Chapter 938: Invincible Zheng Yang (Part 1)

He knew nothing about this thing; only by testing it himself could he understand what 'two' and 'four' meant.

Would the Dean like to try?

No...

The faces of Elder Mi and the others below turned pale.

Their dean ruined whatever he tried. Unless this Master Zhuo didn't want this True Breath Stone anymore, it was best not to let him touch it, or else it would be too late to cry...

As if hearing their thoughts, Zhuo Qingfeng smiled: 'No need to trouble the Dean to test it personally. Chen Zhu, you go.'

'Yes!' Chen Zhu nodded, stepped forward, and placed his palm on it. Immediately, a flash of light appeared, and a number emerged before everyone—five!

'This shows that Chen Zhu's true qi and strength both exceed the standard of four.'

Zhuo Qingfeng explained.

Let me try.

Zhang Qingshan, the student from Luoqing Academy who had just been defeated, stepped forward, placed his palm on it, and a flash of light showed a number... four point five.

Although not reaching five and inferior to Chen Zhu, it still exceeded the standard of 'four'.

Let me see! Chu Jian stepped up, placed his palm on it, and the light flickered, showing only two point one.

I'm only this much?

His face twitched.

He ranked fifth among the twenty selectees from Hongyuan Academy, a fairly high rank, yet he only achieved this result. For the last fifteen, if calculated this way, it would probably be hard to even reach 'two'.

Thus, it seemed that without the Dean's instruction, relying on their own strength, it would be impossible to become a War Master.

I presume Dean Zhang now has some understanding of this True Breath Stone.

With three people having tested it, the situation of the True Breath Stone was roughly known. Zhuo Qingfeng looked over with a smile.

Mm, Zhang Xuan nodded, frowning.

He had seen Chu Jian's strength earlier; he ranked among the top of the students, yet he was only two point one. If his own academy's students were to test, probably fewer than half would exceed two!

That meant at least fifty would be eliminated!

How about this, Master Zhuo, could you give me two hours to teach these students something... After two hours, we'll come back for the test.

After thinking, Zhang Xuan said.

Two hours? Zhuo Qingfeng was startled.

Martial techniques and combat skills could be improved in a short time, but true qi and strength required long-term accumulation!

What use could two hours of teaching be?

No need for two hours. It's already dark now. How about this: I'll give you one night. Come back tomorrow morning for the test.

After hesitating, Zhuo Qingfeng said.

The selection from the three academies alone had taken four hours, and now it was already pitch dark.

Since War Masters only needed to be selected within three days, there was no need to rush it all today.

Then I greatly thank Master Zhuo...

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

These students were very weak in both physical body and true qi. If they could have one night of teaching and learning, they would definitely undergo a transformative change.

It's nothing; it's all for selecting War Masters... Zhuo Qingfeng smiled.

Alright, I won't say more. Elder Zhao, Elder Mi, please entertain the three deans and Master Zhuo. I'll first give these fellows some remedial lessons.

Smiling, Zhang Xuan gave instructions and led the group straight to the main hall of the Elder Court.

The main hall of the Elder Court had formations to isolate aura and a powerful spirit gathering array. Most importantly, it could comfortably accommodate a hundred people, making it most suitable.

As he left, Elder Mi and the others arranged a banquet for Dean Wu and the others, then settled them in for the night.

...

Arriving at the main hall of the Elder Court, Zhang Xuan first rearranged the spirit gathering array to increase its power, then took out five hundred high-grade spirit stones and placed them around.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the hall was filled with dense spiritual energy. Feeling the liquid-like spiritual energy, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

For others, improving physical body and true qi strength was very difficult, but for him, it was not complicated.

Having collected so many body-tempering techniques from the Master Teacher Academy, the first four layers of the Five Brilliance Golden Body had completely transformed into Heavenly Dao techniques. Even without treasures, they could be easily cultivated.

As for true qi, even if these people couldn't cultivate Heavenly Dao true qi, a simplified, simplified, simplified version was still easy to comprehend. With a little guidance, tempering true qi and making their accumulation more substantial was not difficult.

You only have one night. How much you can learn depends on your own comprehension and ability.

After arranging everyone, Zhang Xuan looked around and spoke in a clear voice: 'Now I will teach you a body-tempering technique, the Five Brilliance Golden Body...'

His voice carried the Heavenly Mandate Teaching, causing all the students to involuntarily circulate their true qi according to his words.

Wu Yangzi's Five Brilliance Golden Body was complex and cumbersome. Even for the top twenty students in each grade of the academy, it would be impossible to master without decades of effort.

However, after Zhang Xuan modified it using the Heavenly Dao technique, it became different—much simpler. Immersed in cultivation, all the students' physical strength continuously increased, growing stronger and stronger.

…

In the mansion gifted by the Prince of Huaiyang, Zheng Yang stretched lazily and walked out of his room.

After a full day of cultivation, he had completely digested the content the teacher had explained, and his strength had greatly improved.

"I heard today the academy's War Master Hall is selecting candidates... Let's go take a look!"

Exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, he recalled something and his eyes lit up.

The legendary war masters could each fight above their level, with astonishing strength. He wanted to see just how strong they were.

Without even calling out to Wang Ying and the others, he strode toward the academy.

Before long, he arrived.

By now, it was completely dark, and the banquet had ended. Scattered groups of students walked across the campus, looking unusually excited.

Hongyuan Academy had always lagged far behind the three major academies in war master selections. But with the new dean's succession, things had changed—he had even subdued the War Master Hall, leaving everyone feeling proud and indescribably refreshed.

Hearing the crowd's discussions, Zheng Yang roughly understood what had happened during the day and smiled lightly.

Having followed the teacher all this way, he knew what earth-shattering abilities this young teacher possessed!

Let alone defeating the lowest-level examiners of the War Master Hall... even if he trained a group of people to take down the War Master Hall itself, Zheng Yang wouldn't find it strange.

"True energy and physical strength are accumulated over time by cultivators. This Dean Zhang thinks he can improve them by lecturing for one night... How arrogant and ignorant!"

"Exactly! How much hardship and suffering have we endured to improve the purity of our true energy and enhance our physical strength? Even when we came here, we had to endure the scorching of the Flame Phoenix Sacred Beast... And even so, we only managed to improve our true energy and physical strength by a tiny bit!"

"He taught some combat techniques and achieved success, so now he thinks he's something special. Tomorrow, just wait and see the joke..."

As he walked along the street, a few voices of discussion reached his ears.

Looking up, he saw several young men in peculiar master robes walking forward with smiles, their faces showing mockery.

Today, the students of Hongyuan Academy had made the War Master Hall lose face. Anyone would feel indignant!

Now, hearing that this Dean Zhang was not only teaching martial techniques and combat skills at the last minute but also trying to improve the purity of true energy and physical strength in a short time... wasn't that just a dream?

These two things were the foundation of a cultivator's strength. If they were so easy to improve, the War Master Hall wouldn't have to train so hard.

"Friends, please hold on!"

Hearing their words, which were full of mockery for his teacher, Zheng Yang frowned and couldn't help but stretch out his hand to block their path.

"What's the matter?"

The several young men frowned.

"It's nothing. I just heard that everyone in the War Master Hall is extremely formidable in combat. I have nothing to do, so I thought I'd test your strength and see if you're as terrifying as the legends say!"

Zheng Yang glanced over calmly.

"You know we're from the War Master Hall and still dare to block us? You're asking for death!"

"Where did this wild kid come from? Tired of living, are you?"

The few of them were already displeased, and seeing a mere sixteen- or seventeen-year-old youth dare to stop them and even want to test their strength, they all flew into a rage.

They were dignified war masters, revered and respected wherever they went.

Yet, having arrived at this Hongyuan Academy, they were first knocked unconscious one after another, and now even a teenage boy was so arrogant—how could they tolerate it!

"Whether I'm asking for death, we'll find out once we try..."

Unfazed, Zheng Yang smiled lightly, and a long spear appeared in his palm. He swept it through the air, releasing an astonishing aura.

"Since you're looking for trouble, don't blame us for being rude..."

Seeing him draw his weapon, the war masters' faces darkened. One of them stepped forward.

This young man was at the peak of the Void Step Realm, specifically assigned to assess fourth-year students. During today's examination of the three academies, he had displayed great prowess, forcing countless talents to raise their hands in surrender. His strength was formidable, even terrifying.

He could see that Zheng Yang was only at the initial stage of the Cocoon Seal Realm and decided to test him.

As a war master, he could fight above his level. His opponent was only one minor level below him; defeating him should be easy.

"Make your move! I'll give you three moves..."

Raising his eyebrows, the young man took out his weapon and said calmly.

An air of strong confidence emanated from him.

"Give me three moves? No need... I'll suppress my cultivation to match yours!"

Seeing that this guy still didn't understand the situation, Zheng Yang shook his head. True qi circulated in his body, and with a series of crisp sounds, his cultivation was suppressed to the peak of the Void Step Realm.

"Since you're asking for trouble, I won't hold back..."

Seeing that this unknown youth dared to suppress his cultivation to fight him, the young man sneered coldly. He swung his weapon fiercely, unleashing a surge of immense power that swept forth.

Although his strength was only at the peak of the Void Step Realm, the power of this strike was such that even those at the peak of the Cocoon Seal Realm dared not withstand it head-on.

"Hmph!"

Facing such an attack, Zheng Yang smiled lightly. Instead of retreating, he gently shook his long spear and thrust it forward.

Bang!

The spear clashed with the opponent's weapon. With just one blow, the young man flew backward, landed on the ground, and coughed up a mouthful of blood.