A tall, young man reads through tens of documents and reports, while another elder man shouts at him.
''You have to do something! Have you not seen the damage they have caused?!''
The young man simply sips on his tea, uncaring of whatever the old man says.
''Mayor! A third of our city is destroyed because of a petty feud between 3 small families.''
The old man presses on, his voice lower and lower.
''If you ignore this incident, there will be heavy backlash.''
Clank!
The young man raises his eyebrows as he reads through a report about a certain young master.
''Elder Yun, who is this lad?''
The report flies out of his hand, making its way directly towards the old man, as if a gentle breeze blew it to him.
''This? Just some brat from the Han family.''
The young mayor raises his eyebrow further, his gaze directed towards the old man, as if looking at an idiot.
''Why are you looking at me like that? Have some respect for your elders...''
The old man scoffs, clearly unhappy about the young mayor's attitude.
''Elder Yun, read the report first.''
As unhappy as he is, Elder Yun has no choice but to listen. As his eyes scan over the document, his expression becomes more and more serious.
''Is this report true?''
The Elder asks, the answer is obvious, yet the truth is difficult to accept.
''I can assure you, Elder Yun, that my sources are rarely wrong.''
The young mayor's voice is confident as he leans back into his chair.
''18 years old, a boy at early stages of Foundation Establishment...''
The mayor interrupts him,
''And he also defeated a mid-stage expert. In the middle of a battlefield.''
He continues,
''And his style is... brutal. At the very least. People like him are very useful. I like him.''
The Elder's eyes nearly pop out of his skull as he hears the mayor's words.
''L-like him? Did you not listen to me when I talked about all the damage he has cau-''
''Enough, Elder Yun. I said I like him. It's not your place to question me, is it?''
The mayor says coldly, his voice unchanged from before, but the pressure is completely different. Cold sweat runs down the Elder's back as he takes a step back.
''Of course, Mayor Shen. Please accept my apologies. I-I was not thinking straight.''
Mayor Shen nods and releases his pressure.
''I'm glad we understand each other. As for this boy...''
A smirk curls up on his lips as he leans back into his chair.
''I want you to set up a meeting. If he's injured, it can wait for at most 10 days.''
...
Meanwhile, in the Lan family.
[You have reached the Late Stage of Terror Manifestation Realm.]
Finally.
Just a step away from Qi Condensation realm.
As I focus on my dantian, I sense something strange. There is something resembling a black marble inside of it.
Condensed Qi? But it's too soon...
But I can definitely feel it. My cultivation is from a different realm, so it doesn't necessarily have to follow the same rules, but still.
Doesn't this give me even more of an advantage? My control, range, and Qi capacity are one realm higher than they should be.
'Status'
[STATUS]
[Name: Han Ye]
[Age: 18]
[Cultivation: Terror Manifestation Realm - Late Stage ▸ Qi Condensation - Early Stage]
[Fear Points: 1 311]
[Trauma: +108/day]
[Fear Points needed for the next stage: 6 000]
[Techniques: Shadowless Step, Thousand Faces Arts (incomplete), Silent Pulse Breathing, Crow Shroud Technique]
!!
I skipped an entire stage and directly broke through Qi Condensation. And even better, thanks to my technique not breaking through yet, the cost did not exponentially increase.
This is great. Even if I do nothing, I will reach Mid stages in 44 days.
Unless...
A cruel smile twists across my lips as a certain name surfaces in my mind.
Oh, my lovely Zhan family.
I won't kill you. Why would I do that?
That would be a waste.
I need you to bleed Fear for the rest of your lives.
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[STATUS]
[Name: Han Ye]
[Age: 18]
[Cultivation: Terror Manifestation Realm - Late Stage ▸ Qi condensation - Early Stage]
[Fear Points: 1 311]
[Trauma: +108/day]
[Fear Points needed for the next stage: 6 000]
[Techniques: Shadowless Step, Thousand Faces Arts (incomplete), Silent Pulse Breathing, Crow Shroud Technique]
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