章 36: Absolute Power

New Moon Profound Palace is separated into three different regions. The core, inner, and outer courts of the palace. The palace encompassed a very large area in the New Moon City, making it one of the most humongous structure or place in the area.

Inner and outer courts are reserved for the disciples, while the core region is reserved for the upper echelons. Usually, disciples are only allowed to stay on the inner and outer courts, however there are some exceptions.

Being a genius is a chance blessed to someone by the heaven. This fact is more than enough to make you someone special among the many. Being a genius among the geniuses is a very remarkable feat that only one in a million could do. Those geniuses are called the "dragons" and "phoenixes."

Currently, only a single individual and exception is living within the core region, even though she's still but a disciple of the profound palace. Her talent completely outclassed everyone.

When she arrived in the New Moon Profound Palace, she was only at the 2nd stage of True Profound Realm. But, in just a short few weeks, she had already achieved the 5th stage of True Profound Realm. This feat allowed her to belong in the group of the few that could be called as "dragons" and phoenixes."

"Genius among the geniuses, huh?"

She softly muttered to herself, surely without any purpose behind that statement. Chu Xin sat beside a calm pond, occasionally fishes would jump and play around with her.

The area around her seemed unusually calm, with a tinge of coldness and darkness. It made her beauty absolutely exhilarating, to the point that it could drive any man into insanity. Despite being a 12 years old girl, her appearance had already approached the perfection itself.

"If people such as myself is hailed as one of the phoenixes, then what do I call big brother?"

Her long graceful hair swayed across her smooth shoulder, as the light reflected by the pond lit up her heavenly face. There was an unusual trace of melancholic in her gaze, as if she's reminiscing someone dear to her.

As if asking someone, the pentagon mark on her forehead shone with an unrivalled light that blinded everything. The pentagon mark blinked in radiance, seemingly answering the woman's question.

It seemed that Chu Xin had managed to learn about the pentagon mark on her forehead. She still couldn't control it very well, but she managed to gain a bit of access into it. But, because of this strange mark on her, she involuntarily invited someone that always disturbed her.

"Why are you here?"

She softly asked, still focused on her own thoughts. Chu Xin didn't even gaze at her surroundings, but she could feel the eerie presence that stood among the darkness. A ripple of emotion flashed within her eyes, as she felt the danger emanated by the presence.

"Well, just checking out my property…"

Soon, a very confident young man that held a very sleek yet dark sword appeared within the darkness. He had a very smug look on his face, paired with the unmatched brilliance within his eyes that could expel even the darkness.

"When did I even agree to such thing?"

"You don't have any choice woman…"

The young man lifted up his chin, obviously checking out the peerless woman before him. Even though, it has been a lot of times since he had looked at Chu Xin, he just wouldn't get tired of it. He really felt excited, thinking that he would soon attain the beauty before him.

"Don't tell me, you have forgotten already? Today is the last day that you get to decide. Be my woman and you'll get the chance to be the queen. Refuse it and only death will welcome you."

"…"

Chu Xin kept her calm and only focused on her own thoughts. When the young man noticed that the woman before him only stayed quiet, he felt annoyed and angry. He was chosen by the heavens to vanquish the evil, yet this blasphemous woman before him actually had the guts to ignore him.

"You still don't get it, don't you? If you want to live, you must be my woman. If not, you'll die without even realizing it…"

"Honestly, dying is better than being the woman of a pretentious man that always claimed that he would vanquish evil, without even realizing his own evilness…"

"You…"

The young man angrily stared at Chu Xin, with a hint of killing intent spilling out from his eyes. A very dark energy covered his body, making him particularly scary that made the fishes in the pond go meek and docile.

"Hmph. Why would I be provoked by your useless words? I, the man who got chosen by the heavens, to possess this sword!"

In the instant that he finished his statement, he quickly unsheathed the divine sword on him. The brilliance on his eyes magnified further, as he began to emanate an unprecedented amount of danger that made Chu Xin shudder.

"Even though you are someone who possesses the Heavenly Yin Profound Veins, you are currently no match for me! I'll give you this one last chance… be my woman or die!"

"…"

Chu Xin finally turned her gaze towards the young man. Her eyelashes fluttered like a butterfly with endless grace. The coldness within the surroundings intensified further, as an unprecedented amount of Yin energy oozed out of her body.

"Looks like you have decided to refuse, huh."

"That's right!"

She slowly stood up, as her eyes emanated an unmatched determination, capable of facing death itself. The determination on her eyes managed to catch the young man off guard, but it did not last long.

"Those eyes… you really are special!"

"...Profound Yin Art: Blooming Lotus!"

The profound energy within Chu Xin surpassed its limit, as a humongous lotus materialized before her palms. It emanated an extreme aura of death and darkness that forced the young man before her to take his stance.

*Boom!*

The lotus and the young man's attack met each other, as it generated a very ear-deafening sound that blasted everything around them. The lotus tried to devour the young man's attack, but it failed to do so.

"If you want to defeat me, you have to do more than that!"

"Hmph… Profound Yin Art: Dark Sphere!"

"Bring it on!"

Out of nowhere, a gigantic black sphere appeared and attempted to suck everything around it. The young man looked surprise, as he gripped his sword harder. Even then, there wasn't a trace of fear contained within his eyes, only confidence!

*Bang!*

*Boom!*

Different continuous sound rang afar, as the dark sphere tried to devour the young man. At first, the young man failed to slash apart the dark sphere into nothingness. However, he didn't give up, as he decided to try his different kinds of techniques on it. In the end, he managed to erase the dark sphere.

"I can't believe this… A mere 5th stage of True Profound Realm could actually gain this much against me… I admit it, you really are special."

"…"

"Looks like I have to get a little serious…"

The young man held his sword before him, forming a very formidable stance. Little by little, the aura that he possessed reached the level of unparalleled destruction. Despite only being a Spirit Profound Realm cultivator, he currently managed to tap into the level of Earth Profound Realm.

"Demon Condemning Sword: First Form – Slaying the Demon!"

The young man ruthlessly struck forward his sword, without any thread of hesitation present on his eyes. In that single instant, pity and regret flashed across his eyes, because the talented woman before him will die.

*Boom!*

The profound energy around him condensed into a singularity that could slash everything in its way. Even the elders of the New Moon Profound Palace who had sensed the energy since the beginning did not dare to approach. After all, they do not possess the enough strength of fight against the young man.

"Big brother…"

Chu Xin calmly closed her eyes, ready to face death. A single drop of tear fell down from her eyes, as she felt regret that she wouldn't be able to follow Tatsuya from now on.

However, the slash that could rip apart everything did not come down. Chu Xin only heard the sound of gasps from her surroundings. She slowly opened her eyes, and saw the familiar back of someone that she always desired to see.

"Big brother… Tatsuya…"

"You did well, Xin'er…"

Tatsuya slowly turned around and smiled at the teary-eyed Chu Xin, as he patted her head softly filled with care and love towards the latter. Chu Xin's eyes endlessly flashed with happiness and fulfillment, as a smile slowly appeared from her face.

"Now, what were you saying again, Gu Long? I've been thinking where you went, and here you are sticking your filthy eyes into somewhere inappropriate…"

"You…"

"Since you dared to hurt Xin'er, you must be prepared of the consequences…"

*Tremble*

The instant Tatsuya finished his statement, a godly pressure that came from the heavens pressurized everything into the ground. Chu Xin stared at Tatsuya's back in awe, as she saw Tatsuya's body emit lightning sparks that ripped apart even the space.

"Kneel!"

*Thud*

A single word came out from Tatsuya's mouth, and it carried enough power to make everyone around him kneel. Gu Long struggled against the pressure, but could only kneel before the absolute power before him. Nonetheless, even the elders of the New Moon Profound Palace knelt before the sovereign before them.

Only a single thought ran across their mind, and it was something that they all agreed subconsciously.

"This man is a Monarch…"