Emperor's Reckoning

The room illuminated for a while before it slowly faded. Kyoko and the girls, including Jugen, finally readjusted their vision to normal. All they could see was the dumb grinning look of Lyon.

Luna stepped behind as her complexion was brighter than ever before. Nobody could see exactly what happened between them but they all have an incline.

With a sigh, Lyon suddenly said, "I'm still weak," while shaking his head. Though he was shameless, it was a really tough line to mutter for a man, especially in front of beautiful girls.

They were all surprised by his statement. The man with the most potential, the most talent, had just said that he is still weak. He was the one that could leap levels and killed a cultivator of higher realms of his own.

Lyon definitely realized how weak he was and how the battle could go wrong. The main problem was his vitality couldn't keep up with Scarlet. He was lucky that only two people showed up to kill him if it were more than that, his life definitely ended and also his loved ones.

Then he reminded of what Selena told him, that the ring he wore right now only possessed fifty percent of his past powers. Every time Lyon make a breakthrough and leap levels was because of this ring and he could feel the endless stream of manas coming from it. Sadly, cultivation was not all about absorbing mana but understanding what's the next realm was all about, without it, it's all meaningless.

"You are strong, Lyon."

A voice broke the silence in the room.

Everyone was looking at the source of the voice. Her golden hair and tomboy like attitude always captivated Lyon's heart. She was his teacher, Karina Aprilia.

"The fact that you realize you are weak, means that you are strong. The fact that you admitted it in front of us here, means that you are strong. As long as you keep training, it is only a matter of time before you become a true expert," said Karina with her arms crossed under her breasts.

"Talent never means strength, they are two different things." continued Karina. "Talent only means how fast you understand something, while strength is how you use that something."

Everyone that heard her lecture couldn't help but nod.

*knock *knock

The door was opened and an old man came in, "Excuse me,". At first glance, this old man had nothing out of the ordinary but the cultivation Kyoko sensed from him said otherwise. (This old man is an expert!).

Kyoko and the others quickly had hostile expressions and ready to strike if he did anything funny. Ryona, on the other hand, was at ease.

Jugen immediately stood up and greet him, "Ah, sorry we don't have any sits left, please use mine instead."

"I'm very sorry then," said the old man as he received the gesture.

Karina whispered to him, "Who is he?" His sudden appearance caught everyone's attention but Jugen's gesture halted their hostile expression.

"Remember when I and big bro go out for a stroll? We met him at one of the shops and you wouldn't believe this, the shop sells a lot of broken things." Jugen explanation was as bad as it can get.

Karina creased her eyebrows before Jugen continued, "Well anyway, big bro was pissed at that time because the old man mocked him when he was interested in the zither, saying something like 'only the destined one could play that' ." (Well he didn't exactly say that, but it's close enough I guess).

"Then the most unexpected thing happened, with one leg to prop the zither, he played those strings like an expert."

"He could take you to a dreamscape like an experience where the reality was under the tune he played." finished Jugen with stars in his eyes.

The women except for Ryona. were surprised when he said that. The man could actually play the zither to that level? No one in Deo could accomplish that feat

With a deep breath, Jugen continued, "Because of his majestic plays with the strings. the old man feels like he owes big bro a favor."

Jugen tried to skip the part where Lyon gave him the illusive Relaxing Pill.

"How rude of me, looks like I'm getting senile. I should introduce myself, people call me Old Sean in this clan, pleased to meet you all" the old man took a bow.

Riku how was in bed, jumped in fright. "W-what? Are you the Old Sean?"

With a smile, the Old Sean responded. "I believe I am that person unless there is someone with the same name as me in this clan."

"I-it's an honor to meet you," Riku was trying to bow to greet him but Old Sean quickly gestured her not to, since she was still recuperating on her bed.

Biane and Clemora looked at each other before nodding their heads at the same time. Their actions slipped everyone's eyes since they were focusing on Old Sean instead.

He looked at Lyon before saying, "Sorry I couldn't help you, I was running a personal errand when it happened and when I heard the news I rushed here."

"It's fine, old man. I was never expecting you to help me anyway," said Lyon nonchalantly.

Rikus was sweating like hell. Don't forget that he was still the hidden expert in Mist Clan, the old man's name has almost the same weight as the head here. (Of course, only Lyon could calmly say that to an expert) thought Riku.

"Haha, I miss my youth self when you said that," chuckled Old Sean as he slapped his own thigh. The surrounding couldn't help but rub their eyes.

"All right, tell us your purpose of coming here, I doubt you would just say hi and wished me well," smirked Lyon.

"You are as sharp as your fingers played with those strings young man," said Old Sean with admiration before he took an item out of his spatial ring.

"This is?" Lyon was surprised to see the item Old Sean took out.