The Ice Draconic Blade swum past with a whistling sound. It aimed towards the joyful Fang Xue.

"STOP!" Riku howled forth and desperately controlled the Ice Draconic Blade to stop. But he was too late... The Ice Draconic Blade had already reached about two meters before Fang Xue. He could only close his eyes and wait for the outcome.

As Riku closed his eyes, a violet glow suddenly covered Fang Xue's figure. The violet glow formed into a violet mist and as the Ice Draconic Blade struck the violet mist. It suddenly stopped, as if it struck cotton.

"That is..."

"Senior!" Riku howled in joy. He immediately retracted his stance and greeted Fang Lin who was behind Fang Xue. A proud glow was in his eyes as he clasped his hands together and said.

"This junior, greets Senior Fang Lin!" Despite his Core Formation Soul. He still wasn't able to distinguish Fang Lin's aura. That's because, he cultivated in the 'Blood Moon Arts', a peculiar cultivation method that Riku found in the Blackwood Forest.

"That Ice Draconic Blade just now..." Fang Lin lightly smiled as he darted his gaze towards Riku's torso. Noticing the ring that Riku equipped. Fang Lin's eyes lit up as he said.

"So you've chosen to follow the path of a ranger! Hahaha, quite a good choice indeed." Fang Lin remarked as the automatic door closed.

Fang Xue wore a light smile as she uncovered her palm. There within, a small square like item with Riku's face was inside.

"Riku, you're now an official student of our Morrow Academy!" Fang Xue said with a gentle smile as she handed over Riku's identification card. She also waved her hands as a Source Code Chip surfaced and handed it over Riku.

"Thanks, thanks Miss Fang. Hmmm? What is this?" Riku recognized the Source Code Chip but wasn't able to determine the spell embedded inside.

"In addition to your Ice Draconic Blade and Compressed Air Cannon, here is a Rank 2 spell named, Culling Blades." Fang Xue moved her jade like hand and placed the Source Code Chip on Riku's hand.

Riku joyfully accepted the Source Code Chip. With more spells to experiment, he would surely be able to familiarize himself around this peculiar world! Since he will be living here for the rest of his life. He must have sufficient knowledge about the world!

"Quick, quick, try it! We want to see how you cast the spells!" Fang Xue excitedly exclaimed. Her face beamed as she glanced over Riku's movements. Fang Lin on the other hand maintained his gentle smile as he glanced over the two youngsters.

"Okay, okay..." Riku said as he flicked his right palm over his Radiant Weapon. With a diiing, sound. A transparent screen surfaced above the air over the Radiant Weapon. There displayed basic information about Riku.

Welcome, Riku Lightshield.

Mana Force Realm; Flesh Improving Stage. Integrate Source Code

Spells Accumulated: 2 Open IDE

Ranger Rank: 1 Exit User Terminal

Mana Force Stats: 1000

Riku swiftly tapped over the Integrate Source Code and followed Principal Fang Lin's previous instructions about embedding a spell using a Source Code Chip. Riku's movements were very fluid. Which made Fang Lin and Fang Xue gasp in surprise.

Even though he had stayed inside this academy for about two months. He spent those two months in a coma. This was first day where Riku woke up. And so, even the firm minded Fang Lin and quick decision maker Fang Xue couldn't help but be entranced by Riku's cognitive memory skill.

Integration Finished!

Culling Blades: Rank 2 - Summons ethereal sharp blades in mid-air. User can freely control the Culling Blades and the degree of the blades' durability is equal to the amount of Mana Force used. Costs 50 Mana Force per one blade. Can summon ten blades at once.

Cannot Pierce Physical Immunity.

"Wooo!" Riku couldn't help but exclaim in joy. This Culling Blade given to him was surely strong. Judging from the amount of Mana Force it consumed. And the amount of blades he could summon in one go. This spell would surely need some great mind work, and so. With an appreciative gaze, Riku glanced over Fang Lin's figure.

He knew that this spell given to him was the work of this old man. And wasn't a congratulatory gift at all.

Fang Lin just smirked as he realized that Riku had already grasped about the meaning why he gave Riku the Culling Blade.

"Xue'er. Let's have Riku rest already. I'm sure he is quite tired now. And also, the sun has already hid himself. Let's go part ways. I'm sure Riku would like plenty of time to consolidate his new spells and time to rest." Fang Lin tapped his granddaughter's shoulders.

Hearing what Fang Lin said, Fang Xue could only sigh in resignation as he turned around, waved her hands and said. "Junior! Make sure you're up at six! I'll be coming here and introduce you around the academy! " With that, the automatic door closed itself as the visages of the two disappeared from Riku's line up sight.

Riku sighed in relief as he seated himself cross legged. It was good that Fang Lin found out about Riku's intentions and made the first move about them leaving. This time, Riku would surely need a peaceful time for himself. Since the sudden information overload made his mind quite slow.

Practicing his usual breathing exercise. Riku calmed himself. After about the time it takes a water to boil. Riku's eyes snapped open.

He then flicked his wrist as five archaic looking books appeared in succession.

'Thunderlord's Purging Art'.

'Blood Demon's Mercy'.

'Devilish Bounty Art'.

'Heaven's Gateway Art'.

'Void God's Cultivation Art'.

Riku's eyes became filled with different kinds of emotions. At the time when he scavenged to acquire this supreme cultivation techniques. He was still at the Foundation Establishment Stage. With a brown colored Mana Force. At that time, he found himself inside a treasure trove.

With god knows how many days did he endured the trials of the dungeon and the cruelness of the people around him. As a solo cultivator. Riku found himself as quite amazing as he thought back in that time.

Now, before him. Five supreme cultivation techniques he acquired through life and death. All before him, but he could only choose one.

Riku beamed with a light smile as he flicked his wrist. A small rock crystal materialized in the air and fell before him palm.

Unattributed Soul Crystal.

Riku would use this soul crystal to determine his current element affinity. He closed his eyes as rumbling sounds filled his dantian. Inside his energy sea, thick threads of pale blue light collided with each other. With each collision, subtle numb pains would shoot towards Riku's abdomen.

The thick threads of pale blue light flew towards his body. Encircling everything like a cycle. From his meridians, bones, veins, cells. All of them were being traversed through by his cultivation stage. Slightly improving his physical body.

Soon, the unattributed soul crystal lit up as a pale blue light showered from the crystal unto the surrounding area. Riku's eyes constricted as he witnessed the spectacle of cracklings of lights colliding with each other.

'Lightning Attribute!'

Unexpected joy filled Riku's mind as he darted his gaze towards the 'Thunderlord's Purging Art'. Since he had the lightning attribute, it would be impossible for him to cultivate using the other supreme cultivation methods! The most compatible one would be this 'Thunderlord's Purging Art'!

If some chance he decided to cultivate using the other supreme techniques. He would just be wasting his own potential, and there was even a chance to completely destroy his current cultivation base. Of which was irreparable!

Riku's hand clutched the 'Thunderlord's Purging Art' and carefully opened the first page. With beaming eyes, there in front of him was the first method in pursuing the art of the thunderlord.

If cultivated correctly, one could ultimately command lightning from the heavens to smite unto his foe. One could even summon tribulation lightnings to swallow up his own enemy!

Using the Azure Soul Takeover, Riku streamed through the pages of the cultivation art. According to the book itself, the 'Thunderlord's Purging Art' consisted of nine realms! The realms were, Blue Lightning Realm, Green Lightning Realm, Yellow Lightning Realm, Red Lightning Realm, Azure Lightning Realm, Scarlet Lightning Realm, Black Lightning Realm, with the Purging Lightning Realm as the highest realm! Each realms were separated by Initial, Middle, Late Phases!

If one wanted to breakthrough phases, they would need an insurmountable amount of Mana Force and carefully distort their current lightning realm. After that, they would need to slowly reconstruct it from scratch, which would emerge a brand new strengthened lightning!

If one would make even the slightest mistake in breaking through or was even slightly disturbed. Their dantian would burst and transform them into a mess of brain and body matter!

~Whizzz....

Bubbling sounds came out from Riku's dantian, this time. He used the technique directed to him by the 'Thunderlord's Purging Art' and slowly distorted his pale blue Mana Force to a Lightning Essence.

~Chiiii....

Like a smoldering iron that was suddenly splashed by water. Riku's shoulder shuddered as a sharp searing pain came over his body. His face became full of sweat as he grimaced in pain. Tightly gritting his teeth. Riku continued unto the process of conversion.

Inside his energy sea, pale blue threads of light scrambled and collided with each other. With each collision, ripples would spread towards all directions and would wretch Riku's body with searing pain.

But Riku could clearly feel that the colliding pale blue threads were somewhat being transformed. Riku's eyes lit up as he witnessed a pale blue thread merging into an another thread, creating a crackling of light in the process.

Practicing the breathing exercises inscribed in the 'Thunderlord's Purging Art' Riku calmed his mind as he directed all his mind power towards controlling the myriads of pale blue threads. And in one go!

Boom!

Terrifying explosions occurred inside Riku's dantian. The explosion was huge enough that the outside world's space rippled in shock as insurmountable amount of tyrannical Mana Force spread around the area. Thankfully, prior to Riku's attempt at the first phase of the 'Thunderlord's Purging Art'. He was informed by Principal Fang Lin that any amount of Mana Force wouldn't leak unto the outside world. Or else, If one was even scraped by this tyrannical Mana Force. They would be jolted back and thrown unto the air.

In the outside world, the sun had already hid its visage from humanity. Leaving the limelight to the huge natural satelite. So, Riku wasn't afraid that someone would suddenly open the confines of the room where he currently was in. The night was already deep. Obviously, all of them maybe asleep.

Riku's forehead became wracked by beaded sweats. And his teeth clattered as he clenched his jaw and endured the pain. Inside his energy sea, most of the pale blue threads were already dissolve to small crackling blue thread. Within the crackling blue thread. Was a tyrant energy of the lightning element!

Now that the pale blue threads were successfully converted to crackling blue threads of light. Riku's heart was still as tense as ever. After this initial step of Mana Force conversion. He still would need to congeal all the crackling blue threads of light unto a lightning essence!

Riku's face distorted as he squeezed out the remaining Mana Force he had and turned it into a huge whirlpool suction! The whirlpool immediately sucked the crackling blue threads of light and chomped them down!

As the crackling blue threads of light was devoured. The lightning element concentration within Riku's dantian surged as Riku clenched his teeth in preparation for the essence conversion! The last step!

The huge pale blue whirlpool suddenly stopped spinning. The crackling blue threads of light wasn't visible anymore as a small blue ball, about the size of Riku's fist was congealed inside his dantian!

Shockingly, inside this harmless looking small blue ball of light, was an insurmountable amount of lightning essence!

"Haaah... Haaah..." Riku gasped for air as he secretly rejoiced in his heart. The lightning essence was finally formed! He successfully stepped unto the first realm of the 'Thunderlord's Purging Art'! The Blue Lightning Realm Initial Phase!

*Thud...

With a small sound, Riku's cross legged body fell unto the side. For the second time inside this peculiar world, he once again sucked himself dry of his Mana Force.