Chapter340:CarryThemOut!

Undoubtedly,ZhouZhenwasageniusintheeyesofeveryone.

Sincethreeyearsofage,hehadshownagreatswordartstalent.

IntheSkySwordGod’sDomain,swordartswasthemosteminent.Apartfromthesword,nothingelsewasdistinguished.Therefore,asachildwhowasbornwithgreatswordartstalent,helivedwithpraiseandenvyfromeveryone.

Fromchildhoodtopresent,hewasalwaysthecomparedandpraisedobjectwhenotherchildren’sparentsscoldedthem.

Whateveritwas,hecoulddoeverythingperfectlyandeasily.

Nomatterwhetheritcametostudyorpracticinghisswordskill.Hewasalwaysthebestamongstthechildrenofhisage.Hewasevenfarbetterthanthechildrenwhowereolderthanhim.

Whenhewas16yearsold,hecametotheSwordPalaceandwasalreadya3rdrankedswordsman.ItwasagreatachievementevenamongstalltheSwordPalacedisciples,andhewasonlyastepawayfromthetoptendisciples.

Theherorankwaslikeareachlessdreamforordinarypeople,andevenformostoftheSwordPalacedisciples,butitwasn’taproblemforhim.

Severalmonthsago,hehadtouchedtheedgeoftheherorank,andvaguelyrealizedwhatroadheshouldstepon.

Hedidn’ttrytoentertheherorankimmediately,becausehewantedtoaccumulatemuchmoreexperiencebeforethat.Hewantedtoaccomplishitperfectly.

Hehadthewildambitionandconfidencethatwhenheenteredtheherorank,hecouldimmediatelyrankintothelistoftoptenSwordPalacedisciplesandleteveryoneknowhisname.

Forthis,hekeptsuppressinghistruestrengthandaccumulatedhisexperiencewhenpracticing,becausehewantedtounderstandtheroadhewouldstepondeeper.

Hewouldbecomethenumberoneamongstall3rdrankedSwordPalacedisciples.Hebelievedinthisfirmly.

Heneverdoubtedthathewasbornforsteppingontoahigherstage.HewouldwalkoutoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomainandwitnesstheprosperoushigh-levelsworddomainswithhisowneyes.

HisgoalwastheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure.Hethoughtifhecouldaccomplishthedreamofalldisciples,obtainingthistreasure,hewouldbecomeagreatlegendjustlikeYunHaitheSwordMaster.

"Bang!"AthudstoppedZhouZhen’sthinking.Heslowlyopenedhiseyesandlookedatthebloodyfigureonthegroundindifferently.

"Carryhimout!Whoisnext?"HuaHuowavedherhandasasign,thenthedisciplesaroundtheringquicklycameupandcarriedthe13thloserout.

"ShedefeatedChildeTaiYuan.Heisanelitedisciplefromahigh-levelsworddomain!"

"Shewasn’tjustboasting.Perhapssheisreallythenumberonefreshman."

"DidyouseehowshebeatChildeTaiYuandown?"

Afterhewascarriedout,arumpusraisedamongstthedisciplesaroundthering.

Undoubtedly,thepowerHuaHuojustshowedshockedeveryone.Theyrealizedthatthis"numberonefreshman"wasn’tsimple.

Theweakestdisciplewhochallengedherwasatthepeakofthe2ndrank.ChildeTaiYuanwasarealgeniuswhohadtouchedthepeakofthe3rdrank,evenso,hejustheldonforafewsecondswhenfacingher.

Forher,itwaslikebreakingadeadbranchfromatreewhenshebeatthemdown!Tillnow,shehaddefeated13discipleswhodaredtochallengeher,andeveryonewasfacingthesameresult:beingcarriedoutlayingonastretchermadeofdoorplanks.

"It’smyshowtimenow."ZhouZhenheldhissword.

Hisswordwasthreefeetlongandcalled"ColdMoon",itwasatopclassspiritweaponhisfamilyfoundforhim.

From5yearsold,thisswordwasalwayswithhim.Theswordwasliterallygrowingupwithhim.

Afterhereachedtheherorank,thisswordwouldkeepgrowingupwithhimuntilitbecamehisgodweapon.

Hehadaforebodingthough.Todaywouldbecomeaveryspecialdaytohim.

Asthenumberonediscipleofthepreviousterm,inthefaceofthenumberonediscipleofthisterm,hisheartwasitchingforafight.

Itwasanemotioncalled"excitement",becauseasageniuswhooftenchallengedthepeoplethatwerefarstrongerthanhim,hesawhispastselfwhenlookingatHuaHuo.

Oh,I’mherpredecessorandthenumberone3rdrankeddisciple,shouldIteachheralessongently?OrshowhertheruthlessnessoftheRatedBattlesoftheSwordPalacewithoutmercy?

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袠)

Whenhelookedatherconfidentface,heknewshebelievedthatshecoulddefeateveryonehere.Hesmiled.HowsimilarsheiswithmypastselfwhenIfirstcametotheSwordPalace!

Althoughhedidn’tchallengetheentireSwordPalaceinfrontofeveryone,hedidchallengealltoptendiscipleswhenhehadjustarrived.

Ofcourse,hischallengeendedafterhewasdefeatedtentimes.Thetoptendiscipleshadallreachedtheherorank,whohadthechancetotouchtheprojectionofthesecrettreasure,andhehadjustreachedthe3rdrankatthattime.Defeatinghimwasaseasyasblowingoffdusttothem.

Onlyafterreachingtheherorank,onewouldhavethechancetoenterthelistofthetoptendisciples.Thousandsofyearsago,ithadalmostbecomeanironruleoftheWhiteLotusSwordPalace.Andonlythedisciplesinthelistofthetoptenwouldhaveachancetotouchtheprojectionofthesecrettreasureandtrytoberecognizedbyit.

ThetoptendisciplesnowwereallZhouZhen’schallenginggoals.Hehaddecidedtochallengethemagainafterhereachedtheherorank.

Now,helookedatherasifshewashisinnocentpastself.

ThereweretwowaystograduatefromtheWhiteLotusSwordPalace.

First,reachthepeakofthe3rdrankwithinfiveyears.Afterthat,thedisciplewouldofficiallygraduateasanordinarydiscipleoftheSwordPalace.

Second,becomeatoptendiscipleandgainacceptancefromtheprojectionofthesecrettreasure.Afterthat,thedisciplewillberecognizedasanauthenticdiscipleoftheSwordPalaceandbeinvitedtoentera"higherworld".

Apparently,therewasaworldofdifferencebetweenthetwowaysofgraduating.Allgeniuseswhohadconfidenceinthemselveswouldfeelashamedtograduateinthefirstway.

OnlythepeoplewhogainrecognitionfromtheprojectionoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasureweretheauthenticdisciplesoftheSwordPalace,andalltheotherpeoplewerelosers.TheyonlygotacertificateofgraduationfromtheSwordPalacewithnothingmore.

Asforthediscipleswhodidn’treachthepeakofthe3rdrankwithin5years?Theywouldn’tevenobtainthecertificateofgraduation!

Whengraduating,thediscipleswhoobtainedtheWhiteLotusBadgeweretheofficialgraduates.

However,onlythediscipleswhoworetheIceLotusBadgeontheirchestsatthattime,weretheauthenticdisciplesoftheSwordPalace!