Danzun War God

Chapter Thirteen: The Lone Wolf

The young man walked to a corner, sat down, ordered a pot of Biluochun tea from the waiter, and began to drink it slowly by himself, ignoring everyone else.

Han Qi and Lin Yuyao sat for another half a day, and learned that the Xuan Tian Sect would officially recruit disciples on the fifteenth of next month. With a full month to go and no further news, the two got up and left.

By this time, it was nearly evening, and from afar, Fire Cloud City was ablaze with red, a truly beautiful sight. Countless open-air fires spewed flames outwards, illuminating Fire Cloud City as if it were daytime. Because Lin Yuyao was too conspicuous in Fire Cloud City, the two did not linger on the streets and went straight back to their residence.

After all, the selection for the Xuantian Sect wouldn't begin for another month. Han Qi planned to take advantage of this time to further comprehend the Formless Technique left behind by the Carefree Daoist, and strengthen his primordial spirit so that he could remain invincible if he encountered a demon god here. In addition, Han Qi handed the star tablet in his Qiankun Ring to Lin Yuyao. The star tablet was about the size of a palm, completely black, and covered with countless golden patterns. Lin Yuyao looked at the star tablet in her hand with great surprise. It was the first time she had ever seen a star tablet covered with so many star patterns.

The more star patterns a star stele has, the greater its energy, because the power of chaos is contained within these patterns. These patterns are star patterns, and the star diviner needs to rely on the power of their primordial spirit to slowly comprehend the power of the Heavenly Dao contained within the star patterns and use the power of the Heavenly Dao to foresee the future. However, at this time, Lin Yuyao's cultivation level was not high enough to understand the star patterns on the star stele, so she put the star stele into the Qiankun Ring given to her by the Void Daoist. Her Qiankun Ring space was not comparable to Han Qi's, but Lin Yuyao was still quite satisfied. After all, having such a Qiankun Ring was the dream of many people.

When Han Qi took out the Formless Technique, Lin Yuyao was so surprised that she couldn't speak. She had only heard her master say that the Formless Technique had been lost in the Seven Star Hall, but she never expected that Han Qi could take it out.

When Lin Yuyao came to her senses, she immediately asked, "Brother Qi, where did you get these treasures? Are they all from our Seven Star Palace?"

Han Qi said calmly, "I encountered the carefree Taoist before, no, to be precise, his remains and primordial spirit. He died from a deadly poison and entrusted these two treasures to me, which is why I came to the Seven Star Palace."

Lin Yuyao nodded and said, "I've heard my master mention my grandmaster, the Carefree Daoist, whose abilities surpassed my master's. I never imagined he had already passed away." Thinking of her deceased senior brothers, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Han Qi comforted Lin Yuyao and cheered her up. Then he copied the Wuxiang Technique and handed the original to Lin Yuyao, saying, "Yuyao, the things in this are rather obscure and difficult to understand. We can discuss the parts you don't understand."

Just then, the two of them simultaneously sensed a powerful killing intent and immediately became alert. The killing intent, accompanied by a cacophony of shouts and battle cries, swept past at an extremely fast speed.

Han Qi immediately opened the door and came out. A full moon hung in the sky, exceptionally bright, illuminating the world.

Then several more dark figures flew out from within Fire Cloud City, passing over the courtyard where Han Qi lived. By the moonlight, it could be seen that the newcomers were dressed in identical armor, wielding weapons, and exuding a murderous aura. Han Qi sensed that these people were all at the late stage of the Tribulation Realm, and judging from their appearance, they should be guards from the Situ family of Fire Cloud City.

Han Qi wondered if someone had stolen the Fire Essence Stone again, but it shouldn't warrant so many people. Just as he was wondering, two wolf howls came from the direction where the city guards had disappeared. Han Qi glanced at Lin Yuyao, who looked cautious inside the house, and said, "Don't run around in the room. I'll be right back."

Before Lin Yuyao could reply, Han Qi took to the air and flew towards the direction from which the sound came.

Soon, in a grove of trees, Han Qi discovered that more than a dozen guards from the Situ family were fighting a giant wolf. The guards wielded their spears, which surged towards the wolf like giant dragons, displaying a fierce and powerful aura. Waves of profound energy surged like dragons, creating a magnificent spectacle. The giant wolf had fiery red eyes and its giant claws swung continuously, sending out countless waves of profound energy that collided with the spears. The scene was extremely shocking.

Surrounded by more than a dozen people from the Tribulation Realm, the giant wolf could only be at a disadvantage, dodging left and right, struggling to defend itself, and dodging wave after wave of skills and weapons, with no power to fight back.

Han Qi watched silently, his heart pounding with worry for the giant wolf. Just then, the giant wolf suddenly leaped up, breaking through the encirclement of the group. A wound was clearly visible on the giant wolf's back, from which blood flowed freely.

The giant wolf, head lowered, teeth bared, expression ferocious, eyes gleaming with malice, slowly retreated step by step. The guards, spears in hand, followed, attempting to surround the wolf again. Suddenly, the wolf howled at the guards, and a powerful surge of profound energy rapidly spread outwards from the wolf, like a tsunami, sending sand and stones flying, uprooting mountains and felling trees. Caught off guard by the close proximity, the guards collapsed. The giant wolf then turned and darted like a shooting star towards a lush forest not far away.

Even Han Qi, who was dozens of feet away, was shaken by the surge of profound energy. He saw the crowd slowly getting up from the ground, clutching their chests, indicating that they were seriously injured.

One of the city guards pointed to the two men beside him and said, "Go into the city and ask for reinforcements. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must drag this monster out."

"Yes," the two responded and left. Although they were injured, they could still fly, but their speed was greatly reduced.

The remaining defenders slowly moved towards the dense forest, intending to trap the giant wolf inside and hunt it down once reinforcements arrived.

Han Qi watched as the city guards approached the woods, a sense of urgency rising within him. He felt a pang of pity for the giant wolf and genuinely wanted to save it, yet he didn't know how to act. Once reinforcements arrived, the giant wolf would surely die.

Suddenly, Han Qi thought of the Beast Imprinting Technique. Overjoyed, he took to the air and flew to the other side of the forest. He slowly entered the forest, determined to find the giant wolf before the city guards could find it.

Finally, behind a boulder, they saw the giant wolf, which was struggling to lick the wound on its back. Han Qi immediately stopped, made a hand seal, and threw it at the giant wolf. A golden talisman entered the giant wolf's head. The giant wolf was stunned and then put away its ferocious look. The golden talisman sealed the giant wolf's beastly nature, but it still looked around warily. When it found Han Qi, it stared at him in confusion.

Almost instantly, the giant wolf collapsed to the ground, writhing and whimpering as if enduring immense pain.

Han Qi was stunned by this sudden scene. The Beast Seal Technique did not explain what abnormal reactions would occur when the beast nature was sealed. Han Qi watched the giant wolf's reaction with tension. After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the giant wolf slowly transformed. Its claws began to gradually take on a human shape. When it was completely transformed into human form, Han Qi was completely shocked. This person was the same boy he had seen in the teahouse before.

At this moment, the boy slowly got up, looking haggard, his clothes almost torn. He looked up at the moon, then at Han Qi, his face full of confusion.

Han Qi realized that the boy in front of him must be the legendary ancient wolf bloodline. However, the wolf blood was awakening, and the boy was unable to control the bestial nature in the wolf blood and was suffering from it.

Before the boy could speak, Han Qi said, "You don't need to be confused, I have sealed the beast within you."

"Beastly nature? How could I have beastly nature? What kind of illness do we have? Is there a cure?" the boy asked impatiently.

At this moment, the city gate guards outside the woods also surrounded them. Han Qi said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's find a safe place to talk slowly."

The two then quietly walked out from the other side of the woods. Afterwards, they took to the air and, fearing they might encounter Han Qi, who was coming to provide support, led him on a long detour back to the small house Han Qi was renting.

Han Qi immediately took one of his own clothes and handed it to the boy, saying, "These are my clothes, you can make do with them for now."

After the young man put on his clothes, he immediately knelt on one knee, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you for saving my life, young master. Please accept my bow." He then bowed down.

Han Qi immediately helped Chen Wei up and said, "I am Han Qi, Mr. Chen, you don't need to be so polite. It was just a small favor."

At this moment, Lin Yuyao heard a noise coming from Han Qi's room. She immediately came out of her room, knocked on Han Qi's door, and said softly, "Brother Qi, is that you back?"

"It's me, come in quickly, Yuyao, I brought a friend back," Han Qi said as she opened the door.

Lin Yuyao was taken aback when she saw the stranger. She had indeed seen this person before, but he was now disheveled.

Upon seeing Lin Yuyao enter, Chen Wei immediately cupped his hands and said, "I am Chen Wei, greetings to my sister-in-law."

Lin Yuyao's cheeks flushed immediately. She glanced at Han Qi, lowered her head, and said, "No, I'm not your sister-in-law yet."

Han Qi laughed and said, "Yes, not yet, not yet, haha."

Lin Yuyao realized she had said the wrong thing and was teased by Han Qi. She became even more embarrassed and punched Han Qi, then rolled her eyes at him and said, "You guys chat, I'm leaving first." After saying that, she lowered her head and quickly walked out.

Chen Wei realized he had misspoke and felt embarrassed. But he immediately continued, "Young Master Han, what illness do I have? It's only been a few months, and I get a flare-up every full moon. Is there any cure?"

Han Qi didn't say anything, but pulled Chen Wei to the window and said to him, "Look, there's a particularly bright star next to the moon. It must have just appeared recently. This star is called Lone Wolf Star. Every thousand years, it has a chance to get closest to us. At that time, it can awaken the bestial nature in the bloodline of the ancient Sirius, thus transforming the Sirius race into Sirius."