Chapter 54

Huang Xiaolong nodded: "I can make you break through to the Xiantian realm within five years!"

"Five, five years!" Fei Hou's expression was shocked.

He had just broken through to the peak of the tenth stage. If he progressed normally, it would take at least twenty to thirty years to break through to the Xiantian realm. Now, the Sect Leader could actually make him break through to the Xiantian realm within five years!

After the shock, Fei Hou was filled with excitement. Having followed the Sect Leader for so long, he naturally knew that the Sect Leader would only say this if he was absolutely certain, and there was no way he would deceive him!

"Sit down," Huang Xiaolong said at this moment. "I will impart a cultivation technique to you."

"Cultivation technique!" Fei Hou was taken aback, then sat down as instructed.

Then, Huang Xiaolong imparted a cultivation technique called the *Leishui Jue* to Fei Hou. Although the *Leishui Jue* was not as powerful as the *Yijin Jing*, its power when cultivated to its peak was absolutely formidable, comparable to the world's top-grade cultivation techniques.

Fei Hou's martial soul was the Galaxy Martial Soul. If he cultivated the *Leishui Jue* and integrated it with his existing combat techniques, his cultivation speed would definitely increase significantly, and breaking through to the Xiantian realm within five years would not be a problem.

"Thank you, Sect Leader, for your great kindness!" After memorizing the *Leishui Jue*, Fei Hou knelt down, his face filled with gratitude. "I will swear to follow the Sect Leader to the death!"

Huang Xiaolong waved his hand and then helped him up. He naturally knew Fei Hou's loyalty, and if it were not for this, he would not have imparted the *Leishui Jue* to him.

"Wait until you return to the Marshal's Mansion and bring Haotian over. I will also impart a cultivation technique to him," Huang Xiaolong said.

"On behalf of my senior brother, I thank the Sect Leader!" Fei Hou's face lit up with joy, and he bowed again in gratitude.

Huang Xiaolong let him up, then explained some of the profound aspects of the *Leishui Jue* to Fei Hou. After Fei Hou comprehended them, Huang Xiaolong discussed his plan to purchase and train slaves to build a force.

"Please rest assured, Sect Leader. I will handle this matter," Fei Hou said respectfully.

Huang Xiaolong nodded and then let Fei Hou leave.

After Fei Hou left, Huang Xiaolong went to the courtyard to cultivate the *Shura's Tear*. After practicing the *Shura's Tear* for a while, he rehearsed the martial arts from his previous life, such as the *Cotton Palm*, *Fumo Sword Technique*, and *Luohan Fist*.

As for the afternoon classes at the academy, Huang Xiaolong simply skipped them.

Actually, he had entered the Starry Sky Academy mainly because the Dragon Flame Valley could temper his physical body and enhance the quality of his martial qi, and also because of the rewards for the class, grade, and overall competitions, which included fourth and fifth-grade medicinal pills. Of course, the most important reason was that the winner of the overall competition could go to the capital of the Broken Blade Empire to participate in the Imperial City Battle.

As for attending classes, it was purely a waste of time for him. He would only participate in the class and grade competitions when they came around.

In the afternoon, Xiong Meiqi was even angrier when she saw that Huang Xiaolong, who had ignored her and left the classroom in the morning, did not even show up in the afternoon.

"This waste, I'll see how you can kneel in the square and bark like a bear after the freshmen test in three days!" Xiong Meiqi thought. But when she remembered that Huang Xiaolong had given her the nickname "bear," she was even more annoyed. Now, this nickname had spread among many freshmen and seniors.

In the afternoon, after Huang Xiaolong practiced the martial arts from his previous life at the Tianxuan Mansion, Fei Hou brought Marshal Haotian over. When he arrived, Marshal Haotian was extremely excited, clearly because Fei Hou had already told him that Huang Xiaolong would impart a cultivation technique to him.

After Marshal Haotian arrived, Huang Xiaolong imparted the *Wuyang Jue* to him. The *Wuyang Jue* had a power level similar to the *Leishui Jue*. Marshal Haotian had taken over thirty years to break through from the first stage of Xiantian to the second stage. If he cultivated the *Wuyang Jue*, it should take him only about ten years to break through to the third stage.

Although ten years might seem long, breaking through from the second stage of Xiantian to the third stage in just ten years was already extremely astonishing. Even some people with first-class eleventh-stage martial souls would take ten years to break through from the second stage to the third stage.

In other words, by cultivating the *Wuyang Jue*, Marshal Haotian, who had a top-tier tenth-stage martial soul, could cultivate at a speed comparable to those with first-class eleventh-stage martial souls.

Of course, cultivating the *Wuyang Jue* only increased Marshal Haotian's cultivation speed; it could not change the inherent defect of his martial soul. The possibility of a top-tier tenth-stage martial soul breaking through to the Sacred Realm was extremely slim, while the possibility for those with first-class eleventh-stage martial souls was greater.

Even so, Marshal Haotian was already overwhelmed with gratitude.

"Sect Leader, please rest assured. Haotian will not let you down. I will work hard to cultivate and break through to the third stage as soon as possible!" After memorizing the *Wuyang Jue*, Marshal Haotian bowed to Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong nodded and helped him up.

After a while, Huang Xiaolong let Marshal Haotian return to the Marshal's Mansion and asked him to bring the little guy, the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey, over.

After Marshal Haotian left, Huang Xiaolong sat on the cold jade bed in his room and summoned his dual dragon martial soul. However, he was not there to cultivate but to follow the method he had seen in the library today, circulating his martial qi to slowly merge the dual dragon martial soul.

Under the circulation of Huang Xiaolong's martial qi, the black and blue dragons began to slowly entwine, their black and blue light constantly merging. Finally, the light burst forth, and the dual dragons merged into one, returning to the form they had when his martial soul first awakened. Of course, when his martial soul first awakened, it was a two-headed snake, but now it was a two-headed dragon.

After the dual dragon martial soul merged, the dragon aura it emitted became even more powerful, and its size was twice as large as when it existed separately.

"However, in the merged state, the dual dragons' speed of devouring the Netherworld Yin Qi is slightly slower than when they are separate," Huang Xiaolong tried devouring the Netherworld Yin Qi in the merged state and found that the cultivation speed was slightly slower than when they were separate.

After practicing the *Shura's Tear* for a while, Huang Xiaolong began to cultivate the *Yijin Jing*. He had a feeling that he should be able to break through the fourth posture, *Plucking Stars and Changing the Dipper*, of the *Yijin Jing* soon and then cultivate the fifth posture.

If he could break through the fourth posture and cultivate to the fifth posture, his internal strength would increase significantly. At that time, even without using martial qi, he could kill any strong opponent below the late sixth stage with just his internal strength.

Time passed quickly, and soon three days had gone by.

During these three days, Huang Xiaolong stayed at the Tianxuan Mansion to cultivate and did not go to the academy, which made Xiong Meiqi grind her teeth in anger. However, thinking about the consequences of Huang Xiaolong, this waste, failing to rank in the top ten in the freshmen test, she felt a bit more balanced.

On this day, Huang Xiaolong came out of his room and stretched his limbs.

"Today is the freshmen test!" Looking at the brightening sky, Huang Xiaolong thought to himself, "It's really something to look forward to!"

Huang Xiaolong left the courtyard, and Fei Hou, who had been waiting respectfully, came forward to greet him.

"Let's go. We'll head to the academy in a while," Huang Xiaolong said, helping him up.

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

When Huang Xiaolong arrived at the academy, he saw that Xiong Meiqi and the other freshmen had already gathered on the academy square. When Huang Xiaolong arrived, everyone looked at him in unison.