Breakthrough! The Extreme Strength Realm!

"Bright Yellow Grade!"

Lin Yi was overjoyed.

A Bright Yellow Grade talent—one in ten million!

Forget Guangling Commandery; even in the far more vast Dongshan Prefecture, this would rank among the very top talents.

After all, although Dongshan Prefecture had a population of over three hundred million, that figure included everyone from infants to the elderly.

If one counted only the young, then being one in ten million was absolutely a top-tier talent.

"I just don't know what kind of talent this is. Will it help me master Extreme Strength or comprehend martial arts?"

Lin Yi pondered, as the yellow star on the Starry Sky scroll quickly flew out from its bottom and merged into the space between his brows.

"Congratulations, Dao Master. Talent evolution successful. Dao Master has obtained the Bright Yellow Talent—Body Control!"

[Talent: Body Control]

[Rank: Bright Yellow]

[Description: You were born with an unparalleled ability to control your body. You can command and direct every part of it at will, controlling it perfectly.]

"Body Control?"

"This talent was practically tailor-made for comprehending Extreme Strength! My luck..."

Reading the talent's description, Lin Yi's eyes widened, filled with shock and delight.

Extreme Strength, by definition, was about achieving perfect control over one's body.

And the Body Control talent naturally granted its possessor an exceptionally strong command of their body.

In other words, anyone with the Body Control talent was practically born already walking the path to mastering the Extreme Strength Realm.

With that, how could comprehending the Extreme Strength Realm be anything but easy?

"Let's see how well it works!"

With a thought, Lin Yi immediately began cultivating inside the martial arts training room at Guangling Martial Academy.

Then...

Whoosh!

Saber Light blossomed throughout the training room. Lin Yi moved with his saber, darting through the air like a lithe, swimming dragon, soaring and dancing.

He performed each move and variation of the Bright Moon Saber Art in turn. At first glance, they seemed no different from usual, yet they carried a unique charm.

It was as if his body and the long saber had joined together more perfectly, melding until they seemed on the verge of becoming one.

"So this is Body Control? It feels wonderful! Simply wonderful!"

As Lin Yi performed the saber art, he sensed the changes in his body, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face.

"With Body Control, I have so much more control over my body."

"From my perception, every inch of flesh, every bone, even every drop of blood seems to have gained a life of its own, ready to move at my command. Even the long saber in my hand easily melds with my body."

"In this state, martial arts are far easier to cultivate. And as for comprehending the Extreme Strength Realm, which is directly tied to controlling the body? 'Easy as turning over one's hand' doesn't even begin to describe it!"

Inside the martial arts training room, Lin Yi quietly practiced the Bright Moon Saber Art. Before long, he was completely immersed in it. He could no longer feel the passage of time outside, having entered a state in which self and surroundings had faded away.

In this special state, Lin Yi's comprehension of the Extreme Strength Realm deepened with every passing moment.

The progress of the Bright Moon Saber Art on his Attribute Panel was also increasing rapidly.

32%.

33%.

34%.

35%.

In the martial arts training room, Lin Yi's Martial Skill was growing stronger at an astonishing pace.

Every so often, the progress of the Bright Moon Saber Art on the Attribute Panel would jump again.

At last—

Cluck-cluck-cluck!

At the rooster's crow, the whole world brightened.

When a loud rooster's crow sounded outside, Lin Yi finally awoke from his saber practice in the martial arts training room at Guangling Martial Academy.

The instant he woke, his Saber Light changed abruptly.

Whoosh!

The terrifying Saber Light tore through the air, leaving a dazzling white streak across the sky. He had used hardly any strength, yet it seemed capable of cleaving the entire sky in two.

"Extreme Strength—I've mastered it!"

Seeing this, Lin Yi froze for a moment, staring in disbelief at his right hand gripping the saber.

Extreme Strength! This was the Extreme Strength Realm, a level that only some Fifth Rank powerhouses could master!

Fifth-Rank Martial Artists were major figures even in Guangling Commandery. A single one could support an entire powerful family, and even within a top lineage like the Wang Family, they were undeniably among the upper ranks.

Third Master Wang, the Third Branch Master of the Wang Family who had gone to negotiate at Black Wind Stronghold, was a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist. Back then, he had dared to lead a few Sixth-Rank Martial Artists straight to the fierce, overbearing Black Wind Stronghold to argue his case. He had relied on the Wang Family's influence, too, but that alone showed how powerful a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist was.

And now, Lin Yi's level had already surpassed that of some figures of this caliber.

"Excellent!"

Lin Yi smiled.

"Having comprehended the Extreme Strength Realm, becoming a Profound-grade Genius at the Purple Thistle Chamber of Commerce or another major power or merchant house will be a piece of cake."

"Next, I just need to find an opportunity to show off my Extreme Strength Realm. Or I could wait a little longer, until I grow stronger, before trying for Earth-grade Genius status. Either way works."

"As for the Entrance Examination at Guangling Martial Academy, forget third or second place—even first place is all but guaranteed for me."

The Extreme Strength Realm alone could directly increase Lin Yi's basic strength by an entire major realm, taking him from the Seventh Grade Mid Stage to the Sixth Rank Mid Stage.

After a night of practice, Lin Yi's Bright Moon Saber Art had not reached the Great Perfection Realm, but its progress had risen from (Perfection, 32%) to (Perfection, 75%). His skill had soared, already surpassing that of many Sixth-Rank Peak Martial Artists.

As a result, the strength he could unleash at full power had already reached the Late Sixth Rank.

At that level, even Wang Kai wouldn't withstand more than a few moves.

After all, the further one advanced in martial arts cultivation, the greater the gap became. At the Seventh Rank, an ordinary early-stage martial artist could still last a dozen or twenty moves against someone in the late stage, while a stronger early-stage fighter might hold out for thirty or fifty.

But at the Sixth Rank, an ordinary early-stage martial artist couldn't withstand even one move from someone in the late stage.

As for Wang Kai, he was only a little stronger than an ordinary Sixth Rank Early Stage fighter, nowhere near the mid stage.

When Lin Yi fought him during the Entrance Examination, he only needed to rely on the Bright Moon Saber Art's powerful defenses to withstand some of Wang Kai's attacks, then unleash Extreme Strength once in a while.

Wang Kai would never be able to handle that. Lin Yi would win.

"Besides, there's still a day before the Entrance Examination begins. Apart from Extreme Strength, I also have the Tiger Tendon Leopard Blood Pill. My Martial Cultivation should be able to advance a little further."

"I don't expect to reach the Late Seventh Rank, but even making some progress within the Seventh Grade Mid Stage would still increase my strength."

Lin Yi's thoughts stirred. He took the black pill bottle from his robes, pulled out the stopper, and tipped a blood-red pill about the size of a peanut into his hand. Then he swallowed it in one gulp.