Stronger from Earth

Chapter 363 - 362: Primal Code

A group of young boys and girls lined up in a long queue, with many famous universities on the moon gradually going on holiday. Before going home for the New Year, students usually choose to explore the moon for a while.

Young and energetic, they are curious about everything. Those above the Refining Organs Realm are all worth millions, willing to spend on the moon.

Especially the students of Federation University, each one is a social elite and future outstanding figures in various fields.

From afar, a pair of twins and a dozen girls chattered energetically, their eyes fixed on the Celestial Bright Beast Fighting Arena.

Off to the side, Hongze spoke, "Chun Shui-jie, Master seems to be on the moon. Do you think he’ll come to take us back?"

Beside him was Nv He, his little girlfriend, who was also pretty, attracting many men’s gaze, staring intensely like a group of amorous monkeys.

"The Mountain Lord is at this Beast Fighting Arena." Chun Shui held her sister’s arm, as she managed Black and White Mountain’s internal affairs and handled the expenses of four at Federation University, distributing monthly allowances for cultivation resources.

Qiushui’s eyes widened, lively and lovable: "The Mountain Lord is so bad, visiting us only once in half a year at Federation University."

On Black and White Mountain, they can meet Wang Xuan for at least two or three months a year, since the Mountain Lord will be cultivating in seclusion or conducting alchemy within the sect.

"Chun Shui, Qiushui, you both have reached the Innate Realm, you are quite remarkable among Federation University’s freshmen. Many outstanding students pursue you.

We’ve heard you mention coming from Black and White Mountain, where there’s a Mountain Lord, yet we still find it hard to believe. After all, who can have such exceptional maidens as you?"

The group of girls were good friends met by the Shuishui sisters at university, usually hanging out together. Today, they were invited by the sisters for a stroll, to enjoy some specialty food, and now visiting the Beast Fighting Arena.

To enter the Blood Exchange Realm at sixteen is enough for obtaining direct admission to Federation University, and since the sisters are in the Innate Realm, it’s evident how outstanding they are.

"My Master is extraordinary, a heaven’s chosen destined to enter the True Immortal Domain, something even Federation University’s centuries of accumulation produces very few of." Hongze boasted with pride.

The girls recalled that a few months ago, Hongze injured the son of a Major General, yet contrary to expectations, he was completely unharmed, acknowledging that his Master must wield a significant amount of power.

For the students of Federation University, achieving the Vajra Realm before graduation is considered quite good, and if lucky enough to become an Earth Immortal, one might catch someone’s important eye and get accepted as a disciple.

"We need to enter the arena, let’s hurry." Chun Shui urged.

The expenses of hanging out with friends these past few days were fully covered by her, simply as she and her sister Qiushui were about to leave Federation University.

Their purpose in coming to the Federation was to witness the prosperity of Mother Star civilization and broaden their horizons, and now, after a semester their knowledge had expanded significantly.

As for professional knowledge and cultivation, those could be better pursued back at Black and White Mountain, hence they planned to return, something their friends didn’t know yet.

Their seats were located in the middle section of the arena’s left side, not offering great visibility and filled with people, categorized as ordinary seats.

Chun Shui, before seeking the Mountain Lord, heard Wang Xuan’s voice: "Bring them all over, the VIP lounge has enough space for you to sit."

The Mountain Lord, with vast divine techniques, identified them immediately amid the crowd. Although steady, Chun Shui was visibly pleased, her face beaming with joy as she led the group under a servant’s guide.

Soon, the dozen or so youngsters appeared in the hundreds-square-foot VIP lounge, a place luxurious and solemn, not accessible to ordinary people. Teachers usually bragging about their experiences were only reaching this level.

Upon entry, they saw Wang Xuan, dressed in a black robe, reclining in an elegant and weighty wooden chair, a little girl and a large bird beside him.

"Sit." Wang Xuan gestured, knowing these youngsters would surely be nervous meeting him, despite his usual amiable demeanor.

The attendant had arranged a dozen tables, setting over twenty plates of Spirit Fruit, esteemed items used for the cultivation of Human Immortals, now treated as snacks here.

Qiushui, shy among the crowd, refrained from acting cute, only massaging Wang Xuan’s shoulders from behind, while Chun Shui greeted her classmates.

The sisters understood Wang Xuan was in a good mood, able to discern the shifts in the Mountain Lord’s demeanor, feeling like a spring breeze indicating great delight, and if he was teasing they knew it was exceptionally good, a perfect time to request small gifts.

"I want to knead shoulders too! Yiyi also wants to!" Yue Yiyi stirred, making the sisters uneasy.

Wang Xuan casually replied, "If you keep fussing, I’ll hand the crystal coffin over to your Master." Hearing this, Yue Yiyi indeed quieted down, merely jumping over to chat with the Federation University girls.

The girls, unaware of Yue Yiyi’s identity, showed slight restraint, but were happy to amuse her.

"Master." Hongze came over respectfully, still at the Peak of Blood Exchange, yet his power had progressed significantly.

Wang Xuan commented, "You haven’t slacked in cultivation lately, but if you intend to attain the strongest in Blood Exchange, you still lack significantly, a dilemma you must navigate yourself."

Hongze, gifted and diligent, coupled with cultivation resources provided by his Master, unleashed his potential.

"Disciple wishes to strive for it." A competitive heart resides in every youth, willing to endure any hardship for being the strongest in Blood Exchange.

"Go ahead." Wang Xuan replied calmly, "You need intense combat, even life-and-death battles, to enhance your combat power. Breaking through limits under high pressure."

With that, his voice quieted, eyes closed seemingly in slumber, mentally refining those two pill recipes.

Not long afterwards, the arena resounded like waves, a five-zhang tall gray bear roaring at the giant python before it, its eyes blood-red, ready to deliver a fatal strike at any moment.

The million spectators were tremendously excited, though these exotic beasts hadn’t reached the Earth Demon level, they could tear apart ninety-nine percent of the audience within, boasting considerable combat power, comparable to Divine Treasure or even Vajra Cultivators.

The gray bear tore off chunks of flesh from the hundred-meter python with a single swipe, standing as tall as a several-story building, while the python’s body was equally massive.

The visual impact, coupled with the bloody scenes, fueled the audience’s adrenaline, releasing violent instincts.

Even the young boys and girls in the VIP lounge couldn’t help but clench their fists, hearts pounding.

Humans have many instinctual needs, the basic ones being physiological instincts like hunger, breathing, living, reproducing, with killing deeply etched in genes as a method of acquiring food.

In this era, civilization reaches heights while hiding many primal codes beneath its veneer: violence, killing, reproduction, consumption, and more.

People enjoy sweets, high-fat meats providing more energy; singles wish for partners in spring, showing traces of a mating season in humans; violence, being a major method for territorial disputes in nature where force reigns supreme.

The arena’s blood-stained scenes rouse animal instincts, compelling one’s combat power to be unleashed, passionate enthusiasm emerges.

A quarter hour later, the gray bear’s strength waned, allowing the python to seize the moment, entwine stubbornly, squeezing relentlessly till its defeat, blood seeping from all orifices, dead.

"Alas! Such a mighty gray bear, yet defeated by a cumbersome python, how ridiculous." Amid the crowd, some rejoiced, others fretted over their betting outcomes.

One battle after another commenced within the arena, with emotions among the spectators ever more heightened as gradually, human cultivators entered the fray with expected outcomes of losing more than winning.

"The little turtle is entering the stage!" Yue Yiyi exclaimed.

With her shout, Wang Xuan opened his eyes, gazing toward the center of the arena. A mountain-like turtle shell stood firmly, not revealing the Golden Turtle’s head.

This timid creature, shirking despite its opponents not entering, lacked any semblance of grandeur, a slight embarrassment to Wang Xuan.