novelraw Chapter 1028 - 1026: Unexpected
Chapter 1028 - 1026: Unexpected
"Mortal Realm, middle stage, four stars!"
Seeing the stars on the Heaven Profound Disk, Xia Lalan’s face finally showed some smile. Mortal Realm, middle stage, four stars—such results were indeed very good. It was important to remember that Xia Jianwu was only twelve years old, and this month’s competition showed an increase of one star from the last, which truly comforted her.
"He truly is our youth group’s genius!"
"Indeed, he’s our youth group’s leader!"
...
At that moment, the other children around were exceptionally envious of Xia Jianwu, unable to resist praising him. After all, achieving four stars in the Mortal Realm was unparalleled in the youth group.
Hearing these praises, a proud smile appeared on Xia Jianwu’s face. He was the genius of the youth group, and within it, no one could compare to him! He wanted to make Xia Jianping and the others regret it; what did it matter if they had Elixirs? Still, no one could surpass him!
When Xia Jianping and the other children saw this, there was no change in their expressions, as if nothing had happened. Now, there was no need to say anything; time would prove everything.
Lin Feng nodded when he saw the expressions of Xia Jianping and the other children. He had already grasped what the Heaven Profound Disk was about and began to wonder if he should also create one to send back to the Secular World. It was indeed a marvelous thing.
"Mortal Realm, initial stage, three stars!"
"Mortal Realm, initial stage, five stars!"
"Mortal Realm, middle stage, two stars!"
...
Due to the simplicity of the testing method, it went quickly, and soon the children associated with Xia Jianwu had finished their tests. This time, the results were not much different from the previous one. Those who were originally in the Seed Group were all at Mortal Realm, middle stage, including Xia Jianwu, and only two people had gained an additional star while the others saw no change.
After completing the tests, Xia Lalan took the Heaven Profound Disk and went over to Xia Jianping and the others to start testing them in order. The first to be tested was Xia Jianping, who, as always, placed his hand on it and started to circulate his True Qi calmly, not worried about the results at all. He knew very well how much he had progressed during this time.
Indeed, the groove on the Heaven Profound Disk lit up, but the results shown startled everyone!
"Mortal Realm, middle stage! Four... four stars!"
Xia Lalan exclaimed in shock upon seeing such results, her mind almost unable to catch up. It was hard to believe; the last time Xia Jianping was tested, he was merely at the Mortal Realm, initial stage, two stars, and within just one month, he had jumped to Mortal Realm, middle stage, four stars. How could this be, it was downright spooky!
To breakthrough a Great Realm in just one month and to reach Mortal Realm four stars was unbelievable. If the Heaven Profound Disk weren’t right in front of her, perhaps no one under the sky would believe such a miraculous cultivation speed was possible—it exceeded any genius, becoming inexplicable. Even when she was once hailed as the most outstanding genius in the Xia Family for centuries, it took her three to four months to cultivate from Mortal Realm, middle stage, one star to four stars!
Watching Xia Jianping, who seemed to have known the results already, and then looking at the calm Lin Feng, Xia Lalan was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, thinking that Lin Feng was truly monstrous, enabling Xia Jianping to grow to such an extent; it was simply defying the heavens, beyond what a human could achieve...
Mortal Realm, middle stage, four stars!
Could the Heaven Profound Disk be broken...
...
At this point, Xia Jianwu’s children were shocked like statues, completely unable to believe everything before their eyes was real. In just one month, Xia Jianping had become a Mortal Realm, middle stage four-star, just like Xia Jianwu. It couldn’t be true, it just couldn’t be...
They looked at Lin Feng with eyes as if they had seen a ghost, knowing too well what Xia Jianping used to be like. It must have been some special method Lin Feng used that helped Xia Jianping improve; otherwise, it was impossible for Xia Jianping to advance to such a level based on his past self.
Thinking this, their hearts stirred as well. Of course, they also wanted to become stronger and know exactly how Lin Feng was instructing Xia Jianping. Some even deeply regretted they hadn’t stayed by Lin Feng’s side; perhaps they could have grown stronger, too...
"Let’s continue," Lin Feng said as he saw Xia Lalan in a dazed state, speaking indifferently to indicate she should continue testing without wasting more time here.
"Okay..." Xia Lalan, coming back to her senses after hearing Lin Feng’s words, simply responded and picked up the Heaven Profound Disk to start testing the next child. Though she was somewhat prepared mentally, the results of the following tests nearly made her faint!
"Mortal Realm, middle stage, one star!"
"Mortal Realm Middle Stage two stars!"
"Mortal Realm Middle Stage one star!"
...
The children who went after quickly finished testing, leaving everyone in shock, their minds blank. No one had imagined that these children had already advanced beyond the middle stage of the Mortal Realm, given that some of them hadn’t even reached the Mortal Realm before...
Xia Lalan glanced at Lin Feng, full of envy for his incredibly transformative training method. She had anticipated that Xia Jianping’s children would have a breakthrough, but she still underestimated their progress. The alarming rate of their improvement had never before been seen in the Hidden World, and she guessed that even if she reported it to the Family Head, he wouldn’t believe it...
Xia Jianping’s children appeared calm; the hardships they had endured these days were unimaginable to others. Their progress seemed only natural. They were now even more eager to train properly with Lin Feng, to become stronger, and they aspired to become Transcendent Realm Experts!
"What’s the next event, let’s continue!" Lin Feng said nonchalantly, shaking his head at that moment, not understanding what was so surprising about such a simple matter, urging to finish the monthly competition quickly and get back to training with Xia Jianping and the others.
"The next event is the physical stamina test, running thirty laps around the training field." Hearing Lin Feng’s voice, Xia Lalan answered subconsciously, having completely given up on this part of the test; she had already witnessed Xia Jianping’s children’s monstrous training, and thus she already knew what the outcome of this test would be like.
"Start now!"
With Xia Lalan’s command, the children sprinted like arrows leaving the bow, a trail of dust forming behind them...
The training field was quite large, with one lap being nearly two miles; thirty laps summed up to about sixty miles, which for children around ten years old was a daunting task. Normally, it wouldn’t be easy for children to complete this, but for Xia Jianping’s children, it was as simple as having a meal!
Soon, the results were out, showing that even the slowest of Xia Jianping’s children was at least five laps faster than Xia Jianwu!
Upon seeing such results, Xia Lalan didn’t know what to say anymore. She had realized by now that, under Lin Feng’s guidance, Xia Jianping’s children had transformed completely, surpassing anyone’s expectations; such a rate of progress had never been seen before in the Hidden World...
When all the children had finished the physical stamina test, Xia Jianping and the others had already recuperated, energetically preparing for the next tests.
With the preceding tests’ results, the outcomes of the subsequent tests didn’t surprise most people. Xia Jianping’s children had collectively outperformed, competing mostly against the original members of the Seed Group. Except for Xia Jianping, two other children won, but a few others lost to their counterparts in several tests...
"All right, the monthly competition is over." With all the test events concluded, Xia Lalan announced the end of the monthly competition, but her heart was still a tumult of shock, still contemplating the performance of Xia Jianping’s children.
"Okay, I’ll take the children to train," Lin Feng nodded, saying this to Xia Lalan as the monthly competition ended, and turned to leave with Xia Jianping and the others for training.
"Take a good rest for a while; I’ll go report the results to the Family Head." Xia Lalan watched Lin Feng lead the children away, then she too walked away from the field, knowing she had to report these developments to the Family Head immediately to inform him of the events that had transpired here.
Xia Lalan felt deeply moved; previously, she believed only geniuses were worth nurturing, but this monthly competition had completely overturned her former view, making her realize her previous thoughts were mistaken...
Could I have been wrong?
Thinking this, she couldn’t help but question herself. She had genuinely been committed to teaching these children, and the talents of Xia Jianwu and his children were undeniably good. If it hadn’t been for the encounter with Lin Feng, if Lin Feng hadn’t taught Xia Jianping and his children, the scenes witnessed today would not have been possible—thus, all of this was fundamentally due to Lin Feng!
Perhaps she should talk to Lin Feng. If possible, she wanted Xia Jianwu’s children to grow rapidly as well...
"How could this be!"
"How could they become so formidable!"
"It’s been less than a month..."
...
At the training field, Xia Jianwu and other children sat on the ground, sighing deeply, having lost all inclination to cultivate, as the monthly competition had been too much of a shock for them. They couldn’t have imagined such a tremendous change in less than a month!
Thinking of the transformation in Xia Jianping’s children, they almost wished they could slap themselves for not believing in Lin Feng earlier. If they had trusted Lin Feng and trained with him, they might have experienced a similar surge in strength as Xia Jianping; they couldn’t understand why they had been so foolish to assume Lin Feng was a fraud...
Now, they felt great envy towards Xia Jianping’s children, having already forgotten that they initially left Lin Feng because they couldn’t endure the rigorous training...