Chapter 54 (1/2)

Translator: Radiant  Editor: Radiant

After receiving the young mage from the Si Clan, ‘Si Chen’, Xue Ying nodded silently, ‘Becoming a Meteor mage at such a young age, how extraordinary. He is totally different from Si Bai Rong! But of course, with the hundreds of years of history behind the Si Clan in Azure River County, there are certainly many descendents left behind – some are good, while some are evil. For that arrogant playboy Si Bai Rong to appear, there would certainly exist his counterpart, the genius Si Chen.’

‘As a knight, before one enters the Legend ranks, one focuses entirely on sculpting their physique. With a good physique, and a good Qi cultivation method, one could cultivate all the way up to the Silver Moon rank smoothly. Thus, among these Silver Moon Knights, there would be some who are good for nothing.’

‘As for mages, they are required to have wisdom. To discover the laws of nature, mages require a thirst for knowledge. Powerful mages are not be belittled.’

Xue Ying sighed.

None of the mages he had met were idiots. All of them were intelligent.

Knights, though, were different. There were many different kinds of knights – some who were brave, some who were reckless, and some who were foolish.

‘However, regardless of whether one being a mage or a knight, entering the ranks of Legend is indubitably an arduous task.’ Xue Ying nodded lightly. Becoming a Legend ranker was surely very difficult. It was not merely dependent on how good a person’s innate talent was. A ‘Legend ranker’… required one to have a powerful spirit as well. Xue Ying had been a Great Spear Master for many years, yet he had not achieved the state of being One with the World.

He merely depended on his primordial bloodline in order to have the strength of a Legend ranker.

Any Legend ranker, regardless of whether they were a knight or a mage, were people to be revered – be it a hero, a lord, or a demon.

Only these sorts of existences had the hope of becoming a Transcendent! By then, they would not be mortals anymore. Even deities were afraid of them.

…

Timed passed day by day as Xue Ying silently meditated instead of accepting more missions. He could feel his spirit reaching a critical point.

“Such joy!”

After meditating, Xue Ying entered the martial fields and practiced his spear techniques, making him feel extremely refreshed.

Sou.

After finishing his practice, he leapt to the roof of the adjacent castle .

The main castle covered a huge area with a wide roof of stone. Xue Ying sat by a ladder, leaning against a big rock as he enjoyed the scenery in front of him. This was the highest point on the castle. With a single sweep of his eyes… he could see the peak of the neighbouring mountains, unblemished by the low-lying walls of his castle.

He could clearly see the Great Mage’s manor as well.

At the foot of the mountain, there were farmlands, with civilians living in the villages.

“Hong hong hong~~~”

Far off in the distance and at the foot of the mountains was a huge white streak. This was in fact, the namesake of the county, the Azure River!

The Azure River spanned over thousands of kilometers, and was the mother of all of the other rivers in Azure River County!

Even though Xue Ying was overlooking the river from the distance, he could still hear the river surging by.

“So beautiful.”

Xue Ying had a pleasant expression.

The castle, the peak of the mountain, the villages at the foot of the mountain, and the meandering silk-like Azure River all painted a beautiful dream-like scenery.

From youth , Xue Ying had always loved the scenery overlooking his hometown. It was so beautiful. This was his home. A home he loved a lot!

He took out a jug of wine and lightly sipped a mouthful of it. The wine was very spicy. He could feel it at the tip of his tongue. Usually, Xue Ying would just drink some fruit wine instead of hard liquor. Only when he was feeling really good, or really bad would he drink a bit of the liquor. Apparently, he was having a pleasant feeling now.

After killing the Demonic God Emissary, Xue Ying understood more about his power.

There was hope in saving his parents!

His little brother was already so big. Everything was making Xue Ying feel so happy! As for the trivial matters, he did not care at all. Under his absolute power, whoever dared to obstruct his path, would die!

“Hu… Xi… Hu…”

Xue Ying’s breath rate began slowing down over time, along with his heartbeat. Even the blood flow in his veins started slowing down so much that it seemed stagnant.

Xue Ying became calmer and calmer.

But his sense of the surroundings became even clearer! The movement of servants in the castle, the far-away soldiers talking among themselves — he could clearly hear it all..