BoW: Martial World c18

~~~~~~Next Day~~~~~~

The pair of ‘love birds’ were exploring the Martial House territory. After cuddling and sleeping in each other's hands, the pair woke up a bit later. So, instead of doing anything else, they went to explore.

Well, more like Qin Xingxuan was showing the place to him.

While the girl knows the place, she has never trained in any of the extreme environments. She wanted to reach Xiantian, not become a warrior.

Or something like that. When she explained to Xiao Tian Long, he was a bit confused. One needs stimulation of combat to reach that potential.

Like they say, the girl was a bit of a dreamer. Thankfully, hee lover was next to her the whole time, otherwise the girl would mess up at some point and suffer badly.

Just remembering how it was for her when she was with Lin Ming makes him want to squeeze her in his hands.

“Umm…why the hug? Not that I mind…” The girl asked him curiously as she looked at him hugging her all of a sudden.

“I felt like it.” He smiled at her before letting her go, but the girl ended up hugging his hand and not letting him go.

The pair continued to walk and ended up in an area where a bunch of cultivators were leaving. It was a lecture, as one of the elders was giving everyone some kind of stones.

“Those are Essence Stones. Since you took first place, you will be getting ten of them.” Qin Xingxuan said to him after remembering about this small detail.

“You can use them to get into special training areas in the Martial House, or use them to increase your cultivation speed.” She explained to him while they walked over.

However, Xiao Tian Long was looking somewhere else.

He saw Lin Ming speaking with two people. One of them had this bona fide aura of a Japanese MC; he was indecisive, while the other was a delicate girl. They were a bit older than Lin Ming, by a year or two.

“Brother Ming, it appears you have made new friends already.” Xiao Tian Long walked over to the trio.

His arrival caused quite a stir, especially with the most beautiful girl in the entire Kingdom around his hand.

However, the stir was because of how the pair looked. Qin Xingxuan looked ruffled, as her hair was not combed properly.

The reason for that is that she forgot her things in her place and she had nothing with her.

It was very obvious what happened to her last night.

“Oh, these two are my cousins from the main branch of the Lin Family from Green Mulberry City.” Lin Ming quickly clarified that they were not friends but extended family.

“This is Xiao Tian Long, my close friend.” Lin Ming greeted the guy. However, not the girl as he doesn’t know her name.

Xiao Tian Long nodded as he looked at the girl and smiled at her. The girl in question blushed a bit as she, alongside the guy, nodded back and introduced themselves.

“Like my little cousin said, I am Lin Wu, and this is my little sister Lin Fengyuan.” The girl waved her hand bashfully. To think she would meet someone who captured the heart of the elusive Qin Xingxuan. The girl already had an incredible status in the Martial House.

The Marshall’s daughter is very famous for her looks and her martial talent.

Yet, here this girl was, around Xiao Tian Long’s hand, looking as if she was having a steamy session last night.

“Nice to meet you two. Like Brother Ming said, I am Xiao Tian Long, and this girl who can’t stop hugging me is Qin Xingxuan. She is darling.” The black-haired girl around his hand blushed for a second, embarrassed to hear him introduce her like that!

“But you two can call me Brother Long.” He smiled for a second before winking at the girl, who once again blushed… hard.

Honestly, these martial girls are weak when it comes to such casual teases.

“It’s an honour to meet you, Brother Long.” Lin Wu had already accepted the suggestion; as someone who comes from a merchant family, he quickly adjusted to what was required.

“You are right on time, the elder Professor is giving away Essence Stones. Young Cousin has already collected his.” Lin Wu motioned at Lin Ming.

Xiao Tian Long looked at the elder as he saw him giving away stones.

They looked like crystals or pieces of glass.

“I see.”

He walked over to take, and as he was doing that, Lin Wu spoke what he had on his mind. The Lin family from Green Mulberry City has some talent, but none of them are experts; reaching Houtian is a fantasy for them.

The only place that has an Houtian expert is the Sky Fortune City—the Marshal Quarters.

They are so rare that they can be counter on one hand.

So naturally, the next thing is Pulse Condensing Stage experts. But even though they are rare, one or two would appear in a generation.

But that’s about it, as all of the geniuses would leave Sky Fortune Kingdom, or at least stay in the Capital. However, people from smaller cities, like the Lin Family, would be happy to have practitioners at the fifth stage of body transformation, the altering muscle stage.

That is why they were shocked when they heard that Lin had won second place in the entry exam.

However, they quickly realised that Xiao Tian Long helped Lin Ming achieve second place.

“Young Cousin, how did you meet brother Long?” Lin Wu asked, and his little sister perked up when she heard that question.

His smile make her feel all fluffy and have butterflies in her stomach. She was awed by his talent and ability. If someone like Qin Xingxuan is all over him, then he is a real deal.

“I was practising in the woods when he stumbled upon me, after that we just started talking.” There is no way that Lin Ming will tell them that Xiao Tian Long was affected by his training methods.

And that he helped him and now is helping because he wants for Zhu Yan to be beaten.

In the end, the Restaurant boy realised that Xiao Tian Long wants for Zhu Yan to be put in place.

“I see. So it’s a fated encounter.” Lin Wu was a bit jealous; such a thing is rare, and one in a lifetime or even more opportunities.

“Regardless, Young Cousin, do you want to join us for a drink?”

Lin Ming's reaction was clear: He was not interested in such things and wanted to return to his training.

“I am sorry, maybe next time I have to return too—”

“Come now, Brother Ming. Resting is part of training, too. Why don’t we make something nice to eat from Fierce beast meat? I can use my alchemy fire to refine the meat while you can use your cooking expertise to work that flavour.” The Outworlder who returned from collecting the stones suggested. He wants to help Lin Ming win against Zhu Yan. But if he continues running away to train there, he won’t have many chances to do that.

“...Fierce Beast meat, you say?” Lin Ming immediately considered the benefits of eating such meat. It was not just a free meal ticket; it would also help him in his cultivation.

“Alright, let me bring my spices.” The restaurant boy quickly agreed. In his mind, wasting a bit of time to make food that could give him several days' worth of cultivation is a good choice.

Xiao Tian Long smiled as he looked at his two cousins.

He showed them a bit of different smile, as if telling them how to interact with the block head that is Lin Ming.

“Many thanks, brother Long.” The pair slightly bowed for the invitation.

“No worries. Since you two are related to Brother Ming, I don’t mind, " he replied before looking at Lin Fengyuan and smiling at her.

Once again, the girl needed to look away. It was getting cute. He was feeling like teasing this poor girl.

The group of five began to walk towards the residential areas. As they were walking, they met a familiar face.

But the Lin siblings recognised the other two. They looked like experienced martial artists.

“Those two… they always pick on the newcomers,” Lin Wu commented as they watched how the bigger guy was goading the familiar clown.

Wang Yanfeng.

“Ho! Look at that, the first place winner, Xiao Tian Long.” The smaller and stronger-looking guy with a thin, sabre-like weapon on his back noticed the group of five.

“I heard that you can use Sword intent since the second stage of body transformation.” The guy walked forward. The taller noticed the arrival of the group. He stopped messing with the clown and looked at Xiao Tian Long.

Then at Qin Xingxuan. He can’t believe the elusive beauty is hanging around this guy!

“Yeah. Being a genius is hard.” The Outworlder shook his head. He knows how to goad these people. They are proud and arrogant, so you hit them with even more pride and arrogance.

Like bringing gasoline to a campfire, burn, baby burn, as they say.

“Oh? Arrogant… aren’t we?” The guy smirked as he proposed something. “ How about a wager? Your essence stones?”

“Brother—”

Xiao Tian Long stopped Lin Wu, as they had seen this many times already. The guys were the so-called school bullies who wanted the kid’s pocket change.

Only Martial Arts variants.

“It's fine. How about something more serious?”

Xiao Tian Long did a hand motion, and a golden scarlet pill appeared between his fingers.

“A Houtian rank pill. The Golden Snake Scarlet Pill.”

“!”

“!”

‘That crazy lunatic is at it again!’ Wang Yanfeng internally screamed seeing this before him!

The gathered group looked shell-shocked to hear such a proposal.

Of course, the sabre-wielding guy grinned hearing that!

“Sure! What is the bet?”

“We fight, right now, and if you win, you get this pill.” Xiao Tian Long launched the pill into the air and captured it in his palm. He was acting like a crazy rich guy who had no idea what to do with this wealth.

“But if I win, I get all your stuff. Including your weapon, everything, unless you have something that is worth Houtian level.” He smirked, almost mocking the poor guy. Does he have the wealth to fight him?

“Zhang Cang…” His tall buddy looked a bit worried. This was getting out of hand!

“...You… You want to take my stuff? My Sabre? SURE! Let's fight then!!!” The guy’s killing intent surged. What he emitted was killing intent that radiated through his weapon on his back.

“That’s Zhang Cang’s One with Sabre!” Lin Wu exclaimed with worry. This guy was peak Viscera Training! The Third Stage of Body Transformation!

Snort

But Xiao Tian Long snorted. He wasn’t impressed. His art helped him achieve something greater far earlier.

“Then let’s go, seniors. Show me where the arena is.” He smiled and motioned for them to show him one of the arenas.

“Follow me.” Zhang Cang motioned with his chin to follow him. There was clear killing intent behind his words. His burly friend followed, he forgot about the clown Wang Yanfeng. This situation was far too intense for a wager.

Xiao Tian Long began to walk after. His girl, who was holding his hand, was a bit nervous. She was worried that her man was biting more than he could swallow. But he had his Sword Intent and the technique. After all, she knew that he was cultivating a variant of the one she was practising, the Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians.

Based on her art, she knows that she is approaching the large success of the First Layer, and her True Essence is becoming pure and potent.

Based on all of these things, can he fight someone who is at the peak of Viscera Training while he was at the beginning?