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"Strange, the Jade Fire Bear's growl. Why is there are no people coming." Yin Zu was perplexed as he thought.

Then...

In the middle of full moon, 3 man with hood appeared! The 3 man mumbled as they saw Yin Zu holding the Jade Fire Cub.

" Hmmm, this kid is Yin Zu! Why is he here?" The man whose robe is reddish black.

" Sigh, after injuring that Jade Fire Bear, it was swallowed by Vine Wood Snake what a pity. Anyways, give him at least some Essence Stone to hand over the Bear cub." The man whose robe is azure white.

"..." The man whose robe is pure dark approached Yin Zu.

Seeing the black robed man Yin Zu was dripping a cold sweat.

' Hidden Elders! I might stole their hunt. I'm dead if I don't hand over the cub.' Yin Zu thought.

Then, Yin Zu's vision is gradually fading.

"This, Rank 2 True Iron Sword Spirit and 30 Essence Stones." The man with black robe took the Bear cub and left a Spirit and 30 Essence Stones.

Then, Night passes, fast, in vision of Yin Zu.

Early in the morning...

" Helloooo???Helloooo???" A young maiden that has herb basket, using a stick, poking Yin Zu's sleeping face. Accidentally, she poke Yin Zu's mouth.

" Oops."

" Guh!" Yin Zu was awakened after the young maiden poked after Yin Zu's mouth.

"Oh! You're awake! Why were you sleeping in the middle of the forest?" The young Maiden asked.

" Huh?" Yin Zu's mind is still fuzzy.

" Ah, that's rude of me ! My name was Rei Xin. Your's?" Rei Xin's face was lively as she meekly smiled.

" Yin Zu, tell me what's the time?" Yin Zu recollected what happened during past evening.

"Past Sunrise!" Rei Xin responded softly.

"Tsk." Yin Zu was hurried to his house, running fast!

Even Yin Zu is not actually listening, the student's obligation is to attend academy. The student's may not, if had a valid reason.

Yin Zu hold his pocket and found a Storage Type Spirit! Rank 2 Pocket Spirit.

" This should be True Iron Sword and 30 Essence Stone." Yin Zu mumbled.

He was surely that the Black Robe man had another objective for handling the True Sword Spirit.

After he got to his residence he immediately changed robe and headed to Academy, he can't be late! Punishments is actually time based. Yin Zu was planning to enhance his physical capability to make up for his talent. Punishment means becoming weak to him!

Then, he arrived at time. Xiao Yun was shocked that Yin Zu was still attending at academy for having a D Talent.

Chou Shou arrived stopping the commotions made by students and started teaching. Yin Zu was sleeping as usual. He is reserving his strength to train his body and hunting during evening.

This continues for 1 month.

Until, Yin Zu found a way to start cultivating Chaotic Sword Style, after he acquired Rank 1 Graceful Sword Spirit in the body of Rank 1 Blade Shell Beast at riverside.

Graceful Sword Spirit increases Movement of user depending on the quantity of activated Blade Related Spirit until the activation is terminated.

The Chaotic Sword style was founded by 3rd Death Bringer, Chaotic Shadow Sword, whose death is at hands of Rank 9 Spirit Vessel.

The battle prowess of Chaotic Sword was in a high degree.

But, it has a huge setback.

The Chaotic Sword only last depending on the activated Blade Related Spirit. In other words, the more Blade Related the user possess ,it's more powerful.

And the Chaotic Sword has different forms, possess different stance. The one that Yin Zu planning to use was Fiery Style that has a Fire Related Spirit as a support. The stance of Fiery Form was continuous attack, and one miss will end the stance.

Now, Yin Zu possessed 3 Spirits. Namely, True Iron Sword Spirit, Dark Fire Armour and Rank 1 Graceful sword. In past days, he caught 3 different spirits but ended as a fuel to Dark Fire Armour Spirit.

As for Xiao Yun and other 2 S Grade Talents, they've reached the middle realm in just one month! Truly an S Grade Talent.

Meanwhile, Yin Zu needed at least another day to breakthrough.

The D Grade Talent was even rarer to S grade! Meaning, Yin Zu, alone, possess D grade talent in his current generation. The common was B and C grade, A grade is considered more rarer than

B and C grades.

The difference of Rank 1 Spirit Vessel and Rank 1 Middle Realm was not that huge but it reduces the consumption of Spirit Essence at least quarter of expenditure. This continuous until one is ascended to Rank 8 Spirit Vessel which use evolved form of spirit essence as expenditure.

But, this news can't stop Yin Zu and finally reached the Middle realm for another half of month.

Yin Zu practiced the methods and the stances of Chaotic Sword Original Form, he didn't considered the Fiery Form because of Dark Fire Armour and he want to use the Dark Fire Armour as his lifeline.

Although, Dark Fire Armour is Rank 2 Spirit it can contend with Rank 3 Spirit in terms of battle prowess and it's consumption is continuous, so he can substitute Essence Stone as a consumption.

2 months after entering the academy, there are news of Xiao Yun and Da Hong for nearing breakthrough of Rank 2 Spirit!

Da Hong was a cultivator of Strength path which focused on one's physical body. His background was 2nd young master of Hong family. The news of him, being a S Grade Talent, was noticed by his Father and now his Father supporting his cultivation.

As for S Grade Talent Gong Shifai, he reached the Middle stage and was focusing on his physique.

He was chosen as a disciple of well known Rank 5 Strength cultivator.

In the night time, Yin Zu was hunting normal beast. If he find some Rank 3 or higher Spirit Beast he will chose to stay away from it's path. As for Rank 1, he would try to hunt. Sometimes, he considered hunting Rank 2 Spirit Beasts, because some Rank 2 Spirit Beast possess threat as Rank 1 Spirit Beast.

"If I am Rank 2 Spirit Vessel and possesses another Rank 2 Spirit, I will no longer Fear Rank 2 Beast. What a pity." Yin Zu was hiding in a bush after burning to ashes the Rank 2 Blade Mantis Spirit Beast.

He immediately caught a Rank 1 Fast Slash Spirit.

Then he tilted his head westward and saw a Rank 4 Vine Wood Python Spirit Beast! He immediately ran off.

He was breathing crazy after an intense escape from Rank 4 Spirit Beast.

" Thankfully that sinister beast seemed to be injured or else the result is completely different." Yin Zu breathed heavily.

The appearance of Rank 4 Spirit Beast is uncommon to this forest side. This made Yin Zu thought of Hidden Elders and immediately stood up and ran towards the village.