Black Iron Ninth Grade, Battling Lin Xiao!

Time passed, day by day.

Over the next few days, Lin An immersed himself in cultivation.

Not only him-even Lin Xiao rarely appeared.

The help Lin An had given him earlier had brought Lin Xiao considerable gains, and he needed time to digest them properly.

For a while, the entire City Lord's residence fell quiet. Father and son only occasionally met over a meal and chatted.

With ample resources and a Platinum Rank cultivation technique, Lin An's cultivation advanced extremely quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was June 18, year 3214 of the Sin Abyss calendar.

It was also Lin An's fourteenth day since transmigrating to the Sin Abyss World.

At noon that day, Lin An slowly opened his eyes.

"Black Iron Ninth Grade, perfected. Just one step away from breaking through to the Bronze Realm."

A smile spread across Lin An's face.

Twelve consecutive days of secluded cultivation had brought him considerable gains.

He had broken through to Black Iron Ninth Grade two days earlier.

But he had not stopped cultivating then. Only now, after reaching the threshold of the Bronze Realm, did he stop.

Now, if he wished, he could break through to the Bronze Realm in an instant.

"In my last life, I spent three months just reaching Black Iron Fifth Grade. Who would have thought I'd reach the threshold of the Bronze Realm in just over ten days this time?"

Lin An sighed with feeling. Though he could now break through to the Bronze Realm at any moment, he had not forgotten that he still needed to hunt Sin Beasts and obtain attribute points.

I still need to tell my bargain-bin dad before heading out of the city to hunt Sin Beasts. Not out of respect, but so he'll assign me some guards.

Normal players had to wait twenty-four hours to revive after dying. After reviving, they would also suffer a debuff lasting twenty-four hours, halving their cultivation speed and the attribute points they obtained.

Not only that, although players did not lose cultivation levels upon death, they lost half their attribute points.

Although he had a player panel, he had transmigrated into a Sin Abyss native, after all. He could not be certain he would revive after dying.

Since he had backing, he should naturally use it.

Even if he was confident in his strength, he was only Black Iron Tier, after all. There were even Silver Tier Sin Beasts outside the city.

I wonder if Dad has come out of seclusion yet. Even if he can't come with me, I need to take Ji Yuan along at the very least. Only then will my safety be assured.

With that thought, Lin An rose and headed outside.

He had intended to go to Lin Xiao's room, but as he passed the sitting room, he happened to see him eating.

"Out of seclusion?"

Seeing Lin An, Lin Xiao smiled as well.

His smile deepened when he noticed that Lin An had already reached Black Iron Ninth Grade.

That's my son for you. He cultivates so quickly! How long has it been, and he's already at Black Iron Ninth Grade?

"Yes, I just came out."

Lin An nodded and sat down. The maid beside him was quick to catch on, setting a bowl and chopsticks before him.

"Advancing quickly is good, but you can't have nothing but a cultivation level. Elder Qian said you chose three techniques earlier. How has your practice been going?"

Lin Xiao asked with a smile, "Would you like some pointers from your father?"

Receiving cultivation guidance from a Gold Tier expert was a tremendous opportunity for an ordinary person.

At those words, the corners of Lin An's mouth involuntarily lifted into a faint smile.

He said slowly, "Father, I've practiced all three techniques and made some gains, but I have yet to use them in actual combat. With your careful guidance, I'm sure my strength will improve by leaps and bounds."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao burst into hearty laughter.

He swept his hand grandly and declared, "Good! In that case, we'll head to the training grounds together after this. I'll hold nothing back and give you some proper pointers!"

At the same time, Lin Xiao privately reflected, Though my son has extraordinary talent and could be called a monstrous genius, that's only when it comes to our family's ancestral Lin Clan Cultivation Technique.

Even if he cultivates other techniques far faster than ordinary people, he's only had those three new techniques for a little over ten days.

Besides, he's been busy raising his cultivation all this time. He must have spent very little effort on those three techniques.

At that thought, Lin Xiao felt somewhat reassured.

After all, he was a dignified Gold Tier expert. Guiding someone through mere Bronze Tier techniques would be as easy as turning his hand.

That brat had dealt him quite a blow earlier, even turning the natural order upside down by helping him cultivate.

Though he had indeed gained a great deal, it was nothing like the picture of a loving father and filial son he had imagined.

Shouldn't the son be looking up to his father?

Today, he had finally caught an opportunity to show his son his authority as a father.

He could also let the little fellow properly experience his father's prowess, so that he would come to respect and admire him.

In a moment, I'll make that brat feel the weight of his father's love.

Noticing Lin Xiao's expression, Lin An knew exactly what he was thinking.

But he did not mind.

He had been wondering how to get Lin Xiao to agree to let him leave the city to hunt Sin Beasts.

He had not expected Lin Xiao to offer him cultivation guidance. This was the perfect opportunity to display his strength, which would greatly improve his chances of securing his agreement.

Bargain-bin dad, I'll let you experience your son's monstrous talent again in a moment.

Each harboring his own thoughts, the two soon finished eating and drinking and went straight to the training grounds.

"An'er, attack as freely as you like. Don't worry about hurting your father."

On the training grounds, Lin Xiao stood with one hand behind his back, looking every bit the master.

Lin An nodded. He had no intention of holding back.

Even though he had perfected all three techniques and taken a Tiger Strength Pill, gaining the strength of one tiger, he did not believe he could hurt the Gold Tier Lin Xiao.

This time, he would go all out and show Lin Xiao that his combat strength was sufficient to hunt Sin Beasts outside the city.

With that thought, a long saber appeared in Lin An's hand.

Boom...

The next second, the power within Lin An erupted, and a formidable pressure spread from him.

That pressure was like a tangible long saber, incomparably sharp, giving off piercing, ear-splitting whistles.

Lin Xiao, who had been completely relaxed, froze upon sensing it, then revealed an expression of disbelief.

Saber Force! That brat has actually comprehended Saber Force!

Could he have already perfected the Gale Saber Technique? But how is that possible?

Lin Xiao was utterly shocked. He had studied the Gale Saber Technique himself back then. Although he had perfected it as well, it had taken him over a year.

And he had already been in the Bronze Realm at the time.

But what about Lin An now?

He had only obtained the saber technique a little over ten days ago and had spent much of that time raising his cultivation, yet he had already perfected it.

No matter how talented an Awakened One is, shouldn't this be too outrageous?

Lin Xiao did not know much about Awakened Ones, but he knew there had to be differences in ability even among them.

His son was probably no ordinary Awakened One, but someone who stood at the very pinnacle of Awakened Ones.

While thoughts stormed through Lin Xiao's mind, Lin An had already moved. His speed surged, and he appeared before Lin Xiao in the blink of an eye.

He slashed!