Chapter 122 - Thunderbolt Sword-Drawing Technique

[Thunderbolt Sword-Drawing Technique—Lightning Flash]

[Level: Gold]

[Description: Stimulate the body with thunder and lightning to increase one’s speed and strength and perform an ultimate flash attack.]

The Sword-Drawing Technique was Lin Yao’s most powerful offensive method at this stage, and it was also the swordsmanship he had always been practicing. After days of training, he had been able to reach the realm that allowed him to unleash the sword with his mind.

However, the simple Sword-Drawing Technique was only an iron-level technique after all. While the Flashing Sword-Drawing Technique might be strong, it was known for its weirdness and was not suitable for head-on combat. Therefore, in order to unleash his strongest ability, Lin Yao learned the Thunderbolt Sword-Drawing Technique.

He faced two challenges with this swordsmanship. One was the method of using thunderbolt to stimulate the body, and the other was being proficient in the sword-drawing moves. Lin Yao had overcome these two challenges a long time ago. Therefore, he only needed three days to advance from the beginner level and achieve real success for this technique. To him, it was like he had gotten used to frying rice, so it would not be difficult to fry noodles instead.

‘I will use this swordsmanship to confront the enemy tomorrow. I shall see how powerful it is.’

Lin Yao turned off the lights and went to sleep. He had gone through brain development and hence needed long hours of sleep to recover.

‘In addition to the changes to the body, the continuous electric shocks have accelerated my thinking speed so that it lasts as long as 15 seconds now…’

…

The night passed by quickly. The next day, Lin Yao woke up before the sun was up. After getting up, he did not go to exercise. Instead, he sat cross-legged in the room. He looked inward at his Sea of Consciousness and guided the power of the holy light in his mind to outline the guardian holy seal.

Lin Yao could successfully outline the holy seal by walking. However, just like the different proficiency levels for combat skills, the holy seal also had levels. Lin Yao needed to understand the meaning of the holy seal and the true meaning of guarding so that he could get twice the result with half the effort.

Of course, speaking of comprehending the holy seal, to Lin Yao, it was more about comprehending the power of light.

‘Since Heavenly Thunder Manipulation can be improved through cultivation, as long as I have a deep understanding of the Armored Body Of Light, it is also theoretically possible for the Armored Body of Light to do this.’

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Yao would comprehend the power of the holy light every morning when he was refreshed and clear-minded. As for the power of thunder, there was no need to specially perceive it. When he was being electrocuted, even if he was unwilling, the feeling of the electric current would be engraved in his body and mind.

Lin Yao comprehended the holy light until 8:30 in the morning. He felt that it was enough for the day and left to go to school.

By the time he arrived, most of the students in the top class were already there.

Unlike Lin Yao, who needed to practice at Professor Li’s research institute, students from ordinary families preferred to practice in the training grounds at school.

To be honest, if he did not have solar energy and electricity as alternative energy sources, Lin Yao would practice there as well.

There was an abundance of spirit energy there. There was also the gravitational training ground that accelerated one’s physical training, as well as instructors at the warlord level that had experience on the battlefield, and the students could seek advice from them at any time.

This place satisfied most cultivation requirements. However, since electricity was his energy source, and he had Senior Sister Jiang Rong to seek advice from, most of the facilities there were useless to Lin Yao.

After entering the school, Lin Yao could feel that the school placed a lot of importance on team battles.

There were only 36 people in the top class, and 19 people had been divided into four teams to fight in pairs.

They understood the importance of cooperation in matches and could cooperate better with their teammates through practice, as well as accumulating experience by working together.

The reason why there were 19 people was naturally because Lin Yao had been absent.

“You are finally here. You, the legend, are really… Well, you have already advanced to an intermediate martial artist?! How could it be possible!”

Initially, Coach Tu Hong had wanted to reprimand Lin Yao. However, he stopped halfway, no longer feeling able to scold him. It had only been two or three days, yet Lin Yao’s strength had soared to reach that of an intermediate martial artist, which he had never expected.

Seeing the shock in Instructor Tu Hong’s eyes, Lin Yao explained, “Instructor, do you know about Project Thunder God? I have thunder talent.”

“Don’t think that I am clueless. People with thunder talent can only increase their physical training progress by 3% with each development. Plus, they are paralyzed for 10 days to half a month after each development. You… Forget it, I shouldn’t care about this. Don’t take the wrong path. The country will not allow a murderous madman to reach a high position.”

“I understand.”

“It’s good that you understand, but no matter how fast you improve, you have to understand the importance of a team. Even the geniuses of the University of Monster Science and Technology and Beijing University have a team to support them.”

After speaking, he explained the reasons to Lin Yao.

“The country advocates teamwork. Once a combatant like you graduates, regardless of whether you join the Armed Police Force, the military, or the night guard, you will not act alone. You will join a team or create a team. This is because individuals cannot take care of everything. They definitely have shortcomings. One might easily fail terribly at a very easy task when working alone. However, if they are in a team, even if they fail, the team members can help each other. Since the country places great importance on teamwork, it takes up a very high percentage of the students’ scores at school.”

Lin Yao was still very receptive to Instructor Tu’s teachings. He also understood the importance of teamwork, which was useful in other situations as well. For example, if they marched in the wild and there was no one to keep watch at night, ordinary adventurers would not be able to sleep well.

Venturing out as a group and helping each other could indeed decrease the number of crises they would face. However, although teamwork might be important, personal strength was even more vital. If one had king-level abilities, there was no need to worry about anything else.

“There are also several types of teamwork. There is a type that is a combination of powerhouses and another type that has a powerhouse as the main leader. Based on your personality, you can form a team with a few weaker people in the future and be the core of the team. However, that will happen in the future. Right now, it’s time for you to train with others.”

“Didn’t you say that by defeating the super-geniuses at school, I will be allowed to do as I please?”

Upon hearing these words, Instructor Tu Hong glanced at Lin Yao in shock. “Don’t tell me you really think you can defeat an advanced martial artist? Shi Qiang is very powerful, but he failed as well.”

“I defeated Shi Qiang even at the beginner level.”

“Uh…”

After a moment of silence, Instructor Tu Hong said, “If you insist, Yan… Zhang Feng, it’s your turn.”

Upon receiving instructions from Instructor Tu Hong, Zhang Feng, who was one of the three advanced martial artists in the class, stood up. He was a handsome young man. Of course, Lin Yao did not care about his appearance. No matter what, Zhang Feng was not as handsome as he was. What surprised Lin Yao was that he felt slight disgust just by standing beside him.

‘What’s the matter? Why would I suddenly hate him?’

While Lin Yao was thinking about it, Instructor Tu Hong was also done discussing with Zhang Feng and led both of them to the arena. Then, the instructor raised one hand and got ready to wave it down at any time.

“The battle begins!”

As soon as the instructor finished speaking, Lin Yao stopped thinking too much. He picked up the sheathed long sword and attached it to his waist before entering the arena. He was getting ready to unleash his vital energy seed.

However, just as the battle between Lin Yao and his opponent was about to begin, the sound of raindrops falling from the sky was heard.

Lin Yao was shocked by the sudden sound of raindrops. He immediately thought that it was his opponent’s talent. However, when he looked at the rain that covered the sky, Lin Yao knew that he was wrong.

‘It’s raining.’

It was normal to rain. In fact, it was not even considered a natural disaster. It was abnormal if it did not rain all year round. It had been raining in the past dozens of days, but always at night. This was the first time since Lin Yao had awakened that it rained during the day.

The rain was harmless, but when it was accompanied by dark clouds, Lin Yao’s talent would be rendered useless.

“Instructor, how long will this rain last?”

“Huh?”

Tu Hong was stunned that Lin Yao had asked about the weather in the middle of the battle. While he was caught by surprise, Yan Yan answered his question.

“There will be two days of moderate rain and one cloudy day.”

Yan Yan did not say much, but Lin Yao had no intention of fighting anymore after hearing these words.

“Three days? The games will start in three days. Sigh… I won’t participate in this battle anymore. I will go through the group training.”

Lin Yao had rapidly advanced his physical realm by relying on electric current development. However, it was due to the Armored Body Of Light that he had been able to advance. An activated Armored Body Of Light allowed Lin Yao to remain on the electric current development chair for 30 minutes, which was five to six times the time other individuals with thunder talents did.

It was also the Light Healing ability of the Armored Body Of Light that allowed Lin Yao to recover within 24 hours after undergoing electric current development.

Without the Armored Body Of Light, Lin Yao could naturally continue to receive electric shocks. However, this way, five or six minutes a day was Lin Yao’s limit, and after development, Lin Yao would also need to lie in bed to rest for 10 days to half a month, just like ordinary individuals with thunder talents. This was also the normal rate of progress for ordinary people with thunder talents.

This was not something that could be changed through one’s willpower. Even if Lin Yao could withstand severe pain with his strong willpower, his foundation would be severely impacted due to the continuous electric shocks.

Therefore, if there was no sunlight, Lin Yao’s endurance and combat effectiveness would not only decrease, but they would also affect his cultivation speed.

Of course, Lin Yao had not been affected yet. Right now, the sun pattern on his chest was still shining, and a huge amount of solar energy was stored in the pattern.

‘With the light energy stored in the Sun God Pattern on my chest, I can go through another round of electric current development. However, all the light energy in my body will be consumed after the development. By then, I will no longer be able to activate the Body of Light. If I am injured, the body has to heal naturally. This will not do. The world is really dangerous. I have to store sufficient solar energy. Besides, it will be good to find out how long the Sun God Pattern stored with light energy could last without the sun.’

After making up his mind, Lin Yao was about to leave the stage.

However, Zhang Feng was so displeased that he refused to participate in the group training and the match because he did not wish to. At the same time, he had his sights on the Bodhi Leaf that the principal had and wanted to be the leader of the team. After all, there was only one Bodhi Leaf. Even if the school ranked second with its total score, the principal would only give the Bodhi Leaf to the person who made the biggest contribution. He believed that the team leader would make the biggest contribution.

Right now, he wanted to defeat Lin Yao to become the leader of the team. He also intended to make Lin Yao obey him and stop being a thorn in his side.

This was why when Lin Yao said that he would not fight anymore, Zhang Feng did not leave but sneered.

“The arena is not a place that you can leave easily. The battle has already begun.”

After he spoke, there was a red glow in his eyes, and he grabbed Lin Yao with his hands.

“Sshh… Zhang Feng used this move as soon as he went on the stage. He must be furious.”

“How can he not be angry? Lin Yao is not a team player, and he comes and goes as he pleases. If a person like him is not taught the proper rules, there will be no way to proceed with the team battles.”

“Now that he’s used this move, Lin Yao will certainly be defeated.”

“That’s inevitable. Although Lin Yao’s Flashing Sword-Drawing Technique and Deafening Thunder Roar are very sneaky, Zhang Feng’s talent is the sneakiest of all. Low-level martial artists can’t stop it at all.”

…

Zhang Feng’s attack made the onlookers talk a lot. Among them, no one was optimistic about Lin Yao winning the match. They felt that he would be defeated.

Not only did the students think so, but Zhang Feng and Instructor Tu Hong had the same sentiment. When Zhang Feng stretched out his hand to grab Lin Yao, Zhang Feng and Tu Hong spoke up.

“If one is strong enough, it is indeed possible to defeat a small team with good teamwork. However, you are not that capable yet.”

“Zhang Feng, be careful. Don’t injure your classmate seriously.”

The two of them spoke one after another. Lin Yao was very cautious, especially after Tu Hong reminded Zhang Feng of this.

“Since Instructor Tu Hong is so anxious, Zhang Feng must be very powerful, right?”

As Lin Yao was thinking while being on alert, Zhang Feng suddenly tightened his grip. At the same time, an icy voice came from the front.

“Collapse now.”

As soon as Lin Yao heard the voice, he sensed a tremor in the light energy within him, and then… there was nothing else.

Lin Yao glanced at Zhang Feng, who had grabbed his hands and was staring at him with a look of arrogance, with a blank face.

Zhang Feng initially looked arrogant. However, as time passed and Lin Yao did not sustain any injuries, there was a look of doubt on his face, and his arrogance faded bit by bit and was replaced by shock.

“How is it possible? How can you be okay?”

“Why would something happen to me? What did you just do?”

Zhang Feng was surprised, while Lin Yao was puzzled. He had no idea what had just happened.

When he saw that Lin Yao did not know anything and there was not even the slightest change in him, all traces of arrogance disappeared from Zhang Feng’s face.

“Cough, cough… Well, you are very good. You actually have exquisite control of your blood and aura. You are indeed the genius that the principal values highly.”

“No, I’m not. What are you talking about?”

“Cough, cough…”