Large handfuls of green leaves scattered with the winds. However, they quickly descended to the ground and stuck to each other when Hung Yun Zak made his hand sign.
Heads, faces, chests, torsos, legs, and fingers quickly formed, as the leaves joined together like there were invisible threads pulling at them. The leaves turned into twenty soldiers. Every one of these soldiers was unquestioningly brave and loyal, as they had no minds of their own. They stood firmly in front of Hung Yun Zak, each one of them radiating the aura of a novice Martial Master.
In other words, ‘Wun Fan’ was currently facing twenty Martial Masters!
“Oh? A puppet martial technique,” said ‘Wun Fan’. He was quite impressed with this technique. He never expected it to be possible to create puppets with leaves. It was quite an economical technique, as it wouldn’t matter even if all the puppets were destroyed.
“Did you know? I was already a peak Martial Mortal when I was ten years old. However, because I couldn’t awaken the clan’s ancestral martial soul, all of the elders of the clan treated me like a failure who was obsessed with perfumes,” said Hung Yun Zak as he recalled his memories. His tone suddenly turned into one of nostalgia as he said, “Until one day, a perfume merchant told me that the most moving perfume in the world was not floral perfumes, or wood perfumes, but perfumes made out of young women!”
As he finished his sentences, Hung Yun Zak switched from a tiger seal to a rabbit seal. All the Martial Master puppets immediately lunged at ‘Wun Fan’. The leaf soldiers made a grabbing motion in the air and leaves gathered in their hands, turning into deadly weapons!
“Get lost!” shouted ‘Wun Fan’.
He swung his fishing rod, but the rod simply passed through the bodies of the leaf soldiers without any resistance as if they were intangible. The soldiers were completely unaffected by the attack and continued to strike with their swords.
“Emperor Shennong’s Flame!” shouted ‘Wun Fan’. Green flames erupted from his palm, instantly engulfing the green leaves and absorbing their life force. The leaves quickly withered and turned brown, but that did not affect the movements of the soldiers at all. ‘Wun Fan’ quickly backed away and distanced himself from the leaf soldiers while drawing aether from the Spiritstartler Ring to replenish his energy.
“Aether Forge!” shouted Hung Yun Zak. Tens of thousands of leaves and flowers appeared in the air. It was nearly three times the amount of his first Aether Forging. He shouted once more, “Lethality: Drunken Heavens’ Rain of Flower and Leaves!”
The flowers and leaves started swaying in the sky as they slowly descended, almost as if they were drunk men swaying from side to side! This technique completely enveloped the leaf soldiers as well. There was no need to worry about friendly fire.
Red light glowed on the edges of the flowers and leaves, giving them a sharp edge that could cut through anything. The aura of these flowers and leaves was different from the Sword of the Flying Flowers and Falling Leaves from earlier. Moreover, they encompassed an incredibly large area. This was not something that Emperor Shennong’s Flame could deal with.
“I suppose I can’t be trying to save my mental energy,” said ‘Wun Fan’ as one eye turned red, while the other turned blue. A red flame and a blue flame appeared in each of ‘Wun Fan’’s hands respectively as he muttered, “Lethality: Flame of the Roaming Dragon and Dancing Phoenix.”
The blue dragon and the red phoenix appeared once again to protect their master. The blue dragon wrapped around ‘Wun Fan’, turning into the strongest shield, while the red phoenix howled and rushed at the flowers and leaves in the sky.
“Fall!” shouted Hung Yun Zak. The drunken leaves immediately crashed down on the red phoenix, eager to destroy it.
The phoenix let out a cry. It was a blazing rose of a fire. Flames erupted, incinerating many of the leaves, which only further agitated them. Many more flowers and leaves rushed forward, shredding the red flame into pieces before charging straight at ‘Wun Fan’.
“Hmph!” scoffed Old Lei. The dragon moved according to his will and swung with its tail, destroying all of the drunken leaves while scattering the leaf soldiers.
However, Hung Yun Zak made another seal and the leaf soldiers instantly regenerated. They were like an undying army that would never die no matter how many times they were destroyed!
“It’s useless!” shouted Hung Yun Zak. He smiled arrogantly and continued talking, “The merchant took out a prized collection of his. I only took a tiny sniff and that unparalleled fragrance lingered in my mind. It became my obsession. That night, I successfully awakened my martial soul.”
Hung Yun Zak still seemed lost in nostalgia. He narrowed his eyes and said, “He took my money and taught me how to make perfume out of young women. Ever since then, every time I reached a bottleneck, I would be able to make a breakthrough just by smelling a new fragrance.”
“Freak!” shouted Wun Fan. He had never heard of something so horrifying and couldn’t help but shiver and regained control of his body for a brief moment.
“I’m not a freak! Why are you just like Hung Yun Gak? Why are you all so superficial!” cried Hung Yun Zak. He immediately expended most of his soul energy on another move. His breathing turned ragged as he said, “Lethality: Array of the Heavenly Cherry Blossom Descent.”
‘Wun Fan’ felt soul energy fluctuations in the sky above. A large amount of cherry blossoms had suddenly appeared there and were cascading down toward the ground! The cherry blossoms descended with overwhelming pressure, threatening to flatten everything in its path.
“None of you understand art! I hate you! I resent you! He exiled me to Green Sea Town, but what did I do wrong?” rambled Hung Yun Zak. He couldn’t understand why his brother rejected him so. Hatred took over his face as he said, “I have never done anything to the people of the Hung Clan! You kill people to solidify your status and position, I kill people to solidify my own power. What is wrong with that?”
“Hmph!” said both Wun Fan and Old Lei. Neither of them were bothered to stoop down to his level and argue with him. They were completely focused on dealing with the attack from above.
The blue dragon let out a ferocious cry. It had absorbed a large amount of Old Lei’s mental energy and became several dozen times larger than before. The dragon snapped its jaws and instantly dispelled the soul energy in the sky. The scattered cherry blossoms slowly drifted to the ground, like a romantic spring scenery.
Hung Yun Zak took several deep breaths to regulate his aura. He then stared at ‘Wun Fan’ and said breathlessly, “You don’t understand at all. Perfume made out of young women is far superior to the garbage made out of flowers and leaves! Only young women, only young women have that fragrance. I turned that perfume merchant into perfume in the end. His stench was so revolting I almost threw up.”
“You kill people only to hide your own perversion!” came ‘Wun Fan’’s voice from within the dragon. Even Old Lei couldn’t help but mock Hung Yun Zak. It seemed like even he had been disgusted by this man. Wun Fan rarely saw Old Lei show such emotions.
“The top notes are gentle, the middle notes are petulant and the base notes have a lingering hint of regrets. This is the essence of perfume! This is art, not perversion! None of you understand! None of you understand at all!” screamed Hung Yun Zak. He used the last of his strength to shout his feelings for all to hear, “I do not murder indiscriminately. I only pick the best women!”
Having said that, he used the rest of his soul energy to shoot several cherry blossoms into the sky. He said, “Lethality: Sky Waters Float Falling Flowers; Falling Flowers’ Thousand Spinning Dance!”
“It’s too late!” said ‘Wun Fan’ as he waved his hand. The blue dragon lunged into the sky and devoured all the cherry blossoms, forcefully interrupting Hung Yun Zak’s martial technique.
The interruption caused Hung Yun Zak to suffer backlash. His soul energy rushed into his heart and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood stained his clothes and he said, “Heheh, Young Master Wun…no, a spirit body, is it? Now that you know my secret, this incident is not going to end peacefully, is it?”
This young boy was horrifyingly powerful. He was as powerful as him, who was an intermediate Martial General. Moreover, he had a seemingly unlimited reserve of energy and could unleash explosive attacks one after another. Hung Yun Zak did not believe a mere intermediate Martial Vassal was capable of this.
The only explanation was that he had another power in him.
Hung Yun Zak had heard of stories of clans sealing power within their descendants. This would allow their descendants to survive if they ever came into danger. However, this young boy’s technique was extremely practiced and his combat instincts were far too refined. It was obvious that he had experienced battle countless times. This was not just a matter of power. A young boy could not have such skills and experience.
The only explanation was that he had a spirit body with him! This wasn’t a particularly rare occurrence either. Hung Yun Zak had heard that certain individuals could leave their bodies behind with enough training. These spirits could then merge with their martial souls and exist without a need for a physical body. Moreover, these spirit bodies could be just as powerful as martial artists of the same realm.
This was the first time Hung Yun Zak had seen such a spirit body for himself. It was true to the legends.
The blue dragon’s belly was filled with cherry blossoms by now. It ran out of energy and was slowly starting to dissipate.
‘Wun Fan’ looked tired. Dealing with these attacks had not been as easy as it seemed. He said, “I have no intention of fighting to the death with you.”
Suddenly, several dots connected in Old Lei’s mind. He smiled and said, “That said, I am curious about something.”
“Mm?” said Hung Yun Zak as he waved his hand and summoned the twenty Martial Master soldiers to protect him. He took advantage of the opportunity to swallow some pills and recover his strength.
However, he was also interested in what ‘Wun Fan’ had to ask him. Could he be interested in his method of making perfumes?
‘Wun Fan’ rubbed his chin as if stroking a beard. He smiled and asked, “The Green Wolf Gang is yours, isn’t it?”94Please respect copyright.PENANA1ADt7HnIIT