Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Amber Clues
"Don’t you two understand the rule of first come, first served?"
A calm voice came from the side.
Upon hearing the voice, Xiang Dongyang turned his head to look.
He saw a young man dressed in black walking unhurriedly toward them, his facial features sharp as if sculpted by a chisel, his expression stern, eyes deep like an abyss, capable of absorbing everything around, making it hard for anyone to discern anything about him.
It’s him!
Xiang Dongyang was startled. He didn’t expect Qin Tian, who hardly communicated with him normally, to speak up for him at this moment.
"Who the hell is minding others’ business, you..."
The short-haired man turned to yell angrily, but when he saw that calm, stern face, the rest of his words got stuck in his throat.
As the recent sensation at school, Qin Tian’s photo had spread across various campus groups.
The short-haired man and the robust man recognized Qin Tian at a glance.
The ruthless figure who annihilated the Tier Five Vampire Star Thieves, a core member of a bloodline family—
Such a person, they couldn’t afford to provoke.
Tap, tap, tap~
Qin Tian approached step by step, his steady footsteps thudding like a drumbeat, hitting the hearts of the two, making them feel uneasy.
Only then did they remember that Qin Tian was also a freshman in the Special Warfare Department and a classmate of the boy beside them.
Slap~
Standing before the two, Qin Tian gazed at them deeply and calmly said,
"School is a place that values rules. The concept of first come, first served shouldn’t be hard to understand, right?"
The short-haired man’s heart tightened. After two seconds of silence, he said,
"Sorry, I was eager today to use the Cultivation Room to break through my bottleneck, so I got anxious."
"I’ll let him have the Cultivation Room, and I’ll wait for others to finish."
Upon hearing this, Qin Tian nodded and said nothing more as he stepped away from the Star Element Tower.
Watching Qin Tian’s departing figure, Xiang Dongyang opened his mouth but only muttered softly,
"Thank you."
......
After an afternoon of cultivation, it was near dusk.
Qin Tian walked into the paper library building, and after briefly browsing some history and geography books, he started purposefully searching for books.
He wanted to find out what exactly the amber obtained from the vampire was.
"Amber: Nature’s Time Capsule"
"Gemology Tutorial"
"Amber Identification and Trade"
...
He flipped through several books but found no valid information matching the features.
Logically, the quickest way would be to take a photo and use big data to compare and yield a result.
But doing so has a downside, which is leaving a trace on the internet.
He wasn’t sure if Wen Chengxian had the authority to monitor his data backend, so it was better to be cautious.
"Can’t find it, what exactly is this thing?"
Qin Tian shook his head. The blood within the amber had a strong allure for him, but the amber shell was extremely hard, making attacks with sword or fire useless.
It seemed understanding it would take some time.
Fortunately, Qin Tian wasn’t in a hurry. He was in a phase of rapidly growing strength. As long as he entered the Star Element Tower to cultivate daily without fail, it wouldn’t be long before he broke through to Tier Two.
Perhaps when he hits a bottleneck in the future, this amber will play a critical role.
......
On the martial arts field, electricity crackled loudly. Purple-gold lightning wrapped around the blade like a lively snake, crackling wildly.
In an instant, a fierce and domineering sword energy slashed out at an angle, tearing the air into sharp howls wherever it passed.
"Thunder Moon Slash!"
A cool voice suddenly rang out.
"This strike, not bad at all."
Opposite, a figure not very tall stepped forward, sweeping the Flaming Battle Saber in hand to cut through the sword energy instantly. Then, with ghostly speed, his body flickered forward, his blade pointing at Qin Tian’s vitals from an extremely odd angle.
Clang!
The two swords collided intensely, emitting a crisp sound.
"Coach Wei, I’m too familiar with the Nine Revolutions Saber technique; this move won’t work on me."
Qin Tian’s lips curled up slightly into a smile, and he took a step back accordingly.
In a flash, his waist and abdomen twisted sharply, the blade in his hand drawing a crescent arc in the air.
Instantly, purple-gold lightning surged furiously, the sword’s momentum fast as lightning and overwhelmingly domineering.
"Vortex Thunder Slash!"
Coach Wei reacted swiftly, backhanding a sword to block the electrified blade with precision, smiling as he said, "Whether it works depends on who’s executing it."
Swoosh!
The flames on Coach Wei’s Battle Sword rose suddenly.
The blade brushed closely against Qin Tian’s sword, sparking a cascade of dazzling sparks, like a poised snake striking straight for Qin Tian’s throat.
Seeing this, Qin Tian quickly leaned back to retreat rapidly. However, Coach Wei followed closely like a shadow, each attack faster and fiercer than the last.
Deep in this burning, fierce sword momentum, Qin Tian knew clearly that if he couldn’t break the opponent’s attack rhythm timely, the situation would grow increasingly perilous.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle
Lightning erupted underfoot, and in an instant, Qin Tian burst forward with astonishing speed, intending to distance himself from Coach Wei.
Seeing through this, Coach Wei stepped forward, keeping up closely.
"Qin Tian, it’s not that easy to escape."
The Battle Sword rose high, hacking downward fiercely.
Yet, during this downward slash, lightning flared even more dazzlingly and abruptly at Qin Tian’s feet, his speed heightening sharply, causing the strike to miss.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~~
As the lightning gradually faded beneath him, Qin Tian held his sword single-handed, with a smile on his face.
Coach Wei looked at Qin Tian in surprise, saying, "You’ve already mastered the second layer of Ninefold Thunder Flash so quickly. Your progress is astonishing."
A few days ago, Qin Tian had approached him, wanting to spar and learn sword techniques.
Coach Wei, hearing from others about Qin Tian annihilating the vampires, wanted to test his student’s true abilities.
The two found a mutual understanding and immediately started sparring.
From the combat performance, Qin Tian didn’t possess the capacity to directly kill a Tier Five Vampire. Clearly, the rumors about him had some exaggeration.
Of course, Qin Tian admitted that his ability to kill a Tier Five Vampire was mainly due to them being poisoned by him, severely weakening their power which allowed him to eliminate them.
Aside from this, the abilities Qin Tian showed in battle could only be described as monstrous.
Despite his Spiritual Ability Level not reaching Tier Two, he possessed ghostly speed, overwhelming power, and never-ending physical strength.
Moreover, Qin Tian’s comprehension of swordsmanship was astonishingly exceptional.
The two Black Iron Level Sword Techniques he taught, Qin Tian practiced once and reached the level others would in five years. After a few applications in combat, he could master them thoroughly.
After several sparring sessions, Coach Wei was certain that no Bloodless Spiritualist below Tier Four could rival Qin Tian.