War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

“Duan Ling Tian, aren ’t you tired?”

Presently, even Xiao Yu was breathing heavily…

Only Duan Ling Tian remained unfazed.

The corners of Duan Ling Tian ’s mouth contained a smile.

Tired?

Not to mention that this level of training would be nothing to him in his past lifetime.

In this lifetime, his body was even stronger, so even if he had to run an entire day and night, he still might not even feel a bit tired…

“Meng Quan, your breathing is too erratic… Inhale every three steps and exhale every two steps, maintain a rhythm.
Try it.”

Duan Ling Tian smiled as he passed on his secret technique to Meng Quan.

Meng Quan did as he was told.
After a short moment, he looked much better; he even stopped sweating, and his entire person seemed much more revitalized and full of energy.

“It really works.” Meng Quan ’s eyes shone.

“Hmm? ’

Xiao Yu was slightly surprised.
He couldn ’t help himself from trying it out.
After doing the same, he noticed that he didn ’t feel so exhausted anymore.

He glanced deeply at Duan Ling Tian.

He realized that the more deeply he got to know Duan Ling Tian, the more shocked he would be…

“Duan Ling Tian, I really admire you.” Meng Quan sighed.

Before long, some of the others noticed that not only was Duan Ling Tian ’s group of three not slow, they were unfazed, causing them to all be stunned.

Even the five instructors were slightly moved.

“Hmph!”

Yu Xiang ’s breathing had started to become hurried as well, and his face sunk when he noticed Duan Ling Tian ’s current condition.

Even Su Li and Tian Hu both deeply glanced at Duan Ling Tian.

Presently, besides the five instructors, only Duan Ling Tian ’s group of three seemed to be on a casual stroll; it didn ’t even look like they had been running.

As the sun set, besides Duan Ling Tian ’s group of three, all of the youths including, Su Li, Tian Hu, and Yu Xiang, couldn ’t help themselves from heaving a sigh of relief when a continuous mountain range appeared before them.

“We ’ve arrived so quickly? Heh, so not challenging,” Meng Quan said sarcastically.

Instantly, it attracted plenty of scornful gazes…

Before long, the five instructors exchanged gazes before they simultaneously ordered, “Halt!”

When the five squads of youths halted, some of them bended down and fiercely gasped for air.

Finally they could rest.

After a short moment, they were all stunned on the spot, as the five instructors searched them one by one and confiscated all the fire pistons that the youths had brought along with them.
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“Interesting.”

As Duan Ling Tian thought of something, a smile appeared in the corners of his mouth.

The five instructors gathered all the fire pistons before burning them altogether.

“Instructor, this…”

Some of the youths questioned.

“Now, the Captain is already waiting for you all at the Dawnshroud Mountain Range ’s entrance….
The first person amongst you to arrive at the entrance will obtain a fire piston from the Captain.
That will decide whether you ’ll be able to eat cooked meat or raw meat tonight,” One of the instructors slowly said.

After a short moment, the group of youths seemed as if they had awakened from a dream.
They couldn ’t even be bothered to rest before they madly ran towards the entrance…

In the air, a myriad of ancient mammoth ’s silhouettes dashed across, their imposing manner piercing through the sky!

Before long, only Duan Ling Tian ’s group of three remained as they slowly walked over.

Duan Ling Tian had an unperturbed expression; however, Xiao Yu and Meng Quan beside him had puzzled expressions…

“Duan Ling Tian, aren ’t we going to go fight for it?” asked Meng Quan.

“If we don ’t have a fire piston, we ’ll have to eat raw meat for the remaining days in this mountain range.”

Xiao Yu had a bitter smile as he spoke.

“Who said you must have a fire piston to start a fire?” Duan Ling Tian asked indifferently.

Not to mention he had fire pistons in his spatial ring, even without a fire piston, he still had many methods to easily start a fire…

four out of the five instructors followed the group and ran off to the entrance.

Only Duan Ling Tian ’s squad instructor, Fan Jian, glanced at Duan Ling Tian before frowning, but he didn ’t say a word.

“How do you start a fire without a fire piston?” asked Meng Quan curiously.

“Forget it, We probably can ’t catch up now anyway… At most, when we need a fire, we can borrow it from the person who has the fire piston.” Xiao Yu shook his head.
He didn ’t quite believe what Duan Ling Tian had said.

The three of them slowly walked forward and eventually arrived at the entrance to the Dawnshroud Mountain Range.
Upon arrival, they realized that only Captain Yang Da and the other four Captains were present.

Whereas the other youths had all vanished.

“What ’s going on?”

Yang Da frowned as he glanced at Fan Jian, who was following behind Duan Ling Tian ’s group of three.

“Captain, Sir, they seem to not care about the fire piston, so I didn ’t force them,” Fan Jian said in a matter of fact tone.

Yang Da glanced at Duan Ling Tian ’s group of three before shaking his head.
“Forget it.
The three of you can now go hunt for some wild animals and prepare your own dinner.”

Duan Ling Tian nodded and entered the Dawnshroud Mountain Range with Xiao Yu and Meng Quan.

“They ’re probably thinking of borrowing the fire piston.”

Looking at Duan Ling Tian ’s group disappearing figures, Fan Jian grunted.

“Then they ’re going to be out of luck…”

Yang Da had a weird gaze.

“Huh?”

Fan Jian looked at Yang Da with a questioning gaze.
“Captain, why do you say so?”

“Haha! Fan Jian, do you know who got the fire piston?” another one of the Centurions asked as he laughed.

“Who?” Fan Jian asked curiously.

“Yu Xiang!”

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[1]TL note: Fan Jian ’s name similarly sounds to another phrase in Chinese which would mean to “commit something despicable.”

[2]TL note: The actual item used here was something like a fire piston but was blown with force to ignite.
Fire piston is used here as it ’s the closest English equivalent without needing to make changes to the author ’s original writing.