Chapter 207: Growth from pressure
Lan Xuanyu was in the best state. With twin Martial Souls and a physique far surpassing that of an ordinary human, he was able to resist.
With oppression came resistance. Just like when faced against the Roar of Fear from the Sinister Dark Demon Tiger that caused the fear and pressure in him to reach its peak, the gold and silver vortex in Lan Xuanyu’s chest revolved rapidly and a Dragon Roar soared from his throat.
“ANG!”
The sonorous Dragon Roar was able to obstruct the pressure that assaulted him for an instant. Lan Xuanyu swung his right hand and unleashed two golden patterned Blue Silver Grass and coiled them around Qian Lei and Liu Feng’s waists. Imbuing the power of the bloodline into them, he aroused their mental state, causing them to barely be able to stand straight.
Under the immense pressure, the three were actually able to stand steadily once more. They gritted their teeth and resisted.
A hint of astonishment swept past Ji Hongbin’s eyes. His Martial Soul placed emphasis on its imposing aura. Despite being only an outer courtyard student after being selected by Shrek Academy, he was still able to surpass others because of this. His initial plan was to use his power to pressure the three to collapse the instant he came up and let them feel how strong the oppression was when faced with true experts. They would then be revived and he would slowly increase the pressure to stimulate their hidden potential under the pressure. Who would have thought that Lan Xuanyu was actually able to resist it and unleash his Martial Souls to strengthen the other two, allowing all three to withstand his pressure.
It was no wonder why they were able to distinguish themselves in the qualifiers and competition; they were well aware of their advantages.
A faint smile appeared on his face. Ji Hongbin rarely revealed a smile, but at that moment, the smile on his face looked extremely cold to Lan Xuanyu and the other two.
In the next instant, the figure behind Ji Hongbin became extremely clear. It was a humanoid figure that was over 10 meters tall, and had a thick and strong form. He was dressed in pitch black armor, and even his face was concealed by his black helmet; he wielded an extremely large spear.
Ji Hongbin suddenly stomped down with his right foot. This caused the black figure behind him to ‘explode’ with a purplish flame. A terrifying aura exploded forth, emitting an indescribable sense of fear. An earth-shattering might immediately pressed down on them.
The three kids opened their eyes wide at the same time as their seven orifices spurted out blood at the same time. With a “bang”, they immediately exploded into fine dust.
Ji Hongbin looked at the rain of blood that was brought about from his pressure and nodded his head in satisfaction.
His title of Devil King had not come from the students but rather, from the teachers. Initially, it came from the mouths of people who truly understood him. His Martial Soul was the Dread Knight! It was a rarely seen existence that should, in fact, be counted as an evil Martial Soul.
Under Shrek Academy’s guidance, however, he was able to use this Martial Soul for the right purpose and intent. Not only was it not evil, it even turned in reverse, and through extreme sorrow, it turned to joy as it groomed his incomparable honest nature.
Even with Yin Tianfan’s pride, he was helpless against Ji Hongbin, and not because of his temper, but naturally, his strength.
Although he was only an eight-ringed Soul Douluo, his battle strength was in fact not inferior to an ordinary Title Douluo’s. After all, he was someone that came from Shrek Academy! Even if it was for an instant, the strength that he had unleashed was only the tip of the iceberg.
When Lan Xuanyu and the other two were revived outside the training grounds, they were still in stunned states. It was a sense of being completely frozen, as though the cells in their bodies had utterly stopped.
What was the feeling of exploding due to immense pressure? Even if the pain level experienced in the simulated world was low, it was definitely not an enjoyable experience.
It felt as though a road roller had driven over them and crushed them beneath it before their bodies completely fell apart.
Lan Xuanyu’s experience was different from Qian Lei and Liu Feng, however. In that instant under that complete suppression, he felt his entire body shrinking all the way into the rainbow colored core in the depths of his chest. The pain that he felt instantly disappeared and when he was revived, he felt as though everything had unfolded from within the rainbow core.
What a feeling! Lan Xuanyu became extremely curious and suspicious. It is extremely normal to revive inside the simulated world, but what did I just feel? And this transformation had evidently stirred the gold and silver bloodline within his body and caused them to clash. Lan Xuanyu had to forcefully suppress them with his willpower to pacify them. The rainbow core within had somewhat dimmed a little. But he was able to sense that the change was not due to the overconsumption, but by the gradual restoration through absorbing the power of his bloodlines, towards the most optimal recovery.
These were all just a feeling and even Lan Xuanyu himself was unable to describe whether it was real or an illusion that was made for him. Nevertheless, this feeling was gradually imprinted in his heart and left a deep impression.
“Again.” Ji Hongbin appeared before them, and with a wave of his hand, the three were once again sent into the training grounds with him.
Without saying a word, he immediately activated his aura towards them, but compared to last time, it was clearly gentler. At the very least, the powerful pressure was not to the extent of them feeling the instant urge to collapse.
The trio did become livelier under the pressure. They each released their soul power and Martial Souls and, with Lan Xuanyu’s buff, proceeded to resist the pressure.
The incident before had in fact left a shadow in their hearts. It was to the extent that they were unable to comprehend what Martial Soul Teacher Ji had. The sensation of being completely suppressed was too terrifying, and any other person would in no way want to experience it again. The process of them resisting required them to give their all, resulting in the veins on their foreheads bulging out from their skin after a while as they persisted with all their strength. This was also what Ji Hongbin hoped to see.
After that, the trio began to experience what it meant to go on a roller coaster ride of feelings. The aura unleashed by Ji Hongbin would grow mild or become strong, and when their bodies were on the verge of collapse, the imposing aura would suddenly decrease and give them a breather. This caused the blood and energy within their bodies as well as their soul powers to fluctuate chaotically.
After adjusting themselves through great difficulty with the thought that they were able to loosen a breath, the imposing aura suddenly strengthened and brought them to their limits again. It was truly a torturous experience that made them have the urge to die.
Ji Hongbin simply stood there but had in fact transformed into the omnipotent and terrifying Devil King with perfect control over his imposing aura, torturing the three young kids without restraint.
The training went so far that the three kids had no idea as to how they returned to the dorm. The mental fatigue was so huge that even leaving the simulation cabin was insufficient to recover immediately. When they woke up the next day, they felt severe aches all over their bodies and their minds felt as though needles had poked them.
Afterwards, they were welcomed with a large and nourishing meal made up of immortal herbs. After feeling comfortable from the big meal, they were dragged back into the simulation cabin by Ji Hongbin.
And the cycle continued…
In any case, the three felt as though they had gone through hell for the 10 days. They could only vaguely remember Ji Hongbin stating that the flight in the spaceship was their recovery time.
10 days later, they had two days of rest.
These two days of rest were in fact two lethargic days of sleep to the trio. When they finally recovered somewhat, they were dragged personally by Mu Zhongtian to a location in the heart of Heaven Luo City.
It was a tall and majestic pagoda. The exterior revealed nine floors facing in all directions with an extremely large base circled by a beautiful green ring that covered it as the center.
That’s right, this was the Spirit Pagoda. It was the place Lan Xuanyu had always heard about but never visited.