Chapter 196: It's Been a Long While, Junior Sister Fang
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Big brother Si Ma!"
The girl was stunned. Worry appeared on her face. She had never seen that expression on the man's face. In her impression of him, that drastic change and rapid behavior should never appear on Si Ma Xin.
He was always gentle and elegant, and would always have a faint smile on his lips, as if even in the face of mountain shattering and the earth breaking, he would still remain unperturbed.
This was what attracted her to him. In her mind, this sort of man was what was considered to be truly powerful.
Yet at that moment, she saw Si Ma Xin's expression change. She saw the sudden appearance of lightning sparks outside his body. She saw the wine cup shattering. Once she linked all these together with Si Ma Xin's words, a theory appeared in the girl's heart.
At the moment Si Ma Xin's wine cup shattered and lightning sparks traveled through his entire body, a shocking change appeared in Han Mountain City.
The lightning that filled the sky in an area of thousands of lis all charged towards Su Ming, sitting on Han Mountain Bell. As bell chimes echoed in the air, amidst the sky that was filled with lightning, suddenly, the third abnormality appeared after the manifestation of the true form of the deity statue of Transcendence and the blue cloud!
It was an indistinct fierce beast. While only its contour was visible, there was a mighty presence coming from it like a tidal wave. That fierce beast had nine heads. Six of them had their eyes closed as if they were sleeping.
Two of the three heads that had their eyes open were surrounded by a large amount of lightning. It let out huge rumbling sounds, and as lightning surrounded the heads, the reflection of a person in white appeared in the eyes of two of the heads. However, that person's figure was distorted.
Su Ming's body was reflected in the eyes of the one head left. At that moment, it was looking at the horizon in the distance coldly. Black mist surrounded it, making it glaringly obvious.
"Nine…"
A muffled low roar came out from the mouths of the three heads of the beast that had their eyes opened.
"Nine… headed Dragon…"
The voice seemed to have traveled through the passages of time. It shook the heavens and earth, and it even made most of the lightning around it dissipate.
This strange sight made all those watching from the ground to fall into shock.
Su Ming sat on Han Mountain Bell and used it to resist the power of lightning. This was the only method he could think of. The bell itself was a priceless treasure, and the one head from the nine that had his will was the best thing that could resist lightning in this place.
The moment he sat down, and the moment most of the power of lightning in his body spilled out and surged into the bell, Su Ming knew he had made the correct decision!
His face may have been pale, but his expression was calm. As of now, he had ample time to refine the lightning created when the Earthen Lightning and Void Lightning in his body crashed against each other. As for the might of the lightning that was attracted to him from the area around, most of it went to the bell underneath him, and the bell was resisting the might in his place.
In fact, at that moment, ambition grew within Su Ming's heart!
Han Mountain Bell was a priceless treasure, but he could not take it away. Even the person in white who had obtained two heads could not take the bell away. If Su Ming wanted to claim the bell, then he definitely needed to awaken more heads and leave his will within them.
Before he Transcended, Su Ming could at most only awaken one head. Yet now, he had Transcended. The moment he realized that the bell could resist lightning in his place and earn him more time, his ambition appeared.
He spread out the Branding Art around the bell. As the bell tolled, as the three awakened heads of the beast rose and yelled out 'nine-headed Dragon'…
The bell let out a loud chime that was layered with multiple layers of sound. As the chime rang out, a layer of ripples spread out. Han Mountain City trembled, the mountains around the area shook, and another head from the six heads of the beast in the sky opened its eyes swiftly.
The moment it opened its eyes, the beast let out a howl that reverberated in the sky once again.
"Nine… headed Dragon… South…"
That voice was filled with astonishing power. As it echoed in the air, the eyes of the awakened fourth head shone with a brilliant light. Su Ming's body appeared in its pupils!
The instant Su Ming's will occupied two of the nine heads of the wild beast, he clearly felt a mysterious connection between him and the bell. While that connection did not allow him to use the bell, it made him feel as if he was in perfect harmony with the bell.
It was as if this sacred treasure belonged to him in the first place, and now, it was showing signs of returning to him.
It was also during this moment that the other two heads of the wild beast in the sky let out sullen voices. Those voices sounded like a low roar as it reverberated in the area.
"Han Mountain Bell belongs to me, Si Ma Xin! I'd like to see just who you are!"
The moment the voice appeared, all the people in Han Mountain City fell silent. Nan Tian and the others immediately turned pale. The mountains belonging to the three tribes were so quiet a pin could be heard if it fell on the ground.
Han Cang Zi trembled. To her, that voice was akin to a nightmare
Yet very soon, Han Cang Zi's expression changed and she quickly spoke. "Brother! Fang Mu!"
Fang Shen trembled, and he appeared to be struggling. Did he truly not understand the nature of his son's injuries..? That was his secret, and no one else knew about it.
However, he only struggled for a moment before he gritted his teeth and looked as if he had decided to put everything on the line before he ran towards Han Cang Zi standing on the mountain stairs with a pale face. He immediately followed behind her.
Fang Mu was originally watching anxiously and excitedly on Tranquil East Mountain when he suddenly trembled and fainted. A lot of black mist rose from his body. That black mist spread out, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped his entire body, moving in as if it was about to occupy the center of his brows.
At the same time, the Tranquil East Tribe's Chief of War also trembled furiously. Black mist spread out from his body. The same thing also happened to several people on Lake of Colors Mountain and Puqiang Mountain. In their unconscious states, their bodies convulsed as the black mist covered their faces.
As the two heads of the fierce beast in the sky was assaulted by a large amount of lightning, they roared.
As it roared, the two people who fainted on Puqiang Mountain and were enveloped by black mist opened their eyes. Their eyes were empty, but there was a hint of maliciousness within them. The moment they opened their eyes, they stood up. As the people beside them let out cries of surprise, they turned into two long arcs that whistled as they charged through the air towards Su Ming, who was sitting on Han Mountain Bell.
Soon after, Tranquil East Tribe's Chief of War lifted his head and howled on Tranquil East Mountain. Black mist spread out on his face and once it covered him completely, madness appeared in his eyes. A powerful presence burst forth from his body, and he leapt into the air towards Han Mountain City.
Two people surrounded by black mist also charged out from Lake of Colors Mountain towards Han Mountain City.
As they charged forth, these five people turned into black long arcs that rushed towards Su Ming. They were so quick that they closed in on him in a moment. These five people had already fallen into madness. Their eyes were filled with a savage ferociousness. As the people in Han Mountain City cried out in surprise, the three tribes remained in silence.
The five people closed in on Su Ming on Han Mountain Bell from three different directions.
Tranquil East Tribe's Chief of War was the first to arrive. His face was filled with malice. With a low growl, he lifted his right hand and swung it towards Su Ming. A giant log appeared behind his body. The giant log rumbled and rushed towards Su Ming.
At the same time, the Chief of War pounded his chest with his left hand. Immediately, his shirt exploded, revealing the Berserker Mark of a battle axe on his chest.
The Berserker Mark let out a dim light and gained substance. It materialized in the sky and the axe swung down towards Su Ming!
The other four people arrived in succession and activated a variety of Berserker Arts, forming a wave of loud booms as they closed in on Su Ming!
Su Ming closed his eyes and did not move. At that moment, he had already reached the final stage of refining lightning. He could not be disturbed. In the face of the barrage from the five people, a green light shot out from the center of his brows and turned in to the small virescent sword.
This was not a moment to hide the sword. The instant the sword came out, it immediately spun rapidly around Su Ming's body and turned into a layer of green light that acted like a shield.
Rumbling sounds echoed in the air. The giant wood crashed into the green light. The giant axe slashed towards him horizontally. The moment it touched the green light, the attacks from the other four people also arrived.
The battle was not restricted to the ground. In the sky, the two heads that contained Su Ming's will charged towards the two heads occupied by Si Ma Xin's will. The four heads of the fierce beast started attacking and biting each other as if they were trying to destroy one another.
However, the heads occupied by Si Ma Xin's will had to resist the lightning strikes that came crashing towards them besides having to deal with Su Ming. Due to this, they were caught in a disadvantageous position.
This was a strange battle, and it was the first time Su Ming and Si Ma Xin crossed hands with each other!
As the rumbles echoed in the air, Su Ming remained seated and still on Han Mountain Bell. He simply allowed the five people around him attack the light formed by the virescent sword, because he did not have the luxury to divide his attention to control the sword and kill these people. He could only remain in defense.
What he needed now was time. He had refined most of the lightning in his body. Before long, once he finished refining all of the lightning within him, his Origin Transcendence Vessel would appear!
This Origin Vessel would be the lightning of the heavens and earth!
Fang Shen was anxious as he took huge steps towards where his son was on Tranquil East Tribe. Han Cang Zi followed behind him. They traveled at incredible speeds. When the five people were attacking the green light surrounding Su Ming, Fang Shen or Han Cang Zi had already arrived at the mountain side. Many tribe members were gathered there as they looked anxiously at Fang Mu trembling relentlessly on the ground.
Fang Mu's face was purple, only the center of his brows remaining blank. Fang Shen closed in with one step, but the moment he got closer, he stopped and felt his heart taking a loud thump against his chest. A freezing presence spread out abruptly from Fang Mu's body.
Han Cang Zi's expression instantly changed. Once she came to a halt, she instinctively took a few steps backwards.
Fang Mu, who still had his eyes closed, suddenly stopped trembling. Slowly, he opened his eyes. There was no madness within his eyes, only tranquility.
That calm gaze made all those who saw it feel a chill blossoming in their hearts and running down their spine.
"It's been a long while, junior sister Fang."
An unfamiliar voice came from Fang Mu's mouth. He stood up and looked at Han Cang Zi with a gentle smile. The purple shade of his skin slowly disappeared and turned into a purple long robe that covered his body.
Han Cang Zi shuddered, and all color disappeared from her face.
Chapter 197: Si Ma Xin!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Si Ma Xin!"
Han Cang Zi took another few steps back, and hatred appeared on her face.
Fang Shen stood there dumbly. As he looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar person before him, his heart clenched in pain. He knew the source of Fang Mu's injuries, but he pretended not to. What else could he do besides that..?
He only pretended not to know and put on an act that he had done everything he could to cure his son's injuries. He knew that only by doing so could there be a possibility for Fang Mu to truly recover some day.
"I am Fang Shen, tribe leader of Tranquil East Tribe. Greetings, Sir Si Ma…" Fang Shen lowered his head and bore with the pain his heart as he spoke respectfully.
That gentle look remained on Fang Mu's face, as if he did not see the hatred on Han Cang Zi's face. He ignored Fang Shen, who was standing by the side. He walked towards Han Cang Zi, and once he was by her side, he lifted Han Cang Zi's pale chin with his right hand.
"Han Mountain Bell is mine, Fang Mu is mine, and you too, are mine! Now, I will go and see just who is it who dared to take what belongs to me!"
As Fang Mu spoke, a dark look appeared on his face. With a swing of his arm, he no longer paid any attention to Han Cang Zi and walked to the summit of Tranquil East Mountain up the stairs.
As he walked forward, the steps of the stairs would be covered by a layer of freezing air. When he arrived at the summit, the Elder of Tranquil East Tribe only cast him a glance before a shudder immediately ran through his body and he quickly got up to bow towards Fang Mu.
"Greetings, Sir Si Ma."
Fang Mu did not speak. He walked past the Elder of Tranquil East Tribe with a dark expression. He stood at the edge of the mountain and looked towards Han Mountain City!
Without hearing his command, the Elder of Tranquil East Tribe did not dare stand up. After he was bowed for an extended period of time, the other people around him saw this and were shocked. They also bowed down and did not dare straighten up.
Right at the moment Fang Mu stood on the summit and cast his gaze towards Su Ming sitting on Han Mountain Bell in Han Mountain City, the lightning within Su Ming's body erupted forth with a piercing light and a loud crash. A change that made Su Ming's body tremble surged out from within him.
Those were thin bolts of lightning arcs. The appearance of these bolts of lightning swimming around his body were not drawn in to Su Ming from his surroundings, but a product from his body after the Earthen Lightning and Void Lightning relentlessly crashed into each other and fused together. After continuously refining it, he finally made a part of it completely belong to him!
What he refined was not lightning, but the source that created lightning's power!
He refined the Earthen Lightning and Void Lightning. Only during the instant they crashed into each other would these two materials gain substance for refinement, and only then would he succeed.
The Earthen Lightning surged through his organs, and the Void Lightning filled his brain and the top of his skull. When these two bolts of lightning that were not visible to the naked eye fused together and produced a shocking force, lightning would naturally appear outside Su Ming's body.
He trembled. The lightning in his body was finally completely refined and had turned into his Origin Transcendence Vessel!
However, it was during this moment that Su Ming's heart leapt and shock replaced all emotions within him. He had thought that he was refining lightning, but once he succeeded, he saw something unbelievable in his body!
Lightning filled his body, but the bolts of lightning would not cause any harm to him. It created a feeling within him as if they were about to fuse into him and become a part of him. He could feel that there was also lightning arcs swimming outside his body. Crackling sounds echoed in the sky and the mark of lightning appeared at the center of his brows!
He succeeded!
He successfully turned lightning into his Origin Vessel. Lightning rumbled in the sky. As the sound spread out, it seemed as if there were countless people roaring in the sky, congratulating Su Ming!
A sensation that made him feel powerful rose within Su Ming's heart, but it could not dispel the shock he felt at that moment. After a long while, he forcefully suppressed that feeling and opened his eyes. The moment he did so, the small virescent sword came to an abrupt halt and slashed outwards horizontally, piercing through the center of Tranquil East Tribe's Chief of War's brows, who had been incessantly throwing attacks at him. It shot through his head with a bit of blood, and Tranquil East Tribe's Chief of War trembled before he fell down dead.
At the same time, numerous bolts of lightning spread out from within Su Ming's body and charged towards the other four people. The four were completely shrouded in black mist, but before they could dodge, they had already been bombarded by the power of lightning. One of the four people instantly exploded, while the other three coughed out blood. Once they tumbled back, the small virescent sword caught up to them, and with one single slash, the three people's heads flew off their necks.
A chill appeared in Su Ming's calm gaze. He would never take the initiative to provoke others, but once someone harassed him, then he would definitely not show mercy!
After killing all four in one go, Su Ming looked towards Tranquil East Tribe. He had a strong hunch that there was a person looking at him from Tranquil East Mountain. The moment he looked over, his gaze clashed with Si Ma Xin's in the air between Han Mountain and Tranquil Mountain.
The moment their gazes clashed, Fang Mu trembled where he stood on Tranquil East Mountain. A large amount of lightning instantly appeared around his entire body and it traveled into the ground through his feet. His pupils shrank.
"I underestimated him!"
The moment Su Ming met Si Ma Xin's gaze, his body was immediately covered in a chilling layer of frost on Han Mountain Bell. A large amount of freezing air spread out from within his body, and he was covered in a thin layer of ice. Even if the ice were instantly destroyed by the lightning arcs and disappeared, a shudder ran through his body.
Su Ming stood up slowly, and the instant he straightened up, the lightning in the sky let out a rumble and gathered around him, as if it was about to spill out in an instant.
'I refined lightning and turned it to my Origin Vessel… My Origin Vessel is caught between a state of being an illusion and being real. Its true form rests in me… Yet the moment it spreads out, it would cause the Earthen Lightning and Void Lightning in the word to fuse together…'
A flash appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He lifted his right hand when the lightning from the sky arrived and seized at the air in the direction of the numerous bolts of lightning.
Su Ming's body was immediately covered by the numerous bolts of lightning. The rumbling sounds shook the heavens and earth. Eventually, there was no longer any lightning in the sky. All of it had gathered on Su Ming and turned into a gigantic ball of lightning.
The light from it shone in all directions, looking as if it was a sun made of lightning.
When Fang Mu saw this on Tranquil East Mountain, his face became even more solemn.
"What's his name?!"
The Elder of Tranquil East Tribe hesitated for a moment before he spoke in a low voice. "Sir, his name is Mo Su… he Transcended after attaining great completion in the Blood Solidification Realm and was awarded the title… Divine General of Transcendence…"
A piercing glare appeared in Fang Mu's eyes. He stood on the mountain and lifted his right hand before pointing towards a barren mountain in the distance.
"Freezing Sky Berserker Art, Nine Creations1!"
His voice was calm, but when his words traveled into the Elder's ears, the Elder of Tranquil East Tribe felt his heart lurch.
'Nine Creations?! Sir Si Ma has actually managed to control this Berserker Art to this extent?!'
Cold air suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the mountain Fang Mu pointed to. That cold air instantly enveloped the entire mountain, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a mountain of ice.
A rumble that shook the earth echoed in the air. The ice mountain trembled, and a layer of ice broke off from the mountain in perfect condition and floated into the sky.
More accurately speaking, this was an ice mountain that had nothing within. The inside of the mountain was empty, but its shape was the exact same as the mountain on the ground.
As it floated up, the empty ice mountain charged towards Han Mountain with a loud boom, commanded by Fang Mu's finger, storming towards where Su Ming was and falling on him.
The entire Han Mountain trembled. Many rocks broke off from the mountain and fell down, along with a lot of buildings that instantly shattered.
Su Ming trembled. The giant ball of lightning around him floated upwards and crashed into the empty ice mountain in midair.
When his lightning and the ice mountain came into contact, a huge boom that shook the sky and earth reverberated in the air and turned into a wave of sound that spread out in all directions!
The ice mountain was enveloped by lightning. As it shook, it immediately turned into countless shards. Yet the moment it shattered, the ball of lightning around Su Ming also disappeared.
When both lightning and ice disappeared, Su Ming looked as if he was frozen. His entire body was covered in layers of ice. Although the ice shattered soon after, Su Ming's face was incredibly pale. When the ice on his body disappeared, he coughed out a mouthful of blood.
The blood was also freezing cold. When he coughed out the blood, it turned into grains of ice that scattered away into the wind.
However, there were still bolts of lightning rotating behind Su Ming. They spread out as if they were relentlessly trying to merge together once again. The symbol of thunder also appeared on the center of Su Ming's brows.
However, the symbol of lightning had numerous branches spreading out. Its shape was incomplete, but it still looked incredibly similar to the lightning people saw in the sky.
Besides those lightning sparks on his body, there was also the armor that was formed by black mist. That armor covered his entire body, including his face. Only his indifferent gaze could be seen as he stared at Fang Mu, who was similarly looking back at him from Tranquil East Mountain.
"What is mine is here. If you dare take it, then you must pay an equivalent… No matter where you are, I will find you!"
Fang Mu spoke languidly. The robe made from purple mist on his body was quickly disappearing. He came to this place personally for one purpose – he wanted to see who the person who dared to take what belonged to him was. Now, he had seen him.
"It's a pity that this body can only provide me enough power for one strike… but if you're injured with just one strike, then… you're too weak. You're not worthy for me to come here.
"But I'd like to see whether you still dare to take what belongs to me after experiencing my attack."
Fang Mu smiled faintly. As his voice echoed in the air, the purple robe on his body completely dissipated. He sat down cross-legged, and once he cast a glance at Su Ming, he closed his eyes. Once he opened them once again, there was bewilderment in his eyes.
Si Ma Xin had left.
The land was silent. Only the four heads of the fierce beast continued attacking and biting each other in the sky.
Su Ming was silent. He could tell that the other person just now was Si Ma Xin!
'He's indeed strong…'
Su Ming lifted his head and looked at the nine-headed beast in the sky. A glint appeared in his eyes and he slowly floated into the air. Once he reached the peak, he looked at the heads that were taken over by Si Ma Xin's will.
'But, you can't… prevent me… from taking what "belongs" to you!'
Once he controlled the two heads, Su Ming could tell that once he took over four heads, then he could take the Bell away.
Translator's Note:
By now, you've probably seen two Creation Arts: Eternal Creation and Nine Creations. Later on, you will see another Creation Art called Endless Creation, and later on, mentioned in passing, One Creation, Ten Creations, One Hundred Creations.
Now, all these Arts are related to creating things (duh), but there's also a ranking system for these Arts, and they're listed from strongest to weakest.
Eternal Creation - Strongest
Endless Creation - Weaker than Eternal
One up to 999 Creations – Weaker than Endless and Eternal
The reason for this is because the original version for Eternal Creation is 万古一造, Endless Creation is 千古一造,and Nine Creations is 九古一造. 万, 千, 百, 十, 九, and 一 are numbers for 10,000, 1,000, 100, 10, 9, and 1 respectively. The power system is ranked based on the numbers. If they're placed with 古, 万古 and 千古 both mean eternity, and since these two refer to time, I thought it was ridiculous to assume that百古一造, 十古一造, 九古一造, and一古一造would be 'Hundred Ancients Creation', 'Ten Ancients Creation', 'Nine Ancients Creation', and 'One Ancient Creation'. So for one up to 999, these Creations were numbered, but the moment it reaches千古一造 (Endless Creation), Endless is used because I wanted something that showed a peak of something (end), and then had the meaning of eternity as well (-less). 千古一造 jumps to 万古一造 immediately, and Eternal is used to signal that it's an Art exclusive for God of Berserkers.
Chapter 198: Departure
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Ming knew that with his current power, he could not awaken another two of the slumbering heads. However, he could still take over the two awakened heads that were occupied by Si Ma Xin's will.
'He may be strong, but not so strong that I can't wipe out his will…'
A chilly look appeared in Su Ming's eyes as he walked towards the heads in the sky.
The two heads of the fierce beast that were occupied by Si Ma Xin's will turned their towards Su Ming at the same time. The figures of Si Ma Xin in their pupils also looked as if they were looking at Su Ming.
They did not fight back. They simply looked at Su Ming walking towards them coldly. Si Ma Xin knew since a long time ago that with just the wills in the heads, he could not prevent them from being erased unless he came to the place himself, but he could not make it in time.
However, he did not make any threats. The underlying meaning in his aloof gaze was much more fearsome than any words that could be spoken.
Su Ming looked at Si Ma Xin's figures in the eyes of the two heads with a similarly cold glare. His eyes were also freezing cold.
When the Elder of Tranquil East Tribe saw this sight from Tranquil East Mountain, he finally understood why Su Ming and Si Ma Xin felt so similar. It was because these two people were similarly indifferent. Even the presence they exuded was almost identical…
Su Ming lifted his right hand and many lightning arcs appeared out of nowhere. In an instant, the two heads of the fierce beast were enveloped.
"Si Ma Xin, this bell belongs to me."
As Su Ming stated that calmly, thunder rumbled in the sky. Si Ma Xin's figure in the one of the two heads immediately disappeared and turned blank.
The other figure disappeared soon after. The moment it almost disintegrated from the eyes, Su Ming saw Si Ma Xin smiling.
No signs of emotion, neither happiness nor anger, could be seen in that smile. However, there was a hint of pride that was embedded in his bones hidden away in that smile. That pride could not be seen by others, nor did they have the right to sense it, but at that moment, it appeared.
Su Ming's face remained passive. He swung his right arm and as lightning rumbled, the smiling Si Ma Xin in the eyes was completely wiped out.
The instant the figures in the eyes of the two heads were completely wiped out, lightning sparks suddenly appeared within their pupils, and gradually, Su Ming's figure was reflected in them.
At that moment, the four of the nine heads of the fierce beast in the sky with Su Ming's will lifted their heads and roared.
"Nine… headed Dragon… Southern… Emperor… Absolute…"
The five words echoed in Su Ming's mind like a giant's growl. The voice sounded old and weathered as if it was mumbling, giving others a feeling that it was sometimes coming from afar, but sometimes very near.
"Nine-headed Dragon Southern Emperor Absolute…" Su Ming mumbled.
The moment his voice traveled out, a bell chime that had never appeared before in Han Mountain City reverberated in the air abruptly.
The bell chime sounded as if it was recognizing its master. As it reverberated in the air, the Han Mountain Bell on the land trembled, and right before the crowd's astonished gaze, it slowly floated up from the ground.
It was not quick, but every single time it floated up a little more, it would let out a bell chime that would turn into ripples. Eventually, the bell charged towards Su Ming. The giant bell was shrinking rapidly, and when it got closer to Su Ming, the bell shrank to the size of a fingernail. It swiftly fused into the center of Su Ming's brows and disappeared.
The instant it fused with Su Ming's body, a loud bell chime came from within him.
The bell chime spread all around the area, causing all those who heard it feel shaken to the core. In that instant, their minds turned blank.
Even the old woman from Lake of Colors Tribe was in the same condition.
They did not know how much time had passed, but when the crowd gradually recovered from their daze and their minds became clear, they turned their eyes to the sky, but… Su Ming could not be found!
Not in the sky, not on the earth, not on the mountains, not anywhere else. Su Ming just could not be found. It was as if he had never appeared and everything that had happened was just a dream shared by the crowd.
After a short period of silence, an uproar broke out among the people!
"Is he gone?"
"What happened just now? It felt like it was just an instant, but when I woke up, the Lord Divine General was already gone."
"Han Mountain Bell! Han Mountain Bell! The bell is also taken!"
The old woman took a deep breath on Lake of Colors Mountain. There was a contemplative look on her face. By her side, Yan Luan frowned. She also looked all around the area for Su Ming but to no avail.
Just as everyone was looking for Su Ming, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out. The person who cried out was near where Xuan Lun was in Han Mountain City.
Xuan Lun stood there with fear in his eyes, still and unmoving.
There was a man not too far away from him. He was the one who had cried out. He saw a bloody red line on Xuan Lun's neck. Blood flowed down from the line and eventually gushed out from that wound.
When the crowd's attention turned towards him, Xuan Lun's head was separated abruptly from his body and fell to the ground. When the head rolled hundreds of feet away from him, his body fell.
The crowd instantly fell silent. No one spoke a word.
The Elder of Puqiang Tribe was pale as he stood on Puqiang Mountain. He was the only one who saw what had happened just now clearly. In truth, his level of cultivation might have been in the middle stage of the Transcendence Realm, but right now, he could not have been able to see clearly under the influence of Han Mountain Bell's chime.
However, Su Ming had come here before!
The Elder of Puqiang Tribe sucked in a deep breath. His mind was clouded when he heard the chime, but once a great might scattered the cloud in his head, his mind became clear. The moment his mind cleared up, he saw Su Ming clad in the black mist armor walking towards them from the sky. Once he was above Puqiang Mountain, he took away the remaining half of the skull that was the only thing left of the head after the incessant barrage of lightning it had suffered.
After that, he cast the Elder a glance.
The Elder of Puqiang Tribe would never forget that gaze. When he thought back on it, he would still shudder as if lightning had just swept through his body.
He saw Su Ming walking away from the mountain. With a flash of green in midair, a green ray of light charged towards Xuan Lun in Han Mountain City. It circled around Xuan Lun's neck once and returned to Su Ming. The man had seemed as if he was thinking about something, but he immediately lifted his head towards the east, then turned into a long arc and charged in another direction before disappearing without a trace.
While all the people in Han Mountain City and the three tribes were silent, three long arcs whistled through the air as they charged in from the distance. The leader of the three arcs was the old man named Liu.
He approached swiftly and stood in the sky above Han Mountain City with a grave expression. His very first sight when he came was the Chain of Han Mountain leading to Puqiang Mountain that was swaying because it had lost some stone pillars. He narrowed his eyes.
The people from Han Mountain did not recognize the old man, neither did they recognize the man and woman who came after him. However, a conflicted look appeared on the old woman from Lake of Colors Tribe when she saw the old man.
The other person who recognized the old man was Han Cang Zi, who was still standing on Tranquil East Mountain with a pale face. The moment she saw the old man, a respectful look immediately appeared on her face.
"Greetings, Leader Liu."
"Senior brother Chen, senior sister Xu," Han Cang Zi greeted softly, looking at the man and woman.
The moment Han Cang Zi's words were heard, excitement immediately appeared in the crowd and around Han Mountain. Everyone looked towards the trio.
"Freezing Sky Clan!"
"It must be the envoys from Freezing Sky Clan. They hastened their trip by several months this time!"
"The people from Freezing Sky Clan are here. The selection for disciples is about to begin!"
"It's a pity… if they came earlier, then they would have seen what had happened just now!"
"I wonder who will be fortunate enough to be taken into Freezing Sky Clan. The Lord Divine General will definitely be able to."
Discussions and uproars broke out among the people. Envy, excitement, and all sorts of mixed feelings rose inside them, which were then reflected in their eyes as they turned all their attention towards the three people in the sky.
Most of the people in Han Mountain City gathered here for the goal of joining Freezing Sky Clan. How could they not be excited at this moment? Even if their chances were slim, that did not mean it was impossible.
The old man in the sky did not seem to hear the discussions. He stared at the Chain of Han Mountain and the light in his eyes flickered before he lifted his head to look at Puqiang Mountain.
The man and woman beside him were relaxed even under the people's attention. They were already used to outsiders looking at them like this. The people of Freezing Sky Clan would always catch the attention of the masses like the blazing sun no matter where they went. It was even more so now that the two of them were here to take in disciples for the school. As of now, their status symbolised Freezing Sky!
Nan Tian, Ke Jiu Si, and Leng Ying were also barely able to remain calm. They wrapped their fists in their palms towards the three people in the sky.
"Greetings, envoys of Freezing Sky Clan. I am Nan Tian."
"Greetings, envoys of Freezing Sky Clan. I am Ke Jiu Si."
"Greetings, envoys. I am Leng Ying."
Even with three Transcended Berserkers greeting them, the man and woman from Freezing Sky Clan only gave them a brief nod of acknowledgement. The old man did not even bother. He was frowning instead as he averted his gaze from Puqiang Mountain and looked towards the sky. The spot he was looking at was where the true form of the deity statue of Transcendence had appeared before.
"Junior sister Han Cang Zi. The two of us were given orders to come and take in disciples. We have not seen each other for quite some time, let's catch up later."
The beautiful woman smiled at Han Cang Zi and wrapped her fist in her palm as a greeting. She swept her gaze across the crowd and zeroed in on Han Fei Zi. With that one glance, she was stunned, but there was still a smile on her face as she spoke amiably towards Han Fei Zi standing in the city quietly.
"You must be junior sister Han Fei Zi. Congratulations on being awarded the title Divine General of Transcendence and summoning the true form of the deity statue of Transcendence when you Transcended after attaining great completion in the Blood Solidification Realm. If the left preceptor knew about this, it will surely cause a stir within Freezing Sky Clan."
The man named Chen by her side hesitated for a moment as well. Naturally, he had seen that Han Fei Zi had yet to Transcend. However, he could not find it in himself to believe that there was someone else in the city who managed to Transcend.
'Perhaps something went wrong for her…'
The man named Chen smiled and wrapped his fist in his palm towards Han Fei Zi as he spoke with a smile.
"I too, wish to congratulate you for being awarded the title of the Divine General of Transcendence and attaining great completion in the Blood Solidification Realm. This is definitely not an ordinary matter. Junior sister, you will need to rest well and recover as quickly as possible."
The moment the both of them spoke, the loud discussions all around them instantly fell dead. The excited, conflicted, and envious gaze all changed in that moment, and their eyes seemed to contain a strange look as they stared at the man and woman who spoke.
Not only did their words make the crowd's voices fall silent, Han Fei Zi also frowned before she lifted her head and looked at the two people in the sky.
"The person who Transcended after attaining great completion in the Blood Solidification Realm is not me."
Chapter 199: Tian Xie Zi!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The moment her words were out, the expressions on the man and woman instantly change into disbelief.
"It's not you?! Could there be someone else here who attained great completion for the Blood Solidification Realm?!"
"If that's the case, then everything that I saw just now, including the true form of the deity statue of Transcendence was due to someone else? This… This is…"
The two of them took in a sharp breath. They suddenly understood why the discussions around them suddenly died down the moment they spoke just now.
"If it's not you, then who was it?"
"Who could attain great completion in the Blood Solidification Realm then summon the true form of the deity statue of Transcendence and be awarded the title of Divine General of Transcendence?!"
In the face of the obviously shocked words uttered by the man and woman in the sky, Han Fei Zi remained silent for a moment before she spoke softly.
"It was a stranger. He Transcended after attaining great completion for the Blood Solidification Realm and refined lightning into his Origin Vessel. He also took away Han Mountain Bell… Si Ma Xin also took control over a body to appear, but even he could not stop the stranger…"
Her words were soft, but they fell into the two people's ears like thunder. It made them breathless, as if they could not believe this sudden change.
"Even elder brother Si Ma came? And he couldn't stop him..? Was this person a man or a woman? How many blood veins did he have?" the man named Chen immediately asked.
The moment the woman by his side heard Si Ma Xin's name, she sucked in a sharp breath and a respectful look appeared on her face. However, there was also fear within that respect.
"He's an adult man… as for his blood veins… I do not know," Han Fei Zi replied calmly.
"Above 995 blood veins!" an old and aged voice came from the old man's mouth. He had averted his gaze from the sky and was looking at where Han Mountain Bell used to be.
"That's a prodigy if I've ever seen one!"
The old man let out a boisterous laugh and joy appeared on his face. He looked elated as he cast his gaze towards a location in the distance. Only the Elder of Puqiang Tribe knew that it was the direction in which Su Ming had left.
As he laughed, a bright shine appeared on the old man's face. He turned his head toward Lake of Colors Mountain and looked at the Elder of Lake of Colors Tribe. As they looked into each other's eyes, the old woman closed her eyes.
The old man did not speak. He took one step towards where Su Ming had left and then moved so quickly that he disappeared in the blink of an eye. Right till the moment he left, besides the one glance he threw to the old woman from Lake of Colors Tribe, all of his other looks were on the places Su Ming had traversed before.
When the old man left, the man and woman snapped out of their daze and flew to Lake of Colors Mountain in silence.
A strange light appeared in Han Cang Zi's eyes. There was eagerness and excitement there. She looked towards the direction the old man left and a vague thought appeared in her head.
The incident in Han Mountain City had ended. When he came, Su Ming was at the Blood Solidification Realm. When he left, had had Transcended!
This was the first time in Su Ming's life he flew in the air with his own power. However, he did not feel excited. There was only a grave look on his face.
Besides leaving quickly to choose a hidden and remote location to draw his Berserker Mark, he also left due to his amazement with the refined Origin Vessel within him.
It was also because he sensed two presences charging forth when he was still in Han Mountain City.
He had yet to stabilize his power. That was why after a moment of thought, he chose to leave.
Su Ming flew at full speed all the way. After a few days, remote mountains appeared in his sights. This place was quite and people rarely came here. He stood in midair and once he swept his gaze around with his head lowered, he charged down to the ground like a comet and disappeared into the mountains.
In a spot in the endless mountain ranges, green light appeared. Su Ming stood there calmly and looked at the small virescent sword speeding forth before him. Once it dug out a cave abode for him, Su Ming walked in.
The moment he walked into the cave abode, the big rock that was dug out previously turned into a door and blocked off the cave.
Su Ming looked around the dark cave. He touched his bosom with his right hand and red light instantly flared up. A beast skin appeared and floated down to the ground. It instantly turned into the red meadow and covered the ground in the cave.
Once he activated the Branding Art, the small virescent sword floated to one side of the stone door and remained there in constant vigilance.
He Feng was also forced out of Su Ming's body. He bowed deeply towards Su Ming in respect and gratitude appeared on his face.
A few days ago, he had regained consciousness when Su Ming claimed Han Mountain Bell, and saw Su Ming taking Xuan Lun's life with one slash. At the same time he revered in the feeling of revenge, deep reverence grew within him towards Su Ming. This sort of reverence fused in to his soul. He could not imagine just what sort of power was necessary to kill a Transcended Berserker with one strike!
"Work with the virescent sword and defend me!"
Su Ming sat down cross-legged and gave He Feng a look.
He Feng immediately nodded and the respect on his face grew. There was even a hint of instinctive flattery as he made his promise…
No longer bothering with He Feng, Su Ming took a deep breath. He may look calm, but in his heart, he felt somber. He closed his eyes and could feel that there was no lightning within him at this moment. However, he just needed to make the Earthen Lightning resting in his organs and the Void Lightning resting in his head collide, and lightning would instantly appear.
That, however, was secondary. What was important was that during the instant lightning appeared within him, he saw the same item that had made him shocked once again!
That item was real. It had substance, but it would only gain a physical state when lightning appeared, then turn into the illusionary might of lightning before traveling out of his body.
'What I refined was celestial lightning. It was Earthen Lightning and Void Lightning. The power of lightning should only have been produced after the two types of lightning fused together… but… how did this come to be?!'
Su Ming could no longer contain the shock he felt as he observed what was within his body dumbly.
After a long while, he opened his eyes again and a pensive look appeared in them. After a moment, he closed his eyes again and Earthen Lightning that could not be seen by others spread out from his organs. At the same time, the Void Lightning in his head descended.
A boom resounded the moment the two collided. A large amount of lightning sparks immediately flew out off Su Ming's body, making He Feng let out a cry of surprise and retreat. Fear appeared in his eyes as he looked at Su Ming.
The instant the two types of lightning collided, Su Ming saw his Origin Vessel clearly!
It was a black plate in the shape of a cauldron with nine holes on the surface!
This was his true Origin Vessel. As for lightning, those were just illusions. Only the cauldron shaped black plate with nine holes was his physical Origin Transcendence Vessel!
'What is it..?'
Su Ming was baffled. That item was within his body, but it only existed for a moment before it disappeared. He could not find it.
He touched the piece of debris that was the same hue, hanging on his chest. He remembered the mountain that existed in the stone debris. In his memories, he also seemed to have seen this blue bolt of lightning before…
"Could it be… but… it's not that similar," Su Ming mumbled.
As he thought about it in his confused state, Su Ming did not know that an old man was walking in the sky above his cave abode. That old man was the person named Liu from Freezing Sky Clan. There was anticipation on his face as he stood in the sky and looked at the ground.
"I've only ever taken in two disciples in my life, but they weren't able to inherit the true essence of my Art… I once placed my hopes in Si Ma Xin, but the child's heart… is not vice, but more a fiend. He's not my best choice.
"The vice I want is an overturn!" the old man mumbled. He cast a look at a specific location among the remote mountains and his anticipation grew.
"Whether you can become my disciple… depends on your serendipity."
The old man sat down cross-legged in midair, then lifted his right hand and pointed towards the ground!
"The Ancient's Words, Endless Creation! Céacbán, fearr, æsc."
As the old man spoke, he widened his eyes, and red filled the whites of his eyes, causing him to look absolutely different to how he usually looked. His white hair floated in the air even without wind. As it swayed, his hair color also changed. Red spread out through his hair like a tidal wave. In the blink of an eye, his whole hair became red.
His red hair dancing in the wind made the old man looklike a Fallen Berserker. Veins popped out on his face and he looked terrifying. Behind him, an illusion appeared. That illusion was of a sea of blood. In that sea was a stone statue. The statue's face could not be seen clearly, but there was a shocking sinister air coming from within it.
The old man's power originally seemed to be only at the initial stage of the Bone Sacrifice Realm. He still seemed like he was at the same level, but the sinister presence coming from him was enough to make those whose power was greater than his to feel shaken.
"Whether you can become my disciple all lies in this day!"
The old man lifted his right hand and drew an arc in the air before he swung his arm down towards the ground once again. The moment he did so, while the earth did not shake physically, it still gave people the misconception that the ground and mountains were trembling. It was as if stillness and movement had just overlapped with each other, causing people to be unable to differentiate between the two.
Even Su Ming did not notice it within his cave abode in the mountains. His entire attention was focused on his body. He was watching his Origin Vessel turning back into a mere illusion from a physical entity, then gushing out of his body in the form of a bolt of lightning.
'Forget it. I just don't understand this…'
Su Ming opened his eyes and a calm look gradually appeared on his face.
'Right now, I need to draw my Berserker Mark… What should my Berserker Mark be..?' he mumbled.
Most of the Berserkers already had an illusionary Berserker Mark before they Transcended, and would then drawit on their skin once they Transcended so that it could turn into a physical entity.
However, there were a group of people who did not know how their Berserker Marks would look like. They had to sense it through meditation before they could draw it on their skins naturally.
Su Ming was one of them.
He silently circulated his Qi, which did not stem from blood veins. There was the presence of Transcendence within his Qi. As he circulated it, Su Ming gradually fell into a state where he was neither asleep nor awake. It was as if he was in a trance. He placed both his hands on his knees and lifted his head with his eyes closed. His hair spilled on his shoulders and the scar under his eyes glowed with hints of red.
"My Berserker Mark…" Su Ming mumbled as if he was calling out to his Mark.
To Transcended Berserkers, the most important thing to them was not just their Origin Vessel, but also their Berserker Mark.
The Berserker Mark was different because it determined the Transcended Berserker's path in the future. All of them would be different.
At that moment, the old man who was also sitting outside the cave abode in the mountains pointed towards the ground with his right index finger. His eyes were closed too, but he opened them swiftly.
"I see, so it's the moon… Hmm? That's not it!"
Chapter 200: Berserker Mark…
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"My Berserker Mark…"
Su Ming had his eyes closed as he mumbled in the cave in the mountains. His Qi was circulating slowly and filling up his entire body.
A layer of red appeared on his skin under his robes. It was not a brilliant shade of red, but was rather dark. It looked as if they were clouds and fog swimming on his skin, spreading all over his chest, back, limbs, and face.
The red spreading on his body was not stable. Sometimes there would be a flash of piercing light. At other times, it would turn dark in an instant. It was as if it was reflecting Su Ming's current state of mind – there was agitation lying within his calmness.
Once he completely calmed down, his Berserker Mark would also be finished.
Su Ming did not know of the change he was experiencing. An indistinct illusion appeared before his eyes in his trance. That illusion was bizarre. It was a lake without any ripples. It was shrouded by fog, causing others to be unable to see it clearly.
They could only glimpse the reflection of a full moon on the surface of the lake. It shone with a harmonious light, making those who saw be unable to differentiate whether they were looking at the moon or at the water's countenance.
As he looked at the moon on the lake, Su Ming heard a sound calling out to him in a whisper.
That voice calling out to him was weak and he could not hear it clearly, but it made him want to hear what it was saying. However, all of this just made him feel at a loss.
"Where… is this..?"
Su Ming looked at the moon on the lake. He felt that his mind was still clear. He had even once assumed that his Berserker Mark would be related to the Moon of the Fire Berserkers.
"This is your heart…"
The whisper that sounded like a call seemingly answered his question. The voice was barely discernible, making those who heard it feel as if it was by their ears but also as if it was a lingering echo of a voice that came from afar.
"Who are you? Did you bring me here?"
Su Ming calmed down and looked around.
"This is your heart. You were the one who brought yourself here… Receive your Mark and take the moon with you. From then on… you will be the strongest Fire Berserker in the land…"
"Is the symbol of the Fire Berserkers the moon..?" Su Ming mumbled.
Since he was young, he heard the elder talking about Transcendence to him. He also saw a few powerful Transcended Berserkers. Yet he only knew that when he Transcended, he would draw a permanent and personal Mark on his skin when he was in a trance.
This Mark held an important meaning to all Berserkers. The Mark was related to their entire life.
It symbolized an aim, a reflection of themselves on their bodies. The Berserker Mark could be seen by others. A person would usually only have this one chance in their entire lives to draw it, and they could only have one Mark.
Su Ming listened to the whispers by his ears and looked at the lake shrouded by fog. It looked as if the fog around the lake had become much thinner, allowing his gaze to fall on the full moon reflected on the surface of the water.
When he saw the moon, the voice calling out to him became stronger. That voice came from the moon on the water. It was as if it had been waiting for Su Ming's arrival for ages. It had been waiting for him to come to this place and take it away.
"Take the moon… Take with you the will of fire and the might of Berserk. Burn the heavens with fire, sweep away the world, assemble in you the body of the Fire Berserker!"
The whispering voice gained a hint of urgency. The instant the whispers echoed in the surroundings, the serene lake burned with raging fire, causing the lake to instantly turn into a lake of fire.
All the fog dissipated in the face of the lake of fire. As the area distorted, only the moon in the lake of fire continued letting out a soft glow. However, there was something strange about that moon in Su Ming's eyes.
The moon was slowly turning red.
"Is my Berserker Mark the moon..?"
Su Ming felt his will urging him to move forward and touch the moon calling out to him from within the lake of fire.
As the lake of fire before him growled, it sounded as if it was worshipping him. The fire spread out and opened up a path for him.
The moon had turned to a brilliant shade of red. The moment Su Ming felt as if he was about to touch the moon, the scenes before him suddenly became clouded. In an instant, the world within his heart changed.
What appeared before Su Ming's eyes was a fire red sky. The entirety of it was burning with an endless sea of fire. As the fire burned, the ground dried up. There were countless burnt skeletons on the land, and they scattered into ashes in the midst of the shrill cries penetrating the air.
There was a person floating in the red sky. That person wore a red robe. Even his hair was red and fell to his waist. He had his hands behind his back as he looked at the sky. His body seemed as if it had fused together with the sea of fire around him. In the direction of his gaze, Su Ming saw…
He saw the end of the world. There was an indistinct distortion over there, and there was a giant cauldron within. Golden light scattered out of the cauldron, as if it traveled through time and was similarly about to go through this place to arrive at another time.
"Begone!"
A cold harrumph fell out the mouth of the man in red who had seemed to be one with the sea of fire. He lifted his right hand and swung it towards the sky. The sky rumbled, and the indistinct distortion immediately cracked apart and shattered like a mirror. Cracking sounds rose from within, and the giant cauldron immediately crumbled as if it had just suffered grievous injuries.
The man in red turned around slowly to look at Su Ming and said in a hoarse voice, "Come, accept the fire moon. Become one with the Fire Berserkers and receive the mark of the moon…"
The moment Su Ming saw the person's face, he felt shaken. This person's countenance was the exact same as his. Even his scar on the face was on the other person.
His gaze was profound. And as he spoke, he stretched out his hand as if summoning Su Ming to his side.
Su Ming took a deep breath and stared at the person who looked like a replica of himself before him with a dumbfounded expression. He had an inkling that this was not a duplicate of himself or an illusion, but a symbol of the Berserker Mark. If he accepted the mark of the moon, then it meant that he would very likely turn out like this in the future.
After a brief period of pensive silence, resolution appeared in Su Ming's eyes.
"The moon is the mark of Fire Berserkers… but I'm not one of the Fire Berserkers. Even if I receive the mark of the moon, it will only turn into lightning… My Berserker Mark isn't set just yet. I won't take this Mark!"
The instant Su Ming said his words, the fire-red world before him instantly fell apart. The person in red also dissipated. Once they disappeared, the lake that appeared once more before Su Ming's eyes let out a loud boom. After a moment, the lake dissipated before him as if it was disassembled from the world. Even the moon disappeared in the blink of an eye.
It was also during this moment that the old man sitting in the sky cried out in surprise.
"He discarded it?!"
The old man's expression was grave as he looked at the ground. He used a unique Timeless Art to see how Su Ming's Berserker Mark was formed. He also sensed that Su Ming's Mark was a moon.
'Marks are categorized into three categories, and each experiences nine levels of alteration. The sky, the earth, and the world are the three categories. Each of them will go through nine alterations. Once any type of Mark reaches the ninth alteration, then they will allow a Berserker in the Transcendence Realm to have enough power to break into the Bone Sacrifice Realm…
'The sun, moon, and stars are known as the sky mark… he sensed the presence of the Sky Mark, which is enough to show that he's not an ordinary person… but he chose to give it up!'
The old man looked at the ground and he instantly swung his right arm before him. The sea of blood behind him immediately boiled and tumbled as if there were giant waves roaring about.
"Everyone's Berserker Mark is different in the Transcendence Realm, but most of them only have one choice. It's not something that they can discard at will. The moment the will of the Berserker Mark appears, it'll naturally gather on the body… Hmm?"
The old man's words came to an abrupt halt.
The moment he stopped speaking, the dark and dull blood fog on Su Ming, who remained in the cave abode deep in the mountains down below, gathered together on his skin and gradually formed the shape of a full moon on his chest. The Mark may have been indistinct, but the outline could be clearly seen.
At the same time, a hot wave of heat filled the entire cavern. Some of it even spilled out of the cave and surrounded the mountain.
Yet the moment the moon was about to be formed, Su Ming trembled, and as he did so, the fog forming the outlines of the moon on his chest rapidly tumbled about like waves. After a moment, the fog dissipated from Su Ming's chest as if it was reversing. It appeared once more on his entire body and turned into an unstable fog.
Soon after, the heat in the cave also dispersed as if someone was fanning it away with great strength. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared, along with the heat that had spread outside the mountain. It disappeared like a bonfire and would never exist again.
"He really discarded it?! How did he do it?! That's just absurd!"
Shock and amazement appeared on the old man's face, but he quickly frowned and was about to risk revealing himself to prevent the act he deemed preposterous when his movements suddenly faltered.
A white snowflake floated down before him. It was this snowflake that caused the change on the old man's face. Even his breathing became rapid.
"Snow… Snow has never appeared in the Land of South Morning, especially where Han Mountain City is located…"
The old man took a deep breath and lifted his head swiftly. He saw a lot of snow forming in the sky. The heat in the air instantly turned into cold.
"Could it be…" The old man slowly lowered his head and looked at the remote mountains on the ground. A piercing glare appeared in his eyes. "He actually… sensed a second Berserker Mark!"
In the caverns where Su Ming isolated himself deep within the mountains, the instant the heat that existed moments ago disappeared, a large amount of frost appeared on Su Ming's body. In a short amount of time, it spread through his entire body, causing him to look as if he was covered in snow. Even his brows and hair were covered in white.
The snow on his face released a chill that was completely different from the heat before. As the chill spread out, the entire cave abode became cold. Very soon, a layer of frost gathered on the walls in the cave and turned into ice.
Cracking sounds resounded, and after a moment, the entire cave turned into a world of ice. Even the ground was covered in a layer of ice.
The entire mountain was covered in ice. The plants on the mountain instantly turned into ice statues and froze there, unmoving. It was as if the entire mountain had turned into an sculpture.
As the chill spread through the ground, a lot of snow appeared in the sky. The snowflakes gradually floated down, causing a strange sight to appear in the Land of South Morning, a place where it rarely snowed.
The snow floated down, but it did not cover the ground. They gathered on the mountain where Su Ming's cave was instead and gradually gathered into a thick layer of snow.
The figure of a boy and a girl could be seen vaguely in the snowstorm. They were holding hands and walking forward through the snow… walking… as if they wanted to continue walking together until their hair turned white with age.
Chapter 201: I See, so I'm the One Sighing with Regret…
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"The child really sensed a second Berserker Mark!"
Amidst the snow floating down from the sky, the old man sucked in a deep breath, and as he looked at the ground, eager anticipation appeared in his eyes.
"His first Mark was the Sky Mark. The second is snow. This snow fell from the sky, but belongs to the ground. It's caught between the sky and earth. This sort of Mark… is incredibly rare!
"The Berserker Mark reflects the soul. Unless there's a unique serendipity, most of the Marks are ordinary. This child's first Mark was the moon, and the moon was not cold, but was made of fire. It's clear that the fire moon has a large influence in his life!
"That's why when he Transcended, he sensed… the fire moon in his trance.
"As for the second Berserker Mark, it's a chilling air that turns into snow… it didn't appear out of nowhere either. There's… there's… some sort of sentimentality lying within…"
The old man mumbled in a pensive silence. A glint appeared briefly in his eyes. He stared at the two figures that were indistinct in the snow on the mountain. He looked at the two of them holding hands as if they were walking in the snowstorm, and those two figures did not disappear for a long time.
"Due to an encounter, the Moon Mark appeared, due to love, the Snow Mark appeared… This child, if he is up to my standards and becomes my disciple… then it'll be my great fortune, and also his serendipity!"
The old man sucked in a deep breath. He lifted his right hand and pressed it to the center of his brows with a grave expression on his face.
"I can't use Timeless Creation to enter the child's Transcendence thoughts anymore. Oh well, he's worth breaking one of my seals!" the old man mumbled.
A blue light suddenly appeared on his right index finger, which remained pressed to the center of his brows. That light instantly covered the old man's entire body, causing the sea of blood behind him to turn in to a sea of blue blood. Even the stone statue inside was letting out a strange blue light.
As the blue light shone through the sky, the snow that floated down was also stained with blue. The old man lifted his right hand abruptly and pointed towards the ground.
"The Ancient's Words, Three Timeless Creations! Bucca, Taureus, Bratus!"
The old man let out a low growl. The moment he spoke, the ground trembled, and an illusionary world appeared out of nowhere, causing the area of thousands of lis to start distorting as if there were multiple layers overlapping with each other.
A vast amount of energy collected from within the old man's body and a strange totem appeared on his face. That totem… was formed from three odd pictures!
The first picture was carved under his chin. Its pieces looked like the cracks on a tortoise shell, and it was filled with blue light.
The second picture was that of a two-horned bull, which appeared on the center of the old man's brows.
The third picture was that of a dried up old tree. It crawled up the old man's face, causing his face to look terrifying.
There was a sword penetrating through each of the three pictures. The three swords were dull, but as of then, one of them was glowing with blue light.
Within the cavern in the mountain covered by snow, Su Ming remained seated. His entire body was covered in a layer of frost. There was also ice crystals spread through the area all around him. He remained unmoving, but there was a hint of loneliness and forlornness on his face.
The lake had disappeared in the world before Su Ming's eyes. It was replaced with a large mirror completely formed from ice - an ice mirror.
He stood in front of the mirror and saw his own reflection. As he looked into the mirror, Su Ming heard a whisper calling out to him. That sound seemed to be dragging out his soul, causing his will to slowly blend into the mirror…
When his mind became clear, he saw an endless expanse of snow before him. The area was familiar to him.
Compared to the moon in the lake he saw before, Su Ming could see his body this time. It was as if the world within the mirror was not an illusion. It was real.
Su Ming walked silently forward in the snowstorm with a hint of bafflement. The snow was falling heavily and it covered the sky, causing him to be unable to see the stars hanging in the sky. He could only see the snow that was falling so densely that the two seemed to be connected. They danced in the sky and created a veil of snow that blocked his view and his way forward.
Su Ming walked forth without a word as he looked at the snow. Gradually, he felt as if his surroundings grew more familiar. The moment a light chuckle that sounded like silver bells traveled into his ears from afar, he immediately started trembling. He lifted his head swiftly and looked in the direction the laughter had come from.
"This is…"
Su Ming felt shaken. He stomped on the ground and flew up as the snow on the ground jumped into the air. He saw a city through the snowstorm that was not too big in the distance while he was in midair. The city looked like a slumbering beast lying on the floor in the midst of darkness…
"Wind Stream… Mudstone City…"
He could see a lot of invisible ripples spreading out from behind the city. Beneath them, he saw a sealed mountain clearly.
When he saw that, Su Ming trembled harder. He slowly turned around and cast a glance in another direction.
This was the direction to the forest. From this height, he could vaguely see five summits that looked like fingers on a hand behind the vast forest.
"Dark Mountain…"
Time trickled by slowly. He did not know how much time had passed by. When the chuckle that sounded like silver bells appeared again, this time much closer than before, Su Ming snapped out of his daze. He did now know when, but some time ago, two lines of tears fell down his face.
"Have I come home..?"
Su Ming lowered his head in anguish. He saw a girl walking closer to him on the snow as she laughed happily.
He saw a foolish looking boy behind the girl. There was happiness on his face, along with exasperation as he chased after her.
Laughter echoed in the air, and it was carefree. When the boy caught up to the girl, he played with her in the snow…
Su Ming watched all of it quietly. He looked at the naivety in the boy and his carefree attitude, observed the brightness in the boy's eyes, and the face without the scar.
He also looked at the girl, the girl who exuded a wild and untamed beauty. Her sparkling, big eyes contained a dream, her look making others intoxicated.
"Is it a dream..?"
Su Ming felt his heart clenching in pain. His body slowly descended from the sky and he stood beside the boy. He looked at the familiar people before him sitting in the snow holding hands as they uttered familiar words.
He could see them.
Yet they could not see him.
"Su Ming, what will we become in ten years..? Are we still going to be as carefree as we are now..?"
"Are you still angry?"
"Don't be mad."
"I'm not mad."
"Ten years later, we'll definitely still be as carefree as we are now… And by that time, my level of cultivation will definitely be very high!
"The elder told me yesterday that I'll be staying in Wind Stream Tribe in the future. I'll receive the same guidance as Ye Wang from Wind Stream's Elder… Perhaps in ten years' time, I'll be close to Transcendence Realm."
The words that sounded like the boy's fantasies traveled into Su Ming's ears. He sat down quietly beside them. As he sat next to the girl and looked at her, a gentle look gradually appeared in his eyes. After a long while, the pair of youths stood up. As they laughed, the boy picked the girl to carry her on his back. She buried her head in the boy's back with a shy look and the two of them went away into the distance.
"You look silly…" the girl whispered softly.
Su Ming could not hear her clearly in the past. Now, as he stood by her side, he heard her.
It was as if he could not control his own body. He followed the pair of youths and walked with them through the snow until they arrived in Wind Stream City.
He stood in the city and watched the girl sweeping away the snow off the boy's body with a shy smile on her face.
"Su Ming… it'll be an important day for me seven days later… I've always spent that day with my grandma in the past… This year, I want to spend that day with you… alright?
"That's a promise…"
The moment Su Ming heard the words once again in his current situation, the pain in his heart reached its peak. It made his face pale and he took a staggering step back. His chest clenched in pain and his fingers dug into his flesh, as if he was trying to stop his anguished heart from beating so that he would not be in pain again.
He stood by the side quietly with a conflicted look on his face. That conflict was clearly due to grief stemmed from sorrow.
"That's a promise. Seven days later, no matter where I am, no matter what I'm doing, I'll definitely come and find you…" Su Ming mumbled, saying the exact same words as the boy by his side. He did not miss a single word, but the meaning of their sentences was different due to the difference of age and time between them.
As he mumbled his words, Su Ming saw the girl blushing. She ran back to Dark Dragon Tribe's lodge with a shy look. He looked at the boy laughing happily and foolishly as he walked in another direction.
Su Ming's laughter eventually fell silent and turned into a sigh. It echoed in the air, just like when he had heard it in the past when he did not know who eventually sighed…
"I see, so I was the one sighing in regret…"
Su Ming lifted his head and looked at the sky before he closed his eyes.
When he opened them once again, he was no longer in the world within the mirror. He was standing before the ice mirror instead. A white flower appeared in the mirror.
The flower looked like snow and the white hue made it seem as if it possessed a spirit.
The whispers calling out to him were coming from the flower in the mirror. It was as if everything that Su Ming saw just now was because he fell into a trance before the mirror.
There was a faint figure behind the flower in the mirror. That figure was becoming clearer, and Su Ming could see that he was a man with white hair.
The man had a freezing presence. His white hair floated in the hair. There was no scar on his face, but his features were strikingly similar to Su Ming's. He was staring at Su Ming with a cold look from within the mirror.
There was a mark of a snow flower on the center of his brows. He wore a white robe, and when his cold gaze met Su Ming's eyes, Su Ming saw mercilessness within them.
"Only when you are merciless will you be heartless. Only when you are heartless will your heart turn cold… Only when you are cold can you command the cold in the world… Only when you are merciless and heartless can your heart turn cold, and only then will you find the Path!
"Place your emotions in the mirror. When you turn around, do not take them away…"
The whispers calling out to him were indistinct. He could not discern whether they were mere illusions or he really heard them. The man in white continued looking at Su Ming with an aloof gaze, as if he was waiting for him to choose.
Chapter 202: Su Ming's Mark!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The old man sitting in the sky outside Su Ming's cave abode was looking at the ground with bright eyes. His expression became more solemn until eventually a hint of shock appeared on his face.
"Snow Mark… Si Ma Xin's Berserker Mark was also the Snow Mark. The mark of freezing snow once shocked the entire Freezing Sky, and he proved himself to be incredibly suitable for training the Arts in Freezing Sky Clan!
"I didn't expect I'd see the same Snow Mark as Si Ma Xin's once again!"
The old man took in a deep breath and the glint in his eyes became brighter.
"As expected of a Berserker who Transcended after attaining full completion of the Blood Solidification Realm, he managed to sense two completely different types of Berserker Marks. You gave up on the fire moon, but now the mark of freezing snow… should suit your tastes.
"But from what I can tell from Si Ma Xin, the mark of freezing snow causes the person to be incredibly cold. He will freeze his emotions and his desires. It is a merciless chill… Will this child choose this..?" the old man mumbled and looked at the ground with a grave expression.
His gaze seemed to penetrate through everything, allowing him to see… the sad person sitting in the cave covered by frost.
"If he gives up on this Mark again… unless he can sense the third Mark, then he will have to choose a Mark that doesn't suit him. If he doesn't choose, then his power will forever be stuck here and he won't improve…"
A hint of worry appeared on the old man's face. He had deep knowledge about Berserker Marks. There were some Transcended Berserkers who never had any Berserker Mark in the history of the Berserker Tribe. However, these people all could not further increase their power and would forever be stuck.
Without a Berserker Mark, a Berserker cannot be considered a true member of the Berserker Tribe!
"He shouldn't give this up now…" the old man mumbled to himself, then his expression suddenly changed.
As Su Ming sat in the cave in the mountains, a phrase echoed within the world in his heart.
"Place your emotions in the mirror. When you turn around, do not take them away…" Su Ming mumbled. He looked at the ice mirror and the snow flower within it, along with the man in white behind the snow flower.
"Can I put all these in the mirror and not take them away with me..?"
Anguish appeared on Su Ming's face and he sighed once again.
"I broke my promise once…
"I can't give up on my memories and the love I felt when I was a teenager… If I do that, even if I obtain the mark of freezing snow, would I still be me..?" Su Ming closed his eyes.
"I see. I didn't expect a Transcended Berserker Mark to appear like this when I'm in a trance. The moon in the lake and the flower in the mirror…
"They're all mere illusions. They aren't real! All of these aren't real. Even so, the flower in the mirror and the moon in the lake are not my choices!"
Su Ming opened his eyes.
"I want neither… the flower in the mirror nor the moon in the lake!"
The moment Su Ming spoke, a large amount of cracks instantly appeared on the ice mirror before him. As cracking sounds rang out, it shattered into an innumerable amount of shards. The ice flower and the person in white in the mirror also seemed to have duplicated themselves to exist within every single shard that scattered before Su Ming.
"Fool!"
When the old man in the sky saw this scene, he slowly spoke. However, he did not try to stop Su Ming as he initially wanted to do when he gave up on his first Berserker Mark. He chose to observe what Su Ming would do next instead.
'But he's bold! His personality makes him worthy of becoming my disciple. If you can really bring out the third Berserker Mark in your trance, then even if you can't become my disciple and can't pass my test, I'll still help you into Freezing Sky Clan!'
The old man watched the land silently, waiting for the third Berserker Mark that even he was not certain would appear!
Time trickled by, and very soon, it was night. However, the night sky was filled with blue and blood-red light. A strange night sky filled with blue and red light was formed.
The frost on Su Ming's body had disappeared in the cave on the ground. There was no longer any hint of ice or cold air on the walls of the cave. The entire mountain range returned to normal.
"So he can no longer do it..?"
After waiting for a long while, the old man in the sky sighed.
However, he did not leave. He remained in the sky and continued waiting. Gradually, the night went by. Even when the sky gradually brightened up, Su Ming remained seated and unmoving within the cave. No other signs of Berserker Marks appeared. It was as if they had fallen asleep.
"He gave up on the fire moon, which meant that the tribe he grew up in does not train the ways of fire. Because it's different and he did not want to give up on it, that's why he didn't choose it. From this, it can be seen that the child values family ties.
"He gave up on the Snow Mark because he did not want to be merciless and cold, which means he's someone who values his relationships…
"But people like these aren't suitable to train in my practice and learn my inheritance. He can't be a vice… he can't… overturn anything. There's no need for any tests any longer."
After three days, the old man let out a long sigh. He cast a profound look at the ground and did not continue waiting. He knew that while the time for the process of Transcendence differs for each Berserker, but the moment they wake up from their trance, then it means that the process had ended.
At that moment, he sensed that Su Ming had opened his eyes within the cave.
"If you choose to enter Freezing Sky Clan, then I will speak a word for you," the old man mumbled to himself.
He left with regret and lamentation, walking into the distance. Loneliness could be seen on his back. As he left, the blue and blood-red light gradually faded away, and eventually, they disappeared along with the stone statue within that never once opened its eyes.
"I failed…"
Su Ming opened his eyes within the cave and looked at the walls before him as he mumbled softly. It was dark all around him. Amidst this silence, he lifted his head.
His expression was calm. There was no hint of regret or any sign of other emotions. Instead, in the midst of the darkness, he sat in silence as if he was asking himself whether it was worth it to give up on two powerful Berserker Marks.
'The fire moon is not one with my tribe. If I have to give up on my tribe and no longer be a member of Dark Mountain Tribe to be one of the Fire Berserkers… I don't want that.
'The freezing snow wants me to place all my emotionsin the mirror, then turn away and abandon them. I can't do this either. If that's the case, then there's no need for me to regret this.'
Su Ming could feel that once he gave up on the two Berserker Marks he obtained in his trance, his power in Transcendence seemed to have lost its vigor. It was as if his power was worn out.
"What is a Mark..?"
Su Ming did not bother himself with his power's waning. He lifted his head and looked at the dark ceiling in the cave and mumbled instead.
"The Mark is a reflection of the heart. It is a unique state that belongs solely to a person alone…"
This was what his elder had told him in the past, and Su Ming always remembered it.
"Why do we need to enter a trance when we search for our Berserker Marks..?"
Su Ming smiled.
His smile was faint, but within that faint smile was a hint of understanding that no one else could see.
"It's because the people in the world usually don't even know themselves. They don't know their hearts, that's why they need to go into a trance to sense what lies within their hearts…
"A Berserker Mark is just a form of self-examination!"
Su Ming's eyes were serene. There was no surge of emotion within them, but gradually, a profound look appeared in them.
"I examined myself, that's why the fire moon and snow appeared… but even if the flower in the mirror and the fire moon appeared through my self-examination, they might not be want I truly want."
Su Ming lifted his right hand and placed it before himself.
He looked at his right hand and a strange light appeared in his eyes.
"On the other hand, it's precisely because I examined myself in my trance this time that I truly learned just what I truly need…"
Su Ming smiled. He placed his right index finger by his mouth and bit down. Blood appeared. This blood was very viscous, and within it was the power of Transcendence contained in Su Ming's body.
This was the blood gathered together under the power of Transcendence. This was Berserker Blood!
"Draw your Berserker Mark with Berserker Blood…"
Without any hint of hesitation, he pressed his finger at the center of his brows and swiped his finger down to his chin, making the first stroke of his Berserker Mark!
It was a mark of blood horrifying to the eyes. It started from the center of his brows, went past his nose, through his lips, until it connected with his chin.
Anyone who carved their Berserker Mark on their skins would trigger the power of Transcendence within them. The scene where a large amount of red fog covering they skins would appear, yet now, it did not appear.
"My Mark is the reflection of my will…"
Su Ming's eyes grew brighter. It was as if there were certain sights within the deep parts of his eyes. Those sights were branded in his mind, and he would never forget them.
His right index finger took another stroke on his face and went past his left eye. Yet, even when he took his second stroke, the power of Transcendence within him still remained still. It did not activate.
"It was not obtained through a trance, but a form of verification after I gave up on my trance…" Su Ming mumbled.
He closed his eyes. With his index finger, he took the third stroke. By then, there were three long lines of blood on his face, but it was difficult to see just what he was trying to draw. Perhaps only the scene that existed within his closed eyes would show just what Berserker Mark he wanted to draw clearly.
"It's not the moon of the Fire Berserkers!"
Su Ming took the fourth stroke, the fifth…
"It's not the freezing snow!"
The blood lines looked to be in slight disarray on his face. There might be a number of strokes, but they lacked a line connecting them all together, causing others to be unable to see just what picture Su Ming was trying to draw.
"It is…"
Su Ming did not know just how many strokes he made. At that moment, his right index finger came to a pause. He opened his eyes slowly, and the instant he did so, he drew a line across the chaotic blood lines with his index finger. Like a finishing stroke, it connected all the blood lines together, forming a mountain with five summits!
The mountain with five summits – Dark Mountain!
The moment that Dark Mountain Mark appeared, the power of Transcendence within Su Ming's body was drawn out of his body explosively, causing his entire body to be filled with a large amount of red fog. That fog surged into the mark of the five summits, causing that Dark Mountain Mark to look as if it was alive!
If Tian Xie Zi had not left and saw this Mark, he would definitely let out a sigh. This was the Mountain Mark, it was one of the most basic Marks among all Berserker Marks… yet similarly, the moment he finished sighing, he would definitely suck in a sharp breath, and that sigh would turn into shock.
This shock would even surpass the shock when he sensed Su Ming's fire moon and freezing snow marks by several fold. It would simply make him sink into a state of disbelief!
Berserker Marks were all simple. A Berserker Mark with two types of items was already considered complex, but this person…
Su Ming's shirt was open. His right index finger did not stop after he drew Dark Mountain. Instead, as gentleness and nostalgia appeared in his eyes, he trailed his finger on his chest, and with each stroke, he drew… a tribe!
Chapter 203: My Berserker Mark, My Soul
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Time passed by without Su Ming's knowledge. He sat within the cave, having completely forgotten everything. He had even forgotten his goal of entering Freezing Sky Clan. The only thin in his mind was chasing his memories with an empty mind.
That nostalgia spread out from his eyes and turned into a smile on his lips, but at the same time, there was also grief.
He could not differentiate what sort of emotions were within him at that moment. Su Ming's right hand drew on his body and brought out the outlines of Dark Mountain: all the plants in his memories, the familiar houses, and the familiar fences.
"My Berserker Mark, My Soul…" Su Ming mumbled.
His right index finger dripped with viscous blood as he drew on his body.
Dark Mountain, the tribe, the forest, the houses… and the bonfires that seemed to be burning. All of these were beautiful moments. However, the tribe was void of people, there was only desolation within.
Days passed by, and the blood picture of Dark Mountain and the tribe gradually grew complete. The red fog and clouds tumbled outside and within Su Ming's body as they continued to surge into the picture.
Eventually, all the power of Transcendence in his body completely turned into red fog. Once it fused with his Berserker Mark, the Mark that covered half of his body seemed to have gained a soul and looked alive.
The mountain, plants, houses, and everything on it was clearly shown on Su Ming's body, forming a gigantic picture that turned into his Mark!
A Mark of his home!
At that moment, Su Ming did not know that this sort of complicated Mark was incredibly rare in the Berserker Tribe. It did not belong to any of the three sky, earth, and world categories of the nine alterations. If Tian Xie Zi had not left, he would see it, and he would definitely be shocked.
Due to the complexity of Su Ming's Mark, it would either be categorized as a mixed Mark and the Berserker would find it hard to increase his power, ending as a joke, or he would increase his power, and once he did so, the power that would explode from him would be shocking.
After a few days, Su Ming's right index finger stopped for a moment. His eyes opened once again. He lifted his right hand slowly, and the power of Transcendence surged forth inside him with an explosive force. As it spread through his entire body, the true presence of Transcendence burst forth from within him.
That presence far surpassed all those within the Blood Solidification Realm. It even created an intimidating presence that could overpower all those in the Blood Solidification Realm. Su Ming's hair moved without wind. While he sat, the red fog on his entire body gradually disappeared. The only thing left was the Mark of Home that filled his entire upper body!
On his face, the Mark showed Dark Mountain, while on his chest was his tribe. The tribe spread out on his chest, and around it were the plants. That Mark was incredibly clear.
"Transcended Berserkers do not train blood veins. They only train their Marks… The Mark is their strength, and through the Berserker Blood in their veins, they can display remarkable abilities…" Su Ming mumbled.
Everything he knew about Transcendence was told to him by his elder over the years since he was young.
"There are four stages in the Transcendence Realm… It's divided into the early stage, middle stage, later stage, and the great completion of the Transcendence Realm. Breaking into the Bone Sacrifice Realm through great completion is much harder than reaching the Transcendence Realm through the Blood Solidification Realm."
Su Ming lifted his right hand and touched the Mark on his face.
"There are many people in the Transcendence Realm who can't enter the Bone Sacrifice Realm their whole lives. They can't refine their Berserker Bone and can only fade away in time, leaving the world with regret."
Su Ming lifted his head and his eyes sparkled brightly. His Berserker Mark shone with a red flare as if it was moving on his body. A power that was clearly only at the early stage of Transcendence but could already stun those in the middle and later stages of Transcendence by bursting forth from Su Ming's body.
The cave trembled. Even the mountains around the cave shook. They let out muffled rumbling sounds and a large amount of dust scattered into the air, turning into a ring that rolled outwards from the mountain.
'Transcending with 999 blood veins… Right now, the power I have…' Su Ming lifted his right hand and clenched it slowly before him. 'I wonder what is the difference between me and those in the later stage of the Transcendence Realm..?'
He took a deep breath. The moment he unclenched his right hand, a bell chime immediately reverberated around him, and an ancient bell about the size of his palm appeared in his hand!
This bell was Han Mountain Bell!
As he looked at this bell, a cold smirk appeared on Su Ming's lips.
'Si Ma Xin, with my current level power and this treasure, I wonder just what is the difference between us…'
Su Ming swung his arm, and once he put away the ancient bell, his body swayed forward, and the door to the cave instantly shattered. As it turned into a countless amount of debris that tumbled backward, Su Ming walked out calmly.
Behind him, the small virescent sword let out a joyful sword whistle. It surrounded Su Ming and eventually crawled into the center of his brows with a flash, hiding in the form of a sword mark.
He Feng was trembling. He followed behind Su Ming like a servant with extreme anxiety. He had witnessed every moment of Su Ming's Transcendence. As of now, his reverence towards Su Ming had reached its peak.
Su Ming stepped on air and walked towards the sky from the ground. He stood there, but did not circulate his power intentionally. His power seemed to have lost its weight and he seemed to have become one with the sky. He could rise into the sky at will.
The wind in midair was very strong. It could be heard moaning as it blew past. It moved Su Ming's hair and made the green robes he wore once again dance in the air.
His destination was Han Mountain City located in the distance.
Su Ming's expression was calm as he lifted his right hand to touch the center of his brows.
"Some parts are still missing in my Berserker Mark…" he mumbled. The moment he finished drawing his Mark based on his home, he understood that his Mark was incomplete.
"I can repair my Mark during Transcendence, when my Mark is complete, then I will have attained great completion in the Transcendence Realm!"
Su Ming lowered his right hand from the center of his brows. The Dark Mountain Mark on his face gradually disappeared along with the Mark of Home under his clothes.
Unless they used their full power, then those who had Transcended would not easily reveal their Berserker Marks.
'There's no need to hurry for my Berserker Mark. Right now, I need to enter Freezing Sky Clan and get the map back home!'
Light flashed through Su Ming's eyes briefly before they turned calm once again. He turned around and cast a glance at He Feng.
He Feng immediately shuddered when Su Ming looked at him. He instinctively put on a flattering look on his face and quickly bowed before he spoke loudly.
"Master, congratulations on Transcending and drawing your Berserker Mark. Master, you were born to be extraordinary, you are a bright and handsome man with shocking potential. With just a glance, I can tell that you're different from the others, you'll definitely rise up above others in the future, and with one…"
He Feng was not used to saying all these things. Some of his words did not manage to convey his thoughts, but it was still clear that his fear towards Su Ming at that moment was completely different from before.
The difference in their power caused a form of subjugation that made He Feng suppress all his inner thoughts. When he saw Su Ming frowning as he spoke, He Feng immediately stopped speaking and put on a moved expression. He was about to use another method to get into Su Ming's good books when Su Ming's words traveled into his ears.
"That's enough. Come back."
He Feng immediately nodded. The moved look on his face instantly changed to that of worship. His body turned into a wisp of green smoke that crawled into Su Ming's body and disappeared. However, Su Ming did not know that there were currently all sorts of emotions welled up in He Feng's heart.
Those emotions were not due to Su Ming becoming stronger, but due to himself.
'He Feng, have you forgotten how to be flexible, even though you learned it since you were young? It's just flattery. It's not difficult. I can definitely get used to this. When I make this boy happy, then it'll be easier to negotiate'.
He Feng made a decision in his mind.
'But this boy's power is too high now. His changes over the years are just too great. Ha… I'm to blame for making the wrong judgment. If I knew that his power would be so abnormal, then I wouldn't have bothered him…'
He Feng was a little worried as he stayed in Su Ming's body.
'I have to improve our relationship. I can't just rely on flattery. He's becoming increasingly more intelligent. Before long, I'll no longer be useful to him. He won't be so kind as to let me go so easily either… especially when his power continues growing stronger. He'll know sooner or later that Spirit Bodies like mine will increase the power of enchanted Vessels if we're placed into them and refined within.'
Once He Feng thought about that, he was immediately terrified.
'I don't have any other choice. I have to change my plans and make him know how useful I am…'
As He Feng was thinking, Su Ming turned into a long arc in the air and charged towards his destination, Han Mountain City.
He had already made all preparations. What was left was for him to return to Han Mountain City and enter Freezing Sky Clan.
'There are few who have seen how I look like in Han Mountain City. Even if I Transcended there, I still managed to hide my face, I never once revealed myself.
'But there should be some who recognized me as Mo Su from Tranquil East Tribe, but that's not a problem.
'Han Cang Zi once said that Freezing Sky Clan will only take Han Fei Zi in as a disciple this time… then if I want to get in, I'll have to follow my previous plan. I have to show off and shock them!'
Su Ming's expression was calm. Transcending in Han Mountain was in truth just part of the plan to create a chance for him to enter Freezing Sky Clan.
As he was mulling over his thoughts, He Feng's respectful voice suddenly appeared in his ears.
"Master, I have another cave abode…"
Su Ming continued charging forth. He did not bother about He Feng.
"Um, Master, I've already decided to offer this cave abode to you as a present congratulating you for Transcending… There's not much in the cave abode, just some stone coins. I obtained them using various methods in the past…"
Su Ming continued ignoring him. His speed increased as he looked in the direction where Han Mountain City laid.
He Feng waited for a while, when he saw that Su Ming was still not tempted, he laughed bitterly and gritted his teeth.
"Master, it's not just one cave abode. I have two… there're stone coins hidden within the cave abodes…
"Three! Master, I have three!
"Four… Master, I only have four cave abodes left…"
As He Feng continued speaking, he became increasingly more anxious.
"Where is it?" Su Ming asked unhurriedly while continuing to move forward.
When he heard this question, He Feng felt a burden lift up from his shoulders. However, he could not help but feel his heart aching in pain, yet he had to improve their relationship. He had to get into Su Ming's good books, hence he quickly spilled out the locations.
'Once he sees the stone coins, he'll definitely be shocked and ask me where I found them. When that time comes, it'll be my turn to show him how useful I am.'
As He Feng thought about it, he gradually became satisfied.