22 The Sovereign System (1/2)
STAR REALM (CELESTIAL REALM 348, RANKED 5th)
The Grand Hall was quiet. Not a single person spoke, no one even dared breathe loudly.
Fu Hau knelt down in front of the throne. Her hands shook and she didn't dare look up.
\”Say that again.\” The voice sounded calm but it was so unbearably cold, all the thousands of people that stood bowing in the hall shivered as the temperature decreased.
\”My Lord, your son killed Lee Jingyi. He was witnessed at the Eternal lotus festival with her on the day of her murder.\” Fu Hau's voice shook \”And he stole the static artefact, the one that belonged to Master Ju Juan. It was found in his quarters.\” Fu Hau's teeth chattered. It had gotten so chilly that she could feel frost on her fingers.
\”When we went to confront him he escaped and-\”
\”Fu Hau\” a deep resonating voice called out to her, \”look at me.\”
His voice was so commanding and filled with power, Fu Hau was forced to look up at him.
As her eyes made contact with those black eyes that sparkled with silver speckles, like she was staring at a starry night sky, she felt her soul being chained by him.
\”Are you stupid Fu Hau?\”
\”I-\”
\”Are you stupid Fu Hau?\”
\”N-N-No my lord.\”
\”Do you think I am stupid?\”
\”Of course not, the Supreme Lord of Stars… Yo-You Lord Chàng Xing[1] are not a stupid person. How could the Supreme Lord be stupid.\” she babbled helplessly.
\”Then why can't you see what happened here.\” Chàng Xing said, his voice filled with anger. \”My son was framed and you fell for it.\” Thunder clapped in the hall and hundreds of practitioners fell to their knees screaming, \”Please forgive us my Lord, please forgive us.\”
\”My son killing Lee Jingyi. Laughable. Chàng Bo is not stupid.
My son Stealing the static artefact from Master Ju Juan, also laughable. He has neither the capability or the motive to do such a thing. Even though he was in the Domain of Deities at coincidentally the same time as the robbery, just as he was coincidentally with Lee Jingyi the same day she was killed, doesn't mean he did it.
My son was framed, poisoned and had to flee this realm in front of everyone. And you all dumbly watched by and cornered him!!! Are all of you fools?!\”
His shout was so strong that many people in 100 metres of him, including Fu Hau, spat blood and received internal injuries.
\”My son is a once in a lifetime genius. The average practitioner would take 100,000 years to achieve the Dao, an average talent would take 50,000-60,000 years, a peerless talent would take a 1,000 but only my son has reached the Dao at age 100. It is obvious that someone is trying to uproot my son before he properly blossoms.
Chàng Xing was beyond angry, he was so livid that his blood was boiling and his gaze could petrify someone to stone.
Ever since Chàng Xing had entered the God stage none of his old enemies dared mess with him any longer. His son was a shooting star that was taking the magic and martial arts communities by storm. No one should dare mess with him or his son, the fact that someone did made Chàng Xing outraged.
Whoever they were, he would find them, kill them and make them regret ever plotting against his Chàng family.
\”Your orders are to spread the news that Chàng Bo has been framed and to try to pacify Ju Juan's and Lee Èmó's followers.
I will personally discuss this matter with Ju Juan and Lee Èmó[2].\” His commands caused all their heads to ache and the ground quaked.
\”And all those that were responsible for cornering my son, count your days, because if he is not alive, I will execute you.\”
Fu Hau and a quarter of the practitioners in the Grand Hall, shivered. Deeply regretting their actions.
\”M-m-m-y Lord do you want us to track down Chàng Bo and find out if he is okay?\” Fu Hau asked, so nervous that she bit her own tongue.
\”You are dumb Fu Hau. My son has done a good job of escaping and hiding himself. Tracking him will only put him in danger.
Us trying to track him down will lead our unknown enemy towards him faster. I trust that he is safe and alive.
Until we know and execute the practitioner that dare challenge my family, we are not looking for my son.\”
Chàng Xing said these final words with a swish of his robes, causing thunder to clash and lightning to clap in the hall again. When the lightning was gone so was Chàng Xing.
Fu Hau shook . \”Shit… l-I was fooled. I thought Chàng Bo really did it, if he's dead I'll be the first one crippled and decapitated. Shit!\”
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CHAOYANG- MAO LU'S HOME
Chàng Bo's eyes opened widely. He was laying on a bed, there was a cold towel on his forehead.
He sat up abruptly, \”Where am I?\” he muttered. His eyes glancing around.
The room he was in appeared normal enough, a little smaller than he was used to, but nothing to complain about.
He sat up and crossed his legs. Breathing calmly. The initial panic and confusion he'd felt disappeared. He remembered all that had happened, he remembered falling into this blue planet and meeting the Gatekeeper of this Realm. He remembered this Gatekeeper helping him, healing him.
\”Is this his home?\” Chàng Bo mumbled aloud, he faintly recalled the Gatekeeper speaking to him while he was unconscious. This was definitely his house and he mentioned something about food in the fridge.
Chàng Bo was a Dao stage practitioner so he didn't need food. He'd long since surpassed that mortal restriction and could use the essence energy around him as sustenance.
Chàng Bo closed his eyes and meditated. He felt the star essences gathering around him. \”Why is the essence so thin here… don't tell me I'm in a mortal realm?\” Chàng Bo realised he must be in a mortal realm, the essence was so pitifully low here and the quality was also significantly low. There was barely enough for a practitioner of his level to train with, let alone use to eat.
His stomach gurgled. Did that mean he really had to eat food? His stomach gurgled again. It seemed he was going to have to since he couldn't use the essence as food.
As Chàng Bo slowly got out of the bed, his long hair falling to his waist. He noticed that he was wearing his inner white robes and quickly spotted his main robes, that had silver dancing stars across it, hanging on a hook near the bed.
Chàng Bo put his main robe on. He then proceeded to feel around the pockets until he found his jade pin. He sighed in relief, it was still there safe and sound.
Chàng Bo rubbed the jade pin softly and placed it in his hair whilst saying \”Sovereign System open\”
He blinked slightly and in his eyes appeared a list.
Name: Chàng Bo
Title: Celestial Apprentice
Age: 100
Stage: The Dao
Skills:
Supernova lvl 50/100
Starlight lvl 30/100
Celestial dance 60/100
Angel flight 80/100
Heaven's Grace 20/100
Fate points: 10/10, 000 [Warning! Low points]
Health: 60/100 [-40]
Strength: 600/1000 [-200]
Yes, Chàng Bo had a system. It was called the Sovereign system.