Night of the Broken Gliph

“Hung Zhin is an odd existence. Like any of our tribe members, he had great confidence and was proud to be one of us, but he couldn’t give up his clan and country either. Thus, he temporarily left the Black Promise Tower and made his way to the Bloody War Frontier. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUxTAsprYx 維尼

“The Black Promise Tower symbolised our tribe, while the Hung Clan was his home clan. Faced with this dilemma, Hung Zhin went to the Bloody War Frontier, where he fought for his country and met Chor Huet Zhin. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SZ9jRC78S 維尼

“With the disguise skills Hung Zhin learnt from our tribe and the authentic Hung Clan techniques he practised since young, Chor Huet Zhin didn’t suspect him in the slightest, and they became close friends in no time. For about twenty years, they fought together at the Bloody War Frontier. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL6Hm6GAf4 維尼

“Everything went well until…”  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76EWeNw7w7 維尼

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The Bloody War Frontier—a place with countless descriptions. To the Southerners, it was hell in their mortal world, yet in truth, things were not as terrible as they thought. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmFHH9jQUZ 維尼

The Bloody War Frontier was located at the borders between the North and South. To the North, there were countless tents of different sizes. That was the base of all the powerful tribes, led by the three strongest tribes. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgfVrqArfS 維尼

To the South, however, were sturdy walls that stood thirty feet tall with spikes protruding outwards, with plenty of unknown plants coiled around them. The Southerners named it the Forest Python. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3w4OM59Q6O 維尼

The Forest Python and the Northern tents were about a hundred miles away from each other, and this span of land was the arena for both parties. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCklAtbgTU 維尼

The Bloody War Frontier was a place of constant war, but large-scale invasions were rare these few centuries. Northern cultivators were fierce and usually won any one-on-one battle with Southern cultivators. Due to their harsh upbringing, they were all great fighters, or more particularly, murderers. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFYRUgTa8y 維尼

On the other hand, the Southerners had an established cultivation system and could produce more cultivators faster. This was why the South’s comprehensive strength increased much faster than the Northerners and why there wasn’t any actual war, as both parties knew that victory wouldn’t be easy.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuCT39cVAc 維尼

Even so, constant battles went on to test the other party’s ability and allow their younger generations to gain experience. There were rarely four-chambered or hundred gliphic cultivators at the Bloody Way Frontier, so as time passed, it became a mortal training ground for the younger generations.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGdShraA8e 維尼

Going back a hundred years.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiDi9OgBMP 維尼

A teen sat on a small hill at the Bloody War Frontier, watching the Northern cultivators scutter away with a sneer. However, the sneer worsened his injury and made him curse.   8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyXYf8Gugb 維尼

“Where are you injured?” A voice rang out from behind him.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡJonEqWaDxl 維尼

“Left rib, probably cracked,” the teen replied without looking back. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkOX04axDM 維尼

“Oh, that won’t kill you.”  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ016EhR7IA0 維尼

Whoosh. The teen reached out his hands subconsciously to receive a bottle of wine. Another teen with an icy cold expression walked over while reeking of blood. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPBE2G93nX 維尼

“Wine will make you feel better,” the teenager said as he downed the bottle in his hands, which made the injured teen laugh. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPgB8f9AfH 維尼

“I can’t stand the expression you Chors always have.” With that, he took a sip of the wine to warm himself up.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIZm0TJM6C 維尼

The ice-cold teen next to him smiled at this scene. “I have a feeling that I might break through my third chamber soon.”  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpEoh0A3bm 維尼

“What!?” The injured teen jumped up immediately after hearing him. “Chor Huet Zhin! I’ll never lose to you!”  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1Xpt4nsrY 維尼

“Why would you be so angry if you aren’t scared?” The icy-cold teen, Chor Huet Zhin, watched him expressionlessly. “You remembered our bet, right? The winner can go after Siu Wah.” 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOQwDWjKWr 維尼

“Hey, the winner hasn’t been determined!”  Hung Zhin sneered. It might seem like a teenage squabble, but to the best friends who experienced life and death together for the past six years, nothing could affect their friendship. They were so close that they bet the first person to break through to the three-chambered rank could chase after their crush while the other would vow to never do so. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PjBAZBvBg 維尼

Golden rays of sunlight shone down on them as night slowly fell. Feeling the cold breeze, Chor Huet Zhin looked up and got ready to leave. “It’s dark, let’s head back.”  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡov66NjzROu 維尼

But soon, he realised that Hung Zhin wasn’t following him, sitting on the hill instead.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYUCsxO39E 維尼

“Hung Zhin?”  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5xWYEQPWG 維尼

Chor Huet Zhin walked over to see that Hung Zhin’s face had turned black, as if a black energy was covering his face, making him tremble like he was in unbearable pain.8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAWTc1FDWB 維尼

“What’s wrong?” CHor Huet Zhin asked worriedly.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEFQTTy5Ho 維尼

Suddenly, Chor Huet Zhin felt a strong surge of energliph. Anxiousness washed over his face. “Are you breaking through?”   8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9KqhQagnn 維尼

It was always a big deal when gliphers broke through, and many prestigious clans would try to predict the breakthrough so they could make preparations for tattooing the new gliph. But of course, there wasn’t such a privilege here at the Bloody War Frontier. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0YvXfsTse 維尼

“I’ll bring you back. The Hung Clan has a gliphist there.” Chor Huet zhin lifted him immediately.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzVDDVHvH6 維尼

“No…” Hung Zhin gritted his teeth. “Go forward… to the graveyard…” 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfcVDTRFFH 維尼

“What nonsense are you speaking…” Despite wearing his poker face, Chor Huet Zhin was worried for his friend, but Hung Zhin grabbed his shoulder hard.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡLziNjTg8db 維尼

“The… graveyard…” 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgkMYsOBvc 維尼

Chor Huet Zhin frowned and hesitated for a second before dashing towards the graveyard.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHRfI3Z0Ab 維尼

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He ran at the speed of lightning. The distance wasn’t considered far for cultivators, but it wasn’t hardly close either. What made it worse was that they were currently heading North.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpDuQF3tyx 維尼

The South had always been the defenders ever since the North and South began fighting a thousand years ago at the Bloody War Frontier. They had the strength to repel the North but were smart enough to know they couldn’t counterattack.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fJpdJQexx 維尼

The further north, the more dangerous it became.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8ka3icZLf 維尼

A few minutes later, they heard an angry roar. “How dare you pathetic Southerners cross our lands!”8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NMRc7Nbo2 維尼

Right away, someone charged towards them with a knife. Chor Huet Zhin didn’t reply as a fierce glare flashed in his eyes.He punched the assailant in his chest and killed the Northerner in no time. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3w1nIwRIjM 維尼

But since they were now in the North, they met many more enemies; Chor Huet Zhin had killed about twenty Northern cultivators in ten minutes. The worst incident was when a two-chambered cultivator stabbed his abdomen before dying.   8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ONQfN7uG5 維尼

In these ten minutes, Chor Huet Zhin and Hung Zhin saw death multiple times.  8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYCIR6EcKt 維尼

Finally, they reached the so-called graveyard. 8964 copyright protection147ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsdND9c9CT 維尼

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