Chapter 369: Chapter 369 Recognition.
With a triumphant expression on his face, Soma asked Xiao Long, who stood still, surrounded by many figures of men showing hostile reactions. As the situation returned to normal, not everyone could just casually accept the situation where a boy could exert so much power that it overwhelmed adults.
Fear and awe are lingering in the atmosphere while many eyes look at the figure of a boy waiting for the response from the Xiao family's head.
Xiao Long, still drenched in cold sweat, feigned ignorance of his condition and lifted his gaze straight. Stood there a boy with overwhelming power that even himself and the people that surrounded him frowned upon.
He couldn't fathom or even imagine how hard and arduous the path boy had to achieve that strength at that age; slightly in his heart, from the seed called fear, it sprouted into an amaze.
As a family that holds a great tradition of martial arts and history, Xiao Long respected someone strong despite being a person who was younger than him.
However, there is a speck of tiny unacceptable facts about her daughter, who suddenly has someone she can rely on as her partner, leaving her father alone. Unconsciously, he clenched both fists and teeth, struggling to hold back the acceptance word that almost spilt from his mouth.
The other member of the Xiao family, who saw their master struggle, glared at the boy, making the atmosphere in the place tense without any reason. They are adamant about protecting their master despite knowing the difference in strength.
"Those guys!".
Xiao Lian, who noticed the tension on the other side, her gaze knitted and, with her thought, summoned the blue spear that soon responded to her calling, manifesting a transparent mist that gathered into a single place, swirling as if to protect them both.
Soma sighed, neither could laugh or cry seeing the still stubborn old man who held onto his daughter. He stepped forward, leaned to Xiao Lian closely, and grasped the blue spear in her hands.
"Lian'er, let me borrow your weapon?".
She was stiffened at first, shocked to see Soma had closed the distance between them in close approximately, as he softly whispered to her ears.
"!? Mm, okay".
In resignation, Xiao Lian loosened the tension in her body, and the aura that enveloped them both dissipated to thin air, giving the other side a slight relief because their princess did not want to get involved.
However, in a matter of seconds, their eyes knitted in horror for the young lady willingly gave the legendary equipment their ancestor had kept after millennia. Their bodies shuddered as they still feared the wild, untamed nature of the weapon, which had its own intellect.
Everyone who is a member of the house still remembers a tragic moment when many warriors from the main or branch family attempted to tame it but ended up with an injury or even losing a limb.
No one has even been recognized by the spear ever since its first founder, and now it has settled in the hands of Xiao Lian. The girl who was raised as an outcast, living in the small corner of the palace away from the manor, wealth and attention from the other.
Under the pitying gaze of many people, they saw Xiao Lian give the spear to the kid as he stepped forward.
Xiao Long and many other core members of the house frowned as they opened their mouths to warn the boy not to act rashly, but something unbelievable happened.
A crackle of crimson thunder began to resound everywhere in the place. The loud shattering sound shook everyone's eardrum, making their body tremble in fear. Crimson Lightning began to dance across the area around Soma; its sheer power and brilliant might charred the ground and raised the temperature in the place, singing the praise of the overlord.
Within those events, the blue spear glowed intensely in blue light before crimson colour mixed in, changing it into purple.
Another shattering thunder resonated as the sky above turned pitch black, and the air turned damp. Gradually, a dot of water began to splash into the ground, followed by a massive downpour that bewildered everyone in the place.
"What in the world!?".
Xiao Long, who was shaken, looked at the blackened sky and saw swirling black clouds began to gather with crimson veins scattered around. Then, as if it was not enough to turn the weather, the black clouds opened up, revealing a majestic figure of a mythical being they have revered ever since its founding.
"Loong!(Dragon)".
He witnessed the ancient beast open its mouth wide; its body was around thirty meters in length, manifested purely by crimson lightning. The deer antler protruded from its head, its mane crackling every time the Loong opened its jaw. Four menacing talons that could destroy a mountain, also what made Xiao Long speechless were the myriad scales, as if carved by a god's hands, presented themselves around Loong's body.
Many people who watched it soon dropped down in shock; the mythical being, as if ignoring the mortal's gaze, descended and swirled itself around Soma before settling behind him, standing upright and looking at his master opponent. Soma held the purple spear tightly while a stream of vicious crimson lightning enveloped his body.
"No way!?".
Not only Xiao Long but everyone in the place, including Xiao Lian, have the same thoughts after witnessing the crazy event before their eyes.
While in the centre of attention, Soma's instinct skill flared up, and he felt an ominous premonition coming up from somewhere, looking at him directly. But he pretended not to be aware and kept his gaze straight toward the people in front of him, especially Xiao Long. "I will deal with it later. First and foremost, I must settle this matter first!".
Soma slightly moved as he thrust the spear forward, and the crimson dragon behind him roared. It shook the atmosphere around and launched itself forward, making the people before him turn death pale.
"Soma stop!".
Xiao Lian, who noticed it too late, rushed ahead, but Soma had already planned it, so he pushed further the spearhead up toward the sky as the dragon followed his act, swimming gracefully toward the sky.
"Break for me!".
Soma roared those words, and as soon as the Loong touched the black clouds, a loud shockwave occurred, pushing the black clouds away. It buzzed everyone's ears as the sky returned to its clear state, and the dragon finished its master order, swimming several turns in the sky before disappearing.
He twisted his wrist, placed the spear behind his back, gazed to the front toward the Xiao family members and opened his mouth.
"With this, are you finally able to accept the fact that I want to court your daughter?".
Silence hung around them, and Xiao Long, who still looked at the beautiful clear sky, couldn't indulge in his own senses anymore. The earlier event was too outstanding or rather too mind-blowing for him to speak words.
Without saying anything, he looked forward and saw Soma, who stood proudly with a smile on his face, flinched as he was being slapped by Xiao Lian, who was fuming for his earlier act that almost endangered her mother.
Looking at their figures, he suddenly opened his old memories of when he was being yelled at by Xiao Luan; he sighed and turned to his side to see Xiao Luan still undisturbed; as usual, her heart was undeterred even before a mighty being.
Unconsciously, the corner of his lips lifted, sighed at the umpteenth time, and opened his mouth.
"Do whatever you want!".
"You mean?".
Soma, Xiao Lian, and Xiao Luan turned to look at him, who seemed small and had lowered shoulders.
"I accept your courting, for now".
"For now?".
"Hmph, don't you ever make my daughter cry, kid. Because if you do, I will drag her back to this place and forbid you from meeting her".
"!?".
"Oh my, stubborn as ever, ufufu!".
One comment from his wife was enough to make him look ridiculous as a person who stands at the top of the family. Everyone else exchanges some looks before realization comes from the earlier talks.
True, as Xiao Lian was talented and was chosen as the wielder of the legendary spear in their family, there will be many invitations in the future who want to take her hand as a partner. However, witnessing the earlier power and majestic figure of a boy who wields the spear composedly moved their heart and etched the boy's figure into their heart as a person worthy of their respect.
Soma exhaled and washed away the trial he had put on himself. Without uttering a single word, he bowed his torso ninety degrees while everyone else was shocked to see that.
"I will work hard to not let that trust ruined, father!".
"Don't call me father, it's sickening me!".
*****
Within the luxurious manor, hidden from the people's gaze, look further inside, where there is a basement so wide that it was baffled to be built under the ground. The place was damp with sweat, urinal and many more liquids mixed together, creating a mix of chaotic odour that could choke humans to death.
However, all of that was irrelevant for a woman who awoke from her sleep on the king-size bed covered by a thin layer of cloth for privacy, but even though for privacy, the woman inside was bare nude, having no slightest shame, exposing her alluring body and enchanting face.
The woman stared at a certain place; her eyes glowed in red colour, and no barrier could block her as she witnessed a young boy with so much power and vitality that made her crotch tremble and start leaking.
"This feeling!?".
What made her interested in the boy was because of the familiar feeling he exuded; it was the same as her previous master, The Demon Lord. His overwhelming might with its ominous aura, attracted her attention to him.
"Khihihi, I'm curious as to how delicious his life force is?".