King of Ten Thousand Years

In the forest.

Nearly ten Silver Students were closing in on the fleeing Cyan Wind Wolf.

With a lineup like this, even though the Cyan Wind Wolf was as strong as a cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening and renowned for its speed, it stood little chance of escape.

”Let’s make it a competition. Whoever lands the killing blow gets credit for the kill,” one of the Silver Students proposed.

”Alright!”

The suggestion was met with unanimous agreement from the other students.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Several students skilled in Body Techniques darted through the dense forest at astonishing speeds.

Among them, a charming young woman at the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening had the fastest Body Technique, placing her at the very front of the pack.

Luo Tian and Nangong Yu exchanged a glance, a competitive fire lit in their eyes.

WHOOSH!

The two of them became blurs as they flitted through the trees. Their speed surpassed most of the other Silver Students, second only to the charming young woman.

Luo Tian wore a confident expression. ’I’m not about to lose in a place like this.’

SWOOSH! TAP! TAP!

He executed his Cloud Traveling Step. His body became as light and unpredictable as a feather as he weaved through the trees, constantly using branches and trunks to bound forward and widen his lead.

In the end, he not only pulled away from Nangong Yu but also edged past the charming young woman.

’That kid’s speed with his Body Technique...’

The charming young woman was shocked. She hadn’t expected Luo Tian to possess such a profound Body Technique, and he was especially adept at using his surroundings for momentum.

Fortunately, she was the first one to catch up to the Cyan Wind Wolf.

Luo Tian circled around from another side, not rushing in to engage it.

The Cyan Wind Wolf excelled at speed and was extremely agile in the forest; a quick kill wouldn’t be easy.

After a short while, the nearly ten Silver Students had formed an encirclement, trapping the Cyan Wind Wolf within a hundred-meter radius.

SLASH! SQUELCH!

Trapped in their encirclement, the Cyan Wind Wolf had already sustained several wounds.

However, the wolf was extremely cunning and agile. It used the trees for cover, constantly dodging and weaving as it looked for an opportunity to escape.

Suddenly, the Cyan Wind Wolf spotted a gap in the encirclement. The youth guarding that spot had the weakest aura, only at the Sixth Layer of Meridian Opening.

This youth was, of course, Luo Tian.

He had intentionally left an opening to bait the Cyan Wind Wolf.

GROWL!

With a low growl, the Cyan Wind Wolf became a cyan blur and shot toward the opening.

”Luo Tian! This wolf is treacherous. Don’t let it get away!” the charming young woman called out with a huff.

She didn’t believe Luo Tian could kill the Cyan Wind Wolf. All she hoped was that he wouldn’t let it escape.

ROAR!

Just as the Cyan Wind Wolf lunged at Luo Tian...

”Perfect timing!”

Seeing that no one else was within a twenty-meter radius, a faint smile touched the corner of Luo Tian’s lips.

At that moment, the seal on the Demon Emperor Bone within the Celestial Book loosened slightly, releasing a faint wisp of the Demon Emperor’s Qi.

Luo Tian immediately activated his Creation Technique. Consuming a bit of his Spiritual Power, he channeled that wisp of Qi and executed the Simulation Technique.

In an instant, the terrifying aura of an Ancient Demon Emperor sweeping across the cosmos erupted from Luo Tian.

YELP!

The charging Cyan Wind Wolf froze mid-stride, its eyes filled with terror. It was as if it were facing a magnificent, towering Ancient Demon Emperor, and an instinctive terror caused it to tremble from the very depths of its bloodline.

”Die!”

The Wind and Snow Sword in Luo Tian’s hand became a flash of cold lightning, like a Star Trace, and pierced through the Cyan Wind Wolf’s abdomen.

The entire process took no more than half a breath’s time.

Even the most observant onlooker would have only seen the Cyan Wind Wolf pause for a split second, revealing a fatal flaw, before being killed by Luo Tian in a single strike.

”What just happened?!”

”Did Luo Tian just kill the Cyan Wind Wolf with a single strike?”

The surrounding Silver Students looked on, their faces a mixture of shock, disbelief, and indignation.

The Cyan Wind Wolf’s speed and agility far surpassed other beasts of its level, and it had been using the forest terrain to its advantage while fleeing.

They had all expended so much effort and still hadn’t managed to kill it.

So how did it get in front of Luo Tian and die in a single blow?

”Everyone, I’ll be taking this Demon Core then,” Luo Tian said with a laugh, ecstatic on the inside.

In that instant, his simulated Demon Emperor’s Qi had completely stripped the Eighth-Layer Cyan Wind Wolf of its will to resist.

Based on this, he deduced that even a Demon Beast at the Ninth Layer of Meridian Opening would likely be unable to resist.

The only question was how effective the simulated Demon Emperor’s Qi would be against a Spirit Level Demon Beast.

”Hmph! The kid just got lucky,” the purple-haired youth snorted coldly.

”Did you see? The sword in Luo Tian’s hand—three inscriptions flashed on it,” the charming young woman noted, her eyes fixed on the Wind and Snow Sword in Luo Tian’s hand.

”It’s a Low Grade Elite Treasure Artifact! It has acceleration Inscriptions on it; that’s why his strike was so fast. The Cyan Wind Wolf was already injured and exhausted, so of course he killed it in one blow,” the purple-haired youth said, his voice laced with jealousy and resentment.

A Low Grade Elite Treasure Artifact was worth over Three Hundred Spiritual Essence Coins—a fortune for a Silver Student!

’He won again,’ Nangong Yu thought, feeling a little resentful. He cultivated the Celestial Spirit Extreme Origin Skill, which required him to keep half of his power sealed on a daily basis.

A short while later, the Silver Students gathered before Yue Jing and Liu Ziyan again.

When they heard that Luo Tian had slain the Cyan Wind Wolf, the two Golden Lords didn’t think much of it, assuming it was just a stroke of luck.

However, over the next half-day, Luo Tian’s terrifying performance left the members of both teams stunned and resentful.

Ever since killing the Cyan Wind Wolf in a single strike, every Demon Beast Luo Tian encountered afterward was, without exception, slain in a single blow.

He never once failed!

What was most infuriating was that Luo Tian almost never hunted Demon Beasts by himself. He specialized in targeting beasts that others were already fighting or chasing.

At one point, a Demon Beast approaching the strength of the Ninth Layer of Meridian Opening was severely wounded by Yue Jing and had begun to flee.

”Die!” Luo Tian appeared out of nowhere, unleashing the aura of the Fake Demon Emperor at close range.

YELP!

The body of the Demon Beast, which was close to the Ninth Layer of Meridian Opening, inexplicably went rigid.

SHINK!

A Sword Light, like a Star Trace of cold lightning, finished the Demon Beast off in one clean, decisive blow.

”Luo Tian! You...”

Yue Jing’s expression darkened. A nameless fury ignited within him, and a powerful pressure radiated from his body.

”Haha! How could Senior Yue have let it slip? You must have intentionally given the credit for this Demon Beast to me, right?” Luo Tian asked with a hearty laugh, not a hint of panic in his voice.

Yue Jing was at a loss for words. His face was incredibly dark as he forcefully suppressed the rage in his heart.

How could he, a magnate of the Golden Area, admit that he’d made a mistake and let Luo Tian steal his kill?

Besides, the team had already agreed: whoever slays the Demon Beast gets the credit. In the case of a joint effort, the person who lands the final blow would get the lion’s share.

Since Luo Tian had killed the Demon Beast so decisively in one strike, how could Yue Jing have the audacity to lower his own status and squabble over the smaller share of the credit?

As the day wore on, a strange atmosphere descended upon the two teams.

The reason was simple: Luo Tian alone had snatched nearly forty percent of the total credit for both teams.

To put that in perspective, the two teams, including the two Golden Students, had a total of eleven members.

Nearly forty percent of all the credit had been snatched by Luo Tian alone.

How was that not a terrifying and bizarre feat?

But the facts were laid bare before them.

Luo Tian was just that uncanny. His Body Technique was superb, allowing him to appear and disappear like a ghost, and the speed of his sword strikes was simply astonishing.

Any Demon Beast he set his sights on was slain with a single sword strike.

Moreover, Luo Tian didn’t just kill-steal from the Silver Students; he even dared to steal kills from the Golden Lords.

It got to the point where whenever Luo Tian appeared, all the nearby students would immediately be on their guard, their gazes filled with animosity.

”Watch out! The ’One-Sword Young Master’ is here!”

A male and female Silver Student, who were working together to fight an Eighth-Layer Demon Beast, instantly grew wary and guarded the moment they saw Luo Tian.

’One-Sword Young Master?’

Luo Tian winced when he heard the nickname.

It turned out that Luo Tian’s uncanny ability to kill-steal with a single strike had left a deep impression on everyone, earning him this moniker.

On the surface, ”One-Sword Young Master” sounded rather impressive.

In reality, it was a pun on ”Despicable Lord.”

Everyone in the group, including the Golden Lords, hated Luo Tian’s guts.

When others killed a Demon Beast, there was always a process—a fierce battle, maneuvering, a chase, and sometimes they would even fail and let the beast escape.

But Luo Tian always delivered a killing blow in a single strike, never failing. It made everyone else in the teams grind their teeth in frustration.

This unique specialty of his was just too despicable!

And to make matters worse, no one else could replicate it.

Seeing that Luo Tian had thrown both teams into a state of panic and simmering resentment...

Yue Jing’s face was grim, on the verge of erupting with fury. Liu Ziyan’s expression was frosty as she remained silent.

Yue Jing’s team was more or less fine, as they were all his own people.

But in Liu Ziyan’s team, several Silver Students were clamoring to split off from Luo Tian’s group.

Yue Jing and Liu Ziyan had also considered putting a stop to Luo Tian’s actions.

But during a Beast Tide, what reason could they possibly have to stop a passionate young man who was risking life and limb to slay Demon Beasts?

With his glorious achievements and highly efficient ”one-sword” kills, if the Mentors saw him, they would probably hold him up as a shining example for everyone else.