Chương 53: Breakthrough

"Annihilation fist!" Gong Shi used a martial skill. He punched out at the incoming phantom. BOOM! Gong Shi felt his fist shake. The dragon phantom cracked slightly. Then the crack widened and the phantom shattered. Long feng spat out blood from the impact. His inner energy was almost depleted, and his dantian suddenly began to feel different.

"Die!" A cold voice exclaimed from behind Long feng. Long feng instantly leapt forward, barely dodging a suprise attack. Sword lights crashed into where he was. He was filled with disbelieve at the person who attacked him. Long qianmu! It turned out that his injuries were all faked. He was betraying the Long clan!

"Qianmu you...." Long yuan couldn't believe his eyes as well. He was evidently shaken by the betrayal. Long feng felt another powerful attack directed at him. He barely dodged the attack and stared at the culprit in shock. Long Yan! The two brothers were rebelling against the Long clan!

"How dare you two? Do you know the punishment for rebels?" The old clan Chief shouted. Sadly, he was occupied by Gong Yun otherwise he'd have taken care of them himself. He felt disappointed in his two sons for betraying the Long clan.

"The Long clan would soon be nothing but history. The Gong clan on the other hand, is the future of this city!" Long qianmu announced without an ounce of guilt on his face.

"Qing'er, Long Wei, come over here. Join the Gong clan. Lord Gong Shi will spare you" Long Yan invited. Long Qing and Long Wei had complicated looks on their faces as they stared at their fathers, but they didn't abandon the Long clan. They both didn't have the heart to betray the clan that raised them and watch as their relatives were killed brutally, Not even if that relative was Long feng. Although Long feng had defeated them, they held no animosity towards him.

Besides, he had taught them an important lesson, never to look down on anyone.

"Hmph! Cowards! You will die with the clan." Long qianmu berated and paid no more attention to the Long clansmen. He smiled at Long feng.

"Dear nephew, I hope you understand that I bear no hate nor grievance towards you. This isn't anything personal. The thing is, your mere existence is a threat to us and we must eliminate this threat by any means possible!" He explained gently, as though trying to explain why he had to die. Long feng stared at him for a minute before suddenly spitting at Long qianmu's face. Everyone was stunned. Long qianmu's face turned black as he dodged the glob of spittle then his face reddened with rage.

"Good. Keep acting cocky!"

"I will leave the job to you. Torture him to death!" Gong Shi said.

"Feng'er!" Long Yuan shouted. Both Yan Jian and Li yu'er were alarmed. Facing all these opponents alone… Long Feng was strong, but he wouldn't be able to make it.

"Brother feng!" Yan Jian shouted while Li Yue'er stared at him, slight worry in her eyes as she fought the two clan Chiefs. If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it's taken without permission from the author. Report it. Long qianmu didn't give them any more time and attacked first, sending a fist out at Long feng. Long feng responded with a fist of his own and their fists collided. BOOM! Long Yan seized this chance and rushed in, suddenly landing a kick on Long Feng's chest.

Long feng was pushed backwards, his aura unsteady. His inner energy was completely depleted. There were changes occurring within his dantian, but he had no time to focus. BOOM! Long qianmu punched Long feng in the chest barely after he crossed his arms across his chest, flinging him farther away. Long feng coughed up another mouthful of blood.

"Ha! This is fun." Long qianmu laughed.

"Qianmu! Yan'er! It's not too late to stop! Stop this madness!" Long Yuan shouted with teary eyes as he watched Long Feng get punched from one to another.

"Hehehe! stop? When were just getting started? Don't worry dear brother. We're coming to you soon after we're done with your son." Long Qianmu replied coldly.

"If you harm Feng'er! I won't let you two off even if I become a ghost!" Long Yuan roared.

"Hehehe, brother, who ever told you we would let you have the chance to become a ghost? Just wait silently for your turn!" This brief moment of respite let Long Feng to quickly check his Dantian. He found a huge amount of energy condensing within his dantian. His whole body began to feel warm and his inner energy was instantly filled again. This surprised Long feng. As he was trying to focus, Long Yan suddenly punched him on his chest with all his strength. BOOM! A massive outburst of energy followed.

But Long feng wasn't flung away as before. Instead, Long Yan was thrown away with some injuries. Natural energy roared and formed a miniature vortex with Long feng as the center and poured into his dantian from every angle. It was so much that Long feng thought he would explode. He was as confused as the crowd on what was happening to him. Gong Shi narrowed his eyes. He was having a bad premonition about this.

Long feng was a terrifying person who couldn't be granted any chance, or else he would turn the situation around. Everything suddenly became calm again. The energy vortex slowly dispersed but Long feng stood as unmoving as a divine mountain. His eyes were closed and he seemed to be in a trance. In their confusion, everyone stopped battling and stared at Long feng curiously. Even Gong Shi forgot to attack Long feng. Long Feng became the point of focus for everyone.

At that moment, Long Feng's consciousness drifted far away. He saw countless images, countless broken scenes flash through his mind too quickly for him to view clearly. Even then, the aura emitted by the images and scenes completely frightened him. Each of the image's aura was indescribably powerful and the strongest ones could stand on the same level as Wu Kong! The final scene was the only one he saw clearly, and it was familiar.

It was in a dark starry sky that seemed eternally silent, its vastness beyond imagination. The stars in the distance twinkled, displaying a subtle beauty that could captivate anyone. In that vast space floated a large silver throne that was filled with unimaginable Majesty. This wasn't anything of the likes of kings or emperors. This was a Majesty akin to what an Immortal would possess. Seated on that throne was a man, dressed in pitch black robes with his head lowered so that only his forehead was visible.

And his forehead had a mask, which meant he was wearing a mask over his face. His pitch black hair hung over his shoulders as he sat in absolute silence, his unmoving body in a drifting throne through space telling a tale of an ancient history. Around the throne were Nine brilliant pillars of light that didn't seem to have an end. Now, Long Feng could suddenly see that these weren't merely pillars of light. They were… people!

Nine vague figures could be seen in the nine pillars, standing around the throne like silent guardians. And this time, he could also faintly see another several pillars of light, dimmer, behind the nine, forming a larger circle with the throne in the center. These outer pillars of light numbered thirty-three exactly. Long Feng was lost for words at this scene. Words could never fully describe the beauty, the feeling, the aura he felt from this scene.

A subtle, ancient tale that hid a boundless might, a throne drifting in the space, the endlessness stars seeming to be paying their allegiance. This scene hit him like a hammer. His head suddenly began to ache and his consciousness roused from that scene suddenly. BOOM! As soon as he opened his eyes, a great aura burst out of his body in waves. A mysterious symbol appeared on his forehead, shinning brightly and drawing the minds of all who saw it into a dark abyss of nothing that went on forever.

The symbol's appearance was brief and it vanished immediately. But it's short appearance left an indelible mark on everyone who saw it. Long feng felt stronger than he had ever been before. The martial power he could control was no longer connate level martial power but Yin level martial power! Long Feng stood there, his clothes flapping and his hair flying as he emanated an aura unique to a rank one Yin Realm Cultivator. Long feng had broken through to the Yin Realm! He was now a rank one Yin level cultivator!

Long feng was elated. He was already at the very peak of the connate level. His breakthrough was not out of place. All he was lacking was an impetus, and this fight gave him just that. Everyone stared at him in disbelieve. He had made a breakthrough in the midst of a battle! Yan Jian had also done that, but Yan Jian had broken through in the midst of a spar. Even if he had lost, nothing would have happened, but Long feng's breakthrough was in the midst of a life and death battle!

It was sure death for him if he lost the battle, yet he broke through? No one knew what to make of this. What was even more terrifying and mysterious was the symbol which appeared on his forehead. It seemed so mysterious yet so simple. It gave them all a boundless feeling, as if it hid the vault of the heavens within it. Merely remembering the aura Long feng emanated made everyone shiver in awe. Gong Shi gritted his teeth.

"You are really a pest. You won't die easily. I will tear you open and uncover all the secrets hidden within you." he spat through gritted teeth. He was still feeling shaken after staring into the symbol on Long feng's forehead. He felt as if his soul had left his body and was falling continuously in a void without light, a void that went on for eternity. Long qianmu and Long Yan suddenly shot towards Long feng and both punched out, trying to test his new strength.

Long Feng snorted coldly and slowly raised his two hands. BOOM! Long feng caught the two fists in his two palms. Long qianmu and Long Yan were mere rank three Yin level cultivators, and the current Long feng has broken through to the Yin realm. He was incomparable to before. Now, he was comparable to a rank five Yin level cultivator! They were no match for him. Long qianmu and Long Yan stared on as their fists were caught as if they were nothing but kids before Long feng's might.

"You've had your fun." Long feng's voice echoed through their ears, causing a chill to run down their spines. They both shivered in fear.