Urban Super Medical Sage
Chapter 243 - 243 236 How Terrifying Is It

243: Chapter 236: How Terrifying Is It?

243: Chapter 236: How Terrifying Is It?

“He Jin, you be our leader; we have no objections,” Mu Ziling said, her face expressionless.

“Interesting,” He Jin muttered deeply after giving Mu Ziling a long look.

Initially, he had thought that Mu Ziling and the others would react violently out of humiliation and start a fight.

That would have been a perfect excuse for him to take them down, but unfortunately, Mu Ziling stopped it from happening.

Mu Ziling was very beautiful.

Undoubtedly!!!

How could He Jin say he was completely uninterested?

However, he did not show it.

His ambitions were great.

Although Mu Ziling was extremely beautiful, her strength was inadequate.

If he showed any interest in Mu Ziling, other female students at the academy would know, and he would then have no chances with them.

Like the senior sister from the previous batch, Yun Jinning.

He was aiming for Yun Jinning.

“Alright, since I’m the leader, let’s set some rules.

First, as newcomers, do not stir up trouble.

Second, what I say, goes,” He Jin said, retracting his gaze and pointing towards Luo Yun Tian Mu.

“Now, let’s try out this Luo Yun Tian Mu.

Tomorrow we have to cross Luo Yun Tian Mu, and time is limited, so everyone, treasure it.

Because time is limited, we will try it in batches based on the rank of martial cultivation.

Those in the Late Mysterious Qi Internal Strength Realm get two chances to try the Luo Yun Tian Mu; those in the Early and Middle Mysterious Qi Internal Strength Realms get one chance.

As for those below Mysterious Qi Internal Strength, there’s no need to try, it would be useless and a mere waste…”

A single Tian Du iron cable of Luo Yun could not allow many people to try crossing at the same time; at most, two or three people together, any more would cause too much shaking due to pacing differences.

A group of fifty to sixty people would need about twenty rounds just for everyone to have a turn.

Calculate the time.

It’s too limited.

“Yes!” All agreed without exception.

Only Leng Mang, Mu Ziling, Zheng Bu, Hou Li, and Wan Jun had faces as grim as could be.

“Brother Mang, except for you, none of us have a chance to try Luo Yun Tian Mu!” Wan Jun whispered, aside from Leng Mang, they were all merely in the Mysterious Qi Training Realm.

And without even a single chance to try crossing Luo Yun Tian Du, starting from tomorrow’s test, death was almost certain.

It was like a driving test.

Before the on-road test, you at least need to familiarize yourself with the test vehicle, or at a minimum, get a feel for a vehicle somewhat similar to the test one, right?

He Jin was clearly targeting them.

Among those present who were below the Mysterious Qi Internal Strength Realm, only they lacked even a single chance to try the crossing.

How were they supposed to test tomorrow?

“He’s deliberately targeting us!” Hou Li said bitterly.

“Damn it, if Young Master were here…”

“Sister Mu, why don’t we split from He Jin and his group?” Zheng Bu suggested softly.

“That way, we might suffer a bit less bullying…”

“Split up?” Mu Ziling shook her head.

“If we split up, our situation would be even worse!!!

Don’t forget, Taixuan Academy also has newcomers and older students from Hidden World Clans and the Martial Arts World.

If we split from He Jin and his group, we’ll have to face those newcomers and older students alone, and you can imagine what would happen?

With He Jin and his group around, at least many of the new and older students will overlook us!”

After Mu Ziling explained, Leng Mang and the others nodded heavily.

Understood.

“If we can’t try Luo Yun Tian Du, then so be it.

If we fail tomorrow’s test, we start from Reserve Duty.

In truth, we only have the strength of reserves, and frankly, not even that; we only have this opportunity for the top ten spots because of Su Chen.

So, let’s keep a balanced mindset.

For us, Reserve Duty might even be an easier place to survive than the Outer Courtyard.

Besides, if we enter Reserve Duty and later increase our strength, it’s not impossible to move up to the Outer Courtyard!” Mu Ziling continued.

Leng Mang and the others brightened considerably, finally stabilizing their minds.

Indeed!

Even entering Reserve Duty is a gain.

Why be greedy?

If you indeed don’t have enough strength for the Outer Courtyard, then don’t fixate on it.

“Alright, let’s begin!” the next second, He Jin shouted loudly.

The group began to spread out and queue up to try the Luo Yun Tian Mu.

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Meanwhile.

Du Xuan Peak, Spiritual Source Cave.

Su Chen was seated in full lotus beside a pool.

His entire body was roasted red by the flames within the pool…

He did not directly enter the pool.

That would be suicide.

Su Chen was certain that if he continued this way, within a few breaths, he would be turned into nothingness.

Even just sitting beside the Fire Pool, he felt an indescribable, terrifying heat scorching his body!!!

One could only imagine how terrifying the flames inside the pool must be?

Sitting by the pool.

Su Chen clenched his teeth the entire time, biting down hard.

Pain.

Extreme pain.

He constantly agonized, wanting to scream, his teeth grinding with a creaking sound, his mouth full of blood.

It was worse than death.

Truly worse than death.

Upon careful observation, his skin all over his body was rapidly cracking and even bleeding; he was literally being roasted till he bled…

But, Su Chen endured.

He endured forcefully.

While enduring, he circulated the spell of “True Fire Body Refinement.”

Interestingly, “True Fire Body Refinement” was too peculiar!!!

Previously, he somewhat disbelieved whether “True Fire Body Refinement” really required True Fire to cultivate; thus, he tried cultivating this body refining martial skill without using True Fire.

Yet, the reality was, it was indeed completely useless, as if “True Fire Body Refinement” was a fake Martial Arts Technique.

But at this moment, when True Fire scorched him, he could clearly feel that with the circulation of the “True Fire Body Refinement” spell, streaks of the fire’s strength were absorbed by his body.

He also felt that while circulating the “True Fire Body Refinement” spell, whenever his body was roasted to the ultimate limit and was almost about to catch fire, almost on the verge of death, there would be a stream of air like a clear spring spreading out within his body, making it a bit easier for him and preventing him from truly being burned to death.

“True Fire, much more powerful than I imagined by a thousand times, ten thousand times!” Su Chen thought, extremely shocked.

In his previous life, he had heard about True Fire but had never truly come into contact with it; now that he had personally experienced it, he understood just how terrifying True Fire really was.

It was precisely because of this that the “True Fire Body Refinement” Martial Arts Technique was even more horrifying.

It could directly absorb the power of True Fire to refine one’s physical strength; this…

this was simply unbelievable, and Su Chen wouldn’t have believed it if he hadn’t experienced it himself.

Time passed by, minute by minute.

Quickly.

A day had passed.

Throughout the entire day, Su Chen had not once entered the pool, remaining seated beside the pool like the roots of an old tree, motionless.

But if anyone were able to stand in front of Su Chen and watch him for the whole day, they would definitely exclaim ‘Miracles’.

Because, during this entire day, at the beginning, by the Fire Pool, Su Chen’s body, every few hundred breaths, would be roasted to bleeding, break open, a sight too horrible to endure.

Later, as time passed, after a whole day, while seated beside the pool, Su Chen’s body no longer bled or broke open, almost as if the fire was no longer the same fire.

The reality, however, was that the True Fire was still that True Fire, still scorchingly shocking, except that Su Chen’s purely physical strength could now withstand the scorching of True Fire, that is, he hadn’t entered the pool or truly contacted the scorching of True Fire flames.