17 Chapter 16: End of the spar

Nian Zhen was extremely tired at this time. She woke up this morning thinking that it would just be a normal day. She did not expect her eldest disciple to pick a damned monster that would affect her sanity the most.

At first, she was astounded by the perverse talent Ulquiorra showed. She wasn't jealous at all. She knew her limits, and she had a different mindset from those arrogant old geezers that find the thought of their disciples surpassing them quickly as some sort of annoyancr.

Still, what caused her to be mentally drained the most was the perverse strength he showed in sparring with her despite the strength she used that was equal to a first stage Foundation stage cultivator. His qi was very pure in quality. Still, she felt that it had this feeling to it that she couldn't quite put her finger on. It was even worse when she realized that Ulquiorra never had any trouble keeping up with her at the time. In fact, she was the one having trouble. What came next was his absurd regeneration that was his card in rushing the body tempering stage peak. He took blows like there were nothing, and he didn't even flinch.

Finally, the pressure he emitted at one point against Lu Zheng was something she had never felt before. It felt as if her very soul was being weighed down. Nian Zhen sighed as she went home to their building after reporting to Patriarch Long Zhan. Luckily, the patriarch didn't say anything, and just let her be. As she was walking back, she sensed that there was fight with her golden core qi sense. One was Wang Yang, and the other was Ulquiorra based on the cultivation and qi. What was weird was that, Wang Yang seemed to have had his qi being drained rapidly as if he was exhausting all his strength.

She came into the building, and immediately went to the courtyard. There she found a spotless Ulquiorra and a beaten up yet determined Wang Yang that was charging up some sort of qi technique. Nian Zhen had already had enough for today.

"WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?!" Nian Zhen bellowed.

""""Master!"""" Wang Yang and the other three disciples cried out while Ulquiorra merely stayed silent.

"Master! Senior brother wanted to beat up Ulquiorra, but was beaten instead!" Jiayi exclaimed.

"Yeah! He wanted to teach Ulquiorra a lesson like he did to us three, but look at him now!" Zhou backed Jiayi up.

'How did it turn out this way?' Zhifeng thought as he facepalmed.

"WHAT?!" Nian Zhen shouted.

"WAIT! YOU LITTLE RASCALS! I DID NO SUCH A THING!" Wang Yang said in panic.

"Oh really? Explain what's happening now then." Nian Zhen crossed her arms with a smirk.

She already figured it out just by hearing Jiayi. Wang Yang was giving his junior brothees and sister a chance to spar in order to hone themselves and learn what they still lack. It's also a good experience going against someone stronger. She realized that Wang Yang also suggested to Ulquiorra that they should spar. She calmed down knowing thay Wang Yang has also got his fair share of Ulquiorra's absurdity.

"All I wanted was to help them train! Show them their strengths and weaknesses!" Wang Yang said.

"Ho? Why does it seem like you were the one being shown your weaknesses?" Nian Zhen teased.

Hearing this Wang Yang sighed before looking at Ulquiorra with a smile.

"I never thought that my junior brother would be so formidable." Wang Yang said.

Nian Zhen placed her hand on Wang Yang's shoulder.

(AN: I swear Nian Zhen seems more like your friendly uncle than an old woman. She just turned out this way as I was writing her.)

"Don't worry about it. What's important is you should cultivate for the Rising Dragon competition." Nian Zhen said.

"Ah! Speaking of which, I wanted to make a suggestion." Wang Yang said as he hit his palm with his hand as if he had an idea.

"Oh? What is it?" Nian Zhen replied.

Wang Yang then pointed to Ulquiorra with a wide smile.

"Let's have Ulquiorra join the Foundation Establishment section of the competition!" Wang Yang said.

"""Eh?!""" The other three junior disiples exclaimed while Ulquiorra stayed silent again.

"Sure, I don't mind." Nian Zhen said.

"""Ehhhh??!!""" At this point, the other three junior disciples were sinply gobsmacked.

"Is that fine with you, Ulquiorra." Nian Zhen asked.

"As you wish." Ulquiorra said as he closed his eyes.

Wang Yang smiled while Nian Zhen nodded.

"In any case, let's have you all cleaned up before dinner! Here, a recovery pill. Get yourself cleaned up too! I'll have someone from the sect handle the cooking. No complaints!" Nian Zhen said as she handed a low grade recovery pill to Wang Yang.

The disiples understood, and then set off to bathe. Ulquiorra too. Nian Zhen then went off to the sect kitchen to find a cook. She also planned to talk to the Patriarch again tomorrow regarding Ulquiorra's participation. She'll bring Ulquiorra along. It's best for the Patriarch to see Ulquiorra's absurdity for himself. She was very anticipated to see what'll happen in the competition.

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In the Patriarch's quarters, Long Zhan was reading a scroll that was delivered to him today. It contained a message from his informants and spies outside.

"A hidden realm? They found one near the Perilous Hawk mountains? Hmmm, this is troubling. Who should I send?"