pjbooks Chapter 255: Prodigies Gather, Clash of Dao Power!
Chapter 255: Prodigies Gather, Clash of Dao Power!
Jiang Yuan walked into the martial arts building.
All I saw was...
The interior space is enormous, like a super-large plaza, brightly lit.
At the very center stands a giant black stone monument, its surface shimmering with a faint light like flowing water, and each name gleaming in its light.
Young men and women dressed in various styles and with distinct personalities gathered around the stone tablet in small groups, some exchanging ideas and others discussing techniques.
"Bang!"
A loud bang.
Jiang Yuan looked over.
A two-meter-tall armored figure clad in brass armor swung his greatsword and slashed heavily at the stone tablet, causing it to shimmer with a faint light, like ripples spreading across water.
Behind him, many students stood in front of the stone tablet, lining up and rubbing their hands together, looking eager to try, as if they were taking a test.
"That's the Martial Stele. It's the most advanced combat power detection device in the Great Xia Dynasty, and it's also an extremely powerful alloy weapon," Lin Qingyan said.
Jiang Yuan nodded. "I can see that."
A few seconds later, a number appeared on the stone tablet.
[Power Level: 47.3]
Jiang Yuan was slightly surprised. "Dao power?"
Lin Qingyan, with her hands in her pockets, calmly said, "It's equivalent to damage value; 1 Dao Power equals 1 combat power."
"By the way, the minimum Dao power value required to pass the midterm exam at Shenwu Academy is 50."
In other words, only those who deal more than 50 damage can pass the midterm exam at Shenwu Academy and continue their studies.
50 points of damage is roughly equivalent to the peak damage that a typical third-tier advanced martial artist can unleash when using their talent...
No wonder it's the number one martial arts academy in the entire Great Xia Dynasty...
Jiang Yuan sighed inwardly.
Completely forgotten.
His peak damage was already close to this value when he was at LV2...
I thought about my current strength value, which has exceeded 1.
1 point of strength equals 10 points of damage.
15,000 points of strength translates to 150,000 base damage.
Jiang Yuan thought to himself, "I wonder how much damage my punch will do without using my martial arts will or skills."
The damage increase from a full set of top-tier equipment exceeds 20 times, coupled with the passive 200% damage increase from the Power of the Flame, the passive amplification from the Undying Divine Body, and the attribute bonuses from the title...
Only after all the passive amplifications does he have his current basic damage output.
"It's worth testing," Jiang Yuan thought to himself.
Lin Qingyan glanced at Jiang Yuan beside her and thought to herself.
Can his current Dao power... break 800?
800 Dao power, which is 800 million damage, is the highest damage assessment Lin Qingyan has made for herself at the fifth rank.
This number is definitely not low; in fact, it's quite astonishing. There are very few geniuses in the entire academy whose Dao power value exceeds 500.
Even the peak damage of some veteran grandmasters only hovers around 1000 points of Dao power.
only……
Lin Qingyan looked at Jiang Yuan, who was calmly looking at the stone tablet.
This guy is not to be underestimated...
"hateful!"
The armored man cursed under his breath.
He had already worked desperately to level up and hone his talent, but he still couldn't break through 50 points of Dao power.
If this continues...
"Trash." A contemptuous sneer rang out.
The armored man angrily turned his head to look.
Then a large hand of mental energy grabbed his head, squeezing it so hard that the brass helmet rattled.
The culprit was a thin young man with sunken cheeks, dark circles under his eyes, and pale skin, whose smile was full of contempt and disdain.
"Not even 50 points of Dao power, what kind of trash is this?"
"Get out of the academy as soon as possible!"
With a powerful mental force, the armored man was grabbed and flung away, slamming him heavily into the distance.
The thin young man, with his hands in his pockets, spat.
"Pah! The freshmen are getting worse every year."
Someone recognized him.
"It's Kim Jeon-min, a third-year student majoring in mental health."
"I heard he has already broken through to the sixth rank."
"That's amazing..."
"I heard from a senior student last time that he has the ability and talent to be among the top ten in the college."
"And he's a mental-type martial artist; those kinds of people are the most troublesome."
……
One of the girls was still a little indignant and muttered, "What's wrong with the senior? Does that mean he can cut in line? I've been waiting for ages..."
Her companion's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly stopped her from talking nonsense.
"Shh! You're asking for it."
"He's not just a genius, he has connections and powerful backing..."
Listening to the discussions of the crowd.
Jin Quanmin sneered.
"A bunch of useless trash. I'm not like you."
His eyes flashed, his mental power exploded, his sleeves fluttered, and his hair flew wildly!
A tremendous amount of spiritual power emanated from his body!
It transformed into a giant cone of psychic power and struck the stone tablet with tremendous force.
"boom!"
[Power Level: 239]
The entire room fell silent.
Kim Jeon-min's gaze swept across the entire room, his expression smug and contemptuous.
"Keep a close eye on him!"
"This is the difference between you trash and me!"
Looking at his arrogant appearance.
Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.
Lin Qingyan sneered, "The spiritual power gained from taking medicine is so weak and superficial. I really don't know what kind of arrogance it has."
Her words were undisguised, full of contempt and disdain, and they resonated deeply in the quiet setting.
Everyone gaped and turned to look, wanting to see who was so bold as to openly despise and mock a spiritual prodigy who had achieved 239 points of Dao power.
Jin Quanmin's face turned cold. He turned his head and was slightly stunned when he saw Lin Qingyan. Then, a look of greed and drooling flashed in his eyes.
But when he saw Jiang Yuan, who looked like a god, standing next to Lin Qingyan, his face turned cold again.
"I thought it was someone else, but it turns out to be Lin, the top freshman."
Looking at Lin Qingyan and Jiang Yuan standing side by side, they seemed like the sun and moon reflecting each other, attracting everyone's attention.
Many people's eyes flashed with amazement.
But in Jin Quanmin's eyes, it was extremely irritating.
"hehe."
Jin Quanmin sneered as he walked towards Lin Qingyan, his smile chilling. "I heard that Junior Lin ranked first in the freshman test and even defeated Huang Fei. But that guy was a piece of trash. Since you say I'm arrogant, how about a fight? I'd like to see what the strongest freshman, the Ice Queen, is really capable of..."
Lin Qingyan didn't even glance at him, and said to Jiang Yuan, "Who wants to go first?"
Jiang Yuan calmly replied, "Whatever."
"Then I'll go first." Lin Qingyan walked forward cleanly and neatly, her black hair fluttering, ignoring Jin Quanmin who was walking towards her, and arrived in front of the stone tablet.
Kim Quanmin's face suddenly turned ashen.
Song Yun and Luo Xi had just arrived when they witnessed this scene.
Song Yun was curious about what had happened.
Luo Xi looked around, searching for that figure.
"Jiang, Jiang Yuan."
A timid voice sounded behind Jiang Yuan.
He turned his head and saw a girl with silver hair and gray eyes, wearing a fitted gray-white robe, her slender legs encased in white stockings, standing there gracefully, yet shrouded in an ethereal aura of death, making her unapproachable.
With a smile on her face and bright eyes, she greeted Jiang Yuan, "Hello, Jiang Yuan, do you remember me?"
Jiang Yuan: "I remember you're from Beijiang City... Pei, right?"
Pei Congyun, who had already become a fourth-level martial artist, had a bright look in his eyes and nodded with a smile.
Obviously.
Jiang Yuan still remembered her, which made her very happy.
Beside Pei Congyun stood a tall woman, a head taller than her, her body wrapped in a robe. She stood with one hand on her hip, watching Jiang Yuan with great interest.
"You're Jiang Yuan? I'm Long Ci from the Summoning Department, Pei's senior in the same department. I've heard a lot about you, and you're pretty much what I imagined."
Long Ci, ranked first in the Summoning Department of Shenwu University and fourth in the entire university, is a sixth-tier legendary dragon tamer.
On her shoulder stood a small dragon covered by invisibility magic, its eyes wide open as it curiously observed Jiang Yuan.
"Hello there."
Jiang Yuan looked at her and the little dragon on her shoulder and nodded.
Long Ci was not surprised to see that his dragon pet's disguise had been seen through.
If this legendary freshman doesn't even have this much ability, then she'll be disappointed.
Fortunately.
A glint of eagerness flashed in his eyes.
Just as Long Ci was about to say something, a beautiful purple figure suddenly appeared beside Jiang Yuan at an extremely fast speed.
Jiang Yuan turned his head and smiled at the person who had just arrived, saying, "It's you! How have you been lately?"
Luo Xi pursed her lips, her eyes filled with resentment, looking exactly like someone who had seen a heartless man.
Oh?
Long Ci's eyes lit up, his expression showing excitement as if he had stumbled upon a juicy juicy story.
Isn't that the popular freshman campus belle? Her name seems to be Luo Xi. Is she his girlfriend?
Pei, the junior, also seems to have a good impression of him.
And then there's Lin Qingyan.
A love triangle? No, is it a love quadrangle?!
Interesting!
"you……"
Luo Xi's cherry lips parted slightly.
Some complaints, once they actually see the person, vanish without a trace.
Some words are on the tip of my tongue, but I don't know where to begin.
Jiang Yuan was unaware of the girl's feelings.
He turned his head to look ahead.
"call……"
A cold wind blew, the temperature plummeted, and a vibrant blue bloomed in the air.
All eyes turned to them.
Centered on the stone tablet, a dreamlike blue ice flower bloomed from beneath Lin Qingyan's feet, and countless snowflakes and ice crystals appeared in the entire space, freezing the ground instantly upon landing.
"Hiss, even the residual force is so powerful?!" A sophomore student who had dodged the snowflakes gasped.
"This is the Ice Queen..."
"Could it be able to break 200 Dao power?"
……
Lin Qingyan's eyes turned completely ice blue. She pressed out with one hand, and her arm transformed into a crystal-clear ice hand with shimmering patterns and intertwined energy, containing extremely exquisite martial arts mysteries.
Innate Martial Skill - [Boundary Freeze]
At the same moment that Lin Qingyan's palm landed on the stone tablet.
Several powerful figures with distinct auras appeared in various parts of the hall.
A total of four people.
They are all top ten students in the academy.
[Overlord] Shi Zhendong, [Magic Demon] Jiang Yan, [Starry Sky] Gao Tian, [Insect Ghost] Xiao Zhiyu.