Chapter 699 Zhang Xuan's Physical Body

"Not bad!" The young man sneered coldly. "If you're not convinced, we can fight with our physical bodies. If you lose, you'll obediently let Young Master Tao come with us and admit you're unworthy to be his teacher. If you win, I'll even take you as my master..."

"What do you say? Dare or not?" the young man roared.

Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.

The other party was a Mortal Transformation Realm Eight-dan expert. Although he hadn't used any martial techniques just now, it was clear that his physical body was extremely powerful. Even if Zhang Xuan combined all his attack power, exceeding ten million cauldrons of force, he probably still couldn't break through the defense and defeat him!

Moreover, relying solely on his physical body, he only had four million cauldrons of force!

If he couldn't even defeat him, what qualifications did he have to be the teacher of his 'Young Master Tao'?

In other words, although the other party seemed reckless, he had seized upon Zhang Xuan's weakness and cornered him.

Moreover, using only the physical body could also avoid the Heavenly Mandate of the Teacher... It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"That's right! I'm asking you, dare or not?" The young man clasped his hands behind his back and snorted.

"Hmph!" Seeing the other party pressing forward, Zhang Xuan flicked his sleeve and was about to speak when he heard excited shouts: "Teacher..."

Turning his head, he saw Yuan Tao, Zheng Yang, Wang Ying, and the others approaching, their faces full of excitement upon seeing him.

In the month they hadn't seen each other, these students had made further progress in strength. Whether in spirit, energy, or cultivation level, they had all improved considerably.

Evidently, they hadn't been idle during this time and had been striving to catch up.

"Young Master!"

Sun Qiang also walked over.

At this moment, Steward Sun had already reached the Mortal Transformation Realm Three-dan Yin-Yang Realm intermediate stage.

Although still slightly inferior to Wang Ying and the others, it was already quite impressive for someone who hadn't been diligent in cultivation.

Seeing everyone full of vigor, Zhang Xuan felt comforted and smiled slightly. A surge of heroic spirit rose in his heart. He turned to look at the young man not far away and said calmly, "Fine, a duel, using only the physical body!"

"A duel? Teacher..."

Yuan Tao and the others were stunned, filled with anxiety.

Although the teacher had improved quickly, it would still be very difficult for him to win against a Mortal Transformation Realm Eight-dan expert skilled in body refinement.

"Don't worry! Just a clown jumping around. Watch your teacher slay him with one blow!"

Smiling lightly, Zhang Xuan clasped his hands behind his back, exuding an invincible demeanor.

Since the other party had put it that way, if he, as the teacher, still didn't act, what face would he have to face his students and guide them in the future?

"Since you dare to fight, come on!"

Not expecting the other party to actually agree, the young man laughed heartily, leaped to the center of the hall, and shook his body. His muscles bulged, and even his height seemed to increase, giving him a fierce, beast-like aura.

"Hold on!"

Seeing the other party jump into the arena, Zhang Xuan didn't follow. Instead, he smiled faintly and looked at the Prince of Huai not far away. "Your Highness, I may need to trouble you again. Is there a secret chamber here? I have something to attend to."

"A secret chamber? Of course!"

The Prince of Huai, who was worried about how to build a good relationship with Teacher Zhang, immediately smiled upon hearing this. With a wave of his hand, a smooth wall on one side of the hall slid open with a creak, revealing a side room.

As a prince of a first-rate empire, the reception hall usually had several such secret chambers for discussing confidential matters.

Such places were equipped with formations, making it impossible even for the most powerful people to see through or spy on them.

"Thank you!"

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, walked in, and closed the door. With a flick of his wrist, the doppelganger appeared before him.

Relying solely on his physical body, he only had four million cauldrons of force, which would certainly be insufficient to teach the other party a lesson. But... the doppelganger was different.

The doppelganger was refined from the Nine-Heaven Lotus Fetus. Even if Zhang Xuan used all his strength, he wouldn't be able to withstand a single punch from it. In terms of physical body alone, no matter how strong that young man was, he would definitely be no match.

"This is the situation. Go and beat him until he's crawling on the ground!"

With a thought, he communicated the matter and gave the order.

"Don't worry!"

The doppelganger nodded, changed into Zhang Xuan's clothes, and pushed the door open to walk out.

Since the original was hiding in the secret chamber where no one could see, there was no need to worry about arousing suspicion.

"Come on!"

Seeing 'Zhang Xuan' come out, the young man sneered coldly. His bones creaked, and his entire aura grew stronger. With a flick of his wrist, the air crackled as if about to explode.

When the physical body reached a certain level, its power was no weaker than true qi.

The young man possessed the Dragon Rhinoceros bloodline. Although diluted, it was still extremely powerful. Coupled with the family's long-standing inheritance of powerful body refinement techniques, his physical body had surpassed his true qi and also reached the Mortal Transformation Realm Eight-dan.

The 'doppelganger' smiled lightly and moved to the center of the hall.

"Hmph!"

Seeing that a mere Harmony Realm kid actually dared to confront him physically, the young man's face twisted ferociously. He stamped his foot on the ground and charged straight over.

Boom!

Too fast, the air emitted a dull thunderous sound.

Before he arrived, the air had already exploded, forming a huge sphere that completely enveloped Zhang Xuan.

"Teacher..."

Seeing the other party attack without a word, unleashing his strongest power, Yuan Tao clenched his fists.

Although this was his clansman, compared to the teacher, he felt much closer to the latter.

Wang Ying and the others were also tense.

They knew the teacher's strength very well. When they parted a month ago, he was at the Turbid Clarity Realm. Even if he had broken through now, he would only be at the Harmony Realm. Compared to Mortal Transformation Realm Eight-dan... the gap was too great!

In fact, the two sides weren't even on the same level. How could they compete?

"Don't worry. Since the young master agreed to the duel, he definitely won't lose!"

Sun Qiang said from the side.

This young master had a strong sense of teacher dignity in front of his students. Wang Ying and the others thought it would be extremely difficult to win, not because they didn't believe in him, but because they thought the cultivation gap was too large.

The teacher was also upright and would never do anything unethical.

But... he didn't think so.

Having been with the young master for so long, he knew his nature inside out. Had he ever done anything without certainty?

Since he dared to agree, he must have prepared to beat the guy into a pig's head. Otherwise, why would he ask for a secret chamber before the duel?

"Won't lose?"

Wang Ying and the others were half-convinced.

Whoosh!

In the center of the hall, the teacher, seeing the young man attacking with all his might, didn't dodge. His brows shot up, and he raised his arm, throwing a punch straight at him.

"A frontal attack?"

Seeing this, everyone's brows jumped. Even Elder Yuan on the side frowned in confusion.

Elder Yuan knew the young man's strength and defense very well. Even ordinary Mortal Transformation Realm Eight-dan intermediate experts found it hard to break through his defense. For a Harmony Realm nobody to clash fists with him... wasn't that suicide?

Bang!

Fist met fist. A gale swept through, and the ground beneath their feet cracked layer by layer.

After the punch landed, the young man was excited at first, but then felt as if his fist had hit steel. The bones in his palm ached violently.

Crack! Crack!

In an instant, his fist was shattered. Then, a tremendous force surged along his arm, seemingly about to crush him.

Whoosh!

His entire body flew backward.

Limited by cultivation, the doppelganger's strength might be inferior to the other party's, but the physical body refined from the Nine-Heaven Lotus Fetus was extremely hard, comparable to a divine artifact... When the young man struck with all his might, it was like hitting a hammer—how could he withstand it?

"How can you have such a strong physical body..."

His pupils contracted, and the young man was about to go mad.

He had the Dragon Rhinoceros bloodline and had cultivated the family's powerful body refinement technique. He was impervious to blades and spears. Even a high-grade spirit weapon stabbing his skin might not break it...

Yet, with one punch, his bones were shattered...

Who has the Dragon Rhinoceros bloodline, me or you?

How can he have such a powerful physical body?

Roaring, he was about to stabilize himself when he saw a blur before his eyes. The other party's figure had somehow flashed behind him.

Bang!

His flying body collided with the other party again.

Crack! Crack!

Another crisp sound. The bones he had cultivated for countless years and always been proud of cracked again, breaking several more.

"I..."

Intense pain made his face contort. He immediately turned and elbowed with his other intact arm.

This guy was indeed a good close-combat fighter. It had to be said, this reaction was excellent. Any other cultivator would have dodged or blocked.

But Zhang Xuan stood still, not moving an inch.

Bang!

The elbow struck his head.

"Great..."

The head was the weakest part of the human body. Seeing the hit land squarely, the young man's eyes lit up. But before he could rejoice, he felt pain in his arm again.

The bones in his elbow had also been shattered.

"What's going on?"

The young man was on the verge of tears.

With his invincible Dragon Rhinoceros bloodline defense, he had thought he could bully the other party like chopping cabbage, dealing with him however he wanted. But after consecutive hard attacks, the other party was completely fine, while his own bones were shattered all over...

It was as if he was fighting against a holy artifact.

What the hell?

"This..."

Elder Yuan on the side also widened his eyes.

With his eyesight, he could naturally see that Teacher Zhang was passively taking hits. Yet, taking hits could shatter the bones of a body-refining expert... That was too powerful!

Not to mention the young man, even he, who had cultivated his physical body for countless years, couldn't achieve this by taking hits!

Could it be... that he had misidentified the young master? Perhaps Teacher Zhang was the real Dragon Rhinoceros bloodline, and Young Master Tao... was not?

"Teacher... is this strong?"

Wang Ying, Yuan Tao, and the others looked at each other in utter disbelief.

In just over a month, they thought their progress was great, but the teacher's progress... seemed even greater!

Getting beaten and shattering the opponent's bones... That was probably unprecedented!

Crack! Crack!

The same surprise appeared on the Prince of Huai's face. Just as everyone was still reeling in disbelief, they saw Zhang Xuan shatter the young man's legs again, stand quietly in the center of the hall, and look over calmly, his voice flat and unruffled.

"May I ask... does this physical body strength of mine..."

"...qualify me to be Yuan Tao's teacher?"