The Heavenly Tiger Swordsman
Avoiding Bonding

It had been about a week since the last conversation between Hao Zhao and Yang Gao, where only about one week before the tournament in the city of Dahan Gugur was held.

Making use of the time that was still quite a lot, Hao Zhao continued to use his time to solidify his level of strength.

That morning Hao Zhao was still meditating to absorb the inner energy, where the inner energy kept Hao Zhao pointing in one direction around his heart.

A small crystal ball is there, where the crystal is the center where the energy in a swordsman is stored.

For the crystal itself has a variety of colors depending on the level of what a swordsman. For Body Training warriors to have a gray color, the Refining Swordsman had a Blue color while the Soul Formation swordsman had a purple color.

The crystal in Hao Zhao's own body was still a purplish color despite having become a Soul swordsman, a sign that Hao Zhao was indeed not yet a full-fledged Soul warrior.

Hao Zhao continued to try to direct the deep energy he absorbed toward the crystal that was better known by the name of the Core Crystal, where the longer Hao Zhao did the thing, Hao Zhao's Core Crystal color slowly began to change little by little.

“A little more," murmured Hao Zhao in silence.

Not long after Hao Zhao said that, Hao Zhao's Core Crystal color began to turn golden. This new golden color seemed to get rid of the previous purplish color, until it was no longer visible that purplish color was a sign that Hao Zhao had managed to become a full Soul swordsman.

Hao Zhao opened his eyes a moment later, before smiling in relief he could finally manage to do what he had been working on all this time.

“So this is the power of an actual Soul Swordsman?" Hao Zhao clenched his hands tightly, feeling that he had a surge of strength quite rapidly from his body along with the appearance of the golden-coloured Core Crystal.

“Not only strengthens my body, the Core Crystal belonging to the Soul swordsman also increases the inner power that my body can store quite a lot of," Hao Zhao said looking pleased.

No matter how long Hao Zhao stretched his body after a night of meditation, Hao Zhao felt that the presence of someone around him made Hao Zhao alert.

“Who is trying to make trouble with me?" Hao Zhao immediately raised his sword from the s.p.a.ce ring, pulling the sword from its sheath before Hao Zhao walked up to the still-closed window of his room.

It was indeed from the direction of the window that Hao Zhao sensed the existence of someone, where it was so ready that Hao Zhao punched his sword to hit the window of his room to reach someone behind it.

Until the window of the room suddenly opened, there was already a man there, hanging by holding the window gap because the location of Hao Zhao's room was quite high on the top floor of the Treasure Lantern.

“You were persistent enough to be willing to climb into this room to do bad things to me," Hao Zhao with his sword who had been so close to stabbing the man.

The man who was hanging on the window of Hao Zhao's room looked panicked as well was surprised, how not if not far from his face there was already the tip of the sword ready to hit him.

“No, Young Master Zhao. It's me, Jian San!" exclaimed the man who was none other than Jian San, a Free swordsman whom Hao Zhao had hired as an information seeker for him if he wanted to get his name off the list of Treasure Lanterns.

Hao Zhao recognized the voice of Jian San immediately pulled back his sword, before making sure himself was afraid that the man was lying and in fact it was true what the man was saying.

Jian San looked at it immediately in awe, having often seen something of the same kind while reporting something to Hao Zhao but still unable to get used to him.

“Entah already to how many times I saw it, keep stunning look at how the space ring is used ... The Young Master of the Treasure Lantern was indeed different," Jian San said with admiration.

Hao Zhao just looked at Jian San with a flat face, before saying, “Stop talking nonsense, just tell me what you want to report to me. If there's nothing as important as every report from you lately .. maybe I can teach you how to find the right information."

Jian San was immediately aghast at Hao Zhao's remark, indeed he had repeatedly reported but unfortunately the report of the information he had obtained was never related to Hao Zhao's main task. So seeing Hao Zhao as annoyed at him only he could try to accept the annoyance.

“Young Master Zhao, finding the identity behind the two members of the Iron Mask is so difficult for a Body Training warrior like me to do. The slightest mistake of my life will be lost, so please give me a little more time" Jian San said with pleading eyes.

Hao Zhao could only sigh at Jian San's plea, before saying, “ Fine, I'll give you a little longer time for those two members of the Iron Mask, please, but not with the noble families who have become the new rulers of this city."

Jian San immediately breathed a sigh of relief, before saying, “For the information regarding the noble family that not long ago came, I already have the information. Please Young Master Zhao will listen ...."

Hao Zhao only listened to what Jian San said regarding the noble family, where the information Jian San conveyed was quite complete making Hao Zhao feel a little satisfied.

“Good work, it's a payment for the information you just gave me. Just need to find out who the two members of the Iron Mask are, then your name will disappear from the blacklist of Treasure Lanterns," Hao Zhao said, while removing some resources from his Space ring.

Jian San immediately smiled cheerfully receiving resources from Hao Zhao, considering that the resources that last time had increased his strength were quite rapid obviously making Jian San increasingly expect more on resources this time around.

“Young Master Zhao, for the blacklist attached to my name .. I'm willing to keep it that way as long as you continue to hire me as an information seeker for you," Jian San said with an awkward smile.

“You're willing for life not to be able to buy resources at below average prices just to be able to work for me? Unfortunately I'm not willing to hire you for the rest of my life, go there" Hao Zhao said, closing his bedroom window.

“Ti— no, do not close the window first ...."

Bruckkk!

A loud enough voice related to the fall of something was heard, where there was certainly no need to guess for Hao Zhao to find out who caused the sound.

“Employing a Body Training swordsman will only burden me, even if he does not expect help from me when I am in trouble with my attitude..I am sure I will not be able to stand still when I see him in that position," mumbled Hao Zhao, remembering his past which he admitted was quite stupid.

Helping indiscriminately everyone who walks with him, no matter how much his own life is at stake, will still be with all his might, Hao Zhao helped.

It continued like that until Hao Zhao was fed up on his own, until in the end the best option for Hao Zhao was to walk alone. Helping when he wants, trying his hardest does not care when he does not have the ability.

“The Treasure Lantern was only I consider as a supplier of resources as well as treasures for me.. I hope it is true like that," Hao Zhao muttered, hoping that he is not too dissolved in a bond that will even be troublesome.