Chapter 58

Time flew by, and soon an hour had passed.

Including the previous half hour, during this one and a half hours, five teams of over a hundred new students had already entered the grand array, and two teams had come out. Now, the third team was about to enter the grand array, but Lin Tian still hadn't come out.

"Quite a little guy!"

A sharp light flashed in Luo Xiao's eyes. It was his first time entering the array, yet he had already lasted one and a half hours in the double gravity zone.

At this moment, inside the raging wave array, Lin Tian's eyes were firm, showing no change. After staying in the grand array for one and a half hours, his movements gradually became more fluid.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

With the Two Instruments Steps, the sound of breaking air could now be heard.

"This raging wave array is truly extraordinary, a holy land for cultivation!"

Lin Tian thought to himself.

After one and a half hours of cultivation, he had always been enduring the pain transmitted from his muscles. Despite this, he clearly felt the changes in his body, though they were very subtle, these changes did exist.

"Continue!"

He urged himself.

The pain brought by the double gravity continued, but Lin Tian seemed to have no feeling about it. It wasn't that he was fearless of pain, but he knew very well that to advance on the path of martial arts, he had to endure such pain!

Only through hardship can one become a true master.

This principle, he, who had lived two lives, understood the most!

He was desperately cultivating, and at the same time, time was relentlessly moving forward.

Soon, another two hours passed.

After two hours, the five teams of new students had all entered the grand array and come out. Many people sat on the ground, complaining bitterly.

The sharp light in Luo Xiao's eyes disappeared, and his face turned somewhat surprised.

At this moment, it had been three and a half hours since Lin Tian entered the raging wave array!

Luo Xiao was somewhat shocked. He wasn't worried that Lin Tian would have any accidents, as the double gravity was far from enough to kill a martial artist. He also wasn't worried that Lin Tian would enter the triple gravity zone, as he had repeatedly emphasized this and believed that Lin Tian wasn't the kind of person to be arrogant and overconfident.

"What a little guy, how strong is he!"

Luo Xiao was truly stunned. To his knowledge, since the establishment of the Nine Yang Martial Academy, no disciple had ever lasted this long on their first entry, not even the martial fanatic Mo Ji, who had only lasted three hours on his first entry.

Luo Xiao couldn't help but clench his fists and stare intently at the grand array.

"Teacher, can we go back now?"

"Yes, teacher, my body hurts so much!"

"Let us go back and rest."

Many disciples complained.

Thinking about how Lin Tian had already lasted three and a half hours in the grand array, and looking at these people who had only been in for at most an hour and a half and were already complaining, Luo Xiao felt a surge of anger.

"Shut up!" Staring at the disciples, Luo Xiao's face was cold: "Look at your pitiful state! How can you become strong in the future like this!" He glanced at the raging wave array and coldly said: "All of you stand there and don't move. No one is allowed to leave until he comes out!"

Luo Xiao was very strong, and with this shout, over a hundred disciples all shrank back.

However, soon, many people became puzzled.

"Who? Who is still in the grand array?!"

Someone asked in surprise.

Many people looked around, and suddenly, someone was surprised.

"That Lin Tian isn't here!"

"Lin Tian?! The Lin Tian who ranked first in the comprehensive examination and killed Mo Sen from the Mo family?"

"He... is still inside?!"

Many people showed looks of surprise.

These people had participated in this year's martial academy examination and naturally knew about Lin Tian.

"But teacher..." Someone cautiously spoke: "Lin Tian, he has a nine-star talent and ranked second in the outer academy trial. How can we compare to him?"

"Yes, teacher."

"I only have a three-star talent."

Many people whispered. The ranking of the outer academy trial had long been announced, and everyone knew Lin Tian's ranking. As for the incident where Lin Tian was dragged away by a centipede beast, only a few people in the martial academy knew about it and it wasn't made public, so when Lin Tian reappeared, these martial academy disciples didn't feel surprised.

Looking at this group of people, Luo Xiao's eyes widened.

"Shut up! The raging wave array is a place to temper physical strength, and it has nothing to do with talent! Entering the raging wave array, strength is indeed the key to how long one can last, but in the double gravity zone, with your current cultivation, even if it's your first time entering, if you have a strong will, lasting an hour should be no problem. Do you dare say you came out because your physical strength was almost exhausted?!"

Luo Xiao said coldly.

With Luo Xiao's shout, many people's faces turned grim, feeling ashamed. Indeed, many of them didn't come out because their physical strength was exhausted, but because they couldn't endure the pain brought by the double gravity, which was even more painful than tempering the muscles and bones. Many people rushed out after just a short time inside.

"Teacher, we were wrong."

A disciple said softly.

Xiao Yun was naturally among these disciples, but at this moment, her face was very ugly. The current Lin Tian was completely beyond her comprehension. Not long ago, he was just a weak and sickly person, but in a blink, he became a world-class genius with a nine-star talent, killed Mo Sen, became the top new student of the martial academy, and ranked second in the outer academy trial. Now, he had even lasted so long in the double gravity zone on his first entry, causing her eyes to flicker with panic and fear.

For a moment, Xiao Yun was dazed.

At this moment, inside the raging wave array, Lin Tian was still continuously cultivating the Two Instruments Steps. At this point, his steps were even more steady, and even in the double gravity zone, a faint silver glow began to appear at his feet.

"Faster! Even faster!"

Lin Tian murmured.

His eyes were firm, though his face was already somewhat pale and a sense of weakness was spreading, he still didn't stop, repeatedly practicing the Two Instruments Steps.

Soon, another two hours passed.

At this moment, Lin Tian's body trembled slightly, and his foot movements suddenly became much faster, increasing his speed by more than double in an instant.

"What?!"

Lin Tian was slightly surprised.

Without stopping, he moved at the current speed, flashing in place until he stopped after dozens of breaths.

"The Two Instruments Steps, the first level is now complete!"

Lin Tian showed a pleased expression. After a brief test, he found that even in the double gravity zone, he could now perform the Two Instruments Steps at the peak level he could achieve in the outside world!

The cultivation of the Two Instruments Steps was actually more difficult than the Wind Shock Sword Technique. Lin Tian originally thought it would take three months to reach the first level's completion, but unexpectedly, he achieved it in just over five hours in the double gravity zone, which made him quite excited. Now, his speed had increased by more than double.

"Alright, that's enough, it's time to go out."

Lin Tian thought to himself.

He patted the dust off his body, and in an instant, he stepped out of the raging wave array.

After leaving the grand array, Lin Tian felt his body seemed much lighter, and walking felt as if a breeze was wrapping around him, a very peculiar feeling.

"It must be the effect of cultivating in the double gravity zone!"

Lin Tian thought to himself.

He looked up and was suddenly surprised to find that all the disciples were staring at him with wide eyes.

Luo Xiao came forward, both shocked and helpless, and smiled bitterly: "You little guy, you actually stayed inside for nearly six hours on your first try. You're truly a prodigy. I almost couldn't resist going in to find you."

As time passed, Lin Tian had not appeared, and even though Luo Xiao was confident in Lin Tian, he gradually became somewhat uneasy, worrying if Lin Tian had fainted due to exhaustion in the double gravity zone or if he had gone to the triple gravity zone. Fortunately, Lin Tian finally came out.

Lin Tian felt somewhat embarrassed and a bit ashamed.

"Thank you for your concern, senior."

He bowed.

Luo Xiao waved his hand and laughed heartily: "No, I was just overthinking it." Then, Luo Xiao looked at the over a hundred new students: "Alright, you can all go now! Remember, this time was just to let you experience it. After this, the martial academy will allocate cultivation time based on your rankings in the outer academy trial. Remember this."

"Yes, teacher!"

The disciples sighed in relief. Many people stared at Lin Tian, feeling both shocked and respectful, and soon dispersed.

Luo Xiao looked at Lin Tian, patted his shoulder, and smiled: "Good job, kid! However, I still need to remind you. It's good to not fear hardship in cultivation, and having a strong will is also good, but you need to have some restraint. Excessive hard training can sometimes be harmful to your body, understand?"

Lin Tian nodded, deeply agreeing: "Thank you for your guidance, senior!"

"Alright, you must be very tired after such a long time in cultivation. Go back and rest well."

Luo Xiao said.

Lin Tian nodded, bowed in thanks, and walked toward the martial academy's residence.

Watching Lin Tian's retreating back, Luo Xiao's face was full of smiles: "I haven't seen such an excellent young man in a long time."

...

Lin Tian returned to his residence, washed up, and flopped onto the bed. After nearly six hours of cultivation in the double gravity zone, he was indeed very tired, feeling as if his body was about to fall apart.

He slept straight through until midnight.

At midnight, stars shone in the sky, casting silver light over Fengjian City.

"It's time!"

Lin Tian looked at the sky, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

He put on a black robe, tied eight wind speed scrolls around his waist, gently pushed open the door, and activated one of the wind speed scrolls. Instantly, he vanished into the darkness like a ghost. Soon, he walked out of the Nine Yang Martial Academy, his gaze sweeping toward the Xiao family's residence, and he flashed over.

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