a wind gust flew him by as the sword on his right hand was thrown out from his hand.

A stone flew after the wind gust as that flying sword that is about to fall into the ground passed to his left hand.

Another stone flew to his back on his left shoulder and he suddenly thrust the sword on his left hand backward.

It looks like a queer move but to the eyes of the people watching all of this, it is clearly a lethal move designed to pierce someone stomach

Yu Rong was shocked to find that the sword tip is only inches from his lower stomach.

He kicks the ground as he glides backwards in a great hurry as the sword had already nicked his clothes, tearing the fabric away

He was barely able to dodge it. If not for the fact that Xi Feng is already weakened from the loss of blood, he would have bene bale to push the attack a little bit more and Yu Rong stomach would be pierced.

If not for Yu Rong fast reflexes he would be bleeding on the ground of the cave right now with a hole in his stomach.

Yu Rong no longer could stand it. This time he yelled

‘You old fart! Hiding in the dark and playing all this game! If you dare come out!’

Yu Rong has mistaken Azief or some experts that hides from the world because of an oath. That is a grave mistake.

Azief hearing this from the compartment of his cave smiles evilly. He looks around him. Even though, it is night and it is dark even in the darkest night Azief eyes could see clearly.

He could see his hot spring bath, his artificial lake and his tree full of small fruit and he smiles

‘I guess it is time for me to show myself to this world. These people are weak and that young man could be my eyes and ears. After all, nothing risked, nothing gained. Sitting in this cave all of my life would be too boring’ he said

Making the decision, he no longer hesitated. He let go the pebble of stones in his hand and then look at the stone wall in front of him

Smiling he raised his palm and tap the stone wall in front of him lightly. And the stones felt the force rushing through its every molecular beings

And it slowly crumbles as Azief is smiling peacefully.

On the entrance part of the cave, everyone could hear the sound of stones falling. Outside, the storms are slowly receding and the rain has now slowly abated.

They all swerve their head to look at the source of the sound of stones falling and then they saw the wall of the cave crumble.

Dust billowed about.

The wind from outside blows the dust away and when the dust settles they saw a mystical scene.

They all thought that the thing that crumbles before them is the cave walls but it turns out it is not. Instead it is a hidden area of the cave hidden by the stones wall.

In the dark they could not see clearly but they could feel the temperature in the cave changed suddenly.

They all could see a single silhouette of man draped in black robes.

His eyes seem to be shining like the eyes of cat when it is night.

Thunder boomed in the sky and lightning follow suit and as the split second of illumination they could see that person is smiling

Then a cold voice sounded inside the cave, echoing like an ancient being is speaking, sending chills to everyone heart

‘I have come out!’

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Last chapter for the month. This is still under the arc of Supreme Dimension. This arc will be primarily happens in this new wolrd Azief had landed himself. Unless otherwise mentioned, it will all happen in this world.

And I think people mistkae that what Sun Wukong had done. It is not really a reward as it is purgatory. 

As you can seee, when you walk until the end, your entire body will be immobile.

If he did not opens the rips of space, then one might fall infinitely and might landed in inhospitable dimensions or star system.

It is a resting palce. But it is also a place where the people that would fall could learn something.

Whether one would cosntrued that as a reward or a curse, it depneds on the person.

I woudl not say so much because Azief still did not experience anything yet in this world. This is him finally coming out from his paradise like cave