Blaaaze-!
Qi surged from my top Dantian, pouring endlessly from my body.
As it left my body, it transformed into heat, then ignited into flames.
I could feel my hair shifting color.
Blaze-!
A ring of flames spun around me at incredible speed.
A second ring of flames formed around me.
The pressure within my body intensified as my Qi surged wildly.
One misstep in my Qi flow could make me cough up blood, yet I wasn’t worried.
I knew I could withstand the pressure; my body had grown stronger upon reaching Fusion Realm.
I was prepared.
I then spoke out loud.
“Red Heaven.”
Swoooosh-!
The rings of flames and surrounding heat shot up into the sky.
The heat and flames swirled together, forming a fiery tornado.
The tornado rose, piercing through the blackened sky.
Craaack-!
Hm.
I watched the spectacle unfold.
It was like watching flames slowly melt through a frozen lake.
Is it really that fragile?
It felt like some sort of Formation, yet there was something odd about it.
I hadn’t expected it to break so easily.
Was it because I had broken through my wall?
That likely wasn’t the reason.
It hadn’t been difficult to break, given there was already a crack.
What’s going on?
I wondered how many days had passed here while I was in the Abyss.
I guessed it had been a few days.
I hadn’t counted days in the false world, but that was my best estimate.
So, what happened in just a few days?
I wasn’t able to know yet.
It’s been a few years ever since I’d set foot in the Central Plains, yet it didn’t feel unfamiliar.
Considering the hardships I’d faced in my past life due to the World Tree’s assignment, this was almost preferable.
Or perhaps I felt this way because of the mark the tree had given me.
I closed my eyes, lost in thought.
Put it aside.
I set my thoughts aside.
I could think about all of this once the fight was over.
This was a lesson I’d learned through long hours of mental training.
I’d known it before, but I’d never managed to put it into practice.
Though my Qi raged within my Dantian, and heat poured from my body, my mind was calm.
Crack.
Fragments began to fall from the sky.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t shatter it entirely.
It seemed I wasn’t strong enough yet.
I’d only managed to break the sky directly above the Heavenly Dragon Academy.
Through the crack that formed, a Red Heaven could be seen.
It was one of the Gu Clan’s Secret Art, and an ability I finally was able to use thanks to me reaching Fusion Realm.
This was the power of Red Heaven.
The sky was painted red, as if at sunset.
It was different from the blood-red sky of the Abyss.
The faint pink tint was likely due to the Tao Qi within me.
I nodded, gazing at the sky.
I’ve reached it.
I confirmed once more that I’d achieved Fusion Realm.
After going beyond the grave of martial artists called the Peak Realm, I finally reached this state after going through all kinds of struggles.
My five senses felt different.
Compared to when I was in Peak Realm, everything felt denser.
My senses had broadened and sharpened.
Because of this, I could sense the vast amount of Unorthodox Qi spread around.
Is this an ambush?
What kind of crazy bastards would ambush the Heavenly Dragon Academy?
To be fair, bastards from the Unorthodox Faction were known to be crazy, so it wasn’t that strange.
This likely applied to the man standing before me as well.
He had a physique similar to the First Elder’s.
A body that transcends above humans. He was big as a bear.
I’d guess that he wielded a great sword.
I recalled the Black Palace martial artist I’d killed in Mount Hua.
Silent iron, huh?
Judging by its black blade, it was an extremely high-quality great sword.
His level...
It was Fusion Realm.
Considering how I wasn’t able to get a clear grasp of his level, it seemed like the opponent was at an extreme level.
And judging by Qinghai Sword’s bloody state on the ground, it seemed this old man was responsible for that, too.
Who is it?
Monsters of the Unorthodox Faction that reached Fusion Realm were usually well known.
Could he be one of the Four Emperors or Five Kings?
Did any of them wield a great sword?
“Red Heaven...”
The old man mumbled, interrupting my thoughts.
“I could swear I’ve felt this Qi before. You bastard... you’re from the Gu Clan bloodline.”
“You know me?”
“There’s only one clan that can turn the sky red with flames—how could I not know?”
I felt a bit of pride that he’d recognized it just from the characteristics.
However,
So he saw the Red Heaven before?
There was the fact that he was aware of the ability.
Was it my father?
If not,
Maybe it was my grandfather.
Either one was possible.
Either way, it didn’t matter.
Even if he had seen it before,
Doing this attracts a ton of eyes.
With all the flames and the sky turned red, it was impossible not to notice.
The heat painting the sky red slowly descended, pressing heavily on the surroundings.
My Red Heaven was gradually expanding its territory.
The names of Gu Clan’s Secret Arts all had a single meaning, and the Red Heaven in some ways felt like arrogance to me.
The Red Heaven is an ability that releases flames from one’s top Dantian, creating a territory of fire.
The said territory is the sky that becomes painted in red, and underneath the territory filled with flames, burning with greater intensity until every opponent is destroyed without a single survivor.
In a way, this was a martial ability that embodied the spirit of a clan.
Similarly, the Namgung Clan had the Master of Swords as their symbolic martial ability.
It maximized their presence, suppressing their opponent’s movements entirely.
That was how they expanded their territory of control.
Gu Clan’s process of increasing their territory was to paint the sky in red which was absurd, and it was so high in difficulty that it required one to unlock their top Dantian to reach Fusion Realm.
I wonder how far I’ve reached.
I clenched my fist a few times to feel my strength.
Since the start of my regression, I estimated I’d reached about half the level I held in my past life.
No, maybe a bit less.
Was it fast or slow?
I wasn’t sure.
There was still a long way to go.
“You bastard...”
The old man glared at me as he spoke.
“So you are the Tiger Warrior, huh?”
Hmm?
I raised an eyebrow in surprise at hearing my father’s title so suddenly.
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