Towards Eternity
Ch 576's. Towards the Ocean (V)
Weng Lou stared at the sea of hot lava beneath him for a moment.
Hot air blew and hit his body. After staring for almost a full minute, Weng Lou opened his right hand and looked at the ring he got from his fight.
This ring had made him have to spend a considerable price, if the contents could not return the price he spent, he vowed to finish off all the remaining Ryuan Family.
"Haaa..all right, let's look inside."
His Soul Power flowed into the ring. For a while, nothing happened, Weng Lou's forehead shriveled because he could not see the contents inside.
Ten minutes of effort, he still could not see the contents, as if this ring in his hand was an ordinary ring that did not have anything special.
"No...that's impossible....is it not?"
Weng Lou was about to cuss when then the figure of Samsara still wearing the form of Chizi Ryuan appeared in front of him and observed the ring carefully. He brought his face closer and stared more closely at the ring for a few minutes.
"Find something?" ask Lou Weng.
If a Spirit Weapon was like her to the point of feeling attracted by this ring in her hand, there might be something she missed without even realizing it at all.
A few minutes later, Samsara still silently watched. Finally, when Weng Lou was about to stop his efforts, some changes occurred to the ring.
A shocked expression was seen on Weng Lou's face. Chizi Ryuan's Slight Soul Power was removed from her twin swords and the ring responded. Samsara calmly flicked his finger, then the Soul Power that was on the ring was immediately absorbed by his twin swords to the point that there was nothing left.
Finally, the ring really looked like an ordinary ring without looking anything special to it.
"It was a sealing technique, the Soul Power placed inside the ring aimed at preventing the thief from inspecting and retrieving its contents. When that Soul Power disappeared, the ring again had its function as a storage ring," explained Samsara calmly who immediately disappeared again.
Weng Lou nodded in understanding, he re-entered his Soul Power and checked the contents of the ring. A wide smile adorned his face when he saw the contents of the ring. He did not expect Chizi Ryuan to have wealth that far surpasses him.
It is likely that this ring was actually used to be given to the Emperor's successor. All the treasures inside were sure to support the next Emperor in order to level up as quickly as possible and guard the Ryuan Empire. It makes sense for someone as smart as Chizi Ryuan to make something like this. He must have realized that he had too many enemies, and had prepared something just in case he died.
"But what a pity, Chizi Ryuan. Now all your possessions will be mine, and none of your successors will receive the slightest of them .Let's just say it's a payment for having swallowed up a lot of your subordinates during your life," said Weng Lou who seemed to feel no guilt in the slightest.
When he was satisfied to check the contents of the ring, he immediately flew away, out of a large hole containing hot lava.
"I can't wait to give some of these resources to Du Zhe."
***
In the palace, the entire building had now collapsed and was smashed apart by the fight that was going on between the Black Ape Fighters and the royal soldiers.
Unexpectedly, these soldiers had sufficient strength and cooperation to deal with the Black Ape Fighters for quite some time. But they obviously can't last long. When they all looked tired and out of breath, the Black Ape Fighter was still standing firmly and did not look tired in the slightest.
The Black Ape Fighter raised his fist, and prepared to release it towards the soldiers, but his movements came to a halt in the air as he sensed the arrival of someone familiar to him.
"So she came too, huh! Asking me to do this grueling work, he had to pay me a fair price" said the Black Ape Fighter as he turned to the one direction where Weng Lou's figure flew with a sword under his feet.
Above the orange sky, the figure of Weng Lou slowly approached and descended beside the Black Ape Fighter.
Seeing the arrival of his figure, the soldiers below started whispering to each other and staring at each other. If Weng Lou was here and the other Generals weren't with him, then there was only one thing. Weng Lou has killed them.
"Hoo..so you guys really have been ordered by the Generals to smell that land before? I thought he was just bluffing, "Weng Lou said as he crossed his hands in front of his chest while staring one by one at the soldiers.
There was no hostility or anger from him. Seeing the condition of Du Zhe and his ship crew who were not injured in the slightest made the mood of Weng Lou get better after getting a lot of treasure.
"One, two, three...more than a thousand, huh? Pretty little too. Then I will release you today, you should be grateful that my mood is very good right now!"
Weng Lou's smile seemed wide, he looked towards the Black Ape Fighter and invited him to leave with Du Zhe and his crew on his shoulders.
The soldiers could only silently watch the departure of that group of Weng Lou. They have no intention of pursuing or retaliating against them. There was only one thing they thought about right now, who would lead them from now on?
The Emperor had died, the other subordinate was also killed by Weng Lou, and the Generals who were right under the emperor's orders were now the victims of the youth's violence. If there was anything they wanted to do, then running away was the answer.
They had to leave the palace immediately if they did not want to face off against the rebel group that would soon come to overthrow the empire.
***
At night, on the hidden beach.
The happy atmosphere is seen from the crew of the ship Weng Lou who is currently partying on the beach. They burned various types of fish and meat, as well as made some other food to be given to Weng Lou and also Black Monkey Fighters who chose to sit a little far away.
Currently, Weng Lou was sitting casually on the sand while beside him Du Zhe enthusiastically asked various kinds of things about martial arts.
"First of all.try meditating, and feel your own Inner Energy that is within your body." Weng Lou gave the direction to Du Zhe.
Du Zhe nodded and began to do as Weng Lou commanded. He meditated, and tried to feel his Deep Power which was already fully gathered in his dantian. His face looked very serious before then speaking to Weng Lou, "I can feel it Master. Now what am I supposed to do?"
This technique had already been taught by the Black Ape Fighter earlier this afternoon, so that he could quickly sense his own Inner Power.
"You can? That nice. Now, imagine that the Inner Energy is water, and you your body is the river that drains it. Imagine that water you flow to a point you want, and collect it in moderation."
Sweat appeared on Du Zhe's forehead when he heard Weng Lou's explanation. This is different from the way the Black Ape Fighter who uses the logic of Inner Power is the air he exhales. But according to Du Zhe, the notion of Inner Energy like water makes more sense to him. Wind is difficult to control compared to water that has a form.
After a moment of pondering, Profound Power finally began to gather in Du Zhe's palm. Weng Lou smiled with satisfaction at that, Du Zhe clearly had such capable thoughts that it was easy to understand someone's explanation.
"That's great. Now, try to mold that Inner Energy into a ball. It doesn't need to be big, just a small ball the size of an eyeball."
Du Zhe's forehead shriveled, Weng Lou's direction became even more complicated. But he won't give up. His focus was gathered on the Inner Energy he had gathered. The Inner Force twitched and began to form like a ball, but its shape was still strange.
"It's okay, you just have to focus. Slowly, there is no need to rush," said Weng Lou cheering Du Zhe.
That Inner Energy also formed a whole ball slowly and made Weng Lou nod with satisfaction to Du Zhe.
"OK, get there. You can't go on to the next stage yet. Your mental strength is still weak because of your age." Weng Lou patted Du Zhe on the head and made him reopen both of his eyes.
At that instant, the Inner Power ball he made shattered and melted into the air. Fortunately the Inner Energy has not been compacted so it does not pose a danger. Du Zhe wiped his sweat and looked at Weng Lou with teary eyes.
"What's? I taught you enough today. Don't be so crazy about learning martial arts, you have to enjoy something else once in a while."
Weng Lou laughed at Du Zhe's gaze, he got up and walked towards the nearby campfire. He took one skewer of burnt meat near the fire, then took it to where he had sat before.
"Eat this, you have to grow well if you want to learn more."
"Good Teacher!"
Du Zhe voraciously ate the grilled meat while Weng Lou had already turned his attention towards his steamship that was currently not far from the shore. The ship was tied to four large mangrove trees, so that when the tide or storm occurred, the ship did not escape.
Inside his head, Weng Lou pondered over the many things that had happened during his time in this Ryuan Empire. Some interesting and boring things have been passed by him. Every event he went through had been recorded in his head that could remember many things.
"The Ryuan Empire, the Great Clan Family, and the old Empire. Everything is connected to the history of the past. Is the Weng Family also connected to this history? If considering the war history of the Great Clan Family, there should be four or five Clans fighting each other which caused the old Empire to crumble."
"The Clan Families seemed to be fighting over something so valuable that it caused a massive scale of warfare. Not only did it destroy the old Empire, but many regions were detached from the old Empire. There must be something that caused the trigger."
Weng Lou was immersed in his thoughts and kept thinking about all possibilities.
Time passed, the small party made by Weng Lou's group was finished. They had all gone to sleep while Weng Lou was casually sitting on top of the mangrove tree while enjoying the beauty of the star-filled night.
"Can't sleep, huh?" A voice made the dreamy Weng Lou regain consciousness.
Below, the figure of the Black Ape Fighter was seen leaning against the tree and closing his eyes. Weng Lou only turned to him for a moment before looking back at the night sky.
"I'm thinking about something important" said Weng Lou.
"really? So what's that?"
"The route we'll take after we get out of here. I was thinking, which place is good to be our stopover."
"Do you know anything about this place and its surroundings?"
"Hehehe."
With a wide smile, Weng Lou swung his hand. Soul Power came out from his body and gathered before the Black Ape Fighter.
With his control, his Soul Power began to form a three-dimensional picture of a large island at the end and the ocean, then continued with several other islands that were at the end of the ocean.
The Black Ape Fighter's eyes stared intently at the map, he could not stop himself from giggling in awe at the meticulous map image before him. And more importantly, Weng Lou made it with his Soul Power, whereas as he remembered the young man could not control his Soul Power that easily while still on Fanrong Island.
"Where did you get it?" ask the Black Ape Fighter.
"This map? I got it from Chizi Ryuan. This map was one of the many piles of treasures he had. I myself feel awe at the person who has made it," Weng Lou replied and once again swung his hand. The map also disappeared into a collection of Soul Power back into Weng Lou's body.
The map he displayed he got from the ring that was contested with the Generals. The map was very complete writing down the entire territory of the Ryuan Empire as well as some of its border regions. There were also some territories outside of the Ryuan Empire such as the Huwa Islands, and the Meigui Elders Family territory on the map that he obtained through his own journey.
With this map, Weng Lou would go from the Ryuan Empire to a new place that might be even more dangerous. But that's what Weng Lou wanted. Without a strong enemy, he would not be able to develop. A strong musu, would make him strong as well.