Realizer of Death : The Reaper

"Heaven and Earth Ultimate Inversion."

"Is this what Gu Tianba wanted? No wonder the Gu family was so ambitious to take over the Wang family long ago. After cultivating those four books, I obtained such a terrifying technique. If this power were to fall into the hands of the Gu family, they would become the strongest martial arts family in the world." Tenku said in shock and fear.

Tenku took a deep breath and tried to calm his mind. He was still floating above his bed, and his eyes were shining brightly. Then Tenku closed his eyes and tried to comprehend the technique more deeply.

***

While Tenku was practicing in seclusion in his room, Wang Haotian and Wang Hongli were enjoying tea together in the hall, talking about the matters that had happened recently. But they suddenly stood up from their seats when they felt a great vibration on the ground.

"What happened? Is it an earthquake?" Wang Hongli asked in shock.

"I don't know. Let's check it out!" Wang Haotian replied with a solemn face. He felt that it was not an ordinary earthquake.

"Yes. Let's go!" Wang Hongli said and ran out of the hall. Wang Haotian nodded and followed behind him. After exiting the hall, they saw the Wang family's disciples gathered in the courtyard in panic.

"Grandpa! What happened!? Did you see Tenku!?" Wang Ruyue approached Wang Haotian and asked. He was with Wang Zeming, Wang Xin, and Wang Xiuying.

"He had returned to his room. That boy might have gone to another yard when the earthquake happened. By the way, have you checked the information on the organization's forum? Has a space collapse appeared near this area?" Wang Haotian asked in return.

"I have checked on the organization's forum, and no space collapse is happening. I have also searched for information about this tremor, but there is no sign of an imminent earthquake in Beijing. Besides, the vibrations were only felt around this area. It is very strange." Wang Ruyue replied.

"Hmm... So this earthquake suddenly happened?" Wang Haotian frowned when he heard her answer. Then he looked in a certain direction after thinking of a possibility.

"Yes. In that case, I'll go to Tenku's room to look for him." Wang Ruyue didn't know what her grandfather was thinking and didn't want to know because she was worried about Tenku. She thought he was focused on cultivating and didn't feel a huge tremor.

But before Wang Ruyue could take a step, overcast clouds suddenly covered the sky above the Wang family's mansion. After that, the cloud rotated and formed a vortex. A golden light shone from its center, illuminating the entire Wang family residence. The fantastic sight could be seen from all over Beijing and alerted nearby cultivators.

"What's that?" One of the Wang family disciples said in a trembling voice. The sight was so fantastic that he forgot about the earthquake. It wasn't just him who felt that way, but also the entire Wang family.

"Is it the Heavenly Tribulation of a cultivator breaking through to the innate realm? But why did it happen right above the Wang family's mansion? Does it belong to one of the elders?" Another Wang family disciple spoke.

"No. It was not the heavenly Tribulation. If it was a tribulation, the overcast clouds should have been accompanied by lightning instead of forming a vortex.

If I remember correctly, I had read about a similar phenomenon like this in a book. This is the unique vision of the birth of a divine tier practice or technique." Wang Hongli explained.

"Huh? In that case, this phenomenon is caused by..." Wang Haotian and Wang Hongli looked at each other and hurriedly left. Wang Ruyue followed the two of them as they were going in the same direction as her. After running for a while, she was surprised to find that Wang Hongli and her grandfather's destination was also Tenku's room. Wang Ruyue was worried that something bad had happened to him.

But they suddenly stopped not far from where Tenku lived. Wang Ruyue was confused when he saw that.

"What happened, grandpa? Why are you standing here quietly?" Wang Ruyue asked from behind. But after standing beside Wang Haotian, she knew why they were silent.

First, they couldn't get close to that place because a barrier covered the area. Secondly, they saw a blinding light from inside Tenku's room, and they were sure that the epicenter was from there because the closer they got, the stronger the tremor they felt.

"What happened to Tenku?" Wang Ruyue tugged at her grandfather's sleeve and asked.

"If we're not mistaken, it must be because that boy was practicing the fourth book of the Sovereign Cultivation Set." Wang Haotian replied without taking his eyes off Tenku's room. Wang Minghao nodded slightly in response and agreed to his words.

"The fourth book of the Sovereign Cultivation Set? Can you explain to me, grandpa?" Wang Ruyue raised her eyebrows when she heard about it. Tenku had already explained it to her last night. Wang Ruyue intended to ask Wang Haotian for more details, but she didn't have the time to do so.

Although she was born and raised in the Wang family, Wang Ruyue didn't know they had the fourth practice. Of course, it made her curious.

"That is…" Wang Haotian glanced at Wang Hongli for approval. The fourth book of the Sovereign Cultivation Set was a forbidden practice and had been kept a secret by their ancestors. Only the patriarch and a few elders are allowed to know about it. Thus, Wang Haotian needed permission from Wang Hongli to answer Wang Ruyue's questions.

Wang Hongli nodded and allowed Wang Haotian to tell Wang Ruyue about it. That girl is close to Tenku. Sooner or later, she would find out from him.

Wang Haotian looked at his granddaughter and explained what had happened after Wang Hongli dismissed them from the hall this morning. Wang Ruyue listened seriously because it was related to Tenku. But then her face darkened after her grandfather finished his words.

"You are giving such a dangerous book to your disciple!?" Wang Ruyue raised her voice in anger, not only at her grandfather but also Wang Hongli. She had forgotten that the latter was the patriarch of the Wang family, but she didn't care about that.

Wang Ruyue felt extremely angry towards the two people. She didn't expect that her grandfather would give a dangerous forbidden book to Tenku and make him test the practice to satisfy their curiosity about the secrets of the Sovereign Cultivation Set.

She clenched her fists tightly until her long nails dug into her skin and bled. Wang Ruyue was worried for Tenku. Wounds on the soul are very different from physical ones and are difficult to heal.

If Tenku's soul were injured from that practice, he would lose his future as a cultivator or Realizer, and the worst possibility was that he could die. Wang Ruyue would never forgive her grandfather or the patriarch of the Wang family if that happened.

"Calm down, Yue'er. We didn't do it because we wanted to make him a test subject for that practice. We gave the fourth book to him, believing he could learn it. Have you forgotten that he has successfully practiced three of the four Wang family practices? So we are sure the fourth one won't be a problem for him. Don't you trust that brat?" Wang Haotian tried to comfort Wang Ruyue.

"I… I believe in him. But you said none of the Wang family's disciples could practice the book until now. It made me worry for him. Are you sure Tenku can learn it and won't hurt his soul?" Wang Ruyue asked her for confirmation. Her anger and worry will not disappear before she gets an answer that satisfies her.

"Yes, I'm sure. Didn't the earthquake and this phenomenon answer your doubts? If he couldn't successfully cultivate the Spiritual Lord Heart Sutra, this unique vision wouldn't appear. After practicing the four Sovereign Cultivation Sets, he gained extraordinary strength. This is what the ancestors meant." Wang Hongli replied in place of Wang Haotian.

He became so excited after knowing that the story of the ancestor of the Wang family was real. Wang Hongli could feel how terrible the power Tenku had gained after practicing the four books.

Wang Hongli didn't know how his ancestors knew about it, even though none of the Wang family's disciples had successfully cultivated the four books. But he didn't care as long as it was the truth. The Sovereign Cultivation Set was a blessing for them.

After Tenku came out of seclusion, wang Hongli intended to inquire about the Spiritual Lord Heart Sutra and the techniques he had obtained after cultivating the complete Sovereign Cultivation Set.

Wang Hongli wanted the Wang family's disciples to be able to practice the four books. The stronger they were, the more confident they would be against the Gu family.

"I'll trust you this time. But if something bad happens to Tenku, I will not forgive you two. I will leave the Wang family!" Wang Ruyue looked at the two and threatened. Afterward, she returned her focus to Tenku's room and prayed for his safety.

Wang Hongli and Wang Haotian were shocked when they heard that statement. They were sure that she would do as she said because they felt the seriousness of Wang Ruyue's words. Wang Haotian didn't think that his granddaughter would overreact like that.

(Has her feelings for that boy gone so deep that she wants to leave the Wang family for him?)

Wang Haotian could only shake his head and didn't think too much about Wang Ruyue's words. He was sure that Tenku could practice the fourth book safely. But not long after, he and the others were confused because the earthquake suddenly stopped, and the cloud vortex in the sky disappeared.

"What happened now?" Wang Ruyue looked at the two people, but they kept quiet and shook their heads.

***

Meanwhile, Tenku suddenly fell on his bed and vomited blood.

Spurt!

His face was pale and cold sweat covered his body. Tenku felt weak because the technique had completely drained his strength, and he vomited blood from the backlash. Fortunately, his internal injuries weren't too severe.

"I would never use this technique if I weren't in danger. To safely display the true power of Heaven and Earth Ultimate Inversion, my cultivation base should be at least the Innate realm. It would be dangerous if I forced myself to use it." Tenku said fearfully. If he had not stopped the technique immediately, he might have been seriously injured or dead by now.

That earthquake was the power of the first move in Heaven and Earth Ultimate Inversion, and there were still four other moves. The technique is divided into five :

Great Disturbance of World

Doomsday from the Sky

Extreme Turbulence of Void

Destruction of the Stars

Chaos in the Universe

Unfortunately, his current strength wasn't enough to safely use the first move of that technique. If he could use it freely, it could become his strongest trump card.

"Okay. There's nothing I can do about it. I better get out and get some fresh air to recover my mood. After that, I will prepare to return to Japan." Tenku sighed and decided to get out of his room. But then he was surprised to find three people standing in the courtyard looking at him with different expressions.

"It looks like I won't have time to get fresh air." Tenku sighed and deactivated the array. After that, he walked closer to them.