Vol 9 Chapter 3 (1/2)
Book 9, His Fame Shakes the World – Chapter 3, Provocation
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That ‘second genius us’ in all of history who had also reached the exalted rank of grandenius When Johann had learned of Linley and his history, he couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly with admiration
He watched as Linley walked in
“He indeed appears to be a hed to himself Be it in either his physical proportions or his reserved personality, Johann could tell that Linley did indeed have that unique aura of a grandmaster sculptor
“Greetings, your Imperial Majesty” Linley bowed fractionally
“How dare you” The palace attendant next to Emperor Johann said in a shrill voice “How dare you not kneel and ko before his Imperial Majesty?”
Linley swept the attendant with his cold gaze The palace attendant suddenly felt as though he was being stared at by a viper, and he couldn’t help but shi+ver
“A master artisan such as Linley is so time Naturally, there is no need for hilanced at his nearby attendant, and the attendant no longer dared to speak
In the O’Brien E, ministers needed to kneel on one knee before the Emperor But people such as Blumer, a personal disciple of the War God, only needed to bow slightly
“Wharton” Johann looked at Wharton, who stood next to Linley “We have heard long ago that you had an older brother Why is it that you have only brought him to see Us today?”
Wharton immediately said, “Your Imperial Majesty, your servant’s older brother has only recently arrived in the imperial capital”
Emperor Johann nodded calh, he said, “Master Linley, I heard that at the age of seventeen, you becaus of the seventh rank After ten years have passed, ht I ask what level you have now reached?”
Linley s, just a few days ago, I stepped past the gateway into the ninth rank”
“An Arch Magus of the ninth rank?” Johann blinked
“What?” A surprised shout fro screen placed behind the Emperor’s seat As soon as he had entered, Linley had known that there were two experts of the ninth rank hidden there, one a us, one a warrior
Johann glanced backwards as well
Knowing that they had revealed themselves, those two caus robe, while the other earing a classic warrior’s outfit
“These two are Our guards They, too, were shocked at your advancehed calmly
“A dual-eleht I ask how old you are this year?” That silver-haired us, he naturally kne incredibly difficult it was for one to increase one’s level of spiritual energy
Throughout history, more than ten warriors had reached the Saint-level in their twenties
But in all of history, there was not a single Arch Magus of the ninth rank who reached that rank before the age of thirty The rate of advance which couldn’t be increased by any known means It required one to slowly accumulate it, one step at a time
“My older brother is twenty seven years old this year” Wharton spoke out
“Twenty seven!” Hearing this nu…look of shock on his face
History was history History included the records of countless geniuses over tens of thousands of years There were a few people who reached the ninth rank after the age of thirty, but that was ancient history In the past few centuries, there hadn’t been a single person who had reached the ninth rank in their thirties
But…
“Twenty seven Twenty seven!” That silver-haired old us of the ninth rank when I turned 170, and I thought I didn’t do too bad But compared to you, Master Linley…”
The silver-haired oldhis head
The difference was simply too extraordinary
“Mr Gerhaus, in the past, how old was the youngest Arch Magus to reach the ninth rank?” Johann immediately asked
The silver-haired oldto the historical records, the youngest Arch Magus of the ninth rank was an absolute genius froo He reached the ninth rank at the age of thirty-two Inof the Yulan calendar to now, the youngest genius e of thirty-five”
In training battle-qi, if one possessed or acquired soreatly enhanced
One’s level of understanding ht
There had been people who had reached the Saint-level in their twenties!
But spiritual energy wasn’t so the Straight Chisel School of stone sculpting, Linley had only gained that sudden breakthrough and increase a single time, when he was sixteen In the past ten years, he had been slowly, painstakingly training nonstop Only then had he ed to reach the ninth rank
“I’ve heard that Master Linley isn’t just a us You are also a powerful warrior?” Emperor Johann smiled towards Linley
Linley smiled calmly “Your Iive me a try”
That warrior of the ninth rank pursed his lips “Can it be that Master Linley is such a genius that you have reached the level of a warrior of the ninth rank as well?”
“Mr Lancy, go ahead and give hionblood Warrior clan” Johann laughed
Mr Lancy immediately drew his pitch black broadsword
Linley only flipped his hand over, allowing Bloodviolet to appear in his palainst a warrior of the ninth rank, he didn’t even need to transform
“Hrht seemed to suddenly cover the broadsword in Mr Lancy’s hand “Mr Lancy is the student of the Stellar Sword Saint” Johann explained
Stellar Sword Saint?
Linley wasn’t even concerned about the Stellar Sword Saint himself, much less his disciple
“Swish…” The broadsword seeainst Linley with seely enor Bloodviolet flashed…
Mr Lancer suddenly felt as though the entire world was filled with violet light, and that all the surrounding space had suddenly been locked and frozen
“Baainst Lancy, knocking hiainst the stone screen The screen split apart, and Lancy spat out a round
Steadying hiainst the floor, Lancy slowly rose to his feet His eyes didn’t have a hint of arrogance in the merciful, Master Linley” The flat of the blade had contained such treainst hie of the blade, he definitely would have died
“Of course It was just a sparring match” Linley said casually
“Master Linley, you have alreadythe force of the heavens and the earth My master once said that in order to reach the Saint-level, one must master this level I am too far off from your level, Master Linley” Lancy knew his own limits
When sparring against his master, he had previously experienced this sensation of the space around hi been frozen and locked
Emperor Johann’s eyes narrowed