Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 512 (Part 1)



512 (Part 1)

”’Chapter 513 – Just Let Me Hold It Once.

“Father?”

It was a word that slipped out of my mouth without me realizing it.

After saying it I was so surprised that I had to cover my mouth.

Perhaps it was because he heard my call but my father turned his head this way.

Our eyes met.

Then my father widened his eyes.

Was he surprised to see me suddenly appear?

That thought crossed my mind.

‘Ah.’

I soon realized that it wasn’t that.

The reason my father reacted that way was probably.

‘It must be because of my appearance right now.’

Having released the transformation technique I had returned to my original form.

Although the appearance before shedding my skin was still somewhat present it was indeed quite different.

Just a moment ago I had mentioned achieving Body Reformation.

So it was only natural for my father to be surprised at the sudden appearance of his son in this state.

Moreover.

‘What is this place?’

I glanced around.

How deep had they made this place?

I had descended quickly through a hole but considering the time it took to come down it was clear that it was made quite deep.

Not to mention the faint poison and blood scent mixed in the air were also disturbing.

The space was filled with a heavy aura and even the heat mixed within it.

Just feeling it made my body instinctively bristle.

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It was that intense and it felt suffocating.

What is this? What on earth is this situation?

I frowned as I looked ahead.

Why was the Heavenly Lord kneeling and bleeding all of a sudden?

Was the Elder of the Tang Clan losing his mind?

‘I was planning to deal with that old man by tomorrow.’

I had already mapped out the movements.

Knowing that waiting any longer would be meaningless I had arranged for Nahyi to prepare a quiet space for me to capture him and torture him.

‘This is troublesome.’

What should I do now that things have turned out like this?

‘Did my father do this?’

To the Elder? Did he suddenly go out and cause this?

‘My father…?’

I couldn’t easily understand.

I was sure that my father was not someone who would act without any plans or thoughts.

Yet for him to come out like this in such a fiery manner.

Could it be.

‘… Is it because of me?’

Because I almost got poisoned in the Tang Clan.

So did my father suddenly appear after a few days and cause this commotion?

‘…’

I didn’t know.

If it were an ordinary father he might step in if his child faced such a situation.

But I thought my father was different from those kinds of people.

‘No way.’

The circumstances suggested that but I couldn’t help but wonder if that was really the case.

Moreover how did my father know that the Elder had caused this?

My father had arrived in Sichuan just yesterday at the latest so did he manage to grasp all the circumstances of the situation in that time?

‘That’s absurd.’

Even if he had figured everything out it was another matter to act with such certainty.

Where did that certainty come from?

[Where would it come from? It’s a simple question. At least for a martial artist.]

‘… Noya?’

Noya casually provided the answer to the question that had popped into my mind.

[Martial power. Do you think a martial artist needs anything more than that?]

If one learns about a situation they can act to handle it.

Ultimately for a martial artist that is power.

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A power strong enough to handle everything.

‘It may seem somewhat ignorant but it’s the simplest principle.’

At least in the Central Plains it was the most important principle.

That means.

‘… He just blew it up didn’t he?’

I knew my father was strong.

I didn’t know exactly how strong he was.

At least.

‘He’s stronger than me.’

A person stronger than my past self. And perhaps not weaker than the Heavenly Demon.

That was my judgment.

However.

‘… If he did that to the Heavenly Lord.’

I looked at the Heavenly Lord who was half-kneeling before my father.

His white beard was stained with blood and one shoulder looked abnormal.

It was likely a result of a blow.

Given the circumstances it seemed my father was the one who had done this to the Heavenly Lord.

‘Even if it was a surprise attack is that possible?’

In the past when he had attacked the main palace of the Black Night Palace my father had killed a martial artist of Huajing with a surprise attack.

I wondered if this was the same.

‘But if that were the case… the Heavenly Lord looks too fine.’

When I sensed the amount of qi mixed in the air I could guess that a battle had taken place.

From the concentration it seemed that the battle had occurred just a short while ago.

That made it even stranger.

‘Not much time has passed since my father left.’

It was only a short while ago even if I had moved urgently.

‘Did he really do this to the Heavenly Lord in that short time?’

Moreover my father looked no different from when he had stepped outside.

He showed no signs of fatigue looking pristine.

If there had been a battle beforehand.

‘He must have trampled him down… right?’

It would be fair to say he had overwhelmingly crushed the Heavenly Lord.

The Heavenly Lord known as the Three Lords.

Gulp.

As that thought rose I instinctively swallowed dryly.

No matter how I looked at it.

‘I definitely shouldn’t provoke my father.’

I had suspected that my father was living while hiding his strength but I never imagined it would be to this extent.

… I must never act recklessly again I resolved inwardly.

‘For now that aside.’

I turned my attention from the exhausted Heavenly Lord to my father.

My father’s left hand which had been slowly approaching the Heavenly Lord was now free from behind his back.

It was stained red and glowing.

I could see a faint haze rising but surprisingly it didn’t feel hot.

It was clear to see.

Just how much qi was gathered in that palm.

Seeing that I swallowed my surprise.

‘That…’

I had seen it before.

Just once on the day I fought my father in my past life.

It was the power I had seen then.

‘… The ultimate of the Nine Flame Transformation Technique.’

The final secret that the martial arts of the Nine Families possessed.

It was the last martial art that could only be used after achieving complete mastery of the Nine Flame Transformation Technique.

“Third.”

“…!”

At my father’s voice I involuntarily trembled.

“I told you to wait didn’t I?”

“Ah that is… I’m sorry….”

My father shifted his gaze from me back to the Heavenly Lord.

The feeling was unsettling.

‘Could it be that he intends to kill him?’

The Heavenly Lord?

Oh that can’t happen.

‘What should I do?’

It would be troublesome if the Heavenly Lord died at my father’s hands here.

I wasn’t trying to feign innocence now.

The reason was simple.

‘I haven’t figured anything out yet.’

I still didn’t know the information.

The reason the Heavenly Lord was in this strange space seemed to be related to the Elder and also.

‘The words of the Divine are involved.’

I remembered that the Divine had warned me to be cautious of the Heavenly Lord.”’