The Growth of a Titan-Chapter 440- Let’s Give This A Try

Sol traced the dent and concluded that this dent was indeed made by someone’s foot. But this sent him reeling from shock and he found it rather absurd. That was because this stone stele was actually made from Celestial Stone! A material that Abdu said was used by Immortal in the past.

Back then Sol could tell from how his father-in-law spoke about this material that even to existences in the Heavenly Realm it’s a precious item that is nearly indestructible.

But why was there a footprint on it now?

With excitement in his voice, Woo-seong explained.

"Brother Sol, this was left behind by senior brother Hong-so just a few days before he disappeared! The records of people at that time said that he walked up to the stone stele and kicked it out of anger. They even claimed that the stone stele had shifted by a quarter of an inch because of that one kick from senior brother Hong-so!"

Sol was once again dumbfounded.

One had to know that not only was this Celestial Stone but there were also powerful protective formations on it!

"Brother Sol, it was because of this that others discovered senior brother Hong-so wasn’t just holding back by not revealing his Innate Dharma, but he was suppressing his strength even further than that! Some even think his strength displayed on these rankings isn’t his true strength! Brother Sol, isn’t that amazing? Just thinking about how strong senior brother Hong-so must have been makes my blood boil. It’s just a shame that he disappeared."

Sol remained silent as he felt the footprint on the stone stele.

The fact that Hong-so could leave this footprint behind meant that even though his cultivation was in the Quasi-Heavenly Realm, his raw physical strength far surpassed that level.

It was true, Sol’s heart was moved just thinking about how strong such a person was.

"Brother So, this isn’t even the end of it. The Lan Clan didn’t only have senior brother Hong-so, they also had the Academy Leader."

"What?"

Sol was becoming slightly overwhelmed with the constant shocking news Woo-seong was telling him.

Seeing how shocked Sol was, Woo-seong felt gratified. This was exactly how he reacted when he found out about all of this. Smiling, he explained.

"Senior brother Hong-so is the older brother of the Academy Leader. When the Lan Clan was destroyed, the Academy Leder was still just an infant. He only survived because the Lan Clan had sent him to the Shaolin Sect like many Clans did for their descendants. Amazing, isn’t it? The Lan Clan produced two outstanding geniuses! Even though the Academy Leader’s talents in the Fleshly Body path were said to be weaker than senior brother Hong-so’s, his talent in Aether Cultivation was inhuman. In less than twenty years, he was already on the verge of entering the Heavenly Realm! To this day no one was able to break this record."

Sol glanced at the footprint one last time before getting up. It was scary to imagine how strong the Lan Clan would have become if they weren’t destroyed. They might have become the Sixth Great Clan.

"Brother Sol..."

Woo-seong suddenly called for Sol.

Sol turned, only to see that Woo-seong had a faint smile on his lips. A skeptical expression appeared on Sol’s face.

"There’s actually more?"

Woo-seong nodded, the smile growing wider on his lips as he said.

"The Lan Clan has another descendant; it’s the Academy Leader’s son and he’s in the same generation as us. It’s-"

"Haneul?"

Sol suddenly said, and Woo-seong stared at him in disbelief.

"Yes, did you already know Brother Sol? Not many people know that Haneul is the Academy Leader’s son, only that he’s the second disciple of the Shaolin Sect’s Sect Leader. The Acdemy Leader is the first."

"They have similar features so I assumed they must have been related."

"You’ve met the Academy Leader before, Brother Sol?"

Woo-seong asked in surprise.

Sol nodded.

"Sadly..."

Sol muttered while a slight crease form between his eyebrows.

Looking up at the rankings to see Hong-so’s name one last time, Sol turned and walked to the Earth Expanse Rankings with Woo-seong following behind.

Stopping in front of the stone stele, Sol’s eyes flickered with a competitive light.

’I wonder if my strength will take first place.’

Thinking about how that number next to Hong-so’s name might be him suppressing his strength, Sol suddenly smiled. Even though he felt a bit of admiration for this past senior brother of his, similar to Woo-seong, more than that, he felt battle intent rising in his heart.

"Let’s give this a try."

Sol said as he got ready to test his strength. He first sent out his Soul Energy to leave a Soul Imprint on the stone stele.

"Brother Sol, you don’t have to leave your real name on the stone stele if you don’t want to."

Hearing that, Sol paused. After some thought, he put down another name as his Soul Imprint.

’YourFather.’

The instant Woo-seong saw that name his face turned green. Memories he wished to forget surfaced in his mind and what came along with them was shame and humiliation.

The name glowed with a golden color and appeared in the 1000th position, its current placement before Sol tests his strength.

The stone stele and the ground beneath Sol were soon covered in golden formations. Immediately, Sol felt his cultivation base being suppressed. But once again, he felt like he could call out his Innate Dharma despite the suppression, though he didn’t.

Before testing his strength, Sol made sure to decrease the weight of his bracelets. After all this time, he never stopped increasing their weight as he got stronger.

If Sol had to guess, they currently weighed about one hundred and fifty thousand kilograms.

For the first time in a long while, Sol didn’t feel the slight heaviness in his arms and legs. He couldn’t help but stretch his limbs a bit. This feeling of relief felt comfortable, but he shouldn’t get used to it though.

After stretching, Sol focused on the stone stele. He didn’t get into a stance as even while standing straight he could exert his full strength.

As Sol pulled back his fist, Woo-seong couldn’t stop his heartbeat from increasing in anticipation of Sol’s results.

Without any fanfare Sol struck the stone stele.

The resulting explosion from the impact caused a shockwave that was deafening the ears. It swept out and even forced Woo-seong to take a few steps back, causing a shocked expression to appear on his face.

Ignoring the ringing in his ears, Woo-seong’s head instinctively snapped to the top of the rankings as the golden formations arranged themselves back into names.

The moment Woo-seong saw Sol’s results, he felt like he was struck by a bolt of lightning. He stood there completely rooted to the spot with his eyes and mouth wide open.

After some time, Woo-seong finally managed to stutter out.

"How... That... Is that even possible?!"