Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 585: Can I Have 10 Minutes?

Everyone was stunned, frightened by Poison Elder. How could such an inconceivable ability be possible?

Fang Caizhe immediately interrupted Poison Elder, his eyes, full of jealousy, locked on Xu Ke. "Impossible! Breaking through whenever he wants and stopping when he doesn't? An ability to start and stop at will? Do you think he's worthy of something like that?! By that logic, wouldn't that just mean Xu Ke's talent is ridiculously good?"

After he finished speaking, the crowd fell silent for a moment before it dawned on them. "He's right."

"A Postnatal overpowering an Innate, surpassing his realm to injure a Great Perfection... isn't that the very definition of ridiculously good talent?"

"When you put it like that, him controlling his breakthrough seems like a small feat we can accept!"

Suddenly, everyone felt that Xu Ke being able to break through twice in one day was no longer so unbelievable. After all, they had already accepted that he, while still in the Postnatal Late Stage, had instantly killed Qian Jun, who was at the Innate Initial Stage. So why not this?

Seeing the crowd erupt in praise for Xu Ke after his own outburst, Fang Caizhe felt a stifling pressure in his chest. His face flushed red, and he nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood. To make matters worse, Duan Zhuo'e actually gave him a thumbs-up. "You finally said something right."

All the color drained from Fang Caizhe's face. He staggered back a couple of steps, utterly disheartened.

"Alright, in that case, our priority is to protect Mister Xu," Tang Yingchang declared.

Once the shock subsided, everyone finally remembered the task at hand.

"Breaking through to the Innate realm is a very lengthy process. It took me a full six hours," Tang Yingchang said with a solemn expression. "During this time, Mister Xu cannot be disturbed. We must build a solid defense against Han Wang and the others to protect him."

Hearing this, Bai Qian'er and Duan Zhuo'e's faces turned pale with shock. "That long?" Having never broken through to the Innate realm themselves, they had no idea how much time it took.

Ghost Elder gave a wry smile. "Is that supposed to be long? It took me three full days. If it weren't for the fact that Martial Artists can endure hunger so well, I probably wouldn't have died during the breakthrough itself, but from starvation."

Poison Elder added with self-deprecation, "Mister Tang, you're already very fast. It took me about two and a half days as well."

At her words, Bai Qian'er and Duan Zhuo'e's faces became ashen. How could they possibly fend off Han Wang's group for that long?

At that moment, Fang Caizhe jumped out, grinding his teeth. "That guy! So arrogant and selfish! He's only breaking through here to show off that he has this kind of control. He knows full well how long it takes, yet he still made this choice. Isn't he just making us risk our lives for him? Vile creature!"

He was panicking. It's absolutely not worth risking my life to fend off Han Wang just for Xu Ke's breakthrough!

But Tang Yingchang barked coldly, "Shut your mouth! Do you really think Mister Xu is so selfish that he'd disregard everyone's lives just to show off?"

"Don't think you can shut me up just because you're strong!" Fang Caizhe retorted, convinced he was in the right this time. "Then you tell me, why does he have to break through right now?"

He was certain Xu Ke was just posturing, because that was exactly what he himself would do. If he had such an ability to start and stop his breakthroughs at will, he would be desperate to show it off in front of Bai Qian'er.

"Stop measuring a gentleman's heart with your own petty standards," Tang Yingchang sneered, refusing to explain further. "Mister Xu must have a compelling reason to break through right here." He turned to Ghost Elder, Poison Elder, and the others. "Although I took six hours, I can assure you that Mister Xu will successfully break through within two hours. If we're patient and prepare carefully, we can definitely slow down Shi Hongda and his men for two hours."

Tang Yingchang knew something they didn't. He had once heard the legend of the Medical Saint setting a record that shocked the entire Martial Path by breaking through to the Innate realm in just two hours. As the Medical Saint's disciple, could Xu Ke be any worse? What a joke!

Hearing Tang Yingchang's words, the others were momentarily stunned. They exchanged glances, their spirits lifting. He spoke with such conviction that they couldn't help but feel a renewed sense of trust. More importantly, they too felt that Xu Ke could definitely complete the breakthrough in two hours.

"Let's go find tools. We must set traps along their return route to hold them up," Tang Yingchang said, his face a mask of determination. He would hold this line and allow Xu Ke to break through. He already had several contingency plans in mind; this time, he was confident he could hold off Shi Hongda's group.

"Two hours? What guarantee do you have?" Fang Caizhe shrieked, his face a canvas of disbelief. That short? How is that possible?

"Tie him up," Tang Yingchang ordered, no longer bothering to reason with him.

"Alright!" Duan Zhuo'e nodded and walked toward Fang Caizhe.

Fang Caizhe's expression changed dramatically. He stumbled backward, screaming, "No, you can't..." If he was tied up, he'd be helpless. What if Tang Yingchang's group fails and Xu Ke hasn't broken through yet? I'll be a sitting duck!

But just as everyone was about to move, a deep rumble came from Xu Ke's direction.

BOOM—

His aura shifted. The presence of the Innate Great Perfection vanished, replaced by a faint trace of Innate energy that slowly began to emanate from him.

At that moment, everyone froze mid-action, turning stiffly to stare at Xu Ke with expressions of utter disbelief.

No... it can't be?! That was the only thought running through their minds.

"His... his... his True Qi has broken through his Dantian?" Ghost Elder's voice trembled as he stammered. What the hell!

"No way! He just sat down! It hasn't even been five minutes, has it?" Poison Elder's face was a mask of horror, her wrinkles quivering.

"His True Qi can really leave the Dantian now," Tang Yingchang confirmed, completely dumbfounded.

As Postnatal Martial Artists, Bai Qian'er and Duan Zhuo'e might not have understood the full implications of this. After all, their own True Qi flowed between their Dantian and meridians, which could also be considered leaving the Dantian, so they couldn't perceive a significant difference. But the three Innate Martial Artists present could sense it with perfect clarity. Xu Ke's aura alone was completely different!

"Ghost Elder, how long did it take you to break through the Dantian stage?" Bai Qian'er asked, not quite grasping the significance of achieving it in five minutes.

"An entire morning..."

A dead silence fell over the group. There was only one thought in their collective minds—Holy shit?!

Before they could even begin to process this shock...

BANG—

Another tremor emanated from within Xu Ke's body. A trickle of blood flowed from his nose, but an unconscious look of joy spread across his face.

"What the heck was that???" Duan Zhuo'e's voice cracked.

"His meridians... he broke through his meridians..." Ghost Elder's face went pale with fright. In all his long life, he had never even heard of such a thing.

"WHAT?!?!"

Their collective cry of shock tore through the air, but it was immediately followed by three more rumbles.

BOOM—

BOOM—

BOOM—

The unstoppable, overwhelming momentum terrified everyone present. Then, they could only watch, dumbfounded, as an immense aura erupted from Xu Ke's body, soaring toward the heavens.

Innate Initial Stage!

"Holy crap?!"

"It's over just like that?!?!"

At this moment, a single thought dominated their minds. All told... did that even take ten minutes?

Tang Yingchang's mind went blank. His own words about Xu Ke needing two hours now seemed like a cruel joke mocking him. As for Fang Caizhe, he had collapsed completely, slumping to the ground in a heap.

"Have you all been waiting long? Shi Hongda and his men aren't back yet, are they?" Just then, Xu Ke opened his eyes. Seeing everyone's stupefied expressions, he asked with a hint of apology.

Having been completely immersed in his cultivation, he had lost all sense of time, which was why he needed to ask. But seeing that Shi Hongda's group hadn't returned yet, he figured he couldn't have taken that long. I probably didn't waste too much time, right?

But as soon as he spoke, everyone remained silent, simply staring at him as if they had just seen a ghost.

Xu Ke instinctively shrank back in fright. What the hell? What's going on?