True Martial World - Chapter 169: Primal Arrow

In the army, attacking exercises were the most basic exercises.

A simple description is a warrior attacking straight ahead with a weapon in hand.

Spears and swords were thrust, while sabers and axes slashed, and a hammer smashed.

For a warrior, the weight of the weapon was nothing. Training by using a weapon to simply attack had little effect.

Hence, they had to use a target to test their attack's power.

An effective attack was to pierce through armor. Only an attack that could break through an enemy's steel armor was threatening.

In an army like the Xuanwu Army, the attack target was made of metal. The metal used was ordinary iron, but for most soldiers, that was enough.

But in the Tai Ah Divine City, things were different.

With the attack power of the Tai Ah Divine City warriors, an ordinary thick iron plate would be easily pierced with a fine weapon. It would be no different than a normal person chopping wood.

Hence, the Tai Ah Divine City's refining masters created a purple tungsten wall that could self-heal.

It had sufficient thickness and toughness, making it perfect to test a warrior's attack power, and also heal itself. This design made Yi Yun amazed.

The facilities and rules of the Tai Ah Divine City really broadened his horizons.

It was said that the purple tungsten wall would self-heal in a few months after a mark was left on it by an attack.

But during these few months, the purple tungsten wall would still be attacked, causing it to be filled with compact marks. Counting all these marks, there were thousands of them.

This was evidence of the intense training in the Tai Ah Divine City!

If a normal soldier from an army were to come here, he would fall apart from exhaustion. Those who could survive were the elites among elites.

"To think there's such a wall!"

At that moment, after the break, whether they were members of the Xuanwu Army or the Jin Long Wei, they had recovered quite a sizable amount of energy. With energy, they were raring to try.

The people from Xuanwu Army especially liked this form of manly training due to their culture.

"Alright, the attack training begins now!” The bald man waved. Many people began to wield their weapons. All the young heroes present did not have interspatial rings. Many of their weapons were not light and they had to be carried on their backs. This, no doubt, made it more difficult frog-jumping.

Many of them could not even finish the distance. They had to eat a fierce beast relic or some other supplementary elixir.

"Weapons…have to be standardized." Seeing many people wield their weapons, the bald man shook his head. He pointed to a huge metal box about four to five meters wide beside the purple tungsten wall.

The bald man kicked the box open and everyone saw what was in the box. There were metal spears inside that were four meters long and they were as thick as a strongman's arm.

The metal spear was entirely black. Its tip was conical and cold. Yi Yun had never seen such a thick and long spear. This had to be something a three-meter tall giant would use?

Oh?

Yi Yun noticed that on the other end of the metal spear were metal notches, making it look like an arrow.

"Have you seen the ballistae on the Tai Ah Divine City walls? The Tai Ah Divine City has 128 ballistae. Among them is the Primal Divine Crossbow. It was made by three Sage-level refining masters. This Primal Divine Crossbow can only be loaded through the combined efforts of twelve Human Lords!"

Combined efforts of twelve Human Lords? Then what would be the power if such an arrow was sent flying?

"Have you heard about the Star Shooting Bow?" The bald man asked and the crowd nodded in reply. The Star Shooting Bow was a famous weapon in the entire Tai Ah Divine Kingdom.

Even Yi Yun had heard of it in the Cloud Wilderness.

When he was secretly learning from Yao Yuan, there was a part when Yao Yuan taught about the “Thunder Occurring in the Nine Clouds, Surprise Bow Drops Flock". He had said, "Everyone's body is a treasure! The limit of human tendons is terrifying. The Star Shooting Bow bowstring was made of the tendons of the founding emperor of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom."

The bald man had taken out a metal spear from the metal box. As he balanced it in his hand, he said, "You must have guessed that this thick spear is the arrow used by the Primal Divine Crossbow. If we are talking about its piercing strength, the arrows shot out from the Primal Divine Bow is fully comparable with the Star Shooting Bow! It can hurt even a primordial strain!"

Upon hearing the bald man's words, everyone's heart jumped.

From the arrow's thickness and length, the feeling it gave off made the Primal Divine Crossbow frightening.

But it had to be said that the Star Shooting Bow was more terrifying.

Only through the combined strength of twelve Human Lords could the Primal Divine Bow be strung, hence there had to be several restrictions on its use. And from the way the bald man said it, the Primal Divine Bow was only comparable to the Star Shooting Bow in terms of penetration power. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

As for the Star Shooting Bow, it was not all about penetrative strength. The arrows shot out from the Star Shooting Bow included within it Heaven Earth Yuan Qi and nomological truths. The burst of power it could create exceeded that of the Primal Divine Bow.

Of course, to pull the Star Shooting Bow open, one had to be at least a Sage. This made it incomparable to the combined effort of Human Lords to use the Primal Divine Crossbow.

"We will be using these for today's attack practice!" As he said this, the bald man casually threw the four-meter long thick metal arrow into the purple tungsten wall with a shrilling sound!

"Ding!!"

A clear metallic sound rang out. The vibrations made a person's eardrums numb as the arrow's tail vibrated!

Upon seeing this scene, everyone drew a cold, light breath. He had thrown it so easily as if he had stuck a chopstick into a cake.

"Don't you want to prove yourselves? Come forward, grab a spear and insert it into the metal wall without regard. Insert it and pull it out!"

"If you can't even do the basic motions of a man, then you should just castrate yourself, and don't bother calling yourself a man ever again." The bald man used a frivolous and sarcastic tone.

Many men in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom got married at the age of fifteen. A fourteen-year-old youth was sensitive about boy-girl relations. In fact, many of them had bidden farewell to their virginities; hence, the bald man's words easily created certain associations.

At that moment, the youths, especially the brutes from the Xuanwu Army were all reeled up and they became excited. They could not wait to prove their manly abilities.

The army was male-dominated, although there were female armies like the Qing Luan Wei, many people stubbornly believed that the army belonged to men. How could men be accused of being impotent?

Who could endure the bald man's contempt towards them?

Many of them cracked their knuckles and rubbed their palms. They couldn't wait to try, it was as if they had forgotten about the great consumption of energy during both the Wilderness Divine Hall and the frog-jumping process. Although they had recovered some of their energy, they might not be able to prove that they were men…

"Instructor Qin, let me!"

"We'll see who can insert it the most number of times. Damn, I want to f**k it a hundred times!"

"If you are a man, you need to insert it a hundred times!"

Many of the youths from the Xuanwu Army shouted. What other matter could make these human beasts more excited than displaying their manly prowess?

The bald man had a contemplative smile, "Sure, those who want to give it a try, come on up!"

Immediately, eight members of the Xuanwu Army rushed up!

These people couldn't wait to grab the Primal Arrows from the metal box.

But the moment the Primal Arrow entered their hands, their expressions changed.

The heaviness and that coldness to the touch told them a ruthless truth—

This arrow was heavier than they originally imagined!

"What the…!?"

A few members of the Xuanwu Army started sweating.

In fact, even if this Primal Arrow was made of normal metal, the four-meter length and the arrow that was as thick as an arm would have weighed 1000-1500 kilograms.

However, the Primal Arrows were custom-made from very special heavy metals, so they weighed a hundred times more than normal metal!

And the long arrow shaft made one end of the arrow tilt, making it more difficult to lift the arrow.

Usually, at these Xuanwu Army members' peak conditions, they would have been able to barely lift such an arrow. But now, after spending two hours in the Wilderness Divine Hall and frog-jumping, it was like they had been tortured, making them dog-tired. Although they had recovered some of the energy, they had no way of lifting such a ridiculously heavy Primal Arrow!

"Up!"

"Get it up for me!"

These strong youths shouted at the top of their lungs. They used all their strength, gritted their teeth, puffed their cheeks and nearly burst their eyeballs.

"Come on, move!"

A youth's muscles flared up and an earthworm-like vein appeared on his head. But no matter how hard he tried, nothing happened other than him sweating from his forehead.

Those with greater strength only managed to lift half the arrow shaft, but could not completely lift the Primal Arrow.

The weaker ones, those that depleted all their energy in the Wilderness Divine Hall, only felt that the Primal Arrow was welded to the box. No matter how much strength they used, the arrow remained motionless.

The surrounding people, including the Jin Long Wei members, were dumbfounded by this scene.

True Martial World - Chapter 168: School grounds

Zhou Kui had reached the limits of his limits. The people around him were dumbstruck.

Zhou Kui and Yi Yun were both frog-jumping bearing weights of 250 cauldrons.

Yi Yun had been jumping all this way, and the more he jumped, the more he increased his lead. And Zhou Kui had even fainted from exhaustion!

How could this be possible!?

Just from their weight, the sturdy Zhou Kui was probably twice Yi Yun's weight. And he came from the Xuanwu Army, which meant he was good at taking on weight.

What's the meaning of this?

"Brother Kui! Brother Kui!" A few members of the Xuanwu Army noticed something disastrous had happened, and scrambled to help Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui was already foaming at the mouth and his eyes were rolling back.

At that moment, the Xuanwu Army members no longer cared about their reputation, and they quickly took out a few fierce beast relics for Zhou Kui to eat.

Zhou Kui's body was still considered good.

He had fainted from the frog-jumps only because he had depleted both his stamina and Yuan Qi.

The moment the fierce beast relics entered his stomach, they turned into a stream of warm energy which allowed Zhou Kui to slowly recover and open his eyes. In his blurred vision, he saw that Yi Yun's back had turned into a fuzzy shadow the size of a fist and he was about to disappear at an intersection.

Zhou Kui could not believe it. How did this happen?

Yi Yun's strength could not be stronger than him. If Yi Yun could really handle 500-600 cauldrons, then wearing 250 cauldrons would have been a very relaxed task.

But in fact, at the beginning, although Yi Yun had managed to support the two training suits, he was not able to treat it as if they were weightless. He had even struggled.

This simply meant that… Yi Yun had remarkable endurance!

In this aspect, Yi Yun was someone he could not compare with.

Zhou Kui even suspected that back in the Wilderness Divine Hall, Yi Yun had not even expended any of his Yuan Qi. If so, that would explain why Yi Yun had such great endurance…

This was something Zhou Kui had trouble accepting.

"Brother Kui, this kid is strange!" The other members of the Xuanwu Army refused to believe Yi Yun was that powerful.

Zhou Kui was panting like a bull. He could no longer take in any of their words.

He had lost the middle-class residence to Yi Yun, and now, he had lost at frog-jumps. He had lost twice consecutively.

…

Finally, Yi Yun managed to frog-jump the five-kilometer distance to the school grounds.

The hundred people frog jumping from the Wilderness Divine Hall to the school grounds was a spectacular scene to behold. But the passers-by did not pay any attention to them, as this scene was obviously common.

As for the bald man, Yi Yun noticed the bald man's expression when he finished the frog jumps.

He made a slight appreciative nod, and that was all.

This made Yi Yun draw in a cold breath. From the bald man's attitude, he knew that to endure two hours in the Wilderness Divine Hall and then bearing 250 cauldrons (on the surface), frog-jumping all the way to the square was just considered not bad, not something amazing.

There were too many extraordinary people in the Tai Ah Divine City. They came from large family clans, with fate-defying bloodlines and amazing opportunities.

At that moment, many of these extraordinary people had the advantage by possessing two out of the three qualities, or even all three.

The Tai Ah Divine Kingdom was too big, and there were too many young warriors.

The Tai Ah Divine City's square had many areas.

The population of the Tai Ah Divine City was small but it covered a great area. Most of the city's land other than the army camp, the divine hall, the central divine tower and other essential buildings, were part of the school grounds.

The school grounds was the place where sparring matches and army training happened. This was the reason why the Tai Ah Divine City's school compound was so big!

Some of the school’s grounds were big and others small. Some were high-class and others low-class. The training facilities also varied.

Do not underestimate these training facilities. Many of the facilities' cost of construction was extremely expensive. They were made by the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's refining masters and array masters and were very beneficial for a warrior's cultivation!

This high-class school grounds needed dragon scale runes for entry. It was not something a typical rookie could afford.

The bald man brought Yi Yun, Zhou Kui, and the others to a rookie school ground which was free to use.

"Damn it, I'm so tired!"

"We’ve finally gotten here!"

The group of people reeled right and left upon reaching the school grounds.

Under the circumstances of their physical exhaustion and having to frog jump with weights for five kilometers really drained them of their Yuan Qi.

That was just the road to the school grounds. They still had to do more training upon reaching their destination. They took the opportunity to recover some physical energy while the bald man remained silent.

People began eating fierce beast relics. Yi Yun also ate one.

In a rare moment of kindness, the bald man allowed them to meditate and regulate their breathing.

As for the extremely exhausted Zhou Kui, he felt he had not recovered even after eating the fierce beast relic. He resolutely decided to eat a desolate bone relic which was worth ten times more than a fierce beast relic.

A desolate bone relic was the relic essence refined from desolate bones. It could allow a warrior to break through in their levels, but now, Zhou Kui was only using it to recover his energy.

Just the thought of it made Zhou Kui's heart bleed.

Zhou Kui may be a son of a rich family, but his family was insignificant compared to the Tai Ah royal family. To use a desolate bone relic to replenish his energy was extremely heart-wrenching.

But now he had no choice. He had been cornered by Yi Yun. He had lost to Yi Yun during the frog jumps. And now, for the cultivation at the school grounds, he could not lose again.

Zhou Kui gathered a burst of strength, determined to exceed Yi Yun.

The school ground was wide. It was about 200 meters in all directions. On one side of the school ground, there were many iron rods and black iron rollers.

These were used to do weighted squats and frog jumps.

These black iron items were extremely heavy. Even a palm-sized piece was enough to crush a horse.

Beside these metal rollers were iron stumps and puppets. They were used to train a person's punches and kicks.

On another side, there were plum blossom poles. These plum blossom poles were not ordinary. A typical plum blossom pole's top surface was flat and allowed one to stand steadily.

But the plum blossom poles used in the Tai Ah Divine City had rounded tops and were even pointed. By standing on these, a person's feet would hurt, let alone allow them to make fast-moving intricate moves on these plum blossom poles.

Besides all these, Yi Yun also saw something similar to the Divine Capital Jin Long Wei's Frost Metal Blood Balls array. It was also used to train a person's movement skills.

But the most prominent thing was the metallic wall in the middle of the school grounds.

The metallic wall was about ten meters tall and thirty meters long. It was made of some unknown metal, and it was covered in shocking imprints.

On closer inspection, one would see that those imprints were marks left behind by sabers, swords, spears, hammers, etc.

It was clearly imprints left behind by weapons!

"This wall is constructed using a mixture of a dozen metals by Tai Ah Divine City's refining masters. The metal wall's material is known as 'purple tungsten'. Purple tungsten is soft, so a weapon can leave a mark on it. But in a month or two, the imprints on the metal wall will slowly disappear. This is the magic of the purple tungsten."

"This wall is used to test the strength of your moves!"

True Martial World - Chapter 167: Frog-jumps

Many people were looking at Yi Yun. His choice of two training sets was too shocking. But if Yi Yun couldn't wear it, then it would be a great joke.

Yi Yun placed the black training suit over his head and passed his two arms through the sleeves.

The moment the training suit was worn, the array was initiated!

Yi Yun immediately felt his body sink. 250 cauldrons and the Flowing Mercury Gown's 50 cauldrons were now weighing down on Yi Yun's body.

Such a weight made the ground sink with every step!

The Tai Ah Divine City's streets consisted of special materials. It was made to support the warriors' training or the streets would have been destroyed very quickly.

He really wore it.

Zhou Kui's eyes twitched. He saw a scene he really did not want to see.

He had to admit that he had underestimated the kid.

But even if he had that ability, how long could he last?

Previously in the two hours at the Wilderness Divine Hall, Zhou Kui had already expended so much of his energy, it was impossible that Yi Yun did not expend any.

Zhou Kui gritted his teeth and wore the two training suits.

The moment he put it on, he felt his two legs grow heavy. At the same time, he could feel his body void of Yuan Qi.

To wear such heavy training suits to frog-jump, it was certain he couldn't last long. "If I really cannot endure it, I'll wait till Yi Yun collapses from exhaustion, then I'll take off the red training suit."

Zhou Kui made such plans since Yi Yun was unlikely to leap more than a few steps.

"Frog-jumps, begin!" The bald man ordered and everyone began jumping.

Many people were paying heed to Yi Yun, especially the people from the Xuanwu Army. They were all waiting to see Yi Yun collapse from the two sets of training suits.

"We shall wait and see. 250 cauldrons will crush your knees." Some people thought maliciously.

Among the hundred people, Yi Yun was among the first few. He took a deep breath and with a deep squat, he jumped!

"Boom!"

With 300 cauldrons of weight, even the ground vibrated gently.

In the frog-jumping process, Yi Yun could feel each muscle in his body trembling.

300 cauldrons were the weight Yi Yun could bear. Under this weight, Yi Yun's muscles even began to cramp slightly. His body's joints were also enduring the violent grinding into each other.

Yi Yun felt that the training suits he was wearing were like heavy hammers striking at his body.

And this striking process made the primordial strain's energy, which he had not fully absorbed, be hammered into his flesh and blood. It nourished his blood, strengthened his muscles and broadened his meridians.

It felt great!

"The primordial strain's energy is no trifling matter!"

Yi Yun's body heated up. It was like there was a fire in his dantian. The primordial strain's energy surged through Yi Yun's veins, making his blood flow faster. All of his joints began to crackle like the crackling of a bonfire!

Again and again, Yi Yun jumped and landed. He breathed in deeply and his steps were stable. He even felt that under the nourishment of the primordial strain's energy, his strength was constantly increasing.

The primordial strain's energy was being quickly absorbed when he was exercising at his limits.

Soon, Yi Yun had already jumped more than ten times. He did not seem like he was faltering, but he was actually becoming increasingly relaxed.

What… What the hell?

The people from the Xuanwu Army were dumbstruck. Zhou Kui was even more dumbfounded.

They were frog-jump training experts. They could tell just from Yi Yun's takeoff and landings that Yi Yun was not forcing himself, but that he could really handle 250 cauldrons of weight!

Perhaps Yi Yun's strength could not last for long, but in this situation, he could easily jump and complete the first few hundred feet easily.

Zhou Kui's eyelid twitched. He felt like his stomach was churning.

As for the members of the Xuanwu Army, they swallowed a mouthful of saliva and they all had a constipated expression.

How could this be possible? This kid actually has such good endurance? He still has so much stamina left after spending two hours in the Wilderness Divine Hall?

"Brother Kui, what should we do?" Someone asked.

"What can we do, jump after him. I refuse to believe that I cannot endure longer than he can." Zhou Kui bit the bullet and took a deep squat. He could only endure for a while doing frog jumps with 250 cauldrons of weight with his current Yuan Qi left. The only thing left was to see who amongst them could sustain themselves longer.

"Right, Brother Kui is right. This kid definitely cannot beat Brother Kui! Brother Kui can even endure close to 400 cauldrons to jump three kilometers, not to mention 250 cauldrons."

"Brother Kui, kill him. We will support you!" Zhou Kui's followers were confident of Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui took a deep breath and with a vein popping out of his forehead, he took a deep squat and jumped!

Zhou Kui felt like there was a huge mountain pressing on his knees.

The knees bore the full brunt of the frog jumps. If one wasn't strong enough, they could injure their knees.

As such, Yi Yun was in front, and Zhou Kui was behind. Zhou Kui stared at Yi Yun's back and followed closely behind.

He could not see Yi Yun's expression. He had to guess if Yi Yun was nearing his limits by observing Yi Yun's actions.

Many a time, by having a goal to follow, it could allow a person to persist for a very long time.

For example, in a long-distance running competition, the second place could follow the first place and have less pressure.

That was Zhou Kui's plan. He was confident of his ability. With his advantage in strength and the psychological advantage, there was no way he would lose.

But…

As time passed, Yi Yun was proceeding forward at a steady pace. During his advancement, the primordial strain's energy was constantly refining Yi Yun, entering Yi Yun's blood and flesh.

This extremely pure energy gave him the ability to go against fate.

Yi Yun felt his body heat up more and more as he jumped. There was a surge of energy within his body that needed to be spent, or it would explode.

Under the stimulus of this energy, Yi Yun jumped with greater strength. He felt like he was rearing a Fierce Divine Tiger in his body. There were endless amounts of energy within him, making him want to jump several feet higher.

Yi Yun finally felt that 300 cauldrons were insufficient!

In the beginning, 300 cauldrons were Yi Yun's limit, but now 300 lbs could no longer suppress the primordial strain's energy flowing throughout Yi Yun's body.

With some focus, the Flowing Mercury Gown's weight was increased by another 30 cauldrons!

330 cauldrons.

This weight balanced out the primordial strain's energy.

Being at the limits, it could force Yi Yun's stamina by compressing his blood, combining the primordial strain's energy into his body bit by bit.

With such a clear increase in strength and increase in level, it made Yi Yun overjoyed. He felt like a tree in spring, as he grew bud after bud.

Slowly, Yi Yun had increased the Flowing Mercury Gown's weight to a hundred cauldrons. Hence, Yi Yun was undertaking a total weight of 350 cauldrons, higher than what he was experiencing previously by 50 cauldrons!

The primordial strain's energy gave Yi Yun a 50 cauldron increase in strength.

Although Yi Yun's face was covered with sweat, his eyes sparkled with excitement. His eyes were like shooting out lightning and they were extremely bright.

At that moment, Zhou Kui did not see Yi Yun's expression and eyes. All he could see was Yi Yun's back. Zhou Kui gritted his teeth as he followed Yi Yun.

"He should… not be able to make it, soon…"

With this thought in mind, it motivated Zhou Kui to keep jumping.

Every jump and landing were like he was in an execution ground.

Initially, at up to the hundred or two hundred feet mark, Zhou Kui did not feel anything.

By a thousand feet, Zhou Kui felt his legs go numb.

Following that, at 2000 feet, 3000 feet, Zhou Kui's knees were trembling.

It was already 4000 feet!

4000 feet…What was the feeling after expending all the energy in the Wilderness Divine Hall for two hours, and undertaking 250 cauldrons to frog jump for 4000 feet?

Zhou Kui had never been so tired in his entire life!

But, in front of him, Yi Yun was still making one leap after another.

Zhou Kui was going mad. How the f**k is he holding on?

What went wrong?

Zhou Kui hoped that Yi Yun would falter at every breath, but… All he saw was Yi Yun leaping forward jump after jump as if he didn't feel tired.

Yi Yun's speed was leisurely, and the distance he covered with each leap was surprisingly uniform..

Zhou Kui opened his mouth to take in deep breaths as his sweat seeped into his eyes.

After 4000 feet… it was 5000 feet…

Zhou Kui's body had a deficit in Yuan Qi and he felt dizzy.

"That kid… should… should be faltering. I'm already so tired… He is definitely… just barely enduring it…"

"I just… just need to endure a little longer… and it will do, will do…"

Zhou Kui was hypnotizing himself as a form of consolation, but… as he opened his sweat-filled eyes, upon closer inspection, he could not believe that Yi Yun's back was getting further away from him.

Even so, Yi Yun still jumped again and again with no signs of fatigue. It was as if he was going to jump to the ends of the world.

How… How could this be…

Zhou Kui could not believe it. Ignoring the thought of enduring to the point Yi Yun could no longer jump, just the distance Yi Yun had opened up was more than a 400 feet.

The 400-500 feet distance was an insurmountable cliff for Zhou Kui!

If he was inferior to Yi Yun in terms of speed, it was alright since he was not good at it.

But strength and endurance were his pride; how could he lose to Yi Yun in these?

When a genius experiences a failure, and especially in an area that he was most confident in, it will result in a psychological blow. Zhou Kui felt a lack of oxygen to the brain. He felt light-headed as his vision began to blur.

He could no longer hear anything except his breathing and heartbeat.

He had been motivated by his stubborn willpower previously. But now, with his Yuan Qi completely drained, and jolt from the huge psychological blow, with one breath, he was left without even a shred of energy.

"Bam!"

Zhou Kui's body wobbled and planted his face into the ground. He fell sprawling upon the ground.

True Martial World - Chapter 166: Basic Training

At that moment, several Jin Long Wei members were suffering in their hearts.

They were skilled at techniques, but in terms of strength, they really could not compare with the Xuanwu Army, which was noted for its strength.

The Xuanwu Army was a heavy-armored regiment. Xuanwu is also the name of a divine beast, similar to a tortoise. This divine beast was shaped like a tortoise with a snake on its back.

With a divine beast with such high defense as the army's mascot, it also reflected the nature of the Xuanwu Army.

These Xuanwu Army members mainly trained by bearing weights and doing strength-training.

It was difficult for the Jin Long Wei to compare with that.

These Jin Long Wei members had barely managed to endure two hours in the Divine Wilderness Hall. They were under the misconception that they could rest, but now, they had to undergo even more training. The Divine Wilderness campgrounds, which was known as death's goalpost, was something normal people could not endure.

Seeing the ugly faces of the Jin Long Wei members, the Xuanwu Army members turned excited. For them, they did not need to be very happy, it was sufficient as long as someone other than them did worse.

To these people, the suffering of others was their own happiness. Besides, overshadowing the Jin Long Wei made them feel good.

As a result, the Xuanwu Army members were looking forward to going to the school grounds.

"The training will begin now. From the Wilderness Divine Hall to the school grounds is about five kilometers. Get there while frog-jumping!" The bald man said.

"Frog jumps? Haha, I like it!"

Frog jumps was a common training method used by the Xuanwu Army members. As warriors, they had to bear weights, or it would just be too easy. It was no trouble jumping a dozen meters with just one leap.

"How much weight do we have to bear?" Someone from the Xuanwu Army asked.

"Since you have consumed a lot of energy today, I'll reduce the weight. You just need to wear these." With that said, the bald man touched his interspatial ring and took out a huge box.

With a kick, the box opened. The box was filled with training suits.

These training suits were colorful and looked like they were made of denim. But the young heroes present knew these were weighted clothes.

It was light in the hand, but upon wearing it, they would be tens to hundreds of thousands of kilograms in weight.

"This is the Tai Ah Divine City lightest types of training suits. It's originally used to train your movement, but I'll let you use it for weights. It's very easy!"

"The black training suit is 200 cauldrons, the purple one 100 cauldrons, the red one 50 cauldrons, the green one 30 cauldrons and the white one is 10 cauldrons! Choose whichever you want to wear."

A cauldron was five hundred kilograms. Even the lightest white training suit was five thousand kilograms and it was equal to the Flowing Mercury Gown's lightest weight.

But the Flowing Mercury Gown could increase in weight to a thousand cauldrons, which was five times the black training suit.

And the training suits here had fixed weights. As such, the difference in value was obvious.

"Squeezing yourself to the limit is beneficial for you. But… if you think you can't handle it, just choose the white training suit and eat some bone relics or something." The bald man mocked.

This dismissive tone immediately stirred up the people's desire for excellence. How could a bunch of proud youths acknowledge words that belittled them?

They immediately began choosing the training suits.

Even the young and spirited warriors knew how difficult it was to frog-jump for five kilometers, while there was little Yuan Qi within their bodies.

After measuring the difficulty, the Xuanwu Army members chose the red training suits. Very few of them chose the purple ones.

As for the Jin Long Wei members, they had to settle for a lighter suit. Most of them choose the green training suits, with a small minority choosing red.

After all, they had little energy left within their bodies.

Zhou Kui laughed at Yi Yun while glancing over at him, "Hehe, Yi Yun, you must have consumed a lot of Yuan Qi in the Wilderness Divine Hall? How about it? Do you want to choose a lighter one? This purple training suit is a hundred cauldrons, and it is probably not suitable for you."

Zhou Kui purposely provoked Yi Yun. The purple training suit was the second heaviest training suit among all the suits. None of the Xuanwu Army members dared to choose it.

Zhou Kui wanted to provoke Yi Yun into choosing a training suit he couldn't handle and make him dog-tired while frog-jumping.

Yi Yun laughed and said, "It's indeed not suitable."

With regards to choosing the training suits, Yi Yun did not need any consideration. There was nothing to consider.

Back when he was in the Frost Metal Blood Balls array, he was wearing the Flowing Mercury Gown at a weight of ten cauldrons. However, that was to train his movement skills, which was very different from training his weight-bearing.

A tier-one male could easily lift 150 kilograms of items, but if he were to lift 25 kilograms of items while attempting a hundred meter sprint or a long jump, it would be much more difficult.

Yi Yun's body was filled with energy, and since it was just weighted frog-jumps, the purple training suit's hundred cauldrons were not suitable.

Zhou Kui stumbled. He did not expect Yi Yun to ignore his taunts.

He's so gutless? He didn't choose it because I said it was not suitable? Is he even a man?

Just as he was preparing to say a few words to nip at Yi Yun, he suddenly widened his eyes as he saw Yi Yun picking up a black training suit.

The black training suit was 200 cauldrons in weight!

Seeing Yi Yun's choice, Zhou Kui's eyes twitched. Is this kid mad?

If Zhou Kui was in his optimal state, then jumping five kilometers in 200 cauldrons of training suits was nothing. He could even handle 300 cauldrons.

But now, after expending so much energy within the Wilderness Divine Hall, Zhou Kui was only planning on using a purple training suit. After all, there was still training to be done on the school grounds. If he were to collapse from exhaustion on the way, it would be too embarrassing.

He had wanted to provoke Yi Yun into wearing a purple training suit with him, entrapping him. But unexpectedly, Yi Yun chose the black one.

How should he choose? Now with Yi Yun choosing the black one, was he going to acknowledge his inferiority and choose the purple one?

Yi Yun must be a retard. Did he not listen to the bald man's words and mixed up the weight of the black training suit?

Even the bald man looked at Yi Yun with surprise. But, it was only a look of surprise.

As for the Jin Long Wei members, they were stunned.

"I choose this," said Yi Yun as he smiled at Zhou Kui. "What about you? I heard the people from the Xuanwu Army like you practice frog-jumps all the time?"

Zhou Kui hesitated for a moment, and with a gulp, laughed bitterly while saying, "That's for sure. Stuff like frog-jumps is basically the same as walking to us from the Xuanwu Army! We have already gotten bored of it."

Zhou Kui gritted his teeth. He could not be overshadowed by Yi Yun.

Zhou Kui grabbed another black training suit and thought, "Kid, I'll let you posture. I want to know how long you can continue posturing!"

Zhou Kui knew his current situation. He was in no situation to play around with the black training suit.

But upon careful thought, this was no matter. Once Yi Yun collapsed from exhaustion, he could eat some fierce beast relics, or at worst, eat a desolate bone relic to replenish his stamina.

By gritting his teeth, he would be able to endure until he reached his destination.

After all, this was the heaviest training suit and he had expended a lot of energy within the Wilderness Divine Hall. Eating a desolate bone relic in this situation, even the strict bald man will probably allow it.

"Hehe, as long as I eat a desolate bone relic, I will be able to endure through it. As for you, with your tiny body and thighs thinner than my arm, you will probably not be able to make it after leaping a few hundred feet. Five kilometers isn't that easy to jump!"

With this in mind, Zhou Kui gave a sinister and burlesque glance to Yi Yun. He said lightly, "In the past, our training uses 300 cauldrons training suits to do frog jumps, and we do 15 kilometers at a time!"

Zhou Kui bragged, and one of his followers echoed, "Haha, Brother Kui had previously even played with 400 cauldrons. Even the shortest distance was 10 kilometers! It's only 5 kilometers today, and the heaviest training suit is only 200 cauldrons. Brother Kui, you will just have to make do with it."

After all, bragging didn't cost anything, so they did it with great aplomb. But for Zhou Kui's optimal state, he could barely manage slightly above 300 cauldrons.

Zhou Kui's record was frog-jumping 2.5 kilometers with 360 cauldrons.

Seeing Zhou Kui and his followers brag, the bald man raised his eyebrows and said with a laugh, "So, you think 200 cauldrons isn't enough?"

Hearing the bald man's words, Zhou Kui nearly planted his head in the ground. He wanted to slap his lackey. Why did he have to open his big mouth!?

The bald man pointed to the box and said calmly, "If you think it's not enough, you can wear two pieces."

Zhou Kui laughed dryly twice. Just as he was about to say some words to admit his defeat, he saw Yi Yun puffing and blowing while picking up a red training suit and putting it on his body…

Zhou Kui nearly choked.

He opened up his mouth and looked disbelievingly at Yi Yun.

This kid, is his brain screwed on right?

With the black color's 200 cauldrons and the red color's 50 cauldrons, it was a total of 250 cauldrons!

Actually, that was the apparent weight.

Yi Yun had secretly changed the Flowing Mercury Gown's weight to 50 cauldrons for a total of 300 cauldrons. Yi Yun estimated that it was his limit. If he really couldn't take it, he could slightly reduce the Flowing Mercury Gown's weight. When comparing strength, Yi Yun could not beat Zhou Kui in his peak condition.

At that moment, Zhou Kui looked like he had eaten a pound of arsenic. He did not know what to say.

This kid, what madness is this…?

After enduring the Wilderness Divine Hall, he's still taking on 250 cauldrons to frog-jump 5 kilometers?

Zhou Kui was now irrevocably committed.

Many people were looking at him. The Jin Long Wei members, the Xuanwu Army members, and the bald man were looking at Zhou Kui with a smile.

Zhou Kui felt this heart was in a stampede of 10,000 near-horned beasts with mud-stained hoofs. They were crushing him till he vomited blood. He gritted his teeth and took out a red training suit from the box.

Black color and red color, a total of 250 cauldrons…

A vein protruded out from Zhou Kui's head. Is he risking his life to defy me?

He looked at Yi Yun. He had his suspicions that the kid Yi Yun was purposely messing with him. Can he even wear 250 cauldrons of training suits?

If Yi Yun couldn't, then he didn't need to follow in Yi Yun's mad footsteps.

But Yi Yun had already worn the red training suit and was just about to wear the black one…

True Martial World - Chapter 165: We are doing good

"And it's over… Two hours of cultivation time is too short…"

Yi Yun felt regret. Being interrupted while being in a state of learning was extremely uncomfortable.

If he could have stayed a little longer, for example, another two hours, he would have gained a lot.

Thinking about it, even an additional day would not be enough!

Yi Yun looked at the three-headed beast sculpture and coveted it greatly.

This Wilderness Divine Hall is indeed the cornerstone treasure of the Tai Ah Divine City. When will I be able to come in again?

"Damn, I finally endured through it."

"The training experience is good, but these two hours was tormenting…"

Beside Yi Yun, several youths felt as if they had been fished out of the water. They were soaked in sweat.

Some of them didn't have any strength left and laid sprawled on the ground, without any consideration of their current bearing. For these proud sons of heavens, if they had any ounce of strength, they would have braced themselves to stand up.

To lay on the ground like a roadkill meant that they were at the end of their limits.

Many wanted to give up midway and leave the Wilderness Divine Hall. But they knew that the chance to cultivate within the Wilderness Divine Hall was an extremely precious chance. They could not waste these two hours, because the next time they wanted to enter, they had to pay dragon scale runes!

The price would definitely not be cheap!

This was obvious. The Tai Ah Divine City had so many people, who didn't want to learn from these six primordial strain sculptures? With so many people lined up, how much time could a person get?

Under such circumstances, to give up halfway, not only was that making light of the heavenly treasure, but it would also make the bald man look down on them. They might even be blacklisted. Hence, no matter how uncomfortable it was, all of them endured through it.

Unlike the rest, Yi Yun's body was filled with pure energy. This energy naturally came from that primordial strain statue!

Just before this, Yi Yun was in a meditative state. Under extreme concentration, his body had only absorbed a tiny amount of the energy from the primordial strain. There was still a lot he did not manage to absorb.

Yi Yun shook his head. He had been trying to gain nomological insight, and he could not care about anything else. He did not have the luxury of time to digest the primordial strain's energy as it needed both time and his mental resources. If he did so, there would not be time left for gaining new insight.

The time in the Wilderness Divine Hall was too precious. He could just swallow down without chewing the primordial strain's energy and digest it later.

But since he had not fully absorbed it, Yi Yun's body could grow stronger from the energy's nourishment.

At that moment, many were staggering but Yi Yun felt full of energy. He casually wiped the sweat of his brows. Due to being fully concentrated trying to learn, Yi Yun had been sweating a lot.

"Hehe, are you hot? To sweat that much… but, you can be considered quite good. You surprised me by standing all the way to the end." As Yi Yun was wiping his sweat, a voice sounded out behind him.

Yi Yun turned around and the originator of that voice was naturally Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui had actually expended a lot of energy, but he had forcibly gathered enough Yuan Qi, allowing him to maintain his bearing and good image.

He returned to his trademark move by crossing his arms across his chest and stood with his feet apart, as if he was saying, "It was easy for me in the past two hours".

In fact, for Zhou Kui to be able to maintain such a stance, he was already very good compared to the others.

To Yi Yun, Zhou Kui was posturing in a forced manner, strong only in appearance but brittle inside.

Yi Yun speechlessly glanced at Zhou Kui and could no longer be bothered with him. Neither did he have the interest to give Zhou Kui a setback.

This was not because Yi Yun was staying aloof with the rest of the world, but ever since he came to the Tai Ah Divine City and saw the Yuan Foundation realm geniuses, Yi Yun's horizons had been broadened.

With his horizons broadened, he had seen a wider world, so Yi Yun became even more ambitious.

Zhou Kui was no longer a competitor to Yi Yun.

His target was those who had stayed in the Tai Ah Divine City for three to four years.

These people were Yang Qian, Yao Dao, and even Luo Huo'er and Qin Haotian!

Yi Yun's goal was to chase up to these people and, in the shortest time, break through into the Yuan Foundation realm!

Yi Yun walked out of the divine hall's main door. This place was too wondrous. By leaving this place, Yi Yun felt a sense of regret.

"Brother Yi, are you alright?" When Yi Yun left the Wilderness Divine Hall, a plump youth said with a pant. He was Xu Zheng, who Yi Yun got to know on the way to the Divine Wilderness. At that moment, both his hands were on his knees and his face pale. It looked like he had expended a lot of energy.

"I'm fine" Yi Yun waved. Actually, his temples were aching.

Although his body was filled with energy, Yi Yun had consumed a lot of his mental facilities.

Using the Purple Crystal to absorb the energy from the primordial strain sculpture was not easy. Due to the Great Yan gold seal and the fact that Yi Yun's level was very low, it was difficult to manipulate the primordial strain's energy. Just like a child swinging a sledgehammer, he would find his arms sore after a few swings.

Yi Yun had endured through that for two hours, so his mental facilities had been greatly taxed.

And to understand the truths from the Sages was a big test on Yi Yun's soul.

"Brother Yi, you sure look relaxed. Look at the surroundings." Xu Zheng patted Yi Yun on the back as he pointed around.

Many looked terrible.

For example, Song Zijun was pale in the face. At that moment, he could not greet Yi Yun and was meditating, trying to regulate his breathing.

Many others were experiencing similar outcomes like Song Zijun. Xu Zheng was considered quite good.

The bald man had his arms crossed and stayed silent as he waited for the people to regulate themselves.

Although exhausted, some of them were excited.

Some even had a bit of Yuan Qi, and to demonstrate their resilience, they formed groups to discuss the gains from earlier.

"It was indeed challenging. As expected from the cultivation ground built by the first city lord of the Tai Ah Divine City. In the two hours of cultivation, I felt that my spirit grew stronger by a lot!" A Xuanwu Army member said with a pant. Although he was dog-tired, his face was smiling, giving an "I still have the energy to spare" look.

"Yes! My blood and Qi has also been condensed. The pressure was painful, but it managed to strengthen my blood. It's full of benefits!"

"I really want to enter again! I don't dare to say I can withstand another two hours, but I can still withstand another hour!"

These rookies tried to top each other by bragging and making themselves look fat by slapping their own faces.

These people who made the statements were mostly Xuanwu Army members. It had to be said that the Xuanwu Army was specialized in strength, hence their resistance to pressure was stronger than Jin Long Wei members.

Many Jin Long Wei members did not even have the strength to speak, so they could not fake it even if they wanted.

For a moment, the Xuanwu Army overshadowed everyone else. They intentionally wanted to show off in front of the bald man to prove the strength of the Xuanwu Army, and also their personal strengths.

If they impressed the bald man, there would be benefits for their future development.

The bald man stroked his chin as he smiled while watching these thirteen-year-old kids act.

He had an obvious scar on his face. Due to his smile, the scar distorted and looked like a wriggling small snake.

Yi Yun noticed this and felt a sense of foreshadowing. This bald man's smile seemed malicious.

Smiling tiger…

Yi Yun assessed quietly. This smile seemed like something he had seen before.

In his old world, while he was in school, there would be some classroom teachers with such smiles.

Every time he saw such a smile, Yi Yun would feel cold, because it usually meant a ton of exercises and assignments were to follow.

"Was the training good?" the bald man said smiling.

"Instructor Qin, we are doing well!!" Zhou Kui made a standard bow with his voice being ear-deafening and powerful!

The other Xuanwu Army members also shouted, "Doing well!"

Armies were particular about fighting spirit, so whether it was to report the current strength, shouting commands, or replying to superiors, the voice had to be shouted in a loud and powerful manner.

But Yi Yun estimated that just from that shout, Zhou Kui had burned all the Yuan Qi that he had previously recovered…

Yi Yun gave Zhou Kui a sympathetic look. This kid with muscles for brains probably did not know what was awaiting him.

"Still strong in spirit! Good!"

The bald man nodded and looked satisfied. "Then get up and follow me to the school grounds!"

"School grounds?" Zhou Kui dazed for a moment, "What are we going to the school grounds for?"

"Nothing much, just some basic training, such as weighted squats, frog jumps, bayonet drills, etc. It will be very relaxed." The bald man said with a casual tone.

Upon hearing it, Yi Yun's expression turned disgusted. "Basic" training? Very "relaxed"?

"Oh, so it's basic training, great!" Zhou Kui agreed immediately. Although he was exhausted, he still had some strength left to undergo basic training.

Zhou Kui's situation may be better, but for all the other Xuanwu Army members, they consciously gulped down a mouthful of saliva collectively.

In their current states, it would be quite tough to do basic training.

"It's alright, there are people worse off than us!" A Xuanwu Army member motioned towards Yi Yun, Song Zijun, and others with his eyes.

"The Jin Long Wei is just a bunch of fancy pants. In a tough head-on manly training session, they are definitely not better than us. With others lining the bottom, there's nothing to worry. Look at them, it seems they will have trouble even carrying their weapons to the school grounds."

When humans were chased by tigers, they did not need to run faster than a tiger. It was sufficient to just run faster than the slowest man.

"Right, we just need to be stronger than them!"

With this in mind, the Xuanwu Army members were relieved. They followed the bald man, ready to head towards the Tai Ah Divine City's school grounds.

True Martial World - Chapter 164: Sage’s Truth

Yi Yun had only wanted to experiment but it was a success. Even though it was energy from a primordial strain that had been sealed by Great Yan gold, the Purple Crystal could still suck it out!

The process was difficult and the reason was likely because his spiritual energy was weaker.

The energy drawn out from the Great Yan gold was actually an extremely tiny portion of the primordial strain's total energy.

If his spiritual energy was greater, then it would be much easier to absorb the energy from within the Great Yan gold.

Yi Yun had previously used the Purple Crystal to absorb desolate bone energy, which was in the form of densely-packed light dots. But now, the energy absorbed from the primordial strain were light blobs the size of a pigeon egg.

Yi Yun's eyes lit up. Upon careful inspection, he found that within the light blobs were extremely small chimera shadows that tumbled around. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

These mini three-headed beasts looked like puppies with two additional heads. It looked less ferocious than the chimera sculpture. It was even cuter.

Clearly, this was what a chimera looked like as a cub.

"To think that there would be something like that within the primordial strain energy. Is it because its energy is too pure that it forms this? It's incredible!"

Yi Yun knew that certain herbs that reached a certain age, such as the purple jade ginseng, could form into a physical manifestation like a fat baby or a little girl.

It was unbelievable that the energy exuded out by the primordial strain could form such shapes in a tiny light blob!

What would it feel like absorbing this energy?

Yi Yun carefully controlled the mini-beast phantom at himself.

Looking closer, he found the small beast to be extremely exquisite. Although it was the size of a pigeon egg, its wings, tiny claws and even scales could be clearly seen.

Yi Yun opened up his mouth and swallowed the energy blob.

A moment later, a warm energy surged within Yi Yun's body, reaching his mind and his dantian!

This energy was completely different from the energies he had previously absorbed. It not only contained an extremely pure life essence, but it also contained some spiritual energy.

This spiritual energy entered Yi Yun's mind and Yi Yun felt his surroundings turn into a blur.

In the misty white light, he felt like he saw himself flying. He was flying thousands of meters in the sky above the vast wilderness.

Yi Yun felt like he had turned into the primordial strain.

This primordial strain would hunt prey, fly into the air and onto the ground, and battle with other primordial strains. These images intermittently appeared within Yi Yun's mind.

In these fuzzy scenes, Yi Yun felt like he had touched a brand new world. He was perceptive of the surrounding Heaven Earth Yuan Qi. He had never found it so clear!

Yes!

Yi Yun's mind flashed with brilliance. He recalled that he had read the book, "Divine Wilderness" that said that energy from primordial strains not only contained their life essences, but it also contained their nomological insights!

By consuming the primordial strain's relic, one could obtain tiny traces of the primordial strain's nomological insight. It was something all human peerless experts dreamed of!

On the road of martial arts, the higher the level, the more important the nomological insight became.

One could not control the world's Heaven Earth Yuan Qi freely unless they understood the laws well.

If he could understand the primordial strain's nomological insight, how much would his strength improve?

Yi Yun's heart raced. He was full of anticipation for his future!

But now, the single blob of energy contained too little nomological insight. It was severely insufficient.

Yi Yun closed his eyes and concentrated. With his teeth gritted, his spiritual energy entered the Purple Crystal Origins once again. By controlling the Purple Crystal, he drew out the energy from within the Great Yan gold drop by drop.

Although the Purple Crystal could absorb the primordial strain's energy, its pressure was still applied to Yi Yun's body in an overwhelming manner similar to a tidal impact on his blood.

It was not easy to absorb the primordial strain's energy under such a situation.

After taking nearly fifteen minutes, Yi Yun managed to squeeze out a second energy blob from within the Great Yan gold, sending it flying slowly towards him.

Although the primordial strain's energy was strong, a light blob the size of a pigeon egg did not contain much energy. With Yi Yun's foundation, he could completely withstand it.

The second light blob was swallowed by Yi Yun.

Soon, a surge of warmth entered Yi Yun's body again. The primordial strain's memory images also became clearer.

Yi Yun felt that he was the primordial strain itself, and he could sense the laws.

Following that, under great difficulty, Yi Yun managed to absorb the third and fourth light blob…

After swallowing four light blobs, the images in Yi Yun's head began to become complete. Slowly, he saw a scene that made him excited and shocked!

He saw the vast barren plains of the Divine Wilderness. Above the plains, in the vast blue sky, a chimera was flying. It spread open its three big wings and flapped, sending clouds hundreds of kilometers away.

The chimera was battling a long-haired man wearing golden battle armor!

This golden armored man was armed with a spear. With an upstanding and dauntless pose, his long hair blew in the wind!

In his hands, there was a four-meter long spear that danced in the air causing turmoil and he gave off an overwhelming aura!

Yi Yun realized that he was watching from the perspective of the primordial strain as it fought against the golden-armored man!

Yi Yun suddenly realized that the man he was looking at was the first city lord of the Tai Ah Divine City! He was the one who killed the six primordial strain beasts and sealed their bodies within the Wilderness Divine Hall by using Great Yan gold to make them into sculptures.

The scenes he was seeing while the last memories of the chimera.

What did it mean to be Tai Ah Divine City's city lord?

He could enjoy the Tai Ah Divine City's pyramid's 99th level's cultivation ground, and could allocate all the resources within the Tai Ah Divine City!

In the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, there were two giants; one was the divine emperor, and the other was the Tai Ah Divine City's city lord!

The divine emperor had to deal with governance and deal with memorandums, but the Tai Ah Divine City's city lord did not need to. He could cultivate all he wanted.

If strength was to be compared, the Tai Ah Divine City's city lord was definitely stronger!

Yi Yun was watching the first city lord of the Tai Ah Divine City. He was an eternal character that existed in the tens of millions of years of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom!

His strength was in an unimaginable realm for Yi Yun.

When the Tai Ah Divine City city lord cast the six sculptures in the Wilderness Divine Hall, he had also left his own nomological insight within the sculptures.

But now, when Yi Yun absorbed the primordial strain energy, the laws inside the energy had also been absorbed within Yi Yun's body!

Besides that, Yi Yun could watch from the perspective of the primordial strain, experiencing the battle scenes with the first city lord. It was almost as if Yi Yun was exchanging blows with the city lord himself. As such, Yi Yun had a totally immersive experience for understanding the first city lord’s nomological insight.

This two-prong approach of understanding was infinitely more superior to standing before the primordial strain sculpture to understand.

Yi Yun's perceptivity was always good. Having led two lives, Yi Yun's spiritual energy was great. He had even been praised by Lin Xintong for his perceptivity. Even Old Man Su, who had always despised Yi Yun, had to acknowledge Yi Yun's perceptivity.

With his high perceptivity and the immersive experience, Yi Yun slowly understood the essence within the first city lord's moves!

Although he could not understand it, Yi Yun formed a vague concept.

The law's true meaning… Is this the true meaning of the law…

With his own mind, he could induce the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi to use it for himself. Upon reaching a sufficient cultivation realm, one could even transform one's body into a heavenly one in short periods of time, allowing them to control the laws of Heaven and Earth!

Light blob after blob from the primordial strain flew towards Yi Yun. These light blobs opened a mysterious door for Yi Yun. The simple understanding from the door surged over. It made Yi Yun feel like he had touched a magical new field, something he had never heard or seen before.

Yi Yun began consuming all these understandings like a starved person. This was the mysteries of the world. By lifting the veil of mystery, what appeared in front of him made him infatuated!

There was no concept of time when cultivating. Yi Yun was immersed in a magical state for an unknown period of time. However, outside Yi Yun's mind, Zhou Kui was still giving his all competing with Yi Yun.

Zhou Kui's goons could no longer take it. Many of them knelt or laid on the ground, as they felt the oppression from the primordial strain.

There were only a few people still standing within the hall.

Zhou Kui was, of course, one of them.

"Hmph! Being under pressure is my forte. To withstand pressure, if I were to say I was second among the people here, no one will dare claim first. I will roll over everyone here!"

Zhou Kui had this proud thought.

The primordial strain's oppression was great, but so what?

He was strong, like a hill against the wind!

He was free, like a metal chain stopping the river!

This was Zhou Kui's current mental state.

Zhou Kui could already feel the pressure. Although he was dog-tired and his body was near its limits, but under this self-hypnosis, Zhou Kui entered a euphoric state. He subconsciously told himself that he was the strongest. Hence, his resistance against the pressure increased another level!

Zhou Kui's head was covered in sweat as his body's bones crackled. He turned with difficulty to look at Yi Yun.

But he saw Yi Yun's face pale with his eyes closed. And Yi Yun's eyelashes were constantly trembling as if he was having a nightmare.

"His mental state is unstable. He is at his limit." Those were Zhou Kui's thoughts. Of course, at this point, he was not finding it easy himself.

Zhou Kui wanted to see the scene of Yi Yun collapsing; however, he was fated never to see it.

"Gong!"

Suddenly, a loud gong rang in everyone's ears!

"Two hours is up. All the cultivators are to leave the Wilderness Divine Hall!" An authoritative voice echoed within the six rooms. This was the same voice that had introduced the sculptures within the Wilderness Divine Hall.

"Time's up? Such a pity!" Yi Yun's spirit was still in a trance. He slowly opened his eyes as he gradually returned from the world within his mind.

True Martial World - Chapter 163: Primordial Strain Sculpture

Yi Yun swept his eyes across the six stone doors. The stone doors looked nearly identical and the only difference was the engravings on the doors. There were three-headed beasts, large serpents, fierce birds and a large shark…

To choose any of the six stone doors.

Yi Yun thought for a moment before walking towards the three-headed beast door.

At that moment, Yi Yun realized that Zhou Kui had also walked towards the three-headed beast door.

"Heh! The chimera stone door is considered the most difficult stone door in the Wilderness Divine Hall!" Zhou Kui knew some things about the Wilderness Divine Hall. His words stirred Yi Yun.

Difficult?

It seems this cultivation ground is not a simple place.

"How about it? Do you have the guts to compete with me? This Wilderness Divine Hall is a place that tests your true ability. Sneak attacks are useless here." Zhou Kui tossed his head over and said it sarcastically. It was clear he was still holding a grudge because of Yi Yun's sneak attack from yesterday.

Zhou Kui found it disgraceful to suffer losses under Yi Yun. He found himself wronged to have lost to a sneak attack. He wanted to regain his pride with this entry into the Wilderness Divine Hall.

Many Xuanwu Army warriors followed Zhou Kui. They were his followers and brother-in-arms.

Quickly, they took the other sixteen places for the three-headed beast door.

Those who entered the three-headed beast were all from the Xuanwu Army, except Yi Yun!

These strong youths from the Xuanwu Army gave contemplative looks at Yi Yun. It felt like a pack of wolves looking at a little sheep that had fallen into their lair.

"Fighting is prohibited in the Wilderness Divine Hall, or there will be serious consequences!" Noticing the tension in the air, the bald man exhorted them without much ado.

Battles were common in the Tai Ah Divine City. As long as they did not fight in places that prohibited fighting, then it was alright to fight elsewhere in the event there were no deaths or serious injuries.

Hence, the bald man did not interfere the battles between the trainees, and in fact, he condoned it.

If the team he led fought with others, they would be rewarded if they won, and punished if they lost.

"These guys are like a bunch of flies having their eyes on you!" Xu Zheng transmitted this from behind Yi Yun.

Yi Yun shrugged and said casually, "Whatever!"

While saying that, Yi Yun headed towards the three-headed beast door.

Zhou Kui laughed and followed.

The other members of the Xuanwu Army also piled in.

"Whew!"

A white light flashed and before the stone door was fully opened, it sucked Yi Yun in.

"Oh?

Yi Yun's vision blurred and turned clear the next moment. Before he could figure out what was happening, he felt his scalp burning. It was as if something terrifying had its eyes on him. He could feel the existence of an overpowering pressure that was pressing against him as if he was immersed in a mercury pool.

What's the matter?

Yi Yun looked towards the strange overwhelming pressure and was surprised to see a huge desolate beast sculpture standing in front of him!

This sculpture was completely black. It had a black golden luster, and its body was hard to be described as a lion or a roc. It had three animal heads, and it had unkempt fur. Each head's eyes flashed with purple lightning. On its back were three thirty feet wings, as if it was ready to take off at any time.

Its body gave off a sense of immense pressure, making Yi Yun inevitably feel a sense of smallness.

Boom!

Suddenly, by looking at the divine beast, Yi Yun felt a tumultuous thunder within his mind. Yi Yun could not help but shake a few times. His whole body felt an oppressive feeling.

At that moment, a voice entered Yi Yun's ear, "Before the Tai Ah Divine City was completely built, the three-headed chimera sculpture was created by the Tai Ah Divine City's first city lord. It was a real primordial strain and the sculpture was created by injecting large amounts of molten Great Yan gold into it before casting! This sculpture contains within it the primordial strain's oppression and the true spirit of the first city lord of the Tai Ah Divine City! How much you can comprehend depends on yourself."

The primordial strain's real body was injected with molten Great Yan gold before making into a sculpture?

The sculpture's origin startled Yi Yun. This was actually a real primordial strain. No wonder it had such a terrific pressure!

In front of the chimera, Yi Yun found it hard to breathe. The immense pressure nearly made him kneel on the ground!

Yi Yun gritted his teeth and lowered the Flowing Mercury Gown's weight to its lowest before being barely able to withstand it.

At that moment, many beams of white light flashed beside Yi Yun. One after another, the men from the Xuanwu Army were sent in.

The first was naturally Zhou Kui. It had to be said that Zhou Kui had some ability. In front of the chimera's immense pressure, he just trembled before standing firm.

As for the others, they were worse. Their ability was inferior. Although they were mentally prepared, to suddenly experience such overwhelming pressure made their blood turbulent. They found it hard to endure it. One by one, they faltered and fell to the ground!

They had been bragging a lot outside, but when the true test of their abilities and worth came, it wasn't enough to just move their lips!

"Trash! Don't be a f**king pussy!" Zhou Kui still had the strength to curse. Indeed, he had strong foundations. In fact, being under pressure was his forte!

He grinned at Yi Yun, "Come on, let's compete to see who is more manly!"

Zhou Kui laughed with a pride that seemed to surge to the sky.

Yi Yun only glanced at Zhou Kui and did not respond. He was pondering about everything within the Wilderness Divine Hall.

The Wilderness Divine Hall wasn't a place just to withstand the primordial strain's pressure. The most valuable item in this cultivation ground was to understand the Sage's true spirit within the primordial strain sculpture.

One had to endure the primordial strain's pressure and understand the true spirit of a Sage at the same time!

The sage's true spirit wasn't easy to realize. Besides, these cultivators were rookies. They did not have much strength; hence it was not easy to endure the pressure, what’s more, it was not easy to calm themselves down to ponder over the true spirit.

Even Yi Yun did not find it easy. In just a while, his forehead was sweating.

As for Zhou Kui, he looked stronger than Yi Yun. A vein appeared on his forehead as his joints started to crackle. This aura was extremely amazing.

Zhou Kui looked at Yi Yun and thought to himself, "This kid is stronger than I thought. He actually has some skill, and not just good at sneak attacks."

Zhou Kui gathered his all to compete with Yi Yun, so it was natural that he was watching Yi Yun. Zhou Kui was very confident with his endurance and resilience. Even if he could not keep up with Yi Yun at the beginning, he believed he could beat Yi Yun near the end. Furthermore, he was much stronger than Yi Yun from the beginning, so he was sure to win in the end.

Zhou Kui expected his victory, so he would not rejoice. Instead, he wanted to see what Yi Yun's limits were.

What Zhou Kui did not know was that Yi Yun wasn't concentrating on competing with him. In fact, Yi Yun had treated Zhou Kui as air from the beginning to the end.

Yi Yun was single-mindedly examining the chimera's sculpture.

"Primordial strains. This is the pressure left behind by a primordial strain. Its strength exceeds that of a Human Lord. Even the Elders of the Tai Ah Divine City might not be able to handle it. Obtaining a primordial strain's body to make into a relic could cause a bloody storm if it reaches the mortal world! Even human Sages would want it to nourish their bodies, and understand the laws embedded within the primordial strain relic.

"It deserves the name of a primordial strain!"

This was Yi Yun's first encounter with a primordial strain. Although it was sealed within gold.

Then could it possibly…

Ever since Yi Yun entered the Wilderness Divine Hall and saw the chimera sculpture, he had a thought he couldn't suppress. This thought made him speed up his breathing.

He closed his eyes and concentrated. He let his consciousness enter an ethereal state and interfaced his spiritual energy with the Purple Crystal Origins within its heart. With that, Yi Yun suddenly opened his eyes!

Yi Yun's vision turned white. In front of Yi Yun, the three-headed beast sculpture lit up with white light.

Yi Yun felt that his spiritual energy, when attached with the Purple Crystal, had managed to interface with the primordial strain sculpture in front of him.

However, the gold used to seal the primordial strain was preventing Yi Yun's spirit energy from penetrating it.

This Great Yan gold was a wonderful metal. It had a natural property that absorbed Heaven Earth Yuan Qi. Using it to seal the primordial strain's body, after tens of millions of years, the primordial strain's energy within would not decrease but even increase constantly, making it purer!

The body of the chimera had actually more energy contained within it than when the Tai Ah Divine City was first built. Its cost was even greater.

The six primordial strain sculptures within the Divine Wilderness were the cornerstone treasures of the Tai Ah Divine City!

This was all thanks to the Great Yan gold. Its special property made energy easy to enter, but difficult to exit. It could be said to be one-way.

Unfortunately, although the Great Yan gold had the ability to nourish the primordial strain's body, it took too long.

Every hundred thousand years or million years, human Sages would have died of old age and could not wait for the nourishment process to finish. Only a superpower like the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom could be handed down generation after generation. Together with the impressive fortress of the Tai Ah Divine City, it could protect the primordial strain's real body, preventing it from being robbed!

Yi Yun was now reversing the polarity of the Great Yan gold.

After he regulated his breathing, with full concentration, he used the Purple Crystal's ability to control energy to draw out the energy from within the Great Yan gold drop by drop!

Slowly, the three-headed beast's middle head shined a light that grew brighter as more energy gathered. Energy from all corners of the three-headed sculpture began to gather in the middle head of the three-headed beast as if it were breaking out of a shell.

When the energy was condensed to its extremes, a light blob the size of a pigeon egg was squeezed out from the Great Yan gold with great difficulty. It slowly floated over and under the Purple Crystal's guidance flew towards Yi Yun.

Seeing this light blob, Yi Yun was overjoyed!

I've succeeded!