Bottom Nine Times in a Row

Xiao Lingtian looked at Xiao Zhentian, a hint of dissatisfaction even surfacing in his eyes.

In his opinion, although Chou Wantian was strong, he couldn't possibly be a match for Xiao Zhentian, the Zhenbei King.

"Lingtian, your father often tells you to be humble and modest. You were rude just now."

Xiao Zhentian's expression was a little unsightly.

Why didn't he keep Chou Wantian?

He wanted to, but he had to be able to beat him first!

"Wow, the Zhenbei King's magnanimity is too great. He didn't even hold the Sword Immortal Academy accountable? Strange, with the Zhenbei King's domineering and protective nature, that's not like him!"

"Hehe, do you think he doesn't want to? Look at his right hand hidden in his sleeve, it's dripping blood!"

"Holy crap, it seems like it really is. So the Zhenbei King actually couldn't beat that old man from the Sword Immortal Academy! Is the other party that terrifying?"

Many people didn't notice the bloodstains on Xiao Zhentian's hand at first, but when they saw it now, their faces were full of shock.

Was the Sword Immortal Academy so awesome?

Xiao Lingtian didn't notice the abnormality on Xiao Zhentian's face and continued to argue, "But that old man deserves to die. He, a mere Sword Immortal Academy, actually dares to..."

"Shut up! You must not speak nonsense!"

Xiao Zhentian's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he reprimanded him sharply.

If Chou Wantian heard these words, he would really take action to kill Xiao Lingtian, and he might not be able to stop him!

"Dad, your... your hand!"

Xiao Lingtian bit his lip, about to retort, but the corner of his eye caught sight of Xiao Zhentian's right hand dripping blood, and a hint of shock flashed in his eyes!

His invincible father was actually injured?

He originally thought that the Sword Immortal Academy was purely a useless academy, and that Xiao Chen going there was tantamount to sitting and waiting for death!

But he didn't expect that Chou Wantian would have such terrifying combat power. Wouldn't that mean that Xiao Chen, that good-for-nothing, had gotten an incredibly powerful backer?

At this moment, his heart became extremely unbalanced. Why did that good-for-nothing have such good luck!

Several academy leaders took a closer look at the injury on Xiao Zhentian's hand at this moment, and their faces were also filled with shock.

"I didn't expect his combat power to reach such a terrifying level!"

"Heh, what's so strange about that? Have you forgotten that he is a sword cultivator, and he was so amazingly talented back then! If he really made a move, who among us could withstand a single exchange? It's just that in that battle back then, his injuries were too severe, and he can't easily make a move anymore!"

"Alas, it's a pity. Xiao Chen and the Sword Immortal Academy were both destined to shake the world, but now, they can only fall into the dust."

Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully making a choice, and obtaining a volume of the Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art as a system reward.

Just after leaving Barren North Plaza, the system's voice rang out.

A golden virtual panel appeared in front of Xiao Chen, and there was an additional roll of ancient parchment scroll in the item bar.

The scroll looked ancient and exuded an ancient aura, with a faint, incomparably sharp and terrifying sword intent permeating out.

After glancing at the scroll, a look of joy appeared on Xiao Chen's face.

This scroll looked extraordinary, definitely a peerless cultivation technique.

But the next second, Xiao Chen remembered what everyone had said before and asked with some worry, "System, can I practice this technique without a Sword Spirit Stone?"

According to what those people meant, the Sword Spirit Stone should be equivalent to some kind of activation method. Without the Sword Spirit Stone, sword cultivators could not enter the Dao.

If that was the case, no matter how powerful this Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art was, it would be equivalent to a meaningless piece of trash in his hands.

Host, please rest assured that the techniques rewarded by the system can be directly cultivated by the host without the need for other mediums.

Hearing this, Xiao Chen's hanging heart was completely relieved. After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "System, what is the rank of this Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art?"

The cultivation techniques in this world, like talent, are divided into Yellow, Profound, Earth, and Heaven.

Yellow rank is the lowest, and Heaven rank is the highest.

The lower the level of cultivation technique, the lower the upper limit that a martial artist can reach.

Taking the Yellow rank technique as an example, if a martial artist cultivates a Yellow rank technique, not only will the cultivation speed be very slow, but even with extremely high talent, they can only cultivate to the Profound Realm at most and cannot continue to break through to higher realms.

Moreover, in the same realm, the combat power is far inferior to other martial artists who cultivate higher-level techniques.

And if a martial artist cultivates a Heaven Rank technique, then even if his aptitude is not high, he can still achieve a certain cultivation speed and cultivation upper limit by relying on the technique, and possess relatively outstanding combat power in the same realm.

And the techniques above the Heaven Realm are even more terrifying, but these techniques are extremely rare and hardly circulate in the world. Only some reclusive families may possess them.

Xiao Chen was very much looking forward to this Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art at this moment.

The name of this Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art sounded very domineering, but he didn't know what the rank was, and whether it could reach above the Heaven Rank.

The system's reward shouldn't be bad, at least it should be a King Rank!

Host, rest assured, the Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art was created by an ancient Sword God, and it is incredibly terrifying and invincible. It is a God Rank technique.

"God Rank?"

A look of ecstasy appeared in Xiao Chen's eyes.

He originally thought the system giving him a King Rank skill was already exaggerated, but he didn't expect it to directly give him a God Rank!

God Rank skills were invincible techniques that only existed in legends, all created by ancient gods, and their power was extremely exaggerated.

Cultivating a God Rank skill had too many benefits.

First, invincibility within the same rank.

Second, extremely fast cultivation speed, with almost no bottlenecks.

Third, high cultivation ceiling, allowing one to progress all the way through, and ultimately becoming a god was not impossible!

To have a God Rank skill was simply like cheating with a cheat code!

[Host, don't be happy too soon. The Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art that the system rewarded you with is not a complete version, only the first volume. It can only be used for you to cultivate to the first two realms. The rest, you need to draw randomly according to fate.]

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Xiao Chen's face froze.

The first volume?

Can only cultivate to the first two realms?

Wouldn't that mean he'd be screwed if he couldn't draw the subsequent volumes in the future?

This system was really damn doggy!

"System, will I definitely be able to draw the subsequent volumes of the Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art in the future?"

[Everything depends on fate.]

Xiao Chen: "..."

"Boy, you're smiling foolishly one moment and then looking like you're in mourning the next. What are you doing?"

Chou Wantian saw the expression on Xiao Chen's face constantly changing, and couldn't help but frown.

"N-nothing! Senior, I want to ask, now that there are no Sword Spirit Stones, what do the Sword Immortal Academy's students rely on to enter the Sword Dao?"

Xiao Chen looked at Chou Wantian and asked.

"Hehe, this old man doesn't know either. My Sword Immortal Academy has only had two students in recent years, and they entered the Dao before! If it weren't for the Martial Hall holding the triennial academy competition in three months, and the academy license being revoked for being at the bottom for ten consecutive years, this old man wouldn't have shamelessly come to recruit students!"

Chou Wantian grinned, a hint of lewdness appearing on his face, completely gone was the domineering aura of slaughtering everyone just now.

"May I ask, how many times has the Sword Immortal Academy been at the bottom so far?"

"Nine times already!"

Xiao Chen's eyes twitched a couple of times upon hearing this.

At the bottom for nine consecutive times?

Wouldn't that mean the Sword Immortal Academy was going to close down after one more time?