Chapter 294: Rocket Dark Horse
He had swept through the entire spirit pool, and that still wasn't enough!
At the entrance of the Jade Dragon Spirit Ruins, streams of spiritual energy surged out as well!
Everyone was truly shocked!
You're not even letting go of the spiritual energy inside their spirit ruins?
"President! Jiangnan can't play like this!"
"He's taken it all for himself!"
"Then what was the point of the ladder battle we fought earlier?"
"Mom! I'm so wronged! I'm so wronged!"
At this moment, the resentment points went crazy!
Jiangnan's move had directly incurred public wrath!
Chen Xuan's head ached terribly.
This situation had never occurred in any previous session!
What... what could be done?
Kick Jiangnan out?
He wouldn't dare!
"Um~ Jiangnan! Let's talk it over! Can you tone it down a bit?"
"Give others a chance too, okay?"
Jiangnan thought about it and figured they did look pretty pitiful.
"No worries, President! After 24 hours, I should be just about there!"
Chen Xuan smiled bitterly: "Then... then fine!"
Everyone was speechless upon hearing this.
What do you mean "just about there"?
Almost at Gold, right?
Ahhhhh!
What else could they do? Endure!
Just 24 hours! They could tough it out!
And so Jiangnan's level began to skyrocket like a rocket!
It gave everyone watching a stomachache.
At this moment, under the powerful effects of the Ehei Black Garlic and the Heart-Pounding Pop Rocks,
even Zhong Yingxue and the others couldn't absorb any spiritual energy anymore.
They were stunned—was the effect really this strong?
Jiangnan wasn't idle while absorbing spiritual energy either.
He pulled out a small table from the alternate dimension,
along with an electric pot, five boxes of fatty beef and lamb, fish balls, vegetables, and the like,
and started hotpot on a blanket.
"Langmie, Xuexue, Big Guy! Have some, warm yourselves up!"
Xia Yao giggled: "Hehe! Coming! Are there any little mushrooms? I love mushrooms the most!"
Zhong Yingxue's eyes sparkled: "Xiaonan is so thoughtful... a mandarin duck hotpot?"
Wu Liang laughed: "Haha! So comfortable! Give me some dipping sauce!"
At this moment, the silent spirit pool echoed with the sound of "gurgle gurgle."
Steam rose, fatty beef and fish balls bobbed up and down inside, and the aroma wafted through the spirit pool.
The contestants completely lost it!
You're eating hotpot in this sacred spirit pool?
And it's a mandarin duck hotpot?
Is there no bottom line at all?!
They looked at the biscuits and dried fruit in their own hands—
suddenly, it didn't smell good anymore!
Xia Yao fanned her mouth: "Hoo~ hoo~ so hot, so hot!"
Zhong Yingxue couldn't help laughing: "You're always in such a hurry! Come on, Xiaomila, eat too!"
"Iya~"
Wu Liang: "Nan-ge! This fatty beef is so juicy!"
"One bite! Aiyo~ the juice! Slurp!"
Jiangnan grinned: "The fish balls are ready too~ I'll have one! Mmm~"
His body stiffened slightly.
"What's wrong, Xiaonan? Burned yourself? Want me to blow on it for you?"
"It's nothing. I just accidentally broke through."
"Tsk! Look at that!"
"Now it's delaying me from eating fish balls!"
Contestants: !!!
Ahhhh!
You son of a—
So infuriating!
Can you not show off like this?
Breaking through delays you from eating fish balls?
Losing your front teeth wouldn't stop you from driving a Bentley either!
(;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)
[From Wang Yan, Resentment Points +1000!]
[From Chu Tianba, +...]
The resentment points refreshed like crazy, and even the fish balls tasted better!
At this moment, not only did the contestants have to watch Jiangnan break through helplessly,
they also had to endure the aroma attack—
and the dog food on top of that!
Chu Tianba stood up with a dark face: "I'm going to the bathroom."
"I'll go too!"
"I'm going to sleep!"
"Wake me when he's done eating!"
"Ahhh! I can't bear to watch!"
One by one, the contestants pulled their clothes over their heads, curled up, and lay down.
Sigh... such is life.
...
At this moment, in the lobby of the Jade Dragon Hotel, no one spoke. Their faces were filled with shock.
On the big screen,
the progress of all contestants had stalled.
Only Jiangnan's level was soaring wildly!
From the initial Silver III, it had already skyrocketed to Silver VII!
Just as everyone was still in shock,
that VII turned into VIII.
The entire hotel lobby exploded!
And online, it was a complete meltdown too.
"What's going on? Is the grade recording system broken?"
"Everyone stopped! Nan Shen raised five stars in six days?"
"Nan Shen has matched the record set seven years ago by that beast who raised five stars in fifteen days in the spirit pool!"
"Nan Shen only took six days! Is he going to hit Gold?"
"Haha! Nan Shen is awesome! Who says the second tier can't do it? Get lost!"
"I want to know what's happening in the spirit pool!"
Sixteen hours passed.
Jiangnan actually pushed his cultivation all the way to Silver IX star!
Smoothly breaking the record that had stood for seven years!
Just as Jiangnan was about to push through to ten stars in one go,
he felt a swelling pain in his internal organs.
His qi and blood flowed backward, flushing his face red.
It was extremely uncomfortable.
"The limit? Hoo~"
Everyone has their own limit that they can bear.
With this kind of forceful infusion,
six stars in six days was already terrifying.
Originally, Jiangnan thought he would get stuck at the bottleneck to Gold,
but he was still one step short.
At this moment, the contestants who had been grinding their teeth finally felt like their lives were seeing the light of dawn.
They were almost in tears!
Damn it!
Finally, it was our turn!
"Hey~ Xuexue! Here!"
Jiangnan handed an Ehei Black Garlic to Zhong Yingxue.
Zhong Yingxue shook her head frantically, full of resistance.
Turn into a black coal ball in front of so many people?
I'd rather die!
Jiangnan rolled his eyes and pulled out a panda onesie.
"How about this? No one will see you!"
Zhong Yingxue's eyes lit up: "You're so thoughtful!"
Just as everyone was wondering what was going on,
Zhong Yingxue put on the onesie and ate the Ehei Black Garlic.
The nightmare began again!
Everyone's hopes were instantly dashed!
They finally understood—before Team Jiangnan Says So finished their training, they wouldn't get a single chance!
That so-called tier system was useless against Jiangnan!
"Um... can I go home now?"
"So cruel! Not even a sip of soup!"
"Hahaha! This must be a dream, right? Haha! Don't stop me! I haven't gone crazy!"
On the ninth day,
when Wu Liang spat out a mouthful of blood at Silver VIII,
Team Jiangnan Says So finally ended their training.
At this moment, on the leaderboard,
First Place: Team Jiangnan Says So! Total Points: 230!
Jiangnan: Silver IX Star (60)
Zhong Yingxue: Silver IX Star (50)
Xia Yao: Silver X Star (70)
Wu Liang: Silver VIII Star (50)
In second place, Team Sky Tyrant still had a pathetic 60 points!
The gap was almost like heaven and earth!
The record Jiangnan had just broken was shattered two days later by Xia Yao's terrifying feat of raising seven stars.
This kind of massive leap was unprecedented!
It even made history,
sparking heated discussion online.
Team Jiangnan Says So, with an unstoppable dark horse momentum, had taken an absolute lead from the start,
quickly becoming the top contender for the championship.
Meanwhile, the many contestants in the spirit ruins, now free from disturbance, entered normal cultivation mode one after another.
But each of them gnashed their teeth in hatred.
There were only six days left until the end! How much time had Jiangnan wasted?
Moreover, the spiritual energy in the pool was much thinner than at the beginning.
But they had no way to deal with Jiangnan; they could only catch up as best they could.
At this moment, Jiangnan and his team indeed felt the increase in their total internal spiritual energy,
but they also had a sense of emptiness, as if walking on clouds.
The aftereffects of rapid advancement would probably take some time to adapt to.
Watching the others seizing every moment to cultivate, Jiangnan grinned.
Time was about right.