Puzzled, he looked at the girl, only to see a faint smile on her face. She didn't seem surprised at all.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan turned his attention back to Yuan Tao. Yuan Tao's bucket-like body continued to swell. In less than a minute, he had grown to a height of eight meters, and it looked like he would explode at any moment.
"Whether he can withstand it or not will depend on himself!"
Lozosy's voice rang out.
"Can you withstand it?" Perplexed, Zhang Xuan was taken aback for a moment before a thought came to his mind. Narrowing his eyes, he asked, "Could it be that … Yuan Tao was able to absorb my soul imprint?"
He had infused his Heaven's Path zhenqi into the young man's body when the mark fell from the dueling platform. He had thought that the mark would only be temporarily stored in the young man's body, but why did it sound like the young lady was saying that the mark would be absorbed?
That was the mark that Kong Shi had left behind over the years of his teachings. It was hard to say how powerful he was, but his understanding of cultivation and battle techniques was definitely enough to drive anyone mad. Just the fact that the Hundred Schools of Philosophers were willing to pay such a huge price just to get his hands on it was a testament to that.
If he could really absorb such a precious artifact, the benefits he would gain would be even greater than his breakthrough to Ancient Sage!
"The Terra Qilin is a tamed beast that Kong Shi once tamed, and it is also the core of the formation that guards a world. It is of the same lineage as the mark, and its blood has perfectly fused with the Emperor's Bloodline, so the mark will not resist it... You have done what you have to do. As for what he can achieve, it will be up to him!"
Lozosy smiled faintly.
Seeing that it was as he had guessed, Zhang Xuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his throat turned dry.
If it had been anyone else, they would have surely treated the Imprint left behind by Kong Shi with utmost respect. Yet, this young man actually schemed to have Yuan Tao devour it … Just the thought of it left one frenzied!
Initially, he had thought that she was an expert from the Hundred Schools of Philosophers, but from the looks of it now, it seemed like that was not the case at all.
Otherwise, there was no way he could have done this.
"Spit it out!"
At this moment, Yan Xue and the others finally understood what was going on, and they were on the verge of exploding.
They had put in so much effort just to take this high platform and the brand away. Never in their dreams did they expect that … it would be swallowed by someone!
Hula!
Unable to hold himself back any longer, Yan Xue charged forward with his sword.
The Sword Qi was like a dragon, and the air hummed.
Despite his young age, just like Zhang Xuan, he had comprehended at least two Sword Quintessences!
"Hmph!"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up upon seeing how Zhang Xuan was protecting Yuan Tao a moment ago, and with a flick of his Dragonbone Divine Spear, Zhang Xuan darted forward like a shooting star, appearing right behind the student.
Having reached Intuitive Impulse realm consummation, Zhang Xuan's fighting prowess had risen once more, allowing him to stand his ground against a Sempiternal realm consummation cultivator.
Ding ding ding ding!
The tip of the spear and the tip of the other party's sword clashed repeatedly, resulting in a series of collisions. Shockwaves spread out in all directions, and the surrounding space seemed to be unable to endure it. Pitch-black cracks appeared on it.
"Zhang Xuan, do you know what you're doing? Without Kong Shi's seal, the Temple of Confucius will lose its sealing power, and spacetime might fall into disarray. If so, we'll be trapped in the Dimension Rift forever, unable to return to the real world! "
Yan Xue bellowed as he attacked furiously.
Unfazed by Yan Xue's words, Zhang Xuan countered, "Since you know the consequences, why did you still send my student over to snatch Kong Shi's seal?"
It was the other party who had made a move first, but now, they were blaming him for it. Was the Hundred Schools of Philosophers really that irresponsible?
"Yes, we are here to snatch the seal, but we have other motives …" Before Yan Xue could finish his words, a powerful aura suddenly swept in like a tidal wave, interrupting the duo's attacks.
Sou sou sou!
The duo was sent flying simultaneously, and they were forced out of the battlefield.
After circulating his Heaven's Path zhenqi, Zhang Xuan quickly recovered from his injuries. He quickly got to his feet and looked at the center of the tidal wave, only to see that Yuan Tao had already grown to a height of ten meters, reminiscent of a giant.
Hula!
Roaring furiously, Zhang Xuan swallowed the silhouette of the Ancient Rhinoceros above his head. Following which, he felt his aura rising steadily.
Introspective Convalescence realm intermediate stage, advanced stage, pinnacle, consummation, consummation!
Aureate Body realm primary stage, intermediate stage, advanced stage, pinnacle, consummation, consummation!
Intuitive Impulse realm …
In the blink of an eye, his cultivation had already reached Sempiternal realm consummation!
But even so, his strength was still rising relentlessly, seemingly without any signs of stopping.
"Is he going to push for a breakthrough to Ancient Sage?"
Narrowing his eyes, Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly.
He did not think that Yuan Tao's fortuitous encounter would be so great that it would far surpass that of Zhao Ya and the others. There was a good chance that he would be able to push for a breakthrough to Ancient Sage!
"The energy required to push for an Ancient Sage is simply too great. His accumulation is too low, so it's unlikely that he will be able to do it. Furthermore, he will require the Aeon of Ancient Sage, but there isn't any here …"
At some point in time, Lozosy had returned to Zhang Xuan's side with a distant gaze.
"There isn't any here, but I do!"
Knowing that his student was on the verge of achieving a breakthrough, Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, and a jade bottle flew out.
Tzzzzz!
Zhang Xuan walked up to Yuan Tao and opened the lid. Pure energy poured down from the bottle, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped Yuan Tao entirely.
Ancient Sage blood!
He had obtained quite a bit of the blood of the Ancient Sage from the Hundred Schools of Philosophers, and he could use it now.
At the same time, he opened the Canvas of Four Seasons, and the Aeon of Ancient Sage gushed frenziedly into Yuan Tao's body.
Kacha!
With the nourishment of these two items, Yuan Tao's body, which was on the verge of exploding, seemed to have broken through some kind of bottleneck, and his strength soared once more.
Every single movement he made seemed to bring rumbling thunderclouds, and even the surrounding space was torn apart.
Boom!
The Heavenly Tribulation had appeared.
Heavenly flames and lightning bolts fell relentlessly, reminiscent of a torrential downpour.
Yan Xue and the others, who had wanted Zhang Xuan to spit out the seal, dared not approach him anymore.
This was already the Ancient Sage Ordeal. With their current strength, they would surely die if they were to approach him.
Kacha! Kacha! Kacha!
The heavenly flames continued to burn, and the lightning bolts continued to temper Yuan Tao's body. Yuan Tao's towering figure grew more and more corporeal, reverting back to the size of an ordinary human.
Every single one of his movements seemed to be shrouded in lightning, such that even space seemed to be unable to withstand it.
"The blood of the Ancient Sage has been completely depleted!"
It did not take long for Yuan Tao's breakthrough to come to a halt. However, the energy required for him to advance to the next level was insufficient.
The amount of energy required to advance to Ancient Sage was simply too great. While Zhang Xuan had some Ancient Sage blood in him, he was still a little lacking for Yuan Tao to achieve a breakthrough.
Huhuhu!
As the momentum of the breakthrough weakened, the heavenly tribulation in the sky began to dissipate as well.
An opportunity to push for a breakthrough to Ancient Sage was something that could only be chanced upon. If he were to fail, it would be hard to tell when he would be able to push for a breakthrough again. More importantly, if he were to fail the first time, the difficulty of his second attempt would be at least twofold!
In other words, if he were to fail this time, it would be nigh impossible for him to succeed the next time.
It was truly a pity that such a situation had occurred due to a lack of energy.
"Are we really going to fail?"
Zhang Xuan's face turned livid.
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