Gale Step

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

As time passed.

In the dark space, the number of pitch-black arrows gradually increased.

From one or two at the beginning, they grew to five, then ten.

Not only that, the pitch-black arrows also grew faster and faster.

The later it got, the harder it became!

Five minutes later.

Jiang Ye could barely make out the arrows with his naked eyes.

Fortunately, he still had Wind-Following Ear. He could distinguish the arrows' direction by the sound they made as they cut through the air.

"My hearing has improved by 200%. It's an all-around improvement."

"My auditory perception, discrimination, and localization have all improved across the board!"

Whoosh!

Jiang Ye shifted his body, dodging several more incoming arrows.

By now, he could faintly feel that he was nearing his limit.

"Hold on!"

Jiang Ye stayed completely calm, dodging again and again.

Whoosh~!

Suddenly, more than ten arrows tore through the air at astonishing speed, shooting toward Jiang Ye from every direction.

Thwack!

This time, Jiang Ye couldn't dodge them all. One arrow struck his shoulder.

"My hearing kept up, but my speed didn't."

"That's a weakness in my abilities."

Jiang Ye sighed inwardly. His Star Martial Cultivation Method was still some distance from perfection. Compared to Zeng Xueqing, Xu Lei, and the others, he didn't have much of an advantage.

Although he was already a B-grade Mortal Body.

Zeng Xueqing, Xu Lei, and the other Key Class students also had B-grade physiques!

Nascent Talent users were naturally born with better physiques than Primitive Talent users.

If Jiang Ye hadn't undergone Physique Enhancement twice, he would still have had the lowest-grade Class D Mortal Body.

"Still nine chances left. I have to hold out to the end!"

Though Jiang Ye had been struck once, his gaze grew even steadier.

The closer he was to the limit, the more he needed to keep his cool.

The moment he lost his composure, all his efforts up to then would go to waste.

Only by keeping calm and staying level-headed could he bring out the best in himself.

At a time like this, his Martial Will also played a considerable role.

The stronger one's Martial Will, the calmer one's mind.

Even if Mount Tai collapsed right in front of him, his expression would not change!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

As time went on, the arrows grew more numerous and faster.

Yet Jiang Ye became more and more composed, dodging the ever-growing number of pitch-black arrows at his own pace.

But...

As the difficulty kept rising, he couldn't help getting hit by the arrows.

The second time, the third time, the fourth time...

"Thwack!"

The instant the eighth arrow struck him.

Jiang Ye's eyes suddenly sharpened. He thought to himself, Gale Step!

In an instant.

His body seemed to turn into a bolt of lightning, darting rapidly across the dark space.

[Gale Step: Instant speed increased by 100%. Can be activated at will. Duration: 30s. Cooldown: three minutes]

Hiss, hiss, hiss!

Dozens of pitch-black arrows shot out at once, stabbing toward him like a rain of swords.

In this dark space, facing a rain of arrows this dense,

Jiang Ye's original speed would never have been enough to dodge them all.

But now—

His body moved like a phantom, weaving among the dozens of pitch-black arrows.

The advantage of doubling his speed was obvious.

By the end of this volley, Jiang Ye hadn't been hit even once.

"Fifteen seconds left on Gale Step."

Jiang Ye panted slightly, his mind intensely focused.

The next moment, dozens more arrows shot toward him, faster than before.

"Thwack!"

This time, Jiang Ye couldn't dodge them all. Another arrow struck him.

Suddenly, Jiang Ye felt his speed drop by a great deal.

"The effect of Gale Step has ended."

Jiang Ye wasn't deterred. He had to hold on until the very end.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Arrows came flying at him one after another, moving at astonishing speed.

Without Gale Step, Jiang Ye couldn't hold out for long before several arrows struck him in succession.

[Number of hits exceeded ten]

[Flowing Light Trial ended!]

[Trial time: 12 minutes 55 seconds]

As a mechanical voice rang out, the dark surroundings gradually faded away.

"Whew!"

Jiang Ye stopped moving and panted heavily.

This trial had been no less exhausting than a fierce battle.

Yet there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"I lasted 12 minutes and 55 seconds. I wonder what rank I'll get?"

Jiang Ye didn't know that before he finished the Flowing Light Trial, many people had already woken up in the hall outside.

Lin Xuan was one of them.

"Whoosh~"

Lin Xuan's eyes snapped open.

The first thing he did was look toward the screen.

On the huge screen ahead, the scores of all the trial participants kept refreshing.

"170 points?" Lin Xuan frowned slightly at his score. "I'm still that far from a perfect score?"

The perfect score for the Flowing Light Trial was 200.

He wasn't satisfied with this result.

But when Lin Xuan looked around, his expression darkened even further.

"Zeng Xueqing and Xu Lei aren't awake. Neither is Chao. Even that guy from the Ordinary Class next to him hasn't woken up?"

Lin Xuan's heart sank as he watched.

The later someone woke up, the higher their score!

"I'm only in my first year of high school, so it makes sense that I can't beat Zeng Xueqing."

"But that guy from the Ordinary Class lasted even longer than me?"

Lin Xuan stared at Jiang Ye, deeply unwilling to accept it.

The other guy wasn't a Key Class student, nor did he come from a rich family.

How could he lose to someone like that? He'd never even imagined it!

Even if Jiang Ye was a year above him, Lin Xuan should have crushed him!

A little while later, Li Zhichao woke up.

[Li Zhichao: 175 points]

After seeing his score, Li Zhichao looked around without changing his expression.

Then his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Jiang Ye... lasted longer than I did?"

"How is that possible?"

Li Zhichao's eyes were full of disbelief.

Over the past month, he had been taking supplements like mad and pushing himself to improve.

He should have crushed Jiang Ye in the Flowing Light Trial and caught up with the Key Class.

Yet now, his trial had already ended, while Jiang Ye was still in it?

"Could something have gone wrong?" Li Zhichao wondered. "Maybe Jiang Ye didn't exit right away, so he still hasn't woken up?"

He waited in silence.

It didn't take long for Li Zhichao to realize how naive that thought had been.

A little while later.

Zeng Xueqing, Xu Lei, and Jiang Ye all woke up one after another.

The Flowing Light Trial officially ended.

The score rankings for the trial appeared on the huge screen.

[Zeng Xueqing: 200 points]

[Xu Lei: 190 points]

[Jiang Ye: 185 points]

"185 points?" Jiang Ye slowly let out a breath when he saw his score.

It was what he had expected.

"Zeng Xueqing actually got a perfect score?"

Jiang Ye looked at the girl in the red dress a short distance away.

A perfect score meant lasting 15 minutes.

But that didn't mean she could only last 15 minutes. That was the trial's limit, not necessarily hers.

"She should be close to perfecting her Cultivation Method. She's just a little short of breaking through," Jiang Ye thought.

The further the Flowing Light Trial went, the more absurdly difficult it became.

By the time he lasted 12 minutes and 55 seconds, the difficulty had already been terrifying.

The fact that Zeng Xueqing had lasted 15 minutes showed just how extraordinary she was.

"For now, my total score is still in the top three."

"Whether I can hold my position—or even take first place again—depends on the final Thunder Fire Trial."

Anticipation showed in Jiang Ye's eyes.

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