Chapter 584 - Empowerment (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

It was often hard for people to face their true selves. Rather, it was safe to say that people eventually lost themselves as time went by and as stories developed.

Qin Fen always thought that his path was clear, but until he faced the seven generals, he had never known how unclear he was.

People with unparalleled power were prone to losing themselves. People who were lost wouldn’t know whether they were believing in their powers or in themselves.

“What’s the big deal with powers? In a fair environment, where no one has true energy, I’ll still become the top master in this era!”

The vast true energy was like the Three Gorges Dam with an open floodgate; it flowed and filled up every meridian in his body. This time, Qin Fen felt the flow of power more clearly than ever before, but he did not feel the same joy as when he gained power in the past.

The test this time was not just a test of his martial art techniques. Qin Fen used to take the initiative to give up the power and traveled following an ascetic life. However, the power within him could be used anytime he wanted after all. Even if he purposely forgot about it, the power was still there, ready to use.

The war horse that he was riding on disappeared. The army next to him and the huge castle opposite him disappeared too. Qin Fen found himself standing in a huge ancient amphitheater, surrounded by thrilled spectators in the seating zones. All of them were blondes and he couldn’t find even a single Asian.

The Colosseum! Qin Fen quickly recognized his position and heard the cold-as-ever emotionless voice of the figure of light, “Survive or die.”

“It’s meaningless.” Qin Fen looked at the lion that had slowly walked out. He looked at the worn knife in his hand and walked up nonchalantly.

The metal ball couldn’t seal away his true energy at all. The lion was as fragile as a worm in front of him. However, it was not the thing that was supposed to be killed. Rather, it should be those noblemen on the spectator seats who were toying with the gladiators’ lives.

His knife aura cut through the sky, chopping off the head of a nobleman who used to be the one making the life and death decision.

“Perfect.” The figure of light appeared faster than it had ever before, “You found the real enemy.”

The light and shadow surrounding him flickered, and the light dimmed again. The borderless space of darkness had once again become the master of this spiritual space.

This time, the figure of his master replaced the figure of light, “We have waited a long time for you to achieve who you are today. We can finally fight with you without having to suppress our power. We hope that you’ll surprise us even further from today onwards…”

His words were still echoing in the borderless space when the master sped to the front of Qin Fen with a style of Dragon stance. He stretched out his left arm while pulling back the right arm to execute the Swimming Dragon style, turning into a war dragon and aimed straight for Qin Fen’s jaw.

Qin Fen had long been accustomed to his masters’ styles, where they would start attacking whenever they liked. He stepped forward into a half bow stance and executed the Banlan Hammer style which could block and attack at the same time.

The borderless space of darkness was filled with sounds of explosions. The master once again had a joyful expression. Although Qin Fen had caught up with the master in terms of power, the master was still taking the lead in every single move and style.

After three exchanges, the master’s figure suddenly disappeared; Military Kill Ripper replaced the master with attacks full of murderous aura. He executed a style of Crocodile’s Bite and had his strong hands aim for Qin Fen’s neck.

The real experts seldom had fierce battles that could last three days and three nights when they fought with each other; the situation of life and death often happened within a split second. Qin Fen was already defeated by the master within three moves. Military Kill Ripper couldn’t wait any longer and switched positions with the master.

He lost and lost again! Within just seven moves of the two masters, Qin Fen was defeated twice in a row. They didn’t need to carry on until the final step of the battles as those who were in the battle knew what would happen next.

The moment Military Kill Ripper disappeared, a huge Chrysanthemum Fist suddenly blossomed in the borderless darkness. Qin Fen fought against the Vile King with his Firm and Fierce styles. His left hand executed the Eighteen Dragons Gathering Clouds style while his right hand executed Caesar’s Annihilation of an Entire Clan!

The battle couldn’t be stopped once it started. After the seven masters took turns to fight against Qin Fen, Zong Juelu did not hide as usual. As the strongest among the eight masters, his unparalleled martial dao exerted a notable aura that would never give in to anything!

Battle, battle, battle, fight, fight, fight! Qin Fen was fighting against the eight masters in the spiritual space without feeling any exhaustion. He had completely lost track of the rapid flow of time inside this spiritual space.

One whole month! Qin Fen and the eight masters had been fighting for a month! He grew a lot from the continuous losses at the very beginning. He grew until he was able to have a real match with them; he was going through an unprecedented change.

Zong Juelu stopped. Qin Fen suddenly lost his target and regained his consciousness from the battle. His mental state this month shifted from the initial fully concentrated state to fighting instinctively, back to concentrated again, and he ended up in a situation where he himself was not quite sure what was happening.

After a sudden pause, Qin Fen felt the whole world differently. Even though it was this same borderless darkness, it felt completely different for him.

Zong Juelu’s figure slowly disappeared in front of Qin Fen, who was still dumbfounded. The master’s figure once again appeared in front of Qin Fen.