Human Race Ferocity, Martial Arts Academy

As the two voices fell, Ye Sha, the Asura, drew a blood-colored bone saber and slashed its crimson blade light at the giant net.

Tu Shan Ping'er, meanwhile, lashed out with a long whip toward Lin Xuan!

Watching the attacks from the two across from him, Lin Xuan gave a scornful laugh. With a gesture of his sword art, countless Qi swords materialized in the air and rained down on the three like raindrops!

Lin Xuan was a graduate of this generation of the Martial Arts Academy. As the foremost martial institution of the entire Human Race, it gathered all of humanity's geniuses, and its graduation requirements were exceptionally harsh: without reaching the Taiyi Realm, one could forget about leaving humanity's territory. Even after reaching the Taiyi Realm, one merely qualified to graduate!

The final test was to bring back a Spirit Plant for the academy. Any high-grade postnatal Spirit Plant or better would do. The greater its value, the richer the reward.

It was said that these rules had originally been established to curb the academy's senior students' curiosity about the Primordial World and protect them! After all, more and more humans had ventured beyond human territory and returned with all manner of news, leaving these young human prodigies green with envy long ago.

If not for the academy's restraints, they would have gone out and turned heaven and earth upside down already!

This situation continued until a senior student named Fei Xuanqi appeared. His talent was truly unparalleled; in a mere thousand years, he had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm. Later, when Empress Houtu became a Saint and the spiritual roots of heaven and earth surged in abundance, someone from the Fei Family obtained a spirit fruit and sent it straight to him. Unexpectedly, he broke through to the Taiyi Realm in one stroke!

He became the Martial Arts Academy's first student to reach the Taiyi Realm. It was said that the Clan Leader had personally received him at the time. Afterward, he traveled the Primordial World in search of spiritual roots!

Once, he accidentally entered a Secret Realm and was besieged by the Demon Race. When word reached the Human Race, it was said that the academy's Dean, Jiang Shan, led the most elite White Tiger Legion of the time to rescue him!

When he returned, he brought back a high-grade Primordial Spiritual Root—the Five Needle Pine! The entire academy erupted into an uproar. Aside from a few supreme-grade Primordial Spiritual Roots, this high-grade Primordial Spiritual Root, the Five Needle Pine, was the most precious of all! It greatly bolstered the Human Race's foundations!

Not only did the academy issue him its first graduation certificate, but it also specially appointed him an honorary elder of the academy! He was directly assigned to serve in the Military Department, starting as a Commandant of the Imperial Guard! The Imperial Guard was the army that defended Nuwa Palace in Luo Shui City, the sacred land of the Human Race. It was among humanity's most elite forces; even its lowest-ranking soldiers had to be in the Golden Immortal Realm. Better a vacancy than an unworthy candidate! This army did not merely guard Nuwa Palace—it was also the Human Race's final reserve, and it would not be deployed lightly!

(I should still mention this! This book likes using some ancient forms of address, which is a personal preference! Military Department ranks are divided as follows—Commandant—Colonel—Yajiang [miscellaneous-title general]—General [Four Conquests and Four Pacifications]—Chariot Cavalry General—Swift Cavalry General—Grand General [Marshal].)

Such tremendous glory immediately stirred up the students below. One after another, they mobilized their families' power to venture out in search of spiritual roots. Lin Xuan, too, had only fortunately broken through to the Taiyi Realm after obtaining Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that his family had purchased at great expense.

This time, he had set out to train alongside his family's exploration team. Upon seeing the glow of the Immortal Apricot Tree, he rushed over at top speed. Because his flying sword was faster, the others were still following behind. Seeing the three about to seize the spirit fruits, how could he endure it any longer? He immediately cast out a Spirit Light Net to cover the Immortal Apricot Tree!

He opened with his ultimate move—the Myriad Sword Art!

Facing the Sword Qi that filled the sky, Ye Sha gave a cold snort. The lotus dais beneath his feet released a scarlet fiery barrier that blocked the dense barrage of Sword Qi, while Tu Shan Ping'er beside him produced a Jade Bottle. The Sword Qi filling the heavens was sucked into it in an endless stream!

Seeing his ultimate move shattered, Lin Xuan's Dharma sword trembled slightly. As his magic power surged, a streak of azure light appeared across his body—it was clearly a set of supreme-grade defensive Dharma artifacts. His flying sword flashed beneath his feet as he charged swiftly at the Asura!

Yan Ye, behind the two of them, quickly slipped away to the rear. He had spotted a black dot in the distance that was gradually growing larger—it was a Human Race Flying Boat! He turned around and ran at once!

At this moment, Lin Xuan seemed to transform into a peerless swordsman, his longsword striking rapidly at Ye Sha! Ye Sha's bone saber clearly could not keep pace with Lin Xuan. After several exchanges, his shield vanished, and sword marks appeared across his body.

"Hah!" A surge of blood-colored Sha Qi erupted from Ye Sha's body. His bloody battle saber grew heavier with every strike and faster with every slash, gradually pulling him back from the brink!

If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you don't lose it next time!

At the request of our many readers, we have now introduced an ad-free VIP membership feature.

Click to view.

After several more exchanges, Lin Xuan shook his palm, numb from the impacts, and could not help but curse, "What a freak!"

Tu Shan Ping'er, who had been waiting for an opening nearby, suddenly swung her long whip in a sneak attack at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan, who had long been on guard, suddenly pulled out a spirit talisman and flung it onto the whip. Flames instantly raced along the whip toward Tu Shan Ping'er!

He then pulled out another handful of spirit talismans and fired them at the two like a machine gun!

Faced with spell after spell crashing down in rapid succession, the two were beaten senseless—now blasted by torrents of water, now crushed beneath mountain peaks, now struck by descending lightning! The sudden spells gave them no chance to defend. Though the damage was not great, it was enough to throw them into disarray.

As the two were getting battered, they suddenly remembered there had been another person. Turning their heads, they saw only a flicker of fire racing into the distance!

Who else could it be but Yan Ye?

"Trash!" the two cursed in unison.

Just then, an enormous Heavenly Vessel descended upon the area. Dense ranks of Human Race figures stood upon its deck at the prow!

The two immediately understood why Yan Ye had fled, and thoughts of retreat rose in their hearts. Tu Shan Ping'er's eyes spun as she said to Ye Sha, "Big fool, my treasure bottle can help us escape, but I need time to cast the spell. Hold them off for a while."

Without waiting for Ye Sha to respond, Tu Shan Ping'er raised the Jade Bottle and began gathering magic power!

Seeing her raise the Dharma treasure, Ye Sha thought she had not deceived him. He stepped forward, preparing to help block the attacks! Yet the very next moment, she transformed into a streak of escaping light and fled!

After taking a solid blow from Lin Yuan's massive sword, Ye Sha realized that Tu Shan Ping'er had tricked him. Just as he was about to flee, the Flying Boat locked onto him. An immense unease flooded his entire body, and he hurriedly raised the red lotus dais, preparing to block the coming attack!

The Flying Boat ahead fired a Spirit Capture Net at him. It was far more advanced than the one the human had used earlier, rendering his immense strength useless. The moment the net adhered to him, the spiritual energy in his body began to be drained away without end!

The giant net kept tightening, suspending him high in the air from the Human Race Flying Boat. Drawing upon the power provided by the lotus dais beneath his feet, the blood-red light on his bone saber flared violently. Different weapons appeared in the hands of his other four arms. His body spun rapidly, and a Blood Colored Storm formed around him!

Crack! The Spirit Capture Net shattered. On the Flying Boat, its captain, Lin Haifeng, winced in pain. This Spirit Capture Net had cost the family a fortune to purchase, yet it had broken after barely any use!

Lin Haifeng was Lin Xuan's second uncle. This exploration team numbered a thousand people and was primarily composed of direct descendants of the Lin Family! This time, under orders from the Lin Family's head, they had accompanied the family's prodigy, Lin Xuan, in search of spiritual roots, safeguarding the family's future genius!

"Damn it! You broke my Spirit Capture Net—pay for it with your life!"

"Demon Subduing Cannon, prepare!"

A massive opening appeared at the front of the Flying Boat, where bolts of lightning power gathered. The humans behind it continuously fed Spirit Stones into it!

"Second Uncle, will this Demon Subduing Cannon work? If not, let me handle it!"

Lin Xuan had already arrived aboard the Flying Boat. He did not quite trust this newly developed Demon Subduing Cannon—after all, that was a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal!