The entrance of the library was filled with combat masters, including Shi Hao and Xiao Bo.
"What are you doing?"
It was hard to tell whether it was due to agitation or anger, but seeing the reddened eyes of the crowd, Division Head Wei couldn't help but frown in displeasure. "Sun shi isn't a member of the Combat Master Hall, so you don't have to abide by the rule of having to clear the examination before you can enter the library."
"Division Head Wei, that's not what we're here for!"
Seeing that Division Head Wei had misunderstood, Shi Hao hurriedly spoke up. "There's something that I hope that you can take a look at personally …"
What had happened in the passageway was simply too shocking. Most likely, the other party wouldn't believe it, so it was better for him to see it with his own eyes.
"What happened?"
Seeing the grim expression on Shi Hao's face, Division Head Wei asked.
"Division Head Wei, this way please. You'll understand once you see it!" Xiao Bo stepped forward and said.
"Un." Knowing that the other party was unwilling to speak, Division Head Wei hesitated for a moment before turning to Zhang Xuan and saying, "Sun shi, I'll have to trouble you to wait here for a moment."
"Alright." Zhang Xuan nodded.
It was clear that the other party had something to deal with, so it wouldn't be good for him to follow him there.
With an apologetic look on his face, Division Head Wei followed behind Xiao Bo.
Seeing that Division Head Wei had left, Zhang Xuan shook his head. He was just about to take a break to browse through the books that he had collected when Shi Hao suddenly walked up to him.
"I am Shi Hao, and I would like to have a spar with Sun shi. May I know if that's possible?"
The fact that the other party was able to pierce through the Trial of Inner Breath with a single palm strike meant that the other party's zhenqi was many times stronger than his.
He wanted to see if the other party had truly relied on his strength to obtain such a high score.
"Spar?"
"Yes!"
Shi Hao clasped his fist. "Sun shi, I hope that you can grant my request."
"Alright then." Seeing that the other party was serious about sparring with him, Zhang Xuan nodded.
All along, other than Feng Xun, he had never fought with a combat master before. This was a good opportunity for him to see how strong the other party was.
"Pardon me!"
Taking a deep breath, Shi Hao's chest puffed up, and his aura surged. It felt as if a dagger had been unsheathed, emanating a cold gleam.
Hula!
His body leaped forward, and his steps were heavy and powerful. Even before he arrived in front of them, it gave them a feeling that they couldn't avoid him.
He could defeat ten people with brute strength.
His inner breath was vigorous and his True Qi was unfathomable. He never used any tricks in his battles. He always crushed his opponents fair and square.
This time around, it was the same as well. Zhang Xuan had tapped into the strength of his entire body, causing his zhenqi to surge furiously. If an ordinary cultivator were to encounter him, they would immediately feel as if they had fallen into a quagmire, unable to escape no matter how hard they tried.
The Art of Overturning the Sea, Overturning the Rivers and Seas, Unavoidable, Unavoidable!
"Not bad!"
Feeling his opponent's power, Zhang Xuan's eyes couldn't help but light up.
If he hadn't cultivated the Saint Ascension Decipher, the density of his zhenqi would only be on par with the other party.
For an ordinary cultivation technique to be able to gather as much zhenqi as a Heaven's Path Divine Art, the young man before him was indeed fearsome. It was no wonder why he was able to break the record and claim the title of number one.
"Make your move!"
Just as Zhang Xuan was deep in thought, he suddenly heard Shi Hao roaring furiously. Spreading open his palm, he abruptly hacked down on him.
He didn't use any profound battle technique, just the simplest of palm imprints.
Even though the move was simple, when paired with his dense zhenqi, its might was on a whole new level. It felt as if the entire space around him would explode. Under the impact of the violent might, a deafening rumble echoed in the air.
In an instant, the dense zhenqi formed a massive wave that threatened to tear everything in its path apart.
Zhang Xuan didn't bother dodging. Instead, with a light chuckle, he tapped his finger forward.
Huala!
The incomparably ferocious wave came to a halt right before his finger, unable to advance any further. It was as if a massive snake that had its weak spot pinched. No matter how it struggled, it was completely futile.
"Get lost!"
Seeing how the other party was able to stop his strongest attack with a single finger, Shi Hao's face reddened. Roaring furiously, he drove his zhenqi to its very limits, causing his meridians to tear painfully.
Looking at the bulging veins on Shi Hao's head, Zhang Xuan shook his head and flicked his finger lightly.
Peng!
The massive wave dissipated, and the violent zhenqi scattered in all directions. Deng deng deng deng! Shi Hao was forced to retreat seven to eight steps, and his face reddened.
"Sun shi, thank you for going easy on me …"
After taking two deep breaths, Shi Hao confirmed that there wasn't the slightest injury on his body. With a reddened face, he hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fist.
If it had been anyone else in his place, they would have surely succumbed to his powerful attack. Yet, not only did the other party manage to stop it with a single finger, he even managed to minimize the backlash, preventing him from sustaining any injuries. The might of the other party's zhenqi and precise control over it was truly frightening.
"Your strength isn't bad." Zhang Xuan nodded.
In terms of zhenqi density, while he couldn't match up to Zheng Yang and the others, the gap wasn't too huge.
With such strength, there was no way the Xuanxuan Faction would be a match for him.
It seemed like he would have to instruct them not to compete with him in terms of zhenqi density, or else they would surely lose.
"Yes!" Shi Hao replied with a bitter smile.
He was known as the number one Saint 1-dan zhenqi cultivator in the Combat Master Hall, but in the other party's eyes, he was only … not bad!
Nevertheless, the other party did have the qualifications to say such words.
After a moment of hesitation, Shi Hao said, "It is only now that I finally believe that Sun shi has cleared the trial with your strength … However, there is still something that I would like to ask you about!"
"Feel free to speak!"
"To pierce through ten stone tablets with a single palm … I would like to know how much zhenqi you have expended," Shi Hao couldn't help but ask.
He had expended all of his zhenqi, but he had only been able to pierce through less than four stone tablets. On the other hand, the other party was able to shatter all of them with a single palm strike, so it was unlikely that the other party had used his full strength. However … he wanted to know how much zhenqi he had expended so that he could make a judgment call.
The surrounding combat masters also turned their gazes toward Shi Hao.
To be honest, they were also filled with curiosity.
After clearing the trial, Shi Hao's face was ghastly pale, and he looked as if he would collapse at any moment. The only reason he was able to execute his trump card was because he had swallowed several pills and rested for a long time …
The young man before them had walked out of the passageway with a rosy complexion. It didn't seem like he was going to take the trial at all. Instead, he looked more like he had just eaten a sumptuous meal and was reading a book nonchalantly … It would have been one thing if he had failed the trial, but the other party had actually cleared the trial with full marks. Furthermore, he was in such a state … Just how much zhenqi did he have?
"How much zhenqi did you expend?"
Not expecting the other party to ask such a question, Zhang Xuan was taken aback for a moment. Scratching his head, he pondered for a moment before replying, "I didn't pay much attention to it either. However, it doesn't matter. I managed to fully recover while reading the book earlier, so there's no need to worry!"
"Recover? There's no need to worry? "
Shi Hao choked on his saliva, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
Who's worried about you … What I mean is that I want to know your exact strength … How did you manage to recover while reading the book?
Could it be that the zhenqi expended through the Trial of Inner Breath was insignificant to you?
Shi Hao's face paled, and he felt a sharp pain in his heart.
The reason why he hadn't made a breakthrough for twenty years was to create a record that no one had been able to break for three hundred years … The record had indeed been created, but in less than two minutes, it had been overturned …
More importantly, the other party didn't seem to think much of it at all …
He had thought that he would work hard for another twenty years to surpass the other party, but from the looks of it now … even two hundred years wouldn't be enough!
They weren't even on the same level at all!
In an instant, Shi Hao felt a little dejected from the blow.
In the past twenty years, he had suffered innumerable hardships just to break the record. Countless times, he had resisted the urge to make a breakthrough … But in the end, the record he had created was insignificant in the eyes of the other party …
The more he thought about it, the more he felt like spurting blood.
"Then … May I know how long it has been since Sun shi reached Saint 1-dan pinnacle? Is that how you managed to accumulate so much zhenqi? "
Gritting his teeth, Shi Hao asked once more.
Even though the other party appeared to be in his twenties, some of the top clans had secret arts that allowed them to conceal their actual age from others. Take him for example, even though he was already over two hundred years old, in the eyes of others, he appeared to be in his thirties.
If the other party had been at Saint 1-dan pinnacle for more than twenty years, he wouldn't be too weak either. At the very least, he would be able to regain some of his confidence.
"I have indeed been at Saint 1-dan pinnacle for quite some time!"
Hearing the other party's question, Zhang Xuan sighed deeply.
Despite reaching Saint 1-dan pinnacle, he had been unable to find the 2-dan Heaven's Path Divine Art all this while. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Long?"
Hearing those words, Shi Hao heaved a sigh of relief.
It seemed like the other party's talent wasn't too far off from his. Given how long he had been cultivating, it seemed like the other party's talent wasn't too far off from his …
"Indeed. I haven't been able to find a suitable cultivation technique all this while. The reason why I went to the book collection vault was to see if I could gain some insights from it so as to break through my current bottleneck!"
Zhang Xuan remarked shyly. "After all, I have been stuck at Saint 1-dan pinnacle for more than a month now. If I don't make a breakthrough soon, I won't even be able to match up to a student anymore …"
"…" Shi Hao clutched his chest.
"…" The combat masters.
He wasn't too far away from the top fifteen. If he could make it to the top fifteen, Laoya would be updating tomorrow.
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