I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 744: Chapter Thirty-eight: Disappointment

This was their third encounter. Tang Luo had just seriously injured his own cousin, Bu Chen. Normally, a noble son from a prestigious family who had injured a blood heir of the sacred land wouldn’t feel so at ease in front of the current Dao Child of that sacred land.

But instead, his tone was like that of an elder chiding a misbehaving child, carrying a sense of superiority. Who gave him such audacity?

Bu Xiao laughed, his breathtakingly handsome face capable of stirring feelings in any man’s heart. But Xu Lao Ying felt an intense danger.

The envoy of the Xu Clan of Yuanzhou quickly stepped in front of Tang Luo and backed away a few steps with his cousin behind him, his face full of caution.

Although Xu Lao Ying had not known Bu Xiao for long, he knew clearly that the Dao Child of the Martial Saint Mountain seldom joked around. When he did laugh, it usually meant that he had encountered something that piqued his interest.

Being remembered by a Dao Child of a sacred land was definitely not a good thing, because Xu Lao Ying knew perfectly well just how powerful the Martial Saint Mountain was in the region of Longzhou.

Seeing Xu Lao Ying blocking his way, Bu Xiao still kept his radiant smile. He looked at Tang Luo over Xu Lao Ying’s shoulder and said, “You are interesting. I look forward to more surprises you may bring me.”

After uttering these inexplicable words, Bu Xiao stepped back into his coach, which rose into the sky and disappeared into the main peak of Bifang Mountain, leaving Tang Luo baffled.

Tang Luo had found him hard to understand at their first meeting, and now, six years later, it was even worse!

Moving Xu Lao Ying aside, Tang Luo asked irritably, “Shouldn’t you be in the inner temple listening to Buddha Son teach? Why did you come to Bifang Mountain?”

“What are you saying, cousin?” Xu Lao Ying claimed credit with pride, “If it wasn’t for me stopping Bu Xiao just now, who knows what he would have done to you?” Then, he suddenly reacted and exclaimed quietly, “Eh!? Wait, how do you know we were in the inner temple listening to Yankong teaching!?”

Xu Lao Ying instantly paled, and pulling Tang Luo closer by his neck, he whispered harshly into his ear, “Has Tang Family gone mad, daring to plant spies in Martial Saint Mountain!? If they were discovered, it would lead to the entire clan’s destruction!”

“Are you out of your mind…” Tang Luo struggled free from Xu Lao Ying’s grip and said flatly, “Even if Tang Family wanted to plant spies in Martial Saint Mountain, they would not have the ability to do so.”

“Oh…okay. How did you find out about Buddha Son’s sermon then?”

Tang Luo pointed at the southern part of the sky over the main peak, “The spiritual energy over the inner temple is highly turbulent, and whispers of Zen chanting can be faintly heard. You’d have to be really stupid not to realize that Buddha Son is giving a sermon!”

Xu Lao Ying followed Tang Luo’s hand towards the southern sky. Even with his enhanced senses due to the Tongming Sword Body, he couldn’t detect any turbulence in the spiritual energy, let alone hear any Zen chanting. All he could see was the clear sky and the clouds. There was nothing else.

“Enmmm…I forgot that you can’t see the flow of spiritual energy.” Tang Luo patted Xu Lao Ying, who was looking confused, on the shoulder and apologized.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xu Lao Ying reluctantly looked back at the southern sky, then at his cousin’s face. He ventured to ask, “Can you see it?”

“Well, yes.” Tang Luo shrugged and said somewhat helplessly, “At first, it seemed like the whole world was in chaos, but it’s much better now.”

“Holy cow! Cousin, you are truly remarkable!” With an uncontrollable cheer, Xu Lao Ying quickly pulled Tang Luo to the side, whispering, “Tell me the truth, have you awakened the Taiching Divine Pupil early?”

“Does the ability to see the flow of spiritual energy equal to possessing Taiching Divine Pupil?” The reason Tang Luo brought up this matter with Xu Lao Ying was to seek clarification. After breaking through to the Fierce Realm, his eyesight had changed. He had gone from seeing spiritual energy as numbers to witnessing its flow. So, he was desperate to know if his vision would eventually evolve into the legendary Taiching Divine Pupil, the heaven-level bloodline that was unrivaled in the human race.

“Not necessarily. There are a few visual skills in the world that can clearly see the flow of spiritual power, and some heaven-level bloodlines can also achieve this effect. But if you can control the spiritual energy of the world with your bloodline ability, then it must be Taiching Divine Pupil without a doubt!”

With his face full of excitement, Xu Lao Ying patted Tang Luo on the back enthusiastically, “I can’t believe you have awakened the Taiching Divine Pupil. Oh my god, this is the strongest heaven-level bloodline! No wonder you could punch a Fierce Realm Boundary Judge into flight. This is the greatest visual skill with both attack and defense capabilities. Now, use your bloodline ability to condense the spiritual energy of the world into a small sword!”

“When I return to the clan this time, I will secretly copy down the Ancestor’s secret method from the scripture tower. Once you’ve trained in the Ancestor’s secret method, we can go out and find some heaven-level bloodlines to join us. We can put together our own 72 kings. No! We’ll gather 160, 80 for each of us, and dominate the world. Hahahaha!”

Watching his cousin fantasizing further and further, even planning for the future, Tang Luo could only interrupt him regretfully, “I don’t think we need to go to such trouble…”

“Why!?” Xu Lao Ying was taken aback, asking cluelessly.

“Because mine may not be the Taiching Divine Pupil.” Tang Luo shrugged, “Its power is incredibly weak. Never mind controlling spiritual energy, even just looking for a while makes my eyes hurt. It’s far from the legendary Taiching Divine Pupil.”

Just how powerful were Xu Sheng’s pupils? Simply put, with just one look, Xu Sheng could kill any ordinary martial artist of the same level. Those were eyes capable of locking onto spiritual energy and determining the course of the world, even capable of breaking down the ultimate killing techniques of Demon Kings with divine light. Such a high-level bloodline ability stood in stark contrast to Tang Luo’s own, which could only struggle even to just see spiritual energy. He had hoped that this evolution would bring him to the level of the Taiching Divine Pupil, but judging by the final level, his was merely an auxiliary skill. He didn’t want Xu Lao Ying to harbor high hopes.

“How…How could this be…” Xu Lao Ying’s face stiffened, “So… what you’re saying is… our heaven-level bloodline follower… is gone, right?”

“Ah… yes, it’s gone.” Tang Luo nodded, baffled, “You were the one who vowed to prove the potential of low-tier bloodlines and show the Xu Clan that bloodline abilities aren’t everything. Why do you suddenly desire a heaven-level bloodline so much now?”

“Are you kidding me?” Xu Lao Ying lamented, “Every holder of a heaven-level bloodline, if trained properly, could at least become a Grandmaster. Who wouldn’t want such a powerful person on their side?”

“Oh, don’t be too upset. The Xu Clan of Yuanzhou has plenty of heaven-level bloodlines, right? Whether or not I have the Taiching Divine Pupil doesn’t really matter.” Seeing the disappointment on Xu Lao Ying’s face, Tang Luo comforted him with a pat on the back.

But before he could pat him twice, the despondent Xu Lao Ying pushed him away and walked off distraughtly, looking like a gambler who had lost all his fortune.

The last time he felt so heartbroken was when Tang Luo, his idiotic cousin, misinterpreted a verse by the Poet Saint. Xu Lao Ying clutched his chest, planning to return to the inner temple to listen to the sermon so as to soothe his feelings.