booktalesy Chapter 20 The Silent Sniper!
Chapter 20 The Silent Sniper!
"A mistress!" the master exclaimed suddenly, then rushed onto the stage.
His face was so dark it was almost dripping with water! He felt heartbroken for Tang San's injury, and even more terrified that the Clear Sky Hammer had been exposed prematurely.
"The Clear Sky Hammer's premature exposure could have dire consequences! The Spirit Hall will never let any outstanding Clear Sky Hammer inheritor escape... No, I must leave Notting City as soon as possible and go to a safer place!" Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself.
The moment Tang San unleashed the Clear Sky Hammer, he regretted it:
How could I, for the sake of a momentary verbal advantage, let Tang San prematurely reveal the existence of my twin martial souls? Now I'm afraid I'll be targeted by the Spirit Hall. Yu Xiaogang, you really deserve to die!
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The competition ended and the crowd gradually dispersed, but discussions about today's events spread like wildfire throughout Notting Academy and even the entire city of Notting.
Shocking! Three unparalleled geniuses have emerged at Notting Academy!
A user with twin martial souls, whose martial soul is actually Blue Silver Grass?
The Clear Sky Hammer has reappeared, suggesting the Clear Sky Sect may be making a comeback!
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One keyword after another appeared on the front page of Nottingham's newspapers with lightning speed! Instantly enlivening this ordinary little town!
Tang San was helped off the stage by Grandmaster, and his eyes unconsciously turned to Ling Chen, who was also being helped by Shi Tie. Their eyes met, and they both saw the recognition and solemnity in each other's eyes.
In this battle, they both gave it their all and realized the other's extraordinary abilities and their own shortcomings!
The master followed Tang San's gaze to Lin Mu, a complex look flashing across his eyes—jealousy, confusion, and a hint of indescribable frustration.
His theory seems to have been brutally torn open by the other side today.
Lin Mu slowly walked to Ling Chen's side, raised his hand and released a gentle stream of spiritual energy to help him heal his injuries!
"Teacher, I..." Ling Chen lowered his head in shame. He had failed to win this battle and had disgraced his master!
"Well done!" Lin Mu said with a smile. "To be able to use the Gengjin Sword Qi and Blood Blade Slash so quickly has given me a big surprise! As for that hammer... it has quite a background. If we fight it head-on, we won't gain much advantage. A draw is the best outcome."
He then raised his head, looked in the direction where the Spirit Hall representative had disappeared, and glanced at the departing figures of Grandmaster and Tang San in the distance. The lazy smile on his lips became even more meaningful.
"The Clear Sky Hammer has reappeared, and the waters of the Spirit Hall are about to be completely stirred up! However..." He withdrew his gaze, looked at his three newly recruited disciples, and said with a faint smile, "What does that have to do with me! Just keep lying down and leveling up. The real storm is yet to come."
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Late at night, in the back hills of Notting College.
Shi Tie, Ling Chen, and Yang Lie sat cross-legged in the courtyard, silently cultivating according to their respective techniques.
Shi Tie's body was surrounded by a slowly flowing earthy yellow aura, his aura as deep and solid as a mountain; Ling Chen's broken sword hummed softly, and white-gold sword energy constantly circulated within his body, tempering his meridians.
Yang Lie sat with his gun in his arms, and wisps of dark purple, fierce aura seeped from his pores, only to be forcibly drawn back in.
The veins on his forehead bulged, clearly indicating that the initial stage of cultivating the "Burning Heaven and Destroying the World Technique" was an extremely painful process, but fortunately he persevered through gritted teeth.
Lin Mu lay half-reclined on a nearby rock, his mind already absorbed in his thoughts!
"System, are you there? I have a question for you!" This was the first time Lin Mu had actively summoned the system; there were a few things he needed to clarify.
"I've always been here. Is there anything I can help you with, host?"
"Let me ask you, isn't one of the necessary conditions for binding and activating a star position that this person is born with only level one soul power and cannot absorb soul rings? Look at the three disciples I've taken in, they're basically all like that!" Lin Mu asked, puzzled.
Having innate level one soul power, being unable to cultivate martial souls, and being unable to absorb soul rings—these seem to be standard features for them, including Lin Mu himself. If there weren't some key factors, he really wouldn't believe it!
If that's the case, wouldn't I be able to collect information on these kinds of people and then recruit apprentices in a targeted manner? That would be many times faster than it is now!
"Host, I regret to inform you that there is no necessary connection between these events! It's just a coincidence!" the system's voice replied calmly.
Lin Mu looked incredulous, then turned his attention back to the [Innate Dao Diagram]. There, the three stars representing Earth, Metal, and Broken Army were shining brightly.
The activation of the three star positions brought feedback that kept Lin Mu's cultivation level steadily at the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining, and he was just one opportunity away from breaking through again.
More importantly, since the Po Jun star position was activated, there seems to be a subtle resonance between the three star positions, and even the [Innate Dao Diagram] itself has become slightly more solid.
"Seventeen more to go... It's a long and arduous journey," Lin Mu thought to himself.
Just as he was feeling sentimental, on the [Innate Dao Diagram], next to the dark purple star representing "Po Jun", a more distant and ethereal silver-white star suddenly flickered.
The sun's position, the "eye" of war, represents the ultimate range and penetration.
"A sniper... Piercing the Sun?" Lin Mu said thoughtfully, "Excellent. Taking down the enemy from a hundred miles away, I like it!"
Almost simultaneously, Ling Chen, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes, and the broken sword in his arms trembled almost imperceptibly.
Although Yang Lie did not open his eyes, his fingers gripping the gun tightened suddenly!
The two of them were much more sensitive to killing intent than others!
"There's someone here," Ling Chen said coldly.
"It exudes murderous intent, but it's well concealed and is moving towards its target!" Yang Lie added.
Lin Mu nodded slightly, his gaze drifting towards the main area of Notting Academy, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes: "It seems that today's events have made some people restless..."
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The teaching building is one of the highest points in Notting College; from the top, you can overlook almost half of the college.
At this moment, in the shadow of the teaching building's spire, a figure almost blending into the night was lying quietly.
He was dressed in coarse black cloth, and his face was covered with a mask of the same color, with only his eyes showing.
But those eyes... are closed!
In front of him lay a strangely shaped bow. The bow was also black and had no decorations. Only upon close inspection could one vaguely see a thin, almost transparent wire of some unknown material stretched between the two ends of the bow arm!
Mo Liuyun is a seed member of the Spirit Hall's secret laboratory "Project Night Owl," specializing in assassination operations!
The experiment caused him to lose his sight, but it also gave him an even more powerful inner eye!
At this moment, although his eyes were closed, the entire terrain of the academy was clearly "reflected" in his mind in another way.
He's "watching"!
His target this time is none other than Tang San, the twin martial soul possessor who has shone brightly today!