BXBX NOVEL Chapter 124 - Mountain Of Will 5
And these aren\'t like the pathetic rulers found in this place.
Even in the wider galaxy, these rulers would be respected.
They can crush mountains and move seas with just a wave of a hand, so my only problem is,
How does that boy even have such arrogance?
Pride.
Pride was not just something that was born from nowhere.
For every person, there\'s always a cause of your pride that allows you to feel that way.
For some it is wealth, others it\'s power and for some, it\'s even looks and appearance. But regardless of what it was, there was always a source of their pride.
So the only problem that Swordmaster Rho had with Dante should have no reason to even feel so arrogant.
In order for him to feel that way, he must at least feel equal to the powerhouses on the major continent. But that itself is impossible unless....\'
Suddenly Swordmaster Rho had a horrifying thought.
\'Such Talent, such pride overflowing from his bones.
I\'ve heard stories of ancient techniques that allow for the reincarnation of the soul of ancient cultivators but to actually see one with my own eyes!\'
\'Now I can\'t help but wonder which senior this boy could have been in his past life..."
Regardless of Swordmaster Rho\'s musings, Dante didn\'t stop at all and carried on moving forward.
All Klent could do was watch on with mixed emotions as he saw Dante leave him further and further behind..
...
Black Down at the base of the mountain, Olivia finally stood up from her seat.
\'Seeing as they\'ve made it about the 60% of the way up the mountain, I guess I should end the challenge here.
If I don\'t stop it here, these stubborn Kids could end up seriously hurting themselves!\' thought Olivia
You see, the Mountain of will was always meant to be difficult.
In fact, it was designed in a way that made it impossible to climb the mountain for people in their first year of the Hidden Dragon Academy.
Seeing as the difficulty increased exponentially with every step, after a certain point, each step will start to take more willpower than every other step combined!
It was never expected for kids that had just joined the Hidden Dragon Academy to have the willpower needed to scale the mountain.
Even monsters like the sword Saint only had enough willpower to scale the mountain about up to 60% on their first try.
Usually, most students only manage to climb to the top of the mountain in their third or fourth year with only mind-boggling talents like the sword Saint managing to climb it near the end of the first year.
But since the founding of the Hidden Dragon Academy, no new student has managed to scale the mountain completely on their first try.
Olivia got up to go end the test, but just before she could do so.
Another elder came up to stop her.
"Department Head Olivia, please wait!"
"Huh?" Replied Olivia
"Don\'t end the test! A contestant is still climbing the mountain"
"What?!" Olivia could barely believe her ears and shot up into the sky to get a clearer look
But it was not just Olivia who was shocked by this news, everyone else at the base of the mountain was in disbelief.
The whole of Hidden Dragon Academy knew about the trap of Mountain of Will.
It was an open secret amongst its older students that the true purpose of the Mountain of will was actually just a way to calm the pride of the new students.
After all, just by making it into The Hidden Dragon Academy, you would be told by everything around you what a great talent you are, which constantly led to the overdeveloped ego of the new students.
So the aim was that by failing your very first Test you would have the most humbling experience first thing in the academy and therefore curbing your pride.
The only problem was that now, there was a person was doing the impossible and breaking down all known limits set before time after time!
And of course, this person was none other than Dante, The Dragon son of The Department of War and Combat!
Of all the people who were surprised by Dante\'s display, Rebecca could definitely be said to be the one shocked the most.
Out of everyone here, she could arguably be said to know the new Dante the best.
Arrogant.
lazy.
greedy.
These were just some of the negative words that could be used to describe Dante and his personality
Rebecca didn\'t once for a second doubt Dante\'s raw talent.
His talent alone allowed for him to possibly become the strongest cultivator she\'d ever heard about.
But when it came to his personality, it was clear that Dante had many qualities you wouldn\'t expect in someone with terrifying willpower.
But after seeing his terrifying display for the first time since she had seen Dante, Rebecca truly realised how little she actually knew about him.
It must be remembered that Dante was only 15 years old.
People don\'t just develop such strong willpower.
To even come close to Dante\'s level of willpower, someone has gone through some truly twisted experiences.
Even Rebbeca shivered at the possible torture such a young kid would have to go through to develop such a terrifying will
It seemed like she still had much to learn about Dante...
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Oblivious to the commotion at the base of the mountain, Dante didn\'t slow down and was gradually scaling the steps.
with each step he took, the pressure grew exponentially, but as the pressure grew, so did the whispers in his head
\'As a Dragon, how can you lose to a mere mountain!\'
\'Have some pride\'
\'HAVE SOME PRIDE!\'
these whispers eventually turned into deafening roars that shook his mind urging him to go on!
As soon as Dante made it 80% of the way up the mountain, he finally couldn\'t stand it anymore and was forced to the floor.