Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor-Chapter 1762 - 1761: The Legend of the Nine Shadows Young Master
Three months later.
On a certain planet, inside a small tavern.
"Hey, have you heard? That Nine Shadows Young Master is terrifyingly strong!"
"Of course I’ve heard. He fought against many talents single-handedly, defeating them utterly, making them beg on their knees!"
"He just emerged out of nowhere! Before this, no one even heard of such a person!"
"What’s the name of that Nine Shadows Young Master? It seems like it’s called, Su... Baliu? Yes, yes, it’s Su Baliu."
"Oh please, that happened ages ago. Nine Shadows Young Master fought against top talents around Flower God Star and Flood Dragon Lake, and that was three months ago. You’re just finding out now?"
"Have you seen him?"
"Of course!"
"Come on, tell us what it was like at the time..."
...
Inside the tavern, there weren’t many people at first, sparsely scattered, but when the topic of Nine Shadows Young Master was brought up, especially after that young man who spoke with such conviction started talking, a lot of people gathered around.
Each ordered a pot of wine, seats were all taken, many stood around, drinking while waiting for the young man to speak up.
"Ahem..."
Seeing everyone’s eyes on him, the young man’s heart swelled with vanity. After clearing his throat and whetting everyone’s appetite, he finally began to speak.
"I remember that day, on Flower God Star, the sea was blue, the sky was clear. There were many cultivators, and Flood Dragon Lake was rippling peacefully..."
"Get to the point!"
"We want to hear about the legend of Nine Shadows Young Master, not Flower God Star!"
"Hurry up and tell us!"
The conversation was interrupted, so the young man said somewhat displeased, "I’m getting to that. Why the rush? Listen as I tell you slowly..."
"At the time, we were all standing not far from Flood Dragon Lake. Of course, it wasn’t for the Flood Dragon Spirit Liquid, but just to catch a glimpse of the Sky-Filling Spirit Flood Dragon."
"Nine Shadows Young Master had already appeared, but no one knew from where. His looks are somewhat... ugly, and he has an extremely burly build with bronze skin, giving off the impression of a very strong body."
"His appearance was so ordinary that no one paid attention, but it seemed like Qinglan Fairy Mu Shenling knew him. Their conversation was the first thing that drew some attention to Nine Shadows Young Master, but it was only attention, for at that time his cultivation base was at Fourth Grade Spirit Body Realm, common among the crowd."
"It wasn’t until the emergence of the Sky-Filling Spirit Flood Dragon and the eruption of the Flood Dragon Spirit Liquid that Nine Shadows Young Master thoroughly caught everyone’s attention..."
At this point, the young man paused.
The people around him had eyes full of anticipation, waiting quietly for his story to continue.
...
In a corner, sat another young-looking man. His appearance was average, neither handsome nor ugly.
His somewhat slender body was clad in a sky-blue robe, with a sword sheath attached to his waist and a longsword within.
A gourd sat in front of him, filled with ordinary wine.
A few people sat in front of him as well, their eyes on the young man, filled with expectation.
"Was it just a fight? Does it really require such a big fuss..."
The blue-robed man smiled wryly and shook his head.
This man was none other than Su Han, on his way to Netherworld King Star!
However, at this moment, Su Han had changed his appearance again. The burly physique and dark armor were nowhere to be seen.
According to Su Han’s calculations, he had offended people like Lin Qisha and Huaa Qingfei on Flower God Star, and even killed many from the Blood Spirit Sect, South Heaven Sect, and Ming King Sect.
Although Nine Shadows Young Master was famous, he was ultimately just a junior. No matter how talented, talent wasn’t power.
If he kept his previous appearance, it would attract too much attention, surely leading to recognition and ensuing vengeance from sects like Blood Spirit Sect and South Heaven Sect; it would be troublesome.
Thus, using the mask Lin Fengjie gave him, he altered his appearance once again, and no one could recognize him.
"You wouldn’t believe it, that Nine Shadows Young Master was overwhelmingly powerful!"
"We were all dumbfounded and stood there completely stunned!"
"Originally, three Young Masters and one Immortal Fairy surrounded him. We thought he was doomed, but who would have guessed, not only did he not die, unscathed, but with one slash he wiped out nearly two thousand Void Heaven Realm bodies, with a thousand primordial spirits unable to escape, dying instantly!"
"Afterwards, those Young Masters realized they were no match, and dared not attack Nine Shadows Young Master again. However, a Divine Sea Realm expert from the Blood Spirit Sect had been waiting outside, intending to snatch the Flood Dragon Spirit Liquid from Nine Shadows Young Master."
"Do you know what happened next?"
"Hahahaha... Fifth Grade Spirit Body Realm, Fifth Grade!!!"
As he spoke, the young man trembled with excitement: "He leapt two Great Realms and slayed the avatar of a First Grade Divine Sea Realm expert, even forcing the main body to flee!"
"Hiss!!!"
The tavern was filled with the sound of gasps.
The faces of everyone present showed shock and amazement.
Only Su Han shook his head with a wry smile again.
Though the facts were so, hearing it from these people, it sounded a bit exaggerated.
For example, being struck by Elder Wu’s whip, frozen by Han Junjie, or bound by Huaa Qingfei with ribbons, he said nothing about these and just glossed over it.
"With such strength, Nine Shadows Young Master can’t possibly be matched by any other so-called Young Masters, he should be ranked among the Top Ten Young Masters!"
Someone shouted: "But the Top Ten Young Masters are not ranked. If Nine Shadows Young Master truly ranks among the Top Ten, then what number should he be?"
The crowd paused, they really didn’t know about this.
"This isn’t something we can consider."
The young man took a sip of wine and said, "Young Master Wushuang, Young Master Ao Xue, Young Master Yun Chong... he defeated all of them. If he wants to claim he’s the top, then he is!"
"Exactly."
"Hahaha, with such strength, Nine Shadows Young Master indeed has the qualification to be so domineering."
"It’s survival of the fittest. It’s just that Nine Shadows Young Master is terrifying, defeating not just one, but several... Otherwise, ranking him would be simple, defeat someone, and take their place."
...
Su Han picked up the gourd, finished the wine inside, then shook his head and headed toward the tavern’s exit.
"Stop!" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
At this moment, the young man who had been speaking suddenly noticed Su Han, and upon seeing Su Han shaking his head, his brows furrowed and he called out.
