Chapter 85 - The Competition of the Cohort Begins

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These two were gold-level items. The Large Capacity Electrical Energy Storage Crystal resembled the Angel Gem. It had originated from thunderous beasts and could store a huge amount of electrical energy. It could also be charged using electricity sockets commonly found in every household. In the future, Lin Yao would not face a shortage of electric power so long as he could charge it fully. He had chosen this item because it could make up for his shortcomings.

‘The Angel Gem stores light energy, and the electrical crystal stores electrical energy. With these two items, I’ll be able to persist longer than my peers in battle.’

Following the selection of these two items, Lin Yao picked the Blessed Beads as his last item. This was a life-saver that Lin Yao had been searching for.

Due to the rules of the freaks in the mysterious land, the freaks were immune to too many things, and Lin Yao could be killed with a single blow at any time. Thus, he decided to choose the Blessed Beads to avoid failing an easy task.

The beads had been blessed by a powerful Buddhist monk from the Shaolin Temple and contained the Achala [1. Achala, “The Immovable Lord”, is a wrathful deity and dharmapala (protector of the Dharma) prominent in Vajrayana Buddhism and East Asian Buddhism.] profound eternal charm of that powerhouse. When he was attacked by the rules of a freak and could not resist in the future, these three beads would help Lin Yao resolve three fatal crises.

Of course, one got what one paid for. This was merely a gold-level item, so its eternal charm could only resist the rules of a freak to a certain extent.

‘I’ve got weapons, armor, persistence power, and life-saving items. I’ll be much safer the next time I enter the mysterious land.’

Lin Yao spent more than half an hour selecting and purchasing the treasures. By the time he was done, his body had almost recovered and he could train again.

As planned, he didn’t practice military boxing this time. Instead, he practiced the Clear Mirror Swordsmanship.

First, he practiced the Sword-Drawing Technique to facilitate his recovery. Afterward, according to the description of the Clear Mirror Refracting Technique, Lin Yao unsheathed his long sword and engulfed the sword with light energy, making the light shining on the sword refract.

The ironwood sword was not strong when it came to transmitting light, and Lin Yao’s mental strength was too poor. As a result, he could not separate the mental strength from the body. Therefore, the refraction of the light on the sword did not have a good effect.

However, when God closes one door, he opens another. Lin Yao could not engulf the sword, but he incidentally learned the third move of the Clear Mirror Swordsmanship—the Clear Mirror Body Technique—in the process.

It was funny. When Lin Yao could not find ways to control the light on the sword, he exclaimed with a headache, “Sigh! The sword is too long. I can’t control the separated light at all. If only I could use the light surrounding my body. After all, my body emits light constantly.”

As Lin Yao sighed, he had a sudden realization. Since he couldn’t manipulate the light in the distance, he might as well manipulate the light surrounding his body.

After trying this out, he successfully picked up the Clear Mirror Body Technique.

Of course, this was only applicable to Lin Yao.

Normally, this technique could only be picked up by advanced martial artists.

After all, the Clear Mirror Body Technique needed one to engulf the body with the power of light and make the entire body shine in order to achieve the refraction of light.

This was not something that could be achieved by making one vital energy seed explode. It would take three to five vital energy seeds to cover the entire body with light.

At the same time, each explosion would not last long. This was the difficult part of the Clear Mirror Body Technique and the reason it was the final of the three moves of the Clear Mirror Swordsmanship.

However, this was not difficult for Lin Yao. While others needed to unleash light-attribute vital energy seeds to surround themselves with the power of light, Lin Yao’s body had been emitting light constantly due to sunlight absorption.

He didn’t even need to unleash the light attribute vital energy seed. So long as the sun was up in the sky and his cells were emitting light energy, Lin Yao would be able to manipulate the light. This was because this light came from Lin Yao’s body, so he could control it effortlessly.

‘So, I learned how to run before walking.’

He could only say that the Armored Body Of Light had too many hidden benefits.

After exclaiming, Lin Yao quickly proceeded with his training.

After he learned the Clear Mirror Body Technique, his body did not disappear and he was still visible to others.

However, this was just like watching a fish swimming in the water from the shore. The fish was, in fact, not in the position where one thought it was. When others saw Lin Yao now, they would not be looking at his actual body but at the image created by the refraction of the light surrounding him.

‘It’s impossible to be completely invisible. Due to the refraction of the light, my body will inevitably be revealed. And because of my weak mental strength, the refracted image is only a short distance behind me and it imitates whatever I do.’

This was, after all, only a gold-level combat skill. Although he had just picked up the Clear Mirror Body Technique, Lin Yao had managed to reach the proficiency level, as he was very strong at controlling light. Unfortunately, there were many limitations.

Nevertheless, this was sufficient for Lin Yao.

Although the refraction was only a short distance away from his body, Lin Yao could refract the image to the left and right, and even to the front and back of his body. Due to this misleading strategy, Lin Yao’s opponent would not be able to touch Lin Yao’s body unless they utilized attacks that could cover a wide area.

‘Very good. With this ability, I’m more confident about winning the competition of the cohort.’

Afterward, Lin Yao practiced manipulating the light of his body repeatedly and also tried to comprehend the gist of the Clear Mirror Body Technique.

As he trained, time passed very quickly. Very soon, two hours had passed. It was noon, the hottest time of the day and the time when Lin Yao was in his best state.

At that moment, a bell suddenly rang in the field where Lin Yao was, and the voice of a martial artist echoed in the air.

“All students, please gather in the field.”

“The duels are about to begin.”

The competition of the cohort did not take place by having two classes at a time. This was a monthly assessment and also a ‘grand banquet’ for the entire school. In order to evoke the competitive spirit in the martial artists, all the classes would watch the battles.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yao dissipated the Clear Mirror Body Technique and headed to the field.

Many people did the same, and crowds were soon heading toward a huge field of the school.

Of course, some people felt indifferent. The students from the top class did not care and continued practicing in the training ground instead.

“Gao Qiang, you ranked in the bottom 10 at the class competition. The victors will be able to challenge you. Are you sure you’re not going to check them out? It’ll be interesting if you’re defeated by them.”

This comment made a burly figure in the training ground pause. Soon, his booming voice was heard.

“There’s no need to!”

“I heard there are a few good players taking part in the competition, and Xu Wanqing will also return.”

“I know. Di Qiang and Xu Wanqing have unlocked the gene locks and are very strong, but they are the only two who entered the rankings this time. I’m ranked 10th, not second to last.”

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The training ground was very spacious, and there were very few people present. At the same time, there were also many training facilities in the training field, and most people would train there. However, Lin Yao needed to be exposed to sunlight. Therefore, his training took place in the open space, and he had very few interactions with the others.

When he was outside, he didn’t… Well, he still attracted the attention of many girls, and some of them even followed him to the field.

Of course, Lin Yao didn’t care about this. Once he left the training ground, he was watched by countless people. His quiet demeanor and his glowing body were very strange and attracted countless stares from others.

Ignoring this, Lin Yao quickly found his class and joined his classmates.

“Lin Yao, you must be feeling exhausted.”

“Have some water. Our class will have to rely on Classmate Lin Yao this time.”

“I wish you all the best.”

He immediately received words of encouragement from countless girls. They also handed water and a towel to him, even though these were people that he had not interacted with before.

The one-eyed instructor was also dumbfounded when he looked at Lin Yao’s glowing body.

“Can’t you shut it off for a while? It’s very conspicuous, so all the boys will find you an eyesore.”

“I can already sense malice.”