Warrior's Promise

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

Su Mo stayed silent. He did not immediately respond to Priest Tian Hua’s question.

He was more inclined to seek mentorship from Reverend Jin Wu.

Firstly, Reverend Jin Wu was the one who blocked off Reverend Tian Jue’s killing attempt, which showed just how much he valued his disciples.

Secondly, Reverend Jin Wu was Ling Chang’s teacher. If he stayed as his disciple, he could get closer to Ling Chang.

“Wu Shan, I am very impressed with your talents too!” Reverend Jin Wu spoke. He turned to Su Mo and smiled, “Tian Hua and I are the Chief Elders. We are both qualified to become your teachers. You can choose either one of us.”

Then, he flipped his palm, and out emerged a three-metre long sword, which he handed to Su Mo.

It was a long black sword. Despite being plain, unadorned, and rather bland, its sword power within was extremely powerful.

This sword was a Superior Artifact.

Reverend Jin Wu gave him an olive branch too. His spoken words were more appropriate. He neither gave Su Mo any pressure nor meant to compete with Priest Tian Hua. He left it completely up to Su Mo.

Everyone’s gaze was on Su Mo during this very moment.

Many members of the Palmy Branch got strongly envious. A Chief Elder’s disciple would receive high status quickly, and would be treated pretty much like an ordinary Elder.

Reverend Jin Wu and Priest Tian Hua were absolutely sublime figures in the Palmy Branch. Many disciples wanted to study under them but their wishes could not be fulfilled.

Now that the two Chief Elders were willing to accept Wushan as an apprentice, how could they not have been envious?

The most furious of all was Xiao Yushu.

Zang Renjie was dead. Not only had Wushan received no punishment, he was about to become one of the Chief Elders’ apprentice.

And yet Xiao Yushu himself had been left downcast.

The comparison made the resentment he felt even stronger.

But because he was standing next to Su Mo, and everyone’s eyes were focused on them, he did not dare to show it.

A faint smile appeared on Ling Chang’s stunning face. The angle of her tender lips rose slightly, creating a slight arc, and her willow-like brows bent into two crescents.

Everyone’s eyes were on Su Mo, wondering who he would choose.

Priest Tian Hua and Reverend Jin Wu were focused on him too.

Su Mo’s face was calm. Instead of rushing to take over the Superior Artifact from Reverend Jin Wu, he balled his fists together and bowed to Priest Tian Hua.

Everyone was surprised at this. It seemed that Wushan had decided to go with Priest Tian Hua.

But the outcome differed from their assumption.

“Elder Tian Hua, before Xuan Qing and I joined the Palmy Branch, we studied under the same teacher. Now that Senior Xuan Qing has become Elder Jin Wu’s student, I would like to follow her too. So, I’ll have to decline your offer!” Su Mo said in a solemn voice. He was rejecting Priest Tian Hua, not

accepting his offer.

Su Mo was very clear that, whichever Elder he chose as his teacher, he would offend the other one, or deny their reputation.

So he had to clarify his reasons first to avoid any misunderstandings.

Reverend Jin Wu commended Su Mo from the bottom of his heart. The young man had good EQand had put in careful thoughts.

Priest Tin Hua, void of expression, paused for a brief moment before he nodded, “Since you like Xuan Qing, then I’ll not stop you.”

He was not angry. In his view, Wu Shan had chosen Reverend Jin Wu to get closer to the lady. The focus was not on the master.

Right then, Ling Chang felt a little awkward and a little confused.

“Is that your reason… or your heartfelt wishes?” Ling Chang looked at Su Mo as she muttered to herself. She was unsure if this was his excuse or the truth.

Did Su Mo choose Reverend Jin Wu… just to be with her?

In fact, Ling Chang knew Su Mo well. She knew Su Mo had feelings for Hong Qingxuan.

However, regardless of if it was Hong Qingxuan in the past or her in the present, Su Mo had never told either how he felt.

Looking at Su Mo’s fine features, Ling Chang’s heart went haywire. The memories belonging to Hong Qingxuan completely erupted as they echoed in her mind.

“Thank you, Elder Tian Hua!”

Su Mo bowed to him, and then he turned to face Reverend Jin Wu and accepted the black sword, “Elder Jin Wu, “I’m willing to become your student.”

“Alright!” Reverend Jin Wu nodded with a grin. Through the corner of his eyes, he peered at Ling Chang and said, “The hero loves the beauty, and the beauty admires the hero. Such is the eternal truth. If you truly adore one another, then allow me to pronounce your marriage in the future. ”

He could see that Ling Chang also harbored feelings for Su Mo too. This was by no means just a regular relationship between two students.

Er…

Su Mo was taken aback. He was just here to accept mentorship, when had marriage gotten involved?

“Teacher, let’s not talk about that now!” Ling Chang’s ears had gone slightly red. She might have been accustomed to the ways of martial arts, but she was still innocent in other aspects.

“Haha!” Reverend Jin Wu laughed. On this day, he had accepted a disciple with incredible potential. He felt great.

Reverend Jin Wu had a merry day, but others did not.

Many disciples of the Palmy Branch were disappointed to hear that the Reverend wanted to bestow marriage upon Ling Chang and Su Mo.

Xuanqing was an astounding beauty with a slender figure and freakishly talented. She also possessed the Pure Yin Body, and all of the above qualities made her the ultimate partner.

Shame!

What a shame!

A beauty such as her could only belong to someone else.

Most of the disciples of the Palmy Branch were either disappointed or envious.

After all, beauty was reserved only for the strong. Su Mo had brought them into submission them with his talents. They were quite convinced.

All except Quan Ruhai.

He looked calm, but inside he was fuming with rage, his fists balled without him knowing it.

He had his eyes on Ling Chang for a long time. He had not expected Wu Shan to get to her first, or that Reverend Jin Wu approved of their betrothal.

But he could only endure it for now.

“Wu Shan, when this is over, we’ll commence the apprenticeship ritual!” Reverend Jin Wu told Su Mo.

“Yes!” Su Mo nodded.

“Elder Tian Hua, Elder Jin Wu, let’s continue the match!” Right then, an Elder from another branch called out to them.

“Proceed!” Priest Tian Hua exclaimed.

And so, the match continued. Next were the battles between those of Ninth Grade, Middle Rank.

But since Su Mo had been granted apprenticeship, he would not go out again. Even if the Palmy Branch lost, he would not get involved. Sticking to a low profile would allow him to live longer.

‘The next battles were quite exciting. Disciples from different branches took turns, each stronger than the next.

‘The match did not last long. About half an hour later, the event drew to a close.

‘The Palmy Branch had victories and losses. Overall, the disciples performed well.

‘Those who showed up to fight in the later stages were terrific but, to Su Mo, they were quite ordinary.

The only thing worth mentioning was Quan Ruhai’s almost invincible combat power, which had greatly surpassed Su Mo’s expectations.

This person was extremely powerful. His combat power at Ninth Grade, High Rank, in Su Mo’s view, was close to that of Tian Chenyu.

‘Tian Chenyu was the Paramount Supreme Being of the Wasteland, whose combat power was comparable to a Middle-rank Supreme Being.

Of course, the combat power of martial artists in the Wasteland was set on a lower range than those of the Cloud Ridge World. Simply put, Tian Chenyu’s combat power could be just a little bit better than a Low-rank Supreme Being.

Even so, Quan Ruhai’s combat power being close to Tian Chenyu’s level was no small matter.

With the match over, Priest Tian Hua and Reverend Jin Wu continued to entertain their guests while Su Mo, Ling Chang, and their senior Lin Ya returned to Jin Wu Manor.