Chapter 1594: One Man Battles Two Characters

"Let me do it!"

Zhang Xuan felt a bit awkward.

He had been too focused on studying Wu Chen just now, forgetting about this matter. Since it was a contest, how could he let the girl go first while he watched from the side?

"It doesn't matter who goes first..."

The stone statue boy said calmly, indifferent to the order. With a wave of his hand, the second 'zi' character transformed into a golden soldier and stepped forward.

"Of course it matters. You have three characters here, facing the three of us... If I can defeat all these golden soldiers by myself, then she won't need to fight, right?"

Raising an eyebrow, Zhang Xuan said flatly.

"One man against two characters?" The stone statue boy was taken aback, then a smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Are you sure?"

"Of course!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

He had carefully watched the battle between the first golden soldier and Wu Chen. At the same level, its strength was nothing special, not as terrifying as imagined. It would be quite simple for him to win.

Since that was the case, there was no need to trouble Luo Ruoxi.

"Zhang Xuan, the 'shi' character golden soldiers grow stronger as they go on. Don't be careless..."

She hadn't expected him to challenge two characters. Luo Ruoxi frowned.

"No matter. Just two characters. Watch me break them with sheer force..."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, full of confidence.

"Alright, be careful..."

Seeing his expression, Luo Ruoxi said no more and nodded.

"Let's begin!"

Seeing that the girl no longer objected, Zhang Xuan laughed heartily, strode two steps to stand before the golden soldiers, and extended his palm. In an instant, his aura soared to the heavens, brimming with heroic spirit.

"He does have some heroic qualities..."

Seeing him like this, Wu Chen silently approved.

He had always wondered why someone as formidable as the young lady would like this seemingly unreliable fellow. Now, seeing him step forward for the woman he loved, challenging two characters alone, he finally understood a bit.

This guy, though he liked to show off and belittle others, was quite reliable at critical moments.

Whoosh!

As he advanced without further ado, the two golden soldiers instantly suppressed their cultivation to the peak of Saint Realm Nine, attacking from left and right. Though their techniques differed, they moved as one, perfectly coordinated, targeting Zhang Xuan's unavoidable weaknesses, making it hard to dodge.

"Not bad!"

Seeing that the coordinated attack of these two was indeed more fearsome than the previous 'ran' character, Zhang Xuan was not nervous. Instead, he smiled lightly and pointed forward.

"Freeze!"

Whoosh!

The space around was immediately sealed. The wind that had been blowing seemed to hang in the air at his words. The attacks of the two were like fish frozen in a river, unable to advance an inch.

If anything were falling, it too would stop in midair, suspended quietly, not dropping to the ground.

Having comprehended the true meaning of sealing, he might not be able to immobilize a Great Saint-level expert, but at the same level, they simply could not break free.

It could be said that with this ability, he was absolutely invincible when used against those of the same level.

Unless the opponent had also comprehended the same spatial law, or... possessed a comparable ability, such as the Zhang family's temporal law.

"Scatter!"

With a single move, he immobilized the two golden-armored soldiers. Snorting, Zhang Xuan extended his finger, intending to disperse them, when the astonished voice of the stone statue boy rang out: "The spatial seal of Qiuwu Gusheng? So you are a disciple of Qiuwuzi. Please hold your hand!"

"Oh?"

Unexpected that this stone statue could recognize his technique at a glance, Zhang Xuan turned around.

Splash!

As his mental focus relaxed, in an instant, the force confining space ceased. At this moment, the wind continued to blow, and the attacks of the two golden-armored soldiers, suspended in midair, shot forth again.

"Heh heh!"

With a faint smile, without any visible movement from Zhang Xuan, the incoming attacks suddenly veered, grazing his body and shooting upward, vanishing into the air the next moment without a trace.

"It's space twisting..."

Wu Chen's eyes widened.

It was none other than the technique he had used against the many elders' demon-subduing circle formation at the Luo residence—space twisting.

In a short time, twisting the space around his body, extending upward, so even if attacks came, they could not harm him in the slightest.

With his current strength, executing this move was very simple, but for a peak Saint Domain ninth level... it was almost impossible!

Yet this fellow before him had done it with ease...

This kind of true interpretation, in the long years he had lived, he had seen someone perform it and had also read countless books on the subject, all with detailed explanations of its power and execution speed. But compared to what he saw now, what he knew was like imitating clumsily, while this fellow was like their master!

They were not on the same level at all.

Having just learned it less than ten minutes ago, yet possessing such power, while those who had immersed themselves in it for a lifetime were inferior... What was going on?

He was puzzled. The stone statue boy on one side also seemed to sense something amiss, furrowing his brows in confusion: "Qiu Wuzi's sealing space, though powerful, shouldn't be executed so smoothly by someone of your strength. Even if he himself were resurrected, I doubt he could do it!"

Qiu Wuzi's sealing space was formidable, but not to this extent.

"Oh, there were some flaws in Qiu Wuzi's sealing space secret technique, so I took the liberty of modifying it!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

Although the Yanspace Celestial Scripture was the pinnacle of techniques on the continent, under the illumination of the Library of Heaven's Path, its flaws were still too numerous. He practiced the Heaven's Path technique, so its power was naturally incomparable.

The former required accumulating power and had a time delay, while the Heaven's Path technique... needed none at all!

"M-modify?"

Before the stone statue boy could speak, Wu Chen nearly fell to the ground.

He had witnessed this man break through by borrowing books, thinking that being able to learn it was already heaven-defying and incredibly lucky. He never dreamed that not only did he learn it, but he also found it unsatisfactory and went ahead to modify it...

And crucially, he succeeded, making the move even more powerful...

So heaven-defying—was there no justice? No humanity?

Could this basic introductory technique really be that formidable?

Could it allow someone to alter even Qiu Wuzi's ultimate move after a single glance?

If so, it seemed he must study and research diligently after returning, hoping to one day possess such spatial control!

"You modified it?"

The stone statue boy was also somewhat incredulous, but then assumed it was achieved with the help of the many masters of the Master Teacher Hall or through ancestral blessings, so he asked no further and continued: "Since you have Qiu Wuzi's inheritance, you naturally qualify to enter. Please!"

With that, he bowed and then led the way.

Creak!

As he moved forward, the closed palace doors before them burst open, and a vast, ancient aura rushed toward them.