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Chapter 26 LEGEND OF THE EMPYREAN BLACKSMITH BOOK I – PEST OF THE UMBRA KINGDOM VOLUME II – TO BE AN EMPYREAN CHAPTER 26 YESTERYEAR Night hung, looming like a thread of oppression up on the sky . Silver-clad moon was completely hidden behind ashened, gray clouds which spat out snow ceaselessly . Falling flat, it gathered in small hills outside the silent village, while its whites doused roofs in its hues . Sharp, glistening icicles hung underneath gullies, fences and window panes,…-
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Chapter 25 CHAPTER 25 BACK HOME Valor stood in the open field while staring at the direction the unfathomable youth disappeared to . His eyes flickered with complex emotions before he stuffed them all into a sigh, once again clearing his mind up . A few minutes later, he felt wind flicker next to him as he glanced cautiously toward his left; a blink later, a figure clad entirely in black with only yellowish eyes revealed appeared next to him, bringing with it a suffocating air . Valor immediately…
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Chapter 24 CHAPTER 24 FUTURE PLANS Despite Lino’s relentless assault, it was clear he’d run out of strength eventually . When Fae realized that he’d stopped gaining momentum and that his strikes became less and less oppressive, she decided to finally end their little spar . By parrying Lino’s thrust, she managed to force an opening and smacked the dull side of her spear’s blade across Lino’s chest . The latter’s eyeballs bulged for a moment as he felt immense pressure against his…
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Chapter 23 CHAPTER 23 RADIANT DRAGON SPEAR Lino sat calmly, leaning against a slightly warm stone as he watched the bearded, muscular man play around in the forge . He came to learn that the man’s name is Rog, and that he and Fae have been living in the City of Mercenaries for over a year, searching for clues about Ella’s and Eggor’s whereabouts . However, as the latter two basically hid away and did nothing of note, they always came up empty with their search . While Rog battered the…
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Chapter 22 CHAPTER 22 FRIENDS IN STRANGE PLACES As Aeala and Lino walked through the enriched streets of the Mercenary City’s inner compounds, she occasionally stole glances at him . They had remained within the outer reaches for only three days, but his mood seemed to have improved considerably . His smile was more genuine and the dull, heart-wrenching look in his eyes was gone . She sighed inwardly in relief; although she knew that his mind wasn’t weak, she still feared it would impact him…
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Chapter 21 CHAPTER 21 CITY OF MERCENARIES Atop a natural, earthly plateau surrounded by flatlands and rolling hills, a city of stone brimmed underneath the red sun . A gaping, winding road led upward from the frontal valley to the city walls, situated half a mile above the ground . Plateau burned in reddish-brown, curious rocks and stones protruding at the sides like spikes and tree’s roots, its body’s shape squared, flattened into a circle at the very top . The plateau itself was massive;…
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Chapter 20 CHAPTER 20 FURY OF SHAME Lino stood frozen in the spot, his countenance dispirited . Next to him, Aeala had ashened expression, her eyes fiercely moist with tears . Before them, thick, black smoke bellowed into the sky as the stench of death and blood dominated the air . Tens of rows of wooden houses were currently nothing more but ruins, turned to greyed ash . A string of nearly two hundred corpses were hung about the whole village, massacred by something far beyond reason . The stone…
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Chapter 19 CHAPTER 19 FLAMES OF THE COLD CAVE An entire month had passed since Lino’s deadly battle against the top forces of Endo Clan . If anyone had heard of his exploits – killing six Peak Core Realm and a Soul Realm cultivators as a mere Level 30 Cultivator – they’d certainly believe it to be a mere myth, over exaggerated tale, a propaganda of sorts . Yet, it had truly happened . But, all the same, it wasn’t without a great sacrifice on his part . Had he not been cultivating ,…
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Chapter 18 CHAPTER 18 TIDE OF DARKNESS Within a spacious, lavish chamber adorned in precious gems embedded in the walls and various paintings depicting superhuman battles, a youth was currently sitting leisurely on a gold-laden chair, a cup of tea in his hand . His legs were crossed and his dragon-carved, golden robe fell in folds over to the floor . The eyes of the youth appeared tranquil yet, at the same time, extremely vicious, deep golden in the hue . By all accounts, the youth was rather…
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Chapter 17 CHAPTER 17 BITTER STRUGGLE Lino felt all hairs on his body stand up as he frantically ran forward, immediately activating the effects of his Primal Spirit of Wind – Li . His speed didn’t skyrocket immediately, but increased over the span of few seconds . Auras that were closing in behind him grew distant for a moment, but Lino knew that he was far from being in a safe position . Half a mile in front of him was a deep shrubbery followed by a thick forest . He had no clue what it’s…
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