Breaking Through

"The accuracy of the information I've gathered cannot be fully confirmed yet. But there's a strong suspicion that indeed their leader holds a realm level at the Semi Divine tier. And I'm confident that the attackers of this child at that time were members of the Devil Star Sect," explained Master Magnus Raven in response to Master Rylan's and Master Duano's inquiries.

"Ukkhh..."

Just as Master Rylan was about to ask another question, suddenly a voice was heard from Julius, who was lying down. It seemed that the young man had regained consciousness. His eyes were open, although most of his eyelids were still visible.

"How are you feeling, Julius?" asked Master Duano as Julius began to regain consciousness.

"Where am I, master? What about those two masked individuals?"

Julius's question still sounded like mumbling. It seemed that the young man had not fully recovered physically. His eyes were still not fully opened.

"Calm yourself first, Julius. Those individuals have been defeated by you. Right now, you are in the Healing Hall of the Tower of the Gods Academy."

Master Duano's words calmed Julius somewhat. The young man had lost consciousness briefly before the enemies were defeated. Therefore, he was unaware that he had defeated the two enemies. So, when he regained consciousness, Julius still felt like he was in a fight.

Master Duano's words made Julius feel greatly relieved. At that moment, he had almost given up facing opponents whose realm levels were far above his own. Julius decided to risk death to forcibly cultivate. It turned out that what Julius did bore fruit. He managed to destroy the enemies even though he himself was ultimately threatened with death.

Slowly, Julius tried to sit up on his bed. Although it was a bit of a struggle, he eventually succeeded and leaned his body against the bed's wall. Master Duano even helped Julius.

"Take this!"

Master Rylan handed a pill to Julius. Julius accepted it and swallowed it immediately. Master Rylan then channeled his energy into Julius. The young man felt a warm energy flowing through his body, aiding in the digestion of the pill he had just swallowed. A few moments later, he felt his strength returning.

"Thank you for your kindness, Grand Master!" Julius said as he knelt down after getting off the bed.

"Get up! How are you feeling now?" asked Master Rylan.

"I'm much better now, master! Unlike earlier, I felt weak all over my body. Now it seems like your energy is gradually restoring."

"That's good to hear! Now try to muster the spiritual energy from your martial spirit. Can you still do it?"

 Julius nodded. He then followed Master Rylan's command to channel the energy from his martial spirit. He began by sitting cross-legged on the bed. The four people around him stepped back a bit, distancing themselves from the young man.

Julius began to exert his strength. Slowly, the power of his martial spirit started to manifest. And once he could control his body, he immediately exerted the peak energy he currently possessed. A force emanated from the fifth realm Heavenly Spirit martial spirit of Julius.

 "Fifth Heaven Realm," murmured Master Kaelen Frostfire, who was standing beside the head of the Tower of the Divine Academy.

 Julius, who at that moment felt his body different from before, took advantage of the situation to cultivate again. He intended to break through to the next level of the heavenly realm he currently possessed. This was known by Master Rylan, who intended to prevent Julius from doing so. However, he refrained from doing so after being prevented by the head of the Tower of the Divine Academy.

"Let him try to cultivate! You don't need to worry. This child has already taken the strengthening divine body pill given by Master Frostfire," explained Master Magnus Raven, the head of the Tower of the Divine Academy.

Hearing the explanation from the head of the Tower of the Divine Academy, Master Rylan abandoned his intention to stop Julius. At the command of the head of the Tower of the Divine Academy, he allowed Julius to continue cultivating. Without experiencing any difficulties like before when he encountered two men dressed in all red, Julius only needed a short time to break through to the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm.

"Great!"

This time the cheer came from Master Lin Duano. He seemed so pleased to see Julius successfully break through to the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm. It was something difficult he taught when giving special lessons to the young man.

However, it seemed that Julius did not stop there. He continued to cultivate and break through to the next level. The bed where Julius lay vibrated intensely.

"Is he okay this time?" muttered Master Rylan, who saw Julius still cultivating without stopping.

"Haaaaa!"

A strong gust of wind erupted along with Julius's shout. The young man succeeded once again in breaking through to the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm. Although he had succeeded twice, he still did not stop his cultivation. At that moment, Master Rylan was very worried about his condition. However, seeing the head of the Tower of the Divine Academy not taking action, he dared not prevent Julius.

Blaam!

A small explosion occurred. Julius was thrown from his bed. This time Julius had not succeeded in breaking through to the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm. In fact, he had to reverse the cultivation strength he had gained.

All the masters present became very worried about Julius's condition. They thought the young man would suffer internal injuries again. However, it turned out that Julius managed to stand up again without any deficiencies in his body.

"Are you okay, Julius?" Once again, Master Rylan asked Julius about his condition.

"I'm fine, master. I'm just disappointed that I couldn't penetrate to the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm," Julius replied.

"Enough, your progress, which a few days ago was still at the Peak Earth Realm level nine, has been very rapid, and now you are already at the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm," said Master Lin Duano, cutting into the conversation.

The other masters also encouraged Julius not to be too disappointed. They even expressed their admiration for Julius, who had successfully reached the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm despite all his shortcomings.

"Julius, how many divine pills do I have left?" This time it was Master Frostfire who asked the question.

Julius bowed his head, unable to look at Master Frostfire. After taking a deep breath, he said, "I've used up both pills, master." Julius still kept his head bowed as he gave his answer.