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⚔️ "Let Them All Envy Me"
The Rootless Break Heaven's Laws
(Continuing from ~5,700 words, aiming beyond 10,000)
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Envoy of the Black Moon Sect
The wind howled.
Atop the Ironroot Sect's eastern wall, shadows shifted unnaturally. A ripple tore the air.
Out stepped a man in black robes lined with silver bone-thread, his eyes sunken and unnatural. Across his back: a chained sword wrapped in ancient talismans.
The guards shivered.
They didn't sense qi from him… they sensed hunger.
> "W-Who are you!?"
The man smiled coldly.
> "Black Moon Sect. I come for the Rootless one."
He tossed a scroll down.
It bore a blood seal.
> [ Challenge Scroll: Outer Sect Death Duel ]
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: The Death Duel
At noon, the sect gathered in silence.
The scroll had been delivered to Fang Yun.
He accepted without hesitation.
Now, the entire Ironroot Sect watched from the Black Ash Arena—a circle once used only during wars.
Fang Yun stepped forward.
The Black Moon Envoy hovered slightly off the ground, surrounded by dead silence. No heartbeat. No breath.
Only killing intent.
"You wield a path that offends the sky," the envoy said. "We of the Forgotten Bloodline claim the right to extinguish you."
Fang Yun simply lifted his hand.
> "Then try."
The arena exploded.
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: Heavenbreaker Pulse
The Black Moon envoy moved like a shadow—slipping through space, his sword slicing reality rather than air.
But Fang Yun was ready.
> [ Mirror Pulse Active – Shadow Blink (7 seconds) ]
[ New Technique Stored: Bone-Piercer Slash (Rank B) ]
[ Trait Evolving… ]
ENACTING HEAVENBREAKER.
Zone: 3-meter radius
Effect: Nullifies ALL Qi techniques below Immortal Grade for 10 seconds.
A shockwave burst from Fang Yun's body.
The envoy's blade froze mid-swing, the runes unraveling, his movement breaking like glass.
> "What—what is this!?"
Fang Yun stepped into the frozen space, his voice dark.
> "Your sect believes in death without memory."
He reached forward—his hand turned to black smoke.
> "I believe in devouring everything."
The envoy screamed.
> [ Soul Root Fragment absorbed – Rank B ]
[ Forbidden Sect Data Ingested ]
[ +4.0 Root Points ]
[ Qi Veins Expanded – Level 3 Achieved ]
[ New Ability: Heavenbreaker Pulse (Cooldown: 3 hours) ]
When the dust settled… only Fang Yun stood.
The envoy's chained sword crumbled to ash.
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: The Girl of Lotus Eyes
Later that night, Fang Yun returned to the hidden cave again.
Yan was already waiting.
She did not speak at first. Her violet eyes looked… troubled.
"You should have died today," she finally said.
Fang Yun leaned against the wall. "But I didn't."
"That's the problem," Yan whispered. "You're moving beyond their comprehension."
He stared at her.
She stepped forward. "Let me show you who I really am."
She removed her glove.
Her hand shimmered—golden tattoos blooming across her skin like celestial circuits.
Fang Yun's eyes widened.
> "Celestial Lotus Lineage…"
"The highest divine bloodline," she said quietly. "And yet… even we are afraid of the Rootless."
He said nothing.
Then she added, "You need to know what's coming."
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The Hidden History of the Rootless
Yan reached into her robe and pulled out a cracked jade talisman.
> "Look into this," she whispered.
Fang Yun did.
And the jade showed him a past erased from books.
He saw Rootless warriors standing alone against armies.
He saw a single man—face cloaked in shadow—breaking a heavenly gate with one punch.
He saw entire sects wiped from history after losing to the Rootless.
And finally… he saw the heavens themselves descend, divine dragons and star gods erasing the Rootless from time.
The jade cracked in his hand.
Yan's voice shook.
> "They don't fear you because you're evil."
"They fear you because you cannot be controlled."
Fang Yun clenched his fists.
> "Then I'll become their worst fear."
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: Beast of the Red Mist
A few days later, a Qi Beast broke into the sect grounds.
A mutated Red Mist Tiger — four meters tall, eight eyes, clouded by toxic demon qi.
Outer disciples screamed.
Inner disciples retreated.
But Fang Yun…
He walked toward it.
Barefoot. Empty-handed.
The beast snarled and pounced.
He raised one hand.
> [ Devour Engaged – High Resistance Detected ]
[ Engaging Advanced Mirror Pulse – Beast Instinct Locked ]
[ Synch 42% → 71%… → 100% ]
YOU ARE NOW THE PREDATOR.
His aura shifted.
The Red Mist Tiger paused.
Then dropped its head.
Silence.
The beast submitted.
Fang Yun climbed its back slowly—and rode it through the Sect gates, leaving hundreds of disciples in stunned terror.
> "He devoured a spirit beast…"
"He didn't kill it. He broke it."
"What… is he?"
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: The Sky Cracks Again
That night, the sky split once more.
Lightning rained down, unnatural.
A divine voice echoed across the Thousand Origin Realm.
> "ROOTLESS DAO HAS AWAKENED."
"CORRECTION REQUIRED."
"HEAVEN'S ENFORCERS DESCEND."
Fang Yun stood at the top of the mountain, robes fluttering in the storm.
He raised his hand toward the sky.
> "Let them all come."
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🌟 EPISODE
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