"Humph!"
Despite the attacks surrounding him, Zheng Yang didn't panic at all. Instead, he chuckled softly as his eyes lit up.
"Good timing!"
With a low grunt, Zhang Xuan ignored the other party's attack and leaped into the air.
"What is he up to? The more openings there are in the air, the faster he'll lose! "
"Faced with an attack from the other party, he'll only be forced into a disadvantageous position. Is he going to admit defeat?"
"Even though he can dodge the attacks by doing so, it puts him in a perilous situation. This is the worst move he can make..."
...
A huge commotion broke out amidst the crowd.
Just now, Zheng Yang's moves and battle instincts were both astonishing. How could he have made such a huge mistake at the most crucial moment?
Chrysalis realm cultivators were incapable of flight. If he were to remain on the ground, he might still stand a chance. However, if he were to fly into the air, he would become the target of the other party's attacks.
Amidst everyone's shock, Zheng Yang shifted a few meters horizontally in the air, dodging all the attacks from below in an instant. In the next moment, his feet stepped on the air and hovered in the air, changing into a posture where his feet were above his head. Then, the tip of his spear stabbed down.
"Is he flying?"
"How can a Chrysalis realm cultivator fly?"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Only after reaching Half-Saint and opening the Zhukong acupoint would a cultivator be able to soar into the sky.
But the young man before them was only a Transcendent Mortal 9-dan Chrysalis realm cultivator. How could he possibly soar freely in the air without falling?
"It seems like teacher has imparted the Red Dust Heaven Ascending Steps to him as well..." Wang Ying chuckled.
Their teacher was able to soar freely in the air even though he had just reached Transcendent Mortal realm. Clearly, he had inherited the technique from Zheng Yang as well.
"Zheng Yang is indeed a smart person. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have been able to defeat the three of them once they executed their trump cards. Thus, he intentionally exposed an opening and allowed everyone to focus their attacks on him. Making use of the inertia of the other party's inability to fly, not only did he resolve the crisis, he even managed to turn the tables on them. This time, the three of them are doomed... "
Liu Yang said.
Most people thought that Chrysalis realm cultivators were incapable of flight, so there was no way for them to defend themselves against aerial attacks. This left a huge opportunity for Zheng Yang.
Before Zhang Xuan could finish his words, the spear in the air abruptly morphed into countless specks of light that shot down from the sky, landing on the dueling platform and enveloping the three combat masters.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A powerful shockwave burst forth in all directions, and the faces of the three combat masters paled as they were sent flying simultaneously. Two of them even fell right off the stage.
"Sorry, I won …"
Holding onto his spear, Zheng Yang stood on the stage and looked around calmly. An air of arrogance welled up in him.
The Dragonback Trial, which everyone thought was hopeless, was also successfully passed.
After clearing this stage, Zheng Yang was not in a hurry to move forward. Instead, he sat down cross-legged on the ground and took out a pill to recover his energy.
Seeing his actions, the surrounding people all lowered their voices, afraid that they would disturb his cultivation.
Below the stage, Liao Song clenched his fists tightly, his face flushed with excitement.
The Dragonback Trial and Dragonback Trial had already proven Zhang Xuan's strength. As long as he trained diligently in the Combat Master Hall, he would surely become a Commander at the very least.
Even if he didn't clear the Dragonback Trial, he would still have profited greatly.
After resting for nearly an hour, Zheng Yang finally stood up. At this moment, the energy in his body was raging furiously, and a deep rumble of thunder echoed in the air.
With every step he took, the aura he emanated grew stronger by a notch, and on his eighth step, with a resounding buzz, he had successfully advanced his cultivation from Chrysalis realm primary stage to intermediate stage!
"This is a breakthrough in the midst of a battle?"
Wu Tianqiong was taken aback. He turned to Liao Song and asked, "Will the guardian of the third trial also raise his cultivation accordingly?"
The Dragonback Trial, Dragonback Trial, and Dragonback Trial were arranged according to the cultivation of the challenger. Since Zhang Xuan had achieved a breakthrough in the midst of a battle, would the difficulty of the subsequent trials increase as well?
"That won't happen. The trial only lasts for two hours. Making a breakthrough in the midst of a battle is considered an adaptation to the situation, so the subsequent trials won't change," Liao Song replied.
Liao Song replied.
The selection of the Progeny of Combat was fair and just. Achieving a breakthrough in the midst of a battle was due to one's own capability. Even if the gap between one's cultivation and the Dragonback Trial narrowed, there was no way it could be changed at the last minute.
After all, a breakthrough in the midst of a battle was one thing, but one couldn't possibly make a breakthrough in the midst of a battle all of a sudden!
While the two of them were speaking, on the stage, Zheng Yang continued walking forward. By the third step, he had managed to reinforce his Chrysalis realm intermediate stage cultivation.
Proceeding forward, the zhenqi in his body surged furiously, and just like before, his aura continued to rise.
Hong long!
At the eighth step, he seemed to have broken through the bottleneck once more, reaching Chrysalis realm advanced stage.
"This …"
The eyebrows of the crowd below shot up in astonishment. They had seen breakthroughs before, but they had never seen anyone achieve breakthroughs so quickly.
To achieve a breakthrough of two realms in just ten steps, this was truly inconceivable.
However, it seemed like Zheng Yang wasn't done yet. He continued walking forward, and the pure energy in his body continued to surge.
By the time he reached the Dragonback Trial, his cultivation had already reached Chrysalis realm pinnacle!
"For the past few days, Zheng Yang has been accumulating his strength and suppressing his cultivation to make a breakthrough. Finally, he managed to accumulate enough strength to make a breakthrough …"
Wang Ying said with a chuckle.
After learning that Zhang Xuan was going to take the Combat Master examination, his junior had been working hard to suppress his cultivation, not intending to achieve a breakthrough. His goal was to push for a breakthrough to a higher realm so as to catch the other party off guard.
Of course, the reason why he was able to do so was due to the miraculous cultivation technique that his teacher had imparted to him. If it had been anyone else, it would have been an incredible feat for them to advance a single cultivation stage. To raise three cultivation stages in a single go was truly an incredible feat.
"This move of his isn't too bad. The gap between him and the Dragonback Trial is still quite large, but it's slowly narrowing down.
Liu Yang chuckled.
While the duo chatted, on the stage, Zheng Yang didn't rush to attack. Instead, he flicked his wrist and popped a crimson red fruit into his mouth.
"This is … the Scarlet Firefly Fruit?"
Wu Xu and Lu Cheng recognized it, and their mouths twitched uncontrollably.
Back then, they had gone to the valley in search of this fruit, but they had returned empty-handed. They had been wondering if Zhang Xuan had taken the fruit away, and it seemed like that was indeed the case.
The Scarlet Firefly Fruit was a powerful tool for one to achieve a breakthrough to Half-Saint. It couldn't be that the fellow on the stage was intending to push for a breakthrough to Half-Saint after raising three cultivation stages consecutively, right?
There was a huge gap between Half-Saint and Chrysalis realm. If he were to succeed, his fighting prowess would surely soar by leaps and bounds, and clearing the Dragonback Trial would be a walk in the park.
Not only had Wu Xu noticed this problem, Liao Song had also noticed it as well, and he bellowed, "Strike at the middle of the river!"
Hong long long!
Hearing the bellow, the eyebrows of the three combat masters on the Dragonback shot up. They raised their weapons and charged toward Zhang Xuan.
In any case, since the other party was already within range of the battle, it wasn't against the rules for them to do so.
"Hehe, it just so happens that I'm unable to digest this energy. Since that's the case, I'll use you to practice my spear then!"
Raising his eyebrows, Zheng Yang thrust his spear forward.
The Scarlet Firefly Fruit was an artifact that could help one achieve a breakthrough to Half-Saint. It would take one at least four hours to assimilate it, but with the pressure from the other party's attacks, the rate of assimilation would be significantly faster.
Back when he was at the League of Nations, Zhang Xuan had used the same method to swiftly raise the cultivation of a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan Clarifying Turbidity realm cultivator.
At this moment, it was nigh impossible for him to defeat the Dragonback Trial using normal means. However, with the help of the Scarlet Firefly Fruit, the chances of him succeeding would be raised severalfold!
As expected, the longer Zheng Yang exchanged blows with them, the more powerful the energy within his body became. It was as if he was a perpetual motion machine that knew no fatigue.
Not only so, the energy within his body was also gradually evolving to Half-Saint. After exchanging more than a hundred blows, a resounding buzz echoed in his body, and his cultivation rose by leaps and bounds.
Half-Saint, reached!
Having reached Half-Saint, his fighting prowess had increased by more than twofold. The three combat masters on the Dragonback Trial were already difficult to defeat, so how could they possibly withstand Zhang Xuan's attacks? Within ten blows, the three of them were already swept off the stage by Zhang Xuan's spear.
Dragon Gate Formation, cleared!
"T-this... He really succeeded?" Liao Song clenched his fists tightly in agitation. Even though he had seen it with his own eyes, he still found it hard to believe.
This was something that countless geniuses of the Combat Master Hall had failed to accomplish, and yet, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man who wasn't even a master teacher was actually able to do it so easily … This was truly inconceivable!
"Cleared!"
The will of the Combat Master Hall headquarters stationed in the sky left behind these two words before slowly retreating. In other words, Zhang Xuan had received the approval of the Combat Master Hall headquarters.
In the future, if Zheng Yang were to head to the headquarters again, he would only have to test the location of the Dragon Ball. There was no need for him to repeat the previous three tests!
While this wasn't the complete Dragon Gate Formation, in the past three hundred years, there were less than ten combat masters who had cleared it … In other words, at this very moment, Zheng Yang had already become one of the candidates to become the Progeny of Combat.
"I have succeeded …"
Zheng Yang clenched his fists tightly as tears streamed down his cheeks.
He was just a young man who was passionate about spearmanship, and he could be considered to have some talent in spearmanship. If not for his teacher, he could very well have become a spearmanship instructor in Tianxuan Kingdom. His cultivation would only be at Tongxuan realm, and his lifespan wouldn't exceed a hundred years. He would be nothing more than an ordinary person, and a hundred years later, he would be reduced to dust without a trace.
It was his teacher who had changed his destiny and given him a second chance at life.
It was his teacher who had brought him to where he was today, allowing him to achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation that he dared not even dream of in the past.
It was his teacher who had given him confidence and a goal in life, allowing him to know what he was fighting for.
"Teacher, rest assured. I will definitely walk further and further, and I will make a name for myself in the Combat Master Hall. I won't let you down!"
Clenching his fists tightly, Zheng Yang made a vow in his heart.
"Alright, Zheng Yang, you have passed the test … Do you still wish to continue?"
After Zheng Yang left the dueling ring, Liao Song turned to Wang Ying and the others and asked, "Of course!"
"Of course!" Wang Ying replied with a smile.
Even if it wasn't to become a combat master, he wanted to prove his strength and make a name for his teacher!
"Senior, why don't you allow me to give it a try first? I am the latest to join the Combat Master Hall, so if I can clear it, I'm sure you will be able to do it as well!"
Just as Wang Ying was about to leap onto the dueling ring, a gentle voice suddenly sounded.
Turning around, Zhang Xuan saw Wei Ruyan with a passionate glint in her eyes.
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