Chapter 841: Update to Heavenly Tier Bloodline, Flourishing Fate (I)

Although the misunderstanding had been cleared up, Li Meng still wore a regretful expression. Seeing this, Li Yiyi’s cheeks flushed red and she hurriedly changed the subject. "Bro, didn’t you go to the southern battlefield? Why did you suddenly come back?"

"Of course it’s because of the competition," Li Meng replied smugly. "Your brother here is an expert at the Fifth Heavenly Realm. With that strength, I can place at least top three in the city, and maybe make it into the top fifty among Fifth Heavenly Realm cultivators across the province."

The semester had only started a little over half a month ago, and if counted from the beginning, the second-year students had cultivated for just over a year. Most second-years were at the Third Heavenly Realm, with a few at the Second or Fourth.

Even for a genius like Li Meng, who was among the top ranks of a first-rate martial arts high school, reaching the late stage or peak of the Fourth Heavenly Realm was considered normal.

If Chen Chu hadn’t returned earlier and provided some high- and top-level cultivation resources, it would’ve taken Li Meng at least another three months to break through to the Fifth Heavenly Realm. This was where his confidence lay.

With Xia Youhui, Lin Xue, and Lin Yu already having entered the mythical world after receiving an inheritance from the Void Continent and breaking through to the Sixth Heavenly Realm, Li Meng, Bai Mu, and a third companion now made up the strongest trio of second-year students at Nantian. Students from other second- or third-rate martial arts high schools in the same city weren’t even on his radar.

However, since the provincial competition was divided by realm levels, he would be facing many senior third-years at the Fifth Heavenly Realm. That was why Li Meng only aimed to make it into the top fifty.

Li Yiyi exclaimed excitedly, "Is this the national competition? Perfect! Ah Hu’s going to participate too. If you meet him, remember to go easy on him!"

"You’re competing too, Little Hu?" Li Meng was briefly stunned.

He had left on the very day Chen Hu enrolled, and only knew that Xia Youhui had delayed his trip to the mythical world by two days just to help him settle into the martial arts school. As for his sister favoring an outsider, he simply ignored it.

Chen Hu scratched the back of his head and gave a simple, honest smile. "Big Brother Li, I’ve already broken through to the middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm. My teacher said I could sign up for the competition."

"Damn! Middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm?!" Li Meng’s eyes widened in shock. His reaction wasn’t any less intense than when Xia Youhui had witnessed Chen Hu complete Foundation Building and break through to the Second Heavenly Realm in a single day.

Beside them, Shu Jia, who was familiar with Li Meng, beamed. "Big Brother Li, isn’t Ah Hu’s cultivation talent incredible? Yiyi told us it took you guys several months to reach the Third Heavenly Realm back then."

Li Meng composed himself and looked at the tall and burly young man, momentarily dazed. "Incredible doesn’t even begin to cover it. His whole family must be monsters or something."

Reaching the middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm in just over half a month—this cultivation speed was even more exaggerated than An Fuqing back in the day. It felt no less shocking than those legendary Innate Awakeners.

Or perhaps he was an Innate Awakener, just like Chen Chu. The only difference was that Chen Chu’s talents were latent and only began to awaken after he started cultivating. Sensing the faint yet heavy aura subtly radiating from Chen Hu, Li Meng grew thoughtful.

Chen Chu had once explained that Chen Hu possessed a special physique. Combined with his frightening cultivation speed, Li Meng and the others were certain that Chen Hu was indeed an Innate Awakener.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Li Meng cleared his throat and said in an elder-like tone, "Still, Little Hu, even though you’ve reached the middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm, don’t get complacent. The path of cultivation relies on perseverance. The higher your realm, the slower your progress becomes. Early advantages don’t guarantee smooth sailing later on, so be sure to remain calm and steady."

Chen Hu nodded seriously. "Yes. Thank you for the advice, Big Brother Li. I’ll work even harder from now on and aim to break through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm within half a month."

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

After absorbing the god-level crystal that had been held in the colossal beast’s skull, Chen Hu’s Innate Tyrant Body had further evolved. Coupled with the Ancient Darkness Body Enhancement art that Chen Chu had passed on to him, which was highly compatible with his physique, and the heavy metal elements from high-level mineral resources, Chen Hu’s cultivation speed had advanced by leaps and bounds.

He was therefore confident in breaking through the Fourth Heavenly Realm within half a month—after all, he had already reached the middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm two days ago.

...Damn it.

Li Meng suddenly didn’t feel like talking to Chen Hu anymore.

Just then, Chen Hu glanced at his watch. It was already six o’clock, and he said his farewells. "Little Yi, Jiajia, Meiling, it’s getting late. I need to head back."

The girls knew Chen Hu always returned on time for dinner to keep Zhang Xiaolan from worrying. Jian Meiling asked, "Ah Hu, do you want the driver to take you home?"

"No need. I’ll just run back. It’s not far." With that, Chen Hu waved at Li Meng. "Big Brother Li, I’m heading off."

"Go ahead, and send my regards to your mom."

"Will do!" Chen Hu waved cheerfully, then crossed the front yard and exited the Li Family's villa. The muscles in his legs swelled slightly, and the ground trembled underfoot when they released a burst of explosive power.

Boom!

Chen Hu shot out like a cannonball, blasting forward with a gust of wind as he dashed down the sidewalk at blinding speed—so fast that an ordinary person could only catch a fleeting afterimage.

With his Third Heavenly Realm cultivation and a body even tougher than his realm suggested, Chen Hu’s full-speed burst allowed him to hit two hundred meters per second. In the blink of an eye, he had already covered several kilometers.

Tweet!

Just as he reached a major intersection, a sharp whistle rang out. A high-level cultivator on patrol in the distance shouted, "Hey, student over there! Didn’t your teacher tell you the speed limit in the city is fifty meters per second? Do you want to cause a traffic accident?"

Chen Hu immediately stopped in his tracks, scratched his head, and offered an honest smile as he nodded. "Got it, Uncle!"

At that moment, the traffic light on the opposite side turned green, and Chen Hu obediently crossed the street with the pedestrians. Once on the other side, he picked up his pace again, maintaining a fifty meters per second jog like a gust of wind.

It wasn’t just him—on the bustling streets, figures were dashing everywhere. Agile bodies leapt over obstacles, and some even had food delivery boxes strapped to their backs. As transcendence became more accepted, official restrictions on cultivators had been gradually relaxed. Society had become increasingly fantastical.

"Boss, give me six roasted sweet potatoes to tide me over."

"Sure, just a moment." As Kavadora packed up the sweet potatoes, he looked at Chen Hu with mild surprise. "Little Chen, only six today?"

Chen Hu grinned sheepishly. "Well, I’m about to have dinner. If I eat too much now, I won’t be able to finish what my mom cooked. Then she’ll scold me again, so I better not overeat."

As he spoke, Chen Hu handed over a hundred-yuan bill, took the paper bag, and waved.

"See you, boss!"

After parting ways with the sweet potato vendor, Chen Hu headed home. Along the way, he pulled out a piping hot sweet potato, peeled off the charred skin, and devoured it in two bites, then pulled out another. By the time he finished the last one, he had just arrived home.

"Mom, I’m back!"

From the kitchen came Zhang Xiaolan’s voice. "Good timing! Come help set the table."

"Coming!" Chen Hu tossed his schoolbag onto the couch and dashed into the kitchen. A moment later, he returned, carrying a large pot of rice.

At the dining table, Zhang Xiaolan watched him devour food straight from the pot and asked with concern, "Ah Hu, how was cultivation today? You didn’t bully your classmates, did you?"

Chen Hu grabbed a massive bone from a stewed mutated beast and took a fierce bite before mumbling, "Mom, I’m going to be the Federation’s future Heavenly King Bahu. How could I do something so low?"

"As long as you didn’t." Zhang Xiaolan nodded. Compared to Chen Chu, who had always been mature and dependable, Chen Hu was livelier and more rambunctious. That was why Zhang Xiaolan often worried he could potentially pick on other students.

After all, with a body that massive and a naturally awakened ability, one punch from him could bring down a wall. If he got into a fight with a normal person, the outcome could be tragic.

"Oh, and tomorrow is the school’s competition. Make sure you hold back a little. Don’t go injuring your classmates too badly, understand?"

Chen Hu nodded quickly. "Mm-hmm, I know, Mom. I’ll be careful."

Before the city-level round of the global tournament could begin, every martial arts high school had to conduct their own selection process. Only the top fifty could qualify.

After all, just Nantian’s second and third years alone numbered in the thousands. Add to that two second-rate and four third-rate martial arts high schools in the city, and without this screening round, the city-level event would drag on for half a month.