TFWYH – Chapter 738  Dark Emperor Shadow Master

Ling Yue shook her head.

She didn’t know.

But she had kissed him!

And besides, that big brother was so handsome—just as handsome as her own elder brother!

Ling Yu pressed his thin lips together. After a long silence, he slowly sat down and sighed.

“You know about the Dragon Shadow Guards, right?”

Ling Yue frowned.

“Big Brother, are you talking about Xu Xi?”

Ling Yu replied calmly,

“Xu Xi is merely the lowest-ranked assassin among the Dragon Shadow Guards. The truly formidable ones are the top ten assassins—and above them all, the Shadow Master.”

Ling Yue’s heart skipped a beat. Realizing something, she stared at him in disbelief.

“Big Brother… don’t tell me… he’s the Shadow Master?”

Ling Yu nodded.

Ling Yue: …

So not only was that handsome young man good-looking, he was also incredibly powerful?

Most women admired strength to some degree, especially women with strong personalities.

Ling Yue wasn’t exactly a strong-willed heroine, but she certainly admired capable people.

She…

Somehow liked him even more now.

Seeing that she showed no alarm whatsoever and instead looked as though spring had blossomed in her eyes, Ling Yu let out a cold laugh.

“The line of Shadow Masters has been passed down through generations. Their constitutions are unique. In their entire lives, they only have one chance to father a child. And that child becomes the next Shadow Master.”

Ling Yue froze, not immediately understanding what he meant.

After she finally processed his words, Ling Yu continued:

“The Shadow Master’s child is the successor. Therefore, from the moment that child is born, it is taken away from its mother and raised by designated caretakers. From childhood, they must soak in medicinal baths and endure pain worse than death, forging bodies as hard as steel. As they grow older, they undergo brutally strict training. And once the child reaches eighteen, the father passes all of his internal energy to the child and dies from exhaustion.”

That was why no one in the world could stand against the Shadow Master.

Including Ling Yu himself.

Ordinary martial artists, even those who trained from childhood, could accumulate at most sixty years’ worth of inner strength.

Ling Yu had been reborn carrying the internal energy from his previous life, making him stronger than most.

Yet even he could not compare to the Shadow Master.

The cultivation methods of the Shadow Master’s lineage were unique. Their power had been passed down and accumulated over generations.

From the founding of the Heavenly Dynasty until now, nearly a thousand years had passed.

One could only imagine how terrifying that amount of inherited inner power had become.

If the Shadow Master were not constrained by the imperial family, wiping out the great martial clans would take mere moments.

And that was precisely why the martial world dared not challenge the Heavenly Dynasty.

Because the Heavenly Dynasty possessed a hidden sovereign—

The Shadow Master.

Yes.

Among martial artists, strength reigned supreme.

Thus, they called the Emperor the Bright Emperor, while the Shadow Master was known as the Dark Emperor.

In his previous life, Ling Yu had died at the hands of his own father because of the Shadow Master.

Had the Shadow Master not struck him with a palm at the very end, sending him flying into Huangfu Yi’s sword, he would never have died.

And now…

That very man had set his sights on Ling Yue.

There was no way in hell Ling Yu would approve.

Leaving aside the grudges from his previous life, there was the present reality.

To become the Shadow Master’s wife meant accepting separation from one’s child and the early death of one’s husband.

Ling Yue?

Could she endure that?

Don’t be ridiculous.

Who knew his little sister better than he did?

She simply did not possess such an iron will.

Ling Yue was utterly stunned by everything he had said.

Her mind buzzed.

The face that had been flushed with embarrassment only moments ago had turned deathly pale.

“I’m telling you all this in the hope that you won’t overestimate yourself and develop feelings for someone who is fundamentally unsuitable.”

After dropping those words, Ling Yu turned and walked away.

There was no point saying more.

He believed that Ling Yue was sensible enough to understand.

Meanwhile, Ling Yue collapsed onto the ground, looking utterly shocked, still unable to recover from what she had heard.

Absurd.

It was simply absurd.

How could such a thing possibly exist?

But…

That was her elder brother.

If it weren’t true, he would never deliberately exaggerate matters to frighten her.

So…

If she married that handsome young man…

Would such a terrifying future truly await her?