Chapter 590: Chapter 372: Spirit

"You may step down. Go to the Logistics Hall tomorrow to collect your credit reward," Jin Yu said, waving his hand.

Xu Yang bowed and said, "Thank you, Teacher."

With fifty credits in hand, he couldn’t help but reveal a trace of joy. As for Wan He, offending him was just that—offending him. In this kind of challenge, if he didn’t offend Wan He, he would have offended someone else. There was no difference.

Ignoring the livid-faced Wan He, he turned and stepped down from the arena.

"Congratulations, Brother Xu, for breaking into the top twenty of the Lingyun List."

"Brother Xu really hid his strength well!"

"To think that you, Xu Yang, not only didn’t have your Root Bone damaged by the Azure Dragon Dominating Body but also made great progress in your Cultivation. Congratulations."

"Truly worthy of the man who beat Lin Jingyu to death."

As soon as Xu Yang stepped down from the arena, a group of students from Basic Class A came forward to congratulate him.

"You flatter me, everyone," Xu Yang replied with a smile, cupping his hands.

"Brother Xu, you must treat us to drinks today," Gu Qingfeng said with a smile.

"Later at the tavern, the drinks will be on me. Everyone is welcome to come," Xu Yang said with a laugh.

It was just silver, which he didn’t care about at all. Given Gu Qingfeng’s status, he wasn’t lacking this little bit of alcohol; it was merely a way to build a good relationship. Soon, the group left, clustering around Xu Yang.

Wan He stepped down from the arena with an ugly expression and walked away quickly.

The people on Huo Xiaochen’s side didn’t look too good either.

"Brother Huo, this is a bit troublesome. Xu Yang has broken into the top twenty," Fang Xu said.

Xu Yang breaking into the top twenty and Sun Tao successfully cultivating the Purple Extreme Heaven-Burning Technique—neither was a good thing for their faction.

"A mere nineteenth place is no different from twenty-sixth to me," Huo Xiaochen said, completely unconcerned.

The geniuses on the Lingyun List were actually divided into three tiers. The first tier consisted of the top six Spirit Bone Celestial Prides. The second tier ranged from the seventh, Lu Wei, to the fourteenth, Sun Tao. The geniuses in this tier had at least either their Root Bone or Comprehension reach Perfection. Then, those ranking fifteenth and below fell into the third tier.

To him, it made little difference whether Xu Yang ranked twenty-sixth or nineteenth, as long as he didn’t break into the second tier.

"Brother Huo is so domineering!" Hearing Huo Xiaochen’s words, Fang Xu felt a great sense of relief.

"What does Brother Huo think of Xu Yang’s strength?" Kong Cheng asked.

Since entering the Celestial Strategy Academy, Xu Yang’s strength and Cultivation had improved so much. Huo Xiaochen, on the other hand, had always kept a low profile. He had previously mentioned challenging Li Yunfei, but it ended up amounting to nothing.

"I wouldn’t need ten moves to kill him," Huo Xiaochen said proudly.

He knew Kong Cheng was probing his strength to decide whether to continue standing with his faction.

Kong Cheng’s eyes narrowed as a possibility came to mind. "Brother Huo, has your physical body also reached the realm of Qi and Blood Transformation?"

Xu Yang had displayed such a tyrannical physical body, yet Huo Xiaochen still dared to claim he could kill him in ten moves. The only explanation was that Huo Xiaochen’s physical body had also reached the same Realm as Xu Yang.

"That’s right!" Huo Xiaochen said with a smile. "Even Xu Yang has made progress, so how could I, Huo Xiaochen, remain stagnant? Only a mediocre person like Wan He would be caught up to. True geniuses are constantly improving.

"He can never catch up to me. The gap between us will only grow wider."

This was why he was in no rush to kill Xu Yang. The more time dragged on, the wider the gap between him and Xu Yang would become. Of course, the main reason was a lack of opportunity. Even though he had the backing of the Xiao Family, it was very difficult for them to extend their reach into the Celestial Strategy Academy. With Chu Nanguai becoming the dean of the Lower Courtyard, all the dirty tricks had been put away.

"I’m afraid Brother Huo has also successfully cultivated the Purple Extreme Heaven-Burning Technique or the True Martial Demon-Vanquishing Technique," Du Ziming said.

He knew that Huo Xiaochen had long since given up on the Spirit Bone Technique. Since Sun Tao had successfully cultivated the Purple Extreme Heaven-Burning Technique, it was impossible for Huo Xiaochen to not have even reached the Entry Level. Moreover, merely reaching the Qi Blood Manifestation Realm with his physical body wouldn’t be enough to let him boast about suppressing and killing Xu Yang in ten moves.

"Brother Du has a sharp eye. I can’t hide it from you. I have indeed successfully cultivated the Purple Extreme Heaven-Burning Technique," Huo Xiaochen said with a laugh.

At this moment, morale within his faction was unstable, so he naturally couldn’t hide his abilities. Only by revealing all of his skills would these people continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with him. It had to be known that his enemies were not just Sun Tao and Xu Yang, but also Gu Qingfeng, who was ranked even higher. His life wasn’t actually going that smoothly either.

Originally, with Lin Jingyu teaming up with him, he hadn’t feared Gu Qingfeng. Who would have thought that during the great selection, Lin Jingyu would be jointly suppressed and killed by Xu Yang and Sun Tao. Now that he had to face Gu Qingfeng, Sun Tao, and Xu Yang all by himself, he definitely felt some pressure. Of course, the main pressure still came from Gu Qingfeng.

He had originally intended to challenge Li Yunfei to prove himself, but after thinking it over, he realized that he would offend Li Yunfei whether he won or lost, so he simply gave up on the idea. It was just like Xu Yang challenging Wan He. There was originally no enmity between the two, but after today, Wan He absolutely hated Xu Yang and had become his enemy.

"To think Brother Huo silently cultivated the Purple Extreme Heaven-Burning Technique! You must treat us to drinks today," Fang Xu said, overjoyed. He had also had disputes with Xu Yang and had even threatened him, so he naturally worried about Xu Yang’s retaliation.

"The drinks are on me today. Everyone is welcome," Huo Xiaochen said boldly.

There were quite a few people in Basic Class A who hadn’t gone to support Xu Yang, and he planned to use this excuse to win them over.

The banquet lasted until the evening before it broke up. Xu Yang returned to his courtyard feeling slightly drunk.

He entered the Quiet Chamber and stopped the circulation of the Formless Thousand Illusion Skill. The overbearing power of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture surged out. In just a few breaths, his drunkenness completely disappeared.

Seeing that the Refinement of the Spiritual Qi in the Quiet Chamber was over, Xu Yang comprehended his Martial Technique for a while longer before finally resting.

The next day, the first thing he did upon opening his eyes was to look at the interface. He wanted to determine if becoming nineteenth on the Lingyun List posed any danger.

[Became nineteenth on the Lingyun List, Points +20]

[Obtained fifty credits, Points +10]

[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 3623]

The fact that the interface gave out rewards meant his decision yesterday was not a bad thing, though the rewards naturally weren’t much.

Casually adding a point to his lifespan and finishing his morning Cultivation, Xu Yang went to the Logistics Hall and collected the credit reward for successfully challenging Wan He. For the following period, he cultivated methodically as usual, living a secluded life.

The challenges on the Lingyun List became increasingly fierce. This was because there wasn’t much time left before the Lingyun List would be abolished, and by then, even if you defeated the person ranked ahead of you, there would be no credit reward whatsoever.

Perhaps due to the powerful methods he had displayed when defeating Wan He, no one came to challenge Xu Yang.

Xu Yang would occasionally go and watch some of the battles. What he wanted to see most was the clashes between those few Spirit Bone Celestial Prides. Unfortunately, those people didn’t seem interested in challenges, and no such fights occurred. Even people like Lu Wei and Tu Gang did not challenge each other. It was unknown whether they lacked confidence or were simply afraid of offending each other.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

With the resources obtained from the Fuhu Gang, Xu Yang’s Cultivation had improved rapidly over the past month. Both his Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture and Azure Dragon Dominating Body had made significant progress. Of course, the resource consumption was also massive. He had already consumed seven or eight stalks of Spirit Medicine and a whole bottle of Spiritual Essence Pills.

In the courtyard, a figure flickered. Xu Yang’s body moved like a wandering dragon, constantly flashing into appearance in every corner.

He was practicing the Wandering Dragon Void Step. A Body Technique was very important to a Martial Artist; whether killing enemies or fleeing for one’s life, a Body Technique was required. After nearly a year of bitter Cultivation, his Wandering Dragon Void Step was now on the verge of stepping into the Great Success Realm. Once his Wandering Dragon Void Step reached Great Success, his ability to preserve his life would greatly increase.

Taking another step, the air made no sound, yet Xu Yang silently appeared on the other side of the courtyard, showing up as abruptly as if he had teleported. He only felt that his body was as Light Spirit as never before, as if his entire being had merged into the air. Not only could he move completely silently, but his speed was also faster than ever.

He understood that his Wandering Dragon Void Step had achieved Great Success.

[Roaming Dragon Sky Step·Great Success (1/16000)]

He looked at the interface in excitement. Sure enough, his Wandering Dragon Void Step had reached Great Success.

He thought, "With the Wandering Dragon Void Step reaching Great Success, my ability to preserve my life has been strengthened once again. Tomorrow, the interface will also give me a reward for this. However, I’m still quite a few points short of upgrading to a Spirit Bone."

Once his boiling Qi-Blood had settled, Xu Yang drank a cup of tea and then went to the backyard to cultivate those medicinal herbs using the Yunling Technique. Cultivating medicinal herbs had now become an indispensable daily routine for him.

He pondered while executing the Yunling Technique, "There are only two months left until the six-month period ends. At that time, if I want to earn credit rewards, I can only do so by breaking into the Celestial Strategy Wind and Cloud List. I don’t even know if my strength is enough to make it."

The Celestial Strategy Wind and Cloud List didn’t just include students from their year; students from other years would also participate in the rankings. He truly had no idea if he could break into it. Of course, he would have to see the performance of those ranked ahead of him. If Spirit Bone Celestial Prides like Qi Ning and Li Xun couldn’t break into it, then even if he had the ability, he shouldn’t do it either.

He thought, "Once the six-month period ends, the Celestial Strategy Academy should start assigning us tasks."

Although the Celestial Strategy Academy was an academy and not a place like the Purple Sun Sect, with so many people, it was impossible for everyone to eat and drink for free. Even if the Academy had such intentions, it couldn’t afford to support so many people. Therefore, during this six-month protection period, he had to improve his Cultivation as much as possible.

Of course, improving Cultivation couldn’t be rushed. Even if one ate Elixirs like meals, there was a limit to how much Cultivation could be improved.

He thought, "Within these two months, it would be best to cultivate the Formless Thousand Illusion Skill to the Great Success Realm."

Once the Formless Thousand Illusion Skill reached Great Success, he would be able to alter the aura of his Cultivation Techniques at will. He wouldn’t have to worry about the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture being exposed. Whether doing tasks or going out to search for resources, he would be much more at ease. There was also the secret technique for concealing Spirit Bones within the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture that he needed to start cultivating. Two months from now, even if he hadn’t upgraded to a Spirit Bone, his points shouldn’t be far off. He had to make preparations in advance.

Early the next morning, Xu Yang woke up from his meditation and first looked at the interface.

[Wandering Dragon Void Step Great Success, Points +50]

[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 3733]

He was one step closer to upgrading to a Spirit Bone. After adding a point to his lifespan, he casually closed the interface.

After washing up, he walked out of the courtyard and hurried to the classroom.

Just as he sat down in his seat, he heard a piece of news: Lu Ren had forged a Middle-tier Spiritual Weapon yesterday.

Spiritual Soldiers were also divided into grades. The worst were Low-tier Spiritual Weapons, followed by Middle-tier Spiritual Weapons, High-tier Spiritual Weapons, and Top-tier Spiritual Weapons. Xu Yang’s Fenli was actually just a Low-tier Spiritual Weapon. As far as Xu Yang knew, in the entire Purple Sun Sect, only Peak Master Yue Zhong had the ability to forge Middle-tier Spiritual Weapons.

For Lu Ren to forge a Middle-tier Spiritual Weapon at such a young age meant his future was absolutely boundless.

"Lu Ren’s Weapon Forging Talent is truly terrifying," Jiang Fan said, also greatly astonished.

Xu Yang was just about to speak when he saw Lu Ren walking in from outside, his face full of high spirits.

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