Chapter 37: Second-Ranked Martial Artist
"Indeed amazing..."
Chen Hao's eyes shone with a hint of excitement, gazing intently at the nearly substantial yuan force waterfall that appeared above the heads of several people, thinking to himself.
"Xiang Huang, Xiao Fei, let's keep a distance from each other as we enter. Once we step into the core area, the yuan force and icy cold air will automatically infuse into our bodies. Remember, when you reach your limit of endurance, rush out of the core area immediately, don't try to tough it out..." Xiao Ji Shan emphasized once again.
"Hmm!" Chen Hao and Xiao Jifei responded in unison, and immediately, the three of them separated by a distance before stepping into the core area of Yuanling Cave one after another!
"Hiss...hiss...hiss..."
At the moment when the three people entered the core area, the thick heavenly and earthly yuan energy and icy cold air seemed to come alive, gathering above their heads and pouring into them!
In an instant, the three of them had their figures slightly frozen, without any hesitation, and they directly sat cross-legged to start cultivating.
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"Hiss..."
Chen Hao urged on the newly broken fourth layer of the "Longevity Formula", inhaling and exhaling the majestic heavenly and earthly primordial energy that poured in from the top of his head, circulating along the specific meridians of the four-layer heart method without stopping, transforming thread by thread into his own primordial energy.
"No wonder the Grandmaster and Ji Shan both told me to seize this opportunity... This Yuanling Cave is actually so formidable!"
Just after a short while of cultivation, Chen Huan was shocked to discover that as the yuan force flowed in, every time it circulated along the meridians, he could clearly feel his own yuan force becoming more majestic.
Similarly, Chen Huan also truly understood why cultivators couldn't last long in the Yuanshen Cave.
That icy cold air, even Chen Huan's physical body felt a deep chill to the bone, as if every cell in his body was about to be frozen solid. Moreover, with the passage of time, the influx of icy cold air into his body became increasingly stronger.
Chen Hao was clear that when he could no longer resist the icy cold air with his physical body alone, he had to divide his attention, on the one hand consuming his yuan li to resist the icy cold air, and on the other hand cultivating. When he could no longer resist it, it would be time for him to leave the Yuan Ling Cave.
The day before entering the cave, Xiao Ding had already made it very clear.
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Time passed minute by minute, second by second, and the entire Yuanshen Cave was quiet, with only ten figures sitting cross-legged in the core area of the cave, cultivating in a fierce competition.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
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Tianlu Mountain peak, Xiao Ding and others sat cross-legged on a high platform.
The huge martial arts arena at the summit was already bustling with people on the third day, and some of the Xiao family disciples had arrived one after another to watch the excitement, speculating about who would be the last one to come out.
Undoubtedly, the reputation of Xiao Jihans fifth-grade warrior is the highest. After all, Chen Huan is only a first-grade warrior, although most people have already determined that Chen Huans cultivation talent is stronger than Xiao Jihan, but the gap between their current realms is still a bit big.
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"Hiss..."
In the Yuán Líng Dòng, Xiāo Jí Hán and others who were gritting their teeth to persist in their cultivation had already cultivated for two whole days. Their physical bodies could no longer withstand the increasingly terrifying icy cold air. At this moment, they were all resisting the icy cold air while cultivating, enduring extreme pain. However, just at this time, a direction suddenly transmitted intense fluctuations, and in almost an instant, even the Yuán Lì around them and the icy cold air seemed to have been drawn away by a part.
Xiao Jihan and Xiao Jishan were suddenly shocked and opened their eyes, looking in the direction of the fluctuation!
Hao Chen!
What shocked them was that the one who caused a huge stir was actually Chen Hao!
At this moment, Chen Hao was like a madman, frantically devouring the surrounding heavenly and earthly Yuan forces. What's even more astonishing is that his body seemed to have condensed into an ice crystal, with his face, hands, neck, and all exposed parts radiating a dazzling light, shining with an icy crystal-like glow...
Xiao Jihan and Xiao Jishan's eyes widened in shock, they simply didn't dare to believe what they were seeing!
How is this possible?
It's clear that Chen Hao's body has been frozen to the extreme, and his appearance should be that of an ice pop. However, the intense fluctuations in his primordial energy and his frantic devouring made everyone present understand that Chen Hao was still cultivating, still awake!
"Explode!"
In the midst of Xiao Jihan's stunned gaze, a low and clear shout suddenly came from Chen Huan's mouth, and at the same time, a majestic wave of yuan force fluctuation burst forth from his body...
"Rustle... rustle..."
It was like the faint sound of ice crystals shattering, born on Chen Huan's body. At the same time, a pale red protective aura slowly condensed around Chen Huan, its color deepening continuously...
After several breaths, it finally stopped changing!
A resplendent pale red protective aura, emitting a majestic and powerful oppressive force!
Second-rate martial artist!
There was no doubt that Chen Hao had already stepped into the second-grade warrior!
"Awesome..."
Xiao Jishan muttered in shock.
Xiao Jifei and Xiao Shiqing's eyes also became extremely hot!
Two-product martial artist, Chen Hao actually broke through so simply...
What kind of talent is this?
What kind of enlightenment?
It's been only three days since Chen Hao was promoted to a first-class martial artist...
Chen Hao seemed to be unaware of the crowd's astonishment, and after breaking through to the second-grade warrior, his protective aura directly entered his dantian without any pause, and he once again entered a state of cultivation like an old monk entering meditation.
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Xiao Jihans teeth chattered with a "kaka" sound, suppressing the shock in his heart. In just half a year, he had broken through from a 7th rank warrior to a 5th rank martial artist. Such talent made him think that even when he saw Chen Huan break through to a 1st rank martial artist, he didn't think he was inferior to Chen Huan. After all, the barrier after entering the martial artist realm was the true test of ones understanding. But now, although Xiao Jihan didn't want to admit it, he had to acknowledge that Chen Huan's talent and comprehension far surpassed his own.
"I will never lose to him, never!" Xiao Jihai roared in his heart, almost going crazy, and suddenly entered a state of complete clarity, thoroughly immersing himself in his cultivation!
Can't help but say that Xiao Jihan's cultivation talent is quite astonishing, in just an instant, he completely cast aside all distractions, ordinary people can't do this...
Xiao Jishan and others saw this, also gritted their teeth, unwilling to admit defeat, and once again threw themselves into cultivation...
But they are not Chen Huan, no matter how hard they try, they will eventually reach their limit of endurance...
Only two hours later, the two people with lower rankings in the world list could no longer withstand the invasion of the icy cold air. They dragged their almost stiff bodies and struggled to muster up their last bit of strength, relying on their willpower to support them as they stepped out of the core area one step at a time.
The moment they stepped out of the core area, the two were enveloped by a mysterious and terrifying force that was impossible to resist, and were directly pushed towards the entrance of the Primordial Spirit Cave.
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Xiao Shi Qing was eliminated on the third day!
On the fourth day, three third-class martial artists of the Shi family and Xiao Jishan were eliminated one after another!
Ten disciples, only Xiao Jihanshan, Chen Huan and Xiao Jifei are left!
Xiao Jihan and Chen Huan were within everyone's expectations, but Xiao Jifei was beyond everyone's expectations, causing quite a stir!
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As time went on, the number of people at the martial arts arena on the summit of Tianlu did not decrease in the slightest, but instead grew more and more, without a doubt, the later it got, the more curious and concerned everyone became...
On the fifth day, the entire martial arts arena was packed with people. Several disciples, including Xiao Jishan, who had already come out, were sitting cross-legged at the edge of the high platform, paying attention to the changes in the entrance of Yuanling Cave. Others didn't seem to care, but Xiao Jishan's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, his expression tinged with a hint of worry.
Xiao Jifei was able to hold on until now, others were unclear, but he who knew Xiao Jifei best understood that this was simply relying on the persistence in his heart, he had carefully reminded him twice, but ultimately failed to stop Xiao Jifei's madness...
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"It's been five and a half days, and Jihansheng and Xianghuang were able to hold on, which was still within expectations. But I didn't expect Xiao Jifei to be able to last this long, it's really beyond my expectations..."
Xiao Ding's face showed a hint of relief as he spoke in a soft voice.
"Xiao Jifei entered the Xiao family in the first year, originally a genius of the Ji character generation! Unfortunately, he was severely injured by Xiao Jihan and his cultivation didn't progress for over a year... Hehe, Xiao Xianghao is another disciple with even higher talent, unfortunately, his ending might be even more miserable than Xiao Jifei's..." Suddenly, Second Elder Xiao Gang, who was also Xiao Jishan's father, looked at Sixth Elder with a meaningful gaze and said.
Xiao Jifei wouldn't be where he is today if it weren't for the help of his father and son. The matter had already passed, and he didn't originally need to say anything, but now that Big Brother Xiao Ding has brought it up, and with the appearance of Xiao Jihan and Xiao Xianghuan's affairs, he couldn't bear not to speak out.
"Xiao Gang, what do you mean?" Liu Zhanglao said discontentedly at once.
"Why must you ask me? You should know better than anyone else..."
"You..."
"Alright!" Xiao Ding looked at the two who were about to clash, waved his hand and interrupted them, saying in a deep voice: "The matter has passed, what's the point of your argument? As long as you haven't violated the Xiao family rules, I can turn a blind eye! This is just the Xiao family, where martial artists grow up amidst thorns and cruelty. That's also why we don't restrict disciples from challenging each other. Adversity is the most important factor in tempering a martial artist's mind! Isn't Xiao Jifei better off now? Just..."
Xiao Ding said up to this point, slightly paused, his eyes also looked towards the Sixth Elder, and said: "Everything should have a limit. Sixth Elder, what do you think?"
Xiao Ding's words, although not explicitly stated, were clearly a warning to him.
Xiao Bo's old face turned bright red, but looking at Xiao Ding's calm and composed eyes, he could only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart and said, "The master is right!"
"That's good... huh?" Xiaoding's words had just fallen when his expression suddenly changed: "Someone has come out!"
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