Chapter 654: Compression Comprehension

Chapter 654: Compression Comprehension

Hui tensed, waiting for the pain to hit.

Aches bit into him, but they quickly quieted. After a few moments, he let out his held breath. Phew! I thought that was going to be way worse. That wasnt actually that bad. Huh.

The blades hurtled toward him. Hui quickly activated his crystal form.

Crunch.

Hui jolted. Ugh! That didnt sound good. Did my body get weaker, somehow? What happened? Startled, he looked around him.

Not even a scratch marred his body. His limbs remained on his joints, and his skin stretched, pure and clear, unmarked by the blades.

On the other hand, the blades pulled away slowly. A Hui-shaped outline appeared in their edges. Cracks spread through the blades, and in a moment, they shattered into pieces. The blades mountings paused, almost confused.

Hui cleared his throat. Er, do do I pass? Surely we dont have to finish the ten thousand rounds with the blades broken? It doesnt even make sense anymore.

The chamber retracted its blades all the way to the walls. It paused for a long time. Nothing sounded overhead. Not a Failure or a Success, nor the next-round audio. Just silence. Long, long silence.

Looking up, Hui put his hands behind his back. Senior, sincerely, did I not pass your trial? Its not my fault that I broke your blades. Please dont throw a tantrum over that. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself for not being able to create blades strong enough to withstand this small cultivators body.

More silence.

Hui sighed. Senior, did you not promise me a reward at the end of your trial? The trial cannot continue. Therefore, should I not be rewarded?

The voice sounded. Disqualified.

Disqualified? Hui scoffed, unruffled. I exceeded your expectations and you disqualify me?ah, ahem. My apologies. That was my heart demon flaring up. Im merely an ordinary cultivator, an ordinary small cultivator.

Still, I have to wonder. Was Senior a silk worm in a previous life?

Letting a breath out, Hui returned to his usual size. A jolt of intense pain blasted through him, only to pass as he reached his full height once more. He looked down at his nude body, then laughed. After that trial, maybe Seniors reward is more practical than I thought. My clothes are long gone. Seniors trial is brutal on clothing!

In any case, for now, Im fully grown. I should pick clothes that can fit my full-grown form as well as my child form. When Im done using my child-form clothes, I can hand them to my children, after all! Nothing wasted, plenty gained!

So thinking, Hui strode into the room, casually rubbing his hands together to create a lotus seed, which he threw into the corner of the room. With that done, he turned his full attention to the silks. Im completely nude, so underclothes ah, surely Senior didnt bother to

A strip of fabric dangling against the wall caught his eye. Hui turned, slowly, to find himself face-to-face with loincloths and frilly red undershirts.

He licked his lips. Er, I appreciate Senior being so thorough, but now Im starting to wonder if Senior isnt, perhaps, a little too thorough. How much does Senior like the feeling of silk against their skin? Im starting to get suspicious!

Hmm maybe I should take the red undershirts home for Li Xiang and Bai Xue? Or would that be too forward of me?

Well theres no such thing as too forward with Bai Xue! Ill take them. Worst case, Ill give them both to Bai Xue.

Humming aloud, Hui wandered through the room, slowly dressing himself and taking extra clothes to put in his storage ring. He put a set of child-sized clothing to the side, ready for him to step into once he returned to his child form. A set of male clothing, female clothing, and childrens clothing vanished into his bag, everything from hat to slippers put away.

He glanced around him, then rubbed his hands together, quickly creating a lotus seed. He threw it into the shadows, where it vanished under a pile of silks. No need to leave this all behind. Using a lotus clone, I can come back later and empty it completely, without drawing too much attention to Gui Hui, ordinary cultivator.

Overhead, the voice cleared its throat.

Hui jumped. Ah, thats right! Senior is very generous, but small cultivators such as myself shouldnt waste so much of Seniors time. So saying, he quickly stripped out of his clothes.

The voice stared disbelievingly. I hinted to get out, so why did you get naked, huh?

Putting the clothes hed chosen into his storage ring, Hui quickly burned his body with phoenix fire, returning to his child size, then dressed himself in the childs clothing. Adjusting the blue robes into place, he nodded at the voice. Im ready. You can put me outside!

Without another word, the voice teleported Hui out. And stay out!