32: Bright Yellow-level talent - Sword Prodigy

"Congratulations, Dao Master. This Talent Evolution was successful. You have obtained a Bright Yellow Grade Talent—Blade Dao Prodigy!"

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[Talent: Blade Dao Prodigy]

[Rank: bright yellow rank]

[Introduction: You are a prodigy in the Blade Dao, seen only once in ten million people. You are born with a powerful Blade Dao talent that draws the eyes of countless others!]

[Many blade techniques will become incredibly simple in your hands. You will make rapid progress in comprehending any blade technique, achieving shocking results in a short period.]

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"Blade Dao Prodigy! A Blade Dao talent seen once in ten million... this is the talent I evolved this time?"

Seeing this talent, Lin Yi's eyes shone with infinite light.

One must know that after stacking the two talents "Martial Arts Genius" and "Blade Path Prodigy," he already possessed an extremely terrifying talent in the Blade Dao.

Coupled with the boost from the Limit of Strength Realm, Lin Yi estimated that his original talent in blade techniques had already faintly surpassed the level of a Crimson Grade talent.

Now, with another bright yellow rank Blade Dao talent stacked on top, while he might not be able to rival those Blade Path Prodigies seen only once in a hundred million, he was definitely more than capable of matching a Saber Dao Genius seen once in tens of millions!

And just how powerful would a Saber Dao Genius seen once in tens of millions be?

"Clang!"

With a thought, Lin Yi raised his hand and immediately pulled a long saber from the weapon rack nearby.

The long saber was snow-white and emitted a chilling aura, its coldness even more piercing in the night.

Without delay, Lin Yi immediately began to swing the cold blade, practicing the Fourth Grade Martial Art, "Full Moon Star Saber."

"Swoosh!"

Inside the martial arts cultivation room, streaks of blade light like flowing water blossomed in the Void Realm.

Sometimes like a bright moon, sometimes like a heavy star, and sometimes like a crescent moon exuding a chilling cold... For a moment, phenomena composed of snow-white blade light—bright moons, stars, crescents, and shattered stars—all formed within this small martial arts cultivation room.

On the attribute panel in Lin Yi's mind, as he continued to practice, the progress of "Full Moon Star Saber" in the martial arts column kept rising... [Martial Art: Full Moon Star Saber (Entry, 1%)]

[Martial Art: Full Moon Star Saber (Entry, 2%)]

...[Martial Art: Full Moon Star Saber (Entry, 10%)]

...[Martial Art: Full Moon Star Saber (Entry, 20%)]

...Inside the martial arts cultivation room, Lin Yi practiced frantically, the long saber in his hand constantly swinging according to the records in the Secret Manual.

In the blink of an eye, he had practiced straight through until dawn.

At this time, the progress of "Full Moon Star Saber" on the attribute panel suddenly changed.

[Martial Art: Full Moon Star Saber (Entry, 87%)]

"87%!"

Seeing this number, even Lin Yi found it hard to believe:

"In just one night, after less than ten hours of cultivation, my progress in the Full Moon Star Saber has surged from 1% to 87%."

"If I Cultivate for another two hours, no, one hour, wouldn't I reach Minor Achievement directly?"

"This talent of mine is truly... terrifying!"

A look of deep shock flashed in Lin Yi's eyes, yet a smile uncontrollably spread across his face.

To Cultivate a Fourth Grade Martial Art from entry to near Minor Achievement in a single night—even if he already had a solid foundation—would likely be enough to shake the entire Dongshan Prefecture if word got out.

After all, Fourth Grade Martial Arts are truly difficult, so much so that even the previous Lin Yi found them a headache.

Even among Fifth-rank Martial Artists, there probably aren't many experts who can Cultivate a Fourth Grade Martial Art to the Major Achievement Realm, let alone a Seventh Grade Martial Artist like himself.

But now, with the "Blade Dao Prodigy" talent, Lin Yi was confident he could Cultivate it to Major Achievement within two months, or even less.

As for a year from now, when the Heavenly Mountain Sect holds its Disciple recruitment assessment, he even had the confidence to Cultivate it to the Perfection Realm!

By then, his cultivation would reach the Peak of the Sixth Grade, his Extreme Strength would reach Minor Achievement or even Major Achievement, and his Fourth Grade Martial Art would also reach Perfection.

With such a setup, even if the Martial Academy Disciples participating in the Heavenly Mountain Sect assessment next year were as numerous as the clouds, Lin Yi had absolute confidence in securing a spot!

"I'll have breakfast first, rest for a bit, and then continue cultivating. I'll strive to reach the Major Achievement Realm of the Full Moon Star Saber as soon as possible."

With this thought, Lin Yi was full of motivation and immediately headed to the academy's cafeteria... Just like that, in the days that followed, Lin Yi's life became very peaceful.

Since he already had five thousand taels of silver and ten tiger tendon leopard blood pills, combined with his status as a Profound Rank Genius giving him a discount when buying Medicinal Pills at Wanxiang Tower.

Lin Yi spent sparingly, so he didn't have to worry about Medicinal Pills for the time being. Most of his energy could be focused on cultivating martial arts.

Thus, with the combination of many powerful talents and the aid of Medicinal Pills, Lin Yi's martial arts skills, strength-exertion Realm, and martial cultivation all progressed by leaps and bounds.

In the midst of such rapid progress, another month and a half passed in the blink of an eye... *Clang! Clang! Clang!*

On this day, in a martial arts cultivation room at the Guangling Martial Academy, the sounds of weapons clashing echoed in the Void Realm as two young figures were seen fighting on the ground.

One of them held a saber, while the other held a greatsword.

The boy with the greatsword was pale, his muscles trembling, and he seemed nearly unable to hold onto his weapon.

The boy with the saber had a calm expression, handling his long blade with ease as if taking a leisurely stroll. With just a few casual turns, he left the greatsword boy in a flurry, looking as if he would be defeated at any moment.

Finally, after about a hundred exchanges.

"Swish!"

The boy with the saber slashed out, cutting through the air, and the greatsword boy failed to defend in time.

The next moment, when he came to his senses, he found a cold long saber already resting against his neck.

"This..."

Feeling the cold saber next to his neck, the greatsword in Wang Kai's hand dropped weakly to the ground, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"Lin Yi, you're getting more and more terrifying. It's only been a short month and a half, but I feel like you've cultivated for a year and a half!"

"Just a month and a half ago when we fought on the arena, I could still force you to fully unleash your Extreme Strength and only narrowly lost after hundreds of moves."

"But now, you haven't even unleashed your Extreme Strength, and I can't even last two hundred moves against you."

"Tell me the truth, how strong are you exactly? Could you already be a match for a Fifth-rank Martial Artist?"

"Hehe, it's a secret."

Lin Yi chuckled, then looked at Wang Kai and said:

"How about it? Want to keep practicing?"

"Forget it! I'm done!"

Hearing this, Wang Kai shook his head repeatedly:

"You're too fierce. Practicing with you two or three times a day is fine, but any more than that is just asking for punishment. I don't have a masochistic streak, so let's call it a day! We'll fight again another day."

"By the way! We were so absorbed in the fight that I almost forgot to tell you something."

"When I arrived at the academy this morning, I happened to run into Teacher Sun. He asked me to tell you to go to the Dean's study with me after lunch today to find him. Apparently, there's something big to tell us."

"Oh, something big? What big news could the academy have?"

Lin Yi was somewhat curious.

"I don't know either, but it shouldn't be anything bad."

At this, Wang Kai smiled:

"After all, the hope for the academy's Disciples to enter the Heavenly Mountain Sect next year rests entirely on the two of us."

"Under these circumstances, the Dean treats us like treasures; he wouldn't do anything that isn't in our best interest."

"Anyway, we'll find out everything once we see the Dean."

"Alright!"

Lin Yi said:

"Then let's each practice a bit more for now, and after eating, we'll go to the Dean's study together."

"Alright!"

Wang Kai also nodded.