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186: The Distance Between Champions
The roots finished what the mud had started. Lu's beast thrashed against a dozen dark tendrils, then went still, and the examiner's hand cut the air."Winner, Kuali!"Ken watched Kuali stroll back to his sect's area as if he'd just finished a pleasant walk. 'He never moved. He never even sweated.'"That Devil Bean is a nightmare," Zhou Peng said."Worse the longer it runs," Mei Xue added. "Once the roots cover the floor, you're fighting on its terms.""So you break the main body before it settles in," Ken said. "But that takes speed and power at the same time."Lin Tao spread his arms. "Then someone rushes in and smashes it. Easy.""Easy until the roots catch your ankles.""I wouldn't let them.""That's what Lu said," Zhou Peng muttered. "Probably.""Lu didn't have my legs.""Lu didn't have your mouth either, and look how that helped him."Ken pressed his fingers to the bridge of his nose. 'Five more minutes of this, and I'll personally feed him to the Devil Bean.' Still, the bickerin
185: Roots Beneath the Roar
BOOOOOONG!The bell rolled across the grounds, and thousands of spectators erupted. Banners from the five sects snapped in the wind above formations that glowed like captured lightning. Ken felt the noise in his ribs. 'So this is the stage. Everything we trained for starts here.'"Welcome to the Seven Peaks Young Beastmaster Competition!" the chief examiner boomed through the amplification formation. "Contestants will fight through elimination battles. Those who show sufficient ability advance. Those who do not, go home."Lin Tao rubbed his hands together, grinning. "Finally! I've been waiting for this since breakfast.""You've been complaining about breakfast since breakfast," Zhou Peng said."That's because the porridge was an insult.""Try not to get eliminated in your first match. It would be embarrassing to lose to a bowl of porridge's worst enemy.""That doesn't even make sense!""Neither does your confidence."Mei Xue ignored them both, her eyes sweeping the arena. "Stop bicker
184: The Goddess's Promise
Seven Peaks Academy hummed with preparation. Disciples hurried between the training grounds, hauling weapons, beast feed, and cultivation supplies, while instructors barked orders and checked the crates bound for the competition venue.In the training courtyard, Ken stood before Lin Tao, Mei Xue, and Zhou Peng."Everyone, listen carefully."Lin Tao stopped swinging his short swords mid-arc. "Is this another lecture?""Do you want one?""No, Senior Brother.""Then listen."Zhou Peng snorted. Ken ignored him."We passed the opening assessment. The next stages will be harder, and the other sects are watching us. Don't assume they'll treat us like ordinary opponents.""Some may have studied our abilities already," Mei Xue said."Exactly. Hold something back in the early rounds. Watch their beasts, and watch how they coordinate with them."Lin Tao raised a hand. "What if someone challenges us directly?""Then fight properly. Don't provoke anyone, and don't let pride make your decisions.""
183: The Patriarch and the Watching Sects
The Le Clan's main hall had never been so crowded, and it had never been so quiet.Elders and branch representatives lined both sides of the room, shifting in their seats. The old arrogance was gone. In its place hung a thick, nervous uncertainty, the kind that comes when people realize the ground beneath them has moved.At the highest seat sat Lady Le Li, in a dark-blue ceremonial robe embroidered with the clan's emblem. Her face was calm. Her fingers, gripping the armrests, were not.'I never imagined sitting here,' she thought, her heart thudding. 'Please let my voice hold.'Beside the dais, the legal elder raised a scroll. "By the clan agreement and yesterday's decision, Lady Le Li has assumed the position of patriarch. All branches must recognize her authority. The restrictions on her branch are lifted, and the restoration of its properties has begun."A few elders bowed at once. "Greetings, Patriarch!"Others followed slowly, jaws tight, as if the words tasted sour.Lady Le Li l
182; The Debt Paid in Full
"Wait!"The shout tore through the tense arena, and every head turned toward the entrance.Two guards dragged a broken man across the stone. His robes hung in tatters, his face was grey, and spiritual chains bit into his wrists. Ken's jaw tightened before he even confirmed the face.Wei Zhan.The former Second Elder had been held under guard since the strange Demon Qi erupted from his body and silenced him mid-confession. Now he lifted his head, and a cracked smile touched his lips."Le Ken..."Ken walked toward him, each step slow and deliberate. "You're still alive.""Unfortunately.""Don't worry. That's temporary."The guards shoved Wei Zhan to his knees. Elders shifted uneasily. They remembered the Wei faction's destruction, the bodies, the blood. Wei Zhan was among the last threads of that family.Patriarch Le Jin stepped forward. "Ken, he is still an elder of this clan. His crimes must be judged under clan law.""Clan law." Ken tasted the words like something spoiled. "Where was
181: The Seat Must Be Earned
The battlefield sank into silence.Wei Tian's mountain formation had crumbled into dust, leaving deep cracks across the arena like the veins of a dying beast. Elders rushed to the fallen ancestor, and the examiners barked orders to restore order. Ken ignored all of it.He stood at the centre of the ruined ground, his right hand throbbing from the Third Finger. Each pulse of pain felt like a small, stubborn reminder that he had paid for this victory. He flexed his fingers once, hid the tremor, and lifted his head.The duel was over. So was the agreement.Patriarch Le Jin approached, his face a tangled thing, part respect, part wounded pride. "Young Master Ken, you have won. The Le Clan will honour the agreement.""Then let us settle everything today," Ken said. "Before anyone develops a sudden memory problem."A few elders stiffened. Le Jin's mouth twitched, almost a smile. "Your tongue is as sharp as your fist.""I learned from the best teachers. Mostly your clan."Le Jin let that one
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