Chapter 5: The Line Between Heaven and Earth

  "The test is divided into two parts, one literary and one martial. The requirements for entering the Dragon Group are extremely strict. If you don't have abilities that surpass those of ordinary people, I advise you to leave early and not waste everyone's time." Fan Hongchang didn't show any smiling face to Lei Yu because of Nuo Hu's relationship, he indeed was an iron-faced judge.

  "Can we start now?" Lei Yu said nonchalantly, raising his head with a proud expression on his face. This was the greatest change in Lei Yu, who had been humiliated since childhood and had tempered a temperament that ordinary people could not possess.

  A simple answer actually brought a slight smile to the face of this iron-faced judge. If a person loses their pride, they are a spineless person. Even if they have great potential, if their temperament is not strong enough, they are still useless.

  The soldiers outside the testing grounds came one after another to watch, they also wanted to see what kind of ability this arrogant guy had, daring to stand here alone and take the test.

  Ke Lei's performance left these soldiers, including Fan Hongchang, stunned. The normal weight that an ordinary person can bear is already at the limit of 200 catties, but Ke Lei was able to run all the way with a barbell weighing 270 catties on his shoulders, which made these new recruits who had just entered the Dragon Group feel astonished.

  Originally, the tests for strength and endurance were separate, but Lei Yu carried a super-heavy load and ran on the 200-meter track outside the circle, running thirty laps, equivalent to six kilometers. Running with a heavy load was naturally not a problem. During his training year, Lei Yu also underwent countless physical training sessions during the body-refining stage.

  "Pass! Pass! Strength and endurance surpassing that of ordinary people!" Fan Hongchang excitedly walked over to Lei Yu's side, grabbing the dumbbell on his shoulder with one hand and easily tossing it aside. From his eyes, you could see the admiration he had for Lei Yu. A soldier like this would definitely be material for the Dragon Team in the future. Any of the three great mountains would love to have him."

  Those newcomers on the periphery have already been stunned, their previous disdainful gaze has disappeared without a trace, replaced by astonishment and admiration. Is this still something that humans can achieve?

  Rules are rules, and Lei Yu still had to participate in another test. However, for someone like Lei Yu who had been reading extensively since childhood, it was simpler than anything else. His performance was met with waves of cheers and applause.

  After the test, they will be divided into groups on the second day. Soldiers generally have to live in the army, but Lei Yu managed to slip away with Nuo Hu and leave through a back door, which allowed him to continue living in that apartment building after all, as his cultivation could not be disturbed.

  Nuo Hu and Lei Yu had a simple lunch and then headed to a nearby supermarket to buy some daily necessities for Lei Yu.

  Lei Yu was extremely grateful to Nuo Hu, as they were relatively close friends in the family. Now that he had been driven out of the family and was penniless, this friend still treated him like this, which was much stronger than those heartless and unjust people in the family.

  Two people pushed and walked in the supermarket, Lei Yu turned his head and said: "Thank you, Nu Hu."

  "What are you thanking me for? Thanking me for helping you so much?" Nuo Hu smiled and said: "We two have been like brothers since childhood, why say these things to me? You've lost your family, but you still have me, this good friend and brother, isn't that right?"

  Lei Yu's eyes moistened, leaving the Lei family. Lei Yu didn't cry, living alone in an unknown place for a year, and also persevered through it, but facing Nu Hu, Lei Yu couldn't help but hold back her tears.

  "Thank you, thank you!" Lei Yu said excitedly.

  "Alright! How about this?" Nu Hu patted Lei Yu's shoulder, "I'm two months older than you, let's become sworn brothers, what do you say?"

  Lei Yu nodded heavily, for emotions, Lei Yu was extremely eager, whether it was kinship or friendship were all equally cherished by Lei Yu. However, he had already lost his family and home, now someone was willing to become sworn brothers with him, this was undoubtedly a great blessing for Lei Yu.

  No need for any ceremony, just a simple sentence can solidify the brotherly bond between two people, this is true feeling.

  As brothers, Lei Yu had no reservations about telling Nuo Hu in detail about the mark on his arm and the skills he had obtained, and Nuo Hu was naturally delighted for Lei Yu.

  He hadn't stopped his cultivation, and the surging power within him was no longer as scarce and weak as it had been a year ago. The true energy of the Tao was robust and powerful, circulating through the meridians in his body, and Lei Yu controlled this energy with ease, like a fish swimming in water. Every time he advanced his true energy, he would gain a significant harvest.

  At night, the cool wind was blowing, and the leaves outside the window were swaying back and forth due to the wind. Lei Yu sat on the ground with his eyes tightly closed, cultivating himself.

  Inside his body, the yellow bead of energy that had been calm for several days began to surge again, like a flood that wouldn't stop churning in his dantian and qihai. Lei Yu was tense as he used his true energy to wrap around this power, trying to make it his own, but no matter how he wrapped it, the power would always escape from the gaps and couldn't be controlled at all.

  The yellow energy had the meridians transferred to the heart meridian, and the strong and powerful breath washed away the impurities in Lei Yu's body while also expanding his meridians. Lei Yu didn't feel any discomfort, temporarily controlling the true energy to stay within the Qi Hai, he also wanted to see what this power was going to do.

  The power continued to surge upward through the heart meridian, branching out into different channels, and Lei Yu was suddenly panicked. If it were just a single meridian, he could still gather his true energy and redirect its flow in case of an accident. But with so many channels, it was impossible to block them all now. It was too late to make up for lost time, and Lei Yu's forehead was already beaded with sweat. He carefully sensed the surging power, also wanting to explore what this power was going to do.

  The force did not stop at all, and continued to flow upwards along different orbits, washing away all impurities as before, expelling them from the body, while continuing on to the next step.

  Finally, in the mind, these different channels of power converge and condense in Leiyu's mind. The upper dantian at the brow is an important part of the human body. If any force invades, it will be difficult to expel it, and controlling it will not be easy either. Leiyu somewhat regrets not making a decision earlier, but this yellow power has passed through without any unusual occurrences, instead purging impurities from the meridians.

  Suddenly, Lei Yu felt his mind becoming a bit fuzzy, and a yellow light was spinning non-stop, making him feel dizzy. He struggled to control his brain, and when his thoughts returned, he was shocked to find that everything around him had changed. The sky and the earth were in a straight line?

  Between these lines, Lei Yu saw two wild beasts biting and fighting each other. Upon closer inspection, Lei Yu was shocked to discover that one of the wild beasts was actually the same one he had killed earlier. Why did it suddenly appear in his mind?

  And another one, from its appearance, Lei Yu's first intuition told himself that this was a auspicious sign, the legendary divine beast Qilin!

  Two ferocious beasts tore and fought each other, this unbroken line of heaven and earth shook ceaselessly, the thunderous roar and powerful explosive force transmitted in Lei Yu's mind.

  The two ferocious beasts gradually slowed down their fight, and the divine beast Qilin seemed to be exhausted, finally being torn into pieces by the black beast. A yellow orb flew out of Qilin's body, constantly flashing with light. As the orb passed through the black beast's mouth, it transformed into a yellow mist that entered its body.

  Lei Yu was suddenly astonished, it turned out that this bead was inside the body of the Qilin! Why did it appear in the brain of that fierce beast? Shouldn't it be in its abdomen? Gradually, Lei Yu thoroughly understood.

  After a battle of the century between these two, Lei Yu also gained control over his brain here, and the yellow energy in his mind began to condense, becoming more and more dense, finally condensing into a golden bead.

  Lei Yu opened his eyes, "What's going on here?" Lei Yu couldn't figure it out. Since this black beast could rival the Qilin, why did he end up killing it? It shouldn't be that easy, should it? Why?

  All of this made Lei Yu feel like his brain was short-circuiting, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out the reason, as for the yellow bead that remained in his mind, Lei Yu still didn't know what its use was until now, only knowing that it had cleared out a lot of impurities from the meridians in his body.

  Lei Yu let out a slight sigh, feeling a bit sticky on his body. He looked down and saw that the white T-shirt was covered with a bunch of nauseating black gooey substances. In a panic, he quickly took off his clothes and rushed to the bathroom.

  The flowers gathered come more fiercely!