47: Enter the Crimson Dragon Pool! The Crimson Dragon Pool has miraculous effects!

The battle between Lin Yi and Wang Yue came to an end, and everything that followed was quite straightforward.

For the spots in the Red Dragon Pool and the top ten rankings, the Disciples present—except for the already carried-away Wan Yong and the invincible Lin Tianqing—challenged each other one after another; even Lin Yi received two or three waves of challenges.

However, while Lin Yi's strength wasn't overwhelmingly crushing like Lin Tianqing's, he was still clearly much stronger than the other Disciples in the top five.

Consequently, those two or three waves of challenges were easily handled by Lin Yi.

And so, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, nearly all the Disciples' challenge attempts had been exhausted.

"I announce!"

On the Martial Arts Arena, a burly man's voice boomed:

"The 1,246th session of the Dongshan Martial Academy's end-of-November grand competition has concluded."

"The Disciples who placed in the top three and are eligible to enter the Red Dragon Pool are Lin Tianqing, Lin Yi, and Wang Yue."

"The Disciples who placed in the top ten and are eligible to directly advance to the second round in the next grand competition are Zhou Cang, Chen Chong, Zhou Rulong..."

The burly man shouted loudly, calling out all the top ten Disciples, and then had them step onto the stage for Vice Dean Zhao Haihong to personally award the prizes.

As for the Head Dean of the Dongshan Martial Academy?

He was a Second Rank level expert with formidable strength and a lofty status; under normal circumstances, he basically never appeared except for the academy's year-end grand competition.

Therefore, the usual monthly competitions were hosted by the two Vice Deans in rotation, and Zhao Haihong was the one presiding this time.

"Lin Yi, well done!"

On the stage, Zhao Haihong smiled as he handed a stack of Silver Notes and a golden dragon-shaped token to Lin Yi, his face filled with satisfaction.

"Entering the top three in your very first month at the Dongshan Martial Academy and earning a spot in the Red Dragon Pool... your talent is even higher than I imagined."

"This is your reward for placing second in this competition: four thousand taels of silver in Silver Notes and the credential token for the Red Dragon Pool. For the next month, with this token, you can enter the Red Dragon Pool to Cultivate every day. Keep it safe!"

"Yes! Thank you, Dean."

Lin Yi nodded and took the Silver Notes and token from Zhao Haihong's hand, his heart filled with endless joy.

The Red Dragon Pool was a treasure left behind by the Martial God specifically to aid in Cultivation; if paired with his Martial Dao Sacred Body, how powerful would its effects be? How long would it take for him to Breakthrough to the Sixth Rank Peak? And how long until he reached the Fifth Rank?

Lin Yi looked forward to this immensely.

"I'll go check out the Red Dragon Pool right now."

With a thought, Lin Yi bid farewell to Zhao Haihong and headed toward the Red Dragon Pool, while Lin Tianqing and Wang Yue did not follow him.

There was generally a tacit rule among Dongshan Martial Academy Disciples: if a Disciple was entering the Red Dragon Pool for the first time, the seniors who had already been there would give way to the newcomer.

In any case, the water of the Red Dragon Pool had its own purification function and was immaculately clean, so they weren't afraid of using someone else's bathwater... Time passed, and after nearly five minutes, Lin Yi arrived at the pavilion where the Red Dragon Pool was located.

After showing his entry token to the two Fourth Rank Peak guard teachers at the pavilion entrance, Lin Yi was led inside by one of them and saw the true form of the Red Dragon Pool.

It was a pool about one zhang in size. Just as Dean Zhao Haihong had said, its entire body was golden-yellow, with four lifelike golden divine dragons with distinct scales carved in the four cardinal directions.

Because it was currently daytime, the eyes of these four divine dragons were tightly closed, and they didn't emit any extraordinary Aura.

Nevertheless, the entire Red Dragon Pool, along with the four lifelike divine dragons, still radiated a noble, powerful, and awe-inspiring Aura that made one's heart involuntarily feel a faint sense of fear and submission at a single glance.

"This is the Red Dragon Pool? Truly extraordinary! Just a single look makes a Martial Artist with strength comparable to the Fifth Rank, Late Stage like me feel a sense of terror. I wonder how the Martial God forged this back then? Or perhaps, he didn't forge it at all?"

Lin Yi marveled and speculated at the sight.

However, his current strength was too weak, so there was no point in speculating. He didn't waste any more time, stripped off his clothes, and entered the Red Dragon Pool naked.

"Splash!"

As soon as his body entered the pool water, a bone-chilling cold transmitted through his skin into his brain.

This was an extremely terrifying low temperature, and while it couldn't compare to the liquid nitrogen from his previous life that reached minus 196 degrees Celsius...

Lin Yi estimated the temperature was at least minus ninety or even minus one hundred degrees. If an ordinary person entered naked, they would likely be frozen to death within minutes!

Fortunately, Lin Yi was a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist with strong Qi and blood; although he still felt incredibly cold, he could just barely endure it.

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Just as Lin Yi was enduring the frigid pool water, wisps of incredibly miraculous energy began to drill into his body, entering his cells and even deeper particles.

In an instant... "Boom!"

All his cells suddenly became incredibly active, as if a sickly person who had been bedridden for a long time was suddenly cured.

From being so weak he couldn't even eat, he became full of vigor, and his "appetite" increased greatly.

At the same time, streams of energy refined to the extreme entered Lin Yi's body through his skin.

"Ang! Mou! Hu! Ang..."

Feeling the massive influx of energy in the pool water, Lin Yi's body almost instinctively began to circulate his Breathing Technique.

Large amounts of energy were rapidly refined by him, strengthening his bones, skin, Qi and blood, and even every single cell... [Cultivation: Sixth Rank, Late Stage (1%)]

[Cultivation: Sixth Rank, Late Stage (2%)]

[Cultivation: Sixth Rank, Late Stage (3%)]

...Lin Yi's Cultivation rose rapidly, at a speed several times faster than before.

Finally, under this rapid progression, Lin Yi became completely immersed. He Cultivated for over four hours straight until the teacher outside knocked on the door to remind him that time was up, and only then did Lin Yi finally open his eyes... [Cultivation: Sixth Rank, Late Stage (8%)]

...On the attribute panel, the striking numbers appeared before Lin Yi.

"8%? In just one session, my Cultivation rose from 1% to 8%, a full 7 percentage points!"

Seeing this, Lin Yi's eyes instantly lit up:

"According to this progress, even if Martial Dao Cultivation becomes harder the further one goes, I'll only need twenty days at most to reach the Sixth Rank Peak."

"Twenty days! Sixth Rank Peak! As expected of the Red Dragon Pool!"

Lin Yi was delighted.

With the help of this Red Dragon Pool, his Cultivation would definitely improve with incredible speed from now on.

In comparison, his Martial Arts Techniques Realm and Force Exertion Realm, which had always been far ahead of his Cultivation, now seemed a bit low.

If he wanted his Martial Arts Techniques Realm and Force Exertion Realm to remain in the lead, the best way would be to perform another Talent Evolution and see if he could evolve a comprehension-type talent.

Otherwise, his Force Exertion Realm and Martial Arts Techniques would likely be overtaken by his Cultivation sooner or later. At that point, his combat power would appear mediocre among those in the same Realm, and it would likely take him quite a while to Breakthrough to the Martial Dao Third Rank.

"However, while Talent Evolution is good, it also requires a significant amount of silver."

Lin Yi pondered:

"The last time I performed a Talent Evolution, I spent a total of eight thousand taels of silver. According to the patterns of the attribute panel, the silver required for the next Talent Evolution will be sixteen thousand taels."

"But currently, I have four thousand taels in Silver Notes. Even if I add the five thousand taels from Wan Yong's side, that's only nine thousand taels, still six thousand taels short."

"Sigh! This is a bit difficult."

Thinking of this, Lin Yi sighed slightly. He then got up from the Red Dragon Pool, dressed, and prepared to head to the Prefecture City to see if there were any money-making opportunities.

As Lin Yi headed toward the Prefecture City, in the East City of Dongshan Prefecture, within the second-rate Wan Family...

As the heavily injured Wan Yong was carried back on a stretcher by academy servants, the Wan Family Head Wan Hu, as well as the three Managing Lords of the First, Second, and Third Branches, were all alerted.