Chapter 441: Farewell
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After the three of them finished their coffee, Lin Huang went to the counter to pay immediately. Yi Yeyu was holding onto Si Kongrou's arm when he came back, and he could not help but feel like a lightbulb between them.
"Big sister, since your family name is Si Kong, do you happen to be related to Si Kongjian?" Lin Huang thought the atmosphere was awkward, so he broke the ice as they strolled.
"You know Xiao Jian?" Si Kongrou stared puzzledly at Lin Huang.
"He was one of the examiners when we were training in the ruins."
"Oh, he's my brother. My cousin brother to be exact. But I have more than ten cousin brothers, so we hardly talk to each other," Si Kongjian explained.
"I knew it when I heard his name the last time, but I didn't ask." Yi Yeyu smugly seemed like she had it all figured out.
"You attended that training as well?" Si Kongrou asked with her eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, that was how I leveled up to holy fire-level. It was Lin Huang who helped me to kill the monster." Yi Yeyu did not forget about Lin Huang's help.
"It's nothing." Lin Huang faked a laugh as he needed to please Si Kongrou. After all, it was not in his best interest to be hated by an immortal-level.
"Oh, which monster did you kill to level up?" Si Kongrou looked at Lin Huang and asked again.
"The Fire Phoenix. It was difficult…" Yi Yeyu started telling the entire story about how they killed the Fire Phoenix.
And that was how Si Kongrou found out that Lin Huang was an Imperial Censor with great abilities. However, she did not have much comment on him.
"The Fire Phoenix is a double mutated monster with phoenix blood. It's a great choice for people with fire attributes." That was all Si Kongrou said.
Yi Yeyu then talked to Si Kongjian about her training while Lin Huang listened as he thought it was eye-opening. However, the conversation then shifted to some girls' talk that included which facial mask was the best, which lip color would be attractive to guys, the latest arrival of the trendiest brands, who just got married and who got divorced, and so on...
Lin Huang was staring into space as he listened. He even followed the both of them into a shopping mall without realizing it.
The three of them shopped at the ladies' department. Only Yi Yeyu tried on clothes while Si Kongrou did not. All she did was pick out the largest size for the clothes that she browsed through. Lin Huang did not dare to ask if she was buying them for herself or for someone else. They shopped all the way to the fourth floor where Si Kongrou stopped to gawk at a white wedding dress.
"Such a pretty dress!"
"I think it's pretty too. Sis Rou Rou, buy it if you like it," Yi Yeyu encouraged.
"Why should I buy something that I would never wear in my life? Which man would ever want to marry me?" Si Kongrou shook her head and looked away. To Lin Huang, her gentle expression and eyes that dimmed in disdain confirmed that she really was a woman.
"Fate is odd. There's always someone for you in this world. It's just that you haven't met him yet," Lin Huang comforted her, but he soon regretted what he said as he was afraid that she might think that he was interested in her.
"Maybe…" Si Kongrou only looked sadly at Lin Huang, obviously still down.
To make her feel better, Yi Yeyu brought the both of them to a dessert parlor upstairs.
"Oh my!" Si Kongrou grinned when she saw the dessert cafe.
"Ten years ago, when I was still a little girl, you would always bring me to eat dessert whenever I was unhappy. I would always forget what upset me as I gorged myself on the yummiest things…" Yi Yeyu still remembered the sweet memory that Si Kongrou had given her a decade ago.
"To be honest, at first, I thought you would become fat and blame me when you get older. I didn't know that you'd have a body that won't ever get fat no matter how much you eat. That's why I kept buying you dessert," Si Kongrou chuckled. That piece of memory seemed to be rather fresh in her head.
After the two ladies picked the desserts that they wanted, Lin Huang initiated to pay. They chatted as they ate in the dessert parlor while Lin Huang listened to their girls' chatter. He knew more about Si Kongrou as he listened. She was one of the Demon Slayer Troop members back in those days, and she had been sent to be Yi Yeyu's bodyguard later on for some reason. When Yi Yeyu grew up, Si Kongrou broke through immortal-level and was relocated to work for the Union Government in Division3. Yi Yeyu had no idea why exactly she had gone there. Because she was in the military, she contacted Yi Yeyu less and less. This was the first time she had ever met Yi Yeyu again since she got back to Division7.
"Sis Rou Rou, are you doing well in Division3? If you're not happy there, I'll try to get great-grandfather to bring you back to Division7." Yi Yeyu was concerned. It was rare for Lin Huang to hear Yi Yeyu speak in such a caring tone.
"I'm doing pretty good over there. If I really don't want to stay there, I'll speak to the general myself." Si Kongrou smiled.
"That's great." Yi Yeyu was happy to hear that.
Si Kongrou seemed like she was casual about it but Lin Huang could sense that she was hiding something.
"Sis Rou Rou, do you have some mission that you're in Division7 for?" Yi Yeyu was curious about Si Kongrou's visit.
"It's a classified mission. I can't tell you." Si Kongrou shook her head and smiled.
"Can we still meet after your mission is over?" Yi Yeyu asked.
"I don't think so as I don't have much time. I'll visit you again if I get the chance in the future and I'll visit the general as well." Si Kongrou shook her head.
"It's great that I could squeeze some time for you this morning, but I have something to do in the afternoon." Si Kongrou looked at the time of her Emperor's Heart Ring. It was almost 11 a.m.
"Let's have lunch before you leave," Yi Yeyu suggested.
"Alright then," Si Kongrou hesitated as she looked at the time but agreed.
"Let's have a light lunch since we just had so much dessert."
Yi Yeyu was familiar with the shopping mall, and she soon found a Chinese restaurant.
"The dishes here are delicious. My brother brought me here for the first time, and I've been here by myself for a few times. It's still early now, so let's order first since there aren't many customers here. Our food should be served soon."
They sat by the window, and their dishes were served a few minutes after they ordered.
As they just had dessert, Yi Yeyu only ordered four dishes and a bowl of soup for the three of them. They finished in less than half an hour, and Lin Huang called for the bill. They then sent Si Kongrou off but not before Yi Yeyu gave Si Kongrou a long embrace.
"Although Xiao Yu is stubborn sometimes, she's an innocent girl. If you just want to be friends with her, you're a good friend. But if you would like to be in a relationship with her, you have to work harder as it's not easy to get into the Yi family. I hope that you maintain the same relationship you have with her right now as you won't hurt her if you guys are just friends. I don't wish to see you hurting her…" Si Kongrou whispered into Lin Huang's ear.
Si Kongrou let go of Yi Yeyu after whispering to Lin Huang. The both of them talked for a while before she left. Yi Yeyu stood where she was until Si Kongjian disappeared, then she turned around.
"Have some dessert." Lin Huang gave her a cream puff since she appeared upset over the departure of her good friend. Yi Yeyu took the cream puff and ate it quietly. Lin Huang passed her a few more later on. She seemed to be happier after eating those cream puffs.
"Are you planning to kill me with these cream puffs so that you can inherit my legacy?" Yi Yeyu asked Lin Huang.
"I can't even if I wanted to!" Lin Huang said.
Chapter 442: A Unique Venom
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yi Yeyu did not have the mood to shop anymore after sending Si Kongrou off. They were sitting in a cafe for a while as Yi Yeyu calmed herself down. She recalled Lin Huang's purpose of visiting.
"Let's go to my place. My brother is at home too."
"Yi Zheng is home? What's his combat level now?" Lin Huang asked.
"He just broke through blue flame-level a few days ago, so he has been resting at home."
"Wow, so quickly he's on blue flame-level now?" Lin Huang remembered that Yi Zheng had only been on complete gold-level when they first met.
"He was already white flame-level a year ago. He spent another year to get to blue flame-level. Compared to your speed, that's nothing." Yi Yeyu stared at Lin Huang.
Lin Huang faked a laugh without saying anything. His speed of leveling up was terrifying. He had no explanation for that, so he decided not to talk about it.
"But it's been more than a month. How are you not complete gold-level yet?" Although it would take three months for a regular person to level up from gold-level rank-3 to complete gold-level, Yi Yeyu thought Lin Huang should be complete gold-level by now considering his terrifying speed.
She would not be surprised even if he was already white flame-level. However, from his aura, she could feel that Lin Huang was not a complete gold-level yet.
"My master wants me to build a stable foundation, so instead of Life Skill, I've been studying basic knowledge and sword training," Lin Huang smiled as he explained.
"No wonder." Yi Yeyu recalled that Lin Huang had been training his swordsmanship a few days back when she called.
"Mr. Fu has a good plan. A stable foundation is crucial. Since you leveled up too fast, it's good to take some time to digest."
They became silent after that conversation.
"Yeyu, is Sis Rou Rou a man or a woman?" Lin Huang suddenly thought of the question that he had been speculating about.
"A woman, of course!" Yi Yeyu knew Lin Huang would have such doubts. Thus, she was not mad as she explained patiently.
"Sis Rou Rou was a pretty lady. She was one of the most beautiful ones in the Demon Slayer Troop. A virtual eye opened during one of her mission. There was a new type of insect that was similar to bees with a unique venom in them. Sis Rou Rou's body changed after she was stung by the insect. She became like this when she recovered. The doctor said her body produces androgens 20 times more than a male adult every day due to the venom. She had gone to many doctors, but none of them had the solution to the venom.
"She couldn't accept the change to her body when she woke up. She even tried to kill herself once. Because of that, my great-grandfather sent her to the hospital and got a psychologist to talk to her. She finally accepted her new identity half a year later, but she didn't want to go back to the Demon Slayer Troop anymore. Therefore, my great-grandfather got her to be my bodyguard and nanny since I was born. She left after I turned 15."
Although Lin Huang was hazarding something similar, he did not expect to hear that. He did not know that there was venom in monsters that could turn a woman into a man. He shivered as he imagined the possibility of other monsters that could turn a man into a woman.
"It seems like I have to be more careful when I encounter monsters in the future, especially those new ones or else, I might encounter the same thing as she did," Lin Huang thought to himself.
"That's why Sis Rou Rou is like a real sister to me," Yi Yeyu said in all seriousness. They became silent again after the conversation.
Soon, they arrived at Yi Yeyu's house. It was as huge as a third of the size of the Martial Hunter College. The houses in Shanhai City were no smaller than those in the White Capital. Regular people could not afford such houses.
There were two soldiers in military attire standing at the entrance like pine trees. Lin Huang could sense that the both of them were on complete gold-level. The two soldiers remained immobile as Yi Yeyu brought Lin Huang into the house. They did not even peek at them as if they were two sculptures.
The both of them entered a beautiful courtyard. Lin Huang looked around while strolling into the courtyard behind Yi Yeyu. They then arrived at the living room. The buildings that Lin Huang saw along the way were not as luxurious as he imagined. They were plainer and blended with Nature. It was a comfortable place to be in. As he entered the living room, Lin Huang realized that the Yi family's house was luxurious in a low-key way.
There was a monster tooth hanging on the wall. Although it was just a tooth, Lin Huang could sense that it was at least an immortal-level or even stronger.
"This is an imperial-level dragon blood monster's tooth that my great-grandfather killed last time. It shrunk into an art piece later on," Yi Yeyu smiled and explained as she noticed Lin Huang was attracted by the monster teeth.
"No wonder the aura of the tooth alone is already so terrifying. I was thinking what kind of tooth this is." Lin Huang learned something new about Yi Donglai.
"What would you like to drink?" Yi Yeyu finally assumed the attitude of a host as she got Lin Huang to sit down.
"Any fruit juice will do. Don't trouble yourself."
"Alright then, I'll have some as well." Yi Yeyu got a bottle of unopened fruit juice from the refrigerator and poured it into the glasses for Lin Huang and herself.
"This cloud mountain fruit juice is expensive. It costs more than 300 Life Crystals for a bottle. One glass is almost 100 Life Crystals. I don't usually drink this myself."
Lin Huang had heard of the cloud mountain fruit before. It was a rare fruit that required a lot of sunshine. It could only grow on top of mountains with clouds. Besides being delicious, such fruit could even increase one's Life Power. In Fatty's made-up recipe, there was a fruit salad with cloud mountain fruit as one of the ingredients. However, Lin Huang had only heard of the fruit but never tasted it before. He took a sip. It was sweet with a unique fragrance. It was not thick at all but was refreshing especially since it was summer now. As soon as the juice trickled down his throat, Lin Huang could feel that Life Power was being released into his body. He had to admit that the fruit was worth the price.
In the silence, Lin Huang put down the glass.
"Fatty wants to use this fruit in his fruit salad. Now, it seems like a great choice," Lin Huang said to Yi Yeyu while smiling.
"Oh yea, did the little Fatty get his hunter license yet? I remember he wanted to be a Food Hunter," Yi Yeyu asked.
"He got his license." Lin Huang nodded but was soon upset.
"Did something happen to him?" Yi Yeyu noticed Lin Huang's mood change.
"Something happened to him earlier. He's dead," Lin Huang said with his head hanging down.
"What happened?" Yi Yeyu did not expect to hear that.
Lin Huang then told her everything, not hiding the truth.
"It's not your fault. It's that Grandmistress' fault. Stop blaming yourself," Yi Yeyu comforted him.
"I'll find that Grandmistress and take revenge for Fatty!" Lin Huang clenched his fists.
Chapter 443: Meeting Yi Zheng Again
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As they were engrossed in talking about Fatty, Yi Zheng appeared at the door.
"Where is Sis Rou?" Yi Zheng looked around the living room and noticed Lin Huang.
"This is… Lin Huang?"
"Bro Zheng," Lin Huang stood up and greeted him immediately.
"It really is you. You've grown taller." Yi Zheng smiled.
Yi Zheng remembered that Lin Huang looked like a kid when he first met him. He was not even 1.7 meters, but he should be 1.75 meters now.
"Eh, your combat level…" Yi Zheng soon noticed that Lin Huang was already gold-level rank-3 just by looking at him. He clearly remembered that Lin Huang was not even iron-level when they had first met a year ago. His speed of improving levels was terrifying.
"You're considered a genius at this speed!"
It was clear that Yi Yeyu did not tell her brother about Lin Huang's combat level. Lin Huang smiled without saying anything.
"Oh yeah, didn't you say you went to pick up Sis Rou? Where is she?" Yi Zheng did not dwell on Lin Huang as he was considered a junior to him. He was just surprised, and soon he switched his focus to Yi Yeyu.
"She has something to do in the afternoon. We had lunch together, then she left," Yi Yeyu explained.
"Do you need to talk to her?"
"She has left?! I thought since I have just broken through blue flame-level a few days ago, I wanted to train with her." Yi Zheng was upset.
"It's you who didn't want to follow me this morning," Yi Yeyu teased.
"Didn't you know I was training this morning? I thought she would be staying for a few days." Yi Zheng did not expect to miss the opportunity to train with Si Kongrou.
"If you really want to train, let Lin Huang train with you," Yi Yeyu smirked. She had no idea what Lin Huang's ability now was, but he should be more powerful than herself who was a white flame-level. Although he would not defeat Yi Zheng, he would totally surprise him.
Lin Huang glared at Yi Yeyu without saying anything. He was not afraid to challenge Yi Zheng who was on blue flame-level. With his current ability, he should be able to kill one. However, Yi Zheng was considered a genius as well, so he would be much more powerful than a regular blue flame-level. He would be at a loss without the help of his summoning monsters if he were to fight Yi Zheng.
"It's okay. I don't think he can even fight you." Yi Zheng waved his hand and got ready to leave.
"Brother, you're wrong. Lin Huang is more powerful than I am. It was he who helped me kill the Fire Phoenix in the ruins." Yi Yeyu had mentioned to Yi Zheng that her friend had helped her kill the Fire Phoenix, but she did not say who the friend was. The truth was finally out.
The Fire Phoenix was a double mutated monster with phoenix blood. Its ability was comparable with a crimson flame-level. Yi Zheng was curious who Yi Yeyu had gotten help from as the friend must have been a genius to be able to kill the Fire Phoenix when he was only gold-level. Yi Zheng knew very well that his sister would not be able to kill the Fire Phoenix on her own.
"Not only is he more powerful than me, but he's also an Imperial Censor with powerful summoning monsters. Are you sure you don't want to give it a try?" Yi Yeyu was trying to persuade him, seemingly eager to watch them fight.
"I forgot that you're an Imperial Censor. If you're not weak yourself, with a couple of summoning monsters, you should be able to warm me up." Yi Zheng turned around and looked at Lin Huang squarely.
"I haven't fought an Imperial Censor for a long time now. Would you like to play?" Yi Zheng asked.
"Sure." Lin Huang wanted to test the results of his training as well.
Yi Yeyu did not expect Lin Huang to agree so quickly. She thought that she might have to come up with something for him to accept the challenge but it was now unnecessary.
"Let's go to the battle training ground then." Yi Zheng nodded.
The three of them passed through two courtyards, and Lin Huang saw a giant spherical ancient-replica building not far away. The building was at least 50 to 60 meters high whereby the roof was completely made of tiles. Just by looking at it, Lin Huang knew it was the battle training ground.
Yi Zheng brought the two of them into the building. The interior of the building was the same as the battle training ground in the Martial Hunter College where there was nothing in there. However, the private battle training ground was much smaller than the one in the Martial Hunter College. It looked like it was only 80,000 to 90,000 square meters but it was twice the size of a regular battle training ground.
"What do you think? Not bad, isn't it?" Yi Zheng was showing off.
"Hmm, not bad." Lin Huang smiled and nodded. He did not tell Yi Zheng that the battle training ground that he used to practice in the Martial Hunter College was three times bigger than this.
"Xiao Yu, do you want to train with us? You can help Lin Huang. An extra person doesn't make any difference to me." Yi Zheng grinned.
"No, I don't want to trouble myself. I would rather be a beauty who watches the fight quietly." Yi Yeyu shook her head.
Without waiting for Yi Zheng to respond, she flew into the air to spectate. Yi Yeyu thought that since Lin Huang could not fly, Yi Zheng would not include her in the battle if she was to watch in the air. Since Yi Zheng was mean, he might involve her if she were to watch on the ground. As they stood in the middle of the area, Lin Huang took out the 5-star sword relic. He wanted to test his real ability in the battle, so he would not show mercy.
Yi Zheng who was around 30 meters from him was holding a thin sword that was also a 5-star relic. However, the sword was obviously custom-made as the body of the sword was less than half the length of a regular sword. Although he had supreme relics with him, he thought it was unnecessary as the battle was only meant to test his abilities.
"Aren't you summoning your monsters?" Yi Zheng asked as he saw Lin Huang standing there without the intention to summon his monsters.
"Firstly, I have no idea what you're good at and which monsters will work best, so I don't think summoning my monsters will help. Secondly, summoning monsters now will give you mental preparation. It would be better if I summoned them when I need them during the battle. Thirdly, I would like to see what my real ability is." Lin Huang listed the three reasons why he did not summon his monsters.
"As my first opponent, I must say you're an interesting Imperial Censor." Yi Zheng laughed when he heard what Lin Huang said.
"But let me warn you. If you don't summon your monsters before the battle starts, you might not have the opportunity to do so during the battle."
As soon as Yi Zheng said that, he tore towards Lin Huang's direction.
Chapter 444: Lin Huang Versus Yi Zheng
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Yi Zheng was as fast as lightning. His body seemed to blend into the air as he stepped out. Without any sound or change in air pressure, his speed seemed to peak within seconds. Lin Huang stared at Yi Zheng's movement without blinking. He thought it was an odd choice of movement since the single step Yi Zheng took had allowed his sword to arrive right in front of him.
Fortunately, Lin Huang shifted quickly as well. He backed off as he blocked Yi Zheng's attack with his sword. As the white Life Power collided with the golden Life Power, a shockwave exploded. The golden Life Power was swallowed instantly while Lin Huang backed off immediately. The one attack alone showed the difference between their Life Powers. Yi Zheng, who was already blue flame-level, extracted his Life Power from his Life Fire. The density of his Life Power was hundreds of times higher than Lin Huang's. The single collision had proven that.
As Liu Ming suppressed his combat level to white flame-level when he fought Lin Huang, the difference was not as obvious. However, when Lin Huang fought a real blue flame-level, the difference was significant. Although Lin Huang managed to block his attack, Yi Zheng smirked as he saw Lin Huang back off tens of meters away.
"Your response speed isn't too bad, but you'll be killed under the suppression of my Life Power alone. Let's get help from your summoning monsters, or else, you won't have the opportunity later."
Yi Zheng noticed Lin Huang's biggest weakness just by attacking once. Suddenly, Lin Huang dashed towards Yi Zheng as he activated his Seraphic Speed and Thunder Steps.
"So swift!" Yi Zheng exclaimed. Lin Huang's speed was already the standard of a blue flame-level's. Within seconds, Lin Huang arrived before Yi Zheng while activating his Thunder Sting. A golden lightning flashed by as Lin Huang swung his sword.
Yi Zheng was shocked at Lin Huang's attack with his nimble movement and swordsmanship. He thought that Lin Huang's movement was already terrifying enough; he did not expect his sword skill to be even more alarming. Yi Zheng was sure that the swing of his sword alone could definitely kill him, so he backed off while blocking the attack with his sword.
Bang!
It was the same collision of white and golden Life Power. As the swords smashed into each other, the golden Life Power splashed like an explosion and this time, it smothered the white Life Power.
Yi Zheng, who was wearing white, retreated immediately. Yi Yeyu's jaw dropped. She always knew that Lin Huang was powerful, but she did not know that he could make Yi Zheng back off. Initially, she thought Lin Huang would be suppressed by Yi Zheng, but she was wrong.
Seizing the opportunity, Lin Huang raced towards Yi Zheng as he retreated. Yi Zheng looked serious this time. He realized that Lin Huang was not the junior he knew a year ago, but had grown to the level where they could fight fairly. He might lose if he was not serious in this battle. He was reminded that Lin Huang was an Imperial Censor who had yet to summon any of his monsters up to this point.
Yi Zheng thought Lin Huang was ridiculous for not willing to summon his monsters. However, it seemed like he had a really powerful ability.
"Come on, Lin Huang! Don't hold back, show me what you've got!" Yi Zheng shouted and stopped backing off, then he went towards Lin Huang.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The both of them collided with each other again and again in the battle training ground.
Yi Yeyu was shocked to see the intense shockwave that was created from their Life Power as she watched from the top.
"How is it possible that Lin Huang is so powerful?!"
If Yi Yeyu was shocked at Lin Huang's attack that made Yi Zheng back off earlier, she was in a complete stupor as she watched Lin Huang attacked Yi Zheng repeatedly. Yi Yeyu knew Yi Zheng's ability very well. Although he had just leveled up to blue flame-level recently, he could definitely kill a purple flame-level. He could even fight a gold flame-level.
Meanwhile, Lin Huang's ability to fight Yi Zheng had completely surprised Yi Yeyu. Although Yi Yeyu could see that Lin Huang was being overpowered in this battle, he could always find the opportunity to fight back without showing any signs that he was admitting defeat. Yi Zheng did not hold back in this battle, and he treated Lin Huang as his real opponent.
Besides their ultimate moves, the both of them had unleashed almost all of their skills. The battle lasted for more than four hours. Lin Huang had drained his Life Power. It was amazing that he had managed to last for four hours without refilling his Life Power. Yi Zheng noticed that Lin Huang's Life Power was draining, so he sheathed his sword and backed off. Lin Huang put his sword away as well. He knew Yi Zheng had noticed that and did not want to take advantage of his condition.
"I didn't expect you to be able to fight fairly with me." Yi Zheng smiled at Lin Huang.
"I've actually lost since my Life Power has been drained. If I were in a real battle, my energy wouldn't give way when my Life Power is draining." Lin Huang smiled. He knew that he would possibly lose to Yi Zheng since he did not summon any of his monsters.
"That's not certain since you didn't summon your monsters. If you were in a real battle, you'd definitely summon your monsters to help, then perhaps I'm the one who will lose." Yi Zheng knew very well that this was not Lin Huang's best.
"If I'm not mistaken, you have already reached level-3 of the sword realm?" Yi Zheng asked again.
"Yes, I have just achieved Illumination a few days ago." Lin Huang thought there was nothing to hide as they sensed each other's sword realm during the battle. He could sense that Yi Zheng was level-2 on his sword realm.
After confirming his speculation, Yi Zheng's expression was even more complicated as he gazed at Lin Huang.
"I might not be able to fight you anymore when you level up to white flame-level… I've always thought that I'm comparable with a real genius, but it seems like I'm wrong." Yi Zheng shook his head and smiled awkwardly.
What Yi Zheng did not know was that Lin Huang was the top among the geniuses, so he got the wrong person to compare. Lin Huang did not respond to what Yi Zheng said. Yi Yeyu thought Lin Huang would be defeated by Yi Zheng, but it was the other way around instead.
"Don't be upset, brother. Lin Huang's master is Mr. Fu. His talent and gift should be the top in Division7, or else Mr. Fu wouldn't take him as his apprentice," Yi Yeyu comforted him.
"Mr. Fu is your master?" Yi Zheng was shocked but soon returned to normal.
"No wonder… Only Mr. Fu could train such a beast like you."
"Err…" Lin Huang thought about it and realized that Mr. Fu had been allowing him to do whatever he wanted. However, he did not say anything so that he would not hurt Yi Zheng's feelings again.
Chapter 445: It Doesn't Make A Difference Since You're Already in Debt
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After the battle ended, the three of them left the battle training ground while Yi Zheng walked away on his own as he was upset. Although he had basically won the battle, he did not feel joy at all. Yi Yeyu did not expect that to be the result. She thought of seeing Lin Huang embarrass himself so that she could take some photos or videos to make fun of him in the future if Lin Huang were to tease her. Not only did she not manage to do that, but now Yi Zheng was miserable.
"Did you hide your abilities when we were in the ruins?" Yi Yeyu suspected as the improvement in his ability was too terrifying compared to a month ago.
"I didn't really hide my abilities. It was more like not showing all I have. But I've been integrating various sword skills and breaking through the sword realm recently. I've also been training real battles every day, so I've improved a little," Lin Huang said the truth.
"You…" Yi Yeyu just found out that Lin Huang had been holding back all the while.
"Then, how about the battle just now? Did you give your all?"
"Almost all that I had. I couldn't use some of the skills as it wasn't a real life and death battle after all." Lin Huang nodded.
"But your brother obviously held back. He suppressed his speed and strength to be on the same level with mine," Lin Huang added.
"Who do you think would win if you and my brother didn't hold back at all?" Yi Yeyu wanted to get to the bottom of this.
"If I don't summon any monsters, he has a 95% winning rate. If I summon monsters, he would have an 80% chance of winning," Lin Huang said after thinking to himself.
"So, my brother is more powerful!" Yi Yeyu was satisfied with Lin Huang's answer.
Lin Huang only responded with a smile. He knew that once he leveled up to white flame-level, if Yi Zheng did not improve by then, the tables would definitely turn. As they left the battle training ground, Yi Yeyu brought Lin Huang to her own room. To be precise, she brought him to the building that she was staying in. Yi Yeyu's room was a huge three-story villa. Each floor was more than four times of the size of the dorm Lin Huang was staying in.
Although it was said to be three-stories, the basement made up two stories. It looked old with tiles from the outside, but the interior was luxurious. Even the ottoman at the entrance was made of gold strings and other rare creatures. Lin Huang had to admit that Yi Yeyu was filthy rich.
"Xiao Hong loves spitting fire everywhere, so I have been changing many things in the room to be fireproof," Yi Yeyu saw Lin Huang staring at the golden string ottoman at the entrance, so she explained.
"I must say keeping a pet is much more troublesome than I thought," Yi Yeyu added.
"So, you're still calling your baby Xiao Hong?" Lin Huang looked up at her.
"What does that have to do with you!?" Yi Yeyu glared deadly at him.
"Do you want me to think of a name?" Lin Huang smiled as he suggested.
"Go away!" Yi Yeyu was furious at Lin Huang's teasing.
"It's okay if you don't want that. Must you be so furious?" Lin Huang shrugged his shoulders.
"So, do you still want the monster blood?" Yi Yeyu threatened him.
"I'm sorry, big sister." Lin Huang suddenly became gentle.
"Hmph!" Yi Yeyu scoffed and summoned Xiao Hong.
It was the same as Lin Huang saw in the video call two days ago. Its head was slightly bigger now, and its hair was as fiery red as usual. As Lin Huang was checking it out, it was scrutinizing Lin Huang as well. The triple mutated monster had high intelligence, let alone a phoenix blood pet. It could tell that Lin Huang did not have any bad intentions.
"Be careful. It spits fire when it's mad." Yi Yeyu was worried that Xiao Hong might attack strangers. Luckily, it did not look like it was going to attack Lin Huang.
Lin Huang took out a molten crystal from his storage space and placed it on his palm. Xiao Hong seemed to sense the fire attributes energy in the crystal and walked towards Lin Huang. It then swallowed the crystal that was bigger than its mouth.
"What did you give it?" Yi Yeyu asked immediately.
"A Molten Crystal."
"Will it be okay?" Yi Yeyu was concerned.
"Don't worry, the Seventails that I have at home eats that too. Yours has pure phoenix blood. It'll be fine." Lin Huang realized that Yi Yeyu was not familiar with how to feed her pet.
"So, what do you usually feed it?"
"My great-grandfather told me to feed it food with fire attributes, so I have been feeding it monster flesh and fruits of fire attributes. But it seems to eat everything, so sometimes I feed it what I eat," Yi Yeyu said. Soon, she recalled that Lin Huang was an Imperial Censor.
"Is there any problem with the way I feed it?"
"The way you feed it is very wasteful. You don't have to trouble yourself. Just feed it some fire minerals. The effect of minerals is better than monster flesh, and it's also much cheaper. Some high-quality minerals are no less compared to fruits," Lin Huang explained.
"Wouldn't minerals be difficult to digest?" Yi Yeyu hesitated.
"Big sister, it's a phoenix blood, not a human. It has a different digestive system compared to humans'. We humans can't digest minerals, but to phoenix blood pets, it's like eating rice. Can you not digest rice?" Lin Huang was speechless.
"Oh is it?" Yi Yeyu just realized that she had been feeding her pet wrongly all the while. She thought that basic things that humans could not eat would apply to her pet too.
"Then, is it normal that it likes to eat monster bones?"
"That should be normal as it can digest the bones." Lin Huang nodded.
Yi Yeyu was speechless because the last time Xiao Hong was eating a piece of bone, she had overreacted by jumping up and down to get the bone out of its mouth.
Xiao Hong seemed to understand their conversation while it glared at Yi Yeyu like it was judging her. Yi Yeyu noticed its stare and looked at Lin Huang instead.
"Erm… Let's get to business."
Lin Huang nodded and looked at Xiao Hong. He took a handful of molten crystals from his storage space and placed them before Xiao Hong.
"Xiao Hong, I would like to get three drops of your blood. Can I trade that with this bunch of molten crystals?"
Xiao Hong looked at the molten crystals for a while and chirped three times at him.
"Alright then, three handfuls of molten crystals for three drops of blood." Lin Huang grabbed another two handfuls of molten crystals and put them on the carpet.
Xiao Hong nodded while Yi Yeyu was shocked.
"You can understand what it's saying?"
"It's not difficult to understand." Lin Huang did not actually understand. He was just guessing and relating what he said to its response.
"I'm so envious of Imperial Censors now." Yi Yeyu misunderstood but Lin Huang did not bother to explain.
After communicating with Xiao Hong, Lin Huang took out a syringe and used it to poke Xiao Hong's leg. Soon, the syringe of a thumb size was filled with blood. Lin Huang removed the syringe immediately. The injury on Xiao Hong's leg healed almost instantly.
"Thanks!" Lin Huang patted Xiao Hong's back.
"I'll need to use this blood within three hours, so I won't stay. I'll treat you to a meal in the future," he then stood up and said to Yi Yeyu.
"How many meals do you owe me now?" Yi Yeyu smiled.
"Don't worry. I'll pay you back slowly. We have many opportunities in the future," Lin Huang said with confidence.
"It doesn't make any difference anyway since you already owe me so much. Go on now." Yi Yeyu waved her hand.
"Thanks!" Lin Huang summoned his dimensional relic and stepped into it.
Chapter 446: Unsealing Bloody
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
As he stepped into the dimensional relic, Lin Huang appeared in the Meteorite Desert. He pinned the location next to the lake which connected to the isolated space where the Starlight Beasts were. He jumped into the lake after storing his dimensional relic. Twenty minutes later, Lin Huang entered the isolated space. He then summoned Thunder and went further into the isolated space. He took out the syringe of phoenix blood and injected it into Thunder's left thigh.
Soon, Thunder was covered by the white glow that came from the sky. Its body floated slowly, and its aura was growing. In less than five minutes, the white glow faded away, and Thunder landed on the ground. Its aura had leveled up to white flame-level now. However, it did not feel anything different was it was just a normal unsealing. It did not perform a triple mutation or a transformation of its blood. Just like what happened to Lancelot, the unsealing was done like a piece of cake.
After achieving Thunder's unsealing, Lin Huang then rode on Thunder and left. Thunder, which was white flame-level now, was two times faster than before. Although it was still slower than Kylie, it was not too far behind. As usual, Thunder landed by the lake. After recalling Thunder into card form, Lin Huang projected the map.
There were coordinates marked with red numbers "1, 2, 3, 4". Those were the coordinates and the hunting sequence of parasites that he and Bloody had prepared two days back.
"The first destination is the Lieba City in foothold No.7B21!"
Lin Huang summoned his dimensional relic, set the coordinates and stepped into it.
…
"All the parasites nearby in the 76th destination, foothold No.7C88 has been cleared!"
In the middle of the night eighteen days later, Lin Huang smirked as he witnessed Bloody's vine pierce through the last parasite's head.
"I've only managed to rest for three hours for 18 days consecutively while the remaining time was spent on the road. We have finally killed 100 types of parasites. I think it should be enough to perform a triple mutation during your unsealing." Lin Huang did not manage to sleep well for the past half a month, and his eyes were red.
"I think we have enough." Bloody replied.
Throughout the real battle training and Lin Huang's teaching, Bloody had improved immensely. It had transformed from a parasite that was bad at close combat battle to now an expert that could kill all monsters of the same level at a close distance.
"I should be able to level up to complete gold-level in less than a month, so I won't take too long to get to holy fire-level. Even if your triple mutation is sealed, I can get it unsealed soon. Don't worry," Lin Huang comforted.
"I know that, Master. Please take care of yourself." Among many of his summoning monsters, Bloody was the most thoughtful and the most intelligent one.
Lin Huang summoned his dimensional relic and arrived at Meteorite Desert again with Bloody. As soon as they entered the isolated space, Bloody transformed back to its original size of a giant boa.
"Xiao Hei, unseal Bloody!" Lin Huang instructed.
Bloody had achieved its unsealing terms since the beginning as it only had to kill ten types of parasites. However, to make sure that Bloody could perform a triple mutation, Lin Huang brought it to up to 100 footholds within the 18 days to kill 100 types of parasites. Until today, they came to the isolated space with Starlight Beasts to perform the unsealing.
Bloody was the last epic-level card that Lin Huang owned which had not been unsealed. As Lin Huang instructed, a white glow shone from the sky and covered Bloody completely. Bloody's aura was rising. At the same time, there were purple light spots being released from its body. Soon, the purple dots created a dense coverage like it was painting a layer of purple on its body. Bloody looked like it was sleeping with its body curled into a ball. It was floating quietly in the air and rotating. As soon as its body color changed, Lin Huang knew that it must be performing a triple mutation.
Time passed by as Lin Huang sat aside resting while waiting patiently for the unsealing to be over. The purple ball was rotating in the air. As three hours passed, Bloody's body shrunk to the size of a basketball and became a completely purple ball. If Lin Huang did not sense the terrifying aura that was coming out of Bloody, he would have thought Bloody was dead.
Xiao Hei's notification came as soon as the white glow faded.
"Congratulations, your epic-level Monster Card Demonic Dandelion Vine (Bloody) has been unsealed. Your epic-level Monster Card Demonic Dandelion Vine (Bloody) is now a white flame-level.
"Congratulations, Demonic Dandelion Vine (Bloody) has leveled up from an epic-level card to a legendary-level card!
"Congratulations, you have obtained a legendary-level card! The card is a new monster type that has yet to be named. Please give it a name."
Lin Huang was the one who had come up with the name "Demonic Dandelion Vine". Now that Bloody was tripled mutated and had become a new monster type, it was natural that it did not have a name. Bloody uncurled from its ball form. It was not a vine any more, but a cloud. Lin Huang was shocked to see that.
"Bloody, what's wrong with your form?"
"Master, I can now change my form as I wish." Bloody seemed to be satisfied with its new form.
"Please give it a name!"
"Let's call you Violethaze then." Lin Huang thought about it and assigned a name.
"Naming has been successful. Recording new monster type - Violethaze."
Xiao Hei's notification came as soon as the naming was done.
"As your authorization is restricted, you won't be able to use the legendary Monster Card yet. Your Monster Card Violethaze has been sealed. The card will be unsealed when you level up to holy fire-level."
Although he had expected that, Lin Huang was upset whenever he saw such that notification.
His exhaustion kicked in as soon as he saw Bloody's body turn into stars, forming into a card and going into his body. The sky was getting bright. Lin Huang closed his eyes as he looked at the sky and smelled the flower fragrance in the air. A while later, he summoned Lancelot to guard the place while he fell into a deep sleep on the field with his arms wide open.
Chapter 447: The Martial Hunter College Semester Begins
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The sky was turning dark as Lin Huang woke up from his sleep in the isolated space. He had started sleeping between 4 a.m. to 5 a.m, and it was past 7 p.m. now. He had slept 14 to 15 hours.
"Such satisfying sleep!" Lin Huang stretched his body while inhaling the fresh air, feeling refreshed.
It was 20th August at 7:21 p.m. when he checked the time on his Emperor's Heart Ring.
"I should get back to the White Capital since all of my epic-level Monster Cards had been unlocked now." Lin Huang then recalled Lancelot that was guarding beside him, summoned Thunder and exited the isolated space.
It was 7:30 p.m. when Lin Huang arrived at the Martial Hunter College using the dimensional relic. Hearing sounds downstairs, Lin Xin ran down immediately.
"Brother, you're back!"
"Yes, let's have supper?" Lin Huang suggested while smiling.
"Yes, please!" Although she just had dinner less than two hours ago, she agreed to supper anyway.
Tyrant was the most excited one when he heard that they were going for supper.
"Sure, let's go together!" Lin Huang agreed to bring Tyrant along, looking at his excitement.
Lin Huang had not eaten for a day, so he was famished. There was a bigger night market near the Martial Hunter College. Although it was a school holiday, it was not as crowded as before. However, there were many people. Most of them were tourists and not many locals. The sun had just set and the lights were shining brightly in the night market, making it looked like it was daytime. Hordes of people crowded the night market.
As Lin Xin just had dinner not long ago, she did not have the appetite to eat, so she got a beverage while strolling in the night market with Lin Huang. Meanwhile, Lin Huang and Tyrant were buying food along the way. He did not have to worry about not being able to finish the food as Tyrant was with them. They returned to the dorm after they strolled until 9 p.m. when Lin Huang was full.
"Brother, the dean dropped by looking for you a few days ago. He said he might have to be away from the college for some time and asked you to look for the Vice President who sits next to his office if you need help." Lin Xin suddenly thought.
"Oh, I was informed. He sent me a message." Lin Huang nodded.
Liu Ming told Lin Huang that he felt he was on the verge of breaking through his sword realm, so he planned to train himself by battling with sword type monsters. If he managed to break through, he would be closer to imperial-level. He also thanked Lin Huang. If he had not met Lin Huang, he had no idea how long he would be stuck on the same level. Liu Ming's sword realm was on level-4 Pinnacle. If he arrived at level-5, no imperial-level could fight him and leveling up to imperial-level would be a piece of cake for him. Lin Huang was happy for him.
However, it was troublesome since Liu Ming was away. What if he could not manage his teaching when the semester started? After all, Lin Huang had never been a teacher before. It was acceptable if he was criticized, but it would be horrible if he taught the wrong things. He was nervous as he thought about it.
"I've been sent to Class 1. I'm not sure which class you're teaching." Lin Xin would be happy if Lin Huang could be her teacher. Although she had no idea how his teaching was, she was confident in his abilities. Not many teachers in the Martial Hunter College could defeat him.
"I'm not sure yet. The dean didn't tell me, but I don't think I'll be teaching Class 1. Class 1 is a big class of 100 students. They're the top 100 in Division 7 that are accepted into the college, so it's impossible that I'll be assigned to that class since I'm new. Even if brother Liu agrees with that, the rest of the college won't agree. It would be good enough if I'm sent to Class 2, but I think I'll be teaching Class 3 onwards." Lin Huang knew his own ability. Class 1 was basically top students from all divisions while Class 2 might have many top students as well. That was why he figured he would be sent to Class 3 or lower.
"How's your preparation so far?" Lin Xin asked.
"I've done my preparation, but I must pick up the basic knowledge." Lin Huang knew what he lacked.
"Actually, I think you could show what you're good at to remedy your weakness since the Martial Hunter College is training students with battle ability. Yes, you need to work on your basic knowledge, but I think you could consider stressing on the battles instead. Battling is what you're good at after all. If I'm your student, I would hope to learn some combat techniques from you," Lin Xin voiced her opinion.
"That's a great suggestion. Let me think about it these few days." Lin Huang thought Lin Xin's suggestion was fabulous. He planned to follow the teaching steps and methods like how the seniors did. However, it seemed like those were not suitable for him.
After discussing with Lin Xin, Lin Huang started thinking if he was to have an apprentice, how he would train him. On the next morning, he headed straight to the library to pick up some basic knowledge while looking for unique teaching methods. He was stable in his sword realm now, and since Liu Ming was not around to train swords with him, Lin Huang decided to stay in the library instead. He stayed there from 7 a.m. to midnight, settling his lunch and dinner with the dessert that he had bought in Luoxi City the last time.
He spent his next ten days with the same routine whereby he would spend his entire day in the library. With the supreme memory and learning abilities he got from his Omniscient Nature, he learned more than what people could usually learn within one to two years in just ten days. The semester started on 1st September and the college became crowded. Lin Huang received a notification that was sent from the college office.
"Sir Lin Huang, you've been assigned to teach sword realm for Year 1 Class 2. You'll be teaching every Friday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. If you need to change the class or time, please arrange with the office within 24 hours."
"They sent me to Class 2!" Lin Huang was shocked as the students in Class 2 were no less than those in Class 1. There were many top students from all divisions in that class. It seemed like Lin Huang had to take this seriously.
"Sir Lin Huang, as one of the new teachers, please report before 8:30 a.m. today and gather with all the Year 1 teachers at the office for the orientation."
Just when Lin Huang was done reading the first notification, the second notification was sent.
"I'll have to join the orientation…" Lin Huang scratched his head.
"Brother, what's with the orientation?" Lin Xin asked.
"I just received the notification that I must join the orientation," Lin Huang said helplessly. He looked at the time. It was already 7:30 a.m.
"Let's go for breakfast now! I'll just gather with the other teachers at the office before 8:30 a.m."
Chapter 448: He's the Dean's Man
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the registrar's office, a middle-aged man was complaining to the director, "I've been teaching sword realm to Year 1 Class 2 for seven years. How could you get someone new to teach the class this year and get me to teach Class 3 instead? You guys didn't even inform me ahead and only told me today when the semester starts. What does that mean?! I'll speak to the dean if you don't give me a reasonable explain now!"
The middle-aged man who was complaining was Zhang Xu, the sword realm teacher who had been teaching at the college for many years. The dean that he was talking about was Zhang Xuefeng, one of the three deans of the college and he was also his grandfather. The director, Li Feng was upset. He was also only informed that there was a new teacher in the college this morning. It was Dean Wang who had made the arrangements while Li Feng was the one passing the message. He knew this would happen when he received the notification this morning. As expected, Zhang Xu came to him in less than half an hour after the notification was sent.
He did not want to offend Zhang Xu as he was the Vice President's grandson.
"Lao Zhang, I've only just been informed this morning. My job is to inform you. The new teacher was arranged by Dean Wang. I don't even know how does the new teacher looks like," Li Feng blamed it on the dean.
"Director, they've sent the new teacher's biography," a female office admin said to Li Feng.
Many people crowded the office.
"He's so handsome!"
"He's so young!"
"He doesn't even look like he's 20!"
Many in the office exclaimed when they saw Lin Huang's photo.
"Show me his details." Li Feng walked behind the female admin while Zhang Xu followed.
The female admin then pulled up Lin Huang's details.
"Name: Lin Huang, he's only 16 this year!" The female admin shouted.
"Scroll down." Li Feng was gloomy as he read Lin Huang's basic details while Zhang Xu looked furious.
As the female admin scrolled down, they found out that there was nothing else. Lin Huang had zero teaching experience, no graduating school, and no academical records.
"Dean Wang is too much! How dare he get someone who uses a short-cut? I've nothing to say if he found a person who is more powerful than me to replace me. But this kid called Lin Huang didn't even graduate from college. Is this a joke that he's teaching our students?!" Zhang Xu exclaimed, glaring at the director.
"Moreover, even if he's the college Vice President, it's wrong for him to step into the management, isn't it? He doesn't care about what we do here!"
"Send his details to my Emperor's Heart Ring. I'll go talk to Dean Wang!" Li Feng instructed the female admin. The female admin could tell that the director was furious from his tone, so she sent him Lin Huang's details immediately. As soon as he received the document, Li Feng walked out of the office instantly while Zhang Xu followed.
"Lao Li, I'm following you!"
The dean's office was above the registrar's office. In less than three minutes, the duo appeared at the office entrance of Dean Wang. Li Feng knocked on the door and Dean Wang looked up at the both of them. He knew what they were there for.
"Come in."
As the both of them entered the office, Li Feng did not know how he should start the conversation.
"I guess both of you are here to talk about the new teacher?" The Vice President Wang Zijun smiled at the both of them.
"Dean Wang, I've looked at Sir Lin's documents just now. I don't think he has what it takes to teach in our college." Seeing that Wang Zijun initiated the conversation, Li Feng voiced his opinion without holding back.
"Do you think the same, Sir Zhang?" Wang Zijun then smiled and looked at Zhang Xu.
"Yes." Zhang Xu nodded to show his agreement.
"Alright, since the both of you are here, I shall be straightforward then." Wang Zijun stood up, walked towards the both of them and smiled.
"It was Dean Liu's idea to put Sir Lin to teach sword realm in Year 1 Class 1. I've no idea who he is, and Dean Liu didn't say anything about him. I sent him to Year 1 Class 2 after discussing with Dean Liu. He said those who have any comments about Sir Lin could see him directly."
"It's Dean Liu's idea? And he wants Sir Lin to teach Class 1?!" The both of them knew that Wang Zijun would never make anything like that up as they could always confirm it with Dean Liu.
"I think the dean isn't here today." Zhang Xu and Li Feng had passed by the office earlier and had seen that the dean's office door was closed.
"The dean won't be here for a couple of months. He's breaking through his combat level," Wang Zijun explained.
"Breaking through his combat level…" Li Feng and Zhang Xu were shocked as they confirmed what they heard. As the teachers of Martial Hunter College, they knew Liu Ming's next combat level was imperial-level, which was also the highest in Division7.
"Before he left, he said those who need to talk to him can send him messages or call him. He'll pick up whenever he's free," Wang Zijun added.
Since Wang Zijun had said that, the duo knew that it was useless to talk to him any further. Thus, they left the office. Li Feng returned to his own office while Zhang Xu went to Dean Zhang's office in a fit. Zhang Xuefeng was immortal-level, so since Wang Zijun's office door was opened just now, he heard everything loud and clear. He knew why his grandson was here.
"I know what you want to tell me. There's nothing that I can do since Dean Liu wants Sir Lin to teach here," Zhang Xuefeng said.
"But there's a final assessment every semester, if Sir Lin's students don't perform well, I'll apply to the registrar's office to dismiss his teaching authorization," Zhang Xuefeng added.
Zhang Xu was still unsatisfied after hearing what Zhang Xuefeng said. As he had a powerful background, his journey in the college had been smooth during the past seven years. It was the first time that he was replaced by someone new. He could not get over that fact.
It was almost 8:30 a.m. as Zhang Xu left Zhang Xuefeng's office.
"A kid who's only 16 dares to replace me?! I'm not Zhang Xu if I don't teach you a lesson today!" Zhang Xu glared deadly.
Chapter 449: Conflict
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
It was 8.10 a.m. when Lin Huang arrived at the registrar's office after breakfast. He had no idea what had happened in the registrar's office and in the dean's office earlier. The Year 1 teacher's office was on the first floor, and the registrar was on the fourth floor while the dean's office was on the fifth floor. They were all on different floors.
Meanwhile, the teacher's offices were not arranged according to the levels of classes but types of classes instead. Those teaching sword skills would be in one office, blade skills in another while martial skills were in the next. The arrangement was made as there was a fight that broke out among teachers of different weapons before. The teachers in cultural studies were arranged into a few offices. There were 200 students in one cultural studies class whereby the programme was different from battle classes. If the battle classes used the same method, it would take forever for a class to correct the students' skills one by one. The class would be chaotic if there were too many students in one battle class.
Including Lin Huang, there were a total of 17 teachers teaching Year 1 blade skills. It was the second biggest programme after sword skills. Among the 3,000 new students, almost a third of them had enrolled in the sword realm programme. Many looked puzzledly at Lin Huang as he walked into the office as he was simply too young. It was obvious that he was not even 20; perhaps he was not even 18.
"Which class are you from? Do you need help?" A hot, short-haired female teacher asked Lin Huang.
"I'm actually the new teacher." Many were shocked at what Lin Huang said.
However, some of them soon sensed his aura that was gold-level rank-3. Lin Huang did not hide his aura. Instead, he just slightly shrouded it without displaying it. It was not difficult to sense his combat level. However, everyone focused on how young he was instead.
"Are you the new teacher who is replacing Zhang Xu?" A skinny middle-aged man looked at Lin Huang.
"Replacing Zhang Xu?" Lin Huang had no idea what he was talking about.
"You're teaching Class 2 sword skills, aren't you?" The female teacher asked Lin Huang.
"Yes." Lin Huang nodded.
"That's you then. Zhang Xu has been teaching Class 2 for the past seven years. Since you're replacing him, he might look for trouble with you. Be careful." The short-haired female teacher looked at Lin Huang with sympathy.
Some of them looked at Lin Huang with pity, others were cynical while some of them could not care less. Although they could sense that Lin Huang was gold-level rank-3, there was a huge difference between that and complete gold-level. Moreover, Zhang Xu had been complete gold-level for three years now. He had powerful battle abilities. Lin Huang was considered a genius since he managed to get to gold-level rank-3 when he was not even 20. However, to the teachers, they figured that they had to be weaker than Zhang Xu.
None of them knew that Lin Huang was only 16. They thought he looked 17 or 18, but perhaps he just looked young and might be over 20 now. They thought he had just graduated college with no battle experience.
"Thanks for the reminder." Lin Huang just found out that he had replaced someone after hearing what the short-haired teacher said. Looking at the others' reaction and from her description, he could tell that Zhang Xu was difficult to handle.
"What's the occasion?" Just when Lin Huang said that a voice came from the entrance. A tall person walked into the office. It was a man who was around 1.9 meters tall. He looked like he was in his 40's, and had a buzz-cut with a beard. He wore metal chains around his neck and did not look friendly. Lin Huang checked him out and figured he must be Zhang Hu who was finding fault with him.
"Yo, you must be the new teacher for the sword realm!" Zhang Xu recognized Lin Huang immediately as he had seen his photo and documents, so he walked straight towards him.
Lin Huang wanted to see what Zhang Xu would do to him. As he walked over to him, he patted Lin Huang's shoulder and smiled to the rest of them in the office.
"Let me introduce you. This is our new teacher. His family name is Lin, and he's only 16 this year. A 16-year-old teaching at the Martial Hunter College, isn't that great?"
Many looked in shock at Lin Huang. They did not expect him to be so young.
However, some of them looked puzzled. Since Lin Huang was already a gold-level rank-3 at the young age of 16, he must be talented or must come from a powerful family. They thought he must have an influential background since he was sent to teach at the Martial Hunter College at 16 and managed to pass through the dean and Vice Presidents. Zhang Xuefeng did not dare to question Lin Huang as he knew Liu Ming would not have sent him here for nothing. Although he had no idea who Lin Huang was, he decided to just watch what would happen.
What he told Zhang Xu was just to comfort him. If Lin Huang really had a powerful background, no matter how horrible his teaching skill was, he would not be kicked out just like that. If Lin Huang were really horrible, he would definitely work something out for his grandson. However, Zhang Xu did not think about all that. He was poor in academic studies since he was young. He depended on Zhang Xuefeng to get into the college. That was how he managed to teach in the college.
He had been an adventurer for many years since he graduated from college where he achieved great battle ability after years of killing. He was considered a talented teacher from all the experiences that he had accumulated. However, his talent was mediocre. Hence, he had remained stagnant on complete gold-level for a few years now.
He was protected by Zhang Xuefeng throughout all the years that he was teaching in the college. Nobody would offend him no matter how much of a bully he was in the college. Now that he was being replaced by a kid after teaching for seven years, he could not move on if he did not do something about it. He did not think deeper into the matter. He thought that all he would get for beating Lin Huang up was some scolding even if Lin Huang was Liu Ming's relative. He had his grandfather to protect him since Liu Ming was not in the college at the moment.
"Err… You must be Sir Zhang Xu." Lin Huang could tell who that was from Zhang Xu's tone.
Chapter 450: Defeated in One Hit
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Many knew that they were in for an exciting show as soon as they saw Zhang Xu walking into the Year 1 sword realm class office.
"You're… Sir Zhang Xu, aren't you?" Lin Huang knew he was in trouble.
"Yes, I'm Zhang Xu who's been teaching Class 2 for seven years and am now replaced by you." Zhang Xu smiled as he looked down at Lin Huang. Even the blind could tell that there was sarcasm in his smile.
"Sir Zhang, it's not I who decides which class to teach. I was just informed about that this morning. Before I stepped into this office, I didn't know that I was replacing you." Lin Huang shook off Zhang Xu's hand that was placed on his shoulder casually and turned around to look at him.
"I'm just starting my career here. I don't want to make the situation awkward for us since we're colleagues who'll be spending a long time together. I can see that you're also a professional hunter, Sir Zhang, so why not we solve this conflict like hunters?"
Most of the teachers were professional hunters. They knew what the hunter way meant. There were the occasional conflicts among hunters even if they knew each other for years. To solve such a situation, they would usually fight. No matter who won, as long as the anger was released, the conflict would be over after the fight.
What Lin Huang suggested was what Zhang Xu wanted. He was just thinking how to get Lin Huang to agree to fight him but now Lin Huang had suggested it himself.
"The hunter's way… I like it." Zhang Xu grinned.
"We must solve the conflict after all! I didn't expect a boy as young as you to have a temper like mine. But let's agree that no matter who wins, our conflict will end here. The one who loses won't play the fool behind the winner's back."
"Deal." Lin Huang smirked.
"Since we've agreed to solve this by fighting, let's do this as soon as possible. Let's do it today. We'll go someplace after the orientation." Zhang Xu grinned, not wanting to drag this out for too long.
"Why the trouble? Let's do it now." Lin Huang looked at the time projected from his Emperor's Heart Ring and smiled at Zhang Xu.
"We still have three minutes before 8:30 a.m."
Zhang Xu was surprised at Lin Huang's suggestion, but soon he figured that it was a trap. Since they only had three minutes, even if he won, he would not have enough time to beat Lin Huang up. Many of them who were watching thought Lin Huang was smart to set the battle to be three minutes long. They knew that Zhang Xu would agree to Lin Huang's suggestion based on Zhang Xu's temper. However, some of them were shocked at Lin Huang's suggestion as they knew he was not afraid of being beaten up. Instead, he had the confidence to defeat Zhang Xu within three minutes.
"Three minutes will be sufficient!" Zhang Xu agreed. He thought that with his ability, he would be able to defeat Lin Huang in a couple of minutes. Although three minutes was short, it was sufficient to teach Lin Huang a lesson.
"Let's do it here then." Lin Huang looked around and thought that the office was wide enough for them to fight. However, to the others, space was restricted as it was not as large as the training room. A gold-level human could easily damage the floor, walls and other equipment in the office. With the restriction, Zhang Wu would not be able to perform at his peak.
Zhang Xu had the same thought, but he grinned as he knew he had Zhang Xuefeng behind his back even if he destroyed the office. He did not mind the restriction; all he wanted was to beat Lin Huang up.
"Sure, since Sir Lin thinks here will do, let's do it here then." A 1-star sword relic appeared in Zhang Xu's hand. He did not plan to let Lin Huang speak any further so that he would not come up with more restrictions. The rest got out of the office and watched from the entrance so that they would not be affected.
Looking at the relic in Zhang Xu's hand, Lin Huang took out a golden weapon ring from his storage space and turned it into a golden sword.
"You don't have any sword relics?" Zhang Xu raised his eyebrow. He was considering if he should change his relic into a normal sword so that he would not be called a bully.
"This is good enough." Many thought what Lin Huang said was obnoxious as a relic was much more powerful than a weapon. It was clear that Zhang Xu was nothing to Lin Huang.
Zhang Xu became furious when he heard what Lin Huang said. He was still considering if he should change his sword, not caring even if he was called a bully!
They stood less than 20 meters across each other. Lin Huang stood where he was without any intention to attack. Zhang Xu was getting madder. He thought that since he was the senior here, he should be a gentleman and let Lin Huang attack first. However, now Lin Huang looked like he was dragging out his time.
The rest of the spectators thought that Lin Huang was playing it well as he was delaying. Some of them even looked at the time. It was only two minutes to 8:30 a.m.
"This kid is cunning!" Zhang Xu thought to himself.
"If you're not attacking, I shall attack then!" Zhang Xu said.
Lin Huang nodded with a smile.
Zhang Xu then dashed towards Lin Huang. There was a golden glow all over his body, and he looked majestic. The audience at the entrance exclaimed as the fierce aura came from his battle experiences. They started breathing heavily. Most of the teachers could not do what Zhang Xu was doing. Meanwhile, Lin Huang stood where he was without moving.
Within seconds, Zhang Xu appeared before Lin Huang. His sword relic that was like a golden torch was going for the sword in Lin Huang's hand instead of for his body.
"Damn kid, let me destroy your sword and I shall beat the shit out of you!" Zhang Xu grinned as he saw Lin Huang stood where he was without reacting.
Just when the swords collided, the sword in Lin Huang's hand flashed with a golden glow. He seemed to move a bit, but again, he seemed like he had not moved at all. Zhang Xu had no idea how he had passed through Lin Huang's body.
As he was trying to figure out what had happened, the body of his sword relic broke and fell on his feet. Later on, he heard another crunching sound. He looked down and saw the 1-star armor relic that he was wearing with a 20-centimeter crack at his waist. He could even see his tummy that was unhurt through the broken armor.
"Lin Huang did this?" Zhang Xu's body became stiff. His back was soaked in cold sweat. The people who were watching at the office entrance were stunned. As Zhang Xu's back was facing them, they could not see that his armor had broken. They only saw his broken sword.
A golden weapon sword broke a sword relic?! A white flame-level might not be able to do such a thing! Lin Huang had been underestimated. Now, everyone noticed that Lin Huang who was a gold-level rank-3 at the age of 16 was not only a genius in cultivation, he was a real genius himself.