"Good swordsmanship!"
Mu shi's puppet's eyes lit up as it nodded in approval. Then, it leaped forward to face Zhang Xuan.
In an instant, a human and a puppet began clashing with one another.
Boom boom boom boom!
Zhang Xuan executed his swordsmanship with all his might. It was as if a massive wave was crashing down on top of one another, growing stronger and stronger as time went on.
Even though he had never practiced a powerful swordsmanship before, the Heaven's Path Sword Art that was formed from the many swordsmanship he had. When executed with all his might, it carried the essence of simplification. Even a Saint realm expert would be caught off guard by it.
"Impressive swordsmanship, but it's still too weak for me …"
Chuckling softly, Mu shi's puppet tapped its finger forward.
Huala!
The air around Zhang Xuan's sword suddenly caved in, and the incomparably sharp sword qi seemed to have been sucked into a vortex, losing all of its might.
Knowing that he had met his match, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as he gathered all of his strength.
Hong long!
The caved in air burst like a balloon, and the sword qi grew furiously once more, clashing with Mu shi's finger.
Huala!
Glass shattered, and ripples appeared on the surface of the lake.
Feeling as if the tip of his sword had collided with a massive wall, Zhang Xuan felt a sharp pain in his hand, and fresh blood gushed out from his wound. Feeling a stifling sensation in his chest, he was sent flying.
Executing the Red Dust Heaven Ascending Steps in midair, Zhang Xuan lowered his body, leaving behind a row of footprints on the ground.
Roaring furiously, he thrust his sword forward once more.
Huala!
As if a curtain being sliced apart by a pair of scissors, the sword qi pierced right through the flaws in Mu shi's move.
"Good eye of discernment!"
Seeing that the other party was able to find the flaws in his move with just a single move, Mu shi was taken aback. However, a moment later, he chuckled softly, and his body began spinning like a top.
The flaws that had appeared previously immediately vanished, as if they had never existed.
It was normal for there to be flaws in any move, but the other party was simply too powerful. Regardless of whether it was in terms of reflexes or speed, the other party was far superior to him. Even if he had found the flaws, it would have been useless.
Because the other party would have dodged his attack before he could even launch an attack, the flaws in his attack would become nothing more than a joke.
"As expected of the founder of the Master Teacher Academy …"
Zhang Xuan's face was ashen.
If it had been an ordinary early-stage Saint Domain expert, they would have definitely been flustered even if they didn't fall for it. However, the person before him was different. He had actually been able to predict the battle situation after a few moves in advance, and knew where his sword was aimed at, thus concealing the flaw in advance!
How terrifying!
Not only was the other party powerful, but his eye of discernment was also astounding as well. Even though his Eye of Insight paled in comparison to Zhang Xuan's, his battle experience and comprehension were definitely not something that Zhang Xuan could match up to.
"As long as you use a move, there will definitely be flaws. I don't believe that you can hide for long …"
Zhang Xuan did not panic.
Even though he usually left the Byzantium Helios Beast and Jin Yuan Ding to deal with him, after browsing through so many books and summarizing the innumerable Heaven's Path Divine Art manuals, his understanding of battle was on par with a veteran general.
His understanding was even deeper than that.
It didn't matter whether the moves were profound or not. As long as there was a move, there would be a flaw and a flaw. Even if one had a god-tier battle technique, it would still be defeated on the spot by a move like a pig slaughtering a pig.
Of course, the prerequisite was that one must know the opponent's moves in advance and understand the flaws in them. More importantly, one must have sufficient strength.
"Break!"
As if a book had appeared in Zhang Xuan's eyes, his sword slithered forward like a nimble snake, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared right before one of the flaws in Mu shi's puppet.
As long as he pierced right through, even a Saint realm expert like the other party would surely be injured.
"Not bad!"
Seemingly having guessed that Zhang Xuan would stab at that spot, the puppet chuckled softly as it shook its arms.
Zhang Xuan felt a crushing pressure crushing down on him. His aura suddenly felt heavy, and the sharp tip of his sword was no longer able to pierce through Zhang Xuan's body.
Peng!
Under the immense might, Zhang Xuan flipped twice in the air before crashing into the wall. His face reddened, and a mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth.
He had managed to find the flaws in both moves, but … the other party was simply too powerful. He was unable to defeat it at all.
"I am still too weak …"
Wiping the blood off his lips, Zhang Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile.
He was only at Chrysalis realm primary stage at the moment, and he was facing a Saint 1-dan primary stage puppet. There was a gap of three whole realms between Half-Saint, Nascent Saint, and Saint, and that was not a gap that his physical body and soul cultivation could make up for.
Even with his 80,000,000 ding of strength, he was still unable to withstand a single blow from the other party!
Saint realm experts were capable of flight and wielded strength exceeding 100,000,000 ding. Even with the aid of the Library of Heaven's Path, he was still unable to breach the other party's protective zhenqi with his sword qi. How could he possibly win?
It was like asking an ant to attack an elephant with a sword. They were on completely different levels. No matter how complicated his moves were, it would still be useless against the other party!
This was the situation he was in at the moment. The other party was a puppet, and its defense was nigh invincible. Even if his sword were to strike, he would still be unable to breach its defenses. On top of that, with his vast battle experience, he was still able to make use of this opportunity to counterattack …
It made people feel a sense of defeat.
There was no way he could win!
"Humph, I'll have to apologize then …"
Knowing that he wouldn't be a match for the other party in a duel of battle techniques, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes. He immediately reached out to the Library of Heaven's Path and retrieved a book.
Since it was a puppet, there were bound to be all kinds of flaws in it. If it really came down to it, he would just have to disregard the rules of the pugilistic world and dismantle this fellow just like he did on the seventh floor!
With a tap of his finger, the contents of the book immediately flowed into his mind, becoming part of his knowledge.
"Seven Star Serial Puppet …"
The name of the puppet was recorded in the book, and with just a single look, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up in astonishment.
Back when he dismantled the puppet on the seventh floor, he had gained a rough understanding of its tier. That puppet was a 6-star one, making it difficult to dismantle. But this puppet was a Seven Star one … Given his current strength, it was hard to say whether he would be able to dismantle it or not!
Puppets weren't ordinary Heaven's Path artifacts. They would wait patiently for Zhang Xuan to unravel their flaws one by one. As soon as they were attacked, they would immediately retaliate.
"I should at least give it a try!"
Taking note of the other party's flaws, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath before turning his gaze to the other party once more.
Hu!
Executing the Heaven's Path Movement Art, Zhang Xuan swiftly appeared before the puppet in the blink of an eye and slashed lightly with his sword.
At the same time, he used his left hand as a spear and pierced it toward a certain point not too far away.
"Interesting!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan's attack was aimed at the other party's flaws, Mu shi swiftly turned around and countered with a punch.
There were no moves, no martial skills. There was only pure strength and violent suppression.
Not daring to advance any further, Zhang Xuan hurriedly turned to the left with the Heaven's Path Movement Art and dodged the attack.
In that instant, the attack that he had aimed at the other party's flaws missed, and the attack that he had been preparing for a long time also missed.
"What incredible reflexes …"
Zhang Xuan's face was livid, and his expression was indescribably ugly.
When had he ever suffered such humiliation in a battle?
Knowing that he had seen through the other party's flaws, the other party chose to use pure strength to overwhelm him!
As long as his strength was beneath the other party's, no matter how he fought, it would be futile!
He wouldn't even be able to get close to the other party, let alone injure him. It would already be a blessing if he could ensure that he didn't die.
It could be said that while Zhang Xuan had found the other party's flaws, the other party had also found his weakness … his lack of strength!
As long as Zhang Xuan focused all of his efforts on this weakness, no matter how powerful his attack was, it would be futile.
"You aren't a match for me. Just admit defeat!"
Mu shi's puppet shook its head.
"Admit defeat?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
It hadn't been easy for him to reach the ninth level, was he really going to admit defeat now?
"Indeed. You aren't strong enough to defeat me. However, as long as you cultivate slowly and reach Chrysalis realm pinnacle, I won't be a match for you anymore!"
Mu shi's puppet said.
Even though it wasn't a match for the other party, it knew that it wasn't a matter of talent but that the other party had cultivated for too short a time.
Putting aside Half-Saint, even if the other party had reached Chrysalis realm pinnacle, it would still be difficult for him to defeat the other party.
"Since the Mountain of Records has set up the ninth level, it must be hoping for someone to clear the trial, right? Someone who isn't even a Half-Saint yet can really defeat you? "
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.
If the other party had been an ordinary Saint 1-dan cultivator, his chances of victory would still have been high. However … as a master teacher, not to mention, the founder of the Master Teacher Academy, he had a deep understanding of combat. As long as the other party's strength didn't match up to his, there was no way he could defeat him.
He cultivated the Heaven's Path Divine Art, comprehended the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body, and cultivated his soul as well … If even such a feat was difficult for him to achieve, he didn't believe that there was anyone in the Master Teacher Academy who was stronger than him!
Since there wasn't such a person, why would the Mountain of Records set up the ninth level?
"There is!"
Mu shi nodded.
"There is?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"There's no need for you to doubt my words. There are indeed many combat masters who are capable of doing so. Back then, even before Kong shi reached Half-Saint, he was already able to slay a Saint realm expert! "
Mu shi said.
"Slay a Saint realm expert before reaching Half-Saint?"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
He knew that when the other party said that he had killed the other party, he was referring to the other party's strength, not the Byzantium Helios Beast or the Golden Origin Cauldron.
Kong Shi wasn't even a Half-Saint yet, but he was already so formidable?
Was this for real?
"Indeed. If he wasn't capable of feats beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators, how could he be qualified to become a combat master and fight against the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe?"
Mu shi's puppet replied impassively.
"This …" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
He had thought that all combat masters were capable of such feats when he met Lu Cheng and Zhang Xuan previously, but from the looks of it now, it seemed like that wasn't the case.
"Just admit defeat. It's impossible for you to defeat me. There's no point in stalling for time!"
Knowing that Zhang Xuan was stalling for time so that he could recover his zhenqi, Mu shi waved his hand.
"When you reach Chrysalis realm pinnacle, you can try again. Perhaps, you'll be able to defeat me then."
He didn't think that a Chrysalis realm primary stage cultivator would be able to defeat him. If that was the case, the puppet before him would be far more fearsome than most combat masters.
"When I reach Chrysalis realm pinnacle?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head. "There's no need for that. I can defeat you right now!"
"Oh?" Mu shi's puppet frowned.
"You don't believe me? Hehe! "
Seeing the look on Mu shi's puppet's face, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly. "I can prove it to you, but … you'll have to wait for a moment. I'll change my clothes first … and then we'll fight!"
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