Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Warmth

Eddie brought his disciples to compete in the Martial Arts Contest, and it would be improper for him to kill a young warrior at the Illuminating Soul Realm during the competition.

All the people in the world would laugh at him. Despite being a dignified top-ranked warrior in the Central Region, he could not afford to lose—that was what people were going to say about him if he killed Zen.

Furthermore, the three fat men from the World Commercial Alliance would not allow such a thing to happen. Moreover, there was an older woman, a powerful master who stood behind Cloud Hall. And she might be watching the scene from somewhere now.

The World Commercial Alliance also had an Ancient Tycoon, who had lived for over a thousand years. Although he was very old, his power was too deep to be fathomable. If it were a one-on-one fight, Eddie would not be afraid of any of them. But if these men came together to fight him, as powerful as Eddie was, he would not be able to battle them all.

After careful consideration, Eddie restrained his impulse to rip Zen to shreds, and opted for another way to vent his anger. He decided to utilize the force of his powerful soul to suppress Zen.

If Letitia were to stand in front of Zen to protect him, Eddie would have trouble carrying out his plan, as he might have to hurt the leader of Cloud Hall first. But he didn't expect that Zen would step forward and pull Letitia aside.

“Since you want to be a hero and court death, then no one can help you!” Eddie was pleased in his heart, but he appeared calm. Considering the powerful force of his soul, if he wanted to crush the soul of a warrior at the Illuminating Soul Realm, it would be as easy as a wheel crushing a mantis.

The moment his powerful soul aura emerged, it soared toward Zen with great momentum, as if it had the power to send rocks to hit the clouds and use waves to tear the shore apart. It caused a strong wind and forced its way toward Zen!

Despite facing with the terrifying pressure, Zen stood straight, a faint smile spreading across his face. At this moment, he was like a reef in the ocean, no matter how forcefully Eddie's pressure was hitting him, Zen remained steadfast and unmoved.

The raging wind blew off one of Letitia's golden hairpins from her hair. Her soft hair was unbound, and it fluttered in the wind. She snuggled against Zen's shoulder and used her hands to brush her hair away from her eyes. Then, she raised her head and stared at the heroic figure in front of her.

Seeing Zen calmly handling Eddie's suppression, Letitia forgot that she should feel surprised. She was so lost in her thoughts that she wasn't paying any attention to what was happening around them.

She remembered that her family had moved from the Northern Region to the Central Region when she was very young.

She stayed in a carriage during their long and tedious journey. The cold wind howled. Her parents had wrapped her with a warm quilt, the only quilt they had, to keep her warm and keep out the cold. She would occasionally poke her head out of the quilt and crane her neck toward the carriage window. When she felt the chilling wind blowing outside, she realized how fortunate and happy she was to be protected in the warm carriage.

It was on that night that her whole family, thirty-seven people, including her parents and extended family members, were killed. However, she was lucky enough to be saved by a Cloud Hall disciple who was passing by. It was because of him that she had escaped death and survived.

Later, she was brought to the Cloud School, an organization affiliated to Cloud Hall. Her astonishing talent was first noticed there, and she made her way up to Cloud Hall... and finally became what she was now, a superior figure in the Central Region, the leader of a top-ranking fourth-grade sect!

Later on, Letitia found out what happened that night. It turned out that a third-grade sect had mistakenly exterminated her entire family.

After acquiring enough power to enact her revenge, Letitia went to the third-grade sect alone and wiped it away from the map of the Central Region. She annihilated the entire sect!

At Cloud Hall, although Letitia appeared immature, and sometimes she was very obstinate like a little girl, she still had her strong stance, like an iron lady. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to remain in power as the leader of Cloud Hall.

However, even though she had avenged her family's death, which had weighed heavily on her, she was aware that the happiness lost in her childhood could no longer be retrieved. She still missed the time she spent when she was in that carriage, with her family members. As she listened to the horse's hooves galloping down the road, the north wind blew past her like a knife scraping against her face, and she was then tucked away in the warm quilt, feeling lucky that she didn't have to suffer from the cold or hunger.

The moment Zen pulled her into his arms, Letitia felt that she had returned to that time when she was wrapped in the quilt. This young man used his body, though not an imposing feature, to shoulder everything himself and keep all the danger from her. It made her feel very warm. It was the little warmth that belonged only to her. ℞Ä₦о𝔟Ěṧ

The wind quietly dissipated, and the pressure gradually disappeared. Zen had worn a smile throughout. He had confidently glared at the Evil East Lord, who stood not far away.

Eddie's eyes were filled with doubt. Soon, the doubt became surprise, and finally, his eyes dimmed as helplessness flooded him. Different feelings struck him within a short moment. He had already released the power of the suppression to perform at its maximum level. In a certain sense, it was equivalent to launching an attack toward Zen's soul, but in a disguised form.

How could the soul of this guy withstand the powerful suppression? This was impossible! Eddie assumed that Zen had a magic treasure that could reinforce his soul or something else that enabled him to be immune to such kind of damage!

He cast a meaningful look at Zen and hid his killing aura deep inside. He turned around and walked toward his son.

Eden's hair was disheveled, and his eyes were dull. He looked dejected as if he had aged ten years in an instant. He had lost all his glow and looked pale, like a dead person.

Eddie grabbed Eden's hand and reached out with his other hand for the saber. The Nameless Saber swirled back into his hand. In a flash, he returned to the high platform where he had been seated earlier.

The three fat masters from the World Commercial Alliance exchanged glances. Shock registered on Dillon's chubby face. He was transfixed like a frozen statue.

Zen had withstood Eddie's suppression! He wondered how powerful Zen's soul was.

Of course, they didn't know that Zen's soul had already entered the Fighting Soul Realm!

Even the owl-beast's evil spirit had been unable to destroy Zen's soul. How could Eddie possibly hurt Zen's soul?

From a certain perspective, so far, Zen's soul, which had entered the Fighting Soul Realm was the most powerful weapon in his arsenal.

To most warriors, what happened between Zen and Eddie was only a small clash that lasted less than a minute. However, the situation had been the most dangerous one. Many warriors in the audience failed to see that, but a few cultivators were able to sense the tension.

However, even though they knew something was happening between the two, the warriors couldn't tell what it really was. The soul realm was a level that was beyond their reach, and it was difficult for them to understand how it worked.

As for Lady Poison-blood of Bloodwood Cliff, Raven of the Black Mountain Sect, the Elderly Luna of the Mysterious Luna Hall, and a few others, they were all as shocked as the three leaders of the World Commercial Alliance!

If it were them who had been standing in front of Eddie, and if they had been facing the suppression coming from Eddie's soul, their souls would have been injured, and they would have spat a lot of blood. But it was strange that Zen just stood there unharmed as if nothing had happened. This didn't make any sense.

Letitia gently turned her head and picked up the golden phoenix hairpin from the ground. She pulled her pitch-black hair to the back and locked it with her index finger before she used the hairpin to hold her hair in place.

Then she walked over to Zen's side and said softly, “Let's go to the platform.” After she finished speaking, cold air surrounded her. She leaped into the air. The long feathers of the ice phoenix fluttered behind her, and within a split second, she landed on the high platform!

Zen remained silent. At least, he was sure that he had achieved his goal. Even though it was not what he had intended, Zen had successfully angered Eddie!

Eddie had brought two disciples to participate in the Martial Arts Contest this year. One was his son, Eden, while the other was Marilyn.

If Eddie wanted to win in the Martial Arts Competition, he could only rely on Marilyn Si!

Marilyn Si was at the medium-stage of the Internal Elixir Realm, and she was stronger than Eden. She also had the Purple Power Body, like Yan did. This woman had followed Eddie for a few decades, so she must have learned a lot from him. Zen had no idea how talented she was, or what her real strength was.

But no matter how strong she was, she must die. Zen wouldn't let her go like he did to Eden.

After getting to the high platform, Letitia returned to the large chair prepared for her. She sat there, her mind still a mess, and her eyes wandering around. Occasionally, she would cast secret glances at Zen, like a little girl, but soon, she would shift her gaze and look at the sky aimlessly.

Of course, no one noticed her secret movements, because she once again cast layers of icy mist to encase herself.

At this moment, Xiao came to the center of the arena and announced that the competition would be suspended.

Since Zen had broken the enchanted barrier on the battle arena, they needed to fix it. However, the runes that had been hidden under the enchanted barrier had exploded and needed to be repaired before the next battle could begin.

It was clear that repairing these runes would take time. After all, the World Commercial Alliance had arranged these runes many years ago and they had put many efforts into building them! If they wanted to repair these runes, they would need to send for the runic experts who had made them.

When the warriors in the grandstand heard the news that the competition would be suspended, they were annoyed and began to curse.

“Dang! It cost me a supreme life vitality crystal to get in here. Why would you suddenly suspend the battle?”

“Is this what the World Commercial Alliance is like? What a good reputation! My good mood is spoiled!”

“Isn't it just an enchanted barrier? Why should you bother? Hurry up, go on fighting!”

These warriors didn't care about the enchantment barrier being broken. They only wanted to watch the fierce battle and bet on the game!

In fact, the World Commercial Alliance suspended the competition for the safety of the warriors in the grandstand. In a fight between Internal Elixir Realm masters, without the protection of the enchanted barrier, those warriors outside the arena would be easily hurt by the aftermath of the strikes.