usatvline Chapter 47: Synthetic Divine Power
Chapter 47: Synthetic Divine Power
Xia Chengzong slept on a small bed.
In the palace, princes are generally only raised in the palace during their early childhood, and they will leave the palace to establish their own residences after they turn twelve or thirteen.
Xia Chengzong was a grandson of the emperor, but he was no exception. Emperor Yonglong would only keep him with him until he was thirteen years old before letting him leave the palace.
Therefore, a small bed was prepared for him.
Of course, to prevent them from being afraid at night, there were eunuchs in the outer room on the bed to keep them company.
Although his small bed wasn't large, it was made of cedar wood and weighed at least 150 pounds.
He couldn't lift it up before today.
At this moment, he felt his strength increase greatly and couldn't help but feel restless.
He grabbed one side of the bed leg with one arm and supported the bed board with the other, using both arms to lift the entire bed in one go.
Although it was a bit strenuous, it was completely within my tolerance.
At the tender age of seven, he possessed strength nearly that of an adult. His advancement in stance training indeed brought him tremendous improvement!
He suppressed his excitement and quietly put the bed back in its original position without any mishap.
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The next day, when he practiced standing meditation in the training ground, he immediately felt the difference.
His legs seemed to be rooted to the ground, and his whole body seemed to grow from the ground.
Is this the wonder of Hunyuan Zhuang Gong?
Upon seeing this, Coach Wei was taken aback and quickly strode over.
How... how is this possible?
He practiced this Hunyuan stance for three years and advanced to the proficient level, which his master praised as genius.
This Third Young Master Zong has advanced to the Proficient Realm in just about three months. What kind of monstrous talent is he?
Coach Wei's positive emotions +1 +1 +1
He walked up to Xia Chengzong and was about to ask a question.
But when Xia Chengzong shook his head at him, he knew that this Third Young Master Zong was going to hide his talents.
This made him look at the Third Young Master Zong even more differently.
The other Crown Prince, Ren, is also quite talented in martial arts.
But every time he achieves something, he wants to make it known to everyone.
Where else can one find someone like the Third Young Master Zong, who, at such a young age, can restrain his desire to show off and knows how to conceal his talents?
He was able to serve as an instructor in the palace, so he was naturally quite adept at navigating social situations.
Seeing Xia Chengzong shake his head, he quickly stopped talking.
After Xia Chengzong had practiced standing meditation enough, he began to learn swordsmanship from Instructor Wei.
When it comes to battlefield combat, the first choice is a long weapon, the spear, followed by a broadsword.
Even among those who roam the martial arts world, more people use knives than swords.
Because long swords are more powerful and have greater killing power.
However, the princes and grandsons of the emperor mostly learned swordsmanship, and almost none of them learned knife skills.
Because the sword is a gentleman's weapon, elegant and graceful.
Since they don't need to fight on the battlefield, swordsmanship is their first choice.
Xia Chengzong was no exception; he possessed a unique skill: swordsmanship.
He learned the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique from Instructor Wei.
With his natural talent for swordsmanship, he learned quickly, if not mastered it immediately, and was no less skilled than Xia Chengren.
This talent only made Coach Wei more amazed.
Half a month later, Xia Chengzong had mastered the basics of swordsmanship.
Xia Chengzong began learning horsemanship.
While the struggle for the throne doesn't require archery or horsemanship, he still needs to be able to ride a horse.
Who can say what will happen in the future?
His superb horsemanship gives him a better chance of survival in times of crisis.
Therefore, he not only had to learn horsemanship, but also had to master it to an extremely high level.
He has excellent physical coordination, but compared to his talents in stance training and swordsmanship, his talent in horsemanship is mediocre.
This made Coach Wei feel a little better.
It turns out that the Third Young Master Zong is not a genius in everything; he also has his mediocre side.
Half a month later, Xia Chengzong had mastered horsemanship and began practicing archery.
Archery was equally important to him.
The path to the throne is fraught with risks, and one never knows when their talents might be needed.
However, his archery talent was also relatively ordinary.
His mediocre archery and horsemanship skills helped Xia Chengxu and the other three regain a lot of confidence.
It even provided Xia Chengzong with a wave of positive emotional value.
Without any supernatural powers, Xia Chengzong's experience of practicing horsemanship and archery was completely different from his experience of standing in a stance and practicing swordsmanship.
It's as obvious as the difference between driving the same car on a muddy road and on a highway.
This made Xia Chengzong very uncomfortable; he wished he had supernatural talent in horsemanship and archery.
Just as he was feeling sentimental, the Sky-Mending Stone suddenly delivered a message.
He can generate related talents using 1,000 emotion points.
This suggestion made his eyes light up.
He immediately exchanged his supernatural talents in horsemanship and archery.
Sure enough, after acquiring these two supernatural abilities, his practice of horsemanship and archery became much more effective.
He, however, habitually concealed his true abilities.
Days passed by, and the weather gradually became hot.
Aunt Jia became pregnant and her belly gradually became visible. Was she carrying Lin Daiyu in her belly?
By August, the emotional value had once again reached 10,000 points.
He chose to upgrade his first supernatural ability: Photographic Memory (Blue). 100000 emotion points are needed to advance to Mastery (Blue).
After his supernatural powers were enhanced, his memory was greatly improved.
Once you've read a book once, you can remember it firmly and won't forget it.
Of course, it's not limited to just reading books.
His learning abilities in other areas also improved significantly.
Time flies, the hot summer has passed, autumn has arrived, and the weather is gradually getting cooler.
Xia Chengzong's emotional value income also decreased accordingly.
In recent months, he has neither produced any more poems that will be remembered for generations, nor has he performed any miracles in public.
As a result, the income from emotional points will naturally decrease.
However, after entering December, the emotional value still accumulated to 10,000 points.
This time, he chose to upgrade his fourth supernatural ability: Keen Observation (Blue). 100000 emotion points are needed to advance to Insightful Observation (Blue).
December marks the end of the year.
The teachers at the school began to summarize the year's teaching situation in order to report to Emperor Yonglong.
That year, all the gentlemen achieved remarkable results.
The students' grades are the highest in recent years, and this is without considering Xia Chengzong.
If we include Xia Chengzong, it's likely that we've reached a point where there's no one like him before or after.
After all, Xia Chengzong's expertise in mathematics and the study of things was no less than that of his teacher.
Furthermore, Xia Chengzong was not secretive; whenever someone asked him for guidance after class, he would always grant their request.
His explanations are insightful yet easy to understand, making them easier for students to comprehend.
Under his guidance, the average grades of this year's students were significantly higher than in previous years.
The three children of Prince Chungjang's family were particularly outstanding in their academic performance.
They only enrolled this year, and in just one year, they have not only caught up with the pace, but their grades have even entered the top ranks.
After all, they were family with Xia Chengzong, and they spent more time together, so naturally they had more time to ask him for advice.
Emperor Yonglong was very pleased to hear this news.
Just then, it began to snow heavily.
As the saying goes, "A timely snow promises a bumper harvest; if the wheat is covered with three layers of snow this year, we'll be sleeping on a pillow of steamed buns next year."
Snowfall is a good thing, it adds a lot of fun, and poets can also compose poems about snow.
However, the snow was falling rather heavily.