Chapter 53: Sparring

Ye Jianxin looked at the bastard Pavilion Master in front of him with a face full of resentment.

"We won't need to go into seclusion again this time, right?"

Although it was a question, Xiao Han had a premonition that if he said yes, this guy Ye Jianxin would probably draw his sword on the spot and try to kill him.

"Rest assured, I won't be going into seclusion again for a short time." Xiao Han wore an obsequious smile on his face.

"Very good!"

Ye Jianxin revealed a satisfied smile.

And so, three days later, after Ye Jianxin left a message for Xiao Han, he immediately went into seclusion, leaving Xiao Han alone to smile bitterly in silence.

However, that is a story for later; right now, Ye Jianxin is reporting the internal affairs of Langya Pavilion from the past six years to Xiao Han.

Xiao Han listened carefully; overall, the development of Langya Pavilion had been relatively stable, not losing its footing due to a sudden surge in strength, and at the same time, no faction dared to obstruct the development of Langya Pavilion.

Speaking to the end, Ye Jianxin had a hint of a smile, which left Xiao Han a bit bewildered.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I'm asking if you've forgotten about your little disciple? You threw some things at them back then and then ignored them for six whole years."

Ye Jianxin said with a touch of melancholy: "Such a good child, they were practically raised by Yi Huang; what kind of luck do you have in this life to have met two such wonderful people."

Hearing the first part, Xiao Han felt some regret; indeed, he was truly an incompetent teacher.

Afterwards, he was filled with emotion; he was indeed very lucky! He lacked nothing—a wife, a disciple, a brother, a career; he was truly quite content in this life.

"I understand this now." Xiao Han smiled, "Is there anything else?"

"Nothing else. But Tianyin Laoren has come to Langya Pavilion to look for you several times; I don't know what it's about." Ye Jianxin added.

Oh? It must be that matter, right? Xiao Han guessed in his heart.

"Alright, I understand."

After Ye Jianxin left, Xiao Han immediately prepared to go visit his little disciple.

……

At this moment, Xiao Han was looking at Xiao Wu in front of him in surprise.

"You are already an Emperor?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Xiao Wu felt that his cheap master was really making a fuss over nothing; wasn't it just an Emperor?

But Xiao Han did not think so in his heart; according to Xiao Wu's talent, rising five major realms in six years was impossible even with the help of Medicinal Pills and Earth Tier Cultivation Methods!

Suddenly, Xiao Han seemed to realize something and asked in a slightly hurried tone:

"When did you start cultivating back then?"

"At five years old." Xiao Wu was a bit dismissive; this wasn't a secret.

Damn!

This time, Xiao Han's prediction was off!

Started cultivating at five, Dou Zhe at eleven. That meant this process only took six years.

Moreover, five years old was a relatively late starting point for cultivation, and talent would have declined compared to earlier.

Even so, this kid was actually able to achieve this level.

Truly gifted!

Plus the effects of some Medicinal Pills for cleansing the marrow and cutting the bones, talent had improved, so an Emperor in six years seemed... perhaps... maybe not unacceptable... the hell it isn't!

Xiao Han, a nineteen-year-old Emperor, was trembling!

Xiao Han was a bit helpless, patted Xiao Wu's shoulder and said:

"This time it's my fault, I came out of seclusion too late."

He had originally planned to change Xiao Wu's Cultivation Method when he reached Dou Wang, but he didn't expect that he would be negligent this time and let him slip to Emperor.

Although there were no adverse effects, it was ultimately a bit of a waste of talent.

However, before that, it seemed he still needed to test them. There were no free lunches in the world; if things were obtained too easily, they wouldn't be cherished.

Subsequently, Xiao Han grabbed Xiao Wu and used spatial teleportation, moving both of them to Xiao Han's exclusive Martial Arts Arena.

After all, the battle between the two was still relatively private, so it was better to have fewer people. Moreover, the array in the Martial Arts Arena could effectively isolate energy fluctuations and would not cause too much damage.

Seeing the Martial Arts Arena, Xiao Wu had already guessed his master's intentions.

Drawing a long sword, it burst forth with a blue edge; this move alone surprised Xiao Han—the swordsmanship was not bad!

This was not Dou Qi leaving the body, but true sword Qi. To be able to emit sword Qi with such ease, Xiao Wu had already gone quite far in terms of sword attainments.

"Taught by Lao Ye?" Xiao Han asked with some certainty.

"No, taught by Brother Ye." Xiao Wu shook his head; he certainly knew who the Lao Ye in Xiao Han's mouth was, and denied it directly.

"That kid Ye Shenghan?" Xiao Han was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he was a bit surprised, but soon realized that this was a matter of course.

Ye Shenghan—just hearing the name, one knew this was Ye Jianxin's son. It radiated Ye Jianxin's obsession with surpassing Xiao Han.

However, Ye Shenghan's talent was indeed good, comparable to Ye Jianxin's, and coupled with Ye Jianxin's cultivation from a young age, his sword attainments and cultivation were even significantly better than Ye Jianxin's at the same age.

The importance of having a good father!

Xiao Wu had not been in a state of pure cultivation for these past six years; occasionally, he would go out to find people to spar with.

Therefore, as the son of his master's good brother, being a few years older and possessing powerful strength, Ye Shenghan naturally had quite a bit of interaction with Xiao Wu.

However, Xiao Han did not care about the matters between Xiao Wu and Ye Shenghan; it was not a bad thing for two juniors to associate with each other, and everything should just take its natural course.

"Then show me your strength!" Xiao Han extended his right hand, palm upward, and said to Xiao Wu.

"I will only use the power of a peak Emperor."

Xiao Wu felt no resentment toward Xiao Han's somewhat arrogant gesture; it was impossible for him to hurt his teacher.

Even if the strength the teacher used was only a few stars different from his own, the teacher's talent surpassed his, the combat experience was richer, the power was stronger, and the mindset was more stable.

Xiao Wu did not arrogantly think he could win against the other party. To pursue victory, one must also know the gap; all his Dou Techniques were passed down from his master, so he could be said to know the roots and the bottom, making the odds of winning even more slim.

But he could not do nothing.

Xiao Wu slightly bent his legs, Dou Qi circulating within his body, moving rapidly around Xiao Han to search for any possible flaws.

However, to his horror, even though Xiao Han was just standing there without a single movement, he could not discover any weaknesses.

The few rare improprieties, under Xiao Wu's own deduction, were also dead ends.

The situation fell into a stalemate for a moment, but Xiao Han had no intention of being impatient or urging him on.

Finally, after a long standoff, Xiao Wu felt he could not continue like this and launched an attack toward Xiao Han in the center of the field.

A massive ice and snow wolf, its entire body radiating intense cold, bared its large mouth and lunged at Xiao Han; as it sprinted, the surrounding space twisted slightly, and even the air seemed to emit a foul stench.

"Ice Wolf, Devour."

Starting off with an Earth Tier Dou Technique; it must be said that in this regard, both Xiao Han and Xiao Wu were quite generous.

One gave it freely, and the other used it at will. After all, Xiao Wu also knew that so-called probing was impossible to succeed.

Facing such a nearly unwinnable battle, Xiao Wu only wanted to see the gap between himself and his master, and to display his own style.

Yet, facing such a formidable Dou Technique, Xiao Han smiled faintly, and then a low shout rang out.

"Ice Wolf, Devour."

An identical ice wolf appeared; the same Dou Technique, yet it produced vastly different effects in the hands of different people.

"Boom—"

In just an instant, the ice and snow wolf summoned by Xiao Wu was directly destroyed.

The attack, its remaining power undiminished, struck toward Xiao Wu with lightning speed, causing his pupils to shrink abruptly.

A sense of disappointment welled up in his heart; although the power level of the Dou Emperor peak that Xiao Han used was higher than his own, he had not expected this clash of Dou Techniques to be so overwhelming.

But even with his thoughts flying, Xiao Wu still quickly condensed three ice walls to barely block the attack.

But the battle had only just begun...