Chapter Thirteen Preparations

  "This time, the most important thing to remember for all students is that the martial arts exam prohibits the use of any weapons. The academy knows this may limit some students' abilities, but in consideration of the top ten rewards, we can only make such arrangements! Alright, come up and receive your numbers!"

  Shangguan Yu let out a breath, the deputy dean's nonsense was finally over. He went up to receive a number and it turned out to be 150, apparently he had to wait until the last day of the trial.

  The academy had set up ten arenas, and the 300 students would have to compete in 150 matches. As he was one of the last batch to go on stage, he didn't rush. Looking around at his excited classmates, he ignored them and continued to cultivate instead.

  "Oh dear, isn't this the young master of the Wang family? How come you look so miserable now? Has the Wang family abandoned you?"

  A discordant voice rose, and Shangguan Jiancheng didn't know when he saw Shangguan Yu. He walked over slowly, looking at Shangguan Yu with disdain on his face.

  "What use is a useless thing like you now that the Upper House has abandoned you?" That night, Shangguan Jiancheng heard from his father that Shangguan Yu had been driven out of the house. At first, he was particularly excited, and then came endless regret. If only he had known earlier, that night at least let Shangguan Yu be seriously injured, how could he have let Shangguan Yu leave the Shangguan House so easily?

  Shangguan Yu hadn't spoken yet, when Wuzi Ming walked over again. It was as if he had eaten some kind of miraculous medicine, for the injuries from that day had completely healed; at least, there were no visible scars on his face.

  Wu Ziming clapped his hands, "Almost missed a good show, fortunately I arrived in time. Aren't these two good brothers from the Shangguan family? How come they're now at each other's throats? Are they starting to fight for favor at such a young age?"

  "Wu Ziming, don't talk nonsense! What does this trash have to do with our family? Is he worthy of being my brother? My father is wise and has already driven this trash out of the house!" Shangguan Jiansheng hastily chimed in, not wanting any further connection with Shangguan Yu, that trash.

  "Huh? So this trash is no longer a member of the Shangguan family, then I'll see how you're going to discipline this trash today! Now that I've reached the peak of martial arts, I have completely lost interest in this trash."

  "Wuzi Ming, don't you dare call me. What I do has nothing to do with you. You and this waste have been at odds since childhood, haven't you? Are you afraid of this waste now?"

  "You two stop calling each other trash, whether or not someone is trash isn't for you to decide! We'll see who's the real trash on the arena, whoever loses will be the one!" Shangguan Yu gave them a sideways glance and said indifferently. After that, he ignored Shangguan Jiancheng and Wu Ziming, he still had things to do and didn't have time to waste on these two people's idle chatter.

  Wu Ziming looked at Shangguan Yu with a complicated expression. The reason he had a grudge against Shangguan Yu was because Shangguan Yu was the young master of the Shangguan family. Everyone in the Feiyu Dynasty knew that Left General Shangguan Jinghong and Right General Wu Chongxiao were vying for power, and the two men were also mutually hostile. Now that Shangguan Yu had severed ties with the Shangguan family, did he still need to be hostile towards this useless person? He himself was unclear, standing alone in thought.

  Shangguan Jian's thoughts were much simpler now. Previously, Shangguan Yu was a member of the Shangguan family, so he naturally didn't dare to lay hands on him. Now that Shangguan Yu is no longer a member of the Shangguan family, he can naturally do his best to torment Shangguan Yu and vent the resentment he had accumulated before.

  "Shangguan Yu, I'm looking forward to our collision on the stage. I hope you won't disappoint me!" Shangguan Jiancheng said with a cold smile.

  Shangguan Yu left, but Shangguan Jiancheng and Wu Ziming stayed behind. They were confident that with their own cultivation at the border of the military realm, it wouldn't be difficult to seize a spot in the top ten.

  On the dueling platform, a young man in yellow clothes was currently competing with Li Hao, the sixth prince of today. As a prince, Li Hao's cultivation had already reached the Earth Soldier Realm and he also possessed the absolute art of the imperial family. Since childhood, Li Hao had been enjoying the imperial family's cultivation resources, coupled with his good aptitude, he had achieved such accomplishments at just twelve years old.

  The martial boundary is divided into two levels, the Earthly Martial Boundary and the Heavenly Martial Boundary. Both Shangguan Jiancheng and Wu Ziming are at the Earthly Martial Boundary, and being able to achieve this at the age of twelve already makes them a genius in the Flying Feather Dynasty.

  The two men had finished probing each other, and now they were truly fighting. "Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain", Li Hao was like a fierce tiger, pouncing on the yellow-clad youth. The yellow-clad youth did not panic, his body quickly dodging to the side, avoiding this attack. His right palm chopped down diagonally, with internal energy pouring into it, attacking Li Hao's waist with lightning speed. Li Hao knew he couldn't dodge this move, and was also ruthless in his counterattack. "Fist Shatters the Heavens" - this was the most powerful fist technique he had learned. If it hit its mark, the yellow-clad youth would definitely be severely injured.

  The young man in yellow clothes was even faster, and after splitting, he immediately lowered his body and swept his right leg. Li Hao's move was extremely powerful, and it was too late to withdraw the move. With a loud "bang", Li Hao fell to the ground. The young man in yellow jumped into the air, bent his legs, and struck Li Hao with his knee caps.

  The scene flashed, and Wu Wang grabbed a teenager with one hand. At the critical moment, Wu Wang Li Feng saved Li Hao in time, otherwise Li Hao would have been seriously injured.

  "Young man, what's your name? Where are you from? I didn't know he was one of the six princes!" King Weiwu put down the two young men and asked the boy in yellow.

  "Xiang Tianlang, from a very distant place, said something that you wouldn't know. We are in the midst of a duel, and whether he is the Sixth Prince or not has nothing to do with it." The young man in yellow clothes, Xiang Tianlang, seemed to be unfazed by Li Feng's majesty.

  Li Feng didn't get angry, he looked at Xiang Tianlang just like seeing his younger self. This was a martial arts enthusiast just like him, so he wouldn't get angry and instead appreciated it very much. However, for a young man like Xiang Tianlang, he would definitely be taken in by the Zhen Wu Men, and it wasn't Li Feng's turn to take him as an apprentice.

  Zhuge Yuan looked at all of this, but he couldn't muster up any interest. He wasn't interested in the way of martial arts; he studied divination. Now that he had found Shangguan Yu as a disciple, he was already very satisfied. As for other martial arts geniuses, they were just fleeting clouds to him.

  What is Shangguan Yu doing now, who Zhuge Yuan valued so much?

  Look down on the enemy strategically, but take the enemy seriously tactically. This was said by a great man of the previous generation, and Shangguan Yu felt that it was very correct. Shangguan Jiancheng and Wu Ziming were both strong in terrain and martial arts, and for him, they were indeed a challenge. Now time is extremely precious, and he naturally would not waste it.

  Shangguan Yu had been sleeping for only two hours every day since he started learning witchcraft. Every day, he would practice his sensory abilities non-stop, and the rest of the time was spent tempering his body.

  His progress is enormous, if it's said that the other witches will definitely be ashamed to lift their heads. In just these few days, he can already sense everything within three feet around him. Even with his eyes closed, if a mosquito approaches, he can still sense it. It's a very strange feeling, clearly closing his eyes, yet seemingly able to see everything with his own eyes.

  What's even more miraculous is that he can actually feel the primordial energy of heaven and earth. It's intangible and colorless, but he can somehow sense it - that's the primordial energy of heaven and earth. Unfortunately, the primordial energy of heaven and earth seems to be unaware of him, and has no relation to him whatsoever.

  He used the method recorded in "Tai Zhou Tian Wu Jue" to communicate with the primordial energy of heaven and earth. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, the primordial energy of heaven and earth ignored him.

  Shangguan Yu, sitting on the ground, opened his eyes and let out a sigh. Perhaps he had been too impatient, after all, he had only just come into contact with witchcraft, how could he learn it so quickly? To be like Zhi Jue Wang, who knew how many years of cultivation that would take.

  He took a glance at the sky, "Little Gui, I'm going back!"

  "Oh, I see, go back quickly, I have something to attend to!" A faint voice came from the river, and it seemed like there was something important going on.

  However, Shangguan Yu didn't think much about it, and had no idea what this turtle was busy with all day long. Anyway, Xiaogui always seemed to have something important to do.

  "Xiao Yu, how was your study?" Just as Shangguan Yu returned to the Zhi Jue Wang Fu, Zhuge Yuanwen's gentle voice came over.

  "Master, I can already sense the movements around me within a radius of three feet, but as for the technique, I'm still at a loss!"

  "Oh? Great progress, keep up the effort!" Zhuge Yuan was also surprised by Shangguan Yu's talent, considering he himself had spent a month to achieve such accomplishments.

  "But the apprentice discovered a strange thing, the primordial energy of heaven and earth seemed to be in a different space from me. They always ignored me, I don't know what the reason is."

  "It's nothing, this is just because you've only recently come into contact with Wu, in the future it will definitely not happen again." Zhuge Yuan didn't understand what was going on, but at present he also didn't want to strike down Shangguan Yu. Moreover, with his composure, Shangguan Yu couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.

  "By the way, I'll let you in on a piece of good news: the top ten will have the opportunity to obtain a Spiritual Fruit. You know that Spiritual Fruits are heavenly treasures that only ripen once every hundred years? Legend has it that there was once someone who couldn't cultivate martial arts, but after eating a Spiritual Fruit, they reached the Emperor Realm in a short period of time. Unfortunately, they were later killed by someone, so no one knows how far they could have gone."

  "Divine Fruit? It's actually that effective, I must work hard to get it." When Shangguan Yu heard this news for the first time, he couldn't hide the joy in his heart. He had always been unable to cultivate martial arts, and it had long been a knot in his heart.

  "En, I hope you can get the Ling fruit too. Hurry up and have dinner, then rest!"

  Shangguan Yu couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly, there was nothing that could make him happier than hearing this news. He had been hoping to obtain the Tongling fruit, and now he naturally needed to work even harder at his cultivation. A sharpened sword is not necessarily swift, but it shines brightly nonetheless. This was a great opportunity, if he couldn't grasp it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

  Zhuge Yuan looked at the place where Shangguan Yu left, motionless for a long time, unsure what he was thinking about. Suddenly Zhuge Yuan moved, and a sharp cold light shot out of his eyes.