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Chen Zilong cut in before Xiang Shaoyun could say anything, "The Lightning Kid is mine. His title of number one below the Skysoar Realm will be mine as well!"
Chen Zilong was filled with confidence when he said that, and it was very clear that he was a battle fanatic.
"Good. If he shows himself, I won't fight over him with you," said Xiang Shaoyun with a smile. Compared to fighting the Lightning Kid, he was more interested in the soul springs. After all, he could look for an opponent any time he wanted, but that was not the case for the soul springs.
Chen Zilong would most likely have an amusing reaction if he actually knew what was on Xiang Shaoyun's mind. After chatting a bit about something else, Li Yaxuan took her leave. Right before leaving, Chen Zilong suddenly turned and whispered into Xiang Shaoyun's ears, "You are Overlord Xiang. We will fight sooner or later. Do not even dream of running."
He then left in a carefree manner.
Xiang Shaoyun stood there blanking out as he wondered, Did Li Yaxuan tell him?
After thinking it through, he concluded that Li Yaxuan was not the one who had told Chen Zilong. Otherwise, there was no need for Chen Zilong to whisper it into his ears.
Worthy of being the descendant of an Emperor. He is quite capable indeed, said Xiang Shaoyun to himself.
Since there was still half a month, Xiang Shaoyun decided to do some training in the limit rooms. He called a servant over and notified the servant before leaving for the limit rooms.
The Cloud Margin Pavilion had many more limit rooms than the Martial Hall Palace. The rows upon rows of ancient buildings formed over 100 limit rooms, each of them corresponding to a different limit.
In Martial Hall Palace, not many people dared to challenge the limit rooms. On the contrary, numerous inner and outer disciples were waiting in line to challenge the limit rooms here. Injured disciples could also be seen leaving the limit rooms. Despite their injuries, they did not leave. Rather, they would sit nearby in meditation to heal up before resuming their challenge.
This was the difference between a large organization and a small organization. The competition here was much stiffer. If one couldn't stand out amid the various disciples, one would eventually be eliminated from the pavilion. No disciple would want such a fate. Thus, the only choice available to them was to train like their lives depended on it. Naturally, the limit rooms were perfect for that.
In front of a certain limit room, Lu Xiaoqing, Xia Liuhui, and Wang Zhenchuan were being surrounded by a group of people.
"Piss off or suffer. This limit room is already reserved," said an overbearing young man.
"Bullshit. We have waited a long time for our turn, but you guys are cutting the queue when it is finally our turn? That is completely unreasonable!" said Lu Xiaoqing.
Although Lu Xiaoqing had a mild disposition, that did not mean she was one who would let others step all over her.
"Hehe, Lu Xiaoqing, I know you are already in the Transformation Realm. But if you make us your enemy, you are the one who will suffer. F*ck off, or all three of you will suffer," said the young man with a sneer.
The few young men around him all started cracking their knuckles, looking like they were about to give the three a beating.
Right this moment, a nonchalant voice rang out, "Wow, listen to those big words. Hey, why don't you come teach me, Xiang Shaoyun, a lesson?"
Chapter 253: Challenging the Limit Again
Xiang Shaoyun! This had been the hottest name in the Cloud Margin Pavilion recently. From the outer disciples to the pavilion master, nobody did not know this name. He alone fought dozens of Lightning Alliance members and had caused one of their four great guardians, Guardian Qiu, to shit and piss himself in fear. Poor Guardian Qiu had been removed from his position as a guardian because of that.
One could say that Xiang Shaoyun had accomplished a feat many Cloud Margin Pavilion disciples had dreamed of doing but were never able to do. His feats had become a sensation in the Cloud Margin Pavilion.
When Xiang Shaoyun revealed his name, the clueless young man turned around and glared at him overbearingly before saying, "If you are Xiang Shaoyun, I am the Lightning Kid. Piss off."
"Haha, you actually don't know my boss? Oh boy, you're asking for it," Xia Liuhui roared with laughter.
"Keep on laughing. I'll break your jaws," berated the young man as he raised his hand to slap Xia Liuhui.
But before his hand could touch Xia Liuhui, a strong and forceful hand gripped his wrist. Next, a massive force erupted from the grip.
Crack!
"AHHHH!"
Just like that, Xiang Shaoyun snapped the young man's wrist. The faces of the other youngsters started shifting as they realized that the newcomer might really be Xiang Shaoyun.
"Scram. If you mess with them again, I will cripple you all," said Xiang Shaoyun after kicking the young man away. The group of youngsters quickly dispersed gloomily.
"Sorry, Shaoyun. We have troubled you again," said Lu Xiaoqing guiltily.
Xiang Shaoyun smiled. "Xiaoqing, you are too kind. When you encounter people like them in the future, just beat them up without holding back." He then looked at Xia Liuhui and Wang Zhenchuan. "The same goes for the two of you. Yes, their cultivation levels might be somewhat higher, but that does not mean their combat prowess is also greater than yours. There is no point in excessive patience."
"Boss, if you hadn't appeared when you did, I would have knocked all their teeth off their mouths!" bragged Xia Liuhui shamelessly.
Xiang Shaoyun rolled his eyes and said, "Keep working hard. These limit rooms are excellent places for cultivation. Xia Liu and Zhenchuan, you will definitely be able to reach the Transformation Realm after training here for a few months. Xiaoqing, you need to work hard as well, ok?"
After saying that, he walked away. He did not intend to pressure them too much and merely hoped that they could grow as fast as possible.
“Wang Zhenchuan, I think my boss has just insulted us!" said Xia Liuhui.
"Why do you say so?" Wang Zhenchuan was confused.
"My boss said we will need a few months to reach the Transformation Realm. But I have a feeling I need only half a month, or only 10 days to reach the Transformation Realm," said Xia Liuhui with his fists clenched tightly.
"Yes, you're right. I will enter the limit room first," said Wang Zhenchuan.
Xia Liuhui looked at Lu Xiaoqing and said, "Sister-in-law, just go and do your thing. We can cultivate by ourselves. I will definitely catch up to my boss!"
Xia Liuhui then entered a limit room only those at the Transformation Realm were supposed to enter. Lu Xiaoqing looked at the two before glancing toward the direction Xiang Shaoyun had left. A resolute look crept into her eyes as she muttered, "Work hard, everyone. I will not fall behind either!"
She knew that her relationship with Xiang Shaoyun had gone a step further than before, but the gap between them was still too big. If she did not keep growing, the gap between them would keep widening.
For now, Xiang Shaoyun was too busy to be bothered about the three. He himself still had a goal to pursue and could not afford to stop. He walked past the area of Transformation Realm limit rooms straight toward the limit rooms for Skysoar Realm cultivators.
Since there were fewer people, the area was much quieter. The small number of people in the area looked at Xiang Shaoyun in astonishment when he arrived. Evidently, they were surprised to find a young man like this challenging the limit rooms here. Wasn't that the same as suicide?
These cultivators weren’t exactly youngsters. Considering their age, it wasn't too surprising that they were in the Skysoar Realm. But a Skysoar Realm cultivator as young as Xiang Shaoyun was very rare in the pavilion.
"You are Xiang Shaoyun?" asked one of them.
Xiang Shaoyun cupped his hands and greeted them, "Yes. Greetings, lords."
"It's really you! What a promising young fellow," the person said with a smile.
Everyone reacted differently
when they found out who Xiang Shaoyun was. Some were friendly, some were envious, and some were visibly furious...
Xiang Shaoyun did not care about what these people had in their minds. He headed straight toward one of the limit rooms. It was the first limit room in the King Realm area, and it was obvious the cultivators present had all challenged the room before as it was currently empty. After Xiang Shaoyun entered the room, a discussion erupted among the people.
"How long do you think that kid will last in there? One hour? No matter what, he is a War King."
"Haha, you are overestimating him. Even if he is a War King, he is still not a true King. Even full Kings like us can only last an hour in there with great difficulty. Just staying in there for 15 minutes will already be a great accomplishment for him."
"That's right. I think he will probably crawl out before long. The combat puppets in there have the strength of second-stage King Realm or even greater."
"Why don't we wager 500 contribution points each? Let's see who will have the closest guess."
...
Soon, two hours passed, but Xiang Shaoyun was still nowhere to be seen. One of them couldn't wait anymore and asked, "Is he dead inside or something?"
Right after he asked that, Xiang Shaoyun walked out of the limit room. Everyone's eyes landed on him and found that apart from the somewhat disheveled clothes, he looked completely normal.
Xiang Shaoyun smiled at them before heading toward the second limit room.
"T-this kid stayed in there for two whole hours? That is not possible!" someone cried out in disbelief.
One of them even looked at the elder in charge of the King Realm limit rooms and asked, "Has Xiang Shaoyun really stayed in there for two hours?"
"Yes, he stayed for two full hours," lamented the elder.
"That...is totally comparable to the Lightning Kid!" lamented one of the people there.
"No, that's not possible. Even if he can stay in there for two hours, that does not mean he is comparable to the Lightning Kid. The Lightning Kid had destroyed more than half of the room's combat puppets. Not many people can compare to that," argued someone.
But immediately after, the elder spoke up in excitement, "Destroying more than half of the puppets? That's nothing. Xiang Shaoyun destroyed all the puppets. He is a natural genius at combat! I need to report this to the pavilion master. This Xiang Shaoyun is a talent that needs to be properly nurtured."
Everyone was stunned.
Chapter 254: White Tiger Wings
The second limit room in the King Realm area was a room that a cultivator would generally only dare to challenge upon reaching second-stage Skysoar Realm. Brand new Skysoar Realm cultivators wouldn't even dare to approach it.
As for the second-stage Skysoar Realm cultivators that actually dared to enter, most of them would fail. A majority of those who had actually succeeded in challenging the room were third-stage Skysoar Realm cultivators. Even so, the number of those who had failed overshadowed those who had succeeded. From these results, it was obvious how hard challenging this room was.
Currently, Xiang Shaoyun was suffering in this second limit room. In the first limit room, he only needed to face some King Realm puppets, which wasn't difficult for him. Although the puppets had the combat prowess of second-stage and third-stage Kings, he was far faster than them. Furthermore, the puppets couldn't actually utilize energy attacks. Thus, it was only a matter of time before they were all defeated.
The ease with which he cleared the first room gave him an impression that the second room wouldn't be much of a challenge either. Only after entering the second room did he realize how wrong he was. There were no opponents to be defeated in this room. One only needed to survive one hour for the challenge to be considered a success.
This was a room filled with attacks formed through formations. The numerous attacks were currently bombarding Xiang Shaoyun relentlessly. Although he had a powerful energy barrier protecting him, before such bombardment, his barrier was directly smashed apart like it was nothing. The attacks landed on his body, putting him in so much pain he wailed miserably. These attacks were comparable to the attacks of a fourth-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator, and he was completely helpless against them.
"Ahhhh!"
No matter where Xiang Shaoyun ran, the attacks were able to accurately locate him and pound him mercilessly. Numerous deep wounds could be seen on his body, and even his bones were visible from these terrible wounds. If he hadn't gone through the baptism of lightning, he would have been dead by now.
I can't go on like this or I will die, thought the anxious Xiang Shaoyun.
He pushed himself to his limits, fully unleashing all his power, the innate purple lightning included. He formed a purple and gold defensive barrier, and even his wings unfurled and started slapping the attacks around him repeatedly.
White Tiger Wings!
This ability was a pair of wings granting Xiang Shaoyun the ability to fly. But it also possessed other functions, such as for attacking and defending. He was taking this opportunity to further enhance the offensive and defensive capabilities of his wings.
His wings were filled to the brim with vicious gold energy. On top of that, he even activated the white tiger essence in his second star, causing an apparition of a roaring white tiger to appear behind him. The pair of wings seemed to have turned completely alive, flapping over and over again. The trajectories of all the incoming attacks surfaced in his Nether Soul Domain, and the wings sliced through these attacks like the sharpest of blades.
Rumble! Rumble!
At first, Xiang Shaoyun was still having a hard time fully stopping the attacks, and new wounds continued appearing on his body. But after a while, the White Tiger Wings finally showed its true prowess.
Powered by the white tiger essence, the wings came alive. They turned incomparably tough, comparable to even king-grade weapons. It was then that the wings started successfully intercepting the incoming attacks.
That placed Xiang Shaoyun in a much better position, but he did not dare to be complacent. He concentrated all his strength into his wings as they flapped, sliced, and swept...each movement was done completely in accordance to his will. It was as if these wings had become a part of him, his control over them soaring rapidly.
Finally, an hour passed. Xiang Shaoyun quickly fled the room. Although he could now defend himself against the onslaught, the injuries he had sustained early on had been too severe. Furthermore, the energy exhaustion of using the White Tiger Wings was too large. He would not be able to last much longer. When he left the room, he noticed numerous pairs of eyes focusing on him.
"H-he actually succeeded in the second room challenge as well? H-how did this kid do that?"
"Does that not mean that his combat prowess is comparable to a third-stage or even fourth-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator's? That is way too scary!"
"What a freak. The Lightning Kid has found himself an opponent for sure."
"Yeah. And he's still just an eighth-stage Transformation Realm cultivator, right? Holy shit, what a madman!"
...
These were the Kings who had been waiting ever since they had found out Xiang Shaoyun had succeeded in his first limit room challenge, and they were trying to see if he could succeed in challenging the second room as well. After waiting for an hour, they saw him come out with injuries all over his body, confirming that he had succeeded.
The elder in charge immediately appeared before Xiang Shaoyun and handed him a healing pill before saying, "You are a very outstanding young man. Take some time to heal up. I will prepare your contribution points for you."
Xiang Shaoyun did not hold back and accepted the pill before tossing it straight into his mouth. He then sat down nearby and started refining the pill. Although it was a pill with remarkable medicinal power, it was impossible for him to fully heal up with just this one pill.
Fortunately, he had a large amount of medicinal power still hidden within his body. After susta
ining these injuries, more of the medicinal power was pushed out from his flesh. Strands of medicinal power coursed through his body, healing his injuries and improving his recovery speed.
Over the past two years, as Xiang Shaoyun grew in strength, it was becoming harder for him to excavate more medicinal power from his body. It was not that the power was spent, but it was simply that the remaining power was hidden much deeper inside his body. Only by even harsher tempering would he be able to excavate the deeply hidden medicinal power.
The attacks Xiang Shaoyun was subjected to in the limit room had obviously surpassed his limits, which was how more of the medicinal power was pushed out. Of course, most of the medicinal power was used to heal himself. Thus, he did not actually grow much in strength this time.
Xiang Shaoyun did not care about that. All his mind was filled with the excitement from what his white tiger wings had done in the limit room. Through this test, he had finally gotten a clear recognition at how powerful the wings were. Not only were they capable of allowing him to fly, they could also be used as weapons, which would definitely catch his opponents by surprise.
After two hours, Xiang Shaoyun was done replenishing his exhausted energy. His wounds had healed considerably as well. He stood up and headed toward the second room once again.
The elder quickly stopped him and said, "You are not fully healed yet. Don't keep pushing yourself. In any case, you have already succeeded in the challenge."
The elder was advising him out of good intentions. After all, if Xiang Shaoyun forced himself too much, it would only exacerbate his injuries. If he ended up receiving some long-lasting injuries, what he stood to gain from pushing on would not be worth it.
Xiang Shaoyun cupped his hands at the elder and said, "Don't worry, lord. I should be fine."
Since Xiang Shaoyun was insisting, the elder did not stop him and allowed him to enter the room.
This time, Xiang Shaoyun stayed for an hour before coming out again. He did not suffer as many injuries as before, but he had still exhausted himself greatly. He was almost completely emptied of energy.