Hao Ren was dancing with his sword in the garden of the Central Palace in the capital city. His blade was followed by blades of grass that took to the air. They were following the current created by his sword dance, and the entire process looked very elegant. However, when observed closely, the impact became very strong and devastating.
Hao Ren was only moving slowly because he was enjoying the movement as Han Lingshi watched him from the distance. The young lady had also just came up from the Spirit Shimmer continent. Alongside her stood three teenagers as well.
Hao Ren looked at them and said, "Yin, come and trace my moves."
Yin nodded and with a faint smile she took out her white jade sword and began to dance with Hao Ren. Agnee and Yang looked at each other before the former asked, "Ma, why did Baba only call Big Sister?"
Han Lingshi smiled and replied, "Because you practice fists and Yang practices saber. You can ask your Baba to guide you personally. He is a good fist practitioner."
The young lady nodded, and watched the two practice swords. After a while Hao Ren stopped and instructed Yin on her postures and flow. Agnee ran up to him and said, "Baba, please teach me fist arts as well."
Hao Ren smiled and nodded, Han Lingshi watched them spar and how Hao Ren guided Agnee patiently. Just when they were having fun, Ye Yue appeared at the side of the garden. Han Lingshi beckoned her to come over, and the former said, "There is a decisive battle going on between the two forces in the east, they are spirit beast clans, and they are eager to kill each other, however, in this mess, they have simply ignored the human life. In the past two days, they have caused over fifty deaths. Five were my people."
Hao Ren turned over to look at her and asked, "Your methods don't work on them?"
Ye Yue shook her head and replied, "They are fox races. One is called Jade Fox race, they are all born with innate charm, and the other is called Soul Flame Fox, they can burn the soul of a person directly. They acquire human forms and then live among humans. Last week, they wanted to use a few young children strong in Yang energy to sacrifice and cultivate. I stepped in and created the issue between them. However, they were so rampant that they didn't care about harming the normal citizens."
Han Lingshi looked at Hao Ren and asked, "Shall I go?"
Hao Ren shook his head, and used his hand to deviate Agnee's punch and said, "I am going there and I am taking the girls to watch and learn. Yang, go follow Peng and learn all that you can from him."
Yang nodded and then looked at Han Lingshi who nodded in approval as well, before the young boy left the palace.
Hao Ren said, "Yue, lead the way."
Ye Yue opened the wormhole inside the garden, and Hao Ren followed her with two girls behind him, but not before kissing Han Lingshi passionately as he said, "Go back to Crescent Moon, I will handle it here. Don't worry."
The woman watched him leave before she mumbled, "How does he become so dominating within a few moments?"
Four people appeared in the void, and they spotted a city in the distance. Yin frowned and said, "That city is empty."
Ye Yue replied, "I had to cast a world level array so that the outsiders cannot attack them much."
Hao Ren asked, "Where is the stronghold of the two fox clans?"
Ye Yue pointed at the mountains on the right side of the city and said, "That is where Soul Flame Fox resides, and there, in the forest on the left are the Jade Fox resides."
Hao Ren nodded and took a few steps forward, as he said, "Yin, if your sword is sharp enough, it can cut through souls."
He took out his long sword and pointed it towards the mountains and closed his eyes. A long sword made up of spiritual energy condensed before him. The next moment, it shot through the void akin to a bullet. The sword issued a sonic boom as it penetrated through the void and a few moments later, the center of the mountain range split apart from top to bottom.
Yin was surprised by this, and then Hao Ren put away his sword as he looked at the forest and said, "Agnee, if you put conviction and belief in your fists, they would shatter the firmament for you. Always believe in yourself."
Then he clenched his left fist, and made a compact punch towards the forest. Similar to the mountains, the forest also went through a change. The spirit phantom of the fist landed on the ground and left a crater which was thousand miles wide in diameter. He said, "In ten minutes, the elders of the two tribes shall come and see me or I will make a move towards the locations of your homes."
His voice spread across the plain very clearly, and surely, ten elders from the two different locations flew up and came to see Hao Ren. Five members from each clan.
The members of the Jade Fox clan looked like fairies, had fair complexions and features akin to that of a painting, and they wore white or red robes exposing an ample amount of skin.
The members of the Soul Flame Fox tribe had a ferocious vibe about them. Although they were also beautiful women, they had blue balls of flames flying around them giving them a gothic touch.
The young man looked at them and they all looked at him as well. None of them spoke, until after ten minutes, the lady leading the Jade Fox asked, "I wonder what you want from us."
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "I only wish for you to leave the humans out of your conflicts. Your actions have caused five of my men to die. If you don't wish to make me angry, then sort your issues without harming the humans."
The leader from the Soul Flame Fox asked, "What if I don't heed your warning?"
Hao Ren nodded and said, "Well, let me see if the Jade Fox tribe agrees with you first, and then I will answer you."
Jade Fox chuckled and said, "Why shall we worry about the well being of the Human race? What does it have to do with us?"
Hao Ren nodded, and said, "Yes, indeed, what does human opinion matter to you? After all, you are all beasts."
Soul Flame Fox clenched her fist and wanted to yell when the leader of the Jade Fox clan said, "Well, you do have a spirit beast with you as well, are you sure you want to say that?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "Yin may be a spiritual beast, but I have raised her from the egg, and she is my daughter. I don't need you to ask such questions, however, thank you for clearing your intentions. I can take action now."
The people were surprised and then a sword appeared in his hands and a halo of saint condensed behind his back. Then Hao Ren vanished from his place and appeared before the Soul Flaming Fox race's team. For original chapters go to novel(ꜰ)ire.net
He didn't even unsheathe his sword, but the intent alone from his closeness caused the Soul Flaming Fox to shiver, and try to evade, but Hao Ren wasn't so generous.
His sword intent was locked and he raised an inch of his sword from the scabbard and a slash echoed in the distance.
The head of the Soul Flaming Fox was dissected in two with a mirror finish. Then Hao Ren followed the other experts to slice and dice. Then he collected the fox tails and brought them to Ye Yue and he said, "Use these to reestablish the city."
Hao Ren then looked at the leaders of the Jade Fox, and asked, "Do you also wish to fight me?"
The leader shook her head, and Leo said, "You people are smart, I will ask you to join hands with us. Help us save the huge bloodshed that the Spirit Siphon Council wants."
The lady hesitated and then she said, "I will reply to you after consulting my clan members."
Hao Ren nodded and then looked at Ye Yue as he said, "Go along with the people, and bring back the captives of war. I am sure they will let our people go in return for such a chance."
Ye Yue left with the Jade Foxes, she wasn't scared if these spirit beasts tried to do anything. On the other hand, Hao Ren took the girls to settle the issues with the Soul Flaming Foxes.
They reached the spirit mountains and Agnee noticed a group of women holding swords standing in a neat formation. The blue lights around then seemed to have converted into a massive flame that was hovering around these girls. They wanted to protect themselves and also kill the enemy but it was too bad…