Chapter 313: Super Newcomer Yuan Chengwei

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Two days had passed since the sea monsters that had landed on the shore were completely wiped out.

Speedboats carrying martial arts experts cruised the area near the sea, leaving behind a large number of underwater detectors to send back real-time recordings.

The news of the victory was widely publicized in various ways. Celebrations were held in the cities one after another, like a banquet where everyone was invited.

The people who had gathered in the cities in the middle of the island also started to return to their hometown. The wilderness was filled with people traveling in groups.

All kinds of signs indicated that Chen Yiming had killed the invading sea monsters. In the end, just as expected, East Sea province seemed to have walked out of the shadow cast by the sea monsters.

On the unknown island, Chen Yiming ended his cultivation and returned to his normal size from a 100-meter-tall giant.

At the same time, the vortex storm in the clouds gradually dissipated, and the oppressive aura that enveloped a radius of dozens of kilometers suddenly disappeared. This made the nearby underwater creatures feel like a natural disaster had passed.

He took one last look at the horizon. The sea was very calm, and only small waves were left hitting each other. Therefore, he turned around and left.

…

Chen Yiming returned home and walked into the living room. He realized that lunch was being prepared.

“Did you settle what you have to do?” Mother Chen put down the spatula and turned to ask.

The news channel in East Lake City had broadcasted the news from East Sea province. The Chen family knew that Chen Yiming had killed the sea monsters that had attacked them. Now that her son had returned safely, Mother Chen felt relieved.

“Yes.”

Chen Yiming nodded and realized that there was a set of documents on the coffee table.

The documents were in a brown envelope, and Chen Yingying’s name was written in the middle. In the lower right corner was written: Jiangnan Province Biological Research Institute.

He sat down on the sofa and opened the brown envelope. Inside was a physical examination report.

After flipping through it briefly, the report listed the results from Chen Yingying’s various checkups. Almost all the items that the miracle blood could be used to improve were green.

As Chen Yiming had made it clear that he didn’t need the miracle blood to purify the blood essence of other living creatures, there wasn’t any information related to this.

Mother Chen placed the freshly cooked meat on a plate and placed it on the dining table.

“You brought Yingying for that physical examination last time. I read the report. Are you going to inject that thing called the miracle blood into her body?”

Her words carried a hint of concern.

Bloodline warriors had always been something that many people paid attention to in private. They represented an opportunity to defy the heavens and change one’s fate.

However, the benefits came with risks. There had never been a perfect solution to the issue of rejection. Failure often meant death. Mother Chen did not know much about the miracle blood, but she knew that it would be considered a foreign substance by Chen Yingying’s body.

Hearing this, Chen Yiming smiled and said, “When did I say I wanted to inject the ‘miracle blood’ into her body? That’s the path of a bloodline warrior. This ‘miracle blood’ is to be used as an ointment by Chen Yingying to improve her physique.”

“Is that so?” Mother Chen was stunned for a moment before she heaved a sigh of relief.

If it was applied as an ointment, there was no problem. Mother Chen had used a similar treatment when she was feeling unwell in the past.

…

At night, the family sat on the sofa and watched television.

East Lake City’s television station broadcasted an interview. The camera was focused on a handsome man in his twenties, and beside him was a beautiful reporter holding a microphone.

The reporter said, “Yuan Chengwei, how did you feel when you dared to take on such a dangerous mission at such a young age?”

Yuan Chengwei said, “I didn’t think too much about it at that time. I thought that I was the most suitable candidate, so I accepted the mission. However, I was still a little afraid after that.”

The reporter said, “For the second question, the outside world is saying that you are number one among all the martial arts academies in the Daxia Kingdom. Do you have any experience or any thoughts you want to share with us?”

Yuan Chengwei said, “I am very grateful to my teachers, my parents, thank you so much…”

The interview continued. Chen Yiming raised an eyebrow. Chen Yingying was staring intently at the television, as if she only had eyes for the young man called Yuan Chengwei.

“Cough, cough!”

He coughed and asked, “Have you been practicing your archery while I was in East Sea province?”

Chen Yingying was still focused on the television and did not hear him.

Chen Yiming’s expression froze. He picked up a glass of water and took a sip to calm himself down.

After five minutes, the interview ended. Chen Yingying turned around and said, “Brother, Yuan Chengwei is so powerful. He actually dared to enter the space-travel passage alone and bring back information about the treants.”

Chen Yiming’s temples tensed up. He had a bad feeling about this.

Chen Yingying continued, “Brother, did you know? Now, the martial arts academy is talking about how Yuan Chengwei, the super rookie, is the next you. He’s so amazing!”

At this point, adoration appeared in her eyes.

Hearing this, Chen Yiming felt indescribably uncomfortable. It felt like a portion of what originally belonged to him had been taken away by someone else.

Along with this, his impression of “Yuan Chengwei” became so cold that it was freezing. However, for some reason, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.

From the interview, he learned that Yuan Chengwei was a student at the Jiangnan Martial Arts Academy. He used wood-based internal force and could control plants.

However, he had never heard of this person before. It was as if he had suddenly appeared and coincidentally completed a dangerous mission that others had not been able to complete.

“A sudden rise?”

“Treated as my successor?”

If it wasn’t for the fact that he was trying to push things too far and over-publicize himself, his situation was indeed a little similar to Chen Yiming.

However, Chen Yiming still felt that there might be something amiss. He didn’t believe that there would be someone else like him who had the help of the martial arts talent system.

…

Chen Yiming rushed to Jiangnan City at dawn.

Of the four people from the capital, only the middle-aged man, Zhu Song, was present. Ling Zhongyun, Zhao Shumin, and Jiang Kai were all on missions and had been assigned to the border of Gui province. As for what they were doing, it was unknown.

Yuan Chengwei was definitely a person of interest to the Jiangnan city government. It seemed a little inappropriate to look for Wang Ronghui, so he went to look for Zhu Song.

“Everyone knows your intentions. The three of them have gone to the border to eliminate the mutant beasts in the wilderness,” Zhu Song said with a smile as he brewed a pot of hot tea.

Chen Yiming had killed the sea monsters that had landed on the shore in East Sea province, which had greatly increased the influence of the Daxia Kingdom. However, he had stopped there and didn’t help the Southeast Asian countries defeat the sea monsters that had landed on their shores.

This way, a large number of refugees only had three choices left. They could either stay where they were and pray for the sea monsters to retreat, head to the cities inland, or leave their homes and head to the powerful Daxia Kingdom.

Those who stayed behind were either fools or those who were not afraid of death.

At this moment, refugees were already forbidden from entering the cities inland. Staying in the wilderness around the city for a long time was equivalent to sending oneself directly to the mouths of mutant beasts.

In order to survive, most people were forced to go north to the Daxia Kingdom.

Chen Yiming coughed and reminded him, “Cough, cough! Keep it down. Don’t let others expose this. I won’t admit to this if others start talking about it.”

Zhu Song continued, “Don’t worry. The three of them will only be going to kill the powerful mutant beasts. They are not allowed to interfere in anything else.”

Chen Yiming nodded and changed the topic. “I heard that a very powerful young man called Yuan Chengwei suddenly appeared in Jiangnan City?”

Zhu Song explained, “I’ve seen him a few times in the military camp. His martial arts talent is indeed excellent, but his personality is a little bad. He’s too arrogant and looks down on everyone.”

Chen Yiming recalled Yuan Chengwei in front of the camera. He had a confident and tenacious expression on his face, like a cheerful boy. From the looks of it, he was doing this for the sake of publicity.

He instantly felt relieved. It turned out that Yuan Chengwei was not a threat to him at all. That way, he just had to tell his sister the truth.

Zhu Song continued, “After Yuan Chengwei broke through to the warrior realm, he displayed an extraordinary talent for the wood-attribute internal force. He is comparable to a natural bloodline warrior. Not only can he control plants at will, but he can also fuse with them and completely conceal his aura.

In addition, his cultivation level had broken through to the peak of the warrior realm quickly like a train. That was why he could accept such a dangerous mission as a student of the martial arts academy.

However, the rumors about his martial arts talent are getting more and more exaggerated. At the half-step master realm, there is no shortcut for the transformation of spiritual power. It can only be completed after years of hard work.

If we can really create such miracles one after another, there would be more than just a handful of martial masters.”

Towards the end, Zhu Song praised him, but hinted that Yuan Chengwei would be stuck for the time being. It was impossible for him to become a martial master like Chen Yiming.

The two of them chatted for a while more. Chen Yiming learned from Zhu Song that the cave at the entrance of the space-travel passage had been razed to the ground and was now tightly surrounded by three treants.

In addition, the entire desert was occupied by the treants, and there were more of them than when they started the invasion.

…

In the open-air camp in the wilderness outside Jiangnan City.

This was a newly built bloodline warrior training base in Jiangnan province. There were all kinds of equipment and experienced instructors.

Dozens of strong men and women were resting on the equipment beside them after their daily cultivation.

Around this equipment, many solid steel balls were placed. Their weight started from one ton and increased by half a ton at each step. The largest steel ball weighed 10 tons.

“The blood essence that has fused with the miracle blood is really different. The side effects are almost negligible, and the body doesn’t seem to be tired at all. No matter what, it can recover quickly. I feel that with two more injections, I will definitely be able to obtain the internal force,” a bald man said loudly.

Bloodline warriors were different from those who pursued pure martial arts. Pure martial arts required one to learn and draw the concept diagram to obtain the internal force.

As for bloodline warriors, as long as the concentration of certain factors in their blood reached a certain level, they would naturally have the corresponding internal force.

The man with the buzz cut disagreed and said coldly, “I’m not as optimistic as you. Strength is strength, and internal force is internal force. The sudden increase in strength often gives people a mistaken perception. It might be better not to have it.”

The woman who had tied up her hair added, “I think so too. Besides, it’s impossible for the research institute to have an unlimited supply of the miracle blood. 10 injections might seem like a lot, but it might have been our mistake. Actually, 10 injections might not be enough in the end.”

The bald man did not care about his companions’ pessimism. The 10 injections they were given placed a lot of pressure on everyone in the training base. If they did not succeed, they would be eliminated and a new member would be replaced.

However, even if he did not obtain internal force in the end, these 10 injections of blood essence could still help him transform into a warrior candidate.

If he failed as a bloodline warrior, he could still walk the normal path of martial arts. Cultivating the concept diagram corresponding to the blood essence was much easier than purely walking the path of martial arts.

In short, since the issue of rejection had been eliminated from the path of the bloodline warriors, the threshold for possessing internal force was greatly reduced.

Not long after, an instructor in a dark green military uniform walked over.

Dozens of gazes immediately focused on the officer. The desire on their faces was even stronger than the lust for a goddess. If it was anyone else but the instructor, goosebumps would have appeared all over their bodies.

Because most of these gazes were from men.

“Everyone, don’t be anxious. There’s a problem with the supply of miracle blood from the research institute. It will take about a week to go back to normal.”

The instructor faced their gazes and explained everything to them.

“No way? Will a week without it affect our progress?”

Many people were worried about this.

For a moment, they started to whisper to the people around them.

The instructor clapped his hands together, indicating for everyone to be quiet. Then, he continued,

“There are only benefits and no disadvantages to a week without the injections. Everyone, you can use this time to fully tap into the potential of the blood essence you injected earlier.”

Hearing this, everyone felt much better.

Although only the relevant researchers could confirm the authenticity of this statement, it was true from the perspective of cultivation. The concentration of blood essence in one’s body would not decrease for no reason, and more cultivation time would not be a bad thing in theory.

Perhaps someone who was lucky enough could rely on this one week to turn their failure into a breakthrough.

…

Jiangnan province’s biological research institute.

Chen Yiming came to this place after finding out some things from Zhu Song.

He had made an agreement with the institute head, Wu Weiguo, to give Chen Yingying some miracle blood for her daily cultivation.

After reporting to the soldiers guarding the entrance, two to three minutes later, a woman in a white coat walked over from the entrance of the laboratory building not far away.

Chen Yiming sized her up from the corner of his eye.

This woman was 1.75 meters tall. If not for the loose white coat covering her figure, she should have a curvy figure. Her long legs revealed that her body had a golden ratio.

In his heart, he thought that this woman’s appearance was close to full marks. The only flaw was her cold expression, which gave off a feeling that she was a thousand miles away.

“Hello, I’m Wu Weiguo’s daughter, Wu Susu. I’m also a researcher at the research institute.”

The woman stopped two meters away and took the initiative to greet him.

Chen Yiming’s reaction speed was unimaginable. He didn’t reveal any flaws and pretended to be serious as he extended his hand. “Is Head Wu not at the research institute?”

Wu Susu frowned slightly, but she still reached out to shake Chen Yiming’s hand. “My father went to the capital for something and hasn’t returned yet.”

“Alright!”

Chen Yiming said casually and let go of her hand.

He thought to himself, “Her personality is a little cold, but her skin is smooth and soft. I’ve been rewarded by getting a chance to touch it.”

Then, the two of them walked side by side towards the laboratory building.

Chen Yiming asked Wu Susu about the progress of the research on the miracle blood. Wu Susu told him what she knew and didn’t hide anything.

The only thing that made him uncomfortable was that the other party’s tone was a little cold.

Chen Yiming didn’t think much of it. He just treated Wu Susu as a researcher who was focused on her research and wasn’t interested in anything else.