The Urban Dao Child

Yang Dao stood in front of Jing Shui, who said, “Dao, remember I told you that I will take you out of the sect on a trip?”

The boy nodded and the lady said, “Yes, so I will live up to those words. You will go to Olympus Overlord with me. Athena’s family has a tradition, you are needed to provide them with proof of your strength. Only when you can pass the test will you be deemed worthy of Athena. What do you think?”

Yang Dao tilted his head and asked, “Why did you not tell me this earlier, elder?”

His brows were slightly furrowed expressing his dissatisfaction. Why did he have to prove how strong he was, it was not him who sought after a marriage alliance. However, he did not want to embarrass the elder and thus asked her this question rather than walking out on the discussion.

Athena and Yue Jing stood beside Jing Shui and they could see that the scene was not particularly cheerful. The former took the initiative and took a step forward but before she could say anything, Elder Jing said, “I only found out today. In the morning I received a message from them.”

Yang Dao turned his gaze to look at Athena and then back at the elder and said, “Very well, when do we leave?”

Jing Shui said, “Tonight, you should practice well. We will be taking a ship and it will take us a few days before we reach the destination. For safety precaution, I am bringing Yue Jing along.”

Yang Dao said, “It is good.” he was dissatisfied with the way things turned out. He thought that he would be able to enjoy his time leisurely when they arrive at the Olympus Overlord. However, now he has to fight or whatever.

He asked, “I would like to take my leave, Elder.” and he bowed to the lady, who had no other choice than to nod. She could sense that the boy was not happy with her at the moment and decided to give him some room.

Before he was about to exit the room, Yang Dao said, “Big Sister, choose a sword art that matches your attribute, we will have plenty of time to practice on the way.”

The girl nodded and watched Yang Dao leave the room. She turned to look at her master and asked, “What is this situation, Master?”

Jing Shui sighed and said, “This child is only ten years old, however, he has a very strong intellect and is dissatisfied with this sudden test of strength. His skills are great and we have never seen what he is holding back at the moment.”

Yang Dao had a lot of thoughts on his mind at the moment and he just blankly walked down the alchemy peak. His footsteps as if led by an invisible hand, led him to the war master hall. It just so happen that Perseus was coming out of the hall to head for the elder council. He spotted Yang Dao walking inside the hall in a somewhat dazed state. He did not say anything and stood there to watch what this child will do inside the hall.

Yang Dao did not notice the elder around and asked a service disciple on attendant duty, “Can you tell me if there is a place where a person can practice their sword skills without holding back?”

Perseus raised his eyebrows at this question. The service disciple cast a gaze at the elder who blinked to tell him to go ahead. The attendant said, “Young Master, we have one place. Until you can defeat all the enemies, you will not be able to get out.”

Yang Dao nodded and said, “What are the charges, and what are the things that I need to be mindful about?” ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀ​ꪶ​

The disciple shook his head, “You need not pay, Young Master. Please come with me. There is only one thing to be mindful of your health.”

Yang Dao nodded and followed him with his mind occupied with the thoughts of why should he go through any tests for someone else’s sake. What he did not know was that it was not a test of his physical skills but his emotional skills. This sudden test was a requirement that was set by Athena’s mother.

The service disciple led him to a door and then said, “Young Master, this is the gravity room, you can practice here.”

His words woke up Yang Dao from the daze and he pushed open the door and walked inside. As soon as he set the first foot inside the doors, he noticed that the ground was covered with a lush neat layer of grass and it looked as if he was standing outside in the wild. The protruding long trees in distance, and the sound of insects and wind rustling through the canopies made him surprised. he found that his body was being crushed by strong pressure. The service disciple outside said, “This room has an illusion array inside and thus the scenery, and the gravity inside this room is five times that of the normal, Young master. You also have a safe zone of five meters at the edge of the entrance. As soon as you step out the safe area will vanish and the array will trigger.”

Yang Dao did not answer and closed the door behind him. Taking out his sword from his space ring her said, “Let us see what can we gain today, Plume.”

The sword blade was called fire feather, however, the spirit inside the sword has become a plume. The boy walked inside the room for a few steps to get familiar with the terrain and the pressure on his body. His pace was steady and he did not rush to trigger the array just yet. After a few minutes, he took his sword out of its sight and began to practice shadow sword fighting.

As the sword in his hands flickered his body was covered with sweat, he took a deep breath and walked outside the safe zone. Suddenly, he sensed tremors coming from the sole of his feet. He raised his head and found a group of warthogs running towards him. Yang Dao leaned his body forward and rushed forward to meet them.

The room turned out to be a small realm where a few spirit beasts were left alone to breed and sometimes they will be help disciples to train. Yang Dao rushed around the group of spirit beasts coming at him with the sharp edge of his sword flashing over. The attacks were swift and they all landed crisply.

As Yang Dao, slew the first spirit beast in front of him, he jumped up in the sky as a warthog rushed at him from the left peripheral side. The beasts were twice the size of the normal warthogs and they all had life-like characteristics, making Yang Dao forget that this was an array. He did not dare to take this array lightly.

He was wary of illusions from the moment he took the staircase of heaven test. This array was similar to that one. His sword and body moved through the wilderness, reaping the lives of the beasts that came his way.

After a couple of hours, his cultivation base has become even more stable than earlier, and his skills have improved. His sword strength has also improved sharply. If someone else saw him improving like this, they might come to doubt their own existence.

At this moment, Yang Dao suddenly slashed his sword horizontally and said, “Spirit Wind Slash.”

The next thing was every spirit wolf beast surrounding him vanishing. The boy had a faint smile on his face. He said, “Even if it is a test conducted by the others it is up to me how I want to perform. The reason they put on such test conditions should be their concern over my age, what expression they will have if I let loose and break all their records?”

As he smirked, he stood up straight and stretched his body, emitting crackling sounds. He just stepped into the peak of the fifth level of the spirit formation realm. He said, “Say, Plume, would you like to slap some people without slapping them?”

The sword spirit sensed his intentions and the blade trembled to emit a sharp vibrating sound. The boy played with his sword a few minutes before as his speed and control over his techniques increased. Then he walked to the door and pushed it open.

Yang Dao had was looking forward to this trip, his motive was to face slap those who doubted him. Even if they were his would-be in-laws, they should not have doubted him. Yang Dao was aware that his parents-in-law wanted to show off his skills to the rest of the family to make sure no one has opinions about the marriage issue, but they still should have asked him in advance.

With this thought in his mind, the boy left the war master hall. What Olympus overlord did not expect was that they have just invited a storm over their heads.. A storm that will change the five overlords as they know it.