Chapter 1105: About Two Hours

Bang!

His back slammed into the wall, covered in dust, before he finally stopped. After a few coughs, Hall Master Chen flew back. Though injured and pale, his eyes gleamed with excitement.

He was the hall master of the Fist Technique Hall, most skilled in fist techniques, yet at the same level he was easily crushed, and even a level higher he was no match. This young man before him, not old in years, had already reached an astonishing level of mastery in fist techniques.

“How should I improve my fist techniques?”

Standing with clasped fists, Hall Master Chen’s attitude was sincere.

Although he was a hall master of the War Master Hall, the one who mastered the art was the teacher. The other party, though young and weaker in cultivation, had already surpassed him greatly in fist techniques, enough to make him humbly seek advice.

“Your fist techniques look decent, but they lack an indomitable spirit... If I’m not mistaken, you’ve practiced many kinds of martial techniques!” the young man said.

“Yes, I’ve practiced 42 sets of fist technique martial arts...” Hall Master Chen said awkwardly.

Before, when he told others how many sets of fist techniques he had practiced, he felt proud; now, he felt ashamed.

“It’s not about quantity, but quality! A person’s energy is limited; if you learn too much, your spirit becomes scattered. Since my teacher taught me fist techniques, I’ve spent nearly a year constantly tempering this one move, and only then did I perfect it to this power. You’ve learned 42 whole sets, your energy scattered... how much time have you spent on each?”

The young man countered.

“Well... I’ve spent about twenty-some years on each... I’m nine hundred years old...” Hall Master Chen scratched his head.

“...That’s not important!” The young man’s face reddened. “Fist techniques aren’t just about the length of training time, but about focus. Since you’ve already joined the Xuanxuan Society, I’ll now teach you how to integrate your spirit, energy, and essence into a single punch with maximum power!”

“Thank you...”

Hall Master Chen’s eyes shone with excitement.

“A teenager instructing Hall Master Chen?”

“Though hard to believe... that punch from the young man was just too terrifying. At the same level, even if we faced it, we couldn’t withstand it!”

Watching this, the crowd in the air was filled with shock.

This young man of the Xuanxuan Society, though not old, had such superb fist techniques that even seeing them for the first time gave them a sense of delight at encountering something rare.

“Hall Master Chen joined the Xuanxuan Society to learn this fist technique, so... what about Hall Master Lu?”

Understanding why Hall Master Chen had defected, the crowd couldn’t help but look toward where Hall Master Lu was.

Before him was a girl, also about sixteen or seventeen, not yet fully grown but with a delicate, beautiful face.

The girl was also saying something to Hall Master Lu. The crowd focused and the voice slowly reached their ears.

“Little Lu, your movement technique is not bad, but it’s too flashy. Against weaker opponents, it’s fine, but what use is it against stronger ones? Flashy movement techniques only fool the weak, making you seem powerful, but in the eyes of the strong, they’re worthless.”

With hands behind her back, the girl spoke with a tone of frustration: “The purpose of movement techniques is to quickly approach the enemy, catch them off guard, and achieve surprise. If all your true qi is used for illusions, your actual attack will be much weaker. How can you fight?”

“How about this: suppress your cultivation to one level above mine, that is, the peak of Saint Domain First Level, and then use your movement technique to compete with me again!”

The girl continued.

“Alright!”

Hall Master Lu quickly nodded, his aura churning, and in an instant he suppressed his cultivation to the peak of Saint Domain First Level.

“Begin!”

With the girl’s words, Hall Master Lu’s figure flickered, and immediately six illusions appeared before the crowd, as if five clones had emerged, making it impossible to tell which was real and which were fake.

“It’s Hall Master Lu’s signature [Nine Shadow Step]!”

“Yes, when the Nine Shadow Step is pushed to its limit, nine illusions can appear. Even I can’t distinguish reality from illusion. Now that he’s suppressed his cultivation, though he only produces five, it’s still terrifying!”

“This move is almost impossible to counter...”

“At the same level, I’m no match...”

...

Punishment Hall Master Xing and the others nodded solemnly.

Even when suppressed to the Saint Domain, he could still use Saint-level martial techniques. This Nine Shadow Step was famous throughout the War Master Hall, and at the same level they simply couldn’t break it.

“Get ready, I’m making my move...”

Just as the crowd finished their sighs, they heard the girl in front let out a low shout, and then everyone felt a blur before their eyes, as if a shadow had shot out and returned to its place in an instant.

Thud!

Hurriedly looking, Hall Master Lu’s five shadows vanished in an instant, becoming one again. His entire body bent like a shrimp, vomiting yellow water in large mouthfuls.

It seemed that in that instant, the girl had kicked him in the abdomen, nearly making him unable to bear it.

“She... made a move?”

Swallowing saliva, the crowd’s throats went dry.

With their eyesight, they hadn’t even seen whether the girl had moved. How could those at the same level see clearly?

The hall master of the Movement Technique Hall had been defeated in movement technique by someone else...

Too terrifying!

“So fast... I’m no match. Please, miss, don’t hesitate to teach me...” After a long pause, Hall Master Lu finally recovered. Looking at the girl again, full of admiration, he sincerely clasped his fists.

To be honest, when they first heard that members of the War Master Hall would rather join the Xuanxuan Society than return, they were very angry.

As soon as they arrived, they came aggressively to cause trouble. After defeating several ordinary students in a row, Liu Yang, who was teaching Hall Master Chen, and this Miss Wang in front of them came out.

At the same level, the two of them couldn’t even withstand a single move from them...

Only then did they realize the strength of the Xuanxuan Society and couldn’t help but want to learn.

“Movement techniques require speed, faster, fastest! As long as the speed is fast enough, everything is no problem...”

Nodding, the girl explained to him.

After listening for a while, Hall Master Lu was sincerely impressed.

Her explanation went from the simple to the profound, directly pointing to the essence of movement techniques, making one suddenly enlightened.

As the hall master of the Movement Technique Hall, he had studied movement techniques for no less than several hundred years, yet he was not as profound in understanding as this girl. Thinking about it was truly shameful.

Lost in thought, he was about to continue speaking when he heard Hall Master Chen’s shout from not far away.

“Hall Master, you’ve come too! Come down, let’s join the Xuanxuan Society together...”

Looking up, he saw that Punishment Hall Master Xing and the others had arrived at some unknown time.

They had been far away and deliberately concealed their auras with their primordial spirits, so even he hadn’t noticed.

“Yes, come down quickly! The Xuanxuan Society’s understanding of combat is truly astonishing, far superior to ours. Come over quickly, let’s all join and learn more powerful techniques!”

Hall Master Lu also shouted.

“This...”

Punishment Hall Master Xing and the others twitched their mouths.

Originally hidden in the air, unseen by others, they didn’t need to worry. But now these two had not only defected but also shouted like this, making it impossible to stay hidden, so they all flew down.

“I am the hall master of the Weapon Hall of the War Master Hall. Which of you is skilled in weapons? I can suppress my cultivation and fight you!”

Discovered, no longer hesitating, the Weapon Hall master stepped forward, flipped his wrist, and a long spear appeared in his palm. With a light spin, it emitted a sound like a tiger’s roar and a dragon’s cry.

If they didn’t stop it, soon all the War Master Hall members would join the Xuanxuan Society. Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say—direct competition!

“I’ll do it...”

The young man who had been teaching Hall Master Chen stepped forward.

Liu Yang!

His specialty was fist techniques, but he had also studied spear techniques with Zheng Yang for a while.

As for the other members of the Xuanxuan Society, they could certainly handle ordinary war masters, but against hall master-level opponents, they couldn’t hold their ground.

When Hall Master Chen and Hall Master Lu had made their moves earlier, they couldn’t withstand them, so they had no choice but to invite these two direct disciples of the dean.

“Good!”

Seeing his cultivation was only at the peak of Half-Saint, the Weapon Hall master immediately suppressed his cultivation to the same level.

Whoosh!

With a flick of the spear, it thrust straight out.

As expected of a super war master skilled in weapons, before the spear even arrived, the spear light came roaring like a swimming dragon, giving a strong sense of pressure.

Although he used Half-Saint power, his full-force attack was something even a Saint Domain First Level expert might not be able to withstand.

“Impressive...”

“Hall Master Zhou’s move [Dragon Roar Thousand Layers] is indeed the most powerful technique in the entire War Master Hall. At the same level, I’m afraid no one can face its edge!”

“In a fight with him, I would have to use my soul power to dizzy him and then escape. A head-on clash... I definitely couldn’t do it!”

“I’m similar. I’d dodge first and then think of a way to counter...”

...

Punishment Hall Master Xing and the others all nodded inwardly.

Concerning the honor of their Master Teacher Hall, this Weapon Hall master Zhou showed no mercy. As soon as he made his move, even they felt great pressure, unable to withstand it at the same level.

Whoosh!

During the telepathic exchange, the young man opposite made his move.

A long spear also appeared in his palm. He thrust it into the air; it didn’t seem particularly exquisite, but it instantly pierced the air. Because of the extreme speed, the entire length of the spear seemed to increase, and in the blink of an eye, it was already before him.

Clatter!

Hall Master Zhou’s Dragon Roar Thousand Layers power dissipated, and Liu Yang’s spear tip had stopped right at his throat, ready to pierce at any moment.

One move, Hall Master Zhou, defeated!

“Your spear technique is far faster than mine. I’ve lost...”

Pale-faced, Hall Master Zhou stood rigid.

Although he was the hall master of the Weapon Hall, that move was unsolvable at the same level. To break it, he could only raise his cultivation.

“Actually, your spear technique is not bad. I just found the flaw and exploited it...” Liu Yang said with a smile.

“I’ve practiced spear techniques for a full eight hundred and forty-two years, thinking I had grasped the true essence and that no one at the same level could surpass me. I never expected that there is always a higher mountain...”

Shaking his head, Hall Master Zhou looked over: “May I ask... how long have you practiced spear techniques?”

“About...” Liu Yang thought carefully, then said seriously: “Two hours!”

“...” Hall Master Zhou.