SSS-Rank Devourer: I Consumed My Way to Godhood

Chapter 13

A few hours later, he arrived at the foot of Stormwatch Peak. Looking up, the peak was out of sight. Upon Kieran's arrival at the foot of the mountain, among the forests of Stormwatch Peak, a man and a woman were straining to climb.

​"This Stormwatch Peak is really hard to climb, we haven't even completed a third of it. If we don't reach the top before dark, we will fail this time. When we go back to school, we'd become the laughing stock!"

​The woman halted, panting heavily. She had been very confident when the school selected her for the genius training camp. However, now she inevitably started to worry.

​"Stormwatch Peak, known as unscalable for ordinary people, is naturally not easy," the man uttered. He appeared not to have much difficulty, but he wasn't relaxed. Compared with the time they started climbing, his pace had slowed down significantly.

​"Lyra, I won't wait for you. I have to go up first. The higher it is, the more difficult it becomes. I'm afraid that I won't make it later," the man suddenly said.

​Upon hearing this, the woman called Lyra was filled with indignation.

​"Theo, are you going to abandon me? Do you still wish to pursue me?"

​Theo Crane was a bit embarrassed. He had always liked Lyra Ashton, but the potential loss of the opportunity to enter the genius training camp was too great.

​"What are you afraid of? Our schools are the closest to this Stormwatch Peak Training Ground, and we are the first ones to climb the mountain. If we can't reach the top, others would definitely struggle more. By then, not a single person would reach the genius training camp, thus they will have no choice but to let everyone in," she continued.

​As the best students in their respective schools and the first ones to reach Stormwatch Peak, if they couldn't reach the peak within the given time frame, other schools' students would likely fail as well.

​"If this training camp weren't here, we would be the unlucky ones! But, if you choose to abandon me, you better not speak to me again in the future." The girl continued in a firm tone.

​Theo's face changed, taking a deep breath, he was about to speak, suddenly, he looked down the mountain and expressed a surprised look.

​"Lyra, quickly, take a look!"

​"Look? Look at what." The girl seemed a bit displeased, but she couldn't help but turn to look down.

​A figure was rapidly ascending, the speed, inconceivably fast. They had been walking for an hour since the start of the climb, covering almost one-third of the distance. Yet, in this person's footstep, the distance was rapidly closing.

​People need to know that Stormwatch Peak is not a tourist hotspot. Here, only a training ground exists at the top, devoted to training geniuses. Therefore, there isn't a proper path to Stormwatch Peak. The journey is filled with woods, and the rubble underneath is mostly loose or muddy. It is very difficult to walk.

​However, these difficulties under that person's feet seemed as flat as a leveled ground. Those trees and loose stones that would have hindered an ordinary person's steps didn't bother him at all; the loose rocks that an average person would have tripped over were like him stepping on the surface of the water.

​"What..." The girl was completely stunned.

​"Could it be the instructor?" Theo looked confused, but that was the only explanation he could think of.

​Only the instructors and students who have to train would go up besides them.

​"It's not the instructor!" The girl suddenly exclaimed.

​Theo took a careful look; after he roughly identified Kieran's face, his face changed. He was too young and looked like a student, just like them.

​"How is that possible? He is at least in the late-stage body refinement. How could a late-stage body refinement student be allowed to join the training camp with us this time? I've heard rumors before that this batch had some freaks. I wonder if it's true?"

​While the two were still stunned, the shadowy figure steadily approached, and finally, they could clearly see the face of Kieran.

​"Fe...Fellow... which school are you from?" Theo couldn't help but ask, as he noticed Kieran getting near.

​Swish!

​Just as Theo voiced his question, Kieran's silhouette flashed past them in a swift motion.

​"No. 1 Middle School!" came the response from Kieran.

​By the time they reacted and looked up, Kieran had already gone a hundred meters away.

​"Holy shit!" The male student couldn't help but curse in surprise. They were struggling their way up the mountain, and here was Kieran, seemingly flying through the terrain.

​"He's definitely a wind elementalist in the late stages of body refining!" the female student mumbled.

​As Kieran passed them, the sensation was akin to a strong gust of wind being blown. In the realm of body refining, only those who had undergone the refinement of wind elements could achieve such speed without any training in martial arts.

​At this moment, Kieran was climbing the mountain at a steady pace, inhaling and exhaling evenly. If anything, he seemed to be enjoying the experience more than struggling through it.

​"No wonder it's known as a mountain that ordinary people can't reach, over here, it feels like even cultivation is faster!" Kieran was amazed.

​It was as if there was a presence of the legendary spiritual aura here, making him feel that he was cultivating with every breath. If he stayed here long term, the effects of his training would absolutely surpass those of training at the foot of the mountain.

​"Along the way, I've seen only two others, it seems I am the first one here!" He looked up, still unable to see the mountain peak, but he knew he was already half-way up the mountain.

​The further he ascended, the harder it became. Yet, his speed didn't falter. In the beginning, he only used the peak power of the Wind Realm. When he started to find it hard, he activated the Fire Element Energy. In the end, he activated all three elements.

​Boom!

​Finally, with a giant step, he reached the top of Stormwatch Peak. In that moment, his blood was boiling, and only after a short while did it slowly calm down.

​Whoosh.

​Kieran let out a long breath, feeling invigorated.

​"I can't believe that reaching the top has enhanced the condensation of my three Elemental Seals!"

​He looked at his status in the system, at this moment, his three Elemental Seals had condensed by an extra two percent. This resulted in a total of four percent condensation for the Fire Elemental Seal.

​"My combat power has also increased to 516"

​Looking at his progress, he was very satisfied, his training in the genius training camp is showing signs of progress. Even though it wasn't much, it was still a good start.

​"The training camp should be up ahead," He looked forward.