Warrior’s Promise

Not long after, Su Mo arrived at the gates of the Clan Prefecture. It was a large and vast compound, and it was in the middle of the Heavenly Underworld Star, not far from the Grand Sorcerer Grounds. The compound was in the shape of a circle and was nearly a kilometer wide. Its walls were tall and grand, and it exuded a magnificent aura; it was almost a small city by itself.

 “Greetings to Young Priest Wu Chen!”

 “Greetings to Young Priest Wu Chen!”

 The two guards at the gates of the Clan Prefecture saluted Su Mo as he approached.

 “Mmph, I am here to meet the Grand Priest!” said Su Mo.

 “The Grand Priest has instructed us to have you wait at the side hall. Please follow me!” one of the guards responded, before leading Su Mo into the Clan Prefecture. There weren’t a lot of people inside and the constructions were also quite minimal. However, each building was grand and majestic. The guard led Su Mo through a path that was shaded by trees until they arrived at the side hall. When they arrived, it appeared rather deserted.

 Inside, the design of the hall was incredibly vintage. It was spacious and many Sorcerer Tribe signs lined the walls. After the guard instructed Su Mo to wait in the hall, he left briskly. Su Mo sat quietly waiting for the Grand Priest.

 A full two hours later, it had reached noon. The space suddenly experienced a disturbance and the Grand Priest instantly appeared, sitting on the main seat in the hall.

 “Greetings to Grand Priest!” Su Mo instantly rose and saluted the Grand Priest.

 “Mmph! Take a seat!” the Grand Priest acknowledged his bow and indicated for SU Mo to sit. A few moments later, the Grand Priest heaved a deep sigh before looking straight at Su Mo with his twinkling eyes, “Wu Chen, how many Fighting Souls do you have?”

 Upon hearing this, Su Mo’s heart jumped. Looking right back at the other man, he felt as though the Grand Priest could see through everything. Quickly thinking on his feet, Su Mo wondered how to reply to the Grand Priest. When he fought with Wu Ren Wang, he had used the Dream Realm Fighting Soul, had that been discovered by the Grand Priest?

 He did not dare to hide this. If the Grand Priest already knew, and Su Mo continued to conceal the fact, it would definitely raise the Grand Priest’s suspicions of him.

 “Grand Priest, I have… three types of Fighting Souls!” Su Mo answered in a deep voice. He originally wanted to say that he only had two, the Dream Realm Fighting Soul and a Sword Based Fighting Soul. However, the moment he opened his mouth, he immediately changed his mind and said that he had three Fighting Souls. This was because of Wu Chen’s own Fighting Soul. Although Wu Chen was rather unknown in the Sorcerer Tribe, he was still a Martial Emperor and had lived in the tribe for many years. There would still be some people who knew of the Fighting Soul that he originally possessed.

 Unfortunately, the Demon Leopard Fighting Soul had perished when Wu Chen died. It had not been devoured by Su Mo. Yet, Su Mo could not ignore this problem, and could only reluctantly admit that he had three Fighting Souls.

 “Which three Fighting Souls?” inquired the Grand Priest. A flash of brilliant light passed through his dark eyes. He had never heard of someone who possessed three types of Fighting Souls in the Sorcerer Tribe.

 “Sky Spirit Leopard Fighting Soul, Sword Based Fighting Soul, and a Heavens Illusion Fighting Soul!” Su Mo said without changing his expression. Su Mo called the Demon Leopard Fighting Soul the Sky Spirit Leopard Fighting Soul. As for the Heavens Illusion Fighting Soul, it was something he came up with on the spot. He definitely did not dare to tell the Grand Priest that his Fighting Soul was the Dream Realm Fighting Soul.

 After all, if one did not feel firsthand the Fighting Soul’s strength, they would not be able to identify what Fighting Soul it truly was.

 “According to my observations, you previously only used the Sky Spirit Leopard Fighting Soul. Why did you hide the other two Fighting Souls?” asked the Grand Priest lightly. He was obviously suspicious of Su Mo.

 Su Mo was incredibly nervous. It seemed that the Grand Priest had investigated him. While the elder did not suspect Su Mo’s true identity, the moment he revealed cracks in his story, the Grand Priest’s suspicions about him would definitely grow. However, he was still pretty confident. After all, Wu Lie and Wu Yu’er had been killed by him and the dead could not be witnesses. No one would know that the real Wu Chen had already died.

 “Grand Priest, I did not have any status in the tribe before. Having top skills would invite the hatred and jealousy of other tribesmen, therefore I did not reveal my strengths!” Su Mo tried desperately to remain calm as he continued, “These past few years I have harboured the goal and desire to prove myself during the Young Priest choosing ceremony. Now, I have finally done it!”

 Upon hearing this, the Grand Priest laughed light heartedly, “You have definitely done it. Becoming the Young Priest is the beginning of the revelation of your true talents.

 With that, the Grand Priest waved his hands and a large, black, steel badge appeared in his palms. He handed it over to Su Mo, saying, “This is the badge that identifies you as the Young Priest of the Heavenly Underworld Star’s Sorcerer Tribe. It grants you boundless power and authority to command our Sorcerer Tribesmen.”

 Su Mo reached forward to take the badge and casually looked it over. A large Sorcerer Tribe sign was carved on the badge and underneath the sign was four words that said “Heavenly Underworld – Young Priest.”

 Su Mo did not know of what material this badge was made. It burned his hand as he held it, as though it was a hot iron.

 “Thank you Grand Priest!” Su Mo placed the Young Priest badge into his storage ring and then bowed sincerely towards the Grand Priest.

 “Mmph! From now on you may reside in the Clan Prefecture! There is a route connecting the Clan Prefecture to the tribe’s ancestor grounds. You may go to the grounds at any time you want in the future!” said the Grand Priest.

 “Thank you, Grand Priest, for looking out for me. I will not forget this favor!” Su Mo thanked him once again. The ancestor grounds were restricted within the Sorcerer Tribe. Only the tribe’s leader, priest, Young Priests, and core elders were granted entry. It was regarded as sacred ground within the Sorcerer Tribe.

 It is said that those who are able to enter the ancestor grounds will gain an extraordinary cultivation. Before this, Wu Tian Yu had obtained the opportunity to enter the ancestor grounds, but only because he achieved some magnificent feat. However, Wu Tian Yu was only at the ancestors ground for a short period of time, and the cultivation he gained there wasn’t significant.

 However, the access to the ancestor ground was indeed important, yet Su Mo did not care much about it. What he cared about was information about Qing Xuan.

 “Mmph, it is good that you have this though!” the Grand Priest lightly acknowledged before he broke out into a smile.

 “Grand Priest, I have a question that I am not sure is suitable to ask.” Su Mo gritted his teeth.

 “What question?” the Grand Priest asked.

 “Grand Priest, has our tribe investigated Su Mo’s whereabouts yet?” Su Mo asked in a deep voice. He wanted to inquire more about Hong Qing Xuan from the Grand Priest, but directly asking would be too dangerous. He had to first find an excuse.

 “Su Mo’s whereabouts?” upon hearing this, the Grand Priest’s eyes flashed and he continued, “We have some leads!”

 With that, the Grand Priest stared at Su Mo and asked, “Why are you curious about this matter?”

 “At the previous Sorcerer Tribe training event, I had two good friends who were cruelly murdered by Su Mo, so I am interested in finding him!” Su Mo exclaimed. He wasn’t completely lying, as there were indeed two of Wu Chen’s friends who died in the training. However, those two people were just acquaintances of Wu Chen, not close friends.

 “You do not need to worry about this matter, we will find Su Mo soon,” the Grand Priest’s eyes sparkled with interest.

 Su Mo’s heart jumped slightly and he did not know whether the Grand Priest was telling the truth. Had he really investigated and found out that Su Mo was in Shen Wu Academy in Star Gu Zhou?