47: Chapter 47 Sword Dao Will, Thunder Body Cultivation

"My Qi and Blood Power increased by 180 cal. This red marrow potion is truly good stuff; the effects are so fast!"

Thirty minutes later, Zhou Bai opened his eyes. Looking at the increase of over a thousand cal of Qi and Blood Power on his panel, his face was full of joy.

Moreover, the effect was still continuing, just not as intense as it was at the beginning.

"Next, I'll eat some Rank 6 beast meat..."

Zhou Bai didn't continue swallowing the red marrow potion; instead, he let his body slowly absorb it and paired it with some Rank 6 beast meat.

Two hours later, the beast meat and the bottle of red marrow potion were completely absorbed by Zhou Bai, and his Qi and Blood increased by another thousand-plus cal.

His total Qi and Blood reached a staggering 13,000 cal.

"Junior Brother Zhou Bai, the medicinal bath is ready!"

Not long after, a message from Zhao Shiyu arrived on Zhou Bai's phone.

"Whew, I can finally cultivate the Indestructible Thunder Body. I hope this Indestructible Thunder Body won't disappoint me!"

Zhou Bai lightly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and then left the quiet room.

...

Ten days later, at Imperial Martial Arts University, inside a spacious martial arts room.

A girl with delicate features and a high ponytail, dressed in a white martial arts uniform, was holding an A-rank attribute longsword and sparring with a middle-aged man of extraordinary bearing.

The middle-aged man held a wooden sword; despite it being a wooden sword.

In the middle-aged man's hands, this wooden sword was like an indestructible divine weapon, clashing back and forth with the high-ponytail girl's A-rank longsword.

Soon, several notches even began to appear on the longsword in the high-ponytail girl's hand.

"Crack!!!"

After a while, following a clashing sound, the A-rank attribute longsword in the girl's hand shattered directly.

The resilient A-rank attribute longsword became a broken sword.

"Instructor, I lost!"

After the longsword broke, the tightly wound string in the high-ponytail girl's heart seemed to snap. She knelt on the ground, her face deathly pale without a hint of color.

"Lost? It's just a broken sword; how have you lost?"

The middle-aged man looked at the girl whose stamina and Qi and Blood were exhausted to the limit and spoke indifferently.

"My sword is broken; not even a tenth of my strength remains!"

Chu Lingyan bit her pale lip and whispered.

"But, you can actually still fight!"

The middle-aged man continued indifferently.

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Chu Lingyan was stunned, clearly not expecting him to say such a thing.

She had exhausted everything, even the sword in her hand was broken; what else could she fight with...

"Instructor, I'm sorry. I've let you down!"

Chu Lingyan lowered her head deeply and said guiltily.

"Ling Yan, do you know what is most important for a sword cultivator?"

The middle-aged man didn't respond but continued to ask.

"Talent, martial arts, divine weapons..."

Chu Lingyan murmured softly.

"No, none of what you said is correct!"

The middle-aged man shook his head and then said slowly,

"The most important thing for a sword cultivator is Sword Dao Will—an invincible Sword Dao Will that, at any time, allows one to burn one's boats and break ten thousand laws with a single sword strike!"

"Sword Dao Will!"

There was confusion in Chu Lingyan's eyes; she still didn't seem to understand.

"Ling Yan, perhaps this is too profound for you right now!"

Looking at the girl before him, a trace of heartache and pity appeared in the middle-aged man's eyes.

"When the day comes that you truly risk everything for what's in your heart, perhaps you will understand..."

"But then again, I hope that day never comes..."

The middle-aged man's voice echoed through the martial arts room.

Then, the middle-aged man's figure vanished from the martial arts room.

Chu Lingyan held the longsword, of which only the hilt remained, lost in thought.

Then, drawing strength from somewhere unknown, Chu Lingyan held the hilt and practiced her sword techniques over and over again.

Chu Lingyan's sword techniques grew faster and faster, seemingly surpassing the limit of sight, leaving behind bursts of afterimages.

Two hours later, Chu Lingyan collapsed completely in the martial arts room.

After recovering her strength, Chu Lingyan left the martial arts room.

"Is that Chu Lingyan? That person is the traitor of Imperial Martial Arts University; she could have easily dealt with that damn Junior College Student..."

"Exactly, what 'not bullying the weak'? That damn Junior College Student Zhou Bai even bullied Qin Hao when he wasn't at his best..."

'Disgusting, acting so noble every day, who is she trying to impress...'

"I can't take it anymore. Those Junior College Students are trolling on our university's forum every day. I really can't stand it..."

"Hmph, this Chu Lingyan might even be involved with that damn Junior College guy..."

Walking through the campus of Imperial Martial Arts University, gossip occasionally reached Chu Lingyan's ears.

Chu Lingyan seemed to have long since grown accustomed to it; she ignored them and walked toward her destination with a calm expression.

"You useless trash, stop your whining here. If you're so capable, go to the Battle of the Dawn yourselves. If not, stop barking like dogs!"

At that moment, a cold voice rang out.

Chu Shaotian arrived at Chu Lingyan's side, staring fiercely at the surrounding students of Imperial Martial Arts University.

With Chu Shaotian's intimidation, the surrounding students didn't dare to gossip further, though their eyes still held disgust as they looked at Chu Lingyan.

"Ling Yan, I've looked into it. That poser Qin Hao went to cause trouble for Zhou Bai because I previously said Zhou Bai was my friend. You were right to let Zhou Bai go..."

After driving those students away, Chu Shaotian continued to speak to Chu Lingyan.

"Is that so?"

Hearing this, Chu Lingyan thought for a moment and then said,

"It was because of me, wasn't it!"

Chu Lingyan knew that Qin Hao had some feelings for her.

Combining this with Chu Shaotian's investigation, Chu Lingyan quickly understood the reason. It wasn't because of Chu Shaotian; it was because of her.

Because she had said she was also Zhou Bai's friend, Qin Hao...

Chu Shaotian scratched his head; he hadn't expected his sister to see through it all at once.

"I see!"

A trace of complexity flashed in Chu Lingyan's eyes as she spoke slowly.

After speaking, Chu Lingyan turned around and headed back toward the martial arts room.

"Ling Yan, why are you going back?"

Chu Shaotian followed up with a question.

"To practice the sword!"

"Didn't you just finish?"

"I want to practice again!"

Chu Shaotian was speechless; his sister was always so unpredictable.

However, he could sense that his sister's steps seemed a bit lighter.

...

Changning District, villa, inside the cultivation room.

"Crackle!!!"

Inside a bath filled with lightning attributes, Zhou Bai's entire body flickered with electric arcs.

These arcs were like thunder snakes, constantly wandering around.

"Rumble!!!"

After a while, an even more violent roar sounded. Overbearing thunder power condensed into substance around Zhou Bai, emitting an extremely powerful sense of pressure.

"Indestructible Thunder Body, Second Layer!"

Zhou Bai slowly opened his eyes, endless thunder power flickering deep within them.

His physical body seemed to contain explosive power, giving off a powerful sense of pressure just by looking at him.

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