Wind and Thunder Phantom

The atmosphere at the banquet was rather subdued. 

Aside from Lan Xiao and Liu Qing, everyone from Tianxuan and Blue Flame felt a sense of heaviness. 

For Blue Flame, it was understandable. Compensating such a large amount of resources would significantly impact the Blue Flame Empire, making it difficult for them to pose a major threat to the Tianxuan Empire for several years. 

On Tianxuan's side, although they received satisfactory compensation, the fall of the Prime Minister had caused a halt in the court, shaking the entire nation, which would not recover its vitality in a short time. 

Furthermore, with the upcoming War for the Sacred, if Tianxuan's strength did not increase, the human race would be in jeopardy. 

Thus, the banquet lasted only an hour before it ended hastily. 

*** 

Meanwhile, Mo Qingkuang, who did not have the qualifications to sit at the banquet, received a huge surprise from Mo Fan in the ring. 

[DING! Congratulations to the host for successfully thwarting the Blue Flame Empire's plan to destroy the Tianxuan Empire, thus averting the imminent destruction of Tianxuan Empire.] 

[Reward: 3000 Heaven-Defying Points.] 

[Reward: Divine Martial Skill 'Wind and Thunder Phantom'.] 

[Reward: One level increase in the host's cultivation.] 

[DING! The host's cumulative Heaven-Defying Points have reached 5000, unlocking the aura: Mo Clan members' cultivation speed increased by ten per cent.] 

Listening to the system's series of prompts, Mo Fan was overjoyed! 

The destruction of Tianxuan was a major event in the original plot! It was the precondition for Lin Yang to help the Empress restore the country in the future! 

Mo Fan helped Tianxuan Empire expose Wang Hua, preventing the empire's destruction in advance, which was a significant alteration to the main storyline. 

A reward of 3000 Heaven-Defying Points was indeed generous! 

With the Heaven-Defying Points reaching five thousand, the Mo Clan's cultivation speed increased by another ten per cent, making a total increase of twenty per cent, which was equivalent to raising the entire Mo Clan's aptitude by a small level! 

This had profound implications for the future rise of the Mo Clan! 

At the same time, Mo Fan's cultivation increased by one level, reaching the second rank of Martial Emperor. 

Mo Fan did not expect that in his soul state, the system would still have the ability to enhance his physical cultivation. 

Although it was currently useless, in the future, once he revived, it would save a lot of cultivation time. 

However, these were all secondary. When Mo Fan saw the introduction of the 'Wind and Thunder Phantom,' he knew how grand this system reward was! 

'Wind and Thunder Phantom': Divine Martial Skill. 

It consists of four levels. The first level is the Wind Step, which greatly enhances the practitioner's speed, allowing them to move with the wind, unpredictable and elusive! 

The second level is the Thunder Step, which must be practiced under conditions of heavenly thunder. Once mastered, it dramatically increases speed, surrounding the body with arcs of electricity, making the practitioner as elusive as lightning and thunder. 

The third level is the Phantom Step, which is achieved by mastering the Wind and Thunder Phantom to a great extent. The speed surpasses lightning, creating phantoms that confuse the enemy, and even allows control over the phantoms' actions for a short time. 

These three levels alone constitute an extremely rare body technique. If Mo Qingkuang practiced it, it would further enhance his already incredible speed! 

But what delighted Mo Fan the most was the fourth level! 

The fourth level of the 'Wind and Thunder Phantom' is called Wind and Thunder Phantom itself. Once mastered, it allows the practitioner to create a clone by surpassing the speed limit! 

This clone is controlled by the practitioner and possesses fifty percent of the practitioner's strength. 

For others, this clone might just be a clone, but for Mo Fan, it was one of the rarest things in the world: a Martial Saint's body! 

Under Mo Fan's guidance, Mo Qingkuang gradually acquired the potential of a prodigy. It was almost certain that he would reach the Martial Saint level in the future, and this day was not far off! 

By then, using the Wind and Thunder Phantom, even a clone with half the strength would still be a Martial Saint's clone! 

The prospect of Mo Fan's revival was now in sight, how could he not be overjoyed? 

So, for Mo Fan, this book Wind and Thunder Phantom is the best reward this time. 

Although he knew that Lin Yang would be able to find a Martial Saint body for the Saint Alchemist in the future, and he was confident he could snatch it, having a reliable backup plan was far better than relying on the uncertain guidance of fate. 

After all, Lin Yang had already been tormented enough by him. If one day, the tenacity of this heaven's favored child failed, and Mo Fan accidentally killed him, many opportunities might not appear. 

Mo Fan decided to learn the Wind and Thunder Phantom given by the system and planned to find a chance to teach it to Mo Qingkuang. 

*** 

Outside the palace walls, a chubby figure stood on a treetop, overlooking the capital city with a hint of sadness in his eyes. 

Surprisingly, despite his weight, he did not bend a single branch, nor did he alter the shape of any leaf. 

This person was Fu Qing, sighing about the future of Tianxuan. 

Although Tianxuan had received substantial compensation, how could he not see that the argument between Blue Flame Empire's emissary and the Holy Envoy Lan Xiao in the hall was merely a performance? 

It seemed that the Blue Flame Empire had paid a lot of pills as compensation, but it was far from enough to quell Tianxuan Empire's anger. 

Even though they paid so much, it still could not shake the foundation of the Blue Flame Empire. 

The Holy Land wanted to maintain balance, so they had to bring the Blue Flame Empire to a level similar to Tianxuan. 

Since the things Tianxuan received could not enable them to contend with Blue Flame in a short time, the Blue Flame Empire must have given far more than it appeared. 

At least, more than double what was on the surface. 

Tianxuan Empire's high-end combat power was still a concern. 

In the last War for the Sacred, Tianxuan's high-ranking officials were almost all wiped out. If it were not for the Empress's strong rise, Tianxuan would have been annexed by the Blue Flame Empire hundreds of years ago. 

But now, with the war imminent, Tianxuan's high-end combat power was barely useful. 

If something unexpected happened on the battlefield of the War for the Sacred, who could support the future of Tianxuan? 

The rise of Chen Kong and Mo Qingkuang was an opportunity for Tianxuan, but this opportunity came too late. 

If these two had emerged fifty years earlier, Tianxuan would have flourished! 

Deeply gazing at the grand city, Fu Qing let out a deep sigh, "The Holy Land is unjust, Blue Flame is heartless, and the heavens are blind..." 

"Principal Fu." 

While Fu Qing was lamenting, a dull voice came from under the tree. At some point, someone had appeared there, the Martial King emissary from the Blue Flame Empire. 

Fu Qing did not turn around nor come down from the tree; he just said plainly, "You invited me for a meeting at the banquet earlier, what do you need?" 

The Blue Flame emissary smiled, looking somewhat desolate, unlike his earlier agitation in the hall, "I would like to ask Principal Fu for a favor." 

"What is it?" 

"I want to ask Principal Fu to spare the lives of Wang Hua's family and let us take them back."