Chapter 1255: Chapter 1255: Unwilling
"Good, not bad."
The Vice Dean’s tone was calm, and he looked at Xiao Yi with an expression of approval.
"Three requirements, the first two need not be mentioned, the third, do you know what the Martial Arts Saint Pill is?"
"This..." Xiao Yi frowned slightly, "I have some idea, but not in detail."
About the second awakening of the Martial Soul, Xiao Yi had a general understanding.
However, he didn’t have high hopes for it, so he hadn’t delved deep into it.
Just the requirement of needing a Martial Arts Elder far surpassing his own strength and cultivation to guide him was something he couldn’t achieve.
Yet today, the Vice Dean suddenly sought him out, mentioning these matters; what was the intention?
At this moment, the Vice Dean replied, "The so-called Martial Arts Saint Pill is an inner core containing immense Martial Arts Power."
"Inner core?" Xiao Yi showed a look of confusion.
"Yes." The Vice Dean nodded, "To put it simply, it is an inner core condensed by a martial artist of profound cultivation expending their own Martial Arts Power."
"You should know that a martial artist’s Martial Soul awakens in childhood and is itself a transformation of the Heaven and Earth Rules."
"Therefore, it will follow the martial artist for their entire life."
"Since it is inherently Heaven and Earth Rules Power, naturally, for a second awakening, it requires a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Martial Arts Power to impact it."
"Attempting to break through the shackles of the Martial Soul itself, to achieve a second awakening."
"The shackles of the Martial Soul?" Xiao Yi pondered upon hearing this.
The Vice Dean continued, "This is also why it requires a Martial Arts Elder to guide, and the necessity of the Martial Arts Saint Pill."
"However, the condensation of the Martial Arts Saint Pill itself is also exceptionally difficult."
"The martial artist, besides expending a vast amount of their own Martial Arts Power, also needs to wrap a drop of heart’s blood within it, nurturing it over a long period, only then forming the Martial Arts Saint Pill."
"Condensing the Martial Arts Saint Pill is a matter of great injury to the martial artist."
"Thus, a martial artist can only condense a Martial Arts Saint Pill once for a very long period of time."
"In other words, a Martial Arts Elder can only guide one person in the second awakening of their Martial Soul at one time."
"I see." Xiao Yi nodded and chuckled softly.
"I had long heard that the second awakening of a Martial Soul is exceptionally difficult, and it seems it’s even more difficult than I imagined."
"Difficult?" The Vice Dean smiled, "The second awakening of a Martial Soul has three requirements."
"But at the same time, there are also three difficulties, the first one mentioned earlier is the difficulty of condensing the Martial Arts Saint Pill."
"The second difficulty is the tier of the martial artist’s Martial Soul."
The Vice Dean paused and continued, "The higher the tier of a martial artist’s Martial Soul, the more difficult it is to awaken."
"A purple one is harder than a blue one; a blue one is harder than a green one."
"Martial Soul difficulty." Xiao Yi murmured,
"And what about the third difficulty?"
The Vice Dean replied, "The third difficulty is the difficulty of cultivation; the stronger the martial artist’s cultivation at the time of awakening, the harder the awakening; conversely, the weaker, the easier."
"Cultivation difficulty." Xiao Yi murmured again.
This much, he had roughly heard about.
Some supreme geniuses have extremely strong Martial Souls, so to make the second awakening a bit easier, they would deliberately stagnate their cultivation.
However, even though cultivation is stagnant, it is merely accumulating strength without halting practice.
Once the second awakening of the Martial Soul is successful, it will truly soar into the sky, with cultivation leaping forward, possibly achieving the status of a Great Power in one day.
Thus, throughout the entire Flame Dragon Continent, no one dares to underestimate any supreme genius.
Because it is very likely that this supreme genius will soar one day and become an unparalleled powerhouse.
At this moment, the Vice Dean’s words interrupted Xiao Yi’s thoughts.
"Because of these three difficulties, the second awakening of a Martial Soul carries the possibility of failure."
"If you fail, the consequences are extremely severe."
"At the least, the opportunity is lost, and you will never awaken again in the future; at the worst, the Martial Soul is damaged, affecting your entire path of Martial Arts in this life."
"Therefore, sometimes..." The Vice Dean hesitated for a moment.
"What?" Xiao Yi asked indifferently.
The Vice Dean smiled and said, "Sometimes, if a force has two exceptional Heavenly Talents."
"The Martial Arts Elder will have to consider whom to give this opportunity to."
Xiao Yi nodded.
This is indeed normal; the higher the cultivation of the Martial Arts Elder, the stronger the Martial Arts Saint Pill condensed will naturally be.
At the same time, the ability to assist in the awakening of the Martial Soul will also be greater.
But an elder can only help one person for a long time, hence the need for careful consideration.
Xiao Yi understood this, but why did the Vice Dean suddenly discuss these matters with him?
"Xiao Yi." Suddenly, the Vice Dean’s expression turned stern as he looked directly at Xiao Yi.
"Would you be willing for me to guide your second awakening of the Martial Soul?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi furrowed his brows.
The Vice Dean displayed an arrogant expression, "In terms of strength, I may not match some elders who have been renowned in the academy for hundreds of years."
"But, I am one of the Ten Great Hall Masters of the Medicine Venerate Hall, and my capabilities are no lesser than theirs."
"If I personally guide you, your chances of a successful awakening will not be less than letting other elders guide you, perhaps even stronger."
Xiao Yi nodded; he naturally recognized the Vice Dean’s strength and means.
Being one of the Ten Great Hall Masters of the Medicine Venerate Hall, his status is second only to the Medicine Venerate Hall Master; such a figure is certainly not a trivial character.
However...
"Two exceptional Heavenly Talents?" Xiao Yi murmured.
He noticed the Vice Dean’s earlier words.
Xiao Yi chuckled, not rushing to respond to the Vice Dean, but instead asked, "May I ask, Vice Dean, who was this opportunity originally reserved for in the academy?"
"This..." The Vice Dean hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "You don’t need to know."
"Then never mind." Xiao Yi chuckled, "Thank you for the Vice Dean’s good intentions."
"You..." The Vice Dean’s face darkened, "Then let me tell you, it was originally meant for that kid, Qing Lin."
"Ha." Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi chuckled, "Then I suppose the Vice Dean need not listen to my response."
The Vice Dean’s face turned unpleasant, but he nodded nonetheless.
He had known earlier that if Xiao Yi knew his chance was kept for Qing Lin, he would never accept his guidance.
But if he didn’t say, Xiao Yi was unwilling as well.
He could only tell, but the result remained unchanged.
At this point, Xiao Yi slowly stood up and bowed to the Vice Dean.
"I appreciate the Vice Dean’s good intentions, but I have my plans for the awakening of my Martial Soul, so the Vice Dean need not worry."
"You have your plans?" The Vice Dean frowned, "Since I’ve answered your question, shouldn’t you at least tell me your plan?"
"Go with the flow." Xiao Yi laughed softly.
"Go with the flow?" The Vice Dean was taken aback; how was that an answer?
"Forget it." The Vice Dean shook his head, "If you’re unwilling, I can have other elders guide you."
Xiao Yi chuckled, "I’ll think about it."
"Alright, go on, and when you’ve made up your mind, come find me." The Vice Dean nodded.
Xiao Yi stood up, bowed, and then turned to leave.
In the study room.
The Vice Dean watched Xiao Yi’s departing figure with a sigh, "I only wanted to try and make amends, but you were not willing."
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The second update.
