Chapter 35: My Son Is Truly Promising

"I heard that an Ice Bi about to undergo Dragon Transformation has appeared over in Lao City, freezing eight hundred miles and causing a million ice lotuses to fall from the sky; perhaps it will condense an Azure Dome Grade Ice-Attribute Medicinal Herb during the Dragon Transformation."

"You two should be going, right? Don't look at it as just Earth Vein Grade; for us, it is a treasure above all treasures."

"It just so happens to be where Chen Min is; Chen Min will definitely go. How about you, Brother?"

Within the light mist, a clear male voice rang out continuously, full of sincerity.

"Chen Min is right in Lao City; wouldn't going there be seeking death?" A voice that sounded both male and female rang out.

"Heh, you say you won't go, but I don't believe you won't." The clear voice rang out:

"Chen Min, your Luo Chen clan should have already gone there to make preparations, right?"

After he finished speaking, the man named Chen Min did not open his Mouth.

"Chen Min..."

"Shut up."

In a distant place, at the center of a cold pool, the youth named Chen Min also had a patch of light mist in front of him; he could not see clearly, but his Pupil was locked onto the final blurry figure within the light mist, and he let out a Laughter:

"Interesting, interesting!"

"This person... has absorbed four of them." The voice that sounded both male and female rang out, carrying a trace of astonishment.

At this moment, the figures not located in the three places all looked at the light mist before them.

A moment of Silence.

They had probed each other too much before, and in their hearts, they still regarded each other as their own rivals.

As for Chen Yan, the Awakening came a bit too late.

For a Heavenly Pride, being one day behind in cultivation is already a lot.

But at this moment, the three were all focusing on Chen Yan.

Cold!

His heart felt as if it had been frozen; Chen Yan shivered.

The Elemental Energy within the Light Pillar was quite amazing; although it was not Qi Blood Energy, it did indeed make Chen Yan's SoulRefining grow increasingly icy.

With every bit more he absorbed, the SoulRefining on his body grew one degree colder.

Fortunately, before he began absorbing, he was not in a state of exhaustion and could still absorb more.

The fifth one, the sixth one...

Within the light mist, it grew increasingly quiet.

"A monster has come," the clear male voice rang out.

"Not normal; has his body undergone some kind of modification?" The voice that sounded both male and female rang out, carrying surprise.

It was too abnormal.

After they underwent Awakening, they were exhausted to the point of death; at such a time, absorbing Awakening Essence was almost a matter of life and death.

No matter how determined a person was, they could not reach such a level.

"Didn't you say that only fools would underestimate others?" Chen Min let out a Laughter:

"What are you doing now?"

He laughed very heartily, with Cold Light constantly in his eyes.

"I hope you lot can catch up to me; I don't want the day of the Hundred Meridians to be too boring."

Within his words, there was an extremely thick sense of self-confidence and arrogance.

Even when praising Chen Yan, there was no sense of urgency.

Because no matter how much Chen Yan absorbed, he could not compare to him.

Not until Chen Yan absorbed the seventh one did Chen Min narrow his eyes.

"He's the same as you," the clear male voice said with a giggle, but immediately after, it looked toward Chen Yan's blurry figure with even more solemnity and strangeness.

"Is he going to absorb them all?"

"Absorbing all eight; this person... must have secrets."

"Perhaps this person is more determined than us."

No one spoke.

They were all people who had undergone Limit-Breaking Awakening, and the hardest thing to admit was that they were inferior to others in the path of diligence.

Until...

At a certain moment, Chen Yan absorbed all eight.

"Very good!"

Chen Min let out a Laughter, which was very cold.

The other two's breathing was slightly rapid.

Subsequently, the light mist in front of Chen Yan dissipated.

"Noisy." Only then did Chen Yan speak.

Absorbing Elemental Energy only to be evaluated and watched by others—he would never be happy about that.

He would have to ask later how to avoid being sensed by others.

Immediately after, Chen Yan spat out a mouthful of White Mist, felt the changes in his body, and marveled to himself.

If the level of coldness in his body when he first underwent Awakening was between Ice Water, then at this moment, it was more like a piece of solid ice that had been frozen for years.

After absorbing a massive amount of Elemental Energy, he felt as if he were a Bing Hu that could freeze everything around him.

Without needing to use SoulRefining attacks, without needing to strike with Fist or Foot, he could heavily injure or even directly freeze an enemy to death.

If Zhang Qingsi had undergone Limit-Breaking Awakening, Chen Yan might have been unable to move before even getting close to the other party.

This was the true power of Limit-Breaking Awakening.

More crucially, Chen Yan seemed able to sense things he could not feel before.

Elements!

Yes, elements.

If it were before, he could feel the entire cell becoming icy cold because of himself, but he absolutely could not feel the faint Elemental Energy contained within it.

Extending his hand, Chen Yan carefully sensed his surroundings, and faint White Mist slowly surged toward him.

Compared to the Light Pillar he had absorbed earlier, this bit of Elemental Energy was just like mosquito Flesh.

But no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still Flesh; Chen Yan was unwilling to waste it.

In the future, would he have to find ice cubes for Cultivation Technique every day?

Chen Yan pondered, that should probably work too.

The cold in the air gradually dissipated, and tiny water droplets condensed on the walls of the entire dungeon.

…………

"Hmm?"

Outside the True Martial Prize Money office, Luo Puxin's brows lifted slightly.

It seemed to have become a bit hotter.

Unlike the others, he had been sensing the changes in the air with extreme detail.

Could it be that Chen Yan failed?

"I'm going to the Ce Suo," he said, preparing to go to the dungeon to investigate.

"Then I'm going too," Zhuang Xihang immediately spoke up; what did judging Xin Gongxian have to do with him? He wanted to find Chen Yan, but this Luo Puxin had been blocking him the whole time.

Could it be that Luo Puxin wanted to snatch his student?

"No, you cannot go," Luo Puxin Frown at Zhuang Xihang.

"Instructor Luo, you can't even control other people's physiological needs," Zhuang Xihang was a bit angry.

Luo Puxin pursed his lips:

"I know you want to find Chen Yan, but Chen Yan is very special; he isn't just condensing one new Grain Mark right now, but actually three.

If you go, you will truly disturb him."

Luo Puxin shut his Mouth after saying this.

He himself felt that these words were too outrageous, so he simply continued:

"Although they are three Shallow Patterns, they still cannot be disturbed."

Silence.

Yin Yanjun, who was still clearing up the evidence of Xin Gongxian's crimes, stopped talking, and Zhuang Xihang looked at Luo Puxin with a Cold Snort.

Do you want to hear what you are saying?

A child who just learned the Breathing Method and only just condensed one Force Pattern is already condensing new Grain Marks again?

And three of them?

You can't treat people like fools.

Can you show some respect for others?

"I'm telling the truth!" Luo Puxin spoke again; at this moment, he felt helpless inside, as he was indeed not suited for lying.

But he really could not let anyone go in.

"Principal Zhuang, my Son is a genius!" Beside them, Chen Yuhu spoke with full pride.

What is so outrageous about three Grain Marks?

Chen Yan is my Son, so it is very normal for my Son to condense three Grain Marks.

Zhuang Xihang sighed lightly and glanced at Chen Yuhu.

Speechless.

I know your Son is a genius.

But, do you not know what Horizontal Refinement Markings are at all?

He could guess that Luo Puxin likely had some secrets, so he sighed lightly:

"Then you go first, I will go to the Ce Suo later."

"Hmm." Luo Puxin waved his hand and then entered.

As for the onlookers nearby, they were somewhat confused.

"Was that honorable one just talking about Chen Yan?"

"Chen Yan, Chen Yuhu's Son?"

"Chen Yuhu said his Son is a genius."

"He is indeed a genius; he got the True Martial Prize Money and was rewarded with Twenty Thousand."

The crowd discussed it, all of them surprised and envious.

"Old Hu, your Hu Family is really going to rise; take care of me in the future, haha."

Beside Hu Zeyuan, a man with a red nose spoke, but he saw that Hu Zeyuan's face was black enough to be ink, and he let out a low shout:

"Get lost!"

He felt very annoyed, very angry, very furious, very helpless, and also very regretful.

The look he cast toward Chen Yuhu was full of complexity, and he even dared not look anymore.

Why did it turn out like this?

"What did you say?" The red-nosed man also had a fiery temper and glared at Hu Zeyuan, but after glancing at Chen Yuhu in the distance, he spoke sullenly:

"Heh, you don't recognize your fellow villagers once you've made it big; you are really something!"

To the side, someone joked and spoke up:

"Lao Wang, you probably don't know that Hu Zeyuan and Chen Yuhu had a falling out long ago; Hu Zeyuan even took people to Chen Yuhu's Jia Li to cause trouble before.

You asking him to look out for you, he can't look out for shit."

After that person finished speaking, a chorus of teasing laughter erupted all around, and only then did the man with the wine-red nose react, looking at Hu Zeyuan with mockery:

"So the relationship had already turned sour; you would even bully someone as honest as Chen Yuhu, you are just a bastard."

Upon hearing this, Hu Zeyuan's face flushed red:

"What did you say?"

"Turtle grandson!"

"You motherfucker...!"

The two started fighting, and Hu Yuan hurriedly tried to break it up, but was pulled to the side by someone.

The crowd instantly erupted into a clamor.

In front of the Town Martial Office, Chen Yuhu looked over with a cold face, paying no heed.

Yet in his heart, he felt ten thousand times proud.

His Son had made something of himself!

PS: The veteran readers who are familiar with Dongzi probably all know that for my two consecutive books, I have done eight thousand 【words】 a day.

The reason for fewer updates these past few days is, first, because it is still in the verification period and there is no debut showcase.

Second, it is because I am organizing the plot to avoid too many errors and omissions.

Once organized, I will continue with eight thousand!

The number of chapters might not be four, but my chapter word count is also not two thousand.

I would like to take this opportunity to embarrassingly recommend another book by Dongzi, "Martial Technique Special Effects Maxed Out, I Slaughter Through High Martial Arts"; click the avatar to view it.

It is also High Martial Arts and is already completed; those who like this book will likely also like that one.