Twenty minutes before Xu Lengyu and Zou Xiaolian began fighting....
Yu Sheng stare at the two men who appear on the 20th floor. Their body covered in black hoods and robes not revealing anything to expose them. But with his keen eyes Yu Sheng could tell one of them looked like an old man in his 60s while the other was probably someone around Xu Wantian age.
They walk unbothered through the fire that have already spread through everywhere on the 20th floor towards Yu Sheng. Surprisingly, as they walk through it their robes weren't set on flames.
"This must be endless energy..." Yu Sheng whispered to himself as he watch the two black shadows walking through the flames.
This is the first time Yu Sheng has ever come in contact with someone who could use endless energy with the exception of Xu Lengyu. Not even Kong Tian, who was a cultivator could have control it, if he could Yu Sheng probably wouldn't be able to defeat him so quickly.
"This is going to be painfully amazing." He chuckled with a bit of sarcasm in his tone as a sudden thought enter his mind.
"Didn't I say 4 months ago I would live life to the fullest? Well this wasn't what I meant!"
With a silent sigh Yu Sheng was suddenly reminded about what he said 4 months ago at the yinyue race.
'Live life to the fullest? What a joke.' He thought to himself. This Eternal Online clearly has plans for him in the future and the only way to accomplish those plans was to get stronger.
And this was his first obstacle to his path to becoming an Eternal.
"Your Xu Wantian?" The older man asked with a hoarse voice showing that Yu Sheng was right about him being in his 60s.
"You think you could escape us..." The younger man spoke up, his tone of voice sounding very irritated. At first when they took the bounty to kill Xu Wantian he was nervous. He was afraid that by killing Xu Wantian the Xu Clan would come after him.
However, after killing the previous host that nervousness turn into delight. Killing someone from the Great Clans brought him immense joy.
After all their 'the Great Clans.' The rulers of the Human Race. It didn't matter if the person he killed was a trash individual like Xu Wantian, the fact that he carried the great clans surname was enough for him to brag about everyday.
Especially when he realized Xu Wantian was the Xu Emperor bastard child.
But that joy was cut short after realizing that Xu Wantian who they thought they killed was in fact not dead, putting him in a bad mood.
When he arrived at the 20th floor he wanted to see the look on Xu Wantian face when he sees them coming to kill him a second time.
He was about to say some words to scare Xu Wantian, but:
"Xu Wantian? Who the hell goes around with a such a stupid name. Not me of course! My name is Yu Sheng." The mans voice was filled with disdain and confusion making him pause in his words.
He looked at the old man to confirm something, but all the old man did was stare at where he believes Yu Sheng was at as if comprehending something.
"Don't lie. You cannot trick us!"
"What do you mean I am tricking you?! Wait are you the firefighters that came to rescue me or the women I ordered this evening to come to my office?" Yu Sheng shouted in excitement.
"What firefighters, what women..." He whispered, but soon came to a realization...
"Whose your woman!" The man shouted in anger, feeling humiliated.
"What the fuck man." Not expecting such an answer Yu Sheng cursed with a bewildered expression on his face.
"Sorry, I don't run that way."
"Shut up!" The man yelled and was about to go find Yu Sheng to kill him when the old man suddenly tap him on the shoulder.
Immediately he took deep breaths to calm himself down.
"Why don't you come out of your hiding place. If you do I will make sure to give you a quick death." The man said with a slight smirk on his face.
"Aren't you looking for someone called Xu Wantian?" Yu Sheng grew nervous at those words.
"Why would you want to kill me..." Yu Sheng replied as his mind think of every possibility on how to escape.
Unfortunately for him, there was nothing his mind could think of rather than waiting for the Eternal Melody to come off cooldown.
"Alright that's enough wasting of time." Growing impatient the old man suddenly snapped his fingers. Seconds later a huge gust of wind blew towards them getting rid of the fire.
The wind then turn fierce. Like a blade, the wind started cutting through everything as if it they made of tofu.
A minute later everything was shred apart. The meeting room becoming empty leaving only a lone figure standing with blood soaked clothes.
Yu Sheng stood there with indifferent eyes as he held his right hand that took most of the damage.
"You have grown stronger." The old man seeing Yu Sheng surviving his attack became surprised. His expression then turn suspicious, 'Could it be what we did managed to awaken something inside him?'
He thought to himself. From what he knew of the Xu Clan there's a tradition that they always do with their young geniuses. That is to put a limit to their talent and cultivation without them knowing so that when their in a life and death situation it would immediately unlock their full potential.
This is to let them mature quicker and become more proficient in fighting to the death.
So seeing Xu Wantian hand filled with scratch marks so deep you could see his bones the old man began thinking whether or not he should call it quits. After all, if Xu Wantian is truly an genius the Xu Clan is growing and he were to kill him this would spell immense trouble on not only him, but the entire Bounty Hunters Association.
Yu Sheng looked at what was left of his right hand. He thought if it was possible for the Eternal Melody, Crimson Night to heal his wounds. Since its a song that's element revolved around blood shouldn't it be able to heal it?
But he was soon reminded that the Eternal Melody was still on cooldown. This made him pissed. When he checked he saw that there was still thirty minutes left.
This wasn't the only thing that made him pissed. When did he, the little business and music god ever felt such immense pain? All his life he always live behind his office desk.
If he wanted food, there's people willing to go prepare it for him.
If he needed a drive to go home, he had people to do it for him.
If he wanted love, there's women all around him.
If he ever wanted someone dead, there were people loyal to him who would do whatever it takes to accomplish the mission.
He never had to do anything with his own hands except for that one time he saved Qing Yin.
So seeing his bloody hand and the pain that cause his mind to scream in agony he became extremely pissed off.
"I'm going to kill you." Eyes cold Yu Sheng stare at the old man as if he was already dead.
The old man hearing this snapped out of his thoughts. He looked into Yu Sheng eyes filled with the lust to kill and shook his head.
"And here I was thinking whether or not I should let you live." The man sighed to himself. If someone were to look at you with such strong desire to kill you what would you do?
The first option would be to run away.
The second option would be to call the police.
The third option would be to defend yourself.
To the old man however, there was only one option...
"Kill him."
"With pleasure!" The young man shouted with a laugh filled with madness.
"My name is Xing Jiang! You better remember the name of the one who killed you twice!"
Xing Jiang bellowed as endless energy spill out of his body. With a tap of his feet he sprinted toward Yu Sheng, his fist already in his face ready to blow off his head.
"Die!" Xing Jiang shouted as he imagine Yu Sheng head turning into bits.
However, Yu Sheng wasn't even paying attention to Xing Jiang. With eyes still on the old man Yu Sheng as if feeling that the breeze was too forceful took a step back, barely dodging Xing Jiang fist.
His eyes then turn to look into Xing Jiang own.
When Xing Jiang saw those eyes filled with nothing but indifference his mind froze for a second as his body flew behind Yu Sheng.
And those seconds was all Yu Sheng needed. Using his left hand he clenched his fist and sent it into Xing Jiang stomach.