Northerners lived under poor conditions year-round; they faced a long winter, short summer, and extreme weather conditions. As a person’s characteristics were usually moulded by their living conditions, the Northerners were a group of violent and Due to the climate conditions, the North was unsuited for agriculture, and they had to import grain from the South at a high cost. On the other hand, the North was filled with countless wild beasts, their primary food source. This was why Northerners generally had a larger build while Southerners were thinner.
In the North, there was a saying to insult men that were skinnier or less buff than average: “You’re like a Southern sissy.” It was so insulting that a fight would usually break out when it was heard.
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More wild beasts meant more gliphic beasts, and the North was undoubtedly abundant in gliphic beasts.
There was a renowned forest, the Spiky Tree Woods. It was home to countless spiky trees, a tree as tough as iron, sharp and thin with leaves resembling spikes. The spiky tree was an ingredient commonly used by the Northerners to tattoo gliphs. Because of said trees, only gliphic beasts dared to enter the forest and call it their home.
Squeak Squeak Squeak!
The cries of countless apes rang throughout the forest. It belonged to the iron-armed ape, a group of gliphic beasts that ruled the forest. The iron-armed apes were naturally born with the Iron Limb gliph tattooed on them, protecting them from sharp objects. Thus, they were the only species that could jump and run around the forest like it was a normal forest; this allowed their clan to rule the forest. Since they lived in groups, teamwork played a huge role. Injuring one baby iron-armed ape would anger the entire pack, who would chase after you relentlessly forever.
“Eek!”
An iron-armed ape suddenly stopped on a tree branch, its arms that could even reach the ground raised in the air to make a sign. Other iron-armed apes came to a stop and looked at it. If one were to take a close look, he could tell that the leading iron-armed ape differed from the others. Unlike the rest of its pack, its arms shone brighter, and its Iron Limb gliph spread all the way to its chest.
It was the leader of its pack. Currently, the ape was looking down curiously. There was a human baby at the base of the tree it was standing on. The baby’s eyes were shut tightly like he was asleep.
The leader looked around cautiously. There was no way a baby would appear here out of nowhere. Some of the more impatient apes were already crying out. The iron-armed ape might feed on mostly vegetation, but they wouldn’t refuse meat in particular either. The leader turned around and glared at the apes who were making a fuss, silencing them immediately.
The ape leader climbed down the tree and stood a few metres away from the baby. It could feel the baby’s breathing clearly. It moved towards the baby’s side slowly, only reaching out after confirming that there were no humans nearby.
The leader moved softly without waking up the baby. Its eyes turned increasingly gentle as it looked at the baby.
It… To be exact, it was a she. The baby brought out the motherly side of the ape.
Boom!
Thunder boomed across the skies.
Eek Eek!
Shocked, the pack of iron-armed apes looked up at the skies, shouting in displeasure.
Boom!!
Lightning descended from the skies suddenly, striking towards the ape leader. It struck so swiftly that the leader didn’t have time to react!
Boom!
The lightning struck the baby, after which the shockwaves struck the ape!
Szz…
Instead of killing the ape, the leader ape absorbed the shockwaves. A golden lightning-shaped gliph formed on his chest and joined together with the Iron Limb gliph on its arms.
The ape checked the baby before checking itself. What was more surprising was that the baby survived the lightning bolt and was looking back into its eyes.
The baby had a pair of beautiful black eyes. He didn’t cry, nor did he look at her in surprisel; he was rather calm for a baby. The look in his eyes… was something that didn’t come from a baby’s eyes.
“Eek eek…” The leader ape’s face lit up, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared on the tree once more. Under its order, the pack moved again, but now a human baby was in the leader’s arms.
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The Four Seasons Heaven was bustling with activity today.
As one of the largest organisations in the North, they were so influential that any action of theirs could cause a stir in the region. Like a king, the Four Seasons Heaven remained composed under all circumstances, except for today…
If any outsiders were in the Four Season Mountain today, they would be shocked. The Four Seasons Mountain was guarded so tightly today that a guard could be seen every few metres. Moreover, all the Four Seasons Heaven members carried a gliph weapon, standing at their assigned positions with a serious expression and only turning around to look at the peak from time to time.
The mountain peak was where the important members of the Four Seasons Heaven lived. Now, everyone had their attention on the Sect Leader’s room.
The Sect Leader was Yeung Ha, and he was the son of Yeung Sei Gwai, founder of the Four Seasons Heaven.
The name Sei Gwai literally meant four seasons, and he had four children, Yeung Chun, Yeung Ha, Yeung Chow and Yeung Tung. Their names respectively meant spring, summer, autumn and winter. The most capable son, Yeung Ha, took over as sect leader when Yeung Sei Gwai passed on.
The Four Seasons Heaven was like a bandit stronghold, which made it the odd one out among top-tier organisations. Ability mattered, but bloodline spoke louder in the sect. Absolute hereditary monarchy was the sect’s doctrine, and Yeung Ha’s child would most likely become the next sect leader.
Right now, Yeung Ha was pacing back and forth outside the room while peeking in from time to time. He was a powerful cultivator, one of the most powerful cultivators in the world.
Yet, he was currently like an ant on a hot stove. The anxious Yeung Ha exerted a beast-like terrifying aura, making the sect’s disciples with a lower cultivation tremble despite standing on the mountainside, which was relatively far from him. They couldn’t help but gasp at his ability. This is the power of a five-chambered glipher!
“Ahhhh!” Hearing his wife’s continuous screams ringing out, Yeung Ha felt horrible.
Rumble! !
A thunderstorm came, lightning flashing across the sky in bold lights.
“Shut the hell up!” Yeung Ha glared at the skies unhappily. He was already in a bad mood, and even the heavens weren’t spared, but his words seemed to anger the heavens more as the thunder increased in intensity.
Storm clouds billowed in and hovered above the mountain.
Rumble!
Another lightning bolt struck from the skies, lighting up the entire Four Seasons Mountain!
Buzz!
The lightning dispersed into thin air when it was a thousand metres away from the mountain. That was the protective formation of the Four Seasons Mountain that could block anything, including heavenly lightning. However, Yeung Ha felt extremely uneasy. Growing up on the Four Seasons Mountain, he had never once seen lighting strike the mountain.
Boom boom boom!
Three more lightning bolts struck the defensive formation on the mountain once more!
“Ahhhh!”
Yeung Ha’s wife’s miserable scream rang out simultaneously, sounding as if it was in sync with the lightning.
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In the skies, hidden from view, a figure wore a complicated look as he stared at the ball of light in his hands.
“Now, all I can do is wish you good luck. We’ll meet again in the future.”
“Hurry up,” the other party replied impatiently. “I still have to visit my useless disciple.”
The figure let out a sigh as he threw the ball of light down, and the light disappeared within the fluffy clouds.
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Boom!
An azure lightning bolt descended and struck down on the Four Seasons Mountain like a raging dragon!
Crack!
The formation protecting the mountains since the Four Season’s Heaven’s founding cracked under the lighting. Despite this, the lightning wasn’t even slightly affected as it shot towards Yeung Ha’s room!
“Nooo!” Yeung Ha screamed, his eyes bulging as he leapt into the sky. His abdomen, arms and feet lit up in various colourful lights.
The lights gathered in no time while a huge knife similarly covered in colourful light appeared in Yeung Ha’s hand!
“Four Seasons Cycle!”
It was as if there was an illusion of the beautiful spring bloom, the blazing summer sun, rustling leaves of autumn and the frigid winter appeared in the sky.
With that, his attack met the lightning bolt.
Boom!
Yeung Ha coughed blood as the colourful knife flew out of his hands! Unaffected, the lightning struck his room, tearing a huge hole in the roof. Within the room was an alluring woman in the midst of giving birth. She could only watch the lighting come towards her helplessly.
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“Yung!” Yeung Ha didn’t have time to care about his injury as he dashed into the room. As soon as he opened the door, he was greeted by a wail.
The wail came from a baby.
The midwife was so terrified that her legs had turned into jelly. She looked at Yeung Ha, then back at his wife, who was lying on the bed as pale as the moon with the baby in her arms.
“Sect leader… It’s… It’s… a boy… Both… the mother… and son are safe…” Her voice was trembling.
Yeung Ha felt like his world had lit up; even the rainy days he hated looked cute now. He immediately ran to his wife and kissed her forehead. “It must’ve been tough for you.”
“I’m so glad… What was that… lightning earlier?” The woman known as Yung cried.
“I have no idea.” Yeung Ha’s face creased into a frown as he looked at the hole on his roof. That lighting could pierce their defensive formation, destroy his attack and pierce his roof. Yet, his wife, son, and even the midwife survived the attack.
“Maybe the heavens pitied our son…” his wife whispered. “He’s a lucky boy who’s blessed by the heavens. Let’s name him heaven’s blessing, Tin Hun.”
“Tin Hun… Yeung Tin Hun! Haha! What a great name!” Yeung Ha laughed loudly.
Just then, three men came to his door. “Hahaha! Is my niece or nephew born yet?!”
“Shut up! You’re so loud that you’ll scare the kid!
But Yeung Ha had already left his room with his son. “Elder brother! Third brother! Fourth brother! It’s a boy! I have a child now! Hahaha!”
That was how the name Yeung Tin Hun was known by the entire North as soon as he entered this world.
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