Chapter 11 - Forgive me, Brother!
Chapter 11 - Forgive me, Brother!
Atop Zephyr Tower, those seated stood up in shock. Their eyes were glued to Zephyr Square, looks of disbelief written across their faces.
"How could that be? Didn’t Li Tianming lose all his beast ki?"
"Three years, that’s enough to end any beastmaster’s career!"
"But Zifeng is seventh level Beast Vein!"
"Did Li Tianming use some kind of dirty trick?!" Madam Mo had a stern look on her face.
Li Tianming, the joke of Flamehaven, the boy that everyone thought would be gone for good, had returned with power that matched Li Zifeng’s? So his appearance today really wasn’t a joke! Probably the only one whose jaw didn’t drop was Madam Huang, who had already seen what Li Tianming was capable of beforehand.
Even Li Xuejiao couldn’t hide her surprise. After all, she wanted her second brother to teach Li Tianming a lesson on her behalf, but the tables had turned.
"Oh? Interesting. He probably recovered a while ago and was hiding it the entire time." The corners of Liu Qing’s lips curled upwards.
"He must have found a new lifebound beast to prevent the loss of his beast ki. Too bad it is but a worthless one-star lifebound beast — he can never go beyond the beast vein stage." The chain of events threw Li Yanfeng off guard as well, but he immediately managed to find an explanation for it. If Li Tianming had made use of sacrificial techniques to find a new lifebound beast the moment he returned to Flamehaven, then it was true that he could somewhat stop the dissipation of his beast ki, thereby preserving a certain amount of strength.
But the people of Flamehaven didn’t understand the reason behind all these, as evidenced by how they gawked at the brothers. As a result, being the one with the lower hand, Li Zifeng was almost driven crazy.
Malice twisted his face as Li Zifeng drew out a sword. It was a vicious steel sword, crafted with top quality spirit ores and infused with the blood of lifebound beasts. These kinds of weapons were known as beastial weapons, and were far more powerful than regular weapons, especially in the hands of beastmasters. On top of that, beastial weapons could also synergise with lifebound beasts.
"This Blue Steel Sword has yet to drink your blood before." Li Zifeng pointed his sword at Li Tianming. He had underestimated his opponent, and he would not let that happen again.
"And my Crimson Blood Dagger was never meant to drink the blood of my own brothers, but I guess there are always exceptions to everything." Li Tianming drew a scarlet dagger from his sleeve. It was about fifteen centimeters long, with a blade the length of his finger. The entire body of the dagger was a bloody red, making it look like the fangs of a venomous snake.
In terms of weapon quality, the Crimson Blood Dagger was just as good as the Blue Steel Sword. It had been Li Tianming’s weapon for a long time, being able to kill in a single deadly blow. And yet, who could have imagined that the brothers would point at each other with real blades in hand, aiming for the other’s life?
"Why did you come here to shame yourself? With your one-star lifebound beast, you are just some garbage stuck in Beast Vein. Once I get the Flameyellow Order, I will be so powerful that you'll grovel at my feet three years from now!"