The Glory of Noxus

Chapter 230: News from the Scarlet Secret Society and Tai Lung’s Challenge

In front of the majestic palace complex.

Huo Jixing stepped towards the triumphal steps. The Statik electric blade was hidden in the black scabbard and hung at his waist.

This visit was a fruitful one.

Not only did he obtain the Empire's secret treasure, the Statik Electric Blade, but he also used his legendary strength to almost fill the favorability levels of Swain and Darius.

After all, Huo Jixing's net worth is very innocent.

In the Northland battlefield, with his efforts and military exploits, he gained the appreciation and trust of Darius.

Later, he was seconded to the Reiser Garrison and completed many secret missions, winning Swain's attention and recognition.

Under the premise of such a stacked state, everything becomes logical.

Huo Jixing went down the steps and not far away, he saw a strange team coming down the steps in front of him.

No one in the Noxus Empire knows the identity of the third member of the Trefari Council.

"Any matter can be passed as long as two people agree."

Her long black hair was braided into delicate and dense braids, hanging down her shoulders. There were sharp-edged tattoos on her cold face, and she was covered with a slate-gray cloak outside her armor.

The armored man's eyes flashed with danger as he thought of Darius' humiliation to him just now.

Then his eyes fell into the center of the team and saw two people who were obviously different from the attendant guards.

"But you have to understand how the Trifari Council works, the Council of Three."

Looking from a distance, there was a group of fourteen people, wearing black armor and gray cloaks, holding swords.

"But you are right about one thing, Darius will not agree." The armored man looked quite conceited, as if he had already mastered everything.

Beside him, the pale black-haired woman grabbed the man's arm and spoke softly: "Don't forget what just happened in the palace."

Hearing the light footsteps coming from behind, the two of them quickly looked over and looked a little surprised when they saw Huo Jixing's young face.

"You mean the Faceless Ones?"

"But Darius will never agree." The black-haired woman thought of everything that happened in Trifali Council, her tone was difficult.

"you."

Huo Jixing smelled the aura of the northern border in them, mixed with the arrogance of the nobility.

However, there are always surprises in everything.

In the marching team, the armored man with a higher status was about to reprimand, but after seeing Huo Jixing's cold eyes, he swallowed all his words.

"you"

They were slowly leaving under the cold gaze of the soldiers of Trifali Legion.

But he couldn't show it so obviously.

The black-haired woman spoke subconsciously, feeling suddenly uneasy in her heart. She was vaguely aware that a net was slowly opening towards the Varrokan family.

"Please step aside." Huo Jixing said politely.

"Darius?"

Thinking of the humiliation he had just suffered, the armored man's face turned red and he spoke angrily.

The armored man chuckled softly, noticed the cold eyes of the soldiers of the Trifali Legion around him, and said into his sister's ear.

"Swain will definitely agree to our terms, I can guarantee it."

Huo Jixing's heart moved, and he immediately understood the identity of the team in front of him.

"of course."

Although he was in the side hall just now, he had already learned from Swain the fate of the team in front of him.

They have similar attire and equipment.

The armored man looked around and spoke with a gloomy expression.

There are six people on each side, protecting the two people in the center.

"Let's leave as soon as possible."

However, no one among the soldiers of Trifali Legion on the steps paid attention to his words.

The armored man walked in front, and the black-haired woman trailed half a step behind, silently expressing their status in the Varrokan family.

"A member of the Varrocan family?"

"Who is he?"

This is the cunning power of Noxtali, who is the embodiment of cunning in the Council of Three.

"Darius is an arrogant mad dog. He thinks he can capture the Diver Fort casually?"

Then Huo Jixing passed them and disappeared on the triumphal steps.

"He knows that Dredge Fort is too important to the Empire to let us close the door."

"If we convince Swain, then we only need to win over one more person to recognize our terms."

The midday sun penetrates the clouds and casts a layer of golden glow on the stretching buildings.

Huo Jixing returned to his residence.

He was about to knock on the door, but his eyes flickered to the dark shadow in the corner.

In the capital of Noxus, every street and alley is very narrow, and the roof of every building is built with crenellations, just like the fortifications of a castle, which is cold and forbidding.

This kind of architectural style is designed for war. Any Noxian can occupy the high ground and launch an attack on the enemy in a short period of time.

The combination of the two makes it difficult to hide people in the streets and alleys, but there are indeed exceptions for some people.

"Tailong!" Huo Jixing spoke softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a shadow flickered, and Tai Lung came out wearing a silver cloak.

"Long time no see!"

When Huo Jixing saw Tailong, he walked over with a smile on his face and stretched out his right hand.

Tai Long looked at the familiar young man in front of him, the cold expression on his face relaxed slightly, and a smile appeared on his lips.

But in the next moment, his eyes became serious, and he felt a terrifying dangerous aura approaching him.

This reminded him of the feeling he had when he was a child, facing General Du Quecao.

That unspeakable sense of oppression, as if the whole world is putting pressure on you, making it impossible to breathe.

Even though Huo Jixing's concealment was perfect, Tai Long still noticed something unusual about him.

Tai Long hesitated for a moment, but finally stretched out his palm and gently shook Huo Jixing's hand.

Huo Jixing noticed Tailong's emotional changes and sighed inwardly, the intuition of Blade Shadow.

"Let's go in and sit down."

Then he invited Tai Lung into his residence.

They had worked together on a mission in Rocklund before, and it had been quite some time since then.

"This is Mr. Tai Lung?"

Heini opened the door and saw Tai Long beside Huo Jixing, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

As a sword boy, Heini had served many extraordinary beings. During a mission, he saw Tai Lung from a distance.

However, at that time, Tai Lung had a cold expression and refused to let strangers in. However, his unique dress and silver blade cloak left a deep impression on Heini.

"Yes."

Huo Jixing nodded, told Heini to prepare food, and then entered the room with Tai Long.

In the study room, the two of them sat opposite each other.

"Come to me, what's the matter?" Huo Jixing said straight to the point.

He understands Tai Lung's character. If there is nothing important, he will basically not come here to see him.

Tai Long looked at Huo Jixing. Compared with Rocklund, Huo Jixing had changed very obviously.

"The news of your return has spread throughout the capital."

"The Black Rose and Scarlet Secret Society have also received the news. You should be careful, especially Vladimir."

"After you secretly left the Blood Cliff, the Scarlet Secret Society never gave up looking for you even under the encirclement and suppression of the Leiser Guard Corps."

When Huo Jixing heard this, his expression condensed, and he remembered the blood ritual he had encountered when he was at the Blood Cliff.

Unexpectedly, this guy still misses me.

It seems that the desire for immortality and strength has already taken over everything in Vladimir's life.

"I just don't know how big the gap will be compared with Vladimir with my current strength?" Huo Jixing thought secretly.

He will never underestimate any enemy.

What's more, the founder of blood magic who has lived from the Darkin War to the present——

Scarlet Reaper Vladimir!

Bright lights flickered, illuminating the study.

Huo Jixing and Tai Long began to chat casually.

It was probably Huo Jixing who asked, and Tailong answered.

As a high-ranking officer of the Reiser Garrison, Talon not only performed well in the dark battlefield, but was also a sharp blade in Swain's hand.

Of course, he is very familiar with everything that happens in the Noxus Empire.

Through chatting, Huo Jixing learned a lot of secret information that has not yet been confirmed, as well as some key people and events. For example, in recent times, many secret laboratories in Black Rose have been attacked and suffered heavy losses.

Many powerful experiments escaped among them and launched bloody revenge on the Black Rose, attracting the attention of the Trifali Council and the Reiser Guard Corps.

There is also cooperation between the Scarlet Secret Society and certain merchant families in Piltover to conduct in-depth research on blood magic.

As the night grew darker, Tyrone prepared to leave.

But when he walked out of the study, he couldn't help it and spoke to Huo Jixing.

"Can we discuss it?"

Talon is a dagger in the darkness, a killer without mercy. After experiencing countless lives and deaths, he finally earned the title of Shadow of the Blade.

Although he served more people than Swain, he could no longer find a target to improve his skills after General Du Couture disappeared.

Seeing the changes in Huo Jixing, the desire to challenge suddenly emerged in his heart.

Just like Catalina said.

The three most lethal blade masters in Valoran are all related to the Du Kecao family: my father, me, and Talon.

Now there seems to be one more person, a master of swordsmanship who can rival General Du Kecao.

When Huo Jixing heard this, he looked a little stunned at first, but then he immediately reacted and agreed.

"Then go to the training room. First of all, let's make it clear that we are just competing on skills."

Of course he would not refuse to fight against Tai Lung.

The shock of Xin Zhao's skills still remains in his heart, and he hopes that Tai Lung can also bring some surprises.

"of course."

Tai Lung nodded slightly to express his understanding.

A spacious training room.

After cleaning up the mess left yesterday, it was much cleaner. The training dummy in the center was also moved to the corner and placed together with the weapons.

Huo Jixing and Tailong stood opposite each other.

When Heini heard that there was a sparring session, he immediately carried the snow-white Poro and came to the training room.

The light from the dome fell and reflected on the dark gray wall, making the two figures longer.

Huo Jixing did not take out the Statik electric blade, but chose an ordinary long knife that was more handy.

Tai Lung held a silver knife with a small and shiny blade, dancing between his fingers.

The atmosphere was slightly silent.

Talon's eyes were hidden in his silver cloak.

He was carefully looking at Huo Jixing's body, the weapon in his hand, and the expression on his face.

He is looking for loopholes and intends to launch an offensive.

But there was no flaw in Huo Jixing's seemingly normal movements.

It seemed that no matter how he attacked, Huo Jixing could react instantly.

hum!

The silver knife sliced ​​through the air.

Tai Lung's figure suddenly flickered, as if melting into the air, and disappeared in place.

The next moment.

He appeared behind Huo Jixing, the blade in his hand was as fast as lightning, cutting the air, but there was no sense of blockage.

Then there was air.

Air!

Air!

Tailong's eyes were solemn, and the movements in his hands became more and more rapid. The sharp sword light came like a sudden rain, which was dazzling and unpredictable.

Huo Jixing's expression remained motionless, his steps staggered.

Every movement was just right, as if he could predict the trajectory of the blade in advance and avoid the fierce attack.

He looked at Tai Lung, and the sword light in front of him almost filled his field of vision, leaving no blind spots.

But with the blessing of his dark eyes and spiritual power, the movement of the blade was clearly visible.

Sonorous!

Huo Jixing stepped forward and waved his knife.

A clean and neat movement, but an extremely violent momentum burst out in an instant.

A knife!

Just one knife.

Huo Jixing directly cut through the fierce attack like a shower and forced out Tailong's figure.

Bang!

Tailong's eyes tightened, and he had a new understanding of Huo Jixing's strength.

Then, he quickly backed away.

Then he stepped hard on the ground with his left foot, twisted his body, and rushed towards Huo Jixing again.

The silver cloak that Tai Lung was wearing and the silver knife in his hand intertwined to form an afterimage, like a silver storm, sweeping through the training room and covering Huo Jixing.

This time, Tailong changed his tactics and no longer tried to challenge Huo Jixing's slashing attack.

Instead, he wandered beside Huo Jixing, his silver figure wading by like running water.

Sonorous! Sonorous! Sonorous!

The two figures intertwined in the air, leaving behind a trail of afterimages.

Every time the blades strike, they make a crisp sound, as sweet as beads falling on a jade plate.

This battle was purely based on skill, and the two did not use any extraordinary power.

With their superb skills and sharp reactions, they started a crazy battle in the training room.

Sonorous!

A dull thunderous clash sounded, causing waves of air to surge.

Tai Lung's body rose in the air and landed lightly on the ground.

A few drops of blood dripped from his fingers.

It turned out that the silver knife lost control during the high-speed exchange and accidentally cut the fingertip.

"I lost!"

Tai Lung looked at the bright red blood on the ground and stood up slowly, his expression covered by his silver cloak.

Huo Jixing looked at the white knife marks left on his shoulders and shook his head slightly.

"draw."

The battle with Tai Long just now made Huo Jixing deeply realize the invisible improvement of spiritual power on skills.

And this kind of improvement is huge.

If you put aside the blessing of your own spiritual power, your technical attainments are indeed inferior to Tai Lung.

But under the influence of spiritual power, Huo Jixing was able to perceive Tailong's attack trajectory and movements more clearly, allowing him to respond more accurately and quickly.

At the same time, strength, physique and agility also enhanced Huo Jixing's muscle control and body coordination.

He found that his movements were smoother than before, and he could switch between attack and defense more freely, allowing him to better display his skills in battle.

This is the change that comes after entering the realm of legend.

"If you don't have any tasks for the time being, you can come to me at any time." Huo Jixing suggested as he felt the pleasure of the sparring session just now.

"Okay!" Tai Lung replied solemnly.

"Katrina!"

Huo Jixing stood at the door of the room, watching Tai Long's figure disappear into the darkness.

Although his relationship with Tai Lung was pretty good, they had not yet come to tell him secret information.

The only person Tai Lung served before was General Du Kecao.

"The goodwill of the Du Cucault family?"

Huo Jixing's eyes flickered and his thoughts surged.

Then he thought of the black rose and scarlet secret society mentioned by Tyrone, and a sense of urgency arose in his heart.

With his current status, he might be able to have a good chat with Draven and Katarina and plan secretly.

After all, the existence of runic items in the Noxus Empire is far more common than in the Freljord and the Kingdom of Demacia.

Shadows and darkness.

Tai Lung stopped and saw no one around, then allowed himself to let out a breath.

Tight nerves and muscles also relax a little.

"Is this the growth potential of a protoss-type gifted person?" Tai Long lowered his eyes and looked at his fingertips covered with thousands of scars.

The silver blade turned quickly and skillfully on the fingertips, one circle after another, seemingly never stopping.

The blade was smooth and clean, reflecting Tai Lung's serious eyes.

"What I pursue all my life is the elusive state of perfection."

(End of this chapter)