The Dragon's Magic Code

Chapter 7 Attending the Assembly

Ling Jiao was dead in an instant.

He was at the Fifth Stage of Body Tempering, but he was dead before he could defend himself.

Lin Mang and Lin Bao's eyes widened in panic.

The two of them screeched to a halt, staring at Lin Yan in disbelief as their entire bodies trembled.

What on earth was going on?

It was an instant kill.

In one strike! Was this something a martial artist at the Third Stage of Body Tempering could do?

"Lin Yan, d-did you pretend to be weak all this while?

However, Lin Yan ignored them. He didn't even give them another look.

He simply returned the Sky-Cloud Sword to its sheath. His cold glare flashed in all directions.

Lin Mang and Lin Bao shivered all over. From the way Lin Jiao had died, it was clear that the two of them were no match for Lin Yan.

Their subconscious told them to run.

They had to run now before it was too late.

Without thinking, they ran in different directions, not even hesitating to use their martial arts.

Lin Yan smiled and unsheathed the Sky-Cloud Sword.

Art of Sword-Drawing!

As the Sky-Cloud Sword was unsheathed, it unleashed streaks of silver light in all directions, so fine they were almost invisible to the naked eye. These streaks rushed towards Lin Mang.

The sword light produced clean cuts wherever it touched.

Puff!

Lin Mang was cut into halves at his waist while he was running. His body fell to the ground, forming a gruesome sight.

Lin Bao screamed in horror when he saw what had happened. His resolve turned to ash as he took a desperate stand against Lin Yan.

However, a sword light ended him, as expected. His body was split in half, sending flesh and blood flying everywhere.

Only then did Lin Yan have a clear understanding of his strength after killing three people stronger than him.

He might be able to kill a martial artist who was at the Seventh Stage of Body Tempering.

He would still be an even match for a martial artist at Sixth Stage in a head-on battle.

Lin Yan tidied himself up a little before hurrying back to the mansion.

After giving Zhu Xiang a sufficient amount of money, Lin Yan left her some instructions before entering the Dragon-Devouring Prison to train.

He had less than five days to the Assembly of Stars at the Starlight Tower. He could win with his current strength.

To avoid alerting the enemy and showing his hand, he had to improve his cultivation as soon as possible.

Lin Yan stopped in front of the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer in the Sumeru chamber of the Dragon-Devouring Prison.

With a thought, the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer began to deduce the Second Level of the Heavenly Sword Finger Technique, called the Separation of Yuan Qi.

During the decryption process, Lin Yan sat down with his legs crossed. Five pale-blue Marrow-Purifying Pills appeared in front of him.

He opened his mouth and ate the Marrow-Purifying Pills as if they were candy.

If Lin Tianyou were to witness this, he would have been livid.

Although he was the heir, he could only consume one Marrow-Purifying Pill every half a year while trash like Lin Yan was consuming five at once. He would curse and say that Lin Yan was wasting such rare resources.

Lin Yan had the Dragon-Devouring Emperor Technique circulating within him. Before long, he was cultivating and trying to break through the level of his martial arts.

In just one day, the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer was done deducing the Separation of Yuan Qi. The comprehension surged into Lin Yan's mind, flooding his head.

Although he was prepared, he almost fainted when such a large amount of information entered his brain.

The Separation of Yuan Qi that the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer had deduced was also imbued with indescribable sword will that radiated with killing intent.

For the next two days, Lin Yan forged a sledgehammer from his medicinal strength. It incessantly pounded his four limbs and all his bones, one after another.

He was about to enter the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering, the Forging of Bones.

Forging objects from the Yuan Qi in the body and incessantly pounding one's bones could strengthen and toughen one's bones.

On the evening of the second day, a dim silver glow covered Lin Yan's limbs and bones. His bones had become much more durable than they had been before.

His whole body looked as though it had a thin layer of silver mist plated on it. It was a strange yet mystical sight.

Bang!

A wave of energy spread out in all directions from his body. He had finally broken through to the Fourth Level of Body Tempering and successfully forged his four limbs.

However, there was still a great deal of medicinal strength left in the Marrow-Purifying Pill. Hence, he did not interrupt his training, and so he circulated his Yuan Qi, directing it to his chest and bones.

On the evening of the fourth day, his skeleton was also shining with silver light.

If someone could see through Lin Yan's body, they would notice the silver light spreading across his body.

When he opened his eyes, his aura was clearly in the Fifth Level of Body Tempering. His eyes were shining with a chilling light.

The next moment, he left the Dragon-Devouring Prison and rushed to the Assembly of Stars.

It was the day of the Assembly of Stars. According to the schedule, the party had already begun an hour ago.

.......

The cold wind blew through the whole of Sun County.

However, Sun County was much livelier than usual.

The shouts of hawkers selling their wares, the clanging of gongs and drums, the chattering of enthusiastic discussions were everywhere.

The cacophony mirrored the prosperity of Sun County.

The crowd surged. People from elsewhere appeared by the bustling Starlight River too.

Some of them carried double sabers on their backs, some were in a hurry, and some carried coffins behind them, which was bad luck.

However, even the most peculiar sight was normal that day.

The reflections of the stars appeared on the surface of the Starlight river, forming a rare beautiful scene in the Yueming Kingdom.

Many fancy restaurants were built along the banks of the Starlight River.

The most famous one was the Starlight Tower.

Rumor had it that some great power from the Imperial City of the Yueming Kingdom had used the star-harvesting ability to learn extraordinary martial arts. From then on, he had joined the super-powerful sect, the Five-Spirits Sect.

After that, he established the Starlight Tower.

The Starlight Tower was a hundred meters tall, and it reached the clouds. One would think that they could reach the stars in it.

However, it only had two stories.

As fast as one could finish his meal, Lin Yan arrived at Starlight Tower.

As expected, the inside of Starlight Tower was lively. He could hear deafening sounds of screaming and killing from time to time.

A fat man who looked like a housekeeper led two strong men beside him at the gate of Starlight Tower. He nodded and greeted the people who passed through the gate, careful not to neglect them.

He frowned when he saw Lin Yan among the crowd. He blinked and turned to the people next to him.

"Tell Young Grandmaster Lin that he's here!"

"Yes, sir!"

Lin Yan was just about to step in when the housekeeper stopped him. He smiled and asked,

"Sir, may I take a look at your invitation please?"

"Housekeeper Qian, don't you know me? Or are you working for Lin Tianyou as his lapdog?"

The smile on Housekeeper Qian's face stiffened when he heard that Lin Yan did not have an invitation. He pursed his lips as he spoke haughtily,

"I thought I was mistaken, but it is you, Lin Yan. I apologize for not welcoming you sooner."

"As you can see, my mind is starting to fail. I'm getting old. I couldn't even recognize you."

"But if you don't have an invitation, I have to ask you to leave."

Housekeeper Qian smiled as he glared at Lin Yan with disdain.

Leave?

Was Housekeeper Qian sure he wanted to ask Lin Yan to leave?

After all, Lin Yan vowed to enter Starlight Tower no matter who stopped him.