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7.64% Invincible Conqueror / Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Making an Exhibition of Oneself.

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Making an Exhibition of Oneself.

Huang Xiaolong turned around to look at Huang Wei, then said in a cold tone, "If he's not qualified to sit here, then you are even less qualified than he is!"

"What?! Huang Xiaolong, you!" Huang Wei was truly offended; rage filled his heart. He possessed grade ten martial spirits, the future Lord of Huang Clan Manor, yet this Huang Xiaolong actually said he's less qualified when compared to a slave servant?

At this moment, Huang Qide spoke: "Enough! We are in Li Residence, Old Patriarch Li's celebration banquet!"

Because his grandfather had spoken Huang Wei could only glare at Huang Xiaolong with a vengeance.

Huang Qide then turned to Huang Xiaolong and said, "Xiaolong, is this person your newly purchased slave? He's not qualified to sit here!"

Huang Xiaolong's brow wrinkled, no matter what; in the end, his grandfather was still partial to Huang Wei. Ever since both of their martial spirits awakened, this has been Huang Qide's attitude.

He was certain that If it weren't because Li Lu kept demanding that Huang Xiaolong comes, his grandfather Huang Qide would have brought only Huang Wei with him.

Huang Qide spoke again. "Tell you slave servant to leave the hall, and wait in the yard."

Leave? Huang Xiaolong's anger started to rise, grandfather's meaning is Fei Hou's not qualified to even stand here?

"Xiaolong didn't you hear what your grandfather said. Quickly tell you slave servant to scram! We are at Old Patriarch Li's celebration banquet, you bringing over a slave servant, are you trying exhibit yourself?" Huang Ming added in an admonishing tone.

Scram? Huang Xiaolong's anger continued to rise, sneered: "Although my servant is new, but it's not for you order him around!"

"You!" Huang Ming didn't expect an event like this where Huang Xiaolong would actually contradict him; his eyes bulged so in anger much they almost fell out.

"That's enough, Xiaolong." Huang Peng said. "Obey your grandfather's instruction, let him return to the yard." Even though Huang Peng agreed with his father, Huang Qide and Huang Ming's words were excessive, but he also felt that his son bringing a slave servant on such an occasion was not appropriate.

Huang Xiaolong was taken aback, suppressing the anger, he nodded and said to Fei Hou behind him: "Fei Hou, go back and wait for me."

While the conversation took place, Fei Hou's expression was calm, "Yes, Young Master." He saluted respectfully after saying that, turned around and left.

Huang Wei was feeling proud seeing that Fei Hou was ordered to leave.

Li Lu who was sitting beside Huang Xiaolong glared at Huang Wei when she saw his satisfied expression.

Suddenly, loud laughter erupted from outside the hall; it was Old Patriarch Li. Everyone in the Main Hall looked out and saw Li Mu, Li Cheng and their other guests walking towards the Main Hall under the protection of experts.

Seeing them, everyone got up.

However, as the group of merry people were about to step into the Main Hall, suddenly an anxious cry was heard: "Old Patriarch, it's bad! Something bad happened!"

The voice was abrupt, and the laughter filled hall became silent; Li Mu was startled as he turned around to look, others did the same.

A flustered residential guard ran in looking frightened; the guard panted heavily as he reached Li Mu and Li Cheng, his finger pointed towards the main entrance and with a shaky voice said, "Old Patriarch, outside, outside!"

"Outside? What happened outside?" A sinking feeling crept into Li Mu's heart, and he almost shouted his question.

"Outside, there is a huge coffin placed outside!" The Li Residence's guard said in a quivering voice.

"What? A huge coffin!"

"What is the matter?!"

Inside the Main Hall, all the Patriarch and experts that came to congratulate Old Patriarch Li were shocked, and whispers circulated the hall.

Li Mu's heart skipped a beat; his expression became solemn, and he said: "Go!" After speaking, Li Mu and his son Li Cheng walked towards the main entrance of Li Residence's with quickly, while the experts of Li Residence followed closely behind them.

"We will also go and have a look," said Huang Qide as he too walked out of the Main Hall, followed by Huang Xiaolong and the others, and Li Lu followed Huang Xiaolong. At her age, although she didn't understand what a huge coffin being placed in front of the main entrance on her grandfather's birthday celebration represented, she was nervous and tense.

Huang Xiaolong followed his grandfather to the main entrance, looked out and saw that a huge red-colored coffin was placed directly facing the main entrance of the Li Residence.

The of the coffin was dyed red with human blood and a strong scent of blood wove through the air assaulting their nose.

Everyone's heart tightened watching this weird scene.

Li Mu walked up to the coffin. His expression was cold as he shouted: "Which scoundrel dares to look for trouble with Li Residence? Get out here!" When Li Mu shouted, the surrounding air rolled like waves, forming a large lion in midair; the lion roared endlessly.

Everyone was surprised and a look of awe apparent in their expression.

Huang Xiaolong's eyes glimmered. His father told him before about the battle skill that Li Mu practiced, is this the middle grade, Mysterious rank battle skill – Sky Lion Roar?

Moments later, the lion in the sky dissipated, and there was quiet.

"Hey hey!" A snicker sounded in the air, from all direction confusing everyone as to the source of the voice. "Old Man Li, today is your eightieth birthday thus we prepared this big gift for you, you should be happy. Why are you angry? A bad temper usually leads to a short life!"

Li Mu flew up, with a loud shout his palm struck out; releasing many palm prints which rotated to form an enormous wind storm, swirling up as clouds became faintly visible.

"Windcloud Palm."

The massive windstorm created by the palm prints fell on a government building in front, and suddenly a muted green fist print pierced through the air and collided head-on with Li Mu's palm print. A loud deafening explosion resounded as the two energies collided. Two muted green silhouettes appeared in midair above the government building as they stood in midair. Huang Xiaolong and everyone else looked at the two figures; their bodies were actually covered in scaled like a snake, with black eyes, their faces covered with green stripes and a long snake-like tail attached to their backs.

"Soul Transformation!" Huang Xiaolong's eyes narrowed.

When a warrior reaches the Seventh Order, their martial spirits experience a second evolution which allows the warrior's body to integrate with their martial spirits. This ability is called Soul Transformation. After transformation, the warrior possesses the innate ability of his martial spirits. For instance, if a person's martial spirit is a poisonous snake, then after Soul Transformation the battle qi in the warrior's body will contain a certain amount of poison.

Clearly, the martial spirits of these two were some type of snake, and from the looks of it, most probably poisonous snakes.

"Hey Hey, Old Man Li, your Windcloud Palm is only so-so!"

"We won't be killing you now; but within three years, we'll definitely take your dog-life!"

"Open the coffin and see our birthday present to you!"

Both of them smirked, and their bodies became shrouded in a muted green glow, then disappeared in a flash right in front of everybody.

Li Mu didn't expect the other party to flee the moment they appeared, so by the time he regained his senses and wanted to pursue, it was already too late.

"Dad!" Li Cheng walked up to Li Mu moments later. He then looked at the sealed coffin and asked, "Should we open it?"

Li Mu turned around, inhaled deeply, and said: "Open it!"

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Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Protecting Loved Ones

After Li Mu had spoken, Li Cheng was feeling very nervous as he went towards the blood-soaked coffin. His palm hit the coffin cover, and it flew away revealing the dead body of a sixteen to seventeen-year-old boy!

The color of the boy's skin had turned to a muted green, so dark that it looked almost black.

When Li Cheng got a clear look at the youth's face, his entire body trembled and his eyes became red-rimmed as tears fell from his face. "Feng'er! My Feng'er!" Li Cheng carried the boy's body out of the coffin and hugged him tightly.

"My Feng'er!"

"You cannot die, Feng'er!" 

Li Cheng's mournful wails were heart wrenching.

And when Li Mu saw the young boy's face, tears fell from his face. He stood there and cried, no longer caring about face or dignity before the crowd.

"Brother, Brother!" At this moment, Li Lu who was standing beside Huang Xiaolong dashed out to reach the young boy, sobbing pitifully as both of her hands shook the young boy's shoulder. "Brother, what's wrong with you? Brother, please wake up! I don't want you to die, I don't want to you to die!"

"Brother, please wake up!"

"Wake up!"

Li Lu's sobs were choked, unable to come out.

At this time, the guards, maids, and experts of the Li Residence all knelt down and cries filled the area. The young boy who died was Li Lu's brother, Li Feng and Li Cheng's only son. Li Feng's was very talented, and like Li Lu, he possessed top grade nine martial spirits. Three years ago, he was spotted by Distinct Cloud Sect (Chu Yun Zhong), one of the most prominent sects of Luo Tong Kingdom, and was taken as an inner court disciple. No one could have imagined that he would be killed and sent back to Li Residence as Li Mu's birthday gift! 

All the patriarchs of the other families and experts who were present shook their heads. They came to congratulate Old Patriarch Li on his eightieth birthday, but instead this scene unraveled before them!

"Feng'er, this is Grandfather's fault. Grandfather harmed you!" Li Mu knelt down, both of his hands trembled as he touched his grandson's face. His tears fell on on his grandson's body, but his grandson could no longer move, and could no longer hear his voice.

"Rest assured, Grandfather definitely will avenge you! Absolutely!" Determination showed in Li Mu's eyes.

From afar, Huang Xiaolong's eyes were red as he watched the scene before him.

All around was silence.

After a long time has passed, Li Mu carried his grandson's body into Li Residence, and everyone followed. Inside the Li Residence, the once festive and colorful decoration with the red cloths are now offensive to the eye.

The birthday banquet did not happen.

And not long after, the patriarchs and experts who came to convey congratulatory wishes left. The initially festive and lively Li Residence became gloomy and deadly silent.

In the end, only Huang Xiaolong's group of five were the last to remain in Li Residence. 

"Brother Li, I'm sorry for your grief." Huang Qide came beside Li Mu and said in barely a whisper. "If there's anything, all you need is to send a message, our Huang Clan Manor will be the first to assist!"

Even Huang Qide didn't imagine such a thing would happen; given the circumstances, it no longer made sense for them to stay any longer at Li Residence.

"Brother Huang, thank you!" Li Mu said in a sorrowful voice.

Huang Qide nodded for there's nothing more that could be said; turned around and was about to leave with Huang Xiaolong and the rest, Li Lu suddenly ran over to Huang Xiaolong, sobbing, "Xiaolong, don't go, okay?"

All present turned to look at Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong blanked. He hesitated for a moment, and then he patted Li Lu's shoulder gently, and said, "Don't worry. I will come and visit you often. I will kill whoever is responsible and avenge your brother."

Hearing Huang Xiaolong's words, everyone smiled while shaking their heads; they took his words as something naïve children would say, and none of them took Huang Xiaolong's words seriously. Even Li Mu wasn't confident to kill the other party, not to say an eight-year-old child?

"Then you definitely must come and see me." Li Lu said as tears ran down her face.

Huang Xiaolong could only nod.

Li Mu got up and personally saw Huang Xiaolong's group out of the Li Residence and only went back in when the five silhouettes vanished.

By evening, Huang Xiaolong's group of five reached Huang Clan Manor.

Huang Xiaolong did not practice that night. He stood on a peak in the back mountain, looking at the twinkling stars in the evening sky.

Two meters behind Huang Xiaolong, stood Fei Hou, keeping watch.

Out of nowhere, Huang Xiaolong suddenly asked,"Fei Hou, when people die, do you think they will become a star in the night sky?" 

Fei Hou was stunned, for he didn't expect Huang Xiaolong would ask such a question. "Stars in the night sky?"

"In my previous hometown, someone once said that when a person dies, they become a star in the night sky to protect their loved ones." Huang Xiaolong explained softly.

"Become a star in the night sky? To protect their loved ones?" Fei Hou shook his head, smiled. "In this world, only those with power and strength can guard and protect their loved ones."

"Power and strength!" Huang Xiaolong repeated.

"Yes, power and strength!" Fei Hou nodded.

That's right, power and strength! Huang Xiaolong clenched his fists tightly. Under the night sky, his eyes shone like the stars-- only the strong have the power to guard and protect loved ones.

He must become strong! He had to grow stronger quickly!

Only this way he could guard and protect his loved ones!

An invisible aura emanated from Huang Xiaolong, scaring Fei Hou.

"Let's go back!" Huang Xiaolong said lightly a moment later while withdrawing the aura emanating from his body. He turned around and headed downwards towards Huang Clan Manor and Fei Hou followed.

Once back at Huang Clan Manor, Huang Xiaolong took out the cold jade bed, sat down, and started practicing Asura Tactics as the spiritual aura from the netherworld gushed down like an endless waterfall.

...

Time flies and quickly ten months went by.

Huang Peng noticed that his son had increased his effort in training ever since he came back from Li Residence. Every day, his son stayed inside the small courtyard to practice, hardly stepping out. His parents' hearts ached to see their son's crazed training regimen, so they decided to go to the small courtyard and visit Huang Xiaolong.

In the past ten months, Huang Xiaolong's battle qi increased at a monstrous rate. Half a month after he came back from Li Residence, he advanced to mid-Fourth Order from peak early-Fourth Order, and two months later, late-Fourth Order.

After ten months, not only did Huang Xiaolong breakthrough to the Fifth Order, he actually advanced to peak late-Fifth Order!

As for the Body Metamorphose Scripture, he had reached the fifth stage – Power to Haul Nine Bulls Like One.

This morning, the weather was sunny. At the back mountain, Huang Xiaolong swung his blades and a hundred rays of light appeared, forming two five meters tall cyclones circling nonstop. As Tempest of Hell rotates, every tree and bush in its path were cut into a hundred pieces, when suddenly the two cyclones swerved to the left, and then swerved again to the right!

In ten months, not only had Tempest of Hell's power increased ten times, but Huang Xiaolong could already control the direction according to his will. Now, his Tempest of Hell could last twelve to thirteen breaths of time.

"Tempest of Hell has reached major completion and now it only lacks power!" Huang Xiaolong mumbled to himself as he surveyed the surrounding. He has already grasped the mood of Tempest of Hell and its power will continue to increase along with his battle qi.

It states on that piece of paper, once there was someone who used this move, it would annihilate everything within a ten thousand li radius and not even a blade of grass would survive!

"There are only twenty more days to the next Clan Assembly." Huang Xiaolong thought to himself as he recalled Blades of Asura and they flew back into his arms.

Note:

For Chinese, red represents luck, fortune, happiness….whereby in funerals black and/or white are dominant.

If you're saying six people (iFei Hou)instead of five returned to Huang Clan Manor, I hear you. Maybe he didn't count. 

One li = 500 m 


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