Finally, as the last drop of earth essence was absorbed, Lu Shen opened his eyes, a bright light shining within them. He stood up, feeling more power running through his body.
"This Earth Essence Crystal is truly a treasure" he thought, glancing at the still glowing crystal in the brown bowl.
"But I must be cautious. Otherwise, it would be painful if others found out about it"
The improvement in his Golden Body technique was too quick, more than he expected. He had fallen in love with cultivation. This feeling of constantly getting stronger was mesmerizing.
[ Host: Lu Shen
Age: 18
Race: Human
Bloodline: Four Head Serpent (Superior)
Warrior Realm: Integration(early) - 31%
Battle Power: 3600
Luck: 40
Cultivation Techniques: Five Element Refinement Technique[big success](2%), Golden Body Technique[big success](50%), Silent Breath Technique[small success](68%)
Skills: Stealth, Fire Armor, Wood Spear, Rage, wind blade, stone wall.
Equipment: Origin Bracelet(in deep sleep) ]
Lu Shen House.
Lu Shen sat in meditation position, he felt the Earth Essence refining his body. Suddenly, a disgusting smell began came from him. He opened his eyes and saw a dark, oily substance seeping out of his pores.
"Ugh, what is this?" he muttered in disgust, he try to wipe off the substance. The smell was nauseating, but he realized it was impurities being expelled from his body.
"Earth Essence is very effect"
So he made his way to bathroom in quickly.
After cleaning himself up, he decided to continue cultivating the new chapter of the Five Element Refinement Technique.
...
Somewhere on Nexus Planet
A man sat high in the mountains,
"I made the right choice by helping Lu Shen" he felt relieved.
"Damn it, Feng Clan!" he angrily Clenched his fists, he cursed the Feng Clan thinking someone.
"I'll send a message to Lu Shen"
...
Tang Clan.
Tangsu Ming in rage, he was shouting at his butler.
"Why hasn't the assassin come yet? is Lu Shen still alive?"
The butler tried to calm him with a bitter smile.
"Young master, please, shouting won't help."
Tangsu Ming's face turned red with anger.
"I spent millions on that assassin! Now, I don't even have enough resources for myself."
"Damn it.."
bang bang
He began destroying his room in rage.
"Damn it, Lu Shen!"
...
Lu Shen's House.
Di Di
Lu Shen check his void watch and it was message from Li Lan,
The truth was that he knew what had happened at the Warrior Association. He repeatedly reminded himself not to reveal how he evolved his bloodline. If he was pressured, he should just say that he got the Evolution Stone from the Warrior Association Head, Aman.
Lu Shen felt warmth in his heart. In this world, only Li Lan and Feng Yue had shown him the care and love he never received in his past life.
...
The Next Morning
6 AM,
Lu Shen woke up from his cultivation sate. His bloodline integration into his second meridian had increased by 10%. After washing up, he put on his academy dress and headed to Northern High Academy.
....
He walked into his elite class and scanned the room. he spotted Feng Yue, he slowly made his way towards her and sat beside her, he smiled at Feng Yue.
"Did you get home safely?" Feng Yue asked, her eyes filled with concern.
"Yes, I did," Lu Shen replied softly, he avoid mentioning the assassination attempt on him, when he was going home.
"good. I was worried about you." Feng Yue smiled back.
Feng Yue was worried because her aunt suddenly came and warned her, so she thought her aunt might send someone to cause trouble for Lu Shen.
Feng Yue sighed in relief and looked at Lu Shen with a soft gaze, she only felt safe around him.
They looked into each other's eyes, the world around them seeming to fade away. The moment felt perfect to them.
"Trash! You're still alive?"
Suddenly, Tangsu Ming's mocking voice broke their loving gaze.
"How is Lu Shen not harmed yet?"
one student whispered sarcastically.
"There is going to be some good show."
"Hmph"
Lu Shen, in his anger, turned his cold gaze towards Tangsu Ming.
A dense killing intent washed over all the students and Tangsu Ming.
Gulp.
The students swallowed hard, they felt the dense killing intent from Lu Shen. It caused fear and despair in all the students and hard to breath, they felt a chill in their hearts as if someone was clutching their hearts.
The same feeling overwhelmed Tangsu Ming and his lackeys, who all thought,
How can Lu Shen have such dense killing intent?
They did not know that Lu Shen had killed many demon beasts, so it was obvious that Lu Shen would have a dense killing intent.
Tangsu Ming felt embarrassed as the other students who were just beside him stayed still like statues, sweating hard under Lu Shen's gaze. He felt angry. How can an orphan look at him with such killing intent? He was just about to shout in anger.
Before Tangsu Ming could shout in anger, Feng Yue's cold voice made him swallow his words.
"What do you mean by 'still alive'?" she questioned, releasing her peak Integration Realm aura.
Swish!
Gulp.
"What..."
students shouted in fear. Feng Yue's aura sent chills down their spines, and they felt their legs weakening as Feng Yue's aura slowly pressured Tangsu Ming.
"Shit"
Tangsu Ming cursed as he sweated hard, feeling so much fear that he was unable to meet Feng Yue's eyes.
"Bastard Lu Shen, what did he do to Feng Yue?"
He cursed Lu Shen in his heart, he wonder why Feng Yue would support him.
"Feng Yue, do you love Lu Shen?" he spat out with a sneer.
"You're already..."
Bang!
Before he could finish, Feng Yue's kick sent him crashing into the wall.
"Puff"
Tangsu Ming coughed up blood and passed out.
What already?
Lu Shen was about to ask Feng Yue what Tangsu Ming was saying, but her cold eyes silenced him. Clearly, she didn't want to explain, so he decided not to ask Feng Yue.
The students around them started whispering.
"Did you see that? Tangsu Ming was defeated in one move!"
"Who is this mysterious Feng Yue, and why is she helping Lu Shen?"
"She's incredibly strong. I've never seen anyone like her."
Tangsu Ming's lackeys exchanged nervous glances, they try to calm themselves. They didn't know whether to help Tangsu Ming or not.
Could they win against Feng Yue?
They felt fear as they knew Feng Yue's warrior realm was at the peak of Integration, and the atmosphere became tense. The students were silent, and the environment grew cold under Feng Yue's cold gaze.
"What are you all doing?" A loud voice interrupted them.
"What is happening here?"
Teacher Tang asked as he entered the classroom. He scanned the students and then saw Tangsu Ming, passed out and he was covered in blood.
Looking around again, he noticed Feng Yue's cold gaze and quickly understood the situation.
"Take Tangsu Ming to the infirmary and give him a healing pill. Once he regains consciousness, take him to the academy hall" Teacher Tang instructed Tangsu Ming's lackeys.
In a hurry, with a sigh of relief, they carried Tangsu Ming out of the classroom.
Turning back to the students,
"All students, follow me."
Then he started walking toward the academy hall. He didn't scold Feng Yue, he knew her strength was at the peak of the Integration realm, much higher than his, and he was aware of her clan's influence. So he did not want to make Feng Yue his enemy.
he Sighed inwardly and he continued his walk.
The students quickened their pace, they hurry to maintain a one meter distance from Lu Shen and Feng Yue, as they were terrified by Feng Yue's cold aura.
Lu Shen walked slowly toward Feng Yue, he hold her hand gently.
"Let's go."
Feng Yue nodded, and they walked together, taking steps simultaneously. As they walked, Feng Yue tightened her grip on Lu Shen's hand and she questioned him with a cold look.
"What did Tangsu Ming mean?"
"cough cough"
Lu Shen coughed twice, he felt pain in his hand.
He tried to avoid her gaze.
"It's nothing."
"Hmph"
Noticing his lie, Feng Yue tightened her grip.
"Ahh, Yue, please spare me" Lu Shen winced in pain, his lips twisting for second.
Feeling helpless, Lu Shen finally explained,
"I was attacked by an assassin after we parted ways that day..."
"Bastard Tangsu Ming!" she shouted angrily, releasing her violent aura.
The students and Teacher Tang turned to look at them,they felt chills at their heart as Feng Yue's aura spread toward them.
"What happened?"
"Why is she so angry again?"
Teacher Tang and the students began to panic.
"What should we do?"
Everyone felt suffocated as Feng Yue's aura grew more violent. The students and Teacher Tang struggled to breathe.
"Damn it, what did Tangsu Ming do?"
They cursed Tangsu Ming in their hearts, they wonder what he had done to make Feng Yue so angry.
Lu Shen also panicked at Feng Yue's sudden action, Lu Shen gently patted Feng Yue's hand.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Do you think I can be harmed by that trash?"
Slowly patting her hand, Lu Shen placed his hand on Feng Yue's head and caressed her gently.
"It's okay"
The students and Teacher Tang watched in awe and envy.
"Wow, Lu Shen is so lucky" one student whispered.
"I can't believe Feng Yue is so protective of him"
Some boys even felt jealousy.
"Why does she care so much about him?"
"Lu Shen, you lucky bastard."
"Why does she become a devil in front of others and a sweet kitten in front of Lu Shen?"
"Is this love?"
Lu Shen's touch and words gradually calmed Feng Yue. Her aura slowly reduced.
"Phew..."
Students and teacher Tang took deep breaths and they felt relaxed, Feng Yue finally calmed down. They didn't know what would happen next if Feng Yue remained angry.
"Cough, cough, let's go"
Teacher Tang coughed and began walking to the academy hall again.
Lu Shen and Feng Yue, hand in hand, began their walk to the academy hall.
...
In the Academy Hall
The hall was vast, After a few moments, Principal Zhang arrived. He walked to the front of the hall.
"Students" Principal Zhang pointing to the large screen behind him,
"that screen shows ranking of all students taking the test from Azura Cloud Stronghold. This includes rankings from across the entire Eastern Continent."
On the screen, a list of names and scores appeared, updating in real time.
"As part of this assessment, each of you will be provided with a headset. Once you put them on, you will enter a virtual world where you will face waves of demon beasts. Each wave will represent a different warrior realm strength. For example, the first wave will of Rank 1 early stage demon beasts equal to early stage refinement realm warrior."
Principal Zhang continued, "There will be ten waves in total. Each wave will increase in difficulty. The number of waves successfully cleared by students will determine your ranking."
As he finished speaking, Teacher Tang began distributing headsets to the students.
"Take one and wear it. The test will begin shortly."
The students lined up to receive their headsets. Lu Shen and Feng Yue stood together, waiting for their turn. Tangsu Ming, who had returned from after healing his body, was glaring at Lu Shen.
After distributing all the headsets, the students prepared for the test.
"Good luck all of you"
One by one, the students put on their headsets. The hall fell silent as each student entered the virtual world, their physical bodies standing still but their minds transported to a virtual world each in own virtual world.
....
In virtual world
Lu Shen opened his eyes and found himself standing in a lush green grassland. The air was crisp and fresh, the gentle breeze brushing against his face.
"Wow, it feels so real" he exclaimed, he was shocked by the real like images and sensations.
He even felt that he could use all his skills and strength.
Suddenly, a mechanical voice announced.
"The first wave of Rank 1 early stage Refinement Realm demon beasts is about to form."