Departure

"Qi Creation Stage?"

Hearing Luo Jiu's dying cry before his miserable death, everyone stared in shock at the calm young man.

No one had expected beforehand that this young man, who looked barely over twenty, would actually be a Qi Creation Stage expert.

Yet no matter how unbelievable it seemed, when they saw Luo Jiu's corpse lying on the ground with their own eyes, they could only force down the turmoil in their hearts with reason.

Then, they turned their stunned gazes toward that young figure.

Everyone understood that, in this contest between the Eagle Martial Arts School and the Blood Vulture Martial Arts School, the former had gained an absolute upper hand.

Luo Jiu's tragic death cast the arena into silence. At last, deafening applause erupted. No matter how young the victor on the stage appeared,

the formidable strength he had displayed earlier had conquered everyone present.

In the Great Yan Dynasty, strength reigned supreme.

Amid the thunderous applause, the people from the Blood Vulture Martial Arts School began to quietly retreat before fleeing like stray dogs.

Lin Langtian paid no attention to the scattered members of the Blood Vulture Martial Arts School. With a grasp of his hand, a burst of suction force pulled the Universe Bag from Luo Jiu's waist into his palm, and he expressionlessly tucked it into his clothes.

He had never done business at a loss. Since he had acted, collecting some interest was only necessary.

Today's great victory was undoubtedly a major occasion of celebration for the Eagle Martial Arts School.

Ever since the Blood Vulture Martial Arts School had established itself in Great Eagle City, its arrogant conduct had led to no small number of conflicts with the Eagle Martial Arts School. For various reasons, the Eagle Martial Arts School had chosen to yield most of the time, leaving many of its members feeling stifled.

Today, that pent-up frustration could finally be released completely.

Lin Langtian was not particularly interested in the lively victory banquet within the martial arts school, so after lingering briefly, he found an excuse to leave the noisy hall.

Returning to his room, Lin Langtian sat cross-legged on the bed. With a flip of his hand, an unfamiliar Universe Bag appeared in his palm. It was the one he had seized from Luo Jiu today.

Looking at the Universe Bag, Lin Langtian smiled faintly. His Mental Power surged forth, and a moment later, a strange bone fragment appeared in his hand. The fragment bore markings resembling words. As Lin Langtian looked at them, the curve of his lips slowly rose.

Demon Ape Transformation!

Under the lamplight, the three somewhat peculiar characters gave off a faintly savage aura. They looked like the sinister grin of a demon ape, enough to send chills down one's spine.

Naturally, such a savage aura did not frighten Lin Langtian. He played with the cold bone fragment in his hand, his eyes filled with intense interest.

Although his battle with Luo Jiu today had not required him to use his full strength, the martial art called the Demon Ape Transformation that Luo Jiu had displayed was rather interesting.

Lin Langtian had personally experienced the Demon Ape Transformation's effects. After using it, Luo Jiu had not only gained strength, but his speed, resistance to attacks, and other abilities had all improved considerably.

Even an ordinary Qi Creation Stage expert would not have found it easy to deal with Luo Jiu.

"This seems to be a martial art that imitates the way demonic beasts circulate their power. It allows one to gain certain bestial abilities for a short period of time," Lin Langtian murmured as he toyed with the bone fragment.

"However, cultivating this martial art seems to dull one's reason."

Recalling the scene from the day, Lin Langtian rubbed his chin. After Luo Jiu used the Demon Ape Transformation, he had practically turned into a wild beast.

Shaking his head, Lin Langtian immediately poured the Essence Energy within him into the bone fragment.

The originally dim bone fragment instantly burst forth with brilliant light. Then, countless tiny glowing words appeared before him.

"Demonic blood enters the body, imitate its form, gain its strength, control its spirit."

The obscure and complicated glowing words imprinted themselves into Lin Langtian's mind one by one, causing his brows to slowly furrow.

The floating words remained for a long while before gradually fading away. The bone fragment returned to its dull appearance, looking like an ordinary object once more.

As the bone fragment returned to normal, Lin Langtian muttered, "Luo Jiu seems to have gone down the wrong path in his cultivation. That was why he ended up in such a state."

"If one truly cultivates this martial art to the point of mastery, one should likewise be able to completely control that power at will. In that case, the Demon Ape Transformation is indeed quite valuable. I just wonder how it ended up in the hands of a mere Form Creation Realm cultivator."

Thinking of this, Lin Langtian smiled slightly. Acquiring the quite useful Demon Ape Transformation through such an effortless move was no small gain.

"Cultivating the Demon Ape Transformation also requires the life essence blood of an ape-type demonic beast. The Ancient Dragon Ape would be perfectly suitable, and it does not conflict with my current objective."

After grasping the method of cultivating the Demon Ape Transformation, Lin Langtian stretched and muttered to himself.

Thinking this, Lin Langtian knew it was time for him to leave.

His trip to the Great Desolation Commandery was meant to temper himself and capture that Nirvana Stage Demon Spirit. Clearly, he could not remain in Great Eagle City for long.

Thus, on the third day after the Blood Vulture Martial Arts School was erased from Great Eagle City, Lin Langtian formally bid Jiang Lei farewell.

Jiang Lei was naturally extremely reluctant to see him leave, but he also understood that with Lin Langtian's talent, he could not possibly be an unknown figure in the Great Yan Dynasty. There was no chance he would remain in a small place like the Eagle Martial Arts School.

Of course, the one most reluctant to part with him was Jiang Xue.

Although nothing had happened that night, Lin Langtian had clearly taken root in her heart.

At the gates of Great Eagle City, Lin Langtian looked at Jiang Xue. Mist clouded her beautiful eyes, yet she bit her red lips tightly to keep the tears from falling. He could only shake his head slightly.

"Young Master, take care."

Hearing Jiang Xue's gentle voice, Lin Langtian silently nodded. He then softly said to Jiang Lei and the others, "Everyone, until we meet again."

As soon as the words fell, he did not linger in the slightest. The Essence Energy within his body manifested into a massive azure eagle, and he leaped onto it before shooting away.

As Jiang Xue watched Lin Langtian's departing figure, the mist in her beautiful eyes finally gathered into tears that slid down her delicate cheeks.

"Alas, Young Master Lin Tian became a Qi Creation Stage expert at such a young age. Not to mention Great Eagle City, he is likely no unknown figure even in the Great Desolation Commandery or the Great Yan Dynasty."

Seeing Jiang Xue so heartbroken, Jiang Lei sighed. Then, as though he had thought of something, he gave a soft cry of surprise.

"Lin Tian, Lin Tian... Could this Young Master Lin Tian be Lin Langtian, the Lin Clan's foremost genius whose fame has recently spread far and wide?"