6 Ch. 6 - A Blessing By The Heavens!

Seeing his dear disciple so happy, Jin Long couldn't help but feel very grateful. To think that he would actually find such an amazing disciple! Xiao Huoyan sure is the disciple everybody would dream of having! His potential was truly unmeasurable. He was smart, strong, kind and caring. He was not the least bit arrogant, even though he knew that he was both smarter and stronger than even most adults.

"You hungry?"

"Uhm… a little."

"Then do not worry my dear disciple! I, Jin Long, happen to be an amazing cook! How do you wish for me to cook this Fire Serpent?"

Jin Long said while patting his chest, looking extremely proud with a beaming smile on his face.

"Cook? Why do you have to cook it?"

"Well, you couldn't possibly think of eating it raw, right?"

As Jin Long said that, he couldn't help but laugh a little.

"I've never cooked anything before. I always ate it like it was."

"What?! But Fire Serpents are extremely venomous!"

"I know, but it has never really affected me."

"Ok, but would you like to have a taste of my cooking? I can guarantee that it will taste a lot better than eating it raw!"

Jin Long said and started to smile again.

"Well then please cook it as you wish!"

As he said this, Xiao Huoyan was also smiling brightly.

"Then I shall grill this Fire Serpent!"

"Hahaha, ok. Can I try too?"

"Of course, you can. But be careful not to burn yourself."

"Ok!"

Then they both helped each other prepare the Fire Serpent. They Xiao Huoyan used one of his spirit essences to light a fire. Then they started to grill it.

To make it more fun, they decided that Xiao Huoyan would have to eat the part that Jin Long had grilled, while Jin Long would have to eat the one Xiao Huoyan had grilled.

Jin Long knew that since Xiao Huoyan had never grilled anything before, it was most likely to become half raw or burned to a crisp. Whether it taste good or not, he would still eat it. It would be worth it as long as he would be able to see his dear disciples bright smile.

"The food is finished!"

As he said that he brought his part of the grilled Fire Serpent to Xiao Huoyan. But when he saw Xiao Huoyan sitting quietly on the ground, he was greatly surprised.

Xiao Huoyan's piece of the Fire Serpent was levitating in the air! And beneath it was Xiao Huoyan was holding his hand, while his palm was emitting a small flame. He had great control of his fire, and the piece of meat that was levitating in the air, moved very slowly.

Seeing as Xiao Huoyan was sitting there, cross-legged on the ground, while looking so concentrated and grilling his piece of meat so skilfully, Jin Long was shocked beyond belief.

'How could this possibly be his first time doing this?!', Jin Long thought to himself.

"You sure this is the first time you've done

this, my dear disciple?"

Jin Long couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, I'm sorry if it's not good enough. I promise I'll try harder next time!"

"That's not what I meant!"

"…Then what did you mean?"

"I meant that this couldn't possibly be your first time grilling something since you're doing it so skilfully. It's as if you haven't done anything else for all your life!"

"Really?! Then here!"

As he said that, Xiao Huoyan smiled while the piece of meat flew towards Jin Long, stopping only a few inches from Jin Long's face.

Seeing as Xiao Huoyan could make it move as he pleased, Jin Long understood that it was probably another of his spirit essences.

"How many spirit essences do you have?"

"Uhm… let's see…"

And as Xiao Huoyan said that he started to count them one by one.

"… one, two, three, four…"

As he kept on counting, Jin Long couldn't help but admire his dear disciple, for his amazing gifts.

"… seven, eight, nine, ten and eleven!"

"WHAT?! You actually have ELEVEN spirit essences?!"

"…Uhm, yes."

"Then quickly tell me!"

"Tell you?"

"Yes! Tell me what kind of spirit essences you have!"

"Uhm… ok. Well it's: 'Absolute Ice', 'Silver Lightning', 'Demonic Flame', 'Shadows of Darkness', 'Holy Light', 'Evil Nightmare Illusions', 'Vines of Judgement', 'Asura's Wrath', 'Heaven's eyes', 'Icy Hurricane' and 'The Golden Dragon'."

"WHAT?!?! You even absorbed my second spirit essence without me knowing it?!

"Oh… about that… It was an accident! I didn't know about it since just now either."

"Ok, then that's fine, but how come you have so many top tier spirit essences?! All of them are in the top 50! If you only collected them from people who came here, then I wonder who the hell those people were?!"

"I don't know who they were either. I just know that they were bad people. Some of them even tried to force me to come with them! How rude!"

"Yeah! Trying to take away my dear disciple against his will? Hmph! They deserved to lose their lives!"

"…"

"Hmm? Did I say something wrong, my dear disciple?"

"… I didn't mean to kill them. I went 'insane' and had no control. I didn't want them to die!"

And as he finished saying that, he started to cry. Seeing his dear disciple cry, Jin Long felt as if his heart was going to brake. He wanted to do something, but he didn't know what.

"I'm sorry. I know it wasn't your fault. You didn't mean for them to die, but I'm happy that you killed them."

"Why?"

"Because if you didn't kill them, then I might not would've had the chance to meet you. If you would've let them go, I'm afraid that they would've exposed your secret."

"But I never treated it like a secret. Besides, what's wrong with letting the world know that I'm too strong for them to bully?"

"Have you heard of the royal family?"

Hearing Jin Long's question, Xiao Huoyan couldn't help but let out a sigh of disappointment.

"What the hell are you sighing for?!"

"Just because I've never taken a step outside of this array, doesn't mean that I'm stupid to the point where I don't even know about the existence of the royal family!"

"Oh… S-sorry. But what did you say about

you, never taken a step outside of 'this array'?"

"Hahahaha, didn't you know? We're currently inside an array. You really must have ended up here by chance, just like everybody else that have ever come here."

"You…! Don't make fun of your teacher!"

"Haha, ok sorry. The array confuses you by using different kinds of illusions. If you stray of from the right path even once, you will forever be lost inside of it."

As he said that, Xiao Huoyan had a proud smile on his face.

"Wow… May I know what this array is called?"

"Sure! It's called 'Death's road of Illusions' and should be an eight ranked array."

"Eight rank?!"

"Yes."

"Could it have been your father who left this array here, before he left?"

"Hahaha!"

"What the hell are you laughing at again?! Didn't I tell you to stop making fun of your dear teacher?!"

"Hahaha, sorry! It's just… I already know who made this array, and it's someone really strong!"

"You already know?! Then, hurry up and tell me already!"

"Well, the super strong and amazing person who laid this array is…"

"Just tell me already!"

"It's… me!"

Xiao Huoyan let out a beaming smile. He looked very proud.

"YOU?!"

"Yeah, ME!"

"To think that you're actually capable of laying an eight ranked array all by yourself! But who taught you this array?"

"Self-taught."

"You're kidding, right?"

"No, I'm not! I accidently created it while playing wit some of my spirit essences!"

"Which spirit essences did you use to create such an amazing array?"

"Uhm… let's see… I used 'Evil Nightmare Illusions', 'Shadows of Darkness' and 'Heaven's Eyes'."

"You actually used three spirit essences at the same time?!"

"Uhm, yes."

"Then, how many can you use at the same time?"

"I don't know. I've never tried using more than five at the same time."

"Five?! Then how about we try it out right now?"

"You mean I'm supposed to try and use as many of my spirit essences at the same time, to see when I reach my limit?"

"Exactly!"

"Ok, then I'll start right now!"

As he finished his sentence, Xiao Huoyan started to use them all at the same time! Jin Long originally meant that he should calmly add them one at a time, but Xiao Huoyan actually started to use all eleven at the same time!

"How long am I supposed to do this for?"

"Until you feel tired."

3 hours later, Xiao Huoyan was still continuing without showing any sign of wanting to quit. This made Jin Long feel astonished beyond belief!

"Don't you feel tired yet?"

"Not really."

"You can stop now. I've seen enough. To think that you can actually use all of them at the same time incessantly for more than 3 whole hours!"

Jin Long shouted excitedly! He was truly happy to have found such an amazing and talented disciple.

As soon as he came back to his senses, he cleared his throat and quickly changed the topic.

"Ok, go back to bed now! We'll begin our travel tomorrow morning, so rest well!"

"Rest well teacher!"

Then they both went to bed. Xiao Huoyan let Jin long stay in his bed, and so they slept side by side.

"What are you thinking about, my dear disciple?"

"… I miss my parents…"

"Then what would you say if I told you that I could be-"

"Are you for real?!"

"Hahaha, you didn't even let me finish speaking!"

"S-sorry, but do you really mean it?!"

"Yes, I mean it. If you'd like, I could adopt you legally as soon as possible."

"…"

"You don't' want to?"

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"For being like the father I've never known."

Hearing this, Jin Long really felt his heart melt.

"To have a son like you is truly a blessing by the heavens!"