Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

The attack didn't land on Xu Ming as the barrier stopped the Winged Lion.

Xu Ming was wholly protected under the barrier.

Xu Ming moved his sword back and used all his power to attack. 

"Open it now!" he let out loud as he thrust the sword forth.

The barrier that was stopping the Winged Lion disappeared, and the Sword of Xu Ming penetrated the Skull of the Winged Lion.

The Winged Lion hadn't expected that an attack would come out of the barrier. His eyes were wide open as he died.

Xu Ming dropped down to his knees as he took a deep breath. 

"We did it. It was the first time I used over ninety percent of my Origin Energy to cast the Thunderstorm. It was definitely more powerful," Xu Ming muttered.

"That... was a powerful attack. I feel that you weren't able to bring out its full force, but from what I can imagine, if the Heavenly King used this attack, he would've been able to destroy this whole planet with ease. It's definitely one of the strongest skills I have seen," Valeria said. She still looked somewhat stunned.

"You don't even know the half of it. I think the Sword Art of Destruction would be even more powerful when used with the Sword of Judgement," Xu Ming said.

He sat down on the ground, giving rest to his already tired body.

"The Sword of Judgement? Are you talking about THE Sword of Judgement? One of the 4 God Grade Weapons in existence?" Valeria had her mouth wide open as she heard his words.

"It should be the same," Xu Ming replied.

"Of Course any attack would be disastrously more powerful with it. It's a freaking God Grade Weapon, after all! Also, the Heavenly Emperor had that sword before, and I don't think he even needed to use that sword to destroy anything. The gentle flick of the Heavenly Emperor's hand should have been enough to destroy planets. Still, you claim that he died. Who has the sword now? The next king? '' She asked him.

"No, that traitor doesn't have that sword," Xu Ming said.

"The new king doesn't have the Sword of Judgement? I agree that I haven't heard about news related to the Heavenly Realm in a long time, but he wouldn't just give away a God Grade Weapon to anyone. The person who became the new king wouldn't just let anyone else take the sword either. Who has it now if not him?" Valeria asked, shocked.

"The grandson of the Heavenly Emperor has the sword," Xu Ming replied to her.

Xu Ming stood up, despite being tired. With his aching feet, he walked towards the bodies of the Peak Gold Realm beasts and started putting them in his storage ring.

While Valeria talked, Xu Ming kept the bodies of all 6 Peak Gold Grade Beasts in his storage ring.

"The Grandson isn't lucky," Xu Ming muttered as he shook his head.

"What do you know about him? You've been in this place for so long; you won't know how enjoyable the lives of the Royals are. The Prince would have everything he needed. Best education, best treasures, and best everything. You can't even imagine how lucky the Grandson of the Heavenly Emperor would be. He should have a similarly pleasurable life in the Heavenly Realm as I lived in the Spirit Fairy world as their Princess," Valeria replied.

"No, he's living the same life that you're living right now. Is that considered lucky? If losing your whole family is lucky, I would have wished that I was unlucky instead," Xu Ming responded.

No matter how naive Valeria was, she caught the hidden hints in Xu Ming's bitterness. 

"You mean..."

"Yeah. I'm the grandson that you consider lucky. Look at me. Do I look lucky?" Xu Ming asked her.

"You are the Prince of the Heavenly Realm?" 

Valeria's little mouth was open wide as she heard Xu Ming's words.

"Yeah."

Xu Ming muttered as he carried his tired body to the nearby tree and sat under its shade, resting his back against the tree.

For a long time, Valeria didn't speak a word as she tried to process the shocking revelation that she had just received.

"Can you tell me everything if you don't mind?" she asked Xu Ming.

Xu Ming closed his eyes as he remembered his past and started describing everything that he went through. He talked about how his life in the Heavenly Realm was. He spoke about his Loving Grandfather. He talked about his dearest father and mother. 

The whole story sounded like a fairy tale before it suddenly turned into a nightmare as he reached the point of the attack on the Heavenly Palace.

He talked about his mother meeting poison and how the last thing he saw was his father being killed.

Valeria was just standing there stunned. Her eyes were already filled with tears. Tears were spilling out of her eyes like the barrage of her emotions was broken.

"That bastard War God! He's the biggest trash in this universe. He deserves to die the worst death," Valeria said as she sobbed.

"I-i hate him! You must kill him with your own hands!" She further said.

"Don't worry about that. I swear to heavens. I will destroy him. I will give him the painful death that he deserves, but not before I make him watch his family being destroyed. I'll destroy everything that he possesses. I'll take every happiness and every emotion away from him, leaving only eternal despair. He took everything from me, and I will take everything from him!" Xu Ming said as he clenched his fist firmly while looking towards the sky.

"I'll help you with everything I can. You have my full support! Even if you want to destroy the heavens, I'll support you! Also, don't worry about your mother. You talked about the herb that could heal her. We have a single piece of that herb in our castle. We will definitely wake up your mother. You won't lose her because of that poison!" Valeria told him, with full determination in her voice.