fantasy novels Chapter 406 - 372: Journey to the Mountains and Seas, Northern United University Takes the Crown, the Invincible Celestial King!
Chapter 406 - 372: Journey to the Mountains and Seas, Northern United University Takes the Crown, the Invincible Celestial King!
The mirage of mountains and waters slowly emerged from beneath the surface.Their blood indeed contained some kind of "guidance".
The distant, indistinct mountain seemed quite similar to the holy mountain with palace towers depicted in the mural.
Meng Chuan focused his mind on the scene, and moments later, it transformed into a vast green rain, scattering into nothingness.
Having come this far, he hesitated no longer.
Besides, Meng Chuan really wanted to know what exactly the Great Brahma Heaven was about.
The holy mountain, the palace, the Crocodile Demons, and the mysterious Great Brahma Heaven hinted at behind it all.
These matters have never been publicly mentioned by the upper echelons of Great Chu, nor are there any online records.
Not even any internal news from the United University.
Meng Chuan speculated there must be some kind of "confidentiality regulations" restricting those in the know.
Whether it was due to insufficient martial prowess or the truth was too shocking...
These mysteries were ones he intended to unveil with his own hands.
As Meng Chuan had always believed, martial arts is not just about relentless practice, but also an exploratory journey.
The mystery of this world equally captivated Meng Chuan’s heart and soul.
The Great Brahma Heaven on the mural, the Crocodile Man’s bizarre ritual, the dome hidden within the mirage...
The demonic qi intensity of [Yellow Sands 011] could not be wrong.
His martial arts were enough now to serve as the key to unlocking these mysteries.
"Since I’m here..."
...
Just as Meng Chuan was "heading towards the mountain and sea".
He was unaware that the seven-day trial had already ended.
As the Defense Army began urging entry near the Demon Nest’s entrance, testers from the United University started walking out in batches.
Within the Northern United University camp.
Xu Qingfeng was examining a large bag of harvest, showing a satisfied expression.
After being stung by a sand scorpion, he adhered strictly to the rules of feel, observe, and then act in the Demon Nest.
Carefully cautious, never fighting an unprepared battle.
Though most items in the bag were lower-grade materials.
Counting the battle achievements, it would be sufficient for the martial arts family for some time.
"The seven-day trial harvest can rival completing several school missions, this kind of opportunity, it seems like there will be another one next year..."
Just like this trial, with veteran Martial Artists from the previous intake participating.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingfeng couldn’t help but smile.
If it is held again next year, he would come out as a "Senior Xu".
Once his strength rises significantly, he would harvest substantially, targeting middle-rank ones!
Relatively safe, enjoyable hunting is also one of the benefits of the "academic faction".
Of course, the premise is that you need the ability to hunt the Celestial Demons, the pie doesn’t fall from the sky.
After packing everything, hearing urging from outside, Xu Qingfeng hastened to step out.
He casually glanced at the battle achievements leaderboard beside him.
Only to see that the battle achievements of the person at the top of the list had changed again... Updates are released by ????????????????????·????????????????·????????????
[Meng Chuan: 5668→5671 battle achievements, personal rank: 1]
"Is Wild Meng still killing crazily, what an animal..."
In seven days, the combined gains of the Yong’an people were less than an eighth of Meng Chuan’s battle achievements...
Xu Qingfeng shook his head helplessly, sometimes truly curious whether the other party was human.
Recalling the scene where Meng Chuan transformed in form, standing over six meters tall...
"Clearly not human."
...
In the distance, Motohiko followed his mentor, preparing to withdraw from the Demon Nest.
Compared to resource gains in this trial, his greatest gain was in mental growth.
Martial arts is about cultivating the mind, this insight is a hundred times more precious than the battle achievements on the statistics board or the Celestial Demon materials in the storage bag.
Grandmaster Shang was equally gratified, seeing that Motohiko had progressed smoothly until meeting Meng Chuan.
After entering the martial arts family, media reports stating [Another era of the United University being dominated by Tiger Form] even pushed Motohiko’s prestige to the peak.
Thereafter, during the direct confrontation between him and Meng Chuan in their scramble for Martial Extreme True Inheritance.
The opponent shattered all of the disciple’s pride...
Experiencing a devastating defeat in the midst of uproar, coupled with the disdain from the woman he fancied.
The kid didn’t choose to give in to despair, nor did he turn towards jealousy.
Instead, it made him see his own shortcomings, igniting a purer heart towards martial arts.
This tempered mindset will also become a critical cornerstone for the disciple’s future breakthrough of the great limit.
Thinking of the five thousand academic credits wager he had paid on his behalf earlier.
Grandmaster Shang shook his head with a bitter smile:
"As long as he gained understanding, the money wasn’t spent in vain..."
He put his arm around Motohiko’s neck, smiling:
"Kid, after leaving, devote yourself to practicing the Dragon and Tiger Stance Skill, advance to the second limit soon.
If you can break through by June, Master will give you a long spear, third-grade."
"No need, Master, I’ll save money and buy it myself."
Motohiko didn’t want Grandmaster Shang to spend more on him.
"Martial arts inheritance is never a transaction, you receiving my Tiger Form today, shall someday develop it greatly. That’s the best reward for Master."
Hearing this, Motohiko nodded solemnly.
Having a good mentor is his blessing.
...
Once the large groups from the four schools were out of the Demon Nest, Grandmaster Shang looked at the already concluded statistics board.
Not far from the Demon Nest entrance, in the military camp, the overall battle achievements of the four schools were being tallied, but the rankings were not yet out.
Once the teachers and students from the four schools gradually withdrew from the Demon Nest.
Grandmaster Shang exited and entered the temporary military camp.
The quartermaster was still calculating. Although the final rankings had not been announced, a subtle air of competition was already pervasive.
As his gaze fell on the personal achievement panel, Shang Ruyi smiled.
There was no need to wait for the results; the conspicuous [5671] had already secured the first place for Northern United University in advance!
By nearly three thousand achievements, Meng Chuan was ahead of the second place, Chen Xuan.
Though the personal third place in this trial was also a student from Eastern United University.
But the combined achievements of both of them couldn’t match those of Meng Chuan alone...
The more Shang Ruyi looked, the more he thought this kid was a bit terrifying.
He smacked his lips and marveled: "What a little freak..."
He could counterattack an initially upper-rank Celestial Demon even when he was in the Martial Arts Family.
But every battle was a major fight, and after each, he needed a long time to recover.
Unlike the other side, who seemed tireless, like a bulldozer in the Demon Nest.
For instance, Chen Xuan, Shang Ruyi felt that with the blessing of a fourth-grade True Martial, his combat power was not much inferior to Meng Chuan.
But the gap in their achievements clearly explained everything.
To have such a record as Meng Chuan’s, having astonishing strength is just one aspect.
The key is endurance...
In the distance, the lead teacher of Eastern United University, [Ziyun Immortal·Lan Caixia], slowly walked over.
As a Martial Arts Grandmaster, although nearly sixty years old.
Her figure was still as graceful as emerald bamboo, her skin tight and glowing, with an awe-inspiring yet not lacking femininity in her expression, exhibiting unparalleled charm in every gesture and smile.
The path of Martial Arts is long, and these female martial artists are like fine wines.
The longer the age, the more flavorful...
She was also looking at the achievement statistics panel, raising her graceful eyebrows, her gaze flickering with a trace of surprise.
In just a limited seven-day period, nearly six thousand achievements were gained.
Such accomplishments, if not unprecedented, are at least unparalleled.
Lan Caixia gently opened her crimson lips with rather envious tone:
"Grandmaster Shang, having such a student at Northern United is indeed a great fortune.
Perhaps decades later, like Principal Sui, he will become another invincible Celestial King, with even the Martial Arts Competition peak being very promising."
Shang Ruyi, on the side, laughed and said:
"Meng Chuan is indeed impressive, but he’s still young, and it’s too early to say these things.
However, Principal Sui also highly regards this child; he was even the promoter of the Grandmaster Class exemption test.
It was precisely Principal Sui’s farsightedness that determined the decision despite opposition."
Upon hearing this, Lan Caixia couldn’t help but exclaim:
"Principal Sui is indeed the foremost Celestial King, just for this insight alone is unmatched."
"Your school’s Chen Xuan isn’t bad either, but he lost in terms of stamina and endurance."
Lan Caixia recalled Meng Chuan’s exaggerated physique and involuntarily nodded.
"What is that kid’s attribute? His physical quality is extraordinarily strong, indeed having an advantage."
"I don’t know, but Northern United has given him a name, called Horizontal Training Holy Body.
Principal Sui believes that Meng Chuan’s trait, with the augmentation of [Energy], is not weaker than the Buddhist Sect’s [Leakless Meditation] blessing to [Spirit].
It should be one of the top traits never awakened by predecessors, not only helpful in horizontal training but also greatly enhances comprehension, with hard skills and fist skills blooming simultaneously, making training twice as effective with half the effort."
Shang Ruyi confirmed the "unprecedented" aspect of this.
If someone had possessed the same trait before, such freakish abilities couldn’t have failed to rise.
Of course, Meng Chuan’s personal efforts shouldn’t be ignored; he had also heard rumors of the 4 AM, twelve-year National Righteous Fist...
After waiting for a while, all faculty and students inside the Demon Nest, except for Meng Chuan and Chen Xuan, withdrew.
At this time, the final rankings of the four schools had come out.
Northern United University, without suspense, took first place with a total achievement of [11008].
Meng Chuan alone scored more than half, which could only be described as terrifyingly so...
While waiting for the others to come out, Shang Ruyi informed Principal Sui of the good news immediately.
[Please have Secretary Li pass on to Principal Sui that Northern United University took first place in this four-school trial.]
From the other end of the phone came a burst of static noises.
A man’s coughing voice was heard; it was Sui Chunqiu himself taking the call:
[No need, Xiao Shang, I’m not practicing right now, what did you just say?]
Shang Ruyi repeated it once more.
On the other end, Sui Chunqiu said:
[Very good, are the students all safe?]
Shang Ruyi smiled and said:
[Everyone is out safely; only one was seriously injured due to recklessness, three were lightly injured, but now out of danger, no major issues.]
After a pause, he continued:
[It’s just that Meng Chuan is still inside the Demon Nest. Huangsha 011 is too large, and the Defense Army hasn’t found where this kid ran off to yet.
We won the championship from Eastern United this time, with Meng Chuan alone contributing more than half the merit, he...]
Upon hearing this, Sui Chunqiu simply answered "Hmm," as if everything was expected.
[Western United’s Principal Zhao mentioned to me earlier that there is a god temple deep inside Huangsha 011, the kid might have gone in, you guys return first, don’t worry about him.]
Shang Ruyi hesitated and replied:
[Should I go in and look for him, just in case...]
Sui Chunqiu’s voice came through, as reassuring as a tranquilizer.
[There won’t be any problems, I’ve left a fallback on Meng Chuan.]
[Understood.]
After hanging up the phone, Shang Ruyi led everyone to leave first as instructed by Principal Sui.
Martial Arts races against time, it should not be delayed because of Meng Chuan alone.
Besides, Eastern United University was still waiting for Chen Xuan to come out, because when the Defense Army went into the Demon Nest to clean up the battlefield, Commander Yang Zhuo had already found Chen Xuan and was returning him.
Now only Meng Chuan remained unaccounted for in the Demon Nest.
Lan Caixia silently thought:
"It seems this child has found the [god temple], I wonder what kind of opportunity he will have..."
Opportunities often come with risks, hoping the child can return safely and have some gain...