C137 Achieve Gold the Start of the College Entrance Exam!(4)
Old Master Chu's expression shifted as he sensed the potent energy emanating from the pill. Despite his concern, he refrained from intervening. After all, he was unclear about his grandson's condition, but he trusted that Chu Yi had a grasp of the situation.
Upon ingesting the pill, Chu Yi's aura began to stabilize. Yet, this tranquility was merely a prelude to an impending surge of power. For a full fifteen minutes, all remained still, but then, in an instant, it was as if the heavens themselves had shattered.
Old Master Chu gazed in awe at the room now bathed in celestial starlight. The initial skepticism and excitement in his eyes were wholly replaced by astonishment and joy. Indeed, it was as he had suspected—Chu Yi possessed a battle body!
During the conversation between Chu Yi and Lee Zi, Old Master Chu had his suspicions, but he dared not confirm them. The term 'battle body' was enough to cause a stir even among the most advanced civilizations, let alone their own, which was considered less developed. In his lifetime, Old Master Chu had only caught a fleeting glimpse of a battle body.
But now, his grandson had a battle body? What could possibly be more thrilling than this revelation?
As he took in the starlight that now filled the room, the shock in Old Master Chu's eyes intensified. The power within each speck of starlight might be minuscule, but what about the combined brilliance of the entire room?
Old Master Chu might not have possessed a battle body himself, but he had studied them extensively. He knew that when a battle body was awakened or unleashed, it would call forth Origin Power from the very depths of space-time. The higher the battle body's realm and the more potent its essence, the greater the power it could summon.
Now, feeling the vast energy in the room, comparable to that of Quasi War Gods, Old Master Chu had an epiphany. Chu Yi's battle body was far from ordinary—it was not just a powerful battle body.
This was unequivocally a high-level battle body, a rarity and a marvel even among advanced civilizations—perhaps even one of the pinnacle battle bodies. With this realization, Old Master Chu's expression subtly transformed.
He arrived at the windowsill in an instant and then vanished from the room.
Safety was paramount.
At this moment, nothing was more important than Chu Yi's safety.
Since Chu Yi wished to keep his secret, Old Master Chu, his grandfather, naturally complied with his grandson's wishes.
Old Master Chu soared into the sky and took his stand amidst the heavens and the earth.
He unleashed his power to its fullest extent to shield Chu Yi from any potential disturbances.
Both Old Master Chu and Lee Zi were thrilled.
To Lee Zi, Chu Yi's breakthrough was even more exhilarating than her own!
Of course, Chu Yi was oblivious to their excitement.
At that moment, Chu Yi was in awe, astonished by his own body's transformation...
...
Stars converged, streaming into Chu Yi's body.
It had to be...
Yes, definitely!
Others were blind to the flow of these forces; they couldn't comprehend how these forces operated or enhanced the battle form.
But Chu Yi, with his extraordinary primordial spirit, could see everything clearly.
It was this very sight that left him utterly astounded.
"Is this... the battle form?!"
Chu Yi distinctly felt the starlight forces entering his body, not in the previous manner, nor simply integrating into his physical form to strengthen it.
Instead, they broke down into innumerable minute units, penetrating every single cell!
Chu Yi witnessed the starlight permeating his cells, altering their very structure!
It wasn't a change in structure, per se, but an augmentation of it.
Within each cell, the starlight coalesced, dyeing every unit a shimmering silver hue.
Once this process was complete, the cells retained their appearance, yet their color was utterly transformed to a radiant silver-white.
And as the transformation concluded, Chu Yi saw countless beams of light emanating from the silver-white cells, forming spiraling vortexes within!
The cells remained unchanged, their fundamental structure intact, but now they housed a rotating nebula within—a peculiar sight indeed.
But no matter how strange, it was acceptable!
Because Chu Yi could feel it.
The power within these cells was profoundly terrifying!
The silver-white cells seemed to brim with an explosive force.
Chu Yi had a sensation that upon reactivation, his power would ascend to a truly world-shaking magnitude.
The ceaseless convergence of starlight continued to fuse into Chu Yi's body.
Such transformation wasn't instantaneous.
It appeared to be a complex endeavor. Initially, the changes Chu Yi observed were in the cells of his arms.
Once the cells in his arms were reconstructed, a multitude of forces began to amass there, initiating the next phase of transformation...
A day swiftly passed by.
Lee Zi, among others, hadn't anticipated Chu Yi's breakthrough to progress so sluggishly.
Chu Yi had swiftly completed his realm breakthrough in mere minutes, yet a full day had been consumed for the physical body's enhancement!
Still, a single day was evidently insufficient.
Only half of Chu Yi's upper body had been refined by the stellar forces.
At this rate, he was likely to miss the college entrance exam...
Lee Zi remained patient and chose not to disturb Chu Yi.
The college entrance exam was crucial—it was her chance to prove herself and the moment her parents most looked forward to.
But even these significant events seemed trivial in comparison to Chu Yi's progress...
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"Hello, friends, this is BTV, and I'm your host, Xiaojing."
"Indeed, you've guessed correctly. Xiaojing will be bringing you the live coverage of the entire college entrance examination."
"The time is now 6:50 AM, with an hour and forty minutes remaining until the preliminary assessment of the martial arts college entrance examination."
"During this time, I'll take you through a retrospective of the top martial arts exam winners from Redmarsh City over the years..."
Across Redmarsh City, the Adirang Region, and the entire Terran Federation, nearly every internet-capable device was streaming content related to the college entrance examination.
A deluge of news and visuals had taken over every displayable screen within the Terran Federation.
Ten years of diligent study unnoticed, but one successful leap to fame and the whole world knows!
Such is the college entrance exam!
It's no hyperbole to declare that the college entrance exam is the zenith of the Terran Federation each year.
This year's exam, tied to the Second Level civilization assessment, has become the most momentous of all time!
In fact, many cities had begun their promotional campaigns for the exam as early as two months prior. Had it not been for the concern of disrupting the students, the intensity of these efforts would have undoubtedly escalated significantly.
