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Chapter 200 - 200 167 I Have Mastered It

200: Chapter 167 I Have Mastered It 200: Chapter 167 I Have Mastered It In the network of the True Gods.

Huang Zichou looked at the numerous students selecting cultivation techniques for the exam and laughed, “Choosing which cultivation technique is also very important in this exam.”

“If the technique is too difficult and you fail to master it, you’ll get zero points.”

“It’s better to choose a slightly easier technique with a higher success rate.”

Another Little God said, “This is part of the exam: a clear understanding of one’s talent, limits, potential…”

“But since most of the students have made it this far, selecting a Five-Star difficulty technique shouldn’t be too hard to master.”

“There’s a chance of failure starting from Six Stars.”

“Going for Seven-Star difficulty is quite risky.”

“With Eight or Nine Stars, the likelihood of failure is high.”

“As for Ten-Star, only Yun Jing and Ye Lingxiao would dare to choose it.”

At this moment, Huang Zichou was surprised and said, “Three people actually chose Ten-Star techniques?

“And someone chose a Nine-Star technique?

Another chose Eight-Star?”

Huang Zichou laughed, “This batch of students has quite a few arrogant ones.”

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Bai Zhenzhen looked at the Infinite Sword Technique she selected and couldn’t help but feel nervous.

The Foundation Establishment exam is divided into three rounds.

Except for the first round’s comprehensive exam, the next two rounds will be conducted in four tracks based on Dao Heart, Mana, Body, and Martial Arts, with one champion from each track earning a Foundation Establishment Certificate.

“Yu Zi takes the physical exam, I take Martial Arts.”

“Now I just need a swordsmanship that packs a punch.”

Looking at the 1.49 million value, Ten-Star difficulty practical martial art Infinite Sword Technique, Bai Zhenzhen thought, “If I miss this opportunity…

I might not have a chance to learn this swordsmanship for a long, long time.”

After repeatedly searching, Bai Zhenzhen knew the Infinite Sword Technique was the most suitable and the most powerful cultivation technique for her among this batch.

“And in the martial arts arena, against those Xiandu Masters…

they probably have more or less mastered such top-level expert martial arts, right?”

“To defeat them, I must seize the free opportunity to master this martial art within two hours.”

But despite her words, Bai Zhenzhen did not have much confidence as she had never learned such an expensive martial art nor personally experienced a Ten-Star level’s difficulty.

But there’s no other way, as a poor person who wants to compete against the rich students on-site, she has no choice but to go all out, betting all her chips.

Meanwhile, Li Tongyun on the other side was trembling with tension because she just chose a Nine-Star technique.

She kept telling herself, “I must master it!

I must master it!”

Li Tongyun had fallen beyond the twentieth place in the first two exams, particularly dropping to over thirty in the second round’s gluttony challenge with continuous vomiting.

So, to ensure her final total score could enter the top 20, she calculated…

she must master a Nine-Star technique in this round no matter what.

On the other side, Zhang Yu chose the Eight-Star difficulty, with a value of 1.55 million, Spring and Autumn Endless Zen.

Although not the highest Ten-Star difficulty, Zhang Yu knew this technique was definitely one of the most top-level strengths among today’s batch.

“Sigh, Titanium Body Refinement Key or Great Heavenly Dragon Divine Power, while very strong, the alloy and dragon blood required to upgrade the technique are too expensive.”

“In contrast, Spring and Autumn Endless Zen does not need external materials to upgrade the technique level.”

After understanding this point, Zhang Yu knew he could only choose Spring and Autumn Endless Zen.

As a poor person, he originally didn’t have many choices, and having such a rare opportunity to practice Spring and Autumn Endless Zen for free was once in a lifetime.

With the 10-minute cultivation selection ended, the exam officially began.

The information on the cultivation techniques each student chose and the required training materials were delivered to them.

The items presented to Zhang Yu were simple: a scroll of a physical book with the five large characters of Spring and Autumn Endless Zen printed on it, which was his exam paper for this round.

After skimming through the entire Spring and Autumn Endless Zen, Zhang Yu began condensing the longevity mana described in it as instructed.

Only by successfully condensing longevity mana and using it in combination with the forty-nine Body Refinement movements in Spring and Autumn Endless Zen could it be considered as having begun mastering this Body Refinement martial art.

While Zhang Yu was practicing Spring and Autumn Endless Zen,

Many students on the other side were also making progress in their respective cultivation techniques.

While Yun Jing was practicing Senluo Wanxiang Palm, his eyes were as bright as stars and could see every structure inside his body, clearly observing the operation of muscles and mana, achieving an inner vision effect.

Even when he memorized the content of Senluo Wanxiang Palm, while practicing, he could see a practicing figure overlapping with himself, allowing him to constantly grasp and correct any errors in practicing this palm technique, adjusting and advancing at every single moment.

This was one of the effects of his double eye magic remains, enabling him to quickly mimic various techniques while auto-checking for all errors during practice through inner vision.

When Yun Jing’s gaze slightly swept across others practicing martial arts, various numbers popped up in his view.

“500,000…

450,000…

700,000…”

These were the prices of the martial arts that many people around him were practicing as marked by his magic remains eyes.

Through such price comparisons, Yun Jing constructed impressions of these people’s strengths in his mind.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingxiao on the other side glanced at the Infinite Sword Technique and, instead of practicing the sword moves, sat directly in place to practice mentally.

For Ye Lingxiao, who can fully control his body and mana, as long as the rehearsal in his mind has no issues, then there are no issues.

And the speed of rehearsing in the mind is obviously much faster than practicing physically.

So when he cultivates most of the cultivation techniques, he usually skims through the manual, then sits down right there, rehearses in his mind, and when he moves, he’s already mastered it.

…

But for Bai Zhenzhen, who also chose the Infinite Sword Technique, everything was not so simple.

She was seen holding a practice sword, her figure flickering, accompanied by flashes of lightning, already displaying moves from the Infinite Sword Technique.

But this Infinite Sword Technique is a top-level swordsmanship among expert-level cultivation techniques, said to epitomize all the variations of sword moves in the Qi Refining stage, reaching the end of the variations in the Qi Refining Realm.

After all, in the Qi Refining stage, divine skills are not apparent, and sword moves driven purely by strength, speed, and mana are still limited.

Yet even so, this Infinite Sword Technique is said to have over ten thousand sword moves.

Bai Zhenzhen was flipping through the thousand-page Infinite Sword Technique while rapidly practicing the sword moves, but the more she practiced, the more something felt wrong.

“This won’t work.”

“Practicing one move after another like this, how can I learn this Infinite Sword Technique in two hours?”

With the operation of the mental method, Bai Zhenzhen no longer practiced blindly, but instead, turned back to the general outline of the Infinite Sword Technique and began to think.

“Practice the sword ten thousand times, and its intent will naturally manifest.”

“The normal way to practice the Infinite Sword Technique is indeed to practice these sword moves one by one, and after mastering the various changes, finally condense the Sword Intent, able to break all external moves in the world with each strike.”

“But now there’s clearly no time.”

“Yet since the True God placed this cultivation technique here, it implies that it’s theoretically possible to master this swordsmanship in two hours.”

As time continued to flow, Bai Zhenzhen became increasingly calm, continuously pondering the secrets within the Infinite Sword Technique.

“Is there a rule that could connect these moves?

Once I comprehend it, could I instantly master it?”

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen saw Ye Lingxiao meditating with his eyes closed.

Though she didn’t know what Ye Lingxiao was doing, Bai Zhenzhen got a hint of inspiration.

“Practicing ten thousand sword moves in two hours, I can’t do that now.”

“Though my physical body can’t, what if I rehearse in my mind?”

Bai Zhenzhen closed her eyes and began to rehearse each move of the Infinite Sword Technique in her mind, but still felt something was off.

“No, what I think in my head, after all, isn’t the same as actually making a move with my body; it can’t be considered mastering, right?”

“But since the Infinite Sword Technique requires condensing Sword Intent… does every move need to be exact?”

Bai Zhenzhen thought of when Zhang Yu comprehended the Heavenly Martial Refining Heart Technique, and how a disjointed form didn’t seem to matter.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhenzhen once again closed her eyes and began to rehearse the sword moves in her mind, while also having a new thought.

“After all, the Infinite Sword Technique is a practical martial art.

What if I think up an opponent in my mind?”

Speaking of opponents, Bai Zhenzhen first thought of Zhang Yu.

As the opponent she had faced the most times and was most familiar with, Bai Zhenzhen quickly simulated the scenes of battling Zhang Yu in her mind.

From past many real battles, her memory had long recorded various performances of Zhang Yu in combat.

So at this moment in her mind, with Zhang Yu attacking with full force, it seemed like an invisible fog blocking her path, appearing invincible, and no matter how she struck, it was difficult to break through.

“Yu Zi is really tough to fight.”

And in this kind of mental duel, Bai Zhenzhen was constantly detecting the flaws in her sword moves.

This used to be something she would attempt against opponents, trying to detect the flaws in their moves.

But now, as she rehearsed with herself in her mind, she was continuously detecting the flaws in her execution of the Infinite Sword Technique.

This time, Bai Zhenzhen felt she was on the right track.

“Yes… the Infinite Sword Technique is the ultimate in sword move variations, and why do sword moves change?

Naturally, it’s to break moves.”

“Rehearsing ten thousand times is rote memorization, understanding Sword Intent in the breaking of moves should be the superior way to practice this martial art.”

Next, she simply continued flipping through the Infinite Sword Technique while practicing against the Zhang Yu in her mind.

In this kind of practical honing, Bai Zhenzhen felt like she was about to transform into a bolt of lightning, tearing through the heavy fog in front of her, with a surge of Sword Intent gradually rising in her heart.

As time progressed, other students were also rapidly improving.

Yu Xinghan walked out from a makeshift surgery room with a solemn expression, the third eye in his mind opening, carrying the hatred of reverse life, making rapid progress in cultivation technique training.

Yun Jing’s speed was getting faster and more precise with each iteration, getting closer to completion.

Ye Lingxiao was racing far ahead, with hundreds of him in his mind practicing different sword moves, rapidly advancing the progress of the Infinite Sword Technique.

But just as Ye Lingxiao felt he could take the first place.

“Examiner, I’m done.”

Ye Lingxiao suddenly opened his eyes, only to see Zhang Yu raising his hand and saying, “I’ve mastered it.”