Chu Huai Xu thought that would sound quite pleasant.
But that expression and those words made the delicate-looking youth in the water feel that Senior Brother was mocking him again.
"Am I really this unbearable in Senior Brother's eyes?" His eyes drooped slightly, his teeth clenched tightly, and humiliation filled his heart.
That rebellious streak typical of adolescence was completely brought out.
He no longer even let out muffled groans when the pain struck. His entire body trembled from the agony, yet he remained silent as he endured the torture of a thousand cuts.
"Oh? You're pretty stubborn!" Chu Huai Xu thought.
In truth, he was stubborn himself. Otherwise, he would not always have butted heads with the Sword Refining Art.
As for Han Shuangjiang, who lived next door, she was even more stubborn.
It was practically three stubborn people living together now.
He lowered his head to look at Xu Ziqing and said, "Once you've absorbed all the Body Tempering Potion, come out immediately. Don't stay in the water any longer. Got it?"
"Yes!" the delicate-looking youth answered loudly, his voice exceptionally clear.
"Why are you shouting so loudly?" Chu Huai Xu was annoyed again.
But he soon figured it out. Xu Ziqing clearly could not hold back the pain, so now that he could speak, he had shouted loudly to vent it.
A smile curled at the corners of his lips, and he stopped provoking Xu Ziqing.
"Once you come up, start cultivating right away. Understand?" Chu Huai Xu gave him another chance to shout.
"Got it!" Xu Ziqing shouted again.
The requirement for clearing the Third Level was to remain underwater for thirty minutes. If Chu Huai Xu had Xu Ziqing come ashore early, the trial would fail.
Then he could enter the water again, and more