Chapter 290 - 170: The First
THUD!
Zhao Rushuang felt as if she’d been struck by lightning.
First, her face was filled with surprise. Then, she shot to her feet in alarm. And now, she had collapsed limply back into her chair.
The real reason she had visited Chu Lingguang and had Wu Xiaolian keep an eye on him was that she was doing someone a favor. Her close friend, Liu Qingqing, had written to her explaining that while Chu Lingguang came from a Humble Family, he was tenacious, resilient, and unafraid of hardship. He was an honorable and loyal person worth befriending. Liu Qingqing had asked her to lend Chu Lingguang a hand at a critical moment, assuring her that he would never forget the kindness and would certainly repay it one day.
Zhao Rushuang didn’t care about being repaid by Chu Lingguang in the future.
As a Commandery Princess who lived a pampered life, ’What do I lack?’
But Liu Qingqing had entrusted this to her, so she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. She recalled Chu Lingguang enduring flesh-rending agony, and to prevent him from overexerting himself during the fusion and suffering irreversible damage, she had personally taken Wu Xiaolian to check on him.
She never expected that Chu Lingguang would not only succeed in the fusion but also find the point of harmony between his Pile Skill and Breathing Technique on the very first day. Not only that, he had successfully awakened his Branch Dragon Elephants—three of them!
From a man of talent to a genius, and from a genius to a prodigy.
He amazed her again and again.
Zhao Rushuang finally understood why Liu Qingqing would go to the trouble of writing to her just for Chu Lingguang. It now seemed that Liu Qingqing was the one who truly wanted to earn Chu Lingguang’s Favors.
"Let’s go!"
Having figured this out, Zhao Rushuang quickly got up and ran toward the Learning Palace.
"Commandery Princess, please slow down."
Wu Xiaolian, who had just barely calmed down, hurried after her.
The two of them rushed to the Learning Palace and found a crowd of students swarming its entrance, blocking it completely. The onlookers were in an uproar, and from inside the Learning Palace, they could faintly hear one Dragon’s Roar and Elephant’s Wail after another.
"Move aside!"
Zhao Rushuang shouted angrily.
Given her status as the Commandery Princess, no one dared to stand in her way.
They voluntarily parted to make a path for her.
At the front of the crowd, she saw Fatty Qin, his face ashen as he stared in disbelief at the scene inside the Learning Palace. The goat-bearded old man, who had left earlier, had now returned.
He was using his own point of harmony to generate a unique Dragon’s Roar and Elephant’s Wail, guiding Chu Lingguang to awaken more Bloodline Dragon Elephants.
The highly respected Yun Hong, a young man whose every word carried authority, was standing to the side, silently watching Chu Lingguang.
Those with sharp eyes could see Yun Hong’s fingers tapping slowly, sending an invisible sound wave that continuously seeped into Chu Lingguang’s body.
As for Chu Lingguang, his feet were rooted to the floor. Having found the point of harmony between his Pile Skill and Breathing Technique, he was in the process of awakening his Branch Dragon Elephants. In his state of Introspection, he could not only see his branch meridians responding but also perceive two distinct sound waves. These waves were guiding him, helping him awaken one Branch Dragon Elephant after another in the most optimal way.
The six branch meridians that had initially responded were already awakened.
At this moment, every meridian in his body was trembling.
Dragon Elephant Power coursed through those branch meridians. The third layer of his Dharma Aspect manifested automatically on the surface of his body, revealing a complete pattern of meridians on his skin.
Zhao Rushuang’s jaw dropped.
Yun Hong was actually guiding Chu Lingguang personally in awakening his Branch Dragon Elephants! As the Commandery Princess, she knew more about Yun Hong’s identity than any of the other students.
’I could have gone to the Imperial City Trial Ground to train.’
’But I chose the Northern Territory Trial Ground just to receive Yun Hong’s guidance. I never imagined the first person to receive it would be Chu Lingguang.’
HUMMM!
At that moment, a unique tremor emanated from within Chu Lingguang. His vision turned completely red, and he found himself once again in the Blood-colored World.
His body began to fall backward.
He was caught by a gentle force.
"Eleven Branch Dragon Elephants. That’s his limit. Take him back to rest,"
Yun Hong remarked with a sigh.
Despite his immense power, even he did not know what kind of state Chu Lingguang had entered after falling unconscious.