Rising star

Facing the incoming punch, the majority of the crowd thought that Nightin was done for. Most of the cultivators here were only around the Martial King and Martial Emperor realm, with just their average talent and strength, they weren't able to see through the reason for Shun's swift attack.

Only a few present among the crowd including Robin could see the confidence in Nightin's eyes, yet none of them believed that it was due to arrogance as they folded their arms. They wanted to see a collision between someone on the list and a genius roaming cultivator only at the Martial King realm.

"Is that all you've got?" Nightin said calmly as feathers of black and angelic white formed in front of him. It isn't a wise choice for him to expose his true strength yet.

The others may not feel it, but Shun who was attacking could sense the threat the feathers were giving off as he pulled back at the very last moment, punching towards the ground for a momentum backward boost.

"Just who are you!" Shun questioned at the top of his quivering voice, beads of water droplets were dripping down his forehead as his chaotic breathing got noticed by the crowd.

"What the hell just happened!"

"Why did he suddenly back off at the last moment? It was only some feathers in his way!"

"The feathers must be a one time usage treasure of an extremely high rarity to pose danger to him!"

Heated debates took place among the crowd, multiplying quickly in numbers just like the quick division of cells. As for the few who knows about the truth, they kept silent when they saw Robin playing around with his impractical quill pen.

It's a common fact that the guide of the Voyager Kingdom has some weird habits, him spinning the pen when prepared to watch an amusing show was one of them.

His action may he obvious, but how could the norm stay calm upon this unexpected surprise and pay attention to the small details?

"You asking about my identity? I'm just a mortal in your eyes, but with comprehension and wisdom which stands above all geniuses." Nightin said confidently as a bow formed on his hand.

He may not have practiced archery before, but his mind was telling him that the feathers were linked to archery, the deeper his comprehension of the life and death; order and chaos divinity laws go, the more unpredictable the future benefits they would bring.

Charging up his bow formed from his Samsara energy, the feathers of order and chaos came together, the tip was the colour of destruction and the rest was of holy properties.

Pulling the string back, an arrow pierced through the air as the crowd felt dazed when the arrow left its catalyst. It was so sudden that they felt their mind black out for a moment from the unanticipated shock.

Shun knew that it would be foolish if he held back any further as what seemed like an gauntlet was equipped onto both his arms as lighting coiled around his arms and even his entire body.

"You underestimate one of the strongest experts on the list!" Shun shouted as ripped lightning pierced through the air and formed sharp waves which spiralled and curved towards Nightin from various angles.

Nightin smirked as the arrow pierced through the lightning wave and split it into half while piercing through the air to seek its target.

What? Shun reacted quickly despite the shock as streaks of thunder formed below his feet as he evaded to the right.

Swoosh

The arrow having missed its mark, burst into seven blades of glass like feathers as they dashed towards Shun in a straight line.

"What the hell is this!" Shun shouted as a wall made of thunder rose from the ground and trapped two of the seven feathers, a snake made of lightning soon followed after as it devoured three feathers before disappating, the last two of the seven feathers were then destroyed by his punch.

Shun had the notion to surrender, but Nightin's provoke made him lose his rationality as he speeded forward. "Shun? As in all you can do is dodge? That's a pretty impressive name your parents gave you."

Seeing the approaching enemy, Nightin knows that the only way to deal with someone like him, would be to defeat him cleanly in one move and leave him no chances of making a comeback.

"Don't ever insult my parents!" Hearing the rage contained in Shun's voice when he heard this, made Nightin changed his mind as he took out his Samsara sword and slashed forwards.

This wasn't humiliation, but respect for his opponent who actually risked his life just because someone insulted his parents, he was an opponent worthy of Nightin's respect.

With a single slash, Shun staggered backwards as the sword stayed close to his neck. Closing his eyes, he gradually said "Thank you for revealing your true strength, though I know that it's far from where it lays. Also, don't ever insult my parents again or I'll find a way to kill you even if it means death or losing myself to the chaos."

"Haha, I was just joking about and you treated it that seriously? Anyways, just know that unless my opponent is a Martial Saint, no one has the strength to defeat me!"

"Young lad, heed my advice and take back what you just said."

"That's right, the old man is right about this!"

"Hey, who are you calling old! I'm only forty years of age!"

"You may be talented, but there's never a lack of geniuses in this world!"

"You think your background can compare to all those peak geniuses!?"

Comments after insults followed, it was only a small minority which supported him while the rest were cursing him an early death.

"Since you're so confident of your strength, then why don't you challenge me to a battle. I'll ensure to reveal my true strength in public ever since three years ago."

It was a woman wearing a blue training robe who said this as she descended from the air, she had blonde hair tied up in a ponytail that reaches to her shoulders. She may not be a woman that'll make man go on their knees for her, but she has her own unique charm as well and qualifies as a first class beauty.

"A blue training robe with her hair always tied up in a ponytail... Isn't that..."

"Holy shit! It's really her, the strongest genius ranked fourth on the Martial Emperor list of experts!"

"What is it that you want?" Nightin asked peacefully, his breathing was stable which shows that the battle from just now wasn't even slightly taxing for him.

"Since you looked down on those experts from the list, then it has no difference from you belittling me as well. I don't care about the honour of the list of experts, I only care about my own reputation and I'll maintain it through defeating you." Cornelia said through her icy face, devoid of any expressions or colour.

If it weren't for everyone knowing her, they might even think that she's just a top class slave sent out to run an errand for her master, but she was instead well-known as the queen of ice.

Shards of icicle formed behind her back, each posing extreme danger as their tips pointed towards Nightin and said "Hehe, easy win."

"Hey miss, I really don't want to pick a fight for no..." Nightin tried to calm her down and change her mind, but a sharp icicle flew past his face and left a light blood mark while she said "Fight me. Don't even think about leaving without a fight."