Chapter 1177: An Unorthodox Training Method

Elder Hall of the War Master Hall.

"The Hall Master went to find Master Zhang?"

Hall Master Wei frowned.

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, he should be teaching by now..." Hall Master Liao nodded.

"With Master Zhang taking charge, I can rest easy. At Xuanxuanhui, even an ordinary master academy with mediocre students could be trained by him to be as strong as war masters in a short time, even surpassing them at the same level... This ability is nothing short of heaven-defying!"

"Indeed! Although it's only three days, with him handling it, our Qingyuan War Master Hall should become stronger. Perhaps we might really see unexpected gains..."

Hall Master Liao also sighed with emotion.

They had also communicated with Xuanxuanhui and knew how terrifying Master Zhang's lectures were. If one studied earnestly, not only would their combat power greatly increase, but their understanding of battle would also advance by leaps and bounds, reaching an unimaginable level.

"How about we take a quiet look...?" Hall Master Wei couldn't help but suggest.

"A quiet look?"

"Mm, I really want to hear how Master Zhang teaches and trains these little fellows. If we can learn a thing or two, we can also make our own students improve quickly and become stronger!"

Hall Master Wei stroked his beard.

"That's true... Let's go, let's have a look together!"

Feeling tempted as well, Hall Master Liao stood up.

Master Zhang teaching these war masters was not a secret, and as elders, there was nothing wrong with watching.

The two quickly walked toward the training hall.

"Why is the door open?"

Before they even arrived, they found the training hall wide open, completely different from a closed training session.

Hurrying in, the spacious hall was empty, as if the twenty people who were supposed to train individually had all vanished.

"Where are the people?"

The two hall masters looked at each other, baffled.

Weren't they supposed to have special training in the training hall and give lectures? Why had everyone disappeared?

"There's a cleaner over there, let's go ask..."

After circling around without seeing anyone, Hall Master Wei pointed.

Hall Master Liao indeed saw a cleaner in dirty clothes in a nearby quiet room, earnestly scrubbing a toilet.

"Friend, did you see a group of war masters cultivating... cultivat..."

Before he could finish, Hall Master Wei's mouth twitched.

The person scrubbing the toilet turned around—it was none other than their chosen super genius... Shi Hao!

This Shi Hao was famous throughout the War Master Hall for his profound true qi. Why wasn't he training, but kneeling here scrubbing toilets?

"Hall Master Wei, Hall Master Liao!"

Seeing them, Shi Hao quickly clasped his fists.

"You... why are you here? Where are the others? Didn't we invite Master Zhang to give you lectures?"

Unable to hold back any longer, Hall Master Wei asked directly.

"It was Master Zhang's assignment—he told me to scrub all the toilets in the War Master Hall within three days..." Shi Hao said.

"All the toilets in the War Master Hall?" The two hall masters' eyes went wide.

The entire War Master Hall had tens of thousands of people, plus another ten thousand from Xuanxuanhui. With living quarters and many public facilities... the number of toilets definitely exceeded ten thousand!

Scrubbing them all in three days... there wasn't even enough time, let alone training!

"Yes, and he also told me to use this..." Shi Hao raised the object in his hand.

Taking a look, the two hall masters' eyelids twitched again.

What he held was not a toilet brush, but a feather duster...

A feather duster is soft and good for dusting, but scrubbing off residue and grime from a toilet? How was that possible?

"Alright, two hall masters, I don't have time to talk. So many toilets must be scrubbed within three days, or I'll be in trouble... No more chatting!"

With that, ignoring the two, Shi Hao crouched down again and resumed his earnest cleaning.

"This... fine, we won't disturb you. But... where are the others?"

Seeing him focused on scrubbing and ignoring them, Hall Master Wei had to ask.

"Jiao Tan is outside the restroom swatting flies, Xiao Qin is catching birds... As for the others, I don't know. Go look for them outside; maybe you'll find them."

Without lifting his head, Shi Hao said.

"Swatting flies? Catching birds?"

The two hall masters swayed, their vision going dark.

Weren't they supposed to be lecturing?

Weren't they supposed to be in emergency intensive training?

What was this about scrubbing toilets, swatting flies, and catching birds?

Utterly bewildered, the two walked out of the training hall with confused expressions. Just as they were about to look for the ones catching birds and swatting flies, they saw a young man following a female war master with a fawning smile.

"Sister, don't go. Can we do something naughty together..."

"Slap!"

"If you don't want to, fine, but why hit me? Hey, big brother, would you like to do something naughty with me?"

"Get lost!"

"Okay..."

Seeing this, Hall Master Wei couldn't help but look at Hall Master Liao beside him. Both of their mouths twitched, and they felt like crying.

"I'm not mistaken, that's your student, Lu Jianling, right?"

"Yes, that student of mine is usually introverted and shy. How did he become so blunt with girls? And most importantly, what does he mean by hitting on a guy..." Covering his face, Hall Master Liao was afraid his student would see him and invite him to do something naughty.

"I don't know either..."

Hall Master Wei swallowed hard.

They continued forward and soon saw a young man standing before a large tree, circulating his true qi as if performing some kind of training.

"That's Dong Rui from the Defense Hall, known for his iron skin and bronze bones, impervious to blades..." Recognizing him, Hall Master Wei nodded.

Good, at least there was one normal one.

Otherwise, with all this toilet scrubbing and hitting on men... if they kept watching, they feared they wouldn't hold up and would spit blood.

"Mm..."

Hall Master Liao also breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to speak, they saw Dong Rui, having finished his breath regulation, leap to the treetop and then... suddenly let go.

Thud!

He plunged headfirst into the ground, stuck like a radish.

Plop!

Struggling to pull his head out, Dong Rui's face was covered in blood. He casually applied some medicine, went back to the tree, regulated his breath for a moment, and climbed up again.

Thud!

He crashed down headfirst again, with even more blood on his head.

"..."

The two hall masters were going crazy.

Wasn't this supposed to be training?

Wasn't this supposed to be lecturing?

Their carefully selected super geniuses, the strongest 'war kings' at every level of the War Master Hall—had they all gone mad?

Continuing on, they saw more bizarre things: someone lying in a bathtub playing dead, another burying himself in the ground without moving...

They soon found all twenty geniuses, each acting like a madman, doing things they could never have imagined before.

"Hall Master... what is going on?"

Unable to hold back any longer, they went to Hall Master Xing's residence and found him staring blankly. The two hall masters could no longer contain themselves.

They had wanted these war masters to perform miracles, not turn into lunatics...

"I... don't know either!"

Hall Master Xing turned around.

Only then did they notice that this ordinarily dignified hall master now had hair as messy as a bird's nest, dark circles under his eyes as if he hadn't slept for days, and looked somewhat frantic.

"Master Zhang arranged it this way and told me not to interfere. I... don't know what he's doing either!"

Hall Master Xing was also on the verge of collapse.

He had thought Master Zhang would use some special training method, but when he saw the written content, he went completely mad.

Special it was indeed special... but this was too damn special!

Are you sure this is training? Not trying to completely destroy our Qingyuan War Master Hall?

"You don't know either? Then... you're just letting him do whatever he wants?"

Hall Master Wei couldn't help saying.

"I wanted to say something, but he said if I didn't trust him, I could back out. After much deliberation, I decided to stop interfering..."

Hall Master Xing smiled bitterly.

As the hall master of the War Master Hall, he couldn't understand the other's actions either.

But since they had invited him to take charge, they had to trust him; otherwise, he, as hall master, would have no credibility.

"But..."

The two hall masters wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.

"Is Master Zhang... really training?"

After who knows how long, Hall Master Liao couldn't help asking.

"I don't know either... Let it be. Our people weren't going to get good rankings anyway. Might as well let him do his thing. Maybe... he can create a miracle."

Shaking his head, Hall Master Xing was full of helplessness.

Their Qingyuan War Master Hall was already very weak. Based on past results, even though these selected war masters were highly talented, whether they could secure two spots was uncertain...

Anyway, they were treating a dead horse as if it were still alive. Maybe this Master Zhang could create a miracle like before?

"We can only do that... By the way, where is Master Zhang?"

Looking around and not seeing Zhang Xuan, Hall Master Wei couldn't help asking.

"He just took his physician badge and alchemist badge and said he was going to the Master Teacher Hall to assess for a seven-star master teacher..."

Hall Master Xing said.

"Assess for a seven-star master teacher?"

The two were stunned again.

You were supposed to train our people, but you turned all the war masters into lunatics and then went off to assess for a seven-star master teacher yourself...

Wasn't his heart a little too big?

The two hall masters felt their worldview completely shattered.

...

Hall Master Xing was right; Zhang Xuan had indeed arrived at the Master Teacher Hall.

Training war masters was a trivial matter to him; assessing for a master teacher was the most important.

With this identity, he would be qualified to compete for a spot in the Holy Son Hall, and then he could find Luo Ruoxi, inquire in detail, and make preparations for what lay ahead.

Walking through the spacious hall of the Master Teacher Hall, he headed straight for Master Wu's residence.

Having the experience of elevating a kingdom to an empire, as long as his auxiliary professions and mental state met the requirements, he could apply for a badge without assessment. For others, it might involve some trouble, but finding Master Wu was the most convenient.

"Master Wu, if not for Vice Hall Master Tian discovering the danger back then, our War Master Hall might have been wiped out. Now you say he framed a six-star master teacher from a first-class empire and even had him arrested... Isn't that making a mountain out of a molehill?"

Just as he reached the door and before he could push it open, an aged voice came from inside the room.