Ch.6 A new visitor

"Quick! Find him!"

In a secluded forest, a group of soul masters were tracking down a person.

They dispersed, grouping themselves into three to patrol and search the area.

Leading them is a Soul Emperor, while the rest consist of Soul Kings and Soul Ancestors.

They are bounty hunters and are currently hunting a man who goes by the name of Huo Qiang.

Meanwhile on a tree not far away from the bounty hunters was Huo Qiang,

He was a rogue Soul King cultivator who belonged to no faction.

Unfortunately, he provokes someone he should not, a good-for-nothing noble who puts a huge bounty on his head.

This entices some greedy people to target him.

Lamenting about his situation, Huo Qiang formulated a plan to escape his predicament.

'Jackpot!'

He thought seeing a nest of Soul-Sucking Bees beside him.

If not for his concealing technique, the hive might have attacked him.

Using his soul power, Huo Qiang pushed the nest to fall to the ground.

Seeing their nest broken, the bees were in a frenzy and unfortunately for the bounty hunters who had just arrived on the scene, they faced the wrath of bees.

A hive of soul-sucking bees is dangerous, but not enough to kill two Soul Ancestors and a Soul King.

But it was enough to give Huo Qiang a chance to escape using his martial soul, Dark Blood Bat.

With his soul skill: Bat Flight, his whole body turned into dozens of bats as he flew as fast as he could as the three bounty hunters couldn't do anything to stop him.

Huo Qiang flies as if his life depended on it, well it did.

Flying Martial Soul does have its advantage as the remaining bounty hunters couldn't catch up to him.

He continued flying, using all of his energy to get as far as possible,

After creating a huge distance, and flying for an hour straight, his soul power ran dry as he fell on the floor.

With flying out of the option, he walks with his hands on his bleeding lower abdomen, blocking the blood.

This is an old wound that wasn't fully healed and so it opened with all the stress Huo Qiang was doing to his body.

When all hope seems to be lost, he perseveres and continues walking, clinging to his very life.

And as if god had heard his prayers, a village appeared in the distance.

With delight, Huo Qiang used all his remaining strength to reach the village.

"Help, anyone, please."

He pleads with a weak tone, his consciousness is slowly fading.

But before he can relax, a shocking horror passed throughout his body at what he saw.

Hearing him, all of the villagers abruptly stopped and looked at him with a blank face, before turning into a dampened smile.

"What the fuck..."

Huo Qiang who is on the brink of losing consciousness, can't hold his eyelids anymore as it closes and he faints.

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"Urgh..."

"Where am I...."

Huo Qiang asked, voice trembling, trying to move his body but couldn't.

His mind was blank, trying to process the situation, hazy eyes as he tried to discern what seemed like a wooden ceiling.

A peculiar sound startled Huo Qiang for a moment as his body stiffened.

In the same room, Aamon is sitting on a wooden chair with a cup of tea which he stirs with a spoon.

Hou Qiang was alerted as he tried to get up but his body wouldn't move, his mind still wobbly.

Squinting his eyes, Huo Qiang watched the movement in Aamon's mouth, even in his dizzy state, the man's voice was heard.

"You looked troubled."

"Well, I guess it's natural"

"you seem, young for a soul king."

The latter of Aamon's sentence frightened the patient man,

Soul masters above Soul Ancestors can 'hide' their aura preventing other soul masters from perceiving their cultivation.

The only way to bypass this is to be higher than at least 2 realms or by a high perception technique.

This means its either Aamon possesses a high perception technique or his cultivation is in at least 2 higher realms than him!

Unaware of the man's thoughts, Aamon sips his tea, his eyes glued on the window, watching the scenery.

It's been a year since he arrived at this small village, and major changes have happened.

The gullible village of mortals has now turned into a soul master haven,

Everyone is busy in their cultivation after receiving their blessings.

As days passed, their devotion to Aamon grew because he gave them 'hope' to achieve their dreams.

Under his leadership, the village prospered, even though it was unnoticeable on the outside.

As a 'good' master, Aamon would often help them fasten their cultivation through various methods.

The children in the orphanage are also growing steadily, the orphanage serves as a school that focuses on teaching children how to fight.

Resident parents have their children go to the orphanage to be also trained by Dante.

Setting a good example for their peers, Natan and Lei Kang have also breakthrough soul masters and received their first soul ring a few months ago.

Lei Kang is now a rank 13 soul master while Natan is about to reach rank 12.

But the brightest child among them with the highest innate level, Wei Long now ranks 15 and would only need another year or two before breaking through the next realm.

The other two disciples of Aamon are also close to awakening their martial soul, in just a month or two.

The village is advancing at a steady pace, and the future is bright,

But Aamon knows that they are vulnerable because of one thing,

The lack of strong individuals that will defend the village to give the children time to grow.

Aamon, with his unfathomable power, is restricted by 'fate' and can't protect the village.

And like a god's gift, a soul king 'arrived' at their doors.

Without even knowing, Huo Qiang might escape death but he entered the grasp of the devil himself.

From the moment he arrived at Leaf Valley Village, Aamon had no plan to let him leave,

"You can stay here for as long as you want"

"Our village welcomes you"