BIRTH OF DRAGON WARRIORS
78 - Illusionary Realm

ATTENTION..!

The narrative with the italic mode is part of the illusion. And this episode contains violent scenes that are not worth emulating. Be wise in reading! And thank you for stopping by

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Chu Kai did not know where he was right now. He was sure that he was still inside the ancient tomb cave with Wei Shezi. Then the ceiling above him collapsed and from then on his gaze darkened.

There was no pain, it was just that when it opened its eyes - he had been in this place. With the sky covered in red clouds and the surrounding atmosphere so gripping, it was filled with fog that made it tense.

Chu Kai circulated a glance. Behind the fog, there were neatly lined pillars with carved dragons and phoenixes. There were human corpses tied to each pillar and in extremely terrifying conditions.

As he walked, Chu Kai watched the stairs made of white stone. A throne is at the very top of the stairs and there are ruins of a large building behind it.

"Place... What is this really?" Chu Kai would only think about it when he heard the sound of someone coughing and he turned around. His eyes widened when he saw a man kneeling and with a body full of wounds, he vomited blood.

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Chu Kai involuntarily held his breath, his heart beating extremely fast as the figure looked up, looking at him with fury. This man appeared to be 45 years old, had a firm face, but now his condition was not okay at all.

"What... What do you really want?!"

Chu Kai was surprised. The heavy voice of the man made himself tense. He didn't know this guy at all, and again.... Wasn't there only herself before in this place?

"Hmph, what do I want?"

Chu Kai heard another foreign voice. He felt his entire body cold as one walked from his right side. A flutter of black robes was seen and the figure grabbed the neck of the seriously injured foreign man.

Chu Kai also realized that the man had not spoken to him, but was talking to this stranger. And the feeling in his body came about because he was beginning to understand that now... What he saw was nothing more than an illusion.

"True, it's an illusion. An illusion created from someone's memory, but who..?" Chu Kai wondered. He breathed slowly and tried to accept the fact of his existence now.

"You ask... What I want..."

Chu Kai heard the black-robed figure speak. From the audible voice and posture of this person... It is clear that he is a man. Chu Kai ventured to walk closer and was about to see the face of the subject before him.

A grin formed on that very charming face. He looked at the man whose neck was firmly gripped and said, "I just want to destroy you. You're blocking my way,"

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The firm grip was released and the severely injured man again coughed in blood. The black-robed figure stared at the blood on his finger and with a calm facial expression.

"Elder, didn't you say that the dream had to be realized? Why when I want to make my dream come true... You're just in my way. Look, because of you... Many people have lost their lives."

"SHUXIAN..!"

A scream was heard with the sound of chains. A man tied up on one of the pillars. Chu Kai circulated his gaze back and he thought all those bound on the pillars were corpses, who would have thought some of them were still alive.

The man bound with slash wounds in one eye and his chest cried out. "You have a dream of destroying the world, how could we not stop?!"

"Destroying the world? How can I do that, Senior?" the black-robed young man smiled. He walked up to the man he called 'Senior' and then returned to talk.

"I just want to make this world peaceful, without war. But you've blocked my way, I have no choice but to fight."

"What... By making the world peaceful... You killed all the cultivators?!" a woman tied to one of the pillars cried out. His breathing was irregular and his condition was not much better than that of the man who was also tied next to him.

"Because it's people like you... The world is never peaceful. The differences in black and white flow led to disputes that created wars. By eliminating them, will the world not be at peace?"

"You're crazy" the woman exclaimed. "This is not how we can create peace! Hah, you're just bragging. In the end you did this to avenge the destruction of your sect, didn't you?!"

"You're just making the calculations-ukh, the proof is that you're releasing another sect! Actually was... What have we done to you?! The Peach Flower Hill has never bullied you in all this time..!" the woman endured the pain in her body and tried to talk.

Chu Kai looked at the woman's expression that contained anger, disappointment and sadness at the same time. She said again, "Remember that Shizun gave you life. To save and educate you until now. You're precisely... Not appreciating his kindness..!"

"Previous,"

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Chu Kai was surprised not to play. The young man in black robes he saw only slightly moved his hand and the body of the bound woman was instantly split apart, cut into pieces.

This figure... Her face alone was so charming, but her actions were truly extremely cruel. He really did not expect to see a human who did not have this kind of compassion.

"SHUXIANG...!!" the man who could only see with one eye shouted. Anger was clearly visible on his stern face.

"Senior Huan, you take it easy. You're gonna die, too, but I don't like killing the same way. Wait out... I'll think of the most beautiful way of death for you,"

"SHUXIAN..! The humans... What are you really like?!"

"What y'all... Don't know the real reason for what I'm doing?" the black-robed young man asked again. He walked over to one of the warriors bound on the huge pillar and then reached out.

Chu Kai watched as the figure gripped the neck of the man who had a slash wound on his arm. He was wide-eyed as the black-robed man stuck his finger into the neck of the man before him and pulled something from there. The screams were stifled, yet so terrifying it made it even more tense.

"What... All this because of your sect?"

Chu Kai gasped when he heard that slow voice. He turned his head and knew that the one who spoke just now was the man who was kneeling on the floor.

"Elder, which sect are you talking about?" the black-robed young man did not turn around. He broke the collarbone of the man in front of him and then said, "What did the elder mean... The sect that you guys attacked by cooperating and its members were slaughtered?"

"You yourself know that the sect is besieged by both streams. The Peach Flower Hill was not involved in it at all..!" the man called Senior Huan spoke up.

The black-robed young man who was still standing and then ripped the skin off the dead swordsman's face before him began to say, "Peach Flower Claws are not involved, but that doesn't mean you are innocent."

The young man again said, "Lying is a crime, stealing is also a crime, doing oppression is also a crime, and killing is also a crime. But do you know what the biggest crime is? That's when you just look at the crime, but you don't do anything."

Chu Kai saw the figure looking up at the red sky above before again hearing the talk.

The black-robed young man sighed, "Yaaah... 'The sect is just a black stream,' 'the sect is not part of us,' 'the people of the sect do indeed deserve to die,' 'the sect.' 'that sect...' you guys keep calling it 'the sect'. What's where I live, everyone there doesn't deserve to live, HUH?!"

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"What are Black Flow Cultivators For You Are Not Humans?!" the black-robed young man exclaimed, as if he had started to vent his frustration all along.

He said, "The difference is only on the path of cultivation. Just because of that and you guys instantly humiliated us..!"

"That's because you deserve it!" a member of the Peach Flower Hill Sect exclaimed. He said, "You kidnap, kill, use inhumane forbidden techniques just for the sake of strength. And that's why you deserve it!"

The fighter continued. He used all his remaining strength to speak.

"It is true that the Peach Flower Hill did not participate in the attack of your Heavenly Dragon Sect, but it was the Elders who found and brought you here."

The warrior said, "Have the Elders ever insulted you in this place? Even when you came, no one was allowed to treat you differently than the others. You even obtained the ancestral sword of this sect as well as the sword techniques of the Peach Flower Hill. You're the pride of this place and what's your reward now, huh?!"

The black-robed young man clenched his hands and looked at the figure who had spoken thus. He snorted and then said, "Thank you for reminding me of my every debt to this place. So, how does it feel to be disappointed when the person you raised seems to be a monster?"

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"Hmph," the black-robed young man smiled. "You remind me of my sect name, I've even forgotten it. I said it because it doesn't seem to be interesting.. If I answer that the reason I did all this... Just for fun,"

"YOU..!!"

"SHUXIANG...!!"

"See. You guys are angry, right? I have no intention of revenge. I'm just having fun. It felt... It's amazing to step on your pride and your head, ha ha ha."

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Chu Kai clenched his trembling hands. His vision is now clear. In this place, not only were the two three people he saw exclaiming, yelling at that figure named Shuxiang-but there were many humans.

Some of them lost one of their organs, blood spurted as if it was intentional for the figure to die by draining blood. Others were wrapped around by iron chains that were arrows, having no choice but to scream in pain.

Chu Kai is a sect with a white flag that has a peach flower symbol. It's just that now the flag is torn and full of traces of blood.

"I never asked to be taught sword techniques, nor did I beg to be given the ancestral sword of this sect. When I was a kid, I always said... That you have to kill me?" the black-robed man broke one of the feet of the Peach Flower Hill disciples until a loud shouting sound rang out.

The charming young man again said, "The child who lost his place and saw many humans slaughtering his family and closest friends.... Will never believe in anyone's kindness again."

"Just like you guys who don't see the black flow cultivators as good people, so do I. In my eyes at the moment... You're all nothing more than murderers, so I'll never feel guilty torturing the lives of lowly people like you."

Chu Kai had been in no condition since when he lowered his eyes. The hand that had been clenched in anger now seemed to loosen.

He knows exactly what it feels like to be left alone. It honestly hurts more than anything because it feels as if we are not needed by the world. But even so, there were things that Chu Kai could not accept from this person's actions. The figure should appreciate his new relationship, not the other way around!

The black-robed young man walked over with a straight forward gaze. He was about 23 years old with a body shorter than Chu Kai. And if only he did not see how cruel this subject was, then Chu Kai would definitely think that the young man was a gentle noble figure.

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Chu Kai froze as the black-robed subject walked beside him and then climbed the stairs. His heart seemed to stop for a moment, before racing so fast.

Chu Kai unconsciously held his breath. Something seemed to be stuck in his throat as he digested what he had just seen.

That's... That young... Smiling at him!

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