Chapter 422: How Can Cultivation Be Slackened! (Happy Lantern Festival!)
Chapter 422: How Can Cultivation Be Slackened! (Happy Lantern Festival!)
In a luxury villa within the Xingxiu Residence—a district reserved for Sss-Rank Geniuses—
Inside a high-tech Martial Arts Training Hall, Chu Yu sat cross-legged under bright lights. His handsome face glistened with sweat as he wore a custom-made crimson Martial Arts Robe.
"Whoosh—”
His breath came in ragged gasps, his body trembling violently. Red lines—lines—no, veins—glowed faintly beneath his skin, radiating heat that steadily raised the room’s temperature. Sweat soaked his robe before vaporizing in an instant.
Suddenly, his eyes flew open.
"Haa..."
Chu Yu exhaled sharply, feeling his Vital Energy circulate. His face remained pale.
"Too painful!"
He halted cultivation, recalling the agony. As an Sss-Rank Genius, his progress had always been meteoric—speedy cultivation with only monotony and fatigue as obstacles. But the Sixth Realm’s Marrow-Training Technique was different. This method of refining bone marrow inflicted real suffering.
Still, he muttered, "Half an hour left. I need to complete today’s hour-long goal."
Glancing at his phone, he paused briefly before resuming. His daily regimen included one hour of Marrow-Training and supplementary Primordial Energy Cultivation in the Gravity Chamber.
The pain lingered, but thoughts of Lin Qi ignited his resolve. He couldn’t afford to fall behind. Rising, he extended his Marrow-Training by thirty minutes. Pain was secondary—his Vital Energy Stat would rise faster this way.
...
Nearby, in another villa’s Martial Arts Training Hall, silver currents crackled like serpents.
"Crackle!!"
Shen Heng sat upright in the chaos, his tall frame clad in black robes. His face contorted, sweat dripping as he focused. Moments later, the currents dissipated.
"Ha..."
He exhaled, opening his eyes slowly. Staring at his arm, he visualized the marrow within his bones—nearly pure, yet the breakthrough to the Seventh Realm still distant.
"My Vital Energy Stat is at 3,899. Just 101 more to go", he muttered. "But each point feels like climbing a mountain."
Three hours of daily Marrow-Training hadn’t been enough. "I won’t stop until the Global Martial Arts Championship. By then, I’ll break through to Seventh Realm and claim the title!"
A confident smirk crossed his face.
...
As December drew to a close, the Heavenly Dome Institute buzzed with its usual fierce competition.
In Azure Firmament Six Colleges, Jiang Tao returned from the Gravity Chamber. Without resting, he entered the Martial Arts Training Hall for Primordial Energy Cultivation.
"S-Rank Genius isn’t my limit. I’ll enter Heavenly Dome and catch up to Brother Qi!"
Focusing, he visualized the Level 9 Disaster Beast—the Mountain-Mover Ape. Its mighty roar echoed in his mind as Primordial Energy swirled around him.
His exhausted body absorbed the energy, a powerful force pulsing within him like a heartbeat.
Suddenly, heat surged through him.
"Roar!"
A violent gale erupted, but an invisible force contained it. Jiang Tao stood, invigorated. His arms rippled with power, and brown sand materialized, coalescing into rugged stone armor.
"Special Ability—Heavy Earth!"
Elation swept over him. He’d Awakened! Now, he was ready for Heavenly Dome—and to surprise Lin Qi.
...
The next day, news of Jiang Tao’s Awakening exploded across Azure Firmament Six Colleges.
"A second Awakened Genius?!" Students gasped. "Lin Qi was shocking enough, but Jiang Tao too?!"
Guan Shan, Wang Qiufeng, and Li Zhou visited his villa that night.
"Who’d have thought two geniuses once struggling with part-time jobs would rise so far?" Guo Heng mused. "To think my luck could be this outrageous!"
...
Dean Liu of Otherworld received the news at his study.
"Jiang Tao Awakened on his own?" He chuckled, shaking his head. "Without Lin Qi, he might’ve been the standout. But even so..."
...
Golden light enveloped him, his skin etched with flowing golden patterns—no, veins—glowed faintly beneath his skin, radiating heat that steadily raised the room’s temperature. Sweat soaked his robe before vaporizing in an instant.
Primordial Energy flooded in, cells dividing, genes refining. His marrow purified, Vital Energy surging through his transformed body.
"Whoosh—”
Two hours later, he stood, a vortex of vitality.
[Primordial Energy Cultivation Complete. Marrow refined. Body transformed. Vital Energy Stat Improved. +15]
[Vital Energy Stat: 1,785 → 1,800]
"A month of consuming 100kg of meat daily, plus four hours of Marrow-Training, boosted my Stat by 800", he mused.
The Sixth Realm’s four stages—Early, Mid, Late, Peak—lay ahead. At 2,000, he’d reach Mid-Stage. His progress was staggering.
...
(End of Chapter)
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