The instant the spear shot out, Xiao Se was suddenly reminded of the story the waiter told him the day before: when Sikong Changfeng stood atop the Tower of Ascension, the air in the whole city stilled then began to circulate around that spear wielding man. At this very moment, that legend was being played out in front of him. That spear which could roil up an entire city’s wind was thrusting right towards him this very second.

No… In fact, it was already in front of his chest!

Xiao Se hurriedly retreated. His Cloudsteps was also known as the movement technique whose deftness allowed one to even step on clouds. If he advanced to the next level and learned how to utilize the wind, he would even be able to ride the winds. However, as of right now, faced with that spear barrelling towards him, his Cloudsteps fell short by that one very level.

“Junior Martial Uncle.” The book attendant hastily yelled out, clearly worried and grateful towards the youngster who had just saved him from that previous divination.

The scholar hesitated for an instant. Initially, his plan was to not show off his martial arts until he met that person. Plus, he had a feeling that this Xiao Se was still hiding something up his sleeves.

“Sigh..I was careless. Never would I have imagined that someone so pretty would have such amazing martial skills.” Xiao Se shook his head and sighed as he retreated.

Sikong Qianluo was stunned.

Pretty? This man who was prettier than a girls was calling her pretty?

In that nail bitingly precarious situation, Sikong Qianluo’s face actually flushed red. Her face became so red it was like someone sprinkled peach blossoms on a field of snow.

In that last moment of distraction, the tip of her spear veered ever so slightly to the side and tore the sleeves of Xiao Se’s blue robes into shreds. Withdrawing her spear, the winds howled through the streets once more.

“What an exceptional spear strike. If even the daughter is so exceptional… I wonder how majestic the Spear Immortal’s own strike must be ” The scholar exclaimed as he bathed in the wind sweeping across the street.

Xiao Se ripped away the torn sleeve and looked at the Spear Immortal’s daughter who was still standing there with a red face as she stared blankly at him. He laughed, “I’m unable to hinder you any further, you may leave.”

Sikong Qianluo came back to her senses and stowed her spear. She looked at the youth who still retained a dignified air about him despite his shredded robes before mounting her horse. “Tell me, what’s your name again?”

“Xiao Se.” Xiao Se smiled.

“We’ll see each other in the future.” Sikong Qianluo spurred on her horse but just as she did so, she saw an attendant rushing over from the direction of the tower. She frowned. “What’s the matter? Has that person already left for the fifteenth floor?”

“No, Young Master Tang Lian is already guarding the fourteenth floor.” The attendant replied.

“Senior brother?” Sikong Qianluo’s eyes went wide for a moment before giving Xiao Se a thoughtful look. She suddenly asked, “Do you know how powerful my spear is?”

“In this generation of disciples of Snow Moon City? At the very least, you should be ranked in the top ten.” Xiao Se thought about it and replied.

Sikong Qianluo declined to comment about Xiao Se’s evaluation and simply continued, “Senior brother is ranked first amongst us. With my spear, I can survive an exchange of one hundred blows during a duel. If we were to really fight with our lives on the line, he could end my life with a simple raise of his hands and three hidden weapons. Not to mention the fact that according to my father, Senior Brother has reached the level of an ordinary elder three months ago. By stopping me, you got the strongest disciple in Snow Moon City instead. Was it worth it?”

After hearing Sikong Qianluo’s words, Xiao Se didn’t panic in the slightest. Instead, he became much more relaxed. He even broke out into laughter, “If it’s Tang Lian, it’s definitely worth it.”

“Senior brother, it’s been a while.” Lei Wujie’s laughter resounded in the room. Meeting Tang Lian right now like meeting an old friend in a foreign place. It felt comfortable.

Tang Lian waved his sleeve and a Bone-piercing Needle grazed Lei Wujie’s ear. Several strands of hair fell but Lei Wujie’s face didn’t change the slightest, the smile on his face was as brilliant as before. Tang Lian sighed and said while shaking his head, “Didn’t I tell you not to call me senior brother before entering Snow Moon City?”

“Perhaps it’s alright not to address other as such, but you, Senior brother, are the only one I will definitely address as such. After all, we went through life and death together.” Eyes smiling, Lei Wujie didn’t seem the least bit hurt by Tang Lian’s indifference.

However, that stone cold face never budged, “Why are you here challenging the Tower of Ascension? As a disciple from the Lei Clan, you merely have to ask your elders for a recommendation if you really wanted to enter the Snow Moon City.”

“Senior brother, have I told you about my teacher? He is Lei Hong. Tens of years ago, he was hailed as a genius that only came about once every hundred years. However, he chose to walk his own path instead of the one the elders chose for him. One fateful day, while wandering around the martial world, he came across a certain someone whom he later made an agreement with. This agreement had him cooped in a tiny unseen portion of our courtyard.”

“Senior brother, you’re from the Tangmen so you should understand as well. In a clan as huge as the Lei Clan, the main family lives with alongside the countless branch families within the same compound. However, all the glory belongs to the main family. If the branch families would like to bask in that same glory, they would have to expend twice the effort in order to do so. My teacher was a disciple of the branch family. The moment he outlived his usefulness, none of them cared about him anymore. They allowed him to live his days out in his tiny courtyard without bothering about him.”

“My parents died at a young age. Ever since I was young, I lived with my teacher’s family and he treated me very well. At the end of the day, however, he was only considered a worthless disciple from the branch family who deserved no honor. There were times where he drank till he was wasted. Once, I ran into his courtyard and found him sitting quietly there, head raised at the sky, and in a daze. I asked him what he was doing but got question instead. He asked if I wanted to learn martial arts from him… From that day on, I’ve been learning martial arts from my teacher. In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed like that.”

“Three months ago, my teacher suddenly said to me that he was about to die, roughly a year or so. Before dying, he wished to meet someone one last time. And that person happens to be in Snow Moon City. However, those that were able to see this person were far and few between. I do not possess a recommendation because, unlike Senior Brother, I’m not a prominent figure in our clan, merely a branch family’s disciple. However, I will fulfill my teacher’s wish, I will meet that person.”

“Haha…after saying all that…” Lei Wujie laughed in embarrassment. “All I was trying to say that I’m just here to fulfill a wish of my teacher’s, not for glory, nor for fame. I hope Senior Brother won’t mind if I don’t hold back when we come to blows.”

A silver light flashed in Tang Lian’s hand and his Fingertip Knife, which was slowly becoming famous in its own right, appeared in his hand. “Lei Wujie, you really think you can win against me?”

“If it was in the past, I definitely wouldn’t be a match for you, even if I used all my power. However, I met someone in the lower city, and he gave me three cups of wine. My Blazing Arts has improved by three levels since then. If I try my hardest and senior brother goes easy on me, I feel that I have a chance to succeed…” Lei Wujie circulated his true qi and his eyes instantly turned red.

“Go easy?” Tang Lian suddenly threw out the Fingertip Knife in his hand. The seemingly transparent knife started to dart around in the room in random directions.

Lei Wujie immediately gathered up all of his qi without a moment’s hesitation, instantly raising his Blazing Arts to the fourth level, the Inferno Realm.

“Still not good enough.” Tang Lian coldly laughed.

Lei Wujie clenched his teeth and raised his true qi once again! The fifth level of the Blazing Arts, the Dragon Fire Realm!

“That’s better.” Tang Lian’s Fingertip Knife returned to his hand.

Lei Wujie looked around his surroundings and he realized that during the time the Fingertip Knife was dancing around the room, a strand of almost transparent Spider Web had already covered the area.

There was one weapon in the world which was as sharp as knives even without possessing blades. It was a one-of-a-kind weapon. These seemingly transparent threads were terrifyingly sharp and when they killed, the wounds which they inflicted were completely smooth.The skin around the wound won’t curl upwards at all, like a knife slicing through wax. This weapon was called…

“Blade Wire?” Lei Wujie frowned slightly.

Tang Lian nodded his head. “Teacher has good friends with the patriarch of River Hades for a long time. now He knew that I was researching hidden weapons which was why he requested for a roll of Blade Wire. This is the lethal array I created myself, the Heaven and Earth Net. Lei Wujie, there was one thing you were wrong about just now, I won’t go easy on you at all.”

“It’s an honor for me if senior brother goes all out.” Lei Wujie laughed. He knew that there was no room for discussion there.

In an instant, the air in the room seemed to ignite as the phantom of a Blazing Bird gradually revealed itself behind Lei Wujie.

Sixth level of the Blazing Art, Garuda!