The Host Of An Ancient Spirit Chapter 11

Chapter 11 The King of Hongyun Empire There were no walls without cracks. News of what had happened in the hall of the Chen family was quickly disseminated. Then there was silence in the hall of the Chen family. Although feeling surprised at the change of Chen Feng, Chen Xiong was very pleased with Chen Feng’s actual strength and felt no mercy for Chen Jun, who was lying on the ground. “All right, the compet.i.tion is over and Chen Feng wins. All your belongings will be transferred to my residence soon,” Chen Xiong said and waved his hand with absolute authority. Chen Han’s face turned blue like a piece of iron. He rushed to Chen Jun and painfully asked, “Jun? How do you feel? Tell me.” “I . . . I feel injured,” Chen Jun said intermittently and then dropped his head suddenly. With great anger flas.h.i.+ng in his eyes, Chen Han suddenly rushed out. In the white light that burst from his hand, the Ling power was instantly condensed into a long, sharp thorn. He threw himself against Chen Feng like a beast and yelled, “Chen Feng, you’re such a b.a.s.t.a.r.d! In the exchange of martial arts, how dare you launch such a fierce attack! I will kill you today to avenge my son." “Humph! How dare you!” Having been watching his actions for a while, Chen Xiong also rushed out quickly now. In an instant, he had already flashed in front of Chen Feng. Without seeing any movement, Chen Han launched a fierce attack and the long thorn condensed with the Ling power dissipated into the air.   Chen Han lunged forward and he looked at Chen Xiong furiously, saying, "I’ll report to the Council of Elders and never let it get to that." "Really? I will wait and see." Chen Xiong showed no weakness. Although he was the master of the Chen family, there was the Council of Elders, which was the supreme leaders.h.i.+p, and even he could not openly challenge them. Chen Han left with Chen Jun while the people from other clans stayed. Chen Xiong said, “All right, since you have witnessed the strength of Chen Feng today, you should have nothing to complain about now.” “Yes, master! Chen Feng is surely qualified to stand in the hall and he even ranks at the top among the young generation.”   “Okay, after the Tianyun Festival today, all the clans should recommend their own candidates for the compet.i.tion three days later. The top three will be awarded with first-cla.s.s treasure weapons respectively,” Chen Xiong suddenly declared. “What? First-cla.s.s treasure weapon?” Everyone exclaimed that the top three used to be awarded with second-cla.s.s treasure weapons, but this year they were the first-cla.s.s ones. They all knew that it’s because Chen Xiong was very delighted today. Although the first-cla.s.s treasure weapons were quite rare in the Continent, it was still not so difficult for the Chen family to donate several first-cla.s.s treasure weapons, due to its rich deposits.   Chen Feng smiled. The temptation of first-cla.s.s treasure weapons was so great that many masters of the clans had been eager for the rivalry. Chen Feng sighed and said, "It seems that the Tianyun Festival this year will be fiercer than the previous one." Just then, one person outside shouted, "Master, the king is coming!" "Oh? How come the king has come in person today?" Chen Xiong smiled and went out. Chen Feng followed behind. What he saw was an elegant middle-aged man escorted by two guards on both sides. His n.o.bility was so amazing that even all the masters of the clans had never seen it before. He was the king of the Hongyun Empire. When Chen Feng was young, he had met him once. Now that he was meeting him again, he found the strength of the king was as strong as that of his father, Chen Xiong. "Your Majesty!” Chen Xiong bowed. As not only the master of the Chen family but also the general of the empire, he controlled almost half of the troops, which was a vital role in the empire. The middle-aged man smiled slightly with the light of wisdom in his eyes. He noticed Chen Feng and said to Chen Xiong with smile, "Just forget the etiquette since we are not at court. I come today as the guest of the Chen family, without any other intentions.” Although Tang Ao, the King of the Hongyun Empire, acted as the monarch before Chen Xiong, they were very good friends in private. In the days of their youth, both fought on the battlefield together with extraordinary experience. “This must be your son, Chen Feng, with the Ling power as strong as the level of Ling durability. That’s good,” Tang Ao said abruptly. Chen Xiong was stunned and said to himself, "It turns out he came for Chen Feng. However, the incident has only just occurred. It seems that he is very concerned about Chen Feng.” Chen Feng stood still and said, “Your Majesty, although I have changed a lot in the past years, you still recognize me at a glance.” "Aha! Don’t be so modest; just call me uncle. How come you’ve become so ceremonious now that you’re growing up? That’s not good," Tang Ao said with a smile.   The masters of the clans fell into thought. The incident today seemed to have such a big impact that even the king came personally. It was undoubtable that the other three clans had already known Chen Feng defeated Chen Jun, who had reached the Ling shape level. Tang Ao never s.h.i.+fted his eyes away from Chen Feng after stepping in the hall. At this moment he said, "Feng, I heard that your strength has been recovered. Has the Qihai acupoint been completely repaired?" “Yes, Uncle Tang, it’s been repaired. That’s perhaps because of my self-cultivation over the past years,” Chen Feng answered. In fact, his Qihai acupoint had not been repaired; it was just that n.o.body could discover the truth. If others knew that he could still exert such a strength without the help of his Qihai acupoint, they would be suspicious. Once they tried to discover the truth, it would likely do him no good. Tang Ao’s eyes were flas.h.i.+ng with light as he said, "You really deserve the name of genius. Even I feel very jealous now. I came here today to visit you. I heard that your strength had been recovered, so I’ve come here to congratulate you with some gifts.” “What gifts?” Chen Feng asked immediately without thinking. Chen Xiong felt slightly embarra.s.sed and said, “Be polite, Feng.” "Aha! It doesn’t matter. Anyway, it will be yours sooner or later. Long San, bring the gifts here." Tang Ao laughed. One man standing beside Tang Ao stepped forward and suddenly presented a box that fluctuated with the Ling power contained within. It was obviously a treasure. Tang Ao said, “It’s a treasure. I heard that your Qihai acupoint had been damaged. It’s an inner armor which can resist water and fire as well as a master's full blow. As long as you irrigate the Ling power for it every day, it can be cycled without worrying about the exhaustion of energy inside.” The inner armor was a kind of defensive treasure. Although the outer armor could defend against sword attacks, the Ling power of some real masters could still directly penetrate all defenses and break into the body. But the inner armor could resist against such offenses. At these words, Chen Feng knew that it was a precious treasure which could save his life in critical moments. So he thanked the emperor and accepted it without any hesitation.   The Chen family heard that it was an inner armor, and their eyes showed the light of desire. The inner armor was also graded, however; the treasure donated by the king should not only be far from the worst, but among the top levels.. “All right, I just came over to have a look. In several days, the Chen family will hold the family compet.i.tion. If it is convenient, I would like to come over to enjoy it along with my naughty daughter so that she also has the chance to see the true talent of the young,” Tang Ao said with a smile.   Chen Xiong said, "We sincerely welcome you! Do you mean the fourth princess?" “Yes. She’s so naughty in the palace these days and there’s nothing I can do about it. However, she’s very suitable for self-cultivation. So I want to bring her along to your family compet.i.tion to broaden her vision.” Tang Ao waved his hand and left with a very calm expression on his face.   Standing outside, Tang Ao suddenly asked another person beside him, "Long Er, according to your observation, has Chen Feng really recovered his Qihai acupoint?” “Yes, your majesty. I released a little Ling power just now and found his vital energy could perfectly circulate through the pa.s.sages. The Qihai acupoint was also very strong with aggressive forces, although it’s a little different from the Ling power. I conjecture that he has recovered it completely.”   “So, the Chen family is really capable. We were helpless at first and felt pitiful that a genius was ruined. I didn’t expect this guy to appear in front of me again. What’s the power you just mentioned? Is it a high-level martial art?" Tang Ao asked again. Long Er shook his head and replied, "No, it seemed to be like a fierce force of a sword. It must be the strength of a swordsman. It’s really uncommon for him to gather such a powerful sword strength at the young age.” "Oh? It’s interesting; Chen Feng is really capable, but the Chen family has always been loyal to the royal family. I’m very happy to see they’ve become powerful." "Yes, your majesty. I admire your broad-mindedness because many kings will feel threatened if their subordinates become powerful. Very few of them can have such a broad mind as your majesty. However, do you really feel at ease?" Tang Ao showed a smile and said, “Never suspect the people who are loyal to serve you. Although the Chen family was very powerful in past years, they have never staged a rebellion against the Hongyun Empire. Their sphere of influence used to even surpa.s.s that of the royal family, however they were still loyal to the court. I believe in the Chen family as well as Chen Xiong. Moreover, the strength of the Chen family has far exceeded our imagination; the only thing we can do now is maintain good relations with them.” “I understand, your majesty.”