《Transcending》Chapter 9 : Lin, Son of …..
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That day of Lin and Sun racing witnessed three events, First was Lily breaking through and awakening her Soul Sense, Second was Lin's father and mother planting the seed of his next sibling, third was Sun following their example and planting his seed while Lily sat to the side watching every thrust.
Lily kept snickering endlessly as she used her Soul Sense to watch both her mother and Moon moaning, she kept licking her lips whenever she did her mental calculations of how many couples were there in the village right now.
'When will it become night? Why's the daylight taking so long to leave! Scram already I wanna watch them all' Lily kept checking the clock impatiently on the first day waiting for nightfall.
Poor villagers didn't know about the world-class peeper waiting for nightfall to descend while biting her nails impatiently, only to watch them fool around with their women in bed.
Outdoor would be even better!
The fifth year of Lin's life was by far the most peaceful year, he spent it either training or guiding little Lao on his own training.
Unfortunately for Lao awakening his own Spirit seems unlikely to be soon enough.
Lin who used to consider himself slow before he got to control his wings found this weakness hilarious after his Spirit Wings revealed their edge in speed, Lily -who's usually cocky and stubborn on top of being a shameless sore loser- never asked Lin to compare speed with him.
Because after Lily broke through the Soul Seeking Source Realm and Reached the Soul Eye Realm, she still couldn't pinpoint his location as he moved freely within the range of her Soul Sense!
Not even an after image would be seen when Lin let loose, and she even heard him say that he feels like his Wings are shackled by something which he doesn't know but he feels it vaguely as he tries to move faster.
Her Grandiose Golden Phoenix Throne will be called a snail if there's any kind of comparison with Lin's Light Wings, and that would be exaggerating Lily's Spirit.
Anyway, Lin got his skin cracked and split when he tried to push faster by the sharp wind, once that happened he learned his lesson and moved within his endurance limits from that day onwards.
It wasn't like he never experienced great speed, his Skin-suit in the previous life was nearing the speed of Light and the wormholes made him breakthrough the dimensions of time and jump from place to place to save light-years of traveling time.
Otherwise he would've arrived on earth at the age of 40 something years old when he first left his family at the age of 4!
Taking care of his younger brother and cute -normal- little sister Rose was fine for Lin, he only trained or spent his free time with his family.
Trying very hard to itch these memories in the deepest, safest parts of his Brain.
First day of winter, Lin stood in the training grounds calmly going through the motions of his advanced PUMMA Manual, slowly changing hand movement and shifting his weight thorough the different stances.
Other kids and especially the young ones who were fortunate enough to be born within the safety of this community chased each other around him, some naughty kids even clowned Lin's movement under the giggles of their friends.
However the boy himself was focused to the degree of not even noticing their antiques, even if he did Lin wouldn't care to give such pure actions any scolding at all.
"Oy, stop throwing snow balls at my big brother or i'll stuff your faces in the snow!"
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"Gyaaaah, run, Boss Lao saw us!"
When the little kids were found out their first thought was run like mad! Lao was the toughest kid around their age and could even beat some older wild kid who got found a while ago, the boy tried to snatch Lao's cupcake and got Judo slammed to the floor when he refused to give it back.
Yes, Lin reprimanded Lao for what he did, still, that wild kid kept following behind Lao like Boss kept following after Lin's father like a minion!
When these kids heard Lao's voice they scurried away like flies to bug spray!
"Humph, big sister Lily why's brother Lin always that kind to others? He didn't flinch once as these monkeys made fun of him. It seems like he's in an entirely different world whenever he trained these days, Sigh.... If only I had such concentration then I would've awakened my Spirit already."
Lao leaned his back against the pavilion pillar and muttered begrudgingly with pouted lips as he watched Lin's lone figure under the falling snow, ever since he got started with his PUMMA training as well 6 months ago, little Lao was dreaming day and night about the time he awakens his Spirit as well and follow the example of his big brother and sister.
"Because he's an idiot, isn't that clear and obvious! And don't be in a hurry yet to awaken your Spirit, I told you before that it's useless since it makes us sleepy if used for long. And don't forget the time Lin returned with his face shredded by the wind blades, that was a hilarious scene with mother panicking and all. My point is, it's dangerous to use them without protection. heh, that was a naughty line. Maybe I should try it on Lin later. Cheer up little champ, even if you don't awaken your Spirit at all big sister will make you experience all kinds of powers if you want."
Lily was leaning against the feathers of the Two Phoenix's tails and enjoying letting her Soul Sense cover the majority of the village, the training grounds were located between her home and the village strategically that's why she would hangout in here all the time!
Cold weather was the mating season for the village, and the main event for the little demon girl.
Of course Lily made sure that her Soul Sense would steer clear from Lin otherwise she'll interrupt his focus, she gave her older brother a fleeting side glance before replying little Lao carelessly.
Other than the secret known only to herself, the Spirit Throne is nothing but a transportation tool or a protective mean.
Soul Energy was much more useful in her opinion!
"Big sister Lily, thanks. I will give it my all too, you're still the best. Ever."
Lao felt his nose itch with warmth and smiled cutely and gratefully because he knew Lily was trying to raise his low self-esteem, he went closer and gave her a mighty hug and a juicy kiss on the cheek excitedly before leaving.
After living with such twins as his older siblings taking care of him since he was born, their sharpness and intelligence rubbed off on him and little Lao was many years ahead of age intellectually.
Being the center of attention was hard while they were around, nobody knew the feeling of that anymore than Lao.
Thankfully the competition never existed in their family and Lao took his time under the limelight until little Rose was Born, after that he found his siblings being miniature Mother and Father to him!
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Now that little Lao began to doubt himself he found Lily which is usually pretty good at making people feel bad after a joke or two, doing the opposite for him and like a good big sister she raised his morale instead.
She deserved that juicy kiss alright!
"I'll consider that as a drizzle before it showers! Shitty Sage of soap universe is still here and little Lao already sees me as the best, tsk tsk. Gotta tune down my irresistible charisma or poor guy under the snow there will be forgotten even before he leaves, sigh, what a waste of 6 months! These cute worshippers awaiting desperately for my blessings. But I can't let loose now, gotta wait for the annoying dog to leave the house before we have fun playing with the mouse. Kakakaka...."
Lily muttered softly as she watched Lin's body emitting steam under the cold weather, she knew that he was at the stage of learning how to vibrate his muscles which was an extremely long and tedious thing to learn.
Snickering at his useless actions because she too can use vibrators!
Lots of them.
Then Lily's laughing was suddenly choked when she saw the falling snow on top of Lin's training attire melt!
Accomplishing that means that Lin's muscles were alternating between tightening and loosening extremely fast to generate heat.
Then she saw her brother's face redden badly and bend over to clutch his chest, the look of agony on Lin's face was priceless to Lily who always took joy in seeing Lin suffer for no reason.
As if it was her nature!
"Guh.... Ouch, this really hurts! The Manual never said anything about this pain. What's going on?"
Lin rolled on the floor left and right while pressing his chest as he said that faintly, he was painfully surprised by the stabbing pain that arrived all of a sudden for no reason while leaving a trail of melted snow underneath him whenever he rolled!
Strangely the cloud of steam covering Lin's body kept thickening as he rolled until his Body was covered in a cloak of steam!
Lily had to use her Soul Sense to see Lin's addictive sight while licking her lips and sucking on them repeatedly.
Until it happened and she regretted ever using her Soul Sense that day, Lin's body started oozing a Black smelly substance from every pore of his Body!
Lily with her enhanced senses and spread Soul Sense, was like a dog who just experienced someone farting in his face when that Black substance appeared on Lin's Body.
"Ewwww, Lin you're disgusting."
Lily shouted that as she hurried to withdraw her Soul Sense and pinch her nose, floating away towards home she planned on taking the longest bath of her Life.
Lin on the other hand was sprayed on the ground and staring at the sky, he felt relieved and relaxed as this disgusting mud exited his system! Like one long piss after holding it in to the absolute limit.
Ignoring the nauseating smell attacking his nose and the oily feeling of this strange Black substance sliding on his skin and sticking to his clothes, Lin got up feeling much better as if his body weighted no more than a feather and his small muscles felt packed up with amazing power!
Swinging his fists and giving one of his extra fast combinations felt great.
Still, the smell was unbearable and Lin had to do something about it or he might really faint if he kept trying to train in this unpleasant environment!
Heading back home he found Lily using the bathroom! Snickering endlessly within, Lin didn't hesitate to cannonball her warm tub after taking off all his clothes and throwing them in the incinerator.
"Yuck, don't touch me with your filthy hands you pig smelling idiot! Fuck, now the smell is all over me again after I worked so hard on removing it. Wanna play dirty you fart smelling Sage? Get a taste of my ultimate disgusting move! Ptooey."
Lily was panicking and tried to escape outside the large tub, sadly for her Lin was serious about dragging her in the mud and he gave her one of his most intimate hugs ever from the back.
The scene deteriorated into something which is better not seen, that's why we'll be closing the curtains!
Lin was excited to find out that his physical strength was even better than he was at the age of 25 during his previous life, imagine how shocked Lin was after testing his improved body.
The boy was staring at his tanned skin which seemed softer yet was a hundred times sturdier than his original skin, when he sparred with the older kids their punches which used to sting or hurt badly after they grew stronger, now felt like gentle touches on Lin's face and body the same couldn't be said about his own punches though!
Lin had to spar with 7 kids in order to get a feel of his strength in action and learn how to control his force, of course in the days after this strange situation happened with the Black substance the records of the younger generation saw another pout of fierce competition.
It was just a couple months ago when the second wave of competition amongst the junior generation started and only when winter arrived was they settling down, Moon had given birth to another batch of Cubs and the community was burning with excitement.
Yet after Lin started to pass older kids record's the flame of competition was rekindled once again.
Their competitiveness only added to Lin's fun as he enjoyed the days spent getting in the different rings against older kids in different martial art spars, he kept seeking competition from older kids until he found himself one day with no other peer in this age group.
Looking higher he saw familiar names like Shou and others who already passed their puberty teenager age smiling to himself he said : "Why not?" Before going to challenge that older age group.
They were in an entirely different league compared to Lin packed with only the strength of himself of the age of 25 in his previous life! First week was the hardest amongst this older age group especially with the few who couldn't hold back, yet.
Hopefully they'll learn to do just that soon, otherwise Lin's bones wouldn't handle this pressure for long.
Surprisingly enough, Shou was very excited and very heavy handed when Lin met him on the octagon free style ring.
Lin was sure if poking the eyes and hitting the nuts was allowed this animalistic human wouldn't have hesitated to aim there.
'When did I offend him too? No, I always gave him chips or dried meat when he visited me as I train. He keeps looking at Lily, she's still holding a grudge against me since that joint bath!' Lin thought that as he tried to get used to Shou's attacks which come from weird angles.
After his defeat which was inevitable, Lin's conclusions were affirmed when he saw Shou run for Lily like a dog seeking a treat from his master, shaking his head Lin raised his aching body from the mat and retreated home to take a soak in the medicine under the gloating eyes of Shou who celebrated his victory by getting Lily to pat his arm.
All the while his grown up tiger was lazing around next to Lily's throne feeling bored because Shou didn't go on hunting journeys for a while now.
This time Lao would be allowed to join the second Tiger Hall event for one of the 5 Tiger Cubs, Moon delivered 7 healthy Cubs this time and as usual the females were held in the Hall.
Lin's mother and father were busy taking care of the village most of the day and happily spending the rest of their time enjoying each other's company or with sweet Rose, ever since Lao reached the age of 4 and he turned awfully serious which made him the main source of jokes between the two parents.
Still the pregnant mother kept feeling the shadow of discomfort gloom her days as she neared the day of her delivery, her intuition kept warning her about an incoming grief which made her emotions unsettled and her mood foul in the later days of her pregnancy.
Until she brought to this family another baby boy in the middle of the second month of spring.
"Hubby, what will you name him?"
Lin's mother enjoyed being fed by her oldest son as she grumpily ordered before she deliver the latest member in the family, it was something which Lin would've done without his mother having to yell at him for no reason! Jeez.
"Qin."
With a single palm Lin's father raised his youngest boy high up proudly as he uttered a single word.
"En, I like it. Little Lin I had my fill, thanks. Little Rose come see this! It's your baby brother, his name is Qin."
As if dismissing a butler from his duty carelessly, Lin's mother agreed on the name of her youngest son with a nod before calling her cute daughter who curiously hid behind her big brother Lao to come take a look at her small little brother.
Lin noticed that his mother has been treating him strangely and demandingly for a while now and attributed that to her pregnancy, but it seems like it will continue even after her birth! Not like he's mad or anything, it's just that his brain liked to link every action for a certain reason.
That's all.
"A baby, Rose is bigger."
Giggling as she tickled her brother's small feet and watched him kick at air, Rose proudly said while posing like a heroine which caused all the family to smile.
At Lao's birthday party a few days after Qin's birth, Lily dropped a bomb in her mother's head with a single line.
"Lin is going to leave after our birthday party, Mom! Are you alright? I'm still here you know, i'll never leave you alone Mom."
With a sly smirk on her face as she hugged their mother, Lily was laying the ground work in preparation for the time Lin gets the hell out of the picture.
Then she can be the true corner Stone of this family, kekeke.
Finally the mother knew what's the cause of his irritation, her intuition was right.
That's why she was always annoyed with Lin for no reason! She always thought that Lin's lack of complaining at her treatment was because he's always been a good boy unlike this little devil in her arms, her son was enduring because he was planning on leaving soon.
But where's he going?
"Is he going north to fight these horrible monsters?"
Lin's mother pushed Lily at arm's length then asked with a worried expression.
"Bfffft..... hahahaha.... Who? Lin! It would be a miracle if it was anything even close, that one really tickled my sweet spot. No mom, he's going south for the sea. He wants to explore the world, as if Wings isn't enough freedom for him. Still, don't worry about a thing. He's a big boy and the records there speaks volumes about his strength, I heard that he beat up my little puppy Shou pretty badly yesterday. Wanna watch the fight together? Your son got moves alright."
Lily bursted out laughing before calming her anxious mother, then they both watched the fight where Lin with his small frame countered each attack of Swift Shou.
Lily was sure Lin didn't cheat even once by using his Soul Sense during the fight, one thing about this whatever Sage which she can admit he hates cheating the most.
Not to mention that disgusting Sage went through another one of his foul-smelling situations a couple weeks ago, again!
Lily gritted her teeth when she remembered how Lin sneak attacked her when she was enjoying watching her pregnant mother and strong father in bed, she had to scrub her skin for hours to wash the smell off of her body.
Miraculously! Whenever Lin experienced such phenomenon he would emerge stronger, now the almost 6 years old boy was able to lift triple his weight with a single arm.
His records of physical strength and capabilities were occupying the first place amongst the younger generation records, Lin, Lin, Lin until Lily felt like puking whenever she saw them.
Still, she has her secret weapon.
Little Lao!
Lily has been training him to do her bids for her and obliterate these records in the future, yup.
That's the plan, to remove Lin's great image from these ignorant people's heads and replace it with hers.
So satisfying.
Still, the monster kid can raise more than 75kg of weights with one arm! She wanted that bit the thought of having to ooze such disgusting substance made Lily plan on researching an alternative way in the future, it will take time until these minions are in a suitable mentality to start such projects but she's still young and can wait.
If Lin knew that Lily was planning on making a Genesis reactor in the future he might decide to stay to make sure she wouldn't do human trials on these villagers.
Later Lin was subjected to a parent's interrogation, yet he passed the danger of them refusing his leave of absence after giving them a thorough interpretation of the goals he's hoping to accomplish from this sudden journey and how long his journey might take.
The last few days before his birthday Lin didn't train or meditate at all, he spent the days with his Mom and Dad joining their heated discussions and cooking food with his mother.
Taking little Rose on cautious flights and enjoying her giggles, he made his mother experience flying in the skies for the first time and free-falling as well which she kept screaming aloud to release some bent up frustrations until she landed safely with the help of Lin's strong arms securing her waist.
"That was.... Phew, mommy feels a lot better thanks to you Lin. That felt like a huge load off of my chest, make sure to keep what I said up there a secret mmkay. Forever."
Lin's Mom pulled her wrinkled clothes elegantly to straighten them after landing then said to Lin with a smile as she winked, however the last word was a warning with a straight face.
When Lin saw that expression on his mom's face he wasn't feeling it weird for Lily to be that kind of scary entity, the similarities between the two were plain and obvious his Mom felt even more scary when she threw her threatening word.
Shrugging his shoulders he didn't argue and started to waste what remained of his time having fun instead, the family were juggling fun event after another every day except for Lily and Lao who had their own things to do instead of wasting time on this big brother who's going to leave anyway.
Finally it was Lin and Lily's sixth birthday party.
The mood in the village was between delirious with joy or sad to tears as people said their goodbyes to young Lin, the boy who saved many of them from a life of darkness and insecurities.
Shou and most of the competitive youths from the younger generation were mostly trying their best not to grin widely as they watched Lin take bear hug after bear hug from the grown-ups, finally this monstrous nightmare will disperse from this place for a while.
The idea of having your best achievements compared to Lin's by others was exhausting their mental fortitude!
Yan was trying his best to stay strong and get it together as he said goodbye to Lin, next to him was the girl called Sou his best friend before they two followed Boss, old Ba and the others here to check for food.
Sou blushed slightly before gathering up her courage and giving Lin an emotional hug and a kiss to the cheek, the young girl felt her heart almost tearing out her ribcage and ran for her role model "Lily" to confess to her what she just did.
Such action angered another devoted fan who adored Lin for a long while now secretly unlike Sou who already told Lily everything all the time, Meiwen, Shou's little sister was enraged by what little Sou just did and jumped in front of Lin to block his path.
"Hello! Meiwen, is there anything you want my help with before I leave?"
Lin thought the girl wanted to say her goodbyes as well but found her standing there like a statue after blocking his way, he asked while squinting, because her body language was exactly similar to a rapist eyeing his target.
"Ah! Um.... F.... forget it, have a safe journey and be careful, out there scary monsters are everywhere never lower your guard fo a second."
Meiwen was startled awake from her daydreams by Lin's words and after panicking she found herself warning him of the dangers lurking outside this safe environment, nothing of the things she wanted to say were said and she felt even more discouraged when she looked down at her flat undeveloped chest.
'Just how was I going to convince him to stay with me? Later when he comes back for sure, maybe I should join Lily's new class! I heard she can make them grow bigger with a massaging technique' Meiwen thought as she hugged Lin for the first time and was really unwilling to let go, kissing his cheek before letting go.
Shou's little sister Meiwen felt like her young heart walked away with Lin, sighing over and over she watched him say his final good-byes to Boss, old Ba, Bald staff, Ghost, Chen and Yue before spreading his Wings to return home to pack his stuff.
Lin sat at the edge of his elevated home looking South silently until it was dusk, his family returned from the celebration of Lily's birthday party.
They weren't that joyful like they should and their moods seemed to be varying between sadness and worry.
"When do you plan on leaving?"
Lin's mother was sniffling and choking on her tears as she offered young Qin her breast to feed but her ears twitched slightly when she heard her husband ask and she listened carefully.
"I just have one last thing to do before I leave, once it's over i'll be taking my leave at once. After all, seeing Mom that sad is heart breaking."
"Since you already know that why don't you spit it out before you scram?"
Once Lin answered with an apologetic expression he was met with Lily's sharp merciless tongue, she spoke as if defending her Mom but in fact she was only using this chance to make fun of him by openly speaking with him in a commanding tune.
That way when he leaves she'll be remembered for being the only person who can make Lin not dare to talk back to, if he did then he'll only tarnish his image and diminish his unblemished reputation.
"Ka...."
"Eh!...."
With a clear sound Lin's family watched him kneel down firmly on the ground with a serious expression on his face after ignoring Lily's venomous remark, his mother and father, Lao and Rose were puzzled by this unexpected situation.
"Mom, Dad.... I don't know the reason why you wouldn't choose names for yourselves after so long and I respect your decisions, but, while I journey outside people will ask me my name. I would like to raise my head with dignity and answer them. Lin.... Son of Tai the Mighty and Tian the Beauty, will you allow me this honor?"
Lin asked while looking at his parents faces to see if they'll show any uncomfortableness, he still wasn't sure why they're still nameless because they'll ignore the question and act like they heard nothing when he asked before.
This time Lin saw his father smile and laugh after hearing what he just said, his sniffling mother seemed surprised by the topic which was brought up suddenly and her tears fell on her cheeks.
Now she was experiencing a mix of joy and sorrow, she and her husband agreed to let the names be decided by their oldest son.
On one condition, nothing to be said or hinted about their secret agreement at all.
The boy who took them from the very bottom and gave them everything, the same boy who forced peace and prosperity to reign after he arrived in this world had to be the one giving them names.
They knew that Lily was no less amazing than Lin, but she seemed to care more about useless things all the time.
Sacrificing his precious time and effort to help others was something only Lin would do, Lily had to find the right incentive to do the same.
Lily clicked her tongue and pouted when she saw her parents reaction, finally she knew why these two kept being nameless for so long.
They were waiting for Lin to name them, Not to suggest some different names for them politely, or ask them if they found a name they liked yet.
They didn't care what name Lin might give them, they were going to accept any name as long as it was Lin who choose it!
Tian and Tai the parents felt whole after they were asked to keep these names, to honor their son when he meets strangers.
To carry their names proudly and say them with a raised head and an expression full of dignity, this felt Great!
Even if they're only imagining Lin when he meets strangers right now, Tai and Tian held hands tightly and looked each other in the eye.
As if their long wait was worth it, this moment repaid it all.
Their hidden worries, frustration, indignation and any negative thoughts were wiped clean after Lin named them.
'My eldest son is the greatest gift I ever received in this Life' Tai and Tian thought as they raised their boy from his kneeling position to hug him.
Especially Tian who ignored young Qin's cries of displeasure because of his interrupted meal when she handed him to Lily, Tian hugged Lin as if she'll never get to see him again!
Tai shook his head to tell his wife to stop what she was going to do when he noticed the glint in her eyes, as a husband and wife who lived together since they were born he knows what she was going to do.
The chemistry between them was very high.
She was about to discourage his boy from taking that journey!
As someone who had to search for food with Tian when they were younger than Lao, Tai would never tell Lin no to such a thing which will help his mentality to toughen up.
Not to mention, Lin right now would wipe the freaking planet with Tai when he was the same age if they fought.
Lin has the option to flee if he wanted with his Wings!
The safety of Lin wasn't a worry for Tai and he fully agreed with his son despite his wife's high possibility of holding a grudge against him for a time, still, he knows some secret weapons that can solve that when it happens.
After his father took his mother in his embrace Lin turned his attention to his walking miracle, Lily shivered under that gaze and felt her body weaken.
Lily really hated that look! It made her vulnerable to this dummy whenever he used it, she couldn't avoid Lin's big hug if she wanted anyway.
"Our family is all that matters, you know that right! The only reason I can leave unburdened is because you're here to hold the fort, Lily.... You're the one who told me to enjoy life, don't make me regret it."
Lin rested his forehead on hers and said while maintaining eye contact as if trying to peek at her Soul's deepest places, Lily surprised the family by her tame behavior as she nodded obediently and listened carefully to every word he said.
"Just make sure you come back after knowing your way around the world, this Queen wants to take a look too."
Lily muttered softly while enjoying her brother's final hug.
"Lao, when I'm gone Rose and little Qin are sure to look at you as their heroic big brother. Treat them kindly and take care of mom and dad, you're in charge now as the big brother of this house. Think you're up for it?"
Lin rubbed his little brother's head as he spoke then patted his shoulder when he noticed how emotional Lao was, he ended up getting hugged very tightly by his younger brother who couldn't withhold himself from crying.
'Damnit, just how strong can he get? It feels like my bones will be crushed' Lin thought as he tried to calm Lao down while struggling to free himself from the deadlock of his vice like grip.
"Bffft, little Lao stop you're hurting Lin."
"Hrmmm.... S.... sorry big brother I got carried away."
Lao wiped his tears in his sleeves and scratched the back of his head feeling awkward when he heard the gentle reminder of his mother.
Lin massaged his ribs which suffered the strength of his younger brother first hand and smiled ruefully inside, after working hard his younger brother still surpassed him in physical prowess!
"Little Rose will you miss me?"
"En."
"Why?"
"Candy."
Lin was burned with flames of innocence when he heard little Rose's reasons as she smiled cutely until her dimples appeared, the sad mood was dispersed from the air as the family laughed at the antiques of little Rose.
"See! It isn't too bad if I leave, right Rosy. Lily will take care of your candy when I'm away, but if I return and find you without teeth then someone is going to get in trouble. Gimme a kiss, kyaa i'll miss that one."
Lin raised his young sister and playfully threatened Lily not to be lenient, he wanted Rose and Qin to grow up correctly as they should.
"Your rooms has my gifts, take care mom and dad."
Then he handed Rose to Lao and gave his parents a final bow before waving them goodbye, moments of separation were always things which he hated prolonging.
Lin summoned his Wings and jumped down heading for Sun who waited at the gates surrounded by his Cubs and his partner Moon, next to him was a big box containing Lin's travelling necessities and some provisions.
Sun was lowering his head under the glare of his tigress and couldn't wait to get out, especially since he wasn't supposed to tag along with Lin but he insisted because life around the village was either dangerous up north or boring down south.
North was filled with scary guys who bullied him easily like playing with a little Cub!
South had weak animals whom Sun wouldn't even bother to bully because it will only shame him.
But mostly it was because Moon started to become moody a lot and made his stay in the village unbearable anymore, Sun doesn't even know what she wants these days.
Last week she kept rubbing him and asked for his love and Sun ended up with hollow knees and weak legs afterwards, even now he felt unsteady as he walked!
Now she seems to be furiously mad at him and he raised the white flag long ago, yet she kept growling at him whenever he played with his kids.
Once Lin arrived Sun hurried to raise the box on his back and run south after rubbing heads with his kids, he wanted to greet Moon before he left but she bared her teeth at him intimidatingly.
Lin snickered at the sight and landed on his friend's back smilingly, never looking back once Lin only patted Sun's neck to stop to make camp when they rode south for 6 hours or so.
"From now on it's only me and you buddy, just don't start whining when we run short on food. You're eating as if i'll open the storage room and bring you another serving anytime, eat less or hunt to fill your belly. And how is it even possible to become hungry after we just left?"
Lin raised a frowning eyebrow as he watched Sun eat half their food in a single meal, then he sighed inwardly and warned his friend and asked questioningly with curiosity.
Sun was electrocuted by the vital question and tried using his developing brain to find an excuse, the past week was spent pleasing Moon or having the lion's share of his food snatched by her greediness.
Now that he was free to eat as much as he liked, Sun couldn't hold back his hunger anymore and got himself found out by Lin.
"Growl...."
"Nothing my ass, nobody knows you better than me in this world, you little liar. Are you ashamed of saying that it was your wife? Heh, majestic Sun shaking in his paws."
Lin rested his back to rest after exposing Sun's secrets, he wasn't tired or anything but he felt it would be better to travel in daylight.
Lin can use his Wings to escape but Sun might be in danger if they got attacked by anything like the large bird who attacked their village twice before the villagers cooked it, such animals could sweep in and out in a blink of an eye.
Even with Lin's improved Soul Sense which reached the range of 2km they might get sneak attacked anytime and that's the reason Lin ended up tired too soon because he's been leaving his Soul Sense on ever since they left, and he wouldn't let Sun run faster than the speed which he can safely notify him to change course or evade in case of any surprise attack.
Despite Sun's constant nagging about the safety of this area, Lin wouldn't budge on his safe approach and refused to change his ways.
At this slow but safe pace Lin focused daily on following his training menu be that his Physique or Soul, if he spotted a prey nearby with his Soul Sense he'll let Sun hunt it whenever his food supplies ran short.
The majority of the meat would end up in gluttonous Sun's belly and the rest saved in the box, but after one week of traveling south Lin started to frown whenever he heard the rumbling stomach of Sun protesting in hunger.
"Buddy, how come you're hungry again? You just ate this morning! A whole boar got consumed by you yet you're still hungry? Are you kidding me right now! If knew such a thing would happen then I wouldn't have took you along with me, there's some buffalos east go eat your fill and don't bother bringing anything back. The box is filled with uncooked meat anyway and I won't cook you any because you're messing up my schedule, puppy eyes won't work you're eating raw meat whenever you delay our journey. Sigh, such a glutton. Is he sick? No, my Soul Sense didn't pick up anything wrong with him. He's just digesting all this food very fast, but where is all this Energy? His physique didn't change a single bit."
Lin felt like pulling at his hair from frustration when he heard the sound and got down from Sun's back, pointing out the direction for Sun he didn't budge under the cute face the tiger was giving and refused to give him any cooked meals as punishment.
Ending up with no reasonable explanation for the strangeness of this situation, Lin started to feel like what Moon did by starving this Tiger before was the right choice.
Snickering once at the idea of starving Sun he imagined looking at Sun grumbling endlessly in a cute way to ask for food, shaking his head Lin used his Wings to take a careful look around the area.
When Lin went west he found nothing interesting then he changed course and went south from his point, his supply box was his mark and he knew that Sun would take an hour or possibly more to eat.
Since his meditation can be done while Sun moves there was no reason to start only to get interrupted by Sun later, directly south he found some interesting plants and animals but he wasn't in the mood to study them further right now.
Taking samples of the plants to study them later, Lin continued to look south east and discovered a Vulture committee.
One 300m high tree seemed to be their nest and the area around that tree was their territory white bones of different kinds of animals decorated the ground there, once Lin saw them with his Soul Sense he hurried to descend lower than he already was to prevent them from seeing him.
There was three types and sizes of Vultures there, the common was the brownish Vultures and they were bald with wingspan of less than 10m.
Black hooked Talons and yellow beaks seemed to be their weapons.
These brown Vultures took the lowest part of the tree branches as their nest some of them were attacked once they tried to perch on the tallest tree, those beaten brown Vultures seemed to be sad as they took another lower tree as their nest.
The higher ranked Vultures in the committee were larger in size and their wingspan was at least 15m, the difference was their wing feathers which had turned half-black and the white feathers covering their heads plus their beak which turned black and grew longer than the other normal Vultures and their Talons which were longer, darker, sharper and seemed a lot more dangerous.
Their rough legs accumulated layers of greenish scales and were at least three times thicker than normal Vultures legs.
These white headed Vultures occupied the higher branches of the tall tree and their numbers were less than a hundred, but Lin knew that if these hundred targeted Sun then he's going to end up full of holes for sure.
If he was lucky! If not then he's sure to end up eaten by this committee.
The last and highest 50m of the tree was empty of Vultures but one who perched on the top and looked at his territories with sharp eyes.
Just after Lin took cover, that Dark Black Vulture kept looking in his direction as if he knew that something was there.
Like a King of Vultures that large creature made a Loud voice before taking flight, the whole committee followed by making great noise and took to the skies after their leader.
Lin hurried to hide behind a rock then entered a crack which made seeing him impossible even if that kettle of Vultures searched the area from low altitudes, but he kept his Soul Sense locked on the scary Vulture King's bloodshot eyes warily.
It's red beak had canine like edges and it's Talons were like the scythes of a death reaper, after the kettle of Vultures took flight they combed through the area searching for Lin under the commands of their King for half an hour before their leader decided to call off the search and return to his spot on the tree.
Such heightened sense of awareness made the Vulture King a very scary animal to Lin, he waited for a while to make sure that Black Vulture King wasn't faking his retreat before sneaking out of the area under the cover of the rocky terrain.
When he returned Lin found Sun's red fur covered in blood of his victims and waiting next to their supply box obviously bored as he scratched his ears with his hind-limbs, when he saw Lin return he raised the box on his back and was ready to go.
"Buddy won't you ever learn to be a little bit more careful, why do you like to be covered in the blood of your prey that much? Is it that fun!"
Lin felt a headache coming when he smelled the nauseating smell of blood coming from Sun, now he had to clean this dummy before he sits on his back.
Otherwise Lin will start vomiting his brains out if he got too close.
"Howl...."
With a howling sound and a sly glint shadowing his eyes Sun tried to catch his friend to bully him a little, the large feline knew his partner hated the smell of blood and he did cover his body with it on purpose this time to pay him back for refusing to cook food for him earlier.
"Stop! Hey idiot there's danger nearby if we get caught in the middle of fooling around with our pants down it will end up with you hurt badly, behave yourself."
Lin reprimanded Sun with a harsh serious tune as he glared at him, after just evading the Vulture King he was happy that he didn't listen to this dumb Tiger who kept trying to make him hasten his pace as they travelled.
Sun flashed him a toothy smile in a disbelieving manner when he heard Lin's warning but he stopped doing anything further inorder not to anger his best friend, at the nearest water source Lin washed Sun's body thoroughly which was something Sun loved to experience ever since he was a young Cub.
After taking a long detour around the lands nearby the Vulture King's nest, Lin went deeper west for around 20km first then started heading south for around 100km before correcting his course back to align with his original straight path southwards from his home.
When it was night time Lin opened his eyes from the long meditation session to find Sun resting next to the campfire he made, gathering dry branches and scratching his claws against stones to create sparks was something Sun learned to do years ago.
Despite it being summer and the weather was great at night, Sun still lit up fires for fun and enjoyed looking at them with his yellow eyes.
But he was mostly wishing for a tender cooked midnight snack right now, he lit up the fire in hopes of his human friend mercifully make this simple wish come true.
"Humph, no. Stop eating too much or your butt will accumulate fats, if you become slow others will make fun of you as they escape your chase."
Lin noticed the expectant gaze Sun gave him and adamantly refused as he got up to stretch his body lazily, then he took out two portions of meat, grains, spices, cheese, vegetables and other ingredients from the supply box and started to prepare his meal under the envious eyes of his salivating Tiger.
Once Lin finished cooking his food and was about to start eating hos meal, his Soul Sense picked up a sudden intruder.
It wasn't a land animal or a flying creature but a human!
A woman in her twenties, with disheveled dress covered in mud and dirt, her messy hair and torn clothes were proof of how much suffering she went through.
But these Green eyes underneath the cover of the woman's messy hair were full of Life, these weren't the eyes of someone who gave up and Lin felt flashes of danger in his mind as he stared at them with his Soul Sense.
Despite the dirt covering her face and body it couldn't hide her charming looks and devilish figure, her quick, hurried pace as she ran in the dark while keeping track of the area behind her clearly hinted that she's being followed.
The clothes she was wearing were made by an advanced human technology, the sword in her hand was clearly a weapon who saw it's fair share of action because it was nicked everywhere.
"Hrmmm...."
While Lin was looking at her and trying to figure out whether he should help her or not, the woman stopped suddenly and kept looking around her vigilantly with squinted eyes after taking her stance defensively.
"Impossible! She has no Soul Energy and clearly she isn't a Soul Cultivator, just how did she discover my Soul Sense?"
Lin was amazed by the woman's sharp senses and was feeling slightly disappointed because it seemed like it was the second time to happen in a single day, if we count the Vulture King then it's the second time indeed because that animal seemed to feel Lin's intrusive gaze at his territory.
"Was it my misconception! No I better be careful, these dogs from the Assassins Guild are snakes hidden in the Shadow."
The woman doubtfully said then changed her direction after making up her mind, the destination she choose was exactly the Vulture's Nest.
"On no, this stupid woman is heading for her death. Wait here buddy i'll be right bac.... My food! You hateful gigantic, selfish, gluttonous cat. Humph, just you wait until I return. I'll be sure to correct this intolerable behavior of yours, snort."
Lin was so absorbed in surveiling the disheveled woman that he let down his guard and Sun sneakily licked the plates clean, as Lin threatened Sun, the Tiger kept smacking his lips in return while feeling sad because there was only a tiny amount of cooked food.
Gritting his teeth, Lin took off to the skies while trying hard not to beat up his best friend before warning the woman of the danger ahead.
"She's certainly fast, Shou was a little bit slower than her before he arrived. I better keep my distance from her then."
Lin watched the woman run ahead while expertly evading the obstacles in her way as if her eyes were used to the darkness, whenever she met any rough terrain or an unavoidable obstacle she'll use her sword to help her scale it.
"I wouldn't go that way if I were you."
Lin stopped 150m behind and away from the woman and 100m up in the air before sending her his warning thorough a Soul Link Technique.
Earlier before she changed her destination that woman spoke in a foreign language which Lin couldn't understand, he had to use the Soul Link Technique to deliver his message clearly and bypass the language barrier.
"Eh!"
The woman stopped and looked back at Lin's direction but she seemed to not see him despite his Wings being quite a very noticeable sight in the darkness of night!
Lin was puzzled by how this disheveled woman can sense his Soul Sense from 2km afar yet couldn't see him from 150m, he was 100% sure she wasn't blind and 1000% sure she wasn't acting as if she can't see him.
"Who are you? Are you the one who was spying on me earlier? What do you mean don't go that way? What is there? If you don't mind me asking, can senior show me who you are? Staying in the Land of Forgetfulness for two years has made me how to say it.... Yes, sceptical of strangers."
The green eyed woman exchanged these thoughts with Lin thorough his Soul Link Technique before smirking slightly and severing connection some how in a rude way as she raise her sword, she seemed to expect getting attacked by Lin anytime now as she looked everywhere.
'What is going on here? Is this one messed up in the head? I'm right here idiot, as if these glowing Wings aren't enough to be seen in this darkness! Just what did she do? I can't reach out to her head anymore' Lin rolled his eyes at this strange woman over and over as he thought that while feeling odd at the Technique that wouldn't work anymore.
"I'm right here, I doubt you'll understand that though."
Lin shouted towards the woman and moved closer to her slowly, his Soul Sense was locked on the woman's body watching every movement while his Wings were ready to flee at any sudden move.
Finally when Lin reached the 101m distance from the woman she noticed something in the air and looked towards his direction, after hesitating for a second the woman moved forward and shortened the distance between them to be exactly 100m before staring wide eyed at the flying kid as if she's witnessing the definition of impossibility actually happening.
Lin noticed that this green eyed woman was only able to see him at the distance of 100m and vaguely feel his location at the 101m mark, then he confirmed his discovery by going out of that range and approaching the woman from another angle.
She could feel his location at 101m distance because of his Wings, when he deactivated them and stood in place the green eyed woman couldn't find him at all.
But at the 100m distance her eyes and senses picked him up very easily!
"Stop doing that, big sister is already very tired and it's been a month since I got some sleep. All the popping in and out from these clouds is making me dizzy."
"I'm sorry, I can't understand whatever that you're saying. Anyway, up ahead is very dangerous. There is large Vultures, lots of them. Since you blocked me from sending you messages directly through the Brain, I can't explain any further details on the matter. Good luck."
Both were trying to convey their message to the other then waited to see if he/she got the meaning.
"Ah.... How could I forget that it was me who severed his connection first and blocked his Technique? Mia you dummy, wait.... Big sister won't resist your Technique anymore. Hey! Don't leave me...."
The woman was the first to understand what Lin meant and it wasn't because she's superior in anyway to the boy, it was only because Lin used sign language as he spoke which made it easier to the woman to translate his meaning.
Lin who was about to return to teach Sun a lesson for eating his meal without his permission, found the disheveled woman doing some awkward jumping-jacks exercise as she shouted something at the top of her lungs.
When she saw that she grabbed Lin's attention she kept trying to smile sweetly at him which made her look like a female version of a pervert, while pointing at her head and Lin's own head before linking her fingers.
Trying one final time to use Soul Link on her fully intent on leaving if he failed, Lin was surprised to find that he was able to connect with this woman's Brain again.
"Who are you kid? Where's your family? Why can you use your Spirit in this Land of Forgetfulness? Uh, I forgot to introduce myself. Hello my name is Mia."
The green eyed Mia asked a question after question in a friendly way but from her stance and sword angle Lin was sure she wasn't relaxing her guard at all.
"Name is Lin son of Tai the Mighty and Tian the Beauty, my family are in a safe place thank you for asking. As for my Spirit I can't explain any thing because I don't know why myself.... Hrmmm, are these two people your companions? Want me to take you to meet them!"
Lin was proud of himself as he did his first introduction then squinted slightly while dodging the question about his family from this stranger whom he just met, as he was engaging the topic of his Spirit, Lin's activated Soul Sense picked up three more foreign intruders.
Two men draped in black cloaks accompanied by an animal, the two men were agile like monkeys and light-footed but the black cloak they were wearing seemed to block Lin's Soul Sense from seeing their faces.
The animal they were following was a sight to behold to Lin, it had three heads, three scorpion tails, snake's forked tongues coming out of the dog's heads and 4 long green fangs were prominently seen on each head.
"Shit I let them catch up, quick lets go, these two are baddies. Don't let them anywhere near you, ever."
Mia was startled then started to escape as she warned Lin, her destination was still the same going straight for the Vulture's nest.
"Why are you still going towards the Vultures? These guys are very dangerous you know, on your own armed with a sword will only make you end up as a light snack for them."
Lin told her as he flew 100m to her left, he was keeping his guard up towards this Mia as much as she was to him.
Trusting each other? Nope, not today.
"I have no choice but to try, their Scorpion Tailed Cerberus already has my scent. Even in this Land of Forgetfulness it can feel my position no matter how far I am and if I killed it these two might turn their attention towards the innocent Savages in desperation, their mission seems to be either to kill me or to keep me in this cursed Land forever maybe if I lured them to the Vulture's nest i'll be able to get rid of them all at once."
Mia said her extremely risky plan to Lin without hesitation, but the thing which made Lin start to respect her for her kindness other than her courage was her worry for the ignorant humans roaming this land.
The exploration expeditions reported that thousands of humans die in the areas around them every year, some of them like what Mia called them "Savages" would kill each other and some would fall prey to the monsters.
Mia didn't want these two men to lose track of her and cause the ignorant Savages harm instead, she would rather suffer being chased by them to distract their evil minds from torturing the innocent to release some bent up frustrations over a failed mission.
"Who are they? Why do they want to kill you? Why couldn't you see me beyond the 100m mark? How long have you been hunted by them? Why is that Cerberus able to pinpoint your location? If it's that hard to maintain your safety in this Land, why don't you just leave?"
Lin asked Mia multiple questions trying to get a clear picture of the situation.
"Assassins from the Assassin's Guild, hired by my rival to ambush me once we exited the Trial of the Drowned Realm. Once I tried to escape their sneak attack using my Advanced Space Talisman, these guys used a World Stabilizing Needle to divert my destination to be the exact opposite of what I want. After the teleportation ended I was just outside the Great Space Barrier with these two blocking me from trying to escape back to notify lord father of their scheme, with no other option but to enter this Land of Forgetfulness or to die under their daggers I choose the earlier. Two years now, endlessly running and barely sleeping a Wink's worth of time during winter. Any Spirit Cultivator would be suppressed in this Land of Forgetfulness, our vision gets blocked after the 100m by strange but thick white clouds. They say Senior Cultivators beyond the Spirit Lord are able to see further than that, but I don't know if it was true or false. Why do you ask? don't tell me you can see any further with your own eyes. This Lie wouldn't work on big sister, I figured out your secret already. You're a Soul Cultivator right! Hehe, their Cerberus is able to pinpoint my location because it sniffed a mixture of my blood and a strand of Fox Shade plant. This hateful beast will locate you even if you're at the ends of earth after recognizing your scent, little Lin remember, never get stung by it's stingers. Receiving it's bite will make you hypnotized and lethargic, but, it's stingers will give you a very venomous curse of the "Demonic and Darkness" attributes. You'll be left in a comatose state after getting stung and only someone from the Church of Light will be able to remove or weaken the curse over time, Sadly he'll need to be at least in the rank of an ArchBishop or higher. As for me leaving this Land? Even if I could I wouldn't leave unless these dogs from the Guild are dead, one of them is a mid grade Spirit Tyrant and the other is Peak low grade Spirit Tyrant while I am only Peak 9th stage Spirit Grandmaster. Their Cerberus will guide them out easily and outside the suppression of this Land of Forgetfulness i'll be sitting duck for them to kill me, one of them is a dual Cultivator of the Wind and Lightning Elements specialized in speed and the other seems to be a Poison specialist and Earth Element Cultivator who's able to use gravitational powers to slow his enemies. My only option is to take them out here before I think of a way to leave."
Mia told Lin her circumstances as she ran, what she said made Lin pity her and admire her tenaciousness.
He kept nodding whenever he calculated the risk she might be exposed to if she made any other decisions, then he smiled abashedly when Mia told him she knows about his Soul Cultivation.
"I was on my way out and it's that way if you want to leave, just keep going south until you reach the sea waters. My friend is waiting for me and these Assassins doesn't seem to be in a hurry to chase after you in their top speed, my advice is to not take the risk with these Vultures in your current shape. If you want come with me i'll help you to a warm meal and watch over you until you're in a good shape to fight, nearby these Vultures is a perfect place for an ambush which I can guide you to it. But I won't join any fights, the best I can do is make it the perfect situation for you to turn the tables on these guys. What say you? If you're okay with my suggestion follow me, if not then please take care sister Mia. The Vulture King was able to feel my Soul Sense from 2km away, I would be extremely careful if I were you."
Lin said then waited a few seconds before he changed direction slightly east intending on taking a long journey back around these Assassins.
"Wait.... Lin, alright I agree. Wait up for me, big sister doesn't have Wings you know. You just said your Soul Sense right! It isn't my ears playing tricks on me? You reached the Soul Eye Realm already! Just how old are you? Do you Cultivate one of these longevity Techniques? Big sister will give you this Sword if you taught me this Cultivation Technique, I too wish to stay young. Ah! No, I shouldn't keep calling myself big sister anymore. Senior Lin."
Mia ran after Lin while shouting her words at his Brain through the Soul Link Technique, even Lin was blushing madly when she started calling him Senior.
Yes he was about 35 years if you combined both lives! But right now he was only 6 years old.
What crappy nonsense is that longevity Techniques and whatnot? If I wanted to stay young I can just undergo my Genesis operation and.... Sigh, just who am I kidding.
"I'm 6 years and 9 days old, stop calling me senior. It's embarrassing you know, calling me little Lin or Lin is enough."
Lin turned and glared at Mia shyly as he sent her that, but the shocked look on her face was very visible despite the dirt covering it.
Her dilating eyes and rugged breathing was proof enough of how disbelieving she was of what he said.
"I.... impossible! Not to mention the already impossible fact of you being able to freely use your Spirit in this Land of Forgetfulness, being able to reach the Soul Eye Realm in this young age is.... Who's your master? What sect are you from? Where it is?"
Mia almost tripped over when she saw the honest expression on Lin's face, despite how much she wanted to call him a liar something inside her told her this boy was telling the truth.
Finally she tried to know who's Lin's Master, such person should be known as everywhere in Spirit World a Senior amongst Seniors in the world of Cultivation.
"The person who taught me how to Cultivate is Jin Bao, Spirit King who reached the 7th level. He's also a Soul Cultivator who reached the Soul Clone Realm. I was never part of any sect this Land of Forgetfulness is the only place I know in this Spirit World, Born and raised in here."
Lin looked at Mia's face then told her of Jin Bao's achievements, he was proudly narrating them because even these scary Assassins from the Assassin's Guild were two Realms lower than Jin Bao in Spirit Cultivation and Mia was 3 Realms lower.
Not to mention that these three Cultivators were devoid of any strong Soul Energy signals, Jin Bao was superior in both Spirit and Soul Cultivation.
Even Lin was winning in the aspect of Soul Cultivation, to be honest he was doubting if Mia and the Assassins were amongst the weaker Cultivators category.
If Mia knew what kind of thoughts were going thorough Lin's brain right now she might dash at him while flailing her sword like mad, she was a member of one of the 5 Great Sects and at the age of 18 two years ago she was about to ascend to the Spirit Tyrant Realm! Being stuck in this Land of Forgetfulness for two years delayed her breakthrough, she is currently holding the record of being the third person to awaken his Spirit.
"Only a Spirit King? Soul Clone Realm! Born and raised in this land, looks like you're a genius when it comes to Soul Cultivation. But your achievement of awakening your Spirit at the age of 6 in this Land of Forgetfulness can't be neglected, sadly nobody will consider it as an excuse to add you amongst the ranks of monsters."
Mia frowned slightly when she heard about Jin Bao's achievements, then ruminated the facts before shaking her head disappointedly when she mentioned Lin's Spirit Cultivation which will only continue to lag behind the rest of his generation as long as he remains in this Land of Forgetfulness after awakening his Spirit.
"When did I say that my Spirit was awakened at the age of 6?"
Lin raised an eyebrow at Mia indignantly because the woman made assumptions incorrectly, then he asked with pouted lips as he crossed his hands and looked slightly up.
"Eh! Yes, hehe little Lin when did you awaken your Spirit? Five and half years old, maybe it was earlier than that?"
Mia gawked slightly then snickered when she saw Lin's grumbling attitude, she tried to coax him by asking for details.
"Less than 4 years old, 3 years 11 months and a few days. 4 days to be exact."
Noticing the amused smile on Mia's face, Lin's competitive nature and hidden bone-deep Pride flared up and he gave her the record slowly.
He enjoyed the shocked look on her face to the tiniest detail.
'Heh, know your place Mortal. Or so Lily would say in such situations' Lin thought as he watched Mia's lips shake in disbelief and her legs stop in place as if frozen by shock to the core.
"Sigh.... Now you've done it Lin, when dealing with Cultivators try to keep low-key all the time. The highest tree gets hit by the strongest winds of the Storm, maintain your distance from this girl and always stay on your toes. Despite how frail and tired she looks as long as she's holding a Sword in her hands then this girl is no less dangerous than that Vulture King or that Tiger of yours, killing promising geniuses before their bones harden and they become a threat is very common amongst Cultivators. Some would even take Pride in mentioning how many they killed, remember, the world of Cultivation isn't for the weak and even more for the kind such as yourself."
Old Jin Bao's voice rang inside Lin's head after a very long time of keeping his silence, he wasn't happy because Lin said things about him before and even more displeased by the boy's naive attitude.
"Don't worry old Jin, I won't lower my guard."
Lin said seriously, despite what he said he never let go of his vigilance even once from the beginning.
"Do you swear an oath to the heavens on your Spirit, that all what you said about never leaving the Land of Forgetfulness since you were born and awakening your Spirit at the age of less than 4?"
Mia was still unwilling to believe how superior Lin was to her despite being born in harsher environment, receiving less care since she's part of the Seamless Sword Sect and being the only daughter of the Sect Master and the Saintess of the Sect while Lin is obviously one of the Barbarians descendants from his tall frame and muscular build for a 6 years old boy.
She, Daughter of the Seamless Sword Sect's Sect Master and the Saintess of the Sect.
Mia always took Pride in two things in life :
First, was her Spirit itself which made her very compatible with the Sect's Top Grade Cultivation Techniques and Manuals that's why she's the Saintess of one of the 5 Great Sects of the Spirit World.
Second, was her record in awakening her Spirit which only lost to 2 people in the written history of the Spirit World, 4 years 7 months and 28 days.
When Mia started to compare herself to Lin, someone who should be talented in Body Refinement mainly because of the advantage of his racial bloodline, from his obvious ignorance she can conclude that he's a novice with shaky knowledge about matters of Cultivation which erases the factor of being taken serious care of since he was young like what happened to Mia by her father's.
Now, the advantage when it comes to comparisons in the aspect of Spirit Cultivation between the two should lean heavily towards Mia since it's common knowledge about humans being superior in Spirit Energy Cultivation when compared to the other races, yet, despite the many obstacles in his path to Spirit Cultivation be that his birthplace, race, outside help.
Lin was better despite so many disadvantages!
Mia wanted to find a hole to bury herself right now, she felt like it wouldn't be a very bad idea to go face to face in a suicidal attack on the Assassins right now.
Maybe a fight to the death will help in releasing this swelling feeling of frustration growing up in her chest.
"I guess I'm in 4th place from now on, heh and here I was feeling accomplished with my record of 4 and almost 8 months. Laughable indeed, sigh.... Let's go."
Finally Mia calmed down and muttered in a sarcastic smile full of sadness and waved her sword towards a 6m high stone in a cutting gesture as she sighed, when Mia started to run the stone 6m tall and 30m away from her had it's upper part slide and crash on the ground next to the main body.
A clean cut very smooth was left on the stone to Lin's eyes and Soul Sense to be the proof of how scary Mia actually was.
"Um.... Actually you should be 5th."
"What?"
"I have a younger twin sister."
"So!"
"Her record is 4 years 3 months and 22 days."
"Where's the Assassins right now?"
"Forget I said anything."
Lin tried to clarify to Mia but the swordswoman was in a very obvious super grumpy mood.
Finally Mia swiveled on her heel and asked for the location of their chasers with eyes bursting with fighting spirit.
Lin had nothing to say and tried to keep his mouth shut for the rest of the road back to Sun.
Now that he remembers, that Tiger needs some discipline.
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