CHAPTER 1002: CHAPTER 997: VOLCANO ISLAND

After Huang Xiaolong entered room fourteen, he ignored the outside discussions among the disciples and opened the restrictions around the room. He then sat cross-legged on the Cold Jade Bed and took out the items from the first prize.

The Barbarian God Sect, being one of the three major sects on Azure Cloud Island, offered quite the generous first reward.

One item was a ring called the Hidden Dragon Ring, engraved with a lifelike Divine Dragon, containing a sizeable inner space of a thousand square meters.

Besides the Hidden Dragon Ring, there were ten Fire Dragon Spirit Fruits aged thousands of years, ten Dragon Cloud Pills crafted by Heavenly God High-level experts, a secret manual of the Barbarian God Sect called the Vast Technique, and ten thousand Divine Coins!

Small factions like Tie Family Castle and Lin Family Castle would have to go to great lengths but still might not gather such treasures.

At this moment, Huang Xiaolong didn’t hold back, swallowed the ten thousand-year Fire Dragon Spirit Fruits, and began his cultivation.

While Huang Xiaolong was refining those eternal Fire Dragon Spirit Fruits, Huang Xiaoming, Jiang Yan, and others stood in the Barbarian God Sect’s Nine Palace Hall, reporting the results of the sect’s disciple examination to Supreme Elder Lin Shen.

"What did you say? A disciple with a Level 8 Peak Divine Realm Divine status took first place in this examination?" Supreme Elder Lin Shen furrowed his brows upon hearing the report.

"Yes, his name is Huang Xiaolong, his strength is Divine-level Tenth Stage Late Stage Peak, and the number of demon beasts he killed was sixty-three thousand two hundred and sixteen, just one more than Zhu Wanchen!" Huang Xiaoming hesitated but reported truthfully.

Lin Shen contemplated for a moment and then said, "Announce that Zhu Wanchen took first place in the examination results to the public."

If a disciple with merely Level 8 Peak Divine status claimed first in the Barbarian God Sect’s disciple examination, it could affect the sect’s prestige to some degree if spread.

"Zhu Wanchen won first place?" Huang Xiaoming and Jiang Yan were startled.

Then, they understood Lin Shen’s intention and respectfully agreed.

"What about Huang Xiaolong then?" Jiang Yan respectfully asked.

"Rank him second," Lin Shen said.

"However, Supreme Elder, this seems a bit unfair to Huang Xiaolong," an elder couldn’t help but voice.

Lin Shen said coldly, "In this world, there is no such thing as fairness and unfairness; talent decides everything. Since he only possesses Level 8 Peak Divine Realm talent, he must accept this result, and he received the first reward, didn’t he? How dare a mere Outer Disciple harbor dissatisfaction?"

The elder dared not speak further.

"Alright, let it be." Lin Shen said.

Huang Xiaoming and the others responded respectfully and withdrew.

More than ten days later, Huang Xiaolong had completely refined the ten Fire Dragon Spirit Fruits and Dragon Cloud Pills, significantly enhancing his strength.

As for the Barbarian God Sect’s secret manual, the Vast Technique, Huang Xiaolong did not cultivate it; instead, he practiced the Heaven Creation Technique obtained from the Demon Tower.

After entering the Divine World, he successively killed Tie Chengdong and others, acquiring numerous Divine Artifacts and Divine Armors from their Space Rings.

After refining these Divine Artifacts and Armors, his Heaven Creation Technique also improved substantially.

Currently, Huang Xiaolong’s Heaven Creation Technique was cultivated until the Late Stage of the First Level.

The Heaven Creation Technique integrates the cultivation of the physical body, soul, and Divine status into one technique; therefore, with its advancement, Huang Xiaolong’s Primordial Dragon Body, soul, and Divine status also grew stronger.

Now, even the Heavenly God Body of a Heavenly God Second Stage Late Stage Peak expert is not as strong as Huang Xiaolong’s Primordial Dragon Body.

After refining those Fire Dragon Spirit Fruits and Dragon Cloud Pills, Huang Xiaolong left the room.

With over nine months until the Hidden Dragon List competition, Huang Xiaolong planned to head to Volcano Island for cultivation during this time.

A few days ago, after receiving the assessment rewards, Huang Xiaoming led Huang Xiaolong and others to collect Outer Disciple attire and Identity Jade Tokens, and each received a book about the Barbarian God Sect.

The Barbarian God Sect book detailed its sect rules, the major peaks, and the situations of core disciples, Inner Sect, and Outer Disciple disciples.

It also mentioned an island called Volcano Island.

This island, located in the sea near Azure Cloud Island, is controlled together by the three major sects, the Barbarian God Sect, Giant Whale Sect, and Primordial Image Sect, to be used by their Outer and Inner Sect disciples for cultivation.

Countless demon beasts inhabit Volcano Island, even more than in Blood Phoenix Forest, and the strongest demon beasts reach only the Heavenly God Third Stage Late Stage Peak, posing less danger than Blood Phoenix Forest, making it an excellent cultivation spot for Huang Xiaolong at present.

Moreover, Volcano Island is formed from molten lava from a Dead Volcano crater, abundant in ores and fine iron, making it exceptionally suitable for Huang Xiaolong to cultivate the Heaven Creation Technique.

After leaving the room, Huang Xiaolong departed from Hidden Dragon Peak, headed towards a nearby city of Tiger Wing.

Although Volcano Island is close to Azure Cloud Island, with Huang Xiaolong’s current strength, leaving Azure Cloud Island is impossible, let alone reaching Volcano Island.

However, every major city at the foot of the Barbarian God Sect Mountain Range has spaceships that can transport the sect’s Outer and Inner Disciple to Volcano Island.

Of course, the transport cost is considerable.

Disciples like Huang Xiaolong from the Barbarian God Sect’s Outer Disciple cost five hundred Divine Coins for a trip!

A few hours later, Huang Xiaolong arrived at Tiger Wing City.

"The top ten rankings for the Barbarian God Sect disciple examination are out; Zhu Wanchen, with his top-level Tenth Rank Divine Talent, unsurprisingly took first place!"

"Unexpectedly, second place went to a Huang Xiaolong, rumored to have only Level 8 Peak Divine Talent."

"I’ve heard as much, yet many claim Huang Xiaolong cheated to secure second place."

"Impossible, if he cheated, the Barbarian God Sect would have revoked his disciple status by now; it must be a rumor."

"Who knows? Several Outer Disciples are saying it, regardless."

As soon as Huang Xiaolong entered Tiger Wing City, he overheard family disciples’ discussions.

Zhu Wanchen claimed first? Huang Xiaolong narrowed his eyes and smirked coldly.

Huang Xiaolong understood the Barbarian God Sect’s upper echelon’s reasoning behind announcing such results; they fear that revealing a disciple with Level 8 Peak Divine Talent achieved first would make large sects laugh.

Accusations of cheating? Undoubtedly malicious rumors spread by those envious Outer Disciples.

Nonetheless, Huang Xiaolong paid little attention.

With the Hidden Dragon List competition approaching, everything would be proven then.

An hour later, Huang Xiaolong arrived at the Volcano Island transmission service area, presented his Barbarian God Sect Outer Disciple Identity Jade Token, paid five hundred Divine Coins, and boarded the spaceship.

The spaceship offered a hundred seats; half remained empty when Huang Xiaolong entered, so he picked a corner seat.

However, as many Outer and Inner Disciples traveled to Volcano Island, the seats filled quickly.

The spaceship began its journey.

Shortly after the spaceship set off, Lin Chaoqun’s cousin, Chen Jin, received news of Huang Xiaolong’s voyage to Volcano Island via spaceship. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian.com for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com)