Comprehension Results

"Nan Jin, Senior Apprentice Sister, have you passed the sixth level test of the Deep Sea?"

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother, not yet... However, after fighting with A-009, I vaguely sensed the existence of some 'Origin,' and I should not be far from breaking through."

"It's normal for Transcendent ones of the Strength Enhancement path to advance slower. Take it one step at a time, don't rush, and be steady."

"..."

Luo Er, Zhong Wei, and Nan Jin chatted for a long time.

Gu Shen's consciousness entered the Awakening of Insects dream realm. Obviously, there would be a "long" leisure time next, which could be used to exchange insights on Transcendent cultivation.

"Nan Jin, Senior Apprentice Sister." Luo Er asked with a smile, "I heard from the teacher that you withstood A-009's attack?"

"The situation is complicated, it's a long story."

Nan Jin shook her head, "Actually, it can't be considered withstanding... If A-009 had continued to rampage, I would have died at that time."

At the critical moment, A-009 stopped attacking.

She looked at the sleeping boy on the bench, her eyes complicated... She originally wanted to save Gu Shen, but at the critical moment, Gu Shen saved her instead.

"If I remember correctly, we last met in the Great Capital District, right? At that time, you weren't even as tall as me, holding a knife, squatting in the corner, stubbornly like grass in a crack... And now, you are already a person who can stand alone."

Senior Apprentice Sister Luo gestured, quite emotional.

"Draw your sword against me."

Then, she put her hands away, behind her back, and said, "Let me see how much you have improved in the past few years."

"Senior Sister..."

Nan Jin's heart stirred.

This is an excellent opportunity.

Senior Sister Luo's strength is very strong. Apart from the teacher, no one is more suitable to be her sparring partner!

"Okay."

She didn't hesitate and directly drew the long knife from her waist.

After fighting with A-009, she always felt that she was lacking something... Now is the best opportunity to hone herself!

With a "buzz".

The wind in the training ground reversed at this moment, and the fierce Sword Domain flowed out from the lines engraved on the long knife like flowing water. Thousands of silver lights floated in the air, and then formed a vortex and began to rotate.

In the silent training ground, an invisible pressure slowly descended—

Zhong Wei smiled and took two steps back, sitting on a bench with Gu Shen. He leisurely watched this scene. Above his head, thousands of strands of heavy pressure rolled and fell with the Sword Domain, immediately melting away like ice and snow, and were easily resolved.

Senior Sister Luo's ponytail fluttered in the wind.

She stood there plainly, looking at the Sword Domain displayed by Nan Jin at this moment, and slowly frowned... Why is this Sword Domain so familiar?

That's right.

She remembered that the Profiling scene on the rooftop was very similar to the present. The method used by Gu Shen when he awakened his Transcendent ability and counter-killed the Strength Enhancement Transcendent one was exactly the same as Nan Jin's Sword Domain.

"Is it a coincidence?"

No time to think more.

Thoughts were interrupted by the sound of blades—

Luo Er looked up, and the overwhelming silvery-white Sword Domain surged like a tide, like an angry sea, almost completely engulfing her.

The entire underground training ground was swept by the Sword Domain, the copper walls and iron walls and huge glass mirrors were all fragmented, like brittle shells peeled off by the waves, the Sword Domain forming a tornado.

In the violent and raging tornado, only one long chair was not destroyed.

Zhong Wei watched the good show with his cheek in his hand, with appreciation and regret in his eyes.

Nan Jin's fighting spirit was high, and she raised the battle blade high with both hands. Although she was a woman, she was like a god with the power to open mountains. Countless silver lights gathered, becoming a line, and slashed "slowly" towards Senior Apprentice Sister Luo—

This move was extremely powerful.

But it was too slow. If it was a decisive battle on the ground, the opponent could easily escape.

But now it was underground, and... her opponent was Senior Apprentice Sister Luo.

Luo Er would not dodge, nor did she want to dodge.

Since she let Nan Jin make a move, she was 100% sure that she could take this move.

As the vast blade of light descended, Senior Sister Luo still did not move a step. She just stared at the scorching blade light, seeing every inch of the internal structure clearly... Then, she raised a hand.

At this moment, time seemed to slow down.

The iron scraps rolling around the periphery of the Sword Domain tornado, with Senior Apprentice Sister Luo's five fingers in control, turned into mechanical arms. If someone opened a mountain, she would divide the sea.

"Rumble—"

After Senior Sister Luo made her move.

Countless, furious, and wandering Sword Domain in the air melted at an extremely fast speed. With every inch she resisted, Nan Jin could feel her willpower and physical strength being consumed at an extremely fast rate.

She held the blade with both hands, pulled open her stance, and the hem of her windbreaker was opened by the blasting airflow, almost level with the ground. Nan Jin's low roar was drowned in the sound of blades in the void. The carvings on the silver blade were more brilliant than ever before. In the process of fighting "Senior Apprentice Sister Luo", she felt even greater pressure than A-009. The blade was only a little distance away from hitting Senior Sister...

But Nan Jin could not complete the final "resistance" with all her strength.

In the end, even pressing down one centimeter became a luxury.

A slight difference was like a chasm.

"Crack!"

The silver blade made a crisp sound, blooming a crack, still unable to move forward.

Just a little bit more.

Just a little bit more...

Nan Jin had no intention of giving up.

The last bit of distance!

Break it! Shatter it!

At the last moment of exhaustion, the silver blade successfully broke through, slashing all the way.

"Drip."

A drop of sweat fell to the ground, splashing into glittering fragments.

Nan Jin gazed at the sweat trickling down her cheek, and the shattered fragments of the blade scattered on the ground, her heart filled with satisfaction.

That strike of hers... had been delivered.

Although Senior Apprentice Sister Luo was unscathed, still calm and composed, her current standing position was different from before.

If one were observant, they would notice that Senior Apprentice Sister Luo had shifted slightly to the side, and the spot where she had originally stood was gouged out by a wisp of sharp Sword Qi.

Pieces of broken iron sheet, driven by powerful and stable mental strength, were restored, smoothed out like paper with fingers, and pasted back onto the inner wall of the training ground.

"You are stronger than I imagined. Breaking through the sixth layer of Deep Sea is only a matter of time."

Luo Er raised her hand, and the broken blade fragments also flew into her palm, gathering into a complete, substantial battle blade.

Everything returned to normal.

"This move, was it something you comprehended during the battle with A-009? Not bad, the lethality is very strong." She came to Nan Jin's side and handed over the battle blade, "It's just that in terms of subtle control... you're still lacking. If you can perfectly control every wisp of Sword Intent, this strike would be enough to injure me."

"..."

Nan Jin silently noted Senior Sister's pointers.

"Perfectly controlling every wisp of Sword Intent is really too demanding."

Zhong Wei stood up and said earnestly, "Junior Sister, this strike of yours already carries the meaning of 'Origin'. Among your peers, there shouldn't be many who can achieve this step. Don't be too hard on yourself."

Nan Jin received the long blade with both hands, she felt a subtle change in weight, the tip of the blade seemed to be missing a section.

She was slightly stunned.

The entire training ground was restored by Senior Apprentice Sister Luo's mental strength, only the pit where she had originally stood remained, with a section of the blade stuck there.

"Let's just leave the tip of this blade here as a souvenir. You know, there are only a few people in the entire Tribunal who can injure me."

Luo Er stood on tiptoe, patted Nan Jin's shoulder, and praised her seriously, "It's not easy for you to achieve this step. Zhong Wei is right, don't be too hard on yourself. Sometimes, stopping is also a form of cultivation."

The teacher sent a message telling her.

Nan Jin has been cultivating very desperately in the past few years. There is nothing wrong with wanting to become stronger, but everything has a process, and gradual progress is in accordance with the laws of nature. Those who shine brightly from the beginning are always prone to burning out the power of their lives.

"Thank you..."

Nan Jin just shook her head, without saying much, neither accepting nor rejecting.

"Unknowingly, it's been more than four hours."

Zhong Wei stroked his chin and muttered, "Gu Shen hasn't woken up yet..."

According to Senior Sister's Profiling results, Gu Shen should be a mental Transcendent without a doubt.

Four-plus hours of contemplation time wasn't actually that long. Contemplating the Awakening of Insects Breathing Method was very difficult. Within the Tribunal, there were plenty of geniuses who took seven or eight hours to comprehend it.

But for an S-grade who was the focus of everyone's expectations, not comprehending "Awakening of Insects" in four hours... was a bit long indeed.

If this news were to spread, it might negatively impact Gu Shen's assessment.

As a Dream Weaver, Luo Er could still sense some movements in the dream world... She released her mental power to investigate and discovered that Gu Shen's spirit was unusually relaxed at the moment, not at all like he was comprehending Awakening of Insects.

"This kid sounds like... is he snoring?"

Zhong Wei was a little dumbfounded.

Immediately afterward, that soothing mental power slowly condensed, a sign of waking up.

"Four hours... thirty-nine minutes..."

He glanced at the time.

"As an 'S'-grade mental Transcendent... that's a bit slow."

This result, compared horizontally within the mental system, was just too mediocre, too mediocre.

"It's fine, as long as he comprehended it, that's all that matters. I used eight hours back then," Luo Er raised an eyebrow. "Gu Shen has a long way to go."

A solemn look appeared on her face, and she said seriously, "Remember, today's events must not be spread. The comprehension time of 'Awakening of Insects' may affect the Tribunal's assessment results."