Chapter 523: Revisiting the Huang Family (1/2)

Chapter 523: Revisiting the Huang Family

Seeing the middle-aged man in front of him, Jian Chen was in a daze. Uncle Tian’s method of arrival was far too odd for Jian Chen to understand. It was practically millions of kilometers away from Mercenary City to here. Merely a breath after Ming Dong had used that jade piece of his, Ming Dong’s uncle Tian had traversed that distance in no time at all.

Even more shocking to Jian Chen was that uncle Tian seemed to break apart the fabric of space as well. Furthermore, he appeared precisely within this not-as-spacious room. Such a precise position like this was almost unbelievable to him.

That was because a Space Gate simply couldn’t be set up this quickly.

The Space Gate behind the man slowly disappeared from sight, allowing the space it had opened up from to return back to normal. No one there would be able to see that a fissure had even opened up in the sky to begin with.

There was not a sliver of energy to be felt from this man; from the appearance of his face, he was nothing more than the average commoner. Nothing strange could be said about him except for the fact that he was floating in mid-air like some sort of supernatural figure.

“Uncle Tian, I didn’t think that you’d come so fast. This jade piece you gave me is really useful!” Ming Dong spoke in excitement. Toward this middle-aged man, his voice held an undisguised level of emotion. In Ming Dong’s mind, uncle Tian held a tremendous amount of power and was even more important than his own parents. The reason why he achieved the success he had today was all due to uncle Tian’s kindness. It was uncle Tian that had transformed him from an ordinary mercenary into what he was now. Not only did he grow from a Great Saint Master to a Sixth Cycle Earth Saint Master, he was one of the many people on the Yian Yuan Continent that held a highly coveted Heaven Tier Battle Skill.

Uncle Tian slowly descended to the ground and smiled kindly at Ming Dong as if he was looking fondly at his very own grandson. Brimming with care and doting, he smiled, “Child, what have you come to your uncle for?”

“Uncle Tian, my sworn brother Jian Chen has something he requires your assistance with.” Ming Dong spoke.

Uncle Tian continued to have that kind smile on his face as he turned toward Jian Chen. Suddenly, the light in his eyes concentrated heavily onto Jian Chen before turning resplendent. With a startled sound of surprise, the Saint Ruler’s expression grew astonished. Shortly afterward, two bright golden rays of light shot out from his eyes and seemed to bath Jian Chen within their golden color.

Jian Chen wanted to say something, but he found himself unexpectedly unable to do anything. It seemed that the golden ray of light caused his entire body to become immobilized. He no longer had control of it.

This sudden development made Jian Chen feel extremely shocked, but he calmed himself down in a flash since he knew that Ming Dong’s uncle Tian wouldn’t do anything unfavorable to him without a reason.

The Saint Ruler’s actions caused Ming Dong to turn pale with fright before crying out to him in anxiety, “Uncle Tian, just what are you doing…”

Before Ming Dong could finish his sentence, uncle Tian held up his hand to stop him. With a calm voice, he said, “Do not worry, I only wished to look at the current condition of his body, I am not hurting him.”

With that, Ming Dong let out a sigh of relief — he thought that uncle Tian was about to hurt Jian Chen.

Very quickly, the golden ray surrounding Jian Chen’s body disappeared. The golden light in the Saint Ruler’s eyes had also returned back to its normal color. As soon as the light disappeared, Jian Chen felt his body control come back to him.

Although he was not hurt in any way, Jian Chen was practically sweating bullets. He did not know just how strong uncle Tian was, but this course of action by him had frightened Jian Chen. If a single observation with his eyes was enough for Jian Chen to lose control of his body, that meant uncle Tian’s strength was truly too terrifying to behold.

Uncle Tian’s eyebrows narrowed together as his brightly lit eyes stared at Jian Chen. With a low voice, he wondered, “Your Saint Weapon was actually shattered?”

Jian Chen’s heart leaped up his throat once again. The secret that his Saint Weapon was shattered was something that neither the Saint Rulers of the Qinhuang Kingdom nor the Huang family had been able to discover. This uncle Tian had unexpectedly been able to do so with a single glance, finding out Jian Chen’s greatest secret just like that. How could he not feel surprised at that? In truth, Jian Chen began to exaggerate and think that in front of uncle Tian, there was not a single secret he could hide from him.

Jian Chen grew extremely courteous and cupped his hands together, “Junior Jian Chen pays his respects to senior. Senior is correct, this junior’s Saint Weapon was destroyed.”

“Curious, what a miracle! Despite your Saint Weapon gone, your strength and mind power seem even stronger than before. Even my eyes cannot see just what fortuitous event caused this to happen!” Uncle Tian replied.

The Saint Ruler’s words shocked Jian Chen again. He had no idea that even his mind power would be able to be determined at a glance. Though, he felt a little reassured since the Saint Ruler’s voice did not indicate that he had learned about the azure and violet Sword Spirits.

“It is as senior says, this junior came across a happenstance that allowed me to preserve my strength even after my Saint Weapon was shattered.” Jian Chen replied respectfully.

Uncle Tian nodded his head with his eyes still staring brightly at Jian Chen. Then, with a slightly more thoughtful expression, he spoke, “With the intensity of your power of thought, you’re already capable of controlling the energy of the world. I didn’t expect that since we last met half a year ago, you would reach such a level. This rate of progression is simply too unbelievable.” Uncle Tian paused to sit down at the nearby table. “Tell me why you need my assistance so much.”