Deep Ocean

Violent winds carrying course dry sand whip above massive sand dunes slowly reshaping the landscape of the arid desert below, the howling winds server the thought of any sound from within the hurricane reaching the outside world inducing dread to both man and beast alike.

Except one person to him this place is his safe haven, at least for the moment. A gloomy air hang on his sullen face for he is currently in quite the pitiful state, finding himself inside a small crevice created by the roots of an enormous elephant tree holding up a network of black rocks protruding out of the desert sand. Barely large enough to fit a small hare and the inside not even reaching two cubic meters he has forced himself to remain hidden even with the uneven walls of the cave.

His martial soul shadow snake afforded him the ability to contort his body in unbelievable ways grotesquely twisting every inch of flesh into order to fit himself within the cramp den; reassembling the image some forsaken abomination. His ashen and gray complexion with his sunken eyes, large dry lips are and disheveled greenish blonde hair added further into the gruesome horror of visage. Seething with rage at his predicament he bellowed and cursed those who had in engineering his unsightly fate.

"Damn those slimy bastards! they dare set me up if I come out of this alive. I will enjoy sucking the life out each and everyone of those old sleazebags and use their lives to further my cultivation then I will stew their bones and meat for broth finally turning what's left into furniture."

After his rant he felt even angrier so he let a shrill scream to vent it out finally sighing himself and relaxing.

"If I survive... no I must survive for my vengeance, those morons think they can use me then they have another thing coming. I feel the weird beams power on me is finally fading. What a fascinating trick even with my concealment abilities I feel it trying to connect somewhere despite me having overwhelmed it with my strength those Lin family bastards created something so insidious. I must hurry and remove the mark before the storm dies."

Within a large soul weapon lab a man and a boy can be seen tinkering with a blaster shape mechanism too large for a human to wield. The young boy listens eagerly as his father directs him, fully focusing his attention on his work and the words of his father.

Lin Mo's almond face looked especially bright looking at his son and how well he understood the lessons he had thought and how quickly he could apply it. He felt proud of his son because even though he had no soul power they have found out that he exceedingly high spiritual power. After rigorous testing they have come to believe that his martial soul was a body martial soul and it had been assume to be his brain, which helped develop his intelligence with tremendous speed that delighted Lin Mo upon hearing the news.

Although they were only 95 percent sure of this, over the years Lin Mo had created more scanning devices to test his son and most of the result were similar with the only variant being he could tell that Hei Long was as strong as a newly minted soul master at rank 10, but after further testing he attributed this to his bloodline after he was still part of the Lin clan in the end. He then proceeded to train the boy as best as he can hoping to secure him a future even as a regular person. While he was lost in deep thought Lin Mo's dark abyss like eyes noticed that his son had stopped working too look at him with the very same dark eyes.

"Father is great-grandfather going to be ok he seemed on edge and then suddenly left. Are we in trouble?"

"Don't worry about it little Hei your grandpa Ming can handle anyone and besides your just a kid you should let us adults shield you from world a little longer ok? Plus my boy you always speak differently when you and your sister are apart I wish you kept a little bit of your child like demeanor when we are alone. You always turn on business mode when you and I are here I wouldn't want you to grow up too quickly.

"It's not like that father it's just that I know that I am not the same with Hai Wang despite the fact right now you can feed her ice cream to knock her out. I know she will grow up to be someone great and I cannot let her stand alone in such a future were the burden on shoulders are her alone to support. I will at the very least lighten her load so as long as I am here I cannot be a child but do not worry yourself father I will still your little boy anywhere else.

With his words and the smile around his chubby round face made Lin Mo feel his emotions choke him for he felt both pity and pride at his son's words but could not bring himself to refute the kid. He did not want the passion he to be belittle if he spoke wrong words. Instead he went to Hei Long side and gave him a loving hug which confused despite his accelerated intelligence he was not yet privy to the emotions he had pulled out from his old man. He felt the scruffy auburn beard brush against his cheeks. The boy knowingly return the hug as he listened to his father's words.

"We will go to your mother when your grandpa returns. I am sure she will be happy and proud when I tell her about how wonderful our little babies are."

A greenish black streak of light whizzed pass a fading veil of sand shattering the remnants of the storm. A man wearing a thick black robe is fleeing with the ferocity of a man being chased by death at speed that would be awed by even the most powerful speed system soul masters. He finally felt relaxed for it seemed he had manage to evade detection and would be home free if he touched any city of the federation. A wicked smile has begun to appear on his face for a having succeeded in this venture would reap him rewards that he desperately sought and time to plot his sweet revenge.

'Mwahahahaha I will gut all you specially that bitch Chi Lexin I will....'

Cold sweat started forming on the robe man's forehead before he could even finish his dastardly thoughts. A tremendous overwhelming pressure started bearing down on him. He felt the desert lose its heat as dread overcame him the hair on his neck stood on end for he no longer could see the desert sand or the blue sky. Instead there was now a vast ocean deep and devoid of light, the cold of the water seeping into his bones. Loud calls can be heard from afar seeming to echo endlessly into the currents. Terrifying oppression assaulted him for he knew what this was and unleashed his battle armor "coiling snake violent shadow" and his nine soul ring 5 black 4 red to resist the pressure but he felt no relief only the insignificance of his existence overshadowed by the vastness of the ocean. A Loud whale cry pulsated incredibly close to him accompanied by a deep and powerful voice. A gigantic four-hundred meter long demon whale covered in dazzling purple black armor swam close, dwarfing his stature

"Great thief He Yingzhe you are courting death!"