Chapter 131: The Brooke Formula
This was a book on Origin Energy Patterns.
Unlike those other recordings, the information contained in this book was not carelessly written. Instead, the research had already been finished, and the information had already been systematically tidied up.
Put simply, it was already pre-formed, and it had real, confirmed theories and how to apply them.
However, what was recorded was not Origin Skills. Rather, it was an algorithm that Mainbrooke had developed via analyzing large quantities of Origin Energy Fragments. It was called the Brooke Formula.
By using the Brooke Formula, Mainbrooke could deconstruct Origin Skills, analyze them, and even reform them and adapt them. This could be used to create brand-new Origin Skills.
It was possible to do this?
Su Chen was shocked in his heart.
Mainbrooke was worthy of being known as the most proficient scholar of Origin Energy use. He could even invent such a method. Even Mainbrooke himself reckoned that the Brooke Formula was one of his mightiest inventions. His tone was filled with self-confidence and pride.
The Brooke Formula was quite complex, and it would be impossible for Su Chen to learn it in any short period of time. But what also made him excited was that the Brooke Formula manual had used a fireball as an example of its application.
The fireball was one of the most practical techniques of the ancient Arcana period, and it was the most widely-known Arcana technique. Thus, many who had studied it loved to use it as a model example, increasing its universality.
The book carefully detailed the Origin Energy Fragment constituents, and how to use the Brooke Formula to break them down and analyze them. After performing a precise mathematical operation, areas that could be changed would be suggested.
One kind of change was to merge the fireball technique with the Inferno Origin Energy Model, using this to create an all-new Arcana Technique, the Firebird.
This was the book's most precise, comprehensive record. Mainbrooke first listed out the components of both the fireball technique and the Inferno Origin Energy Model. Then, he used Brooke's formula to deconstruct, calculate, and then reform the patterns, finally creating this all-new Arcana technique.
Although throughout this process, Mainbrooke had emphasized his Brooke's Formula, the Firebird Arcana technique had completely emerged because of it.
To Su Chen, the Brooke Formula was too complex. It would take too long to really understand it, but the Firebird Arcana technique's patterns were already present. With the fireball as his foundation already, he would be able to learn it very rapidly.
Thus, Su Chen immediately began to rotate the Energy in his body according to the Firebird pattern. Very quickly, a small firebird sat in the palm of his hand. It was small in size, but a shocking amount of Origin Energy was contained in it.
Su Chen released his hand. That firebird automatically flew into the air, slicing out an arc through the air as it followed Su Chen's silent commands. Next, it slammed into a faraway wall with a "Bang!", the explosion sending chunks of fragmented rock flying. It disappeared in a wave of sparks.
Su Chen was very happy. The Firebird's strength was evidently one step greater than the fireball, and the most hard to come by was that it possessed the ability to change direction on its own. It could fly in a circle around its target in midair before attacking, and it could even attack the target after flying behind it. It was evidently very agile.
"But unfortunately, it still is lacking in absolute power," Su Chen sighed with regret in his heart.
What he had always wanted was a skill like a Bloodline Origin Skill, powerful to the point that it could single-handedly shake the universe.
Even so, the truth demonstrated that under circumstances without a bloodline, wanting to possess such strength was truly too difficult.
Was there really no possible way?
Su Chen thought.
Perhaps he could try using the Flying Flower Hands along with the Firebird? The Flying Flower Hands could increase the power of any hurled item it was applied to. Even a small tree leaf could become as frightening as an iron dart under the Flying Flower Hands. What about the Firebird?
As Su Chen thought about this, he began to create another Firebird.
The Firebird was not bigger than the fireball, and it had to be immediately released upon formation. Because it was an Origin Energy Model, it could exist on its own upon formation, allowing it to fly around in midair and attack not in a straight line. Thus, it also made it possible for Su Chen to use his Flying Flower Hands on it.
But when he tried to use the strength of the Flying Flower Hands on the Firebird, the Firebird exploded immediately. The giant explosive power unleashed a raging inferno in the stone room. Thankfully, Su Chen had already cleaned up the entire place. Otherwise, half of the stone room would have been obliterated in one blow.
Didn't it still fail?
Su Chen shook his head and sighed as he bitterly laughed, "I couldn't do it in the end. Whatever, it's enough just to have the Firebird."
But just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and began to mutter to himself, "The reason why the Firebird exploded was because it was unable to handle the power of the Flying Flower Hands, but what of the power of the Inferno Origin Energy Model was raised? Didn't Brooke's Formula point out which pattern fragments were responsible for amplifying strength? If I can improve its stability in that regard, perhaps the Firebird would be able to withstand a higher level of energy?"
Upon thinking to this point, Su Chen couldn't restrain himself. He pulled out the book on Brooke's Formula, then began to calculate based on the Origin Energy Patterns recorded in it.
This was his first time using Brooke's Formula to help him calculate things. Thankfully, he didn't need to do anything complicated like merging to Origin Skills. All he needed to do was determine how to strengthen the Firebird, allowing it to take more energy.
If it was an ancient Arcana technique, increasing its upper limit would definitely imply that raising its energy output would lose out. Otherwise, raising the upper limit of its endurance would be pointless. This would also imply that other areas would have some changes, and his work would become more complicated.
But the Flying Flower Hands was not an ancient Arcana technique; from top to bottom, it was a contemporary Origin Skill, activated via an Origin Energy Talisman. Thus, it would not affect the previously existing Origin Energy Pattern, making the task at hand much simpler for Su Chen.
Even though it was such a simple matter, Su Chen still calculated for quite a few hours.
Finally, with the aid of the Brooke's Formula, a new Origin Energy Pattern emerged.
It was still the Firebird, but some of the fragments of the Origin Energy Pattern had changed, and the Origin Energy Model's strength had increased. This method made it so that the Firebird was more resilient, but because of this it had become stiffer, losing its original agility and nimbleness.
The Firebird modified by Brooke's Formula was the optimum result from countless calculations. If it didn't have the support of the Flying Flower Hands, this kind of modification would definitely be considered a failure.
But in the next instant, when the Flying Flower Hands was used on the Firebird, everything changed.
This bird flew into the air, even more nimbly than before. It flew around in the air at an even higher speed, leaving behind an arc of fire, before ferociously slamming into the mountain wall.
Boom!
A large hole had been blasted in the mountain rock face after the giant explosion, and the wall began to tremble. Countless streams of sand and stone fell to the ground.
"Success!" Su Chen excitedly yelled loudly.
The strength of this attack was very powerful. It was even more powerful than the blood aura!
He had actually been able to create an Origin Skill even more powerful than a Bloodline Origin Skill. At this moment, Su Chen was so excited that he wanted to cry.
This was an all-new Firebird Origin Skill, and it was also an Improved Arcana Technique. Perhaps he should give it a new name?
What about the Erupting Firebird? Su Chen was just thinking when he suddenly noticed that the trembling above his head had become louder.
Dammit, the tomb was about to collapse.
Su Chen did not hesitate. He turned around and booked it.
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Chapter 132: Fat Crane (1)
He furiously sprinted the entire way, the Snaking Mist Steps activated to their fullest extent. Large chunks of the tunnel collapsed behind him.
Finally, just before the tomb completely collapsed, Su Chen charged out of the ground.
He was greeted by a swath of light.
So it was already daytime.
Su Chen squinted his eyes.
Loud rumblings continued behind him. When he turned his head to gaze at it, the earth that had been excavated had seemingly lost its support, and it suddenly collapsed downwards. After forming a depression in the ground, it stopped moving.
Everything inside of the Spirit Burying Terrace had thus been completely buried.
It was over, just like that.
Su Chen gazed at what used to be the tomb. All he could do was sigh.
Although it was just a single night's endeavor, Su Chen had benefitted quite a bit. Although he didn't obtain much in the way of valuables, he had obtained an ocean of new information. In some sense, the latter was even harder to obtain than the former.
Su Chen didn't stay for much longer. He turned around and left.
Upon entering a valleyed area, Su Chen arrived near a pool of water. A large banyan tree was growing near the pond. It was at least a thousand years old, with deep, twisted roots and dense foliage. Such a large tree gave people the impression that they were deep inside a forest.
Su Chen glanced left and right. He began to undo his pants, giving people the misconception that he was about to use the bathroom.
If the light screen outside was monitoring him at this moment, upon seeing his behavior the "camera" would definitely switch to someone else.
Next, Su Chen entered the banyan tree grove. He pulled aside the nearby tall grass, arriving at a hole in the tree.
He pulled out the Origin Ring from the Spirit Burying Terrace and placed it inside the box, then placed it in the hole in the tree. Next, he stacked a few stones together as a symbol. Finally, he covered it with a bunch of leaves and weeds.
Having taken care of all of this, Su Chen leisurely walked away.
According to reason, now that he had finished the matter of the Spirit Burying Terrace, he should have returned to the thirteenth region to fish for more points, taking away one of the top four names.
However, he had made an agreement with Li Qingyun and Bai Li earlier to battle their way through the entire competition grounds. Now, he was only halfway there, and it was unlikely that he would be able to do it.
On the other hand, he had obtained the powerful Erupting Firebird Origin Skill, and he wanted to compete with exam candidates from higher-level regions to see exactly how far he could make it.
Thus, he did not choose to return to the thirteenth district. Instead, he continued to advance towards higher districts.
Unlike before, however, he no longer was pressured by the matter of the Spirit Burying Terrace. Thus, he did not need to try his best to avoid battles. As long as there were those who dared jump out at him, he could cleanly and easily take care of them.
This time, he did not wear his mask.
As he advanced, he saw a number of people running towards him from the distance.
The person in the lead was actually the fatty Wang Doushan, who had been late to the exam. Behind him were four exam candidates. They had actually joined forces to pursue him.
Wang Doushan was making a big fuss as he ran. Upon seeing Su Chen, his eyes lit up. He yelled loudly, "Help me!"
However, he did not run towards Su Chen. Rather, he ran towards a location not too far away from him. Evidently, he was also making preparations in the event that Su Chen refused to help him.
Although he was asking Su Chen for help, he did not forcefully drag Su Chen underwater with him. This left quite a favorable impression on Su Chen.
However, favorable impressions were just favorable impressions. He did not intend on making a move at all, keeping his hands behind his back.
When Wang Doushan saw this, he sighed and continued to run forwards.
When those four exam candidates saw it, they guessed that Su Chen was scared and ignored him. They continued to chase after Wang Doushan unrelentingly the entire way.
Just as the last person ran past Su Chen, Su Chen suddenly flipped his hand over. An Erupting Firebird flew forwards, ambushing the last exam candidate from behind.
However, that exam candidate's vigilance was very high. He seemingly sensed something as soon as Su Chen released the Firebird and instantly applied a magic barrier on himself. Simultaneously, his figure blinked horizontally. Regardless of whether it was his adaptability or his reactions, the opponent was obviously quite powerful. However, that Erupting Firebird rapidly changed directions in midair, slamming into that exam candidate at high speeds. When it came into contact with his magic barrier, there was a giant explosion. The exam candidate's barrier instantly fragmented, and he was blasted into the air, fainting immediately.
The other three people simultaneously reacted and turned around. Upon seeing the situation change, one of them said, "You go deal with that guy; we will stall this fatty for a bit."
One of the exam candidates charged towards Su Chen.
Su Chen was still a rookie at controlling the Erupting Firebird, and he was still not completely proficient while using it. Thus, at this moment he did not choose to use the Erupting Firebird, instead, using an air tentacle to restrict his opponent. At the same time, the blade in his hand fell. This stab released a vigorous blade wind, rumbling towards the opponent.
That exam candidate activated a light barrier, causing the air tentacle to be broken. At this moment, the blade wind had arrived. Just when it seemed like the exam candidate wouldn't be able to dodge it, his body flew backwards wildly, and the blade wind narrowly swept past his nose. He demonstrated a similar adaptability and strength. As he regained his balance, he waved his finger in the air, and a streak of black light rumbled towards Su Chen. At the same time, he yelled, "Brat, back off now. We can forget about arguing with you about what happened before!"
Su Chen continuously evaded as he yelled, "Brother Wang, there's only two more. Why don't you make a move and take care of them?"
By his tone one could tell that he was certain the fatty could take care of the other two people.
When Wang Doushan heard this, he paused for a moment and looked behind him, only to discover that the four people chasing him had become two. He instantly broke out into a wide smile. "Many thanks, brother."
As he spoke, his arms stretched out behind him, and an illusory image of a giant white crane actually appeared behind him.
Wang Doushan's arms flapped up and down. He said loudly, "You chased me, your grandfather, so bitterly. Now, here's something to remember your grandfather by. Cloud Sundering!"
The white crane image cried out to the sky. Its wings flapped, and a snow-white light shot out from Wang Doushan as he flapped his arm, shooting towards one of the people like a rainbow.
That exam candidate was shocked. He hurriedly raised a barrier to attempt to defend himself.
That person was not weak, and neither was his magic barrier. Even so, the power of Cloud Sundering was uncommon, and the magic barrier was still instantly shattered. That exam candidate was also sent flying, and of the two exam candidates now only one remained.
However, after using this move, Wang Doushan's vigor also began to go down. Evidently, this attack had consumed quite a bit of his energy. Thankfully, there was only one more opponent, and he didn't need to use that move again. Thus, he let out a loud laugh, then charged over, fighting with his bare fists. Him and the other exam candidate actually battled to a standstill.
As he fought, he asked, "Hey, how did you know that I could simultaneously deal with two of them?"
Su Chen continued to take multiple steps, shifting like smoke. As he battled his exam candidate, he replied, "You definitely possess quite the number of points if four people teamed up to catch you. In addition, since they didn't split up their forces when they saw me, instead continuing to chase you, this demonstrated their regard for your strength. Lastly, after I wounded one of them, they still urged me to retreat, and when they spoke about how to deal with you they specifically said that they would attempt to stall you... Hehe, it's quite evident that in their hearts, they did not have much confidence in defeating you even if it was two against one.
When Wang Doushan heard this, he began to loudly laugh, "Brother is truly quite good! For just this group of rubbish, under normal circumstances I would be able to easily dispatch them even if all four of them came at me all at once, not to mention just two of them."
"Normal circumstances? So what you're saying is that right now you aren't under normal circumstances?" Su Chen asked.
The two of them conversed as they fought, completely ignoring their opponents. This made it so that the two exam candidates became increasingly agitated. Their attacks became faster, yet they also began to lack composition. Thus, they slowly began to fall into disorder.
Wang Doushan casually swung his palm. Although it was just a bare fist, its power was tyrannical. Palm after palm continued to wear on his opponent as he said, "Of course!My luck was terrible, and I ran into that damned woman Ji Hanyan first, who landed one of her Frosted Ice Palms on me, causing my bloodline to freeze and making it difficult to activate. Then, I ran into Zhang Sheng'an that son of a bitch, who hit me with one of his Willow-Piercing Arrows, poisoning me, and my Origin Energy is now feeble. Then I ran into Sword Rhinoceros Zheng Kuang, and I got stabbed by his Overlord Spear, giving me a serious wound and ruining my physical condition. Yet these pieces of trash wanted to chase after me and kill me? It should've been me chasing the four of them and killing them."
Su Chen had never heard of these peoples' names, but upon hearing about the wounds that Wang Doushan had received, he knew they could not possibly be simple characters. After all, the guy in front of him was still bouncing around energetically, and he had actually laid one person out and fought another to a standstill. Su Chen's impression of him changed once again, and he couldn't help but say, "So you aren't just a useless fatty?"
Wang Doushan angrily yelled, "Damn, who said that fatties must be completely useless?"
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Chapter 133: Fat Crane (2)
Bang bang!
With two explosions, the two exam candidates were simultaneously sent flying. Su Chen took the opportunity to take away the points on their jade tablets.
Just as he was taking the points of the exam candidate who had passed out earlier, he heard Wang Doushan yell, "Hey, I have two more over here."
Su Chen turned around only to see that Wang Doushan was talking to him, holding one of them up in each hand.
Su Chen laughed and shook his head. "There's no need to be polite. You took care of them, so you should take their points.
"How can that be allowed? You were the one that helped me." Wang Doushan tossed the two of them towards Su Chen.
Upon seeing this, Su Chen did not act politely. He took all of their points.
Originally, he intended on letting them go, but he didn't expect that Wang Doushan would go forwards first and shatter two of their jade tablets, sending them back. He said, "This is to prevent them from joining up and trying to get revenge later. Although I'm not afraid of them, it's still a burden. If I shatter two of them, the remaining two will not be a threat. That way, I can let some of them go."
Upon hearing Wang Doushan's explanation, Su Chen laughed, "You are quite thorough, hm?"
Wang Doushan squinted his eyes. "How come I don't feel happy at all when I hear your words? Are you looking down on me? Are you discriminating against fat people?"
"Don't misunderstand. Perhaps it's because the impression you left on me when you arrived late was quite deep," Su Chen laughed as he replied. "You know that first impressions are always the hardest to forget.
"..." Upon hearing these words, Wang Doushan was instantly rendered speechless.
That was right, if he could be late to an event as large as the Hidden Dragon Institute enrollment exam, it was hard for others to have any confidence in him.
That was to say that it was still his own fault?
The two of them looked at each other before laughing simultaneously.
Wang Doushan strode forwards as he patted his chest and said, "Let me reintroduce myself. I am Wang Shandou, of the Snow Crane Wang Clan of the Flowing Cloud City. Because I am fat, everyone calls me Fat Crane. I have a certain problem, which is that I have no sense of time. I am the kind of person who isn't worried about things that haven't happened yet, but who gets very anxious about things that have already happened."
"Su Chen, of the Su Clan of Northface City. No bloodline."
Upon hearing that Su Chen was from Northface City, Wang Doushan felt extremely shocked. "Why is someone from the thirteenth region in the sixth district? Are you seeking death? The exam candidates here are much stronger than your lot is."
"Are you looking down on weaker regions?" Su Chen countered.
Wang Doushan was instantly stunned.
Just then, he had said that Su Chen was discriminating against fat people. He hadn't expected that Su Chen would turn his own words against him in the blink of an eye, and he was speechless. Finally, he bitterly laughed, "Alright, that's my fault."
He had just spoken when he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He lowered his head and spat out some blood.
That blood was actually frozen, and it emanated coldness.
Su Chen was stunned. He looked at Wang Doushan, whose face was chilly as he said in a low voice, "Dammit, the Frostbird Clan's Frosted Ice Palms are really ferocious."
"You were struck by the woman called Ji Hanyan?" Su Chen walked forwards, using his fingers to pick up the blood that Wang Doushan had spit out. He smelled it first, then activated his eyes to look at it. Inside the blood, countless bits of Origin Substance were moving around that were hard to see using normal eyes. It was a very mysterious Origin Substance, and Su Chen had never seen it before. However, it was this Origin Substance that was causing the freezing behavior within Wang Doushan's body, preventing him from recovering from his wounds. However, Wang Doushan's bloodline similarly had an Origin Substance that was battling the Frost Origin Substance; that should be the Origin Substance from the Snow Crane Clan's bloodline. When comparing the two Origin Substances, the Snow Crane was clearly weaker than the Frostbird, but because the Snow Crane Origin Substance was constantly being produced within Wang Doushan's body, the Frostbird Origin Substance was isolated. Thus, the Snow Crane Origin Substance was gradually winning, and as time went on it was slowly neutralizing the Frostbird Origin Substance.
As for the blood that he spit out, without the support of Wang Doushan's Snow Crane Origin Skill, the Frostbird Origin Skill had taken over. Thus, when he spit it out it was still blood, but instantly afterwards it had basically become a chunk of ice.
The strength of the Frostbird was indeed extraordinary.
In addition, this blood possessed another existence that was also corroding Wang Doushan's body. That should be the wood poison that Wang Doushan had mentioned. However, the wood poison was much weaker than the Origin Substance, and it did not exist for very long before it was gradually eliminated.
"Yes. In reality, the Frostbird bloodline is only a certain level higher than mine. However, not only is Ji Hanyan's bloodline powerful, but she has also awakened two damned bloodlines, and she is even of a higher cultivation base than I am. I'm at my wits end," Wang Doushan explained, as if he were worried that Su Chen would misunderstand him.
"Awakened two powerful bloodlines?" Su Chen was stunned.
If one could awaken one's bloodline at age sixteen, they were already considered geniuses. However, these "geniuses" were still relatively common; one could at least find a few in every city.
But two awaken two important bloodlines at age sixteen was not easy. This Ji Hanyan was definitely an incredibly extraordinary person. Perhaps in the entire exam grounds there wouldn't be a single person who could compare with her.
"Yes." Wang Doushan nodded his head gravely. "I really am so unlucky to have run into this woman. This woman's temperament is horrible; she fights as soon as she sees someone, and I can't even speak more than two sentences with her before she charges me. My Snow Crane illusory image was forcefully dissipated by her Frostbird White Ice Fists. She had already won, yet she hit me with a Frosted Ice Fists. If it weren't for the fact that I can run quickly, I probably would have died. Because of this, I was unable to defeat Zhang Sheng'an and Zheng Kuang when I ran into them later.
He thought for a moment, then added, "Fine, even if I wasn't hit by this palm, I might not have been able to beat Zhang Sheng'an, but I definitely wouldn't have lost so bitterly. That damned fucking woman."
As he spoke, he began to curse openly.
Su Chen suddenly said, "Perhaps I can help you neutralize this frozen Qi."
"What did you say?" Wang Doushan froze, gazing at Su Chen.
"If it's as you said, I think I can help you neutralize the frozen Qi in your body. I can also get rid of the wood poison at the same time."
"How will you get rid of it? You have the antidote?" Wang Doushan asked excitedly.
Su Chen shook his head. "I don't, but I have my methods. All that is necessary is that you trust me enough."
"Trust?" Wang Doushan gazed at Su Chen suspiciously. "What do I need to do."
"I need to examine your body before I can make a move to neutralize it."
Allowing Su Chen to inspect his body was the same as letting go of all his defenses. If Su Chen were to suddenly make a move at this moment, Wang Doushan would have no hope. All he would be able to do was allow himself to be killed.
No wonder Su Chen said that this required trust.
Upon hearing Su Chen's suggestion, the corner of Wang Doushan's mouth quirked up in a smile. "So that's how it is. Okay, then go ahead and inspect."
Su Chen's finger landed between Wang Doushan's eyebrows. Wang Doushan actually did not put up any defenses, allowing Su Chen to move freely. He did have quite a bit of trust.
A trace of Origin Energy flowed into Wang Doushan's body. It appeared that Su Chen was using Origin Energy to assess Wang Doushan's condition, but in reality he had secretly activated his eyes, clearly observing the Origin Energy flow in Wang Doushan's body.
The Frosted Ice Palm could wreak havoc inside Wang Doushan's body not just because of the Frost Origin Substance. There was also its unique method of Origin Energy conductance. Su Chen was unable to discover a counter for the Origin Substance in a short period of time, but he could use his own eyes to observe the route that the Origin Energy from the Frosted Ice Palms took in Wang Doushan's body. Then, he could make a move to counter it.
In an instant, he found a node that the Frosted Ice Palms traveled across frequently.
Su Chen placed his finger on it and said, "Concentrate all of your bloodline power on this point, focusing on dispersing it right here!"
Boom!
A powerful bloodline power rushed forwards. Under such concentrated force, the territory that had been seized by the Frostbird Origin Substance was instantly dissipated, and it disappeared.
Wang Doushan felt a sweet taste in his mouth, and he spit out another mouthful of fresh blood.
But when he spit this blood out, all he felt was that his body was extremely comfortable. His body, which was originally very cold, suddenly felt a little warmer.
"Success!" Wang Doushan was extremely happy.
"This is only the beginning," Su Chen replied, but he did not continue.
"Then continue!" Wang Doushan said.
"I need your cooperation."
"Tell me. Whatever you want me to do, I will do," Wang Doushan hurriedly said. With his experience from a moment ago, Wang Doushan was already filled with faith in Su Chen.
Su Chen thought from a moment, then replied, "Since that's the case... then take of your clothes... take them all off."
"What?" Wang Doushan was completely stunned.
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Chapter 134: Erupting Firebird
After hesitating for for a while, Wang Doushan finally agreed to Su Chen's request, or at least most of it – he kept his underpants on.
It wasn't that he was incredibly unwilling to strip in front of Su Chen. Rather, the light screen still existed.
Wang Doushan did not want his entire naked body to appear on the screen. Even though by reasoning this was not too likely, who knew whether some important individuals would suddenly be struck by a bout of craziness and want to see some naked boys?
The result of this decision was that Su Chen was unable to neutralize all of the frost nodes, but of the twelve frost nodes he had at least neutralized eleven. This allowed Wang Doushan's body to recover a significant amount. In addition, with Su Chen's instructions, Wang Doushan then concentrated all of his Origin Energy on his lower body, increasing the speed of dispersion.
Everything was fine except for the fact that because of this, his pants now looked like someone had set up a tent.
With the sudden influx of energy, it rose1.
Wang Doushan was like a proud young man, swaggering around with his privates swinging around. As he walked, he said, "Are you sure that you want to battle your way through the entire exam grounds?"
"In any case, idling around is just idling around. I just want to see for myself how powerful those from higher-level regions are," Su Chen laughingly replied.
In reality, Su Chen was already able to feel the strength of the other exam candidates increasing in the sixth region.
Just then, any of those four people who had been chasing Wang Doushan would've been outstanding characters in Northface City, but in the Flowing Cloud City, they were only average. That was because above them were the more powerful bloodline nobility clans.
But even so, Su Chen did not intend on giving up on his plan.
It wasn't just because he had made a bet with Li Qingyun and Bai Li. More importantly, Su Chen wanted to witness for himself the most powerful individuals in this world, and wanted to know how much of a gap existed between him and them.
"You are not weak, but believe me, you are still far from being able to traverse the entire exam grounds. Look at me; all I did was go around to take a look, and then I was beat to the point of pissing my pants." Wang Doushan had not seen Su Chen use the Erupting Firebird to knockout his opponent. Thus, his understanding of Su Chen's strength was based on observing his battle with the second exam candidate, and he tried to persuade Su Chen with good intentions.
However, Su Chen stubbornly stuck to his own viewpoint.
When Wang Doushan saw that he couldn't convince Su Chen, he made a decision. "Whatever. Since you helped me before, I'll just come along with you."
Su Chen felt some surprise. "My help didn't take much effort. I never anticipated any kind of reward from you."
"But I, your fat grandfather, can't just let you go and get swatted away like a fly by that damned woman Ji Hanyan, forfeiting your qualifications and not being allowed to enter the Hidden Dragon Institute. Since you helped me, I have to make sure that you get into the institute at the very least," Wang Doushan said as he pounded his chest.
Make sure you get into the institute... That was quite a confident statement.
But after witnessing Wang Doushan's Cloud Sundering, Su Chen had to confess that he truly had the right to say such words.
Cloud Sundering's power was roughly equivalent to the Erupting Firebird, but as an inheritor of the Snow Crane Bloodline, he might not just possess one of these bloodline Origin Skills.
This was why Bloodline Nobility Clans were so confident!
Ever since the Divine Illustrious Dynasty fell into ruin and the Seven Kingdoms arose, the Bloodline Nobility Clan system was officially set up, and humankind began to divide into higher and lower levels of status soon thereafter. What supported this division was the massive amount of power possessed by those with bloodlines.
Li and Lin Yemao were only those of mixed bloodlines, and they could not display the full power of a true Bloodline Nobility Clan. Wang Doushan was the first official member of a Bloodline Nobility Clan that had appeared.
There were still many individuals like him who were part of Bloodline Nobility Clans. They could be found all over the territories of humankind, and they were considered cornerstones that supported the human race. At the same time, they were like a giant mountain that suppressed and bore down on all of those individuals without such bloodlines.
For someone without a bloodline to defeat someone of a Bloodline Nobility Clan was too difficult.
Even so, Su Chen did not possess any fear deep in his heart. Instead, his heroic fighting spirit was kindled because of this.
Having heard Wang Doushan say this, Su Chen said, "Okay then, let's charge through together. If we run into that woman Ji Hanyan, then we can attack her together if we can't beat her individually. We'll defeat her and help you vent your anger."
Wang Doushan laughed, "Good, good! We definitely have to teach that smelly woman a lesson."
But after thinking for a moment, he still felt that the two of them were still unlikely to beat that woman, so he said guiltily, "But it's still best if we don't run into her."
"You're afraid of her?"
"Hmph, how could I be afraid of her? I just don't want to argue with her!"
"I think you're just afraid."
"Hey, you dare to look down on your fatty grandfather? Apologize to me."
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Grandfather Fat Crane, you are brilliant and wise, and you are peerless and unmatched..."
"How come it sounds like the words you're saying aren't genuine."
"Look at you, you're so hard to please."
The two of them continued walking and joking, bickering with each other. Their sense of familiarity also grew.
At this moment, as they continued to advance, they encountered four exam candidates in front of them.
The four of them didn't recognize the two of them, and they charged forwards to attack. Those who could survive until the second day possessed a certain amount of strength, and these four were all Origin Qi Scholars. They were not weak either.
Wang Doushan took the initiative to target three of them as he yelled, "Leave these three to me. Delay that one for me. When I have taken care of these three, I will..."
He hadn't even finished speaking before he heard a loud explosion. A fiery light washed over him.
He turned around in surprise, only to see that the exam candidate he had left to Su Chen was flying through the air, carving out a beautiful arc in midair before slamming heavily into the ground.
Wang Doushan gazed at Su Chen with shock. Su Chen had already begun to prepare another Erupting Firebird as he said, "Help me delay them."
"Oh." Wang Doushan acted like he was awoken from a dream.
The three of them wanted to make a move to disrupt Su Chen, but they couldn't escape the fatty's obstruction. The fatty's hands swung through the air, and a white crane illusory image appeared, generating gusts of wind. This illusory image was much more corporeal than before, and it possessed the Snow Crane's unique noble grandeur. This was the Snow Crane's Origin Skill, Thousand Feather Hands. Thousands of palm strikes kept the three of them tied down.
"It's Fat Crane Wang Doushan!" The three exam candidates finally realized who the person they were battling with was.
They wanted to run, but it was too late.
Another firebird suddenly flew out, slamming into an exam candidate. That exam candidate reacted quickly, dodging at high speeds. He narrowly evaded the attack, but unexpectedly the Erupting Firebird turned around in midair, actually attacking him from behind. The powerful explosion instantly knocked that exam candidate out.
The other two exam candidates tried to escape at once.
Wang Doushan loudly laughed, "Trying to run? You're all staying here with me!"
His arms flew through the air, and the aura of the Snow Crane burst forth. A wave of snow-colored light enveloped the two of them, swallowing them up instantly.
When the wave of light disappeared, the two exam candidates had been rendered unconscious.
"Not bad. What technique is that?" Su Chen walked over and asked as he took the points of the exam candidates. There were four of them in total, so each person got two.
"It's a Bloodline Origin Skill, Snow Earthquake Explosion. What do you think, it's pretty good, right?" Wang Doushan replied merrily.
This Snow Earthquake Explosion was absolutely powerful, and it was in no way weaker than Cloud Sundering. However, it was an area-of-effect attack, so it was better than Cloud Sundering in that regard.
"But this kind of attack should expend quite a significant amount of energy, right?" Su Chen asked upon seeing Wang Doushan's slightly pale face.
The fatty's happiness instantly disappeared. He smiled with some embarrassment as he said, "Looks like you saw through it. This move expends a lot of energy, and I am not willing to use it under normal circumstances."
The fatty was quite a show-off. He used his killing blow right off the bat, but as soon as the foundation of the attack was seen through, the wind was taken out of his sails.
He thought for a moment and changed the topic. "What move did you use earlier? Why was it so powerful, was it a Bloodline Origin Skill?"
"No, it's a skill that I analyzed and improved."
"It's not a Bloodline Origin Skill, yet it's still so powerful?" The fatty's face revealed a shock expression. "My darling, that's quite impressive."
Su Chen shook his head. "I just completed it not long ago, and I'm not very familiar with it yet. It takes quite a bit of time to activate it every time."
Wang Doushan finally understood. "No wonder you wanted me to help you delay them earlier. That's right, how many attacks like this can you use?"
Su Chen didn't conceal anything. He replied, "If I'm in peak condition, I can probably use it a hundred times."
Upon hearing this number, Wang Doushan was shocked. "This many?"
Although his bloodline was powerful, he could not activate it many times in a row. Based on his current strength, he could at least use Cloud Sundering twenty-five times in a row. As for the Snow Earthquake Explosion, his upper limit was five times. He never expected that Su Chen could use the Erupting Firebird so many times in a row.
In reality, however, he had misunderstood Su Chen a bit.
Su Chen's Erupting Firebird truly did not use too much energy, but it was not to the point of being seven or eight times more efficient.
More importantly, Su Chen also had a cultivation base of the fifth layer. Every time he used the Erupting Firebird, he consumed half a Yellow Star's worth of Origin Energy. With his fifth-layer cultivation base, he naturally could use it at least a hundred times.
However, even if he wasn't in the fifth layer of cultivation, but rather in the second, he could still use it at least forty times, which was still quite a considerable number. In this aspect, the Erupting Firebird was superior to Wang Doushan's Bloodline Origin Skills.
Wang Doushan had not expected to encounter such a freak. He gazed at Su Chen with surprise before suddenly thinking of something as he laughed, "I have an idea. Didn't you say that you aren't quite familiar with the skill yet? How about this, I'll help you delay our opponents ahead, and you can use the Erupting Firebird from behind. The strength of your Firebird is quite great, and it can chase after targets, so it is very suited for quick battles. It'll be more than enough for those guys to eat!"
Su Chen's eyes lit up slightly. "Perfect, I can practice a little more."
1. In case you didn't figure it out, he's got an erection.
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Chapter 135: Team
Boom boom!
Two powerful explosions sounded out, and two human figures were sent flying through the air.
"Catch. One for you, one for me," Wang Doushan excitedly said as he began to divide up the spoils amidst the piteous whimpers of the exam candidates.
The two of the rushed over, each grabbing their target, then leaving after stealing away those points. They were so fast that their victims had no time to react. By the time the students who had been robbed regained consciousness, their robbers had already long disappeared.
"I got four points. What about you?" Wang Doushan asked.
"A little more than you. Five points," Su Chen replied.
"Hmph, so little." Wang Doushan curled his lip.
After a full day of battle, many exam candidates had already been eliminated, and the remaining exam candidates should have had quite a large number of points. However, the students they had just encountered possessed very few points. All one could really say was that they had bad luck.
Since they didn't have enough points, they could only supplement this with quantity.
Wang Doushan and Su Chen could be considered experts amongst the exam candidates. Now that they had teamed up, not many people could deal with them, and they simply stormed their way through the sixth region.
Without the pressure from the Spirit Burying Terrace, Su Chen was in no hurry to go to any other regions. He was happy to sweep through the sixth region while familiarizing himself with the Erupting Firebird's usage.
Wang Doushan was responsible for restricting the opponent. His Thousand Feather Hands were very good at obstructing opponents, and when he activated it to its fullest extent, even a mosquito couldn't fly past him.
Naturally, Su Chen stood behind him, throwing out firebirds at his leisure.
The Erupting Firebird was very powerful, and it could also chase after an opponent. No one else had seen this kind of technique before, so every firebird he launched hit its target. And as long as it hit his opponent, they would be taken care of in short order.
If one Erupting Firebird wasn't enough to defeat an opponent, then he would just add another one.
Their battles became much simpler. With the two of them on a team, they crushed everyone in their path, completely unstoppable.
The Erupting Firebird was an evolution of the fireball technique, and controlling it was also much easier. After using it hundreds of times, Su Chen was becoming more and more familiar with controlling the Erupting Firebird as well.
At the same time, people in the sixth regions finally began to receive news that two malefic stars had teamed up, and they all began to feel anxious. Finally, someone took the lead to organize a group of over thirty exam candidates to surround the two of them.
Wang Doushan and Su Chen did not know about this, and they walked directly into a trap. Just when they were preparing to attack a few people being used as bait, they saw tens of exam candidates suddenly jump out at them, giving them quite the scare. As soon as they saw this, they booked it in an attempt to escape.
Their strength was completely manifested at this moment. Although the thirty or so people exam candidates were able to force the two of them to beat a hasty retreat, they were not able to keep them there.
Su Chen was the simplest. He activated the Snaking Mist Steps to its absolute extent, and his speed shot up. He actually was able to escape the encirclement before it was fully formed.
Wang Doushan was not slow either. The illusory White Crane image appeared behind him again, and his entire figure flew into the air, gliding around in a circle before charging out. Although he was hit by a few Origin Skills from some of the exam candidates, and was slightly wounded, he still successfully escaped the encirclement.
The two of them furiously ran, with countless exam candidates chasing after them. However, those exam candidates discovered their strength was insufficient, as was their speed, and so they were slowly left behind by the two of them.
However, one of the candidates ran particularly quickly, and it didn't seem like he was using any Origin Skills. All he did was sprint forwards with his particularly long legs. He was actually able to stay on their heels.
After running a certain distance, Wang Doushan and Su Chen suddenly stopped, and that long-legged exam candidate loudly laughed, "Haha, you can't run anymore? Wanting to compete with me in terms of speed..."
He was about to go on when he saw the two of them walk towards him silently, wearing dark smiles on their faces.
He suddenly felt that something was off. When he turned around to look, he didn't see anyone else; all that remained was himself.
His expression changed. "Uh oh."
He turned around to run.
A firebird flapped its wings and soared towards him.
He was sent flying with a single attack.
Wang Doushan laughed as he gazed at the fallen exam candidate. "This guy is quite capable; he was able to keep up with us the entire way. I thought that he would have some more skills, but he wasn't particularly skillful. He just didn't have a brain."
As he spoke, he took away that exam candidate's points. According to his agreement with Su Chen, those points belonged to him.
After taking away the points, Wang Doushan said, "I say, your speed is quite impressive. What body technique was that? It's actually faster than my Snow Crane Steps. Don't tell me that this isn't a Bloodline Origin Skill either."
Su Chen bitterly laughed. "I told you already that I come from a clan without a bloodline. How could I possibly have a bloodline?"
Wang Doushan gazed at Su Chen in shock.
Just the Erupting Firebird, which was comparable to a Bloodline Origin Skill, was enough to stun him. Now, there was also a speed-type Origin Skill comparable to a Bloodline Origin Skill as well? Goddamn it, what was wrong with him?
There were, in fact, Origin Skills that were more powerful than their Bloodline counterparts of the same level, but they were incredibly rare and valuable.
With this criteria in mind, the Erupting Firebird and Snaking Mist Steps that Su Chen used all belonged to the secret-tier.
But when did a small city like Northface City develop any kind of secret technique?
Those were priceless techniques that even he did not have the right to control!
Wang Doushan was unable to see through Su Chen anymore.
However, if Su Chen remained silent, he could not force anything out of him. All he could say was, "What next?"
Su Chen gazed at their surroundings. "The remaining people in the sixth region will either be mopped up by us or they will group up together. I think that it's not too convenient for us to remain here any longer."
"Then, you mean..."
"It's time for us to go to the fifth region," Su Chen replied.
"Okay, let's go to the fifth region," Wang Doushan supported him excitedly.
After making such a plan, the two of them charged towards the fifth region.
After the sixth region, the exam candidates in the fifth region were next to encounter calamity.
In reality, the exam candidates of the fifth region were quite a bit stronger than the thirteenth region. Based on Su Chen's current strength, although it was not hard for him to be considered an expert here, wanting to suppress and storm through the whole region was impossible. But now, with Wang Doushan as his ally, the two of them had reached an effect where one plus one was greater than two.
One had a powerful bloodline, whose explosiveness was shocking, while the other had a cultivation base in the fifth layer and who had a high-grade Origin Stone, thus possessing great endurance. The two were very compatible, covering for each others' weaknesses. More importantly, both of them were willing to use any means necessary to achieve success.
Wang Doushan appeared simple and idiotic on the surface, but he was actually quite quick-witted, and his movements were agile. In addition, no one had ever seen Su Chen's Erupting Firebird before, and they would vastly underestimate his strength. The end result was that many exam candidates treated them like fat lambs and charged them, but in the end they had become the fat lambs.
Their points continued to steadily increase because of this, and on the screen with the leaderboard, Su Chen once again returned to the top one hundred after falling outside of it due to the matters in the Spirit Burying Terrace.
He had appeared three times, but every time he appeared he did so with a higher ranking. With a hundred twelve points, he was placed at fifty-six. As for Wang Doushan, his ranking was slightly higher than Su Chen's. He was at rank fifty-four with one hundred thirty six points.
Everyone was rendered speechless when they saw these numbers.
The screen of light had been repaired, and after observing the pair's battles, even the group of those from Bloodline Nobility Clans couldn't say that Su Chen had taken advantage of Wang Doushan.
This was especially true of his Erupting Firebird, whose explosive power was shocking and greatly surpassed all of their expectations.
"If no accidents occur, this guy should be able to stay in the top one hundred," a member of a noble clan said.
"He can be considered quite an outstanding junior."
"It seems like another Long Pojun is about to appear."
"Long Pojun entered the top ten. If he wants to become the next Long Pojun, it's not enough just to defeat these pushovers. He needs to fight some tough battles!"
"That's truly the case."
"Those tough battles will eventually come," someone on the side said lazily.
As more time would go by, more and more exam candidates would be eliminated, and those who remained would possess great strength.
But no matter where Su Chen went from here, his current result was more than enough to be proud of.
Quite a large number of people knew that he was from the Su Clan of Northface City, and they would search for members of the Su Clan to congratulate them.
But the more they congratulated them, the more the members of the Su Clan
This was especially true of Su Cheng'an.
Upon finding out that Su Cheng'an was Su Chen's father, many of the nearby members of other clans came to congratulate him.
Every congratulation or praise was like a knife slicing through Su Cheng'an's heart.
Every time Su Chen's ranking rose, the congratulations would stream in. In the blink of an eye, Su Cheng'an had been stabbed seventeen or eighteen times. He felt incredibly pained in his heart.
The screen of light could not be forever locked on Su Chen, and it had long since switched to another person.
No one knew that Su Chen and Wang Doushan were gazing at a person at this moment.
A dead person.
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