Chapter 240: Chapter 158: Tendon Aspect (Part 2)

It was so intense that even people of their standing held their breath, not daring to disturb Guo Wei. They were terrified that the enraged man would annihilate them on the spot.

“Father!”

Guo Fang called out softly.

“Master, what’s wrong?”

Hei Hu said with a tremor in his voice, hiding in a corner.

Guo Wei offered no explanation. Seeing Lian Junmiao and the others cowering like cornered mice, he quickly reined in his aura and rushed into Chu Lingguang’s room.

He saw Chu Lingguang using the Chang Chun Pile Skill. His feet had shattered the stone tiles, his soles sinking into the ground below. A Dragon Elephant roared within him as the power in his bloodline circulated rapidly, driven by the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

“Lin Guang!”

Guo Wei was aghast.

Using the Day and Night Breathing Technique, Chu Lingguang had absorbed every last bit of the powder he had swallowed in the shortest possible time.

His expression was twisted; the powder was already taking effect. He was fighting the agonizing sensation of his flesh being torn from his bones. Guo Wei knew it was too late to force Chu Lingguang to spit it out.

“Father, what’s wrong with Junior Brother?”

Guo Fang asked, catching up to them.

“Lin Guang just took two packets of Heart-Devouring Powder.”

Guo Wei said, closing his eyes.

“What?”

Guo Fang, along with Lian Junmiao, Liu Qingqing, and the others who had just arrived, were so shocked their jaws dropped. They were a worldly group and knew all about the effects of Heart-Devouring Powder—and just how devastating it was.

And Chu Lingguang had taken two whole packets.

“COUGH, COUGH… Guo, what’s done is done. Now it all depends on whether Chu Lingguang can pull through. You stand guard for him here; I’ll go prepare a medicinal bath.”

Feng Zhiwen said, coughing.

Guo Wei had held back at the last second. Otherwise, with such a hasty defense, a single palm strike would have pulverized his internal organs.

Even so, Feng Zhiwen had suffered a serious internal injury.

“Old Feng, you were truly reckless.”

Guo Wei sighed.

He understood Feng Zhiwen’s good intentions, but this was a kindness he would rather have done without.

Feng Zhiwen walked toward the kitchen, coughing all the while. He was starting to regret his actions—not because he feared Guo Wei’s wrath, but because he was afraid Chu Lingguang would endure inhuman torment for nothing, just like most people. He might even lose his mind in the process.

The way Chu Lingguang had swallowed the powder, paper and all, with eyes like a ravenous beast… it had frightened even him.

“Heart-Devouring Powder can help one open the Flesh Aspect, but it forces them to experience the pain of having their flesh peeled away, layer by layer. There was a Martial Artist in my family who had faced countless dangers. He was incredibly brave and powerful, a man of iron will in my eyes. Because he couldn’t break through to his second Dharma Aspect, he used the powder to help him. After that, he was like a completely different person—erratic, violent, and prone to fits of madness. He even attacked his own wife and children over something trivial. My father punished him severely, casting him out of the family. He became a ruthless killer, a fiend who murdered without batting an eye. In the end, my father had no choice but to kill him personally.”

Hu Yong said, his voice laced with lingering fear.

“There are very few people in this world who can endure the torment of Heart-Devouring Powder and successfully open their Flesh Aspect. Chu Lingguang is insane.”

Xue Bingsheng didn’t know whether to admire Chu Lingguang or call him a fool.

“A while ago, I opened my first Dharma Aspect at the academy. The first thing my master told me when I left was to never, ever use elixirs to help open a Dharma Aspect, especially not Heart-Devouring Powder. Chu Lingguang is set to fight Samba in just a few days. From what I know, Samba has already awakened seventeen Bloodline Dragon Elephants. We can’t even begin to imagine the pressure Chu Lingguang is under. If I were in his shoes, and taking this powder was my only chance to defeat Samba… I might have tried it, too.”

Liu Qingqing said earnestly. She came from a prominent noble family and was taught by a Royal Martial Artist. Because of this, she and Du Juan could get information about Samba’s strength and movements before anyone else.

“The Turkic King sent an envoy this time mainly to discuss trade. He presented demanding terms, wanting to graze his cattle and sheep in our Northern Territory in exchange for a thirty percent share of the meat. How could our Imperial Court possibly agree to that? If we let their herdsmen put down roots in the Northern Territory, over time the entire region would become their domain, no matter how much meat they offered us.”

As a member of the Royal Family and Relatives, Du Juan was privy to many secrets. She continued, “After we refused, they started stirring up trouble in our trade dealings. Right from the start, some of their envoys wanted to ’spar’ with the masters of our Great Yuan.”

“Originally, they wanted Samba to fight Yan Zhen to take our court down a peg. But someone must have leaked a secret, because when the Turkic Envoy learned that Yan Zhen had already awakened twenty-nine Bloodline Dragon Elephants and a Blood Dragon Elephant, they quickly changed their tune.”

“We thought that was the end of it, but then Mahmoud’s people clashed with Master Guo. When they learned that Chu Lingguang was the top scorer in the South City Martial Arts Examination and was about the same age as Samba, they arranged this one-month duel. They used their envoy mission to publicize it so widely that even Master Guo couldn’t refuse.”

Du Juan explained slowly.

“Twenty-nine Bloodline Dragon Elephants and a Blood Dragon Elephant?”

“Yan Zhen is a true monster.”

“No wonder Commander Wei fought tooth and nail with Eunuch Liu over Yan Zhen.”

Xue Bingsheng and the others were stunned by Yan Zhen’s power.

“My family’s elders once had dealings with people from the Turkic Kingdom. They’re nothing but animals—insatiably greedy and utterly treacherous. They cost my family a fortune. I wanted to fight in Chu Lingguang’s place and take my anger out on Samba, but… sigh!”

Yuan Zeng said, filled with righteous indignation.

“Can Chu Lingguang succeed?”

Lian Junmiao asked.

“Let’s hope he can!”

Xue Bingsheng prayed.

“Master Guo, my father gave me this Great Returning Pill. He told me that if Chu Lingguang ended up being the one to fight Samba, I should give this pill to him. I should have given it to him sooner.”

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