1 Chapter 1- Wang Wei

In a small village named Horn's Peak, located on the Blue Continent, there is a commotion occurring in the outskirts, almost in the forest.

"Hahahaha! Pathetic! Is this all you have? I've seen ants with more fight in them! Get up!" said a shirtless youth with ripped muscles. At his side, there are two other youths. "Yeah! Beat that brat up! How dare he have the nerve to steal from us and insult you, the great Wang Fu!" said the youth on his left. On the ground, a boy is spitting out blood. His eyes are filled with rage as he struggles to stand up. Behind him, a girl has covered her face. "Please, no more. I'll give you the Violet Flower. Just please don't hit him anymore," she said sobbingly.

"My boss doesn't want the stupid flower. He wants that brat's life!" the youth of the right said back.

"I don't want his life, it would be an honor to killed by me," Wang Fu laughed. He turned to the girl. "Wang Li, that Violet Flower was seen by us first. It was already ours, but this thief, Wang Wei, took it from us. However, if you like it, I can give it to you and so much more. Just agree to marry me, and I'll forget this ever happened," he said warmly.

"F*ck off!" Everyone shook as this voice echoed through their ears. When they returned to their senses, they now noticed that the bloodied youth was standing. "Wang Fu, sh*t is supposed to come out of your ass, not your mouth. Also, you dare set your filthy sight on my sister! I will definitely pummel you into the ground!" Wang Wei shouted.

Wang Fu snickered. "I have already reached stage 3 of the Mortal Realm. What can a measly stage 2 do to me? Maybe if you kiss my feet and shine my shoes, I'll let you follow me around," he said mockingly. "Wang Fang, Wang Liu cripple him. Make sure he learns what pain is and after that bring the girl to my room. If she won't marry me willingly, I'll just take her forcefully."

Suddenly, a hand appeared and slapped Wang Fu, sending him flying.

For a while, everyone was stunned. Now, there was a young woman standing in a nice purple dress with fury in her eyes. "What were you going to do to my son and daughter? Do you have a death wish? I know your father and if he finds out about what happened today, he would kill himself from shame," the young woman said angrily.

Wang Fu glared at the women before saying, "Damn it! C'mon let's go, now that Xie Mei is here, we can't do anything to them. Wang Wei, you managed to avoid a beating this time, but next time your mother won't be there to help you!" while his henchmen carried him.

Xie Mei quickly ran over to Wang Wei. "Are you okay? Goodness! Look at these wounds! Why were you even fighting them anyways? It better not be because they were messing with Li-er," she said while cleaning his face.

"I'm fine Mother. Little Li found that Violet Flower and she wanted to give it to me, but those bullies said they saw it first."Wang Wei said clenching his teeth.

"Violet Flower? I know that we cannot afford some resources for your cultivation, but you don't have to enter the forest for some. Come, I'll take you home and then you can explain those injuries to your father," Xie Mei said looking down.

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"Wei-er, what were you thinking? You should know by know that you can't beat Wang Fu. In order to repay this humiliation, you must get stronger. Ahhh that's it I'm going to get another job to get more money. Only then can your full potential be released. Also, I will be personally teaching you martial arts. We have four hours till sundown, I will teach you until then," a thirty to forty-year-old man declared.

"Wang Jian, don't you think that's a little reckless? You should punish Wei-er for being reckless, not enforcing it," pleaded Xie Mei.

"Nonsense! A man must go through some hardships. Wei-er is fourteen now, and the family competition is in half a year. I will do all I can to make sure he does well. Wei-er! Outside now, your training begins," Wang Jian decided.

"Understood Father!" said Wang Wei excitedly.

"Sigh, Li-er let's go make a delicious meal for them. Wang Jian, if Wei-er comes back with a single bruise, you better not let me find you." Xie Mei said sternly.

Behind the small cottage, there are two figures.

"Wei-er, as you know, I am at stage 4 of the Mortal Realm, same as your mother. However, the martial arts that I know are easily top 5 in all of Horn's Peak," Wang Jian said.

With a look of admiration in his eyes, Wang Wei says "So which one will you teach me? Can you teach them all to me? Pretty please."

Completely ignoring Wang Wei's response, Wang Jian continues, "Every martial artist needs a focus. Whether it be speed, offense, or defense. I believe that you need to work on offense since as you reach the higher levels of the Mortal Realm, your body will improve. So, I am going to let you choose a martial art out of the three I say. Now, between Lion's Fist, Wind Breaker's Fist, and Rock Shattering Palm, which do you want to learn?"

After thinking for a while, Wang Wei asks "If I learn one, can I learn the others? Also, which martial art is an overall good choice?"

Wang Jian laughs. "As long as I am in the mood and feel you are ready, I can teach you the others. For your other question, I can't answer that, it must be your own choice."

"In that case, I want to learn the Wind Breaker's Fist," Wang Wei said determinedly.

"The Wind Breaker's Fist? I'm curious as to why." Wang Jian wondered with a smile.

"It's because I have seen Lion's Fist from Wang Fu, and heard of Rock Shattering Palm from you. I have always liked to be different, therefore I want to learn a martial art that I have never seen before." Wang Wei stated calmly.

Wang Jian smiled. "Wei-er, the Wind Breaker's Fist is your grandfather's signature martial art, he created it himself. So it is safe to say that not many people would know it, and it would sort of be his legacy. I'm glad you chose the Wind Breaker's Fist, it saves me the trouble of forcefully teaching you."

"The Wind Breaker's Fist has three different stances. They are One with the Wind, Breeze Step, and Master of Wind. Only your grandfather has ever reached the third stance. I am only at high Breeze Step. The Wind Breaker's fist is a mid-tier Mortal martial art, it is not easy to learn," Wang Jian explained.

Someone's mastery of skills can be at low, mid, high, or peak mastery. Martial arts are categorized by Mortal, Earth, or Heaven. Each grade can be separated by low, mid, high, or peak tier. There are even legends of a grade above Heaven martial arts.

"What are the grades of Lion's Fist and Rock Shattering Palm?" Wang Wei asked.

"Hehe, of course, they are just low-tier Mortal martial arts. There are even some elders of our Wang Family that don't know any mid-tier ones. As long, as you reach peak One with the Wind, I am sure that no one at the same cultivation as you will be able to win easily," Wang Jian said proudly.

Then he put a serious look on his face. "Now watch closely, as I will only demonstrate it once."

Wang Jian took a stance. He started punching, but each punch was soundless and if one took a good look, it seemed like the wind was pushing his fist forward while removing any resistance in front.

"Father, what was that? Could it be that the Wind Breaker's Fist can control the wind?" Wang Wei said shocked.

"Wind Breaker's Fist can indeed control the wind, but I cannot. Only when one reaches peak Master of Wind, can it be called controlling the wind. What I did was become one with the wind. Once I was a part of the wind, the wind helped me throw those punches. Now, we still have about three hours until sundown, so get to practicing. I will be here watching and guiding you." Wang Jian said.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

"I haven't even reached low One with the Wind yet. Could it be that I am not talented?" Wang Wei asked sadly.

"Don't tell me you actually thought it was going to be easy to learn a mid-tier Mortal martial art? It took me half a year to reach low One with the Wind. It's going to take a little longer than three hours to grasp the concept." Wang Jian told. "Come, your mother and sister are waiting for us."

After taking bath and having dinner, Wang Wei just laid on his bed. "Half a year to reach low One with the Wind? I can't wait that long, the family competition is in half a year," Wang Wei thought. He got out of bed and went to the back of the house. He started practicing the new martial art that he learned.