"Is that his bloodline ability?"
Sensing the sudden surge in Zhang Zhuo's aura, everyone was taken aback.
Surely there was no need for a student to resort to such strength in a casual spar?
"It's not his bloodline ability but a secret art that he cultivates. Once he makes a move, even a Grand Dominion realm intermediate stage cultivator would be unable to withstand it!"
A young man from the Zhang clan said with a smile.
There was a limit to using one's bloodline ability. Every time one used it, one would have to rest for at least a month. As such, even the members of the Zhang clan would not use it easily.
However, even without using their bloodline ability, the Zhang clan was still the number one Sage Clan on the Master Teacher Continent. They had many secret arts that could swiftly raise their cultivation.
Zhang Zhuo was forced back by a young lady who was weaker than him, and he could no longer hold himself back anymore. Thus, he decided to use his secret art.
"That Chen Leyao is doomed!"
"Indeed. She might be able to gain the upper hand with her technique, but before true strength, she won't be able to last too long!"
…
The crowd nodded in agreement.
While it was true that one's technique could catch one's opponent off guard, as time went by, strength would still be the king.
Otherwise, there was no way cultivators would cultivate diligently and diligently.
As such, in their view, Chen Leyao had only managed to gain the upper hand for a short period of time. In terms of true strength, she was still far from matching up to Zhang Zhuo.
Defeat was inevitable.
As the crowd discussed the matter, Chen Leyao's heart also tightened.
Just as she was at a loss as to what to do, Zhang Xuan's voice suddenly sounded in her ears.
"Third Style of the Traveling Crane Palm!"
It had already become a conditioned reflex for Chen Leyao to listen to the other party's words. Without any hesitation, she raised her arm and flung it toward Zhang Zhuo.
The Traveling Crane Palm was a technique that an elder of the Glacier Plain Court had created while observing the flight of cranes. It wasn't too powerful, but it was extremely fast. Furthermore, it was extremely difficult to track down.
The third style was the essence of the technique. As soon as Zhang Zhuo executed it, it was as if a beautiful crane had spread its wings and soared into the heavens.
Pah!
The wings fell, and a resounding slap sounded. A resounding slap struck Zhang Zhuo's face.
"A slap?"
"Zhang Zhuo was slapped?"
The surroundings were completely silent. Even Chen Leyao was rooted to the spot.
Even though her attack was swift and impossible to guard against, given the other party's strength, it should have been easy for him to dodge it. Yet, in the end, he was still struck squarely on the cheek, leaving five red finger marks on it … Wasn't the humiliation a little too much?
She was not the only one who was in a daze. Zhang Zhuo was in the midst of executing a secret art to increase his strength, and when he was slapped in the face, he was completely stunned as well. A moment later, he came to his senses, and he felt the zhenqi in his body churning violently, causing him to spurt a mouthful of blood.
"I'm going to kill you …"
His eyes turned blood-red, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
It was already humiliating for him to be forced to retreat to the wall by someone weaker than him. Now that he had been slapped in the face, he simply didn't want to live anymore.
Rumble!
Furious, Chen Leyao roared furiously, and the energy within her body surged forth like a torrent. In the blink of an eye, it had nearly doubled in strength. Under the powerful shockwave, Chen Leyao was forced to retreat, and her face paled.
"You brought this upon yourself!"
Zhang Yu, who was leaning against the table, chuckled.
"Self-inflicted disaster?"
A young man standing not too far away asked in bewilderment.
"The secret art that Zhang Zhuo is using is known as the Blood Ignition Formula. It ignites one's blood essence to boost one's fighting prowess. Under normal circumstances, it would only boost one's strength by thirty percent. However, after being slapped in the face publicly, he was so enraged that he drove the secret art to its limits, causing his strength to surge twofold. That's already comparable to a Grand Dominion realm intermediate stage cultivator … If not for that, Chen Leyao would still have been able to hold her off for some time.
Even though Zhang Yu didn't finish his words, it was clear what he was trying to say.
Chen Leyao's slap had humiliated Zhang Zhuo, but for some inexplicable reason, it had caused the latter's strength to surge. If that were to happen, she would be the one to suffer.
"If that's the case, Chen Leyao is going to be in deep trouble. Zhang Zhuo has always been a cold-blooded person, and he doesn't know how to show mercy to women …"
The young man gulped down a mouthful of saliva.
Even he would find it difficult to deal with a person whose strength had been enhanced twofold, let alone a Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle young lady.
While the two of them were speaking, Zhang Zhuo had already gathered his strength to its peak. He took a step forward, and the surrounding air immediately warped. In an instant, Chen Leyao felt as if she had been bound by ropes. She struggled desperately, but she was unable to break free.
"This is bad …"
With an awful look on her face, Chen Leyao hurriedly turned to Zhang Xuan and asked, "Zhang Shi, what should we do?"
She had executed her battle technique strictly according to the other party's instructions, but who could have thought that the other party would suddenly go on a rampage under the provocation of the other party?
"What should we do? Given how much his strength has increased, you won't be a match for him at the moment! "
Zhang Xuan said as he stretched his back lazily.
"But …"
Chen Leyao's body swayed weakly, and she nearly burst into tears.
I know that I'm not a match for him, but do I really have to take his beating?
"There are no buts. If you can't defeat him at the moment, why don't you try to make a breakthrough?"
Zhang Xuan was rendered speechless.
"Make a breakthrough?" Chen Leyao was stunned.
Do you think that I'm like you, making breakthroughs on the spot?
If it was that easy to reach Grand Dominion realm, I would have done so a month ago. I wouldn't be stuck at the same spot right now!
"That's right!"
Zhang Xuan nodded. "From now on, listen to my every move. There's no need to be afraid or nervous. It's just Grand Dominion realm. I guarantee that you'll be able to reach it within ten breaths!"
"Ten breaths …"
Chen Leyao's vision darkened.
Aren't you bragging a little too much?
Saint 6-dan Grand Dominion realm wasn't just a matter of accumulating zhenqi, it also required one to comprehend a portion of the spatial laws. There were many talented geniuses on the Master Teacher Continent who had been stuck at this step, unable to make a breakthrough.
Even the most talented genius of their Glacier Plain Court had spent at least three months trying to make a breakthrough back then …
You want me to reach it within ten breaths?
Why does it sound so unreliable to me?
"Ten breaths?"
"He can't be serious, can he?"
"He's only a Leaving Aperture realm primary stage cultivator, but he actually dares to guide a Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle cultivator to achieve a breakthrough … Can such a person really become a master teacher?"
…
Zhang Xuan didn't lower his voice, so everyone in the room could hear him clearly. They glanced at one another as if they had seen a ghost.
There should be a limit to one's bragging!
Isn't he afraid of blowing his own trumpet?
By the side, Fei shi also frowned. Clearly, even he didn't think that it was possible for Chen Leyao to achieve a breakthrough within ten breaths.
"Achieve a breakthrough? You don't have a chance anymore … "
On the other hand, Zhang Zhuo was so furious that he could explode. He raised his palm, and a ferocious might burst forth, crushing down on the young lady before him.
"I …"
Feeling the other party's ferocious might, Chen Leyao felt as if her bones were going to shatter under the pressure. She tried to escape, but she realized that she had already been locked in place by the other party.
Just as she was at a loss as to what to do, Zhang Xuan's voice sounded in her ears once more.
"Curved Steps, Second Form. Circulate your zhenqi through your Tianmen acupoint and Qixin acupoint using the Glacial Formula."
"Alright!"
Knowing that there was no other way other than to trust the other party, Chen Leyao gritted her teeth tightly as she leaped forward. Instead of retreating, she dashed forward instead of retreating.
The Second Form of the Curved Steps was known as Rapid Dash.
"It's over …"
Chen Leyao's face paled as her heart sank.
He had acted as soon as he heard the order. He had not expected that he would be walking right into a trap.
She was already unable to withstand the other party's palm even though she was so far away. If she were to charge forward, wouldn't the pressure be even greater?
However, she didn't have much time to think about it. Barely after she dashed forward for two meters, she suddenly felt the pressure around her increasing by more than twofold. Her bones were already on the verge of shattering, and her meridians and muscles were on the verge of being torn to shreds.
"So what if I die? I'll just have to follow Zhang Shi's instructions …"
Despair filled Chen Leyao's heart, but there was nothing she could do at the moment. Thus, she drove her zhenqi according to the Glacial Formula to break through her Tianmen acupoint and Qixin acupoint.
These two acupoints were crucial to achieving a breakthrough to Grand Dominion realm. She had tried several times in the past, but her efforts had been futile.
At this moment, under the immense pressure, she felt her zhenqi flowing smoothly. It felt as if the other party's strength was pushing her zhenqi forward. In an instant, she felt as if the other party was not attacking her but imparting her zhenqi to him.
Hong long!
Driving her zhenqi furiously, she managed to break through the two acupoints in the blink of an eye. Following which, Chen Leyao's vision blurred for a moment, and before she knew it, she saw the space before her.
She raised her hand lightly.
A unique energy swirled around her body, reminiscent of a belt.
Half-Grand Dominion realm, reached!
"She really achieved a breakthrough?"
"How did she do it?"
Seeing how Chen Leyao managed to overcome the bottleneck of Leaving Aperture realm in less than two breaths after entering the range of Zhang Zhuo's palm strike, everyone was stunned, and they found it difficult to breathe.
They had thought that the other party was just spouting nonsense, but who could have thought that he would really succeed?
Not only was the crowd shocked, even Chen Leyao was trembling in agitation. Disbelief surfaced in her eyes.
It was something that she had failed to achieve even after putting in so much effort in the past. Who could have thought that she would be able to do it so easily?
"Change to the Yang Flame Formula and channel your zhenqi through the three meridians of the Yin Formula!"
Zhang Xuan's voice suddenly sounded in Chen Leyao's mind.
Not daring to stop, Chen Leyao controlled her zhenqi tightly and drove it according to the other party's instructions.
Hong long!
The meridians in Chen Leyao's body rumbled, and the pressure from Zhang Zhuo's palm strike lessened once more. In the blink of an eye, Chen Leyao felt as if her entire body was playing a symphony, and the Dominion that was bound around her waist began expanding outward once more.
Under normal circumstances, if one's zhenqi was unable to keep up with the expansion of one's Dominion, one would surely sustain severe injuries. However, by driving the Yang Flame Formula into the Yin Meridian, the Dominion that she had created was reminiscent of a black hole.
Tzzzzz!
In an instant, the energy from Zhang Zhuo's attack was devoured cleanly. With the augmentation of this energy, Chen Leyao's Dominion immediately stabilized, forming a barrier of light with a radius of five meters around her.
"I … really managed to achieve a breakthrough?"
Feeling that her Dominion had stabilized, and her zhenqi was flowing relentlessly through her body, Chen Leyao's body stiffened in agitation.
"I did manage to achieve a breakthrough, and it has only been … five breaths!"
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