4 Lion's Barrage
"Every month a Class 1 Monster Core will be given, as well as free access to the first five levels of the library?"
Hearing Baien's explanation, Sasuke raised an eyebrow. Could it be that the students weren't able to even get a monster core every month? And who would have thought that the library would have a restriction imposed on it?
Receiving the medal, Sasuke had already planned to ask his brother Shangyang Hu about this later. He had already been in this academy for three or four days, but three of the days had been completely occupied by the martial arts competition. Even for the first day, he had barely half the day to himself, so he had very little time to find out more about the academy.
After Sasuke exited from the arena, both Tieta and Tian Mu Xiong walked forward to accept their own prizes. After the ending ceremony, the crowd of students had already begun to disperse.
"Little brother, you're seriously amazing! You really did win first place in the competition; once father hears about this, he'll definitely be very happy about this." As the two walked towards his dorm, Shangyang Hu kept chattering away happily with Sasuke.
As the two continued to talk, Sasuke started to laugh, as he couldn't help but feel the warm feelings he had remembered from his mother.
"If Mother found out about this, she would definitely be beyond happy." Sasuke thought to himself.
In a flash, Shangyang Hu and Sasuke arrived at the dorms and entered Sasuke's room. Shangyang Hu impatiently asked Sasuke, "Little brother, hurry up and show me the Class 3 Monster Core."
Looking at Shangyang Hu's still excited expression, Sasuke laughed and brought out the monster core from his space belt, handing it over to Shangyang Hu.
Shangyang Hu took the core into his hand and turned it around endlessly almost as if it was a treasured object. He clicked his tongue in admiration, "Little brother, you're seriously amazing, to immediately get a Class 3 Monster Core straight after entering the academy. Your older brother has already been at this academy for over 2 years, and the most I ever got was a Class 2 Monster Core. Moreover, I had to pay money for it."
Hearing this, Sasuke could only chuckle, "Big brother, I've heard that you've already reached the peak of the 10th layer and will soon break through to the Saint level. You should take this Class 3 Monster Core." Sasuke didn't regard the monster core as an important item, and although the Class 3 Monster Core would increase the rate of cultivation, Sasuke didn't need it at all.
Shangyang Hu was stunned at Sasuke's words, but he quickly regained his wits and placed the Class 3 Monster Core back within Sasuke's hands and said, "That won't do. This Class 3 Monster Core was something that Little brother got after going through a painstaking amount of trouble. How could your big brother take something like this?"
Looking at the newly returned Class 3 Monster Core, Sasuke nodded; he truly admired his big brother's actions just then. At the very least, he wouldn't have to worry that Shangyang Hu would be like his other brother Shangyang Ke, and become an obstacle towards him.
Once again, Sasuke placed the Class 3 Monster Core in Shangyang Hu's hands, "Big brother, this Class 3 Monster Core would be best with you." This time, Sasuke really wanted Shangyang Hu to accept the monster core.
"Definitely not!" Shangyang Hu's refusal came out strong and clear, without any hesitation. He handed the monster core back to Sasuke and said, "Little brother, this monster core should be used by you. This is your reward for being the Rookie Champion. This item is definitely not something your big brother would want from you."
Seeing how persistent his brother Shangyang Hu was, Sasuke could only helplessly take back the Class 3 Monster Core.
After that, Sasuke began to ask his older brother a few questions regarding the affairs of the academy. It had taken 3 hours for Shangyang Hu to carefully explain every single rule that Sasuke didn't understand about the academy, increasing Sasuke's familiarity with the academy. First was Kargath Academy's headmaster, who favored students that weren't from a noble background. If he found a noble bullying a commoner, the student would definitely not be able to escape from punishment. Regarding battles between nobles, he would turn a blind eye, as long as it didn't turn into a major deal. Other than that, he didn't care about them at all.
Also, within the Kargath Academy, one would have to reach the Great Saint level in order to graduate. Those who graduate had the choice to remain in the academy, or with the Kargath Academy's recommendation, they could vow loyalty to a kingdom and join their army. Those with a great amount of potential would be able to earn a higher salary with the academy's recommendation.
Within the academy, those under the level of a Saint would have the chance to receive a Class 1 Monster Core every month to use to help their cultivations. The students who were at the Saint Level and condensed a Saint Weapon would be able to earn a Class 2 Monster Core every month. Aside from this, these students would also be able to go to the forest 20 miles away from the Kargath Academy to hunt magical beasts for their cores. Although the forest wasn't big, it still took up around 10 kilometers of area. The magical beasts inside the forest were all set free by the academy, but most of them were generally low leveled magical beasts. Their attack strengths were amongst the lowest of the beasts, and receiving a serious injury was unlikely.
Kargath Academy bred these low leveled magical beasts for the students to practice their martial arts in a real combat situation, as well as to allow the magical beasts to adapt to the wild. The strongest magical beast in the forest was no stronger than a Class 2 beast, while many of the animals were just regular wild beasts who couldn't even measure up to a Class 1 magical beast. However, if a Class 2 magical beast were to appear, then the academy would send out a few experts to take care of the monster in order to prevent the students from getting hurt.
The forest was separated into three regions: the first region was full of wild beasts who didn't even reach the level of a Class 1 magical beast. The second region was a place where Class 1 magical beasts dwelled. The final region was full of Class 2 magical beasts. All three areas had been successfully sealed and blockaded against the other areas by the previous generations of the headmaster, so no one would have to worry about the monsters escaping from the forest.
The academy also had a library, which was separated into 7 levels. Inside the library was a great amount of books, with an abundant amount of information. Aside from books about the continent's history, there were also many secret training manuals for practitioners. Students who had not yet reached Saint level would only be able to access the first two levels of the library. The moment a student reaches the level of a Saint and condenses his/her Saint Force into a Saint Weapon, then he/she would be able to enter the third and fourth levels. For any level above the fourth, the only people who could enter were teachers, or students at Great Saint level.
By the time Shangyang Hu had finished telling Sasuke about the information regarding the school, it was already quite late during the night. Shangyang Hu thus hurried out of Sasuke's dorm, and ran towards his own dormitory.
Meanwhile, at the top of a tower that was situated in the center of Kargath Academy, the vice-headmaster Baien respectfully stood in front of an office desk. In front of him, was actually the headmaster Sasuke had met before.
The headmaster of Kargath Academy extended his arm and stroked his long beard. Indifferently looking at the vice-headmaster, he said, "Baien, did you say that the name of the freshman who won the competition was a kid called Shangyang Xiang Tian?" The headmaster's tone held a hint of surprise.
Baien nodded his head and said, "Yes, headmaster, I found out that Shangyang Xiang Tian is quite remarkable. He is only at the 8th layer of Saint Force, but can already defeat freshmen that are at the 9th layer. His attacks are not only aggressive, but also quite agile and nimble. It also seems that he has plenty of combat experience, which does not match up with the strength he should have. Even Tieta, who has a body with heavenly force, lost to Sasuke in a simple manner, unable to even counterattack"
Hearing this, the headmaster furrowed his brows and asked, "Baien, is what you're saying really true? Is Shangyang Xiang Tian really that amazing?"
"Headmaster, everything I said is the truth." said Baien in a firm voice.
The headmaster slowly rose from his chair and muttered, "It looks like this kid Shangyang Xiang Tian is a bigger genius than Shang Bai said. He didn't use any sort of monster core or heavenly treasure, and was still able to reach the 8th layer of the Saint Force by the age of 15; how astonishing of a feat. To think that he also has an abundant amount of battle experience, something like this is unfathomable." Even the headmaster's voice carried a hint of astonishment.
Hearing the headmaster mumble to himself, Baien also had an astonished look on his face. The fact that he had not used any heavenly treasure or monster core to reach the 8th layer by the age of 15 was a type of talent within the Gesun Kingdom that could only be regarded as something a gifted genius could have.
"Headmaster, it looks like this Shangyang Xiang Tian has a limitless future." Baien sighed.
The headmaster nodded his head and said, "As long as he can continue to grow this way, then the skill he displayed today will definitely develop into something greater. It looks like our Kargath Academy will finally be able to boast of a strong individual, as long as he doesn't die on the road to greatness."
"As long as he really grows into a strong individual of the Tian Yuan continent, then not only our Kargath Academy become well known, but our Gesun Kingdom's reputation within the continent would also increase. Right now, the surrounding kingdoms around us are getting more and more restless; after these 10 or so years, if our Gesun Kingdom doesn't have any strong individuals, then I'm afraid that sooner or later, one of the kingdoms around us will attack."
After hearing this, Baien's face gradually grew solemn; the Gesun Kingdom was neither a big kingdom nor a small kingdom, but it had fertile lands that many of the surrounding kingdoms were envious of. If it were not for the 6 strongest Saints of Gesun Kingdom, then the surrounding kingdoms would have long since attacked them.
Baien pondered for a bit, before carefully asking, "Headmaster, should we consider giving away Class 1 and 2 Monster Cores to Shangyang Xiang Tian for free then? That way, we could improve our relationship with him."
The headmaster considered the vice headmaster's proposal for a bit, before shaking his head, "That won't be possible. Although using a monster core can be used to increase one's cultivation rate, there are side effects of abusing it. Shangyang Xiang Tian is currently very young, we cannot allow him to become addicted to using monster cores. Otherwise, when he reaches the later levels, his foundation will be very shaky, which will obstruct his future progress. At his current age, he should quietly focus on self discipline; it would help lay down the foundations and increase his chance of success in making a breakthrough."
"Yes, headmaster. Baien understands what to do now." Baien didn't dare to act against the headmaster. Besides, what the headmaster had said made plenty of sense.
"Headmaster, how do you plan to handle Tieta?" Baien asked.
"Tomorrow morning, bring Tieta to me. If he is willing, I will take him in as a personal disciple." The headmaster replied after thinking about it for a while.
"Yes, headmaster!"
After Shangyang Hu left his room, Sasuke sat on his bed and contemplated the new information for a while. Afterwards, he crossed his legs, and with the Class 3 Monster Core in his hand, he began to absorb the energy from the Class 3 Monster Core into his body.
Inside the monster core was the soul of a magical beast. The energy within was not only pure, but also fairly strong. According to what Shangyang Hu had said, the moment Sasuke started to absorb the monster core, then he would start to feel a long stream of pure and strong energy flowing out of the core. It would flow up through his arm, and slowly be absorbed within his body.
Sasuke manipulated the constant outward flow from the monster core to guide the energy into his body. Constantly refining the energy into his body, he gradually changed the energy into Saint Force, before gradually absorbing it into his dantian.
The Uchiha believed if such a method of training had existed back in the Elemental Nations, the picture would have been a lot different.
Using a monster core to cultivate really did increase the cultivation rate by many times.. Because of the normal way of cultivation, one would normally have to absorb the World Essence slowly before finally converting to one's own energy, but that couldn't compare to the speed of a monster core. The natural Qi couldn't compare to the pure soul energy of a monster core; after all, the soul of a monster core was the purest part of the beast. Using the energy from a monster core, the speed of cultivation would increase by 10 times. For this reason, monster cores were extremely expensive, even if it was only a Class 1 Monster Core.
Multiple rays of light gradually appeared between the sky and land. The bright red sun finally struggled to climb into the sky, sending forth the soft and warm rays of sunlight. The golden sunlight with tens of thousands of rays of light illuminated the earth, as if the whole ground was dyed into a golden carpet.
At the same time, the Sasuke who was sitting cross-legged on the bed slowly opened his eyes. His eyes showed a happy expression, and the corners of his mouth also showed a hint of a smile. After last night's cultivation, Sasuke had received many gains, equivalent to a few days' worth of training. By absorbing the power within the Magical Stone, Sasuke's cultivation speed had actually increased by 10 times. Right now, he could clearly feel that the Saint Power inside his body had increased by a ton. Based on his calculations, he wasn't far from reaching the 9th Saint Force layer. According to his current speed, at most it would only take a weekend's worth of time to reach the 9th Saint Force layer.
Of course, this was only Sasuke's estimate. The exact values had to be tested.
If the fact that the amount of power that Sasuke had absorbed from within the Magical Stone was 10 times more than the amount normally gained from cultivating was discovered by others, they would definitely be devastated from shock. Even though the Magical Stone could quickly increase the rate of cultivation, it was also far from achieving the frightening pace of 10 times faster under normal circumstances. The average person using the Magical Stone to cultivate would normally only increase cultivation rate by two or three times. Even if the person was slightly more powerful, his or her cultivation rate would only be raised by six or seven times. Considering the fact that Sasuke's power wasn't even Saint level, the fact that he could increase his cultivation rate by ten times was definitely an extremely frightening pace.
Seeing the Magic Stone in his hands, although the stone's color didn't change at all, Sasuke clearly felt that the Magic Stone had shrunk by a circle after being gripped in his hand for the whole time.
After leaving the dorm, Sasuke directly arrived at the dining hall. This morning, the dining hall's breakfast was a bit more plentiful. Besides from a glass of magical beast milk, there was also some magical beast meat. Sasuke had eaten quite a bit of magical beast meat in the Shangyang household, and the taste was quite delicious. In his previous world, Sasuke had never eaten such savory meat before.
In a flash, three days had already passed. Although the three days were not long, it still allowed Sasuke to become more accustomed to the lifestyle and environment in Kargath Academy. Within these three days, other than Sasuke participating in classes on the first day, he had spent his time on the other two days either cultivating in his room, or wandering around the library.
Due to the fact that the curriculum taught by the teachers of the academy revolved around how one should behave, what should be done in a dangerous situation, and a few skills one would need in order to survive out in the areas outside the cities, Sasuke felt that these things weren't even worth learning. He was a wanderer in his previous life; with his experience, he could teach those teachers how the class should be taught.
With his battle experience and ability to live wherever in the world, he could teach both the teachers and the students by himself; as the teachers' experience with battle was not at all extensive, it could not even be compared to Sasuke's.
The next morning, Sasuke put on the academy uniform and headed straight for the library after eating a meal at the dining hall. The academy was very lax about their classes; if one wanted to attend, then they could attend, if one didn't want to attend, then that was no problem either. After all, most of the nobles and children of rich families had already been tutored since young, so they had knowledge that could rival some of the teachers, but they lacked the experience. Therefore, the classes were pretty much only for the commoners to learn from. It was very rare that a noble would attend a class, and if they did, then it was a minor noble.
Arriving at the first level of the library, Sasuke took a few books, and began to eagerly read them at a table in the reading area.
Kargath Academy's library was expansive, and there was a generous amount of books on almost every subject. It was vastly superior to the library back in Shangyang Mansion, and Sasuke could find many books that couldn't be found back at home, helping him understand the world to a better extent.
Right now, the book in Sasuke's hands was an introduction book to all of the magical beasts that could be found in the Tian Yuan continent. There were many different kinds of magical beasts; no matter if the beast could walk or fly, the amount of species amounted to over 1000. The book even mentioned that there were still many magical beasts left undiscovered, and for the magical beasts that didn't live within the deep abyss of the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, then they lived in the endless ocean. That was an area that even the strongest of people had trouble traveling to.
As Sasuke immersed himself in studying, a 16-17 year old female student suddenly came walking through the doors. The female was extraordinarily pretty, and she also wore the academy uniform. Her long and beautiful hair was carefully braided into tiny ponytails, causing her face to look even more gorgeous. But on her face was an extremely haughty expression; one look at her would reveal that she was from a noble family.
This female was actually Kadi Qiuliu of the Kadi Clan.
Kadi Qiuliu entered the library and walked over to the bookshelf, before casually walking on over the reading area with a book in hand. She glanced over at the other students reading there, but the moment her eyes swept over to the area with the tables, she saw the back of Sasuke, causing her to immediately stop where she was and stand there in surprise.
Kadi Qiuliu focused onto Sasuke's back, the light in her eyes never ceasing to flicker with emotion. Just thinking about how, a few days ago, she had been grabbed by the leg and casually thrown out of the arena without regard to her well-being, caused her to feel fury within herself. To her, that event was an unforgettable humiliation. The memory caused her face to boil over in anger before she snorted. No longer in the mood to read a book, she tossed it aside and stamped out of the library while gnashing at her teeth, "Shangyang Xiang Tian, hmph, I'll definitely show you one day!"
But Sasuke did not notice Kadi Qiuliu at all, since he was completely focused on the book he was reading. No one would dare cause trouble in the library, so Sasuke didn't bother keeping his guard up in it.
After Kadi Qiuli left the library, she immediately found her second brother, Kadi Liang, who was practicing his martial arts alone in the forest.
Seeing Kadi Qiuli walkover, Kadi Liang stopped his movements and laughed, "Third sister, didn't you say you were going to the library? Why are you looking for me here then?" In his heart, he still dearly loved his younger sister.
Kadi Qiuli walked up to him with a grimace, "Second brother, did you not say you would help me teach Shangyang Xiang Tian a lesson?"
Immediately after hearing Shangyang Xiang Tian, the smile on Kadi Liang's face disappeared, and a gloomy expression replaced it. He had been brooding over the freshmen competition for the past few days, and since he had been defeated by an 8th Saint Force layer student in such an ugly way, Kadi Liang would never forget feeling that memory. That very kick was the single memoriam of his disgrace.
Kadi Qiuli was furious as she spoke, "Second brother, Shangyang Xiang Tian was in the library today; we should go over there and teach him a lesson!"
"Yes, of course; this time we will definitely be the winners. Come with me, third sister!" Kadi Liang started to walk towards the library with determination. There was no way he would admit defeat to Sasuke; he had blamed his loss the other day due to his carelessness. It was because he had held back that he had lost to Sasuke; this time the high and mighty Kadi Liang would not accept defeat.
Kadi Qiuli started to show excitement. "This time, second brother must definitely give the brat Shangyang Xiang Tian a lesson he'll never forget," she said, as she followed him to the library. Even though the two of them were both at the 9th layer of Saint Force, she knew that she was still no match for her older brother. And if Kadi Liang were to lose against Shangyang Xiang Tian, then there would be no way she would be able to win.
At the library, Sasuke was still deeply engrossed with his book.
"Hello, do you mind if I sit down here?" At this moment, a crisp voice came from the side of Sasuke. Although he was deeply engrossed in his book, Sasuke's soul was formidably strong, and brought him back to awareness.
Reflexively turning his head, Sasuke saw a 17-18 year old female standing right next to him. She wore an academy uniform, and had long black hair cascading down her shoulders. She had a refined, but kind smile, with eyes that looked curiously at Sasuke. With her cherry red lips, there were people who were practically fighting each other to get closer to her. Although she was only 17-18, her body was so delicately refined that the academy uniform nicely accentuated her. Currently, the girl was hugging a thick book close to her.
Sasuke casually looked at her before turning around to look around the room; he hadn't realized that all of the tables were so full that not a single spot was left to sit down.
Looking back to the beautiful female, Sasuke answered, "Go ahead." Returning his eyes back to his book, he didn't bother to look at her even though she was so pretty.
The girl looked at the engrossed Sasuke with a strange look. Her eyes shined with a peculiar look as she sat down, "Thank you!" She said gently. Her voice was gentle sounding; anyone who heard her talk would feel comforted.
Sasuke didn't hear her words however, as he was already too absorbed in reading his book again. In his eyes, he could only see the book.
The girl looked at Sasuke with curiosity again, but she didn't say anything, and sat down with her book she was holding. She looked graceful as she slowly thumbed through her book, even though it was such a simple action. This gracefulness was an inherent talent of a noble, and suited her well.
The library was very peaceful. Even though there weren't that many people, none of them made a sound, as they concentrated on their respective books.
At that moment, a male and a female student came through the gates of the library–it was the siblings, Kadi Liang and Kadi Qiuli.
"Second brother, look, he's right over there." Kadi Qiuli pointed at Sasuke.
Kadi Liang looked to where Kadi Qiuli was pointing, and sure enough, he saw the all too familiar body figure. He looked on with disdain as he advanced towards him with his head held high and an arrogant face. With his head high and chest out, he walked towards Sasuke with Kadi Qiuli closely trailing behind.
The moment Kadi Liang got to the table Sasuke was at, he slammed his hand onto the table, causing a large sound to echo out into the previously silent room.
The sudden noise attracted the attentions of all the people reading, and their gazes all moved away from their books one by one they began to observe Sasuke's table. Aside from a few people furrowing their brows, most people carried amused expressions.
Sasuke furrowed his brows, and slowly lifted his head. He looked straight at Kadi Liang, and said in an annoyed tone. "You again?"
At this moment, even the girl sitting across from Sasuke had furrowed her brows, and she looked at Kadi Liang in annoyance, her face also carrying hints of anger. The sudden loud noise by her ear had scared her while she was peacefully absorbed in reading her book.
Kadi Liang looked at Sasuke with contempt, and haughtily said, "Shangyang Xiang Tian, I, Kadi Liang, formally want to request a duel. Do you dare to accept?" Kadi Liang voice resonated through the entire first floor of the library, as if he were afraid nobody would be able to hear it.
"Duel?" Sasuke's face showed a hint of disdain, and he lightly snorted, "Not interested. Now get out of here."
Realizing that Sasuke was not seeing him as his equal, Kadi Liang's eyes flashed with anger. Glaring at Sasuke, he ground his teeth, and forcefully squeezed out the words, "Do you dare to or not!"
Sasuke couldn't help but feel fury from Kadi Liang's arrogance. Holding his own head up to look at him with disdain, Sasuke said, "You are not strong enough to challenge me." Even now, Sasuke's own tone carried a hint of arrogance that he had carried over from his previous world. This was a habitual attitude of his.
Hearing Sasuke's words, Kadi Liang's handsome face went deathly white. Extreme anger flashed through his eyes, but he didn't dare to break the pacifistic rules of the library; otherwise he would had long since attacked Sasuke.
Even Kadi Qiuli, who was standing by her brother's side, was indignant. Glaring at Sasuke, she started to jeer, "Hmph, you won't even accept my brother's challenge to a duel, what kind of man are you?"
Hearing Kadi Qiuli back him up, Kadi Liang's eyes brightened up and felt reenergized, "That's right; not accepting a duel, that's what a coward does. Shangyang Xiang Tian, I'll be waiting for you at the fighting arena. If you admit that you're a coward, then don't come. Third sister, let's go to the arena!" After that, Kadi Liang glared at Sasuke before turning around to exit the library.
"Hmph, Shangyang Xiang Tian, you better come; you're a coward if you don't show up!" Kadi Qiuli cried out as she followed her brother.
"Shangyang Xiang Tian, isn't that the new Rookie Champion from the competition…?"
Sasuke could not help but chuckle inwardly at their childish antics.
"Seems about right, I heard that Shangyang Xiang Tian is at the 8th Saint Force layer but he ended up beating several students who were a layer higher, how amazing…"
After Kadi Qiuli left, the entire library started to buzz with comments. Everyone was starting to comment about the Freshman Ruler, Shangyang Xiang Tian.
Even the girl who was sitting next to Sasuke had a small look of astonishment as she looked at him. Her eyes were blinking rapidly from this development, and it was clear to see that she had not expected Sasuke to be the Rookie Champion.
Sasuke slowly clasped shut the book in his hand, with a face that carried a cold expression. After the two siblings from the Kadi clan disturbed him, he was no longer in the mood to read. Plus, Sasuke had no other choice but to accept the challenge after it was issued, otherwise the entire academy would look down on him.
Although Sasuke didn't really care about his own reputation, he was one of the symbols of the Shangyang clan. Since his older brother wasn't around, he would have to take up the challenge himself to make sure the Shangyang clan didn't get sullied. At the same time, Sasuke didn't want Shangyang Hu to be ridiculed for having a cowardly brother.
Slowly standing up from his chair, he grabbed the few books he had with him and returned them to the bookshelf. After the books were neatly shelved, Sasuke began to walk out of the library. At that moment, the entire library watched Sasuke's movements.
"Hey, Shangyang Xiang Tian!" As Sasuke reached the gates of the library, the female who was sitting next to him called out to him.
Turning around in surprise, Sasuke looked at the beautiful girl with an even look, and spoke bluntly. "What?"
Hearing the even tone in his voice, the girl couldn't help but pout, but she didn't stay anything and instead walked up to Sasuke and said, "Shangyang Xiang Tian, are you really going to accept his challenge at the arena?"
"Of course." Sasuke grunted.
"You don't actually have to accept his challenge at all. The library banned any sort of loud noises, so those people have already violated the rules imposed by the academy. You could just go and report this to the headmaster, and he'll definitely penalize those two. In Kargath Academy, no one has ever dared to go against the headmaster's command," the girl said.
Hearing these words, Sasuke started to look at the girl in a better light. With a light smirk, he said, "They've already issued the challenge, so I have to accept." After saying that, he said no more, and left the library.
As the girl watched Sasuke's figure disappear, her eyes quickly flashed. After some hesitation, she immediately ran to the table she had been sitting to return the thick book she had been reading back to the shelves, and ran out of the library, towards the martial arts arena.
After the girl left, the entire library was silent for a moment. Suddenly, a loud voice range out, "There's another interesting scene to watch. A freshman at the 8th Saint Force layer is battling against a person at the 9th Saint Force layer; anyone who doesn't watch it would be a fool." A male in his teens wearing the school uniform said as he directly ran out of the library
After both these people had left, the few other students that had been reading in the library also returned the books in their hands to the shelves, and left the library one after another, running towards the martial arts arena.
The school's martial arts arena was constructed in a corner of the sports field. Within it, there were five circular platforms, each one being approximately 20 meters in diameter. However, the insides of the martial arts arena was not that large, and could only comfortable fit 100 spectators. Otherwise, the freshmen martial arts competition a few days ago wouldn't have been held at the temporarily modified stages on the sports field.
When Sasuke arrived at the martial arts arena, he only saw Kadi Liang standing on one of the platforms with his arms crossed, with an arrogant expression on his face. Standing below the platform were Kadi Qiuli and a few other students wearing the academy uniforms, who were all absorbed in deep discussions.
Seeing Sasuke arriving from the distance, Kadi Liang, who was standing on the platform, sneered at him and shouted, "And here I had thought that you were a coward and had not dared to come."
"Hmph." Sasuke snorted in disdain, and directly jumped onto the platform. He stood on the platform with his arms crossed, and coldly replied, "Come at me. I'll allow you to attack me 10 times. During these 10 attacks, I will not retaliate."
Hearing Sasuke's arrogant words, the spectators below the platform began to cry out in shock, and began to talk amongst themselves in low voices. There were many elder students amid the spectators, and amongst them, quite a few did not have positive opinions about Sasuke. They believed that during the freshmen martial arts competition, the only reason why Sasuke had defeating Kadi Liang was because Kadi Liang had been too careless.
Kadi Liang's eye glinted with anger. Anyone could tell that Sasuke's words meant that he did not see Kadi Liang as his equal.
"Shangyang Xiang Tian, you're even more savage than I had thought," Kadi Liang said forcefully.
Sasuke looked indifferently at Kadi Liang, and replied, "If you want to fight, then hurry up. I don't have the time to waste on you."
"Hmph!" Kadi Liang grunted, and sneered, "Why are you so rushed? Let's wait until everyone gathers here; I want everyone to witness the moment I defeat you." Because he had lost last time during the freshmen martial arts competition, Kadi Liang had been brooding over it for a while, especially since Sasuke had even kicked him in the butt. To him, this was an unforgettable humiliation. In Kadi Liang's opinion, he always felt that the only reason he had lost to Sasuke was because he had been too careless. Thus, he wanted to take this chance to regain the face that he had previously lost, and aimed to ruthlessly humiliate Sasuke in return.
Gradually, the people surrounding the martial arts arena increased, and the population did not cease to increase either. From the distance, there were still many students heading towards the arena. This match had obviously been announced to the public by Kadi Liang.
After only a short while had passed, the martial arts arena was packed with 200 or so people. Nearly everyone was excited to watch the lively scene. Amongst these people, Kadi Liang's older brother, Kadi Yun, also stood there, with a few people around his age standing next to him.
"Little brother, you can do it. Big Brother is watching you!" Suddenly, a familiar deep sound mixed amongst the other noises was clearly transmitted to the platform.
Hearing this, Sasuke turned around, and saw his older brother Shangyang Hu standing beneath the platform cheering for him.
Sasuke smiled inwardly, and wordlessly nodded his head at Shangyang Hu.
At that moment, someone banged on the table and shouted, "Let's make bets, bets! Whoever wants to wager on the fight, come here!"
"I bet on Kadi Liang, 10 gold coins…"
"I bet on Shangyang Xiang Tian, 20 gold coins…"
"50 gold coins on Kadi Liang…"
People gradually started to gamble on the outcome of the match between Sasuke and Kadi Liang. Even those who usually attended class had came along with many nobles. Money was of no issue to them, so there were many people betting from 10 Gold coins to 10 Purple coins. Around 80% of the gamblers were betting on Kadi Liang, and only 20% were betting on Sasuke.
"Ten Purple coins on Shangyang Xiang Tian!" Shangyang Hu slammed down the appropriate amount of coins onto the table.
"I'll bet on Shangyang Xiang Tian as well, 10 Purple coins!" Behind Shangyang Xiang Tian, a soft and gentle voice spoke. It was the girl from the library who sat next to Sasuke. She was obviously from a big clan; with every word she spoke, her tone was filled with a grandeur sound that sounded natural to her.
After the girl had bet 10 Purple coins on Shangyang Xiang Tian, everyone else started to show expressions of surprise. Shangyang Hu was the older brother of Shangyang Xiang Tian, so his bet was easy to understand. However, this girl did not hesitate at all when she wagered her money. Despite their shock however, no student voiced out their questions.
On the platform, Sasuke looked at Kadi Liang with a strange expression and said, "We can start now, right?"
Kadi Liang held an expression filled with self-confidence, and he sneered, "Shangyang Xiang Tian, you personally declared that you would allow me to attack 10 times. You'd better not go back on your words."
"A nobleman's word is his bond. Just give me all you've got," Sasuke replied in a bored tons of voice.
"How arrogant!" Although Kadi Liang didn't quite understand the fancy proverb Sasuke had said, but he could roughly guess the meaning of it. Without another word, he dashed at Sasuke to start the fight. Since Sasuke had allowed him ten moves, he wouldn't hold back and unleash his strongest moves.
Kadi Liang quickly rushed in front of Sasuke, and struck out with his fist that traveled through the air so fast, a whistling sound could be heard.
Faced with the fist, Sasuke only took a single step back, and allowed the fist to stop short of him before it could make contact.
"Hu….how close….just a bit more and he would've been hit…"
"This Shangyang Xiang Tian can't be too powerful. As soon as the duel started, he was almost hit. If any of those punches connect, I'm afraid that he won't get off with just some minor damages, and the victor would already be clear."
"This Shangyang Xiang Tian's luck is quite good, to have dodged it like that…."
Everyone under the arena had thought that Sasuke was merely lucky to have dodged Kadi Liang's fist, and so only a few observers had realized the truth, causing them to start to look at Sasuke in a new light.
Seeing how close he was to hitting his target, Kadi Liang felt a tiny amount of regret. However, he immediately went back into motion, and flung a kick at Sasuke.
In a flash, 10 moves had passed without Sasuke retaliating, and every single move from Kadi Liang had been easily dodged. But to everyone else that was watching, Sasuke had been narrowly dodging each move by the skin of his teeth, causing everyone watching, including Shangyang Hu, to break out in cold sweat as they watched in anxiety.
Kadi Liang's attacks were fairly fast and furious, but none of the 10 moves he had lashed out with even touched Sasuke's clothes. Having not landed a single blow, Kadi Liang was angry beyond belief.
Finally lifting a fist to block Kadi Liang's fist, Sasuke spoke, "10 moves have passed, it's my turn." Without waiting for a response, he aimed a kick at Kadi Liang.
The speed in which his leg was moving was extremely fast; there wasn't even enough time for Kadi Liang to dodge. By the time he tried to move his hand up to block, Sasuke's leg had already smashed against Kadi Liang's chest. He did not even require his Sharingan for this.
The force of Sasuke's leg caused Kadi Liang to stumble backwards. As he steadied himself Kadi Liang gave Sasuke a dumbstruck look; although Sasuke was only at the 8th Saint Force layer, Sasuke's strength had far surpassed his expectations. It wasn't something Kadi Liang would be able to endure.
In the last fight during the competition, Kadi Liang had never exchanged blows with Sasuke, so he never understood the true extent of Sasuke's strength. It was not until this fight that Kadi Liang realized that Sasuke was stronger than he looked. In fact, based on the strength of the kick just now, Kadi Liang was starting to doubt that Sasuke was only at the 8th Saint Force layer.
Perhaps Sasuke also wanted to end this battle quickly, because he didn't give Kadi Liang time to even gasp before he quickly slammed his fist into Kadi Liang's nose.
Kadi Liang's face hardened as he stood back up, his entire body tried to stand against Sasuke's fist before he tried to smash his fist against Sasuke's head.
Sasuke let out a cold laugh before blocking the fist with his own hand.
Sasuke smirked coldly and pulled Kadi Liang with a massive force, and Kadi Liang jerked forwards.
Sasuke's fist came upon his stomach with an extremely fast speed, as the Uchiha buried his fist deep within Kadi Liang's abdomen like a drill.
Kadi Liang's body was almost like a feather as he flew through the air, thanks to Sasuke. He flew 4-5 meters into the air before finally falling back down to the arena.
He saw Sasuke to be weak, but somehow, Sasuke had managed to accomplish such a feat with his delicate-looking figure. Likewise, the audience around the arena let out gasps of shock as they started to reevaluate their opinions about Sasuke. Seeing the two fight it out like this made it so that no one would ever dare to underestimate Sasuke in the future.
The faces of Kadi Yun and Kadi Qiuli both gradually turned quite ugly. The situation was far beyond what they had expected it to be.
"Heng! Shangyang Xian Tian, you actually are a slightly skilled," Kadi Yun said in a low voice, while angrily gritting his teeth, while tightly clenching his stomach.
Kadi Liang stood back up pathetically on the ring with a cloudy looking face. He looked at Sasuke's eyes with a gaze filled with poison.
"Ahh!" Kadi Liang roared, focusing all his power of the 9th level of Saint Force in the center of his two palms. He quickly rushed towards Sasuke with both his arms pressing towards Sasuke's chest, and attacked.
Sasuke sneered, and as he condensed all his Saint Force onto his palms as well, he suddenly threw a fist filled with Saint Power towards Kadi Liang's, resulting in a collision between the Fist and the Palm.
As the sound came echoing out, Sasuke and Kadi Liang were stuck in a deadlock. Their fists had slammed so hard against each other, a mini shockwave pushed both of them backwards.
Sasuke didn't stop there; his legs began to blur as he skillfully maneuvered to counter the shock. Looking at the rapidly retreating Kadi Liang, Sasuke immediately dashed forward and leapt up from the ground, both of his legs kicking out at Kadi Liang.
Before Kadi Liang could regain his footing, he was unable to block the attack. As he was kicked in the stomach by Sasuke, Kadi Liang was sent flying once more.
Hitting the ground, Kadi Liang's face went white from the pain as he began to spit out some blood. He had started to take in heavy amounts of damage.
"Younger brother!"
"Older brother!"
Kadi Yun and Kadi Qiuli ran up to Kai Di Liang's side on the ground. Picking him up, they grimaced and looked at him with concern as they saw the small trickle of blood from the corner of Kadi Liang's mouth.
"Younger brother, are you ok?" Kadi Yun asked. His face was relatively unsightly to look at, although the situation was different from last time, since Kadi Liang had been careless during the first match with Sasuke. However, this second time was different. This time Kadi Liang was fighting with Sasuke using all of his strength, which was stronger than 80% of the other 9th Saint Force Layer students.
"Older brother, how are you feeling, are you seriously hurt?" Kadi Qiuli asked with a voice full of concern.
Kadi Liang was helped to his feet by his two siblings. Lightly shaking his head, he said, "Eldest brother, third sister, I'll be fine. I've only suffered from minor injuries." But even as he said that, his two siblings could detect a small tinge of weakness in his voice.
Looking at Kadi Liang's pale face, Kadi Yun grew angry. Raising his head to look at the elevated Sasuke, he growled, "Third sister, you take care of second brother. I'll go teach that arrogant brat a lesson!" Leaving his siblings, he walked up into the arena to confront him.
"Eldest brother, you shouldn't…"
"Eldest brother, you can't…"
Kadi Liang and Kadi Qiuli tried to block his path, but unfortunately, they didn't reach him in time. The two siblings let out a sigh. No matter if Kadi Yun won or lost now, the Kadi clan would lose some prestige within the academy. This was originally a fair battle, so if they had lost, then they wouldn't have felt any negative side effects other than losing some face. But now that Kadi Yun was going to fight, the whole situation was different. If news about a freshman immediately being bullied by some seniors straight after entering the academy was spread throughout the entire academy, then the three siblings would be mocked and ridiculed by the whole academy..
Sasuke stared at Kadi Yun as he leapt up onto the stage and smirked, "Oh? Are you here to avenge your brother?"
Sasuke asked in a playful tone, and inwardly reprimanded himself for enjoying this too much.
Angrily glaring at Sasuke, he said, "Shangyang Xiang Tian, you really are strong. However, you've injured my brother; therefore, I won't let you leave this place unharmed."
The people around the stage all creased their foreheads as they listened to him. Their opinions about Kadi Yun had now changed.
"Kadi Yun, what is the meaning of this, do you plan to bully the Shangyang clan until no one remains?" A deep voice called out as another person walked onto the arena. Turning around,Sasuke felt relieved to see it was his older brother, Shangyang Hu.
Shangyang Hu stared at Kadi Yun intensely, "Kadi Yun, if you want to fight, then you'll have to fight me first."
Sasuke felt a wave of warmth encompass his body as he listened to his brother back him up. "Big brother, you should head back down, I can handle this myself."
Shangyang Hu shook his head in response to him. "No can do, Little brother, it should be you that should head down. Kadi Yun's strength has long since reached the peak of the Saint Force level. You are no match for him, so let your big brother help you."
After thinking a bit from these words, Sasuke shrugged, "Then big brother, please be careful." Saying this, Sasuke walked off the arena.
Kadi Yun sneered in disdain as he watched Sasuke exit the arena, "Shangyang Hu, you're just asking for trouble, so don't blame me for anything that happens."
"Hmph, you're saying this far too early. Whoever the winner is and whoever the loser is isn't certain yet." Shangyang Hu replied. He and Kadi Yun had long since reached the peak of the 10th Saint Force layer, so if Kadi Yun didn't condense his Saint Force into a Saint Weapon, then their strengths would be equal.
Kadi Yun let loose a ridiculing expression as he looked at the disdain on Shangyang Hu's face. Lifting his right arm, a large golden colored stream of energy started to focus onto his right arm and condensed into a great golden sword. The golden sword was quite large, and measured around 5 feet long and a single palm spread wide. Judging from the length of the handle, the sword was meant to be held with both hands.
Looking at Kadi Yun grab the sword with both hands, Sasuke's eyebrows furrowed together in concern. He had read up on Saint Weapons back in the Shangyang Mansion. He could easily see that this was Kadi Yun's Saint Weapon, and that this was also the first Saint Weapon that Sasuke had ever seen since he first arrived in this new world. He had long since understood that a Saint Weapon was the condensed version of one's Saint Force, but seeing this with his own eyes, Sasuke couldn't help but feel amazed. To think that the Saint Force could be condensed in such a way, it felt almost like a fantasy. This made Sasuke feel extremely excited.
The moment the golden two hand sword appeared, everyone cried out in surprise and admiration.
"A Saint Weapon, he really did condense one…."
"So he already broke through into the Saint level…"
"Kadi Yun became a Saint, Shangyang Hu will be in trouble now…"
The distance between the peak of the 10th layer to Sainthood wasn't that far, but it was nonetheless very difficult to cross over. Within the Kargath Academy, the majority of the seniors had all reached the peak of the 10th Saint Force layer, but were unable to condense their Saint Force into Saint Weapons. If one didn't have the talent that surpassed a regular person's, then it would be extremely difficult for him/her to make a breakthrough. Within the Tian Yuan continent, it was not rare to see many practitioners to be stuck at the 10th layer until the end of their lives, without being able to become a Saint. From this one could see that successfully becoming a Saint was a truly difficult achievement.
Also, once one broke through to becoming a Saint, his/her strength would be increased by a large amount. A Saint Weapon wasn't one's only weapon; one could use his/her emotions to directly fuel his/her abilities in order to use attacks that far surpassed one's original strength.
Looking at Kadi Yun's golden sword, Shangyang Hu's face became extremely unsightly. Now that Kadi Yun possessed a Saint Weapon, his strength could overturn the heavens; a person at the peak of the 10th Saint Force layer definitely wouldn't be a match for him.
"Big brother really did condense a Saint Weapon!" Below the arena, Kadi Qiuli was pleasantly surprised, as she watched Kadi Yun wave his Saint Weapon around.
Kadi Liang had an envious look on his face as he stared at the Saint Weapon, but he too was pleasantly surprised. Both siblings had not realized that their eldest sibling had reached the Saint level until this moment.
Holding the Saint Weapon, Kadi Yun's confidence in himself was boosted to unprecedented levels. As Shangyang Hu's face grew darker and darker, Kadi Yun's face became even haughtier. The pleasure Kadi Yun felt in his heart was indescribable.
"Hahahaha, Shangyang Hu, are you afraid now? If you kneel down and beg on the ground three times and call me your father then I'll spare you. If you don't then…hmph, you'll know what the end result will be." Kadi Yun laughed crazily, his tone savage..
Shangyang Hu's face ashened as he listened to Kadi Yun's demands. Snarling, he answered, "Dream on, Kadi Yun. Even if you're a Saint now, I, Shangyang Hu, will never be afraid of you."
Kadi Yun looked at Shangyang Hu arrogantly, and casually said, "Shangyang Hu, what will you use to fight me with then?"
Shangyang Hu angrily glared at Kadi Yun, fury blazing in his eyes.
"Shangyang Hu, your sword!"
At that moment, a sword came flying out from the audience below the arena.
Shangyang Hu grabbed the iron sword while settling into a stance. The sword was not light at all, and was of a fairly long size. The silver white sword sparkled in the light in all 4 directions, and aside from the color, there were few differences between Kadi Yun's sword and Shangyang Hu's sword.
With his sword in hand, Shangyang Hu's courage was bolstered, despite knowing that his opponent was a Saint with a Saint Weapon. However, at least he had gained some more power too.
"Shangyang Hu, do you really think you stand a chance against me with a regular iron sword? Wishful thinking. Right now, I'll show you the power of a Saint." Kadi Yun quickly sped towards Shangyang Hu after that while carrying his double sword, as if it wasn't heavy at all. He swung his sword at Shangyang Hu so fast, the air whistled as the sword traveled through the air.
Shangyang Hu's attention was extremely concentrated on the Kadi Yun's Saint Weapon. Quickly retreating before he could get hit, the sword narrowly missed him and only swiped at his clothes. A few strands of his clothes were sent flying through the air as the sword sliced away at the clothes.
After becoming a Saint, Kadi Yun's strength became many times stronger than what it was previously, and couldn't be compared to Shangyang Hu's strength, which was at the 10th Saint Force layer. With just the first blow, Shangyang Hu knew how much danger he was in.
"Ha!" Halfway through another strike, Kadi Yun didn't hesitate at all mid-swing. As he advanced closer and closer to Shangyang Hu, his entire body started to emit an extremely strong Qi that imposed itself on Shangyang Hu. Taking a swipe, Kadi Yun tried to chop down Shangyang Hu with his golden sword once more.
Seeing how strong the greatsword was, Shangyang Hu could not parry the blow, as the iron sword in his hand would not be able to withstand the powerful force from the Saint Weapon.
The greatsword was extremely fast, and was far beyond what Shangyang Hu had expected. Feeling the great sword in close proximity with his head, Shangyang Hu didn't hesitate at all to duck and roll away from it. At this moment, he was unable to cope with the fight's intensity.
The moment after Shangyang Hu rolled away, Kadi Yun's sword embedded itself into the spot where Shangyang Hu had once been standing at. The strong concentration of energy that made up the sword left a deep crack within the ground of the arena, while smaller cracks started to spread out in all four directions to at least a meter away from the original impact zone.
Shangyang Hu took the opportunity when Kadi Yun was trying to recover from his strike to brandish and slash his sword at Kadi Yun.
"Hmph!" Kadi Yun snorted in disdain as he waved his hands. The Saint Weapon in his hands began to emit a magnificent light as it reappeared back into his hands and collided against Shangyang Hu's iron sword.
A loud and crisp sound echoed throughout the arena as the iron sword met the golden sword, before it was sent flying backwards. The sword had been forced out of Shangyang Hu's hands after the collision, causing Shangyang Hu to be defenseless. Already his mouth was trickling blood as the sword had somehow managed to inflict damage to him.
Immediately, Kadi Yun's foot lashed out and smashed against Shangyang Hu's chest. His strength was high enough that it was able to send a strong person like Shangyang Hu flying backwards and off of the arena. As he flew off into the air, blood came spraying out of his mouth as his face grew pale from the shock.
The Uchiha's expression suddenly changed. He immediately dashed towards where Shangyang Hu was and leapt into the air. While everyone was watching Shangyang Hu being launched into the air in astonished stupors, Sasuke had already moved into action. Right as Shangyang Hu was about to hit the ground, Sasuke came out from the side and caught him before impact.
On the ground, Shangyang Hu started to cough violently, causing droplets of blood to splatter out of his mouth. A Saint's strength was far stronger than someone who didn't reach the same level; this was true even for Shangyang Hu, who was at the peak of the 10th layer. Thus, he had suffered from serious internal injuries.
"Brother, are your injuries serious?" Sasuke tried to quell the anger within himself as he looked at his brother in concern.
Shangyang Hu shook his head in anger as he fixed his attention at the smug Kadi Yun on the arena. "I'll be fine, but I didn't think Kadi Yun's strength would be this strong after reaching the Saint level with a Saint Weapon. As of right now, your big brother is no longer a match for him." Shangyang Hu growled, his anger not dissipating at all.
Looking at Shangyang Hu's pale white face from his injuries, Sasuke felt true guilt within his heart.
His face grew dark as he let out a helpless sigh, "It's unfortunate, your big brother is quite useless. Up until now, I still haven't been able to reach the Saint level; otherwise, Kadi Yun definitely wouldn't have been a match for me."
Shangyang Hu's words shook Sasuke's heart; tilting his head up at Kadi Yun, his eyes started to flash cold for a brief second before disappearing. The wrath in his eyes wouldn't dissipate, however, and he immediately said emotionlessly, "Big brother, you should rest up for a second, I'll definitely get revenge for you." With that said, Sasuke started to move towards the arena.
Shangyang Hu's face immediately changed after hearing that and he pulled at Sasuke, "Absolutely not. Little brother, you are not Kadi Yun's opponent. Don't go."
"Believe in me, Brother."
His face exuded a fierce conviction, and he threw off Shangyang Hu's grasp on him, leaping onto the arena.
"Heavens, what is he planning…"
"It looks like he wants to challenge Kadi Yun. My god, he's gone mad!"
"He's only at the 8th Saint Force layer. To think that he wants to challenge a Saint like Kadi Yun, he's only asking for trouble here…"
As Sasuke leapt onto the arena, the audience surrounding them cried out in alarm; no one believed that Sasuke would be an appropriate opponent for a Saint like Kadi Yun.
"He-he really is a hot head. Kadi Yun is a Saint who just beat a person who was at the peak of the 10th layer. How would he win against someone like that?" Under the arena, the girl who sat next to Sasuke in the library muttered as she watched him join the arena. Her entire face was filled with concern.
Kadi Yun watched Sasuke leap up with a blank look, but he quickly regained his wits and snorted with laughter, "What's wrong, Shangyang Xiang Tian, do you really think you can fight against me?!" Kadi Yun never thought Sasuke to be a worthy opponent; after all, he was a powerful Saint already.
Sasuke responded coldly, "You will pay for that."
Stunned, Kadi Yun started to laugh evilly as he smiled at Sasuke, "Of course, it's definitely okay." Right now, Kadi Yun was thinking about the best way to humiliate Sasuke, since Sasuke had humiliated his pretty younger sister, Kadi Qiuli. during the freshmen martial arts competition for everyone to see. This had earned hatred from both Kadi Yun and Kadi Liang, for they both loved their sister dearly.
Sasuke was in no rush, as he walked over to where Shangyang Hu's sword was. As he weighed the sword on his hands, Sasuke slightly frowned. The sword didn't weight past 100 pounds, but it was close enough to that weight. If it weren't for the fact that Sasuke was at the 8th Saint Force layer, then he wouldn't be able to lift the sword at all to use it.
In his previous life, Sasuke would frequently use a sword that had a blade two finger widths wide. With that sword, he had brought his swordplay to a level that he had been famous for. With this two hand sword, however, Sasuke felt like one of his arms was bound behind his back, since it was very heavy. He would not be able to use the full extent of his powers, and just swinging the sword with ease would demand a large amount of his energy. It was a shame that with the exception of this sword, there was no other sword around.
With a small amount of hesitation, Sasuke decided to forgo the giant sword and fight against Kadi Yun barehanded. This way, he would at least have the advantage in speed and nimbleness.
Arriving at the center of the arena, Sasuke looked at Kadi Yun with an impassive face as he stretched his fists, "You make the first move, I'll fight against you bare handed."
Kadi Yun's face narrowed; clearly Sasuke was looking down on him by fighting bare handed. For an 8th Saint Force layer practitioner to fight against a Saint without any weapon while the Saint had a Saint Weapon, was a display of great humiliation towards the Saint.
Kadi Yun's eye grew cold as he sneered, "Shangyang Xiang Tian, you are far too arrogant." The golden sword in his hand began to disappear slowly into the air, "Let it be said that I didn't bully you. Come, I'll fight you without a weapon as well."
Hearing this, Sasuke let loose a strange smile. Without wasting words, he dashed towards Kadi Yun, and used his Saint Force to amplify his strength as his fist flew at Kadi Yun's head, cutting a sharp whistle through the air.
Kadi Yun looked at the first with a bored expression, before returning the blow with his own fist. The two fists collided as a golden light flowed out from Kadi Yun's fist; only those who reached Sainthood would be able to materialize their Saint Force like this.
The moment when the two fists collided against each other, Sasuke's fist suddenly spread out to become an open palm after the initial contact was made. Kadi Yun's arm was forced upwards in a weird position as Sasuke twisted it. In a flash, the strength behind Kadi Yun's fist dissipated away, as Sasuke extended his other hand to chop down onto the joint of Kadi Yun's arm.
The sound of a bone breaking could be heard, as Sasuke dislocated Kadi Yun's arm with a arm chop. Kadi Yun let out a muffled and pained cry, as the pain in his arm registered within his brain, causing his face to go deathly white.
Right after his hand had dislocated Kadi Yun's arm, Sasuke did not stop moving. Both of his arms grabbed onto the entire arm and gave it a mighty twist.
"Ah!"
By this point, Kadi Yun couldn't refrain from screaming anymore. Releasing a squeal of pain reminiscent of a wild pig, he felt as if his entire arm had been broken off. Ever since he was small, he had never suffered pain to an extent like this, and so in such a short amount of time, his face was drained of color, as his entire forehead started to drip with sweat.
However Sasuke was not yet done.
As Kadi Yun stood dazed in pain, Sasuke's figure flashed and appear ahead of Kadi Yun, delivering a strong uppercut that sent him flying in the air.
Sasuke's body was now below Kadi Yun, as both hovered high in the air.
Kadi Yun did not have a chance to attack as Sasuke instantly went on top of him, hovering in the air, as the Uchiha then delivered a spinning kick on his opponent's abdomen, which sent them both straight down towards the arena.
Kadi Yun's whole body hit the arena directly, and as the dust settled, people could see Sasuke standing over him with his leg lodged right on Kadi Yun's abdomen.
Lion's Barrage!
Sasuke thought with nostalgia, as he remembered using this long ago.
Sasuke walked towards his position in the arena, as he watched Kadi Yun lying down in pain in the centre of the arena.
Kadi Yun screamed once again in pain. His powerful Saint Body seemed to have no effect.
Hearing such a desolate yet miserable shriek, the people who had originally been chattering away during the match went deathly silent. Everyone watched Sasuke with amazement as they watched the inconceivable happen. This situation was the exact opposite of what everyone was expecting to see.
"Since when did Little brother become this amazing? Just looking at this, Kadi Yun will definitely suffer a lot by Shangyang Xiang Tian's hand. However, even if Kadi Yun doesn't use his Saint Weapon, he's still a Saint; his strength is definitely still greater than mine." Shangyang Hu muttered to himself as he watched the match with a dumbstruck expression.
