Chapter 4 Bei Yi City

  The Shining Empire covers millions of miles. Among them, there are six colleges, which are the Royal College, Jiujun College, Qingxuan College, Kumu College, Ziwai College and Bailin College.

  These six academies, led by the Royal Academy, jointly control the entire Flash Spirit Empire.

  The Flash Spirit Empire has a total of twenty-four states, with every four states belonging to the jurisdiction of an academy. This time, Liu Shu Hai is going to California, which belongs to the jurisdiction of Bailin Academy.

  California is tens of thousands of miles away from the Lorain Mountains, and even if Elwes flies at full speed, it will take more than a dozen days.

  Liu Shu-hai first came to a small village called Wansheng Village at the foot of the Lorraine Mountains, where Liu Shu-hai lived for over a decade.

  When they arrived at Wansheng Village, all the villagers warmly greeted Liu Shu Hai.

  As for Liu Shu Hai, several counties in the northern part of the Xian Ling Empire knew him well. Almost everyone had heard of the divine doctor Liu Shu Hai's name.

  Liu Shu Hai quietly returned home, took a few clothes and some gold coins, then rode the giant gray dragon into the sky, flying towards California.

  "Elwes! You think my current strength is a bit unsuitable for joining the Spirit Academy, don't you?" Liu Shuhai stood in front of Elwes, leaning on his long spear and asked.

  Elwes sneered coldly, "With your current strength, you're far inferior to the students of Bairan Academy. Not to mention the principal and instructors, even the senior students there can defeat you."

  "What? Didn't they say that even among the top warriors, not one in a hundred can awaken their innate divine treasure? How can there be so many powerful individuals?" Liu Shuhai asked in puzzlement.

  "Ah! You're still underestimating the people of the world. How many people have you seen so far? At most, just a few from the nearby counties! But the Ling Empire has 24 states, each with dozens of counties, and a total population of over 500 million. How many warriors do you think have awakened their Benming Yuanzhu?"

  Upon hearing Elwight's words, Liu Shuhai suddenly felt that with a population of 500 million in Alexandria, when would he be able to stand out?

  Liu Shu Hai stopped talking, and Elwes continued: "And don't think you're working hard! There are many people who work harder than you. You practice for ten hours a day, but others may practice for fifteen hours a day. The Imperial Academy is meant to cultivate future strongmen after all. As long as those powerful warriors don't die, it will be even harder for you guys to climb up the ranks."

  Liu Shu smiled brightly and said, "Those strong men all have lifespans of over 200 years. It's not easy to make them die. However, I believe that as long as I work hard, they will all be trampled under my feet."

  "Hmph!" Elwes snorted, and in one breath, flew out hundreds of miles.

  ……

  In the distant north, in a magnificent palace.

  A young man in black clothes fiercely shattered the cup in his hand and exclaimed, "Divine drill! Another divine drill has emerged, I must find a way to get it."

  Suddenly, the young man's whole body shook violently.

  "Brush!"

  An orange diamond appeared on his head, and a dazzling strong light formed an orange light screen.

  On the light screen, a slender and handsome young man in a white long gown was smiling radiantly.

  "Haha! Hahahaha...... Finally appeared, come on!" The young man shouted loudly, his voice carrying an irresistible pressure.

  "Brush brush brush!" Four men wearing black clothes, bowed and appeared in front of the young man.

  "Go to the northern Lorain Mountains of the Spirit Empire and bring me that white-clad youth. If you can't catch him, at least bring back his Life Origin Crystal. Don't make any mistakes!" The young man pointed at the youth on the light screen and said to the four black-clothed men.

  "Yes! Young master, even if we have to risk our lives, we will bring him back." The four of them said in unison.

  "I don't care about your 'lives', but if you can't complete the task I've assigned to you, I'll make sure you suffer a fate worse than death."

  Four people trembled simultaneously and quickly disappeared into the palace.

  After the four people left, the young man revealed a hideous face with countless ugly scars crisscrossing.

  This man is actually the scar-faced knife who attacked Liu Shuhai in the Lorraine Mountains!

  Liu Shu Hai knew nothing about all this and was now in a difficult situation.

  "Bailin Academy still charges tuition? Fifty gold coins per semester? Geez! I don't have that much, I only have a dozen or so gold coins." Liu Shuhai said to Elwes.

  Ai Erwaite helplessly said: "No way, this is the lowest, if you don't pass the assessment, it'll take a thousand gold coins for one semester to just do odd jobs inside!"

  The circulating currency of the Flash Spirit Empire is divided into gold coins, silver coins and copper coins. Five copper coins are enough for a common three-mouthed family to live for a year, while one gold coin is equal to 100 silver coins, which is equal to 10,000 copper coins! "Elwright, where can I quickly earn gold coins?" Liu Shuhai asked Elwright.

  Elwes thought for a moment and said, "Every big state has a place called the Arena, where you can go in and participate in arena battles. If you win, you can earn some rewards."

  Liu Shu smiled brightly and said, "Alright! When we arrive at the next county, we'll go buy a set of human martial arts techniques. Then, we'll head to California's fighting arena and after that, we'll attend the entrance exam for Baoling Academy."

  "Whooo!" Elroy let out a loud whoop and continued flying towards California.

  The airflow in the sky was extremely strong, Liu Shu Hai sat cross-legged on it, cultivating the fourth layer of the first heavy boundary of Lei Yi Gun Quan.

  Half a day later, Liu Shu Hai and Elwes who had transformed into human form walked side by side in a city.

  This city is called Beiyicheng and is the largest castle within the scope of Liuzhou where Liu Shu Hai is located.

  Whether it's fighting in the arena or participating in the college assessment, one must use their drilling power. However, a demon cultivator's drilling power is absolutely not to be used, so Liu Shuhai now urgently needs a human cultivation technique that doesn't require too high of a rank, but must be able to alleviate his current crisis.

  Bei Yi City was easily accessible, with countless shops scattered throughout. Liu Shu Hai and Elwes walked along the streets, gazing at shop after shop. These shops were incredibly chaotic, with some selling medicinal potions, others selling weapons, and still others selling spiritual herbs and medicines. Finally, Liu Shu Hai spotted a place called the Department Store.

  The department store is the tallest building in Beiyicheng, made entirely of gold and jade, with many glazed tiles worth as much as a city on top, making it even more magnificent.

  "Halt! Is the department store open to everyone?" A guard-like warrior with a long sword blocked Liu Shuhai's path, saying disdainfully.

  Liu Shuhai looked at his own long gown that had been blown to shreds by the strong wind and said with a hint of embarrassment, "We've just arrived in this noble land, but we can't even find a hotel to stay in, and now our clothes are all torn. It's really laughable."

  The guard with his nose up in the air said, "A beggar is a beggar, no matter what excuse you come up with!"

  Upon hearing this, Elwes was about to swallow the guard-like warrior, and Liu Shuhai hastily pulled him back.

  ……

  Liu Shu-hai calmly said to the security guard, "Don't make it too difficult for us, we're just here to buy things."

  "Hmph! You really think you're a human being!" The guard looked like he didn't want to bother with Liu Shuhai.

  People who like to watch the excitement are everywhere. Before long, a crowd of onlookers had already surrounded Liu Shu Hai and others.

  "Preposterous! The department store has a true martial artist in residence, would they let someone as disheveled as you enter?" A lavishly dressed woman retorted with a sharp tone.

  "No way! I advise him to leave quickly, otherwise he will inevitably be beaten by the guards."

  "Hahaha...... Ignorant little kid!"

  A group of people ridiculed Liu Shu Hai, the guards holding long swords felt even more embarrassed, seeing that Liu Shu Hai had not left yet, he suddenly drew out his sword and threatened: "Get out of here quickly! Otherwise, if the manager sees you, I'll take your life!"

  Liu Shuhai helplessly shrugged his shoulders, but showed no signs of wanting to leave.

  The only two words in everyone's mind are: arrogant!

  "Kill! Kill this kid!"

  "How dare you cause trouble outside the department store! I'll kill him!"

  Everyone was talking at once.

  The guard heard these words and suddenly felt a surge of blood, his long sword swung out, ready to stab Liu Shu Hai.

  "You arrogant little brat! It seems I need to teach you a lesson, or you won't know your place!" the guard bellowed.

  Suddenly, the guard's body was frozen in place, like a living human sculpture.

  Everyone hastily turned their heads to look at Liu Shu Hai, only to see a bright red diamond spinning rapidly above his head, emitting an overwhelming pressure that left people breathless.

  "Thud!" The lavishly dressed woman was the first to kneel down, saying to Liu Shuhai in a terrified tone: "I've seen Lord Red Diamond!"

  "We've seen Lord Red Diamond!" A group of people hastily knelt down, respectfully cheering, their attitude completely different from just a moment ago.

  Liu Shu Hai had long expected such a situation to occur and wasn't too surprised. According to the Empire's laws, warriors who awakened their Ben Ming Yuan could kill ordinary people who hadn't awakened theirs at will without having to take any responsibility.

  "Haha!" Liu Shu Hai's bright smile walked towards the guard holding a long sword.

  The guard had already been scared to the point of incontinence, his face pale, and when he saw Liu Shuhai approaching, he immediately closed his eyes tightly, afraid to see Liu Shuhai kill him.

  A group of people kneeling on the ground let out a sigh and closed their eyes one after another.

  Elwes handed the long gun to Liu Shuhai, who swung it casually twice, instantly dispersing the surrounding air.

  The sound of the long gun sweeping through the air echoed, and the guardian warrior clenched his teeth and closed his eyes, with every muscle in his body tensed up, filled with endless regret.

  Suddenly, his body could move again, and a huge discomfort almost made him fall to the ground.

  Liu Shu Hai smiled and said, "Sir, do you have money? How about a few hundred gold coins from Resource Little Brother?"

  There are countless black lines on the "door" of everyone's brain. Who has a strong red diamond that lacks money?

  Upon hearing this, the sword-wielding guard suddenly became excited and knocked his head against Liu Shuhai's, feeling very grateful to him.

  It's normal for ordinary people to kneel down to warriors. The awakened Benming Yuanzhuang warrior is no longer a person of the same world as them.

  "Uh! Don't mention it, go get the money and come back! I'll wait for you inside the department store." With that, Liu Shuhai ignored everyone else and walked with Elwes towards the department store.

  "Book Sea! You're really something! You got revenge on him and earned gold coins too." Elwes gave Liu Shuhai a thumbs up.

  "He had it coming! Haha!" Liu Shu Hai burst out laughing and stepped into the department store. As soon as he entered, everyone knelt down towards him, letting Liu Shu Hai thoroughly indulge in his Red Diamond Stronger cravings.

  The first floor of the department store didn't have anything valuable, just some ordinary goods, so Liu Shuhai went straight up to the second floor.

  The second floor has a lot of stuff, all sorts of 'medicines', weapons and even martial arts that only Orange Diamonds can learn. However, there are hardly any people, only Liu Shuhai and Elwes.

  Before long, a middle-aged woman in green cheongsam came down from the third floor.

  "Whoosh!" A middle-aged beautiful woman had an orange diamond appear on top of her head, surrounded by a golden star.

  "I've seen Lord Tangerine!" Liu Shuhai bowed and said.

  Seeing Liu Shu Hai's age, and then looking at the four-star red diamond on his head, a middle-aged beautiful woman's eyes revealed a hint of surprise, and she hurriedly said: "I am the boss here, may I ask sir what do you need help with?"

  Liu Shuhai inadvertently glanced at the middle-aged beauty's 'chest' and walked up to her, saying: "I want to buy human cultivation techniques, show me a few sets."

  "Ah! Sir, please take a seat first, I'll go and check." The middle-aged beautiful woman noticed Liu Shu Hai's gaze at her, but didn't say anything. Instead, she quickly left like the wind, while Liu Shu Hai put away his Benming Yuandou and sat down on a chair made of jade.

  Soon after, a middle-aged beautiful woman took two jade slips and sat down opposite Liu Shuhai.

  "Sir! Our store is simple and only has two kinds of exercises suitable for Red Diamond Warriors. Which one do you need?"

  Liu Shuhai slightly excitedly took over the middle-aged beauty's jade slip and carefully looked at it.

  Barbaric Scripture! The initial stage of Huang Jie's Gong Fa is incomplete and can only allow a martial artist to cultivate up to the Seven Star Red Diamond realm.

  Qingfeng Zhuan! Huang Jie's mid-term Gong Fa is incomplete and can only allow a martial artist to cultivate up to the 5-star Red Diamond realm.

  Liu Shuhai took a look and exchanged one of the 'jade' slips for a middle-aged beautiful woman, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, saying: "Forget it! After arriving at the academy, there will naturally be no shortage of kung fu, just make do with it for now!" Qingfeng cut in, "I want it, how much gold coin?"

  "Anyway, it's an incomplete technique, so I'll just take 10 gold coins from you!"

  "Alright! Here's ten gold coins! Let's go."

  ……

  When he came out, the guard who had just threatened Liu Shuhai was standing there with a bitter expression, holding a cloth bag like a beggar, asking for money from passersby. Those who had just knelt in front of Liu Shuhai were worried that Liu Shuhai would settle accounts with them, and they all poured out their family's savings into the guard's bag, and some people who wanted to curry favor with Liu Shuhai also threw in a few gold coins.

  In short, the cloth bag was now filled with gold coins, at least two hundred pieces.

  Liu Shu Hai's heart skipped a beat, and he suppressed his excitement as he held the pocket in his hand. He put on an air of nonchalance and said to the miserable guard, "This is just a lesson for you. Don't look down on anyone from now on, got it?"

  "Yes, yes, yes! The young master remembers it in his heart." The guard hastily knelt down and respectfully said.

  "Alright! Elroy, let's go!"

  Avoiding the crowd, Liu Shu Hai and Elwes flew up into the sky to a secluded spot.

  At this time, Liu Shuhai burst out laughing.