Celestial Peak

Chapter 441: Testing

Chapter 441: Testing

"In the Vast Cosmos, there were four Deities born from the grace and love of the Great Mother of Beasts. These Deities had their own attributes, ruling over an aspect of the Universe. Among these four, the ruler of Fire one that was said to hold the Undying Soul was known as the most beautiful creature, called the Fire Chicken."

"Wait!" Wang Ling interjected the joint explanation of the twins. 

"What is the matter? We were just about to the important parts." The twins said, confused.

"I don't know what caused you to call the Great Phoenix the Fire Chicken but can you please stop messing around with this matter? Do not bring your grudges to the table. We're on the verge of deciding if we're going to the fight to the death or not." 

Wang Ling sighed. He and the twins were just about to the death a short time ago, but now they sat on the hardened magma forming a small circle, [The twins calmed down after sensing that I have to the Phoenix Clan this body how peculiar.]

At the moment, Wang Ling was both cooperating to avoid any life and death battle against these two. But he was also using them to gain more information about his body while also assessing the situation and forming a battle plan if the situation turned awry.

"How do you know the Fire Chicken is the Phoenix anyway?" the two of them asked.

"You mentioned the four deities, then the Mother of Beasts and the ruler fire could only be the Phoenixes."

"It could have been the Heavenly Serpent or the Hellish Fangs you know." They both argued.

"I know not what you are talking about so can you please just get on with the story so we can decide if we'll kill each other or not?" Wang Ling stopped the situation from going any further.

The two sighed but they abided with Wang Ling's request, "Okay, continuing the story, the Phoenixes command the fire. These Phoenixes have a lot of vitality and other than letting out by fighting the Dragon that also had an overwhelming amount of Vitality, the Phoenix would turn to copulation.

"Through this, the lineage of the Phoenixes scattered throughout the Cosmos giving birth to the Beastman Tribe that is now on the verge of annihilation. The Phoenix beastmen are strong but should have long disappeared despite the Phoenix bloodline being the most resilient of all lineagesseeing your expression I guess you don't get it. The Phoenix Bloodline sticks to only one person per family. 

"This is made so because the Phoenix lineage lies at the fact that Phoenixes must have thick bloodline to activate its strength. If the bloodline is weak, then the immense vitality would be unusable. Thus, nature took its course and created the barrier to the Phoenix Beastmen thereby disappearing from the Cosmos after 100,000 years after their conception. So, I ask you this, are you a human born from the lineage of the Phoenixes? Are you a Beastman? A demi-human? A meta-deity?"

"I do not know." Honesty was his answer, "I am unsure as to what the secrets my body holds, I know not if I am a beastman, a demi-human, or a meta-deity you speak of, I did not even understand why you are telling me this why are you even telling me all of this?"

Wang Ling asked them.

"Because of your qi." This time, it was only Yuan Qing who answered him.

"My qi?" he asked, but by now, he already knew what their answer would be yet he still acted confuse and nave despite what he showed them earlier, [I just hope they don't see through me.] he knew without knowing much about these two how intelligent they were.

If he didn't know any better, he would think he'd be safe, but he wasn't. So, as he waited for the inevitable, he just began observing them more and more.

Wang Ling found a proper pattern on the two, he managed to read them, [Their hostility finally vanished, they mostly speak in unison when they are hostile and in need of eliminating the enemy, I suppose.] Wang Ling read the atmosphere and lightened his eyes.

"Stop the innocent act. I know you are already aware of what I know. Legend says that you are a calm and collected man with knowledge far beyond your peers, and from how you acted, I cannot say that they are wrong." Yuan Ming answered and Wang Ling smiled in response.

"What gave me away?" like Wang Ling thought 

"Your qi is that of the Holy Race but not only that but its purity is beyond normal. You managed to call upon not White Rings of the Holy Race, but the Golden Rings of Kings, making you a prime suspect to be a Wang Ling but, because of your lineage, your qi, and your technique, I would surmise you are not an Impostor littering the land. Though it was brief also felt your Sword Intent's strength. Because of the lie you provided about your name and how much you wanted to keep it to yourself, there's only a single answer that can explain all of this, you are Wang Ling." Both said in a chorus.

Wang Ling laughed, "Seems like you two really are intelligent. For you to read me like an open book, no one other than a dear friend of mine had done something like that before."

Yuan Ming and Yuan Qing puffed up their chests, proud of what they had accomplished. They managed to regain their broken pride, "We thank you for the compliment. But we have to ask, why are you so weak? Legend says that you were the strong, you were ruthless and without mercy, why is that legend being turned over its head?"

"You two sure are acting familiar. I thought you two would be more surprised."

"We have seen a Phoenix go through a Rebirth, seeing someone live is not new to us. Now, answer our questions."

"I guess, you earn a reward. I have grown soft, that's all. Oh yeah, do you have any intention of fighting me to the death?"

". we do not." The two answered at the same time like before. Though they said Wang Ling was weaker than what the legend made him out to be, his skills when he becomes serious was enough to compensate.

[If we fight while our qi is sealed even if we fight him at the same time then the ending remains a mystery. He owns up to the Legend of being capable to fight against the Sword God.] even the twins' thoughts were the same.

Wang Ling smiled, and asked them, "If not then are you planning on telling me who you two are?"

"I am Yuan Qing."

"I am Yuan Ming."

"So that's a no, then." Wang Ling said, and then as he used the final drop of his bloodline lineages to heal his broken bones, Wang Ling stood up and kept his sword away, "Now that we have cleared things up, I am going to cultivate, for the time being, don't disturb me."

"We understand."

Wang Ling smiled and then with a swing of the sword he cut open a path to the magma underneath the stone slab they stood on. He jumped inside protecting himself with his Holy Qi, leaving the twins on their own.

Yuan Qing and Yuan Ming looked at the place where Wang Ling left.

"Do you believe his words?" Yuan Qing asked.

"I am unsure. He did not lie and the likeliness of him being the Wang Ling of the past Era remains slim first, we need to confirm something." 

After Yuan Ming spoke, she turned to the right and Yuan Qing followed her sight. Entering the room where they stayed was a masked Rank 4 Cultivator with Holy Qi wrapped around his body.

"As expected, one of them was attracted. Should we use him as confirmation? Isn't his cultivation level a little bit too high?" Yuan Qing asked.

"But he's the only comparison we have." Yuan Ming answered.

"Then let us do it." Yuan Qing agreed.

The man in white with the Holy Qi continued his steps, on his right hand was a sword and with a chuckle, he asked the two, "Good day to you two beautiful ladies, was there anyone here with you just now? Perhaps someone with peculiar qi?"

It was Wang Ling's voice coming from the man in white. 

Yuan Qing and Yuan Ming linked with one another and radiated hostility, "We will kill you in three seconds one"

"What do you mean?" Wang Ling asked tightening his grip on the handle.

"Two."

Tap!

'Wang Ling' did not hesitate to move seeing how the twins did not stop their countdown. 

From within the mask two points glowed red.

"Blood Seeking Sword: Demonic Tune!" 'Wang Ling' was going in for the kill.

The two watched him and just spoke, "One we shall commence."

Yuan Qing and Yuan Ming moved. They moved and struck 'Wang Ling' with their palms. Water Qi met with Holy Qi, yet the water did not bend. 'Wang Ling' could not believe it and at that moment, Yuan Qing ang Yuan Ming lowered their bodies and slipped through 'Wang Ling's' defenses and struck his chest squarely sending him flying.

Swooosh!

BOOM!

"He is weaker and only the sword technique is the only thing comparable. His qi is the same, but the bloodlust is feeble unlike the other, I judge him to be as a fake, what do you think Yuan Ming?"

"We used the same speed and even lowered the maneuverability of our movement to simulate a fairer situation. We held the other down and yet he still found a way to escape this one could not even dodge, I judge him to be as a fake Yuan Qing."

The twins walked over to the Impostor and standing above him they spoke at the same time, "Exterminate."

And just like that, an Impostor was slain without so much as an effort. The twins though still a little apprehensive about Wang Ling's identity confirmed him to be someone of higher quality.

Yet, despite all this, their intentions regarding Wang Ling and the Impostors remain all the same. A mystery.