Nine Paths of Asura-Original Wuxia

Chapter 75-The Hanged Man Pt.2

Crack!!

The man and Lineir in his hiding place both froze as a small cracking noise rebounded across the plains. The man with snake eyes seemed to turn completely green as the glow in his eyes receded and he appeared to blend into the grass. If Lineir didn't know he was there already he wouldn't have been able to sense a thing until he was practically on top of him!

"Hahaha damn. Stealth has never been my thing! Come on out little brother, the clan has instructed me to discipline you!" 

A great hulking man, perhaps 3 meters tall, bumbled into view. He wore a great fur coat draped across one shoulder like a scarf and was otherwise bare chested with many scars. A large crescent shaped battleaxe hung on his back. Lineir noted that though he crashed through the grass making great noise, his feet were actually quite lithe and nimble never stopping. They embodied the essence of momentum. Clearly this man despite his brutish appearance had great understanding of the Dao.

"Not coming out little bro? It's pointless to hide from me! You know this little ax of mine is not something a little grass can block! Fine we can do this the hard way!" 

Lineir almost choked in disbelief as this burly newcomer unslung his ax.

"Little ax?? That thing is so large it's practically a scythe!" 

Lineir was not exaggerating. The double bladed axe was nearly 2 meters from tip to tip. When it was unslung an intense foreboding sense of danger filled the plains. The burly man leveled it with the ground so that the tip pointed straight down. The ax was so long that though the man himself was nigh 3 meters tall, the tip almost touched the ground. 

"Last chance!" The huge man paused for a second but from Lineir's hiding spot he could tell the jade eyed man still hadn't budged a centimeter.

"Fine! I'll dig you up along with the grass little snake bro!"

WHOOOOOOSH!!!

A loud whistling sound swept through the air as the man swung his ax in a wide circle. A purple colored sheen coated the ax and Lineir felt a sort of resonance within him. This man used the Darkness element! 

VROOOOM!

As the massive ax spun, an expanding ripple of Darkness Qi filled the air and slashed the tall grass to pieces. Lineir quickly ducked under the blow, but the grass which he had been hiding in was ripped out of the ground and shredded in a solid 10 meter radius. Instantly there was a new clearing in the grass and the only things left standing around the man with the ax was the jade eyed man and Lineir. All three men were exposed now that the grass was cleared. The jade eyed man quickly locked eyes with the ax wielding monster, but both of them startled as they realized Lineir was but a few meters away. They voiced their astonishment in unison,

"Who the hell are you???"

Lineir immediately reacted despite his shock that the ax had managed to scythe away the tough grass in one blow. While he could accomplish the same feat, that was because Mei's sword was infinitely more sharp than most weapons. To clear an area of 10 meters of the tough divine sense blocking grass would take immense strength and technique. With a single leap backwards Lineir instantly cleared the exposed 10 meter area and fled back into the grass.

"Hmph, no one of importance it seems. Alright little bro, you're coming with me!" The massive man took one hand off his battleaxe and reached it out through the air towards the jade eyed youth. It glowed a brilliant azure blue and even a dozen meters away Lineir felt a sort of formless pull sucking him towards the man's palm.

"Gravitational manipulation. Rudimentary at this level, but definitely not something to be trifled with. Be careful disciple, this one definitely has some sort of major power backing him! There's no way he developed such a technique on his own!"

 Mei analyzed the technique in a moment and warned Lineir who was still hiding in the brush. Lineir snorted, 

"Which one of these Chosen doesn't have a major power backing them?"

 Mei could only helplessly admit that in terms of backing, Lineir whose master was halfway to a ghost, was lacking. As the huge man's palm glowed, the jade eyed man slit his eyes and raised a palm as well which glowed emerald as he resisted the invisible attraction.

Whoosh!

The air being attracted towards the big man's palm started to violently flow in and out as the two clashed from a distance.

"Give it up lil bro, you know I'm stronger than you'll ever be. It's time to face punishment! We are leaving this trial!" The big man called out. However, the jade eyed man said with a fierce look.

"Jun! I don't give a damn about the clan. She's mine and you know it! Besides, you're not capable of making me leave the Trials!" 

With a grin the green light expanded into a sphere 3 meters wide and a huge repulsive force appeared completely blasting away the invisible attraction from the big man's palm. Instantly the jade eyed youth sprinted off leaving the monstrous man far behind. However, though the big man looked vaguely annoyed, he actually quickly smiled.

"Lil-bro has grown so strong. This Trial will be a good tempering experience for him. As for you little man in the grass. Come on out, I don't like those who hide besides lil bro!" 

This Chosen Jun quickly raised his hands and that formless attraction tugged at Lineir nigh 15 meters away. Lineir, with a little smile of his own walked out with his hands out stepping into the open. 

"I didn't mean to spy on your family problems. However, would you be interested in a little spar?" 

The big man grinning from ear to ear as well grabbed his ax. 

"You want to spar? Why didn't you say so sooner, I Jun Li have never turned down a fight in my life!!"