Chapter 284 - Dreams Are More Than They Seem, Little Tanuki (2/2)

Ye Chen furrowed his brows. He still did not know how many fighters the Nanman Kingdom would send or if his current mid-Mystique Venerable Rank strength would be enough to handle them. No matter how many fighters came their way, he would take them all on. Ye Chen was growing excited about the battle. After all, he was even worried about not being able to find an opponent to test his strength after his training. Even if it was a Godly Venerable Rank or Daemon King Stage, Ye Chen was ready to face them all. Though, the Nanman Kingdom probably could never find any Godly Venerable Rank or Daemon King Stage fighter anyway.

“How many sects are there in the Central Empire?” Ye Chen asked. He still was not informed on the matters in the Central Empire.

Great Emperor Mingwu had assumed Ye Chen was trying to measure how strong the Daemon Fire Sect was so he answered, “There are a total of thirty-one powerful sects in the Central Empire. Ranking down from the top, there are the House of Storms, the Stygian Sect, the Oracle Sect, the Scarlet flame, Ashen Cloud Valley, the Daemon Fire Sect, the Singers, and many others. Their ranking shifts now and then, but the top spot always remains the same. It’s said that the House of Storms has a beginner Godly Venerable Rank fighter. I’m not sure if it’s true or just a rumor. The other sects have more than ten top Mystique Venerable Rank fighters. The Three Major Sects, House of Storms, Stygian Sect, and the Oracle Sect are said to have more than thirty Mystique Venerable Rank fighters.”

Having encountered fighters like Fu Yu and Tantai Ling, Ye Chen was completely unfazed when he heard Great Emperor Mingwu telling him about these Mystique Venerable Rank fighters. He had thought that these large sects were the true powerful forces of supreme entities like the Tribunal Council, Daemon King Palace, and such. In the face of these powerful entities, these sects were just insignificant beings.

However, as it was now, Ye Chen was still unable to rival the large sects.

“Let’s wait for a few more days and observe the movement of the Nanman Kingdom, then we can decide!” Ye Chen thought for a moment. It was better to wait and see what would happen. Besides, even if they wanted to initiate the attack, they could not do so and they had to wait until Great Emperor Mingwu had received the latest intel.

“Ye Chen, where’s the tanuki who’s always by your side?” Master Apothecary Xuanyi asked. He had just noticed that Little Tanuki, who was always with Ye Chen, was nowhere to be seen.

When he heard Master Apothecary Xuanyi, Ye Chen lowered his head and fell silent. He was consumed with loneliness and sadness.

When they saw Ye Chen’s reaction, Great Emperor Mingwu and Master Apothecary Xuanyi had an idea of what had happened. They knew better than to continue pursuing the matter.

“I’ll have someone assign living quarters to you and Little Wingsy. If something happens, I’ll have someone send word to you right away,” Great Emperor Mingwu said.

“Alright.” Ye Chen nodded. After having lived in the Imperial Palace for so long, Ye Chen did not feel out of place in the palace anymore.

Ye Chen and Little Wingsy were situated in a side courtyard. For the past few days while waiting for information on the Nanman Kingdom and apart from eating and sleeping, they did not do much except for training fervently. Ye Chen especially had put his all into his cultivation. Even Master Lion could not believe how much progress he was making.

It was only by training like a madman was Ye Chen able to temporarily take his mind off how much he had missed Little Tanuki.

As night fell, Ye Chen, who had been training for two consecutive days, finally grew tired. He laid down on a bed in the courtyard and immediately fell asleep.

As the moon hung high in the sky, a ray of bright moonlight landed on Ye Chen’s bed.

At that moment, something magical happened. The Illusory Pearl that Ye Chen kept on him levitated into the air. When the moonlight shone on the Illusory Pearl, the pearl suddenly radiated with a bright shining light. Its milky-white ray beamed onto Ye Chen’s body.

The Illusory Pearl floated in the air silently as if it was consuming the moonlight. Within the white light, stood a small figure. She was beautiful like a goddess who had descended to the world. Her fair skin gleamed under the moonlight. She had a pair of pointy ears and she looked adorable with her eight tails constantly waving side to side.

She was as beautiful and adorable as a dream. It was Little Tanuki, the one who Ye Chen had been thinking of all day and night.

Standing in the white light, Little Tanuki looked like a spirit of the moonlight. She wore a pearly white gauze that revealed her fine neckline and her elegant shoulders. Her petite body along with her well-endowed figure was breathtaking. She danced in the air with her elegant bare feet.

Anyone who had witnessed the scene would think that this was all a dream.

Little Tanuki’s cheeks flushed red. The pale white skin on her body glowed with a faint red tint as if something embarrassing had happened to her. It added a certain degree of mysteriousness to her like a beautiful blossoming lily.