The War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens
#41 Chapter 41
In the corner of the martial arts training field.
Duan Ling Tian's body was like a spirit snake as his figure shifted incessantly …
He looked slow but was actually fast like the wind.
"I should be able to break through the early stages in at least ten days or at most half a month."
Duan Ling Tian's figure flinched and he once again stood still. The ends of his mouth formed a faint smile.
According to the memories of the Rebirth Martial Emperor, Duan Ling Tian knew that his Snake Spirit Movement Technique was currently in its basic stage and would soon be able to step into the initial stage.
When the Snake Spirit Movement Technique stepped into the initial stage, he would obtain a qualitative change in speed …
The Snake Spirit Movement Technique was a high-level Profound Rank martial skill. Even at the initial stage, it was comparable to a middle grade Profound Rank martial skill at the mastery stage and a low grade Profound Rank martial skill at the perfection stage.
Duan Ling Tian stopped cultivating in time because perseverance was key and the result would not be achieved overnight.
He was ready to return home and absorb the Seven Treasures Body Tempering Liquid to cultivate so that he could reach the ninth level of the Tempering Body Stage as soon as possible.
According to what he had gathered, the annual clan martial arts meeting would be held two months from now.
If he wanted to become an inner court disciple, he would have to show strength that greatly exceeded his peers during the clan's martial meeting.
The corner of the martial arts training field that Duan Ling Tian had chosen was quite quiet.
When he walked out and arrived at the central area of the martial arts training field, he saw a group of people standing scattered and watching something.
Influenced by his curiosity, he walked over.
Amidst the crowd, a beautiful and graceful figure stood there. In his hand was a three-foot-tall blade that had turned into a sword gleam, skillfully revealing an incredible sword skill.
This was a beautiful young girl around seventeen years old. Her face was as fair as a flower and as beautiful as the moon.
Ever since she arrived in this world, she was the only woman she had seen other than Ke Er and her mother with outstanding looks.
The young girl had long, soft, straight hair that accompanied her figure movements, fluctuating slightly.
Under the scorching illumination of the sun, the three-foot-long blade in his hand flickered with a dazzling glint.
Suddenly, an ancient mammoth silhouette flourished on it.
Whooshing sound!
His sword attacked, leaving a series of shadows behind as it swept over.
The three leaves that fell from the tree beside were all cut in half, soaring to the ground.
When the girl finished, she was already soaking wet.
Clap clap clap…
Immediately, the surroundings sounded with applause and cheers.
"As expected of one of our three outer courts, Brother Shi Shi. His Perfect Stage Shadow Sword was simply too great."
"Yes, cut off three leaves that were not in a straight line with just one sword attack. In the entire outer court, I'm afraid only Brother Shi Shi is capable of doing so."
"Seventeen years old and at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Stage. With a low grade Profound Ranking martial skill, Shadow Sword, cultivated to the stage of perfection, Big Brother Shi is first on the list on our Li Clan's younger generation women.
……
Duan Ling Tian heard the cheers and applause around him.
The top three on the field outside?
Shi Shi Shi's brother?
"Could it be Li Shi Shi?"
Duan Ling Tian recalled that when he went to the trade market medicinal shop a few days ago, Li Xiao and Li Yuan mentioned a girl named Li Shi Shi in their chat.
Looking at him today, he truly deserved his reputation!
In terms of his appearance, he was only a fraction lower than Ke Er …
"Sister Shi Shi, wash away your sweat."
A young girl lightly smiled as she handed Li Shi Shi a handkerchief.
After Li Shi Shi wiped off the sweat on his forehead, his clear pupils constricted as he saw that one of the gazes from the crowd was different from the other.
Everyone present was practically lost in awe of his sword skills.
But this fellow seemed to think that his sword skills were not worth taking seriously.
In his heart appeared a slight sense of loss and competitiveness.
"You think my sword skill is ordinary?"
Under the gazes of the surrounding people, Li Shi Shi arrived in front of the young man, his tone containing a trace of questioning.
At this moment, the people present noticed the young man.
"Eh, isn't he Duan Ling Tian?"
"That's it! I was there that day."
"Looks like he's only sixteen …"
"Eh, the young girl who is usually inseparable from him is actually not here. I heard that the young girl's beauty was even slightly above Li Shi Shi's beauty."
……
Hearing the discussions around him, Li Shi shi's clear eyes glared with surprise.
He had heard what happened a few days ago.
"Your sword skills. If you slightly reduce his talent, maybe it can become stronger."
Duan Ling Tian, who was the focus of the crowd, nodded indifferently.
"Talent?"
The crowd around him laughed out loud.
"This Master Ling Tian cannot think that just because his Howling Tiger Fist is formidable, he is able to provide Kak Shi Shi guidance in his sword skills, right?"
"Only a layman, but he dares to talk nonsense!"
"Sister Shi Shi's Shadow Sword cultivation stage might be similar to his Howling Tiger Fist, but Big Brother Shi's cultivation was one level higher than his; combined with the three foot long blade in his hand, he would be able to easily defeat him. "
……
The crowd started defending Li Shi Shi against Duan Ling Tian.
"I just heard that your Howling Tiger Fist is great. Could it be that you are also proficient in sword skills?"
Li Shi Shi glanced at Duan Ling Tian with a deep gaze.
Duan Ling Tian did not expect that speaking the truth would incur public outrage.
He could not hold his breath in his heart.
Sometimes it's not easy to be an honest person…
"Sword!"
Walking with large strides, Duan Ling Tian opened his hands in front of Li Shi Shi.
Li Shi Shi reacted and handed his sword to Duan Ling Tian. His gaze was stunned as he guessed what Duan Ling Tian was planning.
"This Lord Ling Tian still wants to show off a little of his skill in front of an expert?"
Most of the people who were paying attention to this scene had a disdainful expression.
Duan Ling Tian did not pay attention because the facts would be able to speak for themselves.
In the next moment, Duan Ling Tian replaced Li Shi Shi. His hand clasped a three-foot-tall knife as he stood in the middle of the crowd.
The wind blew fiercely and the leaves started to drift.
Whooshing sound!
Under everyone's gaze, Duan Ling Tian's sword moved.
But everyone present, including Li Shi Shi, only saw flashes of light flowing past.
From start to finish, they could not even see how Duan Ling Tian attacked with his sword.
"He finished his sword attack?"
Everyone has doubts in their hearts.
"Quick, look!"
Someone seemed to have noticed something.
What they saw was that from the strands of leaves that had floated down from the tree earlier, there were over ten that had been sliced in half, slowly falling to the ground.
Hissing!
The people present could not hold their breaths deeply from the cold air.
Only after Duan Ling Tian returned the sword and left did Li Shi Shi finally regain his senses.
Looking at the proud and distant look of his back from afar, Li Shi shi's heart had a feeling of defeat for the first time. The honor of being the top three in the outer court seemed like a title made to mock him.
From the day he started cultivating, he always used a sword.
Towards a sword skill, he had an intuition that exceeded ordinary people.
He knew in his heart that if he had to fight with Duan Ling Tian one day, even if Duan Ling Tian's cultivation was inferior to his on one level, that was to say, Duan Ling Tian could easily defeat him or even kill him with a sword attack earlier.
"Mr Ling Tian, I will remember you."
Li Shi Shi secretly said in his heart.
Duan Ling Tian saw what happened before as something that was just done casually, not even worth mentioning.
But using Li Shi's lower-grade Profound Ranking martial skill, Shadow Sword, as a reference, combined with the Rebirth Emperor's memories to estimate …
Duan Ling Tian came to a conclusion.
His Sword Drawing Arts at full strength possessed strength comparable to a middle grade Profound Ranked sword skill at the perfection stage, or comparable to a high grade Profound Ranked sword skill at the mastery stage.
If he were to surprise someone, it could even achieve the effects of a high grade Profound Ranked sword skill.
"Hmm?"
Duan Ling Tian suddenly stopped walking as he looked towards the way home. Both figures stood there.
They seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time.
LI Yuan, Li Xiao.
Duan Ling Tian casually glanced at them before deciding to go around them.
But who knew that they would be so arrogant, even blocking Duan Ling Tian's path once again.
"Is there a problem?"
Duan Ling Tian's eyes lit up with a cold light.
He didn't want to cause trouble, but that didn't mean he was afraid of it.
"Mr Ling Tian, give us all the silver bills you have!" Li Xiao snorted.
Having Li Yuan, one of the top three on the outside field, to support him, he was filled with confidence.
If he knew the incredible sword skills that Duan Ling Tian had executed in the field of martial arts training previously that even led to one of the top three in the outer court, Li Shi Shi, being the one who had been executed in the previous martial arts training field, feeling his own admiration and inferiority, he probably wouldn't have the thoughts he had now.
World affairs are so extraordinary.
"You want all the silver bills I have?"
Duan Ling Tian laughed and patted his 'thick' chest'. "I did carry quite a lot of silver, but why should I give it to you?"
"Why?"
Li Xiao sneered, "If you don't want to suffer, then be kind and hand over all your silver bills. Also, from now on, make the young girl who is always by your side, Ke Er, accompany Brother Li Yuan."
"Shut up!"
The sword-shaped brows of Duan Ling Tian twitched. His expression did not seem angry, but it had an imposing manner, and an extremely terrifying killing intent instantly enveloped Li Xiao.
Ke Er was like an inverted scale on the dragon's neck for him; touch it and he would become angry and kill that person!
Li Xiao's expression became frightened and his legs began to shiver.
Killing intent like Asura caused his mental barriers to collapse.
"Hmmphh!"
Duan Ling Tian walked with large strides while snorting.
If he was anywhere else, he would have long since crippled or killed Li Xiao.
But this was the Aurora City Li Clan; if he crippled or killed Li Xiao, even if the Li Clan ignored this matter, the Li Xiao family would not let him go.
After all, Li Xiao was a major clan disciple with deep roots in the Clan.
He could not avoid having to think twice.
"Brother Li Yuan, why don't you stop him?" Li Xiao sighed in relief. He had a puzzled expression when he saw Li Yuan.
"It seems we are looking down on this Duan Ling Tian. He's not ordinary." Li Yuan's expression was heavy.
Although Duan Ling Tian's killing intent was aimed at Li Xiao earlier, he was slightly touched by it and it caused his heart to tremble.
"Surely it doesn't mean that we're just going to leave it like this?" Li Xiao had an unwilling expression.
Taking a deep breath, Li Xiao slowly said, "We can look for him again as soon as my Golden Bell Cover steps into the early stages. For some reason, I don't have the confidence to win now."
"What?"
Li Yuan's expression was filled with disbelief.
He did not expect that a mere branch family disciple, and a disciple with another surname at that time, would be, it would actually be able to cause Li Yuan who was considered one of the top three in the other court to think twice.
After hesitating for a while, Li Xiao asked, "Sister Li Yuan, should we make my brother move?"
Li Yuan's eyes flickered as he slowly said, "What, don't tell me you want to let your brother get his share? According to what I know, even though you two are siblings, your relationship is not so good. Your brother has both openly and secretly called you trash. If he takes part in this matter, I fear that all the benefits of our efforts will be reaped by him. "
Li Xiao's expression turned grim.
This is a real possibility.
No one is more obvious than his brother's behavior than himself, domineering and fearless!
"Alright then, we will wait for Golden Bell Cover Brother Li Yuan to step into the early stages. Huh! We will only let Duan Ling Tian be satisfied for a few more days."
Li Xiao quickly made a decision.
