Martial Saint!
Chapter 347 - 0230 Spear Skill Perfection (4k for double monthly tickets)_2

Chapter 347: 0230 Spear Skill Perfection (4k for double monthly tickets)_2

The elder was called Yu Cheng, a Great Grandmaster of Martial Arts University at Mount Tai, and also served as the officer in charge of this trial for the Martial Arts Department, titled "Eight Extremes Sky Spear," ranked 24th on the Heavenly List. He had integrated the Baji Fist lineage with spear skills to create the "Baji Sky Shaking Spear" that shook the All Nations Martial Arts Competition!

Beside the elder, there was an observer who was recording the details of the battle with special equipment, to facilitate the commendation work after the fight.

The observer said,

"Does Elder Yu fancy this Lu Chenzhou?"

"What’s the use? He is from the Elephant Form Sect, and moreover, a disciple of the future Heavenly King."

"Indeed, a Martial Arts Genius of this caliber is hard to come by... being able to kill an End Realm Great Void, among the trialists here, he definitely ranks within the top ten in terms of sheer strength, not much less than those End Realm trialists. This boy’s performance was mediocre at first, but unexpectedly, he burst forth in the last few days, and in the final Battle Merit List, he should be able to enter the top five."

"The main problem is that youngster Li Guyi from our group, who acted too recklessly, venturing deep into the Catastrophe Forbidden Zone. It’s already good luck that he could come back alive; his first place is not guaranteed anymore."

"Yes, now it seems first place undoubtedly belongs to Hua Mountain’s Martial Bone Dao Embryo, the ’Heavenly Sword Seed’ Yue Xiping, with strength nearly at the End Realm, Full Body Force protector, Middle Level Inner Strength ’Purple Mist Technique’ at the Third Layer, Lower Grade True Skill ’Hundred Feet Sword’ perfected... In a month’s trial, he has already slain four End Realm Great Voids and thirteen ordinary Great Voids."

"Heavenly Sword Seed? That’s certainly powerful."

...

Human World.

At four o’clock in the early morning.

Su City had just experienced a seemingly peaceful night.

In reality, Su City was anything but tranquil.

The Blue Lotus Sect, Holy Master Sect, Carefree Travel, and, briefly retreating from Su City only to return with an even more violent onslaught, the Heart Happiness Sect—these four evil forces joined hands to release the Great Void King·Blood Heavenly Dog from the Void Realm.

With the blood moon high in the sky, a hundred spirits roamed the night.

Those devils and ghouls which had hidden in the shadows among humans since the Taihu Virtual Disaster, emerged onto the stage with great fanfare, wreaking havoc in Su City, spreading fear, causing chaos, and keeping the city police frantically busy.

Many Demon Cultivators also seized this opportunity to harm their kin.

However, at a certain moment.

All the weak Void Things in Su City dissipated into ash, leaving no trace. No one knew why, only some Martial Arts experts guessed the reason.

The ability to exterminate the Void Things of an entire city on such a large scale, without harming a single blade of grass, historically, there was only one Divine Skill that could achieve this:

"The Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds!"

Its creator was the Abbott of Gold Mountain Monastery from the old Buddhist sect, Master Wen De, who single-handedly suppressed the twin snake demons causing havoc in Jiangnan and expelled the even more terrifying Great Demon King·Blood Heavenly Dog. Before taking vows, his true name was Pei Buxiu.

Within Su City, there was only one Great Grandmaster from the Buddhist sect.

The Cold Mountain Elder, a top hundred warrior on the Wanbang Martial Arts list.

Hanshan Temple.

A dying dog lay on the ground, breathing its last.

Before the Blood Heavenly Dog’s death, it sneered and asked,

"What’s your relationship with the bald monk from Gold Mountain Monastery?"

With a faint smile, the Cold Mountain Elder struck and extinguished it.

The Great Void King was dead.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the night sky.

Golden Light tore through the murky clouds, and an illusory azure shape of a Divine Dragon emerged, its whiskers flowing, eyes of gold looking down upon Su City.

The Cold Mountain Elder said with respect,

"Zhang Jizhi, pays respects to the Dragon King."

The Divine Dragon spoke the language of humans,

"The Blood Heavenly Dog is dead, isn’t it."

"Dead... but such a Great Demon King may have left behind contingencies."

"I perceive your aura, you’re not far from the Heavenly King, capable of mastering the legendary ’Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds,’ with a promising future, becoming a Heavenly King is within reach. A thousand years ago, the great monk from Gold Mountain Monastery dominated an era, suppressing all the demons under heaven. A thousand years later, the lives of millions in Su City have also been saved by you... Zhang Jizhi, not bad."

"I’m grateful for the Dragon King’s auspicious words."

"Enough talk, we will have a chance to catch up later... My projection has been dashing through seven cities overnight, consecutively slaying three Void Emperors, and now the last bit of my strength will also dissipate. Before that, I’ll head over to Taihu to help Li Tianwang eradicate that Void Emperor."

"Elder, go ahead with your tasks, I’ll take care of the aftermath in Su City."

Zhang Jizhi left Hanshan Temple, stepping through the sky, looking down upon the thousands of homes below.

"Outside Gusu City near Hanshan Temple, the midnight bell tolls reach the travelers on the boat."

...

Drip-drip.

Drip-drip.

Drops of pitch-black demon blood fell to the ground, a figure like an iron tower stood silently amidst the pool of blood, the Evil Tiger with immense Qi Po was ripping apart an old and deteriorating body, separating flesh from bones, and shattering the skeleton, leaving only a head with angrily glaring eyes. Lufang, shrouded in black demon armor like a ghastly demon from hell, picked up the head from the ground and asked in a deep voice,

"Dao Long, tell me, where did the other three go?"

Hearing this, the head burst into laughter.

"Kill me then, I can hardly wait to meet the Holy Master. Humans are truly weak. The mere stirring of beings from the Forbidden Zone can throw the entirety of Da Xia into chaos, with Heavenly Kings flying everywhere and Absolute Peaks running around, hahaha!"

With a grip of his right hand, Lufang crushed the head.

"In front of the Holy Master, these so-called Absolute Peaks are but chickens and dogs!"

The lingering echoes of the protector Dao Long’s final words hung in the air as Lufang left in silence.

"Tang Zheng, Xu Cheng, Gu Qianqian..."

...

Void Realm.

Somewhere in the Catastrophe Forbidden Zone.

Three figures stood facing each other in silence.

After a moment, Gu Qianqian spoke,

"Who would have thought, this Zhang Jizhi actually mastered the ’Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds.’"

Tang Zheng, with a hint of madness, laughed,

"Dao Long met a miserable end."

Protector Xu Cheng’s face was dark,

"After a thousand years of dormant cultivation, the strength of Blood Heavenly Dog was near that of a Martial Arts King... That old bastard Zhang Jizhi, to be able to suppress it so quickly."

The three figures dispersed, each seeking their master.

Tang Zheng, looking up at the black clouds in the sky, murmured to himself,

"Let’s not go out for now... I have already searched all of Jiangnan for any possible hiding places of the Mad Dragon King’s Secret Treasure, may as well look for it inside this Void Realm."

...

Day 29 of the trials.

Evening time.

Inside the base, after two consecutive days of fierce battle, everyone was exhausted. The military had named the newly discovered Void Things as [Flying Head Ghouls], with tens of thousands of them killed by the military and the trialists, including Great Void, and even Void Kings.

The fog thinned, and the ghostly creatures gradually dispersed. Armored vehicles carrying the wounded and the dead returned to the base, their faces showing relief as if having survived a disaster.

The Martial Arts Geniuses rested on the spot, each taking out the great medicines they usually hesitated to use to heal their injuries and replenish their strength. Their Battle Merits would not be small after this battle. Without them, relying solely on the military to defend the base would have been difficult.

As the last of the fog cleared, Lu Chenzhou thrust his long spear, pinning a fleeing Great Void-level Flying Head Ghoul to the ground, subduing it with an invisible force.

Golden light exploded, and the Void Thing perished.

He planted his spear in the ground, resting against it as he fished in his pocket for a Blood Replenishing Pill, only to find... he had used them all up, other great medicines were also gone.

Only a Mingyu Potion for healing external injuries remained.

"Here."

Wang Hongdao passed him a great medicine.

Lu Chenzhou accepted it.

"Thanks, I’ll transfer you some Great Merit."

"No need, I wouldn’t have lasted without you."

After taking the great medicine, Lu Chenzhou regained some strength. Using great medicines frequently in a short period had desensitized his body a bit to their effects, which weren’t very good.

Luckily, the battle was over.

They could return tomorrow.

Lu Chenzhou leaned aside, looking towards the Martial Arts Tree.

[White Tiger Breaking Army Spear: Perfection]

[Divine Seed·White Tiger Breaking Army (Third Rank), hidden within the Chi Ze Acupoint

Greedy Wolf falling to earth, White Tiger Breaking Army!

Effect 1: Soldier Wisdom, enhances some comprehension in Soldier Attack Martial Arts

Effect 2: Spear Skill, enhances some comprehension in Spear Skill Martial Arts

Effect 3: Breaking Army, when fighting against multiple targets, increases the power of Spear Skills]

"It seems that the effects 1 and 2 of the Spear Martial Arts do not differentiate between Tiger Form or Dragon Form, there’s no difference in the Elephant Form Sect lineage. This is fundamentally different from Fist Techniques. The Breaking Army effect is quite good, suitable for killing enemies on the battlefield, growing increasingly valiant in battle, as for integrating and understanding, my Spear Skill Realm is still lacking, and for now, it is also unattainable."