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Boundary within a Boundary.

A peaceful square.

A passage suddenly appeared in mid-air.

*Swoosh...*

Over a hundred geniuses who had narrowly escaped death poured out, many of them collapsing onto the ground without a care for their appearance.

"We're back. I barely made it out alive."

At that moment.

The Elf Divine Envoy appeared.

With a wave of her small hand.

All the azure dragon tokens automatically flew out.

"Thank you for your hard work this time. The corresponding rewards will be sent to your Wristbands."

"Wait."

Xiao Weiqing stepped forward and spoke up.

"Is there something you need?"

"Nearly 40 Trainees died this time."

The Elf Divine Envoy dropped her usual playful expression. "And so?"

"The mission you gave me was practically a death trap. Don't you owe me an explanation?"

The Elf Divine Envoy said, "But you didn't die, did you?"

"Furthermore, your strength has seen an unprecedented boost, and you've already touched upon the Second Awakening."

As soon as those words were spoken.

Everyone looked at Xiao Weiqing.

"What? Touched upon the Second Awakening?"

"How is that possible?"

"Didn't Xiao Weiqing just break through to the Fourth Realm?"

"Exactly. It shouldn't be possible. Did he encounter some Opportunity inside?"

"That has nothing to do with us anyway. Didn't you see that Zou You and Irina were both heavily injured?"

"Right. If Zhou Yan hadn't run fast, he would've died in Trial Ground No. 2. Wu Yi was the unluckiest; he didn't make it back."

Everyone fell silent at those words. Not coming back basically meant they were dead.

"But you didn't tell me the mission would be that dangerous."

The Elf Divine Envoy narrowed her eyes. "You could have chosen not to go. When you were bargaining with me, why didn't I hear you say it was dangerous?"

Irina reached out and tugged at Xiao Weiqing.

"Forget it, Xiao Weiqing."

Xiao Weiqing remained unmoved. How could he just let it go? This was called a preemptive strike.

The Elf Divine Envoy flew in front of Xiao Weiqing. "I'm asking you, where is your azure dragon token?"

"And you, Irina."

Xiao Weiqing looked directly at the Elf Divine Envoy. "It was stolen by a Spirit Beast—a golden hedgehog."

"That's right. That golden hedgehog had the strength of the Sixth Realm Peak. None of us were a match for it."

"How did you two end up together?" the Elf Divine Envoy asked.

Irina explained, "We discussed it before going in—teaming up to seize treasures. After I got the key, I went to find Xiao Weiqing. On that mountain, a golden hedgehog appeared and robbed us."

"What about that item?"

The Elf Divine Envoy stared at Xiao Weiqing.

"The azure dragon token had already absorbed it, but then the hedgehog attacked to steal it, and the item flew back."

"The azure dragon token fell into the lava, so we had no choice but to run for our lives."

"Gong Feng, He Zheng, and Li Lingling were also killed by that hedgehog."

The Elf Divine Envoy nodded slightly. "The azure dragon tokens of Gong Feng and the other two will count as your harvest. Additionally, the Temple will give you all a portion of resource compensation."

"As for your questioning, I will offer no explanation."

"You, and everyone else present, can leave the Training Camp at any time if you find it too dangerous."

Having said that, the Elf Divine Envoy vanished along with all the azure dragon tokens.

"Xiao Weiqing, you're crazy."

Irina had really been frightened just now. She hadn't expected Xiao Weiqing to be so bold, yet she also admired his courage. They were clearly the ones with a guilty conscience, yet Xiao Weiqing was so righteous as he interrogated the Elf Divine Envoy.

One had to realize that an Elf Divine Envoy didn't just represent the Temple; every Divine Envoy was also an Eighth Realm powerhouse in their own right.

"What's there to fear? We haven't done anything wrong, have we?"

Xiao Weiqing spoke with certainty, as if he were the embodiment of justice.

Irina wanted to say something but didn't know what, so she could only nod. "You're right."

Before Xiao Weiqing even returned to the Lingyun Pavilion, he had already received the compensation from the Temple.

The items collected within the three azure dragon tokens were worth 3,932 units of divine charm treasures, and Xiao Weiqing was additionally compensated with 2,000 units of divine charm treasures.

This further convinced Xiao Weiqing that his actions were correct; the primal divine light could not be brought back.

The three azure dragon tokens had only collected the energy dissipated by the primal divine light into the air, yet the Temple gave so many divine charm treasures for it. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the actual primal divine light was worth a Level 9 Innate Skill.

Xiao Weiqing had reason to believe that if the Temple obtained the primal divine light, they might suddenly produce a true god one day, or at the very least, a Ninth Realm powerhouse.

"Xiao Weiqing, you're back?"

"Are you okay?"

Su Yunfei and Dongfang Xuan were in the courtyard. Seeing Xiao Weiqing, they hurriedly asked.

Xiao Weiqing shook his head. "I'm fine."

"I heard over 200 of you went in this time and 40 died. What happened?"

After a few months in the Training Camp, they knew most of what there was to know. Usually, the ruins connected to the Boundary within a Boundary weren't very dangerous, with casualties typically under ten. A loss of thirty people, like in the previous Denier Civilization Ruins, was considered rare.

Unexpectedly, even though those who entered this time were all in the Fourth Realm, 40 people still died. This showed how perilous it was.

Xiao Weiqing didn't answer, only patting Su Yunfei on the shoulder. "In the future, try to go to ruins as little as possible."

Back in his room.

"Panel."

Realm: Fourth Realm

Extraordinary Talent: Samadhi True Fire (Samadhi True Fire Spirit Refining Art)

Mental Energy: 55.8

Spiritual Qi: Spiritual Vein

Physique: Stainless

Samadhi True Fire: (7,752/10,000) strands

Innate Skill: ... "I now have 6,000 units of divine charm treasures. No, adding the 4,000 from Great Xia makes it 10,000. My strength and divine charm treasures have already met the basic requirements for Awakening."

After returning from the Star Dome, Xiao Weiqing suddenly felt a sense of urgency. The unease in his heart became increasingly apparent, and he believed it was no illusion.

"Three months."

Xiao Weiqing set a goal for himself: complete the Fusion of the Samadhi True Fire within three months, then undergo the Second Awakening and leave the Training Camp as soon as possible... *Bang!*

Xiao Weiqing knocked Ishida Yue back with a single slash.

"You!!!"

Ishida Yue looked at the dagger in her hand, then looked up at Xiao Weiqing, her eyes filled with shock.

"What did you go through these past few days?"

Xiao Weiqing said, "I went somewhere and had some opportunities."

Ishida Yue nodded. As a teacher, she knew that a few days ago, Trainees of the Fourth Realm and above had gone on a mission—the azure dragon summons that hadn't appeared in years.

"Teacher Shi, I'd like to ask a question."

"Go ahead."

"I have some divine charm substances in Great Xia. How can I bring them to the Training Camp?"

"That's simple. Azure Dragon Island itself has resource trade dealings with the four major nations. Just apply for a resource exchange on your Wristband, and Azure Dragon Island and Great Xia will naturally coordinate it."

"I understand, Teacher."

This was for the best, saving Xiao Weiqing from the hassle of traveling back and forth and wasting time... Early October.

Based on his total combat power value of 7,249 in September, Xiao Weiqing received 1,450 units of divine charm substance.

Now.

Su Yunfei was crying with envy.

The other Trainees in the Training Camp were dumbfounded.

How could they wake up to find someone with a combat power value of 7,000 on the historical rankings?

With a base combat power of 5,508, 500 from the Heaven-Reaching Pillar, 490 from the Crystal Long Bridge, and 751 from Innate Skills, his total combat power value was 7,249, placing him directly at second in history.

Actually, the Fourth Realm Trainees were somewhat mentally prepared because that day, the Elf Divine Envoy had said in front of everyone that Xiao Weiqing's strength had grown by leaps and bounds, touching upon the Second Awakening.

But.

She hadn't said it had increased by this much, directly breaking the 7,000 mark for total combat power.

All the Third Realm Trainees wailed, especially those in the same batch as Xiao Weiqing. When Xiao Weiqing entered with a total combat power of 5,400, they weren't even at 5,000. When Xiao Weiqing broke 6,000 and entered the historical rankings, they had only just broken 5,000.

And now.

Xiao Weiqing had directly broken 7,000, leaving them collectively speechless.

It was a good thing Shen Bohan had left three months early; otherwise, he too would have been trampled under the feet of Xiao Weiqing, who had only been in the Training Camp for half a year...