Chapter 9

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lin Han left the combat arena of the residence and headed towards the practice room. There was a puppet made out of ironstone that he could fight against to sharpen his sword skills to the maximum.

He was not qualified to enter the practice room before, but naturally, he could now because of his peaking cultivation level at martial arts third tier.

However, a grievous voice rang in his ear when he was just about halfway to his destination.

“Lin Han, I finally found you. I thought you were going to hide in your little shell forever like a tortoise!”

It was Lin Shi again.

Lin Han turned around to the source of the voice with his brows knitted together.

Lin Shi, whom he had crippled last time, dared to flagrantly provoke him once more?

Tap, tap!

Three silhouettes approached from afar, with Lin Shi positioned in the middle, looking all-powerful and imposing. He was glaring fiercely into Lin Han’s eyes.

“You’ve recovered your dantian?” asked Lin Han in astonishment.

“That’s right!”

Lin Shi smiled coldly before adding, “I acquired a spiritual pill that healed my dantian and Qi formation. Moreover, I’ve attained martial arts third tier with the help of this powerful spiritual energy. Lin Han, today’s the day that you’re going to die!”

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Lin Han had made Lin Shi a laughing stock back when he disabled Lin Shi’s dantian in front of a crowd.

Lin Shi, at this moment, had strong murderous intent for Lin Han and could not wait to shatter him into a million pieces.

However, Lin Han could not care less.

He had just murdered the Outer Residence Greatest Swordsman, Lin Jian, of martial arts fourth tier with a blow of the sword. Lin Shi was surely not his opponent.

He would be just another waste of his time.

“Don’t get in my way. I don’t have time to mess around with you,” said Lin Han with a cold expression in his eyes as he headed to his destination.

I don’t have time to mess around with you?

Lin Shi felt a great shame wash over him. All of a sudden, a longsword that gleamed with death appeared in his hand.

Screech!

The chilly and blinding sword-light flew towards Lin Han.

“Get lost!”

Lin Han cried out suddenly.

Bang!

A terrifying power exploded as Lin Han thrust his arm outward. The dragon head made up of True Qi condensation appeared ferociously as it roared at the sky and rushed directly towards Lin Shi.

Crack!

The longsword was smashed into pieces within seconds.

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Bang!

Lin Han’s unabated fist strength landed on Lin Shi’s dantian and immediately destroyed his Sea of Qi.

“Ah!”

Accompanied by a miserable wailing, the man was thrown into the air and later spat out blood from his mouth. His face was as pale as a sheet of paper.

One punch!

It happened again!

“How is that possible? Impossible! I’ve attained martial arts third tier but you still defeated me with just one punch?” Lin Shi said in a glazed look.

The faces of those two disciples next to him also twitched involuntarily.

When did Lin Han become so powerful?

Defeating a martial arts third tier warrior with just one punch?

Too powerful!

Absolutely terrifying!

The two disciples trembled for quite some time. They averted Lin Han’s gaze intentionally for fear that they would court their own destruction.

“I’d have killed you if we had written a form of consent earlier!”

Lin Han tossed those words coldly at Lin Shi, whom he had destroyed for the second time. Then, he turned around and walked away.

He had long decided that Lin Shi was not an opponent worthy of his time.

Since he acquired the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor and the vast expanse of land manifested in his mind by the Golden Spirit Fire, Lin Han’s aspiration had expanded beyond the limits of this small Lin clan.

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He knew that he was destined to break out of the Lin clan and the Broken Sky City, maybe even the Yan Kingdom, and into the wider legendary world of spiritual and martial arts.

On the other hand, one of the disciples who was looking at Lin Han’s receding silhouette suddenly said to Lin Shi, “Young Master Shi, don’t worry. Your brother, Lin Lang is ranked the seventh powerhouse in Outer Residence. Let him who has long advanced into the martial arts fourth tier avenge you!”

“This wrong must be avenged.” Lin Shi kept a somber expression as the pain from his damaged dantian spread to the rest of his body.

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Next, Lin Han went to the residence’s weapon hall to identify the grade of Lin Jian’s sword.

Lin Han was very pleased with the results. The longsword, surrounded by a trace of chilly air, turned out to be a low-grade weapon incorporated with cold steel!

Weapons, like martial arts, were categorized into different grades as such: low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.

Even weapons that were classified as low-grade were multiple times sharper and sturdier than an ordinary sword made of refined steel.

Moreover, this long sword incorporated with cold steel possessed properties of ice that made it more lethal.

Not only did Lin Han acquire this longsword through murdering Lin Jian, but he had also obtained a set of high-grade martial arts which was the Thirteen Gleaming Swords.

Exactly, the Thirteen Gleaming Swords!

This was because when Lin Jian demonstrated his sword moves in the fight, Lin Han had imprinted all thirteen of them into the Golden Spirit Fire for his own usage.

Right now, Lin Han arrived at one of the practice rooms in the residence. An enormous puppet made of ironstone was staring at him aggressively from the opposite direction.

“Thirteen Gleaming Swords!”

“Swords to all nine divisions!”

“Swords seize the world!”

“Swords kill the commoners!”

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Clang! Clang! Clang…

Several noises of sword clashing rang in the air like the rumble of thunder.

Lin Han incorporated elements of Quick Draw Sword when he utilized this sword technique. Its sword Qi was sharp and domineering while it possessed an intention to cut through everything that came in its way.

Lin Han was caught in his own thoughts. He hoped that he might be able to exert the power of top-grade martial arts if he perfected both Quick Draw Sword and Thirteen Gleaming Swords techniques to its Pinnacle state.

Alas, it was too early to think about this.

Clank! Clank!

Clank! Clank!

The clashing of the longsword with the ironstone puppet produced deafening noises.

Lin Han was making rapid progress in his swordsmanship thanks to his demonic talents modified by the Golden Spirit Fire.

His paces oscillated with rhythm while he fought against the ironstone puppet. Turned out, he was practicing the Thirteen Swimming Dragon Steps.

He had two more days until the commence of the Outer Residence Competition. Naturally, he would not allow himself to slack off.

An idea was growing in his mind, or perhaps one could say it was a wild ambition.

He wanted to compete for the top three, or maybe even try and become the champion.

The old Lin Han would never dare to even think about this idea. However, the confidence in him had expanded now that his physical body was blessed with the modification from the Golden Spirit Fire, in addition to his successful cultivation of the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor.

If he was given sufficient time, he could foster his undeveloped potential to soar beyond the sky.

Lin Han had been sharpening his swordsmanship and martial art techniques in the practice room all afternoon.

His abilities were strong and powerful, and he was very satisfied with the progress.

He had successfully progressed his Quick Draw Sword and Thirteen Swimming Dragon Steps into the Major Advancement state while his Thirteen Gleaming Swords had also progressed into the Minor Advancement state.

He had long perfected the Moving Dragon Palm to its Pinnacle state. However, the last time Lin Han tried to integrate it with the power of the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor, it resulted in an eruption of strength that was beyond the Pinnacle state.

That unexpected result led Lin Han to wonder if there was another stage of martial arts beyond the Pinnacle state.

“One more day until the Outer Residence Competition.”

Lin Han knew that his cultivation base of martial arts third tier was surely not sufficient for him to realize his wild ambition.

For instance, Lin Ruyan who possessed forceful True Element might have already advanced into martial arts fifth tier and he definitely did not stand a chance against her.

At this point, he had two options to further improve his combat power. First, to elevate his understanding of various martial arts; second, to promote his cultivation base into martial arts fourth tier.

“The most important thing is to see if I can break through the barricade of third tier and progress into martial arts fourth tier,” Lin Han muttered to himself.

Although the Art of the Ancient Dragon Empire could devour the spiritual energy from its immediate surroundings for cultivation, it was an extremely time-consuming process.

He needed a powerful, forceful adjuvant if he wanted to break through the barricade of third tier within one day.

“A medicinal pill!”

His eyes twinkled with brilliance.

However, he was only a poverty-stricken, subdivision disciple. He did not have the luxury of spending lavishly on medicinal pills.

“It seems like I’ll have to try my luck at that place.” Finally, Lin Han made a decision through gritted teeth.