Legend of the Monster
Chaptre 60. Finding Reasons to Fight
The next day when morning had arrived, Ling Tian walked out towards the vast palace courtyard followed by the others.
Ling Tian saw that the Emperor and Jia Xiulan had been in the midst of the many people gathered in the courtyard. In that place were also many Spirit Beasts that were the mounts of everyone.
"Bad.. You finally came..! We'll be leaving for the border with all these people soon." The emperor said with a smile.
The people who did not recognize Ling Tian, were very surprised by what the Emperor said.
"Who is this young man..?"
"The emperor said that we all can't leave yet because he's still waiting for someone. Is this the young man whom the Emperor had been waiting for..?"
"Bad.. Let's see the badge the young man wore..! Isn't that the Commander-in-Chief's badge..?"
Everyone who was in that place started to whisper and question about Ling Tian.
"Include, he is Ling Tian who will be the leader in this war..!" The Emperor said as he raised his hand towards Ling Tian.
"Huhhhh..! Was he Ling Tian the Monster that was rumored to be..?"
"Bad.. He doesn't look like a monster..!"
"His face was also very handsome and looked like an ordinary human being..!"
"Maybe the rumors are all lies..?"
Those people were once again whispering about Ling Tian.
"They were all high-level cultivators from the Azure Dragon Academy, from every Clan and also from every Sect that was in the imperial Capital. It's all about 500 grand." The advisor began to speak in place of the Emperor.
"Part of the younger generation cultivators had departed since yesterday with the Elders who brought them to help the soldiers who had been living at the border."
"Because of the matter of time, I will only introduce that this is the Head of the Azure Dragon Academy named Zhaoyang Hong." Continue with the advisor.
"He is my Master..!" Jia Xiulan added.
"Greetings to the Master Princess..!" Ling Tian looked down respectfully. He said so because he did not know what to call Zhaoyang Hong.
"Haha.. Just call me Old Man Hong or Grandpa Hong..!" Zhaoyang Hong chuckled at Ling Tian calling him Master Princess.
"alright.. It's time we left..!" The Emperor said then jumped onto his mount which was a Three-legged Crow that was about 50 meters long and his cultivation was at the ninth stage of the Golden Star.
Everyone also immediately jumped up onto their mounts.
"Kwaaakk"
Xiaohai instantly appeared in front of Ling Tian and screeched towards all the Spirit Beasts that were in that place.
Instantly the bodies of all those Spirit Beasts trembled in fear and bowed their heads to Xiaohai.
Everyone who saw that, was very surprised by what happened to their mounts.
Xiaohai immediately puffed out his chest and raised his head high as if to say he was the Boss among all those Spirit Beasts.
"Cool girl, I'll come with you." Jia Xiulan said to Xiaohai.
Xiaohai defended her pose while nodding her head towards Jia Xiulan.
Quickly, Jia Xiulan leaped up onto Xiaohai's back. Ling Tian simply smiled as he shook his head looking at Xiaohai's behavior.
He then jumped also onto Xiaohai's back followed by Ling Han and the others.
"Kwaaakk"
With a stomp of his feet, Xiaohai immediately shot up into the sky quickly but he did not use his full speed as the other Spirit Beasts would definitely be left far behind.
Then the Emperor and the others immediately followed behind Xiaohai. The journey to the border that Xiaohai was supposed to take for 5 days at his full speed, now became a week because it equalized his speed with other Spirit Beasts.
Over on Xiaohai's back, Ling Tian swallowed the Violet Milk Pill to raise his cultivation level. When they reached the border Ling Tian did not descend from Xiaohai's back and continued to cultivate.
No one dared to disturb Ling Tian because Jia Xiulan had told the Emperor that Ling Tian was cultivating. Ling Han and the others also continued to be nearby to protect him.
Xiaohai who knew that Ling Tian was cultivating, brought Ling Tian away from the crowd and looked for a quiet place for Ling Tian to cultivate quietly.
After another 4 days passed, a muffled explosion sounded from within Ling Tian's body. An extremely powerful energy immediately swirled around his body.
Sensing that, Ling Han and the others immediately moved away from Ling Tian for fear of being impacted by the power of the energy.
A moment later, the extremely powerful energy re-entered Ling Tian's body. It signified that he had managed to break through to the second stage of the Diamond Star. His strength was now on par with a fifth stage Diamond Star cultivator.
Ling Tian opened his eyes then smiled at the others. Then he called them to go up to Xiaohai's back and go towards the Emperor's camp.
When they arrived, Ling Tian saw that everyone was just sitting casually inside the Formation. He then jumped down from Xiaohai's back and walked towards the Emperor's camp.
Ling Tian raised his finger and touched the Formation casually.
"BAM"
Explosions sounded along with the destruction of the Formation. Everyone who saw what Ling Tian was doing was so shocked that their jaws almost fell to the ground.
"Hehehe.. Sorry to surprise you all..! I didn't do it on purpose. Perhaps it was because this Formation was so weak, that with just a slight touch of it had left him devastated." Ling Tian said as he scratched his head.
"We were so blind that you could say you didn't do it on purpose."
"This formation is able to survive the attacks of first stage cultivators of the Diamond Star, and you said it was very weak..!"
"And what's with your very irritating expression."
Many cultivators were cursing Ling Tian in their hearts, upon seeing the expression on his face that seemed to feel innocent after destroying the Formation.
Zhaoyang Hong's face looked sour upon hearing what Ling Tian said, because he was the one who had made the Formation. He was also very surprised to see Ling Tian so easily destroy the Defense Formation he created
The emperor could only shake his head and not know what to say.
"Who is that young man..? He looks so handsome."
"I don't know either because I just saw her today."
"Uwvah.. I seem to be in love at first sight with the young man."
Some female cultivators from the younger generation were talking about Ling Tian. They had arrived first at the border so had never met him, because after Ling Tian arrived, he was immediately taken away to a deserted place by Xiaohai.
"Bad.. Let's see the two girls who are by the young man's side..! They were both extremely beautiful and were able to compete with the Princess' beauty."
"Huhuhh.. How lucky the young man was to be able to walk together with those two beauties."
The male cultivators of the younger generation were also talking about Lin Yue and Su Mei. They were envious of Ling Tian's luck.
Ling Tian and the others paid no heed to the gazes of everyone who was fixed towards them. He continued to walk towards the Emperor.
"Greetings Your Majesty..!" Ling Tian and the others immediately paid their respects to the Emperor. And as usual, Ling Tian simply lowered his head and did not bow like the others.
"Mm.." The Emperor simply nodded to them with a smile.
"How is the development and situation here, Your Majesty..?" Ling Tian said slowly.
"For these few days, the soldiers of the Ma empire have not been seen to be carrying out an attack. They just look relaxed at this border. Could it be that their threat was just a lie..?" The Emperor said in a confused tone.
"We'll just wait a few more days. If they still look as relaxed as before, then let's just make a fuss." Ling Tian said as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't that mean we started this war first, so they'll have a stronger reason to attack us." The emperor furrowed his brows.
"Bad.. Could this be their tactic..?" The adviser immediately said in a slightly panicked tone.
"Hmmm.. It can be said that way. If we attack them, it will be their reason for gaining the support of other empires to attack us. And if we just continue to sit here quietly, it can let us off guard until they can easily conquer us." The Emperor said anxiously.
"Calm down, Your Majesty..! Their tactics are completely useless. If they don't attack, let's make an excuse for them to attack us." Ling Tian said casually while smiling.
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