Little Frost, a stubborn girl, wiped away her tears and got out of the carriage to help Eddie pull it. Eddie, citing the risk of ambush, urged her to return to the carriage, but Sophia shook her head, moved to the back of the carriage, and pushed with all her might, silently showing her determination to stand by her brother through thick and thin. Knowing her stubborn nature, Eddie let her be.
The beautiful lady wiped her tears and held the little girl tightly, sitting quietly inside the carriage.
She knew she couldn't get out of the carriage, as it would endanger her children. Despite her inner turmoil, she sat resolutely, biting her red lips, as her children pulled the carriage step by step up to Yew Mansion.
Although they returned to Yew Mansion every year, this time was the proudest, most memorable moment of her life. With such children, she felt like the luckiest mother in the world!
The real lucky one was little Frost, who was sound asleep throughout this ordeal. Unaware of the situation, Eddie had used "Sleeping Fragrance Flowers" bought in Green Bamboo City to keep her asleep, a tip he learned from the City Lord of Falling Flowers during their journey to the Sky Tower.
Along the way, they were occasionally observed from the shadows, even followed from a distance. Eddie remained indifferent to these watchers. Grey Wolf, however, often snarled menacingly, warning them not to come any closer or face deadly consequences.
The winding ten-mile mountain road, though relatively smooth and with resting spots at intervals, was still a challenge for ordinary warriors pulling a four-wheeled carriage. Sophia, rarely practicing combat skills and without a contracted enhanced war beast, was physically no better than an average warrior.
Yet, her determination was unyielding; even exhausted, she kept pushing the carriage, wanting to help her brother in every possible way.
Eddie didn't feel much fatigue from pulling the carriage. After months of intense training and the enhancement from cultivating the Innate Invisible Sword Qi, he possessed almost terrifying strength, akin to the Shadow Barbarian Bull. His main focus was on using his heightened senses and keen eyesight to scout for enemies.
The elite of his generation, like Yew Tian and Yew Yan, might have already passed by without Eddie recognizing them. However, he suspected one of the figures watching from afar, mounted on a Flame Lion and seemingly trying to emulate Porking, was probably Yew Yan.
Eddie wasn't certain, as he had heard from Sophia that Yew Tian also had a Flame Lion war beast. The tragic story of their cousin, the "Cup Guy," who failed to contract with one of the two Flame Lion war beast eggs bought by the Yew family for a hefty price, began when Yew Yan successfully contracted the other.
Other shadows, likely more powerful, were probably elders of the clan.
Sophia, ever stubborn, wiped away her tears and left the carriage to help Eddie pull it.
Despite his warnings of potential ambushes, she insisted on helping, moving to the rear of the carriage and pushing with determination, silently expressing her resolve to stand with her brother in times of trouble. Eddie, knowing her stubborn nature, let her be. The beautiful lady, having dried her tears, held the little girl tightly and sat quietly in the carriage.
She knew she couldn't leave the carriage without endangering her children, so despite her inner turmoil, she bit her lip and sat upright, allowing her children to pull her step by step up to Yew Mansion.
Although they had returned to Yew Mansion every year, this time was her proudest, most memorable moment. With such children, she felt like the world's happiest mother.
The truly fortunate one was little Frost, who slept soundly through it all. Unaware of the situation, Eddie had used "Sleeping Fragrance Flowers" from Green Bamboo City to keep her asleep, a trick learned from the City Lord of Falling Flowers.
On their way, people occasionally spied on them from the shadows, some even following from a distance. Eddie paid no heed to these watchers. Grey Wolf, however, often growled menacingly, as if warning them not to approach or face deadly consequences.
The winding ten-mile mountain road was a challenge. Despite being relatively smooth with rest areas at intervals, pulling a four-wheeled carriage up the mountain was no easy task.
Sophia, rarely practicing combat skills and without a contracted enhanced war beast, was physically comparable to an average warrior.
Yet her determination was unyielding; even exhausted, she firmly pushed the carriage.
Eddie felt little fatigue from pulling the carriage. After months of intense training and enhancement from cultivating the Innate Invisible Sword Qi, he had almost terrifying strength. He focused more on using his heightened senses to scout for enemies.
He suspected some of the figures watching from afar were his cousins Yew Tian and Yew Yan. One of them, mounted on a Flame Lion, seemed to emulate Porking, but lacked the same presence and demeanor. Eddie guessed it was Yew Yan, though he had heard Yew Tian also had a Flame Lion war beast. The tragic story of their cousin, the "Cup Guy," who failed to contract one of the two Flame Lion war beast eggs bought by the Yew family, began when Yew Yan successfully did.
Other shadows, likely more powerful, were probably clan elders.
As Eddie approached Yew Mansion, about ten figures waited silently. The raised drawbridge and closed gates silently conveyed their intentions β they would not allow Eddie to enter with the lady. Expecting resistance, Eddie prepared for a likely battle.
An elderly man with graying hair and a green vine cane stepped forward, speaking calmly and placatingly, though his true intentions were unknown.
"Is that so? Then, I suppose none of you elders here are ready to welcome this failure back home?" Eddie laughed heartily in response.
"We can temporarily overlook the death of the elder of the Punishment Hall, but we will not tolerate any more violence from you!" warned a stern man in his fifties, stepping forward with authority.
"Don't be angry. We're all family, all brothers. Maybe there's a misunderstanding. Let's wait for the family head to return and decide," said another man in green robes, playing the good cop.
"Since no one's here to welcome me back, I guess I'll have to find my own way home!" Eddie raised his Moon Blade, flicking it with his finger. The blade vibrated, emitting a thrilling yet menacing hum, as if a beast excitedly howling after feasting on blood.
Eddie's stance made it clear he intended to force his way into Yew Mansion, prepared for a final stand. Everyone was on guard, fearing they might become the next victim like the elder of the Punishment Hall.
Everyone knew the elder's strength, and the fact that Eddie had killed him on the spot meant he was no longer the submissive failure of the past. They speculated whether Eddie's father, Quinn Yew, had secretly passed down his best combat techniques before his death.
Now, under the guise of a failure, Eddie had secretly mastered combat skills, and he was determined to return home to reclaim his dignity and wash away the stigma of his past!
Especially seeing Eddie wielding the Moon Blade instead of a spear, they were convinced. After all, Quinn Yew, the only one in the clan to reach the seventh level as a tyrant, was renowned not for the traditional Yew family spear art, but for his incredibly fierce and powerful sword and blade techniques.
Today, while Eddie had used stick techniques to break the formation, his final act of killing the elder of the Punishment Hall with the Moon Blade was a testament to his mastery of Quinn Yew's self-developed sword and blade techniques.
"Eddie, how dare you defy and offend in front of the clan's four elders and many seniors?" the man in black roared furiously.
"I respect you as my elders, but my Moon Blade does not! I'll say it again: I'm going home, and anyone who stands in my way will die!" Eddie coldly delivered his answer.
Ready for battle, he believed that absolute strength could overcome any scheme or conspiracy. He wasn't going to be led by the nose by his enemies β they were going to fight whether they wanted to or not.
Killing one elder of the Punishment Hall was the same as killing another; he was there to stir things up, so why hold back?
Eddie slowly raised his Moon Blade. In that moment, his presence was deep and unfathomable, his aura hidden yet ready to burst forth.
The group on the other side felt a chill in their hearts. This stance was the starting form of Quinn Yew's devastating sword and blade technique β "One Fold Mountain Breaker"!
On the city wall, two figures appeared unnoticed in a corner of the tower, quietly overlooking the entire scene.
"Enough talk. If you want to flaunt your seniority, ask my Moon Blade first!" Eddie's body soared like a swift, his arms naturally extended, gracefully covering dozens of meters in a flash.
His Moon Blade transformed into a streak of light, swift and bright.
In the blink of an eye, the cold light of death approached the man in black, sending chills down his spine and bringing him face to face with death.
Just as the man was about to meet his end, a flash of golden light appeared, and an orange protective shield expanded behind him, narrowly blocking the deadly Moon Blade.
It was the old man with the vine cane who had summoned his Silver Grimoire, raising the shield just in time to save the man in black's life.
Although everyone expected Eddie to erupt in anger, no one anticipated his speed to be so swift.
Missing his initial strike, Eddie lightly tapped the orange shield and spun to attack another man in green robes.
This strike was ten times more powerful than the previous one; compared to it, the initial attack was merely a feint, while this was the real lethal blow.
"It's 'One Fold Mountain Breaker'! Get out of the way!" the old man with the vine cane shouted in warning, unable to assist in time.
The man in green robes, already terrified, commanded his Iron Armored Giant Lizard to leap up and block Eddie's strike with its body while he himself swiftly retreated.
Two elders simultaneously raised their protective shields, intending to block Eddie's deadly strike for the man in green robes. They hoped the shields would withstand the blade's fierce slash.
The blade's flash was over in an instant.
The ground was unscathed, the war beast unharmed, but the man in green robes behind the shields was filled with a look of sheer terror. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had just saved him from certain death.
But suddenly, the Iron Armored Giant Lizard, which had leaped up at its master's command and landed on the ground, collapsed with a thud, split in two, dead on the spot. A chilling realization dawned on everyone β this was indeed Quinn Yew's devastating sword and blade technique!
The technique had sliced through the three-level Iron Armored Giant Lizard! Everyone glanced at the man in green robes, relieved he had narrowly escaped the same fate. Then, to their horror, they noticed a red line rapidly widening on his neck. He desperately clutched at his throat, trying to stem the flow of blood. The old man with the vine cane hurriedly took out a healing stone, but it was too late. The man's chest and abdomen burst open, his internal organs visible, blood spraying everywhere.
Like the war beast, the man was cut in half by Eddie's strike.
Everyone had thought the man in green robes had escaped death, but he too fell victim to Eddie's slash.
The old man and the others looked at Eddie with fearful eyes, wondering how many of Quinn Yew's techniques he had mastered to possess such terrifying power. Suddenly, they saw Eddie meditating, his body radiating energy, a divine light on his face as if he was comprehending and breaking through to a new realm. Waves of shock and fear surged through them. Could it be that Eddie had gained new insights and breakthroughs from that single strike?
"Everyone, attack together!" The old man with the vine cane, no longer concerned about appearances, rushed forward, swinging his vine cane down viciously at Eddie's head.
The attackers did not understand the mocking smile on Eddie's lips. Eddie, smiling, looked like a hunter watching his prey fall into a trap.
"No, kill him now!" The man in black also brandished his spear, aiming it straight at Eddie's heart.
As they made their deadly moves, one of the figures on the city wall seemed to want to fly down to rescue Eddie but was stopped by a gesture from the towering figure beside him. Whatever was said, the would-be rescuer stopped and nodded silently.
On the city wall, the two figures continued to watch silently.
At that moment, a dazzling light, akin to a galaxy, burst forth from Eddie. It was a profound and majestic aura, swirling like a vortex, resembling an arm reaching out from the Milky Way.
Eddie, who had been holding his blade passively, suddenly opened his eyes in a furious glare, his eyes blood-red and demonic. His aura exploded like a mountain torrent, bursting around his body with a thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth.
The explosive force directly sent the two weakest attackers flying.
Eddie, with his blood-red eyes wide open, stood towering like a furious deity, looking down on the world with the demeanor of a supreme warrior, coldly facing the combined assault of his enemies.
In his hands, he held the Moon Blade in his left and Ash in his right. The light from both blades shone with intense brilliance, like a blazing sun. This was the true destructive power of "One Fold Mountain Breaker"!
The author, Xia Fei, had indeed been writing all night. There were complications, but the details need not be explained. The hope is simply that readers enjoy the book.
Regarding the comments section, some people had opinions, but Xia Fei noticed that the book "Summoning Venerable" had risen to the top spot in weekly points, which explained the jealousy.