Chapter 381: Imperial-Level Helping Out!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Seeing the Infernal Dragon snatch away Fei Yuan's dead body, even Lin Jian who was well educated became annoyed. "Mr. Imperial Censor, do you know that the way you eat is terribly ugly?!"
The Purple Crow had spent more than half a month to come up with a plan to rob the demigod brain. Two teams were called out to deal with this. One of the teams would be responsible for stealing the demigod brain whereas the second team would stop the regulators and assistants at the foothold.
Aside from more than 80 of them on holy fire-level, they had even employed four elite members as well as one of the imperial-level to control the overall situation.
Under such circumstances, an Imperial Censor had suddenly appeared and diverted their attention, resulting in a significant change in the Purple Crow's plan.
Lin Jian was one of them who had suggested this mission. Of course, he was unable to accept this.
"The way I eat isn't important to me. My only concern is whether I'll feel full or not after eating," the black dragon's voice was heard.
Of course, Lin Huang was the one who actually said that.
"Aren't you afraid that some of the food is not meant for you?" Lin Jian squinted.
"Are you threatening me?" The black dragon asked again.
"The Purple Crow ought to get the demigod brain. You might be able to hide your identity for now, but you can't run forever. Stealing what belongs to the Purple Crow, even if you manage to escape from the core zones, we'll find you. It's better to pass it to us than to die later. We can pretend as if nothing happened and we promise that we won't give you trouble anymore." Lin Jian was being frank as he wanted Lin Huang to pass him the demigod brain.
"There are too many people who want to get me into trouble. I don't mind if the Purple Crow does," declared the black dragon, "Since the both of you aren't going to leave, then you can stay here forever!"
After the black dragon finished its sentence, it opened its mouth wide and golden dragonflame gushed out of its mouth again.
There seemed to be a layer of oil poured on top of the air. The blazing flames were akin to a tsunami as it streaked across the sky and gushed towards both of them.
The black dragon was using this skill because it knew that the man who has used the ocular skill no longer had adequate strength to seal its dragonflames.
As for the swordsman, despite his sword skill being capable of defending against the Imprisonment Chain's attack, he would have no way to defend against such an attack that could pierce through almost anything.
Seeing the dragonflames coming at them, Yang Yang asked Lin Jian, "Can you still seal it?"
"I don't even have the energy to run away..." Lin Jian shook his head feebly. He had never expected this to happen. He originally did not want to offend the black dragon as well as the Imperial Censor. He intended to leave after killing the two guardians of the Mystery Organization. Unexpectedly, two of the guardians were killed but they had not obtained their dead bodies.
Listening to Lin Jian's answer, Yang Yang did not hesitate. He grasped his shoulder and immediately retreated.
"If we can't do it anymore, we shall ask Master Ba-yan for help," Yang Yang suggested while retreating. "As long as he can kill the black dragon, we'll be able to take its carcass back! When we dissect the black dragon, we will have the dead body of the armored man as well as his Emperor's Heart Ring. At the very least, we will have 50% chance of getting the demigod brain. We won't go back empty-handed then. If Master Ba-yan knows where the Imperial Censor is, that'll be great. We can kill him as well!"
"There are those on imperial-level at the A-grade foothold. Therefore, there's only one chance for Master Ba-yan to kill it. As soon as he launches an attack, all those on imperial-level at Haitian City will fight him. If the battle between the imperial-level is triggered, regardless of one's willingness, we'll have to end our mission. It's great if we manage to get the demigod brain stored in the Emperor's Heart Ring. If we don't, it will be considered a failed mission." Lin Jian was reluctant to accept Yang Yang's suggestion.
"Based on our current situation, our mission has failed anyway, so why not give it a try? There is still a 50% chance of success. Without doing so, the probability of failure will be 100%. You know that we don't have much time left. You won't be able to fight under such a condition. Basically, I won't be able to kill the black dragon alone. The regulators of the foothold will probably come soon. We might not be able to run away then," Yang Yang expressed his opinion.
After listening to what he said, Lin Jian hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Alright, indeed, we don't have any better choice."
As soon as he finished, Lin Jian raised his arms and activated the Purple Crow's mark on the back of his hand.
"Master Ba-yan…"
"I've seen everything that happened. Are you sure that you need my help?" A man with a deep voice was heard from the other side of the mark. "I can sense that there are three people on imperial-level at Haitian City. Three of them are keeping an eye on me. Once I launch an attack, they'll definitely fight back. Therefore, I'm given only one chance to kill."
"I understand. However, the situation can't get any worse now…" Lin Jian already knew this.
"Tell me what your plan is," Ba-yan Tian remained silent for a while before asking.
"We hope that you can help us to kill the black dragon. As long as it's dead, we'll be able to bring along its carcass and leave, which means we'll be able to get one of the Emperor's Heart Ring," Lin Jian then told him his plan. "If you know where the Imperial Censor is, you may kill him and catch him as well. Most likely, he will have the second Emperor's Heart Ring with him."
"I have scanned the auction hall several times with my soul. However, I can't find an immortal-level Imperial Censor. If he's here, the only place that he could be hiding in will be the VIP rooms. That's the only place that I won't be able to scan," Ba-yan Tian told them the results of his investigation.
"Even Master Ba-yan can't find him?" Lin Jian was startled.
"Yes, the screening effect has been enhanced by the power of the demigod. It is capable of scanning any creatures below demigod level. Considering the background of the Mystery Auction, there's nothing strange if they're able to ask for help from the demigod. Fortunately, only its screening effect is enhanced by a demigod but its defense is relatively weak. Even people on immortal-level will be able to break through it. When I attack later, I'll give it a try and see if the Imperial Censor is there," Ba-yan Tian suggested.
"After I've struck, the both of you should leave as soon as possible after taking the black dragon's carcass. Although those on imperial-level won't kill you, both of you should know what the people think about the Purple Crow. It's still possible that the three of them might want to kill both of you," Ba-yan Tian reminded.
"Thank you for reminding us." The reason why Lin Jian had contacted him was because he wanted the fight to end as soon as possible. Of course, he would not stay after Ba-yan Tian helped them out.
After their conversation ended, the Purple Crow's mark on the back of Lin Jian's hand disappeared on its own. The mark was given by Ba-yan Tian and it could only be used once.
"Master Ba-yan promised to help us out?" Seeing the mark on Lin Jian's hand disappear, Yang Yang then knew that their conversation had ended.
"Yes, he'll act soon. We shall wait here and collect the dead bodies later. We have to leave as soon as possible after that."
In mid-air, the both of them continued avoiding the attacks by the dragonflames and the Imprisonment Chain.
All of a sudden, the sky turned dark. Everyone then raised their heads, looking at the sudden change in the sky.
All of them were frightened. An infinitely large hand appeared between the cloud layers. The big hand covered almost half of the sky, pressing against the ground with endless power. It pointed towards its target, the Infernal Dragon…
Chapter 382: Without the Demigod, the Imperials Would Be Throned!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Before the big hand could be completely seen, Xiao Hei warned Lin Huang who was in the VIP room.
"Warning: The aura of an imperial-level is detected. It's targeting the Infernal Dragon and yourself, who's in the VIP room."
"Recall the Infernal Dragon!" Lin Huang immediately instructed. "Activate the Specific Transformation Card and transform Tyrant to the Spectre!"
The Infernal Dragon's body that was floating mid-air immediately collapsed. Lin Huang had recalled Tyrant, transforming it into the Spectre, causing it to pass through the walls and dive underground.
When the big hand was about to attack the Infernal Dragon, the black dragon's body disappeared and the big hand could capture nothing.
The second invisible, big hand then swept through the VIP rooms from left to right.
Ba-yan Tian was shocked when he saw the Infernal Dragon's disappearance. Still, he followed his plan and swept past the VIP rooms. 15 VIPs in 12 of the VIP rooms were captured and all of them were dead.
Before he could figure out who the Imperial Censor was, three different beams of lights streaked across the sky, heading towards Ba-yan Tian.
Ba-yan Tian then dumped 15 of them into his Life Palace and he was ready for the attacks launched by the three imperial-level attackers.
"Ba-yan Tian, is the Purple Crow trying to challenge Haitian City?!"
Their voices spread through the entire Haitian City. Three of them then appeared in the sky above the Mystery Action as if they had teleported there in an instant.
The imperial-level hunters were finally here!
Without the demigod, the imperials would be throned!
It was one of the famous idioms among the people.
The imperial-level was the ultimate level that humans could achieve. A level higher than the imperial-level could only be achievable by God. Over the past 800 years, only a few of them managed to achieve that level in this world. A demigod would not easily show up if nothing serious was happening happened. One could say that the imperial-level hunters were actually the best that humans could achieve in this world.
This was also the reason why the organizations would usually try not to offend those who were on imperial-level. If a battle between them were to happen, they would not give up until one party lost the fight.
That was the reason why Ba-yan Tian from Purple Crow did not want to show up in the past few days.
"Please don't misunderstand me. I have no choice but to help them out. I don't mean to set myself against Haitian City." Ba-yan Tian did not want to offend three of them. When he was attacked by three of them, he retreated as he fought back.
It was impossible for him to win the fight if he was attacked by three of the imperial-level. However, it seemed like three of them could not kill him as well. He did not quit immediately as he was trying to give the Purple Crow members sufficient time to leave.
Due to the battle between four of them, it was like there was an explosion in the sky. The people shivered from the remnants of Life Power given off from their battle.
Lin Huang who was in underground saw that the imperial-level Purple Crow member was blocked by three of the imperial-level hunters at Haitian City. He could see that two Purple Crow elite members and the rest of the ordinary members that were in the auction hall were about to leave.
"You want to leave?!" Lin Huang's eyes flashed with a trace of fury. The Provisional Monster Card that was still counting down appeared again in the Spectre's hand after it was transformed by Lin Huang. As soon as it crushed the card, the Infernal Dragon was released again.
"Let's go!" Seeing the Infernal Dragon reappearance, Yang Yang did not hesitate. He grasped Lin Jian's arm and immediately left. He no longer cared about the ordinary members in the auction hall.
As the black dragon and Imprisonment Chains reappeared. They created a huge net in mid-air and was about to wrap up the both of them.
Seeing the huge net approaching them, Lin Jian frowned.
"Yang Yang let me go. Both of us won't be able to run away together."
"No. Although I'm not a good person, I won't leave my partner alone!" Yang Yang insisted to rescue Lin Jian.
"Don't be stupid. You'll be able to escape without me." Lin Jian knew that he was Yang Yang's burden.
"Stop bullsh*tting me. Let's run together or die together!" Still, Yang Yang was unwilling to release his hand.
Seeing the huge net just about 10 meters away from them, Lin Jian had a steely determination in his eyes. He gathered the last bit of Life Power he had with his right hand and slashed down on his left arm. He broke his left arm that Yang Yang was holding onto and blood splattered all over Yang Yang's body. When Yang Yang was unaware, Lin Jian pushed his back.
Seeing Yang Yang moved forward quickly, Lin Jian mumbled, "My old mate, you have to live a good life!"
The next moment, the huge net transformed from the Imprisonment Chain s wrapped Lin Jian up and he howled in pain.
Yang Yang was stunned, staring at the broken arm. He did not turn back although he heard the sound of Lin Jian moaning in pain. He sped up instead. He turned around to shoot a deathly glare and thought to himself, "I don't care who you are. I'll find you out one day and kill you. I'll help Lin Jian get his revenge on you!!!"
Lin Jian's howling voice lasted for only a few seconds. He was sealed by more than 20 of the Imprisonment Chains . With the strength of his soul, he struggled for less than 10 seconds and had completely collapsed.
As soon as Lin Jian's dead body was collected, the black dragon opened its mouth wide and swallowed the dead body. However, the other elite member managed to escape.
After Lin Jian died, a notification from Xiao Hei arrived. "Congratulations, you've obtained a Legendary Card -- Omniscient Nature (Ocular skill)"
Lin Huang was stunned again as he heard the notification coming from Xiao Hei. The black dragon had killed two of the immortal-level members and he obtained two Legendary Monster Cards. It was a bonus to him.
Unfortunately, another immortal-level Purple Crow member managed to flee.
"F*cking idiot!"
Ba-yan Tian shouted loudly as he saw Lin Jian's death. He was mad. He pointed at the Infernal Dragon and ignored the onslaught on him by the imperial-level hunters.
As he pointed at Infernal Dragon, it had become his target.
The space surrounding Infernal Dragon was being sealed. It could only look at the black finger penetrating through its body like a shooting arrow.
It was too sudden. Even before Lin Huang and Xiao Hei could react, a beam of light released by his finger had pierced through the black dragon's body.
The Infernal Dragon's body collapsed, transforming into black spots of light. Even both of the dead bodies engulfed byInfernal Dragon fell on the ground.
Lin Huang immediately summoned the Spectre and they then pounced on two of the dead bodies that fell on the ground before diving underground with the dead bodies.
Lin Huang then kept the dead bodies in his storage ring and recalled the Specter after reaching a depth of more than 10,000 meters deep.
Ba-yan Tian's line of sight was blocked by the black dragon's collapsing body. Therefore, he did not see that the Spectre had taken the dead bodies and headed underground. However, a few of the Purple Crow members that had not left as well as many of the royalty members saw it.
Leng Yuexin saw that as well. She wondered if Lin Huang was the one who did it and secretly took a glance at the VIP room.
Many of the Purple Crow members had left. Aside from those who had died, only four of the Purple Crow members were caught alive.
Since the battle had ended, Lin Huang then got up to the ground. He looked for a corner where nobody could see him and he removed his transformation. He then walked towards Leng Yuexin.
Chapter 383: An Unexpected Acquaintance
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Leng Yuexin was relieved to see Lin Huang appear safe and sound. However, thinking of the shadows that covered the dead bodies before it dived underground, she looked at him again oddly.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Noticing her odd stare, Lin Huang was afraid that she might be suspecting something.
"I thought you were dead." Leng Yuexin pointed at the VIP room on the second floor which was now completely destroyed.
"Oh, I was using the washroom downstairs. When I got out, the VIP room was completely gone." Lin Huang opened his arms.
"Isn't there a washroom in the VIP room?" Leng Yuexin frowned, she thought he was lying.
"There's a washroom in the VIP room but the door was locked, I think it needed your invitation card to unlock it…" Lin Huang looked helpless, he was telling the truth.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that." Leng Yuexin just recalled there were many restrictions in the VIP room including the washroom.
"Luckily you forgot. If you didn't, I might be dead now." Lin Huang smiled and glad that he managed to come out with that excuse.
Leng Yuexin did not dwell on it. It was unnecessary for her to know if Lin Huang was the one who got the two dead bodies. The Mystery was s shady organization anyway, although she was a royal, she was happy to see that the Mystery was robbed.
"Seems like the auction won't be going on, luckily I haven't paid for the dracaena or else I would be at a major loss." Lin Huang smiled and smiled.
"It's okay if you paid as they would return you the full amount." Leng Yuexin shook her head.
"Although there are many shady businesses in the Mystery, they have impressive customer service. The underground business aside, the main reason why they managed to grow big is their great customer service. They'll definitely pay for all the losses that they have brought to the customers." Leng Yuexin added.
"That's rich! But I supposed they're at a great loss this time? They have lost their items and many royal guests had died, it must be a huge amount of money. Also, it seems like the place needs to be demolished and rebuilt…" Lin Huang looked around and said.
"To the Mystery in Division2, money meant nothing to them. Perhaps the only thing that's worth mourning would be the demigod brain. However, the biggest issue now isn't the items lost during the battle but the drop in trust." Leng Yuexin was thorough.
"The auction was attacked, the immortal-level guardians are dead and some of the VIP guests were taken away… The Mystery wouldn't be able to go on in Division7 for some time. Some of the branches in other divisions might be affected as well."
"Moreover, there are only six families who are allowed in the VIP rooms. If those who were taken away were directly related to one of the families, the matter will be even more complicated…" Leng Yuexin smirked, she wanted the Mystery to stop their business.
As they chatted, an old person landed from the air. It was one of the three imperial-level humans who had gotten rid of Ba Yantian earlier.
"I, Xia Houlin would like to apologize on behalf of Haitian City for the shock. None of us saw this attack coming. Please give us a minute, the supervisors and assistants will be here shortly. We'll need to investigate the matter, it'll take some time. Please cooperate with us."
Knowing that the old person was an imperial-level, most of them who were from the royal families dared to deny his request and nodded immediately.
Soon, three supervisors arrived with a bunch of assistants. After comforting the people present, the three supervisors then asked questions about what happened. Xia Houlin wandered in the air while searching the power of his soul but he did not get anything. The only clue that he managed to get was that the two dead bodies that fell on the ground were covered with a dark shadow before they disappeared into the ground.
"The dark shadow could be a shadow type Secret Skill or a shadow summoning monster. Judging by the Infernal Dragon earlier, it looked more like the latter. The dead bodies must be with an Imperial Censor who was hiding something… However, the aura of the immortal-level humans could not be detected within 1,000 kilometers so the Imperial Censor might be in possession of some kind of long-distance detection method to be able to be in control of what's happening here. Theoretically, it's impossible to summon from so far away but the person might have some demigod relic." The imperial-level old man gave deduced after some thought.
However, he did not even think about the Imperial Censor could be a person that was below immortal-level. To him, nobody below the immortal-level would be able to capture a monster like the Infernal Dragon. That was how Lin Huang managed to escape Xia Houlin's speculation.
It was past six in the evening when the investigation and gathering of information was finally done and people started leaving.
Just when Lin Huang and Leng Yuexin were getting ready to leave, they heard a scream from the back.
"Lin Huang?!"
He turned around and saw Fang Wen who was in a black coat, he was one of the Purple Crow members who was captured. His hands were cuffed with a demon lock.
"It's really you, I thought you were dead?!" Fang Wen was in complete shock. Everyone started glaring at Lin Huang in an unfriendly manner.
Everyone's first reaction was that this was the Lin Huang who used to be a member of the Purple Crows! Even Leng Yuexin who was next to him was puzzled. Lin Huang was frustrated as he did not expect to bump into Fang Wen when he was almost leaving the auction. Of course, he remembered who Fang Wen was, he was ranked No.1 on the Purple Crow training camp's leaderboard before Lin Huang appeared.
"Capture him!" Xia Houlin who was flying mid-air instructed.
"Wait!" Lin Huang shouted.
"We know each other but I'm not a member of Purple Crow. I have proof."
"Do you mean the lady from the Leng family who's being forced to be your witness?" Xia Houlin scoffed and grabbed Leng Yuexin next to him.
"What do you have to say now?"
"I'm Mr. Fu's apprentice, I can get him as my witness." Lin Huang looked at Xia Houlin who was in mid-air, he knew he had to convince Xia Houlin.
"His name is Lin Huang, he really is Mr. Fu's apprentice." Leng Yuexin reassured what Lin Huang said.
"Mr. Fu? That Mr. Fu?" Xia Houlin turned around and looked at Leng Yuexin. She nodded.
Lin Huang called Mr. Fu immediately and talked to him about his situation. After the call was hung up, Mr. Fu called Xia Houlin right away.
Xia Houlin gave Lin Huang a deep stare before he teleported himself far away to pick up the call. He returned shortly and said, "You can leave now." Xia Houlin nodded to Lin Huang.
"Lin Huang you traitor!" Fang Wen shouted. He went through a month of brainwashing which resulted in him being loyal to the Purple Crow.
"Fang Wen, I have never wanted to join the Purple Crow. It was that lady Hong Zhuang who captured me and put me in the training camp. Since the first day, I had been planning on escaping. I believe you remember me asking you how dead bodies in the camp were handled before I faked my death. I was preparing to fake my death when I asked. I went a long way to trick Scarface and Hong Zhuang in order to escape the training camp. I have never been a member of the Purple Crow and I never agreed on the way they work so that's not betrayal." Lin Huang explained in front of Fang Wen.
Without bothering what kind of response he would give, Lin Huang turned around and left the auction…
Chapter 384: Qi Muxiong's Secret
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Initially, Lin Huang wanted to bring Leng Yuexin to tour around the footholds to thank her for bringing him to the auction. However, she decided to leave after dinner. It was past eight at night, since it was boring to be in Haitian City on his own, Lin Huang decided to head back to the White Capitals. In the middle of the night, Lin Huang took out two Emperor's Heart Rings in a luxurious hotel in the A-grade foothold, White Capital. They belonged to the two immortal-level guardians at the auction.
"You have obtained the demigod's brain, mission accomplished!"
"Reward: Memory Card x1"
"That's considered as an accomplished mission?" Lin Huang was confused.
"Yes, I have already extracted the demigod's brain from the Emperor's Heart Ring. The mission is accomplished."
"You could extract items from an owner-less Emperor's Heart Ring?" Lin Huang raised his eyebrow.
"Why didn't you tell me that when I gave 30% commission to Yang Ling for unlocking the Emperor's Heart Ring last time?" He asked.
"I can't do that. I could this time due to the mission card which allowed me to extract the mission item from the ring. I can't extract anything that's other than mission item, at least for now."
"Oh…" Lin Huang realized that it was his misunderstanding.
"Oh, yeah. Which ring was the demigod's brain in?"
"In Fei Yuan's ring, the man in the vest."
"People in the Mystery are so sly. The skillful old man told the Purple Crow that the items were with him." Lin Huang exclaimed.
Although the trip was interrupted by the attack of the Purple Crow, Lin Huang became the bigger winner of the incident. He obtained three immortal-level bodies, many auction items including the demigod brain, three gold flame-level fiend cards, and two Legendary Skill Cards. What he wanted from the auction was the dracaena but he received all those by surprise.
"What's the function of the Memory Card?" Lin Huang took out the reward card that he obtained from accomplishing the mission. It was a golden card with a golden brain image on the card. He found it peculiar. He then turned the card around to read the detailed descriptions.
"Memory Card (Activated): The activation of this card allows the user to store any information that the user wants to save. It'll then exist in the user's brain, working like a separate memory for the brain."
"Remark 1: The incoming data must be in good condition."
"Remark 2: The incoming data must belong to either no one or the card user."
"Remark 3: The incoming data would be categorized automatically."
"Remark 4: The missing data from the memory would be remedied as much as it can."
"Remark 5: To prevent the user from damages, the incoming data is restricted to user's combat level."
"Remark 6: The card exists individually, it won't damage or interfere with the user's brain."
"Remark 7: Each card can only be activated once."
"Remark 8: This card has been activated, part of the data came from the demigod brain of Qi Muxiong ."
"So that means with this card, I have an extra memory chip in my brain. Is that it?" Lin Huang asked Xiao Hei after reading the description.
"Yes, that's what it means if you put it that way."
"Is there a limit to the number of card use?" Lin Huang asked.
"No, as long as the memory space is sufficient, you can save any data into your body. It won't do any damage to your brain. However, the Memory Card is considered to be a rare card, I suggest you not exploit it."
"Of course, it would be a waste if I save any data that's below a demigod." Lin Huang knew how precious the card was.
"Inheriting the demigod Qi Muxiong's brain…" Lin Huang's heart was racing as he looked at the card. He took a deep breath.
"I would like to use this card!"
The golden card then transformed into a golden glow and shot into him between his eyebrows. Soon, the golden glow faded away. Lin Huang could feel that there was something added to his brain. However, since he was not a holy fire-level yet, he was unable to explore his brain. All he could feel was the existence of the Memory Card.
As soon as his conscious mind kicked in, Lin Huang got in touch with the card's memory. It was like a dream, he started to live his life in Qi Muxiong's point-of-view. Everything started from the moment he was born. He managed to learn human language two days after he was born, he could project his spirit into the brain of others'. He managed to walk when he was one-week old with the help of his self-discovered floating skill. He learned to do all sorts of house chores when he was one year old as well as reality shifting to change the real world.
When he was three, his ability was comparable with a gold-level…
He reached imperial-level when he was seven…
He became a demigod when he was 15…
When he was one step away from being a god, the virtual eye opened and the god creatures arrived and he joined the team to battle…
The battle lasted for more than two years which destroyed the world. 18 demigods died in the battle and the god was killed eventually. However, the remaining demigods were injured with broken Life Wheels. The battle seemed to change the rule of training which caused Qi Muxiong and the other demigods to be stuck, unable to break through the level barrier. He was dead from not having any Life Power left.
"So Qi Muxiong is also a traveler…" It was noon on the second day when Lin Huang got out of the dream. Lin Xin did not disturb his rest, she was out for lunch with Kylie. Looking at Qi Muxiong's life from his point-of-view, Lin Huang found out the biggest secret of the legendary demigod - He was a traveler. However, he was not a traveler from earth but another world. The world had an even more powerful natural laws. According to Qi Muxiong's memories, that world seemed to have actual gods…
Qi Muxiong's Goldfinger was an energy source the size of a fist and was the main reason how he managed to level up so fast. Realizing that he could not recover from his injuries, Qi Muxiong removed the energy force from his body and hid in a dimensional ruin. That caused his injuries to worsen and accelerated his death. However, Lin Huang did not see where the energy source was stored. He figured that piece of information must be too high that he was unable to retrieve due to his current combat level.
"A dimensional ruin of a demigod isn't what I can manage now. Only when I arrive at imperial-level, only will I have the rights to look for this dimensional ruin." Lin Huang knew it himself.
Just when Lin Huang was ready to explore into Qi Muxiong's training, Lin Xin knocked on his door.
"Brother wake up, I brought you some lunch!"
"Oh, I'll be right there after my shower!"
Chapter 385: Can I Have Some of Your Baby's Blood?
Translator:EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor:EndlessFantasy Translation
During the next couple of days spent in the White Capital, Lin Huang finally finished exploring all the memories of the demigod that he could access. There was nothing that he could copy from Qi Muxiong's training as his level-up was too smooth. He had never encountered any obstacles as long as he absorbed the energy source along the way. However, there were some realizations from the training that he could model from including some combat skills, secret skills, and skill stances. That would take some time so he was digesting them slowly.
In the middle of the night, Lin Huang took out the two Legendary Skill Cards. As he was focusing on studying the demigod's memories, he put everything aside. Now that it was completed, he finally had the time to look at the items that he got.
"Skill Card"
"Skill Card Name: Heaven's Wrath"
"Rarity: Legendary"
"Type of Skill: Movement Skill"
"Skill Level: Transcendent Combat Skill"
"Status: Available"
"Remark 1: Special combat skill with high requirement of Life Power, can only be activated when the user has at least three Life Wheels."
"Remark 2: Consumes a massive amount of Life Power. The more Life Power is used, the more powerful this skill is."
"Remark 3: Best to not use this skill when Life Power is insufficient or else user's spiritual power and vitality will be consumed."
"Card Remarks: Not bad"
…
"Skill Card"
"Skill Card Name: Omniscient Nature"
"Rarity: Legendary"
"Type of Skill: Ocular Skill"
"Skill Level: Transcendent Combat Skill"
"Status: Available"
"Remark 1: Special combat skill with the requirement of a powerful soul. The strength of the soul must be two times more powerful than an opponent of the same level to activate the skill."
"Remark 2: This skill comes with enhanced insight and learning ability without other ocular abilities. The user will have to learn other ocular skills on his own."
"Card Remarks: Not bad"
"Two legendary skills, a movement skill and an ocular skill, that's not too bad." Lin Huang was much calm after studying the demigod's memories. However, he had doubts about the skills.
"Xiao Hei, why is the Omniscient Nature's skill weakened? I've seen the man with glasses used before, he had the ability to engulf the dragon flame and release it again but now the description says it's just for insight and learning. What happened?"
"The skill extraction doesn't mean the skills that others already have, but the best skills that system could come up with from the source skills.Omniscient Naturehad insight and learning abilities itself while the affiliated abilities would have to acquired from training. The system had deleted the affiliated abilities when it was optimizing the skill."
"Alright then… I shall learn the other ocular skills myself then." Lin Huang accepted the truth unwillingly. Fortunately, there were many ocular skills in the demigod's memories. WithOmniscient Nature, he should not take too long to learn the rest.
"Let's activate both Skill Cards then." Lin Huang instructed.
Under Lin Huang's instruction, the two Skill Cards in his hand turned into two purple glows and went into his body. There were two Skill Cards appeared in his Life Wheels. He obtained the skills from the Skill Card right away, the combat skills would not occupy the slots of his Monster Skills. As the two purple glow went into his body, the information of both skills merged with his body, making him feel like he had mastered both the skills immediately.
"Congratulations, you have activated Legendary-Skill Card - Heaven's Wrath."
"Congratulations, you have activated Legendary Skill Card - Omniscient Nature."
"Detected! Kaleidoscope is similar to Omniscient Nature, would you like to engulf the card? Your Skill Combination Card won't be necessary for this."
"Does that mean all three ocular skill would disappear?" Lin Huang was worried that Xiao Hei was trying to set him up.
"No,Omniscient Nature is a type of ocular skill. Aside from some rare ocular skills, it can engulf them to keep them as its own while its original ocular abilities would be remain the same or even strengthen."
"Alright then, go on and engulf them." Lin Huang nodded after hearing what he wanted to hear from Xiao Hei.
"Deleting Kaleidoscope, Omniscient Nature... Combining with Magic Eye Deterrence, Boundless Vision, Third Eye, and Illusion."
Xiao Hei's notification came soon.
"Take a look at my exclusive card." Lin Huang instructed.
"Host: Lin Huang"
"Gender: Male"
"Age: 16"
"Combat strength: Gold-Level Rank-3"
"Talent: Superhuman Strength"
"Life Seed 1: Sly Hands (Rare)"
"Life Seed 2: Substitute (Epic)"
"Life Seed 3: Micro Territory (Epic)"
"Life Seed 4: Seraphic Speed (Epic)"
"Combat Skill 1: Great Sword Scripture (Sword Skill)"
"Combat Skill 2: Wildfire Sword(Sword Skill)"
"Combat Skill 3: Thunder Sting (Sword Skill)"
"Combat Skill 4: Hundred Flowing Blades (Sword Skill)"
"Combat Skill 5: Mountain Blade (Heavy Weapon Skill)"
"Combat Skill 6: Fatal Tactics (Close Combat Skill)"
"Combat Skill 7: Heaven's Wrath (Movement Skill)"
"Combat Skill 8: Omniscient Nature (Ocular Skill)"
"Combat Skill 9: Spectral Snowsteps (Movement Skill)"
"Combat Skill 10: Cloud Steps (Movement Skill)"
"Combat Skill 11: Thunder Steps (Movement Skill)"
"Monster Skill 1: Vampire Particles"
"Monster Skill 2: Advanced Disguise"
"Monster Skill 3: Immense Strength"
"Monster Skill 4: Leech Pods"
"Monster Skill 5: Absolute Defence (Beginner)"
"Monster Skill 6: Thunder Control (Advance)"
"Monster Skill 7: Dark Shield"
"Summon Authority: Activated"
"Available Number of summons: 5"
"Remark: Basically, you pass."
"I have two extra combat skills now and three vacant Monster Card slots, let's just leave it this way for now." Lin Huang kept his exclusive card after reading the details.
"Since I have gotten the dracaena, now all I have to do it to get Yang Ling to extract it." He then looked at the Monster Cards that he had. He was only left with Lancelot (Ruthless Sword Master) and Thunder (Viridescent Thunderhawk) to be unsealed.
"Where do I get the blood of the bird type ancient monster?"
Although he had Seventails which was triple mutated with phoenix blood, it was not a phoenix blood type after all. It was not an ancient monster either. Unless the concentration of its phoenix blood increased and level-up to a phoenix blood type, if that happened, he could use its blood to unseal the Viridescent Thunderhawk.
The only thing that Lin Huang was clueless about now was the unlocking of Thunder. He had asked for more information on the black market and Hunter Forum for a while now but nobody responded.
He shook his head and put his worries aside. It was past 11 when he looked at the time. Just when he was going to shower, his phone rang. It was Yi Yeyu who called.
"Why are you calling this late, is there anything?" Yi Yeyu was excited when he picked up the phone.
"Nothing, just want to share a good news with you. Can you guess what is it?" She was mysterious.
"You have leveled-up to immortal-level?" He teased.
"What? No! Guess again." Yi Yeyu was unhappy when Lin Huang mentioned about her combat level.
"Then, it's got to be your brother leveling up to immortal-level." He remained smiling.
"Go f*ck yourself!" Yi Yeyu rolled her eyes.
"You're the one who's asking me to guess. Since it's a good news, those are the only two good news that I could think of." Lin Huang opened his arms.
"Nevermind then, with your intelligence, you might not be able to guess it correctly next year. I'll announce it myself, wait for me!" Yi Yeyu said and disappeared from the video.
"What's this about…" Lin Huang was speechless. She must have encountered something good that caused her to be so excited in the middle of the night.
Soon, Yi Yeyu appeared with a red egg on her hands.
"Is this the pet monster egg of a phoenix blood?!" Lin Huang's eyes lit up when he saw the monster egg. To him, it was not only a monster egg, but one that contained the bird type ancient monster's blood to unseal the Viridescent Thunderhawk.
"Hehe, I just got it today. My great-grandfather said it's an intermediate-level monster egg of a phoenix blood. When it's hatched, I will have a baby with phoenix blood!" Yi Yeyu was excited, perhaps she would not be able to sleep tonight.
"Congratulation!" Lin Huang said and bit his lip.
"Erm… Let's discuss something."
"What is it?" Yi Yeyu thought his expression was odd.
"After your baby is hatched, could you give me some of its blood?" Lin Huang came out with a shameless request.
Chapter 386: Are You Interested In Being A Teacher?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Huang was humming while he brushed his teeth the next morning. He had finally gotten the bird type ancient monster's blood matter settled. As soon as Yi Yeyu's monster egg with phoenix blood was hatched, he could finally unseal the Viridescent Thunderhawk. He was in a good mood.
He talked to Yi Yeyu about the matter until past two in the midnight, she agreed to help him unwillingly.
"There's not much left to do before leveling up to holy fire level now. Basically, I'll just need to find more double mutated sword type monsters for Lancelot to unlock and fill up Bloody's skills before unlocking it. Also, I'll need to upgrade my combat level to complete gold-level…" Lin Huang had arranged what he was supposed to do for the next few months.
"Before that, I'll need to get Yang Ling to unlock the Emperor's Heart Ring for me to extract the dracaena."
After washing up, Lin Huang brought Lin Xin downstairs for buffet breakfast. Just when they were seated, his phone rang. It was Mr. Fu who was calling, he picked up his phone immediately.
"Good morning master." Lin Huang greeted him with a smile.
"My good apprentice, I see you're having breakfast." Mr. Fu saw the fried bun in Lin Huang's plate.
"Yes, I guess you haven't had yours?" Lin Huang asked.
"I hardly have breakfast for years…" Mr. Fu smiled and shook his head.
When one arrived at transcendent, the need for food would drop. Many people would consume transcendent monsters for the Life Power that remained in the monster carcass. Some of the skilled Food Hunters could contain most of the remaining Life Power in the monsters with the handling of food ingredients. That was the reason why the Food Hunters had many friends.
"My dear apprentice, are you still in Haitian City?" Mr. Fu asked out of nowhere.
"No, I came back to the White Capital a few days back." Lin Huang answered honestly.
"Oh, for your sister's college admission?" Mr. Fu knew Lin Xin was accepted into the Martial Hunter College.
"Mainly for her to adapt to the environment. But I'll be here until she opens the school and leaves temporarily if something came up in between." Lin Huang nodded.
"Since your sister is going to Martial Hunter School, are you interested to enter as well?" Mr. Fu smiled widely at Lin Huang.
"Err…" Lin Huang was stunned when he heard the question, he started thinking to himself.
With this current combat level, there was not much meaning to enter the Martial Hunter School as most of the teachers were just complete gold-level. There were transcendents as well but they only made up less than one-tenth of the teachers. Besides, one would only need to be a silver-level rank-1 to enter this college. However, what Lin Huang really wanted was to go into the library of such college to remedy all his lack of basic knowledge.
Mr. Fu seemed to know what Lin Huang was thinking about. With his character, if he really was not interested, he would reject directly instead of thinking like what he was doing right now.
"Apprentice, I don't mean you going in to be a student, but as a teacher." Mr. Fu added and smiled.
"Teacher? But my standard…" Lin Huang was puzzled.
"What's wrong with your standard? If you're talking about combat level, you're almost a complete gold-level at 16 when most of the people only achieve that after they're 20 years old. In the case of your abilities, not many teachers in the college can even defeat you. If they don't like you, you can always teach them a lesson!" Mr. Fu persuaded.
"But I know less than most students when it comes to basic knowledge…" Lin Huang smiled awkwardly as he knew that most of the students who managed to get into the college were top students.
"That's the reason why I want to digest in the college for a while for your lack of basic knowledge. Training is like building a skyscraper, if your base is sturdy, your building will be able to go higher. If your basics are bad, no matter how high your building is, it won't be able to withstand the weather."
"I have thought about giving you some lectures for a few months before you level-up to transcendent to give you a stable base. However, I've given it some thought and think it'll be better if you learn it yourself. Humans are like that, they'll remember the things that they learn themselves more compared to if they're forced to learn it."
"I'm asking you to be a teacher for the extra pressure. As you know, all of the students in Martial Hunter College are top students. If you don't want to embarrass yourself, you must learn the basic yourself."
"The library in the Martial Hunter College is one of the three biggest libraries in Division7. The basic knowledge is shared among a few more colleges with massive data. A teacher could access to almost everything in the library. If you want a good base, there's nothing more suitable that this college in the entire Division7."
Mr. Fu was long-winded hoping Lin Huang could accept his suggestion. Lin Huang took a deep breath and nodded hard.
"I'll do it!" Although the stress was big, Lin Huang accepted the challenge anyway.
"That's more like it." Mr. Fu nodded in satisfaction when he heard Lin Huang's answer.
"Give me your coordinates, I'll bring you to Xiao Liu in Martial Hunter College."
"Right now?!" Lin Huang opened his eyes big.
"Of course I'm not asking you to start teaching now, it's holiday for the college these two months. I'll bring you to Xiao Liu and get your teacher license done. Since it's holiday now, you could read up in the library. I shall stay a few days in the White Capital to give you my contacts. You will be a new teacher when school opens in September." Mr. Fu smiled and explained after seeing Lin Huang being shocked.
After the phone was hung up, Lin Huang wiped off the cold sweat that did not exist. He lost his appetite for breakfast.
"Brother, you'll be our teacher?" Lin Xin heard the conversation loud and clear, she looked at him in anticipation.
"Err, I'm not sure which class I'll be sent to." Lin Huang rubbed his nose and sent his coordinates to Mr. Fu.
Soon, a green dimensional relic appeared and Mr. Fu stepped out of it. Nobody thought it was odd and did not bother about his appearance while carried on with their breakfast. There were many people who owned dimensional relics in the White Capital, it was nothing odd to have their location pinned in the luxurious hotel.
Mr. Fu kept his dimensional relic, he noticed Lin Huang and walked towards him.
"Master, get something to eat." Lin Huang pulled a chair next to him and passed Mr. Fu his plate.
"This hotel has an amazing fried bun."
He then walked to the reception and got Mr. Fu a food voucher. Complimentary breakfast was only meant for in-house guests and Mr. Fu would have to pay for breakfast. After getting the food voucher, Lin Huang got a juice and returned to his seat. He then placed the juice in front of Mr. Fu.
"This fried bun is really good." Mr. Fu commented.
Soon, the three of them finished breakfast.
"You'll stay in the hotel with Kylie while master and I will drop by your school." Lin Huang summoned Kylie and said to Lin Xin.
A new summoning beast? Mr. Fu looked at Kylie with great interest. He only stopped looking when Kylie and Lin Xin left the table.
"Let's go!"
Chapter 387: The Supreme Relic
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Mr. Fu brought Lin Huang to a villa district that was less than one kilometer from the Martial Hunter College. A plump middle-aged man approached them as soon as they appeared, he was passionate and respectful towards Mr. Fu. As he was looking at Lin Huang, Lin Huang was checking him out too.
The man looked like he was in his 40s and slightly chubby. He was wearing a high-end casual branded piece of clothing that seemed like he did not care and it felt like he had just put them on. He had a light shampoo fragrance on him, he must have gotten out of the shower not long ago. Although he was plump, his features were sharp. Though short, he had an aura that made people feel like he was not someone to be offended. What Lin Huang thought odd was he was way too passionate when he saw Mr. Fu.
"Is this person gay…" Lin Huang had his guard up considering all the signs that he noticed.
"Mr. Fu, this is…" The man asked after chatting with Mr. Fu for a while.
"This is my apprentice Lin Huang, he's only 16 this year." Mr. Fu patted Lin Huang's shoulder proudly.
"You have an apprentice now?!" The man was shocked at first and soon he started checking out Lin Huang. He noticed that the way the man looked at him became odd, he then walked towards Mr. Fu.
"Yes, this little guy is perfect for me, there's nothing that I don't like about him. Others would definitely take him away if I didn't pick him up quick." Mr. Fu laughed.
"Oh yea, let me introduce you. This is the Xiao Liu that I was telling you about. His real name is Liu Ming, he's the dean of the Martial Hunter College in Division7. He's also an immortal-level fire-element sword master. He has nine Life Fires lit. Once he burnt a B-grade foothold of the Saints with one sword and from that one slash, the fire burnt for seven days and seven nights before it died off."
"That small matter isn't worth mentioning. Without your teaching sir, I'm afraid I might still be holy fire-level now. Don't talk about nine Life Fires being lit, it would've been impossible for me to even reach immortal-level." Liu Ming shook his head and sighed. He then looked at Lin Huang.
"Too bad I can't be like brother Lin, to be able to be taught by sir all the time."
"So he's just a big fan…" Lin Huang was relieved after hearing what the man said. He realized that the man was looking at him with envy instead of anything else.
"Which level is master really at that an immortal-level with nine Life Fire lit respects him so much…" Lin Huang had always thought that Mr. Fu was an imperial-level but now he was not sure anymore.
"What are you doing, why are you not responding?" Mr. Fu slapped the back of Lin Huang's head.
"Oh. Nice meeting you, sir!" Lin Huang snapped out of his zone.
"Don't call me sir. I'm Mr. Fu's half-apprentice, you can call me brother Liu." Liu Ming secretly looked at Mr. Fu as he said that as he was worried that Mr. Fu would deny him. Mr. Fu despised people calling themselves his apprentice, however, Mr. Fu did not respond at all.
Lin Huang looked at Mr. Fu as he did not know if such address was appropriate. After all, Liu Ming was an immortal-level who had nine Life Fires lit.
Mr. Fu then nodded and smiled at Lin Huang.
"Nice meeting you brother Liu!" Lin Huang said.
"It's our first time meeting, I should get you a gift. But sir only informed me that he was bringing someone without saying who that is so I didn't prepare anything. Since you're also a sword master, I'll get you a sword then." Liu Ming said and took out a sword from his Emperor's Heart Ring.
It was a thin battle sword, the body was as thin as a cicada's wing that was half silver and half black, it was clear that the sword for perfect if one was looking to perform well in the speed department. Lin Huang used it for a while and sensed that it was a grade-5 relic or even higher.
"Take it, this is a supreme relic, you know." Mr. Fu was satisfied with the gift that Liu Ming gave Lin Huang.
"That's very generous of you, Xiao Liu." Mr. Fu said.
"It's nothing, he's family." Liu Ming smiled and looked at Lin Huang. He then passed him the sword.
"This is one of the supreme swords in my collections, its name is Zenonia. This is its ancient form, you can change into three different forms following your need. Hope you like it."
Lin Huang took the sword over and started playing with it carefully. Although he could not use the supreme relic with his current combat level, he was still very excited. He did not expect to receive such an expensive gift from Liu Ming. A supreme relic was relic above grade-5, it was the highest equipment that humans could manufacture as demigod relics were impossible for man to make as the strength was just slightly weaker than an ancient relic that was dropped by an imperial-level monster. Any supreme relic would cost at least 100,000 Life Crystals at the auction while the sword that Lin Huang was holding would cost at least 300,000 Life Crystals. If the demand was high, the price might even go beyond 500,000 Life Crystals.
He had to admit that Liu Ming was really generous.
"Keep it, let's talk business." Mr. Fu could see how much Lin Huang loved his new sword.
Lin Huang then kept the sword unwillingly while following behind Liu Ming and Mr. Fu into the house.
"Sir you told me that you have found a teacher for my college, do you mean brother Lin?" Liu Ming poured tea casually for the both of them and asked.
"What do you think?" Mr. Fu took a sip and asked.
"That's great, looking at his combat level and training, he's suitable to be our teacher." Liu Ming did not have any rejections towards Lin Huang. As a sword master himself, he could sense that Lin Huang was level-2 on his Sword Dao. It was unbelievable for a 16-year-old to have such an achievement.
"Don't worry, you can tell me the truth." Mr. Fu put down the teacup and looked at Liu Ming.
"Erm… He's good enough as a whole. However, there's one problem which is his basic knowledge. Without that, our students might be unhappy." Lin Huang was only 16, Liu Ming could tell that he had never gone to college.
"That's it?" Mr. Fu asked.
"Yes, he's qualified in other prospects." Liu Ming nodded.
"You heard him. For the sake of not misleading the kids, you should seize the time to learn." Mr. Fu looked at Lin Huang.
"I understand. Lin Huang smiled awkwardly and nodded.
"It's a deal then, I shall hand this kid to you." Mr. Fu patted Lin Huang's shoulder.
"I'm on it." Liu Ming nodded immediately.
Chapter 388: Life Level
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Huang got his teacher qualification certificate after seeing Liu Ming. He was the first one who managed to become a college teacher at the age of 16 throughout Division1 to Division12. Let alone such reputable college such as the Martial Hunter College, even third-rate colleges in the B-grade footholds never had a 16-year-old teacher.
The reason why Liu Ming let Lin Huang work as a teacher was not entirely due to Mr. Fu. The main reason was that Lin Huang was up to par. No matter his combat level or his understanding of the art of the sword, he was qualified to be a teacher. Regarding his basic knowledge, that would require him to spend some time in preparing for the classes before it was time. It was alright if some students asked difficult questions. In reality, some holy fire-level teachers could not even answer some of the more difficult questions from the students sometimes.
"Lin Huang, I'll give you the system guide on the cultivation. You'll have to study on your own in the library after I left."
As they got back to the hotel, Mr. Fu sat on the couch in the living room and started his lesson with Lin Huang.
'First of all, what is Life Power? Lin Huang, tell me what do you think Life Power is?"
Lin Huang sat up straight, he was shocked by the question. He thought for a moment before giving his answer.
"I think Life Power is a cultivation force."
"Your answer is correct but not accurate." Mr. Fu nodded in satisfaction.
"To be exact, Life Power is life force. Before the new era started, the human body did not contain Life Wheels in this world so Life Power didn't exist back then. The life force in the old times existed in the qi-blood of a human. The more powerful their qi was, the stronger their life force. Therefore, all of the practitioners were cultivating their qi and physique. The more powerful their physique was, the more powerful their qi was thus more powerful life force and abilities."
"Look back at a few eras before that, humans had even figured out how to cultivate life force from their souls. During that era, everyone was cultivating their souls as that was the only way to strengthen their life force. However, it's different in this era. There are Life Wheel in our bodies and the more Life Power in our body, the stronger our abilities…"
"Have you noticed that no matter which cultivation path one takes, there's always a similarity?" Mr. Fu smiled at Lin Huang.
"Do you mean the base of cultivation is to increase life force? So no matter which form the life force, the base is still the same." Lin Huang understood immediately. From Mr. Fu's guide, he finally knew the truth of cultivation.
"The base of life is the combination of substance and energy. A substance can be explained as the combination of the flesh and soul while the energy is mainly formed by life force." Mr. Fu smiled and nodded.
"Master, is the soul a substance?" Lin Huang raised his question.
"There are many arguments whether the soul is a substance or energy but I think that the soul is a unique substance. As energy is something simple while the soul is similar to the human physique, they are detailed and complicated. From some points of view, they're like robots of different forms. If you think that it's difficult to understand, I can remove the topic of the soul and not talk about it." Mr. Fu explained.
"So we're talking about life being the combination of substance and energy… No matter which cultivation system, put simply, humans are made of their physique, the soul, and life force. The stronger the life force, the stronger the physique. This is directly related to the substance of the life force. However, this relation is only within yourself as could have any effect on your life force. The flow of your life force would neither strengthen the physique of others' nor will the deterioration of your life force affect others."
"On the other hand, the stronger our physique, the more life force it can contain. Therefore, the cultivation of life force is a positive cycle. The life force grows together with the physique at the same time. Following that, our life level would increase as well."
"Life level?" Lin Huang heard something new again.
"Yes, following different life force forms and the strength, there are levels to our life strength. Just like a pyramid, level on level, from low to high."
"The measurement of the pyramid base is that the life force that couldn't escape from the human physique. To humans, no matter ordinary or complete gold-level, we're all on this level."
"The second level would be the life force that could leave the human physique and exist independently in the material world. In reality, looking at the current cultivation system, no matter holy fire-level or imperial-level, all transcendent-level belongs to this level."
"Meanwhile on the third layer, the life force doesn't only exist independently but it can also adjust its frequency to various forces in the material world for resonance. Using that to adjust the force of the world, it could also alter its own substance to form any substance in the world."
"We call creatures on this level a god. When one reaches this level, it's easy for them to move even mountains. Creature of such level can move flames to engulf an A-grade foothold just like that. Of course, they can also move mountains to crash onto the foothold from above and even bring water from the ocean to drown the place… There are many ways to make mankind disappear in the world overnight."
Lin Huang was fearful as he listened, he did not know that there were such powerful creatures in the world. He had always thought it was the same in the novels where gods were only slightly more powerful than humans. He did not expect different the life levels they were on to have such a huge gap, making the godlike creature so powerful that they surpassed humans on every level.
"Are there more… above level-3?" Lin Huang asked carefully.
"I have no idea. Maybe there is, maybe not. Nobody knows that before reaching that level." Mr. Fu smiled awkwardly and shook his head.
"I've only heard of these three levels."
"Level-3 is already invincible, what kind of power is one able to handle if there's a higher level?!" Lin Huang could not imagine how powerful a person above level-3 would be.
"Alright, all you need to know is the surface of the life base, life level, and life force. Let me teach you the way to use Life Power…" Mr. Fu interrupted Lin Huang's wild imagination.
Chapter 389: Outlining The Sword Dao
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"No matter Life Power or other force, its form can be altered. If we talk about its base alone, there are three forms in short which are the point, line and surface. There are higher forms beyond the three-dimensions but you won't be getting to that in a short period of time so there's no need to talk about it yet. Let's talk about point, line, and surface today."
"When the force is gathered at one point, the ability to break through will be at its highest. When the force is gathered into a line, it would reach its peak cutting ability. These two forms are usually used in attacks. When force is gathered into a surface, it would form a forcefield that can be used as a shield. Of course, there are more different uses that can be formed with the use of the line and surface forms…"
"No matter which forbidden skills or combat skills you're using, there are ways to change the form of the force utilized. The base of the form changes are always these three forms…" Mr. Fu's explanation deepened Lin Huang's understanding of the use of Life Power.
"The Life Skill Army Attack Tactics that you train isn't that advanced in the beginning but it helps tremendously on the use of force. Many people know that level-9 of Army Attack Tactics is comparable with the effect of a Holy Life Skill. To be able to train to level-9, the use of force is much higher than many other Holy Life Skills. But of course, it's difficult to reach level-9."
"If you don't have the confidence to get to level-9 on Army Attack Tactics , I have a Holy Life Skill called the Star Tactics for you. However, if you have the confidence to get to level-9, there's no need to change your Life Skill." Mr. Fu said and looked at Lin Huang.
"It's never too late to change but to be able to train Star Tactics to the level of Army Attack Tactics that you are now, it would take at least half a year."
"I have the confidence to get to level-9, there's no need to change." Lin Huang gave a certain answer. Mr. Fu had no doubt when he heard Lin Huang's answer.
"If that's so, follow your progress now and proceed to train in Army Attack Tactics ." Mr. Fu said.
"Your major is the Sword Dao and your minor are firearms, you're also an Imperial Censor. I've seen a couple of your summoning monsters, you've trained them well. I'm not an Imperial Censor myself, there's no way that I can guide you when it comes to this. But of course, you can always ask me whenever you have any questions, I'll get my Imperial Censor friend to help."
"The firearms masters are adept in long-distance attacks so it's good that it's your minor profession. In reality, firearms masters are in high demand within people who are above holy fire-level. Although Life Power will be used in other occupations, the abilities of the firearm master are quite simply the best when it comes to long-distance attacks. Some of the powerful firearm masters could even go against top archery practitioners. For this, I will provide you with many gunfighting techniques. However, as this is your minor profession, you should always focus your training on the Sword Dao."
"The Sword Dao is a powerful path. Not only in this era but many other eras in history, no matter the forms of life force, the Sword Dao has always been a major profession. There have been many top Sword Dao practitioners along the way."
"I am a sword master but I have also trained in the Sword Dao. I'm not bad at it so it should be sufficient to guide you. I have seen your sword skills and your speed, strength and defensive abilities are good. There are almost no flaws on you. You're gifted in the Sword Dao as you've already arrived at level-2. From what I see, it's amazing that you have already achieved so much at your age. However, there are still two things that you need to improve…"
What Mr. Fu said made Lin Huang's eyes lit up. He had always wondered if there was anything that he should break through before he becomes a transcendent hunter. What Mr. Fu was saying was the something that he had always been looking for.
"Firstly, your Sword Dao's base is high but not firm. I guess the Life Skill that you picked in the beginning was of a higher level which makes your foundation look good but it's an illusion. Just like the frame of a house that looks good but is built with foam. To solve this issue isn't difficult but it'll take time to train up many sword techniques."
"Secondly, your sword skills are good when you use them individually but you don't have good combos. It's like having good books but they're scattered all over the house. When you need them, you'll realize that you have no idea where you've put them. So, what you need is an outline for your Sword Dao, to rearrange all the sword skills that you've learned along the way. It's like getting a bookshelf to categorize all your books. That way, you could just pick up the book easily whenever you need it."
"I have already picked a Sword Dao outline for you. It's a sword skill that I created earlier, it's called the Star Dome." Mr. Fu said and looked at Lin Huang with pride.
"So? Isn't the name great? It took me a couple of days to come up with the name. Star Dome implies the inclusiveness of everything in the universe, it's perfect for your sword skill."
"Err… It's not bad." Lin Huang smiled.
What he really wanted to say was that there were many fancy names in the novels on earth, but looking at Mr. Fu being proud of himself, he did not want to break his heart.
"After I leave, you can go to the Martial Hunter College's library during the day and train your sword at the training room at the college at night. Master the Star Dome as soon as possible and only work on other skills later on. There's no need to activate your Life Skill intentionally as the speed of your level-up is fast enough. Let yourself get to complete gold-level naturally." Mr. Fu had come out with a plan for him.
"This is the training crystal of Star Dome that I recorded. Keep it properly, destroy it after you've mastered the skill and don't send it to anyone." Mr. Fu said and passed him a black crystal of the size of a first.
"Understand!" Lin Huang kept it immediately.
"Let me think… I think that's everything that I have to say." Mr. Fu rubbed his chin and thought.
"Don't go to the library these two days since I'm still here, let's train your sword skill in the training room. If there's anything that you don't understand, you can always call me and I'll get to them immediately to guide you on the spot. After I left two days later, you won't have that privilege anymore."
"I'll learn as fast as I can." Lin Huang nodded.
"Oh ya, let me know as soon as you mastered Star Dome . I will send you the tutorials for other sword skills." Mr. Fu added. The reason why he did not want to send tutorials of all the sword skills to Lin Huang was that he would put Star Dome aside and learn the other sword skills instead. That would defeat the purpose of his training.
"Sure, I will." Lin Huang could guess what Mr. Fu had in mind.
Chapter 390: Librarian 07003
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Congratulations, you have obtained Legendary Skill Card - Star Dome card pieces x618!"
Three days passed by swiftly, Lin Huang accumulated the card pieces quick where he managed to get more than 600 card pieces within three days. When the first card piece appeared, he found out that the card was legendary-level and thought it would be good if he could get 10 card pieces per day. It would take him forever to combine the card pieces into a complete card.
What he did not expect was that during his training, the images of Qi Muxiong's sword trying appeared occasionally. Every time they appeared, there would be hundreds of card pieces appearing as well. On the first day afternoon, the memory appeared once and Lin Huang obtained more than 100 card pieces. On the second day, the memory appeared twice and he obtained more than 200 card pieces. On the third day, the memory appeared three times and he obtained more than 300 card pieces.
A Legendary Skill Card would require at least 10,000 card pieces to combine into a complete card. Although Lin Huang had no idea how many card pieces exactly he would need, he had the confidence to accumulate more than 10,000 pieces within two months. Although he had yet to accumulate a complete card, he was already half-way there thanks to Mr. Fu.
"You really are a sword genius! To lower the difficulty, I purposely broke down the techniques from 18 forms to 108 forms but they're still difficult to most swordmasters. They would need at least three months of training to get a hang of it. I didn't expect you to take only two hours on the first day to get a hang of it. Your improvement within these two days is tremendous. Looking at your progress, I think you'll only need two months at most to master the skill." Mr. Fu complimented him.
Lin Huang recalled getting a hang of the skill from the first image that he saw from Qi Muxiong's memory. That was how he managed to get so many card pieces. Without the memory, he might have needed at least 10 days to get the same amount of card pieces and get the hang of the skill.
"Seems like your training has been progressing well, there's no meaning for me to stay here any longer. From tomorrow onwards, you'll move to the dorm in the Martial Hunter College. You'll go to the library in the day and train at night, you don't have to go to the hotel back and forth. Call me if there are any questions." Mr. Fu patted his shoulder and stepped into his dimensional relic.
After sending Mr. Fu off, Lin Huang had lunch with Lin Xin and checked out from the hotel. When he was given the teacher's certificate, he was even given a teacher's dorm. He thought since it was called a dorm, the size should be small and he would not mind cramping in the dorm with Lin Xin. However, he thought Mr. Fu might not be able to get used to it so he decided to stay in the hotel with Mr. Fu instead.
Once he arrived at the dorm, he realized that he was wrong. The dorm was not just a room but instead, was a three-story villa that was similar in size to his house in Winter City. Apparently, the Martial Hunter College's teachers had great privileges. He stepped into the house and saw that the decorations were not fancy but everything was good as new. It gave the feeling that he had just moved into a new house.
"Brother, it's good here!" Lin Xin opened the window and looked out. The Martial Hunter College itself had beautiful sceneries around it. There were mountains and rivers in the dorm area, making it a soothing environment. After touring the house and cleaning up two bedrooms, Lin Huang summoned Tyrant.
"I'm going to the library, I won't be back for lunch. You can go shopping with Tyrant."
"Alright." Lin Xin nodded.
After leaving the dorm, Lin Huang summoned the Viridian Wolf and headed to the library. The Martial Hunter College was huge and now that it was school holiday where there was barely anyone there, he was not worried that riding on the Viridian Wolf would hurt anyone. Within three minutes, he arrived at the library entrance. He recalled the Viridian Wold and projected his certificate. He then swiped the door with his card and stepped into the library.
His jaw dropped as he stepped in. As there was no library in the Hunter Reserve College in small places like Wulin Town where he used to live. It was Lin Huang's first time stepping into a library in this world. He knew the library would be different from earth but what he saw was shocking.
"What… is… this…"
There was a gigantic monster on the ceiling. The monster was like a blue, giant brain that was covered in a light purple, semi-transparent jelly. At the bottom of the jelly were millions of tentacles. It looked like a semi-transparent giant, purple jellyfish with a blue brain on its belly.
Besides, there were no bookshelves in this library at all. There was not even a book! There were just tables and chairs as well as more than 100 individual cubicles which seemed to require authorization to access. There was a tentacle on top of each set of table and chair. The tentacles were moving slightly so Lin Huang knew it was not dead.
"Welcome to the library, first-timer. I am Librarian 07003. Don't be scared, I'm just a harmless artificial creature. My purpose here is to save information and assistance…"
"Oh… Okay…" A sound popped into Lin Huang's brain, he finally snapped out from zoning out.
"If you would like to look for any information, you can go to any vacant ports and my tentacle will connect to your Emperor's Heart Ring. You don't have to worry about the leaking of your personal information as my ports can only enter data and cannot extract data. It's a one-way data flow…" Librarian 07003 explained.
"What's that room over there?" Lin Huang pointed at the cubicles.
"That's exclusively for teachers only, you would need the teacher certificate to activate it. The data authorization level is higher. If the light on the entrance is red, it means that it's unavailable and a green light would mean it's vacant. All you'll have to do is to scan your teacher's certificate to enter." Librarian 07003 explained again.
"I understand now, thanks!" Lin Huang walked to the cubicles immediately and picked a cubicle.
"You'll need to set on your Emperor's Heart Ring to authorize my entry then you'll be able to look into the data." Librarian 07003 guided.
Lin Huang followed the instructions immediately, the testable on top of the cubicle dropped slowly and connected on his Emperor's Heart Ring. He got into the library page in an instant.
"If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me. Happy reading!" The librarian's voice disappeared after it said that.
"Let's look at the content of the Year One Sword Dao's programme and see what else could I look for in there…" Although it was difficult to achieve, Lin Huang did not want to mislead the students that he was going to teach. He started going into his teacher mode without him realizing.