Chapter 17 – Awakening (Part 3) (1/2)

Chapter 17, Awakening (Part 3)

Liu Ming willingly walked to the edge of the stage and calmly sat down.

He saw a hint of tiredness in the demeanor of Lei Spirit Master and the rest of his group, since they had initiated the Opening Spirit Ceremony several times already.

Also, the crystals surrounding the entire formation no longer shined as brightly and piercing as they did originally.

Even though Liu Ming did not know how many times the Spirit Masters could use their mantra under normal circumstances or the effect the crystals would cause when depleted, he definitely did not wish to be in the last batch to test it out personally.

Also, after observing the ceremony several times, Liu Ming had already seen everything he needed to see. Even if he waited until the end, he wouldn’t really gain any benefits. Thus, it would be better to just be in an earlier batch and start opening his Spiritual Sea.

Quite a few of the family disciples were able to think through this point. However, the horrific death rate caused some of them to unconsciously flinch and decide to wait it out.

Still, a hundred people quickly walked in.

To Liu Ming’s surprise, Gao Chong and Mu Mingzhu were also within the formation, causing him to unconsciously give the two a glance.

Mu Ming Zhu’s face did not look too good and carried a hint of fear—obviously shocked by the earlier scene.

Although the huge teenager by her side was a bit pale, his expression was notably more stable compared to the girl.

“Begin.”

When Lei Spirit Master saw that enough people had entered, he immediately uttered a command. Suddenly, an excited buzz spread throughout the ceremony area as tens of streams of Spirit Drops started to head toward the formation, creating a thick spirit rain once more.

“Boom.” After the sound, a huge white light fell from the sky, falling steadily toward Liu Ming’s body.

Liu Ming felt as if his shoulders were carrying ten thousand pound weights. His chest started to heat up and his body collapsed onto the ground, since he was unable to withstand the pressure.

At this time, Liu Ming did not care about the other people anymore. He could see himself being wrapped up by the white light. Then, a chill went down his back and it felt like something was quickly squirming into his dantian.

After seeing other people’s awakening, Liu Ming did not panic. He knew that this was the Spirit Master’s energy entering his body. Hitting the floor with both his hands, he tried to lift himself back up.

But using only his two arms, his body remained firmly on the ground.

Liu Ming felt a bit aghast.

Although he saw earlier how hard it was for others to get up, he did not think it would be this hard.

He was not the type to be born with godly strength, nor did he specifically train his strength. Thus, trying to get up via normal means was not easy.

When Liu Ming thought of this, his breathing started to quicken. However, after taking a couple of deep breaths, he once again slammed the ground as he shouted, letting his body slowly leave the floor.

During this time, he actually used a secret technique that permitted his arm strength to momentarily multiply, allowing his body to sit back up.

During this, Liu Ming could hear his own bones crunching while his skin started to turn red under the pressure.

After a while, Liu Ming was finally able to sit up straight. He spared a few moments to glance at the others which resulted in a disappointed smile.

He was definitely not the first to get up. Many of the other Clan Practitioners had already sat up, including girls like Mu Mingzhu.

The other Clan Practitioners were obviously similar to Barbarian Ghost Sect Practitioners in that they had training in this area or have control over techniques like Liu Ming’s that increase physical energy.

But when he saw Lei Zhen, Liu Ming’s gaze couldn’t help but pause.

Lei Zhen had a clear and relaxed expression. His clothes didn’t even have the slightest wrinkle, and it seemed as if he was never hit by the white light’s pressure at all.

As Liu Ming silently guessed why, the formation in the air started to spout out an obscure sound from the spells. The origin of the sound felt as it came from an extremely far location but at the same time, the sound felt like thunder roaring right next to Liu Ming’s ears.