NOVEL WEB Chapter 11: Star projection
Walking down the lonely forest path,the father and son duo just moved on in silence.
Unable to properly wrap thier head around what went on a few hours ago,
They decided to stop and eat a bit,Tian yi went off to kill a beast,he swiftly came back and they prepared the meat,seasoning it and then made quick work to it,
They then sat down and ate it,
Tian yi's fight with the quadruple fanged python had drained him mentally and physically,even though his injuries had been healed when it passed its final essence to him,his body still needed food.
Yang ye ate ravenously too,he was even in a more precarious state than tian yi,as he couldn't self heal yet,except he started cultivating,but they hadn't had any chance since to cultivate,thereby prolonging his injured state.
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They ate in silence….
"yi'er,I know everything is overwhelming for you right now—you're not necessarily sad—just shocked about how life can be and all.
Also you're feeling down because the special constitution you always felt proud of was nothing in the face of an actual cultivator"
"Yes dad,that's actually the main Thing,I always thought that even though I hadn't started cultivating yet,
I should still be able to best most of the cultivators in the outside world with the power of my physical body—turns out—I'm not even comparable to a demon beast level fanged python,had our luck not shined through,I'd definitely have been killed by it,"
He had always dismissed uncle tian's warnings about how he shouldn't get complacent,even though his constitution was unmatched,they were still cultivators who had started cultivation before him,Reaching realms he hadn't even heard of thier names.
"The quadruple fanged python wasn't in the spirit utility realm"…..
"What!!!,how,how do you know dad,are you sure???!!!"
"Yes I am,i have touched upon that realm myself ,but you could see how helpless I was when it attacked,that shows it is in a higher realm,
Also you realize that it had been injured for two hundred and thirty years,that isn't taking into factor the years it had lived before then,the quadruple fanged python is atleast five hundred years,its actual realm is way above the spirit utility realm….its a very very powerful beast"
Tian yi was in deep thought due to this revelation,he hadn't peiced all these things together,and only focused on his defeat,all these were all glaring clues that showed that the quadruple fanged python never really intended to kill him in the first place,it only wanted to see if the intruder would be strong enough to help look after its egg,but by a stroke of luck,the intruder ended up possessing dragon blood.
"Sigh…I still have a long way to go"
He now understood uncle tian's worries.
If he was still this dumb when he leaves to the outside world,then he would die before even knowing what killed him.
Steeling his heart,he said ,"dad I need to get strong,for you,for mom,for uncle tian,and most importantly myself,I will train harder and not fail your expectations of me"
He stood up and bowed to his dad,
"I am leaving dad,I would meet you and mom some days after",
"Take care yi'er ,don't over exert yourself,your mom and I love you,regardless of if you're a mortal or cultivator,whichever you want to be,we would whole heartedly support you".
Tian yi felt moved,his parents were the best he could ever ask for,
"Bye dad",he said as he kept into the air,hoping from tree to tree,disappearing from view.
"Sigh",yang ye knew his son's confidence had wavered,this training session was a way to boost back his morale,he needed it
"I better go back home,I need to placate yang xin,she might have heard the loud roar before and would be worried"
He quickly put out the fire,took the remaining roast meat,and then walked hastily toward his home.
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Tian yi was sitted in the middle of a small stream bare chested.
Starlight could be seen cascading down and swirling around him,
If one looked closely,a faint white dragon mark was glowing on his chest,making him look ethereal,his eyes were closed but white light shined through the gaps of his eye lids.
He had grown stronger!!!
Tian yi had been practicing crazily for the past one month now,his training sessions now took about five to seven days before going back home to avoid making his parents worried.
His food consumption further increased due to his need for more energy,he now killed atleast three large beasts for food in a single sitting,that was an outrageous amount!!!
He suddenly opened his eyes,his iris had intricate star patterns moving about on it's surface,they suddenly receded,and so did the starlight swirling around him….
He stood up—looking at his hand—he clenched,a faint cracking sound rung out,he had grown strong enough to cause a whip lash by just clenching his hands..
But still he wasn't satisfied,
"I need to get to the fourth stage of star projection before uncle tian comes,he'll be here any day from now.
Before he fought the fanged python a month ago,he hadn't even entered the first stage of star projection,but his overwhelming will to get stronger made him push himself to the limit,thus helping him make three consecutive breakthroughs in a month.
He was on the verge of entering the fourth stage of star projection.
Still—he wasn't satisfied,
He quickly made his way into the forest,killing a beast,then making quick work to it,he ate and then went back to the stream—resuming his practice.
BOOM!!!
Three days later,a loud boom reverted through the forest,taking with it a curtain of water,splashing everywhere.
Tian yi had finally broken into the fourth stage of star projection,his power was atleast ten times when he fought the quadruple fanged python last month,but he knew deep down that he was still no match for a being of that level.