“Mm.”

Ryan Bennett stood up, and his entire aura seemed to change. He didn’t know exactly what had happened to his body, but he just felt an unprecedented surge of strength. As he swung his fists, trails of blazing elemental fire followed. With a full-force punch, even a sturdy old ox would probably be killed in one blow.

After breakfast, Nathan Bennett brought over a longsword and said, “This sword was found on your bed. It was there when you woke up—quite strange. Did you buy such a sword before you fell ill?”

Ryan Bennett was shocked. This sword looked very familiar—it was the very sword that had killed him!

“Uh… yes, I bought it!”

Ryan Bennett hurriedly covered up, then took the longsword and drew it with a “clang.” The blade was dull and covered in rust, except for the two characters “昊天” engraved on the blade, which remained clear.

He pondered. He had been killed by this sword and sent back here. According to what he’d learned, this was already over two thousand years ago, during the ancient Qin Empire. There was definitely something odd about this sword. In any case, keeping it close couldn’t hurt!

So, Ryan Bennett took the Haotian Sword back to the secret chamber to continue cultivating.

Closing his eyes, he saw a sky full of stars—fiery red stars, which were the fire elements present on earth, and also the source of power for the Fire God Clan’s martial arts!

Immersed in a sea of fire elements, Ryan Bennett seemed to be asleep, yet his mind remained clear. He understood that he had come to a different world, separated from his own by more than two thousand years. This was the era after the Seven Kingdoms’ rivalry, when Qin had unified the land. However, this world was filled with wondrous sects practicing martial arts, magic, and star techniques, and the Fire God Clan’s Fire God Technique was one of them.

If he wanted to return to his original world, there was only one path: survive, become stronger, and find a way back!

……

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed. Ryan Bennett had been training with the Battle Axe Yaoyang, and the Fire God true energy within him grew stronger by the day. This greatly surprised both Ryan Bennett and Nathan Bennett. After a month of cultivation, the strength of Ryan Bennett’s Fire God power was in no way inferior to Nathan Bennett’s, making Nathan Bennett certain that his son was a peerless genius.

He had powerful Fire God true energy, but no martial techniques to learn, which left Ryan Bennett feeling a bit regretful.

One morning, Ryan Bennett didn’t go to the secret chamber. Instead, he changed into a neat blue outfit, looking tall and imposing. His muscles, honed by the Fire God power, were even more robust. He had also fitted the Haotian Sword with a scabbard and carried it in a sword bag on his back. His entire demeanor had changed—he no longer looked like a pampered young master, but rather like a young wandering hero upholding justice.

He carried two large silver ingots in his pocket, totaling 100 taels—spending money given to him by Nathan Bennett.

Today, Ryan Bennett finally stepped out of the Ye family’s gates, because he needed to buy two martial techniques to improve his combat skills. Otherwise, having only Fire God true energy would be useless.

Nathan Bennett’s words still echoed in his ears: “Son, in a month, at the family’s martial arts tournament for the younger generation, you’d better not participate. That Lily Parker will try to kill you!”

Thinking of this, Ryan Bennett smiled calmly. Lily Parker? The family’s genius girl? Just wait—one month from now, I may not lose to her!

Of course, all of this depended on learning practical martial techniques. Nathan Bennett had wanted to teach Ryan Bennett a set of Blazing Palm techniques, but Ryan Bennett refused. Nathan Bennett was famous for the Blazing Palm, and the Peng family was too familiar with it. If he faced Lily Parker in battle, he’d likely be at a disadvantage!

Striding into the bustling marketplace, he saw that Liang City was prosperous and densely populated, and the market was lively beyond compare.

Wufeng Lane was the largest hub in Liang City for weapons, martial techniques, and spiritual medicines, and it was exactly where Ryan Bennett was headed.

The moment he stepped into Wufeng Lane, Ryan Bennett sensed a powerful aura permeating the place. Clearly, those who frequented Wufeng Lane were no ordinary people.

Two burly men with bulging muscles walked by. The servant beside Ryan Bennett immediately lowered his voice and said, “Young master, those two are the Wufeng Twin Fiends. They possess formidable fourth-level earth strength and serve as the gate guardians for the owner of Wufeng Lane. Look, there are four gold stars on their chests—that’s the certification given by the major martial halls!”

“Oh, so four stars means fourth-level strength?” Ryan Bennett couldn’t help but smile.

“Yes.” The servant looked a bit fearful. “Young master, let’s not provoke these people. Didn’t you want to buy martial techniques? Come with me—I know a shop that often has high-level martial techniques for sale.”

“Alright!”

Led by the servant, Ryan Bennett arrived at a shop at the end of the street. He saw rows of pale yellow books on the shelves, all uniformly yellow.

“Oh, it’s Young Master Ye. What brings you here?” The chubby shopkeeper seemed to recognize Ryan Bennett.

Ryan Bennett asked, “Why are all your martial techniques yellow?”

“Haha, because they’re all yellow-rank martial techniques!”

The shopkeeper looked at the shelves and said, “Lately, I can only get martial techniques of this grade. There’s nothing I can do—those experts simply aren’t willing to share their unique skills with others!”