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"This is my traveling companion, as well as my older sister. I need you to safely take us to a shelter," said the young man as he returned with a young woman about 21 years of age.
Qing Tian glanced at the young woman and nodded to her, before turning back to the young man.
'She's kind of hot,' thought Qing Tian as he asked the young man, "So which shelter are we going-"
"Him? You're not serious, are you?" the young woman asked as she interrupted Qing Tian.
The young man frowned and turned to his sister, "You told me to look for someone strong to protect us and that's what I did! What are you unsatisfied about now?"
"Exactly! I said look for someone strong, not someone who's new here," said the young woman.
"What do you mean?" asked the young man as he glanced at Qing Tian warily.
"Look at him! He's not even wearing a beast soul armor, there's no way he's not new. Even just an Ordinary beast soul armor would be stronger than what he's wearing," said the young woman.
Qing Tian looked at the young woman with an understanding gaze, knowing that this is a bit true. Wherever you look, 85% of the people are wearing Beast soul armors no matter how weak.
"But that doesn't mean he's weak or new! It just means that he either doesn't like wearing it here, hasn't had the chance to get one, or he just doesn't like them," said the young man, attempting to defend Qing Tian.
Qing Tian didn't even bother with them, he just shook his head and left. He didn't have the time to listen to the quarrel of the siblings, although it's a bit sad how he wasn't able to bed the hot sister.
"Ah!" The young man noticed Qing Tian leaving and exclaimed in shock, "See what you do sister! Someone finally wanted to protect us on our trip to another shelter, and you just made him leave!"
"Well I just don't want him to die, alright? He looks really hot, and I just didn't want to see someone so hot lose his life," said the young woman with a red face.
"Sister, you…" the young man furrowed his eyebrows before running after Qing Tian.
"Wait! Friend! Stop!"
The young man kept yelling at Qing Tian, hoping to have him stop and protect them on their journey to another shelter..
"What?!" Qing Tian asked with a bit of annoyance.
"Please, protect us! My sister didn't mean anything bad by what she said-"
Qing Tian stopped the young man from speaking with a raise of his hand. Rubbing his forehead, Qing Tian said, "Just tell me your names and where we're going."
"Ah… right… My name is Duan Chen and my sister is called Duan Lanying," said the young man as he looked at his approaching sister. "And we're going to Glory Shelter."
'Glory Shelter?!'
Qing Tian didn't expect to hear the name of that shelter so early, especially when they are near any shelter by that name.
The pamphlets all already say the name of the nearest Shelters and Glory Shelter wasn't one of them, neither was Han Sen's shelter, Steel Armor Shelter.
"How long is this trip going to take?" Qing Tian asked, hoping that he still at least has enough time to make it to the time Han Sen finds the Black Crystal.
It was only about a month and a half away, most likely not enough time to get there in such a short time.
Going from one shelter to another usually takes about a week to two.
"About a month?" said Duan Chen with a finger on his chin.
Qing Tian nodded and glanced at Duan Lanying before turning back to Duan Chen, "I'll be back in a bit, I need to tell some family that I won't be in contact for a month."
Qing Tian left the Duan siblings alone whilst he returned to the Alliance and told his mother what he will be doing. After some small talk, Qing Tian returned to the Sanctuary and found the Duan siblings waiting at the exit of the shelter with work.
"Let's get moving then," said Qing Tian as he moved right past the two siblings.
Duan Chen and Lanying turned to look at each other for a second before following behind Qing Tian with small smiles on their faces.
When they left Seashell Shelter, Qing Tian fixed the way he was wearing his sword. Changing its position from his back to his waist, Qing Tian was ready for any sudden attack as his hand rested on the hilt of his sword.
This was his ready form, one that is supposed to be trained in to be able to react fast to sudden attacks. The one with the sword on the back is more of a relaxed form of carrying a sword, usually used for public appearances.
"You don't have a mount?" asked Duan Lanying as she approached Qing Tian.
Qing Tian turned to look at her and shook his head, "I never needed one, I like keeping my legs busy with something if I can't train."
"Well it's a long road ahead, maybe you should get a mount," said Duan Lanying with a small smile on her face.
Qing Tian stayed quiet for a moment before glaring to the right and lowering his body as the grip on his sword became stronger and his other hand was prepared to draw at any moment.
"Looks like your friends arrived early," Qing Tian told Duan Chen.
"Friends? …"
Duan Chen was confused for a second before realizing what Qing Tian meant. So with a flustered look on his face, he made a mutant beast soul sword appear. His hands were shaking and his face was pale.
'This kid...' Qing Tian looked at Duan Chen for a second before glaring back to the right where large rocks were placed.
"Come out already! Come out now or I will cut through the rocks and decapitate you," said Qing Tian seriously as he moved closer to the rocks. His sharp and heavy aura condensed on his body and sword.
""AAHAHAHAHAHAA!""
The three people who were hiding laughed at Qing Tian's words and decided to poke fun at him.
"Did you hear this foolish boy, boss?! Hahahah, he thinks he can cut us through the rocks," said a man with a loud laughter.
"1..."
Qing Tian began counting, clearly warning the three fools to come out.
The Duan siblings looked at Qing Tian weirdly, wondering whether he was being serious or just trying to bluff his way through. Either way, both kept quiet and decided not to judge their guardian as they placed some of their hopes on this young and handsome swordsman.
"... 2..."
"Boss, should we go out?" asked one of the lackeys with a smirk on his face.
The boss chuckled and shook his head with a sinister smile on his face, "Let's call out his bluff and wait here. There's no way someone as young as this kid is strong and skilled enough to cut through rocks and our necks. And there's nothing to worry about, we're wearing Sacred and Mutant beast soul armors."
"... 3!"
Shiing!~
With a fast draw of the blade, Qing Tian instantly cut through the many rocks in front of him and instantly decapitated the lackeys of the leader, leaving only the leader alive.
Kehk-shh…
The cut rocks slowly slid off their cut surface and revealed a man in black armor still standing. The man just stood there, too afraid to make any noise or move.
"I think I heard something about Sacred beast soul armor?" said Qing Tian as he slowly approached the man with a small smile on his face and his sword already back in it's sheath.
'What happened?!'
Both Duan siblings looked at Qing Tian with shock, too amazed and scared to say anything. They didn't see anything happen besides Qing Tian doing a small twitch and suddenly the rock was cut and two people had died with their heads being cut off in one swift move.
Qing Tian's movements were already too fast for someone of the first sanctuary to notice his fastest move, Iaido. Unless they had their Sacred Geno Points maxed out or had a mastery of master or better in a martial art.
The leader began to tremble under the gaze of Qing Tian's, his body in cold sweat and his legs shaking from complete fear. With a bit of struggle, the leader slowly opened his mouth and managed to make some words come out of his mouth, "W-wait! Do-do-don't k-kill me! I can g-give you anything!"
"Oh, really? How nice of you," said Qing Tian with a smile as he outstretched his hand. "How about that armor you're wearing?"
"I-I can't give you this a-armor. I-It's not mine..." said the man as he flinched at Qing Tian's question for the armor.
Qing Tian frowned and slowly pulled out his sword before cutting the man's hand off in one swift strike.
CHkah!
"AHHH!! My HAND!"
The man began to roll on the ground as he grabbed his wrist tightly and tried to stop the bleeding.
"Sorry, I couldn't hear you. What was that?" asked Qing Tian as he approached the man with an apathetic face and his sword drawn out.
The man began to feel that his heart was beating so quickly, ready to jump out of his chest and run away. With nothing to lose, the man finally gave up the armor beast soul, "He-here, you go!"
With a quick transfer, Qing Tian checked the name of the beast soul.
[Qing Tian: Not evolved.
Status: None.
Life span: 200 years.
Required for evolution: 100 geno points.
Geno points gained: 81 Ordinary Geno Points, 85 Primitive Geno Points, 52 Mutant Geno Points, 10 Sacred-Blood Geno Points
Beast souls gained: (3) Mutant Black-Tooth Beast (Shuriken), (3) Mutant Iron Carp (Needle), Super Metallic Marble Fish (Spear), Sacred-Blood Black-Tooth Beast (Shuriken), Sacred-Blood Black Knight (Armor)]
"Good. You can leave now," said Qing Tian with a small smile on his face after taking a glance at the slightly frightened faces of the Duan siblings. "I won't follow you."
Turning around, Qing Tian joined the Duan siblings.
He didn't want them to see more of his brutal and evil side, so he quickly went over to them with a small sheepish smile.
"Haha, sorry… I had to really scare him or he would continue to attack us if we just left him alone," said Qing Tian with a light chuckle as he scratched the back of his head.
The Duan siblings visibly relaxed a bit and they gave one last look at the leader before walking away with Qing Tian.
As they were leaving, Qing Tian made the Sacred beast soul Shuriken appear in his right hand before suddenly flicking it over to the running leader.
'I'm not a fool. I know I can't let you go easily just like that. So, I need to have you killed now,' thought Qing Tian as he glanced behind him. 'Thanks for the Sacred armor though.'
...
The leader remained on the ground for a couple of seconds before turning around and running away as fast as his legs could carry him. He didn't dare to look back as he ran straight to Seashell Shelter.
"I need to tell my boss to kill the Duan Family quickly!"
The man continued running as fast as his legs could carry him before-
Shich!
Looking down at his own chest, the leader found his chest bleeding and a small shuriken sticking out of his chest.
"What… is… this-..."
The man didn't get to finish as the shuriken disappeared and he blacked out, dying a couple of seconds after falling.
…
Acting as if nothing had just happened, Qing Tian began to ask Duan Chen some questions, "So, who were those guys?"
"They're loan sharks. Our grandfather was scammed by them and he was tormented to death. Our parents had to take up our grandfather's debt, but it proved too much for them, leading them to overwork and die," said Duan Chen as he slowly fell into depression.
"My brother and I are all that remains of our small Duan Family," said Duan Lanying as she caressed her little brother's head.
"..."
Qing Tian looked at them with a calm face, not at all bothered by their story.
"I'm sure you guys can get by through these tough times with your own strength. With enough determination, you can accomplish many difficult tasks," said Qing Tian as he walked ahead of them.
Duan Chen shook his head and sighed, "I wish it were that easy. I was born with a weak body and my sister has no talent for fighting."
"Hm? A weak body… then the one who should be working hard for your family should be your sister, Duan Lanying. Even without talent, hard work can always help no matter the situation."
Qing Tian stopped and glared at the Duan siblings.
"So what you're telling me is, that you would rather sit down and do nothing as your end comes nearer? You won't train or try your best to survive and continue to live your life? Are you going to continue living such a pathetic life?"