Chapter 1904: Kong Shiyao Attacks Ancient Sage (Part 2)

"You can't do it. If you go up like that, you'll be struck dead on the spot!"

Without answering directly, Zhang Xuan looked at Yan Xue, then clasped his hands behind his back and gazed into the sky again, his expression calm.

"Why can't I?" Yan Xue frowned.

"Actually, not just you, even I can't do it like that!"

Zhang Xuan said: "Kong Shiyao carries the bloodline of Master Kong within her, grew up in the Kunxu Realm, and has experienced calamities... Her body is already filled with the imprints of this small world!"

Everyone nodded.

As he had just said, the girl had undergone three Ancient Sage tribulations, and her body was already filled with energy that could not be expelled.

Once she attacked the fourth time, she would likely be assimilated by the thunder.

"And this small world is... something the Heavenly Dao of the Master Teacher Continent does not permit!" Zhang Xuan continued. "If she followed the normal tribulation-crossing method, she would resist the thunder with all her might after drawing it. Doing so would anger the calamity, and instead of extinguishing it, it would cause a backlash, making it stronger and stronger!"

"Kong Shiyao's assault on Ancient Sage is itself a challenge to the Heavenly Dao's authority. If we compare her to a criminal, then the power of the small world within her is also a criminal, and with a heavier charge!"

"At this point, resisting the calamity head-on is like a criminal harboring another criminal with a heavier charge—naturally, it will provoke a stronger counterattack from the enforcer..."

"But by having her absorb the thunder, I am essentially opening the door wide for the enforcer to enter, cooperating with the enforcement... This way, the charge becomes much lighter! The backlash she suffers will also be minimal. More importantly... she can take the opportunity to expel the power of the small world within her, killing two birds with one stone!"

"This..."

Everyone's teeth chattered.

From the fact that the Heavenly Dao of the Master Teacher Continent wanted to destroy the Kunxu Realm, it was clear that the two were irreconcilable.

But to see this at a glance and use the Ancient Sage tribulation to make both sides suffer losses...

As a criminal, colluding with the enforcer—if things went wrong, it could lead to mutual destruction and eternal damnation!

"This is like fighting poison with poison. What if... the calamity power attracted is too much, and she doesn't have enough small world power within her—would she be obliterated as well?"

Although he understood, Yan Qing Ancient Sage was still full of worry.

It was easy to say, but very complicated to execute.

The power of the small world within the girl was fixed. If she absorbed too little, it wouldn't be completely cleansed; if too much, it could lead to her own death...

"So I told her to feel it with her heart!"

Zhang Xuan nodded. "As a descendant of Master Kong and the number one genius of the Kunxu Realm, if she can't even sense this and control how much to absorb... even if she dies, there's no help for it! After all, if she lacks this ability, even if she survives this tribulation, she won't be able to withstand the next one!"

He couldn't have said it directly earlier; once said, she would have had it in mind, and her body would have made instinctive reactions, which would have been counterproductive.

Again using the criminal analogy: if you bring the enforcer over, you must do it as if nothing is wrong. If you act deliberately and another enforcer sees it, the former might not even arrive before you get yourself killed.

"This..."

Everyone finally understood, and they looked at the young man again, full of admiration.

Psychology, the nature of the heavenly tribulation, mental state... He had calculated everything in an instant without any error. Such insight and knowledge...

Truly worthy of being a Heaven-recognized Master Teacher, possessing abilities that even Ancient Sages could not match.

...

Below, the crowd was stunned beyond words after hearing the explanation. In the sky, Kong Shiyao, experiencing it firsthand, was truly and completely impressed by this Heaven-recognized Master Teacher, who seemed even younger than her.

At this moment, without needing to hear the explanation, she understood his good intentions.

The Ancient Sage tribulation of the Master Teacher Continent, with thunder and heavenly fire, surged within her body, bit by bit consuming and eroding the power of the small world that had accumulated deep within.

The two forces clashed, but instead of harm, she carefully sensed the power, greatly improving both her cultivation and insight.

After an unknown time, the accumulated power of the Kunxu Realm's tribulation within her was completely consumed. The girl knew that if she continued to absorb, she would surely be blown to pieces. So she immediately sealed all her acupoints and ignited her blood!

"Retreat!"

A shout.

A word becomes a rule, and all laws follow!

The Ancient Sage tribulation in the sky had already expended most of its power. Now, unable to withstand her talent, the dark clouds scattered by more than half with a single push, then slowly dissipated.

Rumble!

As the dark clouds departed, the girl could no longer suppress the power within her. She broke through the shackles of the Immortal Realm Great Perfection and reached the Ancient Sage level.

Moreover, after breaking through to Ancient Sage, because her accumulation was so profound, she did not stop but continued forward.

Bloodline Continuation Initial Stage!

Bloodline Continuation Middle Stage!

...

In the blink of an eye, she reached the peak of the first level of Ancient Sage, Bloodline Continuation, and continued to charge.

Hundred Schools of Thought Initial Stage, Middle Stage... Peak!

In less than a quarter of an hour, she had actually reached the peak of the second level of Ancient Sage, Hundred Schools of Thought, before her power began to gradually decline.

"So strong..."

Yan Qing Ancient Sage's teeth chattered.

When they broke through to Ancient Sage, they usually only reached the initial stage of Bloodline Continuation. Being able to charge to the middle stage was already a genius among geniuses. But Kong Shiyao had leaped across two major levels in one breath, reaching the peak of the second level...

In the tens of thousands of years of Kunxu Realm's history, this had almost never happened!

"Being able to achieve this is all because of this person..."

Looking at Zhang Xuan again, admiration was no longer sufficient to describe it.

"Continue to charge. Your accumulation is enough to directly attack Dripping Blood Rebirth!"

Ignoring everyone's expressions, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and looked into the sky.

"Attack Dripping Blood Rebirth?"

Kong Shiyao was also stunned for a moment, but finally shook her head: "The power within me has reached its limit..."

Although she had undergone four Ancient Sage tribulations and suppressed her cultivation to the extreme, reaching the peak of the second level of Ancient Sage in one breath had exhausted all her reserves. She could not advance any further.

"Limit? There is no limit!"

Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, and a drop of blood appeared at his fingertip, shooting straight toward her: "Swallow it!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, Kong Shiyao trusted him completely. Without hesitation, she opened her mouth and swallowed the drop of blood.

As soon as the blood entered her throat, she felt a surge of heat, as if she were about to burn.

"This is... the blood of that 'god'?"

Her beautiful eyes widened.

She had absorbed quite a bit of the essence blood of Dripping Blood Rebirth experts during her years of cultivation, which was why she had accumulated such strength. But the blood he gave was even more powerful, with more energy—more than ten times stronger than Dripping Blood Rebirth!

There was only one possibility... the blood of a Void Shattering expert!

Such a precious thing, and he had directly given her a drop...

Her face flushed, but knowing this was not the time to dwell on it, Kong Shiyao rapidly circulated the power within her and absorbed it swiftly.

Half an hour later, the shackles were broken again, and she smoothly broke through to the Dripping Blood Rebirth realm, stopping around the middle stage.

"Teacher!"

Feeling the power within her, she flew straight to his side and knelt down on one knee.

This time, she was truly convinced!

Buzz!

Zhang Xuan's mind shook, and a golden book appeared in the library.