‘Won’t your battle prowess surpass six stars if you learn a few more ultimate techniques?
‘Moreover, it’s only been two years, yet you’ve already reached the high extreme! How can one cultivate so fast?’
“Kneel down!” Ling Han extended his hands toward Yang Shuang.
“Never! Never!” Yang Shuang shouted as he counterattacked. He definitely couldn’t allow himself to be defeated by Ling Han.
Ling Han’s fists and palms continued to rain down—they were as powerful as mountains, and as fierce as flames.
He realized that he had underestimated his own battle prowess.
Before he knew it, his power had already reached a stage where it could surpass five stars. Add to that his divine patterns of gravity and divine patterns of flame, and his battle prowess was already powerful enough to surpass six stars.
Of course, this was before taking into account his Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow or the Fast Technique.
At his peak, his battle prowess was completely capable of surpassing seven stars!
In fact, he could even fight against a cultivator at the peak stage of the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier in a fair battle! Taking into account his physique and recovery ability, it was entirely possible for him to claim invincibility in the Mountain River Tier!
Ling Han activated his Fast Technique, and said, “If I want to suppress you, then you can only be suppressed!” His strikes were swift and fierce, and as his fingers moved, Sword Qi swept through the air like swords flying from beyond the highest heavens.
Yang Shuang howled in pain as he was continuously struck by Ling Han’s attacks. Blood sprayed through the air, and although his wounds were all shallow, he still appeared to be in an extremely sorry state.
Even Senior Brother Yang was being trampled on now—how many people in the Eastern Institution could still oppose Ling Han?
Peng!
Ling Han finally beat Yang Shuang down with a punch. He snatched the sword from his hands before helping Jin Zhihui back up, and saying, “Brother Jin, are you okay?”
“I’m fine, my wounds aren’t severe,” Jin Zhihui replied as he crawled up. Several of his bones were broken, but this was nothing serious to cultivators. If one had good quality pills, such wounds could be healed in just a few days.
Ling Han nodded before turning back to Yang Shuang, and saying, “I said that I would cut off that leg of yours. You didn’t think I was joking, did you?”
“You dare?!” Yang Shuang trembled in fright, and said, “This is the Eastern Institution! The academy won’t let you off lightly if you commit such acts of violence!”
Shua!
Ling Han unsheathed the sword. There was a flash of sword light, and one of Yang Shuang’s legs had already been cut off.
“This is my friend. Moreover, this sword was also specially delivered over by my friend! You snatched my sword, so it’s only natural that I targeted you. I’ve already given the academy face by not slicing your head off! Don’t you know that it’s a serious crime to steal from officials of the Majestic Empire?”
Yang Shuang only remembered to howl in pain after being dazed for a moment. After listening to Ling Han’s reasoning, he felt even more gloomy and depressed.
Just as Ling Han had said, it was a serious crime to steal from officials of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire. However, the matter of him stealing the sword could be severe or insignificant. After all, the sword hadn’t been delivered to Ling Han yet. If his battle prowess had been enough to crush Ling Han, would Ling Han still have had the face to ask for the sword to be given back?
The problem was, he had actually been defeated by Ling Han! That being the case, he could only swallow the huge loss of having a leg cut off.
Fortunately, regrowing severed limbs wasn’t anything too difficult for those who had reached the Immortal level. One wouldn’t be crippled as long as their life force remained uninjured.
Pa!
Ling Han slapped Yang Shuang across the face, and said balefully, “Did you think this matter would end so easily? I was merely punishing you for stealing my sword just then. Now, I’m helping Brother Jin vent his anger!”
Pa, pa, pa!
He continued to slap Yang Shuang across the face.
Pu, pu, pu!
Yang Shuang’s teeth were all knocked out, and his face was caked with blood. It was a truly devastating sight.
“Enough!” A youth dashed over at this moment, his face filled with intense displeasure.
Chapter 1087 - Broken Yang Shuang
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Senior Brother Tang!” The students of the Eastern Institution were all overjoyed upon seeing him appear. They had still been anxious a moment ago, yet they all recovered their confidence now. It was as if his appearance had caused them to suddenly grow a backbone.
This youth was none other than Tang Jiu, and his battle prowess was ranked ninth out of all the students in the Eastern Institution!
He had a cultivation level at the peak stage of the consummate level, and he could even surpass three stars. He was a once-in-ten-thousand-years super genius.
On a side note, he was called Tang Jiu because his battle prowess was ranked ninth right now. He had been called Tang Shi several decades ago, and there was a possibility that he would be called Tang Ba or Tang Qi and so on in the future 1 .
“Release him!” Tang Jiu said coldly. His eyes were as bright as two fireballs, and his exposed arms were covered with crimson divine patterns. These divine patterns extended all the way from the back of his hands to his shoulders, and looked as if they had been drawn with some sort of red metal.
He was confident, and he was domineering. These were qualities that elites needed to possess.
Ling Han trampled Yang Shuang under his feet. He was treating Yang Shuang exactly as Yang Shuang had treated Jin Zhihui—he would definitely not let him off lightly. He looked at Tang Jiu, and said, “Why should I?”
“Because I, Tang Jiu, said so!” Tang Jiu said in a sinister voice. He was already seething with fury because Ling Han had actually dared to speak back to him.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “Tang Jiu? I’ve never heard of such a person!”
“You’re seeking death!” Tang Jiu didn’t speak any more nonsense, and immediately charged toward Ling Han.
Shua!
A chilly light flashed toward Ling Han’s throat.
A curved bow had appeared in Tang Jiu’s hands at some point in time, and it had fired a devastating burst of light toward Ling Han.
Ling Han threw a kick, launching Yang Shuang into the air.
Pu!
The chilly light instantly cut into Yang Shuang’s rear, causing blood to spurt through the air. Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Tsk, tsk, tsk, is there some forbidden love between you two? Why are you aiming for his an*s?”
Yang Shuang looked at Tang Jiu with an aggrieved expression. ‘Can’t you aim a bit better? Why are you attacking me?’
Tang Jiu flared up in rage. He jabbed his finger toward Ling Han, and shouted, “Release him if you have any balls! Then we can fight without restraint!”
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “This isn’t a hostage. Rather, it’s my new treasured sword. It can be called a human sword, and it can also be called a b*tch human 1 !”
He was holding onto Yang Shuang’s neck, and under the influence of his Origin Power, Yang Shuang’s body could only remain straight and rigid. As such, he was forcefully used as a sword by Ling Han.
Yang Shuang wanted to die. Didn’t he just snatch Ling Han’s sword? Was there a need to humiliate him so much?
“Ling Han, your actions make me despise you!” Tang Jiu tried to provoke Ling Han.
“Who are you? Do I need to take your thoughts seriously?” Ling Han scoffed.
Tang Jiu boiled with anger. Great, he had failed to provoke Ling Han, and had instead ended up being infuriated himse
lf. “You came to cause trouble in our Eastern Institution, so we definitely can’t let you return in one piece!” he threatened viciously. “Junior Brother Yang, endure your misfortune. The academy’s face is more important than you!”
Tang Jiu attacked with his full strength, not holding back any longer.
Ling Han raised his “sword” to parry. With his current power, wielding a person was naturally nothing too difficult. Meanwhile, Yang Shuang had descended into an even more wretched situation. Not only did he have to endure Ling Han’s sword intent, but he even had to face Tang Jiu’s relentless attacks head on. Only a few blows had been exchanged, yet dozens of his bones had already been broken.
If this continued, it was entirely possible that he would be killed.
Ling Han casually tossed Yang Shuang aside. It would genuinely be excessive if he continued to use him like a sword. Right now, he had only left Yang Shuang with severe injuries. In addition, he was the one in the right. If he killed him, however, the commotion and trouble that followed would be extremely difficult to deal with.
There was no need to go so far.
“Watch how I smash you into pulp!” Tang Jiu let out a roar, not caring about anything else. His attacks became even more ferocious and wild.
“Hehe!” Ling Han chuckled as he unleashed the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique. Tang Jiu’s attacks instantly faltered, and he could only muster his defenses hastily as he watched Ling Han’s fist smash over.
There were relatively few secret techniques that cultivated the divine sense, and this was also the reason for the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique being so valuable. Although Tang Jiu possessed a higher cultivation level, his divine sense wasn’t necessarily more powerful than Ling Han’s. As a result, his battle prowess instantly fell by a great amount after being struck by Ling Han’s divine sense attack.
The two of them continued to battle, and Ling Han continuously used his Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique to suppress the battle prowess of his opponent, dragging him down to a similar level as himself.
Tang Jiu was crazy with rage. His battle prowess was clearly powerful enough to crush Ling Han, yet he was always forced to falter due to the indefensible spiritual attacks from his opponent. This caused his attacks to lose fluidity, resulting in him only being able to unleash 10-20% of his full power.
He had never felt so constrained in a battle before. He was so vexed that he almost wanted to vomit blood.
Meanwhile, the spectating students were all stunned. ‘Is Ling Han trying to defy the heavens?
‘How many stars has his battle prowess surpassed?’
“It isn’t Ling Han’s battle prowess that’s incredible. Rather, this situation is because Senior Brother Tang’s battle prowess has been weakened!”
“But even if it’s been weakened, that’s still due to the ability of Ling Han. This can also be counted as part of Ling Han’s battle prowess, right?”
The spectating students all exchanged glances. After all, secret techniques pertaining spiritual attacks were far too rare. In fact, they were so rare that barely anyone still cultivated their divine sense to defend against such attacks. That being the case, did this count as Ling Han elevating his tier surpassing battle prowess?
Was his battle prowess at the late stage of the consummate level, or was it three stars above the peak stage?
The two exchanged a few more blows before Tang Jiu angrily leaped to the side.
‘F*ck it!’
He would go mad if they continued to fight. There was no way for him to unleash his full battle prowess, and this made him feel extremely constrained and uncomfortable.
“Done fighting?” Ling Han asked with a smile.
Tang Jiu didn’t reply, and merely glowered at Ling Han. After a moment, he flicked his sleeves and left. He was genuinely unable to stop Ling Han. Moreover, his opponent had only just advanced to the high extreme, while he had already been at the consummate level for many years. He was completely picking on the weak.
He had failed to win, so what was the point of fighting any longer?
Tang Jiu had left, and the spectating students were all at a loss for words.
There were only eight elites more powerful than Tang Jiu, yet none of them were present—they were either training outside or cultivating in seclusion. How could they be casually called over?
Them being able to call Tang Jiu over was already a pleasant surprise. However, even Tang Jiu had been unable to defeat Ling Han. As such, there was nothing more the Eastern Institution could do.
Ling Han smiled at Jin Zhihui, and said, “Brother Jin, let’s go!”
Jin Zhihui nodded, and replied, “Mm-hm!”
The two of them entered the main gates of the Eastern Institution just like that. They swaggered through the Eastern Institution as they walked toward the Northern Institution.
The students of the Eastern Institution followed behind them, all of them seething with anger and clenching their fists.
‘You two are really treating the Eastern Institution as a shortcut!’
Jin Zhihui was baffled, and he asked, “Brother Ling, why do these people keep following us? Why was I targeted when I said that I wanted to visit you?”
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Brother Jin, you might not know, but this Scarlet Heaven Academy is actually divided into four major institutions…”
He told Jin Zhihui the reason for him being targeted, and this left the latter feeling extremely vexed. So it turned out that he had brought trouble onto himself.
“Brother Jin, is this the sword that you forged?” Ling Han patted his shoulder and pointed toward the sword in his hand.
Jin Zhihui’s face instantly lit up, and he nodded profusely, saying, “That’s right, this is the sword that I forged! The material of this sword is a piece of extraterrestrial meteoric metal, and the Swordforge Manor conducted a lot of tests after obtaining this metal. However, everyone concluded that this was only a Level One Godly metal.
“However, after investigating it for thousands of years, I reached the conclusion that this is definitely no ordinary Level One Godly metal…
“Indeed, it’s only a Level One Godly metal in its current state. However, it’s as if this piece of metal possesses life, and it even has the ability to grow!
“I investigated it for another tens of thousands of years, and all I was thinking about was how to maintain its growth ability after forging it into a sword. Moreover, I had to maintain the sword’s shape and power!
“And now, I’ve finally succeeded!”
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Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Han was surprised; a Divine Sword that could grow?
For cultivators, it was naturally best if they could obtain a high-grade God Tool, which they could use for a very, very long time.
The Nine Demons Sword, for example, could instantly increase one’s battle prowess endlessly. But the problem here was, a high-grade God Tool would not be easily obtained just because one wanted it, and even if one managed to obtain one, would it be that easy to master?
Even the Eternity Sky Emperor lost an arm trying to recover the Nine Demons Sword, and that was still because the Nine Demons Sword was originally an ancestral weapon of the Chang Clan. If it had been another person in his place, even if it was Empress Luan Xing, she would have been unable to collect it.
Hence, to settle the matter in one go, to directly wield a God Tool till death was practically impossible.
…Unless there was an elite that used supreme secret techniques to refine and boost a weapon for their descendant day and night. Only then would it be possible that a Mountain River Tier cultivator could master a God Tool of Sun Moon Tier, or even Heavenly Body Tier. However, there were really much too few such cases.
Furthermore, this would very easily cause their descendant to become habitually reliant
on their God Tool, and would be disadvantageous to their personal growth.
Ordinarily, cultivators would wield a weapon that corresponded with their own cultivation level, and use their martial intent to nurture it every single day. Over time, their weapon would naturally develop an ego and transform into a God Tool.
As for the majority of Mountain River Tier cultivators, they would need a few millennia just to advance a minor level, so they could use the same weapon for a few millennia as well. Hence, there was naturally no need to rush to change their weapon.
Ling Han was different, though. His advancement through the cultivation levels was too fast; in two years’ time, he had advanced into the high extreme of Mountain River Tier, so he could not possibly nurture any weapon into a God Tool.
If he had a Divine Sword that could grow, he could nurture it without worry. If he improved, so would his God Tool. He would never have to worry about a day when his God Tool would be washed out.
“Brother Jin, you are truly a genius!” Ling Han expressed sincerely. This was definitely a mighty feat.
However, Jin Zhihui did not accept Ling Han’s compliment, and said, “I have merely discovered the unique trait of this metal, then thought of a method to forge it so that this unique trait would be preserved. In this whole world, there only exists one such piece of this kind of Godly metal, and I would not be able to forge a second sword like this one.”
“The greatest Divine Sword in the world!” Ling Han drew the sword out of his hilt. The coldness exuded by this sword was indeed not all that powerful, and it could only be considered an ordinary weapon. It could not even be considered to be a God Tool.
“How should I improve it?” he asked.
“Through battle. Using this sword to slice other weapons would allow it to swallow their essence, and thus allow it to grow.” Jin Zhihui became excited again. Although he could only forge one such Divine Sword, it was possibly the pinnacle of his whole life of sword-smithing.
Ling Han muttered, and said, “Which means, I cannot advance it by skipping levels, and directly use a Level Two or Three Godly metal for instant success?”
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