Realizer of Death : The Reaper

After they chatted for a long time in the city park, Wang Ruyue and Tenku returned to the Wang family residence because it was getting late and the sky was a bit overcast. These two were the last to return out of all the younger generations that had come to the banquet.

"Thank you for listening to my stories and complaints. Ah, thanks for the jacket too." Wang Ruyue smiled and returned the jacket to Tenku.

"It's just a trivial matter. You don't have to think about it. I also feel what has happened to you. So you can think of it as sympathy for someone who has gone through the same thing." Tenku received his jacket and replied casually.

Tenku and Wang Ruyue's situation was almost the same. They lost their parents due to an incident when they were a child. But Wang Ruyue was luckier than Tenku because she had Wang Haotian and was born into a big family. Meanwhile, Tenku has been raised by Kouta and Misora since losing her parents but ends up leaving their home and living alone now.

"You…" Wang Ruyue was startled when he heard Tenku's reply. Even though she had asked her grandfather a few things, she still didn't know about his past. But when Wang Ruyue was about to ask, Tenku stopped her.

"We should go inside and rest. Your grandfather will be worried if he finds out you haven't returned by this time." Tenku reminded Wang Ruyue. He wanted to quickly return to his room and continue his cultivation which was interrupted by having to come to the banquet.

"Ah, okay." Wang Ruyue nodded, and they walked into the Wang family residence. They separated midway and returned to their respective rooms. But Wang Ruyue suddenly stopped walking and looked at Tenku.

"I hope your words are true, Tenku. Please keep your promise to me and win the martial arts competition. I believe in you and my grandfather." Wang Ruyue muttered and then remembered the look on Tenku's face before they separated.

"But what had happened to make him make such an expression? What is meant by sympathy for someone who has gone through the same thing? I have to ask this to grandpa." Wang Ruyue walked over in a hurry, but the direction she was headed was not her room but Wang Haotian.

When Wang Ruyue went to see her grandfather, Tenku arrived at his room and immediately sat cross-legged on the bed to continue his cultivation. The amount of Qi in that place was indeed extremely abundant. But the higher the cultivation realm, the harder and longer it would take to break through to the next level.

Tenku runs the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture and uses the abilities of the Devouring Scythe simultaneously but doesn't combine them so as not to become trouble in the Wang family again. On the one hand, he was running the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture to absorb the aura of heaven and earth. On the other hand, he was using his Phantasmal Object ability to convert the genesis power of a third-level monster core into Qi.

Unfortunately, those two things didn't have much effect on Tenku. Since the Devouring Scythe broke through to the moon phase and his cultivation was at the late stage of the Sky Origin realm, fourth-level monster cores and below were no longer useful to him. Moreover, the amount of Qi in that place was indeed abundant, but it was still not enough to help him break through to the next realm.

Tenku could only increase his strength with fifth-level monster cores and above, but he didn't know where to find one, and he had to think twice before using it because it was unbelievably expensive.

He can use it for his necessities and buy his needs as a Realizer at Kaziya, which is not cheap. It was also part of increasing his strength. Tenku had to find another way to quickly increase his power, be it cultivation base or Realizer phase.

***

Meanwhile, in another room in the Wang family residence, Wang Minghao sat with his son and listened to Wang Xiqing's story about what had happened at the banquet. After listening to his explanation, they were silent for a long time.

"This is weird. Why did the Gu family's assassin and those two outsider participants suddenly disappear? Did uncle Haotian secretly send people to protect that boy?" Wang Jun muttered and looked at his father.

"I'm not sure about that. But I can confirm that he hasn't mobilized any of the Wang family's disciples for the task." Wang Minghao replied.

"Did he hire cultivators from outside to protect that boy? But I didn't find anyone coming with them to the banquet. Did that person hide and do it secretly?" Wang Xiqing asked them. He was one of the genius cultivators of the Wang family, but he didn't sense anyone hiding in the banquet hall or the basement.

Apart from that, he also kept an eye on Wang Ruyue and Tenku from when they left until they arrived at the hotel. Wang Xiqing was sure that Wang Ruyue and Tenku had come alone.

"Your guess is probably right. Uncle Haotian used outsiders to monitor the boy from afar and acted when the situation got dangerous. So before the two assassins from the Gu family approached him, they would have already been taken care of by that person." Wang Jun said his opinion.

"That is the most plausible explanation. Otherwise, how could a fifteen-year-old boy fight four cultivators simultaneously, two of whom were in the Sky Origin realm? But where did Haotian get such a person? That cultivator's strength is at least at the middle stage of the sky origin realm to defeat those four without making a fuss." Wang Minghao said in confusion.

"Uncle Haotian must have asked his acquaintance for help, but I don't know who it is because he has many friends in China. So what should we do next, father? Our plan has failed, and it will be difficult for us to get rid of that boy because Xiqing has misspoken and made Wang Ruyue and Wang Zeming suspicious. Moreover, we can't act on him since he and Wang Ruyue have already returned to this residence." Wang Jun stared intently at his son.

"I'm sorry." Wang Xiqing lowered his head and didn't dare to look at his father.

"Alright, we don't need to talk about that anymore. I'm sure Xiqing didn't do it on purpose. We better focus on the problem in front of us. We cannot touch that boy now. So we must inform the Gu family of this matter as soon as possible. They would not remain silent after they learned the news. They'll act at the competition tomorrow, and the boy will die." Wang Minghao said to Wang Jun.

"I understand, father. I will tell the matter to them now." Wang Jun nodded and then walked out of the room. Wang Xiqing bowed to Wang Minghao and followed his father. After they went out and the door closed, Wang Minghao opened his mouth.

"You've made a grave mistake by playing with fire, Haotian. You don't know the true strength of the Gu family. Even though you have many strong friends, those people are just ants in their eyes. After they win the martial arts competition and get your granddaughter, that's the day I will become the patriarch of the Wang family, and you lose everything." Wang Minghao muttered and grinned evilly.

***

Time passed quickly, and the days changed. The martial arts competition was about to start today, and the people from the Wang family were ready to head to the event's location.

"Haaa..." Tenku exhaled the turbid air from his mouth and opened his eyes. Even so, he looked more refreshed than tired. His strength didn't increase significantly, but it was much faster than when he was cultivating in Japan.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Are you awake, Tenku? It's about time we left for the competition." Wang Ruyue's voice sounded from outside his room.

"Yeah, I've been awake. Wait a moment. I'll change my clothes first." Tenku quickly replied and got up from his bed. Five minutes later, he came out of his room wearing a white changshan and black trousers.

When he came out of his room, Tenku was dazzled when he saw Wang Ruyue. The girl wore a blue Hanfu with her hair hanging down to her waist and her every move was elegant. She looked like a female cultivator he had seen in manhua or donghua.

"Okay. Let's go now. the others are waiting for us." Wang Ruyue said and walked over first. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, and she looked so beautiful. But Tenku was confused about how Wang Ruyue would fight in such attire.

"Yes. Anyway, why are we leaving so early? Doesn't the competition start at noon?" Tenku followed Wang Ruyue from behind and asked.

"We left early because we have to re-register, and the organizers have to reconfirm the participants from the Wang family." Wang Ruyue explained.

"Organizer? Who is that?" Tenku didn't know much about the martial arts competition because he forgot to ask about it, and Wang Haotian didn't explain it in detail. Therefore he was slightly curious about the event.

"Hmm? Grandpa must have forgotten to explain if you don't know about it. The martial arts competition was hosted by Beijing's four major families and city lords." Wang Ruyue didn't find it strange when he heard Tenku's question because he knew his grandfather's habit of forgetting important things.

"The four major families of Beijing?" Tenku looked at Wang Ruyue in confusion, as he had never heard of that from Wang Haotian.

"It seems Grandfather also forgot to tell you about that problem. The four major families in Beijing were the Wang, Gu, Long, and Lin families, while the city lord was from the Jin family, and he was extremely powerful. None of the four families dares to offend him." Wang Ruyue explained what Tenku needed to know. She wanted Tenku to be more careful and not carelessly offend people from those families.

"I understand. So the Gu and Wang families are one of the four major families in Beijing. No wonder they want to devour this Wang family. If they managed to do so, the balance would be shattered, and they could become the number one family in Beijing. I'm sure the city lord won't dare do anything to them after that." Tenku nodded and understood the situation of the martial arts families in Beijing.

"Yeah, you're right." Wang Ruyue answered with a gloomy face and confirmed Tenku's words.

"Then, where will the martial arts competition be held?" Tenku asked about another topic after noticing the change in Wang Ruyue's expression. After all, he didn't feel the need to know more about those families.

"Badaling National Forest Park." Wang Ruyue tried to calm her emotions and answered Tenku with a smile.