Chapter 194 – Ghost Claw’s Reply
Translated by: Berrrybunzun
Edited by: TranslationNations, Leo and De Andre
Hu…Hu…Hu….
Everyone were like statues, Tang Tian’s rhythmic snoring resonating into everybody’s ears, anyone far and near could hear. Right smack in the middle of the field, Tang Tian laid down in deep sleep, his mouth wide open, saliva drooling out.
Xia An was like a burning statue, not moving an inch, on his chest were five holes the size of fingers, it was extremely terrifying. His eyes were enlarged fully, his Qi empty.
Ghost Claw stood there with a cold expression, his grey pupils sharper than before, like a rusty knife full of spots that was being derusted and grinded layer by layer, exposing the outstanding interior.
He turned and walked over to Tang Tian, plop, the sound of Xia An falling behind him came out.
Ghost Claw’s footsteps did not have the slightest degree of stopping, under his peaceful face, his heart was churning endlessly.
Under the sky that year, when the colors of the world had not been faded yet…. The words of the vow said still ringing along with the wind….you have to work hard to live… you have to risk everything to fight….
Ghost Claw, are you willing?
Even if you’re crippled, even if you’re old, even if it is unattainable or unrealistic and out of reach, even if at the end you get nothing?
Ghost Claw, tell me, are you willing?
Tell me… tell me… tell me loudly….
Face the sky in your memories, the earth in your memories, tell that shattered and dead still heart of yours
Say it loudly!
Ghost Claw who was walking towards Tang Tian, could feel that his chest had a ball of fire blazing, causing him to have difficulty breathing, no, how could he even breathe?
Ghost Claw pulled at his own rigid face, but, this feeling, felt so good!
I’m still living….
Definitely, really living…
He suddenly stood still, the swirling wind knocking into his back, banging his back with a loud sound,a rough and rigid raging turbulence, similar to a war howl, transmitting to the sky, to the earth, to the depths and every corner of his heart.
“Come on!”
He ignored everyone’s shocked gaze, he did not bother with the lingering sounds of the wind, the raging blaze in his heart suddenly quietened down, and he once again took another step forward.
Ghost Claw, your real battle has just begun.
Are you fearful? Afraid? Timid?
No more words, the entire place was deadly quiet. Ghost Claw walked over to Tang Tian’s side, turned, and surveyed the entire place. His cold gaze was like a sharp knife, exactly like his prime, intimidating and outstanding.
He shut his eyes, his eyebrows drooping, like the cold knife being sheathed.
A sigh of relief was actually heard inside the field. The pressure Ghost Claw had given everyone was too huge, that intangible pressure, was like a substance pressing down on their hearts, that caused them to be unable to breathe.
Wu Hou, Ming Hou, and the two elders, their faces were like normal, but their hearts were equally overwhelmed.
Grandmaster Grade Martial Technique!
That old frail man from just now, was definitely using a grandmaster grade martial technique. Wu Hou and Ming Hou were both Heaven road martial artists, and the two elders had strength which was equally deep and unfathomable, but even so, none of the four actually had learnt a Grandmaster Grade Martial Technique!
Grandmaster Grade Martial Techniques needed both talent and diligence, and so the number of people who had learnt or created a grandmaster grade martial technique were very few.
“Didn’t that resemble the Honorable Martial Group’s Fire Scythe Ghost Claw?” Elder Yun quietly asked Elder Lin.
Elder Lin first nodded, then shook his head: “It looked like it, but Fire Scythe Ghost Claw was a fifth rank claw arts ranked third in Honorable Martial Group. Did that look like a fifth rank claw arts to you?”
“Not at all!” Elder Yun continued shaking his head: “Fifth rank claw arts definitely do not have such power! Even if it was Ghost Claw’s relatives, will definitely not be able to utilize a fifth rank claw art to such an extent!”
“En, I don’t think so too.” Elder Lin said softly: “This sect of claw arts is at least the sixth rank, i suspect that it should be the seventh, but definitely not the fifth, I dare not believe that the Honorable Martial Group made such a mistake.”
“That one carrying that flute, I feel that i have seen him somewhere before, but i cannot put my head around it.” Elder Yun’s eyes was constantly staring at Magic Flute.
“You don’t have to say it, I have that same feeling of recognition.” Elder Lin’s face congealed: “Seems like the spirit general holding that flute is not just a nameless person from his generation.
“That mechanical armor should be the bronze armor from Southern Cross Army, they actually managed to get their hands on such things, they really have lucky hands, and definitely not simple backgrounds.” Elder Yun’s heart had the same sentiment, he suddenly felt that there were some questions which were intractable.
The internal of Onyx Soul had a countless amount of factions, and was even more extreme than Honorable Martial’s group, and there were even hidden factions, that even the people of Onyx Soul, were not sure and clear of.
There were crooks mixed in with the honest folks in Onyx Soul, and the background of everybody was extremely complicated, the competition in the inside, was more intense as compared to the competition Onyx Soul held with other people as a whole. This was related to Onyx Soul’s existence philosophy, they advocated competition, and advocated it much more than Honorable Martial Group. What’s more, Onyx Soul had a much longer history, since a long time ago, Onyx Soul thrived more in the darkness and in the shadows.
Only in such a remote corner of Tian Xing Star cluster, would Onyx Soul actually put effort into, to make it into a low level base of operations.
Onyx Soul’s influential power, most was hidden in the dark and shadows. They had gone through a tedious and tiring process of intangible nets, to plunder an astonishing amount of wealth, and their figures, could be seen in practically almost every huge event in history.
Their organization looked loose and relaxed, but in truth, was extremely organized and strict.
That is also the reason why they are able to fight against Honorable Martial Group, why they can survive after endless years. No one knows, where the Onyx Soul’s headquarters is, no one knows, who the core people were in the Onyx Soul. Onyx Soul was basically layers of fog.
Onyx Soul did not place much importance in a real base of operations.
Such a cluster such as Tian Xing Star cluster, even if it was discovered by enemies, to the Onyx Soul, the loss was considered pitiful. To the elders, the loss was even less, those who held higher ranks and positions, definitely knew more, and were more fearful and cautious of the world itself.
The two elders, could not grasp Tang Tian’s background, and were all the more cautious.
But they knew how big Onyx Soul was. How big the world was. They’re here solely for one purpose. To complete the mission,and earn their profits. If it was not for the attractive benefits they could gain for this mission and the relatively low danger and risks, who would actually agree to come to such a remote corner of the world?
Even if Tian Xing Star Cluster was destroyed, to them, it was just a mission failure, and at the most they would had offended someone with considerable background. Due to the probability that they had to be involved in lots of fights, they did not really enjoy fighting anymore.
“Then let us wait.” Elder Lin was very experienced, he was not young anymore, and was very patient.
“Good!” Elder Yun agreed.
The most worrisome thing to them, was that if the opponent had any hostility with Onyx Soul, that would give rise to an inevitable and unavoidable conflict. At their age, it was difficult for them to raise their strength anymore, they were here just to pass the days, battles to them, if they could run from it they would.
The grandmaster grade martial technique that Ghost Claw used just now, had intimidated them.
The two respected elders, just stood there patiently waiting, while the rest were under a tenseful atmosphere, not daring to utter anything.
The entire scene was strange.
Three spirit generals protecting Tang Tian, one group of people at a corner carefully waiting, while Tang Tian was snoring loudly in the center, in deep sleep. Everyone still had to endure the loud snoring of Tang Tian which did not stop.
The young lady opened her eyes wide, she did not dare believe her own eyes, the entire scene unfolding was far beyond what she could expect. With that, she looked at Tang Tian with eyes full of fanatical worship!
Too Cool!
So suave!
To actually be able to do that, he was truly an epitome of life!
She had already completely forgotten Tang Tian’s unreasonable behaviours. The Tang Tian standing(TN: should prob say sleeping LOL) in front of her excited her so much. Instantly, Tang Tian became her idol.
Those so-called experts, when compared to him, were nothing!
At what point of time, can she actually be able to be like him?
She actually found such an amazing teacher. The Young lady started to be proud of herself.
Time passed by.
When Tang Tian opened his eyes gradually, the the beautiful blue sky shone brightly at him. Fatigue and exhaustion disappeared. His body was recharged.
Slap, he jumped up like a fish and patted himself on his shoulder, cheering on: “Wahahah! It’s a brand new day. Go for it, god-like young lad!”
Everyone turned to stone as they stared at him in a daze.
Tang Tian had just waken and completely forgotten what he was doing before he fell asleep. Right now, he was energetic and ready to fight. He was just blur and he wanted to cultivate.
When he suddenly realized ghostly claws and the three others, his eyes glistened: “Ahah, you’re still here. Come on, let’s practice! Wahahah, I’ll crush those stupid copper chains today! How’s that, you’re frightened yeah! A god-like young lad should be this energetic!”
“Hey, please take a look around you.” Bing reminded him.
“Around me?” Tang Tian was shocked. He jerked his head around to see tons of unfamiliar faces. Instantly, he was guilty. He pulled Bing over and whispered: “Hey, uncle, we didn’t owe anyone any money right? Why are they staring at us like that. Are they picking a fight with us? It seems like there’s a lot of them!”
Bing looked at Tang Tian weirdly: “You don’t remember anything before you fell asleep?”
“Before I slept?” Tang Tian scratched his head and thought hard: “We were eating something and I remember enjoying it thoroughly. But, before I slept, wasn’t I just eating all the way? Unless, I’ve finished their food? Then everyone else is hungry? They’re too petty, aren’t they. I merely ate some of their food…”
He sounded weaker and weaker and whined: “How about we spend some money and buy food for them? It’s actually quite sad that their stomachs are not filled.”
Bing: “…..”
Magic Flute reminded Tang Tian gently: “We’ve arrived at Wu Hou Government.”
“Wu Hou Government! Yeah, yeah, it’s Wu Hou Government!” Tang Tian eyes lit up as he scanned around. Gasping: “woah, there are so many people at Wu Hou government! Ahahah, I finally understand! They’re all here to welcome us! Aye, the Wu Hou government is too generous and welcoming, ‘large forces mustered’ and feel so embarrassed!”
At the corner of Magic Flute’s eyes, he could not help but correct: “it’s actually ‘mustered large forces’….”
After saying that, Magic Flute regretted. It was so embarrassing!
(TN: This large forces mustered and mustered large forces is actually a play with a chinese phrase and chinese letters, he mixed the first two words up. But i have no idea how to translate in english… thus I wrote it like this)
“Ohohoh, it’s ‘mustered large forces’!” Tang Tian was ready to follow good advice. He smiled seeing this scene, this treatment. He knew it was the best treatment he could have asked for! Tang Tian was so proud of himself as he waved arrogantly to everyone: “it’s been tough on you all!”
Everyone: “….”