Tian Mo strolled to the Misson Pavilion, he felt the ominous qi coming from, it's sign from all from discple tension from them, he can even hear the booming from inside. The air felt heavier with each passing second.
He strolled inside, instanly all the discples piercing eye locked onto him, he ignored he felt at ease that the elder can punish you, if you cause any trouble.
Tian Mo arrived at the mission board, crossing his hand he noticed that there were, tabs of multiple colors.
It housed missons ranging from basic herb gathering to dangerous encounters, each categorized by risk. Green basic missions posed modest dangers but were essential for survival, while yellow advanced missions tested disciples mettle against wild beasts. Red elite missions, reserved for the strongest, offered immense rewards but often meant facing death itself.
Tian Mo was cautious of the red mission, at the same time, was conflicted cause he wanted the most benefit from this first mission.
What demonic beasts are the most dangerous?
This also terrified him, he barely knew about the world demonic beasts, he was tempted them because he saw normal looking discples, who were once like him, humans turned demonic cultivators. They also looked at ease just picking up multiple.
"This level one too__"
"This one to high."
'Green to easy and Red to hard. 'he thought. 'With my current strenght I should able to do…'
"Demon Apes." Tian Mo murmured stretching to grab the tab.
Instead before he can grab it heavy hand landed on it, sending a bit of shockwave from the strenght.
"I Kong Cao will be doing the demon apes."
Tian Mo gazed to the side there was a huge muscular body man discple, black eye, short haired smirking at him. It puzzled Tian Mo he was grabbing it and this guy is suddenly grabbing it to. It can't be he's doing it to provoke him?
"What's wrong? have something to say?" The disciples lips curled into a smirk.
Everyone noticed that they stood face-to-face, neither willing to back down, tension crackling in the air.
"Who challenging Brother Kong Cao."
"Could it be someone on the soul list."
"He is a fool, brother Kong is about to breakthrough to fifth stage Late Pulse Condensation."
With all the dispcles attracted by the commotion, there were some who already knew about Kong Cao who bullied other discples. Yet they didn't know about Jim behind the scenes, he couldn't never show infront them. Still some of them recognized Xun Min.
"That the new recruit Xun Min"
"Xun Min" they groaned he flowed, a event on the devil combat ground replay. That Xun Min who manged to defeat Zhao Kang."
"What!"
"To this he can defeat Zhao Kang, now wanting to defeat Kong Cao."
Tian Mo felt the weight of their words pressing down on him. Even my victory feels like a curse now. Why do they speak my name like I'm some fool rushing to his death? Just don't react.
Tian Mo took a step back."You can take it senior." He said.
He really had, reason to really start any conflict with Kong Cao, when there other mission of the same colors. While he felt so there were other, who wanted Tian Mo to be humbled, when they didn't know he didn't need it it's only when they see, that they take in.
Tian Mo looked to grab another, when Kong Cao grabbed the same one.
"I will take this one two."
"This is mines"
After Long Cao did the same time again multiple times, he really became doubtful that isn't guy wasn't here to provoke him.
Tian Mo's brows furrowed."Senior…why are you doing this? I've done nothing to offend you." He said.
Kong Cao walked closer to Xun Min each step a oppressive force released. "You, manged to hurt someone I know." Vein bulging on his temple."Then you say you never offended me."
'I see he talking about Zhao kang…how much people does he know that this can happen.' Tian Mo's mind churned.
Tian Mo's mind raced. Zhao Kang… Of course, this is about him. How many people does he have fighting his battles? That he that hight in his cultivation battling for him.
Tian Mo had a faint smile."Discple, Zhao Kang agreed to a fair duel." He replied.
Kang Cao realaesed a sudden burst of his qi that shakes the surroundings."That doesn't mean anything you shouldn't offend certain people junior's."
Tian Mo also released a sudden surge of his qi, stabilizing into a resolute force. Why does trouble now start finding me? He knew that Zhao Kang threated him he thought he was the only one that will rally track him. It came to realization how wrong he was that, anyone is really willing to fight for pointless reasons.
He clenched his fists, nails digging into his palms to ground himself. Why did I even bother challenging Zhao Kang back then? Did I really think I could change anything?
When Tian Mo remembered, about the elder who won't allow this he calmed down. At that moment he heard a booming voice that also dispate Kong Cao's qi.
"No fighting in the mission hall."
At the instant, everyone cuffed there fist at the elder.
"Elder."
"Elder."
The Elder hands clasped behind their back as they observe, turned to leave."Don't let me have to warn you again."
As the Elder left, Kong Cao's glare was as sharp as a dagger. "Fool," he muttered, his voice low but venomous. "I'll deal with you sooner or later."
A slight upward curve of the lips, as he sighed he turned back to the missions board. That annoyed him, still he wouldn't let it stop him from strenght him for the future. This another situation for me to deal with…I might have to change my ways either good or bad. The thought scared him, because he knew what it could do to him.
'Now what should I take…the apes were probably slow moving easier for me…what about the wolves there fast yet weak.' He thought.
"Boy take the Venom Viper."
Tian Mo heard the voice of the Soul Emperor, in his mind he was suprised he didn't think that was possible to talk unless in the scripture.
"You can talk to me." He asked.
"Yes now take the Venom Viper."
"What about my thoughts…" Tian Mo inquired.
"…"
He shivered, as the Soul Emperor didn't answer he felt that he knew something. Thus he never dwell on it.
"Venom Vipers that's practically a death sentence," he muttered under his breath. He bit his lip, uncertainty gnawing at him.
Does this Soul Emperor's truly have my best interests at heart, or am I just another pawn in someone else's game?
The Soul Emperor's silence was deafening.
"Poison Snakes?" Tian Mo picked the tab He glanced at the poison snakes tab in his hand. His grip tightened as he forced himself to breathe evenly. If I die here, it'll be because of my own choices. Not because someone pushed me into it.
"You'll never survive with that soft heart of yours, Tian Mo. The world doesn't reward kindness."
Tian Mo heard as he left the mission hall. When he arrived outside the mission hall he like there was eyes following him when he looked to rhe source he eyes contracted.
He noticed a woman standing under a tree, Long, silken black hair cascaded down her back, shimmering with faint crimson streaks. Her almond-shaped eyes glowed a soft, otherworldly red, framed by long lashes, a faint smirk played on her lips, her porcelain skin, compared bosoms in her hands, she held a delicate fan made of black lacquer and adorned with tiny crimson blossoms, Tiny silver bells dangled from her earrings, their soft chime the only sound in the otherwise silent forest.
Is that another enemy? Tian Mo mind raced he thought this woman was tk beautiful to be a demonic cultivator and if she is, that dangerous for humans. While in thought it's only after that he noticed the woman disappeared, leaving dark mist flowing.
…
As time passed, when Tian Mo was heading to excit the Eternal Soul Sect, he started thinking how will he fighting the venom vipers. So he hide and entered the the Eternal Dominion Scripture.
"My Lord…I need a attack technique." He announced.
Tian Mo started at the The Soul Emperor's eye closed, however his attention was taken away when he noticed that the scripture became large, the pages started flipping fast like it was being controlled. Then floating above a stopped page was, a qi hole version of Tian Mo punching and kicking at a fast speed better than himself.
He was gripped, by the fighting his hole did. 'Looks very powerful there something mysterious about his its fist.' He thought.
While in thought, the technique flew from his holo into his mind, as he absorbed it he realized that it had five layers. He questioned. Are all the lord techniques so powerful?
"Thank you, my lord." Tian Mo cupped his fists respectfully leaving the scripture.