When we win.... Just when had this Instructor Caelen become so arrogant! He was talking as if he could win against Instructor Hadrian!
"Since it’s a class challenge, if we win, then we’ll be given some resources by the Golden Vault Hall."
Caelen remained silent for a while. Then he nodded. "This challenge, I accept."
Everyone, including Kolu and Instructor Hadrian, was shocked.
He had actually accepted the challenge? Even Kolu hadn’t expected this outcome, much less Hadrian. Although he had brought the challenge letter approved by the Three Tail Flare Hall himself, he had thought it was just to add more pressure.
This couldn’t help but make Hadrian hesitate. ’The person who gave me this letter... Did they already know something?’
But no matter what, Hadrian was confident in his strength. His power was something he had worked hard for, step by step. No matter what tricks Caelen had planned, could he stand against absolute power?
So he merely nodded. "Good. It is concluded, then. In two hours, we’ll have a fight in the training arena. Young Master Kolu, you will join my class then."
He retracted his aura, turned around, and left just like that.
Caelen didn’t watch him leave. He didn’t even spare him a glance, as if he had already forgotten about him.
The room was still tense, and the students seemed caught in an awkward situation. Normally, they should support their Instructor and class, but didn’t they know the reputation of their own class? Of their own Instructor?
An instructor who never helped them. Which of them wouldn’t be happy if he were beaten and killed? At least then, they would be transferred to another class!
Caelen looked at them and easily saw through them. But he wasn’t angered, because most of them weren’t worth his anger. He looked at Kolu. "What’s a class challenge?"
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Caelen’s cold and clinical eyes swept across the class. Which top students? The only ones who could put up a fight were Kolu and maybe Marek.
So he said it directly. "Kolu and Marek will represent us. I will join as well."
The students were baffled, but none of them dared to say anything. After all, the temperament of their Instructor had changed. Only Kolu and Marek gave him strange looks.
For different reasons, of course.
Before the duel challenge, Caelen needed to know some crucial things.
Instead of standing by the blackboard, he went to sit down on a wooden chair. "We will continue our lessons here for the newcomers. We will now talk about how we rank our essence cultivation. Kolu, you will explain things to them in as much detail as you can."
Yes, that was exactly what Caelen wanted to know.
Although Kolu still had a strange expression on his face, as if something small had turned into something big, he still explained things.
"Of course, we have the mortal rank, the very beginning. To take the first step into the transcendent realm, we first need to temper the body and soul. The body through physical exercises and the soul through meditation. All of this is to strengthen the sea of consciousness, which will act as the heaven and earth for cultivation.... Of course, with herbs and all of that, you can directly skip through it."
"This is also the stage where one will know if they can cultivate. The firmer the sea of consciousness, the stronger the potential."
Caelen’s eyes narrowed. ’Oh? Things are not so simple here, are they?’
"Once you’ve firmed up your sea of consciousness, you can begin to ’Bound’ it so that it can receive Essence and be nurtured by it. This so-called Bounding is the process of building a foundation. And different Essence Paths require different foundation arts. The better the foundation, the greater the potential for future growth."
"The first rank of the transcendent realm is called Bound. This is when the sea of consciousness is bound and able to accept Essence and be nurtured by it without it seeping through."
Caelen had learned a lot. He had never expected this world to have such a complex path to power. From this, he could tell that those in the Bound rank corresponded to F to D ranks, depending on how far they had progressed and how strong they were.
Caelen waved his hand as if he were bored. "Just go straight to the point."
"The next rank is Unbound. The Essence cultivator must have completely built their foundation and started constructing their Primordial Ground."
Kolu pointed at himself. "I am at this rank. But I haven’t completely built my Primordial Ground. The more powerful and complete my Primordial Ground is, the stronger I will be in the Unbound rank!"
’So, ranks C to B could be Unbound?’
"The next one is the Ascendant rank. At this stage, the Essence cultivator will start building their Inner World. Some are Towers, some are Pagodas, some are Palaces, and others are mountains. It all depends on the Path one is walking. Reaching the Ascendant rank is the dream of the majority of Essence cultivators. It increases one’s lifespan, grants the ability to fly, and is considered the most concrete step in Essence cultivation.
"Instructor Hadrian is an Ascendant at such a young age. His future is boundless!"
’So, my A rank is considered an Ascendant. Not bad.’
Caelen’s eyes narrowed as he looked at his students. "This concludes today’s class, but you will all wait behind for the challenge. In a few days, I will personally conduct a test of everyone. Those who are lacking will be sent out of my class."
This... Everyone was shocked. Then they were happy! What they had wanted was a way to leave Class Thirteen, wasn’t it? And their Instructor was going to hand it to them!
They had never been happier. This would be the first time their Instructor had done something incredibly good for them.