Chapter 7: Chapter 7
In the deep night, three individuals can be seen on the edge of the cliff. Due to the mountain casting its shadow, they are not easily discernible from a distance, their features shrouded in darkness. One of them, however, emits a mysterious aura that gradually envelops them, facing the other two shadows.
"Hey, it seems you've got some secret technique to enhance your cultivation level," said the man with long hair, a look of admiration in his eyes as he turned to his companion.It's because you scared her that she doesn't want to come with us willingly."
When Kang Ming heard this, he quickly responded, 'If she doesn't want it the easy way, then I'll make sure she willingly comes with us in a way I know,' he replied to Huo Ming while looking at the girl with a grin.
When he said that, he rushed towards the woman.
Wossshhhh...!
While running to where she stood, he swiftly retrieved something from his storage ring—the Demon Claw Gauntlets.
Demon Claw Gauntlets: a set of metal gauntlets adorned with sharp, claw-like extensions, associated with demonic or evil powers.
He quickly wore them on both hands and shouted 'Bloodbane Claw' as he charged towards the woman. When she discerned that he was about to launch an attack, she unleashed the dragon's breath once more. As the searing flames neared him, he promptly executed the Shadowstride Acceleration.
"I narrowly evaded that," Kang Ming murmured to himself, feeling the scorching intensity of the technique.
Observing Kang Ming's agile evasion, Huo Ming swiftly retrieved his malevolent Blood-Drinking Dagger from his concealed storage ring and advanced rapidly, exploiting the Shadowstride Acceleration.
Blood-Drinking Dagger: A sinister blade that greedily absorbs the lifeblood of its victims, frequently augmenting the power of the cultivator who wields it.
He aggressively lunged towards her back, poised to strike her right neck, but the woman skillfully sidestepped, simultaneously uttering the technique 'Eternal Pyre Palm.'
Eternal Pyre Palm: This mystical technique manifests an enduring flame in the practitioner's palm, capable of serving defensively by deflecting attacks or offensively by gradually incinerating adversaries over time.
Due to the potency of this technique, the dagger he clenched unexpectedly flew upwards, catching him off guard. Involuntarily, he exclaimed, "What?" in astonishment.
Swiftly following this, another forceful palm strike targeted his muscles, prompting him to stagger backward. When Kang Ming saw what happened to his companion, he was surprised by what he witnessed.
"I didn't expect you to be strong, unlike your spouse, who is weak," he said to the woman with a hint of comparison. Upon hearing this, the woman responded.
"He's not as weak as you think," she retorted while her eyes glinted with determination as she faced Kang Ming. Little did he know, her spouse had made the ultimate sacrifice, allowing her and their child to escape. She was now driven by a resilient strength, fueled by the memory of her husband's sacrifice and the responsibility to protect their family legacy.
While contemplating this, she began to feel the side effects of the technique she had used earlier.
"Shit, I need to finish them off quickly, or I'll be the one to die," she thought grimly while grinning at the two.
Driven by this urgency, she advanced, swiftly employing the Swiftfoot Evasion against Huo Ming to capitalize on the effects she had unleashed earlier. Huo Ming sensed the impending attack and, despite enduring the lingering effects, once again utilized the Shadowstride Acceleration to swiftly evade.
As he dodged, dark claw-like appendages emerged from his back due to Kang Ming's technique, catching the woman off guard. She was grazed, prompting her to quickly create distance.
Palk...! Palk...!
Shuahh...! Shuahh...!
Woshhhhh...! Woshhhh...!
These are the only sounds you'll hear from a distance; nevertheless, you can still witness the exchange among the three individuals due to their nature elements, accompanied by the weapons they wield.
The three continued exchanging their techniques, and after a few minutes, they distanced themselves due to the smoke emanating from their respective techniques.
While standing, you will notice that they have engaged in a fight. One of them has scratches and cuts on various parts of her body, with blood seeping through her torn clothing—a result of the weapon used by her opponent. The other two individuals also bear handprints with a burning effect on their bodies. Despite the bleeding and the effects, they do not show any signs of revealing the pain they endure.
Slowly, the smoke and dust dissipated where they had fought: scratches on the ground and various parts of the cliff, handprints emitting small flames, different trails of fire, smoldering and aflame vegetation, and along with it, scratches on the trees and rocks on the ground—all visible in various directions caused by their evasive maneuvers.
While they were standing and gauging who would make the first move, suddenly, one of the figures in black spoke.
"If I were you, I'd surrender now. The secret technique you used to elevate your cultivation level comes with a consequential effect for the user," Huo Ming retorted, attempting to persuade the woman to surrender.
When she heard that, she felt within herself that her life force was slowly diminishing, so she decided to use Entropy's Embrace.
Just as she was about to respond, she suddenly coughed up blood, eventually wiping it away with her right hand. "If I don't want to," she replied to Huo Ming.
Upon hearing this, Huo Ming no longer wondered why she refused to surrender.
After all, who would be foolish enough to surrender when they knew they were going to die?
After that, the woman swiftly ran towards their location using her technique. As her surroundings approached, it seemed like everything was in slow motion, and because of that, everything in her mind rewound from the moment she was born until she had a child.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she ran, thinking about her only child, and she whispered softly.
"Husband, I fulfilled the mission you gave me, but..." she stopped abruptly, remembering the last giggles of her child. "I think they don't know or haven't seen that I brought a baby," she added with a smile as she approached the two men dressed in black.
While the woman ran as if preparing for another attack, they also charged to finally eliminate her. However, they made a mistake because, as the woman approached, she began to glow gradually. They furrowed their brows in unison upon seeing this, just as Kang Ming was about to speak.
The woman spoke first, saying, 'Die, you evil fuckers! 'as she radiated a powerful light.
Upon hearing this, Huo Ming began to speak, 'This is...'
He couldn't continue his sentence because the woman unleashed a powerful light.
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Booooommmmmmm!
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And because of that technique, there was a powerful explosion, creating a strong gust of wind accompanied by fire in the vicinity.
Entropy's Embrace: The practitioner embraces the entropy within themselves, willingly allowing their life force to unravel and cascade into a destructive force that consumes everything in its vicinity.
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In the distance, on the mountain, there were groups dressed in dark attire, chaining the villagers they had captured. One of those in dark clothing glanced towards the powerful force, and while looking, he felt something in his pouch on his left waist.
He took it out, and a frown appeared on his forehead as he saw that one of the two pendants was slowly losing its gleam and the other one was flickering. This indicated that his disciple was in a life-threatening situation. Because of that, he summoned his two disciples.
"Xing Yu and Wei Tian, see what's there," he instructed his disciples, pointing with his index finger towards the source of the powerful force earlier. Upon hearing this, the two immediately vanished into the darkness.
When they were gone, he murmured to himself, "There's a hidden cultivator here in the small village," expressing mild surprise as he surveyed the damaged homes they had raided.
After a few minutes, the two found the location where their sect master had instructed them to visit their fellow disciple. What greeted them was a massive crater surrounded by burning vegetation from the explosion. Behind the crater was a broken cliff caused by the powerful blast.
They scanned the area, and not far from the explosion, they spotted two individuals in the distance. Hurrying towards them as they approached, they discovered that Huo Ming had lost his life. Turning their attention to Kang Ming, they found him on the verge of death.
Despite using the Shadowstride Acceleration to evade the explosion, they were still caught in its aftermath.
They immediately lifted Kang Ming from the ground, expecting him to speak, but he succumbed to his injuries and passed away due to the severe damage incurred during the battle.
After a few minutes, the two reached the village where they had taken the villagers and immediately went to report to their sect master.
"Sect Master, it is with great sorrow that we inform you that our fellow disciple was found dead due to a powerful explosion," they said, offering a Cupped Fist salute to their sect master.
They immediately presented the bodies of the two disciples, along with their storage rings.
Upon hearing this, he showed no surprise and instructed his disciples to prepare to leave. They departed from the village, with the villagers they had captured following behind.
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In the early morning, in the forest where a young teenage girl from the village was searching for herbs, she suddenly turned around as she noticed two red foxes peeking through a hole in a tree. She wondered because what they were eating was below body tempering realm; in other words, it was something that hadn't started cultivating yet.
Out of curiosity, she drew her sword, condensed its sword qi, and swiftly killed the red foxes. She approached the tree, leaped onto a nearby branch, and when she peered into the hole, she found a baby inside.
She scanned the area, searching for any sign of the baby's parents, but they were nowhere to be found. Deciding to take the baby with her, she was about to leave when a small piece of wood on the ground caught her attention. Intrigued, she picked it up and discovered a fan-shaped symbol with red and white colors drawn on it.
Turning the wooden pendant over, she discovered writing on the back. Curiosity drove her to lean in and read what was inscribed on it.
'Uchiha Madara...'"
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