Tribulation of Myriad Races

“Brother Liu.” Su Yu grinned and said, “Didn’t I say that I won’t be repairing your weapon?”

Liu Wenyan was left speechless. Was this guy targeting him?

He felt quite helpless, but he could only smile fawningly and said, “Please calm your anger, Master Cui. I’m not the one here for a weapon repair. It’s my uncle. Master Cui, an important man like you is certainly magnanimous as well. Why waste your time bickering with an old piece of trash like me?”

When Uncle Liu heard that, his face sank. He was about to give up when Su Yu smiled and said, “Sure. I will do you this favor out of respect for your reputation back then.”

When he received the earth weapon that was on the verge of breaking in half, he was alarmed. This earth weapon must have suffered heavy damage. Not only that, but it also seemed to have degraded from its original grade. A few faint stripes could be seen on it.

“Was this a middle earth weapon before this?”

Uncle Liu was surprised. He nodded, “Yeah. Back then, it suffered a heavy blow.”

Seeing that the weaponsmith was able to easily determine the weapon’s previous grade, Liu Wenyan explained, “Back then, my uncle was a Sunmoon. But subsequently, he dropped in rank due to heavy injuries. Even his earth weapon was badly damaged. A few of the stripes on it were destroyed.”

“Heavy injuries?”

Su Yu rubbed his chin and asked, “Was it damage to your willpower or physical body? Since you’re a warrior, it should be damage to your body, right?”

Uncle Liu frowned and remained silent. Liu Wenyan cursed inwardly. Why was this weaponsmith asking so many questions? They only needed to know if the weapon could be repaired. Why waste their time like this?

After a glance at Uncle Liu, Su Yu said, “Sir, you don’t seem to be in a good condition. Due to excessive exhaustion, your body is starting to rot. You won’t be able to live much longer. Since you’re going to die soon, why bother repairing your weapon?”

Liu Wenyan was finally furious. He said, “Master Cui, if you can’t repair it, just be honest. Must you play with us like this?”

Su Yu beamed, “Brother Liu, why are you so impatient? When it comes to repairing weapons, there is a difference between someone who is truly doing a good job and someone who is pretending to do a good job. If you’re willing to say some nice words and get me in a good mood, perhaps I’ll do a better job. But if you offend me, I might only restore the weapon to forty percent of its original state even if I can restore it to ninety percent of its original state. As for the remaining fifty percent, I’ll simply polish the weapon for a bit and pretend it’s ninety percent restored.”

Liu Wenyan blanked out. What was the meaning of those words?

Su Yu said, “This is the same as writing a willpower text. For example, a saber technique with nine moves. What if I only write the first four moves properly while disguising the rest with normal words? Nobody will notice immediately, right? And when the truth is finally exposed, I can simply shift the blame to the other person by claiming that they are too stupid to comprehend the rest of the moves…”

“…”

Liu Wenyan’s eyes and mouth widened. Holy shit! Him? No way…right?

Uncle Liu did not notice anything. He frowned and said, “In that case, I won’t be repairing this weapon anymore.”

He reached out for his sword, but Su Yu did not return it. Meanwhile, Liu Wenyan was still stupefied.

Saber technique. What saber technique was this fellow talking about? The Lightning Source Blade!

Back then, he wrote a willpower text of the Lightning Source Blade for Su Yu. Due to a lack of willpower, he only wrote four moves and faked the rest. He was sure that just the first four moves alone would take Su Yu a long time to learn.

He was the only person aware of that. The old principal might have guessed something, but he had successfully laughed the matter off. Thus, apart from him and the old principal, Su Yu was the only person who might discover the truth.

As for the other students present while he was writing the text, they failed to learn even the first move. Thus, there was no need to even consider them. Uncle Liu was furious. He had the urge to snatch his weapon back and leave. This weaponsmith was insulting his nephew!

He had seen a lot of people like this. Back then, Liu Wenyan was as bright as the sun. Seeing that he had fallen into hard times, a lot of people derived pleasure from humiliating him. Clearly, he was seeing Cui Lang as one such person.

As for Liu Wenyan, he had an odd look in his eyes. He stared at Su Yu for a long while before saying, “What is the point of this, Master Cui? Since you’re capable of doing a better job, you naturally need to do your best. It’s like writing a willpower text. Perhaps the fake part was only written due to a lack of ability. It might not be deliberate.”

Su Yu smiled, “True. In the end, strength matters. For example, my head used to hurt after learning eighteen languages. Even learning one more was beyond my ability. I couldn’t learn more. This is the same for weaponsmithing. One must act according to their own capabilities.”

“…”

Screw this brat!

Holy shit!

So it was really that brat!

Had this brat forgotten who his first teacher was? What did the brat call him earlier? Little geezer? This unfilial student!

Liu Wenyan was bursting with rage. But he was also greatly alarmed. How did this kid become an earth weaponsmith? And a Cloudbreach on top of that? When he left the Human Realm, the kid was still at the Mental Tempering Stage. Just how long had it been since then? The kid had actually surpassed him? He felt like burying himself somewhere out of shame.

Eighteen languages? He still remembered how back then, Su Yu had spent a very long time mastering eighteen languages. Thus, when Su Yu mentioned that, he finally realized that this was his student.

What a surprise. This was too big of a surprise.

He clenched his teeth and said, “Master Cui, why don’t we make a trade? You repair my uncle’s weapon I’ll give you something nice. No matter what, I’m still a student of Ye Batian. I have some secret techniques in my possession. If you repair my uncle’s weapon, I’ll teach you these secret techniques through voice transmission.”

Su Yu’s eyes lit up as he said, “For real?”

“Of course.”

“Wenyan!” Uncle Liu shouted, “You can’t do that! I’m not repairing this weapon anymore!”

“Uncle!” Liu Wenyan said, “Don’t say anything. Seal our surroundings for me. I don’t want anyone to eavesdrop on us. Some people are still targetting me…”

“Wenyan!”

“Uncle, I can’t allow your weapon to remain damaged. I am not willing to give up so easily. Just listen to me.”

“…”

Uncle Liu was feeling helpless. After shooting Su Yu a furious glare, he snorted and sealed their surroundings. Right after that was done, Liu Wenyan leaped forward and slapped Su Yu on his head.

Screw this! This damn brat! How dare he step all over his teacher?

Uncle Liu was stunned. Was his nephew planning to kill Cui Lang to vent his anger? Wasn’t this a tad bit too excessive? More importantly, his nephew might not be Cui Lang’s match.

That thought had barely crossed his mind when Su Yu rubbed his head with a grimace and awkwardly said, “Stop, stop! Teacher, we’re short of time! We shouldn’t be wasting our time with this! Can’t we talk properly?”

“Talk properly?” Liu Wenyan flared his nose furiously and said, “What did you call me earlier?”

“…”

Su Yu laughed awkwardly and said, “Y-you’re still a Skysoar while I’m a Cloudbreach. I’m also a weaponsmith. It is normal for Cui Lang to address you that way. I need to keep my disguise, right?”

“Screw you!”

Liu Wenyan cursed from sheer anger. Or to be precise, his embarrassment had transformed into anger.

So what if he was a Skysoar? Was the brat so amazing? He had killed plenty of Cloudbreaches before. What was so special about Cloudbreaches?

Uncle Liu was stunned. He looked at his nephew doubtfully and asked, “Wenyan, this…”

Why was this weaponsmith calling his nephew teacher? When did his nephew accept this student?

Liu Wenyan gloomily said, “This is the same kid Bai Feng took under him.”

Uncle Liu instantly understood. He was completely stunned. Su Yu?

Su Yu flashed a bashful smile and said, “Teacher, Grandpa Liu, I was only acting in accordance with my disguise. Don’t mind me. I’m here just to see you, Teacher.”

“Screw you!” Liu Wenyan said, “Stop wasting time. Repairing a weapon won’t take too long. A lot of people might be paying close attention to us. Why are you here? Don’t you know how dangerous this place is?”

“I’m aware. It’s fine. My current identity is only slightly popular due to my weaponsmithing skills. Nothing else.” Su Yu said, “Grandpa Liu, you seem to have sustained a terrible injury. Your flesh is starting to rot. I have an art that might be helpful for your recovery.”

Su Yu handed a few items to Liu Wenyan and said, “You can slowly go over them later. I won’t say anything else. I’ll try to repair your weapon as soon as possible. Teacher, do you need anything?”

“Me?”

Liu Wenyan thought about it and shook his head, “No. I don’t lack resources. I only lack a proper opportunity to break through. Kid, when you’re done repairing weapons here, leave and return to the Human Realm.”

“Nope.” Su Yu shook his head, “I want to cross the Eastrift Valley and fight powerful opponents.”

“You!” Liu Wenyan furiously said, “It’s very dangerous there!”

“That’s why I need to go there!” Su Yu calmed himself and said, “Teacher, I must go. I’m not weak. If I’m being blunt, I’m already stronger than you. And I have numerous trump cards. I can even deal with the weaker Mountainseas.”

“…”

Liu Wenyan was stunned. The brat was strong enough to deal with Mountainseas?

Su Yu smiled, “I’m telling the truth. Teacher, I’m no longer the same weak kid of the past. I am no longer a weakling who can only beg for others to help my teacher by offering my cultivation methods.”

As he recalled the past, he clenched his teeth and said, “And I’ll keep growing! I won’t stop growing! I will no longer be a weakling who can only shout for help. I will gain the strength to kill those people with my own hands!

“A day will come when I go after those bastards. Everything will change. I am not a child anymore. I am no longer the wimpy kid who will come crying at you after having a nightmare. I’m now an adult. I’m now strong.”

After a short silence, Liu Wenyan sighed, “It’s my fault.”

“Not at all.” Su Yu shook his head, “I won’t be who I am today without you. Furthermore, I’m not your only student. You have so many students, but why am I the only one to be dragged into this mess? There is only one reason. I am too outstanding. So outstanding that everyone is jealous of me.”

“…”

Liu Wenyan was speechless. Damn it. When did this kid become so narcissistic? He didn’t forget to sing himself praises while talking about all that?

“After tomorrow, I’ll leave. Don’t worry, Teacher. I have never suffered much losses before. That won’t change now that I’m in the Allheaven Battlefield.”

Liu Wenyan sighed again and nodded, “You have your own path. In that case, keep walking your path. If you really encounter any trouble, just come here. Kid…you’re all grown up now. You’re no longer the same person.”

“I’m still the same person. I will remain the same person now and in the future.

Liu Wenyan said, “Let’s stop talking about all that. This one meeting is enough for me. Kid, continue working on the weapons. Don’t let anyone suspect you. Not everyone in the Vanguard Regiment can be trusted.”

“Got it.”

Su Yu started repairing the weapon while Uncle Liu removed the seal around them. However, he couldn’t calm his heart. This was his nephew’s student? This kid was almost an earth weaponsmith! How did his nephew produce a student like this?

Teacher and student said nothing else to each other. Su Yu focused on repairing the weapon while Liu Wenyan watched on silently. Back when they were in Nanyuan, he was in charge of guiding and teaching this kid. Things had changed.

Su Yu spent five years under his tutelage.

He had witnessed the kid’s growth with his own eyes. In the blink of an eye, the wimpy brat from back then had transformed into a Cloudbreach. Liu Wenyan couldn’t help but feel embarrassed at the thought of being surpassed by his student.

Thinking of the past, he sighed inwardly.