Crouching Dragon Peak, the new disciples' residential area.
"Five days at most, and I'll break through the combat-power barrier." Qi Ning pushed open the quiet chamber's door and walked out, smiling.
More than three months had passed since he first reached the combat-power barrier. Today, at last, he saw hope of breaking through it. He was confident that within five days, he could master the Eight Fiends Four Symbols Heaven-Suppressing Force, shatter the combat-power barrier in one stroke, and become the second Ban-Breaking Prodigy among this year's disciples on Crouching Dragon Peak.
"Things should change for me then."
As he considered this, a look of defiance appeared on his face.
After taking a master, he had received none of the attention he had imagined. His master had given him neither cultivation methods nor any resources.
It wasn't just him. All the other students from Heavenly Strategy Academy had met with the same treatment.
Only later did they learn that the elders of Crouching Dragon Peak disliked their private alliance and had shown none of the students from Heavenly Strategy Academy a friendly face. Their treatment was no different from Xu Yang's on Mistshadow Peak: their fellow disciples ostracized them, and their masters ignored them.
He knew the alliance wasn't really a major issue. The main problem was that the talent he had displayed wasn't enough. Who would like someone with little ability and endless troublesome demands? "One purple-patterned king ginseng changed your fate, but only a little. You're still no match for me, Qi Ning."
As long as he surpassed Xu Yang, the elders of Crouching Dragon Peak would see his talent.
He felt that Xu Yang was the main reason their group received so little attention. Even an ordinary genius like Xu Yang had reached the combat-power barrier, yet