Read Novel Full Chapter 1387: Extra: The Quiet One (1)
Chapter 1387: Extra: The Quiet One (1)
(1) The Isolated Youth
In a mountain pass, under the blazing sun, a group of thirteen to fourteen-year-old youths were vigorously practicing martial arts!
“Your breath must be strong, your steps steady, your elbows fierce, your fists accurate!”
In front of the formation of youths, a middle-aged man dressed in wolf skin was loudly instructing them, saying:
“You are the Blood Guards of the tribe! If your cultivation level is insufficient and your combat power is weak, not only will you die, but your parents, wives, and children will also die!”
“This set of Demonic Bull Fist is the best for tempering muscles and bones, and requires diligent study and practice. There’s no room for any laxity!”
The middle-aged man’s eyes scanned over the youths, all of whom were drenched in sweat but were gritting their teeth and persevering.
Becoming a Blood Guard of the tribe is the greatest pride and honor!
The middle-aged man felt slightly satisfied and said:
“Practice ten more times! With your foundation, if you want the Demonic Bull Fist to show results, you need to practice hard for a month!”
After speaking, he turned to look at a group of children watching not far away and shouted:
“This is not a place for you all, scram!”
Having experienced countless battles and exuding authority, the voice of the middle-aged man sent most of the children scattering.
Yet, one of them remained standing there.
He appeared to be around twelve or thirteen years old, with a frail body, skinny as a stick, wearing clothes made of tree bark instead of animal pelts.
He looked at the middle-aged man, seemingly using all his strength to stand still.
The middle-aged man walked over and asked:
“Why aren’t you leaving?”
The boy pointed at the group of children practicing martial arts and said:
“I…I want to learn with them.”
The middle-aged man said:
“Cultivation?”
The boy nodded heavily and said, “Yes!”
The middle-aged man suddenly placed his hand on the boy’s shoulder.
At that moment, a surge of Spiritual Power suddenly passed from the man’s hand into the boy’s body, causing the boy to show a painful expression and fall to the ground.
His face was covered in cold sweat, and his thin, small face turned extremely pale.
“You can’t do it.”
The middle-aged man spoke indifferently, saying:
“You don’t have Spirit Bones and can’t withstand Spiritual Energy. When Spiritual Energy enters your body, it feels like being pricked by needles. In less than three days, you’ll die.”
“Go back. Being a common person is no more shameful than being a Blood Guard. Growing crops for the tribe holds equal honor as dying in battle for the tribe.”
After speaking, the middle-aged man turned around to leave.
“Ordinary bones… can’t cultivate?”
Yet, the boy clenched his fists, looked at the middle-aged man’s back, and said:
“Try one more time!”
“I absolutely, definitely won’t fall!”
His eyes were filled with determination.
The middle-aged man turned his head, looking at this boy, and asked:
“You really want to try?”
The boy nodded vigorously.
“Can you read?”
The middle-aged man inquired.
The boy said:
“I can… learned from Grandfather.”
The middle-aged man’s eyes showed a hint of understanding, the so-called Grandfather was unique in the tribe.
He was a scholar, respected by others, and those who lived with him… were all orphans in the tribe.
“This article of mental technique can guide energy into your body, try it.”
He directly took out a piece of animal skin, handed it to the boy, then turned and left, not sparing the boy another glance.
He had seen many unwilling people, but without innate qualities, they could only be ordinary!
That mental technique, within the Great Wilderness, was no secret. It was the simplest method to guide energy into the body.
But even the simplest and most basic, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to try.
For those without innate qualities, Spiritual Energy entering the body was a kind of torture, causing direct fainting from pain.
He didn’t intend to persuade a stubborn boy with words.
He preferred to use facts.
And the boy, holding the animal skin in his hand, his eyes showed an unprecedented determination.
…
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
The middle-aged man was still training these future “Blood Guards”!
His pace was becoming increasingly rushed.
“Quick, quick, quick! Your progress is too slow, when the Blood Crow Tribe attacks, you won’t stand a chance, you need to be stronger!”
These youths had been trained by him to the point where they barely had any time to rest.
During this time, the tribe’s leader had once come to inspect, and during that inspection, the tribe leader’s face was filled with worry.
A war seemed to be quietly approaching.
Yet, the Blood Guards who could fight for the tribe were already limited!
“Too weak… if it really doesn’t work, let them take Bone Fracture Herb!”
Another middle-aged man wearing leather armor stayed behind, carrying a huge battle knife on his back, with a centipede-like scar on his neck, speaking calmly.
The middle-aged man responsible for training the Blood Guards turned sharply to him and said:
“Bone Fracture Herb… it can temper their bones, raising them from the Blood Refining Realm to the Bone Tempering Realm, but the mortality rate is too high. Even if they miraculously survive, their future will be ruined!”
Blood Refining, Bone Tempering, Meridian Opening, Inner Fire, Heavenly Spirit!
These are the realms of cultivation, even the tribe leader is only a strong practitioner of the Meridian Opening Realm, while experts of the Inner Fire stage are all regional overlords!
Spirit Celestial Realm, in the entire Great Wilderness, is king!
And these future Blood Guards, all are only in the Blood Refining Realm.
Only reaching the Bone Tempering Realm could be considered a firm fighting force. These youths on the battlefield… would die very quickly!
To rapidly increase their strength, the only way is to use Bone Fracture Herb to quickly temper their bones.
However, the side effects are very obvious, a very high mortality rate, and bones refined with Bone Fracture Herb won’t have potential for future evolution. They will be stuck at this stage for life.