Age of Heroes

In second stage he could refine a person blood just by touching them. It would give him a strong killing aura that would pressure people that train in internal energy for about ten years. 

The five men in front of him feel like they were standing in front of a Titan. Tang Jiexiu on the other hand feels like he was standing in front of the Old Demon in stories. 

With white hair like snow whipping about wildly, eyes as blue as the opens skies and face as pale as a corpse, Tang Jiexiu heart could have frozen in fear if not for his will.

One of his people has succumbed to the fear and unconsciously kneels on the sandy beach.

Tang Jiexiu did not hesitate. He knows fighting this senior expert would not be easy and he is prepared to die.

After all, he is trying to rob an expert.

He has betted his life to get one of the three manuals.

If he is not prepared to die, he would not have attack this expert by ambush. This is his last desperate measure.

He needs to get results or die trying. After what happens in Huashan he could only redeem himself like this. 

Even if Granny Tang supports him in the Sect, he could not have face to face the elders and the Sect leader after his last failures.

But he did not regret.

He did not regret what he did. Saving an innocent maiden, releasing Dugu Qiubai, even if he was give the same choice again he would still do the same. 

What the Elders try to do to the Celestial Fairy was wrong and evil.

But he also wanted the Sect to see the good they could do for the Imperial court and for the people.

Tang Jiexiu is a man of the people, with great ambition and sympathizes with the plight of the common people. 

The world in chaos now (the world here refers to Ming Empire), heroes and villains emerging together, the Imperial Court has become corrupt, the common people suffers and Jianghu is involved in the struggle of the Nine Princes.

Tangmen is in precarious position. 

If he could bring one of the most coveted manuals in Jianghu to his sect, his sect will not only rise in reputation but also could survive the tumultuous time ahead.

While Tang Jiexiu is thinking of all this, another change is happening towards the body of his enemy 

He could scarcely believe in his eyes when he sees, that Arial body sparked…with lightning!

Standing there majestically like an Immortal looking down on the mortal world, a powerful aura swirls around him

The grains of sand levitate itself from the ground. 

First it was like a swarm of bees swarming around the body of the expert until slowly it rotates around the expert bodies and then the faster it rotates and the bigger it became.

Slowly it became almost like a barrier. Then a cold voice with a tone that could froze the hearts of the most gallant heroes came from the spiraling sand.

Cold, menacing and fill with deadly aura.

'I have no enmity and grievance with Tangmen. Why do you disturb me? Today, I have killed fifty people, all deserving of their death, wounded twenty-three people all who deserve their wound and saved hundreds more, all who deserve their safety. People of Jianghu is supposed to be upright. Why attack me without explanation?'

Arial said. 

He is right now controlling his bloodlust not to kill these people. 

One who does not learn the Blood Heavenly Technique could not understand the effort he needs to employ, the forbearance to hold back his killing instinct, with every fibers and nerve in his body screaming to kill.

If it was any other person, they would succumb by now and begun slaughtering until the bloodlust secede.

But Arial after his fusion with the Divine essence he gain more control of his anger, of his bloodlust and even capable of rational thinking without succumbing to the voices in his head.

While Tangmen is just one sect in the Ming Dynasty they have many spies in the Imperial Court and Arial is not in the mood to deal with some junior. 

After all, he is pursuing something else right now.

Kill! the voice spoke again. He tries to forget the voice yet it keeps screaming. And he keeps enduring

'I would not have done this either if I have not any choice, Revered Senior.' Tang Jiexiu said bitterly. Why would he attack a sleeping dragon if he is not desperate?

'But Senior has something I need. And I know Senior will not give it to me. The only thing I could do is trying to steal it. The method of the weak of course seems coarse in the eyes of the strong but this is the way of the world. I have no enmity and grievance with Senior, and my sect is not involved in this. This is not the Tangmen Sect decision. This is a selfish decision of a wastrel in the Sect, trying to find glory, employing desperate measure, being cunning and dishonorable.' Hearing this Arial laughed.

'You are honest.'

'The people of Tangmen sect might uses ambush, poisons and secret weapons but we would not lie.'

'HAHAHA' Arial laughed.

'Do you think it is easy to steal from me? Do you know who I am?'

'No.' Tang Jiexiu said.

'I don't. But you are clearly a great expert. And perhaps I would not survive this encounter with you.' He said, and he smiles like he accepted his fate. 

He knows it the moment Arial activated the second stage.

If the man possessing the Heavenly Blood technique did not yet master the second stage then he might have a chance but after seeing his display of power, he knows he will not leave this beach alive.

But he accepts it with dignity. Not many can face death like he is; so much so, that even Arial is impressed in his heart.

'Then why risk your life?' Arial ask, curious.