Chapter 12: Dragon Rhino Bloodline

Half an hour later, Zhang Xuan walked out of the logistics office, his eyes sparkling with excitement. Had it been his previous self, he would certainly have suffered a loss today. But with the Library of Heaven's Path, his life was completely different, having taken a new direction.

"Perhaps, transmigrating here was the right thing to do! This is the kind of brilliant life I've always hoped for!"

Clenching his fists, Zhang Xuan exhaled. In his previous life, he was just a librarian, living a monotonous, ordinary, and unremarkable existence. If he had continued that path, he would have remained stuck with a dead-end salary and achieved nothing significant. But here, things were different. With the Library of Heaven's Path, this grand transmigration gift, he might truly go further, grow stronger, and forge a new, vibrant, and spectacular life!

At this moment, Zhang Xuan finally integrated completely with this world. No longer did he feel the internal struggle of being a stranger in a foreign land.

"Don't stop me, let me die, I want to die..."

As he was secretly pleased, he heard a wailing cry not far away, like a frenzied bull, utterly heart-wrenching. He turned his head to see a fat man bellowing, attempting to rush towards the artificial lake in the academy, seemingly intending to drown himself.

Behind the fat man, no one was stopping him, nor was he actually rushing forward. Instead, he kept bellowing. Suddenly, he spun around, grabbed the hand of a student nearby, placed it on himself, feigning that the student was holding him back, and yelled again.

"Don't stop me, let me die, I can't live anymore..."

...

Everyone was speechless.

"How shameless!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

This fat man clearly didn't want to die, yet he insisted on creating the illusion that others were preventing him from doing so. Truly despicable. Knowing the guy wouldn't actually die, Zhang Xuan didn't bother to pay further attention and started walking towards his classroom. He hadn't gone far when he heard the bellowing growing closer, the ground trembling as if from an earthquake. Immediately after, a pair of thick arms wrapped around his leg.

"Teacher, please, please accept me as your disciple! They all dislike me for being too fat and don't want me..."

The fat man burst into tears.

"Let go of me!"

Zhang Xuan was speechless. This guy was truly bizarre. Seeing that he was a teacher, he rushed over and asked to be taken as a disciple. Zhang Xuan had never encountered such a person.

"I'll only let go if you promise to take me as your disciple!" The fat man wailed, snot and tears streaming down his face, his voice utterly pathetic, enough to make anyone sad or weep upon hearing it. "I've sought out ten teachers today, and no one would take me! Teacher, please, have pity on me and accept me!"

Student assessments also affected a teacher's evaluation. A fat person like him would have significant issues with combat and agility, so well-known teachers usually weren't willing to take him.

"If you want me to accept you, at least let me see your abilities. What's with this leg-hugging?" Zhang Xuan snorted. Since he possessed the Library of Heaven's Path, recruiting students wasn't a big problem for him. However, he wouldn't accept someone who was truly hopeless.

"Teacher, you really must take me as your disciple! I actually have some abilities..." The fat man hesitated, looked up, and slowly loosened his grip.

"Whether you have abilities or not, I'll only know after seeing them. Talking so much is useless!" Seeing that the fat man was still somewhat "reluctant to let go," Zhang Xuan disdainfully kicked him away. Honestly, if it were a female student running over and hugging his leg, that would be one thing. But a man, and a big fat one at that... The thought sent shivers down his spine.

"Alright! Watch this!" The fat man showed no awareness of being rejected. He stood up, looked around, and retrieved a few bricks from nearby. He casually picked one up and smashed it against his own head.

Bang!

The brick shattered into dust. Immediately after, he picked up a few more bricks and smashed them against his arms and legs, respectively. Without exception, all the bricks broke apart. This guy looked very fat, yet he possessed a formidable body-hardening technique.

Ignoring his body-hardening display, Zhang Xuan was examining the book that had automatically formed in his mind. Body-hardening techniques were also a type of martial art. The moment the fat man performed his, the Library immediately generated information about him.

"Yuan Tao, a rogue cultivator from Earth Emperor City, Martial Artist One-Aura Accumulation Realm, early stage!"

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"Weaknesses: Eighteen. First, his ancient Dragon Rhino bloodline is unactivated. Second, his fundamentals are too poor for martial arts cultivation..."

"Dragon Rhino bloodline?"

Seeing the record, Zhang Xuan was stunned. Recalling his predecessor's memories, he knew that in this world, bloodlines and Innate Constitutions were extremely important. Anyone possessing either of these, if utilized properly, would experience rapid progress and grow increasingly stronger in their cultivation.

Innate Constitutions were divided into various types: Pure Yin Constitutions, Pure Yang Constitutions, Immaculate Constitutions, Golden Body Constitutions... Bloodlines also had many types: Ancient Bloodlines, New Bloodlines, Inherited Bloodlines, Mutated Bloodlines... Each type, once discovered, would become the object of fierce competition among countless teachers.

The fat man's Dragon Rhino bloodline was precisely a type of Ancient Bloodline, said to exist only in ancient times. Legend had it that upon achieving mastery, one would become invulnerable to blades and spears, unbreakable by anything, making it one of the most invincible defensive bloodlines.

This unassuming, fat, and shameless fellow actually possessed an Ancient Bloodline?

"His Ancient Bloodline isn't activated; it seems even he doesn't know about it!"

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. Among bloodlines, Ancient Bloodlines were considered exceptionally powerful. The reason this fat man had sought out over a dozen teachers without being accepted wasn't that others failed to recognize his worth, but because his bloodline was unactivated, making him appear no different from an ordinary person. Not only could others not discern it, but he himself probably didn't know!

However, even without knowing, he still possessed the potential for it. His defensive power was considerably stronger than that of ordinary people, which was why he had learned this technique of enduring blows.

"I must take this guy as my disciple!"

His eyes gleamed. An academy hadn't seen a student with an Ancient Bloodline in who knew how many years. With such a promising talent right before him, how could he let him go?

"Excellent. I will now accept you as my student. Come, perform the disciple's bow!"

Thinking this, Zhang Xuan suppressed the excitement in his heart and calmly took out his jade token, which symbolized his identity.

"Teacher, you're really accepting me? That's wonderful..."

The fat man seemed to have been quite disheartened. Hearing that a teacher was actually willing to accept him, he was so excited that he didn't hesitate, immediately pricking his finger and offering his blood.

"Indeed, 'like teacher, like student' holds true. A trash teacher takes trash students!"

Just then, a cold snort echoed. He turned his head to see a proud young man walking towards them. Beside the young man was a beautiful figure: black hair cascaded over her shoulders, her fair skin was like congealed cream, and her dark eyes, when they met his gaze, gave an astonishing impression.

"Shang Bin? Shen Biru?"

Two names immediately surfaced in his mind upon seeing them. Speaking of Shen Biru, everyone in the entire academy knew her! It wasn't because of her special status, but because she was universally recognized as the most beautiful teacher. Even the academy's campus belle paled in comparison to her. That alone would have been fine, but she also taught her classes exceptionally well. In less than a year at the academy, she had already become one of the most renowned teachers. Noble, elegant, beautiful, and learned, she attracted many teachers who pursued her relentlessly.

His predecessor had been one of her pursuers. However, the previous Zhang Xuan had been too much of a failure. Not only was his cultivation low, but he performed the worst in every assessment. Due to his inferiority complex, despite harboring feelings for her, he had never even spoken to his goddess, let alone pursued her.

This young man was Shang Bin, the grandson of Elder Shang Chen from the academy. He was also one of her pursuers and used his status to suppress other rivals. Somehow, he had heard that Zhang Xuan also liked Shen Biru, so he would mock him sarcastically every time they met, and had even resorted to physical confrontation. However, Shen Biru didn't seem to care for him, always maintaining a cold and aloof demeanor, which left Shang Bin both anxious and frustrated.

"Who are you calling trash?" Hearing Shang Bin's unrestrained sarcasm, Zhang Xuan didn't get angry. He turned his head to look at him.

"Trash is calling you!" Shang Bin sneered.

"Oh, so it really was 'trash' calling me. How smelly, how utterly smelly!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand, making a disgusted face.

"You..." Shang Bin finally realized he had been tricked by the academy's last-ranked student, and his face flushed with anger.