Published: March 8, 2025
Chu Yang was diligently compressing his strength during this time. He had advanced too quickly in the recent past, and now the side effects were manifesting.
In his previous life, he had never reached the height of the throne, so Chu Yang was frantically boosting his own strength while also elevating that of his brothers.
The Sword Spirit desperately suppressed itself while he strived to advance.
It wasn't until he broke through to throne level five that…
Chu Yang finally understood why the Sword Spirit wanted to suppress his growth!
Throne level five was like a gigantic fermentation gas, inflating his confidence like blowing up a pig’s bladder. When confidence surpasses a certain limit, it transforms from confidence into arrogance.
This kind of confidence seemed to naturally arise once one exceeded this rank. It was like an inner demon that was hard to guard against…
Chu Yang felt that apart from Meng Chaoran, there would be no one else who could calmly navigate through this.
Especially when Chu Yang realized that he still felt like the number one in the world when recalling the might of the supreme; he was genuinely startled!
In peaceful times, being overly confident might lead to some insults of arrogance, but in a savage world like the Middle Three Days, being overly confident was simply courting death!
Thus, during this time, Chu Yang was madly enriching and solidifying himself, honing every skill he had previously mastered. He fought vigorously using basic movements to further absorb and squeeze out every bit of his potential!
Not only did he push himself, but he also simultaneously suppressed Rui Butong and Tan Tan; moreover, he summoned Gu Duxing and Dong Wushang back to similarly squeeze and suppress them!
Chu Yang knew that if this arrogant confidence really got out of hand and dominated his character… then both he and Gu Duxing would be doomed!
“This is a period of setbacks! Generally, the children of major families will send someone slightly stronger to thoroughly defeat them after reaching throne level five! If one defeat doesn’t work, then two, three, ten! Until this arrogance is completely vanquished!”
The Sword Spirit stated, “The reason why everyone is so volatile in the Middle Three Days is closely related to this throne level five barrier, as not many know about it, and even fewer know how to avoid or correct it.”
“This barrier is called the ‘Destruction Gate’! Because it is all about destruction. One is being struck down until their confidence collapses, then they can rebuild themselves; the other is being completely destroyed by this confidence, that is total destruction!”
Chu Yang only now truly understood.
The Destruction Gate was indeed the Destruction Gate!
During this time, apart from occasionally going out to hunt and fight, Chu Yang and his brothers were mostly engaged in hand-to-hand combat!
They abandoned weapons and fought purely with their physical strength!
Dong Wushang, Gu Duxing, Tan Tan, Rui Butong, and even Chu Yang himself were all covered in wounds every day, with bruises and contusions. They fell asleep every night in pain, day after day, gradually erasing that arrogance from their hearts through the extreme physical pain they endured!
Until they became completely adept. Fully harmonious and transparent, transforming from a sharp-edged stone into a beautiful jade, on the verge of bursting forth with dazzling colors.
During this time, the cultivation levels of the group remained stagnant. However, everyone felt completely different from before.
Their calm and reserved mindset signaled that they had successfully passed through the Destruction Gate!
At this time, three months had already passed.
Then, Chu Yang took his refreshed four brothers to find Rocky Luo and Ji Mo!
When they met, Dong Wushang, Gu Duxing, and the others were all taken aback!
Is this still the slick and cunning Rocky Luo? Is this still the notoriously lazy Ji Mo?
Rocky Luo had a stern expression, standing straight as a sword, with a cold and sharp gaze. He stood there like a bloody sword, exuding a chilling killing intent! Throne level five!