Chapter 1: The Road to the Emperor
"Dugu Yan, even if you plug your wings today, you won't be able to escape!"
The middle-aged man stood in mid-air, dressed in black, carrying an iron sword, and his long hair flew to reveal a sword-like face.
"Mo Keteng, you are not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue, if you want to keep me, it's up to you?" Dugu Yan snorted coldly.
"Jiji, one can't do it, what about me?" A cold voice came out, and Dugu Yan's face changed dramatically in an instant.
"Soul Venerable, I can't believe that Mo Keteng actually invited you too!"
"In order to be able to eliminate the power of your Dugu family, we have worked hard to lure you out, so naturally we must be fully prepared. Mo Keteng grinned hideously, and there was a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes.
Soul Venerable was in a cloud of mist, and his voice seemed empty and ethereal, "Dugu Yan, your Dugu family has blocked us for tens of thousands of years, now I will get some interest back on you first, and when the plan is successful, you will disappear forever!"
"Plan?" Dugu Yan's heart sank, he knew that these people had been silent for too long, and this matter was a little abnormal, so he came to investigate alone, but he was discovered just after entering the other party's territory, and after a big battle, Dugu Yan was besieged here.
"What you see is just a trap we have set for you, how can you know the real plan!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense, kill him quickly, otherwise it won't be easy for the people of the Dugu family to come in a while!" Soul Venerable said a little impatiently, and then a gray mist flew towards Dugu Yan silently.
"Soul Venerable, is this the only means, you look down on me too much!" Dugu Yan's iron sword came out of its sheath, and the sword light broke through the gray mist in a flash.
"And me!" the demon came, and with endless coercion.
"Boom!"
The space where the fist and sword intersect was exploded.
"Your strength has increased again, but this is not enough!" Dugu Yan shouted, and the long sword in his hand erupted an astonishing sword aura, instantly knocking out Mo Keteng. As soon as the body moved, the two fought together again. The fist marks and sword shadows flickered continuously, and in an instant, dozens of rounds of fighting had already begun.
"Soul Venerable, don't look at the excitement, hurry up!" Mo Keteng shouted.
"Don't worry, the show has just begun!" Soul Venerable's grim voice sounded, and his body moved, joining the battle.
"Not good!" Dugu Yan only felt a feeling of dizziness coming, and tried to control his mind, and the long sword in his hand was a little sharper again.
"Die!" Mo Keteng seized this opportunity to bully forward, and his fist marks shot out, bombarding Dugu Yan's chest.
"Poof!"
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Dugu Yan's figure withdrew a hundred meters away.
Standing up straight, the iron sword humming in his hand.
"It's not good, I can't let him perform that blow!" The two Soul Venerables were shocked and hurriedly flew forward.
"Break the sky!"
"Infinite Fist!"
"Soul Eater!"
The three attacks collided together, and the space was blown to pieces, and strong suction power came out from the spatial turbulence.
Spurting out a mouthful of blood again, Dugu Yan suppressed the backlash of his combat skills and flew up.
"Where to go!"
At this time, the gray mist of the Soul Venerable was a little faint, and Mo Keteng's clothes had also been shattered, revealing scars that could penetrate deep into the bones.
"Hehe, you don't feel good if you leapfrog your combat skills!" Mo Keteng grinned and sneered, looking at Dugu Yan, and his murderous aura unconsciously escaped.
"Hmph, it's not so easy to keep me, I've written down today's events, and he will pay them back twice as much as he wants!" After Dugu Yan finished speaking, a talisman appeared in his hand, and after crushing it, the whole person's figure disappeared in an instant.
"Damn! It's a big shifter! I didn't expect him to keep this hand. Mo Keteng's face was instantly ugly.
"He may have figured out something was wrong, but he hadn't used the Shifter until now. "Soul Venerable couldn't see his expression in the mist, but he was obviously unwilling to listen to the voice.
"Forget it, the plan is important, do you need to care about a little Dugu Yan when the plan is successful?" Soul Venerable said loudly.
"Well, that's all there is to it now. Mo Keteng glanced at the place where Dugu Yan disappeared, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his figure disappeared in an instant.
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"Father, are you leaving?"
"yes, it's been a year since I came back to recuperate, and now it's time to go back. The man in black looked at the child next to him dotingly and whispered.
"Are you going back to the Battle Emperor Road?" the child asked with some sadness.
"Well, now that the war is tight, and the demon has not yet figured out what other plans, at this time, one more person will give you more strength. ”
"When will I see my father again?" the child was in a depressed mood.
The man squatted down and touched his head and said, "Yu'er, when you grow up, you will naturally be able to see me, but you have to practice the Sword Book well, and you can't be lazy." ”
"Well, I will definitely work hard!" Duguyu's immature little face showed a hint of firmness.
"Alright, it's getting late, it's time for me to go. Remember to be obedient!"
The middle-aged man left, and Dugu Yu looked at his distant back, tears constantly rolling in his eyes.
"Yu'er, don't be sad, your father has his troubles, and you will understand when you grow up in the future. An old man in black appeared behind Duguyu, patted him on the shoulder and said.
"Grandpa Li, you said that your father and brother will be fine, right?"
"Well, of course, with the Heaven Shaking Saint Ancestor here, they will definitely be fine, but your strength is still too weak now, you have to work hard!" the old man said with a smile.
"I've already forged the Seventh Heaven, and the children here can't beat me!" Duguyu's little face flashed with a hint of stubbornness.
"Hahahaha, yes, Yu'er is the best. But do you know that your brother was already hunting demons on the Battle Emperor Road when you were your age? The old man laughed and rubbed Duguyu's hair.
"Wow, is my brother so powerful?Father said that the weakest demon also has the strength to refine the peak of the Qi Refining Realm!" Dugu Yu's eyes showed a hint of envy, in fact, he also wanted to go to the Battle Emperor Road, but his father said that he was still young, let him stay in the Qianyuan Continent and continue to cultivate, until his strength was enough, he could go.
"It's very powerful, your brother's kendo talent is already comparable to the sword cultivation in the ancient period, and he has a strong personality, which is why he was able to stay in the Battle Emperor Road. The old man's eyes showed a hint of softness, and he looked at Dugu Yu again, "Yu'er, you have to work hard, cultivation is a move against the sky, if you don't advance against the current, you will retreat, you used to be a little slack." ”
After listening to this, Duguyu immediately scratched his head a little embarrassed, "I thought I was already very strong, you look at the second fat of the old Zhang family, he is a few years older than me, and now he is not the obedient person I cleaned up." ”
"Well, this Yicheng is indeed a little smaller, you haven't seen real geniuses, but it doesn't mean that they don't exist, not to mention the Qianyuan Academy in Qianyuan City, there are many disciples in those first-class sects who are stronger than you. ”
After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Dugu Yu with a solemn face, "Yu'er, your talent is no worse than your brother, and even in the Danshu section, it is extremely prominent, so the road you have to take is destined to be even more difficult." ”
Dugu Yu listened carefully to the old man's words, but he didn't listen much at this time.
"Alas, you child, it is not always like this, and since your father has called you to me, then I must be responsible for you. Starting tomorrow, I will accompany you to practice swords, and the rest of the time you will study the elixir seriously. The old man couldn't say anything, and directly set a task for Duguyu.
"Ah, I'll make an appointment with the two fat men tomorrow to catch fish in the creek!" Duguyu wailed, seeing that the old man ignored him, he bowed his head and returned to the room with a bitter face.
There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Duguyu woke up early and walked out of the house lightly.
"Hee-hee, let's get out of the way today. Dugu Yu was happy in his heart, and as soon as he opened the door, he bumped into a person.
"Oops!" Duguyu, who fell to the ground, rubbed his aching buttocks, and when he raised his eyes, there was already a person standing at the door.
"Grandpa Li, why did you get up so early!" Duguyu said with an embarrassed smile.
"Hehe, is it very early? You have to get up so early every day to practice swordsmanship in the future. ”
"Huh?!"
With a scream, Duguyu was carried by the old man to the martial arts training ground.
"From today onwards, Zama walks for an hour every morning. ”
"It's only an hour, it's simple!" Dugu Yu finished speaking, and looked at the old man quietly.
"It's not this ordinary horse step, I'm going to teach you a footwork called the sword step, and you follow it. The old man said softly, he was also a little helpless about Duguyu's stubborn temperament, and he wanted him to have a happy childhood. But after Dugu Yan came back, he had a secret conversation with him, and he decided that he couldn't let him mess around like this.
"Sword step?" Dugu Yu was a little curious.
"Yes, I'll teach you the footwork of the sword step. ”
A quarter of an hour later, Dugu Yu collapsed to the ground panting, his clothes completely wet with sweat.
"This footwork is too difficult, I don't want to practice it!" Dugu Yu said dissatisfiedly.
"I can't help you!" the old man took out an extra bamboo stick in his hand and hit Duguyu.
"Oops!" Dugu Yu quickly got up and ran.
But no matter how he ran, the bamboo stick would hit his ass with unmistakable accuracy.
"You're abusive!" Duguyu protested loudly.
"Abuse, if you had seen the ring ruler your father gave me, I am afraid you would not have said so. The old man said lightly, but the speed in his hand did not decrease, and he continued to fight towards Duguyu.
An hour later, Dugu Yu collapsed to the ground, refusing to get up for anything.
The old man ignored him, and took a pile of wooden stakes and nailed them to the ground.
"Grandpa Li, what is this?" Duguyu asked curiously.
"This one is for you to practice the Streamer Step. ”
"Streamer, are you going to teach me how to practice body martial arts?" Dugu Yu said with some excitement, he had a fight with the second fat person before, but the other party's brother came, and the two of them were miserable, and the two of them didn't even touch the corners of their clothes.
"Well, but you have to practice the sword steps first, otherwise it will be impossible to cultivate this body method at all. The old man saw through Duguyu's thoughts at a glance and nodded in response.
"Okay, isn't it just a sword step, I'm going to practice!" In order to be able to practice body martial arts, Duguyu also fought.