Xiao Han went back to his stilt house with a bit of a sour mood and then slowly fell asleep. In his sleep, he dreamed that he was an outer disciple and had cultivated himself a peerless martial arts technique; he was then having a duel with Xue Jianfeng, and finally beat him, which delighted him greatly.
“Dong~~~dong~~~dong!”
A long dull morning bell sounded, and awakened Xiao Han from the dreamland, and as usual, another day as a walking target started again.
Xiao Han exercised for a while, and felt that his body was in fully great shape. He stood up, and washed his face, wore his rattan helmet and armor, and walked downstairs to have his breakfast.
After finishing his usual breakfast, Xiao Han walked with a large group of walking targets toward the open field over the mountain peak training field, where many Cloud Rain Sect’s novice disciples usually practiced their techniques.
The early morning mist was like silk lingering over the mountain peak. The misty atmosphere here was really enchanting, as the mist was like steam floating over the mountains, it made the scenery in the surrounding mountain be portrayed in blurry pictures. The mountain peak he was about to visit gave off a mysterious feeling, as if sacred and holy. And though Xiao Han had visited many famous resorts in his past life on earth, all those resorts paled in comparison with the magnificent and fascinating mountain scenery in which the Cloud Rain Sect resided.
Shortly, Xiao Han and almost 100 walking targets arrived at the mountain peak.
Dozens novice disciples had gathered at the peak, as usual, they already had finished their warming up. Powerful explosive force filled the air as they moved in rapid movements, tearing the air with their punches and kicks and made the surrounding sand and pebbles fly up into the air.
If it was a few months ago, Xiao Han would have felt suffocated and depressed when he saw these novice disciple’s finish warming up. But at the moment, he felt nothing since he realized that his bone explosions had reached 200 layers, which meant that he had cultivated the Bone Refining layer to the utmost peak. He didn’t feel anything special toward these novice disciples, he even disdained them.
But there was something different today, as the already warmed up novice disciples didn’t attack the walking targets that had arrived in the field, but they stood still with anticipating gestures, as if they were expecting something exciting.
A few breaths later, horse steps could be heard approaching the mountain peak, and a majestic horse was vaguely seen from afar. It seemed that the horse was directly walking toward the summit.
A dark-skinned man in knight attire was on the horse, his face was full of small holes and had a fierce look. He was one of the famous disciples of this generation of disciples in the Cloud Rain Sect, Qi Shi.
Xiao Han stared at Qi Shi and couldn’t help but gently clench his fists.
“Senior brother Qi is coming” said some novice disciples with a respectful face.
Qi Shi shouted loudly and dismounted his steed, and purposefully demonstrated his power as repeated explosions were exuded from all the muscles and bones from his body. As he walked toward the novice disciples, he said, “Why are you all just standing there? Have you completed your training? What is the use those walking targets for?”
Qi Shi’s eyebrows were raised, his proud expression was clearly seen on his conceited face.
Immediately, one novice disciple stepped forward toward Qi Shi with a flattering face. “Senior brother Qi, three days ago you reached the peak of Bone Refining Layer, and we are happy for you. Senior brother Qi surely will soar to new heights and your future is limitless… we are really inspired by you, also now you must take care of us.”
“Hahaha….” Qi Shi felt more elated, and his face became brighter and laughed. “My bone explosions have reached 100, and I’m now eligible to be an outer disciple. You young ones, you must train harder and you need to solidify your foundation if you want to advance further in your martial path.”
“Congratulations on your breakthrough Qi Shi, finally you crossed the Body Refining Realm.”
A lazy, calm voice was heard, and then a youth in white with a handsome and delicate face slowly walked toward the training hall. Judging from his aura, it seemed that his cultivation was not below Qi Shi, he was Tu Yifei, another top novice disciple.
“Oh? Tu Yifei, you really came fast.” replied Qi Shi indifferently.
“Maybe this junior brother is not as talented as you senior brother, but seven days ago I have reached 104 bone explosions. Though I’m still consolidating my cultivation, it still is higher than yours, senior brother Qi.” Tu Yifei let out an arrogant laugh, his proud eyes were shining and exuded an air of pride and arrogance.
“Wow~~~, Senior brother Tu has also reached more than 100 bone explosions, congratulations, congratulations!” The surrounding novice disciples hurriedly replied with flattering words. “Senior brother Tu is really a peerless genius.”
Qi Shi only grinned, “104 bone explosions is nothing, the journey in martial path is very arduous and very long, our present cultivation and power can’t represent who’s stronger between us, let’s see who will have the last laugh in the end.”
“Qi Shi, Tu Yifei, both of you are still better than me, yesterday my bone explosions only broke through to 101.” A light voice came from a youth in purple robes, holding a fan. As he swiftly walked towards the training hall, his body gave off a gentle and friendly aura.
“Another novice disciple ‘genius’, Zhou Xiong, he may look harmless, but the amount of walking targets that died under his hand were too many.” Xiao Han mused in his heart.
“I, Chen Chong won’t lose to all of you!”
A brawny youth with bear-like body instantly rushed to the training hall, his every movements were accompanied by explosion sounds, and a powerful aura was gushing out from his noble posture.
“My bone explosions have reached 110, none of you can be my rival!”
It was really a rare occasion where top novice disciples were gathered in one training field. All of them had crossed the peak of Bone Refining layer, and gained the rights to become an outer disciple.
In a short time, 17 top novice disciples who had crossed the threshold of 100 bone explosions, and considered to have reached the peak of Bone Refining layer, had gathered in this training field.
One of them was Ling Hu Xuan, a 16-years old youth who was the most extraordinary with a powerful 130 bone explosions.
“Three months ago, these guys’ cultivation was only at 90 bone explosions, and today they have crossed the 100 bone explosions threshold, they are perhaps considered peerless geniuses, but compared to me it’s only so so.” Xiao Han mused.
A 16-year old teenager with 130 bone explosions cultivation was indeed a genius by normal standards. Therefore Ling Hu Xuan was recognized as the top among the 17 of them.
“Good, you all have come today.” Though Ling Hu Xuan was only a teenager, he had a domineering aura far above other disciples.
“The 17 of us are the most powerful in this generation of the Cloud Rain Sect’s novice disciples, and we will soon be promoted to outer disciples. But I heard that the competition amongst outer disciples is very fierce, and if we are not united, we could be bullied when we enter the sect’s Outer Hall. What I’m proposing now is that we create an alliance before entering the Outer Hall. With more people supporting each other, even if we’re the new disciples in the Outer Hall, because we were united, others will find it hard to bully us!”
Tu Yifei was the first one to agree, “Well, I’m with Ling Hu Xuan, let’s create an alliance. So we can share common interests and support each other, so those senior disciples don’t look down on us.”
“I also agree.”, another novice disciple nodded.
“I agree.”
“Agreed.”
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“Great, very good.”, Ling Hu Xuan was pleased. “It seems we understand each other, but since we will create this alliance, we must elect a leader, and the leader must be the most powerful amongst us.” Said Ling Hu Xuan quickly. With a proud face he continued speaking, “Though I’m not powerful enough, but I have surpassed all of you with 130 bone explosions. Moreover in The Cloud Rain Sect there was no one besides me who had reached this level for the past ten years. So it is natural that I’m the best candidate for this role.”
“What? Ling Hu Xuan, you want to take the leader role?” Chen Chong gritted his teeth. “Do you think I didn’t know your secret? You only reached 130 bone explosions because you took a heavenly medicinal herb you got from your adventure, and not because of your talent. How can you claim that you’re the best leader candidate compared to us?”
“Ling Hu Xuan, this cannot be decided hastily, your cultivation has perhaps surpassed all of us, but it doesn’t mean that you can bully and dictate us.” said Tu Yifei solemnly.
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In an instant, these disciples began to dispute with each other; they were very proud and refused to be under anyone.
“Enough.” The purple robed youth, Zhou Xiong roared, and stopped the debate. His gestures while holding a fan exuded an intellectual-like aura, as if he was a high esteemed strategist. “Well, since everyone refuses to accept other leadership, why don’t we have a test for all, so we can conclude who’s the best candidate to take the leader role.”
“Oh! Zhou Xiong, you’re always thinking ahead of us, what do you propose? Tell us.” said Ling Hu Xuan to Zhou Xiong.
“Well, how about this… as all you can see, there are 17 of us gathered here, what if we compete with each other, we attack those walking targets at the same time and whoever kills the most, will become our small alliance leader!” said Zhou Xiong calmly.
“Great, I, Qi Shi agree with your method!” Qi Shi was grinning, and quickly his whole body emitted explosion-like sounds, ready to rumble.
“Our cultivation has reached more than 100 bone explosion, which means our strength has reached 3 ‘dings’, we could even kill a ferocious tiger in one strike. Therefore killing only one weak walking targets can’t represent our true ability. Whoever kills the most walking targets, is the one with the best ability!”
The “Ding” term in martial art cultivation, was the measuring unit to assess martial artists Qi power. A normal bronze cauldron weighs around 1000 jin (TN: around 500kg). Then if a warrior possessed the strength of 1000 jin, then it could be said that he has the strength of 1 ding.
And when one achieved the minimum threshold of 100 bone explosion and reached Bone Refining Layer peak, it meant that he had at least 3 dings strength.
These elite novice disciples had more than 100 bone explosions, which was around 3000 jin strength (1500 kg). With such strength, even if the walking targets were protected by rattan armor, it could be said as useless, as one strike was enough to kill them.
“Okay, let’s see who will kill the most walking targets!”
All elite novice disciples nodded in agreement, and in an instant raised their Qi and prepared to rush over towards different groups of walking targets. Killing aura and killing intent filled the atmosphere in an instant, as if the massacre was about to begin.
“No… No… they don’t mean that… that… they want to kill us?”
A group of walking targets also heard those elite novice disciples’ discussions. It truly made them terrified and tremble, their faces became pale, as if they lost all the blood from their body. Some were trembling violently and fell to the ground, kneeling and crying, begging for their lives.
“Lords please have mercy… have mercy…”
“Lords, please have mercy, I’m only 15 years only… please have mercy… I’m willing to be your slave and tend your lands and livestock for the rest of my life…”
……………………….
In an instant, the atmosphere was full of screaming, and crying…
These elite disciples coldly ignored all the begging, they raised their Qi to the peak, and rushed towards the walking targets in a flash, like a group of hungry tigers, ferociously kicking and punching indiscriminately.
It was as if a walking target’s life was worthless, even cheaper than bugs!
Xiao Han’s eyes coldly stared at those elite novice disciples…
“A killing game? Damn… this group of disciples is really too much, they are too vicious and too cruel! Because they compete for the leader position, they don’t see walking targets as living people, but only lowly animals…”
Living as a walking target for a few years had made Xiao Han constantly suppress all the desperate feelings and hatred he got from constantly being beaten and bullied. And then because of his Golden Immortal Body cultivation, which required powerful physical impact to absorb energy, which he could only get from those beatings. He buried the anger in his heart for years, enduring and persevering, because at first he had not enough strength and later because he had to endure it for his cultivation. But at this moment, he could not contain the anger he had anymore… it was too much… it was too vicious.
“You’re all really damned… lawless and evil, treating us just like sheep and pig!”
Xiao Han suddenly shouted from the crowd.
“Who? Which walking target spoke just now? Come out!” Chen Chong immediately raged after Xiao Han shouted.
“Dissolute, do you think you have the right to speak? Stand out for me!”
All walking targets near Xiao Han quickly moved aside, leaving him alone in the center. Xiao Han calmly walked forward.
“Xiao Han? The undying Xiao Han?” Ling Hu Xuan recognized Xiao Han instantly, he grinned hideously and stared at Xiao Han with ferocious looks.
“Give me this lowly cockroach, let me kill him!” Qi Shi rushed toward Xiao Han in a flash, his whole body radiating powerful killing aura and thundering explosion sounds vibrated from his bones, as he ferociously charged toward Xiao Han.
“Qi Shi!”, Xiao Han suddenly roared.
Originally, everybody believed that Xiao Han would have been terrified when Qi Shi rushed at him, but they never thought that he actually even shouted back at Qi Shi.
“What?!” Qi Shi was shocked as he instantly stopped, he couldn’t believe his eyes.
“Qi Shi! You’re just a trash. You could only achieve this level by robbing my White Tiger Bone Strengthening Pill. If it weren’t for you robbing my pill, you couldn’t have been promoted to outer disciple. Do you really think you’re talented enough? You’re the trashiest of the trash!” Roared Xiao Han. He fully disdained Qi Shi, all the resentment, all the suppressed hatred, all the negative feelings flooded out from his heart.
“Crackle~~~crackle~~~crackle” Xiao Han cursed Qi Shi savagely, his blood rushing out to his face, his eyes were blood red, as his face darkened by rage.
“Xiao Han, I will kill you for defying your superior. This heavy crime must be atoned by your death. Today, you’re the first walking target I will kill!”, Ling Hu Xuan pointed in rage at Xiao Han.
Xiao Han took his helmet off, threw it to the ground and calmly walked toward Qi Shi.
“Oh! this Xiao Han knows no fear, he is surely not right in the head. Interesting… interesting”. Zhou Xiong shook his folded fan and pointed at Qi Shi. “Qi Shi, quickly kill Xiao Han, and then we can begin our contest to see which one of us could kill the most walking targets.”
“All these years, did you feel great when beating me?” Xiao Han suddenly spoke. He smiled coldly, his usual harmless face slowly turned into a fierce, ferocious evil beast-like expression. “But now it is different, this time it’s my turn to beat you into a pulp.”
Suddenly, a thunder-like sound exploded from Xiao Han’s body, his qi instantly surged and his aura changed in a split second.
In the next moment, Xiao Han rushed forward and in an instant arrived in front of Qi Shi, sending a lightning fast punch at him.
The fist style Xiao Han used to hit Qi Shi was part of the Bone Refining Bull Fist moves, and by utilizing his waist rotation, his strength instantaneously burst forth. In the past, Xiao Han was too weak to even use this move, and his fist had no significant power. But the current Xiao Han had 200 bone explosions and his strength could be compared to a strong beast. The qi power behind the fist he punched toward Qi Shi could even destroy a boulder.
“Dissolute!” Qi Shi didn’t put Xiao Han in his eyes. He had beaten Xiao Han a numerous times, and as it was too late for him to dodge Xiao Han’s punch, he roared crazily and sent a punch to counter Xiao Han, and forcefully struck head on toward Xiao Han’s punch.
“Bang!!”
Their fists collided….
The next moment…
“Boom~~~crack~~~crack~~~crack”
The sounds the bones cracking and breaking was heard.
“Aaaaaaaaaahh…………!!!” Qi Shi shrieked in agony, his large stout body was thrown far back, as if he was hit by a storm. Eventually after their fists collided, Xiao Han’s powerful force had broken Qi Shi’s right hand’s phalanges, carpal bones, arm bones and shoulder bones. The powerful impact even threw his body far backwards…
Xiao Han moved in an instant and his right leg swept towards Qi Shi’s body, the thunderous explosion sound followed his every movements, and his right leg hit the center of Qi Shi’s waist.
Qi Shi could only let out a pained scream, he was like a flying sandbag being hit by Xiao Han’s powerful punch and kick, his large body was then dragged by the punch’s powerful impact and flew backwards. As his body fell to the ground, there was a fist sized hole on his body, blood spurted out from his mouth and his wound. His teeth were scattered to all directions, and nobody knew how many bones in Qi Shi body were broken by that powerful punch and kick.
The walking target Xiao Han unexpectedly sent an elite novice disciple flying with a broken body!
At the time Qi Shi body had fallen to the ground, Xiao Han leaped up like a cheetah, and stepped on Qi Shi’s left wrist, breaking it. A scream full of agony and pain came out from Qi Shi’s mouth, accompanied by the loud sound of bones breaking.
The spectators were baffled…
“This is the repayment for my pill you had robbed…”
“Bang!”
Xiao Han powerfully kicked Qi Shi’s body, and vented all his hatred and anger with this one kick.
It was as if a Death God had descended to earth, as deathly silence slowly engulfed the surrounding area.
All the disciples were absolutely shocked, and looked at Xiao Han as if he was a ghost.
The walking targets were even more shocked and petrified, with mouths wide open, and minds blank; not even daring to breathe…
“Bang~~~bang~~~bang!”
Xiao Han’s bones exuded thundering explosion sounds, and the sound waves formed layers around him. The sand was flying, pebbles were rolling, a whirlpool of wind chaotically formed around his body. He was like an ancient beast recently awakened from its slumber, hungry, wild and ferocious…
“Since you all started it, I will also beat all of you to ease my mind!” Xiao Han grinned viciously and rushed toward those elite novice disciples in instant.
“Kill! Kill him! Kill that bastard!” Ling Hu Xuan roared loudly, he breathed roughly, circulating his Qi power to all parts of his body and charged toward Xiao Han. He jumped up high and with thundering sounds around his body, his right leg kicked down towards Xiao Han’s head, and as he drew near, he swiftly rotated his body and kicked Xiao Han in a sharp angle. It was definitely his trump move.
This was the kicking movement in the Bone Refining Bull Fist style. Xiao Han was overly familiar with this move. He didn’t even need to think, and automatically dodged to the side, his hand swiftly slapping down powerfully.
“Pufff!”
Ling Hu Xuan’s face was slapped. His body immediately fell down with his face facing the ground. His jaw was dislocated, and blood spurted out from his mouth. The body twitched for a minute and lost consciousness in an instant.
“Didn’t you have 130 bone explosions? Why didn’t you use it? Thrash!”
Xiao Han kicked him in the face, while looking at the unconscious Ling Hu Xuan in contempt.
“This… this walking target is too… strange… rush at him together!!!” The remaining elite disciples shouted, and three elite disciples rushed over at Xiao Han.
Xiao Han quickly circulated his qi all over his body and directly rushed towards those three disciples.
He directly countered Chen Chong’s kick with his leg, and with his 200 bone explosions, which was twice that of Chen Chong’s, it was proven that it was far too much for Chen Chong, as his right leg was broken and shattered. Chen Chong fainted after vomiting blood, with a shocked expression on his face.
Another novice disciple tried punching Xiao Han’s back, but Xiao Han simply ignored it as his Golden Immortal Body really could be called as an invincible cultivation technique. A warm qi surged up from his heart and his dantian and flowed to his back. Xiao Han swiftly turned around, backslapping and overturning his right hand to that disciple and then he caught his head as if catching a chicken.
Xiao Han’s right hand lifted that novice disciple’s head and powerfully slam it to the ground.
“Bang!”
He was completely smashed to the ground and Xiao Han’s leg moved and stamped that disciple’s head with his foot.
“What!!!”
All novice disciples witnessing the event ceaselessly twitched, they didn’t believe their eyes.
The last elite novice disciple who rushed toward Xiao Han, forcibly stopped rushing, he had lost his courage after seeing Xiao Han ferociously smash the other disciples. He was terrifyingly scared by the carnage Xiao Han had done to his peers and even unconsciously wet his pants.
At this instant moment, all the onlookers; the novice disciples, the walking targets, and even the remaining elites, could only stand still. The shock Xiao Han brought to them was far too great. The weak powerless walking target, Xiao Han, was simply as if possessed by the devil, he was like a demon incarnate.
The remaining disciples shivered, trembling, and some even madly pleaded with terrified a face, “Big Brother Xiao Han, we didn’t know anything about this, we don’t know them, we don’t have any relations with them…!”
Xiao Han shouted, “I never thought beating people was this good!
Aaaah…It’s really great!
Beating people is GREAT!
It’s so awesome!
Hahaha!
Although I am only a walking target; but with my strength now, nobody can despise me, nobody can bully me again!”
TN:
So far it’s the longest chapter in Demon God, took almost 3 hours to translate, excluding additional hour to review it today. Somehow I think the cover for the novel didn’t look right… far from my image about Xiao Han. It looked like female wearing knight armor…
Xiao Han went back to his stilt house with a bit of a sour mood and then slowly fell asleep. In his sleep, he dreamed that he was an outer disciple and had cultivated himself a peerless martial arts technique; he was then having a duel with Xue Jianfeng, and finally beat him, which delighted him greatly.
“Dong~~~dong~~~dong!”
A long dull morning bell sounded, and awakened Xiao Han from the dreamland, and as usual, another day as a walking target started again.
Xiao Han exercised for a while, and felt that his body was in fully great shape. He stood up, and washed his face, wore his rattan helmet and armor, and walked downstairs to have his breakfast.
After finishing his usual breakfast, Xiao Han walked with a large group of walking targets toward the open field over the mountain peak training field, where many Cloud Rain Sect’s novice disciples usually practiced their techniques.
The early morning mist was like silk lingering over the mountain peak. The misty atmosphere here was really enchanting, as the mist was like steam floating over the mountains, it made the scenery in the surrounding mountain be portrayed in blurry pictures. The mountain peak he was about to visit gave off a mysterious feeling, as if sacred and holy. And though Xiao Han had visited many famous resorts in his past life on earth, all those resorts paled in comparison with the magnificent and fascinating mountain scenery in which the Cloud Rain Sect resided.
Shortly, Xiao Han and almost 100 walking targets arrived at the mountain peak.
Dozens novice disciples had gathered at the peak, as usual, they already had finished their warming up. Powerful explosive force filled the air as they moved in rapid movements, tearing the air with their punches and kicks and made the surrounding sand and pebbles fly up into the air.
If it was a few months ago, Xiao Han would have felt suffocated and depressed when he saw these novice disciple’s finish warming up. But at the moment, he felt nothing since he realized that his bone explosions had reached 200 layers, which meant that he had cultivated the Bone Refining layer to the utmost peak. He didn’t feel anything special toward these novice disciples, he even disdained them.
But there was something different today, as the already warmed up novice disciples didn’t attack the walking targets that had arrived in the field, but they stood still with anticipating gestures, as if they were expecting something exciting.
A few breaths later, horse steps could be heard approaching the mountain peak, and a majestic horse was vaguely seen from afar. It seemed that the horse was directly walking toward the summit.
A dark-skinned man in knight attire was on the horse, his face was full of small holes and had a fierce look. He was one of the famous disciples of this generation of disciples in the Cloud Rain Sect, Qi Shi.
Xiao Han stared at Qi Shi and couldn’t help but gently clench his fists.
“Senior brother Qi is coming” said some novice disciples with a respectful face.
Qi Shi shouted loudly and dismounted his steed, and purposefully demonstrated his power as repeated explosions were exuded from all the muscles and bones from his body. As he walked toward the novice disciples, he said, “Why are you all just standing there? Have you completed your training? What is the use those walking targets for?”
Qi Shi’s eyebrows were raised, his proud expression was clearly seen on his conceited face.
Immediately, one novice disciple stepped forward toward Qi Shi with a flattering face. “Senior brother Qi, three days ago you reached the peak of Bone Refining Layer, and we are happy for you. Senior brother Qi surely will soar to new heights and your future is limitless… we are really inspired by you, also now you must take care of us.”
“Hahaha….” Qi Shi felt more elated, and his face became brighter and laughed. “My bone explosions have reached 100, and I’m now eligible to be an outer disciple. You young ones, you must train harder and you need to solidify your foundation if you want to advance further in your martial path.”
“Congratulations on your breakthrough Qi Shi, finally you crossed the Body Refining Realm.”
A lazy, calm voice was heard, and then a youth in white with a handsome and delicate face slowly walked toward the training hall. Judging from his aura, it seemed that his cultivation was not below Qi Shi, he was Tu Yifei, another top novice disciple.
“Oh? Tu Yifei, you really came fast.” replied Qi Shi indifferently.
“Maybe this junior brother is not as talented as you senior brother, but seven days ago I have reached 104 bone explosions. Though I’m still consolidating my cultivation, it still is higher than yours, senior brother Qi.” Tu Yifei let out an arrogant laugh, his proud eyes were shining and exuded an air of pride and arrogance.
“Wow~~~, Senior brother Tu has also reached more than 100 bone explosions, congratulations, congratulations!” The surrounding novice disciples hurriedly replied with flattering words. “Senior brother Tu is really a peerless genius.”
Qi Shi only grinned, “104 bone explosions is nothing, the journey in martial path is very arduous and very long, our present cultivation and power can’t represent who’s stronger between us, let’s see who will have the last laugh in the end.”
“Qi Shi, Tu Yifei, both of you are still better than me, yesterday my bone explosions only broke through to 101.” A light voice came from a youth in purple robes, holding a fan. As he swiftly walked towards the training hall, his body gave off a gentle and friendly aura.
“Another novice disciple ‘genius’, Zhou Xiong, he may look harmless, but the amount of walking targets that died under his hand were too many.” Xiao Han mused in his heart.
“I, Chen Chong won’t lose to all of you!”
A brawny youth with bear-like body instantly rushed to the training hall, his every movements were accompanied by explosion sounds, and a powerful aura was gushing out from his noble posture.
“My bone explosions have reached 110, none of you can be my rival!”
It was really a rare occasion where top novice disciples were gathered in one training field. All of them had crossed the peak of Bone Refining layer, and gained the rights to become an outer disciple.
In a short time, 17 top novice disciples who had crossed the threshold of 100 bone explosions, and considered to have reached the peak of Bone Refining layer, had gathered in this training field.
One of them was Ling Hu Xuan, a 16-years old youth who was the most extraordinary with a powerful 130 bone explosions.
“Three months ago, these guys’ cultivation was only at 90 bone explosions, and today they have crossed the 100 bone explosions threshold, they are perhaps considered peerless geniuses, but compared to me it’s only so so.” Xiao Han mused.
A 16-year old teenager with 130 bone explosions cultivation was indeed a genius by normal standards. Therefore Ling Hu Xuan was recognized as the top among the 17 of them.
“Good, you all have come today.” Though Ling Hu Xuan was only a teenager, he had a domineering aura far above other disciples.
“The 17 of us are the most powerful in this generation of the Cloud Rain Sect’s novice disciples, and we will soon be promoted to outer disciples. But I heard that the competition amongst outer disciples is very fierce, and if we are not united, we could be bullied when we enter the sect’s Outer Hall. What I’m proposing now is that we create an alliance before entering the Outer Hall. With more people supporting each other, even if we’re the new disciples in the Outer Hall, because we were united, others will find it hard to bully us!”
Tu Yifei was the first one to agree, “Well, I’m with Ling Hu Xuan, let’s create an alliance. So we can share common interests and support each other, so those senior disciples don’t look down on us.”
“I also agree.”, another novice disciple nodded.
“I agree.”
“Agreed.”
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“Great, very good.”, Ling Hu Xuan was pleased. “It seems we understand each other, but since we will create this alliance, we must elect a leader, and the leader must be the most powerful amongst us.” Said Ling Hu Xuan quickly. With a proud face he continued speaking, “Though I’m not powerful enough, but I have surpassed all of you with 130 bone explosions. Moreover in The Cloud Rain Sect there was no one besides me who had reached this level for the past ten years. So it is natural that I’m the best candidate for this role.”
“What? Ling Hu Xuan, you want to take the leader role?” Chen Chong gritted his teeth. “Do you think I didn’t know your secret? You only reached 130 bone explosions because you took a heavenly medicinal herb you got from your adventure, and not because of your talent. How can you claim that you’re the best leader candidate compared to us?”
“Ling Hu Xuan, this cannot be decided hastily, your cultivation has perhaps surpassed all of us, but it doesn’t mean that you can bully and dictate us.” said Tu Yifei solemnly.
……………………………………
In an instant, these disciples began to dispute with each other; they were very proud and refused to be under anyone.
“Enough.” The purple robed youth, Zhou Xiong roared, and stopped the debate. His gestures while holding a fan exuded an intellectual-like aura, as if he was a high esteemed strategist. “Well, since everyone refuses to accept other leadership, why don’t we have a test for all, so we can conclude who’s the best candidate to take the leader role.”
“Oh! Zhou Xiong, you’re always thinking ahead of us, what do you propose? Tell us.” said Ling Hu Xuan to Zhou Xiong.
“Well, how about this… as all you can see, there are 17 of us gathered here, what if we compete with each other, we attack those walking targets at the same time and whoever kills the most, will become our small alliance leader!” said Zhou Xiong calmly.
“Great, I, Qi Shi agree with your method!” Qi Shi was grinning, and quickly his whole body emitted explosion-like sounds, ready to rumble.
“Our cultivation has reached more than 100 bone explosion, which means our strength has reached 3 ‘dings’, we could even kill a ferocious tiger in one strike. Therefore killing only one weak walking targets can’t represent our true ability. Whoever kills the most walking targets, is the one with the best ability!”
The “Ding” term in martial art cultivation, was the measuring unit to assess martial artists Qi power. A normal bronze cauldron weighs around 1000 jin (TN: around 500kg). Then if a warrior possessed the strength of 1000 jin, then it could be said that he has the strength of 1 ding.
And when one achieved the minimum threshold of 100 bone explosion and reached Bone Refining Layer peak, it meant that he had at least 3 dings strength.
These elite novice disciples had more than 100 bone explosions, which was around 3000 jin strength (1500 kg). With such strength, even if the walking targets were protected by rattan armor, it could be said as useless, as one strike was enough to kill them.
“Okay, let’s see who will kill the most walking targets!”
All elite novice disciples nodded in agreement, and in an instant raised their Qi and prepared to rush over towards different groups of walking targets. Killing aura and killing intent filled the atmosphere in an instant, as if the massacre was about to begin.
“No… No… they don’t mean that… that… they want to kill us?”
A group of walking targets also heard those elite novice disciples’ discussions. It truly made them terrified and tremble, their faces became pale, as if they lost all the blood from their body. Some were trembling violently and fell to the ground, kneeling and crying, begging for their lives.
“Lords please have mercy… have mercy…”
“Lords, please have mercy, I’m only 15 years only… please have mercy… I’m willing to be your slave and tend your lands and livestock for the rest of my life…”
……………………….
In an instant, the atmosphere was full of screaming, and crying…
These elite disciples coldly ignored all the begging, they raised their Qi to the peak, and rushed towards the walking targets in a flash, like a group of hungry tigers, ferociously kicking and punching indiscriminately.
It was as if a walking target’s life was worthless, even cheaper than bugs!
Xiao Han’s eyes coldly stared at those elite novice disciples…
“A killing game? Damn… this group of disciples is really too much, they are too vicious and too cruel! Because they compete for the leader position, they don’t see walking targets as living people, but only lowly animals…”
Living as a walking target for a few years had made Xiao Han constantly suppress all the desperate feelings and hatred he got from constantly being beaten and bullied. And then because of his Golden Immortal Body cultivation, which required powerful physical impact to absorb energy, which he could only get from those beatings. He buried the anger in his heart for years, enduring and persevering, because at first he had not enough strength and later because he had to endure it for his cultivation. But at this moment, he could not contain the anger he had anymore… it was too much… it was too vicious.
“You’re all really damned… lawless and evil, treating us just like sheep and pig!”
Xiao Han suddenly shouted from the crowd.
“Who? Which walking target spoke just now? Come out!” Chen Chong immediately raged after Xiao Han shouted.
“Dissolute, do you think you have the right to speak? Stand out for me!”
All walking targets near Xiao Han quickly moved aside, leaving him alone in the center. Xiao Han calmly walked forward.
“Xiao Han? The undying Xiao Han?” Ling Hu Xuan recognized Xiao Han instantly, he grinned hideously and stared at Xiao Han with ferocious looks.
“Give me this lowly cockroach, let me kill him!” Qi Shi rushed toward Xiao Han in a flash, his whole body radiating powerful killing aura and thundering explosion sounds vibrated from his bones, as he ferociously charged toward Xiao Han.
“Qi Shi!”, Xiao Han suddenly roared.
Originally, everybody believed that Xiao Han would have been terrified when Qi Shi rushed at him, but they never thought that he actually even shouted back at Qi Shi.
“What?!” Qi Shi was shocked as he instantly stopped, he couldn’t believe his eyes.
“Qi Shi! You’re just a trash. You could only achieve this level by robbing my White Tiger Bone Strengthening Pill. If it weren’t for you robbing my pill, you couldn’t have been promoted to outer disciple. Do you really think you’re talented enough? You’re the trashiest of the trash!” Roared Xiao Han. He fully disdained Qi Shi, all the resentment, all the suppressed hatred, all the negative feelings flooded out from his heart.
“Crackle~~~crackle~~~crackle” Xiao Han cursed Qi Shi savagely, his blood rushing out to his face, his eyes were blood red, as his face darkened by rage.
“Xiao Han, I will kill you for defying your superior. This heavy crime must be atoned by your death. Today, you’re the first walking target I will kill!”, Ling Hu Xuan pointed in rage at Xiao Han.
Xiao Han took his helmet off, threw it to the ground and calmly walked toward Qi Shi.
“Oh! this Xiao Han knows no fear, he is surely not right in the head. Interesting… interesting”. Zhou Xiong shook his folded fan and pointed at Qi Shi. “Qi Shi, quickly kill Xiao Han, and then we can begin our contest to see which one of us could kill the most walking targets.”
“All these years, did you feel great when beating me?” Xiao Han suddenly spoke. He smiled coldly, his usual harmless face slowly turned into a fierce, ferocious evil beast-like expression. “But now it is different, this time it’s my turn to beat you into a pulp.”
Suddenly, a thunder-like sound exploded from Xiao Han’s body, his qi instantly surged and his aura changed in a split second.
In the next moment, Xiao Han rushed forward and in an instant arrived in front of Qi Shi, sending a lightning fast punch at him.
The fist style Xiao Han used to hit Qi Shi was part of the Bone Refining Bull Fist moves, and by utilizing his waist rotation, his strength instantaneously burst forth. In the past, Xiao Han was too weak to even use this move, and his fist had no significant power. But the current Xiao Han had 200 bone explosions and his strength could be compared to a strong beast. The qi power behind the fist he punched toward Qi Shi could even destroy a boulder.
“Dissolute!” Qi Shi didn’t put Xiao Han in his eyes. He had beaten Xiao Han a numerous times, and as it was too late for him to dodge Xiao Han’s punch, he roared crazily and sent a punch to counter Xiao Han, and forcefully struck head on toward Xiao Han’s punch.
“Bang!!”
Their fists collided….
The next moment…
“Boom~~~crack~~~crack~~~crack”
The sounds the bones cracking and breaking was heard.
“Aaaaaaaaaahh…………!!!” Qi Shi shrieked in agony, his large stout body was thrown far back, as if he was hit by a storm. Eventually after their fists collided, Xiao Han’s powerful force had broken Qi Shi’s right hand’s phalanges, carpal bones, arm bones and shoulder bones. The powerful impact even threw his body far backwards…
Xiao Han moved in an instant and his right leg swept towards Qi Shi’s body, the thunderous explosion sound followed his every movements, and his right leg hit the center of Qi Shi’s waist.
Qi Shi could only let out a pained scream, he was like a flying sandbag being hit by Xiao Han’s powerful punch and kick, his large body was then dragged by the punch’s powerful impact and flew backwards. As his body fell to the ground, there was a fist sized hole on his body, blood spurted out from his mouth and his wound. His teeth were scattered to all directions, and nobody knew how many bones in Qi Shi body were broken by that powerful punch and kick.
The walking target Xiao Han unexpectedly sent an elite novice disciple flying with a broken body!
At the time Qi Shi body had fallen to the ground, Xiao Han leaped up like a cheetah, and stepped on Qi Shi’s left wrist, breaking it. A scream full of agony and pain came out from Qi Shi’s mouth, accompanied by the loud sound of bones breaking.
The spectators were baffled…
“This is the repayment for my pill you had robbed…”
“Bang!”
Xiao Han powerfully kicked Qi Shi’s body, and vented all his hatred and anger with this one kick.
It was as if a Death God had descended to earth, as deathly silence slowly engulfed the surrounding area.
All the disciples were absolutely shocked, and looked at Xiao Han as if he was a ghost.
The walking targets were even more shocked and petrified, with mouths wide open, and minds blank; not even daring to breathe…
“Bang~~~bang~~~bang!”
Xiao Han’s bones exuded thundering explosion sounds, and the sound waves formed layers around him. The sand was flying, pebbles were rolling, a whirlpool of wind chaotically formed around his body. He was like an ancient beast recently awakened from its slumber, hungry, wild and ferocious…
“Since you all started it, I will also beat all of you to ease my mind!” Xiao Han grinned viciously and rushed toward those elite novice disciples in instant.
“Kill! Kill him! Kill that bastard!” Ling Hu Xuan roared loudly, he breathed roughly, circulating his Qi power to all parts of his body and charged toward Xiao Han. He jumped up high and with thundering sounds around his body, his right leg kicked down towards Xiao Han’s head, and as he drew near, he swiftly rotated his body and kicked Xiao Han in a sharp angle. It was definitely his trump move.
This was the kicking movement in the Bone Refining Bull Fist style. Xiao Han was overly familiar with this move. He didn’t even need to think, and automatically dodged to the side, his hand swiftly slapping down powerfully.
“Pufff!”
Ling Hu Xuan’s face was slapped. His body immediately fell down with his face facing the ground. His jaw was dislocated, and blood spurted out from his mouth. The body twitched for a minute and lost consciousness in an instant.
“Didn’t you have 130 bone explosions? Why didn’t you use it? Thrash!”
Xiao Han kicked him in the face, while looking at the unconscious Ling Hu Xuan in contempt.
“This… this walking target is too… strange… rush at him together!!!” The remaining elite disciples shouted, and three elite disciples rushed over at Xiao Han.
Xiao Han quickly circulated his qi all over his body and directly rushed towards those three disciples.
He directly countered Chen Chong’s kick with his leg, and with his 200 bone explosions, which was twice that of Chen Chong’s, it was proven that it was far too much for Chen Chong, as his right leg was broken and shattered. Chen Chong fainted after vomiting blood, with a shocked expression on his face.
Another novice disciple tried punching Xiao Han’s back, but Xiao Han simply ignored it as his Golden Immortal Body really could be called as an invincible cultivation technique. A warm qi surged up from his heart and his dantian and flowed to his back. Xiao Han swiftly turned around, backslapping and overturning his right hand to that disciple and then he caught his head as if catching a chicken.
Xiao Han’s right hand lifted that novice disciple’s head and powerfully slam it to the ground.
“Bang!”
He was completely smashed to the ground and Xiao Han’s leg moved and stamped that disciple’s head with his foot.
“What!!!”
All novice disciples witnessing the event ceaselessly twitched, they didn’t believe their eyes.
The last elite novice disciple who rushed toward Xiao Han, forcibly stopped rushing, he had lost his courage after seeing Xiao Han ferociously smash the other disciples. He was terrifyingly scared by the carnage Xiao Han had done to his peers and even unconsciously wet his pants.
At this instant moment, all the onlookers; the novice disciples, the walking targets, and even the remaining elites, could only stand still. The shock Xiao Han brought to them was far too great. The weak powerless walking target, Xiao Han, was simply as if possessed by the devil, he was like a demon incarnate.
The remaining disciples shivered, trembling, and some even madly pleaded with terrified a face, “Big Brother Xiao Han, we didn’t know anything about this, we don’t know them, we don’t have any relations with them…!”
Xiao Han shouted, “I never thought beating people was this good!
Aaaah…It’s really great!
Beating people is GREAT!
It’s so awesome!
Hahaha!
Although I am only a walking target; but with my strength now, nobody can despise me, nobody can bully me again!”
TN:
So far it’s the longest chapter in Demon God, took almost 3 hours to translate, excluding additional hour to review it today. Somehow I think the cover for the novel didn’t look right… far from my image about Xiao Han. It looked like female wearing knight armor…