Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start — Section 7

The female student was somewhat surprised. It had actually lit up. After all, Xiao Ling was simply too young.

"I passed, right, Sister?"

Xiao Ling's voice pulled her back from her daze.

"Oh, you passed. But you really are a little genius!"

The female student pointed inside. "Just head in."

Xiao Ling nodded and walked into the tent. Inside were only a few newcomers who had passed. There were not many people, and unlike in the original story, no one was being made to stand in the sun. That made Xiao Ling breathe a sigh of relief. He did not want to waste too much time on something like this.

"Hehe, the little fellow has great talent. Looks like I picked up a treasure today."

The sudden female voice drew Xiao Ling's attention, and he looked further inside.

In the shadows of the tent stood a woman in green, smiling sweetly. Her beautiful face carried a gentle smile, her eyes shimmering as she gazed intently at Xiao Ling.

This should be Instructor Ruo Lin from the original story. She really is a beauty. Xiao Ling could not help sighing inwardly.

Xiao Ling stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Hello, Instructor. My name is Xiao Ling."

Ruo Lin did not put on any airs as an instructor. "My name is Ruo Lin. Just call me Instructor Ruo Lin. Little brother, how old are you this year? You're not even ten yet, are you? This is the first time I've seen someone so young pass the test."

"I'm eight years old, and I'm a One-Star Dou Practitioner." As soon as Xiao Ling said this, everyone nearby who had been chatting turned to look at him. There was surprise, envy, and jealousy in their eyes.

Ruo Lin's heart surged with delight upon hearing this. The pen in her hand creaked under her tight grip as she stared at the child before her with shining eyes. She had not expected to truly find such a treasure.

After calming her excitement, Ruo Lin smiled and said, "Although your current strength has not reached S-rank, you're still very young, so I'll give you S-rank treatment. This is the highest treatment I can offer. Do you have any objections?"

Xiao Ling shook his head, not expecting such good fortune. "Thank you, Instructor Ruo Lin. I have no objections."

"Alright. Gather here again in three days. For now, you can go home and say goodbye to your family." With a wave of her hand, Ruo Lin turned and left. She needed to report this to the academy's higher-ups. Such talent was rare even in the Inner Academy.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling did not linger either. He turned and left the tent, heading for the Xiao Family.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, surrounded by countless stars.

Xiao Family, Back Mountain.

Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Ling sat on the hillside, watching the stars in the night sky together.

The two leaned shoulder to shoulder. The evening breeze swept past, intertwining their black hair until it was hard to tell one from the other.

The boy turned his head. Moonlight fell across the girl's exquisite profile, making her seem like a spirit of the moon—elegant and mysterious.

Looking up at the stars overhead, Xiao Ling felt an incomparable sense of peace.

"Brother Xiao Ling, I'll go to Jia Nan Academy next year to keep you company. What do you think?" Xiao Xun'er asked softly.

"Sure. Then we can cultivate together and enter the Inner Academy together." Taking Xun Er's jade-like hand, Xiao Ling smiled.

Xiao Xun'er nodded and rested her head on Xiao Ling's shoulder. Listening to the boy's steady breathing, she gradually drifted off to sleep.

Ling Ying, hidden in the darkness, could not help shaking his head. It looks like the Young Lady's heart has truly been stolen by this brat. In truth, he did not dislike Xiao Ling. He merely felt that the gap between their statuses was too great, making it difficult for them to end up together. Sigh, let nature take its course...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Last night, Jia Nan Academy announced the admissions rankings, and Xiao Ling's name quickly spread far and wide. Many people sighed in amazement that such a small Xiao Family had produced such an outstanding talent.

Over the past three days, Xiao Ling had not cultivated at all. Every day, he accompanied Xiao Xun'er around the city, and their footprints were left in every corner of Wutan City.

Standing outside Xiao Xun'er's courtyard and looking at the girl nestled in his arms, Xiao Ling helplessly shook his head. "Xun Er, if you don't let go soon, I'll be late."

Xiao Xun'er looked up and rolled her eyes at him. She took out a Porcelain Bottle from her Ring, containing a ball of crimson flame. Raising it before Xiao Ling, she said softly, "This is Beast Fire from a Sixth-Rank Blazing Wolf. Didn't you say you planned to become an Alchemist? Consider it a gift from me." After saying that, she pried open Xiao Ling's hand and placed it in his palm.

Looking at the Beast Fire in his hand, Xiao Ling was overjoyed. Fen Jue was currently at the stage where it needed flames to evolve. Now that the flame was ready, as long as he prepared the pills, he could advance the cultivation art.

Putting away the Beast Fire, Xiao Ling rubbed Xiao Xun'er's head and said, "Xun Er, you really are my lucky star."

"As long as you like it. It's nothing much. When you get to Jia Nan Academy, remember to miss me." Seeing Xiao Ling's delighted expression, Xiao Xun'er smiled as well.

"Of course. I'll miss Xun Er every day—the kind where I miss you very, very much." Xiao Ling gently stroked the girl's cheek and lightly kissed her forehead before turning to leave.

Against the setting sun, the boy's figure gradually grew farther and farther away, until it disappeared from the girl's sight...

At Wutan City's plaza, all the students who had met the admission requirements and the recruitment personnel had gathered together.

Once the headcount had been confirmed, Instructor Ruo Lin stepped before the crowd. Crossing her arms, she said sternly, "First, congratulations once again on standing out and earning the qualifications to travel with us to Jia Nan Academy for cultivation. But do not become too proud or complacent. Jia Nan Academy has countless gifted individuals, and none of you have the right to be arrogant yet. Remember this: work hard to improve your strength. That is what you should be doing at your age."

"Alright, there's no point saying more. You'll understand some things yourselves once you reach Jia Nan Academy. Follow me first!" After saying this, Ruo Lin waved her hand and turned to lead the way.

The group passed through the streets and followed Ruo Lin and the older students to a grassy field outside the city.

"In a moment, I'll summon Jia Nan Academy's Flying Mounts. Don't panic. The Flying Mounts raised by the academy will not attack people casually." After saying this, Ruo Lin waved her hand and took out a jade flute. As she blew into it with her cherry lips, a clear, melodious sound traveled far into the distance.

After waiting for a while, several small black dots appeared in the sky. As they drew closer, their shapes gradually became recognizable as birds.

Before long, several enormous Flying Magical Beasts came whistling out of the forest and landed before the group.

A fierce wind howled as the massive gusts swept up clouds of dust. Everyone had no choice but to raise their hands to shield their faces.

After these Flying Magical Beasts landed, their huge bird faces stared directly at the crowd. The sight made the surrounding new students tremble in fear, and they all backed away. Even Xiao Ling broke out in a cold sweat. Though he had expected this beforehand, seeing such enormous creatures for the first time still felt novel. He shook his head. This is a fantasy world. I can't compare them to the animals from my previous world.

He briefly probed them with Soul Power. Though these Magical Beasts looked enormous, their auras were only around the Third Rank. Magical Beasts specifically bred as mounts truly were massive.

As expected of Jia Nan Academy. Its deep foundation is obvious from this alone. They directly use Third-Rank Flying Magical Beasts for recruitment. Even after I break through to Dou Wang and can fly, I'll have to catch one and keep it by my side. Riding a loli Ancient Void Dragon would definitely be impressive. With that thought, he became even more eager to enter Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy sooner.

The older students beside them watched the frightened new students with knowing smiles on their faces.

The new students looked exactly as they had back then.

"Don't be afraid. These Flying Magical Beasts are very gentle. We'll be riding them back to the academy." Ruo Lin spoke while turning to observe the new students' reactions.

When she saw that Xiao Ling did not look frightened, she nodded. He was younger than everyone else, yet he had even more courage. She could not help becoming even more satisfied with him.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruo Lin circulated the Dou Qi within her body and leaped onto the back of a Flying Magical Beast. She spoke again, "Come on up. We need to depart."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this. The older students went first, leaping onto the backs of the giant birds one after another and using Dou Qi to steady themselves, looking quite dashing. Xiao Ling then jumped onto a nearby flying bird and landed firmly. Only then did the remaining new students climb up, all of them moving cautiously and trembling nervously.

Once everyone had boarded, the Flying Magical Beasts spread their broad wings, leaped into the air, and flapped toward the sky.

As the Flying Magical Beasts flew higher and higher, Wutan City beneath their feet gradually shrank. Listening to the wind howling past his ears, Xiao Ling closed his eyes and savored the sensation of being in the air, his heart stirring with emotion. It won't be long before I can soar through the skies with my own strength. Although Dou Wang was a realm many people could never reach even after exhausting their entire lives, Xiao Ling believed he could attain it. Dou Wang was merely a starting point.

Returning to the room arranged by his instructor, Xiao Ling sat on the bed, cleared his mind, and called up the System Panel.

"System, open my personal panel."

[Ding, automatically opening the host's personal panel...]

Host: Xiao Ling

Gender: Male

Cultivation: One-Star Dou Practitioner

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

Cultivation Arts: Fen Jue, Taiyi Soul Art

Flame: Fourth-Rank Peach Blossom Fire

Dou Skills: Suction Palm (Mysterious Grade Low Level), Crushing Claw Strike (Yellow Grade Intermediate), Mountain Splitting Palm (Yellow Grade Intermediate), Stone Crushing Palm (Yellow Grade Intermediate)

Items: Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, Fourth-Rank Earth Rock Turtle Beast Fire, Fourth-Rank Dark Sea Flood Dragon Beast Fire, Sixth-Rank Blazing Wolf Beast Fire, Premium Luck Card, Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill, Infinite Coke Bottle...

Extraction Attempts: 4

Seeing that he still had four extraction attempts left, Xiao Ling said, "System, use all four extractions."

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Eighth-Rank Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed.]

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone from the Douluo Continent.]

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a Dou Venerate Relic Map from the Dou Qi Continent.]

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a Rayquaza Pokémon Egg from the Pokémon World.]

With a thought, Xiao Ling opened the System Warehouse and began examining the item descriptions one by one.

[Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed: Obtained from the body of an Eight-tailed Fire Fox that died long ago within the Barren Ancient Region. The energy contained within has dissipated severely.]

Seeing that it was an Eighth-Rank Beast Fire with little energy remaining, Xiao Ling was very satisfied. Fen Jue was currently low-level and needed flames to evolve. This kind of decent-quality flame with little energy was perfect. If it had too much energy, he might be burned to death outright.

[Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone: A spirit bone left behind after the previous generation's Blue Silver Emperor perished in a heavenly tribulation.]

Since it's a spirit bone left behind by the previous Blue Silver Emperor, the current Blue Silver Emperor should still be A Yin. I wonder whether that Little Bastard has been born yet.

[Dou Venerate Relic Map: Created before death by a Dou Venerate expert a thousand years ago. Intended as an inheritance for later generations, yet no one has been able to activate it. Requires Soul Power at Mortal Realm Grand Perfection.]

With a beckoning gesture, an aged sheet of paper fell into Xiao Ling's hand. He looked closely and saw that it bore only a pill furnace. It seemed that this Dou Venerate had been an Alchemist while alive. Releasing his Soul Perception to its limit, he sensed a powerful restriction and could not help shaking his head. His Soul Power was still insufficient. He would search for it later once he reached the required level. Putting away the map, he continued to examine the final item's description.

[Rayquaza Pokémon Egg: After hatching, it can be used to tame a Void Dragon. It is an ancient Pokémon that lives in the ozone layer. Due to the differences between worlds, it can cultivate but cannot transform into Human Form.]

Xiao Ling's eyes lit up. He had just been thinking of finding a mount, and now such a handsome one had arrived. It was truly like being handed a pillow just as he was feeling sleepy.