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 Chapter 101 Chapter 101: Earn the right to take the test (2) “Yes, just now.” At Yeowun’s answer, the cadets who were waiting for their turn, including the guards and instructors, all became shocked. It had been only an hour since the third test, and one person had already passed. ‘T-that’s the 7th cadet!’ ‘Did he really pass the fourth test?!’ ‘It’s only been an hour since the third test!’ ‘Isn’t he lying?’ ‘Look! That’s the silver medal that the instructors have!’ People began to chattering at such shocking news. The instructor too seemed shocked as he had worked at the academy for three cycles already and he had never seen a cadet who passed the fourth test in such a short amount of time. ‘This… is astounding. The fourth stage in just two months?’ The fastest cadet in the last academy was a cadet who passed the fourth test after five months. It seemed like a prince was surely different. “I apologize, Leader Chun.” The instructor apologized while bowing down. If Yeowun had received a rank of Squad Leader, then he equal with the instructors. With the instructor bowing, the cadets then realized that all of this wasn’t a dream, nor was it fake. “Can I go into the third floor first?” “Of course.” Yeowun then wrote down his name down in the booklet and received the candle to go up to the third floor. The cadets were envious as Yeowun passed by them. It was mostly because he passed the fourth test, but they also knew that he could now walk up to the fourth floor of the library which was filled with master-level martial arts books. Yeowun then checked his candle as he walked up to the third floor. ‘Four hours.’ It had increased tremendously since the second floor, but this was because top-class martial artists were very thick and complicated, making it was hard to memorize them. Of course, Yeowun did not need to memorize anything since he had Nano. All he had to do was concentrate on acquiring as many books as possible. On the third floor, there were many cadets trying hard to memorize the books of their choice. Ko Wanghur, Bakgi, Hu Bong, and other members were concentrating on memorizing books. Yeowun then went straight to the middle of the library. ‘There it is!’ There was a blue pearl stone pedestal with poetry on the front and sword markings on the back. However, the markings on the back of this pedestal seemed to be more than what was on first or second pedestal. ‘It looks more complicated.’ It seemed like it required careful analysis. However, Yeowun had a time limit in this place and people were around him so he just scanned it first. ‘Nano, scan these marks and save it.’ [Yes, Master.] When the scanning was complete, Yeowun began to go through the books to scan them, just like how he did on the first and second floors. ‘Shall we start then?’ Yeowun took out one of the books and began flipping through the pages. The quiet library was immediately filled with the sound of flipping pages. ‘AH!’ ‘NOT AGAIN!!!’ ‘THAT BASTARD!!!’ The cadets around Yeowun immediately scowled. They had experienced Yeowun bothering their reading before, so they were immediately irritated again. Unlike before however, they were given a lot more time here so they needed to endure Yeowun’s page turning for a longer period. ‘Dammit!’ Yeowun had caused problems for many cadets without realizing it. After scanning as many as books as possible, Yeowun realized no one was around him. ‘Huh?’ Most of the cadets had moved to the other end of the library in an effort to get away from Yeowun. After four hours, Yeowun was able to scan a total of 179 books from the library. It was much more than what he scanned on the second floor. Some of these books also seemed to be good as they would help Yeowun too. ‘Now, on to the fourth.’ Yeowun then walked up to the fourth floor. Now, Yeowun was given six hours. The fourth floor was empty since no cadets had passed the fourth test yet, but the floor was much smaller and three were fewer books. It seemed like the total number of books was only at about 400. It was natural since there weren’t many master-level martial arts out there. Thus, there weren’t that many books about them either. ‘Let’s scan the pedestal first.’ The most important thing was to scan the fourth formation of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon and the Sword Demon’s counter sword movement. There was a pedestal in the middle of the floor as well. ‘Huh?’ Yeowun was shocked when he got closer to the pedestal. There were many cracks on the stone, and the corner part was cut out. It was so cleanly cut that it proved that it had been cut down by a sword. ‘Why was it damaged so severely?’ Yeowun then looked at the sword markings on the back. Unlike the one on the other pedestals, these were marks were deeper, rougher, and more disorderly. Nano also reached a similar conclusion. [The power left by the sword has grown twice as strong compared to those on the other pedestals.] ‘Ugh, it makes it more curious!’ He wanted to run the simulation to check it, but he didn’t need to hurry. He could always do it later in the private training room. Yeowun held back his curiosity and scanned the pedestal first. ‘Then, onto the books.’ Yeowun glanced around, checking to see what to scan first and became surprised. Unlike other floors, the fourth-floor books were divided into three groups. One group of books which had the most, consisted of were master-level martial art books from the Demonic Cult. However, the other half of books were those taken from the Forces of Justice and Evil. ‘These are all famous martial arts…’ It was a collection of martial arts collected through hundreds of years. It was not the best from each of the clans, it was very powerful indeed. Although it was likely that these clans had improved their martial arts after these books had been written, it was good to know about them anyhow. ‘It will help me later when I need to fight warriors from those clans. Let’s scan some from the cult first… oh!’ As Yeowun was taking out the book, an idea struck him. ‘I don’t need to keep all these martial arts to myself!’ What would happen if he taught his members these master level martial arts? Yeowun became excited at the thought and grinned. Chapter 102 Chapter 102: Earn the right to take the test (3) [Scan completed.] [Scan completed.] Nano’s voice kept ringing as Yeowun continued flipping through every book he could get his hands on. Six hours was quite a long period of time. He couldn’t count how many books he had scanned. Most of the cadets would have used up all their time in trying to memorize the books as best as they could. The books on the fourth floor contained powerful martial arts skills and techniques. Yeowun kept on scanning and then checked the candle after a while. ‘Oh. It’s almost time.’ The candle had melted to the line, indicating his time was almost over. Yeowun was curious as to how many he had scanned until now. ‘Nano, how many books did I scan from here?’ [Scanned a total of 245 books, Master.] ‘Can you divide them into groups?’ [There is a total of 112 books from the Demonic Cult, 83 books from Forces of Justice and 50 books from Force of Evil.] ‘…That’s a lot.’ Yeowun scanned more than just a lot. Yeowun now contained enough martial arts books enough to be called library himself. He had about the same number of books and information that a large clan, or even a group of clans, could possibly have. ‘I can get everything I can here.’ He had gotten more than half of books from the fourth floor, so it was enough. When Yeowun got out of the building, the day had passed and it was dark. “You sure took your time, Leader Chun.” “Oh.” The instructor was waiting for Yeowun with an exhausted look on his face. He didn’t look happy. He would’ve been able to go off from his duty much earlier, but he had to wait for Yeowun who was the only remaining cadet inside the library. “Hmm. It’s already too late. You have to return to the dorm. Let’s go.” “Oh… I didn’t realize it was this late. I’m sorry.” He had gone past the curfew to be in dorm for over two hours the first time, but the instructor didn’t blame Yeowun since he too realized he made the mistake of sending Yeowun in when it was already too late. ‘I guess I will have to postpone going to the training room until tomorrow.’ He had to postpone consuming the Black Dragon Ball and the formation transfer of Sword Force of the Sky Demon. When he returned, he was greeted by his members who were concerned about the fact that Yeowun had not returned yet. “Master, you should at least tell us that you will be late!” “Oh… uh, I’m sorry.” Yeowun apologized to Hu Bong and the others. His members had searched every part of the academy for Yeowun. It wasn’t likely since the remaining tests were all done individually, but they were worried that Yeowun might be attacked by others. “I didn’t think I would stay in the library for that long.” “What do you mean? We were together.” “I didn’t calculate the time. The time given for the fourth floor is six hours, so…” “….Huh?” “YOU WERE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR?!” The members were all astounded. This meant that Yeowun had passed the fourth test already. “Master! Congratulations!” “Congratulations!” The members then immediately became excited and rejoiced. ‘He passed the fourth test on the same day! …Maybe Prince Chun is the most likely heir to the throne.’ Mun Ku was also astonished. She thought Yeowun was more than she thought as she watched him overcoming many obstacles, but he always exceeded her expectations, and that gave her more anticipation. His members then found out that Yeowun would move to a private room and they stayed up late into the night, talking about many things. ‘Hmm… so, I can get a private room if I pass the fourth test?’ Not long after, Mun Ku also passed the fourth test and was given a private room. The next morning, Yeowun got up early, excited that he would get a new unique weapon and went to the blacksmith and waited. ‘My weapon…’ He didn’t mention it, but he wanted one too. After about thirty minutes, a middle-aged man with a white bandana on his head came over. He had leather pouch tied to his waist that had hammers and various tools which proved he was the blacksmith working here. The man noticed Yeowun and laughed. “Oh! Who do we have here? Leader Chun who passed the fourth test in record-breaking time!” “Good morning, sir.” Yeowun bowed as he met the man for the first time. When the man came closer, Yeowun realized he looked quite different from normal people. The man didn’t have a single hair on him, starting from his eyebrows to even his legs. It seemed like he always spent time working on weapons in front of the forge all day, and so even all of his hair had burned up. “Haha, this is part of the job.” The man realized where Yeowun was looking at and gave his explanation. He then introduced himself as Ou Sunong, a descendant of Ou Yezi. “Ou Yezi!” Yeowun had read many books, so he had heard the name many times. Ou Yezi was a legendary blacksmith who lived far back in history. Most of the swords he made were called masterpieces and these swords were rumored to be able to cut a tiger at once. Yeowun became surprised when he heard the one who would make his weapon was a descendant of Ou Yezi. “Hahaha. I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but I am not like my ancestor. Besides, there are many other descendants.” “I’m sure your ancestor’s skill remains in your blood.” “Haha, of course. I’ll do my best to create your weapon.” Ou Sunong seemed to be pleased by Yeowun’s reaction. Sunong then glanced over at Yeowun’s both sword and blade and asked. “Do you use both sword and blade?” It wasn’t common for warriors to use swords and blades since it was difficult to accel in just one weapon. Using both weapons meant that it was much harder to master. “Yes. Can I get both a sword and a blade?” Chapter 103 Chapter 103: Earn the right to take the test (4) Sunong then shook his head and said, “I’m sorry, but you only allowed to create one.” “I see.” “I guess you might be in a dilemma then. Which weapon do you need more?” Yeowun then thought for a second and chose the sword. He wanted a weapon he could use the Sword Force of the Sky Demon with for now. ‘The sword cracked when I used the skill before, so this must be first.” He didn’t realize this before, but after fighting against the attacker during the third test, Yeowun checked his sword and saw that it was all cracked up. With such damage, it would’ve most likely shattered if he went onto the second formation. “I see, good idea. I actually specialize in making swords rather than blades.” “Thank you.” “Yes. Before we start, can you show me your sword skill?” “Huh?” Yeowun became confused as Sunong wanted to see him use a sword. “If I am to create a sword that fits you, then I need to see you do it so I can analyze what I need to do.” “Ohh! Okay, I got it.” Yeowun nodded and pulled out the sword from his back. It was just a generic sword from the academy. Yeowun prepared himself with the sword in his hand. Although he hadn’t done anything yet, the atmosphere changed and Sunong gasped in astonishment. Yeowun then moved to unleash the first formation of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon in the air. The twenty-four sword movements left a trace in the air as it shot through the wind. The formation was over soon, but the energy left made a wind that blew outward. “It’s done.” When Yeowun was done, Sunong woke up from his dumbfounded expression. He then turned to Yeowun with a dazed look and Yeowun asked, “Was that enough?” “Uh…” Sunong frowned and responded, “I don’t know what to say… I can’t make the sword.” “Huh? What do you mean?” “Can you show me that sword?” Sunong received the sword Yeowun used just now and took out a hammer from his pouch. He then slammed it into the blade of the sword. “What?!” The blade then shattered immediately just after it was slammed with the hammer. The entire blade, not just the part where it was struck, shattered. The sword couldn’t withstand the movements that Yeowun just performed. “No ordinary sword can withstand such powerful sword movements.” This was why Sunong was so shocked. The power within the movement so powerful that no normal sword had the chance to endure it. “Then if you can make it stronger…” “If that was going to work, I would have said that I could do it.” “Then?” “If we have to make a sword to endure such a sword skill, I need the cold iron.” “Cold iron!” Yeowun remembered Submeng’s Crazy Blade was also created from cold iron. It was a metal that was dug up in the northern sea area where it was much more durable than regular iron. Its source was lacking and expensive that only the top hundred warriors of the cult who were at the rank of clan leaders were given. “Ah…” Yeowun wanted a sword but it seemed like that was not possible at the moment. He knew the Sword Force was possible, but he didn’t realize it would be this powerful. If he were to get the sword, he needed to pass the fifth test and reach the clan leader rank. “Hmph.” “I’m sorry. I was very eager when I saw your amazing sword movement but…” Sunong felt relieved and Yeowun then asked to create a blade. Sunong said that he can create a blade fitting for Butterfly Blade Dance at least. “With the hilt like this… and you want a blade that’s narrow and light?” Sunong was surely a master in his skill and found out the best shape required to use the skill. The shape was very similar to the Crazy Blade that Submeng had. Yeowun couldn’t get the sword, but he had to be satisfied for at least getting a blade. “Come back in two weeks.” “Thank you.” “I hope the day comes that I make your sword.” What Sunong was talking about was that he was wishing for Yeowun to pass the fifth test. After he was done visiting the blacksmith, Yeowun moved over to the training room. What’s next had already been chosen. When he went into the building, he felt that there were more people inside the building. ‘There are a lot of cadets who’ve reached the master level.’ This building was open to master level cadets. There were only about ten cadets who used the building last few days ago, but it now there were more than fifteen. And with the ones like Ko Wanghur becoming master level warriors, it was likely that the number of people wanting to join the training room was going to increase. However, Yeowun’s goal was different from these people. ‘I have to become a superior level warrior.’ He needed to fulfill the basic requirements to take the fifth test. Yeowun then walked into the room and sat down to meditate. Then he took out the two wooden boxes. It was the Black Dragon Ball he had gotten when he passed the third and fourth test. “Ugh.” The foul stench seeped out and Yeowun became hesitant. “Should I eat both at once? Or at the same time?” Yeowun had never been in a situation like this before and she became hesitant. But if he were to consume them one by one, that meant that it would take a longer time. “…Oh well.” Yeowun then threw both balls into his mouth. One was painful enough, but with two, Yeowun couldn’t hide the bitterness that flashed up on his face. Yeowun then swallowed the chewed up balls. Yeowun then got up from his seat and began going through the Sword Force of the Sky Demon to breathe before he ordered, ‘Nano, help me absorb the dragon ball.’ Nano’s voice spread through his head. [Detected large amount of substance that triggers strong energy flow. The speed of energy increasing is very fast. Stopping the energy from disappearing and increasing metabolism will require enlargement of blood points, which will result in severe pain.] It was kind of Nano to warn him. Chapter 104 Chapter 104: Earn the right to take the test (5) The Black Dragon Ball was created by a man named Baek Yu, a member from the Poison Clan. Baek Yu was master in poison and medicines. When he first made the Black Dragon Ball, he went through many trial and errors. He had to put so much effort in search of the right amount of people, regardless of who it was, to be able to absorb the equal amount of energy through the ball. The important part about increasing internal energy through such medicine was to allow one absorb the power in a stable condition rather than obtain it in large amounts. The Black Dragon Ball that was created after so many trials was perfected to the point that wouldn’t damage the person consuming it. However, even with Yeowun consuming the recommended amount, it made his energy flow explode within him. Yeowun was drenched in sweat as he meditated through the Sword Force of the Sky Demon. He used the breathing to obtain a greater effect, but moving was much more painful than doing it while sitting down. “Ugh!” It made him moan in pain. The internal energy flowing through his blood points was so much that it felt like it was going to rip him apart. That’s when blood gushed out from Yeowun’s back. It was the blood point that exploded out. However, the wound immediately healed. [Healed damaged blood point.] This was a vital blood point that had ripped from over-expanding. The Nano Machine quickly healed it up and patched it. If the other cadets had done this, it would have killed them after ripping all the blood points, but with Nano healing him, Yeowun was able to absorb the energy to the fullest. It also helped that Nano removed any immunities against the Black Dragon Ball. ‘Ugh, I should’ve used the Breathing of Thousand Martials instead.’ It was too late to regret. Besides, the Sword Force of the Sky Demon was one of the best breathing skills throughout all of Wulin, so it sped up the process much more quickly, thus increasint the energy. [Blood points damaged. Healing in progress.] Multiple blood points ripped at once. It almost made Yeowun pass out, but since Nano quickly healed them up, Yeowun was able to endure it. ‘I have to endure it… endure!’ If he couldn’t endure, everything was going to fail. Yeowun kept on going through the breathing skill movements without stopping. Yeowun did not realize it, but as his blood points exploded and healed up repeatedly, they began to grow stronger enough to endure the increased energy. After four hours, the training room was hot because of the heat coming from Yeowun. The steam coming from Yeowun’s body filled the entire room. Yeowun, who had been moving with twenty-four sword movements, finally came to a stop. He collapsed onto the floor. Yeowun’s face, which had been drenched with sweat while doing the movements, was no longer wet. However, he definitely looked exhausted from performing the prolonged movements. “Hah… hah…” He closed his eyes and took deep breaths. Then he opened his eyes again. His eyes were deeper, and the blood point on his side of the head protruded a bit, showing that he had increased his internal energy greatly. ‘…I almost died.’ Yeowun realized that consuming medicine in the wrong way could also kill him. It was a lesson; he learned that he should not be too greedy from now on. ‘Let’s check how much energy has increased then.’ In theory, one Black Dragon Ball increased twenty years worth of internal energy. But in Yeowun’s case, he was able to gain thirty years worth of energy from the first ball through the help from Submeng and Nano, which was the maximum amount that he could gain. During the second time, he had gotten twenty-two to twenty-three years worth of internal energy. ‘Nano helped, so I should get at least forty years worth…’ Yeowun wished to have gained that much at least since it would contribute to the foundation of becoming a grandmaster level warrior. Yeowun then took a breath and checked the energy within him. “Huh?” His eyes grew large from shock. He thought he might have made a mistake and checked again, but the energy flow was the same. ‘Sixty years worth… but how…?’ Yeowun’s energy had increased by sixty years, and he couldn’t believe that it really happened. This wasn’t only through Nano’s help. It was also partly due to the breathing skill of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon. ‘Let’s try to make the energy flow.’ Yeowun then sent the energy throughout his body, and something more surprising happened this time. With his expanded blood points, it allowed the energy to flow more smoothly. With this, it was going to allow him to use twice the amount of energy when using swords. “Let’s try it!” Yeowun got up and brought up his qi over his hand. The qi had increased in size also. This looked like it was stronger than Hou Jinchang’s, even though he was already a grandmaster warrior. But this was obvious as Hou Jinchang had 120 years worth of internal energy, whereas Yeowun had 150 years worth of energy now. The only difference between them was the understanding of qi. Hou Jinchang knew more about controlling the qi. “I am on the right track.” Yeowun smiled in satisfaction. With this amount of internal energy, he was going to become a grandmaster if he earned the understanding, considering the fact that most cadets only acquired about ten to twelve years worth of internal energy due to immunity. This was an astounding feat. Yeowun now had a great amount of internal energy. “Hehe… let’s move onto the Sword Force of the Sky Demon then.” Yeowun then ordered Nano to extract the sword formation of Father Chun Ma and the counter sword formation of the Sword Demon and had it transferred over into his brain. [Yes, Master. Transferring two sword formations to the user’s brain.] Chapter 105 Chapter 105: Earn the right to take the test (6) Yeowun then felt a pinching sensation over his head as the formation was transferred. He was now so used to it that it didn’t make him dizzy or anything. After the transferred two sword movements were transferred, Yeowun became confused. ‘Nano, when did this counter sword movement counter the Sword Force of the Sky Demon?’ [The counter sword movement successfully countered the third formation of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon after the 93rd try.] ‘Ninety-three times?’ It meant that the Sword Demon needed to analyze and study it ninety-three times to counter it perfectly. The formation on the first floor was countered after forty-five times, and the second floor required fifty-six tries. ‘That’s why the stone had more sword markings.’ That’s why it was in much rougher shape in the back. This meant that the formation of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon had gotten much more powerful. Yeowun then became curious about the third formation. ‘Nano, can you transfer the required physical data for the Sword Force’s third formation to me?’ [The user has met the increased physical strength limit. Further transfer of muscles might hinder the user’s normal growth and is thus not recommended.] ‘But can you do it?’ [Yes, Master. But you will not grow any taller than your current height.] “Hmm…” Yeowun thought about it. He had it all transferred to his head but it didn’t feel good that he couldn’t use it. [It will be hard, but the current physical form allows for approximately one formation.] ‘Really?’ If he could use it at least once, he wanted to try it. The second formation was much more powerful than the first, so the third was bound to be a lot stronger. Yeowun then gathered his fingers to create sword qi and began the movement of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon’s third formation. With his sword qi swinging through the air, a total of twenty-four sword movements left amazing traces while moving through like a storm, leading to the third formation. It was so powerful that even his muscles started to ache after those few seconds of moving. It was a sword movement that exceeded his physical limits. “Ugh!” When he was done, Yeowun couldn’t pull himself up and fell with one knee on the ground. His muscles were damaged from moving through movements that were beyond the limit of his muscles. It seemed like all formations of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon required a muscle transfer from Nano. “Ah…” He didn’t realize it at first because of the pain, but Yeowun became astounded as he glanced around. Sword markings were on the floor as if swords had stormed out from where he stood. “Such power…” He didn’t do it seriously, and the power from his movements was so strong that the markings were made all over the place. The third formation was much more powerful than the first. With such power, it was bound to kill a target even if it wasn’t intentional. ‘That’s why it required ninety-three times to counter it.’ Yeowun understood why the Sword Demon needed more tries to counter this formation. If the third formation was this powerful, what about the counter sword formation? After his muscles healed, Yeowun then unleashed the third counter sword formation. When he was done, it didn’t make all his muscles ache like when he did before, but the formation was so complicated that it made him short of breath. “Ugh… hah… this is amazing.” He did it on the same spot as when he used the Sword Force, and the marks left by the counter sword skill distorted the previous marks. It countered it perfectly. As Yeowun learned the counter formation, he learned that simple sword movements could be used to counter such powerful sword formations. However, it was definitely much harder now than it was in the beginning. The counter formation combination was also too complicated that even after he transferred into the brain, it was hard to follow. This was a limit to where a normal swordsman could stop at. ‘If the third formation is this hard, then what about the fourth?’ It was surely in the three-digit trials. Yeowun then ordered Nano, ‘Nano, transfer me formations from the pedestal.’ [Yes, Master.] He couldn’t use it yet, but it wouldn’t be bad to transfer it over to his brain first. Nano then sent the fourth formation of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon and the counter sword movement into Yeowun’s brain. After the transferred, Yeowun became scowled. He had them all transferred so he could imagine it being used in his mind, but something was strange. He couldn’t find the result in his thoughts. He couldn’t try it out himself, so he had to see it in augmented reality. ‘Nano… show me two formations fighting against each other.’ [Yes, Master. Activating Augmented Reality. Activating simulation of two sword formations.] Yeowun then saw the white light of lines forming in front of his eyes. Lights moved quickly and created the two figures facing each other. Both shapes then began using the fourth formation that was left on the pedestal. With the two sword formations striking against one another, sparks of white light flew all over the place. The fight was over instantly, but the result was not like the ones that Yeowun had seen until this time. “…It’s a tie.” The Sword Demon’s counter sword skill couldn’t counter the Sword Force of the Sky Demon’s fourth formation. Chapter 106 Chapter 106: Closed room training (1) Yeowun ran it multiple times, but the result was the same each time. The counter sword formation couldn’t counter the Sword Force of the Sky Demon and ended in a tie. What he couldn’t understand was that on the last sword movement, the Sword Force added a spin which created a powerful sword attack, but it was blocked. ‘Nano, how many counter sword movements were left on the pedestal?’ [There was a total of 130 completed sword tracings, and the last sword formation cut the corner of the pedestal after the 24th movement.] ‘Ah…’ He now understood the reason for this. Cutting such durable stone was not possible with a sword. It required powerful qi concentration within the sword. The last sword movement wielded such power that could defend against the mighty sword attack from the Sword Force of the Sky Demon. ‘So, he figured he couldn’t defend it with just simple sword movements anymore.’ Yeowun was able to see the reason behind everything now. The last attack from the Sword Force of the Sky Demon was too powerful to be countered by a mere combination of sword movements. ‘That’s why it is a tie.’ The reason for cutting off the corner of the stone was probably unleashing his rage that he couldn’t counter the last movement. It was amazing that a talented swordsman challenged the ancestor in the way of the sword and became angry that he couldn’t overcome it. ‘It meant he was really focusing on it.’ Yeowun thought a lot of things while watching these two sword skills. ‘Maybe I don’t understand their sword movements well enough yet…’ Yeowun thought that maybe he was just looking at the tip of the iceberg when he thought of these sword movements. “Whew…” Yeowun sighed. After observing these sword movements, the fourth formation of either swordskill required his physical body to grow and to also increase his martial art power. ‘So, I need to become stronger.’ The third and fourth sword movements had been transferred, but his understanding and power couldn’t support him enough to allow him to use them. So in order to pass the fifth test, get his unique sword, and use the latter part of the formations, he needed to become a grandmaster level warrior. But that was not an easy task either. ‘Maybe I need to focus on my training like these people did.’ He wasn’t sure what the grandmaster level was like yet. Lee Hameng told him not to hurry, and that was probably correct. ‘Let’s take it slow. My current way of doing things do not help me understand.’ Yeowun was able to become powerful much faster than the others due to Nano’s help, but becoming more powerful required more than that. After thinking about it for about an hour, Yeowun made a decision. ‘Let’s go to the closed room.’ The closed room was the new location that opened up after the third test. This was the place where one could lock themselves in and train alone. ‘If I go in there, I need to do something beforehand.’ He was not going to come out until he was satisfied with his training, so he needed look after his members too. His forces also needed to grow in power before the academy closed. If he needed to fight the six clans, he couldn’t do it alone as the six clans represented at least 40% of power in the cult. ‘I have to get stronger with them.’ Even if they couldn’t be strong like him, his members couldn’t be weak either. Therefore, they required better martial arts skill. Unlike the Six Swords who mostly came from high-ranked clans, the other members had not learned such good martial arts. ‘It will take a long time to copy it down on paper.’ There was a total of 34 members left after the third test. Making copies of those master-level martial art books he scanned would take a long time. ‘Let’s get it ready.’ When Yeowun got out, he went to an instructor who managed the supplies. When he was back at the training room, he had over 300 pages of paper along with a lot of ink and brushes. “What? Why do you need so much?” Yeowun had the rank of the Squad Leader, so he was allowed to use much supplies as he wanted, but the instructor didn’t seem to understand. Yeowun couldn’t say the truth so he lied and got it. “Hm… this is going to take a while.” He knew it would be long, but it was longer than he expected. He used all waking hours for two weeks straight in order to copy down all the books he wanted to give. “Whew.” Writing for two weeks made him exhausted. 102 books were copied in front of him. He only needed to give one book each of the members, but why did he copy so much? This amount was enough to give at least three of each to everyone. “Now, I just need to gather them up.” After the third test, Yeowun only met with his members at dinner time. The fourth test on were individual tests, so most of the cadets spent time training privately, which applied to Yeowun’s members also. They could have dined separately, but Ko Wanghur, Hu Bong, and Ja Wumin insisted that they eat together to form bonds between members. At dinner time, Yeowun’s members gathered together to eat. After dinner was done, Yeowun had all of his members gather at the dormitory where his old members were staying. They all gathered, not realizing what Yeowun was going to announce. They were chatting between each other while they waited. Soon, Yeowun appeared with over a hundred books in his hands. “What!” “Master! Let me help you!” Hu Bong and Jin Guuk helped Yeowun place down many books. Yeowun then glanced over at the thirty-four members. “I have an announcement to make.” The members all became silent and focused on Yeowun. “I am going into the closed room beginning tomorrow.” “What?” Most of the cadets were shocked to hear this. They did hear from Yeowun that the requirement for going for the fifth test was to become a grandmaster, but they didn’t think Yeowun would go into such training already. Ko Wanghur, who expected it from Yeowun, asked, “Master, do you have a set amount of time you plan to spend in there?” “Honestly speaking, I don’t have a set date. A year… two years… I will stay as long as I need before I am satisfied with my training.” Ko Wanghur then saw Yeowun’s determination and smiled. “I see. I hope Master earns the achievement you seek.” Wanghur bowed. Bakgi and the other members also bowed. Nobody wanted to say no to training to reach a higher level. Besides, this wasn’t only Yeowun’s problem. These members might also need to train in a closed room after they passed the fourth test. Throughout the entire history of the academy, only a handful of cadets had ever passed the sixth test. So in most cases, the fifth test was the last test. It required a long period of training and effort. “Thank you. So before I go, I wanted to give you guys some homework.” Chapter 107 Chapter 107: Closed room training (2) “Huh?” People turned rigid at the words. Yeowun had not given much orders or directions until now, so what could the homework be? Hu Bong asked with a confused look, “Master… what homework are you…” “You are required to complete two homework assignments until I come out of the closed room. This is not a request, but an order.” At Yeowun’s voice, all members got up from their seats. If it was an order from the Master, they had to follow it. “First, all of you need to pass the fourth test before I come out.” “E-everyone?” Jin Guuk, a member of an ordinary soldier family, asked back squeamishly. He barely passed the third test out of luck, so he wasn’t sure if he could pass the fourth test too. Other members from low-ranked clans also felt nervous. But those from the high-ranked clans, including the Six Swords, answered immediately. “Yes, Master!” The one who shouted the loudest was Wu Sojung who didn’t really mind the others. The Six Swords were at the established master level, so it wouldn’t take long for them to accomplish Yeowun’s first order. ‘It is a good direction, but maybe too much.’ He didn’t say much, but Che Takim was concerned about Hu Bong, Machil, Jin Guuk, and the others. Of course they wanted to pass the fourth test, but they knew that it wasn’t easy either. “The next homework assignment is this.” Yeowun then tapped on the pile of books on the ground. It was what his members were curious about from the start. “This are the martial arts books that I am gifting you all. Learn everything.” “Huh?” The confused members glanced at the books. They were all made up of clean, new pieces of paper, meaning that they were new copies, but they didn’t expect them to be copies of martial art books. ‘Wait…’ Mun Ku’s eyes became large as she realized something. For the past few days, Yeowun had ink all over his hand or clothes and Mun Ku had teased him about that. ‘Prince! Why are you walking around with ink on you every day? You have something on your face too.’ ‘…I had something to do.’ When she cleaned it off his face with her handkerchief, Yeowun became embarrassed and blushed. Mun Ku was amused by Yeowun’s reaction that she didn’t think much about the actual reason for it. ‘So, he’s been writing all that these days?’ That looked like a lot. Thinking of Yeowun locked up in the private room, writing all those books made her laugh, and she also become sympathetic. ‘I would’ve helped if he told me.’ As for Ko Wanghur and Che Takim, they were thinking different thoughts. ‘Is Master trying to share the martial art books he got from the fourth floor?’ ‘Master copied the master level martial art books from the fourth floor for the weaker members…!’ Both men were touched by Yeowun’s action. It was very rare for a martial artist to share the martial art that he gained. “You can come get them when I call your name. Hu Bong.” Yeowun still considered Hu Bong as the number one servant, so he called him first accordingly. “Yes!!! Master!!” Hu Bong quickly ran up to Yeowun, excited by the fact that he was going to be given a martial arts book. But what Yeowun gave him was not just one book, but three. “Huh? ….W-what!” Hu Bong’s shocked outburst made all the cadets curious. Hu Bong’s eyes were wide as he mumbled the name of the book with shaking hands. “Sword of Illusion?!!” “W-what?!” All cadets were shocked to hear that. The Sword of Ilusion was the martial art that a high-ranked clan in the Demonic Cult used. And this wasn’t the only one. “M-master… this is…” Hu Bong was lost for words and Ojong pestered him. “Hu Bong! What is it?! Spit it out, for god’s sake!” “I-it’s the sword skill from the Fire Mountain Clan, and the Kicks of Iron from the Iron Clan!” “Wwwwhat!!!” Ohjong was so shocked that he shouted too. It was natural, however, as both martial arts were master level arts from the Forces of Justice and Evil. Even the cadets who never went down to Wulin knew about the Fire Mountain Clan from the Force of Justice and the Iron Clan from the Force of Evil. The members began to panic. They were already shocked by the sharing of martial arts from the high-ranked clans within the cult, but they didn’t think the library would have books from the Forces of Justice and Evil clans as well. “M-master! How did you copy these three books?!” Ko Wanghur was so shocked that he stuttered. Copying one book was hard enough, but he didn’t expect Yeowun to have copied a total of three books for his members. “It might be lacking if we only have our cult’s martial arts skills. It is better if we learn martial arts from the Forces of Justice and Evil for the future.” This was why Yeowun copied down three books for each member. It was to have them learn about martial arts or various ways to prepare for the future when they ventured out to Wulin. “Master!!” Hu Bong was so touched that he shouted and got down to the ground and bowed. He didn’t think Yeowun would go so far for his members. Hu Bong was from a middle-ranked clan and he never dreamed of learning masterlevel martial arts. Hu Bong slammed his head on the ground and shouted, “I will serve you for my entire life for this grace! I will accomplish your order!” The master-level martial arts books were revered by these martial artists. Other members, especially those from the weaker clans, were all teary from their emotions. ‘Ahh… he has done so much for us!’ ‘I will serve him forever!’ They thought they made the right choice in joining Yeowun’s forces. However, they didn’t know that the remaining 99 books were not the same. Each of them contained different martial arts. Chapter 108 Chapter 108: Closed room training (3) After Hu Bong’s heart-touched bow, Chun Yeowun began calling up names to give them copied martial arts books. All cadets were glad to receive three master level martial art books. When four cadets, including Jin Guuk received their book as the first group, they became shocked. “Huh?’ “W-what is this?” All four of them became shocked and Ja Wumin asked them why. “What’s up this time?” At his question, Jin Guuk flashed the book cover at Ja Wumin. It had the title of the martial art. [Sword Art of the Flying Wind] It was different from what Hu Bong had received it. It was the sword skill used by a Flying Wind clan, sub-clan of the Sword Clan. Members who did not yet receive their books became confused. “I-I got a Great Bear Fist from the Bear Fist Clan.” Machil showed the book to others with a dumbfounded look. Just like Jin Guuk, it was different from Hu Bong’s and Jin Guuk’s. “What? Bear Fist?” Ko Wanghur was shocked. Great Bear Fist Art was the one of most powerful fist art within the cult, equally powerful to Ko Wanghur’s fist clan. The Bear Fist clan was sub-clan to the Wise Clan, that was very powerful in its own. And that wasn’t it. “Uhhh…. This one is different too.” “Whaaaaaat?!” All four members received different martial arts books, but each of them were either from the high-ranked clans of the Demonic Cult or that the famous clans from Forces of Justice or Evil. People were shocked. All five members, Hu Bong, Jin Guuk, Machil, Yun Dongchun, Ko Hari had received different books and they all contained master level martial arts. “I-it’s all different!” “What is this? Is this a dream?” “Hey… pinch me. Let me see if I’m not dreaming.” It was natural for them to panic. It usually took very long to memorize just one book. When they saw Yeowun giving Hu Bong a total of three books, they were more surprised by his ability to memorize three books. But when considering all these different books, it showed that Yeowun had memorized 15 books in just six hours. ‘W-wait…’ ‘NO way… that can’t be.’ Some cadets were lost for words, and one of them was Hou Sangwha. She was one of cadets who was at the second and the third floor of the library when Yeowun came in to scan the books. Just like the others, she too knew the infamous name Yeowun had gotten for looking through the books. Every cadet hated him for causing noise within the library as Yeowun kept skimming through all the books. Even Hou Sangwha couldn’t understand what her master was doing back then. ‘So he wasn’t just skimming but memorizing them? Is he a genius or something?’ She was dumbfounded. This was beyond anyone’s expectation. It was curious as to what instructors or the Chief of the Academy might think if they knew Yeowun could do this. “M-master… d-did you memorize all these books?” Yeowun then realized he had made a mistake after hearing Wanghur’s question. He just concentrated on copying down as many as books in hopes of helping his members, but he didn’t think about how impossible it was to do such thing normally. ‘Uh… I have no choice.’ He couldn’t explain that he had small machines inside his brain that helped him. All he could do now was to say that he memorized it. “Uh- yeah. I did.” “This is amazing… I don’t know what to say. I’m astounded.” Ko Wanghur was speechless. The reason why the library had a time limit for each cadet was to prohibit the cadets from taking too many martial arts books. Most of the clans had donated part of their secret books to the library to train future warriors, but if this was shared too openly, it meant that the clan’s weakness was going to be exposed. ‘All these martial arts from high-ranked clans are clans that are affiliated with the six clans.’ He thought Yeowun had memorized the master level clans’ martial arts just for his members, but he then thought maybe there was more to that. ‘I thought I knew a lot about Master now, but I was wrong… I only saw a part of him. Master must have much a bigger picture in his mind that we cannot see.” It wasn’t Yeowun’s intention, but Wanghur understood it as so. He thought that this was Yeowun’s preparation to fight against the six clans in the future when he became the heir, but Chun Yeowun did not know what clans were affiliated with six clans. He just scanned whatever he got his hands on and coincidentally grabbed the books from those clans. ‘Master is a monster..’ ‘How can you memorize all those books?’ “Well, stop being surprised and get your books.” Soon, all the members got up and took their three books. After realizing that they were all different, members were anticipating to see what they would be receiving. “Thank you Master! I will not fail you!” “I will do my best to keep up!” All members were beyond happy to receive such books. The Six Swords who were from high-ranked clans were also glad to receive such books. They didn’t expect much as they had learned master level martial arts since they were growing up, but they were still thankful that they still got these books for themselves. ‘Hehe.’ Mun Ku also was happy with what she received. Everyone had received their own, but it felt very precious when she realized that Yeowun himself had written these copies after many hours. And when everyone got their books, Bakgi sent a telepathic message to raise a problem. [We know our breathing skills, but I think members like Jin Guuk will need more breathing skills.] Bakgi’s concern was correct. Low-ranked clan members did not have their own breathing skills, so the members from those clans required good breathing skills to increase their internal energy. That’s when Hu Bong found something in the book and shouted, “M-master! Is this a breathing skill?” There was a sheet of paper placed inside the book with a breathing skill. Yeowun nodded and Bakgi became embarrassed and looked away. Yeowun also thought that this issue needed to be taken care of. “Force of Mixed Origin?” Chapter 109 Chapter 109: Closed room training (4) Jin Guuk also repeated the same name. “I have the same one.” “Huh? Me too.” “Yeah, same here.” “Huh?” The Six Swords then became confused. It seemed like they all received the same breathing skill. They thought they might have received different breathing skills just like how they were given different martial art skills, but they were all the same. ‘I’ve never heard of it.’ ‘Force of Mixed Origin…?’ This was why the Six Swords were confused. They knew most of the martial arts from the high-ranked clans, but they had never heard of such a breathing skill until now. “Oh…!” As she read through the skills, Mun Ku gasped in astonishment. She was at the established master level other than Yeowun, and she had the highest understanding in martial arts. ‘How can there be such a good breathing skill?’ It showed a way to focus energy in unusual blood points to aid the energy flow. She didn’t want to accept it, but it looked like it was better than her own clan’s breathing skill. The other Six Swords seemed to think the same thing. “M-mnaster! Where did you get this from?” Che Takim also seemed shocked based on his tone. Yeowun then hesitated on how to answer it. This breathing skill wasn’t from the fourth floor of the library. Two days ago, Yeowun was thinking about what breathing skill he should give to his members. There were many breathing skills in the library, and all of them were very good that it was bound to give them great things. The best one was the Sword Force of the Sky Demon, but this was the founding of Father Chun Ma, and Yeowun’s own now. Yeowun asked, ‘Nano, did you analyze enough of the internal energy now?’ [Analysis about the energy source gained through breathing is still under progress.] ‘Is it?’ It seemed like the analysis was still not done yet. It was energy that was not proved to exist in future technology, so Nano needed time. [I can categorize which breathing skill can efficiently increase the energy within the body.] ‘Oh! That’s good. Can you choose one then?’ [The Sword Force of the Sky Demon has the best effect when used.] Yeowun sighed at Nano’s opinion. ‘…Yeah, I know. But exclude that.’ He knew this too. He needed the next best breathing skill second to it. [Next is the Breathing of Thousand Martials.] ‘Oh, right!’ Yeowun then remembered that there was the breathing skill he learned from Right Guardian Submeng. But he had to skip this one too. ‘I can’t just give out Teacher’s breathing skill to anyone. Hmm…’ [Next, there is Sample-37.] ‘Huh? Sample? What do you mean?’ [After analyzing Origin of Internal Energy book from the first floor, a sample was created based off the breathing skills found from the first to fourth floor.] ‘…Are you saying you just made a breathing skill?’ [As part of the process of analyzing internal energy, creating multiple samples is necessary.] ‘So, when did you make this?’ [Sample-37 was created after the breathing skill from fourth floor was analyzed.] “What?!” Therefore, that meant it was created two days ago. Yeowun was so shocked that he didn’t know what to say. He knew Nano was analyzing the internal energy, but he didn’t think Nano would be able to create a breathing skill on its own. ‘Did you analyze breathing skill from the Sword Force of the Sky Demon?” [The said breathing skill is a mixture of energy caused by movement and breathing, so the analysis is incomplete.] The Origin of Internal Energy contained information of energy gained through meditation, breathing, and others but it didn’t have an explanation on the way to gain energy through sword movement. So, Nano lacked information for the analysis. ‘Can you teach me that sample then?’ [Yes, Master.] Yeowun then tried using the breathing skill Nano had created, and he was shocked. ‘This is impossible.’ Nano’s breathing skill creation was amazing. In one way, it was better than the Breathing of Thousand Martials. It was very stable in controlling the internal energy flow. It had the ability to work well with any kind of martial arts. ‘Good. Let’s keep this.’ There was no need to think. That’s why Nano’s breathing skill was chosen to give to Yeowun’s members. But he couldn’t leave its name as sample, so Yeowun changed the name. ‘What name should I give it?’ After thinking for a long time, Yeowun named it the Force of Mixed Origin since it was a mixture of many breathing skills. “M-master! Where did you find this from?!” “I… found it on the fourth floor of the library.” Yeowun couldn’t tell the truth so he lied that he got it from the library. “So, there are a lot of treasures hidden in the library!” Che Takim spoke with an excited voice and Wanghur also nodded. “Maybe it’s a breathing skill from an ancient high-ranked clan.” Members believed Yeowun’s claim of finding it at the library easily. They would never imagine that the skill was merely a few days old from the day of its creation. After sorting that out, Yeowun declared to his members, “You should memorize everything in the dormitory tomorrow and discard the books immediately.” “Yes, Master.” He was worried that having so many book might cause them to be in trouble from the instructors or other cadets. “And… I have a request. Six Swords.” “No, Master. All you have to do is order us,” Wanghur replied. Yeowun glanced at each of them and said, “If you see anyone who needs help, please help them so that they can learn martial arts.” He thought there were members who might have a hard time, even with these books. The Six Swords were members from high-ranked clans who trained such martial arts since young, so they had a better foundation and understanding overall. “Don’t worry, Master. We’ll help each other.” “…Okay. Don’t worry and look after yourselves in there.” “I heard teaching is a good way to train. I will do that.” Ko Wanghur, Bakgi and Che Takim answered respectively and Yeowun nodded. And his preparation to go into the closed room was almost done. Yeowun looked forward to the day when would come out of the closed room to meet his members who had gotten much more powerful. “Then I wish you all good luck.” “Yes, Master!” After that night, Chun Yeowun woke up early and went into the closed room to start his training. Among all those cadets who came together to say goodbye, nobody thought that it will take such a long time for Yeowun to come out of it. Chapter 110 Chapter 110: Master is back (1) First day of closed room training… The building of closed room training was located in the northwestern corner of the Demonic Academy. Yeowun had passed the fourth test by defeating Sang Munyo in the empty lot at the back of the building. The building had a total of sixty rooms, and Chun Yeowun was the first one to request to use it. The room was a bit bigger than the private training room Yeowun had been using. The main difference was that there was a bed made out of hay, a jar of grains, and a water pipe that flowed from outside. Yeowun checked inside the jar and checked the amount of grains to be enough to feed himself for four years within the academy. ‘I asked for a lot, and they did give me a lot.’ Yeowun told them that he would only come out once he achieved an acceptable result, and it was prepared accordingly. There was no telling as to how long it might take for him to become a grandmaster level warrior. ‘Shall we start with the plan then?’ He didn’t know long it would take him to become a grandmaster, so he needed to plan things out things ahead of time. Yeowun divided time largely into three periods. Morning, afternoon, and dinner were all assigned to train different things. ‘I will practice formation in the morning, duel against avatars in the afternoon, and do breathing at dinner time.’ Yeowun then started training right away. The first thing he did was request the transfer of every master-level martial arts he scanned from the fourth floor of the library. There was a total of 245 books that he scanned, and it took him a total of four hours to have it all transferred. What’s fortunate was that these were much easier than the Sword Force of the Sky Demon, and it didn’t require a physical transfer, making it possible to use it right away. ‘Hm…’ After transferring all that, Yeowun realized that although these were highlyadvanced martial arts skills, they were still lacking compared to Butterfly Blade Dance, Sword Force of the Sky Demon, and the counter sword formation. But it still consisted of martial arts ranging from various areas, not only from a sword or blade that gave huge insight to Yeowun in understanding the basics of martial arts. As Yeowun chewed on grains for lunch, he began choosing the first avatar to fight with. He didn’t need to fight Chun Mukeum’s avatar anymore since he had gotten more powerful ones now. He chose the first one. ‘Nano, show me an avatar of Chun Yuchan.’ [Understood, Master. Creating avatar for simulation. Target entity: Chun Yuchan.] With Nano’s voice, Yeowun’s eyes shook and he was shown white light transforming into Chun Yuchan. It was just one avatar to begin with, but he planned to increase it along the way. ‘The goal is to fight Teacher’s avatar.’ It was his goal to fight against Right Guardian Submeng’s avatar since Yeowun had recorded Submeng’s movements when he fought against the criminal from the Force of Evil. “Let’s do it then!” Yeowun jumped up and charged in toward Yuchan’s avatar. And it was the beginning of his long training inside the closed room. A month passed after Yeowun had entered the closed room at the academy. Three more cadets had passed the fourth test. The second cade who passed, as expected by most cadets, was Chun Muyeon from the Wise Clan. Muyeon defeated an instructor on the 7th day. If it wasn’t for Yeowun, Chun Muyeon would have gotten the record of the fastest cadet to pass the fourth test. The third cadet who passed the fourth test wasn’t among the princes. It was Mun Ku who defeated Instructor Impeng and passed the fourth test. Everyone saw Mun Ku jumping up and down in excitement after she passed the test. This was the result of her will to get her own room. The fourth cadet to pass the test was Chun Kungwun from the Sword Clan. He tried hard to pass the test faster than anyone, but he had prepared for it more carefully, and thus it took him more time to prepare. And on the second month after Yeowun entered the closed room, Chun Muyeon also entered the closed room. Chun Kungwun also registered to enter the closed room. And for Mun Ku, she also felt the need to train in the closed room, but Yeowun had asked her and the Six Swords to help train the other weaker members. So, she started focusing on teaching them. And before the second month passed, another cadet passed the fourth test. It was the First Sword of Yeowun, Bakgi. Yeowun’s crew was happy to have a second member pass the fourth test. But Bakgi wasn’t so excited to be second to pass the test when he was the First Sword. On the fourth month, Chun Mukeum passed the fourth test. He then soon entered the closed room not long after. And just before the month ended, two more cadets from the Six Swords passed the test. They were Ko Wanghur and Wu Sojung. Cadets expected Ko Wanghur’s results, but Wo Sojung’s was not expected. Wo Sojung had tried hard after losing to a woman, Hou Sangwha, in a match that propelled him to pass the fourth test. Hou Sangwha scoffed at Wo Sojung who smirked at her. ‘Idiot.’ ‘W-what?! Why am I an idiot?’ Wo Sojung was not well regarded among the female cadets. After the two of them, there were now five cadets who had failed the test within the academy. And there weren’t any challengers to the instructors for a while. Exactly a year after Yeowun entered the closed room, there were many who passed the fourth test. On the fifth month, Hou Sangwha and Che Takim also passed the fourth test. In addition, there were other cadets who had passed, and one of them was Sama Chak. On the six month, Yeowun’s crew began to have cadets who had now become master level warriors. Ja Wumin, Ojong, Im Yuhan, and Kong Jino all became master warriors. And in the tenth month, the number of failed cadets increased to fifteen. Ja Wumin and Im Yuhan had passed the day shortly after. And on the first year, Yeowun’s crew dueled to set the new Six Sword among them. The result altered the rank. First Sword – Mun Ku Second Sword – Bakgi Third Sword – Ko Wanghur Fourth Sword – Wu Sojung Fifth Sword – Hou Sangwha Sixth Sword – Che Takim Bakgi tried hard, but he couldn’t defeat Mun Ku in the end. And with over thirty percent of Yeowun’s members entering the master level, all Six Swords went on to enter the closed room