Chapter 66 (2/2)

Huang Lin continued, “And Killing techniques are means used to eliminate Knights, Conferred Knights, or even those National Knights. They allow you to make use of everything you can make use of, displaying extraordinary strength and true prowess, raising your battle prowess by ten or even a hundred times.

“Each set of Killing technique is something which can take a person his whole life to study and train.

“Just like how the Desolate Thunderfire Sword performed by that old hag Rebecca is Tresia Clan’s Killing technique passed down to their internal disciples.”

Saying this, Huang Lin let out a cold laugh and said, “However, while it is fine for a swordsman to primarily use such a far distance Killing technique on someone weaker than themselves, it’s basically useless to battle against enemies who are of similar standards.

“That old hag is too cowardly and only dares to rely on her seniority and level of cultivation to bully those more junior than her. That’s why she chose such a lousy Killing technique.

“Xingjian, let me tell you. In a while, after you enter the secret treasury to choose the Killing Technique, there’s the Supreme Mistwind Sword Killing technique. This Killing technique controls dynamic wind and is the most brilliant secret art where one can move so fast that others will not be able to see a thing. It is highly compatible with your job, Windstorm Sword Hero.

“Next would be Demonic Dusk and Eternal Divine Sword. You can also take a look at them as well. Hehe, these are the best Killing techniques in the academy. Originally, to learn them, one would need to be put through several trials, but it won’t be necessary for you to do so.

“The other Killing techniques are all either sword art techniques or are not compatible with your job.”

Just as Huang Lin was speaking with Fang Xingjian, they had already passed through a long underground tunnel and had reached a gigantic metallic door. The two guards in heavy armor with their faces hidden, stopped Huang Lin.

These two guards looked spiritless, as if they were not alive but were some thousand-year old zombie like creatures.

Fang Xingjian sensed an extremely dangerous aura from them.

It was obvious that the two of them were sent by the academy to guard the secret treasury.

“Only one may enter.” One of the guards spoke to Huang Lin.

The other one went up to Fang Xingjian and said, “And… You can only borrow one each time. You are not allowed to copy them or lend them to someone else. Return them within ten days, if not, you’ll be charged with treason.”

Huang Lin nodded at Fang Xingjian and said, “Go on, I’ll wait for you outside.”

Therefore, Fang Xingjian entered the secret treasury, accompanied by one of the guards.

The secret treasury was very empty and was sealed so it was very stuffy. There was a rotting smell in the air, and only twenty-six stone pillar were supporting the structure, each of them with a book made of some metallic material which was neither silver nor gold. What was recorded in the books were Kirst Royal Academy’s best twenty-six secret Killing techniques.

All the secret Killing techniques here were not something that techniques obtained from the library or imparted by the instructors could compare against. They were not just hard to cultivate, with a high level of difficulty, but even ordinary students who wished to have access to them would need to pass through several trials.

However, as Huang Lin’s disciple, Fang Xingjian did not meet such obstacles.

Fang Xingjian looked across each of the stone pillars, each of them inscribed with the name of the secret Killing technique. He slowly took a look around, browsed through the other three or four Killing Techniques, before heading to the Supreme Mistwind Sword and had a thorough look.

From the beginning to the end, he stood right before the guard’s view, reading through the secret manuals. The guard did not say a word. It was obvious that so long as Fang Xingjian did not break the rules, he would not be bothered with what he was doing.

Fang Xingjian looked at the Supreme Mistwind Sword manual. Although he had yet to comprehend all of it, his gaze had already shown that he was shaken up.

He had initially not really understood why Killing techniques were actual techniques used for killing since, to him, Nurturing techniques and Training techniques could also be used for battles and for killing.

However, only after taking a closer look at the Supreme Mistwind Sword, and seeing how it was an integration of all means and ways to control the atmosphere and strong gales, pushing one’s energy from one’s flesh and blood to eradicate enemies, did Fang Xingjian then realized the differences.

The whole Supreme Mistwind Sword manual did not have a single mean of nurturing one’s mind and body, nor improving one’s physical body or mental state. It’s only use was to kill enemies, even to the expense of harming one’s own body, exhausting one’s vitality and potential.

That is right. After taking a look at this set of sword technique, Fang Xingjian knew that if he were to use the Supreme Mistwind Sword too many times within a short timeframe, it might bring great damage to his own body.

However, there was still a satisfied smile on his face.

That was because, the killing prowess of the Supreme Mistwind Sword was great enough. It was also because it was a sword technique, a sword technique that Fang Xingjian loved to train in the most.

Fang Xingjian looked at the guard next to him and said, “It’ll be this.”