Chapter 101: Breakthrough (2/2)

“Yes, Sovereign!” Fei Hou replied respectfully.

“On another hand, below the Nine Tripod Commerce location, form an underground assassin organization. You can pick the recruits.” Huang Xiaolong continued; it was time to return Big Sword Sect and Martial Ning Family ‘kindness’ with some retaliation of his own.

Fei Hou acknowledged him respectfully.

A short while after that, Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou left the main hall.

Just seconds after both of them left, his little sister, Huang Min, and Li Lu came over; Huang Min pulled and shook Huang Xiaolong’s arm, demanding he accompany them shopping.

With no escape, he relented.

The whole afternoon was spent strolling around the city and when he returned to his courtyard, Huang Xiaolong started to practice Asura Tactics.

Asura Tactics. Huang Xiaolong had reached the third level and was able to condense the Wings of Demon; when he stepped into the fourth level, the Eye of Hell would open in his forehead. The advantage of this Eye of Hell was that it could see through the real nature of things, even through concealment, and it could launch a spiritual attack. When he reach the fourth stage, his Asura Physique would grow stronger overall.

But, according to Huang Xiaolong’s estimation, he would need to break through to the Xiantian realm before he could step into the fourth level of Asura Tactics.

Ten days passed.

In the courtyard, Huang Xiaolong spent the day practicing Asura Sword Skill, and at night, he focused on Asura Tactics and the Body Metamorphose Scripture. As for the Golden Linglong Body, Huang Xiaolong had reached the second stage-- reaching the second stage meant that he could absorb more of the fire dragon qi from the pagoda, strengthening his body by itself.

After ten days passed, the New Year drew closer.

Every corner of Tianxuan Mansion was brightly decorated, creating a cheerful, festive atmosphere.

One of the changes to the Tianxuan Mansion in the past four years was it had expanded and doubled in land area; just the guards amounted to more than six hundred, whereas the servants and maids were close to a hundred.

With the New Year coming, Huang Peng and Su Yan were busy buying things and getting ready to welcome the New Year.

On New Year’s eve, Huang Xiaolong abandoned his practice routine to accompany his family and Li Lu, chatting and laughing to pass the night. On the First Day of New Year, the whole family went to some famous scenic spots in the Royal City.

The New Year came and went.

And Huang Xiaolong continued to work hard practicing.

Half a month later, during the night.

The moonlight shone like water.

Huang Xiaolong was sitting cross-legged in the Linglong Treasure Pagoda’s space, continuously running Asura Tactics, and the netherworld battle qi rolled and surged in his meridians and Qi Sea, rolling and crashing.

Huang Xiaolong had a feeling that tonight, he would break through to the Ninth Order.

A black and a blue twin dragon emerged behind Huang Xiaolong, coiled in the air, exuding a dragon’s oppressive aura in the space. Four years since he broke through to the Seventh Order, the twin dragons’ martial spirit had grown bigger.

As the netherworld battle qi raged in his meridians and Qi Sea, the barrier towards the Ninth Order became thinner and thinner, and every time his battle qi crashed against the barrier, a wave of pain traveled from his meridians-- it was more painful than any other time he had broken through, at least by a few folds, even ten times more painful.

Huang Xiaolong endured the pain while insistently pushing his battle qi.

It felt like a long century passed before Huang Xiaolong’s body shuddered suddenly, and a subtle breaking sound came from inside his body.

The eighth order netherworld battle qi rushed cheerfully into the ninth order meridians, and at the same time, the netherworld battle qi in his Qi Sea was compressed down as it gathered more and more in the expanded Qi Sea.

The Ninth Order, finally!

The black and blue dragon behind Huang Xiaolong roared towards the sky; the dragon scales on their body became denser and shinier. The Linglong Treasure Pagoda shook as it broke out in a dazzling bright light.