Chapter 187 - 166: There’s Still Someone Stronger Than Me
The first thing anyone said when they saw him was, "Cao Biansheng, you’re showing off again."
Across from them, Du Yu held a long spear. "Don’t lose focus!"
Du Yu took the offensive with his spear. On the training platform, the nine-person team formed a long, two-rank formation, with four in the front and five in the back.
The front rank thrusted, then retracted their spears. The moment they pulled back, the rear rank lunged forward with their own long spears!
Faced with this spear formation, all Du Yu could do was use his long spear to pry open their ranks. Once their formation was in disarray, he could seize the opportunity to charge in.
However, there were two people in the opposing formation whose strength was in no way inferior to his.
They could always parry his spear at critical moments, delaying his attacks. The group’s coordination was becoming increasingly smooth.
After half an hour of drilling, Du Yu stopped. "You’ve gotten used to coordinating the spear formation. From now on, you just need to familiarize yourselves with the techniques and improve your physical conditioning."
The group didn’t finish training until nine o’clock that night.
Qin Ziwen said, "Tomorrow, our main mission is to head to the eastern region to hunt beasts. If a suitable target appears, Instructor Du will hunt it alone. We are not to interfere."
Hearing this, the group was a little confused.
Cao Biansheng laughed. "Is Instructor Du planning on putting on a demonstration for us?"
Qin Ziwen said, "No. It’s his challenge trial to break through the limits of a mortal and walk the path to becoming Extraordinary."
As soon as he said this, not just Cao Biansheng, but the entire group fell silent.
They stared blankly at Du Yu, as if seeking confirmation.
Du Yu nodded. "Once you break through to Five Stars and obtain a Limit Card, you’ll be able to undertake the trial. Passing it will allow you to shatter the limits of humanity."
Although many in the group hadn’t even reached their limits yet, that didn’t stop them from feeling a sense of anticipation.
Because it represented a kind of hope.
After all, if transmigration could happen, and these mysterious Cards existed, who wouldn’t hope to break their limits and transcend the mundane?
This also stemmed from humanity’s innate desire for power.
From ancient times to the present, every major civilization has had its gods, and stories of humans obtaining power to become gods themselves are commonplace.
"What are Five Stars?" Yuan Ming asked curiously.
Qin Ziwen mentioned the Constitution Enhancement Card, then explained its special properties and how his Insight Ability allowed him to see a person’s Star Level rating.
"So that’s how it is..." Wang Yun said, suddenly understanding.
A flicker of curiosity appeared in Yang Cunshen’s eyes. "Leader, I wonder, how many stars am I?"
𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
"You’re Three Stars."
"What about me? What about me?"
A crowd gathered around, eagerly asking about their own ratings.
Cao Biansheng wasn’t too surprised that he was Five Stars.
His school had previously obtained three Human Physique Enhancement Cards. He had used two of them, but when he tried to use the last one, it prompted that he was unable to. From that moment on, he knew his constitution had probably been enhanced to the maximum of Five Full Stars.
He had always wondered if there was a way to continue improving beyond Five Stars.
Now that he knew there was a path forward, Cao Biansheng was ecstatic and filled with motivation.
Cao Biansheng asked curiously, "Instructor Du, is the challenge mission just to hunt these dinosaurs?"
"No. It’s a choice of one out of three. You can pick one mission from three difficulty levels. Everyone’s three missions are different." Du Yu then briefly explained his own challenge missions.
After hearing what Du Yu’s missions were, the group fell silent.
Yuan Ming gave a bitter smile. "If it were me, I’d definitely only be able to choose the first tier."
Cao Biansheng sighed internally. ’If it were me, I might try to challenge the second tier. But I know that if I chose it, my chances of success would probably be less than twenty percent.’
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