As Riku stood up, he rubbed the cosmos ring on his left ring finger as a uniform of the Morrow Academy and High Institutes of Magics immediately clothed his naked body. Undoubtedly, Riku felt extremely comfortable donning the uniform. 

Just as he was about to strode off towards the automatic door. Riku remembered an article of his memory that he had completely forgotten. With a helpless shaking of his head. Riku flicked his wrist towards the empty area of his room.

With that, myriads of different treasures appeared before Riku. His lips turned to a curve as he glanced over the treasure filled area. Swords, scabbards, scimitars, bows, and countless arrows on quivers with a green sticky liquid in it points were everywhere.

Seeing those articles of items, Riku couldn't help but a feel emotional. Those items was considered by him as his life saving weapons. As a cultivator without any sect and affiliates, Riku was always in danger. But with just a small plucking of his bow. There were certain casualties.

The green sticky liquid smeared in each point of the arrows was an acute poison called the 'One Step Poison' If struck by an arrow with this poison, you could only live in a time span of one step.

On the left flank of Riku's summoned treasure trove. There were countless stones with strange ancient patterns engraved on it. The stone's size was as huge as Riku's fists. And there were even fiery patterns inscribed on its surface, exuding a faint tyrant aura. These stone talismans were called. 'Explosive Stone Talisman.'

The ones with an aquatic blue patterns were called 'Entrapment Stone Talisman.' The one's with a black vein lines pattern inscribed on it were called. 'Scattering Stone Talisman.' Each of these stone talismans were Riku's lifelines. In each day where he found himself inside a life and death battle. These talismans gave him better chances of living.

On the right flank. A five meter tall shelf stood tall. There were myriads of books placed in the shelf. Each book looked to be extremely archaic. And all of them exuded a faint overbearing aura.

However, instead of feeling mirth. Riku's eyebrows trembled as popping sounds came out from his tightly clutched fists. If one carefully glanced over the books. One would be able to ascertain that the books were steadily crumbling to dusts. 

As if they were experiencing the end of their lifetime. The books crumbled to dusts, one by one. "Tribulation Lightning!" Riku howled as intense anger filled his chest. There was no other credible reason as to why these nearly indestructible books suddenly crumbled to dusts. 

Since the contents of the books were heaven defying, with chance to surpass the heavens, it was quite logical to think that the 'Tribulation Lightning'. crumbled it to nothingness.

Now, before his eyes. The hard earned high grade cultivation methods were now dissipated dusts. "Huff... Huff..." Riku took his time as he breath in huge mouthfuls, calming his mind.

With a long lasting sigh. Riku helplessly laughed as he glanced upwards. "This time, though you let me live through that tribulation. I still will loath you. I already promised to sunder through and create my own heaven, how could I falter by just your presence alone?" 

As if he was cleaving a huge mountain. Riku swiped his hand in the air as the empty book shelf returned to his cosmos ring. And with a firm and resolute gaze, Riku strode forwards, towards the area where alchemy materials were scattered. 

"Hmm, thankfully, only a portion of the material I brought were damaged. Or else, I can't even cry blood even if I wanted to." Riku clutched his cheek as he glanced over the area. There, he saw different kinds of grasses, stones, liquids and jade bottles. Some of them are withered, some are crumbled, while some are broken. But only a portion of them was like that. The others were fine and was absolutely unharmed.

With that, Riku cleaved the air as the unharmed materials returned to his cosmos ring. 

Now, his gaze turned towards his Stone Talismans. This time, Riku almost vomited blood as he glanced over. "F$@k! almost all of them are..." Riku didn't even dare to finish the sentence as his face turned ghastly pale. His lips even trembled as he counted.

"Explosive Stone Talismans... Ten pieces."

"Entrapment Stone Talismans... F-five pieces..."

"Scattering Stone Talismans... Th-three pieces?!"

Riku's chest violently shook as his breathing came in ragged pants. Riku's lips endlessly trembled as he remembered the amount of resources and money he needed just to buy a stack of of those top grade talismans.

"Tribulation Lightning... Damn your granddaddy..." Riku could only stare in dejection as he slowly moved his palm in a cleaving motion. With that, the perfectly fine stone talismans flew towards his cosmos ring. 

Now, what remained on the white floor was a variety of weapons. But only a portion of them was broken, unlike the stone talismans which was almost obliterated.

"Damn that Tribulation Lightning, Why did you chose my stone talismans...? You could just destroy these useless weapons instead of those..." Riku shook his head in low spirits. But after a moment of contemplation. Riku made a cleaving motion with his palm and the perfectly fine weapons were sucked inside his cosmos ring.

Although Riku sucked an enormous amount of weapons, articles and miscellaneous items inside his cosmos ring. It was unworthy to be worried. The cosmos ring itself contains the laws of the world itself and its space size was nearly infinite.

"I'm gonna refine the Nine Aurora Sunlight Flower and the other supreme alchemy materials later..." Riku dejectedly said as he strode off towards the automatic door. But just as he took a step forward. A ding sound came out from his Radiant Weapon as a transparent screen flickered and displayed.

                                                                              Information: 

                       Riku Lightshield accepted Han Qiang's Rank one duel and the schedule has been decided. 

                       The fated fight will occur thirty minutes later at the Stadium number two.

With that, Riku calmly hovered his palm over his Radiant Ring and dispersed the informative message. But then, he once again hovered his palm over his Radiant Ring and opened the user terminal.

                                                                       Welcome, Riku Lightshield.

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Ranger Rank: 1                                                                                                     Exit User Terminal                                                                   Mana Force Stats: 1200

He then tapped on the Open IDE button and finally had the courage to follow Principal's Fang Lin's instructions.

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F:\Admins\Riku>

A screen appeared with a flickering underscore, and with a light smile. Riku followed Principal Fang Lin's instructions and swiped his palm over to open the keyboard and calmly tapped over the words to write.

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F:\Admins\Riku>netsch interface open 'Morrow Blueprint' at F:\ > Hidden Files

Riku lightly tapped on the enter button, as a ding sound appeared, revealing an intricate detail of the Morrow Academy's surroundings.

With that information. Riku found three buildings tactfully placed to form a triangle. The building where he was, was the tip of the triangle while the other two buildings where the bases of the triangle. Inside the triangle, other different buildings were scattered. There, Riku found the location of Stadium 2 and melded the information in his mind as he strode forward. Heading towards the automatic door.

As the door split open. A familiar feminine figure and an olden slouched figure of a man emerged before him.

"Senior Fang Lin!" Riku clasped his hands together as he bowed.

"You rascal! You actually dared to accept Han Qiang's duel invitation! Hmmph, don't blame me for the repercussions!" Fang Lin immediately rebuked him in an angry manner. Riku could only give a light smile in response.

"Grandfather, don't be so hard on Junior Riku." Fang Xue came forward in defense for Riku. 

"Xue'er! I'm just lecturing him! Although he has some good cultivation methods and profound techniques, there are still limits as to what he could achieve! That Han Qiang is a Heart Improving Stage cultivator! Only one realm below me! Back then you weren't even able to block even one of my suppressed attacks and yet you dare to accept her challenge? Merely courting death!" Fang Lin once again rebuked he looked like as if smoke would come out of his nose.

Due to Fang Lin's rebuking, even Fang Xue wasn't able to reply, yet alone Riku. He just maintained his light smile as he retracted his pose and glanced over towards Fang Lin.

"Hmmph! Now It's too late to regret. Since you accepted her challenge, you could only regret your way in the netherworld." Fang Lin sighed, his sigh carried some disappointments within it. He really didn't believe that Riku would prevail in his upcoming match. But there was still some hint of confidence within his eyes.

"Well, Senior, may this junior ask?" Riku glanced over Fang Lin as he bowed. 

"What is it?" 

"Why did Senior come here? Is there something going on?" Riku said and donned a facade as if he was as innocent as a child.

"You..." Fang Lin could only utter as such. Fang Xue on the other hand barely held her laughter. It was as if she was about to erupt to laughter anytime.

"I'm specifically here to bring you there now! The match will begin two minutes from now!" Fang Lin howled as he grabbed Riku's shoulder and brought him near him. Riku was momentarily startled by the action. But he immediately calmed as he noticed Fang Lin rubbing the ring on his right finger. 

"But Senior, the announcement said that it will begin thirty minutes from now. Was that a mistake?" Riku said in a childish manner. 

"Hmmph! Of course that was! If it weren't, I wouldn't be here!" Fang Lin angrily rebuked as he procured a small jade talisman on his palm. He then continued. "When I break this talisman, you will immediately be on the stage, and the fight will immediately start. Now listen! If you cannot win, just admit defeat! Being defeated is part of the game! Don't throw your life with just a small amount of pride!" Fang Lin then crushed the jade talisman on his palm as a violet glow emanated from the talisman, slowly enshrouding the smiling Riku.

~~Whossh!

Riku only felt a small searing head ache as the scenery distorted. After his senses returned to him. A piercing cry shook his ears as cheers rang around him. 

"Contestant Riku Lightshield has arrived!" The announcer shouted with a shrill voice. The crowd then erupted to cheers as they repeatedly chanted. "Han Qiang! Han Qiang! Han Qiang Han Qiang! L.O.V.E Han Qiang! Han Qiang!" Some of the males even raised bizarre signs up in the air like a flag, and repeatedly chanted the words above.

"Junior Riku! Do your best!" A voice amplified by Mana Force erupted from the upper seats. The crowd was momentarily stunned before they burst into murmurs.

"That woman was Principal Fang Lin's granddaughter! To think that he roped Fang Lin's lofty granddaughter... We must not let our guard down when it comes to this man." A male supporter of Han Qiang said.

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The surrounding males nodded and then turned their direction towards the stage.

Han Qiang only revealed a cold smirk towards Riku as she said. "Bastard, are you prepared now? Since you accepted my challenge, there is no turning back. I hope you're prepared for the obvious outcome." Her voice was cold and her aura emanated intense killing intent. If looks could kill, Riku would already die for ten thousand times.

Riku wasn't able to reply since the shrill voice of the announcer once again rang. 

"Without further ado, The highest priority match will now begin!" 

"Wooo!!!" The crowd once again erupted in cheers as the announcer began the match.

There, on the stage. Han Qiang slowly tapped over her Radiant Weapon. As an invisible to the eye ice elemental essence gathered to congeal a sword.

'Hmm... An ice elemental melee type ranger. Interesting!" Riku's eyes lit up as he murmured. He then clenched his fist as pale blue Mana Force surrounded his body. 

In this exchange, Riku decided to place forty percent of his whole Mana Force into offense and the remaining to defense. His eyes gave firm determination as Han Qiang bursts into action!

~Bang!

A clear sound resounded as Han Qiang forcefully stepped on the ground. The ground beneath her crumbled as she flew like a swift towards Riku, aiming a thrust towards his chest!

Riku took note of the imminent danger. This attack was ruthless! It actually aimed towards his heart, and this was even the first exchange! 'This girl really is intent on killing me.' Riku slowly assumed a stance. A stance similar to a tiger ready to pounce!

~Whiss...

Whistling sound filled the air as Han Qiang repeatedly leaped her way towards Riku. 

Thirty meters...

Twenty meters... 

Ten meters...

The distance kept on closing in, until she finally reached the three meters border! With that she growled as her arm straightened, aiming her thrust towards Riku's heart!

Riku's eyes flashed with killing intent as he summoned his 'Azure Soul Takeover'. In that instance, the world seemed to stop. The whistling dusts were as slow as a tortoise in Riku's eyes. Any movements that were indistinct became extremely vivid! 

In that slowed world, Riku slowly moved his Mana Force embedded hand towards the flat surface of Han Qiang's sword!

A clear ding sound resounded as Han Qiang's thrust was forcefully slammed unto the ground by Riku's barehands! With the lost momentum and the speed of her leap. But just as the force of Riku's slap reached Han Qiang's body. Han Qiang abandoned her sword and swiftly retreated backwards! 

Her expression turned to a frown as she glanced over her hand which previously clutched unto the sword. A clear red rash was there! 

The crowd on the other hand was dumbfounded. They only saw a shadow and a loud bang, and then they saw Han Qiang retreating! The fight was too fast that their slow eyes wasn't able to catch!

"You're forcing my hand! [Ice Sickle]!" Han Qiang howled as a huge amount of ice elemental essence gathered up in mid-air. Han Qiang's figure was also covered in an orange glow as her whole power of the Heart Improving Stage exploded!

"Quick! Junior! Intercept her! Don't let her complete that sickle!" Fang Xue's worried shout came from the upper box. With Riku's acute hearing, he completely heard her but he didn't mind that and instead darted his gaze towards the congealing Ice Sickle.

Riku once again clenched his fists as crimson red blood dripped off from the hand he just used to forcefully slam Han Qiang's Ice Sword. Of course, He was surely harmed. The enemy before him was two realms higher than him! It was just because of his Core Formation soul's help that he was able to counter her attacks!

With a gritted teeth. Riku greeted the congealed Ice Sickle. 

"Heavens... Han Qiang is really serious this time that she even congealed the Ice Sickle! A ranked four spell that only Soul Condensing Stage powerhouses would be able to use!" A person from the crowd uttered, his voice grim as he imagined the outcome of the battle.

"That youth really is unlucky, but what do you think did that youth do to provoke this much anger from Senior Han Qiang?" A person from the crowd replied.

"Who knows? Even If I knew about it I wouldn't share it to anyone else!" A person from the crowd also replied. But then, they once again darted their gazes towards the stage. In that instance, the Ice Sickle was finally formed.

Without further ado, Han Qiang once again leaped towards Riku and aimed a casual slice and dice towards his vitals. 

This time, Riku didn't dare to receive Han Qiang's blow and immediately retreated backwards. But Han Qiang was determined to chase up to him and exploded with even more speed in hot pursuit!

Riku's eyes flickered as a he made several hand seals in mid-air. The handseals he made were in accordance to the supreme technique he currently was cultivating in. 'Thunderlord's Purging Art!'. 

Soon, a small orb of blue lightning was evoked. It materialized before Riku. The nearing Han Qiang's eyebrows frowned as she noticed the strange Mana Undulations within the blue lightning orb. But nevertheless, she continued her pursuit.

Ten meters... 

Three meters!

In that span of time when she stepped on the three meters border. Riku suddenly shouted. "Lightning Smite!" Immediately, the blue orb of lightning shot off towards Han Qiang. But because the speed of the lightning orb was so slow, Han Qiang revealed a small mocking smirk as she side stepped and leaped with even more speed towards Riku.

But just as she was about to brandish her [Ice Sickle] towards Riku. He unexpectedly made a small smile as rumbling sounds emerged behind her.

With immediate response, Han Qiang turned his head behind but was greeted by a fierce blue lightning as thick as her fist on her chest. At the last minute. She decided to dissolve her [Ice Sickle] and conjure a shield as big as the lightning as explosion engulfed her vicinity.

~BOOM!!

The Lightning Smite exploded with such force that the ground beneath them crumbled to pieces as a three meter crater was formed around the area where Han Qiang greeted the spell.

The crowd's breathing came in ragged pants as they watched on the show. Clearly, they didn't expect the youngster before them who looked like to be fourteen years old to suddenly burst with enough power to almost destroy the whole stage.

Even the protective screens around the stage rippled. 

"Huff... Huff..." Riku's breathing also became heavy as he kneel on one knee. Even standing up in his state proves to be difficult. But although he was extremely exhausted after using an attack that depleted at least eighty percent of his whole Mana Force. Riku was overjoyed. 'Strong!!! That was unexpected! I never thought that the only spell in the Blue Lightning Realm was actually this strong! '

But still, it was too early to rejoice since Han Qiang's figure suddenly emerged! But clearly, she sustained great injuries just by blocking that one spell. Even she couldn't help but slightly tremble as he remembered that tyrannical energy engulfing her body. 

It seeped through his meridians and the unguarded Han Qiang had three of her meridians punctured! Although it can be repaired, a punctured meridians means that she was currently a punctured container of water! With her Mana Force constantly draining. Han Qiang bit her pale lips as she grumbled.

'Hah... To think that she survived... Hah... But still, her current Mana Force is already extremely low! Although her's and my condition is the same, I can still conjure one weakened Lightning Smite!' Riku thought as a passion burned in his eyes. After arriving in this world, this was the first time where he felt extreme dread and the sense of imminent danger! 

Although this amount of danger couldn't compare to what he experienced in his previous life. It was still blood pounding to think that this new world wasn't so dull as he thought.

Han Qiang wiped the blood on the corner of her lips as she howled. "Revolutionary Ballista!"

With that, a divine phenomenon appeared! With Han Qiang at the center. Ice elemental essence gathered in one place, as if they were being sucked by an enormous black hole! Within that black hole. A small crossbow became increasingly vivid. 

Riku's eyes widened as he witnessed this peculiar phenomenon appearing before him. But with his quick thoughts, Riku gritted his teeth and stood up. Pale blue light gathered in his fist as crackling sounds emerged.

He immediately stomped his feet forward, readying a lunge towards Han Qiang's direction.

~BOOM!

Riku suddenly shot off like a firework towards Han Qiang! He wouldn't give Han Qiang time to conjure such a peculiar spell! Since a strange phenomenon happened while channeling the spell. It would surely yield unbelievable damage!

Just as Riku was nearing Han Qiang's position. The strange crossbow was finally formed! Now it was condensing its arrow!

"Ahh!!" Riku desperately howled as a blue orb of lightning emerged. When it took form, it drained all of Riku's Mana Force and Riku immediately combined it on his right fist as he shot off towards Han Qiang.

But because of his drained Mana Force. Riku's speed dwindled. 

Just as he reached the area of five meters before Han Qiang, the arrow finally finished forming, and now. A strange force suddenly started to pluck the arrow!

"Reach!!!!" Riku howled as he shot off with even faster speed towards Han Qiang! But then, he was too late. The arrow finally exploded towards his direction as rumbling sound emerged before him!

Without further ado, Riku slammed his outstretched fist towards the incoming arrow!

BOOM!!!

An explosion with even more magnitude than before! The intensity was too extreme that the protective screens around the area couldn't hold on and exploded to crystals of light!

The elders around the area immediately used their Mana Force as a substitute of the protective screens. Feeling the pressure coming from burst of blue light and from the explosion. Even the Soul Condensing Stage elders couldn't help but feel dread!

Smoke arose from the vicinity as the stage grew increasingly silent!

By the time where everyone practically shut their mouths then did the figure's became increasingly vivid.

"Eh?" 

Seeing the two standing figures, the crowd couldn't help but be shocked. The strength of the sudden earthquake and the shockwave was so intense that it shattered the protective screens! How could they possibly remain standing!

But just then, about the time it takes a water to boil. Han Qiang's body fell on the ground with a thud!

"Whaaaaaaaat?!" The crowd exclaimed in astonishment, that youngster couldn't won right?

But after the time it takes one to breath three breaths, Riku remained motionless. 

"The winner for this Rank one duel is!!!! Riku Ligh-" 

Just as the announcer was about to announce the winner. A sudden thud sound came from the vicinity where Riku was standing. There, they found Riku's unconscious body. 

"D-Draw?!" 

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 Chapter End: True Display of Skill - Chapter 10 - Modern Immortal

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