Slower [C159]

Cai Xiang was stupefied. The once before whirlwind of a couple of meters in diameter became now a monstrous tornado of hundreds of meters! How could a monster like that exist?

Seeing his reaction, Phylia laughed amusedly, while Aura Azusa could not help but sympathize him.

When she broke through to Nascent Soul Realm, the whirlwind she generated reached barely 15 meters in diameter, however, Shu Himo's was hundreds of meters instead! How was that fair? Her only comfort was that her Heavenly Tribulation to reach Longevity Realm would be strengthened…

Were Cai Xiang to know what she was thinking he would spurt blood, sympathize me your head!

Unbothered by their reactions, Shu Himo continued to cultivate fervently, not wanting to waste a single second.

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After a few minutes, the same reinforcements of before came back to check the situation, and the sight of it left them frenzied. The tornado was created by a child's breakthrough? Why was he even cultivating now, a couple kilometers from the battlefield?!

Not having another choice, they went to inform the others, while some Longevity Realm experts stood there to protect him… such talent may overthrow the war in the future, they can't let anything happen to him!

After a while, even some Met-2 began to check the situation, and upon such sight, they immediately decided to eliminate such a dangerous threat.

Naturally, the Longevity realm experts could not let such a talent die, so everyone began protecting him from the attacks of the numerous Met-2 and Met-3.

Slowly but surely, the war changed from defending the Shu Kingdom to protecting Shu Himo.

Such development shook everyone… never once before had they thought they would fight a war to defend someone!

Around the tornado, the Qi grew denser as time passed, as if the Qi from the world was focusing in the area. They felt their Qi getting continuously replenished, allowing them to fight without conservation. Such fact startled everyone; a kid, just by breaking through to Nascent Soul could potentially change the tides of a war between Longevity Realm experts!

Yet, despite having such an advantage, they were unable to win as the war had turned into a stalemate.

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Two hours later, a *Boom!* resounded, as Shu Himo felt not only his body, but also his mental resilience strengthened. At that moment, the tornado exploded, vanishing in the nothingness as the Qi slowly lowered to its normal density.

His body, unlike how damaged was before, appeared as good as new, proving the effectiveness of breaking through to Nascent Soul Realm. He felt a boundless energy flowing into his meridians, producing a fresh sensation which cooled his entire body. 'So this is the so-called soul, born in the Nascent Soul realm?'

Opening his eyes to see the situation of the war, he got startled, noticing that everything was moving slower, as if the time was slowed down. Unlike before, when he could not see the movements of Met-2, he could clearly see every movement of both the Longevity Realm's experts and the numerous Met-2, as if they were moving slower than before.

'What is this?! I can still feel everything, but… it feels as if the world slowed down...'

[All the User's stats overcame 1000 points, meaning that the User's body grew strong enough to surpass the first bottleneck, and feeling everything slowed is the proof of it. The User may consider it as a small breakthrough.]

'A breakthrough?'

[Exactly, the User was before extremely weak, but now the user is only greatly weak.]

'Is that even an improvement?'

[Yes.]

Shu Himo's lips twitched, why did it feel as if the system was just saying a fake praise?

Suddenly, remembering what the system said earlier his eyes widened in shock; seeing everything slowed?

'System, if by becoming stronger everything will appear slowed, doesn't it mean that upon reaching a certain realm, the time will stop and I will be frozen in place forever?!'

[...The system did not expect anyone to have such doubt… as always, the User is the exception. Obviously, the User will only need to get used to it, and the User's perception will reflexively change based on the situation.]

'I see…' Leaving a sigh of relief, he then decided to check his status; the system said he overcame 1000 points, which made him curious to know the exact amount, 'Status!'

[Shu Himo, 12 Years old]

[Hp: 100%] [Mp: 10480/12980]

[Strength: 1287] [Resistance: 1244] [Agility: 1254]

[Dexterity: 1278] [Intelligence: 1298] [Wisdom: 1299]

[Realm: Nascent Soul] [Stage: 1q-Starting Soul]

[Skills: [Intimidation lv_2], [Hopper lv_4].]

[Unique Skills: [Steal Illusion].]

[Arcane Magics: [/Catastrophe/](-2500Mp).]

[State: Checking the status instead of fight, seems a good idea.]

[The maximum stats for the 1q-Starting Soul is 1300!]

Ignoring the remark from the system, Shu Himo's eyes stared at the display, especially at the difference between his stats and the maximum possible. 'I can't believe it, not even a single stat is maxed?'

[At least Wisdom is close.]

'And you don't put salt on my wound!'

[The User is not wounded anymore, the Hp is at 100%.]

'AAH- shut up!' Shaking his head in exasperation, he then stared toward the numerous battles happening several hundred meters in front of him, until he felt used to his new perception. He then stood up as he declared, "Everyone, thanks for defending me, I am now ready to destroy our enemies!"

The Longevity Realm experts' lips twitched, no one wants you, give us back the support from the tornado of Qi!