Chapter 138: Lightning Tribulation Gate (1/2)

10 hours after Xiao Fang stepped into the cauldron, the sun was finally starting to set, marking the end of the exam.

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Inside the cauldron, Xiao Fang looked beat. He exhausted all of his qi hours ago, so he was unable to create any more illusory clones while fighting against the Divine Spirit Beast. All he could do was rely on his bare fists.

After suffering another beat down from the Spirit Beast, Xiao Fang laid on the cold hard ground as he heard light footsteps coming his way.

Feeling a gentle hand on his neck, he immediately tried to pull away, but his spirit body was too injured to move.

The elder held him up in the air by the neck to make him look her in the eyes.

”I'm surprised you could last this long. How about this, if you give up now I will put you directly into the Snake class. What do you say?”

Xiao Fang smirked.

”Do you really think so little of me?”

The elder frowned.

'Wasn't he doing this to get placed into a class? Could it be that he actually wanted a spirit cultivation technique all this time?' The elder thought.

She tried to think of something she could give him, but she quickly realized that she didn't have any strong spirit cultivation technique she could give him.

Since they were both in spirit form, there was no way she could give him anything physical, the only way she could give him a technique was through a special method that required him to already meet the minimum prerequisites of the technique.

Unfortunately, Xiao Fang's spirit cultivation realm was far too low to learn anything she had, everything she had at his level were all weak techniques she almost never used.

'Dammit, I only said I would give him a powerful spirit cultivation technique so that he would agree to the challenge, I didn't think he would go this far for it,' she thought.

Although getting a spirit cultivation technique was nice, what she didn't realize was how close Xiao Fang was to making another breakthrough. The fact was that Xiao Fang wasn't doing it for the spirit technique or the class placement anymore, he was doing it to train. This was the greatest opportunity he had to train his spirit cultivation. To leave now would be a wasted opportunity.

Besides, above all else, she was the one that convinced him that there was nothing wrong with his spirit attribute. If he could, he wanted to unleash its full strength before he got out of here. If he couldn't do it while he was here, then he might never get the chance to do it.

”How can you be this stubborn? Is your pride really worth it? It's no fun seeing you suffer like this anymore, hurry up and give up.”

Xiao Fang wanted to laugh, but his whole body hurt too much. He had lost to his father more time than he could count, but he never admitted defeat. That was just the way he was raised.

[ Never beg, never give up. ]

Despite how badly his body was damaged, he still had a serene look on his face.

'This feeling is nostalgic,' Xiao Fang thought as he was reminded of home.

How many times did his father push him to the brink of death. How was that any different from what he was going through now?

'That's right, this is no different from my father's training. Actually, if I was to compare the two, I'd say what I'm experiencing now isn't nearly as bad.'

Still being held in the air by his neck, he heard his father's voice. The same voice that always told him to pick up his sword and get back up.

[ A Swordsman's Pride makes us strong, resilient, and persevering. Pride is not a virtue, but it is what makes us great ]

'That's right. Even if I am without a sword, I'm still a swordsman.'