A Chaotic World

Chapter 150: Favoured Son of Heaven

Beihua Wanlei was not the only one who was confused at the moment.

Even most of the Origin Core realm martial artists present were similarly at a loss.

However, some of them with keener senses had noticed that at the very moment before the Lightning Crow Seed suddenly reversed its trajectory, the air around it seemed to have rippled slightly.

It was as though the Lightning Crow Seed had struck some sort of invisible curtain, causing slight waves to appear in the air, before being reflected right back to where it came from.

But that was not exactly what happened either.

Among everyone present, Lu Tianzi was the only one who understood what truly happened.

The mysterious Limitless Mirror Eye was an eye technique that tapped on the power of space. This meant that its effect naturally stretched far beyond just granting Lu Tianzi the ability to see the flow of energy in his surroundings.

It all started from the painful refining of his eyes, increasing the strength of the physical organ so as to withstand the might of the technique.

Only when his eyes had been refined to a certain degree had Lu Tianzi truly started to practise the true ability of the Limitless Mirror Eye.

However, in order to practise this technique, he first had to form a separate dimension within his eyes!

Even though the steps to do so were all clearly listed down in his head, it did not serve to make the process much easier.

Ultimately, this was still a ridiculously high barrier of entry that could have stopped even the most talented of martial artists!

Despite spending days trying to do so, Lu Tianzi had still been met with failure.

It was not until the very night before the day of the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet that Lu Tianzi finally managed to create the smallest of dimensions within his eyes!

It was a separate dimension that solely belonged to him a Limitless Mirror World!

The Limitless Mirror World was still in an embryonic state, and was currently only around the size of a sphere that was two metres in diameter.

However, the Limitless Mirror World was extremely unstable, and was completely closed off from the main world at all times.

Only by activating his Limitless Mirror Eye would he be able to forcefully establish a connection between the Limitless Mirror World and the main world that he was in.

Forming this connection between worlds was extremely taxing on him, and Lu Tianzi could maintain the connection for no more than just a split second at a time.

But in this case, a split second was all that he needed.

In the span of a single moment, Lu Tianzi pulled the Lightning Crow Seed into the Limitless Mirror World, and then immediately released it, this time facing Beihua Wanlei.

Throughout the entire process, the Lightning Crow Seed did not lose any speed, and had continued forward as though nothing had happened.

All that changed was the direction that it was facing.

Just like that, the Lightning Crow Seed that Beihua Wanlei had shot towards Lu Tianzi was now heading straight for its original owner!

Beihua Wanlei instinctively reached out with his hands, trying to block the Lightning Crow Seed with his treasure gauntlets.

If possible, he would actually like to catch the Lightning Crow Seed before it exploded, but even he understood that it was nothing but wishful thinking on his part.

The Lightning Crow Seed struck Beihua Wanlei's treasure gauntlets at full speed, cracking open and instantly giving birth to an explosion of electricity that lit up the entire area in a golden hue!

Boom-!

A huge ball of lightning erupted from within the Lightning Crow Seed, completely engulfing the helpless Beihua Wanlei.

At that instant, this blinding golden light was even brighter than the rays of the afternoon sun!

The Lightning Crow Seed had contained the power of lightning from Sect Master Leiba himself, compressed into a highly volatile state within the space of a small pearl. And at this moment, this volatile lightning had been completely let loose upon Beihua Wanlei.

The result was a terrifying destructive force that threatened to sweep across the entire platform!

Even Lu Tianzi who was standing a distance away was not entirely spared from the impact of the explosion. He was knocked off his feet by the shockwave, and sent flying through the air to the very edges of the platform.

If even Lu Tianzi had suffered such a blow, one could only imagine the state that Beihua Wanlei was in right now!

This explosion of lightning lasted only for a few moments, but the sheer intensity of it made it seem as though it lasted far longer than it truly did.

When the last flashes of electricity finally died down, Beihua Wanlei was already lying motionlessly on the floor. His clothes had completely disintegrated from the power of the explosion, and even his treasure armour underneath had cracks all over.

Well, it would not be entirely accurate to state that Beihua Wanlei was lying motionlessly on the floor either.

After all, his body was still experiencing uncontrolled spasms from the lightning ordeal

If not for the faint signs of life that was still being emanaged from Beihua Wanlei's body, nobody would have believed that he would be able to survive through all that!

"Wanlei!" Sect Master Leiba called out in alarm.

However, no matter how anxious he was, Sect Master Leiba held himself back from flying to his beloved disciple's side.

It was not just him either.

Almost everyone present looked extremely uncomfortable, wearing anxious looks on their faces.

By now, these Origin Core realm martial artists already had a rough idea about what happened earlier.

What saved Lu Tianzi earlier was precisely the power of space!

Even though the Origin Core realm martial artists present were nowhere near to understanding the power of space, this did not mean that they were clueless about the matter.

All it meant was that they needed a little more time to identify that it was truly the power of space that had been utilised earlier.

But along with this realisation, they also understood that an expert who was much stronger than themselves must have been protecting Lu Tianzi from the shadows, finally stepping out to lend him a hand at the most crucial moment!

How else could they explain what just happened?

After all, no one among them was capable of accomplishing such a feat!

And as if that was not scary enough, nobody here had even noticed his existence!

Even the multiple layers of defensive formations set in place within the territory of the Lightning Crow Sect had been easily slipped past.

If this expert ever wanted anyone dead, nobody here would be able to stop him!

With such an expert aiding Lu Tianzi from the dark, the guests felt uncomfortable even for having been invited today.

After all, this was essentially an event born from the Lightning Crow Sect's wish to suppress Lu Tianzi!

Sect Master Leiba had come to a similar conclusion as well.

Therefore, even with Beihua Wanlei's life slowly slipping away before his eyes, he dared not make a move.

Compared to his beloved disciple, his life was still more important after all!

Even after the explosion had blown over, Lu Tianzi was still left trying to catch his breath.

Just using the Limitless Mirror World once had taken much more from him than the rest of the fight combined. Furthermore, it was even his first time using it in an actual fight.

"Bastard" Lu Tianzi cursed in a breathless manner.

The Limitless Mirror World was one of his trump cards. If possible, he would prefer not to have revealed in front of others.

However, he decided that revealing this ability was still better than taking a hit from that mysterious grey pearl.

And judging from what it had done to Beihua Wanlei, he had made a damn good choice!

At this moment, Lu Tianzi suddenly noticed Formation Master Beimu flying over, landing on the platform beside him.

"Teacher," Lu Tianzi greeted.

She closely regarded Lu Tianzi before finally speaking. "As things are, Beihua Wanlei is no longer in any state to fight. But as agreed upon earlier, this is still a fight to the death. As the victor, you have the right to personally end his life."

Despite all that she said, all of it failed to enter the mind of Sect Master Leiba.

Sect Master Leiba was still stunned by what came before that the way that Lu Tianzi had addressed Formation Master Beimu.

Teacher.

All he said was a simple word, but it was also one that completely rocked the heart of Sect Master Leiba!

After hearing his words, Sect Master Leiba widened his eyes in shock before eventually let out a deep sigh.

So Nanlu Tianzi was Formation Master Beimu's student. That explained why the Beimu Clan suddenly showed up in force today

They had truly miscalculated this time.

This Nanlu Tianzi was not a helpless brat after all.

Be it his fighting capability or his backing, both of it was terrifying to the extreme.

With all that he possessed, Nanlu Tianzi could truly be considered as a favoured son of heaven!

Disregarding the hidden expert in the shadows, if Sect Master Leiba had known earlier that Lu Tianzi was Formation Master Beimu's student, there was no way that he would have allowed the events today to play out in such a manner.

Unfortunately, neither he, nor his disciple Wanlei, had known about this earlier.

If anything was to be blamed this time, it would have to be their lack of luck!

"So you are Formation Master Beimu's student," Sect Master Leiba's eyes had started to glaze out by now.

"With all due respect, Sect Master Leiba," Beimu Fei interjected at this moment. "But Beihua Wanlei has been well aware of that fact as well. Isn't it a little hypocritical for you to act like this is news to you now?"

"Fei'er." Formation Master Beimu spoke with a cautionary tone, and Beimu Fei immediately shrunk back into her seat.

On the other hand, Sect Master Leiba froze.

So Wanlei already knew, yet chose to hide it from him

Sect Master Leiba let out yet another deep sigh before speaking in a weary tone. "Nanlu Tianzi. I have no words to express how apologetic I am right now. All I hope is that you will have the magnanimity to forgive us and allow Wanlei to live. If you are willing to do so, I assure you that the Lightning Crow Sect will never stand against you in the future."

Hearing those words, Lu Tianzi immediately turned towards Formation Master Beimu who was still standing beside him. "Teacher, what do you think I should do?"

Even though his time spent with Formation Master Beimu was short, Lu Tianzi had grown quite fond of her. And since she was more au fait with the workings with Scarlet Moon City, Lu Tianzi decided to seek her advice.

On top of that, by asking for her opinion in front of everyone, Lu Tianzi would be able to engrave into everyone's mind that he had Formation Master Beimu as his backing!

That was none other than the master of the powerful Beimu Clan!

Formation Master Beimu gently smiled at Lu Tianzi. "If you are willing to listen to me, then I will advise you to live and let live."

"And that I shall," Lu Tianzi agreed immediately.

After all, that was what he had intended to do in the first place.

Even though Beihua Wanlei had sneaked an attack on him, Lu Tianzi was still not afraid of him.

Furthermore, looking at the injuries that Beihua Wanlei had suffered, it was still an unknown as to whether he would ever be able to fully recover from the incident today.

For all he knew, perhaps Beihua Wanlei's martial path had just ended along with this fight.

"Thank you, Nanlu Tianzi," Sect Master Leiba nodded before clasping his fist towards the skies. "Junior Leiba apologises to Senior for everything I have done today. But since Nanlu Tianzi has agreed to let off our Wanlei, I hope Senior will not take offense to me saving my wretched disciple's life. I swear that from today on, my Lightning Crow Sect will only regard Nanlu Tianzi as a friend, never a foe!"

Lu Tianzi was rendered speechless by what he just saw.

Who the hell was Sect Master Leiba talking to all of a sudden?