Taking In Crab Pang Heng

Two updates today. Please click, bookmark, and recommend. "Hmph, and he still dared to be so arrogant." Yuan Tian flared up. Without waiting for the burly man to say anything, he charged forward and gave him a crackling barrage of punches and kicks.

Truth be told, Yuan Tian had quite the fiery temper. The other man might have been a little arrogant, but Yuan Tian should at least have let him speak his piece. Who just rushed over and beat someone senseless like that? Could this fellow have been jealous of the burly man's mighty physique?

"Master, Master, stop hitting me, stop..." The burly man seemed to have been beaten silly. Only after quite a while did he think to beg for mercy, though his plea sounded a little...

"Master? Why are you calling me Master?" Yuan Tian might have been somewhat thick-nerved, but he still knew what needed to be understood. Of course, he stopped beating the burly man as well.

"Master's divine powers are invincible. When I came out just now, I wanted to acknowledge you as my master," the burly man said bluntly.

"Acknowledge me as your master?" Yuan Tian was thoroughly puzzled. What was this supposed to mean? Why would he acknowledge me as his master? Could it be that I was so damn "turtle-like" that after beating someone up, they wanted me as their master? Was there really such a good thing?

"Yes, Master's divine powers are invincible, unmatched in the Primordial Wilderness..." The burly man hurriedly laid on the flattery. So he was a bootlicker.

"Stop, stop. Tell me honestly, what exactly is going on?" Yuan Tian would not be persuaded by a few flattering words. What, did his mighty body merely tremble and heroes from across the world come flooding in? Who would believe that? Who would acknowledge another as master for no reason at all? Would you believe there was no scheme behind it?

"Oh." Seeing Yuan Tian's expression, the burly man had no choice but to come clean.

It turned out that the burly man before Yuan Tian was the first crab in the Primordial Wilderness after the creation of heaven and earth—he could also be called the Crab Ancestor. The first living beings between heaven and earth generally received considerable benefits. Take this crab before him: the moment he transformed, he possessed the cultivation of a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, making him a minor expert in the Primordial Wilderness. After all, he had only just transformed. Unfortunately, this crab had been born at the wrong time. The Eastern Sea was filled with experts like clouds. Leaving aside the Dragon Clan, one of the three great overlords of the Primordial Wilderness, even the Black Tortoise Clan had countless experts. There were likely no fewer than a thousand Primordial Unity Golden Immortals alone, not to mention the Zenith Heaven Loose Immortals and Zenith Heaven True Immortals above them. Thus, this crab could only be considered a minor expert.

Before transforming, this crab had offended a branch of the Dragon Clan, drawing the pursuit of countless Dragon Clan experts. Though few among them were above the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, they still forced the crab to flee for his life everywhere. During one pursuit, his innate spirit treasure, the Sea-Calming Pearl, was taken from him.

Although the crab survived the Dragon Clan's pursuit, he had not only lost his innate spirit treasure but also suffered a drop in cultivation. Otherwise, with the status of being the first crab between heaven and earth, how could he have transformed only now? All of this had been bestowed upon him by the Dragon Clan. Most crucially, the Dragon Clan had yet to revoke their kill order. In other words, the crab still faced the fate of being hunted by the Dragon Clan. If he could not swiftly increase his strength or seek the protection of an expert, then he could only wait to die at the Dragon Clan's hands. Though he was still alive despite their pursuit, it was not because his cultivation was high or his luck good. The Dragon Clan was merely playing cat and mouse. Once they grew tired of the game, it would be the day he died.

The moment the crab saw Yuan Tian, he had wanted to rob him of his magic treasures to improve his own cultivation. He had only wanted Yuan Tian's treasures and had not intended to harm him. Fortunately, he had harbored no other thoughts and had not revealed even a trace of killing intent. Otherwise, he would not have lived to wait for the Dragon Clan to kill him—Yuan Tian would have finished him off directly.

Unfortunately, the crab had run into an expert—an expert who knocked him down the instant they met. Thus, the crab was tragically beaten down. Though he had been beaten down and could no longer seize this man's spirit treasures, the man before him possessed profound cultivation. He could instead take him as his master, and would that not give him a backer? Naturally, the chances of that were equally slim. The crab gritted his teeth. A man had to be ruthless with himself, so he ruthlessly sold himself out and acknowledged Yuan Tian as his master.

After hearing the crab's explanation, Yuan Tian was somewhat speechless. If you wanted to seize magic treasures, Yuan Tian could understand that. After all, the Primordial Wilderness revered the strong. Without profound cultivation, what right did you have to possess good spirit treasures? Even if you died, you died for nothing. But afterward, you wanted to acknowledge me as your master while acting so arrogantly? Weren't you asking to be beaten? Even if you were a crab, you fucking could not be that arrogant. You deserved the beating. Yuan Tian had not the slightest awareness that he had beaten someone; he believed all the consequences should be borne by the crab himself.

"Since you are so sincere, I'll take you in." Taking in this crab might very well put him at odds with the Dragon Clan, but Yuan Tian was not afraid. Sometimes, it was not enough to avoid trouble for trouble to leave you alone. Besides, Yuan Tian was not someone who feared trouble. He practically wished the Dragon Clan would come looking for him. He needed constant battle to improve his combat awareness and sharpen his fighting techniques through real experience. The Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art he cultivated also contained methods for tempering the physical body; he needed close-quarters combat with others to hone it. The Dragon Clan was undoubtedly a fine choice. Though he liked the Dragon Clan deep in his heart, during the Dragon-Han Tribulation, the three clans—including the Dragon Clan—had turned the Primordial Wilderness into a miasma of smoke and chaos. Yuan Tian felt no psychological burden whatsoever about causing them trouble. Besides, having a lackey under him was quite a satisfying thing. He could send his lackey to handle matters when there was work, or have him run errands when there was none. There was no reason not to use someone available for free.

"This little one greets Master." Seeing that Yuan Tian was willing to take him in, the crab hurriedly bowed. This would be his backer from now on, so he had to serve him carefully.

"Master? Am I really that old?" Hearing that form of address and thinking of his youthful face, Yuan Tian could not help saying inwardly. There was no helping it; people in the Primordial Wilderness seemed to like this sort of thing. Looking at the crab's current behavior, then recalling his earlier arrogance, Yuan Tian wondered whether this was truly the same person.

"Enough, enough. There are no rules around me, so you need not be so restrained. Also, call me Boss from now on. Don't call me Master."

"Yes, Master—oh, no, Boss." The crab still seemed a little constrained.

Yuan Tian seemed to understand the crab's feelings somewhat. "Right, what is your name? I can't keep calling you 'you' or 'crab,' can I?"

"Boss, I do not have a name yet. Please bestow one upon me." The burly man seemed to have relaxed a little.

"Oh, then let's do this. Your true form is a crab, and crabs are born to roam sideways. Your surname will be Pang, and your given name Heng. You shall be called Pang Heng." Yuan Tian was not particularly good at naming things, but the name was nevertheless chosen. From then on, this crab would be called Pang Heng.

"Thank you, Boss, for bestowing me with a name. From this day onward, I am Pang Heng." Pang Heng seemed a little excited. He finally had a name. It had not been easy.

"Pang Heng, since you have acknowledged me as your boss, I should let you know your boss's origins as well. I attained the Dao from Green Willow, one of the ten innate spiritual roots of the Primordial Wilderness. I am the master of Penglai Island among the Three Islands of the Eastern Sea, and my Daoist title is Star." From then on, Yuan Tian's Daoist title would be Star. Unlike later generations, the Primordial Wilderness did not treat one's origins as something taboo. On the contrary, they took pride in them. Better origins made it easier to attain greater status. At the same time, many beings in the Primordial Wilderness were one of a kind, and most possessed profound cultivation, so they were not afraid that others would learn their origins and scheme against them.

Sure enough, when Pang Heng heard that Yuan Tian had attained the Dao from the innate spiritual root Green Willow, his already delighted face became even more delighted. His flattery surged forth like the Yellow River bursting its banks, impossible to contain. Yuan Tian's smiles came one after another as well. Who did not enjoy flattery? Yuan Tian seemed to enjoy this particular tune even more.

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