491 Indignant at Injustice (2/2)
”What is yet to be seen? You think that you're extraordinary because you're strong enough to crack rocks right now? Your divine sword can cut gold and dissect jade. That light and wondrous skill can transform your body and redouble your power. But, do you think that turns you into a never-before-seen hero of this world? We're all friends here now. So, I'll take the responsibility of telling you even though it might hurt your confidence. You wouldn't be able to match up to a genuine expert with your current strength. In fact, you'll pose no threat whatsoever!”
The Young Master Jun glanced at Mei Xue Yan, ”A genuine expert? For example…?”
”Any supreme expert can take you down with ease. It wouldn't even matter whether they're one of the Eight Great Masters or a Beast King from Tian Fa — you'll be nothing more than an ordinary man in front of them,” Mei Xue Yan said in a dull tone.
”Ah. And, this means that you two sisters could also do the same?”
”Of course it includes Green Hunter and me as well. I only need to use five percent of my strength to send you to your doom. In fact, it wouldn't matter how wondrous your agility or martial technique are. You must never doubt this fact!” Mei Xue Yan gave a gentle smile as she looked at Jun Mo Xie, ”So, you must train properly, Young Man. You'll understand somethings once you grow up.”
Jun Mo Xie became dizzy with madness. [You think that I don't know the difference between our strengths? You feel that I don't know that I can't contend against your strength? But, that tone of yours resembles that of an age-old person who is preaching the ways of the world to an extremely young person. Or like a mother comforting her young son…]
[How can this Young Master speak of being a real man of great stature when he's being considered so lowly?]
Green Hunter was standing on the side. And, she was also stunned. In fact, she had opened her big and beautiful eyes wide. [How can Elder Sister say that? Moreover, this tone isn't her usual one. In fact, it is almost as if she's trying to appear strong when she's feeling weak inside…]
Mei Xue Yan's expressions had shown no change, but she was quite frightened inside. She had been shocked by his words and deeds. And, she was already on guard against him as a result.
However, it wasn't the kind of guard one would put up while facing an enemy. Instead, it was a guard against a man — a woman's guard against a man!
There had never been such a man for many years who had made her raise her guard like that. And, that was because they weren't much in her eyes. But, this youngster had given rise to this feeling inside her.
[What am I scared of?]
”I might surprise you,” Jun Mo Xie responded in an extremely calm manner.
”Oh? The Young Master has admittedly surprised me to a fair degree. But, you're talking about an unprecedented feat if you're claiming that you will go from a mid-level Sky Xuan Expert to becoming at least as strong as a Great Master in these insufficient three years. In fact, this would seem like the fancies of a lunatic! I'm only telling you the truth. And, I hope that you don't take offence,” Mei Xue Yan replied insipidly.
Some truths needed to be mentioned with regards to Mei Xue Yan's words. Many great heroes had been born in the Xuan Xuan Continent ever since these Battles for Seizing the Heavens had started. After all, times of trouble give rise to great heroes. Therefore, many individual with frightening talents had come up in the past. And, they had achieved miraculous feats.
However, even those who had achieved the greatest of levels at wondrous speed had always reached the Great Master Level after forty years. And, there had never been an exception to this. Baili Luo Yun was already a rare talent with respect to the past thousands of years. After all, he had reached the Earth Xuan Level at the mere age of twenty-five. But, even this genius was nothing compared to the talents this continent's long history could boast about. In fact, Baili Luo Yun wouldn't be able to reach the level of Great Masters before the age of sixty. However, even that was a rare achievement!
Young Master Jun was certainly a once-in-a-millennia rarity for reaching the Sky Xuan Level at the age of sixteen or seventeen. But, there had been around eight-or-ten people like him in the past. But, a young genius doesn't always evolve into an old genius. And, many of those who had reached the Sky Xuan Realm below the age of twenty hadn't reached the level of Great Masters before they had turned hundred despite training without breaks for their entire lives. So, Mei Xue Yan wasn't entirely mocking Jun Mo Xie when she had called his words the 'fancies of a lunatic'.
”Young Mei's words are jewels of wisdom. So, how could this Young Master mind them? But, there are many strange things in this world. And, they are rarely ever achieved by people. Everything depends on the individual. Young Mei is perhaps speaking of things she couldn't do. But, it doesn't mean that others can't do it. After all, the frogs peering into the sky from the well don't know the extent of the stars in the sky; do they?” Jun Mo Xie coldly replied.
Green Hunter was standing on the side. However, she couldn't help but lash out when she heard this, ”How dare you have the gall to call us frogs in the well, Jun Mo Xie?”
”Did I say that? Don't tell me that the two of you are such people? I apologies to Young Mei if you've taken that seriously,” Jun Mo Xie replied in a calm and collected manner.
”Stop, Green Hunter. The Young Master must have something up his sleeves if he's boasting so deliriously. And, perhaps we are frogs peering out of a well,” Mei Xue Yan's speech seemed worded to scold Green Hunter. But, anyone who'd listen to her tone could tell that she clearly talked of Jun Mo Xie overestimating his capabilities.