Chapter 268 - 190: Legend_2

Chapter 268: Chapter 190: Legend_2

To be honest, training with Yu Fei these past few days had been incredibly stressful. It’s mainly because he infuses energy so quickly. Among their group, even the fastest, Li Jueyin, needed around three minutes per infusion. Gaoshou took four. And even though Inner Qi-level bullets were a bit slower to infuse, the difference was no more than 50%.

But this guy, Yu Fei, averaged forty to fifty seconds for a single infusion. On a real battlefield, his rate of fire would be several times higher than theirs.

Li Jueyin suddenly realized something and blurted out, "Don’t tell me you’re about to attempt the level-five challenge!"

"You guessed it. I’ll show you all how it’s done!"

"You..."

A sense of helplessness washed over Li Jueyin. She had been free-firing for two days and had only just barely gotten a feel for it, and she still needed a long time to aim.

But that beast Yu Fei didn’t even use a scope, and he spent almost no time aiming. He could fire off a group of five rounds in under a minute, while she needed at least two minutes to do the same. The gap between them was just too wide.

In terms of mastering super-powered weapons, Gaoshou’s performance was better than Li Jueyin’s. Even though he had started a day later than her, his progress was already about the same as hers.

Gaoshou dejectedly lowered his weapon and roared in agony, "Yu Fei, you damn animal! Are you trying to kill us all with this insane competition?! I’ve been working day and night, even neglecting my basic cultivation, just to barely catch up, and now you’ve fucking lapped us again!"

"Haha, keep it up, everyone!"

As he submitted his application in the VR Visor, all the instructors were immediately drawn over. Xia Lan snatched the bullets from Liu Ze’s hands.

"Take a break for now. I’m taking you to see a real Celestial Pride. Hmph, you fake Celestial Prides!"

Liu Ze gave a bitter smile. ’He didn’t even need to ask who it was. Besides that monster Yu Fei, no one could be so freakishly talented. His pride as a genius had been repeatedly dragged out and thrashed ever since the Celestial Pride Positioning Competition.’

’Sigh... what kind of Celestial Pride am I? Just a lucky, ordinary person with a tiny bit of talent!’

It had to be said that after a month of school, many of the former geniuses had learned that there was always someone better out there, and they had matured considerably. Perhaps this was the school’s very purpose for assigning classes this way.

Before long, a crowd had gathered around Yu Fei. Xia Lan, her excitement tinged with doubt, asked:

"Yu Fei, are you sure you want to start the level-five challenge? I know you have Absolute Gun-Sense, but it’s only been eight days. The previous record holder took a full fifteen days. That’s almost twice as fast."

Yu Fei smiled. "Don’t worry, Instructor. I’ve run simulations of the level-five difficulty and passed three times in a row!"

"Fuck... What a monster!"

"And the fucking prodigy is still only in the Third Realm! Good heavens, let him break through to the Inner Qi Realm already. At least then I’ll have an excuse when I lose to him..."

"Mr. Yu is a badass, period! The eternal king of the Yulin Army!"

"Damn... can I still transfer classes? I’m starting to feel like our Meteor Pavilion’s leader, Gaoshou, is a little weak."

"If you ask me, your class has a bad name. Meteor Pavilion? A meteor is a *falling* star. Isn’t that just a fallen Celestial Pride? Look at our class, the Iron-Blooded Divine Guard. Sounds tough, right? At least we can put up a fight..."

"Ah... that makes sense. Can we still change our class name?"

...

Gaoshou’s face darkened as he listened. There were too many people, and he couldn’t spot the traitor from his own ranks!

Xia Lan’s eyes lit up. "Good! I’ll supervise. Mr. You, you notify [Dawn] to start recording. Let’s wait and see what happens!"

Whenever a record was being broken and merit points were to be awarded, the school’s super-intelligence had to be involved.

A short while later, once everything was ready, Xia Lan shouted.

"Begin!"

Yu Fei quickly took out five super-powered bullets, lined them up, and swiftly infused them with his Qi Blood. In about four minutes, he had completed the infusion process for all of them.

This scene stunned the crowd, who were still practicing their own infusion techniques.

"Damn... That’s just inhuman. I can’t even finish one bullet in that amount of time..."

"Come on, come on! Open your jaws and widen your damn eyes! Remember this moment—Mr. Yu is going to be your lifelong nightmare!"

"Fuck off, you Yulin Army bastards..."

"You dare curse our leader? I’ll remember you..."

CLICK.

Yu Fei quickly loaded the five bullets into the magazine, put on his VR Visor, and turned to aim at the distant rocky mountain. At the same time, he issued the command to the visor to begin the challenge.

’Isn’t he going to prepare a few spare rounds? The level-five challenge just needs to be completed within half an hour. Preparing more bullets would give him some room for error!’

Xia Lan couldn’t help but feel nervous. Yu Fei was just too confident.

He paid it no mind. After he gave the command to begin, five monsters of various shapes appeared in the VR Visor. The image was displayed for three seconds before disappearing. Then, the virtual screen was instantly filled with a dense swarm of fast-moving monsters, many of which looked very similar to the targets.

But with his neural reaction speed boosted fifteenfold, he had already completely memorized the features of the five target monsters. The various creatures in the VR display were moving extremely fast, but slowed down by a factor of fifteen, they were as slow as turtles to him.

Soon, a monster with bat-like wings and distinct fangs came into view. Yu Fei quickly adjusted his aim.

BANG!

[TARGET KILLED]

In just under five minutes, Yu Fei had swiftly completed the level-five challenge.

He then took off his VR Visor and reported to Xia Lan with a smile.

"Reporting, Instructor! All five target monsters have been eliminated. Awaiting your orders!"

A smile played on Xia Lan’s lips. "Congratulations, Yu Fei. Your practical training at the [Sentong] Shooting Range is officially complete. You’ve also broken the training record. Congratulations again, Student Yu Fei!"

CLAP, CLAP...

Though filled with reluctance, Li Jueyin and the others still applauded. Yu Fei had only completed his practical training; it didn’t mean he had passed the second assessment. Everything would depend on the content of the school’s assessment in November. They still had a chance to catch up.

After the practical training ended, he returned to the [Geometric Pyramid Realm]. ’My mastery of super-powered firearms has reached its theoretical limit for now. The rest will have to be tested in actual combat.’

It was still early, so Yu Fei decided to consume the [Ice Spirit Flame]. Mr. Ye had said it could enhance his Yang-attribute aptitude, which would be a great help in cultivating the subsequent techniques of the [Pure Yang True Body].

The [Ice Spirit Flame] was sealed in a transparent crystal vial. It seemed to be both liquid and gas at once. Within the pale blue mist, tiny specks of flame floated and sank, giving it a dreamlike luster. Suppressing the desire in his heart, Yu Fei went to the meditation chamber on the fifth floor.

He sat down cross-legged and used the meditation techniques of the [Star Soul Forging Scripture] to clear his mind of all stray thoughts.

’Let’s do this!’ Mr. Ye had once said that consuming the [Ice Spirit Flame] might be a little uncomfortable, but the longer he could endure it, the more of its medicinal properties he could absorb.

Then, he slowly opened the cap, brought the vial to his mouth, and took a deep breath. The blue mist surged into his body like a whale inhaling the sea.

It was a strange sensation, like having concentrated peppermint oil poured into his nasal cavity. An unprecedented, icy numbness permeated his internal organs, and he couldn’t help but shiver.

Yu Fei firmly guarded his consciousness. After about five breaths, a point of searing heat rose from his lungs and instantly spread through his organs, his limbs, and his bones. It felt as if his entire being had been thrown into a furnace, burning from the inside out.

Strangely, however, a layer of frost began to form on his skin. As time passed, the frost grew thicker and thicker, eventually turning him into a living ice sculpture.

He was completely unaware of the outside world, conscious only of the rising, unbearable heat within him.

Fortunately, ever since he started cultivating the [Star Soul Forging Scripture], he had endured all manner of excruciating tortures every night. His tolerance for pain was now extremely high, and the negative effects of the [Ice Spirit Flame] were still within his limits.

As time went on, he nearly lost his sense of self. Only a single thought remained: to endure until the very end.

From the time he was an ordinary person until now, Yu Fei’s willpower had always been quite strong; he never slacked off in his cultivation.

At a subtle level within his body, the specks of flame continuously broke down into sparks invisible to the naked eye. They were then completely absorbed, becoming part of Yu Fei’s own foundation. Immersed in this instinctual transformation of his body, he gradually lost track of time.

The [Ice Spirit Flame] was a miraculous treasure of heaven and earth. In this world, any treasure capable of altering a Martial Artist’s foundational aptitude was considered priceless. Only someone like Ye Shuping could produce such an item so effortlessly.