Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 188 - 0186 Ten Owls!

Chapter 188: 0186 Ten Owls!

Five days had passed in a blink of an eye.

The goddess villa became much quieter, Shen Mengchen had been busy with company matters for the past two days and hadn’t returned to the villa, Shangguan Mingyue was helping her older and second brothers plan a counterattack against those who had stabbed the Shangguan family in the back.

Now, in the villa, only Ye Qiu, Shangguan Hong, and Niu Yinyin remained.

Shangguan Hong had been busy with her thesis for the past two days, often disappearing all day to the library. Niu Yinyin occasionally pestered Ye Qiu to buy her snacks, laughing and joking around, acting like a joyful person.

Ye Qiu found himself with more free time, and over these days, his True Qi had gradually recovered, reaching a state of full recovery.

In his spare time, he would go to the open space behind the villa to ponder his techniques.

Especially that day, when he used Eagle Snake Xuan Hand against a man in black, Ye Qiu felt that this move had great potential. It was a technique he had created himself, but now, Ye Qiu realized that it was still somewhat complicated and still had flaws when facing enemies.

Using this technique consumed a vast amount of True Qi, which was a fatal flaw.

This meant that he could not use it continuously, or else he would run out of True Qi.

Ye Qiu continually practiced in the open space, especially replaying the images of the fight with the man in black in his mind, and he began to gradually identify his own problems.

Self-reflection after each sparring with a master was a habit of Ye Qiu’s, which helped him improve a lot.

Ye Qiu had stepped into the realm of True Qi some time ago, but during this period, he had never found someone who could truly spar with him. Even Shangguan Dao, later Tang Yao, and the half-human, half-beast were not much of a threat in his eyes.

It was only the strange man who had taken Ye Zi that made Ye Qiu pay serious attention, although the strange man was not in the realm of True Qi at that time. Even though he broke through to the realm of True Qi during their fight, he did not pose a deadly threat to Ye Qiu.

It was the man in black from a few thousand times before who made Ye Qiu feel that death was very close to him for the first time.

The man in black was in the same realm as him, both in the realm of True Qi, and this person used swordsmanship as his killing technique. If not for the quite mysterious Eagle Snake Xuan Hand, that night would have been fraught with danger.

In the realm of True Qi, he was not invincible, even if he reached the stage of Ideal True Qi, there were still opponents.

Since the man in black and the mysterious youth Li Futu appeared, Ye Qiu realized that there were many more masters in this world.

Perhaps there were even those who transcended the realm of True Qi!

A surge of fighting spirit and motivation sprang up in Ye Qiu’s heart. Before, his sense of crisis was almost zero, but now, Ye Qiu felt he needed to accelerate his training pace.

There could be more men in black and young masters like Li Futu; hence, there would be many more masters whom he had yet to encounter.

Just like that martial world.

The old lecher had often said he didn’t want him to interact with those people from the martial world, and he never mentioned anything about the martial world, probably because he didn’t want Ye Qiu to get hurt.

The world is vast, the martial world may be small, but where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there is the martial world. How could Ye Qiu possibly avoid it?

Ye Qiu switched from Eagle Snake Xuan Hand to long fist, then from long fist to Tai Chi. In the open space, he continuously flipped and dodged, quickly working up a sweat on his body.

Steam began to rise from his body.

As the weather grew colder, Ye Qiu wore only a light garment. He trained so intensely that he was lost in it for a whole day.

...

Wild Monkey told the story of how he had delivered the martial arts challenge to Ye Qiu. The seasoned martial artists present were somewhat skeptical about Wild Monkey’s account.

"Are you saying that the black-clothed man who fought Ye Qiu is the murderer?" Chen Yifeng stared at Wild Monkey.

"Elder, I saw it with my own eyes. The black-clothed man’s strength is immense, his movement technique quite peculiar, and his swordsmanship even more formidable. Even Li Futu praised him," Wild Monkey recounted.

"Who did you say? Li Futu?"

Chen Yifeng’s eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp gleam. Though he was advanced in age and had nearly reached the zenith of his martial journey, his stature in the martial arts world was rarely matched, and the authoritative aura that he radiated wasn’t something just any martial expert could possess.

Realizing his slip of the tongue, Wild Monkey feared that mentioning Li Futu was a mistake.

After parting with Li Futu, Wild Monkey had promised not to speak of him, and now, if Li Futu were to find out, there would be no avoiding a severe reprimand.

Under Chen Yifeng’s intense gaze, Wild Monkey could no longer keep up his fabrication and had to honestly divulge that Li Futu, too, had accompanied him to deliver the martial arts challenge, and repeated exactly what Li Futu had said about Ye Qiu and the black-clothed man.

"I never expected that this youth named Ye Qiu could receive such praise from Li Futu of the Ten Owls. It seems the ranks of the Ten Owls might be up for a change," Chen Yifeng exclaimed after listening to Wild Monkey’s account.

"Elder Chen has made quite the assumption from just a few words. He might be overestimating Ye Qiu—it was just a few words of praise from Li Futu, and even he is only the least among the Ten Owls. How could Ye Qiu possibly vie for a place among them?" someone maintained a skeptical attitude towards Ye Qiu.

Prowess is better seen than heard, especially for those who practice martial arts; no one easily accepts another’s superiority. Moreover, when a young prodigy suddenly emerges, reputed to match the Ten Owls, it naturally makes some of the younger martial artists envious and defiant.

The title of the Ten Owls represents more than just a name; it also symbolizes strength and talent, aiming to leave an everlasting legacy in the martial world. Who wouldn’t want a place among the Ten Owls?

Those who bear the title of the Ten Owls are the youngest and most talented martial artists in the community.

Even seasoned practitioners step aside for them.

Young, skilled, and tremendously talented—these are the direct stepping stones to ascending to higher realms. Since ancient times, countless brilliant talents have been stuck at the realm of True Qi, unable to move higher.

But the Ten Owls are the geniuses among geniuses. Whether it’s innate talent or the ability to grasp new concepts, they stand significantly above ordinary prodigies, belonging to the category of super-geniuses.

Thus, when a young martial artist earns the title of one of the Ten Owls, it’s a commendation of his achievements and lends him a refulgent fame amongst his peers, with most only able to admire from afar.

"Right now, debating this is unimportant. Regardless of whether Ye Qiu is the real murderer, we, the people of the martial arts community, all wish to meet this hidden master from among the common folk," Chen Yifeng slowly said.

Three days after Chen Yifeng and other martial community members had discussed Ye Qiu, he, holding the martial arts challenge, arrived at the gathering place of these martial artists.

Zhonggu Tang.

"Just announce me, just say Ye Qiu has arrived."

Ye Qiu slowly spoke to a young man in front of him.

"You are Ye Qiu!" The young man who had been leaning against a doorpost instantly looked up, his eyes sharp. Ye Qiu, the guy had finally arrived!

"So it’s you. They say you possess the strength of the Ten Owls. I, Zhong Kai, will see for myself today." The young man exuded a brilliance of spirit, full of fighting intent, and immediately threw away the grass root he had been chewing, lunging fiercely towards Ye Qiu.