Free Web NovelChapter 2117: Chapter 2072: Li Keba
If you gave him a few more years to reach the Condensation Realm, there would be a high chance of success.
Chen Yang looked him up and down, certain in his heart that the voice from earlier had come from him.
"Hehe, there’s a good show coming—Cangnan Academy’s two big celebrities going head‑to‑head, that’s quite the hype, isn’t it?"
"It’s really interesting, but what a pity, Li Keba has already used up this month’s challenge slot."
"According to the rules, he can’t keep challenging to seize rankings anymore, he can only schedule a duel on the arena."
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As soon as Chen Yang appeared, the scene broke into low, hushed discussions.
Most people were just here with a "watching the show" attitude.
Chen Yang heard the crowd talking around him.
Li Keba?
Is that the newcomer who entered the fourth region after only two months?
He’s got nothing to do with me, right? So why is he charging over to me so aggressively?
Chen Yang was puzzled inside.
"You’re Chen Yang?"
Before he could speak, that crazy‑looking youth Li Keba domineeringly raised his huge hammer, pointed it at Chen Yang, and asked.
"That’s me," Chen Yang replied, then asked curiously, "What do you want with me?"
"Humph, what do I want? I want to teach you a lesson! Do you dare agree to a duel with me on the arena?" Li Keba let out a cold snort and shouted loudly.
For some reason, this Li Keba’s aura was fierce and his tone was vicious.
If an ordinary person heard him issue a challenge like that, their heart would pound like a drum and they’d be scared stiff.
At the very least, they wouldn’t dare look down on Li Keba.
But oddly enough, when Chen Yang heard Li Keba speak, he actually felt a sudden urge to laugh.
"Why should I duel you? And why do you want to ’teach me a lesson’? I don’t have any grudges with you, do I?" Chen Yang said with a smile.
"Who says you don’t have a grudge with me? You broke my record for the fastest promotion to the fourth region, and that’s not a grudge? I want a fight with you, do you dare or not!" Li Keba shouted.
Pfft.
Hearing that, Chen Yang wanted to laugh even more.
He had thought it was something serious.
Turns out this guy came over because of some so‑called record.
He’s already in the Spirit Gathering Realm and still cares about that?
And he even came over this aggressively—what does that show?
It only showed that this Li Keba was way too simple and immature.
"I’m talking to you—do you dare or not? If you don’t dare, just call me ’grandpa’ and I’ll let you off," seeing that Chen Yang didn’t answer, Li Keba kept shouting loudly.
Chen Yang could see it clearly: this Li Keba was just too straightforward, a young hothead who loved to compete.
There was no real malice in him.
So Chen Yang didn’t plan to bother arguing.
"I’m not fighting you, there’s no point. If you really want to beat me, then let’s see who reaches the third region first," Chen Yang said with a smile.
"You don’t dare fight me!" Li Keba directly ignored the second half of Chen Yang’s sentence and decided on his own that Chen Yang was just afraid.
Chen Yang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This guy—he couldn’t tell if his brain was broken or if he was just too naive.
"Think whatever you want, I’m still not fighting you."
Chen Yang waved his hand and turned to head into the house.
But just then, Li Keba suddenly said, "Fine! Since you won’t fight me, then we’ll compete another way! Let’s see who reaches the third region first!"
"But I have another condition!"
Hearing this, Chen Yang paused mid‑step, turned back to look at Li Keba, and asked, "What other condition?"
"If I win, if I reach the third region before you, then every time you see me, you have to call me ’grandpa’!" Li Keba lifted his chin, brimming with confidence.
He just felt that Chen Yang breaking his record had made him lose face, so he’d come specifically to regain his pride.
A young man, way too hot‑blooded.
For a wager like this, Chen Yang naturally felt no fear, so he agreed without hesitation.
"Alright, I’ll agree. But since you’ve named a condition, I should name one too, right?" Chen Yang asked with a smile.
"Of course, say whatever you want."
Li Keba didn’t care at all.
"Alright then, if you lose, every time we meet you have to call me ’boss’." Chen Yang only said this because he knew this guy held no real ill intent.
"Good, it’s settled then! According to the academy rules, after challenging for a new ranking, you have to wait at least a month before challenging again. Let’s agree that in a month we both advance!"
"If we advance at the same time, we’ll decide the winner by whose ranking is higher!"
Li Keba agreed without hesitation.
He was young and hot‑blooded, naturally arrogant, and couldn’t imagine himself losing.
Chen Yang nodded with a smile, indicating his agreement.
After the two of them finished, Li Keba let out a cold snort, turned, and left.
The watchers around them also dispersed one after another.
They had thought there’d be a big show to watch, but it ended just like that, so they all left in disappointment.
However, as they left, Chen Yang noticed something interesting.
The houses of those who had come to watch the excitement were almost all behind his own, while the nine houses in front of him hadn’t shown any sign of movement.
"The higher your cultivation, the more you want to climb."
Chen Yang smiled faintly and turned back into his room...
At night, Cangnan Academy was extremely quiet.
Chen Yang sat cross‑legged on the bed, having remained motionless for several hours.
Suddenly, Spiritual Energy surged wildly around him!
Inside his body, the Spiritual Energy rolled and churned even more violently, as if out of control!
"It’s now!"
Chen Yang’s expression twisted in pain as he let out a low roar and frantically ran his Cultivation Technique, trying to bind that rampaging Spiritual Energy and break through to Solidifying Pill!
Why is it called Solidifying Pill?
Because you have to condense all the Spiritual Energy in your body into a single Spirit Pill!
It sounds simple, but the process is extremely difficult and painful!
He had to compress the vast Spiritual Energy throughout his entire body into a tiny pill core.
This was like compressing a man‑sized block of iron down into a thumb‑sized iron ball.
Throughout the process, not only did he need the determination to endure the pain, he also had to maintain constant vigilance so that no mistakes occurred!
"Condense!"
...
That night, Chen Yang didn’t know how many times he roared, or how many times he tried to condense.
Finally, when the sky had just turned grey at dawn, accompanied by a ripple of force bursting from the room, he broke through!
He had successfully become a powerhouse of the Condensation Realm!
In theory, breaking through to Condensation Pill might not cause a massive commotion.
But all the houses within several hundred meters would normally sense something.
It was just that Cangnan Academy had probably deliberately set up some suppressing Formations inside the rooms.
So what spread out was only a small ripple, almost imperceptible.
Inside the room.
Huff, huff, huff...
Chen Yang collapsed onto the bed, gasping for breath!
A whole night spent breaking through, condensing Spiritual Energy into a Pill, had left him utterly exhausted.
That feeling was no less than a normal person hammering iron all night long, putting in full strength with every blow without ever stopping.
Although he was tired and sore all over.
His face, however, was full of a bright smile!
He had broken through!
The power in his body had become even stronger!
And he could clearly feel that the Spirit Gathering Realm and the Condensation Realm were two completely different concepts!
He could observe everything around him with incredible detail.
He also felt that his body was incredibly light, as if with just a thought he could float up into the air.
Compared to the Spirit Gathering Realm, this was far better.
"Too exhausting! I have to replenish my Spiritual Energy!"
After exhaling two deep breaths, Chen Yang eagerly sat cross‑legged again and began absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Energy!
He had just broken through and his body craved Spiritual Power.
It was like a starving man, desperately wanting to feast!
He ran his Cultivation Technique and began absorbing like mad.
His body was like a bottomless pit, crazily plundering the surrounding Spiritual Energy into himself.
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