Chapter 116: The Path to Becoming Stronger

  "Rascal, are you alright?" Mo Yu Heng hastily ran to Du Fei's location and shook him. However, Du Fei lay on the ground without any reaction for half a day. Seeing that Du Fei had no reaction for half a day, Mo Yu Heng started to get anxious, with many sparkling tears in his eyes.

  "Mo Yu Heng, that's the extent of his abilities, nothing more. You should know who the real strong one is now. This trash can't even compare to you. I'm the best choice, think about it carefully." Jiang Han said with a pleased expression to Mo Yu Heng.

  "Mind your own business and get out of here." Mo Yu Heng bellowed in anger, his voice now somewhat hoarse.

  "Hmph, I've said it before, every time I see him in the future, I'll beat him up once. You can take care of yourself." Jiang Han also said with some anger.

  "Don't die." Mo Yu Heng continued to shake Du Fei, and tears had already begun to flow. Although Mo Yu Heng had some 'past conflicts' with Du Fei before, everything Du Fei did today was for his sake, and now that Du Fei's life or death was uncertain, Mo Yu Heng felt a pang of guilt in his heart, which is why he was like this.

  "Cough cough. What are you doing?" Du Fei said weakly.

  "Ah, you're not dead, great!" Mo Yu Heng exclaimed in surprise.

  "Do you want me to die?" Du Fei looked at Mo Yu Heng with a pained expression, and also saw that Mo Yu Heng had already appeared with two scars. His heart was filled with a kind of inexplicable emotion. Du Fei gritted his teeth and struggled to get up, but Mo Yu Heng tried to help him up. However, Du Fei avoided Mo Yu Heng's assistance and managed to crawl up by himself, using one hand to lean against the stone wall as he panted heavily.

  Jiang Han saw that Du Fei had gotten up and was somewhat surprised, but looking at Du Fei's state, he sneered: "You'd better admit defeat, kid. Otherwise, if I accidentally kill you later, it won't be good."

  The students watching the scene cheered when they saw Du Fei get up: "Wow, great job! Keep going..."

  "Alright, we admit defeat, stop hitting him, you're no match for him." Mo Yu Heng hastily said.

  "Admit defeat? Haha haha haha." Jiang Han heard Mo Yu Heng's admission of defeat and also laughed proudly.

  "Who says I've given up? You think you're so great, but I haven't said I'd give up. You've come just in time." Du Fei said with difficulty.

  "Hmph, I see you're looking for death. Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish right now." Jiang Han said coldly. As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Han immediately took a fighting stance. At this moment, Du Fei suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, causing Mo Yu Heng to worry and rush forward to support him, but Du Fei shook his head to stop Mo Yu Heng.

  "Haha, looks like you've suffered quite a serious injury, haha, I think we'll stop here for today. Otherwise, it would be said that I won unfairly, and I, Jiang Han, am not the kind of person who bullies the weak. Forget it, looking at your state, I don't even have the desire to fight anymore."

  "Less nonsense, come on, don't look down on people..." Du Fei hadn't finished speaking when his body fell again. Mo Yu Heng rushed to support him as soon as he saw Du Fei fall, but at this time, Du Fei had completely fainted.

  Inside the room:

  "Ah, it hurts so much." Du Fei struggled to open his eyes, and at this moment, he felt like his body was being cut by thousands of knives. Looking around again, he didn't know where he was, but found himself lying in bed with several bandages wrapped around his body.

  "Little one, are you awake?" The speaker was none other than Meng Wei, Du Fei's teacher. Meng Wei had his arms crossed in front of his chest, looking at Du Fei with a stern expression, making Du Fei feel extremely uneasy. Du Fei swallowed and asked, "How did I end up here? I remember I was mining earlier, how did I get on the bed?"

  "Hmph, you still have the nerve to say that. You're not even digging properly, and on top of that, you went to fight over a woman. I won't even mention the fighting, but you actually lost and made me lose face." Meng Wei glared at Du Fei with anger. Du Fei saw the dissatisfaction in his eyes, but he quickly calmed down, thinking about how he had indeed lost the fight today. The current Du Fei felt a sense of loss. Facing Meng Wei's scolding, he was also unable to retort.

  Meng Wei saw Du Fei's dejected appearance and was taken aback, but still maintained a serious expression: "My disciple Meng Wei has no trash. Think carefully about it yourself. If you feel that I am too strict, there is still time to apologize to your teacher." After finishing speaking, Meng Wei didn't linger and turned around to leave the room. Du Fei saw Meng Wei's appearance and felt a bit apologetic, with an added sense of defeat. It was no wonder, as Du Fei had previously been unbeatable among his peers. This Jiang Han looked like he was about the same age as himself, but today he had lost to him. Although his opponent's cultivation level was several levels higher than his own, Du Fei would never use that as an excuse to make excuses for himself. At this moment, Du Fei thought that he had simply failed, and all his efforts over the years had completely failed. Not to mention avenging his parents, even a student from the Huayuan Academy could thoroughly defeat him. If he really encountered his enemy in the future, what strength would he have to fight back? Thinking of this, Du Fei's heart had already hit rock bottom, and his mind was as still as death.

  "I won't lose, I won't lose, I won't lose..." This was Du Fei's silent scream in his heart. Thinking of this, Du Fei suddenly sat up with his legs crossed, ignoring the pain on his body. He began to use the Tianyuan Jue's healing method to heal himself. At this time, the aura around Du Fei's body was also becoming more and more dense, all gathering towards Du Fei's position, and Du Fei was extremely comfortable absorbing the aura from all directions.

  "A very dense aura, what's going on." Meng Wei, who was standing outside the house, also felt the change in the aura inside the house. He suddenly pushed open the door and looked at Du Fei, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, with all the aura rushing towards him. Meng Wei immediately understood what was happening, and at this moment, Du Fei was breaking through, but it still shocked him. He never thought that the amount of aura required for Du Fei's current level would be so enormous. He carefully observed Du Fei for a while, then burst out laughing and closed the door without disturbing Du Fei again.

  With a creak, the door opened and Du Fei looked at Meng Wei who was standing with his back to him, gazing up at the sky.

  "Alright kid, you've broken through. How does it feel now?" Meng Wei said calmly.

  "It's much better." Du Fei said dejectedly.

  "What have you thought about the things I asked you to consider?" Meng Wei had been staring at the sky for a long time.

  "I want to become stronger." Du Fei said fiercely. Meng Wei also heard this and suddenly looked at Du Fei, with a hint of joy flashing in his eyes, and coldly smiled: "Good, since you want to become stronger, I'll give you this last chance." Du Fei saw Meng Wei's expression and also showed excitement, asking: "Really?" Meng Wei just smiled but didn't answer.

  "By the way, I discovered something strange today. When I was fighting with that guy today, I felt an unusual turmoil in my internal energy, but when I came back, it was gone. It wasn't until after I ate that dark gain that I lost to him." Du Fei asked Meng Wei in confusion. Meng Wei replied indifferently: "Losing is losing, I don't want to hear any excuses."

  "Oh. Then what should we start cultivating?" Du Fei asked eagerly, now he was extremely eager to improve his own strength.

  "What's the rush, it will be over today, tomorrow is a new beginning, you must prepare well. Since you chose this path, you must persist for me." Meng Wei looked at Du Fei with a cold gaze. "Don't worry, I absolutely won't back down." Du Fei also said firmly.

  "Xiao Fei, you're here! We've been looking for you for half a day." Zhu Ji Tian's voice came from not far away, and Du Fei looked up to see four figures running towards him. And Meng Wei had disappeared without a trace at some point.

  "Are you all right?" Zujitian asked, panting heavily.

  "It's all right now, you don't have to worry anymore." Du Fei looked calmly at everyone.

  "Xiao Fei, it's all little sister's fault. I've already scolded her properly just now." Mo Yiyu said apologetically.

  "Zi Yu sister, don't blame him, it's me who is not skilled enough, can't blame anyone else." Du Fei smiled and said.

  "You're really okay? I feel like something's off about you right now." Mo Shaoyang looked at Du Fei with a puzzled expression.

  "Du... Du... Dufei, today it's all my fault, I almost... " At this time, Moyu Heng looked at Dufei with extreme apology, and the tone of her speech was also extremely gentle. What was most surprising was that she actually called out Dufei's name directly. Everyone who heard it was shocked and stared at Moyu Heng, while only Dufei remained calm and smiled around Moyu Heng.

  "Hey, has this kid's brain been damaged or something? Let me take a good look." Mo Shaoyang said as he reached out to touch Du Fei's head and examine him.

  But Du Fei didn't care at all, letting Mo Shaoyang have his way. Zu Ji Tian looked at Du Fei with a relieved smile on his face. Du Fei's expression was calm, but in his heart, he was turbulent and no longer the arrogant young man who had been babbling nonstop before. Perhaps it was because of today's defeat, or perhaps it was because he had gained a deeper understanding of himself, or perhaps it was for the sake of becoming stronger in the future. Today's Du Fei had indeed suffered a great blow, losing to someone of his own age for the first time in many years. And this vast Hao Yuan Academy wasn't just Mo Shaoyang; there were hundreds of others like him, and among them might be people who were currently beyond Du Fei's reach. Thinking about today's defeat, Du Fei chose not to avoid it but to accept the fact of his failure calmly. Perhaps only those who had experienced the baptism of failure, the tempering of hardships, and the courage to tread on thorns could firmly step onto the path of becoming a strong person...