The Favored Son of Heaven

Chapter 231: The Influential Junior of Shangguan Chuanqi

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Qinghai boasted a title known as the “Roof of the World.”

Once the plane entered Qinghai, the recruits stopped discussing strategies and turned to see the scenery through the windows.

Despite the fact that humans had entered into an era of interstellar exploration, the unique charm of Qinghai was always inviting. Thanks to the mock battle, everyone was more than excited to be given a chance to be immersed in the beauty of this place.

“Look! A long great wall!”

Gasps of amazement broke out in the cabin and more curious recruits began to rush towards the window to catch a glance of nature’s masterpiece.

“What a magical sight!”

“Is it strange how I feel chills throughout my body as if there is a special kind of emotion rushing through me when I see this great wall?”

“Say no more, I seem to have that same feeling, as if my soul has been shaken.”

While the recruits were still gawking in amazement, Qin Fen suddenly woke up from his brief rest. With his eyes beaming with energy, he rushed towards the crowd that occupied the windows.

Upon the sight of Qin Fen coming, the recruits naturally made way for him and emptied a window for him to take a view all by himself.

The bird’s eye view from the window unfolded a scenery with the towering great wall that looked like giant heavenly soldiers sent from the above. The highlands with a unique plateau further added a touch to the majestic sight.

Qin Fen body was shocked and his spirit was struck by an unprecedented impact caused by the view. He felt intense goosebumps around his body.

He silently observed the surrounding. The mountains in this place were like waves created by nature’s wonder. Every single mountain was accompanied by a different unique aura.

With his eyes still observing the ever-changing wonders of the area, Qin Fen’s emotions gradually built up and his true energy began to surge in him. The overwhelming feeling made Qin Fen close his eyes and recall the wonderful sight he had just seen in his memories.

After a while, the plane slowly descended to the ground which woke Qin Fen. He realized that he was now within the mountain based on the view from the window.

“Sigh...”

Qin Fen let out a sigh while his mind still remembered the praises his Martial Emperor Dragon Fist had received from various instructors, including Vile King and other theoretical masters. With the praises, however, came with an additional comment stating that despite his fist technique displaying great power, it didn’t exhibit an aura of a Martial Dragon Emperor.

S e em like I’m beginning to understand what they meant. Qin Fen slowly got up. This mock battle is not going to be a waste of time, I am looking forward to learning more things.

The moment the hatch opened, waves of wind created by the propeller entered the cabin, and the strong gust blew fiercely on the recruits.

The recruits carried their own weapons and jumped out of the fighter plane. Qin Fen, who was carrying the exceptionally huge weapon box looked particularly conspicuous among the crowd.

The natural airport was now occupied by East Asian recruits from Australia, as well as other recruits from the other East Asian countries.

Standing amongst the crowd of recruits, Qin Fen felt a deep feeling build within himself upon having sensed the aura the other recruits emitted. Seems like the upper boys are not joking at all. Based on the quality of the recruits here, it seems like they all want to crush West Asia completely. Such quality recruits could obviously not be found in normal recruit camps.

An eager footstep approached Qin Fen quickly and before he opened his eyes, he heard the voice of someone raising his tone from the crowd, “Haha, Old Qin! I haven’t seen you for ages and you seem to be more buff now. And what is this thing you are carrying on your back?”

Qin Fen could not hide his smile any longer. This familiar voice and familiar aura. Isn’t it Xue Tian, whom we worked together in a mission before in the State of Korea?

Xue Tian had sharp looking eyebrows, a strong, built body with a lazy-looking face that was still comfortable to look at. With a long sword around his waist, he walked gallantly towards Qin Fen from the crowd.

The familiar feeling of two men that fought together side by side surely was different and despite the both of them having been separated for some time, there wasn’t a speck of awkwardness upon the reunion.

“A little toy.” Qin Fen said while he patted the iron box behind him, “You came too?”

“To be honest, I didn’t want to come here after hearing that there will be not many beautiful women. But...” Xue Tian paused and had one of his eyebrows raised. “If my master knew that I didn’t attend this mock battle, he will break my third leg. For the sake of the next part of my life, I guess I had no choice. Besides, I figured that you might attend this mock battle too. So I’d come here to see my old friends and you know, be a tourist.”

“You... didn’t bring any guns?”

Qin Fen discovered that Xue Tian did not have any gun with him. With the eyesight given to him by Gun King, he would be able to sense even if someone had hidden a bomb in the underwear.

After searching through Xue Tian, there really wasn’t any trace of a gun with him. This pervy lazy genius really did not bring any gun with him.

“Yeah, I didn’t bring any.” Xue Tian said while he patted his own body, “I figured that you would have come, so it would be ok not to bring anything with me. With your strength, there is nothing to be afraid of. The main purpose of me coming here is to enjoy the scenery and have a couple of good naps. If the West Asian recruits have any beautiful looking opponents, I don’t mind sacrificing my looks and my body.”

Qin Fen smirked and nodded helplessly. What a “serious” statement at such a time. He acknowledged that Xue Tian had not changed with regard to his personality and that the only thing that changed from their last encounter was that Xue Tian had become visibly stronger compared to last time.

“You seem to...” Qin Fen paused while he returned to his normal expression. “...have increased in strength.”

“Sigh...”

Xue Tian sighed and said, “If your master held a mace and chased you every single day, I am sure that you will improve faster than me. My master really had shown me no mercy.”

A fierce gaze suddenly shot from the crowd towards Qin Fen. He felt the gaze and turned towards the direction of where gaze was coming from. He saw with a man with jade white skin and eyebrows sharp like a sword. With such good-looking features, one might think that he was a movie star instead of a soldier.

The man met Qin Fen’s gaze and he did not show any intent of evading. The man’s sharp gaze was extremely intrusive, as if it was ready to slice Qin Fen into half.

“Oh? He is here too.” While stroking his chin, Xue Tian said in a low voice, “East Asia has a lot of famous generals. For example, Snake King Du Hen, Wolf King Yang Chengwu. This kid is the grandson of the Wolf King, also known as “Little Wolf King” Yang Jiwu. Since young, he was directly educated by the Wolf King. Even before he entered the military camp, he is good with all sort of weapons, and his ability in strategizing and combat tactics have received approval from many experienced tacticians. Everyone thought that he would directly enter the military. Surprisingly, he joined the army as a recruit and rejected every special treatment. He completely duplicated the way how Wolf King joined the army.”

Qin Fen nodded slowly but still felt puzzled. I’m not one of the famous soldiers. Why? Why did his gaze have faint traces of hatred in his eyes?

“Ehem, Old Qin!” Like a knowledgeable person, Xue Tian pointed at another person far in the distance. This person’s figure was much bigger than Deng Biao. “That kid is a monster from Ryukyu Island, a self-proclaimed seaman.”

“Seaman?” For the first time, Qin Fen had heard such a strange title.

“They are people who depend on the sea to survive.” Xue Tian whispered, “Many people said that under his bronzed skin he carries the power of the sea.”

“Oh! A beautiful girl!” Xu Tian’s voice suddenly raised while he pointed his finger towards Lin Jiaxuan who was alone in the distance, “But there are no beautiful girls known from my intel. Where did this beauty come from?”

“Lin Jiaxuan. She temporarily lives at the Australia recruit camp and belongs to the Air Force. Don’t know why she participated in this mock battle. It feels very strange.” Qin Fen answered with a serious tone.

Xue Tian’s eyes immediately lit up and he put his arm around Qin Fen’s shoulders. “Do you know her? Come on and introduce her to me!”

Qin Fen shook his head, “It’s better not to touch a thorny rose.”

“Sigh...” Xue Tian increased the amplitude of his head shaking while he looked like he had gone through a heartache, “I see now that you don’t see the same way as we do! If Lin Shao is here, he will definitely say that a thorny rose would be a better rose.”

Suddenly, a loud noise created by the collision of fist and kicks appeared from the crowd of recruits which interrupted Xue Tian’s complaints.

Qin Fen stepped away from Xue Tian’s arm around his shoulder and rushed to where the battle took place.

The recruits had already step back, forming a ring providing enough space for both sides to commence their battle.

Activating Dragon Elephant Prajna Art, Qin Fen separated the recruits with the strength of his arms and made his way to the innermost layer of the combat ring. He was shocked to see the two parties engaged in the battle.

Pale-faced Du Peng’s was against the proud “Little Wolf King”, Wang Yang Jiwu. The strength and speed of the two men’s sparring gradually increased with time. Every single blow exchanged shook the airflow around them, so much so to a point that even the naked eyes were able to even see such a phenomenon.

Qin Fen came to Kyokushin Genichi who was also at the inner layer of the combat ring. “What happened?”

“I’m not sure,” said Kyokushin Genichi while he shook his head. “The two met, exchanged a few words. I only heard Du Zhanpeng or something...”

Opposite the inner layer of the combat ring, Qin Fen saw Xing Wuyi. They had carried out duties together and was Du Zhanpeng’s best friend. With his arms around his chest, Xing Wuyi stared coldly at Little Wolf King.

He might look like a normal audience right now, but Qin Fen sensed that Xing Wuyi body was primed for battle. Masked with a glacier-like cold expression, he was ready to pounce out anytime with all his intent to attack locked on Yang Jiwu.

“Stop!”

In the crowd, a team of seasoned soldiers shouted loudly.

The two people in the combat ring ignored the shouts and proceeds to fight, and in the blink of an eye, both of them have already displayed the ability of the six star-classed martial artists. The mountain stone burst and splashed into pieces with every blow exchanged.

The recruits were stunned by the strength of the martial artists of their peers. We share a similar age, but what a difference in ability. Many ambitious recruits find it hard to accept and their expression began to turn pale.

Qin Fen sighed. Both of them aren’t pulling any punches. If this goes on, they will surely reach the point of biochemical beast usage.

At this point, there were already three seasoned soldiers ordering them to stop. Both of them did not care about the surroundings and continued to throw more powerful punches. Both of them were in a desperate state.

A seasoned soldier next to Qin Fen sighed, “Crap! Seems like the only option is to separate them by force! I’m just worried that both of them will get hurt and disrupt this mock battle.”

Qin Fen looked at Du Peng with a slight frown. If he were to injure Little Wolf King in public, no one from the Du Family will come forward to protect him.

Upon consideration, Qin Fen grabbed an AK47 from the recruit next to him. With a cold killing intent, he aimed at the Little Wolf King Yang Jiwu.

Bang!

Yang Jiwu retreated with the speed of a leopard from the duel and stared at the gun-wielding Qin Fen.

As a descendant of the Wolf King, Yang Jiwu had already felt the aura emitted by Xing Wuyi but did not really take this matter into his heart. He knew that even if Xing Wuyi decided to attack him, there was absolutely nothing to be afraid of!

Being targeted by the AK47 however, brought a different meaning to Yang Jiwu. It felt like he was being targeted by his grandfather with a gun. The feeling of death inviting him with a sickle in his hand, prepared to harvest his life.

At that moment, Yang Jiwu sensed that he could really die. Being completely locked on, there was absolutely no chance of escaping.

If he didn’t retreat, Yang Jiwu had no doubt that Qin Fen, who was holding AK47, would actually shoot at him.

Even if Qin Fen had not released that shot, Yang Jiwu knew that there was no chance of defeating Du Peng today. Being threatened by a gun that was desperate for your life...it was impossible to concentrate and fight. Losing wouldn’t be a surprising outcome here.

Yang Jiwu raised his index finger towards Qin Fen.”You’re good! I am not looking for you, but you dare to look for me! Good! Very good indeed!”

Qin Fen listened to Yang Jiwu’s statement feeling confused. The way he said it made it feel like they had some sort of exchange in the past.

Yang Jiwu put on his heavy military uniform, turned around and walked away from the crowd.

“I gotta say, old buddy!” Xue Tian’s tiptoed toward Du Peng’s and said, “You have skills to end up with a tie even with the Little Wolf King.”

“Little Wolf King?” exclaimed Du Peng. His cold eyes were accompanied with a disdainful expression. “Six years ago, I saw him being beaten like a dead dog by my brother; he couldn’t stand up from the ground. Knowing that my brother isn’t here, he runs to me.”

In the distant sky, roars of propellers from another group of helicopter approaching interrupted Du Peng.

Qin Fen noticed that the models of the approaching transport aircraft were somewhat different from the models of all transport helicopters that arrived earlier.

Soon these planes also parked at the airport.

The uniform that the recruits coming out from the plane were somewhat different from the uniforms that the East Asian recruits were wearing. Almost everyone that came out had a sleek Scimitar hung on their waist, and the body faintly exuded a smog from the desert.

Qin Fen noticed several particularly prominent looking individuals among the new recruits from West Asia.

“Oh? Bin Fanmiseo? Sawu Liuhui? Mourad Tschick?” Xue Tian put his hand on Qin Fen’s shoulder. “It seems that the big guys from the West Asian and the East Asian military intend to win and to win with a landslide. The three heroes who are well known from West Asia have also come to this mock battle.”

The known people in the West Asian soldiers also felt that some people were observing themselves. Their eyes greeted Du Peng, Qin Fen, Yang Jiwu, and others.

“Hm? Is he famous?” asked Qin Fen while he stared at one of the recruits. He was two meters tall and had black hair on his back, like a gorilla. The way he looked, it was as if his evolution was not yet complete. He whispered, “Introduction please.”

“Bin Fanmiseo,” replied Xue Tian making tsk tsk voice with his mouth. “Let us not begin with his ability, but know that his ancestors are famous people. It is the Bin Laden Family. In the era that belongs to him, he is known as the chief leader of the world terrorist. ”

“Oh?” Qin Fen couldn’t help but look at Bin Fanmiseo once again from head to toe.

Bin Laden is a historical figure. Many years had passed since the incident where he instructed a plane to collide with the World Trade Center, but it still shocks people today.

“Of course, what this kid is able to do is more than just being famous.” Xue Tian went on saying, “I heard that on the first day of his enlistment, he was sent out to perform various tasks without having conducted any standard recruit training. His mission completion rate is as high as 97%. Having learned Yellow Sand Fist, I heard that he is also a rare strong combatant amongst the younger generation. I estimate that his star-class strength to not be lower than ours. In terms of combat experience, he would only have more than us, not less than us.”

“Sawu Liuhui is also a legend.” Xue Tian continued his introduction, “I heard that this person was sent to the Kamikaze training camp organized by a terrorist organization from a young age until he secretly escaped from them, later during his young adulthood. Before he joined the army, he had already participated in many wars. His method of fighting surely was inherited from the terrorist way. Although his strength may be slightly inferior to Bin Fanmiseo, he surely will be harder to deal with.”

“As for Mourad Tschick, this person has never lived on Earth since childhood. He was a disciple from the Vermillion Bird clan from Mars. Although his martial arts aren’t taught by the Vermillion Bird itself, he is praised by Huo Xing Chuan Qi and Shang Guan Chuan Qi. ”

“Shang Guan Chuan Qi?” Qin Fen’s body shook having heard this name again after leaving Shenyang. This was the name of the strongest amongst the younger generation of people from Mars and an opponent that was destined to meet.

Qin Fen couldn’t help but look at Mourad Tschick. This person who came from the same discipleship with Huo Xing Chuan Qi, had started growing his mustache at such a young age. A face that looked so clean grew a mustache so bushy that even covered his mouth.

In addition to the Scimitar that all the West Asian recruits agreed on, he was carrying a three-section nunchaku on his back. Anyone who saw it could tell that this was a weapon forged with good materials.

Bin Fanmiseo armed his weapon from the plane. It was a huge weapon that was more than two meters tall.

The T99 Grenade launcher is designed based on the six-tube M134 grenade launcher with a theoretical rate of one thousand five hundred rounds, weighted at two hundred and twenty-two pounds, plus a chain that amounts to about four hundred pounds.

Upon the sight of this weapon, the East Asia recruits released gasps of surprise. They did not expect that the West Asian recruits had such powerful young recruits too.

The West Asian recruits heard the gasps, and their faces glowed with arrogance. They knew that Bin Fanmiseo’s weapon would definitely scare the East Asia recruits.

Sawu Liuhui also took his weapon from the plane and it turned out to be another T99 grenade launcher.

Two of those! Qin Fen’s eyes became bright. Seems like West Asia brought more surprises than I thought.

Mourad Tschick, like Xue Tian, didn’t bring any weapons — just his bare hands. His only weapon was the three-section nunchakus on his back.

Xue Tian patted Qin Fen’s shoulder. “Old Qin, please work hard this time.”

“Don’t worry! I will drag you along!” Qin Fen slapped Xue Tian’s shoulder. “In a fierce encounter, if you don’t plan to contribute, I don’t mind throwing you out as a human shield.”