Chapter 206: Young Esdeath

Early the next morning, Lingyun's bedroom door was kicked open with force. Lingyun, who was holding a book and reading, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked toward the door.

Standing at the doorway was a young girl. Although the girl was not very old, she had long blue hair, and her ice-blue eyes flashed with a daunting brilliance. The girl had an exquisite, oval-shaped face with perfect features. Even though her figure was still slightly immature due to her age, anyone could see that this girl was a beauty in the making and would surely grow up to be a woman of peerless beauty. Moreover, as a member of the Barutusu Tribe, she possessed a sharpness that set her apart from ordinary girls, which formed her unique temperament.

"Are you the teacher our father invited? You don't look like much of anything!" The girl strode up to Lingyun, looked him up and down a few times, and spoke.

"Who are you?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"I am the daughter of the tribe leader, Esdeath!" The girl held her head high and answered proudly. "And I am the one who will become the strongest person in this tribe!"

"Esdeath?" Lingyun narrowed his eyes. Looking at the girl with the powerful aura before him, Lingyun finally confirmed the world he was currently in—the world of Akame ga Kill!.

However, it was still a long time before such things would happen; the Northern Tribes had not yet marched south, the Barutusu Tribe had not yet been wiped out, and Esdeath was still just a little girl. It was likely that the Prime Minister had not yet ascended to that position of being below one person but above ten thousand.

"Hey, what are you spacing out for!" While Lingyun was thinking about something, Esdeath, who was on the side, became displeased and raised her small fist, smashing it directly toward Lingyun.

Hearing the sound of wind, Lingyun subconsciously reached out his hand and firmly grabbed the other party's fist.

Esdeath's expression changed slightly as her fist was caught. Although she was not very old, due to some innate reasons, the power of her fist was not much inferior to that of an average young person. Yet, her full-force strike had been casually caught by this young man while he was in a daze.

"You..." Esdeath frowned slightly and pulled her hand hard, only to find that she could not pull it away.

"The people outside should be ready, right?" Lingyun let go of her hand and spoke indifferently.

Esdeath nodded slightly: "They are already ready!"

"Then let's go!" Lingyun stood up and said.

When Lingyun arrived outside, a group of children had already gathered. These children were of both genders and various ages, but they all carried a faint trace of Evil Energy on them. Although these children were still young, they had all followed their elders to fight against Danger Beasts in the ice fields, and some of the stronger boys had even personally defeated more than one Danger Beast.

Looking at the group of children before him, Lingyun nodded slightly; although these children were not old, they were all promising talents. Esdeath followed behind Lingyun as he came out, and the look in the children's eyes as they watched Esdeath was one of fanatical worship; clearly, Esdeath had a high reputation among these children.

"From today on, I am your teacher. You will have one year to learn martial arts from me. As for how much you can learn and how well you do, that will be up to you!" Lingyun said indifferently.

The children present all looked at Lingyun with serious expressions. They had already learned of Lingyun's strength from those who had been by the side of the Barutusu tribe leader at the time, and they had even more anticipation for the so-called martial arts that Lingyun could teach them.

Time flew by like a white horse passing a crevice. Lingyun had already stayed with the Barutusu Tribe for a year.

"There is no blizzard today; it really is a rare, good day!" Lingyun strolled across a vast ice field, smiled faintly, and then slammed a heavy punch into the ice surface in front of him.

"Crack, crack," deep cracks actually appeared on the thick ice surface. Afterward, the ice within a radius of several meters in front of Lingyun instantly turned into powder. Beneath the ice was a body of water.

"It seems to be a quite powerful Danger Beast!" Lingyun stood up and stomped heavily on the ice, the powerful force instantly channeling through the ice into the water.

With a "Boom," the ice under Lingyun's feet remained undamaged, but the ice hole in front of Lingyun instantly erupted with a water column shooting into the sky. Within the water column was a huge figure; it was a giant fish, its body a full three or four meters long, and its mouth was filled with sharp, cold-glinting teeth. After being forced out of the water by Lingyun's clever use of force, the big fish actually twisted its body in mid-air, opened its huge mouth, and bit toward Lingyun.

"Get lost!" Lingyun flew up and kicked the Danger Beast directly, instantly sending it flying. The big fish's body slid several meters across the ice before it lay paralyzed on the ground, motionless.

"Hey, Lingyun, so you ran off here!" Just as Lingyun was carefully examining the big fish in front of him, a sharp, feminine shout suddenly came from not far away.

"Esdeath, didn't I tell you to call me Master!" Lingyun couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Hiyah!" As Lingyun said this, Esdeath had already rushed to his side, clenching her delicate fist and smashing it toward Lingyun's head.

Lingyun didn't even turn his head; he reached out a hand behind him and grabbed Esdeath's fist. Esdeath, her fist caught, suddenly flipped her body, her long, slender legs sweeping toward Lingyun's body with a gust of wind. Lingyun released Esdeath's fist, and his right hand lifted seemingly casually, yet it perfectly sealed off all of Esdeath's attack routes.

With a "Boom," Esdeath's kick swept heavily against Lingyun's arm, and she then used that force to perform a backflip, landing steadily on the ground. However, when she looked up, Lingyun had already appeared in front of her and flicked her forehead with a finger.

"Ugh!" Esdeath couldn't help but puff out her cheeks.

Although only a year had passed, Esdeath's strength had made significant progress. Relying on the unarmed combat techniques Lingyun taught her, now, let alone her peers, even among the young people in the Barutusu family, few were her match.

Lingyun had initially worried whether this strange increase in Esdeath's power was achieved by overdrawing her life force. But after checking Esdeath's body, Lingyun discovered that Esdeath's body was better than anyone else's; hidden within her body was even a powerful force, a force that made even him feel a sense of amazement. It was precisely because of this force that Esdeath's strength had increased so abnormally. As of now, in a hand-to-hand fight, even a Martial Artist of the Mysterious Tier might not necessarily be able to gain any advantage in her hands. As for what that force was, Lingyun still had not figured it out.

"One day, I will defeat you!" Esdeath said indignantly.

"Defeat me? Hahaha, little Esdeath, that is a quite challenging task. Perhaps you won't be able to catch up to me in your entire life!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Just wait. I can feel that my strength is rising every day. In this world, only the strong can possess everything; conversely, the weak can only be trampled upon. And I will become the strongest in this world!" A terrifying brilliance flashed in Esdeath's eyes.

Lingyun frowned slightly; clearly, he did not quite agree with Esdeath's words, but he did not oppose them either. The Barutusu Tribe was a tribe that lived by hunting Danger Beasts; when facing Danger Beasts, only those who were stronger could live better. However, this world was definitely not just like that.

Looking at the young girl beside him, Lingyun shook his head slightly. There was still plenty of time, and he could still properly teach this future Sadistic Queen.