Chapter 2211: Nine Songs Breaks Through to Divine King

Although he had defeated Feng Nine Songs, this 'teacher' who had enabled his rapid progress had not fought, so taking first place felt unjustified.

Thus, after the competition, he had been waiting here for the other to arrive.

'If I win... will you give me the spot to enter the Spirit God Palace?' Zhang Xuan looked over.

'If you can win, I will naturally yield it to you...' Feng Hanqiu nodded.

The purpose of entering the Spirit God Palace was to comprehend the various items left by the Divine Lord, striving for insights to break through to the Divine King realm.

Now that he was already a Divine King, whether he went to comprehend or not made no difference, and he was no longer as eager for this opportunity as before.

Moreover, if the other could defeat him, the spot was rightfully his, and yielding it was no trouble.

'Let's begin!'

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

'I have broken through to Divine King, so attacking you now is like bullying the weak. For fairness, I'll let you have three moves...' Feng Hanqiu looked over coolly.

A Divine King and a peak upper-grade Heavenly God were fundamentally different concepts; competing with him was already bullying, and he still wanted to save face.

'No need!' Zhang Xuan shook his head.

A newly broken-through Divine King was nothing; no need for concessions.

Too lazy to waste words, he stepped forward and appeared before Feng Hanqiu in an instant. With a light pat, the air in the entire courtyard seemed to freeze.

'So strong?'

Feng Hanqiu, who had intended to let him have three moves, felt this power and his pupils sharply contracted. No longer daring to act arrogantly, he raised both hands to meet it, his internal energy rapidly circulating.

Bang!

Zhang Xuan's palm was unaffected, falling straight down. The latter's face turned pale as he slid across the ground, utterly disheveled.

One move decided victory and defeat.

Even though Feng Hanqiu had reached the Divine King realm, he was still no match for a single blow.

'Give me the spot!'

Zhang Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, speaking calmly.

The purified Heavenly Dao true energy, though reduced in quantity, was many times more powerful. Even Fu Jiangchen, a peak Divine King, was no match, let alone this opponent.

'Thank you for holding back...'

Standing up, Feng Hanqiu found it hard to believe, but he knew that the previous blow was a show of mercy; otherwise, he would not have just slid across the ground...

Without much hesitation, he flicked his finger, and a jade talisman flew over.

The token to enter the Spirit God Palace!

Taking it casually, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

With this, he could enter the Spirit God Palace and find Luo Ruoxi.

'I wonder... Brother Feng Xuan, could you tell me how you cultivated to such a level?' Feng Hanqiu was full of curiosity.

He had previously ranked first on the Spirit Source Heavenly Divine King Potential List, and his cultivation was notable even in the Nine Heavens of the Divine Realm... Yet, despite being so strong and even breaking through, he was not a match for a single blow. How exactly did the other cultivate?

'Nothing special. When accumulation reaches a certain point, qualitative change naturally occurs.' Zhang Xuan nodded.

'Accumulation?' A thunderous roar echoed in Feng Hanqiu's ears, as if he had grasped the root of power. His face slightly flushed: 'Does Brother Feng Xuan mean that after reaching a certain level, one should spend more time and effort on accumulation and cultivation, rather than rushing to break through?'

Accumulation—he had known about it before. He had stayed at the peak upper-grade Heavenly God realm for who knows how long, accumulating until he was so formidable.

Unfortunately, compared to the other, he was still far behind.

Could it be that his accumulation was still insufficient?

But... at the time, he felt he could no longer accumulate any more!

It was like stacking boxes; no matter how skilled, one would eventually fail to stack higher. Everything has a limit. Once the limit is reached, like a spring stretched to its end, it backfires.

'Indeed. Sometimes you think you've reached the limit, but after more effort, you find there's still a gap...' Zhang Xuan sighed.

He had once thought Heavenly Dao true energy was the most powerful in the world, but after cultivating the 'Heaven Has Compassion' true energy, he realized there was still a difference between the two.

'I am enlightened...'

Hearing this, Feng Hanqiu's expression turned serious. He looked at Zhang Xuan with bright eyes, a hint of curiosity: 'Brother Feng Xuan, to accumulate to such an extent must have cost you immense effort!'

'Indeed!' Recalling the hardships of his cultivation, Zhang Xuan felt deeply moved and poured out his grievances: 'Since breaking through to upper-grade Heavenly God five days ago, I have worked hard every day. On busy days, I spare at least half an hour for cultivation; on less busy days, I cultivate for two hours... Only then did I achieve my current level. You can imagine the hardship...'

'F-five days?' Feng Hanqiu was stunned: 'You broke through to upper-grade Heavenly God only... five days ago? And you cultivate at most two hours a day?'

He had just heard the other say that sufficient accumulation leads to strength, expecting at least a decade or decades of accumulation. But it was only five days...

Are you joking?

Five days... what hardship is that? A single closed-door session takes longer than that.

And within those five days, there were days when he only cultivated half an hour...

'That's right. It's been five days; it's time to break through... But I don't have a suitable technique yet. Let's have Nine Songs break through first...' Unaware of the other's frustration, Zhang Xuan sighed.

Recently, if he hadn't been thinking about entering the Spirit God Palace to study techniques carefully, he should have already broken through.

Clearly, he had been slacking off.

That is the biggest taboo in cultivation.

'Break through? You've been at peak upper-grade Heavenly God for less than ten hours in total...' Feng Hanqiu was exasperated: 'I'm not saying Brother Feng Xuan's cultivation is insufficient, but... breaking through to Divine King requires greater recognition of heaven and earth, and a better grasp of space. It's not just about reaching the required true energy. The difficulty is not easily overcome...'

Before he finished speaking, he saw this 'Brother Feng Xuan' approach Feng Nine Songs with a kind face: 'Do you want to break through to Divine King?'

'Yes...'

Feng Nine Songs nodded, his eyes shining.

'Since we have nothing better to do, let's begin!'

With that, 'Brother Feng Xuan' took out a pill and placed it in Feng Nine Songs' mouth. At the same time, he grabbed with his hand, and countless streams of true energy poured into the other's body through his acupoints.

Crack! Crack! Rumble!

A series of explosive sounds like popping beans rang out. Feng Nine Songs, who had been stuck at peak upper-grade Heavenly God, suddenly raised his eyebrows. An invincible aura spread from his dantian, shooting into the sky like a sword qi.

'This is the Divine King cultivation...'

Feng Hanqiu and the others who had come with him all grabbed their hair in disbelief: 'He... broke through?'

No sooner had he said that breaking through to Divine King was harder than reaching the heavens than the other succeeded...

This slap in the face couldn't be more brutal...

And the key was that this was the same waste who had been expelled from the family a few days ago due to low cultivation...

After teaching for an hour, he broke the Nine Phoenix Formation and achieved the second-best result below Divine King. He himself couldn't even defeat him without breaking through.

Now, with a random pill and a few manipulations, he broke through to a realm he had dreamed of for over a decade...

In an instant, Feng Hanqiu felt his worldview and values overturned.

Is breaking through to Divine King... really this simple?

If it really is this simple, what was he doing all those years?