War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

Just as the middle-aged man who blocked Duan Ling Tian and his two companions was about to attack, Huang Jia Long’s friendly gaze that was trained on Duan Ling Tian turned cold when he looked at the middle-aged man. “I think you’re the one who’s seeking death!”

“Hmm?” Upon hearing Huang Jia Long’s provocative words, the middle-aged man who was startled instinctively turned to look at Huang Jia Long. He found Huang Jia Long familiar as though he had seen Huang Jia Long before, but he could not remember where or when.

At the same time, Huang Jia Long said quietly, seemingly to the air, “Elder Feng.”

As soon as Huang Jia Long finished speaking, an ancient voice that seemed to ring from all directions resonated in the air. Then, an elderly figure appeared, seemingly out of thin air, behind Huang Jia Long. “Young master.”

The old man was dressed in a black robe. He was so thin that it seemed as though he was going to be blown away at any moment. The old man’s features were rather prominent. Illuminated by the dim moonlight, he looked like a ghost.

Based on the way the old-man had seemingly appeared out of thin air, it was easy to tell his speed was extremely fast. This shocked the middle-aged and his companion, a young man with a medium build, who was blocking the other end of the street.

“Y-you… Y-you’re Senior Xue Feng!” The young man with a medium build cried out after he had a good look at the old man. He shrank back slightly in fear.

Upon hearing the young man’s words, the old man turned and looked at the young man indifferently. “You know me?”

“Senior Xue Feng, my master is Tong Yu.” The young man smiled bitterly. He did not expect to meet the old man here. The old man used to be a sectless cultivator like him. Apart from that, the old man was a famous sectless cultivator in the Supporting Fall Nation. The old man was already a Nine Palaces Celestial Duke long ago. It stood to reason that the old man had since broken through and became a Ten Directions Celestial Duke! He had met the old man when he was still a child because his master and the old man were friends.

“Tong Yu?” The old man’s frown disappeared, and his expression eased up. “Are you the little kid who ran all over the place with bare buttocks? Your name is… Hu Lie?”

“I’m surprised that you still remember me, Senior Xu Feng. Indeed, I’m Hu Lie.” Hu Lie, the young man, inwardly sighed in relief when he heard the old man’s words. Then, he looked at Huang Jia Long warily as he asked, “Senior Xue Feng, I heard that you’re now a Revered Elder in the City Governor’s estate in Passage City… Who’s this man?” In fact, he already had an answer in his mind.

Xue Feng replied, “He’s the Young Master of the City Governor’s estate in Passage City.”

Although the title ‘Young Master of the City Governor’s estate in Passage City’ could refer to any one of the sons of Huang Yuan Fei, the City Governor of Passage City, Hu Lie knew Xue Feng could only be referring to Huang Yuan Fei’s son who was most likely to become the next City Governor of Passage City. This person was none other than Huang Jia Long, Huang Yuan Fei’s fourth and most outstanding son!

“Xue Feng?” Meanwhile, the middle-aged man who was blocking Duan Ling Tian and his two companions’ path finally regained his senses. His expression changed drastically as he said, “You… You’re Huang Jia Long, the City Governor of Passage City’s fourth son?”

Huang Jia Long looked at the middle-aged man and said indifferently, “If I’m not mistaken, you’re Li Wei, Imperial Concubine Lan’s eldest brother, right? I heard your son died outside the capital, and you couldn’t find the murderer…” His gaze turned piercing as he continued to say, “It seems like you’ve identified the murdered, and it’s none other than Brother Duan?”

“Young Master Huang, since you know who my sister is, for my sister’s sake, I hope you don’t interfere in my personal conflict with this young man.” A hint of fear could be seen on Li Wei’s face. If Xue Feng interfered, he might not even be able to touch Duan Ling Tian, let alone kill Duan Ling Tian.

Huang Jia Long laughed when he heard Li Wei’s words. A sneer could be seen on his face as he said, “Li Wei, I’m afraid that your sister has no plan of helping you to avenge your son, right? Moreover, I’m sure even His Majesty would stop you if he knows you want to kill Brother Duan.” He had come to this conclusion when Xue Feng told him about Hu Lie through Voice Transmission.

Hu Lie was a sectless cultivator, and he had been hired by Li Wei to help him with killing Duan Ling Tian. Li Wei’s sister was the emperor’s beloved concubine. Why would Li Wei need to hire outside help to avenge his son? It was clear Li Wei’s sister had no intention of getting involved in this matter at all.

Li Wei inhaled deeply as he looked at Huang Jia Long. “Young Master Huang, as long as you allow me to kill this person, I’m willing to go to the City Governor’s estate in Passage City and work for you…”

Swoosh!

Without waiting for Huang Jia Long’s reply, Li Wei charged toward Duan Ling Tian like a goshawk.

Alas, as soon as Li Wei made a move, Xue Feng made his move as well. He easily thwarted Li Wei’s attempt to kill Duan Ling Tian. It was only natural since Xue Feng and Li Wei were in two different leagues. Li Wei was a Ten Directions Celestial Duke while Li Wei was just a Six Combinations Celestial Duke.

“You must have a death wish!” After the old man stopped Li Wei’s attack, Huang Jia Long finally regained his senses. His expression was sour as he said decisively, “Elder Feng, kill him!”

“Yes, young master.” Xue Feng did not hesitate to make a move after he heard Huang Jia Long’s words.

Li Wei’s expression changed drastically. He did not even have time to react before Xue Feng had already killed him.

Upon seeing this, Hu Lie’s expression turned grim.

“Since you’re the disciple of Elder Feng’s friend, I’ll spare your life…” Huang Jia Long said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Hu Lie sighed in relief as though a huge burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

However, Huang Jia Long continued to say, “It’s just that you’ve offended my friend… so I can’t just let you off the hook so easily… You have to pay one way or another…”

Hu Lie’s face turned pale when he heard Huang Jia Long’s words. He lifted his hands hastily and brought out a broken diamond-shaped black stone and handed it to Duan Ling Tian. “Young Master Duan, I don’t have any valuable items to offer you other than this… I obtained this stone by chance many years ago. I don’t know what it is, but even a Ten Directions Celestial Duke couldn’t leave a scratch on it. Based on this, it’s obvious it’s extraordinary. I will give this to you as a token of my apology. Please forgive me, Young Master Duan.” He clearly planned to compensate Duan Ling Tian with the black stone.

“Hmm?” Upon seeing the broken diamond-shaped black stone, a sense of familiarity flooded Duan Ling Tian.

As soon as the stone was placed in Duan Ling Tian’s hand, an ancient voice rang in his mind. “Huh? This is… a first-form Profound Divine Metal?”

The voice belonged to the third form of the Chaos Divine Flame in Duan Ling Tian’s body.

“Boy, where did you get this first-form Profound Divine Metal?”

It seemed like the Chaos Divine Flame had woken up after sensing the stone in Duan Ling Tian’s hand.

“This is a first-form Profound Divine Metal?” Duan Ling Tian’s eyes widened imperceptibly. No wonder he found the stone familiar. It felt similar to the two first-form Profound Divine Metals he had obtained back then. One was given to him by Xia Jie from the Divine Offering Land, and the other one he had found in his hometown in the mundane realm. When the two merged, they became a second-form Profound Divine Metal.

“Boy, when the Profound Divine Metal wakes up, you should let it absorb this first-form Profound Divine Metal. With that, the Profound Divine Metal only needs to absorb one more first-form Profound Divine Metal to transform into a third-form Profound Divine Metal,” the Chaos Divine Flame said, “It’s a pity you didn’t master a Royal Grade Celestial Method or Divine Ability with both metal and fire attributes… Otherwise, the Profound Divine Metal and I can help you to quickly comprehend and master the laws of fire and metal contained in a Royal Grade Celestial Method and Divine Ability.”

“The law of fire? The law of metal?” Duan Ling Tian was confused. He asked curiously, “What’s that?”

“In the Devata Realms, only those who have mastered the power of the law can be regarded as a real powerhouse… Generally, only those in the Devata Realms who have obtained Royal Grade Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities have the opportunity to comprehend and master the power of the law. This is because Royal Grade Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities contain the power of the laws… Royal Grade Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities are different from Duke Grade Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities and those of a lower grade. The latter only requires one to comprehend and master it while the former needs one to comprehend and master the power of the law that’s contained in it as well.”

The Chaos Divine Flame continued to say, opening the door to a whole new world to Duan Ling Tian, “One can easily defeat someone with the same cultivation base as long one has mastered the power of the law. This is also the reason there’s such a huge gap between Duke Grade Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities and Royal Grade Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities in the Devata Realms.”