87: Bet, old tradition!

Strands of Sword Qi, guided by Martial Arts, surged into Lu Sheng's body.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!

The sound of Sword Qi tearing through flesh and blood was like countless electric snakes.

Lu Sheng's face instantly paled, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Even though he was already accustomed to the tearing of Sword Qi, the Sword Qi in the Sword Pool seemed to be of better quality, and its sharpness was even greater.

"Hoo!"

Lu Sheng let out a long breath, forcing himself to calm down, then slowly refined the Sword Qi from the Sword Pool, transforming it into a part of his own Sword Qi.

Gradually... within Lu Sheng's Dantian, the prototype of the second strand of Sword Qi began to slowly emerge, its speed significantly faster than when Lu Sheng condensed the first strand.

After all, he had some experience, and Lu Sheng's current Sword Dao Realm had already surpassed Sword Dao Perfection, reaching the understanding of Sword Intent.

Moreover, the Sword Qi in the Sword Pool was dense, and the amount of Sword Qi surging into Lu Sheng's body was even greater.

Under the combined influence of various factors, Lu Sheng's efficiency in transforming Sword Qi naturally increased significantly.

However... precisely because of this, the destruction caused by the Sword Qi that Lu Sheng had to endure became even more intense, causing Lu Sheng's face to turn pale.

As Lu Sheng silently refined the Sword Qi, the Sword Qi also tempered his Physical Body little by little.

For a time, Lu Sheng's aura slowly grew in an extremely stable manner... In the Cultivation room.

Lan Zhan leaned on a chair, calmly watching the five people in the screen.

Elder Li's figure appeared beside Lan Zhan at some point, but his gaze was solely fixed on the screen where Lu Sheng was.

"Has he already started forging the Hidden Dragon Sword Qi?"

Elder Li slowly spoke, his voice clearly surprised.

After all, not much time had passed.

Lan Zhan nodded, his words filled with a hint of helplessness: "I don't know how to evaluate this kid's talent anymore. I feel that my past teaching experience, applied to this kid, is simply a joke!"

"Perhaps... this kid will break the Star Academy's record for the first stage of training!"

Lan Zhan's voice carried a hint of anticipation.

Elder Li, who was beside him, fell silent for a moment, but a glimmer of light flickered in his cloudy eyes.

"A record, huh..."

Elder Li murmured.

All students of Star Academy would undergo the so-called first stage of training.

Although everyone's training was different, tailored by their respective mentors, the difficulty of the training was the same for everyone.

In the history of Star Academy, the fastest student to complete the first stage of training took only twenty-one days.

At that time, it shocked the entire Star Academy, even alarming the Headmaster, who was rarely in the academy, to specially return and take a look.

One must know that most Star Academy students needed more than a month to complete the first stage of training.

Throughout the history of Star Academy, fewer than twenty people had managed to complete the first stage of training within a month.

Not to mention completing it in just twenty-one days.

However... Elder Li seemed to have thought of something and remained silent for a long time.

Lan Zhan, who was beside him, didn't seem to notice Elder Li's unusual behavior.

After a moment, Elder Li slowly raised his head and once again fixed his gaze on Lu Sheng's screen.

"It's not easy to break that unfilial disciple's record, even if Lu Sheng breaks the limit of twenty points of Qi and blood."

"After all... at that time, when that unfilial disciple participated in the first stage of training, he was already at the Peak of the Blood Refinement Realm."

Lan Zhan seemed to be in a daze for a moment, glanced at Elder Li, then his eyes filled with determination.

"He will. I believe in my student!"

"Since that traitor could do it, my student naturally can too!"

"Elder Li... let go of the past. That matter wasn't your fault either."

Lan Zhan said softly.

However, even though Lan Zhan was comforting him, Elder Li didn't seem to hear it. He just took a deep look at Lu Sheng in the screen, and after a moment, he finally uttered a sentence.

"Perhaps!"

Lan Zhan didn't say anything more. He knew very well how much harm that incident had caused the old man in front of him.

"Is he already preparing to condense Hidden Dragon Sword Qi?"

Suddenly, Elder Li changed the subject.

Lan Zhan looked over, and a hint of anticipation also appeared in his eyes.

"Old Sword Saint Kong Yunchang's Hidden Dragon Sword Qi is the top-tier Sword Qi among all swordsmen in Great Xia. Even the lowest Low Grade Hidden Dragon Sword Qi is enough to sweep away most swordsmen's Sword Qi. I just don't know what Rank of Sword Qi this kid can condense!"

Lan Zhan smiled.

Kong Yunchang's reputation was very great throughout Great Xia, especially in the circle of swordsmen. As the number one person in the Sword Dao and one who had ascended to the Saintly Position.

Kong Yunchang's signature sword techniques were naturally studied by many.

Among them, there was the existence of Hidden Dragon Sword Qi!

Elder Li smiled, seemingly having moved on from the previous topic: "Old Sword Saint Kong Yunchang's Hidden Dragon Sword Qi is the top-tier Sword Qi in Great Xia. If one can create the top-tier Hidden Dragon Sword Qi, their future achievements will surely surpass the Old Sword Saint.

"However... even the Old Sword Saint himself has not achieved this top-tier Hidden Dragon Sword Qi."

Elder Li looked at Lan Zhan and said, "How about we make a bet?"

"What bet?"

Lan Zhan raised an eyebrow slightly, asking curiously.

"Let's bet on what Rank Lu Sheng's Hidden Dragon Sword Qi can reach!"

"If you win, I'll give you the Sword Demon Clan spirit bone I've treasured for ten years!"

"If you lose... hehe, how about ten thousand points?"

Elder Li looked at Lan Zhan with a smile, then didn't give Lan Zhan a chance to speak.

"I bet Lu Sheng can create High Grade Hidden Dragon Sword Qi!"

After he finished speaking, the smile on Elder Li's face became even wider.

Meanwhile, Lan Zhan's expression stiffened at this moment.

Looking at Elder Li with a profound gaze, Lan Zhan slowly said, "Elder Li, as a Old senior, don't keep eyeing my points. I'm no longer a student; I'm a teacher now, after all!"

"What are you saying! What kind of talk is that!"

Elder Li immediately became righteous.

"Am I the kind of person who covets your points? I am upright and honorable; how could I be such a shameless person!"

"Isn't this a bet? You can choose!"

"Besides, my Sword Demon Clan spirit bone is worth seven or eight tens of thousands of points. If you win, you'll make a huge profit!"

Lan Zhan looked at Elder Li, his face full of speechlessness.

You've already chosen the highest probability, what should I choose?

With Lu Sheng's talent, it's absolutely impossible for him to only achieve Low Grade or Medium Grade.

As for Super Grade... that's a Realm even the Old Sword Saint hasn't reached. No matter what, Lu Sheng couldn't possibly surpass the Old Sword Saint, right?

So... the probability of High Grade Hidden Dragon Sword Qi is clearly the highest!

As for Elder Li saying he'd make a huge profit?

Huge profit my ass.

Something with no winning chance, and he still calls it a huge profit.

This rotten old man is truly cunning.

He even thought of comforting him just now, what a fool!

"I..."

Lan Zhan wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in his throat.

After a moment, Lan Zhan seemed to give up resisting and said weakly.

"Fine, fine, who told you to be an Old Old senior!"

"In that case... I choose Super Grade!"

If the probability of High Grade was ninety-nine percent, then the probability of Low Grade and Medium Grade was zero!

Choosing Super Grade, at least there was still that one percent chance.

What if he really guessed that one percent chance?

Lan Zhan looked at the screen where Lu Sheng was, and a hint of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

As for losing... Lan Zhan's peripheral vision couldn't help but glance at the other four little fellows.

Then he would just have to follow Star Academy's old tradition and exploit his own students!

Thinking of this, Lan Zhan's mood also improved slightly.

"Good, it's a deal!"

Elder Li chuckled, stroked his beard, and looked at the screen, a hint of curiosity appearing in his cloudy eyes.

"Can this kid... really break the record...?"

Deep within Elder Li's heart, a thought slowly emerged... In the Sword Pool.

Lu Sheng sat cross-legged in the center of the Sword Pool, strands of Sword Qi tearing at Lu Sheng's skin. Golden light flickered, and at the same time, the torn wounds healed at an extremely fast pace.

This cycle repeated, an extremely tormenting process.

Although this feeling was extremely uncomfortable, through such repeated torment, Lu Sheng's Physical Body aura also increased little by little.

Though subtle, it was extremely stable.

And at this moment, within Lu Sheng's Dantian.

Several strands of Sword Qi were already quietly suspended within Lu Sheng's Dantian.

Each strand of Sword Qi emanated an extremely sharp aura.

The Sword Qi continued to pour into Lu Sheng's Dantian, and the number of Sword Qi within the Dantian also increased little by little.

Three strands!

Four strands!

...Nine strands!

Ten strands!

It wasn't until ten strands that Lu Sheng's constantly meditating body trembled slightly.

Immediately after, Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes.

Within his eyes, an extremely sharp radiance flickered.

For a moment, Lu Sheng himself seemed like an extremely sharp blade, filled with sharpness.

"Ten strands!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly, joy appearing in his eyes.

Ten strands!

He was now qualified to forge his own Hidden Dragon Sword Qi.

However... for Lu Sheng, this was merely the beginning.

With a talent like [Sword Dao Divinity], if he only achieved Low Grade Hidden Dragon Sword Qi, that would be truly embarrassing.

Lu Sheng's minimum goal... was High Grade Hidden Dragon Sword Qi comparable to Kong Yunchang's!

Or even... to challenge Super Grade Sword Qi!