Chapter 3 - The Supreme Sun Phoenix Technique

The next morning we were just chatting in the classroom. I was even going to skip, but I decided to go today, maybe I could get closer to Ning'er.

The beautiful girl stood up and started walking towards that poor guy. The students, Xiangju's classmates, were already talking among themselves about the beating the guy would probably get for being so disrespectful and everything. The guy's own friends got out of the girl's way when she got close; the only one who stayed was Nie Li, who was staring at the girl from the opposite side of Xiangju. He would possibly intervene if she really tried to hurt the guy.

"Ah, hi Ning'er, sorry, I didn't see you there. Do you need any help?"

She placed a small package with a red floral handkerchief right in front of the guy.

"I made lunch for you, I hope you like it!"

"Third day here and I'm already being blessed, glory to God!"

A huge commotion started in the classroom. The boys got angry and jealous, and the girls were extremely confused.

"Can I sit here and eat with you?" the girl asked, embarrassed.

All the boys around Xiangju looked at him with shark eyes, mentally saying that if he didn't accept, he'd have to deal with them.

"Sure! This place is available, right, Du Ze?" Xiangju looked back, asking the boy who vehemently agreed.

The girl seemed very satisfied, sitting down with a smile next to the boy with a scarf.

"Lu Piao, Du Ze, sit with us and let's eat!" The boys didn't even hesitate; Lu Piao shamelessly grabbed one of the delicacies from my lunchbox. Nie Li watched the boy's lack of manners.

"You can eat too, Nie Li! Feel free!" I said, dragging the lunchbox to sit between the two of us. He looked at the dish and smiled. He seemed nostalgic.

He didn't even say anything, just grabbed one of the treats and tasted it, surprised by the incredible quality. Then I tried it, and indeed, it might be the best thing I've ever tasted.

Then we continued eating and chatting, and another school day passed.

We spent another 2 days hunting, and I had another encounter with Ning'er. Our hunting speed was really very high with me and Nie Li, so much so that in this short time we already managed to make 20 thousand coins, more than Nie Li had originally made in 7 days. That was enough for us to finish the preparations and stop hunting. Having a week's advantage compared to before, Xiao Ning'er will probably become stronger than Ye Ziyun in no time.

When we finished, the six of us gathered at Lu Piao's house. His father was surprised that so many people were coming, but he didn't oppose our visit.

I then started explaining what we would do there, with Nie Li being extremely impressed with my knowledge of the vital field and attributes. Du Ze was the first to take the test, so I explained to him what I saw and asked Nie Li to verify. Then it was Lu Piao's turn, followed by Wei Nan, Zhan Ming, Nie Li… and finally, me.

"Nie Li… This technique you gave me, the 'Lord of the Primordial Light,' isn't as powerful as the Tian Lin Technique, is it?"

"To be honest, no, but it's an extremely good technique, superior to any other you could find out there. It's the best fit for your physique."

"But isn't there a better technique than this one? Please, think carefully, isn't there any better one?"

"Well…" Nie Li began scratching his head, unsure whether to tell me or not. I'm sure there must be something above this, I KNOW THERE IS.

"There is one… The Supreme Sun Phoenix Technique, but whenever you cultivate it, you will feel like your body and spiritual field are being burned to ashes, and it's not something you will get used to even at higher levels."

"But is it effective?"

"Did you hear what I said, Xiangju? With every new level you reach, your spiritual field will be completely destroyed and rebuilt again. The pain is unbearable, you could simply die in the middle of a rank exchange!" Nie Li spoke angrily, how could one of his companions be so stubborn.

"I understand the consequences, my brother… But even so, I insist." He sighed heavily.

"Ah… Okay then, listen carefully…" After saying this, he recited the chant.

When Xiangju began to chant, it happened exactly as Nie Li had said. The boy groaned in pain, the veins all over his body bulged, his eyes rolled back, and drool dripped from his mouth. An immense heat started to emanate from his body, which worried those around him and made it impossible to stay close to him.

"Is he going to be okay?" Du Ze asked, concerned.

Nie Li still maintained a serious look on his face. Until…

A mini explosion of energy occurred.

The boys were pushed back a few steps, the heat that seemed like it would melt their skin started to decrease rapidly, and the light that seemed like it would blind them became much weaker.

The boys looked at Xiangju in fear and were surprised by what they saw.

Steam was rising from Xiangju's body, and his body seemed to have become a bit more muscular. The boy was breathing heavily.

"H-he…" The boys spoke in unison.

"He reached 1-star bronze…" Nie Li said, completely surprised. Not even in his wildest dreams could this have happened, but at the same time, he broke into a huge smile. With an ally like this, defeating the Sage Emperor didn't seem impossible.