Going Out for Training, Assassination (Part 1)

Azure Luan Douluo turned and left with Qian Renxue, while Xiao Yang's figure slowly dissipated amid specks of golden light...

In the secluded training chamber on the Back Mountain of Jia Nan Academy, Douqi Continent, Xiao Yang slowly opened his eyes and murmured, "I'm back."

Recalling the system notification before he left, Xiao Yang could not help but feel a swirl of emotions.

Those few short days together had thoroughly bound Qian Renxue's heart to him.

Love arose without one knowing why, then deepened beyond all measure.

Just like the Lovesick Heartbreak Red Xiao Yang had left Qian Renxue before departing—countless twists of yearning, a heart knotted a hundred times over.

In his previous life, Xiao Yang had been single, so he did not understand much about a girl's thoughts.

Xiao Yang did not know that, because of her parents' terrible relationship, Qian Renxue had always lived in an environment of extreme loneliness.

And Xiao Yang's unexpected arrival had become a beam of light illuminating her life.

A boy her own age, the resonance between their martial souls, and that trace of pity and gentleness in Xiao Yang's eyes whenever he looked at Qian Renxue.

There was no need for too many reasons. Love at first sight had never needed one. It was the meeting of two lonely souls, born from a resonance deep within their hearts.

It had to be said that Xiao Yang and Qian Renxue had only just tasted the sweetness of love, only to turn around and suffer the torment of longing.

Fate toyed with people; nothing could be more fitting.

The system rewards Xiao Yang had received before leaving had already proven just how deeply Qian Renxue loved him—

One Angel God-bestowed soul ring, one Perfect Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, and two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills.

An ordinary Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill only had a chance of raising a Da Dou Shi's cultivation by three stars in succession after consumption. If the breakthrough failed, it could even cause a backlash of Dou Qi.

Don't use Xiao Yan as an example. He was the protagonist.

But a Perfect Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill could not only guarantee that a Da Dou Shi would gain three stars in one go, but also ensure a one-hundred-percent breakthrough to Da Dou Shi when taken at the peak of Dou Shi.

Speaking of which, the Azure Spirit Pill had originally been a medicinal pill meant to help peak Dou Shi break through to Da Dou Shi. However, the medicinal power of the highest-grade Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill was simply more than an ordinary peak Dou Shi could endure. Once consumed, aside from the protagonist, it was practically guaranteed to result in a failed breakthrough.

However, the system-produced Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill in Xiao Yang's possession did not have this drawback.

Back on Douluo Continent, Xiao Yang had only successfully broken through to the Dou Shi realm after absorbing the ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, the twenty-thousand-year Tiger Demon Cat, and the fifty-thousand-year Cyclops. He had even reached the two-star Dou Shi realm in one leap.

Still, this was not strange. Fifty thousand years of cultivation was already enough to serve as a seventh soul ring, and the energy contained within was sufficient to raise a Da Dou Shi by one star.

Xiao Yang had only risen by two stars purely because his Heaven-Tier Cultivation Technique was of too high a grade. At the same level, his Dou Qi was far more abundant than others'.

After that came the hundred-thousand-year Golden Dragon King soul ring and right-arm soul bone.

A so-called soul bone was, in essence, formed from a soul beast's soul core. In Douqi Continent terms, it was a magical beast's Magic Core.

That vast energy had forcefully raised Xiao Yang's cultivation by five stars in one go, bringing him to the seven-star Dou Shi realm!

After that came the seventy-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger soul ring and the Marvelous Velvet Sky Connecting Chrysanthemum.

The medicinal power of the Marvelous Velvet Sky Connecting Chrysanthemum had mostly been used to strengthen his body, so his cultivation had only risen by one star, reaching eight-star Dou Shi.

Finally, there was this Angel God-bestowed soul ring. If he absorbed it, then barring any surprises, it could reach the hundred-thousand-year level and raise Xiao Yang's cultivation straight to the peak of Dou Shi.

But that was already enough. For one thing, Xiao Yang had only been in seclusion for a few days. If he suddenly soared from Dou Zhe to Da Dou Shi in such a short span of time, it would be far too eye-catching.

Moreover, Xiao Yang would not do something as foolish as pulling up seedlings to help them grow.

After absorbing the Angel God-bestowed soul ring, Xiao Yang gained two skills. The first was Sun True Fire, and the second was Light Domain.

However, Sun True Fire was immediately devoured by Xiao Yang's Source Fire, the Great Sun Glazed Fire.

After devouring the Sun True Fire transformed from the Angel God, the Great Sun Glazed Fire gained an added air of holiness.

Glaze already carried the meaning of purity and flawlessness, and its cleansing power became even stronger, making Xiao Yang's Dou Qi increasingly refined.

Then there was Light Domain. Within a hundred-meter radius centered on Xiao Yang, including the ground and the air, all hostile targets would be comprehensively suppressed and weakened.

Given Xiao Yang's current cultivation, one had to be at least a Dou Wang to be immune to this suppression.

Of course, the higher the opponent's cultivation, the more this suppression would be correspondingly weakened.

Slowly rising to his feet, Xiao Yang pressed the mechanism on the wall, and the door to the secluded training chamber slowly lifted.

Xiao Yang stepped outside and looked up. The night was deep, stars scattered across the sky, bringing a sense of calm.

Seven days later, Instructor Ruo Lin looked at the application for off-campus training Xiao Yang handed her and was so furious that smoke nearly came out of her ears. "Can't you behave yourself for once? Can't you?! Do you know what it means to leave for training in the Black-Corner Region?

"You just beat Xue Cheng to death not long ago. Do you know how many people are watching you?"

Xiao Yang was helpless. If he did not leave for training, how was he supposed to find an excuse to break through to Da Dou Shi? And how would he get the chance to search for the Life Devouring Pill?

As for Xue Cheng's family sending people to take revenge, he did not care in the slightest.

The strongest member of the Xue family was merely a Dou Wang.

With Xiao Yang's second soul skill, Giant of Light, combined with the Heaven-Tier Fighting Skill Vajra Glazed Body, as long as he went all out, even a Dou Wang would be killed by a single punch.

Such an enormous body size brought a terrifying increase in strength.

At that size, Xiao Yang's bones and muscles would be strengthened to an extremely high degree. Otherwise, before he could even fight anyone, his own weight alone would be enough to crush him.

Xiao Yang had no doubt that he had obtained this skill purely because the system was giving him cheats.

Instructor Ruo Lin stared fixedly at Xiao Yang with her beautiful eyes. After a long silence, she suddenly narrowed them slightly and said calmly, "Have you really decided that, no matter what, you have to go?"

Seeing Instructor Ruo Lin suddenly become so composed, Xiao Yang's heart tightened slightly. He fixed his gaze on those beautiful eyes and detected a hint of danger within them.

"Yes." Xiao Yang had read the original novel, so he had roughly guessed what was coming. At most, it would be a spar with Instructor Ruo Lin.

But Instructor Ruo Lin was only a five-star Da Dou Shi. Honestly, at that level, one Crescent Sky Impact from Xiao Yang would be enough to settle the matter.

But the problem was that she was an instructor who had taken great care of him, not an enemy. How could Xiao Yang strike her so heavily?