God Slayer Chronicles 42 Wonder Orb Cracking

"The Hall Master cared not though, embracing his sword of slaughter, cutting a path into the Demonic Hall. With a smile, he slew the previous Hall Master, his uncle, An Xuan." Elder Tun said with some pride; he was old friends with the rest of the Demonic Peak elders. They'd been a rambunctious bunch and had arrived together on their first day.

He still remembered the look on An Mo's face the moment he placed his hand on the Orb that day, as it turned to pitch black. It wasn't surprise; it wasn't regret. No, instead there was a faint smirk, and his eyes said, "If you challenge me, you'll never see the light of day again."

"An Mo is the pinnacle of willpower over talent, by all logical premises he shouldn't have ever been able to advance into the Upper Star Realms, yet he's at the peak of Star Palace. I suspect its only a matter of time before he enters the Dao Realm." Elder Tun told the children, their eyes lit up, unable to contain their excitement. If they could get higher than black, then couldn't they perhaps surpa.s.s the might Hall Master someday?

Immediately the dozen students touched the orbs, a myriad of reactions crowned their faces. Three of them managed to achieve Blue, with big smiles on their face. Seven managed to light the orb up red, disappointment appeared on their faces, yet they mocked the person on the far right of the front row.

He'd only manage to light the orb up black, causing his face to screw up as if he was about to start weeping. Luckily, he kept his self-respect and managed to bottle up any emotions.

On the far left of the front row a young man smiled, "It appears I win!"

He spoke with overwhelming pride, as he held a golden orb in front of him, mocking the rest with his prestige and new found status.

He looked over to the far right smiling, "Song Yi, it seems I win again. You always were trash. Half-breed sc.u.m."

"Shut it Song Ping, so what if you got golden. If I put the work in, I'll be able to surpa.s.s you!" Song Yi shouted back; a wisp of terror hid in his voice.

"Haha, as if anyone in this sorry cla.s.s could match up to me!" Song Ping said with some certainty while Sha Ku looked to his right where Yu Shi sat.

His hand was placed on the orb, it started to glow the same colour as his purple hair, yet he didn't have any reaction, keeping the same calm façade as always.

Elder Tun immediately observed this, having a smile on his face, "Yu Shi, you managed to light it up purple. I would like to speak with you in private later, important matters and such."

Song Ping turned around, immediately seeing Yu Shi's...o...b.. causing a metaphorical sock to be shoved very far down his throat.

Sha Ku gave an audible chuckle at this, enraging the young Song boy.

"You, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d! You haven't even touched the orb yet, yet you dare laugh at me?! I bet your scared, coward! You see him, this so-called Sha Ku, a coward!" Song Ping instantly started to rile up the rest of the sheep in his group.

"Yeah! How dare you laugh at brother Ping!" one of them snorted.

"He's a coward. He wasn't even in the sect entrance tests, he cheated. Using connections to enter the sect!" another one of them shouted, both of them given a nod of encouragement by Song Ping.

"So, what's it going to be coward Ku?" Song Ping taunted him.

Sha Ku shook his head, sighing.

Placing his hand on the orb, he didn't feel a difference.

Everyone stared at the round crystal ball, nothing happened!

"See the trash couldn't even cause it to go back, what trash!" Song Ping stood up, laughing at him and causing everyone to giggle and jibe at Sha Ku without mercy.

Sha Ku looked at this Song Ping; a frown crowned his brow. He didn't like this smug b.a.s.t.a.r.d.

Slowly injecting a slither of his power into the orb, it suddenly changed!

In the centre of the ball a tiny symbol appeared, "Is that a Daoist Yin-Yang-" before Song Ping could finish a large crack was heard, and the crystal ball exploded everywhere!

Bang!

The gla.s.s flew about the place!

"Ahhh!" A familiar voice screamed as a shard of gla.s.s hung out of his eye socket.

This was undoubtedly the voice of the once bold and great Song Ping.

"Ahhh!" he ran about like a headless chicken, as he'd been unable to block the shard of gla.s.s that had flown straight into his eye.

Luckily for the others, they hadn't been leaning forward head first.

Instead, they managed to cover their eyes, only a few cuts where on their arms! They were all at least at the first stage of Qi River; they should heal quick enough. That eye on the other hand…

Song Ping finally managed to clam a bit, his back pressed against the wall of the hall, his hands shivering and shaking as he slowly reached to the shard emerging from his eye.

The moment he touched his, he felt blood trickle onto his hand. His vision turned black, slumping to the floor as his body went numb.

"How unfortunate." Tun Fong said, looking at the boy.

He knew the child was alive and well. Well, might be a tiny overstatement…

On the other hand, there was a student that managed to destroy a Wonder Orb! This made his heart elate with joy.

He'd never encountered such a talent in the history of his time on Demonic Peak!

This was the most talented group in memorable history!

He'd usually get a bunch of reds and greens!

Now he had a purple, three blues, a one-eyed gold and a shattered orb!

The rest of the students stared at Sha Ku and Yu Shi with some awe, while the two sat there cold-eyed, their expression not changing in the slightest.

On the inside Sha Ku was a mess though, "I can't go anywhere without becoming a walking circus, can I?"

"You do seem to have trouble keeping a low profile!" Yan Huang's voice snorted.