6 SHEN ZHI OF THE BRANDED MOON

"As expected from two young masters of the Red Castle. This Shen is lucky to witness Red Castle's young generation's power." Shen Huang felt like she has to speak a few words over this match.

"Are you kidding with this young master? I originally thought this fight might become quite something… but look at what happened! A stupid sword art, following blind attacks. They didn't even use bloodline powers. On top of that, the fight ended with your son dropping his sword." Meng Heng started his verbal attack on the first chance he got.

"In the east, where this young master came from, swords are equal to a warrior's honor. Dropping the sword on a battle would cause great shame. If this young master had been in the shoes of that brat, my royal father would have burned me on a stake, in order to clear his shame. Hmph!" Meng Heng said with an angry face. On the surface, he was angry. However, from the inside, he was laughing wildly.

How can someone be thick-skinned to this degree? He came from afar as a guest, represented his father and shamed the landlord using his sons.

'If his father had been here, he would have been ashamed to death!' the Branded Moon trio was thinking this way.

Of course, Meng Heng wasn't even one bit afraid, because his father was a thick-skinned guy too!

Meng Long would never accept any humiliation. If there was any shame on his name, he would wipe it out with strength.

Martintor knew about Emperor Meng Long's temper, and Red Castle's condition was no stranger to Meng Long. He couldn't possibly do anything to this arrogant young master. Otherwise, there might be a war between Red Castle of the West and Exalted Heaven Dynasty. That would be a total catastrophe.

Lately, Red Castle was left behind in terms of power and influence by the other four peak powers of the continent. They were eying the west constantly, seeking a chance to create a dispute in order to further weaken Red Castle.

Martintor had long been aware of this fact. He knew that Branded Moon trio and Meng Heng weren't here for just what they claimed to be.

Martintor was one of the virtuous guys… A patient one. He could still maintain his expression even in this situation.

'Why are you still letting him talk this way! Just rip off his chin from his head!' Castilla sent a sound transmission to Martintor. Her voice was wild enough to cause dumbfounded expressions.

She has returned before Meng Heng's sardonic talk. Therefore, she heard everything.

Martintor didn't reply to Castilla.

Despite Martintor's way higher status compared to Meng Heng, he still chose to talk with good manners. However, the right handle of his seat had already been crumbled to dust.

"Rules clearly state. Causing heavy injuries on a disciple will end them up disqualified. Anderaff has stronger cultivation than Joraff. You don't expect a bloody match between siblings, do you?" Martintor said with a calm voice.

Meng Heng was astonished. 'This guy, Martintor deserves the name of Castle Master' he thought.

"Whatever. It's time for the Young Mistress' match now. I hope your daughter won't be a disappointment like your two sons." Said Meng Heng airily.

"My daughter can be considered the best talent in the Red Castle. Despite her age, she already stepped into the First Level of the Qi Sphere Realm. I believe she will put a good fight." Martintor knew that his daughter would lose. Therefore, he chose his words carefully.

"This young master will be happy eventually. There is no way two young beauties' fight can't please this young master. Ha ha ha!" Meng Heng had an impatient and a little immoral look on his face. To Branded Moon trio, it was a quite unsightly scene.

Shen Huang has chosen to say nothing so far. She didn't care what Meng Heng said to Martintor.

"Shen Zhi, it is your turn now." Said the seventh elder gently. She didn't have any doubt about the outcome of the match.

Shen Zhi's opponent was the first princess of the Red Castle, Moreth Rosennor.

Although Moreth was outstandingly beautiful, she wasn't in the same league as Shen Zhi.

Like her mother, she had blond hair with a red tinge. She had twin tails reaching her back. As always she wore fancy clothes today too.

Yulian wouldn't like his siblings at all, especially Moreth.

Anderaff and Joraff wouldn't seek trouble for him. They were just showing extreme indifference to him. On another hand, Moreth would look for him sometimes, for practicing her verbal abuse skills. Apparently, she derived intense pleasure from his reactions while abused.

Moreth stood arrogantly on her corner of the arena. Her hands were on her waist while her body crooked slightly from the waist. Her mouth's corners were slightly curved upwards. She was showing a posture like a mistress would show her slave.

Her female jealousy hormones have become very active since this morning. Every time she saw a girl more beautiful than herself, her sadistic nature would come to surface. Of course, she wasn't dumb enough to do something to Branded Moon's Young Mistress in front of these professional eyes.

'If I happen to have the chance, I'll put a good looking hole on your face.' Moreth muttered to herself.

On the other hand, Shen Zhi had already taken her position, unblinking as always.

"Ready yourselves!" Vikrice said to the two young girls.

Moreth preferred to use a rapier, swung it a few times and took her stance.

The rapier's name was Facepiercer. Maybe her earlier comment came from rapier's name. Only she would know.

Hearing the referee's voice Shen Zhi draw her kodachi, it was a katana specially made for women's use.

She was about to take her stance but abruptly stopped and looked backward. Her gaze stopped just under the Upper Echelon seats.

Her gaze stayed there a few breaths of time while her fine brows furrowed a little. Then she relaxed and took her stance.

"Begin!" Vikrice's booming voice heard.

The instant Vikrice's voice fell, Shen Zhi's silhouette blurred.

In the following moment, she was at behind of Moreth. All the spectators could see that her kodachi's tip had already protruded out from Moreth's right shoulder. Even one of her twin tails' end had cut and currently was dropping to the ground.

There was a deathly silence in the arena. Spectators looked with dumbfounded expressions. The Upper Echelon Seats didn't differ much. Except for one person, Shen Huang. Even Shen Lan had the same expression as the spectators.

As Shen Zhi pulled her kodachi from Moreth's shoulder, Moreth fell to the ground.

Vikrice jumped to the arena with a worried face and hastily inspected Moreth, but a moment later gave a sigh of relieve and announced while looking Shen Zhi with admiration. "Shen Zhi of the Branded Moon won!"

After the winner's announcement, Shen Zhi jumped back to her seat.

Moreth had a bewildered expression on her face. A moment later, humiliation and anger replaced it.

She was at the same age of fifteen as Shen Zhi, and even both of them were in the First Level of the Qi Sphere Realm. Therefore, she had not waited for an outcome like this. She had completely disregarded the chance of something like this occurring.

She has lost to someone from Branded Moon in the Annual Red Castle Competition. That's why she felt humiliation.

Until today, she has never had a wound on her body at this grade. This wound would definitely leave a mark on her shoulder.

There will be a mark on her perfect skin!

That's why she felt boiling anger. And this anger and humiliation caused her to faint. The last thing she saw was Shen Zhi's unblinking silver eyes.

Vikrice's face was relaxed after he saw the wound on Moreth's shoulder. Because the wound wasn't serious at all. It had professionally left there by Shen Zhi. Even blood had already stopped coming out from the wound.

"I wouldn't expect less from my Young Mistress." The seventh elder said to Shen Zhi upon her arrival.

She nodded and sat down.

Martintor opened his mouth. "It seems like a true genius had born in the Branded Moon. There wasn't just Qi Energy on her attack, I even felt Mana Energy." He said while looking her daughter in the arena, who was currently receiving first aid.

"So it was true after all!" Meng Heng jumped in with a serious expression that not suited on his face. "There was a rumor in the continent for a while, they say, there was one more person who had born with multiple dantians in the Branded Moon. So it was the sect's Young Mistress." He was serious because this was a serious matter.

In the Eanegor Continent, there were two paths of the cultivation. Cultivation of Mana Energy and Qi Energy.

Normally, every human being would have born with a single dantian that contains Qi energy or Mana Energy. However, sometimes a freak who has Qi and Mana Energies together might be born.

Naturally, cultivators with multiple dantians are way more powerful than the cultivators at the same level. Based on this fact, Shen Zhi's one hit victory was perfectly justified.

A displeased expression emerged on Martintor's face for an instant.

A cultivator with multiple dantians was extremely rare. There wasn't even one cultivator like that in the Red Castle, but there was two in the Branded Moon now.

In terms of strength, Red Castle was falling behind faster than he thought. How could Martintor be pleased about this situation?

None of the higher-ups cared about the blade wound on the Moreth's shoulder. Even though Shen Zhi's attack was quite overboard in this kind of competition, no one said a word about it. With their cultivation bases and enhanced visions, they did know that the wound wasn't serious at all.

However, there was a person among them with a pale face.

Castilla's three children were like treasures to her. She wouldn't care about others, but her children were her everything.

They were her insurance in the Red Castle!

She didn't say anything, but her condition didn't miss from Martintor's and Meng Heng's eyes.

Martintor held his wife's shoulder. "It's ok, Castilla. That wound isn't serious at all. It will completely heal in just one weeks time." He said.

Castilla smiled gently and held back Martintor's hand.

At this moment another voice cut this 'lovely' family scene. "Talking about to rumors, this young master had heard one more." Meng Heng said with an odd expression on his face.