Chapter 342: Super Space Hive (1/2)
Chapter 342: Super Space Hive
Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_
The four young disciples didn't seem to pay attention to the stares that surrounded them, as they continued sauntering towards the ID booth nonchalantly. Although the Templar's Court distanced themselves from the conflicts between major factions, they had not withdrawn from the world altogether. It was evident that the four inner court disciples were excited about the fight, and were confident in their ability.
The four didn't even spare a glance at the students from S-Class Academies. However, they all cast a sidelong glance at Li Ruoer. The relationship between House of Li and the Templar could be traced back to the age of General Li Feng. So far, the Templar still lacked tactics that could out-rival that of the five dominant houses.
”The Inner Court.” Hu Yangxuan gasped and then heaved a sigh.
”What about them?”
”Majority of the Templar's disciples, such as me, only received training in building up soul energy. Only the inner court disciples were worthy of learning the secret tactics of the Templars. ”
When Hu Yangxuan had first attended the Templar's Court, he had lived a different life and dreamt different dreams. His life goal at that time was to take over the family business and therefore, becoming a Templar's disciple was only the icing on the cake. Never once he had thought that he would be so invested in becoming a fighter. At the hindsight, Hu Yangxuan found his former goals childish and laughable.
Among the four inner court disciples, one was Hu Yangxuan's old friend.
In addition to the three big players—Capth, Yalen, and the Templar's Court—there were many other renowned fighters at the town square. Representing their districts, these fighters meant business here. Although they were not from S class Academies, they had brought with them potent tactics and techniques that they had inherited from their family.
Based on recent statistics about the makeup of the contestants, the combats would bring over half of the current renowned private tactics—ones that were not taught by academies— into the tournament. It was apparent that all contestants wanted to use the tournament to spread the influence of the tactics they practiced.
Once a tactics had reached enough influence, it would earn the recognition of the Confederation, and all practitioners would receive a tag with the name of the tactics on it. Wang Tong watched as many cultivators wearing such badges greeted each other perfunctorily. The act was laughable to Wang Tong, as he knew that many of these people had never met each other, and they were merely faking their friendliness.
”Ah-Ha! Isn't it Brother Hu? Long time no see!” Ye Kai, the Gentlemen Sword, walked towards Hu Yangxuan as he spoke.
Hu Yangxuan had been avoiding eye contact with Ye Kai. However, he was spotted by his old friend after all. Hu Yangxuan forced a smile and then replied, ”Oh Hi, Brother Ye!”
”Nice to see you here brother, and hi everyone, my name is Ye Kai.” Although Ye Kai seemed very friendly, everyone could still feel that Hu Yangxuan was somehow embarrassed by this encounter.
”Allow me to introduce… This is...my court brother Ye Kai. He was one of the chosen disciples to enter the inner court. He is a master of swordplay, there's no doubt about that.” Hu Yangxuan announced.
Before Hu Yangxuan had time to introduce his friends in Ayrlarng, Ye Kai saw the other three had already finished their identification processes and were calling him over. Ye Kai nodded to his teammates and then turned to Hu Yangxuan. ”My court brothers are calling me; I need to go. I hope I get the chance to fight with you, brother Hu!” Ye Kai bowed at everyone and then started back to his teammates.
”How old is this kid? 'Brother' this and ‘brother’ that, he sounded like an old man... Haha.” Kyaero jested.
”Fifteen.” Hu Yangxuan heaved a sigh. The conversation with Ye Kai had taken the wind out of his sail.
”What? The Templar had chosen a kid to do their biddings?” Sayni laughed.
”He seemed very... polite and educated. No wonder they call him the gentleman.” Sisi announced. She was impressed by Ye Kai's courtesy, since as an inner court disciple, Ye Kai ought to be much stronger than Hu Yangxuan.
Hu Yangxuan grimaced and then rolled up his right sleeve, revealing a scar. ”He did this to me.”
Everyone stared at the long and ugly scar incredulously, unable to draw a connection between the refined young man and his savage act.
As if Hu Yangxuan had sensed everyone's disbelief, he went on and elaborated on the details, ”He is a Mr. Nice only when he is out of combat. When he is on a battlefield, he could turn into a monster faster you can blink. I had been unfortunate enough to be his examiner for his entrance exam, and that was when he did this to me. He had injured a lot of teachers during training as well. Simply put, nine out of ten inner court disciples are insane, if not outright monsters.”
Hu Yangxuan shook his head again. The flashback made Hu Yangxuan doubt if he were ready to stand up to the challenge ahead.
”Nine out of ten? Haha, so there was at least one warden in that insane asylum after all!” Sun Fang joked.
”Wrong. He was no warden, he was the craziest of them all. But, he was more methodical than the others, which made him even scarier. I can say that among all of our friends, only Wang Tong could stand up against him.”
”You are talking about Zhang Buyu, the so-called White Water Blade?” Wang Tong asked.
”How did you know that?” Hu Yangxuan asked in disbelief. Zhang Buyu's real power had always been a secret even among the outer court disciples.
”Among all the four disciples, his energy flow was the strongest and the steadiest.” Wang Tong replied.
”Uh?... What's energy flow?” Jiang Xiu was confused by Wang Tong's jargon.