Chapter 160: Chapter 133: Dharma Aspect

A short while later.

Chu Lingguang’s energy gradually recovered.

Going from a moment of fleeting joy to now truly regaining what he had lost, his state of mind had improved significantly.

The blood in his veins seemed to boil. From within, waves of what felt like cheers responded to him, making Chu Lingguang feel like the center of attention.

He had never expected that on the path of Martial Arts cultivation, the human body could undergo such a miraculous journey.

To be able to hear the call of his own blood.

’I wonder if my organs will undergo other unexpected changes as my cultivation improves.’

Chu Lingguang was full of anticipation.

The blood vessels throughout his body were now unobstructed, and he could clearly feel every drop of blood in his veins responding to him. However, Chu Lingguang still wasn’t sure how much Dragon Elephant Power he had actually gained.

But the moment he heard the call of his blood, Chu Lingguang felt his Qi Power begin to resonate with it. He could now draw upon the strength within his blood to a much greater degree, significantly boosting his Qi Power.

He just wasn’t sure exactly how much his Qi Power had increased.

But it had definitely increased by a lot.

However, with three days still to go before the second round of assessments, Chu Lingguang wasn’t in a hurry. He had achieved resonance with the blood in his body, but he hadn’t yet learned to control this newfound power completely. He needed time to acclimate. The remaining three days were the perfect opportunity to try and master this power so he could wield it to its full potential.

“It’s late. Let’s get some sleep.”

Chu Lingguang glanced at Lin Longde and Yan Chengdu, then lay down first, slowly drifting off to sleep. He decided not to reveal what had happened—the resonance with all his blood—for the time being. As for what kind of phenomenon it was, he would have to talk to Li Dayao about it.

Lin Longde and Yan Chengdu didn’t think much of it. Chu Lingguang’s impassive expression made them assume he was simply too exhausted to say another word.

「The next morning.」

Li Dayao once again guided the group’s cultivation, helping everyone awaken their Dragon Elephant Power.

WHOOSH!

「3:45 PM.」

A rumbling sound erupted from within Yan Chengdu’s body.

His voice trembled as he said, “Mr. Li, I’ve awakened.”

“Excellent. Don’t stop your cultivation. Seize that power.”

Li Dayao said, his face filled with satisfaction.

He hadn’t expected that Yan Chengdu, who had entered the Inner Courtyard later, would be the third person to awaken his Dragon Elephant Power, less than two days behind Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin.

“Yes.”

Yan Chengdu suppressed his excitement.

He glanced at Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin, then at Chu Lingguang, his smile widening. He felt like he had regained all his confidence.

Chu Lingguang smiled and nodded at Yan Chengdu, congratulating him.

Beside them, Lin Longde’s smile was a bit stiff.

More and more people were entering the Inner Courtyard.

Following Yan Chengdu’s awakening of his Dragon Elephant Power, others also began to awaken theirs in succession during these last three days.

Hu Yanlin, ranked second on the North City Rankings, awakened a stream of Dragon Elephant Power less than four hours after Yan Chengdu.

Qi Shiwei, who was already at the top of the pack with his abundant Qi Power, finally managed to awaken his Dragon Elephant Power the next day, becoming the fifth candidate to do so.

Gao Yimu then awakened his Dragon Elephant Power on the morning of the final day.

「Late that night on the final day.」

A humming sound emerged from beside Chu Lingguang.

Lin Longde’s eyes lit up, and he broke into a wide, excited grin. After days and nights of arduous training, he had actually managed to awaken his Dragon Elephant Power at the very last moment.

The Qi Power assessment was tomorrow.

Even though it was a last-minute breakthrough, the sudden boost of over two hundred jin to his Qi Power would still allow him to stand out from the other candidates.

Lin Longde suppressed his excitement.

He looked over at Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin.

For the past few days, whenever someone awakened their Dragon Elephant Power, they would inevitably shoot a provocative glance toward the two prodigies. They had gotten used to it. At first, they would meet each other’s eyes in response.

Gradually, as their own control over their Dragon Elephant Power grew stronger, they stopped paying attention to those who awakened later.

They had both realized that there were different levels of strength even among those who had awakened their Dragon Elephant Power.

It depended on one’s own control over the Dragon Elephant Power.

It also depended on the strength of one’s own bloodline.

Not every manifestation of Dragon Elephant Power was equal. The awakening of a candidate like Lin Longde from South City posed no threat to them at all.

If it had been Chu Lingguang who awakened, they might have spared him a second glance.

Lin Longde, realizing he was being ignored, sullenly withdrew his gaze.

“Congratulations.”

Chu Lingguang congratulated him.

“Yeah… uh, you should hurry up too.”

Lin Longde could sense Chu Lingguang’s goodwill. Fearing that Chu Lingguang might be feeling dejected, he offered some encouragement.

“I will.”

Chu Lingguang nodded.

Over the past few days, more and more people had entered the Inner Courtyard for cultivation. Li Dayao had become extremely busy, with a crowd of candidates clamoring to speak with him privately.

Chu Lingguang had already spoken to Li Dayao alone a few times and felt it wouldn’t be right to keep competing with the other candidates for his time. So, he had given up for now and focused all his attention on mastering the power within his blood.

Chu Lingguang had a gut feeling.

’Everyone’s awakening is different, so perhaps the manifestation of Dragon Elephant Power is also different.’

’Li Dayao said before that every bloodline contained a stream of Dragon Elephant Power. Whether it was Emperor Yue Xuan, Chen Jin, or Yan Chengdu, each had only awakened a single stream, receiving a response from just one of their bloodlines.’

’The response I got from all the blood in my body must be fundamentally different from awakening a single stream of Dragon Elephant Power. Maybe this is just a preliminary response, the foundation for awakening the Dragon Elephant Power in my entire body.’

Chu Lingguang didn’t know if his line of thinking was correct.

But the thought filled him with anticipation for the future.

「The next day.」

The number of people in the Inner Courtyard had reached thirty-one.

But the number of people who had awakened their Dragon Elephant Power had yet to exceed ten.

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