Hu Niu and Zhu Xuan Er were still with Ling Han. The three of them arrived outside the mountain gate of the Restore Heaven Academy. It was something that had just been built, and there was a powerful ultimate elite standing guard, with several young disciples that were placed in charge of reception on the sidelines.
These young disciples have all been transferred over form the five great sects, and they obviously wore expressions of pride. Even if they were unable to enter into the Restore Heaven Academy, they were still incredibly arrogant—were the names of the five ancient great sects not enough for them to be arrogant?
The first step was the measuring of bone age and cultivation level. Those that were unable to satisfy the lowest requirements would not be qualified to even attempt the first part of the test.
Zhu Xuan Er was up first. She stretched out her jade-like slender hand, causing that disciple who was in charge of measuring bone age to blush. The hand that was holding the golden needle kept shaking, and he was completely unable to pierce it into her skin.
This hand was really too beautiful, just as if it had been carefully carved by the gods. Every inch was close to perfection, and he couldn’t bear to pierce his needle into such a beautiful hand.
He made several failed attempts to pierce it with the needle, but, ultimately, he had no choice but have a female disciple come over, and only then was the test for measuring bone age completed.
“Twenty two years old,” this female disciple announced, an expression filled with shock appearing on her face.
A Flower Blossom Tier cultivator at twenty two years of age… she was an impressive prodigy, and could be ranked in the top fifty, no, the top thirty even in the five great sects. This was an extreme shock.
The ultimate elite standing on the side stroked his beard, appearing very happy.Looks like there was going to be a satisfactory sapling this time round again . He swept a glance at Zhu Xuan Er, and was slightly surprised. This girl had obviously disguised her appearance.
Still, changing one’s appearance would not be able to change one’s bone age. No one insisted that one had to come with their real face, and this did not break any of the rules.
The thought merely flashed through the mind of this ultimate elite, but he did not say anything much.
The next one was Hu Niu.
“Such a small little girl?” A few disciples could not believe their eyes. Some of them even laughed, and joked around. This was the Restore Heaven Academy enrolling disciples, not a game.
Now, everyone was lining up to undertake the test for bone age, and behind them, someone immediately called out, “Don’t mess around, hurry up and get out of the way!”
“Such a tiny little girl had better go home and drink her milk!”
“Big Brother has a sweet here, do you want to come over and suck—”
Peng!
A vulgar man was just about to say something filthy, yet it enraged Hu Niu. With a flash, her little figure had appeared in front of him, and thrown out a punch. As lightning crackled, she not only sent the man flying, but had even turned him into a corpse.
Zizizi , there was white-colored lightning twisting around the man’s body, making for a terrifying sight.
All of a sudden, utter silence fell.
Those that had come to take the test for bone age were either in the Flower Blossom or the Spiritual Infant Tier. How could there be anyone that wanted to bluff their way in? That vulgar man was well-known for having a taste for kids, but as he originated from a great clan, and he himself had also reached the Flower Blossom Tier, he was also looked highly upon. Thus, no one had stood up against him before now.
He was a Flower Blossom Tier cultivator, yet was directly killed in an instant. How could this not surprise the masses?
Hu Niu placed her hands on her hips, and then humphed, and said, “You dare to have rotten ideas about Niu, you really are seeking your own death!”
Chapter 657 - Testing Bone Age
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Henyee
“Good, good, good. What a shocking little sapling!” That ultimate elite who had just been taking a cat nap immediately snapped his eyes open, and even began clapping. As for the fact that a prodigy had just died, so what?
This place was lacking anything but prodigies. Furthermore, since he could be killed with a single strike, what else could he be but trash? He was absolutely unqualified to enter the Restore Heaven Academy.
“Little girl, what’s your name?” this great cultivator asked happily. He was the Law Keeper of the Absolute Saber Sect, and his name was Guo Liang Cai. He had the battle prowess of the Deity Transformation Tier, which was enough to suppress the current young generation. Otherwise, he would not have been able to keep watch here.
When he looked at Hu Niu, his expression was filled with tenderness. If it wasn’t for the fact that his cultivation level was too “low”, he really would want to take Hu Niu in as his true disciple.
But a little girl that was only about six or seven years old actually had the cultivation of the Spiritual Infant Tier—how could he possibly be able to teach such a prodigy? Most likely, only the sect master and the elders would be qualified for this task.
“Niu is Ling Han’s Hu Niu!” Hu Niu said in a slightly confusing way. She then ran over to Ling Han and held his hand, looking completely like a naïve, angelic little girl.
If it wasn’t for the fact that the vulgar man’s corpse still lay on the ground, around which lightning was still popping, perhaps everyone would be fooled by how pure and adorable she looked right now.
Guo Liang Cai swept a glance over Ling Han, and had his mind set. If Ling Han’s talent was nothing impressive, he would kill Ling Han so that he would not affect this little girl any further. Such an excellent little sapling would be of great use!
More importantly, she was still young, so she could be easily brainwashed, and have various ideas instilled into her.
Hu Niu once again stepped forward for her bone age to be tested. This time, even the few disciples were extremely respectful. She was one that had obtained the adoration of a Deity Transformation Tier Law Keeper. As long as one wasn’t an idiot, they should be able to tell how shocking her future prospects would be with how Hu Niu was so fierce even at such a young age…
They could only revere her.
“Seven, over seven years old, not yet eight!” Her bone age was very soon tested. However, Hu Niu was a bit angry. It was a bit painful to be poked by a needle, which caused her to glare ferociously at the disciple who had tested her bone age.
This ferocity was really very terrifying. It had even surpassed the level of the Spiritual Infant Tier. That disciple actually lost control of his bladder in fear, and stench spread out from him.
Ling Han was also surprised. He had not thought that Hu Niu had also broken through to the Spiritual Infant Tier. However, the little girl had always been weird, so no matter how fast her cultivation rose, it was completely normal.
“Heng!” Guo Liang Cai was very displeased, and shouted at that disciple who had lost control of himself, “Get lost and clean yourself up before you come back!”
“Yes! Yes!” That disciple nodded rapidly before turning around and breaking out into a run. Yet, in his heart, there was an unbelievable contrast—Hu Niu’s glare was scarier than even Guo Liang Cai!
How could that be possible, Guo Liang Cai was in the Deity Transformation Tier! Deity Transformation Tier!
Ling Han stepped forwards, and the aura of the Spiritual Infant Tier moved, proving that he had the qualification to take the test for bone age. At this time, he had restored his original appearance. Since he had made the decision to establish his own country and split open the skies, he decided that he would show his true face to the public in future.
A Heaven Grade alchemist could be claimed to be able to do whatever he wanted wherever he wanted.
“Please stretch out your hand.” For Hu Niu’s sake, the disciple in charge of conducting t
he test for bone age used the word “please”. Otherwise, he would have directly shouted—for those that were not directly enrolled into the Academy, their talent was nothing too impressive, so why would he need to be too polite?
However, Hu Niu’s appearance made them understand one fact, and that was that the world was really too big. Maybe a stunning, peerless prodigy would really appear at any time.
“You dare to act fierce to Niu’s Ling Han?” But Hu Niu was still not very satisfied, and glared at the disciple, her ferocious gaze on full display again.
That disciple was instantly so scared that he fell down onto the ground. He felt as if he had become the target of a primal beast, and goosebumps appeared all over his body. He almost lost control of his bladder.
He finally understood what his companion had experienced just now—this little girl was practically not human!
Ling Han smiled softly, and said, “All right, don’t make trouble!”
It was only then that Hu Niu changed to all smiles, and happily took Ling Han’s hand, looking completely like an obedient little girl.
Even if you died because you were fooled by her deceptive appearance, she would not pay you your life back. Whoever believed her would be really unlucky.
Ling Han stretched his hand out. That disciple had also stood back up after wiping the cold sweat off his forehead. His hand held a golden needle, but it was endlessly trembling. Though he had not been scared to the extent to lost control of his bladder, it was not a small scare either.
I poke[1.ED/N: I think we used single quotation marks for thoughts so far, so I’ll take this occasion to announce that it’s changed, and we will use italics now.]!
He calmed his turbulent emotions, and poked the needle at Ling Han’s wrist. But the golden needle that was as thin as a hair off a bull’s hide was actually unable to penetrate Ling Han’s skin.
“Don’t use your Origin Power to protect—” that disciple said in slight displeasure. However, he had yet to finish his words when an astonished expression appeared on his face.
What a monster, he obviously had not used Origin Power to protect himself, yet why was his skin so tough that even the Penetrating Bone Needle could not pierce it?
The Penetrating Bone Needle was a tool especially used to test one’s bone age. It could easily penetrate the skin of a Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator, reaching all the way to one’s bone, and extract a little bit of bone tissue. Then, the measurements inscribed on the needle would reflect the corresponding age.
The younger one’s age, the more accurate the measurement, which was measured in years. But after one hundred years old, it would be ten years, twenty years, fifty years as values, because by the time one reached about four to five hundred years old, there would be practically no change in one’s cultivation for at least the next fifty years.
Yet the Penetrating Bone Needle was actually incapable of penetrating Ling Han’s skin. Furthermore, he had not used his Origin Power to defend himself, either; how could this be possible?
It couldn’t be that he had encountered a monster, could he?
“Quickly, quickly. How long do you want to keep poking Ling Han?” Hu Niu was displeased. Do you have something against Ling Han? You keep poking him again and again, without event taking a breath in between.
With Hu Niu rushing him, that disciple was naturally even more nervous, and his hand trembled even more violently. Putting aside the fact that he could not pierce through Ling Han’s skin, he did not even manage to pierce Ling Han’s hand.
“Trash!” Guo Liang Cai stepped up, and shoved that disciple aside after snatching the Penetrating Bone Needle. Then he poked the needle at Ling Han’s hand.
Weng!
The golden needle dropped, and quickly became short.
The needle went through?
No!
Guo Liang Cai was astonished in spite of himself. The Penetrating Bone Needle became short not because it had penetrated Ling Han’s skin, but because Guo Liang Cai had used too much strength, while Ling Han’s skin was too tough, so it was directly crushed. That was why it looked like it had pierced through.
F***, this monster!
The people around them had initially been laughing mockingly at that disciple who had shamed himself, but now, not one could even grin.
How shocking was a physique like that? It remained unharmed even when a Deity Transformation Tier cultivator moved personally.
“I’ll do it myself,” Ling Han said, and drew the Demon Birth Sword. He slashed himself once, and instantly, his skin broke.
At first, Guo Liang Cai was dazed. Then, he immediately pierced the needle through the open wound, and touched Ling Han’s wound once before then drawing out the Penetrating Bone Needle to take a look. An expression of great astonishment again appeared on his face, and he exclaimed in spite of himself, “Over nineteen years old, not yet twenty!”
I’m about to faint!
The people around them were once again shocked speechless. There actually appeared yet another monster. Though he was not as monstrous as Hu Niu, if one took into consideration his terrifying physique, he was not really that far off.
Ling Han put away the Demon Birth Sword, and did not even need to circulate the Indestructible Heaven Scroll. Body of Diamond had already engraved all the secrets of the Scroll into every bit of his flesh and blood, so his skin automatically healed. There was not even a tiny scar left behind, just as if he had never been struck by his sword.
This caused the crowd to once again exclaim “monster” in spite of themselves.
How were they supposed to beat Ling Han?
The toughness of his physique was more or less at the limit of a Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator, so how many people of the same cultivation level could penetrate his defense? Furthermore, his recovery ability was strong enough to cause one’s hair to rise on ends. He was practically an invincible existence amongst all the peers of the same cultivation level.
Chapter 658 - Strange Winds
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Henyee
After momentary shock, Guo Liang Cai was extremely pleased. Now, with yet another prodigy, he was determined to pull him into the Absolute Saber Sect.
Although the Restore Heaven Academy was co-established by the five great sects, since they were distinguished into five different great sects, there was naturally no shortage of fights and schemes among them. Everyone wanted to obtain higher quality fresh blood for their own parties; this was inevitable.
“Very good, very good!” Guo Liang Cai nodded in quick succession. “Young man, I shall remember you!”
Ling Han smiled faintly. Guo Liang Cai was only in the fifth layer of the Deity Transformation Tier; his battle prowess was at most nine Stars, and Ling Han could suppress him even now—at least, he could battle the former to a tie—so there was really no need for him to take Guo Liang Cai seriously.
Take him to heart.
Furthermore, he really did not have any fondness for anyone from the five great sects.
Ling Han and his companions successfully passed the test. The big white rabbit, because of apparently having lived for a few hundred years, would naturally not deign to take part in this test, and had gone off to who knew where to steal “carrots”—it would refer to any kind of valuable herb as carrot.
The reason why Ling Han had not taken Rabbit into the Black Tower was precisely out of consideration for the fact that it was a kleptomaniac, and worried that it would ransack the entire Black Tower.
He had to guard against villains, after all!
After they were done testing bone age, they had to wait before proceeding to the first test. That was because there was a time limit, and all examinee would advance together.
Ling Han and his two companions arrived at a public square. It was huge, and now there were about over 30,000 people gathered here, yet only over half a day had passed from the moment the Bone Age Test had begun. By the time it was over, there would definitely be ev
en more people.
What a shock; that there were actually so many people that fulfilled the requirements!
Ling Han felt internally rueful. All the fortune of this realm had exploded in the recent two centuries, and this explosion really had tremendous effects on the world of martial arts. If it had been his last life, with the same conditions in place, it would be impressive enough if merely a thousand had gathered here.
What a great disparity.
Ling Han did not deliberately seek out the Rain Emperor and Mu Rong Qing, but someone found him.
“Ling Han?” Qin Lian Yue appeared, wearing a hesitant expression as she stared at him. After all, at that time, Ling Han had disguised his appearance.
Yet Ling Han’s distinguishing trait was very obvious—it was Hu Niu. Aside from that monstrous little girl, who else would be able to pass the test today?
“It’s been a long time.” Ling Han nodded with a smile.
“It really is you!” It was only now that Qin Lian Yue could confirm his identity. Then, she gazed at him doubtfully. “Is this your true face this time?”
“As real as it can be!” Ling Han replied, smiling.
Qin Lian Yue was stunned, and said, “I’ve never thought that you were so young!”
“Thank you for your compliment,” Ling Han said with a grin.
“Brother Ling!” The two siblings, Li Feng Yu and Li Zi Xian, walked over and greeted Ling Han.
“Hello.” Ling Han nodded to them as well.
“This is…” When Li Feng Yu spotted Qin Lian Yue, his eyes could not help but light up. He immediately took steps forward, and said, “Beautiful miss, I am a promising young man, Li Feng Yu, shockingly good-looking and with handsomeness off the charts.”
“I don’t see how handsome you are, but you are really good at bragging,” Qin Lian Yue smiled.
“Oh, him? They call him Big Mouth Li, and boasting is his strength,” Ling Han revealed.
“What!?” Li Feng Yu feigned displeasure. “I am not only skilled at bragging, but am skilled in all types of music—wind instruments, bowed string ones, and I can play plucked string ones while singing!”
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