"You want me to change my clothes?" Mu shi's puppet was taken aback.
If he could defeat Zhang Xuan, then so be it. What did this have to do with changing clothes?
"This set of clothes is specially prepared for me by the Master Teacher Academy, and it's extremely valuable. It's a little restrictive on me, so I can only bring out my full fighting prowess after putting on my master teacher robe!" Zhang Xuan said.
Mu shi's puppet couldn't help but ask, "Aren't your clothes very valuable?"
At the moment, Zhang Xuan was still wearing the principal's robe that the Blacksmith School and Celestial Designer School had custom-made for him for the inauguration ceremony. Not only did it fit him perfectly, it also boasted incredible defensive capabilities. It was a Spirit pinnacle artifact that the entire Blacksmith School had spent a huge sum of money on.
Mu shi's eye of discernment was able to tell that it was extraordinary with a single glance. Even a pig would be able to raise its fighting prowess by leaps and bounds, and yet, the other party said that it wasn't suitable for him? What else was he going to wear?
Half-Saint and Saint artifacts?
If that was the case, how was he supposed to fight?
"It is indeed a little valuable, but it's better for it to be well-fitting. If it isn't valuable, it's even more formidable!" Zhang Xuan chuckled. Not bothering to explain any further, he waved his hands and said, "I'll have to trouble Mu shi to change my clothes. I don't like being watched by others …"
"Alright then!"
Seeing that the other party was going to change his clothes for a duel, Mu shi shook his head and turned around.
In truth, he had heard of terpsichorean changing clothes for a duel before. Usually, only terpsichores would do such a thing. Most of the time, they would change into luxurious clothes and dance gracefully, leaving one mesmerized.
Could the other party be a terpsichorean?
But … even if that was the case, it was useless!
He was a puppet, and soul attacks were completely useless against terpsichores.
Besides … terpsichores were usually beauties, and for a man to flirt with them … it was probably disgusting!
Just the thought of it made his hair stand on end.
"I'm done!"
Just as Mu shi was wondering what the other party was up to, a cold voice suddenly sounded. Turning around, he saw that the other party had already changed his clothes.
His clothes weren't as luxurious as before, and they looked extremely ordinary.
"That is … an ordinary master teacher robe?" Mu shi's puppet was taken aback.
If the other party had changed into luxurious robes or even Half-Saint artifacts, he would have been able to accept it. After all, clothes would affect one's fighting prowess. However, if the other party had changed into an ordinary master teacher robe, there was nothing special about it.
This was just like replacing a Saint Artifact with a Spirit Artifact. Not only did it not increase one's strength, it decreased it!
Are you sure you can defeat me with such ordinary clothes?
"Not bad!" Zhang Xuan nodded. With his hands behind his back, his eyes were filled with arrogance. "Even ordinary clothes can defeat you!"
"Since you're so confident, let's begin!"
Seeing how arrogant the other party was after changing into a new set of clothes, the face of Mu shi's puppet darkened, and it clenched its fists tightly.
Hula!
This time, he attacked first.
His fist brought with it an intense pressure that shattered the surrounding air.
In order to force Zhang Xuan to back off, Zhang Xuan had used his full strength right from the start, making it far stronger and more threatening than before.
"Good timing!"
After changing his clothes, Zhang Xuan didn't have the respect he had before. He didn't dodge and also threw a punch at Zhang Xuan.
"Hmm?"
Seeing Zhang Xuan's attack, Mu shi's puppet frowned.
After exchanging two blows with Zhang Xuan, it was well aware of the other party's strength. It was impossible for the other party to withstand a full-powered attack from it, and yet, the other party was actually trying to take it head on …
It thought that the other party would become stronger after changing into a new set of clothes, but why … was it not clothes but brains?
If the other party were to take on its full-powered punch head-on, he would surely be crushed on the spot!
Hesitating for a moment, it was just about to retract some of its strength when the other party's fist was already right before it.
Hu!
As the two fists collided, Mu shi's puppet narrowed its eyes.
It had thought that the other party would be unable to withstand the other party's punch even if it were to retract half of its strength … Yet, as soon as the two fists collided, it immediately realized that something was amiss.
The other party's strength, which was still weak a moment ago, was being channeled into it, and it felt as if a mountain was crumbling and a river was collapsing, leaving its body convulsing uncontrollably.
Peng!
In a clash of strength, putting aside retracting his strength, even if it were to exert its full strength, it would still be no match for the other party!
"Retreat!"
Roaring furiously, veins popped on its forehead as it pushed its strength to its limits.
"Humph!"
The young man on the other side tilted his head upward with a disdainful look in his eyes. Harrumphing coldly, he increased the strength of his fist as well.
Peng!
Before Mu shi's puppet could even react, it was already sent flying several dozen meters before crashing heavily into the wall behind it. Panting heavily, it felt as if its heart was going to explode.
"This …"
Its eyes narrowed in disbelief as it stared at the young man standing at the center of the room, as if it had seen a ghost.
Even though it had a decent eye of discernment, the disparity in offensive prowess between the other party and the other party was simply too great. It should have been impossible for the other party to even injure it … How could the other party be able to send it flying with a single punch just after changing into a new set of clothes?
Furthermore, from the looks of it, the other party still had a trump card up his sleeves.
Wasn't the difference a little too huge?
Mu shi couldn't help but take a closer look, and regardless of whether it was his appearance or soul aura, there was no doubt that it was the same person. In other words, even though the other party's cultivation hadn't grown by much after changing into a set of clothes, his fighting prowess had increased by severalfold!
"You have lost!"
While Mu shi was still in shock, the young man placed his hands behind his back and declared haughtily.
"I …"
Mu shi's puppet shook its head with a bitter smile. "Congratulations on clearing the ninth level. You have become the first master teacher to clear the Mountain of Records!"
Even though it had no idea what was going on with the other party, a loss was a loss. As the founder of the Master Teacher Academy, there was no reason for him to go back on his words over such a small matter.
Hearing the other party admit defeat, the young man didn't seem surprised at all. Instead, he thought that he would surely emerge victorious.
"Since you have cleared the ninth level, you are the greatest genius of the Master Teacher Academy in the past ten thousand years. I will leave this' Saint Ascension Decipher 'that I have kept for my entire life to you!"
Paying no heed to the young man's arrogance, Mu shi's puppet chuckled lightly as it passed a book over.
"Saint Ascension Decipher?" the young man asked doubtfully.
"That's right!" Mu shi's puppet chuckled. "As a master teacher, have you heard of how Kong Shi achieved a breakthrough to Saint realm?"
"This … I have. He is a Celestial Saint."
The young man nodded.
When Kong Shi achieved a breakthrough, he received the acknowledgement of the heavens and became a Celestial Saint. In fact, there was even a Saint Ascension Platform at the location of his breakthrough.
It was no secret that he had been there before.
"That's right, he is a Celestial Saint!"
Mu shi's puppet's eyes lit up in excitement. "A Celestial Saint recognized by the heavens is not only powerful, he will also be able to obtain great benefits from it, which will lay a solid foundation for him to advance his cultivation in the future … Over the years, countless master teachers have tried to achieve this feat, but it is a pity that … no one has been able to achieve it!
"This Saint Ascension Decipher is something that I obtained by a fortuitous encounter many years ago. It contains a detailed description of Kong shi's cultivation process before he ascended to Sainthood... I have studied it and compiled it into a cultivation technique!"
"Even though it isn't able to truly make one a Celestial Saint, as long as one cultivates it diligently, one's fighting prowess will surely increase by at least twofold before reaching Saint realm!"
"Twofold?" The young man widened his eyes in shock.
The strength one would wield after reaching Half-Saint, Nascent Saint, and Saint realm … If one could increase one's fighting prowess by twofold before reaching Saint realm … how much accumulation would one have to accumulate in order to achieve such a feat?
With such strength, even if one didn't receive the acknowledgement of the heavens, ordinary Saint realm cultivators would still be no match for him!
"Indeed! However, this Saint Ascension Decipher is indeed capable of raising one's fighting prowess significantly, but there are some flaws as well … "Mu shi's puppet shook its head.
"The flaw is that if one's accumulation is too deep, it will be much more difficult for one to achieve a breakthrough than cultivating normally. Back then, it was due to my greed that I missed the optimal age for a breakthrough. Even until my death, I was unable to reach a higher realm, and this became one of my greatest regrets … "
The young man fell silent.
The other party was right. Everything had its pros and cons.
To be able to raise one's fighting prowess by twofold before reaching Saint realm was a testament to how deep one's accumulation was. With such accumulation, it would be much more difficult for one to achieve a breakthrough.
This was also the main reason why he was able to cultivate at a much higher rate than other cultivators of the same realm.
Cultivating the Heaven's Path Divine Art required one to have an incomparably solid foundation. However, this also meant that one's rate of improvement would be much slower than other cultivation techniques.
Thus, Zhang Xuan felt that his cultivation had slowed down significantly.
It had been almost two months, but he had only managed to raise his cultivation by four realms. Just the thought of it left him feeling embarrassed.
"The decision is up to you. I will give you three days to study this book, and it will be up to you how far you can reach!"
Oblivious to Zhang Xuan's embarrassment, Mu shi's puppet passed the book over and said.
"Yes!"
The young man nodded. Taking the book, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "I need to change my clothes to comprehend the cultivation technique, so I will have to trouble Mu shi to turn around …"
"Ah … Alright then!"
Mu shi shook his head and turned around. Seeing that the other party was no longer observing him, the young man heaved a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the other party was no longer observing him, the young man heaved a sigh of relief. With a thought, an identical silhouette appeared before him. The two of them exchanged glances, and the latter immediately understood what was going on.
"Clone, you should return for now!"
The identical silhouette waved its hands.
"Yes, my main body!"
The young man disappeared in an instant.
The one who had appeared was the real Zhang Xuan, and the one who had defeated Mu shi's puppet was his clone.
Even though they had only exchanged two blows, Zhang Xuan knew that he was no match for the other party. While he said that he was going to change his clothes, he was actually summoning his clone.
That fellow was usually unreliable, but there was no doubting his fighting prowess.
Every time he felt that the other party wasn't a match for him, he would end up being pummeled to the ground …
Even if he wasn't a match for Mu shi's puppet, his clone would definitely be.
And as expected, his clone didn't disappoint him. It successfully defeated Mu shi's puppet and cleared the ninth level.
Speaking of which, his clone was also a manifestation of his strength, so it wasn't against the rules to swap a leopard for a crown prince.
The only reason why he did it so discreetly was so that the secret of his clone wouldn't be revealed.
As soon as Zhang Xuan's main body appeared, he beckoned for Mu Kai and Mu shi to come over. After which, he tapped on the book and focused his attention on it.
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