BEAST EMPEROR

Chapter 2: Lu Zhen Reborn

He was quite dizzy after crashing hard in the ground, his vision became vague and blurry, "Trash! Lu Zhen, never forget the power and might of the spear. The spear is unrivalled and is the King of Weapons!" Jin Ha spoke coldly then left. Lu Zhen vomited another mouthful of blood and fainted. The Lu servants carried him back to the family. 

 After being brought back to the Lu family, his wounds were treated and he was left to recuperate.

In a large hall, many elders were filled with fury. The Jin family had really gone too far, they crippled the one they had placed their hopes on to grab the attention of the Lu Main family and the one who was supposed to take the family to greater heights. Branch families were created for those with impure bloodlines and they were tasked with scouting talented youngsters.

Lu Zhen is an example of that talent, after being assessed,he would have been taken into the Main family to be nurtured and their branch family would be awarded greatly. Branch families need to showcase their usefulness or else they'll be discarded. 

 In the highest seat, sat a middle aged man. His seat was different from the rest, it was attention grabbing and awe inspiring.

The middle aged man sitting on it had an unfathomable aura, he was already at the peak of Qi Purification Realm, a Ninth Stage Qi Purification Realm expert. A cultivator in the Qi Purification Realm is nothing to scoff at, their power is comparable to an A-rank peak grade weapon. The power he holds is enough to kill hundreds of Qi Condensing Realm experts.

 "The Jin's family's young bastard is really ruthless and cruel, he dares to cripple my nephew. Great! Just great!" He was the current Patriarch of this branch family.

"Calm your anger Patriarch, if something happens to that boy then it will be obvious who the culprit is, plus, this duel took place in the city's battlestage and you know the rules of that stage, 'What happens in the battlestage, stays in the battle stage' so let's tread carefully as to not lose more face than we already have." advised one of the elders. Since the battle took place in the battle stage then there's nothing they could do about it, they wouldn't do anything even if Lu Zhen was killed. 

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A month later, Lu Zhen's injuries were fully healed but his cultivation remained stagnant. This was due to his broken Dao Heart.

There are all kinds of Dao Hearts like Lu Zhen's Sword Dao Heart, Jin Ha's Spear Dao, Cauldron Dao, Flame Dao Hearts etc. Dao Hearts differ according to each person,a Dao Heart is like a belief that someone has towards a particular thing, the belief that they can accomplish anything with the thing they have, for example, Lu Zhen had a belief that with a sword in his hand, there's nothing he couldn't cut down. And since it's now broken, there's nothing he can do about it except to start over. Although his cultivation is stagnant, he doesn't stop cultivating. 

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In a forest with trees so tall that they could cover the sun stood a young man, his aura was ordinary, face and everything else, there was nothing that differentiated him from the masses. He looked to be eighteen years of age. He had a single hand which was holding a dagger, this was of course Lu Zhen. In a blink of an eye, three years had passed since his battle with Jin Ha.

"I have brought shame to the Lu family name, I am trash amongst trash. With the Heavens forsaking me, I forfeit my life here but…if by chance I am reborn or reincarnated, I'LL DEFINITELY STAND ABOVE THE HEAVENS LOOKING DOWN ON EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE. I'LL SPREAD MY NAME FAR AND WIDE AND BE REVERED FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!" Lu Zhen didn't falter when saying these words ,his resolve was also firm.

He then pierced his heart with the dagger. He didn't fear death and didn't hesitate when he ended himself. 

 Plop!

His body dropped dead and thirty minutes after his death ,the space above him trembled and broke. It was pitchblack inside without any light, it was so black that you wouldn't even see your own hands once you entered. Then nine eye catching blood droplets got out from the abyss. From afar, they looked black but upclose, they were actually red, a red so deep it looked black.

These droplets then exerted pressure on Lu Zhen's body, the body became dry in minutes, it was so dry that one would think it would disintegrate with a mere touch.

These blood essence then entered Lu Zhen's body, immediately after entering, the body gained its vitality. It then floated five meters above ground and a transformation occurred. He was becoming handsome as time went by, his eyebrows became slanted and sharp, his features became delicate, his muscles becoming more and more refined like jade being polished, his hair turned from black to pure white and his aura was terrifying to the extreme. 

 Crack! Crack! Crack! 

Lu Zhen's corpse expanded as his bones were reconstructed, clouds started condensing above his head. He then opened his eyes which were pitch black without any lustre within them, they were darker than the abyss in front of him. The place suddenly became dead silent, the wind stopped howling and trees stopped fluttering, birds flew for their lives as well as insects, the place became lifeless in mere moments. 

Rumble! 

The clouds continued to condense and the pressure they exuded was quite overbearing. Lu Zhen looked at the clouds with his indifferent pitch black scary eyes. With this kind of pressure, it felt as if the end of the world had come. Beasts with powerful auras looked to the sky and all their hairs stood on end, they felt it. Something terrifying was about to be born.

"I am alive?"