Unlike the other halls, the Hall of Propriety was bustling with people, and there were cultivators everywhere.
Even though there were many occupations on the Master Teacher Continent, to cultivators, fighting prowess was still the most important factor.
As such, combat was of utmost importance to them. The Hall of Propriety was a place where the students sparred with one another. Every day, it would attract countless people to compete with one another in order to raise their cultivation.
Following behind Feng Ziyi, Zhang Xuan soon arrived at a standalone hall. The vast hall was divided into countless dueling rings, and a transparent barrier of light had been set up around it, making it look like a wall made of glass.
"Fei shi and the others are over there!"
Feng Ziyi pointed forward.
Zhang Xuan turned his gaze over and saw Fei shi, Zhang Yu, and the others standing in front of a dueling ring.
Walking up to the dueling ring, Zhang Xuan saw the two of them sparring with one another. A smile crept onto his lips.
Chen Leyao and Zhang Zhuo!
Zhang Zhuo had been knocked out and slapped in public the previous time around, causing him to feel deeply humiliated. After recuperating for the past few days, not only had he recovered his strength, he had even grown stronger than before. Unable to hold himself back any longer, he challenged Chen Leyao to a duel, intending to exact vengeance on her.
Zhenqi rampaged furiously within the barrier of light as the two of them executed all kinds of means, and for a moment, they were actually evenly matched.
"Not bad!"
Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
Chen Leyao had achieved a breakthrough to Grand Dominion realm under his guidance twenty days ago. He had thought that her cultivation would be a little unstable within such a short period of time, but who could have thought that she would have already stabilized her cultivation? In terms of her current cultivation, she was already on par with Zhang Zhuo.
It seemed like she hadn't been slacking off over the past twenty days. She had completely digested his guidance.
"Who do you think will win, Zhang Shi?"
While Zhang Xuan was still deep in thought, a voice suddenly sounded. Turning around, he saw the second in rank of the Elite Division, Zhang Yu, looking at him.
Previously, Zhang Yu hadn't thought much of this insignificant figure who had barely managed to enter the Elite Division. However, after seeing the latter guiding Chen Leyao to achieve a breakthrough, he realized that the other party's strength and eye of discernment were extraordinary.
"They …"
Just as he was about to reply, Zhang Xuan suddenly froze. Turning his head around, he asked, "You guided Zhang Zhuo in his cultivation?"
He had met Zhang Zhuo in the battle twenty days ago. While the latter's cultivation was not too bad, his fighting skills were still lacking. It was due to this that Chen Leyao was able to defeat him under his guidance.
If it had been Feng Ziyi, it would have been very difficult for him to adapt to the situation on his own, let alone instructing others.
Zhang Yu's fighting prowess had been mediocre all along, but at this very moment, he was actually on par with Chen Leyao, who had just achieved a breakthrough. It was likely that Zhang Yu had a lot to do with this.
"I taught him for five minutes!"
Zhang Yu placed his hands behind his back and said with a proud look on his face.
The young man before him had guided Chen Leyao for five minutes, allowing her to achieve a breakthrough and defeat Zhang Zhuo. Naturally, Zhang Xuan did not take advantage of him either and guided Chen Leyao for five minutes as well.
He wanted to prove that he was stronger than the other party and that his eyesight was sharper.
"To be able to raise my cultivation by so much in just five minutes, it's indeed incredible …"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
As expected of the second place in the rankings, he was only slightly behind Feng Ziyi. It seemed like Zhang Yu was no pushover either.
Even though he was still lacking in terms of foundation and time, his talent and eye of discernment were already on par with them.
It was no wonder the Zhang clan was known as the number one Sage Clan. As much as he disliked the other party, he had to admit that they were indeed filled with geniuses.
"How is it? Who do you think will emerge victorious? "
Zhang Yu asked once more.
"Zhang Zhuo has improved by a lot, but Chen Leyao has improved by quite a bit as well. She was able to defeat him twenty days ago, so she should be able to do the same this time around …"
Zhang Xuan chuckled softly as he nodded.
Previously, when he was guiding Chen Leyao, he had already pointed out Zhang Zhuo's flaws. While Zhang Zhuo had made some improvements over the past few days, it was still difficult for him to change his habits. As long as he wasn't a fool, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to find and defeat Zhang Zhuo.
"I was lucky the last time around, but I'm afraid that I won't be so lucky this time around …"
Zhang Yu said confidently with his hands behind his back.
In his view, the reason why Chen Leyao was able to win the previous time around was because Zhang Yu had investigated Zhang Zhuo thoroughly, thus allowing him to gain the upper hand. However, this time around, he had investigated Chen Leyao and even provided her with some guidance, so it would be impossible for her to win this time around!
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
In truth, he didn't care too much about who would emerge victorious. Sometimes, he would gain more from a defeat than a victory. It was just like how he had fought so many battles, but in his heart, all he wanted was to be defeated by an opponent of the same cultivation realm.
However, it was a pity that no one was able to fulfill such a simple request. He couldn't help but sigh.
Kacha! Kacha!
Amidst Zhang Yu's lamentation, Zhang Zhuo seemed to have executed some kind of secret art once more, causing his aura to surge. Initially, Chen Leyao was still able to stand on equal footing with him, but at this moment, she was being forced to dodge his attacks.
It didn't take long for her to be squeezed to the side of the dueling ring. From the looks of it, there was no doubt that she would lose.
"There's no need to watch anymore. Her defeat is already decided!"
Seeing how Chen Leyao was being forced into a corner, Zhang Yu's lips crept up.
"Indeed. Her defeat is already decided."
Zhang Xuan nodded in agreement.
What he saw was different from what Chen Leyao was seeing.
Even though Chen Leyao had been forced to a corner, every single step she took was extremely steady, as if she was trying to lure her opponent in. On the other hand, while Zhang Zhuo seemed to be taking the initiative to attack, the truth was that there was a time limit to his secret art, and he had already lost his composure.
It was already clear who would emerge victorious in this duel.
It had to be said that Chen Leyao had not wasted her time during this period of time. She had even memorized all of Zhang Yu's pointers and gained a deeper understanding of them.
She hadn't let him down at all.
"Zhang Shi, there's no need to worry about fighting here. You don't have to worry about damaging the building if your strength is too strong.
Just as the two of them thought that the outcome of the duel would be decided very soon, a voice suddenly sounded in the air.
At this moment, Feng Ziyi was already standing on top of another dueling ring. With a sword in hand, he glared at Zhang Xuan with fighting spirit burning in his eyes.
"Feng Ziyi is going to challenge Zhang Xuan?"
"Zhang Shi is ranked last in the Elite Division. Even if his eye of discernment isn't too bad, he's only a Leaving Aperture realm cultivator. Isn't it a little too much for a genius like Feng Ziyi to challenge him?"
"Indeed. What's going on?"
A huge commotion broke out in the crowd.
Feng Ziyi was the most dazzling of all the geniuses in the Elite Division, and there were many who viewed him as an imaginary rival, hoping to surpass him one day. However, they also knew that the chances of that happening were slim.
They had thought that even if Feng Ziyi were to challenge Zhang Yu, he would at least be one of the top rankers. Why would he challenge the last ranker?
Even if Feng Ziyi were to win, it would be an unfair victory.
"Brother Feng, if you wish to fight, I can accompany you!"
Zhang Yu said with a frown.
"You aren't a match for me!"
Feng Ziyi waved his hand.
"How would you know if I don't try?"
Narrowing his eyes, Zhang Yu leaped onto the dueling ring.
He had already been seething with rage when Feng Ziyi was the first ranker in the Mountain Gate examination. Now that he had said that he wasn't a match for Feng Ziyi, he couldn't hold himself back anymore.
I am the second ranker, but you chose to challenge the fiftieth ranker instead …
Since that's the case, I'll show you what I'm capable of!
Hong long!
While in the air, Zhang Yu exerted his full might. His fingers formed a hook that crushed down on the dueling ring, seemingly intending to crush the figure at the very center of the dueling ring.
Fearing that Zhang Yu would reject the duel, he used his strongest move right from the start, showing no mercy at all.
"Un."
Seeing Zhang Yu's strength, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but nod in approval.
It seemed like Feng Ziyi wasn't the only one who had advanced his cultivation by leaps and bounds. Zhang Yu had already reached Grand Dominion realm pinnacle, just a step away from achieving a breakthrough to the Phantasmal Space realm.
As expected of the strongest genius of the younger generation of the Zhang clan. No matter how one looked at it, he was still a formidable opponent.
"I told you that you aren't a match for me!"
Facing Zhang Yu's attack, Feng Ziyi didn't even bat an eyelid. Instead, he tilted his body to the side and raised his palm to meet Zhang Yu's attack.
"Don't be so arrogant. You might be talented, but I'm a one-in-a-million genius as well. It's hard to say who will emerge victorious in the end!"
Zhang Yu roared furiously as his zhenqi gushed furiously out of his body. With a powerful palm strike, it seemed as if he was going to crush the entire dueling ring into dust.
However, before his palm strike could even reach Feng Ziyi, Zhang Yu felt the other party's palm strike piercing through his defenses in the blink of an eye and striking his chest squarely.
Peng!
Zhang Yu's face paled in disbelief as he was sent flying. He plummeted from the sky and crashed into the ground not too far away.
In the eyes of others, he had been sent flying with a single slap before he could even leap onto the dueling ring. It was as if he was a fly that had been swatted away.
"A one-in-a-million genius?"
After sending the other party flying with a slap, Feng Ziyi shook his head and sighed deeply. "It's clear that you aren't."
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