On the other side, an unremarkable-looking man with ordinary demeanor stepped forward, his Primordial Spirit force swept out, and he directly scored 3001 points on the sphere with his Primordial Spirit force.
Seeing this scene, everyone was simultaneously astonished.
"It’s Senior Brother Xu Qizhang! His Primordial Spirit force has exceeded 3000!"
"That means, Senior Brother Xu Qizhang has also broken through to the third realm!"
"Brother Xu, when did you make your breakthrough? Why didn’t you tell us?"
The man with ordinary looks and demeanor was none other than Xu Qizhang, who ranked just after Jiang Weishan.
In the two months Jiang Weishan spent recovering from his injuries, Xu Qizhang had broken through to the third realm and caught up.
Seeing everyone’s questions, Xu Qizhang smiled modestly and said, "I just made the breakthrough yesterday and haven’t had the chance to announce it. I haven’t even chosen my divine picture."
"Everyone is making progress," Zhou Bai thought to himself, "Each person is working hard."
Just at that moment, an intense, overwhelming, and formidable Primordial Spirit force rolled in from the doorway, slamming into the sphere with a boom.
The digits on the sphere flashed rapidly before finally settling at 4020.
"He’s broken through four thousand!"
"This is the Primordial Spirit force of the fourth realm!"
The crowd cried out in surprise, turning their heads to see Zheng Wentian at the entrance.
"As expected of a demigod, he’s broken through to the fourth realm so quickly."
"At this rate, Zheng Wentian will reclaim the top spot in the next assessment."
"He’s reached the fourth realm; I wonder which divine picture he has chosen."
Noticing everyone’s gazes, Zheng Wentian cracked a slight smile and said casually, "I’ve recently made a breakthrough in my cultivation, entering the fourth realm by chance; it’s all been good fortune." He glanced at Zhou Bai and chuckled, "Zhou Bai, let’s have another spar in a couple of weeks."
Having said that, he turned and walked away, a series of cold laughs echoing in his heart: ’Zhou Bai! Not only am I completely ahead of you in Twilight Taoist Skill, but my own cultivation also thoroughly crushes yours. What makes you think you can compete with me?’
’In two weeks, I’ll kill you with my own hands.’
Thinking this, Zheng Wentian’s steps quickened, fearful lest Zhou Bai call out to him.
Watching Zheng Wentian leave, the crowd was still continuously exclaiming in admiration.
After all, a demigod under the age of 20 who had cultivated to the fourth realm was certainly one of the top records in the history of Dao School.
Next, Zhou Bai entered the training room with Zuo Dao and Qian Wangsun. Upon entering, he saw Qian Wangsun, who had already stripped off his shirt and shoes and was wearing sports pants, warming up.
Seeing Zhou Bai come in, Qian Wangsun smiled and said, "Taking off the shirt eliminates the noise and resistance of the wind, and being barefoot on the ground allows one to more acutely sense the vibrations of the floor. Through these vibrations, one can perceive the opponent’s location and the changes in their strength. Is that right?"
"..." Zhou Bai fell silent for a moment before saying, "You’ve noticed all that, impressive, Qian Wangsun."
On the other side, Zuo Dao clutched a spell and more than a dozen dark beads floated in front of him, flickering with a profound light. Upon closer observation, one could see faint lightning dancing within them.
Christina, who had woken up at some point, looked at the beads before Zuo Dao and said, "Those are Yin Thunder Pearls, right? Oh boy, specializing in Artifact Refining according to the spell inscription techniques, Dao School’s first layer of divine pictures for inscriptions includes the Flame Dragon Sword, Vigorous Air Shield, and Yin Thunder Pearl.
"These Yin Thunder Pearls have the greatest power, but each bead is a single-use magical artifact that needs to be refined again once used up. It seems they were specifically chosen to counter your defensive power. Now that he’s seen your super-speed, I wonder if Zuo Dao regrets his choice."
Zhou Bai smiled slightly, "There’s nothing to regret, right? The Zuo Family’s Ghostly Divine Hundred Refinement is a unique technique for quickly duplicating magical artifacts; isn’t it perfect for him to refine these?"
"That’s true," Christina said with a bit of an itch in her heart, "It’s been so long since I’ve had a good thrashing, how about I take on these two guys?"
"No, it’s always you taking action, and I want to test my own cultivation, while practicing my combat skills."
Just then, Qian Wangsun called out, "Shall we start, Zhou Bai?"
Zhou Bai gestured to Qian Wangsun with a hook of his finger. The latter flicked his ten fingers, and a series of invisible air arrows, mixed with the power of his fingertips and the strength of his Primordial Spirit, shot out.
At this moment, Zhou Bai was neither undressed nor barefoot, fighting just with his normal speed and the strength of his Primordial Spirit.
One could see Zhou Bai’s figure flickering around Qian Wangsun, bringing up whirlwinds with his constant attacks.
Zhou Bai wasn’t benefiting from the bare-chested and barefoot boost at this moment. Although his speed was still much faster than Qian Wangsun’s, it hadn’t reached the level where Qian Wangsun couldn’t see him at all or had no time to react.
And with Zhou Bai’s Primordial Spirit strength just under 1400 and Qian Wangsun’s around 1300, it was hard for Zhou Bai’s ordinary attacks to severely injure Qian Wangsun.
Moreover, Qian Wangsun, who pursued the Gong Tu pathway, had cultivated the first layer of the Sky Heart Diagram, which, aside from sharpening his five senses, greatly enhanced his intuition, always allowing him to dodge critical attacks, and the rest he managed to withstand with his Primordial Spirit strength.
Figures intertwined, the air burst with sounds; Qian Wangsun felt as if he’d been thrown into a meat grinder, surrounded on all sides by a storm of fists and kicks.
"But although it’s fast and continuous, it hasn’t reached the level where it’s completely irresistible." Qian Wangsun desperately squeezed out his potential, bringing his senses and intuition to their peak.
This move needs to be dodged backward.
This one can be resisted with the right hand adding Primordial Spirit strength.
He’s aiming for the back of my head.
Move to the right, and here comes the low sweep kick.
In these collisions, Qian Wangsun felt his intuition and senses becoming sharper under Zhou Bai’s pressure.
’Indeed, Gong Tu requires constant battle!’
On the other side, Zhou Bai frowned slightly, swelling the Primordial Spirit strength under his feet, bursting his shoes open, and then with a flash, he aimed a kick at Qian Wangsun’s chest, which Qian Wangsun, reacting with his intuition, caught with his hands.
But the impact from the high-speed kick still caused Qian Wangsun to stagger backward.
"So fast," Qian Wangsun exclaimed, "Once you really pick up speed, I can’t block you at all."
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On the other side, Zuo Dao shouted, "I’m coming."
The next moment, over a dozen spell swords shot out rapidly.
Zhou Bai channeled his Primordial Spirit strength only to discover that the opponent’s strength was on par with his own.
While dodging the barrage of spell swords, he attacked towards Zuo Dao, only to see the latter directly detonate the triggering lightning, forcing Zhou Bai to retreat explosively in an instant.
A dark and heavy Yin Thunder Pearl suddenly exploded, dazzling electric sparks crackling through the air, and the surging blast wave blew in all directions.
Zhou Bai tried to use his Primordial Spirit strength to rush towards the exploding Yin Thunder, to see if he could block the blast with his strength, but his 1400 points of Primordial Spirit shattered in an instant, dissipating in the air.
’Although this Yin Thunder is a level 1 technique, as a one-time-use artifact, its power reaches level 2.’
’Problematic. It seems I’d have to lie down to withstand this Yin Thunder without injury.’ Zhou Bai shook his head. After a few more probing rounds, he accelerated and defeated Zuo Dao.
Zuo Dao exhaled deeply, acutely feeling the gap between himself and Zhou Bai, and once again a stronger fighting spirit surged in his heart.
After the sparring session, Zhou Bai entrusted his body to Christina for a class, while he himself retreated into his sea of knowledge, contemplating the gains and losses of the previous exchange.