Chapter 3194: Old Man Hei Sha
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The old man, Zhang Yun Ting, was a Ten Directions Celestial King. The grey-clad young man was his son; his son was also a Ten Directions Celestial King. Despite having similar cultivation bases, his son was weaker than him because his son had only comprehended eight profundities from the law of s.p.a.ce.
After receiving his son’s message, Zhang Yun Ting wasted no time in relaying the message to Zhang Dong Nan, the Branch Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan in the Southern Heaven Territory.
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“Duan Ling Tian is in the upper realm with the lady whom we suspect to be the Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox?” Zhang Dong Nan’s eyes widened in surprise upon hearing the message.
After Zhang Dong Nan had confirmed that Duan Ling Tian was familiar with the woman his men were tailing before they died, he was eager to confirm the woman was truly a Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox. If she was the Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox, he would notify the main clan in the Seven Upper Province so they could send elites to bring her away if he was not strong enough to bring her away from the Profound Nether Mansion. There were t.i.tled Celestial Lords in the main clan who were more than capable of taking that woman away from the Profound Nether Mansion. The t.i.tled Celestial Lords were as powerful as the Southern Heaven Celestial Lords, after all. The only reason he had yet to inform the main clan about this was due to his uncertainty; he was not sure if the woman was really a Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox. If he was mistaken, those from the main clan might feel displeased. If he angered the t.i.tled Celestial Lords in the main clan, he would not be able to bear the consequences.
“She’s no longer a Ten Directions Celestial Duke and has become a Six Combos Celestial King? Moreover, she has comprehended two profundities from the law of s.p.a.ce, the Restraining Profundity and the Cross-Dimensional Slash Profundity, to the initial stage?” Zhang Dong Nan was rather shocked by this information even though he had experienced and seen a lot as the Branch Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan. He had never heard of anyone with such heaven-defying talents.
“Even the last Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox who appeared in the clan did not have such heaven-defying talents! In just thirty years, her cultivation base rose from that of a Ten Directions Celestial Duke to that of a Six Combos Celestial King. Moreover, she comprehended one of the Four Supreme Laws…”
Zhang Dong Nan’s expression was grim as he muttered to himself, “Now that she’s a Celestial King, I won’t be able to tell if she’s the Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox if she deliberately masks her aura.”
His eyes glinted at this moment. “Should I… Should I inform the main clan about this even though I’m not sure? No, I’ll wait a little longer. Perhaps, the situation might change…”
After taking a deep breath, Zhang Dong Nan sent a message to Zhang Yun Ting. “Elder Yun Ting, probe the lady for more information if you can.”
“Understood!”
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After Zhang Yun Ting received the order from Zhang Dong Nan, he asked his son for the direction where Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er had left.
Unlike the grade-six Celestial Mansions’ bases in the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm, the locations of the safe zones in the upper realm would not change. Only the locations of the treasures and secret realms would change.
For this reason, Zhang Yun Ting had no problem finding his way after receiving directions from his son.
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Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er had encountered quite a number of people as they traveled. Unfortunately, none of them were ranked in the top 100 on the scoreboard.
Duan Ling Tian, naturally, eliminated these people in just a blink of an eye. He did not kill them since there was no enmity between them.
Due to the number of people Duan Ling Tian had eliminated, after these people were sent out of the upper realm, it did not take long for words to spread about the existence of a purple-clad young man who possessed the strength of a Ten Directions Celestial King despite being a Three Talents Celestial King in the upper realm.
The people arrived at the conclusion that Duan Ling Tian possessed strength comparable to a Ten Directions Celestial King because there were a few Nine Palaces Celestial Kings and a Seven Stars Celestial King among the people he had eliminated.
Despite eliminating quite a number of people, Duan Ling Tian had only acc.u.mulated a little more than 30 points. The points were too little for his name to appear on the scoreboard.
At this moment, Duan Ling Tian wondered out loud as he surveyed the land below while he flew in the air, “I wonder how big is the upper realm…”
Meanwhile, Huan’er held Duan Ling Tian’s arm as she followed him. Both of them looked like a match made in heaven.
At this moment, a sinister laughter rang in the air. “What a perfect couple!”
It did not take long before Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er saw a ghost-like figure in the distance, drawing closer and closer to them.
In just a brief moment, a figure shrouded in a long black robe appeared, blocking Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er’s path. The figure belonged to a skinny old man. He was so skinny that his face looked sunken, and he looked just like a bag of bones.
‘He’s a Ten Directions Celestial King!’ Duan Ling Tian had already determined the old man’s cultivation base when the old man was flying toward them. He could sense the old man’s cultivation base through the old man’s Celestial Origin Energy.
Although Duan Ling Tian was just a Three Talents Celestial King now, it was not difficult for him to discern the aura of a Ten Directions Celestial King since he became familiar with the aura when his strength was raised by the consumable Royal Grade Celestial Weapon previously.
The old man clicked his tongue as he looked at Huan’er before he said, “You’re not even 100 years old. Girl, you’re really beautiful. If I were several tens of thousands of years younger, I might even be interested in you.” After that, he s.h.i.+fted his eyes to Duan Ling Tian and asked, “Boy, will both of you crush your Ident.i.ty Jade Tokens and leave or do you want me to do it for you? Let me warn you, if I, Old Man Hei Sha, make a move, I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to spare your lives…”
“Thank you for your reminder, senior.” Duan Ling Tian was not surprised that the old man had lived for tens of thousands of years. After all, if there were no accidents, Celestials could live as long as the heavens and earth. There were many Celestials who had lived for a long time like the old man. For example, the Pavilion Master of the Imperial Tutor Pavilion in the Profound Nether Mansion who was more than 30,000 years old. After he thanked the old man, he said, “Senior, if you want to eliminate us, you’ll have to show us your strength.”
“What? Do you doubt my strength?” The old man was taken aback upon hearing Duan Ling Tian’s words. Then, a frown appeared on his face as he said, “That’s not right… Have you not heard of my name, Hei Sha?”
With this, Duan Ling Tian finally recalled he had seen the old man’s name when he looked at the scoreboard in the upper realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm through the Ident.i.ty Jade Token. He looked at his Ident.i.ty Jade Token again for confirmation. His eyes lit up when he saw Hei Sha was ranked 69th with 186 points.
Duan Ling Tian’s gaze changed as he looked at Hei Sha again. His gaze was similar to how a predator looked at its prey. “As it turns out, senior is ranked 69th…”
“Now that you know, aren’t you going to crush your Ident.i.ty Jade Token?” Hei Sha waved his hand impatiently. “I’ve killed too many people in the past. Nowadays, when I see young people like you, I feel like I’m seeing my own kin. If it’s not necessary, I really don’t wish to kill you.”
Duan Ling Tian could not help but smile when he heard Hei Sha’s words; he found Hei Sha rather interesting. After a beat, he said with a smile, “Senior, let’s duel.”
“You want to have a duel with me even though you know I’m Hei Sha?” Hei Sha raised an eyebrow. His expression grew slightly solemn at this moment. Those whom he encountered in the upper realm who insisted on fighting him after discovering his ident.i.ty were either foolish or truly powerful. He had lived for tens of thousands of years and had been in the upper realm for a long time; his instincts told him the purple-clad young man was not foolish. Hence, the purple-clad young man had to be powerful. Nevertheless, he did not think the purple-clad young man could defeat him.
Hei Sha had become a Ten Directions Celestial King 10,000 years ago. Ever since then, he never had another breakthrough. Over the past 10,000 years, he had spent almost all his time in the upper realm when it was open. For this reason, he was familiar with everyone in the upper realm who was capable of defeating him, and Duan Ling Tian was not one of them.
Duan Ling Tian’s smile remained on his face as he said, “Please enlighten me, senior!”
“Alright! If you insist on fighting, I’ll play along!” As soon as Hei Sha finished speaking, a scorching energy surged out of his body. Based on this, it was apparent he had comprehended the law of fire.
Swoos.h.!.+
As flames burst forth, a broad saber appeared in Hei Sha’s hand.
At the same time, a piercing energy swept out toward Duan Ling Tian.
‘This Old Man Hei Sha is much more powerful than the Wind Thunder Dao Sect’s Jun w.a.n.g Chen.’ Although they had not exchanged blows yet, Duan Ling Tian could tell the old man was much more powerful than Jun w.a.n.g Chen based on the old man’s aura. The only question he had was if Hei Sha had comprehended any of the profundities from the law of fire to the initial stage.
Whoos.h.!.+
Duan Ling Tian teleported away from his spot and reappeared above the old man in just a blink of an eye.
“The law of s.p.a.ce’s Teleportation Profundity?” Hei Sha looked up, clearly surprised. However, it was apparent that he was not panicked by this discovery. Although there were not many people who comprehended the law of s.p.a.ce, it was not rare to encounter those who comprehended the law of s.p.a.ce.
Hei Sha looked at Duan Ling Tian again and saw that Duan Ling Tian did not have any weapon in his hand. He said, “Lad, bring your weapon out.” It was clear he did not think Duan Ling Tian was his opponent at all and reminded Duan Ling Tian so he would not win with an unfair advantage.
“It’s fine, senior. I’ll bring my Celestial Weapon out when I think it’s necessary to do so.” Duan Ling Tian’s impression of the old man grew more and more favorable. After all, not many people would remind their opponents to bring out their weapons to even out the ground as much as possible.
“Lad, don’t you think you’re underestimating me a little too much? Let me teach you a lesson today!” The flames burned bright as Hei Sha charged forward with his saber in hand, looking like a ball of fire.