Chapter 20: Tempest Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âIâm sorry, IâI was forced.â Xuan Lefeiâs eyes were filled with tears, like a wronged lamb.
How could Su Yu believe her biased words?
He searched her clothes and belongings; a wooden box among her things caught his attention.
âTop-grade spirit elixir?â Su Yu opened it up in shock, his eyes narrowing as he realized what had been inside. How could Xuan Lefei, with her family background, have obtained such a precious elixir?
âTell me, before my anger gets the best of meâtell me the truth!â Su Yu walked towards Xuan Lefei slowly.
Xuan Lefei blinked fearfully. She was short of breath; her anxiety evident in the great rises and deep falls of her chest.
âItâsâŠitâs Qin Fengâhe made me do it, Iâm sorry.â
It was Qin Feng after all! Had he collaborated with Jiang Zhishi?
Qin Feng, the second among the gold students, was at Level Four Lower Tier; his power was terrifying.
It was him who had stolen Su Yuâs childhood love! It was him who viciously framed Su Yu, again and again!
âQin Feng! If I donât seek revenge, I, Su Yu, am not truly a man!â Su Yu clenched his fists tightly.
Xuan Lefei curled deeper into the bed like a little lamb; âCan you let me go? I wonât dare to do it again,â she said quietly.
Su Yu looked towards her, his eyes cold and distant. Finally, he waved his hand and signaled for her to leave; âRemember, donât do this again!â
Both Su Yu and Xuan Lefei existed at the bottom levels of society, and so Su Yu empathized with Xuan Lefeiâs hardships. Since this scheme to frame him had turned out to be a blessing in disguise, he saw no reason to not show Xuan Lefei mercy.
Having been released, Xuan Lefei, greatly relieved, hurriedly fixed her clothes before slipping out fearfully.
âOhâhey, by the way, is it true about the demonic beasts on the Twilight Mountains? Are they really guarding treasure?â Su Yu asked.
Hearing Su Yu call out to her, Xuan Lefeiâs petite body froze and she turned back tearfully. She nodded her headâlightly, like a chick pecking riceâand said, âYes, it is true. This is the map.â
She quickly dropped the map before making her escape, out and away from the Silver King. Only when she was far enough away from him did she start to cry; she felt wronged and humiliated.
âOhâŠI wish I were anywhere but here! He took my spirit elixir, and evenâeven my body was exposedâall for nothing!â
She thought about how many playboys she had interacted withâhow none of them had taken advantage of her, how she had been able to protect herself⊠Until Su Yu, who had trapped her so easily. She sobbed uncontrollablyâworst of all, Su Yu didnât even seem genuinely interested in her!
Of course, the most important matter was the spirit elixir; she had planned on using it after she completed the taskâjust in case she failed and had to return the spirit elixir to Qin Feng. But now, she had not completed the task and had lost the elixir; she did not know how to explain herself to Qin Feng.
Su Yu sat cross-legged in the courtyard and looked at the top-grade spirit elixir with a smile on his face; the strong power it contained was much higher than that of the middle-grade elixir, and the low-grade was barely worth mentioning in relation to the top-grade elixir he now held in his hands.
Su Yu adjusted his position until he was comfortable, and promptly swallowed the elixir. Its strong power spread through his limbs like wildfire. Quickly, Su Yu started sweating profusely all over his body. Sweat drops trickled out from his nostrilsâhe was absolutely drenched.
Two hours later, he awoke.
Su Yu eyes flicked open; beams of light shot from his pupils. He clenched his fists and a strong sense of power spread throughout his veins; he felt as though his whole body was full of strength. He felt like he could kill a large bull with one punch.
âIs this what Level Three feels like? It is not too different than what Iâve felt before,â Su Yu exclaimed excitedly; he realized that he could now defeat a powerful Level Three student like Chen Tiannanâall thanks to the strength of Universal Stroke, a low-level technique.
Su Yu was so close to so much power!
However, Su Yu did not feel satisfied with himselfâhe needed to be stronger.
âFrom now on, my opponents will only get stronger; there is no way I can just depend on Universal Stroke.â Su Yu instantly took out the Order of Unlimitedness, his lips curling into a smile. âJiang Zhishiâthis whole so-called trap really worked out well for me, didnât it?â
Half a day later, though it had only been a month since his last visit, Su Yu was at the Depository of Buddhist Scriptures again. As per usual, the old man guarding the place was sitting on the staircase, his expression indifferent. Seeing Su Yu approach, he coldly stated, âWithin half a year, you can only enter once.â
The old manâs face was unpleasant as he muttered, âI have previously told you that Cloud Shadow is hard to trainânot even one out of a thousand people succeed. I warned you that you would not succeed. Now, you return in defeat? Now, you want to change your technique? Well, too late!â
Awkwardly, Su Yu held up his hand, âI know, but I have the Order of Unlimitedness.â
Su Yu handed over the coin and the old manâs cheeks moved slightly; he stared at Su Yu intently for a moment. How had this boy, a silver-ranked student, received the Order of Unlimitedness? It was curious indeed, but it was not his place to investigate; instead, the old man merely asked another question: âHow is your Cloud Shadow training progressing?â
He had hoped Su Yu had quit, as he had previously pegged Su Yu as an overachiever who failed to actually achieve.
Su Yu blushed slightly. âCloud Shadow is hard to master; I have only trained to Stage One Top Class,â he said quietly.
On average, a student with Su Yuâs qualifications would take at least six months to reach his current level with Cloud Shadowâhowever, due to his time-cheating abilities, he had been able to reach his current stage.
The old manâs face suddenly changed; his pupils shrank as he asked, âJust half a month and you have trained to Stage One Top Class?â Unbelievable! Suspicious, the old man glared. âProve it. If you are lying to me, you know the consequences,â The old man said coldly.
It was hard for him to believe that among the silver students, someone could successfully train this obscure, light-body cultivation technique. For this technique, even the highly-skilled would find it hard to get started without at least a full month of trainingâbut Su Yu had somehow managed to train to Level One Top Class within two weeks.
Of course, the old man did not know Su Yu had a time-cheat technique, which allowed him to train ten times faster than other students. Now, after increasing his time-cheat power, he could increase the speed to twenty times faster than usualâhis training speed would be even faster than before.
Su Yu, after the old man challenged him, promptly displayed the light-body cultivation technique. His light body was like the cloudâs shadowâlight and fluid, like floating duckweedâhe was elegance and agility combined, never once slowing down.
The one manâs face was one of shock. Realizing he had forgotten himself, he quickly converted his shocked expression and stepped clear of the staircase, speaking with his usual cold tone; âYou have the right to enter the second and third levels, but you can only take away one skill; that rule remains the same.â
âOkay!â Su Yu flew past the old man in a flash.
Su Yu had seen all the skills on the first level beforeâthere was nothing left which caught his eye. Only the second and third levels had the skills he needed. At the entrance of the second level there was a stone sign:
Su Yu clicked his tongue. Level one had 101 assault cultivation techniques and 491 assisting techniques; Level two had less than half of the number of techniques available on level one. Of course, the techniques in level two were all medium level, and the attacks on level one couldnât even compare. With fewer techniques, Su Yu was more serious in choosing his selection.
A long while later.
âMedium level technique, Tempest!â Su Yuâs eyes lit up.
âAfter successfully training this technique, there will be cold wind generated between leg techniques. After training Tempest to completion, the cold wind will solidify water vapor into ice, and there will be wind and snow generated between kicks. This is the top tier of the medium level techniques; its strength is comparable to top level techniques.â
âThis techniqueâs basic requirement is a strong foundation in leg techniques; a core requirement is strong comprehension skills.â
âTo those who choose to attempt this technique, please be careful! If you do not have the determination found in only one-in-a-million, do not waste your time!â
Su Yu flipped open the book, and his vision instantly swam with the amount of information packed onto one page. The words written within were not only choppy but hard to pronounce. Cloud Shadows technique was considered hard to comprehendâbut compared to this book, it was nothing. Su Yu looked at the book for ten minutes and did not understand a single sentence!
Su Yu was not discouraged, however, and was instead more motivated than ever. The harder it was to comprehend a technique, the more powerful it was; it also meant there were not many other trainees, and it would be difficult for his opponents to counter the move.
Su Yu activated his time-control; time sped up twenty times faster than normal. To outsiders, Su Yu only looked at the book for half an hourâbut, he actually spent a total of ten hours memorizing it. In actual fact, he had already spent ten hours memorizing it.
After that, Su Yu continued reviewing the techniques available. âGhost Spirit technique, medium level technique.â Su Yu discovered the technique which Chen Tiannan was training. He took one look at the text before setting it down; although the technique was powerful, it required a foundation in poisonsâwhich he did not have.
âOh? Demonic Eyes? Whatâs this?â When he had browsed up to the last assault cultivation technique, a black-covered gloomy book grabbed his attention.
âDemonic Eyes, medium level technique. After training, it can attack the soul. The lower tier can cause the victim to be dizzy, and the upper tier can cause death; it is extremely dangerous.
âThe only basic requirement is to be gifted in soul energy.
âThis technique is extremely powerful. Because it involves the soul, there are great risks involved in trainingâas the soul could easily retaliate. For those gifted in soul energy, please select carefully. For those not gifted in soul energy, there is a 90-percent chance of death.â
Su Yu clicked his tongue. Demonic Eyes had unique requirements.
Am I gifted in soul energy?
Flipping open to the top page, there was a small line of words:
âTo check if you are gifted in soul energy, you can refer to the first ten words on the first page of this technique book; the words hold a weak soul attack. If you can read the first word clearly, it means you are weakly gifted in soul energy⊠If you can read the second word clearly, you are average⊠Third word, above average⊠Fourth word, rather strongâŠâ
Su Yu flipped past the page and saw the introduction to the technique had ten rather weird-looking words. They were blurryâthe letters swimming across the page as if they were alive, which made it difficult for Su Yu to read them clearly. Even so, strangely, Su Yu could distinctly read the first seven words.
According to the previous passage, his ability to see seven words clearly meant he had a terrifying gift in soul energy! Su Yu blinked in disbelief; his body was entirely mediocre; mediocre physique, mediocre perceptionâhe was only capable of his current strength due to the Nine-Dragon Cauldron.
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To suddenly discover his terrifying gift in soul energy was difficult for Su Yu to process.
After Su Yu took a moment to sit in shock, he came to an understanding.
âIt must be the result of the combination of the souls of the two Su Yus; thus, my soul is twice as powerful as others my age!â
Su Yu rejoiced. He immediately memorized Demonic Eyes. After that, of the 490 available assisting techniques, Su Yu saw nothing that interested him.
âI wonder what level three is like. Maybe itâs all top-level techniques?â Looking upwards, Su Yu lept to level three. Level three was only open to the instituteâs ten great demon studentsâevery technique kept there was nothing less than incredible.