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176: The Ancestor Who Demanded a Bow
BOOM!Black energy ripped out of Wei Zhan's neck and rolled across the arena like a living storm. Ken threw himself back a step, his robe snapping in the wind.Before the darkness could swallow the Second Elder whole, a crushing spiritual pressure fell from the sky.A shaft of golden light speared through the black mist.BOOM!The two forces collided, and the darkness shrieked and died. Wei Zhan crashed to the stone, coughing hard, his body shaking as the dark mark faded from his neck like ink in water.'Someone just saved him,' Ken thought, his eyes narrowing. 'Which means someone wanted him alive. Or wanted him quiet in a different way.'A deep voice rolled across the arena. "Who dares touch my son?"Every head turned.An old man descended from the heavens, white hair streaming behind him, his dark-gold robe stitched with the ancient emblem of the Le Clan. His face was creased with age, but his eyes cut like drawn blades. With each step, the spiritual energy around him trembled.Pat
175: The Elder Who Knelt
Black flames licked around Wei Zhan's shoulders, throwing crooked shadows across the arena floor. Ken stood several steps away, his hands loose at his sides, his breathing slow."You keep talking about secrets," Ken said. "But you haven't answered a single question. Do you charge extra for every answer, or is this just your personality?"Wei Zhan's face twisted. "You think this is still about the agreement?"He spun toward the elders seated behind Patriarch Le Jin, and his voice cracked like a whip. "Why are you all sitting there? Are you waiting for him to kill us?"The spectators traded confused looks. Then a middle-aged man in a dark-brown robe rose from among the Le Clan elders, the silver Wei family emblem glinting on his chest."Second Elder, are you asking us to...""Kill him!" Wei Zhan roared. "All of you! Don't let that boy leave this arena alive!"'There it is,' Ken thought, and a cold calm settled over him. 'No more pretending.'Young Wei cultivators surged to their feet be
174: The Seventeenth-Ranked Flame
The arena fell quiet.Wei Zhan stood with one arm extended, the dark-red mark beneath his sleeve pulsing like a second heartbeat. The steady force he had shown earlier was gone. In its place, a cold, sinister aura crawled outward from his body.Ken narrowed his eyes. He could sense the Demon Qi tangled through the elder's spiritual energy, and beneath it, something else.A flame.Wei Zhan opened his palm, and black fire slid out between his fingers. It did not burn like ordinary fire. It moved like a living shadow, coiling around his wrist, and wherever it passed the air turned bitterly cold.Several elders shot to their feet."Dark Shadow Flame!""The seventeenth-ranked flame!"Excited whispers swept the stands. The Dark Shadow Flame devoured light and weakened spiritual energy, and it struck through shadows, which made it brutally hard to guard against.Wei Zhan lifted his chin. "Do you understand what you're facing, boy? Even veteran cultivators fear how it devours their spiritual
173: The Mark Beneath the Sleeve
"Let's finish what we started."Ken's words settled over the arena like a blade laid on a table.Second Elder Wei Zhan stood opposite him, hands clasped behind his back. His face was calm, but the irritation in his eyes had not faded."You made everyone wait long enough, Le Ken. I hope you've finished attending to your family matters.""My family matters are the reason we're here," Ken said.A murmur rippled through the spectators. The examiner stepped between them and raised his hand."The duel resumes under the previously established terms. The Seven Peaks Academy representatives and the Le Clan elders will witness the result. No outside interference. Begin!"Wei Zhan moved first. His figure blurred, spiritual energy surging ahead of him, and his palm cut the air."Mountain Crushing Palm!"A massive palm of force descended from above. Ken drove energy into his legs and slid sideways. The blow struck where he had stood, and stone shrapnel sprayed outward as a shallow crater yawned in
172: The Bloodline of the Guldemon
BOOM!Wei Zhan's fist crashed into Ken's guard, and Ken skidded backward, boots shrieking against the stone. The crowd roared. Wei Zhan stood with one hand behind his back, looking bored."Is this what three years bought you?""You talk a lot for a man who hasn't won yet."Wei Zhan's face darkened. Spiritual energy swelled around his palm. But Ken had stopped watching it.His eyes had drifted to the VIP pavilion, where his mother gripped the railing with one hand while the other pressed against her stomach. Her expression was serene. Too serene.'Reality Perception. Look closer.'Ken looked, and his blood chilled. A dark, tangled pattern clung to her energy channels, buried under layers of suppression. It was old. Years old.'Mother...' Guilt hit him like a punch. 'I was so busy chasing breakthroughs and feuds that I missed this.'"Ken!" Patik called. "What's wrong?"Ken turned to the examiner. "I need a short break.""Already tired?" Wei Zhan laughed."Yes. Exhausted by your personal
171: The Three-Year Agreement
Ken was squinting at the competition schedule beside Patik when a familiar purple gown floated into the corner of his eye. He looked up. His fingers stopped."Mother?"Lady Le Li froze mid-step. Then her eyes went wide. "Ken?"He crossed the distance in three strides and she caught him in an embrace so tight his ribs complained. Her hand trembled against the back of his head, and Ken's grin softened."Why didn't you warn me you were coming?""I wanted to surprise you." She pulled back and frowned at his face. "You've gotten thin.""That's your opening line? Three years apart, and I get a nutrition audit?""Are you eating?""Yes.""Sleeping?""Mostly.""Taking your medicine?"Ken's silence lasted one heartbeat too long."Ken."'Of course. I walked right into it.'Patik snorted behind him. Lady Le Li bowed to the elder. "Thank you for looking after my son.""He's caused me more trouble than I can count," Patik said. "But he works hard.""Master, I'm standing right here.""I know. That's
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