Chapter 79

"Battle of the Imperial City!" Huang Xiaolong’s eyes sparkled.

He must quickly enhance his strength, then win the academy’s overall championship, and head to the Imperial City of the Broken Blade Empire to participate in the Battle of the Imperial City, and enter the Broken Blade Academy.

If he enters the Broken Blade Academy, even if Chen Tianqi knows of Huang Xiaolong’s existence, he wouldn’t dare to openly deal with him.

Fifty years ago, Chen Tianqi was already at the Fifth Stage of the Holy Realm, which made Huang Xiaolong even more eager to enhance his own strength.

However, the most important thing now was to first break through to the Seventh Stage and open the first level of the Lustrous Treasure Tower.

Not long after Yu Ming, Fei Hou, and Hao Tian left, Huang Xiaolong returned to his room and began to cultivate the Asura Sutra.

Sitting cross-legged on the cold jade bed, the Nine Nether Dark Qi poured down from the void like a surging river. The black and blue dragons continuously devoured it, while the Lustrous Treasure Tower floated above Huang Xiaolong’s head, emitting a golden glow. Streams of Flame Dragon Qi continuously surged into Huang Xiaolong’s body, continuously refining every corner of his body and strengthening the Nine Nether Battle Qi in his meridians.

Previously, the Nine Nether Battle Qi in Huang Xiaolong’s meridians was light gray, but after merging with the Flame Dragon Qi, its color gradually turned dark gray.

The night was very deep.

The earth was silent.

The moonlight was like water. Sitting cross-legged on the cold jade bed, Huang Xiaolong was enveloped in a dark gray light sphere, and within the dark gray light sphere, flames flickered.

The night passed.

When the morning sunlight shone into Huang Xiaolong’s courtyard, he stopped his cultivation and came out of the room, breathing in the fresh air that came with the sunlight. Huang Xiaolong couldn’t help but look in the direction of Huang Family Village in Canglan County.

There were only half a month left until the New Year’s Day. Today, he would set off to return to Huang Family Village. If he traveled fast, he could return in twelve to thirteen days.

Thinking of returning to Huang Family Village and seeing his parents and sister Huang Min and brother Huang Xiaohai, whom he hadn’t seen for a year, Huang Xiaolong couldn’t suppress his excitement.

"I wonder how Father and Mother are doing now!" Huang Xiaolong suppressed his excitement and thought to himself.

Before he left, his father had taken the high-grade Fourth Rank Spirit Pill, Dragon Tiger Profound Yuan Pill, to cultivate. His father, who was already at the peak of the Sixth Stage, should now have broken through to the Seventh Stage.

Although the Seventh Stage was still far from his Uncle Huang Ming’s late Seventh Stage, Huang Xiaolong believed that within five to six years, he could help his father catch up to and even surpass Huang Ming.

When Huang Xiaolong came out of the courtyard and entered the hall, Yu Ming, Marshal Hao Tian, and Fei Hou were already waiting.

Seeing Huang Xiaolong come out, the three of them quickly stood up and respectfully bowed.

An hour later, Huang Xiaolong, Marshal Hao Tian, and Fei Hou left the Heavenly Profound Mansion and set off to return to Huang Family Village in Canglan County.

However, Yu Ming did not return to Huang Family Village with Huang Xiaolong but left the Luotong Kingdom to return to the Asura Sect headquarters. He would report Huang Xiaolong’s situation to the Left Envoy Zhao Shu and the Right Envoy Zhang Fu, and they would send Holy Realm experts to protect Huang Xiaolong’s safety.

Of course, Yu Ming’s return to the Asura Sect headquarters to report to Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu was with Huang Xiaolong’s approval; otherwise, Yu Ming wouldn’t have dared to act on his own.

Before leaving, Huang Xiaolong instructed Yu Ming that the fewer people who knew his identity, the better. Apart from Zhao Shu and Zhang Fu, no one else should know.

Yu Ming naturally accepted the order respectfully.

Ten days passed.

Huang Xiaolong, Marshal Hao Tian, and Fei Hou had already returned to the county city of the southwestern commandery where Canglan County was located.

It would take only two days to return to Huang Family Village from the county city.

As Huang Xiaolong was on his way back to Huang Family Village, in the eastern hall of Huang Family Village, Huang Peng and Su Yan sat on the main seat, their faces filled with worry and anxiety.

"There are only four days left until New Year’s Day. Xiaolong said he would return by the end of the year, but he hasn’t come back yet. Brother Peng, do you think Xiaolong might have encountered some danger?" Su Yan said, her face full of worry. "If something really happens to Xiaolong, what will we do?" As she said this, Su Yan stood up from her seat, pacing back and forth, not knowing what to do.

Huang Peng also frowned. He said, "Xiaolong has Senior Fei Hou with him, so don’t worry. There are still four days until New Year’s Day. Xiaolong should be back in a couple of days!" Although he said this, he was just as worried as his wife, Su Yan.

Although Fei Hou was a peak Tenth Stage expert, anything could happen, and he couldn’t always protect his son’s safety.

"I heard that Li Lu returned from the Starry Sky Academy a few days ago," Su Yan suddenly said, changing the subject.

Huang Peng naturally understood what his wife was thinking and couldn’t help but smile bitterly. "Miss Li Lu is now a student at the Starry Sky Academy, a prodigy. Although our Xiaolong is also good, Miss Li Lu wouldn’t really look at our Xiaolong. There are many prodigies at the Starry Sky Academy."

Since Huang Xiaolong had told Li Cheng that he didn’t want the people of Huang Family Village to know about his affairs in the capital, Li Cheng and Li Lu didn’t mention Huang Xiaolong when they returned. Therefore, Su Yan and Huang Peng didn’t know that their son Huang Xiaolong was also a student at the Starry Sky Academy.

At this moment, Huang Min entered the hall, panting, and said to Huang Peng and Su Yan, "Father, Mother, Brother Huang Jun just returned!"

Huang Peng and Su Yan were taken aback.

Huang Jun returned?

Huang Ming had two sons, the second son being Huang Wei, and the eldest son, Huang Jun, had joined a major sect in the neighboring country, the Tyrant Dragon Kingdom, the Great Sword Sect, and had not returned for three years. They didn’t expect him to return to Huang Family Village for the New Year this year.

"Also, Brother Huang Jun brought back a person with very strange attire," Huang Min added.

"A person with very strange attire?" Huang Peng and Su Yan exchanged glances, guessing it might be one of Huang Jun’s fellow disciples. Although they found it strange that Huang Jun brought a fellow disciple back to Huang Family Village for the New Year, they didn’t pay much attention to it.

At this moment, in the northern hall, there was a burst of laughter.

Huang Ming, who usually had a stern face, was now smiling. Beside him sat a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, who was strong and had tiger-like eyes and eyebrows. This was Huang Ming’s eldest son, Huang Jun. Next to Huang Jun sat Huang Wei.

However, the one sitting in the main seat was not Huang Ming but a middle-aged man with strange attire. This man was Huang Jun’s master, Liu Wei, who was also the head of the Great Sword Sect!

Huang Jun had good talent, possessing a Ninth Rank ordinary martial soul, and his comprehension of martial techniques was extremely high. He trained very hard, and after entering the Great Sword Sect, he was soon noticed by Liu Wei and taken as a personal disciple.

This time, Liu Wei came to the southwestern commandery of the Luotong Kingdom on business. Huang Jun returned to Huang Family Village to visit his family, and with Huang Jun’s request, Liu Wei agreed to stay at Huang Family Village for a few days.

When Huang Ming heard his son Huang Jun introduce the middle-aged man as the head of the Great Sword Sect, he was shocked. After the shock, he became extremely respectful, his face squeezed into a smile, looking like a servant.

Liu Wei was not only the head of the Great Sword Sect but also a Congenital expert!

"Brother, you came back just in time. That Huang Xiaolong and his father are too arrogant now," Huang Wei, sitting next to Huang Jun, said. "At the last annual meeting, Huang Xiaolong broke both my arms and legs. You must avenge your younger brother!"

"What? That boy broke both your arms and legs?!" Huang Jun’s face darkened. "What happened?"