Chapter 697 The Tenderness and Hatred in Everyone’s Heart

The father of the young swordsman in black, a clan’s king who had long held an important position in the Brilliance Immortal Star Region, cried like a child. With the help of his subjects, he held his son’s dead body into his arms.

Li Mu had a feeling beyond words.

The old man’s st.u.r.dy, tall figure suddenly bent over the moment he saw his son’s dead body, as if he had become hundreds of years older in the blink of an eye. In the end, he failed to maintain the majestic image of himself as the king of his clan. In the presence of his subordinates and subjects, he held his son’s dead body in his arms and wailed like a helpless child.

He was heartbroken.

Li Mu didn’t know what to do.

Any word or consolation would appear to be feeble and futile at such a time.

The eyes of all the clansmen of the young swordsman in black were red, flaming with hatred. They did not have any intention to take revenge.

The reason was that the strange event that had taken place in the Imperium Vulpes Divine City was simply too terrifying. The power behind this event was not what a small clan from a small Star Region like them could contend with.

The Heavenly Fox Clan provided generous compensation to the family of each Heaven Legend who had been attacked and killed.

However, no compensation could revive the lost life, no matter how much it was.

Their hearts were full of hatred, but the only thing they could do was to swallow their grievances.

This was the sadness of the weak.

“I will take revenge for him. No matter who the murderers are and what powers are behind them, I’m going to find them and use their blood to pay tribute to the deceased,” Li Mu said to the father of the young swordsman in black.

With tears rolling down his face, the old man looked at Li Mu and thanked him.

Li Yidao now enjoyed a high reputation and was at the summit of his power in the Brilliance Immortal Star Region. He had become a unique martial arts legend in this region. He alone could become the strongest power in the entire Brilliance Immortal Star Region.

Even the great powers like the Heavenly Devil Sect and Tianyi Palace had to bow their heads and submit to Li Yidao, not daring to go against him at all.

If there was anyone who could take revenge for his deceased son, it could only be this super Heavenly Legend, who ranked fourth on the List of Heavenly Legends of the Star Regions.

Li Mu’s words brought a glimmer of hope to them.

In the end, the old man turned around and left with his subjects, taking his son’s dead body with them.

He wanted to leave this sad place as soon as possible and let his son return to and be buried in his homeland.

Looking at their fading figures, Li Mu didn’t know what else to say.

He felt very bad.

Li Mu believed that if the old man were not the king of his clan who had to carry the fate of the entire race on his shoulders, he would certainly stay in the Imperium Vulpes Divine City to seek justice for his son even at the cost of his own life. Unfortunately, however, he was not only a father, but also a king.

It was a cruel fate.

The young swordsman in black had extraordinary talent and excellent apt.i.tude. He devoted himself to martial arts and partic.i.p.ated in the compet.i.tion between Heavenly Legends to temper himself. Unfortunately, his life was eventually taken away by a conspiracy in such a cruel, cold, and dark universe.

An indescribable rage gradually welled up in Li Mu’s heart.

The Machete Loli’s family also arrived that night.

“Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu…” The elder sister, Bu Feiyan, looked at her unconscious sister. She had a strong will, but she could not help shedding tears.

It was not until then that Li Mu learned that the parents of the two sisters had been missing for many years. In their tribe, only they two were left in the family, so they had been depending on each other for survival. The elder sister did not come along with her sister when the latter decided to take part in the compet.i.tion between Heavenly Legends, because she had to take care of some affairs in the clan and the Heavenly Fox Clan provided very good protection for the Heavenly Legends attending the event. She had never expected that such a bad thing would happen.

The name of the Machete Loli was Bu Feiyu.

It was a nice name.

“Our parents gave us the names before they went missing. They disappeared without a trace during a long, adventurous voyage in the Star River. My sister likes solving problems with her broadsword because she believes that action speaks louder than words most of the time. She has a quick temper, and her biggest wish is to find our parents. For so many years, she has always firmly believed that our parents must be in some corner of the Star River, waiting to reunite with her.”

Bu Feiyan tucked her sister snugly in the quilt, walked out of the room, and stood at the door side by side with Li Mu.

She was a very beautiful girl with the aura of a woman of strong character, but she was different from Ye Wuhen–a cold and domineering woman from Mount Shu. She had a strong personality tinged with tenderness and sense. She was an iron fist in a velvet glove.

“This time, Xiao Yu partic.i.p.ated in the compet.i.tion between Heavenly Legends because she wanted to realize her potential and improve her compet.i.tive advantage by fighting with the Heavenly Legends from various Star Regions. In fact, she was only twelve years old, and she had reached such a high level of cultivation. She was already a genius amongst geniuses, but she was still not satisfied. She wanted to find our parents as soon as possible… Although she usually appeared nonchalant, she was very strict with herself in practicing her skills. She took the broadsword with her at all times, and she even used it as a pillow when she went to bed.”

Upon hearing Bu Feiyan’s words, the image of a little girl holding a broadsword in her arms, wiping her tears, missing her parents, and practicing like crazy in a dark practice room popped into Li Mu’s mind.

He used to think that this nonchalant girl with a quick temper was a heartless person, but now it seemed that there was no heartless person in this world.

There was tenderness and weakness in everyone’s heart. However, people would often hide their tenderness and weakness so that others could not find out.

Bu Feiyan was a woman of strong character. She said so much to Li Yidao, who was somewhat a stranger to her, perhaps because she really felt sad and tired.

Li Mu nodded seriously and said, “Rest rea.s.sured. I’ll definitely find the Soul-replenis.h.i.+ng Heavenly Herb and cure her.”

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The Heavenly Fox Secret Realm would be opened in only a little more than a month.

In the recent period, the Heavenly Fox Temple had been hunting down the murderers. They had indeed found some clues, but they had not caught any murderer alive.

All the clues pointed to the Dark Sect.

The previous clues about the destruction of several Star Posthouses also pointed to the Dark Sect.

More and more people firmly believed that the notorious Dark Sect had planned this ma.s.sacre of the Heavenly Legends. The way the murderers committed this ma.s.sacre was highly consistent with the Dark Sect’s usual behavioral style.

However, Li Mu felt that things were not that simple.

The most important reason was that the Dark Sect had no reason to do such a thing.

The Dark Sect and the great powers in various Star Regions bore grudges against each other. All the retaliatory actions taken by the Dark Sect were aimed at these great powers. The Dark Sect would not benefit from killing several Heavenly Legends from other Star Regions, unless there were p.a.w.ns of the Dark Sect among the Heavenly Legends who filled the vacancies on the list of top 100.

Li Mu was quite curious about the Dark Sect, which had broken away from the legendary Dark Yellow Army. Whether he agreed to their behavioral philosophy and style or not, he had to admit that this sect was also part of the Earth’s bloodline.

Therefore, he hoped that the Dark Sect did not do this.

Otherwise, he would have to fight against the Dark Sect to take revenge for the young swordsman in black and the Machete Loli, Bu Feiyu.

That was not what he wished to do.

The Heavenly Fox Temple had begun to prepare for the opening of the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm.

The atmosphere in the Imperium Vulpes Divine City gradually became heated and heavy.

The attack on Heavenly Legends took place after the list of top 100 Heavenly Legends was finalized. The top Heavenly Legend from the Divine Light Star Region, Gui s.h.i.+san, who ranked 98th on the list of top 100, was attacked and seriously injured. This incident set off an uproar. However, the Heavenly Fox Temple soon found out that the Heavenly Legend ranking 101st and the power behind him launched the attack.

Shocked and enraged, the Heavenly Fox Temple killed the Heavenly Legend ranking 101st and all of his clansmen, thus completely wiping them out from the Ziwei Star Zone.

Various sects, tribes, and clans all trembled with fear.

However, it also made many people realize that as the news about the opening of the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm spread, the situation in the Imperium Vulpes Divine City had become even more chaotic. Even some small powers had the courage to take advantage of the confusing situation.

This was just the situation in the open.

In the dark, the great powers were secretly contending against each other, which would probably make the situation even more terrifying. It was like a thunderstorm in a quiet place.

One day, a messenger of the Heavenly Fox Clan came to the posthouse.

“Mr. Li, please follow me to the Heavenly Fox Temple to attend a ceremony of the Heavenly Fox Clan. You can get a token for entering the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm by the way.” This messenger was an old acquaintance. He was the handsome and elegant middle-aged man who presided over the election of Heavenly Legends of the Brilliance Immortal Star Region that day.

There were many handsome men and beautiful women in the fox tribes and clans.

Back then, in the Brilliance Immortal Star Region and on the way to the White Earth, this messenger behaved in a somewhat mild and friendly way, but he still had a condescending manner towards everyone. The reason was not that he was arrogant, but that Li Mu and the others were inferior to him in terms of status and cultivation level.

Today, however, this messenger was quite polite towards Li Mu, and he dealt with Li Mu on an equal footing.

After all, Li Mu ranked fourth on the List of Heavenly Legends of the Star Regions now. He had the ability to kill kings with his broadsword, and he had even defeated the young master of the Green Fox Tribe. His status had risen to a different level even higher than that of the messenger.

“To the Heavenly Fox Temple? Will the n.o.ble little princess, Daji, show up?” Li Mu asked.

The messenger smiled and said, “The most precious pearl of our tribe will certainly show up in the divine temple today. You are going to see Her Highness.”

“Will Daji really show up?”

Li Mu was overjoyed.

He just asked casually just now. He didn’t expect that he would really have a chance to see Daji.

“That’s great.

“As long as I can see Daji today, things will go much more smoothly.”

Li Mu prepared himself for a while. Led by the messenger, Li Mu and the Posthouse Officer, Dongfang Piaoliang, headed to the Heavenly Fox Temple.

Dongfang Piaoliang was very happy.

He had been making efforts to rope in and help Li Yidao and other Heavenly Legends stationed in his posthouse. He did that for today. Li Yidao delivered a wonderful performance and made an impossible breakthrough during the compet.i.tion between Heavenly Legends. This meant that as the Posthouse Officer, he could also receive a reward from the Heavenly Fox Temple. That was what countless people were dreaming of.

It was time for him to reap the benefits of his investment in Li Yidao.