The Prodigies War
chapter-112

The Lengning Pill contained an enormous amount of aeth power. During dinner, Ning Meng had reminded Lin Xun that he would experience distending pain when he refined the Lengning Pill for the first time because he was only at the sixth layer True Martial Stage. He also urged him to endure it.

The reason was very simple—It could be useless but also dangerous for cultivators to consume precious pills and elixirs during cultivation because the aeth power contained in them was too tremendous. People with weaker cultivators wouldn’t be able to bear the tremendous power. The medicinal effect would just escape from their body after consumption and it would be a waste.

Although Lin Xun didn’t seem to care, he still paid a lot of attention during the pill refining.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xun had completely refined the Lengning Pill in just a quarter of an hour and he felt no bloating, let alone pain.

This discovery made Lin Xun realize that Ning Meng wasn’t wrong but his body had become abnormal because of the four aeth power vortexes in his body!

Lin Xun even had a feeling that he could endure consuming ten Lengning Pills at once.

“I originally possessed the Origin Aeth Artery—Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer. Although it has been taken away, I gained four aeth power vortexes in my four heart acupuncture points. Perhaps it is this that made me possess a special talent that other cultivators don’t…”

After observing the changes in his cultivation base, Lin Xun couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

After learning about innate talents from Ning Meng, Lin Xun began to envisage his body for the first time.

It has indeed changed. The after effect from my previous wound is gone, and I am now completely different from other cultivators during cultivation.

Could this also be a unique innate talent?

Lin Xun didn’t know, but he knew that the four aeth vortexes that appeared in his four heart acupuncture points caused no harm to his cultivation. Rather, it gave him a power unimaginable to ordinary cultivators!

At the very least, the grade of Lin Xun’s aeth power was very high and other people, including Ning Meng, were inferior to him!

Lin Xun had fought hand to hand with Ning Meng earlier and so he could confirm that, although his cultivation base was inferior to Ning Meng, his aeth power could completely suppress his.

Otherwise, Lin Xun wouldn’t have been able to show extraordinary toughness and tenacity when he went up against Ning Meng.

The higher the grade of aeth power, the greater the power produced. This was a common view shared by the world.

His aeth power grade astounded Ning Meng. He said that he began to suppress his cultivation level four years ago and focused on improving his aeth power grade. He originally thought that his aeth power was already incredibly strong, but who would have thought that it couldn’t be compared to Lin Xun’s.

Ning Meng was very puzzled and bombarded Lin Xun with questions on how he achieved that, but Lin Xun ignored him at the time because he had just lost to Ning Meng.

This incident confirmed that the presence of the four aeth power vortexes in Lin Xun’s body made him completely different from other cultivators.

Although Lin Xun’s cultivation level was low and there was a gap between him and other students, he believed that, with enough effort, he could close the gap and even…surpass them!

After training his aeth power, Lin Xun practiced the Little Divine Meditation Art. A strong spirit had many benefits. At present, it might seem that it only improved his perception power but he knew it would have immeasurable benefits in his future cultivation.

Therefore, Lin Xun would never neglect practicing the Little Divine Meditation Art for other aspects of cultivation.

Once his meditation was over, it was already one o'clock in the morning, He sighed inwardly. There isn’t enough time!

The training during the day was brutal and tense. Every second felt like hell, and there wasn’t any free time.

The time that Lin Xun had in the evening also wasn’t much considering that aeth power training and spirit tempering both required a good amount of time.

This meant that Lin Xun had to sacrifice his sleep if he wanted to cultivate rune art or hone his martial arts!

Fortunately, given Lin Xun’s current cultivation, coupled with his strong spirit and body, it wouldn’t be a problem if he didn’t sleep for three to five days except that it would be more exhausting and tougher than usual.

However, this wasn’t a long-term solution. A person’s cultivation couldn’t be completed overnight. It required time to settle and understand. A balance between work and rest provided the best cultivation state.

Lin Xun also understood the importance of balance, but he was too short of time and the Blood Kill Camp was too brutal and competitive. He could be eliminated at any time.

Lin Xun had no choice but to risk it to last until the end!

However, he didn’t practise the art of runes or martial arts that night. Instead, he entered the Omega Secret Realm.

Every three days, he was given an opportunity to challenge the rune battle realm—Thousand Heavy Wave Sea and every time it tempered his body.

Lin Xun had attempted the rune battle realm a total of thirty-three times. Although it ended in failure every time, his power was improved every time, which could be regarded as a reward.

……

Rumble!

On the familiar sea, Lin Xun’s figure was again slapped away from the sole mountain peak that was surrounded by thousands of waterfalls.

It was his thirty-fourth failure!

The result was the same as before, but this time, Lin Xun's mood wasn’t as calm because he had made it halfway up the mountain.

In other words, Lin Xun was halfway through the path of the Thousand Heavy Wave Sea!

The Thousand Heavy Wave Sea was the second level of the Great Azure Cloud Path in the Omega Secret Realm, and he had a total of one hundred and eight attempts to pass it.

Lin Xun couldn’t help but tremble with excitement knowing that he was halfway from succeeding on his 34th attempt. He saw a glimmer of hope.

After Lin Xun passed the first level of the Great Azure Cloud Path and unraveled the mystery of the flowing light rune, he obtained the Little Divine Meditation Art as a reward.

What kind of reward would he receive if he broke through the Thousand Heavy Wave Sea, scale the mountain and finally pass the second level of the Great Azure Cloud Path?

Lin Xun was full of anticipation.

……

Time passed by.

His every day at the Blood Kill Camp was very tense but fulfilling. Every moment was very precious.

Combat training, close combat training, willpower training, as well as various theoretical courses such as dissecting, history, self-rescue, assassination, hiding, and escaping were crammed into one day.

Very few people chose to rest at night. Many would rather seize the time at night to practice and improve themselves.

All the students knew that they might be able to catch up to other students in the various trainings on the next day if they made full use of the time at night!

The camp was incredibly competitive because no one wanted to be eliminated and most importantly, everyone wanted to earn points!

Whether it was practical training or theoretical courses, the top three received higher points.

A student’s points represented their achievements, but they could also be exchanged for various benefits in the Blood Kill Camp, including medicinal pills and cultivation arts, as well as pointers from the instructors.

One week later.

While they were eating dinner, Ning Meng suddenly said, “Although you haven’t been eliminated in the past few days, you have earned the least amount of points. Do you know what that means?”

Lin Xun nodded, a heavy feeling in his chest.

He was the only one with a cultivation base of the sixth layer True Martial Stage in the entire 39th campground and that made it difficult for him to compete with the other students in the various daily training sessions.

This was particularly a problem during close combat training. One point was deducted for each defeat and Lin Xun had more losses than wins on his battle record. Not only did he not earn points, but he also lost the points that he had earned.

Lin Xun’s performance in theoretical courses was average. It wasn’t that he didn’t work hard but the other students had been exposed to various topics since a young age. Naturally, his results weren’t as good as theirs.

Lin Xun had lived in a mine prison since he was a child and so he had very limited knowledge. It already wasn’t easy for him to achieve average grades in the theoretical assessments.

It was due to an inherent weakness in his reserve of knowledge.

A cultivator must not only know how to fight, but also how to rescue themselves, escape, recognize danger, see through the enemy, arrange troops, prepare for battle and manage a situation!

The fact that Lin Xun was ranked at the bottom based on points meant that he could enjoy fewer benefits than the other students. This might not be particularly important, but he would be directly eliminated at the end of the month if he was still ranked bottom in the 39th campground.

“This is a bottle of Lengning Pill that I exchanged for with my points. There are thirty pills in total. Feel free to use them. There are still three weeks left before the end of the month. I don't want you to gloomily leave here.”

Ning Meng suddenly took out a white jade bottle and handed it to Lin Xun with a serious look on his face.

Lin Xun was surprised at first, and then he accepted it after a long silence. He said with a smile, “Are you worried that I will make you lose face again?”

Ning Meng said fiercely. “Isn’t what you said a waste of breath? Who in the 39th campground doesn’t know that you’re my brother? If you’re eliminated, what about my face?”

Lin Xun shrugged helplessly. “Never mind, for the sake of your face, I will make some sacrifices so that I won’t be eliminated.”

After spending one week at the Blood Kill Camp, Lin Xun had observed that the remaining twenty-eight people in the 39th campground were divided into different social circles. Although Lin Xun didn’t particularly care about this, it was still something he had to know.

Qi Can, Xin Wenbin, Wen Mingxiu and Mu Lengxin were in one social circle and they had many people gathered around them.

Shi Yu, Li Qiu and a few others were often together, and so were considered a social circle.

Ning Meng was originally very popular, but when he regarded Lin Xun as his brother, many people started to keep a distance from him even if they didn’t say anything.

Ever since Lin Xun and Xin Wenbin clashed on their first day, the social circle with Qi Can and Wen Mingxiu had drawn a clear line with Lin Xun and even viewed him as an enemy.

For this reason, although Ning Meng, who had a good relationship with Lin Xun, wasn’t targeted, no one wanted to approach him on their own initiative.

Lin Xun also noticed this, so he knew that Ning Meng wanted to help him in disguise. If it wasn’t for Ning Meng, Xin Wenbin would have done something to him already.

“There are only three weeks left. The situation has to change!”

Lin Xun said fiercely in his mind. He wouldn’t be able to accept being eliminated like that!