Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 71: The Arrogant Young "Bai Wang Ye"

“Bai Xun 'Xiao Wang Ye'?”

[1] Xiao -> Young

Everyone in the room was taken aback.

This Bai Xun might be young, but he was a martial arts genius. At just seventeen years old, he had already reached Fighter 5-dan pinnacle, causing his name to spread far and wide in the entire Tianxuan City.

Emperor Shen Zhui once commented that it was very possible for him to become the youngest Pixue realm expert in the kingdom.

Zhennan Wang was preoccupied with guarding the southern borders and thus, he didn’t reside in the capital. As a result, this young wangye didn’t attend classes at Hongtian Academy. However, due to his outstanding results, he managed to be admitted into the even more incredible Beiwu Academy!

Beiwu Academy was a school with a 1-star master teacher in it!

All those who were able to pass the examination to join its ranks were all famous geniuses.

[These few days, Zhennan Wang returned to Tianxuan City to report on his duty. As such, Bai Xun followed him to the capital as well. Just that… What is he doing here, looking for Zhang Xuan laoshi…

One is the worst teacher in the academy while the other one is a supreme genius, son of an influential and powerful official… There is no way to compare the two at all!

Is it possible for the two of them to know each other? But their social positions are way too different!]

“Hurry, invite him in!”

Elder Shang Chen might not know what is going on, but he dared not to be discourteous to him. As such, he quickly gestured for the teacher on duty to escort him in.

Hu!

After a moment, a white-clothed young man walked in with large strides. There were a few retainers following behind him. They were all equipped with metal armor and their eyes were cold.

The young man might not be advanced in age, but he exuded a powerful aura. The might of his entire body radiated as though the sun, exerting an intense pressure upon others.

Despite being Fighter 5-dan pinnacle experts as well, just by the aura itself, it was clear that he is much stronger than Shang Bin and Shen Bi Ru.

“Paying respect to xiao wangye…”

Shang Chen, Clan Head Wang Hong and the others stood up from their seats at the same moment.

The Wang clan might be titled as one of the Four Great Clans, but compared to the powerful official who was tasked with the duty of guarding the kingdom’s south, they were still lacking.

Regardless of when and where, those who were in command of military might were always the ones who had the loudest words.

“Ah! Master Zhang, you are here indeed…”

Casually waving them away, he ignored the respectful Shang Chen and the others and scanned the surroundings. He suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure and excitedly rushed forward to Zhang Xuan.

“Why are you here?”

Zhang Xuan frowned.

[Master Lu Chen has asked you to learn from me, but… You don’t have to be so obedient to really come knocking!]

“My dad will be leaving after he is done reporting on his duty, so I can’t remain in the capital for long. Thus, I have to make use of every second to learn from master so that I can pass the test!” Bai Xun explained.

“Master?”

“How did Bai Xun xiao wangye get acquainted with him? Furthermore, they seem to have a close relationship? Isn’t his title a teacher? Why did he call him a master instead?”

Upon seeing that Bai Xun was indeed here to seek Zhang Xuan and that the both of them seemed to be in a close relationship, everyone was dumbfounded once more.

[What is going on?

They actually know each other…

Isn’t Zhang Xuan a teacher?

Master… What does this title mean?

Furthermore… Zhang Xuan, what’s with your attitude? Didn’t you see that even Elder Shang and Clan Head Wang bow upon seeing the young wangye? Not only did you not bow, you even frowned. Frown your head… Who gave you such guts?]

“Audacious!” Elder Shang Chen couldn’t hold it in anymore. He walked forward with an intimidating aura. “Zhang Xuan, how can you speak to the young wangye like this? Hurry up, bow and pay your respects to him! To think that you would be oblivious to basic etiquette despite being a teacher. Such a lack of propriety, you are truly a disgrace!”

After which, with a face full of smiles, he turned to Bai Xun, “Bai xiao wangye, don’t get angry. This Zhang Xuan possesses weak strength, not to mention that he is clumsy and ignorant of etiquette…”

Before he could finish his words, he saw Bai xiao wangye‘s eyebrows knit tightly together. A frosty aura appeared in his eyes and he seemed as though a lion whose hair was standing on ends, ready to strike.

“Who the heck are you? Scram to the side! Going by seniority, Master Zhang Xuan belongs to my grandfather’s generation, yet you dare to speak of such words! Are you trying to court death?”

“Grandfather?”

Gudong!

Everyone fell to the floor once more.

[What the heck is with this method of addressing?

Bai xiao wangye‘s father is Zhennan Wang, who is a peer of Emperor Shen Zhui… Yet, you say that his seniority is equal to that of your grandfather. Doesn’t that mean that he is of even higher standing than Emperor Shen Zhui?]

Elder Shang Chen, who was incomparably arrogant a moment ago, trembled uncontrollably, nearly passing out from shock.

[What the heck is going on?

What in the world happened…]

Especially for Shang Bin and Cao Xiong, the both of them felt as though they were going psychotic. Grabbing bunch after bunch of their hair out, their eyes seemed as though they were about to leave their sockets at any moment now.

Even Elder Mo, who had been watching the situation with composure all along, felt an ache on his chin. Unknowingly, he had torn his beard out.

“That’s right! Grandpa Zhang is a master painter of an era, and his prowess is incredible to the point that even three of me are incapable of matching up to him. Yet, you dare to say that he is audacious and weak? The heck, you must be tired of living! Or perhaps, you are trying to look for a sparring partner? Bai Yang!”

Bai Xun gestured his subordinate forward.

“Your humble subordinate is here!” Immediately, a middle-aged man stepped forward from his back.

“Slap him!” Bai Xun commanded.

“Yes!”

The middle-aged man wasn’t conspicuous in any way when he walked in. However, at this moment, when he lifted his eyelids, a bloodthirsty aura gushed out instantaneously, as though a demon that had stepped over a million corpses to climb out of hell.

He might be the same cultivation realm as Elder Shang Chen, the both of them being of Pixue realm, but his aura was much stronger compared to the latter.

“Supreme soldier!”

The hearts of the crowd skipped a beat.

Such bloodthirsty aura could only be tempered from countless life and death situations. Soldiers possessing such an aura were termed as supreme soldiers. Every single one of them possessed unwavering will and incredible prowess, capable of dueling with those who were of higher cultivation realm than them.

After leaving everyone flabbergasted by his bloodthirsty aura, the middle-aged man, Bai Yang, dashed forward. In an instant, he appeared before Elder Shang Chen and sent a slap to him.

Pah!

A crisp sound echoed throughout the hall. Before Elder Shang Chen could even react, he rotated like a top, turning a complete round before falling to the ground. Fresh blood spurted out of his mouth and a dozen of his teeth could be found in a puddle of blood.

“You…”

Steadying his figure, Elder Shang Chen was on the verge of erupting.

As an elder of Hongtian Academy, a Pixue realm expert, to think he would be slapped publicly…

However… He couldn’t do anything about it despite being so angry! After all, the other party was the sole son of Zhennan Wang, Bai xiao wangye. If he really dared to do anything to him, Zhennan Wang would probably come killing in and flip the entire academy upside down!

It was not like he had never done such a thing before.

Back then, a person who had backing comparable to the Wang clan went looking for trouble with Bai xiao wangye and wounded him. This infuriated Zhennan Wang and he led his army into their residence and purged their entire household. In the end, not only did Emperor Shen Zhui not chastise him over the incident, he even conferred his son the title of xiao wangye to appease him.

Otherwise, even though he was the sole successor to the family, he didn’t have the qualifications of being called xiao wangye.

“This is all Zhang Xuan’s fault…” The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He could only direct the rage he dared not vent on Bai Xun toward Zhang Xuan.

If not for this fellow, how could he possibly be embarrassed like this today?

“Why, are you unhappy with my actions?”

Seeing his awful complexion, Bai Xun raised his eyebrows and asked haughtily.

“I dare not to!” Elder Shang Chen’s heart was bleeding, but he still squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.

“It is best if you dare not to. Let me tell you the truth, I am actually saving you. If my Grandpa Zhang were to make a move personally and if he were to fail to control his strength properly, you would be dead by now!” Upon this, Bai Xun recalled the spar he had that night and his body shuddered subconsciously.

What he spoke of was true. [This Master Zhang, just by his physical body itself, has a strength of more than 40 ding. What’s worse is that he is unable to control his strength. He might not feel anything when he sends a slap over, but you will be gone by then…]

True Martial World - Chapter 170: You must have been a sedan carrier in the past?

"This is ridiculous. These Xuanwu Army members, who have moronic-minds but well-developed limbs, can't even lift the Primal arrow, let alone pierce it into the wall." A Jin Long Wei warrior transmitted his voice softly.

Ever since they came to the Tai Ah Divine City, they were finding it difficult to handle training after training.

The training was too tough!

After all, this was their first day of formal training ever since they came to the Tai Ah Divine City.

In the future, they would constantly undergo similar training. If they could not take it, the outcome would be miserable.

A group of Xuanwu Army members, collapsed to the ground one by one after shouting for about fifteen minutes. Their faces were puffed red and their tongues stuck out from their mouths. They were really dog-tired.

"Can you get it up or not?" The bald man taunted.

All of them felt ashamed when they heard the words "get it up".

It was taboo for men to be said to be unable to get it up. But now, they had no way of retorting.

"I've never seen such a bunch of wimps! Originally, I thought you wouldn't be able to insert it in, but now, you can't even get it up!"

"Since you can't get it up, then what's the point of keeping it? You might as well castrate yourself and become a woman!" The bald man's words were really venomous. The Xuanwu Army members who had stepped forward wanted to burrow into the ground and hide.

It was too embarrassing. They had never been that ashamed in their entire lives.

A youth said with some disgruntlement, "Baldy… Instructor Qin, it's not that we can't get it up, but this Primal Arrow is too heavy. Instructor Qin, you might get it up easily, but we are still young. We have just spent two hours in the Wilderness Divine Hall, and frog-jumped while bearing weight. Our energy hasn't fully recovered…"

"Just give us some time. Once we recover our energy, lifting this Primal Arrow won't be difficult…"

Between the lines, the youth was implying that the bald man was using his age against them, forcing them to do impossible tasks.

Upon hearing the youth's words, the bald man flashed a cold gaze that was difficult to detect, "Oh? Really?"

The youth immediately shut up with that reply. He did not dare look at the bald man.

These days, everyone knew about the bald man's foul attitude. But he was extremely strong, evident from how he had handled the Primal Arrow like a chopstick. Although these youths were arrogant, none of them dared to show any temper in the bald man's presence.

Secretly, all of them called the bald man Baldy Qin.

"You, step out!"

The bald man pointed at Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui's eyes lit up. For Baldy Qin to call him, it was obviously to use him as a demonstrative model!

Zhou Kui's heart began to beat faster!

This proved that Baldy Qin appreciated him!

This was his time to shine. He definitely could not fail!

Zhou Kui clenched his fists and walked out of the group.

Zhou Kui did not expect that moving the Primal Arrow was that difficult. He had wanted his lackeys to try it, but seeing his boys fail to lift it, Zhou Kui also became aware of the difficulty.

Among his boys, some of them were quite strong.

Although Zhou Kui was stronger than them, he did not have a ridiculous amount of strength. Hence, Zhou Kui made the clever choice of continuing to recover his Yuan Qi.

Seeing Zhou Kui step forward, the Xuanwu Army's unruly kids lit up.

Zhou Kui was their boss and he was the strongest amongst them. They couldn't do it, but Zhou Kui could.

If Zhou Kui managed to do it, they would also gain some pride.

At least someone from the Xuanwu Army could say he was a man.

But before Zhou Kui could do anything, the bald man pointed out another person.

"And you too!"

The people followed Baldy Qin's fingers, and that person was none other than Yi Yun.

No one was surprised when Baldy Qin pointed out Yi Yun. During the frog jumps, Yi Yun had surpassed Zhou Kui and he was currently in the limelight.

There were even some Xuanwu Army members, who were full of confidence about Zhou Kui, that believed hat Zhou Kui might lose to Yi Yun.

The bald man gave a meaningful glance at Yi Yun, "Kid, step out!"

The gap between Zhou Kui and Yi Yun was rather obvious.

Zhou Kui was about the same height as the bald man, but he was even bulkier than the bald man. On the other hand, Yi Yun still looked like a twelve-year-old child. Compared to that four-meter long Primal Arrow, three Yi Yun’s together would only be a foot longer than the Primal Arrow's shaft.

Yi Yun was helpless about his height problem. The children from the vast wilderness grew taller later as their nutrition wasn't sufficient.

Now, Yi Yun had finally matched up his nutrition level. Every morning when he woke up, he could feel his joints crack. It proved that his body was growing.

But growing tall needed some time. To grow up, a boy needed about two to three years time.

Yi Yun walked out of the group and walked towards the big metal box.

The adult arm-thick arrow shaft could only be lifted by Yi Yun using two hands, or he could not even maintain his balance.

Crossing glances with the bald man, Yi Yun noticed that there was a strange flair within the bald man's eyes.

Zhou Kui glanced at Yi Yun as he pumped himself up. This time, I can't embarrass myself.

"Brother Kui, go!"

"Brother Kui, insert it mercilessly!"

His pals from the Xuanwu Army cheered loudly.

Zhou Kui rolled up his sleeves and after stretching his back and loosening his feet and neck, he finished his preparatory warm-up.

Following that, Zhou Kui went into a horse stance and used both his hands to lift the Primal Arrow's tail. With his hips, all his muscles flared up!

"Get it up for me!" Zhou Kui shouted loudly, and he lifted one end of the Primal Arrow, and rested it on his shoulders!

Following that, Zhou Kui rested the other end of the arrow shaft on the metal box corner. His body slid along the arrow shaft by two meters, placing his shoulders in the middle of the arrow shaft. With that, he lifted the Primal Arrow up!

"Brother Kui, nice!"

Upon seeing this scene, the Xuanwu Army members turned red from excitement, as if they had just eaten aphrodisiacs. Zhou Kui was the first person to lift a Primal Arrow.

"Insert it in!"

"Insert it in!"

The bunch of animals shouted loudly. With a burst of strength, Zhou Kui carried the Primal Arrow and rushed towards the purple tungsten wall with big steps.

He was like a wild bull charging forward!

"Dang!"

A metallic thud sounded, and the Primal Arrow crashed heavily into the metal wall.

It quivered against Zhou Kui's arms and shoulders as they turned numb. His shoulders felt like they were breaking apart.

Before, the bald man had said the purple tungsten was soft. Thinking about that, Zhou Kui wanted to curse. How was the purple tungsten soft? If it was, how could his well-trained body nearly break apart from that collision?

But, the result was okay. He had still managed to stick the Primal Arrow into the purple tungsten wall with great difficulty.

About half the arrowhead was embedded within the metal wall at about half a foot deep.

But this deepness was insufficient to keep the Primal Arrow firmly planted within the metal wall. The moment Zhou Kui loosened his grip, the Primal Arrow staggered and fell onto the ground.

"Ding-Dang!"

The Primal Arrow fell heavily on the school ground, causing a tremor, showcasing its terrifying weight.

"Brother Kui is a real man!"

The people from the Xuanwu Army were extremely excited. Although it was not stable, it was still inserted.

Zhou Kui was the first person to lift the Primal Arrow and the person who had left a mark on the purple tungsten wall.

But still, Zhou Kui frowned. He was not pleased with the result. The bald man had casually thrown it and the Primal Arrow stuck stably. When it came to him, he found it difficult just to insert it.

Zhou Kui thoughtlessly looked at Baldy Qin, waiting for Baldy Qin's evaluation.

Baldy Qin smiled and said pleasantly to Zhou Kui, "Not bad. The way you lifted the metal pole was very proficient. You knew to raise one end first, slide your shoulders over, and then lift the metal pole. Doing it this way really saved you a lot of energy. I say, you must have been a sedan carrier in the past?"

When Baldy Qin said the first half, Zhou Kui still felt like he was being praised, but the last half of his words made Zhou Kui choke.

Sedan carrier?

Zhou Kui took a while before realizing what Baldy Qin had meant. He was ridiculing his pose used to insert the Primal Arrow.

The Primal Arrow was similar to a spear. When training your attacks with a spear, you would thrust it forward while carrying it in your hands. Who would lift a spear with a shoulder to thrust it forward?

His results had been torn to pieces by Baldy Qin's evaluation!

"I…"

Zhou Kui was aggrieved, but he was completely unable to refute.

At that moment, the bald man turned towards Yi Yun, "You, try it!"

Baldy Qin had been paying attention to Yi Yun. Baldy Qin's expectations were high. After all, Baldy Qin had seen many geniuses—true geniuses—over the years in the Tai Ah Divine City.

But this time, of the hundred people from the Jing state, Baldy Qin was not satisfied with them at all.

So far, he only paid a little more attention to Yi Yun.

Yi Yun regulated his breathing. This time, it was a comparison of pure strength, no tricks!

Yi Yun’s forte was not his strength. Of course, that was compared to those naturally born with divine strength. Compared to others, Yi Yun's strength was still adequate.

"Help me take this." Yi Yun took off his clothes and removed the Flowing Mercury Gown and handed it to Xu Zheng.

"Oh? Flowing Mercury Gown?"

Many people saw the clothes Yi Yun was wearing and recognized the level of the Flowing Mercury Gown with a glance. Its weight varied from ten cauldrons to a thousand cauldrons.

When Yi Yun was doing his frog-jumps, he was apparently also wearing the Flowing Mercury Gown. But if the Flowing Mercury Gown was at 10 cauldrons, then 250 cauldrons with the 10 additional cauldrons was just 260 cauldrons, and that was not ridiculous.

"Brother Yi, be careful. You just came out from the Wilderness Divine Hall and you have frog-jumped for a long time. This arrow doesn't look light, don't get injured!"

Yi Yun nodded, assuring Xu Zheng.

If it was a test of movement, Yi Yun could still wear his Flowing Mercury Gown. But in a test of his body's strength, Yi Yun had to go all out.

Using all his strength might not even satisfy others.

Today's training was a great challenge for Yi Yun. He felt that with his present strength, it would be extremely difficult to insert the Primal Arrow into the purple tungsten wall!

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.