Freak of a man? Although Chen Caixiu's voice was very low, Huang Xiaolong still caught her words. Helplessly, he smiled-- must this Chen Caixiu be this direct
"If it was six months ago, perhaps you could have won against me, but now, just relying on your peak late-Eighth Order's strength, it will be impossible to defeat me." At this time, Chen Caixiu spoke while shaking her head and she fully released her battle qi. A battle qi energy stronger than Huang Xiaolong's by many folds spread out.
"Ninth Order!"
A flurry of surprised exclamations came from the crowd.
Still, Huang Xiaolong maintained his calm; this Chen Caixiu really did break through to the Ninth Order.
On the main platform.
Sun Zhang's attention was on Huang Xiaolong, and he was smiling as he spoke to Xiong Chu, "This little guy is giving us another surprise-- he actually reached peak late-Eighth Order in such a short time!"
"Yes ah, we initially thought he would need at least another year to reach this stage." Xiong Chu agreed, "But, Chen Caixiu is a Ninth Order, I'm afraid the little guy won't be able to win this year!"
Sun Zhang chuckled, "Not necessarily-- did you forget during his first year, at that time Lu Kai was already a Seventh Order, in the end, Xiaolong still won?"
Xiong Chu hesitated, "Still, Chen Caixiu is a Ninth Order ah."
"Whether he wins or not, we will know soon enough." Sun Zhang said: "Let's wait for the result."
At this time on the stage, Chen Caixiu called out her martial spirit: an embroidery needle!
A golden embroidery needle that was decorated densely with silver flowers.
The Silver-Flowered Golden Needle was a type of grade seven martial spirit; even the appearance was no different than the usual sewing needle. However, to many people, it was a scary martial spirit because these types of martial spirit have terrifying attack power. The needle's size can be changed, from small to big, making it hard to defend against them.
Chen Caixiu instantly soul transformed after calling out her Silver-Flowered Golden Needle, making her body glitter in silver and gold.
Suddenly, Chen Caixiu swung both of her arms.
"Rain of Flowers!"
After that, countless gold and silver needles emerged out of thin air that rotated at high speed as since they were flowers of gold and silver blooming in the sky, and it was truly a fascinating picture. In a heartbeat, Huang Xiaolong was surrounded.
"Xiaolong careful!" Li Lu exclaimed anxiously.
As Li Lu's voice stopped, Huang Xiaolong was already gripping the Blades of Asura in his hands. Both hands swung out and a wave of bladed lights swept out and 'dang' sounds echoed endlessly. Those countless gold and silver needles were deflected by Huang Xiaolong.
"Wrath of the Nether King!" Huang Xiaolong suddenly swung out again, and crashing sounds vibrated in the air as the crowd watched two groups of bladed lights surge out like raging magma, like tens of thousand of beasts stampeding towards Chen Caixiu. The entire hall shook when Huang Xiaolong attacked using the Wrath of Nether King. The crowd was dumbstruck.
"Gold Needle Silver Armor!" Shocked, Chen Caixiu quickly waved her hands and the blooms of gold and silver flowers separated, returning to a sea of gold needles that formed into layers of armor on her body.
A deafening crash filled the hall.
The large force of the impact pushed Chen Caixiu back again and again.
While Chen Caixiu was trying to gain a foothold, Huang Xiaolong's silhouette flickered past like a shadow.
Martial spirit ability: Phantom Shadow.
In a split second, Huang Xiaolong appeared in front of Chen Caixiu, and his fist punched out without hesitation.
Collapse Fist!
The effect overlapped and increases the power of the punch.
In that situation, Chen Caixiu was flustered and in a haste, her palm shot out to block the attack.
A fist against a palm; both shook from the impact but it was Chen Caixiu who was push back again. Chen Caixiu was in shock; she is a Ninth Order!
Moreover, she had soul transformed! In this physique, her battle qi power was actually weaker compared to a yet-to-soul transform Huang Xiaolong.
What kind of cultivation technique does this Huang Xiaolong practice?!
"No Shadow No Form!" Being forced by Huang Xiaolong until she reached the edge of the stage, Chen Caixiu was angry after getting over her shock. Again, her arms stretched out and countless numbers of gold needles pierced towards Huang Xiaolong. But these gold needles suddenly disappeared halfway, and the surrounding air returned to its calmness without the slightest fluctuations.
This was the Silver-Flowered Golden Needle's strongest attack – No Shadow No Form, making it hard to defend against.
"I wonder how this little guy will counter Chen Caixiu's attack. If he can't, then the result is obvious!" Xiong Chu mused aloud on the main platform.
Sun Zhang was also focusing on Huang Xiaolong's figure on the stage, and like Xiong Chu, he was also very curious how Huang Xiaolong would break this attack from Chen Caixiu.
Below the stage, Li Lu's heart tightened with worry. Including Lu Kai, Chen Feirong, and the rest of the class was staring fixedly on Huang Xiaolong.
While everyone waited in suspense, Huang Xiaolong suddenly leaped up, his body turning nonstop and his blades slashed out. The crowd saw numerous bladed lights turn into lightning streaks; as Huang Xiaolong continued turning in midair, the lightning streaks became angrier.
In the lightning flashes, the supposedly shadowless and formless gold needles became visible before the eyes and they were scattered away by the lightning.
At the same time, the area of lightning expanded, covering the entire stage; unable to dodge, Chen Caixiu was struck by lightning and fell off the stage.
Only after Chen Caixiu fell off did Huang Xiaolong gradually stop turning and landed on the stage, and the many flashes of lightning dissipated.
Witnessing this result, the people around were stunned.
This turn of events was too big that even Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu on the main platform had difficulty reacting in a timely manner. In the blink of an eye, Chen Caixiu actually lost!
"That move that little guy used just now, did you recognize what battle skill it was?" Moments later, Sun Zhang asked Xiong Chu after he recovered.
Xiong Chu shook his head, "I have cultivated for almost a hundred years and have never seen such a battle skill, but that move is probably a succedent to the battle skill he used to defeat Lu Kai."
Sun Zhang nodded in agreement and then said, "This kid didn't need to call out his Primordial Divine Black Dragon martial spirit to defeat Chen Caixiu. I think, if he calls out his Black Dragon martial spirit, he probably could defeat a mid-Ninth Order expert!"
At this point, the students and teachers in the huge hall broke out in thunderous cheers and applause, especially Li Lu who was clapping with all her might, her beautiful eyes shining while looking extremely charming.
Falling out from the stage, Chen Caixiu did not look devastated or upset; instead, it seemed like she was thinking of something as she looked at Huang Xiaolong.
Chen Caixiu came beside Li Lu, smiled and said, "Little Sis, I really envy you. In another two years, when the two of you get married, remember to tell me."
Hearing this, Li Lu's lovely face blushed, "Sis, what are you saying~"
Chen Caixiu laughed seeing Li Lu's shy expression.
Soon, the First Year, Second Year, the Third Year, and the Academy overall results came out.
Huang Xiaolong was rewarded with an early Grade Five Spirit Dan.
When the event ended and everyone dispersed, Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu held Huang Xiaolong back and gave him another high Grade Five Spirit Dan.
This had become a routine. Every year after the annual competition, other than the usual reward, Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu would give Huang Xiaolong another high Grade Five Spirit Dan.
Of course, the two of them assumed the reason why Huang Xiaolong's cultivation advanced at such speed was due to this gift every year.
In fact, they did not know that these Spirit Dans Huang Xiaolong was given were distributed to either his parents or siblings.
After the Academy annual competition ended, Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou returned to Tianxuan Mansion.
When they came back, Marshal Haotian was waiting for them in the main hall.
"Still no news of your Master Yu Ming?" Huang Xiaolong asked. Four years has passed since Yu Ming departed to the Star Cloud Continent, returning to Asura's Gate headquarters. However, there was no news of him and since then, it was if he disappeared into thin air. In the last two years, Huang Xiaolong had asked Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou to look into news regarding Yu Ming.
Note:
Collapse Fist - the reward Earth rank battle skill he won during the first year Academy competition.
"Replying Sovereign, there is still no news of Master." Marshal Haotian reported and his face showed a worried expression, "Please punish this Subordinate!" These past two years, he failed to find news or the whereabouts of his Master, and this made him feel ashamed to face Huang Xiaolong.
Huang Xiaolong shook his head, "This matter can't be blamed on you, stand up."
"Subordinate thanks Sovereign!" Marshal Haotian said.
Huang Xiaolong fell into a contemplative mood.
If there was no accident, two years was enough for Yu Ming to reach the Asura's Gate headquarters in Star Cloud Continent and back. However, until now, Yu Ming has not come back and that can only mean one thing− Yu Ming met with some problems.
Although he can't confirm that Yu Ming's disappearance is related to his Senior Brother, the Main Chief of Asura's Gate, Chen Tianqi, what he was sure of is, at the moment, was that Chen Tianqi still doesn't about his existence. Otherwise, Chen Tianqi would surely send people here to kill him and snatch the Asura Ring away.
However, sooner or later Chen Tianqi would come to know about him. Thus, Huang Xiaolong must make preparations in advance.
Strength, he needed more strength.
Despite possessing superb talent twin martial spirits and the number nine Heavenly Treasure, the Linglong Treasure Pagoda, which contributed to his unbelievable cultivation speed, about ten to twenty times faster than normal people, to Huang Xiaolong, it was still too slow.
Huang Xiaolong must at least be a Saint realm warrior when facing Chen Tianqi to be able to protect himself.
Saint realm!
Not to mention the Luo Tong Kingdom, even the neighboring kingdoms do not have a Saint realm expert. To break through to the Saint realm was easier said than done. The famous number one expert of the Duanren Empire, the Duanren Emperor, possessing a top grade thirteen martial spirit was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he stepped into the Saint realm.
Thinking about this, Huang Xiaolong frowned.
At this point in time, he wanted to increase his strength faster and the only way was to subdue more Heavenly Treasures. At the moment, the only Heavenly Treasure location that he knew of was the number four at Duanren Institute, the Absolute Soul Pearl.
In short, he urgently needed to breakthrough to the Tenth Order; as long as he can breakthrough to the Tenth Order, he is confident he can capture the overall Academy championship and proceed to participate in the Imperial City Battle.
At that time, he has the chance to search and conquer the Absolute Soul Pearl.
Furthermore, by becoming a student of the Duanren Institute, he is allowed to purchase a mansion in the Imperial City, thereby relocating his parents and little siblings there is not an issue and it would be much safer than the Luo Tong Kingdom.
Seeing Huang Xiaolong fall into deep contemplation, Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou dared not interrupt.
Moments later, Huang Xiaolong came out from his pensiveness and asked Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou about the information for Baolong Kingdom's Big Sword Sect and the Martial Ning Family.
The two of them reported all they knew.
In the past years, Big Sword Sect had indeed sent people over to assassinate Huang Xiaolong's parents several times, but both remained safe under the protection of the Marshal Mansion's guards. And since that year Huang Xiaolong killed Ning Fei of the Martial Ning Family during his class advancement test at the kingdom's border, the Martial Ning Family's Patriarch, Ning Wang also sent people to assassinate Huang Xiaolong and his family a few times.
Thus, when Huang Xiaolong breaks through to the Xiantian realm, the first thing he would do is destroy Big Sword Sect and the Martial Ning Family.
After asking about the matters regarding the Big Sword Sect and Martial Ning Family, Huang Xiaolong proceeded to ask about Tianxuan Mansion's matters.
Since the first year he came to the Royal City, Huang Xiaolong had instructed Fei Hou to procure some slaves to cultivate his own army, and for the past few years, the number and strength of his servants had increased exponentially, and under Huang Xiaolong's encouragement, they had started the Nine Tripod Commerce, mainly dealing in reading material printing like those entertainment magazines on Earth.
Although the Nine Tripod Commerce was set up for merely two years, the operation and management were quite satisfactory, opening more than a dozen branches in the Luo Tong Kingdom itself.
The daily publication exceeded ten thousand and a profit of several thousand gold coins.
Now, all expenses of Tianxuan Mansion were covered by profits from the Nine Tripod Commerce.
"Fei Hou, next year, expand the operation of Nine Tripod Commerce. There must be a branch in every county-- you handle the details." Huang Xiaolong said.
"Yes, Sovereign!" Fei Hou replied respectfully.
"On another hand, below the Nine Tripod Commerce location, form an underground assassin organization. You can pick the recruits." Huang Xiaolong continued; it was time to return Big Sword Sect and Martial Ning Family 'kindness' with some retaliation of his own.
Fei Hou acknowledged him respectfully.
A short while after that, Marshal Haotian and Fei Hou left the main hall.
Just seconds after both of them left, his little sister, Huang Min, and Li Lu came over; Huang Min pulled and shook Huang Xiaolong's arm, demanding he accompany them shopping.
With no escape, he relented.
The whole afternoon was spent strolling around the city and when he returned to his courtyard, Huang Xiaolong started to practice Asura Tactics.
Asura Tactics. Huang Xiaolong had reached the third level and was able to condense the Wings of Demon; when he stepped into the fourth level, the Eye of Hell would open in his forehead. The advantage of this Eye of Hell was that it could see through the real nature of things, even through concealment, and it could launch a spiritual attack. When he reach the fourth stage, his Asura Physique would grow stronger overall.
But, according to Huang Xiaolong's estimation, he would need to break through to the Xiantian realm before he could step into the fourth level of Asura Tactics.
Ten days passed.
In the courtyard, Huang Xiaolong spent the day practicing Asura Sword Skill, and at night, he focused on Asura Tactics and the Body Metamorphose Scripture. As for the Golden Linglong Body, Huang Xiaolong had reached the second stage-- reaching the second stage meant that he could absorb more of the fire dragon qi from the pagoda, strengthening his body by itself.
After ten days passed, the New Year drew closer.
Every corner of Tianxuan Mansion was brightly decorated, creating a cheerful, festive atmosphere.
One of the changes to the Tianxuan Mansion in the past four years was it had expanded and doubled in land area; just the guards amounted to more than six hundred, whereas the servants and maids were close to a hundred.
With the New Year coming, Huang Peng and Su Yan were busy buying things and getting ready to welcome the New Year.
On New Year's eve, Huang Xiaolong abandoned his practice routine to accompany his family and Li Lu, chatting and laughing to pass the night. On the First Day of New Year, the whole family went to some famous scenic spots in the Royal City.
The New Year came and went.
And Huang Xiaolong continued to work hard practicing.
Half a month later, during the night.
The moonlight shone like water.
Huang Xiaolong was sitting cross-legged in the Linglong Treasure Pagoda's space, continuously running Asura Tactics, and the netherworld battle qi rolled and surged in his meridians and Qi Sea, rolling and crashing.
Huang Xiaolong had a feeling that tonight, he would break through to the Ninth Order.
A black and a blue twin dragon emerged behind Huang Xiaolong, coiled in the air, exuding a dragon's oppressive aura in the space. Four years since he broke through to the Seventh Order, the twin dragons' martial spirit had grown bigger.
As the netherworld battle qi raged in his meridians and Qi Sea, the barrier towards the Ninth Order became thinner and thinner, and every time his battle qi crashed against the barrier, a wave of pain traveled from his meridians-- it was more painful than any other time he had broken through, at least by a few folds, even ten times more painful.
Huang Xiaolong endured the pain while insistently pushing his battle qi.
It felt like a long century passed before Huang Xiaolong's body shuddered suddenly, and a subtle breaking sound came from inside his body.
The eighth order netherworld battle qi rushed cheerfully into the ninth order meridians, and at the same time, the netherworld battle qi in his Qi Sea was compressed down as it gathered more and more in the expanded Qi Sea.
The Ninth Order, finally!
The black and blue dragon behind Huang Xiaolong roared towards the sky; the dragon scales on their body became denser and shinier. The Linglong Treasure Pagoda shook as it broke out in a dazzling bright light.
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