Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
This world was full of misunderstandings. Ever since Xiaoxiao saw the erratic footwork Xia Fei used when he controlled Xiao Xing, he had been misled into thinking that he had come across some peerless expert, while the young lady thought that it was Xiaoxiao who had mastered Crafty Approach after
seeing Xia Fei’s training score. Having mistakenly taken Xiaoxiao as that user of the one-armed Xiao Xing who massacred one hundred one combatants, her heart was filled with admiration.
Meanwhile, the one who started all this, Xia Fei, was still in the dark about everything that had just transpired. Right now, his head was full of thoughts about his recent training.
Humans would always need adversity in order to grow. Speaking of disadvantages, what could be even more disadvantageous than having to control Xiao Xing’s model? Since Xia Fei could control even a handicapped model like fish in water, then no matter what trouble he might face from this point on,
he could deal with it with great composure. This was a point that Xia Fei was well aware of.
Exiting the training center, Xiaoxiao let out a cold snort. He recalled the young girl’s awkward smile from before and began to feel very annoyed.
“Did she hear the grumbling of my stomach, perhaps? What a detestable woman! She shouldn’t have shown up then!” Xiaoxiao viciously hissed as a chilling light flashed across his eyes.
People who did not understand Xiaoxiao would never understand why he had such a personality, vicious and murderous. It could not be helped; as the talented seventh master, and the clan’s apple of the eye for being the only male heir, Xiaoxiao had a pampered upbringing surrounded by brocade clothes
and fine food. His pride had always been unbearable even from a very young age, and not once had anyone registered in his eyes. Anyone who made him even the tiniest bit unhappy would be killed!
Returning to his suite, he saw that Third and Fourth Zheng were dozing off on the sofa as per usual. The Zheng Clan had six tigers, and the six brothers were all decent soul practitioners. In order for the Xiao Clan to ensure their cherished Xiaoxiao’s safety, they did not spare any expense and hired all six
tigers of the Zheng Clan, with the six men splitting into three shifts to protect Xiaoxiao twenty-four-seven.
Seeing that their young master had returned, Third Zheng and Fourth Zheng hurriedly got to their feet and received him, only for Xiaoxiao to show them an ugly expression. “Do you two know who that detestable woman on board The Mammoth is?”
The two brothers were slightly taken aback. The fact that Xiaoxiao would ask them about her meant that she was no ordinary woman but someone of significance who was staying in a secret suite, too.
Third Zheng frowned. “Young Master Xiao, the young miss from the Venus of Eternal Night occupies the suite right next to us, but Zesyr Night is only fourteen. I doubt that she’s that detestable woman you’re talking about…”
“Zesyr Night? From the Venus of Eternal Night?” Xiaoxiao clarified disapprovingly.
Third Zheng answered, “Yes. She’s the youngest lady from the clan known as the Venus of Eternal Night.”
“She’s precisely who I’m talking about!” Xiaoxiao snorted in derision. “How unlucky for me to have bumped into such a detestable woman!”
The Zheng brothers attended to him, even as they wondered just how Zesyr Night had annoyed Xiaoxiao. It could not be helped, the seventh young master was a petty individual; he would always blame or vent on others for his unhappiness whenever he was feeling down. These two men had long been
used to this.
In the training center, Zesyr Night looked like a naive girl as she stared at the shocking data Xia Fei had achieved. She held her head precariously with one hand.
“Young Miss, it’s about time. Today’s lesson…” the stout man, who was waiting outside, called in a severe tone. Though he did not enter the training room, he could still use the monitoring system to observe her every move.
Zesyr twisted her lips and very reluctantly pushed the reset button, which promptly wiped away Xia Fei’s results from the screen. Zesyr sighed, seemingly very unwilling to do so.
“A score of 91 points! To think that Xiaoxiao would have such an impressive movement technique!’ Zesyr thought inwardly.
“Achoo!”
All of a sudden, Zesyr sneezed wildly.
She took out a handkerchief to wipe her nose as she mumbled, “Strange. Just who is talking about me?”
The Mammoth, in the dining hall.
It was not yet the time for breakfast, so hardly anyone was in the dining hall. Xia Fei and Fuchen sat in a corner; around them were a few early birds.
“What? Are you still thinking of your simulation training last night?” Old Fuchen asked with a smile when he saw that Xia Fei was still preoccupied with his thoughts.
Xia Fei nodded. “Yeah. A movement technique is still just a movement technique, but most of the time, soul power is the main focus of a battle, so I was thinking… If I encounter a truly powerful opponent, I’ll probably have difficulty emerging victorious with just my movement technique. I’ll need to
uncover Xiao Xing’s soul battle potential.”
Fuchen was surprised, asking, “I thought you’re only playing around with Xiao Xing’s model. What, are you thinking of using it today, too?”
Xia Fei shrugged. “What’s so bad about it? This is no different from doing long jumps with sandbags tied to your legs. The moment I remove the limitations, I’ll of course end up jumping even further and higher. If I use a powerful model, I won’t experience such an elevation.”
Fuchen beamed. He very much admired Xia Fei’s personality of taking challenges head on.
Originally, he had planned to find a weak model for Xia Fei’s use, but this young man had coincidentally ended up with the weakest model, Xiao Xing. As such, the difficulty of the challenges he had to face were even greater than what Fuchen had initially envisioned. Given how Xia Fei did not intend on
giving up despite the setback, it was clear that there was a heart that would not admit defeat beneath Xia Fei’s innocent look.
“That’s fine, too. If you can master the Xiao Xing model, it’ll definitely benefit your movement technique and soul arts, but there’s no need to force yourself. After all, that model is really too weak and hardly has any potential to speak of,” remarked Fuchen softly as he took a sip of tea.
After they were done with breakfast, the two retired to their room. Xia Fei jumped into the soul battle simulation cabin without another word, and connected right into The Mammoth’s soul battle hub.
A quick glance and Xia Fei was stunned.
He had no idea what had happened, but overnight, several more people had started using Xiao Xing’s model, and they were all participating in fights. The only difference was that these users of the model had weak cultivation, so they only made a mess by using the one-armed Xiao Xing—a model that
required overwhelming control.
Fuchen burst out laughing. “These people saw you using Xiao Xing, and so they’re now copying you. What a joke; don’t they know just how difficult it is to use that model?”
“Quickly look! The one-armed Xiao Xing has appeared!” A voice in the great hall echoed about.
Very soon, everyone’s gaze focused on the large screen as they watched a skinny figure with only a left arm appear.
Honestly speaking, though Xiao Xing was not a good model to use, its appearance was rather good-looking. With its thin body and sharp eyes, he looked like a legendary one-armed Phantom. As someone who had managed to survive after being severely injured by a soul art, the tenacity inherent in Xiao
Xing’s bones were apparent for all to see, and this made him quite similar to Xia Fei.
“Would anyone challenge him?”
“Idon’t think so. As reality has already proven it, of all the rank 1 soul battle system users, there’s no one who can win against Xiao Fei.”
Sure enough, in the three minutes since Xia Fei sent out that signal of him being open for challenge, not a single request had been sent his way. Xia Fei shrugged. He was about to let the system assign him an opponent when a challenge request in faint yellow color appeared in front of him. Xia Fei opened
it and saw that it was actually a cross-rank challenger.
“Oh, this is interesting, To think that a rank 2 opponent would seek to challenge you. This person has a 63% win rate and should be a professional warrior. Xia Fei, do you plan on accepting their challenge?” asked Fuchen with a smile.
A rank 2 challenging a rank 1 just showed that Xia Fei’s amazing achievement yesterday was very impactful. Now, no one in rank 1 who dared to take him on, and even rank 2 warriors were beginning to show interest in Xia Fei’s one-armed Xiao Xing.
Xia Fei did not reply to that; instead, he pointed to the series of numbers below the challenge message and asked, “What’s up with the money and points stated here?”
Fuchen answered, “They are rank 2. Since they’re challenging someone lower ranked, it’s necessary for them to put a wager. This is in the rules so as to prevent high-level combatants from picking on those weaker than them.”
Xia Fei frowned. “If I lose, do I have to pay according to their wager?”
Fuchen shook his head. “No, that’s not necessary. They’re a higher-ranked combatant challenging someone lower ranked. If you lose, you don’t have to give a single point to them, and the system will even take away 100 points from them and give those to you. If you win, the wager of 100,000 pearls, as.
well as 1,000 points, will be awarded to you.”
Xia Fei nodded. It turned out that he would not be taking a loss whatever the outcome of the fight might be; it was the other party who would lose at least 100 points just for challenging him. It looked like this would be profitable for him.
Without thinking much, Xia Fei straightforwardly accepted this challenge from a rank 2 combatant.
“He accepted it! Xiao Fei has accepted a rank 2 combatant’s challenge!”
“That’s a rank 2 expert we’re talking about… Can Xiao Fei beat him?”
The entire hall erupted into raucous cheers. Countless spectators began to frantically connect to the soul battle hub, all of them eager to see if Xia Fei could win against a rank 2 expert while controlling the historically acknowledged trash model, Xiao Xing!
“Young Master, that Xiao Fei, whom you paid close attention to, has just accepted a cross-rank challenge,” Third Zheng, who was standing outside the bathroom, informed.
Xiaoxiao was in the middle of taking a bath when he received this shocking news. He quickly turned on the smart TV inside the bathroom and connected to the soul battle hub. He easily located the video of Xia Fei’s fight, for it was highlighted in eye-catching red, having received the most attention.
“Twanna see if you’re really as capable as you seem! If you can win against a rank 2 warrior with that Xiao Xing model, I’ll chop my head off and present it to you!” Xiaoxiao scoffed coldly. He picked up a cup of coffee beside his bathtub and took a sip, ready to enjoy the scene of Xia Fei getting bullied.
In the training center, Zesyr Night was also anything but calm while training. This was because the data on the side of the screen had just indicated that a fight was about to occur between the one-armed Xiao Xing and a rank 2 combatant.
People who were in the middle of their battles paused and connected to the broadcast hub, while those who were idlying by had already done so. Everyone was curiously waiting to see the fight unfold. After all, a rank 2 combatant taking the initiative to challenge a rank 1 combatant was very rare, not to
mention when one was using the one-armed Xiao Xing. These two factors put together were enough to attract plenty of eyes to this fight.
With her slender fingers, Zesyr tapped on the screen to connect.
This was when a knock came at the door. “Young Miss, you’re not done with your training for today.”
Zesyr bit her lower lip and replied in a soft voice, ” Uncle Sivatu, this is a crucial fight. Let me rest for a bit, please?”
Her voice was soft; the stout man Sivatu was somewhat taken aback by it. As her distant uncle, his strictness to the girl was swallowed by his deep concern for her well-being. Seeing how pitiful she looked and the showdown that was being broadcasted on the screen, Sivatu sighed. “Okay, deal. No other
exceptions.”
“Thank you, uncle!” Zesyr was delighted as she quickly adjusted the screen maximum.
“Wow, the Seventh Master Xiao looks so cool!” Zesyr raised an eyebrow livelily, her eyes glistening in awe.
What a silly lady, to have mistaken Xia Fei for Xiaoxiao.
