80 Chapter 80: Thundercloud? Kings Inheritance (1/2)

Dylan found it increasingly peculiar as he was rereading the whole test once more​. He wondered to himself why was it that Cultivation Theories always were the last topic for the last two pages. What was the reason? He pondered also what was the prize of getting the perfect marks? The rumored legendary Inheritance of the 4 Thundercloud Kings?

In the history of the Thundercloud City, a once in ten thousand years​ genius appeared and took the test. He was able to achieve the highest possible record within the Noble Test, a 99% score. He filed a complaint on the Thundercloud Guards against the Noble Test Center claiming that he was 100% certain that all of his answers were correct and demanded a reasonable and acceptable reason for the scam he experienced. He demanded for the test center to apologize to him and gift him the rightful inheritance of the Thundercloud Kings!

There was a legend in the city that once a person achieves the impossible perfect score in the Noble Test. Then, he/she will receive the Thundercloud Kings Inheritance which is called Thundercloud​ MonarchArts! A legendary skill that allowed the four kings to dominate their enemies from eight directions and pulverize everything on their path. It is considered as one of the ten strongest skills ever to be created by man.

Due to this legend, countless geniuses tried to achieve​ that score but it was an impossible score to achieve. The once in ten thousand years​ genius was the one who was closest to achieve such score. The test center did not apologize instead, they showed him the results of his test. It was then proven that all of his answers were right but the treasure still deemed it to be 99 percent. The elders also said that the inheritance was only a myth and was not proven to be true or not.

The genius was at a loss. He could not​ accept the fact that he was unable to gain the inheritance and he felt that the elders of the center was lying to him because they feel that he was unworthy of such grace . Being an impulsive young man with a narrow view, he left the city and vowed to return and make the Noble Test Center pay for what they did and forcefully take the inheritance.

Surprisingly, he held this grudge for so long and he came back as a Saint and rampaged the entire city. The Thundercloud Guards and the Noble clans worked together in order to subdue the genius. He, then killed his way to the test center which resulted to great casualties . However, he was eventually decapitated by the slumbering father of the current City Lord who awoke from his death meditation in order to stop the genius.

This incident caused the Falling Thunder Period due to the unfortunate deaths of numerous experts at the Mortal Severing Realm who attempted to stop the Saint. The repercussions of that incident left a deep scar in Thunder Clouds City military force. They were unable to restore its strength until 500 years later.

Due to this incident, the legend was recognized to be impossible since even the unfortunate yet dazzling genius who got all the answers to the questions right was still not granted the inheritance. The geniuses could only stop ever dreaming of acquiring the perfect score of 100 and the peerless inheritance of the Thundercloud Kings.

Dylan also knew this incident since he read all records regarding the history of the entire Thunder Cloud City.

”So why was the genius not able to get the perfect score despite having the right answers? Why did the elder's claim that the legend of acquiring the inheritance by having a perfect score was not necessarily true? Why did the Thundercloud Kings even make this standardized test?” Dylan asked to himself.

”So if I were to say that the Test Center's​ elders' claim was true, then would that mean that the Inheritance is not with them? If it is not with them, then would I be wrong to consider that test could be the Inheritance itself?! From my knowledge of various light novels, peerless experts have eccentric disposition and would not let their inheritance to be easily found. So the test could be one of the possible candidates of the inheritance!” Dylan deducedwhile using the wisdom he gained from reading uncountable number of light novels and the facts provided by the history of the Thunder Clouds City.

Having thought of this, Dylan grabbed an extra sheet of the large paper provided and used it to list down and derive the various concepts of the test and decode the entire test. As time passed by, Dylan unknowingly entered into a state of complete concentration while trying to formulate a Cultivation Technique!

Using the experience he gained from creating the Primordial Law of Business from his worldly experiencces, he was confident enough to derive a Cultivation Technique from the questions and concepts of the noble test.

He was also using the format and structure of the various techniques and manuals he read. He then used these formats​ of common thunder and lightning techniques as the foundation diagram while implementing the different theories found within the test that was derived from the Glorious Foundation Period. He primarily used the Cultivation Theories of this period because this was the period where the four Thundercloud Kings dominated the entire region.

In forty minutes of continuous failure , Dylan was successfully able to formulate a Cultivation Technique. If Technique appraisers were here, they would be shocked that an 18 year old was able to create a Low Earth Ranked Battle Technique!

”It's wrong! I don't get it. It should have been right but why is the strength of this technique only at, no, barely at the Low Earth Ranked? Being a technique created by four Saints, it should at least be a Low Heaven Rank Technique! Where did I go wrong?” Dylan was feeling frustrated. He was unable to derive the skill despite using all of the experiences he got.

Dylan paused for a second and calmed himself down. He then lamented, ”What if I not only use the theories of the Glorious Foundation Period but also from the other two periods? What if I also add the concepts of war and business? Or even the geography of the city as the foundation?”

Dylan tried once more. For the foundation and the structure of the technique, he sketched the geographical structure of the city from a bird's eye view and incorporated it with the diagrams that he used from the various common lighting and thunder techniques. He also reused his implementations of the theories earlier and used the theories from the Rising Domination Period and Falling Thunder Period in order to correct the deficiencies it previously had. He also used the concepts of war and business found in the test to supplement the flow of the technique.

One hour has already passed, Dylan was still unable to perfect the technique but he was currently too absorbed to mind the hundreds of failed attempts he had. He was constantly improving and improvising in order to derive the Inheritance of Thundercloud​ Kings.

Dylan himself did not know that he was formulating his own Cultivation Technique that was derived from the Technique that the Thundercloud Kings!

Outside the test center...

The participants all had exited the Noble Test Center and we're currently being received by their families and sects. The nobles were rejoicing of the outstanding results of the geniuses from noble lineages but there were also some who were depressed and disappointed as there were only 55% of the participants who passed the test. Some could only leave the square dejected and dismal.

”It's fine, son. We can still do better next time.” A middle-aged noble comforted his son as they left.

”Yes, father.” The boy could only follow behind his father, unable to even lift his head and look straight at his father.

”Damn, it I failed again!” A middle-aged​ man miserably punched the ground.

”I'll do better next year...” A youth faintly uttered like a lost soul.

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”You have done well, my student. You truly have not let me down!” A short yet muscular bearded man said jubilantly to his student.

”I'm glad that I was able to make you proud, master!” The student merrily replied.

”Good, good, good. Hahaha, you better not slack off or else I would have to discipline you!” The master jokingly said and left.

”Yes, master!” The student steadily bowed before following his master.

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”Hahaha, amazing, the Golden Daughter and the Stone Edge Saint Child bother got 82 percent!!” A noble elder proudly said as the two geniuses joined their sects.