First Disciple of the Nura Clan

"The first match is young master's, his opponent… Ahhh, it's Burning Heaven Clan's Fen Juebi! Wahh, it's the … Ugh, however, he is only in the eight level of the Spirit Profound Realm." Xia Yuanba who was full of anticipation stopped when he saw the cultivation level of Rihan's opponent, there's just no comparison, it's too obvious that Rihan can finish the battle in a blink of an eye.

And indeed when it was Rihan's turn, The battle ended the moment it just began, no suspense.

It was boring to watch, Rihan continued his winning streak in the first group.

If only Rihan was part of the 2nd group, they might have a chance to get a higher rank.

The 2nd group has the most exciting battles.

Fen Juechen didn't last long though as his luck turned bad when he met a member of four major sects, he lost but he was still able to put up a great fight.

After a few days the Round of 16 concluded, and the top eight in this Ranking Tournament were determined. The Quarterfinals' match arrangements tomorrow were also revealed on the center of the profound stone after the conclusion of the Round of 16.

First match: Blue Wind Imperial Family's Nura Rihan vs Heavenly Sword Villa's Ling Feiyu.

Second match: Heavenly Sword Villa's Ling Jie vs Xiao Sect's Xiao Nan.

Third match: Heavenly Sword Villa's Ling Yun vs Frozen Cloud Asgard's Shui Wushuang.

Fourth match: Frozen Cloud Asgard's Xia Qingyue vs Xiao Sect's Xiao Kuanglei.

As the Ranking Tournament progressed, the eight people who were determined, represented the strongest powerhouses of the current young generation of the Blue Wind Empire. Among these eight, there were a total of seven disciples from the Four Major Sects. Nura Rihan, the only one who did not belong to the Four Major Sects, was evidently particularly dazzling.

Time passed in a blink, the sun already disappeared and was replaced by the moon.

Hannya was reviewing his plans to make sure that there won't be any surprises, since Ling Kun took his bait, and considering his personality he will definitely sell this information.

The only piece that is left is Xia Qingyue.

Once he reveals Xia Qingyue's physique to Ye Xinghan, the latter will definitely send some people to attack the Frozen Cloud Asgard and under the guise of his son being targeted as well, he won't be suspected if he helps them.

The more he helps them, the more debt of gratitude they will owe to the Nura Clan.

With that as a bargaining chip, he will have a better standing once the founder of Frozen Cloud Asgard appears.

'knock''knock'

Hannya knitted his brows after he was disrupted, he waited for the other party to speak.

"Nurarihyon-sama, Fen Juechen is seeking to have an audience with you."

Ling Chu's voice can be heard outside the room.

"Let him in."

Soon Fen Juechen appeared in front of Hannya, the latter waited for him to speak the reason of his visit.

"Thank you for giving me a bit of your time despite the sudden notice." Fen Juechen first bowed, then he continued,"Patriarch, please accept me as your disciple."

Juechen kneeled in front of Hannya without hesitation.

"After my loss, I considered everything and came into a conclusion. I don't want to remain mediocre, I want to become stronger, and becoming your disciple is the best choice. Please take me in!"

Hannya can feel Juechen's resolve from his words.

"What makes you think that I'm the best choice? Have you seen me show my strength before?" Hannya asked calmly.

"I may not have seen your strength but my guts is telling me that you're strong, extremely strong." Juechen replied without hesitation.

"You should be aware that if you become my disciple, there's a possibility that you will become a demon. Do you have the guts to take the temptations of the devil?" A terrifying smile emerge from Hannya's face.

"Being a demon? So be it. It's a lot better than remaining mediocre." Fen Juechen replied.

His defeat gave him a wake up call, his eyes became clear and no longer held himself in pedestal, he wants to know more about the world and gain enough strength to leave the well, from a frog turning into a dragon.

Hannya saw the power of darkness in Juechen seeping out unconsciously at this moment, there's no doubt that he's indeed the heir of the Eternal Night Lord.

Under the silence, sweat slid on Juechen's forehead, he's actually a lot nervous than he thought.

"I like your resolve. Get up, from now on you will become a disciple of the Nura Clan." Hannya nodded while stroking his chin.

Fen Juechen stood up and saluted Hannya,"Juechen greets master." His heart was filled with ecstasy when Hannya accepted him under the banner of Nura Clan.

'Ding!'

Congratulations Host for successfully taking in your first disciple!

Hidden Quest has been completed.

[Fen Juechen]

[Race: Human]

[Profound Veins → 6; Comprehension → 8; Will → 6; Luck → 7.]

[Affinity: Fire / Darkness (dormant)]

Hannya didn't expect that accepting disciple would complete a hidden Quest.

Up until now, he only accepted clan members, he was under the impression that if he accept someone in the clan it already counted as that person becoming a disciple of Nura Clan.

[Reward: Shadow devourer.]

Hannya was curious about the technique so he checked it's uses.

[Allows the host to devour any living creatures and store them inside the host's shadow.

Host can only use the skills on clan members and disciples]

[Shadow storage: 0/20]

[Shadow Devourer Technique has 10 stages. Each stages will allow the host to gain 10 space. So when the host mastered the Technique, you will be able to store 120 subordinates.]

'so that's the limit?' Hannya asked without any hopes but the system actually responded positively.

[If the host completes the hidden quest related to this Technique, it will be upgraded.]

Hannya nodded inwardly and then turned his attention at Juechen, he asked:"Have you learned profound arts related to darkness?"

Juechen was stunned from Hannya's sudden inquiry but still he replied, "I only learned profound arts related to fire, I've never cultivated any darkness related profound arts."

"Then, are you curious about what profound arts our clan uses?" Hannya asked in a calm manner.

Fen Juechen would definitely be lying if he says that he isn't curious about it, not only him but everyone who saw the Nura Clan were curious about that, he didn't deny it.

"Yes, I am curious."

"Do you want me to tell you?"

"It will be up to you, master." Juechen replied honestly, he is indeed curious.

Hannya pondered for awhile and walked in front of the window while looking at the moon, with his back facing Juechen he said calmly: "You should first be aware, most members of Nura Clan aren't human."

Juechen froze, the word 'not human' reverberated in his mind. He didn't have enough time to ponder as Hannya continued.

"Currently there are 2 humans in our ranks, namely Ling Chu and Yuanba. You should be familiar with them."

"Yes, I am indeed familiar with them." Juechen tried to be calm, in his entire life this is the first time he met a demon after all.

"Don't be scared, Humans and Demons are just the same after all."

Juechen was taken aback, just like what master said, humans and demons are indeed similar, he didn't even notice that the Nura Clan were demons if Hannya didn't tell him.

"Still our clan is different from both, our profound art revolves around "fear" and "awe". Most of our skills in combat follows the concept of "fear", negative emotions makes our profound skills stronger, especially when our opponents are scared."

"Our Profound art is like a tree with so many branches, since each clan under my banner has their own skill."

"Now let's go back to you. Since you became my Disciple, I will help you grow. So I will start with awakening your affinity. This process will be a bit vigorous, are you ready?"

The moment he heard Hannya will help him, he didn't hesitate and nodded.

When Hannya saw this he circulated his demonic core, his blood trembled as dark smoke slowly emerge from his hands, the smoke wiggled like snakes and moved towards Fen Juechen.

Juechen watched as the smoke coiled around his body, he then felt pain, extreme pain.

He felt like his entire body was pierced by countless needles.

He tried to bear the pain but he didn't last long, his painful roar reverberated throughout Hannya's quarters but didn't manage to extend outside as Hannya put up a barrier.