??Chapter 43: Chapter 0043 – No Disgrace
Chapter 43: Chapter 0043 – No Disgrace
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The intimacy with Spirit Qi, more often than not, is a form of talent.
Those with high talent have trendous advantages over others; those with diocre talent can only accept their fate.
In Huangque Hall, all the external disciples generally have a poor affinity for Spirit Qi, typically at the yellow level, and even at that, they are still at the lower end of this level.
Zhou Kunlin is in a slightly better position as his best test result was Yellow level, second grade, which is already an impressive achievent. To his knowledge, many inner seniors at the Sky Eagle Hall couldn’t match him in this respect.
However, Zhou Kunlin intended to make a breakthrough this ti around. He had lost once during the previous test, so he was determined to outperform Qi Tian and Liu Haoshuai, especially Qi Tian, this ti around.
He wanted Qi Tian to lucidly realize who the real first on the Sparrow List was. Only then will Qi Tian show him so respect in the future.
Soon the test reached the second grade of the yellow level. Chen Ziyu suddenly perked up, knowing Zhou Kunlin’s situation and afraid that he might overwork himself. As expected, Zhou Kunlin persevered in the environnt of the second yellow rank, refusing to raise his hand indicating he was unable to carry on, despite gritting his teeth for thirty seconds.
Chen Ziyu clearly saw that Zhou Kunlin was struggling. He wanted to let him out, but considering the high stakes wager of ten thousand taels Zhou Kunlin had placed, he sighed and shook his head instead. He didn’t stop the Spirit Instrunt from running but let the rune ring jump upward to its next position, reaching the top of the hemisphere. In an instant, the testing environnt within the hemisphere switched to the first-grade yellow level.
Within less than a second, Zhou Kunlin’s face was contorted in painful grimace. The rune ring started to flash on and off. Before Chen Ziyu could turn off the Spirit Instrunt, the Spirit Instrunt’s internal protective chanism activated automatically due to the tester’s dire situation; the Spirit Instrunt stopped running on its own, the runes dissipating from the surface of the hemisphere. The vibrant fiery red glow within the Spirit Instrunt vanished, with light restoring its clarity.
Chen Ziyu hurriedly opened the Spirit Instrunt to let Zhou Kunlin out.
Zhou Kunlin stood up with clenched teeth, struggling to take a step forward from the Spirit Instrunt. Chen Ziyu could clearly see Zhou Kunlin’s skin, exposed to the elents, had turned a shrimp pink. He looked like he had been cooked alive.
As Zhou Kunlin stepped out of the Spirit Instrunt, he staggered and almost fell. The re one or two seconds he spent in the first grade yellow level environnt felt like an eternity inside a burning furnace. He thought he could endure it by gritting his teeth, relying on his willpower. However, despite his robust will, his body had reached its limit. If the Spirit Instrunt hadn’t stopped automatically, the consequences awaiting him would have been dire. His skin being burnt would have been the least of his worries. His internal organs being incinerated was not an exaggeration.
Chen Ziyu quickly supported Zhou Kunlin, whispering to him, “Junior Brother Zhou, you have perford remarkably well, even better than . When your skills mature, becoming an Elder in Huangque Hall, or even the Hall Master, are both within your reach. When that ti cos, I hope Junior Brother Zhou would take good care of .”
“What are you whispering about?” Liu Haoshuai approached them, looking at Zhou Kunlin being supported with disdain.
He scoffed at Zhou Kunlin, “I told you were trash. You couldn’t even handle the environnt of the first grade yellow level, yet you’re acting like an old lady needing support, you really are sothing.”
Zhou Kunlin’s mouth twitched; he snorted, “You…hiss”
He wanted to rebuke Liu Haoshuai, but his lips had been dried and scorched due to the exposure to the first-grade yellow level fire attribute environnt, and they had glued together. When he opened his mouth to speak, the separation of his lips caused a thin layer of skin to rip off, resulting in excruciating pain.
Seeing Zhou Kunlin’s bloody lips, Liu Haoshuai laughed out loud. “Trash will always be trash. Get out of the way and let
show you what a real genius looks like.”
Zhou Kunlin wanted to say sothing, but he was unable to speak. His lips were burning with pain. He had to tend to his injuries imdiately.
Chen Ziyu sighed and allowed Zhou Kunlin to step aside to heal himself. He then returned to the Spirit Instrunt to start testing for Liu Haoshuai.
“Don’t waste ti, start directly from the first yellow level.” Liu Haoshuai commanded just as the crack of the Spirit Instrunt was about to close.
“Are you sure?” Chen Ziyu asked.
“I’m sure, I’m a genius. My Fire attribute affinity is well above the mysterious fifth grade. If I wasn’t concerned about scaring you guys, I would have started directly from the mysterious level,” Liu Haoshuai confidently responded.
Chen Ziyu considered it for a mont before nodding in agreent. Such life and death matters are no joke to Liu Haoshuai, and the Spirit Instrunt has protective features for those who are tested. It can shut down automatically in an ergency, so he was confident that Liu Haoshuai would, at most, experience so discomfort. He did not need to worry too much about Liu Haoshuai’s safety.
Chen Ziyu activated the Spirit Instrunt, and the test indeed began directly at the Yellow first-level.
The outer disciples below the stage all stared wide-eyed. In Huangque Hall, nobody had yet broken the record set by Zhou Kunlin in terms of Spirit Qi affinity. They actually found it hard to believe that Liu Haoshuai possessed such skill.
It wasn’t clear who started it, but soone began loudly counting down.
“Thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight…”
As seconds passed, Liu Haoshuai not only remained unscathed within the Spirit Instrunt but also waved arrogantly at the crowd while laughing triumphantly.
Thirty seconds passed swiftly, and Liu Haoshuai was still safe inside the Spirit Instrunt. The two rings of the Spirit Instrunt began rotating again, and the runes flashed anew, forming a mysterious level test space.
Seeing this, the outer disciples let out exclamations of shock. For the first ti in history, they had a prodigy like Liu Haoshuai in Huangque Hall who exceeded the yellow level in Spirit Qi affinity and reached the mysterious level.
“Mysterious level! Surely this surpasses Senior Brother Zhou. Poor Senior Brother Zhou has lost in terms of ridians to both Qi Tian and Liu Haoshuai. Now his Spirit Qi affinity level also falls short of Liu Haoshuai. No wonder Liu Haoshuai would call him a ‘failure’.”
“Are you courting death? How dare you call Senior Brother Zhou a failure! Be careful he doesn’t find out and beat you to a pulp.”
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The conditions within the semi-sphere constantly were adjusting. Liu Haoshuai, within the Spirit Instrunt, looked as relaxed as ever. He noticed Qi Tian watching and gestured towards him.
Qi Tian strolled over, to which Haoshuai arrogantly retorted: “Qi Tian, open your dog eyes wide and see who the real genius is.”
With a faint smile on his face, Qi Tian replied, “Alright, I’ll keep my eyes glued.”
The runic rings atop the semi-sphere kept jumping, and soon reached the Fifth Grade of the mysterious level. Liu Haoshuai’s relaxed mood was gone and he looked extrely serious. Evidently, he was mustering up all his True Essence to compete with the test environnt created by the Spirit Instrunt.
However, the Fifth Grade of the mysterious level wasn’t Liu Haoshuai’s limit, he still could hold on. Soon, the runic rings jumped again, and the environnt switched to the Fourth Grade of the mysterious level.
Liu Haoshuai’s face distorted in strain. The mysterious Fourth Grade was his limit. His past attempts told him that he wouldn’t last thirty seconds even at his full potential. Accurately evaluating his fire attribute Spirit Qi affinity, his skill level was around 4.5 in the mysterious grade, barely stepping into the Fourth Grade, but not entirely there yet.
Seeing Liu Haoshuai starting to falter, Qi Tian’s smile grew wider. Standing outside the semi-sphere, he shouted to Liu Haoshuai, “Liu Haoshuai, weren’t you going to prove your genius to ? Please don’t disappoint . Persistence is the key. Prove it to , make
eat my words. Co on, Liu Haoshuai, you’re the best!”
“Everyone, brothers, sisters, don’t just stand there and marvel, let us cheer Liu Haoshuai together! Let’s all chant together, ‘Liu Haoshuai, Co on!'” Qi Tian turned his back to the stage and yelled to the crowd.
No one was a fool, and everyone recognized Qi Tian’s intention to provoke Liu Haoshuai, forcing him to stubbornly persist. Although so people disapproved of Qi Tian’s tactics, more people enthusiastically joined in, bellowing, “Liu Haoshuai, Co on!”.
Qi Tian turned back, facing Liu Haoshuai who was struggling within the Spirit Instrunt, and shouted “Did you see that? We all, including , are cheering for the genius that is you. Liu Haoshuai, you can’t disappoint us.”
Liu Haoshuai was at the brink of going mad. He had called over Qi Tian to witness his incredible feat, not to stir the pot. He felt as if Qi Tian was roasting him over a fire – What was this mockery?
Qi Tian, you bastard, why aren’t you following the script I’ve written? Why are you always stirring things up?
Liu Haoshuai was truly in an awkward situation due to Qi Tian’s instigation. As soone who cared a lot about face, he was stuck in this scenario with so many people cheering for him. If he hesitates or fails to persist at this point, he would beco the laughing stock. He couldn’t accept that. So he grit his teeth and persisted.
Qi Tian, you bastard! I will rember every bit of today’s humiliation. The day I catch you, I guarantee you’ll wish you were dead.
Previously, Liu Haoshuai could only endure around ten seconds in the environnt of the mysterious Fourth Grade. Today, gritting his teeth, he had already lasted fifteen seconds, breaking his personal record. This would’ve elated him otherwise, but considering that this record was forced upon him by Qi Tian, it did not bring him much joy.
Qi Tian kept carefully monitoring Liu Haoshuai’s actions and noted when Haoshuai was about to give up. He chuckled and said, “Liu Haoshuai, I see that you are really hanging by a thread. If you can’t keep going, just step out! It’s not shaful at this point to step out. I won’t laugh at you or call you ‘worthless’.”
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