Ninth In the World

A youthful man clad fully in gray stepped in from outside. The moment he entered the surgery room, Di Jiu could sense his ruthlessness.

“I do not know you.” Di Jiu calmed himself down. He could feel that this man was about to kill him.

Although he had not been able to cultivate before coming to Earth, he did not lack experience. Ever since he had mastered the first saber move and become a warrior, his blood had started surging with a different kind of confidence. Even though that man wanted to kill him, he was not afraid. He only wondered why.

Di Jiu suddenly thought of the woman who had sought him out. Could this guy have been sent by Di Ziheng to dispose of him before he could cause him any trouble?

“Let me enlighten you, so that you will remember the person who killed you. I go by the name He Shan. The reason you’re getting killed is because you saved someone you shouldn’t have. Don’t be as nosy next time you are reincarnated. You saved someone I had to kill and got yourself killed in the process…” When he finished speaking, tha man took a step forward and raised his arm to punch Di Jiu.

Although his fist was very far from him, Di Jiu could still feel the man’s killing intent move toward his head.

As his fist approached, Di Jiu could sense the trajectory of the wind it produced so clearly, that he could even sense any changes in his killing intent.

This was a killer that had killed more than once before. Di Jiu unconsciously made a decision in his mind and immediately moved sideways, as if this was second nature to him. Then, he struck with his surgical knife and executed the first saber move.

Although the surgical knife was no more than a few inches long, Di Jiu felt as if he were wielding a meter-long saber. He could sense clearly the Saber Qi that he cleaved out.

By the time he returned to the Apricot Lake Hall to get rid of all the stains, it was almost 9 p.m. Suddenly, someone came knocking on the door again.

Di Jiu opened the door and saw that it was You Huli, who had gone to register at North Luo University.

“What are you doing here, Fox?” Di Jiu asked You Huli in confusion. He immediately sensed a change in him.

You Huli had only been gone for a few days, yet there was something different about him. Di Jiu came from the Yalun Continent, where martial arts prevailed, so he could tell that You Huli had started taking up martial arts.

“Oh, Jiu. Thank you! I have started to learn martial arts at the institute. I took the time to visit you because when I return to North Luo University, I will not be able to go out for a long time.” You Huli seemed both excited and guilty about this.

The spot he occupied at North Luo University had originally been Di Jiu’s, which meant that Di Jiu could no longer study there. Even though Di Jiu had said that he did not wish to study martial arts at North Luo University, You Huli still felt that he had let him down.

Di Jiu, who could read You Huli’s thoughts, patted his friend on the shoulder. “When you make a name for yourself on the Fairy Planet, you can take me there for a visit. You better go back and see your girlfriend now. I am doing fine here, don’t worry about me.”

“I know, I just needed to share some top secret information with you. The Union allowed North Luo University to set up an Institute of Martial Arts because one of its professors found a book about martial art techniques. Rumor has it that a student from the Swallow Capital University is already has a peak Earth Tier cultivation level. Maybe he’s even had a chance to step into the Connate…”

“Wait a minute…” Di Jiu interrupted him. “What do you mean by ‘the peak Earth Tier cultivation level’? And what’s Connate?” he asked in confusion.

Back in the Yalun Continent, Martial Artists like him had gained a rudimentary grasp of martial arts. Then, Martial Artists became Martial Knights, Martial Masters, Martial Grandmasters…

Every martial artist in the Ji Nation dreamed of becoming a Martial King, but only a handful were able to.

You Huli lowered his voice to a whisper. “This is what I came here to tell you. The techniques in the book that Professor Zhan Zhechen found were split into four tiers—Yellow, Black, Earth, and Heaven. It is rumored that anyone beyond the Heaven Tier has a chance of reaching the Connate Realm. We have to cultivate up to the Yellow Tier before going to the Fairy Planet.”

Di Jiu frowned a little. This was slightly different from the way the cultivation system worked in the Yalun Continent. He did not ask You Huli why it was different, because he probably would not have known either.