Sacred Blood Sect's Young Master

As Sheng Tian sped his way towards the valley using 10,000 Mile Stride, he sensed qi fluctuations in the distance. Activating his All Seeing Eyes, he saw 2 incredibly bright lights in the distance. There are 2 strong beings fighting.

Suppressing his aura, Sheng Tian dashed towards the lights. In a matter of seconds he arrived to see a young man fighting a peak rank 7 Silver Winged Tiger. He wore a red and black robe, had long black hair, crimson red eyes, and a malevolent aura. His cultivation levels are slightly higher compared to Sheng Tian.

"He's a heaven's favorite tier genius," said Wu Di.

"Explain"

Wu Di proceeded to explain all the tiers in one breath, that is, if he had a breath "There are some individuals with power that surpass their cultivation levels and they are classified into tiers. This naturally does not include cultivation talents, just one's strength according to one's cultivation level. The first tier is genius. They have slightly higher power compared to the vast majority. The second tier is lord, and they wield enough power to dominate others in battle as long as they are not at a higher cultivation level and tier. The third is king tier, where you possess strength one minor realm higher. The fourth level is emperor tier and you can fight opponents three to four minor realms above you. Then there is the monarch tier where you can fight opponents up to one whole major realm above you. And finally, there is heaven's favorites, who can fight opponents up to two major realms above theirs"

"What level am I then?" Sheng Tian asked. He hadn't tested his strength yet and didn't know how to measure his strength due to his unique bloodline.

Wu Di revealed a smile, though Sheng Tian could not see it "we are divergents. Cultivators who's fates have diverged from what the heavens have predicted. We possess strength similar to heaven's favorites but can increase it further. When I was alive I had the strength to fight three major realms above mine, making me a grade 3 divergent"

Sheng Tian took a moment to digest this information, and then asked "how did I come to possess dragon's blood?"

There was a pause, the only sound that could be heard was the young man's breathing and the unknown person's saber clashing against the hide of the tiger.

"Do you really think that your parents are ordinary people who died in a plague?"

Sheng Tian flickered as his mind's fluctuations became chaotic for a moment, though he isn't a genius for nothing and quickly composed himself, "are my parents, or should I say one of my parents a dragon?"

Wu Di nodded "that would explain your draconic bloodline. I must warn you though, your parents are not ordinary and you should first possess enough strength before trying to find them. For powerful figures, it would be a piece of cake to manipulate a few mortals memories"

Sheng Tian went silent to digest this information. His eyes became clear as he swore to find his parents one day.

The battle between the unknown youth and the tiger had come to an end. He stored the corpse of the tiger before swallowing a pill and looked straight in Sheng Tian's direction.

Knowing he was found, Sheng Tian descended from his hiding spot and greeted the youth "to be able to notice me, you must have quite the background"

A slightly displeased look appeared on the youth's face "as expected. You must be just a country bumpkin to not recognize me, the great Mo Nian of the Sacred Blood Sect" his voice rose and an arrogant aura emanated from Mo Nian.

Sheng Tian's brows furrowed, his master had explained that the Sacred Blood Sect and the Everlasting Temple are both demon worshipers. Demons are beings who were born from the blood of countless experts several eras ago. These fiends terrorized the lands with their terrifying strength and regeneration capabilities. Eventually, all cultivators in the 13 Heavens joined hands to quell the demon population. The resulting battle earned that era the name Demonic Era.

Sheng Tian's face turned into one of a smile. He didn't mind Mo Nian's provocative words. In his eyes, he was already a dead man.

They both lunged at each other and summoned their weapons from their spatial rings. To Mo Nian's surprise, this "country bumpkin" actually has a spirit weapon.

He sneered "it seems you are also from a large sect. The Sky Sword Sect I assume. You losers have always been oppressed by us and now you want to grow wings? In your dreams!"

Sheng Tian paid him no heed. He finally found the perfect punching bag to test his strength and techniques!

"Don't play with your food too much. Heaven's favorites are hard to kill so you should finish this quickly" Wu Di said.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure to behead him once I'm done" Sheng Tian smirked.

Mo Nian took that as provoking him and attacked first "You dare look down at me?! Blood Crescent Slash!"

Mo Nian's saber slashed down with great power but Sheng Tian merely thrusted his sword forward "Severing Sword Strike"

To Mo Nian's great dismay the red moon shaped slash crashed to a halt and dispersed. His astonishment turned grave as he realized Sheng Tian was a genius of similar caliber to him and stopped holding back his strength.

"Asura Demon Transformation"

His blood qi surged as crimson light enveloped him. Two translucent red arms appeared under Mo Nian's real arms and his entire figure was clad in red armor.

"Whoever you are, you will die today" he declared.

Sheng Tian merely activated his All Seeing Eyes in response and cut the air in front of him. If anyone else saw him they would think he didn't cut anything, but through Sheng Tian's eyes he could see countless threads connected to everything around him.

With expert speed and precision, he cut through several threads connected to Mo Nian.