Maybe This Is What Talent Is

Ye Chen was a little dazed, his mind completely blank.

Form a team? With Lan Lengshuang?

"Old Zhang, you're not joking, are you?!" Ye Chen asked in disbelief.

Zhang Daosheng gave Ye Chen a meaningful look. "Joking? Do you think I forced Blue Tiger Bastard to come over first thing in the morning and even made Lengshuang come here just to joke around with you?"

Lan Lengshuang: ...

Ye Chen scratched his head when he heard that. "I guess... that makes sense."

"Young man, I hear you're of the Wood Element?" Lan Batian slapped Ye Chen on the shoulder.

Although Lan Batian was a bit reckless, he had restrained his strength somewhat.

But with his power, no matter how much he restrained himself, it still wasn't something Ye Chen could withstand.

In an instant, it felt as though Mount Tai had come crashing down on his shoulder.

Ye Chen was directly forced down by that formidable strength, dropping to one knee on the ground.

The Windwing Tiger was a Mutant Beast of the wind attribute, but the sheer physical strength of tiger-type Mutant Beasts was self-evident.

Zhang Daosheng panicked when he saw this. "Blue Tiger Bastard, are you trying to beat Ye Chen to death?!"

"Whoa, whoa... My mistake, my mistake. I failed to rein in my strength for a moment..." Lan Batian scratched his cheek awkwardly.

"...If I weren't of the Wood Element, I'd have been slapped to death by you just now." Ye Chen raised his head feebly and looked at Lan Batian.

No wonder Old Zhang calls you Blue Tiger Bastard...

I nearly died before even getting started. If I didn't have a skill as absurdly powerful as Seal-less Healing, you'd probably be kneeling on the ground right now, begging me not to die.

"Hehehe... You're pretty impressive, little brother. You actually survived my slap and can still talk." Lan Batian's eyes lit up when he heard that.

It seemed that Ye Chen's talent was merely weak, while his physical abilities were quite good.

He had calculated that his slap just now would probably leave Ye Chen bedridden for ten days to half a month.

But he hadn't expected this fellow to be gasping for breath one moment and speaking the next.

That meant Ye Chen was qualified to form a team with his daughter.

"You broke through?" Zhang Daosheng took a deep breath and asked in astonishment as he looked at Ye Chen.

"Just lucky..." Ye Chen slowly rose to his feet and rubbed his shoulder with his left hand.

"If I hadn't broken through, I'm afraid I'd have been lying down for two or three days after that slap today."

Zhang Daosheng's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard that.

He was deeply shaken. It seemed there was no need for him to worry about how hard Ye Chen worked anymore.

As long as Ye Chen cultivated diligently, there was no need for him to concern himself with anything else.

Lan Batian and Lan Lengshuang, however, remained relatively calm. After all, in their minds, Ye Chen had broken through on the third day.

What they didn't know was that Ye Chen had broken through to the Second Awakening Realm! He was even just one step away from the Third Awakening Realm!

"Not bad. Breaking through in three days means you can be considered a genius." Lan Batian nodded, thoroughly acknowledging Lan Lengshuang's new teammate.

At that moment, Lan Lengshuang, who had remained silent all this time, spoke.

"If you join my team, you'll have to obey my orders. Understood?"

Her clear, melodious voice reached Ye Chen's ears, and he nodded.

"I've already chosen the third teammate, but she isn't from our school. I'll introduce you to each other later." Lan Lengshuang gave Ye Chen a cold glance, then left on her own without saying anything else.

To her, instead of spending this time getting to know an auxiliary-type cultivator like Ye Chen, she might as well cultivate more.

Lan Batian watched Lan Lengshuang leave, then glanced back at Ye Chen.

He smiled and said, "Little brother, work hard."

The two of them had completely ignored Zhang Daosheng...

Zhang Daosheng was deeply depressed. At least remember that I'm a Sea-Overturning Realm expert standing right in front of you!

Just then, Ye Chen said, "I'm about to burst, Old Zhang..."

Zhang Daosheng's face filled with question marks. "If you can't hold it in, go to the bathroom."

Ye Chen was helpless and had no choice but to dispel the restriction suppressing the Spiritual Power entering his body.

He had been slapped by Lan Batian earlier, and the injuries to his shoulder were extremely severe.

Seal-less Healing began circulating naturally, followed by the accelerated circulation of the Creation Breathing Method.

Ye Chen had already felt when he woke up that morning that he was nearing the threshold of the Third Awakening Realm.

In an instant, that tremendous rumbling sound once again rang out from within Ye Chen's body.

His blood energy surged forth, strengthening his physical body once more.

Ye Chen hurriedly sat cross-legged on the ground and circulated his Spiritual Power according to the Creation Breathing Method.

At the same time, Lan Lengshuang and Lan Batian stared at Ye Chen with looks of utter disbelief.

"This... is the aura of the Third Awakening Realm?!" Lan Batian asked incredulously.

Even the usually cold Lan Lengshuang widened her little mouth.

Zhang Daosheng's eyes grew moist. Ye Chen...

A genius! A monster! Breaking through to the Third Awakening Realm in three days! No... in two days and one night!

Firmament Academy was saved...

Zhang Daosheng hurriedly turned around and silently wiped away the tears that were about to spill from the corners of his eyes.

Ye Chen's realm-stabilization period also came to an end.

He rose to his feet and looked at his hands.

He clenched them, then spread his arms wide.

Zhang Daosheng walked up in front of Ye Chen, his heart bursting with excitement.

"Looks like... I bet on the right horse." As he spoke, Zhang Daosheng revealed a heartfelt smile.

When Ye Chen heard that, he smiled as well. "Old Zhang and Old Li trusted me so much. How could I not work a little harder?"

A burst of footsteps came from behind Ye Chen. "Good lad! The Third Awakening Realm—how did you manage that?!"

Lan Batian's tone was somewhat hurried. In his view, if Ye Chen could share his method,

then Lan Lengshuang could advance rapidly as well, so he was naturally a little anxious.

Ye Chen froze. The two of you haven't left yet?

"I don't know either. I just kept cultivating... and then it happened." Ye Chen stroked his chin before speaking.

"How is that possible?!" Lan Batian cried out.

Clearly, he didn't believe Ye Chen's explanation.

Lan Lengshuang also looked at Ye Chen with great curiosity. She had never heard of such a cultivation speed.

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do." Ye Chen helplessly spread his hands, then said to Zhang Daosheng, "By the way, Old Zhang, do you still have those Spirit Stones?"

"I do. How many do you need?!" At that moment, Zhang Daosheng had only one thought in his mind: give Ye Chen whatever he wanted!

Ye Chen scratched his head. "To be honest, I absorb Spirit Stones a little too quickly. Only half of the Spirit Stones you gave me yesterday are left..."

Zhang Daosheng was utterly dumbfounded...

"I estimate that if I cultivated all day, I could absorb five hundred of them..."

Ye Chen truly never failed to astonish with his words.

Lan Batian's mouth fell wide open, Lan Lengshuang's mind went blank, and Zhang Daosheng tilted his head, his face full of bewilderment.

"Kid, are you serious? You should know that even someone in the Mountain-Moving Realm would find it difficult to absorb five hundred Spirit Stones in a day. And can your body withstand that absorption speed? No, how could you possibly have such an absurd absorption speed?!" Lan Batian fired off several questions in succession.

"Maybe... I'm just extraordinarily gifted?"