The Rise Of The Destoyer

Chapter 5

"It’s been two years since I visited my son. I heard that sect will be holding a competition—anyone is free to join as long as they are over ten years old."

"That’s right, Patriarch. I have already confirmed the news that it will be held two months from now!"

"Hmm, send several gifts to my son’s teacher. Tell him, if my son can win or at least become the runner-up, then there will be additional gifts!"

"Yes, Patriarch. I will prepare the gifts first, excuse me!" Han Zhi bowed slightly as a sign of respect. Han Rui only waved his hand, and Han Zhi left.

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A young man was walking barefoot in the forest. He was trying to go deeper into the island and find a way to get out of that island.

"This island is quite vast. Maybe there are resources to improve physique or even cultivation," Han Nian muttered to himself, because indeed during those two years he had never encountered a single human being.

His footsteps kept moving forward. If there was anything he could eat from several fruits that he could consume, then he would pick it. Perhaps it had already been several days he walked without any rest at all, while walking absorbing the natural energy needed by the soul fire given by his teacher—that fire condensed from the previous owner’s power and memories.

Han Nian was sure that his teacher was not in the same world as him right now, because there were various techniques that he was only learning for the first time, and he could say with certainty that those techniques might be at a high level or god level. Moreover, with that memory, he could also perfect the techniques he had previously learned so that they were sharper and stronger in attack power.

Swush! He jumped quite high up onto a tree that had a large branch and stopped there.

Several people could be seen walking.

"Hmm, where are they going? Is there something valuable on this island? It seems that’s the only possibility. If not, why would people come here!"

Swush! From one tree to another, Han Nian kept leaping following the movement. He was of course also curious about what made people come.

Siss! A terrifying hiss was heard. A snake appeared with a fairly large size.

"That is a level two beast," one person said with a little panic when he saw the giant black snake appear suddenly.

"Calm down! That’s just a level two beast which is equivalent to the Fighter Realm. Why are you afraid!? You’re already at the Energy Core Realm, surely you can defeat that snake easily!?"

"That’s only the child. I’m sure there’s a mother!" That person still wore a fearful face.

"Cih, let me kill it. Even if there is a mother, we still have an elder who can fight it!" After speaking, that person leapt to attack the snake with his ability. He could easily behead that snake.

Han Nian just watched from the top of the tree at that not-very-significant fight, but he saw a large snake with an unreasonable size open its eyes, maybe sensing that its child was gone. That snake moved quickly. With a body weight of two tons, it was able to shake the ground it stepped on.

"What did I tell you? The mother will definitely come! This tremor is the sign!"

"Why are you so cowardly? Stop being a cultivator. You’d better become a laborer at the market or a night worker!" Hong Lao was annoyed with the person near him.

A snake stared with its red eyes. With an aura of anger radiating from its gaze.

"Young Master, retreat!" shouted Hong Jandi. He was the expedition leader and responsible for the training of the Hong Clan disciples, along with two other elders who were also at the middle stage of the Earth Realm.

[It should be known, although the distance between one realm and another looks small, the gap in power is very large. Even to reach just one stage requires cultivating for half a year to be able to rise to another stage, and it also must be supported by resources. If not, it might take a full year to rise to the next stage. However, there are also those who are fast, depending on their talent and genius. Each person has different fortune in cultivation.]

Hong Lao immediately retreated. He did not dare to defy Hong Jandi’s order. Even though he was a young master in the Clan, he also did not want to endanger himself just because of ego. However, his movement was quite slow in the eyes of that giant snake. And now that snake was seen opening its mouth wide, perhaps wanting to swallow Hong Lao directly.

"How dare you attack our young master!" Hong Jandi together with one other elder attacked at the same time.

"Reef-Destroying Wave!" Hong Jandi swung his sword with considerable power. He did not hold back his strength; all of it was poured into that attack. Likewise, the elder beside him did the same thing, with the technique he possessed, sending a deadly destroying attack.

Gum! There was a large explosion in the air when that attack hit the snake. However, after the dust was blown away and the smoke disappeared, the snake still stood without a wound.

"Its skin is very hard. A level four beast of this type is indeed difficult. It has extraordinary skin thickness," said Hong Jandi.

Now both of them were struck by that snake. Its head slammed into the ground with long fangs protruding, wanting to snag one body between the two of them. Those two people immediately stamped their feet on the ground, making a leap away.

"I will help!" Elder Hong Ba came and stood between those two people. "Let’s combine our attacks!" said Hong Jandi. "I’m sure we can defeat it when we combine our attacks!"

"I’m ready," Hong Ba immediately took his stance. "Me too!"

"Reef-Destroying Wave!" Hong Jandi murmured.

"Snow Dragon!" Hong Ba murmured.

"Shadow Sword!" Hong Gui murmured.

"Release!" The three of them immediately released those attacks into the air, when the snake’s head was only ten meters away.

A loud boom and a sweep of wind blew fiercely, causing the effect to throw the three of them backward, but now the snake’s face was seen torn. It roared ferociously. Its anger increased. There were sparks of fire appearing from its mouth. Then the snake exhaled that fire which grew larger like a laser, fast and also fierce.

"Scatter!" shouted Hong Jandi. He was the strongest among the elders brought now, with the middle stage of the Earth Realm, yet he had to struggle against a Level Four snake that could be categorized as the same realm as him. Even though he was already helped by the other two, they were still having difficulty.

"Grab its tail!" Hong Ba shouted to Hong Gui.

Immediately Hong Gui rushed to find the tail of that giant snake and pulled it, but instead his body was sent flying from the lash.