Chapter 162: Secrets of the Eight Trigrams (I)
The Yuan residence.
Li Hao and Yuan Shuo stared fixedly at the two pills in front of them. The scarlet shadow energy they were familiar with had been shaped into the form of pills.
“Who would’ve thought that Hou Xiaochen would really send us some treasure?” Yuan Shuo was quite agitated. “He must’ve obtained this after killing Red Moon powerhouses. If origin weapons can extract them, I wonder if the stone blade can?”
This was his focus. He’d thought that only Li Hao could touch the scarlet shadows, so despite Yuan Shuo having some ideas or wanting to kill Red Moon members for their shadows, there was nothing he could do. He couldn’t even see them, much less feel them. How could he extract their energy?
But if Hou Xiaochen could do it, why couldn’t he? Wasn’t the stone blade an origin weapon?
At the very least, Yuan Shuo felt it highly likely that the family weapons were also origin weapons. There must be something special about them that enabled them to extract blood pearls. His thoughts moved rapidly with this new possibility.
He wanted to kill people!
Kill who?
Red Moon, of course.
His desires hadn’t run so deeply before and he hadn’t been able to overcome Red Moon, so there was no need to seek revenge against the organization. He’d easily make a target out of himself instead.
But what if he could extract their scarlet shadows after killing their members? This energy was an ultimate treasure for martial masters!
Yuan Shuo was delighted not only because he’d obtained blood pearls, but also that it was better to teach someone how to fish rather than just give them fish. He wanted to learn from Hou Xiaochen how to extract Red Moon’s power.
With that, he would be able to hollow out the organization. Well, the caveat was that he survived his ambitions and wasn’t chased down by the organization’s powerhouses.
“This won’t do, I need to talk to Hou Xiaochen!” Rare excitement flickered across Yuan Shuo’s face. “After I get the method, I’ll make a clean sweep of them when the urge strikes me. Perhaps we’ll strike it rich! This and the sword energy means you’ll quickly set foot into Dominator.”
Li Hao also grinned broadly. What a happy occasion!
“Teacher, I feel that this Sunflare level blood pearl seems only a little weaker than the big shadow from last time. Was that shadow not a Solar?”
“Probably not. Brokensky was only initial Solar, so his shadow was possibly just peak Sunflare.” Yuan Shuo had absorbed most of the peak Sunflare shadow’s energy and left a small portion to his student. Li Hao had utilized it to progress to initial Sunderer. This time, he wanted Li Hao to absorb all of the Sunflare blood pearl. The young man should be able to project internal force from his torso after that. He might not be able to from his head—there was still danger in that, but he shouldn’t be too far off.
Combined with his preliminary understanding of the aura, that would place Li Hao at peak Sunderer. Once his grasp of the aura improved, he would successfully set foot into Dominator.
Having paved the road for his final disciple and plotted out his future, Yuan Shuo felt ever more certain that he could not remain in Silver City for long. He needed to leave and take everyone’s attention with him.
He sped over the ground like he was the wind. The earth seemed to be the grassy plains that he sped over. Li Hao ran faster and faster; he even wanted to throw his head back to the sky with a howl and vent the agitation clouding his heart!
He’d been subject to attention from all sides after the eight families were exposed, but this kind of life wasn’t the one he wanted. He didn’t like being followed with interest. He wished to live out his days in peace, not like the ones he experienced now.
His body rose and fell like a buck, gently undulating over the land. Li Hao accelerated the more he strode toward his destination.
Up ahead, Yuan Shuo couldn’t help but turn back for a look. Another peculiar expression crossed his face. Nice going, kid!
He’d thought that Li Hao only knew the ape style of the Five Styles and had decided to focus on teaching that style in the future. But judging from this demonstration, perhaps the lad just hadn’t been diligent before. He didn’t seem like a rookie and also utilized the deer style very well.
Yuan Shuo abruptly paused and waited for Li Hao to catch up to him. He gently bent over, curved his waist, and placed his feet apart from each other. The professor chuckled lowly, “Follow me!” He bounded forward like an elk on a grassy plain, covering more than ten meters in a free and easy manner.
Li Hao fixed his eyes on his teacher’s movement, detecting a hint of difference from his own. He slightly corrected his posture and swiftly caught up to his teacher.
An old man and a young man sprinted through the wilderness. Instead of a burning urgency, they exuded a simple effortlessness. They even forgot about the ruins!
“The ruins are just an external object. Martial masters need to rely on themselves!” Teacher and disciple had a pressing need for the ruins because they wished to enhance themselves. Running like this was also training. Whether it was Li Hao or Yuan Shuo, they both knew that this kind of comprehension was worth spending the time to experience.
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Inside the mines.
Hu Hao jerked to alertness and scrambled to his feet. He darted out of a mine entrance and looked into the distance. Chen Jian was close behind and carried a rocket launcher in his hands.
The two had been chatting moments ago. Chen Jian had traveled back for the morning meeting and returned with some food, as well as his blood pearl. He was discussing with Hu Hao if he should take it or not when his supernatural comrade said that someone was coming.
Two black figures shot toward the mountain under the cover of night. They were like leopards on the hunt, their speed so quick that it made Hu Hao’s heart pound with alarm.
“Who is it?” he muttered.
Chen Jian looked on gravely. “I don’t know... Chief didn’t say that someone would be by.”
It wasn’t Liu Long.
Li Hao and Yuan Shuo originally planned to notify the watchers when they reached the foot of the mountain, but the two had long forgotten that in their focus on the deer style and sped toward their destination.
Hu Hao yanked Chen Jian into the air and hid themselves among a backdrop of the gloomy sky. As Chen Jian scanned the ground, he was stunned by what he saw.
“Martial masters!” he muttered. The two were martial masters, not supernaturals. He would think it was Li Hao and Yuan Shuo if one of them was slightly slower, but both were exceedingly fast. It skewed his judgment as he recalled that while Li Hao was ruthless, he was a martial dao rookie and a kid at Slayer of Tens.
Chief would say something if he was planning on swinging by, so who were these two?The initial posting of this chapter occurred via noovelllbbin