Chapter 21: Impasse (2/2)

Their voices may have been soft, but Xiao Chen could still hear them. Xiao Chen found it funny and just ignored them, directly going to the bookshelves to look for Martial Techniques for weapons. This was his first time here and the library was very big, so it took him quite some time before he managed to find the bookshelf for weapons-related Martial Techniques.

“Thunderbolt Swordplay, Medial Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, there are 13 moves to this swordplay, each stroke faster than the one before it. Use a speed as fast as a thunderbolt to kill the enemy.”

“Mountain Splitting Hack, Inferior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, when trained to the great perfection realm, it can split the mountains and separate the seas with one hack.

“Revolving Spear, Inferior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, focuses Essence on the body of the spear, creating a revolving force. Able to achieve unimaginable results in battle.”

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Xiao Chen kept reading book after book. The more he read, the less interested he was. The highest grade of Martial Techniques was only Medial Grade Yellow Ranked. There was not even a single Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique. Furthermore, the descriptions were very exaggerated, they were only Yellow Ranked Martial Techniques. No matter how much they were trained in, it would be impossible to split the mountains and separate the seas or be as fast as a thunderbolt.

Putting down a Yellow Ranked Martial Technique book, he noticed a book as he lowered his head. The book was covered in dust and in the corner on the bottom shelf. There were some blurred words that he noticed, instantly attracting his gaze.

Heaven Ranked!

Xiao Chen carefully looked around, after making sure that there was no one around, he quickly and carefully picked up the book. Xiao Chen felt incomparably joyful. Looks like he had days when he was lucky as well, there was actually a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique on the first floor of the library. Furthermore, no one had discovered it.

Heaven Ranked Martial Technique — Dragon Subduing Slash. Xiao Chen slowly flipped the book open and read it, this Dragon Subduing Slash was an introductory saber technique. There was a total of 13 moves, every move requiring more Essence to exhibit than the one before. With Xiao Chen’s current cultivation, he would not even be able to exhibit the first move — Return of the Azure Dragon.

Xiao Chen carefully kept the Dragon Subduing Slash book, then he casually grabbed a Medial Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique before looking for the manager of the library — Xiao Jue. Xiao Jue was the second brother of his father, he had already become a Martial Grand Master many years ago. However, he had then suffered an injury which caused his cultivation to drop to Martial Master, thus he was sent by the Xiao Clan to manage the library.

Looking at the Dragon Subduing Slash Xiao Chen handed over, Xiao Jue stared blankly for a while before saying: “Where did you find this Martial Technique?”

Were there some mysterious principles involved in this? Xiao Chen suppressed the suspicions he had in his heart and told Xiao Jue the truth of where he had found the Dragon Subduing Slash.

Xiao Jue laughed loudly after hearing it, “I have not seen this Martial Technique for quite a long time, so it was actually hidden there. Nephew Xiao Chen, you can’t take this book out.”

“Why?”

Xiao Jue replied with a slight tone of ridicule: “Did you think that you had gotten lucky and found a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique that no one else discovered? That your strength would suddenly soar when you learned it, that you will be able to slaughter everyone and become unparalleled?”

Xiao Chen, who had been seen through, said awkwardly: “What is wrong with this book? Since it is a Heaven Rank Martial Technique, why can’t the Xiao Clan disciples take it out?”

Xiao Jue sighed in disappointment and frustration, “When I was young, I asked the same question as you. Since it is a Heaven Rank Martial Technique, why can’t the Xiao Clan disciples practice it?”

Xiao Jue paused for a moment before sorrowfully continuing, “This Martial Technique can only be practiced by people who have the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, anyone else would end up exploding and dying. However, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had not appeared in our Xiao Clan for a thousand years. Thus, this Martial Technique is like trash, taking it out will only cause harm to others.”

Azure Dragon again!

Xiao Chen’s heart beat very hard as he tried to maintain a poker face, “So, it is like this, then can I just take it back to reference it then return it? I promise not to practice it.”

“This is no problem, this book is just a copy, you can take it back and don’t bother returning it. Or else, someone else might get tempted by it and get into trouble. However, Xiao Chen, you must remember to never attempt to practice it. There were many in the elder generations of the Xiao Clan who have tried and ended up exploding. There have been so many precedents of this.”

Xiao Chen nodded his head and smiled, “I a.s.sure you I won’t, second uncle, please do not worry. I shall take my leave first.”

“Second Uncle, why isn’t there even a Profound Ranked Martial Technique on the second floor?”

Xiao Chen was about to leave when he heard a familiar voice. The person who spoke was Xiao Jian, who had just come from the second floor. Xiao Chen stopped in his tracks with some astonishment. Xiao Jian came from the second floor, w meant that he had broken through the bottleneck of peak Martial Disciple and was now a Martial Master, how surprising.

Xiao Jian walked over, holding a few Martial Technique books, he had not expected to meet Xiao Chen here. Xiao Jian was surprised for awhile before he smiled and said: “I didn’t expect to meet second brother here, are you here to look for Martial Techniques too?”

Xiao Jian looked the same as he did before, he was dressed in a blue gi, looking very capable and experienced. The pride that used to show on his face had decreased somewhat but Xiao Chen could still see a trace of hatred hidden in his eyes.

Looks like the matter with Xiao Jian has not ended yet.

As though Xiao Jian could hear his thoughts, Xiao Jian slowly walked over and said in a low voice: “The duel between you and I has just begun. I will repay the shame from that day with interest.” the final few words were slowly enunciated through clenched teeth.

Who humiliated who first? All these years, during the test of abilities, which one have you not humiliated me in? Have you ever thought of all the times that I have suffered because of that?