Nine Heavens Thunder Blade

In Monster Town, the killing continued without end.

Some probationary warriors were injured during their first fights with monsters and had no choice but to press the emergency button on their communication watches, choosing to admit defeat. Some probationary warriors turned pale with fear after killing a monster. There were also formidable probationary warriors who became excited and frenzied after killing monsters. And then there were those like Xiao Yu, who remained calm after killing a monster.

Not far from Monster Town stood a large building, where countless surveillance screens displayed everything happening in the various areas of the town.

In one of the rooms in the building, an officer was sitting with a burly man, drinking and chatting as they discussed the slaughter playing on the large screens.

Suddenly, the officer exclaimed, "Old Wang, look! This young man is incredible. He's fighting more than a dozen Shadow Cats by himself, and he can even kill them in return."

The burly man looked at the scene on the screen and said regretfully, "What a pity. He's a nephew of the Xiao Family! Otherwise, I'd definitely recruit him into the Thunder Martial Hall!"

"Look at how cleanly he kills them. His movement technique is astonishing! He should already have reached the Microscopic level, right?"

"Yeah. He doesn't look like someone who has just entered the Microscopic level." The regret in the burly man's heart grew even stronger.

"There's no need to regret it. Look at the probationary warrior captured by Camera 21. This young man's movement technique is also quite impressive!"

"This one has reached the Microscopic level too!" The burly man's eyes lit up as he stared fixedly at Luo Feng, who was under attack by five Shadow Cat monsters. Each time Luo Feng dodged, the movement was slight, and he deftly managed to evade every Shadow Cat's attack with ease.

"I never thought that a single Combat assessment would produce two people whose movement techniques had reached the Microscopic level. Even many General-level powerhouses can't do that." The officer sighed.

"What a pity. The Limit Martial Arts School recruited them ahead of time too!" the burly man said bitterly. "The Limit Martial Arts School really struck it lucky, recruiting two geniuses in a row—and each one stronger than the last!"

In Devouring the Starry Sky, movement techniques were mainly divided into the Basic level, Microscopic level, Perfect level, and Artistic Conception level.

Many General-level warriors, and even some War God-level powerhouses, still had movement techniques at the Basic level. Yet the two Intermediate Warriors before them had already comprehended Microscopic-level movement techniques. What incredibly rare talents!

The burly man suddenly slammed his hand on the table. "These two geniuses can't both be taken by the Limit Martial Arts School..."

This burly man was none other than Wang Heng, the director of the Thunder Martial Hall. Naturally, he was unwilling to let both geniuses be snatched away by the Limit Martial Arts School. He requested the battle footage of Luo Feng comprehending the Microscopic-level movement technique and sent a copy of the recording to headquarters, seeking better conditions to compete for his recruitment.

During battle, movement technique, blade technique, and awareness were all crucial. After a night of slaughter, Xiao Yu had adapted to his current battle rhythm, and his understanding of the Microscopic-level movement technique had also become much more thorough.

A warrior who had comprehended the Microscopic-level movement technique could observe an opponent's movement trajectory and make predictions, using the smallest possible movements to dodge attacks. As for the extent to which this could be achieved in actual combat, that depended on the individual's level of comprehension.

Once a movement technique reached the Perfect level, a warrior's movements became extremely fluid. He could easily dodge an opponent's attacks and even use every object in the surrounding environment to gain an advantage in battle.

"Woo woo~~ Woo woo~~ Woo woo~~"

"It's over!" After cutting off the left ears of the three Tiger Mastiffs beside him and putting them into his backpack, Xiao Yu hurried toward the gate of Monster Town.

One probationary warrior after another streamed out through the gate. Almost everyone was stained with blood—either the monsters' blood or their own.

"Hey, these are the corpses of the probationary warriors. Someone come and receive them."

"Why are you crying? How can anyone fight monsters without people dying? The H-class Monsters arranged for you this time are the weakest. Once you become warriors and enter the Wilderness Zone, the situations you encounter will be ten or a hundred times more dangerous than this! If you haven't prepared yourselves mentally for that, why become warriors? Why should the nation and society grant you these privileges?"

"Lü Tingting? Hmm, four monster left ears. Not bad. Next."

"Xiao Yu, not bad. You have a total of 42 monster left ears. So far, you've temporarily killed the most monsters in this batch. Hmm, you aren't injured either. Next."

"Luo Feng, not bad. You have a total of 36 monster left ears. For now, you're second. Hmm, you aren't injured either. Next."

"Luo Feng." Xiao Yu called out from within the crowd.

"Xiao Yu, how did you do? How many did you kill?" Luo Feng asked.

"Forty-two!"

"Yang Wu, hmm, not bad. Three monster left ears, and a minor injury to the left arm. Next."

"Over here." Xiao Yu waved and called out.

"Wan Dong, hmm, a total of 51 monster left ears. Haha, you've surpassed Xiao Yu. For now, you've killed the most monsters among this group of probationary warriors."

"Madman, Xiao Yu, this Wan Dong actually killed more than both of you." Yang Wu was somewhat astonished.

"Does killing more have any meaning?" Luo Feng said with an unconcerned smile.

"That's right. We're about to truly enter the Wilderness Zone. That's where our real battlefield will be!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Luo Feng." A bearded officer smiled. "Come with me. A friend wants to meet you. He's in the rest room ahead."

Xiao Yu saw that the other party had not called for him, so he paid no attention. After returning to the rest room and changing into his own clothes, he went to find Wu Tong.

"You performed well. I watched your battle footage, and you showed the bearing of a great general! You strolled through battle as if at leisure, and your movement technique has also reached the Microscopic level." Wu Tong smiled. "However, once you truly enter the Wilderness Zone in the future, you must be even more cautious!"

"I understand, Uncle Wu!" Xiao Yu replied. He knew that all of Uncle Wu's lectures came from good intentions.

"I passed the Combat assessment. I should notify my family."

Xiao Yu then sent the news that he had passed the Combat assessment to his parents and Sister Xiao Ling. He called those who were at home directly and sent messages to those who were away.

August 2, evening, Mingyue Residential Area, Yangzhou City.

"Xiao Yu is back. Congratulations."

"Congratulations, my ass! The Warrior Practical Assessment wasn't difficult for Xiao Yu at all."

The warrior circle was small, and these people had known for a long time that Xiao Yu had been recruited into the Limit Martial Arts School ahead of time.

As he walked along the neighborhood road, Xiao Yu smiled and greeted the warriors he encountered. These people had been polite to him before, but that was mostly because of his father, Xiao Dingguo, and the fact that the Xiao Family possessed a War God-level powerhouse. Now that he had also become a warrior, things naturally felt different.

To these neighbors, there might perhaps be a chance for them to become teammates one day, so they were all even more enthusiastic.

"Mom, Sis." Xiao Yu immediately saw his mother, Xu Jingyi, Sister Xiao Ling, and the family's nanny standing outside their home.

Xiao Yu was extremely happy that night. After all, from this moment onward, he could be considered to have officially integrated into Earth.

After dinner, he went to the audiovisual room on the second floor and opened Limit House, the internal warrior network that only warriors of the Limit Martial Arts School were qualified to access.

A personal page appeared on the huge screen in the audiovisual room.

Name: Xiao Yu

Gender: Male

Address: Jiangnan Base City, Huaxia Country

Warrior Certificate Number: 426123203803213251

Level: Warrior level (Beginner)

Contribution Points: 0

Currency Balance: 20,000,000 Huaxia Coin

The reason his level was displayed as Beginner Warrior Level was that he had yet to achieve any genuine battle record. Only after submitting the items from killing higher-level monsters could he obtain the corresponding level promotion.

In other words, even if an Advanced General-level warrior killed a War God-level monster and submitted the item, the display would still only show Advanced General-level. Of course, the battle record would be displayed on the personal page.

"Twenty million Huaxia Coin! It seems that the one hundred million Huaxia Coin investment promised by Director Zhuge, as well as the additional fifty million share, haven't been displayed."

Sure enough, he found a row of buttons at the top of the page. One of them was flashing nonstop, with a line of text on it: "You have two new emails."

After opening it, a video appeared showing a young man wearing a black suit. His explanation confirmed that the two hundred million Huaxia Coin promised by Director Zhuge was valid.

He opened the other email, which was also a video.

"Dear newly promoted warrior 'Xiao Yu,' hello. On behalf of the Limit Martial Arts School, I welcome you to our family." A sweet-looking young woman smiled. "This is your first time entering the Limit Martial Arts School's internal network—Limit House! I'll introduce the uses of Limit House to you. First, in Limit House, you can purchase weapons of various levels..."

This was a standard video. Other than the changed form of address at the beginning, everything else was an introduction to Limit House.

Through Limit House, warriors could purchase not only various weapons, tools, and cultivation manuals, but also pay to receive guidance from renowned teachers.

It also explained the benefits of Contribution Points at the Limit Martial Arts School, as well as how to obtain them.

There were mainly two methods. One was to hunt monsters and sell important materials to the Limit Martial Arts School, which would earn both money and Contribution Points. The other was to exchange Huaxia Coin for Contribution Points. At the current exchange rate, the ratio was ten thousand to one: ten thousand Huaxia Coin for one Contribution Point. Of course, this exchange was not unlimited. Each warrior had an exchange limit of one hundred billion Huaxia Coin.

In addition, Contribution Points at the Limit Martial Arts School had no liquidity. In other words, they could not be transferred to someone else. However, if one's Contribution Points were insufficient to purchase an item, one could entrust someone else to buy it.

Xiao Yu did not rush to purchase manuals or weapons. Although he had seen the introduction to Limit House in the original work in his previous life, the content there had been limited. Only after truly learning about it did he discover how comprehensive the contents of Limit House were. It was practically the prototype of a virtual network.

The Limit House website had many functions and was divided into many sections. There were sections for accepting and posting missions, a standalone guest and chat function, a cultivation section, and a donation system.

However, what interested Xiao Yu most were the two major sections: the "Warrior Forum" and the "Online Mall."

Through the Warrior Forum, he could learn about the knowledge and materials shared by many warriors, including cultivation insights for various techniques, wilderness knowledge, monster analyses, and more.

After browsing for a while, he discovered that this was definitely a treasure trove. Learning more would help him survive in the Wilderness Zone.

The Online Mall contained many of the items he wanted to purchase, with an enormous variety of goods.

The first thing he checked was attack-type manuals. The large screen displayed photographs of the manuals, along with their names and prices.

"World Destruction," Category: Spear Technique. Rating: Ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia Coin (full price), 50 billion Huaxia Coin (half price, requirement: Four-star contribution points)

"Nine Heavens Thunder Blade," Category: Blade Technique. Rating: Ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia Coin (full price), 50 billion Huaxia Coin (half price, requirement: Four-star contribution points)

Without hesitation, he directly opened the page for "Nine Heavens Thunder Blade."

The reason was that the only truly valuable manuals on Earth at present were "Nine Heavens Thunder Blade" and "World Destruction." "Nine Heavens Thunder Blade" might allow one to comprehend the Lightning Domain and subsequently the Lightning Law, while cultivating "World Destruction" might allow one to comprehend the Light Domain, or even the Light Law. As for whether one could comprehend them, that was also related to each person's unique abilities.

Whether it was the Light Law or the Lightning Law, both were Lower Laws of the Higher Law of Time. There was no distinction in strength between them.

Both in his previous life and now, Xiao Yu was accustomed to using blade techniques rather than spear techniques. Although people who reached a certain realm could use blades and spears equally well, Xiao Yu's current strength was still low. Using the blade he was accustomed to would let him get started more quickly.

Moreover, "Nine Heavens Thunder Blade" not only contained blade techniques, but also included the corresponding movement technique and Guidance technique.

It was equivalent to getting three things for the price of one. It was no exaggeration to call this manual the most difficult blade technique in the world to learn.

Xiao Yu carefully examined the prices—

"Nine Heavens Thunder Blade," all nine levels — Price: 100 billion Huaxia Coin (full price), 50 billion Huaxia Coin (half price, requirement: Four-star contribution points)

"Nine Heavens Thunder Blade," first four levels — Price: 500 million Huaxia Coin (full price), 250 million Huaxia Coin (half price, requirement: Two-star contribution points)

"Nine Heavens Thunder Blade," first three levels — Price: 200 million Huaxia Coin (full price), 100 million Huaxia Coin (half price, requirement: Two-star contribution points)

"Nine Heavens Thunder Blade," first two levels — Price: 100 million Huaxia Coin (full price), 50 million Huaxia Coin (half price, requirement: Two-star contribution points)

"Nine Heavens Thunder Blade," first level — Price: 50 million Huaxia Coin (full price), 25 million Huaxia Coin (half price, requirement: One-star contribution points)

Xiao Yu also knew that when a warrior purchased something from Limit House for the first time, there was no Contribution Point requirement. With the funds currently promised by the Limit Martial Arts School, he could completely afford the first three levels and still have plenty left. To purchase the first four levels, however, he was still short of some money.

Xiao Yu remembered that his father had mentioned that the Xiao Family would give every newly promoted warrior a sum of start-up capital, and that his father had also prepared some money for him.

I wonder how much start-up funding I'll receive from the family in total! Xiao Yu thought to himself.

Suddenly, the cell phone on the table vibrated.

Xiao Yu picked it up and saw that it was a call from his father, Xiao Dingguo.

"Son! You haven't gone to sleep yet, have you? When you sent the message this morning, your dad was out on a mission. I saw your message at the gathering point and called you back. Congratulations! You've grown into a man."

His father's excited voice came through the phone.

"Dad, I'm fine. You have to be careful in the Wilderness Zone!" Xiao Yu said with concern.

"Don't worry, son. You've just become a warrior, so you must be troubled over which manual to choose, right? I'm in the Wilderness Zone now and can't give you much advice, but given my relationship with Wu Tong, you can consult him."

"Don't worry, Dad. I've already chosen the manual I want to cultivate."

"Which manual? Tell me about it!"

"Nine Heavens Thunder Blade!" Xiao Yu said.

"What! Nine Heavens Thunder Blade! That's an ultimate attack manual! It's known as the most difficult blade technique in the world to learn! Xiao Yu, you've made up your mind?"

"Yeah. Your son is a genius. Any blade technique is easy in your son's eyes!"

There was a long silence on the other end before his father's voice came through again. "Then Dad supports you. You brat, you certainly have a mind of your own. Right, Xiao Yu, I also wanted to tell you that after every member of our Xiao Family becomes an official warrior, the family provides a certain amount of start-up capital. When Xiao Ling became a warrior, she received ten million Huaxia Coin. Your aptitude is considerably better than hers, so the family will give you fifteen million Huaxia Coin as start-up capital. Of course, this money isn't given for nothing. Once you become a General-level warrior, you'll have to think about giving back to the family."

"Yeah, I understand the importance of the family."

"Good that you understand. The most important thing for a family is healthy development. The family has helped you on your path to growth, so once you grow stronger, you must give back to the family and even protect it." His father spoke earnestly.

"Yeah, I understand."

Xiao Yu now understood as well. Although the Xiao Family Martial Arts School was not large and did not have many people, its annual expenses were by no means small. For now, it was supported by his uncle and father.

After all, the Xiao Family was still a newly rising family. It had few descendants and little manpower.

"Right, before leaving for the Wilderness Zone this time, I also prepared your start-up capital. I'll transfer it to your account in a moment. I've been preparing to purchase an item that can assist with advancing to the War God level, so I'll transfer this much to you for now. If it isn't enough, tell your dad."

His father's words made Xiao Yu overjoyed. "Thanks, Dad! Get some rest early!"

Not long after ending the call, the cell phone still in his hand vibrated again.

He opened it and saw a bank notification.

"Hello! At 21:35 on August 2, Xiao Dingguo transferred 150 million Huaxia Coin to your account ending in 5681. Please check your account."

Xiao Yu logged into online banking and, sure enough, found that the account balance was 150,056,203.05 Huaxia Coin.

As expected of Dad. He still dotes on me so much!

Xiao Yu made a quick calculation.

The 220 million Huaxia Coin provided by the Limit Martial Arts School, combined with the family's 15 million Huaxia Coin in start-up capital and the 150 million Huaxia Coin in start-up capital given by his father, totaled 385 million.

The balance was enough to purchase the first four levels of "Nine Heavens Thunder Blade" in one go, with 100 million left over. In addition, the 15 million Huaxia Coin from the family had yet to arrive.