Legend of A Hero

Time passed bit by bit. The 14 or 15 year old youth in Black Rock City had never been so excited about training in martial arts before. Although he said that he had the intention of touching on the side, at least he had it, and it was more or less of a use.

There were fewer youngsters walking around on the street. The owners of the shops were all scolding this young man behind their backs. Sigh! It's a lot less money this month, damn race.

The City Lord's Mansion was completely silent, as if all this had nothing to do with them. The lion at the door was still covered in dust, as if it was harmless to humans and animals. However, its sharp claws had already revealed their sharpness.

Yang Bai stopped practicing the Thousand Army Saber Technique. Since he couldn't get any results from it, his saber speed had increased by a lot.

Yang Bai, who had no intention to cultivate, wandered aimlessly on the streets. Unknowingly, he walked to the river bank and watched as the river waters slowly receded into the distance. At this moment, Yang Bai seemed to hear a melodious zither melody. It was very pleasant to the ears, and very peaceful to the heart.

He looked up and saw how familiar the scenery was. It turned out that he had unknowingly come to a place that he often visited. This place was close to the Misty Rain Tower. When he looked up, he could see a window in the distance.

There was often a girl in that window who played the lute quietly. Yang Bai liked to listen to the sound of her zither. He always felt that her zither music was filled with nostalgia for a certain place. That place was very beautiful and auspicious.

Although he couldn't stand in front of her and tell her what he was thinking, Yang Bai felt that he was satisfied to be able to see her like this from a distance.

… ….

When Yang Bai returned home, his mood was much calmer. The elemental energy in his dantian was on the verge of exploding. It seemed like his breakthrough wasn't too far off.

Calming his heart, Yang Bai focused on breaking through to the elemental energy level. If he could break through to the advanced stage in elemental energy, then his chances of winning the next round would be much higher.

A high rank level one martial artist coupled with the ability to wipe out thousands of enemies, as long as they didn't confront a peak rank one martial artist, they were basically invincible. Even if he met someone at the peak of the first step, he would have no problem protecting himself.

On the training field, Yang Bai sat cross-legged, drawing out his soul consciousness to absorb the free heaven and earth origin energy. He operated his modified Flame Mantra and began to compress his soul force bit by bit.

The elemental energy within his dantian was accumulating more and more, and it was accumulating more and more elemental energy. It was already beginning to exceed the limits of what a mid-tier level one could gather. The dantian that stored elemental energy became unstable. It seemed like it could break through the bottleneck of a mid-First Order in the next moment. However, it still had not broken through yet.

While Yang Bai was trying his best to break through to the Advanced Level 1, Blackrock City became bustling with noise and excitement. City Lord Zhao Buliang personally brought his men to the city gate to stand guard. What was going on? It turned out that Tianshui County was recruiting young talents for the examination.

Outside the city, the City Lord's Mansion's men were lined up in two rows to form a passage on both sides of the city wall. Zhao Bulang was standing in front of the two rows of guards with his hands behind his back as he stared at the road. The rest of the people were driven away, leaving only a few busybodies watching from a distance.

In the distance, a group of flying riders galloped over, bringing with them billowing smoke and dust. This was a team of ten-thousand-kilometer horses. They were mounts which were commonly used in the army, and were capable of traversing ten thousand kilometers in a day. Riding on the Thousand Mile Horse were knights clad in armor. The bright armor reflected the sunlight on their bodies and shone brightly, giving them a very mighty appearance.

The Ten Thousand Mile Horse's pace was very regular, like the beating of a war drum. It made people's heart thump loudly. In the blink of an eye, the knight had already arrived at the city gate, and an oppressive aura followed. This group of knights only numbered twenty or thirty, giving off the impression of facing an army.

"Hahaha!" Brother Chen, Brother Lin, Brother Li, Brother Ji, long time no see. I've been waiting here for a long time now. " Zhao Bulang let out a laugh and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Hiss —"

The riders pulled the Ten Thousand Mile Horse up, and the Ten Thousand Mile Horse raised its forelegs and stomped them together. With a hiss, it fell to the ground. Its movements were uniform and beautiful.

Seeing Zhao Bulian coming over, the four Knights in the lead dismounted from their horses. They moved very quickly and looked very dashing.

"Brother Zhao, long time no see. You're such a cool city lord!"

Chen Ting, who had been addressed as "Brother Chen" by Zhao Buliang, spoke up. Then came Lin Cheng, Li Yunhua and Ji Yuan. Among them, Chen Ting was one of the commander-in-chiefs of the County Guard, while Lin Cheng, Li Yunhai, and Ji Yuan were all vice captains.

They represented the four great clans of Chen, Lin, Li, and Ji in Tianshui County. This time's selection for Black Rock City was the result of the four great families weighing the pros and cons.

"What are you saying, Brother Chen? It's not that the mayor is not good at this job!" Let's not talk about this further. Everyone must have come all the way here today, so I believe you guys have all prepared water and wine for us. "Everyone, please."

Zhao Buliang greeted them with a few words. Some things couldn't be said in public, so he led them to the City Lord's Mansion to set up a banquet.

This large group of people could not help but attract the attention of the commoners as they walked from the city gate to the City Lord's Mansion. In the restaurants, a head popped up to look at them. The spectators were envious of the bright armor.

Zhao Bulang did not inform the other big families of the news that came from the County Guard. When the various great clans found out. They were invited into the City Lord's Mansion by Zhao Bulang.

"What is Zhao Bulang doing?" "Would you like to undermine our relationship with the county guards, who then would be prejudiced against us in their selection?"

After receiving the news from the County Guard, Yang Zhongwu and the Great Elder gathered together to discuss.

"That may not be possible. The youths of our Yang family have an absolute advantage in Black Rock City. In the entire Black Rock City, the only four people who are at the peak of the First Order all belong to our Yang family. As long as the members of the County Guard are not blind, Zhao Bulang will not succeed in his petty tricks. "

"Maybe Zhao Buliang has a motive …"

Yang Zhongwu and the Great Elder could not guess Zhao Bulang's intention, but they could not do anything about it. They had already entered the Mayor's mansion, it was very difficult for the spies from the Yang family to find out anything. Even though Zhao Buliang didn't do much in Black Rock City, the City Lord's Mansion was still his territory. In the past five years, it had been extremely close to the point where it was difficult for other forces to infiltrate.

Everyone felt that it was very strange. After the County Guard had entered the City Lord's Mansion, they did not come out. It was as if they had never come out before. There were more and more guesses, but none of them were suitable.

… ….

As the storm was brewing outside, Yang Bai was focusing on his cultivation, preparing for his final breakthrough.

On the day before the competition, Yang Bai was quietly sitting on the training field. While using the Flame Mantra to absorb the surrounding Essence Qi, he was also using his Will to observe the condition of his Dantian.

His dantian absorbed more and more spirit energy, but it still hadn't broken through. For the sake of his Dantian's safety, Yang Bai had no choice but to use a portion of his elemental energy to nourish his Dantian, preventing it from rupturing due to the pressure. However, the amount he absorbed was slightly less than before.

While Yang Bai was using his mental powers to check, he discovered that his dantian was compressing elemental energy in a very regular manner. Therefore, the absorption of elemental energy followed this rule. This obviously made the absorption of elemental energy much faster. The pressure on his dantian lessened.

In this way, Yang Bai boldly used his mental power to absorb the heaven and earth origin energy and store it in his Dantian. The change in his Dantian was even more obvious.

With a thought, Essence Qi entered his body. Under the impact of the elemental energy, the barrier that restricted Yang Bai for a long time became increasingly weak. Finally, the compressed elemental energy finally broke through.

The compressed elemental energy had already been released without any restriction, and his dantian had been repeatedly hit by the explosion. However, due to the previous nourishment, his Dantian had a very good ability to withstand pressure. Thus, he had to resist the explosive movement of the elemental energy.

After breaking through the bottleneck to the Xiantian First Order, the elemental energy stored in his dantian had increased by a lot. His meridians were also able to absorb energy at a much faster rate. The heaven and earth origin energy flowed smoothly from his meridians into his dantian. There was only one word that could describe Yang Bai's current condition, and that was' pleasurable '.

After his dantian recovered its calmness, he stood up and stretched his numb legs. Yang Bai breathed out a mouthful of foul air, his heart brimming with joy.

"I've finally broken through to the Advanced Level 1. This isn't easy!"

Yang Bai waved his fist, feeling the strength that came after his strength increased. The output of elemental energy was much higher than before. Advanced Level 1 was indeed different. With Yang Bai's current strength, if he were to defeat thousands of enemies, the power would be even greater.

Immediately, Yang Bai was brimming with confidence towards this youth hegemony competition. The path of the strong had begun.