Battle Through the Heavens: Acquiring the Extraction System at the Start

Xiao Xun'er held the flowers in her arms and leaned back against that familiar, warm embrace. She shifted comfortably a couple of times, then seemed to remember something and suddenly asked,

"Brother Xiao Ling, are you going to the Black Corner Region for training? That place is too dangerous. Can't you not go?"

Xiao Ling stroked his chin and said, "Although I can exchange pointers with students, instructors, and elders at the academy, and my combat experience has improved significantly, I still lack a certain ruthlessness when I make a move. I feel that I need to experience some real killing before I can fight with greater ease. Besides, with the guards looking out for one another, safety shouldn't be much of an issue. When I go out training in the future and fight others, they won't show me mercy."

In both his lives, Xiao Ling had never seen much bloodshed. At most, he had watched relatives back home kill chickens and fish. On the Dou Qi Continent, strength was the only hard truth. There would be plenty of fighting and killing in the future, so it was better to see the world in advance than to fail to adapt during a battle and make a mistake.

Battles between experts were decided in an instant. A single lapse in attention could cost one's life, so it was necessary to gain some experience beforehand. What powerful expert had never endured life-and-death combat?

Even Hai Bodong, one of the Jia Ma Empire's famed "Ten Great Experts," the man known as the Ice Emperor, had comprehended the Heavenly Rank high-tier Dou Technique Clear Mind Refreshing during a life-and-death battle against Medusa, Queen of the Snake People Race. After that, in peak-level matches, he could fight peak experts at five stars and crush Dou Zongs at two stars. If Xiao Ling had Ice Attribute Dou Qi, he would definitely have learned Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar.

After hearing his explanation, Xiao Xun'er nodded and said, "Then Brother Xiao Ling, you must be careful. Don't get hurt." I'll have Uncle Ling follow Brother Xiao Ling when the time comes. I can't let Brother Xiao Ling suffer any harm.

Hearing this, Xiao Ling could not help but smile. He had guessed that Xiao Xun'er would probably send Ling Ying out to protect him, but he would never entrust his life and safety to someone else. If he could handle something himself, he would do so himself. And if he could not defeat someone, he would not provoke them.

Xiao Ling smiled and asked, "Will Xun Er miss me while I'm at the academy?"

Xiao Xun'er nodded.

Then she bumped her head lightly against Xiao Ling's chest and said gently, "Of course I'll miss Brother Xiao Ling. Brother Xiao Ling, come back early."

Xiao Ling nodded. "Don't worry. I'll be back in less than a month."

He tucked Xiao Xun'er's hair behind her ear and lightly kissed her small lips, watching her face grow increasingly red.

Xiao Ling could not help but laugh.

The young lady was simply too adorable!

With Void Dragon's swift flight, they soon arrived at Jia Nan Academy and reached Xiao Xun'er's courtyard.

After escorting Xiao Xun'er back to her courtyard, Xiao Ling left Void Dragon in her care and returned to his own room.

Sitting on the bed, Xiao Ling summoned the System Panel after a long while.

With a thought, Xiao Ling prepared to open the System Panel.

"System, open my personal panel."

[Ding. Host's personal panel is being opened automatically...]

Host: Xiao Ling

Gender: Male

Age: Ten

Cultivation: One-Star Da Dou Shi

Soul Power: Mortal Realm Middle Stage

Dou Qi Attribute: Fire (mixed with a trace of Wood Attribute)

Cultivation Methods: Fen Jue (Mysterious Grade Low-tier), Tai Yi Soul Absolute

Dou Techniques: Mysterious Grade High-tier Movement Technique Wind Chasing Steps, Mysterious Grade High-tier Dou Technique Heaven Burning Palm, Mysterious Grade High-tier Dou Technique Crimson Flame Fist, Earth Grade Low-tier Dou Technique Blazing Meteor...

Flame: Fused Beast Flame

Items: Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, Dou Venerate Relic Map, Infinite Coke Bottle

Extraction Attempts: 18

Seeing that he already had eighteen extraction attempts, Xiao Ling's hands immediately itched. He decided to do a ten-pull and said, "System, give me a ten-pull."

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained one hundred Gold Coins.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained five hundred Gold Coins.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained one thousand Gold Coins.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Myriad Soul Banner.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained one bottle of Mortal Cultivation Legend Youth-Preserving Pills.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the formula for Mortal Cultivation Legend Yellow Dragon Pills.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained one bottle of Mortal Cultivation Legend Forget Worry Pills.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger from the Great Desolation Tablet of the Heaven Profound Continent.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained one Imperial Pill.]

[Ding. System extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained one Sect Breaking Pill.]

With a thought, Xiao Ling focused his attention on the System Warehouse. Sure enough, numerous treasures had appeared inside.

Seeing that he had drawn Gold Coins three times, he could not help but think, Looks like it's possible to draw some pretty terrible items. I'd better not pull in the future when my luck is bad.

Shaking his head and no longer dwelling on it, Xiao Ling skipped over the Gold Coins and began checking the item descriptions one by one.

[Myriad Soul Banner: Can store souls. Souls within it devour one another to increase their strength. The souls inside can be summoned for battle, and their memories from before death can be viewed. Its quality can be improved through blood sacrifice. It can currently hold only ten souls and can only collect and use Soul Bodies in the same major realm as the user's Soul Power.]

Seeing this description, Xiao Ling was stunned. "Holy shit, the infamous Human Emperor Banner. 'If you don't cultivate diligently today, you'll be brothers in the Myriad Soul Banner tomorrow.' This thing is way too wicked. Unless it's necessary, I'd better use it as little as possible." With a wave of his hand, a black banner appeared in his palm. It looked extremely ordinary, no different from a common black flag. Xiao Ling bit the tip of his tongue and dripped the flowing blood onto the banner to acknowledge it as his master. Before long, he vaguely sensed an inexplicable connection with the Myriad Soul Banner. From then on, unless Xiao Ling died and his soul dispersed, no one else could use it. No longer giving it further thought, he put it into his Storage Space and continued reading the other descriptions.

[One bottle of Youth Retention Pills: Contains fifteen Youth Retention Pills. Youth Retention Pills allow the user's appearance to remain eternally youthful and unchanged.]

"Youth Retention Pills, these are good stuff. Even in the Cultivation World, they're precious pills. The medicinal ingredients all need to be over a thousand years old. Without the Sky-Covering Bottle, even Old Demon Han wouldn't have had the resources to refine them." With a thought, a Porcelain Bottle appeared before him. He held it in his hand, removed the stopper, and looked inside. There were indeed fifteen Youth Retention Pills within. "I'll give these as gifts to my wives in the future!"

[Yellow Dragon Pill Formula: Records the refining method and required ingredients for Yellow Dragon Pills. Taking Yellow Dragon Pills can help cultivators increase their cultivation and achieve a reborn transformation.]

"Yellow Dragon Pills—these were treasures that helped Old Demon Han improve his cultivation in the early stages. I wonder whether cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent can use them." With a wave of his hand, the Yellow Dragon Pill formula landed in his palm. He began examining the ingredients and refining method. "I can find medicinal herbs with similar properties on the Dou Qi Continent, though the drug resistance will be higher. They can only increase the cultivation speed of Dou Qi, making them similar in use to Foundation Building Spirit Liquid. I can let Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin use them in the early stages. And I've already recreated the formula for Foundation Building Spirit Liquid myself. I really have to thank the original work for describing it so thoroughly. Oral doses and medicinal baths together—the effects will definitely be excellent."

[One bottle of Worry-forgetting Pills: Contains fifteen Worry-forgetting Pills. They can make the user forget the memories of a single day.]

With a thought, a Porcelain Bottle appeared in his hand. When he opened it, there were exactly fifteen Worry-forgetting Pills inside. Xiao Ling shook his head and put it away. This thing had quite a bit of potential for manipulation, but it was not very useful for now.

[Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger: A martial art created by the Great Desolation Emperor of the Heaven Profound Continent. Its grade is Creation Martial Art.]

Seeing this martial art, Xiao Ling was somewhat surprised. "Isn't this the move often used by Lin Dong, the protagonist of Martial Universe and a future supreme expert?" With a wave of his hand, the cultivation method fell into his palm. After flipping through it, Xiao Ling could not help but sigh. "This move really is useful. I can't use it yet—I need to reach Dou Ling first—but its upper limit is high. It can be used all the way up to high-level Dou Saints. Its upper limit is a little higher than the Imperial Seal Art, though its lower limit is a bit lower." Xiao Ling nodded in satisfaction and placed it in the System Space.

[Imperial Pill: Sixth-Grade Peak Pill. After taking it, a Dou Emperor can increase by one to two stars. It can only be taken once in a lifetime.]

[Sect Breaking Pill: Sixth-Grade Peak Pill. After taking it, it can increase the chances of a peak Dou Emperor breaking through to Dou Zong. Even if the breakthrough fails, it can stabilize the user's cultivation.]

With a thought, two pills appeared in his hand. These two pills were of no use to Xiao Ling for now. Taking out two Jade Bottles, Xiao Ling used the Suction Palm to place them inside, then stored them in his belt.

Looking out the window, night had already fallen. The sky resembled a black silk ribbon, adorned with countless glittering stars.

A bright moon hung high in the sky, casting down silvery radiance as though draping the earth in a thin veil.

No longer thinking about it, Xiao Ling formed cultivation hand seals and used cultivation time in place of sleep.

The next morning.

Xiao Ling formed a hand seal to finish his cultivation and walked out of the Cultivation Room.

Checking the time, he saw that it was nearly time for his appointment with Principal Hu Gan.

Stretching lazily, Xiao Ling first washed up, then left his room and headed for Hu Gan's office.

In the small courtyard next door, Ling Ying saw Xiao Ling leaving early in the morning. Remembering his young lady's instructions from yesterday, he glanced at Xiao Xun'er, who was still sleeping, then shifted his gaze away and followed Xiao Ling from a distance.

Xiao Ling was completely unaware of this, though even if he had known, he would not have thought much of it.

Arriving outside Hu Gan's office, Xiao Ling knocked on the door and said, "Principal Hu Gan, it's Xiao Ling."

Hu Gan's voice came from inside. "Xiao Ling, come in quickly. The door isn't locked."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling pushed open the door and entered. Seeing Hu Gan smiling at him, Xiao Ling first bowed, found a seat, and sat down before asking, "Principal, why did you ask me to come here?"

Hu Gan did not mind that Xiao Ling had found himself a seat. Over the past two years, Xiao Ling had gotten along very well with the academy's instructors and elders. Once people had known him for a while, they would realize that Xiao Ling was a very easygoing person. Moreover, he only showed this side of himself around those close to him.

Hu Gan smiled kindly and said, "Aren't you planning to leave Jia Nan City for some training? Your progress over the past few years has been outstanding, and we are very satisfied with you. This time, we're giving you an assessment mission. If you complete it, then after entering the Inner Academy and reaching Dou Ling, you won't need to wait for the Strong Ranking Tournament to begin. We'll specially allow you alone to use the Fallen Heart Flame Origin to temper your body once. Of course, it'll be much more difficult than when ten people temper their bodies together, but with your ability to recover your body, you should be able to endure it."

After hearing this, Xiao Ling could not help but sigh inwardly. The academy really is treating me well. They're even opening the Heart Flame Origin body tempering for me alone.

Xiao Ling asked impatiently, "Then what is the assessment mission?"

Stroking his beard, Hu Gan said, "Choose someone at Five-Star Da Dou Shi or above from the academy Patrol Squad's wanted list and kill them. These are all people who disrupted order within Jia Nan City and fled. Their strength certainly won't be weak among those of the same rank, so you must not be careless."

After listening, Xiao Ling nodded and said, "Then I'll go complete the mission, Principal. Wait for my good news." With that, he turned and left.

Hu Gan watched Xiao Ling's departing figure and nodded. This morning, he had originally intended to persuade Xiao Ling to cultivate at the academy for a while longer, or at least arrange for someone to protect him in secret if he insisted on going. However, the mysterious Dou Emperor expert who guarded Xiao Xun'er had come to see him yesterday and said that he would ensure Xiao Ling's safety. Thus, Hu Gan had nothing to worry about. Besides, true experts always had to undergo the tempering of battle.

Three days later.

Black Stone City.

A young man strolled down the streets. He wore a black robe, his blue-silver hair hanging loose behind him. A half-face mask covered his face, revealing only a pair of blue-gold eyes. He stood around 1.7 meters tall. It was Xiao Ling, who had left Jia Nan Academy to train.

Whoosh!

At that moment, a little boy who looked eleven or twelve years old rushed through the crowd toward him. He seemed to be avoiding something, yet his path intentionally or unintentionally led him straight toward Xiao Ling.

Bang!