Is This Really Five Years Old?

Even so, Jiang He felt it still wasn't enough.

A 1% chance of failure was still a chance!

Having played that company's complete game package, he understood the way things worked all too well.

A 1% chance of success meant failure.

A 1% chance of failure meant certain failure!

So, after moving around a little and getting used to his current physical condition, Jiang He returned to his room and consumed the fourth Immortal Herb, the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid!

This time, absorbing the Immortal Herb took longer than the previous three combined!

Jiang He spent an entire week absorbing it in his room!

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone had already pushed Jiang He's physical condition to its limit, leaving virtually no room for improvement.

At the same time, they had stored a massive amount of Immortal Herb medicinal power within Jiang He's body.

The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid entering his body was like pouring water into a glass bottle full of pebbles.

There was room to work with, but everything had to fit together perfectly for the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid's medicinal power to be fully absorbed into his body.

Even so, when Jiang He opened his eyes, his meridians were swollen with medicinal power.

It felt as though the medicinal power would overflow the moment he made any large movement.

At that moment, the system's result for Jiang He's Martial Soul deduction had also completely changed to: 100% chance of awakening the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!

What disappointed Jiang He was that his Soul Power remained at level twenty, without even a single level of improvement.

According to the system, before his Martial Soul awakened, his body could only contain this much Soul Power.

Level twenty was Jiang He's limit, not the limit of the three Immortal Herbs!

Once he awakened his Martial Soul and began cultivating, his Soul Power would soar at an astonishing speed!

"With this, I only need to wait for my Martial Soul to awaken."

Jiang He muttered to himself.

He then got up and searched through the house for clothes his father had once worn.

Because his father's Martial Soul was the Giant Bear, his size would increase dramatically whenever he used Martial Soul Possession, so there were several sets of extremely oversized clothes at home.

His father rarely wore those clothes normally, only putting them on when he went out to carry out missions.

Unexpectedly, they had now become Jiang He's everyday clothes.

After admiring his current appearance in the mirror, Jiang He headed to the front yard and began training.

Although he had not eaten for more than a week, the medicinal power of the Immortal Herbs had remained within his body, so Jiang He did not feel hungry.

But what troubled Jiang He was that his physical condition had already reached the limit of this stage, and had even surpassed that limit because of the Immortal Herbs.

So no matter how he trained, he could not improve any further.

After training for an entire day, the overflowing Soul Power packed within Jiang He's body had not diminished in the slightest.

He did not even dare cultivate now, afraid that absorbing even a little more Soul Power would make him explode.

Back in his room, Jiang He pulled a booklet from a drawer beside a cabinet. Looking at the words [Secret Treasure Record] on it, he muttered, "I'll find a chance to give this to Sister Yan Yan and have her show it to Grandpa Dugu. As for the rest, I'll leave it to fate."

Just as he finished speaking, a thought suddenly flashed through Jiang He's mind.

Oh no!

It seemed he had missed Dugu Yan's birthday!

Realizing this, Jiang He hurriedly put the booklet away and ran toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Because Dugu Bo spent most of the year in Sunset Forest, and because of his close relationship with the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family, he had sent Dugu Yan to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy after her Martial Soul awakened.

However, when Jiang He reached the entrance of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, something utterly absurd happened.

"This is Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Unauthorized people are not allowed in!"

Faced with the guard's obstruction, Jiang He instinctively said, "Brother Yang, it's me, Jiang He. I need to go in and find Sister Yan Yan."

Hearing Jiang He's words, the guard surnamed Yang gave him a glance, then sneered.

"Jiang He? Jiang He is only five years old. Take a look at yourself—do you look five?! What five-year-old kid is taller and sturdier than a bull?!"

Jiang He fell silent for a moment, then stepped closer and said, "Brother Yang, last time you invited Teacher Zhang from the support department to Hundred Fragrance Pavilion..."

"Hey, hey, hey!"

The guard stopped Jiang He before he could continue, hurriedly distancing himself from the matter. "What Hundred Fragrance Pavilion? What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"Brother Yang, it really is me, Jiang He. I'm wearing my father's clothes. Look, isn't there an academy emblem here?"

Jiang He pointed to his chest.

There really was a Heaven Dou Royal Academy emblem there.

But... the guard was only around five foot four, while Jiang He was over six foot two. Their lines of sight were not even remotely level.

Hearing Jiang He's words, the guard took two steps back and raised his head.

Only then did he clearly see the emblem on Jiang He's chest.

Staring at Jiang He uncertainly, he asked, "You really are Jiang He?"

Jiang He nodded. "When I was little, I even tugged down your pants and made you..."

"Enough, don't say it."

The guard stopped Jiang He again.

Jiang He could reveal something that private, so the guard had no choice but to believe him somewhat.

He raised his head to look at Jiang He's build.

Then lowered his head to look at himself.

After a long silence, he asked, "How old are you this year?"

"Five and a half."

The two stared at each other, followed by another long silence.

Only when the guard's neck began to ache did he lower his head.

His eye twitched. "Is this really five years old?"

"You watched me grow up, Brother Yang!"

Guard Yang: ...

Yes, I watched you grow up, but you never said you could grow this big!

"What's your father's name?"

"Jiang Shan."

"And your mother?"

"He Yi."

"And you?"

"Jiang He."

"And me?"

This time, Jiang He fell silent.

Looking at the guard who kept pressing him, Jiang He said, "You liked Teacher Wang, the theory instructor in the support department. You even asked Teacher Zhang to help you pursue her, but Teacher Zhang was Teacher Wang's lover.

"Then you told Teacher Wang about inviting Teacher Zhang to Hundred Fragrance Pavilion. In the end, Teacher Wang dumped Teacher Zhang, didn't accept your confession either, and chose Teacher Xiong from the assault department."

"Enough, enough, enough!"

The guard stopped Jiang He once more.

He looked at Jiang He and said, "Hold out your hand."

Jiang He extended his hand.

The guard placed his hand on Jiang He's, circulated his Soul Power, then widened his eyes as he looked at Jiang He.

"You really are only five and a half years old?"

"Hehe."

Jiang He chuckled.

That was the allure of Immortal Herbs.

If all he wanted was to force his development and strengthen his body, Jiang He had plenty of methods. After all, he had the system and possessed a whole range of approaches.

But that would be equivalent to trading away his future years for his current physical strength.

Even if he awakened the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, his prime years of fastest cultivation would already have passed.

In the end, the losses would outweigh the gains.

Immortal Herbs were different. They directly defied fate and achieved the impossible!

Although his current build was more terrifying than that of many adults, and even more exaggerated than that of many beast Martial Soul masters,

from the inside out, his body was still only that of a five-year-old child.

"Go on in, go on in."

After confirming Jiang He's bone age, the guard waved him through, looking at Jiang He with a strange expression.

"Thanks, Brother Yang."

After thanking him, Jiang He quickly headed into Heaven Dou Royal Academy.