Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

"Of course not. Why would I dare to call you a liar? It's just that it's too unbelievable. When he was first brought here, I personally checked his talent using our artifact. It was a level zero," Elder Jin replied.

"Hah, It's clear that you made a mistake then. Apologize to him," Elder Wu said.

"But..." 

"No but! As I said, he's innocent, isn't he? Apologize to him for your misunderstanding!" Elder Wu insisted.

"How can I, an Elder of the outer sect apologize to a disciple!" Elder Jin let out.

It was about his self-respect and he wasn't willing to apologize to a kid. There were so many disciples watching him which made him even more reluctant.

"It doesn't matter if you're an Elder or not! You almost destroyed that kid. Today, either you will apologize, or you will apologize. That's final!" Elder Wu said.

Elder Jin could feel Elder Wu's grip tightening on his wrist and he was starting to feel the pain. 

Elder Wu was trying to intimidate him and he realized it. Even after all that, he didn't dare to attack since he knew that he wasn't a match of Elder Wu.

He glared at Xu Ming with hate in his heart.

"I..." He opened his mouth to say something, but Xu Ming spoke before.

"Elder Wu, there's no need for an apology. I realize that it was an honest misunderstanding," Xu Ming said.

Although he would have been pleased to see Elder Jin apologize to him, he realized that that might lead to some problems directly or indirectly.

"Since you say so," Elder Wu said as he smiled.

He freed the hands of Elder Jin and turned to him.

"Elder Jin, please be careful in the future. You're an Elder. You can't be too biased. The kids are the future of the sect. Especially the special ones like Xu Ming," Elder Wu said.

"I'll keep that in mind," Elder Jin let out in a heavy tone as he turned back and left.

He didn't forget to take the ones that complained to him, with him.

The boys that wanted him to punish Xu Ming and Wu Tian were quite scared since they knew that they were in deep trouble now. If it wasn't for them, Elder Jin wouldn't have been disrespected like that.

After Elder Jin left, Elder Wu shifted his focus back to Xu Ming.

"Did Wu Tian show you everything?" He asked.

"Yes Elder. Also, I would like to thank you for the help that you provided," Xu Ming thanked Elder Wu as he bowed down slightly.

"It was nothing. Anyways, you must have selected the skills by now, right?" Elder Wu asked as he placed his hands on Xu Ming's shoulders.

"Yes Elder," Xu Ming nodded his head.

"Nice. Which skills did you get?" Elder Wu inquired.

"3 Strikes of Heaven and Origin Movement," Xu Ming answered.

"Hmm? Origin Movement? Quite a nice choice. I think only you can do justice to that skill," Elder Wu chuckled as he said.

Elder Wu's reaction was completely different from the reaction of the Elder in the Skill Hall.

"Well, It is only difficult for the ones who are only dependent on Qi," Elder Wu said.

A frown formed on Xu Ming's face.

'What does he mean it's difficult for the ones that are dependent on Qi? Does he know something about me and Origin Energy?' He thought.

"Difficult for the ones who only depend on Qi? What else should one depend on Elder?" Xu Ming asked.

"Hahaha, I'm sure you don't need me to answer that. I'll see you later, little Ming," Elder Wu ruffled up Xu Ming's hairs before he left.

"He definitely knows something," Xu Ming muttered as he left as well.

He entered his courtyard and closed the door.

After sitting on a sofa, he opened the manual for the 3 Strikes of Heaven's first. Since it was an offensive skill, he wanted to learn it as fast as he could.

He knew that his life might not be easy as an Outer Sect disciple. Also, he needed to progress as well. His target was not the outer sect, but the core sect.

He opened the book and began reading it.

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While Xu Ming was inside his courtyard and trying to learn the first strike of heaven, War God Zhen in the Heavenly Realm was also doing something he considered important.

Illustrious Emperor was tied using the cultivation restricting chains and he was being pulled by the guards like a normal prisoner.

The guards brought him to the main hall.

There were 2 circular formations carved near each other.

The guards threw Illustrious Emperor over one of these formations.

"Welcome Lord Illustrious. It's finally the day I had been waiting for," A voice came from the front.

Illustrious Emperor raised his head only to see War God Zhen sitting on the throne in front of him.

"You can leave. Don't enter before I call you," War God Zhen ordered the guards.

"Yes, Your Majesty," 

All the guards left the room, leaving only War God Zhen and Illustrious Emperor inside.

"What do you intend to do?" 

The Illustrious Emperor stood up as he tried to leave the formation, but he was unable to since there was a barrier surrounding him that was preventing him from leaving the formation.

"Me? I just wish to protect my land. I brought you here to help me," War God Zhen said with an amused smile on his face.

"You coward! You still don't dare to fight with me? All you know is to hide!" Illustrious Emperor cursed War God Zhen.

"You can say that. I won't refute you since I actually don't dare to fight you. But after today, you won't dare to fight me either," War God Zhen said with a grin on his face as he stepped towards the Illustrious Emperor.

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