“It’s actually the Thunder Battle Armor!” Ling Han was extremely astonished.
Chapter 318
Chapter 318: Thunder Battle Armor
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
It was nothing too surprising that the Winter Moon Sect was willing to use such a Spirit Tool as a prize, because the champion of the trials would definitely be heavily developed by the Winter Moon Sect and would later become one of the core members of the sect.
Thus, this Spirit Tool only made a huge circle, and ultimately would return to the hands of the Winter Moon Sect.
“It’s actually the Thunder Battle Armor!” Ling Han was extremely surprised. This was not the first time he had heard of the Thunder Battle Armor.
Long ago in his last life, the Thunder Battle Armor had appeared before, and its owner at that time was the famous Thunder Empress—Zi Xue Xian, one of the seven ultimate elites of the Heaven Tier in his last life.
Though Zi Xue Xian was only ranked fourth amongst the seven kings of his last life, the three people ranked in front of her were super monsters like Sword Emperor, Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden, and Setting Sun Saber Emperor. Being ranked fourth did not mean that she was weak. On the other hand, aside from Ling Han, the other six people were all overwhelmingly powerful.
And the reason why Zi Xue Xian was so powerful was related to the fact that she was wearing the Thunder Battle Armor. This battle armor not only had shockingly high defense, but could also release the power of thunder, which allowed her to be ranked fourth.
He had never thought that at the end of 10,000 years, the Thunder Battle Armor would appear once again, and had actually fallen in the hands of such a “small party” like the Winter Moon Sect.
Could it be that Zi Xue Xian had fallen? That couldn’t be right, either. Even if Zi Xue Xian did not manage to shatter the Void and become a God, she still had a Blue Thunder Sect behind her. That sect was a great sect and was still sturdy even today, as immortal as the Heaven’s Sword Sect and the Absolute Saber Sect. How could they have allowed such a priceless treasure to be abandoned outside?
No, if this Thunder Battle Armor still had the might that it had previously, then would the Winter Moon Sect actually still use it as a prize? Even the most powerful of the Winter Moon Sect would covet such a treasure.
Perhaps it was too heavily damaged and so the Blue Thunder Sect had given up on it, and none of the powerful elites of Winter Moon Sect had any interest it, simply deciding to use it as a prize. After all, it would still stay in the Winter Moon Sect in the end.
“Never mind, I’ll get hold of it first,” Ling Han mumbled to himself. He was really interested this time, because even if the Thunder Battle Armor was damaged, this was still a Level Nine Spirit Tool, and was definitely worth him making a move on it.
This time, the Winter Moon Sect would be recruiting a total of 10,000 disciples, and to squeeze into these 10,000 disciples was not an easy task as the number of young geniuses of the Northern region was uncountable. Furthermore, it was even more difficult to become the champion of these 10,000 winners.
Moreover, what was worse was the fact that even those disciples of the Winter Moon Sect that were under thirty years old could participate in this trial.
These people were naturally participating for the prizes. Aside from the prize for the champion, the Thunder Battle Armor, there were still other Spirit Tools, a few Spiritual Talismans, and some alchemical pills. Even for the disciples of the Winter Moon Sect, they were very attractive prizes.
Thankfully, everyone abided by the condition that only those below thirty years old could participate.
The content of the trial was extremely simple. Everyone would enter the Yu Long Mountains and given a very small plaque. In the subsequent three days, what everyone had to do was to snatch each other’s plaques.
After three days, the number of plaques in everyone’s possession would be counted, and those who managed to rank among the top 10,000 would be able to enter the Winter Moon Sect. And those who ranked among the top 100 would get the opportunity to enter into the second round of the trial, and the top ten would emerge from this second round. These ten people would then be able to get an additional prize, and the prize for the champion was the Thunder Battle Armor.
Thus, this was a matter of strategy.
Just from this place alone, there were a few hundred thousands people, and there was still a considerable number in Sea Breeze City. There would be no problem for the total number of participants to break through 1,000,000. This meant that there would definitely be large numbers of people who would be disqualified, but precisely due to this reason, some who were weaker in ability had another kind of value—if they sold off their plaques, it was definitely better than working hard for nothing.
More importantly, participating in this trial was an extremely dangerous thing. The Winter Moon Sect had not said that one was not allowed to wound or even kill another in this trial.
Once this information was known, many decided to give up. Since that was the case, why should they not take advantage of the opportunity to earn a small profit? Participate in the trial, get a plaque, and after the trial began, immediately hand over their plaque to the buyer, then leave.
Thus, those buyers with ability had already begun to take action, and privately got in contact with others to discuss the selling price.
“Hi, this rather tanned brother!” Ling Han naturally was bothered by quite a considerable number of people. He had already sent off a lot of potential buyers, and this time, there came a rather plump young man, who was wearing gold, silver and jewels all over, as if he was afraid that others did not know that he was wealthy.
Ling Han’s eyes swept over him. This young man was really quite wealthy. Those gold, silver and jewelled ornaments were naturally trash in the eyes of a martial artist, but the hairpin he was wearing was made from Black Lacquer Wood, his belt was woven from Spotted Flower Silk and Black Soar Gold Silk, and the sword sheath attached at his waist was forged from Eight Treasure Star Iron. These ingredients were all shockingly valuable, and required a great amount of Origin Crystals to obtain.
He believed that even for the True Disciples of the Winter Moon Sect, it would be a very surprising thing to get even one of these items, what more when so many different treasures belonged to one single person.
Ling Han had already changed his appearance to become a rather tanned young man. His face had changed considerably as well and become rather ordinary, so he now belonged to the type that would definitely not be noticed in a crowd.
“This brother with a plump purse, what is it?” Ling Han asked with a grin.
The plump young man bared his teeth with a smile which was full of sincerity. He stretched out a hand to pat Ling Han’s shoulder, and said, “Brother, the trial will begin tomorrow, so do you want to get into the top 10,000, or even the top 100?”
“What is the use of mere wanting?” Ling Han sighed deliberately. He was a little surprised, since this guy was actually not here to buy off his plaque.
“Hehe, I have a way, as long as you can afford the price.” The plump young man came closer, and said in a low voice, “I have a Spirit Tool that can be used by a Gushing Spring Tier martial artist, and the might of this Spirit Tool is comparable to the level of the Spiritual Ocean Tier! With this Spirit Tool in your possession, you need only wait for three days, then you’d be able to destroy all in our way, so there would naturally be multiple plaques just waiting for you to pick up.”
“Oh, let me see!” Ling Han said, smiling.
“Come, come, come. Come with me someplace with less people. You can’t allow such a treasure to be seen by others,” the plump young man said, pretending to be very mysterious.
The two of them came to a remote corner. The plump young man drew out a crimson ball, and said, “This is called the Startling Heaven Thunderbolt Vanishing World, Exploding the World Extinguishing Extensively Exploding Light Sphere. Just look
… ” He shook the ball a few times and tossed it on the ground. Peng , instantly, a large explosion was caused, and the explosive force was shockingly tremendous.
When the dust had settled, the plump young man picked up the ball he had previously thrown onto the ground and said proudly to Ling Han, “How is it? However, this thing can only be used ten times, so when you take it back, don’t use it too carelessly.”
Ling Han grinned. The plump young man wore a ring, and this was not an ordinary ring, but a Spatial Spirit Tool. When he picked up that ball, he had already stored the ball back into the Spatial Ring, then drew out another ball from within. It looked the same, but it was a fake.
This was a conman.
Chapter 319
Chapter 319: Lord Bao
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
The plump young man moved extremely fast, and if Ling Han did not still have a sliver of the divine sense of the Heaven Tier, he would definitely have discovered the trick the young man had played. However, with his sharp eyes, this fake Whatever Sphere could not have possibly deceived him.
“Come, come, come. Because you look pleasing to my eyes, I’ll just ask for ten Origin Crystals.” The plump young man came closer, and extended the ball towards Ling Han.
Ling Han received the ball, and said, smiling, “How about if I explode you, then I wouldn’t have to pay a single Origin Crystal. While that would mean one less time I can use this, it is still a rather profitable bargain.”
The plump young man laughed and said, “My tanned brother, you are really a great joker.”
Ling Han gave a flick of his fingers, and the ball shot quickly towards the skies.
The plump young man could not help but follow it with his eyes and raised his head to look at the skies.
Ling Han moved to grab the hairpin on his head, and said with a smile, “I don’t want that Whatever Sphere. I only want this hairpin on your head.”
The plump young man was shocked and hurriedly raised his right hand. Weng , instantly, an intricate pattern of designs on his sleeve lit up, forming a gentle white light which blocked Ling Han’s attack.
He experienced a slight tremble, and Ling Han could not help but take two steps back. He only felt a numbness in his right hand—there actually appeared spiderweb-like cracks on his hand, from which blood was seeping out, forming beads of blood on his hand.
But when he circulated the Indestructible Heaven Scroll, the wound immediately healed, and he was instantly unscathed again.
“Yo, so you’re an expert!” The plump young man came back to his senses and stretched open his hand to catch the ball that Ling Han had previously thrown. Pa , unfortunately he had initially wanted to act cool, so he had not looked up at the skies at all. Who would have guessed that he had estimated wrongly, and the ball heavily dropped onto his head.
“Aiyo!” He quickly stretched out his hands to cover his head, and his cool image was instantly ruined.
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Just from the outfit you’re dressed in, no ordinary sect would be able to afford to develop you, so why have you come all the way here to trick little kids?”
“Ai, I won’t deceive you. I’m just strong in appearance but weak in reality. If it wasn’t because I had this outfit as support, when I encounter an expert like you, wouldn’t I have the tables turned on me and be robbed? As the saying goes, if one is travelling around the country, one has to do two jobs at once and attach equal importance to each,” the plump young man chattered endlessly, without the slightest embarrassment from being caught red-handed.
“Hehe, how should I address you?” Ling Han patted his shoulder.
“As the saying goes, if one is travelling outside, you have to depend on friends. My surname is Ma, and my name is Duo Bao. Others call me Lord Bao, but because we’ve hit it off so well, you can just call me Big Brother Bao,” the plump young man declared casually.
“I say, Little Brother Bao, we’re considered friends, and as the saying goes, you could stab knives at both sides for a friend. But I don’t really need you to pierce yourself with a knife. However, this belt doesn’t look bad, so why not just give it to me!” Ling Han said with a smile.
“Ah pei!” Ma Duo Bao instantly jumped. “You are really greedy. How much have I paid just to get this Black Jade Belt? Furthermore, I am Lord Bao, or Big Brother Bao, not Little Brother Bao!”
“Your surname is Ma, so why don’t I call you Bao Ma!” Ling Han patted his shoulder, and continued, “This pair of shoes are not too bad either, and from what I can see, our feet are about the same size, so why don’t we exchange shoes?”
“No way!” Ma Duo Bao rolled his eyes. “I say, how can you be even more two-faced than me?”
“Don’t wrong me, I am very pure,” Ling Han replied in a deadpan voice.
“Pure your sister!” Ma Duo Bao hurriedly ran off, and as he ran, he continued to say, “Don’t waste the precious time I have to earn money. I’m going to go and con a few more idiots!”
Pa, pa, pa . By the time he had said his last words, there was already no sign of him.
Ling Han’s expression tensed slightly. This young man was very unusual. From head to toe, whatever he wore were all Spirit Tools, and he himself gave Ling Han the feeling that he couldn’t see through the former at all. The current world of martial arts was prospering, and not only were geniuses appearing endlessly like spring bamboo right after a shower, but so monsters and freaks were coming out successively.
He did not believe that he was the only one who had noticed that Ma Duo Bao was covered in Spirit Tools, but this brat was still living smoothly like a fish in water, so he had to have some tricks of his own that even those in the older generation did not make a move against him.
A smile curled up the corners of Ling Han’s lips. He had now changed his appearance. Even if he entered the Black Tower in public or use the Demon Birth Sword, who would have any idea who he was? Of course, if he could avoid using them, that was best. The most important thing now was to first get hold of the Thunder Battle Armor and create trouble at the Winter Moon Sect while he was at it.
Ling Han returned to his original spot and was just planning to rest for a moment when he saw a young man dressed in purple come over. There were more than ten people following behind him, and he carried himself with such arrogance as if his eyes were growing on his forehead.
“Hey, brat, during the trial tomorrow, just join our Zhao Alliance and become my underling,” the purple-clad young man said, as if he was merely making a statement.
“Come and thank our Lord Zhao quickly. Otherwise, for a brat that is going solo like you, that would definitely be delivering yourself up to die!” One of his lackeys instantly started flattering.
“Brat, do you know how many famous geniuses have appeared this time around? Do you know of the Little Overlord Spear, Yang Chong? He’s going to participate tomorrow as well. There’s also the Sword of Justice, Bai Ming, and that’s someone who has been praised as being able to split apart a mountain with a single strike!” the others added.
“If you meet with these people, your only fate would be death. That’s why we have gathered in a group—only if we stay united by Lord Zhao’s side would we be able to survive.”
“You don’t have to think about the top 100. Even the Winter Moon Sect would be sending their young elites to participate, so it’d be fine as long as we can enter into the top 10,000. After another five years, those of us who have still not yet reached thirty years old would naturally be able to participate in the trial next time, and at that time, we can compete for a good ranking.”
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Your plans are quite good. However, a bunch of trash united together is still trash. I’m sorry, but I have no plans to work together with trash. That would lower my standing.”
“Insolence!” These guys shouted in their anger and were just about to make a move on Ling Han, but were stopped by that purple-clad young man.
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nbsp; “It is strictly forbidden to make trouble at this moment. Whoever creates trouble will be disqualified, and in serious cases, they would even be killed on the spot!” the purple-clad young man rebuked sternly. He turned to look at Ling Han, and said with a smirk, “Tanned brat, you will submit to pressure only after turning down our request. Heng, make sure we don’t meet tomorrow. If I don’t rip out all the bones of your body, then my name is not Zhao Ri!”
A flash of killing intent flickered in Ling Han’s eyes as well, and he said calmly, “If you are so desperate to seek your death, I would not mind killing a few pieces of trash.”
“Heng, let’s go!” Zhao Ri led the others away, and headed elsewhere to collect lackeys.
There were many people like that who were ensuring their positions with both money and ability. That was because it was not safe enough to simply buy plaques. The trial would last for three days, and if they were targeted by a powerful elite and subsequently robbed, then wouldn’t that be a complete waste of their money?
As a result, those with the slightest bit of intelligence had begun to seek out lackeys. After all, there was strength in numbers, and others would not easily dare to assault them if there were many of them gathered together.
Ling Han was all alone by himself, and so was naturally continuously targeted by others who wanted to pull him into their camps. After all, “the first layer of the Gushing Spring Tier” was not considered weak anymore, and among the young generation, could be considered quite powerful.
Chapter 320
Chapter 320: Secretly Intervening
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Kurisu
In order to avoid being frequently harassed, Ling Han planned on going to a place where there were less people.
He squeezed through the crowd, and after a few steps, he suddenly stopped—he unexpectedly saw Qi Yong Ye, Zhao Huan, and other old friends from the Rain Country. There were still many people he didn’t know. It should be because of him that the youngsters of Rain Country walked together, warming each other up.
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