Chapter 21: Shin Xian
In a forest of rotten trees that contained no leaves, three Blood Wolves were enjoying their meal and after some time two more Blood Wolves joined them.
After sometime one of these five suddenly sensed a presence from the back of a giant mossy rock. It stopped eating and groaned while walking towards the rock.
As it came close to the rock, a hand suddenly came from the back of the rock, grabbing its head and then pulled with such strength it had never seen before.
The wolf, powerless against such force was pulled quite easily.
As it saw that behind the rock is a man holding a dagger, it tried to howl but before it could a dagger pierced through its head.
It’s body paralyzed and soon it died on the spot.
[ Quest Progress : Killed 1/5 Mountain Wolves ]
[ Time Remaining : 42 minutes ]
’Ahh, killing like this is too hard... my luck ain’t so good, what can I say,’ Evan thought after killing the Wolf that had just appeared in front of him right now.
A minute earlier, when he had just arrived here, the system gave a message.
[ From Now On Skills Will Be Permanently Disabled ]
This meant that he would not be able to use skills from now on. Be it the blood dominion or any others that were to be unlocked.
Hence, now he had to fight like normal people.
Meanwhile, the other wolves had smelled the blood of their fellow and were now walking towards the mossy rock where Evan was hiding.
’Guess I’ve got no choice but to fight them head on.’
He stopped hiding behind the rock, stood up and came in front of them.
All of these four wolves looked exactly the same as one another and a wild aura was surrounding them.
’Good thing they are only level three.’
Every species of beasts that have an aperture are ranked from level three to zero, where level three is the lowest and level zero is the highest.
The Level three Blood Wolves are the foot soldiers of their army and sometimes have a Basic blood worm, the Level two Blood Wolves are the commandants and have an Awakened Blood Worm, the Level one Blood wolves are the Lieutenant Generals and have a Prayer Blood Worm, the Level zero Blood wolf is the general of the army and has an Ancient Blood worm in it, mostly.
The ones that were in front of Evan were all foot soldiers who were just out of their group to have their food but were now faced with danger.
They groaned looking towards Evan, their crimson fur swaying with the wind.
’Even if you are level zero, what can you do? A man has more wisdom than any creature of the world, if power alone would be enough for this world than you all would have been our masters and we ---- we would be your slaves!’ Evan shouted laughing.
’Though I do not care whether you are a wolf or a celestial, what I learnt from living here is that all lives are equally worthless in the grand eyes of the universe, be it a wolf, mortal or a celestial everyone is just trying to survive.’
One of the wolves started running toward him and jumped in hope of tearing Evan’s whole body, but he simple moved a little left and in the throat of the wolf, he inserted and pulled the dagger in a swift motion.
[ Quest Progress : Killed 2/5 Mountain Wolves ]
[ Time Remaining : 40 minutes ]
’Tsk, the time is running out fast, if these wolves run away, the one suffering would be me.’
The three remaining wolves were however trying to do the thing he feared, they were slowly taking their steps backward. However, Evan ran as the leaves rustled and due to his fast speed he immediately came in front of the wolves.
’Where do you wolves think you are going,’ he said piercing the head of another wolf.
***
’Looks like the peace is not going to last long, Lord Elder Xuan,’ a pale white haired man sitting opposite to Elder Xuan in a moving carriage said.
’In the Shin clan of the Necromancer sect, an A-Rank talent was born to mortal parents twenty years ago and no one except that kid and his parents knew that he was an A-Rank, he is now leader of that clan, of course he would be seeking justice for how mortals are treated,’ Elder Xuan said looking outside through a window.
’Well what can he possibly do, the sect has more than two thousand soldiers, how can a single man compare to such a majestic army,’ Harry said.
Elder Xuan looked rather disappointed and made a face that meant that Harry said something naive.
’He is twenty and is cultivating since he was ten in secret, according to the reports he is already an Ascendant Necromancer!, even I, Xuan who is aged eighty became an Ascendant just three years ago, if it goes on like this, he will cross the mortal realm and reach the immortal realm in no time!, and in front an immortal, even if we and the Necromancer sect send all of our outer, inner and core disciples we would still lose... lose all our disciples ’ Elder Xuan said.
Harry’s mouth opened in a smiling shock and his eyes revealed excitement.
’If that Shin clan brat has cultivated without using any resources than Evan might be able to become an Immortal in five to six years, though to reach one of the next ranks of the Immortal realm requires at least sixty to seventy years, no matter what talent .’
There were seven ranks of cultivators, in which four were of the mortal realm and three were of the immortal realm.
The four mortal ranks were Fledgling, Awakened, Adept and Ascendant. While, the immortal ranks were three and were Transcendent, Sovereign and Celestial.
In a sect, Outer Disciples were the people who had just become an Awakened. Inner Disciples were the people who had Peak Stage Awakened Aperture, Core Disciples were Adept and after becoming an Ascendant, the last rank of the mortal realm, one would become a Sect Elder.
Meanwhile, after someone becomes a Transcendent and the previous Sect leader dies, one would become the sect leader.
And after the supreme leader has died, the Sect Leader would become the Supreme Leader, their is not a specific rank requirement to become the supreme leader, the person just has to be an immortal.
Meanwhile in the carriage, Harry had asked another dumb question that made Elder Xuan question his praise for Harry’s cunningness.
’What is the name of the guy that has an A-Rank talent?’
Elder Xuan simply nodded trying to process if Harry was trying to joke or he actually did not know.
’You ask such great questions, may you be safe from the Evil eye... Bastard what do you think you’re asking? you were in the Sect all the time and you don’t know that everybody was talking that twenty years ago, an A-Rank Talent, Shin Xian was born!?’
’Chill old man chill, wine is better than listening to people talk and this is not a big deal if you ask me’
’Who the f*ck is an old man? I’m only eighty.’
Harry laughed and seeing him laugh, Elder Xuan started to laugh too.
***
In the forest of rotten trees, the dead bodies of five Blood Wolves lay and the killer of these five wolves came out of the forest holding a dagger that was soaked in deep blackish crimson blood.
[ Quest Completed ]
[ Reward 50 XP Given ]
’I didn’t even level up,’ the killer said shaking his head.
