The injured children went down the cabins while the others stayed on the deck including me. At first, the ship is in gradual ascent. Then it accelerated, I can feel gravity pulling, a sinking feeling, and a little discomfort on my ears.

So this is the funny stomach drop feeling I heard about. Experiencing it yourself is different when reading it on books. I held tight on the railings of the ship. This is magical!!! I always love riding a roller coaster, and it's kind of similar...

It is already late and it is getting cold, so I followed inside the ship. I roamed around looking for a cabin to stay in for the night. Everybody already has their cabin mate. Those who are alone do not want to bunk with me and one of them is someone I don't want to be bunked with.

I almost gave up until I found an empty cabin at the rear end of the ship. This one has a single bed, perfect for me. It is a little cramped but it will suffice. The only downside is, it is too far away from the mess hall. I was too tired to care anymore. I slumped on the bed and have a dreamless sleep.

The next morning, I woke up late, so when I went to the mess hall, which is in the middle of the ship. Only a few people are eating, and most of them are the injured ones.

The ship served a simple breakfast of bread and porridge. It was self-service because I did not find anyone serving.

Cultivators don't need to eat food because they can sustain themselves with Qi. This may be the reason; the cooking was terrible. This is the actual reason why only a few were eating. I am hopeful that food will get better after entering the sect. Since I was hungry anyway, I devoured all the food on my plate.

After eating, I went out to the deck, so I could enjoy the view while avoiding people along the way. I went to the ship's railing. The ground is so far. This doesn't bother me because I don't fear heights.

I can see a whole village down below. Scattered houses and buildings without any order. What disappointed me is that it did not go any higher. Oh! Yeah! Science says that the higher the altitude the higher the atmospheric pressure. The air will also be thinner. This could be is the highest the ship can reach for travel before it gets risky.

I can see the vast oceans of tress. For the first hour, I only enjoyed the view. We flew over spectacular views. Mountains, rivers, forests, towns, and tinnie tiny people. Yet, after that was an ocean of sand, as far the eyes could see. Only a blue sky on the horizon.

Eventually, I got bored so I returned inside. While I am walking, my stomach started to churn. Oh, shoot! I need to take a dump. Is there any toilet on this ship? I never considered that.

What's with wuxia novels that the characters never had to relieve themselves. This could be a disaster; I could not hold it in.

I spotted a crew member coming from the mess hall. "Excuse me? Do we have a restroom on this ship?" I asked right away.

He gave me directions to the restroom. There is a lower deck on a ship, where the public baths and restrooms are found. The restroom is like any traditional Asian styled restroom. It is divided into cubicles with squat toilets. The big question is: Where does the poop go?

After doing my business, I also took a bath. Since I don't have any spare clothes, I need to reuse my clothes. Well, this is not the first time I did not change clothes for days... I should be able to survive.

The trip continued without any mishap except for occasional shaking of the ship. I stayed in my room most of the time because people seem to get annoyed with my smell. Every so often I go out for fresh air...

I can't sleep. I keep on thinking of what happened when I was being interrogated. This is the second night of the trip and this night my thoughts were all about what happened.

This incident made me recall a good friend of mine from college, Blue. You see, he was the friend I asked for advice for when it comes to talking to girls. We don't hang out that much, but I know he is good around girls, so I asked for tips.

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Every time I would talk to a girl; I become nervous and anxious especially around beautiful ones. I'm kinda guilty I like girls that are way out of my league.

When I'm with the girl that I like. Voices would start popping in my head. (Do I look okay? Should I compliment her hair? Did I brush my teeth this morning? Will she like me back?) This leads to awkward conversations like "You look great! How much weight did you lose?"

Until I say something that seems to suck the air out of the room. This happens despite all the tips Blue gave me. I just can't think straight when talking to girls.

These are some of his tips: When you like a girl, you should put your best foot forward. You can say something clever, so she'll remember you. Also, you should remain cool because you don't want to be seen as "too confident". But you don't want also to come off as timid either.

You should know how to think on your feet because girls like those whom they can depend on. So on and so forth. Why are these tips so complicated, too many variables!!

If Blue heard about what happened, he would surely be signing right now. I can almost hear him saying.

"Blurting out the truth to the girl is the most stupid thing you could have done. You could have gone with. "I saw it in my dream or something stupid!"

And I would answer: I screwed up okay! She has beautiful green eyes. More importantly, she threatened to kill me. I'm only human (mortal in this case) I can't think fast during those situations.

Then Blue would respond "This is the reason you can't have a girlfriend!"

He might be right, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. I can't argue, he was the expert with regards girls. I know he means well that is why he is one of my few friends.

I fell asleep while thinking about these things when I felt a sudden halt of the ship, causing me to feel down. I guess we have already arrived.

I went out of my cabin, and groups of children are also out of their cabin. Everybody went out, and we descended from the ship. The second test was already underway. Rows and rows of children are lined up for their turn to undergo Qi shock. While some are already exempted because they are already awakened.

Then it is finally my turn. An old cultivator wearing red robes was in charge of infusing my body with Qi. He told me to extend my hand and closed his eyes. He needs to concentrate so that the right amount of Qi will be infused, too much and I might explode.

Red liquid light came out of his hands, and he placed it on my palms. It entered my body, and I felt a jolt shocking my whole body. It was like being dropped in a freezing lake. Every inch of my body is tingling with energy.

Vapor started to come out of my body and black smelly liquid excreted from my pores. I can feel something inside me that I never felt before. I closed my eyes trying to feel it with my consciousness.

At first, what can feel is only emptiness then darkness... the endless void. Then the light started to appear, it was like a sky full of stars sprinkled all around. I must gather these scattered lights with my will so that I could condense my martial soul.

It felt like days but in the outside world, only minutes passed. My body was glowing with radiant light. A figure is starting to take shape above my head.

The body was the first to take form. It was a muscular man with skin-tight clothing. Then a good-looking face began taking shape. Everything is golden so the facial features are a little obscure. It has short hair, nicely combed, neat, and clean. After the head, an S shape symbol appeared on its chest.

It's a bird. It's a plane; it's Superman! My martial spirit is Superman. This is super crazy! I always wanted to be a superhero! Maybe this is my destiny...

Suddenly everything is gone, and I felt pain on my forehead, I found myself on the ground beside my bed. That was only just a dream...such a shame...