210: Ten years of hard work

Clearly, they also experienced the illusion created by the Nightmare, and their experience was definitely not good.

Even Liu Linsheng's face still held a trace of confusion, evidently not yet having fully recovered.

"Oh?"

Just then, the Nightmare said with some surprise.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Xi quickly asked.

But soon, he knew what the Nightmare was surprised about.

Chu He had awakened!

And Chu He didn't awaken because the Nightmare lifted the illusion; it was because he broke through the Nightmare's illusion himself.

Chu He's willpower was too terrifying; he relied on his tenacious willpower to forcibly endure the erosion brought by the illusion, breaking through it little by little.

It was precisely because of this that the Nightmare was so surprised.

It couldn't imagine that a Martial Artist, who was only in the Acquired Realm, could forcibly break through its illusion with sheer willpower.

"Martial Heart!"

Shen Xi looked at Chu He with a meaningful gaze.

A smile appeared on his face.

He had indeed not misjudged the other party; Chu He's willpower was the strongest among all his companions, and even Shen Xi wouldn't dare to claim his willpower was stronger than Chu He's.

Relying on his powerful willpower, even when immersed in endless fear, and no matter how real the illusion's content was, Chu He still forcibly endured it.

Not only that, but as a blessing in disguise, Chu He actually honed the prototype of a Martial Heart.

This was definitely a good thing.

Although the Martial Heart couldn't rapidly increase Chu He's combat power, it would definitely be of immense help to his future growth.

Chu He's future achievements were immeasurable.

"What happened?"

"I saw Grandpa being killed by the City Lord."

"Me too; I saw my parents, my younger siblings, all suffer accidents."

The Fatty and the others couldn't help but discuss.

The illusions they experienced were completely different, but they were definitely the things they cared about most and feared most.

This left them with lingering fear.

Fortunately, it was just an illusion.

Fortunately, their relatives and friends were still alive.

Only Chu He remained silent.

But anyone with a discerning eye could tell that his eyes were extremely red, filled with hatred.

Chu He re-experienced the entire process of his Chu family's annihilation.

And even though he had already developed a Martial Heart, his state of mind was still affected in the face of the vengeance for his family's destruction.

"Chu He!"

Liu Linsheng subconsciously called out Chu He's name, but was stopped by Shen Xi.

"Don't speak; let Chu He be quiet. For him, this is a tempering, and even more so, an Opportunity."

Hearing Shen Xi's words, everyone quieted down.

They didn't know what Chu He was experiencing, but they trusted Shen Xi; Shen Xi's judgment wouldn't be wrong.

Only Shen Xi stared intently at Chu He.

Possessing a Martial Heart, even if their paths and directions were different, there was a subtle connection between them.

Shen Xi could clearly feel that Chu He's Martial Heart was transforming and growing.

This was a critical hurdle for Chu He.

If he crossed it, the Martial Heart would truly manifest.

If he didn't cross it, the Martial Heart would eventually disappear.

A prototype was, after all, just a morphology; only a true transformation and formation would make it a Martial Heart.

Time passed little by little.

Shen Xi's eyes grew more and more expectant.

He sensed that Chu He's Martial Heart was getting stronger and was about to succeed.

Finally, Chu He regained his clarity, burying the hatred in his heart deep down.

At the same time, the Martial Heart was formed!

"My Martial Dao path is only to become stronger!"

"Only by becoming stronger can I protect everything I want to protect!"

"Only by becoming stronger can I roam freely between heaven and earth, no longer bound by anything!"

Chu He slowly spoke, completely confirming his Martial Heart.

His path was different from Shen Xi's.

Shen Xi wanted to defy Heaven; even if a bottomless abyss lay ahead, he would press forward without hesitation or retreat.

Chu He's Martial Heart was about becoming stronger; only by becoming stronger could he protect.

"Congratulations, you have understood the path you will take from now on."

Shen Xi grinned.

"Thank you!"

Chu He expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

"Achieving the Martial Heart has nothing to do with me; all of this was brought about by your own sufficiently tenacious willpower. You don't need to thank me."

Shen Xi shrugged, not taking credit.

"But if it weren't for you, I would still be a slave today. Let alone coming to the Chasing Wind Secret Realm and gaining an Opportunity, whether I could even be alive is an unknown."

Chu He thanked him earnestly again.

If his Martial Heart was about becoming stronger and protecting those he wanted to protect, then in this world, having no relatives left, the person he most wanted to protect was Shen Xi.

It was Shen Xi who gave him a second life.

"Between brothers, let's not talk about such things, you..."

Shen Xi waved his hand and continued.

However, before he finished speaking, his eyes widened, revealing a look of joy.

He saw that Chu He's aura began to change, becoming increasingly profound.

His Realm was also rapidly improving.

Initial Stage of Acquired Realm, Houtian Lesser Stage, Houtian Major Completion!

In just a few breaths, Chu He had already entered the Major Completion of Houtian Realm.

"Accumulated strength bursting forth!"

Shen Xi immediately understood what was happening.

Chu He's talent was originally exceptional, a talent of one in ten thousand.

If it weren't for the destruction of the Chu family, leading him to become a slave, under normal growth circumstances, his achievements would definitely not be inferior to Liu Yiyi's.

However, the world is fair.

When one door closes, it also opens a window for Chu He.

Although Chu He didn't receive much in the way of resources, and his Cultivation speed was severely affected, his experiences over the years also brought him many gains.

These things accumulated, waiting for the moment of eruption.

And just now, after Chu He comprehended the Martial Heart, he ushered in a period of explosive growth.

His Realm's rocket-like increase was precisely for this reason.

"Holy cow! Chu He is upgrading his equipment!"

"In the Major Completion of Houtian Realm, his combat power is definitely comparable to the Initial Stage of the Acquired Realm!"

"Unknowingly, Chu He has already pulled ahead of us by quite a distance. How enviable!"

"Enviable? But if you had to experience what Chu He experienced, would you still want to possess this power?"

"This... sigh... I can only feel fortunate for Chu He. At least, with his strength Breakthrough, his chances of avenging himself are also greatly increased."

Everyone spoke up one after another.

No one was jealous of Chu He; there was only happiness.

They all knew what Chu He had been through.

These experiences, for an ordinary person, would be unbearable; any one of them could drive a person mad.

But Chu He was like a precious sword, constantly being sharpened, yet never breaking.

Finally, this day arrived, and the treasured sword revealed its sharp edge!