nChapter 25: Little Fatty

nTranslator:

/ KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Lucas

nLi Long was extremely efficient.

nThe next day, a pair of leather sword sheaths were sent over to Duan Ling Tian’s home.

nWhat made these sheaths special was that Li Long infused the residual Violet Meteorite from forging the flexible swords into the sheaths.

nThanks to this, they would avoid getting damaged from the sharp edges of the Violet Meteorite Flexible Swords when drawn.

nOut of the two Violet Meteorite Flexible Swords, Duan Ling Tian kept one for himself and gave the other to Ke Er.

nAs for his mother, Duan Ling Tian had other plans in his heart.

nHe planned to wait until his cultivation stepped into the Core Formation stage, whereupon he would be able to refine a Spirit Sword for his mother!

nSpirit Sword, a Spirit Weapon Long Sword.

nOnce Origin Energy is circulated into it, the attack power of the user is amplified. It is much more powerful than common weapons!

n“Mom, Manager Li seems very respectful towards you. He even mentioned something about you helping him appeal to the Patriarch, or else he wouldn’t be able to stay in the Li family… What actually happened?”

nIn the courtyard, Duan Ling Tian asked Li Rou as he slowly kneaded her shoulders.

n“It happened more than ten years ago. At that time, Li Long had a secret affair with the daughter of one of the elders, accidentally making her pregnant. You can imagine what the consequences were. He was violently beaten with sticks before being tossed out of the Li family estate… After that, the elder’s daughter insisted upon giving birth to the child, causing the elder to literally die of anger.”

n“She was a really pitiable person. Although she successfully gave birth to the child, she died soon after due to complications in childbirth. Seeing the child alone and uncared for, I appealed to the Patriarch to allow Li Long to return to the Li family.”

nLi Rou’s clear eyes seemed to fall into a trance as she slowly said this.

nAfter hearing what Li Rou said, Duan Ling Tian finally came to understand.

nNever would he have expected that Li Long had such a past.

n“When I think about it now, if I didn’t appeal to the Patriarch to allow him to return to the Li family, maybe he would have left Fresh Breeze Town long ago. Then our Li family would have really lost a rare talent.”

nLi Rou laughed.

nDuan Ling Tian nodded.

nIn this world, some things were really just so marvelous.

n“OK, hurry up and go cultivate. With the help of the Thunder Flame Pills and the speed at which you have been progressing, you still have a good chance to break through to the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage in the next two months.”

nLi Rou said to Duan Ling Tian, urging him to return to his room and cultivate.

nAfter witnessing the formidability of her son’s Sword Drawing Arts.

nAs far as she was concerned, so long as her son could break through to the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage, he would not necessarily be unable to kill the Fang family’s Manager.

n“Yes, madam!”

nDuan Ling Tian instantly stood straight as a spear, giving his mother a military salute.

nUnder Li Rou’s stupefied gaze, he turned around and returned to his room.

n“What was that movement Tian did?”

nLi Rou had a puzzled expression.

nMaybe if she had the chance to take a tour of the Earth, she would realize that the movement Duan Ling Tian made earlier was a standard military salute.

nTime flies.

nIn the blink of an eye, one and a half months passed by.

nCrackle

nAt dawn, the sound of bones rubbing together sounded from inside Duan Ling Tian’s room.

nSubsequently, the room’s door was shoved open and Duan Ling Tian slowly walked out, bathing in the sunlight.

n“Half a month earlier than expected.”

nThe corners of Duan Ling Tian’s mouth curved into a smile as he lightly clenched his fists and felt the boundless power within his body.

nThanks to the unending assistance of the Thunder Flame Pills and the Seven Treasures Body Tempering Liquid, Duan Ling Tian made it from the fifth level of the Body Tempering stage to the seventh level in only one and a half months’ time!

nAn ordinary seventh level Body Tempering martial artist would possess two thousand pounds of strength…

nWhereas Duan Ling Tian, who cultivated the Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, at the moment of progressing into the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage, his body’s strongest explosive force had already passed the three thousand pound mark.

nCompared to the three hundred pounds of strength he had when he was at the fourth level of the Body Tempering stage, his power increased by a whole ten times!

n“I still have a half month more, just enough time to cultivate the martial arts in the Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique’s Spirit Serpent Form, Spirit Serpent Movement Technique!”

nThinking up to this point, Duan Ling Tian’s eyes shone brightly.

nHe immediately started to cultivate the Spirit Serpent Movement Technique in the courtyard…

nAfter cultivating the Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique’s Spirit Serpent Form until the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage, the flexibility of his body was beyond imagination.

nDuan Ling Tian was absolutely sure that even the yoga masters with the best flexibility on Earth wouldn’t be able to compare to his current flexibility.

n“Sou!”

nDuan Ling Tian cultivated around the large tree at a corner of the courtyard. His whole body was like a Spirit Serpent, sticking to the tree trunk as he flashed around swiftly.

nIn a few moments, he had already gone around the tree from top to bottom more than ten times.

nThe Spirit Serpent Movement Technique is a pure movement technique martial skill that stresses upon the utmost usage of the cultivator’s body’s flexibility, while at the same time producing terribly frightening speeds!

nSou! Sou! Sou! Sou! Sou!

n……

nDuan Ling Tian, whose body fulfilled the flexibility requirements to cultivate the Spirit Serpent Movement Technique, was able to cultivate it proficiently.

nAn hour later, he finally grasped some of the quintessences of the Spirit Serpent Movement Technique.

nOf course, it was mostly due to the foundation from Form and Will Boxing that he achieved in his previous life, or else it would be impossible for him to grasp some of the quintessences of the Spirit Serpent Movement Technique in such a short amount of time.

nThe more he trained, the more deeply absorbed he was.

nAfter an unknown amount of time, the clear and melodious sound of a door opening entered his ears. Only then did he stop his cultivation.

n“Mom!”

nWhen he saw the beautiful woman that walked out, a light smile emerged on Duan Ling Tian’s face.

nHe, who was an orphan in his previous life, truly cherished and enjoyed the motherly love Li Rou gave him… And he was deeply trapped within this feeling, unable to break free from its clutches.

n“Tian.”

nLi Rou replied with a smile.

nBut her smile quickly froze.

n“Tian, you… you broke through?”

nLi Rou’s voice trembled lightly.

n“Yes.”

nDuan Ling Tian nodded.

n“Good, good.”

nLi Rou was so excited that she was unable to control her tone.

nIn these past few months, she was always worried about whether her son would be able to step into the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage before the day of the battle.

nBut now it seemed like she had overthought things.

nHer son didn’t disappoint her, and he even completed his seventh level Body Tempering breakthrough half a month earlier…

n“Tian, mom is very happy today. I’ll go buy some things now and cook something good for you!”

nLi Rou’s beautiful face was glowing. She left as soon as she finished her sentence.

nWarmth aroused inside of Duan Ling Tian’s heart. He could understand his mother’s mood.

nA parent’s love and devotion…

n“Boss, boss!”

nJust when Duan Ling Tian was about to continue cultivating the Spirit Serpent Movement Technique, a slightly hurried voice sounded from outside the courtyard.

n“This damn fatty is really thickheaded. He’s back again…”

nDuan Ling Tian frowned.

nHe recognized the owner of the voice.

nIn the past two months, the fatty had come more than ten times.

nMost of the time, taking into account the good relationship between Fifth Elder and his mother, Duan Ling Tian usually wouldn’t give him attitude.

nBut after giving this damn fatty an inch, he was trying to take a mile!

nAfter opening the unlocked door, he walked out of the courtyard.

n“Li Xuan, how many times must I tell you, I won’t take you as a lackey… If you continue to harass me, then I’ll be forced to take this matter to your dad!”

nDuan Ling Tian looked towards the little fatty and frowned.

n“Boss, please don’t! I came today because I really have an important matter to tell you. You’re in trouble, big trouble.”

nWhen he heard Duan Ling Tian say that he would complain about him to his dad, the fatty immediately got scared.

n“What matter is it? Hurry up and tell me!”

nDuan Ling Tian’s expression turned slightly grim.

nAs far as he was concerned, this damn fatty’s filthy mouth couldn’t utter anything decent.

n“Boss, when I heard about this, the first thing I did was come to see you. I didn’t even tell my dad. I’m really loyal right?”

nThe little fatty’s fat face bulged out as he laughed.

n“If y ou don’t tell me right away, then you don’t have to anymore!”

nDuan Ling Tian’s eyes narrowed. In front of this damn fatty, he didn’t have any patience.

n“Please don’t, boss. I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you! This was something I heard by chance. Even in the Fang family, it’s still a secret…”

nHis fat face trembled as he said this, then the little fatty took a deep breath.

n“Fang family?”

nDuan Ling Tian’s eyebrows raised.

n“Boss, I heard that the Fang family’s Manager, Fang Qiang, broke through to the Core Formation stage a few days ago… Why don’t we ignore the agreement that’s supposed to take place in half a month? You’re only fifteen, so even if u go against an agreement, it’s not really shameful!”

nAfter finishing what he wanted to say in a single breath, the little fatty looked eagerly at Duan Ling Tian.

nDuan Ling Tian’s face didn’t change; it was as if he wasn’t the least bit shocked.

nBut his eyes had narrowed slightly, and a bright light flashed through them.

nThe thing that he was worried about the most actually happened.

nFang Qiang actually broke through at this critical juncture!

nThe ninth level of the Body Tempering stage possesses ten thousand pounds of strength when the strength of the fleshly body is fully exerted. It is able to draw upon the force of heaven and earth to develop an ancient mammoth silhouette…

nWhereas at the first level of the Core Formation stage, on top of the fleshly body’s strength being equal to the strength of one ancient mammoth, the developed Origin Energy provides a martial artist with strength similar to another ancient mammoth!

nA first level Core Formation martial artist has a total of strength of two ancient mammoths when fully exerting his strength!

nAs he drew in a deep breath, Duan Ling Tian could feel the pressure. The happiness he felt when he broke through to the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage eased up.

n“Li Xuan, it’s enough that you told me about this. Don’t tell any other person, do you understand?”

nHe looked towards the little fatty as he coldly said this.

n“I can’t even tell my dad?”

nThe little fatty asked naively.

n“Is your dad not a person?”

nDuan Ling Tian gave the little fatty a stare, causing the little fatty to feel as if he was sitting on a bed a needles.

n“Boss, that…”

nAbruptly, the little fatty looked eagerly at Duan Ling Tian.

n“What?”

nDuan Ling Tian frowned. This damn fatty was really annoying, but for the sake of sealing his lips, Duan Ling Tian had no choice but to endure.

n“Boss, I need you to help me teach a lesson to Li Ming.”

nThe little fatty rubbed his fat hands together while he laughed slyly.

nDuan Ling Tian thought for a second.

nHe was remembering who Li Ming was…

nLi Ming, the youngest son of the Second Elder.

nA famous genius in the Li family. His natural talent was not one bit lower than the Li Jie of the past.

nHe was seventeen this year, and under the assistance of the Thunder Flame Pills and the Six Treasures Body Tempering Liquid, he stepped into the sixth level of the Body Tempering stage a few days ago.

n“You and Li Ming’s conditions are the same, both not lacking Thunder Flame Pills and Six Treasures Body Tempering Liquid, so why don’t you rely on your own strength to defeat him?”

nSaid Duan Ling Tian angrily.

nIn this sense, this damn fatty was not one bit similar to the Fifth Elder.

n“I don’t lack it… but the problem is that he’s older than me by two years.”

nThe little fatty looked at Duan Ling Tian with anticipation as he laughed maliciously.

n“Boss, please help me. I was nearly kicked around like a ball last time, and he even insulted me saying I was a ‘damn fat pig.’ I must teach him a lesson and make him call me ‘Brother Fatty’ every time he sees me!”

n“Boss, you have to help me. If I get beaten up by him again, I’m afraid I might forget what you said to me earlier…”

nNoticing that Duan Ling Tian was still thinking it over, the little fatty hurriedly struck while the iron was hot.

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