Free Web NovelChapter 686: Chapter 684: Black Dragon Wave!
Saint Heaven Elder was unwilling to let Lin Xuan waste this opportunity, so he kindly reminded him again, "Kid, I know you are a Dragon Warrior and possess a Dragon Soul, but you can’t use the Dragon Soul to win the scroll’s approval. You must use your own soul. That’s why I advise you to give up."
In Saint Heaven Elder’s view, the Dragon Soul was indeed peculiar, but it was an external object. It couldn’t win the scroll’s recognition, which meant Lin Xuan was unlikely to succeed.
However, Lin Xuan smiled after hearing this. "Elder, don’t worry," he said. "My own soul can also transform into a dragon."
What? Transform into a dragon? Is he joking? Saint Heaven Elder rolled his eyes. Even among the ancient Dragon Warriors from a thousand years ago, few had souls that could transform into dragons. This kid’s claims were getting more and more outrageous. He’s really full of hot air. Sigh, forget it. I’ve already kindly reminded him twice, but he’s still stubbornly persistent. There’s nothing more I can do. He shook his head and said no more.
Lin Xuan flew forward, arriving in front of the ancient scroll. Then, he channeled his Soul Power and surged it forward. His Soul poured into the scroll.
Lin Xuan felt as if he had entered a dark abyss. While he was dazed, a terrifying sound suddenly rushed toward him. The sound was like a black ocean, sweeping over him as if to devour his Soul.
Feeling this power, Lin Xuan’s expression changed. He didn’t dare to hesitate and frantically channeled his Soul Power to counterattack. His Soul transformed into a miniature dragon, roaring at the sky to confront the ocean-like sound.
The sound was like thunderous waves crashing against the shore, sweeping over him. But Lin Xuan’s Soul, transformed into a miniature dragon, stood as firm as a mountain. It allowed the sounds to batter it without being affected in the slightest.
Finally, the mysterious sound gradually disappeared, and the surrounding darkness quickly faded away. A brilliant light flared. The next moment, his Soul was pushed back.
Lin Xuan’s body swayed as he opened his eyes. The ancient scroll in front of him flew to him.
Lin Xuan was overjoyed. He reached out and took the scroll, feeling a sense of spiritual connection with it. Wonderful! I got it!
Nearby, Saint Heaven Elder was shocked. He actually obtained this Sound Martial Arts! He was truly stunned. This Sound Martial Arts had been here for hundreds of years, but in all that time, not a single Disciple had been able to obtain it. He had thought it would be impossible for Lin Xuan to obtain it either. But against all odds, Lin Xuan had succeeded. It was truly incredible! This young fellow was really extraordinary!
As he looked at Lin Xuan, his eyes filled with curiosity. Can his soul truly transform into a dragon? Or is he just extremely lucky? In any case, Lin Xuan had created a miracle.
"Elder, can I take this scroll with me?" Lin Xuan asked quickly. He was eager to start cultivating this Sound Martial Arts.
"Of course you can," Saint Heaven Elder said with a nod. "But you should know the rules of the Sacred Institute. This Sound Martial Arts can only be cultivated by you and cannot be lent to others. And after you have mastered it, you must return this scroll. While the scroll is in your possession, it must not be damaged or altered, do you understand?"
"Understood," Lin Xuan replied with a nod. He already knew these rules.
"Alright, you may take the scroll," said Saint Heaven Elder.
Eagerly, Lin Xuan turned to leave.
"Wait," Saint Heaven Elder said.
"What is it? Is there something else, Elder?" Lin Xuan asked in confusion.
"Little guy," Saint Heaven Elder kindly reminded him, "did you know that the Martial Art recorded on this scroll is called Celestial Sound Black Dragon Wave? No one has obtained it for hundreds of years. You are the first. But you can’t be too proud; this Celestial Sound Black Dragon Wave is very difficult to cultivate. If you want to cultivate quickly, you need to go to a special training room. You’ll get twice the results with half the effort there."
A special training room?
Lin Xuan was surprised. "Elder, can you elaborate?"
Saint Heaven Elder cherished talent. Since Lin Xuan had managed to obtain the scroll, he wanted to lend a hand and see if the boy could actually master it. He continued, "In the Sacred Institute, there are many training rooms, all covered by powerful Arrays. Cultivating inside them will be much faster. The training rooms are divided into many kinds: some are for body training, some for sword training, some for fist training, and some are for sound training. Since you are cultivating a Sound Martial Arts, you should go to a sound training room. That way, you’ll get twice the result with half the effort."
So that’s how it works! Lin Xuan now understood.
"Thank you, Elder," Lin Xuan said gratefully, then took the scroll and left.
Watching Lin Xuan’s departing figure, Saint Heaven Elder murmured to himself, "I wonder if this young fellow can actually master it?" He knew that the Celestial Sound Black Dragon Wave was very hard to cultivate. Even if Lin Xuan had gotten it by chance, he might not be able to master it.
Lin Xuan left the Holy Heaven Pavilion and asked around for the location of the training rooms. Soon, he knew where they were.
To the north of the Sacred Institute stood tall Treasure Towers. The black towers had golden patterns, making them appear mysterious and unpredictable. These training towers were divided into numerous training rooms. The training rooms were of different grades: ordinary, intermediate, advanced, and top-level. Depending on the training room, the points consumed also varied.
Lin Xuan was heading to an intermediate training room, which contained a fifth-rank Array.
Soon, Lin Xuan arrived at the intermediate training room. The black stone door was tightly closed. It displayed some information, showing that the training room was currently unoccupied. One day of training required 500 points.
Lin Xuan was surprised. So expensive? He, the Rookie King, had obtained 5,000 points, which was only enough for ten days of training here. That’s way too expensive! As expected of a training room with a fifth-rank Array!
Lin Xuan took a deep breath, took out his Disciple Token, and swiped it on the door. He spent 2,500 points, planning to train for five days first to test the effects.
CLICK. The stone door opened, and Lin Xuan walked in.
After entering, he found it was very spacious inside, with a rather simple setup. However, the Spiritual Qi here was far more abundant than outside. It was even richer than the Spiritual Qi in the core courtyard where Lin Xuan lived.
Lin Xuan sighed in admiration. As expected of a training room with a fifth-rank Array.
Lin Xuan was about to begin cultivating when a knock came at the door.
Lin Xuan was taken aback for a moment. He opened the door and found a woman standing outside.
"Who are you?" Lin Xuan asked in a deep voice.
The woman had a delicate face and was wearing expensive jewelry, but her demeanor was arrogant. Seeing Lin Xuan, she said displeasedly, "Don’t you know this is my exclusive training room? Who allowed you in? Hurry up and leave."
Exclusive training room? Lin Xuan was stunned. He had never heard of a training room being exclusive to one person. Besides, he had checked the room’s information before entering; it was listed as unoccupied. Anyone could use it as long as they paid the points. So where does this talk of exclusivity come from?
"The Sacred Institute’s rules have never stated that a training room is exclusive to any single person," Lin Xuan said coldly. "If you have nothing else, please leave."
"What did you say?" The arrogant woman became angry.
"Who doesn’t know that this intermediate training room is my, Shen Tang’s, exclusive training room?" she said coldly. "You’d better get out of there obediently, or don’t blame me for being impolite."
"Get lost!" Lin Xuan shouted coldly, slamming the door shut with a BANG.
Outside the door, Shen Tang was stunned. After a long moment of shock, she screamed, "You dare tell me to get lost?! You hateful brat, do you know who I am?" She was absolutely furious.
Shen Tang had an extraordinary background. Although she was only a three-star Grandmaster, her brother was formidable. Her brother was a top-tier prodigy, ranked in the top ten on the Qingyun Ranking. He was a true young giant. With such a powerful figure for a brother, very few in the Sacred Institute dared to provoke her. She could basically do whatever she wanted. Even those senior Disciples with deep cultivation showed her respect.
She was recently cultivating a Sound Martial Art and needed a sound training room. She had already put the word out that she would be using this training room. Even when she wasn’t using it and it was empty, no one else was allowed in. This was very overbearing, but with such a powerful brother, who would dare to object? The other Disciples didn’t dare to provoke her, let alone use this training room.
But unexpectedly, someone had dared to occupy her training room and even tell her to get lost! How outrageous!
"You hateful brat, get out here!" Shen Tang screamed frantically.
But inside the training room, Lin Xuan ignored her completely. Once the training room door was closed, an Array would activate, preventing anyone outside from affecting the person inside. Lin Xuan simply ignored her.
Shen Tang shouted for a long time, but with no response, she felt as if she had punched empty air, leaving her incredibly frustrated.
Some passing disciples were extremely astonished when they saw this scene. What’s going on? Who dares to provoke Shen Tang? Do they have a death wish?
"What are you looking at?" Shen Tang snorted coldly, scaring the other disciples into scattering.
"You hateful brat, just you wait," Shen Tang spat, leaving in a huff. She definitely wouldn’t let this guy off.
She had assumed the other party was just some unknown Disciple who would come out after a day or two at most. But three days passed, and he still hadn’t emerged. This made Shen Tang extremely frustrated.
Who on earth is this guy? How does he have so many points? This really infuriated her.
Just as she was fuming, a tall man walked over. Seeing Shen Tang’s angry expression, he immediately asked with concern, "What’s wrong? Who made you upset?"
Shen Tang explained the situation. The man’s name was Zhang Hu, and he was one of Shen Tang’s suitors.
Upon hearing her story, he immediately grew angry. "Don’t worry," he said. "I’ll handle this. I will make sure that kid suffers the consequences."
Zhang Hu quickly went to gather information and finally found out who had occupied the training room. It was that Rookie King, Lin Xuan.
This kid is truly audacious. Does he think becoming the Rookie King means he can ignore everyone? Is Shen Tang someone you can afford to provoke? He planned to teach this Rookie King a good lesson.
Although Lin Xuan had shown the strength of a three-star Grandmaster, so what? The opponent’s strength was likely only at the early stage of a three-star Grandmaster. He, Zhang Hu, was at the mid-stage. He could only be defeated if he had hidden his strength, or if he possessed a fifth-rank King’s Weapon or an even more powerful sixth-rank weapon. But he had just joined the Sacred Institute; how could he possibly have such high-grade weapons?
Therefore, defeating him would be a piece of cake.
And so, Zhang Hu stood guard outside the training room, waiting for Lin Xuan to come out.
