Not only was Song Zhen frenzied, the mouths of Guild Leader Zhong and the others were twitching uncontrollably as well.
Even though the stools of the Blacksmith Guild were valuable, they were still made of ordinary wood. They wouldn't be able to do much damage even in a fight with ordinary cultivators. To use them to deal with the Violetmoon Tristar Formation that the three of them had formed … this was an insult to them!
"Since you are courting death, don't blame us for not going easy on you!"
Guild Leader Zhong harrumphed coldly. With a flick of his wrist, sword qi surged toward Zhang Xuan.
Huala!
In the blink of an eye, he had already executed his strongest sword art.
Half-Saint battle technique … Knot of Thousand Threads!
Heart Like a Double Net, Thousands of Knots Intertwined!
This battle technique was created by a Sword Saint of Infatuation a thousand years ago. Its sword qi didn't focus on killing but on entanglement. Once struck by it, it would feel as if one had sunk into a swamp, unable to extricate themselves.
With Guild Leader Zhong's current strength, even a Saint 2-dan intermediate stage expert would find it difficult to deal with this battle technique. It seemed like Guild Leader Zhong was aware of the other party's strength and comprehension of formations, so he decided to use his strongest move to subdue the other party in a single move.
Hu la!
The sword qi formed numerous small rings around Zhang Xuan. As long as one was caught within them, even the most powerful expert would be skinned alive. Seemingly oblivious to the threat, the young man continued walking toward Guild Leader Zhong.
"You came at the right time!" A cold glint flashed across Guild Leader Zhong's eyes as he swung his sword.
Tzzzzzzz!
The sword qi immediately enveloped Zhang Xuan within it.
"It worked?" Guild Leader Zhong nearly leaped up in excitement.
He had only used this move to pin down the other party so as to gauge the other party's strength. He didn't think that he would be able to trap the other party so easily.
Up until now, he had never seen any cultivator who had been trapped by the Knot of Thousand Threads before.
Just as Guild Leader Zhong was contemplating how he should deal with the other party, the young man suddenly shrunk his body abruptly, as if he had vanished. In the next instant, he appeared right before him, and a wooden stool that reeked of the stench of paint came crashing down on him.
"I …" Guild Leader Zhong's body stiffened. Before he could figure out what was going on, he felt a sharp pain on his face. The sharp edges of the wooden stool had struck him.
Peng peng peng peng peng!
Even though the stool wasn't too powerful, when paired with the other party's zhenqi, it was as tough as steel. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xuan's head was covered in blood.
"Stop it!" The two 6-star pinnacle blacksmiths who had come with him felt like they were going insane.
The three of them had set up a formation and executed their strongest moves, but they were still pummeled by the other party. More importantly, it would have been one thing if the other party had used an even more formidable weapon, but all he did was grab the stool that they were sitting on … Just thinking about it left them feeling so stifled that they could spurt blood.
It was one thing for him to be pummeled by an expert, but if the blacksmiths outside were to learn that one of their guild leaders and two of their elders had been pummeled using stools, they would be too ashamed to face anyone.
In order to save their guild leader, they drove their zhenqi furiously, and their sword qi tore through the air like two strands of white silk.
However, before they could land on the young man in front of them, they felt their vision turn dark. The young man's stool had unknowingly landed on their faces.
Crackle!
Holding the leg of the stool with one hand, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and kept waving his arms. His aura was like that of a dragon.
He really didn't know what to do.
He had been holding back all this while, not daring to make a move on them. Yet, the three of them sure were thick-skinned. Not only did they set up a formation, they even executed their strongest moves.
Even a Saint 2-dan combat master wasn't a match for him, let alone three Saint 1-dan fellows. Putting aside setting up a formation, even if they gathered all of their aunties, how could they possibly withstand his attacks?
Two minutes later, the three most esteemed blacksmiths of the guild were lying on the floor with bruises all over their heads.
"This …"
Sun Jin, who had yet to recover from the shock, was completely dumbfounded.
He thought that with the guild leader and the two elders working together, the fellow before him would surely be subdued easily. Yet, who could have thought that the other party would be able to knock the three of them down with just a stool?
A wooden stool against a Half-Saint weapon, what kind of fighting style was that? He had never seen such a sight before …
"Alright!"
After knocking the guild leader and the others down, Zhang Xuan placed the stool down and sat down not too far away.
"Now, do you have the time to listen to me properly?"
"You … Who in the world are you?"
Never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined that a young man in his early twenties would possess such strength. Gritting his teeth, Guild Leader Zhong bellowed, "You have barged into the Blacksmith Guild and assaulted our guild leader and elders. I've already reported this matter to the head of the Mingshi Tang Pavilion. Pavilion Master Feng won't let you off!"
The Mingshi Tang Pavilion was responsible for maintaining peace in the region. Regardless of the identity of the young man before him, to barge into the Blacksmith Guild and injure their guild leader … This was a blatant violation of their rules.
If the Blacksmith Guild headquarters were to deal with this matter, they wouldn't be able to do so in time. However, the Mingshi Tang Pavilion of Firesource City would surely rush over as soon as they received news of this matter.
Even though his cultivation was higher than that of the head of the Mingshi Tang Pavilion, and he was known as the number one expert of Firesource City, his fighting prowess was still far below the other party's. On top of that, for some reason, the Blacksmith Guild was filled with experts. Once they arrived, they would surely be able to capture that fellow and teach him that this wasn't a place where anyone could behave atrociously.
"Pavilion Master Feng? You mean Feng Yihui? "Zhang Xuan asked with a playful smile.
"That's right!"
Guild Leader Zhong gritted his teeth.
The head of the Mingshi Tang Pavilion of Firesource City, Feng Yihui, was a close friend of his. The two of them had been together for more than a hundred years, and as soon as he heard that someone had barged into the Blacksmith Guild, he immediately sent a message to inform the other party. Judging by the time, the other party should be arriving soon.
Just as Guild Leader Zhong was hoping that Pavilion Master Feng would be able to subdue that fellow, the young man seated not too far away suddenly raised his head and looked outside. "Pavilion Master Feng, you have been watching the commotion for quite some time now. Isn't it about time for you to come in?"
"Watching the commotion? Pavilion Master Feng … is already here? "
'Gedeng!' Guild Leader Zhong's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly raised his head, only to see an old man walking into the room with an awkward expression on his face.
"Zhang Shi!"
Upon arriving at the room, the old man bowed deeply to the young man seated not too far away before turning his gaze back to Guild Leader Zhong. "Guild Leader Zhong …"
The old man was the head of the Mingshi Tang Pavilion of Firesource City, Feng Yihui.
After receiving a message from his old friend, he had immediately flown over, wondering who was causing trouble. However, upon seeing Zhang Xuan, he immediately stopped in his tracks.
Even though President Zhang was also a 6-star blacksmith like him, as the principal of the Master Teacher Academy, his standing was on par with a Seven Star master teacher. There was no way Guild Leader Zhong could match up to him.
As such, even though he had seen Guild Leader Zhong being pummeled with a chair, he still didn't dare to step forward. Instead, he chose to hide outside the room … But who could have thought that Zhang Shi would still notice his presence?
Thus, he could only walk out awkwardly.
"Zhang Shi? He is … a master teacher? "
Guild Leader Zhong's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly turned to look at the young man before him.
Didn't the other party say that he was a 6-star blacksmith? Why would he suddenly say that he was a master teacher? Furthermore, for Pavilion Master Feng to treat him with such respect, the person surnamed Zhang …
"Could he be … the principal of the Master Teacher Academy, Zhang Xuan, Zhang Shi?"
Guild Leader Zhong narrowed his eyes.
He didn't know whether Zhang Shi had come to Firesource City or not, but he was well aware that the twenty thousand students of the Master Teacher Academy had come here to challenge him.
Of the twenty thousand students, ten thousand of them had taken a supporting occupation as blacksmiths, and they had even taken away a huge amount of smithing equipment from him … It had only been two days since the incident, so it went without saying that he was aware of it.
Since the students were here, how could the principal not be here?
"That's right. I am Zhang Xuan!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
"President Zhang?" Not too far away, Song Zhen's body stiffened for a moment before his eyes lit up in agitation.
Even though President Zhang hadn't been around for long, his name had already spread throughout the entire Hongyuan Empire. Even though Firesource City was located in a remote area, there were still people who had heard of him.
Since such a legendary figure had said that he could become a true blacksmith … perhaps, he really could become one!
In contrast to Song Zhen's reaction, Sun Jin's eyes narrowed, and his entire body went limp.
If the other party was only a blacksmith, he wouldn't have been able to do anything about it. However, if the other party was a master teacher … that was a different story altogether!
Master teachers possessed an eye of discernment that no one could compare with, and the Mingshi Tang was even more so. If the other party really wanted to investigate the matter, it would be futile no matter how hard he tried!
Not to mention, there was a legendary master teacher like Zhang Xuan around!
"Even if you are … the principal of the Master Teacher Academy, isn't it against the rules to barge into the Blacksmith Guild and make a move on us?"
Guild Leader Zhong's face paled in fright, but he still clenched his jaws tightly.
No matter how esteemed the other party was, barging into the Blacksmith Guild and injuring so many of them was already a violation of the rules!
"Rules?"
Zhang Xuan harrumphed coldly as he stood up. With the authority and disposition of a principal, he said, "Rules are meant to deal with those who abide by them. On the other hand, all means are allowed to be used on those who don't abide by them!"
"Abide by the rules?"
Guild Leader Zhong was taken aback. "May I know how our Blacksmith Guild has broken the rules?"
"Song Zhen, come here!"
Ignoring his words, Zhang Xuan turned his gaze to Song Zhen and ordered.
"Yes!"
Song Zhen nodded as he hurried over.
"Release your zhenqi!"
Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows.
Song Zhen nodded as he drove his zhenqi. In an instant, a powerful aura filled the entire room.
"This … this zhenqi …"
Guild Leader Zhong frowned as he narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
As a 6-star pinnacle blacksmith, he was able to discern the attribute of the zhenqi in the other party's body and whether it was compatible with the earth flames or not.
It could be said that it was impossible for the other party to become a blacksmith with such zhenqi.
"Why don't you tell this guild leader about your situation?"
Knowing that the other party had already seen through his intentions, Zhang Xuan continued.
"Yes …" Song Zhen nodded. "I am an apprentice of Blacksmith Sun Jin, and I have been learning smithing ever since I was seven. All of my cultivation techniques have been imparted to me by him …"
Without hiding anything, Song Zhen recounted everything that he had said to Zhang Xuan.
Even though he still wasn't too sure what was going on, since President Zhang was willing to stand up for him, it couldn't be a bad thing.
"How can you be allowed to take the blacksmith examination when you practice such a cultivation technique? How is that possible? Unless … "
After hearing Song Zhen's words, Guild Leader Zhong finally came to a realization. His face paled, and he turned to Sun Jin once more.
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