novelraw Chapter 1027 - 1025 The Monthly Competition Began
Chapter 1027 - 1025 The Monthly Competition Began
Before the translator knows it, two days had passed, during which the two groups of children experienced some minor frictions. However, with the monthly competition in mind, neither side initiated a fight—instead, they merely argued a bit and then separated, both sides seizing every moment to engage in their respective training.
On the morning of the third day, the dawn sky was streaked with countless rays and was cloudless—it was an exceptionally beautiful day. Xia Lalan had come early to the training field with Xia Jianwu’s children, ready for the once-a-month competition to check on the children’s progress in strength over this period.
Where are they?
Seeing that Lin Feng and Xia Jianping’s children were not present, Xia Lalan’s elegant brows furrowed. She had already informed Lin Feng that they were having the monthly competition today—so why hadn’t she seen Lin Feng bring the children over? What was going on? Could Lin Feng have forgotten about this?
Xia Jianwu’s children were also stunned for a moment, not expecting Lin Feng and the others to be absent. Usually, by the time they arrived at the training field, Xia Jianping’s children would have already started their training. Why was it that today, of all days, they were nowhere to be seen?
Just as everyone was puzzled, Lin Feng led Xia Jianping’s children out from the edge of the forest. Practically every one of the children was in a state of disarray, with a few still bleeding from wounds, and it seemed they had even carried back some sort of carcass.
This sight made Xia Lalan and Xia Jianwu’s children all freeze in shock—none of them had anticipated such a turn of events...
"Lin Feng, we’re about to start the monthly competition, how could you still let them venture into the forest? What if they can’t make it on time? Besides, with these kids wounded like this, it’s bound to affect their performance in the competition!" Upon seeing the ghastly state of Xia Jianping’s children, Xia Lalan couldn’t hold back any longer. With a flicker, she was by Lin Feng’s side, speaking to him with considerable irritation. She was truly distressed for Xia Jianping’s children—the injuries were so severe, and they still had to carry back carcasses. What on earth was Lin Feng thinking?
"If we can’t make it back, we’ll just sit out. It’s not a big deal. You guys hurry up and recover, don’t worry about anything else," Lin Feng responded nonchalantly to Xia Lalan, treating the matter as something trivial. In fact, he truly hadn’t placed much importance on the monthly competition. If it weren’t for his promise to participate in it to Xia Lalan, he wouldn’t even have wanted to bring the children back.
Hearing Lin Feng’s arrangement, Xia Jianping’s children didn’t say a word. They immediately dropped the carcass of the demon beast they had carried back to the ground. Each one took out an elixir from their chest pockets, swallowed it, and sat down to circulate their True Qi to start healing their injuries. They were already accustomed to such wounds, not taking the damage to their bodies to heart, knowing it wouldn’t take long before they were fine again.
"It’s really hilarious, the competition is about to start; they’re never going to make it!"
"I wonder what they’re thinking—purely idiots. What could be more important than the monthly competition?"
...
Watching Xia Jianping’s children healing themselves, Xia Jianwu’s children couldn’t help but sneer. In their eyes, Xia Jianping and his group were truly ridiculous—only now, at this time, did they think to start healing. Even if they managed to heal, it would surely affect their performance in the competition; they just didn’t understand what was going through these people’s minds. In fact, in their hearts, they had already determined that Xia Jianping and his group were bound to mess up this month’s competition. How could they possibly compete against them—fully rested and at their best?
Elixirs!
Seeing these children using elixirs to heal, Xia Lalan stood there stunned. She wasn’t as shortsighted as Xia Jianwu and his group. With Lin Feng’s magical alchemy skills that were beyond description, as long as Lin Feng was present, recovery for these children probably wasn’t an issue at all! She had a vague hunch that, in this month’s competition, Xia Jianping’s children were going to surprise everyone...
Faced with the ridicule from Xia Jianwu’s children, Xia Jianping’s children completely ignored them. There was no point in arguing with such ignorant people. They were solely focused on recovering from their injuries. Once they were healed, the monthly competition would not be a problem at all!
In just a short time, their wounds had stopped bleeding, and their complexions had greatly improved. At that moment, the children simultaneously made a move—they again pulled out a pellet from their pockets and threw it into their mouths, continuing to heal.
The second round of healing took even less time—just a few breaths and the children took out more elixirs, swallowing them once more...
What, how is this possible!
How could they consume elixirs like they’re eating candy beans!
How could this be, where did they get so many elixirs from!
...
Xia Jianwu’s children were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene, trembling in their hearts, wishing those elixirs were for them. It felt like having been mocking a beggar, only for the beggar to suddenly pull out a golden bowl, dazzling them with sparkling Venus! These were elixirs, not candy beans, not something to be squandered so liberally.
They had no idea that the elixirs Lin Feng had given to Xia Jianping and the others were given in groups, meant to be used together. If they knew that was how Xia Jianping and the others were using the elixirs, they would probably go insane...
"Demon... Demon Beasts!"
Suddenly, a child behind Xia Jianwu shouted, eyes bulging like a cow’s. He had recognized several demon beasts being carried by Xia Jianping and his group, and seeing such a sight, he was utterly flabbergasted, unable to believe what was before him.
Actual demon beasts!
How was this possible, so many demon beasts!
...
Hearing the child’s exclamation, Xia Jianwu and his gang were shocked, well aware of how formidable these demon beasts were. Even without a Demon Core, they wouldn’t be much weaker. To bring back so many at once — even the family’s Demon Hunting Team would likely have to exert some effort.
Their expressions changed as they realized from the wounds of Xia Jianping and the others that these demon beasts were slain by them. They racked their brains but couldn’t fathom how Xia Jianping and his group managed such a feat. This... this was too inconceivable! How could they have killed such fearsome demon beasts...
Indeed...
Xia Lalan, sensing the unvanished aura of slaying on Xia Jianping and his group, knew for certain the children had killed these demon beasts. She had guessed that Xia Jianping and his group must have improved greatly under Lin Feng’s guidance, but she never imagined they could actually hunt demon beasts. This... this was unimaginable!
In the clan, those who could hunt demon beasts were all above the junior division; children in their early teens had never appeared before. How on earth did Lin Feng train Xia Jianping and his group, this was too terrifying! Such news, if spread, could drive the entire Xia Family insane!
Meanwhile, Lin Feng shook his head indifferently. They were just some demon beasts—what was so surprising about that? He was now thinking about what training to proceed with after Xia Jianping and his group finished the monthly competition. Similarly, Xia Jianping and his group were not paying attention to what others thought, focusing solely on healing their wounds and making a name for themselves in the monthly competition.
Not much time passed before the wounds of Xia Jianping and the others were largely unproblematic. They stood up one by one, energetic and with bright eyes, as if nothing had happened.
"Shall we start?" Lin Feng asked, seeing that Xia Jianping and the other children were fine. He glanced at the bewildered Xia Lalan, wanting to swiftly carry on with the monthly comparison; after all, he still needed to continue training the children.
"Start? Oh... The monthly competition begins now!" Xia Lalan snapped back to reality upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, remembering that the monthly competition was underway and promptly commanded it to begin.
No sooner had she spoken, the children present automatically lined up, waiting for Xia Lalan’s orders. Having been through many of these monthly competitions, they were very familiar with the process and knew exactly what to do.
"The first item, test the cultivation!" Seeing the children lined up, Xia Lalan came to her senses and gestured to start the first competition.
Xia Lalan took out a disk-like object from her embrace, inscribed with "Mortal Realm Early Stage," "Mortal Realm Middle Stage," "Mortal Realm Late Stage," and under each name, there were five star-shaped slots. This was the Xia Family’s Heaven Profound Disk used for testing cultivation—a hand placed on it while circulating True Qi could detect one’s cultivation level, and the classification was much more detailed than usual.
This object was highly precious, said to have been left by an Immortal, existing in the Xia Family for countless years. It was only used during the monthly competitions, implying how seriously the Xia Family regarded the Heaven Profound Disk.
Ordinarily, strength was distinguished by Great Realms, such as "Mortal Realm Early Stage" or "Transcendent Realm Middle Stage," but due to the Xia Family’s monthly competitions, they aimed for a more direct reflection of members’ progress, thus introducing the magic artifact like the Heaven Profound Disk to quantify the tester’s strength in detail, accurately determining their power. Of course, this star rating system was only used during testing, and strength was measured by Great Realms at other times.
Lin Feng’s interest was piqued upon seeing the Heaven Profound Disk taken out by Xia Lalan, intrigued by what this Disk was and how it tested cultivation. However, Lin Feng did not inquire, merely observing, wanting to comprehend the principles of the Heaven Profound Disk through Divine Sense.
Under the watchful eyes of the children, Xia Lalan moved next to the lined-up kids, and the first in line was Xia Jianwu. Jianwu nonchalantly placed his hand on the Heaven Profound Disk and began to circulate his True Qi. The star-shaped slots on the Disk started lighting up one by one, and in just a moment, nine stars were lit before it ceased.