Korin's Trial

The morning sun rose.

Jiang Yun had already begun preparing early to undergo the trials and guidance of Korin.

After all, aside from his own slow cultivation, he could finally interact with a master of ki other than himself. Jiang Yun was extremely excited at this moment, certain that he would surely gain something from Korin.

He immediately began his warm-up exercises with excitement.

Korin watched Jiang Yun, who seemed a bit impatient.

He couldn't help but laugh, "Young people are certainly full of energy! But are you ready?"

"Korin, I am ready!"

Jiang Yun calmed his emotions and spoke respectfully to Korin.

"Hmm, very good. Carefully sense the ki on my body, suppress your power to the same level as mine, and snatch this Ultra Divine Water from me."

Korin said as he looked at Jiang Yun.

This monstrous kid, he thought, if I don't suppress his power, it won't be very effective. Korin would never admit that he was doing it for the sake of his own life.

Yes, that was exactly it!

"Put on this Bell. You must snatch the Ultra Divine Water from my hand without making the Bell ring!"

Korin said, squinting his eyes.

This left Jiang Yun feeling very surprised!

He had to wear a Bell!

This was something that didn't exist in the original story, but after a moment of thought, he understood Korin's brilliance. He was truly worthy of being a being who had lived for hundreds of years.

At a single glance, he had figured out how to train his power. This was far more difficult than the trial Kid Goku faced in the original story; it was an exponential increase in difficulty. He had to snatch the Ultra Divine Water while keeping his power at the same level, all while ensuring the Bell didn't ring.

Jiang Yun couldn't help but feel full of anticipation for this trial. Once Jiang Yun had put on the Bell, Korin nodded to signal that he could begin.

Jiang Yun dashed forward in an instant, reaching for the Ultra Divine Water in Korin's hand. Korin leaped lightly, dodging Jiang Yun's grab. Jiang Yun then jumped up with great speed, reaching out toward Korin in a dazzling display of movement.

This time, Korin did not move. Jiang Yun knew he had failed because Korin pointed his staff at the Bell. Yes, the Bell had rung, and he had to obtain the Ultra Divine Water without the Bell making a sound.

Jiang Yun began his attempt again. Korin dodged with a flash and thumped him on the head.

"Ah! That hurts!"

Jiang Yun hadn't expected Korin to coat his staff in ki, which made the blow to his head particularly painful.

"Reduce your unnecessary movements. Although you already have very few, you must have undergone some arduous training in the past. But your style is too wild; you must have figured it out on your own!"

Jiang Yun felt a slight shock internally; this was indeed what he had cultivated during those six months in the wilderness.

Korin's eye for detail was even sharper than he had imagined.

Following that, Jiang Yun began his grueling training amidst cries of pain. The sun rose and set time and again, and the sounds of his pained shouts and the ringing of the Bell seemed to gradually diminish.

"Jiang Yun, you are truly a genius. In just one week, you have reached this level. Your body shows almost no unnecessary movements; your form is natural and seamless, and even I cannot see a single flaw!"

Korin expressed his amazement. The young man before him was progressing rapidly. He could even grasp the full picture from a single leaf of instruction, and his own understanding of ki was profound—some of the questions he asked even left Korin feeling surprised.

"Korin, I'm coming!"

At this moment, Jiang Yun's form had improved tremendously compared to before. If he had been swift previously, he was now like a ghost, moving without the slightest sound.

Snap! That was the sound of Jiang Yun's hand slapping the Ultra Divine Water. It was a deliberate act by Jiang Yun, signifying that he had successfully snatched the water, yet not a single sound from the Bell had been heard.

Korin looked at the high-spirited youth before him and couldn't help but sigh.

"The future belongs to the young!"

Korin had long since seen Jiang Yun's progress, and he had expected him to eventually snatch the Ultra Divine Water. However, the fact that Jiang Yun had managed to do it in just a few days truly exceeded his expectations.

"You are already very strong now. What follows is slow, steady cultivation. I believe your power will surely increase further after this."

Korin nodded and said.

"Next, you need to enter the ocean to train. You must wear a blindfold and catch ten thousand fish in the deep sea to bring to me."

Korin seemed to recall something, and one could see his irrepressible joy. Thinking of this training, which was completely absent from the original story, black lines appeared on Jiang Yun's forehead. Could it be, he wondered, that Korin just wants to eat fish himself?

However, after thinking it over, Jiang Yun agreed, as it would be beneficial for him as well.

Jiang Yun then began his training, which was much harder than he had imagined. On the first day, he didn't even catch a single fish.

Jiang Yun was currently in the deep sea. He had thought that with his superior speed, he would complete this training quickly, but once he arrived, he discovered the difficulty of the task.

Before he could even get close, the fish would swim away from a distance. Furthermore, the resistance in the water was immense, and he had to endure the pressure of the deep, which made his task doubly difficult.

But the clever Jiang Yun soon guessed that Korin was honing his perception and containment of ki. He had to learn to suppress his ki so the schools of fish wouldn't sense his presence and flee. At the same time, he had to master the perception of ki to catch the fish while blindfolded. Both tasks were a rigorous test of his control over his ki.

Slowly, in the day-after-day training, Jiang Yun did not neglect his martial arts cultivation, even while completing Korin's trials.

"Explosive Flame Meteor!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A pillar of water erupted toward the sky, striking down a seabird that had been flying overhead.

A figure soared rapidly from the sea. With sword-like brows and star-bright eyes, his posture was upright and tall, perfectly embodying the image of a jade-like youth, a gentleman without peer; under the radiance of the sun, he appeared even more extraordinarily handsome.

He was none other than Jiang Yun. After a month of training, aside from the trials mandated by Korin, Jiang Yun had spent all his time practicing martial arts, intent on developing a signature move of his own.

If the Jiang Divine Body was his trump card, then this Explosive Flame Meteor he had just unleashed was a technique for everyday use, much like the Turtle Style Ki Blast.

As the name implied, Explosive Flame Meteor possessed half the power of an erupting flame and the swiftness of a falling star. Drawing inspiration from the Turtle Hermit's Thunder Shock Surprise, Jiang Yun had pioneered this power of explosive flames. It possessed immense burning strength, ranking among the very best for his level, and because it was an instantaneous technique, one should never underestimate it.

Underestimating it could cost one their life at any moment, for not only was its power immense, but it could also trigger a secondary explosion upon contact with its target.

If one were not careful, they would be caught completely off guard. As for why it was instantaneous, that was a story involving a certain accident that had occurred previously.

It was precisely because of that accident that Jiang Yun had developed the Explosive Flame Meteor!