Chapter 20: Transformation
Darkness shrouded the Demonic Beast Mountain, Tang Yin however did not stop and continued without rest. The chance of running into a High-Tier, Rank 1 Demonic Beast was not high. The Qi around the core of the Middle Ring was abundant and where most of the High Tier Demonic Beasts resided, the chances of one appearing in the periphery where the Qi was not sufficient was abysmally low.
Tang Yin was a cautious person, despite being near the periphery, he still had the Heaven Piercing Gaze activated. The darkness did not affect him at all because of this Martial Skill, he could travel without worries.
Within a few hours, Tang Yin had arrived at the familiar 100-foot tree. Darkness had not been chased away by the sun; it was still night-time. Tang Yin ran past the tree, only sparing it a glance. He deactivated the Heaven Piercing Gaze but remained vigilant.
A few hours later, the first rays of the sun shone across the whole, Tang Yin exited the Demonic Beast Mountain. He encountered a few wild beasts, but they escaped in terror when they noticed the murderous aura lingering around him.
He was different, he was not half naked as before, during the trip out, he wore one of the 3 sets of clothes Shan Yu had kept in the storage ring.
His white long robes fluttered in the cold breeze; his blood red hair danced with his white robes in sync. His black eyes sucked in the darkness, his devilishly handsome face would make any girl bashful in front of him.
Tang Yin left the Demonic Beast Mountain without looking back, he did not head for Maple Leaf City, but towards his father's grave. He wanted to visit his father's grave. He missed his father.
An hour later, Tang Yin arrived before his father's grave, he knelt and kowtowed three times. "Father, this unfilial son has a Martial Spirit now, I swear I will take revenge for you." Tang Yin said in anguish, but tears did not fall from his face. He remembered when he was 7 years old, his father had told him, "Men don't cry, they endure and work through hardships. Son, when you grow older, you will know the true meaning of these words, only then will you become a true man."
After spending 2 months of hardships in the Demonic Beast Mountain, killing, hunting, and getting injured, he understood what his father had meant back then. He was now a true man.
He was not that inexperienced powerless youth who could do nothing but roar at heaven in weakness, he had grown up. "Father, I've become a true man now." Tang Yin gently said in grief as he knelt before his father's grave, 2 hours passed like this, he had remained in the same kneeling position for 2 whole hours.
Eventually, Tang Yin reluctantly got up and gave his father's grave one last look filled with grief, then left towards the direction of Maple Leaf City. His back gave off a lonely desolate air despite his young age.
Tang Yin reached the entrance to Maple Leaf City, the gates were 10 feet tall and looked very thick. On either side of the gate were 2 middle-aged mortal men, the armour and spear they wear wearing and wielding were the same. These were the guards of the City Lord's Mansion; they were tasked with monitoring all people who wished to enter or leave the city.
If one wanted to enter Maple Leaf City, they had to pay a fee of 1 bronze coin. The 2 middle-aged guards stared at Tang Yin, they were stunned by his handsomeness, but quickly regained their composure, "1 bronze coin if you want to enter the city." One of the 2 guards stoically said.
Tang Yin did not say anything, he knew of this rule, after all, he was born and raised in this city. Besides, this was common knowledge. When Tang Yin was a servant in the Shan Family, he dyed his hair with charcoal and he wore worn-out clothes, his hair would go in his face and he would have smudges of charcoal on parts of his face as if he had crawled out of an oven. This was why no one had ever discovered his handsome appearance; they had overlooked his appearance.
The current Tang Yin no longer hid the colour of his hair, he did not care what people thought about him anymore. He also had his body go through a transformation on the surface, his skin was smooth, no longer rough and dirty from before. His clothes were not worn out and filled with stitches, he wore brand-new clothes.
Overall, he had gone through a big transformation in terms of his appearance. This was why the guards were stunned for a second by his appearance.
Tang Yin took out a bronze coin from his pocket, he had a few more bronze coins in his pocket, but that was it. This was the only wealth of his that remained when he was kicked out of the Shan Family alongside his father.
Tang Yin did not say a single word since he had appeared, he only reached into his pocket for a bronze coin, handed it to one of the two guards and calmly walked into the city.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone