Immortal Ascension Tower - Book 1: Reborn! [CH 1 - 75]

Chapter 48 - Threads And Golden Light

About two months ago, Zhao Bu had informed Long Yin Hei that a certain branch of his Zhao Clan, the Zi Clan, had been eradicated by a single person wearing Crimson robes and a strange mask. The clan had sent an expert to investigate but he had also gone missing, so the Clan was debating wether to give up or keeping pursuing this mysterious person.

After all, that Crimson robed person might be a hidden expert or some powerful being, someone they shouldn't offend, but they still hadn't decided at the moment.

Yin Hei had given the news little to no thought at the time, after all, why would he care about some little branch of his disciple's family? Even though it was the Zhao Clan, it was not his business.

Right now though, he regretted not looking into it further. The reason? A person that might be the same Crimson Robed man that was such an headache for the prestigious Zhao family had just stood up from the Arena seats and had confirmed himself as him being Lao Jianghu's disciple!

He had almost snapped at the time, it seemed like it was everything part of that old man's plan, as if they were all chess pieces on a board and he was moving both the white and black sides as he liked!

Fortunately for him, he was lucky enough to regain his composure. He had inquired ""Youth! Who are you?" He had also thought of something when he had looked carefully at the eye-grabbing clothing the boy was wearing and an idea had formed into his mind.

"You are not wearing the Sect Robes, do you know what the penalty for that is?" the child would not leave this place alive, he had dug his own grave by not wearing the Sect Robes!

At that time, a pale Zhao Bu had turned towards his master and had confirmed Yin Hei's suspicions "Master Long, I am almost completely sure that that guy... Is the person that eradicated the Zi clan!"

Yin Hei had slightly frowned when he heard that but nevertheless asked again "Answer me youth! Who are you!" Seeing the youth's height as well as his build he had guessed that the young man could not have been older than Zhao Bu was, he was probably even younger.

Seeing that, he attacked the youth with a pressure powerful enough to endanger the life of peak Advanced stage cultivators. He had esteemed that it would be enough for such a young child, after all Zhao Bu was a really rare genius, a child such as that couldn't possibly repel his attack.

Boy, was he wrong.

Seeming to not even notice the pressure, the child had actually ignore him once again! "Oh? But I thought that I didn't have to wear the Sect Robes after all... Master Lao Jianghu, did you lie to me?"

Impossible! Yin Hei's expression had drastically changed. The voice was that of a child not yet in his teens, yet the boy had dismissed the pressure he had sent against him without even blinking, that made no sense!

Worsening the situation, Lao Jianghu acted as if it were normal since he had simply smiled and shook his head "I didn't lie to you, but to gain such a privilege you will have to become the Sect Head... It won't be a problem for you, will it?"

The boy had played with his hair for a bit and then answered nonchalantly "I guess not! I just need to beat these few pieces of trash down there, right?"

Pieces of trash? Both Zhao Bu and Sou Rou were extremely rare geniuses, if Sou Rou was a genius seen only once in a few decades, Zhao Bu was the supreme genius of the Zhao Clan, a talent not seen often even in a few centuries!