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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nAt the second mountain.

nBody tempering.

nWater gushed.

nStreams of water hit the foot of the mountain. Horrifying sounds could be heard.

nIt was coming!

nZhao Yunshan and the group was eager to try.

nBody tempering!

nThis was their forte!

nThe Swordsman’s body tempering could not be compared to the Energy Warrior who could improve his physique purely with energy. Nevertheless, due to the nature of the profession, the Swordsman also had a strong and powerful physique.

nThis assessment was a platform for them to display their strengths.

nLu Ming?

nGlancing at Lu Ming’s thin body frame, they felt vaguely smug.

nWell…

nHe could no longer fool around this time!

n“These waters…”

nLu Yan stood at the side.

nShe dipped her hands into the water and felt it for a moment. She then said, “This water contain substances that can nourish the body. It’s very good for tempering the body.”

nTrue enough!

nEveryone’s eyes lit up immediately.

nThere were trials followed by assessments!

nEven if they did not pass the assessments, they could still improve themselves tremendously!

n“Let me go first!”

nWu Hongfei was smarter this time.

nSeeing that Zhao Yunshan was still deep in thoughts, he plunged into the waters immediately.

nBang!

nWaves engulfed him. Before Wu Hongfei could react, he was flushed back to the shore; his body plastered to the massif of the mountain. A deafening and earth-shattering sound could be heard.

nPfft!

nHe spat a mouthful of fresh blood.

nWu Hongfei’s face was as white as a sheet.

nThe currents… were so ferocious!

nEveryone looked terror-stricken.

nThis body tempering assessment did not seem so easy!

n“Brother.”

nGao Xiaoqing’s face turned slightly pale.

nThe currents were too fearsome. One’s body had to be extremely strong in order to swim across! Only those who had a tempered physique could pass this assessment!

n“It’s alright.”

nGao Tianlang said gently, “Wait for me here. If I didn’t guess it wrong, a path will appear after someone passes the assessment.”

nThis was based on their experience at the first mountain.

n“But…”

nGao Xiaoqing gritted her teeth.

nWas she going to give up just like that?

nNo!

nObviously, the waters could improve one’s ability. Why should she give up?

nEven if she could not complete the assessment, her body would benefit greatly as long as she immersed herself in the waters. There were obvious gains from this. Why wouldn’t she enter the waters?

nAt most…

nShe would bear the impact of the blow by the currents…

n“Brother. I want to give it a try,” Gao Xiaoqing insisted.

n“If you…”

nGao Tianlang seemed to have recalled the words from his sister’s master. After pausing for a moment, he actually agreed. “Alright, I will look out for you.”

n“Yes.”

nGao Xiaoqing took a deep breath.

nShe walked to the side of the waters and looked at the ferocious currents. Gritting her teeth, she jumped in.

nBang!

nWaves hit her.

nBe careful!

nEveryone’s eyes widened.

nGao Xiaoqing was not a Swordsman and could suffer grave injuries from this. Of course, if she could withstand the waves, she would definitely benefit greatly!

nAt this very moment…

nWu Hongfei’s face had become much rosier. Sure enough, the waters had powerful nourishing effects. He had recovered in just a few moments!

nOf course.

nHe had also seen the young lady jumping into the waters.

nTsk tsk…

nYoung ladies nowadays were so brave.

nShe went all out!

nHowever, this young lady was merely at a three-star peak. Furthermore, she was an Array Master, which was an auxiliary vocation. Hence, she might suffer grievous injuries by jumping into the waters.

nHence…

nHe instinctively glanced at Gao Xiaoqing.

nBang!

nGao Xiaoqing entered the waters.

nThe ferocious waves rushed towards and hit her. A sullen groan could be heard. Gao Xiaoqing’s face was ghastly pale. Nevertheless, she managed to steady herself only after a few seconds.

nWait a minute…

nShe was holding up well?

nWu Hongfei was dumbfounded.

nEven he, a dignified five-star Swordsman, spat blood. He had also gone through body tempering, albeit not a professional one. Nevertheless, he was at that level!

nHowever, this lady…

nHe was appalled. Wasn’t she an Array Master?

nCould it be that, similar to the Energy Warrior, the Array Master was also a profession that entailed close combat?

nAt this very moment…

nGao Tianlang heaved a sigh of relief.

nShe had withstood it!

nHis younger sister’s physique had been in a poor state. She had suffered serious injuries after being trampled twice by the bulls and her master was enraged. Hence, he had specially prepared large amounts of herbs to help his younger sister strengthen her body!

nJudging from this, the herbs worked!

nHe felt more at ease.

nShush!

nGao Tianlang leaped forward and stepped into the waters too.

n“Come on!

nZhao Yunshan laughed hysterically.

nOne by one, everyone stepped into the waters and headed into the distance.

nBang!

nBang!

nThe waves raged rampantly.

nEveryone’s body constantly deteriorated and then recovered, and their physique kept strengthening.

n“You’re not going?”

nLu Yan glanced at her younger brother.

nLu Ming was silent for a long time.

nHe did not know if it was the Lunar Shadow assessment or other reasons, but there was a huge problem and he could not participate in this assessment at all.

nBecause…

nHe did not know how to swim!

nIn his past life, he was a homebody living in the capital, the northern part of the country. The biggest lake that he had ever seen was the bathhouse located at the corner of the second street of Haidian district, the one that was not lit up with pink lights at night.

nIn this life?

nLittle Lu Ming did not have any swimming experience either!

nHe searched Little Lu Ming’s memory. When he was a child, he loved to follow his elder sister around and splash waters when she was bathing. Besides that, there were no other memories of swimming!

nWait a minute!

nThat memory…

nLu Ming wanted to take a clearer glimpse but realized that he could not.

nOo…

nWas it too long ago?

nIn that case, when his willpower became stronger…

nLu Ming pondered deeply.

n“Lu Ming?”

nLu Yan looked at him worriedly. Her younger brother was suddenly silent and had a strange expression on his face.

nCough, cough.

nLu Ming coughed.

n“It’s alright. I am just thinking of how to pass through it.”

nLu Ming looked solemn.

n“Yes.”

nLu Yan felt more at ease then.

nThis was her younger brother, indeed. Sure enough, he had not given up.

nIt was fine that they did not fight for the so-called Lunar Shadow legacy. Nevertheless, it was best to participate in assessments that would obviously benefit everyone.

nBang!

nBang!

nThe waves surged.

nEveryone was sprinting in the waters.

nAs the waters had powerful nourishing effect, despite suffering injuries or exhausting their energy, they were able to recover after resting for a while.

nThe recovery rate was better for the spots with greater currents!

nWhich meant…

nAs long as they could withstand the impact, they would be able to travel further and become stronger.

nCharge!

nCharge!

nCharge!

nEveryone charged forward fervently.

nOf course.

nThis amazing momentum also caused some of them to spew a lot of blood as they sprinted…

nIt was very odd and mysterious.

nLu Ming was silent.

nSwordsmen! Obviously, they were all masochistic!

nThis was crazy!

nDid they need such a complicated way to assess one’s physique?

nYou could get a machine to assess or since the Elder Lunar Shadow was so powerful, couldn’t he tell by one glance?

nHell… what kind of assessment was this?

nHehe…

nThis old man would be beaten to death alive if he lived in the north!

n…

nWhat to do?

nLu Ming pondered deeply for a moment and suddenly asked, “Sister, how are you going to cross?”

n“Walking.”

nLu Yan’s expression was indifferent.

nShush!

nShe stepped into the waters.

nBang!

nA surge of waves appeared.

nThe tip of Lu Yan’s feet tapped gently on the waves. She actually rose into the sky at that moment and then walked with ease. She did not fall into the waters despite taking a few successive steps…

nT-this…

nWalking on water?

nLu Ming was shocked. Could a Swordsman do such a thing?!

nIt was very powerful!

nSwordsmen were amazing!

nThis was the first time that he felt the strong powers possessed by a Swordsman. He was astounded!

nOf course, he did not know that… At this very moment, Wu Hongfei and the group, who had been swimming fervently, were almost flushed back to the shore by a huge wave after they turned back and glanced at them. This was because their first reaction was similar to that of Lu Ming. What?! Could a Swordsman do that?

nMoments later.

nLu Yan returned with ease.

nShe was too powerful.

nLu Ming was filled with emotions.

nHowever, he regained his senses very quickly. “But you can’t strengthen your body if you pass through the waters in this way!”

n“I don’t need it.”

nLu Yan’s expression was indifferent.

nLu Ming was speechless.

nTherefore…

nHe was the only one who could not pass through this?!

nHe glanced over. Even Xiaoqing was splashing around diligently. That position…

n“Sister, do you want to teach me how to swim?”

nLu Ming sighed.

nLu Yan fell silent for a moment. “I don’t know how to.”

nLu Ming was speechless.

nThe siblings glanced at each other.

n“Sister, you’re a genius.”

nLu Ming sighed.

nThis was the first time that his sister did not know something.

n“Because I have had no use for it all this while.”

nLu Yan felt a little embarrassed.

nGeniuses could pick things up quickly but it did not mean that they knew everything!

nShe really could not see how a skill such as swimming would be useful! Clearly, she could step and walk on water. Why did she need to learn how to swim?!

nAs for going into the water?

nShe could also use the same method to fight in the water!

nSwimming…

nShe really had no use for it.

nA—alright.

nLu Ming did not know whether to laugh or cry.

nShould he ask Miss Xiaoqing?

nHe glanced at Miss Xiaoqing, who was gritting her teeth and splashing diligently and felt too ashamed to call her. He knew that this lady bore a grudge and wanted to compete with him!

nWhat to do?

nLu Ming looked to a distance.

nEveryone was diligently charging forward…

nThe ferocious waters were essentially similar to the Sword Intent in the snowstorm. They could improve one’s ability and strengthen one’s body. Wasn’t it a pity to give this up?

nThis was a rare encounter!

n“Why don’t you temper your body here?”

nLu Yan pondered for a moment. “I’ll get you some water and you can soak in it.”

n“The energy in the waters will be depleted very soon.”

nLu Ming shook his head.

nThose people could temper their bodies in the waters because the water was constantly moving!

nIf they took out the water, the water would naturally become ordinary once the nourishment in it had been fully absorbed!

nIt would be meaningless!

nFurthermore, the waters at the foot of the mountain had the least nourishment!

nThe closer they were to the destination, the greater the nourishment!

nOver here?

nIt was not that meaningful.

n“It’s alright.”

nLu Yan pondered for a moment. “I’ll get water for you from the further parts, which has a higher concentration of nourishment. At most, I’ll run more.”

nLu Ming felt heartwarmed. This was his sister after all.

nHowever, sister, do you know that you will spoil me? Fortunately, it was him. If it was ordinary folks, most likely, they would have no qualms about accepting their elder sister’s protection.

nHow could he do this?

nWas this something that a man should do?!

nHe was different.

nAlthough he accepted his sister’s protection, it was not without any qualms.

n→_→

nLu Ming paused for a moment. Was there a difference?

nHe shook his head.

nHe looked at the massive waters in front of him.

nHowever…

nWas this the only way?

nEven if his sister could run to and fro, how far could she run?!

nHow many trips could she make?

n“This will not do,” Lu Ming muttered to himself.

nDidn’t he tell himself not to be a burden to his sister?

nLook, even Gao Xiaoqing was splashing diligently. Although her moves were a little ugly, the young lady had been trying hard!

nWell…

nHe had to think of a way.

nLu Ming swept his gaze to a distance.

nLake waters…

nNourishment…

nSwimming…

n…

nLu Ming’s thoughts jumped from one to another.

nHe lay out all his current abilities in his mind and then looked at the inheritors. He finally thought of something.

nPerhaps…

nIt was worth a try!

nShush!

nLu Ming squatted down. He took out the Card Creating Pen and began to create cards on the spot.

nEh?

nLu Yan’s eyes were filled with curiosity. What was her younger brother trying to do this time?

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