Chapter 458: The Shock of the Divine Might Marquis Estate
Translator: KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Jay
"Yes, Mom." Duan Ling Tian nodded.
Even if Li Rou didnāt say it, he would go to the Divine Might Marquis Estate to pay a visit to the Divine Might Marquis, Nie Yuan.
At the very least, Nie Yuan had given him too much help during his path of growth.
Heās always remembered this kindness in his heart.
That day, Duan Ling Tian accompanied his mother for the entire day and he only brought the little gold mouse along and went out at dawn the next day as he headed to the Divine Might Marquis Estate.
During these few years, the guards at the gate to the Divine Might Marquis Estate were changed countless time, so they didnāt recognize Duan Ling Tian.
However, the guards noticed that Duan Ling Tianās bearing was extraordinary and didnāt dare be treat him coldly, and they asked politely. "Young Master, may I know why youāve come to our Divine Might Marquis Estate?"
"Please report that Duan Ling Tian requests for an audience with the Divine Might Marquis Estate." Duan Ling Tian lightly smiled to the guard and spoke slowly.
Duan Ling Tian?
Unexpectedly, Duan Ling Tian had only just finished speaking when the guards had expressions of surprise. "Youā¦ Youāre Duan Ling Tian?"
"What? Has there been someone who was pretending to be me?" Duan Ling Tian shook his head and smiled.
"Noā¦ Noā¦ Young Master Ling Tian, please follow me, please follow me." One of the guards hurriedly shook his head, and he didnāt dare make Duan Ling Tian wait outside and brought Duan Ling Tian into the Divine Might Marquis Estate.
The other guards stayed back, and their faces slightly flushed red as they gazed at Duan Ling Tianās figure that moved into the distance.
They only came back to their senses after Duan Ling Tianās figure vanished before their eyes, then they looked at each other. "Iāve heard of this Young Master Long Tian since long ago, but now that Iāve met him, he really does deserve his reputationā¦ Supposedly, he was once the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
"That time was before I joined the Divine Might Marquis Estate. Young Master Ling Tianās reputation was like thunder reverberating in my earsā¦ The genius in strategy of the Paladin Academyās Star Mastermind Department who didnāt waste a single soldier in breaking through the Southern Champion Kingdomās Southern Barbaric City! Not only that, his natural talent in the Martial Dao is even unprecedented in our Crimson Sky Kingdom."
"Supposedly, Young Master Ling Tian is also an alchemist."
"Supposedly, Young master Ling Tian is also a weapons craftsmanā¦ He once carried out a life wager by weaponās refinement in the County City of Swallow Mountain County, and crippled a great clan of the Swallow Mountain Countyās City!"
"Even now, the legends of Young Master Ling Tian is still spread all over the Crimson Sky Kingdomā¦ I truly never imagined that I would be able to meet Young Master Ling Tian in my lifetime. My life has truly not been lived in vain!"
"I heard that Young Master Ling Tian went to the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom later and joined one of those formidable sects. He probably returned this time to visit his family and relatives."
"I heard long ago that our Divine Might Marquis Estate had an extremely good relationship with Young Master Ling Tianā¦ Presently, the news of Young Master Ling Tian hasnāt even spread and he had already come to our Divine Might Marquis Estate. Itās sufficient to show how important our Divine Might Marquis Estate is in the heart of Young Master Ling Tian."
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The guards discussed animatedly, and they were more excited the more they discussed.
Duan Ling Tian followed the guard and quickly arrived outside the Audience Hall of the Divine Might Marquis Estate.
Duan Ling Tian was able to notice from far away that there was a figure walking up and down within the Audience Hall, and the figure seemed to be slightly anxiousā¦
Duan Ling Tian restrained the guard that wanted to report Duan Ling Tianās arrival and he lightly smiled to him. "Iāll go in myself, sorry for the trouble."
"Donāt mention it, Young Master Ling Tian." When facing the polite Duan Ling Tian, at the same time the guard turned around and left, he had an expression of being overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.
Duan Ling Tian walked over to the Audience Hall in large strides.
Meanwhile, he saw two robust figuresā¦
The robust middle aged man stood within the Audience Hall and seemed calm.
The other young man walked up and down, and he seemed to have encountered something that caused him to be in an extremely difficult situation.
"Big Brother Nie, whatās wrong?" Duan Ling Tian didnāt proclaim his arrival beforehand and directly walked swiftly into the Audience Hall and asked with a hearty smile.
"Who?!" Duan Ling Tian appearing without a sound had alarmed both the people within the Audience Hall, and it caused their faces to go grim.
Two pairs of fierce gazes swept towards Duan Ling Tian in unison.
In next to no time, when their gazes descended onto Duan Ling Tian, the fierceness within instantly meltedā¦
"Littleā¦ Little Tian?" The Divine Might Marquis, Nie Yuan, who stood deep inside the Audience Hall was the first to react and he had an expression of pleasant surprise.
Although a few years had passed, Duan Ling Tianās appearance hadnāt changed much and heād only become slightly mature.
"Little Tian, itās really you!" Because of Duan Ling Tianās appearance, Nie Fen who was walking up and down had stopped moving, and he had an expression of pleasant surprise as well.
"Uncle Nie, Big Brother Nie." Duan Ling Tian nodded with a smile to the two of them. "Long time no see."
"Hahaā¦ Little Tian, when did you return?" Nie Yuan walked over in pleasant surprise, and he asked as he walked.
"I just returned yesterday." Duan Ling Tian smiled.
"Little Tian, youāve returned at the right timeā¦ Hmph! This time, let me see how that Sun Ascent Kingdomās Ambassador still remains complacent now! So what if heās at the first level of the Nascent Soul Stageā¦ Compared to Little Tian, he doesnāt even amount to trash." Nie Fen had an excited expression, and disdain appeared on the corners of his mouth as he finished speaking.
Sun Ascent Kingdom?
Duan Ling Tianās brows raised, it would seem like what he heard in the restaurant yesterday was true.
The ambassador of Sun Ascent Kingdom had brought along three outstanding young geniuses, and he actually wanted to challenge the young geniuses of the Crimson Sky Kingdom to reduce the prestige of the Crimson Sky Kingdomā¦
"Little Tian, whatās your cultivation now?" Nie Yuan looked at Duan Ling Tian with eyes filled with curiosity.
Before Duan Ling Tian left the Crimson Sky Kingdom that day, heād revealed a peerlessly monstrous natural talent that could be called unprecedented in the entire Crimson Sky Kingdom.
As far as he was concerned, now that a few years had passed, Duan Ling Tian who had joined a sect in the Azure Forest and possessed an even better cultivation environment would have surely already grown to an extent that was sufficient to shock himā¦
"Father, Iāve already stepped into the ninth level of the Origin Core Stage now, with Little Tianās natural talent, heād have surely already surpassed meā¦ Dealing with the young geniuses that the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador brought along is extremely easy for him! Little Tian, you should have at least broken through to the second level of the Nascent Soul Stage now, right?" Nie Fenās words were filled with confidence towards Duan Ling Tian, and as he finished speaking, he looked at Duan Ling Tian with an expression of anticipation.
Duan Ling Tian lightly smiled and abruptly took a step forward.
Origin Energy raged and leaped up on his body.
Whoosh!
Instantly, numerous ancient mammoth silhouettes condensed into form above Duan Ling Tian, and they continuously condensed and increased in numberā¦
After a short moment, the ancient mammoth silhouettes stopped increasing in number.
"Eightā¦ The strength of 800 ancient mammoths!" Nie Yuan looked at the 800 ancient mammoth silhouettes that appeared and he had an astonished expression as his heartbeat increased in speed.
Although heād long since guessed that Duan Ling Tianās current strength would be sufficient to shock him, heād still never expected it to be so shockingā¦
In just a few years, this nephew of his had already broken through to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Stage?
If he didnāt remember wrongly, this nephew of his was only 23 this year, right?
A 23 year old at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Stageā¦
What sort of monster was this?
Even Duan Ling Tianās father, Duan Ru Feng, the number one in the younger generation of the Crimson Sky Kingdom during his time, seemed to have only broken through to the first level of the Nascent Soul Stage at the age of 27ā¦
Compared to Duan Ling Tian, the accomplishments of Duan Ling Tianās father, Duan Ru Feng, were completely not worth mentioning!
"Sixthā¦ Sixth level of the Nascent Soul Stageā¦" Nie Fen stood on the spot and he was dumbfounded, his mouth gaped and was unable to close for a long time.
Similarly to Nie Yuan, he was completely stunned by Duan Ling Tianās cultivation as well.
A 23 year old sixth level Nascent Soul Stage martial artistā¦
He didnāt know how what to use to describe Duan Ling Tian.
Monster? Abnormal? They seemed to be already not suitable for the current Duan Ling Tian.
"Abnormal amongst abnormals!" In the end, Nie Fen finally thought of a way to describe Duan Ling Tianā¦
It wasnāt going too far to call Duan Ling Tian an abnormal amongst abnormal with the cultivation Duan Ling Tian possessed at an age like this.
After a long time, Nie Yuan and Nie Fen recovered from their shock.
"Little Tian, you must follow us to the Imperial Palace tomorrow and properly teach the first level Nascent Soul Stage young genius that came along with the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador a lessonā¦ Let him learn of the true genius of our Crimson Sky Kingdom!" Nie Fen looked at Duan Ling Tian and rubbed his palms together, he seemed as if heād already seen the scene of Duan Ling Tian completely crushing the young genius the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador brought over.
"Hmph! You donāt cultivate properly and are inferior to him, so you want to teach him a lesson through Little Tian? Donāt you feel it to be shameful?" Nie Yuan looked at Nie Fen and grunted coldly.
Nit Fen smiled bitterly. "Father, itās not like you didnāt see itā¦ Never mind the other two people, the person that Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador brought over, but in terms of age, that first level Nascent Soul Stage young genius is many years older than me. If I was of the same age as him, I guarantee Iād crush him completely."
"Age?" Nie Yuan glared angrily at Nie Fen. "You have the nerve to speak about age? Then do you want to compare your age with Little Tian? The difference between you and Little Tian seems to be even greater than the difference between you and the person the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador brought over, right?"
"Father, youā¦ Arenāt you bullying me by comparing me with Little Tian?" Nie Fen was completely helpless.
Comparing himself with Duan Ling Tian was completely like looking to be bashed.
This was something that he already knew all those years ago.
"Uncle Nie, Big Brother Nie, whatās actually going on with that Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador?" Duan Ling Tian asked curiously.
Although heād heard about the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador intentionally provoking the Crimson Sky Kingdom, but he didnāt know the cause and effect of the matter.
"Actually, it isnāt a big dealā¦" Nie Yuan spoke slowly. "The Sun Ascent Kingdom is a neighboring kingdom on the west of our Crimson Sky Kingdom, and had always been living along peacefully with our Crimson Sky Kingdomā¦ This time, the Sun Ascent Kingdom sent over an ambassador and we originally thought it was just a friendly visit, but we never imagined that he would actually put forward a suggestion on the spot for a friendly martial competition between the young geniuses of the two kingdoms to his Majesty.
"It wasnāt good for His Majesty to object, so he agreedā¦ News had spread out these past few days that one of the three young geniuses that the ambassador of the Sun Ascent Kingdom brought had actually broken through to the first level of the Nascent Soul Stage." As he spoke up to here, Nie Yuan sighed. "Originally, it was fine even if we lost. But the problem is that his Majesty and the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador had actually used three years of the kingdomās taxes as the wager for the friendly martial competitionā¦"
"Hmph! That Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador had obviously come prepared, and placed a trap for his Majestyā¦ However, never in his dreams would he have thought that Little Tian would return." Nie Fen grunted in a low voice, and as he finished speaking, he couldnāt refrain from bursting into laughter.