Chapter 23: Hall Of Limits, Second Room! (2/2)

As for Mo Buhui, he was definitely considerably stronger than the two. Gritting his teeth, he repeatedly stabbed out with the spear in his hand, knocking away as many boulders as he could manage. Some of the boulders, however, similarly hit him.

”Looks like I have to retreat too,” Mo Buhui muttered quietly before rus.h.i.+ng for the exit. As he left, he sneaked a glance at Xiang Shaoyun and was thoroughly astonished. However, he did not wish to stay in the room a moment longer, so he swiftly exited the second room.

”d.a.m.n it, I couldn't even last for half an hour!” The moment Mo Buhui came out of the room, he did not pay attention to the injuries on his body. He punched the wall in front of him hard, completely unsatisfied with his performance.

”Brother Mo, don't be too harsh on yourself. I believe you'll be able to clear this room once you reach ninth-stage perfection!” Mei Lianhua comforted him, equally beat up.

Mo Buhui shook his head and replied, ”No, it'll be difficult to pa.s.s this room unless I train my body to utter perfection. Otherwise, I won't be able to last at all.”

”The Basic Realm is for training one's physical strength. If your physical strength is at its peak, one fist will be able to shatter boulders and startle the heavens. How difficult can the second room be then?” the overseer reminded the despondent youths.

”Strength to shatter boulders and startle the heavens with one fist?” The trio pondered his words for a while before coming to a sudden realization.

The overseer was implying that their physical bodies had not yet been honed to perfection; naturally, they could not be pushed to the limits.

”I must train my physical strength even harder!” Lu Xiaoqing muttered to herself while clenching her fists.

Mo Buhui and Mei Lianhua also naturally understood this concept. However, they were even more clear how hard it would be to bridge that one gap. Even with the growth of their strength, they would still choose to condense their energy in their acupoints to awaken the stars within their bodies, raising their strength within the shortest amount of time. Why in the world should they spend time training their physical bodies?

When the half hour mark was reached, Xia Liuhui slowly crawled out from the first room of the Hall of Limits. Such a sight was thoroughly comical.

”Not bad, not bad indeed. You were able to stay in there for half an hour! You should've had some form of benefit from being able to stay in there,” the overseer laughed lightly upon seeing Xia Liuhui.

After exiting the first room, Xia Liuhui stumbled and fell onto the floor, muttering, ”I-I'm going to die.”

”Quickly sit cross-legged and meditate! This is the time when your gains from inside the room are the most fres.h.!.+ Whether you'll be able to break through to eighth-stage Basic Realm will all depend on this moment!” The overseer's admonishment struck Xia Liuhui like a lightning bolt.

Not daring to hesitate, Xia Liuhui immediately began calming his breath and meditating. An hour pa.s.sed within the blink of an eye. Lu Xiaoqing began to worry and asked, ”An hour has pa.s.sed. Great overseer, why hasn't Xiang Shaoyun come out yet?”

”Could he be grievously injured inside?” Mei Lianhua asked at the side.

”I believe that Xiang Shaoyun will definitely be able to come out,” Mo Buhui said with conviction in his voice.

Lu Xiaoqing and Mei Lianhua both flashed looks of astonishment at Mo Buhui. Neither of them could understand where he got his confidence. Just then, the overseer indifferently said, ”That brat's examination time isn't over yet, he still has one more hour.”

”One more hour?! Won't he have been in there for two hours then?” Lu Xiaoqing lightly gasped.

”Great overseer, wh-what is going on here? Did he request this himself?” Mei Lianhua found it extremely hard to fathom. Mo Buhui also awaited the overseer's answer, confusion clouding his face.

Speaking as though it were completely normal, the overseer replied, ”The time I gave you is the shortest possible time required to pa.s.s the second room. I don't even know if he'll come out at that point.”

The moment he finished speaking, the trio's jaws dropped to the ground.