Chapter 6 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Pow…”

Zhang Hanyu kicked Ou Yangming’s hand hard.

“Humph—”

The two of them grunted at the same time. Ou Yangming even flew up and did a somersault in mid-air before he fell to the ground.

Nevertheless, the young fellow immediately got up again, then he scurried away like an agile rat to hide among the piles of abandoned weapons in the armory.

Their military camp was not at the frontline, so they would not face enemies right away. According to the division made by the dynasty, it was only a secondary camp for a.s.sistance and training. Furthermore, it also served an important purpose, which was gathering the eliminated and damaged armor from other camps or the battlefield.

Once there was a certain amount of armor collected, strong men would pick them up and bring them to the big workshop in the national capital for them to be melted for a second use.

However, the armor was piled up at the armory for the time being due to the insufficient amount and were left unbothered. As such, they became natural shelters for Ou Yangming to hide from being hunted.

A thud was heard when Zhang Hanyu fell b.u.t.t first to the ground. He grabbed his foot with his hands tightly, and his handsome face was twisted as he was in immense pain.

He swore with his soul that the instant he saw the red light, he curbed his power as much as he could.

That was because he recognized the Military Fire, and only a moron would kick the fire directly with one’s body.

Sadly, by the time he realized it, he had already kicked. Although he controlled his strength as he only wanted to make Ou Yangming spit blood and break a few of his ribs, he could not stop whenever he wanted to.

This was because he could not choose to hold back or to attack in a flash of thought as his martial art cultivation base was not profound enough.

Therefore, even when he decided to withdraw his kick, he could only watch as his irreversible action hit the red light.

Consequently, sharp pain was felt in his leg, and the pain was so extreme that he lost his footing. When he fell to the ground, he almost pa.s.sed out too.

‘Mm, the Military Fire is used to smith weapons, it’s definitely not meant for fighting.’

There were plenty of Military Fire Blacksmiths in the past dynasties, but none of them were famous for fighting. This was because n.o.body would fight against them with bare hands.

If the Military Fire was used to forge weapons, one could imagine how high the temperature was.

Using one’s body to compete with the Military Fire… It was Ou Yangming’s first time encountering a fool like that.

As Zhang Hanyu breathed heavily, every breath he took felt like a severely injured creature was struggling desperately, and he felt like he would faint any time.

After a long time, he finally recovered from the discomfort that felt similar to death.

The only thing that made him glad was that his leg was not in contact with the Military Fire for a long time, and had only brushed it. Hence, while his leg was terribly hurt due to the burn, it was not crippled, so he gritted his teeth and endured it to get rid of the dizziness.

When he looked up again at the piles of armor, he heard an extremely soft sound.

It was Ou Yangming. He neither escaped when Zhang Hanyu was too occupied to look for him nor took the opportunity to attack him. Instead, he hid like a mouse.

Upon realizing that, Zhang Hanyu’s face that was previously twisted due to the pain became even more terrifying.

He would have been helpless if Ou Yangming simply escaped, or if Ou Yangming had the courage to attack him.

A s.h.i.+ver ran down his body when he thought about it, so he quickly got rid of those thoughts. Nonetheless, he also negated the possibility of them actually happening because Ou Yangming, who was an orphan, was anything but brave.

‘Since he didn’t escape, he must die today!’

Zhang Hanyu was determined to not let Ou Yangming live because he stimulated the Military Fire. Whether it was the pain from his leg injury or his uncontainable jealousy of Ou Yangming, he could not allow him to live like a normal person.

Enduring the pain, he hopped over to where Ou Yangming was and picked up a broken short sword along the way. Though his injured leg was making things inconvenient for him, he was confident enough to kill.

He knew that Ou Yangming had never received any martial arts training, hence he could simply kill him if he had some strength left.

However, he was unaware that Ou Yangming, who was hiding behind a pile of discarded weapons, was not trembling in a corner, but was doing something within his power.

When Zhang Hanyu hit the back of Ou Yangming’s neck at the smithing workshop, it was true that Ou Yangming had fainted, but he had only pa.s.sed out for an extremely short period of time. That was because a purple light suddenly flashed in his mind.

The purple light appeared very abruptly and Ou Yangming changed at that instant.

He did not acquire power that could destroy Heaven and destruct Earth, but his consciousness seemed to have been withdrawn from his body. Though he could still control his body like normal, he felt like he was watching from the side.

In a way, his consciousness split into two due to the strange purple light.

Half of it remained in his body, whereas the other half became a spectator.

Perhaps the odd yet mysterious split of Ou Yangming consciousness made him feel exceptionally calm like never before.