War Martial Academy.
In this life, Su Chen's father had graduated from the War Martial Academy. His grandfather had graduated from the War Martial Academy. His great-grandfather had graduated from the War Martial Academy… generation after generation of the Jiang family had walked out of its gates only to die on distant battlefields.
Su Chen still chose the War Martial Academy. He had been mildly surprised that all ten top martial academies had co knocking to recruit him, yet it also made perfect sense.
No organization of that scale was foolish. The fact that he had single-handedly annihilated Black Tiger Hall had likely ceased to be a secret among the true higher-ups long ago.
A "sixth-tier" powerhouse—even if not truly sixth-tier—had proven his limitless potential simply by erasing an entire fifth-tier faction in one night.
War Martial Academy was built inside a Heavenly Rift. Every creature that once dwelled here had long since been slaughtered by the academy's powerhouses. To rank among the top three martial academies in Longxia, its foundations ran unimaginably deep.
Countless islands—large and small—floated in the sky, majestic and imposing.
The academy assigned Su Chen the island with the densest concentration of Origin Energy for his cultivation. There he t the academy's president.
"I never imagined Old Jiang's grandson would already be this grown…"
The president appeared to be a man in his thirties, yet his true age had likely turned over several tis that number.
"If Old Jiang knew his grandson still chose my War Martial Academy, he'd probably fight to the death!"
The president gave a self-deprecating laugh. In his eyes, there was both relief and reluctance.
Su Chen shook his head. "If Grandfather knew of my choice, he would only feel gratified."
The president smiled warmly. "Good child… good child. It is we of the War Martial Academy who owe the Jiang family too much. Rest assured—even if it costs my life, I will never allow the Jiang bloodline to end here!
"From today onward, you are one of us. You will have the finest instructors teaching you the strongest techniques. You will have the best nutrient solutions for cultivation. You will have the most powerful ntors leading you into Heavenly Rifts for real combat experience!"
Su Chen nodded. Though in truth, he needed none of those things. The reason he had chosen to join a martial academy was entirely his own.
Soon, an instructor led him to select a cultivation thod. Rows of ancient stone pillars stood before him, each carved with strange runes. These runes represented the techniques collected by the War Martial Academy—similar in nature to the Mysterious Spirit Ancient Tablets of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land. One comprehended them according to aptitude.
Yet Su Chen did not recognize these particular runes, which surprised him greatly. He was familiar with artifacts from even the primordial era, yet these symbols were utterly foreign. That could only an the stone pillars scavenged by the War Martial Academy originated from an epoch even older than the primordial one.
Su Chen closed his eyes. Though he did not know the runes themselves, with his insight at the Dao Entry realm, re contact was enough to instantly penetrate their secrets. Every technique laid bare before him, stripped of all mystery.
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To his mild disappointnt, the strongest among them reached only the eighth tier. The thods were undeniably ancient, yet compared to those of the Heavenly Profound Domain, they still fell short.
Below the saint tier, after billions of years of refinent by countless mighty powers, each new era's techniques had grown stronger than the last. Above the saint tier… the changes were far smaller.
Su Chen comprehended an eighth-tier thod. The ancient tablet trembled in response—once again alarming the upper echelons of War Martial Academy. He made no attempt to conceal it. He inford the academy leadership of the eighth-tier technique he had grasped.
To him, it held little value. Without hesitation, he copied the thod and donated it to the academy—thoughtfully patching its flaws along the way until it approached the level of a Nirvana-grade scripture from the Heavenly Profound Domain. From the very first day of enrollnt, he was promoted directly to the rank of Major General.
anwhile, Su Chen continued cultivating the Heaven-Covering Art. Yet less than two months later, his seclusion was interrupted.
"That's Jiang Chen? Uncle Jiang's son?"
Su Chen looked curiously at the young man who had co looking for him. Sixteen or seventeen years old, yet already brimming with heroic spirit.
"My na is Long Tianxing. I joined the War Martial Academy with the top score in the national martial examination. All for the sake of challenging you!"
Long Tianxing stood blocking the entrance to the island.
Su Chen nodded. "Oh."
He activated the energy barrier and shut Long Tianxing out.
Long Tianxing's strength was quite impressive—fourth-tier at such a young age. A true monster who had awakened his Martial Spirit innately.
But Su Chen had no intention of accepting the challenge.
Four consecutive months passed.
Su Chen broke through one after another until he reached the peak of the Spirit Soul realm. By then, his cultivation resources had been completely exhausted, yet the Heaven-Covering Divine Body had only activated ten percent.
He decided it was ti to personally enter a Heavenly Rift and hunt for more resources. The divine body consud far too much—if he continued like this, he might very well devour every last cultivation resource in War Martial Academy.
When he looked outside again, he noticed that Long Tianxing—who had been waiting four months earlier—still hadn't left.
"Jiang Chen, you've finally co out!"
The mont Long Tianxing saw Su Chen appear, the sleepy look vanished instantly, replaced by surging battle intent. "I waited for you one hundred twenty-two days, thirteen hours, thirty-four minutes, and forty-seven seconds—finally! I want to challenge you. This ti you can't refuse anymore!"
Su Chen: "..."
This ti, Su Chen did not refuse Long Tianxing's challenge. In the young man, he saw pure, unadulterated martial will. He genuinely admired it.
"Make your move."
Long Tianxing's eyes lit up. With a great shout, purple scales spread across his body. Behind him materialized the Martial Spirit of a terrifying divine dragon wreathed in lightning.
Man and Martial Spirit united as one—a sight Su Chen had never witnessed before.
Long Tianxing's figure flickered and vanished, transforming into a streak of purple light. He appeared before Su Chen in an instant and unleashed a barrage of attacks. Terrifying power stirred the heavens themselves. It was in no way inferior to so of the most powerful martial techniques.
This caused Su Chen to slightly revise his opinion of the Martial Spirit path. It did have rits worth learning from.
Facing the ferocious onslaught, Su Chen neither dodged nor retreated. He simply raised his hand and delivered a light palm strike.
Long Tianxing shot backward like a cannonball and crashed heavily into the ground.
The gap… was simply too vast.
Su Chen took two steps through the air and arrived before him.
Long Tianxing struggled to his feet, staggering, yet there was no trace of disappointnt in his eyes—only boundless excitent and battle lust.
"Jiang Chen, from now on, you are my goal! You're just too powerful. I've never t anyone who could block even one of my moves—yet I couldn't even withstand a single strike from you! With a target like you, I, Long Tianxing, will definitely beco stronger!"
Su Chen tossed him a small, perfectly round pill-like object.
Long Tianxing caught it reflexively and looked at it curiously.
"Swallow it. It will heal your injuries."
Long Tianxing swallowed it without the slightest hesitation—he never once doubted that Su Chen would harm him.
"From now on, you will be my follower."
Long Tianxing: "What?"
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