Breakthrough Under Pressure, Azure Cloud Perfected!

"He can't hold on anymore!"

Below, Fang Yuan looked at Su Ye and shook his head slightly, his expression complicated.

Fifty-five seconds was a threshold!

Judging by Su Ye's state, he clearly had yet to cultivate the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique to perfection. He basically would not be able to endure what came next.

Wan Yue, standing nearby, let out a breath of relief.

He had already fallen out with Su Ye, and Su Ye's Martial Bone test earlier had scared him badly. Naturally, he did not want Su Ye to be "frightening" again now.

Still, lasting until this point was already astonishing!

Second only to the Lin Family's Young Miss, Lin Qingyue!

"How could a poor boy from a humble family vie for glory with the direct descendants of great clans?"

The many students fell silent, sighing inwardly.

Examples of rising against the odds like Martial God Ma were, in the end, extraordinarily rare—like phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!

Lin Qingyue stood there like a goddess high above, untouchable and impossible to rival!

Proud to the extreme!

Lin Qingyue swept her gaze across the crowd and had basically reached a conclusion.

"Although this test does not rank us by exact placement and only determines the top ten..."

"Based on my performance in these two tests, I have basically secured first place!"

Her greatest threat, Ye Xingli, had performed far too ordinarily in this breathing meditation technique test!

She was basically no threat to her!

And the third assessment, Extreme Shadow Swordplay?

Lin Qingyue was even more confident that she would not be inferior to anyone!

"Even if there is no distinction between high and low, I, Lin Qingyue, will still become the undisputed number one!"

A blazing fire flickered in her eyes, and her resolve was absolute!

When she was young, she had once gone to Kyoto with her father and seen those Martial Dao Prodigies and regional overlords!

The feeling of one person being an army, of power tilting the world, of standing above all others, had remained unforgettable to her!

Her father, whom she had admired immensely ever since childhood, had nonetheless been forced to bow and scrape before those people, currying favor and watching their expressions for fear of offending them.

That experience had left a deep impression on her.

"I, Lin Qingyue, will stand atop the Martial Dao. If I am to marry, I will marry an unparalleled prodigy with Innate True Bones like Su Ling!"

"If I, Lin Qingyue, am to be anything... I will be someone above others!"

That was her aspiration!

Back at Su Manor, her disdain for Su Ye had not merely been for the interests of the Su and Lin Families. It was also because... Lin Qingyue truly did not think much of Su Ye!

On the stage, Sun Rui swept his gaze over Su Ye, whose breathing was gradually becoming unstable, and nodded lightly as well.

"Reaching this point by relying on himself is already quite impressive."

As a Peak Essence Fusion expert, he could naturally sense that Su Ye was already nearing his limit!

Fifty-five seconds!

Class Six's homeroom teacher watched the timer and sensed the Demonic Might above surge wildly!

It had abruptly reached a new level!

"It's over! Huh?"

Yet although Su Ye's entire body trembled, his expression remained resolute as he endured another two seconds!

Such temperament and Spiritual Power made the eyes of many teachers light up slightly!

Martial Artists valued temperament, and at higher realms, it was even more closely tied to Spiritual Power.

The two students selected from Shenyun First High School for Special Military Training, Su Ling and Luo Ting, had been chosen because one possessed Innate True Bones, while the other had condensed a Spiritual Seed at fourteen!

This showed just how important Spiritual Power was!

Su Ye had already displayed something remarkable!

"Struggling bitterly like a clown—how laughable!"

Lin Qingyue watched Su Ye's faltering state coldly, sneering inwardly with utter disdain!

"Now!"

Su Ye circulated the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique one final time, and Purple Light burst forth in his mind!

[Azure Cloud Breathing Technique (100/100)]

[Contemplate the boundless, vast heavens of drifting clouds; comprehend the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique and attain the realm of perfection, allowing perfect control over the power of all forty-nine Martial Bones!]

[Return 1 point of Reflection Method count!]

Su Ye felt as though he had soared into the sky in an instant, crossing the indoor Martial Arts Arena and passing through the school-protecting Formation Array straight toward the heavens... as though he had become an azure cloud!

Looking down upon the earth, turning his body into cloud, vast and boundless, resonating with every breath!

Though that realization lasted only an instant, it was enough for Su Ye to understand the true essence of the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique!

"Perfect!"

The Demonic Might surged again!

Yet Su Ye was full of vigor. His previously trembling, unstable breathing technique, which had seemed ready to collapse at any moment, stabilized in the blink of an eye, deep and powerful, as if inexhaustible!

"What is this?!!!"

The minimum cultivation level for teachers employed at Shenyun First High School was the Blood Nourishing Realm!

So-called blood nourishment meant tempering one's Martial Bones to the limit, using marrow to nourish in return, condensing essence blood, and forging one's "Dao foundation" to pave the way for the subsequent Essence Fusion Realm.

Upon reaching this realm, one's senses became extraordinarily acute.

At this moment, every teacher naturally sensed it.

"This kid actually comprehended the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique under such immense pressure and brought it directly to perfection?!"

Even Sun Rui, who had seen storms and trials aplenty, could not help but be slightly stunned!

While all the students were still bewildered and knew nothing, the glow of the Demon Core gradually receded and returned to its restrained state!

Sixty seconds had passed!

The entire venue fell silent!

Lin Qingyue's expression turned even uglier as a suspicion arose within her heart!

Principal Sun Rui quickly came to his senses. There was a trace of pleased satisfaction in the way he looked at Su Ye before he spoke.

"Student Su Ye achieved a breakthrough under pressure and cultivated the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique to perfection. Not bad, very good!"

"In this assessment, both Student Su Ye and Student Lin Qingyue receive full marks."

Although the test was meant to assess the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique, top great clans naturally had their own cultivation methods. The Lin Family's Blood Phoenix Breathing Meditation Technique, for instance, was also part of a student's Foundation and capability. Using it was not against the rules and counted within the test.

Lin Qingyue's chest rose and fell. Even as disbelief filled her, anger flared in her heart!

How could such a thing happen?

A breakthrough under pressure? This guy's luck was simply too good!

What angered her even more was that every gaze in the entire venue was now focused on Su Ye. No one was paying attention to her at all!

How could someone as proud as her possibly endure that?!

"Why has this Demonic Might stopped being released? I, Lin Qingyue, am still far from my limit!" Her expression darkened as she secretly clenched her silver teeth.

She was confident that even if Su Ye had broken through to perfection, his breathing meditation technique could not possibly be stronger than hers!

"Su Ye!!" The look in her eyes as she watched Su Ye shifted.

"It must have been Su Family's chief steward, Su Ying, who gave this guy resources. He may have even secretly guided him."

"Otherwise, even if he had some talent, how could he have progressed so quickly on his own?"

She was unwilling to acknowledge it.

Su Ye slowly exhaled, feeling his control over his own strength rise to another level. Even the world around him seemed different.

It was more vivid and refined, and his spiritual perception had clearly strengthened!

"The essence of a breathing meditation technique is a meditation method that tempers Spiritual Power and enhances one's control over oneself!"

As perfection was achieved, Su Ye gained a few insights as well.

"Now I have another point of Reflection Method count free. What should I use it to cultivate?"

The thought flashed through his mind, and Su Ye shook his head slightly. For now, he should first pass the assessment for the top ten before class placement!

When he raised his head, he discovered that everyone around him was staring at him, their expressions immensely complicated!

Yet Su Ye remained calm, neither humble nor overbearing, without the slightest pride.

He knew very clearly that this was merely the beginning of his Martial Dao path!

How many prodigies were there in the world?

Take Su Ling, for example. With Innate True Bones, he was almost guaranteed to step into the Essence Fusion Realm and even the True Bone Realm in the future!

This small achievement did not make him proud!

Sun Rui coughed twice, drawing the students' attention back.

"Alright, next we will prepare for the final assessment!"

"The test of martial skills—Extreme Shadow Swordplay!"