Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 184: Chapter 184 New Finishing Move_1

Having assessed his own approximate strength, Ling Xiao felt that he had already surpassed his peers by a considerable margin.

However, recalling the existence of individuals like General Jiu Yue and Dai Yuling, he was well aware that he could not afford to be complacent.

Of course, that being said, when one hits a bottleneck in cultivation, it’s also good to take a break and clear one’s mind.

Just as he stepped out of the practice room, Leng Mei approached him.

”Young Master, Miss Yi Xue is still in seclusion. Also, there is a piece of news circulating within the Hidden Dragon Camp that you might want to know about,” Leng Mei said.

”Oh? What news?”

Ling Xiao inquired.

Leng Mei replied, ”It is said that Master Baiyun, the top expert of Baiyun Province, has once again reached the day to take disciples every three years. This is open to the entire Baiyun Province and will be held in Yunkong City. However, in the end, it is likely only disciples from the Heavenly Ninja Academy or the Hidden Dragon Camp will be selected.”

”Is Master Baiyun even more formidable than Wan 犇 and Lin Shuai?” Ling Xiao asked, surprised.

”According to rumors, he might be a Transcendent Warrior!”

Leng Mei replied.

”A Transcendent Warrior! To be a Transcendent Warrior, I must give it a try.”

Becoming a disciple of a Transcendent Warrior would certainly be of great benefit to one’s cultivation.

”Young Master, you must not take this lightly. Master Baiyun only selects young people under the age of sixteen, and he only looks at innate talent and potential, not cultivation level, not strength. The Twelve Tiger Guards are very powerful, right? Yet none were chosen by him.”

Leng Mei explained.

”Has anyone ever been chosen?” Ling Xiao asked curiously.

”Yes, two individuals from the Heavenly Ninja Academy have been selected, and previously, a genius from the Governor’s Mansion was also chosen. Master Baiyun has had this rule for over a hundred years, yet he has only five disciples!”

Leng Mei nodded.

From Leng Mei’s words, it was clear that Master Baiyun’s selection of disciples was indeed extremely stringent.

”Regardless, I must give it a try. In any matter, not trying at all means zero possibility, but having tried, at least that possibility isn’t zero. Thank you for telling me this news.”

Ling Xiao smiled and said, ”Enough about that, come on, let’s spar. There are some things I want to figure out in combat.”

For the next three days, Ling Xiao spent his time predominantly in cultivation and sparring, with an emphasis on improving both his cultivation level and combat abilities.

On the afternoon of the third day, General Jiu Yue once again called together all disciples of the Hidden Dragon Camp to announce a piece of news—

”One day later, Master Baiyun will return to Yunkong City and begin recruiting disciples at White Cloud Temple! All disciples under the age of sixteen can attempt, low cultivation is not an issue.”

This news exploded within the Hidden Dragon Camp like a volcanic eruption, exciting everyone’s hearts.

Especially the disciples under the age of sixteen, who were rubbing their hands with eager anticipation, all ready for their chance to leap over the Dragon Gate.

There was a reason for their enthusiasm.

It was said that no matter how weak one’s strength was, if selected by Master Baiyun, one would surely advance to Martial Vein Eighth Layer, or even the Ninth Layer, within a year!

For many disciples whose cultivation lagged behind, this was an excellent opportunity to change their destiny.

Master Baiyun was so revered that even the Baiyun Governor Wan 犇 and the Border Guarding General Lin Ze treated him with utmost respect. One can imagine how honorable it would be to become his disciple.

As the news spread, including the Hidden Dragon Camp, the Heavenly Ninja Academy, and even the entire Baiyun Province, young martial artists under the age of sixteen were so excited they could hardly sleep at night.

From various parts of Baiyun Province, young martial artists regarded as geniuses began to rush toward Yunkong City.

For a time, Yunkong City was flooded with people. Many couldn’t even enter the city, and the common folk had to camp outside. Only the genius martial artists, who came to try their luck, were allowed into the city.

After the initial excitement, Ling Xiao’s mood gradually calmed down.

He didn’t like leaving his fate in someone else’s hands.

If he could become Master Baiyun’s disciple, that would naturally be best, but if not, he wouldn’t care— he believed that with the Mountain and River Martial Soul, he could do better than anyone else.

Indeed, under enormous pressure, several people in the Hidden Dragon Camp actually made breakthroughs one after another.

The most conspicuous among them was Yin Ran.

Yin Ran had broken through to the Martial Vein Seventh Layer and had also advanced to become a Martial Master.

The transition from Wu Tu to Martial Master might seem like just an advancement of one realm, but one’s status in Jianghu became completely different.

Once one became a Martial Master, they would be respected and feared by many.

Ling Xiao personally went to congratulate Yin Ran and presented him with a top-tier rare martial arts technique.

This type of martial arts no longer held much significance for him, but for Yin Ran, it was entirely different.

Yin Ran was desperately in need of top-tier martial arts to enhance his strength.

After the congratulations, Ling Xiao returned to his private courtyard and continued cultivating.

Even if he had only one day’s time, he was not willing to waste it.

As the ”Snow Lotus True Scripture” was his main internal cultivation technique, it was natural for him to cultivate it relentlessly.

Therefore, his true self was always cultivating it, even though the level of True Essence within his body had long since been comparable to a Martial Master at the peak of the Martial Vein Seventh Layer—no one would complain about being too strong, after all.

After all, this was an almost Transcendent internal cultivation technique; the sooner he cultivated it to perfection or even the Transcendental Realm, the greater the benefits for him.

One of his avatars persisted in practicing the ”Heavenly Dragon Golden Body,” his only Transcendent martial arts technique, and thus he could not stop cultivating it.

The other continued to refine and improve the ”Heavy Shadow Sword Technique.”

The power of the ”Heavy Shadow Sword Technique” was much greater than imagined. Currently, Ling Xiao had only mastered it to the realm of Perfection and had not entered the Transcendental Realm. Yet even so, it was already as strong as an almost Transcendent martial arts attack.

The next afternoon, he suddenly had an epiphany with his ”Heavy Shadow Sword Technique” and finally stepped into the Transcendental Realm and grasped the technique’s second lethal move—Giant Spirit Kill!

This killing move was to be used in conjunction with the Giant Sword Broken Soul— the stronger the Giant Sword Broken Soul, the more powerful the move.

Compared to Shadow King Kill, its power was naturally superior.

When deploying the Giant Spirit Kill, it seemed to change the color of the wind and the clouds, the earth and sky would tremble, and with a slash of the massive shadow in the void, there was even a faint sense of Transcendent martial arts.

It could be said that, even when facing a Martial Master of the Martial Vein Eighth Layer, the power of this move was thoroughly unsurpassed.

And this was when the Giant Sword Broken Soul had not yet become a Complete Soul, and without the aid of the ”Heavenly Dragon Golden Body.”

With the Giant Spirit Kill, the Shadow King Kill seemed a bit superfluous.

However, it didn’t matter; Ling Xiao altered the Shadow King Kill, combining it with the Blood Blade Broken Soul to transform it into the Blood Blade Shadow King Kill.

Although this move’s power still couldn’t match that of the Giant Spirit Kill, it was even more unpredictable and devious.

Previously, the Shadow King Kill relied on speed to win.

But now, when the Blood Blade Shadow King Kill was deployed, the opponent would have no idea from which angle the attack would come.

Nor would they know how many Blood Blade Shadows would appear.

The day passed by quickly.

General Jiu Yue once again announced, ”Rest well today, for tomorrow we all head to the White Cloud Temple!”

By this time, Ling Yixue had also come out of seclusion.

Although her realm was still at the intermediate stage of the Martial Vein Seventh Layer, the feeling she gave Ling Xiao was that even if she faced a Martial Master at the peak of the Martial Vein Seventh Layer, she would not be the least bit afraid.

He even had a sense that she was unfathomable.

The Soul Clan, indeed, was mysterious enough.