Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Disgraced By The Sword

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In a deserted alleyway somewhere in Broken Sky City.

A few miserable-looking figures walked down the alley. 

It was Luo Feiyun and his posse of Governor’s Residence disciples. At this moment, they were already far from Lin Clan Sect Residence.

“Elder Brother Yun, that Lin Han is despicable!” The few Governor’s Residence disciples present were burning with rage.

“Lin Han… He won’t be complacent for long.”

Suddenly, Luo Feiyun let out a cruel laugh before saying, “Once I return to the Governor’s Residence this time, I’ll deploy all the Shadow Guards so that I can murder that boy as soon as he leaves that place. I’ll have him cut into a thousand pieces!”

The Shadow Guards?

The Governor’s Residence top-secret organization?

The Governor’s Residence disciples were shocked; they looked at Luo Feiyun’s ruthless expression and felt chills run down their spines.

It seemed that Lin Han was truly going to meet a tragic death.

“Hum”

However, right at this moment, the air in the alley suddenly seemed to tremble slightly.

A terrifyingly feeling that made their blood run cold suddenly emerged in their hearts.

“Why does it feel…like we’re being watched by spirits?” Suddenly, one of the Governor’s Residence disciples spoke.

This sudden feeling was like…

Somebody was peeking into their souls?

However, this idea that happened to them made the Governor’s Residence disciples feel ridiculous about their own thoughts.

They were in broad daylight, how could there be…

“Ah!”

Suddenly, a horrific wail sounded.

It was Luo Feiyun’s scream!

“What happened?!”

“What’s the matter?!”

The few Governor’s Residence disciples turned towards their side and they saw…

Luo Feiyun was kneeling on the ground and shrieking.

His facial features started twisting as if he was enduring a terrible pain; it was like he was being tortured by an unseen force.

“What the hell is going on?!”

As they watched this strange scene, these Governor’s Residence disciples were scared witless and they quickly withdrew themselves.

Luo Feiyun continued shrieking but the Governor’s Residence disciples could not see anything at all.

Suddenly, a strange chill rose through their bodies.

“Ah!”

Finally, Luo Feiyun’s shrieking came to an abrupt end.

The next moment, he could only mumble out a few words, “Spirit… Spirit… Dragon…”

Thump!

Luo Feiyun’s body slumped forwards into the ground, his eyes wide open with fear as he breathed his last breath.

…

A pavilion somewhere in the Inner Residence of Lin Clan Sect Residence.

An invisible Five-Clawed Golden Dragon spirit flew over from a distance away. After descending from the sky, it rushed into the body of a green-robed figure in the pavilion, disappearing from view.

“Huff!”

Lin Han suddenly opened his eyes to heave a quick breath.

“The path of a Spirit Master really does depend on killing people formlessly… My soul actually managed to kill another person’s soul over such a large distance. Now that person is nothing more than a husk of flesh without thought. How scary,” murmured Lin Han.

However, his eyes shone with excitement.

‘Such a large distance and he suddenly died. No matter how capable the Governor’s Residence is, it’ll be impossible to find out who did it…’ Lin Han thought to himself, a cold smirk pulling at his lips.

…

An hour later, Lin Han walked out of the pavilion.

He had used quite a bit of spiritual power just now so it was time for him to relax and regenerate.

Otherwise, it would harm his soul significantly.

“Lin Han, you’re an Outer Residence disciple yet you managed to defeat Luo Feiyun, what an incredible feat!”

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded.

Lin Han furrowed his eyebrows and turned to look at the source a short distance away.

A thin figure with a black longsword strapped to their back walked towards him past the pond.

It was him!

Lin Duanjian?

The genius disciple ranked third among the Inner Residence disciples and had appeared at the Outer Residence Competition.

What was he doing here?

Lin Han’s eyes flashed with confusion as he said, “I wonder why Brother Lin Duanjian is here?”

“To kill you!”

Lin Duanjian’s gaze suddenly became extremely sharp as he immediately unsheathed his pitch-black longsword.

Clang!

A pitch-black sword Qi split the air like a black flash of lightning piercing the calm.

Rumble!

The ground right before Lin Han’s feet broke open.

It was only a millimeter off from Lin Han’s position; if that sword-light was a little nearer, it would have completely cut off Lin Han’s feet.

At this moment, Lin Han’s body did not move but his eyes glazed over coldly in an instant.

He could not move because that sword-light was too fast.

It was extremely sharp and extremely murderous!

This Lin Duanjian had achieved sixth tier martial arts!

Lin Han could not ward him off.

Lin Han did not say anything but his cold eyes peered at Lin Duanjian. His feet did not move even one millimeter and his body was as straight as a pike.

He would rather break than bend!

“I have to give you props, your mind is quite strong.”

Lin Duanjian suddenly laughed, however, his laugh carried a sense of murderous intent. “Outer Residence disciple Lin Jian was my younger brother and even if all of you made him sign the waiver, you still killed him in the end. So, I’ll kill you as well but not right now… At the Inner Residence Martial Arts Tea Party, I’ll kill you under the eyes of thousands of people so that your name will be removed from the Lin Clan Sect Residence’s books.”

As soon as his words fell, Lin Duanjian’s smile took on a cruel edge before he turned and left.

As Lin Duanjian’s figure gradually disappeared…

In his position, Lin Han’s expression was ice-cold as he stared at the ground that had shattered in a single attack from the sword; the rocks and the soil had completely crumbled. It was truly a sign of pure destruction.

At this moment, Lin Han truly realized the gap between him and the top three Inner Residence disciples was extremely large.

“Today’s disgrace at the sword means I’ll pay you back in blood by cutting off your head, Lin Duanjian!” Lin Han’s eyes were cold but his murderous intent boiled as he vowed silently to him.

…

That night was chilling as water.

In a pavilion somewhere in the Inner Residence stood Lin Han. He gazed through the window to look at the moon.

The Inner Residence Martial Arts Tea Party was four days away so he needed to improve himself as quickly as possible.

The skills of a Spirit Master were extremely strange and terrifying. Lin Han felt that if were to step into the practice of a Spirit Master, he would definitely bring to himself a lot more powerful skills.

However, Lin Han had always failed to communicate with the Golden Spirit Fire in his mind, which made him slightly disappointed.

How was he going to let himself walk the path of a Spirit Master?

It was not like Lin Han had not considered using his Blue Dragon soul to kill Lin Duanjian.

However, Lin Han had realized that any time he used his soul to approach Lin Duanjian, an indistinct sword intent seemed to surround Lin Duanjian.

If he were to use his soul to attack Lin Duanjian, the dragon might be cut by this shapeless sword intent.

This discovery made Lin Han instantly realize that even if a Spirit Master was strange and mysterious, they might not only be in fatal danger if they went against a Warrior that was much stronger than them, they might even end up with a broken soul.

“Tap, tap, tap…” 

Suddenly, the sounds of light footsteps sounded.

After the transformation of the Golden Spirit Fire, Lin Han’s five senses had strengthened greatly and he had immediately heard the footsteps.

Who was it coming here so late at night?

“Lin Han, are you in the pavilion?” The soft and clear voice of a young lady sounded from the outside.

This familiar voice, it was…

Lin Ruyan?

Lin Han’s eyes glimmered; what was she doing here?

Creak!

The red mahogany door to the pavilion was pushed open before Lin Ruyan walked in slowly.

The young lady was beautiful, her skin embellished with rouge. She was dressed in a light green gown that glistened in the candlelight.

Lin Ruyan seemed to notice Lin Han’s doubtful gaze. She smiled and walked over lightly, her slender hips swaying lightly as her pale wrists followed the moment. She made her way before Lin Han, her eyes roaming before she lightly said, “Lin Han, I want to make a deal with you.”