Great Insulting Technique

"Oh dear, I've said too much, far too much. This wasn't why I brought you in here."

The Evil Keyboard Immortal sighed. He no longer wanted to talk about those ancient memories.

Long Xiao asked, "Then why did you summon me, Senior? Whatever you command, I'll brave boiling water and raging fire without hesitation."

"This lingering wisp of my will holds my legacy. I need a successor to inherit my mantle. It would be even better if he could return to the Primordial World and take a look on my behalf."

"Uh... well..."

Long Xiao felt a little uneasy. The Key Clan's legacy wasn't something he could casually inherit, and since he already bore the Heaven Clan's legacy, he certainly couldn't accept it.

"Relax. I don't mean you, but that little fellow outside." The Evil Keyboard Immortal saw the reason for Long Xiao's concern at a glance and smiled.

Xiao Huohuo?

Who would have thought the Evil Keyboard Immortal would choose Xiao Huohuo?

Then Xiao Huohuo was about to hit the jackpot!

This was a peerless expert whose fame resounded throughout the universe.

"You should be able to tell that he is this continent's child of destiny, making him the most suitable choice."

Hearing this, Long Xiao nodded. Indeed, the first time he saw Xiao Huohuo, he had sensed a faint power of destiny surrounding him.

Then the Evil Keyboard Immortal sent a message into Long Xiao's mind and smiled. "It's up to you now."

Long Xiao hurriedly bowed respectfully in farewell.

Well, now he was going to forge an enormous karmic bond with Xiao Huohuo.

A light flashed, and Long Xiao returned to the cave. Xiao Huohuo stood rooted to the spot as though immobilized by a spell, his face blank with confusion. What had just happened? He seemed to have forgotten...

"Big Brother? What happened?"

The instant he recovered, he saw Long Xiao smiling at him.

Yao Lao emerged as well. That had been an incredibly close call. If he hadn't protected Xiao Huohuo, the brat would probably have been dead already.

"I think your good fortune has arrived. Do you trust your big brother?" Long Xiao patted Xiao Huohuo's shoulder.

Standing nearby, Yao Lao had a feeling Xiao Huohuo was about to be hoodwinked.

"I do."

Xiao Huohuo spoke without hesitation. Although he didn't know what had happened, he now trusted Long Xiao even more than he trusted Yao Lao.

"Good, little brother. You now have two paths to choose from. On the first, you can someday become the supreme expert of the Dou* Continent, but you'll only reign as emperor on this continent. On the second, you can become an invincible sovereign who shakes the ancient past and dazzles the present, sweeps through the nine heavens and ten earths, and has no equal above or below! Which do you choose?"

"Well..."

Xiao Huohuo suddenly felt this was a little unrealistic. Wasn't that too exaggerated? He was still only a Da Dou Shi.

Yet he also felt that Long Xiao wouldn't deceive him.

"I choose the second! I, Xiao Huohuo, am destined to be extraordinary!" Xiao Huohuo declared with soaring ambition.

"Young Master Long Xiao, what is going on?"

Yao Lao grew anxious. He felt Long Xiao was about to lead his disciple astray. An expert who could sweep through the nine heavens and ten earths? He didn't believe it.

He hoped to properly nurture Xiao Huohuo so that his disciple could refine a body for him.

"Go play somewhere else. This is my little brother's opportunity."

Long Xiao couldn't be bothered to explain to Yao Lao. A gentle force pushed him aside.

"Well..."

Seeing this, Xiao Huohuo cupped his hands toward Yao Lao. "Teacher, don't worry. Big Brother won't hurt me. I trust him."

Seeing that Long Xiao didn't look as though he was joking, Xiao Huohuo began to feel expectant.

Long Xiao nodded with great satisfaction, then walked onto a stone platform inside the cave.

He activated the array according to the method the Evil Keyboard Immortal had taught him.

With a thunderous rumble, a dazzling golden light erupted from the void, so bright that none of the three could keep their eyes open.

After a wave of dizziness, they opened their eyes again. A keyboard-shaped weapon appeared before Long Xiao.

The weapon was golden, with many wondrous runes flickering across it.

But it already bore signs of age, along with cracks. Those were probably the consequences of using the Heaven-Sealing Earth-Quelling Grand Array. Until it was repaired, it likely couldn't even count as a supreme divine artifact.

"What is this?" Xiao Huohuo asked curiously.

Long Xiao looked at Xiao Huohuo, his eyes filled with delight. "This is your legacy."

Xiao Huohuo excitedly stepped forward to examine it and found a name engraved on the weapon. "Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard... what an imposing name."

"Take it, and you'll receive an unimaginable blessing." Long Xiao smiled at the excited Xiao Huohuo.

Xiao Huohuo nodded. "Thank you, Big Brother."

Long Xiao smiled and patted Xiao Huohuo's shoulder, suppressing his laughter.

Xiao Huohuo took the keyboard and discovered that it held endless mysteries, as though it contained boundless power.

Suddenly, golden light enveloped Xiao Huohuo, immediately sending him into a cultivation state.

"What's happening?"

Yao Lao hurried forward, but Long Xiao stopped him.

"He's receiving the legacy. Relax. Everything I just said was true. This fellow has received quite an extraordinary blessing." Long Xiao smiled at Yao Lao, looking thoroughly reassuring.

What exactly was he trying to do? Yao Lao's face was full of suspicion.

Long Xiao paid him no further attention.

Yao Lao could only retreat to the side and watch.

Time passed little by little. After an incense stick's worth of time, the golden light gradually disappeared, and Xiao Huohuo slowly emerged from his cultivation state.

He opened his eyes, his face brimming with excitement.

He cheered, "I succeeded!!!"

Succeeded?

Succeeded at what? Yao Lao looked utterly bewildered.

"From this day onward, I am the Keyboard Immortal's successor!" Xiao Huohuo announced with a hearty laugh.

Holy shit, had this brat gone mad?

Yao Lao couldn't believe it. All this time, he had taught Xiao Huohuo using his own methods to benefit his future development. Who could have expected Xiao Huohuo to turn into such a melodramatic fool?

"Very good. Show Yao Lao what you've gained."

Long Xiao walked over and smiled with satisfaction.

"All right. I've already witnessed Senior Keyboard Immortal's power. Big Brother really didn't lie to me. Besides inheriting the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard, I also obtained three supreme arts: the Great Insulting Technique, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stems Keys, and the One Hundred and Eight Insulting Laws!"

"Teacher, from now on, I don't need to search for heavenly flames anymore. I have a new path of my own. Don't worry, you're still my teacher. Once I become stronger, I'll definitely refine a body for you!"

Hearing Xiao Huohuo's words, Yao Lao's jaw dropped. How had the whole world changed in such a short time?

After a long while, Yao Lao sighed. "Ah, I hope your choice is right. I'll support you regardless. Come on, let me see your legacy."

Yao Lao took a stance, ready to face an attack.

The corners of Xiao Huohuo's mouth lifted slightly into a strange smile.

"Teacher, watch closely!"

"Great Insulting Technique!"

**"You *** dog* bastard! !!"

An invisible wave of mental energy rippled outward!

Sizzle!

Yao Lao suddenly clutched his head in pain!

"Motherfucker! What kind of attack is this?! My head hurts like hell!"

Long Xiao was startled too. The Key Clan's legacy truly lived up to its reputation, born for the Dao of insults! It was impossible to guard against!

Seeing Yao Lao's expression, Xiao Huohuo ran over with a grin. "Teacher, it's all right. It'll stop in a moment."

No sooner had Xiao Huohuo finished speaking than the pain at the top of Yao Lao's head disappeared.

"Big Brother, you try it too!"

"Keyboard, come!"

Xiao Huohuo beckoned, and the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard appeared in his hands.

Then it transformed into an enormous golden sword and thrust toward Long Xiao!

This brat... he'd gained some skills and actually dared attack him.

Long Xiao drew the Dao-Slaying Sword and knocked the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard flying with a single strike, but Xiao Huohuo wasn't finished yet.

He leaped up, seized the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard, and pressed a key marked with a C. A surge of mental power hurtled toward Long Xiao!

"Extinction Immortal Eye!"

Long Xiao's soul power erupted as well, sending Xiao Huohuo tumbling.

"Brat, you've gained some skills, huh? You even dare attack your big brother."

Xiao Huohuo climbed up from the ground, rubbing his backside, and chuckled. "I didn't mean it. I just wanted to test the moves."

Xiao Huohuo took the Heavy Xuan Ruler off his back, then swung the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard and smashed it to pieces.

"I probably won't need this weapon anymore. If no immortals remain in this world, I shall wield the keyboard in my hands and become one!"

Holy shit! What an unfilial disciple!

Yao Lao's heart ached terribly at the sight. He had given that weapon to Xiao Huohuo!

Still, he could sense that Xiao Huohuo's legacy was incomparably powerful. Perhaps he really could go even further!

After a long while, he could finally do nothing but utter a single complaint.

"You two freaks!"

Long Xiao merely smiled.

From that moment on, the destiny of a Flame Emperor became the path of a Keyboard Immortal.