He didn't have the slightest understanding of the Stone of Destruction. Only by experimenting with it himself did he understand what two and four meant.
"Principal Zhang, you wish to give it a try?"
"No …"
The faces of Elder Mi and the others beneath the dueling platform paled.
Unless Combat Master Zhuo didn't want the Stone of True Breath anymore, it would be best for him not to try it himself. Otherwise, it would be too late for regrets …
Seemingly having heard their thoughts, Zhuo Qingfeng chuckled softly. "There's no need to trouble Principal Zhang. Chen Zhu, go over!"
"Yes!" Chen Zhu nodded. He walked up to the Stone of True Breath and placed his palm on it. In an instant, there was a flash of light, and a number appeared before everyone's eyes — 5!
"This means that Chen Zhu's zhenqi and strength have both exceeded the standard of four!"
Zhuo Qingfeng explained.
"Let me give it a try!"
The defeated Luoqing Master Teacher Academy student, Zhang Qingshan, stepped forward and placed his palm on the Stone of True Breath as well. With a flash of light, a number appeared on the Stone of True Breath … 4.5!
Even though it wasn't 5 yet, it had already exceeded the standard of four.
"Let me take a look!" Zhu Jian stepped forward and placed his palm on the Stone of True Breath as well.
"That's all I got?"
Zhang Xuan's face twitched.
Of the twenty candidates from Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy, he was ranked fifth, which was already considered a very high ranking. Yet, this was all he could achieve. If that was the case, it would be difficult for him to even reach the standard of two for the next fifteen candidates.
From the looks of it, if not for Principal Zhang's guidance, it would have been impossible for them to become combat masters with their own strength.
"President Zhang should have some understanding of the Stone of True Breath by now, right?"
With the three of them experimenting with the Stone of True Breath, they were more or less done with it. Zhuo Qingfeng asked with a smile.
"Un." Zhang Xuan nodded with a deep frown on his forehead.
He had seen Zhu Jian's strength earlier as well, and he was ranked at the forefront of the group. Yet, his score was only 2.1. If he were to ask his students to test him, it was likely that less than half of them would be able to surpass two!
In other words, he would have to eliminate at least fifty of them!
"Combat Master Zhuo, can you give me four hours? I'll impart some knowledge to these students, and I'll come back four hours later to test their Stone of True Breath!"
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before replying.
"Four hours?" Zhuo Qingfeng was stunned.
Martial arts and battle techniques could be improved in a short period of time, but zhenqi and strength required a long time to accumulate!
Four hours of teaching … What use would that be?
"There's no need for four hours. It's already dark. How about this, I'll give you one night. Come back tomorrow morning for the test!"
Zhuo Qingfeng hesitated for a moment before replying.
Just the selection of the three academies alone took eight hours. By now, the sky was already dark.
In any case, they could just select the combat masters within three days, so there was no need for them to rush out today.
"Thank you, Combat Master Zhuo!"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
Regardless of whether it was the physical body or zhenqi of these students, they were still extremely weak. If they were given an entire night to study and teach, they would definitely be able to undergo a complete transformation.
"It's nothing much. It's all for the sake of the Combat Master Selection," Zhuo Qingfeng replied with a smile.
Elder Zhao and Elder Mi, the two of you will entertain the three principals, Combat Master Zhuo, and the others while I tutor those fellows! "
Zhang Xuan instructed with a smile before leading the group to the main hall of the Elder Hall.
The main hall of the Elder Hall was equipped with an Isolation Formation and a powerful Spirit Gathering Formation. More importantly, it was extremely spacious to accommodate a hundred people at once.
After Zhang Xuan left, Elder Mi and the others arranged a banquet for Pesident Wu and the others before settling down.
…
Arriving at the main hall of the Elder Hall, Zhang Xuan first set up the Spirit Gathering Formation to increase its prowess before taking out five hundred high-tier spirit stones and placing them in the surroundings.
Hu!
In the blink of an eye, the main hall was filled with concentrated spiritual energy. Sensing the liquid-like spiritual energy, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
It was difficult for others to raise the strength of their physical body and zhenqi, but it wasn't difficult for him at all.
After gathering so many physical body cultivation technique manuals from the Master Teacher Academy, the first four incandescence of the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body had already evolved into a Heaven's Path Divine Art. Even without any artifacts, he could still cultivate it easily.
As for zhenqi, even if they couldn't cultivate the Heaven's Path zhenqi, the simplified version was still very easy for them to comprehend. As long as he gave them some pointers, it wouldn't be too difficult for them to temper their zhenqi.
"You only have a single night. How much you can learn will depend on your own wits and capability!"
After settling everyone down, Zhang Xuan scanned the surroundings before speaking with a clear voice, "Now, I will impart a physical body cultivation technique, the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body …"
His voice was infused with the Impartation of Heaven's Will, and all of the students subconsciously drove their zhenqi according to his instructions.
Wu Yangzi's Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body was extremely complicated. Even the top twenty students of each grade would require several decades of effort to master it.
However, after Zhang Xuan modified it using the Heaven's Path Divine Art, it was no longer the case. Immersed in their cultivation, the students' physical body grew stronger and stronger.
…
In the residence gifted to him by King Huaiyang, Zheng Yang stretched his back lazily as he walked out of his room.
After an entire day of cultivation, he had fully digested the content that his teacher had imparted to him, and his fighting prowess had improved significantly.
"I heard that the Combat Master Hall Selection is taking place today … Let's head over to take a look!"
Exhaling deeply, Zheng Yang recalled this matter, and his eyes lit up.
Every single one of the legendary combat masters possessed astounding strength, and he wanted to see just how powerful they were.
Without greeting Wang Ying and the others, Zhang Xuan walked toward the academy with widened strides.
Not too long later, he arrived at the academy.
At this moment, the sky was already dark, and the banquet had already come to an end. Students were walking around the academy in twos and threes, and they seemed exceptionally excited.
In terms of the Combat Master Selection, the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy had always been lagging far behind the Three Great Master Teacher Academies. However, after the inauguration of the new principal, the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy had completely overturned the norm and crushed the Combat Master Hall into submission. This made them feel an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Hearing the discussions of the crowd, Zheng Yang roughly understood what had happened during the day, and he chuckled softly.
Having followed his teacher all this while, he knew very well what kind of astounding capabilities his teacher wielded despite his young age!
Putting aside defeating the weakest candidates of the Combat Master Hall, it wouldn't be surprising if he were to train a group of people and defeat the entire Combat Master Hall!
"Zhenqi and physical strength are accumulated over a long period of time. That President Zhang actually thinks that he can raise his zhenqi cultivation just by lecturing for an entire night … He is truly overestimating himself!"
"Indeed. In order to raise the purity of our zhenqi and physical strength, do you know how much suffering we have to go through? In fact, we even had to endure the roasting of the Phoenix Flame Saint Beast … But even so, we only managed to raise our zhenqi and physical strength a little! "
"Just because he succeeded in lecturing on a battle technique, he thinks that he is an extraordinary figure. Just wait and see how he makes a fool of himself tomorrow …"
Walking along the streets, a few discussions sounded in Zhang Xuan's ears.
Raising his gaze, he saw a few young men dressed in bizarre master teacher robes walking along the streets with mocking smiles on their faces.
Today, the students of Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy had embarrassed their Combat Master Hall. No matter who it was, they couldn't help but feel indignant!
It was one thing for President Zhang to lecture on battle techniques and physical strength within a short period of time, but to think that he would actually try to raise the purity of his zhenqi and physical strength within a short period of time … Was he dreaming?
Those two aspects were the foundation of a cultivator's strength. If it was that easy to raise their cultivation, the Combat Master Hall wouldn't have had to spend so much effort cultivating.
"Friends, please hold on for a moment!"
Hearing the ridicule directed at his teacher, Zheng Yang couldn't help but frown. He raised his hand and blocked the group's path.
"What's the matter?"
The group of young men frowned.
"It's nothing much. It's just that I heard that the members of the Combat Master Hall possess formidable fighting prowess. Since I have nothing better to do, I would like to test your strength to see if it is as fearsome as the rumors say!"
Zheng Yang said impassively.
"You know that we are from the Combat Master Hall, but you still dare to stand in our way? You are courting death! "
"Where did this wild brat come from? Are you tired of living? "
The group of young men was already in a bad mood from the start. Seeing that a sixteen to seventeen-year-old young man actually dared to stand in their way and test their strength, they immediately flew into a rage.
No matter where they went, they would be respected and revered by the masses.
Yet, when they arrived at the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy, not only were they knocked out one after another, even a young man in his teens dared to act so arrogantly. How could they possibly tolerate it?
"You will know whether I am courting death or not after giving it a try …"
Instead of getting angry, Zheng Yang chuckled softly as a spear appeared in his hand. He flicked it across the air, and a frightening aura burst forth from it.
"Since you wish to cause trouble, don't blame us for not going easy on you …"
Seeing Zhang Xuan taking out his weapon, the faces of the combat masters darkened. One of them stepped forward and stepped forward.
This young man was an Ethereal Treading realm pinnacle cultivator, and he specialized in assessing Grade 4 students. Back then, during the examination of the Three Great Master Teacher Academies, he had displayed his prowess, forcing countless geniuses to raise their hands and admit defeat. His strength was truly frightening.
He could tell that Zheng Yang was only at Chrysalis realm primary stage, so he intended to give it a try.
As a combat master, he was capable of challenging those of a higher cultivation realm than him. Given that the other party was only a cultivation realm lower than him, it should be a walk in the park for him to defeat the other party.
"Make your move! I can allow you to make three moves first … "
The young man said calmly as he whipped out his weapon.
He exuded a powerful aura of confidence.
"Allow me to make three moves first? There's no need for that … I will suppress my cultivation to your level! "
Seeing that the other party still hadn't figured out what was going on, Zheng Yang shook his head and drove his zhenqi. With a crisp sound, his cultivation was suppressed to Ethereal Treading realm pinnacle.
"Since you wish to make things difficult for yourself, I won't go easy on you …"
Seeing how this young man who had appeared out of nowhere dared to suppress his cultivation to fight with him, the young man sneered coldly. He abruptly swung the weapon in his hand, and an incomparably powerful might burst forth from it.
Even though his cultivation was only at Ethereal Treading realm pinnacle, the might of this move was something that even a Chrysalis realm pinnacle cultivator would not dare to face head-on.
"Humph!"
Facing such an attack, Zheng Yang chuckled softly. Instead of retreating, he flicked the spear in his hand and thrust it forward.
Peng!
The spear collided with the other party's weapon, and in that instant, the young man was sent flying. Lying on the ground, he spurted large mouthfuls of blood.
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