Seeing that the two experts of the Combat Master Hall had been reduced to such a state, the crowd couldn't help but frown.
Jiya!
The door to the passageway was pushed open, and the sight within was revealed.
"This …"
The combat masters immediately shrank their necks in fear, as if they had seen a ghost.
Some time later, Xiao Bo swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and with a slightly hoarse voice, he asked, "Earlier … when you came out, are you certain that … the passageway has been restored?"
"Un. When I left, the passageway was still intact. In other words, it was him …"
Shi Hao replied with a bitter smile.
The Internal Breath Passageway was a test of one's zhenqi. The test was simple — one had to stand at a fixed location, drive one's zhenqi, and use all of one's strength to attack a stone tablet several dozen meters away.
These stone tablets weren't real; they were formed by a formation, and they were extremely effective against zhenqi. Without sufficient zhenqi, it was impossible to pierce through them.
Under such circumstances, even a Ten Man Commander would have to exert all of his strength in order to pierce through one of the stone tablets.
The fact that Shi Hao had obtained a score of thirty-eight meant that his zhenqi was extremely powerful. He had to pierce through nearly four stone tablets before his zhenqi ran out.
This was already the undisputed number one Saint 1-dan pinnacle expert of the Qingyuan Empire Combat Master Hall ever since it was founded.
But before them …
The ten stone tablets in the room were all lying on the floor, and the entire Internal Breath Passageway was in tatters.
"Is this intentional destruction?"
One of the combat masters couldn't help but ask.
The Internal Breath Passageway was the most important location in the Inner Breath Division, as well as the basis for the Combat Master Hall to assess one's strength. Wasn't it a little too much to destroy it to such an extent?
"It's not intentional destruction …"
Xiao Bo walked up to the stone tablets, and his eyes narrowed to the size of wheat. "The formation in the passageway was set up by an 8-star formation master dispatched by the headquarters. Even if someone wanted to destroy it, it would be impossible for them to do so!"
The Internal Breath Passageway was a test of one's zhenqi. Any cultivator who entered would be unable to destroy it even if they were to use their full strength … Even if someone wanted to destroy it, it would be impossible for them to do so!
"Then, how did this …"
The combat master who had spoken earlier was perplexed.
"This is … a result of a single palm strike!"
This time, the one who spoke was Shi Hao. He narrowed his eyes, and a grim expression appeared on his face.
"A single palm strike?"
Everyone was puzzled.
"In other words, the other party did follow the rules of the examination. However, due to the overwhelming zhenqi in his body, he was able to shatter the ten stone tablets in an instant with a single palm strike. The formation was unable to withstand such overwhelming might, resulting in the current state!"
Shi Hao said.
"The array formation … can't handle it?"
"Piercing through all ten steles at the same time?"
Everyone swallowed their saliva.
These words were too shocking, exceeding the scope of imagination.
"Shi Hao is right. You are all experts. You should be able to see something from the broken sections of these stone tablets!"
Xiao Bo nodded and pointed forward.
Everyone turned to look at the broken section of the stone tablet, and with a single glance, their pupils abruptly contracted.
A palm print could be clearly seen at the place where the stone tablet was broken. In front of this palm print, the stone tablet was like a piece of glass that had met an iron hammer, unable to withstand a single blow.
"This is the first stone tablet. Take a look at the other stone tablets one by one, and you'll understand why Shi Hao said those words earlier …" Xiao Bo nodded.
Everyone looked over once more.
There was a palm print of the same size on each of the nine stone tablets, and if one were to take a closer look, they formed a straight line.
In other words … to shatter all ten stone tablets simultaneously, the other party had only used a single palm strike!
As the only person in the Inner Breath Division to achieve a score of thirty-eight over the past ten thousand years, Shi Hao's zhenqi would be completely depleted before he could even shatter four stone tablets. Yet, the other party had actually managed to shatter all ten stone tablets with a single palm strike.
How in the world did that happen?
"I was just thinking that Combat Master Shi's record wouldn't be broken for at least three hundred years …"
"I thought so too, but who could have thought that … in less than two minutes, his record would be broken so thoroughly …"
Everyone's bodies trembled in shock.
It was just a moment ago that they had mocked the other party for being a mere spirit awakener, but who could have thought that the other party would be able to clear the trial with just a single palm strike? More importantly, the other party's strength was so great that he even destroyed the trial!
"How can a Saint 1-dan cultivator possess such overwhelming zhenqi? I don't believe it. Do you think that he might have used some kind of formidable artifact? "
One of the combat masters couldn't help but ask.
They had all been through the Trial of Inner Breath before, so they knew how difficult it was. Even combat masters, geniuses among geniuses, would find it extremely difficult to clear the trial … How in the world did that fellow do it?
"Artifact? You are thinking too much … Look over there! "
Shi Hao shook his head and pointed in a certain direction.
The combat master frowned as he turned his gaze over as well, and his body jolted once more.
A line of words could be seen clearly on the wall … 100!
Since the Trial of Inner Breath Division could display the results on the outside, it could be displayed on the inside as well. This way, those who were undergoing the trial would know how many points they had obtained.
"100 …" The combat master felt his throat turning dry. "Since it's a hundred points, why isn't it displayed on the outside?"
The others also turned their gazes over as well.
Since this was a normal trial, the results should have been displayed on the outside as well.
However, despite the shaking outside for a moment, there was nothing at all. That was why they thought that … the other party had failed the trial.
"His strength was simply too great. The formation was destroyed on the spot, so the information wasn't transmitted out at all," Shi Hao said with a bitter smile.
"This …"
Looking at the rubble on the ground, the combat masters finally came to a realization.
It was no wonder why the numbers weren't displayed despite the shaking outside … So that was the case!
"To be able to shatter all ten stone tablets with a single punch … Just how powerful is Sun shi's zhenqi?"
Standing in place, everyone was speechless.
…
"This is our Book Collection Vault. Even though it is still lacking compared to the Mingshi Tang Art, it is superior in that the cultivation techniques here are all highly refined, so there shouldn't be any problems cultivating them!"
Division Head Wei pointed at the dazzling array of books in front of them as the two of them entered the library.
Most of the books on the Mingshi Tang Art were created by generations of master teachers, and many of them were contradictory to one another. It was for this reason that it was a taboo for master teachers to browse through cultivation techniques randomly.
The more one browsed through, the more confused one would become. If one didn't have the ability to discern between the two, it would only lead to one's Dao Heart becoming chaotic, resulting in the birth of inner demons.
However, the Combat Master Hall's Book Collection Vault was different.
The cultivation techniques in the Book Collection Vault had been tested many times, so there was no problem with them at all. As long as one picked a cultivation technique, one's cultivation would swiftly rise, and one's fighting prowess would grow stronger and stronger!
Zhang Xuan nodded as he took a closer look. However, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Just as Division Head Wei had said, there weren't many cultivation technique manuals here. There were only several hundred of them, not even reaching a thousand.
Of course, there weren't many cultivation technique manuals here. However, there were plenty of books that introduced the cultivation technique manuals, as well as notes on how to cultivate them. All in all, there were at least several hundred thousand of them.
"These are the insights left behind by generations of combat masters. Of course, due to the unique constitution of each individual, there is a chance that you might lose your mind if you were to look through all of them!"
Division Head Wei said as he gestured. "The few books here are the insights left behind by Hall Master Xing. If you wish to take a look, you can study his!"
Nodding, Zhang Xuan turned his gaze to the several hundred secret manuals in the Book Collection Vault.
It didn't matter whether he looked through them or not. The most important thing was still the cultivation technique manuals.
Huala!
It was just several hundred books. With a single glance, Zhang Xuan collected all of them into his Library of Heaven's Path.
"Compile!"
Zhang Xuan muttered.
In the blink of an eye, a book appeared in his Library of Heaven's Path, and with a single touch, the knowledge contained within flowed into his Library of Heaven's Path.
"Hmm? Not bad. Even though I managed to compile a Heaven's Path Divine Art, there are still three flaws! "
Browsing through the books, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but frown.
Even though there were only a few hundred of them, they were all high-tier cultivation technique manuals. Even though he was able to compile a Saint 2-dan Heaven's Path Divine Art, there were still three flaws in it.
"There are simply too many flaws in it. Let's look through the other cultivation technique manuals first!"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
It was one thing for his battle technique to have some flaws, but he had never seen anything like that before.
The Saint Ascension Decipher had one or two flaws in it, but he had still managed to patch them up with his artifacts. Yet, there were so many Saint 2-dan cultivation technique manuals … It was really difficult for him to accept it.
If there was really no other way, he would just have to find some other Saint 2-dan cultivation technique manuals and compile them together.
Zhang Xuan swiftly browsed through the various insights and insights, but he realized that they weren't of much help in resolving the flaws in his cultivation technique.
"Are there any Saint 3-dan cultivation technique manuals here?"
Zhang Xuan turned to Division Head Wei and asked.
"There are Saint 3-dan cultivation technique manuals here as well … Follow me!"
Even the division heads of the Combat Master Hall had reached Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle. Putting aside 3-dan cultivation techniques, they even possessed 4-dan cultivation techniques.
Very soon, they arrived at the place where the third-layer cultivation technique was stored. Just as he had guessed, there were even fewer of them.
Soon, all of them were stored in his mind.
Zhang Xuan was even more disappointed.
To think that he didn't even manage to form a Heaven's Path Divine Art for the 3rd level!
Thus, he had Division Head Wei guide him through the 4-dan Heaven's Path Divine Art as well, but he didn't manage to compile a secret manual either.
"Teacher Sun... have you found the book you're looking for? Have you found any inspiration?"
Division Head Wei couldn't help but ask when he saw the young man following behind him around the library, not picking up a single book or reading a single one of them.
"I don't see anyone suitable …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
In any case, it was just a glance, so the other party wouldn't know what he was thinking.
"Right, do you have any Saint 2-dan cultivation technique manuals here? It doesn't matter how high the level is, the more the better … "
Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment.
To him, a high-level cultivation method was no different from an ordinary one.
What he was looking for was quantity, not quality.
While high-quality cultivation techniques had fewer flaws, making it easier to fuse them together, there were still many flaws in them.
"I'm afraid that our Inner Breath Division doesn't have any more … However, Division Head Feng of the Martial Arts Division is an expert from the Master Teacher Pavilion. Not only does he know a lot about battle techniques, he has also collected quite a few cultivation technique manuals. If we're talking about the Combat Master Hall, I'm afraid that he's the only one who possesses such knowledge! "
Division Head Wei said.
"Oh? May I trouble you to bring me to the Martial Arts Division to take a look? "
Zhang Xuan asked.
"That's no problem at all!"
With a smile on his face, Division Head Wei led Zhang Xuan out of the library.
But barely after reaching the entrance, his eyelids suddenly twitched, and he froze in place.
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