It was a large sect with a transcendent standing, and although Venerable Trinity was a super-elite at the Eternal River Tier, he didn’t aspire to become a supreme ruler. Who didn’t wish to enter this sect or perhaps even become a disciple of Venerable Trinity himself? Who didn’t desire to listen to him explain the true meaning of the great dao?
To say nothing of the Eternal River Tier, if one could enter this sect, there was a great chance that they could become an elite of the Heavenly Body Tier, right?
Wasn’t this impressive enough?!
An envoy from the Majestic Heaven Sect had arrived several days ago, and notified the three Majestic Empires that the Majestic Heaven Sect was preparing to recruit a new cohort of disciples. When the time came, the Majestic Heaven Sect would send personnel to examine those who had expressed their interest. Those who satisfied the requirements would be recruited as disciples and sent to the Majestic Heaven Sect to comprehend the great dao.
This examination would take place in one month’s time.
Ling Han scrapped his plans to help the Rain Emperor and the others get into the Scarlet Heaven Academy after learning of this.
Wouldn’t entering the Majestic Heaven Sect be even better?
Ling Han informed the Rain Emperor and the others about this, and they all agreed with his decision.
“Hehe, Little Qing, your talents mightn’t be enough to get you into the Majestic Heaven Sect!” Helian Tianyun said with a chuckle.
Murong Qing humphed, and said, “Don’t forget that I broke through after reaching 17 stars of the Shattering Void Tier! How many stars did you reach?”
“Wayaya!” Helian Tianyun roared, and said, “I directly broke through to the Immortal level after activating my ancestral bloodline! If I had cultivated for a few more years, I might’ve been able to reach 20 stars of the Shattering Void Tier, much less 17 stars of the Shattering Void Tier.”
This was his sore spot.
Ling Han swept his gaze around. Apart from his three brothers, Helian Tianyun, and Ding Ping, his cousin Yue Kaiyu and his four followers—Guang Yuan, Can Ye, Yuan Cheng He, and Zhu Wu Jiu—had all followed him over. Meanwhile, the Rock Spirit had stayed back to guard the Great Ling Empire. In any case, it could maintain its extremely fast pace of cultivation as long as Ling Han sent some rocks back from time to time.
If their aim was to enter the Scarlet Heaven Academy, apart from Guang Yuan and Zhu Wu Jiu, there would naturally be no problems at all for everyone else. However, if their aim was to enter the Majestic Heaven Sect, everything would be uncertain.
How strict were the requirements for entering the sect?
Ling Han was confident that he and the Rain Emperor would easily qualify to enter. If even they couldn’t enter, then this sect definitely wasn’t recruiting prodigies. Instead, they would be recruiting freaks.
Ling Han would adjust his plans according to the outcome. Those who qualified would enter the Majestic Heaven Sect, while he would find a way to get those who didn’t into the Scarlet Heaven Academy.
Ling Han returned to the academy. He planned to visit Old Man Xu as there was a possibility that he knew more about the Majestic Heaven Sect.
“Senior Brother Ling! Senior Brother Ling!” However, a fellow student suddenly knocked on his door, appearing extremely short of breath.
Chapter 1085 - Sword Delivery from Jin Zhihui
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“What happened?” Ling Han asked.
The student hesitated for a moment before answering, “I passed by the main gates of the Eastern Institution just then, and I saw someone being cornered by the students of the Eastern Institution. He kept saying that he wanted to visit you.”
“Visit me?” Ling Han stroked his chin in thought. Who could this be? Someone who wished to visit him had actually gone to the Eastern Institution? Who didn’t know that the four major institutions of the Scarlet Heaven Academy were extremely hostile toward one another? Weren’t you humiliating the Eastern Institution by saying that you wanted to visit Ling Han there?
It was evident that this person only knew that he was at the Scarlet Heaven Academy, and not which specific institution he was in. It was because of this that they had accidentally fallen into a “wolves’ den”.
“Is there anything special about that person?” Ling Han asked.
The student who had delivered the news pondered for a moment before saying, “He’s fairly ordinary… That’s right! He’s always hugging a sword to his chest!”
‘Hmm?’
Ling Han was slightly surprised. ‘Could it be Jin Zhihui, the heir to the Swordforge Manor?’
He had indeed made a promise with Jin Zhihui—if Jin Zhihui succeeded in forging the “the number one Divine Sword in the world”, he would personally deliver it to Ling Han. Only a year had passed, yet Jin Zhihui had already succeeded?
‘No matter what, it’s best that I head over first.’
“Thanks.” Ling Han tossed a vial of pills toward the student who had delivered the news.
An excited expression spread across the student’s face as he caught the vial and opened it, revealing the emerald green pill inside.
‘Senior Brother Ling is so generous! He rewarded me with a Heavenly Pearl Pill for delivering a simple message!’
Ling Han directly strode into the Eastern Institution’s territory—he couldn’t be bothered walking around to avoid it—and headed straight for its main gates.
The uniforms of the four institutions were all unique in their own ways. Thus, Ling Han quickly attracted the attention and stares of the students from the Eastern Institution once he boldly entered their territory.
They all knew who Ling Han was. Not only was his battle prowess impressive, but he had more so become a seventh-rank military officer of the Majestic Empire!
First of all, they couldn’t defeat him. Second of all, who wanted to offend a prodigy who also had an official rank? As a result, the students simply spectated and followed behind Ling Han, all of them walking with him toward the main gates.
The students all wore strange expressions when they realized that Ling Han’s destination was the main gate.
‘F*ck! You’re not barging into the Eastern Institution simply to take a shortcut, right?!
‘Holy f*ck! How much are you looking down on the Eastern Institution? This is downright humiliation!’
The students of the Eastern Institution were all seething with anger. Although Ling Han had neither said a word nor hit a person, the students all felt as if they had been slapped across the face.
‘So high-profile! So triggering! How can he be so arrogant?!’
“Ling Han, you’ve gone too far!” A powerful student finally appeared and blocked Ling Han’s path.
Everyone knew that Ling Han was still at the peak stage of the medium extreme now, and they also knew that his battle prowess could perhaps surpass five stars. As such, his genuine battle prowess was at the early stage of the consummate level. If one wanted to block Ling Han, this was the minimum cultivation level that they needed to possess.
This student was at the early stage of the consummate level, and he could surpass around half a star. His strength was relatively impressive.
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “I’m just taking a shortcut because I don’t want to walk around.”
“This is the Eastern Institution!” the student shouted sternly.
“Regardless of whether it’s the Eastern Institution or Northern Institution, they’re all part of the Scarlet Heaven Academy,” Ling Han said. “I can naturally go wherever I want.”
A sinister expression appeared on the student’s face, and he said, “Since you won’t listen to my polite warning, I can only use force!” He immediately charged toward Ling Han after saying this.
According to academy rules, students at a higher cultivation level couldn’t actively attack students at a lower cultivation level. However, who told Ling Han to
barge into the Eastern Institution? He had already barged into someone else’s home, so wasn’t it only natural that they counterattacked?
Thus, what did it matter if he beat Ling Han up? He was the one in the right!
Ling Han clasped his hands behind his back. The moment his opponent’s attack arrived, he suddenly extended two fingers as if they were swords, creating a burst of sword light.
Fast Technique!
After comprehending dao under the Reincarnation Tree, Ling Han had already developed a profound understanding of the Fast Technique.
One had to realize that the Reincarnation Tree had already experienced four months, or 120 days, of growth. In other words, comprehending dao under the Reincarnation Tree during this time would be equivalent to 120 years. Even with a conservative estimate, this time would be at least 50 years, right?
With Ling Han’s strong comprehension ability, how could he not grasp the essence of the Fast Technique after comprehending it for 50 years?
Pu!
Blood instantly spurted from the student’s chest. Ling Han didn’t stop, and continued to walk toward the main gate.
Only at this moment did the student finally crash onto the floor, unconscious. No one knew whether he had been beaten unconscious by Ling Han or fainted due to anger.
‘Too powerful!’
The other students were all stunned. ‘That senior brother was an elite at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier! Yet, Ling Han defeated him in a single strike! How terrifying is his power? More importantly, how many years has it been since Ling Han entered the academy? Most students who entered in the same cohort as him are still striving to have a battle prowess of 20 stars of the Shattering Void Tier. But him? His battle prowess has already soared to the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier!
‘His battle prowess is at least equivalent to the middle stage of the consummate level. Otherwise, there’s no way he could’ve defeated Senior Brother in a single strike!’
No one dared to challenge Ling Han anymore. After all, elites at the consummate level didn’t have so much free time to be always strolling around outside. They were always cultivating in seclusion.
However, what face would the Eastern Institution have if they allowed Ling Han to casually barge through without any obstruction?
People instantly went to seek help from other senior brothers and sisters from the Consummate Level Division. They had to stop Ling Han no matter what.
The main gates quickly appeared in their sights.
Ling Han walked over, and sure enough, he saw several dozen students standing at the gates and surrounding a youth. However, the sword in his hands was already gone.
This youth was none other than Jin Zhihui!
“Give me the sword back! Give it back!” Jin Zhihui shouted.
A silver-haired student standing at the gates had a sword in his hands, and he was the person who Jin Zhihui was currently shouting at.
“Senior Brother Yang, what do you think about this sword?” a student asked.
“Hehe, this person is bragging and saying that this is the number one sword in the world. However, I don’t see anything special about it,” a student next to the silver-haired male said.
“Haha, the number one sword in the world? What an absolute joke!” The silver-haired male roared with laughter as he waved the sword, and said, “This sword is merely forged from Level One Godly metal. Although I can’t tell what material it’s forged from, I know that it’s definitely a Level One material! Moreover, although there are some divine patterns carved into it, there’s no way to activate them. This sword can’t even be classified as a Level One God Tool!
“Number one sword in the world? This is nothing but a trash sword!”
A furious expression appeared on Jin Zhihui’s face, and he shouted, “This is the number sword in the world! You don’t understand at all! Give it back to me!”
The silver-haired male chuckled coldly, and said, “Haha, although it’s a trash sword, it’s already in my hands. You still want to take it back? Keep dreaming!” This male was called Yang Shuang, and he was a super genius in the Consumate Level Division of the Eastern Institution.
“Press him down onto the floor! He actually dared to mention Ling Han’s name before my face? He’s asking for a beating!”
“Okey-dokey!” Several students instantly rushed over and pressed Jin Zhihui down onto the ground, forcing him to kneel on his knees. In fact, they even went as far as to force his head into the ground.
“Let me go! Give me my sword back!” Jin Zhihui shouted.
Ling Han shook his head. These people were treating a disciple of the Swordforge Manor so violently; how were they going to get a sword forged from the Swordforge Manor in the future? He strode over with confidence, and said, “Brother Jin, long time no see!”
There was an aura of rage exuding from Ling Han’s body. Jin Zhihui was definitely delivering a sword for him as per their agreement. However, he had ended up being humiliated by these people. This infuriated Ling Han immensely.
“Ling Han!” The students at the gates couldn’t help but exclaim Ling Han’s name.
Chapter 1086 - Venting Anger
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Han was definitely a legend in the Scarlet Heaven Academy.
He had only entered the academy for a mere two years, yet he had already reached the medium extreme of the Mountain River Tier. Moreover, he possessed an astonishing battle prowess, and he was perhaps a legendary five-star genius. His feats were even more astounding as he had not only fought frequently against the only child of Great General Zhao, but he had even had the upper hand when clashing with him. The empress had more so appointed him as a seventh-rank military officer.
Ling Han was the youngest seventh-rank military officer in the history of the Majestic Empire.
In fact, many students in the Eastern Institution lamented why Ling Han had entered the academy so soon. If he had entered the Scarlet Heaven Academy five years later, wouldn’t he have become a prodigy of the Eastern Institution?
Yang Shuang faltered for a moment before roaring, “Ling Han, you actually dare to barge into our Eastern Institution?”
Ling Han frowned, and said, “Release him and return the sword. Then we can speak about other things!”
“Haha, this person is really your friend?” Yang Shuang chortled loudly, and stomped onto Jin Zhihui’s face before saying, “What if I don’t?”
He wasn’t afraid of Ling Han, as he had a battle prowess at the late stage of the consummate level. If Ling Han fought against him, he would merely be seeking humiliation.
A cold glint flashed across Ling Han’s eyes, and he said, “I’ll cut off that leg of yours.”
Yang Shuang roared with laughter. ‘What an absolute joke!’
Yang Shuang used the sword to point at Ling Han, and said, “Ling Han, are you feeling a little too good about yourself? Do you really think that you’re invincible in this academy?”
Ling Han didn’t reply, instead striding toward Yang Shuang. His expression was dark, and his rage had almost become tangible, making it difficult for those around him to breathe.
“Beat him to a pulp!” Yang Shuang roared.
Ling Han was kidding, right? This was the Eastern Institution!
“Go!”
The students from the Eastern Institution all charged over. They had actually allowed Ling Han to swagger all the way from the Northern Institution to the main gates of the Eastern Institution! This was utter humiliation, and if the students of the Eastern Institution allowed him to return safely, there would be no need for them to cultivate any longer—they might as well buy a block of tofu and slap themselves to death.
A dozen or so fists instantly smashed toward Ling Han.
Ling Han activated his divine patterns of gravity with a thought.
Pa, pa, pa, pa!
The assailants were unable to get near him, and w
ere immediately pressed flat onto the floor by the overwhelming force of extreme gravity instead.
Following the increase of Ling Han’s cultivation level, his divine patterns of gravity also became more powerful. At the very least, they couldn’t be withstood by those under the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier.
He continued forward, and students around him fell like dominoes. Not a single person managed to pose any real threat to him.
Unease gripped at Yang Shuang’s heart. He was already standing face to face with Ling Han, and there were no more obstacles between the two of them.
Theoretically speaking, his battle prowess was higher than that of Ling Han, so he shouldn’t have been feeling any unease. However, he was experiencing an indescribable feeling of irritation for some reason, and this made him especially anxious.
“Kneel down and apologize to Brother Jin. If Brother Jin is willing to forgive you, then that will be the end of this matter. Otherwise, I’ll have you know the meaning of the word regret!” Ling Han’s voice was dripping with malice.
“Bullsh*t!” Yang Shuang flared up in rage. He lifted his foot off Jin Zhihui’s face and immediately launched a kick toward Ling Han.
Ling Han also threw a kick.
Peng!
Their legs collided, and both of them stumbled backward.
Yang Shuang was stunned, and he stammered, “Y-you broke through to the high extreme!”
Not only that, but Ling Han’s power was actually on par with his! His head went numb with shock.
He had cultivation at the middle stage of the consummate level, and his power was identical to his consummate level. His battle prowess could also surpass one star. His opponent was only at the early stage of the high extreme, yet his power was already on par with his. What did this signify?
This signified that Ling Han’s power could surpass five stars!
On the Joint Peace Planet, five-star geniuses only existed in legends. It was possible that the empress was a five-star genius, though no one had ever proved this to be true. Right now, however, someone was actually able to surpass five stars with their power alone! How could Yang Shuang not be shocked?
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