Sword Crown

"Chirp chirp," "Hey wait up !" a boy can be seen riding on a bycicle, infront of him a bird just landed and it immediately fly again after being aware of the boy.

"Woah !, I almost kill it, fortunately it fly again" seems like luck is not by his side, as after he said that he stumble on a rock and his bycycle fell along with him.

His head collide with the asphalt and his vision suddenly go black. He woke up and can smell something unfamiliar, he can also hear shouting here and there.

He open his eyes, he see something that no 13 years old boy should seen, a person head is being pierced by a spear.

"Gurgle gurgle" *drop, that man dropped to the ground.

Cold sweat appear, he can tell this is real that man expression is being filled with despair and terror.

The killer of that man noticed the boy who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Speak who are you !, eh it's just a boy" that man say as he let down his guard, their surrounding is not completely empty there are still people fighting but strangely they seem to clear this area out.

"Retreat !" a sound echoed in this battlefield, the killer seem to recognised the owner of that sound.

"Come with me" he say, giving the boy no time to respond as he lift the boy up and run with all his might toward the south.

More people appear as they run with toward the south, they have smile on their faces, the boy don't understand why.

More and more people joined in, there are so many of them that even casial headcount will be more than a thousand, they wore the same armor, it goes by the color of black.

After ten minutes they stop and make line orderly, with the killer and the boy at the front row.

A man, he seemed to be the general of this army, he hold this strong and dominering aura, it's even manifesting as wind that flutter his long hair, that man open his mouth.

"From two thousand soldier only sixteen hundreds come back, but don't worry their death will be worth it after we take down Jin Kingdom, full scale war will begin two month from now on, before that time I'll have you to train and not stop until you're faint, DO YOU HEAR ME !" his aura swept through those soldier in the field.

They immediately shout "YES SIR !" the killer seems excited, he lift the boy with one hand and formed a fist with the other.

They dispersed but not with the killer and the general.

"Long Bao, who is that ?" the general asked, his tall feature shadowed over the killer called Long Bao, but Long Bao seem to hold the same quality the general hold, albeit weaker.

"He is a boy I found in the battlefield General Lin Xin" Long Bao after putting down the boy and saluted toward Lin Xin.

Lin Xin nod, "what's your name boy ?" the boy heard it, he understand that he is on a different place, but still he dan understand what they are saying, they are speaking chinese.

"My name is Sha Jian, Sha for kill and Jian for sword" Lin Xin frown, this kind of name is strange.

"What kind of parent will give this kind of name to a child ?" Long Bao asked, he's curious about it.

"No one, I name myself" Lin Xin frown, but after that he nod and seem to decided on something he look at Long Bao and Long Bao nod, both of them smile.

"Then kid, do you to be stronger ?, This world is a ruthless world, a world where the strong trample over the weak, you must have realized that too after all so let me ask you again, do you want to be stronger ?" Lin Xin voice is natural and carried innate persuasion in it.

Even if Lin Xin didn't say that to him, he will be the one begging to be accepted as their soldier.

"Of course, I want to be stronger !" He shouted, his eyes carried his determination.

This is not a world he familiar with, this place is unfamiliar for him, with the strong roaming the world and he will only be some bug if he don't get stronger.

"Good, Long Bao give him standard armor and sword !" Long Bao nod, they both bow toward him before departing from that place.

Sha Jian follow Long Bao to a tent, this tent is big.

"Let's enter" Long Bao and Sha Jian enter the tent and he could see numerous armor and weapon.

He thought this tent will also serve as food storage but it seem he is wrong, they have another one for that.

"This is your armor and sword, let me help you wore this" Long Bao help Sha Jian wear his armor.

Sha Jian take the sword from Long Bao.

[ System activating condition met, activating system ]

'what is this ?' he thought, for ordinary modern people, they must have heard the word system, but he is not after all he is orphan since birth he gather enough money for his bycycle after working hard, and luxury like smartphone is not in his need.

[ Quest: kill one hundred people, if the host didn't finish this quest at the end of this month, host heart will be stopped ]

Sha Jian broke in cold sweat after hearing that, he calm himself and gaze at Long Bao.

" Mr. Long Bao may I know what date is it ?" Long Bao turn his head to his direction, he smile.

Sha Jian could only hope he have more time, but still he has bad premonition.

"Of course, it's 3330 years of Spiritual new year, the seventh month and twentieth day, every month has thirty days in it" and his guess is not far, he thought it will only left with 9 or 8 days left but it still 10 days left until the end of the month.

" Mr. Long Bao may I know where the enemy minor camp is ?" his gaze is strong and resolute, he already know that eventually he will have to kill people but he didn't thought it will be this soon.

Long Bao know where this conversation ended to, he didn't pry why because he respect Sha Jian, he just need to be a reliable superior for Sha Jian.

"I'll tell you, only after you master our martial arts" Sha Jian nod, it's not suprising, after all who in the right mind will send someone to their death.

He follow Long Bao to a field, this field is being filled with training soldier, they were training with each other, training against stationary enemy, the archer shooting on a target.

"First I'll teach you something fundamental for us sword user, cut, slash, break, and parry" he do each as he say the name.

Sha Jian feel strange, even though Long Bao swing it with speed he can see it clearly and understand how to do it right away, he feel eager to try it.

"Master those, and then I'll teach you the martial arts" Sha Jian rise his hand seemed want to ask something, Long Bao nod and gesture him to ask.

"What's martial art ?" Sha Jian ask, he doesn't have common knowledge of this world he need to learn as much as possible.

"Oh, you don't know ?" Long Bao say, Sha Jian shook his head.

"Okay, martial arts is something we mortal use so we can get stronger, I'll say it throughly. Mortal is a limitation of living things and to break that limitation, we cultivator gather the energy in the world known as Spiritual Qi using cultivation method, refining our body and qi, we do that to increase our lifespan but the act of cultivation itself is an act against the heaven, each time we rise to a new realm we will face Heavenly Tribulation, and the heaven is fair, people who have gift for cultivation is 1 in 10.000, General Lin Xin is a cultivator of the 9th stage Qi Gathering Realm, while I'm still at the 5th stage of Qi Gathering Realm and you have the talent for cultivation"

Sha Jian nod indicating he understand, Long Bao nod as he smile "good now start training" Sha Jian nod as he stood infront of a scarecrow.

He do cut to the scarecrow, damaging the scarecrow, Sha Jian feel somewhat happy he didn't understand why though.

[ Cut learned ]

Sha Jian is confused, as he didn't understand what this mean, he do slash and he heard it.

[ Slash learned ]

He nod, he do the next move, breaking.

[ Breaking learned ]

He then do the last move, parry.

[ Parry learned ]

[ Cut, Slash, Breaking, Parry will be fused, forming Fundamental Sword Art ]

He do cut and he heard something surprising.

[ Fundamental Sword Art +1 (1/100) ]

He ignored that and continue, each time he move he will do the next move, alternating on cut, slash, breaking and parry he do it continuously without resting.

His breathing ragged, and sweat formed, the armor weight is hindering him, and it's also riggid and restricted him.

[ Fundamental Sword Art (100/100), Fundamental Sword Art LV 2 (0/200) ]

His breathing changed as he become more composed, he do the move more relaxed, the attack also become more fast and more powerful, this change is noticeable for him and other people, as if he has practice this move for 1 year.

As he become more relaxed and fast, the pace he gain experience become more fast, 10 minutes later he fill it.

[ Fundamental Sword Art LV 2 (200/200), Fundamental Sword Art LV 3 (0/300) ]

He want to practice again but still he can be tired so he rest for a while, he regulated his breathing.

His armor is heavy for him now, event though earlier he didn't really feel it.

After 2 minutes his fatigue reduced somewhat, he take out his armor and do his practice without them.

His pace become faster and his attack fiercer but still he is relaxed, his move cut through the air and carried elegance in it, the way he move like he has practice his move for 10 years, this is by no means his talent it's his system help.

But the ability to learn the said move, tehnique or skill is his talent, he continue with his practice, his body seemed to have changed and become more stronger because of his level up, albeit small it's still improvement.

[ Fundamental Sword Art LV 3 (300/300), Fundamental Sword Art LV 4 (0/400) ]

In under 10 minutes he has level up the Sword Art, his body become more relaxed but still his attack is fierce, the scarecrow already become unrecognizeable because of his attack but still he use it as his target.

[ Fundamental Sword Art LV 4 (400/400), Fundamental Sword Art LV 5 (0/500) effect: double tbe proficiency gain of any sword style ]

Now his sword seem to glow, and the attack become more fierce, the wind parted away as his attack reach extreme speed and he with a simple cut, sever the scarecrow into two pieces.

The soldier has seen Sha Jian rate of improvement, when he still do the move sloppily then suddenly become more relaxed and then finally when he was capable of releasing sword light they can't even capable of.

They discuss among themself.

"What a terrifying kid !"

"I know rigth just an hour ago he look just like an amateur but know"

"And remember he is still a kid, I'm one hundred percent sure he will be a cultivator"

" I think so too"

Sha Jian heard it, but he just shrug it off, after all to become a cultivator he still need a cultivation method, and without the system he will not have this sort of improvement.

The scarecrow he just destroyed is quickly replaced by him, he see stack of those on the ground after all.

He want to continue, he seems fine but his stamina is being sapped away, that cut with the sword light is straining his stamina but he recover quickly.

But before he can continue with his practice he is called by a soldier "hey kid, stop training let's go to eat, just leave your armor there" they didn't mind having a kid as their comrade only if the kid is as strong as Sha Jian.

"OK" Sha Jian nod, he follow behind them with a sword attached to his waist, his height is normal since he have what it takes to feed himself, around 160 cm and the sword is just around 70 cm along with the hilt.

They eat on the ground, but they didn't mind as they begin to become loud, talking to each other, Sha Jian is included in their talk he isn't the social type but he make friends with them.

He smile, ' being a soldier is not to bad ' he thought but then just like a dream rain of arrows come from the sky.

Thankfully Sha Jian has his sword with him, he parry the arrow that come to him, but the other isn't so lucky as they were injured or killed by the arrows.

Sha Jian is shocked, the people he talked to and laugh at each other to, is being killed infront of his eyes.

Enemy soldier come from the flank supported by their archer, because Iron Kingdom's soldier isn't prepared they were slaughtered.

"Don't falter, pick up your sword and fight, for the Iron Kingdom !" Lin Xin say, his voice echoing in this battlefield.

"Hahaha, it's futile Lin Xin" a person who look like the enemy general speak.

"You see, our crown prince is back" the man laughed joyfully he seem really confident about his victory.

"Jin Tiayin is back, but isn't the disciple of a sect isn't allowed to interfere with the mortal world !" Lin Xin shouted.

"Yes that's right, but he is special, he has already become a inner disciple, he was given a change to interfere with the mortal world"

"How ruthless of you oh Heaven !" Lin Xin say indignantly, becoming a inner disciple of a sect mean he already achieved the cultivation Realm of Core Creation it's three cultivation Realm above him.

Sha Jian right know is going through a shock, he already gained enough strength to kill someone hell his Fundamental Sword Art level is not something mere mortal can compare to.

But using it in a battle to kill someone is still different than attacking scarecrow, he definitely know that.

"Run Sha Jian !" Long Bao say as he repel and kill an enemy, Sha Jian is waken up from his stupor.

"No, I want to help too !" Sha Jian shouted at Long Bao and run toward him with he intention of helping him, Long Bao smile but then his face turned grim, he press his sword to Sha Jian head.

"Take one step again and you're dead" Sha Jian feel angry and sad, Long Bao also feel sad, even though their encounter is short he already regarded Sha Jian as fellow comrade and little brother, seeing Sha Jian anger and sadness he know that not only him that felt that way.

"WHY COULDN'T I HELP ?" Sha Jian shouted at the top of his lung his eyes showed his anger.

"I..." Then Long Bao stop his word, a sword sticking out of his chest, Sha Jian eyes goes blank.

"Puhh" Long Bao trembled and spat out a mouthfull blood, his eyes carried determination as he turn his sword to his body direction.

"Run Sha Jian !" He add his Spiritual Qi to his sword to make it more longer then he pierced his own body, the enemy looks like a cultivator same like Long Bao but he never thought that Long Bao will carried attack as vicious as this.

"Bastard !" The enemy fall as his heart was pierced, but so is Long Bao's heart, the two of them fall to the ground.

Sha Jian look around to see numerous of Iron Kingdom soldiers slaughtered by enemy soldier, a man is fighting the General but easily killed him with but a wave of his hand, that man look handsome beyond compare and the aura he give out is not something mere mortal can compare to, he clench his fist seeing the General he just spoke to is being killed by an enemy.

Like Long Bao requested to him he run with his fastest speed, no one will notice a young boy in this bloody battlefield even if they did noticed they will ignore him, after all what a mortal boy can do.

He run with his fastest speed, entering a forest, for almost 3 hours he run, three hours is not short but also not long, but his feeling of wrath and despair stay the same, no even stronger.

Fire of wrath distorted his mentality changing him to become a person he never thought he will become.

"Heaven Is Ruthless, but so are man. If Heaven is ruthless to me, than I'll become more ruthless than him, I swear I'll destroy Jin Kingdom, no matter what it takes" Sha Jian swore.

Tears come out of his eyes, it carried the color of red, he let out tears of blood his hand gripped his sword tightly making his hand become red.

Chapter One: Heaven Is Ruthless, But So Is Man.