Legend of the Heavenly Fruit
Eps. 68 — The Unusual
The two fellows of the upset man clucked softly, not expecting to have to intervene even though both of them admitted that Zhou Yuan's ability had indeed surprised them.
The two jumped from the top of the tree before joining Zhou Yuan's battle, facing him by gnawing at him.
"I want to see if you can corner me like this again!" The annoyed man laughed out loud, feeling confident after his two comrades helped him.
Zhou Yuan held his breath before changing his position so defensively, fighting the three Golden Realms on the same level was not something easy for him.
When Zhou Yuan was still able to hold on after exchanging attacks for some time, the views of the three men actually reacted differently because they did not expect Zhou Yuan to be able to defend against three of his enemies at once.
"This young man is very strong, we must kill him immediately..." One of them had a bad premonition because even if he was ganged up, Zhou Yuan still looked calm.
Zhou Yuan took a deep breath before using the sword technique of the Xiao clan, the Water Sword Technique.
The situation immediately changed when Zhou Yuan used one of the elemental sword techniques, not only offsetting his opponent but little by little he put him in a superior position.
"This technique... He is from the Xiao clan?!"
One of them realized the sword technique Zhou Yuan used was a high-level bending sword technique in the Moon Empire namely the Water Sword Technique.
Zhou Yuan continued to unleash attacks making his position so over the wind, not only cornered him but Zhou Yuan also managed to land some injuries on his three opponents.
"He's this strong, I really can't believe it..." The angry man clenched his teeth.
"If you fight, don't daydream, watch your opponent's attack!" Zhou Yuan gave a kick to the most aged cloaked man.
The man who received the kick did not dodge thinking Zhou Yuan's physical attack was not too dangerous given the man's age. In fact after Zhou Yuan's foot landed on his body, the man felt the bones in his body crack, he was instantly knocked several meters away and nearly lost his consciousness.
The man vomited blood, not expecting Zhou Yuan to have such terrifying physical strength.
The catapulting of one of them made the two men near Zhou Yuan become anxious, not taking long until the other one flew away after receiving a powerful blow to his chest, leaving one more person was the man who was upset earlier.
When he felt his physical exertion increase on something that surprised Zhou Yuan could combine his swordplay with empty-handed science.
Zhou Yuan showered the annoyed man more seriously, making the injuries on his opponent's body more and more.
The annoyed man cussed, he wanted to take some distance but Zhou Yuan did not let that happen.
"Wave Wave!"
Zhou Yuan exerted a huge amount of deep power on his sword, the next swing was extremely powerful and pointed towards the irritated man's neck.
The man tried to dodge Zhou Yuan's attack but the reaction of his body did not manage to follow the speed of the swing, Zhou Yuan's sword landed neatly on his neck, cutting him in half.
Zhou Yuan's gaze then turned on the two remaining cloaked men, without waiting for any more time he ran towards them.
The two men glanced at each other for a second before nodding simultaneously, if the three of them alone could not defeat Zhou Yuan then fighting him both was not much different from ushering in lives.
Without a second thought running in each other's different directions, Zhou Yuan clucked slowly, he could only chase after one of them.
***
Zhou Yuan returned to Linxia's place after killing the man he was chasing, the man was a little annoyed that one of his opponents had escaped.
It seemed that the girl had a lot of thoughts about him but Linxia was definitely very grateful to Zhou Yuan.
There was no more conversation between the two after starting their journey back, even until sunset they were still silent to each other.
"Is the martial world like that, killing and being killed?"
The two re-lit the bonfire after getting a comfortable place to rest, when Linxia suddenly asked Zhou Yuan.
"I can't answer it right or not, which is certain to protect myself or have a certain purpose, bloodshed is bound to happen in the martial world." Zhou Yuan replied slowly.
Linxia was silent for a moment, he remembered Zhou Yuan killing his opponent like he did not have the slightest bit of hesitation.
"Are you also used to murder?" Ask Linxia again.
Zhou Yuan turned to the girl, finding Linxia's reaction that required some answers for himself.
Linxia may have a lot of experience and insight that is quite broad for people his age, but being faced with a life-and-death fight like the previous events made his viewpoint of the martial world change.
To be sure, just knowing it and feeling it directly are two much different things.
"Killer will not become accustomed to being felt by someone unless they have a mental disorder..." Zhou Yuan smiled faintly. "At the end of the day, even at a glance, one will fear or feel guilty when committing murder."
Zhou Yuan was not sure if he was among those with mental disorders or not but one thing he realized, his feelings in this second life were very different.
Zhou Yuan acknowledged that when he killed, he felt no guilt or hesitation in doing so. Even though he was 12 years old, he had many lives that he had taken in this second life.
On the second night of this competition, Linxia chose the ones guarding. Zhou Yuan did not reject the girl's offer even though he did not need her care.
Zhou Yuan took a seat cross-legged and leaned his body near the tree. Zhou Yuan chose to gather his inner power that was lost due to the fight just a moment ago.
After his inner strength had fully recovered, Zhou Yuan opened his eyes and found Linxia practicing the sword not far from the campfire.
There was no sound from any movement of the girl, almost every swing of the sword or movement of her body had no sound. This was because Linxia was practicing the Sound Sword Technique, one of the elemental sword techniques that did not cause any sound from his every move.
When Zhou Yuan saw her practicing, the girl was still unaware of it. It was only when it was finished that Linxia realized Zhou Yuan was staring at him.
"The sword technique of the Yue clan, I thought it was a coincidence but you do seem to be from a real Yue clan?" Ask Zhou Yuan.
Linxia did not dispute that, so he remembered Zhou Yuan instantly recognizing his sword technique in one look when fighting in the waterfall before.
"My father and Grandfather are descendants of the Yue clan directly, my bloodline was one of the escapees who survived the massacre of the Yue clan hundreds of years ago."
Zhou Yuan nodded, he finally understood why the Sound Sword Technique could be used by the girl.
"Aren't you also mastering the Water Sword Technique, are you from the Xiao clan?" Linxia asked.
"I'm not from that clan, you could say I mastered the Water Sword Technique because someone once taught it to me."
Zhou Yuan wanted to say that he was from the Zhou Family when someone came to the two.