YIN-YANG DEVOURER

"Clang" "Clang "Clang" The sound of weapons clashing was audible in one of the training yards of the Ruvan mansion.

"Come on Lieutenant!"

"Come on brat, you can do it!"

"Hey kid, you better go back home!" 

"Hahahahaha" "Hahahahaha" 

A crowd of mercenaries was gathered in the training yard, watching with interest as Lira was training with the young Ryu. 

Although Ryu was a teenager he already was in the fifth stage of the Elemental Core Realm, he was undoubtedly a young man with quite good talent.

"Here I go again big sister"

"Get ready!" Ryu shouted just before launching the attack for the ninth time.

"Never announce your attacks…"

"Clang" "Arrghh" Lira who had no mercy at that moment launched a powerful kick at poor Ryu sending him flying almost twenty meters away.

"Damn the lieutenant can't even hold back with this poor boy."

"Lieutenant Lira has always been a ruthless person in training"

"And that you say it…" The mercenaries murmured in amazement as not even the poor young man was able to save himself from Lira's beatings. Lira had always been quite tough during training to the point that the mercenaries themselves feared her.

"Damn... A few more centimeters and poor Ryu would become Xin's partner" Ruvan murmured in amazement as he saw how the young teenager was about to be castrated by Lira.

"The boy has talent but frontal combat is not his thing." A soft voice echoed behind Ruvan, surprising him for a few moments.

"The Master is right… The boy is more talented in surprise attacks than frontal ones," Ruvan nodded.

 "The boy has quite a bit of agility and most importantly of all; he has a common aura that makes people around him neglect him…"

"If he receives proper training he will surely be able to become a pretty decent assassin" Xiong Mei said with some interest after all Ryu's talent was a hidden gem in a place as barren as the continent of Marxus.

"In addition, the boy seems to have a certain affinity with the element of darknes"

"Maybe sending him to an Assassin Sect isn't such a bad idea after all…"

"Does the Master know of any Assassin Sects for Ryu to train in?" Ruvan asked curiously after all the assassin's guild was quite particular and very little accessible to ordinary cultivators.

"I have some contacts with certain organizations but we must be careful after all, most of those murderous organizations have their own interests," Xong Mei said seriously. No one would train a guy for free without getting anything in return.

"I understand… For now I will let him continue learning combat skills with Lira…"

"I already contacted some famous assassins here to give him some guidance… This should be enough until you find a good place where they can train him" Ruvan said with a smile.

"Very well thought…"

"By the way"

"You should prepare… According to my bodyguard, the next batch of 'resources' should arrive in less than a week," Xiong Mei said seriously.

"I see…" Ruvan nodded with a thoughtful expression.

"You don't have to worry"

"This time I will give you a crystalline mushroom rich in Yin energy so that you don't have to devour any woman"

"However… Remember that there will not always be resources rich in Yin energy at your disposal. If you want to avoid having to absorb women, I recommend that you quickly start looking for cultivation partners with physiques rich in Yin energy" said Xiong Mei with a solemn voice.

"I understand… But it's much easier said than done" Ruvan said with a bitter smile. It was well known that people with special physiques were extremely rare... Their value was such that many times people with these physiques ended up bringing misfortune to their families due to the value of their bodies.

"Don't worry... Where I will send you, you will surely find a good number of partners who will surely satisfy your Yin Qi needs," Xiong Mei said with a smile behind her veil.

From what XIong Mei had told him, Ruvan would not go directly to the Thousand Desires Sect as he had initially thought, but to a minor Sect which was subordinate to her Master's Sect. Supposedly that Sect was led by an old friend of his Master who would help him conceal his identity.

'It seems that this Patriarch of the Sect has eyes and ears everywhere to have to force my Master to hide me in such a way…'

According to Xiong Mei's words, all this would be necessary so that Ruvan could develop away from the eyes of the Patriarch and above all so that he could build an identity that would not connect him with his past as a member of the Svarnas family.

It was also important to eliminate any link that would connect him with Xiong Mei after all the Patriarch of the seemed to be very aware of Xiong Mei's movements.

"Hey Ruvan, did you see that?" Lira said with a smile as she walked towards where Ruvan and Xiong Mei were standing.

"I'll see you later" Xiong Mei whispered before disappearing from everyone's sight.

"Your Master is still as social as ever…" Lira murmured with a bitter smile after all, she felt like a scarecrow. 

"Hahaha don't worry… you know how she is…"

"And good? What's going on?" Ruvan asked curiously.

"The invitations for the auction have arrived!"

"And? It is not normal? Remember we are the sellers of their most valuable item?"

"I already know that, stupid…"

"I'm selling you this because it's a very good opportunity for you to ask out a certain lady who has been spying on us lately" Lira said with her knowing smile.

"Do you want to eat Su Meiyao too?" Ruvan asked with some disbelief.

"Mmm I admit she's attractive but unfortunately she's not my type…"
 
"However, I feel bad for the poor woman, after all she will get cobwebs down there if no one pays her a visit soon" Lira joked with a smile before leaving to continue slaughtering poor Ryu.