The Awakening Ceremony (3)
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The man's eyes lit up in excitement, and Jong Ji's heart raced.
If just awakening the class destroyed the crystal ball, who knows what the potential of such a class is?
However, the next moment the man made a face of disappointment as the light from the crystal ball started weakening.
In the end, the light completely vanished.
"Ahh!" The man shook his head. "Since you destroyed the crystal ball, I had some expectations, but...Kid, you don't have any potential."
Everything he dreamed about, everything shattered when he heard those words.
Jong Ji felt his heart breaking into thousand pieces.
How should he face his mother?
Jong Ji turned around and slowly walked on the red carpet, leaving the Awakening hall.
Just as he got out, he looked up at the now little cloudy sky. The sun was blinding him slowly, but he did not care.
He was frustrated and heartbroken.
Honestly, nothing mattered anymore.
A few tear drops rolled down his cheeks.
Were those tears of sadness? Or were those tears caused by the sunlight? He himself didn't know.
The pain in his eyes increased. Thus he lowered his head.
His gaze fell on the people below him, hiding from the sun in the shadows of the trees.
Even though it was only two to three meters above, and they were far from him, he felt like he was at the peak of the world.
It's not so bad to look at everyone from above!
Jong Ji shook his head. 'Forget it. These are just empty dreams anyway.'
He walked down the stairs.
Stepping on the last stair, Quin Qi passed him.
Although it was a short second, it was still enough for Jong Ji to see Quin Qi's terrible state.
He was ghost-pale, constantly trembling and muttering something nervously.
It was the first time Jong Ji saw Quin Qi in such a state. No, it was the first time Jong Ji saw anyone in such a state.
Jong Ji immediately turned back and started at Quin Qi's back until he entered the hall.
'Am I overthinking? 'Jong Ji thought as he walked to one tree and leaned.
"Neighaaaa!" A low horse roar came from afar.
Reflecting on Quin Qi's previous behavior, Jong Ji didn't even notice when ten carriages stormed into the square from every side.
Three carriages entered along the east and west road and two along the south and north road.
As they stormed without losing momentum, they headed toward where they were previously parked, the southeastern side of the square.
Of course, they noticed the mass of people under the shadows of the trees they wanted to park under, but they did not care.
Seeing that there was no trace of slowing, the people under the trees started running in all directions.
Only when all the people and children came out of the shadows did the carriages slow and park.
"Are you even humans? Can't you park under the sun!?" One man, holding the hand of his twelve years old daughter, shouted angrily.
"You almost killed us!" Another angry voice followed right after.
"That's right!" Soon many other voices came from the mass of parents.
However, the voices vanished when with a "SLAM," the doors of the carriages opened simultaneously.
Out of every carriage emerged two figures of around two meters(6.5 feet) in shiny silver armor with long silver swords carefully attached around their waist. Knights.
They wore seemingly the same armor. However, every piece of armor at the back had a symbol of the family that the knight serves.
Although the knights were cheap to hire and not as strong as cultivators, still, they were not someone the ordinary citizens would dare to fight.
Seeing the knights rushing out of the carriages and drawing their swords out, the heart of the people present skipped a beat.
Indeed, it was much more comfortable standing under the cool shadows of the trees, but it was simply not worth losing your life over it. As so, everyone retreated a few meters back and continued to wait under the sun, not daring to say anything anymore.
...
Inside the Awakening hall...
"Kid, what's your name?" The man asked, glancing at the ghost pale Quin Qi.
"M-My name is Quin Qi." Quin Qi said with a trembling voice.
The man glanced at Quin Qi suspiciously.
It was nothing new for a child to be under pressure. A few children had already fainted because of being unable to withstand the enormous pressure.
Before fainting, either their body trembled or their voice.
However, that was not the case with Quin Qi.
As a strong man in the spirit realm, the man felt that Quin Qi was not under the slightest pressure. His voice trembled because of something else. Fear!
That's right, fear. Fear enough to make this kid tremble even in the presence of a master protecting him and ensuring his safety.
'Could it be...' The man was in deep thought when suddenly, a dawn of realization fell upon him.
'He is not afraid of something external hurting him, but of the master, that's supposed to protect him and ensure his safety?!' The man was a little dumbfounded.
"Do you by any chance...Fear me?" The man asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Honestly, only fools would not fear you." Quin Qi said, cupping his hand behind his back. His voice did not tremble, nor did his body.
To the man, it looked like Quin Qi overcame the fear and returned to normal. However, he did not see Quin Qi's trembling palms behind his back.
Somehow, Quin Qi gathered all his fear and redirected it into his palms.
"Knowing that the master who would hold the awakening ceremony is you, it is a miracle that I even came here." Quin Qi continued, and with every word said, his palms trembled more and more. "The Merciless Bloodthirsty Bear, Qin Zhiyou!" As Quin Qi uttered those words, the atmosphere suddenly changed.
Qin Zhiyou frowned. "Boom!" An invisible force threw Quin Qi on his knees and threatened to crush him to the ground completely.
However, Quin Qi placed his hands on the ground, supporting himself.
Qin Zhiyou's eyes became blood red, and he asked in a deep voice: "Where did you hear that name? How much do you know!?"
Refusing to kneel, Quin Qi was fighting the pressure and slowly raising.
"c***k, c***k!" A bone-cracking sound came from Quin Qi's chest.
Right after the cracking sound came from his chest, with a "Hsackkk!" sound, his blue shirt tore around the chest and his arms.
"Buzz, buzz!" With a buzzing sound, the world fell into silence. Immediately after, a pair of big dark eyes with red pupils appeared in the room, suspended midair, looking at Qin Zhuyou.
The air in the room became heavy as the room darkened, making the red pupils look even eviler.
Quin Qi's pupils shrank as he saw the eyes. His body trembled as on his face appeared a horrified expression.
He ignored the pressure and the pain from his broken ribs damaging his internal organs and raised.
"c***k, c***k!" Another bone-breaking sound sounded. Blood started flowing from Quin Qi's mouth and nose.
The second Quin Qi raised, the dark-red eyes disappeared together with the pressure.
Qin Zhiyou's eyes returned to normal.
"Come here, and place your hand on the crystal ball!" Qin Zhiyou said.
Quin Qi had his hands close to his body and stood expressionless. Blood was dripping from his nose and mouth.
He felt Qin Zhiyou's hatred and how much he wanted to kill him by just the tone of his voice. However, he also felt that something was restraining him.
If his guess is correct, those eyes that appeared were the eyes of the person restraining him, and that person is his master from whom he receives orders.
"What are you waiting for?!" Qin Zhiyou shouted angrily.
Quin Qi watched him in the eyes without saying a word.
' Is he ignoring me!' The man thought as he gritted his teeth.
However, the next moment dawn of realization fell on Qin Zhiyou.
Even if he can resist the pressure with pure willpower, how could a mortal kid not receive any internal injuries and have just a little nosebleed?
It is impossible!
As they were just a few meters from each other, it took only a few steps for Qin Zhiyou to come before Quin Qi.
Out of thin air, a little white-blue porcelain bottle appeared in his hand.
(AN: I assume there is no need to explain what is a Space ring, right?)
He calmly removed the porcelain cap and turned the bottle upside down. On his palm fell a small greenish ball. Pill!
When he took Quin Qi's palm and was about to place the pill in his palm, he felt that there was no strength in his grip.
He cupped his index and middle finger and placed them on Quin Qi's wrist.
He poured spiritual energy into his body to check his condition.
The broken ribs damaged Quin Qi's lungs, and he had internal bleeding.
It is not like he thought he would not be hurt at all, but judging from his almost intact skin, Qin Zhiyou never thought his injury to be so severe.
He was barely holding on.
'How is he even conscious?' Qin Zhiyou wondered as he placed the pill in his mouth.
The barely conscious Quin Qi swallowed, and the next moment miracle happened.
His bones and lungs healed almost instantly, and his internal bleeding stopped.
Quin Qi was not surprised because of his healed injuries. After all, he knew that even a rank one healing pill could bring back a mortal without cultivation from the brink of the dead.
Of course, if he did not know that Qin Zhiyou would not be able to kill him and was unaware of the existence of such a pill, he would never dare provoke him.
As for the nickname, it was something known only to Qin Zhiyou's closely related people. Quin Qi's parents were one of the people who knew this nickname.
For Qin Zhiyou, this was not a nickname but a sign that the one who mentions it knows about his darkest secrets.
...
Although instantly recovering did not surprise Quin Qi, what he found surprising was that his healed arms seemed more muscular than before. His body felt lighter and sturdier.
'Does rank one healing pill have this miraculous effect?' Quin Qi thought.
"Hsackkk!"
Quin Qi tore the remnants of his blue shirt.
He was stunned when he saw the changes in his upper body.
'Did my body really change this much in just two to three minutes?' Quin Qi asked himself as he stared at his now well-defined chest and stomach muscles.
Seeing his puzzled face, Qin Zhiyou said: "It's a rank three healing pill. It may have other effects besides healing. It may also strengthen your bones."
Qin Zhiyou walked and stood behind the bluish crystal.
He did not say anything, but Quin Qi understood what he meant when he stood behind the crystal.
Quin Qi walked to the crystal and placed his palm on the bluish crystal.
- Writer
