Chapter 54: Han Seol In Danger

A few days ago, when Jin was spending all his time in the library waiting for the right moment to sneak up to the third floor, Han Seol surprised him with an unexpected visit. She was angry because he did not accept to become the great magician disciple, and they ended up arguing as usual.

What Jin didn't know was that after their argument, a rumor spread that they were lovers and that Han Seol was angry at her boyfriend, who missed his chance for her noble family to accept him.

Due to Jin and Han Seol arguing before the exam and standing with him while he was fighting Tang, the seed of this rumor found fertile soil to grow until it reached the ears of the person who had tried to marry Han Seol several times before.

He was from the Di family, a newly rich family. With the money they earned, they recruited many strong warriors and appointed the best teachers for their sons. And in record time, the family became a force to be reckoned with, and now they are trying to buy the prestige to become nobles.

Hoping to obtain the nobility, they proposed marriage to the Han branch family. Of course, the king did not reject the gifts that came with the marriage proposal and began to pressure Han Seol's father into agreeing to the marriage.

The name of this fiance was Di Wu, a Warrior in his twenties. At first, no one had heard of him. He was just a Warrior with an unknown spirit form and a slow growth rate. Due to his weakness, he indulged himself in pleasure and getting drunk, and because of that, his name was always attached with the drunk man title.

But everything changed when he broke through to the law realm a year ago, his strength skyrocketed, and he took revenge on those who mocked him in the past.

Magicians were or warriors, individually or in a group. Whoever mocked this drunkard earlier paid dearly for it.

The moment the rumor reached him, he used his influence to try to dismiss Jin from the academy, but with Jin's achievement in exposing the dark law users and the academy's insistence that foreigners can't interfere in their internal affairs, he couldn't do anything to him.

In the end, he pressured Han Seol's father, who gave his daughter the choice between accepting the engagement or withdrawing from the academy. But Han Seol's response was the opposite of their expectations. She quit the academy instead of accepting to be a puppet in their hand.

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Jin, Lian, and Li Chui were all running towards the academy gate. They couldn't contact Du Bai, who was busy in his training.

Li Chui explained briefly what happened with Han Seol and said.

"After she left the academy, a girl came to warn me that Han Seol's fiancé had gone crazy after hearing that she had given up everything and rejected his offer. He had sworn to take her against her will to his house."

"What is the meaning of this? Even if she is from the branch family, She will remain from the Han royal family. How is it possible for him to take her by force?"

Lian wondered in shock, to hear an answer about the painful truth from Jin's mouth.

"The Han royal family has abandoned her… They will make Han Seol an example to every member of the branch family who thinks of challenging or opposing the main family."

What was happening to Han Seol now was similar to his mother's story fifteen years ago, a vile game they played whenever it was in their best interest.

Being the adopted daughter of the Han family, Jin's mother was taken advantage of in the most horrific ways while she sacrificed herself to protect them. The Han family abandoned her and left her to die at the hands of her husband, Sao Bei.

But since Han Seol chose to fight and not give up, Jin decided to stand by her, even if he had to reveal his secret card, his relationship with the great magician Si Mar.

In the shadows, a masked young man leaning on a crutch was laughing as he watched Jin leave the academy, this masked man was the one behind these rumors that spread about Jin and Han Seol's relationship, as he was anxious for news to reach Di Wu, and even the girl who met Li Chui to warn her was also sent by his order.

"Quick… Quick… My little mouse, head toward the trap I prepared for you, head towards your end."

*ha ha ha*

The masked man let out mad laughs and went after them to witness his plan's success.

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In the middle of the city, chaos reigned due to the ongoing fight between a beautiful girl with light blue hair and two young men in black.

One of the two young men was severely injured, and blood was bleeding profusely from his shoulder. At the same time, the second man took a step back, he was in disbelief at the fierce resistance of the little girl.

"Miss, there is no need for so much anger. Just follow me calmly to Noble Di Wu's palace, rest assured that we just want to clear up the misunderstanding and let the waters flow again from its source."

When they couldn't take her by force, the young man started to negotiate in an attempt to persuade her, but Han Seol responded to him with anger in her eyes.

"A misunderstanding, huh, and who are you in the first place to ask me to explain?"

"Your fiancé...the fiancé you cheated on with someone else."

It was Di Wu who spoke, a huge young man with spiky red hair and sharp eyes with harsh features.

Han Seol looked entirely like a little girl in front of him.

The features of the two young men who were supposed to bring her to the palace changed, and they realized that their mission time was over. Before they could even try to justify the reason for their delay, Di Wu's foot reached the injured young man to kick his back and threw him away, then gave his second follower a cold look that silenced him.

"I don't remember that I accepted you, drunkard."

Han Seol yelled at him, and despite her anger, her mind was thinking of a solution to her problem.

'Damn, like this, my escape to the Sun Gate will fail. I have to act fast.'

The Sun Gate city was currently considered to belong to the Endless Rivers Kingdom. No one could enter it without a permit, but Han Seol, who had planned to hide there for some time, found herself trapped, and her only choice was to use her strongest trump card.

Han Seol released her red aura to rise more and more, forming the image of a woman with three eyes closed, the same shape that the spirit's mirror reflected weeks ago, except that the thing in her hand wasn't blurry anymore but was clearly visible. It was a weapon, a giant bow.

Di Wu's sharp eyes widened in shock. That was the weapon-fighter spirit form, the same as that of the first lady, the strongest warrior in the kingdom.

The three-eyed lady pulled the bowstring to reveal a huge arrow in proportion to the size of the bow and shot toward Di Wu.

*whoosh*

The weapon-fighter spirit form contains two spirits, the first is the weapon form, and the second is the fighter form. The weapon is in the fighter's spirit hand, not the human's hand, which means that the bow is in the three-eyed lady's hand, not with Han Seol.

When the weapon spirit form is in the hands of its spirit owner, even in its weakest state, it remains a hundred times stronger than any spirit weapon of the same type in the human's hand, so imagine how powerful this attack was.

The arrow made of red aura shot out at a furious speed through the air. Everyone who saw the attack understood how this type of spirit form had gained its fame and status and is considered the most powerful spirit form.

The arrow was advancing hard and fast without any chance to defend against it or maneuver away from it. Even a strong warrior in the fusion realm had to deal with this arrow head-to-head.

However, Di Wu did not bat an eyelid and just smiled at the upcoming arrow.

*....*

A wave of energy struck the place, and with it, a complete silence swept the area, neither the noise coming from the people observing the battle nor the whistling of an arrow piercing the air, nothing, all the sounds disappeared in an instant.

The moment after that, the red aura arrow vanished, and then, Han Seol's spirit form itself vanished.

Di Wu slowly walked towards her, confident about his victory.

Han Seol's body shivered when she saw those sharp eyes staring at her like a monster staring at its prey, adding to the confusion that struck her when her spirit form faded.

She tried to gather her strength again, but it seemed that all her qi energy had disappeared.

"My qi energy, what have you done to me...?"

Di Wu ignored her question, and with red eyes and perverted looks examining her body, he said.

"Did you think that your spirit form would protect you from me? I paid a lot to the royal family to make you mine. You flirted with another man instead of being as obedient as any other concubine and being my sex slave. Now and here, I will teach your body how to obey me."

Di Wo grabbed Han Seol with his huge hand by the neck to lift her up. He stared at her body, enjoying the look of terror in her eye. He then whispered in her ear.

"Your stubbornness brought us here, but I like you, and my offer still stands. So say yes, and let us consider everything that happened just a passing summer cloud."

Di Wu was now more and more intent on taking her as his wife than ever. He knew for sure that the Han family was just like a chameleon looking out for their own good, even at the expense of their own member family. Previously they abandoned this stubborn girl who opposed them and allowed him to punish and take her, albeit by force.

But the moment that news of her spirit form reaches her family. They would turn against Di Wu and protect their genius with all their might. He will take advantage of this situation before they know about her spirit form and make her his slave.

At this moment, the treasure was in his hands. The most beautiful girl with the strongest spirit form was a weak and lonely little girl. If he continued to threaten and pressure her even more, she would surrender and become obedient and his own woman.

Also, if he succeeds in including her in his family, their power will quickly rise, and the Han family will bite their fingers in regret.