A Difficult Awakening, an Astonishing Transformation
Time swept past like fleeting light, leaving people dazed and bewildered, with the uneasy feeling that they could not grasp the passing years.
The years were always merciless. No matter how many living beings vanished into the river of time, it would not linger for even a second because of them.
The wheel of time continued turning at its steady, unhurried pace, as though it had existed since time immemorial.
Heaven's law was not benevolent; it treated all things as straw dogs! If Heaven's law began in chaos, then where would its end be?
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed since that duel, and the fight had ended inconclusively because both parties had fallen unconscious. Chen Yun and Wright had shocked everyone far too greatly—especially Chen Yun. That dragon's roar, which had pierced the void, had drawn the attention of the entire continent.
The other villagers had not thought much of it; they had merely been stunned by the two men's sudden transformations. But the village's several sages and Old Ent were different. They were all cultivators of the older generation, and their identities were far from ordinary. They naturally knew something of ancient secrets. The Dragon Blood Warrior and Berserk Warrior's illustrious reputations were as thunderclaps in their ears, so it was easy to imagine how excited they were.
After the meeting, the sages publicly declared the duel a draw. They also clearly decreed that no one was permitted to leak what had happened that day. Anyone who did would not only receive severe punishment but would also be expelled from the village.
Peter still had some doubts in his heart. He had no idea what a Dragon Blood Warrior was and had only heard a little about the Berserk Bloodline. Seeing that the formidable Wright, after going berserk, had actually been sent flying by a single punch from Chen Yun, it was easy to imagine how shocked he was.
Although Peter had a bellyful of questions he wanted to ask, the moment he met his father Cyril's stern gaze, he forcibly swallowed the words back down his throat.
Throughout this half-month, Chen Yun had shown no sign of waking. Fortunately, his physical condition had recovered extremely well. His body was undergoing a rapid transformation, and the process was still continuing.
In just half a month, his physical body had already reached the peak of the third level. This discovery delighted Old Ent beyond measure. No one understood better than he did how difficult and perilous physical cultivation was. Yet in this short half-month, Chen Yun had directly crossed the second level and transformed to the third, while being only a step away from the fourth. Moreover, judging by his current state, breaking through to the fourth level was no longer a problem. This left Old Ent utterly astonished.
He had long heard of the Dragon Blood Warrior's abnormal strength and power, but only after witnessing it with his own eyes did he truly feel how terrifying this constitution was. He could not help clicking his tongue in admiration!
What puzzled Old Ent, however, was that a rich current of energy flowed through all of Chen Yun's meridians, its strength comparable to that of a second-level warrior. Wasn't this boy unable to cultivate battle aura? How could he now... Could this be the special aspect of the Dragon Blood constitution?
At that thought, Old Ent was startled by his own idea. Cultivating both the physical body and battle aura? He had never heard of anyone cultivating both. For some unknown reason, the people of this continent could not cultivate the two simultaneously; otherwise, their entire bodies would collapse, their spirits and forms annihilated. There had never been anyone in history who had succeeded!
At dawn, thick mist once again enveloped the little village. Damp moisture clung to people's faces, instantly sweeping away their hazy morning drowsiness.
The sun was not stingy with its warmth. Before long, the mist over the village thinned, and the temperature slowly rose. The villagers went about their usual routines: some farmed, while others entered the mountains to hunt, presenting a scene of peace and harmony.
Old Ent, however, had no mood to admire the beautiful view outside. His brows were deeply furrowed, and his weary eyes were filled with worry as he gazed at Chen Yun lying motionless on the bed.
A month and a half had now passed, yet Chen Yun still showed no sign of waking.
Although Chen Yun's body could not have been in better condition—having already transformed to the level of a fourth-level physical body—the current flowing through his meridians had also grown increasingly substantial, barely reaching the level of a third-level battle general.
But these changes had gradually begun to stabilize. In recent days, there had been no further improvement at all. Yet Chen Yun still refused to wake, leaving Old Ent deeply worried.
During this period, the village's three elderly sages had also come to visit. They had been startled by Chen Yun's condition as well. Like Old Ent, they had reached the same conclusion: cultivating both battle aura and the physical body. If this terrifying discovery were to spread, the entire War God Continent would be thrown into an uproar.
The few of them understood one another without saying a word and kept their mouths sealed. They knew that before Chen Yun truly matured, this secret absolutely could not be revealed to anyone else. Otherwise, it would bring him endless trouble.
Wright had already awakened half a month earlier. Because his bloodline had awakened, his battle aura had reached the peak of the third level, leaving him only one step away from the fourth. Yet Wright had never appeared again, and only a small number of people knew where he was.
After Chen Yun's soul had been sucked in by that spatial vortex, what appeared before him was an endless expanse of chaos. A strange force drove him rapidly through the boundless chaos toward a predetermined direction.
It seemed to happen in an instant, yet also as though tens of thousands of years had passed. A faint glimmer appeared within the chaos. As Chen Yun drew closer, the light grew brighter and brighter, until Chen Yun plunged headfirst into it.
After a burst of dazzling light flashed, Chen Yun's soul could not help letting out a comfortable hum. This white light actually possessed the miraculous ability to repair and nourish the soul. It was as if a shot of adrenaline had been injected into the already feeble Chen Yun, instantly restoring him to perfect condition.
Chen Yun also clearly sensed that something was different now. The world between heaven and earth seemed to have suddenly become far clearer and more lucid. The profound trajectories of the ubiquitous battle-aura particles, moving like a star cloud, were distinctly reflected in Chen Yun's sea of consciousness.
This... this... this is battle aura? I can sense battle aura? Chen Yun was utterly shaken. Then, a surge of wild joy flooded his heart. No one knew how desperately he had longed to cultivate battle aura. After all, battle-aura cultivation was the mainstream of this continent. It had become a symbol of glory and status.
Being able to cultivate battle aura meant that one possessed the qualifications to become a strong expert. It meant that one's life would henceforth be extraordinary and that one would be admired by others!
When Chen Yun had first been tested and found unable to sense battle aura, he had been branded a natural fool. What followed was endless ridicule and humiliation. But now he could actually sense battle aura. This meant he could cultivate it as well. The joy brought by this enormous, sudden transformation was even more intense than the joy he had felt when he first began cultivating his physical body!
Old Ent sat beside Chen Yun's bed for a long while, but when he saw no reaction from him, he could only let out a deep sigh. He rose and walked toward the door.
But just as his front foot was about to cross the threshold, a faint hum made his entire body abruptly stiffen.
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