Stellar Transformation-Chapter 119 - 5 volumes 22 Chapters Pursuit Order (4 - s completed today, asking for monthly tickets!)
"It’s not? It turns out to be a cold, corrosive energy instead of a scorching one?" Sang Mo was very disappointed in his heart, but he found it hard to believe, because that indescribable feeling in his spirit made him suspect Qin Yu.
However, it only took a moment for Sang Mo to snap out of his reverie.
"Ah!" Seeing his own disgraceful appearance, and hearing the laughter of the other protectors, Sang Mo’s face changed completely. He instantly let his Demon Essence Power surge out, enveloping his body, and then he dashed directly into his own private courtyard using his movement technique.
Pointing at Sang Mo’s private courtyard, Hou Fei burst out laughing, "Ha ha... A big man, yet so pale, it’s really too funny, oh, by the way, what were you all saying earlier about something as small as a needle, what is it exactly?"
The crowd laughed again, and Yan Qing and Xi Yan were also covering their mouths, laughing outright. The maids standing nearby waiting for orders also began to giggle behind their hands. Only Qin Yu was quietly sipping his tea, neither laughing nor speaking.
Glancing at Sang Mo’s private courtyard, the corners of Qin Yu’s mouth slightly curled up.
How could Qin Yu not understand Sang Mo’s thoughts? Back when he had decided to conceal his identity, he had carefully considered many possible issues that might reveal who he was.
Qin Yu knew that the feeling of one’s spirit was most mysterious, just like between Qin Yu and Little Black. Despite being far apart, they could still sense each other. Qin Yu had long been worried that Sang Mo might suspect his identity.
Thus, Qin Yu had made preparations early on.
Qin Yu’s "True Star Fire" had two aspects. Through an Array Formation, it could be turned into either "True Sun Fire" or "Taiyin True Fire." With the Star Power also changed by the Array Formation, Qin Yu had set up a Array Formation Restriction on the Flame Sword using Purple Gold.
Star Power nurtured within the Flame Sword would be automatically transformed into energy of the Taiyin attribute through the Array Formation Restriction.
Of course, if Qin Yu wished, setting up an opposite Array Formation would also allow the Star Power to be transformed into energy of the Sun attribute.
"Haha, all the protectors have gathered here! The Cave Master has ordered everyone to gather at the grand hall. The ceremony for appointing protectors is about to begin. Brothers Hou Fei and Liu Xing, get ready. Eh, where is Protector Sang Mo?" Cha Po asked, bewildered.
Yan Qing said playfully, "Protector Sang Mo was just sparring with Protector Liu Xing, probably couldn’t handle the defeat."
"Big sister, why don’t you go and comfort the wounded spirit of Sang Mo?" Xi Yan laughed to Yan Qing, and Yan Qing pressed on Xi Yan’s brow saying, "Why don’t you go if you’re so concerned? As for Sang Mo, I’m not interested."
After the noisy episode, the thirteen protectors, along with Qin Yu and Hou Fei, then entered the central grand hall.
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As Qin Yu entered the grand hall, his heart was filled with awe. In terms of size and scale, the grand hall of the Red Blood Cave Mansion even surpassed the grand hall of the Imperial Palace on the Hidden Dragon Continent. This was evident from just looking at the huge golden columns; although there were also golden columns in the palace, those had iron cores merely covered with gold leaf.
But these columns were genuinely gold.
With a smiling face, Cha Hong strode confidently onto the platform and sat down boldly, looking down at the protectors and the two dozen Guard Team Captains below.
"Greetings to the Cave Master," Cha Po and the thirteen protectors immediately bowed, and Qin Yu and Hou Fei followed suit with a slight bow. The twenty-some Guard Team Captains behind them, however, knelt on one knee, showing great respect.
Cha Hong casually waved his hand and said, "Everyone, rise."
The two dozen Guard Team Captains hurriedly got to their feet. In fact, there were fifty Guard Team Captains, but most had gone out to pursue Qin Yu.
"Where are Liu Xing and Hou Fei? Step forward and speak," Cha Hong said with a smile, his attitude quite pleasant, though the other thirteen protectors all knew how cold and ruthless Cha Hong could be.
Qin Yu and Hou Fei stepped forward.
"Cave Master, I am Hou Fei," Hou Fei declared, looking at Cha Hong without a hint of respect.
Cha Hong examined Hou Fei and swept him with his spiritual sense, feeling quite pleased internally. He knew Hou Fei could rival the master-like Qiu Long, ’Teng Bi.’ However, when he looked back at Qin Yu, he was startled. Qin Yu’s ability to consume the aura around him was indeed terrifying.
"I am Liu Xing," Qin Yu stated, neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Liu Xing, what cultivation technique have you learned, and why do you not emit any aura?" Cha Hong inquired.
Indeed, Cha Hong was somewhat suspicious. After all, considering the complexity of mental methods, Demon Cultivators were inferior to both Immortal and Demon Cultivators. Such a mysterious technique appearing on a Demon Cultivator meant that their master must be extraordinary.
"This is a secret skill of my sect, not to be disclosed," Qin Yu directly responded.
Qin Yu was also somewhat worried. "Cha Hong is extremely powerful, and currently, I carry neither the aura of a Demon Cultivator nor that of an Immortal Cultivator; I have no aura at all. If he suspects my identity, that might be troublesome."
From Cha Hong’s expression, Qin Yu could not determine what Cha Hong was truly thinking.
"Oh, if that’s the case, then let it be," Cha Hong said, still smiling pleasantly as if not upset in the slightest, but he gave Qin Yu a meaningful glance and then looked at Sang Mo. Qin Yu felt a slight chill in his heart, though his face showed no change.
"Does Cha Hong know what happened just now, and has he guessed something?" Qin Yu pondered.
However, he wasn’t too anxious since if he couldn’t win a fight, he could always escape, especially since... with the Divine Beast Hou Fei present, it wouldn’t be easy for Cha Hong to deal with them.
"It’s our fortune in Red Blood Cave Mansion to have Hou Fei and Liu Xing brothers as protectors. This is the Red Blood Blood Order, the protector token of the Red Blood Cave Mansion. With this token, within eight million miles, absolutely no one dares to provoke you."
Cha Hong, smiling, took out two tokens from his bosom. At that moment, a maid attending him took the tokens and walked down to Qin Yu and Hou Fei.
"Protectors, please accept these Red Blood Blood Orders. From today, you are the fourteenth and fifteenth protectors of our Red Blood Cave Mansion," Cha Hong said with a smile. The ranking of the protectors was not based on power, but on the order of appointment.
Qin Yu and Hou Fei immediately accepted the Red Blood Blood Orders.
"Congratulations, Brother Hou Fei, Brother Liu Xing," Teng Bi was surprisingly the first to stand up, glanced at Qin Yu, but his gaze rested on Hou Fei, "Brother Hou Fei, do not forget the agreement we just made."
"HaHa~~~Rest assured, Marquis Hou is always ready to accompany you," Hou Fei declared, completely nonchalant.
The other thirteen guardians also started congratulating them, and although some were merely going through the motions, the motions had to be made.
"Alright, let’s discuss the next matter. Everyone knows the rules of the Red Blood Cave Mansion; each protector has their own direct guards. Now, with the addition of Liu Xing and Hou Fei as protectors, we need to adjust the number of guards for everyone," Cha Hong declared loudly.
Suddenly, everyone in the great hall fell silent.
The thirteen guardians looked at each other, and no more words were spoken. The main reason for gathering in this great hall was precisely this; the Red Blood Blood Orders merely represented their statuses, but the direct guards were what truly mattered.
Everyone quietly awaited Cha Hong’s command.
"Old San, announce the direct guards for each protector," Cha Hong commanded indifferently.
Cha Po stepped forward and said, "Ba Ming and the Xuan Turtle brothers collectively own 800 guards, Wu Tong and Wu Feng brothers have 600, Sang Mo 300, Yan Qing and Xi Yan both control 600 guards together. Bai Yin, Ran Lan, Mu Xu, Zhuang Zhong, four delegates share 1200, Protector Teng Bi 1000. The remaining 500 guards are directly under my command."
Actually, neither the Vice Cave Master nor the Cave Master need guards, because having the ’Red Blood Black Order’ allows them to mobilize guards at will.
Although those guards were directly under the Protector, both the Vice Cave Master and the Cave Master had the right to command them.
"Big Brother, how do you think we should distribute them?" Cha Po asked respectfully.
Above the great hall, each of the Thirteen Guardians listened intently to Cha Hong’s commands, while Qin Yu and Hou Fei also listened carefully, although they were not too concerned, the number of guards also determined their future status in the Red Blood Cave Mansion.
These guards would follow their commands and be at their disposal in the future.
"Cha Po mentioned last time that it was a thousand, I wonder how they can squeeze out a thousand people." Qin Yu’s Spiritual Sense swept over, and he had control over the expressions of those present, everyone except Teng Bi seemed very tense.
"Old San, I remember that after Old San died, his 500 direct guards were distributed to the Protectors, how were they divided at the beginning?" Cha Hong spoke.
After a slight thought, Cha Po responded, "After the third brother died, out of his 500 guards, 100 were given to the brothers Wu Tong and Wu Feng, another 100 were given to the sisters Yan Qing, and the remaining 300 guards went to Bai Yin and the others four."
Hearing this, everyone seemed to understand a little.
It seemed that the guards they obtained back then would have to be returned.
The faces of the Yan Qing sisters, the Wu brothers, and the four including Bai Yin, were not looking good. Back then, in order to get those guards, they had negotiated with others, making many losses just to obtain them. Now, if they were to be taken back, their sacrifices would have been in vain.
However, a smile appeared on Qin Yu’s face; he had also guessed Cha Hong’s thoughts.
"Alright, retrieve those 500 guards, plus the 500 guards from Old San, making up 1000 guards. These 1000 guards will be jointly controlled by the Protectors Hou Fei and Liu Xing. Does anyone have an objection?" Cha Hong surveyed the crowd.
What could the Thirteen Guardians say? Naturally, they followed orders.
"Very well, then let’s arrange these 1000 guards after everyone returns," Cha Hong said with a smile.
Just then, a Guard Team Captain ran in from outside, his face filled with panic, saying, "Cave Master, something terrible has happened, they’re all dead, all dead."
"Don’t be so flustered, explain clearly to me," Cha Hong sternly ordered, but his face had already turned ashen, he had a bad premonition upon hearing ’they’re all dead, all dead,’ and the Guardians below also shared this ominous feeling.
Everyone looked towards that Guard Team Captain.
Taking a deep breath, the captain continued, "Cave Master, when we received your order to chase after the Black Hawk, all the Demon Cultivators within eight million miles naturally became our informants, and we quickly located that Black Hawk."
Hearing this, Qin Yu’s heart sank.
Chasing the Black Hawk?
"They want to chase after Little Black?" Qin Yu thought rapidly, "Why would they chase after Little Black, logically both Sang Mo and Cha Hong should be chasing me." Suddenly, Qin Yu had an epiphany.
Qin Yu smiled bitterly inside.
Little Black being chased was certainly because of him; knowing his relationship with Little Black, Sang Mo must be intending to capture Little Black to lure him out.
"Tell me, what happened after you found the Black Hawk?" Cha Hong asked with a dark face.
The Guard Team Captain swallowed and continued, "Later, my squad of fifty, along with dozens of other Demon Cultivators nearby, joined forces to capture the Black Hawk, but who would have thought... who would have thought the Black Hawk was just too terrifying, too terrifying."
"The leader of that fifty-man squad was the vice-captain of my team. Before he died, he only managed to send me a message—’Black light, all dead.’ Half a day later, I received a message from some Demon Cultivators who discovered their bodies, telling me that the entire squad and dozens of Demon Cultivators were all dead, not one survived!"
The Guard Captain found it somewhat hard to believe at this moment.
The entire hall suddenly became oppressive. For many years, under the territory of the Red Blood Cave Mansion, no one had dared to brazenly slaughter the guards of the Red Blood Cave Mansion. Those powerful Nascent Soul experts also knew their limits.
Once the guards were killed, it would anger Cha Hong, and the consequences would be disastrous.
Meanwhile, Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Thank goodness, Little Black is safe."
Cha Po stepped forward and said, "Big Brother, that Black Hawk is extremely powerful, probably having the attack power of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Those guards were not strong enough and were killed; to deal with this Black Hawk, we can only send the Protectors."
Cha Hong nodded as well.
Indeed, at this point, they could only send out the Protectors. The Protectors existed to deal with such experts.
"We have lost some guards this time. Once this matter is over, we’ll recruit 250 more guards, fifty of whom will replenish the lost squad, and the other 200 guards will be awarded for capturing Guardian Black Hawk." There was a hint of murderous intent in Cha Hong’s eyes.
Daring to kill his guards had already ignited a murderous intent in Cha Hong’s heart.
"I am willing to go," Bai Yin stepped forward and said. Bai Yin was also a Nascent Soul Middle Stage expert, similar in cultivation to Cha Po. He knew that Cha Po had once defeated Black Hawk, so he was confident in himself, and moreover, he was not alone.
Ran Lan, Mu Xu, Zhuang Zhong also followed, saying, "We are willing to go."
Qin Yu immediately became anxious. In front of Hou Fei, Bai Yin and the others were no match, but their strength was definitely not to be underestimated. Qin Yu had once fought with Ran Lan and judged that Ran Lan was close to him in strength.
Bai Yin, having reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, did Little Black stand a chance?
With four great experts attacking, did Little Black still have an opportunity?
"Cave Master," Sang Mo suddenly stepped forward and said, "Cave Master, allocate a thousand guards to be jointly managed by Guardian Hou Fei and Guardian Liu Xing. Guardian Hou Fei is strong and everyone agrees, but how powerful Guardian Liu Xing is, remains to be seen. I think Guardian Liu Xing should take this opportunity to capture that Black Hawk and show his strength."
Sang Mo said this while giving Qin Yu a slight smile.
"Hmph, I would like to see how you handle this. If you want to save that Black Hawk, you’ll probably have to betray the Cave Master. Then, you’ll just have to wait for death. If you follow the Cave Master’s orders, you’ll just watch Black Hawk die. I want to see what you choose! Unless you are not that ’Cultivator.’"
Choice?
Did Qin Yu even need to choose?
"Sang Mo, you’re courting death!" Hou Fei’s Fire Eyes shone brightly, his whole being emitting a terrifying ferocity, and he even took out his Black Stick, ready to kill Sang Mo on the spot if things took a wrong turn.
"I am willing to go!"
Qin Yu then stepped forward, smiling, and glanced again at Sang Mo. "I’ll do as Protector Sang Mo has suggested and capture that Black Hawk to demonstrate my strength."
(Chapter four is finally complete, from two in the afternoon until two at night, Fang Qie has not rested, now off to take a shower~~~~ With such effort from Fang Qie, shouldn’t everyone throw in a monthly ticket? )
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