Illicit Relationship

Wan Shun was shocked when Xiao Tian said he had mastered the fifth stage.

'Isn't he only in his mid-twenties? Isn't it really hard to master the fifth stage?'

He thought Xiao Tian would master the fifth stage in his thirties or forties, but he was wrong because he could master it in his twenties.

'Genius! He is unparalleled genius!'

He had never heard of someone mastering the fifth stage in their twenties.

He had heard of someone trying to master the fifth stage in their twenties, like Xiao Yaling, but they ended up mastering it in their thirties or forties because the difficulty rose several times on the fifth stage and above.

As he was praising Xiao Tian in his head, Wan Ying uttered, "Grandpa, I'm amazing at choosing a disciple, right? I'm sure no one can break through to the Void Return stage in their mid-twenties."

She did not forget to praise herself for giving her grandpa a genius disciple.

After she put her hands on her hip and smiled happily, his grandpa flicked her forehead. "Ouch!

"He has masted the fifth stage. Then what about you?" Wan Shun inquired.

Wan Ying pouted her lips before answering, "You are bullying me again, grandpa. I hate you."

Wan Shun ignored his granddaughter and returned his attention to Xiao Tian. "You channel the energy in your martial arts points and release it. It's that simple."

"Release it?" Xiao Tian still did not know how to do that.

"It's like this." After saying that, Wan Shun waved his right hand, sending a wave of energy at a tree near them.

Boom!

Thunderous sounds reverberated in the entire area before the tree was finally chopped off and fell to the ground.

"Mmm?" Xiao Tian and Qiao Luli widened their eyes in shock.

Xiao Tian could see the energy because he had mastered the fifth stage, but it was a different story for Qiao Luli.

She was not a candidate to be the Ruler, so she only saw Wan Shun waving his right hand before the tree was finally chopped off and fell to the ground.

"Whoa! Candidates to be the Ruler are indeed amazing!" she stated.

She was not jealous at all; instead, she was pleased because Xiao Tian could do the same later.

"The concept of releasing energy is simple." Wan Shun began explaining how to release energy from their martial arts points.

Coincidently, Xiao Zhan and Silver Fox appeared at the lake. 

"Son, you are here?" Xiao Zhan went to Kingstrie Lake because Wu Lei told him to search for him at the lake.

'Hmm? Isn't that elder Shun?'

He was shocked when he saw Wan Shun.

Xiao Tian and the others instantly turned their heads toward Xiao Zhan.

"Father?" Xiao Tian uttered.

"Xiao Zhan?" Wan Shun knew who Xiao Zhan was because they met several times in the past.

'Father? So, Xiao Tian is his son?'

He was startled when he knew that Xiao Tian was Xiao Zhan's son.

"Elder Shun, it has been a long time since the last time we met." Xiao Zhan cupped his hands and greeted Wan Shun.

"Yes. It has been twenty years since the last time we met." Wan Shun remembered it because Xiao Zhan was also famous.

In the past, he was famous as one of the strongest martial artists, while Xiao Zhan was famous as a genius in business.

He even knew that everyone called Xiao Zhan the God of Wealth because he could turn everything into money.

"Yes. It has been twenty years, elder." After saying that, Xiao Zhan shifted his gaze from Wan Shun to Xiao Tian. "Son, I didn't expect you to know elder Shun."

"Father, I lear-"before Xiao Tian had finished his words, he was interrupted by Wan Ying.

"Uncle, your son is my grandpa's disciple." Wan Ying did not feel afraid when she said this because she believed Xiao Zhan was a good person. "I was the one who made him my grandfather's disciple."

Xiao Zhan was pleased after hearing it. "Is that true, elder Ying?" 

Xiao Tian also looked at Wan Shun because Wan Shun always said he did not want to accept a disciple. 

"Ehm!" Wan Shun did not answer and only pretended to clear his throat.

Actually, he did not want to accept a disciple, but after learning about Xiao Tian's talent, a desire to make him his disciple arose within him.

However, he did not want to say it because he said to her granddaughter that he did not want to accept a disciple.

And Xiao Tian was there every time he said that, so he chose not to answer Xiao Zhan's question because he needed to maintain his image.

Xiao Zhan looked at his son again. "Son, you have to practice diligently. You should not ruin your master's reputation because he is one of the strongest martial artists in China."

"Alright." Xiao Tian was not surprised by his father's words because he had guessed that Wan Shun was one of the strongest martial artists in China.

They then talked again.

After talking for more than an hour, Wan Shun and Wan Ying went home.

Xiao Tian and the others remained in the lake for another thirty minutes before finally returning to the Solaris village.

"Silver Fox, do you know how strong elder Shun is?" Xiao Tian, who was next to Silver Fox, asked curiously.

"Elder Shun?? Do you mean your master?" Silver Fox inquired.

"Ehm!" Xiao Tian pretended to clear his throat. "Yes. How strong is he?"

"In the past, he was ranked two on the Dragon and Phoenix rankings." Silver Fox gave an honest answer. 

"Number two?" Xiao Tian said in surprise.

"Yes." She nodded her head. "There was only one person who could defeat him in the whole of China in the past. I don't know now because I'm sure elder Shun is much stronger than before."

"Then what about your rank?" he threw another question at her.

"I'm not interested in rankings, but I believe I can defeat someone in the top ten." She was not lying when she said this because she was indeed really strong.

"Does that mean you are in top ten?" he inquired.

"Well, you can assume it like that." She responded. "But young master Xiao, your talent is really amazing. I'm sure you can become the strongest martial artists in the future."

"She is right, son." Xiao Zhan added. "Maybe you can become the Ruler in the future. Haha."

"A...ahaha." Xiao Tian laughed awkwardly.

"Son, we will attack the Xiao family's labs soon, so prepare yourself." Xiao Zhan told his son to prepare himself because this would be his first mission.

"Understood, father." Xiao Tian responded.

Shortly after that, they brought Moon Sword Martial Arts school people to his secret base to discuss their plan.

Xiao Tian brought Qiao Luli to the arena after discussing their plan because she said she wanted to see them spar.

"Whoa! They are so strong." Qiao Luli stated.

"You will also be strong like them in the future." Xiao Tian believed Qiao Luli would become a strong martial artist in the future.

"Hehe." She laughed happily after hearing his words. "I will become a powerful martial artist and help you beat up your enemy, big brother Tian."

"Good!" he rubbed her hair as he smiled.

As they were talking happily, a voice suddenly rang out. "Oh! Isn't this the rumored young master Xiao?"