Chapter 39
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As he continued to walk back to the arena, Shi Li told Moddy to move his body because he was going to ponder as he walked. Moddy nodded and let Shi Li do his thing.
'My mother. Who is she? Is she dead? Is she alive? Before all of that, what is her relation to my father?'
'Well, of course, my mother is my father's wife. But why haven't I seen her around at the time of my transmigration? Even up to this day, I don't know her name. Was this a prank pulled by my father?'
'No, that's impossible. If it was a prank all along, she'd be coming out soon enough and start apologizing while crying or something. But I guess that's how it goes on the novels I've read. So there's only two possibilities: it's either she's dead or she's somewhere far away from the clan.'
'I think I'll remove the possibility of the former because it's impossible for her to be dead. Well it's not because I'm basing off my hopes on the novels I've read where the parents miraculously live...but rather the way my father is acting. Father acts as if Mother is in a safe place or something. He just acts like normal, I guess. I don't know the specifics but that leaves me to the latter, where she's far away.'
'Okay, she's alive and she's far away from me. But where is she at? Is she at a nearby city? At a nearby kingdom? At another continent? Without any leading clues, I won't be able to track her down.'
In the end, Shi Li sighed. "Guess I'll leave it up to fate," he muttered. He then sped up his walking speed because he had a feeling that the third round is going to start soon.
...
Shi clan, Clan arena.
"What's taking Shi Li so long?" Shi Shisi frowned as he looked at the arena.
Looking different from what it was before, the center stage was just solid ground. The wooden platform was taken off and the training weapon rack was removed as well. All that was left was just an imprint of the wooden platform on the ground.
But that's not all, if one checked closely, a qi barrier surrounded the area. This qi barrier was almost invisible to the naked eye, if not for the fact that the surroundings were tinted a light blue thanks to the nature of the qi.
"If he comes here after the First Elder announces the rules, then I'll be—" Shi Shisi complained once more until suddenly, he heard loud panting coming behind from his back.
"Haaa...haaa...did I...make it in time...?" A voice asked.
Shi Shisi tensed up when he heard the familiar voice. He then turned around and was shocked to see a familiar person.
"Shi Li? You're back!" Shi Shisi asked in a questioning tone before getting ecstatic all of a sudden. He then took the initiative to hug Shi Li.
"Huh...?" Shi Li, who was still panting, was taken aback as he was currently being hugged by Shi Shisi.
"Hngg...I can't breathe-nya..." A soft and melodious voice came from the middle of Shi Li and Shi Shisi. Shi Li hurriedly took a step back and revealed Moddy, who was accidentally squashed between the two because of it falling from Shi Li's shoulder.
Shi Shisi opened its eyes as it felt Shi Li's body getting farther from it, and then looked at the direction where Shi Li was looking, revealing a round— I mean circular cat on the floor, taking deep breaths.
"Ah..." Shi Shisi connected two and two together and hurriedly bowed towards Shi Li. "I'm sorry!"
Shi Li lifted Moddy with his hands and gently placed it on his shoulder. He looked at Shi Shisi and felt the sincere tone from his apology. He lightly chuckled before saying, "It's fine, it's fine. I've actually wondered what a circular cat would look like. But anyways, why are you so happy?"
"Well, the reason behind it is—" Shi Shisi responded in an instant, but he was cut off once he felt a stifling aura creep up behind him.
Shi Shisi slowly turned his around and hurriedly took a step back before bowing respectfully. "Greetings to First Elder!"
Shi Li saw Shi Xingtai come closer and bowed respectfully as well. "Greetings to First Elder!"
Shi Xingtai looked at Shi Li and instantly fell into a state of confusion.
...
Shi clan, Clan arena. A few minutes after Shi Li left.
Shi Xingtai coughed lightly to grab the participants' attention before speaking.
"As you can see, Shi Li has achieved 65% increased potency of body strength, so he has achieved the major success level of comprehension. This means that he's eligible for the last round of the tournament. Does anyone have any objections?"
Each one of the participants shook their heads. They didn't bother fight against a future Shi Shisi. Nor did they want to fight against the patriarch.
Shi Xingtai looked at their gazes and easily understood their feelings. If they fought against a future Shi Shisi, they'd lose. If they fought against the son of the patriarch, they'd also lose because of the patriarch.
"Well if that's the case, let's move on to the third round," Shi Xingtai explained. "This round is basically a free-for-all duel. Anyone can pick on an opponent to fight aginst and they take their spot. That simple."
He continued, "Since people would be claiming spots from other people, I'll be assigning the places for the remaining 32 participants still in the tournament. 1st is Shi Shisi, 2nd is Shi Li, and 3rd is Shi Kuai. The next ones will be mentioned later. For now, these will be your focus."
"If anyone wants to fight against someone, please raise your hand and state the name of those you wish to fight," Shi Xingtai said afterwards.
Within just a few seconds, a participant raised their hand, garnering the attention of the other participants. This man was Shi Kuai.
"Oh? Shi Kuai," Shi Xingtai smiled. "Who are you going to fight against?"
Shi Kuai pondered for a bit before answering solemnly.
"Shi Li."
Shi Xingtai nodded in understanding. Shi Li was someone who just recently entered the tournament but he was giving the spot of 2nd place. On the other hand, Shi Kuai had participated for about 4 consecutive years already and was only given the spot of 3rd place. It was a blow to his pride.
The only way his pride would be brought back was to fight against Shi Li.
"Shi Li, do you accept the challenge?" Shi Xingtai shouted.
And then, silence took over. No one answered Shi Xingtai's question.
Shi Xingtai cleared his throat before asking one more time. "Shi Li, do you accept the challenge?"
Silence took over once again, but all of a sudden, Shi Xingtai received a voice transmission.
"Shi Li went out of the arena for a bit. Try to stall for time, okay?" This voice transmission came from Shi Xingtai.
Shi Xingtai couldn't help but complain, "Brother, our tournament has always been this way for multiple years already. Normally, we would disqualify those kinds of people. We even saw it happen with our own eyes back then!"
Shi Xingwan sighed once he heard this. "Do me a favor just this once. Please wait for my son."
Shi Xingtai looked at Shi Xingwan's direction and saw Shi Xingwan looking at him with a pleading face. In the end, he sighed as well before replying, "Alright."
...
Shi clan, Clan arena, present time.
Shi Xingtai didn't know as to why his brother begged him to wait for Shi Li. He was just like Shi Shisi right?
'Anyways, let's just continue where we left off.'
"Shi Li. Where have you been?" Shi Xingtai expanded his aura to encapsulate Shi Li. Shi Li instantly felt a cold aura pierce through his skin.
Shi Li shivered for a bit before attempting to endure it through willpower. Within seconds, the cold aura was removed but the pressure was still there.
"F-First Elder, I-I-I went to the w-washroom...I a-apolo-g-gize..." Shi Li forced out words through the slits between his teeth.
Shi Xingtai looked at the Shi Li that was currently covered in cold sweat and inwardly nodded as he saw how Shi Li endured the small punishment. He gradually concealed his aura a few minutes later.
"Shi Li. You know you've done something wrong," Shi Xingtai said before sighing. "But be happy because your father persuaded me to wait for you. But now, you have to fight against Shi Kuai. Do you accept the challenge?"
Shi Li, who was trying to recover to his peak state, heard Shi Xingtai's statement and couldn't help but glance at Shi Kuai's direction.
"Shi Kuai?"
...
Azure Dusk Continent, unknown location.
A woman was sitting cross-legged as she circulated her qi all over her body. In terms of appearance, she was an ethereal beauty. Her face was the epitome of perfection, which complemented her luscious and vivid black hair. Her body had all the curves at the right places, making any man fall for her.
All of a sudden, she opened her eyes as she let out a breath out. If she had her eyes closed, she would look like an otherworldly beauty. Yet her irises were crimson red, with black circles surrounding her pupils.
She didn't mind this and pondered her current situation. "Currently, I'm at the 7th Sky of the [18 Heaven Heartless Vessel Art]. I used to make great progress, but now I'm moving at a snail's pace. I feel like there's something dragging me back."
Minutes later, she received a voice transmission, prompting her to go back to her sect.
"Hua Weiqing, come back to the sect. We're going to need you for a special mission."
The woman named Hua Weiqing stood upright and removed the dust off her robe before replying back.
"Got it."
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As he continued to walk back to the arena, Shi Li told Moddy to move his body because he was going to ponder as he walked. Moddy nodded and let Shi Li do his thing.
'My mother. Who is she? Is she dead? Is she alive? Before all of that, what is her relation to my father?'
'Well, of course, my mother is my father's wife. But why haven't I seen her around at the time of my transmigration? Even up to this day, I don't know her name. Was this a prank pulled by my father?'
'No, that's impossible. If it was a prank all along, she'd be coming out soon enough and start apologizing while crying or something. But I guess that's how it goes on the novels I've read. So there's only two possibilities: it's either she's dead or she's somewhere far away from the clan.'
'I think I'll remove the possibility of the former because it's impossible for her to be dead. Well it's not because I'm basing off my hopes on the novels I've read where the parents miraculously live...but rather the way my father is acting. Father acts as if Mother is in a safe place or something. He just acts like normal, I guess. I don't know the specifics but that leaves me to the latter, where she's far away.'
'Okay, she's alive and she's far away from me. But where is she at? Is she at a nearby city? At a nearby kingdom? At another continent? Without any leading clues, I won't be able to track her down.'
In the end, Shi Li sighed. "Guess I'll leave it up to fate," he muttered. He then sped up his walking speed because he had a feeling that the third round is going to start soon.
...
Shi clan, Clan arena.
"What's taking Shi Li so long?" Shi Shisi frowned as he looked at the arena.
Looking different from what it was before, the center stage was just solid ground. The wooden platform was taken off and the training weapon rack was removed as well. All that was left was just an imprint of the wooden platform on the ground.
But that's not all, if one checked closely, a qi barrier surrounded the area. This qi barrier was almost invisible to the naked eye, if not for the fact that the surroundings were tinted a light blue thanks to the nature of the qi.
"If he comes here after the First Elder announces the rules, then I'll be—" Shi Shisi complained once more until suddenly, he heard loud panting coming behind from his back.
"Haaa...haaa...did I...make it in time...?" A voice asked.
Shi Shisi tensed up when he heard the familiar voice. He then turned around and was shocked to see a familiar person.
"Shi Li? You're back!" Shi Shisi asked in a questioning tone before getting ecstatic all of a sudden. He then took the initiative to hug Shi Li.
"Huh...?" Shi Li, who was still panting, was taken aback as he was currently being hugged by Shi Shisi.
"Hngg...I can't breathe-nya..." A soft and melodious voice came from the middle of Shi Li and Shi Shisi. Shi Li hurriedly took a step back and revealed Moddy, who was accidentally squashed between the two because of it falling from Shi Li's shoulder.
Shi Shisi opened its eyes as it felt Shi Li's body getting farther from it, and then looked at the direction where Shi Li was looking, revealing a round— I mean circular cat on the floor, taking deep breaths.
"Ah..." Shi Shisi connected two and two together and hurriedly bowed towards Shi Li. "I'm sorry!"
Shi Li lifted Moddy with his hands and gently placed it on his shoulder. He looked at Shi Shisi and felt the sincere tone from his apology. He lightly chuckled before saying, "It's fine, it's fine. I've actually wondered what a circular cat would look like. But anyways, why are you so happy?"
"Well, the reason behind it is—" Shi Shisi responded in an instant, but he was cut off once he felt a stifling aura creep up behind him.
Shi Shisi slowly turned his around and hurriedly took a step back before bowing respectfully. "Greetings to First Elder!"
Shi Li saw Shi Xingtai come closer and bowed respectfully as well. "Greetings to First Elder!"
Shi Xingtai looked at Shi Li and instantly fell into a state of confusion.
...
Shi clan, Clan arena. A few minutes after Shi Li left.
Shi Xingtai coughed lightly to grab the participants' attention before speaking.
"As you can see, Shi Li has achieved 65% increased potency of body strength, so he has achieved the major success level of comprehension. This means that he's eligible for the last round of the tournament. Does anyone have any objections?"
Each one of the participants shook their heads. They didn't bother fight against a future Shi Shisi. Nor did they want to fight against the patriarch.
Shi Xingtai looked at their gazes and easily understood their feelings. If they fought against a future Shi Shisi, they'd lose. If they fought against the son of the patriarch, they'd also lose because of the patriarch.
"Well if that's the case, let's move on to the third round," Shi Xingtai explained. "This round is basically a free-for-all duel. Anyone can pick on an opponent to fight aginst and they take their spot. That simple."
He continued, "Since people would be claiming spots from other people, I'll be assigning the places for the remaining 32 participants still in the tournament. 1st is Shi Shisi, 2nd is Shi Li, and 3rd is Shi Kuai. The next ones will be mentioned later. For now, these will be your focus."
"If anyone wants to fight against someone, please raise your hand and state the name of those you wish to fight," Shi Xingtai said afterwards.
Within just a few seconds, a participant raised their hand, garnering the attention of the other participants. This man was Shi Kuai.
"Oh? Shi Kuai," Shi Xingtai smiled. "Who are you going to fight against?"
Shi Kuai pondered for a bit before answering solemnly.
"Shi Li."
Shi Xingtai nodded in understanding. Shi Li was someone who just recently entered the tournament but he was giving the spot of 2nd place. On the other hand, Shi Kuai had participated for about 4 consecutive years already and was only given the spot of 3rd place. It was a blow to his pride.
The only way his pride would be brought back was to fight against Shi Li.
"Shi Li, do you accept the challenge?" Shi Xingtai shouted.
And then, silence took over. No one answered Shi Xingtai's question.
Shi Xingtai cleared his throat before asking one more time. "Shi Li, do you accept the challenge?"
Silence took over once again, but all of a sudden, Shi Xingtai received a voice transmission.
"Shi Li went out of the arena for a bit. Try to stall for time, okay?" This voice transmission came from Shi Xingtai.
Shi Xingtai couldn't help but complain, "Brother, our tournament has always been this way for multiple years already. Normally, we would disqualify those kinds of people. We even saw it happen with our own eyes back then!"
Shi Xingwan sighed once he heard this. "Do me a favor just this once. Please wait for my son."
Shi Xingtai looked at Shi Xingwan's direction and saw Shi Xingwan looking at him with a pleading face. In the end, he sighed as well before replying, "Alright."
...
Shi clan, Clan arena, present time.
Shi Xingtai didn't know as to why his brother begged him to wait for Shi Li. He was just like Shi Shisi right?
'Anyways, let's just continue where we left off.'
"Shi Li. Where have you been?" Shi Xingtai expanded his aura to encapsulate Shi Li. Shi Li instantly felt a cold aura pierce through his skin.
Shi Li shivered for a bit before attempting to endure it through willpower. Within seconds, the cold aura was removed but the pressure was still there.
"F-First Elder, I-I-I went to the w-washroom...I a-apolo-g-gize..." Shi Li forced out words through the slits between his teeth.
Shi Xingtai looked at the Shi Li that was currently covered in cold sweat and inwardly nodded as he saw how Shi Li endured the small punishment. He gradually concealed his aura a few minutes later.
"Shi Li. You know you've done something wrong," Shi Xingtai said before sighing. "But be happy because your father persuaded me to wait for you. But now, you have to fight against Shi Kuai. Do you accept the challenge?"
Shi Li, who was trying to recover to his peak state, heard Shi Xingtai's statement and couldn't help but glance at Shi Kuai's direction.
"Shi Kuai?"
...
Azure Dusk Continent, unknown location.
A woman was sitting cross-legged as she circulated her qi all over her body. In terms of appearance, she was an ethereal beauty. Her face was the epitome of perfection, which complemented her luscious and vivid black hair. Her body had all the curves at the right places, making any man fall for her.
All of a sudden, she opened her eyes as she let out a breath out. If she had her eyes closed, she would look like an otherworldly beauty. Yet her irises were crimson red, with black circles surrounding her pupils.
She didn't mind this and pondered her current situation. "Currently, I'm at the 7th Sky of the [18 Heaven Heartless Vessel Art]. I used to make great progress, but now I'm moving at a snail's pace. I feel like there's something dragging me back."
Minutes later, she received a voice transmission, prompting her to go back to her sect.
"Hua Weiqing, come back to the sect. We're going to need you for a special mission."
The woman named Hua Weiqing stood upright and removed the dust off her robe before replying back.
"Got it."
As he continued to walk back to the arena, Shi Li told Moddy to move his body because he was going to ponder as he walked. Moddy nodded and let Shi Li do his thing. 'My mother. Who is she? Is she dead? Is she alive? Before all of that, what is her relation to my father?' 'Well, of course, my mother is my father's wife. But why haven't I seen her around at the time of my transmigration? Even up to this day, I don't know her name. Was this a prank pulled by my father?' 'No, that's impossible. If it was a prank all along, she'd be coming out soon enough and start apologizing while crying or something. But I guess that's how it goes on the novels I've read. So there's only two possibilities: it's either she's dead or she's somewhere far away from the clan.' 'I think I'll remove the possibility of the former because it's impossible for her to be dead. Well it's not because I'm basing off my hopes on the novels I've read where the parents miraculously live...but rather the way my father is acting. Father acts as if Mother is in a safe place or something. He just acts like normal, I guess. I don't know the specifics but that leaves me to the latter, where she's far away.' 'Okay, she's alive and she's far away from me. But where is she at? Is she at a nearby city? At a nearby kingdom? At another continent? Without any leading clues, I won't be able to track her down.' In the end, Shi Li sighed. "Guess I'll leave it up to fate," he muttered. He then sped up his walking speed because he had a feeling that the third round is going to start soon. ... Shi clan, Clan arena. "What's taking Shi Li so long?" Shi Shisi frowned as he looked at the arena. Looking different from what it was before, the center stage was just solid ground. The wooden platform was taken off and the training weapon rack was removed as well. All that was left was just an imprint of the wooden platform on the ground. But that's not all, if one checked closely, a qi barrier surrounded the area. This qi barrier was almost invisible to the naked eye, if not for the fact that the surroundings were tinted a light blue thanks to the nature of the qi. "If he comes here after the First Elder announces the rules, then I'll be" Shi Shisi complained once more until suddenly, he heard loud panting coming behind from his back. "Haaa...haaa...did I...make it in time...?" A voice asked. Shi Shisi tensed up when he heard the familiar voice. He then turned around and was shocked to see a familiar person. "Shi Li? You're back!" Shi Shisi asked in a questioning tone before getting ecstatic all of a sudden. He then took the initiative to hug Shi Li. "Huh...?" Shi Li, who was still panting, was taken aback as he was currently being hugged by Shi Shisi. "Hngg...I can't breathe-nya..." A soft and melodious voice came from the middle of Shi Li and Shi Shisi. Shi Li hurriedly took a step back and revealed Moddy, who was accidentally squashed between the two because of it falling from Shi Li's shoulder. Shi Shisi opened its eyes as it felt Shi Li's body getting farther from it, and then looked at the direction where Shi Li was looking, revealing a round I mean circular cat on the floor, taking deep breaths. "Ah..." Shi Shisi connected two and two together and hurriedly bowed towards Shi Li. "I'm sorry!" Shi Li lifted Moddy with his hands and gently placed it on his shoulder. He looked at Shi Shisi and felt the sincere tone from his apology. He lightly chuckled before saying, "It's fine, it's fine. I've actually wondered what a circular cat would look like. But anyways, why are you so happy?" "Well, the reason behind it is" Shi Shisi responded in an instant, but he was cut off once he felt a stifling aura creep up behind him. Shi Shisi slowly turned his around and hurriedly took a step back before bowing respectfully. "Greetings to First Elder!" Shi Li saw Shi Xingtai come closer and bowed respectfully as well. "Greetings to First Elder!" Shi Xingtai looked at Shi Li and instantly fell into a state of confusion. ... Shi clan, Clan arena. A few minutes after Shi Li left. Shi Xingtai coughed lightly to grab the participants' attention before speaking. "As you can see, Shi Li has achieved 65% increased potency of body strength, so he has achieved the major success level of comprehension. This means that he's eligible for the last round of the tournament. Does anyone have any objections?" Each one of the participants shook their heads. They didn't bother fight against a future Shi Shisi. Nor did they want to fight against the patriarch. Shi Xingtai looked at their gazes and easily understood their feelings. If they fought against a future Shi Shisi, they'd lose. If they fought against the son of the patriarch, they'd also lose because of the patriarch. "Well if that's the case, let's move on to the third round," Shi Xingtai explained. "This round is basically a free-for-all duel. Anyone can pick on an opponent to fight aginst and they take their spot. That simple." He continued, "Since people would be claiming spots from other people, I'll be assigning the places for the remaining 32 participants still in the tournament. 1st is Shi Shisi, 2nd is Shi Li, and 3rd is Shi Kuai. The next ones will be mentioned later. For now, these will be your focus." "If anyone wants to fight against someone, please raise your hand and state the name of those you wish to fight," Shi Xingtai said afterwards. Within just a few seconds, a participant raised their hand, garnering the attention of the other participants. This man was Shi Kuai. "Oh? Shi Kuai," Shi Xingtai smiled. "Who are you going to fight against?" Shi Kuai pondered for a bit before answering solemnly. "Shi Li." Shi Xingtai nodded in understanding. Shi Li was someone who just recently entered the tournament but he was giving the spot of 2nd place. On the other hand, Shi Kuai had participated for about 4 consecutive years already and was only given the spot of 3rd place. It was a blow to his pride. The only way his pride would be brought back was to fight against Shi Li. "Shi Li, do you accept the challenge?" Shi Xingtai shouted. And then, silence took over. No one answered Shi Xingtai's question. Shi Xingtai cleared his throat before asking one more time. "Shi Li, do you accept the challenge?" Silence took over once again, but all of a sudden, Shi Xingtai received a voice transmission. "Shi Li went out of the arena for a bit. Try to stall for time, okay?" This voice transmission came from Shi Xingtai. Shi Xingtai couldn't help but complain, "Brother, our tournament has always been this way for multiple years already. Normally, we would disqualify those kinds of people. We even saw it happen with our own eyes back then!" Shi Xingwan sighed once he heard this. "Do me a favor just this once. Please wait for my son." Shi Xingtai looked at Shi Xingwan's direction and saw Shi Xingwan looking at him with a pleading face. In the end, he sighed as well before replying, "Alright." ... Shi clan, Clan arena, present time. Shi Xingtai didn't know as to why his brother begged him to wait for Shi Li. He was just like Shi Shisi right? 'Anyways, let's just continue where we left off.' "Shi Li. Where have you been?" Shi Xingtai expanded his aura to encapsulate Shi Li. Shi Li instantly felt a cold aura pierce through his skin. Shi Li shivered for a bit before attempting to endure it through willpower. Within seconds, the cold aura was removed but the pressure was still there. "F-First Elder, I-I-I went to the w-washroom...I a-apolo-g-gize..." Shi Li forced out words through the slits between his teeth. Shi Xingtai looked at the Shi Li that was currently covered in cold sweat and inwardly nodded as he saw how Shi Li endured the small punishment. He gradually concealed his aura a few minutes later. "Shi Li. You know you've done something wrong," Shi Xingtai said before sighing. "But be happy because your father persuaded me to wait for you. But now, you have to fight against Shi Kuai. Do you accept the challenge?" Shi Li, who was trying to recover to his peak state, heard Shi Xingtai's statement and couldn't help but glance at Shi Kuai's direction. "Shi Kuai?" ... Azure Dusk Continent, unknown location. A woman was sitting cross-legged as she circulated her qi all over her body. In terms of appearance, she was an ethereal beauty. Her face was the epitome of perfection, which complemented her luscious and vivid black hair. Her body had all the curves at the right places, making any man fall for her. All of a sudden, she opened her eyes as she let out a breath out. If she had her eyes closed, she would look like an otherworldly beauty. Yet her irises were crimson red, with black circles surrounding her pupils. She didn't mind this and pondered her current situation. "Currently, I'm at the 7th Sky of the 18 Heaven Heartless Vessel Art. I used to make great progress, but now I'm moving at a snail's pace. I feel like there's something dragging me back." Minutes later, she received a voice transmission, prompting her to go back to her sect. "Hua Weiqing, come back to the sect. We're going to need you for a special mission." The woman named Hua Weiqing stood upright and removed the dust off her robe before replying back. "Got it."
