God-tier Talent: "Resonance"

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"Classmate, want to compete?"

Wang Dong came over to Ye Chen's side and gave him a meaningful look.

"Sure."

Ye Chen turned his head and gave Wang Dong a slight nod.

It seemed that his Charisma and Luck had worked again. He had not even planned to seek out Wang Dong, yet Wang Dong had come right up to him.

"Ah..."

Seeing Ye Chen's sunny smile, Wang Dong instinctively covered her mouth, a strange look flashing through her eyes.

It was her first time seeing someone whose looks could rival hers. Since when had the academy gotten such a handsome guy?

Yesterday, when Ye Chen had displayed his might on the training field, Wang Dong had already completed Zhou Yi's training assignment early and gone to the lounge to rest, so she had happened to miss it.

So today was Wang Dong's first time meeting Ye Chen.

She had always been a sucker for good looks, and Ye Chen seemed to have grown perfectly to match her tastes. For a moment, even her heartbeat skipped.

Not only was Ye Chen good-looking, but his voice also seemed pleasant, and he looked clever too.

Compared to Huo Yuhao, that dim-witted brute who only knew how to train bitterly, Ye Chen utterly crushed him in every aspect.

"Classmate, what's wrong?" Ye Chen asked with feigned concern.

"Nothing... nothing. Let's begin."

Wang Dong quickly suppressed her emotions, her eyes brimming with fighting spirit!

Although she had just gone through combat training, she could tell that Ye Chen's class had probably started running drills long ago.

Both of them had expended quite a bit of stamina, but she did not think she would lose to him.

"Alright."

Ye Chen said nothing more and abruptly accelerated.

Wang Dong instantly caught up and stayed close behind Ye Chen.

Wang Dong had always been competitive. Although her Soul Power Level had not risen much because she had slacked off, her body had been nourished since childhood by countless top-tier heavenly treasures. Her physical constitution far surpassed that of her peers, and she did not believe she would lose to him in this regard.

The two of them were nearly five or six times faster than everyone else.

In just a short while, they had completed forty laps.

Ye Chen's expression did not change in the slightest, but Wang Dong was beginning to falter.

The faster one ran, the more stamina one consumed. Even Soul Masters could not endure it forever.

"How can you last this long..." Wang Dong ran beside Ye Chen and shot him a somewhat resentful glance.

Even if Ye Chen had started with more stamina than she did, after so many laps, there should have been some change.

Yet he remained exactly the same as before. Wasn't that far too abnormal?

She could still continue, but not for much longer. If they kept competing, she would definitely lose.

"I'm stronger than you, so naturally my stamina is better too." Ye Chen gradually slowed down and explained.

"Hmph, not necessarily." Wang Dong snorted, looking utterly haughty.

Other than when she had carelessly lost to Huo Yuhao at the beginning, she had never lost a battle in ordinary sparring.

She admitted that Ye Chen had impressive stamina, but she absolutely did not believe that he could surpass her in combat strength.

"Oh? You didn't see my battle yesterday?" Ye Chen raised a brow and asked curiously.

He remembered that Class One had been there yesterday. Had Wang Dong not seen him?

"Yesterday? What battle?"

Wang Dong looked completely confused, clearly having no idea what had happened.

Then she seemed to remember something, and her face filled with horror. "Y-you... You wouldn't happen to be that Soul Ancestor, would you?!"

She seemed to recall it now. After she had finished resting yesterday, she had heard that Class Nine had received a transfer student at the Soul Ancestor level, someone who had fought nearly half of Class Nine alone and won.

She had been skeptical at the time.

They were all the same age. How could anyone reach the Soul Ancestor level at this age? It was simply absurd...

Yet today, she had actually met him in person.

And she had even dreamed of competing with a Soul Ancestor...

"Mm."

Ye Chen nodded and naturally did not deny it.

His deeds had basically spread through the entire freshman cohort already, so there was nothing to hide.

"Y-you... How exactly do you cultivate? We're about the same age, so how could you cultivate so quickly?!"

Wang Dong's face was full of shock.

She wracked her brains but could not figure out how Ye Chen had cultivated.

Even if she did not slack off, she could at most reach the Soul Elder level. Yet Ye Chen was already a Soul Ancestor, more than a dozen levels ahead of her!

Ye Chen glanced at Wang Dong and really wanted to say, I'm older than you.

But he swallowed the teasing remark and said blandly, "It's no big deal. My talent is just a little better."

"Hmph, I have Innate Full Soul Power. What level did you have?" Wang Dong gave a soft snort, her tone carrying a hint of pride.

"Innate Level 20."

Ye Chen casually made something up. He was only fooling Wang Dong anyway.

"Y-you... You're lying... How could anyone have Innate Level 20 Soul Power? I've never even heard of it..." Wang Dong's face reddened as she suspected Ye Chen was just making things up.

"You've heard of it now. Otherwise, how could I be more than twenty levels ahead of you?" Ye Chen looked at Wang Dong with a smile.

"I... I..."

Wang Dong's face flushed red, clearly unable to refute him.

She had been competitive by nature, and growing up in the sect, she had naturally never suffered such a stifling setback.

She had inherited the finest bloodline of both her father and mother, yet now she had been defeated by an ordinary Soul Master.

That left her deeply unwilling to accept it.

Looking at Wang Dong, Ye Chen seemed to think of something and immediately activated his check-in.

The rewards from check-ins changed according to his location and the targets around him. Every reward was different, but every one of them was extremely useful.

The last time he checked in upon meeting Huo Yuhao, Ye Chen's Spiritual Power had soared.

Now that he had encountered Wang Dong, he wanted to see what good stuff he would get.

Check-in successful. Reward: God-tier Talent "Resonance"

Resonance: Upon activating "Resonance," one target may be bound. When both parties cultivate simultaneously, cultivation speed increases by at least 10 times. The higher the intimacy, the stronger the effect, up to a maximum of 1,000 times. Effective range: a one-meter radius around the user. After cultivating together for a sufficient duration, there is a chance of producing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill...

"As expected of the God King's daughter. This reward is pretty good." Ye Chen cast Wang Dong a rather surprised glance.

For some reason, he found this pink-and-blue-haired delinquent youth especially pleasing to the eye.

Well, it would be even better if she returned to her original appearance, put on a skirt, and wore white stockings.

"Um... Why are you staring at me..."

Wang Dong seemed to notice Ye Chen's gaze and felt inexplicably strange, as if something was itching.

Ye Chen sensed an opportunity and changed the subject. "Fine, I was lying just now. Actually, I only had Innate Level 2 Soul Power."

"What? Innate Level 2 Soul Power? How is that possible?!" Wang Dong found it hard to believe.

If he claimed to have Innate Level 20 Soul Power, there was at least the tiniest bit of credibility to it.

But if he had Innate Level 2 Soul Power and had still cultivated to this level at his age, that would be even more fantastical. It was practically impossible.

Wang Dong would rather believe the former.

After all, the former would be enough to show that Ye Chen's talent defied the heavens, making it normal for him to surpass her.

But if Ye Chen had Innate Level 2 Soul Power and had already cultivated to the Soul Ancestor level—

Then what did that make her, with Innate Full Soul Power yet only at Level 24?

Wouldn't that make her seem completely useless?

Seeing that Wang Dong had taken the bait, Ye Chen said unhurriedly, "The reason I cultivate so quickly is that I actually have a method. Do you want to know it?"

PS: As for Tang San, at most, he could interfere with Wang Dong a little. Tang San could not possibly attack the protagonist just because the protagonist interacted with Wang Dong. The other four God Kings were not pushovers, alright?

In Qiankun Asking Heart Valley, Tang San had also relied on the God of Love to skirt the line. He could claim that he was testing his future son-in-law, while the other God Kings simply turned a blind eye.

The gods of Douluo Continent were not omnipotent. Even a max-level Tang San could be injured by Huo Yuhao right after he became a god. Gods were merely a higher realm; they were not omnipotent like "gods" in reality. They were just gutter-tier gods—how could they possibly have that many abilities?